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tuna] and Live Stock Journaliin the State.
VOL. CXXXIV. No. 26.
Whole Nun: ber 35”.
FARM NOTES.
Seeding Alfalfa In Corn.
I have a piece of sandy loam land with
clay subsoil. This was a nice sod, well
manured, and both sod and manure was
plowed under in April. I have this land
planted to corn, rowed both ways; can I
by thorough cultivation, prepare this land
so that I can seed it to alfalfa at the last
cultivation, using a beet (spike) cultivator
to cover alfalfa, and at the same time lay
by the corn? In short, is the proposition
practical?
Midland Co. J. F. G.
It is impossible to predict what success
might attend an attempt to seed alfalfa.
in corn after the manner suggested in
this inquiry. This is true for several rea-
sons. First, because the seeding of any
such crop in corn is dependent upon the
weather conditions for a successful out—
come. Clover can sometimes be seeded
in standing corn, by this method with very
good success indeed. We have seen a
number of fields so seeded where a suc-
cessful stand resulted, simply because
there was plenty of moisture for the de—
velopment of the young plants after the
seed was sown. But in other seasons
when there is not an abundance of mois—
ture when the corn is laid by, this meth-
od of seeding clover will not succeed silli-
ply because there is not enough moisture
to iriisure a good germination of the seed
and a rapid growth of the young plants,
because the corn crop is drawing heavily
upon the moisture content of the soil and
the small plants stand little show in
competition with it. Now, it is generally
not as easy to get a stand of alfalfa in
Michigan as it is a stand of clover, al-
though in some localities there seems to
be little difficulty in getting alfalfa estab-
lished. In such localities and in a favor-
able season, it would seem to be entirely
practicable to sow alfalfa in standing corn
by the method suggested in this inquiry,
since late seeding alfalfa is often quite as
successful as early seeding and, if the
corn is kept well cultivated, and condi-
tions should appear to be favorable when
the time for sowing the seed arrives it
would at least be worth a trial.
Handling Alfalfa for Seed.
Could you give a short account of how
to get alfalfa seed? I haVe three acres
that is looking very good and would like
to cut for seed. This is my first trial
and I have no experience with it.
Alpena C0. J. W.
‘While alfalfa is not as dependable for
a seed crop in the humid regions as in
the drier climates of the west, yet a num-
ber of Michigan growers have succeeded
in getting good crops of seed. Some who
have tried seed production claim that the
stand has been weakened thereby and,
all things considered, it is questionable
whether it will pay farm-
crop is probably the best for this pur-
pose. There are several good reasons for
not saving the first crop for seed. One
of these is that the weather in the spring
season generally encourages a rank
growth of the plants which is not favor-
able for seed production. Then, if the
first cutting is left for seed there will be
small chance of a profitable cutting of
hay from the future growth of the plants.
Then there is the fact that the seed pods
fill better in dry weather, and we are
more apt to have favorable weather for
the seed to fill and for harvesting the
seed crop in Michigan if the second cut-
ting is saved for seed. while some time
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sow alfalfa. Some seed it successfully
with spring grain crops and some have
better success with mid-summer sowing
without any nurse crop on a Well pre-
pared seed bed while in sections where
alfalfa is grown extensively, fall sowing
is given the preference by many growers.
The essential thing is to sow upon a well
prepared seed bed and when the weather
conditions favor the quick germination of
the seed and the rapid development of the
young plants. Opinions differ as widely
as to the proper amount of seed to sow
some sowing from 20 to 30 lbs. per acre,
While others favor not more than half
this amount of seed. The writer will sow
Showing Method of Trussing and Raising Rafters of Self-Supporting Roof.
will be left for the plants to recuperate
before winter after the seed crop is har-
vested.
Inasmuch as considerable alfalfa seed
has been harvested in at least two sec-
tions of Michigan during the past two
seasons, the testimony of these growers
regarding the methods used in growing
and saving the crop and the effect upon
the stand of alfalfa would be mOSt inter-
esting, and we would be glad to hear from
them upon these points for the benefit of
other readers who are contemplating the
growing of alfalfa seed.
When to Sow Alfalfa.
When is the best time to sow alfalfa,
and how much seed should be used per
acre? . .
Kent Co. G. A. F.
As before noted in these columns, there
can not be said to be any' best time to
15 lbs. of good seed as this appeared to
give a. very thick stand in former years.
Coal Tar vs. Paint.
Will you please tell me if coal tar and
gasoline as paint on the outside of silo,
is not just as good as paint you could get
at the hardware store.
Muskcgon CO. H. E.
While coal tar has some merit as a
wood preservative yet it does not protect
it from moisture as well as linseed oil
paint. Some years ago, coal tar applied
hot was used to quite an extent in paint-
ing farm barns, but the practice seems
to have been almost entirely abandoned.
which is a good indication that it was
not satisfactory or else that the trouble
of applying it was too great. From the
standpoint of appearance there is no
comparison, although good paint should
always be used for satisfactory results.
75 CENTS A YEAR
51.50 THREE YEARS
It always pays to use good paint in the
painting of buildings of any kind, as the
investment is not much greater and the
cost of applying it, which is the largest
factor of expense in painting, is no more,
while the benefit and satisfaction derived
from the job is infinitely greater.
Applying Lime to Correct Acidity.
I have clover meadow that is looking
very poorly. I find in it also patches of
sorrel. I tested some of the soil with
litmus paper and it gave a decided acid
reaction, turning blue litmus red. The
soil is of a heavy sand loam and is by no
means low in fertility. I intend to plow
the field in the spring and plant to corn.
Now would you advise me to sow lime?
If so, how much? Xthn is the best time
to apply the lime? Would you advise me
to sow it by hand or use a drill?
Allcgan Co. .
There is probably no doubt that consid-
erable benefit will 'be derived from the
application of lime to this land when it
is next plowed. The kind and amount of
lime to apply will depend not a little upon
what kind is available at the cheapest
relative price. Lime has been used a
great many years in the older countries
for the correction of acidity in old soils,
and, in a majority of cases, the ordinarv
quicklime has been used, slacking it
and applying it in the fields. Lime has
not, however, been u'sed vcry extensively
in this country, although during the past
year or two there has been a great deal
of interest among the farmers of the
state in the proposition of liming soils and
more lime has been used within that time
than ever before. FOr the quick correc-
tion of soil acidity quicklime or hydrated
lime will probably give the best results,
using from one-half ton to one ten per
acre of ground stone lime or hydrated lime
sown broadcast or with a distributor. The
method of applying it will, of course, de-
pend upon the equipment at hand, but
where quicklime is used, it is hardly
practicable to sow it broadcast by hand.
Ground limestone is highly recommended
by those who have experimented with it
in the preparation of land for alfalfa,
the claim being made that it will gradu-
ally correct the soil acidity without the
depletiOn of the humps in the soil which
occurs to some extent where quicklime is
applied. This is applied much more heav-
ily than the quieklime, from two to eight
tons per acre being used by those who are
enthusiastic over the benefits to be de-
rived from its application to worn soils
which have become deficient in their con-
tents of lime or which have become
slightly acid.
The writer is experimenting with these
three kinds of lime this year and hopes to
know more about it from practical ex-
perience. From two to four tons per
acre of the ground lime-
ers who have a good
stand of alfalfa to attempt
seed production. How-
ever, the increasing diffi—
culty in getting alfalfa
seed that is of good qual-
ity and free from the
seeds of noxious weeds,
together with the fact
that Michigan grown seed
will probably give better
results than seed which
is purchased in the open
market and which may
or may not have been
grown in a latitude simi-
lar to that in which it is
to be SOWn, makes it de—
sirable to grow our own
seed if we can do so suc-
cessfully.
In the southern section
of the alfalfa belt, the
third crop is generally
saved for seed, but in the
more northern sections
and in the humid sections
of the country the second
stone was used and about
one-half ton per acre of
the ground stone lime
and the hydrated lime.
Air-slaked lime, where it
can be obtained cheaply,
will give excellent results.
This should be applied
more heavily than the
quicklime, probably about
one ton per acre being as
small an application as
would prove profitable,
While one could not ex-
pect very startling results
in the corn crop from the
application of this lime,
yet in the grain crop
which follows it, and par-
ticularly in the clover
which is seeded in the
grain. marked benefits
should be noted from
liming this soil. In the
writer’s opinion, the best
time to apply this lime
would be after plowing
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634 (2)
ground is being fitted. If this course
is followed, the soil -w,ou1d be sweet-
ened and the growth of the beneficial soil
bacteria promoted to a. degree which
should be very apparent the succeeding
year.
The Chore Problem.
Is it not customary for a man working
by the month on a farm, at a stated sum
per month, to attend to his part of the
chores on Sunday morning the same as
any other morning? My man has made
no attempt to attend to them on Sun-
days. Can he collect his wages for the
full month or have I the right to deduct
an amount equivalent for those days in
question when settling up with him?
Please answer through the columns of
The Farmer.
Ingham Co. SUBSCRIBER.
It is the general custom for men who
work on farms by the month to do Sun-
day ehores, as suggested in this inquiry,
but unless some specific agreement is
made which covers the point, it is very
doubtful whether any deduction could be
made from the wages agreed upon for
failure to follow this custom, since by
common usage, 26 working days are fig-
ured in a month for work bands who work
by the month. Thus it would appear that
the only alternative in a case of this kind
would be to make some new arrangement
by which the man would do Sunday
chores or make this a reason for cancel-
ling the contract, and a defense. if an
atempt is made to collect wages for the
unexpired term of the contract. It is
always better to have a specific arrange-
ment in regard to details of this kind,
where men are hired by the month, since
by this means. just such annoying differ—
ences will be avoided.
BETTER CORN PROSPECTS.
The warm weather which finally came
about the middle of June has worked quite
a change in the corn fields. Although
they are still spotted from the effects of
the cold, Wet weather and the depreda-
’ tions of cutworms, the plants have taken
on a green color indicative of health and
growth. The indications are that the cut-
worms will not do much further damage
and that much of the corn they had eaten
off will continue to grow and be ahead
of the replanting.
But even with the most favorable
weather conditions from now on, we must
do our part or we will still invite a par-
tial’ failure. I have in mind a field which
was a heavy timothy and June grass sod.
very stony. It was plowed rather shallow
and in a careless manner, then harrowed
in such a way as to tear the sods loose
and leave them thickly scattered over the
top, together with the stones which were
not picked. Then a drill was used, row-
ing the corn one way in very crooked
rows. The ruins came on and the, field
was not touched until about a week ago,
when cultivating began. At that time
the field looked like a “Clark‘s method"
meadow. The first cultivation seemed to
do little more than strip the field up
somewhat and make the rows more prom-
inent from the strip of green left—not
corn, but June grass. '
The only way a good crop of corn can
be grown on this field is to stick right by
it with cultivator and hoe until the grass
is conquered, which will mean an expense
that will eat far into the profits of the
crop. However, it is fair to infer—and
we shall not be far from the truth—that
a farmer who will put a field of corn in
in the careless manner described above
will care for it in the same careless man-
ner, and as a result he will have next
to nothing for his work in this corn field.
This farmer, or any other farmer, can
not afford to lose his corn crop or put
more work into its care than the crop is
worth. It is disheartening to play a los-
ing game, and one is not likely to do his
best when doing so. If this man had
begun right and plowed carefully, har-
rowed so as to leave the sods turned un-
der as they should be, and if a fight with
June grass was expected, rowed the corn
both ways so as to take advantage of
horse tools in subduing it, how different
the prospect would have been.
No doubt we all have some June grass
in our corn fields if a sod was turned un-
der, but we have had weather such that
a couple of careful cultivations, and a
little hoeing in the bad spots puts it un-
der control. If we can get the spaces
well subdued, we can roll the soil in
around the hills when they are a little
larger and cover up much of it there, then
hoe out any that remains if necessary.
If the cultivation is followed up as it
should be the weeds will not bother much.
If a few get started in the hills they can
be pulled or hoed out later.
But there is another function of culti-
vation besides the control of grass and
weeds, and that is the conservation of
moisture, and the aeration of the ground.
It is important to get over our corn fields
after each hard rain as soon as the
ground is in proper condition. This will
break up the crust and prevent the evap-
oration of much moisture by making a
dust carpet to check, it and also increase
the supply of desirable gases in the soil.
This is the primary object of cultivation.
If this is well done the weed killing will
take care of itself. The authorities at
Washington conducted experiments last
season which seemed to prove that in cer-
tain cases the cutting of all weeds weekly
at the surface gave as good results as
cultivation at any depth. This problem
is being tried out this year by the station
on many farms throughout the country,
and another season will give us more
definite data on the subject. However, if
the method of scuffing off the grass and
weeds at the surface should prove to be
as good as cultivation, which we all doubt,
would it be cheaper or easier than to kill
the weeds by cultivation before they are
out of the ground? I think we will be
safest to keep our corn fields well culti-
vated until we are positive that there is
a better way.
Calhoun Co. S. B. H.
CUTTING AND CURING HAY.
Hay has the greatest palatableness and
feeding value when it is out before it
becomes too ripe and cured without be—
coming wet or too dry. It is nearly al-
ways easier to meet the former than the
latter conditions. The farmer can nearly
always find time to cut hay in the right
stage, but it is more difficult to hit upon
suitable weather for its proper curing.
Much hay is out after it has become too
ripe and woody for good feed. The time
to cut it, if the weather is fit, is at about
the middle of blossoming of the plants.
Clover should be cut for hay before many
of the blossoms begin to turn brown, and
timothy when the heads are in the first
blossmn. On the whole, if the weather is
suitable for curing, hay is better cut toc
green than too rifle. The cured ripe bay
of course will be heavier and contain
more substanw, but the substances are
not so palatable and digestible. Hay. if
cut rather gretn and cured and stored so
that it will not spoil, retains its green
color and nature in the mow and makes
a near substitute for green grass. and it
is full of rich and easily digestible foods.
I like to cut and put up hay so that it
will come out of the mow in winter with
a light green tinge of color and an aroma
similar to that of the first load of the
crop. Hay without good color and aroma
is never of the highest feeding value.
Simply because hay is bright- is not a
positive indication that it posseses high
feeding qualities.
The first crop of clover is the most
difficult Of all hay to cure, except in very
dry seasons. Clover is easily damaged by
rain after it is cut and it is usually better
to store it a little green rather than take
the chances of its being wet by rain.
Clover can be stored tolerably green pro-
viding it contains no outside moisture
and it not disturbed after being put in
the mow. Another thing to remember in
curing clover is that the leaves of the
plants are the richest parts for feeds.
Do not rake or pitch clover when the
leaves are dry and crumbly. It is best to
rake in windrows before curing in the sun
is completed and allow some curing to
take place in these rows. This will keep
the leaves from drying out completely and
from breaking and shattering off in the
handling.
The dryness of the ground exerts an
influence on the time for curing any hay.
If the ground is moist the hay will cure
slowly, and if it, is dry the hay will cure
fast. With any hay, if the ground is
fairly dry, it is well to allow several hours
curing in the windrow so that the sun
will not “burn” it, and to make the leaves
tough for handling.
Illinois. W. H. UNDERWOOD.
AN EXPERIMENT WITH ALFALFA.
Convinced of the excellencies of alfalfa.
I have been experimenting with it for a
while and wish to report.
In 1908 I sowed two plots. Plot number
one contains one acre. Soil is a light
sandy loam, continuously cropped without
manure since time immemorial. About
the only thing it would raise was rye.
Not a very promising piece to start with,
but I was bound to try it. Early in the
spring of 1908 I plowed it and sowed peas
and oats, getting a small stand. The latter
part of June I plowed this under and har-
rowed the ground till August to kill the
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THE 'MI‘CH‘IGAN FARMER.
weeds. In all, I gave about ten harrow-
ings. Then not having any stable manure
I broadcasted two hundred pounds of
cottonseed meal. Early in August I
sowed about 20 pounds of inoculated al—
falfa seed. I got a good stand of young
alfalfa and I felt assured of success. But
the coming winter brought hard frosts,
and very little snow, and a neighbor‘s
horse running-at large that winter tramp-
led the field severely, so that by the fol-
lowing spring nothing was left of the
alfalfa.
Last year I let the field lay as it was.
Of course, I had no alfalfa to cut, and this
spring I had the field pIOWed up for an-
other crop of peas and oats. But there
was a surprise in store for me, the ground
was full of alfalfa roots, so that at times
the man plowing could hardly steady the
plow—so it is likely that if I had kept the
field the alfalfa would have grown after
all. Now, in looking over my field of
peas and oats I can plai'nly see by the
darker green foliage where the alfalfa
roots have been. So, although I had no
crop of hay, the alfalfa roots helped the
soil. I am certain that if I had been able
to plow in a coat of stable manure be—
fore I sowed the alfalfa I could have had
a good stand even on that thin landf
Plot number two comprises about half
an acre near the house. It had been used
for a garden. Land medium fertile sandy
ioam, with a few rows of young cherry
trees on it. I prepared this at the same
time that I was busy with plot number
one, worked it just the same, only I
spread a thin coat of manure and sowed
a little more seed to the acre, say about
30 pounds, in August of 1908. I soon had
a fine stand, but the weeds came, too.
\Vinter, as already said, brought little
snow and many of my neighbors‘ chick-
ens who found green clover there all win-
ter. Early in the spring of 1909 I dug
one root out and found it to be 21 inches
long. Last year I made two cuttings, but
the yellow rust was bad at times so I
decided to have the piece plowed this
year for early potatoes. But my, how
could anyone think of plowing such a
field of alfalfa as greets my eyes this sea-
son. It grows st) fast you can see it
grow. Today, June 16, I am beginning
my second cutting this season. Such feed
it is, both hay and grain at the same
time, and the long roots penetrate into
the subsoil to get for me all the good
that has leached into it for ages.
Farmers, try small fields of alfalfa this
year. Good corn land ought to produce
an excellent stand. Seine one wrote of
sowing the alfalfa seed in the corn before
laying it by. I am going to try it, only do
not cover the seed too deep. And I plan
to spread some sheep manure or guano
on top of the ground to feed the little
clover roots at once, so that the roots of
the corn will give little injury. No time
or money is better spent on the farm than
in trying to get established good fields of
alfalfa. It is going to be the coming farm
crop for stock.
Kent Co. B. A, VAN SLUYTE‘RS.
HIRED MAN 0R TENANT FARMER.
In reply to some of the statements made
by Ionia. County Farmer and published
in a recent issue of the Michigan Farmer,
will beg leave to offer this brief article.
In this I will take my stand on neutral
ground, as I have been both tenant and
landlord, and shall endeavor to strike the
happy medium.
Ionia County Farmer is what I call a
successful tenant farmer, for any man
that can work land on the one—half plan
and make a good living and some money
besides, as ho says he is doing, and does
business on the square with his landlord
is surely not only making money for him-
Self but also for the man that owns the
land. Such tenant farmers as this are to
be encouraged and their landlords con-
gratulated. “'e need more of them.
But the point I wish to emphasize is
this. Ionia County Farmer says he would
advise all married men who work on the.
farm and can scrape up enough money to
get an ordinary outfit to farm with, to
quit working for someone else and rent
a farm on shares. Now if all married
men who work on the farm had the abil-
ity to“ manage and do things as Ionia
County Farmer seems to have, I would
agree with him and advocate the same
thing myself. But a lot of us who own
farms and have had experience with ten-
ants know they are not, and I do think it
is poor policy to phange a good hired
man into a poor /,tenant farmer. There
are plenty of hir d men working on the
farm that are od, faithful, industrious
men and making a. good living for them-
selves and some money for their employ-
JUNE 25, 1910.
ers. and who are a success as hired men,
‘but would be a failure as tenant farmers.
Were you to put in the hands of a lot of
these successful hired men an outfit with
which to work this same farm on shares
they would completely fail as tenant
farmers. They would not make any
money for themselves and consequently
none for the landlord.
I know a man who works now on a
farm by the month who is an excellent
hired man. He has worked for a friend
of mine at different times for the last 20
years and this friend has told me several
times while speaking of him, that he was
the best hired man he ever had, and he
has had quite a mnber. He is a man you
can trust, knows how to do the work
and does it well. A few years ago this
man got married and concluded he would
work for himself, so he bought an outfit
to farm with and rented a farm, a fairly
good one, too, and began business for
himself. But in three or four years he
had gotten himself so badly in debt that
it took everything he had, team, farming
implements and all, to pay his debts.
Consequently this good hired man was a.
failure as a. tenant farmer. He hadn’t
the ability to manage, and needed a boss.
This is only one, but there are thousands
of others just like him,
Tenant farming is a subject we should
consider very seriously. At the present
high prices of farm land and of farm
equippage, also the high cost of living.
it behooves us to make every acre produce
to its full capacity. Therefore it is my
opinion where farm owners have more
land than they can work themselves and
can not get a good tenant to work it on
shares, they had better hire what help
they need and manage the work them-
selves.
Branch Co. L. W. MCCAB.TNEY.
HANDLING CLAY LAND THAT WAS
FORMERLY WORKED WHEN WET.
Heavy clay soil, plowed wet last spring.
“’ould like advice as to how to get this
soil back in shape. Land is fairly well
seeded to mammoth clover. Have thought
of plowing and planting it to beans, top—
dressing this fall and sowing it to wheat
and seeding again next spring. Some ad-
vise me to leave the clover. cut it for
seed. draw the chaff back on the land,
*nvn plow, sow to wheat and then seed.
\\ hat do you advise? ~ _,
Clinton Co. L. A. W.
If this ground was plowed when too
wet, the probability is that when you
plow it again it: will turn up lumpy. If
this proved to be so, then it will be quite
difficult to fit the land for beans this
year, and I am inclined to think that you
would improve the land better if you
waited until after you harvested the
clover and plow and put it into wheat
this fall. You certainly would have more
time to make a good seed bed, providing
it did plow up pretty lumpy. I do not
believe that it would make very much
difference which treatment you gave the
land for the improvement of its physical
condition, but after you harvest your crop
of clover seed, or even if you make the
crop into hay, you will certainly have
more time to prepare the land if it should
plow up lumpy, than you would to plow it
now and attempt to prepare it for beans.
If the weather should be dry from now on
and the land prove to be lumpy, it might
be almost impossible to get a good seed
bed for beans, consequently there would
be some risk about getting a good stand,
and therefore a good paying crop. I
think that either method of treatment
will work out all right; but there is an—
other point. The clover roots are not as
well developed now as they will be if you
allow the clover to reach maturity, and
these clover roots are going to have a
very beneficial effect in improving the
mechanical condition of the soil. They
are going tO pry apart and pulverize this
clay that has become packed by being
plowed too wet. Taking this into consid-
eration, together with the fact that you
will have more time, I would recommend
harvesting the crop of h
ay and . lowin
the land for wheat. p g
COLON C. LILLIE.
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West Michigan State Fair.
The premium list of the West Michigan
State Fair, to be held at Grand Rapids
September 12—16, inclusive, is now out and
may be had upon application to E D.
Conger, Secretary, Grand Rapids, Mich
151 egntams a complete classifieiation of
a epartments of this com
agricultural show. prehensive
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CULLING OUT THE EWE FLOCK.
Every farmer who keeps sheep should
keep some of the best of his ewe lambs
every year to replace the older or poorer
ewes in his fleck. This is a generally ap-
preciated fact among sheep owners, and
is the usual practice upon most farms
where sheep are kept. The picking of
these lambs, while an important task
which calls for good judgment on the
part of the flock owner, is not more im—
portant than the selection of the ewes
which are to be discarded. This is true
because of the fact that the lambs select-
ed are likely to be from the deepest
milking ewes, since these are the lambs
that will make the most rapid growth
from birth to weaning time and, having
the best start are likely to develop most
rapidly throughout the season. So in the
selection of these lambs the most import,-
ant consideration is that they are of the
right type and uniform in this respect as
well as in size and general quality. Most
farmers do not; pay enough. attention to
the question of uniformity of type in
selecting ewe lambs to keep, basing their
judgment of the individual more on size
and thrift. These are excellent qualities
and should, of course, be present to a
marked degree in every animal selected,
but uniformity is an equally important
factor, even where the sheep are raised
for market purposes only. The man who
has a uniform bunch of lamvbs will always
get a better price for them for this rea-
son, whether they are sold to feeder or
shipper, and it costs no more to produce
this kind. But uniformity in the lamb
crop can be secured only by selecting the
ewes from which they are bred with an
eye to uniformity and then breeding
them to a pure-bred ram with a prepo-
teney backed up by generations of uniform
ancestors.
But the season for selecting these fu-
ture breeding ewes has not yet arrived,
and it is the culling of the flock which it
is essential to call to the flock owner's
attention at this time. If this important
work‘is altogether neglected until the
time comes for reducing the flock serious
errors) are likely to be made which might
be avoided by a little attention to the
problem at this time. Quite often the
condition of the ewes is made the
guide for their disposition when the.
time 'comes for culling out the flock.
“here this is the case it is likely to be
the deepest milking ewes which are dis—
carded, especially if the pasture has been
short during the midsummer and early
fall season. In such cases the ew‘cs which
became reduced in flesh through the feed—
ing of one or two lusty lambs have nct
recuperated and do not look as well as
the ewes which did not provide thcir
lambs with as much nourishment, but
have laid a good layer of flesh on their
backs. Thus the very best ewes in the
flock may be sacrificed to make room for
those of better appearance, but which do
not compare favorably with them from
the standpoint of profitable production.
But if the owner keeps watch of the flock
at this season of the year and marks the
ewes which have poor. scrawny lambs, in
some manner so that they may be easily
recognized when the time comes for cull-
ing the flock this danger may be mini-
mized. Of course, in some instances
there may be reasons for this other than
the poor milking qualities of the ewes,
but. this is the season of the year to judge
of that point, and there is no question but
that the time spent in sizing up the flock
in this manner will be well repaid in the
future quality of the ewe flock and the.
market value of future lamb crops bred
0n the farm.
Of course, there are other factors cn«
tering into the selection of the ewcs to be
discardcd. One of the most important of
these is age. There is too strong a tend—
ency on the part of flock owners to make
the age of the ewe the important consid—
eration in determining whether she, should
be retained in the flock or discarded in
favor of a younger animal. Vv’ithin cer-
tain limits the age of the ewe is an im-
portant consideration. The younger ewes
will shear better fleeces and will add to
‘ the appearance of the flock somewhat
and, other things being equal, they should,
of course, be given the preference. But
it is a mistake to discard the middle-aged
ewe that has given abundant evidence of
her value as a producer for one whose
powers in this direction are unknown be-
cause untried. This matter of selection
is an important one to every farmer. It
is generally recognized as such by the
THE MICHIGAN FARMER.
breeders of pure-bred stock everywhere,
and is coming to be generally recognized
by dairymen, who have the advantage of
being able to measure the performance of
their animals by the pail. mt even then
there were many grave mistakes until
the Babcock test, the scales and the tab-
ulated milk records of the various animals
in the herd were madc the basis of selec—
tion in the up-to-date hcrd'. In many 10-
calities in lVlichigan this principle has be-
come recognized by the dairymen to an
extent which has led them to organize
cow testing associations and employ an
official tester in order that they may have
accurate knowledge with rcgard to every
individual cow in their herds as measured
Iby performance. This factor is not more
important to the dairyman than to the
sheep owner, since the ewe‘s ability to
feed her young well is a most important
factor in securing the greatest possible
profit from this department of farm
production.
GROWING BABY BEEF.
It is not my purpose to influence farm—
ers to give up a branch of stock feeding
that has proven profitable and go into the
business of produing baby beef, expecting,
to find an easy and certain road to in-
creased profits, but rather to point out
some of the fundamentals that must be
observed, if the business is placed on a
sound and money-making basis.
That feeding beef cattle conducted
along the lines formerly practiced on our
farms can no longer be made to produce
substantial profits is generally admitted
by experienced feeders of beef cattle.
The increased cost of cattle foods re-
quired to maintain the three and four-
year—old steer, together with the increas-
ing fastidiousness in reference to the
things we eat, accounts for the growing
popularity of the lean, tender, juicy cuts
of baby beef. At the present time the
supply is quite inadequate to the demands
of the best city markets, and it would ap-
pear that many farmers could make good
profits by giving their attention to this
particular phase of beef production.
It is one thing to tell how to make baby
beef and quite another to explain how to
make it at a fair profit. it will be my
purpose to speak frotn the standpoint of
profit, rather than to tell you how to grow
and fatten a car load of market toppers
without regard to the cost of breeding and
feeding them. Among the fundamental
principles involved in the making of baby
beef i would mention the following as be-
ing of the most importance.
1. A man must: work under the most
favorable conditions to conduct this spew
ialty in its fullest (lcvclopment.
2. It calls for qualiticd judgment on the
part of the individual, as wcll as a thor-
ough cxpericne in the feeding and man-
agcmcnt of beef" animals.
3. The owner must have fcedcrs of the
true bccf type and be ecrtain they dc-
sccndcd from animals that possessed
early maturing qualities.
4. lie mttst have a herd of cows that
are capable of producing a profit at the
pail.
5. Tie must have an abundance of the
very best kinds and quality of 1'ccd for
his calves, for the young animals will not
be able to consume so much rough and
coarse food as the two and three-year-
olds, and whilc ohlcr cattle may be taken
in thin flcsh and made ready for market
by from four to eight months of proper
fecding. it is much dif‘f'crcnt with the
calf. To make bccf of ycarlings, they
must be kcpt fat all of the time from
calfhood to maturity.
The Equipment.
The man who contemplates making
baby beef should have a good warm barn
for his tattle and a comfortable, well
ventilated, w‘cll lightwl and well sun-
shincd stable for his calvcs. He must
have, a farm that will grow such foods
as corn. oats, alfalfa. clovcr and mixed
hay and a silo to provide sttcculcnt food
during the winter whcn othcr succulent
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to have a pasture that will afford rich,
luxuriant grazing at all timcs during the
pasture season, or else have yards and
pratice a systcnt of soiling. in either
case there should be a ration of grain
food fed all the year. for the calf fat
must never be lost, and while feeding for
growth the young animals must be fed so
they will lay on meat rapidly.
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were needed. it might prove more profit-
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early feeding. In the cow herd the first
requisite is that they bring large, thrifty,
and well developed calves of the true beef
type, and second that they 'be capable of
producing a profit at the pail. "
Where are we to find cows that pos-
sess both of these qualities? My advice
would be to buy the very best herd of
milking Shorthorn cows that could be
found at a reasonable price, for these
cows will bring good, vigorous calves and
give a fair amount of good quality milk.
Next I would buy the best Polled Angus
hull that could be found at a reasonable
price. I would want a registered animal
and one that desCendcd from a line of
breeding that possessed early maturing
qualities in a marked degree. I would
take him home and cross him with my
milking Shorthorn cows, andI would pro-
duce a bunch of. calves that would make
ideal feeders.
I would fatten both heifers and steers
and not keep any of the cross-bred ani-
mals for use in the herd, for the first
cross is the most uniform and valuable.
The cross—breeding introduces new vigor
and life in the animal. but I would keep
the parent stock on both sides pure. An-
other advantage of using the Polled Angus
bull would be the fact that ninety per
cent of the calf crop would be hornless.
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SUMMER MANAGEMENT—OF THE
CALVES
Upon the summer management of the
calves will depend the problem of their
future feeding and disposition to no small
degree. If they are kept growing and in
good thrift and flesh, they can be success-
fully fattcned for market and made into
a good quality of baby beef during the
next year. But if they are allowed to
lose their covering of flesh and become
stunted in growth, this will he imprac-
ticable, and it will take another whole
year to put them in marketable condi-
tion, with the prospect that they will not
be worth more. at the end of that time
than they would be, if tini:—:hcd as baby
beef at from 15 to 18 months or age.
One thing which must be provi‘lcd if,
this desirable end is to be accomplished
is plenty of wholesome feed of the right
kind. It is a too common practice to
allow the calves to run in the hog lot,
where there is little suitable pasture. and
too often poor protection from the sun
and flies. If there is a choice bit or clover
pasture available for them in midsummer
they should be given the advantage of it.
Otherwise it will pay to keep them in
the stable and feed them bright hay and
grain ration with their milk, or better
yet. provide them with succulent feed by
soiling. If so fed and cared for the calf
crop will bccome a source of profit on the
average farm, instead of being of doubtful
value as is too often the case as ordi-
narily handled. It will be a surprise to
one who has IIchr tricd it what a differ—
cnce a little care and attention will make
in the ordinary calf, and it will bring a
profitable cash return.
HORSE HAY.
It is a matter of importance to properly
cure any green crop that is to be used
as feed for homes. Musty 0r moldy foods
of any kind are decidedly injurious and
are the cause of lung troubles and kidney
diseases. It seems as though men of
ordinary common sense ought to know
that such feeds can not furnish much
nourishment. and must act as a positive
injury to the animal that consumes them.
(in account of the fact that some farm-
t-I's arc cart-lcss as to the methods of
curing some kinds of hay, there is a tend—
cncy on the part of the veterinary pro-
fession to condemn all kinds of hay made
from tltc clovers. and praise the one kind
of hay that has become popular with
them. thc timothy hay. In a book issued
by the Department of Agriculture, \Vash-
ington, l). (7., carrying the title, “'l‘he
I‘)iseascs ot' the Irlorse,” I find some whole—
some advice in regard to the proper kinds
of feed for horses. but the authors are
still in lllc old rut in praising timothy
hay. Among other suggestions in regard
to buying and hay I llnd the following:
“The best hay tor horst-s Is timothy. It
should be about one year old, of a green-
ish color, crisp, cicair fresh and poss93s-
ing a sweet. pleasant aroma. 'ltlven if
'this good ltav is kept for too great a
,..length of time it loses part (.f its no”..-
Yishment. and while it may not be posi-
.tively injurious. it is hard. dry and indi-
gestible." In the same paragraph, Sponk-
'ing of new hay. they say: “If fed at all,
rnew hay should be mixed with old hay_”
h W’hen I read those statements I felt
that thf veterinary professors, if they
THE MICHIGAN FARMER-
could have their way. would put farmers
in a fine predicament, by compelling them
to furnish storage to keep hay a year,
and then feed it all during the next year
unless it would become “lndigestible.” I
can not help wondering how many farm-
ers believe. such things, or would follow
such advice. It does not require a man
versed in the theories taught in the vet-
erinary schools to know that such a
course of management with hay, is en-
tirely impracticable.
In the first place, the statement first
made that “the best hay for horses is
timothy," is not in accrdance with the
facts in the case as can be shown by
scientific demonstration and actual expe-
rience. Most careful and observing farm-
ers have made discoveries that have
proven‘ to them that, if properly cured
and handled, a mixed hay will give very
much the 'best results.
In the second place, a horse can get
out only the nutritive elements contained
in a feed. If we examine to see what
the chemist can find in both timothy and
clover, we will see that in timothy there
is 2.8 per cent of protein; 43.4 per cent
of corbohydrates, and 1.4 per cent of
ether extract. In June clover there is 6.8
per cent of protein, 35.8 carbohydrates,
and 1.7 of ether extract. It will be seen
that in the clover there is almost three
times as much protein as in the timothy.
and consequently a horse can get much
more of the essential elements from clover
on which the wasting material in the
bone, muscle and vital organs can be re-
stored to the system than he can if con-
fined to the timothy.
Again, if we feed a horse clover and
timothy mixed we have a fair illustration
of the superiority of the feed by the man-
ner in which a horse takes held of it. He
will prove to you by his manner of eating
that it is palatable, and he likes .to eat
of it to the very last morsel in reach.
By experience we have found that the
mixed hay is more nutritious, as it takes
less grain to keep a horse in good work-
int,r condition on mixed than on pure tim-
othy, and what is more, the condition of
the systcm is much better, the bowels
are lax and healthy. without the aid of a.
bran mash once a week, or constant dos-
ing with conditions powders,
As far as the necessity of keeping hay
until it is a year old before it is fit to
feed, I think it is very evident that farm-
crs have been getting along very well
with their horses. raising and keeping
them in pretty good condition, by the tint-
versal custom of feeding the hay from
the time it is cured and stored in the
barn to the time the crop is used up and
the new one is begun on again.
I am aware that it requires skill and
good judgment to make and store hay
in a manner that will insure a good qual—
ity of hay for horses especially where
thcre is a liberal mixture of the clovers.
The plan of cutting, and then tedding the
grass until it is well wilted, raking and
cocking, letting it sweat out well before
hauling to the barn. makes hay that
comes out well and retains the juices in
the stalk instead of drying them out and
letting them evaporate and be lost. By
the more lnodcrn methods of cutting the
hay, letting it dry until it can be gath-
ered with a loader and stored without
danger of heating. there is likely to be
lost, by evaporation, some of the nutritive
elements as well as a diminishing of the
palatability of feed. If, after the grass is
cut it is tedded and wilted, then rolled
into windrows with a side delivery rake
and cured tin-re, it will be a better qual—
ity of hay than if left to dry out in the
swath and then taken up with the loader
and hauled to the barn.
I am willing to admit that the veteri-
narians are correct in their criticisms of
the manncr of feeding hay or. Inost farms.
I believe that a great majority of farmers
ft-cd too much at a time. and the sum of
what most horses get during the day and
night is close to, if not quite equal, to
twice what is needed. That is true where
mixcd hay is used. On account of horses
liking it, greater quantities are fed, when
by the Chemist's tables and actual expe-
ricncc, it can be shown that not so much
in bulk or weight will be required to sus-
tain the horse as when pure timothy is
used.
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Any one of which have breeding and individuality
that qualifies them to head any herd. Bull calves
and a few good cows.
L. E. CONNBLL. Fayette. Ohio.
TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.
Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-
bining In themselves the blood of cows which now
hold and have In the past held World’s Records for
milk and butter-fat at fair prices.
McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlch.
BULL CALF f
H O LST El N beat families rgtfn tt‘iig
breed. 0. D. WOODBURY, Lansing, Michigan.
H E R E F0 R DS='E.°.‘L‘.'€§.”IT.‘L“ 53.2%?
China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mlch.
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 last
year. Write for descrl tlon and prlces.
OLON C. LIL IE. Coopersvllle. Mlch.
JERSEY BULL CALF born October 4th ’09. Dam
gave 9,386 lbs. milk in one year. test 5 to 55%. Sire'a
dnm’a record 10,060 the. milk in 10% months tests 2-10
per cent. The Murray-Waterman 00., R. D. 6, Ann Arbor, Mlch.
FOR SALE—12 roglltered Jorley Cows of St. Lambert nnd
Inland blood, from 2 to 10 years, all fresh or nearly Io. Price
$100 each if taken at once. C. A. Btsltol, R. I“. D. 5.!‘enton, Mich.
F0" SllE—Jeraey Bull Calves from 8 to 9 mos. old.
Fine thlrfty fellows and from extra. 800d
cows. A. Newman, Mnrlette. Mlch. R. F. D. No. l.
BUTTER BRED ”wags“
CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.
Sliver Creek. Allecun County. Michigan.
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JUNE 25, 1910. '
SHEEP.
cattle for sale. A. D. &J. A. DEGARMO. Muir, Mlch
OXFORD DOWNS Retiizmg‘igi
sale. H. J. De GARMO. R. No. l. Clyde. Mlch.
PARSONS oxronn RAMS
also B. & G. Am. Hornlers Delnines grade X 915; XX
820; XXX $25. Bomeyn C. Parsons. Grand Ledge.
Mlch. Michigan’s largest breeder of good sheep.
SHIIOPSIIIHE HALL STOGK FAB
Will import one hundred yearling ewes and 15 rams
in June for Michigan and the same for Boise. Idaho.
Branch of this Farm. Will make a fair price on
yearling ewes or rams. also on some aged ewes with
lambs at side. for 60 days.
L. S. DUNHAM a; SONS. Concord. Mlchllnn.
13 Reg. anboillet Ewes for sale. descended
from the best flocks and bred to a pure Van
Homeyer and a ram sired by a. Gilbert ram and Im.
ported dam. All in perfect health. In lots to suit buy.
era—none reserved. J. Q. A. Cook. Morrlce, Mlch
[1065.
LARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES.
Have tine lot of Iprlng pigs of both sexes. Few
young sows for fall furrow. Vigorous and strong.
the type for profitable pork production. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. F. A. BYWATER, Memphis, Mlch.
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 Ducks. GEO. C UPP, Man.
DrawerA Birmingham Mlchlxan.
Unexcelled In hr at . S l t d
BERKSHIRES boars. sows and SitsgChoiceecfgll
plgs. T. V. HICKS. R. N0. 11. Battle Creek. Mich.
HIGH CLASS LARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRE 353%?
sex. W. J. ROSS. Rochester. Michigan.
B E R KS“ I R Es (Lishlign'sbol':
type andstralna. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mlch.
NORTHERN IROWH BERKSHIRES.
ROYCROFT FARIYI. Sldnaw. lVlIch.
erkahlre—A few choice fall Gfltu bred for early far-
rowing and a cholce lot of Spring Pigs with prices
right and the right bread. A. A. Pattullo, Docket-ville, Mich.
DAMS BROS. Litchfleld. Mlch.. breeders of Im-
proved Cheater White and Tamworth swine.
Plgs, either brood, by In prize State Fair winners. Bufl' Rock,
Bufl Wyandotte eggs $1 per 15; W. Orplngton $3 per 15.
—Sowa bred for Aug. an Se t.
impmfld flheslors furrow. Choice MarchaigdAgr.
furrow, either sex also W. Wynndotte Eggs .1 for 15.
W. 0. WILSON. Okemou, Mlch. (Both Phones).
CHESTER WHITESIEEB
for fall narrowing. Also Guernsey Cattle. .
free. WILL W. FISHER, Watervilet. M‘l‘
DUROC JERSEY"
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CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Mlo can.
in: nu
DUROG JERSEY HOG ages
for sale. Pigs in pnlra not akln. ready to-.shlp.
Mendowbrook Seed Farms. Willlnmnport. 0.
Sb )1 d D . B.
nunoc JERSEY SWINE. $.32, .33 ,,
for 15. J. II. BANGHAR'I‘. Lnnslnx, llllch.
ALNUT HILL FARM Hard of Durocl. Brod IOWI all sold.
35 fine fall sown, 15 fine fall boars ready for Iervlce. 100
spring pigs Sod-to. Write J. 0. Barney, Goldwater, Mlch.
0. l. C. bred sows all sold. bfifigesgufg
hand, GEORGE P. ANDREWS. Dnnsvllle, Mlch,
0. L C. REGISTERED PIGS. 10 to 12
weeks from World’s Fair winners.
Glenwood Stock Farm. Zeeland. Mich.
Phone 94.
—Orders booked for a rln ‘ is
0- '0 CO from State Fair winne‘i‘s. g pg
C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mlch.
0 l C Spring Plga For Sale, 14 choice boar pigs
0 0 0 and 17 choice sow pigs. Satisfaction
Guaranteed. Fred Nickel, Monroe. Mlch.. R. No. l.
30 P 0 Fa" Pi s-by two champion boars. Book-
- ’ g 'ng orders for weaned pigs by
10 different boars. WM. WAFFLE. Goldwater. Mlch.
ICIIIGAN'S GREATEST HERD of big Polsnd-China Hogu.
_ Big Boned, Long Bodied, Big Litters. The farmara'hog. A
bigger, better and more prolific Poland-China. Write for
what you want. Bell phone. J. C. BUTLER, Portland, Mich. _
FOR SALE—4 P. C. boars ready for service. Eggs
for hatching & prize winning Regal White & Col.
nmblan Wyandottes. Zach Kinne, Three Oaks.Mich.
LARGE TYPE POLAND-CHINAS—Lnrgest ln
Mlch. Booking orders for pigs to
be shipped at 4 to 5 mos. of age. Write for weights
and measurements. W. E. Livingston, Parmadlucn,
O I C REGISTERED PIGS March and
o o 0 April litters. Pairs not akin
HENRY RIGTERINK. Hamilton. Mlch. '
Fo—LAND_CHINAs—Flne lot aprlng
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to ship. p 83 now ready
WOOD dc SONS. Saline. Mlch.
P. cI PIGS Sinxly 01‘ In pairs not akin.
Mlnorcn eggs $1.50 er 15.
R. W. MILLS. Saline. Michigan.
' —Boars, Gilt a PI
POIand Ch'nas of quality aE Eli; rlggi
price. B. M. WING & SON, Sherdian, Michigan.
_ ' ——Lnrge atlled. early I rln l a. an
Poland Chmas older sows bred. Elsogsgogrthorg
calves. Prices right. Robert Neve. Pierson. Mlch.
Register of Merit Jerseys. ofifizflnfim’
'I‘. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Mlchlznn.
NORTHERN OWN JERSEYS
WITH BIG, ILK RECORDS.
TUBECULIN Tns'rn , BY STATE VETERINARIAN.
ROYCROFT ARM. Sldnnw. Mlch.
HORTHORN ttle of both sexes at reasonable
prices. I bree for both milk and beef. Come or
write. T. l, sour WORTH, B. No. 13. Box '18, Allan, Mlch
FOR SALE—500 fine crude YORK-
SHIRE We d
35. snowms PIG FARM, Gratii'ciehagigsz'ii'icclii
Large Improved English Yorkshires.
The hogs that make good. September llta bred to .
furrow next August or September. Spiqlng pigs of ‘.
either sex. Pairs not akin. Satisfaction guaranteed.
COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle, Mlch. l
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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.
WHEN SHOULD THE PIGS BE SE-
LECTED FOR BREEDING STOCK?
Mr. Clapp’s criticism on page five of
the May 28th issue of my article on page
five of the April 30th issue of the Michigan
Farmer was read with interest. As to
the first proposition. that of selecting the
pigs that posscss the greatest; inherent
possibilities at a very early age, I beg
to say that Mr. Clapp is right, at least
that seems to be the opinion of many of
the very best breeders of registered swine.
In quoting the two scntcnccs from the one
paragraph of my articlc he omits to men-
tion the third paragraph, which is cul-
culntcd to modify the first stutcment. I
refer to the selecting and removing of the
pigs from their dam and feeding those
that come up to the required standard of
the herd as rcgnrds qualify especially for
the developing of thcir brceding qualities.
Evcry expcricnccd breeder knows that
there are ccrtuin individuals that are unfit
for breeding purposes and that the only
logical time to scpnrnte the pigs and
change the line of feeding and developing
is at the time they are removed from the
sow. As far as the recommending of a
wholesale sclcction of pigs that are to be
sold at. weaning time, I leave it to the
readers of this scrics of articles if I have
been guilty of recommending such prac-
tice.
To rcply to the second proposition as
well-us to a criticism of an article of the
writer’s upon the development of breeding
boars that npcarcd about one year ago,
would be like threshing out the old, old.
question of “Food vs. Breer,” which was
so much discussed during the dark ages
of our livc st0ck devclopmcnt. Then again,
thc incloscd clipping from one of Mr.
(Tlapp‘s articles is quite convincing proof
that be many agrees with tho wrircr‘ on
the second proposition, but is playing
“possum."
“As to the producing of large animals,
we wish to call attcntion to the fact that
show animals that have attracted the
admiring gaze of the sight—sccing crowds
at thc fairs, as well as the premium
awarding judgcs, have been dcvelopcd
while young us rapidly as the skill of the
fcedcrs could dovclop them, and have
reachcd grcutcr proportions than any of
thc half—fed, slowly developed animals,
while young, have, or can reach by any
of the theoretical plans devised by the
theory mongcrs who form in an upper
story city fielc.”
New York. IV, MILTON KELLY.
PRODUCING PORK PROFITABLY.
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With the pi'cscnt high pricc of corn,
which, as is wcll known, has always been
the standard food for hogs, it is of great
lillpt'll‘ltlllt'“ for thc farmer to ascertain
what food he can use in pork production.
which will not only produce, a high grade
of mcat at it profit, but which will also
be u pulrriuble meal for the hogs. Of the
highly nitrogcncous fceds tankngc has
been found to be one of the host for bul-
ancing up the swine ration and is rapidly
gaining in favor. Middlings is another
important fccd to be considcrcd; in fact,
it has come to have an unsurpassed repu-
tation for hog feeding, cspcciully for
young animals in the early stage of fat-
tening. Middlings—thui is, the white mid—
dlings which contain a higher pcrcentage
of pi'otcin and more total digestible mat—
tcr~is csscntinlly a food for swine and no
other fecd is better for swinc. at all ages
when. fcd in proper qumrlitics.
“'ith the hopc of lcurning something
of intcrcst rclrrtivc to a comparison of
white middlings with u mixturo of corn
meal and tunkagc for growingr and fut—
tening hogs, on cxpcrimcnf was recently
conductcd by the I’cnnsylvaniri Agricul-
tural Exporimcnl Station.
TWO lots of ("hoshil'c pigs of three cuch
wcrc sclcctcd for thc tcst. ’l‘hcy wcr'c
dividcd into two lots as nourly court] in
quality and wcig'ht as possiblc. thcr'c bcing
two sows and one burrow in cach lot.
The cxpcl‘imcnt lasted scvcntcrn wccks.
Tho fccds used wcrc whifc inirlrllings of
good quality costing $30 pcr ton. corn
chop of good average quality costing $34
per tOn and fccding tnnkagc at $28 per
ton. What is Incant‘ by feeding tankag‘e
is the various waste products of the pack-
ing housc, such as meat scraps, fut trirn~
mings, etc. These are put in a tank and
subjected to excessive heat for several
hours, when the grease is rcmovcd and
the residue dried. This latter is ground
and put on the market as tankage. Ow-
ing to the richncss of this feed, most au-
thorities recommend from 10 to 15 per
cent of tankage in the ration. In this
test, however, the ration consisted of
three parts corn chop to one part of
tankage or 25 per cent of tankage. This
was done in order to give the ration about
the same nutritive ratio and digestible
constituents as white middlings. Aside
from properly balancing the ration. the
larger quantity of tnukage lessened the
cost of the ration, and it cost $6 per ton
lcss than the corn chop. \Vhilc at the
beginning of the test, Lor. 1_ which was
fcd thc middlings, was 5%. pounds heavier
than Lot 2, which was fed the corn meal
and tnnkngc, yct at the close of the tcst,
thcrc was a difference of 107.5 pounds in
favor of Lot 2.
At the close of the test the animals
wcrc sluuchfcrcd in order to determine if
possibl“ lhc cffccts of the rations upon the
carcasses of the two lots. The dressod
carcass did not show the differences that
wcrc cxpcctcd. The relative proportion
of fat and icon in the two lots was not
noticeably different, ncithcr was there any
noticeable diffcrcnce in the firmness and
fibre of the lean meat. The fat, however,
appeared firmer and of a littlc bcttcr
quality in case of Lot II. The lcan and
fat. in both lots were wcll intorminglcd or
streaked and the lean carried wcll down
in the sidcs, thus giving a very desirable
piece for bacon.
The results bear out the value of tank—
agc for pigs when fed with corn as has
been found at other expcrimcnt stations.
The hogs like if and it is doubtful if any
othcr of thc conccntl‘atcd fccd striff's.\\'ill
supply the protein to our hog ration so
well as tankugo. Middlings are without
doubt an exccllcnt food for young pigs
prcvious to wcuning and perhaps for a
short time nftcr, but beyond that thcy
should muko up only a smull port of tho
ration for tho growing and futicning hog
lVashinglon, D. C. G. E. M. .
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LIVE STOCK NOTES. l
The recent markcting of (“ziliforniu‘
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shccp and ycul‘lings at tho (.‘hicugo stock
vzir'ds has givcn additional intcr'cst to flu-l
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and withcrs has started up uh‘cudy ant
promiscs to grow substantially with the
advance of thc scason. There is also a
growing inquiry for brooding stock, and
largo salt-s of California yearling br‘ceding
cwcs linvc becn reported at $0 por 100
lbs. Farmers who have plenty of gross
and who purpose to do some fccding
should kccp a watch of the murkct in
order to sclcct a favorable opportunity.
Spring lambs have been bringing good
prices when fat. and Chicago pzlckcr's
have been receiving large shipments di-
rcct from Kentucky and Tcnncssce.
mainly from Louisville. The southcrn
“crop" of lambs is reported as short, and
the season is lat'c, causing many sheep—
mcn to hold back thcil‘ flocks until thcy
can 'gct fut. Adviccs from western
rungcs urc that tho bulk of tho shccp and
lumbs will be held :1 month longer than
was at first anticipated, as they are not
as fat as was cxpcctcd.
\Vm. Dunlap and his brother, of Illinois,
who are among the most cxtcnsive corn
belt stock t’omlcl's and noted for their
production of fancy. hcavy bccvos. are
feeding 500 cattle at the present tirnc,
with tho usual number of hogs following,
whilc. they have u gr'catcr numbcr of cat-
tle on grass thut. will bc stur'tcd on dry
food ncxt month and futicncd for the
August market. 'l‘hcy fecd usually around
1,500 cattle it your, and in 1900 they sold
on the Chicago market 2,100 beeves. The
Dunlaps misc no live stock and no groin,
keeping thcir 400 acres of rich land. lo-
cated 35 milcs west of Springfield. in pas-
ture and wcll stocked. Thcy arc in the
habit of buying most of their fccdim;
stems in Kunsus City, sclccting always
the host kind with flesh and weight. to be
had. thcse cuttlc usually weighing from
1,000 to 1.100 lbs. Their idea is that it is‘
chcupcr to buy 21 good class of cattle in
fair flesh than to put the flesh on, and
the cattle actually go half fat to thc feed
lot. Tl‘wo—year—olds are usuallv selected
and lhcy are made heavy and ripe before
sending to markct. Wm. Dunlap regards
the latter part of last year and this year
as amongr the most profitable periods that
havc cvcr been cxpericnccd in thc bccf-
making business. The Dunlap cattle are
fed from three, to six months, depending
on thcir condition when put. on food and
thc murkct conditions and prospects. The
cattle arc futtcncd on land values at
around $200 on ucrc, and their fccd con-
sists of snapped our com and Wheat
straw, which is used in prcf'cr'cncc to hay,
which costs too much, and to oat: straw,
which kccps the cattlc loosc. 'l‘hc broth-
or's huvc never used cottonsccd mcul and
similar fecds. bclicving that it docs not
pay. \Vm, Dunlap says that there is a
good profit in putting :70 cont corn into
pork with hogs soiling around $0. and bigr
rctur'ns are made with hogs solliug at
\Viscr‘msin fal‘mci's who huvc scttlcd in
the northcrn part of that stutc are on-
gaging in the hog industry to a greatly
increased extent. and all that holds them
back is the deni‘ncss of good brood sows,
cvcrywhcrc. They claim that clover pus—
turcs and peas will producc pork chcaper
than any other proccss, especially when
the low cost of tho land is considered.
Small packing housos urc incrcasing in
northern “’isr-onsin citics, and thcrc is a.
ready market for hog products at home,
while any surplus is rcarlily soluble in
Chicago, Milwrrukce, Duluth and St. Paul.
$9@9.50 and cattle at $86i‘8.75.
J. D, Waters, of Illinois, widely known
as a regular prize winner for prime fat
cattle at the International Live Stock Ex-
position, is feeding 320 cattle and about
the same number of hogs. :
Dept. of Animal Industry. Detroit. Mich.
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HOW A SILO WALL WAS BUILT.
Thinking that my experience in building
my silo may help some one, I will tell how
I built my wall. Being unable to get a
mason to build a wall when I wanted it
done I acted on the suggestion that
build it myself with stone and cement.
My silo is on the bank side of basement
barn and is 10 ft. in diameter. is 8 ft. in
wall and 24 ft. white pine stavcs.
First I dug the hole 11 ft. across and
the proper depth. Then I took what 8
it. starts there were and used enough
12 ft. slaves to fill the circle, and set
them in a true circle ll ft. in diameter,
drew them tightly together with a hoop
and built a wall on outside of cement
grout (mixed 1 to 7). and stone. Put in
all the stone We could and made a wall
1 ft. in thickness, which allowed the
slaves to set six inches from outside of
wall and leave four inches on inside of
slaves to fill up slantingly with cement,
which allows the silage to settle nicely
‘bcsides making an air-tight joint.
I also bought an extra piece of door-
frame to set in wall, as it was being
built. The piece was the length of two
doors. This made a continuous door-
panel, a continuous door—frame of about
28 ft. from top of silo. This door frame
in the wall is one of the best features
imaginable, being far and away ahead of
the old style of plank door frame with
boards. “'e also built the chute of ce—
ment as high as basement wall at same
time. It is 3 ft, wide. ti ft. deep, and 5
ft. from inside of basement wall to silo
wall and is just right. Four men, myself
and three neighbors, all farmers. built
this wall, drawing all the stone, mixing
the grout, and building the frames for
chute walls, in two days, which does not
make it very expensive. \Yx- used a trifle
over a ton of cement. I left the status
in place until morning of the suond day.
Then I took them out, swcpt off, and
piled them on barn floor to dry off, and
(“‘0 or three (iziys litter placed tin-in in
position in the silo. just exactly as good
as though they had not given this extra
service.
In setting tip the circle on inside of wall
we used one old plank. which was
chopped to pieces to get the slaves loose
to take out, thereby saving a stave, as
you can not get them out without spoil-
ing a piece somewhere.
After taking the circle out I while-
washed the wall with clear cement. thin-
ned with water to the consistency of
paint, using a whole sack of cement for
the job. And I think I may be pardoned
for sayii’ig that I have. as good and sit-cl»;
a silo wall as any one would care to see.
Jackson Co. C, \\'. \VISIJUSR.
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BREEDERS
MEET.
The 23th annual meeting of the Ilol-
stein—Friesian breeders was held at Syra-
cusc, New York, on June 1. L'nusual en~
thusiasm was manifested by those present
and the attendance was large. The year‘s
work showed more progrcss in every dc-
partmcnt than for any former 13 months,
and every one sccnied proud of the fact.
They felt that the prosperity of the breed
was a help to the prosperity of the coun—
try, and they knew that it means help to
the individual breeder to have the animals
in such favor with the public,
The record of the proceedings shows
that during the annual gathering Th7. new
members were added to the membership
of the association. During the, year there
were registered by the organization fltidTG
animals. The advanced registry depart-
ment showed that for the I: months, t:,l'_’I
animals were admitted, which lacks but:
:1 low of being the number of all the ani-
mals rials-in red in a season by the asso—
ciation ten years ago. The amount of
biisincs: for the year amounted to 3430,—
777.09, which is far beyond the total of
business for any previous year, and the
amount of this money left in the hands of
the organization is $39,213.02.
There is not room in these columns for
an extended report of the figures given
out {it the big” l'llct'litltr. 'l‘lltlso Dl‘lnlt‘t‘l ill
the above paragraph indicate. however,
the breadth of the prosperity of the so-
ciety. The great rlcinand that has been
created and is ‘being created by the in-
creased intclligence used in the dairying
business, is swelling the calls for better-
bred animals and it seems that the 1-101-
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THE Mici-nGAN FARMER. 1'
stein—Friesian breeders are getting their
share of the patronage.
The advanced registry work was given
much emphasis by the delegates. Every-
one seemed concerned in it. They feel
that the work of that department is mak—
ing important history for the breed. ‘Com-
hitting the factors of blood and accom-
plishment is certain to accelerate the
building up process of the breed by elim-
inating from the herds over the country
the poor animals and taking the new stock
from parents that are strong at the pail
as well as promising for what their pro-
genitals have done. The 3,124 animals
filling the requirements laid down by the
association for entrance into the advance
rcgistry, will be a mighty force in better—
ing the already superior qualities of the
IIolstcin—Ii‘riesian herds of the land. The
ln'eeders know this and naturally give the
work their approval by being intensely
interested in it.
The genial spirits who gathered in
the New York city for fellowship, consul-
tation and for listening to the reports of
the year‘s work, came from 16 different
state of the union. As is to be supposed
the greater number of these were from the
strictly dairy sections, but at no former
meeting was it so evident that the gen-
eral agricultural states and communities
\Vcrc bending their ears toward the dairy
industry so much as at this meeting.
Every state has admirers of the breed,
but the above number of states were ac-
tually represented. The advanced registry
report showed that in 25 states of the
union tests were being conducted for the
admittance of animals into the favored
group, which information better tells the
width of the prosperity of which we are
speaking and of the popularity of the Hol-
stein herd. Surely the past season has
been the banner year in the history of
llolstcin cattle in this country and this
annual meeting bespcaks a new era in
the life of the organization that is looking
after the breed.
SOUR AND FROZEN ENSILAGE.
Two years ago I built a silt) and filled
it when corn was in milk. As I did not
get tool" on until late in winter a consid—
erable amount of snow fell inside which
readily melted. The ensilage also felt
warm to my feet while throwing it down
but it seemed too sour for the stock to
enjoy. Last year I filled it with corn that
was ripe. \thn I started feeding it
it seemed 0. K., but when cold weather
came I fed ice the rest of the winter.
'I‘cn lbs. was all the cows would Clean tip
at a feed twice a day. Can it be put up
so it will not be so sour?
l\Iason Co. J, C. G.
I can readily understand that if corn is
put into the silo when it is in the milk,
that it will produce sour ensilage. The
fermentation goes too far and acid is pro-
duced to too large an extent. Corn should
not be dead ripe for the silo, but it should
be mature. The most of the cars should
be glazed and dented but hardly ripe
enough to cut for corn that you would
went to husk because it would shrink.
\thn the s'lo is filled with corn ill this
degree of maturity, everything is usually
satisfactory. I cannot understand why
.I. (‘. (L's ensilagc was frozen and all
winter he fed ice. During severe cold
weather sometimes ensilage freezes on
the outside of our silo, but this only lasts
for a few days, and when it warms tip
again the ensilage will cleave off the out-
side and fall down into the center of the,
silo. l'sually the center of the silo is
warm enough to melt it. If not. we ptit
it down into the stable. which is always
warm. and allow it to thaw out before we
i‘ct'tl it to the cows,
SUMMER MEETING OF THE MICHI-
GAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB.
For the last three years the Michigan
.Icrsey (‘attle ('Iub has hcld a meeting in
lilltl-Sllllllllt‘l‘ at the home of some of tie
prominent biccders of the state. The
idea is to ,Li'i'l lilttt'llt‘ol ideas from visiting
the farm and lni'ds of different breeders.
This year the iiicctint: was held at the
farm honn- of Harry Wattles, of Oakland
There were about .‘ill breeders of
cattle present. Mr.
‘\\'attles has a business outfit. You can
see busintss and good business methods
on every hand. not only in the herd and
barn but in the house and farm as Well.
In the forcnoon the members inspected
the dairy barn and herd. Mr. \Vattles has
a herd of over to Jersey cows. I’Ie sells
the milk in I‘M-troit. From an inspection
of the herd and premises one could get no
other idea than that the milk (is good and
pure, that he gets a good price for it, and
that Mr. \Vattles is prospering. His
barns are well arranged and well kept.
The cows are in the pink of condition and.
are good workers. Many of them are
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beautiful specimens of the Jersey breed!
and Mr. W'attles is proud of them. There
were some exceptionally good individuals.
At the luncheon everybody seemed to
enjoy themselves. The table was liter-
ally loaded with good things to eat and
after everybody was satisfied there was
enough left for as many more. In the
after-dinner talks which followed, Dr'.
W'atE‘rman, in complimenting the officers
on this idea of holding a mid-summer
meeting, said that the only thing about
it that he regretted was that‘it made the
women of the home where the club was
held, so much work, and this certainly is
the only regrettable feature of the meet-
ing. If the people would only content
themselves to give a light luncheon in-
stead of a regular banquet, it would be
appreciated and enjoyed by the members,
just as well as the elaborate luncheon
and would be much less work to the
family. The educational features of the
meeting would be just as valuable. The
idea, however, seems to be that one per-
son will not be outdone by another in
this feature of the meeting. And if the
idea should continue to prevail these
mid—summer meetings of the Michigan
Jersey Cattle Club bid fair to be quite
expensive luxuries to the members of the
association.
The luncheon was served at about 1:30.
Then the after-dinner talks continued un-
til about four o'clock, and were spirited.
There was some good natured criticism
and witlial much good resulted. Dairy
and Food Commissioner Colon C, Lillie,
a former president of the club, was called
upon as the first speaker. Mr. Lillie stat-
ed that the new dairy law of Michigan
made it the duty of the dairy and food
commissioner to foster and encourage the
dairy industry of the state, and that
while he himself was a breeder of Jersey
cattle and admired that breed very much,
yet he believed that he was broad-mimled
enough to see the value in other breeds
and certainly, as dairy and food commis—
sioner he should know no breed of dairy
cattle and should recognize only the prof-
itable dairy cow. He considered that the
great point to strive after by all dairy-
inen was profitable production and the
cow that would take the food which the
dairynian produced upon his farm and
manufacture it into a. salable dairy pro-
duct at the greatest margin, must now and
always will be considered the best dairy
cow, no matter what bi‘eed.islie belonged
to. Deputy Commissioner N. P. Hull, :1
Holstein breeder, had been invited to this
meeting, and being called upon also stat-
ed that, as a member of the dairy and
food department he knew and recognized
no particular dairy brccd. He said that
the dairyman who put his labor into
dairying should get as much out of it as
possible. Consequently he was looking for
the profitable dairy cow in whatever breed
she may be found.
The question of breeding and feeding
was not only discussed but also the ques-
tion of advertising dairy products as
foods. The question of advertising in the
daily press was discussed at considerable
length and resulted in the appointment of
a committee to run an “ad" showing the
superiority of Jersey milk for food in
some of the daily papers of the State and
report results at a future meeting of the
club.
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The phenomenal production of 88.802
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Many a small dairy is barely paying
expenses that could, in a few years’ time
be bred up into a money-making one.
Few farmers operating small dairies really
know just what profit or loss their herds
are making them, or what the profit or
loss of each cow is. The work of D. S.
Wells, of Ottawa county, illustrates well
what every small dairy owner can do in
developing his herd.
Mr. Wells is not breeding pure-bred
Jerseys to sell for breeding stock, but for
profitable butter production. A number
of years ago he purchased a pure-bred
Jersey cow and later another. From this
foundation stock, with pure—bred sires,
he has developed his present herd of pure-
breds and grades. He still has one of his
first purchased cows that last month, at
the age of 15 years, produced a net profit
of $9.93. Fifteen months’ experience as
a member of the North Ottawa Cow Test—
ing Association, however, has satisfied
him of the superiority of the pure-bred
for profitable butter production, and he
has growing ten young pure-bred heifers
to replace all grade cows and to increase
the size of his herd.
With twelve cows now in milk, his net
profit for last month, as shown by the
association's official record, was $70.54.
Some of these cows were fresh, some
nearly dry, running about like the aver—
age farm herd. The grain, silage and
pasturage were charged at market prices,
and butter—fat credited at 27 cents per
pound. No credit was given the herd for
skim—milk or manure, nor any charge
made for labor, one offsetting the other.
ages her to give more milk than she really
ought to, and she is drawing on her re-
serve force, consequently when she comes
fresh again she has not the reserve force
that a cow has that has been fed grain
in connection with the pasture. But this
experiment was made where the cows
had abundance of pasture. Now the av-
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not have abundant pasture, or only for
a short time in the spring, at least, and
there is no question that where the pas-
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The average test of the herd was mil? per
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The herd was fed silage and grain suo-
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the testing of their herd, as he said,
“opened their eyes to some things they
did not know before.” Their association
is enabling each member to know the
profit or loss of his herd and of each cow.
Ogemaw Co. H, B. FULLER.
IT PAY TO FEED GRAIN ON
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Careful experiments have been made
by some experiment station to determine
this question accuratcly. The cows were
on splendid pasture. Half the herd were
fed grain, the other half none. While
the pasture was in the flush, or good,
the cows fed grain did not give enough
more milk so that they made a profit on
on the grain fed; but when they came
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The Profitable Dairy Herd of D, S. Wells, of Ottawa County.
a great dclicacy when well made and a
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Those who sell butter to private families
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but it is inferior to the best hoi'nc-i‘nzide
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t. MARKETS
MW-“
DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.
June 22, 1910.
Grains and Seeds.
Wheat—The drought which has been
general over the northwest during the
past week, accompanied with high teln-
pcratures and drying winds, has caused
a sharp advanCe in prices and a Wild
and fluctuating market as the reports of
damage to the growing crop were given
increasing credence by traders. \Vliile
the advance in the local market was not
as marked as in Chicago, yet a net gain
of a cent was scored on spot wheat for
each of the two opening days of the week
while futures showed a more marked ad-
vance, as will be noted Iby the quotations
appez'iring below. The large area sown
to spring wheat has been a depressing
factor in previous weeks, the acreage in
the spring wheat states of the northwest
being the largest ever sown. it is said.
however, that the rainfall in the springr
wheat section has been below normal all
the season ~‘to date, and tiiat the ctjnidttion
of the crap has deteriorated especially
during the past week to an extent which
makes the prospect for the coming crop
little, if any, better than last year. Har-
vesting of winter wheat has commenced
in the, southern district of production, but
the new wheat is not yet coming into the
market and hedging sales against arrivals
are not a feature of the market 'at pres—
ent, which is a distinct advantage to the
bull element. The price of No. 2 red
wheat in this market a year ago was
$1.44. Quotations for the week are:
No 2 No. 1
Red. White. .1 Lily. Sept.
Thursday . . . .1.05 1.05 .9455; .9331,,
Friday . . . . . .1.05 1.05 .951/2 .043/4
Saturday .....1.05 1.05 .931/2 03%
Mondav ...... 1.06 1.06 .97 12’, .9114
TthSdziy ..... 1.07 1.07 .9014 1.0 .74
Wednesday . .1.05 1.05 .9711,, .951;
Cord—This grain has advanced more
than two cents per bushel during the past
week on the strength of the general re-
ports of a poor stand throughout the most
of the corn belt, due to the extremely
unfavorable weather at and after planting
tilne. Much of the crop has had to be
rcplanted, or “planted in," and cultiva-
tion could not be given sufficiently early
to properly check the weeds in many
fields, which is considered a disuuiraging
factor in the, outlook for the crop. The
hot weather of the past week has im-
proved conditions sonicwhat, but has. not
been a stillicicntly reassuringr factor to
hold prices at their former level, especially
in the face of a decrease in the visible
supply of the grain of about half a million
bushels. No. 1; corn sold in this market
one year ago at Till/{:0 per bushel. Quota-
tions for the week are: '
No. 3
N0. 3 Yellogtv.
hu‘sda 611/2 6.
Eriuay Y. .. ..... . .......... 0214, 0304
Saturday .. ..... .. ........ 62 631,1,
Monday . . . . . . ............. 6:1 641,2
Tuesday ...... . . . .. ....... 651 1,1-2 65
\Vednesday ........ . ...... 63 6452’;
Oats.——The market has been influenced
by the general rise in prices due tore-
ports of unfavorable weather conditions
over 21 large section of the country. scor-
ing an advance of one cent early in the.
week. Blade blight is said to be prevalent
in some sections, and although the crop
looks well in this state and is of a good
color the growth is reported to be short
for the season in some sections. One
year ago standard oats were selling in
this market at 600 per bushel. Quota-
tions for the week are:
Standard.
'l‘liui'sda ......................... 411/2
Friday .y ........................... 41 l 1,4;
Saturday ......................... 4111/?
IVIOnday .......................... 411/3
Tuesday .......................... 421/2
‘Vednesday ....................... 4.3
Beans.——\\'hile rtports from the coun-
try indicate that beans are moving. to
market more freely than for some time
past, the quotations made by the board
in this market remain the same as for
last week. Conditions have been fairly
favorable for the planting of the new crop
and reports indicate a normal acreage.
The. following are the nominal quotations
in this market:
Cash. Oct.
Thursday ix_’.0 $2.05
Friday ..................... 2.30 23.09
Saturday ................... 2.30 2.0.2
Bitmttay .................... 23.30 2013
Tuesday ................... 2.30 2.0.?
\Vednesday ................ 2.30 2.0.)
Cloverseed.—"l‘his market has scored a
Sharp advance during the past week, both
iti spot seed and in futures. Reports iii—
dicate that new seedings of clover are
making a sliortcr growth than was ex-
pected on account of injury by the. late
frosts, which has probably had an influ-
ence on the market, and the hot weather
has undoubtedly been a depressing influ-
ence. Quotations for the week are:
l’rimt- Spot. Oct,
'l‘hursday .................. $6.75 $6.50
Friday ..................... 0.75 6.50
Saturday ................... 6.75 6.50
Monday .................... 6.85 6.60
Tuesday .................... 7.00 6.60
\Vednchay ................ 0.00 6.75
Rye—Market dull with nominal quota—
tions 1c below those of last week. No, 1,
is quoted at 800 per bu.
Visible Supply of Grain.
This week. Last week.
Wheat .......... .....15,090.000 16,886,000
Corn ............ 5,532,000 0,004,000
Oats ............... 5.344.000 5,049,000
Flour, Feed, Provisions. Etc.
Flour.——Last week's advanced quota-
tions rule, with prospect of a further rise
because of the upward tendency in wheat.
Quotations are as follows:
Clear ..... . ..... ..... $4.90
Straight 5.40
THE MICHIGAN FARMER.
mixed, $9.50@12.50; rye straw, $8@9; oat
straw,~$6.50@7; wheat straw, $6@6.50.
Potatoes—This market is lower with
Patent Michigan 5.70
Ordinary Patent 5.50
Hay and Straw.—All kinds of hay are
higher, the advance being due torather
unsatisfactory advices concerning the new
crop. Rye straw also has advanced. Quo-
tations on baled hay in car lots f. o. b.
Detroit, are: No. 1 timothy, $17.506018;
No. 2 timothy, 3916601050; clover, mixed,
$16@16.50; rye straw, $7.50@8; wheat and
oat straw, $05060? per ton. Loose hay,
from farmers’ wagons, on the city mar-
kets ranges from $186022, as to quality.
Feed—Prices are steady. Carlot prices
on track: Bran, $25 per ton; coarse mid-
dlings, $26;fine middlings, $28; cracked
corn, $27; coarse corn meal, $27; corn and
oat chop, $24 per ton.
Potatoes.—No change in values. Con-
dition of supplies not very satisfactory,
much of the old stock being soft and new
stock small and immature. In car lots
Michigan potatoes are quoted at 2361125c
per bu.; in bags, 25611280; new southern,
$1.10 per bu.
Provisions—Mess pork, 25; family
pork, $266227; medium clear, 356027.50;
smoked hams, 1734611180; dry salted bris-
kets, 151/90; shoulders, 141/20; picnic hamS,
lill/gc; bacon, 2161220; lard in tierces,
133,40; kettle rendered, 14340 per ll).
Hides.—No. 1 cured, 91/20; No. 2 cured,
81/50; No. 1 green bulls, 80; No. 1 green
calf, 110; No. 2 green calf, 130; No.1
cured calf, 150; No. 2 cured calf, 140;
No, 1 horscliides, $3.50; No. 2 liorsehides,
2.50; sheepskins, as to wool, 1560600.
Dairy and Poultry Products.
Butter.—Market steady with all grades
unchanged. Quotations are: Extra,
creamery, 27c; firsts, 26c; dairy offerings,
210.; packing stock, 200 per lb.
Eggs.—Last week's fractional advance
has been lost, Offerings continue liberal
and the hot weather is checking the de-
mand to some extent. General receipts,
case count, cases included, are now quot-
ed at 18%0 per doz.
Poultry.—Under light offerings and an
indifferent demand prices have declined
slightly on many grades. Broilers hold
steady at former high values. Quotations
on live are: Broilers, 2560280; chickens,
15c; hens, 15c; old roosters and stags,
1161112c; ducks. 1361116c; geese, 2c; tur-
keys, 1761’180 per lb.
Cheese—Michigan, late made, 1561115150;
Michigan, fall made, 17617180; York state,
19.61.1200; limburgcr_ old, 17617180; Swiss,
domestic block, 24c; croain brick,
16614161450
Calves—Steady. Choice to fancy, 11@
111/20; ordinary, 0.611100
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples—Steady; are in good demand.
Baldwin, $5615.50; Steel red, $050617,
Cabbage. liower. Selling at $1.25@
1.75 per crate for new.
Strawberries—Offerings more liberal
this week than at any former time this
season; mostly home-grown fruit. Mich-
igun iB—qt. eases quoted at 75(‘61125;
{12.75611} per hit.
Raspberries.~>Fii‘st receipts of the sea-
son came in during the early part of this
week and brought high prices. ltcds are
quoted at 350 per qt; blacks at $5.50 per
21-qt case.
Blackberries—«The, few thus far offered
are selling around $5 per hit.
Huckleberries.—Selling at $1.25 per 24-
qt. case.
Gooseberries.—Quotcd at $3.50@4 per
bushel,
Cherries.—ln light supply and selling at
$5615.50 per bu.
Vegetables.~110ets, 35611400 per bu; car-
rots, 256'12300 per doz; cucumbers, 35611500
per doz; eggplant, $1.25601.50 per doz;
green onions, 14617150 per doz; head let—
tuce, 75c611$l per bu; mint. 250 per doz;
parsley, 2061250 per doz; radishes, 10611150
pcr doz; spinach, 6561,1750 bti; turnips, 400
per doz; watercress, 2061.250 per doz; wax
beans. $1.506vl.75 per bu; pieplant, 15@
200 per doz; asparagus, t)(lc@$1 per doz.
OTHER MARKETS.
Grand Rapids.
This is Michigan strawberry week and
unless there is rain and cooler weather
the crop will be short. Offerings on the
city market Tuesday morning Were large
and prices ranged from 9006055110, with
some choice fruit Selling at $1.25611.50.
("berries are beginning to show up but the
demand is l'ght this week, most people,
giving their attention to strawberries
now. Cherries offered at $1.25 per crate,
did not meet with ready sale. Meals are
smncwiiat lower, dressed hogs selling at
101/31: in live poultry. turkeys are worth
13c; fowls and ducks, 121/21; old roosters,
811.0; broilers. 11,9612 lbs., 221/30 Veal is
selling at 6619c. Grain is practically 11n-
changcd. “'hcat. $1.01: corn, 620; oats,
411,-; 1‘_\'(-, 68c. ('l‘t'ulllil'y butter is un-
changed at 27c. while dairy is off 10,
bringing 21c. Eggs are off 1/«’_.c. dealers
paying the country trade 175560180,
New York.
Butter—Market is firm. Creamery
sm-cials quoted at 2511;61281/30; process
Ibuttcr, 221/261251/00 pcr lb.
I‘Iggsr—Markct, is firm and higher.
Nearby eggs are quoted at 26612Rc; fresh
gathered extra firsts, 201/263210; firsts,
1961200 per dozen.
i’oultry.—»~'i‘rade is easier. \Vestern
fowls, 15611111.; western broilers, 22611250;
turkeys, 1561.180 pcr ll).
Chicago.
“’heat, No. 2 red, 51.02611103; July,
991.1111; September, 9561197151“.
(Torano. 2 mixed, 631/2c; July, 591/263
60c; September, 60%60610 per bu.
Oats—No. 3 white, 371/261391/10; July,
39%0; September, 391661739140
Butter.~—Market steady and unchanged.
Receipts are fairly liberal for the season
and demand good. Prices unchanged.
Quotations are: Creameries, 241/2611270;
dairies, 2362260.
Eggs—Market steady at last week’s fig-
ures and prices are unchanged. Prime
firsts. 181/211; firsts, 171/50; at mark, cases
included. 15122617161/20 per doz.
Hay and Straw.——Market steadv. Quo-
tations are: Choice timothy, 31760171/20;
No. 1 timothy. $15@16: No. 2 do. and No.
1 mixed, $14@14.50; No. 3 do. and No. 2
an easy undertone. FanCy and choice
stocks are selling at 18@200 per bu., while
fair to good grades are quotable at 15@160
per bushel.
Beans—Prices are higher for common
beans. Choice hand-picked are quoted at
$2.35@2.40; fair to good, $2.30@2.35; red
kidneys, $3.10@3.35 per bu.
Wool.——Trade is slow and the market
has an easy undertone. Fine delaine, un-
washed, 20@220; fine medium, 22611240;
medium, 2360250.
Boston.
W'ool.—The wool market locally remains
listless with scarcely any inquiry and
fewer sales. Local dealers have. made
very few purchases in the west, believing
that prices there are still too high. Mills
are curtailing, and While the light goods
market: opens soon there is no demand for
raw material in sight. A little new terri—
tory stock has changed hands and a few
sales of Michigan one—quarter blood are
reported. A fair demand is reported for
the foreign product. The leading domes-
tic quotations range as follows: Ohio and
Pennsylvania fleeces—No. 1 washed. 36c;
delaine washed, 346F350; XXX, 32@33c;
1/3—blood combing, 286F290; r34,—blood comb—
ing, 28611200; l,51-blood combing, 2763280;
delaine unwashed, 2660270; fine unwashed,
23611240. Michigan, Wisconsin and New
York fleeces—Fine unwashed, 2260230; de-
laine unwashed, 2360250; 1/2-blood un-
washed, 27611280. Kentucky, Indiana and
Missouri—%-blood, 30@3lc; 1/4’-blood, 26607
270.
_ Elgln.
Butter.—Market is firm at 270 per 1b.,
which was the quotation for last week.
The sales for the week amounted to 1,-
107,700 lbs, compared with 986,400 lbs.
for the week previous.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Buffalo.
June 20, 1910.
(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
East Buffalo, N. Y.)
Receipts of stock here today as follows:
Cattle, 210 cars; hogs, 10,400; sheep and
lambs, 8.400; calves, 2,200.
W'ith 210 loads of cattle on the market
here today, about 190 loads were grassy
and 20 loads were strictly dry-fed. The
strictly prime dry—fed cattle sold about
10c lower; the lighter and commoner dry-
fcd cattle sold 15611250 per hundred weight
lower, and all others sold from 2561500
lower, and in many instances females sold
from 60611750 per hundred weight lower.
“'0 quote prices as follows: Best 1,350
to 1,400—11). steers, $8618.50; good prime
1,200 to 1,350-11). do, $7.2561‘7.H5: best
1.100 to 1,200-lb. shipping steers, $67560
7.50; medium butcher steers. 1.000 to 1,100.
5557561650; light butcher steers, 554.8561)
5.25; bcst fat co‘ws, $5.506116.25; fair to
good cows. 54.25615; common to medium
do., 33.256124; best fat heifers, $625617;
good fat heifers, $525606; fair to good
do., $4.756115.25; stock heifers, $350614;
best feeding steers, Sis-1.756115; medium to
good (10., $4601.25; stockers, all grades,
$350604; best bulls, $117561 6; bologna
'bulls, $450605; light thin bulls, $350601;
best milkcrs and springers, $55@65; com-
mon to good (10., $306040.
With about 65 cars of hogs on sale here
today, market opened strong 1061200 high-
er than Saturday, and closing strong 50
higher than the opening, with a good
clearance of all that arrived in time for
the market. Our packers started out this
morning by bidding $9.7061»9.75, and it was
quite awhile before any business was
done. Later the packers took hold at
5608060085; mostly $9.3le for the mixed
hogs, weighing 170 to 225 lbs.
“'0 quote: Mixed and medium, $98060
9.85; yorkers, $9.85610.90; light yorkers
and pigs, $9.9061110; strictly pigs, $1060
10.10; roughs. $8.7561“K.85; stags, $0.50th
7.50 as to quality. Prospects look fair for
the near future.
The lamb market opened slow today,
with most of the best spring lambs selling
from $750618: few fancy, $8.25; yearling
lambs, $661650. Market closed in a de-
moralizcd condition. Look for lower
prices balance of week. Sheep were slow
at prices quoted; few of the best \vetlicrs
selling $5615.25; about seven loads hold-
ing ovcr could not be sold for 5c. Look
for lower prices on slim p balance of week.
“’0 quote: Spring lambs, $750618; weth-
ers, $5615.25; handy cWes, $4611.25; heavy
ewes, $461l.l5; yearlings, $6616.50; cull
sheep, $2.50611350; skip lambs, $4.50615.50;
bucks. 552370611325; veals, choice to extra,
$875610; fair to good (10., $86,118.50; cull to
common, $761.18.
Chicago.
June 20, 1910.
Cattle, Hogs. Sheep.
Received today ...... 20,000 26,000 12,000
Same day last year..17,658 39,466 13,833
Received last week..58,2.\’9 120,475 100,920
Same week last year..'l7,576 101,159 61,610
Last week's decline in cattle prices re-
sulted in smaller receipts today than on
Monday a Week ago, and good lots had It
rczidy sale as a rule, steers at $7.50 and
upward being especially active, with no
large offerings of choice bccvcs. ’I‘ho
commoner kinds were slow sellers, and the
undertone was not very firm. llogs
were in limited supply, last week’s 10612th
break in prices being the cause, and no
surprise was mnifestcd by traders. The
demand was lively at advances of 1561120c,
some held-over- hogs from Saturday selling
20c above the best bids on that day, Hogs
sold at $9.4560§J.75 for light and at $93061)
9.60 for heavy packing lots, with mixed
lots going mainly at 595061-960. The
spread in prices is widening, and heavy
lots go at a marked discount from figures
obtained readily fOr choice light hogs.
Hogs received last week averaged in
weight 242 lbs., (ompared with 219 lbs.
a year ago, 217 lbs. two years ago and 235
lbs. three years ago. It was natural that:
there should be, a scarcity of sheep and
lambs after their break of $1601.50 per
100 lbs. for the former and $150602 for
the latter last week. Prices firmed up,
and the decline was checked for sheep,
JUNE 25, 1910.
while spring lambs of the best grade were
1250 higher, springs selling at $6@8.25,
while fed lambs were quotable at $4.50@7.
Ewes were salable at $2@5. Wethers sold
at $4.75@5.25.
Cattle weakened in values last week
under much larger supplies than a Week
earlier or a year ago, strictly prime lots
of steers and he’fcrs excepted ,the latter
'being in only moderate supply and in
strong demand. The great bulk of the
beef steers declined 15611250. while butcher
stock had a regular summer slump,
breaking 5061‘75c, with increasing offer-
ings of these, as well as of Texas com-
petitors. The larger share of the fed
steers shipped in front farming sections
found buyers at 2567560825, with common
to fair light killers selling at $5.65@6.95;
medium steers at $76,127.60; good lots at
$7.ti56118.10 and choice to extra shipping
bcevcs at 55815611875. Numerous fat
yearlings went at 2375062815, and distil-
lery cattle were good sellers as a rule.
The packers received thousands of Texas
cattle direct from Missouri river markets,
and this made poor competition for the
common and medium native steers. The
time so long predicted for a much lower
basis for grassy and light cattle has ar-
rived, though belated, and further breaks
in prices may be looked for. Cows and
heifers sold at $4.10607.50 for ordinary
to fancy grades, with canners and cutters
going at $2.506” and bulls at $3.75@6.25.
Calves sold up to $9, with later transac-
tions at $6.75 down to $3.25@5.25 for ordi-
nary heavy lots. Milkers and springers
were in limited request at $306068 per
head, few selling above $55. Backward
springers Were principally called for.
The stocker and feeder market was far
from active, with prices 2560350 lower
than a fortnight ago, .stockers going at
$3.856p560 and feeders at $5.25@6.25, and .
not much doing above $5.75. The demand
ran largely on cattle that could be bought
at $4.5061..5.50. Many stock feeders feel
that buying the high-priced feeders is too
risky, and many are waiting to buy grass
rangets on a much lower basis.
Hogs are. reasonably certain to be mar-
keted freely whenever prices look satis~
fattory to stockiiien, and $0 on the farm
brii‘igs out good offerings. Last week saw
much increased supplies compared with
a week earlier and a year ago, but the
l(‘t'0i1)ls‘ fcll much short of the correspond-
ing week in 1005'. Average grading was
much higher than in past summers, with
Ft'al't‘tfl)’ any pigs offered, but for the
first true this season rough‘sows showed
tip and sold when thrown out 300 or more
belnv straight lots of mixed hogs. The
Monday market furnished a genuine sur-
piise, the receipts running tip to 41,322
hogs, and although shippers purchased
6,617 head, priccs broke 15611250, with
many cairied over unsold at the close.
There Wt‘l'c recoveries on subsequent days,
with reactions. as usual. and buyers acted
as though they Were afraid if they put
prices much lower, country shippers
would once more shut down on good sup-
plies. Eastern shippcrs were apt to buy
sparingly after Monday, but local specu-
lators frequently operated freely, securing
choice lots. The sudden appearance of
sizzling, hot weather resulted in the usual
heavy losses of big heavy hogs that were
crowded too closely in cars, and heavy
swine were discriminated against on the
market by buyers, light hogs springing
into popularin and topping the market.
Fresh pork sold better than it usually does
in hot Weather, and so did cured meats,
despite, their dearncss,
Sheep and lambs came on the market
last week in much greater numbers than
a week earlier, and there was a highly
sensational decline in prices for every-
thing on the. list, eastern shippers scarcely
buying at all and leaving local slaughter~
crs in practically full control. Packers
were receiving as many as 5,500 to 8,500
head of southern spring lambs from
Louisville consigned to them direct daily,
and this rendered them independent and
enabled them to purchase lamlbs on the
open market on their own terms. Springs
greatly predominated in numbers over fed
l'dll'llis, and they had a big fall in prices.
The southern lamb crop is a fortnight
late. but it is now being marketed freely.
Horses are being marketed in very small
numbers even for the dull summer sea-
son, but there are enough most of the
time to supply the limited wants of buy-
11s, and prices will average $106015 per
head lower than at the best time in the
spring. There is a fair call for wagon
horses at 3515061200, and ice and express
companies have been purchasing fair num—
bers of medium weight di'ai'ters at $14061)
210, while a few heavier draft horses sell
up to $250 or perhaps higher. Most of the
drivers and saddlcrs are sold at $16560
200 for fair to good animals, although a.
high—class driver is worth $25060300 still
whtn offered. Local liveries have been
buying at $17561*2»15. F.
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Hog receipts at Chicago have, been for
months past much smaller than a year
ago, but their weight has shown a great
gain, and this makes good in part the lack
of numbers. \thn hogs sell between
$0.50 and $9.75 per 100 lbs. farmers realize
the importance of feeding to maturity.
The prevailing tendency in ho’g feeding
districts is for farmers to hold their ina-
turiiig hogs at $0 per 100 lbs. in the feed
lots, and whenever the price falls below
that figure supplies are largely shut off.
A country shipper says: “I rode around
for three days, bidding $8.85 for hogsand
got none. Coming back, I bid $9 and
purchased three car loads a day.” ’
There is a good demand for high-class
breeding bulls to be mated with common
cows, farmers having learned that such
investments pay well in the end. Owners
of high-priced land are especially good
buyers, 'but. there is also a growing de—
mand from farmers owning land that is
much lower in value.
A writer on the hog and hog meat trade
says: “In the fields of the south the day
laborer must have meat, and he wants
hog meat. This will take up all the
heavy, rough hogs that the packers are
able to cut up. The. ”gentlemen’s bacon”
continues to sell at high prices, and it
shows more activity, notwithstanding its
dearness."
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JUNE 25, 1910.
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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Thursday’s Market. .
June 23, 1910.
Cattle.
Market 25@50c lower than last week on
all grades.
“‘e quote: Best
$6.25; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200,
815060575; steers and heifers, 800 to
1.000, 5645040525; grass steers and heifers
that are fat, 800 to 1,000, $4.50@5.25; grass
steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700.
83.75.604.25; cho‘ce fat cows, $4.50; good
fit cows, $350604; common cows, $3.25@
3.50; canners, $250603; choice heavy bulls,
$-4.25@4.75; fair to good bolognas, bulls,
$4604.25; stock bulls, $3.50@4; choice feed-
ing steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.50@4.75; fair
feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.25@4.50;
choice stockers. 500 to 700, $4.25@4.50;
fair stockers 500 to 700, $4@4.25; stock
heifers, $3.50@4; milkers. large, young,
medium age, $40@55; common milkers,
$256035.
Bishop, B. & H. sold King 3 stockers
av 666 at $4.25; to Watkins 3 cows av 830
at $3.50; to Kamman Bros. 6 butchers av
853 at $5.25, 2 do av 900 at $5.25, 2 cows
av 1,060 at $4.35; to Bresnahan 3 do av
800 at $2.75, 1 steer weighing 1,010 at
$4.75; to Golden 7 butchers av 413 at $3.50;
to Bresnahan 2 do av 600 at $4.40, 1 cow
weighing 1.000 at $3, 3 do av 1,014 at
$3.80; to Austin 3 stockers av 520 at $4;
to “'atkins 10 do av 685 at $4.35; to Sulli-
van P. Co. 11 butchers av 552 at $4.50, 1
cow weighing 780 at $3; to Bresnahan 2
bulls av 990 at $4.25, 3 do av 1,050 at
$4.25, 1 cow weighing 1,220 at $5, 4 do av
1.040 at $3.75; to Hammond, & Co. 1
ibull weighing 1,200 at $4.25, 1 do weighing
1,430 at $4.40; to Rattkowsky 5 heifers av
754 at $4.65: to Krause 8 stockers av 659
at $4.50; 'to Lahoe 8 steers av 026 at $5.60;
to Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow weighing 980 at
$4. 2 do av 1,085 at $4.
Roe Com, Co. sold Kamman 8 steers av
800 at $5.35; to \Vatkins 2 cows av 875 at
$3.25; to Marx 7 steers av 908 at $5.15; to
(loose 3 cow's av 1,066 at $4.50; to Austin
3 stockers av 500 at $4.25; to Hammond,
S. & Co. 2 bulls av 740 at $4, 1 do weigh—
ins,r 1,200 at $4.70.
Haley & M. sold Applebaum 2 cows av
980 at $3.25, 6 butchers av 729 at $4.60;
to \Vatkins 2 cows av 775 at $3.25; to Sul-
livan P», Co. 1 bull weighing 940 at $4;
to Goose 2cows av 975 at $3.35; to Linge-
steers and heifers,
' man Ststeers av 881 at $5.40; to Bresnahan
2 heifers axv 460 at $4.10; 11 do av 582. at
$4.25; toSullivan P. CO. 2 bulls av 1,350
at $4.75, 2 do av 910 at $4.25; to Austin
6 stockers av 476 at $4.20; to Marx 5
steers av 904 at $5.10, 1 do weighing 630
at $4.25: to Kamman, 2 cows av 870 at.
$3.25, 2 do av 810 at $2.75; to Mich, B._ Co.
2 bulls av 625 at $3.75, 2 do av 82.) at
$4.40.
Spicer & R. sold Baker 1 ball weighing
600 at $4; to Smith 27 butchers av 874
at $5.50, 1 bull weighing 890 at $4.25; to
Brown 25 stockers av 543 at $4.25; to
Bresnahan 2 cows av 875 at $3.75. 3 do a_v
923 at $3.75, 16 butchers av 880 at $5.25,
12 do av 903 at $5.15, 6 do av 780 at $4.25,
1 cow weighing 830 at $3.50; to Goodwin
10 butchers av 754 at $5, 1 cow weighing
930 at $4; to Baker 7 butchers av 817 at
$5.50; to Regan 1 heifer weighing 470 at
$4.40, 1 do weighing 730 at $5.10, 3 do av
520 at $4.40; to Austin 1 stocker weighing
340 at $3.50, 1 d0 weighing 410 at $3.75,
1: do av 443 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 1
bull weighing 1,150 at $4.50, 2 cows av
1,025 at $3.75, 2 do av 800 at $3.50, 7 do
av 1,081 at $4.15, 3 steers av 943 at $5.25;
to Thorborne 33 stockers av 555 at $4.40.
First sold Bresnahan 4 cows av 992 at
$4, 4 butchers av 815 at $5.
Bohm' sold same 3 do av 570 at $4.40.
Belheimer sold same 2 cows av 985 at
$3.75, 1 heifer weighing 570 at $4.25.
W‘agner sold Sullivan P. Co. 5 butchers
av 808 at $4.60.
.lohnson sold same 2 bulls av 1,160 at
. 4.25.
3 Same sold Regan 6 stockers av 633 at
’0
.-I .
lohm sold Haley 6 stockers av 540 at
$4.30
Veal Calves.
Receipts, 1.187. Closed $1fi1.75 lower
than last week. Best, $750408; others. $460
7; milch cows and springers, good grades
steady; common dull.
Bishop, R & H. sold Sullivan P. Co. 8
av 145 at $8. 8 av 155 at $7.50. 6 av 130
at $6.50; to Mich. B. Co. 3 av 140 at $8;
to Tack 5 av 155 at $8; to Parker, \V. &
Co. 14 av 160 at $8, 5 av 210 at $4.75, 28
av 35 at $7.35. 5 av 180 at $4.75; to 11am—
mond, S. & Co. 4 av 150 at $8 28 av 145
at $8; to McGuire 12 av 155 at $8.25, 4 av
110 at $8; to Burnstine 29 av 150 at $8,
7 av 165 at $8.25, 9 av 150 at $7.75: to
Hammond, S. & Co. 19 av 180 at. $7.75, 3
:tv 125 at $6. 6 av 170 at $7.75.
Spiccr & R. sold Sullivan P. Go. 12 av
170 at $8.50, 11 av 160 at $8; to Mich. B.
(To. 41 av 150 at $7.75, 2 11v 115 at $6.50,
7 av 150 at $8; to Rattkowsky 8 av 155
at $6; to Gordon & B. 4 av 180 at $7. 19
av 130 at $7; to Pragg 27 av 180 at $7.75;
to Gordon 13 av 140 at $8; to Breitenbaek
Bros. 26 av 170 at $8.
First sold Marx 10 av 142 at $7.25.
Sandell & '1‘. sold Cohen & Co.
150 at $8.
Roe Com. Co. sold Bront 5 'av 145 at
$8.25; to Thompson Bros. 36 av 150 at $8;
to Mich. B. Co. 6 av 155 at $7.75. 25 av
140 at $8; to Brookloff 9 av 210 at $5.75;
to Hammond, S. & Co. 28 av 170 at $8, 3
av 150 at $5.
Haley & M. sold Newton B. Co. 5 av
120 at $5, 21 av 155 at $8; to Rattkowsky
25 av 135 at $7.50' to Mich. B. Co. 3 av
200 at $6.50, 31 av ieo at $8; to Hammond,
S. & Co. 2 av 150 at $8, 2 av 170 at $6.
24 av
Sharp sold Newton B. Co. 5 av 115 at
$6, 25 av 15.0 at $8.
Wagner sold same 16 av 150 at $8.
Duclle sold Burnstine 18 av 140 at $7.75.
Mertz sold Sullivan P. CO. 3 av 120 at
$6, 18 av 150 at $8.
Bohm sold Parker, W. & Co. 10 av 153
at $8.25.
Belheimer sold Mich. B. Co. 10 av 180
at $8.25.
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts, 1,763. Spring lambs 50c lower;
other grades 75c lower and very dull.
Best spring lambs, 87.506118; fair to good
lambs, $6.50007.25; light to common lambs,
$5.50@6; yearlings, $5@7; fair to good
sheep, $3.50@3.75; culls and common, $2
@0150.
Bishop, B. & H, sold Parker, W. & Co.
76 lambs av 68 at $8, 7 sheep av 115 at
$4, 35 lambs av 70 at $8; to Mich. B. Co.
13 do av 65 at $7.90; to Young 46 mixed
av 70 at $5; to Mich. B. Co. 53 do av 67
at $5.50; to Johnson 33 sheep av 110 at
$3.75, 15 do av 100 at $3.50; to Fitzpatrick
Bros. 12 do av 120 at $3.50, 7 lambs av 75
at $6; to Haise 21 do av 60 at $7, 13 sheep
av 65 at $4.
Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 17 sheep
av 115 at $3.50, 13 spring lambs av 65
at 7.50.
First sold Thompson Bros. 41 lambs
av 65 at $7.
Wagner sold Newton B. Co. 16 lambs av
62 at $7, 5 sheep av 115 at $4.
Sharp sold same 5 do av 85 at $4, 17
lambs av 70 at $7.50.
Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 3 lambs
av 60 at to Young's 27 lambs av 85
at $6.50, 5 sheep av 120 at $3; to Sullivan
P. Go. 17 do av 80 at $3; to Breitenback
Bros. 37 lambs av 70 at $6.
Haley & M. sold Fitzpatrick Bros. 94
lambs aV' 68 at $7.50, 32 sheep av 110 at
$3.50; to Sandell & T. 55 do av 72 at $4.50.
Hogs.
Receipts, 3,542. Bidding 30c lower than
last Thursday; nothing sold at noon.
Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $9.35; pigs, $9.35; light yorkcrs, $9.30
@935; stags, Va off.
Roe Com. Co, sold Sullivan P. Co. 238
av 200 at $9.35.
Sundry shippers sold same 380 av 190
at $9.35.
Haley & M. sold Parker, W. & Co. 357
av 190 at $9.35.
Spicer & R. sold same 497 av 195 at
$9.35.
Sundry shippers sold same 410 av 100
at $9.35.
Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, 7S. &
Co. 1,674 av 180 at $9.40, 800 av 220 at
$935.
Friday’s Market.
June 17, 1910.
Cattle.
The market opened at the Michigan
Central stock yards Friday with a light
run of fresh arrivals on sale in the cattle
division, but a fair supply of hold-overs
on sale. The trade was dull at Thurs-
day‘s prices on all grades. lsutehers were
all filled up, but a few farmers were 0n
hand and took a few back to the country.
Milch cows and springers sold steady.
“'e quote: Best steers and heifers,
$6.50; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200,
$6606.50; steers and heifers. 800 to 1,000,
$4.506: 5.25; grass steers and heifers that
are fat, 800 to 1,000, $4.50Q0525; grass
steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700,
$4604.50; choice fat cows, $5@5.25; good fat
cows, $4604.50; common cows, $3043.50;
canners. $2.75 (113; choice heavy bulls, $501)
525; fair to good bolognas, bulls, $45001)
4.75; stock bulls, $4604.25; choice feeding
steers, 800 to 1,000, $475605, fair feeding
steers, 800 to 1.000, $4.504)‘4.75; choice
stockers, 500 to 700, $~4.50@4.75; fair stock-
crs, 500 to 700, $375004; stock heifers,
8325612175; milkers, large. young, medium
age, $40@50; common milkers, $256035.
Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.
5 butchers av 790 at, $4.65, 2 do av 790 at
$4.75, 12 cows av 925 at $4.75, 1 cow weigh-
ing 770 at $3, 1 bull weighing 1.390 at
$4.75. 1 bull weighing 2,000 at $5.65, 1 do
weighing 1.060 at $4.50, 1 heifer weighing
900 at. $4.50, 3 steers av 866 at $5.60, 1
COW weighing 880 at $3.50.
Haley & M. sold same 4 steers av 1.100
at $6.50, 2 do av 1,235 at $5.50, 8 do av
1,321 at $6.50, 8 do av 1,040 at $6, 2 heifers
av 820 at $5.50.
Bishop, 1:, & H. sold same 21 steers av
1,050 at $6.40.
Spit-er & It, sold Mich. B. CO. 20 butch-
ers av 878 at $5.215.
Bishop, B. & H.
01‘s av 781 at $5.25.
Same sold Gould
at $4.75.
sold same 18 buch-
30 stockers av 734
Veal Calves.
The veal calf trade was dull at Thurs-
day’s prices. Best grades, $8.256378.75;
others, $4.5tlfi‘750.
Bishop, B. 8: ll. sold Hammond, S. &
Co. 1 weighing 110 at $6, 12 av 150 at
$8.75 1 weighing 150 at $6, 13} av 1510 at
$8.30, 3 av 145 at $8.50.
toe-Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co, 2 av
160 at 9.37, 4 av 150 at $0.
Sheep and Lambs.
The run of sheep and lambs was very
common and the few offering brought
’l‘hursduy's prices.
Best. lambs, $8.50; fair to good lambs.
37.60775; light to common lambs, $5016;
ycal‘lings. $550606; fair to good sheep,
$4.25fqgi4.75; culls and common, 82.50713;
spring lambs, $850019.
Bishop, B, & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.
2 sheep av 85 at $3.50, 11 lambs av 67 at
$8, 19 do av 60 at $7.
Same sold Hammond. S. & Co. 1 sheep
weighing 110 at $2.50, 40 do av 85 at 84.25,
6 do av 77 at $2.50. 4 do av 110 at $4.25.
Hogs.
The hog department opened 1547200
lower than on Thursday and early sales
were at $9.45. The cast and west were
70th lower and late arrivals here had to
be sold at $9.40, or 20c lower than on
Thursday. Packers would pay no more,
no matter how good.
Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers. 3940617945: pigs, $9.40fi19.45; light
yorkers, $9.40; heavies, $9.35@9.40; stags
one-third off.
Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, S. &
Co. 783 av 190 at $9.45.
THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘
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CONDUCTED BY XV. 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. \thn
reply by mail is requested, it becomes
private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must
accompany the letter.
VVarts—My yearling steer has a great
many warts, varying in size from a large
bean to a butternut_ situated mostly
around the rectum. R. W. 15., Mt. Morris,
Mien—Remove as many of them as you
can with a knife and apply acetic acid
daily to the others. In my practice, 1 in-
variably cut them all out and, of course,
that ends it, for the wounds are only skin
deep and they soon heal.
Young Pigs Cough.~—My young pigs have
been troubled with a cough ever since
they were three weeks old; they are now
ten weeks old and one of them died the
other night. So far as I can tell they are
in 'a thrifty condition. A. 8., Reese,
Mich.—Your pigs are perhaps new old
enough to eat soft food and drink milk.
Mix some powdered licorice in their feed
two or three times a day. Also salt their
food.
Hard Bunch in Uddcr.—One of my cows
has a bunch in the lower quarter of ud-
der that is quite hard. “'hat had i bet—
ter apply? She is also very hard to milk.
H. W. J., Breedsville, Mich—Apply tinc-
ture of iodine to bunch daily and give 2
(lrS. iodide of potaSSium at a dose in feed
twice a day. lf milking her is ditllcult,
use a milking tube and if you are not
supplied, the Lawrence Publishing Co.,
can deliver them to you by mail and save
you some money. The three and a half
inch costs 35c, the. three—inch costs 30c.
These are the self—retaining kind I use
in my practice.
Enlarged Glands—I have a pair of
horses that had distemper some time ago;
this sickness seems to have left the
glands on each side of neck enlarged.
During the past live Weeks 1 have applied
blisters to these bunches, but they failed
to reduce the swelling. What can be done
to remove them? 10‘. M. J., White Cloud.
Mich—Give each horse 2 drs. iodide
potassium at a dose in feed or water
twice a day until the glands reduce; also
apply one part red iodide mercury and
eight parts lard to bunches twice a week.
This treatment will redLICe and remove
the abnotmal swelling in glands if you
keep up the treatment long enough.
Hide—Bound—Condition Powderml have
a horse that is hide—bound and have had
his teeth iloated some two weeks ago. but
he must have some sort of digestive trou—
ble as he does not thrive and I believe
he needs a tonic. I should like to have
you give formula for a good condition
powder for live stock. J. L., l'iudson—
ville, Mich.~——A good and not expensive
ionic and condition powder is prepared
by mixing together equal parts by weight,
powdered gention, fenugrcck, ginger, nux
vomica_ rosin and bi—carbonate soda and
give a tablespooni’ul at a dose in feed two
or three times a day.
I‘arturicnt Apoplexy (milk fever).—One
of my cows that came fresh :1 short time
ago seemed to get along all right, but in
less than 24 hours after calving she got
down and was unable to get up, and died
a few hours later. After calving she me
her food all right and i might add she
had cleaned properly. I imagine that she
became weak in her back. i opened her
and found the womb contained a whole
lot of blood and I also found the bone
eaten out of the tail. 11. KY. .1. (1., thtrnet.
l\.lich.~—Your cow no doubt died of milk
fever and could have been saved by using
the air treatment. In order to apply it
you need the proper outfit. The Lawrence
Pub. Co. can supply and deliver it to you
by mail for $2.00. The directions go with
the outiit‘. The treatment consists in
milking the cow clean and iniluting the
udder with either oxygen or sterilized air
——those who do not have the proper in-
struments frequently save their cows by
using a quill and bicycle pmnp. i might
add that this treatment seldom fails it’
applied promptly and proper cleanliness
is exercised.
Barren l\'lare——Rinbgone.—I have a 15-
year-old mare which I bred in 1907. ller
colt that year lived only 18 hours; since
then I have bred her each year, but have
not succeeded in getting her with foul.
She. seems to have considerable discharge
after service, which continues for two or
three. days. She. comes in heat regularly,
I also have a horse eight years old which
has a ringbone that was supposed to be
cured when he was two years old. Last
year he got in the habit of kicking in the
stable and must have hurt his leg for 11.-
has 'been lame ever since. I need him to
work: therefore, I should like to have
you prescribe a remedy that will take out
some of the soreness in order that he
will be more comfortable when working.
‘V. B. R, Tullman, l\rlich.——I‘)issolve 3 ozs.
bicarbonate soda in 3 qts. water and wash
out vagina with the solution once a day
for three weeks, but not the dav that you
breed her. Apply equal parts tincture
iodine and camphorated oil to riugbone
once a day and use a rolling motion shoe
instead of one with calks.
Eczema—I would like to know what
ails my eight—year-old mare. For the
past three or four weeks she is inclined
to bite and rub herself a great deal.
‘Vhen running in pasture she seems to
spend one-half of the time rubbing against
fences or trees, but does not appear to
rbe sick and her appetite is good. I bred
her nine weeks ago and twice since, but
she fails to get with foal. After service
she seems to have more or less pain,
causing her to strain. and she is not com-
fortable for three or four days. This
mare has raised two colts and always got
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in foal each time with one service, until
this year. It seems to me as though her
blood was out of condition. R. 1).. Ne-
waygo, Mich—Give her 1 oz. bicarbonate
soda at a dose in feed three times a day
and dissolve 1/2 lb. of the soda in a gallon
of water, applying it to the mare. twice a
day; besides. she should be washed with
soap and water twice a week. If She has
no vaginal discharge she will perhaps get
in foal all right. She should be examined
by a veterinarian or horseman who is
familiar with the anatomy of the parts
to ascertain if she is normal or not.
Atrophy of Uddcr—Hernia.——I have a
cow that freshened two months ago and
seemed all right in every way until about
:1 month ago when one quarter began to
shrink, but there are no bunches and no
obstruction that I can feel and the cow
St'GlllS to be healthy. I would also like to
have. you tell me how to make a cow let
down her milk. I also have a mare colt
one year old that has a small breach at
navel about the size of an egg. that has
always been there. The opening is about
the length of my two lingers and a little
more than a half—inch wide. At times
this bunch is not visible. Do you believe
that this swelling will disappear or had
the colt better be treated? C. R.. Char-
lotte. Mich.»—ller udder should be gently
hand—rubbed and she should be milked
clean, but will not be benefited much by
drugs. Give her a teaspoonful of pow-
tiered saltpetcr at a dose in feed or water
twice a day. A surgical operation per-
formed by a person of experience is the
only treatment that will help your filly.
There is Very little danger from) the 0p-
eration and it is usually successful. Had
the bunch been going to diSappcar, it
would have gone long ago.
Simple Remedy for Ilcmoving “Carts——
1 have noticed. by reading the Michigan
Farther, several renmdies are rcConnm-nt‘i-
ed for the removal of warts from horses
and cattle and as I have used successfully
a simple remedy I should like to have the
readers of this paper give it a trial. Oil
of cinnamon applied two or three times
a week has always removed warts from
horses and cattle for me and as this treat-
ment causes no pain I believe it should
be. used instead of the knife or caustics.
—M. G. (1.. Midland, Mich—You are quite
right; oil of cinnamon will remove warts
from cattle and horses. but it acts so
slow that a great deal of valuable time is
wasted. To remove a large wart from
man it is sometimes used, but must be
applied for a few weeks before the results
are obtained. Cutting them out is not
painful and if cocaine is used it is pain-
less, but if no anodine is applied and
a sharp knife is used it is not painful,
for a wart is only skin deep. I thank
you kindly for your letter and beg to sav
that the veterinary profession seldom pre-
scribe cinnamon for the removal of warts,
but it is mostly used in human practice
on account of its mild action.
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try farm Eglai's lqtugte us prices at once. Vii/e
can use an m e antitl 5.
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MEMORY WINDS.
BY FANNY J. MOON.
0 memory winds, ye bring to me
The orchard as it used to be,
With rows on rows of blooming trees,
The happy birds. the buSy bees;
Ivsee the paths that thro’ it led
Where little feet so oft have sped;
I hear again the songs we sung
When orchard trees and I were young.
Now on towards fifty years are told,
And orchard trees and I are old;
There's only left a scraggy few
Of that broad sweep when life was new.
There‘s not a single row entire—
The rest all went to feed the fire.
I wept to see them cleared away
Tho' they had lived and served their day.
Yes, they had lived and served it well,
As many well—filled bins could tell,
“'aiting till “‘inter’s drifting snows.
Should heap with white the orchard rows;
So could the great piles rounded high
To fill the barrels standing by.
0 these are pictures good to see.
That memory winds bring back to me.
0 memory winds, to me ye bear
The breath of clover-scented air,
And I can see the pretty sight
Of blossoms, red and pink and white,
That nod and sway with cvcry breeze,
Beneath low-bending appie trecs,
Where bobolinks. with shinit g wing,
Cling for a moment just to sing.
0 memory winds. so fresh and cool,
'Ye bring the children home from school;
Their faces like the morning shine—
Dear little girls that once were mine!
I hear them playing ’neath the trees,
Their voices float upon the breeze;
Their questions and the cute replies
While they of mud are making pics.
Ye bring the years that long have fled.
And friends now numbered with the dead,
Ye bring the days that made me glad,
Ye bring the things that made me sad,
For disappoinltnent’s knotted strand
Has'often spoiled the thing I planned.
Ye bring the, cares, the toil, the tears,
The hopes of all those vanished years.
0 memory winds, how soft ye blow,
Vthn whispering of the long ago,
Of sunny days when life, was new.
When joys were many, cars were few.
Ye, bring to me full tnany a face
That in my heart has sacred place.
And, too, ye bring the treasured Word
That oft my heart with joy has stirred.
Tho’ youth and friends alike are fled.
And cherished hopes are long since, dead,
Yet I’ve one hope that comforts mew
’Tis better than earth's hopes can be—
Aihopc that’s like an anchor cast,
’Twill hold till storms of life are passed,
’Till I in safety reach the shore,
IVhere friends shall meet to part no more.
There Living Fountains ever flow.
And none shall thirst or hunger know;
Where chimes one glad eternal day,
And all our tears arc wiped away;
There many, many mansions stand
In Canaan's fair and happy land;
Vthre those who loved God here are
blessed
And weary feet at last find rest.
A JESTER OF THE ROUND TOP.
BY EDGAR, WHITE.
Noisy engines with sawed-off stacks
were shunting royal Bengal tigers. gen-
uine man—killing India elephants, sacred
cows and a world of other three and odd
descendants from the voyagcurs of Noah
and his ark, about the switchyards. The
viaducts spanning the yards were alive
with humanity, eagerly watching the long
strings of red cars, seemingly, at first.
scattered through the yards in inextrica-
ble, chaos, but by and by compactly lined
up to one side, each department to itself.
and the fascinating work of unloading
began. First off were the solemn cle—
phants, placing their heavy feet carefully
as they picked thc'r way across the cin—
dcrs and up the hill; then the more agile
camels and such other beasts as formed
a part of the “grand free exhibition."
As the heavy wagons rolled from the
flat—cars to the yards the crowds swarmed
about, losing nothing. Yard men had to
walk ahead of passing engines to clear
the way. so interested were the country
cousins and oblivious to personal danger.
From other cars grooms lcd beautiful
white, black and gray horses. which were
swiftly mounted by sixteenth century
lords and ladies. and held in lcash until
the processirm star‘g‘d. By and by the
calliope began to roar. the bands blared
and the beautiful riders on the white,
black and gray horses swung into line.
A herald. with silver bugle. rode ahead.
announcing the pageant. Across the long
viaduct the gilded wagons rolled in the
wake of the cavalry. each gaudy vehicle
presenting a new feature of interest to
the crowds on the walks, who cheered
andshoutcd at everything. The proces-
sion was long and beautiful. for this was
one of the big three-ringr circuses, with a
large menagerie and museum and ever so
THE MICHIG.AN FARMER. ' .
many attractions on the side. Finally the
old calliope, shrieking out something re-
sembling “A Hot Time in the Old Town,”
lumbercd along, the rear guard of the
march. -
Two men stood on the viaduct, their
eyes following the parade and the human
billows fioat'ng about it.
“Quite a procession,” remarked on of
the gentlemen, ‘asually.
“Quite a flim—fiam lay-out,” returned
the other. He was a man somewhat ad-
vanced in years, with gray hair and mus-
tache. He was tall and well-built and
had the keen alert eyes of a soldier.
“You don’t like circuses?”
“Oh, I like a circus all right, but those
bunco outfits make me tired."
“\Vhy, this is one Of the best shows On
the road!‘ _
"Granted." remarked the man with the
soldicr eyes, “but it ain‘t admitting much.
Circuscs are all alike nowadays. They’re
out for the stuff. You take the papers
printed here this week and they’re full of
pictures and big type about this ‘marvc—
lous treasure of Africa‘s storehouse and
rich repository of riders—renegades it
ought to be—and a lot 0' that. Then you
pick up the some papers next week and
what do you see? ‘Farmer Jones lost $45
on a shell game at the circus.‘ ‘Sandy
Smith had his watch swiped by some
pickpocket on circus day.’ ‘Young Mr
Featherweight was short—changed out of
$2.95 while buying red lemonade for him-
self and his best girl on the occasion of
the b‘g show here,’ and the like, 0' that.
That's what a circus is today. And, more
titan that." added the old gentleman sol-
emnly. ”you won't find a clown under
that whole ‘sea of canvas' they blow
about."
The other man lookcd at: his companion
in amazement. “\Vhy,” he said, “they
advertise 16. “'e saw ‘cm go by on don-
keys and on top of one of the wagons.”
“Call them mud—turtlcs clowns!" asked
the gray mustachcd man, in disgust. “Say,
tell me, friend, what is a clown?”
“\Vhy~—cr~he's a fellow that
you laugh."
“Sure! “'ell, did either one of those
wooden automatons you saw go by make
you laugh?"
“They were dressed runny.”
“Of course, but you didn't laugh at
what the men inside the funny clothes
and false faces did. It takes something
more than that to make a clown.”
“\Verc you ever with a circus?” in-
ouired the younger man.
"I was Dan Rice's jester!" replied he
of the soldier cycs. solemnly. "My name
is \Villiamson, and .I run a little truck
patch back here in the country. I came
to town today to see the sawdust and the
red lemonade. They're about the only
things that haven‘t changed since my
time.”
The other man pulled out his cigar case
and handed it to the old clown.
“Let’s go to lunch ” he said.
a quict place out of This jam.”
The citizen led the way across the
thronging thormrghfare, then down a side.
street, and upstairs into a cool and se-
cluded cafe. There were but few people
at the tables, and the jester grew remin-
iscent under the influence of his pleasant
surroundings.
”The blacked-up end man still lives—«
morc‘s the pity——-but the real circus jester
has passed into history, like
\Yashington. Napolt-on and other famous
characters." he said. “The funny papers
and the three—ring circus have put the
clown business on the bum. These al-
l: gcd clowns you see in tho circuscs now-
adays might just as wcll bc opt-rated by
wircs from the rnanagcr's tent. for all
the individuality they put in their pcr—
formancc. They don't know how to be
t'unnyre—couldn‘t tcll a joki- if they met it
on the highway in sunlight.
“In my day thc crowds wont to the
round top to see the clown. and they felt
when the ran across a good one. that they
had gottcn their money's worth whcthcr
there was anything- clsc to the show or
hot. There was individuality about the
old-time jester, just as there is today
in the great actor on the stage. Some
clowns were much bcttcr than others.
The In or 12 monkeys that cavort around
in the thrte—ring circus today are all alike
to the spectators. For all they know.
the pcrformcrs are graduates from the
hobo class, and they probably are. The
big circus has developed the real jester
out of a job, I‘nderstand me. I atn not
kicking about it. I quit the clown busi-
ness before the days when they began to
use monkeys for clowns. I got cunverted
while attending a big meeting on the
Pacific coast about 25 or 30‘ years ago.
Then I went to lecturing. It didn’t pay
makes
“1 know
G (‘orgo
quite as well, but I retained my individu-
ality, and that’s a good deal.
“Every now and then I run across one
of our old jokes in a newspaper or maga-
zine, and it brings back fond memories.
Dan Rice, who was a famous clown him-
self, was noted for creating unique situa-
tions which would set the crowds to roar-
ing with laughter. In the rural sections
it was a common thing to see a. young
couple perched high up on the seats—on.
the sky line—the boy with his arm around
the girl and both eating striped candy or
pink popcorn in supreme content. Dan
never let a thing like that get away from
him. \thn he spied his victims he would
turn to the ringmaster and then would
follow a dialogue something like this, Dan
taking the lead:
“ ‘Say, Mr. Smith, do you know that I’d
rather be one of those people up there in
the preserved seats than be prcSident of
these United States?’
“ ‘What!’ exclaimed the ringmaster, in
amazement; ‘I can't imagine any man in
this crowd who is luckier than the presi-
dent of thc United Stattv-s.’
“‘\\'ell, there is one; come here and
I’ll show him to you.‘
“Dan takes the ringmaster by the arm
and guides him to the lower seats sur-
rounding the ring and then points to the
lovers, up yonder on the top row.
“ "There he is." shouts Dan. ‘I'd rather
the that young fellow, who's got his arm
around his girl, than be president.’
“If you don't think that brought out a
laugh, then you've never sat under the
old round top. But Dan made it worse
yct. He would start as if to go up the
seats and, with his hands raised as if
trying to smooth the thing over, would
say to the blushing couple: ‘That’s all
right. young'uns; just go on like you was
and we won't say any more about it. I
had no idea these people would have such
bad manners as to laugh the way they
did.’
“This is one of my jokes which entered
upon this life in the year 1866 and is still
doing service in some of the almanacs and
advertising catalogs: I rush up to the
ringmastcr, crying as if my heart were
being smashed into little bits. The ring-
master, sympathetic man, wants to know
what I am howling about.
“Roaring out my sobs, I reply, ‘You'd
cry too, if you had the miserable misfor-
tune that I had today.”
“‘\Vcll, well, I guess there's no use
making all that fuss about it; tell me
what your trouble is and maybe I can
help you.’
” ‘Nobody can help me! It‘s too awfull’
“ ‘Tell it, man! Tell it!’ commands the
ringmastcr.
“ "They had a wreck on the Pacific
railroad yesterday. Two trains that were
trying to pass on the same track buttcd
into each other and every man, woman
and child on both trains was killed in
half a second!‘
“More howls.
“‘Somc of your folks on the train?’
asked the ringmaster,
“‘No—that's what’s the (matter. My
motlicr-in—law had a ticket, but got down
to the depot too late.’
“Toward the close of the main show a
small boy. hat off and terribly excited,
would come running into the round top
and. grabbing me by the arm. would pull
my head down and whisper something in
my car. Then I motioned for the band to
stop playing. Everybody connected With
the show stopped and looked anxiously at
inc. The purpose was to create an im-
prtssion that something had gone wrong.
\\'hcn things became so still you could
hear the. corn pop outside, I walked to-
wards the reserve-d seats and in very
serious tones made this statement: ‘The
sheriff wants to come in and gct the man
who stole l'lill .loncs's mulc, Is be. here?"
“Of course there was no answer, and
everybody began looking at cverybody
else. l would pccr scarchingly into the
crowd and then pass a little further along
the seats.
“ ‘If the man is here who stole Bill
.Ioncs‘s inulc.‘ I said, ‘will he plcasc stand
up'.” Then I would begin pointing as if
I was indicating certain parties. ‘You
didn't sttal Bill .Ioncs's tnulc did you-z—I
mean that man there with a wide mouth,
who‘s eating peanuts?‘
”That would start ’em to laughing a
bit. and then I’d straighten ’em out with
a tall: like this: ‘It' ain’t no joke, people;
the sheriff's out there with a bulldog and
a gun, and he swears he's going to have
the man that stole. Billy Jones‘s mule if
he, has to pull the whole crowd. Now,
when the, main show’s over will the fel-
low who stole Bill .Iones‘s mule please
pass out quietly by himself; them that
didn‘t steal it will buy tickets from the.
JUNE 25, 1910
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ushers and stay to the concert. By that
We’ll know who-—'
“Then they tumbled,
chipped in with its noise.
“You know how the ringmaster pops
his whip at the clowns. It sounds like
he's whaling the life out of them, but he
don't need to hurt them unless he wants
to. But once we had a ringmaster who
not only pretended to strike me with his
whip, but he did it so realistically that
he raised great black and blue marks 011
my back.
“It happened that this ringmaster had
an uncle in one of the northern cities
who was not rated as strictly honest. It
was said that he had contracted some
heavy obligations with friends, and by
someclever transfers of his property had
evaded payment. Nearly everybody in
that town knew about this dishonest tran—
saction and was down on him. “'hen
we reached that place I saw a chance to
even up with my tormentor for the slash—
ing he had given me. Mr. Ringmaster
didn’t know what was coming and it
seemed like he was trying to pay me 11p
that night for all the feeling the people
had expressed against his saintly uncle.
So you will understand what follows. I
will explain that the ringmaster didn't
get up the jokes in those days; he was
simply to follow the clown's lead. His
part was very easy, and could be pre-
pared without any previous study. 311
and by my time came and I fired an old
conundrumuat him, which every school—
boy in the land has heard over and over
again:
“ ‘Say, Mr. Smith, did you ever see me
jump'?’
“ ‘No, I never saw you jump.
jump high?’
“ ‘That don’t express it, YVhy, I can
jump as high as that ZOO—foot center pole
therel’
“‘Impossible! ‘1'“ bet you a hundred
dollars against a nickel that you can't do
it,’ he says
“The alleged money was put into the
hands of a general utility man and then
I jumped 21 foot or two in the air. The
ringmastcr in great glee demands his
meney, butvl tell the stakeholder to hold
and the band
Can you
THE . MICHIGAN FARMER.
on to it until we see how high the pole is
going to jump. That's the end of the
gag, but on this occasion, in order to get
my revenge, I introduced this one:
“‘Mr, Smith, did you ever hear about
me jumping with your unele?’
“‘W’hy, 110. Did you ever jump with
my uncle?”
“ ‘Yes. I did that.’
“ ‘How far did you jump?”
“ ‘Oh, I jumped about eight and one-
half feet on the level.’
“He hesitated before the next question.
I think some intuition told him what
was coming, but he dared not stop with
the big audience waiting to hear him
ask it:
“ ‘And how far did my uncle jump?”
” ‘IVell, sir, he made one or the mightiest
jumps you ever saw in all your life and
landed $15,000 in debt, but I never heard
whether he jumped out again or not.’
“The audience enjoyed the joke hugely
because many in it had been victimized
by the .rascally uncle. They led the cheer-
ing and seemed to think it the prize joke
of the show. The ringmaster wanted me
discharged, but when the boss wouldn’t
do it he left.
“Dan Rice's first instructions to me
were about like this: You're the man to
make them laugh; that‘s your job. If
you‘re sick, distracted in mind or body,
owe any bills or are dodging anybody who
is going to lick you, forget it until after
the show is over. You must go into the
ring with only one thought in View. You
must keep your mind and body healthy
and clean, and then you will feel like you
want to laugh yourself, and it will be
easy to make your audience laugh. The
matter of making people laugh is largely
one of magnetism; they should feel in
their bones that when they iook at your
face they are going to smile whether you
say anything 011 not. I have known
clowns who could keep an audience in an
uproar just by the way they Would move
their mouths. People would rather laugh
than do anything else on earth, and if
you can make them laugh until their
sides ache they will be your friends for
life."
,A TALE O‘F TAMPA BAY.
-. BY MRS. M. B. RANDOLPH.
Thegintthent on which these verses are
founded is related by an early Spanish
historian, and has been said to ex M1111”) 11111
is the fatmer's most valuable asset. done in certain neighborhoods through the
established habit of making 1'hil l11n “11—
come at all Grange meetings.
\Vhy is it that we do not oftencr act
in our Grange methods upon the well
known fact that child life is by far the
most plastic period? \Vc strive and strug—
__ gle to bring and hold together a body of
The latest of the yearly programs to grown people, whose habits of life and
come to the editors desk, is that of the thought are nrmly “KEG, “'hlle ‘1 Chll'
Odessa F'ii'nicrs' Club for 1910 This is dren's movement that would mean the
'1 tagtoftilly '1r1"1n'*ed ,rtffair composed of greatest sort of prgo rcss, might be set 011
t t- . t h t , 1 _ r
three colored cards bound together with {”01 Willl a (liltll‘ltl‘ of 1110 ('lfOFt- A “.eak
'1 blue ribbon Both sides of the card are Grange “"’1'1'1“S along for ‘1 11111111101 0f
utilized for the printing of the programs. years, its members Dessnnisttcallv urging
The first “pave" omitting, the announce- one another to take a livelier 111t010st.
' ‘ ‘ h 1' ‘ . . , _. . _
nient o“ the olliccr'; for the current year, Dlll'mg “10 same ."t‘ilI‘S (Inc Imlh‘m mlght
"111d the date of the resular meetings gather the children together and accom-
‘ C. ‘ \b’ . . ‘ . - T , v I . ‘t X“ .
which are held upon the second Saturday P113“ “1011‘ 11111111111. 1”! adult Laiklbhlli
A A, “ v . . ‘ u (y , v 7‘. {o )
of each month, those from October to m 1“? blibOldllldle (Joanne by means 1
March inclusive being all-day meetings the simple forms of the Juvenile ritual
hen-iiihihp- at 10.00 o'clock a 111 while and the few business transactions neces—
t“ ‘3 l — . '7 , 1 . ' ., '- 7‘ '1 n'
from April to September inclusive, the sary to Ci‘ny‘ 0“ ‘1 (I‘ll‘lililih (11'1“59' I
31160tinn~s rite ("tiled to order at 2.00 know of no finer, more 111Viting opportu—
. D’ L t ' , . . , , ~ - . . 1
Oclock p in The ordcr 0f httsihhgs also nily than this, 111 scorcs ot neighbmhoods,
appears upon this page of the program through which to do a really fine rural
(. t, c.
where it is most convenient for reference. work. . . . r
The balance of the pages are devoted to Four rcqu1sites are necessaiy to bring,
the presentation of the monthly programs, “”5 113171)." 1‘05“” ‘0 W‘s-“1 . .
two or more of which appear 011 each 1. A matron who loves children and is
page These programs are quite com— willing ‘0 3W0 some time 311d 10 exerctse
prchensive, the questions for discussion 1'4” 111 leading 1119m' .-
being "ivcn together with the n'ame of the 2. A dozen or mme childien undci foui-
. , .. - , v 1 l 1:1
member who has been assigned the duty We“ 30415 0f age "1711050 paients “f
of Opening the subject and also the name either members 01' L‘hglble 10 membership
of the member who will lead in its dis- “‘9“ subordinate Grange Tl' b _
4 5:1 \ I ’0
cussion. A ladies‘ topic is a feature of 0- A PM“ ‘0 m<€t- l ”S ”Say! ll 1“
practically every meeting throughout the the 51”.“0 budding as he 0'13“” 0 “1 0"
3.0.”. when some special feature is not 0therw1se. If there are two rooms avail-
t’li'Cll up -Thc February meeting is able at the same time, it is preferable
L \' u l
termed “Young People‘s Meeting," the that the two meeting 5 be held at the
program for this month not being given same time.‘ J 'l . 1 t‘ a
in extended form, but the committees hav- 4r- A 5“ 0f IUW‘me 111m: sf (‘05 ”1r:
. . . . ,4 ..1._
ing‘ Charge of the work are announced ““01 and ‘0 ”GNP“ 0 tie k“ b 5““,
No meeting is held in July. that being ta”: 1"1'11'0‘011 191‘-
vacation month for the club. The August “mic IS “0 (lUL'Sle1 Of the VIUUGTOf‘fl
meeting is the annual plcnic. The pro- .lti\111111 (mange. It he ps tht subortina e
. . . " «r» -' 'hos'» 'urisdiction it ex—
gram for which is as follows: Gl‘mhL 11111111 “ M J
Associaticnal Sentiment.—
The farmer, he garners from ihe soil
the primal wealth of nations.
YEARLY PROGRAMS.
" '. s rcne'th 'ns community iiillii-
“A serious thing is digestion, 1515 It . l a C . . - . .
”l‘is fr. ltlf'lll with a ]l(l\\'tl complete ences. It puts the children 111 training
“711011091 therc‘s anything 3TH” 10 be for effective. capable parts in the larger
done Grange and other ass1'1ciations of the
all yet togethcr and eat." . '
$200111; number of practical topics are neighborhood. It thus fits for‘leadcrship,
down for discussion during the current ““0 01 “10 Sl'k‘ilik‘SL Devils 0t rural li.c
year. The March meeting was a tem- today. . . .
perance meeting, and temperance topics Children ”i 3113011110 erangcs take .UD
were discussed; at the April meeting, the all those subjects in their programs which
relation of the increase of population to children everywhere likelto know about.
high prices; at the May meetiig, what They Soinctlllli‘fi Jam Wllll the larger
liiiblic improvement is most needed in “Ya“??? In. 115 program. isoinctnrn‘es hate
this locality? At tlle September meeting, their meeting entirely by‘itsclf. lht main
“\\'astes on the Farm," will be discussed, thing, 'and "“"il “l“ (““1011'1 ”It“: 10 d“.
while the leading topic for October is the 1'“ W 1”“1 it “HUM“ Illi'tll'on. ’1 nl1ss the
conservation of our natural resources, and iniilw'il hasttact and wisdom lll associat—
in November, “liovinc ’J‘ubei'culosis" will “‘5': “"111 childrcn, 1‘ "”VVUIlt‘ Ul‘éllls’t'oi'tll
be discussed. The program s printed, “‘3 amount "’ "HIV ”lill'i'll In real disci—
also provides for rccitations, musical 1‘11““ and "ill”?lm“ ll'él‘tllllgz but when
iiunrbers readings, Clix, as well as dis— 5”"11 i1 “"Jmilli (“1' man, {WNW it'lll:‘—'.(’St
‘ and the important business 19”“ 0f "illVf‘mle Milll't'llh‘hlp lll Michigan
dates are given, such as the (late for the INS ““011 “Mil Mi,“ VHHIM'IHa’liJ, is found,
election of 1'1th'cers aiid delegates to the then 11‘“ 'l“\"‘“1“‘ 01'.’—:1Hllzalloli becomes
State Association, which occurs in No— a 1““‘3'1'1 ("1‘ gm“ it“ Wt'lll as cntcrtain-
venibcr, etc. Altogether, this program is lllOll‘l. (illitirt'll 1113-41» their parents to go
useful as well as ornan'iental, and a 1" (mange 1“ “MM" Wilt ”W." “1213' attend.
lit 1 the committee '1nd club which 33' taking 1” “him“?! of lmrcnts who do
.‘\ ( V ' i ,
”U 0 not belong to the subordinate Grange but
who are eligible to membership. the older
Grange ofleii sccurcs new members that
SSIONS. ‘ .
CLUB DJSEE it would not otherwise reach. All these,
Hold Annual Picnic in August-31316 children are thus well prepared to take
(“W-“S“ Farmcrs' Hm; 11;? ‘1” Lin; litiillllve a capable part when they are old enough
of Mr, and Mrs. A. C. it'lsz'l. .a lll't: ,. . . , , '1'1 , , , 1 le
done 11. 1 resident patter not being p,.(.s_ to 301)] the suboidii It and .shou d i.
1111 lieniv t‘urtis talhd the muting to encouraged to pass at once into it at
order . and a good piograni was rendtied. fourteen years of age.
()ne topic which was vull discussed was.~
“\Vho is responsible for the condition of
the government?” The second topic. -——-—-———
“Mother's Problems." was equally well COMING EVENTS
discussed. Mr. Carter sang a solo en; --._.__
titled, “Keep Politics Off Your Farm. Pomona Meetings.
Mrs Alvah David recited Last-a. Elmer Delta Co, (Hope Pomona) with Fayette
Leigh also 1'1'1'llt'd a poem in German (1131— Grange. ’l‘ucsdav. June 28. J. C. Ketch-
lect. The 1111cstion box furnished the am. state speaker. -
usual number of good questions. whith Kent (‘11.. with Cascade Grange, “79d-
clissions,
adopted it.
JENNii: BL'ELL
were well answered. The club will hold nesday, June 29. Dr. C. E. Marshall and
its annual picnic the second Saturday in Bro. C. S. Bartlett, speakers.
August in the village grove. Supper was
server to over
ice cream and cake. —Lottie M. Durkee,
Reporter.
Lapeer (70., with Rich Excelsior Grange
50. This was followed by at its hall in Rich. VVednesdav. June 29.‘
Hillsdale Co.. with Cambria Grange,
Wednesday, July 6.
THE MICHIGAN FARMER.
JUNE 25, 1910.
FOR VOLCXXXIV.
From January I, l9l0, to July I, IQIO.
Fa arm.
Acidulated bones as fer-
tilizcr .............. 494
Agricultural education ..396
Alfalfa as a forage crop.261
helped by inoculation. .598
in Mason county ..... 559
lime for ............... 132
seeding ............... 227
success with in west-
ern Michigan ....... 598
with clover in wheat..131
Alsike clover .......... 2
Automobile for farmer.. 82
Automobiles in country 131
Barn. a plank frame. . . .362
equipment for conven-
ience aiid sanitation.364
remodeling a ......... 519
Beans affected with an-
thracnose ........... 519
Beets. grain drill for
sowing ............. 45
Boy, the, and the farm. .262
Business of farn’iing, the 26
Canada field peas, varie-
ties of .............. 475
Cement granary, a ....578
Clearing stump land. . . .362
Clothesline post ........ 363
Clover, best method of
seeding ............. 132
Concrete making good,
..................558,578
proper proportions to
make 270
plant urn of ......... 293
Corn, a good yield of.:'1l, 107
for silo, amount of .. 36
shall We have a crop
of .................. 614
the seed ............. 170
thoughts on ......... 33
questions about. ...... 518
crop, the ............ 577
ground, fitting ....... 518
growing .............. 474
Cost of living, the ..... 17‘)
Cutworm, combating ...538
Deep tillage system, thc.363
Factor in good crops, 21.332
Farm. leaving the ...... 5719
Farm help problem ....394
Farm Notesreb‘topping
the leaks, June vs.
mammoth clover, sow-
ing alfalfa with ('10-
vcr, ‘1; the spring
seeding problem, fer—
tilizer questions. seed~
ing clover in wheat, 25;
the farm woodlot, 49;
the willow hedge.
trees for the wind—
break, sowing alfalfa
with clover, ashes as a
fertilizer, Si; fertilizing
potato land, the gra ‘
hopper problem, 105:
preparing for the al-
falfa crop, top-dress-
ing wheat growing po-
tatoes on poor land,
sprgin wheat for
Michig '.an 139; eradi-
eating the wireworm,
draining springy land,
seeding clover with a
nurse crop, the ce-
ment granary, ashes as
fertilizer. the fertiliz-
ing value of common
foodstuffs, broomcorn
culture, 169; a study of
cultural m e t l1 0 d s,
hedge plants for fence
posts, potato ~ ques—
tions, fertilizing sandy
soil, choosing a farm,
169; improving a sandy
farm, 111aintaining the
crop rotation, cow-
pcas, clover aiid fer—
tilizer, :30]; forage
crops for the hogs, a
basis for renting
farms, cutting seed
potatoes, alfalfa ques—
tions, sand veteli, con-
crete as a building
material, 225; planting
locust trees for fence
posts, 226; an uneven
stand of grass, seeding
alfalfa after oats, po—
tatoes in the crop 1'0-
tation. the seed corn,
2717; the seed potatoes,
when to apply stable
manure. 23.x; grasses
to seed for pasture,
lime and its applica«
tion to soil. seeding
alfalfa, painting farm
buildings, 297; sowing
alfalfa for hog pasture
cats aficr timothy,
298; keeping 11p 21 san—
dy farm, alfalfa for
northern Michigan,
’l‘urkestan alfalfa. sc-
lecling seed potatoes,
fertilizer for spring.r
seeding, sawdust as a
fertilizer, seedingr stub—
ble ground. 329; treat—
ing seed oats for smut,
treating seed potatoes
for scab. 30; starting a
crop rotation, fertili-
zer for beans, plowing
vs. disking for cats,
flax as a cash crap,
361; harrowing wheat
in the spring, applying
salt to the soil, spurry
as a farm crop, 362;
planning and execution
of spring work, apply—
ing liine, destroying
weevil, sand vetch for
Michigan, 3.13; the
spring work, fertilizer
for beans. early vs.
late plowing for beans,
alfalfa and inocula-
tion, 423; white gi'ubs
in lawn and field, be
sure of the quality of
your seed, 449; clit-
worms in the corn
field, fertilizer for clo—
ver, early Vs. late
planting of potatoes,
wireworms, 473; seed-
ing clover without a
nurse crop, seeding
worn land to clever,
handling clover for
seed, where and how
to apply the stable-
man urc, 492'}; grain
smuts, rotation of
crops for hog lot, ap-
plying lime with ma-
nure, making char—
coal from corncobs.
494; seeding alfalfa in
corn, planting corn
with a grain drill, 517;
when to plant beans,
518; seeding other
grasses in clover,
methods of handling
the clover seed crop,
what to use with poul-
try manure, 533; a sub-
stitute for hay, erad-
icating inilkwecd, seed—
ing worn land to clov-
er, 558; the spring
work, the potato crop,
when to plant beans,
when to cut clover
hay, the crop rotation,
577; wireworms and
cutworms, (I a 11 a d a.
thistles, treating seed
potatoes for scab, de-
stroying weevil, 597;
killing mustard in oats,
eradicating dandelions
from the lawn, 598; the
work and the weather.
maintaining ii 11 111'11 s
without live stock, 613.
Fence problem, the. . . .—]70
Fertilizer and germinat-
ing power of beet
seed ................ 471
cottonseed meal as a. .450
on fall sown grain....395
Field crops_ cost and
yield (If ............ 450
Forestry, practical ..... 261
Gasoline engine on the
farm .......... 171,537
Good roads, the question
of .................. 203
vs. wide tires ........ 171
Grasses for permanent
pasture on clay soil. 614
Gun, the, 011 the far.ni 4' 1
Harness, caring for “10.394
Hay caps ............... 614
crop, harvesting the. . .614
Haying equipment cs-
scntial .............. 494
High prices and the
farmer ............. 227
Hired help, boarding ..132
Implement house ...... 495
Keeping a book account 50
Land values ............ 261
Lighting, protection
from ................ 331
Lillie Farmstead Notes.
. 332. 396, 426' 45], 598.
Lime, stone vs, hydrat-
ed ....................
Litter carrier, installingr
the ................. 171
Locust timber .......... 363
Manure, hauling in win—
ter ................. 17]
sav e the .............. :27
spreadcr, for small
farmer ...........293
Oak timvbcr, varieties of. 27
Cat crop, cost of ...... 427
the ................... 475
Oats and peas for 111135.258
as a farm crop .......362
fertilizer for .......... 394
Otsego Co. potato and
Rotation, a six—year ....427
of potatoes, rye and
clover ......... . . . . .258
Seeds, importance of
good ........... . . . . .107
Silo, a concrete block... 27
the solid concrete ....613
Soil, preparation of for
planting and seed-
ing ............ . . . . .132
Soy beans .............450
culture of ........ ....518
Spring wheat raising in
Michigan .. . . ..... . .363
Tamarack swamp land. .539
Tenant farmer, some
questions for the . .202
1e .......... .........558
The business side of
farming, 1, 25, 49, 81,
105, 130, 170, 226.
The corn crop, improv-
ing the ............309
Tile, laying .. . . . . . . . . . . .394
size to use .. . . . .330, 394
drain, leveling a . . . . . .519
questions ..... .......261
drains, distance apart
and size of tile . . . . .172
Tools, keeping in condi-
tion ..... ........50
Vines, protect the sun-
ny porch with . . . . . .613
\Vater system for the
home, a ...... ......171
“’heat crop the ..... . .330
Whitewash, government.427
\Vorkers, among the . . . .615
Live Stock.
Abortion among ewes. . .172
A11 important discovery.600
Baby beef production de-
fended ........ ......173
2ed, a good for pigs
Beet tops a safe feed. .. . 28
Bieed meetings, reports
of ................. 108
Brecdi 111g p u r e - b r c d
swine, 301, 335, 365,397,
429, 453, 477, 497, 521,
541.
Boar, selecting the .....615
Brood sow, ration for...521
sows, keep the old. . . .398
Calf pasture, helping out
th 18 ................ 266
Calves hints on feeding. 479
Cattle, no marked short-
age of ....... .......54O
Charcoal, making corn-
......... . . . . . . . .498
co
Clipping farm horses ..265
Clov c1, running pigs 011.580
Combating parasites ...478
Cow, the and the farm—
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time ...... ........334
Enforcement of 28- hour
law 581
Ewes at yeaning time..302
inferior milking . . . . . . 539
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ration for growing
pigs, the feeding qual—
ities of cob meal, tim—
othy hay for sheep,
3; a ration for fatten—
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grain ration for breed—
ing ewes, 52, the most
profitable breed, 134;
oil cake as a horse
feed, roots for sheep
food, potatoes for hog
feed. 173; early vs. late
shearing, .172; a ration
for the work horse,
feeding value of pota—
toes, 265; amount of
potatoes which may be
fed, 300; ration for the
work horse, 333; a ra-
tion for young pigs,
36:7; raising calves
without milk, 397; rais-
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cow's milk, 430; when
to wean the lambs, 615.
Feedin" ewes with lamb 4
young live stock ..... 134
Flies about the stock
barn ................ 561
Growing the hog crop..579
flog house, building a. ..452
clover growers' asso— building a concrete ...300
(-mmm ,,,,,,,,, 21:0 29:11 the portable, ..........599
Peas and 011s m 11.11. Hes-s feeding on pota-
l’l()\ving just ‘.W1(\) {UPS ................ 616
planting ............ 450 01‘ cattle .............
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land, fcitilizing ...... 107 ””1"“? 41‘1”“ng the ....302
Situation, the .........211?. brewing. a better sys-
yield, a splendid ..... 51 tom required ....... 136
in Van Burcn Co ..... 107 HOV-“‘87 bl‘C‘t‘d 300d ..... 431
Potatoes 593 economical feeding 0f.454
big crop of ........... 258 examining for sound-
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Prepared roofing, econ- shoeing draft .........579
omy of ............. 3 5110,0541" farm ......... 615
Quack grass and milk- Spring management of
weed ............... 172 the WOik ......... . .300
subdulng ............. 519 watering, feeding and
sod! subduing for po— conditioning ...... ..]73
tatoes .............. 170 Hot water as an emer-
Road law, the new .106 gency remedy ..... .174
Roads, good ............ 262 Indiana cattle feeders’
Roller, smooth vs T bar.260
using the ............ 519
meeting . .
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Having fun on May day. 435
Home entertainment
of Hoosier hor-
How a wodpecker pays
58.)
After the holidays
4~A good substitute
hardwood floors
Airing feather beds .
little talk on happi-
Another echo
day sentiment
, Binder twine
Cause and effect of agi- .
‘ .............. 14 for layer cake or can-
mayflower cook-
fruit ice cream,
Spanish cake, fried ap-
How I held up a tlain.
How vegetation
Development and adap-
tation of automobile.483
Development of co—oper-
ative enterprises
Doctor Beal to leave M
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Edutating. the farm boys 210
A miniature churn
An important question..190
An old—time lenten cake.191
A plea for reform and
In peril of fire :488
Indian legend of the giftr7
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Remove gloss from the
Johnnie’s composition 1
Are your children husky.462
Are we too selfish to en-
tertain our friends ..
Automobile question an-
1 A ventilating curtain
A woman‘s philosophy of290
Rice the most digestible
friend of childlen 413
New Year resolutions
17-«Benjamin
Exhibiting at state and:
Salt cure for felon
Sausage for summer use 14
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Ole Bull and tile
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Only a flower garden
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Pouring a concrete rail—
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Romantic life of Herbert
and prepara-
Fruit crop damaged.... . 66
A woven silk cushion
Biscuit and muflin rules. 315
Bread making .......... 243
Canning fresh meat
Compromise a little ..... 288
Concerning the
Set good example by re—
specting the law .. ..
we drink tea or _
Good story matte1
Consumer and producer
should co-operate
Simple home remedies
How co-operative organ—
izations develop ' ‘ '
Keeping farm accounts.142 tages over clty girls.
‘ ' Cure for sens1t1veness ..
Decorating the home
Selling the old farm. . ..
‘ ‘ value and prepara—
man of the north. . .. ................ 50
Some queer beds
Straw picture frames...
Suggestion for whittlers.239
The cochincal insect . . . .4
The date of Easter
The deal in calves
The dells of the \‘Viscon-619
Double boiler
not pity the young
" 186
Michigan corn So they were wed and
St. Valentine day,
igin and elebration..189
Suggestions for
More about meat p1ices. 344
impo1tance to bean 26
............ 5
Organization as
Don’t be too unselfish..
Don’t quarrel with work.412
Do you always cook his
favorite dishes
Do you make mountains Sweeping the carpets
The friendly redwing . . .. .
is always the
Our imports of hides
heat_ problem
Our live stock industry. Early spring vegetables.546
Eat plentifully and well.190
Educate boys to be hus—
spring .beauty call of the l1ome...._
children's manners.
:9
School of Michigan.
The oldest ship atloat
The origin of Arbor ])ay.370
romance of penny
Plans for the winter. . . .
, g _ ................
Entertalnlng at easter . ..
Flreless cooker 41
................. family pocketbook..
.............. 152
importance of do-
mestlc science '
Tile Sand Dollar ........ 147
, of VVashing-
ton’s birthday ...... 181
The sudden recovery of2
..............
Shortage of beef cattle..i'
Some potato statistics”
.............. 290
Flowers of various sorts.222
Food chopper ........... 440
Food classifications
in nourishing4
1.11
G)
The new guest towel. . ..
The new neatness vs. the
.................. ":16
The evolution of a saw. 63
, Ortega gold, 10, 45,
‘ 375
Some things ';.:.:';.1.‘.u1.13_
The boycott tin-meat
The Close of the institute17 road to happiness.
$938011 S suits
seond of F c lnualy.
............ 127
The coming census H
The conquest of the a1r.: . .1
correspondent
enerosit wor 1
Ifncle Dije. Beverly’s ex- G y . t1
(‘0 Good taste in dress ..... 463
............. l '
\Vayne's triumph at 11111-
....................
The English succession f-
highway 13W \Vllat he coveted
The farmer and the 0130 r masculine woman
Helpful winter hints
irlelpfulness of poetry
Home—made tireless cook—
The Young wife deserves
To clean furs
g ................
The farmers’
the increased cost of
food products
The flax industry
increased cost
VVllen Lem \Viggins calnt219
\Vresting 1'11}; '{1'1'1511'61'1i1n'e
from the pine stump 63
W'riting feature articles _
................
Unrest is the rule
Vacuum hand-cleaner
Various USes of salt
The live stock situation 184 Hot onions and ammonia 14
The new oat “graft,”
The oleo controversy. . ..
The potato market,
The primary school 111011-
566
.ovcrcoat problem, How .1 "irl ”my become
- 091
............. .4-
.............. 1”)
Warm and cold coloxs ..
Importance of vegetables
in the dietary ...... 491
........... 378
Is the jealous
alone to blame?
..................
5 What is emmanuclism
The real cause and rem- , “'hat‘s what in summer
C(V ................. 142 weaves and styles,
The real situation :1
llle round- up institute..- A little girl's fancies
................. A song 0f today
\Vho are the better
\Vho would be a society438
. ................. t)-
Abraham Llncoln
To regulate cold storage/132
To the old soldiers... .. .5 6
Value of farm lands. . . .482
.............. 60
. . Why you fail with bak—
Macaronl—lts ‘ "
ture and value
Making and baking pics.
Childhood days
Countless things ........
Denatured fruit
Fashion's decree
Father’s bear
A review of the year..
Bird, Arthur Cranson. . ."
Boys and girls’ agricul-3r
Michigan country women
packages and fruit..274
Club discussions, 17, 47, 79,
Magazine Section and Home 2
Grandma’s pet
I wonder why
........... .. . .187
Gal's ”Carling 0" “”32.) Dry farming ....... 611, 621
Farm 111anlgement1ti7
Falmels' Club institutes
the Associatiolial
duck hunt in the Ev—
from black em- .................
'0 . ............... 350
------------- New hats are liet-oi11111j.:‘.1811
arboriculturist..
hospital for animals ..
ple in club VV01k
Notice to I‘tllmClS' Club
Squire Van’s New Year‘s
goose ................
bothmsome boy
The apple tree .......... 4
blue- bird s song
narrow escapi-
' food and medicine,
Prune possibilities
Recipes—Date
six cup vegetable pud-
. at the State Assot 1.1-
tale of a pig
............ H1610
, _ The annual '111'.'1;_-,'-£- 1111 H
The first halr .
............. 608
ilOll'S Stililtlttlly 17, 47. 79. 193
The postal savings b:111k.191
F1itthics ttmn
ing without eggs,
>
:\lbt-rts \— rav
............... )7:)
he song splliow
........... 434
Among the hills of Dixie.
Animals at play 3’)
Are they steel or
.................1v’
The iwo clocks
, baked macaroni,
--------------- walnut cookies. granti-
Back to the country
.................. , English tea cake,
Towards spring
............. 436
\\'hat he couldn’t do.... ..
\Vhen Buckeye blossoms
When mother
Do animals rt ason
llo hoists think
............ a143
Fggs in ancient timts .
Emma‘s first beau
.............375
'. Ia’ oat meal, -
WWI)“ p m ' Apple buyers blamed.
7 apple meringue,
chocolate custard, Jen- Caught at conference
Where to look .
Ye olden times ........... ' 191
Grange activity in Ocea-32
county cup cake,
erv soup, milk
dutch doughnuts,
Grandmother's logic
Hah- eni- han—game
................ 435 A few ways of amusing
JUNE 25, 1910.
Grange court ‘ .246 Home of Miss Chitten—
Hesperia meeting in Ben- den and houses for
zie Co ............... 4 3 commercial violet
Is this your Grange? ...199 growing ....... .....57.’
It’s planting time again.382 Home of Valentine
Lecture’rs conferences, 79, . Grange, Kalkaska
485. county ...... . ....... 449
successful ............ 515 Hornet’s nest ........... 311
Michigan Flora . .,359 382 Household pets ......... 311
Moral development of House wall reinforced
children ........ 611, 624 with concrete ...... 393
New Granges for first Improvised air compres-
quarter of 1910 ....465 sor sprayer ........ 446
New Gl‘anges for last. Indian burial pit ...... 59
quarter of 1909 ..... 103 Indian mission school
New Granges in Manis- scenes ......... 179, 181
tee Co. ............. 441 Irish crochet, designs
Ohio patrons active ....285 in ................ ..37
Pomonas aid subordi- Jersey cow, a good ....369
nates ............... 529 Pedro’s Brown Bessie
Pomona Grange fairs ..548 2nd ................ .565
Pomona meetings, 103, 121, Jersey heifer, a good ...371
191, 223, 285, 327, 282, Junior plowing outfit ..356
465, 485, 515, 529. King apple tree, before
Promptness, a factor in and after pruning .164
Grange success ..... 589 Land roller, using the...519
State Grange meeting, Lawson J. member ex-
report of ..... 17, 47, 79 ecutive committee of
The ethical value of State Grange ..... . 79
music .............. 167 Lettuce, a head of crisp. 288
The Grange, a construc- Littell, Mrs Alta L. .51 2
tive force in rural Litter carrier, installing
affairs .............. 515 a .............. 1,69 171
The Grange and better Macaloni d1ier ......... 622
roads ............... 569 Memorial Day design ...557
The Grange in other Michigan boy and his
states .......... 246, 529 unmatched “pair” ..503
The present vs, pioneer Modern barn on Barry
days ................ 199 C0. farm ........... 597
Two new Granges in farm residence in La-
Jackson Co. ........ 589 M Iptfaer Co. .. ........257
_ ue- oot ho , t ical
Illustrations. specimen 5f ..y.p.... 53
A gentleman in home- Napier, MI'S. Fred ----- 490
sup n ............ ..418 National Corn Exposi-
A little farmer and his tion, views of Mich-
saddle ............. 422 igan exhibit at ..... 1
Alfalfa field in Ottawa Neat cottage on a West
county .............. 597 Michigan fruit farm. 517
All-over trimming ...... 186 Neckwear, dainty styles
Amateur sugar makers..585 in hand- -made ...... 506
Apiarist, an up—to—date.595 New agricultural build-
Apiary of Mrs. Spoiler, ing at M. A. C... .. 83
scene in ............ 532 Old gunboat Michigan,
Apple tree, a well views of .. ..... 373 375
formed young ...... 514 Old tailor shop of An-
trees before and after drew Johnson 44
pruning ............ 74 Onion seed, promising
ti‘ec ready for spraying crop of .............
and fertilizing ...... 410 Pair of whitewood pliers. 503
A “two-footed” tree ....435 PhOtOgl‘aphing a railroad
A young tree that was train 61
saved ............... 388 Plank frame barn, sim-
Automobile on an Iowa D16 type of ..577
farm ............... 297 Porch well shaded by
Average Tennessee VlHES .... ...... .....
farm ................ 237 Potato field yielding 400
Baling hay on Sanilac bushels per acre....257
county farm ....... 169 Potato harvest scenes on
Barnyard scenes on farm Branch CO farm 51
of 19. S: H. Boyd, 537, Poultry outfit an unpre-
539, tentious ........ . . . .490
Bea} Dl Wm. J ........ 567 Power corn husker inv
Bedioom a dainty ...... 546 Operation ...........
Bild Arthur c .......... 589 Pruning an old apple
Blatk knot on plum tree ......-........2
twigs ............... 252 old apple trees ......3‘24
13037 and his ”roadster _311 Queen bee -....,---,r-...279
Boys and CONS on Gen- cages for . ....... I.....632
esee Co. farm ...... 397 Rabbit trap, 21 simple ..147
Buffalo, a yoke of ...... 61 Rhine legion a wild and
“Buzzing“ wood on a rugged vale in- ...... 43
Bay Co. farm ...... 329 River shells. types of - 294
Cat. type of Persian ....412 Roche de Bouef, an In-
Cattery view of a ..... 412 dian landmark -309
Car.,lill-.1c Micll, turpen- Roost-protecting curtain
tine plant .......... 63 m Open-front hen-
Castonia settlement ....534 1101188 ------------ ”273
Cleaning up .111 orchard Sand D0113? 01‘ Sea Ur-
Vvith sheep ......... 477 chin --------------- -14
Cliff pmmenade at sche- Scene at an Eaton Co.
veningen ........... 183 plowing “bee” ------ 473
Clothes-line posts ...... 363 Scheveningen beach ....183
(locoallllt palm ........ 194 seven cows kept on 20-
Collapsible toop for hen acre farm --------- 273
and (llitks ......... °78 Sheep, an e\a1nple 0f
Concrete blotk silo 27 Wfill- bit‘d dlld “’6“-
bridge across Mau— fed ................. 599
mee river ........... 433 511681) T‘de. plan Of a
silo in course of con— convenient .......... 174
struetion ........... 81 Shelter, Miss Agnes V--3‘18
silo, good type of ...,613 Shite stallion .......... 301
“Court” of Madison Slade, H. J ............ 542
Grange ............. 246 Smith, Miss Lorena J. .288
Cow stall, tlle model ...370 Snare for catching rab—
Creamery, a New York bits ................. 147
state ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 76 Snowflake, the ......... 181
Dairy rows of qllality..348 SO. Lowell Grange hall.624
Dandelions, gathering ..462 Southern cabin Of better
Depuc, Mrs Fred ...... 608 class ............... 237
Dixie mill for grinding Speller, Mrs. Luella ..... 532
corn ................ 239 Spray mixing plant and
Dixie water—“HHagon ...237 spraying I‘ig ....... 446
l)1one bee .............. 280 Spraying scene in an Al-
Eastcr lily cake ....... 314 legun Co. orchard ..425
Effect of trees too close Spring 'fuirieS. a bunch
to house ,,,,,,,,,,,, 201 of .................. 314
English walnuts ........253 Steers that sold for 80
om} Envelope bearing “Pony per 113- -------------- 57
Express” stamp 11 Stone axes of Iroquois
Falnmls “Mulready” en- Indians ............. 59
“.101". ______________ 11 Straw picture fran1es..147
Fro-1111 ltlarn of A. G. Bar- Suntield. Mich, street
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, " scene ...............61
ofA t.M Prosser ...... 577 Suits for the busy wo-
cold stt'm age house .141 man ................ 414
flower garden ........ 5S3 Sumimer 00110118 dt‘ tiS gns
1101119 ()f C A New- .................. 242
man ................ 393 Tatted scallop edging ---586
home of \V w \i 00.1 473 Tclos lake, view of ....501
team. a good ........ 333 'Jlli'lt bothersome boy ..503
WOOtilOt ............... 49 The boy who preieired
Fat hogs, a bunch of “Beauty” ........... 435
gooJ 561 The first hail- cut ...... 621
Flor-k of selected ewes in Timberrframe barn in
Australia ........... 26:} varlous stages of con~
Flower and vegetable Struction ........... 361
garden ............. 630 Tomato, a .lune Pink ..288
Forest tree nursery ....449 T0 the year that’s gone 9
Francis S, Key monu— Trees that blossomed
ment 5‘} early ............... 468
F1.1nklin Mrs, P ...... 412 Truss bents for plank-
Frujt and vegetables at frame ball] .......... 362
Kalkaska Pomona Tulip t1‘,ee leaf and
Grange fair .548 blossom of ......... 375
Goats enjoy a sunny Turkey foot rock ...... 309
backyard ........... 435 Wall paper design ..... 350
Goslings on free range.346 for large room ....... 438
Guernsey COW, good type White- -crested_ Black P01-
of .................. 512 ish cock ............ 56
Henhouse having many Whittling a pair of
good features ...... 234 pliers ............... 239
Historic old structure in Wisconsin river scenes .619
Fredericktown, Md..543 Woods and hills along
Hog house, plans for....452 the Rhine .......... 145
Hogs in the farm yard..225 Worker bee, the . ...... .279