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VOL. CXXXV. No. 6.

Whole Number 35”.





FARM NOTES.

Clover and Alfalfa Dodder.



A subscriber sends in a specimen of

weed and asks if it is dodder. He had

read enough. about the weed to know that

he doesn’t want it on his farm but was

not familiar with its appearance. The

weed was not dodder, but for the benefit

of others Who do not know how dodder

looks we are republishing the accompany-

ing cut, made from a specimen sent in

last year. The flowers do not show on

this specimen very plainly, but it shows

how the vine entwincs itself around the

plants upon which it feeds. This illus-

tration, together with the description

which appeared in the last issue, should

enable any reader to recognize this pest

if he has been so unfortunate as to get

it established in his fields through the

sowing of foul clover or alfalfa seed.

W‘hcrever found, it is of the utmost im-

portance that it be eradicated at once,



Seeding Alfalfa in Grain.





I would like some information through

the, columns of your paper as to how and

when to sow alfalfa. Where to obtain

seed“ etc. Can I seed to alfalfa with

Wheat or oats, or can I saw alfhlfa with

other grass seed, such as June clover and

timothy? I havefi'eVQr raised alfalfa but

have~ four acres now to corn which I want.

towebd-tomtstin the spring, and prob-

ably’ to wheat after oats come off. The

land is low, mostly black loam with some

small clay spots, but Well drained.



Macomb Co. S. L. JOLLIFF.





As has been often repeated in these

notes, the majority of the successful

stands of alfalfa that have been secured

in Michigan have been seeded without a

nurse crop on a well-prepared seed bed.

Most of them have been sown in the

spring or early summer, and some suc-

cessful stands have bcen secured by late

sumnfer seeding. There seems to be no

best time to sow the seed, but the soil

and weather conditions should be right for

good results, and if the soil is not natu-

rally inoculated with the alfalfa bacteria

artificial inoculation should be resorted to.

But a good many successful stands of

alfalfa have been secured in barley sown

in the spring. In fact some of the most

successful growers have seeded in barley,

some of them cutting the barley for hay

(the beardless variety), which is probably

the best plan, but others have succeeded

where the crop was harvested for grain.

The writer does not know of a good stand

being secured by seeding with wheat as

clover is seeded, although some have re-

ported trying it this year. But it is a.

very good idea to mix some alfalfa seed

with the clover and other grass seed when

seeding in wheat or other grain, for the

reason that by this method the soil can

be gradually inoculated





DETROIT, MICH” SATURDAY. AUGUST 6. I910.





cent issues of the Michigan Farmer. Care

should be taken in the selection and pur—

chase of seed that it is free from weeds,

particularly dodder, which is the worst

enemy of alfalfa. Northern grown seed

is also more desirable for this latitude.

It never pays to buy a poor quality of

seed, even at a small price.

Thickenlng a Stand of Alfalfa.





In sowing our alfalfa. last spring we

used only 10 lbs, per acre, and now find

it is very thin. Should I re-seed this fall

or not till next spring? If the seed will





would appear to be a difficult thing to

get the seed sufficiently well covered to

make fall sowing practical, especially if

there are many weeds in the field. If there

are not, this might be the best way to

handle it. If the seed is sown at a

favorable time, that is, when there is

an abundance of moisture to insure its

germiation, it would get large enough to

have a. chance of surviving the winter if

sown soon, or perhaps any time during

August. But the trouble is that when





 





 





 





 





 





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stand the winter please tell me just about

when to sow it this fall.

C. C, BOVAY.





Mecosta Co.



If this case were the writer's he would

be inclined to wait until spring before

attempting to thicken this stand of alfalfa.

However, it is somewhat difficult to decide

just what should be done inacase of this

kind. If the stand is an even one all

over the field it may produce a. fairly

good crop without any thickening, but if

there are spots that are entirely bare the

proposition would be a. different one. It





Dodder. Showing the Plant’s Habit





‘alfalfa over,





of Growth.





the weather conditions are favorable for

the germination of the seed and the de-

velopment of the young plants, they are

also favorable for the growth of weeds,

and the young plants would have a poor

chance in competition with them. For

this reasbn it would be a better plan to

wait until early spring, then disk the

sow as much seed as may

be needed and harrow in. The stand

would be improved by the disking, pro-

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grown extensively,



Seeding Alfalfa in Millet.



“'ould like to ask a question or two

in regard to alfalfa. I seeded one acre to

alfalfa and millet this last spring. Would

like. to know if I cut the millet when it is

ready if it will hurt thc alfalfa, before it

blossoms, or had I better let the millet go

back on ground for winter protection?



Benzie Co. SUBSCRIBER.



It would be the writer’s opinion that it

would be the best plan to cut the millet

for hay. Millet would not seem to (be a.

good crop with which to seed alfalfa, and

if a good stand is secured in this way it

would seem certain that this inquirer has

a good alfalfa soil. It is not a good thing

for the young alfalfa plants to clip them

prematurely, the best guide as to the time

to cut them being when the new sprouts

start at the crown for the second growth.

lint in this case the plants have prob-

ably not made a large growth, and it

would seem that they would stand a bet—

ter chance of getting a start that would

enable them to survive the winter by

removing the millet as early as possible.

Of course one can not advise intelligently

on a. proposition of this kind without see-

ing the crop. A great deal will depend

on the condition of its growth. In case...

the experiment is successful we should

be glad to have it reported for the bene—

fit of Michigan Farmer readers, since this

is an unusual method of seeding alfalfa.



Crimson, Versus Red Clover.





I have a field of clover that I cut for

hay this year. It was good, all but one





end, and I want to cut it next year. If I

plchd and secded this end to crimson

clover, would it. cut for hay next year,





and does it make good feed? I have heard

that'it wasn’t good for horses. Could

you suggest anything else that would

make good hay, that I can put in here?

Van Buren (7o. L. A.

\Vhile crimson clover is a very valuable

forage crop further south and east, it has

not succeeded in displacing our common

rcd clovcrs in Michigan as a forage crop.

It does not appear to be as depcndable

when sown in the late summer, and the

yield and quality of the hay is not as

good. The writer has seen good stands

secured by sowing in corn, but no better

than of June clover. If the weather con~

ditions are favorable this I)iL'('(‘ might be

plowed and well fitted and sown to com-

mon clover in .»\ugust, using some oats

or rape or buckwheat as a nurse crop,

and to provide cover over wiier with fair

prospects of success. In the writer‘s

opinion this would be preferable to sowing

crimson clover, and there would be little

loss except the seed if the plan fails,

since the land would be





 





in a natural way with the

alfalfa bacteria, which

seems to be necessary for

its successful growth, and

thus be in better condition

for the crop if it is de-

sired to sow alfalfa alone

at some later time. Al-

falfa should not be sown

on too low land, as it does

not succeed well where

the water level is too

close to the surface. It is,

however, grown success-

fully on Well-drained lands

which were originally low

and where the drainage is

sufficiently deep. Prob—

ably on this kind of land

it would be better to mix

in some alfalfa seed with

other grasses and note

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prepared for some other

forage crop to be sown in

the spring if a seeding

were not secured. Oats

and peas would make a.

good crop to use for this

purpose in the event of

failure with the clover

seeding.



Crimson clover is most

valuable in Michigan as a

cover crop in orchards,

since it makes a good

growth in the fall, and

for this purpose it does

not matter of it winter—

kills. Its principal disad-

vantage as a feed is due

to the minute hairs with

which it is covered, and

which sometimes cause

hair balls in the stomachs

of animals to which it is

fed. It is, however, some-

what richer in protein

than red clover, ranking

between it and alfalfa in \
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this respect. But since_in.numerous trials

in the states north 'of the Ohio River it

has not been found dependable on ac-

count of its tendency to winter-kill, it

should be experimented with on ’a small

scale if at all on Michigan farms.



In fact'that is the wisest plan to fol-

low with any crop with which we are not

familiar and which we have never tried,

and under the local climatic and soil con-

ditions with which we have to contend.

Such a course takes a little time, but is

«cheaper in the end. since We know far

better what the staple crops with which

we are acquainted 'will do for us. and it

is the better plan to “make haste slowly"

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LlLLlE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





As I stated some time ago, the first

cutting of alfalfa on the field that I

seeded last August was a very light crop.

It Came up well a. year ago and went

into winter in good condition and came

out in March without the loss of a single

plant so far as I could see. It made a.

fair start, ’but the frost later in the sea-

son seemed to injure it and it never

amounted to much. The first cutting was

therefore light. The second growth has

not amounted to very much so far. On

places in the field there is a pretty good

stand of thrifty looking alfalfa and it is

just beginning to blossom, ready to cut

the second time. But these places are

not large enough to warrant the cutting.

On a greater portion of the field there

is not enough to pay for cutting. These

places that have done well are just the

places I had supposed from my studying

and what I have been told about alfalfa,

were not the proper kinds of soil for al-

falfa. One portion where the alfalfa is

doing pretty well and seems to be thrifty

and healthy is quite a heavy clay. The

stand is too thin here, but what plants

are left seem to have gotten hold of the

soil in such a way as to act like living.

On another corner of the field it was very

wet. In fact it was so wet that I didn’t

expect to get any alfalfa to lch there. I

put a tile drain through it before I sowed

the alfalfa, early in the spring, but I

expected the alfalfa would die here be-

cause the water would be too near the

surface. But this is the very best alfalfa

that I have on the field. To be sure it

has been rather dry weather ever since.

last August. IVe haven’t had a normal

amount of rainfall, and it may be that

this is the reason. but here is where I

have got the best stand of alfalfa. I

don’t think I shall touch this alfalfa again

this year, but let it grow and see next

year whether the plants have become well

enough established so that they have the

nitrogen producing bacteria on the roots.

If they have I will plow the field and try

and get this bacteria distributed all over

the field and get it inoculated so that the

next time I seed to alfalfa I will be more





liable to get a good healthy stand. It





' does seem now as if I could see where I





sowed the inoculated seed. It seems to

be a little healthier looking and a little

better stand, although the change is not

so very marked



Alfalfa Sown With Clover in Wheat.



Last spring I again mixed :1 small

amount of alfalfa seed with tho clover

seed and sowed it on the wheat lield in

March. “it: haven’t got a very good stand

of clover this year. I attribute this to the

fact that the clover germinated in the

warm days of March and then the weather

turned colder and froze, and the young

plants were killed «by the frost, and what

clover

up afterwards from seeds that were bur-

ied so deep that they did not germinate at

first, consequently the stand is rather

thin. But I think that with favorable

conditions these plants will come on and

make a good crop of red clover. Last

year I also mixed some alfalfa with the

but I had a splendid catch of

clover. Every seed seemed to grow, but

the alfalfa didn’t amount to anything.

This year, however, you can observe many

thrifty looking plan‘s of alfalfa, and

they stand higher and look more thrifty

than the clover. This seems strange,

owing to the fact that this soil was never

inoculated.



Alfalfa Sown in Oats.



Last spring I also seeded one oat field

with alfalfa when I sowed the oats, at

the rate of 20 pounds of seed per acre-

1 have a splendid catch. We have cut

the oats now and the alfalfa is as thick

and fine as I ever had June clover look.

Whether it will live or not is more than

I can tell. On one portion of this field

I seeded alfalfa without sowing any oats.

This came up better and grew a little

more rapidly than that in the oats. The

weeds. however, came up and I clipped it

off. This now doesn’t look any better





clover,





plants lived are those that came»





   





than that in the cat stubble, but I pros?





same it is rooted better. because 'lt'cwfafi,





taller in the first place.

Sweet (Hover. ,

It will be remembered that I sowed a:





little sweet clover on a strip through this . .





field. The sweet clover is very disap-

pointing. Where seeded with oats not a

plant can be found. ,W-here seeded alone

it grew about a foot high, bloomed and

now seems to be dead or dying. I have no

more faith in sweet clover, but I have not

lost faith in alfalfa.

COLON C LILLm.





 





 





USE AND CARE OF TOOLS.



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Ohio. H. E. WHITE.





 





MATURING THE LAMB CROP.





 





The successful flock master is ever

mindful of the importance of developing

the young stock to a. high standard that

the desirable or undesirable character—

istics may be apparent and serve as a

guide in the future management of the





 





 





Dry Pastures With Scanty Covering Make Supplementary Feeding Desirable.





that the latter kind is plent'ful, while

the fancy grade is exceedingly scarce.

If half or more of the cattle offered for

sale were of the fancy type there wouldn’t

be money enough to pay the fancy prices

at which they now sell. It is possible

that the man who raises the cheap beef

is making as much money as the one

who sells the choice product, but the

chances are that such is not the case;

that he is simply drifting with the crowd

who are compelled to sell at the low

figure, being unable to compete success-

fully for the prizes at the top.



Again, in the selling of live stock for

breeding purposes there is the question

of competition and salesmanship. This

was made emphatic to me not long since

when I had a fine lot of grade Oxford

rams for sale. They were well bred and

in good condition, yet I could not sell

more than half of them, though my price

was not greatly beyond the-mutton prices.

imagine my discomfiture when a neigh-

bor near -by disposed of an inferior lot of

rams at‘a relatively higher price. It

was simply because I could not compete

with my neighbor in the matter of sales-

manship. He eculd tell a more plausible

story than I——one that would overcome

all doubts and prejudices in the mind of

the customer.



Another example of keen competition

is that of maple syrup. Last spring,

when every market was flooded with the

product there were those who were sell-

ing at the old prices of $1.00 and $1.25

per gallon, while others were thankful to

get any price at all, some selling as low





breeding flock. A serious handicap to

the fixation of desirable qualities in the

breeding stock, is that flock owners do

not pay proper attention to developing

their young stock to a stage whereby

they are able to accurately determine

whether or not the prior mating has re-

sulted satisfactorily. In order to ascer—

tain this it is important that the progeny

be brought to early matutrity.



In every flock there is a wide variation

in the type and general conformation of

individuals. Even in the best bred flocks

this is apparent to some degree, and far

more apparent in the average flock where

less attention is directed to this particu-

lar phase of breeding. It is self—conclu-

sive that it is an impossibility to 'have

different distinct types of sheep in the

flock, each possessing the most desir—

able qualities. A flock that possesses a

wide range of types shows that the

owner lacks a fully developed ideal, or

else is unmindful of the importance of

uniformity in the breeding stock. _



A careful study of individuals in the

flock reveals a difference in animals rela-

tive to prepotency.

mit their strong and desirable qualities.

while others, seemingly of equal breed-

ing, will fail. The direct cause of this

is not easy to explain. It may be trace—

able to improper mating of ancestors, or

possibly to other causes.



But performance of animals must ever

serve as an index of their value. The

mere fact that a- ewe possesses desirable

qualities is not sufficient. She should

also possess the prepotency to transmit





 





 





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those desirable qualities. Flock owners

should be more careful in the selection

of breeding stock, to retain only those in-

dividuals that through their progeny

demonstrate their value as breeders. The

development of the lamb crop should be

carefully observed with this end in view.



Many a flock owner goes on year after

year attempting to establish a certain

ideal in his flock only to discover at the

close of each season he has accomplished

very little. Careful observation of the

developing lam-b crop will not only prove

an aid in the selection of ewe lambs as

bieeders, but an even greater aid to the

proper culling of the ewe flock.



Granting that the lambs have been

well cared for during the nursing period,

flock owners have before them an oppor-

tunity to profit by insuring their proper

future development. As soon as sep-

arated from the ewes the lambs should

be placed on good nutritious pasture. If

clover pasture is available it is preferable

to either supplementary forage crops or

lowland pasture. Lambs are very fond of

sweet, tender clover, and I have never

found its equal for promoting their rapid

development and early maturity I much

prefer to make clover pasture the found-

ation of the ration ‘for newly weaned

lambs when possible. gradually supple-

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RABIES (HYDROPHOBlA).





 





 





At this season of the year “mad dog"

scares are more frequent than at other

seasons, and many people get the impres-

sion that rabies is more prevalent dur-

ing the hot summer months than at any

other time. In order to allay the fears

of those who are constantly expecting

something of the kind during “dog days,"

and to enable them to identify the trouble

should it appear, we quote the following

from a recent press bulletin of the Kan-

sas experiment station:



This is one of the oldest diseases

known. In the fourth century B. C. it

was described 'by Aristotle, who wrote:

“Dogs suffer from a madness which puts

them in a state of fury, and all the ani-

mals that they? bite when in this condi-

tion become also attacked by rabies.”



The season of the year makes very lit—



5 tie difference, as the disease is just as



1" prevalent in winter as it is in summer.

This seems contrary to the ideas of many

persons, who think that July and August.

“dog days," is the only time that dogs

are subject to rabies.



Rabies is caused in nearly all cases by

the bite of a rabid animal. It is possible

to contract the disease from the saliva,

the tears from the eyes or the milk of a.

rabid animal. The rabid dog is a source

of danger a few days before the symp-

toms of the disease appear, but in no

case before he was bitten by a rabid ani-

mal, or otherwise inoculated. Hot weath-

c-r, lack of water or ill treatment will

never in themselves produce rabies.



The dog is the principal source by

which rabies is spread over the country.

The freedom which he is given, his nat-

ural manner of self—protection, and his

tendency to roam about bring him in con-

tact with many other animals. Cats,

hogs, horses and cattle, in the order

named, are less dangerous than the dog.



The symptoms seldom develop in less

than fourteen days after the animal was

bitten—most commonly three to six weeks

—but they may not show for six months

to a year. Not all animals bitten de-

velop the disease. It depends some upon

the part of the body which was bitten.

In man there is less danger if bitten

through the clothing than upon the bare

parts of the body, as the hands or face,

the latter place being the most danger-

ous. It is not uncommon for the symp-

toms to develop in less than two weeks

when bitten upon the head.



The symptoms show in one of two

forms—furious or dumb. With the furi-

ous form the dog is at first noticed to

seek the company of his master more

than usual, or he will hunt dark, secluded

places. Sometimes he will make sudden

starts toward objects. These conditions

last for a day or two. Later he becomes

more restless, wanders about, and will

often travel twenty to thirty miles in a

day. While he is on this trip he is very

likely to bite cattle, hogs and strange

dogs, often passing horse and man, unless

they interfere with his course. He will

usually return home unless he is killed.

During this period he is irritable, seldom

eating or drinking, not because he does

not want food or water, nor because he is

afraid of water, for he is not. but from

the fact that his throat is paralyzed and

he cannot swallow. Often he will force

sticks and stones down his throat in of-





_days, followed, by a period‘ofparaiygis,

which has already taken place m; tlie..





period of irritation lasts for two or three





.—





throat, as shown by the voice, which has

already changed to a. prolonged howl, and

the inability to swallow. This is followed

by paralysis of the hind legs, and later

by entire paralysis and death, the entire

symptoms lasting from four to ten- days.



When affected with dumb rabies, the

dog seeks his master’s company or may

hide in dark places, becomes unable. to

eat or drink, the lower jaw hangs down

and tongue protrudes, which may swell

and turn dark. This condition is followed

by paralysis and death in four to ten days

after the first symptoms appear. Either

form of the disease may change to the

other in the same animal.



Cattle, when attacked with the disease,

are prone to chase chickens, dogs, and

may turn at man, whom they are less apt

to attack. Often falling down from no

apparent cause, twitching of muscles, in-

ability to eat, due to paralysis, often

showing signs of sexual excitement even

when pregnancy is 'well advanced, but

seldom biting. These symptoms are fol—

lowed by paralysls and death.



The horse is often more vicious than

cattle, biting the manger, himself, or any-

thing within reach; also showing many

of the same symptoms which are showu

by cattle.



The symptoms of rabies vary greatly,

but in general there is a first stage of

melancholia lasting two or three days,

followed by a period of excitement which

lasts two or three days more, followed

by a. period of paralysis. Death usually

occurs inside of ten days after the first

symptoms appear.



Diagnosl's.



This is made from microscopic exami-

nation of the brain, which shows small

round or oval bodies from 1-25000 to

1-1000 of an inch in diameter. These are

called Negri bodies, as they were first

noticed by a. man by the name of Negri

in 1903. They have never been found in

the brain of an animal unless the animal

had been inoculated with rabies virus;

therefore when Negri bodies are found

in the brain of an animal there is no

doubt that the animal had ralbies.



There are also changes in the nervous

ganglia in the last stages of rabies. These

changes are also found in other diseases,

which makes this manner of diagnosis

more uncertain and of little use in the

early stages of the disease. Sticks and

stones may be found in the stomach of

a rabid dog.



Treatment.



This consists of a preventative treat-

ment (Pasteur) Which must be taken

before the symptoms have developed. In

order to be effective it should be taken

within a few days after having been bitten

by a rabid animal. The treatment may

also be given to valuable domestic ani-

mals. The “mad stone” is of no use as a

prevention of rabies.



When it becomes important to know

whether an animal has rabies, as is the

case where a suspected animal has bitten

people, his head should be preserved and

properly packed, and shipped to some

well—equipped laboratory for microscopical

examination. This may best be done un-

der the direction of a competent physi-

Clan.





THE FATTENING HOGS.





 





Owing to the high price of hogs and

the scarcity of store hogs other than the

spring pigs, these will undoubtedly be

crowded along to maturity more rapidly

this fall than is usual. Farmers who

grow rye will be likely to use this grain

as a. means of crowding the pigs before

the corn crop matures. Rye makes a.

very good hog feed when combined with

skim milk or when fed with other grains

richer in protein to make a balanced ra-

tion, and when used in a manner to light-

011 it up to a degree which will make it

more palatable and digestible. Rye has

practically the same feeding value as

corn, and when fed in the proportion of

one to three pounds of skim milk to one

pound of rye, makes a very good feed for

growing pigs. But where the fattening

hogs or the pigs that are being crowded

along to maturity’ are fed rye alone, or

with a small portion of middlings mixed

in. the pigs which are intended to be re—

tained for breeders should be separated

from the others, as this is not a suitable

feed for them. In this event the fatten-

ing pigs may be fed a slop made up en-

tirely of rye, but this is not an economi-

cal feed, and it will pay to feed a little

oil meal, or better still, some tankago

with it. This is the more true where





the pigs are confined during the fittest»:

ing process.





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forts to satisfy hunger and thirst.~ This





ABANDONED IT;





For the OlvaoolIloued Oofloo was Killlnt.





"I always: drank coffee with the rest of

the family, fer it seemed as if there was





it on the table.



“I had been troubled for some time

with my heart, which did not feel right.

This trouble grew worse steadily.



"Sometimes it would beat fast and at

other times very slowly. so that I would

hardly be able to do work for an hour

0:- two after breakfast, and if I walked

up a hill it gave me a severe pain.



“I had no idea of what the trouble was

until a friend suggested that perhaps it

might be caused by coffee drinking. I

tried leaving off the. coffee and began

drinking ‘Postum. The change came

quickly. I am now glad to say that I

am entirely well of the heart trouble

and attribute the cure to leaving off

coffee and the use of Postum.



“A number of my friends have aban-

doned coffee and have taken .up with

Postum, which they are using steadily.

There are some people that make Pos-

tum very weak and tasteless, but if it is

boiled long enough, according to direc-

tions, it is a very delicious beverage. We

have never used any of the old- fashioned

coffee since Postum was first started in

our house."



Read the little book. “The Road to

Wellville," in pkgs. "There’s a Reason.”





Ever read the above letter? A

new one appears from time to

time. They are genuine. true.

and full of human interest.





0U WRITE W. J. ROSS. Rochester, Mich,. for

those beautiful noble and white collie puppies.



of the finest breeding. and from stock workers.

WANT E «A good ado orA. E. 0,

Holstein- rleolon cow. due





to freshen in September or October. F..D O'DE

Groose Point Forms. Michigan. Phone E 2883.1.





EGISTEBED PEBCHERONB For Sole—l more

2-yr-old a 1 Stallion l-yr-old. greys. Stubb‘ eiield

Register, M.A. Bray. Okemos Inghom 00., Mich.





—Homn.Cattle, Sheep Hogs Dogs

For sale or Poultry,noorly all breeds.’Sircs

exchanged. Southwest Michigan Pedigreed ‘tock

Association, R. E. Jenninge.Sec.. Paw Paw, Mich.





BIEMIS' DIRECTORY.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

Herd headed by cum: Wfll‘A BLACK

1'1‘083838. onoofthoultlonootl’lllflc B

50006. and Grand Chum leon

and Grand Rodd! “no! 1”]. I” and 1”. Hard

consuls of Irina. mums, PM“. on. .



WOODOOII man can. 10-h. Mich.



- Berk-hire swine. lg:- for

IMHO Blfl Ell!“ getting 313be “00k

Whiteanuil’ O octane, White at Barred Rocks.

Light Brahmas, bite labor!!! and White W on.

«lattes ll perls. Mich. School for the Dad. ,





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





nothing for breakfast if we did not have L





i7 AUG. 1111:. 1910‘.





T llfllllllEllll BBBWll JERSEYS





WITH BIG 821115603116:

Tun “mm Mann mVn-nmnnn.

ROYCROF'I‘ FARM. Sidnnw. M1011. .





HOBTHOBN (Battle of both sexes it WISH.





prison. I breed for both milk and beef. Comeor





write. 'I‘. I. SOUTHWOR‘I'H, B. No. 18. Bow: 18, Allen. Mich

sump.

Parsons Oxford Ramr,5,“°"





big. dork faced rims will produce bigger and

lambs. Grade 8X15 XX .20.,00 XXX 025.00.

ROM EYN O. PARSONS, Grand Iaedso, Mlchlun.





Oxford - Dawn 3 heep “33.51%“

cattle for Dale. A. D. &J. A. DEGABMO. Mull. Mich





oxrono DOWNS autism?





sale. H. J. De GABMO. B. No. 1. Clyde. Mlcb.





W.llllllll’flllllE WILL STOGK Flllfl





Ill import one hdun red yearling ewes and 15 runs

in June for Michigan and the some for Boise. Idaho.

Branch of this Form. Will make a fair price on

yeorilng owes or toms. also on some aged ewes with

iamb- at side. for 60 days.



L. S. DURHAM kSONS. Concord. Millikan.





130 Reg. Bumbolllet Ewu for sole. descended

from the best flock. and bred to a pure Von

Homeyer and a run sired by a Gilbert ram Ind lin-

ported dnm. Allin perfect health. In Iototosult buy

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





EGGS.





LARGE ENGLISH BEBKSHIBES.





Have lino lot of spring pigs of both oozes. lhw

young now: for full INNW. Vigorous and strong.

the type for profitable pork production. Satisfac—

tion guaranteed. 3‘. A. BYWA'I‘IB. Memphis, Mich.





HUPP FARM BERKSHIRES!

WON 189 PRIZES IN 190



Stock of both sexes and all ml for sole. Breeders



of Guernsey Collie. M. B.Tu1-ko u. Barnum



Chickens, Pekln Ducks. om keg. EUPP, Mun.



anerA' Blrmlnuham Mlchluon





U celiedl bnedl acted

BERKS-IRES 00:21:. now. .11“ gnuFBChgldce fail

pigs. '1‘. V. HICKS. B. So. 11 Battle Creek. Mlc'h.

BERKSHIRES assume“:

type and-trains. C. S. BARTLETT, Pontiac. Mich.





BEllK SlllllES. $3.1" m°w£riififiififéfllfifi°gl

immediate solo. Auk bro-labs. Boyoron Form. Sidnow, lloh.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





—Polled Dummo. Hun in.

Mill‘s ms Cot-wold. and South Down'am

on sole at Clover m rum. P011; Austin. Mich.





Berkshire—A few choice fall Gfltl bred for early for.

DAMS BROS. Litchfleld, Mlch.. breeders 01 Im-

Bufl Wymdoflo on. ‘1 not lb; H.011

pr.

W.0 .WILBOII. Okunoo. MIMI; 30*)

mm Jenna...“ -‘- vm mm“...

um 10 pm. Inn-1i

for we. Pin In pain not akin. may to unis.

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for 15. .l. B. BANGIIAB‘I‘. PLnnollkmmloh.





 





—BULL A .

Gunmsnvs H... ”8.311.113.

tented. ALLAH KILSEY. Lnkoflow. Mich.

- Breed d I rt thigh

"Ii. “1‘ F"- mflmyr 9&1'31?‘ your

wants. 1!. h I. '1‘. MILLER. Birmingham. Mich.





DlllllliELY DIED llfllSlElI—Fllfllll ‘2,“ng





prices. Cole Bros. Ypsilanti Forms, Ypsilanti. Mich





IIOLSTEIII FBIESIAII “3323.???“c333





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





TOP NOTCl‘I HOLSTEINS.





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past held World' I Records for

milk and butter-fat at fair prices.



MoPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlcll.





15 llolsluin lions, 6 llolslnln Yearling Helltrs,

lll llolsloln Bull fialm from I. ll. ll. dams.





Pay your money and take your choice from my

herd of 70. L. E. CORNELL. Fayette. Ohio.





BULL CALF r

HOLSTEIN be“ “mm... ‘3?“332





breed. 0. D. WOODBUBY, Lansing, Michigan.





—Both

HER EFORDSJ m fifeiw’fimfifil





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

—2 hulls, 2 heifers 1th

Fahd “0"“de calves by side. 0. [W C.





pigs. Not'l Rood Stock Farm. Richmond, Ind,





LlLLlE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS





We have Iome splendid young bulls for sole. Some

of them are old enough for service. They are from

cows with records of 300 to 425 pounds or butter lost

year. Write for descrlilon and prices.



COLON C. LIL IE. Cooperovlllo. Mich.





JERSEY BULL CALF born October 4th ’09. Dam

gavel), 386 lbs. milk in one year. test 5 to 5y i. Site’s

dnm’u record 10, mo lbs. milk in 10% months tests 2-10

per cont. The Kinny-Waterman 00., I. D. 8. Ann Arbor, Itch.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





3 BALE—1‘2 1'.ng Joruy Cows o! 8%. [amber-t and

Inland blood, from 2 lo l0yoou,al.l fresh or nearly IO. Prieo

.lOOuchlfhkon at once. 0. A. Brlltoi, 11. F. D. fiJ‘onton, Mich.





JERSEY B LS

BUTTER BRED FOR 3.1%:

CRYSTAL SEEING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Alloca- Couty. mailman.





mm of m Jerseys. “£5.51?“





’LF. MAR:S'ION. Bnyclty. Mlohlznn.





 





 





 





furrow next Aug ustor September. Spring





 





DAIRY REID SKOBI‘HOBNS. gum-pun: few

females. Good notes goodu Citizens

l'rclephone, .B. HUMMEL, Mason, Michigan .





 





rowing and a choice lot of Spring Pigs with prices

proved Cheater White and Tamworth swine.

locum! chasm—m: w m

DUROC JERSEYS.

'wo. Write fapufioulul J. c. u. Goldwater, lick.

Mendowirook Seed For-o. Willlnnupon.

Chester Whites $3.9.“wa





right and flu rllht brood. LA .Plttullo. Murillo, lick.

l’lu, either brood, by lot prise Stab Pol: whnon. “Mk.

lacto- .3



furrow, either-ox also W. "1115mm



GARRY ll. EDMONDS. Hull-cl. Mlo My...



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0. l. 0. brad sow: all sold. .fi‘g'fifi';

Inna. GEORGE P. ANDREWS. Don-ville. Mich.





0. I. C. H 035'“ Males weiggl’ng 195 1m,





and more. B. H. JUMP. Mulch. Michigan.





0. I. c —-For sale a few choice pigs of Much and

- April furrow in pairs not akin. Satisfaction

guaranteed. A. Newman. Mariette, Mlch., B. F. D. 1.





O. I c REGISTERED PIGS. 10 to 12

o . 0 weeks from World's Fair winners.

Glenwood Stock Form, Zeeland, Mich. Phone 94.





O I c REGISTERED PIGS March and

o . April litters. Pairs not skin.

HENRY RIGTERINK. Hamilton. 011011.





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. o - SOWS at reasonable prices

0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.

0B SALE—l P. 0. hours ready for service. Eggs





{or hatching dc prize winning MW ted; Col.

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Mich. Booking orders for pigs to

be shipped at 4 to 5 mos. of age. Write for weights

and measurements. W. E. Livingston. Parmlicb,





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The shortage of pasture on many Michi-

gan farms Will be likely .'to bring the

lamb crop to winter quarters in poorer

condition than is usual. If this should

prove true in other sections, the man

Who is able to keep the lambs growmg

and in condition to finish for the early

market will be likely to make profitable

sales. .



Belle Fourche, S, D., reports a rush

upon the part of cattle and sheep men

to get their holdings marketed because

of the drouth on the ranges, five hundred

cars having been ordered there in a re-

cent week. Low prices prevail there, a

recent sale having been made of cattie

of all ages at $30 a head.



Filtered water from the Chicago River

is no longer used for watering live stock

at the Chicago stock yards, Lake Michi-

gan water being substituted, owing to

requests from country shippers and the

Chicago Stock Exchange. It was stated

that cattle and other stock in many in~

stances would not drink the filtered wat—

er from “Bubbly Creek.” Until a few

years ago the stock yards company had

what was supposed to be an unlimited

supply of artesian water, the water spout-

ing thirty feet into the air, but the flow

gradually subsided, and pumping is now

out of the question. .



Breeding ewes are offered in the Chi‘

cago market at much lower prices than

in recent years, and it is a favorable time

to stock up with choice range ewes,

which are hardier and freer of disease

than native ewes. Good rams are also

offered at very reasonable figures.



Without much doubt there will be a

large marketing of northern range cattle

this season because of the drouth, and it

is practically certain that by the first of

August the movement will be extremely

heavy. With good promise for a big

corn crop, it may be presumed that good

range feeding cattle will have a good

outlet. Many stockmen have been hold—

ing off in anticipation of being able to

do better than by paying recent prices

asked for good native feeders of strong

weight.



There is a large demand for cows in

the region around Belle Fourche and

Rapid City in South Dakota, and specu-

lative buyers are. offering $30 per head

for all the cows offered, herd count and

herd quality.



Much of the time recently the cattle

receipts at Chicago have made a poor

showing in quality when the showmg so

rfar as mere numbers were concerned|

rwas liberal, and that is why buyers for,

dressed beef houses were forced to do a

good deal of riding around in order to

secure their quotas of fat cattle. Can—

ning COWS and light stoekers do not

make desirable beef, although they figure

in the cattle receipts. But for the dry

weather, western markets would have had,

less cattle and far less poor ones. I

rVirtue packers need heavy hogs for mak-

ing“heAVy meats for their September

southern provision trade, but they draw

the line on the thin old ,sows that are

becptfiiri"plenticr all the time. Qt course

.bg‘bom' gs aren‘the great favorites With

buyers- ‘ _



The -;following interesting

from Mason City, 1a.:



(has been adopted

ers’ clubs to defeat the packers by form-

ing a co-operative plan for slaughtering

beeves and supplying the members of

the club with fresh meat. The best

working club is at Logan,

agreement is in force that each member

is to furnish every year a 2—year-old in

prime condition that. Wlll dress not less

than 400 lbs. This is sold to the other

members at to 7 cents a lb. The

butcher is paid $2 for each animal he

slaughters, gets the hide and expenses

'While peddling the meat.



Indiana and Ohio sheepmen have been

good buyers of feeding sheep and lambs

from the ranges in the Chicago market

recently, but Michigan has not been as

good a customer as usual. It seems a



inie to buy.

g0§§1§LSumpten of Sumner Co., Kans.,

markets every year from 500 to 600 hogs

of his own breeding. They are .grown

chiefly in large alfalfa pastures, With an

average of an ear of. corn a day until

their Six weeks' fattening is begun, when

they are given corn lliberallyifirlzigr. eiigrggfi



< 113 )‘(lS , rs

ter docs “0t stock friom them three





revent harvesting ‘



ggttlings of hay each season. ’lhe hogs



by this means haVc continuously a fresh,



tender growth to grazeuon, Infltlsalll‘teé

rse, woody stems 1(‘y'VVO .



the coa while the hay





o mowing were done, .

if n aluable as an equal quan-





as v

ifigubebcldisned from tmeaéiows that are not

i as as lire .

uslggsfutrefsl are r)burned out over‘ great

sections of the (‘0llllll‘)’.'and during the

last few weeks stock raisers in WISCOU:

sin, southern Minnesota and othgfr tsiec

tions have been forced to sell 01 eir

stock regardless of their marketabe egg

dition because of scarmty of feed. 8

will create a greater cori-





feed shortage d for corn and oats.

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[home of C. E. Kleckler, Oak Grove,

Michigan, on Wednesday, Aug, 10, 1910.



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United States Live Stock Sanitary Asso-



ciation.



The executivo committee of this asso-

ciation voted to hold the fourteenth an-

nual meeting in Chicago. Dec. 5,.6, 7, 1910.

These dates follow the International Live

Stock Exposition. which it was thought

many of the members would attend. The

International Commission on Bovme Tu—

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Francisco, second week of September.

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commission before the Chicago meeting.

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CURRENT COMMENT.

After many weeks of stag-

The Wool nation the Boston wool mar-

Situation. ket is at last showing some





activity. Recent advices in-

dicate that while the volume of business

during the past week was considerably

greater than at any time during the pres-

ent season, yet the buyers are not taking

hold freely and some are still maintain-

ing that it will be several months before

the trade will become really settled. How-

ever, there appears to be at least a more

satisfactory basis upon which to make

predictions of future values. The season

for the opening of the light weight goods

market has arrived, and it is said that

the demand as indicated by the opening

bids fair to be more satisfactory than

was expected, with prices rating about

ten per cent below those of last year.

This has had the effect of bringing about

considerable speculative buying of west-

ern‘wools at about this same shading of

{prices as compared with last year, which

means an advance of a cent or more per

pound over the price at which what west-

ern wool has moved earlier in the season

changed hands. Sales of Montana wool

have been reported as high as 21% cents,

while the average price paid earlier in the

season for the same wools has been from

19 to 20 cents, and the average price for

last year is said to have been about

221/2 cents. An average of these figures





seems to show that the purchasers of

Montana wools figure that a decline of 10





per cent in goods makes it safe to figure

on a future market for these wools at

about the same relative shading of last

year‘s prices, although it is said by com-

petent judges that this means 58 to 60

cents per pound on a scoured basis, which

price is hardly warranted by Boston quo-

tations at the present time.



The market for fleece wools has not

shown the same activity, although some

dealers have reported an advance of about

one cent per pound in medium wools of

this class, although this can hardly be

said to he the market and Boston quota-

tions «have not been market up. Of the

fleece wools Ohio wools have moved most

freely, fair lots of 4% and 1/3 blood wools

from that state selling at 27 to 28 cents,

and 14 blood at 26 cents. It is reported

that the best of these wools are being

offered in Ohio from growers’ hands at 23

cents, while fine wools are selling at 16

to 20 cents as to quality. While these





conditions prevail. it is unlikely that there





a





will be any material advance in the Mich;

igan wool market, as these are about the

figures which have been prevailing at

shipping'points in the state where any





~wool has been moving. However, with a





better tone prevailing in the market cen-

ters, and with the tendency toward spec-

ulative buying which is always noted

when the market is advancing, the indi-

cations are that Michigan growers who

have held their wool for a better market

will find it a. profitable investment. It is

possible that conditions will not materi-

ally improve for some weeks, but on the

other hand, developments may be more

rapid than expected at the present time.

In any event it would appear to be a safe

proposition to continue to hold Michigan

fleeces until the market reaches a more

settled if not a more satisfactory basis.





That portion of the high-



The Noxious way law of the state relat-

Weed Law. ing to the cutting of nox-

ious weeds was commented



on in a recent issue, and the desirability

of its enforcement urged upon the con-

sideration of Michigan Farmer readers.

As stated in that comment, the law makes

it the duty of every owner or occupier of

land in the state to cut down and destroy

all Canada thistles, wild carrots, oxeye

daisies or other noxious weeds growing

thereon, or on any highway passing by

or through such land, at least twice each

year, once before the first day of July

and again :before the first day of Sep-

tember, and as much oftener as may be

necessary to prevent them from going to

seed. The law further provides a penalty

for failure to so cut noxious weeds, and

further provides that he shall pay the cost

of cutting same and ten per cent addi-

tional, the same to become a lien upon

the land and to be spread upon the tax

roll and collected the same as other

taxes are levied and collected. The law

also provides a penalty to be imposed on

commissioners and overseers of highways

for failure to enforce its provisions, which

provides a means for interested citizens

to bring about its enforcement. The

highway offlcers' duty is made plain in the

wording of the law, which provides for

the posting of notices requiring the cut-

ting of Weeds. In case the owner or

occupier of lands neglects or refuses to





date stated in the notice, or within ten

days thereafter, it becomes the duty of

the highway officers to enter upon said

land and cut the Weeds, returning a state-





ment of the cost to the township board;





who authorize the assessment and col-

lection of a tax upon the land to cover

same as above noted.



The provisions of this law are again

summarized as above for the reason that

several requests have been recently re-

ceived for further information in cases

where its enforcement has rsulted in a.

misunderstanding between the highway

officers of certain townships and those

upon whom they have enforced the law

by entering upon their premises and cut-

ting the weeds. In one instance, w‘-’ch

is mentioned as an illustration, the per-

son seeking information states that the

highway ofl‘lcers entered upon his land

and cut the weeds the latter part of

July, after they had already gone to seed,

and asks if he must still pay the cost

and whether he has any redress against

the officers. The law does not fix any

limit of time in which the highway offi-

cers must cut the weeds if they are not

destroyed by the owner as required by the

law. This being a. new law, it has not

as yet been interpreted by the courts,

and there are, consequently, no prece-

dents upon which to base an opinion. But

from the reading of the statute by a

layman it would appear to be plain that

the owner of lands would have no re-

dress in a. case of ”~‘s kind, as this action

on the part of the hinrhway oflicers is in

the nature of a. penalty upon the owner

of lands who neglects or refuses to com-

ply with the law, and while the officers

are required to perform the work under

penalty, there may have been reasons why

they could not perform it at once in any

case, such as the scarcity of labor during

the harvest season.



It is an unfortunate, but probably an

unavoidable fact that a new law of this

character cannot be enforced without mis-

understandings an-d more or less friction,

especially when its enforcement is first

commenced. But in a case of this kind

fairness to those who are striving to keep

their land free from noxious weeds of

this character, and the general benefit

which would accrue to any farming com-

munity frnw their eradication or from

preventing their more general dissemina-

tion. would seem to warrant the enact-

ment and enforcement of such a law. Un-

doubtedly it is an irritating experience for

any land-owner to submit to, especially

where he has been ignorant of the pro-





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statement that if it were not for the weed

pests the average farmer would not cul-

tivate thoroughly enough to insure maxi-

mum crop yields. But if, for the sake of

argument, we grant that this is true, we

believe that not' even the most enthusi-

astic of these advocates of good culture

for growing crops would deny the fact

that we have plenty of weed pests with

us at the present time to answer every

purpose to this end. And still they are

coming thicker and faster each year.

Scarcely a week passes that the pub-

lishers of The Farmér do not receive

samples of weeds from subscribers, who

ask for their identification andfor advice

as to the best means of eradicating them.

generally stating as a preface to the letter

that they. introduced them on their land

through clover, alfalfa or grass seed 'pur-

chased in the open market. The prev-

alence of weed seeds in clover and grass

seed offered in the open market makes

this a. serious problem for the average

farmer. Obviously the safest plan would

be to grow the supply of grass seeds need-

ed for home use, but this is not always

convenient or practicable. The next best

plan is the very careful inspection of all

seeds purchased. A law providing for an

official inspection of seeds would afford a

desirable degree of protection. Certainly

a law providing for a rigid inspection of

imported seeds would be beneficial. Can-

ada has such a law, and this is said to

cause the diversion of impure and adul-

terated European seeds to our market.

Steps have been taken by the govern-

ment to determine the extent to which

impure seeds are imported into this coun-

try, and. beneficial legislation may be ex-

During the present Q51

cal year two ounce samples will be ta; "en

of all importations of clover, grass "and

forage plant seeds, which samples will be

turned over to the department of agricul-

ture for examination. By this means

data will be obtained which will cover

every importation of 100 pounds or more,

and the offending importers and their

products will be given ‘an undesirable

degree of publicity until other means are

found to curtail their operations. In the

meantime an adequate state law provid-

ing for the inspection of seeds sold in our

markets would prove beneficial in the

making of dealers responsible for the

proper labeling of the goods which they

offer and which would enable the pur-

chaser to know just what, if any, unde-

sirable seeds he is purchasing. Such _in-

spection might cause a temporary ad-

vance 'in the price of clean seed, but it

would undoubtedly prove beneficial in the

long run, as if the present rapid spread

and distribution of noxious weeds goes

on unchecked, pure seed will soon be difi‘l-

cult if not impossible to obtain in the

open market.

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





National.





The steamer Ogdensburg ran down the

wooden barge Grace Whitney and sank

her three miles south of Bar Point last

Sunday night. The wife and son of Capt.

Heath of the unfortunate boat were

drowned. The boat was the third in tow,

while the wheelsman of the steamer

claims he saw but two,



The troops called to protect railroad

property at Durand, where it was thought

by the local authorities that rioting might

grow out of the situation and get beyond

control, have left for Detroit and Grand

Rapids, from whence they were called.

Inasmuch as it devolved upon the county

to stand the expense of the troops there

was much criticism of the action of the

local officials in calling upon the state

for the extra protection. A long list of

deputies, including many of the strikers,

have now been sworn in to insure order.



The statute of Robert E. Lee, dressed

in confederate uniform. cannot be remov-

ed from statuary hall at Washington.

This is the opinions of Attorney General

Wickersham and President Taft, after

considering the criticism made by New

York G. A. R. men to the statue resting

among those of America’s illustrious men.

In his opinion Mr. Wickersham stated

that the statue was a testimony to the

fact that a. magnanlmous country had

completely forgiven an unsuccessful effort

t estro the un on.

onhere 3are 3,000 troops in Columbus,

Ohio, trying to maintain order where

street car men are on a strike. Cars

are being run but the rioting of the strik-

ers makes riding unsafe. Gov. Harmon

and others "are 'endeavoring to bring about

a. settlement 'between the men and. their

em’II‘Jlligye'E’sr-‘eat Pennsylvania terminal at





 





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New York. any has "been handed. over '





to the’“com" ny by the-contractors and

trains will fiesta? running to the station

in-‘Septer’nb r.‘ '



The value of manufactured imports, in—

cluding crude and rtlg manufactured

goods, amounted to 856, 00,000, as com-

pared with $671,000,000 for the previous

year and $410,000,000 ten years ago.



A bureau for collecting information re—

garding economic questions that are of

interest to railways will be established in

Washington.



A church for the accommodation of the

deaf and dumb, where sermons will be

preached in the sign language, will be

erected in New York City.



George L. Maltz, once treasurer of

'Michlgan regent of the state university

mayor of Alpena, cashier of the internal

revenue department at Detroit, died at the

St Clair Flats last Monday.



In the DeQuincey neighborhood of Lou-

isiana, where the Frisco line is construct-

ing track, employing negroes, whites at—

tacked the blacks while the latter were

in their tent quarters, killed two and

wounded many others. The occasion for

the attack was that the community is

regarded as privileged for the whites only,

and that the inhabitants protested to the

company’s bringing in blacks to do this

work. When the protests went: unheeded

the attack was made.



Sheriff Dull, of Monroe county, was

shot by a negro whom he was pursuing

nfeaiézésrie. The negro had robbed a. man

0 .



Miners at Greensburg and Irwin, Pa.,

are becoming destitute after a. six months'

strike and much unrest is apprehended

now that their places are rapidly being

filled by strike-breakers. .There are 15,000

men out.



It was decided at a. conference between

representatives of the departments of

agriculture and justice that flour manu—

facturers must not bleach fiour until the

cases now before the court are decided;

otherwise they will have to stand crimi-

nal prosecution for each shipment made

into interstate commerce. ‘





Last week the first passenger car with L





officials of the Michigan Central on board

passed through the tunnel under the De-

troit river at Detroit.



President Montt of Chili will arrive in

this country this week and will be enter-

tained by the state department.



Forei n.



A detachment of P ilippine constabu-

lary encountered a band of Moros last

week, killed the leader and several of his

followers. The Moros were armed with

weapons captured by rushing a number

of the outposts on the island of Mindano.

'The steamship Augustin. of the Booth

line is reported as having on board sev~

eral cases of yellow fever, and it has not

been allowed to make its regular stops.

Investigation will be conducted at'Havre.



Nine young men and six girls were

drowned on Lake Truan in Switzerland





by the capsizing of a barge during‘ a.“





storm. Four of their companions Were

,‘saved by fishermen.





The accession declaration" bill, which-





provides for the elimin‘altion of parts" of





the accession oath thatare obnoxious tov“





Roman Catholics, passed the second read-

ing in the house of lords of the English

parliament without a dissenting vote.

There appears to be a gradual widening

of the breach between the rogresswe

officials of Spain and the papa ower at

Rome. Since the losing of her ar-away

possessions Spain has been giving more

attention to the development of her peo-

ple and country, and this attention has





traversed many interests of the church ,





which the progressive element consider

objectionable and are anxious to change.

and which the church is fighting hard to

retain. It is the belief that similar ac-

tion to that recently staged in France

will be performed in the country to the

south.



Bonilla, the deposed president of Hon-

dras, is now said to 'be at the head of

an army of 3,000 trained soldiers, consist—

ing of about 100 Americans, who have

been hired to use his machine gune.

marching toward Tegucigalpa, where he

expects to make a strike before the end

of the week. With this force and others

whom he hopes will come to his assist-

ance, the former president expects to

egg? become chief executive of the re—

pu c.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





Clinton 60., July 30—July has been an

exceedingly hot and dry month. No rain

since June 23 until July 24, when a very

welcome rain came. All hay and wheat

was gathered in prime condition. Wheat

an excellent crop; hay a. fair crop. Early

sowed oats good. Many fields of late oats

are being cut and cured for hay. Pota—

toes are backward. Scarcely any of the

early crop dug yet and many bugs to

contend with. Corn and beans have suf~

fered to some extent, but are doing fine

since the rains. Men are very scarce,

haying and harvest wages $2 per day

and not enough men to go around. Hogs

scarce, $9 per cwt.; no pigs for sale at

any price. Horses are in good demand;

good, young heavy horses are selling

for $200 to $250 each. Wheat, $1; beans,

$2; clover seed, $6; timothy hay, $10 to

$12 per ton; butter, 20c per 1b.; eggs, 170

per doz. .



Ka'lkaska 00., July 25.——From reports

in the papers conditions «have been quite

the same here as in the southern part

of the state. A very hot and dry June.

drouth broken July 10, but spring seeding

was nearly all burned out. Oats had suf—

fered much, but have made great growth

in last two weeks. Corn uneven, con—

siderable damage by cutworms. Hay a

very short crop. Potatoes promising well.

Fruit nearly all ruined by late frosts;

some wild raspberries and blackberries.

Pastures suffered severely and dairy

products were shortened. Butter brings

20c and eggs 20c.



Lapeer C0., July 29.——Ideal weather for

haying and harvesting the past-week. A

heavy —rain fell today.

and beans have been neglected some dur~

ing harvest and weeds have got quite a

hold in some fields, rains,,have beaten

the ground and the cultivators are busy

breaking the crust and loosening the soil

again. Threshing is in progress. The





apple crop is very short and what there





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TOBOGGANING DOWN THE ANDES—By Wm. v. Alford.





N adequate description of our to-

A boggan slide from “The Ridge Pole



of the World” into the waters of

the Pacific; from the glaciers and eternal

snow down the slope of the Andes;

through orange groves, past old Inca

ruins, and across the desert strip to Callao

is almost beyond my capacity. Words

must often be feeble when compared to

the magnificent scenery, the work of an

American engineer executed more than 30

years ago, and the wonders of a race

stamped out by the greed of gold of an-

other people, who held a cross in one hand

and a sword dripping with human blood

in the other.



This trip had been under consideration

for months and the chief engineer of the

Peruvian Central Railroad stood ready to

furnish an observation car for the trip

down to the coast. It was in the month of

November that I finally decided to make

the trip. As the objects of interest are

very few between Cerro de Pasco and

the tunnel that pierces the top of the

Andes, I took the regular passenger

train to Ticlio, the station at the mouth

of the tunnel on the Pacific side.



Our “Pullman,” in the form of a stout,

squatty hand—car arranged with two large

spacious seats, with leather cushions and

lockers underneath for baggage, was

standing on a sidetrack. The car was

fitted with double brakes on eaCh side.

The only motive power was gravity, older

than the 3, granite walls down which we

sped, sometimes a'twthe rate of full forty

miles an hour. Some young reader will

perhaps say, ”0 pshawi He thinks he

was going some, but I have ridden a mile

a minute." I shall not dispute this fact;

so have I ridden seventy miles an hour,

but not when plunging down the side of

a mountain on a 41/2 per cent grade,

through black tunnels, out onto bridges

over yawning chasms hundreds of feet

down to the seething watcrs, along walls

two thousand feet straight up into the

clouds above us, while just over the edge

of the car on the opposite side we look

down into a canyon so dcep that the vol-

cano of Vesuvius could be tumbled into it

and it would be necessary to stop and

look twice to see where it had gone.

The famous canyon of the Colorado, which

attracts tourists from every part of the

States and Europe, would be but an ordi-

nary quebrada (pronounced ke—brah-da,

meaning a ravine or gorge—Editors) if

seen in the rugged Andes. A pebble on

the. rail as we swing





After an hour spent at the entrance of

the tunnel and in making several photo-

graphs of interesting features, I stowed

my baggage, mostly cameras, plates, etc.,

in the lockers under the seats of the car

and, easing up on the brakes, we started





 





eral supplies for a mining company which

is spending millions to facilitate the min—

ing of copper ore.



Scarcely a mile was covered before we

stopped to admire a bit of scenery that all

the artists from Adam down could not put





Coming Out of a Tunnel, While Coasting Down the Andes.





arose, as many colored as Joseph’s coat,

up to the snow-lino, then unbroken white

like a slab of marble to the summit, all

so near that every detail. was plainly vis-

ible. In describing the scenery of the

Andes one is confronted by new phases

not found in the ordinary mountain range.

So immense is the scale on which nature

works in these regions that it is only

when vicwcd from a great distance that

the spectator can in any degree compre-

hend the relations of the several parts of

the stupendous whole. Glaciers and or—

ange groves arc in closcr proximity than

in any other place in the world.



On leaving the lakc. in less than half

a mile we plunged into the, first of fifty-

seven tunnels. A truck above. us and a

track below us, and below the lower track

a yawning chasm so decp that at mid—day,

viewed from above, the bottom seemed in

twilight. Down in the, bottom of these

deep quebradas the native Indian lives in

stone or sod huts. Although probably of

the same lineage he is many steps re-

moved from the proud Inca that once

rulcd the land and whose handiwork, de-

noting a high order of civilization, is seen

on every side.



This land is not an ideal agricultural

spot Our own broad acres in the Mis-

s1ss1pp1xallev aiebctter adapted to tillage

than the almost \cilieal slopes of the

Andes. A sandy strip along the Pacific

coast, where rain seldom falls, watered

only by a few scanty streams, is the seat

of the wealth and power of Peru today.

Between this Sahara and the upper val-

leys of the Amazon on the eastern slope

of the Cordillcras, which are some of the

richest \‘allcys on the face of the earth,

a vast range of rugged mountains inter—

venes. “'ilh the, singlc exception of the

Peruvian Railway and the road running

from Molcndo to l’uno, on Lake Titicaca,

there are practically no roads giving ac—

cess to the vast empire of rich soil cov—

ered with the forcst of walnut, redwood,

cedar and a multitudc of woods unknown

to the writer. ’l‘his forest is so vast that

when oncc exploited it will furnish the

wood markets of the world for many gen~

crations. Scarcoly one in a thousand even

of the well-road portion of our people

appreciates the grcat cxtent of Peru.

North and south the coast line is nearly

1,400 milcs long and occan steamers can

run 800 milcs into Peruvian territory up

the tributaries of the Amazon. The water

that is tumbling down on the Atlantic



slope of the Andes in





 





around curves, at even

forty miles an hour, would

be amply sufficient to

fheave us into space, and

unless a friendly condor

caught us in his talons

and sailed into a nearby

haven of safety the result—

ing fall would be disas-

trous to two “gringoes”

(a term applied to Eng-

lishmen and Anglo-Amer-

icans by Spanish-Ameri-

cans—Editors.) toboggan-

ing down the Andes.



At Ticlio I stopped long

enough to look at Mount

Mcggs and the cross that

graces the snow-capped

summit, under which the

tunnel joins the Atlantic

and Pacific slopes. The

cross on Mount Meggs is

17,775 feet above ocean

level. From Ticlio there

is a. branch road running

up into the mountains to a rich mining

camp at Morococha, situated on a. beau-

tiful lake of the same name. In fact,

there are three lakes one above the other.

The upper one, which is nearly two miles

long and a half-mile wide, is at an eleva-

tion of 16,000 feet. The edge of great

glaciers are bathed in this lake and per-

petual snow covers the slope of the moun-

talus.





 





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On the Summit of the Andes Mauntains-18,500 Feet Above the Sea Level.





down. Although the distance from the

summit to the ocean is but 105 miles

and it is possible to cover the distance in

one day, we were three days going dowu,

stopping to‘examine old Inca ruins, the

engineering problems and scenic beauty

of the most wonderful road in the world.

and last but not least, being held by

freight trains on their way from Callao

loaded with lumber, machinery and gen-





on canvas. At our feet lay a small lake,

not more than a third of a mile in diam-

eter surrounded by tall, brown rushes.

On the water a flock of canvas- -‘back ducks

were watching us and on the opposite

bank a. dozen red flamingos were standing

on one foot gazing at their reflections in

the crystal water. Beyond, the back-





ground was terraced for a. short distance,

then the abrupt walls of the mountain





Pcru, if harnessed, would

turn every wheel in the

world and go merrily on

to the ocean unmindful

of the herculean task

performed. The valleys

of the Amazon are as

rich as the Egyptian fields

under the Pharaohs. The

finest cotton in the world





is raiscd in Peru. Every

varicty of fruit, vegeta-

blc. grain and flower,

grows almost without





thought or care of man.

Different elevations give

different latitudes in the

way of variety, and, like

a sct of stairs, every step

gives its own.



Standing beside, our car

at the portal of the sec—

ond tunnel we look up

the grassy slope on the

opposite side of the can-

, you and terrace after

terrace is still to be seen. Often these

patches of ground are not more than

twenty or thirty feet wide following the

contour of the hill. At different times

we have traced these artificial fields from

the water’s edge of. some small mountain

stream, one above the other, up to the

snow line and in retrospection watched

an industrious population tilling these

fields far above the elevation of the or-
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dinary clouds.

population of over twelve millions at the

time of the Conquest has dwindled to less

than four millions. Of these a percentage

are savage Indians still using the poisoned

arrow and bow.



Tunnels, vertical walls of rock four

times as high as the Washington monu-

ment, steel bridges that span the seething

waters of mountain torrents, canyons that





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





and Indian pueblos, all of which, if seen

by the eye as they pass in kaleidoscopic

array, would produce unbounded enthu-

siasm and admiration, lose all their beauty

and grandeur when reflected only in print-

er's ink. Words, however well spoken or

written, can not give even a feeble im-

pression of God’s playhouse, the Andes.



(Concluded in Magazine Section, Aug. 20.)





 





ROMANTIC LIFE of HERBERT FURLONG.





Thrilling Experiences of a Soldier of Fortune, Ranchman

and Federal Detective.





BY J. W.





The Russian army was soon disbanded,

and having gotten to be of a very adven-

turous spirit, in trying to forget the death

of my dear wife and daughter, I drifted

back to America and started for the West.

The Indians at this time had broken

away from the reservations and Were on

the warpath. I was getting pretty well

up in years then, but did not look a day

over thirty-five or forty. There was not

a gray hair in my head or mustache. I

‘had a healthy look and Was bronzed from

my Russian experience, straight as a

rock and nimble as a sixpence. I wanted

adventure and I got a little of it. After

a. circuitous route, I reached western

headquarters, where I offered my services

and was soon donned in one of Uncle

Sam’s uniforms as a cavalryman and

assigned to Troop 13, under Col. Crofton,

a. wily Indian fighter who had seen scr-

Vice under Custer. Our troop consisted of

48 men. In it were tw0 other English-

men; the rest were old experienced fron-

tiersmen who had fought Indians before.

We were one of three troops that were

sent to round the Indians up. We had with

us a very large supply train with twenty

or thirty teamstcrs. Our first day’s

march brought us to a small stream,

tributary of the Republican River, on

whose banks we encamped for the night.

Daylight the following morning found us

in the saddle and ascending from the val-

ley to the tablelands. We were then

about 75 miles southeast of Fort Sedg—

wick and about the same distance north-

east of Fort Wallace. Intending to scout

the surrounding country thoroughly in

search of Indians, we selected our camp

with reference to a sojourn of several

days, combining among its essentials

wood, water, good grazing and, last but

not least, facilities for defense. Little

did We imagine that the monotony of

idleness was so soon and so abruptly to

be broken. That night our pickets were

posted as usual; the horses and mules,

after being allowed to graze in the eVen-

ing, were brought in and securely teth-

ered close to our tents. At half past nine

the buglcr at headquarters sounded

“taps,” and before the last note had

died away every light, in obedience to

this command, disappeared, and nothing

remained to the eye except here and there

a faint glimpse of the white tents to

indicate the presence of our camp.



Just at that uncertain period between

darkness and daylight on the following

morning I was lying in my tent, deep in

the enjoyment of that perfect repose

which only camp life Offers, when a sharp,

clcar crack of a rifle nearby brought me

to my feet. I knew in an instant that

the shot came from the picket posted not

far from the rear of our camp. At the

same moment the officer of the day,

whose duty required him to be particu-

larly on the alert, rushed past our tent,

halting only long enough to show his

face through the opening and shout,

“They are here!" I did not enquire who

were referred to or how many were in-

cluded in the word “they,” nor did our

informant seem to think it necessary to

explain. “They” referred to Indians, I

knew full well. Had I doubted, the brisk

fusillade which Opened the next moment,

and the wild warwhoop, were convincing

evidences that in truth “they were here.”



It was sufficiently light to see our en-

emies and to be seen. The first shot

had brought every man from his tent,

armed and equipped for battle. The

Indians, numbering hundreds, were all

around the camp, evidently intending to

surround us, while a party of about fifty

of their best mounted warriors had, by

taking advantage of the ravine, contrived

to approach quite close before being dis-

covered. It was the intention of this

party to dash through the camp, stampede

all our horses, which were to be caught

by the parties surrounding us, and then

finish us at their leisure.



The picket, however, had discovered the

approach of this party, and by firing 'had





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given timely warning, thus frustrating the

plan of the Indians, who almost invari-

ably base their hopes of success upon

effecting a surprise. \Vc opened on them

such a brisk fire that they were glad to

withdraw beyond range. The picket who

gave the alarm was shot down at his

post by the Indians, the entire party gal-

loping over his body. They were pre-

vented from scalping him only by the fire

from us who dashed out and recovered

him. He was found to be badly, though

not mortally, wounded by a rifle ball

through the body.



The Indians, seeing their attempt to

surprise us and to stampede our horses

had failed, withdrew to a point but little

over a mile from us. There they con-

gregated and seemed to hold a conference.

\Ve did not fear any further attack at

this time. They were satisfied with this

attempt, and would await another op-

portunity.



Crofton, always on the alert, with eyes

as quick as those of an Indian, had been

scanning the horizon in all directions.

Suddenly he perceived, or thought he per-

ceived, strange figures resembling human

heads, peering over the crest of a hill

far away to the right. Hastily leveling

his field—glass, he pronounced the strange

figures, which were scarcely perceptible,

to be neither more nor less than Indians.



It was some time before the Indians

perceived that they were discovered.

Concealment being then no longer possi-

ble, they boldly rode to the crest and

exposed themselves to full view. At first

but twenty or thirty made their appear—

ance; gradually the number grew until

about a. hundred warriors could be seen.

They continued to receive accessions to

their numbers, the reinforcements coming

from beyond the crest of the hill on which

their presence was first discovered. Fin-

ally, seeming confident in their superior

numbers, the warriors, all of whom were

mounted, advanced leisurely down the

slope leading in the direction of the train

and its escort. By the aid of field-

glasses Crofton and the other officers

were able to determine fully the char-

acter of the party now approaching. The

last doubt was now removed. It was

clear that the Indians were arrayed in

full war costume, their heads adorned

Iby the brilliantly colored war bonnets.

their faces, arms, and bodies painted in

various colors, rendering their naturally

repulsive appearance even more hideous.

As they came nearer they assumed a

curtain order in the manner of their ad-

vance. Some were carrying the long glis-

tening lance with its pennant of bright

colors, while upon the left arm hung the

round shield, almost bullet-proof, and

ornamented with paint and feathers ac-

cording to the taste of the wearer. Near-

ly all were armed with rifles and one or

two rcyolvcrs.



\Vhen the entire band had defiled down

the inclined slope, Crofton was able to

estimate roughly the strength of the

party. They were astonished to perceive

that between six and seven hundred war-

riors were bearing down upon us, and

in a few minutes would undoubtedly

commence the attack. Against such

odds, and upon ground so favorable for

the Indian mode of warfare, it seemed





,unreasonable to hope for a favorable re-





sult. Yet the entire escort, officers and

men, entered upon our defense with the

determination to sell our lives as dearly

as possible.



The train was formed in‘ two parallel

columns, leaving ample space between

for the horses of the cavalry, it being the

intention to advance to a better position

half a mile away. Our troop had (118‘.

mounted and prepared to fight on foot.

The led horses, under charge of the

fourth trooper, were placed between the

two columns of wagons, and were thus

in a measure protected from the assaults

which the officers had every reason to

believe would be made for their capture.

The dismounted cavalrymen were thus





As time has passed, a in midday are in the gloom of twilight formed in a regular circle enclosing the





train and horses". Colonel Crofton took

command of one flank, Lieutenant Rcbbs

of the ether, both remaining mounted.

These dispositions being perfected. the

march was resumed in this order and the

attack of the savages calmly awaited.



The Indians were interested spectators

of these preparations for their reception.

They continued to approach, but seemed

willing to delay their attack until the

plain'became a little more favorable for

their operations. Finally the desired mo-

ment seemed to have arrived. They had

approached to within easy range, yet not

a shot had been fired. We had been

instructed to reserve our fire for close

quarters. Suddenly, with a wild, ringing

warwhoop, the entire band of warriors

bore down Upon the train and its little

party of defenders. '



Their first object, evidently, was to

stampede the horses and draft animals of

the train; then, in the excitement and

consternation which would follow, to

massacre the escort and drivers. The

wagon—master in immediate charge of

the train had been ordered to keep his

two columns of wagons constantly moving

forward and well closed up. This last

injunction was hardly necessary, as the

frightened teamsters, glancing at the ap-

proaching warriors and hearing their

savage shouts, were sufficiently anxious

to keep well closed upon their leaders.



The first onslaught was made on the

flank, which was superintended by the

Colonel. They rode 'boldly forward as if

to dash over the mere handful of cav-

alrymen. Not a trooper faltered as the

enemy came thundering toward them, but.

waiting until the Indians were within

short rifle range, we dropped upon our

knees and taking deliberate aim, poured

a volley into the ranks of the savages

which seemed to put a sudden check upon

the ardor of their movements and force

them to wheel off to the right. Several

of the warriors were seen to reel in

their saddles, while the ponies of. others

were brought down or wounded. Those

of the savages who were shot from their

horses were scarcely permitted to fall to

the ground before ascore or more of their

comrades dashed to their rescue. This

is in accordance with the Indian custom

in battle. They will risk the lives of a

dozen of their best warriors to prevent

the body of any one oftheir number

from falling into the white man’s posses-

sion. The reason for this is the belief,

which generally prevails among all the

tribes, that if a warrior loses his scalp

he forfeits his hope of ever reaching the

happy hunting ground.



As the Indians were being driven back

by our well—directed fire we became re-

assured and sent up a cheer of exultation,

while Crofton, who had not been idle in

the fight, called out to the retreating In-

dians in their native tongue, taunting

them with their unsuccessful attack.



The redskins withdrew to a point be-

yond range of our rifles and there seemed

to engage in a parley. Crofton, who had

closely watched every movement, remark-

ed that “there is no such goodluck for

us as to think those Indians mean to give

it up. Six hundred red devils ain’t going

to let fifty men stop them from getting

at the coffee and sugar that is in these

wagons. And they're not going to be sat-

isfied until they get some of our scaips

to pay for the bucks we popped out of

their saddles a bit ago."



It was probable that the Indians were

satisfied that they could not dash through

the train and stampede the animals.

Their recent attempts had convinced them

that some other method of attack must

be resorted to. Nothing but their great

superiority in numbers had induced them

to risk so much in a charge.



The ofiicers passed along the line of

skirmishers, for this in reality was all

their line consisted of, and cautioned the

inen against wasting their ammunition.

It was yet early in the afternoon, and

should the conflict be prolonged until

night, there was great danger of exhaust-

ing the supply of ammunition. The In-

dians seemed to have thought of this, and

the change in their method of attack en-

couraged such a result.



Little time was spent at the parley.’

Again the entire band of warriors, except

those already disabled, prepared to renew

the attack. They advanced as before,

this-time, however, with great caution.

When sufficiently near the troops they

developed their new plan of attack. This

is the habitual manner of fighting among

all Indians of the plains, and is termed

“circling.” First the chiefs led off, fol-

lowed at regular intervals by the war-

riors, until the entire six or seven hun-

dred were riding in single file as rapidly

as their fleet-footed ponies could carry





- .' ’ AUG sth..1910.

3 THE LONG AGO.





 





BY PANNY J. HOON. ‘





Often, now often my thoughts will go,



0' er the green fields or the drifting snow,



Back to the friends that we used to know

In the Long Ago.





Back to the days when we were young.

When youth's sweet songs were being

sung;

0, how my heart to those days has clung

None may ever know,





Back to the days that were long and fair,

Back to the home and «the loved ones

there,

And to the joys that were ours to'share

In the Long Ago.





Back—does the way seem long to you?—

Back to the loves, both false and true,

And to the griefs that our own hearts

knew

In the Long Ago.





Why do we turn to the silent past,

Clinging to things too frail to last,

When all we see is going fast,



To the Long Ago?





Let us instead look straight before,

To the Place prepared, and things in

store,

Where we shall sigh and grieve no more

For the Long Ago.





“Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard,"



So we are told in the sacred Word;



0ft have our weary hearts been stirred

By the wish to know.





Let us prepare for the Mansion fair,



Striving each day our cross to bear,



So we at last a crown may wear,

And no sorrow know.





Our Savior then with joy we ll meet;

Sitting we’ll learn at the nail- pierced

feet;

Oh, I am sure it will be sweet,

Heavenly joys to know.





 





them. Preserving this order, and keeping

up their chorus of yells, warwhoops and

taunting epithets, this long line of mount-

ed banbarians was guided in such manner

as to envelop the train and escort, and

make the latter appear like a small cir-

cle within a larger one.



The Indians gradually contracted their

circle, although maintaining the full speed

of their ponies, until sufficiently close to

open fire upon us. At first the shots were

scattering and wide of their mark: but,

emboldened by the silence of their few

but determined opponents, they rode





nearer and fought with greater impet'u-'

Forced now to‘ defend “oursmves'





osity.

to the uttermost, the cavalrymen opened

fire with most gratifying results. The

Indians, however, moving at suCh ‘a. rapid

gait in single file, presented a most un-

certain target. To add to the uncer—

tainty, the savages availed themselves of

their superior—almost marvelous—powers

of horsemanship. Throwing themselves

upon the sides of their well-trained 'pO-

nies, they left no part of their persons

exposed to the aim of the troopers ex-





cept the head and one foot, and in this pos-





ture they were able to aim their weapons

either over or under the necks of their

ponies, thus using the bodies of the latter

as an effective shield against our bullets.



At no time were the Indians able to

force the train and its escort to come to

a halt. The march was continued at an

uninterrupted gait. This successful de-

fense was in great measure due to- the

presence of the wagons which, arranged

in the order described, formed a complete

barrier to the charges and assaults of the

savages; and, as a last resort, the wagons

could have been. halted and used as a

breastwork, behind which the cavalry,

dismounted, would have been almost in-

vincible against their more numerous en-

emies. There is nothing an Indian dis-

likes more than to attack a foe, however

Weak, behind breastworks of any kind.

Any contrivance which is an obstacle to

his pon'y is a most serious obstacle to the

warrior.



The attack of the Indians, aggravated

by their losses in warriors and ponies,

as many of the latter had been shot down,

was continued without cessation for three

hours. The supply of ammunition of the

cavalry was running low. The “fourth





troopers,” who had remained in charge'

of the led horses between the two 001- ‘





umns of wagons, were now replaced from

the skirmishers, and the former were

added to the list of active combatants. If

the Indians should maintain the fight

much longer there was serious ground

for apprehension regarding the limited

supply of ammunition.



If only night or reinforcements would

come, was the prayerful hope of those

who contended so gallantly against such

heavy odds. Night was still too far off

to promise much encouragement, while,|

as to reinforcements, their coming would

be purely accidental—~at least so argued

those most interested in their arrival.



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L OUT ON'THE arses.





BY LALIA MITCHELL. _





When Mamma. goes a-visiting,

She. likes to sit and talk,



And when I get uneasy, why,

She says, “Go take a walk.”



There isn’t anywhere to go,

0r anyone to see,



So I just sit out on the steps,

As lonesome as can be.





 





When Mamma goes a-visiting,

Where they don’t have no boys,

It isn’t any fun to play,

Or shout, or make a noise.

And all that I can do, it seems,

Is watch the grass and trees,





Out on the big steps, all alone,

Where no one cares or sees.





When Mamma goes a-visiting,

There’s only one delight——



They have fried chicken, maybe, and

A cake that's big and white.



And then my face gets glad again,

'Till, sometimes, after tea.



The boy you’d seen out on the steps,

You'd hardly know ’twas me.





 





THE PROPHECY OF RAIN-lN-THE

FACE.





 





i..- , BY LAVILLA W. MACOMBER.





“Tell you a story!” ejaculated Uncle

Ben inlidigmay, “I .ain’t no story-teller;

don' know any story to tell about, any-

way.”



“Tell about when you helped build rail-

roads up north,” importuned the adven-

ture-loving young nephew, Guy Page,

curling up on the chair preparatory to

listening to the narrative which he felt

sure would follow his appeal to tell of

the strenuous times Which his uncle had

lived and worked through in bygone

years, when railroading in northern VVis-

consin was in its infancy.



Uncle Ben relinquished his pipe with

a. sigh and leaned back in his chair.



“Well, let’s see; guess I ain’t told you

about that spur 0’ track we laid across

the tamarack swamp up between L

and M That was about the hardest

job we ever struck an’ it was about this

time o’ the year we begun it, too,” paus-

ing to listen to the roaring, shrieking

blizzard in progress outside, which, while

it issued in the new year, was sweeping

with terrific force across the flat prairies

and piling full the deep railway cuts,

promising delayed trains to the home-

wvard bound visitors on the morrow.



“It was along in the winter of ’82 when

our gang set to work fellin' the big tam—

aracks criss-cross on the ice, that was

froze hard as iron, to make the road-

grade.



“You probably studied in school how

them tamarack swamps was made, This

one was one o’ the old sedgy lake-beds,

where, a good many generations ago, the

Sphagnum moss around the shores began

to edge out gradually, farther an’ farther,

an’ the big tamaracks cast their seeds on

the carpet it formed. The little trees kept

comin’ up and, growin’ too heavy for the

moss, toppled over to form a foundation

for others, the leaves an’ driftin’ refuse

makin’ a foothold for larger trees till a

natural bridge was finally formed across

the lake. When we begun work on the

swamp it was a dense mass of tamarack

roots, trunks and branches of fallen

trees, bedded in the moss, with here and

there an open spot.



“The Indians have a cute way of testin’

the depth in those open places. They cut

down an’ peel a big tamarack, maybe a

sixty—footer, an’ give it a send, point fore-

most, with all the force they can muster,

into the middle of the hole. It will be

gone sometimes two or three minutes an'

comes suddenly rushln’ up with a ‘w‘hoo-

oosh!’



“Well, after we’d cut all the standin’





 





 





 





 





trees an’ piled ’em across the. slit-hun-





dred-foot space where the track was to be‘





laid, we begun haulin’ dirt, Cinders and

refuse of all kinds onto the mat until it

was ten or twelve foot high an’ fairly

smooth. .



“One mornin’, when we was a-waitin’

for the engineer to come out an’ test the

grade, to accept or reject'as he saw fit,

one o’ the men caught sight 0’ a queer-

lookin’ man standin’ like a statue near

the grade.



“ ‘Well, if there ain’t old Rain-in-the

Face!’ he exclaimed with some surprise.

‘Lookln’ for more grub, I guessi’ ”



“Sure enough, there was the old In-

d'an who had been fed at the camp far-

ther up the line. The cook handed him

some grub an’ he ate like a starved dog.

Pretty soon I felt a touch on my arm an’

looked around. The old fellow was mak-

in’ motions to call .my attention. Knowin’

a bit 0’ the Brule jargon, I made from

his grunts that he was sayin' something

about the grade, There was a lot 0’

Brule youngsters that was goin’ to the

English schools, standin’ around and I

coaxed one of them with some silver to

tell what the old Indian was sayin’.



“ ‘Him say, no bottom! Nuthin’ but





water under! Rails no stay up!’ ” was

the reply.



Then the men laughed. The swamp

didn't look any different. to them from





the others we had built railroads across

and they hooted at the old Indian’s

prophecy that the rails wouldn’t stay up.



“The engineer came on and after ex-

aminin’ the grade thoroughly accepted it.

Then we began layin’ track from one side.

That was before the days of track—layin’

machinery an’ we had to snake the ties

across by backin’ the engine with flat

cars onto the track as fast as it was laid.



“On New Year’s day the track was

half laid an’, as the day before had been

mild, the top of the ice was covered with

slush an’ water and the corduroy mat

under the rails was beginnin’ to settle

gradually. as it always does when a thaw

comes. About three o’clock the big en-

gine backed into the middle 0’ the track

with a load an’ stood there. The ties

was most unloaded when I heard an 'un-

earthly yell from the engineer.



“ ‘Git onto them cars! The track’s

sinkin’!’ ” he roared. The hair riz right

up on my head when I saw the water

ripplin’ up within a few inches 0’ the

rails.



“It didn’t take us long to git onto them

cars an’ the engineer started at as high

speed as he dared. Half way across the

water began to run through the spokes 0’

the drive—wheel. Then the engineer put

on full speed. It’s a wonder the old en-

gine didn't jump the track. The last car

was under water an’ we ditched a couple

before the engine could stop. \Vhen we

looked back not a foot of the track was

in sight. All we could see was a wide rip-

ple like a boat leaves in its wake. It

didn’t make us any better natured to find

old Rain-in—The-Face standin’ on the

edge of the swamp. We imagined there

was a triumphant expression on his wrin-

kled old face.



“After a while the engineer put on hip-

boots an’ went out on the submerged

track far enough to sound. He dropped

a. sixty-foot line but couldn’t touch bot-

tom. It begun to look as if the old In-

dian was right after all. Of course the

railroad didn’t want to lose all those rails,

so they set a gang to work to cut the

bolts on one side an’ draw the whole

length 0‘ track up on the other side.



“As soon as the ice froze up solid the

railroad men set the gang to work again.

This time they bought standin‘ timber an’

had it cut an’ hauled onto the same





THE MIQHIGAN FARM’ER.’





   





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place; a wider, higher mat bein’ built, they

cal’atin’ that it would settle on to the

first mat an’ be more solid. They didn’t

trust the heavy engine on this time, doin’

all the work with team an’ wagons. The

track was completed, a sudden warm

spell set in an’ the track settled almost

to the ties inside of a few days. One





mornin’ we woke up to find the water

runnin' smooth, an’ not a sign 0’ the

track in sight. Old Rain—In—Thc-Face





was the only one that wasn’t surprised,

for the second mat had seemed so solid in

every way. But, you see, the first mat

had carried with it all the deposit which

had been gatherin’ for years, an’ there

was nothin’ but ice for the second one to

rest on.



“After the second mat went down the

railroad men began to wake up an’ they

sent down a pile-driver.” Uncle Ben

paused a moment to give force to the

words which followed. “They drove them

piles through ninety feet of water an’

ooze before they struck the corduroy mats

that had gone down.”



“Ninety feet!" exclaimed Guy in amaze-

ment. “Did you lay a track on top of

those piles then?"





“Yes, we finished the track all right





that time, an’ the trains have been run—

nin’ over it for more than twenty years.

fast you can





But when they're runnin‘





(9) 97

THE VESSEL‘THAT FOUND THE

“NORTHWEST PASSAGE."





BY J, MAYNE BALTIMORE.

accompanying





 





The





the “Northwest Passage"

ago.

credit of being the first and only naviga-

tor in the world to make this voyage.

For more than 100 years navigators had

been making unsuccessful attempts to

reach Behring sea and the Pacific ocean





from the North Atlantic. Amundsen,

with a crew of seven men, successfully





made the long, dreary and perilous cruise

and won world-wide fame for himself

and the old Norwegian craft.



Very recently the Norwegian govern-

ment presented the vessel to the city of

San Francisco, and it was at once de-

(-idcd to place the old storm—tossed craft

in Golden Gate park, there to remain

as a souvenir and relic of Amundsen’s

memorable trip from Norway to San

Francisco. This has been accomplished

by having the vessel make an “inland

voyage,” which proved a very difficult

engineering task. The Gjoa was an old

craft before she sailed on her last, and





 





 





 





 





 





feel the track waver an’ the water around

the sides ripples; but it’s solid."



“Did the old Indian see the track after

it was finished?" asked Guy.



“Yes, old Rain—In-"l‘he-Face saw the

first train run, but there wan’t any look

of satisfaction on his face. That was the

last we saw of him as he waddled off

toward the west, pausin’ for a minute

on the top 0’ the rise lookin’ back at the

swamp.”





now famous, voyage, but, despite her long

and eventful career, she is still in a.

fairly seaworthy condition. Her extreme

length is 75 ft.; beam, 16 ft.; depth of

hold, 17 ft. She has only one mast and

has a queer-looking rigging and sails.

The vessel has to be guarded constantly

to protect her from vandal relic hunters,

who would quickly rob her of those pos-

sw-"ons and features which make her of

so much historic interest.





 





LITTLE ESSAYS OF FACT AND

FANCY.





 





BY CARL S. LOWDEN.





Jack of All





As the old proverb of Poor Richard

would have it, a “jack of all trades is a

master of none.”



One is inclined to ask: “Well, what of

it? Do you suppose a jack of all trades

to be a master? Must a man be a master

to succeed in life, or can not a jack of

all trades be happy and attain riches?"



The cpigram is foolish, but like all epi-

grams a. broad interpretation of it will

make it all right. What Benjamin

Franklin probably meant in the saying





Trades.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





A Michigan Bay and His Yearling Jersey Saddler.





of Poor Richard is that he succeeds best

who applies himself to one kind of labor

and that. kind only.



You probably know a jack of all trades.

There are two types: the one that is a

failure, and the one that is a success.

The former is more common because he

has “too many irons in the fire," and

naturally cannot attend to all as well as

he can attend to one.



Here is an example of a

trades that is a failure. He has a college

education. He farms, sells windmills and

runs a smithy, and he can do practically

anything that any ordinary man can do.

He is an expert machinist and engine

operator. \Vitli his white horse attached

to a wagon he is a familiar sight, and

the people of the neighborhood cannot un—

derstand why he does not make some-

thing of himself. He is poor and happy,

but his ability is going to waste. and the

reason he never will he more than he is

may be ascribed to his luck of “get up.”



Vthn one comes down to the heart of

the question, a jack of all trades is never

a failure because he is a master of none,

bue because he has not sufficient hustle.

He is hay and indolent and would'not

make a success even though he specialized

on one trade. »



The other type of a jack of all trades

is ideal. He is versatile, and knows

enough to meet any ordinary emergency.

He gets along well, makes money, and is

happy. A poet says, “a little knowledge

is a dangerous thing." He knows enough

that it can be called more than a, little,

and therefore his knowledge is not dan~

gerous.



The master of a trade sails along nicely

so long as his trade does not fail him,

but let it fail and he is helpless. In the

same circumstances a Jack of all trades

would simply fall back upon another trade

and go on as before. The master would





jack of all





photo-engraving

shows the famous and historic little ves-

sel “Gjoa,” in which Captain Amundsen,

the noted Norwegian explorer and naviga-

tor, made his successful voyage through

a few years

To Captain Amundsen belongs the





 

 





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98' (10)

have to take a new trade and learn it

from the ground ’up. In many ways a.

jack of all trades is an enviable person.

indeed, for he can always smile, whereas

sometimes the master growls.





A DISSERTATION 0N APPLES. .





 





BY CHAS. E. JENNEY.





Pyrus.malus——how that adjective “mal-

us” (Latin for “bad”) became part of

the scientists’ name for the apple, is more

than I could ever figure out. Pyrus is all

right—everyone knows that apples make

good pies, the best of pies—but malus is

unfortunate, to say the least. However,

an apple by any other name couldn’t be

any better.



Do you remember those Summer Sweet-

ings that grew by the roadside wall on

the old farm? Small and criss-crossed by

as many lines of traffic as a modern city-

the codlin moth in its larval state, we

called them railroad worms, in fact, their

perambulations looked so like the rail-

road map. But those little apples were

sweet, weren’t they? And always plenti-

ful. I‘Vhen you had eaten a stomach-

ache-ful, dad used to work off your torpor

by making you pick up a two-quart

measure full for each of the horses, cut-

ting them in halves—the apples, you

know. One would not think of growing

such apples for the market, but the fla-

vor was all there.



Just the same with those old scrub

Greenings. Today you buy a barrel or

two of Rhode Island Greenings and grum-

ble all winter if under the top layers you

find any smaller than your two fists—

nice, sightly apples and the best of eat-

ing, but not the flavor of those little

yellow, knotted fellows from the size of

a walnut up to a turkey egg that you

used to shy off the branches of those old,

hollow-stumped trees down by the swamp,

from the time they were one-third ripe

until even after the frost had gone clear

through them and given them a new,

pleasant taste.



Tallman Sweets? Well, no, you didn’t

think much of them along in apple time.

Tasteless and hard and green. Even the

worms let them alone. Good keeping ap-

ples, the old folks said, and barreled them

up late in the fall. But, say, along about

Christmas time, when they were brought

out, weren‘t you surprised? Mellow and

yellow as oranges. A line marked

, around each one to show where to cut it

in halves. You didn't know a sweet ap-

ple could taste so good. Yes, I will have

another. And baked on the hearth till

encrusted in their own sugar—well, you

had more respect for the foresight of

those who put the hard, tough green

apples away in the dark cellar for a few

months.



Speaking of apples, there used to be an

orchard of Bellflowers next door. Tore

your pants once getting over the picket

fence in a hurry. Those were big fel-

lows, big as three of the handsome, long-

nosed ones we get now grown in Cali-

fornia and Oregon. And they were best

just before they turned yellow, too. What

a big hollow they 'had around the seed

cells.



You used to eat apples, peel, core and

all, without a knife. You got the best

out of them—all there was in them, in

fact. There is a flavor in the skin of

the apple, or just beneath it, that adds

zest; just as the sap of the tree is close to

the bark, so the fine juices flow close to

the skin.



How long is it since you have eaten a

Spice Sweeting? Almost forgotten there

was such an apple, hadn’t you? But it

made quite an impression on your re-

member cells once—sort of trickled in

from the watering of your mouth.



The Red Astrakans used to come along

about as early as any. You made your

rounds each morning to get your choice

of the night's dropping. Get one red on





one side and yellowish white around they





bloswm end and it was great. Tart, of

course, but just right.



Tarts? Yes, apple tarts were good.

made with a thumb-marked crust around

like a custard pie: but those crab-apple

jolly ones made out of two wafers, the

top one with a hole in it for the jelly,

were prime. Mighty sour, hard little ap-

ples, those crabs, good for nothing but

jelly, except—remember how you soaked

Fatty Cowell in the eye with one once?





There were two other old winter stand-

bys besides the Greenings. I mean the

Baldwins and the Russets. The three

colors On a. dish at once made an artistic

combination you only appreéiated in those

days through the highly cultivated sense

of anticipatory taste. A real dark red

Baldwin, hard and solid and fine of tex-

ture, was a morsel to set your teeth into

'with delight. You have to cut up your





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Baldwin these days into chunks or slime,

with your Jackknife. Jackknife, of course,

Fruit knives were only made for looks

and fashion. No properly brought-up per-

son ever eats an apple at the table at

mealtimes. ‘When you're out in the back

yard, or near the orchard, or happen to

have one in your pocket while on a

tramp, or in the evening along about 9

o'clocku-that’s the proper thing.





And those Russets. I wonder if they,

gave the name to the color or the color

to them. There is no getting mixed up

on a russet. There may be forty red

apples, sixty yellow ones or a hundred

green ones, but there is only one russet.

They often had little indented knots in

them, but that usually made them taste

better. There is something about a rus-

set that always makes your lips pucker

whenever you see that color—you think

of the sand—papery, fine roughness of the

russet apple’s skin. '



Yes, I‘d almost forgotten those old Por-

tcrs. One in every village yard, Shaped

like a small Bellflower, but with a flavor

peculiar to themselves—a little acid. And

the Pig Noses—guess they are a lost art

in the apple line. Orchards seem to have

forgotten how to create that flavor again.





Then there were the little red wine

apples, red, dark red clear through to the

core. Only found those on the oldest

farms and the deserted ones, usually. At

least, they were deserted when you made

your descent on them. There was one

..l 1 tree by the roadside that the lightning

of ancient times had split asunder, but it

still produced mightily on its keeled-over

fragments. Wonder what nursery the old-

timers got these little apples from. Lit—

tle apples they had in the old times, but

the flavor was all there. We cultivate

today great, fair mammoth apples, but

the same amount of flavor has to be

spread over a greater surface. Good,

sweet cider they used to make, too, grind-

ing up the windfalls in the hand press.

Used to get down and run a wheat straw

through the bung-hole to sip the sweet

cider.



Apple sauce, apple butter? Well, yes,

they were the real, finished product. Some

folks even liked dried-apple pies made

out of the shavings you strung on a line

to dry. But so far as you are concerned,

you and me, we prefer an apple right off

the tree and not quite ripe, eh?





 





ROMANTIC LIFE OF HERBERT FUR-

LONG.





 





(Continued from page 96.)





Yet reinforcements were at that moment

striving to reach us. Comrades were in

the saddle and spurring forward to our

relief. The Indians, although apparently

turning all their attention to the little

band inside. had omitted no precaution

to guard against interference from out-

side parties. In this instance, they were

more than ordinarily watchful, and had

posted some of their keen-eyed warriors

on the high line of bluffs which ran al-

most parallel to the trail over which the

combatants moved. From these bluffs,

not only a good view of the fight could

be obtained, but the country for miles

in either direction was spread out be-

neath them and enabled the scouts to

discern the approach of any hostile party

which might be advancing. Fortunate

it was for the savages that this precau—

tion had not been neglected, else the con-

test in which they were engaged might

have become one of more equal numbers.

To the careless eye nothing could have

been seen to excite suspicion. But the

warriors on the lookout were not long in

discovering something which occasioned

them no little anxiety. Dismounting and

concealing their ponies in a ravine, they

prepared to investigate more fully the

cause of their alarm.



That which they saw was as yet but a

faint dark line on the surface of the

plain, almost against the horizon. So

faint was it that no one but an Indian

or practiced frontiersman would have ob-

served it. It was fully ten miles from

them and directly in their line of march.

The ordinary observer would have pro—

nounced it a break or irregularity in the

ground, or perhaps the shadow of a

cloud, and its apparent permanency of

location would have dispelled any fear as

to its dangerous character. But was it

stationary? Apparently, yet. The In-

dians discovered otherwise.



By close watching, the long faint line

could be seen moving along, as if creeping

stealthily upon an unconscious foe. Slow-

ly it assumed a more definite shape, until

what appeared to be a mere stationary

dark line drawn upon the green surface

of the plain, developed itself to the

searching eyes of the red, man into a

column of cavalry moving at a rapid gait





Occupying; _





Convincedfof this, fact, one of the





scouts leaped upon his pony and flew to

impart this knowledge to the chiefs in

command an the plain below. True, the

approaching cavalry, being still miles

away, could not arrive for some time,

but the question to be considered by the

Indians was whether it would be prudent

for them to continue their attack on the

train, their ponies being already exhaust-

ed by the three hours’ hard riding given

them, until the arrival of'the fresh' de-

tachment of the enemy, whose horses

might be in condition favorable to a

rapid pursuit. Unwilling to incur this new

risk, and seeing no prospect of overcom-

ing their present adversaries by a sudden

or combined dash, the chief decided to

“withdraw from the attack.



The surprise of our outfit may be im-

agined at seeing the Indians, after pour-

ing a shower of bullets into the train,

withdraw to the bluffs and immediately

after continue their retreat until lost to

view. The victory for the troopers, al-

though so unexpected, was none the less

Welcome. The Indians contrived to carry

away with them their killed and wounded.

A large number of their bravest warriors

were known .to have been sent to the

happy hunting ground. while the list of

their wounded was much larger.



After the Indians had withdrawn and

left us masters of the field we found that

our killed numbered five; [our wounded,

of which I was one, were comparatively

few. I had received two bullets, one

through the fleshy part of my thigh, the

other through my right side, passing be-

tween two of my ribs. We received every

possible care and attention, but this put

me out of the fighting ranks and I was

an invalid for some time. A couple of

hours had been spent in attending to

the killed and wounded when, in our im-

mediate front, fresh cause for anxiety

was discovered. At first the general

opinion was that the Indians had again

determined to contest our progress. Field

glasses were again called into requisition

and revealed not Indians, but the fa-

miliar blue blouses of the cavalry. Never

was the sight more welcome. The next

moment Colonel Crofton and a few troop-

ers applied spurs to their horses and

were soon dashing forward to meet their

comrades. The approaching party was

none other than a troop hastening to the

relief of the train. They had gotten

word of our trouble from a. friendly In-

dian. A few words explained all, and

we were told how it happened that rein-

forcements were sent to our assistance,

which also explained why the Indians had

so suddenly concluded to abandon their

attack. Shortly after this the Indians

were rounded up and taken back to the

reservations, and this concluded my mili-

tary career.





 





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Will Woman Suffrage Cure Corruption?

Judge Lindsey Thinks Not.





‘ r ERILY the world moves. The ques-

tiOn of women suffrage which but

a few short years ago was sup-

posed to be advocated only by a few radi-

cal square-jawed women, now promises

to be one of the leading questions of the

next decade. \Vomen of wealth in Amer-

sica and women of aristocratic birth in

England have championed the cause, and

affairs promise to move off a. little more

expeditiously.



Probably if the question were put to a

vote of the women in the middle class,

the majority would be against it. The

middle class woman does not want to

vote. She has no property to protect, her

husband’s vote looks after that, and she

has enough responsibilities without adding

to them the one of voting. She feels that

her duty to 'her country is done if she

brings up her sons and daughters to be

good citizens.



But whether she wishes to vote or no,

it is probable that she will be given that

right some day, and if she is given the

right it will become her duty to vote.

Let no woman deceive herself into the be-

lief that when women do vote, civic and

national evils will be wiped out. Women

are pretty much like men. ruled by their

own prejudices and personal interests more





than by real questions of national good

or evil. Apropos of this, an article in

"EVerybody’s Magazine by Judge “Ben”





Lindsey, the famous juvenile judge of

Celor do, is, most illuminating. He writes

othisuflght against the machines of both

parties, and his election when both par-

ties refused to place his name on their

ticket.



“I tried the leaders of the Woman’s

Club. One able and wealthy woman of

whose support I was certain, confessed

that she could not even sign the nominat-

ing petition. She said that if any woman

of wealth wanted to take part in such

a fight she would have to invest her money

in another state. Her own investments

were in Denver, and if 'she were to cham-

pion our cause publicly the corporations

Iwould make 'her suffer for it ruinously.

Another leader told me, ‘You know, Judge

Lindsey, I would like to help you, but my

husband is in business. He has large

contracts with the county. He has told

me that I must not under any conditions





attend your meetings or do anything like'





that. It would be very offensive to the

business men.’ Another said, ‘I know

you’re right, Judge, but my husband is in

the city hall. Some day I hope he’ll ‘be





free—so that I may be free—but 'he isn’t

now.’



“I am, and I have always been, an en-

thusiastic advocate of woman’s suffrage.

But if anyone believes that woman’s suf-





frage is a panacea for all the evils of our

political life, he does not know what those

evils are. The women are as free of the

power of the Beast as the men are—and

no freer. Their clubs in Denver have not

dared offend it any more than the

churches have. In a typical American

community— such as ours, where the Beast

rules, the women are as helpless as the

rest of us. Their leaders in politics are

politicians; when they get their nomina~

tions from the corporation machines, they

do the work of the'corporations; and there

is almost no way to get a party nomina~

tion except from a corporation machine.

Women in politics are human beings; they





are not ministering angels of an e’t'hereal‘





ideality; and they are unable to free us

because they are not free themselves.



“Do not misunderstand me. W'oman

suffrage is right. It is just. It is expedi-

ent. In all 'moral issues the women vot-

ers make a loyal legion that cannot be

betrayed to the forces of evil; and how-

ever they are betrayed, as we all are,

in campaigns against the Beast, the good

they do in an election is a great gain to

a community and a powerful aid to re—

form. I bclieve that when women see

the Beast they will be the first to attack

it. I have only tried in the preceding

paragraph to answer the question that is

in the mouths of many eastern oppo-

nents of woman’s suffrage: ‘Why don't

the women cure the political corruption in

Colorado?’ "



It would seem, then, that the argument

that women who must pay taxes should

have the right to vote in order to say





how their money shall be spent, is of

little weight. According to Judge Lind-

sey, the women of wealth in his state

have no real use of the ballot, as they

dare not vote in opposition to the will

of party leaders, any more than our men

do. Giving the women the right to vote

would, apparently, simply increase the

number of votes cast, without altering

the result.

Personally,

nor do I believe





I have no desire to vote,

has the average busy





many requests for eggs for hatching,

which she sold at the market price. But

as the handling them '11 small lots re-

quired much more bother than selling

them in the market, she decided to ar-

range so that her stock the next year

should be of a quality that would demand

the highest prices.



To this end she rearranged her poultry

house, a structure 14x40 feet, in three

parts. In one she kept the fowls for

breeding, one was a scratching pen on!





 





Some of the Prizes Won. ,

the other the roosting quarters. The in-





homemaker. It .is the women of leisure

who must havo some vent for their ac-

tivities that are stirring up the discus-

sion. Methinks if they would prate a





little less about women’s rights, and look,





into their own homes at women’s duties,

the question of purity in politics would be

settled by the next generation.



DEBORAH.





 





Michigan Country Women as Money Earners.





No.





IO.





 





Breeding Thoroughbred Chickens is Easy and Profitable.





By Irene





VV-hen we look about for a means of

money earning for the farmer women, we

turn to poultry as naturally as sparks

fly upward. Few things are more inti—

mately connected than the “hens" and

“Ma's pin money.” Her Highness, the

Hen, has come into her own in the public

eye. And since the raising of poultry has

received scientific attention it has become

both more pleasant and more profitable,

and the gains made have enticed many

into the ranks of poultry raising who

would not have chosen it for a love of the

work itself. Probably few of these have

made much of a success of it, for it is

true in this field as in all others. that

there must be a real interest in the work,

to back up the effort required and tide





 





 





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over disappointment and failure. But

there are many who have been eminently

successful in this line, and have been

able to rise from an uncertain unpleasant

and unprofitable duty to a fairly certain,

very pleasant; and satisfying and pleas-

ant business. In pace with this improve—

ment has come an increased demand for

better stock, and so the raising of pure-

bred stock has come to be a branch of

the business by itself.



Not long ago, while visiting the county

horticultural society meeting at Adrian,

during the social hour I noticed a viva-

cious little woman who was talking in an

animated way with a. group of peo-

ple, who seemed to be discussing

poultry. Above the confused murmur of

conversation, I could catch words now

and then: “Buff leghorns,” “my birds,”

“scored,” and often “birds” again.



“Oh,” I said to myself, “I have you lo-

cated. A plain every—day farmer‘s wife

‘raises hens.’ The one who has given

the work some study and attention will

speak of ‘her fowls.’ and may mention

‘broiiers’ and ‘cockerels,’ but when you

hear a woman designate her poultry as

‘birds,’ depend upon it that woman knows

the poultry shows, and will bear investi—

gation” ,



In due time she was introduced to me

as Mrs. Carnahan, and I found that her

homeowas just east of the city of Adrian.

and that she had made a specialty of rais-

ing fine buff leghorns, and was a real

enthusiast in her line of work. She gave.

me the following account of what she had

done:



She had no thought at first of anything

beyond having, for her own gratification,

a flock of the best fowls to be had of her

favorite breed, so, purchasing an incu—

bator and brooders she made a start with

a supply of eggs from a reliable dealer.



The result of her first year’s work was

gratifying to herself and attracted much

admiring attention. Consequently she had





terior was scrupulously clean, walls

white—washed and the feeding water, bran

and grit receptacles so placed that a

good degree of exercise was needed to

reach them.



She selected about 100 fowls to keep

over, and after having them scored, chose

the best ones for the breeding pen and

bought males excelling in desirable points.

.Then came the work of getting her

business before the public, which she did

by advertising first in the local papers

and then in the poultry papers and oth—

ers. Also as a farther introduction to

her market, she entered her best at the

poultry shows at Toledo and Sylvania in

Ohio and at Jackson and at the county

fairs, and succeeded in winning a very

satisfying. recognition in the shape of

prizes. This move was valuable not only

from the prizes won, but was a great

means of education as well. Also the

holding of trophies gave prestige to her

flock, which helped the sales.



The result of this was that she re-

ceived all the orders she could fill. ‘his

meant added work in attending to the

correspondence, which she was quick to

recognize as an important feature of the

business. She answered every letter

promptly, courteously and in a business-

like way.



The shipping required pains-taking care

and was also marked by promptness. So

she found that after her work of careful

breeding and feeding and care was done,

she had been able, by the means of adver-

ing, to multiply the profits with the out—

lay of a very insignificant sum of money.



The wisdom of her plan is seen in the

fact that all her eggs are disposed of to

the fancy trade and her surplus stock

sold for breeders at a top notch price.



it * *



By careful experiments Mrs. Carnahan

has Selected the rations best suited to

her needs, and she is very exacting in

regard to cleanliness and regularity in

the time of feeding and gathering cf

eggs, and looks carefully after every little

detail of the work. In her methods of

care. no striking difference is noticed from

the accepted methods except that this last

spring she, has made use of the fireless

brooders, finding them very satisfactory

and eliminating the danger of fire and

possible over—heating. In fact, she has

found that the chickens are not only

stronger but are much less liable to dis-

ease than when kept in the other brood-

ers.



Mrs. Carnahan is a small encyclopedia

of poultry information, having the figurcs

of her outlays and profits and methods

and remedies on her tongue’s end.
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FROZEN DAINTIES.





 





No. 23. ,



BY MRS. ALTA L. LITTELL.

IVES there a person with soul so

L dead he does not ‘love” ice cream?

In the sparsely settled districts





where ice is not available, and ice cream

seen but seldom, picnics and Fourth of

July celebrations are looked forward to

with eager anticipation by the children

more for the sake of the ice cream that

will be obtainable than because of the

holiday. Trips to'town are memorable

for months if a treat to ice cream is an

event of the day, and the parents are as

fond of the dainty as are the children.

The summer girl’s proneness to lead her

unsuspecting admirers towards the ice-

cream parlor has been the subject of jokes

so long as to be 'hackneyed, and advertis-

ers of popular brands picture the whole

family seated around the festive board,

each one from great-grandmamma down

to the two-months-old babe, busily en-

gaged in eating ice cream,





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Every one likes ice cream. and if home-

made and, eaten slowly, there is nothing

in it which can possibly harm anybody.

Occasionally we hear of parties of pie-

nickers who were made ill by eating ice

cream. When you hear of such things

you may be sure that the ice cream was

either Ibought of an unscrupulous dealer;

made carelessly by the picnickers them—

selves without any regard to sanitary

methods, or eaten hastily when the bodies

were overheated.



In making ice cream absolute cleanli-

ness, of course, is necessary. The freezer

must be absolutely clean and sweet and

shining; the cream and milk of the

sweetest, and the flavoring of the best.

Fruit, if fruit is used, must be fresh and

not overripe. The easiest way to make

ice cream, and the way which gives most

satisfactory results, is to 'use pure cream

sweetened and flavored, and combined

"with fresh fruit which has been mashed.

If you can not afford this, use one-third

milk with the cream. Pour cream and

milk in the double boiler and scald until

bubbles appear around the edges; add the

sugar and cool. \Vhen cold pour into

the freezer can, place the can in position

in the bucket, and pack with ice. Break

the ice into fine pieces and use one meas-

ure of coarse salt to three of ice in pack-

ing. When the mixture is frOch enough

tot-be mushy, acid the fruit and continue

freezing until the mixture is hard. Then

remove the paddle, scrape down the sides

of the 'freezer, let out the water and

repack the freezer, using four measures

of ice to one of salt. Put a cork in the

hole in the can cover, instead of read-

justing the crank, cover with an old car-

pet and leave until ready for use.



If you can not afford to use cream, make

a custard of milk and eggs, using three

eggs and a tablespoonful of flavoring to

a quart of milk. Cook the mixture as

for a soft custard, cool and freeze.





In hot weather water ices, or sherbets,

are delicious. They are not so ”filling" as

ice cream, as they are nothing ‘but simple

syrup and fruit juices frozen. The one

most readily made is lemon ice or lemon

sherbet. Boil hard for 20 minutes one

quart of water and a pound, or two meas-

uring cups, of sugar. Tlhen cool and

add three-fourths cup of lemon juice.

Freeze until mushy, open the freezer and

add the stiffly beaten white of one egg,

and freeze until hard. This can be pack-

ed and kept like ice cream. Other sher-

bets, as strawberry, orange, raspberry,

etc., are made by using a pint of the fruit

juice and the juice of one lemon instead

of the three—fourths cup of lemon juice.



I

and soda fountains





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Hotel menu cards





often offer other frozen daintles, whose

names puzzle us. Sherbets, granites,

frappes and punch are all water ices.





Granites and frappes are made by adding

water to fruit juice and sugar and freez—

ing Without cooking. Punch is a sher—

bet to which liquor has been added after

freezing. Punch is usually served in a

course dinner between the meat and

game courses.



Philadelphia ice cream is made with

'pure cream or cream and milk without

eggs; Neapolitan ice cream is made with

milk, or cream, and egg yolks. Parfait,

’bombe, and biscuit glaco are molded ice

creams made without stirring in a freezer.

The mixture is poured into a mold and

packed in ice and salt and left to freeze.

Whipped cream is the principal ingredient

of these and is folded into the other mix-

ture, instead of being stirred. Biscuits

are frozen in individual molds. Nessel-

rode pudding is a rich ice cream to which

has been added chestnuts, raisins, cur-

rents and other fruits.





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Many Offer Homes to Fresh Air Workers.

- SPLENDID response was made by

A the country folk of Michigan to

Michigan Farmer’s plea for aid for

the Fresh Air Society. One the first day

after the paper containing the first re-

quest for help had reached the homes of

subscribers, ten letters were received at

the office of the society, and by the end

of the week so many offers of homes had

come in that the society were searching

for children to meet the demand.



For the first time since the season

opened, the society had homes enough to

take care of all the children who wished

to go to the country.



“I want two girls,” said Miss Rudd, the

young woman engaged by the society to

take charge of the children. “Here’s a

woman wanting to give two girls an out-

ing, and 1 haven‘t two girls old enough

to be sent alone."





“\Ve certainly got a. fine response,” said

Miss Dupont, assistant secretary of the

soeiety. “Nearly every letter I opened





said, ‘XVe read about your work in Michi-

gan Farmer.’ ”



So, thanks to the generosity of kind-

hearted people, many boys and girls are

now enjoying a taste of country life;

some of them for the first time are having

a chance to live in a sane, health-making

way.



Besides the children whose names have

already been published, the following have

been sent out by the society:



Grace Warner, Home of the Friendless,

to Mrs. Fay Pierce, Eaton Rapids, Mich.;

Florence Peters and Marthy Shulty, to

Thomas \Varncr, \Vashington, Mich.;

Michael and Harry Kraus, to M. M. F.

Curtis, St. Louis, Mich.; Fern Pearl to

Miss Fannie W’illiams, Monroe, Mich.;

Alexander Lewis to F. \V. \Vilmett, Cass

City, Mich.; Robert Flanders to Mr. Frank

Noble, Mulliken, Mich.; Anna and Ida

Shulty to Mr. Lee Noble, Oxford, Mich.;

Lillian Perry, Home of the Friendless, to

Mrs. Alma Van Patten, Pittsford, Mich.;

Arthur \Varwick and Ralph Davis to J.

\V. Burrows, Northville, Mich. If you

wish to aid in the work address Michigan





Fresh Air Society, 69 Lafayette Boule-

vard, Detroit, sending references as to

your character and ability to take care





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Stuffed Tomatoes.



Select those of smooth surface and firm

texture. Cut a cap off each and remove

the_ soft pulp and seeds, but do not allow

the “wall” to get too thin. Add to the

c‘hopped tomato pulp freed from seeds two

cups of bread crumbs, a tablespoonful of

minced parsley, a 'half of a chopped onion

and salt and pepper to season. Fill the





tomatoes, cover with small bits of butter

and bake.

Caramel Sweet PotatOes.





Boil the potatoes and remove the skins.

cut them in halves, lengthwise, and brown

in the oven. Make the caramel by boil-

ing sugar and a little butter until it be-

comes thick and slightly candied. When

the potatoes are laid in the dish for serv-

ing cover' them with the caramel. Cara—

mel adds to the flavor of the sweet

potato.



Cream Cabbage.



Beat together the yolks of two eggs,

one-half cup of sugar, one-half cup of

vinegar; butter size of an egg, salt, and

a little cayenne pepper. Put the mixture

into a saucepan and stir until it boils;

then stir in one cup of cream; let it boil.

Pour over the cabbage while hot.



Sponge Cake.



Beat the whites of ten eggs until

foamy, add half a level tcaspoonful of

cream of tartar and beat until dry, Grad-

ually add a cupful and a quarter of sugar,

vanilla to flavor and last fold in a cupful





of flour. Bake in a. moderate, oven in a

sheet.



Koffee Kuchen. ,



One pint of bread sponge; one talble-Q



spoonful of molasses; one teacup of





sugar; one teacup of seeded raisins; one-

half teaspoonful of soda; one egg; butter

the size of an egg; spice to suit the

taste; flour to make as stiff as pound

cake. Mix with spoon, let rise until’light,

and bake as bread.



Date and Nut Sandwiches.



Add one cupful rich cream to one-half

cup finely chopped dates. Mix to a paste

and then add one—«half cup chopped Eng-

lish walnut meats. Keep in a cool place

until ready to form into sandwiches, and

then use whole wheat or White bread.





An order has been issued by the war

department establishing two schools for

the instruction of soldiers in the art and

science of cooking.





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No harvest apples.

for apples here are the

Fall Pippin, Duchess of Oldenburg, Tetof-

Late rains have improved

pastures somewhat. Corn is spotted on

account of the late drouth, and lots of

hills missing in potato fields. The bean

crop, which needed rain so badly. is

possibly redeemed, also new clover seed-

ing. Early potatoes small. Hogs and

pigs are scarce and demand a good price,

and in all probability will remain so for

the next four months. Considerable prep-

aration for wheat is noticed.

.Kent Co., July 25.—The harvest season,

now nearly closed, has been eminently

satisfactory in weather conditions and

crops. Wheat is threshing well, while

rye is yielding around 50 per cent the

usual crop. The hay crop. moderate in

tonnage, is of the best quality and condi—

tion. The oat crop has seemed to lead

from the first, yet it is never‘ safe to

guess on the yield until the grain is in

the bin. We are getting a rain this morn-

ing sufficient to carry the crop two weeks.

Early potatoes will then be nearly or

quite matured. Late potatoes, corn, new

seeding, seed clover and pasture are great-

ly benefitedby the rain. Pastures and the

milk flow have kept up to April and

May yield right along through all the hot

weather of June and July, and now the

rain will start the grass anew. Little

trade in live stock at this time.

Sanllac Co., July 25.—July has been

exceedingly hot and dry. Corn looks

well in spite of the drouth. Beans are

suffering for rain, especially on high

lands. Oats are a. good stand of straw





and seem to be well up with average in-





growth. Haying about done; new seed-

ing a good crop and cured in fine condi-

ion.

with a good stand in most fields. Pota-

toes loaded with bugs. Markets are

Wheat, $1.02; oats, 400; Ibeans, $2.05;

wool, 160 to 21c; butter. dairy, 220; cream-

ery, 28c; eggs, 16c.



Livingston Co.—The dry weather of

June and early July was just the thing

for making hay, but very hard on growing

crops. The dry weather ‘has probably

reduced the yield of wheat somewhat, and

it has injured oats materially. Corn has

made a wonderful growth despite the un-

favorable » weather conditions. Beans

growing slowly, but recent showers will

help them. New- seeding suffered much

from the drouth but will probably survive.

Pastures very short and farmers resorting

to the use of hay and soiling crops.



Ashland Co., Wis, July 23.—-Local

showers. Wheat cutting begun, grain well

headed. Haying still under way, some

farmers all through. About two—thirds of

a normal crop. Old meadows very poor.

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headed. Potatoes look good. Markets

a .foHows: Hay, timothy, $22.50; mixed,

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8 them Minnesota—George Welsh,

state ‘, igrati commissioner of Min-

nes _ -d~;rover‘the greaterpor-

t . . .-. , .. . -m‘-pa”fi:ofthat state rest,

of, ant'f‘=.-~ . the crops are, In first:

cl'a s condition, "and that that" portion" of

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larger-average crop than iii-1909.”, The

corn, which is one of the large staple

crops in [that section of the state, never

promised'so well. It is now tasseling out,

and has a VigOrous, healthy appearance.

and almost a universally even stand with

a growth somewhat in advance of the

1909 crop. The wheat crop through

Southern Minnesota is the best it has

produced in years, and will surpass the

bumper crop of 1909 by quite a handsome

margin. Barléy is somewhat spotted.

varying quite widely in yields, but will

on the whole be very much heavier than

last year’s crop. Oats is fair, with flax

exceptionally good. Root crops and vege-

tables are somewhat light, but the.recent

rains have materially improved these, so

that with favorable conditions the yield

will be a fair one. Apples are nearly a

failure, although some apples will be pro-

duced in almost every county. Taking the

state as a whole, Mr. Welsh predicts that

it will produce considerably above an

average yield in grains of all kinds. Hay

is somewhat short.





SOME GOOD MICHIGAN FAIRS.





From Kalamazoo.—Notice hereby

given that the second annual Southern

Michigan and Northern Indiana Inter-

State Fair will be given on Sept. 5-9,

Kalamazoo County Recreation Park. Pre-

mium list now out and will be mailed on

request. Special effort will be made to

have a big stock show. Fine racing pro-

gram, etc—Wm. P. Engelman, Scc’y.



The Imlay City Fair will hold its 15th

annual exhibition and races at Imlay

City, Oct. 4, 5 and 6, 1910. The premium

list has been revised and enlarged. Great

effort is being put forward in all depart—

ments to make this the. banner fair. The

officers are Lew Steel president, Frank

Rathsburg, secretary.



Livingston County Fain—Remember

the bi-g fair in- Livingston County, which

is to .be held at Fowlerville. Mich., on

Oct. 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1910. Send for pre-

mium book. Geo. A. Newman, secretary.



The Allegan County Agricultural. So-

ciety will hold their 59th annual fair at

their beautiful Riverside Park grounds.

Sept. 27 to 30, inclusive. This is one of

the live fairs of Michigan, has new and

commodious horse and cattle barns, and

is well equipped to take care of large

exhibits in all lines. Liberal premiums

offered. Entries open to all Michigan ex-

hibitors. Liquor and gambling are bar-

red. For premium list write Secre-

tary A. H. Foster. Allegan.



Huron County Fain—The 4lst annual

Huron County Fair will rbe held at Bad

Ave, Mich., Oct. 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1910. Hu-

ron has been noted for having the best

county fair in the Thumb. The manage-

ment is bound to make the coming fair

even better than the last. A good race

program will be a feature of the fair, and

indications point to an increase in_agri—

cultural exhibits. The Midway Will be

a. bummer. Henry Stewart. Secretary.



New‘ Feature.——Caro Fair for 1910, to

be held at Caro, Mich., on Aug. 30. 31 and

Sept. 1 and 2-, will surpass all other county

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spent for‘ special attractions, and the



fair will be open evenings as well. At-



tendance last year was 50,000. For re.-



Eilsed premium list write Secretary R. M.

in.



Osceola County Fain—The big county

fair at Evart, Mich., Sept. 13 to 16,

inclusive, will be the 36th annual fair held

by the Osceola County Agricultural So-

c1ety. We would like you to personally

inspect Our fruit display, which in the

past has equalled the best shown at the

State Fair. Geo. B. Selby, Secretary.



“Fat, Fair and Forty."——The North

Branch Fair Society, North Branch, Mich.,

'will celebrate its 40th anniversarySept. 28,

29 and 30, 1910. Increased premiums in

every department; a fine list of special

attractions and a splendid speed program

are among the attractive features an—

nounced for this exhibition that has prov-

en its dependability by many years of

successful existence. M. R. Deo, Presi-

dent; Galbraith. secretary.



The Ionia Fair and ExpOsltion Asso-

ciation are already preparing for a bet-

ter show than they 'had last season, and

that was a big winner. Their show of

horses is one of the best in the state.

Apply for premium list to N. J. Spaulding,

secretary.



Reed City.—-One of the best little fairs

of the state is the Tri-County of Reed

City, Mich. Strictly a farmers’ fair for

education and “home-coming.” Attend-

ance always large. No games of chance

are allowed and all the exhibitions are

of a good moral character. The live

stock and farm exhibits cannot be sur-

passed anywhere in the state. Dollar

family tickets and 50-cent season tickets

guarantee a large attendance every day.

R. Welsh, president; A. M. Fleisch-

hauer, secretary.



Mecosta County Fain—The manage-

ment is endeavoring to make the Me-

costa County Fair for 1910, which Will

be held at Big Rapids, Mich., Sept. 6, 7.

8 and 9, the best in its history. Two

thousand five hundred dollars in prizes.





No gambling games allowed on the

grounds. Cool, shady groves for picnic

dinners. Write for premium list to





D. Hopkins, secretary.



The Gratiot County Fair will be held

at Ithaca, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. The stock

and agricultural exhibit will be bigger

and better this year than ever before.

The entire grounds are being refitted.

There will be six harness and six running

races and special entertainment. The at-

tendance will doubtless be bigger than

ever on account of the enormous crops

in Gratiot county for this year is the big—

gest harvest Gratiot county ever reaped.

-—A. J. McCall, secretary.



The Bay County Agricultural Society

has an entire new set of officers and they

lhave arranged to put on one of the best

fairs Bay county has ever had, at Bay

City, Sept. 14-17. Premium list nearly

doubled. They are also offering prizes

for county exhibits from all counties

north of Bay in lower peninsula, includ-

fig‘gHuron, Tuscola and Midland—W. J



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MICHIGAN FAIRS FOR 1910.





 





The following list contains the dates of

all Michigan fairs of which we 'have re—

ceived advices to date. Most of the dates

were received from official sources, and

we should be glad to receive official con-

firmation of the others and official in-

formation regarding any other local fairs

to be held’in Michigan this year:





Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Mich.,

Sept. 19—25.

1 W'est Michigan, Grand Rapids, Sept.

2—17.



Allegan County, Allegan, Sept. 27-30.

Arenac County, Standish, Sept. 23-25.

Armada Fair, Armada, Oct. 5-7.



Barry County, Hastings, Oct. 4—7.



Bay County, Bay City, Sept. 14-17.





Calhoun County, Marshall, Sept. 13-16.

Caro Fair, Caro, Aug. 30—Sept. 2.

8Charlevoix County, East Jordan, Sept.

2 —30. '

Croswell Fair, Croswell, Sept. 22-24.

Cass City Fair; Cass City, Sept. 27-30.

1 Deckerville Fair, Deckerville, Sept, 13-

5.

Eaton County, Charlotte, Sept. 27—30.

Flint River Valley, Burt, Oct, 3-7.

Fowlerville Fair, Fowlerville, Oct. 4-7.

Grand Traverse County, Traverse City,

Sept. 7-10.

Gratiot County. Ithaca, Aug. 30—Sept. 2.

Hillsdale County, Hillsdale, Oct, 3—7.

Howard City Fair, Howard City, Aug.

31-Sept. 3.

Huron County, Bad Axe, Oct, 4-7.

Imlay City Fair, Imlay City, Oct. 4-6.

Ionia County. Ionia, Sept. 27-30.

Kalamazoo Fair, Kalamazoo, Sept. 5-9.

Lenawce County, Adrian, Sept. 26—30.

Manistee County, Onekama, Sept, 27-30.

10Marquette County, Marquette, Sept. 6—

Mecosta County, Big Rapids, Sept. 6—9.

Midland County. Midland, Sept. 11—17.

Milford Fair, Milford, Sept, 28—Oct. 1.

2SN‘%rth Branch Fair, North Branch, Sept.





ONortheastern Industrial, Flint, Sept. 27-





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Oceana County, Hart. Sept. 21—24.

Osceola County, Evart, Sept. 13-16.

Otsego County. Gaylord, Sept. 14-17.

Ottawa—“Vest Kent, Berlin, Sept. 20-23.

16St. Clair County, Port Huron, Sept. 13—



Tri-County, Reed City, Sept. 20-23.



Tuscola County, Vassar, Sept. 29—Oct. 1.



West Allegan-South Ottawa, Holland,

Sept. 27—30.





State Fairs and Expositions.





Michigan. Detroit. Sept. 19-25.



Illinois, Springfield, Sept. 30-Oct. 6. .



Illinois (International Live Stock), Chi-

cago. Nov. 26-Dec. 3.



Indiana, Indianapolis, Sept. 12-16.



Iowa, Des Moines, Aug. 25-Sept, 2..



Kansas. Hutchinson, Sept. 10-17.



Kentucky, Louisville, Sept. 13-18.



Minnesota, Hamline.‘Sept. 5—10. .



Missouri—American Royal, Kansas City

Oct. 10—15.



Missouri, Sedalia. Oct. 1-7.



Nebraska. Lincoln, Sept. 5-9.



New York, Syracuse, Sept. 12—17;



Ohio, Columbus. Sept. 5-9.





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Farms and Farm landsior Sale or Exchange





In Pecos Valley N. M., watered

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500 Fertile improved, York State Farms, $10 to

9 $50 per acre. Write for descriptive

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Peach Belt. mall delivered. close to neighbors.

schools and churches. 30 acres In fields. reducing

peas, corn, potatoes and beans. pasture or 5 head

of stock, 86 apple trees producingzs barrels a season

also other fruit trees. cottage. house, barn and other

buildings. Owner must live In town and to Insure a

quick sale will Include all machlnery and tools for

only 3900. part cash. balance on easy terms, For

details of this and other rare bargains, see page 26,

"Strout’s Farm Catalog No. 30." Second Edition,

copy free. Station 101. E. A. STROUT, Union Bank

Building, Pittsburgh. Pa.





Wyoming Irrigated lands





The best. in the World. 137 bu. of cats

per acre. Reasonable prices and easy

terms. \Vrite for circular and prices.





J. D. TOWAR, East Lansing, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





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Aug. 3, 1910.





Grains and Seeds.



Wheat.-—The‘ department of justice is

now investigating what it believes to be

an effort to corner the wheat market, and

attorneys are now in Chicago ferreting

out those believed to be connected with

the deal. The natural factors that have

gone to make wheat prices the past week

are the heavy receipts at primary eleva-

tors and at grain centers, less damage

than was expected in the spring wheat

regions and large exports by Russia.

However, the voluminous selling is not

indicative of a large crop, but simply the

taking advantage of present high prices

which the farmers generally consider as

remunerative for the work necessary to

grow the grain, and it is very likely that

when the price gets much below the dol-

lar mark upon the farms, where it now is,

there will be a large diminution in the

offerings. Speculators are taking advan-

tage of the present decline as are also

millers, who are. buying liberally. The

increase in the visible supply was large

this past week. The price for No. 2 red

wheat a year ago was $1.061/2 per bu.

Quotations for the past week were:



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No. 1



Red. White. Sept. Dec.

Thursday . . . .1.041/2 1.04% 1.05 1.06%

Friday ....... 1,04 1.04 1.04% 1.06%

Saturday ..... 1.04 1.04 1.05 1.07

Monday ...... 1.03%; 1.031/2 1.041/2 1.06%

Tuesday .....1.01% 1.01% 1.02 1.0:)

Wednesday . .1.021/2 1.02%; 1.03 1/4, 1.05%





Germ—The slump in corn was not 'so

great as the change in wheat values,

but the trading in this grain was large,

the world's movement for the week

amounting to nearly 5,000,000, which is

larger than that for the previous week

by nearly a million bushels and almost

a half million bushels greater than for the

same Week a year ago. The conditions

of the crop vary in different localities,

but generally the crop is getting what

rain it now needs and, while some per-

manent damage is reported in the more

western part of the corn belt, farmers

are hopeful that a fairly good amount of

feeding can be depended upon for the

coming winter. Reports from Michigan

fields show varying prospects, but they

are generally good. One year ago the

price for No. 3 corn was 74c per bu. Quo-

tations for the week are as follows:





No. .3 N0. 2



Mixed Yellow

Thursday . .............. 67 69

Friday .................. 66 68

Saturday ............... 66 68

Monday ................. 671/2 691/;

Tuesday ................ 66% 681/2

Wednesday ............. 661/2 681/2





Oats.—The delivery of oats in rather

liberal quantities at Chicago and else—

where ias been a bearish feature of the

past week's trade. and prices are off for

both standard and September. The local

trade is inactive. Harvesting in Michi-

gan is well under way. The receipts on

Monday and Tuesday amounted to less

than 20,000 bu. One year ago the price

for standard oats was 50c per bu. Quo-

tations for the week are:





Thursday ...... 4 381/;

Friday .................... 43 38

Saturday ................. 431/2 38

Monday .................. 43 3814

Tuesday .................. 43 371A;

‘N’ednesday ................. 421/, 371/4





Beans.—A steady undertone pervades

the bean trade. There are no transactions

reported here. The crop promises well

over most of Michigan. Prices are from

ten to fifteen cents above those of a year

ago. For the past week the nominal quo-

tations are:





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.—Traders have about the

same feeling of the seed market as they

had a week ago, and prices rule on prac—

tically the same level. The trading is

practically confined to future deals. The

crop is not promising in most sections of

the state. The price is about 75c above

those of a year ago. Quotations for the

past week are:



Prime Spot. Oct.

................ $7.90





Thursday $7.90

Friday ................... 7.85 7.85

Saturday ................. 7.89 7.85

Monday .................. 7.85 7.85

Tuesday .................. 7.85 7.85

\Vednesday .............. 7.90 7.90





Rye.—The market is steady. The nomi-

nal quotation is 76c per bu. which is the

price of a week ago.



Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





Wheat ............ 12,375,000 10,932,000

Corn ............ 3,770,000 3,909,000

Oats .............. 2,761,000 3,016,000

Rye ............ 243.000 296.000

Barley ................ 995,000 850,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions. Etc.

Fleur.-——~The flour trade is active at last

weeks figures. Quotations are:





Clear ................................. $4.6

Straight .......................... . . 4.80

Patent Michigan .................... 5.10

Ordinary Patent ..................... 4 90





Hay and Straw.—All grades of hay and

straw are steady at the ruling figures

of last week. Quotations on baled hay

in car lots f. o. b. Detroit. are: No. 1

timothy, $18@18.50; No. 2 timothy, $1760

17.50; clover, mixed, heroism; rye straw,

$7607.50; wheat and oat straw, $6.50@7

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 oat chop, $24 per ton.



Potatoes.-—A good trade prevails, but





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the supply is .not so abundant. Prices

adv‘anced. They are quoted at $2.10@2.25

per bbl. *

Brovislonsq-Mess pork, $24; family

pork, $24@26; medium clear, $23@24.50;

smoked hams, 16%c; dry salted briskets,

1434c; shoulders, 14c; picnic hams, 13c;

bacon, 19@20c; lard in tierces, 121/20; ket-

tle rendered, 13%c per lb.

Hides—Steady. No, 1 cured, 9c; No.

1 green, 7360; No. 2 cured bulls, 8c; No. 2

green bulls, 61760; No. 1 cured veal kip,

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

calf, 14c; No. 2 kip and calf, 12%c; No. 1

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

sheepskins, as to amount of wool. 20@60c.





Dairy and Poultry Products.





Button—The butter market went up a

cent this past week for both creamery

and dairy products. Short pasture is gen~

erally given as the reason for the ad-

vance. It is more than probable that the

market will continue firm for some time.

Quotations are: Extra creamery, 28c;

firsts, do, 27c; dairy, 23c; packing stock,

210 per lb.



Eggs—Moderate trading and fair

amount of offerings keeps this trade

steady with last Week. The quotation for

case count, cases included, is 17%c per

(oz,



Poultry.—Broilers are steady. hens and

turkeys are higher, while the other kinds

of poultry rule lower than a week ago.

Hens are Scarce. :Market is considered

firm at the new figures. Quotations for

the week are: Broilers, 18c; hens, 14@

150; old roosters and stags, 12c; ducks,

iiec; geese, 11@13c; turkeys, 16@161/2c.per

b





Cheese.——Michigan, late made, 15c;

Michigan, fall made, 17%@18c; York state,

18@181/2c; limburger, old, 17@180; Swiss,

domestic block, 23@24c; cream brick,

16@16V2C

-Caives.—Steady. Choice to fancy, 11@

111/2c; ordinary, 10%c. '



Fruits and Vegetables.





Apples—Market is lower, but firm, and

the offerings are not plentiful. They are

selling at $3.50@4 per hamper.



Cabbage.-—Higher. Selling at $1.75@2

per crate for new.



Raspberries.—Supply of berries is very

short and season is nearly over. Reds are

quoted at $4@4.50 per bu. Blacks, $3.50.



BIackberries.-—Market steady; supply is

fair. Selling at $3.50@4 per bu.



b Huckleberri.es.—Sellin'g at $3.25@3.50 per



u.

Peaches.—Six-basket crates quoted at

$2@2.25.



Vegetables—Beets, 25c per doz.; car-

rots, 250 per doz.; cucumbers, 50@65c

per doz; eggplant, $1.25@1.50 per doz;

green onions, 10@12c per doz; head let-

tuce, 75@900 per bu; mint, 25c per doz;

parsley, 20Q‘25c per doz; radishes, 150

per doz; spinach, 65c per bu; turnips, 400

per doz; watercress, 20@25c per doz; wax

beans, $1.25 bu; pieplant, 20c per dozen.





 





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Grand Rapids.





First home—grown plums have appeared,

selling at $1.25. Fruit brought the fol-

lowing prices on the city market Tues-

day: Red raspberries, $2.25; blackber-

ries. 2; huckleberries, $1.75@2; currants,

$1.75; fancy Astrachan apples, $1.50; com-

mon apples, 850@$l; peaches, $2. Vege-

tables sold as follows: Silver-skin onions,

100; celery, 15c; butter beans, 85c; green

corn, 12@15c; potatoes, 80c. No green

peas were offered Tuesday. Dressed

hogs are firm, sales at 12c being report-

ed. On account of poor quality, the egg

market is less firm, with paying price,

however, still at 17@17%c. Creamery

butter is 28c, 1c higher than last week.

Dairy is steady at 22c. Live fowls deliv-

cred are worth 13c; spring chickens, 14c;

ducks are worth 12c; turkeys, 13c;

Wheat is off to 950 and 94c respectively

for No. 2 red and No. 1 white. Corn is

2c higher, bringing 690.





 





New York.



Butter.—Prices fractionally higher with

market firm at the advance. Creamery

specials quoted at 28%@29c; process but-

ter, 22@271/2c per 1b. .



Eggs—Market irregular. Nearby eggs

are quoted at 28@300; fresh gathered

extras, 20@2114,c; firsts, 18((019c per doz.



Poultry.-——Market quiet and rather easy.

Live quoted as follows: Western fowls,

17c; fowls, 16c; turkeys, 10@14c per 1b.



Elgin.



Butter.—The butter trade is firm at 28c,

which is an advance of 1 cent since last

week. The output for the week amounted

to 944,600 lbs., compared with 967,700 lbs.

for the previous week.





 





 





Chicago.



VVheat—No. 2 red, $1.00%@1.02%; Sep-

tember, $1.007/3; December, $10314.



COrn.—-No. 2 mixed, 62%@63c; Septem-

ber, 62%c; December, 601/gc.



Oats—No. 3 white, 361/2Fai‘3814c; Septem-

ber, 36340; December, 377/3c.



Butter.-——Market strong with a tendency

toward higher values, an advance of 140

being registered on Tuesday. The

strengthening influence is the effect which

the dry Weather is having upon produc-

tion. Quotations are: Creameries, 23@

271/20; dairies. 23.60260



Eggs—Market rather irregular; in the

main, last week’s prices rule. Prime firsts

17c; firsts, 150, at mark, cases included,

10@14c 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 $3@4 per ton lower than old.

Quotations are: Choice timothy, 321((0

21.50; No. 1 timothy, $19.50@20.50: No. 2

do and No. 1 mixed. $13@@19; No. 3 do

and No. 2 mixed, $14.50@17.50;‘rye straw,

$961710; oat straw, $7@8; wheat straw,

$650607.



Potatoes—Receipts fairly heavy and

market may with prices about 5c lower

than a. week ago. Choice to fancy new,

68fr1770c per bu: fair to good, 6-2@65c.



Beans—Prices show another slight in-

crease and the market has a steady un-

dertone. Choice hand-picked are quoted

at $2.48@2.50; fair to good, $2.43@2.45;

red kidneys, $3.75@4.50 per bu,





Wool._—-Trade slow; prices show no





‘and upward and medium grades





change. Fine'delaine, unwashed, 20@22c;

fine medium, '22@24c; ‘m-edium, 23@25c.





 





Boston.



WOOL—Wool brokers were the first to

give in, in the holding out competition be-

tween themselves and growers of wool.

The farmers are not yet getting what they

first asked but the market is moving

their way and the increase in the move-





ment show-s that some selling is now be--





ing done. It is very evident that eastern

buyers have suffered from the stand

which they took this year, and that the

large houses recently established in the

west have prospered, for a very large per

cent of the western 'clip that has left the

ranges and farms is now in these western

storages. Prices in Boston have advanced

for the first time in months. Quotations

for the leading domestic grades are: Ohio

and Pennsylvania fleeces—Delaine wash-

ed, 340; XX, 300; fine unmerchantable, 24





@25c; quarter blood combing, 28@29c;

three-eighths blood combing, 286029c;





quarter blood combing, 27((028c; delaine

unwashed, 250260; tine unwashed, 20@

210. Michigan, \Visconsin and New York

fleeces—Fine unwashed, 19ml20c; delaine

unwashed, 27(71i28c; three-eighths blood

unwashed, 27@29c; quarter blood, 26@27c.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

Aug. 1, 1910.

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 180 cars, hogs, 12,000; sheep and

lambs, 7,000; calves, 1,800.



With 180 loads of cattle on our market

here today, and 24,000 reported in Chi-

cago, we are again compelled to say that

all of the good grades of cattle are from

15@25c lower, and all butcher grades

25@500 lower than last week. V’Ve quote:



Best 1,300 to 1.500-lb. steers, $7.25@7.60;

good prime 1,200 to 1,300-lb. steers, $6.75

@715; best 1.100 to 1,200-lb. shipping

steers, $6.25@6.75; medium butcher steers,

1,000 to 1.100-1b., $5.25@5.75; light butcher

steers, $4.75@5; best fat cows, $450605;

fair to good cows, $3.75@4.25; common

to medium do, $2.75@3.50; trimmers, $2.25

@275; best fat heifers, $5.50@6; good fat

heifers, $4.50@5.25; fair to good do, $4@

4.25; stock heifers, $3.25@3.50; best feed—

ing steers, $4.50@4.75; medium to good

do, $4@4.25; stockers, all grades, $3.50@

3.75; best bulls, $4.75@5; bologna bulls,

$3.75@4; light thin bulls, $3.50@3.75; best

milkers and springers, $55@65; common

to good, $25@35. Best milkers and spring-

ers $2604 higher than last week; common

kind steady.



Hog market opened strong, 25c lower

on everything, and closed steady to easy

at the opening. Heavy receipts in the

West and lower prices makes our pack-

ers and buyers on this market very bear-

ish. Western markets quoting prices to

our packers here from $8@8.25. We

quote prices as follows: Mixed, medium

and heavy, $8.55@8.65; light, mediums and

yorkers, $8.65@8.75; strictly yorkers of

good quality, $8.75@9; pigs and lights,

$9.25@9.35; roughs, $7.10@7.20; stags, $6@

6.75. Prospects only fair for the near

future.



The lamb market opened dull and $1 a

hundred lower than last Monday; most of

the best lambs selling at $6.75; few choice

$7. Yearling lambs, $5.75@6. Look for

little better prices last of week. Sheep

were steady and we look for about pres-

ent prices balance of week. We quote:



Spring lambs, $6.75@7; wethers, $5605.40;

cull sheep, $2.50@3.50; yearlings, $5.75@6;

ewes, $4@4.50; bucks, $2.50@3.



Veals, choice to extra, $8.50@8.75; fair

to good do, $7.50@8; heavy calves, $6@7.





 





Chicago.

Aug. 1, 1910.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep

Received today ...... 23,000 33,000 18,000





Same day last year .19,724 20.648 15,603

Received last week..69,665 118,641 115,090

Same week last year.40,098 115,271 81,166



Another week opens today, and the

great feature of the cattle market is the

gr'eat increase in the receipts of western

range cattle, numbering around 7,500

head. Thus the season is open in ear-

nest, only 4,500 having arrived last week.

These cattle were mainly ordinary thin

lots from dry sections and sold badly.

Natives were active and a little higher

so far as fat lots were concerned. but

slow and no better for others. Hogs were

called 10 to 150 lower, but they became

more active late in the day, with sales at

$7.45fit‘8.65 and prime pigs salable at $8.70

@880. Hogs received last week were

heavier than ever, averaging 249 lbs.,

compared with 245 lbs. a week earlier,

229 lbs. :1 year ago, 221 lbs. two years

ago and 235 lbs. three years ago. Sheep

and lambs were in greatly reduced supply,

because of their recent break in prices,

lambs having sold off last week 75c@$1,

although sheep were firm at the close of

the week and partly 150 higher than a

week earlier. The best lambs sold Sat-

urday at $6.75, and none sold above that

today, as no prime lots were offered, but

some might have brought $7. The com-

moner lots sold down to $450605, and

feeder lambs were salable at $5.75@6.25.

VVethers sold at $4604.50; ewes at $2.50@

4.25 and yearlings at $4.75@5.50. Feeders

paid $4604.25 for wethers and $4.50@5.15

for yearlings.



Cattle sellers got the worst of it last

week as a result of continued increasing

receipts, including decidedly larger sup-

plies from the western ranges, many of

these rangers from Montana, Wyoming

and South Dakota being forced. in by the

droutvh. Everything in the cattle line, in-

cluding steers from the poorest to the

best, as well as butcher stock, cutters

and canners. shared in the decline, prices

breaking 40c to 60c. following the sharp

decline of the previous week. It was

simply a case of too many cattle, killers

being asked to take more than they had

any need of. and if stockmen do not send

in fewer, the downward movement will

be continued without any doubt. B

steers sold chiefly at $5.65@7.60. the com-

moner grass-fed lots going at $4.60@5.75,

whole choice heavy shipping beeves

brou ht $7.50@8.20, with sales on Monday

as hgh as $8.35. Good cattle brought $7

$6 and

over good to prime yearlings selling at





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$6.25@7.66. Butchering. lots of cows and

heifers were taken at $3.45@6.60, while

cutters sold at‘$2.75@3.40,~ canners at 82

2.70 and bulls at $2.75@5.50. Calves 'h

a good sale at $3@8.90 per 100 lbs., while

milch cows had a. fair demand at $25@60

each, most inquiries being for good

springers. There was a greatly enlarged

movement in stockers and feeders, with

much larger offerings and lowered prices,

stockers bringing $3@5 and feeders $3.90

@585, but not many offerings were choice

enough to sell much over $5. Western

range cattle moved [freely at $3.65@6.20

for steers and $2.85@5 for cows and heif-

ers, many of the cheap thin steers selling

for feeders. Texas steers sold at $4.30

(4,56. Low-priced grass cattle may be ex—

pected from now on, as supplies from the

ranges will naturally increase materially,

and there will be good opportunities for

filling feed lots on reasonable terms.

thereby assuring an ample beef supply

for the future. In farming sections where

there is good pasturage farmers are re—

fusing to part with any cattle of the feed—

er class.



Hogs continued for still another week to

sell extremely wide apart, as is customary

at this season of the year, with a super-

abundance of the heavy class, as usual,

and nowhere near enough of the bacon

pig class. As a result, the latter brought

a good premium. going around $9@9.05

most of the time, while rough, heavy

old well-fattened brood sows had to sell

around $7.90(w8. But hogs, even at their

lowered prices, compared with those paid

earlier this year, were still much higher

than at corresponding times in former

years, and stockmen have had no good

reason for complaint. Eastern shippers

were light purchasers after Monday, and

this lack of vigorous competition among

buyers acted as a bearish influence. The

provision market has been irregular,

prices moving sharply up and down, with

sales of January product of liberal vol-

ume. The future of the hog market will

depend upon how freely owners make

country shipments, for the general de-

mand is not likely to change much in

volume for some time. Good breeding

sows should be held for reproduction,

and thrifty pigs should be fattened to a

finish. On Friday and Saturday hog prices

went all to pieces. buyers holding off,

and the best lots sold Satrday at $8.50@

8.70. The great increase in the week’s

receipts had a disastrous effect.



Sheep and lambs were marketed freely

last week, with an increasing movement

from the distant ranges, a large share

of the lambs showing plainly by their

extreme thinness the lack of feed. Chi—

cago packers received liberal supplies of

Kentucky spring lambs consigned to them

direct from Louisville, and once more

these supplies spoiled the open market

for lambs, prices breaking off severely.

just as they did in the Louisville market,

where supplies were materially increased.

Sheep and yearlings were marketed much

less freely than lambs and sold at firm

prlces at times when lambs wer 'de—'

clining rapidly. The country dema d for

feeders from the range country continued

extremely large at prices that buyers re-

garded as attractive, and there ‘wafi- blew

a good call for breeding eWes at $3.906);

5.50, range yearling ewes having the pref-

erence as a rule. For the remainder of

the range shipping season a free movment

of fiocks may be looked for, and there

should be fine opportunities for securing

plenty of feeders and breeders.



Most of July saw a much better horse

market than is usually experienced in

midsummer, with numerous sales at $561)

10 higher than a month earlier, but trade

became slower towards the close, with

not much inquiry except for strictly choice

animals. A particularly bad showing was

made by unattractive work-worn horses,

which had to be closed out at sharp re—

ductions in prices. Heavy drafters sold

at $170@275 per head, and a few sales

of fancy horses weighing around 1,800

lbs. were made during the best part of

July at $280@410. Expressers have sold

at $175®215, with wagon horses going at

$140@175, and feeders have sold 'at $170

@275, young colts going the highest. Driv-

ggg and saddlers had fair sales at $1%0@





 





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It is stated that the enormous Chicago

wool warehouse is operating to its full

capacity and that it will handle 25,000,000

pounds of wool this year, sheepmen who

own stock in the enterprise shipping all

the wool there that their share entitles

them to. In the aggregate vast quanti—

ties of wool are being stored in western

places, many wool growers being dissatis-

fied with the low prices that have been

offered earlier in the season. Sheepmrn

and dealers in wool agree in attribut'n:

much of the depression in the market th":

year to financial uncertainty and'tariff

legislation.



In the region around Belle Fourche, S.

D., the grass cured unusually early th’s

summer as a result of the dry season.

and this resulted in cattle being put in

solider condition than is usual so early.

For this reason many cattlemen are mak-

ing early shipments, this being regarded

as the most favorable time for shipping,

as range shipments will naturally increase

later in volume to a marked degree.

Many cattle and sheepmen up there are

not disposed to carry stock into next win-

.ter, fearing feed shortage. Already al—

falfa in the Dakotas is selling as high as

$20 per ton, and dry farming is proving

disastrous to many new settlers.



Many farmers are waiting to see how

the growing corn crop turns out before

loading up with cattle and other live

stock for fattening. It has been an un-

fortunate season in many places, for the

almost unbroken long period of dry, hot

weather has resulted in a great shortage

in the hay crop of the country, while

many sections show burned-up grass. the

same being true of many of the northern

ranges. Fortunately, these conditions

have not extended over all of the farming

districts, and recent reports show that

many regions have good grass and first-

class conditions for the growing corn.

Many farmers would like to buy pigs for

fattening, but where feed is abundant it

is about the most difl‘icult thing in the

world to induce fortunate owners of thriv-

ing young begs to part with any, and

when a seller is discovered, he is certain

to demand a. fancy price.





 





 





 





 





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In the first edition the Detroit Live

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday's Market.

Aug. 4, 1910.





 





‘ Cattle.

Receipts, 515. Market active at last

week’s prices. Closed strong, 5@100

higher.





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

lheifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $3.50@4;

choice fat cows, $4.50@5; good fat cows,

$3.75@4.25; common cows, $3@3.25; can-

ners, $2; choice heavy bulls, $4@4.50; fair



good bolognas, bulls, $3.50@3.75; stock





to

'bulls, $3.25@3.50; choice feeding steersy





800 to 1,000, $4.25@4.65; fair feeding

steers, 800 to 1,000, $4@4.25; choice stock—

ers, 500 to 700, $3.50@4.25; fair stockers,

500 to 700, $3.25@3.75; stock heifers, $3@

3.50; milkers, large, young medium age,

$40@50; common milkers, $25@35.



Chas. Roe Com. Co. sold Rattkowsky 2

bulls av 700 at $3.50; to Prince 2 stockers

av 645 at $3.75; to Mich. B. Co. 1 cow

weighing 930 at $2.50, 2 cows av 1,075 at

$3.50, 2 steers av 740 at $3.75, 19 butchers

av 733 at $4.50. '



Bishop, B. &. H. sold Bresnahan 4 heif-

ers av 607 at $3.50, 1 heifer weighing 650

at $3, 18 butchers av 620 at $3.70; to

J. Goose 5 cows av 1.040 at $3.60; to G.

Goose 6 butchers av 661 at $3.50, 2 butch-

ers av 840 at $4.25; to Prince 13 stockers

av 642 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 5 steers

av 850 at $4.60, 1 bull weighing 1,150 at

$3.75, 8 butchers av 583 at $3.30; to Kam-

man 7 butchers av 565 at $3.50; to Brei-

tenbeck Bros. 2 butchers av 730 at $3.50;

to Kamman 2 cows av 1,020 at' $3.50, 15

steers av 991 at $4.60, 7 butchers av 767

at $3.60; to Bresnahan 2 butchers av 895

at $2.95, 4 heifers av 705 at $4.25; to

Prince 1 stocker weighing 720 at $3.60, 3

stockers av 700 at $4.25; to Mich. B. Co. 5

cows av 896 at $3, 3 bulls av 850 at $3.75,

5 butchers av 804 at $4.25, 7 butchers av

764 at $4.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 8 butchers

av 721 at $3.50, 8 butchers av 950 at $4.25,

1 bull weighing 1,370 at $4. 4 cows av

1,037 at $3.75, 5 steers av 910 at $5.



Haley & M. sold Regan 8 butchers av

584 at $3.85; to Mich. B. Co. .1 bull weigh-

ing 1.140 at $3.60;,to J. Goose, 3 cows av

940 at,,$3. 0;_ to Prince 7 stockers av 576

at $3.90, stocker weighing 690 at $4.25,

1 stocker,;weig'hing 640 at $3.75; to Apple-

baum.,3 engraav 375st $3.40. .7 butch-

ers avh ,at $4.15, 1 cow weighing 1,070

at $450,953 heifers av. 600 at $3.70; to

Bresnahan 2 cows av 1,220- at $5, 1 bull

weighing 1,850 at $4; to Kamman, 12

butchers av 818 at $4.60; to Regan 2 heif-

ers av 590 at $3.75.



Spicer & R. sold Thompson &. Bro. 14

butchers av 714 at $4.15; to J. Goose 15

steers av 888 at $4.40, 7 steers av 740 at

$4.25; to Breitenbeck Bros. 8 butchers,

av 754 at $4.35, 24 butchers av 792 at $4.35;

to Mich. B. Co. 25 steers av 967 at $4.75;

to Heinrich 4 steers av 772 at $4.75, 9

steers av 883 at $5; to Marx 15 butchers

av 888 at $4.60; to Rattkowsky 1 cow

weighing 1,100 at $4.25, 1 cow weighing

930 at $3.25, 1 cow weighing 920 at $4.25;

to Regan 5 heifers av 514 at $3.60, 1 bull

weighing 690 at $3.75; to Truesdall 10

stockers av 696 at $4.40; to Kerscher 15

feeders av 863 at $4.50; to Lachelt 12 av

833 at $4.40.



Wagner sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull

weighing 1,260 at $4, 1 heifer weighing





780 at $4.50.

Veal Calves.



Receipts, 440. Market steady at last

week’s opening prices. ‘



Best, $8.75@9.25; others, $4@7.50. Mil-ch

cows and springers, steady.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Gordon & B. 10

av 225 at $6, 15 av 150 at $5.50; to Mich.

B. Co. 1 weighing 110 at $6, 3 av 155 at

$6; to Parker, W. & Co. 9 av 155 at $8;

to Sullivan P. Co. 6 av 165 at $9; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 5 av 130 at $9, 11 av 160

at $9, 15 av 150 at $9; to Newton B. CO.

5 av 210 at $7, 17 av 170 at $9.25, 13 av

150 at $9.



Wagner sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av 280

at $6, 6 av 150 at $8.



Johnson sold Hammond, S. & Co. 2 av

105 at $6.



Spicer & R. sold Krakowsky 6 av 155

at $8.50, 2 av 120 at $7; to Parker, W. &

Co. 35 av 160 at $8.50, 4 av 250 at $5, 13

av 150 at $8, 3 av 155 at $8; to Goose 9

av 145 at $8.75.



Haley. & M. sold Goose 2 av 175 at $5.50,

5 av 125 at $7.50; to Thompson Bros. 12

av 150 at $8.40.



Roe Com. Co. sold Parker, W. & Co.

12 av 160 at $8.50, 12 av 250 at $5; to

Mich. B. Co. 5 av 165 at $6.50, 18 av 155 at

$8.50.





Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 1,489. Market steady at last

Thursday’s opening prices.



Best lambs, $7; fair to good lambs, $6.25

@675; light to common lambS, $5@5.50;

yearlings, $5; fair to good sheep, $3.50@

4.25; culls and common. $2@2.75.



Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co, 3 sheep

av 125 at $3.50, 35 lambs av 77 at $6.50;

to Thompson & Bro. 30 lambs av 73. at

$6.60, 10 sheep av 77 at $4.25; to Mich.

B. Co. 42 lambs av 70 at $6.75, 26 lambs

av 65 zit/$5.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold Youngs 131 lambs

av 75 at $6.40; to Mich. B. Co. 32 lambs

av 67 at.$6.50, 39 lambs av 70 at $6.50, 24

sheep av 110 at $4.50, 13 sheep av 95 at

$3.835; to“ Newton B. Co. 25 lambslav 77

at 7.



S icer & R. sold Launch 5 lambs av 80

at 7, 5 sheep av 125 at $4.75; to Sullivan

P. Co. 3 sheep av 110 at $3, 11 sheep av

95 at $4, 17 yearling: av 80 at $5, 22 lambs

av 65 at $6.60; to Mich. B. Co. 15 lambs av

65 at $6.50, 12 shes; av 110 at $4.15, 12

sheepwav .90 .at $3. , 46 lambs av 68 at





 

 





$6.60; to Newton B. Co. 47 lambs av 75-





 





 





Johnson sold Stacker 20 lambs av 60

at $6.40.



Johnson sold Hammond, S. &. Co. 17

lambs av 75 at $6.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 6

sheep av 155 at $4, 7 av 100 at $4.25, 10 av

123 at $4.25, 11 av 100 at $4, 11 lambs av

50 at $6.25, 20 av 70 at $6.50, 28 av 55 at

$6, 15 av 58 at $6; to Gordon & B. 38

lambs av 85 at $6.90. 10 av 71 at “-50;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 22 lambs av 70 at

$6.50, 20 av 65 at $6.50, 96 av 75 at $6.75,

13 Sheep av 105 at $4.10, 13 yearlings av

80 at $5; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 10 sheep av

100 at $4, 34 lambs av 75 at $6.75, 25 av

55 at $6.25; to Parker, W. & Co. 10 lambs

av 89 at $7; to Sullivan P. Co. 43 lambs av

77 at $6.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 20 sneep

av 85 at $4.50, 11 sheep av 95 at $4.75,~ 3

lambs av 80 at $7; to Thompson & Bro.

13 lambs av 75 at $7, 17 sheep av 100 at

$4.50, 13 sheep av 90 at $4.25, 12 lambs

av 77 at $6.75; to Barlage, 20 sheep av

95 at $4.25, 27 lambs av 70 at $5.50, 28 av

70 at $6.65; to Breitenbeck Bros. 26 lambs

av 75 at $7.



Wagner sold Sullivan P. Co. 4 sheep

av 110 at $4, 68 lambs av 70 at $6.50.



Belheimer sold Fitzpatrick 11 sheep av

68 at $4, 45 lambs av 70 at $6.75.



Adams sold Harland 10 lambs av 66 at

$6.25.





Hogs.



Receipts, 1,194. Market 20 to 25c lower

than last Thursday.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $8.75@8.80; pigs, $8.80; ligh't yorkers,

$8.75; heavy, $8.50@8.65; stags, one-third

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Spicer & R. sold Parker, W, & Co. 153 av

200 at $8.80, 68 av 220 at $8.75, 80 av 250

at $8.65.



Haley & M. sold same 140 av 190 at

$8.75, 13 av 170 at $8.80.



ROe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 6 av

340 at $8.25, 37 av 250 at $8.50, 71 av 200

at $8.80, 133 av 195 at $8.75.



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

Co. 374 av 170 at $8.80, 180 av 200 at $8.70,

40 av 250 at $8.65.



Friday's Market.

July 29, 1910.





 





Cattle.



Receipts this week, 1,296, against 925

last week; market steady at Thursday's

prices; run very light. .



Best steers, $5.75; steers and heifers,

1,000 to 1,200 lbs., $4.75@5.50; do, 800 to

1.000 lbs., $4.25@5; grass steers and heif—

ers that are fat, 800 to 1,000 lbs., $4.25@5;

do, 500 to 700 lbs., $3.50@4; choice fat

COWS, $4.50; good fat cows, $3.75@4.25;

common cows, $3@3.25; canners, $1.75@2;

choice heavy bulls, $4@4.25; fair to good

bologna bulls, $3.50@3.75; stock bulls, $3.25

@350; choice feeding steerS, 800 to 1,000

lbs., $4.25@4.50; fair feeding .stcers, 800

to 1,000 lbs., $4@4.25; choice stockers, 500

to 700 lbs., $3.50@4; fair stockers, 500 to

700 lbs., $3.25@3.60; stock heifers, $3@

3.50; milkers, large. young, medium age,

$40@50; common milkcrs, $25@35.



. Veal Calves.



Receipts this week, 978, against 640 last

week; market 75c@$1 lower than at the

opening Thursday; best grades, $8@8.75;

others, $4@7.50.



Milch cows and springers steady.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts this week, 1,598, against 1,658

last week; market steady at Thursday’s

prices. Best lambs, $7; fair lambs, $6.25

@675; light to common lambs, $5@5.50;

yearlings, $5; fair to good sheep, $3.50@

4; culls and common, $2@2.50.





ogs.



Receipts this week, 2,304, against 1,466:

market steady at Thursday’s prices; light

to good butchers, $9; pigs. $9@9.10; light

yorkers, $9; heavy, $8.75@8.85; stags, one-

third off.





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At last there is marked improvement in

the wool trade of the country, as buyers

in the western country have made good

advances over former bids, and sellers in

numerous instances accepted the offers.

It is now said that well above half of the

spring wool clip has been disposed of

either by sale or consignment, with buy-

ers in Ohio offering up to 23 cents per lb.

for fine medium wool and 16 to 20 cents

for fines, Eastern mills have done a. great

deal of buying in Idaho and Oregon, and

it is now stated that most of the spring

clip .in Utah, Arizona, Nevada and New

Mexico has been disposed of mainly

through consignment. A short time ago

the executive committee of the Kentucky

Wool Growers' Association met and sold

the pooled wool, comprising the produc-

tion of fifteen counties, for 25 cents per

pound for first grade and 21 cents for

second grade, the sales aggregating near—

1y $200,000. About twenty wool buyers

showed up not long since in Miles City.

Montana, and a lively time resulted, big

lots selling at 17 to 205/8 cents per lb.

The Sheridan Post reports activity in

the northern Wyoming wool trade, close

to 250,000 pounds having been sold re-

cently, representing several large clips,

at 18 cents. Two other clips were report-

ed as sold at 19 cents, most of the pur-

chases being shipped cast. Other wool

growers in northern Wyoming are report-

ed to be holding for 20 cents, with a be-

liof that this price would be paid shortly.

Buyers have been paying relatively more

for wool in Montana than manufacturers

have offered for the new clips on the

Boston market, and it is stated that in

about a week 5,000,000 lbs. were sold in

Montana, some going as low as 16 cents.

”Wool in southern Montana has been sell-

mg at 18 to 20 cents, and as high as 22

cents has been paid for prime wool at

Miles City

.Hogs are selling far below "the high

time in the spring, when the market was

headed for $12 per 100 lbs., and many

people thought sales would 'finally reach

that figure. Recent sales in the Chicago

market have been made below $7.60 for

the commonest heavy and at $8.75 and a

little over for the best pigs of good

weights. and buyers have been mighty

particular in making up their selections,

heavy old sows being hard to' dispose of,

even at their ‘big‘discount. Everv’ buyer,

almost without exception, is after the

bacon hogs. and there are nowhere near

enough of them to go around. most farm-

ers preferring to put on plenty of weight





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' at $6.65; to Mich, B; Co. 9.'iambs .av 50..

' at $5.50, 3 sheep av 80 at $3 '





 





 





these times, as corn is plentiful, and

heayy hogs, even at the reduced prices,

are very much higher than in most for-

mer years.



Nomls the timp for refilling sheep feed

lots, and there has been a lively move-

ment in the Chicago and other western

sheep markets recently, buyers from

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and other states

making liberal purchases of thin lambs,

yearlings and sheep from the ranges of

ldaho and other states. This buying has

been the great feature of the market,

and has been the main element of firm-

ness, but it has not always been suffi-

cient to counteract the effects of the lib-

eral receipts.



The government Bureau of Statistics

reports that exports of meat animals for

June were valued at $223,009, compared

with $1,152,469 3. year ago. For twelve

months they were valued at $11,880,343,

compared to $17,936,055 a year earlier.

This shows a loss of over 33 per cent for

the month and over 20 per cent for the

twelve months, and is due to high prices.

Cheaper live stock from other exporting

lcotuntries is taking away our foreign out—

e 8.



High prices for meats and lard have

spoiled our European trade in such com—

modities, and substitutes are comingointo

greater use all the time, American break-

fast bacon being about the only product

that holds its own, for our bacon is the

best produced elsewhere. In Holland the

poorer classes are using in place of lard

a compound product of vegetable oils.





 





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writer. Initials only will be published.

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the same ailments. If this column is

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Warts—I have a 2-year-old colt that

has warts on different parts of his body

and a. cluster of them near navel. How

shall I treat these warts? F. M., Mar-

shall, Mich—Those that have a neck

should be cut off and apply acetic acid

daily to those that are flat.



Spasm of Oesophagus gullet).—I have

a 5-year-old horse that frequently chokes

when watered; there seems to be a stop-

page that prevents the water from going

all the way down. The gullet seems to

bulge out on left side of neck. I first

noticed this trouble some two years ago,

but the attacks were not nearly so fre-

quent as of late. Some five days ago he

choked on hay and suffered a great deal

of pain, for he perspired freely. There

is a small bunch high up on neck, and I

might add that the horse does not thrive

as well as he should. '. . C., Brown

City, Mich—It is difficult to pass a pro—

bang or sound through the gullet of a

horse without injuring him; therefore,

you must depend principally upon feed-

ing finely cut fodder and ground grain,

all of which ought to be moistened. Ap—

ply equal parts tincture iodine and spirits

of camphor to bunch on gullet once a day

until the thickening reduces. When a

choke takes place mix a teaspoonful of

chloroform in half a pint of sweet oil and

drench him with it.



Indigestion.——One of my cows has a dis-

charge from nose, breathes hard, has a

'poor appetite and decreasing in milk sup-

ply. What had I better do for her? J.

H., Breedsville, Mich.—Give 1 oz. ground

gentian root, 1/2 oz. powdered cincliona

and 1 dr. ground nux vomica at a dose.

either in food or as a drench in one quart

of water three times a day.



Kidney Disease—My 7—year-old horse

is not thriving; he appears to be stiff

and groans when urinating. Have been

feeding saltpeter and stock food in bran,

but it fails to effect a. cure. V. M., Ches-

aning, Mich.——-I am inclined to believe

that your horse is not fit to do hard work

and is suffiering from kidney trouble

and is also rheumatic. Give 40 grs. of

salol once a day and 40 grs. salicylate of

soda at a dose twice a day. If the fore

feet are too hot stand him in wet clay two

or three hours a day.



Piles~—Scours.——I would like to know

why pigs four months old should be trou—

bled with piles and then have scours. I

feed them whey from cheese factory and

middlings. Ii. 13., Vassar, Mil-11.—~Piles

are frequently the result of constipation;

sometimes the result of injury and do

occasionally follow excessive purging;

however, I believe the first—mentioned

cause the most common. Dissolve 1/4 lb.

sugar lead and 2 oz. tannic acid in a

gallon of water and apply to protruding

bunches three times a day. In many cases

I find it necessary to do surgical work on

them in order to effect a prompt cure.

Give those that are scouring powdered

Sulphate iron in their feed; 10 grs. is a

dOSc for a 4-months-old pig.



Chronic Scout's—Our 14-year-old horse

has been irouubled with scours for some

time and our local veterinary has failed

to relieve him. What had I better do

for him? I). E. B.. Owosso, Mich—First

of all have 'his teeth put in good condi-

tion, in order that he may be able io

masticate food properly, and give 3 dl‘S.

powdered sulphate iron and 1 dr. pow~

dered alum at a dose in feed three times

a. day. You will also find ginger will

help him and if you feed it to him give

not less than twa tablespoonfuls at a

dose.



Congestion of Brain—Injured Knee_.—-

Can anything be done for young pigs

that seem to be affected by heat to such

an extent as to make them crazy and

produce death. I would also like to know

if I can apply anything that will have a

better effect in reducing a. swollen knee

than iodine? R. J., Holton, Mic’h.—~Giv1ng

your young pigs small doses of bromide

potash and keeping them in a cool place

in daytime is'all that can be done. Cold

applications to their heads would help





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them. “ By giving your horse one-dram

doses iodide potassium night and morning

the bunch will go down more rapidly.

Iodine or some of the preparations of

iodine either applied externally or given

inwardly is the best method of reducing

bunches.



Weakness—I have a colt born July 23d

that seemed to be all right, except rather

weak in its legs. This colt has not been

strong enough to get up alone or stand

alone since it came. What do you advise?

G. T., Ithaca, Mich—Apply equal parts

boric acid, powdered alum and iodoform

to navel twice a day. Feed the mare

well and keep her udder washed clean.

Drugs given to the colt will not do it

any good, unless it has bowel trouble.



Periodic Ophthalmia—I wish you would

tell me of something I can do to strength-

en the eyes of a horse, for I have a road-

ster that goes blind occasionally, and a.

few days later his eyes open and brighten

some time later. H. L., Bethol, Mich.

—Y0ur horse suffers from periodic oph-

thalniia, an eye disease that the veteri-

nary profession throughout the world are

fairly well agreed is incurable. It is well

to keep in mind a few things about such

cases, and if done you may be able to

ward off blindness. When the eyes are

inflamed feed very little grain, keep the

bowels open, avoid exposing the horse to

a very bright light, foment the eyes with

hot water three times a day and apply

a. saturated solution of boric acid which

will palliate the trouble. There are many

other things that can be done that as-

sist in relieving such sore-eyes, which I

have mentioned heretofore in this paper.



Pimples on Legs.-—I have a stallion that

is troubled with pimples on all four legs.

Some of these spots are raw, discharge

a fluid and cause the horse to itch. J, T.

K., Cass City, Mic11.——I)issolve 54, lb. sul-

phate zinc, 1,1, lb. acetate of lead and 3

oz. of carbolic acid in a gallon of water;

wet his legs twice a day. Also give 1,9

oz. Donovan‘s solution at a. dose in feed

three times a day.



Splints—J linvo a yearling colt with

three splints on fore legs, close below

knee. Is this a serious ailment and will

it. be difficult to effect a cure? Do you

suppose this is an inherited trouble or

the result of accident, and what treat-

ment would you advise? R. A. W., King-

sley, Mich.—-The splints are perhaps the

result of colt running in pasture lot

where the ground is hard; this, of course,

produces concussion, which is one of the

common causes of splint. If the splints

do not produce lameness, leave them alone

until you stable colt next fall, then apply

1 part rod iodide mercury and 8 parts

lard once a week.



Open Joint—Swollen Joint—Splint.-—-My

mare met with an accident producing

open joint, which our veterinary succeed-

ed in healing, but the joint is consider-

ably swollen yct, and I would like to

reduce it if possible. I also have a 5-

year-old mare that I use on a mail

route that has a hard bunch below knee;

she also had a. soft bunch on knee that

came on right away after she shied and

bolted into the ditch. E. E. T, Denton.

Mien—Apply equal parts spirits camphor





and tincture iodine to knee every day” or »





two. Also give 1 dr. iodide potassium

at a dose in feed night and morning for

20 days. Apply 1 part red iodide mercury

and 8 parts lard to bony unch once a. day

if it is producing lameness; if not, leave

it alone. The puffy swelling on knee

was no doubt the result of a bruise caus-

ing an abscess which I presume has got-

ten well, or nearly so.





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DON’T NEGLECT THE GROWING

CHICKENS.





 





 





 





 





During these hot, Sultry days when

threshing and other pressing‘ work is

driving all hands, both indoors and out,

from morning till night, the chickens

oftentimes get little attention beyond the

giving of feed, and this, sometimes, at

very irregular intervals. Other cares

crowd upon us and are often deemed of

more importance. Although a side line

on rather a small scale upon most farms,

there is seldom anything produced that

pays so large a profit on so small an in-

vestment as does the poultry flock.



The other stock must be looked after,

for the animals cannot look after them-

selves. The poultry, if on range, can

care for themselves in a measure, and

they very often have to do this, but this

is not the way to obtain the best re—

turns. Although partly grown, they are

still liable to disease and parasites. Lice

and mites breed rapidly and flourish vig-

orously during the heat of mid—summer.

The coops and runs are likely to be alive

with them before one realizes that a.

single one is present. Miles are more

disastrous to chicks and half-grown

fowls than are lice, because the fowl is

at their mercy throughout the night,

while with lice it can rid itself of some

of them during the day by rolling in dust

and ashes. An occasional liberal dusting

with insect powder helps greatly. Apply-

ing it by hand to each fowl individually is

a. long, tedious job. \Vhere there are

many fowls it is best to use a barrel in

the following way: Place about a dozen

fowls in the barrel and sprinkle a liberal

quantity of the powder over them. Close

the barrel and turn it over and over a.

few times quite. rapidly. The fowls will

flutter and the powder fly about and pene-

trate the feathers.



For mites, the quarters must be cleans-

ed in the daytime by spraying or by fumi—

gating. Lime and sulphur makes a good

spray, and sulphur is good to fumigate

with, destroying disease germs as well





 





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

 

 





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





as mites. When chicks look unthrifty and

become rough and thin, I always suspect

lice or mites. It is sometimes hard to

discover mites unless one examines the





 





they must have meat in some form. If

grasshoppers are numerous it will pay to





coop thefowlsrin the fields after haying’





and threshing. The movable coops used

should be such as will protect them from

skunks, foxes or other marauders that

are likely to-attack them at night. Their

other food may be placed in hoppers, thus

lessening the inconvenience of having

them in the fields. Of course it will be a.

little more work to care for them there,

but they will get a. great part of their

feed themselves and will thrive better.

The early-hatched and the late-hatched

chicks should not run together nor be

fed together. If they are, the younger

ones will not amount to much. Late

chicks are as profitable as any if they can

have a run by themselves. They grow

rapidly in warm weather and next year

the hens will lay much later than those

from the early broods, because they will

not inoult as early. But if the older

broods run with them they will not get

their full share of food and will be

beaten and driven about in a way that

will be anything but conducive to growth

and thrift.

Vermont. H. L. HUNT.

FOWLS AlLlNG—DISTINCTION BE-

TWEEN LICE AND MITES.





 





. Some of my chickens sit around and

appear ill. I have not noticed any diar-

rhoea, but have lost six hens and a.

rooster, and now several others are ailing.

Used eggs from this flock for hatching,

and have lost no chicks through sick—

ness. The fowls are fed wheat and corn

and are given clean water to drink. I

spray the hen house with kerosene. Is

this sufficient? W'hat is the difference

between lice and mites?



Ottawa CO. C. V. L.



It is hard to say just what is the mat—

ter. The trouble may be due to any one

of several things. Make an examination

of one that dies to learn whether the

liver is in normal condition. If that organ

is found enlarged and discolored, perhaps

mottled in appearance, it indicates that

they are receiving too much starchy

grain in proportion to other foods, such

as meat scraps, insects and green stuff.

However, diarrhoea of some kind usually

accompanies this trouble. Also examine

the crops to see that they have not be-

come clogged through their getting hold

of some tough, stringy substance or from

lack of proper grit. Spraying the hen-

liouse is the proper thing for mites and





 





fowls at night with a magnifier, but lice

may be easily found under the wings in

the daytime.



Another thing which causes many

chicks to drop out one by one is lack of

grit. Because they have range it is not

always safe to assume that they can

supply themselves with suitable grit.

Without it they cannot digest their food

and will die of bowel trouble, indigestion

or something of that sort. Where grit is

not renewed often the fowls pick the

ground over, get all that is available

and find no more. If a gravel pit is near,

a load of gravel dumped in the vicinity of

the coops and Spaded over a little every

two or three weeks will furnish them

grit for the whole summer. And it is

just as necessary for hens as for younger

fowls. Ground which poultry has run

over for years has had its supply of sharp

grit exhausted long ago, and when you

see a hen refusing to eat, walking with

lagging step and constantly looking for

something she does not find, it is a. very





 





safe guess that she needs grit.

If the young fowls are to grow rapidly





Cultivating the Friendship of the Fowls is Really Worth While, Saving Both Time

and Worry When it Becomes Necessary to Handle Them.





should be effective if care is taken to

reach every crevice, but it will not insure

the fowls against body lice. Read what

is said about lice and mites in another

article upon this page and then look your

fowls over carefully for these parasites.

There is a. distinction between lice and

mites. Mites belong to that division of

insect life known as Araehnida, which

includes, besides all kinds of mites and

ticks, the spiders and scorpions. They

have four pairs of legs, are without anten-





nae, and the body is divided into two‘





parts only, whereas lice have only three

pairs of legs and the body is divided into

three parts as in most all other insects.

Poultrymen usually make the distinction

that lice live upon the body of the fowl

while mites infest the fowls’ quarters and

attack their prey only at night. While

this is generally true, it does not hold in

the case of the mite which causes scaley

leg. Mites .weaken the fowls mainly

through robbing them of blood, while lice

attack the feathers, producing a dry,

scurfy condition and reducing the vitality

through constant irritation,





‘AUG. 6th, 1910. ,





A Clean”

Man





Outside cleanliness ls less than half the

battle. A man can scrub hlmself a dozen

times a day, and stlll be unclean. Good.

health means cleanliness not only outslde,

but Inside. It means a clean stomach,

clean bowels, clean blood, a clean liver,

and new, clean, healthy tissues. The man

who Is clean In this way wlll look It and

act It. He wlll work with energy and

thlnk, clean, clear, healthy thoughts.





 





He wlll never be troubled wlth llver,

lung, stomach or blood disorders. Dyspep-

sla and lndlgestlon originate in unclean

stomachs. Blood diseases are found

where there is unclean blood. Consump-

tlon and bronchltls mean unclean lungs.





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lt restores tone to the nerv0us system,

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Constipation ls the most unclean un-

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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first" improved."





THE AUGUST P ROGRAMS.





 





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for

Meeting.





“How can we accomplish most with

the energies and powers at hand? What





is worth while?”——Anna R. Brown.

Song.





Three conundrums,





here.





A five—minute story, read or told by





1. The

cro that ays me best; 2. The animals

thaxt); bringp me most returns; .3. The

hours that I spend most profitably; 4.

The things that I do that are most sat-





The Gatekeeper.

Things that are worth while:





tor '. "

isfSieclect} reading, “Which is Better?





s 0nded to by each mem—

Roll call, re p have been





her naming things that

“worth while" to him.





Fan exhibit, a surprise «feature, pre-





pared and conducted by the women.

Suggestions for Second Meeting.





Ceres day program, prepared by Mrs.





A. J. Kellogg, Ceres of State Grange.

March music.

Pigcsigtion, “Columbia’s Emblem." ..

Reading, “Ingall’s Tribute to Grass.

Music, “The Gleaner.”

Discussion,

King Over Corn.” ”

‘Music, “Harvest Song. ”

Play, “The August Festival.

Refreshments, corn men





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Awards for best recipe and for best car





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COUNTY EXPERIMENT FARMS.





 





Pomona lecturers





efforts upon a given point.





 





eye

which





osition,





is located.





 





First





propounded by

the Steward, and answered by mem-





“0, Columbia, We Love Thee."





“Resolved, That Grass is





in Ohio have had

opened to them a new opportunity for de-

veloping and improving the Grange, and

at the same time bettering the agricultu—

ral conditions in their respective coun-

ties. Most Patrons realize that the chief

value of the Pomona Grange lies in the

opportunity it offers for bringing the or-

ganized farmers of every section of the

county together, and for directing their

The live Po-

mona lecturer is constantly on the lookout

for né‘t’vchenin'gs and opportunities, and

in this 1finnec‘tionpave note. that the Buck-

‘1 473st vlegislature passed a law

‘ oviductfiat when -fivelper_ cent

of theneectors of. any county file a. peti-

tion with the county commissioners asking

that the question of a county experiment

farm 'be submitted to the voters of the

county, the county commiSsioners shall

present the question at the next general

election, audit a majority favor the prop-

then the county commissioners

and board of control of the state experi-

ment station shall proceed to purchase a

farm for such use, or the county commis-

sioners can assign a portion of the poor

farm or any other lands owned by the

county to the board of control of the ex—

periment station for this purpose. The

director of the state experiment station is

to have entire charge of the operations

l‘pon these farms, executing them in such

manner as will best serve the agricultural

interests of the county in which the farm





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teaches to love and respect,‘to bear with

and overlook failures and shortcomings,

here and now, and to nurture spiritual.

graces and growth in one another as a

work of first importance. It believes that

everlasting life is within us here, if ever,

and it reaches its highest point in min-

istering to it. Many times have I heard

eloquent testimony of this fact; but one

occasion always stands out most vividly

when, at a Grange roll call, each member

present responded by stating which fea-

ture of Grange association had meant

most in his or her experience. I remem-

ber with what feeling testimony, almost

without exception, the members arose and

paid tribute to the human‘side of the

Order. One man had been helped to shin—

gle his barn and another to put in this

crops by Grange “bees," 'when misfor-

tune had beset them; one had received

anomer flowers in days of sick—

ness; one lecturer had been ill for months,

but the words of cheer and appreciation

repeatedly sent to her from the Grange

meetings had stayed her courage and tid-

ed her over many a 'hard day; old and

reticent men spoke with trembling tones

of choice friendships made through the

Grange, and all eyes grew moist as one

mother told of the wordless sympathy

and numberless acts of fraternal love

that flowed in a. continuous stream

through her home when her little ones

were stricken by disease and part of her

flock called from her. Such experiences

as these make the Grange in its best

estate seem to wear a diadem—studded

crown! JENNIE BUELL.





 





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





Favors Torrens System.—At the last

meeting of Harmony Grange, of Charle-

voxx Co., the principal topic discussed

was “The Torrens System of Land

Transfers" on which W. C. Burdick read

a very instructive paper. The conclusion

was that the Grange was showing weak-

ness in letting an association of abstrac-

t-ors prevent us from getting something

which would be of great advantage to

the people. Roll call at this meeting was

responded to by each member stating

what was the grandest sight he ever

saw. The worthy master thought that

me cavalry charge of 3,000 Union troops

at Winchester, Virginia, was the grand-

est he ever saw. Other members were

partial to the beauties of nature and

many showed their appreciation of the

beauties of Charlevoix county and im-

mediate vicinity. not thinking it neces-

sary to go far for grand scenery.



A Test of Memory was indulged by the

members of Grand Traverse Grange at

their last meeting, each member present

being asked to give a. description of the

place 'where he was born, an account of

his first day at school, and an account of

his first time at church. All made a good

score on the first feature of the test, and

nearly all on the second, but as regards

the account of the first time to church,

few could give the account. The pre-

sumption is that they all began attending

church at such an early age that they

could not be expected to remember.

brother gave some interesting facts re—

garding the first Sunday school picnic he

attended. Not one had a memory suffi-

CIently good to give the text of the first

sermon. Ten of the eighteen who re-

sponded to this part of the program were

born in Michigan, three in New York

state, and one each in Maryland, Ohio,

Kansas, Pennsylvania and Canada.





Monitor Grange, of Gratiot Co., has held

meetings regularly during the warm, busy

season. This Grange has a dramatic club





In this way the benefits of which has giVen the play, “On the Little





the experiment station can be brought Big Horn" at several places to large and





within touch of every farmer in the state,

and at a cost so insignificant that it is

It would seem

that the desirability of petitioning for the

farms

should prove a very liVe topic at all Po-





not worth considering.

establishing of such ekperiment

mona. gatherings in that state.





THE GRANGE’S CROWN.





 





Whatever other possibilities the Grange

possesses, its crowning diadem must be

The Grange endorses

when

wreathes are placed on the graves of its

The influence of our pro-

moted loved ones is thus impressed the

more deeply upon us and our cemetery

tracts are made to add to, not detract

from, the general beauty of their natural

The Grange has its memo-

rial services, and its funeral ceremony,

and it sends flowers at times of death of

But greater, higher than this

is' its precept that life is immortal. The

crumbling tenement of clay is not the

Pointing

above and beyond such a thought, the

Grange enjoins upon its members a life

in keeping with belief in immortality. We

desecrate this teaching when we pause

The command

comes to everyone, “Go forward," and no

one can wisely tarry in his travel of life’s





its fraternal spirit.

the observance of Memory Day,





honored dead.





surroundings.





the body.





goal of any soul-stirring work.





too long beside the bier.





continued journey.

‘ 1 "Dust thou art, to dust returnest,

Was not spoken of the soul."





In. recOgnition of this the Grange





appreciative audiences. At the meeting

of June 30 the question, “Resolved, That

Woman Has Done More to Build u the

Country Than Man.” Was discusse and

decided in the affirmative. Tuesday even-

ing, July 12, the meeting was largely at-

tended. The program was in charge of

Flora and was nicely given. The prize, a.

vase, for the most beautiful bquuet, was

given to Bro. Lester Wilkins. One can-

didate was instructed in first degree with

field work and obligated in second degree.

Bro. Suayze waspresented with a number

of household articles, having recently lost

his house and contents by fire.





Otsego Pomona held a-successful and

enjoyable meeting with Five Lakes Grange

at Livingston town hall late in June. The

important business feature of the day was

a conference meeting of the local direc-

tors and policy holders of the mutual fire

insurance company. Bro. E. A, Holden

was present, and in his talk showed that

the Patrons' mutual company is handling

more busineSS than any other mutual

company in the state, and is saving the

members of the Grange more than $50,000

annually. State Deputy Taylor was also

present and made a good talk. Resolu-

tions of condolence on the death of Bro.

F. P. Grag‘g. a charter member of Otsego

Pomona, were drawn up by a committee

and adopted.





 





COMING EVENTS.





 





Grange Rallies and Picnics.





Northern Lenawee Co. Grange and

Farmers’ Clubs, at Sand Lake, Putnam’s

Landing. Saturday, Aug. 13.



Kent Co. Pomona, at Silver Lake, Can—

non township, Kent Co., Wednesday,

Aug. 17.



Pomona Meetings. .



Charlevoix Co., with Norwood‘ Grange,

Thursday, Aug. 18.



Grand. Traverse District Grange, at

Long Lake town hall, Wednesday and

Thursday, Sept. 7 and 8





’ ‘memmrcms FARM‘BRZ





 





 





FARMERS’ owns





Address all communications relative to

the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C.

P, Johnson. Metamora, Mich.





 





Aesoclational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer's most valuable asset.





 





Associaticnai Sentiment.—

The farmer, he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





THE ANNUAL REPORT.



A copy of the annual report containing

the proceedings of the seventeenth annual

meeting of the Michigan State Association

of Farmers’ Clubs has been received from

the secretary of the state organization.

This report is more voluminous than any

which have preceded it, containing the

addresses given by the principal speak—

ers at the meeting, as well as the resolu—

tions and report of the business session.

Its publication was somewhat delayed on

account of this fact, and for the reason

that advertising matter was solicited to

assist in caring for the larger expense

incident to the publishing of the larger

report. This pamphlet, which contains 57

printed pages exelusive of the cover, also

includes the constitution and bylaws of

the State Associatio n and the usual table

of Club statistics. The latter affords much

information with regard to the clubs and

their conduct, and should, as usual, prove

of great value to the club membership

throughout the state. Where the reports

for previous years are at hand, and

they should be preserved by the secretary

of every club and be at hand for refer-

ence as a convenience to the members

when desired, these statistics will show

what special features of club work have

proven popular where the same have been

tried, at least so far as they are listed

by the secretary in these statistics.

Among these special features mentioned

are the club fair, the annual picnic, the

use of yearly program and the temper-

ance meeting. This report shows that

nearly 20 per cent ofthe clubs in the

state hold a club fair, and that nearly 50

pe cent are now holding an annual picnic

meeting. These figures are undoubtedly

much larger than will be found in the

annual report for any previous year, and

show conclusively that both the summer

picnic and the club fair are increasingly

popular as special features of club work.

The annual printed program is also gain-

ing ground among the clubs, as shown by

the figures given, while a temperance

meeting is a factor of the year's work in

many clubs.



But one thing which can hardly escape

the attention of the observing club mem—

ber in looking over the club statistics in

this report is the fact that very few

clubs have been organized during the

present year. Some there are, but not

enough to make a good showing for the

growth of the organization at its next an-

nual meeting. But there yet remains

plenty of time to remedy this condition

before the date of the next annual meet-

ing. If the clubs in the state who take

up special feature work during the early

part of the active club season would take

pains to invite in people not now idonii-

tied 'with the movement from their own

"‘~l adjacent communities, it would be

easy to interest them in the work, and

with a little encouragement to organize

new 'clubs to take up the work in terri-

tory not now occupied with such an or-

ganization.



The annual club picnic is a good place

to begin this work, and as a good many

of the clubs hold their annual picnic in

August it is not too late to do something

along this line. But the membership of

these clubs should not sit idly by and

wait for the officers to do all the work

of this kind. They should each consider

themselves as a committee of one to

invite their neighbors and friends from a

(‘istance to meet them at the picnic and

participate in its enjoyments, and inci-

dentally should take occasion to talk to

them about the benefits and pleasures to

be derived from a membership in the

farmers’ club while they are there enjov~

ing the day’s outing. The same thing may

be done at the club fair by those Whose

clubs have such an event. of which there

are now considerably more than a score

in the state. But even if there are no

special feature events contemplated by

your club there is still an open opportu-

nity to do something for the good of the

organization and those who are outside of

it along this same line. People will not

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kind'unl'ess‘they are invited to attend its

meetings, and are thus enabled to note for

.themselves the pleasures and benefits

which might be derived from a member-

ship in it. It is an easy matter to do a

little missionary work of this *kind, but

it is a. little easier to neglect it. How-

ever, it will give a degree of satisfaction

to any member to do what he can to

strengthen the organization by doing what

in him lies and opportunity offers toward

the securing of new members and the or-

ganization of new clubs. It is to be hoped

that in the perusal of this year's annual

report, every member's attention may be

attracted to the pages containing the

club statistics, to the end that all may

be interested in making a good showing

of growth for the organization in Michi-

gan during the fraction of the fiscal year

which remains before the next annual

meeting of the State Association.





 





 





FARMERS’ CLUBS IN OTHER STATES.





 





From time to time, since the inception

of the farmers' club movement in Michi—

gan, reports of similar organizations in

other states have been published in this

department. Some of these organizations

have been conducted on an almost exactly

identical plan with our own farmers'

clubs, while in other cases the plan has

been varied Slightly to meet the need of

local conditions as their organizers saw

them. But in practically every case the

benefits sought were similar in every re-

spect to those which have made the farm-

ers’ club a permanent factor in the life

of so many Michigan rural communities.

By far the greater number of these re-

ports have come from eastern states, but

the latest one to be received was from a

state of the central west. The following

extract from a press circular issued by

the Minnesota Agricultural College, would

indicate that the club idea has gotten a

good hold in the farming sections of that

state. It says:



“New clubs that have lately reported

their organization to the Division of Ag-

ricultural Extension, are those of Foss-

ton, Belle Plaine, Independence, Wall

Lake, Aldrich, Bruno, Ferndale and Hew—

itt. The Extension Division is glad to get

in touch with all organizations of this na-

ture, and will gladly furnish monthly out—

lines of timely topics to all clubs report—

ing.



'Many of the older clubs report holding

outdoor picnics the past month; and in

general they are in a prosperous condi-

tion. The Farmers’ Progressive Club of

District No. 73, Red Lake County, is prov-

ing a live wire in its community. At its

May and June meetings its members dis-

cussed such topics as corn growing, good

roads, kitchen conveniences, weeds and

the house fly.



In addition to its own members, the club

has prevailed upon outside local speakers

to assist in its program. Some of the

school Childrcn, as well as the choir of

the club, have helped in adding variety ’

to the program, making it both helpful

and entertz'iining.”





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

   





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‘Patriotic Day.—thn the Washington

(i-ntcr Farmers' Club. Gratiot Co., ar—

rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank

Cammet Thursday, July 14_ they found

the preparations for “A Patriotic Meet—

mg'” all completed. Everywhere the red.

white and blue was in evidence and the

house a blaze of glory, with flags, flow—

ers and hunting. After music by the

club roll call was responded to by “Some

Famous Bottle," and a solo by Lydia

Whitman which was very fine. The ques—





tion for general discussion was “\Vhat

Does Our Country Gain by a Fourth of

July (‘ololnnlion‘.’” and many opinions





were expressed on the subject. “Teach

the Children \l'hat the Celebration

Stands for; Also, That Noise is Not Pa-

triotism." Mrs. Hill read a selection on

this subject and Master Floyd Brattin

recited “After the Fourth." In sub—

stance, he, said, “Never mind what hap—

puns, noise pays the boys." “The

Fourth \thn I Was a Boy," by Mr. S.

N. French, was very interesting. Tho

idea of u sane Fourth did not appeal to

them lIICll. They were not afraid of

tctzinus. Noise in plenty and early in

the morning was in fashion and a glori—

ous time all day.



Prepare for Big Picnic.-——The club pro‘

ccedcd at this meeting to complete. their

arrangements for the annual picnic,

which will be held in the grove near

Washington Center, Aug. 11.‘ Commu-

nications were road from the North

Shade Club and the Essex Club accept-

ing our invitation to be present. This

will be an enjoyable time and the club

extends a most cordial invitation to the

people of this neighborhood to bring

their lunch baskets and enjoy the day.

Hon. A. L, Chandler of Owosso will give

the address, and preparations are in

progress for various other forms of en-

tertainment. This club extends an invi-

tation to all clubs in the county to send

a_representative or delegation to meet

With us to assist in the plans for a

county organization. Come and you will

find a hearty welcome.
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THINNING APPLES.





Some may think that apple thinning

will not be necessary this year, and

probably it will not on a large scale in

many orchards, but there are some trees

that have more than they can mature,

and we can not afford to make the entire

crop inferior in size and quality when

a little work in thinning will increase

the size and quality without diminishing

the quantity of fruit.



It is now time to do this work, begin-

ning with the earlier varieties and get-

ting to the winter apples as soon as pos-

sible. If all the thinning can not be

done. in July, then we should do it in

August rather than not at all. The

sooner the work 'can be done after the

apples are large enough to show their

character, and the prospect of excessive

dropping is over, the better, since the

larger they are allowed to become the

more strength will they take from the

tree and hence from the fruit which re-

mains.



The operation is not a difficult one, the

main requirements being quick, accurate

judgment as to the apple, and dexterity

in removing it. Some men could never

make good at this work and would bet—

ter be set at something else. On low

trees women can do the work, or much

of it.



There are really two parts to the work;

first to pull off all inferior apples with-





out regard to thickness, and second to

thin the remaining good ones if further

thinning is needed. The first: operation





is comparatively simple. Apples which

are wormy, one—sided, or have bad scab

spots are removed. This should be done

first, lest good apples be taken off where

it will later be found that poor ones

might have been removed instead. The

inferior apples will hardly pay for their

harvesting if left on me tree and they

will injure the good ones, and require

time to pick, grade and pack during a

busy time, so they had better come off

now. The problem of thinning the good

ones is more difficult. If the crop is

light little more than to remove the poor

ones need be done. If heavy and well

sprayed, some gomi apples will need to

come off from varieties which bear heav—

ily. Some varieties tend to produce fruit

in clusters, and in general only one, the

best one, of each cluster should be left.

It is difficult to give further instructions.

as directions to thin to a certain number

of inches are too indefinite, \vlicn applied

to different conditions. One must take

into consideration the crop on the entire

tree, the strength of the branch, the

vigor of the tree. the size of the variety

and many other things in determining

the number of apples to leave. The, ten—

dency of the beginner will be to thin

too little, so there is little danger of

overdoing it.



The cost we found to run from 25 to

50 cents per tree. depending upon the

size of the tree and the crop. This is a

trilling investment compared with the re-

turns to be received from the operation,

and I believe the lessened labor at picking

time will more than offset the cost of

thinning, to say nothing of the increased

quality and size of the fruit.



After thinning, I believe that where

possible it is a good plan to let the hogs

in to eat the apples pulled off. as many

worms will be destroyed in this way.



Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





SOME NOTES BY THE WAY.





 





 





In my wanderings to and fro as census

enumerator, while pressed for time and

thus obliged to drive fast and furious,

there were some things so plainly vis—

ible that the, wayfaring man, though a

fool, need not err therein. It was in early

May and while on the chase I was

brought much in contact with the orch-

ard work. It was exceptionally early

for the trees to be in full bloom; but

such was the condition, and the sad part

to note that regardless of the law many

orchardists were driving the poison—laden

mixture into the trees with lavish hand.

The bees were there also upon their

quest for nectar, and it was sad to think

many of them in all probability would

fail to return home with their treasure

and that many were out or. their last

trip.



In calling attention to the injurious

effects of the spraying upon the bees

and the violation of the law, in general,

the only reply would be that they were

aware of the facts; but work was press-

ing and others were spraying so they,

too, kept on. The law is a wise measure





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THE MICHIGAN" Fisi‘RMEfi.





and in the long run, if strictly enforced,

would make for the good of all; the or;

ohardist, the‘ apiarist and every citizen

as well. It is doubtless true that the neo-

tar does not flow clear up to the falling

point of the blooms; but the bees are on

to that fact as well as the rest of us,

and as soon as the blossoms fail to give

up their sweets, the bees wind up their

business and seek other pastures. In

my judgment very little is gained by

spraying while a tree is still blossom-

laden, and were not this the fact the

violator of the law is working his own

future harm by “stinging the hand that

feeds him.” The spraying can still go on

uninterruptedly and without harm to the

bees, while many of the trees are still

in full bloom, as many will have dropped

their blossoms much earlier than others.

This will require care in selecting trees

ready for the work, it will require some

extra driving, but it will pay largely in

the end.



Spraying is becoming very general now;

and we greatly fear that the danger to

the bee industry is increasing in like pro-

portion. If this be true, not only is the

fruit but the bee and honey interests as

well facing grave conditions, and the end

of both is not far to seek. Lacking the

wise provisions of nature in the assistance

of the bees in fruit production, we may

very soon add “Finis” to that chapter





mined as follows: Mix 90 pounds of acldv

phosphate, 90 pounds of kainit and 20





pounds of cotton seedrmeal, and apply to '





each vine three pounds of the mixture.

If the ground is dark and has plenty of

nitrogen it would not be necessary to use

the cotton seed meal. -



Grape vines should be pruned when

the vines are dormant. If the sap has

started to flow when the vines are out,

they bleed and sometimes the plants are

seriously affected by excessive bleeding.

If you could train the vines so that they

would have about four arms and then

leave on each of these arms about eight

or ten buds, you perhaps would have less

trouble from the abundant wood growth,

for in pfuning back to fewer buds the

strong root forces the growth more than

is desired.





PROBABLY SQUASH BUGS.





“’ill little black ants destroy squash

vines? If so, what can be done to pre-

vent them? I ‘have been using saltpetre,

will it do the plants any damage?



Oceana. Co. A. J





We presume that our correspondent

described squash bugs as “little black

ants.” His failure to sign his name pre—

vents asking him for more definite in-

formation, and for this reason and others

it is not wise to send in a query without

giving your address. Many times we can-





 





 





The S-Acre Tomato Field of C. M. Joslin, of Wayne Co.,

Bushels of Earlianas Were Harvested Last Year.

Crop Was Sold for $3.50 @ 4 per bu.





and call it done. Now, if the fruit-

growcrs cannot or will not see that the

fullest protection to the bees is the safe-

ty of their own industry, then the ex—

treme penalty of the law, if need be,

should be brought to bear on the case

and serve as a lamp to lead them up out

of the pit being dug by their own hand.

\Vayne Co. J. E. MORSE.





 





GRAPE VINES DO NOT BEAR.





 





I would like some information through

your paper regarding the care of grape

vines. I have some vines which have been

set for about fifteen years, and they are

growing mostly to vines. I trim back to

one bud early in spring. They send out

such a heavy top that there are not many

grapes. Should they be trimmed during

the summer? Any information you can

give will be gladly accepted.



Kent Co. E. G. BENTON.



Grape vines are like apple trees and

cows, their productiveness vary with the

individual vines and, Within certain lim-

its, all the care one can give will not

enable one to secure products beyond a

certai namount from them. There is an

individuality to the plant the same as to an

animal. It is true that you can feed a

cow so she will produce more milk, but

you could not go out and take any cow

from an ordinary herd and expect by

good feeding to secure a world's record

milker. Likewise with the grape vines;

you perhaps can get more fruit than you

are, now getting by properly feeding the

plants, but if the plants are not good

bearers naturally the possibility of get-

ting large crops from them is limited.



Different kinds of plant food have dif-

"orent effects upon fruit bearing. Nitro-

gen in excess will produce wood at the

expense of fruit. \Vhere it is abundant

the internodes of the vines will be long

and the leaf surface large. On the other

hand. potash and phosphats used in re.

tional amounts, will stimulate fruit pro-

duction and the wood growth will be less.

So if one. can give the vines a good sup-

ply of these, by the application of wood

ashes, or commercial fertilizer containing

a large per cent of the elements, he is like-

ly to get better results from the vines. Use

about a half bushel of ordinary un-

leached ashes per vine. At the Georgia

experiment station the amount of fer-

tilizer for the Individual vines was deter-





from Which 2,000

A Large Portion of the





not even guess, from the descriptions giv-

en, what the inquirer _ is getting at,

whereas if we could write him requesting

specimens of insects, etc., we would be

enabled to give the information wanted

and help the party out of his difficulty.





Squash bugs are usually resistent to

insecticides—it requiring a solution strong

enough to kill the plants to phase the

adult bugs. Watch for the bugs and as

soon as they begin to lay eggs, which are

generally laid on the underside of the

leaves, but not always, of a metallic

brown color, arranged in quite regular

order and flattened on three sides and

grouped in numbers from four to forty

in a place, and destroy them. Go over

the vines every few days. Where a. bunch

of eggs escapes the eye and hatches,

which is usually about eight days after

being, laid, the little insects can be de-

stroyed by kerosene emulsion when very

young. The adult bugs can be trapped

by laying boards about the plants under

which the insects will gather during the

cool of the morning, where they can be

killed before they leave. If they are

thick, go out every morning early until

they have been thinned out, when the

visits may be made less frequent. The

use of repellants such as carbolized ma-

terials, tobacco decoctions, etc, the

planting of extra. plants so the attack of

the bugs V'lll be distributed, stimulating

plant growth by the addition of plant

food and the keeping up of clean cultural

methods in the plot where the plants

are growing, as well as around the prem-

ises, are all means of controling the pest.

When the crop is harvested in the fall

the vines should be gathered and burned;

in so doing many of the insects will be

gotten out of the way of the next season's

crop.



Saltpetre, i. e. Chili salt petre, will not

do the vines damage unless it is applied

directly upon them in quantities. It Is

a splendid food, as it furnishes nitrogen

in a very good form to stimulate growth.

Nitrate of soda. which is another name

for the same product, is one of the impor-

tant fertilizers for market gardeners, and

is used liberally for growing luxuriant

crops, as it furnishes a ready source of

nitrogen to the plants and is available

almost immediately after It is applied.

Apply it in solution, or at least do not





 





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- AUG. 6th. 1910. '





PLEASE MENTION THE MICHIGAN FARMEB.

when you. are writing to advertisers.

THE SOWING OF WINTER WHEAT.

There has been a great deal said and

written on the subject-of sowing fertili—

zers with winter wheat and other small

grains. In most states it is acknowledged

that it pays to use commercial fertilizers.

Those who hav! had the greatest experi-

ence with these soil enrichers, agree that

they are difficult to handle, being very

easily effected by climatic conditions.

That is, they gather moisture, and there-

fore, at times, become pasty and sticky.

This causes corrosion, gumming and ce-

menting of the fertilizer feeds. In order

to overcome this difficulty the makers of

the Buckeye grain and fertilizer drill have

adopted a glass cone feed which does not

corrode. They have also lined the fer-

tilizer hopper with galvanized iron and

provided same with an agitator which

swings slowly in the fertilizer hopper,

keeps the fertilizer from banking up and

prevents lumps from causing trouble. The

prongs on this agitator play over the hop-

per bottom and around the non-corrosive

glass discs, thoroughly cleaning and

scraping same. It makes no difference

what kind the fertilizer is, the Buckeye

is guaranteed to handle and sow it in

great range of quantities. The Buckeye

grain drill has many good points not to

be found on other drills. The grain feed

is of the internal type. with two throats

or feeding channels and change of quan-

tity is obtained by changing the speed of

the distributor wheel in the double feed

cup. This feed will sow all large seeds—

lima beans, red kidney beans, peas, beets,

oats—as well as wheat and all other small

grains. In other words, there is no seed

too large and none too small for the posi--

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quantity is under absolute control of the

user at all times. The frame is of square

steel tubing and furnishes a most solid

and substantial foundation for the drill.

The features on this drill are too nu—

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manufacturers, The American Seeding-

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also recommend prospective purchasers

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HANDLING MILK .UPON THE FARM.





 





During this hot season it seems approp-

riate to say something concerning the

methods of handling milk upon the farm

which will put it in best condition for

the market and for the home. By market

I mean the creamery, the cheese factory,

the condensery and the city. I anticipate

that many milk producers will wonder

why I should want to include in this dis-

cussion a treatment of the milk supply

for their own home use, but I consider

this important and will ask them to let

the mothers read what I shall haVe to

say on this subject.



Cleanliness is the first essential in get-

ting good milk for any use. The loose

dirt and hair should always be brushed

off from the cows’ flanks and udders and

the parts dampened with a wet cloth be-

fore milking. This is really a very simple

matter, but will keep out about 90 per

cent of the dirt that ordinarily falls into

the pail during milking. The covered

'milk pail will be found a great help in

keeping dirt out of milk. Mllkers should

be required to be clean during milking

and milk with dry hands. All the milk

vessels must be thoroughly washed and

scalded with boiling water.



Next in importance to cleanliness is low

temperature. The milk should be cooled





as soon as possible after milking to a

temperature approximating 50 degrees





F. This will materially check the growth

of bacteria that have. found their way

into the milk during milking. Cooling

wilk to 45 deg. F. will easily keep it sweet

for several days if kept at this tempera-

ture.



For retail trade it is best to cool milk

as low as possible with uniccd wuler and

then finish the cooling with ice water.

To do this satisfactorily rcquircs special

coolers, and these can be had at u very

reasonable price. The amount of icc or—

dinarily required to cool milk to 40 to 43

deg, F. can be reduced fifty per cent by

using a force pump to circulate the. ice





‘ water, running it from the cooler back to

_ the ice tunk.‘





The ice should be fincly

crushed and only enough water kcpt on

it to keep up the circulation.



Milk intended for the crcamery, cheese

factory or condonsery, can be kcpt swcct

without difficulty if cooled quickly ut‘lcr

milking. To set a can of milk in :L tank

of cold water without any further atten-

tion will cool the milk too slowly. The

cooling must be hurried by stirring the

milk and also the water surrounding the

can, and further by replacing the walcr

in the tank several times with fresh sup—

plies. Of course where there is flowing

water no attention need to be given to it.



I wish now to say somcthing rcgurding

the handling of the milk in the home of

the producer, milk intended for his own

consumption, and what is said here will

apply to the consumer in the city.



Milk, no matter how carefully produced,

always contains many kinds of bacteria.

The most common of these are the germs

which sour the milk. Putrcfactive or-

ganisms, also, are always found; the num-

ber of these is dcpendent upon the degree

of cleanlincss exercised in the production

and handling of the milk. It is those and

closely allied organisms which are un—

doubtedly responsible for a grout share

of the diarrhoea and dysentery of infants

and children fed upon cow’s milk. Occa—

sionally milk also contains dangerous,

pathogenic bacteria such as cause typhoid

fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever, etc. And

there is danger from tubercle organisms

in all milk coming from cows that have

not been shown to be free from tubercu—

losis by the tuberculin test,



\Vith a possibility of tubercle orgun'sms

in milk and with the certainty of always

having more or less of thc, pulrefuctive

bacteria prcscnt, the only way to render

milk perfectly safe for babies and childrcn

is to pastcurize it. This consists of it

simple process of heating and cooling

which destroys the bacteria. The milk is

licutcd to a temperature of about 150 to

160 deg. F. and kept there for about twen-

1y minutes, after which it is immediately

cooled to the lowest temperature possible

with water. The pastcux'izing is best ac—

complished in a double milk or rice boiler.

Such boilers can be obtained from hard-

ware stores for about one dollar. Milk

contains some inactive bacteria (spores)

which are not destroyed by the pasteur-

izing process. To prevent these from





becoming active it is necessary to keep

pasteurized milk as cold as possible.





 





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THE MlG'Hl-GANA-FARMER.





nowadays, and many producers supplying

milk to cities favor the method because

it helps to keep milk sweet. >Where its

only object is to keep milk sweet, ‘how-

ever, pasteurization is not likely toaftord

much protection to consumers. Its real

object should be to destroy all actively

growing bacteria and especially those of

the disease-producing kind. In pasteur-

izing it is perfectly possible to destroy all

of the souring organisms but leave the

worst of the disease-producing kinds un-

destroyed. This is exactly what happens

in many cases where milk is carelessly

pasteurized on a commercial scale. This

state of things is accounted for by the fact

that less heat is required to kill the sour-

ing germs than is the case with most

other kinds present in milk. The tubercle

organism is one of the hardest to destroy

of all. JOHN MICHELS.





 





 





THE BUTTER FAT IN CREAM.





 





I have your article for Michigan Farm-

er in response to my letter of a ch days

ago in regard to cream tests, and while,

perhaps, you make the matter clear. I

would like to ask you one or two other

questions in regard to it. Now, is it not

true that the separator and the manner

in which it is set and run is what deter-





mines the test of the cream? In other

words, if a man is getting, say, thirty





per cent test of his cream out of his gen—

eral supply of milk, if he commence put-

ting other cream that wzis richcr with

butter—fat, do you mean to tell me that

the test would vary according to the

richness of the milk? Now I had sup-

posed that if a. separator was set to test

at any given per ccnt of butter-fat. if

one should use richer milk, the cream

would still be the same per cent of butter-

fat. but there would be more pounds of

cream from the richer milk. Now, if this

is not true, how is it that when we had

whole milk at the creamcry that often

tested part as low as three per cent, and

some as high as six, and varying all the

way between, the cream, when this milk

was run through, all tested alike?



Barry Co. H. E. HENDRICK.



The idea that I :1dvunccd in a previous

article was, that other things bcing equal,

the per cent of lultter—fat in cream va—

l'll‘S according to the buttcr—fat in milk.

That is, the richer the milk, the richer

the cream because a separator is set to

tokerout a certuin pcr ccnt of the volume

of milk which is run through it. At a

crcamcry the milk is all dumped into the

receiving vztt and mixcd together, and

the cream from the separator would hard—

ly cvcr vary, because thcre it is uniform

in quality when it comes through the sep-

arator. If you don't believe that the sep-

arator lzlkcs out a. certain per cent, say

Icn per cent of the volume, of milk which

you run through it, after you act done

running through the whole milk, put

in some skim milk and run through thc

scpurulol‘. and you will lilul out that just

the same stream runs out the crcum spout

only it is not crcoin this time, but is

skim milk. This. will prove conclusively

that the scpumtor takcs out a ccrtuin

per cent of lllc volume run through it.



'l‘hcrc, are many other thing's which

cause a t'lii'i‘crcncc in the per ccnt of but-

tcr-t‘at in crcum whcn it is run through

a separator, bcsidcs thc richness of the

milk. One is the amount of milk which

is forced through it, or whether it is run

to its full capacity or not. Another is the

temperature of the milk when it is run

through the separator. If the milk is

real cold you will have a heavicr cream

than you will if the milk is proper tem—

perature. 'l‘hcn again thc Velocity at

which the separator is run has an effect

upon the per cent of butter—fut in the

cream. All these things would operate

thc same with cilhcr rich milk or thin

milk.





Does'voun BUTTER CONTAIN TOO

MUCH MOISTURE?





 





Recently I scnt on article on the mois-

lut'c, law to 2m custcl'n poriodlcal. The

ctl'tor rciul‘ucd it with a pcrsouul lcttcr

lclling me thut lllcy had only a. few

cl'cumci'y mom on illclr list and that

most of thcir subscribcl's \vcl'c, opcrutillg

only small dairies.



it is thc mcn opcraling small dairics

and creamei'ies I wish to warn. Those

ill. the hood of largo cl'cumcl‘io-s know the

law, have up—lo-dutc instrumcnts for

testing the moisture content. of their but—

ter, and have their plants cquippcd with

the proper machinery to make their out-

put uniform as to moisture



It is the litllc follow, making,r only a.

fcw .hunrircd pounds or butter a month,

who is, I am sorry to say, most often the

one who gets into trouble with Uncle

Sam because of ignorance of the moisture





regulations. I have visited dairies Where

they never even tested their butter for

water.





A campaign of education along this line

will save the dairymen thousands of dol-





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here, in every-day language, the princi—l

pal features of the moisture law. Cuf

it out and paste it up Where you can

read it whenever you find yourself get-

ting careless about the moisture content.

of your product. |



And don’t neglect.to test every churn—

ing before you market it. If the test

shows 16 to 16.2 per cent. put the butter

in a dry place for a day and the surplus

moisture will usually disappear in the

natural shrinkage. If the butter tests

over that figure you had better work it

over.



Do not pay a week’s profit for an in-

tricate moisture testing apparatus. The

simpler the tester the better, because

with it you are less liable to make errors.

A small scales that will weigh grams, a

Patrick test tube or an aluminum cup,

and an alcohol lamp. is all the. outfit

you need. \Veig-h out ten grams of but-

ter, boil off the moisture, and weigh the

residue. Divide the loss by the ten grams

and you have the per cent of water in

your butter.



The moisture law at present is as fol-

lows:



Butter 'having 16 per cent or more of

moisture contains an abnormal quantity

and is classed as adulterated butter.



Manufacturers of adulterated butter

must pay a special tax or $600 per year.



Any person who makes and sells adul-

teratcd butter without having paid this

tax shall, besides being liable to the

payment of the tax, be fined not less

than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.



All adultcratcd butter shall be packed

by the manufacturer thereof, in iirkins,

tubs or other wooden packages, not be—

fore used for that purpose.



These packages must be marked,

stamped and branded according to cer—

tain rules not ntwcssary to give here.



Said packages must contain not less

than ten pounds. All sales by manufac—

turers must be in these original, stamped

packages.



Before removing a package, from your

dairy you must pay a tax of 10c. per

pound on the adultt-rated butter. And.

remember, it is adultcratcd if it contains

10 per cent or more of moisture.



\Vorse and more of it! Every person

who knowingly sells 0“ offers for sale

any adulterated butter in any other pack-

age than that described above, shall be

fined, for each offense, not more than

$1.000, and be sentenced to prison for

not more than two years!



Nor is that all. Bonds must be filed.

Notices, inventor-it"s, and reports must be

furnished the Collector of Internal Rev-

enue. A sign and a number must be

placed on your butter factory. A fine of

$50 is levied for each failure to attach

a certain label to all adulteratcd butter

sold. Under what is known as the

“blanket section” all your butter, wher-

ever found, and even your dairy plant,

are subject to seizure by the government.



Besides getting “stung” yourself. you

open up a bar,r of mischief that puts

Pandora and her box of troubles far in

the background. Every dealer, be he

grocer, butcher or baker, who sells your

adulterated butter without first comply-

ing with the law, is liable to criminal

prosecution.



Didn’t know it was so bad, did you?

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rious trouble like this. I‘ve seen thriving

little dairies closed up or heavily mort-

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And they had never heard of the mois-

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to 46.7 quarts, or 11.6 gallons every day.

Her highest record for one day was 110.2

pounds. This record is the more remark-

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been made for this test and Josephine

has done. her full duty in the regular

dairy herd of the university, having had

five calves in five and one-half years.



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months than any other cow that has ever

been tested in the world. Josephine's

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