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VOL. cxxxv. No. 12.
Whole Number 3513.

DETROIT, MICE. SATURDAY, SEPT. 17, 1910.

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FARM NOTES.

Seeding a Permanent Pasture.

Have a field near my barn in beans this
year that I intend to seed to oats next
spring, putting about one—half the usual
quantity of seed per acre, say about one
bushel per acre, and as I want the field
for future pasture will seed it with al-fal-
fa, timothy, red—top and some other good
pasture grass for a permanent pasture.
Please tell me what proportion to sow
and other information that would prove
of value to me. Do you recommend al-
falfa for a permanent pasture? Please
tell me all about it_ cost of seed, etc.

Lapeer Co. M, A. C.

The question of permanent pastures
has not received the attention from Am—
erican farmers which it merits and even
our experiment stations have done little
toward demonstrating what can be done
in the way of seeding and maintaining
permanent pastures in the various sec-
tions in which they are locaaed. There
is a well founded feeling among our farm-
ers that the average permanent pasture
as managed on the average farm is not
sufficiently productive to make it profit-
able to maintain more area of it than
seems absolutely necessary. and as a con-
sequence the soiling of live stock and
summer feeding on silage is growing in
favor, especially with dairymen who ap—
preciate more than others the necessity
of providing an abundance of succulent
forage for the most profitoble results.
But we must recognize the fact that Eng-
lish farmers find it profitable to maintain
permanent pastures upon much higher
priced land than is to be found on the
average farm, and that even in America
in localities where natural conditions fa-
vor the most luxuriant growth of native
grasses the same fact obtains. as in the
famous blue grass pastures of Kentucky.
XVhether the failure to make the perma-
nent pasture profitably productive upon
the average American farm is due to our
soil and climatic conditions or to error
in their seeding and management has not,
however,. Ibeen well established. It is a
safe conclusion, however, that it is at
least partly due to the latter cause. Not
enough attention has been devoted to a
trial of different grasses in pasture mix-
tures for the different sections. It is true
that- mixtures are recommended in a.

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broad general way by our experts and
authorities on grasses, but it is an easy
matter to recommend such mixtures com-
pared with the task of getting them well
established and 'keeping them up to a
high standard of production. This diffi-
culty may lie partly in the mixtures not
being well adapted to the soils on which
they are sown, and doubtless is due in a
larger degree to the poor management of
the pastures, such as too early and too
close grazing, the lack of proper fertili-

plants out and otherwise lessening the
chance for a productive yield of forage.
Then the close grazing prevents the ac-
cumulation of any covering for the
ground, and every close observer knows
that a. covering or mulch of any kind is
beneficial to the soil, probably through a.
stimulating effect upon the beneficial soil
bacteria as well as by protecting it from
sun, wind and frost. Then the fertiliza-
tion of pasture lands is generally neg-
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Buildings on Sunnyside Farm, Home of Louis Hartel, Eaton County.

zation and abandonement before the pas-
ture has been brought to its most produc-
tive stage. Taking these causes of failure
up in the order in which they have been
mentioned, every observing farmer will
admit that the average man is very likely
to pasture the grasses seeded for the pur-
pose too soon and too closely. If the
young plants are nipped off before they
have gotten well established they are cer-
tainly weakened thereby and if they are
closely grazed throughout the season they
are prevented from storing up he (led fer-
tility in their crowns to insure an early
and rapid growth the following spring,
with the result that the stand is thinned,
giving weeds a chance to crowd the grass

 

 

that: land in grass and pastured lby stock
does not need it, and that it should get
richer rather than poorer in its content of
plant food under this treatment. A little
thought given to this subject would con-
vince any man that the bone and muscle
and flesh and milk of the animals grown
or fatiened on the pasture, is removed
from the land and represents actual fer-
tility, and that the tramping of the stock
injures the mechanical condition of the
land, while in a state of nature the
grasses go back on the ground to form
vegetable mold or humus, thus adding to
its available fertility and improving its
mechanical condition.

Thus the problem of the profitable per-

manent pasture on a large scale is yet to
be worked out by American farmers. Yet,
even if we should concede that it will not
pay to maintain large areas of permanent
pasture on the average farm. it will yet
be desirable and profitable to have one
or two small fields near the barns devot-
ed to this use, and it is just as important
that these be properly seeded and handled
for the most profitable results. In a mix-
ture of this kind for the average soil red
and alsike clover should be included, as
they will improve the yield of forage dur-
ing the first two or three years before
some of the other grasses which should
be included in the mixture get well es—
tablished and will help the other grasses
after they pass out by the storing of
nitrogen in their root nodules and through
the decay of their more ex.cnsivc root
system. Whether arrulfu should be in-
cluded in the mixture is an open ques-
tion. It is not generally considered to
survive pasturing well and has the 0b«
jection of causing hoven or bloat readily
in cattle or shecp. But it would have the
advantages above noted in the clovers.
and the additional advantage of greater
permanency if it survived the pasturlng,
and when used with other grasses would:
not be nearly as objectionable for the
reason above noted as when pastured
alone. Prof. Spillman‘ of the Department?
of Agriculture, and one of the best an“
thoritics in the country on grasses rec—-
ommends its trial in permanent pastures.
and no harm would result from including
it in the mixture for such a trial. He
also recommends the use of brome grass
and Canadian bluc grass in such pasture
mixtures, and orchard grass may well be:
included, as it is an early and vigorous
grower. Other good authorities recom-
mend the use of meadow fescue, tall oat
grass meadow i‘oxtail and fowl meadow
grass with timothy and red top as con—
templated in this inquiry and the clovers
as recommended above, using two to three
pounds of each per acre making a total
of 20 to 30 lbs, per acre according to the-
num‘ber of grasses included in the mix-
ture. Plenty of seed should be used in:
the seeding of a permanent pasture, since.
a thick turf is desirable. and of course
the land should be in a good state of ferv
tility and a good sccd bed prepared. A_

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successful stand would be more certain
if seeded alone, but in a normal season

(2)

good results should be secured with a-

thin seeding of oats. The field should
not be pastured the first season, clipping
being more desirable if the growth war-
rants it. If the pasture is to be left for
only a limited number of years less
grasses should be used.

Harvesting Sorghum.

Will you state when is the best time
to cut sorghum for feed and sugar con-
tent? Does it sweeten in the fall like
sugar beets? The seed exposed to birds
may need gathering first. I suppose it
has as much feeding value as cornstalks.
HOW is it for a balanced ration?

Missaukee Co. READER.

Sorghum is more generally grown as a.
soiling crop than for winter feed. When
used as dry forage it should be cut when
the heads are well formed and the seed
about half ripened. Unless well cured it
is difiicult to keep it, for which reason
it is preferable to feed it from the field.
For molasses the canes should 'be cut
when the seed is in the dough stage, and
of course before injured by frost. It can-
not be left late to improve the sugar con-
tent like sugar beets.

DISKING ALFALFA.

 

Since an article describing my experi-
ence in seeding alfalfa was published in
The Farmer I received the following let-
ter from Mr, C. J. Angevine, a successful
dairy farmer located in Branch county.
Believing that this letter, which gives his
experience in growing alfalfa for a num~
ber of years, will be both interesting and
helpful to Michigan Farmer readers, I
take the liberty of publishing it. Mr.
Angevine writes as follows

“I was somewhat sorry after writing
you, that I have taken the liberty of ad-
vising you on the management of your
business. But I see so much in the pa-
pers on raising alfalfa that is directly op-
posite to success, and, as it seemed to
me from your letter to The Farmer that
you had started the same way and that
it would have a bad influence on others.
I thought it time to speak up. Last year
when you stated that you were going to
seed a field to alfalfa and part of it to
other grasses, I was sure you would not
succeed with the ‘other grasses‘ but
thought the best plan was to let you find
it out for yourself. But when you started
to make a failure of the whole thing that
was too much for my 'ncrves.’

“In the first place, I say, clip your a1-
falfa. I don't think there is anything that
will weaken it more than to let it stand

after it begins to turn yellow, or begins
to show scattering blossoms. Pasturing
spoiled the best piece of alfalfa I ever
had, in tw0 months. I would as soon
think of turning my stock to a pile of
bran as into an alfalfa field. As to disk-
ing. I believe in it, the (‘olorado Experi-
ment Station to the contrary. notwith-
standing. And your alfalfa needs a good
disking. By that I don‘t mean to set the
disks nearly straight and go over it as is
generally advised, but set it to do all it
will and go over the ground one way and
then the other until you get it clean and
mellow. In my opinion 'the part where
you sowed the ‘othcr grasses’ with the
alfalfa is too far gone to try and save, but
such may not be the case. llisking will
save it if the alfalfa plants are i there.

“I sowed my first alfalfa nine years ago
and the spring following it.
was so full of weeds and June grass I
came very near plowing it up. But I
happened to read an article by a man
who believed in disking an. hitched
three horses to a single disk. loaded it

with stone and went over the ground un—
til there was not a green thing in sight,
and the next year I had as fine an alfalfa
field as one could wish for, and I have

followed the practice ever since. Once I
had 18 acres that was in about the same
condition as yours one year after sowing.
We went over it seven times with the
disk loaded with stone, lapping half each
time. That was four years ago. This
year that same field made us 50 loads of
fine alfalfa hay and no seed has been
.vsown since the first. I don’t believe in
.reseeding. There always seems to be
enough plants if you can get them to
grow, and they will grow if you treat
them right.

"One thing about inoculations I believe
when starting alfalfa that artificial in-
oculation is absolutely necessary. It is
useless to try to raise it without, and the
best plan is to get sweet clover soil and
sow it carefully by hand, one wagon load
to five acres. I think on yours it should

last spring

be done when the ground is moist and
on a cloudy day.

THE MICHIGAN' FA’R‘MER.

“One word more to show what alfalfa
has done for 'llS: Last year, from 27 acres

-we fed 65 head of stock from the first of

June to the first of October, all the coarse
feed they would eat, and I estimated at
the end of that time that we had on hand
one-half the crop in the shape of dry hay.

“I hope you will excuse this long letter
but I have felt for a long time that I
would like to help others to raise alfalfa,
and I think I can ”help you make a suc-

cess of it, you are better situated than I .

to help others.”

I wish' to assure Mr. Angevine that he
need make no excuse for telling me how
to treat alfalfa, or any other crop, for
that matter. I am always open to con-
viction on all subjects, including agricul-
tural subjects. What we want is the suc-
cessful experience of every farmer. Very
few have positive convictions on the
growing of alfalfa and a letter like Mr.
Angevinc’s may do a world of good. VVho
would have the courage to disk a field
just started with alfalfa in the thorough
manner he states, unless on had tried it
and been successful? I would like to ask
Mr. Angevine for the benefit of others, if
he would disk a field of alfalfa several
years old where the June grass is killing
it out, in the manner he describes. Would
this kill the plants after they have once
been developed? I have talked with farm-
ers who were puzzled what to do when
the June grass 'began to run out the al-
falfa. One can kill the June grass by
disking it thoroughly, and if this will not
kill the alfalfa, it seems to settle this
problem.

It will be remembered that I sowed
other grasses on a part of the field on the
advise of Dr. Beal. That part I will not
disk. but leave to see what it will amount
to, or at least a portion of it. There are
lots of small alfalfa plants all through
the other grasses and they look healthy.
I want to know what they will amount to.
I am going to follow Mr. Angevine’s ad-
vice on a portion of the field. I am after
information.

COLON C. LILLIE.

WHEAT AFTER CORN.

 

Corn cutting is at hand. It would have
been at hand some time ago had the
weather remained dry. So far as the crop
is concerned it would have been just as
well for the corn. with the possible ex—
ception of very late corn, had there ”been
no recent rains for they came too late
to assist much in forming the ear, and the
wind blew the corn down so badly that
cutting will require nearly twice as much
labor, and I doubt if many fields can be
cut with the binder. '

We usually follow at least part of our
corn with wheat and so wish to cut as
early as the corn is fit, which is usually
before the middle of September. Usually
strips are cut two rows wide where the
shocks are to stand and the fodder laid
down at each side. The strips are then
disked or harrowed up and the wheat
drilled in. The shocks are then set on
this strip, using a corn horse to start
the shock. Later the balance of the field
is sown as the cutting progresses. If the
field has been kept clean one disking and
one harrowing will usually fit it quite
\yell. If there are weeds or grass or the
ground is quite hard two diskings or cul-

tivatings and one harrowing will be
better.
We have also cut the field up first,

sowed broadcast one way between shocks,
disked and harroWed both ways, and
drilled the strips between the rows. This
saves laying down any corn but it requires
that the field be all cut before any can
be sown, and the wheat can not be

worked in around the shocks closely, so
that a larger spot is left bare. In the
first method the wheat is killed only in

a small spot in the center of the shock,
andsometimes this will grow on early
husked corn. or wheat can be scattered on
these spots after husking and raked in.
If not too late it will make considerable
growth and at least keep down the weeds.
Last year we secured 31 bushels per acre
on corn ground. against 41 after wheat.
This year the yields will be less as the
crop was injured by ice.

Calhoun Co. S.

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SEPT. 17, 1910.
THE AUTOMOBILE ON THE FARM.

 

Without a doubt the automobile gives
its owner the most satisfaction of any
conveyance and is especially adapted to
a farmer’s use, and the average farmer
is, as a general thing, eminently fit to run
one successfully. Our life work is a
training school which fits us for success-
ful auto drivers. Every exeprt pivot-axle
cultivator operator has a knowledge which
is quickly transferred to auto driving.
Other qualities we have which are needed
in plenty, such as untiring muscles, steady
nerves and a good judgment of distance.
While I was in Detroit last spring the
owner of a car, a groceryman, undertook
to mom Woodward avenue in front of a
m0ving street car and was caught between
that and a car from the other direction,
and his wife was nearly killed. He was
badly hurt and his car was made into
junk. Witnesses of the accident affirmed
that by no possible chance could he have
crossed ‘before the car. The inference
would seem to be that the man was a
poor judge of distances. In his business
he had obtained no practical knowledge
of judging distances by his eye, which a
farmer is getting every day, hence his
undoing.

There can be no question as to the de-
lightfulness of auto riding or auto driv-
ing. Most farmers love a good driving
horse and consider the pleasure of the
“feel" of a good mouth of a speedy horse
a thing worth while. But in my estima-
tion an auto has that beaten a good long
way from nearly every viewpoint you
choose to take. Our farm has always
suited us and we want nothing better,
but we have often regretted the fact of
its lying the distance it does (eleven
miles) from our county seat, especially in
‘a hot dusty time, but the auto has elim—
inated that disadvantage and virtually
moved us eight miles nearer_ as 30 to 45
minutes takes us there now with none
of the discomforts of the other methods
of travel.. Then it makes a fellow feel
pretty independent to have a rig he can
drive to Detroit in a day, to Grand Rap-
ids by 9:00 a. m., or to Lansing and back
before noon, with several smaller towns
within just a few minutes drive. Then
for a. pleasant day’s outing get up and
start at 5:00 a. m. or soon after, taking
your dinner along to eat in some quiet
shady place, you can travel forty miles
or more and not be apt to meet with a
team and the air is so cool, pure and
fragrant that it makes you glad you are
alive and that you live in such a beautiful
country. For a time you forget that your
corn leaves hang in tatters from the bail
storm and has been crying for rain for
weeks, and your heart is as light as that
of the rabbit which is coming towards you
in the middle of the track and keeps on,
'apparently heedless of danger until you
are beginning to press the brake and are
for the reverse, when with a
flick of his heels and cottontail, which
reminds you of Joel Chandler Harris‘
“Brcr Rabbit" tales, he is outside the
road and out of sight. You pass lake
after lake, beautiful sheets of water you
never saw before [but knew were there.
or some of them at least, but never
dreamed they were so fine, and you vow
you will get a better acquaintance with
them in the near future.

But I imagine I hear some farmer say,
“that kind of business is not for me or
any other farmer, but for city people.”
But I say we are the salt of the earth
and without us the city dweller could not
live, and when we work we work with all
our might at hard sweating labor and our
pleasures should measure up with our
toil, and that if the auto is a. medium to
convey to use a pleasure, we are entitled
to it. ‘The expense and proper care of an
auto has been made a “bugaboo” and
magnified beyond its true size, I think.
Quite a number of farmers around here
are using autos this summer, and I have
heard none of them complain of the ex—
pense. One reason is that when we punc~
ture a tire we don’t have to 'phone to the
nearest garage for a man to come‘out
and fix it, and collect a good fat bill. but
simply jack up the Wheel slip out the
inner tube and put in the extra one, or
cement some rub'bcr gum or a patch on
the damaged one and are ready to go
again. And then the most of the farmer
auto owners are pretty well up in gas
engine experimental knowledge and know
what to do if an auto engine should un-
dertake to “start something."

Some Hlnts as to Care.
-All auto ‘builders give careful directions
for the proper care and running of their
machines, which are éasy to follow. We

reaching

corn and potato fields in a few rweeks and

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

find one very essential thing to look after'
in both a gas engine and auto engines is
the oil you use in lubricating the cylin-
ders. After using quite a number of dif-
ferent kinds we are satisfied the lighter
the color of the oil, if it has sufficient
‘body or viscosity, the better satisfaction
it gives, as the darker the oil the more
carbon it contains and the more it will
coat the cylinders and spark plugs.

Of course, with the proper care you can
keep your car going all right with almost
any oil, but the cylinders and spark plugs
should be cleaned as often as they become
coated badly if you want your car to run
nice and develop its full power. We uSe
a tooth brush and kerosene to clean our
spark plugs and turn half a, teacupful of
kerosene in each cylinder at spark plug
hole, then crank the machine until turned
over 15 or 20 times, then open pet cocks
at bottom of cylinders for a few minutes
after starting engine to blow out theI
loosened accumulations, and be sure the:
cocks are clean, as they‘will sometimes
be so filled up as to allow nothing to'
pass out.

Eaton Co.

 

E. J. BOYD.

THE AUTOMOBILE FOR PLEASURE
AND UTILITY.

 

In discussing the practicability of the
automobile from the viewpoint of the
farmer it is well that we are asked to
consider both the degree of satisfaction
and the business utility. I believe that if
I were to proportion the practicability of
my machine between these two I Should
give two—thirds to satisfaction and one-
third to utility; not so much,
that the degree of utility is small,
that the degree of satisfaction is so much
the greater.

The first question to be considered
the choice of the machine. I believe that
for the farmer there is little business
utility in a large touring car, because of
the original cost, the expense of upkeep,
the cost of travel pcr mile, and the fewer
uses to which such a. machine may be;
put; so I shall confine the statements ofI
this article, as far as the business phase}
is concerned, to the runabout. Yet. if‘
one’s finances will warrant him in so
doing, the money put into a good touring.
car will be a paying investment because
of the satisfaction returned.

We must concede the cost of a good
runabout to be double the cost of a good
horse and buggy. Then, if we are to de-
fend the auto purely from the business
standpoint the auto must not only be run
as cheaply and with as good results as
the horse and buggy. but must also save
the farmer enough to make up the extra.
cost. This I believe the automobile will
do for the farmer who must keep a horse
for driving purposes only. The machine
is eating only when it is going, and then
goes five miles to the horse‘s one. It is
an expense only when it is returning ser-
vice, while the horSs eats and costs
whether he stands in the burn or travels
on the road. not to consider the wear and
tear and cost of upkeep of the buggy and
harness. “'hile it is true that the ma-
chine is useless during the winter, yet at
that time the farmer’s horses are stand—
ing idle in the barn and must have ex-
ercise.

It is during the summer when the horse
cannot be spared from the fields that the
auto saves its cost. After the horses have
done a day's work and are resting in the
barn the tired farmer who followed those
same horses all day may crank up his
machine, load in his wife, make a twen—
ty-fivc or thirty mile business trip that
may make or save him dollars. and come.
back rested and happy. That's the time
the auto pays. whether you figure it in
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GRADING UP THE FLOCK.

With the breeding season close at hand,
it is time that the sheep owner should
devote a little careful thought to the
proposition of grading up the flock of
ewes which he keeps on the farm, by the
selection of the right type of ram. While
the situation in this respect is not as bad
upon the average farm as with the cattle
maintained for family use, which are
usually bred in the manner most conven—
lent to the farmer, yet not as much
thought and business sense is applied to
the problem ofgrading up the sheep as
would be profitable to the sheep owners
of the state. The farmer who has even a
small fleck of ewes must buy a ram to
breed them to, and with pure-bred flocks
of a large number of the improved at
hand to make a selection from, there is
no excuse for the use of a grade ram
other than the aditional cost of a pure-
bred animal, and this can not be counted
as a legitimate excuse. Pure-bred rams
of good quality can be had from pure—‘bred
flocks of almost any of the improved
breeds. The owner of a grade flock of
ewes does not need a ram of show qual-
ity, or possessing the fine points of breed
type which the owner of pure-bred ewes
demands and must have for the improve-
ment of his flock, and which add greatlv
to the value of the sire. But good, big-
thrifty rams with plenty of stamina and
constitution and with strong individuality
can be purchased for about double 'what
'would have to be paid for an ordinary
grade ram, and no comparison can be
made rbetween the uniformity of the re—
sulting lamb crop. The pure-bred ram
has behind him a long line of ancestors
which possessed his desirable qualities in
a similar and perhaps a greater degree,
which adds to his prepotency and in-
creases his ability many fold to pass these
desirable qualities on to the succeeding
generations. There is a popular saying
that the sire is half the flock. But in
the case of the pure—bred ram used on
grade ewes he is much more than
half the flock in determining the future
type of the flock because of his greater

prepotency which comes from the firm
fixing of his desirable characteristics
through generations of careful breeding

and selection of his ancestors.

On the other hand, the grade ram, even
though he may have equal or even supe—
rior individual merit, which in the great
majority of cases he does not have, is
unable to pass on those desirable char-
acteristics to future generations because
they are not concentrated in his blood
nor bred in his bone. In fact, quite the
opposite is apt to be true. since the char-
acteristics of unknown ancestors will crop
out in succeeding generations even if they
do not appear in the product of such a
sire. The tendency toward atavism or
breeding back to some obscure ancestor
is well understood and generally recog-
nized by all breeders of pure—bred stock.
This is the great difficulty to be sur~
mounted in the formation of new breeds
of live stock. In fact, it requires many
generations of careful selection to raise
the product of a new cross or combination
of blood to the dignity of a breed, as the
history of the improved breeds will reveal
to the man who makes a careful study of
them. There is no room for argument
regarding the superiority of the pure—bred
sire from the standpoint of the improve-
ment of the type, individuality or unl-
formity of the flock, and no well informed
man will attempt to argue in favor of the
grade sire in this respect,

If the above premise be admitted, as it
probably will be by the average reader.
then we have only to consider the matter
as a business proposition relating to the
profit to be derived from the extra in-
vestment required to secure a pure—bred
ram. As noted above, this extra invest—
bent is small, since it can hardly be more
than $10 to $20 in any case if good judg—
ment is used in the selection. Nor is this
to be counted as a permanent investment
to be changed in its entirety to the produce
of the ram, since if a young ram is pur-
chased his value will be as great or great-
er after he has been used in the flock for
two years as at the time of his purchase.
Granting that the farmer breeder may
not be le to secure as good a price for
him as' e breeder of pure—breds with an
established reputation, yet he can cer-
tainly get more for him than he could for
the grade ram which must be sold for
mutton at a small price or passed on to
some other farmer at a not much larger

figure. If we consider that the owner can
get half of the difference between the cost
of the grade and pure—bred ram when. he

comes to sell him, and we believe that he

surely can, then the increased cost will
be a trifling item when spread over two
lam-b crops from even a very small flock
of ewes. The increased uniformity of the
lambs alone will more than repay it if
they are sold as feeders or fed for mut-
ton, to say nothing of the increased size,
the better feeding quality and heavier
fleece which will be secured if the selec-
tion made be a good one. When the
question is considered in this light, only
one conclusion can .be reached. that it
will pay to buy a good pure—bred ram to
use on the grade flock.
The Choice of Breeds.

This point being decided in the affirma-
tive, the choice of breeds should be care-
fully considered. In making this choice
the demand of the market, the conditions
under which the sheep must be main-
tained and the ideal or personal prefer-
ence of the breeder should be taken into
consideration. But whatever breed is se—
lected, the ideal established should be
adhered to in the making of future selec-
tions, else the good results in the way of
increased uniformity through the use of
a pure—bred ram will be largely lost
through the policy of mixed breeding.
Too violent crosses should not be at-
tempted, at least unless the breeder is
willing to take considerable time in the
working out of his ideal. Consistency is a
jewel in the attainment of success in the
breeding of sheep as in most other under-
takings in life.

A great many sheep owners may ask
themselves the pertinent question that if
it will pay to use a pure-bred ram on a.
grade flock, why will it not pay equally
well to buy a pure—bred flock of ewes as
a surer foundation to success and a short-
er road to profitable sheep production. If
the farmer sheep owner is possessed of
the proper temperament, which includes
patience, pe’rsistency and a proper appre—
ciation of the fact that he has a great
deal to learn before he can successfully
compete with the more experienced breed—
ers in the line which he attempts, this
would be a desirable thing to do. But
men are rare who can go into the breed-
ing of pure—bred animals on a large scale
without previous experience and make a
success of the business. It is business
which it is far better to grow into than

9 - veg

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘

  

lous cattle; the cattle were not permitted
to enter the hog yard and the hogs were
not permitted to enter the cow stable or
the field in which the cows pastured.
More than half the hogs that remained in
the ‘hog yard and rooted in the manure
pile contracted tuberculosis within six
months.

All of the hogs exposed to the infected
manure in this experiment were carefully
tested 'with tuberculin' before they were
turned into the hog yard, and no tuber-
culous hogs or other tuberculous animals
at any time occupied the yard excepting
those that contracted the disease through
exposure to the manure pile. A note-
worthy fact about the hogs born in the
yard is that, as far as could -be deter~
mined, they rarely contracted the disease
until after they were weaned.

While it may be maintained that the
farmer can avoid this danger by segregat—
ing the tuberculous cow, yet it is a fact
and quite paradoxical that a seemingly
healthy animal may be dangerous to the
community by reason of the fact that she
expels tubercle bacilli in her feces,

The relative frequency with which tu-
berculous cows expel tubercle bacilli per
rectum has not been accurately deter-
mined. Among 12 cows, collected from
several dairy herds for use in an inves-
tigation in which a number of apparently
healthy but tuberculous cows were re-
quired, five, ‘or 41% per cent, were found
to be passing tubercle bacilli intermit-
tently per rectum with their feces. Eight-
een months later the number had in-
creased to 10, or 831/3 per cent; that is, it
had doubled, though the majority of the

cows still retained their apparently good"

condition and showed no marked symp-
toms of tuberculosis.
Washington, D. C. G. E. M.

A HANDY HOG CHUTE.

 

A loading chute is a great convenience,
if not a necessity, on every farm where
hogs are grown. We have used one for
years which gives the best satisfaction
of anything we ever saw and offer the
plan for the benefit of Michigan Farmer
readers. A hog chute, to be right, wants
to be just wide enough to allow one big
hog to pass through it at a time and not
turn around, say from 20 to 24 inches.
Now at the outset of my description will
say, use no legs. Make the chute 8 ft.
long, using good hardwood 2x4's for sides,

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to go into. The sheep owner who be-
comes interested in the grading up of his
flock to the highest possible standard is
taking the first important lesson to fit
himself for a 'breeder of pure—bred ani-
mals. He will be educating himself at
the same time to liberality and good judg-
ment in the matter of proper feeding,
which is as important to the breeder of
pure—bred stock as is a knowledge of the
principles of breeding and of the finer
points of breed type which make for
success in the pure-bred flock or herd.
Having become interested in the grad-
ing—up process and having made substan—
tial progress towards the ideal established
at the outset. it will be a profitable in-
vestment to secure a few pure—bred fe-
males as the foundation of a flock of the
favored breed and the man wl-o begins
at the bottom in a small way and develops
with his flock is far more apt to attain
success as a breeder of high-class stock
than the man who attempts to reach the
top rung of the ladder at a single jump,

KEEP HOGS OUT OF THE BARNYARD.

 

 

Do not permit the hogs on the farm to
have access to the manure pile is the
warning issued by the Department of
Agriculture. When one learns the reas0n
for this warning, it is readily apparent
that it is of such importance as to affect
the entire hog-raising industry.

According to officials of the Department
the expulsion of tuberculosis bacilli by
cattle per rectum with their feces is one
of the most important causes of tubercu-
losis among hogs. In a recent case under
observation a herd of hogs were kept in
a hog yard adjacent to a cow stable. The
cow stable contained a. herd of tubercu-

(oak is best), round the bottom corner or
heel and taper bottom corner at toe back
18 inches (see diagram), now on the top
or flat sides nail your floor of inch boards
putting on occasionally a cleat to prevent
animals from slipping. Take two pieces
of iron 11/2x1/2 inch, sharpen one end and
bend over, forming hooks 11/2 inches long.
(old wagon tire is good). Bolt these to
shaped toe with hooks bent down to
hook on tail of wagon. The sides are best
made of elm strips three or four inches
wide, the same length as the bottom and
three strips to the side, evenly spaced.
Cut the uprights so that they will make
the sides 21/2 ft. high when put together.
Fasten with bolts, one bolt to the slat
and one to sill. This allows the sides to
close down or shove forward, thus closing
up space at rear of wagon which can not
be done with the stiff sides or chute with
legs, and the chute will be the right
height for any wagon. These sides are
kept in place by long, heavy hooks bolted
to bottom slat and fastened to body or sill
by staples at close intervals to allow for
shutting up space at rear of wagon. Do
not put anything across the top as slats
are in the way in case you want to make
a rush up the chute. _

We have used one of these chutes for
years and have found it entirely sails-fac—
tory. Have loaded everything from a
small shoat to a large cow with it. The
idea of the narrow chute is to keep the
pig from turning around, as it is the pig
that turns around that causes the trouble,
and in case you want to load a large boar

you don’t want him turning around on
you. If he does you are not apt to get
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SEPT. 17, 1910.
WEANING THE PIGS.

 

I am aware that severe criticisms
awaken the, ire in those who are criti-
cised and for a time cause disagreeable
relations between the critic and the one
criticised. But, if by carefully suggesting
a way of doing things that will readily be
seen is much better than the one in com-
mon practice, good can be accomplished
and a happy feeling prevail on all sides.

I do not feel like saying harsh things
when I see people who raise pigs in this
enlightened day and age, make the mis-
take that our forefathers made in mis-
managing them while young. It is no
wonder that they acquired a dislike for
the hogs, for they had not learned to
handle them in a manner that would bring
the desired results, which is rapid gains at
an early age, and at a small expense.

It has not been an unusual method of
handling pigs at weaning time, to take
them away from the mother at four weeks
of age_ before the pigs had learned to eat,
shut them in a tight pen where they are
compelled to stay and fight flies, and feed
them only sour milk to eat. That is bad
practice for the pigs, no matter how well
they were doing before weaning, they can
not make any progress under such condi-
tions. In fact, the farmers who practice
such methods will tell you that they ex-
pect the pigs will shrink at weaning time;
they have not learned how to do other-
wise, and make a constant growth from
the beginning to the end of the life of
the pig.

I have before me at the present time a
bulletin from one of the southern states

THE MICHIGAN‘ FA'RMER.‘ . (5) 209

Having started the pigs to eating by
themselves they can be fed two or three
times per day. At first the quality of the
feed should be considered of more import-
ance than the quantity. Later a variety\
of feeds can be used if necessary, but I
have never found anything better than a.
mixture made of wheat middlings and
corn and oat chop, the oat hulls having
been screened out. If the pigs have a run
at grass, which they usually can have in
the fall, they make great gains, and by
the time the mother is taken away from
them at eight weeks of age they are fully
able to eat all they need, and there will
be no check in their growth. Another ad-
vantage in feeding the pigs well is that
the mother is not drawn on so heavily,
and if well fed need not be greatly re-
duced in flesh. Weaning does not neces-
sarily mean a critical time with either
sow or pigs, as the pigs, if well fed up to
eight weeks of age, ought to weigh around
fifty pounds each, which makes them
capable of making a rapid growth from
then on, and reaching the popular mar-
ket weights at from six to eight months
of age.

By the plan of starting the pigs I have
outlined, they can be got into market at
an early age, say from six to eight
mon hs; they will be of good quality,
which will sell readily, and as the cost
of production is much less than by the
long process of scrimping for a while and
then fattening, the chances for a good
profit over and above the cost will be
much better and the. returns will come
much sooner. Stop saying that weaning
time is a critical one, but feed well while

 

 

 

 

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on hog raising, and in it the writer makes
the remark that “weaning time is a crit-
ical time in the life of the pigs.” That
writer, no doubt, voices the popular opin-
ion of a large number of hog raisers in
the country. They have divided the life
of the pigs into four periods; the birth and
suckling period, weaning time with check
in growth, a growing period on scanty
rations, and fattening for market. Under
such a course, considerable time is re-
quired, expensive feed is wasted, and the
chances for profits are not great.

A better method can be adopted that
will insure better results. In the first
place, the little pigs should have a dry
and comfortable place in which to spend
the early days of their life. For the first
week they usually lay in the nest most of
the time, taking their meals from the
mother as hunger demands. ‘The second
week they usually stir around surveying
the pen and nearby yards. The third
week they usually begin to pick up some
things that they can eat. If they have
tender graSs to run on they will begin to
nip at it and eat. They will begin to pick
up some dainties that suit their tastes.

It is during the third week when the
pigs begin to nibble at feed that the feed—
ing can begin that will help tide them
over the weaning time. Make a little
place where the pigs can get into, and
not the mother, and place some dainties
for them to gnaw at. Some bread crusts
soaked in sweetened milk will attract
them and it is amusing to see them fight
for it if each does not see a piece he can
get quicker than to take it from another
one. Put a little shallow trough in this
creepavv‘ay place, and put some dainty
feed in it, like a little bread and sweet'
milk warmed. Scald some ground feed
and mix with sweet milk and add a
tablespoonful of molasses and put in the
trough while warm, and carefully drive
the pigs over it. They will smell the mo-
lasses, taste of the feed, and eat of it
greedily until their stomachs are full.

 

young and all along, which will insure

progress and profit at all stages of the

venture.
Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP.

THE SPRING VS. THE FALL COLT.

 

W'ith the revival of horse breeding in
Michigan the question of the relative
merit of the fall colt as compared with
the colt foaled in the spring again be—
comes a subject of no small interest to a
great many farmers Naturally the farm—
crs of the state who have a good class
of brood mares are anxious to take ad-
vantage of the present era of high prices
and raise some good draft colts while the
price for this grade of hors. is high. The
horse breeding wiry, like every other
branch of production, has had its periods of
activity and depression in the past and
history will undoubtedly repeat itself in
this respect. But with large areas of ter-
ritory being opened up for agricultural
purposes in the northwest, and with a.
good city demand for grade drafters, the
market is not likely to be overstocked
with this kind of horses for some years
to come. Fortunately a better class of
draft sires are available for use at the
present time than ever before, that is a
larger proportion of the stallions kept
within the state are of the desirable kind
for the reason that the ill bred kind were
driven out of business during the era of
low prices for horses which is yet fresh
in the memory of every horse breeder.
But there is still room for judicious care
in the selection of a sire and farmers as
a class are exercising greater care in the
selection of sires than ever before, for
ti”. reason that it is the good, big kind
with some quality to recommend them
that are wanted in the market at the
present time. Thus the better class of
available stallions have been liberally pat-
ronized by the owners of the best class
of brood mares. But where the farm
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Prop. Belmont Park Stock Form, Bolmonl Pork, Mont.

   
   
  

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[have used GOMBAULT'S CAUS’l‘lC BALSAM for ton
years; have been very successful in curing curh,ringbone,
capped hook and knee, bud ankles, rheumatism, and al-

  
  

  
 
   

moat every cause of lameness in horses Have a. stable of
forty head, mostly track and speedway horseo,ond cer,
tainly can recommend it.-(‘. C. CRAMEE, Training)
Stables. 990 Jennings Street, New York City.

 
  
    

     

     

 

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INTERIOR DAIRY BARN. WINDYACRE FARMS. HOMER. MICE.

LETTER FROM MOUNT &. SON, PROPS.
December 3lst, 1909.

“Two years ago when we started to investigate the matter of an equipment
for our dairy barn, we found that the question as to which was the best from the
standpoints of efficiency and usefulness was more or less debatable. Some liked
one kind and some another. But to the dairyman who considered clean cows
and clean mangers, with the minimum amount of work involved. the James Ad-
justable Stanchions and Self-cleaning Mangers appealed as being in a class by
themselves. Accordingly we purchased the complete James equipment, and now
have, what well—informed visitors have pronounced, the cleanest. handiest, and
most economical dairy barn in Michigan.” Respectufuily,

WINDYACRE FARMS, Mount & Son, Owners, Homer, Mich.
Every dairyman should investigate thoroughly before equipping his barn. In-
vestigation is much less expensive and more satisfactory than experiment. Write
for complete catalog and information on James Equipment to

KENT MPG. 00., l3l Cane Sh, Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin.

  
 
 

  

One man with a Louden Litter Carrier
on Louden overhead steel track system can
clean the burns in half the time that two men

would take Without it. That's Louden econ-
' omy. On every up-to—date farm—your farm
—the Louden Litter Carrier and steel track
system will earn its cost many times a. year.
Track cnn be bracketed to burn wall—out one door
-—in at other and in this way no switch is needed.
Manure loaded direct on wagon or spreader—its
full fertilizing value thus saved.

Louden Litter Carriers

are made of heavy galvanized steel—wear for years;
have improved worm gear—l pound on chnln um 40
pounds In box; box stands at any elevation- raised
or lowered any distance up to feet; have many
special advantages not. found in other makes.
Send today for valuable lroo book on manure uses
and catalog of he and litter carriers sanitary steel
stalls, cow stanc ions. etc., for modern barns.

Louden Machinery CO,

693 Broadway. Fairneld. Iowa 1;.

    
        
 
   
 
  
 
  
  
 
 
  
 
  
   

 

“We invite you to visit our Exhibit at. the MICHIGAN STATE FAIR. Examine
our goods and make comparison With other goods on the groUnd. Bring along
measurements of your building and we Will tell you What you would need to make
a complete outfit. and what the cost Wlll be.”

 


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farm work are bred, it has not been
deemed desirable to breed them all and
thus cripple the efficiency of the horse
power on the farm for a season, in the
spring. As a consequence a good many
mares are being bred this fall, although
this number is not as large as would be
the case if there was not a quite general
prejudice against the fall colt.

In an earlier day. when good winter
feed was scarce and the stock of neces—
sity came out “spring poor” at the
close of the winter season there was
doubtless a very good reason for this
prejudice. Where the farmer is not a.
good feeder, or where the mare can be
spared for a run at pasture with her colt.
during the summer months, the same will
prove true. But where proper care is
given to mares and colts and a proper ra-
tion provided for them, there is no good
reason Why the fall colt can not be made
as good at a given age as the spring colt
if not better. Dairymen have learned that
cows which freshen in the fall and are
properly fed during the winter will give
a better flow of milk during the season
than the cows which freshen in the spring
and are forced to depend upon the more
or less uncertain supply of forage from
the pasture, even where supplementary
feeds are provided in liberal quantity. Of
course, this is in part due to the longer
continuance of the good milk flow which
is secured by this method, but it is more
largely due to the fact that modern winter
conditions in the well conducted dairy are
more favorable for the maintenance of a
good milk flow without shrinkage which
cannot be overcome if once permitted to
occur. With silage or roots for the
brood mare as a succulent factor in the
ration, and with plenty_of clovc.‘ hay for
mares and colts, together with supplemen-
tary feeds of the right kind to make up
a. balanced ration, there need be no fear
that the mares and colts will not do well
when the latter are foaled in the fall.
There will be no necessity of working the
mares bred to foal in the fall during the
winter upon the average farm, and the
colts will be weaned and ready to turn to

 

pasture. in the spring, so that less atten—
tion need be giveh them during the busy
season than
foaled in the, spring.
question resolves itself into one of
venience and the good
watches the needs of his animals and pro—

vides for them accordingly need have no

prejudice against the fall colt. which may
prove as profitable as his fellow that was
fooled in the spring.

Oakland Co. A. R. FARME'B.

 

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Let this be your warning not to buy any range that is “doped”with stove
putty. Stove putty isthe “dope"

used to stuff the seams of cast iron and steel

Under the pressure of expansion and contraction. carried by heating
and cooling. stove putty crumbles and falls out. Then false drafts enter at the
seams. Either they fan the fire so you can‘t check it. or deaden it so you can‘t
They cause the range to waste fuel—send fuel bills way up—
make it impossible to do good baking and cooking or to keep a fire over

A cast iron. or so—called steel range. is the most expensive thing you can
have. because of its wastefulness. to say nothing about the difficulty of keep-
. ing clean. or doing good baking.

ARCADIAN

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Thmran go is made of malleable' 1ron and charcoal' 1ron plates. While 110- ‘
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with stove putty. the malleable' 1ron and charcoal 1ron plates inthe Arcadian are

so tough they are riveted air-tight. metal to metal. without the use ofsto've 90:01,th
like a locomotive boiler. The Arcadian' 18 air- -tight. that’ 8 why it actually cuts down fuel
1 ills one-third. and is as splendid a baker after a lifetime of service as the day you bought it—

no need to bl acken—easy to clean. just tub with oil rag:

iprovement. Sold by dealers.

oven thermometer and every im-

Free booklet—full of money- saving information about ranges. telling the inside facts
about range making and showing up secrets—teaches you to detect weak points' 1n ranges.

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1111 lo 111 Stomach
- Worms Guaranteed.

We will send you 100 ll". of DB.
HOLLAND'S MEDICATED STOCK
SALT on 60 dayl' trinl,frelgn
prepaid. If you derive no benc-
fit, it costs you nothing; if you
do it costs you $5.00. Give us
your order M once.

The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY
COMPANY. Wellington. Ohio.

WORK MULES

I can furnish you a very desirable team or as
many teams of good Work Mules as you wish.
Special Price car load ordor. Also can fur-
nish Yearllng Mules in car lots. Write for
further information. Long Distance Bell Phone.

EAL, Adrian, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

-—-All my blue ribbon winners at Michigan.

For sale Indiana fair l’ercherons. German 0 oach
and Hackney Stallions. Blacks. Bays. and Chestnuts.
‘..S Wilson Recreation Park. Kalamazoo. Michigan.

 

EGISTERED PERCHERONS FOR SALE—1 more
2-yr—old and lstallion l-yr-old.fra1s. Stubblefield
Register. M. A. Bl iAY. 0111811108. 11 ham 00., Mich.

200 Reg. Shropshire Sheep.
‘uchol “LE Ewes and Rams. Oct. 18.
1910. 10 A. M. All m1 reserve floc.k owes bred to
choice imported rams flock won all first: prizes Ohio
State Fair: four silver medals. two silver cups. Mic} hi-
gan State Fair and $119 cash rizes one y’ear 11 show-
ing. 0. H. HUTOHISON. W iteP igeon. Michigan.

SINGLE CO WHITE LEGHORN COCK-

RELS for sale. 31. 50 each.
Mrs. J. C. GOOLTHRILE. Carson City. Michigan,

FOR SALE-Row 0.... w... 1....
home. Young Cockerols
$1.50 each. Francis Esohtruth. R No. 2.. Marion. Mich.
—Horses Cattle. Shoe. Hogs. Dogs
For sale or Poultry. nearly 3] breeds. Sires
exchanged. South hwest. Michigan Pedi reed Stock
Association. B.E .Jennings. Sec” Paw Mich.

BREEDERS’ BlRECTllRY.

 

 

 

 

P1111ised Stifie. We have a yearling colt.
that bruised his stifle joint while running
in pasture. He is very stiff and lame and
I would like to know how to treat him.
IV. C., Pittsford, Mich—Apply equal parts
extract witch hazel, spirits camphor and
alcohol to stifle two or three times a day.

Vi’orms—I have a yearling colt that I
believe is troubled with long, round worms
and I would like to know what to give
him for them. B. V. VV., Ossineke, Mich.
——Give colt one—half (lr. santonin and 10
grs. calomel at a dose, three times a week
for two weeks and the lH‘Sl results follow
giving a vermicide if the animal is not
too full of food and if the bowels are
open. Remember the effects of sautonin
should be watched and, of coursc, it is
insoluble in water.

Enlarged Gland—I wish you would tell
me. how to remove a small bunch from
my cow's udder. It is situated in upper
part of teat close to bag, but causes her
no pain. J. Ii. K.. Okemos, Biic Apply
one part red iodide mercury and eight
parts lard to bunch twice a week,

Soft. Bunch on Thigh—I have a five-
months—old colt that ran against a nail
puncturing the lower part of thigh. This
accidcnt occurrcd solne two months ago;

 

     

the wound healed some time ago, but a
bunch remains which I should like to
know how to remove. O. 'l‘. S” Union—

ville, l\Iich.—~Apply tincture iodine to the
bunch three times a week.

Exhausted Colt—I have a three-weeks-
old colt which followed the mother some
17 milcs when it was only ten days old.
The day 1'st exceedingly hot. but I
stopped at the end of every mile to let
colt nurse and rest. When I reached
home. the. colt appeared to be quite tired
and breathed fast. His legs are stocked.
he walks stiff and seems to be muscle
sore: his bowels are costive. I have ap—
plied turpentine to his feet and rubbed
liniment on the legs but I am unable to
notice any improvement. L. E. S., Hale.
Mich—Give the colt a tablespoonful of
olive oil at a dose twice a day until his
bowels move free enough; it may be nec-
essary to give him larger doses of oil.
Apply one part alcohol and three parts
water to stocked legs and joints twice a.
day. Feed the mare well, keep the colt
quiet and free from bed sores. It will

take the colt some time to rest out of his
soreness.

CATTLE.
ABERDEEN-AN GU S.

Herd headed by UNDULATA BLAC CKBI RD
ITO 8.3836 one of the best sons of PRINCE ITO
50006. and Grand Champion Bull at. the Detroit.
and (”and Rapids Fairs of .. and 1M Herd
consi“11h1 of hr“ 1111 Blackbirds Prides

WO0DCO’1‘E E STOCK I‘ARDI. lorila. Mich.

 

NGUS and l’ollcd Durham Bulls. Hampshire down, South-
down. thitswold sheep. Buy them at Kalamazoo, Grand
Rapids. do Detroit State Fair. JAS. H HALL. Port Austin, Mich.

 

Breeders and importers of high
"apl. Ridge [Faml clams Guerm-u: .111.
wants 1'1. .'l‘. MIL l1 lull. Birmingham Mi1h

CHOICELY RRED HOLSTEII-FRIESIII it‘lip‘é‘éihii

prices. (‘olo Bros. Ypsilanti Farms. Ypsilanti. M11:h.
—}i1rdl11:11ll d an' 1111-

“OLSTEII'FRIESIAI an Mommies Ito. :1}

King. Bulls all sold- ..l5 Jones. Oak (Ii-111e, 1111.11,

TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS

'lop Notch registered young Holstein Bulls 1on1-
b'ming in themselves the blood of (own which now
hold and have in the past hold World’s Records for
milk and butter fat. at. faiMprices

MCPHERSON FAR 5 CO... Howell. Mich.

—Worth the Money—12 fine
‘1RID-DMSIorsale voun cows bred to J1)-
hanna (‘oncordio Champion. w one two grand dams
average ‘ll. 06po11nds l1utt1 r in 7 davis f{lie is the rich.
est brcd buttcr bull 1'11 service. you want this
kind come quick. L 1‘1. CONNELL': Fayette. Ohio.

~ 1 -F 1 bull
FoR SALE :)B£I$::€l§i928flngopflt:lj()n odihiiglllcatio:
\V. C. Jackson. 715 Rex St., South Bend. Ind.
H EREFOR D Timed???“ 11.2. “11.333?

China hogs. ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Mich.

Register of Merit Jerseys. 9.33% 31.21:

lot; of youn bulls from dams with official records
Gun 8 and 11 words of butter
483'le‘01‘1. Bay City. Enchignn.

LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS,

We have some splendid young bulls for sole. Some
of them are old enough for eervice. They are from
cows with record: of 311) to 4%rpounds' of butter last
year. Write for description on

COLON C. LILLIE’, Coopers-villa. Micbiumr.

 

 

 

FOB SALE—l? regiflcrod Janey Cows of St. Lambert and
Island blood. from 2 to lo you-I. Ill fresh or nearly 110. Price
$100 each ictnken at once. C. A. Bristol. R. P. D. 6.Fcntaon.Mlch
ERSEY BULL CALF born Oct 21 ‘09 Dam Register of Merit
Cow. Maternal mud dun (on 9 0110 lbs hub in one your.

 

620,111.. butter tot. Sire' I dam gave 10. 060 lb-E milk BloatA 6.2

in 10 Mo Herd tuberculin to
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BUTTER BRED was“ .8338

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK %ARM.
Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

NORTHERN GROWN JERSEYS

WITH BIG MILK RECORDS.
TUBERCULIN Tr. 111) By STATE Vnrnnmmm.
BOYCROFTH FARM. Sldnaw. Michigan.

 

 

AIRY BRED SHORTHORNS. Can spare :1 few
D females. Also bull 12 months old. Citizens
Telephone. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.

HORTHORN cattle of both sexes at reasonable
1., prices. Ibroed for both milk and beef. 301110 or
write. T. M. SOUTHWORTH. R. No. 13, Box 73. Allen. Mich.

 

H UPP FARM BERKSHIRES!

WON 189 PRIZES IN 1909.
Stock of both sexes and all ages for sale. Breeders of
uernse1 Cattle B. Turkeys Barred Bock Chick-
ens. Pekin Duckslu' GEORGE C. UPP. Manager.
DruwerA. Birmingham. Michigan.

 

DAMS BROS. Litchfield Mich. breeders of im-

prov ed Chester white and Tamworth sw ino. Pigs.

either breed b1'1st, prize State Fair wi11ners.Buff Rock.
Bufl Wyandotte eggs $1 per 11'); W. Orpington $3 per].

DUROC JERSEYS.
CAREY U. EDLIONDS. Hastings. Michigan.
”"300 lERSElSilii’tfiith‘iié‘:,i‘iiofi“.“§fl§;.€tl‘1.i’i‘i‘ii
sows. Write for particulars. J. C. BARNEY. Goldwater. Mich.

 

 

 

SHEEP.
—ans a. n d

Shire Shae Ewes for sale.

PricesM e.rate Comfort A. Tyler. oldwoter. Mich.

HAMPSHIRE RAM LAMBS

and several extra ood YEAR LINGS. All regis-
tered. C. D. OODBURY. Lansing. Mich.
Withersex. 2years.

LINCOLN SHEEW Yearlings or Ram
Lambs. Write or phone. A. H. WARREN. Ovid Mich.
F0 R SAL E_E:%i:tiil:odalf1§£ $3111.15
CHAS. H. LAWRENCE. B. No. 21. Augusta. Michigan.
FOR SAL ‘51'1'5811'31'183'0 32122;“. Ra's?

A. L. MOORE. OKEMOS, MICHIGAN.

 

 

Parsons Oxford llams 1.1m: $11,321

roduce b figer and better lambs. Grade
gnu; Romeyn 0. Parsons. Grand Ledge. Mich.

OXFORD DOWNS 91.533 ig‘r’d 3.35
H. J. DE GARMO. R. No. 1. Clyde, Michigan.
Oxford- Down Sheep““3."?.‘.l?d
(attleforsale A. D. ALJ. A. DEGARMO Muir. Mich
Oxford Down Sheep—13:223..mill-11135.1 311‘ 5:13;;
for sale. I. R. VV1A’I‘l4liBIpTliY. Highland. Mitliigan.

 

 

 

 

46 Rams and 100 011118 (reg) Rumbouillets descended
(mm the best flotks.1n{1'erlcct health
in lots to suit bu1 on J. O. . (100K. lorrice. Mich.

Shropshire Hall Stock Farm

Will make special prices. for thirtv days on some
choice one and two-1e11r-old ewes. also ram lambs.

L. 8. DURHAM 1!. 8011:, Concord, Michigan.

 

 

10 HIGH GRADE ‘Efi..§"d’"i’1¥.i‘””iio.”§i”‘ iii?

LONG BEACH l'ALfM. Augusta. M11l11gun

 

liltOl’HHllU“ Ham'llrg and rum lambs. the best;
of 111x1la11d 111111111111 tipe from registered stock.
til-"1) l'. A‘\'l)l UCWb. ileum-1H1» lngllam. (‘11., Mi1h.

For Salo~ Shropshire Rams

(‘.llAS E. BICKEBT 2 Mason. Michigan.

 

 

‘0“ SA] 113—411 lilgh- c lane Von Homever Ram-
bouillct one ear ramp at. half prl(6. Thos. Vi y1 kofl‘.
liumboulllet l'. A. Hhec p F arm. Orc hard Lake. Mich.

APL l'1‘ RIDGE HHROPBHIRES—Closing out sale
, 111111111 11 11rling rams. L11 cs all ages. 11 ill be sold
without. rem- rvo H STEWART, Lennon. Michigan

()lt SA l'1l‘1-70 Good Registered Shrop 1111 es. 2:) mar-
ling rams 10 ram lambs. one 2-)r. -old uto1k ram
bred by Wurdwcll, F. l". lclnnds; S1111. KNO. 9. Ann Arbor, Mich.

 

 

HOGS.

LARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES

lTavo fine lot. of male pigs about 41/ months
of large, growthy typo. Also good young gilts
saineage. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction guar-
antced.
F. A. BYWATER. Memphis Michigan.
~Handsome Jewell 116314

BERKSHIR-E young chamDion boar 0!

Michigan 1908,3011 of the $1, 500 Handsome Lee 91407
and a choice lot; of pigs ofhis get at moderate pri1es.
M. D. 81 G. B. Johnson. Plymouth. Michigan

BERKSHIRES Ji“§3§$l.‘e.‘i.l1".ll§i§‘liiifii that;

fall pigs. T. V. HICKS. R. No.11. Battle Creek. Mich.

 

 

 

ORTHERN GROWN BERKSHIRES for solo cheap—Yearling
flow with litter about ready to wean; three boars ready for
service. at about pork prices: hour pigs. for winter service.
Need more room for full litters, For catalog and prices

address ROYCROFT FARM. Sidnaw. Michigan.
BERKSHIRES °’ ““3 "m“

f ash i o noble
type and strains. 0. B. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.
Berkshire—A few choice full Gllta bred for early for-

owlng undo choice lot of Spring Plus with prices
right and the rlght brood. A. A. Putullo. Dockunlllo. lichlgun.

 

DURllC JERSEY SWINE. Shefi’gfiid 38°93 .1
per 15. J. H. BANGHART. Lansing, 111 ch.

Chester Whites ifs?) 1603-31338fag1'1'1tui
change of buisness and every thing for sale before Sept.
2511. h. WILL W. FISHER. Watervuet. Michigan.

IMPROVED CHESTERS

 

 

 

Choice Pi of March and A ril furrow either sex.
W. 0. WI SON. Okemoo. lch. (Both Phones.)
all ages. Bows bred.

0- I. C. no Males wei in31951bs.

H. H. JU .Munith. Mic lgnn.
o I c —For Sale a. few choice pigs of March and

April furrow in pairs not. akln. Satisfaction
guaranteed. A. Newman. Marlette. Mich. ..D 1.

0 l c REGISTERED PIGS. 10 to 12 woeko
0 0 0 from World’s Fair winners. Glen~
wood Stock Farm. Zeelond, Michigan. Phone 94.

—Have:o number
0. l. C. SWINE of choice boar

pl of 'lApr1l furrow got by Grand Son of Jackson
Chief. the World' a Champion and Grand Champion
Boar. Gilts all sold. Wr1te for live let. live pr1ces
A. J. GOR DEN. Dorr. R. F. D. No. 2. Michigan.

and more.

0. l C ——SPllING PIGS and 11 few BRED
- ()WS at reasonable prices.
C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan.

RECORDED MULE FOOTED HOGS

are said to be immune from hog cholera. Stock of all
ages for sale. John H. Dunlap. W1ll1amsport. 01110.

150 POLAND-RHINA

SPRING PIGS

either sex. with size, bone and quality. Bargains
on early fall weaned pigs. I ship 0. o. d. and
furnish pedigree promptly. Write for prices.

WM. WAFFLE, Goldwater, Michigan.
THE FARMER’S HO ~BUTLEn°s BIG

POLAND- CHINAS—
Get big. row fast. keep easv. Abigger better and
more pro ”11 Poland- China.

Pairs and tries not. akin
from three big western boars and big sows. 100 on

hand. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Bell phone.

PO LAN D'OHI "As—F3119 lgtreh't'irhgg
3110 (
shin. WOOD .1 SONS Sal'in'i). Michigaii
P. C. Bar ainS—fl (hoice boarsoaeady
for Sept. farrow ZgKINNL. Jill-2232531. hill-111122;:
Poland-Ghiane‘have some very fine 11.1.1021”...

young Reg. stock. can't be beat.
Address Green Gables Farm. Route 1. Romulus. Mich.
8 ring pigs 'of

pOLAND CHINA eit ersex forsale.

E. D BISHOP. Route 38. Lake Odessa, Mithigan.

 

 

' —Largest in Mich. Pigs
Large Type Paland'chmas now ready to ship.“eigh
from 150 to 160 lbs. at 4% months old. W'ill deliver
u’hatIadvertise. W. 11. Livingston, Parma. Michigan.

 

GLAND-CHINAS—Sows bred for Sept. fan-ow:
Boars ready for ser111e; spring pigs. either sex.
Write L.VV. Barnosdzson. B1 ron. ShmwasseeCo, Mich.

P.0'P'Gs1Singly or in pairs not akin.

Minorca eggs $1.50 or 16.

R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mic ligan.

- ~Boars. Gilts and Pigs

POIand.Chlnas of qual1tv at the right:

price. B. M. WING .1 SON. Sheridan. Michigan.

—Lnr estéyled. growthyspringpi also
Poland-China: “ 8*

fall gigs Send for snap shot hotos
and lowest. prices. abort. N619. Pierson ich.
Fine

For Solo-50 1...... Yorkshire

ned Pigs each $5.0
BROWN S PIGa FARM. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Large lmprovod English Yorkshires.

The hogs that. make good. September gilt- bred to
furrow next. August or September. Spring pigs of
either 3115.L Paimn otakln. Satisfaction guaran

 

 

Please mention the Michigan Far-er when

 

you are writhg to 11mm.

0 LON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Michigan. "

 

 

 


 

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SEPT. 17, 1910.

 

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EFFECTS OF IMPROPER BLEEDING

OF MARKET POULTRY. ,

 

,Measures looking to improvement of the

appearance and keeping quality ofmtaible
poultry which goes to supply the big
markets have received unusual attention
the past few years. Not only has there
been marked difference of opinion as to
whether such poultry should be shipped
drawn or undrawn, but there has been a
general feeling that a more accurate
knowledge of the requirements would
mak-e the business more remunerative to
the producer and the product more satis-
factory to the consumer. A careful study
of the matter by experts of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture has elicited the in-
formation that nearly one-third of the
poultry reaching the big markets is in
unsatisfactory condition because of im-
proper bleeding; in other words, that
quite a percentage of poultry killers do
not understand their business. It is es—
timated by the investigators that the loss
on such stock is from 2 to 5 cents per 1b.,
as compared With corresponding poultry
which has ‘been well bled. Bad bleeding,
they assert, not only affects the appear-
ance of the fowls but also their keeping
qualities, the flesh losing its firmness and
flavor sooner than would otherwise be
the case.

The Evidences of Insufficient Bleeding
are such that they do not easily pass un~
noticed and, while the average consumer
probably does not understand the cause
of the fowl’s rather unsatisfactory condi-
tion, we know that the appearance of any
product is a mighty factor in determining
its selling price. The defects which the
experts trace to improper bleeding are
the red dots so commonly seen where the
feathers have been removed, especially
over the thighs and wings; also the more
or less distinct showing of the small
veins over the breast and in the angles
of the wings, or of the larger veins which
mar the appearance of the neck. Gener-
ally it is the neck which shows most
plainly‘ the presence of blood in the fowl,
or that a wrong method has been used in
cutting the blood vessels in an attempt
to empty them. The neck is the first
part to discolor, becoming first red, then
bluish red or purple, and finally green as
aging progresses. Often there are dis—
colored areas on the sides of the neck
close to the head which look like bruises.
These are commonly caused by the killer
holding the neck of the fowl when cutting
the veins, thereby preventing the blood
from escaping. In addition to these de-
fects it has been observed that the clear,
bright color of the flesh which is so de-
sirable in dressed poultry is never at its
best unless the blood has been completely
drained out at killing time.

To get at the reasons for so much bad
bleeding, and to determine the, best meth—
ods of performing this operation, an an-
atomical study of the blood vessels of the
head and neck of a chicken was made,
the results of which have been issued in
a Department bulletin. The investigation
led to the conclusion that lack of knowl—
(nlge as to the number and exact location
if the large veins in the neck of a chick-
cn has been responsible for much indisv
criminatc hacking and gashing of the
mouth in killing, mostly to no purpose, as.
the large veins which carry the blood fre—
quently remain untouched.

How to Reach the Big Veins.

The location of the principal veins in
the neck, their relation to the skull, and
the DI int at which it is desirable to. make
1H» «ut are shown in the accompanying
i'lustration, reproduced from the bulletin
mentioned above. Two sketches of a.
chicken’s head, with lower jaw removed,
are shown. Two large vcins (heavily
lined with black in the sketches) run the
length of the neck, one on each side, and
unite by a ”bridge—Vein” which is just
below and behind the car. This vein,
which connects the two others, does not
run straight across but at an angle, so
that it is farther front on the right than
on the left side. If the feathers on the
neck of a chicken are pushed aside, or,
better still. if a melting chicken with but
a few feathers is observed, these veins
can be seen at each side of the neck while
the bird is alive. especially if a little pres-
sure is used at the lower part of the neck
so that the blood collects and distends
them. It is important that the position
of these veins ‘be exactly located on the
neck of the live bird, since upon this in-
formation will depend very largely the

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

proper guiding of the knife to the blood,

vessel.

The lower jaw of a. chicken is much
longer than the 'beak. It runs back to a
point just below the ear, where the hinged
joint can be felt. The skin which makes
he corner of the mouth and limits the

length of‘the beak ends is indicated in'

the drawing marked ”.A” The groove
which‘ occurs in the- roof of the mouth is
a guide to the position of the blood vessel
which it is desirable to cut, this point
being behind and to the left of the end of
the groove when the chicken is held head
down and with the lower side of the head
uppermost. The direction and position
of the cut which is to sever the veins is
shown to be on the left side of the chick~
en’s head when in the position described.
These veins lie just below the skin of the
roof of the mouth, hence a deep cut is not
needed.

Just in front of the line which indicates
the point at which these veins are to be
cut they divide into two small branches,
the course of which is not (further shown.
‘This is because they very soon pass
through small holes in the bone and go
into the inside of the skull, and into the
deep tissue, where they are quite safe
from the killer‘s knife. If, then, these
large veins are to be severed, the cut
must be made far enough back to reach
them before they penetrate the bones of
the skull.

It is necessary to know something of
the position and shape or the ‘bones of the
chicken’s skull and their relation to the
external parts of the head. This infor-
mation is given in the sketch “B.” Dot-
ted lines around the drawing of the skull
show the position of Wattles. comb. etc.
It can be seen by studying this drawing
how far back the knife must go if the
veins are to 'be cut at the angle, and it
will also be observed that when they are
so cut the knife will have a bony backing
which will prevent it from going too deep,
thereby obviating a spongy mass of blood

CORRECT Cur

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w
in the neck tissues. This illustration also
shows where the fingers can grasp the
head firmly and yet not press against the

soft parts of the neck. Just above the
angle of the jaw. that is, about at the
chicken’s ear, there is a smooth, strong
area of bone large enough to support the
thumb on one side and the forefinger on
the other, and this is where the head
should be held while killing.

DISPOSING OF THE HONEY CROP.

 

There are two ends to the business of
keeping bees—first, the securing of the
honoy_ and, last, the disposal of it ad-
vantageously. I am not sure but that
more bee-keepers “fall down” on the lat-
ter proposition than on the first.

Perhaps few realize it, but it is a fact
ncvertheless, that honey as a rule is sold
at a price not more than half as high in
proportion as almost any other commodity
from the farm. By way of comparison.
let us take butter; it is usually sold at
from 1.") to 30 cents (farmcrs’ priccs),
while a pound of extracted honey usually
sells at from six to ten cents. Used in
the place of butter, honey will go as far,
pound for pound, as butter and would be
preferred by most people. I could give
a. great many examples which bear out
the statement that, considering its real
nutritive value. honey is the cheapest pro—
duct sold from the farm, but as this is
not meant for 'an advertisement I will
allow you to get on your thinking caps
and figure them out for yourselves.

One can afford to produce extracted
honey, however, for 10 cents per 1b., and
if one has no more than he can dispose of

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among his neighbors he can sell at that
price. Ten or fifteen colonies of bees,
however, if they are well handled, will
produce enough honey to supply quite a.
large neighborhood with honey, unless it
is a better neighborhood of honey eaters
than the average. Then the apiarist who
runs more colonies must find an outlet
somewhere else for some 'of his honey.
One of the first requisites is to put out
only a No, 1 grade of honey, and another
is to put that honey up in as attractive
form as possible. All the of grades of
honey should be sold to candy manufac-
turers, fbakery concerns, etc., who can use
that 'kind to advantage. Comb honey
sections should always be scraped free
from propolis and wax and be packed in
neat cases. Only the No. 1 and fancy
grades should be shipped. No. 2 honey
can usually be sold from the house best
of any place, and one can better afford
to place a low price on this and sell to
one‘s friends and neighbors, than to mix
it with the better grades, for buyers will
make all honey in a case grade with the
poorest of it. That is, unless you have
some special bargain with a dealer, when
you send him a shipment of honey con-
taining fancy, No. 1 and No, 2 in the
same cases, he will grade it all as No. 2.
I find the most profitable way to handle
extracted honey is to put it up in tum—
blcrs and jars. Some places the call will
be for honey in Mason fruit jars. or in
friction—top pails, or perhaps in gallon
cans. ‘Vhatever the demand calls for
that you should endeavor to supply. Al-
ways remember that, in selling honey, it
is not your own particular fancy you
should try to please but, in every in-
stance, try to please your customer.

(7) 211

( Brings 1

Cheer

to the breakfast table——

Post
Toasties

with cream.

 

Crisp, golden - brown
“crinkly” bits, made from
white com.

A most appetizing, con=
venient, pleasurable break=
fast.

“The Memory Lin gers”

Postum Cereal 00., Limited.
Battle Creek, Mich.

Price $l0 and lip

Earn $10 a day and more, easily,

 

 

 

 

I find the most profitable way for me
to dispose of honey is to put it up in the
various packages to suit the trade and
then furnish these to merchants to sell on
commission. They will usually be glad
to handle honey on a 10 per cent commis—i
Sion and will accept a generous supply

    
 

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of the different grades and sizes of pack-
ages, iboth comb and extracted. This
gives their customers some choice, where-
as the average grocer, if you attempt to
sell to him outright, will take only one or
two 'kinds, and in very small quantity for
fear of having it left on his hands. The
consequences are that he actually does
sell very little honey. I ilnd that mer—
chants who handlc my honey on commis-
sion are actually selling three or four
times as much as are those who buy and
sell in the same ‘way that these same
merchants bought and sold when hand—
ling it on a cash basis,

Another thing, the average grocer will.
unless something is said to him on the
subject, put your honey back in some
dark corner where it is never seen. or
where, with so much dark background it
shows up as a dark unplcasing color.
Honey to sell should be out vhcrc the
light can shine through it, and then the
sparkling dcliciousncss of it will attract
buyers who Would never have bought as
long as it stood in that dark corner

    
 
 
   

sawing firewood, lumber, lath, posts,
etc.. for yourself and neighbors with a

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EERTZLER dz 200K 00.
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MORE EGGS

More eggs this Fall and Winter if you
adopt my new poultry and egg method.
Two years ago I discovered and perfected
the most successful and profitable poultry
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guaranteed to make the hens lay before you pay.

MRS. H. ALLEY, Box D. New Madrid. Mo.

Don’t Fail to See Our Display at the State Fair.

Save express by taking nccdcd stock home with you.
ll. ll. KING. Breeder &' Exhibitor, \Villis. Blich.

      
   
    
    
   
   
   
 

 

 

 

L‘]Nl‘lLY Bltl‘ll) R. (‘. and H. (‘. llhode Island Reds.
Eggs. $1.00 per ‘20. Young (‘ockerels $2.00 to $5.00.
BLLLL BRUSH Ann Arbor. Michigan.”

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B'ARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK Lita-‘23 {3523533 5533?
1:) for $1.00, 26 for $1.50, 50 for $2.50, 100 for $4.50.
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White Wyandottes:1i‘3iit.ii;:i'ia-f.‘:ifinish:
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15 for $1.00, 26 for $1.50, 50 for $2.50, 100 for $4.50.
(‘OLON C. LlLLIl-I, (.‘oolwrsville. Bllcliigun.

 

 

 

 

q BROWN liEtillORNS—Thnuks to my patrons for past
L o ’o favors. If you are satisfied tell others. if not please
tell me, LEWIS T, ()l’l’ENLANlHIli. R, No, 4, Lansing. Mich,

' eggs for hatching from
Whl'e wyando*'e select breeding (ans: $1.00
for 1:3. 81.50 for 26, $2.50 for 50 and $4.5) per 100.
COLON C. LILLIE, Coopersville, Michigan.

DOGS.

 

 

 

()_li “'liITl‘} \V. J. ROSS. Rochester, llichigan,
for those. beautiful sable and white Collie Puppies.
of the finest breeding. and from stock workers.

Iliured Myllupiure

IWill Show You How To
Cure Yours FREE!

I was helpless and lied—ridden for years from
a double rupture. .\'o truss could hold. Doctors
said 1 would die if not operated on. I fooled
them all and cured myself by a. simple discovery.
I will scnd the. cure free by mail if you write for-

 

 

where it did not show up.

To avoid this I now furnish a honey
show case to each grocer who sells my

it. .It cured 1110 and has since cured thousands.
It will cure you.

:-‘.l‘. out the coupon belowand mail it to me today,

 

product. I allow ‘him the free use of it
as long as he handles my honey. This
show case cannot very well be set back
in a corner, so I attain my object in this
way. If honey granulates or for any.
other reason becomes slow sale, I take it
off their hands and
stock. The granulated honey can veryi

.easily be liquified by placing the jar in,“
l

warm water, when it is again ready to
go on the market.

furnish them newi:

Free Rupture-Cure Coupon

CAPT. W. A. GDLLINGS,
Box 669 Watcrtown. H. 7.
Dear Slr:-—-Please send me tree of all cost your
New Discovery for the Cure of Rupture.

Name....

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CURRENT COMMENT.

An Ionia county sub-
scribcr has reported to
us what he appears to
have justly described
as a new swindling game which is being
worked in his community. An agent calls
representing a Chicago supply house
which carries such necessities as shocs
and clothing and sells them direct to
farmers on the mail order plan. The
agent carries a suit case full of samples
which appear to be cheap at the prices
placcd upon them, but which he will not
sell. His mission is to offer, for advertis-
ing purposes, a piece of goods for a suit
or overcoat. The customer'is asked to
execute a. short form contract in which
space is left for a variable charge for lin-
ings. As an added inducement the agent
represents that to the first fifteen cus-
tomers in every township four dollars’
worth of coupons will be given which will
be accepted in trade on the first order
from the supply house. Now,according
to our informant these coupons are not
delivered until the goods are selected and
the measure of the customer taken. ()1
course, another man docs this work, rec--
omincnding the more expensive linings :is
a matter of course, which brings the suit
or overcoat up to a much higher price
than was represented by the agent from
whom the cloth was purchased. Then
when the customer gets the coupons he
finds that they are taken in trade at ten
pci' cent of their face inslead of at their
face value as he had supposed. In addi-
tion to other cost there is un exprcss
charge upon the clothing, and, of course,
by the time the transaction is completed
the customer is sufficiently disgusted
without having any further dealings with
the “supply house,” and like our inform-
ant, does not care to advertise the fact
that he has been taken in as he “don’t
care to have everybody know he was such

A New “Graft"
Reported.

a fool.”

Doubiless the promoters of this scheme
have takcn care to have the contract en-
tered into of a nature which will make
them legally exempt from prosecution for
fraud, and the best course for the man
who is the victim is probably to keep still.
However, we are glad to aid the sub-
scriber who has had the courage to re-
port the matter in his commendable effort
to warn others. It is very difficult to get
something for nothing or for less than

:Its real value, and when such an oppor-
\

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THE‘.‘ MICHIGAN .FARMER.

tunity is offered it is best to be on the
lookout for something wrong. In this

.case a warning is sounded the more will-

ingly because of the fact that the agent
who sold this subscriber the goods was a
man who was formerly an agent for the
Michigan Farmer. We regret exceedingly
that any man who has acted in that ca-
pacity should engage in anything that
might be called questionable business
methods, and are the more anxious that
our readers should be forewarned regard-
ing this scheme. It is always cheaper and
more satisfactory in the end to purchase
needed goods from some reliable adver-
tiser or from some reputable merchant.

Of course, you are com—
ing to the State Fair at
Detroit, during the week
_ of September 19—24. No
reader who can possibly arrange to do so
can afford to miss it. Something of the
character of this year‘s fair and of its
special attractions has been presented to
our readers in previous issues. At the
time that information was presented it
was too early to tell how the live stock
classes would fill. But there is no longer
any doubt on that question. The exhibi-
tion space in this department was in-
creased 25 per cent by the building of ad-
ditional burns to house the live stock ex-
hibits but the entries have increased more
than 30 per cent and it has been necessary
to provide additional space in tents and
yet all could not be accommodated who
sought to come. The live stock exhibit
is the backbone of any agricultural fair.
So many entries of the best live stock in
the state and country will make this de-
partment of this year’s State Fair the
most attractive ever presented in Mich-
igan. The opportunity to see and study
such an exhibit was never before pre-
sented to Michigan farmers and all who
can should avail themselves of the priv-
ilege.

'While at the Fair don‘t forget to call at
the Michigan Farmer tent. It will be
located between the entrances of the first
two cattle barns. Representatives will be
there at all times to attend to your wants.
It will be a good time to renew your sub-
scription and save the future trouble of
writing, unlcss you have a local agent.
This will really be a branch office during
Fair week, where you will be welcome
and where you can transact any busincss
which you may have with the publishers
of the Michigan Farmer. Call at the tent
anyhow, whether you have business to
transact or not. TVe will be glad to meet
you and it will take but a moment of
your time when you are looking over the
live stock exhibits at the fair. W'e will
also have a booth in the main exhibition
building near the north entrance. R0-
member and see us while at the Fair.

See Us at the
State Fair.

In the last issue

The Consolidation of of The Michigan
Country Schools. Farmer appeared a
criticism on the

article describing the (Tomstock consoli—
dated school, which was published in a
July number of the Michigan Farmer. In
this article The Farmer is also taken to
task for the editorial which appeared in
another issue touching upon this sub-
ject. That editorial called attention to
the fact that there is a rural school prob-
lem in this state. and noted that com-
paratively recent amendments of the
school laws of the state had remove-d rc-
Hiricljims from consolidation, where that
seemed to the patrons of any school to
be the remedy. It was also noted that
Wlllli' exainplcs of consolidalion such as
is afforded by the (‘omstock school are
not numerous in Michigan, there are
plcniy of cases where it has been found
desirable to unite two or more small dis-
iricts, iiiercby insuring to the childrcn
in those districts a fair chance to get
a rudimentary education, Wllit‘lb they did
not havc undcr the old conditions. The
article by Prof. Nuttcn was written at
the solicitation of the editors of the Mich-
igan Farmer, in response to requests for
information as to the cost and results
attained by the consolidation of country
schools in this state. No (lOiibt Prof.
Nutlcn will have something to say in cx~
planation 0f the alleged discrepancies
pointed out in the article published in
this issue. But this does not affect the
fact that there is still a rural school
problem in the many school districts of
the state which have so few pupils that
it is impossible to maintain a good school
and in which the effort is made for only
a few months in the school year. As be-
fore pointed out, the people of any dis-
trict or combination of districts can have
just such a. school as they desire. The
people of C‘omstock desired a consolidat-
ed school, and having secured it are evi-
dently satisfied with it. The plan which

they have adopted may not be suitable

in other cases, but if a more feasible plan.

to suit the local needs of any community
can ‘be worked out, there is nothing in
our statute books to prevent. But we
submit that the question should not be
decided entirely on the per capita cost
nor yet on the tax rate per thousand dol-
lars. The country people of Michigan
are able, and we believe willing, to-afford
the children of the country adequate ed-
ucational opportunities. The item of cost
is an important, but secondary consid—
oration. It is the function of The Farmer
to place before its readers the most ac-
curate available information [regarding
possible methods of improving the rural
schools, as it is its function to give them
the latest and most accurate information
available upon any subject in which they
are vitally interested. It is for them to
determine the best method of solving the
problems with which they are confronted,
including the rural school problem. This
is an individual problem in each com-
munity and one 'worthy of the most care-
ful thought and best effort of every rural
resident.

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

 

 

National.

One of the worst tragedies of the year'

on the great lakes was the Sinking of Pere
Marquette car ferry No. 18 on Lake Mich-
igan last Thursday evening. The records
show that 28 lives were lost. The cause
of the accident is shrouded in mystery and
probably will never be known. However,
some recent statements are to the effect
that the boat was unseaworthy and that
the vessel was leaking when it left the
port at Ludington, Mich. The govern-
ment is making a careful investigation
of the events connected with the vessel
after it left port and the condition it was
then in.

Ten persons were killed under Bergen
Hill, in the old Erie tunnel connecting the
terminal with the western divisions, by
tge falling of a large part of the lining of
t e bore. The accident was directly under
Hudson Boulevard. Eight other persons
were seriously injured.

Robert Loraine, the aviator and actor,
in an attempt to cross the Irish sea, fell
into the sea when he was about 60 rods
from his goal. He was rescued. His is
a new over—sea world's record,

The eucharistic congress in session at
Montreal this past week closed its public
meeting Sunday with a parade through
the streets of that 'place in which marched
fully 100,000 persons. The procession was
hcaded by his eminence Cardinal Vannu-
tclli, the aged papal prelate.

For aiding the navigators of the air
Prof. Rotch of the Blue Hill observatory,
is making a chart of the currents of at-
mosphere so that with the chart aviators
can bring their craft to port as readily as
can captains of ships. A preliminary
draft of the chart has been made.

The Boston flying meet has been ex-
tended two days which will bring the last
day of the meeting on Thursday. Added
contests and the large attendance has
made the extension advisable. Fully 250,-
000 persons attended the gatherings last
week.

Colonel Roosevelt has completed his trip
through the west and is now back in
New York where he expects a fight with
the “old guard” in the coming convention
at Albany where the republican state
ticket will be made for the fall elections.

Solicitor—General of the United States,
Lloyd \Vheaton Bowers, died last Friday
of heart trouble in Boston. He was chat-
ting with his family when suddenly
stricken.

In an attempt to escape prison, fire was
set to a warehouse of the Illinois state
prison at Joliet and damage to the extent
of $4,000 was done. None of the prisoners
got away. The guilty parties have not
been discovered.

A unique distributing store is the result
of an experiment: at Medical Lake. Wash—
ington, where the cutting of distributing
costs is the chief aim. Each member of
the organization has a key that . ill allow
him access to the store and goods kept
in stock. There are no clerks, and the
man helps himself to what he desires.
The arrangement gives ample opportunity
for dishonest men to provide for himself
to the disadvantage of their neighbors,
but it is contedded 'by the organizers
that men are more honest than they are
usually accredited,

Through the recent disr-ovcry of papers
containing names of busts occupying
space in the inner court of the pension
building at Washington, a number of the
busts whose likeness has been in question
for the past 25 years, have been identified.

01’ a consignment of gold valued at
$170,000. in transit from the Washington
Alaska bank of Fairbanks to the Dexter—
Hoi-ton National bank of Seattle, $57,000
was stolen and load substituted in its
place.

For the. first time in the past 30 years
Maine has elected a democratic governor
and a democratic legislature. The gov-
crnor-elect Col. Frederick W. Plaisted,
is a son of the last democratic governor
of the state, elected in 1882. The legis-
lature will probably select a democratic
l'nited States senator to the office now
fillcd bv Senator Eugene Hale. .

The federal grand jury which is inves-
tigatlng into the methods of the Chicago
packers indicted ten of the high officials
of the great packing houses of that city.
The men are charged with combining to
restrain interstate trade.

Prizes have been provided for the first
aviator who will make the trip from R0-
ohester, N. Y., to Detroit, Mich. $15,000
is the amount, and it is divided into three
prizes. $10,000 going to the person who
first succeeds, $3,000 to the second and

 

suit? 17, 19,573 I

$2.001 _ to the 'thirdfi’"~The flight must be

made between. October 14.8.nd 22.and the
aviators to take a. prize must not be over
96 hours in the air. Already many prom-
inent masters of the air craft have de-
cided to enter for the prizes. .

'The reports of the minority in matters
pertaining to the Ballinger-Pinchot inves-
tigation was given out at St. Paul as fav-
orable to former forester Pinchot. The
majority members assembled in Chicago
this week but could not take action be-
cause they did not, have a quorum.

The first shipment of corn and flour to
be landed in Jamaica was exported from
Argentine, thus competing with the United
States in the latter’s almost exclusiVe ter-
ritory.

The post office announces that the pos-
tal business of Chicago for the month of
August exceeded that of New York city
for the first time. The increase of busi~
ness for the two cities over August in
1909 is 18.16 per cent for Chicago and
11.64 for New York.

NATIONAL cnop 'REFORT.

 

The Crop Reporting Board of the Bu—
reau of Statistics of the United States
Department of Agriculture estimates, from
the reports of the correspondents and
agents of the Bureau, as :follows:

The average condition of corn on Sept.
1 was 78.2, as compared with 79.3 last
month, 74.6 on Sept. 1, 1909, 79.4 on Sept.
1, 1908, and 79.5 the ten-year average on
Sept, 1.

The average condition of spring wheat
~when harvested was 63.1, as compared
with 61.0 last month, 88.6 when harvested
in 1909, 77.6 in 1908, and a ten-year av-
erage when harvested of 78.0.

The average condition of barley when
harvested was 69.8, against 70.0 last
month, 80.5 when harvested in 1909, 81.2
in 1908, and a ten-year average when har-
vested in 83.1.

The average condition of the oat crop
when harvested was 83.3, against 81.5 last
month, 83.8 when harvested in 1909, 69.7
in 1908, and a. ten-year aVerage when har-
vested of 79.5.

Buckwheat—The average condition of
buckwheat on Sept. 1 was 82.3, against
87.9 last month, 81.1 on Sept. 1, 1909, 87.8
in 1908, and a. ten—year average on Sept.
1 of 87.0.

Potatoes—The average condition of
white potatoes on Sept. 1 was 70.5_ against
75.8 last month_ 80.9 on Sept. 1, 1909, 73.7
in 1908, and a. ten~year average on Sept.
1 of 79.8.

Tobacco—The average condition of to~
bacco on Sept. 1 was 77.7, against 78.5
last month, 80.2 on Sept. 1. 1909, 84.3 in
1908, and a ten-year average on Sept. 1
of 82.3. The condition on Sept, 1 in im-
portant states was: Kentucky, 76; North
Carolina, 73; Virginia, 86; Ohio, 70; Penn-
sylvania 90; Tennessee, 82; Wisconsin,
69; South~Carolina, 74; Connecticut, 96;
Florida, 86.

Flaxseed.—The average condition of
fiaxseed on Sept. 1 was 48.3, against 51.7
last month, 88.9 on Sept. 1, 1909, 82.5 in
1908, and a seven-year average on Sept.
1 of 86.6.

Apples—The average condition of ap-
ples on Sept. 1 was 46.8, against 47.8 last
month, 44.5 on Sept. 1, 1909, 52.1 in 1908,
and a ten—year average on Sept. 1 of 54.7.

Rice—The average condition of the rice
crop on Sept. 1 Was 88.8 as compared with
87.6 last month, 84.7 on Sept. 1, 1909, 93.5
on Sept. 1, 1908, and 88.4 the ten-year av-
erage condition on Sept, 1.

Hay—The preliminary estimate of the
yield per acre of hay is 1.34 tons, as com.-
pared with 1.42 as finally estimated in
1909, 1.52 tons in 1908, and a ten-year av-
erage of 1.44 tons. A total production of
60,116,000 tons is thus indicated, as com-
pared with 64,938,000 tons finally estimated
in 1909. The average quality is 92.5,
afiainst 93.0 last year, and a. ten-year av-
erage of 90.8.

MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.

 

Wheat.——-The average estimated yield in
the state and northern counties is 19, in
the central counties 22 and in the south-
ern counties and upper peninsula 18 bush-
els per acre. The quality as compared
with an average per cent in the state and
southern counties is 93, in the central
counties 94, in the northern counties 90
and in the upper peninsula 84.

The total number of bushels of wheat
reported marketed ‘by farmers in August
at 116 mills is 266,342 and at 11.2 elevators
and to grain dealers 326,065 or a total of
592.407 bushels. Of this amount 452,900
lbushels were marketed in the southern
four tiers of counties, 109,139 in the cen-
tral counties and 39,368 in the northern
counties and upper peninsula. The esti-
mated total number of bushels of wheat
marketed in August is 1,500,000. Thirty-
five mills, elevators and grain dealers re-
port no wheat marketcd in August.

Oats—The estimated average yield in
the state is 31, in the southern counties
32, in the central counties 36, in the north-
ern counties 25 and in the upper penin—
sula 22 bushels per acre. The quality as
compared with an average per cent in the
state is 91, in the southern counties 94,
in the central counties 95, in the northern
counties 83 and in the upper peninsula 76.

Rye—The estimated average yield in
the state, southern and northern counties
15.16, in the central counties 15 and in the
upper peninsula 20 bushels per acre.

Corn—The. condition of corn compared
with an average per cent in the state is
81, in the southern counties 75, in the
central counties 84, in the northern coun-
ties 91 and in the upper peninsula 92. The
condition one year ago was 86 in the
state, 87 in the southern counties, 83 in
the central and northern counties and 94
in the upper peninsula.

Beans—The condition of beans com-
pared with an average per cent in the
state is 81, in the southern counties 75,
in the central counties 83, and in the nor-
them counties and upper peninsula. 91.
The condition one year ago was 83 in the

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THE BIRTHPLACE OF EDISON—BY LYDIA J. RYALL.

ORE tourists and sight-seers stop
M off here than at any other place

along the line.” The conductor's
observation—-—dropped as the electric car
rounded a curve—caused the passengers
to crane their necks. Milan, historic
among “Buckeye” towns, had burst sud-
denly upon the view.

Edging the bluffs and fertile valley of
Huron river, with a background of woody
knobs and rolling upland rich in grain
and grass fields, the place looked pictur-
esque indeed, after the long stretch of
hopelessly tlat country through which we
had just passed.

“See that bluff and the red brick house
on top?” said the conductor. “That’s the
‘Hog’s Back’ and the old Edison home.
The house was built seventy years ago.
That‘s where the great inventor, Thomas
A., was born. More folks go to see the
place than you could shake a stick at.

“See that church steeple?” the conduc~
tor continued. “That‘s the First Presby-
terian, built on the site of a Jesuit mis—
sion established there more than 200 years
ago. An Indian viii: go then stood where
Milan now stands. It's the church wh'ere
Tom Edison‘s Sister, the late Mrs. Homer
Page, always attended service, and the
second church that has occupied the spot.
The first, destroyed by fire in 1884, was a.
noted edifice, being the mother of Huron
Institute, older; and at one time more
notable than Oberlin College. It had a
bell—the church I mean—that could be
heard fifteen miles, and when the church
was burning that 'bell tolled just like for
a funeral. Yes sir, it’s a historic fact!
The old church had a window, stained
glass, you know, that was presented by
Tom Edison, in memory of his mother;
and Tom attended worship there same as
he now does at the new church, when he
comes to Milan. Besides a lot of trades--
men, capitalists and speculators, the town
at one time was full of poets, preachers,
professors and philosophers, who lived in
houses with Grecian pillars.”

Our eyes followed the conductor's inde<
finger to a stately "but ruinous old man—
sion Showing a facade of massive Ionic
columns. “That, of course,” said the con-
ductor, “was in Milan’s prosperous days,
back in the eighteen thirties and forties.
The place at that time was having a
mighty boom, commercially and every
other way, and that's probably how it:
happened that Tom A. was born there.
Great place to be born in."

The car stopped with a jerk, and thank-
ing the conductor for information which
afterwards proved faithfully accurate, I

 

One of the Stately Old-time

sallied forth with other members of our
sight—seeing party.

“Do the hills first. Dinner at Lovers’
Rock!" sang a. trio of voices.

Before dainties, such as our baskets
contained, greatness itself shrinks to lit-
tleness; so we did the rock, and the din-
ner first. Some of us had picnic papers

carefully prepared. but in view of attrac-
tions such as beguiled us there in the
wild, with shimmer and shade shifting
through the dark coronal of forest green—
ery—these grew staler than old cheese,
and were stricken from the program. A
wealth of legendary lore cast its aura
about the spot, and with a feeling of awe

 

 

 

 

 

Series of Cascades Near the Legendary Lovers’ Rock.

Dwellings In Milan, Ohio.

we approached “Lovers’ Rock.” It was
here that the beautiful daughter of a red
chief and the lover whom her father had
disapproved, held their last tryst, and, to
end mutual trouble flung themselves from
its summit and died in each other's arms,
Guided by the sound of rushing water, we
turned to find near at hand a series of
cascades. and water-falls, formed by a
stream that came leaping down a precip—
itous gorge. We were Ioth to leave a spot
so charming, yet could not linger, and so
rambled on along the romantic river, once
a favored resort of the Rennappi, Paw—
nee, Delaware, and Ottawa. Indian tribes.

A little north of Milan we were shown
the site of old Fort Ava, which, occu-
pying a position on the frontier of British
invasion, formed a military post of im-
portance during the war of 1812. In the
edge of the town an ancicnt building of
large dimensions was pointed out, the
last left of the many grain warehouses
that, nearly scventy years ago, lined the
wharvcs of her ship canal. Milan in those
palvny days ranked high in the world as a.
primary grain market. Not alone were
all the marketable grain products of
northern Ohio brought to her bins, as
Milan was 15 miles south of any lake port,
but loads thereof drawn by four and six-
horse teams were brmight from points
south of Milan 150 miles. As high as 140
grain—laden wagons arrived daily, and dur-
ing the shipping season an average of
twenty large vessels per day received
grain cz’ti'g'ocs. “'ith the expansion of her
grain commerce sprung up the ship—build-

ing industry, which speedily grew to be,

of almost equal importance. Milan build-
ers at one time were awarded a contract
for the building of six revenue cutters
for the U. S, (.lovernmcnt. Her ship canal,
connecting with Lake Eric, eight miles
distant, was the source of this phenomenal
boom. But as years went by, and railroads
one by one came creeping through the
state, Milan grew alarmed. Recognizing
them as deadly enemies to her interests,
she fought them bitterly. Such indeed
they proved, rcndcring useless her canal
and crippling and ultimately destroying
her commerce. The. canal fell into disuse
and was finally abandoned. The ship—
building industry passed to other places.
Huron institute, that had once given the
place wide prestige as an educational
center, was superseded by newer institu-
tions of learning: and the tcamsters,
tradesmen, and mcn of brains and busi-
ness who had crowded hcr marts. disap-
peared as they had conic. Ilcr grain
Vi‘al‘elu'uiscs tumbled into ruins, and the
canal and basin where, seventy years ago,

 

 

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fleets of vessels anchored, are today dry
land covered with agricultural products.
Such, briefly, is the history of the rise

and fall of Milan. "

Through clean, quiet streets shaded by
century-grown elms and maples, we
passed to the “Hog's Back,” and were
presently at the red brick house—pre-
viously mentioned—a. low, rambling struc-
ture partially screened by two or three
fine maples. Here the “Wizard of Menlo
Park" first saw the light, his father,
attracted to Milan in her prosperous days,
having erected the dwelling. In more re-
cent years, and up to the period of her
decease in 1901, the place was owned and
occupied by Mr, Edison’s widowed sister,
Mrs. Homer Page, who is remembered by
the town’s people as a pleasant—faced,
kindly-disposed woman. a good neighbor,
and interested church worker. While
claiming no especial gifts of her own,
Mrs. Page always spoke with sisterly pride
and affection of “Brother Tom.” After
her death the property reverted to Thom—
as—only surviving member of the family.

Milan is justly proud of her claim upon
Mr. Edison, and when time can be spared

a.)

from his study and work. “Tom,” as he
is called by the denizens, shows a school-
boy eagerness to revisit his birthplace by
the Huron. On these occasions the old
town gives him a most enthusiastic wel-
come, which is fully reciprocated by Mr.
Edison.

The dwelling is at present occupied 'bY
Mr. Simeon Edison and daughter, near
relatives of the owner. No change has
been made in the furnishing or interior
arrangements, which though tasteful,
homelike and comfortable, are unpreten—
tious. We were shown through parlor,
dining-room and library. Attention was
called to the magnificent view of hill, val-
ley and river, as seen from the front win-
dows. We were entertained by a few
selections from a phonograph presented
to Mrs. Page by her brother, and shown
his latest photograph. Among family pic-
tures also shown was that of Grandfather
Edison, who died at the age of 104 years.
Last of all, we were afforded a peep into
the room where the great inventor was
born. There, for a moment we stood rapt
in the silence of impressive thought, then
bade adieu to our entertainers.

 

AN EVENING WITH

“LlGE” AND “LEAP”

BY WARREN lCHLBR.

Any man who has ever handled a shot—
gun (if he be worthy of the name of
sportsman) knows the feeling that comes
only with perfect contentment with self,
companions and surroundings.

Probably no two men can experience
that contentment under the same condi-
tions. Some must have for their happi—
ness the pursuit of large game in the
frozen Northland. Others, no whit less
manly, find their chief delight in the less
strenuous pursuit of the birds and ani-
mals of the temperate zones and still oth-
ers brave the fierce heat of the tropics.

Those conditions which appeal most
strongly to the writer are a bright No—
vember day in a hilly country with game
just plentiful enough and wary enough
to give both dog and man a hard day’s
work, and the usual equipment consist-
ing of a 12ga. double barrel, a reliable
pointer and a “well broken" pipe. Of
course, a congenial companion or two will
be apt to add to the day’s pleasure but
are not absolutely necessary,

As to the character of the country,
which is after all the main factor, the
writer always, when possible, forsook the
flats, the so-called “painted quail cover,”
ifOI' the gently rolling, delicately moulded
slopes of foot-hills and watersheds with
wide peaceful looking valleys between and
a general air of sleepy fullness and con-
tentment.

Into such a country, px‘onounci,-d by Vir-
ginians “A bit of old Virginia,” although
in a northern state, the writcr was sent
one fall to erect a lighting station in a
busy, thriving, little‘ country town, and
it was there that he made the acquaint—
ance of the Lawyer, the Doctor and, best
of all, of Lige and Lean.

A few hurried inquiries for unskilled
laborers directed attention to “Lige”
Johnson, and to him the writer went.

He, Lige, was discovered sitting on the
doorstep of a small but well kept and
scrupulously clean cabin, with Leap lying
at his feet and looking at the world with
that lnournful pro—occupied gaze peculiar
to hounds, and occasionally raising his
head as his master passed his huge hands
lovingly ovcr the dog's silky ears.

Negotiations began with the proffer of
a cigar on the part of the writer and a
seat by Lige, and ended shortly when
Lige accompanied the writer to the site
of the plant and went to work with Leap
as an uninterested spectator.

What a jewel that huge darky was any-
way! Strong as an ox and good natured
as he was strong. Within a week he was
in charge of the unskilled laborers and
doing as much as two of them besides.
No matter what happened, Lige’s smile
was instantaneous and broad. In his own
words “he had done los' his temp -‘ before
he was borncd and never found it after-
wards." One look at Ligc, the writer is
convinced, would have made even the
most confirmed pessimist forget his be—
liefs for, the moment. Said pessimist
would have been rewconverted, however,
the moment he encountered Leap’s gaze.

Lige had, in the first stages of our
friendship, explained that “Leap was a.
coon’s dog and a cooner right,” accom-
panying this statement with avast display
of ivory, and the intimation that if the
writer was at all interested in coon-hunt-
ing, he, Lige, was more than willing to
show Leap’s ability in that line.

Needless to add, the invitation was re-

ceived with pleasure, but it was not until
the Doctor and the Lawyer had been in-
troduced to the writer that a favorable
opportunity presented itself.

The writer had often observed a short,
stocky man with twinkling gray eyes and
a face tanned to a rich russet and seamed
by a thousand tiny wrinkles, looking on
as the erection of the plant went on from
day to day, but had not further knowl—
edge of the man than that he was Dr.
Harry McDonald, this information being
elicited from Lige, along with the further
statement that he was a "powerful hand
fur pointers an’ a rattlin’ good shot.”

The acquaintanceship was finally thrust
upon both the writer and the Doctor by
a young pointer rwho had followed the
Doctor to the plant and had instantly
conceived a violent dislike for Leap, who
was as usual tied securely to a small tree
and was asleep on an old coat belonging
to his master.

After the scuffle which ensued, Lige
stumbled over an introduction and ar-
rangements were begun then and there
for a coon-hunt, also for other hunting
trips to come when the quail season
should open.

Shortly after this episode it 'became nec-
essary to consult a lawyer in regard to
certain provisions of the contract under
which the writer’s work was being exe-
cuted, and on the advice of the Doctor
the writer made the acquaintance of the
Lawyer of this story and secured his
services.

Big, robust and genial the Lawyer was
a man to command attention and respect
in any company. Lige, indeed, was prone
to dismiss him with a sniff and a scorn-
ful, “Don’t hold with no man what shoots
blue-rock nohow,” but the Doctor, who
overheard this remark, contended stoutly
that the Lawyer was a field shot, also a
sportsman and a gentleman clean through,
afterwards confiding to the writer that a
little difference of opinion between Lige
and one of his neighbors over the owner-
ship of certain chickens, in which the
Lawyer had unfortunately held a View
opposite to Ligc‘s own, likely lay at the
bottom of Lige's dislike «for the profes-
sional man.

Lige, however, was too good-tempered
to refuse an invitation for the Lawyer to
join the party, when, on a dark, still
night late in October he and the Doctor
came to the writer and informed him that
this was just the time for a little sport.

The Lawyer came carrying a heavy
“pump" gun, at which Lige snorted con-
temptuously but was silenced by the Doc-
tor, who said, “Now see here, Lige,
neither you nor Vance, (the Lawyer), nor
Warren, (the Writer), nor myself is pos-
sessed of a figure to shine at climbing, and
we’ll get a lot with that "pump" that
we’ll lose if we don’t have it along.” This
reasoning appeared to satisfy Lige and he
went on.

No stars were visible and the Writer
soon lost all sense of direction and blindly
followed Lige through several corn fields
in which the stalks were still standing
until, in a wide pasture in a valley be-
tween two hills and beside a small creek.
the colored man stooped and removed the
cord, by which he had been restraining
Leap, from the dog’s collar.

“Hunt, Leap, hunt,” he remarked and
immediately the dog started away.

THE! MICHIGAN > FARMER.

/

Lige seated himself on a stump and
lighted his battered corn-cob pipe, advis-
ing us meanwhile to “Take it easy, for,"
as he continued,~ “ole Leap’ll soon have
one goin' an’ it's li’ble to be a long jaunt
to -whar he trees it.” Acting on his ad-
vice we made ourselves comfortable and
in less than five minutes were listening
eagerly to the first long-drawn howl that
told us of the finding of the trail.” In a
moment or two more another and differ—
ent note was sounded in the distance and
Lige said, chuckling, “Dat’s old Rhody,
belongin’ to Cotton on de nex’ hill. 1
lknowed she‘d come when she heard Leap,
fer Cotton never ties her."

The chorus from the two dogs went‘
echoing through the valley for perhaps
five minutes longer and then the ong
notes gave way to a series of short barks,
and Lige set himself in motion again with?
the single word, “Treed.”

How that black man led us so uner-
ringly through the night and over rough
and smooth going to where Leap and
Rhoda were guarding their game, the
Writer can never explain. Certainly it
was more than merely acute hearing and
a thorough knowledge of the country—a
sixth sense almost—for in a .remarkably
short time we were at the tree where
the dogs were.

Lige's next preparations were simple
in the extreme. With a small lantern
placed on his head he went round the
tree looking carefully for the "shine”
of the raccoon’s eyes, and when the cir-
cuit was nearly completed he was re-
warded by catching an unmistakable
gleam from the upper branches of the
tree.

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head, Lige aimed carefully and before
the report of the gun died away “Brer

Coon” was literally in our midst. Leap'

and Rhoda both were on hand in a mo-
ment to finish the fierce little animal, rbut
the heavy charge of No. 5 shot had, at
that short range, already done so.

Lige put the body in a sack slung at his
back and, after a short rest, started the
dogs once more.

It is at night more than in the daytime
that the innermost thoughts of men arel
revealed for, while waiting for the dogs
to pick up a fresh scent, the Doctor said,
“What a blessing it is just t; be alive
on a night like this,” a sentiment in which
we all concurred.

It took a little longer for the dogs to
find a trail this time but still the wait
was far from tedious and we were almost
disappointed to find ourselves in motion
again toward a point on another ridge
where Lige said we would find our game.

This time Brer Coon had taken refuge
in a huge oak and could not be shined
but, as we stood about uncertalnly, Lige
busied himself in gathering little dry
bark and wood for a fire.

Suddenly he said with a wicked glance

as. 17, 191e,,
"“NO - FRILL ’*’

Just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes a good, healthy commercial‘
traveler suffers from poorly selected food
and is lucky if he learns that Grape-Nuts
food will put him right:

A Cincinnati traveler says: “About a
year, ago my stomach got in a bad way.
I had a headache most of the time and
suffered misery. For several months I
ran down until I lost about 70 pounds in
weight and finally had to give up a good
position and go home. Any food that’I
might use seemed to nauseate me.

“My wife, hardly knowing what to do,
one__ day brought home a. package of

Grape-Nuts food and coaxed me to try it. .

I told her it was no. use but finally to
humor her I tried a little and they just
struck my taste. It was the first food
that I had eaten in nearly a year that did
not cause any suffering.

“Well, to make a long story short, I
began to improve and stuck to Grape-
Nuts. I went up from 135 pounds in De-
cember to 194 pounds the following Oc-
tober.

“My brain is clear, blood all right and
appetite too much for any man’s pocket—
book. In fact, I am thoroughly made
over and owe it all to Grape-Nuts. I talk
so much about what Grape-Nuts will do
that some of the men on the road have
nicknamed me ‘Grape-Nuts,’ but I stand
today a healthy, rosk-cheeked man—a
pretty good example of what the right
kind of food will do.

”You can publish this if you want to.
It is a true statement Without any frills."

 

 

at the Lawyer, “Vance, I moves that you
an’ Warren be appointed a committee to
git refreshments for the crowd.” “Sec-
onded,” cried the Doctor, and then con-
descended to explain.

“You see Marsh’s farm is only about
600 yards away straight down in the val-
ley,” ‘he said quickly, and he has no dog.
His chickens roost anywhere the notion
strikes them and you, Vance, know the
way. Hurry on now.”

The Lawyer looked puzzled and half‘
angry, but at a second bidding he moved
away, followed by the Writer.

“Scandalous doings for me, a lawyer,”
he muttered as the descent was made, but

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reaching the Scene of our operations. l

The chickens, unsuspicious birds, were.
found roosting on fences and other con-
venient places and it was a matter of a
few seconds only to secure three and go.

“I'll get even with Lige for this," the
Lawyer muttered as he toiled up the
slope. “That pair of foxy grandpas have
been cooking this up rfora week, I’ll bet."

0n arriving at the tree again it was
easy to see that Lige had not been idle.
A small fire was burning and a dozen
large potatoes, secured from some source
best known to Lige, were lying beside it
ready to be baked in the hot ashes.

Lige examined the chickens and went
to a small spring half—way down the
slope to give them their coat of mud pre—
liminary to baking them, too.

What! bake chickens in mud. Certainly,
and just you try it once. After carefully
removing the entrails the carcass is wrap-
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of the hottest bed of coals procurable. In
slightly under 45 minutes we were ready

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THE , MICHIGAN .FARMER.
' SCHOOL TIMES—By Mildred M. North.

 

O dear! Here it’s September,
And school begins again——
Vacation, seems like two weeks
Instead of more than ten.

I’ve had such good times playing
With Rove’ and baby, too;

 

School’s Begun and Rove’ ls Lonesome.

 

 

I bet they will be lonesome
And won’t know what to do!

I need a brand new lunch pail;
I lest mine in the well

Down in the back—woods pasture—-
I slipped, and it just fell.

I’m sure I have forgotten
’Most all I learned before,

But mamma says I‘ll know it
When I’m in school once more,

We'll have the same old teacher,
I think that will be nice;

She makes school almost pleasant—
VVe draw her on the ice.

And mamma’ll send for dinner
The things she knows I like;

And I'll play “catch” with Johnny,
And maybe learn to “strike."

And I'll see Ned and Billy——
They've been away since spring;
I guess I won‘t be sorry
To hear the schoolbell ring.

 

 

THE STORMINc or FORT HORNET.

BY FRANK

H. SWEET.

 

Busy sounds issued from the country
schoolhouse one September day as the
noon hour drew near. The eye of the day,
undimmed by the slightest mote of a
cloud, glared down on the wilting fields
and woods. The air 'was throbbing with
heat. The cattle had sought the shade.
The farmers and their teams were trying
to keep cool in the houses and barns.

But the precious 'ho'ur, hot and
dazzling as was the day, must not in in-
activity be lost to the prisoners of the
school soon to be set at liberty. Among
the boys, it was plain to be seen, there
was something unusual on the program
for this day. A il’OI‘llet’S nest was to be
attacked. '

Rations from bright tin pails were has—
tily devoured; the soldiery were mar-
shaled, and the little army started—the
youth and valor of District No. 9, the
flower of Smoky Valley and Miami Hills.
Nearly all were veterans in warfare with
many of the lance-armed tribes of the
field. On many a day had we fought and
vanquished the yellow-jackets. We had
stormed the castles of the wasps, and
borne far away their family treasures.
We had attacked the {bumble—bees in the
meadows, and robbed their larders of
stores of honey. But with the hornets,
those most retired but fiercest fighters of
all the lancers, 'few of us had ever been
in a regular engagement. In fact, only
two had seen any service against them,
and these two were appointed to act as
our generals on this eventf-ul occasion.

The foe were said to be in an old apple
orchard on a hillside traversed by ravines,
half a mile from the schoolhouse. To
reach it we had to cross a pasture field,
a corn field, some stubble, and a ‘by-road
that led to the gravel beds of a creek.

One faint heart faltered and turned
back. He was a town “mother’s pet,” in
the neighborhood on a visit. Two more
deserted subsequently. In crossing the
pasture, little “Bunty” Cook, armed with.
bow and arrow, with which he had be-
come quite proficient, ran a. thorn through
the tough sole of his bare, brown foot;
he threw himself on his back, a comrade,
'with a pair of pincers improvised from
jack—knife and thumb, drew the torturing
shaft, and poor Bunty, with tears of
anguish in his eyes, but every ounce hon—
est pluck, hobbled along in the rear, leav-
ing bloody footprints as did the patriots
at Valley Forge,

We skirted the corn field, its sword-
blade leaves twisted in the heat into the
form of scabbards. “A snake! a snake!”
Out of the weedy “border and in among
the corn, with beaded .head high, erect,
and fiery~forked tongue playing like a
splinter of lightning, ran a big. black
“racer.” There was a sudden, startled
halt, a quick rallying of nerve, and a bold
dash of pursuit into the forest of maize.
“Here he comes!" “Hit him!” “Look
out!” “Therehe is!" “Run, run!” “Hur—
ray!” and Bob Rankin, the widow’s son,
nailed the snake 'with the stroke of a
“shinney-stick” across the ebony back,
just as he was gliding into an immense
log heap among the corn where, once en-
sconced, he would have been secure from
a thousand boys. He was soon dispatched
and showed, from his ugly jaws to the tip
of his writhing tail (which we believed

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would live until sundown), just five feet
and ten inches by Sam Featherstonc’s
tape-linen

Emerging from the corn, and crossing
the stubble and road, we cautiously en-
tered the grassy orchard. Here, all un-
conscious of impending danger, the enemy
'were encamped. It well behooved all now
to be wary. The more impetu'ous were
ordered to the rear, "with the warning that
a false step was likely to bring upon us
sore disaster. A commanding knoll was
reached, and, in silence, Sam Featherstone
pointed his fateful finger across a. ravine
in the direction of a mammoth, lichen-
covered tree. There, sure enough. in
plain view, was the round lead-colored
tent of the foe suspended from one of the
largest boughs like a balloon, as big as
a bushel basket. Now and then a sentry
could be seen entering or leaving the nest
by the small opening at the bottom. A
council of war was held. What should be
the tactics? Should it be an open. square
attack and battle, with such weapons as
we could provide, or should it be some
species of strategy? Some, who had been
the kcenest advocates lof a sharp hand—to-
hand fight, now gave indications of weak-
ening. One even suggested that the job
be postponed until some day when it was
cloudy and raining, as the hornets then
did not fight so hard.

Dan Bruner’s plan was a masterpiece.
It was carried by acelamation of the whole
army: Slip up quietly. pop a plug of grass
into that small doorway; drag down the
nest and hurry off with it, with such of
the enemy as 'were at 'home securely bot-
tled up in their own fort. A bright idea
that, if successfully carried into practice.
But who would volunteer to do the plug-
ging? Dan Bruner, the great originator

of the scheme, was unanimously elected.
He accepted the office with an air of ap-
parent reluctance and native modesty,
which would have done credit to an old
diplomat. He was one of the veterans,
claiming to 'have seen considerable hornet-
fighting and to have felt more than once
the point of the javelins. Collee'ting a
large handful of long, dry grass, he twist—
ed it into a hard bunch and started out
on his perilous venture. By a circuitous
route he crossed the ra'vine and carefully
approached the tree—~the lurking place of
so many foes. At length he reached the
trunk on the side opposite the nest; then
he took off his hat, wiped his streaming
lbrow, and screwed up his courage a little
tighter. With the grass stopper held out
in advance, he crouched and was moving
slowly around the tree, when “ping!”
went Bunty’s bowstring, and an arrow,
piercing the nest, half lburied itself. “Run,
Dan, run, as you value your life!" Out
came three or four stout fellows of the
home—guard, or sentries at the gate. to see
what was the matter. They immediately
decided that Dan was the author of the
mischief. Inside the tent there was a
humming and drumming and sounding of
a general call to arms. The bewildered
Dan, hesitating a moment, took the alarm
and plunge-d across the ravine into the
midst of us with a score of red-hot hornets
about his ears or in close pursuit. These
generously divided their attentions among
us all. The attacking party assumed the
defensive without delay. An earnest (if
not masterly) retreat was unanimously
agreed upon. and it was as speedy as
consistent ‘with proper defense. Bayonet
charge followed bayonet charge. The
home-guard fought without mercy, and
sharply pressed the pursuit. Hats were
doffed, arms flung madly in the air, and
bowls of anguish uttered. One of the
leaders rolled in the grass in fierce com-
bat with what might have been the gen-
eral in command of the sortie, a fiery old
warrior with a terrible scimiter. A red-
l‘eadcd boy had an angry fencer entangled
among his glowing curls, burying its cruel
dagger to the hilt at every thrust.

It was a complete ro'ut. We were driv-
en from the orchard. over the road.
across the stubble, and into the rustling
corn, where we managed to shake off our
assailants. Our army, which Iliad lately
passed that way so hopeful and courage-
ous, was now scattered, broken and terri-

fied. After some delay and much signal-
ing, our forlorn band was re-assembled
at a spring, in an elm-tree's shading

shadow, where we slaked our burning
thirst and recounted our wounds. Not one
had escaped. The light, scant summer
garments which we wore offered poor pro-
tection against their keen weapons, and
the enemy did not need to be particular
in selecting a spot for a home thrust.
The presentation of 'our red, swollen
frontispicces at school, and at home in
the evening, caused 'us mortifying embar—
rassment in addition to the physical pain
which we suffered.

Every soldier survived that terrible
day, but in the lonely orchard hung a
hornet’s nest, with an arrow sticking in
its side; and there it «hung and swung,
without further molestation, until the
coming of the frosts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YOUthfu' Engineers—Two farm boys of Fulton 00., Ohio, send us the above

picture, with the explanation that they made the engines

themselves, using the

wheels from their old express wagons, and such odds and ends in the way of wood

blocks, pieces of rods and iron pipe as they could procure.

Can any of our young .

readers send us a picture or description of a toy or plaything which is more

attractive to the average farm boy?

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OFF TO SCHOOL.

BY LALIA MITCHELL.

Vacation days are over,
Again the school bells ring,
Adieu to fields of vclover
And woods where grape-vines cling.
Adieu to pond and orchard,
'To glen and shady pool,
The summer time is ended
And I am off to school.

Vacation days are over,
I‘ve had a splendid time,
From morn till night a rover,
No hill too steep to climb;
No path too long to follow,
Where woodland ways were cool—a

 

 

But truant days are ended
And I am off to school.

days are over:
l'vc made the most of each.
And now l'll go discover
\\'liat school—time waits to teach.
.lua-‘t “running wild” was pleasant,
But Life’s now set to rule;
The summer time is ended
And I am off to school.

Vacation

 

LITTLE ESSAYS OF FACT AND
FANCY.

 

BY CARL S. LOVYDEN.

A Bird in the Hand.

It seems that when Poor Richard could
think of nothing else to say he put on his
heavy silver-rimmed spectacles and tak-
ing on a look of wisdom said: “A bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush.”

Since that time the people of the United
States have accepted that truism without
a question or a single nod of dissent.

I don’t know how the epigram originat-
ed. That is, I do not know what Poor
iichard could have been thinking about
unless it ‘was a bird catcher.. To this in--
dividual a bird caught ‘w ld be worth
a certain amount of money but two birds
free would be nothing but a possibility—
he might catch them.

The proverb really can ‘be resolved into
the form: “Is it better to have one dollar,
or a 'fair chance of having two?”

Well, that is easily answered for some-
thing is preferable to nothing.

But after all, the American mind is not
always so practical. Americans like to
speculate, and if some person would say:
I’ll give you a. silver dollar or two dollars
in stock,” they would very probably take
the latter every time.

The ‘world loves a cheerful speculator.
He is so brave and foolish and daring.
While he knows that a bird in the hand
is worth more than two that are free, ho
is too much of a sportsman to take the
sure thing.

Of course. it all depends on the circum—
stances. lf the bush is small, not very
Ihigh a’nd not very thick and there is a
fence around it and a netting on top, and
there aren’t any holes in the netting, two
birds in such a place are more acceptable
than one actually in the hand.

Don’t you think so? Why, the one bird
is sure, and the two birds are as good as
sure. Isn’t two more than one? Would
not you rather have two instead of one?

Then it depends on another thing. What
kind of birds are in the bush and what
kind in the hand? If I had a sparrow in
my hand I’d let it fly away. If the birds
in the bush were parrots, why I would
certainly prefer the parrots in the bush
to the sparrow in my hand.

Benjamin Franklin was a great man,

 


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more hor'eholds than is any other ficti-
tious character. But Poor Richard's fame
is not due to this one epigram. If it was,
it would not be perhaps, as Poor Richard
did not say much when he said “a bird
in the hand is worth two in the buSh.”
If it were birds he wished to talk about
he might have said more truly, “young
birds should ily low."

THE TALISMAN OF THE FARM.

 

BY A. A. PATRICK.

Much has been written about ways of
keeping the boy on the farm, but for the
most part that which would surely ac-
complish the purpose has been overlooked.

It is all right to teach him better meth-
Ods of farming; to have him learn more
about soils and the handling of them,
more about crops and their cultivation.
It is all right for him to know more about
feeding and breeding. He should be
taught economy—economy of time and all
things.

All this makes for financial success and
a measure of contentment. And in doing
this it helps, of course, to bring about
the desired end. But Uhere must be more
than this if the b0y is to become a suc-
cessful farmer in the highest sense of the
word.

It isn’t enough even that he have an at—
tractive home and books and music and
flowers and all the pleasant associations
that are afiorded ‘by the city. Such
things, like education, are neceszsary if the
boy is to be kept from taking up the line
of march for the city, where so many
promising young men are wearing out
their lives in a fruitless and unequal
struggle.

But above all question of success and
education and comforts comes that of
happiness. Happiness does not alway go
hand in hand with prosperity. A man
may be making ever so much money, but
if life about him is dull and leaden, if his
work is nothing but drudgery, he will he
a discontented man. 0n the other hand,
if he has something of a passion for the
country, if farming is a hobby with ‘him
as well as a business then he will be hap-
py even in adversity.

The average mortal has no time to seek
amusements or ride hobbies not connect-
ed with the work by which he earns his
living. This is true though it should not
be. A hobby on the side is a rest and a
recreation; but if it. is not to the, had then
one is forced to the conclusion that one
must get onc's happiness out of every-day
work if there is to be any happiness.

Obviously the bOy should be instilled
with a love of nature. His eyes should be
trained to see that inner life and beauty
Which is all about him, in every leaf and
twig and even in the soil that he. turns
up with his plow or hoe. He should know
that there is no such thing as mere dead
substance. Everything is sentient and
breathing with life. He should be taught
the signs and tokens of nature, the many
ways by which she conveys a knowledge
of the woods and fields and birds and
clouds and weather.

When the boy comes to see in a waving ._
crop something more than so many dollars

and cents; when he begins to understand
the life of growing things and to linger
long in the study of them; when the
sights and sounds of the country come. to
be a delight to him, then the chances are
two to one that such a boy will never go
to the city to live, for he has found that
which is more than anything else to him
—he has found happiness.

 

 

 

AN EVENING WITH “LIGE” AND
“LEAPN

(Continued from page 214),

to sit down to a collation almost, if not
quite. equal to the famed clam-bake of
sea—side resorts

The chickens came from their mud coat.
minus feathers and skin and fairly fall-
ing apart in their tenderness. ,

After a time. as the wants of the inner
man were satisfied, and after certain
formalities with pipe and tobacco had

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

and choose that particular tree as a most-
ing place. No doubt it belonged to the
same person as did the chickens which
we had eaten.

“Lige Johnson,” began the Lawyer se—
verely, “I’ll stand for no more of your
doings t0—ni—-” but here he was inter-
rupted by a business-like voice saying, “I
hear ’em, dad, right ahead here.”

Lige stayed not on the order of his
going but went at once. A little consider-
ation convinced the Writer that he did
not know the way home and had better
follow Lige. The Doctor expiained be—
tween puffs, as he tore through the
weeds, that he had an important call to
make at midnight and should not have
stayed so long anyway, and the Lawyer
wasted no breath in explanation but just
ran.

The Writer saw Lige no more that
night, but when he parted from the Law—
yer that worthy man said, virtuously, “I
intend to see that Marsh is reimbursed,
anonymously, of course, and to see that
Lige is the only one to profit by his wrong
doing, else the Doctor will be claiming
half that turkey is his."

But alas and alack for human frailty.
The next day but one the Writer touched
‘knees with the Doctor, and the Doctor
with the Lawyer, at a dinner at which
turkey was the piece-de—resistance and
the smiling host was none other than
Lige. Truly, consistency is a jewel.

 

SEPTEMBER.

BY FANNY J. MOON.

By the almost summer softness of the air,
By the almost Sabbath stillness every-
where,
By the dreamy haze that makes the earth
so fair,
We know it is September.

By the golden-rod beside the way,
By the frost-flowers fresh as May,
By sides as blue as a summer day,

We know it is September.

By the turning of the leaves,

By the absence of the sheaves,

By the shadows of the eaves.

By many signs that one believes,
We. know it is September.

it is not only so in name,
VVc’ve known it since the day it came;

The very sunshine says the same.
It is “the mild September.”

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It puts a price on everything—-
Even on mortal mind.

My whole is a poet long since gone,

Who strolled along the Wye,

From whose banks he gleaned those
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description to sportsmen). Ligebrought us member 01’ his family ‘15 not a TBS-31113?

back to the serious business of the eve-
ning by “shinning" up the tree.

Finally he located the coon and, after
a shake or two, dislodged him for Leap to
finish, which job Leap performed to our
entire satisfaction.

We then gathered our few articles which Pumpkin blanks:
had been laid aside and prepared to start Jimmie Jones blanks:

home. The fire was carefully covered but
still Lige lingered in the tree.

He took an unconscionable time about IriSh pig. 6.

coming down, but as he neared the ground
we saw that his movements were hamp-

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Answers to August 20 Kinks.
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Wives and Mothers Must Be Self Reliant.

 

Timidity Ruins Many a Career.

In a certain business office the other
day a call came for one of the best men
to be sent on an important journey. The
trip 'as coveted by every man in the
office, as, besides the importance of the
work to be done and the experience to be
gained, it meant a journey of hundreds
of miles by rail and water over country
few of the men had ever seen. The choice
was finally narrowed down to two men.
They had been the longest in the employ
of the firm, they were equally intelligent
and trustworthy, and had an equal under-
standing of the business. It seemed a.
toss up as to which would go, for neither
was the superior.

How would it be settled? Every man
wondered and gossiped and even the man-
ager was puzzled. But the question was
easily settled, in the end. and, as usual,
by a woman. The wife of one of the men
absolutely refused to let her husband go
because she was afraid to stay alone. She
lived in an apartment house with neigh-
l-ors to right of her, neighbors to left of
her. neighbors above her and neighbors
below her. Burglar alarms bristlcd all
over her flat, and a fierce bull dog slcpt
just outside her bedroom door, but she
would not stay alone even for so short a
time as two wet-ks. So her husband had
to give up the trip which meant so much
for him.

Truly a timid bride who needs protec-
tion may seem adorable during the honey—
moon. But for every day, all the year
round wear, a brave, self—reliant wife is
more desirable. Not that I would advise
wives to go out and help earn the living
to prove their courage and self-reliance,
but I would beg of them not to be so de-
pendent upon their husbands that they
act as a clog instead of a help, especially
for so foolish a cause as fear.

Nothing is so deadening in its influence
as fear. “Paralyzed with fear” is a com—
mon expression, and fear does more harm
than any other emotion. Men are afraid
to engage in business for fear they will
fail; they are afraid to ask for as large
a salary as they deserve for fear they will
be dropped altogether; they are afraid to
leave work which is distasteful to them
and in which they can barely make a liv-
ing, for fear they will not succeed in any-
thing else.

Women are afraid to call on new neigh-
bors for fear they are not in a good
enough social set; they are afraid to wear
old clothes when they can’t afford new
ones; they are afraid to be friendly for
fear they will be rebuffed; they are afraid
to try up-to-date ways of cooking for fear
husband will make fun of them, or they
are afraid to be left alone.

* * 3|!

Children_ many of them, are afraid of
pretty nearly every thing. The are afraid
of thunderstorms, strangers, animals, the
dark, punishments, the ridicule of their
mates, in fact, their little souls are in a
reign of terror, Then is the time to cor-
rect the evil. The mother of such a child
should do everything in her power to in-
still bravery into the little one.

If the child is afraid of any kind of ani—

.-mal, take him directly up to the animal,

put your hand on it, and induce him to
do the same. Tell him that on. domestic
animals will not harm anyone unless they
are attacked first, and explain their uses
to him. If he is afraid of thunder and
lightning, explain those phenomena to
him. Show him the likeness between
lightning and electricity and make use of
the story of Franklin’s old experiment
with the kite and the key. In every way
you can think of, labor to overcome his
fear of the dark. Tell him the dark is
really a friend to man, as we could not
sleep well if we had bright sunshine all
the time. Get him to go into dark rooms

roo mis of no more consequence than a
lighted one. Do not let him see you rec—
ognize any difference between daylight
and darkness.

The secret of handling such children is
your own absolute fearlessness. Once let
him see a suspicion of fear in your own
manner and the day is lost. Courage in-
spires courage just as fear engenders fear.
A cowardly mother will have cowardly
children if they are always with her.
The wife who refused to be left alone,

was really taught cowardice by her moth~
er. 'The mother was afraid of dark rooms
and of being left alone with her children.
If the father went away she had hysterics
and ‘kept the entire family behind bolted
and barred doors while he was gone. I’Ier
daughters grew up nervous, cowardly
creatures, absolutely dependent upon the
men they married all because their
mother did not do her duty by them in
childhoom. I suppose she had no thought
of ruining the career or the men her
daughters should marry. But such is
quite apt to be the result or her training
unless the young women wake up to the
fact that they are not doing their duty.
DEBORAH.

 

The Fall Fashion Showing English T weeds and
Gray Mixtures Have the Lead.

 

‘a‘rHAT a hard taskmistress Dame
Fashion is! Here we have not
yet entered our Indian summer

and she is hurrying us up to buy our
heavy suit. For an ready shop windows
are flaunting their fall colorings and shop
keepers are informing us of what is new-
est in Paris.

\Vell, then, the newest thing is gray
twccds and basketweaves and other rough
fabrics; though why should we say "new”
when gray is as old as the weather and
rough goods have their periodical spells
of popularity? They are "new" I sup-
pose, because they are first choice of the
season, English tweeds, serges and basket--
weaves being the smartest things in
cloths, and gray being the leading color.

“Gray, especially gray mixtures, is to be
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deed, it promises to ‘be so popular that I
do not believe we can keep up with the
demand.”

Of course, other colors will be worn—

alone every time you can, but do not browns, navy 'blue, greens, tan, and plum
scold.or ridicule him. Act in a perfectly all are good. And the rough goods‘do not
natural, calm manner, as though a dark‘ have the entire field, as broadcloth is

shown to some extent, but English tweeds
and homespuns have first place.

As to the style of the suit there is little
pronounced change except that the skirts
generally show the bobble effect. But it
is not the 24-inch—at-the—bottom hobble
skirt of Paris. Feminine America learned
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she now refuses to accept every dictum
of Paris as a decree to be implicitly
obeyed. The American bobble skirt is
made to fit the American woman’s sense
of the fitness of things and is at least 36
inches around, often 40 inches, which
gives room for a quite respectable stride
and relieves one of the fear of taking a
fall when going up or down stairs or in
alighting from a carriage. Indeed, on
some skirts the bobble is only simulated
by bands. Pleats are as good as ever
they were and nearly every suit has the
skirt with some pleats.

 

The coats are very much like those of
spring, three—quarter length, long sleeves,
rather deep revers, and collars and revers
faced with a contrasting color, though fac-
ings are not always seen. Metal buttons
are very popular, though some of the
basketweave suits have a crocheted bot-
tom.

The children’s and misses’ coats and
suits bear a striking likeness to those of
grownups. “ Tweeds and rough mixtures
in grays and blues are seen for misses’
suits, while the small boy and small girl
will don long coats of homespuns, with
smart velvet collars,

Take it all in all, the season promises
to be one of comfortable looking clothes.

 

THE ARTISTIC IN HOME FUR-
NISHING.

BY ELLA E. EROCKVVOOD.

Artistic furnishings do not necessarily
imply great outlay of cash, since the
simplest and least expensive of these, if
selected with care and taste, combine in
securing an effect far surpassing that of
more costly articles chosen without them.

he first thought when contemplating a.
purchase, whether of furniture, carpets,
draperies or wall paper, should be, will
it harmonize with the articles already in
the room? It might be easier could all of
these be bought at the same time but
this kind of buying comes to most people
only once in a life time, that occasion be-
ing when first they go to housekeeping.
Thereafter they must add to what they
already possess in that line,

It is well for the purchaser to bear in
mind that one. or at most, two colors in
a room are better than more. If there is
a single color scheme, as the home decor-
ative writers expreSS it, the effect is more
artistic and harmonious than where the
effect follows that of Jacob's coat. Relief
from the monotone is supplied in touches
of brighter colors, such as might be sup-
plied in sofa pillows, cushions, small rugs,
etc. Often the wall paper border at the
ceiling is rich in color when the sides and
ceiling are subdued in tone and this gives
relief from what might otherwise be a
dull effect.

Either green or brown furnishes a very
good color to use as the foundation in
furnishing a living room. Let the floor
covering have the chosen tone predomi-
nating, enlivened by darker or lighter self
tones, with touches of red or green: Yel-
low lends itself well to a brown room also.
With this, a wall paper in soft tan and
brown carrying just a touch of the bright-
er color shown in the rug or carpet would
give an excellent effect.

With the floor covering and walls fur-
nished, the rest is not difficult. To carry
out the effect already secured with these
two there may be either oak or mahogany
furniture. Birch with a mahogany finish
can be distinguished from the real arti-
cle only by an expert and the expense is
much less.

A handsome davenport, a couch, or
even a narrow cot over which is thrown
a cover, adds to the homelike appearance
of the living room. The colors in the
cover should follow the brown tones of
the rug and wall paper. On this pile as
many bright colored pillows as you like.

The chairs may be of solid wood. For
best effect avoid several different kinds.
If oak, then have two or three of these,
solid, substantial and comfortable. Wil-
low, or the woven grass in chairs is al-
ways in good taste in a. room, with other
furniture, but to mix tight and dark oak
or other varieties of wood together will
give an inharrnonious effect. Light oak
may be stained with dark oak finish if
the varnish is first removed. At present
dark oak is in better style than the light.

Tan and green work well togethexfinfi-a
green room, the latter being one of the
most satisfactory of shades with the av-
erage environment. It satisfies all re-
quirements, is soft and restful to the eye,
and does not fade worse than others, as
a rule. It is exceptionally satisfactory in
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low is helpful in brightening a dark one.

Just at present white enamel is a very
popular finish for Woodwork. This is a
near relative of our old time friend. white
lead paint but possesses many advantages
over the latter. People with hardwood
finish in their homes frequently cover it
with white enamel these days, but how
long the fashion will endure nobody can
tell. However, when a change is desired
the finish can be removed and another
substituted.

Remember that a. very few points indi-
cate the artistic in furnishing. Stick to
one color, or at most two, in a room.
Have but a single variety of wood if pos-
sible. Put bright color to enliven the
effect, in the shape of cushions, pillows
and small rugs, and even these should
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MICHIGAN COUNTRY WOMEN AS
MONEY EARNERS.
No. 13.

 

BY GENEVA M. sEWELL.
Raising Herbs for Market.
NE thing which a. woman or girl
0 living on a farm may do to earn
some money is to raise herbs for
market. Do not expect to make a fortune
out of it but just a snug little sum each
year.

If you have a choice of places for your
herb garden, select good rich soil which
should be well enriched with thoroughly
rotted manure, plowed or spaded up to a.
good depth, then worked and leveled until
it presents a. smooth, fine surface. Then
mark out into rows running lengthwise
of the ground, with space between each
row so that it may be 'weeded easily.

First let us plant sage. Sow seeds about
three or four inches apart in rows. When
nicely up and growing well thin to about
six or eight inches apart in the row. Let
the plants stand as closely as this until
they begin to crowd, which will not be
until about the second year, then thin
again to dbout a foot or 16 inches apart.
This thinning may be done by digging
out every other one. The idea in leaving
the plants so closely together While young
is that quite a good crop may be gath-
ered from the first year. The proper time
to harvest is when it is beginning to
bloom. Cut the tops off evenly just as far
down as the leaves are perfectly green.
Tie the cut stalks up into small bundles
and dry, in some cool dark place. The
leaves of sage are extensively used for
medicinal and culinary purposes, no herb
being so universally used in cooking.

Caraway is planted about the same way
and thinned to ten inches apart in the
rOWs. Let them stand until the second
season then thin to 20 inches. This herb
will not yield much in the first season, in
some places it will not yield at all, but
the second year and each year thereafter
it will do well, producing an abundant
crop. The seeds must .be picked as soon
as they begin to dry, for if left to ripen
they will have but little flavor. Cut the
heads and place in a clean, cool, shady
place to dry. The picking must be at-
tended to from time to time as the seeds
get right to pick. \Vhen the seeds are
thoroughly dry rub them from the stems
and clean them from all chaff, place them
in some air tight can, a fruit can is good,
this will preserve the flavor. Druggists
and convfectioners will be glad to take all
that you cannot sell to neighbors.

Thyme may be planted and thinned to
six inches apart, and then to 12 when the
plants begin to crowd. \Vhen the lower
blooms on the stalk are open cut the tops
as far down as the leaves are nice and tie
in bundles and dry same as sage. Thyme
is used for seasoning and hotel keepers
as well as grocers and druggists will be
glad to take it.

Lavender may be sown in drills and
thinned to ten inches or more as needed.
The flowers are the part of this to save,
and should be gathered when fully out,
spread on papers in a. dry, airy place, and
put away when thoroughly dried, into air
tight receptacles. Lavender is used in
the preparation of perfumes, and sachet
powders. also for placing among linen in
the linen closet, to which it imparts a.
delightful odor,

All these, sage, caraway, thyme and
lavender, are perennials, and when once
established will live from year to year,
and flourish with but little care. They
should have a good mulching with well
rotted manure each fall, and this should
be turned under in the spring when the
soil is loosened and made mellow around
the plants; after this an occasional hoeing
or forking over of the soil will keep them
in a healthy, growing and profitable con-
dition for a number of years. In course
of time you will have to make a new start
for you know a soil gets tired of raising

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

Just the same things each year. Each one
must be her own judge in this matter,

Sweet Marjorem, summer savory and
sweet basil are all annuals and must be
grown from the seed each year. Plant in
drills about a foot apart. They all need
light, rich soil, and rw’hen Just coming into
'bloom must be cut, tied into small
bunches, leaving a. length of string by
which to attach to a wire which may be
stretched across a clean, airy room, and
tie the Ibunches onto this by the string.
Leave spaces enough between for air. If
the bunches are tied with irregular pieces
of string more bunches will hang on the
wire without crowding. Never hang herbs
out of doors or in the sun, as it will im-
pair their strength. When perfectly dry
pack in glass cans, or in paper bags, and
pack closely in boxes which have a lid
and which are lined with paper.

Any of these products may be sold from
ihouse to house in any towu or city. The
price may be determined by the price at
which dealers sell them, only you must
give more for the same money, say five
cents a small bunch or three bunches for
ten cents. The seeds are sold by the
ounce, roughly speaking, two tablespoons
fu‘ll will make an ounce, of course, this
will overrun but do not be afraid of giving
good Weight or measure.

In connection with the above I would
suggest raising parsley and red peppers.
Parsley may be started in the house and
a quantity sold the first year. It sells
high, ten cents for a dozen sprigs is the
usual price and arrangements may be
made to deliver on certain days to the
hotels. They will take all you can raise
and you will ‘be surprised at the amount
of money you will get from it. It will do
well the second year but may want to go
to seed in the latter part of the year.

Peppers are easily grown and some of
the nice ones will often bring 15 cents per
dozen. The large green mangoes, and the
common red peppers will be from five to
ten cents per dozen. A single plant will
often bring several dozen peppers.

I wish any one unlimited 'success in this
work. Remember that what others have
made a success of you may likewise.

NOW THEY SAY OVERSKIRTS ARE
“our."

 

What’s the use of prophesying any-
thing about styles? You could see noth-
ing but overskirts six weeks ago. Now
you go into a store and ask for a dress
with a tunic skirt and the suave clerk
politely lifts her eyebrows and says, “But
overskirts have gone out. None of the
new dresses have them." Sure enough,
the dresses for the late summer and fall
are without the graceful tunics which
were so much admired in the spring.
Nevertheless, they are seen a great deal
on the streets, for the women who bought
such dresses early are certainly going to
wear them out.

SHORT CUTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.

 

An old catalog on the pantry table for
placing hot or black cooking utensils up.
on, is a labor saver. Tear OE and burn
the leaves as they get soiled. When
cleaning fowl, use plenty of newspapers.
There is no need of soiling your table at
all. Yet many women do, and what a
cleaning up they have always to go
through a‘ter dressing a fowll—T. F. C.

On dairy farms where many milk uten-
sils are in use, the dishwasher will find
it very cheap and easy to first scour each
dish with ashes. Rubbing over them
just once in this way is sufficient, and
then rinse twice. You neved need to
wash them in anything but cold or pre-
ferably tepid water, to keep them sweet
and clean. This also prevents. rust spots
from forming and keeping the utensils
bright without injuring the tin.——L, C. B.
(Will L. C. B. please send name and
address?—Ed.) L

Having three little boys, I had to find
a means whereby to keep holes out of the
top of the stookings made so quickly by
those garter fastenings, so I just cut
them off and baste them on to the stock-
ing. They are in place for a week and
one clip with the scissors they are off,
and a few stitches are attached to a
clean pair. I also out those pin fasten-
‘ings off and put a buttonhole in a piece
of cloth and sew to top that buttons up
on to the waist, then there is no having
garters and the time saved putting on
mornings thrice repays the work at first.
Sometimes I bind my stockings for the
little one with a piece of black sewed on
wrong side with the machine and pulled
so as to get all the stretch of the stock-
ing to prevent it binding on the leg. This
saves many darning minutes—Mrs. H.
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Dear Editorz—As I am a reader of The
Farmer and read many letters written by
farmer’s twives, would like you to print
my letter. I would like to say a word to
the lady who tires of city company. I
have spent most of my life on a farm and
always entertain through the summer a
great many ladies and children and find
great pleasure in having them come. They
are not like the Hillsdale lady’s company,
they always help me and when they re-
turn to the city I always give them what
I have fresh in the garden. Then, when
Christmas comes it is my turn to be re-
membered, and I must say that I am, for
I receive a great many beautiful presents.

ePrhaps the lady who does not like
company is too selfish. She doesn‘t see
what others are doing for her. And then
again, perhaps the company are not able
to entertain her as she does them. In
this case she must remember and read
her Bible where it says “what you give
to the poor you lend to the Lord.” 1 al-
ways find it better to give than to re-
ceive.

I am now 72 years old and still enter-
tain the young as well as the old. Then
when the long winter days come I am in-
vited to the big city and entertained in
some lovely homes and then the change
is a pleasure for me. Now one word to
the poOr lady who is made misera‘ble by
city ladies. I would say. try and make
your company to them so pleasant they
will want you to come in winter and spend
the long winter days with them and then
perhaps the city people will not be such
a burden to you when it comes your turn
to entertain them.

HOME QUERIES.

 

Dear Editor:~\\'ould you please tell me
through Home Queries how to get plum
stain out without boiling? Also how to
get ink spots out of gingham dresses?—
E. S

The best way to remove fruit stains
from any white goods is to stretch the
stained place over a basin and pour boil—
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stains in milk. Renew the milk when it
gets blue and soak until the spot dis-
appears.

I)ear Editorz—In reply to M. B. I will
give my experience washing white rib-
bon. Fill a two-quart can half full of
'water with enough soap powder to make
a good suds. Put in the ribbon and give
a good shaking; let stand a while and
shake again. I rinse in the same way.—
J. P., Evart.

Dear Editor—“fill some one please tell
me through the Michigan Farmer how to
preserve green tomatoes?—Mrs. M. M.

How many cooks leave the lid a little
to one side on the saucepan when cook-
ing vegetables? Many of us, I am afraid,

cover the pot close—
Ventllate Vegetables ly to keep in the
as they Cook. steam, thinking the
vegetables will cook
more quickly. Instead the lid snould be
left to one side. While the vegetables
are cooking certain gases are released
which should be allowed to pass off in the
steam as they not only give the food a
strong flavor but are supposed to be in-
jurious. These gases include carbonic gas
and various sulphur compounds.

If the lid is a little to one side they
will pass off in the steam, giving a more
tasty and more digestible vegetable.

This is especially true of cabbage. cauli—
flower, brusscls sprouts onions and other
strong odorcd and strong flavored vege-
tables. V‘Vhen these are cooked the lid
should be left entirely off and the vege—
table covercd with boiling water. The
disagreeable smell which keeps many
from cooking cabbage is in this way prac-
tically eliminated. In cooking cabbage
do not make the mistake of overcooking,
as this is more indigcstiblc than if cooked
just enough. It should not be cooked
until it turns yellow. Vthn done it
should be crisp, though still tender, and
the leaves should retain their original
green or white color.

 

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To make a tireless cooker, secure a box
2 in. deep, 24 in~ long. 16 in. wide, line
inside with newspapers. 4 thick; pack
with 'hay, press down solid; work nest in
each end for a. granite dish with cover.
Line nets with cloth; fit cushion size of
box, filled with chaff of clover hay, Cover
with board to fit box; press with block
of wood. I have cooked rolled oats, rice,
beans, dried apples, and peas. Start
them to boil on stove; season: place in
cooker. Let cook five to ten hours—L. F.

 

“THE MICHIGAN FARM‘ER

        
 
    
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
       
 
    
 
   
   
   
 
       
 
    
 
   
   
   
 
     
  

in One Season

The two remarkable stoves shown in the picture made a most;
remarkable record last season. We sold forty carloads of Palace
Windsor and Superb Windsor hard coal base burners last Fall
and if any proof were required to impress the stove users of this
country with the splendid quality of these particular stoves and,
in fact, of all the stoves and ranges sold by us, this record would
supply that proof. Just think of forty carloads of base burners sent
from us to our customers and not a single one of them returned as
unsatisfactory! Forty carloads of stoves scattered over this great
country of ours, subjected to daily use in the homes of our
friends, depended upon to make the home pleasant and comfort-
able in the severest winter weather, all sold under a most liberal
guarantee of absolute satisfaction or we refund the purchase
price and transportation charges both ways, and every single base
burner of the forty carloads giving full satisfaction, not a. single
letter of complaint, not one stove of the forty carloads returned be-
cause of dissatisfaction. Three stoves were damaged in transit,
but as we guarantee safe delivery we replaced them to the three cus—
tomers who received the stoves that were damaged by the railroad
company.

This record proves two things: First, the enormous sales which we
enjoy; Second, the high quality of the stoves sold by us. Our large sales
are due to the fact that we take the output of several stove foundries, every
foundry making a. special line of stoves for us according to ourown speci—
fications. Our stove manager has spent a. lifetime in this business; he
knows how stoves should be built to give the best possible service with
the least fuel and every stove sent out by us must pass rigid inspection,
must measure up to our high standard of quality. Taking rthe output at.
foundry cost, we then send them direct to you, carefully crated, black-
ened and polished, safe delivery to your nearest railway station guaran-
teed; and to the foundry cost. we add but one small margin of profit.
Under this policy you save from $5.00 to $20.00 when you buy a. stove, or
range from us. Those who bought these high quality base burners last.
year write us that they saved as much as $20.00 on the purchase and as
the freight charges are very low, the saving was enough in many in-
stances to buy a large portion of the fuel needed to run them last Winter.
With our large sales, our economical methods of handling merchandise,
our small profits, we are able to give you better qualities for less money
than other dealers give you. We want to prove this to you if you will let. us.

Write us a letter or a. postal card to-day and say “Please send
me your new stove catalogue for 1910 and ’11” and we will im-
mediately send this new book, just from the printer’s hands. It
shows you the most complete line of high grade stoves and ranges
sold by any single firm in this country. W'c have everything
from the lowest priced airtight heating stove to the finest mal-
leable iron and steel ranges. We have stoves that burn wood,
coal, corn cobs, straw and trash of every description; we have
stoves for hard coal and stoves for soft coal; we have stoves for
every climate and every purpose and in every instance, quality
for quality, our prices will save you money.

 
          
 
         
  
       
     
 
      
       
      
     
        
   

'40 Carloads oi Salislaclio

Our Superb Windsor, Self-Feeding, Our Palace Windsor, Self-Feeding,
Double Healer, Hard Coal
Base Burner

Which is constructed in our/alga Is ihe besl value ever offered in a
Pennsylvania Foundry, is a service- high-grade Hard C oal Base Burn—
oble, reliable and satisfactory stove er. Our illustrations are taken
with sieaa’y and powerful heating from Ike photographs of the actual
capactiy. The desi is new and slave. Thousands of our cus-
complez‘e as well as! orough/yproc- tomers ihroughoui the entire world
iical while its consiruction is scien— voluniarily lestify 10 its beauiy and
fific and perfect, thus making our simplicity of design; the absolute
Superb Windsora superior, popu- perfection of the materials used: 10
[or priced. Hard Coal Base Burner. the reliability of its mechanical con-

Our Superb Windsor combines siruciion; the uniform, perfect and
elegance of design with Durability, powerful radiation and circulation
Strength, Powerful Heating Capa- of heat; [he cconomvl of fuel con—
city and a Practical Economy of sumed and also lo the simplicity
Fuel with Low Prices.

Prices of Superb Windsor $21.95 Prices of Palace Windsor $26.05
io $27.93, according lo size.

SEPT. 17, ‘ 1910.

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g If you need a stove of any kind this Fall or Winter it
will be very much to your advantage to write us a letter or a
postal card and ask for a copy of this free stove catalogue.

We Are Prepared to Make Quick Delivery

        
      

 

Prompt shipment from Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City,
also from laundry in Western Pennsylvania. Write a! once for our
stove catalogue and gel full description of these two healers, with list
of sizes and prices.
of freight rates showing the freight on slaves to every stale in the Union.

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We have worked out; a plan under which we carry large stocks of our best stoves and ranges in several warehouses
scattered about the country, so that when your order reaches us, we are prepared to make very quick delivery and this
also means lower freight charges because the distance the transportation company must carry the stove is so short. We
are ready now with the largest stocks in our history. We can deliver in just a few days’ time and our low prices, our high
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anyone at; home or elsewhere. Get the catalogue with all the particulars, our special offers and guarantees by writing us
a letter or a. postal card, addressing the store nearest you—19th and Campbell Streets, Kansas City, or Chicago Avenue

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We are proud to refer you to as many as you wish of over 140.000 satisfied owners of Kalamazoos in over 21.000
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(Continued from page 212).
state, 85 in the southern counties, 81 in
the central counties, 79 in the northern
counties and 92 in the upper peninsula.

Peas—The estimated average yield in
the state and central counties is 14, in the
southern counties 17, in the northern
counties 12 and in the upper peninsula 15
bushels per acre.

Potatoes—The condition of potatoes
compared with an average per cent in the
state is 69, in the southern counties 65,
in the central counties 70, in the northern
counties 77 and in the upper peninsula 83.
The condition one year ago was 80 in the
state, 84 in the southern counties, 75 in
the central counties, 72 in the northern
counties and 90 in the upper peninsula.

Clover Seed—The condition of clover
seed compared with an average per cent
in the state is 73, in the southern counties
70, in the central counties 78, in the nor-
thern counties 76 and in the upper penin-
sula 77.

The condition one year ago was 61 in
the state, 58 in the southern counties, 66
in the central counties, 68 in the northern
counties and 52 in the upper peninsula.

Live Stock—Live stock is generally in
good condition.

 

CROP AND MARKET NOTES.

Gratiot Co., Sept. 6.———The first relief
from the long drouth came August
22. Since that date rains have been fre—
quent. A few have pulled beans and
sowed wheat, but little will be done before
the 10th. Beans are being contracted for
at $2 for September. Threshing machines
are still hard at work and will be for
two weeks. Both oats and wheat are
yielding well. Beans promise about 50 per
cent of a good crop, eight to 15 lbu. per
acre will catch most of them. Clover seed
is Well filled and there is a good acreage
in this section. A light frost on the
morning of the second of September did
no damage. Some corn is already ripe
and being cut and ten days more will in—
sure a fair crop. Late potatoes also will
be good if frost holds off two weeks.
Much hay is going on to the market at
$9@11 per ton.

Lapeer Co., Sept. 1.——A good rain need-
ed. It has been hard, dry plowing. Many
fields intended for wheat are now ready
to sow. Some rye will 'be sown on land
not thought good enough or well enough
prepared fr wheat. A slight frost was
noted on the morning of Sept. 2. The corn
crop not yet mature. The bean crop not
ripening evenly, there being a good many
green pods. Pasture still very short and
many farmers feeding their stock. Second
crop of June clover will yield a fair crop
of seed. Hay pressers are busy in this
section. High prices will again prevail
for the September pig crop. Apples are
a. short crop, not enough for home use,

Genesee Co., Sept. 9.—Continued fine
weather with hardly a sufficient rainfall
for late potatoes. Corn doing well. Fall
seeding now in order with a good average
acreage. Present conditions favorable for
germination. This county has now under
construction its first mileage of macadam
road built under the state reward law.
It is probable that from now on this will
be added to every year as the public is
beginning to realize the benefits of im--
proved highways. Market brisk on hay,
oats and potatoes, the latter quoted at
600. Butter and eggs firm; wheat being
held for higher prices.

Kalkaska 00., Sept. 5.——Weather favor-
able for the development of {all crops.
Threshing in progress. Oats raised on
heavy ground fairly good. other grain crops
not yielding well. Corn, potatoes and beans
promise good yield. Fall pastures good.
Stock in good condition but not plentiful.
Good cows scarce and high. A normal
amount of fall grain will be sown. Farm-
ers experimenting with alfalfa with var-
iable success.

Northern Isabella and Southern Clare
Co.’s, Aug. 27.—-Good growing weather af-
ter a severe drouth and a regular down-
pour of rain Aug. 22nd. Rain came too
late for early beans, potatoes, sugar beets
and corn. Threshing in full 'blast. XVheat
turning out better than in former years.
Oats 75 per cent of a crop. Peas half a
crop. Rye a good crop. Quite a large
acreage of wheat being sown. Pastures
getting green. Hay $14 per ton; oats,
31c per bu; 'wheat, 910; eggs, 17c doz; but-
ter, 250 1b; potatoes. 750 per bu.

Ohio.

Carrol Co., Sept. 6.—~VVe got a few
nice showers lately. Grasshoppers and
potato bugs eating up everything. Most
corn fields are weedy. Farmers nearly
done threshing. Potatoes a poor crop.
Tomatoes get rotten before they get ripe.
Pumpkins will be a light crop. Butter,
20c lb; bacon, 25c lb: wheat, 950 per bu.
Pastures all very short. Farmers plow-
ing for wheat. It was very dry plowing
until lately. Some farmers plowing sod
for wheat.

Hardin Co., Sept, 8.-—The drouth was
broken by some nice rains in the past
two weeks. Grass is starting nicely. all
that is alive. Corn is down badly. A fine
time for plowing and getting ready to
seed. Our corn is hurt by the dry weather
and grasshoppers; a nice looking ear but
not filled out. Our second crop of clover
was eaten to the ground and it ap-
pears dead yet. Hay selling loose at $14;
baled. $12 per ton; oats. 300 per bu; wheat
900@$1; corn, 90c. per hundred.

Williams Co., Sept, 9.—XVeather cool and
pleasant but has been very warm and
sultry, with plenty of rain. Pastures are
picking up considerably. Of course. the
milk supply was on the decrease. but 15
a great deal better since the recent rains.
Threshing is almost over. W'ill not be
much clover seed on account of grass-
hoppers. Corn that was planted early
and did not have to be replanted is ready
to cut. The prospect for corn is fine for
the poor outlook it had in the spring, be—
ing destroyed so much by cutworms. The
fruit crop in general is a little better

 

‘than the average. Peaches bring from

7:50 to $1.50.per but, and plums are so
plentiful that one could scarcely give

vthem away. Apples are plentiful also.

THE" MICHIGAN?"FARMERJ

Hogs are a good price, bringing from
$8@9.75. 00ws are not quite so high as
they were a year or two ago. Butter
brings from 26@30c per lb; eggs, 22c doz.
Land is selling for very high prices, bring-
ing from $90@150 per acre. ‘

Lucas Co., Sept. 9.—The long continued
drouth has been broken. \Ve have had
several good showers, enough to help all
growing vegetation. Pastures are start-
ing up nicely. Plowing for wheat has
begun, but the rains have scarcely wet
down the depth of plowing. There will
be about the usual acreage of wheat
sown this fall. Threshing is nearly fin-
ished. Oats are a good crop and of fine
quality. Wheat has not turned out as
well as was expected, some fields were
badly affected by the smut. Oats are
selling at 31c bu; wheat, 96c; corn, 60c.
Clover seed is not yielding as well as ex-
pected, the quality, however, is good.
Clover is quoted at $10; alsike, $9. Pota—
toes are scarce and are selling close to
the dollar mark. Apples are scarce and
high, good cooking apples bringing $1 per
bu. There is a good crop of peaches and
they are selling from 50c@$1 per ha Pear
trees are breaking down with fruit and'
there seems to be no market for them.
Hogs are lower but are $9@9.50 per cwt.,
the medium hog bringing the highest
price. Steers, $4.50@6; stockers and feed—
ers, $3.50@4.50; sheep, $4; lambs, $6; veal,
scarce and high, good, $9@9.50 per cwt.
Poultry lower at 11@120; eggs higher at
23c; dairy butter 250 and scarce. Corn is
caring up good and promises to be an
average crop,

Indiana.

La Porte Co., Sept. 8. Drouth is brok-
en in northern Indiana b dieavy rains the
last two weeks and plo g for wheat and
rye is keeping farme y. Corn will
be better than expe t not a full
average, except on low und. Potatoes,
late planted, promise average yield. Some
large growers report the yield to be lbetter
than last year, but acreage only half as
large and predict high prices. Cowpeas
are growing fast and late varieties prom—
ise fair yield of vine but not of seed.‘
Early varieties have more seed “but vine
is short and ripened prematurely, owing
to drouth. They are the best milk pro-
ducing food we can raise, increasing the
milk flow and also increasing butter yield.
Grass is growing; pasture better and cows
increased their butter record last week
and this. Wheat, 93c; oats, 36@40c; corn
(old), 680; butter cows are high, about
$60; hogs are scarce and sell as fast as
in shape to sell at about 81/20 live weight.1
Sheep but few, in small flocks. Stocki
cattle shrunk some during dry weather.i
\Ve hope for growing weather until N0-‘
vember and feed will pan out an average.
Butter, 32@35c from dairy; bran, $24;
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Illinois.

Bureau Co., Sept. 8.——VVe have had re-
freshing showers the last week or two
that has stimulated pastures. Wheat has
surprised many in the amount sown and
in the yield per acre—from 20 to 40 bu.
Market here 90@920. Oats yield 30 to 60
bu. per acre, market 30@33c. Corn, un-
even, poor to good. Old selling at 50@55c.
Early potatoes nearly 2L failure, late can-
not estimate, bringing 90c@$1. Fruit
scarce. Cattle scarce, according to qual-
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depend on the lateness of frost. More
wheat will be put in than has been for
years if reports are true.

Marion Co., Sept. 10.—-There has been
more rain the first week of this month
than usually falls in this month. Corn is
maturing very slowly, with considerable
on the ground. The fields are too soft to
get onto at this time. Some are seed-
ing to timothy. The acreage being sown
to wheat is small. Grain in the stack is
damaged on account of so much rain.
Spring seeding of clover doing fine. Stock
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fresh cows, which are in good demand at
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first of the month. Fall plowing now in
full swing. No frosts to date. Every-
thing out of way of frost except some
corn. Threshing commenced; wheat 20
to 35 bu per acre; oats 30 to 65. Both are
of line quality. Spring seeding is coming
on better since the hard rains and some
pieces which did not show up much
clover will not be plowed -up. Alfalfa,
where sown, stands better than the
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affect it when it was worked. There will
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September 14, 1910.
Grains and Seeds.
Wheat—The wide movement of wheat
here and abroad. the failure of exporters
to buy of Americans, the increase in the
visible supply and the large amounts ac-
cumulating at large market centers, made
the work of the bulls difficult, and the
bears were in power practically all of the
week. Prices are lowar. The chief
strength and about the only news that the
bulls brought to bear upon the trade, was
the cold weather and the danger it put
the corn crop in. Flour is in demand and
millers are working hard to fill orders.
They take a good amount of the cash
grain but it appears to now be piling up
in spite of their liberal buying. The esti—
mates of the government show the spring
wheat crop to have improved during the
past month, but the probable yield is now
some 15 points below the ten-year av—
erage. One year ago the price for No. 2
red Wheat was $11114. Quotations for the
past week are:

No. 2 No. 1
Red. White. Dec. May.
Thursday ....1.001/2 .98 1.04% 1.09%

Friday ....... .99 .961/2 1.0414 1.091,;
Saturday . .. . . .981/2 .96 1.03% 1.08%.
Monday ...... .99 .9695 1.0414 1.09

Tuesday ...... .981/2 .96 1-033/1. 1.08%,
\Vednesday . . .98 .9544 1.03 1.07%

Corn.-—Corn values are depressed in
sympathy with wheat. The figures of the
government give the crop a poorer mark
than the first of August and over one
point below the ten-year average mark.
Should frost hold off the prospects for
the crop are good and since the crop re-
porters have sent in their estimates the
weather, except for the cold, has favored
the proper finishing of the ears. There
has not been too much moisture. but
sufficient to give the kernels plumpness.
The Michigan crop report shows the prob-
able yield of this statc to be about five
per cent below the crop of last year. One
year ago the price for No. 3 corn was
71c. Quotations for the past week are:

No. 2 No. 2

Mixed. Yellow.
Thursday ................. 591/; 011/;
Friday .................... 591/2 611/2
Saturday ................. 59 61
Monday ................... 59 61
Tuesday .................. 59 61
Wednesday ............... 58 60

Oatsfir The government figures were
bearish on the oat crop. They showed an
improvement over the estimates for Au~
gust, and placed the crop abovo the ten-
year average by about four points. But in
spite of this showing the prices have held
steady with those prevailing last week,
the strength coming from Canada. where
the yield is declared to be far below the
harvest of last year. The price for this
date in 1909 was 410 for standard oats.
Quotations for the past week are:

Standard. No. 3

\Vhite.
Thursday ................. 35 341/2
Friday .................... 35 343/12
Saturday ................. 35 3441/2
Monday ................... 351/“; 35
Tuesday .................. 35% 351/4
\Vcdnesday ............... 36 351A;

Beans—According to the figures of the
Michigan crop reporters. the bean crop
is below the average for the crop last
year. In the southern and central coun-
ties in particular where the bulk of the
legumes of the state are grown, the crop
shows up poorly. The prices quoted here
are only nominal and do not represent
actual sales and are unchanged from last
week. They are:

Cash. Oct.

Thursday .................. $2.40 $2.18
F‘riday ..................... 2.40 2.18
Saturday ................... 2.40 2.18
Monday .................... 2.40 2.18
Tuesday .................... 2.40 2.18
Wednesday ................. 2.35 2.18

Cloverseed.—-This market for a few
weeks has been very bullish and the past
few days are no exception. Michigan's
crop, as put by the Michigan report, is
much above the estimated yield of a year
ago in all parts of the state. The buying
on the local market is very active and
brokers appear anxious to get hold of all
the seed they can. believing in an active
demand for the goods next spring. Quo-
tations for the past week are:

Prime. Oct. Alsike.

Thursdav ........ $ 9.75 $ 9.75 $9.25
Friday 2 .......... 9.75 9,75 9.25
Saturday ........ 9.75 9.75 9.25
Menday .......... 10.00 10.00 9.25
‘ Tuesday ......... 10.00 10.00 9.25
Wednesday ...... 9.75 9.75 9.25

The nominal quotation is 72c per bu.,
which is the price of a weck ago.
Visible Supply of Grains.

This week. Last week

Wheat .............28,209.000 26.451000
Corn ............... 2.906.000 2,750,000
Oats ............... 17,748,000 16.260.000
Rye ................ 255.000 172.000
Barlex ............. 1.265.000 928,000

‘Flour, Feed, Provisions. Etc.
Floun—Thc flour trade is firm at last
week’s figures. Millers are active and
are finding a good call for flour.

Clear ................................. $4.60
Straight ................ . ............ 4.80
Patent h/Tit-liigan .................... 5.10
Ordinary Patent ..................... 4 90

Hay and Straw.—~Market steady. Quo-
tatitihs on baled hay in car lots f. o. b.
Detroit are: No. 1 timothy, 316651650;
No, 2 timothy, 5515601550: clover. mixed,
315691550: rve straw, $7607.50; wheat and
oat straw. $650607 per ton.

Feed.—-All kinds of feed rule steady.
Carlot prices on track: Bran. $22 per
ton; coarse middlings. $24: fine middlings,
$27; cracked corn. $27: coarse corn meal,
$27; corn and oat chop, $24 per ton.

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

Potatoes.-—The national erop\ report in-
dicates that the 1910 crop of potatoes will
fall ten points below-the crop of 1909
which was only one point above the ten-
year average. Michigan crop is light.
New potatoes are quoted at $2.50 per bbl.,
or $1.90 per 2 bu. sack.

Provisions.——Mess pork, $23; family
pork, $230,184.50; medium clear, $23fi/24;
smoked hams, 16611161/éc; dry s'alted bris-
kets, 14c; shoulders, 14c; picnic hams, 13c;
bacon, 1761118c; lard in tierces, 100; kettle
rendered, 140 per lb.

Dairy and Poultry Products.

Button—The advance noted in. our last
issue was not maintained, the market for
creamery goods the past week dropping
1c. The trade is firm at the lower figure
and active. Extra creamery is quoted at
301/2c; firsts do., 28c; dairy, 23c; packing
stock 23c per lb.

Eggs.—There has been a fractional ad-
vance the past week in egg prices anti the
market is firm at the new figure. The
demand is good. Fresh receipts, cases
included, ease count, are quoted at 22c.
per dozen.

Poultry.—There is little activity in the
chicken deal. The supply is ordinary and
the demand is well proportioned. Spring
chickens are quoted at 156rl5lée per lb,
hens at 141/2@15c.

Cheese.—Michigan, late made. 15c;
Michigan. fall made, 171/2@18e; York state,
171.é@18c; limburger, old, 17@18c; Swiss,
domestic block, 21@22c; cream brick,
161/2@17c.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Apples.——There is a fairly good volume
of apples coming to the market, but the
quality is averaging only ordinary. Duch—
ess are quoted at $3 per bbl., and common
stock at $2603. .

Cabbage.——Steady.
‘bbl. for new.

Huckleberries.-Steady and
Quoted at $275604.

Peaches.——The peach deal the past week
has been real active and the deliveries
were large. Prices are lower and range
from 6006033150 for Michigan products.

Tomatoes. ‘The receipts of tomatoes
are liberal. Market steady. Generally
quoted at $6561770c per bu.

GrapeS.——Conc01‘ds, 10-lb. baskets, 25@
30c: Niagaras, 35c.

Pears.—Bartletts, $1fl1.25 per tbu.

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OTHER MARKETS.
Grand Rapids.

Local potato men say that the market
on late potatoes will start in around 456D
50c. The crop promises well in Michigan
and in view of crop reports from outside
states it is believed that potatoes will
bring a medium price, neither very high
nor very low, this season. Potatoes sold
in a small way at 706D90C on the Grand
Rapids market Tuesday morning. Fruit
is bringing good prices, selling as follows
Tuesday: Apples, 80c601.50: peaches, $1.
61-2; pears, S0c61l$1.50; plums, $1601.50;
grapes, $1.2561‘1.50; crabapples. $1.50. A
few second crop berries appeared. J. F
Richardson. of Jamestown, bringing in a
crate of strawberries and one of black
'berries. Vegetables are selling as follows:
Muskmclons. 80c; celery, 15c; corn. 861)
12c: butter beans, 800; eggplant, 80c; on-

ions, 6062170c: tomatoes. 706190c; beets,
50c; cucumbers, 60c. (‘lover and timothy
seed are high, being quoted at $10.50 and
$5 respectively. Timothy is the highest in
years. Rutter, both dairy and creamery,
are down 1c. bringing 24c and 300 re-

spectively. Eggs are still climbing. deal-
crs paying the country trade 216122c. The
poultry market is unchanged. Dressed
hogs continue firm at 116012c. Xthat is
worth 940; ~corn 61c; rye. 60c and oats
37c. Beans are firm at $2. Michigan is
reported to have 20 per cent increase in
bean acreage this year, and crop pros-
pects on the whole are favorable.

 

Chlcago.

VVheaL—No. 2 red, 96%@97c; December,
9950c; Mav, $10534 'bu.

Corn.——No, 2 mixed. 571460571/gc; De-
cember, 551,4.c: May, 581/80

Oats—No. 3 white, 33%@34c; December,
351/50: May. 3814c. .

Butter. Best grade creamery declincd
10 on Monday: market quiet with an ens--
ier tone in evidcncc. Creameries, 241/26?)
29c: dairies, 23612Tc.

Eggs. Market active and firm at last
\veck‘s advanced prices. Quotations are:
Prime firsts, 23c: firsts, 21c: at mark,
cases included, 1461‘1Tc per dozen.

Hay and Straw.~Hay steady at last
Week's revised ligurcs. All kinds of
straw 50c per ton higher. Thc quo-
tations are: Choice timothy. $185060
19.50: No. l timothy. 91176109: No. 2 do.
and No. 1 mixed. $156T16.50: No. 3 do. and
No. 2 mixed. 212611450: rye straw. $7.50
618: oat straw. $550616; wheat straw,
$5615.50 per ton.

Potatoes—Trade fairly active with best
stock showing an advance of 7c ovlm last
week. (“mice to fancy quoted at SSQDUC
per bu; fair to good, 7561380c.

 

 

Buttervll’farket lower: best grades sell—
ing below last week’s figures. Creamery
specials quoted at 3161211/2c: extras, 30c;
thirds to firsts. 241.é6?291/3c.

Eggs ——All grades have been marked
up; market steady to firm at the litcrhcr
range. Nearby eggs minted at 316125c:
fresh gathered extras, 25%?26c; firsts, 2361?
24c per dozen.

Poultry—Market higher. Live. Spring-
ers, 1444,6015c: fowls,16c; turkeys, 15%,]5p,
Dressed stock ouoted as follows: \Vnct-
crn broilers. 176020c; fowls, 1560180; spring
turkeys, 2560320.

 

Boston.

Wool—Wool is sold only in moderate
amounts. but there is a feeling of strength
in the undertone. and dealers are looking
for activity for they have faith that the
coming weeks _will improve the demand
for manufactured goods and consequently
for wool. The leading domestic quotations
are steady and as follows: Ohio and
Pennsylvania fleeces: Delaine washed,
34c; XX, 300; I75-blood combing, 28@29c;

%-blood combing, 28@29c; 1;(,,-blood comb-
ing, 27@28c; 15, 94; and 1/,,-blood clothing,
23@25c. Michigan, Wisconsin and New
York fleeces: 1/_;-blood unwashed, 27@28c;
%—blood unwashed, 27@29c; 1y.;,-blood, 2661)
27c.- Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri:
%-blood, 28@290; fi-blood, 27@28c.
Rye.——The market is dull and steady.

 

Toledo.

Clover Seed—Clover seed has advanced
30c in the past week and alsike has made
a similar gain. Closing quotations were:
Cash, $10.10; October, $10.10; alsike cash,
$9.50; October, $9.50.

Elgin.

Butter.—The board reported the trade
firm at 30c per 1b., with sales for the
Week amounting to 741,300 lbs.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Buffalo.
September 12, 1910.
(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
East Buffalo, N. Y.)

Receipts of stock here today as follows:
Cattle, 150 cars; hogs. 12,800; sheep and
lambs, 14.000; calves, 1,200.

“'ith 150 loads of cattle on our market
here today, and 33.000 reported in Chico.-
go, our market ruled slow at about last
week‘s prices on all grades.

W'equote prices as follows: Best 1,300
to 1.400-lb. steers, $7.50@7.75; good prime
1,200 to 1.300-1b. do., $6.85@7.25; :best 1,100
to 1,200-lb. shipping steers, $6.15@6.60;
medium butcher steers, 1,000 to.1,100 1bs..
$5625.75; light butcher steers, $4.50@4.85;
best fat cows, $4.75@5.25; fair to good
cows, $3.5,06v4.40g common to medium do.,
$3603.50; trim .$2.256v3; best fat heif--
ers, $5.50@6;’ .fat heifers, $4.25@4.75:
fair to good .4604.35; stock heifers,
$4604.25; best eeding steers, dehorned.
$5605.25; medium to good do., $475605;
stockers, all grades, $975604; best and
export bulls, $475695; bologna bulls, $3.75
604.25; light thin bulls, $350604; best
milkers and springers, $656075; good do.,
$506565; common to good do., $2561.85.

Our market opened up this morning with
about 80 double decks of hogs on sale,
with prices 10((015c higher than Saturday‘s
opening, and closing strong at the opening
this morning, with a good clearance of all
that was yarded in time for the market.

\Ve quote: Medium and heavy, $1061)
10.20; few extra choice, $10.25; yorkers,

$10.10611‘10.25; pigs, $9.856il9.95; roughs,
$8.60608.70; stags, $6.506177.25. Prospects

look fair for the near future.

The lamb market opened up active to-
day. with prices about steady with last
week, most of the best lambs selling at
$690607; closing strong, all sold. Year-
lings lambs, $561‘5.50. Look for shade
higher prices balance of week. Handy
sheep were strong today, and prospects
are for about steady prices balance of
week.

“'0 quote: Spring lambs,
wethers. $475605: cull sheep, $2.506L‘3:
bucks, “506173.25: yearlings, $5605.50;
lteavy ewes, $46,114.25; handy ewes, $4.25
614.50; northern Michigan lambs, $67561)
6.85; veals. choice to extra, $10601050;
fair to good do., $7.50@10; heavy calves,
$6607.

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Chicago.
September 12, 1910.
L‘tltlc. Hogs. Show)
Received today ...... 35.000 20,000 35,000
Same day last year..27,756 23.897 30.072
leceived last week...67,313 $8,300 122,213
Same week last year.61,482 82.440 110,151

The new week opens with another ex—
ccssive “run” of cattle and .51 scanty one
of hogs, while the supply in the sheep
house is heavy, reported early as 40,000
head, but later as likely to be about 35,000
head. Cattle receipts embrace about 10,-
000 westerns from the western raugts. the.
big supply being a general surprise. There
was a very dull cattle trade, and tele~-
grams were sent out by commission firms
quoting prices 106D25c lower, but this is
likely to be overdrawn. At a late hour
not many cattle were sold, and westerns
were called largely a dime lower. Some
prime native steers received a bid of $8.30.
Butcher stock was in a bad way, and so
were stockers. Hogs quickly advanced a
dime or more. selling at $8.806010.10., and
then becoming extremely dull, with the
improvement all lost. Sales were largely
at $9.05619.60, with heavy packers the
slowest and lowest. Stags sold at $92560
10.25. subject: to 80 lbs. dockage per head,
While boars went at $4614.50. Strange to
say, the sheep market was in the main
stcady and active and the best lambs
were advancing, the greater part of the
supply comprising sheep. Lambs went at
$4,506i‘7.10, with feeders at $66M .95. \Veth—
ms were salable at $4.256i4.75; ewes at
$2.506! 4.50: bucks at $2.50612.50 and year-
lings at $5615.65. Breeding ewes were
taken at $4616. and feeders paid $46i~i.40
for range wethers and “75605.50 for
yearlings.

Cattle supplics last‘week increased to
such an cxtt-nt that the rank and tile had
to be closcd out at dcclin‘ug prices. while
the small port-outage of prime sitters and
heifers sold at stiff advances. Plcntv of
Fir-07's wont 150/ 20c l'Iwcr; bulclu-r sl'u'k
was largely 256/ Slim lower. Hillt- support
was given tlzc market by castr-rn shippers,
and local packers actml in an indifferent
manner, complaining of an unsatisfactory
demand for hccf. Buyers much of the
time appear-ml aurious to kccp the cost
of Ilrm'cs of cattle as low as osslble
and took hold of plain and mclliu light
we‘ght native steers and all western
ranzc nffcrings with much more freedom
than the heavy flnishcd farm—fed stock.
The greater part of the steers sold at $6
618. with prime heavy shipping becves
goingr at $9608.50 and the poorer light
weight to fair little killers at $475696. A
good class of steers brought $7.25 and
upward, and medium grade sold at $6.50
607.20. Cows and heifers were active or
slow. according to grading, sales ranging
at 33.50607. the top figure showing an ad-
vance, while canners sold at $2.25@2.75
and cutters at $2.80@3.45. Bulls had a
fair outlet at $3@5.50, and calves were

   

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SEPT. 17, 1910..

good sellers on the whole at $3.50@9.50.
Western range cattle were in smaller sup—
ply than of late and sold to much better
advantage than natives of corresponding
grades, steers bringing $4.25@7.35 and
cows and heifers $3605.50. '1‘11e stocker
trade was on a. large scale, with ample
offerings and sales at $3.40@4.75 as a.
rule, a great part going 25@30c lower.
Feeders were as active as could be ex-
pected with the moderate offerings and
high prices of desirable lots, sales being
made at $4.756136, with few above $5.50.
Milch cows sold at $306965 per head, and
a Pennsylvania buyer paid $756185 for
some fancy springers, while ordinary
milkers sold frequently for slaughter-Jig
at extremely low figures.

Hogs had a record week, prime light
hogs shooting up in double—quick time
under short supplies and lively buying to
$10.10 per 100 lbs, and then sharing in a
general collapse in values. But, even at.
the decline hogs sold at extremely high
prices, and stockmen had little reason to
complain, their~profits being liberal in all
instances. It was a market in which east-
ern shippers and local speculators came
to the front, and Chicago packers were
extremely slow to pay the advances.
Heavy hogs were strongly discriminated
against, and there was a big increase in
the spread between light and heavy hogs.
Farmers are still sparing no efforts or
feed in putting plenty of flesh on their
young hogs, and there are not half enough
young hogs and pigs for the fresh meat
and bacon trade. High prices and the
frequent impossibility of obtaining a good
grade of pork chops stand in the way of
a good trade in that staple, and high
prices are also greatly lessening the con-
sumption of cured hog products every-
where, both at home and abroad.

Sheep and lambs were apt to sell at
satisfactory prices last week so far as
the choicer consignments were concerned,
as they did not comprise a. very large
proportion of the offerings, but the ex-
tremely large receipts on several days
brought about some breaks in values for
less attractive lots. The ranges furnished
the great bulk of the daily arrivals, as
usual, and supplies ran chiefly to thin
stock adapted for feeder requirements.
This demand continued active, and big
numbers were shipped to feeding sections
of Michigan, Ohio and other states. There
was also a good demand for good breeding
cwes. as well as a fair call for breeding
bucks, and prices wcre mostly steady.
There was a good sale for choice live
muttons, which sold at firm prices on
days when all others were on the down-
grade. Far more lambs than shecp were
marketed, and native lambs averaged
poorly in finish and sold according“.

Horses have had some good lllttl‘ketS
recently, followed by an extremely poor
demand and weakness in prices. due to
too generous offerings. Country shippers
should make note of the fact that usu-
ally. when the demand is especially good,
the inquiry is for choice animals, while
the increased offerings have consisted
chiefly of rather ordinary horses. Small
southern chunks have proved an excep—
tion to recent dullness. having sold freely
at 10061065 per head, 900 to 1,100-lb, ani-
mals being wanted. Eastern buyers have
taken good drafters at 3518069220, with a
choicer class of extra heavy draftcrs at
$225@330. Loggers for northern camps
went. at $20001230, and drivers sold at
$15061;300, exporters paying $2506D4OO for
choice drivers to expOrt to England, Mex-
ico and Cuba. Feeders sold at $17061i225.
and upward to ship cast. F.

 

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The boom in prices for hogs has caused
a similar advance in hog products. and
fresh pork loins are quoted by Chicago
packers at 18c a pound, wholesale, which
is believed to be the highest price ever:
rcachcd in the history of the pork packing-
industry. Retail prices range from 24@
26c per 1b., also establishing new high
records. At 18c per 1b., fresh pork loins.
are 2c higher than they were on March.
28, when live hogs sold on the Chicago
market: at $11.20 per 100 lbs., the highest
price on record, or more than $1 higher
than recent hog prices. This disparity in.
prices is explained by the scarcity of
light-weight hogs.

Several northern Indiana farmers are
selling thcir farms at high priccs and
moving to the northern part of the Texas
Panhandle, where they will embark in
the shecp breeding industry. One of the
number. I_ R. Hire. bought a section of'
land down there three years ago for $13.33
an acre, and he expects to buy two more
sections at $16 an acre. having planned on
purchasing about 600 head of New Mexico
irecding owes. The land will all be en-
closed with wOVcn wire fencing to keep
out the coyotes.

Montana cattle shippers had their share
of the recent forest fires Worry. although
they suffered no losses of live stock as a
result of the fires. J. M. Carroll, a large
cattle shipper, who arrived on the Chicago
market several days ago with a train of
rzmge cattle from Montana, stated that
the cow men had great difficulty in col-
looting cattle in his section, which is lo—
cated 20 miles from the forest fires. Cat-
tlc were h‘lfllv swattered over the range.
duo to fright. and the heavy pall of smoke
Which settled down over the whole region
made it extremely difficult for the cow
(amps to pick up cattle. One outfit which
had made arrangements for marketing
fifty car loads in Chicago was able to
round up only thirty loads. At Glasgow.
Montana, six inches of snow fell during
the recent cold snap.

Norther‘ntimwii Berkshiris

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farmers and breeders to visit our exhibit

at the State Fair. . \Vill have a few young
boars there that Will be priced reasonably.

ROYCROFT FARM.
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SEPT. 17,. 1510;

THIS IS THE LAST EDITION.

 

In the first edition the Detroit Live
Stock markets are reports of last week;
all other markets are right up to date.
Thursday's Detroit Live Stock markets
are given in the last edition. The first
edition is mailed Thursday the last edi-
tion Friday morning. The first edition is
mailed to those who care more to get the
paper early than they do for Thursday’s
Detroit Live Stock market report. You
may have any edition desired. Suibscri-b—
ers may change from one edition to an-
other by dropping us a card to that effect.

DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday's Market.
September 15, 1910.
Cattle.

Receipts, 977. Market 10@15c
than last Thursday.

We quote: Best steers and heifers, $6;
steers and heifers, 1,000 ,to 1,200, $5.25@
5.50; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $4.75
@5; grass steers and heifers that are fat,
800 to 1,000, $4.75@5; grass steers and

lower

heifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $3.50@4.25;

choice fat cows, $4.50; good fat cows, $4@
4.25; common cows, $3@3.50; canners,
$2.25@2.85', choice heavy bulls, $4.25; fair
to good bolognas, bulls, $3.50@3.75; stock
bulls, $3@3.25; choice feeding steers, 800
to 1,000, $4@4.75; fair feeding steers, 800
to 1,000, $3.50@4; choice stockers, 500 to
700, $3.50@4; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3@
3.50; stock heifers, $3@3.50; milkers, large
young, medium age, $40@60; common
milkers, $25@35.

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 3 cows
av 1,050 at $4, 2 do av 960 at $3, 1 do
weighing 1,230 at $4, 4 do av 1,025 at $3,
4 butchers av 975 at $4; to Breitenback
Bros. 30 do av 864 at $4.65; to Rattkowsky
5 cows av 860 at $3.75, 2 do av 935 at $3,
4 steers av 750 at $4.50; to Prince 7 stack—
ers av 536 at $4; to Goose 5 do av 450 at
$4; to Goodwin 3 feeders av 833 at $4.25,
10 do av 628 at $4.25; to Schlaack Bros.
10 do av 867 'at $4.60; to Breltenback Bros.
10 cows av 1,025 at $3.75; to Sullivan P.
Co. 6 bulls av 571 at $3.50; to Berghoff 8
heifers av 515 at $4; to Freeman 14 feed-
ers av 813 at $4.40; to Kissane 15 do av
874 at $4.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 butchers
av 845 at $4, 11 do av 882 at $5.25.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.
1 cow weighing 1,020 at $4; to Heinrich
4 steers av 830 at $5; to Rattkowsky 2 do
av 795 at $4.50, 1 cow weighing 1,370 at
$3.75; to Bresnalian 2 do av 1,285 at $4.75,
1 do weighing 1,370 at $3.75; to Prince 2
feeders av 790 at $4.50; to Sullivan P. Co.
1 bull weighing 920 at $3.75, 1 do weighing
1,090 at $4, 11 cows av 909 at $3.60; to
Schuman 5 butchers av 786 at $4.50; to
Heinrich 2 steers av 865 at $6, 1 do weigh-
ing 850 at $5; to Parker, W. & C0. 6
heifers av 713 at $4.25; to Rattkowsky 2
bulls av 700 at $3.60; to Hammond, S. &
Co. 1 do weighing 1,130 at $4, 3 heifers
av 540 at $3.50; to Prince 7 stockers av
593 at $4; to Regan 14 butchers av 643 at
$3.85; to Sullivan P. CO. 3 cows av 933
at $3, 4 do av 1,020 at $3.50; to Parker, W.
& Co. 2 do av 910 at $3; to Hammond, S.
& Co. 4 butchers av 620 at $3.75, 2 steers
av 810 at $4.50, 4 cows av 887 at $3.75, 11
butchers av 600 at $3.60; to Austin 12
stockers av 564 at $3.75; to Kamman 6
butchers av 800 at $4.25, 3 do av 547 at
$3.50, 3 cows av 957 at $3; to Parker, W.
& Co. 1 steer weighing 995 at $3; to Bres-
nahan 1 cow weighing 1,200 at $4.50; to
Kamman 8 butchers av 809 at $4.25, 1
cow weighing 940 at $3, 3 do av 777 at $3,
14 butchers av 700 at $4.

Spicer & R. sold Lachalt 9 butchers
av 911 at $4.10; to Goose 4 do av 802 at
$4.40; to Parker, W. & Co. 26 do av 922
at $4.50; to Marx 17 do av 868 at $4.50;
to Prince 16 stockers av 640 at $4.25; to
Goose 6 heifers av 481 at $4; to Apple-
baum 7 butchers av 850 at $4.25; to Park—
er, W. & Co. 5 bulls av 1,040 at $5; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 2 canners av 845 at
$2.75, 1 bull weighing 720 at $3.50, I‘do
weighing 1,500 at $4.40, 1 do weighing
1,160, at $4.10; to Kamman B. Co. 11
heifers av 706 at $4.40, 9 butchers av 838
at $4.65, 4 do av 880 at $4.50; to Sullivan
P. Co. 2 cows av 1,100 at $3.50, 4 do av
1,125 at $4, 3 do av 1.073 at $4.50, 7 do
av 926 at $3.50, 1 bull weighing 1.300 at
$4; to Thompson Bros. 9 butchers av 555
at $3.75, 3 cows av 1,016 at $3.50, 1 do
weighing 930 at $3, 3 do av 1,030 at $3;
to Sullivan P, Co. 18 steers av 866 at
$4.75, 1 do weighing 750 at $4, 1 bull
weighing 1,440 at $4.25. 1 do weighing 789
at $3.50; to Sturdevant 6 feeders av 759
at $4, 30 do av 729 at $4.60; to Parker, W.
& Co. 30 butchers av 806 at $4.25; to
Smith 4 stockcrs av 452 at $4, 1 do weigh—
ing 430 at $3.50, 2 do av 630 at $4; to
Kamman B. Co. 1 steer weighing 830
at $4.25.

Haley & M, sold Goose 6 butchers av
371 at $3.75, 4 do av 462 at $3.75; to Gerg-
boil! 4 do av 450 at $3.65; to Regan 16
heifers av 538 at $4.05; to Rattkowsky 4
cows av 900 at $3.60; to Kamman 19
butchers av 533 at $3.80; to Hough 16
stockers av 634 at $4.50, 1 do weighing
570 at $3.80, 7 do av 553 at $4, 7 do av
527 at $4, 2 feeders av 800 at $4.50; to
Sullivan P. Co. 1 heifer weighing 710 at
$5.25; to Bray 15 feeders av 745 at $4.50,
10 stockers av 679 at $3.90, 11 butchers av
730 at $4.35; to Schuman 13 do av 740 at
$4.65, 5 do av 560 at $3.85; to Parker, W.
& Co. 24 do av 760 at $4.10; to Rattkow~
sky 3 cows av 943 at $3.75; to Goose 9
heifers av 431 at $3.75; to Colin 7 COWS
and bulls av 1,101 at $3.95; to Goose 2
COWS av 1,090 at $3.65; to Brcsnahan 2
do av 870 at $2.75, 2 do av 1,135 at $4.50;
Jonghlin 6 COWS av 933 at $3.10, 3 do av
833 at $3.15, 2 do av 890 at $3.15, 1 do
weighing 860 at $3; to Kamman, B. Co.
2 steers av 650 at $4.20.

Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 steer
weighing 1,150 at $6.

Lowenstein sold same 5 cows av 1,030
at $3.25.

Youngs sold same 5 do av 1,030 at $4.20,
2 do av 965 at $2.50.

Johnson sold Heinrich 14 steers av 780
at $5.15.

 

THE MICHIGAN " FARMER.

Bohm sold Prince 8 stockers av.675 at
$4.25, 2 do av 540 at $3.60. ‘

Bohm sold Kamman 10 butchers av 760
at $4, 1 bull weighing 610 at $3.50.

Terhune, sold same 9 butchers av 836
at $3.90, 10 do av 925 at $4.50,

. Veal Calves.

Receipts, 407. Market strong at last
week’s prices. Best, $9.50@10; others, $4
@9; milch cows and springers steady.

Bishop, B, & H. sold Schuman 7 av 130
at $9.50; to Michigan B. Co. 7 av 125 at
$9.25, 3 av 170 at $9.50, 2 av 125 at $8;
to Rattkowsky 1 weighing 260 at $7, 1
weighing 190 at $9.50; to Mich. B. Co. 6
av 170 at $9.50; to Nagle P. Co. 3 av 120
at $9, 2 av 150 at $10, 6 av 155 at $7.50, 4
av 140 at $10, 4 av 190 at $6.50.

Lovewell sold Burnstine 8 av 160 at

60

Terhune sold same 5 av 125 at $9.60.

Young sold same 3 av 155 at $10.

Haley & M, sold Mich. B. Co. 8 av 180
at $7, 1 weighing 110 at $9, 4 av 150 at
$9.50; to Eschrich 1 weighing 170 at $9,
2 av 245 at $5.

Johnson sold Mich. B. Co. 5 av 165 at
$8.25.

Bohm sold Marx 4 av 150 at $9, 2 av
305 at $5.

Roe Com. Co. sold Rattkowsky I weigh-
ing 320 at $6; to Parker, W. & C0. 4 av
145 at $9.50, 4 av 185 at $7, 8 av 130 at
$9.50, 2 av 150 at $9.50.

Taggart sold Gordon & B. 2 av 155
at $9.50.

Bordine sold Friedman 5 av 130 at $9.60.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts, 3,855. Market steady at last
Week's prices. Trade fairly active.
“Nagle Pkg. Co. again on the market”
for lambs, calves and sheep.

Best lambs, $6.50@6.60; fair to good
lambs, $5.75@6.25; light to common lambs,
$4.75@5.50; fair to good sheep, $3.50@4.50;
culls and common, $2.75@3.25.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Newton B. Co. 86
lambs av 75 at $5.75, 27 do av 80 at $6.50,
8 do av 67 at $5; to Sullivan P. Co. 44
sheep av 115 at $3.50, 5 do av 76 at $4.25,
20 do av 75 at $2.50, 5 d0 av 120 at $4, 19
lambs av 50 at $5.50, 35 do av 55 at $5.60,
17 do av 75 at $6.25; to Parker, W. & Co.
172 do av 83 at $6.40; to Thompson Bros.
31 do av 65 at $5.75, 30 sheep av 93 at
$3.40; to Stocker 15 lambs av 63 at $5.75,
8 do av 70 at $6.25; to Hammond, S.
Co. 43 do av 75 at $6.50, 7 sheep av 115
at $4, 9 lambs av 85 at $6.50; to Ink 203
do av 70 at $6.40, 31 do av 73 at $6.50, 46
do av 75 at $6.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 21
sheep av 105 at $3.25, 15 lambs av 45 at
$5, 19 do av 70 at $5, 23 do av 57 at $5.50,
16 do av 68 at $6; to Esohrich 26 do av
83 at $5.75.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 52 sheep
av 95 at $4.35, 10 lambs av 64 at $6.50;
to Sullivan P. Co. 18 do av 75 at $6.50, 9
sheep av 135 at $3.75; to Stocker 15 lambs
av 65 at $5.50; to Newton B. Co. 37 do av
75 at $6.25, 29 do av 75 at $6.40, 7 sheep
av 95 at $3.75; to Mich. B. Co. 6 do av
60 at $4, 19 lambs av 65 at $6; to Breiten—
back Bros. 18 do av 55 at $5.50, 14 sheep
av 100 at $3.50, 14 lambs av 73 at $6.

Roe Com. Co. sold Barlage 91 lambs av
72 at $6.25.

Taggart sold Gordon & B. 9 sheep av
100 at $3.50, 55 lambs av 75 at $6.50.

Bohm sold Newton B. Co. 6 sheep av
115 at $3.75, 17 lambs av 70 at $6.25.

Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co, 3 sheep
av 130 at $4, 66 lambs av 75 at $6.25, 52
do av 73 at $6, 33 sheep av 125 at $3.75,
7 lambs av 90 at $6.25; to Parker, W. &
Co, 6 do av 95 at $6.25; to Gordon & B.
74 do av 73 at $6, 7 sheep av 95 at $4; to
Hammond, S. & C0. 38 lambs av 70 at
$6.25, 24 do av 80 at $6.40; to Eschrich 5
sheep av 108 at $3.50, 38 lambs av 70 at
$5.75; to Mich. B. Co. 11 sheep av 110

‘at $3.60.

Hogs.

Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 270
av 190 at $9.35, 245 av 200 at $9.40, 13
av 150 at $9.25.

Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $9.25@9.40; pigs_ $9.25@9.35; light
yorkers, $9.25@9.40; stags one-third off.

Roe Com. Co. sold Parker, W. & C0.
270 av 190 at $9.35, 245 av 200 at $9.40, 13
av 150 at $9.25.

Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 250
av 200 at $9.35, 156 av 170 at $9.25, 355
av 185 at $9.30.

Haley & M. sold same 245 av 180 at
$9.40, 198 av 160 at $9.35, 58 av 160 at
$9.30. 108 av 140 at $9.25.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, S. &
C0. 2,020 av 180 at $9.40, 456 av 170 at
$9.35, 120 av 220 at $9.25.
$9§i%me sold Newton B. Co. 53 av 180 at

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FA R M ST4115}.5333131252? 1.654.533?

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315 Acres $8,800 Part Cash

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to bring the opportunities of this region to the notice
of those who wish to engage in farming. ranching or
fruit. growing.

Address all inquiries to

'THE NORTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
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USING THE CREAM SEPARATOR.

 

 

 

The advantages of using a hand cream
separator upon the farm are now pretty
generally appreciated as evidenced by the
enormous sales of these machines in re~~
cent years. Many, however, who could
use hand separators to advantage have
failed to get them on account of the
rather high cost of the machines. In this
counection it is well to remember that
where as few as four cows are milked,
the extra yield of butter-fat over and
above that obtained with t‘ next best
method of creaming, (deep, cold setting
system), will pay for the separator in
about two ycars, and the yield over. and
above that obtained with the shallow pan
method of creaming will pay for the ma-
chine in about one year. In addition the
separator has the advantage of affording
perfectly sweet cream and skim-milk,
since the milk is creamed immediately
after milking.

To get the best results from a hand
separator it will pay to give close atten-
tion to the following particulars:

Get a machine that has ample capacity.
This will save time, labor, oil and Wear
and tear of machincry. A good rule to
follow with regard to the size of the sep-
arator is to buy one with capacity suffi-
cient to separate all the milk from each
milking within a, period of fifteen min-
utes.

To secure steady motion. the scparator
must be fastened to a solid foundation.
There is nothing better in this respect
than a concrete floor. and the separator
may be fastened to this in several ways:
One is to fastcn two int—inch blocks into
the floor and then fasten the separator
to the ‘blocks which. of course. must be
of such a length and distance apart as to
fit the base of the machine. Another
method consists in chiseling four conical
holes into the concrete floor, :11 points
corresponding with the four holes in the
separator base. The cavities thus made
are filled with babbitt metal into which
holes a. little smaller than the log screws
are drilled. The separator is then fast-
ened 'by turning the log screws into the
babbitt. Bolts may be placed in the holes
provided for the babbitt and fastened by
filling in with cement. The threaded
end of the bolt should project about one
inch above the floor.

If the separator is to be run with power
the belt should not be. run direct from the
power to the separator. The separator
should be driven with an intervening
shaft which lessens the jerks from the
power and provides for the necessary
slipping of the belt when the machine is
started. In this connection it must be
remembered that separators are high
speed machines and must be put in mo-
tion gradually to avoid excessive strain
on belts and machinery.

Steady and uniform motion is very es-
sential in separating milk and such mo—
tion can best be had under average con-
ditions when the separator is r1111 with
power. Power is also recommended be-
cause it is cheaper than human labor in
turning the separator.

Milk skims best when run through the
separator as soon after milking as pos--
sible. It is possible, however, to separate
milk satisfactorily after it is 24 hours
old, provided the temperature is close to
80 degs. F. But the sooner the milk is
separated after milking the better the
skim-milk for feeding purposes.

It is essential to have a separator stand
as level as possible. A separator that is
out of plumb will run hard, and cause
undue wear on the bearings, and besides
may cause unsteady motion. A separator
should run as smoothly as a top. The
slightest trembling will increase the loss
of fat in the skim-milk. Trembling of
bowl may be caused by conditions other
than being out of plumb; it may be due.
to loose bearings. dirty oil or dirty bear-
ings unstable foundation and unbalanced
bowl.

Never use any but the best separator
oil and see that all bearings are properly
oiled. Also keep duplicates of all wear-
able parts. such as rubber rings and bear—
ings. Handle all parts of the ‘bowl with
care to prevent unbalancing. Test the
speed of the machine every day when
running by either hand or motive power.
Loss of speed means loss of fat in the
skim—milk. Always use a watch and
time yourself.

All separators have means far regulat-

TH'E MICHIGAN‘ FARMER.

ing the richness of cream. As a rule it
pays to separate a rather rich cream.
The advantage of rich cream, (about 40
per cent), are: 1. Less bulk to handle.
2. Less cream to cool. 3. Less trans-
portation charges. 4. More skim-hilk.
5. Better keeping qualities. 6. Permits
the use of more starter in ripening the
cream for churning.

Last, but not least,
cleanliness. Separator should be put
where the surroundings are clean. Never
locate the separator near a pig stye, ma-
nure pile or in the same compartment
with the cows in the barn. The sur-
roundings where a separator is kept
should be just as pure and clean as those
where the milk and cream are kept.

A deplorable condition into which many
separator users have fallen is the failure
to clean the machine after each separa—
tion. This is obviously such a filthy prac-
tice as to require no further comment.
And what can the user of a separator
gain by this practice? He will tell you
that he saves time in cleaning the ma-

is the matter of

Most, if not all, of the co-operative
creameries built in the newer portions of
the state are monuments to the push and
persistent energy of the promoter. Doubt—
less they have cost too much money. In
some instances perhaps, the people were
not ready for them 'but they have been
built, the stockholders have parted with
their money, and now the all—important
question is, how to make each one of them
a success. The first thing required is a
united purpose to win out. The patrons
of a co-operative creamery must stand
together. Some one has said that the
wild horses in the southwest are wiser
than we, for when attacked by a common
enemy they put their heads together and
turn their heels out and make a splendid
defence. But when, for the sake of check-
ing corporate greed or for any other cause
the farmers organize it is ‘but a very short
time until they turn their heads out and
their heels in and kick each other.

Another requisite of equal importance
is plenty of cows. A creamery cannot be
successfully run without plenty of mate-

 

 

 

COntented Cows Are Good Evidence

chine. But a machine that stands un-
cleaned all night with the milk and slime
drying on is far harder to clean next
morning than it would be if cleaned right
after use. If any time is saved at all,
this is far more than offset by the wear
the separator parts suffer by virtue of
not being cleaned promptly after use.
Wisconsin. JOHN MICHELS.

SUCCESS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE
CREAMERY.

 

(lo-operative creameries have been built
in many parts of the state during the last
year. Some of them in older sections
thickly settled where roads are good and
cows are plenty, and the people know
something of the creamery business. Oth-
ers in localities where the business is new
and the peeple have nearly everything
about it to learn. And still others in the
far north where the people must begin as
pioneers in the business, hauling the milk
from small herds a long wat over poor
roads or shipping the cream many miles
by train to the creamery,

I believe enthusiastically in the co—op—
crative creamery. It has been at once a
dairy school, a labor saver and a source of
great profit to us in this locality. I wish
every patron of thesc new creameries took
the Michigan Farnicr, for many good
reasons.

But particularly that I might speak to
him through this papcr about a few things
that lie at the foundation of 1 success
of every co-opcrative creamery. A few
weeks ago I received a letter from a man
making inquiries concerning the building
of this sort of creamery and I wrote him
in reply, as I shall say here and now, that
the proper way is for the people of the
community to organize their company.
collect the necessary money, erect their
building. buy the machinery at wholesale
and install it under the advice of some
man who understands the business. If
the representative of a corporation des-
cends upon a locality, works up creamery
sentiment, organiZes a company and
builds a creamery, delivering it to the
company ready to run, he must get his
pay for a lot of work that the people
might much better have done for them-
selves. But there are few places where
the people will build their own creamery
without the promoter unless they have
had some experience beforehand.

 

SEPT. 17, 1910.

Make Him
Listen To You

Show any agent, who claims that com-
plicated cream separators are modem, that
you know more than he thought. Make
him listen to you while you give him some
facts. He may mistakenly
believe disks or other contrap—
tions are needed in a modern
separator; if so, set him right.
But if he pretends to believe it,
to mislead you into buying a
compliCated machine, then send
him fl1g.ln either case, tell
him plainn y that

Sharples Dairy
Tubular Cream
Separators

contain neither disks
nor other contraptions,
produce twice the skim-
ming iorce skim faster
andtwice as clean
as common sepa-
“’ rators, Tellhim
that is proof
enough for you. and should be
for him, that Tubulars are the
only modern separators—The
World sBest.

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works. Branch factories in
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Sales exceed most, if
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Probably replace more
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se s.

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a creamery in a new locality unless he,
expects to become a patron. One of the:

first duties, then, of the patrons of a new
creamery is to look the ground over and
then provide a sufficient num;er of cows
from some source so that the requisite
quantity of milk and cream will be as-
sured. It will usually be found best to
purchase these cows near home unless the
patrons are willing to invest sufficient
money to pay for superior animals care-
cully selected from herds in a dairy dis-
trict. The indiscriminate buying of COWS
in large numbers cannot be too strongly
deprecated. The dairyman seldom parts
with his best cows without ample remu-
neration and the careless buying of what-
ever is for sale is to invite failure at the
very beginning. ‘

I believe the milk route and the paid
milk hauler is a bad thing for a new
creamery. It is far better if neighbors
will unite and take turns in delivering
the milk or cream. In the beginning each
patron should go often to the creamery.
He should know the buttermaker thor-
oughly. He should know about the ma-
chinery. The churn, the cream ripener,
the starter—can, the separator and the
Babcock tester should be matters of com-
mon knowledge to him. He should be
familiar with the problem of the over-
run, in short, he should know just as
much about the business as possible for
it is his business in part, he has paid his
own good money for a share in it and
therefore it is his duty to himself, to his
family, and to his business associates to
know all he can about it in order that he
may do his full share in the co-operative
enterprise. If the patron knows about
all of these, things it will save much
trouble. The average buttermaker is
surely as honest as people in general. He
may make mistakes in weighing, and now
and then he may make a mistake in test-
ing. But my knowledge of him leads me
to believe that he is generally accurate
and that his mistakes are “few and far be-
tween.” I never quarrel with the Babcock
tester. It is the court of last resort which
decides finally whether or not the old cow
is worth keeping. It is the umpire stand-
ing between the creamery and the indi-
vidual patron. It is right, too, unless the
man who manipulates it has failed some-
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maker know each other they 'will be far
less likely to suspect him of having
wronged themintentionally or otherwise.

Another necessity is a good "buttermaker.
It is unwise to parley along about the
wages if the ‘buttermaker is right. A poor
buttermaker is not worth his beard and
a good one will make hundreds of dollars
every year for even a small creamery.

Suppose the creamery receives the
equivalent of 5,000 lbs. of fat per month
which, by the way, is a very small
amount, and suppose the buttermaker in
working this up gets an over-run of only
eight per cent and produces butter at one
cent below the Elgin price and you get
this man at $50 per month.

Suppose, on the other hand. you have
a buttermaker who gets an over-run of
twenty per cent at the same time making
an article which sells at one cent above
the Elgin price. Do you see what this
last man is doing for you? The first man
required 92 lbs. of fat for 100 lbs. of but-
ter but the last man can make 100 lbs. of
butter from 80 lbs. of fat and his ‘butter
brought two cents per lib. more in the
market also. In your little creamery, re-
ceiving only 5,000 lbs. of fat per month,
there is a difference in favor of the better
buttermaker of a little more than 600 lbs.
of butter and two cents per pound for
the entire output of the Creamery. What
this would amount to in full would, of
course, depend upon the price of butter,
but it is at least safe for us to conclude
at all times that the peer buttermaker
does not pay.

Lastly, the success of the creamery is
in a ‘way, an individual matter. The in-
dividual patron must stand right by it
through thick and thin. If the test is
lower than he expected, he may talk to
the buttermaker about it but it would be
very unwise for him to get angry over it
or to even suspect that anyone is will-
fully wronging him, for ninety-times out
of a hundred the test will be found cor-
rect.

'There may be now and then a churning
of poor butter. The patrons should not
be discouraged at this nor blame the rbut-
termaker, for the cause may lie in the
condition of the milk or cream. One of
the most important duties of the patron
is to deliver his milk or cream in proper
condition. If the separator is 'used it
should be washed after each skimming,
and washed clean, too. ’

If whole milk is delivered great pains
should 'be taken to keep it cool and the
cans should not be tightly covered or be
allowed to stand where bad odors will be
absorbed by the milk. In short, the pat-
ron should lay the golden rule along the
whole length and breadth of the dairy
business and deliver just such milk to the
creamery as he would be willing and glad
to receive. If these things are done the
co-operative creamery will prove a suc-
cess. The labor of churning and market-
ing the butter will be taken out of the
home and the price received for the pro-
duct will be much better.

Oceana Co. W. F. TAYLOR.

DAIRY PRODUCTS AS FOOD.

 

The products of the dairy are perhaps
the most useful articles included in the
human diet. A meal made up of dishes
into which no product of the dairy cow
enters would not be such as to inspire
‘the turnpike road to people's hearts I
find lies through their mouths, or I mis-
take mankind.” Take away the butter
for the bread, the cream for the coffee
and the porridge, the shortening in the
crust and the biscuits. the milk in the
gravy and in the puddings, the cream
for the dessert and the various kinds of
cheese which please and satisfy, then
take away the cup of milk for the little
one and the meal that would be left
would be neither tempting nor nutritious.

The health of our people depends so
much upon an adequate supply of pure
dairy products that even a. scar-city is
always attended by suffering and death.

Butter is sometimes referred to as a
luxury. This is a mistake. Butter is not
a luxury but one of the necessities of
life, and its composition is such that
nothing can take its place and perform
the same functions. It is nature’s pro-
duct compounded in the maternal organ-
ism and the process is in accordance with
nature’s law, a law which man can imi-
tate but cannot understand. Man can
manufacture from various fats and oils
a substitute for butter but it cannot take
the place of nature’s product because
man cannot understand the needs of the
human body as nature understandsjhem,‘

The animal bOdY- is developed best
when nourished by foods which have been

TH'E MICHIGAN FARMER.

little manipulated by man and machinery.
Dairy products are, as a rule, consumed
nearly as nature produced them. This
is particularly true with milk upon which
the growing body must depend. In the
case of butter only a small percentage of
other products are added to the fat ex-
tracted from the milk. Man only manipu-
lates it in order to put it in convenient
shape for use. It can still be termed a
product of nature designed as only na-
ture can design for use as food by the
human body.
E. K. SLATER,
Sec. Nat’l Dairy Union.

BUTTER BLENDING A VIOLATION OF
LAW.

Commissioner Cabell of the Internal
Revenue Bureau has issued a circular to
collectors and other agents of the internal
revenue branding as adulterated butter
the products of butter mergers or blend-
ers which seem to have sprung into the
market.

The merger or blending machines claim
to make two pounds of butter from one
pound of butter and one pint of milk. The
makers of some of these machines also
,state that the butter can be made richer
by putting in a pint of vegetable oil, pre-
fera'bly cottonseed oil. According to the
internal revenue bureau, this would sub-
ject the product to tax as oleomargarine.
The farmer also would be liable if he used
vegetable oil in the mixed product. Under
the law he can use only the product of
his own farm, such as milk and butter,
\without violating the law.

The product of the butter merger ma-
chines is in violation of law because the
statutes specify that butter is a. certain
combination of fats containing 'less than
16 per cent of moisture. The milk and
butter combination necessarily contains
a large percentage of moisture.

The decision is aimed at hotel and res-
taurant men, as well as others, but it
unofficially states that hotels and restau-
rants are lbeginning to use these machines
extensively. Briefly, the decision is that
the use ofso-called butter mergers and
blenders for emulsifying certain quanti-
ties of milk and butter subjects the pro-
duct to a tax of 10 cents per pound as
adulterated butter and the manufacturer
or manipulator to a special tax of $600 per
annum, if such goods are sold. If oils
are used in this proeess the product is
oleomargarine and subject to all the pro-
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MARGIN OF PROFIT SMALL.

 

“Even with the present high price of
milk,” said B. H. Raw], chief of the Dairy
Division, Department of Agriculture, in
a. recent interview, “there is a very small
margin, as a rule, between success and
failure in running a dairy business. A
dairyman is learning that it costs just as
much to feed a cow that is not paying for
herself as it does to keep one that eats
just the same and is giving twice as much
milk.

“The dairyman can find this out only
by keeping a strict account of the cost of
feed and of milk production. More and
more are dairymen doing this. The re—
sult is that the production of the herds
on the average is increasing. This usu-
ally means to improve the conditions un-
der which they are kept. If a man is im—
proving his herd and has high-grade cows
he is not apt to let them stay in a bad
stable or lie in water and filth and that
sort of thing. As they make more mon—
ey, through increased production they can
afford better quarters for their stock and
will be able to improve the conditions
under which they handle the milk.”

CANADIAN DAIRY PRODUCTS.

 

According to testimony recently given
before a committee of the Canadian Par-
liament, the annual value of the milk and
milk products of the Dominion are as fol-
lows: Butter and cheese, factory made,
$36,000,000; dairy butter, $22.000,000; con-
densed milk, $1,000.000: milk for home
consumption, $35,000,000; total, $94,000,000.
Since 1903 there has been a large decrease
in the exportation of dairy products,
amounting to nearly $2.000,000 in cheese
and over' $6,000.000 in butter, due mostly
to the rapid increase of population and a
greater home consumption, the latter be~
ing estimated at $9,000,000 annually.

 

The last state census gave the number
of dairy cows in Michigan at 746,685 and
valued them at $23,351,723. Sanilac
county was first in number of cows, hav—
ing nearly 26,000 head. Eight other coun-
ties had 20,000 or more.

 

 

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THE BEST INVESTMENT
ANY 00W OWNER
EVER MADE

separator use.

times longer than any other separator.

more about separators than all the others know.

That’s

 

What MORE THAN A MILLION COW
OWNERS the world over have found the DE LAVAL
CREAM 4' SEPARATOR to be, after thirty years of

A DE LAVAL FARM SEPARATOR costs from $40
to $175 according to capacity. It saves butter fat and
produces a cream of superior quality over any setting system
or any other separator everv time it is used,——twice a day
every day in the year.

It involves far less labor than any setting system, and
runs easier, has greater capacity and lasts from two to ten

That’s how a DE LAVAL separator saves its cost at
least the first year, and frequently in a few months, and
then goes on doing so right along for an average of twenty
years.

So far as other separators are concerned they leave off
where the IMPROVED DE LAVAL machines begin, and
the DE LAVAL makers, with thirty years of experience
in separator construction and development, have forgotten

In fact

it’s what the DE LAVAL has forgotten and discarded that
the others use.

That’s what makes the ,DE LAVAL CREAM SEPA-
RATOR the best investment any cow owner ever made,
and an investment no cow owner can have sound reason for
delaying to make.

And in buying a DE LAVAL machine you don’t
have to part with one cent until you have satisfied yourself
that every word of all this is simple truth.

Any desired separator information can be had of the
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We are favored this week with an illus-
tration of what care will do to produce a
good crop of apples during a season when
the general crop is small and prices are
good. The packing table and tools, some
of the apples and trees and an illustration
of a productive twig, are shown. The
owner of the orchard, Mr. Young, of Jack-
son ‘county, is standing at the left in the
picture.

Last year Mr. Young sold 1,200 barrels
of apples at $2.40 per barrel, and he ex-
pects to have a thousand barrels for sale
this season. He. seeks to grow prime
fruit. He is a “crank" on spraying and
the results secured in amount and grade
of fruit commends his practice.

The writer knows other orchards that
are given good care. In the same com-
munity with them are still others that are
allowed only the advantages that nature
can give, with all the disadvantages that
man can impose. The cared for trees are
growing splendid crops. one in particular
where the smooth, clean fruit should have
been more liberally thinned. The neg-
lected orchards might pay the owners in-
terest on the taxes.

\Ve do not wish to repeat what we have
many times said in these columns. But
the necessity of repeating seems forced
upon us, as orchards with latent possi-
bilities beyond the dreams of the owners,
may be seen everywhere in our state. Put
in new words and a frank manner, the
owners of these slightcd orchards would,
under a careful mental examination, show
a lack of those qualities that go to make
a man of Soloman's type.

Already we hear the echoes, “no time.”
You have time to sow wheat and to cut
corn, why haven't you time to grow a
crop that for the labor spent and the
capital involved (now that you have the
trees) will give you several times the in-
come that wheat or corn will give, with
the chance for failure no less.

that Mr. Youngs is doing gives in-
centive to the gospel of “more attention
to our old orchards." We shall be glad
to have others send in their testimony,
in good old Methodist fashion. that the
possibilities of our Michigan farms may
be more quickly discovered by men who
are now workini.r to their own disadvan—
tage. May we hear from you Mr. Farmer
who have found profit in either cutting
down the trees that for recent years have

paid no dividends, and devoting the
ground to other purposes. or in having
them brought back to economic useful-

ness by applying to those trees sensible
treatment.

A VISIT TO SOME MICHIGAN AND
OHIO ORCHARDS.

From Monroe we went to the orchards
of \V, \V, Farnsworth, in Lucas (30., 0.,
about fifteen miles southwest of Toledo.
Mr. Farnsworth’s orchards comprise about
100 acres of apples, pears, peaches, and
plums, besides currants, gooseberries and
strawberries. Just across the road is the
fruit farm of his brother, \V. G. Farns-
worth, where there is a large acreage of
young orchard and a large orchard of
peach trees, about 40 acres. The crop
is almost uniformly heaVy and of excel—
lent quality, and Mr. Farnsworth esti—
mated that he and his brother will have
10,000 bushels of peaches, 1,000 bushels of
plums, and 1,000 bushels of pears. He
did not estimate the apple crop, but I
should think there will be ten or twelve

, ('arloads.

in looking through the apple orchards
] should estimate that at least three—
fourths of the trees held a full crop, and
there were very few that did not carry
a partial crop. All that were in need of
it had been thinned. The Ohio Experi-
ment Station was carrying on some ex-
periments in thinning in one orchard, and
some check trees were left unthinncd.
showing that these trees of Grimes Gol—
den had set very full. Mr. Farnsworth
said he was tempted to thin these trees
some night, as they would be likely to
be more or less broken by the heavy
weight and winds and their ability to
produce a crop the following year be
much impaired.

We were impressed very much with
the smoothness of the fruit and its free-
dom from scab and russeting. Nothing
has been used but commercial lime-sul-
phur, using 11,9 gallons to 50 for the sum-
mer spray. On some varieties there was
a slight trace of russeting but not enough

‘HORTICULTUREL

 

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THE MICHIGAN: FARMER.

to injure the fruit for commercial pur-
poses. Mr. Farnsworth is very well
pleased with the lime-sulphur as a sum-
mer spray for apples and will use nothing
else in the future.

If I understood Mr. Farnsworth cor-
rectly the apples had been given but two
sprays, one before the leaves were out
for the scale and scab and one after the
blossoming period. Each of these were
given from all four sides of the trees and
with the wind as much as possible, which
really made from two to four sprays of
each application. I am not positive as
to whether another spray was given af-
ter blossoming, but no August spray was
given, as he did not believe there were
enough worms to make it necessary. The
experiment station authorities had count-
ed the wormy apples on some trees and
estimated that there were considerably
less than a half of one per cent. If we
can grow apples clean enough without the
August spray it will be a great advantage
as it is quite a bother to spray the trees
at this warm and busy season. and be-
sides it discolors the fruit badly. Per-
sonally we have not been able to notice
any great difference between trees given
the August spray and those not given it
in our own orchard, but have never giv—
en an examination by count thorough
enough to know. This year we have left
cheek trees and a check orchard where
we omitted the August spray and will try
to observe the results.

The plum trees have received extra ap-
plications, and are very free from rot
even on varieties quite susceptible to it.
Self boiled lime-sulphur has been used on
the peaches. We did not notice any scale
on the fruit except on one apple tree near

the trees and seem to thrive quite well
in this partial shade.

The help proposition is quite a problem
where 12 to 15 regular men are kept and
many extra ones at picking time. So far
as possible tenant houses are furnished.
Others lfVe in the village near by. No
help is boarded. Pickers are secured
from surrounding villages, the wagons
driving in after them in the morning and
taking them back at night. About 100
are needed to secure the strawberry crop
and then the crop got ahead of them this
season. About 150 bushels per acre were
harvested, which was an excellent yield
for this season.

A Novel Way to Market Frult.
The Farnsworths have a novel way of

marketing their fruit which seems to be.

about as nearly perfect as can be fol-
lowed. They are about a half mile from
the Waterville station of the Ohio Elec-
trio R. R, which pierces central and nor-
thern Ohio, reaching ‘Toledo, Columbus,
Lima and numerous smaller places. The
Farnsworths have a fruit car fitted up
with office, desk, bed and other conven-
iences into which the fruit is loaded daily
during the picking season. This car is
attached to the local freight, a man goes
with it, and the fruit which was ordered
the previous day from the car, by tele-
phone, or on standing orders is set off at
each station as the ear passes. Most
of the fruit is sold to grocers, though con-
sumers take a good deal of the fruit
direct. Many of the orders are standing
orders for a certain amount daily, any
changes being made by telephone a day or
two previous. Many of the customers are
at the station to receive the fruit for the
day and give orders for the next day.

 

 

 

Mr, YOung, of Jackson Caunty, Succeeds Because he Believes in Spraying.

a building where it could not be thor-
oughly sprayed. As yet they have not
been bothered with yellows which is cer-
tainly a great advantage in the peach
business. Since using lime—sulphur on
pears Mr. Farnsworth has not been both—
ered with the blight and both he and
Mr. Ballou of the experiment station
believe there must be some virtue in the
lime-sulphur to assist in controlling it.
Mr. Farnsworth's system of pruning is
quite different from that of Mr. Vl'ood-
ward deScribed in the last number. Af-
ter the young apple tree is set it is
pruned for a couple of years enough to
form the head, and then very little prun—
ing is given until the tree is well into
bearing. and it is believed that the tree
will reach bearing earlier in this man-
ner. Of course. the soil is different. Mr.

Farnsworth‘s orchard being on strong,

level soil. The later priming is not as
severe comprising chiefly the thinning

out of branches not needed. and the cut—
ting hat-k of the taller trees. The plan
of these two growers in pruning their
trees is radically different, yet both are
successful under their different condi-
tions. Mr. it‘arnsworth's trees attain a
larger size. due in part to the soil and
in part to the method of pruning. The
lower branches reach to the ground when
bearing : load of fruit. The peach trees
are not pruned very heavily but more so
than the apples.

The mulch system is followed with the
bearing apple trees, cultivation with
young apple, peach and plum trees, Mr.
Farnsworth is convinced that cultivation
is best for the peach and plum, and pos-
sibly the pear. but prefers the mulch for
the apple. 'The grass is mowed and left
on the ground, and what manure can be
procured is spread beneath the trees.
The branches of the bearing apple trees
hang to the ground and make a pretty
sight.

Currants and gooseberries are grown
in the plum orchards in the rows between

All the man who accompanies the car
has to do is to attend to the orders and
check off the deliveries while the rail-
road men handle the fruit. This method
insures quick delivery from the grower to
the consumer, and enables the customers
in small towns to have the advantage of
securing good fresh fruit, while it gives
the grower cheap transportation rates
and direct dealing with his customers,
thus eliminating the middleman. This
method has not been followed long, as
the electric line is comparatively new,
but Mr, Farnsworth is satisfied that it
is the best system of marketing he has
tried. Much of his fruit goes to the
smaller towns of central Ohio, and these
people are willing to pay the price for
the fruit. Aside from the shipping trade
many people from the surrounding coun-
try drive in for fruit, as this is a corn
and not a fruit section, the Farnsworths
being about the only growers of import-
once within a radius of fifteen miles.
This local trade explains why many. va-
rieties in the orchard instead of few keep
up a succession of fruit during the sum-
mer and enable them to supply customers
at all times.

in closing it may be well to note that
the orchard of Mr. Farnsworth is not: on
what would usually be considered good
fruit soil. It is very level, as is all the
country immediately surrounding, though
the Maumee river is not many miles

away, and possibly affords some air
drainage. There is but eight inches fall
across the farm of W. (i. Farnsworth.

Nearly all the land is quite heavy and is
tile drained. It is a good corn soil, grow-
ing 50 to 75 rbushels of shelled corn per
acre. The soil is dark and on the. clayer
order, though there is more sand in parts
of the soil on this farm than on some of
the neighboring farms. Few growers
would select such a site for a fruit farm,
yet it produces the results and this is
the test.

Calhoun Co. 8. B. HARTMAN.

 

 

 

SEPT. 17. 1910. ~

The ’
Fountain Head
of Life is

The Stomach

A man who has a weak and impaired
stomach and who does not properly di—
gest his food will soon find that his blood
has become weak and impoverished, and
that his whole body is improperly and
insufficiently nourished.

 

DR. PIERCE’S GOLDEN MEDICAL
DISCOVERY makes the stomach
strong, promotes the flow of digestive
Juices, restores the lost appetite,
makes assimilation perfect, invigor-
ates the liver and purifies and enrich-
es the blood. It is the great blood-
maker, flesh-bullder and restorative
nerve tonic. It makes men strong in
body, active in mind, and cool in
judgment.

This “Diseovery” is a pure, glyceric extract
of American medical roots, absolutely free
from alcohol and all injurious, habit—form—
ing drugs. All its ingredients are printed
on its wrappers. It has no relationship
with secret nostrums. Its every ingredi-
ent is endorsed by the leaders in all the
schools of medicine. Don’t accept a secret
nostrum as a substitute for this time-
proven remedy OF KNOWN COMPOSITION.
ASK YOUR. NEIGHBORS. They must know
of many cures made by it during past; 40
years, right in your own neighborhood.
World’s Dispensary Medical Association,
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Pres, Buffalo, N, Y.

WESTERN GANADA’S

1910 CROPS

Wheat Yield in Many Ills-
iricis Will be from 25 to
35 Bushels Per Acre

Land sales and homestead entries
' o cessation in num-
bers oin from United States.
‘ ’ ' ' Wonrferfu o portunities remain
for those who intend making anode. their home.
New districts being opened 11 for settlement. Many
farmers will not. this year. 10 to $15 per acre from
their wheat cro . All the advantages of old settled
countries are t. are. Good schools. churches splen.
did markets. excellent: rallwa facilItaes. 96 the
rain exhibits at; the diflerent tote and some of the
County fairs. Letters similar to the following are
received ovexz day. testifying to satisfactory condi-
tions: other istricta are as favorably spoken of:

Takes His Brother-in-Law’s Word for It
Taylor’s Falls. Minn.. August: 7. 1910.

I shell to Camrose this fall with my cattle and
househol goods. I got. a. poor crop here this year.
and my brother-in-lnw. Axel Nordstrom. in Camrose.
wants me to come there. He formerly lived in Wilton.
North Dakota. I am going to buy or take a. home-
stead when I get. there. but I do not want to travel
two times there. for I take my brother-in-law a word
about the country. and want to get your low rate.

Yours truly. PETER A. NELSON.

 

   

 

 

Wants to Return to Canada.
Vesta, Minn.. July 24. 1910.

I went to Canada nine years ago and took up a
quarter section of railroad land and a. homestead
but: my boys have never taken up any land yet. 1
still hold the railroad land. I had to come back to
the states on account of my health. Please let. me
know at, once if 1 can get the cheap rates to Ponokn.
Alberta. Yours tru y.

GEORGE PASKEWITZ.

 

They Sent for Their Son
Mnidstone. Sask.. Canada. August 5. 1910.
My parents came here from Cedar Falls. Iowa. four
years ago and were so well pleased With this country
they sent. to Coour d'Alene for me. I have taken up
a homestead near them. and um perfectly satisfied to
8‘09 here- LEONARD DOUGLAS.

._.__—— _
Send for literature and ask the local Canadian Gov.
ernment. Agents for Excursion Rates. best districts in
which to locate. and when to 30. Address
M . V. M cl n n es
176 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
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E FARMERS’ CLUBS "

OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION OF FARMERS' CLUBS.
President—B. A. Holden, Wixom.
Vice-president—Mrs. C. A. Mathews,
St. Johns.
Secretary—~Mrs. C. B. Johnson, Meta-
mora.
Treasurer—Henry T. Ross, Brighton.
Corresponding Secretary—N. A. Clapp,
Northville.
C, Hallock, Almont; A. R. Palmer, Jack-
son; Wm. H. Marks, Fair Haven; C. .
Wright, Caro; E. W. Woodruff. Blan-
chard.
Address all communications relative to
the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C.
P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.

 

THOSE MEMORY DAY PLANS.

 

The importance of making proper plans
for the observance of Memory Day, Sept.
30, by the local Clubs of. the state was
mentioned in the last issue. It is to be
hoped that this important matter will not
be neglected by any local Club in the
state at its September, meeting. Ex-
President Daniells, to whose idea and in-
defatigable effort we are indebted for
the setting aside of Sept. 30 as Memory
Day, has not been contented with the
start that has been made in this direction,
and has by his forethought and liberality.
and at no small trouble and expense to
himself, provided some high class and
appropriate material for the Memory Day
program, which will be presented in the
Farmers’ Club department of the next
issue so the Clubs that plan on an ap—
propriate observance of the day will find
this most important work already done
for them. The nature and source of this
material will prove a surprise to Club
members. It is better than anything that
they may expect, and it Will only be meet-
ing Ex—President Daniells half way, be-
sides helping a good cause to the general
attention and observance which it merits
to plan on the observance of Memory Day
as an organization. If the plans have
been neglected at the monthly Club meet-
ing it is not too late for the president or
the executive committee of the Club to
take action by calling a meeting for Sept.
30 for the observance of Memory Day and
to make needed improvements in the con-
dition and apeparance of our rural cent-
eteries.

PUBLISH PLANS FOR AND REPORTS
OF CLUB FAIRS.

 

The Farmers’ Club fair has passed the
experimental stage and has proven a. suc-
cess in practically every local Club where
it has been tried. So generally successful
has this special feature ever proven that
it has become a regular feature of the
yearly program of many Clubs. But a
great many Clubs in the state have never
tried holding a Club fair. Whether this
is because they have failed to appreciate
the benefit which might be derived to the
Club and the} membership by the holding
of such an event, or whether no one has
ever taken the initiative and brought the
subject up in a Club meeting we cannot
of course, tell. But whatever the reason,
there is no way of interesting Club mem-
bers all over the state in this proposition
so quickly as to give publicity to the plans
for and success of the fairs held by other
Clubs. It is true that such reports have
not been uncommon in this department in
previous years, yet not all the Club fairs
have been reported and the plan upon
which these fair meetings have been con-
ducted has not been enlarged upon in
many of the reports received for publi-
cation. The fair season is now on in
Michigan, and doubtless many Clubs have
completed their plans for this year’s Club
fair. If so, send them in for publication,
and also send a good report of the fair
after it is held, to the end that the great-
est possible publicity may be given to the
benefits to be derived frm this special fea.
ture of Club work and the members of
local Clubs throughout the state interest-
ed in the proposition,

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

Women’s Work—The August meeting
of the Norvell Farmers’ Club was held
with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fuller, at Fay
Grove farm. The roll call was responded
to by the names of prominent women,
some of the gentlemen present did not
know of one more prominent than his own
wife. A paper, “Do the women of today
work as hard as our grandmother's did,”
by Mrs. H. H. Howe was enjoyed by all.
In part it said, “What a question to ask
when each one of us think our lot harder
than aoyone else’s. We work all the

Tire; MICHIGAN FARM-ER.

time, how could our grandmothers’ do
more? .There is such a diflerence be-
tween the,work they had to do and what
we have to do it is hard to make a com-
parlson and that difference is in quality
rather than quantity. It is thought not
one woman in ten could stand the hard
work which our grandmothers’ did and
also that the women of today have a great
deal more work to do than is really neces-
sary. If we would do' less fussing and live
a far simpler life 'we would be happier,
healthier and more pleasant to live with.
If we could go back to our grandmothers’
time with our conveniences we would en-
joy ourselves just as much without the
nervous strain under which we are living
at present. If the mental burdens increase
as much in proportion, in the next gen-
eration as in the last two what will be-
come of the coming woman?” This
brought out a few remarks. Mrs. Leary
thinks if each one would lay as de all
strife and live and be content with what
is truly within their means and strength
a. great burden would be lightened. Mrs.
L. D. Watkins’ idea is that we are living
at a very rapid pace. In times gone by
if a woman got a new hat in the spring
she was well fitted out for several months
while now when she purchases her spring
hat she has to hurry and wear it before
it is out of style and another is in order.

Restoring a Run D0wn Farm.——~The dis-
cussion on how to restore a worn out
farm, led by Peter O’Leary, brought out
many points of help and interest. The
question seemed to arise, how could such
a thing be accomplished and still at the
same time make a comfortable living on
it? Mr. Roberts says with a small amount
of means a little at a time must be done
and done well. The use of commercial
fertilizer was considerably talked of.
While some seemed to favor its use, oth-
ers could not see any benefit from it.
The Club will meet next with Mr. and.Mrs.
Harry Ladd at Brooklyn the last Saturday
in September_

The Country Store.—Conway and Handy
Farmers' Club met at the home of Clar—
ence Fuller, Friday, Aug. 26, with a fair
attendance of members. Club was called
to order by President Joseph Franks and
the opening exercises were followed by
the discussion of the question, “Is it an
accommodation to the farmer to hold the
stores open after six o’clock except on
Saturday nights?” Clarence Fuller ar-
gued quite convincingly that it was no
accommodation to the farmer. E. Lasher
followed, expressing the same view. F.
Rathbun being called upon asserted that
sometimes it might be an accommodation,
but generally the farmer with the 'tele-
phone system could make arrangements
to be served by having the stores open
one or two nights in a week.

YOung PeOpie’s Programs.—-The young
people’s part of the program arranged by
Florence Holmes was short on account of
the absence of a number on the program.
Several good recitations were given.
Thorn Snyder was assigned the subject,
”A good day’s trip with an automobile.”
He described a trip to Lansing and Flint,
giving the interesting and enjoyable fea—
tures, but thought a trip to Detroit the
most enjoyable, 'because of the generally
fine roads and beautiful scenery. This
closing the program ‘the secretary called
the roll and the members enjoyed the
question box, after which’the meeting ad-
journed to meet with Joseph Franks and
wife the last Friday in September.

Have Good Social Meeting—A large
number of farmers, with their families,
attended the meeting of the Thornapple
Farmers’ Club, Sept. 1, at the pleasant
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith, of
northwest Thornapple. An interesting
program, a visit from the photographer
and the usual hour spent in visiting with
friends and neighbors helped to pass the
afternoon in a pleasant and profitable
manner. At five o’clock supper was an—
nounced and after partaking of the re-
freshments the Club adjourned.

Add Two New Members.—On Sept. 2,
the members of the Burton Farmers'
Club and a few guests assembled at the
pleasant. home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Love. Owing to the death of A. E. Auiler,
a member of the Club, a deep spirit of
sadness pervaded the meeting. Mr. and
Mrs. E, B. Putnam were made members
of the Club. A good program was ren-
dered, including the discussion of several
economic questions. The next meeting
of the Club will 'be held on Oct. 7, with
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Rush.

Hold Club Fair in October.—There was
a small attendance at the September
meeting of the Cambridge Farmers’ Club
at Mr. Greenleaf’s. Farmers are very
busy. The names of Mr. and Mrs. Judson
Beal were presented for membership and
they were voted in. A letter was read
from W. H. French with regard to circu-
lating libraries and the secretary was
directed to send for circulars. Ira Mann
presented an excellent paper on the Club
question, “How can we as farmers secure
our proportion of legislative representa-
tion?” This was followed by A. F. Dewey
and others. A good literary and musical
program was enjoi'ed. The Club fair is to
be held at the October meeting, with Mr.
and“ Mrs. John Stafford and a committee
0f “VG W115 HDDOinted to look up the mat—
ter. A bountiful repast was served to the
guests seated on the lawn and a social
hour spent in visiting.

COUn’W VS- City—Country Wins.-—The
August meeting 0f the Assyria Farmers'
CIUb was DleaSantly entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf,
Aug. 27. There were 115 present to par-
tako of a most excellent dinner and listen
to the program. About two o’clock Pres-
ldent Cargo called to order. The Club
sang..“Home of the Soul." Among the
questions discussed were “Country or
CitY. Which?” It was decided that the
COHTIU'Y was preferred. Discussion, “Will
it.be profitable to feed sheep the coming
Winter?” It was thought it would be.
An excellent literary and musical program
was rendered, after which the Club sang
“America," and adjourned to meet with
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stevens at Lacey
the fourth Saturday in September.

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4

4

Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

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

      
 

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THE SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS.

 

Suggestions for Second Meeting.
Pomona Day Program, prepared by

‘Miss Nellie A. Mayo, Pomona of State

Grange.

Music, selected by Pomona.

Reading “The Story of Johnny Apple—
seed.”

Recitation, “When the frost is on the
pumpkin, and the fodder's in the shock.”

Paper, followed by discussion on “Small
fruits for the small farm."

Talk by some fruit specialist.

Question, “Is there any practical way
of protecting fruit from the late spring
frosts?"

Short and informal talks on “Some-
thing I have learned about fruit, in cul-
tivation, picking, marketing or preparing
it for household use.”

 

ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD POMONA
GRANGE.

 

The first essential of a good Pomona
Grange meeting is that it should be pre-
ceded by the right sort of advertising.
Advertising pays everywhere. Just a few
days ago I noticed an advertisement in
our local paper of an article that I need-
ed. I ’phoned to the advertiser at once
and he said he had been answering calls
all the morning relating to that matter.
Yes, advertising pays.

It may be said that it is the duty of
every good Patron to attend Pomona
Grange, but it is the business of those
who have the matter in charge to make
the meetings so strong and helpful in a
variety of ways that we shall consider it
a pleasure to attend, and convictions of
duty will not be required to compel our
presence at the meetings.

We must inform the public beforehand
of the good things in.store for them. The
practice of making skeleton programs cov--
ering the entire year is to be commended.
This gives a little better chance to adver-
tise, providing the subjects chosen pos-
sess the element of popular interest. We
should use the local papers liberally. We
should tell the public through our local
newspaper just what we are to have in
the way of a program. We should speak
of the importance of the principal topics
to be discussed. We should give the most
cordial invitation of which we are cap—
.a~l>le to everybody to attend the, public
session. Printed programs may be dis—
tributed among the subordinate Granges
but the best medium of advertising the
meeting is the local paper. It is free for
the asking in every county .in the state.
The editor will be glad to come to the
meeting, too, and bring his family, if
convenient.

The Pomona Grange should live in the
most friendly relations with the local edi-
tor. It is well to have him print a num-
ber of invitations to the meetings and
then have the secretary of the subordinate
Grange which is to entertain the Pomona.
mail these invitations to desirable fam-
ilies who are not members of the Order.
Also have the Pomona secretary send the
date and place of meeting to the Mich-
igan Farmer as early as possible. The
brief announcements under “Coming
Events” help secure zii‘tcndancc from
nearby counties which are not: reached
by the local papers. So much for the ad-
vertising.

Now, about the program. First, the
Subjects must be adapted to the needs of
the community where the meeting is held.
Some topics are of general interest. but
thcre are always important questions
more or less local in their application that
need to be discussed. it is these local
questions that the majority of the people
are more intercstcd in after all. The Po-
mona lecturer must be very versatile in
her tastes and her knowledge of things.
She must be sufficiently broad in her
sympathies and capable in her under—
standing of human nature to adapt her
work nicely to the needs of those in at-
tendance.

The program should be timely. Again,
there are some subjects which seem in
order at any time. but there are others
more adapted to certain seasons of the
year. To be able to draw people out in
the discussion which should follow the
principal address or paper is indeed a.
fine art. It can be done more success-
fully if the one leading in the discussion
has been wisely chosen. It is sometimes
well to go outside the Grange entirely for
assistance in these programs. Get your
judge of probate to talk on the “Distribu~
tion of Property by Will." Get your doc-

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tor to give a talk upon “The Prevention
of Tuberculosis,” ”The Importance of
Ventilation,” of “Pure Water," etc. Ask
the lawyer or the minister to speak upon
the legal or moral side of some great
public question. In short. do everything
possible to make good after your splendid
advertising.

The third essential is the spirit of fra-
ternity. This is a priceless element in our
Grange life. It will secure harmony al—
ways. Harmony will mean united action
and that will bring success. The frater-
nal spirit will make the meetings periods
of rest and recreation to those who attend
them.

Our people from the farms have need
of this rest and recreation. The special
work required in preparation and the ex—
tra effort demanded in attendance, must
be compensated for in some way and it
will be, if the right spirit prevails. I
have attended many Pomona Granges in
different parts of the state and there are
some things that have always afforded
me the greatest enjoyment. I like to see
the people gathering from different parts
of the COllllil‘y, many of them past middle
life and some already infirm with the
weight of years. But how young they
grow as in friendship they grasp each
others’ hands and utter those helpful ex-
pressions that betokcn kindly, mutual
interest. The abundance of good things
under which the tables groan are not the
best part in the menu of a Pomona Grange
dinner. The atmosphere of friendship and
good will, the joy of meeting again, felt
more keenly, perhaps, by those who realize
that their feet already press near to the
verge of another life, is to me the most
precious thing in a Pomona Grange
meeting.

But my story is already too long. I
cannot stop, however, without saying that
the field for Pomona work is constantly
widening. We need men and women in
this work who believe in life, who have
a vision of the future, and will put heart,
mind and soul into this effort for good.

W. F. TAYLOR.

THE GRANGE IN THE FAR WEST.

 

 

Two Pacific coast stateS——Oregon and
Washington, in both of which the organi-
zation is developing strength at a. rapid

rate—hold their annual State Grange
meetings during the farmers’ busy sea-
son. In Oregon this year’s session was
held in May. The state secretary report-
ed 1-H subordinate Granges in 25 counties.
During the past two years 26 new
Granges were organized. The total mem-
bership is now 8,288. C. E. Spence was
elected state master. The salary of the
slate master was fixed at $300, secretary
$400 and lecturer $200. The plan to bond
the counties for the purpose of road con-
struction was opposed, while the use of
convict labor on highways was approved.
The Grange opposed union with the fed-
cral trades on the ground that their tax-
ation measures could not be supported.
A class of 104 candidates took the sixth
degree. The treasurer reported a balance
on hand of about $6,000.

In Washington the annual meeting of
State Grange occurred at l’ullman during
the early part of June. National Grange
affairs received no little attention and it
was voted to demand an accounting from
the treasurer of the National Grange with
special reference to the money that has
been spent and is now being spent on the
National Grange organ. Other resolu—
tions authorize the master to endeavor to
arrange for conferences with other state
masters in an effort to combine forces for
legislation that is desired in the states
represented. throwing the influence of the
whole Order in its favor. Plans were laid
for founding a “state wide (in-operative
movement," which is hoped to prove at-
tractive to “those, farmers who are (lesir-
one of gaining financial bcm-fit from their
membership.” Other resolutions favored
direct. legislation. The report of the sec-
retary showed a gain in membership over
last year of 4,000; 101 new Granges were
organized during the year at a cost of
$2,750. Receipts from dues were $6,969.

COMING EVENTS.

 

Pomona Meetings.

Ingham (“,o., with Fitch-burg Grunge.
Friday. Sept. 30. State speakers, Prof.
.l_ A. Jeffery and Miss lda (‘hittendcm

Kent (‘o., with South Lowell Grange,

at Alto, \Vedncsdav Oct. 25. Mrs. ll}. J.
(Treyts, state speaker.
Lenawee ("o., with Ogden Grange.

Thursday. Oct. 6. Election of State
Grange delegates,
Grange Rallies and Fairs.

Fifth annual fair of Crystal and But~
tcrnut Grange Fair Assn, in the Van
Luevan building at Crystal, Thursday and

Friday, Sept. 29 and 30.

Mt. Tabor (Berrien Co.) Grange “Home~
coming.” at Mt. Tabor Grange hall, Fri-
day, Oct. 21.

 

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