The OnlayIWeekly Agricultural, Horticultural and Live Stock Journal in the State.

 

 

 

 

VOL. CXXXV. No. 5.
Whole Number 35l6.

1

FARM NOTES.

 

Cultivating the Potato Crop.

In riding through the country one can-
not but be impressed with the different
methods in cultivating the potato crop,
especially during the latter part of the
cultivating season. The old practice of
billing with a shovel plow is still con-
tinued on some farms, and the writer saw
a field of early potatoes recently in which
this implement had been used to hill them
up duriiig the dry, hot weather which
prevailed in early July. That it is a ser-
ious mistake to USe the shovel plow in
the potato crop in dry weather cannot be
questioned. To move all of the loose dirt
about the hills and expose the hard sur-
face at the bottom of the dust mulch to
thesun and wind is to invite a further
evaporation of moisture from a soil that
is already too dry, and, to check a. normal
nourishment of the plant by the rootlets
which are thus pruned and exposed. For-
tunately this practice is not as common
as formerly, although there are many
growers who hill up their late potatoes
rather late in the season for the reason
that the potato digger works better in a
hilled row than where level culture has
been givén— until the last. Many good
gromns make a compromise between
these twp methods and hill the rows
slightly one way ‘with Wings or wide
shovels on the small cultivator, thus pro-
tecting the tubers which might be ex—
posed from the sun and making a better
row for the digger where this implement
is used in harvesting the crop. Probably
this is as satisfactory a practice as can'
he followed under normal conditions, but
when there is a serious lack of moisture
at the time when cultivation is stopped
in the potato field, the level culture which
leaves a good dust mulch on the surface
is undoubtedly better for the crop.

How deep and how many times pota-
toes should be cultivated for best results
has been a mooted question among grow—
ers. This was recently made a subject
of some carefully conducted experiments
at one of the eastern stations where deep
and shallow tillage and frequent and in-
frequent cultivation were tried out in
comparison with check

DETROIT, MICH.. SATURDAY, JULY 30. 1910.

tual accomplishment of this work the
grower must use his own good sense and
judgment. If he has the weeds killed and
a good dust mulch to prevent the evapo-
ration of moisture from the soil, it will
perhaps be a waste of time to cultivate
the crop. But if there are weeds, or it a
shower has fallen which‘will cause a
crust to form on 'the surface, it will cer-
tainly pay to cultivate. In fact, it will

be different. The personal equation is no
small factor in growing .a good crop of
potatoes as in other departments of farm
management which make for success.
Spraying to Prevent Blight.

The question of whether it will pay to
spray the growing potato crop for the
prevention of late blight is one which
will soon confront the grower. For sev—
eral "years the writer has sprayed his

 

 

 

 

 

A Thrifty Orchard Growing an the Farm of David H. Miller, of Lake COunty.

pay to prevent the latter condition con-
tinually and as late in the season as the
potatoes may be safely cultivated. Then
one may be certain that he has done all
in his power toward aiding nature in the
development of the crop. No set rule can
profitably be followed as to the number
of times the potatoes are cultivated. 01‘
even as to the depth of the cultivation.
Much depends upon soil and weather con—
ditions and if the experiments above men-
tioned were repeated under different con-
ditions the results would more than likely

crop with Bordeaux mixture with this end
in View, during which time there has not
been a season when the blight was suffi-
ciently prevalent in the community to
cause any very considerable loss in Do-
t:itoes that were «wt sprayed. But it is
not at all certain that the spraying was
not protitable in the long run for all of
this fact. \Vhere careful experiments
have been conducted at a number of ex-
periment stations and check plots used to
determine the profit in spraying, it has
been found to be almost the universal

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82.00 FIVE YEARS

rule that enough better yields were se-
cured to more than pay the cost of the
spraying, even when there was little evi-
dence of blight on the unsprayed plots.
Of course, this would probably not hold
good in a season like the last when the
price of the crop was so low, but the
price of the previous crop was enough
higher to make the» account balance all
right if there is as much benefit from
spraying as these experiments have seem-
ed to show. Nor can one be at all cer—
tain that the freedom from blight which
has characterized recent seasons will be
continued for the present year. The
writer has not forgotten the loss from
this cause which occurred before he com-
menced to spray as a prevention of this
trouble, and will spray again this season
to be on the safe side. No one can tell
when potatoes will be high, and the time
when this will occur is the time when

,there is general damage to the crop from

this or other causes, hence the wisdom of
taking every precaution to have the crop
as good as possible should the season
prove to be an unfavorable one.

Dodder in the Clover Fields.

A Kent county subscriber sends in a.
Specimen of dodder cntwmed about a
clover plant and asks for its identification
and the best means of eradicating it.
While this- is the tirst report of dodder

Which we have received this vmr. there.
Were several sulnples sent in last season

of which cuts were published in The
Farmer, and advice given as to its treat—
ment. But for the benefit of those read-
crs who did not note the articles pub-
lished about it last year, we will briefly
describe it. Doddcr is a parasitic plant,
the seeds of which are secured in clover
or alfalfa seed. There are several spec—
ies, but all have practically the same hab-
its, and all will be easily recognized from
the description. The plant has no leaves
other than the fine tendrils which it pro—
duces in abundance and which branch
out and spread from a common center,
entwining and destroying the clover or
alfalfa plants upon which they attach
themselves. Soon after the seeds ger—
minate, the plant severs all connection
with the ground, its tendrils adhering to

the stalks of the clover

 

plots to determine if pos-
ible the best method of
cultivating the crop. The
result of these experi—
ments indicated that the
cultivation should be
neither too deep nor too
shallow, neither too fre-
quent nor for too long
neglected. In fact, the
conclusion reached by one
of the experimenters
along this line was that;
such cultivation as would
in an ordinary season
keep the potato field clean
and free from weed-s was
sufficient and would pro—
duce more profitable re-
sults in the crop than
more or less stirring of
the soil. That is, that
the cultivation of the
field after this object has
been attained will not
prove profitable, since the
increased yield will not
more than pay for the
labor involved if, indeed,
the yield can be in—
creased at all by this ex-
tra cultivation. Such ex-
periments have a rela-
tive value only as they
show, in a general way,
the more profitable course
to pursue, but in the ac-

 

An 83-Acre

Fruit Farm in Grand Traverse County, which Recently Sold for $10,000, Owned by Wm. Heubel.

 

plants and feeding up0n

their juices until they are

killed. But the dodder

keeps on growing and

reaching out for fresh

plants so that the circle

of its destruction is ever

widening. But in the
l meantime it produces
seed abundantly in its
tight for self-preserva~
tion. The specimen above
referred to is just in
bloom, numerous white
flowers appearing along
the tendrils. The latter
are of a yellow color in
most species of this weed
pest, which is becoming
altogether too common
in Michigan. The best
way to keep this post off
the farm is to be careful
in the selection of clover
and alfalfa seed. But
once it is found growing
in the field, the best thing
to do is to cut the infest—
ed clovcr down and burn
it on the ground, using a.
little straw or other
coarse litter to insure a
good clean job of burn-
ing. Of course, clover
seed should not be saved
from a field that is known
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Would only pro10ng and aggravate the
trouble. The seed is somewhat smaller
than clover or alfalfa seed and a. careful
Screening in a. meal seive having 20
meshes to the inch will remove it. Where
the colonies of dodder are very numer-
ous the best plan is to plow the field, as
it is worse than useless to try to eradicate
it in any other way, and if it is allowed
to mature seed to infest the soil, the lat-
ter will have to '-be devoted to cultivated
crops for two or three years before it
can be again safely seeded to clover. For
this reason it is obvious that too great
care cannot be taken to keep this pest
from getting well established on our
farms.

This pest has also invaded Indiana,
and is regarded as so serious a menace
that the Indiana station has issued a
bulletin urging extreme care in the ex-
amination of seed to determine its free-
dom from the seeds of this pest and giv-
ing directions for its eradication where
a few seeds cause infested spots. Re—
garding the eradication of this pest, the
bulletin says:

Root up everything on the “spots” and
burn without moving, or remove and
burn if there is no danger of scattering
seed. Get far enough out from the
borders of the “spots” to make sure that
all the dodder is destroyed. Small pieces
of plants left continue to grow. Should
a field have become generally infested, it
is advisable to plow up the clover field
before dodder seed is formed. Let the
succeeding crop be a cultivated. non-le-
guminous one. Work out of the ground
any dodder seed that may be there, by
encouraging them to sprout, and killing
the seedlings by cultivation. Should
seed have matured before the crop can
be plowed under, burn the crop over,
then plow and follow with a cultivated
crop. Instead of either plowing or burn-
ing, shallow cultivation, followed by a
cultivated crop kept thoroughly clean,
may be resorted to. Here the plan is to
destroy the seedlings. Any use desired
may be made of the stand of clover 0n
the ground, providing it is cut for hay,
pastured or plowed under before the
seed is formed. Stubble in the infested
field must be plowed under without delay.

“Fairy Rings" in the Lawn.

Will you kindly prescribe for the fol-
lowing trouble: I have a lawn that is
being destroyed in appearance by small
circles varying in size that are of a dark~
er‘green than the rest of the lawn, and a

nuns: u: tuna .-¢.;.:1 or mu-i..—c.—.n. cumming,-
therein. Kindly tell me what they_ are,
and the cause, and how to get rid of

same.

Hillsdale Co. B. N. P.

These rings or circles in the lawn are
i'brmed by the growth of certain species
of fungi. The name of fairy rings has
survived from former days when super-
stition was a more common trait, as these
rings were formerly supposed to be caused
by fairies in their midnight dances. The
species of fungi to which they are gen-
erally due is scientifically known as Mar-
asmius Oreades and belongs to the musli-
room family. Probably the best remedy
for the trouble would be to make the
conditions unfavorable for the growth of
the fungi. The plant itself is a mold or
threadlike fungus which forms just below
the surface of the soil, the portion ap-
pearing above ground being more prop-

erly the fruit of the plant. In order to
propagate this mold or spawn, as it is
called. under artificial conditions, careful

observation of the physical condition of
the soil is necessary. One of the essen-
tial conditions to success is that the soil
be not kept too wet, but simply moistened
by sprinkling occasionally. The “crop”
which is secured also depends not a little
upon proper watering, there being sev—
eral diseases to which the plants are sub~
jcct which are brought on by improper
watering. This fact suggests a remedy
in keeping the “rings” thoroughly wet
down, which will retard the growth of
the spawn and perhaps induce black spot
or some other of the natural enemies of
the plant to get: in their work. The pre-
valence of this fungi is doubtless due to
the unusually dry and uniformly hot
weather which has prevailed in recent
weeks, and even if left alone the trouble
will be likely to disappear as soon as the
weather conditions change.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

 

Every once in a while in farming, and
I suppose in every other kind of business,
cantankerous things come up which an-
noy one terribly and also produce losses
which cannot be avoided. We are just
passing through—I :hope we have passed
through one. I have a well that is 123
feet deep. It has been in operation over
20 years and it never failed until this
summer. All at once we could not get

THE MICHIGAN PARMER.‘

water enough to supply the stock. The
cows had to go to the creek to-drlnk,
something they have ne‘Ver had to do
before, and they have fallen off terribly in
their flow of milk. I don’t lay this all
to this fact, but part of it to the ex-
tremely hot weather.

There was a couple of old brass cylin—
ders in this well, and I am of the opinion
that they got stopped up so that the
water could not come up. We had to
take the whole pipe up to get out these
cylinders, and we have just got it start-
ed now, and it seems to work all right
again, but I am not sure yet. Where one
keeps so much stock it is certainly a
serious thing to be out of water, and if
this well does not work now, I will put
down a new one, and if I do, it will be a
four—inch pipe instead of a two inch.

COLON C. LILLIE.

CARE OF THE CORN CROP AFTER
HARVEST.

 

Whether we should give the corn crop
further cultivation after the harvest sea-
son is a question upon which not all, but
I think the majority, of farmers will
agree, and will answer in the affirmative.
If the corn has been cultivated every
week or two up to this time it is in a
condition where the continuation of this
cultivation will not injure the crop but
will help to hold the moisture by creating
or keeping a dust mulch over the moist
ground. which by breaking up capilarity
prevents moisture from rising to the sur-
face and hence prevents as rapid an
evaporation as would be the case if the
ground were left hard and crusty.

Of course it is possible to injure corn
after the harvest season by cultivating
it close to the .hill and quite deep when
the weather is very dry, especially if it
has not been worked frequently before.
The fact that this has been done is some-
times offcrcd as an argument against late
cultivation under the proper conditions.
Circumstances alter cases, and we must
use judgment in performing any opera-
tion on the farm else it may give a teen“:
directly adverse to what it is expected
to and should.

Our corn is new large enough so we
have abandoned the two horse cultiva—
tor, though we went through it once
since harvest with this tool. I like to
use the two horse riding cultivator as
long as possible, as it does better work

than «an ordinary man will do with a. one
horse cultivator, and does it more rap-
idly; then, too. the help usually prefer to
use it. If the field is such that one can
turn around at the ends without getting
on the com the field may be cultivated
with this tool until the stalks are quite
high, providing they are not too brittle
so they will not break when bent over
slightly.

We pl‘t‘fcr not to run too deep near the
stalk after the harvest season, and try
to gauge the shovels so those nearest the
row will not cut as deeply as these in
the center; in fact, I do not believe it
is best to cut more than three or four
inches deep at any place, and two or
three inches next to the row is suffi-
cicnt.

For the later cultivations that are
given after the corn begins to form brace
roots we do not cut nearer than six
lllt'llt‘S to the row, but go both ways, so

that a spam- is left uncultivated about
the hill a foot square. \Ve use a culti—
valor that can be expanded to the proper

width to cut all that is desired of the row
at one passage, and try to out about
three inches deep and leave the ground
as level as pessiblc. lVe have a. light
cultivator carrying seven spring teeth
set nearly side by side and guided on
the principle of the double shovel lby tips
ping the handles one way or the other,
which is an excellent tool for this work.

“’e usually follow at least one field of,
corn with wheat, and by keeping the
cultivator going in it after harvest we
are not only giving the corn as good in-
surance as we can against drouth, but
are keeping down the weeds so the field
presents a clean surface when the corn
is cut. To accomplish this, is is usu-
ally necessary to go over it once with the

bee to get the few weeds which have

not been covered up in the hills, but
this is a short job if the field has had

proper cultivation, and is rowed bothi

ways. All that is necessary to prepare
the seed bed for wheat after the corn
is off is to go over it once or twice with
the cutaway barrow, level down with
an ordinary barrow and drill. Our com
pound wheat does not usually yield
quite as much as what following etha-
crops, but there is a saving of labor. the
fieldisputto workat onoeandbearaa.
never crop over winter.

Calhoun Co. 8. B. H.

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JULY 30, 1910.
SECURE A SOLID FOUNDATION.

I 'haVe followed your advice in many
matters and found it right. I wish 'to ask
in regard to some cement work. I am
contemplating building a basement barn
on level ground. It is just fairly heavy
clay land. Would like to know if you
think it advisable to excavate or put wall
down below the surface. 1 have been
advised tO just make a slight trench,
taking off about 6 inches of surface earth,
and fill with gravel tamped in, then start—
ing concrete wall from surface. Do you
think frost would crack? How thick should
wall be for 40x70 ft. barn. leaving 8-ft.
basement, and should a person put In. a.
piece of tar paper or 14—in. board in dif-
ferent places in wall to prevent cracking
caused by settling?

Alpena Co. A. B. C.

My advice would be to go down deep

enough and have the wall heavy enough
to secure a good solid foundation. I would
not think of only going down six inches
for the foundation wall of a good—sizEd
barn. The action of the frost will cer—
tainly heave the wall and cause the build—
ing to settle and get out Of shape. My
advice w0uld be to go down a foot and a
half anyway. Now I would have this
trench a foot and a half wide. Fill it
with stone and grout up to the surface
of the ground and then begin your ce-
ment wall. Then I would build a cement
wall a foot high and a foot wide, and the
rest of the basement I would build of
lumber. I don’t believe in having a con-
crete basement wall. or cement block
basement wall, because cementfivalls, or
cement bloek wall [basements are liable
to be damp and they are much more
gloomy than where the basement is built
of lumber.

There is not much to be said about
building forms for this wall. Simply take
boards or plank and level them with a
spirit level so that your wall is perfectly
level when you get through; drive stakes
securely so that the form will be true,
then if you have the stone handy, put in
a layer of stone and then a layer of
grout made by mixing good gravel with
cement in about the proportion of six or
seven, or perhaps eight to one. Mix this
thoroughly and pour it into this form,
covering the stones well. Then put in
another layer of stones and so on until
you have the wall complete. If you
haven’t the stone you can make it en-
tirely of grout, but it makes a better wall
and i less expensive if you have stone
to ‘7 with the cement.

' COLON C. LILLIE.

 
    

«‘3 ’ .___________
THE SULPHUR TREATMENT FOR
SCAB IN POTATOES.

 

I see by the July 9th issue of the Mich-
igan Farmer that Mr. Lillie has tried the
sulphur treatment for scab on potatoes.
\Ve used sulphur on part of the seed we
planted, with the result that nearly all
of the seed rotted. Not one out of a
hundred hills, on an average, came up.
“’0 applied it to freshly cut seed, (once
in a while a whole potato was used), and
dropped and covered as soon as applied.
The seed that was treated with formal-
dehyde all grew. Please let us hear the
result of Mr. Lillie‘s experiment.

\Vayne CO. C. A.

As stated a short time ago, I have the
best stand of potatoes this year I think
that we ever had, and the seed was treat-
ed with sulphur instead of formaldehyde
for scab. Therefore I cannot understand
why it is that C. A. has such disastrous
results in treating his seed with sulphur,
neither can I see how it is that sulphur
would in any way cause the seed to de-
cay. It must be that there was some
other condition that he has overlooked.
Of course, all of our seed, as I stated
before, was small, old potatoes. We
sprinkled sulphur all over them on the
barn floor, then shovelcd them over and
sprinkled again and shoveled them over
until every portion of the potato was
covered with sulphur. I hardly see how
anyone could more thoroughly cover the
potatoes with sulphur than we did. Then
they were planted, some of them the same
day and some the next day, and every
potato that had not started to rot before
we treated it, grew. We have almost a.
perfect stand. I never had a nicer pros-
pect and so I cannot believe that it was
sulphur that caused C. A.‘s seed to rot.

 

The interstate commerce commission
recently dismissed the complaint of a
Michigan company against railroads mak—
ing eastern shipments in which the com—
plainants stated that the railroads accept—
ed Wheat which came to Detroit by water
for eastern shipment, at a less rate than
was granted them on flour ground from
wheat similarly received, and allowed
milling in transit privileges to mills lo-
cated on their lines which it claimed
created unfair competition. The com-
plaint was dismissed by the commission
on the ground that it found nothing un-
reasonable in this practice from its point
of vie-w.

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

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SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDS FOR SHEEP.

 

Sheep, of all the animals kept on the
farm, are most often subjected to adverse
conditions and are compelled to exist on
scanty feed too often for the good of the
sheep. and for the profits that rightly
belong to the flock owner. Because sheep
can nip the short grass and subsist on
almost anything that is herbage, from
the coarse, sour grasses that grow on low
grounds to the tough, dried leaves of the
mullen, and 500 or more kinds of weeds,
and relish the fresh leaves of the brush
that grows in the waste places, they
should not be made subjects Of neglect,
and little thought given to furnishing
them a liberal supply of palatable cut
feeds that will keep up a constant growth
and maintain them in a reasonably good
condition. Because they can subsist on
a little for a considerable period of time
it does not prove that it is the best and
most profitable manner to treat them. If
given range enough where coarse feeds
are abundant, sheep will make good pro-
gress, but the difficulty arises from the
fact that they are confined to a limited
area, where the grass is sun-scorched, if
there is any growth at all. and the supply
is so small that their growth is checked
and in many cases there is an absolute
loss in weight, and sometimes of the
sliecp themselves.

in most pastures there are places where
the grass would make a start if the shcep
could be, taken away for a short period of
time. In such cases a change of pasture
is beneficial to both the pasture fields and
the sheep. The sheep themselves enjoy
a change from the oft-troddcn pasture
that has more or less of the shccpy odor,
to fresh. sweet grasses. The fresh grass
is not only more palatable than the trod-
den grass, but on account of the keen
relish and pleasurable influences of new
surroundings the system gets more good
from it.

Sometimes it is convenient to turn the
flock on the fields where the bay has
been taken Off and let them get the fresh
aftermath. As far as this practice is
concerned, if the field is to be plowed the
following spring for some other crop there
can be no objection to it. Some hesitate
about turning on to the meadow fields if
there are places where the young, after—
growth of clover is rank. on account of
the danger from bloat. By letting them
eat in the old pasture until the latter part
of the day and then turning them on for
an hour at a time at first there is little,
if any, danger. It is not a good plan to
let them fill at first on fresh clover, rape,
or any green feed while the dew is on or
immediately after a rain.

The men who fit their sheep for show
at the fall fairs set a good example in
regard to the summer feeding of sheep.
The sheep designed for exhibition are
kept improving from spinngtime until
shipped for exhibition. If it is for profit
and general satisfaction, why not keep
the general flocks thriving, for the gains
on the lambs and the flock, from the time
the lambs arrive in the spring until they
are ready for market?

With the dairymen it has become a
general custom to provide some succulent
feed to tide the cows over the periods of
drouth. They make money by the prac—
tice. Why do sheepmen fail to See that
their ewes are doing just what the cows
do——eat to sustain themselves and give
milk for the lambs. If the cows can he
benefited by some succulent feed like oats
and peas so can the sheep. If it is a
good plan to plant an extra. patch to corn
for the cows to supply their needs at
that critical time, it will pay to do the
same by the ewes and lambs.

There are several advantages to be
gained by supplying supplemental feeds
for the sheep in the summer time. Usu—
ally thc flock has to contend with the flies
in the open field during the heat of the
day. If the sheep _are put in the shed
and feed given in the racks. the windows
can be thrown open to give sufficient ven-
tilation. and they can eat what they
want, lay down and chew the end, and
pass the day in comfort. When evening
comes they can 2be turned loose for a
stroll in the pasture fields. If it is con-
sidered advisable to feed some grain, the
flock is at hand and it can be given very
handily before the sheep are turned into
the field.

The feed given in the racks may consist
of dry clover hay or some of the green
feeds that are available. Where green
Mr, green corn or rape is used it is a

is to be used to allow it to wilt before it
good plan to cut it long enough before it
is fed, and then there is no danger from
bloat.

Where the flock is put in and fed each
day the sheep are under the immediate
charge of the owner, and all the necessi-
ties that are indicated for the good of the
flock can be attended to promptly. By
giving the sheep constant attention, and
striving to do well by them, much better
results will be obtained than can be if
they are at all times compelled to shift
for themselves and exist on scanty fare.
Good care and constant improvement
means better profits and greater satis-
faction in the sheep business.

Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP.

PLAN FOR BASEMENT BARN.

 

 

Would it be asking you too much to
have you give plan of your idea of a
basement for barn 40x70 ft. for an 80-
acrc farm. The barn has double thresher
floor with doors on sidc. Would prefer
to have doors in basement on end. I
thought of having doors for horse en-
trance on one side of end. alley in center,
cattle. on other side. \Vould say it is to
be made of concrete as it is impossible to
get other material. ,How high should a
foundation be, or how low will do?

Alpcna (‘0. A. B. C.

Having had considerable experience in
the use of basement barns, 1 can say

 

without any hesitation whatever, that I
would always have a driveway through
the center of the basement wide enough
so that you could pass through with a
manure truck or manure sprcader. for the
purpose of removing the droppings from
the animals. This carting out the ma—
nure from the barn is the hardest, slow-
est, worst job on the farm and what we
want to do is to make it just as easy
as we possibly can. Consequcntly, I
would have a driveway in the center of
your 40x70 foot stable passing through
the stable lengthwise of sufficient width
for this purpose. Perhaps one end of
your barn is a bank so that you would
have to excavate in order to gct through
with your driveway, but since you have
two threshing floors, I apprehend that
the bank is on one side of the barn and
that the cnds are probably both free
from the bank. Hence it would not be
difficult at all to arrange for this driv-
way. Then you can arrange your cow
stalls on one side of the stable and your
horse stalls on the other, or you can de-
vote onc end of the stable to cows. have
cows on both sides of the driveway, and
the other end for horses with horses on
both sides of the driveway. Then if you
choose you can have sliding doors be-
tween thc cow stable and the horse sta-
ble. This would shut off the smell of the
horse stable from the cow stable and vice
verse, and it would be better in another
way. Sometimes horses get their haltcrs
off and get loose and if they have acccss
to the cow stable and the cows are sc—,
curely fastened. they may do some dam~
age. Having tlic sliding doors through
between the stables Would prevent this.
\Vith a basement forty feet wide, you
have ample room for a driveway, two
rows of stalls, one on either side. and an
ample feeding alley in front of each row.
Then the barn being 70 feet long I should
say that you had plenty of room for all
the stock that you would want to keep
on an 80 acre farm, and yet it is none too
large. A barn or stable is never too
large. You will need it all. Besides,
stalls for the regular number of cows
which you keep, you will want a box stall
or two for a hospital stall, or a place to
put the cows when they calve. Then
you will want some box stalls to keep
young calves in and a number of year-

 

 

 

 

ling licifcrs and other young stock. So,
also, in the stable part of the barns—you!"
will want at least one box stall to turni
horses in when they are sick. By having)|
the cows and horses stand facing the out-
side brings the feeding alley on the out—
side and brings the hay chute above on;
the outside of the barn. There it does3
not interfere with the hay mow. If you;
have the feeding alloy in the center andl
have to put the hay chute in the centerJ
of the barn, it interferes many times with
the mow room above. Besidcs this. all
the animals are breathing the air as it
comes in from the outside of the barn,
and not breathing the air which has al-
ready been breathed over by the COW
standing in front of them,

A basement stable ought to be eight
feet high in the clear. This makes it high
enough so that you can drive your horses
through to remove the manure. If you
have it higher than this, it costs more to
keep it warm. because the higher the ceil-
ing is the more heat it takes to warm up
the room. Eight feet is a good practical
height. COLON C. LILLIE.

 

<3) 75

PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN FARMER
when you are writing to advertisers.

 

A COMMON-SENSE SUGGESTION.

When manufacturers of agricultural
implements invite our readers to corres-
pond with them relative tO any problems
that confront them—such as what style
furrow opener will be found best adapted
to the locality in which a grain drill is
to be used—thcre should be no hesitancy
on the part of the farmer in writing for
that information. The American Seed-
ing-Machine Co., Incorporated, Richmond;
Indiana, manufacturers of that old, time-
tried grain drill—the Empire—invite our
readers to correspond with them relative
to this matter, and wish it understood that
it is no trouble for them to answer ques—
tions pertaining to the seeding conditions
in any part of the grain—growing world.
The Empire (lrain Lirill is manufactured
in many styles and sizes—both plain grain
and combined grain and fcrtilizer. This
company makes evcry style furrow opener
—~single disk, double disk, hoe and shoe—
and are prepared to furnish grain drills
that are guaranteed to do the work as it
should be done. \Vrite to the manufac—
turers for a copy of their Empire cata—
logue. After having read this catalogue
go to your local implement dealer and
insist on seeing the Empire Drill.

 

 

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the cure of ailments of horses and cattle in

coma/wins
CAUSIIC BALSAM

Used as a Blister
or Lotion.

     
  
 
    
 

This preferred remedy is prepared ex-
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Surgeon to the French Government Stud?

As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu-
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is invaluable.

Every bottle of Cuustle Balsam sold in
Warranted to give satisfaction. Price $1.50
per bottle. Sold by drn gists. or sent. by ex.
press, charges paid, with all directions for its
use. Send for descriptive circulars. testimo-
nials.etc. Address

In LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY. Cleveland, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

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REMEDY

 
       
    
      

Iour Horse . _
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SAFE price. Agents Wanted. Alt?
CERTAIN' . . Write {or ductiptivo booklet. E?

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Colic
Remedy

Should be kept in every stable

Colic needs prompt, energetic treatment,
therefore It is important to have a reliable
remedy always on hand. .

Bottle 8 Doses Deliver"! by Ma" $I.00

or send 100. to help pay cost of trial bottle (one

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are hard to cure. yet "V

ABSO'RBINE

will remove them and leave no blem-
ishg Does not blister or remove
the . air. Cures any put! or swelling. Horse can
be worked. $2.00 per bottle,delivered.Book 6 D free.
- ABSORBINE. JR-g (mankind, $1.00 bottle.)
FOI‘IBOIIS. Bruises. Old Sores. Swellinzs. Goitre.
Varicose Veins. Varicoeitlea. Alleys Pain.

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76 (4):

SUMMERING THE YOUNG CATTLE.
The extremely dry weather which has
shortened the pastures prematurely
makes the summer maintenance of the
young cattle on important problem on
the farm where growing stockers are to
be found. Probably there are. fewer of
these in Michigan at the present time
than ever before, owing to the. close mar—
keting of all stock last winter, due to a
scarcity of feed, particularly grain. But
there are always a good many young cat-
tle growing up on the farms of the state,
and these are in need of some special at-
tention at this time. VV‘here low land:
pastures are available these will help out
in tiding the young cattle over this period
of short pasture, since this kind of pas-
ture will at least maintain them in pres-
ent condition. if nothing more. but where
this is lacking the farmer with even a
few head of young cattle will find it
necessary to give them supplementary
feed of some kind if they are to be kept
in even their present condition. But it
will not pay to simply keep the bodily
functions going where they must be fed
a. supplementary ration to do this. It will
pay better to feed liberally enough to
keep them growing 011 to market them
at once in their present condition. Too
many farmers who can not properly be
classed as cattle feeders feel that any
feed given to the cattle while on pas-
ture is a waste, and in order to avoid
it they allow the cattle to run 1011 insuf-
ficient pasture in a time like the present,
with the result that it takes the balance
of the season to overcome the loss in flesh
and the stoppage. of growth which results
from this method of handling them. If,
on the other hand, a sufficient ration has
been fed to keep them growing during
the season of short pasturagc. they
would have continued to gain when the
fresh fall feed came 011. Thus the entire
gain, including that made on the fall
pasture. would be the result of the sup-
plementary feeding, which illustrates the
profit in feeding the stockers well if they
are to be kept at all If this is not done
t-yhc had far better be sold for what they
will bring at the present time. But in a
majority of cases it will pay to give the
supplementary feed, since by so doing
they may be put into marketable condi-
tion sooner than those which are allowed
to stop growing or shiink on account of
insufficient pastuie, and thus be marketed
at a time when better prices prevail.
Gains cost less per pound in waim than
in cold weather, and this is another ar-
gument for supplementary feeding in all
cases where it is necessary to maintain
a desirable growth and development of
the young animals. It never pays to half
feed any kind of stock. Every stock
fccdcr knows and appreciates this fact,
but many farmers who feed cattle only
on a small scale and as a side issue do
not appreciate this fact sufficiently well.
Oakland CO. A. R. FARMER.

SOM E prfiK‘oKIEE‘RAm NG.

 

It is a fact that there is more money
in hog raising at the present time, than
any other branch of live stock raising
on the farm. Many of the greatest losses
that occur to the swine grower usually
occur at birth or just after. Many are
overlaid by the sow and many die after-
wards with the thumps and sore mouth.
But most all of this can be prevented by
giving them special care. They can be
kept from danger of being overlaid by
having a fender made of a scantling, rail,
or pole securely fastened around the wall
of the pen eight, iiiches from the. floor.
By having this it prevents the sow from
crushing the little fellows against the wall
and saves the lives of many pigs.

One of the most essential parts in pig
growing is exercise. Exercise is one
thing that the young pig has got to have.
When he is kept penned up all the food
he cats is fattening and not growing him
any. and fat forms around the 'heart'
and we say 1111 has the thumps. This
disease generally results in the death of
the pig. This can be avoided by giving
the pig his desired freedom when he is
yi'iung. Many growers make the mistake
of letting the sow and her bi'ood sleep in
a dusty bed. The pig breathes this dust

_and it causes a cough, and also sore
month, which sometimes causes death.
They should be allowed to sleep out in
the open air. The sow should not be fed
heavy milk-producing foods for a week
or two after farrmving.

The pig is like the colt, if the mother
is fed lieaVy milk-producing foods when
they are young they are apt to take the
Scours and become overfat and die.

The sow should be fed thin slops with
a little ground grain mixed in for a week
after farrowing. But after the pigs are
old enough to consume most all the milk

THE" MICHIGAN FARMER.

that the mother provides for them she
should be fed enough grain in addition
to having good pasture to keep her in
good condition.

The pig that makes the most profitable
gains is the one that is not allowed to
squeal for feed and is pushed from start
to finish. It the pig is ever allowed to
become stunted it takes all the profit
to ever get him started to growing and
fattening again, and no good feeder will
allow this to occur.

Illinois. COY C. MCCUAN.

CHANGES IN THE HORSE‘S FOOD.

The importance of making all changes
in the, horse’s ration gradual is not so
generally appreciated by horse owners as
it should be. Regarding this important
matter a recent press bulletin of the Col—
orado experiment station says:

"There are few horsemen who have
not from dire experience learned that
sudden changes in a horse's diet result
disastrously. A change from oats to corn,
or from timothy to clover, or blue stem
to alfalfa, or even from alfalfa to blue
stein. often results in indigestion, with
flatulence or impaction. Even a bran
mash on Saturday night or Sunday lllOI‘n‘
111g frequently produces scouring, if the
horse is worked next day.

“Several experiments quoted by Dr.
Fred Smith, throw interesting light on
this question. Five horses were given
four pounds of oats, and four horses were
given three pounds of oats, and all nine
were destroyed about four hours later.
Four of the number receiving four pounds
had digested from two to three pounds

of the grain, and three of those receiving.

four pounds had digested approximately
one and three-quarter pounds. While the
remaining one of the first five had digest-
ed only twelve ounces and the remaining
one of the second lot had digested none
whatever.”

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

 

 

There appea1s to be a prevailing feel-
ing that wool values have touched bot-
lonl. but thus far there can be disceined
nothing in the general situation that
points to any considerable rise in market
quotations. Enormous amounts of the
spring clip have been placed in main-
nioth Vv a1 ehousts in hope that owners will
be able to diiv t1 bettei bargains with buy-
ms at some later period, but the present
outlook does not seem veiy auspicious,
with a serious cu1tailment of production
upon the part of the woolen and noisted
mills and not moie than one- half of the
machinery in mills in operation Trade is
unusually late in getting a good start,
but it is belith-d that a good beginning
has been made recently and there are in-
dications that quite a number of buyers
and sellers are on the point of comprom-
ising after sellers had held out for 20
ctnts and buv'cis for 16 tents. Last vcar
11 good deal of wool was sold in the west
11111112 tents. but conditions then were a
grtat deal more t11\101able than they are
now T LlL three biggest wool clips in the
United Statts, amounting to 10 per cent
of Montanas total output, have been
sold to a Boston firm the price received
not being made public, but it is reported
to be 211/2 cents per lb. The three clips
aggregated 3.800.000 lbs. The opening
wool sale at Belle Fourche, South Da-
ko,ta VV as made a short time ago at What
is said to have been 181/... cents pei pound,
and a little later another sheepman sold
his clip for 171/; cents. Tht1 maiket there
is in Illlltll the same condition as else-
where, with buyeis and selleis a good
deal apart in their views.

Live stock commission firms are advis-
ing prospctthe buvcis of feeding cattle
to purchase steers bttVVet-n now and the
last of Stptcmber in western markets tor
a (it) to 100 days' fwd during the autumn.
'i‘hcse cattle embrace desirable half-fat
natives, westerns from the pastures of
Oklahoma and Kansas, from the Sand
llills in Nebraska and from the ranges of
M'yoming. Montana and the Dakotas.
Purchasers are advised to buy steers
weighing from 1,150 to 1°10 lbs, as the
heaviei they are the quicker they C'm be
returned to market. and at the same time
when tinislnd they will sell frfom 10 to 40
((11111: per 100 lbs higher than if they had
weighed around 9:10 lbs at the start of
feeling. Commission firms always greaiw
piefir to be allowed as much time as pos-
sible in VVhich to make the required pur-
chase. By this means they are not hamp—
cred. but can be p1<1paied to avail them—
selves of such ocr 1sions as large. ieccipts
and a lower market, frequently saving
the country customer from 10 to 25 cents
per 100 lbs. Along in October and No-
vember well—bred thin cattle, averaging
from 700 to 900 lbs. can be bought to
good advantage. Late in the season they
are well Sill‘ullkfll out. and if carried
along on fall p isture and stock telds, and
furnished a little grain during Januarv
and February to keep them goin ahead
thev can be fed out- for the M11 ', June
and July markets to good adVant1 1e. 01
the cattle can be fed c0111 on g1aSS or the
August and September markets

The southern “crop” of spring ambs
average choice in quality this yeai and
most of them have been killing out very
satisfactorily The Chicago packers lave
bought enormous numbers of Tenne see
and Kentucky lambs 111 Luoisville and
forwaided them to thei1 Chicago plat ts,
claiming that they were much cheaper
on the books than such lambs as they
could purchase on the Chicago open mar-
ket at the same prices.

 

For Breakfast—

Post .
Toasties

with cream or milk.

The smile that follows will
last all day——

“The Memory Lingers”

Sold by Grocers.
Pkgs. 10c and 15c.

 

POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Ltd.,
Battle Creek, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EGISTEBED PERCHEBONS For Sale—l more
2-yr-old a l Stallion l-yr-old. guys. Stubbiefleid
Register. M. A. Bray. Okemos Ingbnm 00.. Mich.

 

-E.onen Cattle Sheep Hogs Dogs
For sa'e or Poultry.nelLi-ly nllbreeds.'slrcs
exchanged Southwest Michigan Pedigreed Stock
Association. R. E. Jennings. Bec Paw Paw. Ml'h

‘1 JULY 30. 1910.

oxfor'd-Dowfi Sheep 1.111.111.2121

cattle for sale. A. D. 61. J. A. DEGARMO§Muln Mich

OXFORD Downs 11.11.11.111:

Elle. H. J. De GABMO. R. No.1. Clyde. Mich.

WSHHOPSHIHE HILL IS'I'OIBK FARM

’Wllll mport one nund ylenr lug ewes and 15 rams
in June for Michigan and the same for Boise, Idaho.
Branch of this Farm. Wlll make a fair price on
yearling ewes or rams. also on some Aged ewe: with
lambs at side. for 60 day
L. S. DURHAM 0580118. Concord. Mlohlcnl.

130 Reg. Bambolllet Ewes for sale. descended
from the beat flocks and bred to a pure Van
Homeyer and a ram sired by a Gllbert run and Im-
ported dam. All in perfect health. In lots to suit buy
ere—none reserved. J. Q.A A.C.ook Mordce. Mich.

HOGS.

LAHGE ENGLISH BEHKSHIHES.

Have an. lot of spring pigs of both sexes. Few
young sows (or fall furrow. Vigoroul and strong.
the type for profitable pork production. Satisfaco
tion guaranteed. F. A. BYWATER, Memphis, Mich.

HUPP FARM BERKSHIRES!
WON 189 PRIZES IN 1909.

Stock of both sexes and all ages for sale. Breeders

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

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

DrawerA Birmingham Michigan.

U ll d l b I .
BERKSHIRES boli’éfiof... :‘..‘§i‘.’.."“c.%i‘.:°i§il
pigs. T. V. HICKS. R. No. 11. Battle Creek. Mlcb.
HIGH CLASS LARGE EHRLISH BERKSHIRE £33.?
sex. W. J. ROSS. Roche-tor. Michigan.
1 th
B E R K S H l R E S ‘1....:..?.,°.°§
type andstrnlns. C. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.

BER“ 8'" “E: A few good young bou- rndy for Ionlco.sows
. . . bred for fall furrow at attractive priceu for
immediate Isle. Ask to: catalog. Roycron Form, Sldnnw, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BREEDEIS’ DIRECTGIY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

Herd headed by UNDULATA BLACKBIRO
11110 53336. one or the heat soul of PRINCE ITO
.50 006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit
and Grand Rapids Fair! of 1907,1908 and 1909. Herd
consists of Ericas, Blackblrda. PrIdel.e
WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionln. Mloll.

1 Berkshire swine. Eggs for
Ayah". 8“" calves' setting. High bred stock.
White & Buff Orplngtons. White & Barred Rocks.
Light Brahman. White Leghorn: and White Wynn-
dottes :1 per 15. Mich. School for the Deal. Flint.

—Polled Durbams, Ham shire

Angus Bulls Cotswold. ,nnd South DowannmE
on sale at Clover Blossom Farm. Port Austin. Mich.
GU LRNSLYs-BULL 011111118-
Herd tuberculin

tested. ALLAN KELSEY, Lnkevlew. Mich.
1 Breeders and Im orterl of b b
”all“ ”mg. Farm clans Guernseyn. ”we“... yd?"
wants. E. ‘1. J. T. MILLER. Btrmlngnnm, Mich.

CHOICELY HHED HOLSTElH-FHIESIA 23233.15:

prices. Cole Bros. Ypsilanti Farms, Ypsilanti. Mich

HELSTEIH FHIESIAHS‘fé‘ii.°€‘§§"c.’3§i§

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

TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.

Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com.
blnlng in themselves the blood of cows which now
hold and have In the post held World's Records for
milk and butter-fat at lair rlcea.

McPHERSON FARM 00.. Howell. Mlch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 Holstein flows, 6 Holstein Yearling Heitars,
10 Holstein Bull Calves from A. H. 0.1km.

Pay your money and take your choice from my
nerd of 70. L. E. CORNELL. Fayette. Ohlo.

BULL CALF t
H O L ST E I N beat families 13?: ‘twb:

breed. (J. D. WOODBURY. Lancing. Mlchlgnn.

——B [h
HEREFORDS: 10311333735323?

China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mlch.

LlLLlE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS

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 aof butter last
year. Write for description and price

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopere:vllle. Mich.

ERSEY BULL CALF born October 4th ’09. Dam
gave 9.3861bs. milk in one year. test 5 to 553%. Site’s
dam’s record 10,060 lbs. milk in 10% months testfi 2-10
per cent. The Murray-Waterman 00., R. D. 6. Ann Arbor, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

0R SALE—12 ragilterod Jersey Cows of St. Lambert. and
Inland ill-10d, from 2 to loyeru. all fresh or nearly IO. Price
$100 each If taken at once. 01A. Brlitol, R. F. D. 5.Fonton. Mich.

 

Fun s‘LE—Jeraey Bull Calves from 3 to 9 mos. old
Fine tliirfty fellows and from extra. 300!
cows. A. Newman, Mariette, Mich. R. F. D. No. l .

JERSEY 1; LI.-

BUTTER BRED .10.. BABE, 3
CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allecan County. Mlchlr an.

Register of Merit Jerseys. 0“}.2‘0‘3. 5””
'1‘. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Mlchly 1n.

HDHTHEHH GHDWH JERSEYS

WITH BIG MILK RECORDS.
TUBECULIN TESTED BY STATE VETERINARIAN.
ROYCROF’I‘ FARM. Sldnaw. Mich.

 

 

 

 

DAIRY BBED BHORTHORNS. Can spare a few
females. Good note: good as cash. Citizens
Telephone. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.

Berkshire—A few choice fall Gilt: bred for early far-
rowlng and a choice lot of Spring Pigs with prices
right and the right brood. A. A. Pottullo. Docket-ville, Mich.

DAMS BROS. thch field. Mich.. breeders of Im-

proved Cheuter White and Tamworth swine.

Pigs. either breed, by 1" prize Shh Fair winnerl. Bufl Rock,
Bufl Wyandotte egg- :l per 15' W. Orplngton $3 per 15.

 

 

—Sows bred for Aug. and Be t.

impmfld OHOSLOI‘S furrow. Choice March and .15..
furrow. either sex also W. Wyandotte Eggs 91 for 15.
W. 0. WILSON. Okemos. Mich. (Both Phones).

CHESTER WHITEs:.§gg‘:.§.,gl.%:

for fall (snowing. Also Guernsey Cattle. Catalog
free. WILL W. FISHER. Watervliet, Michigan.

DUROC JERSEYS.
CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hustlnll. Mlchlcan.
DUHOO JERSEY Elfiil‘aiii'fiiil {’38.};31‘13‘133‘1‘1331
nwu. Write for portioning. C. BABNEY, Goldwater, Mich.

DUROC JERSEY

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for sale. Pigs In palm not-ak ma: only. El.
Mendowbrook Seed Faun... Willi: .8.

DUIWC JERSEY SWINE. 5"”;ng D081!- Bi

for 15. J. H. BANGHART,P Lnnslnc lch.

0. l. C. bred sows all sold. £333.33}:
hand. GEORGE P. ANDREWS. Danavllle. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0' L c —For sale a few choice pigs of March and
1 April furrow in pairs nor akin. Satisfaction
guaranteed. A. Newman. Mariette. M lch.. B. F. D.1.

0 I C REGISTERED PIGS. 10 to 12
. . 0 weeks from World’s Fair winners.
Glenwood Stock Farm. Zeeland. Mich. Phone 94.

0 l C REGISTERED PIGS March and
. g 0 April litters. Palrs not skin.
HENRY RIGTERINK. Hamilton, Mich.

O I c —EPBING PIGS and a few BBED
0 0 0 SOWS at reasonable prices.
C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.

o I c Sow pigs all sold but 9 extrn fine
I I bonu- plgs for sale. Satisfaction gun-
anteed. FRED NICKEL. Monroe. Mlcn.. B. No. 1.

OR BALE—4 P. C. boar: ready for service. Eggs

for listening & prize winning Regal White & Col.
umblun Wyandottes. Zach Klnne. Three Oaks, Mich.

“BEE TYPE POLAND-CHINAB—Lergent In

Mich. Booking orders for pigs to
be shipped at 4 to 5 11103.01 age. Write for weights
and measurements. W. E. Livingston. Puma. Mich.

P. (l. BHDUD 80W SALE

AUGUST 3rd.

45 SOWS bred to Next: in Line, Modifier and
Orient~tbree of Michigan' s greatest
boars. Write for catalog and arrange to come.

WM. WAFFLE, Coldwater, Michigan.

POLA ND-CHINAS‘Ell’: 1331.11.15?

to ship. WOOD dc SONS. Saline. Mich.

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P. 0. Pics 1.111.131.1112"; 1111111111:
_ R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mlchlaan.

Pola 11d Chins—1.33313": 11:1: 51%:

price. -. M. WING & SON. snerdian. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Poland uhmas 3 y p g p“

older sows bred. Also Shortnorn .

Prices right. Robert Neve. Pierson. Mich.
Fine

For Sale-500 1...... Yorkshire

Wea ed Pin each 35
BROWN’S PIG FARM. Grand Rapids. Mich.

calves.

 

 

 

HORTHORN cattle of both sexes at reasonable
k prices. I bread for both milk and beef. Come or
write. '1‘. I. SOUTBWOBTH, R. R0. 13. Box 13, Allen, Itch

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Parsons Poll Dolame Rams
will add to the constitution and xahearlng unlitles
of your lambs. Grade X. 915:X X11220: 4%
ROMEYN C. PARSONS. Grand dare. Mich.

 

Large Improved English Yorkshires.

The boss that make good. September gilt: bred to
furrow next August or September. Spring pigs of
either sex. Pairs not akin. Satisfaction guaranteed

' COL LON C. LILLIE. Coopmvlue. Mlon.

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A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR DAIRY-
MEN.

 

One of the greatest needs on the aver-
age dairy farm at present is a better class
of herd bulls. The potent influence which
the bull exerts on the quality of the herd
should make him a matter of first import-
ance with every dairyman. It is a com-
mon .saying that “the bull is half the
herd. Uusually he is more than half the
herd. Where a pure-bred bull is used
with grade cows, the offspring will take
largely after the bull because of his great-
er prepotency.

While a high-class bull costs perhaps
two or three times as much as one of the
common run, I do not know of anything
in the dairy line that brings greater re-
turns for money invested than that in-
vested in a first-class bull.

A few figures here may help to bring
out more forc'ibly the extra value of a
bull that can add 100 pounds of butter-fat
to the annual yield of his offspring. Let
us estimate the relative returns from two
bulls capable of producing cows yielding,
say, 300 and 400 lbs. of butter-fat, respec-
tively. It is fair to aSSume that each bull
may produce 15 heifer calves and 15 bull
calves each year. According to unpub-
lished figures by myself, a cow yielding
400 lbs. of butter—fat a year will return
$16.70 greater net profit than one yielding
300 lbs. of butter-fat during the same

' THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

portant asset in a. bull. Remember, how-
ever, that a bull, no matter how fine an
individual he may be, if not backed by
high butter-fat records, should be let
alone.

The external qualities of a good bull are
indicated by a masculine head and neck,
bright, prominent eyes, far apart, a.
Strong, sinewy jaw, broad muzzle, wide
open nostrils, deep, broad chest, deep
capacious barrel, soft, loose, oily hide, of
medium thickness, clean bone, large rudi-
mentary teats, squarely placed and far
apart, and a general spareness of flesh,
especially in the region of the shoulders,
thighs and ’hips. Indeed, from the shoul-
ders backwardpthe dairy bull should have
the same general outline possessed by the
dairy cow. He should have a strong,
resolute appearance and an active style,
showing that abundance of vigor so neces-
sary in a good breeder.

Wisconsin. JOHN MICHELS.

THE BUTTER-FAT IN CREAM VARIES
WITH BUTTER-FAT IN MILK.

 

A little dispute has arisen here between
two patrons of the creamery in regard
to the following question, and they wish
me to write you to settle the, matter for
them. One party claims that if he had
a cow that would test, say, four per cent,
and another that tested six, and if the
milk was run through the same, separator
in the same, way. the cream would test
alike, and that he would have approx-
imately one—third more pounds in the one
case. than he would in the other. The
other party claims that the cream test
varics according to the test of the milk.
Which one of theSe parties is right?

Barry Co. II. E. H.

A cream separator is sci to take out
a certain per cent of the volume of the

 

 

 

 

A Cow that Would be Attractive in Any Business Herd.

time. During a normal period of useful-
ness, say eight years, the heifer calf from
the 400 lb. bull will yield $16.70x8, or
$133.60 more net profit than the one from
the 300-lb. bull. The increased profit
from the 15 heifers would be $133.60x15,
or $2,004. Now, since the average period
of usefulness of the bull is about six
years, we have to multiply $2,004 by 6,
which gives us the astonishing amount of
$12,024, representing the increased value
of the female descendents of a 400-lb.
bull over those of a 300-11). bull. To get
the total value, we have to consider, of
course, also the increased value of the
male calves. But enough has been said
to illustrate the increased money value
represented by the offspring of a superior
bull during his lifetime.

It is shvortsighted policy to buy common
bulls just because they\arc cheap. Yet
there are many who are willing to lose
$12,000 or more to save $50 on the pur-
chase price of a young bull.

In selecting bulls nothing but pure—bred
individuals should be considered. \Vhat
is of paramount importance is the butter-
fat record of the ancestors of the bull,
especially that of his parents. The rec-
ords of his mother and his sire's mother
are of first importance. The records of
distant ancestors, while of value, are
relatively unimportant. Do not be de-
ceived by a long pedigree showing noth-
ing but long and strange names. \Vhat is
wanted in the pedigree of a bull, (and of
a cow, for that matter, too), is actual au-
thentic butter—fat records,

Be sure that the bull is in good
health. Do not buy a bull that has not
been proven free from tuberculosis by the
tuberculin test.

Good individuality is also a very im-

milk. Consequently if we run through
100 pounds of milk which contains 4 per
cent of butter-fat, or four pounds of but-
ter-fat, and We take out one-tenth of
that, or twinds, then we will have
ten pound. 1‘ cream containing four
pounds of butter-fat, or 40 per cent
cream, and consequently if we run
through 100 pounds of milk containing 6
per cent butter-fat we will take out ten
pounds of cream containing six pounds of
butter—fat, or we will have 60 per cent
cream.

There seems to be a great many people
who do not understand the principle of
the cream separator, or the philosophy of
testing milk, and it is this mystery which
causes so much dissatisfaction at the av-
erage crcamery in testing milk or cream.
Pcoplo think that their c-ow ought to give
milk that tests the same every time, and
they also think that their cream which
they sell ought to contain the same per
cent of butter fat, every single day. But
it docs not, it varies very much. “’9 are
testing some of our cows to put them into
the register of merit. It is surprising to
notice how much they vary from one
milking to another in the per cent of but-
ter~fat. One cow, for instance, will give
only three and one-half per cent of but-
ter-fat at one milking and the next milk-
ing she will give over six per cent of but-
ter—fat. Consequently, the cream at the
creamery varies and no one who under-
stands it thoroughly expects that his
cream is going to test exactly alike ev-
ery time, even though the samples are
taken uniformly and the testing is done
right. As a matter of fact, the testing is
much more apt to be accurate than if the
per cent of butter-fat in the cream is
uniform.

WHAT TO DO WITH A PERSISTENT
MILKER.

‘

I wish to ask through your dairy de-
partment what you would advise me to
do with a cow that is a very persistent
milker. She is due to freshen August 0
and is now giving from 12.tov15 lbs. a.
day. The last time she freshened she
had milk fever and I would rather she did
not make much bag now. After she got
over the milk fever she gave 50 lbs. 3.
day. That was 16 months ago. I got
her dry that time, the only time she was
dry since her first calf. This will be her
fourth calf.

Ncwaygo Co. S. S.

There are two ways of handling a per-
sistent milker. One is to feed her well
and milk her right along and thank your
stars that you have a cow that will re-
spond to feed and put that feed in the
milk pail. But I am aware that a cow
that milks continuously the year round
will not be as apt to drop a good strong
calf as one that has a rest. It is na-
ture‘s way to have a rest, so I believe
that all things considered, you had better
dry the cow up. You say the cow is due
to freshen early in August. I have known
of instances where we supposed a cow
was coming in on a certain date, but she
failed to do so. \‘Ve dried her up in time
so that she would have plenty of time to
make bag before she came in and we
found we had made a mistake. Conse-
quently, you want to be sure of this be-
fore you dry off your cow or you may
lose thereby.

Now the other way is to dry up the cow.
The only way to dry a cow up is to stop
milking her, and to take away the larger
portion of her feed. Some cows you have
to starve a little bit, or put them down
on to a merely maintenance ration in or-
der to dry them up, but you can do this
if you arc pcrsistcnt. To begin with, be
irregular about your milking. Milk late
at night and early in the morning, then
early at night and late in the morning,
then milk only once a day. Then milk
every third milking, thcn - milk every
other day. My word for it, it won’t be
but a short time before your cow won't
give much milk. If you can not do any
other way take her grain all away from
her and a portion of her other food and
put her on merely a maintenance ration.
You can dry her up in this way.

\Vith regard to milk fever, I would not
be afraid of that disease now. After you
have thoroughly dried up the cow so that
she don't give any more milk, then I
would begin to fced hcr grain again. The
time to develop a cow for the SOaSUn'S

 

work is when the cow is dry and does not '

give any milk. Milk fcvcr can be pre-
vented. I am sure, by not milking the cow
clean when she first comes fresh. This
is nature's way. I am convinced that
milk fc‘mr is brought on by milking the
udder out clean the ill’St’ or sccond day
after calving. If the calf is a big hungry
fellow, don’t let him draw off all the
milk. Milk just a little the first day.
Then gradually milk a little more each
milking until the end of the third day you
can milk hcr clean. Since we have made
this the practice, we have not had a case
of milk fever. while before that we were
losing some of our best cows, sometimes
one or two a, year. If you get a case of
milk fever, use the air treatment. Inflate
the udder as Soon as possible with air
and there is not much danger of its prov-
ing fatal.

 

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW CHANGES
PLACE OF' MEETING.

 

Announcement was made in these col-
umns some time ago that the next meet-
ing of the National Dairy Show would
bo held in Milwaukee; but since that time
the board of directors has met and re-
viscd their decision because of being un-
able to make arrangements for the proper
entertainment of the, patrons of the show
and for other reasons. They will hold
their fifth annual meeting in the Coli-
seum, Chicago, October 20—20, 1910. It
is safe to say that a large number of the
prominent men interested in the dairy
show have considered Chicago the logical
place for the gathering of the dairymen
of the country. The reason for the going
clsewherc was made almost necessary on
account of the lack of interest among the
business men of that city. Their support
is essential to make the show a success.
But now the business interests of Chicago
have awakened to the great possibilities
of the organization. They stand ready
and anxious to do all in their power to
make the meet what it should be. It can
well be said that at no other time have
conditions appeared so auspicious as they
do for the coming gathering in October.
There is needed, however, the hearty co-
operation of every dairyman.

(a) 77

COuld They Be
More Foolish ?

The best proof that common cream sepa-
rators are out-ol-daie is the fact that they
contain 40 to 60 disks or other contraptions.
They need such contraptions simply because
they lack skimming force. Since theylack
skimming force. they are neither modern nor
properly built. In View of these facts, could
any maker or agent of common cream sepa-
rators be more foolish or incorrect than to
claim that disks or other contraptions make,
or are needed in, a modern machine ?

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Cream Separators

 

   
  
     
    
 

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I was helpless and bod-ridden for years from a I
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I would die if not. operated on. 1 fooled them all
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Preserving Eggs for Home Use.

Will some one kindly give a recipe for
putting down eggs for home use?

Oakland Co. SUBSQRJBER.

Prepare the vessels required to hold the
number of eggswhi-ch you desire to put
down. Crooks 0r good-sized earthen jars
are preferable but good kegs or barrels
that have been thoroughly cleaned and
scalded will answer. Having placed these
in a cool dark part of the cellar, where
they may be reached handily, prepare
a solution of waterglass, otherwise
known as sodium silicate. You should
be able to get the ‘waterglass at your
local drug store. Buy according to the
quantity of solution you intend making.
The waterglass should constitute about
one part in ten of the solution; that is,
in making 10 gals. of the solution use
1 gal. twaterglass and 9 gals. water. The
Water should be boiled and allowed to
‘cool before being used. Pour some of
this solution into the vessels which have
been prepared and place therein the eggs
that are selected for Keeping. At this
season extreme care must be taken in
selecting eggs. Only those that are posi-
tively known to be less than two days
old should be placed in the preserving
fluid and it will be better and safer to
store them daily, placing in the vessels
the same day they are laid. Reject all
cracked and dirty eggs. Make sure that
all are 'well covered by the solution.
When a vessel has been filled put on a
reasonably tight cover of some kind to
retard evaporation of the solution. Good
eggs put down in this way keep well
for periods of six months to a year.

Producing Capons.

Is the making of capons really a profit-
able undertaking for the average poultry—
lnan, and is the extra price received for
them as «great as is sometimes reported?

Monroe Co. READER.

Probably the strongest evidence that
can be offered in response to this query
is contained in the fact that the practice
of caponizing cockercls is yearly extend-
ing. It would be too much to predict
that within a few years a good proportion
of all the fowl owners of the country will
be converting their surplus cockcrels into

calmns because the proportion of owners
'WIIO raise poultry in a small way only is
very great, and as a rule suc’h poultry-
men think the operation entails too much
Skill and risk to undertake it where only
a few fowls are concerned. On the other
hand, the owners of big poultry plants
quite generally recognize the fact that the
males of the flock can be more profitably
marketed as capons than as cockcrels
or mature cocks, and it is safe to say a
majority of big poultry growers now prac-
tice caponizing. There is no good reason
why the average poultry raiser cannot
do so, and with profit, even though the
number of surplus males- in the flock is
not large. Vi’hilc the operation, which
has been fully described and illustrated
in these columns within the past two
years, is a comparatively simple one, it
requires practice and some degree of skill
to so master it that it can be performed
quickly and successfully. Manifestly it is
better to begin on a few fowls rather
than a large number.

As to prices, we can not do better than
give the quotations ruling in one of the
big poultry markets during the past win-
ter. During the, early months of the
year the demand for 'capons is keen for
the reason that at this season there is
little poultry offered which possesses the
tender, palatable qualities of the popu-
lar spring chicken. T'hese qualities, how-
ever, are found/in the well-grown capon,
and he is l'hcl'cfol'c much preferred to
the general run of poultry reaching the
markct at that time. In weight he will
somewhat surpass a cock of the same
age that has been equally well fed, but
this .liffcrence is not so great as has t'rc-
qucntly been claimed. His (‘11in superi-
ority lies in the quality of the carcass
and is wholly accountable for the differ-
ence in price. During the early part of
the present year fancy 8 to 10—1b. dressed
capons sold in the New York market for
2861300 pcr lb. Lighter weights but dress-
ing not under 7 lbs. brought 2563260. At
the same time fancy corn-fed chickens
Sold at 17c per lb. and cor-ks at 131/2c.

Cracknels or Lard Renderings;

A Wayne Co. reader asks regarding the
food value of crackncls or lard renderings
as a substitute for meat scrap in the
feeding of chickens. Data as to the food
constituents of this product are not
available, so far as we know. If any of
the readers of these columns have had
experience in the. use of cracknels as a
part of the poultry ration they will con-
fer a favor by reporting results.

GETTING -»RID OF LAYING WORKERS.

The question, “What shall I do with a.
colony having laying workers," is one
often asked by bee owners. The ques-
tioner is sometimes told to break up the
colony by distributing its combs among
other colonies; sometimes he is told to
introduce a fertile queen, and again he‘is
told to carry the colony a distance from
its old stand and shake all the bees of!
the combs, in the hope and expectation
that the laying worker or workers will
get lost in the operation,

There are two easy and sure ways of
disposing of laying worker colonies and
still get all the service out of the bees
that they are capable of rendering, be-
sides keeping the number of colonies up
to what it was before. The first way is
to place the .hive having the laying work-
ers over a strong colony with a fertile
queen. placing a newspaper with a small
hole in it between the two hives. The
bees will unite peaceably and, when con-
siderable worker \brood appears in the
upper hive, the hives can be placed on
separate stands. The bees will rear a
queen from the brood in the hive which
has no queen, or you can introduce a
fertile queen about three or four days
from the time of their removal,

The other plan contemplates the tak—
ing of a couple of frames of hatching
brood from some of the strong hives
and placing them in another hive over a.
strong colony, with a frame having wire
cloth nailed to both sides of it between
the two hives. Then release a fertile
queen and her escorts on these combs: in
a few days you will have a nucleus
strong enough to take care of the queen.
Then set this hive with the nucleus
down by the side of the hive containing
laying workers.
transfer a frame with its bees from the
laying—worker hive to the hive containing
the nucleus. By the time that all but
two of the frames have been placed in
the new hive, the. queen will be doing
business there, and all will be harmony
within. I will add, in this connection.
that a laying-worker colony, if strong.
can at the proper season of the year be
utilized for the building up of two or
three new colonies just as well as for the
building of one. Keeping brood warm is
about all these laying-worker bees are

 

good for, anyhow. By taking a couple.

of frames of hatching brood and treat-
ing as I have mentioned. you have an
absolutely safe way of introducing any
queen. no matter what may be her
value.

These laying workers, if discovered at
the right season, instead of being a
nuisance, may be turned to good account
as an aid in the improvement of our
stock. All bee~kcepcrs know that the
bees of a queenless colony are quite lia—
ble to be irritable when handled, and are
greatly inclined to follow the operator
about the apiary and annoy him. If the
bee—keeper desires a pom-cable apiary let
him avoid queenlcss colonies. This, of
course, must be done by supplying all
queenless colonies with queens as soon
as they are discovered to be queenless.

Now about introducing queens. There
are several ways in which this can be
done successfully. Introducing queens
with tobacco smoke has been a great
success with some. Just at dusk I load
up the smoker. When it is going good
I put in about a pipcful of tobacco, give
three or four puffs at the entrance, take
off the cover of the hive and drive down
the bees with smoke. Then I allow the
queen to run down between the combs,
following with a few more puffs of
smoke. Of course a good smoker is an
indispensable article to every bee—keeper.
Bees can be smokcd too much, particu-
larly when queens are to bc introduced or
when searching for them. Just how
much to give depends upon the disposi-
tion of the insects.

New Jersey. F. C. HERMAN.

For the first time I am having some
experience with poultry on a city lot.
I iind that much depends upon keeping
the fowls contented and busy. If a cer-
tain routine is observed, for instance, if
at night I scatter the food in the yard
for their morning inc-.11, so that when
they are out at peep of day they can
go out and scratch for their breakfast, it
tells on the egg yield. Also if they do
not have the green sods which they en—
jOy so much, the number of eggs is re-
duced accordingly. We all know that if
a cow is disturbed, anxious or angry the
milk is reduced, and so I believe that in
the laying of eggs, which is a maternal
function. other things being equal, the
hen that is contented will lay more eggs
than the one disturbed by hurrying chil-
dren who hunt the eggs in a. boisterous
way, PRISCILLA PLUM.

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

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100 brings price lists, samples, and advice. Botanical
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Hens, $1 to 02 each. to reduce stock. Eggs 81
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Layer-5”] Hatching eggs 980 per 15; 81.40 per 30; $4
per 100. WM. J. COOPER. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

130GB FOR HATCHING—Light Brahma. White
J Wyandotte and B. 1’. Rock. 81 asettlng; $1.60 for
‘l settings. E. D. Bishop.Boute 38. Lake Odessa.Mlch.

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COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Michigan.

 

 

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. £1.50 per 30 or $4 per 100. Lewxs T. Oppenlnnder,
successor to Fred Mott. B. No. 4. Lancing. Mich.

I eggs for hatching from
“IIIIO WyandoIIO select breeding pens: $1.00
for 15. $1.50 {or 26, $2.50 for 50 and 04.50 er 100.
COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle. Mic lxnn.

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B. Polish, 8. C. White Leghorn. Jan. Bantams and
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for select farms all over Southern Michigan.
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OWN A HOME—“mm"

Valley has
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FARM F0“ SALE —160 acres. 2% miles from West

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FOR. sALE—Zlm acres of best Mich-

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comfortable living, enjoyment and genial climate
Famous for fruit and quite as good for general,
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Sometimes One fails to get the crop of
tomatoes that his vines promise, but it
seldom happens that a good crop results
when one sees the vines languid, sickly
and lacking vigor. Getting good vines
requires attention from the time the seeds
are planted. The illustration shows a
promising plant. It is strong, vigorous,
stocky, and has what the gardener calls
“character." It looks as if it would hear
a bumper crop, and, no doubt, it will. The
cut shows that the soil 'has been well
worked. This is one of the requirements
of the tomato crop. Good cultivation is
quite necessary to get the vines right.
The plants appear to respond more than
any other garden plant to the activity of
the hoe. Being a vigorous grower, mois-

 

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A Promising Tomato Plant.

ture is constantly needed in good
amounts to convey plant food to the parts
of the plant. Working the soil retains
moisture. Besides, the stirring admits
air which sets friendly micro—organisms
to work preparing food for the use of the
rootlets that are reaching everywhere to
get 5 appliance forthe stem, leaves, flow-
ers aha fruits. There may be plenty of
food in the soil for the plant but if it is
not in a condition so the plant can use it
the crop will not profit. Cultivation will
help to get the food ready to serve to the
plant. Not less than once each week the
ground should receive a. visit from the
hoe, or the cultivator.

LAYERING STRAWBERRIES.

 

The spring set strawberries are now
about ready to layer into whatever kind
of rows are desired. They are not as far
along as usual as they had a late start in
the spring and the present dry weather
is causing them to make fewer runners.
However, there will soon be four runners
to each plant averaging two nodes each,

of course, this distance must vary some-
what on account of length of nodes of
the runner. The runners are chosen, laid
where wanted, and a trowel of soil laid
on the runner wire just behind the node,
or new plant. When enough plants are
set the end of the runner and any surplus
runners are chopped off with the side of
the trowel, which is kept sharp for this
purpose. A little layering, for instance,
the cleaning up of the layering where the
runners were not long enough the first
time can be done with the hoe, 'but where
all the runners are laid down the work
can be done to best advantage by getting
down on one‘s knees or in a sitting pos.
ture. We usually have a pair of over-
alls for this purpose with pads sewed on
the knees, which makes it easier to kneel.
If the rows are weedy or crusty it is
best to go over them first with the hoe
and break the crust and get out the
weeds. The operation is also performed
more easily when the ground is some-
what moist, as it works better and holds
the runners down better.

In two or three weeks after the layer-
ing is done the plants will have rooted
suificiently to hoe about them and cut
surplus runners. The plants being evenly
spaced and established makes the suc-
ceeding care of the bed easier, as one can
hoe about the plants easily. The bed
can be kept a second year and is easy to
clean out as the plants are already spaced
and one can hoe about them in renewing
the bed.

Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.

COAL ASHES AS MULCHING.

 

From the viewpoint of the scientist,
coal ashes are considered as having very
little fertilizing properties. This may be,
and doubtless is correct when standing
alone. But one thing is certain, when
properly handled their action upon the
soil is beneficial beyond any matter of
doubt or question.

Six years ago the writer came face to
face to face with a difficult question as to
the culture of grape vines. The rows for
the most part had been set along a steep
hillside and previous injudicious culture
had left the ground in such shape that
further work with horse and plow or cul-
tivator made matters worse. Along the
rows the ground lay in high ridges com-
pletely matted with a tough June grass
sod, and between, they were simply bar-
ren, dead furrows. The leveling of the
rows and tearing out the sod by hand
was an expensive job so we decided that
the best way was to let the coal ashes
do the work of subduing the grass. We
piled them in plentifully along the rows
and especially close around the vines and
let them fight the grass, which they (lid
do to a finish. After getting in their work
of killing the grass and loosening up the
soil, the matter of leveling off the ground
back to the plow line was comparatively
easy. Then, too, the beneficial effects
upon the grapes were easily noticeable
the first year.

Two years ago I started in along the
same lines with cherry trees. They were
large trees r“ fine varieties, but com—

at which stage they are ready to layer.- pletely matted and soil-bound with grass,

It is better to begin early than to let
them go too late, as it is difficult to work
to advantage after the runners get tan-
gled and the plants are partly rooted.
It is‘better to begin before the plants are
fully ready, for by the time the work is
done they may be too far advanced. If
there are not enough runners or they are
not long enough when starting to layer
the work can be finished at a second op-
eration, or if there are not many vacan-
cies they can be filled by layering with
the hoe while hoeing

and set in such position that plowing or
cultivating was out of the question. The
ground was a perfect stone quarry and
then some more, and handwork was not
to be thought of so the ashes were pressed
into service. They were piled around the
trees by the bushel and thus left to fight
their own battle. Well, they did the work
and the cherries this year were the finest
I have ever handled. Well, I am using
them in various and sundry ways and fine
especially that used liberally upon the
hard spots, (which, -by the way, are far

The kind of row should, of course, be- too numerous for comfort). they mellow

decided upon before beginning to layer,
or even before setting the plants in the
spring, as the spacing of the rows will
depend much upon how wide the rows are
to be made. Thirty inches will do very
well for single hedge rows or hills, while
a double hedge ought to have 36 and a.
wide matted row 42 to 48 inches.

1 am inclined quite favorably toward a
trial of the hill system and intend to try
it as soon as we have a suitable place.
In this case I would place the hills from
24 to 30 inches each way and use a horse
to cultivate both ways, keeping the rus-
ners cut unless it be to allow a few new
plants to start close to the mother plant.

For our conditions, with the plants set
in young orchards, we have found the
double hedge row about the most suit-
able, and will layer our rows into this
style. Two runners are trained each way
from each plant, so as to leave two rows
of four plants each between each two of
the old plants, both the rows and plants
being about nine inches apart, though,

and fine the soil and render it double pro-
ductive. I am not running athwart the
scientists and claiming that they actually
teem with fertility of themselves, but I
do claim that they act very forcibly upon
the soil—perhaps by the way of breaking
it up and unlocking the plant food already
there and thus are valuable as though
they themselves contained the elements
of plant life. Another way I have found
them of much value is in their liberal
use in the poultry house and especially
under the roosts. I throw them in by the
bushel. both winter and summer. The
hens like to pick them over and wallow
in them and for dust bath they seem to
me to be equally as good as road dust.
They hold the valuable constituents of
the droppings and when carted out and
applied to the growing crops they have
not only held the full value of the ma-
nure, but also perform their office work.
mellowing up the soil and making it more
friable and easy 01’ tilth.
Wayne Co. J. E. Monsm.

 

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The sales of Maxwell 5-Pas-
senger, 30 H. P. Touring Cars
and Maxwell 12 H. P. Runa-
bouts have been enormous, yet
a number of farmers write me
that they want a car with de-
tachable Tonneau. As a result
of these many requests, I have
built a car especially to fill your
needs—(shown above with ton-
neau detached). It is abi g, hand-
some, 30 H. P., 2-Passenger
Roadster that can be changed in
three minutes into asmart, stylish
4-PassengerTouringCar. With
Tonneau off, there is ample
carrying Space on the rear plat-
form. When the wife or family
want an outing, on the Tonneau
goes in a jiffy. If you could have
a. car built specially for you,
wouldn’t it be just such a one ?

A Stylish _(_I_a_r

The picture of the car speaks for it.
Here is an automobile that the wealth-
iest man is proud to own. Note the
long Wheel-base (110 inches) and
big wheels and tires (34 x4 inches).
Men who have formerly owned only
the highest priced cars, costing $3,000
or $4,000, find in this MAXWELL
at $1,575 the same power, reliability
and style at less than half the cost of
up-keep. You must see this car to
appreciate it—you must ride in it to
realize its strength, power, ease of
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folks won’t read it, but if you are thinking about getting
an automobile, you will read with interest every word—it
may save you hundreds of dollars of unnecessary expense.

Low Cost 9f Up-keep

MAXWELL CARS cost their owners
less to maintain than any other car in
the world, regardless of price. We
were the first manufacturers to come
out and give you the actual figures
showing the exact cost of maintenance.
Last season we said of our big S-Pas-
senger Touring Car—“This big car
can be run 5,000 miles a year at an
average total cost of $3.98 a week.”
This model costs even less to run, be-
cause it is lighter than our Touring Car.

Ask for the Figures

If you did not see our recent an-
nouncement showing in exact figures
—just how little it costs to run the
MAXWELL 5-Passenger Touring Car
5,000 miles a year, write me and I will
send you a poster in natural colors,
giving these figures in itemized form.
The shrewd farrr .- who wants to know
what his car is going to cos: him to run
after he buys it, should have this in-
formation.

These Books Free

I want to send, without cost to you,
a lot of valuable information about
automobiles. I want you to have our
latest catalogue—fully illustrated. Also
copies of HHow to Judge an Auto«
mobile” and the “Co—Operator,” a
newsy magazine, together with the
“World’s Record Booklet.” Now,
while it is fresh in your mind, drop
me a postal. Simply say “MAIL
BOOKS.”

President

 

SALES

Sold June 30, '10 .
Sold during July, '10 .
Maxwells in use today . 33,759

. 31,788
1,971

TO DATE

 

 

 

dealers.

Maxwell-Briscoe Motor" Co.,

. Right in mid-season—~rig’ 5 hen
most-~savmg you twice the dealer’s profit, we offer
this advance 1911 model.

Murray pays the freight

This is a genuine opportunity for quick buYerS.
Murray sells on four weeks road t 1.11.
Insuresmfe delivery Gi stwayear’ss’uarantew.
Arran es constructio to y ur order.

This is as ecialoffer— itin our catJ 2'. To gt
full details, e sure to ask for our 5 ecial
Mid-Summer circular. Send postal or it today.

no Willia' ll. Harm Mfg. Co., 332-338 E. 5th 5L-

Watch the Figures Grow

We operate 4 great factories, .'6 branch houses and have 800
We will give you the name of the nearest dealer.

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Licensed under Scldcn Palenl—Membcts A. L. A. M.

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the trust putthe price of a first
class scale Within his reach.0nly
the First Man who writes eta
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“JoNliS lie Pays the Freight,” 420 Lee St, Biughamlon. N. Y. ‘

‘ This 5 ton scale has new com ound beam and beam b_ox, _ree.
the first man to offer a. reliab e high grade scale at. a. fair price I

If so mywrltten warrant to on I:
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IWANT MY SCALE ON EVERY FARM.

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This qucstion has
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SchooiProbiem. about until there is 3.

\‘cl'_\' general apprecia—
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that there is a country school problem,
and that it is :1 problem which is press-
ing for solution. The great number of
small district schools in the state, with a.
high pcr capita cost of maintcnuncc for
a short form of school and a conseoucnt
incificicncy of the work done because of
the small number of pupils, the brcvity
of the school year and the too gcneral in—
cxpcricncc and inefficiency of the (each-
crs employed in the small schools, are
too cloqucut «evidences of this fact to
make tiflli‘lllfllOl'Y comment upon the
question ncccssary. 'i‘hc only adequate
remedy for this condition which has yet
bccn proposed is the consolidation of
those small districts into larger units, so
that a better school can be maintoincd.
This plan has found many advocatcs
among the thinking pcoplc of the coun-
try. and many champion-s among the, edu-
cators, but has not bccomc sufficiently
popular with the mass of our rural resi-
dcnts so that much progress has been
made in this direction in Michigan, There
lms, however, been sufi‘lclcnt general in—
terest in the proposition, so that the
school laws have bccn amended in a.
manner to make it possible for the peo-
ple of any community to take such ac-
tion as they may dcsirc in this direction
by removing the limitations regarding the
size of the school districts and thus mak-
ing it possible to bring about this proc-
ess of consolidation gradually by con-

THE MICHIGAN FARM‘ER.

solidating tw0 small districts where this
seemed desirable, but leaving the way
open for more extended consolidation
where this seemed to be- a. desirable ex‘
periment. As a. result there have been
a considerable number of consolidations
by which one or two small districts have
been attached to larger or more populous
districts adjacent to them, where a bet-
ter school was maintained, and there are
many more communities where such ac-
tion would undoubtedly be beneficial to
children and schools alike.

But the people of Michigan have been
slow to adopt consolidation on a larger
scale, notwithstanding ‘ the examples
which have been afforded along this line
in other states, and with regard to which
reports have been quite generally pub-
lished in this and other papers and in
reports and bulletins of educational de-
partments. This reluctance has been a
natural one, due in part to the sentiment
for the “little red schoolhouse" and its
sturdy product of pioneer days, and part-
ly to the ability of these small districts
to support a school for a half dozen or
less pupils through the greatly increased
distribution of primary school money
which has resulted in recent years from
the increase in taxation on the class of
property which contributes to this fund
in our state. Another reason for reluc-
tance to establish consolidated schools is
the transportation problem and the preju-
dice which exists regarding it.

All of these reasons have appeared to
be good by those who have adhered to
them, yet there are many who believe in
the larger and better school and The
Farmer has rcccivcd a number of re-
quests in recent months for information
regarding the progress of this movement
and the degree of satisfaction which it
has given where consolidation has been
tried. For this reason we secured the
article describing and illustrating the only
consolidated school in Michigan which
may properly be so dcsignatcd, which was
published in the magazine section of the
issue of July 16. This comprehensive ar-
ticle describing the work which is being
done in the Comstock consolidated school
and the results which are being attained
at practically no increase in per capita
cost should be read and carefully studied
by cvcry rural resident and school pat-
ron. Pcrhaps the arrangement which has
been found to be adapted to the condi-
tions in that place may not be so well
adapted to the conditions which obtain in
other localities, but the plan may be
easily varied to meet almost any local
conditions and would ccrtainly prove an
improvement ovcr the conditions which
obtain in many sections of the state. The
district school with from one to a dozen
pupils should be abandoned for some-
thing bcttcr, and the School with even
twice that number could be profitably
“consolidated" in many cases.

One of the most in-
The Farmer Should tcresting developments
Own the Land. of the national census,
so far as it bears up-
on thc future of our agriculture and the
continued prosperity of the country, will
be the statistics regarding the ownership
and tenancy of farm lands. It has been
truly said that the ownership of land
by the men who till it is the vcry first
condition of our national llci-llth and
clluructcr. It is gencrully conccdcd that
thc, highcst type of Ann-ricun manhood,
and the hopc of thc continued advance-
ment of civilization and governmental
honor, is rurul mauhoml, and rural
manhood in its highcst szcnsc implics the
owncrship of land. if tho opcn country
is to continue to maintain thc standard
of Amcriczm manhood and citizcnship by
giving from its brightest and best sons
3 Iurgc annual quota to the busincss and
proi‘cssional world, the indcpcndent,
home-owning spirit must be maintaincd,
and any incrcasc of land tcnantry is to
be viewed with apprehension.

Thanks to thc application of science
to the art of forming, togcthcr with mod-
crn invcntions and institutions which
have ameliorated the isolation of the farm
and a. morn general appreciation of the
stubility and indcpcndence of farming as
a busincss, we are now experiencing a
real “back to the farm” movement the
country over, and Whatever the present
census may show in this direction for
the past decade, there is every rcnson
to hope that the future may soc an in-
creasing percentage of home—owning
farmers as compared with the present.
To a greater extent than is appreciated
by the average farmer, the business of
farming is now ranked as second to none
by the better class of urban residents.
The farmer is no longer referred to as a
“mossback” or “hayseed.” but is rather
envied 'by those who follow the tiresome
routine of our modern business or pro«
fessional life. These facts, together with

the impetus which modem education
along agricultural lines is giving to agri—
culture, will most certainly be felt in
an increasing number of home-owning
farmers in future years.

The question of whether to take up
their residence in some nearby town is
one which is often discussed by home-
owning farmers who have accumulated
a competence which will enable them to
so live if they desire, and one that is
often settled without sufficient thought
and deliberation. Where there are
young people to take their places it may
prove a. satisfactory arrangement, but a
general exodus of this kind is not desir-
able Ifor either the community which they
leave or the one to which they remove,
and in a majority of cases does not prove
satisfactory to those who make the
change. Land tenantry is undesirable
from many standpoints. The land is not
as well cared for, the improvcmcnts are
not generally well kept up and the com-
munity is not maintained at its highest
standard. On the other hand, the farm-
ers who retire to towu life do not gen-
erally aid in the upbuilding of the com-
mercial or industrial life of the commu-
nities to which they go and gradually
lose their interest in the further devel-
opment of the community which they
leave. Thus land tenantry other than
that by energetic young men who are
looking forward to becoming home-owning
farmers themselves is, as an institution,
detrimental to the community at large.
Thus no young man who has been bred
in the country, and no man in his prime
who is the owner of land should leave
the farm for urban haunts or occupa—
tions without first carefully considering
this problem in all its phases, to the end
that American agriculture, which is so
great a factor in the high plane of
American citizenship, may be maintained
and further improved, and the future
good of the country as well as the future
happiness of the individual be thus con-
scrvcd.

For the new country. of which there
is still a large area in Michigan, the set-
tlcmcnt of the land by home—owning
farmers is important. The purchase of
land in large blocks by speculators whose
only intercst in the community in which
it is located lies in the profit which they
may be able to make from it, is never
helpful in the development of the COun-
try, and is thus detrimental rather than
beneficial. But the work which is being
done all through northern Michigan to
get actual settlers who will become home-
owning farmers, and thus interested in
the future of the country in other ways
besides their more financial betterment,
will prove of lasting benefit to our com-
monwealth and to its agricultural indus-
try.

_A._

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

 

Foreign.

The steamer Tatsurui went down off
the coast of Korea on the 24th and 206
persons were drowned. About 20 persons
were rescued. Warships were dispatched
to the scone.

The financial situation at Shanghai,
China, is serious. The failure of three
native banks resulted in the suspension
of business by nine others. There have
been hold meetings of rcprcsentativcs of
the moneyed interests together with busi-
ncss men to arrange matters, but no
information is at hand regarding what
was done.

While children. were watching fisher-

men from a picr 1 Sebastian, Spain,
a large wave swept them into the sea.
g The electors of Argentin~ declared
Sacnz—Pcna president of that country at
their mccting July 21, and Dr. Victorinc
dc la Plaza, vice-president. The elcctions
wore held in Jur

Toyo Kisen Kaisha, the corporation
owning the biggest line of steamers be—
tween Yokohama and San Francisco, are
reported to have severed relations with
the Southern Pacific railroad, and are
now believed to be forming an alliance
with the Gould lines.

The Peruvian cabinet has resigned. The
crisis over the boundary line between
Pcru and Ecuador is claimed to be the
occasion for the crisis. For some months
there has been much bitterness of feel-
ing over the issue. War at one time
sccmcd imminent but the intervention of
the United States, Argentine and Brazil
interrupted belligerent preparations. Pro-
posals for settlement are now before both
houses for consideration.

National.

Dciroit has been selected as one Of
the fifty places to have an experimental
postal savings bank, provided for by the
postal savings bill of the last congress.

The dry weather has made conditions
favorable for fires and they are raging
in many sections of northern Michigan
and VVlsconsin whence dry grass, leaves
and timber makcs it difficult to fight.
Rains are needed badly.

Three deaths resulted from a fire in
the Ledyard flats in Grand Rapids last
Thursday.

A new type of aeroplane has been in-
vented by Congressman Ames of Massa-
chusetts, and at the informal trials made
at Annapolis the machine promised to
become a competitor of other types now
in the field.

Eleven men were killed when the
breech block blew out of a 12-inch gun
during target practice at Fort Monroe,
Virginia, July 21. A premature ignition

,timc before they come again.

JULY 30, 1910.

of a. charge of powder is believed to
have been the cause of the accident.

Much indignation has been aroused
over the cumbersome methods used in
making allowances to the Indians about
Traverse City. Some of— the aged In-
dians as well as mothers with babies
are compelled to wait in the city streets
for days until the agents can dole out
their small allowance of $21.

The bath tub trust is now receiving
the attention of the department of jus-
tice, ,which brought suit against a con-
cern in Baltimore for combining with
others to restrain trade, thus disobeying
the injunctions 0f the Sherman anti-
trust law.

The strike on the Grand Trunk lines
continues. While there has not been the
violence that usually attends railroad
strikes, some displeasure has been ex-
perienced, but mostly by the crews tak-
ing the places of strikers. Little freight
has gone over the lines since the strike
was called. Passenger service is moving
regularly.

Several men were injured, a. mile of
railroad track washed away. truck gar-
dens destroyed and much damage done
to property in general by a cloud burst
at Raton, . M.

To save the wheat crop at George-
town, Ky., farmers went to the county
jail and paid the fines of prisoners in
grillgr to secure their help in the harvest

e .

On Monday search was made off the
coast of Rhode Island for a yacht of the
Rhode Island Yacht Club Which was‘ re-
ported in distress but no clue could be
found of the craft and it is believed to
have gone down with its crew.

Tennessee republicans have formally
opened headquarters for the first time
in 25 years and are hopeful because of
the split in the ranks of the democrats
to have a. successful fall campaign.

The Ohio republican state convention
convenes at Columbus on Wednesday of
this week to nominate a ticket, opposed
to the democratic ticket headed by Gov.
Judson Harmon, who seeks, for a. second
tifrrne, the highest honors the state can
0 er.

The heat was intense in New York
city on Monday. While the thermometer
did not register within three degrees of
the high point for the day before, there
were 15 deaths compared with two on
Sunday. .

Complaint has been made to American
financial institutions of the fraudulent is-
sue of bills of lading for cotton, and at a.
recent meeting in London the bankers of
that side of the Atlantic agreed to re-
fuse making payments upon such paper
unless guaranteed by a banking institu-
tion. A committee of American bankers
will confer with the European bankers to
remedy the present unsatisfactory meth—
ods.

Fire destroyed the Portland exposition
building, a club house, a stable of 150
valuable horses and more than a dozen
smaller structures, entailing a. loss of
more than $300,000 at Portland, Ore. .

it is stated by the police of Chicago
that a sufficient motive has been found
to support the belief that Ira G, Rawn,
president of the Monon railroad, com-
mitted suicide. There had becn uncer-
tainty as to whether the tragic eff was
the result of his intention to ta. e his
life or an accident.

The Grand Trunk shops at Port Huron
have reopened. They were closed a. week
ago when the strike was called.

 

CROP AND MARKET NOTES.

 

Washtenaw 60., July 25.——-The unprec-
edented dry spell has at last been broken
by some delightful showers which are
fl‘cshening up the sun—burned pastures.
Very many in this dairy district have
been feeding both hay and silage to
bridge. over this very dry time. The p0-
tzlto crop especially was needing rain, al—
though carly- potatoes are beyond help,
and as the grain crops are removed the
new spring sec-ding in the stubble would
soon 'have suffered, but happily these
troubles were averted. Hog prices are
working lower as are also cattle and
chickens and very likely it will be a long
The apple
crop is very short indeed, dry weather
causing them to drop badly, but all in all
the farmer has every reason to feel en—
couraged with the situation.

Livingston 00., July 23.—The drout'h
continues, relieved only by light local
showers. Crops of all kinds need rain
badly. Pastures are dried up and stock
not doingr wcll. Unlcss rain comes soon
new seeding will be ruined. Weather has
been fine for securing the hay and for
(harvesting, which will be completed in a
fcw days. Oats will be only a. fair crop,
but wheat and rye will be well up to the

average. No fruit of any kind to speak
Shiawassee 60., July 25.—A greatly
ncedcd rain has at last come. For the

past four weeks rain has fallen on each
side of us, but not sufficient to help
plant life to any marked extent. Wheat
is about harvested and many farmers
t‘hrcshed in the field. The crop is not
up to last year, being greatly hurt from
the excessive dry weather. Oats are be-
ing cut and promise a fair crop. Barley
is also a fair crop. New seedings are
looking very hard. The potato outlook is
very poor and unless plenty of rain falls
during the coming four weeks the crop
Will be cut short. Corn is very spotted
on account of the dry weather. Most
farmers have been keeping up good cul-
tivation of crops. thus tiding them over
the dry spell. The hay crop was "well
up to last year and most farmers have
their barns well filled. Beans are very
spotted on account of the drouth. A few
farmers are shipping in a. few cars of
lambs to put on pasture and early feed.
No cattle on pasture at present. Sugar
beets are pretty hard up and at best can
not yield more than a fair crop. Farm-
ers who grew tomatoes last season are
out of the business this year. Hogs are
scarce and high.

CalhOun 00., July 20.——Wheat crop is
cut and mostly hauled. The crop is light
as a whole but better than expected last
spring. Quality generally good. Price
$1.00 per bu. ~ Oats are suffering on light
ground. The straw is short, and crop is

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JULY 30, 1910.

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ripening rapidly. Some fields on clay or ,

low ground are very good. Corn is grow-
ing well, though it is beginning to show
the effects of‘t'he drouth, as we have not
had a heavy rain for about six weeks.
Early otatoes are a. light crop; late ones
are be ng injured by beetles and drouth,
though not seriously by the latter as yet.
Apples are dropping considerably. The
quality promises to be good, but the
crop light. All other fruits will have
light crops. Raspberries are badly in-
jured by the drouth, and blackberries will
be a. failure unless we get rain within a
short time. Pastures are short except on
bottom lands. New seeding is suffering
badly and there are likely to be many
failures. Weather is now cool and clear
with northwest wind and no prospect for
rain.

Oakland Co., July 25.—The extremely
dry weather which has prevailed for
many weeks has dried up the pastures,
shortened the oat crop and burned up
much of the new seeding, especially in
oats. The corn crop has not suffered
greatly, except on hard clay spots and
very light ground, but the very hot
weather which prevailed during the po-
tato planting season had the effect of de-
stroying the vitality of much of the seed
and the stand is poor in many fields. Re-
lief has come to some localities through
local showers, which have fallen during
the last week, but there has been no
general rain and the showers have not
been copious except in a few scattered
localities to provide more than tempor-
ary relief. Supplementary feeding of
stock has been found necessary by many
farmers on account of failure of pastures.
Harvest well along, but little or no grain
threshed at this date and no data avail—
able as to yields. The fruit crop will
be small, although some good prospects
for peaches are reported and there will
be some apples, but the later small fruits
are practically a failure, including huckle-
berries, of which a good many are grown
in this county in normal seasons.

Gratlot Co., July 22.—-Although p0r«
tions of the county have had an abun-
dance of rain, west central portions had
the, first good rain last night since early
June. Things began to look like a.
drouth, bu ttoday everything has drunk
its fill. Wheat is practically all cut and
much is drawn. Nearly all oats will be
out next week. Both crops are above
the average in appearance. Threshing
machines are out but no reports have
come in as to yield. Corn has made
rapid growth and much is in tassel,

Genesee Co., July 23.—Continued hot
dry weather, ruinous to potatoes, corn
and beans. Showers in some localities
but not sufficient to do much good. No
soaking'rain for weeks. Haying finished,
with quality excellent; clover yield bet-
ter than the average but timothy is light.
Oats injured by dry Weather in filling.
Wheat out of danger before this could
occur; a satisfactory crop as a general
rule. Harvest hands scarce. In some
sections women of the family are help-
ing out because of this fact. Wages
offered $2.50 to $3 per day with board
and washing, and even this attractive
figure fails to secure men to work in the

fiefiig” ,

, brtlftern Michigan—A trip through
northern Michigan and a portion of the
upper peninsula shows a general injury to
crops owing to the extremely dry weather
which has prevailed for weeks. One
farmer who keeps a record of the
weather reported only one—third of an
inch of rainfall since June 5. Peas grown
fo canning factories are a short crop in
consequence of the dry weather. Pota-
toes are generally a better stand than in
the lower counties, but cats will be a.
short crop. Hay was good in some sec-
tions, but the crop as a whole is not up
to the average. Considerable damage
has resulted from the depredations of
grasshoppers, which are numerous in the
agricultural sections of the upper penin-
su a.

Marion Co., lll., July 23.-—Weather con-
ditions for the last four weeks have
been very favorable for growing crops.
Corn has a. dark green color, earliest
planting tasseling. If we have plenty
of rain through August will have a 'bum—
per corn crop. Oats are the best for
years. Wheat in stack. No threshing in
county yet. Hay about half cut and
rather light. Pastures short but green.
Potatoes good crop. No apples or peach-
es. Quite a lot of tomatoes put out:
have not begun to ripen as yet. Hog
crop short. Some young pigs. No stock
being marketed now. Eggs, 150; old
liens, 11c; young chicks, 15c; butter, 200.

Bureau Co., Ill., July 23. The weather,
dry in places, in other parts seasonable
rains. and in a few places copious show—
ers have fallen. Pastures have suffered
for rain in most places. May has been
better than expected. New meadows
were heavy. \Vheat is an average crop.
Oats fair crop. an average of 40 bu.
Corn has come forward and is in splen-
did condition in most places. The
weather has been favorable for corn.
For potatoes the present prospects are
not favorable. not enough for home de-
mand. Apples, peaches, pears and small
fruits a failure. Corn, 57 to 59c; oats,
35C; wheat, unsettled; butter, 22c; eggs,
150; new potatoes, 75 to 80c; cattle, 4 to
80: hogs, 7 to 80.

Lucas Co., Ohio.—-The continued drouth
is affecting all berries, fruit and growing
crops. Berries are scarce and high:
raspberries, 12 to 15c per qt.; blackber—
ries, 12 to 15c; huckelberries, 16c; cher-
ries, 12150; early apples, $1 per bu.
Wheat is nearly all harvested and will
be about an average crop. Oats are
turning and on account of the dry
weather will be a little short, but there
was a larger acreage sown than usual, so
there will be the usual amount of oats.
The hay crop is secured and was a short
crop, but of an excellent quality. The
alsrke clover seed is filled well and of a
good quality; a few fields have been
hulled, turning out a good yield per acre.
The corn crop will be short; some fields
are tasseling out and are only about
rwaist high, so the crop will be short, even
if we should get rain soon. Hoge, $9.30
to $9.40; sheep, $3 to $4.50; lambs, $6 to
$7.50; veal, $8 to $9.50; butter, 22 to 25c;
eggs. 17c; good outlook for apples and
peach-es.

 

 

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FARMERS’ CLUBS :

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Address all communications relative to
the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C
P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.

 

Associational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,
is the farmer’s most valuable asset.
THE FARMERS’ CLUB AND COMMU-

NITY AGRICULTURE.

The work which may be done for the
betterment of the agriculture of any
community through the medium of the
farmers’ club is not so generally appre-
ciated by club leaders as it should be.
The young people can be profitably in—
terested in crop production in a com-
petitive way, as has been demonstrated
in many communities. Of course, it is
now too late for the practical application
of this idea. this year, but it is not too
early to plan this work for next year.
The benefit of special feature work of
this kind in the club is two fold. First
it will interest the young people in the
club, which is certainly a desirable end
to work for, and, second, it will lead to a
study and application of better methods,
as the whole family will be interested in
any proposition in which the farm boy or.
girl is interested in a competitive way.

Another way in which the agriculture
of the community may be benefited
through the medium of the farmers' club
is by the appointment of a Viewing com-
mittee whose duty consists of looking
over the farm and equipment of the
member who is entertaining the club and
reporting to the club on their observa-
tions. This committee should also gather
any facts, which may be obtainable re-
garding the cultural methods and meth-
ods of breeding and feeding used, as well
as the results attained upon the farm,
and should be equally free to commend
and criticize. Such a report will lead
to profitable discussion, and this in turn
will result in much good to the entire
membership. This plan has been fol-
lowed by some clubs in the state, but has
not attained the popularity which it
should for the largest good to club mem-
bers. Perhaps this may have resulted
from the reluctance of the committee to
analyze the situation as they found it in
making a report, or from a like and nat-
ural reluctance on the part of the mem-
bers to discuss their fellow members’
methods of farming. but we believe that
any embarrassment on this score would
be obviated if every members sought to
gain the greatest possible benefit from
such work. There would, of course, re-
main a diversity of opinion on many if
not all of the points discussed, but any-
thing which calls such matters to our
attention and causes us to think about
and study them will prove beneficial.

Another department of special feature
work which should not be neglected is
the club fair. Fortunately this has been
a more popular feature in the clubs of
the state than those previously mention-
ed and, so far as the writer is advised,
no club that has once introduced the
club fair into their program for the year
has ever abandoned it. The fair is uni-
formly reported as interesting and profit-
able in every case where one is held,
which fact should be sufficient reason for
a trial of its merits by every club in the
state. Take up this matter at the next
meeting and make plans for a club fair
this year. It will undoubtedly prove
profitable in its beneficial effects on the
agriculture of the club community as
well as in the prosperity of the club
itself.

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

 

Hold No August Meeting.——T-he Salem
Farmers’ Club held its July meeting at
the pleasant home of Rev. and Mrs. M.
Knowles. The day was one of the warm-
est and the. male members of the club
Were not so well represented as might
he wished, as a large. number were indus—
triously following the advice contained
in the old adage, “Make hay while the
sun shines.” Nevertheless a very pleas-
ant company gathered and greatly en-
Joyed the day. After the usual good din—
ner the company adjourned to the
church, where. the exercrses were con-
ducted, Vice-President H. C. Packard
taking the chair. The program opened
‘Wlth music. “The Star—Spangled Ban—
ner,” in which all united, also repeating
t’he 23rd psalm. Several good musical
and literary numbers were given, notable
among the latter being a reading by Mrs.
Louisa Packard, “How Frank Remem-
bered,” showing how one street conduc-
tor helped other all through the Sabbath
day by whistling a gospel tune as he
attended to his duties. Reminding us all
that we can remember the Sabbath day
wherever we are. Music by choir, “Ban-
ners Waving High.” Another reading by
Mrs. McAndrew, entitled “Dick Oliver’s

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

Roll of Honor,” showed the generous
heart often hid under a rough exterior.
Report of recording secretary was given
and an executive committee for the next
three months was appointed. The club
holds no meeting in August but will
meet with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Packard
Sept. 7th.

Michigan Compares Favorably wlth
West.—Marion Farmers' Club met June
30th at the pleasant home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles King, of West Marion, and
was well attended despite the oppressive
heat that made the ample shade in front
of the house most welcome. After the
opening preliminaries and the selection
of Miss Gertrude Clark secretary pro
tem, President Bucknell cordially wel-
comed home the young people who had
been absent during the school year as
teachers and pupils, and responsese to
this welcome were made by Miss Ger-
trude Clark, of Roseburg. Oregon: Miss
Gladys Gorton, of Alma, and Messrs.
Clark, Clements and King. of the M. A.
C. and Howell high school, expressive
of their pleasure at being home again
for the summer at least. Mrs. W. A.
Clark then gave an interesting account
of the different flowers she saw while
on her western trip last winter and
spring, and Mr. Clark gave his impres-
sions of the farming sections that he
saw on the same trip, and concluded
that for all around farming Michigan
would average up with any place he
saw.

The Boy and the Farm.—One of the
most interesting half-day meetings in the
history of the Washington Center Farm-
ers' Club was the June meeting held at
“East View," the pretty farm home of
Mr, and Mrs. J. Kochensparger. A most
interesting paper by Mrs. Cammet was
entitled, “What is worth while." and a
question of more than ordinary interest
was "Interesting the boys in farm life.”
How to inspire our boys with the fact
that whatever the conditions have been
the farm today is their opportunity, was
disucssed at length. Back to the soil is
not mere sentiment but means more today
than ever before. The business of the
up-to—date agriculturist is to make some-
thing grow where nothing grew before.
Two blades of grass is not enough to
grow where one grew before. It takes
energy, education, business ability, thinks
ers and workers to conduct a farm. If
you want to be happy, prosperous, living
a broad life_ serving your day and gen-
eration, the field is your opportunity.
Recitations, music. and the question box
finished the program, and the hostess
served ice cream and cake—Cor. Sec.

F GRANGE ‘
‘ 4
L M‘
“MA .

Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be
first improved."

 

 

 

LOOKING FORWARD.

 

The thought comes to me that Au-
gust, with its picnics and rallies, is an
ideal time in which to plan out our
work for the coming autumn, for with
the kindling of the autumn fires comes
always a revival of mental energy.

The Granges of Michigan have done
well during the year. Under the inspira—
tion of our able state lecturer, lecture
work has advanced, but we ought to do
better. The, Grange should be a greater
power everywhere. It should do more in
a business way, fur more. “'0 might
save ten dollars where we now save one,
in the patronage of trade contracts, if
we but lived up to our privilege in this
line.

The Grange should be a greater power
in the molding of public opinion. It is
the only organization through which pub-
lic thought can so easily find expression,
and yet we are slow to use it. \Vitli
questions of taxation, other problems in
state government non—partisan in char-
acter, great moral problems like the
temperance question, the School, the
farm and the rural neighborhood, with
their increasing claims upon us, what
Service might not the Grange render, if
we would but use it!

Community development aIOng all use-
ful lines depends upon ico-opmntion. “N0
man liveih to himself," said Paul, and the
truth be uttered has multiplied with the
centuries that have come and gone since
his time. The successful Grange must
live largely by its own efforts. For be it.
from us to discount the work of the dev-
uty or to undervalue wise and careful
supervision, but the Grange cannot live
always upon the. deputy’s work any more
than the laborer can satisfy his app“-
iite with quinine. The deputy can slim—
ulate to new purposes and better reso-
lutions. He can direct the efforts of the
Grange along useful and helpful lines.
but the Grange itself or, rather, the indi—
vidual members of the Grange, must (to
the work.

These are, great days for the voters
of Michigan. For years the Grange has
contended for the election of U. S. sen-
ators by popular vote, and next Septem-
ber the electors of our state are to nomi—
nate their candidate for U. S. senator.
More thought, more work and more cour—
age are required in the electorate of our
state today than ever in the past.

(9) 8 1

How shall we conserve our water pow-
er? How shall we distribute the primary
school fund? How shall we settle great
questions of taxation so that burdens
will be equitably distributed? How shall
we economize so as to bring the demands
of the state within reasonable limits and
at the same time maintain the magnifi—
cent public institutions that are today
our pride, and where can we answer

these questions better than in the
Grange? It is our forum, where by in-
vestigation and discussion differences

may be settled and public opinion mold-
ed. It is a large part of “the great
school out of school” where the hum-
blest tiller of the soil, with his family,
may mingle Willi their neighbors and by
so mingling at regular intervals come
at last with them to the realization of a
common ideal which shall result in better
farms, better homes, a better commu-
nity and a better state.
W. F. TAYLOR.

BRINGING JACKSON COUNTY FARM-
ERS INTO THE GRANGE.

 

Almost weekly during the past few
months there have appeared in these
columns reports of Grange meetings in
Jackson Co., each one of which told of
the formation of a new organization and
the addition of a new name to the Michi«
gan Grange roster. This unusual activ-
ity in one of the weakest Grange coun-
ties, though one of the strongest agri-
culturally, has been due to some. very ef-
fective work on the part of State Deputy
John F. W'ilde. It will be remembered
that Bro. \Vilde spent the greater part of
last year in the upper peninsula, where
his remarkable success in organization
work shifted the Grange center of the
state far to the northward. In a recent
account of his work in the deputy field
the National Grange Official Organ says:

Deputy Wilde is thirty—four years old
and engaged in the dairy business, hav-
ing a herd of registered Jersey cattle.
Ills home is in Ottawa Co., Mich., the
hall of his home Grunge, Ottawa, No. 30,
being located at Herrington. Previous to
going out to do deputy work as a regular
business, he had worked at it at odd
limes, and organized among the rest
Coopersville Grunge with 154 members,
which is the largest ever organized in
Michigan. However. from experience as
an organizer, Bro. \.\'il(le does not advise
the organizatirm of large Grangcs, as it
exhausts the available material and the
Grange usually experiences a reaction
and starts off losing members instead of
growing.

A year ago last November Deputy
Vl’ilde went into the field as a regular

 

State Deputy John F'. Wilde.

organizer and by \lic time of the National
Grange meeting lust Novombcr, he had,
in less than a your, organized on subordi-
notes and seven l’omonus. The most
(if these were in the. upper peninsula of
the, state, and in counties where there
Were previously no (Ii'axigcs, but as a.
result of his work. there are. now
(’ii'augcs in every county in the state.
Since then he has been employed in the,
older counties {lllll while, his i)l‘0*"“?..o has
necessarily been less rapid and sensa~
Iionnl, it has been none the. less certain.

As a final test and at his own urgent
request, he was placed in Jackson County

where three Old Grangcs led :1 rather
precarious existence. Beglnning April

I, in twelve weeks he organized twelve
new Granges in the county besides one
in a. neighboring county and promises to
make Jackson :1 close rival of Lenawee
County with her thirty—four Granges. '

COMING EVENTS.

 

Grange Rallies and Picnics.

Lenawee Co. Pomona, with Fruit Ridge
Grange, Thursday, Aug, 4.

Pokagon Grange, CaSs Co., at VViest's
Landing, Indian Lake, Thursday, Aug.

Northern Lenawee Co. Grange and
Farmers’ Clubs, at Sand Lake, Putnam’s
Landing. Saturday, Aug. 13.

Kent Co. Pomona, at Silver Lake, Can-
nxon township, Kent Co., Wednesday,

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MARKETS ‘

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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

July 27, 1910.

Gralns and Seeds.
Wheat.——Outside of the heavy selling of
the new crop by farmers, the market
appears to be a bullish one for the for-
eign situation shows a shortage, as far
as we can get information, and the home
crop is below normal, but the buyers
are taking advantage of the lheavy re—
ceipts and are putting prices lower for
the present. The spring wheat suffered
greatly from the drouth that spread over
practically all of the territory where that
variety is grown. Rains now would do
little good, perhaps be a damage, for it
would interfere with harvesting opera-
tions, as the crop will soon come to ma-
turity. Flour is in good demand and
that market is firm. There will probably
be heavy sales from western and south-
western ‘points for some days to come, it
being predicted that Chicago will get a.
million bushels daily for a short time.
A year ago the price for No. 2 red wheat
was $1.07. Quotations for the week are:
No. 2 No. 1
Red. White. Sept. Dec.

 

 

Thursday . . . .1.09 1.09 1.09 1.11
Friday ......1.081/2 1.08% 1.08 110
Saturday . . . .1.071/2 1.07%: 1.071/ 1.09%;
Monday ...... 1.07112 1.071/2 1.07 0;, 1.10
Tuesday ...... 1.06 1.06 1061/2 1081/2

Wednesday ”1.051/2 1.05% 1.06 1.08
Corn.———Corn ‘has advanced. The mar-
ket has been strong for the past two
weeks. The outlook for the crop is fair
-—some sections are getting plenty of rain,
while others are still suffering for mois-
ture. The dealing is quiet. One year ago
the price for No. corn was 740 per
bu. The quotations for the past week
are:

No. 2 No. 2

Mixed Yellow.
Thursday ................. 651,6 67%
Friday ..................... 661/2 681/2
Saturday .............. 051/2 6711’.
Monday ............... 66 68
Tuesday .................. 66 68
Wednesday ............ 671/2 691/2

Oats.——Good advances were made in oat
quotations the past week, The crop is
suffering in the northern states, where it
had promised to give an excellent yield
earlier. The dry weathtr continued too
long for the proper maturing of the crop.
On this date in 1000 standard oats were
quoted at 501/;c per bu. Quotations for the
week are as follows:

Standard. Sept.

Thursday ................. 48%, 401/“;
Friday .................... 481/2 401/2
Saturday ................. 481/2 39%
Monday ............... 461/12 401/2
Tuesday .............. 46 40
Wednesday ............ 46 4O

Beans.~——Thc bean situation is strength-
ening. The same conditions are affecting
this crop that are giving the out deal
strength. In Michigan, however, the
damage from drouth is not nearly so bad
as in Wiseonsin, where a good many beans
are now being raised. In many sections
of this state the drouth was broken in
time to keep the legumes growing nicely,
and in those sections a bumper crop will
likely be the consequence. The quota-
tions for the past week are only nomi-
nal, as follows:

Cash. Oct.

Thursday .............. $2.32 $2.10
Friday ..................... 2.32 2.10
Saturday ................ 2.32 2.10
Monday .................... 2.32 2.10
Tuesday . .................. 2.32 2.10
Wednesday ................ 2.32 2.10

Clover Seed—The outlook for clover
seed is not at all promising and the buy-
ers are taking the matter to heart and
putting the price up rapidly, in the past
.two weeks a dollar has been added to the
price for cash and October. The figures
for the past week are:

Prime Spot. Oct.
.................. $7.25

Thursday $7.25
Friday ...................... 7.50 7.50
Saturday ................... ~ 7.50 7.50
Monday .. .................. 7.75 7.75
Tuesday .................... 8.00 8.00
Vfcdnesday .............. 7.90 7.90

Rye—The market is firm. The nominal
quotation is 76c per bu., which is 2c below
the price of a week ago,

Visible Supply of Grain.
This week. Last week.

Vthat ............... 10,982,000 10,834.000
(‘orn ................. 3,909,000 4,740,000
Oats . ............... 3,016.000 3,549,000
Bye .. .............. 296,000 318.000
Barley .............. 850,000 1,017,000

Flour, Feed, Provlsions. Etc.
Flour.—'l‘he flour trade is strong at the
ruling values of a week ago. Quotations
2116",

Clear ................................. $4.60
Straight ............................. 4.80
Patent Michigan .................... 5.10

Ordinary Patent ..................... 4.90

Hay and Straw.——All grades of hay are
higher. Straw continues steady. Quota-
tions on baled hay in ear lots f. o. b. De-
troit, are: No. 1 timothy, 3386131850; No.
2 timothy, $176017.50; clover, mixed, $1661)
16.50; rye straw, 55761161750; wheat and
out straw, $650107 per ton.

Feed—All grades steady with last week.
Carlot prices on track: Bran, $23 per
ton: coarse middlings. $24; fine middlings,
$27; cracked corn, $27; coarse corn meal,
$27: corn and out chop, $24 per ton.

Potatoes.—A good trade prevails. but
the supply is not so abundant. Prices
advanced. They are quoted at $2602.10
per bbl.

Provisions—Mess pork, $25; family
pork, $256026; medium clear, $246526;
smoked hams, 171/2c; dry salted briskets,
15c; shoulders. 4%c; picnic hams. 1314c;
bacon. 206D21c; ard in tierces, 12%c; ket-
tle rendered, 12%c per lb.

Hides.—-Steady. No, 1 cured, 9c; No.
1 green, 71/20; No. 2 cured bulls, 8c; No. 2
green bulls, 61/éc: No. 1 cured veal kip,

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.’

100: No. 1 green veal kip, 8c; No. 1 cured

calf, 14c; No. 2 kip and calf, 1296c; No. 1

‘horsehides, $3.50; No. 2 horsehides, $2.50;

sheepskins, as to amount of wool. 2060600.
Dairy and Poultry Products.

" Butter.—While the demand for good

butter is strong and the manufacturing
is decreasing slightly, yet the price for
the week is off one cent from last week,
due to the accumulation of supplies and
perhaps a slackening in buying by stor-
age men. Quotations are as follows: Ex-
tra creamery, 27c; firsts do, 26c; dairy,
22c; packing stock, 21c per lb.

Eggs.—--Considering the large supply of
eggs the market is keeping up well and
the price remains where it was a. week
ago, at 171/éc per doz.

Poultry.—Broilers are a little lower, but
other kinds of poultry are strong at last
week’s prices. The market is generally
dull. Quotations are: Broilers, 18c; hens,
14617150; old roosters and stags, 12c; ducks,
16c; geese, 11@13c; turkeys, 16@16%c per
lb

Cheese.—Michigan, late made, 15c;
Michigan, fall made, 171/é@18c; York state,
1861‘181/éc; limburger, old, 1760180; Swiss,
domestic block, 2360240; cream brick,
1661‘161/zc

Calves.—Steady. Choice to fancy, 11@
Hide; ordinary, 108530.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Apples—Good apples are very scarce.
They are selling at “.503550 per ham—

er.

Cabbage—Steady. Selling at $1.25@
1.75 per crate for new.

Raspberries.—Supply of berries is very
short and season is nearly over. Reds are
quoted at $4614.25 per bu. Blacks, $1.75@
2 per 16-qt, case.

Blackberries.—-Markct lower; supply is
fair. Selling at $275614 per bu.

Huckleberrles.—Selling at $4.25 per 24-
qt. case.

Gooseberries.—Steady. Quoted at $265
$2.50 per bu.

Cherries.—Very scarce. Now selling at
$350604 per bu. for sour. Sweet, $4 bu.

Vegetables—Beets, 250 per 1102.; car-
rots, 25c per doz.; cucumbers, 50611650
per doz; eggplant. $1.25@1.50 per doz;
green onions, 1061112c per doz; head let-
tuce, 75@l90c per bu; mint, 25c per doz;
parsley, 2063250 per doz; radishes, 15c
per doz; spinach, 65c per bu; turnips, 400
per doz; watercress, 20@25c per doz; wax
beans, $1.25 bu; pieplant, 20c per dozen.

OTHER MARKETS.

 

Grand Rapids.

Fruit averaged the following prices on
the city market Tuesday morning:
Huckleberries $2.25, red raspberries $1.00
612, black raspberries $1.65, blackberries
$1.30@1.65, green apples, $1@1.10. First
home-grown peaches appeared, selling at
100 per quart. New home—grown pota-
toes have finally arrived and sold Tues-
day at 80c per bushel. They are very
small and prices are likely to continue
high on the early crop. Garden stuff
ranged as follows Tuesday morning: Sil-
ver-skin onions, 25c doz.; celery, 18@20c
per bunch; butter beans, $2 per bu.;
green corn, 25c doz.; summer squash. 60
1b.; cabbage, 700 per doz. Dressed hogs
continue firm at 1251.0. Live fowls are
bringing 130. The poultry business is
growing in importance, a poultry man
at Hamilton, near Grand Rapids, having
recently purchased a 30,000~egg incubator,
at cost of about $3,000. This is probably
the largest incubator ever sold in the
state. The owner is going into the busi-
ness of lhatching and selling one-day—old
chicks. Creamery butter is 10 lower, be-
ing quoted at 27c. Dairy is steady at
22c. Eggs are unchanged at 17@171/2c.
\Vheat is lower, the mills paying $1.01 for
No. 2 red and 99c for N0. 1 white.

Chicago.

XVheat—No, 2 red, $1.091/;@1.101/1; Sep-
tember, $1.047/g; December, $1.071A3.

Corn—No, 2 mixed, (ml/2606564; Septem-
ber, 6553c; December, 641/3C.

Oats—No. 3 white, 401/260421/2; Septem-
ber, 393/8c; December, 40%c.

Butter.—Trade shows improvement fol-
lowing a decline of 10 on Monday. Quo-
tations are: Creameries, 23@27c; dairies,
236D26c.

1<Iggs.-——1\Iarket firm at last week’s prices
with good stock selling well. Prime firsts
17c; firsts, 15c; at mark, cases included,
1061140 per doz.

Hay and Straw.-——Market steady with
the extreme values of the past few weeks
still ruling. Prices given below are for
old hay. New hay beginning to come in
and quoted $3674 per ton lower than old.
Quotations are: Choice timothy, $21617
21.50; No. 1 timothy, $19.50@20.50; N0, 2
do and No. 1 mixed, $186060“); No. 3 do
and No. 2 mixed, $14.506017.50; rye straw,
$06110; oat straw, $7608; wheat straw,
556-50617.

Potatoes—Market has recovered from
last week’s glut; prices are. 10c higher
under an active demand. Choice to fancy
new, 7361751: per hit; fair to good, 686070c.

Beans.——Reports of damage by dry
weather have brought a sharp advance in
prices. Choice hand-picked are quoted
at 56245617248: fair to good, $2.35@2.38; red
kidneys, $3.756;4.50 per bu,

VVooL—Trade slow; prices show no
change. Fine dclaine, unwashed, 20@22c;
fine medium, 2261.24c; medium, 23@25c.

 

 

New York.

Butter. —- Prices fractionally lower.
Creamery specials quoted at 28156528640;
process butter, 2260251/2c per lb,

Eggs—Market firm. Nearby' eggs are
quoted at 256028c; fresh gathered extras,
2061211/2c; firsts, 186D]9c per dozen.

Poultry—Market quiet and rather easy.
Live quoted as follows: \Vestern fowls,
19c; Western broilers, 20@21c; turkeys, 10
@140 per lb.

 

Boston.

WOOL—While the activity here is not up
to normal for this season of the year, the
business has been increasing the past
week and a fairly good amount of wool
has exchanged hands. Manufacturers ap-
pear to be a little backward about taking
hold of the 'buying business. Following
are the leading quotations for domestic

grades: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces—-
Delaine washed, 340; XX, 300; 1,é-blood
combing, 27@28c; %-blood combing, 27@
28c; u-blood combing, 26@27c; delaine
unwashed, 25@26c. Michigan, Wisconsin
and New York fleeces—Fine unwashed,
19@20c; delaine unwashed, 23@24c; 1,9—
blood unwashed, 26@27c; %-blood un-
washed, 26@27c; 1/4-blood, 25@26c. Ken-
tucky, Indiana and Missouri—%-lblood, 26
@270; 1/1,-blood, 2460260.

 

Elgln.

Butter.——Market is firm at 270 per 1b.,
which is 1 cent below last week’s quota—
tion. The sales for the week amounted to
967,700 lbs, compared with 1,029,600 lbs.
for the week previous.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

 

 

Buffalo.
July 25th, 1910.
(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
. East Buffalo, N. Y.)

Receipts of stock here today as follows:
Cattle, 175 cars; sheep and lambs, 15 D.
D._ cars; hogs, 55 D. D. cars, and calves,
1,500 head.

Cattle market was dull and from 150
to the lower on all kinds of fat stock.
and feeders and stockers were about.
steady. Heavy run in Chicago; market
lower and about 30 cars of common cows
and butchers“ stock on our market. We
quote:

Best 1,300 to 1,500—lb steers. $7.50@
7:15;. good prime 1,200 to 1,300—lb steers,
$1611.25; best 1.100 to 1,200 shippers, $6.50
611; medium butchers' steers, 1,000 to
1._100_—lb, $5.50@6; light butchers’ steers,
$5615.25; best fat cows, $5605.25; fair to
good cow-s, $4@4.50; common to medium
do, $3603.50; trimmers, 2.50605; best fat
heifers, $5.50@6; good fat heifers, $4.756!)
5.25; fair to good do, $4.25@4.50; stock
heifers, $3.25@3.50; best feeding steers,
$4.506D4.75; medium to good do, $4@4.25;
stockers, all grades, $3.506v3.75; best
bulls, $475605; bologna bulls, $4634.50;
light thin bulls, 83.506174; best milkers
and springers, $506060; common to good
do,_$25@35. The good cows were steady
and the common kind, $4605 lower.

Hog market opened about steady at
Saturday’s close. Closing steady with a.
good clearance; everything selling that
was yarded in time and very few holding
over. We quote: Mediums and heavy,
200 to 220-lb average, $9.10@9.20; 250-l-b
and upwards, $96D9.10; Yorkers, $9.25@
9.60, as to weights; pigs and lights, mix-
cd, $9.806v10; roughs, $7.60@7.75; stags,
$6626.50. Prospect fair for next few
(ays.

'l‘he lamb market opened active and
half higher than last Monday, and strong
with last week‘s close. Most of the
lambs selling at $7.50, few at $7.75.
Yearling lambs, $5.7561‘6; all selling. Look
for steady market and prices balance of
week. Sheep were steady and we look
for about present prices balance of week.
We quote:

Spring lambs, $7,50@7.75; yearlings,
$575606; wethers, $5605.25; ewes, $465
4.25; cull Sheep~ 55250617350; bucks, $25061)
3; veals, choice to extra, $9.75@10; fair
to good do, $850609; heavy calves, $5@6.

Chicago.
July 25, 1910.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep
Received today ...... 26,000 35,000 26,000
Same day last year..16,982 27.318 24,096
Received la-st week..66,066 87,664 113,164
Same week last year.53,041 89,150 81,275

Last week’s greatly increased cattle
runs knocked prices down on an’average
156D25c, with a greater drop in butcher
stock, and the arrivals today were so
much too large that buyers held back
and to a great extent refused to make
any bids. When bids were made they
were apt to be 156,125c lower, and tele-
grams were sent out to the country call-
ing the market 2.50 lower, the best being
called about 10c off. The run of western
rangers was the largest for any day this
season, amounting to about 2,500 head,
and these were off too. Hogs became
active and stronger after killers had put
prices down on an average 15c, with
sales at $7.85@8.95 as an extreme range,
pigs again selling the highest, while me-
dium weight butcher hogs came next.
The hogs received were much better in
quality than usual, and this helped their
sale. The average weight for two weeks
has been 245 lbs., compared with 227
lbs. a year ago, 223 lbs. two years ago
and 236 lbs. three years ago. The de-
cline today followed last week’s advance
of 10611150 Lambs advanced last week
largely $1631.25 per 100 lbs. and sheep 25
6150c, feeder sheep moving up least. To-
day's mutton flocks active and firm and
feeder lambs of best grade 150 higher
at $6616.50, while mutton lambs sold at
$5657.50. “icthers Went at $3.756u4.40,
ewes at $2604.25, bucks at $2.506?)3.25, and
yearlings at $4.506‘1‘2550. Feeders paid
263.25.604.10 for range wethers, while
breeding ewes went at $375605. Surprise
was manifested when it was learned that
packers had received today about 6,500
lambs direct from Louisville,

Cattle pursued a downward course
much of the time last week and aver—
aged lower so far as the great bulk of
the offerings were concerned, as a result
of larger supplies, including a good show—
ing of cattle from the ranges of Mon—
tana, Wyoming and South Dakota. These
rangers found buyers at $4.75@6.10, many
of them being marketed prematurely on
account of the burned-up pastures caused
by the drouth. There were a good many
Texas cattle that sold at 3662060650, with
onlv fair supplies of distillery-fed cattle,
the season for these drawing to a
close. More than usual were fed this
season, and last week saw sales of “still—
ers” at $7.506D8.25. Sales of farm—fed
steers were mainly at $6658, the com—
moner grassy steers going at $4.806h580,
and the better class of heavy shipping
beeves at $8608.55. Pretty good lots of
steers sold between $7 and 8, while a me-
dium class sold between $6 and $7. The
receipts are running all the time more
and more to cattle on the grassy order.
with a steadily decreasing proportion of
long—fed cattle, and this tends to make
a. wider spread in prices. the choicest
lots being the last to weaken. Cows and
heifers, like steers, sell well for the best
and decidedly lower for the others, buyers

 

JULY 30, 1910.

paying $3.85@7.30, while canners and cut-
ters are down to $2603.80. Bulls sold at
$2.75@5.80, and calves found buyers at
$3@9, the demand running mostly on
good light weight vealers, as usual. The
stocker trade was on a liberal scale at
$3605.15, not many going near the top
figures. Feeders were in very poor re~
quest as a rule at $4.40@6, and not [many
sold up to $5.15, country buyers looking
on ruling prices as too high, in View of
the fact that already the northwestern
ranges are sending in very fair supplies
of cattle of the feeder class. Milkers and
springers were in limited request at $25@
60 per head, and there is not much pros-
pect of early betterment in the demand.

Hogs had such a big decline in prices
during the preceding week that many
owners decided to wait for a change for
the better, and accordingly supplies last
week were on a. much lowered scale.
This tended to check the .downward
movement much of the week, especially
in the chuoicer lots, and prime light hogs
and the pigs that were of the heavier
class sold very well, going around $960
$9.10, while at the other extreme of the
market rough, heavy packing were sell-
ing below $8. The general surroundings
of the market, aside from smaller offer-
ings, were not much changed, and fluc-
tuations in prices were within much
smaller limits than of late. Deterioration
in quality was witnessed, and more
rough, big, heavy sows were thrown on
the market, their owners having fed them
corn long enough to make them weigh
up well. Judging from what can be
learned about supply and demand and
the decreasing consumption of hog prod-
ucts, there does not appear to be much
chance for either hogs or provisions sell~
ing on a much higher level in the near
future, and perhaps the most that hog
growers can accomplish is to prevent
further breaks in prices by marketing
their holdings conservatively.

Sheep and lambs, after their highly
sensational slumps in prices in recent
weeks, rallied last week after a Monday
break, and sold at decidedly higher fig-
ures, so far at least as desirable Offer-
ings were concerned. A liberal Monday
supply was followed by much smaller
receipts, and the market was strength-
ened a good deal by much smaller con~
signments of Kentucky spring lambs
from Louisville direct to Chicago pack-
ers. For several weeks these southern
lambs have been a serious obstacle to
the interests of sellers in the Chicago
market, but now the season is approach‘
ing its close, and their quality is much
poorer. The great bulk of the receipts
of sheep, yearlings and lambs hall at
the present time from the Idaho, Mon-
tana, Wyoming, South Dakota and other
ranges, some coming from \Vashi-ngton,
and a liberal share consist of feeders,
great numbers being forced on the mar-
ket on account of the dried-up ranges.
Feeders have been good purchasers and
some good bargains have been secured.

Horses have been marketed in very
good numbers recently, and the demand
was better than is usual in July, eastern
cities haying numerous buyers in attend—
ance. Prices were well maintained, and
while plain light and blemished horses
were poor sellers at $60@125 per‘ head,
light wagon horses sold freely att=$1406D
200, while medium—we‘ght drafters sold
at $170@225 and desirable expressers at
$165@215. Choice to fancy drafters sold
at $250@410, and drivers and saddlers
Were taken at $150@300. Feeders sold at
$170@225. F.

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

 

W. B. Marchbank, of Oklahoma,
who has made a thorough investigation of
the live stock situation personally, says
that Oklahoma grass is getting very short
and some cattle are being shipped from
there. Several Texas stockmen who ship-
ped cattle there during the spring have
taken their stock back on account of
the shortage of grass. He found a much
better and more encouraging situation in
west Texas, rains having been plentiful
enough to make good range in most
places.

Samuel Morris, of South Dakota,
reports that late rains gave grass a new
start in that region and there will be
very few feeder cattle for marketing.
Nor will there be a large supply of beef
cattle, as prices last year were so high
that cattle growers marketed their hold-
ings closely.

Salesmen in the Chicago market say
that thousands of lambs have been sold
recently below country cost, simply be-
cause many buyers in the country would
not heed the advice sent out by men who
are on the grounds and in daily touch
with trade conditions to hold back thin
lambs while the ranges were pouring in
enormous numbers of similar lambs from
places where the grass is burned up by
the drouth. \

President George K. Reed of the Mon-
tana Wool Growers’ Association has is—
sued an open letter addressed to all of
the wool growers of the state, in which
he advises them not to consign their
wool, as the prospect is that by fall wool
will sell as high as it did last year, if
not higher.

Advices from Fort Benton, Montana,
say that 100,000 pounds of wool clipped
from 15,000 wethers had been sold at 20
cents per pound. In other parts of the
state good sales are reported at 20 to 22
cents, while a few weeks ago buyers
were offering only 16 to 18 cents.
great deal of wool is being stored in
western warehouses. but buyers and sell—
ers are coming together in increasing in—
stances, and there is a better outlook.
Loans on wool are being extended from
60 to 90 days and new loans made.

Prices of sheep and lambs have had a
great fall in recent weeks, and it seems
a favorable time for butchers to lower
their prices for lamb chops and roasts
and increase consumption.

For considerably more than a. month
fat distillery-fed cattle have been mar.
keted very extensively at Chicago, and
they :have taken well with the trade. the
best having broken all former high rec~
ords by selling up to $8.55 per 100 lbs.

,in a. recent week. More were fed than

ever before, and they went far in sat-
isfying the demand for fat beeves, but
most of them are now in, and there will
be a better showing for owners of na-
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Thursday’s Market.

July 28, 1910.
Cattle.
Cow stuff and ibulls, 10

Receipts, 1,244.
25@50c lower than

@15c, other grades
last week. _

We quote: Best steers and heifers, $6;
steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200, $4.75@
5.50; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000,
$4.25@5; grass steers and heifers that
are fat, 800 to 1.000, $4.25@5; grass steers
and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $3.50
@4; choice fat cows, $4.50; good fat cows,
$3.75@4.25; common cows, $3@3.25; can-
ners, $2; choice heavy bulls $4@4.25; fair
to good bolognas, bulls, $3.50@3.75; stock
bulls, $3.25@3.50; choice feeding steers,
800 to 1,000, $4.25@4.50; fair feeding steers
800 to 1,000, $4@4.25; Choice stockers, 500
to 700, $3.50@4; fair stockers, 500 to 700,
$3.25@3.60; stock heifers, $3@3.50; milk-
ei‘s, large, young medium age, $40@50;
common milkers, $25@35.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Goose 29 butchers
av 730 at $3.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 steer
weighing 800 at $6, 1 cow weighing 990
at $3.50, 1 cow weighing 1,100 at $4.50., 1
'bull weighing 1,030 at $4, 1 cow weighing
1,100 at $3.50; to Breitenbeck Bros. 4
steers av 1,070 at $5; to Mich. B. Co. 26
butchers av 805 at $3.90, 23 do av 6 L
at $3.40; to Fronn 2 butchers av 760 at
$3.90; to Thompson Bros. 3 cows av 933
at $3.50; to Rehfurs 5 cows av 896 at $3,
2 bulls av 1,075 at $4.15; to Sullivan P.
Co. 18 steers av 1,092 at $5.40, 13 butch-
ers av 750 at $3.90; to Hammond, S. & Co.
2 bulls av 745 at $3.50, 3 steers av 1,033
at $4.50, 1 do weighing 1,170 at $4.50;
to Bresnahan 2 cows av 1,245 at $4.75, 7
do av 1,084 at $3.85; to Jaughlin 3 cows
av 1,043 at $2.90; to Rothdow 4 butchers
av 837 at $3.90; to Rattkowsky 5 cows
av 850 at $3.50. ,

Spicer & R sold Gerish 21 steers and
heifers SW 870 at $5.10, 9 butchers av 900
at $4.50; to Bresnahan, Jr., 9,heifers av
465 at $3.25; to Breitenbeck Bros.
steers av 835 at $4.75, 2 bulls av 840 at
$3.50; to Mich. B. CO. 29 butchers av 847
at $4.50, 5 do av 1,012 at $4.75; to Kam—
inan B. Co. 32 butchers av 746 at $4.65, 7
do av 733 at $4.40; to Thompson & Bro. 3
cows av 743, at $3, 6 COWS av 941 at $3.75;
to Cooke, 16 steers av 740 at $4.40; to
Sullivan‘,P, Co. 1 bull Weighing 1,390 at
$4.25;"i3!401av 705 at $3.25, 3 cows av 880
at $9150, 18 steers av 902 at $5; to Baldwm
5 stockers av 624 at $3.75, 2 feeders av
815 at $3.75; to Lachact 11 butchers av
720 at'$4.25; to Marx 16 Butchers av 716
at $4.20;'to Rattkowsky 6 butchers av
710 at $4.15; to Jaughton 4 cows av 887
at $3; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow weighing
1,150 at $4.25, 2 do av 980 at $3.60, 5 do av
1,116 at $3.60; to Bresnahan 4 heifers
av 600 at~$4; to McDonald 4 stockers av
614 at $4, 5 do av 610 at $4.

Haley & M. sold Goose 5 cows av 1,030
at $3.50; to Bresnahan 8 stockers av 600
at $3.75, 2 bulls av 585 at $3.65; to Regan
13 butchers av 625 at $3.75; to Rattkowsky
4 cows av 767 at $4.25, 3 heifers av 550
at $3.75, 7 butchers av 733 at $3.60; to
Rattkowsky 9 butchers av 794 at $3.75;
to Schumann 1 bull weighing 700 at $3.50,
5 steers av 820 at $4.65, 5 steers av 864
at $4.65; to Rehfuss 22 steers av 930 at
$5.10, 1 bull weighing 1,110 at $3.75; to
Thompson & Bros. 6 cows av 1,095 at $4;
to Sullivan P. Co. 18.he:rers av 600 at
$3.50; to Lachalt 8 butchers av 775 at $4.
1 bull weighing 650 at $3.50.

Chos. Roe Com. Co. sold Goose 4 cows
av 962 at $4.25, 4 do av 992 at $3.25; to
Sullivan P. Co. 17 butchers av 666 at
$3.70, 17 do av 685 at $3.75, 3 cows av
1,100 at $4.25, 3 do av 1,216 at $4.25; to
Cooke 18 steers av 944 at $5.

Johnson sold Regan 11 heifers av 555
at $3.75.

Robb sold Mich. B. Co. 18 butchers av
920 at $4.50, 8 cows av 802 at $3.75.

Kalaher sold same 2 steers av 1.080 at
$4.75, 7 av 857 at $4.75.

Veal Calves.

Receipts, 841. Market 25fl35c lower than
last week. Best opened $8.75@9.25; others
$4.50@8. Milch cows and springers
steady.

Calf market closed 75c@$1 lower than
the ‘opening for the day.

Stephens sold Burnstine 10 av 154 at
8.75.
$ Adams sold same 12 av 180 at $9.10.

Lovewell sold Hammond, S, & Co. 14
av 180 at $9, 3 av 150 at $7.

Waterman sold Breitenbeck
av 175 at $8.50.

Sharp sold Parker, W. & C0. 11 av 180
at $9.

Johnson sold Mich. B. CO. 5 av 165 at
7

Bros. 26

. 5.

Hickey sold same 5 av 150 at $4.50.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. Beef Co, 1
weighing 180 at $9.25, 4 av 225 at $7.50: to
Goose 3 av 315 at $4.25; to Parker, W. &
Co. 12 av 160 at. $9. .

Downing sold Newton B. Co, 16 av 225
at $4, 30 av 150 at $7.

Wagner sold same 13 av 165 at $9.25.

Haley & M. sold Brant 8 av 160 at $8.50.
2 av 135 at $6, 3 av 270 at $5: to Schmitt
8 av 160 at $8; to Goose 3 av 120 at $8.50:
to Parker_ W. & Co. 14 av 155 @ $8.50, 3
av 225 at $5.

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 8 av 160
at $9.25, 27 av 170 at $9.10.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Rattkowsky 5 av
200 at $6: to Hammond, S. & Co. 5 av 150
at $9, 5 av 145 at $8.75, 13 av 140 at $8.50,

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘

23 av 150 at $8.50, 11 av 175 at $9.25; to
McGuire 18 av 160 at $9; to Nowhesky 6
av 175 at $8.75; to_Burnstine 21 av, 160
at $8.75; to Marx 13 av 185 at $6; to
Goose 22 av 170 at $4.50.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts, 1,535. Good lambs, 25@500
higher. Sheep and common grades steady.

Best lambs, $7; fair lambs, $6.25@6.75;
light to common lambs, $5@5.50; year-
lings, $5; fair to good sheep, $3.50@4; culls
and common, $2@2.50.

Spicer & R sold Sullivan P. Co. 7
lambs av 62 at $5.25; to Mich. B. Co. 24
lambs av 68 at $6.50, 21 sheep av 110
at $3.75; to Barlage 12 lambs av 70 at
$6.50, 4 yearlings av 90 at $5; to Mich.
B. Co. 7 sheep av 110 at $4; to Sullivan
P. Co. 36 lambs av 65 at $6.50.

Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 35 lambs
av 55 at $5.65, 13 sheep av 120 at $3.25, 20
sheep av 130 at $3.75, 43 lambs av 75 at
$6.75; to Parker, W. & C0. 41 lambs av
78 at $6.90; to Harland 7 lambs av 70 at
$7.00. -

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 2 sheep
av 145 at $3.25, 4 lambs av 90 at $6.75.

Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 9 sheep av
100 at $4.25, 21 lambs av 75 at $6.75.

Lovewell sold Sullivan P. Co. 13 lambs
av 60 at $6.50.

Stephens sold Sullivan P. Co. 18 lambs
av 75 at $6.50, 20 sheep av 70 at $4.75.

Johnson sold Sullivan P. CO. 9 sheep
av 100 at $4.25, 21 lambs av 75 at $6.75.

Lovewell sold Sullivan P. Co. 13 lambs
av 60 at $6.50,

Stephens sold same 18 lambs av 75 at
$6.50, 20 sheep av 70 at $4.75.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 15
lambs av 55 at $6, 20 lambs av 52 at $5.75,
7 sheep ave 115 at $4; to Sullivan P. CO.
75 lambs av 73 at $6.65; to Barlage 10
lambs av 60 at $6; to Hammond, S. & Co.
223 lambs av 70 at $7, 30 do av 64 at $6,
17 do av 55 at $5.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros.
41 lambs av 57 at $6.50, 43 do av 60 at
$6.75, 4 sheep av 95 at $5; to Thompson &
Bro 38 lambs av 57 at $6.50, 19 av 48 at
$6.25; to J. Eschrich 19 av 65 at $6.50.

Downing sold Newton E. Co. 3 sheep av
170 at $2.50, 2 sheep av 130 at $3.50, 18
sheep av 80 at $5, 40 lambs av 73 at $6.50.
$Wagner sold same 43 lambs av 75 at
6.75.

Hickey sold Mich. B. Co. 120 lambs av
70 at $6.70.
$6Jtzhnson sold same 35 lam-be av 65 at

.5 .

Kelaher sold same 55 lambs

$6.50

av 73 at

Hogs.

Market steady, last
heavies; pigs, 50

Receipts, 1.697.
Thursday’s prices on
higher.

Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $9; pigs, $9.10; light yorkers, $9;
heavy, $8.75@8.90; stags, one-third off.

Haley & M. sold Hammond, S. & Co.
120 av 190 at $9.

Spicer & R. sold same 209 av 185 at $9.

Roe Com. Co. sold same 115 av 220 at
$8.90, 26 av 210 at $9, 52 av 180 at $9.

Bishop, B. & H, sold Parker, W. & Co.
372 av 130 at $9, 50 av 240 at $8.85, 290
av 200 at $8.90, 80 av 210 at $8.95.

Friday's Market.
July 23, 1910.
Cattle.

Receipts this week. 925; last week,
1,670; market strong at Thursday’s prices;
run light.

We quote:
@620: steers and heifers,

A

Best steers and heifers. $6
1,000 to 1.200,

$5@5.50; do, 800 to 1,000, $4.50@5; grass
steers and heifers that are fat, 800 to

1.000, $4.50@5; do. 500 to 700, $3.75@4.25;
choice fat cows, $475025: good fat cows,
$3.75@4.25; common cows, $3603.25; can—
ners, $2.25@2.50; choice heavy bulls, $4.25;
fair to good bologna bulls. $3.75@4; stock
bulls, $3.25@3.50; choice feeding steers,
800 to 1,000, $4.25@4.50; fair feeding steers
800 to 1.000, $4654.25; choice stockcrs, 700
to 700, $4604.25; fair stockers, 500 to 700.

$350624; stock heifers. $3.25((D3.50; milk~
ers. large, young, medium age, $40@50;

commOn milkers, $25@35.
Veal Calves.

Receipts this week, 640; last week, 1.121:
market strong at Thursday's prices. Best

$9.50; others, $5@9; milch cows and
springers steady.
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts this week. 1.658: last week,

2.433; market steady at Thursday’s prices.
Best lambs, $6.50: fair to good lambs.
$5.75fi6.25; light to common lambs, $4.50
675: voarlings. $5; fair to good sheep,
33.506042"; culls and common,$2@3.
Hogs.
Receipts this week, 1.456:
2.514; market 568100 higher
Thursday on lights: heavics steady. Light
to good butchers. $9.05: pigs. $9.05; light
yorkers, $9.05; heavy, $8.75; Stags 173 Off.

last week.
than on

A disturbingr feature of the cattle mar-
ket is found in the fact that Kansas is
known to have many steers that were
brought through the winter and should
have been marketed weeks ago.

John Clay, a prominent live stock com-
mission merchant. savs: “T can make. a
better estimate. of the coming hog crop
when the corn crop has been heard from
in the fall. It is impossible to have a sub-
stantial hog production without nlcntv of
corn to fatten and finish them on. There
are, lots of young pics in the countrv.
and the acreage of corn has boon in-
creased. but ,no mm can estimate the hog
production until the corn crop has been
assured."

Oklahoma has good gross, into reports
say. and Texas cattle sent to postures in
that state in the spring are thriving well.
Texas also has good nastorngo, and cattle
are doing well,. the drought bovine: been
followed some time ago Mr good rains.
On some of the northwestern ranges
sinokmcn are not so fortunate, and cross
has been driving up in anming and else-
where, forcing numerous nremnhlre ship-
ments of range grace—fed cattle

It is generallv believed that two vcars
will be required to restore the host supnlv
of the oountrv to normal proportions. for
while population has kept on incrnnsing
enormously all the time, pig “crops" have

been falling off. Corn is abundant and
hogs scarce, and few farmers are market-
ing light hogs or pigs. The result is that
the markets of the country are affording
little material for the high-class trade,
such as light breakfast bacon, but a great
abundance of heavy meats such as the
south always calls for and satisfies the
cheap trade in the north.

A Chicago packer says: “My opinion
is that the country will gradually work
out of the hog scarcity period into one of
abundance, but what has happened with
hogs will be repeated in cattle. If it
takes two years to rehabilitate hog pro-
duction to a point where it is equal to
consumptive demand, and that is the pop—
ular estimate, seven to ten years will be
required to alleviate the impending beef
shortage. A cow raises a Ship“ calf an-
nually, and cannot raise that one if it is
vealed, while a sow raises one and pos-
sibly two litters of pigs every year."

A Chicago firm prominently identified
With the provision commission trade,
says: “We have made exhaustive inquir-

ies into the hog supply, both for the
present and future, both by personal in-
vestigation and letters, and we have ar-
rived at the following conclusions: Hog
receipts will be light until next winter,
when they will begin to be oppressive.
We went into last September with a fair
stock of both lard and meats, and these
supplies quickly disappeared. This year
there are no large stocks, and we feel

that when the fall export demand and
the southern meat trade get under way
prices here will be higher than those of
a year ago."

This is a favorable time for farmers
properly fixed to buy sheep and lambs to
feed, and it is also a good time to buy
some breeding ewes and rams at reason—
able prices.

Increasing numbers of thin sows are
showing up at the Chicago stock yards.
Grass has dried up in many sections, and
hogs fail to do as well as when on succu-
lent pastures.

 

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Cow has a Cough—4 have a cow that
is due to come fresh the latter part of
this month that was out in two thunder
storms lately, and since then she has
been coughing some. What had I better
give her? A. S., Kalamazoo, Mich.—
Give her 3 tablespoonfuls of ground lico-
rice and 1 dr. iodide potassium at a dose
in feed twice a day.

Stirle “Weakness—My 4-year—old more
seems to have trouble when starting to
walk, especially in the morning, but she
seems to get over her stiffness quite
suddenly. I am inclined to believe the
whole trouble is in stifle joint. .1. 1.,

Marlettc, Mich.—Clip the hair off stilie
and blister lightly, using cerate of can—
tharidcs; thesc applications should be

made every week or ten days.

Laminitis~0ne of my horses broke
loose and ate seventeen cars of corn and
a bushel of oats; this foundered him. I
gave him 1/2 gallon of raw linseed oil,
also injections of soupsuds which no
doubt did some good, but the horse re-
mains sore and I am inclined to belicvo
the whole trouble is in the fore feet.
J. J. XV. W., Blissfield, Mich—Fairly
good results will follow standing him in
wet clay several hours a dav, and if
shod at all a rolling motion shoe gives
the best results; also keep the bowels
open by feeding green fodder.

Warts on Heifer-I have a heifer
whose neck is covered with warts from
her head to her shoulders. A. S., Boyne
Falls. Mich.——'1‘hose that have long necks
should be cut off; the flat ones had bet—
ter be treated with applications of acetic
acid or one pm" chromic acid and thrce
or four parts water. Also apply castor
oil two or three times a week.

Rickets.~—I have a calf that is now 5
weeks old, which has been \.tal< in its
legs cver since it came. When assisted
to its feet, it wobbles and soon falls
down. The hind lcgs appear to be the
strongest. Vtht had hotter be done? I
might say that the. calf appears to be
growing and laying on flesh. ‘V, O. W.,
Pctoskey_ Micb.———Givo the calf 4 oz. of
lime. water with its milk at a dose three
or four times a dav. Limo water is made
by dropping a handful of lime in a bucket
of clean water, then let it stand an hour
or two, Tami“ "”st water. refill .and
use. The first water is always a Illllv
bitter and not so pleasant to take: but
sides it is a. little more irritating. if
you give the calf any grain, feed it some
ground cots or oat meal.

VVnrt—~Mclanosis.—Mv horse has a
black scab on too of neck that has been
cut out several times but it grows 71mm.
VVhot do vnll recommend? This hunch
is about the size of a fifty—cent piece. SP
Pinpknnv. “1i011,»'TIle bunch IS l‘ll‘lf‘" (if
a WRI‘lV natnrn or If "13" I30 11 melanoiii‘
fnmnrf mast “1(on I“ be ”it" latter If If
is '1 white horso. The only remodv is
cutting: it out and evolving combiner“
boric acid, powdered alum and mode of
' v‘co :1 do"
z‘$"n,f.‘."_‘_q,,.,,.:n_-mv R—vmr-old horse has
Fl hnnp_gpqvin n11 Pfif‘I’l ‘hind ICE and.
blistercd him but succeeded m cur-ms
(mp hag onlv This horse walks fairly
won on smooth road, but favors thedcg
when pulling a load up hill or .il‘Ottlnfl'.
0“,. vetorinarv told mo some tune ago
that the hnrse needed. two or . three
months’ first. and if myon to him he.
“'fll‘Iv‘i DDTHQDS get nvpr his lnvnonpss, but
hr) is no better. What had I better do?

. MT. Frnoport, Mic‘h.—No person can
ever tell whether a horse lame from bone

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spavin is going to get well or not. _ I
suggest that you apply one part red io—
dide of mercury and eight parts lead ev-
ery five or six days and give the horse
as much absolute rest as possible, but
the less he exercises while the treatment
is going on, the better.

Ringbone.——I have a mare that has a
ringbone on hind leg that causes her to
go very lame. I have tried different rem-
edies; none of them have helped her. I
do not mind the bunch if the lameness
can be subdued. Charlotte, Mich.
——VVhen a ringbone is situated low down
extending most way around pastern they
are not always curable; besides. if the
disease is arrested and the inflamma-
tion subsides the horse may travel me-
chanically stiff. Try blistering with 1
part red iodide mercury and 4 parts lard
once a week until four applications have
been applied. if this fails to relieve her
have her tired. She should be kcpt per-
fectly quiet and not worked or exercised.

Impurc Blood—I have a horse that had
a bunch on his shoulder which our local
vet, treated by injecting something into
the sack. Some time later the hind leg
‘bi‘oke open and several boils have formed
on different parts of the body. This
horse seemed all right until the swelling
appeared on his shoulder. Otto C. M.,
Plymouth, Mich.—-Injecting iodine into
the bunch has no connection whatever
with the condition of his blood. Give him
1 dr. iodide potassium and 2 drs. Fow-
ler’s solution at a dose in feed three
times a day for a week then twice a day
for two weeks. Apply camphorated oil
to bunches twice a day.

Barrenness.-l have a cow that is eight
or nine years old which had a calf Jan.

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13th, since then she has been bred reg-
ularly, but fails to get. with calf and I
also have a 3-year-old heifer that had

a calf two months ago which fails to
come in heat. C. C. D., Owosso, Mich.—
Dissolve 1 dr. permanganate potash in 4
qts. of tepid water and wash out COW
with small rubber tube and funnel once

a day, using not less than two or three
quarts of this solution at a time. For
your heifer give 20 grs. powdered
cantharidcs at a dose in feed once or
twice a (lay.

Rheumatism—lieuvest—I have a mare
that shows lameness in left fore leg
which I think is causcd from rheuma-
tism. I also have another mare that

caught cold last full and some time later
developed into heavcs. What do you think
of arsenic as a remcdy and how much
should i give? A, 11‘. C., Centervillc,
Mich—Give 40 igrs. salicylatc of soda at.
a dose twice a day and apply equal
parts turpcntlne and sweet oil two or
three times a Weck. As you perhaps
know, arsenic is a cumulative poison,
and for that reason it is not a safe rem-
edy to give. for any great length of time.
Give 1 dr. powdcrcd opium, 1 dr, muriato
The dose is from two to five grains
and it should be given three times a. day.
amm‘uia, 12 dr. powdered digitalis, 1 dr.
powdered Iobclia at a dose in moist feed
twice a day. A broken-winded horse
should be fcd no Clover, nor musty, badly
cured fodder.

Deep Milkcr.-—I have
heifer that secretes

a 14-month-old
milk; her udder is

well filled, but she was only bred ten
days ago. _ \i'ill it be necessary to con-
tinue milking hcr constantly? J. C. W.,

Grand Rapids. Mich.——-Milk her when it is

necessary only. If her food supply was
cut down she might not have to be
milked. Rub her bat,r with camphorated

oil and give her one or two drains of cam—
phor once a day.

Spasm of larynx—I am anxious to
know what ails my pigs; they are. fed on
skimmed milk, corn or alfalfa and have
plenty of room to cxrxrciso. These pigs
become pcrfcclly rigid in their hind parts.
They are affected different from any
other sick pigs 1 have ever seen. J, VV.
l{., Eric, Mich—Try l'ccding your hog-s
warm milk and middlings and give each
One 4. tubicspooni‘uls of lime water at a
dose in feed twice :1 day.

Periodic (‘lphthnlniizrfll' have two
horses that I think are going blind, un—
less 1 can get help for them soon. .I. 11..

Fulton. l\lich.v—«\'cr,v likcly your horses
will lose their eyesight, bccause periodic
oplithalinia usually tcrminzllcs in loss of
Vision. Apply a saturated solution of
boric acid twice :1 day. Keep their bow-
els open and avoid keeping them in a.

bright sunlight. Also
potassium and 1 dr,

give 1,4. dr. iodide
Fowler’s solution at

a dose in fm‘tl twice a. day for 20 days.
Rheumatism.—~[ have a valuable boar
"Ml has been lame for several wet-ks.
His lameness has shiflcd from one fore
quzli‘tcr to thc othcl' and hc has some
sore patches on different parts of the
body, F. M. R., Osseo. Mich—Give 10

grs. salicylate of soda at a dose in feed
three times a day and wet him with 1
part coal tar disinfectant and 50 parts

water twice a day.

Cow Slobbcrs.~~l have a cow that slav-
ers while chcwing hci' cud; she was the
same way lust your and you advised me
to examine her teeth and give her ginger
and soda. Shc got well. This cow and
one other are affected and are both pas-
tured in a wood lot. None of my neigh-
bors’ cattle are affected. M. D., Mance-
lona, Micb.——l‘)issolvc 1 oz. borax in a
quart of water and wash out their mouths
twice a day. I am inclincd to believe that
thcv eat some irritating wecds that
make their mouths sore. If you could
I‘Illllltl‘l‘ their pasture they might soon get

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will breed and develop during the winter months.
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CLOTHES MAKE THE WOMAN.

few weeks ago the papers were
A full of what they called the

“prank" of a wealthy society wo-
man. This woman had a theory that it
is clothes that make the woman, at least
so far as society is concerned. She be-
lieved that any woman, no matter what
her birth, age, education or fortune could
make a hit in society if she were smartly
dressed, properly introduced, and had wit
and grace enough to carry herself well.

To prove this theory, she dressed her
cook and second girl up in resplendent
gowns and introduced them at a ball she
was giving, as guests from abroad. The
cook was a witty Irish girl, with the story-
‘book Irish girl’s beauty, and the maid a
chic little French individual. Both en-
tered into the spirit of the thing with
such zest and played their parts so well,
that the smart set were quite captivated,
and the beautiful visitors received invi-
tations galore for future rests. Great
was the chagrin of “society" when in a
few days the identity of the two “visiting
girls" was learned.

But the society woman had proven her
contention. Society, and the mass of
men and women outside that sacred cir-
cle, judge you by what you wear, not by
what you are. If you .11‘0 well drt‘sscd,
you are taken in without much question.
If you are a little shabby and down at
the heel, you are viewed with suspicion
to say the least.

I used to fondly imagine it was other—
wise. It was my firm belief that blood
would tell. no matter what the outer
garb, but closer acquaintance with a cold
and Critical world has robbtd me of this
cherished belief. The world doesn‘t give
a hang about your birth and breeding.
“'hat it wants to know is, are your
clothes of the vintage of 1910 and your
automobile a 1911 model. If so, you are
accepted. If not. oh. very well. You
may be all right, but nobody seems to
know you.

If you don’t believe this, experiment a
bit yourself. The next time you go to
town, wear your oldest clothes and comb
your hair tightly back from your face.

See that your hat is rusty and your shoes
unblacked. Then just notice the treat-
ment you get. In the store, you will be
the last one waited upon and the clerk
will grow], “\Vell, what do you want,”
just as if you had a lot of nerve to ex-
pect him to get anything for you. Peo-
ple you know will look at you as if they
wished they did not need to see you, and
you will be allowed to tie and untic your
own horse, if you have driven to town
alone.

But next day. go to the other extreme.
Put on your newest and prettiest dress.
Comlb your hair in the most becoming,
up-to-date way. Don a smart hat and
dainty Oxfords, which show a peep of
stunning hosiery, and then sally forth.
\Vhen you get to town six men will hast—
en up to tie your nag, the clerk in the
store will leave ten other women waiting
while he takes everything off the shelves
for you to inspect. and your friends and
chance acquaintances will cross the street
to speak to you, and incidentally to in-
spect your new clothes and wonder If
they are paid for.

You will then see very clearly that it
is your clothes, not your character, which
impresses the world at large. It may hurt
your vanity a great deal, but in the end
it will probably do you good. If you have
vour own way to make in the world, it
will be a valuable lesson to you for it will
teach you the value of keeping up ap-
pearances. You may prate of ability, and
education and experience all you please,
but in the race for positions it is the neat
smart looking girl who is chosen, no mat-
ter if her other qualifications are not so
high as those of her more untidy sister.
A pretty girl, smartly dressed, will at-
tract the public and that is what the
business man wants.

Let no one think from this, that edu-
cation, good breeding and refinement are
to be dispensed with. They are all de-
sirable attributes, but add to them neat—
ness and the ability to dress well and
becomingly, and you will find yourself
many times more appreciated,

DEBORAH.

 

HAND-MADE AEDALLIONS.

BY GENEVA M. SEWELL.

hand-made articles of dainty wear-
ing apparel will enjoy making some
of the ones shown. They are suitable
either for collars, cuffs, or insets into nice
shirt waists. The work is what is known

T HE girl or woman who likes pretty

 

Figure 1.
as Guipure d'Art, though sometimes called
“Tenneriffe” or “Brazillian” lace. They
are worked on small blocks or molds that
may be bought at a fancy goods store, or
if that is not conwinicnt they may be
made over a small cushion made of stout
goods and stuffed very full of bran, or
they may he made on pastcboard. In any
event you must draw a circle as large as
)ou wish your medallion, then a short
distance away from the first one and at
equal distances all around draw a second,
then halve and quarter the circle and
divide each quarter into an equal number

of parts, then with a needle pierce holes
and take stitches from one'hole to an-
other as shown in Figure 1, when all the
foundation stitches are in you are ready
to put in the threads for the design.

You must decide what design you wish
to make, it must always be some chn
number, then with a long thread in the,
needle begin at the center and leave a
long end, then pass the needle under one
of the foundation stitches on one side and
“3"” under one directly opposite, as
other as shown in Figure 1. When all the
ft',»|,ll”iti.’,i,i.li:ll stitches are full carry the
thread to the center and tie it around all
the threads, drawing them up closely and
tying to the end of the first thread. You

are now ready to put in the design.
Figure 2.—VVeave under and over each
group of two threads until you have gone
around three times. At the place of be-
ginning you will have to go under or
over two groups at once in order to make
the next row weave in right. Fasten the
thread and skip a space then weave clear
around once, then weave back and forth
over eight groups of two for four rows,
then weave over a. group of four for four
rows. and carry the thread down and
weave over four rows on the other side.
Then drop off two groups of two threads
each on each side and weave over the rest
for four rows; drop two threads (one
group) on each side and weave four rows
over what is left; fasten thread and re-
peat clear around. There will be five
points if you have 80 threads to start

Fasten in the middle and weave under
and over each group of two for four rows;
fasten, skip a space and tie in groups of
two taking one thread from one group
and another from the next group; weave
over and under each single thread for
two rows, fasten thread and skip a space
and tie in groups as before, taking one
thread from each group. Tie a group,
then weave back and forth under and
over these five threads for two rows, go
to next group, tie it, and weave as be—
fore. When clear around fasten thread,
skip a space and tie in groups as before.
Then out foundation stitches and the
medallion is complete.

Figure 5.——Set 52 foundation stitches
for this star medallion. Fasten the
threads in the exact center, and weave
under and over each group of two for two

 

Figure 2.

with. Skip a, space and tie one thread
from one group with one of next with a
buttonhole stitch; go clear around this
way and then cut the foundation stitches
and the medallion will look like Figure 2.

Figure 3.—For this pretty wheat head
medallion make 40 foundation stitches,
this will give you 80 threads to weave
over. Each wheat head is composed of
eight single threads, After all the threads
are laid and the medallion is fastened in
the exact center weave under and over
each group of two threads for three times
around, then fasten the thread, break it
off and skip a space. Take up four
groups of two, making eight threads, and
tie in a group. fastening with a button-
hole stitch, then weave back and forth
over the four groups of two for four
rows, drop a single thread on each side
and weave over and under the three
groups for four rows; drop a single thread
on each side and weave over and under
the two groups for four rows; drop a
single thread on each side and weave over
and under each of the two threads left
for four rows, fasten and break thread.
Repeat until all of the wheat heads are
made, then tie together with a button-
holc stitch one thread from each group
with the next thread from the next
group. Cut the foundation threads, or
pull the pins out if you use a cushion, and
the medallion is complete. These are
very handsome for trimming a shirt waist
as they may be fastened together to form
a yoke, by putting the threads through
some of the loops of the finished medal-
lion at the same time they are put through
the foundation stitches. Turn over col-

lars and cuffs may be made in the same
way.

Figure 4.—For this, set 36 foundation
separate

stitches, making 72 threads.

 

Flgur'e 5.

Figure 6.

Figure 3.

Figure 4.

rows; fasten thread, skip a space, and
weave under and over two groups of two
for four rows. Then take up a group on
each side, weaving under and over the
four groups for four rows, drop off a.
group on each side. and weave under and
over the two groups left for four rows
and fasten threads. Continue in this way
until all the groups are woven. Skip a
space and tie in groups as “before de-
scribed. When clear around «fast/en
thread, skip a space, and tie the same
groups together. Then skip another space
and make the last tying in the usual way,
one thread from one grOup and the next

 

Figure 7.

thread from the next group. Cut loose
the foundation stitches and the medallion
is done. This is pretty for insets in cen-
ter pieces and to go around the outside
edge of centerpieces.

Figure 6.—1f you do not like the bunch
in the center where the threads cross you
may make a crochetted center by wind-
ing the thread around a small pencil four
times and crochetting 38 single croohets
into that. You must have 38 foundation
stitches and after fastening the crochcltcd
part in the exact center run the working
threads from the foundation stitches to
corresponding stitches in the edge of the
crochetted center. No. 6 is then finished
in this way. \Veave unde‘ and over each
group of two stitches for two rows, then
weave under and over each two groups
for six rows. Complete this clear around,
fasten thread, skip a space and weave
under and over each group for three rows.
Fasten thread, skip a space, and tie
groups as before directed. Cut founda—
tion stitches and with the crochet hook
crochet one single one chain clear around
adn finish by making a row of single cro-
chet clear around. This is very durable
and has an edge easily sewed on to any-
thing.

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straight strip of the work called Brazil
insertion. To make it take a. strip of.
pasteboard as long as you wish the strip
to be, make holes for foundation stitches
exactly as for the round ones only in a
straight line. There is no tying in the
center. After the foundation stitches are
in and the work stitches laid, any drawn
work pattern may be worked in. In Fig-
ure 7, the threads were first tied in
groups quite closely to the foundation
stitches, then each group of two was
woven over and under for five rows, then
tied in same groups again. Skip a space
and weave a. square by weaving over and
under two groups of two, for four rows.
Then carry the thread down and weave
over/last group of two and next group of
two. Continue in this way until the cen-
ter is almost reached, then work up in
the same way running the thread up
through the worked stitches each time
until you get to the straight weaving;
down again until the center is almost
reached. Continue clear across. Then
make five rows of plain weaving in the
center and repeat other side like first one.
This is very nice to use as insertion in
shirt waists or table linen.

SEND REFERENCES TO FRESH AIR

SOCIETY,

 

“One rule of the Michigan Fresh Air
Society seems misunderstood by country
people who would like to take children
into their homes for a couple of weeks,”
say the fresh air workers. “That is our
rule regarding references. Everyone
wishing to take a child is required to
send us references as to character and
ability to properly care for a child. While
it is to be supposed that anyone who
offered to do this charitable work would,
of course, be all right, the fact remains
that unscrupulous persons take advantage
of this chance to obtain children and mis-
treat them. We must know what inan-
ncr of folks ask us for children, and we
can only obtain this information by refer-
ences or by going into the homes and in-
specting for ourselves. That is why we
ask everyone to send a reference when
they write us. If this is not done the
first time, we must write and ask for it
and much valuable time is lost.”

Owing to this neglect of many to fur-
nish a. reference the work of the society
is progressing rather slowly. As com-
pared with the vast number needing the
change, only a few children have so far
In addition to those whose
names were given last week the following
have been sent:

Clara Wolfiel, from the Home of the
Friendless, to L. H. Allen, of Shepards—
ville; Mabel Blay and Annie Mott, to Mrs.
Morley Palmateer, of Deford; Kathleen
Haynes and Emma Schultz, to Edwin
Pettit, at Cass City; Fred Chene to Chas.
Graves at Deford; Earl and Wilhelmina.
\Vcingarden, to Mrs. Fred Green at W'il-
mot; Edna Ferry, to Jason Keck at Hud-
son; Edith and May Godfrey, to Mrs.
Flenn McGufl’ie, at North Morenci; Earl
Smith, to George T. Black, at Sandusky;
Mable Perry, to Mrs. W. W. Moore, at

Sandusky.
_The society's headquarters are at 69
Lafayette boulevard, Detroit. Anyone

wishing to help in the work by donating
board to one child or more for a week or
two should write the society at that ad-
dress, sending references. All transpor-
tation and proper clothing are furnished
by the society.

DRESSES OF NATURAL COLOR LINEN
ARE SMART.

 

 

The woman who wants a neat, sub-
stantial and smart dress for all round
wear during the summer, could not do
better than to get one of the natural color
linen gowns. They now vie with
the white linen suits for favor, and
as they will not show dirt so quickly, it
is a good change for the woman who must
launder her own dress, as well as for the
ones who have to be careful not to anger
the washwoman by putting too many
suits in the wash.

They come in many styles, the Princess
being a favorite with many women,
while others select a one-piece dress in
which waist and skirt are joined by a
belt. A pretty suit of this latter style has
a tunic skirt, With the front D‘l'lOl scaL
loped down the left side where the clos-
ing is effected. The waist has a left side,
scalloped closing, continuing the skirt
effect, and red covered buttons and red
piping trim the entire suit.

The Princess dresses are trimmed with
bands of heavy ecru lace on skirt and
waist in somecases, while others are
piped and trimmed with buttons. Coat
and skirt suits of colored linen are seen,

THE ' MICHIGAN FARMER.

too, but do not seem so popular as the
dress.

For boat trips. or picnics, these dresses
would be just the thing. The heavy lin-
en does not tear readily and the dark
color does not show every spot as does
white. They are neat and pretty enough,
too, for afternoon wear for women who
do not dress elaborately. The woman
who can not afford a number of dresses
will find this sort answers all her needs.

 

 

SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.

 

This department is opened as a
means of exchange of new and suc-
cessful ideas in homemaking. If you
have learned something in cooking,

sewing, child raising, fancy work,
economy, anything which is helpful,
and new, send it in. Twenty-five.

cents will be paid for every article
used, but none will be returned. Keep
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When sewing one day the belt on the
machine broke in such a way it could not
be mended. A good substitute was found
in a cord from the end of a hammock,
placed where the belt went, drawn very
tightly and sewed together.—-—E. C. H.

Wet a woolen cloth with ammonia and
apply to paint and oil stains on window
and they will be removed instantly——
P, D. C. .

Thin goods are apt to pucker when
sewed on the machine. To overcome this
difficulty put two thicknesses of tissue
paper, or other soft paper, beneath the
cloth and stitch through paper and all.
The seam will be smooth and the paper
easily torn away.—Mrs. J. J. K.

\Vhen tacking up a paper to shield the
wall, behind a washstand or sink, tack
at least five or six together. Then as one
becomes soiled tear it off as you would
an old calendar leaf—Mrs. J. J, K.

When making beef loaf add one cup of
cooked I‘icc_ and the loaf will be moist
and slice firmly and have a new flavor.
—.I. L. K.

Berries will not mash up when cooking
if the sugar is put on the night before
cooking—Mrs. E. E.

To destroy flies on plants sprinkle with
a tablespoon of ammonia. in two cups of
water.—I. D.

MON EY—ITV COTTAGE CHEESE.

 

BY MRS. E. E. 6.

Of late years many farmers' wives de—
rive a small sum each summer from the
sale of home—made, or cottage cheese. It
is delicious and wholesome and can be
sold quickly to up-to-date restaurants
and grocery stores as well as to individual
customers, and when properly done it is
quite as good as Ncufchatel or Philadel—

phia cream, besides being so much
cheaper.
When the milk begins to sour, skim

off the cream and reserve for later use.
Gradually heat the milk until it begins
to “whey," but be careful and do not
scald. Drain in a cheese—cloth bag sus-
pended from the clothesline or other
suitable place. When sufficiently drained.
remove to a bowl and add sour cream,
melted butter, salt and cayenne until
properly seasoned, then press through a
potato or fruit press and when cool pack
in pint glass cans. Cans previously left
may be collected the following week.

Some of the cheese may be worked
quite dry, made into cakes and wrapped
in parafiine paper, to be seasoned by the
custmners according to their individual
tastes. Pint cans properly seasoned read—
ily bring ten cents, while the cakes usu—
ally bring five cents each.

Many who have tried making the cheese
have been surprised at their success in
this line.

_REC|PE FOR ELD'ERBERRY WINE.

I have a recipe for elder-berry wine that
l have tried and with good results. Over
eight quarts of clderbcrries pour four
quarts of boiling water and allow them
to stand 12 hours. stirring occasionally.
At the end of that time straim; pressing
out all the juice. To this add 'a half
ounce of cloves (powdered). one ounce of
powdered cinnamon and three pounds of
sugar. (These proportions are proper for
four quarts of juice). Boil for five min-
utes and set away to ferment in a stone
crock. Cover with a cloth. When fer—
mentation ceases pour off carefully, bot-
tle and seal.—-C. D.

 

 

Good habits are not made on birthdays
nor Christian character at the New Year.
The workshop of character is every-day
life. The uneventful and common-place
hour is where the battle is lost or won.

 

   

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BY CIIA'RliES A. HARTLEY.

Frank Palmer whispered into the ear of
the great athlete, Augustus Goodwin, and
then stepped back and awaited the ver-
dict with mischief gleaming from his mild
blue eyes.

“W'hy, boy, do you not know that it is
wicked—positively wicked—to lead a man
gently up to the roof of the house and
then pitch him into a well, in a figuiative
sense?" asked Goodwin, drawing up one
knee and inspecting the sole-of Luis :—;.r~e.
“You could not turn that tric}: tr, so?
your life.”

“Just try me and see,"
boy. Then he went into a sort of panto-
mime performance, so far as the on-
looker might observe. He ran a few
steps, appeared to stin his toe, then
pitched over sideways, made the motion
of swimming, arose to his feet and send-
ded away looking back over his shoulder.

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win, who had been sprawling on the
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persisted the

win."

“Boy, if you could do that it would be
a joke on my friends which would follow
them back to the city and stick closer
to them than a burr.”

“Well, I can do it——did it many a time."

“You are sure there is no danger?”

“it’s just as easy as spearing a. frog in
shallow water. All you have to do is to
mind what I say and not get scared your—
self. Let the others suffer from goose
pimples—it’s all in the game.”

“Frank, if you can do that as cleverly
as you seem to think you can there is a
bright, new ten-dollar bill in it for you,”
slapping his thigh and roaring with
laughter.

- Ir

THE MicriiGAN FARMER.

“All right, the ten is as-good as mine
right now. My chums are on and I’ll get
Dave to help me, and the whole bunch
.will keep as mum as oysters until the
Whole thing is over.”

Augustus Goodwin and three college
mates from an athletic institution of
learning were spending their vacation in
tents on the Palmer farm. They were all
noted runners and carried off many prizes
in contests with neighboring colleges.
They fished, rowed, hunted, swam, picked
blackberries, cooked their own meals and
were having a glorious time. They were
rugged, tanned to a. turn and in the pink
of condition physically.

Frank Palmer, the thirteen—year-old son
of the man on whose farm they were en-
camped, spent most of his spare time
about the tent and in the company of the
roistering college students. He was
'brown, shock-haired and brier«scratched.
His clothing consisted of a check shirt
with frazzled sleeves and a very disrepu—
table pair of trousers held in place by a
single suspeiider over his right shoulder.
His but would not claim the least atten-
tion at a church rummage sale. He was
a keen little rascal, however. with ears
and eyes fully tinploytd all the time he
was about the camp. The campers rather
enjoyed his native wit and activity, be—
sides he was handy to have about to run
errands, carry fish and game and to make
himself generally useful.

One day they discussed the project of
a foot—race to enliven the program.

“I will lay a feast of watermelons for
the crowd that I can hot-foot it from here
to Betts‘ Mills in less time than any of
this bunch of joy-absorbers,” said Mert
Rogers, turning lazily on his elbow from
his place on the soft turf.

“How far is it?“ asked Fred Melton.

“A mile to an inclr—I measured it With
my pedometer yesterday.”

"You interest me; I am just about ripe
for a watermelon feast myself—at the
expense of my sporty companions," broke
in Alex. Foster, from his place at the
dish—washing task, which fell to him
about once in five days. “I have a re-
markably strong spring in my heels this
season and I think I could pull down the
piize with a hop, skip and a jump at the
end."

“You do, eh? You forget that you are
not the first or the last man on earth.
There are others with springs in their
heels." from Melton.

“W'ell, let's have the plans of the race
~—I‘m in; make it a cart load of big old
striped-backed fellows like our forebear-
ers used to grow,” said Rogers.

"Same here—same amount,” assented
Melton, rattling some loose change in his
pocket.

“Ditto here,” from Foster.

“Goodwin did not say anything but
went on dressing a fish.

“What do you say, old fish cleaner?”
asked one of the trio.

“Oh, I stabbed my heel with a brier
yesterday and do not think I can run."

“Get a substitute, then,” suggested
Rogers. “Perhaps you can get Frank to
take your place.”

“How fast. and how far can you run,
Frank?” asked Goodwin.

The boy, who was leaning against a
tent pole, standing on one brown, bare

foot and digging in the sod with the big
toe of the other foot, shook his head. “I
don't know, sir," he said, “ but I think
1 tan trot along fast enough to keep in
>l..’l;l."

"When is this interesting event to come

of. ' " a.~l:- ll Goodwin.

‘A'. ten l'iffi'ilHWV morning,” broke in
Route, Mining t3»,- first hour that came
to mind. ”No frills, no brass hands, no
nothing ltill ,j~;:<: a dash for the goal and

a 't\"(tl~‘llli€:lt'll feast at the end."

“I will think about it and report in an
hour or so." hands after
sailing down the fish.

At that he satintci'cd out, followed by
the boy. As soon as they were safely
away from the others Frank whispered
into the college man's ear, then by panto—
mimc demonstrated how the race could
be easily won.

“You are sure there is not any dan-
ger?" asked Goodwin anxiously.

"No. sir.”

“It would not frighten your parents and
the neighbors?”

“Why, I have headed off a. wild cow that
way for ma and she just stood on the
bridge and laughed when I bobbed up in
front of the wild-eyed beast to its great
amazement.”

“W'hat would your father think about
it?”

washing his

“I took him dovvn and showed him how
it worked as soon as I found it out, and
I thought he’d split his sides laughing

when I jumped off the bridge into the
pond and, as he stood looking at the spot
Where I disappeared: I walked up behind
him and touched him on the shoulder.
He said it was better than the disappear-
ing act at a show. All the boys around
here know about it, btit they will not
give me away.”

“Do you think any of the campers know
about it except myself?”

“No, I am sure they do not.”

“All right, we will go back to camp and
bind my companions hand and foot with
conditions," said Goodwin good humored-
1y. “Say, if that works as you say it will
it will be worth an illustrated page in the
Sportsmen‘s Gazette."

Reaching the camp Goodwin said:
“Seeing that I am suffering Achilles-like,
I will be compelled to forego the pleasure
of the race with you, btit have persuaded
our young friend Frank to take my
place."

The others laughed, which did not seem
to offend the boy. His face was covered
with little laugh eruptions and the sparkle
in his eyes should have been warning
enough to the other contestants to look
well to their laurels, but they saw only a

small, brown-legged anxious boy.
“I have formulated the conditions,”
went on Goodwin easily. “The line-up

will be here at the camp with a dash tip
the road to Betts’ Mills and the last run-
ner in buys the watermelons until the
winners cry, ‘Hold, enough.’ In case two
or more do not reach the goal within fif-
tcen minutes after the starting pistol is
tired they will lose collectively and Will
bear the expense equally. There is to 'be
no handicap. The boy sprinter will ask
no favors and will grant none.”

“Good, good,” shouted the others.

“And another thing,” Goodwin went on
confidently, “if you stop to play ball
along the way you will have to take the
consequences. Remember the story of
the spindle—legged hare and the tortoise
with the never-hurry-but-always—get-
there motto carved on the floor of its
habitation.

“And again, as the plathrm speaker is
sometimes wont to say, accidents, un—
avoidable delays or voluntary pull—ups are
not to be deducted from the time limit.
Fifteen minutes is long enough to go a
mile crawt‘ish fashion and you are to be
held strictly to it.”

“W'hat’s all this parley about?” asked
Rogers.

“Hanged if I can get head or tail of it
myself,” broke in Foster. “He‘s talking
in riddles or manufacturing bugaboos for
our benefit.”

“Maybe the boy wonder has a pair of
wings folded up under ‘his arms,” said
Melton facetiously, “and is going to make
an air-line plunge for glory and water-
melons.”

“Goodwin talks like it, but I have no-
ticed that when he talks biggest he is
usually engaged in the pleasurable pas-
time of bracing up a weak cause,” said
Rogers. “He has no expectations that
the boy can win, but just wants to see
our heels twinkle in fear.”

“I wish you gentlemen would cease
your comments until I get through with
the rules and by-laws as aforesaid,” in-
tcrruptcd Goodwin with a wave of the
hand for silence. “If you happen to meet
a gentleman bovine in the road and at
thesight of your maddening toggery he
becomes slightly irritated and chases you
tip a tree—that's your fault. If a thought-
less canine springs from the hedge as
yeti pass and proceeds, with a leer and a.
Sitle~\\'i'(fllcll, to mutilate your finery——
that's your fault also. The whole matter
simmers down to the question of getting
to Betts‘ Mills first on foot—or in not
more than fifteen minutes.”

“There are more strings to this than
an international race,” volunteered Mel-
lOIl. '

“Hold on,” said Goodwin, “I am not
through yct. XVe must have a fair and
Square understanding of this thing from
beginning to end.”

“Very good, go on,” submitted the oth-
em, “but allow us to suggest that you are
wasting a great deal of unnecessary
breath.”

“\Vcll, here is an unsophisticated coun-
try boy pitted against a bunch of profes-
sional athletes——"

“Asking no quarter and granting none,”
interrupted Melton.

“Please do not interrupt,” resumed
Goodwin; “I am here to see that he gets
fair play.”

“Hear, hear,” from the three.

“Furthermore,” went on Goodwin in an
ever temper, “I will fire the starting pis-
tol and be at Betts’ Mills in the auto to
received the winner—or winners. Is that
satisfactory?"

JULY 30, 1910.

“Yes, I think so,” from Rogers.

“How are you going to start us and
then be at the other end of the course
to receiVe us—excuse me—to receive your
fleet-footed substitute without running us
down in the road with the auto?” asked
Foster.

“That’s simple enough. You will line
up and then I will pull out a. hundred feet
or so in advance, stop the machine, stand
up, fire the pistol, and then light out for
Betts’. VV‘hen you fellows come jogging
in, if you do not get discouraged and turn
back before you get there, I will be sit-
ting on the fence holding a stop watch on
you,” explained Goodwin.

“Oh, that's all right; there are too
many frills to this thing already. Let’s
rtin the race and talk about it after-

wards,” said Rogers, yawning.

“Then it is a go?” asked Goodwin,
winking at the boy.

“Yes, yes," assented the others, “with
all your whyfores, therefores and alleged
conditions, rules and by-laws nailed to the
masthead. 'We had no idea this thing
was going to develop into a subject for
the consideration of the Hague, Peace
conference or for congressional debate.”

They all laughed and went their var-
ious ways for an evening's entertainment.

As a. further precautionary measure
Goodwin later strolled over to the Palmer
farmhouse and explained the whole pro-
ject to the boy’s father.

The farmer chuckled softly.

“You are absolutely sure that no harm
could come to the boy?” questioned Good-
win seriously.

“I have seen him do it a hundred times,
I think," replied Mr. Palmer, “to the
great mystification of passcrsby. Almost
everyone takes it for the work of prank—
ish twins. It seems almost like one must
have a double to do it.”

“it really seems to me like trifling with
serious matters, btit my companions are
so cock-sure of winning the race that
they deserve to lose and suffer a few mo~
ments of chilly thrills," said Goodwin
soberly. “How did your son ever find out
that freak of nature?" pursuing the sub-
ject.

“Just like boys find Otit a thousand and
one other things, I guess,” replied Mr.
Palmer. “What boys do not findout is
not worth investigation, you know.”

When Goodwin left the Palmer home
the moon was shining brightlytand he
could not resist the temptation to walk
over the proposed race course. A hundred
yards from the agreed starting point was
a low bridge over the Morris milldam at
a point where two projecting cliffs jut
out on each side. The dam was just be-
low, and where the dam held back the
sluggish water it was narrow and deep.
The dam had been constructed at that
point for the reason that the narrow gully
made it comparatively easy to block the
stream with stones and timber, and when
the dam was raised to a level with the
banks on each side a deep and depend-
able body of water was assured. A short
distance above, the pond spread out and
the water covered many acres of low-
lands. The location of the bridge there
was no doubt for the reason that it was
at the narrowest point and, when resting
on the ends of the projecting cliffs, it was
safely above the water at flood tide. What
peculiar natural formation existed below,
and visible to the naked eye before the
waters were backed up, had to be taken
as hearsay. A close scrutiny by Mr.
Goodwin as he steed on the bridge re-
vealed nothing out of the ordinary. Oc-
casionally a fly or a bug fell into the still
waters and sent silvery ripples dancing
away in the moonlight. That was all.

Just beyond the bridge was a sharp
turn; then the public highway followed
the meandering course of the Morris pond

until the stream which fed it became
merely an ankle-deep purling brooklet.

Half a mile further on Betts’ dam stopped
the water from above. After selecting
a particular spot at which the race was
to end, Goodwin walked back to camp.
His companions were in the humor to
chafe him, but he took it all good-na-
turedly.

‘Peiliaps Goodwin has something in
mind like the race of the eagle and the
sparrow,” teased Rogers, refusing to sub-
side.

“How was that?” asked one of the
others.
“Why, the sparrow just tucked itself

under one of the eagle's wings and went
miles and miles as an unsuspected pas-
senger, and at an opportttne moment dart-
ed out and won the prize,” explained
Rogers.

“You do not think our sanguine friend
Goodwin is depending on the plan to pin
the youngster to one of our coat—tails

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on them, but each had made up his mind
to run the mile in his best time and take
the chances of being beaten.

I “Are you ready?" called Goodwin.

. “All ready," came back from those on
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pointed toward the Clouds: “One, two,
i three”—bang!

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the same machine and Goodwin dropped
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weed at his side. He could not be on the
ground to cheer, but was playing an im-
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The four came on the bridge in fine
alignment. The professionals were re—
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at the finish and. therefore, the boy could
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against Melton, swerved toward the low
railing, seemed to miss his grip, and be.—
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pond with a great splash and what ap-
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culiar expressions. The three left in the
race pulled up before reaching the end of
the bridge and ran back. Vthn they
reached the scene of the apparent accident
nothing was in sight below except the
straw ‘hat, which calmly floated in the
little ripples.

“Ye’ll have to start over again when
the cub gets out,” said Mr. Palmer, lean—
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he should tumble off that way",

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“Stays down a long time; It must be
deep." said a farmer at Melton’selbow.

“Oh, he’ll come up all right,” replied
Mr. Palmer. “You couldn‘t drown that
boy if you threw him overboard with a
millstone tied about his neck."

“He may be stuck in the muc, ven-
tured Rogers.

More air bubbles appeared further over
toward the cliff.

"Say, fellows, that boy will drown, ex-
claimed Melton, springing to the top of
the railing, “while we stand here and do
not so much us turn a hand to rescue
him. No one can slay under the water
that long and live."

n

iViih that he leaped for the spot where
the bubbles last appeared. his bright red
sweater flashing in the sun like a king-
fisher diving from the top of a high tree.
He remained at the bottom of the pond
as long as he could do so, searching the
sandy bed with outstretched arms. When
compelled to come to the surface for air,
bubbles appeared at a new place and Fos-
ter leaped in at the spot where they ap-
peared. When he came up, the stream of
air bubbles had shifted ten feet toward
an unexplored point. Rogers dived that
time and remained under water longer
than any of the others. At his fruitless
return the others began diving promis—
cuously.

The minutes were passing rapidly and
the divers had almost given up hope of
finding the boy.

Just then Goodwin drew up quietly with
the auto and paused on the bridge.
“Time’s up, gentlemen,” he called down,
watch in hand, “and I have the pleasure

of announcing that the race has been
'won by the Boy \Vonder!”
“What’s that?” asked Rogers. “Why,

that boy is right down here somewhere
in this pond drowned."

“Not by a jugful,” chuckled Goodwin.

Asplash in the middle of the pond drew
the attention of all. Young Palmer‘s
draggled head was just appearing above
the surface of the water. He paddled
vigorously to shore and climbed up the
bank, while the three searchers in the
water looked on in amazement.

smirched suits against the railing.

“He made it in ten flat,” said Goodwin,
crossing one plump leg over the other.
“with plenty of time for a little side-line
diversion.”

“How do we know that ho was not ly—

ing hidden in the grass all this time?"
one objected.
“Here is a certificate from ‘Squire

Pickcns who saw him put his finger in the
knotholc designated. I had it written out
in advance and he dashed down his signa-
ture in testimony of the truthfulness of
the Statement in time for us to get back
and catch you off your beat.” went on
Goodwin without the flicker of an eyelid.

1y that time the farmers had gathered
about and were shouting themselves
hoarse.

“You do not claim that that boy has
gone to Betts’ Mills and back since full-
ing over this railing?” asked Rogers in-
orcdulously. -

“I certainly do that very thing," stout—
ly from Goodwin, “and he run all the
way there except the few yards he swam."

“You‘ll have to Show us,“ said Melton,
closing his lips tightly. "There is a twin
secreted in the wo-odpile somewhere about
here.”

“We can show you in a minute and a
quarter," said Goodwin lightly. “Follow,
my good but over—confident friends, and
the explanation will be forthcomhg to
your ample satisfaction."

They went to the Short turn in the
road, just beyond the end of the bridge,
where Goodwin and Frank crawled
through between the bars in the fence,
followed by the crestfallen students and
a dozen or so of the spectators.

Just inside the fence the bushes were
parted and the party walked into the

mouth of a. large tunnel-like cave which'

reached to the edge of the pond and the
mouth was several feet under water.

The boy had simply jumped into the
pond, dived into the entrance of the cave,
ran through it. scudded through the
bushes, leaped the fence and was on his
way to Betts’ Mills before his fellow con-
testants had hardly checked their head—
way and turned back.

The tricked runners stood and looked
at the cave a moment in stupefaction and
then laughed heartily at the way the
country boy had duped them.

“W'e are good losers," said Rogers,
when the uproar had ceased. “I do not
wish to appear over—inquisitive,” he went
on meekly, “but I should like to inquire
about the air bubbles rising to the sur-
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ling the air toward victory and glory.”

Goodwin pointed toward Dave Norton,
who was leaning against the side of the
cave with his hands in his pockets and
his long hollow weed at his feet. "Dave
kindly volunteered to thrust that weed
out from the inside of the cave into the
water and blow in it as occasion required,
shifting it about to complete the decep—
tion.” was the solemn explanation.

“Well, I’ll be jiggeret,” exclaimed
Rogers.

“Double jiggered here,” from Melton.

”Thrice ditto,” from Foster.

"Here goes for the watermelons,” came
from the crowd in a chorus as they
emerged into the road.

As they crawled through the fence
l-ood’win slipped a green piece of paper
into Frank’s hand.

THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUST.

 

BY ALONzo RICE.

The locust occupies a unique and inter-
csting place in the insect world. Perhaps
the knowledge of this fact makes it de—
sirable to him to appear at his best, and
the first thing after his debut is a change
of clothes. A sense of timidity, or some-
thing after that sort, makes it convenient
for him to effect this change in apparel
at about the going down of the sun, so
observation of his maneuvers is rendered
quite difficult. He is very deliberate in
the shifting of his garments, no doubt
having learned the folly of undue haste
by his undistuihcd rumination beneath
the surface for seventeen years.

His appearance is made through a hole
about half an inch in diameter. On his
arrival he is a shiny brown creature,
which is rather a strange color, consider-
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“indoors”. He is about one inch in
length, his eyes are red, and his wings
are Very agile and strong, and are armed
with claws that are very serviceable to
him in making excavations. lie generally
aspires to some elevated position to effect
the change in his wardrobe and to hang
up his old clothes. lle obtains a firm
footing for his front toes, for it may re-
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himself from the suit that he has grown
up in. It seems that his garment “opens
on the back,” as here is where the first
sign of disrobing manifests itself. This
line gradually develops into a crack, and
extends to about half the length of his
body. His head is first to make its ap—
pearance, and his red eyes are of a more
brilliant color than when they were veiled
by the brown skin. Just back of his eyes
are two curious black spots; with the ex-
ception of these and his red eyes, he is
white. He is not exposed to the air,
however, till he begins to darken a little,
gradually becoming a sort of grayish
cream color.

The next move, after he has disrobed the
front half of his body, is to pull his front
logs out of the skin. His old clothes seem
to have been tied on with fine white
strings and these seem to hold -him for a
while. but they soon break and he has his
frcrdom. At first his wings are very
small, and are yellowish and opaque, but
very soon they begin to unfold and fall
away from the body; their growth in three
hours’ time is simply marvelous. An eye,—
witness to the performance says of it:

“The insect rests for some time in :1
horizontal position, making no move ex-
cept to bend and straighten his legs lan-
guidly from time to time, as if trying
them. After a while he makes a more.
decided trial of his legs, and raises his
‘lody a little, experimentally, once or
twice; then, all at once. with a determined
effort, he raises himself quickly to a ver—
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skin with his front feet, settles himself
firmly, and pulls the rest of his body free.
All this is done in a minute or two, in
contrast to his former slow movements.
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.i little, shaking them with a slight quiver
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and more transparcnt. till they cover his
body, and finally cxtcutl beyond it at their

full length. At this stagi- the insect looks
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characteristic cicada fashion, and is a
pcrfect locust in form. though still pale in
color. The remainder of his night’s work
consists in changing this color to black,
with the trimmings of deep yellow which
all self-respecting locusts of this kind
wear in daylight. and very early the next
morning he will probably be found still
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correct in every dctail."

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