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VOL. CXXXIV. No. l9. "
Whole Number 3502.

FARM NOTES.

 

Seeding CIOVer Without a Nurse Crop.

I have a piece of rolling heavyclay soil
that in 1907 was in wheat and through
neglect of the owner was not seeded that
spring. It came up to June grass and
since that time has been pastured. It is
not a good site for corn as it is now and
I do not wish to plant to corn until I can
plow under a clover sod. Although the
1907 wheat 'crop yielded 25 bushels per
acre I prefer not to crop with wheat.
Would it be practical to plow it the last
of July or first of August, fit it and seed
heavily to clover without a nurse crop,
using it next year as a pasture or hay
field and the following year for corn? The
practice of tall seeding without a nurse
crop I understand is quite common on
light soil but I have no information as to

how it would be liable to succeed on
heavy soil.
Barry Co. E. L.

It would seem to be a rather expensive
method to plow this sod ground, fit it and
seed to clover without a nurse crop. It
is much more economical to seed clover
when a grain crop is also used, as it is
then a catch crop requiring no special
preparation of the soil. In case this June
grass sod were» to be plowed and fitted
for clover, it should be plowed early and
worked frequently so as to prepare a
good seed bed afii‘d give the mafia”. 'f
decompose and make. the plant food con-
tained in it available. Another objection
in plowing it early is the fact that the
soil is apt to be dry in July or August
and, if plowed then, it will be necessary
to wait until the fall rains come before
a proper seed bed can be prepared and
before the soil is in a condition to insure
the quick germination of the seed and
the rapid development of the young
plants. We have seen clover seeded suc-
cessfully where sown in August on stub—
ble ground, plowing after the grain crop
was harvested, but this is not always
a sure method of seeding and quite gen-
erally better success has attended the
sowing of clover with some kind of a
nurse crop which will give it some pro-
tection over winter instead of without any
nurse crop. In the writer’s opinion, a
better method of seeding this field to
clover, provided sheep or hogs in consid-
erable numbers are kept upon the farm,
would be to plow it this spring, fit it Well
and sow it to rape to be used as a for-
age crop, seeding it in the rape, which
will furnish sufficient forage to pay the
cost of the preparation of the soil. If
rape is not desired, then a crop of buck-
wheat may be grown and the clover seed-
ed in it. Generally speaking, clover seed-
ed in either of these crops in the early
part of the summer, will succeed better
than that which is sown without any
nurse crop the latter part of July or in
August.

Seeding Worn Land to Clover.

I have seven acres of light sandy soil
which, has been badly run and on which
a very small crop of potatoes was har-
vested last season. I would like to seed
it to clover but am afraid it would be
useless in the condition it is now. How
would it be to sow it to oats and clover
in the early fall, the intention being to
have the oats to protect the clover dur-
ing the winter? Will have some manure
to put on during summer and if it would
be of any‘benefit to the seeding would
purchase some fertilizer. Would 200 lbs.
Deracre be of any benefit and of about
what proportion would be best? My
neighbor across the fence got a fairly
good Catch of clover by seeding in buck-
Wheat last season but his land has not

been as badly run.
Allegan Co. C, E, W.

In the writer’s opinion, the better way
to handle this ground to secure a good
seeding, would be to prepare a good seed-
bed and sow without a nurse crop this
spring, using a good complete. fertilizer
at the rate of about 200 lbs. to the acre.

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. “.50 THREE YEARS

Then, if you have some stable manure
available, draw it out any time during the
summer and top dress this field lightly
with it. Of course, the sooner this top
dressing can be done the better, as even
at thin top dressing provides a mulch for
the soil and conserves the soil moisture
which is an important factor in the de-
velopment of a new seeding of clover. If
the season was a favorable one, you
would be quite likely to get a catch of
clover by sowing it in the early fall as
suggested, using either oats or buckwheat
as desired, for a cover crop. However,
in a normal season, by sowing it in the
spring and using the top dressing of ma-
nure, after the seed is sown, clipping off
the weeds if necessarv with a mowing
machine, the clover plants will get a bet-
ter development before winter and will be
likely to endure the winter more success-
fully and afford a better crop next year.
Handling Clover for Seed.

Kindly advise through your columns
concerning the handling of mammoth
clover for a seed crop. My land is new,
a light sandy soil. I wish to pasture the
crop some if it can be done without in—
jury; at what stage should I turn stock
on, and when should I discontinue pas-

turing it?

Isabella C0. J. P. H.

In handling mammmh clover for seed
it is entirely practicuolc to pasture it for
a time in the spring if desired. The stock
may be turned on it as early as the clever
will make good feed, and it may be pas-
tured moderately until about the first of
June. Then it should be clipped with a
mower to even it up as the stock will not
pasture it wvenly and unless clipped after
Wing pusturcd the seed crop will not
grow or mature evenly. It is not a good
plan to pasture it too closely, and some

grouwrs favor clipping instead of pastur-
iug. “'llvn it is not pastured, the time
in clip it buck will depcud upon the nu-
turv of the season and the rapidity of

the dcvrlopmcnt of the crop. In an Ordi—
nary season this would be around June 1
for mammoth clover, but as this is a very
early and forward spring it would prob-

ably be necessary to clip the field some—
what earlier than the above mentioned
date. The clipping should be done before
the clover gets suflicicnt growth to be a

source of danger to the stand by smother-
ing it out after the clipping.

Where and How to Apply the Stable

Manure.

A plf‘LG of hcavy sod was in potatoes
last year. Has 70 or SO loads of manure
on. 11;], acres—not spread evenly. but
thick. \Vhat will ‘be 1hr result, if planted
to potatoes this year? I think enough
was put on to spread over seven or eight
acres._ Do you favor such very heavy
manurmg and especially on land that has
so recently been in good sod?

Berrien Co. A. D.

Undoubtedly it is a much better plan
to apply the manure evenly and thinly,
spreading it over a larger area, especially
where the supply is limited, than it is
to apply it very thickly as described in
this case. The result of plowing under
such a heavy application of manure and
planting the ground to potatl'les will de—
pend somewhat upon several factors. The
nature of the manure, whether it con--
tains much coarse litter or not, the time
it was applied and when the ground is
plowed and how fitted. also the character
of the season which follows. If the
ground is plowed very early and there is
plenty of moisture, nitrification will occur
to some extent before the potatoes are
planted and the manure will gradually
become converted into humus. However,
if the season should be a dry one the
result of such a heavy application of ma-
nure would probably be deleterious to the
crop, no matter what the cultural meth-
ods employed, although the ultimate ben-

 


  

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efit to the soil will be marked. Upon the
average farm, in the writer‘s opinion, the
better place to apply manure is to sod
ground previous to the planting of a—cul-
tivated crop and if spread rather thinly
and evenly over a considerable area, the
results will prove more satisfactory.
Grain Smuts.

\Viil you please answer the following
questions through your paper: Last year
I put some smutty oat straw in the barn
and my seed corn is covered with the
dust. Will this smut injure my seed
corn? “'ill I have to treat it before
planting. and how?

Jackson Co. F. C. “7.

Corn smut is an entirely different fun-
gus from the smuts which attack oats,
and there does not seem to be any effec-
tive preventive for it. The only injury
that the oat smut could do would be to
live over in the soi1 and affect next year's
crop of oats, which, however. it would
not be very likely to do, hence it would
not be necessary or profitable to treat
this seed corn before planting on account
of its having come in contact with the.
smut from this oat straw.

A Rotation of Crops for the H09 Lot.

I am thinking of fencing a field into
three parts, rotating with clover. peas.
and rye. running spring pigs on the
clever and turning them into the rye and
peas when ready. Should also like to
plant winter apples on the. field. Has
this method of raising pigs proved profit-
able; have heard some dissenting opin-
ions. I shall have some milk to feed.
Also. will the apple trees make good
growth under such conditions. and is
there danger of the pigs gnawing or in—
juring them. Any information you or
your readers can give will be vry wel—
come.

Midland 0o. READER.

This idea of rotation of crops to provide
green forage for the hogs is an excellent
one and will. without question. reduce
the cost of production materially. The
clover pasture will he of great benefit
during the spring months and if the peas
are sown early, they will be ready to turn
into when the clover pasture is at its
worst and when the pigs are at an age
and development when they can make
the best use of the forage and grain to
be, securcd from the peas. 'l‘he clover and
pea lots should be arranged. if possible.
so that the hogs can have access to both
after the peas are far enough along to-
ward maturity to give a good degree of
both forage and i—Train. The rye will make
some fall and early spring pasture and
also be a medium for the seeding of
clover in the portion of the field devoted
to it. There Would perhaps be no better
combination of crops for this purpose.
although alfalfa, where used alone. will
afford a desirable amount of forage and
give excellent satisfaction in cheapening
the production of hogs. when uScd in
combination with liberal grain feeding.
The mistake should not, however, be
made in feeding too little grain in the ra-
tion simply because the hogs are on good
pasture.

The plan of planting apple. trees in the
lot to be used for hog pasture is. one of
doubtful merit, since the trees would need
to be protected from the, hogs to prevent
them from barking them.

Applying Lime with Manure.

‘I"n‘otice that you caution farmers
against using lime as an absorbent in the
stable because of the resulting loss of
plant food from the manure. “'lo1 it be
good practice to plow under stable ma-
nure and apply lime to the surface and
harrow it in. or would the same advice
apply in this case? St'uscninicn.

While it is true that farmers have been
repeatedly cautioned against using lime in
the stable as an absorbent or in combina-
tion with manure when applied to the
land, because of the fact that the nitrogen
in the manure is liberated by the ac—
tion of the lime and lost in the form of
ammonia gas, yet this would not apply
with the same force regarding the appli—
tation of lime to soil that had been ma—
nured with stable manure. \Vhiic per—
haps there might be a little loss on ac-
count of the action of the lime on the
manure in the soil when the manure is
plowed down and the lime applied to the
surface and harrowcd in, yet it is prob-
able that any such loss would be ex-
tremely small because the lime would not
come in direct contact with the manure
for some time and. in case it did, the
resulting when liberated would
largely be absorbed and held by the
humus in the soil or converted into avail-
able nitrates through the chemical proc-
esses “'llltll are all the time going on in
the soil. it is known that lime tends to
consume the humus in the soil yet whe're
a moderate application is worked into the
surface when fitting the ground, it is the
writer's opinion that it would be in keep—
ing with good methods to previously plow
down an application of stable manure as
suggested in this inquiry.

gases

THE MICHIG.AN ’ FARMER. .

AClDULATED BONE§ AS FERTILIZER-J

 

Being a subScriber to The Farmer I
wish to ask a question in regard to some
fertilizer I .tried during the season 1909.
I read a recipe in a book calling for 200
lbs. of water, 100 lbs. sulphuric acid, 200
lbs. bones and four times the bulk of
road dirt or bog earth. This fertilizer
was claimed to be worth 32 tons of barn-
yard manure. I tried a small mixture of
this on some potatoes and cabbage with
no good results. I put the mixture under
some of the plants and four inches to one
side of others, but the plants all.died in
a snort time. They seemed to have a
thrifty green look for awhile, then died.
is the sulphuric acid injurious to the soil?
I put the bones and acid together until
the bones were dissolved to a paste ac-
cording to directions. then added the re-
quired quantity of rich dirt. Can you tell
me through The Farmer where my trou-
ble was?

Antrim Co. P. E. BATES.

The fact discovered many years ago,
that by treating phosphate of calcium, or
animal bones. with sulphuric acid. would
render the phosphoric acid in the._bones,
or in the phosphate rock. water soluble
was the very foundation of the modern
buSiness of commerc’al fertilizers. Mr.
Batcs‘ recipe is probably correct and I
am inclined to believe that the reason
he did not get satisfactory results in the
use of the fertilizer he prepared, or the
acid phosphate, was because he did not
have complete acidulation, or he used too
much of the fertilizer near his plants. If
he did not get completeaciduiation then
he had left probably a considerable
amount of free sulphuric acid and flea
sulphuric acid in the soil would certainly
kill plants. and this probably is what
caused his trouble. ()n the other hand,
we must remember that concentrated fer-
tilizer is concentrated plant food, and
that an overdose of a concentrated food
is liable to work injury, rather than a
mere benefit to growing plants, and I
think that the death of his plants could
have resulted from either one of these
causes. I believe, hOcher. that it would
be more liable to be caused from the fact
that he did not get complete acilulation
and had a ctmsiderable amount of sul-
phuric acid free left in his product, which
would be death to the plants.

Comm C. LILLIE.

 

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MAY 7, 1910.
r IMPLEMENT HOUSE.

Kindly give a plan for an implement
building. to hold the implements of a.
general 80-acre farm. I thought of build-
ing of cedar posts and poplars for frame
with a good siding, and shingle roof.

Huron C0. D. A.

If I were to make an implement house.
I would simply make it wide enough so
that I could back a wagon in, tongue and
all. Don’t make it so the tongue will
stick out of doors. Have the house wide
enough so that you can back the whole
thing in. Then I would have it long
enough to take in all the wagons, buggies
and implements, and room for the binder,
the drill and everything of that sort. I
cannot tell how long you want it. but you
want it larger than you think you do, be-
cause you have more tools on a farm
eventually than you think you have. Now
I would make this two stories high. It
won’t cost but a little more and then up
stairs you will have room for your bob
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machinery that can just as well go up
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WHY ARE POTAOTES 80 LOW?

 

When all, or nearly all, other products
of the farm are high, the question natu-
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I will advance four reasons, and the way,
in my opinion, of regulating low prices
and then leave the subject to my brother
farmers, and other readers of the Mich-
igan Farmer for the careful consideration
to which it is entitled.

1. An extremely large crop of tubers
during 1000. Approximately 100,000,000
bushels more than the 1008 crop; and yet
this surplus should have cut a small fig-
ure when we consider that the low price
kept foreign potatoes off of the market,
and that potatoes, like other things, are
consumed in much larger quantities when
the cest to the consumer is correspond-
ingly low. But the latter would increase
the demand, and this would have a tend-
ency to raise the. price. '

2. Buyers make an effort to keep the
price low, because they aim at 'making a
certain amount per bushel for handling
them, no matter what the price. Besides
they have less money invested in a car
load until they get returns; and further,
a sudden and large drop in the market is
is quite impossible. ‘

3. The unusually early spring has giv-
en producers an opportunity to rush their
tubers onto the market in very large
quantities, lowering the then existing low
prices to a degree from which they may
not again even partially recover,

4. Last, but not least, our products
pass through too many hands, each one
expecting a living, lowering the selling
price to us, and raising the buying price
to the consumer. It is a well known fact
that when potatoes \yere selling here for
25C or less, they were retailing in filiicago‘
for nearly if not quite a dollar. The
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Most makes of Hay Loaders are like unreliable horses
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The one Hay Loader that is always ready for a hard
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Just study the simple construction of the W
and compare it with the cylinder and other rake bar
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The W hasn’t a gear about it while all the
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The W hasn’t a chain nor a sprocket, while
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The W4: has a long, natural stroke, same as
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The W64— loads a higher load than any other
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The W4 will pick up and load windrows
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THE ELEMENT OF FEED IN CHICK
RAISING.

The most important
raising chicks is feed. The next is feed,
and likewise the next. Anybody can
make a chick live a week on pretty nearly
mat-

 

requirement in

anything, or on nothing, for that
ter. But after that the feeding deter-
mines the results more than any other

one thing.

I consider cooked food very necessary
for the infant chick. A little lean, fresh
meat run through a grinder and mixed
with dry meal is the most valuable food
for Chicks of any age, that I have ever
used. I once had a flock of 150 March
chicks that, at the ten—day period, were
dying off “like sheep." I fed lean ground
pork, cooked and mixed with crumbs. The
result was I did not lose another chick.

Screenings fed sparingly to chicks two
weeks old, or older, are all right, but
whole wheat is a very dangerous feed.
When a chick has become well feathered
he is a fairly tough proposition with a
digestive apparatus not to be despised.
But give him his fill of whole wheat a
few times in succession and it will take.
more than dyspepsia tablets to save him.
His little crop will swell up, and water
will run out of his mouth. This condition
is usually fatal.

Boiled rice is a well tried, well proved
and safe feed. You can get the cheap
cracked rice, so the cost is not prohibi-
tive. After a few weeks, corn meal can
be used as the main food, and as such it
is a winner. A little oats ground in will
make it still better.

Whatever you do, don’t overfeed. Let
them eat it up. If you change their feed-
ing place every time, let it be for reasons
other than that they can't wade through
their left-over feed to get at the new.

Change their location every day where

 

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of feeding.

the minor stock ailments.

buggies on earth for the money.

 

possible. Change it anyhow. Haven't
you sometimes noticed a certain sour
odor about a flock of small chicks. This
should never be allowed to continue, as
it spells disaster. Move them.

Provision should always be made for
sudden showers, especially cold ones. The
good work of weeks can be ruined by 15
minutes’ exposure to the elements. i say
this because I take it for granted that
the chicks are kept out of doors in the
fresh air, or with access to it, and full
access to the bare ground. If the ground
is wet and cold cover it thinly with some
good absorbent, such as chaff or sawdust.
it will make the chit-ks happy, for when
you see, a bunch of chicks standing around
with their wings down and peeping for
dear life, the chances are they have cold
feet.

llave large, roomy pens. I have not
much use for the little contracted toy‘
brooders that are used by some would—'bei
poultrymen. You cannot raise a flock of‘
200 chicks in a machine about the size
and capacity of a Dutch oven. You must
have room.

The value of a

 

chicken to the grower

depends largely upon its quickness of
growth, either for cgg-laying purposes or
for “beef.” A chicken of weak vitality.

or poorly reared, whose growth is spread
over a whole year, has no profit in it for
the grower, so ,Lft‘L all the early chicks
you can, push them as fast as you can
and get them on the market or into the
laying pens as quick as you can. Don’t
forget to market the young roosters just

as soon as possible. The first profit on
these is the winner and, whatever you
do separate them from the pullcts as
soon as you can distinguish their sex.
Isabella. Co. “'11. J. COOPER.

FORCED TO ACCEPT 2341/2 PER CENT
PROFIT. ’

 

Last fall after selling my farm I rented
a place having an old, partly underground,
poorly lighted hcnhonsc. I had a flock of
53 hens and. under the circumstances, de-
I'IIIl'll Ltl :x‘t‘ll lll‘ reduce the flock. I sold
.10 of the lit-12$ to the man who bought
the place, giving him the pick of the en-
tire llot-k. 'l‘o another party I sold 12
paw—bred S. t‘. \\'. lucghorns. This left

me 40, comprising seven inongrels. 18
months old, some pure—bred “'hitc Leg-
horn pullcts, and thc rmnaindcr mongrel
pullcts, all the pullets being less than
half grown. i tried to sell the Leghorn
pullets at 23c each, but the neighbor who
looked them over thought the quarter

looked larger than a pullet, so would not

buy. I would have sold the entire flock

for $10, but no one cared to buy. I con-
(Continued on page 505).

FOR THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS

we have been selling direct and are

The Largest Manufacturers in the World
selling to the consumer exclusively.

We ship for oxamlnallon and approval. guar-
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Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.
. Indiana

That’s reason and common sense.
, portant matter, then, for every poultry raiser is to give the growing chickens a good start.
4"” all a difficult thing to do, either, if you get Dr.
, , Tonic to mix once a day in the soft feed—a system
Only a little of it is needed, but

the daily development of the little peepers,

llll. HESS

  
     
 

I)B HESSSTOCKI-‘OOI

abo'nt an uonomical system of feeding.
' - The animal receiving it can consume and put to we a large ration.
cow to give more milk and the steer, sheep or hog to fat quicker.

Dr. Hess Stock Food. Fed twice a day in small doses.

100 lbs. $5.00; 25 lb. pull $1.60. excegt In Canada and Extreme West and South. Smaller quantities

at a slight advance. end So for Dr. lieu Stool: Book, flee.

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Thrifty Chicks

Make Paying Fowls ~

What the Chick is, the fowl will likely be. The im-

Will car

Hess Poultry Pan—a-ce-a to help you.
known among poultry men as “The Dr. [less Idea”

its effect is surprising. You can almost see and 'measure

from tender weaklings to vigorous, growing young fowls. \

Poultry PAII-A-cE-A

them on from the growing stage to early maturity and pay you

MAY 7, 19

10.

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wish to sell.

a written guarantee. -
1% lbs. 25c: mail or ex real 40

DR. HESS In CLARK. thlnnd. Ohio.
Send 2: for Dr. Hess #8 page poultry book. free.

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Cash or Time Payments

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One man can make 300 to 600 perfect tile 8 day

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At the cost of 83 to $5 per 1,000. The only form tile machine that
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Machine makes 3, 4 and
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If after 10 days’ trial it does not
The price

ST. JOHNS, MIGH.

in: KEEPERS’ SUPPLIES.

Hives. Sections. Foundation, etc. Everything for
the bees. Beeswax wanted. Send for catalog.

BERRY BASKETS.

Order your bee supplies and berry baskets at same
time and snvelfrelght ex pense.lPrioea given In catalog

M. II. HUNT & SON, 110 Condit; St, Lansing, Mich.

BEEKEEP'IG its pleasure and profits. Is the
theme of that excellent and hand-
somely Illustrated magazine, GLEANINGS IN BEE
CULTURE. We send it for six months on trial for
twenty—five cents, and also send free a (id-page book
on been nnd our bee supply catalog to all who mme
this paper. THE A. I. ROOT 00., Box 54, Medlnnlo.

EGGS from pure Toulouse Geese 10 for $1.75.
Pokln Duck Essa 11 for $1.25,
Mrs. Amy Southworth. B. D. No. 13, Allen. Mich.

GGS FOR HATCHING—nght Brahma, White
. Wyandotte and B. P. Rock. 01 needing: $1 60 for
2 oettlnga. E. D. Bishop.R.oute 38. Lake Odeusn.Mlch.

ARBED PLYMOUTH ROCKS—Bred to lay more
than 200 eggs 1' ye r. Em 01.50 for 15.
W. C. COFFMA . Benton Harbor. Michigan.

 

 

 

Cholera, Roup, etc.; it makes the pullets lay early and keep it up the whole ,
season round, because it acts on the digertiq/e organ: of the hen and gives /’
her power to assimilate large quantities of food and turn it into eggs. ,/
In the same way it helps to fat the cockerels and other birds you ‘
It gives strength to pass the moulting season and good

[wall/z always. A penny's worth feed: 30 fowls one day. Sold on

c.
5 lbs. 60¢. 12 lbs. $1.25, lb. pull 32.50.
Except in Canada and extreme West and South.

Is a guaranlzt’d animal tonic, formulated by an experienced live stock

farmer (Dr. Hess, M.D., D.V.S.) for the sole purpose of bringing \
It acts on the digestive organ}, keeps them healthy and dairy: and relieves

‘ Thus it helps the / .
No live stock owner can afford to do without ,
Sold on a written guarantee. i

H H KING Breeder and EthbItor-ot Bufl’d
. . 1 White Orplngtona.Borred Rocks.
8. C. mix. and B. C. whlte Minor-cos. Houdnnu. W. C.
B. Polish, 8. 0. White Leghorn. Jop. Bontnms and
Bud“ Ducks. Eggs 31.50 per 15. Willie, Michigan.

wmtr lEGHOIlII cocinrts $5.11: areas:

$1.50 to 82 50.ettlng. A. R. GRAHAM, Flint. Mica-

0. BROWN LEGHORN EGGS $1 per 15; $5 per
. 100. Order from this “ad.” LEWIS T. OPPEN-
LANDEB. successor to Fred Mott, Lansing. Mlch.

My 8. 0. Brown Leghorn: Lay Eggs. fi'fiffifi:
dred. WM. J. COOPER, Mt. Pleasant. Mlchlgnn.
WYANDO'I‘TES—The unsurpassed

WHITE business hen. Eggs $1.50 1' 15 or 2.5
per 30. 'A. FRANKLIN SMITH. Ann lien)". M'Icho

g f h t '
SINGLE 00MB WHITE LEGIIIIIIII :.§;..o‘;:.n;pil’;§§
15 for $1.00, 26 for $1.50.5O for $2.50. 100 for 84.50.
COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle. Michlzun.
gga f h t hi
{While Wyandollo 3...... fiend; p23..‘l{’.33
or 15. $1.50 for 26, $2.50 for 50 and $4.50 r 100.
COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle. Mlo luau.

KEITH makes a. specialty of S. C. Brown Leghorns.
Barred Plymouth Rocks Ind Pit Games.
Eggs 01.00 per 15. Albert Keith. Wynndotte. Mich.

V HE bee. In 8. C. White Leghorns. Whlte do Bufl’
Rocks and Columblan Wyandottes. Eggs 01.25 per
15; .5 per 100. C. W. Euro dz Sons, Davlson. Mich.

Rhode Island Bed Eggs
R- c- and s- c- 31.00 per 15. $2.75 per 50,
$5.00 per 100. BU ELL BROS.. Ann Arbor. Mich.

STANDARD BRETT R. l. REDS‘fig‘fs‘lmfif;

15. from selected winter layers: $3 or 50 or ’
per 100. Satisfaction. and safe arrivalp gunrhnteet‘ili
W. '1‘. FRENCH. Ludlncton. lIlIchlsan.

C. R. I . Reds~8tock selected from the best layers

0 for years. Great egg record Farm ran e E
15 91:100 35. F. M, Knapp. Berlin Heigmfii. 1%?

Ilhode Island Beds and White g;.§°°k;.:§5§:ggg
guaranteed. HOWARD COLBY, Dentona, Mich.
(I " Barred Rocks. The Famous WInnI St '
IIIIIGLET Eggssmo per 15 from Select mungsilgwcii‘tiii:
sole. Ploinview stock Farm, J. W. Solinrd, Prop. Romeo, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$2; 15. $l—Smith aeloct eggs ood meneu '
40, hm .mius, 1311.. “'11. & Brfiiox. as. sieci'iigiiyogdcs
White, R. a. scar. Legh'a; Pk. Dks.; bred towin iay'op'ayi
Strong baby clnx 15c each. Years of experience. Poultry my bnsi
noel & Itudy. Ciro. w. J. cmwrommt. 4, rmysbumomo'

HUPP FARM EGGS.

Barred Rocks. Pekln Ducks, $1.50 per settin
strains. Drawer A. Birmingham. MIchlgiirsi‘fleCt

“MONEY IN EGGS»

S. C. Brown Leghorna—My method and

has doveloped layers with vigor. My “$35335:
layers, one-third fancier’s price and better layers
$1.50 per 30; $3 ggr 60: $4 per 100: $6 per 200. Prompt
shlpmeut. J. . McARTHY. Enfield. Illinois.

BAIIIIEII PLYMOUTH HOOK egg“ f“ hatching from

selected breed! -
15 for 31.00, 26 for 31.50. 50 for 3250.100 flog: is???
001.011 0. mums. Coopersville. Mlchlmin.

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Eggs From Haskins’ Busmess 333:,“
XVhIte. Golden. Silver Wyaudottea. Rhode Islgnd'
Beds. 8 C. and R. C. Buff. White and Brown
Leghorno. Silver Spangled and Penciled Bombings
Eggs $1.50 per 15. Pure bred, free range flock;
$5 per 100. All varieties Duck and Geese Eggs
Turkey Eggs. E. J. HASKINB. Plttuford. Mich, '

C. BLACK MINORCAH—Some choloe cock-

- erels and a few yearllng hens to s .
52.113.2ng 3115. R. W.M1LLs. 8111 11311115158.

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KRE’Sdm‘DIP N9.I

WILL DO THE WORK .

THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR LOUSY MANGY

'. UNTHRIFTY PIGS. lF vou HAVE SOME
OF THIS KIND vou WILL FIND IT WORTH
WHILE To GET oun CIRCULAR ON .
, TANKS AND WALLOWS. IT TELLS j
HOW To MAKE THEM OF CEMENT

KRESO DIP NQI

IS A REAL NECESSITV
ABOUT ALL LIVE STOCK
FOR KILLING LICE,TICKS.MITES,FLEAS.
FOR TREATING SCAB,MANGE,RINGWORM.
AND OTHER SKIN DISEASES:
_TO DISINFECT.DEODORIZE,
CLEANSE a: PURIFY.

ALL OF THESE USES FULLY DESCRIBED
IN OUR BOOKLETS. WRITE FOR COPIES
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR KRESO DIP NO.I

PARKE,DAVIS 8: CO..

DEPARTME NT OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.

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positive cure for ailments of
your horses. for which an ex-
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. GOMBAULT’S
CAUSTIC BALSAM

Pre ared exclusively
b J. E. Gombault, ex-
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Stud.

    
    
 
   

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The Show Yard and Sales Ring.

There is no better way for the new
breeder to attract attention to the excel-
lence of his herd than to select a few
choice specimens and fit them for the
fair. In this way, perhaps better than
in any other, we will command the atten-
tion of prospective buyers. It is best to
exhibit at county fairs first, where the
stock will show to a better advantage and
where a knowledge of the art of showing
may be gained. Make the cntrics curly
and be on hand in time to sccurc good
quarters for the stock.

Evcry animal should be properly condi-
tioncd, yet not ovcrdone. Thc pens and
surroundings should be kcpt ncat and
clean and the stock should be rcady to
present promptly and in thcir best condi—
tion when they are judged. Show the
animals to the best of your ability and
gracefully accept the dccisions of the
judge. If you hi] to win, do not give up;
Study thc rcason, examine the winncrs and
learn what it tukcs to win A few ycars
of experience showing your swinc will
9.ch you an idca of thc. kind of animals
it tukes to win. This will cnublc you to
come buck strongcr than over next yczir
and win your share of the covctcd rib-
bons.

Slay closo by your exhibit and be on
hand to closc a dczll with cvcry prospcc-
tivc buycr you Incct. In this way you
should be able to scll some of your stock
for good priccs and book a fcw ordcrs
for future dolivcry. Each your will add
to your fund of knowlcdgc and cxporicnco
and incrcusc, your prizc winnings and
solos, :Is your acquuilllullcc amongbuycrs
increases. your trmlc will grow and ouch
your you will find more business coming
your way. As Ihc business lllk'l'cilSI‘S and
the hI-rd improvcs you can cnlurgc your
show herd and qukc on exhibit at sonic
of thc Iill'g‘t'd‘ fairs und exhibitions. Here
you will find the cxpcricncc gained at the
smaller shows of untold vuluc.

lt niakcs all of the diffcrcnce in the
world how you are going to get togelhcr
your show herd, 'whcthcr you are going
to purchase it or brccd it, a man with
ample means can cInploy a good judge
and ‘buy up an cxccllcnt show hcrd. But:
if you arc to bccomc {1 true breeder, you
will sct to work and brccd and condition
your own show hcrd. Far morc respect
and crcdit is due to thc brccdcr who
brccds and shows his own swine, than
to the man with more Inoncy than bruins.
who gcts togcthcr a bunch of prizc win"
ncrs sccurcd by ogcnls who scour the
country for the host animals moncy can
buy.

The first requisite in getting togclhtr
the Show herd is the sclcction of tho siro
to head the herd, the one that is to bcgct
the pigs that you are going to show. He
must: be an outstanding individual and
from a. line of good breeding. lie is (I
most important factor in various entries.
The group prizes usually go to the herd
repI‘eSc.. *- by the strongest head for the
reason that cvory fair minded judge
knows Ihat the actual relutivc importuncc
of the boar is grcalcr than that of any
single sow, although tho group comprises
four diffcreni animals. euch a factor. It
seems only logical that the hour which
exerts his inilucncc. on cvcry litter of pigs
furrowcd, should be of more importance
than any singlc sow in the group. Ar:-
ofher point of value in the SIlO\V yard is
his ability to bcgct Show pigs. Few men
realize the valuo of a sire that can bcgct
even a small proportion of show pigs.
gl‘hc next problem is the sclcction of the
herd that you are going to condition and
SIlO\V. It is no cosy mattcr to look {It
a bunch of pigs and tell which oncs arc
going In food thc host and comc out and
develop Ihc bcsi. You will Incet with
many disappointments. Just when you
think thcy are just what. you want. some—
thing turns up and ihcy soon lose their
form and now selcctions must be made.
Cnrc should bc token to have the pigs
farrowcd at the various timcs necessary
to enable you to fill tho various classcs.
When they are wcancd or soon after, you
should know which ones you want to put
in the show herd and plan their fooding'
and management accordingly. Get them
into condition gradually and plan their
feeding so that they will be brought to
the pink of condition for the first import-
ant show. Feed frequently and see that
they clean up all/of their feed.

An ideal ration for feeding pigs for the

Show yard is made up by mixing with
sweet skim-milk equal parts of ground
oats, with the hulls sifted out, and heavy
white wheat middlings. Add to this a
handful of old process linseed oil meal
and mix rather thickly and give each pig
all that he will clean up with a relish
three times a day. After he is twelve or
fourteen weeks old add to this ration
some corn meal, making one-third each
of the corn meal, ground oats and Wheat
middlings. This, fed in connection with
a little clover or alfalfa, will promote the
most rapid growth and development pos-
sible to obtain if good judgment is excr-
ciscd in fccding and handling the pigs.

l-‘or conditioning older swine a more
economical ration may be made up from
such feeds as clovcr, alfalfa, corn, oats
and mill-focd. Those foods may bc, var-
icd according to the condition of thc ani—
mals and the amount of flesh you want
to havc them carry into thc show ring.
it seldom pays to highly condition the
herd for exhibiting at a smul1 county fair,
us Ihe dangcr of impairing the brecding
quulitics of the hcrd is too grout, but at
tho Iargcr fairs condition counts fully as
much as character. The fine old boar
who has had his day and provcn his l1'I)II-
ity to bcgct show pigs is frcquently
lurncd down in favor of some highly lit-
tcd young animal, that posscsws little
more value as a brccd-ing bour. than some
prizc barrow. If your unimals
the true brccd character and a satisfying
uuunlily and quality of ilcsh you will or-
dinarily obtain Ihc ribbons you are on-
lillcd to. but whcrc lhc skill of thc litter
is pitted uguinst solid worth tho dccision
of the judgc frcI’Iucntly Icons Iowurd the
lure of Incrc outward finish. The ques-
tion of condition \s choraclcr has always
bccn a live UIIL' among judgcs and cxhibit-
ors and one that I'cuulrcs discriminating
judgmcnt on tho port of the mun who is
placing tho awards to solve sulisfuctorily
to all conccrncd.

In sclccting tho swine for thc public
solo, only good animals should bc cuta-
logucthor Ihc salc and Ihcsc should b0
propcrly iittcd though not as highly condi-
Iioncd us animals for the lcuding fairs
and cxhibitions. The mun who holds a

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public xulc for the purpose of clcaning out
a bunth of undesirable brooding stock is.
sure to be a disappointcd :Ind wiscr man.

in conditioning swine for public SHIV
cch‘y animal should be fed and hundlcd
in a careful and puinsluking Inunncr and
brought to tho desired condition about
Ihc Time of the sale. It is dilh‘culi. to hold
unimuls in just the right condition with-
out ovcrdoing them whcn thcy are
brought to condition vcry long beforc the
day of thc sule. Fccd them such foods
on will promote the bcst dcvclopmcnt
without putting on an cxccss of fat and
impairing their brccding‘ qualities. lllvcry
animal lll’dl goes out from your sale this
your and provcs its vuluc as :L brccdcr
will comribuic lurgcly to the succcss of
your succccding sales.

In prcparing swine for a. public sale
cvcry animal should hc plainly labeled
with a number corrcsponding‘ with the
catalogue numbcr and every crmvenicnce
should be made for the crowd to examine
Ihc stock carefully and to look ovcr your
brccding hcrd to 500 the kind of brceding
animuls from which the sale stock origi—
nutcd. Plan to have the unimuls handled
properly; have good, competcnt help about
thc sole and everything kcpt moving
smoothly and rapidly while the sale is
going on. Never make a promise in the
catalogue that you are not ready and
willing to fulfill. Never make a guaran—
Icc that you are not willing to make good
if you are in the wrong. The public sale
conducted ycur after year on honcst and
upright principles is one of the best
methods of disposing of high-class brecd—
ing swinc.

New York.

EXAMINING HORSES FOR SOUND-
NESS.

W. MILTON KELLY.

 

Probably more horses change hands
during the early spring months than at
any othcr season of the ycar and to those
who are not familiar with the blcmishes
which are not particularly noticeable on
the animal, a discussion of this subject
will perhaps prove intcrcsting. It is a
fact, we are sorry to say, that very few
min when selling a horse, will tell the
whole truth about the animal. There is
probably more deception practiced In
horse dealing than with any other animal,
due, no doubt, to the fact that horses are
heir to more blemishes than other ani-
mals and also to the fact that they com-
mand a much higher price, and as every
blemish lessens the price, sellers resort

(6): 497
A FEELING 0F SECURITY.

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.

Such a. medicine is Dr. Kilmer’s
Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver
and Bladder Rel'ncdy.

The same standard of purity, strength
and cxccllcncc is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.

SWulle-Root is scientifically compound-
cd from vegetable herbs.

it is not u stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doscs.

It is not rcconnncndcd for everything.

It is nature‘s grout hclpcr in relieving
and ovcrcoming kidney. livcr and bladder
troublcs.

A sworn statcmcnt of purity is with

every bottle of Dr. Kihncr‘s Swamp-
Root.

If you need a mcdicinc, you should
have the best.

If you are already convinced that

Swamp-Root is what you nccd, you will
find it on sulc at all drugr slorcs in bottles
of two sizr-s, fifty-coins and one-dollar,

 

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Scnd to Dr. Kilmcr & (70., Binghum-
ton, N. Y., for a sumplo bottlc, frcc by
mail—it will convincc unyonc. You will
also rcccivc ti. booklct of valuable infor-
mation, tclling lel :lIHHli tho kidneys.
\thn writing bc surc zIIId nicntion the
llctroit Michigan Farmer.

NEWTON’SI—HEKVE‘

“:33 TN BIEEE'ESER C U R E

The Standard Veterinary Remedy.

   
    

    
 
       
  

  
          

  
  
  
  
 

         

         

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Symptoms of Worms

  
    
 

 

 

   

Your horse
if he has

has worms
any of these
symptoms: Nervousness,
Itching, rubbing mil.
rouzh cont. hide-bound.
dandruii‘. unthrifly con-

dltlon, blunting. dusty
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send $1.75 for $2.00 (100 gallons) packet to

WM. COOPER & NEPIIEWS.

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‘RUPTURE GUREII

I was helpless and bed-ridden for cars fro
double rupture. No truss could hold. yDoctors $13
I would die it not operated on. 1 fooled them all
and cured myself by a. simple discover . I will send
the cure free by mail if you write for iyt.

Capt. W- A. Ceilings, Box 555', Watertown, N. Y.

 

 

 


  
 

 

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498 (6)

to all kinds of methods to deceive the
buyer.

We do not wish to be understood that
all farmers or horse dealers are dishonest
or practice deception, but as it is impos-
sible to tell when a man is telling the
truth, unless we are personally acquaint-
ed with him. it. is rest for a purchaser
to rely 011 his own judgment rather than
on what the seller has to say about the
animal

After having found a horse that is sat-
isfactory in general conformation the next
step is to examine him for soundness and
if he is in the stable begin right there by
examining his disposition. If you find
the stall all kicked to pieces look for a
kicker, or if the manner is all chewed up
you are apt to find that he is a “crib-
ber. " Next take the currycomb and brush
and see if 111: 11sents bei11gg..ro 1111ed Then
pick up each of his feet to see if any diffi-
culty is encountered in shoeing. and at
the same, time look for corns. After hav-
ing satisfied yourself about his disposition
ask the owner to hitch him to a wagon
or carriage and request him to drive at a
brisk gait. Immediately on stopping go
to his head and put your ear to his nose
to ascertain any unsoundness of wind.
and while examining his head notice his
teeth to determine his age. ”Notice his
eyes to see that they are perfect. then
take one side of the horse at: a time. look-
ing at his shoulders to See if they are
perfectly sound. Then run the hand down
the outside and the inside of the front
leg. being careful to notice if there are
Splints, sideboncs, ringbones, etc. Then
pass the hand down the hind leg to see if
there are any windpuffs. spavins curbs.
splints, capped hocks. thoroughpins. ring-
boncs. etc. Pass around to the other side
and examine in the same manner. 'l‘hcn
Step back and notice 110w he stands on
his feet, noticing it‘ he is inclined to be
weak in the knees and fellocks. Also
notice how he holds his head and neck.

A good way to examine for “roaring"
is to make a movement as if going to
strike him on the side with a whip an]
if he makes a grunting sotznd, look out

 

for a. roarcr. Then request the driver to
drive 111111 off at a rapid unit while you
Stand and look to see how he handles his
feet and l-gs noticing Whether or not he
interferes. \\ hen he gets back examine
again for soundness of wind. Next take
hold of the lines and back him up to see
whether he is inclined to back rapidly,
and notice how he handles his feet when
backing. Now put him back in the
stable and in a couple of hours take him
out again and drive him a short distance,
for by this time he will show lameness
if present. If he satisfies you after mak—
ing this test you are pretty safe in mak—
ing the purchase and you can rest as—
sured that in case you do not get a sound
animal, you have done all that the best
horseman could do to determine his
soundness.
Livingston Co. C. C. O.

MAKING CORNCOB CHARCOAL.

 

Please advise me how to construct a
kiln for making charcoal from corncobs
and how to care for the kiln after it is
built. I haVc a quantity of corncobs. Do
you think the charcoal made from them
would be bcncticiul to the hogs?

Sunscmnnn.

It is unnecesary to construct a perma-
nent kiln to convcrt corncobs into char-
coal. Simply malo- 11 hole in the ground
about three feet in cirrumtcrcncc at the
top and thrcc or four i'cct dcep. taperingr
the sides sulficicntly so llu-re will he‘- no
danger of its caving in. 'l‘hcn build a
fire of eorucobs in the bottom of thi.t pit.

adding more robs to the surface until
the whole mass is ignited and partially
burned. The cobs will settle somewhat.
so that :1 considerable amount of char-
coal can be made at one time. After the

eobs have become wcll burned cover a
portion of this pit with :1 picce of sheet
iron or boiler iron secured for the pur-
pose 11nd throw dirt on it about the edges
to I‘M‘llltlt} the air. Then leave it until
the tire is exhausted and the mass is
cooled. when the covcr may be removed
and the charcoal be takcn out. Charcoal
is valuablo in kecpinu‘ thc hogs' digestive
system in good condition. cortteob char-

coal bcing a favorite by many breeders
as especially well adapted to the purpose
and where made by the method above
outlined is incxpcnsive,

A11 Iowa humor and stotkman says:
“T110 111ng l‘HH‘ Ht it‘cd and the scare
our wise mcn llith‘ been giving us in re-
gard to tuberculosis have caused thou-
sands of cows and hc‘ft-rs to be sent to
market which otherwise would be with
us yet. Now we :11‘1- facing: one of the
worst famines 111 ltlctlt and dairy pm-

ducts we have ever sceu. and the C011-
sumt‘r must pay all the bills."

 

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for} Ninety Days ?
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Which will you try. 30 Days' Free or 90 Dan‘ Ap-
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—Any capacity from 200 to 950 pounds per hour.
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to $50. 00 on the price.

-—Tl1c only Separator whose gearing runs in a "Bath

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or churning. as Nature‘ 5 true principle' 15 followed without
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—Skims closest in any climate or season. 'no matter
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—Is as handsome a machine. compact and substantial.
as you ever saw or could find. Beautiful finish.

  

GALLO WA Y’s.“ “8th In 0”"

HIGH GRADE STANDARD CREAM SEPARA TORS

   

FARMER *

  

—-Let _me send you my Big New Sep-
arator Book—post paid——Free. so you and your wife and
the boys and girls can talk it over and then try one of
my separators under my easy plan for you to do it.

You'll call it the best if you test it alongside any of the
highest priced $85. 00 and $110 00 separators sold by
anybody today—makers—cntalog houses— dealers-iobbers
or anybody else. Write me today.

Wm. Call our?
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’ The hardest 311 of stable work is the carrying' 1n of feed and the throwing

out of litter:

FEED AND

011 can make this boy' 3 work by' 1Enstal

RuéARRIERS

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LOUD_ENW FEED CARRIERS run on Dsolid steel track n11nd raise and lower by
ear. Agusll of one pound lifts 40 pounds.

1.0111'3ii'1'1fill 1.1111111 i‘cnmma
device as the Feed

are made with the same truck and raising
Carriers The box' 1s made of heavy galvan-

ized sheet steel reinforced at top and ends w1th an le
iron. We alsofumishacarrierforwire track. See Lou en
amers-{IHay Tools, Door Hangers, Stalls. Stanchlons/

Cand er barn equipment at your dealers, and write

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lililuimliiffii” ‘l V ' . 603 1Broadway.Fairlie”, Ia.

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H-E-C '.
Medicated-Tonic STDGK SALT

The Great Worm Exterminator for Worms
in Horses, Sheep, Hogs and Cattle.

Regulates the Stomach. Kidney, liver and Bowels.
Put up 5 lbs. 250:101113. 50c;201bu.01:501bs. 82.50.
Ask your dealers everywhere.

Jackson Groceryoo..lackson, Mich.

(STAT! 'AGENTS.)

HEAVE EASE

will hold the worst case of Henves in check so you
can work the horse in all klnds of weather. Send
P. 0. Money Order for One Dollar for one month
treatment. Express prepaid.

H. E. COBB 00., Brooklyn, Michigan.

KEKIRNRA STUCK FARM

DECATUR, IND.,

Importers and breeders of

BelgianePerchemn

 

 

Stallions and Mares.

 

Ourlastlmportatlou arrived last November. and
are In a very good condition and of the VERY BEST
’I YPIC AL DRAFT QUALITY. We have over 80
head of Stallions and Mares from two to five years
for sale. and we Invite prospaectlve buyers to come
to our barns where he will find THE IDEAL
DRAFT HORSE. 0f both breeds above mentioned.

Our terms are liberal. and every sale In backed up
with the best of gum-an ees.
erte. or better—come and see us. Address

FRISINGER 81 SPRUNGER, Decatur. Indiana.

FOR SALE HORSE -Auctlon Sale of Horses
every Friday at 10 A. M.
Private Sales dnlly. A number of draft 11nd farm
horses always on hand including some city mares 11
little pavement sore suitable for farm work. All
horses sold are as represented or money refunded,
.GEROU HORSE MARK‘
475 Grntlot Ave. Detrolt. Michigan.

PASTURE CH EAP.

Wanted 20 to 100 Cattle or Horses to pasture for
season. .For terms address.
.EDGAR. Bay Clty, Mlchlcun.

co-orrnuvr. cultural-.1: 111mm:

want one In your oommunlty. cone-pond with us.
Our proposition will be £11'ofltnbleI to you.c State
Agenclea everywhere. 0. PB [NH 0MP.
ANY. Established 1895. 108 Pork Ave.. Nowc York_

 

 

 

 

—Borses. Cattle Sheep Hogs Dogs
For sale or Poultry. nelirly all breeds.'Slrca
exchanged. Southwest Michigan Pedigreed Stock
Association. R. E. Jennings. Sec,. Paw Paw. Mich.

 

MAY 7.1910.

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BIG MILK. DECOR
TED BY STATE Vn'rnnmAnIAN.
mROYCBOF'l' FARM. Sldnnw. Mich.

BIDWELL STOCK FARM.
FOR SALE-40 Reg. Shorthom Bulls.

All good. redo and-mans. from 12 to 24 months old.
from the belt of bmdlng It .75 to 0125 ench. Some of
them Scotch and Scotch- topped. of the herd heading
type. Also, young cows and helium, All ages. Fifty
bend in herd. F111- —'I‘wo blocks from Lake Shore
Station. L. I. BI WELL. Tecumseh. Mlonlgnn.

D Al RY BREDSHOBTHORNS—No stock
for sale at present. Vlaltorl
MMEL. Meson. Mich.

SHEEP. '

Oxford- Down Sheep “33512.23“
cattle for sale. A. D. &J. A. DEGARMO. Mulr. Mlch

PARSONS OXFORDDDWIS

also registered Hornlesa N ntlonnl Delalneu and Black
top delatnes. Romeyn 0. Parsons, Grand Ledge,Mlch l

OXFORD DOWNS flelcfegmsmfg:

sale. H. J._De GABMO. R. No. 1. Clyde. Mich.

SHROPSIIIRE HALL STOGK FARM

Wlll Import one hund ddre yearling ewes and 15 rams
In June for Michigan and the same for Boise. Idaho.
Branch of thln Farm. Will make a fair price on
yenrllng ewes or rams. also on some used ewes with
lambs at alde. for 60 day a.

L. S. DUNHAM Oz SONS. Concord. Mlchlxan.

13 Reg. Bambolllet Ewes for sale. descended

from the best flocks and bred to a pure Van
Homeyer and a ram alred by 11 Gilbert ram and Imo
ported dam. All In perfect health. In lots to suit buy-
era—none reserved. J. Q. A. Cook. Morrlce. Mlch.

3065.

LARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES.

Have a fine lot of spring pigs, both sexes. The type
for profitable pork production. VIgorous and strong
and of best blood lines. Satisfaction guaranteed.

1.1. 111111111111. Memphis. Mich.
HUPP FARM 'BERKSHIRES!

WON 189 PRIZES IN 1909.
Stock of both sexes and all ages for sale. Breeders
of Guernsey Cattle. M. B. Turkeys. Barred Rock
Chickens, Pekln Duck 11. GEO. C. HUPP, M811.
DrawerA Blrmlnzhnm Mlchlzan.

BERKSHIRES Unexcelled In breeding. Selected
boars sows and glue. Choice fall
pigs. T. V. HICKS. B. No. 11. Battle Creek. Mich.

 

 

welcome. J.3. HU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

Herd headed by UNDULA'I‘A BLACKBIRD
TO 3836. one of the best song of PRINCE [TO
50006. and Grand Cbamplon Bull at the Detrolt
and Grand Rapids Fair: of 1907. 1908 Ind 1909. Herd
conslsta of Erlcas. Blackbirds. Prldea. etc.
WOODCO’I‘E STOCK FARM. Ionla. Mich.

beraeen-Angus—Mnles-Females. Polled Dur-
hams both sexes. Devons. male <91 female. Buy
quick at the Clover Blossom Farm, Port Anutin, Mlchignn.

- Berkahlre swine. Eggs for
‘lnhm 3““ (“MW settlng. High bred stock.
White & Buff Orplngtons. White & Barred Rocks.
Light Brahman. White Leghorns and White Wynn-
dottes $1 per 15. Mlch. School for the Deaf. Flint.

 

 

 

 

 

- Breeders and Importers of M b

"will "“30 Farm clnss Guernseya. Write us yogu-
wants. E. a J. T. MILLER. Birmingham, Mich.
—Young herd of Holstein

FOR SAL helfera. 7yenrllng bulls 8

calves—the oldest established herd I11 Ind.
W. C. JACKSON. 715 Rex St. South Bend. Ind,

TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.

Top Notch reglatered young Holsleln Bulls com-
bining In themselves the blood of cows which now
hold and have In the past held World’ 5 Records for
milk and buttel fat at fair prices

McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlch.

HOLSTEIll FRIESIAH ‘fé‘lié’flfifis'cfiiilg

Mercedes Royal King. W B. Jones. Oak Grove Mich.

5 Holstein Service Bulls For Sale.

Any one of which have n1eedlng and Individuality
that qualifies them to head any herd. Bull calves
and a few good cowa.

L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio.

BULL CALF I '
H 0 LST E I N beat families rgrn tt‘hi:

breed. C. D. WOODBURY. Lansing. Mlchlgan.

.—B th l
HEREFORDS: minié’xelil’odfio‘liffif

China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.

LlLLlE FARMSTEAD JERSEY S

We have some splendid young bulls for sale. Some
of them are old enough for service. They are from
cows with records of 300 to 425 pounds of butter Inst
year. Write for‘deecriptlon and prices.

C LON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JERSEY BULL CALF born October 4th ’09. Dam
gave 9.3851bs. milk In one year. test 5 to 552%. Sire’ a
dam’ a record 10.050 lbs. milk in 105,. months test5 2-10
per cent. The Murray- -Wntermnn 00., R. D. 6, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Pure 8t. lambsri JERSEYS “Mme "early Pure

either sex. for sale.
CLARENCE BRISTOL. Fenton. Mlch. R.F.D.No. 5.

AU GTloN—Clouing out LInden Lea Jersey
Herd JUNE 14th. Catalog
H. S. CHAPMAN. Cassopolls. Mlchlgan

Register of Merit Jerseys. “stag?“
'1‘. F. MARS'I‘ON. Bay City. Mlchlcan.
F0" SALE—Jersey Bull Calves from 8 to 9 mos. old.

Flue thlrfty fellow: and from extra good
cows. A. Newman. Mariette. Mich. R. F. D. No. l.

JERSEY BUL
BUTTER BRED 5.1..”

CRYSTAL SPRING 8100!? FA 13R
Sllvor Crook. Allocnn County. Mlchlaan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOB SALE—BERKSHIRES—Two choloe Sept.
bonr pigs. and n. few fall guts. slred by Handsome
Prlnce. A. A. PA.TTULLO Deckervllle, Mlch

B E RKSH I R ES ‘lififlgnrgfg
type andstrnlns. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.

NORTHERN GROWN BERKSHIRES.

OYCROF'I‘ FARM. Sldnuw. Mich h.

PURITAll HERD of CHESTER WHITES

The peer of anyI 11 ring plgs for sale.
WILL W. FISHER. Waterpvllet. Mlchlcan.

 

 

 

 

DAMS BROS. thchfield. MIch.. breeders of Im-

proved Cbeater Whlte and Tamworth swine.
Pigs, either brood, by 1st prim State Fair winners. Buff Rock,
Buff Wynndotte bgga $1 per 15; W. Orplngton $8 per 15.

 

' —Sowa bred for Aug. 11nd Se 1:.
lml’mVOd Charters furrow. Choice March and .151.
flu-row. either sex also W. Wynndotte Eggs $1 for 15.

W. 0. WI LSON. Okemou. Mich (Both Phones).

 

——A few fall Glllx bred for
nurocs For sale summer furrowlng. Also a
few spring pigs. M. A. BBAY. Okemoa. Michigan.

DURoc JERSEYS. $3.15,ng

Hustlncl. Mlch. Nothing for sale at present.

BURNS JERSEY SWINE. Shephfii.‘ 11g- 1.3,-
for 15. J. H. BANGHAR'I‘, Lanslng, Mlch.

WALNUT HILL FARM Hard of Duroen. Bred rows all sold.
. 35 fine full Iowa, 15 fine fall bonn ready for Iorvlco. 100
apt-mg pigs to due. Write

 

 

 

J. 0. Barney, Goldwater, Mich.

0. l. C. bred sows all sold. bagganfgz
hand. GEORGE P. ANDREWS. Danavllle. Mlch.

 

 

0 I C —A few bred sons. Orders booked for
' spsrtng plgs from very choice stock. palm
not akin. S. J. COWAN Rockford, Mlchlgan

O I C REGISTERED PIGS. 10 to 12
' weeks from World’ a Fair wlnnera.
Glenwood Stock Farm, Zeetand Mlch. Phone 94.

—0rders booked for sprln l
0' I. C. from State Fair wInners g pg:

0. J. THORIPSON. Rockford. Mich.

311 1.0.1.111ng m “mm 1...... 1......
'ug orders for weaned pigs by
10 different boars. WM. WAFFLE. Goldwater. Mloh.

MU"? "WE” flocs‘tlrmszismw 0*

 

 

 

 

Au
for sale from 5 big boars. Send stamp for 11110.25"...
[10.11.13, DUNLAP WIllIamaport. Ohio.

 

 

EAVY BONED POLAND- CHINA PIGS at
reasonable prices. Eggs from big. business But.
red Rocks $1 per 15. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.

 

- ~ ° POLAND CHINAS. J11 an
Prize Winning Pekin Ducks. Embdeanegg:
and Buff Turkeys. Zach Kinue. Three Oaks. Mlch.

 

MICHIGAN' S GREATEST HERD of big Pol-nd-Chlnn Hon.
Big Boned. Long Bodied, Big Litters. The farmers hog. A
bigger, better and more proliJIiec Poland-Gillan. Write to:
what you want. Boll phone. BUTLER Portland, Mich.

POLAND.CfllNAs—BOOKIII8 orders for aprlng

plgn. Nothing else to If .
WOOD dc SONS. Saline. Mlgh:3r

Large Improved English Yorkshires.

The hogs that make good. September gilt: bred to

furrow next August or September. Sprlng p18! of

either sex. Pairs not nkIn. Satisfaction guaranteed.
COLON C. LILLIE. Cooperavlue. Mich.

‘Saw your ad. 1n the Mlchlgnn
JuSt Sky Farmer" when writing ndvertlaers

 

 

 

 

 

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MAY 7, 1910.

.v.suPPLEMENT‘ARv PASTURE FOR"
THE SHEEP. .

 

Notwithstanding the high price of
lambs at the present time, it is very
questionable if there is as much profit in
the lamb that has been carried through
the winter and fattcned on a grain ration
that 'gocs to market at this season of the
year weighing around a hundred pounds.
as would have been derived from the
same lamb had it had proper feed during
the early portion of its life and come to
the same stage of maturity months earlier
and at a much less cost of production
There is reallv no excuse for taking
from ten months to a year for bringing
lambs to a marketable weight and condi-
tion. Plenty of suitable forage for them
during the summer months will make this
entirely unnecesary, and the lambs will
gather it for themselves. But where
many sheep are kept upon the farm, this
desirable result will hardly be attained
unless some preparation is made for suit—
able supplementary pasture for the lambs
after the weaning season. This is just
the time of year to consider this prob-
lem. , A moderate area sown to rape will
afford just the tender, succulent pasture
needed to bring the lambs along rapidly.
It is not an uncommon thing to see. a
flock of sheep grubbing otit a bare exist-
ence on pastures that would not afford
cover for the smallest bird, but fortu-
nately this is not as common a sight as
it was a few years ago. No man can
afford to allow the growth of his lambs
to stop just when they should be making
their best and cheapest strides toward
maturity, and no matter what the breed
of sheep. it is entirely practicable to keep
item growing during the. summer on
cheap feed and finish them without a long
period of grain feeding. the first period of
which must be devoted to regaining lost
ground where the, lambs have been
checked in their development by running
them on poor pasture during the hot sum—
mer months. Rape seed is cheap, and
there is no better feed for sheep than the
abundance of forage which it will produce
where sewn on good land. The soil should
be well prepared to make a good seed bed
and to kill the weeds which germinate
near the surface and the seed sown at
the rate of four or five pounds per acre.
No further attention will be required, ex-
cept to accustom the lambs to it gradu-
ally when they are first turned in. The
result will be cheaper and more rapid
gains than can be secured in any other
way, unless fresh clover pasture is avail-
able,.and this can hardly be depended tip-
on on the average farm.

There is another advantage in supply-
ing supplementary pasture of this nature.
and that is the benefit to the farm. Noth—
ing is worse for the fields than to pasture
them so closely that all vegetation is lit~
crally eaten into the ground, and that
is the inevitable result on the farm where
sheep are kept in any considerable num—
ber without making preparation for sup-
plementary pasture in midsummer. Rape
ian also be used as a catch crop in the
corn to provide late fall pasture, and rye
will serve the same purpose with the ad-
ded advantage that it will also provide
a covering for the soil over winter and
again afford excellent pasture in the
spring. The farmer who has never tried
it will be surprised at the profit and
satisfaction that will be derived through
the growing of a limited area of supple—
mentary pasture crops for the benefit of
his spring lamb crop,

 

Reports issued by the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture show a great shor—
age of live stock. Only 4X per cent, of the
usual number of cattle, and 38 per cent of
the usual number of hogs are on feed.
and farmers have only 6-1,?» per cent of
their usual holdings of brood sows,

There has been a remarkable increase in
average weights of hogs received in Chi-
cago and other markets in recent weeks,
the unusually mild spring weather having
been favorable for fattening swine. The
season is at least thirty days ahead of
the average of former years, and hogs
have made the greatest gains ever known
in March and April. Ileavy hogs are coin-
prising an unusual share of the mar-
ketings.

A good many stock feeders have been
marketing young cattle this spring. find-
ing it much more profitable than matur-
ing old cattle. Stockmen generally are
learning that as a rttle the most. money
is made by turning it over quickly.

At the recent Maryville. Mo, sale of
Angus cattle one of the best buyers was
Robert McEwen. of Ontario, who pur-
chased four cows, three calves and one
bull for adding to his Angus herd. It is
something new for breeders of eastern
Canada to come over the line to invest in
Angus cattle. Heretofore American breed-
ers have gone to Canada to buy’ Angus
cattle breeders. Angus cattle bred in the
United States have been bought in the
past by western Canada breeders, btit
the demand from eastern Canada is a new
feature.

  
 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

 

~ WRINARY]

MA
CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR. V. S.

Advice through this department is free
to our subscribers. Each communication
should state history and symptoms of the
case in full: also name and address of
writer. initials only will 'be published.
Many queries are. answered that apply to
the same ailments. if this column is
watched carefully you will probably find
the desired information in a reply that
has been made to some one else. \Vhen
reply by mail is l‘t‘tlllt'siatl, it becomes
private practice. and a fee of $1.00 must
accompany the letter.

Stocking—Several of my heifers that
came fresh a short time ago are stocking
in their hind legs. \\'hat had I better do
for them? A Subscriber, Marine (Tity,
Mich.-(}ive a tablespoonful of powdered
rosin, a teaspoonl’ul of powdered nitrate
of potash and two tablespoonfuls of
ground gentian at a dose in feed three
times a. day.

Obstructed 'l‘eats.—I have a cow that
is growing harder to milk every week.
It seems to be almost impossible to draw
milk through the teats, the obstruction
being at upper part of teat. l'}. K.‘ S. —
line, Mich.——Give your cow one dr. iodide
potassium at a dose in feed night and
morning and apply iodine ointment to
Upper portion of teat once a day. If the.
udder secretes milk, and much of it, you
had better use milking tu-bes when
milking.

Inflamed I'dder.~I have a heifer that
is troubled with an inflamed udder, btit

 

she does not. appear sick and is in good
condition. G. lt. >2. Tower_ Mich—Dis-
solve 1,1 lb. sugar of lead in a gallon of
water and apply to Wider three times a
day. Give enough epsoni salts to open.
her bowels, if they are not loose enough,
one pound daily will be enough at a dose
until the desired effect is produced. Also
give one tablespoonf'ul of powdered nit—
rate of potash at a dose in feed or water
three times a day.

Partial Paralysis.—~llavc several pigs
six months old that sec-in to be weak in
their hind legs. The trouble begins by
the toes turning over at the first joint
and they finally get so that they have but
little use, of their hind legs. ’l‘ht-y also
cough a great deal as if they had some,—
thing in their throat. (‘an you advise, me,
how to remedy this ailnient‘.’ S. I.. l’»..;
Middleville, kindle—You had better t'ccdi
them less corn, more oats and vegetables,’
also give them some air staked lime with!
their food, a teaspoonful is about right
for two hogs their size.

Cracked llcelse—llcit'er la'aks Milk.—-
My three—ycai-old filly is troubled with
sore heels. I wash her ligs night: and
morning and apply carbolic acid and
water, after which I apply healing salve,
but they are gradually getting Worse iii-
stead of better. I also have a young
heifer due to freshen any hour; hcr ud-
der is not very large, but she leaks milk.
\Vhat can he done. to stop this leakage of
milk? A. Mel)” Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.—
Discontinue. washing her legs. Apply per-
oxide of hydrogen first, then apply the
following lotion. which is made by dis-
solving 1 oz. acetate lead, 6 drs. sulphate;
zinc and 2 drs. carbolic acid in a quart ot'l
water. Give 1/; oz. fluid extract of buchu‘
at a dose in feed three times a day. l'sc
teat plugs to prevent your cow leaking
milk. The Lawrence Publishing Company
can supply you if you have none.

Cow Gives Stringy Milk—Have a cow
that is giving stringy milk and very little
at a, time. Our veterinarian is at a loss
to know why she is in this condition. Site.
has been fresh about six weeks. 19. H.,
Dansville, Wll(‘ll..—'l‘ll(‘, udder of your cow,
has become infected perhaps through tcatg
Openings. Keep her stable and udder as:
clean as possible and if you are (quipped'
with a suitable syringe her udder should
be washed out with a two per cent solu-
tion of carbolic acid daily for a few days.
Perhaps the best thing you can do with
her is to dry her as she will prove lili-
profiiabie for dairy purposes. (live 1 dr.
creosote in a quart of water as a drench
daily. 1

Sprained Fore, I.cg—-0phthalmia.~thilc
driving my mare she became frightened
and must have injtircd her fore leg for
she has gone lame ever since. The, leg
swelled below knee. 1 applied linimcnt
which blistered it. lightly and lately have
been using a preparation of lard ansl
black pepper. I also have, three cows that
are all troubled with sore eyes. \Vhat:
shall i apply to cure them? \V. II. A.,,
Fennville, Mich—Apply one part ttirpen?
tine and four parts camphorated oil to
fore leg once a (lay. Dissolve one grainj
protargol and 1/; grain sulphate atropiai
in 1 oz. clean water and apply to eyes
twice a day. If they continue discharging
after ten days‘ treatment, blow some cal—
omel into the eyes once, a day,

Yeast Treatment for liarrcnness.~l
would like to know the meaning of the
yeast treatment, how it is made and ap—
plied. V. V., Albion, Michx—The yeast
treatment is effective in curing barren—i
ness in cattle and horses when the dis—l
order is due to an acid condition of the,
genital tract. In cases where the animal
does not come in heat it has no value.i
'l‘he sortition is made as follows: Put; two
heaping teaspoonfuls of yeast in a pint
of boiled water. Set the solution near
the stove and maintain at a warm tem-
perature for about five hours, then add
three pints of boiled water and keep it
warm for another five hours. By this
time the solution will have, a milky ap-
pearance and is ready for use. Flush the,
parts with warm water and inject the
yeast. The animal should be mated from
two to eight hours later. ;

Rickets.—I have a sow with several
pigs three weeks old, but they are grad-
ually losing the use of their hind legs;
one of them is unable to follow the mother
and We are giving it milk, which seems
to nourish it. One of the young pigs
died. I might say that the sow has ap—
peared to have some stomach trouble, for

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HIS means better protection
than you think. It means
that to guarantee Congo in

this way we had to make it. so
good that it would meet all the
exacting requirements of the Na-
tional'Surety Company. It; was
tested as to its durability, pli-
ability and anti-rust and antiqot
qualities—all these had to be dem-
o n s t. r a t e d beyond a question.
After that, they issued the bond.

Every man who buys Congo is
assured ten years of protection,
and this is what you need when
buying a roofing. You don’t buy
for a. week or a year, but for as
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Along the lines of making
Congo as good as we can, we sup-
ply free in the center of each roll,
galvanized iron caps, which can-
not rust. This also is exclusively
a feature of Congo Roofing.

FREE SAMPLE

We would like to send you a.
sample of Congo and have you
test it with other samples which
you may have. We konw Congo
is the leader. Write to-day.

UNITED RO0FING & MFG. C0.

536 West End Trust Bldg. Philadelphia, Pa.
Chicago. San Francisco.

 

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Eight out of ten barren mares impreg-
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DON'T let stomach and intestinal worms
kill off your spring lambs. Get the best of
these deadly posts early-BEFORE they
get a foot-hold.

NOW is the time to deal them a "death
blow"—before they get; a “death-ark)" on
your lambs and ewes.

Don’t wait until they have multiplied
by the million—until your lambs are being
eaten up alive—until they begin to die by
the dozens—NOW is the best time to kill
worms—Just when they are breeding.

“A stitch ln tlmo saves nlno”

Take. steps to prevent this costly loss-—
before it happens. I‘ll tell you how. If you
are already losing lambs—I’ll stop the Ions
for you~l’il stop it quick with SAL-VET
and I’ll do it before
you pay me a cent.
All I ask is a. chance to
put Sal-Vctwhere your
lambs and sheep can
get it at will. At the
end of 60 days if you
are not satisfied with
the results. you need
not pay a cent for it.

Sal-Vet is a wonder worker. ltlis a medi-
cated salt. containing seven medicmai ele-
ments that are sure death to worms. It
not only kill. them BUT-oxpelo them
—oleanoen the stomach of allparasxtic ‘P‘
fection and then puts the digestive organs in
perfect condition. It quickly tones the di-
gestion—enables the animal to get more go-
trition out. of the same amount of food—1n-
orenoen the appetite—enrichesthe blood and
works a wonderful change. It is a power-
ful tonic and conditioner. Makes bigger
lambs—healthier, thriftier sheep.

I’ll feed all your stock
80 dqys before you pay

['11 rove to you on your lambs. sheep.
hogs. orses and cattle-Sai-Vet’s wonderful
merit before you pay me a cent of money.
You have nothing to risk—everything to gain.
I let you be the Judge. Simply fill out the
coupon. and I‘ll send enough Sal-Vet to feed
all your stock 60 days.

 

 

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If you could sit at my desk for one day
and read the letters I get from grateful far-
mers. thanking me for sending them Sal-Vet
you would not hesitate to send for a. supply.

- Send no Money

Remember, if it fails to do what I say it
Will, you pay me nothing.

Here are a few sample letters I get:

The S. R. Fcil Co.. Cleveland. Uhlo.

"l have used Sal-Vet as a preventative for worms
in my flock of Oxford Sheep. and can truthfully say
that my sheep have no worms. Before I used your
Sal-Vetl was tormented to death with the worms in
my sheep, and had tried most anything else asapre-
vcntativc. I have also used your SnLVet for other
stock and have been well pleased with its effects." —
B ‘ Miller, Breeder of Oxford sheep. Flint. Mich.

I. F. Ctum. Shelby, 0. writes: "I have not lost a
sin is lamb since I placed
Saf-Vet before my flock."
Mr. Geo. Allen Lexing-
ton. Neb.. member of Exe-
cutive Committee American
Shrop. Ass'n. writes: ”I
have used ‘Sal-Vet' for over
a year. and ever Since then
my lambs have been abso-
lutely free from worms. I
attribute their satisfactory
condition to the ‘Sai-Vet‘
which I keep before them all the time. I heartily i
recommend 'Sai-Vet' to all sheep and hog men." ,’

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' That's convincing proof, isn't it? But .‘:,%3
remember. I prove it on your lambs/’0‘ b
and sheep before you pay a cent. {‘o‘s‘ifiu
That’sbotterproof. Thatleavesno X
doubt whatever. Therefore,flilout ,l’ .‘.,;t"'(,9" .
the coupon—NOW—delay may’,;o°b°bd> .-

 

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CURRENT COMMENT.

 

In another column

Organization as a of this issue appears
Remedy. an article comment-

ing on tho low price

of potatoes the present season and the
causes therefor, in which the conclusion
is reached in summing up the situation
that the remedy lics in organization of
thc produccrs for thc ciiminution of the
middlemen. The writcr of the article
rcfcrrcd to, approaches the question in a
broad minded manner, stating that we
should be willing to let livc as well as to
iivc. but maintains that wc, as a class,
have not lived up to our opportunities in
thc way of organization for our own
good. This is right in line with the ad—
vict- which Michigan Farmer rcadcrs have
rcccivcd through thcsc columns in plcas
for organization along lines of commu-
nity production. for some ycars. I'nquv‘s-
tionably thcrc is a good rich] for thc or—
ganization of potato growers in this state.
l'ndoubtcdly such organizations would
rcsult in markcd bcncfit in thc markct‘ing,r
of thcir product. The singlc object les-
son which thc potato growcrs of Michigan
have had in thc successful conduct of the
(Irccnvilie Co-opcrativc and Supplc Co.,
which has bccn mcntioned and described
in these columns on various occasions,
has demonstrated that fact. Organiza-
tion is. however. a progressive undertak-
Ing. It must bc developed to a com-
prehensive system through the cumula-
tive experience of its membership. If
there were a considerable number of co-

THE MICHIGAN- FARMER.

operative marketing associations for the
handling of the Michigan potato crop in
existence, then it would be entirely feas-
ible and practicable to invade our big
markets for the distribution of thecom-
modify. But this work of distribution to"
the consumer should not be undertaken
prematurely. There are very consider—
able benefits to be derived from local or-
ganizations under existing conditions.
When local organizations have become
numerous, then cxisting conditions re-
lating to distribution can be grappled
with successfully. Undoubtedly the pres-
ent cost of distribution is too high, but
the place to begin to eliminate is on the
producers’ end of the line. Let us have
more co—opcrative organizations" in Mich—
igan for thc markcting of this great cash
crop and. vvhcn wc have developed thesc,
lct us undertake collectively to better the
prcscnt system of distribution to the con-
sumcr, thcreby rctaining for our own ben-
cfit a larger share of the cost price to
the consumer.

There is being

A Wise Public Policy. agitatcd at the
present time,

among public mcn who are interested in
the civic problems connected with out
pcnal institutions, prompted, in some
cascs, by the intcrest and knowledge of
the situation gained from long experience
through official connection with such in-
stitutions, and in others by purely philan-
thropic motives, a proposition looking to-
ward the application of the earnings of
convicts to the support and maintenance
of their families during their terms of
pcnal servitude. Surely this is a public
policy which will meet with the hcarty
support and approval of practically all
classes of our citizens. Naturally it will
be a good dcal of a task to figure out the
details of such a plan in a practical way
so as to providc for an equablc division
of the proceeds of the prisoner's labor be-
twccn the state which assumes the bur-
den of protecting socicty from his depre-
dations and punishing him properly for

.his crimcs, and the family, that is more

ofton than ()IIH‘I'VYISL‘, in indigent circum-
stance and must bc further humiliated by
act-opting public charity bccausc of the
misfortune which has ovcrtakcn them and
for which thcy arc in no way to blamc.
Howcvcr, it should not be very difficult
to dcvise a scheme- which would be far
superior to the contract system, which
has outlivcd its usefulness In Michigan,
and provide, through some productive in-
dustry, as grcat‘ a revenue for the state
as it derivcs from the labor of prisoncrs
cmploycd on contract and at the same
time leave more than a pittance for the
bcnctit of thc prisoncr‘s family. Aside
from appealing to thc humanitarian in—
stincts of all classes of citizens, a plan
of this kind would appcar to remove in
a large degree, the objections of organ-
ized labor to the employment of prisoners
in any industry which would bring them
into conipctition with free labor. If a
iibcrai portion of the prisoners' earnings
were dcvotcd to the support of their fam-
ilies, instcad of going toward the enrich-
ment of contractors who are able, through
the chcapncss of the labor secured on
such contracts, to undcrscll the manufac-
turer who employs frcc labor and at the
same time thc prcjudice against prison
made goods would be largely rcmovcd for
thc same reasons.

This plan would sccm to be in accord
Willi good public policy, and xvorthy of
the carct‘ul study of every public spirited
citizen, to the cod that he may be in a.
position to usc his influence toward a
practical working out of the plan, and its
carly incorporation into our statutes.

“'6: specially invite
Good Story Matter. nttcntion of readcrs
to the excellent stor-
ics bcginning in this issuc. “A Flash
from Black Embcrs” is a stirring Maine
woods' story, complctc in three issues, by
a \vritcr of standard magazine caliber.
The hcro of the talc is an educated young
Indian who is disposcd to forget the
white man's unjust treatment. of his own
racc. but treatment which vividly recalls
that dark page in our country's history to
which no true American likes to refer,
arouses in him. likc a flash from black
cmbers, his forcfuthcrs’ hatred and re-
sentment of the white man. Thus
aroused, he adopts the methods of his
would-be oppressors and fights his battle
to a succcssful issue.

In the “Romantic Life of Herbert Fur-
long” we are presenting a series of un-
usual but remarkably interesting experi-
ences which have marked the career of
this true soldier of fortune. At the ad-
vanced age of 89 years this eccentric
character is well and strong, and but
recently related the incidents covered in

this series to the author. The series will
continue for 'several'months. taking the
reader through various countries and ac-,
quainting him with 'the life of a Russian
soldier, with the dangers of Indian war-
fare and ranching in the far west, with
the duties of one of Uncle Sam’s detec-
tives. and describing other experiences
equally thrilling and instructive.

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. ‘

 

Foreign.

This week the announcement that an
English inventor has succeeded in con-
trolling an airship in the air by the means
of an electrical current transmitted from
a distance, has awakened promoters to
new possibilities in the airship, especially
in war circles, where it is asserted that
with this new idea it will be possible to
send up a ship alone and have it drop ex—
plosives wherever desired.

President R00sevelt has been visiting
the land of his ancestors this past wcek
and the Hollanders have been most lib-
cral in bestowing upon him honor for his
achievemcnts in the western country.

A steamer sailing under a British flag
left New Orleans May I, with a cargo of
guns, cannon and ammunition consigned
to thc formcr administration party of
Nicaragua. The purpose of the steamer
is, first, to brcak the blockade on the At—
lantic coast of the country and then to
drive the rebels away from the capitol.
The outcome of the revolution will de-
pend largely upon the success of this
boat. There was much litigation before
the boat was released from New Orleans
by rcprcsentatives of Estrada, the presi-
dent of the revolutionists: but before the
clearance orders could be demurred to
the ship had departed.

Beginning the program of sending her
battle tlcet to foreign waters for a few
months every summer the I'nitcd States
fleet will visit the Mediterranean Sea this
coming season. .

A movement has been organized by
American capitalists to promote the
wood—pulp business in Newfoundland.

Emperor William of Germany, has been
much disturbed by a balloon having been
struck by lightning when in mid—air. He
has called scientists' attention to the in-
cident and has asked for precautions that
can be used by the pilots to prevent the
rccurrcnce of such accidents.

Contracts have been signed for the con-
struction of a gyroscope line of trans-
portation from the Matemiska coal fields
of Alaska towards Fairbanks, over a dis-
tance of 100 miles. This will be the first
practical test: of the mono—rail road.

The federal district court of the Mexi-
can government scntcnced 13 out of 70
prisoners to terms of from four to six
ycars in prison, for aiding in a revolu-
tionary movement started in 1906. The
plot for the revolution was planned at
St. Louis, Mo.

Troops in Quintana Roo, Mexico, were
attacked by Indians, thrce of the sol-
diers being killed and one taken prisoner.

Two missionaries of the Presbyterian
church were the victims of cannibnls on
Savage Island, one of thc group of Tonga
Islands in the south seas.

Bjornstjcrne Bjornson, the great Nor-
wcgian Writer who has been dcsignated
as the “Victor Hugo of the North,” and
was awarded the Nobel prize a few years
ago for the best essay on the subject of
Pcacc, died last week. Norway declared
a national holiday in honor of the dis-
tinguished writer.

Commander Robert E. Peary is now in
LondOn, Eng, where he appears before
the Royal Geological Society.

The Cuban house of representatives
passed a bill changing the elections from
July to December when the congressional
elections are held. The body also put
through a measure refusing to recognize
parties organized upon racial lines. Pres-
idcnt Gomez signed both bills,

Many perSOns were killed and many
others woundcd by a cyclone which
passed over the unfortunate city of Mes-
sina, Sicily.

Germany has frustratcd an attempt by
the Turkish governmcnt to sccure $3.000,—
000 deposited by Abdul Hamid, former
sultan, with a German bank. The money
was to be released only upon the presen-
tation of,a secret seal and as the Otto-
man gove‘rnmentwas unable to produce
this seal the banking institution would
not give over the money. '

National.

A complaint has been filed against .19
express companies by the board of rail—
way commissioners of the state of Kansas
with the interstate commerce commission

‘asking for a change in thefrules offibe

MAY _7, 1910.
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companies regulating the .shipping‘ 0‘
poultry; The industry 'is‘sutfering greatly
under the present rules and rates ac-
cording to the complaining parties.

Both the house and senate of our fed-
eral congress have passed a. bill estab-

lishing a bureau of mines in the depart-

ment of the interior. Besides carrying on
the work formerly done by the geological
survey the burcau will have charge of
the investigation of mine explosions.

Edward Payson Weston, the 71—year-
old pedestrian who has accomplished
some remarkable walking feats during his
life, finished a trip of 3,611 miles from
Los Angcles, C211,, to New York in 77
days. or 13 days less than scheduled time.
on Monday. The average daily walk for
the entire trip was over 46 miles. His
longest day’s journey was 70 miles.

Buffalo will entertain the united con-
vention of the Irish league next Septem-
ber, when John Redmond, member of the
English parliament and leader of the
Irish party, will attend.

A decision by the court of claims at
“'ashington, renders a tax upon certain
lcgacies made under a statute passed by
congress during the Spanish-American
war, void, and as a result the $5,000,000
collected will be rcturned.

The Columbia grand jury having in
hand the inquiry into methods of bucket
shop operators, has increased the number
of indictments to 29 and others are said
to be forthcoming.

Prince Tsai Tao, who is at the head of
the Chinese army and is now mak—
ing a visit to this country to secure in-
formation to aid him in remodeling the
Chinese army. He is now in the east’
looking over Sandy Hook, West Point and
other places of military interest.

Allan N, Armstrong. former warden of
Michigan state prison at Jackson. and who
confessed to accepting a bribe, was
fined $5,000 and sentenced to a term of
one year in the Detroit House of Correc-
tion by the Jackson county circuit court.
Monday.

The United States senate is consider—
ing the administration railway measure
this week.

Congrcss has empowered the states of
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
to determine the jurisdiction of the courts
of the different states as regards crimes
committed on Lake Michigan.

The highcr cost: of materials, advance
in wages and incrcased taxation rates
are given as the reason for the conference
of reprcscntatives of trunk line railroads
doing busiiicss between the Mississippi
and the Atlantic coast where increased
ratcs are under consideration. Both
watcr and rail routes are concerned. Af-
tcr the rccommendationsof the road are
rcady it will be the duty of the interstate
commerce commission to pass upon the
propriety of the changes.

The United. States supreme court or-
dered the dissolution of the Grenada lum-
ber company of Mississippi on the ground
that; it was organized in restraint of
true. ‘

coop AND MARKET NOTES.

 

Emmet Co., April 26.—The weather for
April has been ideal, both for the progress
of farm work and the growth of vegeta—
tion. There has been sufficient precipi-
tation to maintain ideal moisture con-
ditions, but not enough to interfere ma-
terially with the work of fitting ground
and secding. Do not remember of a sea-
son in which wintcr grain and new seed-
ings started out better than is the case
the prcscnt season. Indications are that
we shall have a good hay crop once again
after several seasons of comparative fail—
ures. So far as I have heard, there has
been good results with spring pigs, but
the supply is entirely inadequate to the
demand. Prices paid, $6@8 per pair.
Some turned stock out as soon as the
snow was off but the grass has only just
attained sufficient growth to yield much
feed. Oats and pea seeding about fin-
ished and some potatoes planted. No
fruit; buds open yet and will not be for
several days yct. One snow storm and
some freezing during the month, but no
injury observed so far. Fruit trees of all
kinds are showing up well with fruit
buds. Pork, 11.1/2c; chickens, 170; but-
ter, 28((r30c.

losco Co., April Zip—Spring opened the
first of March and many farmers got
their oats sowed. “’hcat and rye came
out in excellent condition. A few light
frosts did no serious damage. Many
farmers have their seeding nearly done.
\Vc have been getting plenty of cold
northcast rains the past two weeks.
Market quotations are: Hay, $12; pota-
toes, 15c; eggs. 18c; butter, 25c; oats, 50c:
cows, $40@50; horses very scarce and
high.

Northern isabeila and Southern Clare
Co.’s, April 27.—A fine downpour of rain
which was needed. Spring work four
weeks ahead of former years. Oat sowing
practically done and peas mostly sown.
Sheep shearing is being done and the
wool market about 20 lower than a year
ago. Potatoes a drug on the market,
Ha." $2 to $4 cheaper than a month ago.
Beans 750 a bu, cheaper than a year ago
and less acrcagc will be planted this year.
Lots of burn building being done and the
round roof the kind being built. Car-
pcntcrs scarce, also farm labor. Horses
and milch cows in good demand.

Gratiot Co., April 27.——The first heavv
ram of the season fell on the night of
the 16th and though the ground was dry
enough rain fell to soak below the plow.
The following week was cold every day
with searching wind and snow flurrieé
on Saturday and Saturday night. the
23rd. Heavy rain fell Sunday night and
all day Monday, the 25th and 26th. Too
wet to work ground that is plowed and
even to plow on heavy soil. This morn-
ing, the 27th, it has cleared and warmer
without a freeze during the ten davs of
weather. Fruit trees, i. 9,, apples, seem
rcady to burst into full bloom, as they
have for several days. They seem wait-

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A FLASH FROM BLACK EMBERS.

BY HOLMAN 'F. DAY.

AVE MURTHA, game warden,

found a head wind cuffing white—

caps toward him down the length
of Telos when he paddled from the shelter
of the dead—water into the lake. He
pulled his canpe ashore, brewed his noon-
day dish of tea, ate his lunch and slept
in the sun all the warm September after—
noon. Those whose business takes them
daily in ~anoes along the northern lakes
are accustomed to this owl-like mode of
livinrr. They sleep daytimes and let the
head winds pipe. They paddle night—times
under the stars, when the winds are
hushed and the waters are still.

He was away again at dusk, skirting
the dim shores so closely that he could
hear the lap of expiring waves splashing
the rocks. It was merely canoe-man‘s
habit that sent him edging the shore line.
He was not “gum-shoeing” the north
country. The new state law required him
to Visit all lumber camps and confiscate
the guns and rifles that In- t'ound in the
possession of non-residents. 'l‘he faithful-
ness of his quest was attested by a dozen
weapons stowed away in his mime. Thai:
faithfulness ‘aused him to halt at
sight of a camp fire Iliekering near him
on the shore when he rounded a head-
land; it sent him ashore to invest'gate.

A man crouched near the tire, feeding
fagots to it. The warden promptly noted
that it was not an ordinary cook tire. A

$111110

little funnel of hemlock bark led its
smoke to a sort of box. also built of bark.
Ho sniffed the odor of flesh in the

smoke that eddied and wreathed from the.
crannies of the bark box. His quick eye
saw a portion of a deer‘s carcass hanging
from a tree near by. And when the man
lifted his head at sound of the wardens
approach. the firelight showed the unmis—
takable swarthiness of an Indian. He
stood up and replied courteously to Mur—
tha‘s rather gruff greeting.

Murtha‘ thought he knew most of the
Peuobseots. From time to time he had
met those men of the tribe who came
north as guides in the game seaSon. He
did not know this young man, lithe, tall
and neatly garbed in corduroy. It was
plain that the young man did not know
the warden, either. for he showed no
signs of the culprit detected. Murtha‘s
little blue badge was Well hidden under
the lapel of his waistt-oat.

“Pas'maquod, eh?” inquired Martha,
with that half-wontemptuous inflection of
pidgin-English in his tone that so well
characterizes the attitude of the white
man toward all those whose skin is
darker.

“No,” replied
“Penobseot.”

"How it come
at Old Town?"

“I have

the young man civilly;

no see ’um

been away at
school and at college ever
since I was quite youts',”
said the Indian gazing down
on the sturdy warden from
his six feet of erect young
manhood. “My church has
been very kind to me.” His
voice had that even tone of
assurance that education
gives. The quirk ear of
Murtha noted that ninth and
his equally quick eye had
seen the flicker of amuse-
ment that played over the
young man's countenance
when he had put that ques-

tion in patois.

“Oh, Injun loaded with
books,” he growled resent—
fully. feeling suddenly in-
ferior, and surprised and

ashamed because he on: so.

“Some people who do not
care very much about book-
learning are interested in the
more common topics of

sport,” said the young man. “You have
heard about me when I played base ball
in the National league."

Murtha narrowed his
his brows and squinted

eyes, puckered
at the Indian.

 

here beside me,” he said hospitably, “you
may help yourself to some fresh venison.
There are some good cuts left on
carcass. I am smoking the rest of it.”
\\'arden Murtha looked at the arms

“I Believe they Did Call me That.” ‘

studying him as he stood there in the
tlare of the little fire.

"You mean to tell me you're the. chap

the papers called ‘Big Thunder?’ " he
demanded.

“I believe they did ‘all me that. My
name is Francis Nicola,” replied the
Indian, quietly.

lle squatted and began to feed his fire

gain. "If you are thinking of camping

and shoulders of the young giant and de—
('idt'd that he was not yet ready to show
his badge and attempt arrest. Ile had
arrested tdut-ated men, who had promptly
paid, with appeal that the matter should
not be made public. lle had arrested
Indians who had not; paid and who had
meekly gone to jail. But‘the combina—
tion before him an edurated Indian who
seemed so entirely at ease about‘ his

 

the

illegal business—made him want to study
tht- temper of his destined prisoner. He
looked at the Indian‘s rille and stared
into the night about them and rellectel
that education and civilization did not
always make good Indians.

“Are you in the woods
pleasure?" afikt'tl Nlt'ohl.
a bit ot‘ chuckle, “I suppose it is the
blood of my French t‘anadian mother
makes me gossipy. was an
Acadian and was descended front the
Cyrs who escaped from the lingiish at.
Grand l’re and tied up the St. John to
the Madawaska country. I you
have read ‘ICvangelinr-I" "

“No, can‘t say I have."
warden. "I ain‘t no hand to
Timber exploiin‘ is my line,
late when I tote along enough to
aint got no room for books." lie
determined to lie
‘l‘m cruisin’ for
Pulp Company."

“My father says that company is tak-
ingr everything large t‘lltitlgh 10 lpdd up a
SDI'Ill't‘ bud, and is robbing the

on business or
and added with

that She

suppose

replied the
read novels.
and I cal‘—
eat I
had
business.
Northern

about his
the Great

squir—

rels!“ There was bitterness in the, young:
man‘s tone. “’l‘he saw mills were bad
enough as forest hogs. The pulp mills
are worse."

“I suppose if lnjuns had their way,”

wouldn't be

make and

retorted the warden, “tin-re
anything ('llt t'Xt‘CDl to
arrows and basket stuff. ’l‘hero wouldn't
be mueh enterprise in this world if it
was left to Injuns to make it."

bo ws

“Probably the white 1111‘” and the In—
dians will never agree on what makes
this world worth living in." the young
man replied. sighing. “It‘s not worth
while for us to argue it. My fathers
were here in these woods when yours
t‘EIlll(‘—~—itll(1 they arguedwand the last
state t-wnsus gave live hundred thousand
whitt- population. and less than three
hundred Indians. ’l‘hesc- iigures would
seem to settle the. argunn-nt. But during

the last ten days I‘ve been thinking about:
it’ as I have ramped
of woods. I have make for
a friend in the who has been kind
to me a eanoo of birth bark, as my great—
grandfather I’olysusep made them. I
have walked ten days to lind a birch
large enough. I have not found one. I
shall walk more, for I made the promise.

through the wreck
tti‘flllliswti [O

(.113.

I came with food tor a. week. I went
hungry three days. So I have stopped
here to prepare more food. I shall
search until I find the treee—but it seems
hard that when the Indians gave all to
the white man and have asked for so

little from the woods, the white man has
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Telos.

lit for the Indian's uses."

"There's sonnthing the
matter with a man that
wants to tool with a birch
bark canoe in these days of
wanvas ones." snorted the
warden. “I wouldn‘t swap
my canvas canoe. there. for
a whole earload of birch
ones, and there‘s the whole
dill‘erenwo between white
men and lujuns right there
in that vanoe proposition.
Your old bow and arrow

grandl'athers"—lIe was plain-
Iy ripe for disputatious eon—
tentiou. but the other
t‘iH’t'kt‘tl him gravely.

“I don't
question

eare to argue the
from the stand—
point of utility for it: will not
be profitable. You had bet-
ter frizzle some of the veni-
son, sir."

"How comes it, Mister
Nit-Ola, that you are shooting
deer in close time?" asked
the warden. There was an—
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young man gazed at him with some won-
derment. ‘

“I needed the food,” he answered.

“That ain’t defense in law," declared
Murtha.

“Seeing that an Indian is not allowed
to vote and assist in making the laws of
this state, that he controlled before the
white man came and took it away from
him, I have not decided in my mind that
the Indian is bound to accept the law.
But that is a bit too broad a question for
us to discuss, Mr, Explorer. I simply
suggest it, seeing that you mention .law.
But ] base my complete right to this deer
on something more definite." The, war—
den sat down and stared at him over the
little fire. “My father has the leather
bag of our tribe that holds all the papers.
There is a treaty in it between the Al-
gonquins and Colonel John Allen. acting
for the government of the States, where-
by the right is conceded to the Indians
of our tribe to fish the waters and hunt
the woods of this state forever and at any
time. Therefore, 1 have the right to
shoot a deer for food whenever I see tit."

“liutv——I~—I've”— the game warden
choked back the damaging ego and blurt-
ed, “'l‘here’ve been Injuns arrested and
put in jail by the dozen for killing game
in close time.”

“I know it—and the treaty has been
broken thereby,” said the Indian. “If
we had been more powerful, the treaty
rights would have been understood and
we should have been protected. If we
had had money to carry the case to the
‘high courts or to the government at
'VVashington we should have won. or the
government would have stood convicted
of being a dishonorable cheat.”

“I never heard anything about Injuns
bein’ allowed to hunt and fish when they
wanted to," insisted the warden, “and if
there was any such writin‘ I reckon the
folks who make the laws would have
heard of it.”

“There is plenty of true justice in this
world that is never heard of," said the
young man.

“So you are goin‘ right on and kill a
deer any time you want to'?", a

“I shall not kill a deer for wanton
Sport, like the city men to whom this
state sells the right." declared Nicola.
“But when I am hungry, i shall do as my
fathers did before me. I shall kill the
game that the )reat‘ Father put into
these woods for us.” ,

“P’raps you’ll be tellln’ the other In—
dians about that treaty?” srggestcd
Murtha.

"The older ones know about it. I shall
advise the younger ones to use their
rights, and if harm comes to them I hope
to be able to help them make enough
noise in the world about it so that the
white man will listen and be ashamed.
And if I can do that much i will thank
God for my education and for the friends
in high places that. I have made."

Murtha drew back from the circle of
the ilre’s radiance for he fcarcd that his
thoughts at that moment might tell a
story on his face. The equipoisc of this
Indian, his calm assumption of superior—
ity. his bold declaration of outlawry in—
furiated the wardcn who had long made
fetich of duty. And in order to compose
hijngolf he wont to his canoe and brought
his blankets and spread a bed for th.»
night at a respectful distance from Nice»-
la’s tire.

The Indian sutldcnly ll(‘t‘1tlll(‘ saturhinc,
crouched and fed his fire with fagots and
dry l'ungi_ The warden simulated slumber.

After a time Nicola banked his smoke
fire with damp moss, buttoned his jacket
closely and lay down with his bcad HIM”
his knapsack and went to slccp with the
stolidlty of his forbcars.

Llurtha had planned his coup. He had
no intention of shirking his duty. A
poachcr who boasted that he himself
should kill and should encourage others
to kill would be a capture worth bringing
to the attention of the chairman of the
State Game (‘ommissioir

Moving with the noisclcssncss of a cat,
in his moccasins, the warden secured two
pieces of rope from the little stock in his
canoe and carefully arranged them with
slip noose and catch knot. lie crept close
to the Indian. Nicola lay on his back
with feet close together. l\Iurtha looped
one piece of rope on his ariir its noose
ready. IIe softly slid the end of the other
rope under his victim‘s lcgs. the uneven-
ness of the ground allowing this. made
his noose and then. standing astride the
young man’s body, brought the rope taut
with a violent jerk. As he had reckoned,
Nicola came into a sitting posture with :1
snap, and Murtha (ll'oppcd his other noose
over his body to his elbows and drew it
close, with foot against the
breast. He had his man!

Indian’s

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘

“Who am I?" he shouted, breaking up-
on Nicola's amazed questions; “I’m Dave
Murtha, the game warden, and we‘ll see
how much poachin' you’ll do for the next
few months after the judge gets done
with you.” .

“Then you lied to me, white man fash-
ion,” said the Indian. “You would not
have arrested a city sportsman in this
way, W'arden Murtha.”

“Dealin’ with Injuns—even booklearned
Injuns—ain’t like dealin’ with white men;
never was and never will be." returned
the officer brutally. “Now you can either
hop down to that canoe of mine, with me
a—holt of you, or you can be dragged down
and your clothes spoilt, either way you
pick."

“If you will help me to stand up, I will
go to your canoe. If you will take off
these ropes I will give you my word to
go with you to town. It is time to test

the matter that I spoke of you toyou. I
would like to know whether the white
man's court will deny the white man’s
treaty.”

“Them ropes stay on,” said the warden
doggedly. “An Injun has got to take In-
jun medicine.”

“Then,” gritted the young man, “if you
will not accept me as a gentleman and
take my word as such, I give you fair
warning that I shall play this game on
your own dirty basis. If a white man
forgets that these are not the days of
King Philip’s war, then an Indian can
forget, too." a

“l'll risk you.” retortcd the warden
scornfully. “By the time I’ve fixed the
rest of these knots you can start in and
play any kind of a game you're a mind
to. Now will you go to that canoe by
yourself or be sacked there?"

(Continued next week).

 

ROMANTIC LIFE of HERBERT FURLONG.

Thrilling Experiences of a Soldier of Fortune, Ranchman
and Federal Detective.

Hale and Hearty at 89, he is Living the Life of a Recluse withln the Confines of
the Peninsular State.

BY J. W. GRAND.

Alone in a little cottage, near the bluffs,
six miles from South Haven, secluded
from view by a closely wooded bush. lives
Herbert Furlong. a white hatred and ven-
erable man, once well known and of an
adventurous spirit. Through misfortunes
not his own, and mistrust of humanity,
he sought the seclusion of the cabin
which he now occupies. One day, a few
years ago, it became rumored about that
the old man' had money, and robbers vis-
ited his cabin. In the struggle with them
the recluse was severely injured. Shortly
after this a huge black dog strayed into
the cabin. The animal was given some
meat, and thenceforward became the in-
separable friend and companion of the
aged man. The dog, like Mr. Furlong, is
getting pretty old. but almost any day can
be seen standing on the top of a chicken
coop, which commands a view in every
direction. At the approach of a stranger,
the animal scts up a growl of anger,
which ahvays brings the old man to the
door of his cabin with a gun concealed
behind him. He is ever on the alert for
robbers since his first experience with
them, and declares that if another en-
counter cver takes place the bandits will
most certainly come out second best,
Since he moved into his dreary home, Mr.
li‘urlong declares he has not once found
it necessary to summon a physician, nor
has he suffered from any serious illness in
spite of his waning years.

“I follow mental science.‘ he declared
in explaining his good health. “It has
saved my life many a time. People have
often come to me and asked that I use
my methods on them for their ailments,
but I am powcrlcss to give them aid They
must concentrate their own minds, on
their sufferings if tht-y ever hope to be
cured.

“I may be taken for an old man, out
intlccd, i am. liut I want to tcll you that
I am as active £l\' most young follows

i

\\'hcnc\'cr 1 gm (‘X"llt'(l my ncrvcs gct as
strong as steel. 1 can feel my muscles
fairly swcll.

"\\'h_v, yes, I have ball a romantic cxpc—
ricncc in life. i will rclate to you it little
b't of my history. i am an l‘Inglisbman
by birth and was born in Sussex. linglanil.
August 3:, l\'_’l_ and came to Amcrica in
l\lft. I \t'u" ict‘t an orphan at thc age of
live and through thc assistance of a dis—
tant relatch l 1c~ci\'ctl a college, militarv
and civil cnginccl'ing cdticalion. and se-
(‘lH'('ll a position in a lutncasliirc cotton
wcaving cstablishmcnt which I rctaincd
two years. marrying in the interval. lint
a natural lovc fora nomadic life, together
with a strong desire for advcnturc, hos
lcd me to many strange pl:1ccs in my own

land. \dvcnturcs I had bad, which at
the titnc were exciting cnough, but after-
wards scemcd to lack that very spicy

spell of hair—breadth escape which had
pirvadcd almost every narrative of all-
venture which I had read. I had reached
a conclusion, “Nothing new under the
sun." when the bright idea occurred to
me that perhaps in another hemisphere
I might meet with adventures rare and
new, besides adding to my knowledge of
men and manners. Accordingly I booked
as second engineer on one of the steamers
plying between Liverpool and New York.

“biotin-n.2,r occurred to mar the delightful
voyage until we were three days out.
when the chief engineer came down and
told us that a stowaway had been found on

board. I didn’t wait to hear any more,
but was on deck like a skyrocket; there
I did see a sight, and no mistake. Every
man—Jack o’ the crew, and what passen-
gers we had aboard, were all ma ring on
the fo—castle and in the middle stood
the first mate looking as black as thun—
der. Right in front of him, looking a
regular mite among all those big fellows,
was a little bit of a lad not ten years old,
ragged as a scarecrow, but with bright
curly hair and a bonny little face, if it
hadn‘t been so woefully thin and pale.
But, bless your soul, to see the way that
little chap held his head up and looked
about him, you would have thought the
whole ship belonged to him. The mate
was a great hulkin’ black-bearded fellow
with a look that would have frightened
a horse, and a voice fit to make one Jump
through a key-hole; but the youngster
was not a bit afraid. He stood straight
up and looked him full in the face with
hose bright, clear eyes of his, for all the
world as if he was the Prince of “’ates
himself. Folks did say afterwards.” low-
ering his voice to a whisper, “that he
came of better blood than he ought; and
for my part I‘m rather of that. way of
thinking myself, for I never saw a com-
mon street Arab (as they call him now)
carry it off like him. You might have
heard a pin drop as the mate spoke.
‘Well, you young whelp.’ he said in his
grimmest voice, ‘what brought you here'."
‘It was my step—father done it,’ replied
the boy in a weak little voice, but as
steady as could be. ‘Fathcr’s dead and
mother's married again, and my new
father slowed me away when nobody
wan't lookin‘, and gave me some grub to
kccp me goin’ for a day or two till I got
to sea. lie says I’m to go to Aunt Jane
at Hartford; and here’s her address.‘

“And with that he slips his hand into
the breast of his shirt and brings out a
Htl'rlli of paper, awfully dirty and crump—
led up. but with the address on it right
enough.

"We all believed every word of it, even
without the paper; for his look and his
voice and the way he spoke were enough
to show that thcrc wasn't a penny‘s worth
oi" lying in his whole body. lint the mate
didn't scent to swallow the yarn at all;
he only shrugged his shoulders with a
kind of grin, as much as to say. ‘I‘m too
old a bird to be caught with that kind of
chaff;’ and then he said to him: ‘liook
hcrc. my lad, that’s all very ilno_ but it
won't‘do llOl‘vAfiHnillt‘ of these men 0’ mine
are in the secret, and I mean to have it
Out of 'cm. Now you just point out the
man as stowed you away and fed you,
this very minute; if you don’t it‘ll be the
worse for you!’

“The boy looked up in his bright, fear-
lcss way (it did my heart good to look at
him, the brave little chap) and said very
quietly. ‘I've told you the truth; ain‘t got
no more to say.‘

“The, mate said nothing but looked at
him a minute, as if he could see clear
through him; then he faced around to the
men, looking blacker than ever. ‘Recve a
rope to the yard!' he sings out, loud
enough to raise the dead, ‘smart now!’

“The men all looked at each other ,as
much as to say, ‘What on earth’s a—com-
ing now?’ But aboard ship. of course,
when you are told to do a thing, you’ve
got to do it! so the rope was rove in a
jiffy.

MAY ‘7, 1910.

“ ‘Now, my lad,’ says the mate, in a
'hard, square, kind of voice, that made
every word seem like fitting a stone into
a wall, ‘you see that rope? Well, I’ll give
you ten minutes to confess,’ and he took

out his, watch and held it in his hand,’

‘and if you don't tell the truth before the
time is up, I’ll hang you like a dog.’

“The crew all stared at each other as
if they couldn’t believe their ears. I
didn’t believe mine, I can tell you. Then
a low growl went up among them like a
wild beast awaking out of a nap.

“ ‘Silence there!’ shouts the mate in a
voice like the roar of the nor’easter.
‘Stand by to run for'ard,’ and with his
own hand he puts the noose around the
boy’s neck. The little fellow never
flinched a bit; but there were some among
the sailors (big chaps that could have
felled an ox) as shook like leaves in the
wind. As for me, I bethought myself of
my little curly lad at home, and how it
would be if anyone was to go to hang
him. At the very thought 'of it I tingled
all over, and my fingers clenched them-
selves as if they were a gripping some-
body's throat. I clutched hold of a hand-
spike and hel it behind 'my back all
ready. '

“ ‘Herb.’ whispers the chief engineer to
me, ‘d’ye think he really means to do it?’

“‘I don’t know,’ said I, through my
teeth; ‘but if he does, he shall go first, if
I swing for it.’ .

“I've been in many an ugly scrape in
my time, but I never felt half as bad as I
did then. Every minute seemed as long
as a dozen; and the tick of the mate‘s
watch pricked my ears like a pin. The
men were very quiet, but there was a
desperate look on some of their faces
and I noticed that three or four of them
kept edging forward to where the mate
was standing, in a way that meant mis-
chief. As for me, I’d made up my mind
that if he did go to hang that poor little
chap, I’d kill him on the spot, and take
my chance.

“‘Eight minutes!’ says the mate, his
great deep voice breaking in upon the
silence like the toll of a funeral bell. ‘If
you‘ve got anything to confess, my lad,
you‘d best be out with it, for yer time's
nearly up.’

“ ‘I‘ve told you the truth,’ answered the
boy, very pale. but as firm as ever. ‘May
I say my prayers, please?’ .

“The mate nodded, and down goes the
poor little chap on his knees (with that
infernal rope about his. neck all the
time), and put up his little hands to
pray. I couldn’t make out what he said
(fact, my head was in such a whirl that
I'd hardly have known my own name).
but I'll be bound God heard it, every
word. Then be up on his feet again and
puts his hands behind him, and says to
the mate, very quietly, ‘I’m ready.’

“And then, sir, the mate’s hard grim
face broke up all at once, like you see
the ice on the Baltic. He snatched up
the boy in his arms and kissed him and
burst out crying like a child; and I think
there was not one of us that didn’t do
the same. I know I did for one.

“ ‘God bless you, my ‘boy,’ says he,
smoothing the child‘s hair with his great
hard hand. ‘You're a true Englishman,
every inch of you; you wouldn't tell a lie
to save, your life. \Vcll, if so be as yer
father‘s cast yer off, I’ll be yer father
from this day fortlr and if I ever forget
you, then may (lod forget me.’ And he
kept his word. for J corresponded with the
mate for ten years afterward.

“I did not make the return voyage but
remained in New York to look around
a bit.”

(The second installment in this series
of remarkable experiences will appear in
our next Magazine Section, and will de—
scribe a thrilling incident in this inter-
esting character's brief farming experi—
ence in New I‘anland.—Eds.)

SOME MORE HIGH LIVING.

BY GERT‘RUDE MC KENZIE,

Secretary \N'ilson is quoted as saying
that the toad will eat $19.40 Worth of in;
sect-s. \Vondcr if the toad suffers from
iltie increased cost of living, too‘I—News

em.

The little toad
Can eat a load
Of bugs and flies that’s quite immense,
.lust try to count.
The costwamount—
It‘s nineteen dollars forty cents!

I wonder. now,
Exactly how

Our Secretary knows this sum?
Do Bradstrects dwell
’Mid files, to tell

Their valuation as they come?

The toad, say I,
Lives far too high——
He livesat an expensive pitch;
Eats costly flies.
And plainly tries,
I think, to toady to the rich!

 

 

 

 

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MAY 7, 1910.
THAT BOTHERSOME BOY.

_.—.._

BY DORA H. STOCKMAN.

With a. shout, at first day-break, he
climbs on my bed,
And jumps up and down on my chest,
Just as I turn over to get a short snooze,
To steal the last few moments’ rest.

After breakfast he uses the dining-room
’ chairs
For his locomotive and ears,
And he takes the new pie—tins to slide
down the stairs
Regardless of scratches and mars.

 

 

 

The windows show prints of small buttery
hands,
On the porch are his little mud pies,
A horse on three legs, and a wheel-less

cart,
A doll minus both of its eyes.

His toys are scattered from basement to,
roof,
A rubber cat yawls in the. dark
When, to humor his whim, I meander
about '
For his drink, as a. midnight lark.

My rich neighbor‘s house looks as neat
as a pin.
It is quiet as quiet can be.
\Vhat wouldn’t she give to change places
awhile
And hear his glad frolicsome glee.
Go to sleep, little lad. And to happiest
dreams
W'ith angel playmates, a harp for a toy;
But be sure to come back, for life would
be drear
“'ithout that dear bothersome boy.

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, A FRIEND OF
CHILDREN.

 

BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.

On March 6, 1888, twenty—two years
ago, in good old Boston town, the noble
life of Louisa May Alcott came to a close,
and hundreds of homes were saddened by
the thought that no more of her charm-
ing, wholesome stories for children would
be forthcoming.

Miss Alcott was born Nov. 29, 1832, at
Germantown, Pa., the daughter of Amos
Bronson Alcott, cultivated but penniless
teacher, philosopher, lecturer and writer,
who had married the only daughter of the
May family of Boston, a couple of years
previous. Three other daughters followed
Louisa into the humble home of the Al-
cotts. Struggling vainly against poverty
and criticism, the father found it impos-
sible to satisfactorily care for his little
brood. His ideals were high—too high
to be appreciated by a majority at that
time, though slowly but surely many of

I

THE, MICHIGAN FARMER.

them are being recognized now as of gen-
uine worth. At last the family moved to
Concord, and among such gifted men as
Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne, Mr.
Alcott reared and educated his daughters.

Despite their poverty, their lives were
never given over to sadness or despair.
There was ever a cheering word from the
little mother when times seemed particu-
larly bad, and many a sorrowful experi-
ence was forgotten in the joys of prepar-
ing some makeshift for a stage upon
which to conduct plays for the amuse-
ment of their own and neighboring fami<
lies. Everything which could be turned
into merriment was eagerly grasped, and
Louisa grew up with a bright face, a
keen wit, and a readiness to make the
best of life under whatsoever circum-
stances.

At an early age she began telling imag-
inary tales to her playmates, and writing
them out in the hope of some day being
able to earn her living in this manner.
However, she began this role in what
seemed a more practical mode, that of
teaching, which she followed at various
periods, along with nursing, acting as
governess, sewing and writing until her
30th year. Her writings up to this time
had been largely florid or sensational,
and were useful from a financial stand—
point only, but she was determined to
write somcthing really worth while, and
tired in mind and body as she must ha\'c
been from the tcnscncss of her struggles
with poverty and misfortune, she still
clung to her ideals and would not admi
defeat.

About this time the civil war IJI'Okt‘ out,
and her sympathies were so stirred by
the reports of the sufferings endured by
the soldiers that she offered her services
to the government as nurse, and was
soon mingling her tears and smiles with
the injured and dying soldiers. Here she
told her checry stories and sang hcr Hung:-
to hearts which warmed at her coming.
and here it was that she gaincd the in—
spiration and material for her “Hospital
Sketches," published in 1863. aftcr ill
health, brought on by overwork, had com—
pelled her to return home. 111 an effort
to regain hcr strength through change of
scene and occupation, she went abroad
as companion to an invalid woman and
spent litany delightful days in England,
France, Germany and Switzerland.

Not long after her return. more deter-
mined than evcr to make for herself a
name in the literary world, she began
“Little \Vomen” at the request of a firm
of publishers who wished a story for
girls. Into this tale she wove the life of
herself, “Jo,” and her three sisters in

their Concord home, and no sooncr had

it been published than she found hersch
famous. And how well this ovcrworked
teacher and kind—hearted nursc appre-
ciated and rejoiced at hcr own success is
shown by the lines she wrote to her
publishers:

“This year, after toiling so many years
along the uphill road. always a hard one
to women writers, it is peculiarly grateful
to me to find the way growing easier at
last, with pleasant little surprises blos-
soming on either side, and the rough
places made smooth.”

How sweet and unassuming such
words! How full of earnest thanksgiv—
ing!

Following “Little “'omen" came “Little
Men,” “An Old—Fashioned Girl,” “ITndcr
the Lilacs,” etc, all winning new friends
and renewed praise, for their author, Boys
and girls everywhere, as well as their
parents, learned to love the sketches
which came from the brilliant mind of

 

 

A Bright Y0ung Michigan Farmer who Clearly Understands that the Larger Horse
Should Always be Hitched on the “Off” Side.

ARE THEY OF STEEL OR WOOD?

Several very excellent examples of whit-
tling, no doubt the result of interest
created by our "Suggestions for Whittlers,”
published during the past winter, have
been received. They are good examples
of how a mere hint or suggestion will
ofttimes start an intelligent and ingen-
ious boy or young man on the road to
proficiency in some particular line. The
pliers pictured below are the work of
Mr. Edward J. Archer, of Allegan Co..
an enthusiastic whittler and a staunch
friend of the Michigan Farmer. In pat-
tcrn this tool is a vast improvement over
the comparatively simple and rather
clumsy affair. pictured and described in
The Farmer of March 5, which, however,
probably led Mr. Archer to attempt this
piece of work. These pliers are 11 inches
king and were whittled from a nice piece
of \\'ltit<,-\\'oml. although from the picture

 

 

 

 

 

this tool, which is merely a toy, might
easily be mistaken for the genuine steel
article. ‘

 

this woman who knew not the word
“fail." and now, though a fifth of a cen-
tury has passed since her pen was stilled.
tlnsc samc stories are read and re-rcad
with cyt-s kindling with laughter at one
momcnt and the next brimming over with
tears.

Life cven yet was by no means all stin-
shinc to Miss Alcott. In 1877 her loyal
mothcr, for whom she had provided with
an unscltish devotion, was called home.
A few years later her youngest sister,
May, the “Amy" of “Little \\'omen," who
had married in Paris, followed her moth-
cr. leaving her infant daughter to Miss
.-\leott's care. In 1882 the gifted father,
proud of his daughter‘s accomplishments,
and “riding in her golden chariot" as he
oftentimes said, was stricken with paral—
ysis and became her constant care.

Always planning and working for oth—
trs. it is little wonder that her face took
on the happy, contented look which was
noticcable to everyone, and which made
it possible for her to say: “As I turn
my face toward sunset I find so much to
make the downhill journcy smooth and
lovely, that, like Christian, I go on my
vay rejoicing with a chccrful heart." And
this when at times her work was weary—
ing almost to the, end of her strength. It
was not unusual for her to write fourteen
hours out of twcnty-ronr, with scarcely
a pause for food or rest, whcn her mind
was filled with fancies which she was
eager to place on paper. ‘

lhtt IIlH life of toil and struggle was
all too soon to mid; the feeble body could
no longer withstand the strain of care and
overwork, and only a few days after the
death of her distinguished fathcr she, tOO.
passed through the golden gates, leaving
us a heritage upon which no value can
be placed. a heritage of double worth
because of the ambitious struggles from
which it was evolved.

“The tree grows best when the dirt is
oftenest stirred about the roots; perhaps
the best in us comes only from such
stirring.”

<11) 503

It Slugs Hard

Coiiee a Sure and Poweriui Bruiser.

“Let your coffee slave be denied his
cup at its appointed time! Headache—
siek stomach—~fatigue like unto death.
I know it all in myself, and have seen it
in others. Strange that thinking, reason-
ing beings will persist in its use," says a.
Topeka, Kansas, man.

He says further that he did not begin
drinking coffee until after he was twenty
years old, and that slowly it began to
poison him. and affect his hearing through
his ncrvous system.

“Finally, I quit coffee and the condi-
tions slowly disappeared, but one cold
morning the smell of my wife’s coffee was
too much for me and I took a cup. Soon
I was drinking my regular allowance,
tearing down brain and nerves by the
daily dose of the nefarious concoction.

“Later, I found my breath coming hard
and frequent fits of nausea, and then I
was taken down with bilious fever.

"Common sense came to me and I quit
coffee for good and went back to Postum.
I at once began to gain and have had no
returns of my bilious symptoms, head-
ache. dizziness, or vertigo.

“I now have health, bright thoughts,
and added weight, where bcfore there
was invalidiron, the blues. and a. skeleton—
like condition of the body.

“My brother ouit Coffee because of its
effect on his health and now uses Post-
um. He could not stand the nervous
strain while using coffee, but keeps Well
on Postum.

“Miss 1<‘., I know personally, was in-
capable of doing a day‘s work while she
was using coffee. She quit it and took
up Postum and is now well and has per-
fectly steady nerves.”

Read the little book, “The Road to
\Vcllville," 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.

Kuromomta sans:

YOU CAN SAVE ENOUGH ON THE PUR-
OHA‘SE PRICE OF YOUR CAR TO MAKE
THE GAS and OIL FREE FOR SEVERAL
\EARB. AND GET FROM US

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HOWEVER DOES NOT MAKE THEM ONE
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AND EVERY CAR WE SELL to thoroughly
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excepting for the pride of getting a car that has
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Get a box of Marvel Fish Lure and a Potent
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Acme Quality products have
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and the best dealers carry a
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THE" MICHIGAN - éARMER.

SMILE PROVOKERS.

 

Rivers—How do you pronounce that
word, “taxicab?”

Brooks—The emphasis is on the “tax."

Myrtle—Papa doesn‘t favor your calling
here at all. icorge."

Geni'g«_-——V\'lly, that can‘t bet Your
father gave me a cigar a moment since
as I came in the door.

Myrtle—All right. just wait till you
smoke it!

 

“Your new automobile seems to be
thoroughly up-to—dnte in every particu-
lar."

“Yes: I've got everything that goes
With a lirst-elnss machine except a re—
ceipt in full from the dealer.“

 

The conjuror was performing the an-

cient trick of producing tggs from it
poeket lmndkerehiel‘. Stid he to a little
fellow:

“My in»); your mother can‘t git eggq
without :1 heir :nn she?“

“Ot‘ touise she can." replied the boy.
“\Vhy. how :s that?”
juror.

"She keeps ducks."

asked the Con -

replied the hay.

 

My duua’hter was it very little maiden
and she thought that Jimmy Rye. whom
she met at n pnrty. was the very nicest
boy she 11nd ever seen.

"Mummy," she told me the morning
after the party. “I want to write every
day to Jimmie Rye; you know I said I
would."

“All right, my denr." I answered cheer-
fully.

A very inky letter went off that dzty to

{Jimmie Rye. But the next dzty. when

the small damsel had linished writingr
her missive, she looked up at me. “Must
I pay two pennies every time I write .1
letter to Jimmie Rye," she asked plain-
tively, .

“\\’hy of course." I snid.

“But 11‘ I pzty two pennies every day
to write to .llllllllll- lye 1 won‘t. have any
pennies ol‘ my own."

"No. that is Vt'l‘v true."

“Mummy," she snld 1n n pleading v01ce.

 

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generous sup-
ply of water
when and whe re you want it, no matter
where the well or Spring may be located.
They are durahly made, moderately
priced and cost little to keep in order.
Built to meet every condition and
service. Write for our free book.

“Water Supply for the Home"
It will tell you how best to solve. water
supply problems—pumps $8.00 to $300.

”7187; you fizzy a pump see that
it bears the name “GOULDS.”
It 1': a gum-mm? of satisfaction.
THE GOULDS MFG. COMPANY
No. I 86 West Fall St.. Seneca Falls. FLY.

  

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Always mention the Michigan Farmer
when writing to advertisers.

“won‘t you give me two pennies for my
letter?”

“No, dear." I snid. "I don't care to
write to .limmie Ilye. \Viiy should I spend
my pennies. on him?"

pennies."—-l\l. I . .

 

KINKS.

Kink 1.——Half Duplicates. ‘

These nre nil two—syllable words, and
the last syllable of cut-h forms the lirst
syllable ot‘ the next:

1. Purl of it burn. 2. An nttat'hment of
this purl. 3. A Dill‘l. of this nttnehment.

A cover for at water supply. 3. The
women's port of farm management. ti.
The part of it. harness thnt fastens. to
the thill. T. Pnrt of un old-fushioned lire.
S. A lognw-r‘s llml. 0. A good :tppurntus
for drawing' water. 10. Part of u pump.
11, Food for form :tnltnnls. l2. l'sed in
feeding animals. li'._ A hurd wood tree.
14. A worm injurious to trees. 13. An
old-style fence. iii. Nw-cs-sui'y part of
modern fence. 1?. “’here to put your
answers to these kinks.

Kink ll.—-Fourteen Queer Cows.

1. Kllld of ti cow thnt’ is despised,

2. Some have this one in their hair.

3. It was hurne-d in Europe in 1312.

4. This one shrinks down in dread.

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Prizes for Straightening Kinks.——~To

the sender In!’ «with of the ten neutest

correct answers to nil oi" the uhove Kinks,
wt- will uive whoivv Ht" :1 pnrhnnt- of 30 post-
curds of ut-nw'nl llll~‘l'|‘.<ll :tn .\tl:ts of the,

VVHl‘iil, ltl lumii. ”.\ 'l‘i'iii ll) the North
Pole." \\'ht-r.- eontivszoiit or some member
of his family is not :i l‘i'Lllllill‘ slllust'l'iiwl‘ a
your"; subscription (Th-l must accompany
answers. Answers must not reach_ us
litter thnn Alnv 37 us ('illl'l'i‘l solutnns
will he pulflisluwl in issue of June 4.
Address answers to Puzzle lu~pt.. Mich-

igan Former.
Answers to April 2 Kinks.

Kink l.——-Ornithology.~—iay. dove, rohiu,
thrush, oriole. :tlhntross nnd nightingale.
Kink ll.——Double Acrostic.

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Kink ll|.-—ReversiOnS.—l. Eel. Lee. _..

Mar, rum. :1. Pins. snip. 4. limit. time.
5. Don, Ned. ti. Fini‘. Rue. 7. Trial; rail.
8. (iip, pig. 0. Leek, keel. 10. Mlle. Ehm.
April 2 Prize Winners.
Only two sets of correct solutions were
received. Awards are. accordingly. made
to E, J. Archer and Mildred M. North.

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"Then." with n sigh. "T think I won't
write any more letters to .limmie Rye.
He‘s not worth it and I'd rather have my

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Is found in the name of :1 poet.
Lives r-iiit-lly out west.
Boston‘s: iirst streets: were built on
them.
8. T< worn on the hull,
0. This row is ion-1t}; tough.
1o. This (‘HW {Quinn's lruyels in {l hontw
1]. This out- il':l\'tl.‘4 on n louolnoliVe.
TI, This ‘llll‘ ‘>l'n\‘.'luztl.< you.
lit. This on~ horned i‘hiwdqm
14. This mew wus in :t lnnlous battle.

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A big family of farm pests.
lnugh at your scurecrows. .
But there’s one_thlng they can't get away from. and that is a bullet fired from o

It youndealer hasn't it. we will
List price 38.00. Ask for Number. 70.

Two Models: The‘fl‘akw fifteen .22

Short cartridges only.
The second takes any one of three cartridges—.22
' Short. .22 Long and .22 Long Rifle. but the great-
est accuracy is obtained in thls model by using
only .22 Long Rifle cartridges.

You see the cartridge go into the chamber—you
know t'v‘h-en the rifle is loaded. You don’t have to
th nk whether you have another shot or notl Each
cartridge as it comes out of the magazine snows
plnlnly before it_ passes along into .93 charm

We guarantee thls Rifle to be the most accurate

 

   
 
 
 

 

Write us and tell us what klnd of shooting you
are most interested in and we will write a.
letter of advice with many valuable pointers for
the Hunter and Sharpshooter. We will give you

 

,Little Scout No. 14 .. ..... . ........ $2.25
IStevens-IVIaynard, Jr., N0. 15 ...... 3.00
:Crnck Shot N0. 16 ................. 4.00

? (For Young Shooters.
made for real work).

Accurate, and

 

the world what llahtnln.
really lo and how to
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Kill on The}

Crop Thieves and Poultry Pilierers

//’
VISIBLE LOADING REPEATING RIFLE

Made by the makers of the famous Stevens Favorite single shot rifle.
More Stevens sold because they shoot straighter. carry farther and bit
harder on account of the extreme cars used in our;system of accu rate rtfllng

Do you want a description of the latest Stevens 6.3hot Repeating
Shotgun? The fastest. safest, surest Repeating Shotgun made.
(No. 520.) List Price $27.00. Write now; right raw—while you remember it.

Points for the Sharpshooter, Hunter & Trapshooter:

‘J. STEVENS ARMS 8 TOOL COMPANY,

 

    

Gophers Hawks Wood Chucks
Weasels Crows Blue Jays
Rabbits Skunks Sparrows

The four-footers outrun your dogs—the others

 
  

   

send. {express prepaid. on receipt 01

With this wonderfully accurate Rifle (Wthh only weighs 4% pounds) you can send n
. hailstorm of lead into the boldest weasel or the craftiestfifox that ever robbed a hen coop.

.22 Caliber Repeater tn the world. Rifled In the
Stevens Factory of Precision—which is celebrated
for turning out the most accurate rifles in the world
-—the Visible Repeater is one or the very best of
the celebrated Stevens family.

This Visible No. 70in nman’s gun for man's

_ work. but it is light enough for your boy to use

and is a splendid rifle to practice with. With this
wonderfully exact gun you absolutely know that
the bullet will goat where It lsialmed. Ttlsn’t
every gun that will shoot straight. The Vlslblo
will do lt_s share of the hitting—lt's up to you to do
the aiming.

After the first not remember you have fourteen more lightning shots without roloadlng.

   

short cuts to expert marksmanship, which will
not only make you a better shot than you already
are but will cut down your ammunition bills
as well.

Dept. 345. CHICOPEE FALLS. MASS.

THE FACTORY 0F PRECISION.
LIST PRICE OF STEVENS RIFLES
Favorite No. 17, (the Only Boy’s
Rifle used by Men ...... ........$ 6.00
Visible Loader No, 0 8.00
Ideal Rifle No. 44 (Man’s Heavy
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Bonlnml Frannitll taught Prot- west Dadd’s PM. We» Dodthrougll
Wonderful Invention—-

 
      

lilo Invontlon perfected
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0. s. S. Woven Copper Cable Lightning Rod and System oi Installation

 
     
      

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Endorsements of leading fire insurance companies (list of them in catalogue—send for it). There
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We wlll ship to you. prepaid, a 1910 RICK bicycle. Give it 10 days
test. If then it does not satisfy you and is not superior to all others
at double the price. send it rl ht back at our expense. Your money will
be refunded at once, the trio. not having cost you one cent.

In this double-bar model you get coaster brake.puncture roof lr .
twin roller chain, 45 position handle bar. “Comfort" Spring sa%dle,tbeelsl.
tools and kit, telescopic pumg. detachable mud guards, etc. the
easiest riding and most durable lc '

Low Price to First Buyer In Each Town
Or. it you will promise to show our catalog and to solicit orders from your
RICK Bicycle in towns where no dealer to now selling our goods. we will sell
you a “RtIng” Int tvlvlholes:tltali:.gcut'sd pricentfilgTallow you BIG DISCOUNTS
on every ng n ecyce he on on " 8 ALL PUN .
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‘ Scott’s Emulsion
is a wonderful food-medicine
for all ages of mankind. It
will make the 'delicate, sickly
baby strong and well—will
give the pale anemic girl rosy

' cheeks and rich, red blood. It
will put flesh on the bones of
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man, and will keep the aged
man or woman in condition
to resist colds or pneumonia

in the winter.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

 

d 100.. name ’of paper and this ad; for our
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Each bank contains a Good Luck Penny.

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Outwears All

An Edwards "Reo" Steel Shingle Roof
will outwear four wood roofs and six
composition or tar roofs. It will save
from four to five times its cost. Further-
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ance rates from 10 to 20 per cent.

Edwards “llEO” Steel Shingles

reaguire no soldering. You can lay it your-
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Factory Prices—Freight Prepaid. We
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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

(Continued from page 496).

sidered it next to a. crime to sell them
for'market at the prices then ruling.
Hearing frequently such expressions as,
“Hens eat their heads off during winter,"
“the poultry business is not a .profitable
proposition," and “unless you get pullets
started to laying before cold weather sets
in they will not lay before spring,” I was
somewhat doubtful of success. The hen-

ltouse, too, proved to be very damp all
winter. The flock was practically snowed
in for 100 days. I fcd all of them as

though they had been laying. The pullets
developed wonderfully fast. They bcgan
to lay during February, when the weather
was coldcst and the snow deepest. Today
the [lock is worth any man’s $20, as
against $10 last fall.
Of course. the few 18-mos.-old hens laid
all wintcr. The entire flock has pro—
duced, from Dec. 1, to April 17), 01' 41/2
1110s., $27.15 worth of c‘gs, besides adding
$10.00 in growth. The cost of feed (charg-
ing nothing .gainst‘ the hens for clover
hay and vegetables) was $13.70, leaving
a net profit of $23.45, which is 2341/2 pcr
cent on last fall's investment, during 41/3.
months.
Oceana Co. KY. D. KORB.
SOME POULTRY OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE FAR WEST.

I have been observing since I came to
California, and I have also asked a great
many questions whcncvcr the opportunity
offered. As a result I have lcttrned some
things that may bcnciit othcrs as well a;
mysclf. Onc thing. it seems that poultry
should be a paying,r prtrjcct here, for at the
present time ranch cggs arc scliing' for ~15
to 50 cents a dozen.

One of the first things my observation
has shown me that nearly all poultry
raiscrs here continc tlicmseIVcs to one
breed of fowl, instcztd of keeping mixcd
breeds. I ncvcr could see how a farmcr
could kcdp a mongrcii mess of t'owls around
him and cxpcct to got as good rcturns as
his ncighbor who has a line iiock of full
bloods. They do it -thou:_:‘lt, at lcast they
did back in Michigan, and when you at-
tempted to argue thcy insistcd that the
breed did not matter. Yet the vcry same
t‘urmcr would be very particular about
the breeding of his horscsv and probably
owned a. line hcrd of Jerseys.

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Bond Agalmt Lightning. (14)
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@0450 Lock 5t. Cinclnnltl. 0.

iHEISKELL’S

Ointment

is an aid to beauty. A skin
whose natural loveliness is
spoiled by unsightly erup-
tions, pimples and blotches,
is made smooth and clear by
Heiskell’s Ointment. Cures
eczema, tetter, erysipelas,
blackheads. ring worms and
all other disfiguring skin
diseases, After the cure use Heiskell's
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the skin healthy. Sold by all druggists.
Write for our new booklet,“He alth and Beauty."
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY 8. CO.

581 Commerce St.. Philadelphia. Pa.

   

   
   
   
 

 

 

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WANTEn-Girls in house keeping department
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——We want I branch factory

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or those smilinr with farm business preferred. Any small
building will do for factory on the farm or in town or village.
An aritcle used on every farm. Quick sales and big profits.
$26 will start you in profitable business.

0. K. IVIFG. 00.. Medina, N. Y.

WANTED-Brass Molders, boys for grind-
ingihrass castings. and Helpers
in brass foundry; CLAYTON & LAMBERT MFG.
00., Beaubien & Trombley Aves, Detroit. Mich.
JUST SYY “Saw your Ad. in the

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Chickens respond to good breeding and
good treatment as well as anything I

A Frank Statement

OW many manufacturers of ready roof.
his will tell you frankly how their
goods are made?

Mighty few.

They will talk about “secret formulas."
“special waterproofing compounds,” etc.—
all nonsense.

They don'tfitell you what the goods are
made of because they don’t dare.

From the start we have never hesitated to
tell the buying public just what Amatite is
made of and just what it will do.

How Amatite is Made

Amatite is made of two layers of Coal Tm-
Pitch—[ho greatest waterproofing material
known.

Alternating with these two layers of pitch
are two layers of coal-tar-ssturated fvlt
to give it tensile strength.

On top ot'these four layers is a rm] mincra
surface—five layers of protection.

The mineral surface is permanent. fire

 

 

proof, and absolutcly requires no painting-
It Needs No Painting

Rootings that require painting are a Worry
and an expense. Every year or two you have
to climb up and give them a coating with
some special compound sold by the manu-
facturers, or you are pretty sure to have a
leaky roof.

 

 

Amatite on Lumber Sheds of B. F. Harris 8; Sons, 13

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505

 

Amatite is Making Good

We are constantly receiving letters from
customers telling us how satisfied they are
with Amatite—how much better it is than
the old—fashioned rooting.

Year after year, in all weather. Amatite
will give perfect service without any painting
or attention of any kind.

Surely this is the kind of service that Wins
and keeps customers.

Free Samples

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WOMAN AND @~
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Are We too Selfish to Entertain Our Friends?

 

“Enid, the good knight‘s horse stands in
the court; . .

Take him to stall, and give him corn, and
then, '

Go to the town and buy us flesh and
wine; .

And we will make us merry as we may.

Our board is little, but our hearts are

great." 7‘ ‘ '
He spake: the Prince, as hand past him,
t'ain ' - _
To follow, strode a strldc, but lntol
caught

His purple scarf, and held, and said.
“Forbear! . . .
Rest! the good house, the ruined, O m_\

Son,
Endures not that her guest should setwc
himself.”

So spake the old spirit of hospitality.
according to ’l‘ennyson. The present day
spirit is different. \\'itness:

“\\‘ell, I think she had a “('le to come
landing here on the Mini e\pct me to
wait on her. She might know with all the
work I have and two mischievous children
besides. I have plenty to do without
waiting on company." says the twtutieth
century woman. “\Yhat do folks want to
go visiting for, anyway? They might
know it puts the hostess out, makes her
extra work and like enough extra meals.
If people want to go gallivanting arottnd
let them go to a hotel and pay their
hoard, or else work where they visit. Let
them get out in the kitchen and help
wash dishes and get the meals and not
sit around in the parlor and play lady."

“Yes, we got a flat with only one bed—
‘room," chuckle the newly married couple.
“\\'e don‘t want, to be bothered with com—
pany. '\\'ifcy wants a good time, and he—
Sides, company costs too much. \\'hy,
Dill Simpkius said his relations nearly ate
him out of house and home the first year
lie was marriet'l.”

“l'm going to move next month into a
smaller house,“ says the man of a fam-
ily. "Say, as soon as summer comes
they begin to arrive and as fast as one
leaves another comes. Last summer we
didn't eat a meal alone front May until
October. Actually, our friends took pos—
session of the house and all I did was to
pay rent and grocery hills. I hadn‘t any
rights which any of them were bound to
respect. This year I‘m going to take a
house without an extra bedroom and if
they do not take the hint. 1‘“ break up
housekeeping and we'll all hoard next
year.“

“It‘armer‘s wives do not visit hack and
forth as they used to a few years iii—Uh"
says one of them. “\\'hy, ten or “freon

years ago we thought nothing of hitching
up the team and the whole family start-
ing off in the morning for an all day visit

 

 

 

without sending word. Nobody took of—
fense or felt put out. llut now we never
go without an invitation, “m- “-0 never
have company without knowing it h0f0ye—
hand. I scarcely ever see any of the
women I know except at church or at
town. V‘Ve telephone occasionally, but.
that is the extent of our visiting.”

Some of us blame the telephone. which
makes it so easy to talk without exerting
ourselves to t'avel and to cook for guests.
I do not think the telephone is to blame.
The spirit of selfishness and self-seeking
which possesses the age is at the bottom
of the matter. Many women do not want
to he bothered with company, and resent
the extra work which entertaining entails.
They are not at all backward about s~t,v-
ing how they feel. and from these scltish
ones the disaffection has spread until ev—

eryone 1s tainted. A few women would

like to entertain, but their friends never
visit them for fear of “putting them out.”
These hospitable ones. feel that no one
wants to visit them and, because no one
ever “drops” in, they refrain from
making advances for fear of a rebuff. So
the leaven has worked until city and
country alike are bereft of the old spirit
of neighborliness, which is the charm of
any country.

* It is no wonder we are growing into a
nation of nervous, dyspeptic, discontented
people. If we spent less time growling
because other people inconvenienced us,
and a little more time in being helpful
and hospitable we would be healthier and
happier. To be sure, we have our clubs
and our parties, but they do not make
up for the old-fashioned visits where two
or three friends could exchange secrets
and have heart to heart talks. In the
words of F, Hopkinson Smith, "Let tts go

hac".
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Varied and ievo'y at»; the neck fixings

   

which demrous ting s are turning out
for Wtdl‘ with blouses and odd waists this
spring. and which every one may possess
for herself if a little time is given the,
subject.

As to the collars, aside from the sewed-
on stock. used, as a rule. with the lin—
gerie waists, and ordinarily composed of
tucks and insertion or hand enthrohlerv,

ohjtet. Lead pencil size is fine for the
disks.

.labots are of such numerous styles that
it is difficult to choose between them, but
I have endeavored to select those which
could be copied without the use of pat-
terns, and which are practicable for
more than one style. Nos. 5 and 6 go to-
gether nicely. yet are complete in them-
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there are several shapes in use with the
odd and tailored waists. The Dutch col~
lar is still popular for young girls and
matrons with plump, attractive. necks,

The regulation deep turn down collar,
used alike with jahots, hows, tics and
large brooches is shown in No. l. The
designs show only the simplest kinds of
embroidery patterns, necessitating but a
short time for the work; there is also the
possibility that some workers may care
to Copy the designs offhand, or use others
of similar apearance. Embroidery may
he omitted by leaving the edges straight,
turning the lining and front together and
stitching two rows about a quarter of an
inch apart. The ornamentation may then
consist of medallions 0f embroidery 0r
lace whipped down closely, and these may
frequently be clipped out of scraps of
allovers or from partially worn bands.
One must measure carefully the base of
the neck. being sure the collars are of the
correct length, two inches usually proves
a good height. Set the turnovers into
douhle bands of almost equal height.

I! t It

The second collar. which fastens at the
hack. has a dotihle turudown portion,
opening the way for a two—color scheme,
the upper being white and the lower any
favorite color. Bias binding may be used
instead of scallops or stitching. The up-
per section may be left free except where
it joins the neckhand. or it may be ap-
pliqued to the other poi-tiou_

If the edges are to he huttonholed in
the stock at No. 3 place the two layers
together and work through both. Bitt—
tonholcs appear near the base of this col—
lar, and are used to rttn string ties or
narrow ribbon through. the ends being
tied in prim little hows or in four—in-
hand style in front. lluttonholes may be
omitted and the collar worn with jahots.
or even then a tie may he brought round
the base. If embroidery effects are want-
ed bttt one has no time for intricate pat-
terns. simple disks or dots worked solid,
one for each scallop. or in rows. will be
found quite as effective. Circles. too,
worked in outline stitch, are quickly made
and extremely pretty. These are some-
times interlocked and may 'be laid out
around a thimble or other small circular

gether if of the same materials. The bow
is eight inches from tip to tip. two inches
through the center, while the distance
from the center of one edge to the outer
corner of the same edge is three and a
quarter inches. 3y cutting a paper pat-
tern it will be found very easy to get
the proportions satisfactory. Rounded
_ends may be substituted for the points.

MAY 7, 1910.

If the 'top is not wanted a double tab may
be made by adding a shorter piece of the
same shape at the dotted lines. The one
shown is eight inches long from the dots

to tip, two inches wide at the dots, and

five inches at the widest portion.

A good pattern to follow in making odd
jabots is illustrated by No. 7. Any sheer
fabric may be used, such as tine lawn,
handkerchief linen, swiss, or bobbinet,
and if handwork is out of the question as
a decoration a strip of lace or embroidery
insertion may be used through the cen-
ter, the lawn cut away beneath, and the

 

 

 

 

No. 7.

edge finished with a frill of lace, not too
full. The jabot may be of any desired
size, but seven inches long and seven
inches wide is good, the material tapering
at, the bottom to a point, or being cut
upward into a shorter point at the cen—
ter, as shown by the dotted lines. the top
in either event measuring about four and
a half inches across. A box plait is
formed of the central strip, and four or
live small side plaits laid away from it
on either side. After basting the plaits
into position iron them down well under
a dampened cloth, so that they will not
lose their shape readily. The top is held
up close and bound with an inch-wide
bit of the. fabric. A complete jabot of
this character appears at No. S.

;\.'0 other form of jabots seem quite so
well liked as the cascades of lace or net.
Soft lace three or four inches wide is
used, and if bobbinet is to take its place
it must be hemmed neatly or edged with
narrow lace. A strip of plain muslin is
needed for the background about ten
inches wide, the lace is fulled slightly and
sewed upon this strip, beginning at the
pointed bottom and zigzagging toward the
top, as shown by the dotted lines in No.
l. These may be long enough to reach
nearly to the waist line or shortened,
coming just to the bust. The top is hid-
den by a brooch, or a bow to match is
worn. Sometimes many looped bows of
velvet ribbon are used as in No. 9.

 

No. 9.

Any of the decorations already men~
tioned may be used. Ovals of outlining
similar to those in the bow pictured at
No. 10 are good. If the scrlloped edge is
impossible make a narrow hem and finish
“'ltll a narrow lace or edging or footing.
Gather through the dotted line and bind
with a strip of the material about an inch
wide.

The jabot in No. (i may end where the
dotted lines are placed below the button
or be extended to turn down and button
over the bow in lieu of binding it with a
straight strip. In finishing the edge this
portion of the work should be turned so
as to be right side out when buttoned.

No. 10 Above. No. 8. Below.

Next in popularity just now one must
mention the frill used to give the needed
dressy touch to plain waists. These may
he made of chiffon, net, lawn, tine linen,
the waisting material itself. particularly
when the lovely crossed barred dimities
are used, or of lace or fine embroidery
edging of sufficient width. They are
sometimes made in double ruffles. one a
trifle narrower than the other, and fre-
quently the plain fabrics are buttonholed
along the edge in some color or white.
()r, they may be hemstitched or lace
trimmed. They may he made to reach
to the waist line or only part way, as de—
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side of the front, or along the edge of
waists 'opening on the side. If for a but—
toned waist the ruflie may be set into a
straight strip with buttonuoles worked
to correspond to those of the waist, and

‘it is then buttoned onto the waist before

it is closed, the bosom picce fastening
right over the strip afterward. Others
have an ornamental strip or embroidered
insertion, hand embroidery, or tucked
strips of the goods, and these are usually
placed over the waist fastening. Four
inches wide at the top, tapering to two
inches at: the bottom is about the right
proportions to follow in width.
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SALAD VEGETABLES, THEIR VALUE

AND PREPARATION.
No. 14.

 

BY MRS. ALTA L. LITTELL,
ESIDES the vegetables which are
B ment they contain, we out many
used principally for the nourish-

which contain little or no nourishment.
but which make our meals much more
palatable by their pleasant flavor. A
palatable meal is much more easily di-
gested than one that we do not relish, so
these vegetables would fill a great need
of the human system had they no other
value. They are valuable for another
reason, however, and that is that they
contain a large quantity of water, and
also vegetable salts which the body
needs. As they are most easily obtained
in summer when the system needs more
water to make up the waste by perspira-
tion, these vegetables are very useful and
at least one should be served daily.

They are often called salad vegetables,
because they most frequently appear as
salads. First, in the quantity used, would
probably come lettuce and then follows
watercress, endivc, cucumbers and tonin-
toes. Bcsides these, which are uscd so
much in salads, we. have asparagus which
is 94 per cent water. spinach, 92,.) per
cent, and mushrooms, 88.1 per ccnt water.

The great fault of many housewives in
serving salads is the luck of cure to
serve the vegetable crisp and cold. A
leaf of crisp, fresh lettuce not only looks
more tempting than a wilted one, but is
more digestible, because of the principle

that a food which appeals to the eve till—l

pcals also to the stomach. Lcttuce should
be allowed to stand in ice water if you

have it, if not, in the coldest water ob—

tainable until it is fresh and crisp, usu—
ally a half hour is long enough, then
drained and dried before sirving. A good
way to dry it is to put it in a lag made
from some thin white cloth, and allow it
to hang where it will be Cold, in the ice
box if you have one, if not in a cold
cellar.

EVcry housewife has her favorite way
of serving" lcttucc. ()ne of tho bcst is
with a dash of salt and peppcr, and l'll\'t'
Oil and vinegar. Allow twice as much
Olive oil as you do vinegar,

Lettur-o is not only scrrcd alone. but
with nearly evcry oihcr salad known to
woman. The leaf of lcilucc on the salad
plate is as incvitable as the buitcr on the
bread. It is also used in crcum soup.

Cucumbcis ill'i‘ .\‘l.l pcr ccnt \vzitcr and
are valuablc principally becauso of their
cooling propcrlics. Fnl‘lllc‘l‘l)’ it was
thought ncccssnry to soak lhc slicod cu-
cumbcr in salt watcr bcforc sonding to
the tublc, to rcmOVc its propcrtics which
werc supposed to be harmful. Now cooks
are simply removing thick parings from
the cucumbers, soaking for a half-hour
in ice—watcr to mako crisp and fresh, and
then arranging the salad.

Thcrc arc countlcss ways of serving“
cucumbcrs. both ulonc and with other
salad vcu'clnblcs. A bit of cucumbcr with
potato sulml gives a plcusrinl Ilnvor to
that dish. ("ucumbcr is also combined
with fish salads, and, of coursc, this pop—
ular vcu'ctnbh» is nim'h- into 2111 sorts of
picklcs and rclishcs for winter usc. Ripc
Ollcunibcrs arc prcpnrcd by ni'any hoiuc—
keepers into icmpting‘ 1‘cli:~‘ln-s for the
cold wuulhcr Scuson.

A book might bu wriilcn about toma—
tocs, and vcl lcavc some to tell. None
of us would sigh to go back to the good
old days of our unccstors, Wcl‘c we to
stop and think that those worthy people
did not know the dcliciousncss of this
edible, but recorded it as highly poison—
ous. Tomatoes in salad. with vinegar,
Sliced with cream and sugar, tomatoes
canned, preserved, pickled, in relishes, in
catsurp, in soup and in sauces, form such
a. big part of the menu that we couldn’t
do without them. “’hile the real lover
of the tomato will tell you it is quite good
enough eaten out of hand with a sprinkle
of salt.

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fourths of their charm if they are not
thoroughly chilled. The woman who runs
out to »her garden at a quarter of twelve,
hurriedly. picks a few tomatoes, takes
them into the house, scalds them and re-
moves the skins, and then slices the warm
tomatoes and sends them to the table need
not complain if her “men folks refuse
The tomatoes should

in the ice chest or on the cellar floor
to chill. If you are to serve them as a
salad, never, as you value your reputa-
tion as a cook, scald them to remove the.
skins. Better send them to the table
with the peeling on if you haven’t time
to remove it without scalding. A tomato
just ripe enough, thoroughly chilled.
served Whole with a good salad dressing
is a delicacy fit for a king, and he who
turns up his nose at such a dish is miss-
ing half the joys of eating.

Stewed tomatoes are improved in flavor
by adding a bay leaf which should be re-
moved when the tomatoes are served.
That is, they are improved if you like
the flavor of bay leaf. An onion sliced
with the tomatoes also makes a pleasant
change. Fresh tomatoes contain 94.3 per
cent water, nine~tenths per cent protein
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In making underwear, run up scams,
then turn down once and stich, instead
of filling, or making French scams. It is
more quickly done, washes easier, and is
just as satisfactory to the busy woman
with much sewing to do. I do very little
basting, and find that with a little prac-
tice and care, I sew just as well as when
I basted nearly everything, and save lots
of time. Of course, some things. like
sleeves, or skirt seams, mus t be basted,
—-T. F. C.

When having occasion to use medicine.
glasses, cut a piece of pasteboard the size
of the top of the tumblers used, and fast—
en to the tumbler with a couple of hinges
made from two small strips of adhesivc.
Keeps out all dust, insects, etc—Mrs.
C. L.

If you have no feathers for cushions,
cut cotton batting into small squares, put
in a. baking pan, heat in the oven, being
careful not to scorch them, about thirty
minutes. Each square will puff 11p light
as a feather.—Mrs. C. B. S.

 

RECIPES FOR MICHIGAN FARMER
HOUSEKEEPERS.

 

Chicken Pie.

Select a plump, young fowl, and boil
until tender, adding to the water in which
it is boiled a little thyme and one small
onion sliced thin. \Vhen done, skin the
Chicken and remove the meat from the
bones and cut in small pieces. Strain the
liquor and add salt and pepper to taste.
Line a baking dish with rich pie crust.
Have ready three hard—boiled eggs and
put them between layers of chicken in—
side the crust. Pour in the liquor and
one tablespoonful of rich cream. (‘ovcr
the top with crust. Glaze the top crust
with the beaten white of an egg and cut
three long gashes across for the steam to
escape. Bake in a moderate oven until
brown. It is delicious hot or cold. lf
preferred cold, add to the liquor, while
hot. one tablespoonful of gelatine dis-
solved in cold water, and when cold it
will have formed a delightful jelly. This
can be made one day and served the next.
and will be found particularly nice for
supper.

Cherry and Rice Trifle.

Cook until soft one-half cupful rice in
one quart milk, to which has been added
a pinch of salt and three tablespoonl‘uls
sugar. Put alternate layers of rice and
cherries in glass dish until half full. Pour
over a boiled custard. Serve icy cold,
garnished with whipped cream and
minced cherries.

Park Tenderloin.

Trim tenderloin of young pork into
good shape and remove all the tough
sinews, cut off the fat, but save it to lay
over the top while cooking. The tender-

.loin may then be laid in a baking pan

with some of the scraps of fat and a few
pieces of onion underneath and on top.
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over it the fololwing mixture: One table-
spoon of finely chopped cucumber pickles,
one tablespoon of barbcrry jelly, two

tablespoons of melted butter, a dash of -

cayenne, and a little salt. Garnish with
rings of fried apples.
Norwegian Cucumbers.

Peel your cucumbers. Slice fine and
salt them. Take a little good sour cream,
beat 11p with ground black pepper (fresh
out of the mill). tine cut chives, and a
little prepared English mustard. Squeeze
cucumbers in napkins. Place in bowl.
Mix with above dressing and serve.

Cream Puffs.

A half pound of butter, three—miarters
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water, set over the tire. and bring to a
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May 4, ‘1910.
'Grains and Seeds.

Wheat—Until Tuesday of this week
there was a legular market on last
Week’s basis, but upon that day the bulls
were able to get the trade interested in
the news that the Hessian fly was doing
an extensive amount of damage to the
crop in the central states, especially Illi—
nois, Indiana, Kentucky and 'l‘enneSSce.
Besides this there has been reports of
harm from the cinch bug. Before the in-
sect news was recognized. rains had VIS-
ited the southwest and bears were feeling
sure they had a grip upon the tradc. liut
the damage, with the smaller receipts at
primary elevators and the smallness of
the visible supply. wore all cards that
counted in the game for those who Wish
higher values. There is, however. a
large amount of cash grain in the hands
of millers. One year ago the price here
was $1.45 for No. 2 red wheat. Quota-
tions for the past week are:

No. 2 No. 1

Red. ”White. May. July.
Thursday ....1.07 1.07 1.07 1.021.;
Friday ...... 1.073.; 1.07 3.; 1.071,;, 1.03%
Saturday . . . .1071." 1.0814 1.081.; 1.0414
Monday ...... 1.0734. 1071/2 1.07 1,12 1.03 3.;
Tuesday ..... 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.05%

‘Vednesday ”1.10%: 1.10% 1.10% 1.05
Corn.—Thcre is little to say on the corn
market. The weather is delaying the
work upon farms in the corn belt and the
anticipated early planting along the Ohio
Valley and to the west will soon be
pushed along to the regular time for that
work. Prices have improved during the
week. The colder weather is favorable to
the bulls of the trade. On Tuesday the
firming of the wheat market and the ad-
vances in that grain were influences in
corn circles for better prices. Michigan
farmers arc well up with thcir work and
will gcncrally be able to get their corn in
the ground before the usual date, should
the weather change and give them a
chanct- to got in the fields. One. year ago

the pricc for No. 3 corn was 770. Quota-
tions for the past week are:
No. 3
No. 3 Yellow.
Thursday ................. 601/; 611,13
Friday ................... 601A; 61%;
Saturday ........... . ..... 601/2 611/2
Monday .................. 61 02
Tuesday .................. 611/; 621/2
\Vedncsday .............. 611/2 621/2

Oatswltlvcrything is favorable for the
growth of the new crop and it is com-
ing on splendidly. In spite of the better
prices for corn and wheat the values hcre
have remained steady With last week, be—
cause of the promise of the new crop.
One year ago the price for No. 3 oats
was 571,.gc per bu. Quotations for the
week are:

Standard.
Thursday ............. . .......... 44
Friday . ....................... 44
Saturday ......................... 44
Monday .......................... 44
Tuesday .......... . . .............. 44
“’cdnesday ....................... 441,4»

Beans—No trading is being done over
the bean counter. Prices are steady with
thoSc of last week. According to an—
nouncements from different sections of
the state the farmers are looking forward
to wanting of a good acreage of beans,
although it will not surpass the natural
increase unless something should happcn
to prevent planting corn, in which event
farmers would substitute beans to some

extent. The nominal quotations are as
follows:

Cash. May.
Thursday ......... . ......... $2.05 $2.06
Friday ..................... 2.05 2.05
Saturday ................. 2.05 2.06
Monday .................... 2.05 2.06
Tuesday ................... 2.05 2.06
\Vednesday ................ 2.05 2.06

CIoverseed.—This market is getting
,down to a nominal basis for cash seed
and prices have kept steady this week
for those kinds. October went up five
cents on Saturday and down again on
Tuesday. New seeding generaiiy looks
well. Quotations arc:

Prin‘lcSpot. (tr-l.

Thursday ......... $0. . .. t; at.
Friday ............ 6. T :3 5.1.60
Saturday ......... ‘27:} 6 (‘5.
Monday .......... (3'1": (1.63
Tuesday .......... 6. t :1 t. (10
Wednesday .. 6.75 6 (30
Rye.-Markwt is dull and firm.

 

is quoted at 80!? pct bu.. wnith
week's quotation.
Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week

\Vheat ...............26.22$«.000 miraclmo
Corn ................. 10.602.000 11.825.000
Oats ................. 0.1230(0) 0.864.000
Ry c .................. 630.000 563,000

............... 2.451.000 2,331,000
‘Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

Flour.-l\larkut is easy at last week’s

values. Quotations as follows:

v-r-t—

Clear 3n
Straight .............................. 0.65
Patent l\‘Iichig:tn ..................... 5.95
Ordinary T’atcnt ..................... 5.75

Hay and Straw.—Priccs are on a par
with last week. Quotations: No. 1 tim—
othy. new. $170i.>17.50; No. 2 timothy, 816
0016.50; clover, mixed, 3116031650; rye
straw, $750008; wheat and oat straw,
86.50007 per ton.

Feed.—Market steady at unchanged
prices. Carlot prices on track: Bran,
$26 per ton coarse middlings. $27; fine
middlings, $29; cracked corn, $25; coarse
corn meal, $25; corn and oat chop, $24
per ton.

Potatoes—There is a decidedly easy
tone to the local potato trade in spite of
the improvement noted in some of the
outside places. No change in prices.
Michigan grown are selling in car lots
at 25017300 per bushel.

Provisions.—Family pork, $260227; mess
pork, $24; medium clear, $26; pure lard,

   

1314c; bacon: 19c; shoulders, 1335c;
smoked hams, 1644c; picnic hams. 12%0
per lb.

Hides.—No. 1 cured, 11c; No. 2 cured,
10c; No. 1 green bulls, 80; No. 1 green
calf, 15c; No. 2 green calf, 140; No. 1
cured calf, 16c; No. 2 cured calf, 15c;
No. 1 horsehides, $3.50; No. 2 horse'hides,
$2.50; sheepskins, as to wool, 50c@$2.

Dairy and Poultry Products.

Bunch—The trade is following the path
of last week and prices are ruling the
same on this market. The supply of good
crcaluery buttcr is small and the market
is very firm just now. It is anticipated
that should the days come off warm there
would be a sudden expansion of offerings
and valucs will decline. 0Dairy goods are
steady. Quotations are: Extra cream-
cry, 29c pcr lb; firsts, do., 28c; dairy, 21c;
packing stock, 20c.

Eggs—The fraction has been lost from
the price for fresh eggs. Liberal receipts
account for the lower figure, although
there continues to be a heavy consump-
tion and the storage men keep busy gath-
ering the crop for their purposes. Fresh
eggs cases included, are exchanged at
2200 per dozen.

Poultry.—~'l‘hcrc is no generous market-
ing of poultry and the trade is extremely
firm at the prices of last week. with quo-
-tations as follows: Live—Spring chick—
ens. 15c: hens, 18c; old roosters and
sings, 120.11%; ducks. 150316c; geese, 12@
13c: turkeys. 1701180 .

Cheese.~—Michigan, late made, 150015350:
Michigan. fall made, 1807181530; York
'state, 100,720c; limburger. \‘i‘isconsin, 17
0118c; New York. 18017100: bricks, 1600
it’ll/2c; Swiss, domestic block, 210; Swiss
loaf, 28c.

Calves.—-Steady. Choice to fancy, 11@
1135c; ordinary, 91/200100.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Apples—In good demand and firm.
Spy, $4054.50; Baldwin, $4005; Steel red,
$5; Greening, $4004.50 per bbl.

Onion Sets.-»Tops, 75c@$1; white, $1.75
€12; yellow. $1001.25 per bu.

Onions—Domestic, $1.25 per bu.

Cabbage—Higher. $3.50 per bbl.

Vegetables.#lleets, 600 per bu; brussels
sprOuts, 25c per qt; carrots. 500 per bu;
cauliflower, $2.25@2.50 pcr bu; celery, 45
0150c per doz; eggplant, $2012.50 doz;
grccn onions, 1000120 per doz; head
lettuce, 33.50014 per hamper; mint, 250 per
doz; parsley, 250F520 per doz; radishes,
2001 25c doz; spinach. 9th hamper; turnips,
50c pcr bu; watercress, 2001‘25c per doz;
wax beans, $3.50 per bu; pieplant, 350
per dozen.

 

OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.

The egg market is showing signs of
wcakness, though prices continue for the
present at 1‘.)0r101,3c. The egg supply
is large. Dairy butter is worth 22c, and
crcamcry 20c. 1n the meat line, dealers
report a slow sale, of veal, prices to farm—
crs ranging from 60000 Dressed hogs are.
doing a little better, bringing ill/ac this
week. Live poultry is steady at the fol-
lowing priccs: Fowls and chickens, 160;
old roostcrs. 10c; ducks, 16c; turkeys,
16c. No change in the potato situation,
the buying price at loading stations being
10c. The bean market is looking better,
the situation being the best experienced
in the past month. TVhite beans are
quoted at $1.750r1.85; red kidneys at $2.50
012.75, depending on color. Other grains
are practically unchanged, with wheat at
$1.01; corn at 610; rye, 70c; oats, 440.

Chicago.

\Vheat, No. 2 red, $1.093/4@1.12%; May,
$1.11; .luly, 1.0434,.

Corn.~l\'o. 2, 60@61c; May, 600; July,
630 per bu.

()ats.~No. 3 white, 40%@43c; May.
-121‘,c; July, 401,40.

Button—Tho market here declined in
spite of the steady market reported at
Elgin and other places. Dairy goods are
steady. Quotations are: Creameries, 24
0,028c; dairies, 2201.126c.

Eggs.——A steady market prevails and
prices are on par with last week. Prime
firsts, 201/2c; firsts, 191/2c; at mark, cases
included, 171/200191éc per doz.

Hay and Straw.~Market steady. Quo-
tations are: Choice timothy, $170918; No.
1 timothy, 31550001650; No. 2 do and
No. 1 mixed. $13.500114.50; No. 3 do. and
No. 2 mixed. $120113: rye straw, $901210;
oat straw. $6017; wheat straw, $6016.50.

potatoes—'J‘bere was rencwcd life in-
jlwclmj into the potato dcal here last
wmk and priccs took .1 Jump upward.
'J'in, advance amounts to around 8c per
bu. Fancy and choice stocks are selling
at :;o0z:rlc per bushcl. while fair to good
gmdcs are quotablc at 270128(: pcr bu.

1344.119. .'\1::l.‘.1~'.01 is higher for both com-
mon and 14d kidney beans. Choice hand-
pickrd are quoted at $2.16; fair to 1200.],
511071212: red kidneys, $3013.25 per bu.

\vm.].~\'alurs are being maintained and
the trade is firm. For fine unwashed de-
lainc, 250137;: is bring paid,

New York.

Butter—Creamcry specials are higher.
Market generally is steady. \Vestcrn fac-
tory firsts, 220123c; crcamery specials,
30011301/2c lb.

Eggs—The trade here is regular with
last week. Values are not t'1aterially
changed. Fresh receipts quoted at 2302)
25c per dozen.

Poultry—Dressed. Market is steady
with last week. Western fowls, 1503200;
turkeys, 17@23c.

Boston.

“fool—News from London indicates
that prices are firmer than at any time
during the present series. Here the stocks
are badly broken up and it is hard for
the manufacturers to get what they are
after. Prices are, therefore, not to be
taken as an absolute index of the condi-
tion of the trade generally; the market
is, however, firm at about former values.
In the far west the shearing is well along
while in the central states it is nicely be-
ginning. Buying is progressing slower
than usual on account of buyers refusing
to give the prices asked. Farmers are,
waiting and there is a. general opinion

THE MicHiGAN FARMER.

 

that they will profit by it; although many
business farmers have contracted their
clip according, to reports. As compared
with a year ago prices are ruling a shade
lower, although some of the grades are
higher, having advanced during the "year.
Following are the leading quotations for
domestic grades:

Ohio and Pennsylvania/fleeces——No. 1
washed, 36@37c; delaine washed, 35c; XX,
3301/340; 1/~,—blood clothing, 320D33c; 14—
blood combing, 290; delaine unwashed, 26
0027c; fine unwashed, 23(024c. Michigan,
\Visconsin and New York fleeces—Fine
unwashed, 2200230; delaine unwashed, 25
0126c; 1,l’g-blood unwashed, 31@32c; %-
blood unwashed, 3100320.

 

Elgln.

Rutter—Market firm at 29c per lb.,
which 18 the quotation of a week ago.
The sales for the week amounted to 568,-
600 lbs., compared with 537,300 for the
previous week.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Buffalo.
May 2, 1910.
(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
East Buffalo. N. Y.)

Receipts of sale stock here today as
follows: Cattle, 175 cars, hogs, 13,600;
sheep and lambs, 14,000; calves, 3,600.

\Vith 17.3 cars of cattle on our market
here today and raining, and 24,000 re-
ported in Chicago, all the good cattle
from 1.150 lbs. up selling fully 2501;350
per hundred weight lower. All others ex—
cept cows, heifers and bulls, 150p25c per
hundred weight lower. Cows, heifers and
bulls strong at last week’s prices.

We quote: Best 1,300 to 1,450-lb. steers
$7.65@8.15; good 1,200 to 1.350—lb. do., $7
@750; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb. shipping
steers, 565000725; medium butcher steers
1.000 to 1,100 lbs., $6006.40; light butcher
steers, 352501675; best fat cows, $5.50@
6.50; fair to good cows, $4.75005.25; com-
mon to medium do., 635000425; best fat
heifers, $6.50@7.25; good do., $5.750gl6.25;
fair to good do., $5075.75; best feeding
steers, $5.750l‘6.25; medium to good do.,
$5.25@5.75; stockers, all grades, $4.50@
5.50; best bulls, $6006.50; bologna bulls,
$5005.75; thin light bulls, 537500450; best
milkers and springers, $550065; common
to good do., $250045. A few extra prime
bulls sold for $6.75 today.

Our hog market opened this morning
with 85 double decks on sale, and 3001\35c
per hundred weight lower than Satur-
day’s best time, and closing easy at the
opening, with a weak feeling and bidding
lower prices. Heavy receipts in Chicago
today; Chicago people wiring our packers
they could ship them 200 to 210—lb. av-
erage at $9.30; made them very bearish,
and it was a long time this morning be-
fore any trading was done.

\Ve quote: Mixed and mediums, $9.80@
0.85; few choice heavies bringing $0.00;
yorkers, $9.7()@9.80; pigs,
roughs, $8.7()0t>8.85; slugs, 87.7500850.
Nothing flattering in the prospects.

The lamb market opened slow today,
with best lambs selling from 888500800.
Markets closed firm, all best handy
weight lambs selling; few coarse and
heavy lambs unsold. Look for little bet-
ter prices balance of week. Sheep were
strong 15c lower today. Most of the
best wethcrs selling $7.65@7.75.

We quote: Handy clipped lambs. $8.85
008.90; heavy do., $8.350)\8.50; clipped
wethcrs, 33765017785; clipped eWes, $6.75@
7; clipped yearlings, 67.75008; clipped cull
sheep, $3005.50; skip lambs, $5005.50;
veals, choice to extra, $8.50@8.75; fair to
good do., $8038.25; cull to common, 370;)
7.50; light thin calves, ,$5@6; heavy fat
calves, $5@6.50.

 

Chicago.
May 2, 1910.
Cattle. (Hogs. Sheep.
Received today ..... 24,000 30,000 20,000

Same day last year..19,054 41,897 11,435
Received last week..54,714 63,333 48,702
Same week last year.45.676 132,366 63,459
Another week opened today with large
supplies of live stock of all kinds and a
general collapse in prices. Cattle moved
off very slowly, and prices were called
1501225c lower. Heavy bccves were es—
pecially slow, and for choice‘ steers $8.25
was bid. Hogs took a fall of 2100300,
with a free movement at the decline,
sales being made at 50.1007042145. The
best 195-11). hogs went at $9371.42. The
avcrage weight of last week's hog receipts
was 227 115., compared with 215 lbs. a
year ago, 220 lbs. two years ago and 235
lbs. thrcc years ago. Provisions had a
big decline in sympathy with hogs. Shccp
were 25c or more lower. the market being
charz'tctcrizcd by extreme dullness. Clip-
ped stock sold as follows: Lambs, $6.50
01.0.10; wethcrs, $7007.60; eWcs, $4007.50.
Eighty head of choice heaVy ’wethcrs were
taken at $7.60 to export to Bermuda.
Cattle took a tumble of 150025c on an
average last week, owing to the restricted
consumption of beef throughout the coun-
try and the almost total disappearing of
the once important export trade. The
extreme dcarness of beef, in common with
all other meats, both fresh and cured, is
greatly curtailing its use, and after the
cattle receipts are fairly large for a short
period, packers get well stocked up with
beef and begin to operate much less
freely. Beef steers snid mainly around
36.85008 last week. with a marked in-
crease in the tendency to purchase handy
little and medium weights and to let the
more. costly heavy becves alone. although
the latter sold rather freely at: times. It
is clear that the time has come for mar—
keting thc long-fcd heavy cattle, as they
are almost certain to go lower. The poor
to fair little killing steers have been
selling at 35.750137, with a good outlet
for pretty good killing steers around $7.25
007.50, while the choicer lots of fat ship-
ping cattle have found purchasers at
35775017850. Prices have continued to rule
very much higher than at corresponding
dates in former years, and the same is
true of cows and heifers, which brought
$4.30@7.90, although butcher stock shared

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in the decline in steers during the latter
part of the week. Canners and cutters
were active at $2.50@4.25, and bulls were
lively sellers at $4@6.75, while calves
were bought freely at $4@8.75. MilkeI‘S
and springers have been selling at $30@
75 per head, Ohio buyers taking a good
many, and a few prime cows landed at
$700,075, limited offerings of choice COWS
making firm values. Stockers and feed—
ers were wanted at 64.15097, not many
selling above $6.50, and late in the week
there was a slump in prices for the gen-
eral run of these cattle, buyers being
few. The demand as a rule is much the
strongest for well-bred feeders carrying
some flesh and weighing well, and these
are scarce.

Hogs were held back to quite a gen-
eral extent last week, as stockmen did
not like the idea of parting with their
remaining holdings at the recently re-
duced prices. The resulting lessened of—
ferings enabled sellers to assert them~
selves on several days, and buyers were
compelled to pay some good advances,
although the extremely small operations
of eastern shippers acted as a check on
the upward movement. The scarcity of
hogs in all parts of the corn belt is uni-
versally admitted, and all that stands
in the way of almost unlimited advances
is the greatly lessened consumption of
fresh and cured meats and lard due to
their dearness, for retail prices fail to
paticipate in the decline in wholesale val-
ues. The average quality of the hogs
marketed has been very good, although
less so than a short time ago. Pigs are
scarce, most of them selling with light
hogs. Supply and demand may be count-
ed upon to make hog prices in the near
future, and it is generally believed that
stockmen throughout the country are not:
going to be frightened into hurrying their
immature hogs to market.

Sheep and lambs were not marketed in
large numbers last: week, but there were
enough most of the time to supply the
extremely small demand, and Sharp de-
clines in prices followed in quick succes~
sion. it was a week of extreme depres-
sion in Buffalo and other eastern mar-
kets, and the shipping demand in the
Chicago market was a remarkably small
affair, their daily purchases being re-
stricted to a few hundred head. As us-
ual, sheep made up an insignificant part
of the receipts, most of the offerings con-
sisting of clipped Colorado and western
fed lambs, with a small display of spring
lambs, which sold at good prices when
good in quality. Sheep and lambs are
still selling very much higher than in
former years, notwithstanding such de-
clines as have taken place, and the short-
age in the number fed enables sheepmen
to come out with substantial profits in
most instances. The small “crop” of
spring lambs points to high prices when
Eloy come on the market in good num-
ers.

CROP AND MARKET—NOTES.

(Continued from page 500).
ing to see how the weather is going to
shape. Oats have done little the past 10
days. Grass is doing well.

Kent Co., April 26.—A rain of 24 hours
duration is well worth recording, much as
it was needed on many farms where sod
is yet to be turned for spring crops. Sin—
gulitr as it may seem, there has been no
time this spring when stiff sods were
sufficiently wet through to plow properly
for either corn or potatoes. Local prices
steady and little changed. Money easy
and plentiful at 6 per cent in bank and
4 to 5 per cent on the farm.

Marion Co., Southern Illinois, April 26.
—\Veather is cool and cloudy; considerable
snow fell on the 24th and 25th. The fruit
is all killed, it being about one month
earlier than common. Gras and oats are
looking fine; wheat looking fairly well.
Farmers well along with their work; some
are most; done plowing forcorn and some
corn is planted. Pastures are good,
feeding time about over. Not many
shecp in this country.‘
scarce. Not much grain in farmers'
hands. Corn is selling at 60@65c. Hay
about all sold, about $100011; butter, 250;
eggs, lilc.

REPORTS ON FRUIT PROSPECTS.

 

Inquiry has been made of prominent
growers as to the effect of the recent cold
and damp weather upon the fruit crop.
The following reports are at hand:

J. P. Munson, a prominent grape grow—
er of Kent county, states that grapes are
not injured, the growth being too much
retarded to be. damaged. Some cherries
were found to be. quite badly hurt.

Charles XV. Wilde, who has an enviable
reputation as an apple producer and of
the same county, reports that in his opin-
ion the fruit of that, section is not hurt
much. It will be several days, however,
before it can be definitely stated what
effect the Weather of the past two weeks
has had.

lion. Robert Graham, 3. fruit grower
and prominent business man of the same
county, states that near the lake shore
of the. llcnton Harbor district there has
been no material damage, but three miles
inland the growers have suffered heavy
damages by frost. About Grand Rapids
and adjacent territory everything looks
promising for a_bumper crop of fruit ex—
cept that the damp cool weather of the
past few days may interfere With proper
fertilization of the apples.

Almond Griffen, who has made special
inquiry into the condition of affairs in
the fruit circles, states that all news is
to the effect that the fruit of that district
has not been very seriously harmed by the
frost, except in the case or early cherries
Orchards set in low lands witliout pmpe}
elevation have suffered badly. Plums
apples and peaches appear to be all right,
Strawberries, and some of the gmafi
fruits thfi‘tve possibly been cut. Grapes
are no or enough alon to
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Thursday's Market.
May 5, 1910.
Cattle.

Receipts, 1,654. Market dull and 500
lower than last week on all grades; Will
close lower.

We quote: Extra dry-fed steers and
heifers, $675697; steers and heifers, 1000
to 1,200, $6.25@6.75; steers and heifers,
800 to 1,000, $666.75; steers and heifers
that are fat, 500 to 700, $5@5.75; chotce
fat cows, $5.50; good fat cows, $4.50@5;
common cows, $3413.75; canners, $2.75@
3; choice heavy bulls, $5.5041/5.75; fair to
good bologtins, bulls, $5; stock bulls, $3.75
@425; inilkers, large, young, medium age,
$40@50; common milkers, $256935.

Spicer & R. sold Schlischcr 1 cow
weighing 870 at $4, 8 butchers av 160 at
$6.25, 4 do av 790 at $6, 3 do av 560 at
$5, 7 do av 908 at $6.15; to Breitenback
Bros. 6 cows av 900 at $3.75; to Kamman
B. Co. 10 steers av 1,162 at $7, 12 do a_v
671 at $5.60, 1 cow weighing 1,170 at $5;
to Kull 23 steers av 865 at $6.60, 2 do av
805 at $5.65; to Sullivan P. CO. 1 bull
weighing 1,330 at $5.25, 1 do weighing
1,360 at $5.50, 2 butchers av 725 at $5, 1
cow weighing 1,250 at $5.25, 3 steers av
1,043 at $6.25; to Goose 3 cows av 1.093
at $3.75; to Schlisclicr 19 steers av 953 at
$6.40; to Thompson 5‘ cows av 1,038 at
$4.75, 1 do weighing 1,200 at $4.

Haley & M. sold Thompson _Bros. 1 bu_11
weighing 1,010 at $5.50, 4 heifers av 457
at $4, 8 butchers av 625 at $4.90, 4 cows
av 1,152 at $5.35, 2 do av 900 at $3.65; to
Fromm 3 do av 900 at $3.90; to Rattkow-
sky 4 heifers av 510 at $4.40, 4 do av 620
at $4.50; to Fleichman 1 stockcr weighing
540 at $4.75; to Kamman 1 cow weighing
1,020 at $5.25, 1 do weighing 710 at $3.50,
8 steers av 900 at $7; to Brcitenback Bros.
16 do av 856 at $6.75; to Thompson 2 cows
av 1,060 at $5.25; to Fry 8 steers and
heifers av 760 at $6.35. _ '

Roe Com Co. sold Fry 1 cow weighing
1,050 at $5.75, 2 steers av 760 at $6.50, 6
butchers av 773 at $6.50. 2 do av 900 at
$6.50; to Kaminan B. Co. 13 steci‘s a’v
1, 060 at $7, 1 do weighing 1,060 at.$6.-2:»,
1 do weighing 770 at $5, 1 do weighing
1,050 at 5.50; to Breitcnback Bros, 2 cows
av 850 at $3.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 20
butchers av 829 at $5; to Thompson 13 do
av 625 at $5.50; to Goose 6 do av 775 at
$4.50; to Erwin 5 stockers av 638 at $5.50;
to NewtOn B. Co. 3 steers av 833 at $6,
1 bull weighing 1,430 at $5, 20 butchers
av 832 at $6, 1 cow weighing 1,050 at $5,
31 steers av 831 at $6.25; to Mich. B. Co
1 bull weighing 1.250 at .5.75, 3 cows av
1,073 at $4.50; to Newton 1’». (‘30, 5 butch-
ers av 860 at $4.25, 18 do av 777 at $5.35,
5 COWS av 1.070 at $5.25, 8 butchers av
900 at $6.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull
weighing 1.270 at $5.5 .

Bishop, B. & ll. sold Mich. B, CO. 2
COWS av 825 at $3, 2 do av 900 at $5, 5
steers av 610 at $5.25, 11 do av 673 at
$5.25, 4 cows av 850 at $4.50; to Sullivan
P. Co. 1 bull weighing 1.620 at $5.60, 2
cows av 700 at $2.50, 10 butchers av 963
at $6.25, 4 do av 1,100 at $5.25, 5 do av
822 at $3.50, 1 bull weighing 1,301) at $5.50.
1 do weighing 770 at $3, 1 steer Weighing
750 at $5; to Kaminan 3 do av 726 at $5.
11 do av 845 at $6.50; to Erwin -10 stockers
av 718 at $5.50, 11 do av 654 at $5.35; to
Kamman 3 heifers av 700 at $5.50, 2 do
av 500 at $4.50. 1 cow weighing 930 at
$4.75, 1 do weighing 600 at $3; to Breiten-
back Bros. 3 butchers av 733 at $4.50; to
Goose 5 cows av 1,000 at $4.10, 3 do av
1,081 at $5, 3 do av 1.026 at $4, 3 do a_v
1.026 at $5; to lt‘ronn 2 do av 810 at $3.25,
2 heifers av 575 at $4.75; to Newton B. CO.
11 steers av 830 at $6.25, 26 do av 1,038
at $6.50, 15 do av 1.007 at $6.50, 31 do av
831 at $6.25, 8 do av 850 at $6.25, 2do uv
1.22.3 at $6.75, 1 bull weighing 1.250 at
$5.50, 2 heifers av 735 at $6.25, 3 do :iv
300 at $5, 4 steers av 975 at $6; to Cooke
23 steers av 1,003 at $6.65.

\\'ccks sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 ~bull
weighing 1,320 at $5.25. 2 do av 1.06;) at
$5.50, 5' butchers av 520 at $4.50, 3. do
av 653 at $5.25, 1 steer weighing 1,050 at
$6.50. _ M - __

Sharp sold same 7 do av t8.) _:t_t. $4.2).

VVee‘ks sold same 14 cows av 851.211 $3.

Kendall sold same 1 steer weighing 010
at $7, 3 do rtv 7:13 at $5.50. W. ‘

Jedele sold same 10 butchtrs av M: at
$5.60, 2 coWs av 965 at $4, 10 steers av
1,208 at $6.75. _ _

Weeks sold llcgan 1
$5.50. _

Same. sold Ruttkowslty 6 cows av 9.;0
at $4.25. >

Lowenstein sold Ali ‘h. 1;, (‘o. 33 butch-
ers av 851 at $6, 16 cows zt\' 935 at $3.75.

Groff sold Hammond, S, & ("o, 11 steers
av 1,064 at $6 50. 5 do av 810 at $5.25, 1

ull weighin ‘ 1.350 at $3.25.
bVVeeksb sclfi Heinrich 21 steers av 1.120
at $7. .

Agerer sold Marx 6 steers av 951 at
$6.15.

heifers av 633 at

Veal Calves.

Recei ts, 1,550. Market 75cfl$1 lower
than lagt Thursday. Best, 37.50603: oth-
ers, $4@7; milch cows and springers, $369

lower.

5 Haley &'M. sold Parker, 11’. & Co. 20
av 125 at $7.25; to Newton 13. Co. 10 av
151 at $8, 2 av 110 at. $5; to Sullivan P.
Co. 7 av 110 at $5, 25 av 130 at $7.50; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 6 av 150 at $5.50, 32
av 130 at $7.50: to Goose 22 av 130 at $7;
to Thompson 23 av 135 at $7.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Prag 15 av 130 at
$8, 4 av 145 at $8, 3 av 150 at $8; to Mich.
B. Co. 19 av 130 at $8; to Parker, W. &

135 at $7.75, 37 av 140 at $7.25; to Nagle
P, CO. 5 av 95 at $6, 36 av 135 at $7.50, 8
av‘150 at $7.50; to Newton B. Co. 11 av
150 at $7.75, 8 av 145 at $7.75, 8 av 120
at $7; to Burnstine 13 av 130 at $7.50, 5
av 150 at $8, 9 av 150 at $7.50; to Marx
2 av 120 at $6; to Nagle P. Co. 3 av 125
at $5.50, 44 av 130 at $7, 2 av 100 at $5.
32 av 135 at $7.25, 26 av 138 at $7.50, 30
av 135 at $7.50; to StrauSS & A. 13 av
125 at $7.25.

Johnson sold Sullivan P, Co. 15 av 130
at 7.
Kendall sold McGuire 23 av 130 at $7.75.
Adams Sold Rattkowsky 14 av 130 at $7.
W'eeks sold Nagle 1’. Co. 3 av 120 at
6.50.

Same sold Hammond, S. & Co. 4 av
225 at $71.50, 27 av 135 at $7.

Johnson sold Friedman 15 av 135 at
$7.35.

Spicer & R. sold Rattkowsky 10 av 130
at $7.75; to Nowhisky 14 av 135 at $7.50;
to Parker, 15'. & C0. 24 av 135 at $7.75;
to Breitenback Bros. 28 av 140 at $6.50:
to Mich. B. Co. 4 av 150 at $7.75; to
Thompson 5 av 160 at $7.90.

Roe Com. Co, sold Barlage 24 av 130
at $6; to lVlich. B Co. 26 av 135 at $8. 6
av 135 at $6.50; to Rattkowsky 3 :xv 150
at $7.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 10 av 128
at $6.

Calves closed very dull and $1 per cwt.
lower than last week's close.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts, 3.471. Market dull at last
Thursday’s prices; quality very common.

Best lambs, $8.50; fair to good lambs,
$7.50@S; light to common lambs, $450516;
spring lambs, $96010; fair to good, sheep,
$6656.50; culls and common, $3.50fi‘5.

Bishop, B. & ll. sold Sullivan P. CO.
2 sheep av 125 at $6, 2 do av 115 at $6. 2
do av 160 at $4.50, 6 do my 125 at $4.50;
to Mich. B, Co. 20 do av 95 at $5.65, 3 do
av 90 at $5.65: to Hammond, S. & Co. 5
do av 100 at $5.50, 98 lambs av 75 at $3.50;
to Parker, \V. & Co. 145 do av 70 at $8.25;
to Sullivan P. Co. 44 mixed av 55 at
$4.50; to Nagle P. (‘0. 39 lambs av f0 at
$8.50; to Mich, 12, Co. 11 sheep :tv 105 at
$5; to Young 21 do av 95 at $6.30; to
Breitcnback Bros. 22 lambs av 77 at
$8.50; to Thompson 42 do av 75 at $7: to
Eschrich 38 sheep av 68 at $5.50.

Roe Com. (To. sold Barlage 1 sheep :i\'
130 at $5, 3 do av 160 at $6. ’

Noble sold Newton B. Co. 25 lambs :tv
65 at $8, 6 do av 60 at $6.50.
$"Véigickinan sold same 40 lambs av 70 at

I. .

Same sold Fitzpatrick 37 sheep av 85
at $6.50.

Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 9 sheep
av 100 at $4.50; to Mich. 1:. Co, 3 do av
110 at $1.50, 13 lambs av 75 at $3.25.

Haley & M. sold Newton 15. Co. 16
lambs av 33 at $8: to Sullivan 1’. (‘o. 2
shot p av 100 at $5; to Breiten'back Bros.
21 do av 90 at $6, 4 do av 100 at $4, 5
lambs av 70 at $3.

.2“

Hogs.

Receipts, 4,597. Market 5@10c higher
than last Thursday,

Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $9.65(gi79.70; pigs. $9.257r940; light
yorkei‘s, $9.60; slugs 1,1,5, off.

Spicer & R, sold Hammond, S. & Co.
231 av 195 at $9.75, 179 av 180 at $9.70.

Haley & M. sold same 64 av 130 at
$9.75, 58 av 170 at $9.70, 54 av 170 at
$9.65.

Sundry shippers sold same 360 av 180
at $9.70.

Spicer & R. sold Sulivan P. Co. 177 av
175 at $9.50.

Roe Com, Co. sold same 131 my :00 at.
$9.75, 225 av 185 at $9.70. :7 av 160 at
$9.60, 34 av 150 at $9.55.

Roe Com. Co. sold Ptll'l((‘l‘_ \\'. A" (‘o.
76 av 170 at $9.50.

Bishop, 1‘2. & H. sold some 1,307 av 200
at $9.75, 702 av 185 at $9.70, 185 av 160
at $9.65.

Market closed 10@ 150 higher than last
Thursday.

Friday's Market.
April 29, 1910.
Cattle.

The market opened at the Michigan
Central stock yards Friday morning with
a light run in all departments. The cat—
tle trade was active and everything of—
fering found a ready sale at: steady
’l‘hursday's prices. Mitch cows and
springers were scarce and good .213ch
are 111 active demand.

Rest steers and heifers, $7.25; steers and
heit'crs, 1.000 to 1,200, $675657; steers and
hcit‘ers, 800 to 1.000, $650017; steers and
licit'ci's that. are fat, 500 to 700, 355.5060
6.25; choice {at cows, 36: good fat cows,
$5615.50; common cows, $3.50m4.25; can—
iiers, $3613.50: choice heavy bulls, $6; fair
to good bolognas, btills, $5515.50; stock
bulls. $1014.50; milkcrs, large, young, me-
dium age, $106160: common inilkers. 25
6137:.

iishop, B. S: H. sold Goose 6 cows av
333 at $4.30; to Sullivan P, Co. 1 bull
weighing 1,310 at $5.75, 1 do weighing
1,550 at $5.75, 1 do weighing 1.820 at $6.
’1 do weighing 1.350 at $6.50, 2 do my 1.275
at $13.75, 2 cows av 1.070 at $4.75, 1 do
weighing 1.350 at $5.75, 2 do av 815 at
$4.50, 3 butchers :tv 913 at $6.50, 10 steers
av 1.024 at $7.35, 7. do av 1.326 at $6.75, 27
do av 900 at $7.25; to Starrs 3 cows av
747 at $~,l 5 do av 950 at $5.40, 2 do 71V
910 at $3.25: to Brcitcnback Bros. 5 butch—
ers av 936 at $5.50. 7 steers av 900 at
$6.75, 10 do av 885 at $6.75.

Sheep and Lambs.

The run of sheep and lambs was light
and the market full steady with Thurs-
day.

Best lambs. $8.50; fair to good lambs,
$7.50@8.25; light to common lambs, $5.50
6116.75; wool lambs, $9629.75; fair to good
sheep, $6@6.75; culls and common, 2.50
@450.

Hogs.

The hog trade was active and 5@10c
higher than on Thursday, all the good
grades bringing $9.70.

Bishop, B, & H. sold Parker, W. & Co.
74 av 170 at $9.60, 223 av 200 at $9.70, 51
av 160 at $9.65.

_THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘

Co. 4 av 155 at $5, 8 av 145 at $8, 18 av

(Continued from page 499),
she has vomited several times. What
had I better do? A. B., Swartz Creek,
Mich—The young pigs suffer from rick—
ets. Thcir bones are weak. Give the

.sow a teaspoonl‘ul or two of air slaked

time at a dose in feed three times a day.
Feed her oats and oil meal instead of corn
and let her have some vegetables or
grass. The young pig that you are rais-
ing by hand should be fed rich cow's milk
as it is. with some cream and sugar.
and a teaspoonful of lime water three
times a day. The young pigs should be
fed about every two hours during the day
and it will be necessary to use cleanliness
or the pigs will perhaps die.
Canker.—Our last year's lambs, when
fed on timothy and alsikc clover were
troubled with sore mouths; besides.
there were sever-ll sores above their hoof.
but after changing their feed the sores
healed and we t'atted the sheep and sold
them. Now our little lambs that are
about a month old become weak in hind
quarters, their mouth breaks out in sores.
the gums around the teeth have the ap-
pearance as if they had canker. These
lambs seem to quit nursing and grow
gradually weaker until they die. The
sheep are healthy and are fed on corn,
outs, bran and oil meal. 1 forgot to say
that the sheep are not troubled with sore
mouths. it. J, S.. Quincy, Mich.—~l)is-
solve two ozs. borax in a gallon of water
and wet their mouths and sores two or
three times a day. “’et the sores on
coronet with one part bichloritle of iner-
cury and 1,000 parts water twice a day.
Fct’tding an llnbalaiiccd ltalion.——l[:tve
seven sheep that have been led cliictly on
cornstalks, buckwheat straw. in which
ragweed and pigeon grass is mixed in.
Have been fed a grain ration twice it day
of three pails of buckwlnat bran and
buckwheat middlings to one part corn.
They Wore sheared ten days ago and next
day after thcy all began to stagger around
and Second to lose control of their hind
parts. This :iilmcnt docs not affect their
appetite in the least. Have taken good
care of them and fed them in barn when
it was cold. 'l‘liey scent to dislike to leave
the barn. F, 1;. 'l‘.. Flint, Mich—I am
inclined to believe that your sheep are
suffering as the. rcsult of being fed an
unbalanced ration. 3y giving them some
ground oats, oil meal and corn and allow-
ing them to have grass they will soon
gain strength and recover. By giving
them equal parts ground gentian. quassia
and ginger a tcaspoont‘ul to each one at

a dose twice a day will help to tone
them tip.
Sow Failed to Own Her Pigs. 1 have

 

a sow that refused to let her pigs suck
and i made an ct’l‘ort to raise them on
cow's milk diluted with water that had
becn sweetened. \Yill this sow ever get.
over her ugliness? 1“. \V. Sir—Your sow
will perhaps always be ugly towards her
young. She should not be u<cd for breed—
ing purposes. \Vhen raising pigs arti-
t’icmlly on cow‘s milk it is necessary to
add both sweet cream and sugar for the
sow‘s milk is usually much richer in both
fat and solids. It is also imprrtant to feed
young pig's every two or three hours and
unless their feeding utensils are kept very
clean they arc apt to sicken. I believe
you either failed to give them enough rich
milk or they became infected by eating or
drinking out of foul bottles or dishes.

Retention of 1’1acenta.—l have a cow
that came l'rcsh a few days ago and we
were obliged to clean her. I am told by
neighbors that she will always give me
trouble every time she has a calf. M. S.
Melvin, Mich—Your neighbors are ll‘liS:
taken for I have known hundreds of COWS
that required cleaning only oncc.

Hernia—Please tcll inc what can be
done for a colt a Week old that is rup—
tured in scrotum? A. \\'., Standish,
Mich.~lf the colt shows no pain leave
him alone. but if suffering pain have him
castrated, the French method. -\ great.
many colts are born with an ailment of
this kind and permanently recover with-
out treatment.

ldczzema.—I have a cow that was de-
horned last. November and her head did
not. heal for 60 days; since then she
coughs and breathes hard and also has
on itchy condition of the. skin. (1. \V. F.
Montcalm (‘o.. Alich.~tlive your cow 1
tll‘. powdered lobclia and 1 .1r. ground mix
vomica at a dose in feed three times a
day. “31in your cow with sop suds
"made with ivory soap. adding 1 oz. boric
acid to each quart of water," twice a
day and apply one. part bichloride mer-
cury and 1.000 parts water twice a day.

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WESTERN GAIIAIIA

What I . I. "III. the Great Rallroad Magneto.
Says About Its Whoat-Produclng Power!
"The greatest need of this country (United
States) in another generation or two
will be the providing of homes for
its people and producing auflicient
for them. The days of our promi-
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are gone. Canada, is to be the great
wheat country." . HILL.
This great railroad magnate is
taking advantage of the situation
by extensive railway building
to the wheat fields ofWestern
Canada. Upwar s o
I
I

3%!) 125 M Ilion BusheI: of Wheat

.a. “:7; were harvested in 1 909, and the average
of the three provinces of Alberta. Saskatche-
. won and Manitoba will be upwards of 23 bu.
, .. ,, per acre. Free homesteads of 160
‘ . 1.. acres. and adjoining pre-emption
of 160 acrestnt $3 per acre). are to
be had in the choicest districts.

Schools convenient. climate ex-
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close at hand. bulldlng lumber
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mixed arming a success. Write as to
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rates. descriptive illustrated “Inst Best West"
‘ to Sup't. of Immigration, Ottawa. Canada. or
to the Canadian Government Agent. rp (8)
4 M. Y. MqInnes, 176 J efleraon Ava.
. Detroit, Mich-; 0. A. Laurler. Mar-
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\ Prof. Jesse Beery ll ao-
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He is now teaching his
marvelously an e c e s s in I
methods to others. His sys-
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Colt. Breaking opens up a
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Competent. orse Trainers are in demand every-
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his stable full of horses. ' ’

f you love travel. here is a chance to soothe
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You wi be surprisedto learn how little it costs to
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' Sui-gory. HENRY I'I. PERRY. v.5.
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FOOD VS. BREED IN THE DAIRY
HERD.

 

During the development of the dairy
industry a question commonly discussed
by the respective champions of its two
parts was that of Food vs. Breed. Many
dairymen entertained the belief that the
dairy business could be made permanently
profitable without the aid of the im-
proved breeds of dairy cattle. A counter
View equally fallacious held by a few
over-enthusiastic breed advocates was
that the improved breeds of dairy cattle
could bring profit to a man who did not
have the essential conditions of food and
environment. Fundamental errors usu-
ally die young. Successful practice is the
result of thoughtful experience. Nature's
rigid statutes have proven that breed is
simply care. food and envirentlellt. fol—
lowed through Suceessive generations,
aided by careful selections. until an im-
proved type is produced.

To set one branch of animal husbandry
over against another. or giving" it an im-
possible independenee has been tried, and
from the unwelcome results has come a
growing? recognizalion of the proposition
that animal feeding and breeding. are
economically inseparable. Their close re-

 

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THE MICHIGAN 'FARMER.
give heat and fat to the animal are but '
little needed to supply nourishment to the

foetus. Simply material to build up bone, .
muscle and blood during its rapid devel- one

opment while the cow is dry is needed to
nourish the unborn calf. I think that I — _ _.

am safe in saying that ninety per cent Perhaps some maker or agent of
Of the dry COWS are fed the odds and ends common cream separators is trying to
of hay and fodders and the kinds of sup- sell you 3 ,~ disk-fi]]ed o r
plementary feeds that can be supplied other com- plicatedmachine
the most cheaply regardless of their ac- by claiming ‘ It is simplest,
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Good Cows COme from Good Calves. J55}.‘.-4.“., .3 .351...“ .V‘ was OFFER :3 no CATCH.

.. A. - . . ' ' ‘ ' ' é! .9". lip \\4 ' It. isasolid proposition to send,

Any ntglett 1n the care and food of the '7 1 till“ Q‘F on trial. fully auaranfeod.anew,

.‘ ‘ 2 ' ‘ r ' " ' - y _ , "1 well made, easy running separa-
best in ed d 1115 heifer dux mg her de\ elop ,4':‘;;:~;IA:::.._§1\4;§ F“‘:f““““54 tor for $15.95. Sklms hot, orcold

   

mcnt may impair her usefulness and val— milk; making heavy or light,

ue as a dairy cow. Nature has providel 52 dig:gglgfrneb¢l°mm°1flhsepazaf0ffilming“ fifgii‘aalirli’s’fnlfiil’elis‘éiicciailhvli’;
. , . - ' . " u i"- ? ma er ca si families. d'f'fe ent t’ h‘ -
4 001111310“! fQO‘l ml the “hf 1“ the first simple and easy to clean. ture which1 lliustrafgslnoturlslglige

m'll' la 'lr' essential in Wettinrr its - - on m ~h'nes. Th b It
1 " “ t ’5 “ -‘ s‘ s most effluent, or most durable. Ask Sas‘lanmlry hamleasllyeole‘lliedi

digestive apparatus well started and I him why he makes such claims when (gr/28%;: tléoihosi‘ghlséfiggtecftgfi

 

think it should be permitted to have it everybody knows that Westernpolnts. Whetheryour
right from its original source for the first dairy is largeor smallwriteus

and o b t a in our handsome

few days. Then comes the most critical Sharples Dairy Tubular free catalog. Address: 1]
time in the life of the calf. when we take Cream Separators AMERICAN SEPARATOR 6

upon ourselves its feed and care. and

 

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and intelligence in our management of skimtwiceascleanuwashcasierandwcarlongcr Farmer A en‘s wanled
than common machines. .

them Coaxine’ a calf to drink is easier . ”he tries to dispute
. h these facts ask him to go with you to the nearest Y 11 c '
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and effort to telling your friends

holding it there. 1 know luxnnse l have ‘0 £0.iustlcthimalonc—his machincis not the
-_ and neighbors about the most

tried both ways. lly we: t in: the fingers kmd you want. ' _
Tubulars are The World 5 Best. Sales eaSlly wonderful invention in
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soon drink or its own accord. The three ably replace more common separators than any
Itslow Supply Can. easy cleaning,

most essential things to observe in feed- one maker 0‘ such machines sells. World's
biggest separator works. Branch factories in

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inn young calves are the quantity of the Canadaand
milk, the temperature and quality. At Germany.

this age their little stomachs are tender Write for quality construction. and long life
Catalogue are fitting accompaniments of this
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same conditions will shim
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closely as the double

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An offer like that is more positive proof

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A Good Type of Guernsey Cow.

lationship has been firmly established in
practice. liow long Could a superior type
be held in control without good care. an
abundance of food and favorable environ-
ment? My conclusions are that the ani—
mals would rapidly deteriorate, hence the
deduction that food is of as much im—
portance as the breed. ()r. to speak coll-
eisely, we must. provide suitable food and
surroundings, which later reinforced by
better breeding, would bring more satis-
factory results.
Food First Essential of Profitable
Dairying.

Acting upon this principle many dairy-
mcn are building up herds of m-onomieal
producers. By good care. liberal feeding
and a rigid selection of heifer calves.
sired by a pure-bred bull from one of the
dairy breeds they have gradually in—
creased the annual output of their herds
from 1.70 pounds to 301) pounds and up—
ward per cow. Surely this is nothing. new
or remarkable, but it proves. my point—
that food is the first essential of profit-
able dairying. How frequently we see
some very promising.r young animal pass
from the herd of some Well known breeder
of dairy cattle, into the hands of some is:-
norant and incompetent feeder and for
lack of proper care and nourishing food
pass into oblivion. is it not a fact that
good breeding,r is dependent upon care Etll’l
liberal feeding? The result of years and
perhaps a lifetime of systematic selection
and development is lost through the if:—
noranec and careless management of the
owner.

The feeding; of the mother. who must
nourish and build up the frame an] give
constitutional vigor to the young. calf, is
the true foundation. for a profitable dairy
cow. yet the average dairyman feeds his
pregnant cows the refuse of the. farm.
The clover hay. the wheat bran and lin-
seed meal is fed to the cows that are
giving milk. The very elements that are
needed by the cow at this DCl'lotl to sup-
ply her unborn calf with nourishment
are withheld. Carbonaceous foods. which

 

 

 

 

 

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.’ , I I
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h
ll-“ Separator

and every precaution should be taken.

it often means the difference between is the beSt on earth. you WOUId say. maybe it is and maybe it isn’t-

unprolitablc and profitable dairy cows. You WOUld be generous enough to say that it'was our baby and that
'l‘he quantity of feed and the temperature We dOUbtless thought 1t the fineSt, but that dldh’t Prove It.

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should not be determined by guess workfll But See if you can get any other separator manufacturer to make you

11‘ possible, ult- sl-parated milk should be this same prOposition. If you can you. will either get his machine or ours
on before the animal heat has left lt.j free Of 3“ COSt- If you can’t, you Will know whatmachme is conceded

For the first two weeks whole milk should‘ to be the beat by all manufacturers
be fed after which it may be gradually, — men Who ought to know‘

chana'cd to skim—milk supplemented by The Iowa aCtually does skim
closer than any other. It skims cold
milk to a trace. It is easiest to clean be-
cause the milk drains out of the bowl at
the end of the run and water run through
cleans it so that a piece of clean linen
rubbed over the bowl any place will not
show the slightest soil. It is easiest to i
turn and it is the most durable. '

It is made by the largest factory in the
world, and by the only factory that
makes every part that goes with the
machine.

If your dealer does not handle the Iowa
write us and we will see that you are
supplied.
_ Write to-day for our book giving surpris-
ing 1nsxde information about separators.

oat meal and linseed oil meal mixed equal
parts in the skim-milk. Such a ration
fed with clover or alfalfa hay as soon,
as the calf is old enough to assimilate‘
and digest it will promote a healthy
growth and development. The first few,
months of the (:alf's life should be spent
ill the burn. as a more uniform growth
will be obtained. The reason why fall
calves make a better growth and more
uniform dcvelol‘iment is because they are
kept inside and properly fed instead of
brim.r turncd out to eat grass, fight flies
and exposed to the hot sun.

Given proper care and nourishing feeds:
the heifers, at from 2i to fill months of}
age will be capable'of taking their place"

in the herd and producing.r more milk than I D ' 8

their dams. Special care and judgment is owa ally eparator co.
always needed prior to parturition. ’l‘he‘ .

bowels should be kept moderately loose 108 8"ng Stu, walalloo, Iowa.
and the animal in a thrifty, flesh-forming
condition. Laxative foods, such as branl

and linseed oil meal and ensilagc, with al . .
gluill quality of early cut hay, are the best y 0t 86 t 6 Home made Ferlllller?
C

foods for the young,r cow at this time.

17mm these conditions and comfortable We use nothing but the pure plant food elements in the making of our

housing very little trouble will be expmi- brands, which we obtain direct from our own Rendering Works. There-
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enced from garget, milk fever, retention
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year-and everyfirear from the birth of. the
calf until its'dairy work is ended and it
is sent to the shambles.

As yet we have no established Ameri-
can standard of feeding and, owing to the
diversity of our dairy breeds and the
varying conditions under which they are
bred and reared I doubt very much if it
would be wise for us to approximate a
national standard of feeding. However,
during recent years the various breeders
of dairy cattle have been shaping their
favorite breeds toward one type and
standard. Whether this kind of breeding
will eventually result in an American type
of dairy cattle or whether the importa-
tions of fresh blood from year to year
will hold the types of our present breeds
in control I am unable to say. If our
breeders would all work toward one type
that they considered best adapted to the
needs of the practical dairymen, then it
would be practical for American dairymcn
to adopt a national feeding standard.
Present results depend upon our ability
to study the individuality of the animals
under our immediate care and the effect
of foods upon their milk yields, condition
and health and to determine which are
the most efficient and economical foods.

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The Royal Dairy of England, at Sandringham, England.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, Ex-V‘lce-President of the United States.

E. H. Harriman, Esq., (estate of), the late great railway magnate.

J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq., the greatest of bankers.

Hon. Whitelaw Reid, U. S. Ambassador to England.

R. W. Sears, Esq., founder of Sears, Roebuck 8; Co.

Hon. J. M. Dickinson, U. S. Secretary of War.

Charles L. Tiffany, Esq., of Tiffany & Co., the famous jewelers.
J. C. Hoagland, Esq., President Royal Baking Powder Co.
Ex-Gov. W. D. Hoard. proprietor of Hoard's Dairyman.
James J. Hill, Esq., the great western railway magnate.
Clarence H. Mackay, Esq., Pres’t Postal Telegraph & Cable Co.
Sir Hugh Montagu Allan, head of the Allan steamship lines.
0. P. Goodrich, Esq., the well known dairy writer.

P. E. Sharpless, Esq., of Sharpless’ “ Philadelphia ” butter fame.

Andrew Carnegie, Esq., the great philanthropist & steel magnate.
John D. Rockefeller, Esq., President of the Standard Oil Co.
Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic ex-candidatc for President.
Borden’s Condensed Milk Co., the world's greatest milk concern.
C. I. Hood, Esq., of “sarsaparilla ” and fancy cattle fame.

J. B. Duke. Esq., President the American Tobacco Co.

George J. Gould, Esq., the railway and financial magnate.

H. B. Gurler, Esq., the Dean of American dairying.

R. T. Crane, Esq., President the Crane Co., Chicago.

Hon. Seth Low, Ex-Mayor of New York City.

August Belmont, Esq., the banker and subway magnate.
Thomas W. Lawson, Esq., of “ frenzied finance” fame.

Sir William Van Horne, Ex-Prcsident Canadian Pacific Railway.
E. M. Barton, Esq., President the Western Electric CO.

0. C. Barber, Esq., President Diamond Match Co.

W. Campbell Clark, Esq., of the Clark Thread Co.

 

James A. Rumrill. Esq., Ex-Prcs’t Boston & Albany Railroad.

Walter W. Law, Esq., owner of the famous Briarcliif Farms.
Mrs. W. E. H. Massey, Dentonia Park Farm, Toronto.

Beatrice Creamery 00., largest creamery concern in the world.

J. Ogden Armour, Esq., head of Armour & Co., Chicago. Hon. John W. Golf, Supreme Court Justice, New York.

George Burnham, Esq., President Baldwin Locomotive Works. IIon. Thomas Ballantyne, Ex-Speaker Ontario Parliament.

Frederick G. Bourne, Esq., President Singer Sewing Machine Co. J. D. Farrell, Esq., Vice-President Oregon .5; Washington R. R.

H. N. Higginbotham, Esq., President Chicago World's Fair. Col. Chas. F. Mills, editor Farm Home, Springfield, III.

John Huyler, Esq., the famous New York candy maker. Hon. L. J. Forget, Canadian Dominion Senator.

T. Eaton, Esq., (estate of), of Toronto’s great department store. Walker-Gordon Laboratories, of nearly all the large cities.

Denman Thompson, Esq., the actor of “ Old Homestead” fame. Robert W. Itcford, Esq., the steamship magnate of Montreal.

Hon. Paris Gibson, Ex-U. S. Senator from Montana. Dr. Geo. C. Moslicr, owner St. Louis Fair prize dairy herd.

Dr. J. A. Mead, President the Howe Scale Co. Hon. W. Owens, Canadian Dominion Senator.

H. O. Havemeyer, Esq., (estate of). late Pres’t Amer. Sugar Co. C. A. Griscom, Esq., head of the great American steamship lines.

Henry Clay Pierce, Esq., President Waters-Pierce Oil Co. W. Gettys, Esq., the celebrated Tennessee Jersey breeder.

John Newman, Esq., President Elgin Butter Board of Trade. Western Ohio Creamery Co., the largest of eastern creameries.

William A. Wright, Esq., Ex-Pres‘t New York Milk Exchange. Hon. W. B. Barney, President Iowa State Dairy Assn.

Fairfield Dairy Co., famous for its “ certified " milk. B. F. Yoakum, Esq., head of “ Frisco ” railway system.

Norman B. Ream, Esq., of the Pullman Palace Car Co. Geo. Brumder, Esq., President Germania Pub. Co., Milwaukee.

L. F. Swift, Esq., President Swift Packing Co., Chicago. Glcnside Stock Farm, World’s Champion Short Horn Breeders.

Edward D. Adams, Esq., head of the Allis-Chalmers Co. Neil P. Anderson, Esq., Texas’ largest cotton factor.

Prof. W. H. Caldwell, Secretary American Guernsey Cattle Club. Henry Sherwin, Esq., President Sherwin-Williams Paint Co.

Dr. Leslie D. Ward, Vice-Pres‘t Prudential Life Insurance Co. Hiram Walker & Sons, Canada‘s greatest distillcrs.

Dr. Charles H. Frazier, Medical Dean University of Pennsylvania. J.He11dry Smith, Esq. Detroit‘s largest grocer.

Dr. S. B. Hartman, of “' Peruna” and stock farm fame. Henry C. Wallace, Esq. ., editor of Wallace’ 3 Farmer.

Hon. Sidney Fisher, Canadian Minister of Agriculture. Jacob Miller, Esq, Secretary International Hotel Stewards Assn.

Nathan Straus, Esq., head of R. H. Macy & Co., New York. H011. Knute Nelson, U. S. Senator from Minnesota.

George Abbott, Esq., Philadelphia‘s largest milk dealer. H011. John Sundberg, Pres‘t Iowa Corn Growers' Association.

Moses Taylor, Esq., President Lackawanna Steel Co. Victor F. Lawson, Esq., editor Chicago Daily News.

C. Brigham &. Co., Boston‘s great milk dealers. A. A. Hurd, Esq., General Attorney " Santa Fe ” Railroad.

George Eastman, Esq., President the Eastman Kodak Co. S. S. Carvalho, Esq., manager of the Hearst newspapers.

Ge'o‘rge H. Ellis, Esq. ., proprietor Christian Registm , Boston. Frank A. Vanderlip, Esq., President America’s greatest bank.

J. R. Whipple, Esq, prop’ r Touraine & Youngs Hotels. Boston. Miss Helen Gould, the great New York philanthropist.

J. B. Haggin, Esq., the great capitalist and breeder. J. H. Rushton, Esq., President Fairmont Creamery Co.

F. L. Houghton, Esq., Sec'y Holstein-Fricsian Breeders’ Assn. Traymore. Chalfonte and Haddon Hall Hotels, Atlantic City.

John Arbuckle, Esq., the great New York coffee merchant. Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus, President Armour Institute, Chicago.

Col. F. P. Holland, proprietor of Texas Farm and Ranch. F. L. Daggett, Esq., Manager Fairbanks, Morse & Co.

Walter M. Lowney, Esq., the great candy manufacturer. M. S. Driggs, Esq., Pres‘t Williamsburgh Fire Insurance Co.

Mrs. Scott Durand, owner Chicago’s famous “ Cl‘llllll'CC " dairy. Benjamin Stern, Esq., of Stem Bros, dry goods, New York.

8. R. Guggenheim, Esq., the American Smelting Co. magnate. E. B. Thomas, Esq., President Lehigh Valley R. R. Co.

William MacKenzic, Esq., President Canadian Northern Railway. H. B. Duryea, Esq., of the famous starch manufacturers.

E. A. Darling, Esq., President American Jersey Cattle Club. Hon. Wm. J. Gaynor, Mayor of New York City.

Sheffield Farms Co., the high-class milk producers. Hershey Chocolate Co., the famous chocolate makers.

W. H. Wanamaker, Esq., the Philadelphia Clothier. Ilolland Dairy Co., Colorado Spring's magnificent dairy.

Horton Ice Cream Co., the biggest concern of its kind. Ewell Farm, Spring Hill, 'I‘cn11., line cattle and horse breeders.

P. G. Henderson, Esq., President Red Polled Cattle Club. “ Al” G. Field Esq. ., the famous minstrel as well as i‘aimei.

Hon. Wayne McVeagh, Ex-U. S. Attorney General. E dw. R. Strawb1idge, Esq. Strawbridge &. Clothier, Philadelphia.

Philip Moen, Esq., the great wire manufacturer. John Hays Hammond Esq. the $500, 000. a year mining engineer.

Hon. Fletcher D. Proctor, Ex-Governor of Vermont. Frank E. De Long, Esq., of “ hook and eye‘ ’ fame.

Colgate Hoyt, Esq., President Automobile Club of America. Hon. John Lee Carroll, Ex-Govcrnor of Maryland.

T. S. Cooper, Esq., the chief importer of Jersey cattle. Joseph L. Jones, Esq., President Philadelphia Milk Exchange.

George W.Vanderbilt, Esq., owner great “Biltmore” N. C. estate. John Lowber Welsh, Esq., President Keystone Watch Case Co.
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Carefully conducted experiments show
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dairy cows to digest and assimilate food
is very great. It varies in some instances
between 50' and 100 per cent.- If this is
true, and I think it is, obviously there
are cows that are capable of making more
milk from home-grown foods than others,
that have been developed upon more
highly concentrated feed-stuffs. Or, to
speak more concisely, the breeding and
individuality of the cows is an important
factor in determining the variety of foods
to use for the herd.

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HEARING ON THE BURLESON OLEO
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The National Dairy Union, which has
been watching the threatened oleo legis-
lation in congress, had looked the ground
over and arrived at the conclusion that
there would be no moves made 'by the
oleo people during this term of congress.
What was their surprise then, to sud-
denly learn that the committee on agri-
culture in the house of representatives
had granted a hearing to the oleo people
on the Burleson Bill on the 20th of April.
This was indeed a surprise to every dairy—
man, The secretary of the National Dairy
Union at once issued a call to many of
the leading dairymcn throughout the
Union to appear at this time and brescut
their side to the committee. Some 45
representative dairymen from every sec-
tion of the country assembled in response
to the call. On the 20th the oleo people
presented their case partially and on the
21st the dairymen presented theirs.
Neither side finished and the hearing was
adjourned until the 29th and 30th which
dates are to be giVen to the olco people.
Then an adjournment will occur again
until the 11th of May, when the 0100 peo-
ple will again be given a chance to be
heard, and the 12th, 13th and 14th of May
will be given over to the dairy industiy.
Then on the 16th the oleo people will have
one half of a. day and the dairy people
the other half to complete their argu—
ments before the committee. It is not
anticipated that the committee will be
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Plowing about fruit trees is a job that
is avoided wherever it is possible. The
work is not only objected to by those who
are called upon to perform it, but if the
trees could put in their say, it is certain
that many times they would object more
strenuously than those who have to do
the work, for the bruising of the trunks
and the lower limbs is often sickening, to
say the least. Mr. F. C. Horn, a sub-
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overcome by it. If the furrow is being

'thrown toward the trees when his equip-

ment is called into use in breaking: out
the lands. \Vliere the cart}: is backfur-
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used to finish up the plowing. The equip-
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some eight, ten or twelve feet long, de-
pending upon the size and shape of the
trees, and a stoneboat. One end of the
spreader, or evener, is fastened to the
plow with the necessary clevises and
ring, while the other is fastened in any
convenient manner to the stoneboat. The
team is then hitched to this spreader
about half-way between the plow and the
stoneboat. Then the equipment is ready.
Enough stone is piled upon the boat to
counterlntlance the plow when the team

disease after it once gains entrance to
the twigs through the terminal buds, ex-
cept cutting out_the affected twigs and
destroying them by,burning.
performed spraying can do no more than
prevent the little germ of life from start-
ing and it is not an easy matter to keep
the growing tip of limbs covered so as
to be immune from the active bacterium
of this trouble. Trees that are well
sprayed for other troubles with fungicides
such as Bordeaux mixture and diluted
lime sulphur, ought not to be so readily
attacked but it is useleSS to try and keep
down the disease in that way. Removing
the affected twigs whenever and wher-
ever they may be found is all that can
be done, at least, all that fruit growers
are now aware that can be done. The
twigs should be cut back six or seven
inches below where the disease shows so
that all the affected wood might be re-
iiioved. The trees should be inspected
systematically. in the fall. winter and
spring just before the blossoms open,
close inspections should be made of every
pan of every tree. After a limb has been
removed the tool used should be wiped
with a cloth moistened in a five per cent
solution of carbolic acid to destroy any
germs that might be adherent thereto.
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A WELL-FORMED YOUNG APPLE
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It is a matter of pride with many or-
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have carefully nurtured from the begin;
invng into shapely trees of bearing age.
“e are sure that the grower of the tree
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while the plow is run as close as is nec-
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\Vith an arrangement of this kind it is
perfectly easy to do this rather unpleasant
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harm to the trees than when done after
the common way of hitching the team
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tree is no horror to one with this rig.

PEAR BLIGHT DOES DAMAGE.

 

The pear trees in this section are'suf—
l'ering from a peculiar disease. lhey
bloomed out splendidly but in a short
time the blooms fell off: the buds turn
black and fall off leaving the l\\'l;: dead.
Some times this blight extends a foot
down the limb. killing the bark on one
side and leaving it green on the other.
As this is a pear section the loss is
serious.

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The description given leads us to iden-
tify this disease as the pear blight. This
blight is found over a large territory. anl
makes itself known wherever present by
the deadencd twigs and blackened leaves
and buds whit-h follow its attacks. The
disease is hard to tight and while it seems
to be influenced much by the seasons so
that in certain years it is hardly to be
seen and in other years it is very promi-
nent, persistence is the one way to keep
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companying cut has
reason to feel proud
of what he has pro-
duced. Some of us
would have started our
top perhaps a little
nearer the ground,
but aside from this
possible criticism, we
certainly would not
be, ashamed to have
such a tree conspicu-
ously located on our
premises. The laws
of distribution have
been worked out to :1
nicety. Every large
limb is soon lost in
valuable bearing sur~
face. Fruit spurs not
only cover the outside
of the top, but are
distributed throughout
its bulk; and so prop-
erly have the tips of
growth been handled
that this inside hear-
ing wood is free to
sunlight and air, thus
giving an appropriate
environment for the
production of high
quality fruit in all
parts of the top. As
this tree develops it
will not be a difficult
task to keep the bear-
ing parts within
bounds. Many of our old orchards sug-
gest that appalling tragedies have been
committed in them with the saw and axe.
The bearing part of the trees has been
driven as far from the source of its food
supply as possible, and when nature fa-
vors with a bountrous crop, the trees
break under their heavy load. But this
trm» need not be so deformed. It is now
started right and can be kept so. The
specimen grew in Van Buren county, and
is an example of thousands of trees Of
that part of the state that were (level—i
oped under the hand and eye of pruning
artists. Men who are able to produce
such trees are the men who are winning
ior Michigan her merited reputation as
the leading fruit state of the union. A
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dation of our fruit industry and men who
are skilled in the art of growing such
trees and who do grow them, lescrve our
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Address all communications relative to

the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C.
P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.

 

 

 

 

Associational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,’
is the farmer’s most valuable asset.
Associatlonal Sentiment.—

The farmer, he garners from the soil
the primal wealth of nations,

 

THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA.

 

Paper read by Mrs. A. E, Hartshorn,
of the Maple River Farmers' Club, before.
the State Association of Farmers' Clubs.

(Concluded from last week).

Let us compare our glorious America of
today with the Golden Age of ancient
Rome. First, in, government, we have
reached a high state of civ'ilization. As
our illustrious emancipator has said,
“This government of the people by the
people, and for the people shall not perish
from the earth.” The extent of our
dominion is great, it being said as of
England, “the sun never sets upon Am-
erican soil.”

Our industries are varied and many.
Nothing necessary to the comfort or even
luxury but what is made in our land. 0111‘
imports as compared to our exports, are
in the ratio of one to ten,

In the mineral kingdom we have every
range of mineral from the tourmaline of
Maine to the gold of California, from the
square miles of coal beds in Pennsylvania.
to the unexplored salt deposits of Utah.

“'e have cattle upon a thousand plains
and our streams run rampant with fish.
Nor is any requisite of the builder lack-
ing for, with the granite girded hills of
New England, the forest-fringed shorcs
of the Great Lakes, and the beautiful
finishing woods of the south, we have
ample material from which to Choose.

In art and sculpture we are makin;r
great progress. Our literature may wcll
claim its “Golden Age.” “'hat more lasting
names could we have than W'ashington
Irving, Emerson, Lowell, Longfellow, Bry—
ant, H0w9lls, Mable and Van Dyke!

In science we have made great discov-
eries and inventions. “What did those
early Romans have to compare with the
telephone, telegraph, cable, electric lights
and cars, automobiles, and aeroplanes!

Our surgeons and doctors are among
the best in the world. They are able to
perform successfully the mOSt delicate
operation on the eye, to the repairing of
a broken bone—they are masters of any
disease—death need be. looked upon now
by us only as a natural change.

Educationally, today America stands
as one of the most civilized nations of
the world. This has been brought about
in a. great measure by our compulsory
school system. On education we spend
annually $200,000,000. more than the en-
tire sum spent by five leading European
countries, including England.

VVe, too, thoroughly understand the
need of physical development as well as
that of the mind. Sports for that pur-
pose are introduced into our schools,
gymnasiums are built, and associations
formed—all for the sole purpose of de-
veloping a more perfect man,

The amusements of today tcnd also
for broadening as well as amusing man-
kind. Operas given by great artists, ii-
lustrated lectures carrying us to every
point of the earth, and the theatre with
its Shakespearian plays.

Our spiritual views also have had a
great influence in bringing about this
great advance in civilization. That which
brought our forefathers to this land was
that they might worship God as they
chose. \

America of today surpasses the idea of
our forefathers of 1620, in that we have
added to liberty and justice and their
fear of God the humanitarianiam of life.
No cry of distress from any quarter but
what we are quick to respond. No class
distinction bounds the American people-—
we have taken up the “white man's bur-
den"—our sympathy and help reaches to
all classes and our aim is that we may
better our less fortunate brother. That
we are humane can no better be illustrat-
ed than in the fact that more than $15.-
000 was raised in our neighboring city,
Detroit, on Blue Star Day to wage war
on the tuberculosis germ and the whole
city is now interested in the raising of
a $2,000,000 fund with which to build a.
sanatorium to fight this gigantic evil.

someone has said America is another
word for Opportunity. Surely today every
man “has an opportunity to work out his

..

THE MICHIG.AN FARMER.

eternai’ birthright—to be the most com-
plete being he is able to. be.

VVherein we surpass the Roman Golden
Age in all points mentioned and that we
calm to be the happiest people on earth
because we are the most prosperous, the
frccst and the best educated and enjoy,
in the highest degree, all intellectual and
spiritual pleasures and that we are the
most humane of all people, whether upon
the physical, intellectual or moral plane,
the conditions of today of living in Am-
erica make for happiness, more so than
anywhere else, we can well speak of this
as the “Golden Age of America.”

“If the Romans thought the muddy
Tiber the favored river of heaven. and
the Chinese pity everybody born out of
their flowery kingdom, shall not we, in
this land of glorious liberty, have some
thought} of love for country."

Edward Everett Hale's motto expresses
in homely phase the American watch-
word—

“Look forward, not backward,
Look up and not down.

Look out and not in,

And lend a hand.”

 

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

 

Have Informal DIsucssIon.———The East
Otisco Farmers’ Club met on Thursday,
April 7, at the home of O. A. Nummer
and had a very enjoyable meeting. A
bountiful dinner was served and after
a short social time, the business meeting
was called. In the absence of President
Benedict, Mrs. Margaret Kemp proved to
be a most aceeptable chairman. On ac-
count of the busy season of the year, a
number placed upon the program were
absent and this resulted in an impromptu
discusison, which called nearly everyone
out. ”The agricultural possibilities of
Michigan" was treated in an optimistic
view by R, S. Hawkins and O. A. Num-
mer and Mrs. M. L. Howe supplcmented
by interesting comparisons with her na—
tive Texan home. A qucstion box fol—

lowed, which brought up a variety of
topics, including educational problems,

division of labor in the home, butter and
cakc making, and the latest comet. The
rcmdindcr of the time was given to re-
ports and business. These club meetings
are the plcasantest of social gatherings,
besides being a place where up—to-date
incthods and questions are discussed. No

 

progressive farmer can afford to miss
thcm.

FWWW’V’?

GRANGE .

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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more
consequence than the farm, and should be
first improved."

 

THE MAY PROGRAMS.

 

State Lecturer‘s Suggestions for First
Meeting,

“The kitchen and dining-room have as
much to gain from science as have, the
dairy and the ()I‘Cllal‘d.“~—1{. L. Butter—
field.

Ten-minute song service.

In the Home—ll. llclpfui Ycasts.

Short dialogue.

The l'lallcy Comet—“Iliere, what, when?
—- A papcr, or talk.

Care of little things on the farm:—
1. Lambs. 2. Pigs. 3. Calves. 4, Colts.

Some things we can get along without.
Discussion lcd by a man and a woman.

Songs interspersed throughout this pro-
gram from “School Song Knapsack,” se-
lected by a teacher or pupil of some
school.

GRANGE A CONSTRUCTIVE
FORCE IN RURAL AFFAIRS.

THE

 

Time was when the Grange stood more
as an offensive than as a constructive
force in rural affairs. It was necessarily
so. A way had to be blazed to a recog~
nition of mere rights for a great class of
people. Its aggressiveness was unavoid~
ably destructive, destructive of fixed no-
tions and customs which hedgcd about
countrymen and their business relations
with other classes.

’l‘imc came when, as a whole, and for
the most part as local organizations. the
Grange was recognized as a factor in the
working out of every problem touching
country life. It has become an acknowl—
edged influence to be reckoned with. From
this position, here and there, it is actually
an instrument for initiating and bringing
to pass real things; a forum upon which
crude plans are discussed and remodeled;
a machine by which new projects are
launched; an anvil whcreon spears are
hammered into pruning hooks. ‘

It is not enough to'oppose; we must
propose. It is not sufficient to simply ap-
prove; wc must differentiate, point out
what is good and show what will be bet-
ter. This is a practical work that needs
doing in nearly every project that arises
in every neighborhood. It is not. enough
for the Grange to bluntly refuse to en-
dorse. a state legislative measure, a
county building project. or a neighborhood
social club; it must seek to suggest a bet-
ter way if it disapproves of any or all of

these. Strength does not lie in always
merely holding one’s ground; it comes
through forging ahead in untried fields
and beating out fresh paths. pThe right
to leadership comes through the practice
of leading, of taking the initiative.

In the mobile, unsettled state of coun-
try life at present, the Grange has a re-
markable role open to it. Having attained
rccoguition as an established element of
power in rural affairs, it lives beneath
its opportunities wherever it does not
prc—empt this province and take a build-
ing part in growing projects and under-
takings. It should be on the alcrt to
formulate plans for the. future welfare
of its rural people and not: protestingly
follow aftcr others who propose schemes
for their improvcd conditions. This does
not necessitate that the Grange be
hot-headed and, taking the bit in its
teeth, hold counsel with none. On the
contrary, it means it shall strive for a
wiser, more considerate weighing within
the Grange of the plans and propositions
of others, selecting their good, rejecting
their bad and bringing forth from all
available sources the best possible plan
of action. It means counseling with
other organizations and individuals which
have similar aims. It means seeking to

 

coalesce such agencies into a unit of
power for efficiency in country bcttcr-

ment. In a word, the Grange's mission'
as a constructive force lies in Rural;
Uplift. JENNIE BUELL.

LECTURERS' CONFERENCES SUC-
CESSFUL.

The Lecturcrs' Conference, at Kalama—
mazoo Normal School Building, May 12.
1:00 p. n1., will close the scrics of district
conferences for southern Michigan. Thus
far the intcrcst and attendant-c have jus-
tiiicd the plan which is bcing tricd of
getting lcclurcrs togcthcr for purposcs
of inspiration and conference conccrning‘
methods and plans; but it is cxpectcnli
that thosc who attend thc Kalamazoo
meeting will have some privileges impos-
sible to sccure for the others. All who
attend this conference arc invited to rc—
main for the lecture on Rural l’rogrows,
by Hon. I-lcnry “'allace, of Iowa, who
was a member of the. t‘ountry Life Com-
mission, An Opportunity to nicet Mr. Wal-
lace will be affordcd at a rcception ten—
dered him by the rural school .lcpart-
mcnt of the Normal. Several officers of
State Grange, including Mcstcr llull, and
otficcrs and representatives of other rural
organizations, bcsides goodly delcgulions
from the Granges of southwestern Mich—
igan are cxpcctcd to be in attendance.

 

 

 

 

Charlevoix County POmona.

 

The ideal spring weather prevailing!

April :1 brought with it such a rush cl“

filth?iti:..i“:t.é‘.‘$ll§g133.03.“. “Hit.“ .313... The Standard Farm Papers

enthusiastic Pomona mcctings cvcr hold
in (,‘harlcvoix county. The attendance,
however, was good. eight (.lrangcs being
rcprcsentcd. ’l‘hc lecturers" program, in
all its parts, proved a vcry strong fcu—
Iurc, some of thc discussions reaching a
vcry high and inspiring strain of thought.
The topic. for general discussion. “How
to make our homcs and school grounds
more attractch and hwalthful this
spring." was discusscd by lirothcr Mears,
who advocatcd thc beautifying of thc
farm home as well as the school grounds.
Brother Stacks, who believcd home could
be made attractive by the avoidance of
intemperancc in all things and by
placing the home above the intempcrance
of striving to do too much on the farm
and forgetting thc farm home. Sister
Creyts believed in the housewife getting
out of doors as much as possible, and in
making the back yard as attractive as
the front so the housewife could enjoy the
bcauty while at work. Also in quitting
farm work early enough so the family
could spend the evenings out of doors.
Brother Jones would make the health of
the home the first consideration and ad-
vocated building on a high point of
ground and letting the sunshine into the
home.

Permanent committees for the present
term were appointed, and the fifth degree
was conferred on seven candidates. The
Grangc voted in favor of making an ag-
ricultural exhibit at the next meeting of
State Grange and all Patrons in the coun—
ty are urged to aid in getting up the ex—
hibit. Examination of the reports of 13

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$23,)-.. 515

The Appetite

Post
Toasties

Let a saucer of this de—
lightful food served with
cream tell why.

“The Memory Lingers”
Pkgs. 10c and 150.

Postum Cereal ('0., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.

Shovel
Fitness

Whether you worl: on a farm or
hire such work done, you need
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They are made of the best material
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before them. Knowledge gained by
. over I00 years experience in
making shovels exclusively
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product the finest shovel
made.
”Shovel Facts” will tell
you more. We would
like to mail you a copy
free. Sendyournume
and address onpos tal.

OLIVER AMES 8' SONS Corporation
‘ Amen Building. Boston, Mass. ‘

 

 

 

 

 

    
       
     
       
         
   
   
   
    

 

 
     
     
   
   
   
      
     
   

  

 

 

 

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subordinate Grangcs for the second quar-
ter of the Grange year showed Deer Lake
Grange again in the lead with a score of
310 points, with Ironton second with 1’60
points. Deer Lake was therefore declared
the banner Grange of the county for the
second quarter. By unanimous vote the
Grange expressed satisfaction with ex-
isting conditions under local option, as
compared with previous conditions and'
adopted a resolution urging all friends of
local option not to sign any petition for
re-submission of the question next spring,
the idea being that longer time than two

 

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Western Representative, First National Bank
Building, CHICAGO, ILL.
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Eastern Representative, 41 Park Row,
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isfactory test of local option.

COMING EVENTS.

 

Pomona Meetings.

Shiawassee Co., with Owosso Grange,
in Owosso, Tuesday, May 10.

Gratiot Co.. with Star Grange, Satur-
day. May 21. L. W. Oviatt, state
Speaker.

Benzie Co, with 'l‘hompsonville Grange.
’ll‘uesdily and \Vcdnesday, May 31 and
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Buy direct from the biggest Only Succssalul Wagon Box Eleven
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--My price has made it. No such Patents

price as I make on this high
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You pay me only for the actual
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small profit based on my enormo A.
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a. wholesale deal like this on a

Get my brand new proposition with

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The land-owner needs a
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allowed. Send NOW for new Catalog “F” telling about this money-making
device. Address all correspondence “Sales Department.”

THE BUCKEYE TRACTION DITCHER CO.,
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, Make Top- Priced Arr-Cu red Hay
M... nlm ' RAKE
the Delivery
There are two kinds of hey; the kind that is air
cured and the kind that is not. Air cured hay is
easily worth seventy—five cents to a dollar more
rton. If hay is left in the swath to bleach in
9 sun, its juicy richness is boiled out, and it is
robbed of its greatest feeding value. If hay is
packed into dense windrows with an ordinary
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