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VOL. CXXXV. No. [7.

Whole Number 3518.





FARM NOTES.

The Potato Crop.



By the time this issue reaches the

reader the bulk of the potato crop will be

out of the ground. Of course, there will

be cases in which the grower has been

unable to getvat the work as promptly

as he womfir-‘rlike, owing to conditions

over which He had no control and, as in

most years, there will be some potatoes

to dig Well along toward the first of No-

vember. In cases where the digging has

been for any reason belated until after

hard freezes come and some of the tubers

get frosted, the problem of their care and

disposition is a serious one. In such

cases the best thing to do with the frost-

ed tubers is to pit them in the field and

allow them to remain in the pits until

about the third week, when they should

be removed .and sorted and either sold

or put in the cellar for storage. The

former plan is generally the better one,

as potatoes that have once been frosted

are likely to need more sorting if they

are held for any length or time, since it

is extremely difficult to





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vailed after the drought was broken

brought the crop on in fine shape, adding

not a little to the yield of the late plant-

ed crop. Under'these conditions there is

much to be gained by leaving the crop

an extra week, but the writer has found

from years of experience, some of which

was expensive, that in the ordinary sea-

son freezing weather may be expected

any time after the middle of October,

and that it is far safer to have the po-

tato crop secured by that time.



Lessons Learned from the Season’s Ex~



perience.



The season’s experience in growing

cash crops of any kind should be made

to yield some helpful ideas to every farm—

er who grows them. There are always

some points to be learncd about any crop

which may be turned to good account in

future years. This is particularly im-

portant with the potato crop, which is

one of the leading cash crops in this

state. One thing which many farmers

have learned this year is that where the

crop is to be planted late, it is far better

and safer to get the ground plowed in





conditions by cultivating the ground im-

mediately after the potatoes were planted

using a wide—shoveled cultivator and

throwing the dirt over the rows, thus

giving the seed an additional covering

which protected it from the scorching

heat of the sun. It also left the surface

of the soil somewhat looser and rougher,

which prevented it from absorbing so

much of the heat of the sun’s rays. This

is a good point to keep in mind should

the same conditions recur in future years.

Late, vs. Early Planting.

'The green condition of the crop at

digging time makes it a pertinent ques—

tion for the consideration of potato grow—

ers, whether they have not been in the

habit of planting the crop too late. Many

have gotten into the habit of planting the

crop as late as practicable to avoid the

bug pest. The writer has been in the

habit of planting from the middle to the

20th of June in recent years, and for sev-

eral seasons has had to give practically

no attention to the bug problem. But

this advantage is perhaps more than off-

set by the danger from late blight,





 





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sears as formerly on the late potato crop

in the writer’s locality, and with the

modern equipment available for spraying

them there need be no apprehensions

about being able to control the pest,

even if it should appear in added num-

bers as a result of earlier planting.



But this has not been the chief reason

for late planting so far as the writer is

concerned. He has been a believer in the

theory that potatoes need cool, moist

weather for the development of the cron,

and that consequently the late planted

(rop, one year with another. would have

better conditions for the production of a

good yield than if planted earlier. It is

a reasonable theory that after the fall

rains come the conditions for the growth

of the tubers would be better than in the

drier, hotter weather of midsummer. But

results obtained in actual practice are

more convincing than the most plausible

theory, and the writer has revised his

opinions in this regard somewhat as a.

result of observation in recent years. A

neighbor has made a practice of putting

in the potato crop in May, a full month



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get all of the frosted tu-

bers out at a single sort-

ing. But this is quite im—

possible, if an attempt is

made to. sort them; at;

once or, indeed, very seen

after digging, since they

will not all snow the ef-

fects of the frost at that

time. If allowed to re-

main until about the third

week before this sorting

is done, they will be in

the watery stage of rot,

so as to be more easily

detected, and yet will not

have dripped on the Sound

tubers to any extent so

as to soil them and injure

their market quality.

Proper attention given to

the problem of caring for

the frosted potatoes,

where one is so unfortu-

nate as to have any

frozen before digging, will

save much trouble and

loss.





It is better to pit them

in the field so that they

may be sorted by day-

light, since it is extremely

difficult to do a good job

of sorting frosted tubers

in a weak or artificial

light. Simply opening the

cellar doors and windows

where they are put in the

cellar as soon as dug will

not afford sufficient light

to do a good job of sort—

ing, and if artificial lights are used they

should be the most brilliant available in

order that as many as possible of the

frosted tubers may be distinguished at

the first sorting. It is most important

that this job be thoroughly done where

it is necessary at all, and it isn’t a task

to be hurried or to be trusted to ineffi—

cient labor. Of course. it is much better

to begin the work of potato digging in

time to avoid all usual danger of freezing

weather. It is a great temptation in a

season like the present to leave the crop

in the ground as long as possible in order

that..the potatoes may ripen and their

skins harden down so as to avoid peeling

in handling. But it is far better to dig

them a little green and handle them as

carefully.as possible than to take any

great risk of freezing weather. The

present fall has been an unusually favor~

able one for securing the potato crop and

the favorable growing weather which pre-





 





good season and work it over occasionally

to conserve the soil moisture which may

be needed later in the season. The writ~

cr has seen many fields of potatoes this

year in which a very poor stand was se—

cured, just because this precaution was

not taken. The exceedingly hot and dry

weather which prevailed at the time the

bulk of the late crop was planted de—

stroyed the vitality of the seed and made

the stand scattering and poor on many

fields where the ground had not been

plowed early and the soil moisture we"

conserved. Even where there was plenty

of moisture in the soil some of the seed

suffered on this account. The writer’s

potato ground was in fine condition at

planting time, and the seed was put in

to a good depth with hand planters, yet

on some of the lighter portions of the field

the seed was somewhat injured and the

stand was not perfect. A neighbor avoid-

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which, while not particularly prevalent,

has appeared in scattered localities and

caused considerable loss to the crop. If

th’s were the only question to be settled

regarding the problem of early or late

planting, the advantage would appear to

be with the early planting, since if we

are to choose between spraying for bugs

or for protection against blight, there is

no question that it would be cheaper to

protect the vines from the bugs by spray—

ing. The r'epOrted appearance of a para-

site which destroys the. potato bugs in

certain sections of the state may have

something to do with the greater freedom

which we have enjoyed from this pest in

recent years. It is true that but few

instances have been reported where this

welcome helper has actually been seen at

its helpful work, but most of us are not

close observers in matters of this kind.

Anyhow, it is certain that potato bugs

have not been as troublesome in recent





planted, and has gotten

as good or better yields

as others secured by

planting earlier, and not-

withstanding the dry

summer has a good crop

this year. Another large

grower, located in (“C

southwestern part of the

state, has for years made

a practice of planting his

potatoes in April, and has

secured uniformly good

crops. This man recently

told the writer that while

his crop was not as good

as usual this year, he had

about 170 bushels per

acre, and enjoyed the ad-

ded advantage of getting

the crop off at a good

price, just between the

early and late marketing

season. Of course, this

grower uses the most ad-

vanet‘jl methods of cul-

ture, uniformly planting

the crop on a clover sod

and fertilizing it well in

addition, which in large

measure accounts for his

uniformly good yields.





 





Of course, if all or any

considerable. portion of

the late crop were avail—

able for marketing early

in the season, the price

could not be expected to

be as good as it usually

is at that season of the

year under present con—

ditions, yet there would be the added ad—

vantage of having the crop ripen under

normal conditions, instead of being cut

short in growth by the frost or being dug

and handled so green as to be poor stock

from the, consunn-r‘s point of View. This

early planting would get the work out of

the way before the corn planting season,

and has the advantage of reducing the

danger from blight to a minimum. This

is apparently a problem which is worthy

of more thought and experimentation than

the average grower has given it, and one

xx hich may well receive his careful con-

sideration in the future.



Saving Seed For Next Year.



Then there is the question of the kind

of seed to use and when to save it and

how to handle it. The latter problem

will 'be somewl:_.t simplified by earlier

planting, but the question of the quality

of the seed is one which is given alto-

gether too little consid’ ration by the av—
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erage grower, a. fact to which may be

largely attributed the tendency of once

good varieties to run out and become-

unprofitable to cultivate. As before not-

ed in these columns, the plan of saving

the best hills for planting in a seed breed-

ing plot from which the seed for the fol-

lowing crop is saved, is the best one, But

this will not be done by the average

grower, at least until the necessity of it

has been brought home to him more forc-

ibly than it yet has. But where the seed

is selected from the crop after digging

time, a little good sense applied to the

proposition will bringr profitable results.

The very large potatoes should not be

planted, as thcse usually come from hills

which yield but few tubers, and they are

not desirable from a market, standpoint.

Nor yet should the very small tubers be

planted, as they are often the product of

Weak plants. lint if the good shaped,

medium—sized potatoes, the size of a hen's

egg or a little larger, are selected, they

are more than likely to have been pro-

duced in hills that gave a large number

of marketable tubers, especially if they

are ideal in shape, since the tubers of

similar size which grow in the, weaker

hills are generally more elongated than

the standard shape for the variety. Thus

when the crop is marketed it will be an

easy matter to select potatoes of a desir—

able size and shape for planting, while if

the selection is left until planting time

there, will be no choice except to plant

the best of the small tubers or plant them

just as they grew. big and little included.

The method of selection above advocated

will secure a natural selection of the best

type for seed, which is the next best thing

to growing the seed in a seed—breeding

plot as previously described and advocat—

cd in these columns, and such selection

should not be delayed until after the main

crop has been marketed.

The Potato-Stalk Weevil.

An Alpena county subscriber

information regarding the cause of po-

tato vines dying in his field. lie has

found patches of dead vincs scattered

through his lIt'Itl of potatoes, and on pull-

ing some of these dead vim-s has found

a it): or beetle in the root, which he

thinks gained entrance by cutting a hole

in the stalk near the surface of the

ground and burrowed its way into the

1oot.'\\'l1ilc this insect pest is not so

’(ommon in Michigan potato fields as to

,,.,p;‘[. Hum). uttrntiun, it is 1.01 Iuova, and

is widely distributcd over the country. it

however, caused serious damage





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has not,

to the crop in many sections of the coun-

try, although it proved to be rather a

Serious pest in Kansas as longr ago as

1897, and has been troublesome in other

sections of the country at different times.

This insect is commonly known as the

potato—stalk weevil. Its life history is as

follows: The mature female makes a

small slit in any portion of the stalk in

which she deposits 21 single egg. In a few

days this egg hatches into a minute grub,

which immediately penetrates the stalk

and commences to eat its way down

through the center. The channel made at

first is so small as to be scarcely notice-





able. As the grub grows, it makes a

larger channel. In places it turns and





enlarges the. channel, which weakens the

stalk. \thn it has bored as far down

into the root as the diameter of the stalk

will permit, it turns about and enlarges

the lower portion of the channel to a little

above the level of the ground. At the top

of this channel a hole is bored outward

through the woody fiber of the stalk, but

not perforating the bark. It was at this

point that the inouirer mentioned above

thought the. insect entered the stalk, but





in reality this is the place prepared for





the matured insect to emerge from the

stalk. This work completed, the grub





descends to the bottom of the cavity,

weaVcs a cocoon and passes the pupal

stage. Later in the season the matured

beetle is hatched, but remains in the

stalk, passing the winter season within

its protecting cover. when it makes its

way out of the hole prepared for its exit

as described above and the life cycle is

repeated.



This makes the remedy obvious. The

thing,r to do where this insect is prevalent

is to gather and burn all potato vines as

soon after the crop is dug as practicable.

This will destroy most of the matured

beetles, and the pest could be easily ex-

terminated in this way were it not for

the fact that it also infests some weeds

that are related to the potato family, be-

ing found in some of these weeds in

greater numbers than in the potato plant.

But the burning of the vines from infect-

ed fields and the keeping down of weeds

in waste places about the farm will serve

tocheck the development of these insects

to an extent which will cause any con-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





slderable loss from their depredations.l

This report of the prevalence of this in-

sect in our state should, however, make





potato growers watchful for its presence





elsewhere, to the end that precautions

may be taken against its greater preval-.

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In traveling through many a. farming

community at this season of the year the

careful observer is struck by the amount

of expensive farm machinery left stand-

ing in the fields exposed to the deleter-

ious effects of sun, rain and the snows

that will come later on in the winter.

finders are often seen standing in the

cat field where the team was unhitched,

and grain drills where the fall seeding

was finished. Double cultivators rest with

tongue reared over the corn field fence,

and the fence corners seem to be the

natural habitat of the small cultivators,

plows and barrows.



An occasional farm will be passed

where the implements have been gathered

in from the fields and huddled in an in-

discriminate mass ,at the end of the barn,

the owner seeming to think his duty done

in housing his mechanical helpers.



The fact, too, will be noticed that a.

farm where no machinery can be seen

standing exposed to the elements wears

a general air of thrift and prosperity.

The buildings are usually in good repair,

fences are kept up, good stock is in the

fields and an atmosphere of peace and

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()n farms where the machinery seems

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just the reverse is usually noticed. The

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Buildings and fences are neglected. and

the whole place has a general run-down

appearance. A farm will be seen occa-

sionally where the machinery will be un-

liouscd and the buildings and fences in

good repair;

neglcct of farm implements seems to

to general untidiness about the farm.



Many struggling farmers and renters

will argue, that, considering the price of

building material, they cannot afford to

build houses to‘shelter their farm imple—

ments. ’l‘hey store what they can in the

luiltlings they have, and seem to be con-

tent to let the rest g0. These men have

never stopped to figure their loss through

ncglect of their machinery. They see

only one side of the question.



Many careful farmers use machines for

ten, fifteen, and perhaps twenty years,

which, in the hands of careless ones.

would be. in the scrap heap inside of five

Mats.



If the farmer who says that he cannot

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inery would use more care in operating

it. and borrow money, if necessary. in

order to house it, he would be astonished

to find that he was making money by so

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Machinery is costly. The farmer who

is compelled to lay out large sums every

years or two for implements to do his

work is bound to have his nose on the

grindstone all the time, unless he has an

income outside the farm.



.It is possible to get some idea of the

pecuniary loss caused by carelessness in

this regard. but it is impossible to figure

the 105s of time caused by tinkering with

rusty, neglected machinery. A machine

that is carefully operated, and housed

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I know of a young farmer, who was

compelled through lack of barn room, to

leave his binder unhoused until late in

December. He had always been very

careful of his machinery, I believe a little

above the average farmer, but it took

him some time to prepare a place for his

«binder, but the time he lost at the begin-

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binder in working order convinced him

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machinery under shelter.



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Farming, like any other business, has tol

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CLOVER CORN AND CATTLE.





 





It seems that one could not write three

words that mean much more to the up-

lifting of agriculture andithe prosperity

of the world than these words. Clover,

corn and cattle. Each one depends upon

the other for its development. If you

have cattle you can generally have clover

and if you have clover you can have

corn and, if you have the clover and corn

you can have the cattle.



Many articles have been written upon

“Maintaining the Fertility of the Soil,”

and it really depends upon these three

things.



Each and every farmer must farm his

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should like them all then he can be en-

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I am going to tell you now how I get

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seed in the spring after the ground has COSt, is made in accord With 96-inch wheel base, for $775. Its pessible speed is



settled and if the soil is not too hard, at practice. The car is inspected better than any other ‘15 miles an hour.



the rate Of a bushel 10 Eight acres. I ear in the world. “/9 have too much at stake to take Our L’s-horsepower touring cars, with lOZ-inch wheel

chances. base, sell for $1,000. That‘s nine per cent less than





sowed 85 acres last spring and then we

dragged it with a spike—tooth drag with

sharp teeth. The dragging doesn’t hurt

the wheat but seems to do it good. Then

we followad with the roller and this

pressed the soil down upon the seed and

made the ground smooth for the binder.





We top-dressed 18 acres of this wheat

with barnyard 'manure last winter and

upon this the catch was best and most

of it lived through the dry weather, but

the other fields were hurt some. We

have followed this plan for a good while

and have Very good results but I do think

it does the most good on the lighter soils.



Next comes king corn. I like to plow

the ground for corn as early as possible

and follow the plow with the roller if the

soil hasn’t got too much clay in it. Fit

the ground thoroughly and make a good

33°d-m and do not plant. the corn too

earlyfige season is late. Do not expect

a la.- ‘ :- rn“crop from a poor field. Build

up the soil with manure and clover and

then you can get the corn. providing you

have he moisture and good seed. I try

to test my seed corn and know it pays

well for the time invested. I did not test

all my seed last spring as I planted 75

acres and I did not get it all tested out.

I am making a tester now that I will

tell you about later on. Good ground,

good seed, good care with good tools, and

a good hired man with a good team are

the things for a good corn crop. I have

seen hired men go into a corn field with

a cultivator that actually cultivated the

weeds instead of the com.



I commenced planting May 21st, and

finished June 1st. One field I had to drag

up June 17th and plant over again. This

will ,be a fair piece of corn but the dry

weather held it back a great deal. I drill

my corn with a horse planter from 11 to

13 inches apart and 3 ft. 8 in, wide. The

11 inches is a little thick in a dry season

but it makes good corn for the steers.





 





Some people think that a steer cannot

eat a large ear of corn. I have been both- ‘

ered more getting the ears for them than

by their not eating them. .



I cut the corn with the corn binder and;

set it up in good shocks, well bound. If

I wishto sow the ground to wheat I cut

on one side of the field and then throw}

out two rows of bundles and sew the





 





feed them to the hogs and cows and crib‘

the surplus in a well aired crib. The cars‘

can be! picked up faster than you can

husk them out of the shock. I really do

not think there is much made by having

the corn binder only that I do not husk

much corn and I want it bound up for

feeding the steers. When the corn has

cured out- and the weather dampens up

then I draw and Stack the corn in the

bundle close to the steer burn. I stacked

some two thousand bushels last fall and

didn’t find any of it moulded or spoiled.

This fall I shall probably stack about 60

acres for the steers and cows. The steers

fatten better on the bundle corn if prop-

erly put up, than they do on the husked

corn.





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

 





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The Overland is not yet three years old, yet 20,000

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18,000 of the new—season models just out.



Never was a car so successful. The demand for the

Overlands, for much of the time, has been from two

to three times the supply.



\Vhen you come to select an automobile, the first

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record.





22 Models for 1911





For 1911—the season just opening—we are putting

out 22 models. They run from 20 to rib-horsepower—

from 96-inch to IIS—ineh wheel bases—from $775 to

$1,675. All are 4-cylinder cars.



We can meet any idea on size, style and power at

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able. allowing room for milk com or farm truck.





last year.





The 30-h01‘scp0‘wer Overlands sell





inch wheel bases.

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The 35-horsepower .

$1,600 and $1,675. All





bases, sell for





Your choice of five styles of body.





for $1,250—7110-

Fore door or open fronts—Aorpedos





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HOGS OBJECT TO SMUT.





 





We had some wheat screenings ground

to feed to spring shoats. There was some

cness and considerable cockle, also some

smut of wheat, but the largest port10n

was small kernels of wheat. The shoats

make a great fuss about eating it. \Ve

would like to know whether it is the

smut, cockle or chess that makes it so

undesirable for the pigs. .15 there any

nutrition in the cookie and chess?



Tuscola Co. L. P.



Probably the smut in the wheat screen-

ings makes the feed unpalatable for the

hogs. “’e have no data at hand regard-

ing the value of cockle seed as a hog

feed, but it is probable that it is less ob-

jectionable to the hogs than the smut.

which in addition to having no nutritive

value is known to be injurious to stock

when they are compelled to eat it in

quantities. It would appear to be more

profitable to use this wheat screenings

for chicken feed, as the chickens will dis‘

criminate against the smut bolls, and will

not get as much of the smut as the pigs

do for that reason.





THE RAM AT SERVICE.





 





 





Nothing is more vital in the manage-

ment of the breeding flock at mating time

than the care and feeding of the ram.

The prevalent practice among flock own-

ers at mating time is to turn the ram

the flock and allow him to run at

will. If the animal is young, thrifty and

of good constitutional development the

chances are fairly favorable to insure a

goodly per cent of ewes with lamb at first

service. But so many varied factors en-

ter into the successful mating of breed-

ing ewvs that it is not always safe to be

content with simply allowing the ram full

sway even in view of the fact that from





into





all external evidences he is in the best

physical condition.



The flesh condition of the breeding

ewes. the vitality of the ram and the





character of the season are all potent

elements in influencing successful mating.

The flock owner who goes about his work

in a haphazard manner at mating time

is very apt to invite evil if not heavy

loss. Under domestic management sheep

have becozne delicate breeders and in—

stances are frequent where ewes fail to

brecd. The flock owncr’who is desirous

of securing a large percentage of lambs in

the fall should ignore nothing that direct—

1y influences successful mating of the

breeding ewes.



The initial factor to be taken into con-

sideration in the. management of the ram

at service is to determine as far as pos-

sible his degree of vitality. Because a

male is in good health it does not neces-

sarily follow that he possesses the essen—

tial prepotency to transmit his desirable

characteristics. It is conceded by expe-

rienced flock owners that it is inadvisable

to rely entirely upon external manifesta-

tions to guide one in the computation of

the breeding qualities of a male. A young

male is much more uncertain at mating

than a yearling or two-year-old, and if

the latter has been proven to be a sure

breeder. results are more eetain. But the

flock owner who is using a ram lamb to

head his flock has a double responsibility





to shoulder, and upon his attention to

both ewes and ram largely rests his

success.





The ram possessing the essential quali-

tics denoting thrift, vigor and constitu—

tional development can invariably be re-

lied upon to successfully mate with a

reasonable number of cwes in good breed-

ing condition. The amount and character

,of the flesh carried by the ram at mating

indicates to no small degree his reliability

as a lamb getter. Many flock owners

make a serious mistake in thinking that

the ram ought to be in high flesh condi-

tion at the beginning or the mating period

to insure a resource upon which the sys—

tem may draw to replenish the reproduc-

tive organs. “’hile the ram should be in

good flesh he ought not carry any large

amount of surplus fat that will tend to

cause fatigue or exhaust the. stored-up

energy in the muscular system.



No little consideration should be direct-

ed at this time to the preparation of the

ram for service. Half his worth as a

stock getter Will be determined by the

character of the preparation he receives

during the few weeks previous to mating.

As a general rule, the ram is in fair

flesh condition at this time of the year.

With good pasture during the summer

season flesh formation takes place very

rapidly and unless the ram has been 1m-





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





properly cared for he will be in excellent

condition to undergo preparation for mat-

ng. It is not advisable-to put the ram





h—l.





"upon tender succulent pasture during the





preparatory period. Better by far turn

him upon an old pasture or meadow

where the forage is of good quality and

of a highly nutitious character. It is not

the object to cause taking on loose fat,

but flesh of a firm, compact nature.





While the ram is being prepared for

mating he should be secluded from the

rest of the flock where he will not worry

or become irritated rrom seeing other

sheep. The pasture should be large and

sracious. If possible, the pasture lot

should be near the buildings where spec

ial attention can be paid to supplying a

light grain ration to supplement the daily

pasture. Oats, bran and a small amount

of oil cake compounds one of the best ra-

tions for a ram during the preparatory

period. Corn should be eliminated from

the ration during the preparatory procv

ess. A limited amount of supplementary

forage like rape may be fed to advantage

to the ram, but not in excess of what he

will readily clean up.



Flock owners vary widely in their opin-

ion as to the most practical method of

handling the ram during the mating sea-

son. As a general rule, however, it is

thought by experienced flock owners that

if the ram is not mated with too many

ewes and given proper care it is all right

to allow him to run with the ewes, pro—

viding he is removed morning and evening

and given a feed of grain. I have prac-

ticed removing the ram during the day-

time and allowing him with the flock

during the cool of the evening. but under

ordinary conditions it involves a large

amount of additional labor, without any

noticeable results. Attention should be

paid to keeping the ram in good flesh

condition while at service and not allow—

ing him to become thin and run down.



Shiawassee Co. LEO C, REYNOLDS.





ECONOMY lN HORSE BLANKETS.





 





Horse blankets are a necessity upon

every farm. Every farmer well appre-

ciates the fact that his horses need pro-

tection when they are

doors during cold or stormy weather, as





is almost daily necessary, but while all

readers will agree as to the economic





necessity of using horse blankets. not all

appreciate the fact that it pays to use

good blankets, bearing the trade mark of

reliable manufacturers who are ready to





stand back of the quality of their goods?





Such blankets cost a little more at the

start, but will last longer in service and

afford much better protection to the

horses, than a cheaper kind, which are

jobbed without the manufacturer's guar-

antee or trade mark. While every farmer

appreciates the necessity of having blank-

ets to protect his horses out of doors, not





all. and probably not a majority, appres‘





ciate the fact that there is economy in

using blankets in the stable. The saving

of labor in grooming the horse, his im-

proved appearance which is the result of

a shorter and sleeker coat of hair, to-

gether with a saving of feed, due to the

fact that less of his rations is needed to

keep up the animal heat in cold weather,

and his greater utility in the harness due

to the fact that he will persplre less

freely, ‘will all argue for the use of stable

blankets upon the horses which are to

be worked or driven during the winter

months. Here it will pay better to use a.

good grade of blanket than for use out of

doors, because the blankets are in use

continually and the cheaper and poorer

quality will soon become worn and use-

less. Always have a reliable manufactur-

er's trade mark upon the blankets you

buy. Some of the better blankets will be

found advertised in your farm paper,

because it pays to advertise goods that

give good satisfaction in wear, but it

does not pay to advertise poor goods,

neither does it pay to purchase them.





The Crop Reporter. published by au~

thority of Secretary of Agriculture Wil-

son, gives detailed information concerning

the number of stock hogs and their con-

dition on the farms of the United States

on September 1. The report shows that

farmers in the north central states east

of the. Mississippi River devoted more at-

tention to hog culture than farmers in

any other portion of the Union, the num-

ber of stock hogs on farms in those states

being 4.9 per cent larger than on the cor-

responding date in 1909. Of the five

states in this division Ohio makes the

best showing. with 10 per cent more hogs

and a condition of 97, against 95 a year

ago.





 





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that welds all the sheets permanently into

one and gives you a continuous, one-

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By the welding of the successive sheets,

your roof becomes all one-piece and resists

rain, snow, heat, frost or even a shower of

sparks and embers from a burning building.





There is no place Where water can back up or any

other agency cause leaking or trouble.





Every nail-head is covered by the full thickness of

felt and asphalt, and embedded in a water-tight joint.



Thus, one of the commonest-causes of leaks is entirely

eliminated. No coal-tar product: or inferior volatile C“oils

are used in Security Roofing. _ . '



Security Roofing is made in three styles—Gravel Surface,





Coarse Fcldspar, and Fine Feldspar.

It can also be furnished with burlap insertion





for siding or roofs over one-half pitch.





There is a Security Agent in almost every town.

and we‘ll send name and address of the one nearest you.





Writ. for Free Book, “The Requirements of a GOOD Roof."

It tells in detail why Security Roofing meets these requirements, and

how easy it is to weld the patented 6-inch joint.





The National Roofing Co.





Manufacturers of Asphalt Roofing and Paint





Address all communications to





the Gravel Surfacing.





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You





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Ask your dealer for Genasco.





 





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Send for price list and ferecast. to:

M. F. Pfuelzer a (30.,

6 E. 12th St. (Désk 4.) '

New York City.





 





 





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GIVES~





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N0 STOCK CAN THRIVE IF PEST‘ERED

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SCAB,MANGE,AND OTHER SKIN



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'TO CLEAN OUT THESE

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is given in feed—it. kills worms

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Symptoms of Worms

, Nervousness, itching. rub-

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condition, bloating, dusty rectum and

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





ADVANTAGE OF SILAGE AS A FEED

FOR FATTENING LAMBS.





 





“’hen asked by the editor to give my

opinion concerning the advantage of feed-

ing silage to fattening lambs, I was al-

most surprised. In our locality the use

of silage to fatten all kinds of stock is so

general that we hear very little discussion

on the subject. Almost all the feeders

that operate on a large scale, as well as

many that combine feeding with dairying,

make use of the silo.



Good clover hay, with plenty of corn,

bran, oats and a little oil meal will make

as good lambs as any feed known to the

Writer, but to procure enough clover to

feed a large number of lambs is rather

an expensive operation. By feeding en—

silage once a day, shredded corn fodder,

bean pods Or clover hay once, the rough

feed lasts much longer. In fact, it is

about doubled so far as results are con-

cerned.



It pays to buy grain to feed lambs, one

year with another, but if the hay has to

be bought as well, especially if it has to

be hauled a very great distance, the prof-

its, other than procuring fertility for the

farm, are apt to be small.



We have found the silo a great help in

solving the question of how to provide

rough feed enough to carry the amount

of stock we like to have on the farm

through the winter, and have become

convinced that lambs that are being fed

for market, as well as breeding ewes and

cattle of all ages, all thrive best when





are of much permanent use. The old

soiled earth in the stalls and cow sheds,

where the disease has existed, should be

dug up, intermixed with lime and re-sur-

faced. Everything should be done to

have a clean, sweet place for the mother

to calve in, and for the calf to be received

into. All this trouble can be obviated if

the cow calves in the open field, but this

is not always practicable.



The most recent research gives the

cause of the disease as an organism

called a, pasteurella, which is found—with

others—in the discharge from- a





many

calf’s intestines, when suffering from

white scours. All authorities, however,





do not agree with this.



The ports of entry of the micro-organ-

ism into the calf’s intestinal tract are

probably by the mouth and the unhealed

navel. Immediately it will be seen then,

how important it is that the causal or-

ganism should, by thorough cleanliness

be removed as far as possible from these

ports of entry.



The calf, being born, its mouth and

body should be freed from any uterine

envelopes and secretions, and the cow's

udder and her perineal region and her

tail should be cleaned. Again, the mi-

crobe may gain entrance from the ground

by way of the unhealed navel. One point,

after the calf is born, must not be over—

looked: -Diarrhoea may arise from indi—

gestible food being given, but arising in

this way it will be of a different type

from that chiefly referred to here. The

disease usually appears during the first





 





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First Prize Berkshire Boar at State and West Michigan Fairs.

bard & Baldwin.





silage, fed judiciously once a day, forms

part of the ration.



* It is our opinion that most of the trou—

ble arising from the use of silage has

come from poor silos or the use of corn

put in before it has become ripe enough.

It should be about ready to cut and shock





' before .it is fit for the silo, and then, too,





we prefer to feed it in connection with

dry feeds rather than try to make it the

sole feed.





Ionia. Co. H. E. POWELL.





DIARRHOEA IN CALVES.



This is a. disease well known to stock

raisers. Investigations have been wide,

extended, and searching as to its origin.

It cannot be said that scientific men are

yet all agreed as to the organism of the

disease, yet fairly successful measures

have been taken to check it.



Like the poor, however, the complaint

seems to be always with us, and there

are reasons for this.



Any old barn or shed is good enough

for a cow to becomc a mothcr in, any

dirty and filth—besodden fioor clcnn

enough to receive a newly-born calf. This

disease is allied to the. so—callcd “filth

diseases.” of the human subject. Through

generations of animal life parturition has

been effected oftentimes in the same old

stalls or shcds, and for generations calves

have suffered from this diarrhoea. One

noted authority says that the disease

arises from the excreta of previously dis-

eased calves. Is it to be wondered at,

then, that calves newly born on a soiled,

contaminated floor should suffer from the

complaint? Is it a marvel that the vet-





moneyretundedleercan ‘, erinarian is handicapped to start with, in





any dealing with this disease? To cope

with it successfully from a preventive

point of view no half—hearted measures





 





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CRITICS





The physician who recommends,

the patient who uses and the

chemist who analyzes 1





Scott’s Emulsion





have established it as pro-eminently

the best in purity, in perfection

and in results.



No other preparation has stood

such severe tests, such world-wide

imitation and met with such popu-

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To the babe, the child and the

adult it gives pure blood. strength.

solid flesh and vitality.



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vsock in the calf’s life. Stinking. semi—‘

fluid feces of a yellowish white color cs-

capc from its bowels. In other cases

calvcs much older may be attacked, and

any calf attacked may furnish a focus

from which the disease may be spread.

Hence the importance of keeping each

cow and calf as much as possible sepa-

rate. and to instruct the man attending

an afilicted calf to be as particular as

possible as to his personal cleanliness and

that of his utcnsils.



As the diarrhoea advances, it becomes

bloody (dysentcryl. A discharge comes

from the nostrils, the joints may swell,

and the animal dies a pitiable object.



Many medicinal agents have bccn used

in the local trcatment of the disease, and

fair success has bccn attained by means

of them where the rules of cleanliness

and hygiene have also been observed.

Probably limo \thtcr, bismuth, chalk,

chlorodyne and aromatic ammonia havc

had the grcatcst voguo. In Germany

proparations of taunic and gallic acid

have been lately largely used.



Local treatment also cmupriscs disin-

fecting of the navel. Calf scour scrum,

has bcen succcssfully uscd. Thc theory

of this Ircatmcut is based on the fact

that a spccific microbe attacks the body,

multiplies in the blood and produces a

given ~disease by tho development of a

particular poison—toxin. An anti—toxin

is also produccd at a later stage.



This anti—toxin injectcd into the patient

in sufficient quantity attacks, fights and

destroys or rcndcrs inert the specific

microbe of the disease. If it is proved

conclusively that this serum treatment is

all that is claimed for it, then all newly-

horn calvcs should be inoculated in the

same manner in which children are vac-

inated against smallpox.





 





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wear-resisting quality that is won-

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all comparable to a 5A Storm King.



Sold from factory direct to dealer.

That means a less price to you. Ask

to see 5A Storm King blankets.





Buy a 5A bias girth blanket for the stable.

Always look for SA slay under strap.





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It is prepared exclusively by J. E. Gom-

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As a. HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu-

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is invaluable.



Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is

Warranted to give satisfaction. Price 81.50

per bottle. Sold by druggists or sent by ex-

press, charges paid, with. full directions for its

use. Send for descriptive circulars. testimo-

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Fourth importation for llllti arrived August

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or surpasses any we have heretofore

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first-class quality than over. Numerous im—

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Advice through this department is free

to our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full: also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to some one else. “llien

reply by mail is requested, it becomes

private practice. and a fee of $1.00 must

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Fistula of “'ithers—I have a horse that

has a sore on top of shoulder that dis-

charges ptis and l have failed to effect a.

cure. C. \V, 1).. Royston, Mich.—v-First

apply peroxide hydrogen. ten minutes

later apply one part carbolic acid and 20

parts water; these applications should he

made twice daily. Apply boric acid to

Chickens eye once a day.



Spinal Disease—I have a filly lB—mos.

old that is either sick or has injured her—

self in some way. She will travel all

right for some distance, then her hind

parts seem to wobble and not follow in

line with body; when first taken her neck

was stiff. Have applied liniment to neck,

and am giving one teaspoonful Fowler‘s

solution at a dose night and morning.

also 30 drops nux-vomica at noon.





colt was Well in the evening and in bad-

‘shape the next morning.





W. I). R.. Ionia.

MiclL—Your colt may have met with an

accident to neck. or she may have chilled

bringing on congestion of spinal cord.

Give 1/3 dr. ground nux-vomica and 1 dr.

iodide of potash at a dose in feed two or

three times a day. A young colt should

recover from an ailment or injury of this

kind, but slowly.



Diseased Scalp.-—I have a four-year-old

mare that is troubled with an itchy con-

dition of the scalp of mane every spring

and summer; she uses her hind feet to do

the scratching, unless it is more conven-

ient to rub on something else. A. L. T.,

lludson, Mich. Mix one part oil of tar,

four parts of fish oil and five parts raw

lniseed oil and apply to itchy sealp or

other itchy parts of body every two or

three davs. “With you decide to wash oft

' 0f sal-soda





 





this dope dissolve one ounce

to each quart of warm water.

Na\'ci lni‘ectioii.~~l have a colt that





leaked at naVcl when he was a few days

old and there is a bunch on knee which

appeared about the. time i first noticed

his leaking water. llaving noticednn the

April number of The Farmer an inquiry

about leaky navel, and your remedy tor

same, I applied it with good results. but

the bunch on knee is still there and.1

would like to know how to remove it.





The navel is almost healed and the con

is now past three Weeks old. \V. (1..





Climax, Mich—Apply one part tincture

iodine and live parts spirits camplior to

knee once a day; very light applications

give best results in such cases.



7 Bursal Swelling on Stifle Joints—I have

a sucking.r colt that apparently got kicked

on stifle. two or three months ago, caus-

ing a bunch to come on both stifle joints.

Local veterinary surgeon thought best not

to open into sack for fear of opening

joint. He. prescribed iodine, camphor and

witch-hazel which seems to have. reduced





one bunch, but the other remains. Colt

is not lame and bunch not painful. _M.

M. K.. Alto, Mich.-.\pply one part iodine

and eight parts lard every day or two.

(live 20 drops syrup iodide of iron at a

dose twice a day.





linuckiing.---~l have. an old mare that

has been cock ankled all summer but she

has not been lame until a Week ago. lit-r

leg is how enlarged and feverish, extend—





ing up to hock joint. Exercising seems

to reduce the swelling but the more work

she does the weaker she gets. and I





would like to know how to cure her. F.

ll. 11., Benton, Harbor. Mich—Apply one

part turpentine, one part aqua ammonia





and four parts raw linseed oil to l‘ctlock

joint once a day for a few days, then

once every few days.



Light hillkmfiihly cow came fresh .on

Sept. ll, but fails to give her usual milk

supply and i would like to know how to





brim; her up to normal again. She is in

good health but gives only about one-half

as much milk as she did when iresh last





year. 1’. .i.. llolton. Miche More can be

done by feeding than drugging her. If

her bowels are too costive give cpsom





salts. also give two tablespoont‘uls ot' the





t'ollowing powder: Mixed ginger, gcntian

and cinchona, at a dose in teed three





times a day. She should be fed on milk—

producing food.



indigestion.“My cighi—year—old mare

lizisc not been digesting her food properly

for several weeks past. 1 had her teeth

looted, but this failed to do much good;

have watered her both before and after

meals, and can see no difference in her

condition. Ilzive fed her ground oats.

also whole oats and mixed hay. She has

a good appetite, but is gradually losing

ilcsii. (.‘, Ii}. lI., Cornelius, Oregon. lVlix

together equal parts by Wt‘iglli_ powdered

sulphate of iron, gentiaii, ginger. fenu—

gi'eek and rosin. (live a tablespoonful at

a dose in feed three times a day.

Sui'i'cit~l9czema.-1 have a two-year-

(lItI colt that seems to have some sort of

skin trouble affecting the head, neck,

shoulders and fore legs. She has been

trtublcd more. or less for the. past 90

days, the sores never break open. Small

pimples raise up on skin and soon dry.

She bites herself and acts as‘it‘ very

itchy. Have tried several different kinds

of lotions without result. S. It, Luding-





 





ton. Mich—If the colt has a long. rough

coat. clip him. Give 2 drs. Donevan’s





solution of arsenic at a dose in feed three

times a day. Apply one part oxide zinc

and eight parts vaseline to itchy parts

every day or two. He should be washed





The .





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BREEDERS’ niiiiiCioiir.

CATTLE.





' ABERDEEN-ANGU§.





Herd headed by UNDULATA BLACK IRD

ITO 83836. one of the best. sons of PRINCE ITO

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at. the Detrml:

and Grand Rapids Fairs o 1907,1908" 1909 and 1910.

Herd consists of Ericsa, Blackbirds. Prides. etc.



WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.





Av R S" I R Es—High type of Dairy animal.

Young bulls and bull calves

for sale. Prices low. Intfiiiries solicited.



BERKSHIRE SVVINV .



FINE POULTRY—W bite and Barred Rooks

White. & Burr ()rpingtons. White Vi yandottes and

Leghorns. Eggs in season 10c each. . .

MICHIGAN bCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. Flint. Mich.





 





 





 





 





F0“ SALE-A fine. registered Guernsey Bull. 3%

vears old. Ihzive owned him over ‘

years and sell him only because I must. get. another

for my herd. Reference Mr. 'igman. Lansing.

Apply to JOHN F. POLKOW. Brighton. Michigan.

' Breeders and importers of high

MIDI, “Idge Farm! class Gueriiseys. “'rite us your

wants. E. 61 J. T. MILLER. Birmingham. Mich.





OHOIGELI illiEll HULSTEIN-FRIESIIN 233933353





prices. Cole Bros. Ypsilanti Farms, Ypsilanti. Mich.





TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS





Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past: held World's Records for

milk and butter fat. at. fair prices.





MCPHERSON FARMS co.', Howell. nicii.





0THING BUT HOLSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE, Sir May

Hnrtog Post‘li No. 37604. A. R. Three Nearest Dams

Average 26 2 lbs. butter in 7 days. Sound, Sure. Gentle. and

one of the finest individuals of the breed. If you want u Herd

Header come and see this one I can please any breeder with

a bull calf two to ten months old. I want to sell TEN before

Nov. lst. Help me do it by buying one. L. E. Coniiell. Fayettefl.





—Five choiccly bred

For sale Cheap Holstein Hires, ready

for service. WILLIAM B. HATCH. Ypsilanti. Mich.





ELMHURST FARMS, SMITH ”'ARNER. Props.





Holstein Cattle and ()x.

ford Down Sheep. Have 15 Choice Ram Lambs for

sale. Address B. C.Banfield. Supt. Owendalc. Mich,

FOR SALE—2 yearling Holsteiii-Friesian bulls.



pedigrees and photo on application.



‘2“ C. Jackson. 715 Rex St.. South Bend. Ind.

HEREFORDs—Both sexes and all ages

for sale. Also Poland-





China hogs. ALLEN BROS.. Paw Paw. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





FOR SALE-12 registered Jersey Cows of St. Lambert and

Island blood. from 2 to 10 years. all fresh or nearly so. Price

$100 each ifltaken at once. C. A. Bristol,-R. F. D. 5.Feiitoii.l\iich





C Q ' . .

Register oi Merit Jerseys. gees, legit.

lot. of young bulls from dams with oflicial records

of 483 plounds and u wards of butter-



. F. MARS 0N. Bay City. Michigan.

ERSEY BULLS

BUTTER BRE J FOR SALE





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





'LILLIE FARMSTEAD .I ERSEYS,





We have some splendid young bulls for sale. Some

of them are old enou h for service. They are from

cows with records of to 42') unds of butter last.

year. V‘ rite for deaeri tion an prices.



COLON C. LI LIE, Cooperiwille, Michigan.





ERSEY BULL CALI" born Oct. 21. ‘09 Dani Register of Merit

Q Cow. Maternal grand dam gave 9 900 lbs [milk in one year.

520.le butter fat. Sire's dam gave 10.060 lbs. milk. test 5.2%

in 10%- Mo. Herd tuberculin tested. THE MURRAY-

VVATERMAN C0.. R. F. D. 6. Ann Arbor. Mich.





Dairybred Shorthorn Bulls i“?:3..‘fite.7.i?§p‘l‘.ili€;‘f£

J. B. HUMDIEL. hlason. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





SHEEP.





()CKLAND Farm Delaines areiii field form, strong.

rugged and well covered. Prices right. Tell us

your wants. I); E. Turner &:Sons., Mosherville. Mich.





 





 





HQICI'. registered DI‘ILAINI‘I lVllCltINO RA MS



' AI‘ HALI‘ I'itIt'E. “ ill ship on approval.

Lorimer Kipp, Rockford. Kent (‘o.. Mich. R.F.I). 22*.

Delaine Merino Rams





50me(cm Re Slere Also a few Deliiine





Ewes. .\I. MAN. '. Rockford, Kent (lo. Michigan.





 





 





—llams a n d

Ewes for sale.

oldwater. Mich.





HAMPSHIRE RAM LAMBS





and several extra good YEARLINGS. All regis-

tered. C. l). \VOODBURY. Lansing. Ditch.





Hampshire Shee





Prices Moderate. Comfort A. Tyler.





 





 





HampShIre, SOUIhdown and fCotmf'oldpRains “1nd

. I ().\\'('¢€ 01‘ Nil (1. TI '(‘.' I'I ’ I.

THE CLOVER BLossoM FARM, Port Austin: Mir-ii.

~either sex. 2 years.





LINCOLN SHEE Yearlings or Itiiiii





Lambs. Write or phone. A. H. WARREN. Ovid. Mich.





 





 





ERINOS & DELAINIGS'tliie of the oldest. best

bred.- heaviest shearing flocks in Ohio. Yt-iai‘lings

and {It-hoiee "B" type stock rams. lit. to head aiiv

flock. “rite s. H. SANDERS. Aslitabula. oino.‘





 





 





Public Sale





at 60 head of thoroughbred





HOLSTEIN CATTLE





consisting of it) cows. 17» _lieii’ers and 5 yearling bulls.





oc1'. 27th, 1910,





just across from L. S. & M. S. depot. Write for par-

ticulars. RIPLEY a. ROICE, Dimondalo, Mich.





AUCTION SALE, OCTOBER 25.





I offer for sale. totho highest bidder 35 head of cat-

tle. of which 14 are. cows and heifers. new-iiiilehs or

coming in soon. mostly Holsteins or grade Holsteiiis

and Jerseys; one 3-year-old Holstein Bull. 1 yearling

Jersey Bull, 'l‘he‘halanee are. heifers from these

.’ cows: some. good sheep: a number of t). I. C. Hours

and sows: a Iargelquantity of hay. corn. oats, fodder

and tools. Also tine dairv and stock farm of 200

acres containing plenty of pasture. spring water.

good land. 500 fruit trees. 2 dwellings. basement,

barns. 35‘“. s'





il .

L. W. SUCHI'LZE. R. No. l. Bellevue. Mich.





 





 





 





 





-—Horsee. Cattle. Shoe. . Hogs. Dogs,

For 53's or Poultry. nearly al breeds. Sires

exchanged. Southwest Michigan Pedigreed Stock

Association. R. E. Jennings. Sec. Paw Paw. Mich.





OR SALE—25 head Feeding Heifers. Beef breeds.

average about KI) lbs. each and are well started.

ALLEN CARLISLE. Nottawa. St. Jo. (10.. Mich,





 





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with warm soap suds once a week while

this mild weather lasts.





you are writing to advertisers.





 





 





—-'l‘liese o lIil‘ bi .

Parsons Oxford Rams .1... Hi. pit

.XX 50





produce bigger and better lambs. Grade X $15





|

l XXX $25.00. Itomeyii C. Parsons. Grand Ledge, Mich:

and I’olled





Oxford - Down 8 heep p..........





cattle for sale. A. l). d' J. A. DE (lAItMO, Muir. Mich.





0XFORD RAMS 3.119.222:3:23.22rarities





B. F. MILLER or GED. SI’ILLANE, Flint, Michigan.

OXford Down Sheep—(wood Yearling F i o I d





. Rams and ewes of all a res

for sale. I. R. “A'I‘ERBI'RY, Highland. Michigiliii.





 





 





 





 





I)EI.AINE RAMS. also 50 registered heinine ewes

which must be. sold before Dec. 1. (treat bargain

J. CUWAN. Rockford, Michigan.





for some. one. 5.





 





4 6 RA MS and 1m ewes (reel ltambouillets descended

. iroiii the. best. flocks. In peri‘ .ct health in lots to

suit buyers. J. (.2. A. Cook. Morriee. Mich. Bell Tel.





Shropshire Hall Stock Farm





“Will make special prices. for thirty days. on some

choice one and two-yenr-old ewes, also ram lambs.





L S. DUNHIM & Sons, Concord, Michigan.

SH ROPSHIRE





—A few choice field

swine. 0- I C





rams. Aim





0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mir-nignn‘.





For sale—A few good Shropshire Yearling





. . Rams. bred from im orted stock.

Prices right. Jonesd‘c Morrish. Fiuahinpg, Michigan.





CHOICE Registered Shropshire and Cotswolds. Near-

B] ling ewes. mm and ewe lambs. Yorkshire and



BEkShlm hogs, Clyde Stallions and Fillies and Welsh

ponies. Write for prices. Arthur L. Milne, Green Rivet. 01“-





 





OCT. 22, 1910. '





snow Rama and Ram Lambs. elegible.

- Also Poland-Ohimswine both sexes.





Prices right. B. 0. Raymond. Dansville. Michigan.





 





UST sell at once a. little flock of Shropshire ewes.

. mostly young. and 6 buck lambs. Very best breed-

ing. Will se lchenp. J. W. Slater. Traverse City.Mlch.





REGISTERED Shropshire Rama and ewes for sale

' from imported and Canadian bred stock. Satisfac-

tion guaranteed.“'illia S. Meade. R.No. 3. Holly. Mich.





 





 





NHRfOPSIiIIHcIiE yegtrlingt andfram lambarglie best

0 woo an nm on .\'p8 mm re iste stock.

GIEO. P. ANDREWS, Dzmsville. Inghagm. 00.. Mich.





iNGLESIDE SHROPSHIBES‘E‘fiSé? 2?.“gliyat’ifln 113.33:





H. E. Powell. iiobt. Groves. Shepherd, Ioniu. Mich.





 





 





1.101% SALE—70 Good Registered Shrop Ewes. 20 year-

ling rauis. 10 mm lambs. one 2-,\'r.-old stock ram

bred by Wiirdwell. E. E. Leland (2 Son. R No. 9. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





APLE RIDGE SHROPSHIRES—Closing out. pale

choice yenrlin rams. Ewes all ages. will be. sold

without: reserve. . STEWART. Lennon. Michigan.





 





HOGS.





LARGE ENGLISH BEHKSHIHES





Have line lot of male pigs about: 4% months.

of large. growthy type.

same age. Prices reasonable.

anteed.



F. A. BYWATER. Memphis Michigan.





HUPP FARM BERKSHIRES!





WON 189 PRIZES IN 1909.

Stock of both sexes and all ages for sale. Breeders of

Guernsey Cattle. M. B. Turkeys. Barred Rock Chick-

ens. ekin Ducks. GEORGE C. HUPP. Manager.

Drawer A. Birmingham. Michigan.





Satisfaction guar-





 





aex. $15.0). two fnr's25.m Registered and transferred.

C. C. COREY. New Haven. Michigan.





BERKSHIRE youn champion bniiroi.’





Michigan 1908. son of the $1.500 nndsome Lee 9140?.

and a choice lot. of pigs ofhislget. at: moderate prices.

. . & G. B. Johnson. lymouth. Michigan





BERKSHIRES Sci“f.§§‘§l}°§.itl‘;‘§f§§lil%2 so‘iifeclé





fall pigs. '1‘. V. HICKS. II. No. 11. Battle Creek. Mich.





Duroc Jersey Male Pigs





of Fall Farrow. at reasonable prices.





H. E. MELDRUM, Wayne, Mich.

DUROC JERSEYS.





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





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name “'39” Spriupgrbtii‘zvs.n§irigcliiit§ricg: oy'idffis'yf

“'rite or come and see. . 0. Barney. Coldwater.Mioh.

nunoc JERSEY SWINE. ill“ sentient.

1.50 each. J. H. BANGHART, Laholhgllflch.

Chester Whites “rd polarisation.



n so acre m..

change of buisness and everything for sale befo‘ " ‘ '-

25tli. WILL W. FISHER. Wutervlie -+





— IMPROVED Chests . .

Choice Fifi of March and A ril fan-ow eiiher 38?]

W. 0. WI SON. 0kenios._ ich. (Both Phones.)

0. I. Gig—:15)? :11 tgingeiafd!‘ £16 ‘br'ed



n. ‘ ‘ .

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HA RY T.y C

Rol lng View Stock Farm. CASS CITY. MICHIGAN.

' all ages. Bows: bred.

O. I. C. Hogs M5193 weighingmwg,

and more. H. H. JUL . Munith. Michigan. . w

——Choice bred Sows. May and August.





0. I. Co hours from World'sFalr Winners. at)

Glenwood Stock Farm. Zeelund, Michigan.‘ Phone 94.





 





 





 





o I c -—For Sale a few choice pigs of March and

. I I April furrow in pairs not. nkin. Satisfitcgoii





guaranteed. A. Newman. Mariette. Mich.. It. I“





' -—-8 ring furrow. of both sexes. of



0- In C. SWlne riglht tr e and breeding. $20. each.

R. E. BEACH. :1: SUN. Brig ton. Mich. Route No. 3.

—Have:a number





0- l. Co SWIN of choice boar





pigs of’lApril farmw got‘by Grand Son of Jackson

Chief. the World's Champion and Grand Champion

Boar. Gilts all sold. Write for live let. live prices.

A. J. GORDEN. Barr. 1!. F. D. No. 2. Michigan.





 





 





 





' ' ' —Sow Pigs 6 wks; Spring Gilts.

River View Ham Shires bred or open. Mature cows. 2

yearling boars, well bred SLanbert Jersey bull. 18

mos. Prices right. A. L. Allis. Adrian. Mich. R. No. 1.





RECORDED MULE FOOTED HOGS





are said to be immune from hog cholera. Stock of all

ages for sale. John H. Dunlap. “'illiamsport. Ohio.





150 POLAND-CHINA





SPRING PIGS





either sex, with size. bone and quality. Bargains

on early fall weaned pigs. I ship (3. 0. (Land

furnish pedigree promptly. Write for prices.





WM. WAFFLE, Goldwater, Michigan.





—3 choice boars ready

P. C. Bargains forservioe:l 00d sow

for Sept. furrow. Z. KINNE. Three Oaks. h iohigan

rent size. great quality





l‘

P. c. BOARS 3n the best. of breeding





Satisfaction guaranteed. R. W. MILLS. Saline.Mich.

-—liead_v for service. Sirecl





25 Big “MARS at $2 by three big lay a West.-





ern bred boars. and from big type sows. b big for

Zl_,\'eiirs. We are the pioneer big type breeders of

Illich'ijgan. Pairs and tries not akin.



. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Bell Phone.





 





 





 





 





 





 





' -—L est i Mich. Pigs

Large Type Poiand-Chmas not:“,.......“......., w...

from 150 to 160 lbs. at 4% months old. “'ill. deliver

what Iadvertise. W. E, Livingston. Pin-ma. Michigan.





‘ —B as ready for service;

p018nd°Chlnas sSQin pigs. either sex.

Write L.W. Barnes & son. Byron. hiiiwassee Co..Mich.





 





' ~Lar e styled.growthy spring pigs. also

Poland-Chins fall Bpigs. nd for snap shot. photos‘





and lowest. prices. Robert Neve. Pierson. Michigan.





—Bi growth ' [ I~

P. C. BOARS 10%.. worth ti...

money. WOOD & SONS. SALINE. MICHIGAN.

—Boars. 6‘“; d P'

POIand'Chin-asofquality‘atstzhg rig

m-ioo. B. M. WING Jr SON. Sheridan. Miohlgant





Large improvedwgngiish Yorkshires.





The hog that makes 3. . Boats ready for service.

Gilts bred for next spring furrow. A choice lot of





 





tall i . airs not. ship. 8 tisfaction examined.

9 “OBLON c. LILLIE. Coopenvflleg‘hdichlgnn.

‘ ,l‘sr' all”: i"





gr qr“ .Iii





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Also good young gilts





B E R KS H I R E S‘h‘t‘rhfi‘lfl 328835313:





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Good Paint

is a real

Money - Saver





Paint your farm implements

and wagons with Acme Quality

Wagon Paint this Fall. Then

they will be in first—class shape

next Spring when you need them.





 





 





 





This paint is made especi-

ally to resist the edects of

sun and weather, prevent

decay and stand

hard wear.





 





 





 





 





 





For . k ‘

buggies and Emlfi

other light vehicles,



Acme Qualit Carriage



Paint (Neal’sg gives a handsome





and durable coat. There’s an





Q





.3111,“ , - , .- .

Paint or Finish

for every surface, for everything





you may want to cover, wood or

metal, msrde or outside.





The Acme Quality Guide Book





tells which to use and how it

should be applied in every case.

Illustrated in color. This is a val-

uable book to have and you

should write at once for a free

copy.



Ask your dealer for Acme

Quality Paints and Finishes. If

he can’t supply you,

write to -





 





 

 





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and com woR'KS.

Dept. AA

Detroit. Mich.





LET [IS TAN

YOUR HIDE.





Cattle or Horse hide, Calf. Dog, Deer.

or any kind of skin with hair or fur on.

We make them soft. light. odorless,

wind, moth and water proof, and make

them into coats (for men or women)

robes. rugs or gloves when so ordered.



Your fur goods will cost you less than

to buy them. and be worth more. Send

three or more cow or horse hides in one

shipment from anywhere east of Den-

ver and we pay the freight both ways. ,



Get our illustrated catalog- which '

gives prices of tanning. taxidermy and .,

hcud mounting. Also prices of fur

goods. and big mounted genie heads

we sell.



The Crosby Frisian Fur Company,



571 Lyell Ave.. Rochester. N. Y.





 





 





 





 





A FLOOD OF LIGHT

FROM KEROSENE (CoalfiOi‘lv ,





urn ngcornmon omens e . . I I - .

LAMP generates gas that gives a light morsbril-

liant than city gas, gasoline or electricny.

= ‘ Single odorless, clean safe and durable.

A Era-rs MAKE BIG MONEY

lI revolutionizing lighting everywhere. Needed

~ j in every home. Every lamp guaranteed. Sells

itself. Our Sunbeam Burners fit other lamps.

All: our nearest office how you can get: lam

.. ,. , tree or apply for Agency Proposition. TH

' uanyL: Laupco.“ America.Doalt 513

wwmmhadpro.‘ ambury, Conn; Winnipeg. Montreal, Canada.

For facts about Prrze and





PATENTS. Reward offers and Inven-





, ' tions that will bring from

$5000 to Ten Iilllon Dollars, and for books of In-





 

 

 





 





 





tense Interest to Inventors. send Sc. postage to

Pubs. Fulani Slnu. Dori. OI. lanlsisr BIds..thlnglon, 0.0.





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





 





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An article in a recent Farmer, the

writer of which seems to prefer securing

new blood for the poultry flock from the

one-variety breeder, set me thinking. I

own that I cannot subscribe to all of the

statements made, and I believe that I am

unbiased, for I belong to that very large

class of farmers who .make poultry a

more or less neglected side line, and who

depend upon the occasional introduction

of new blood for whatever improvement

is made in the flock from year to year.

What the condition of our flocks would

be were it not possible to thus occasion-

ally secure a fresh start in the way of

breeding stock is not pleasant to think

about, and therefore it seems to be that

we are, in no small degree, indebted to

the men who make the breeding of pure-

bred poultry a. business and a. study. The

wide-awake farmer, with many and di-

versified" crops and products, realizes that

he cannot give his poultry the attention

necessary to prevent the flock from de-

teriorating through inbreeding and acci-

dental crossfng, and so he has come to

regard the so—called professional or ex-

pert breeder of poultry in the same light

as he does the careful breeder of any line

of pure—bred and registered live stock.

or the man who makes a specialty of

growing certain grains, vegetables, etc,

for seeding purposes. Such breeders have

become an absolute necessity, and to

them, in my opinion, is due much of the

credit for the steady advancement of the

poultry industry in recent years,



Now the more completely the time and

attention of these breeders are devoted

to this one industry the greater the con—

fidence they inspire. It is asserted that

the man who handles many brecds can-

not give to each the same attention that

is bestowed by the breeder of but one

variety. Granting that each gives his

whole time and study to the work in hand,

this is perhaps true. But it is the excep-

tion to find a breeder of one variety who

gives all his time to the business. On the

other hand we must not overlook the

fact that the breeder of several breeds

is, in most cases, not only giving poultry

his entire attention but that 'he has

learned the business from the ground up.

It cannot reasonably be assumed that he

jumped into the business yesterday, nor

that he is a born poultryman. In all

probability he was a. one-variety breeder

at the start, giving to his chosen breed

such care and study as seemed necessary

to insure the highest success. The intro-

duction of another variety or breed

brought some new problems, but these

were finally mastered and then came the

determination to make a business of

breeding poultry. Other breeds were

added as fust as the plant could be ex-

tended and facilities for handling them

provided.



To my mind, the fact that such breed-

ers understand far better than does the

average poultry raiscr the conditions that

are absolutely essential to the greatest

success in poultry growing, argues that

it is folly to assume that they will court

disaster through lack of care and vigi—

lance. Thcy understand better than any-

One else the precariousness of inbreeding

and of cross-breeding. In my opinion,

there is little danger of accidental cross-

ing upon the well—managed poultry form,

even though at dozen different brccds are

kept. It is true, that somc breeders,

those who go into commercial poultry

raising on a considerable scale, practice

the crossing of two pure breeds for

the production of market fowls, for

it is well known that a first cross

is generally superior to n pure—bred

for this purpose. However, it is equally

well known, especially by the experienced

breeder, that it is suicide to go beyond

the first cross, many a breeder having

acquired this knowlcdge through bitter

experience. Would that the poultry rais—

ing farmers of the country were as well

informed as to the foolishness of using a

cross-bred fowl as a breeder! “’ith this

knowledge in mind the breeder who mar-

kets cross—bred poultry takes extra pre-

cautions to keep his breeding stock pure.



As to the statement that it is imprac-

tical to keep a variety of breeds upon

restricted range, it is disprovcn by the

existence of hundreds of successful poul-

try farms in all parts of the country, and

by the further fact that most of our ex-

periment stations maintain good—sized





flocks of various breeds, the purity and

quality of which are unquestioned.

Branch Co.





N. A. B.





THE LARGER BEESWAX MOTH.





While removing a section of honey from

a'hive of bees I discovered five grub-like

worms, two of which I am forwarding you

under separate cover. ”Would like to know

the name of pests, also some way of rid-

ding the hive of them.



Lake Co. B. E. W.



Reply to the above has been delayed,

owing to the fact that the grub-like

worms mentioned were nearing the Chry-

salis stage at the time of their arrival

and a few days later were securely en-

closed in compact white cocoons. It was

deemed impossible to accurately identify

them {It that time andthe box containing

the cocoons was therefore laid 'asidc. A

recent examination revealed a. brown

moth which had issued from one of the

cocoons. This moth proves to be one of

the bee moths with which most bee—keep-

ers are familiar. There are two kinds of

the bee moth, one being known as the

larger beeswax moth, the other as the

lesser beeswax moth, or the honeymoth.

As the names indicate, they differ in size.

They also differ in color, the larger moth

having a reddish-brown head, while the

forward pair of wings are brown, shad—

ing off to a light grayish-brown at the

outer ends and along the rear margins.

In the smaller species the general color

is a dead gray, the head being yellow.

The body of the moth which come from

the cocoon above referred to is a trifle

over one-half inch long while the spread

of its wings is nearly 11,; inches. The

moth of the smaller species is fully one-

third smaller.



The larger species is the more de-

structive of the two. However, this pest

is now not much dreaded by experienced

Lee men, for the reason that almost any

strong active colony of bees will quickly

clear their hive of the moths and of the

grubs or caterpillars which may hatch

from their eggs. This is especially true

of Italian colonies, apiarists having all

Italian colonies going so far as to assert

that the bee moth has practically become

extinct on their premises. It must be

understood, however, that the hive, must

contain no moth harbors if the bees are

depended upon to drive out the pests.

Crevices large enough to admit a worm

but which exclude a bee are almost sure

to cause trouble. The time was when

smcalled moth traps were considered es-

sential adjuncts of hives but they have.

long since been discarded, it being

claimed that in fitting the traps to the

hives harbors for the pests were created

which were not present in ordinary hives.



That these grubs infest your hive seems

likely to be due to one of two things:

Either the colony has become rather

weak in numbers, or the hive is so con-

structed, or so in need of repair, that it

has afforded opportunity for the moths

to gain a foothold. If the colony is weak,

unite it with another week colony if you

have one, making sure that the united

colony is in a hive which offers no pro-





tection to the posts. If the hive is at

fault, transfer the colony to a better

hive. Some bee-keepers declare that an





Italian colony will clear the worms from

a frame in a few hours, so if you ques—

tion the ability of the united colony

(which we assume is composed of ordi-

nury black or hive bccs) to clear the

frames it might bc well to havc this work

done by the Italian colonies. in case you

have such, placing one frame in the cen-

ter of each Italian hive. If the fault is

not with the hive, and if the colony is a

good strong one, thcn the trouble would

seem to lie in thc indisposition of the bees

to drive out their enemies. In that case

it would seem advisable to Italianizc

your bees by securing and introducing

Italian queens.





 





STATE E—EE-KEEPERS TO MEET.





The annual meeting of the Michigan

Bec—kcepcrs’ Association will occur at

Grand Rapids, \Vcdncsday and ’i‘hursdav,

November 9 and 10. A list of more than

a dozen topics of live interest has been

announced and the presence of a dozen

or more of the country’s most prominent

bee authorities, who will loud in the dis—

cussion of the topics. is promised. Evcrv-

one in attendance will be eXDC‘Cll‘d to add

to the value and in‘ rcst of these discus-

sions by asking questions and by con-

tributing bricf hints and suggestions born

of his own experience. In addition to

a. number of complete exhibits of bee-

kecpers' supplies there will be an exhibi—

tion of apiary products, first. second and

third prizes having been offered for the

following: Best 10 sections of comb hon-

ey; best 10 jars of extracted honcy; best

3 sections of 'white comb honey; cleanest

sample of 10 lbs. of beeswax. Sweep-

stakes prize is also offered for best col-

lection containing 10 sections of comb

honey, 10 bottles extracted honey and 10

lbs. beeswax, honey and wax shown in

other classes being eligible in this. Sec.-

Treas. E. . Tyrrell, of Detroit, will

promptly respond to requests for further

information concerning this meeting.





 





 





 

 





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Toothsome

Tid-Bits





Can he made of many ordinary





)7





6‘ . a

homo dishes by adding





Post

Toasties





The little booklet, HGOOD

THINUSMADE \VITH TOAST—

Ilflb‘,” in pkgs., tells how.



Two dozen or more simple

inexpensive daintics that will

delight the family.





“The Memory Lingers”





Postum Cereal Company, Ltd.

Battle Creek, Mich.





 





 





 





 





Trapping this Fall.





VICTOR

TRAPS





are sure to go and

[sure to hold. Every

genuine Vict orTrgp

is pierced with a‘ ”





Jrkyourpealer

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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

method known. The secret of how to make one hun-

dred hens lay eighty eggs a day. Sent on FREE TRIAL;

guaranteed to make the hens lay before you pay.





MRS. L_”ALLEY. Box D. New Madrid. Mo.





V‘T 4 will have :1 few ckls. to sell from Bnrred and



J White Rocks, Bull" nnd “'hite ()rpingtons

Block Minorcns and “'him Leghorns. “ rile in.

prices. 11. II. KING. \VILLIS. MICIIIGANri.





' —',l'hc Franklin Strain. Fs-

Willie Wyandoiles mm ishcd ism. A. FRANK—

LIN SIVIITII. R. F. 1). No.9. Ann Arbor. Dllch.





 





 





 





 





HI’J‘E Holland & Bull" ’l'urkcys both toms & hens. S.

(l. VVhilo Leghorn”, Barred Rook (‘ockcrcls til pul-

lots at reduced prices. B. 0. Raymond, Dunsville, Mich.





 





BROWN LlCGiinRNS—A lino lot of (‘m‘kercls for sale

L o I. at $1 each and up, Females all sold. LEWIS 'l‘,

()l’l’ENI.ANDER, R No, 4 Lansing. Mich..successor to Fred Mott.





WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS'%'§$“§‘3188Z





Lelah Mitchell. R. No. 2. Box 105. Hart. Michigan.





 





 





 





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YOU \VilI'l‘E \V. J, ROSS. llocbcstcr. Michigan.

_ for those beautiful cable and white. (‘ollic Puppies.

ot the finest breeding. and from stock workers.





TRAINED foxhounds and bound pups for hunting

fox and coons. Also collies. Inclose

2-cent stnmp. W. E. LECKY. Holmesville, ()hio.





 





 





 





FERRETS.





Always buy Michigan fer-

sluon Farrels rets, they are stronger and

better climated. Price list and cir. free.

DeKleine Bros, Box 41, Jamestown, Mich,
334 (8)





mt mm or IIUMBUti 1





Prevents Many People From Trying a Good

Medicine.





 





Stomach troubles are so common and in

most cases so obstinate to cure that peo-

ple are apt to look with suspicion on any

remedy claiming to be a radical, perma-

nent cure for dyspepsia and indigestion.

Many such pride themselves 011 their

acuteness in never being humbugged, es-

pecially in medicines,



This fear of being humbugged can be

carried too far, so far, in fact, that many

people suffer for years with weak diges-

tion rather than risk a little time and

money in faithfully testing the claims

made of a preparation so reliable and

universally used as Stuart's Dyspepsia

Tablets.



Now Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are

vastly different in one important respect

from ordinary proprietary medicines for

the reason that they are not a secret pat-

ent medicine, no secret is made of their

ingredients, but analysis shows them to

contain the natural digestive ferments,

pure aseptic pepsin, the digestive acids,

Golden Seal, bismuth, hydrastis and nux.

They are not cathartic, neither do they

act powerfully on any organ, but they

cure indigestion 011 the common sense

plan of digesting the food eaten thor-

oughly before it has time to ferment, sour

and cauSe the mischief. This is the only

secret of their success.



Cathartic pills never have and never

can cure indigestion and stomach troubles

because they act entirely on the bowels,

whereas the whole trouble is really in the‘

stomach.



Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets taken after

meals digest the food. That is all there.

is to it. Food not digested or half digest—l

cd is poison as it creates gas, acidity.E

headaches, palpitation of the heart, loss

of flesh and appetite and many other

troubles which are often called by some

other name.



They are sold by druggists everywhere

at 50 cents per package.





“MIGHIGAN FARMER” BRAND

FANCY CHOICE





 





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





 





THE DAIRY :





CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.





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PUTTING CORNSTALKS INTO THE

SILO.





 





I have my barns full of hay; no place

to put my cornstalks. Now would it do

to cut them up and have them run into

the silo? ,I have a square silo built of

wood, double walls. Have decided to

husk my corn, then, if the stalks would

keep all right in the silo, they would be

very handy to feed.



Allegan Co. J. H.





I would like to ask in regard to husk-

ing the corn from the stalks and putting

the fodder into the silo with the silo

filler. Would the fodder be better in the

silo than to feed it out of the bundle?

I didn’t get my silo full with the silo corn

and would like to fill it with the rest of

my stalks if it will be better, or as good.

When the stalks are dry how much water

should be put in with it? The corn was

out quite green and is now in the shock.



Calhoun Co. SUBSCRIBER,





Although I never tried putting corn-

stalks into the silo, because I never had

the silo room, (we always filled the silo

with green corn), yet I know of people

who have done this and are well satisfied

with the results. There isn’t any doubt

but what you can get greater feeding

value out of your cornstalks by putting

them into your silo than you can by at-

tempting to feed them in their natural,

normal condition. I would not expect

that all the stalks would be eaten clean

as they would when the corn is put in

green, because much of this is not as

digestible as it would be put in green,

yet all the leaves and the smaller por-

tions of the stalks and husks will so soft-

en by the heating and slight fermentation

of the silo that the cattle will eat them

and will get a much greater feeding value

out of them than as though they were fed

dry. But to put them into the silo and

have them settle well and make ensilage,

you must use considerable water with

these dry stalks. It is difficult to tell

just how much to use. You will have to

use your own judgment. You want a

sufficient amount of water to take the

place of all of the natural corn juice that

has evaporated. Now, how much will

this be? There should be a stream as





 





BUTTON SEED MEAL





43 to 48 per cent Protein.





Has no equal. There is no other like it. It's in

a. class by itself. In actual feeding value it; is





Worth $3 to $5 ion over other Meals.





0110 per cent of protein in a. ton of cotton seed 1

is worth at least 730 to the f-cede1. “Michigan ‘

Farmer brand contains 3 % to 100 /o more pro-

tein than any other meal on market.





Do not let your dealer fool you





insist on having “Michigan Farmer,” the old

reliable brand. A big yellow tag with complete

analysis on every bag. Its handled by the best

dealer in every town. If your dealer will not

supply you "Farmer" brand do not take a substi-

tute but write us, we will ship you direct and

save you money. Ask for prices.





THE BARTLETT COMPANY, ’ifiié‘fii"





Cotton and Linseed Meal.





ALAMU i'i'iiui’i





For operating all kinds of farm machinery,

pumping, feed grinding, wood sawing, etc.. or

generators for home or farm lighting.





 





 





 





Bend for our “Electric Light for Country Home

or Farm" or for our Standard Engine Catalogue.





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10‘) South St.. Hill-dole. Mlchixnn‘





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





(8on with or without elevator)



CRUSH our com (with or without

shacks) and GRIND all kinds of small

grain. Uu Conic-I Shape Grinders.

Dilioronl item All others.





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RUNNINI.





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large as a good sized lead pencil running

into the ensilage cutter, or into the blow—

er or carrier part, continuously. This can

best be accomplished by having a barrel

elevated above the ensilage, or to the

side of the ensilage cutter opposite the

door, with a faucet so that a stream of

water can be controlled and run by

means of a small hose from this faucet

down to the air take of the blower. This

air take of the blower will draw in the

stream of water, break it into a mist,

mix it with the ensilage and wet it up

thoroughly. It will pack, settle in the

silo and come out in first-class condition.

This is much better than it is to till into

the silo for a time and then turn on the

hose and wet it down, because the water

doesn‘t get. to all of the different portions

of the cut stalks and some of them will

dry mould, while if the water is allowed

to run into the blower continuously when

you are cutting the stalks, all of the

stalks become moist and then they settle

down and exclude the air and make fairly

good ensiluge. I have no doubt but what





,the cornstalks will be worth much more

‘handled in this way than they will if you





attempt to feed them in their normal

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COST OF A CREAMERY.





Please give me an estimate of the

approximate cost of the equipment of a

creamery. There are now aboutfitm cows

we can reach and the number \will un—

doubtedly double in the future. Twelve

silos are being erected now in my im—

mediate ncighborhood and more will be

until there is one on every farm, I think.

Have got a splendid location with ample

slope. bordering on a creek on the west,

and on the street on the south. Will

have the co-operation of all now, while

at this time last year I had but five

or six.



Leclanau Co. I. G.



This question is being asked almost

constantly, and while I have answered it

in a general way a great many times, I

have taken the pains now to consult an

experienced, practical man and also cat-~

alogs of creamery supplies, so as to give

the answer a little more in detail. Of

course, one’ cannot say very much about

the cost of a building. because much de—

pends upon the kind of a building and

the material out" of which it is built. You

can put almost any amount of money in

a building that you wish. and yet a com-

paratively cheap one will answer the

.purpose. You want a building about





28x40 feet. A good substantial building

that will answer every purpose can be

built for $1,500.0r less.



Equipment:——You want a. No. 6 churn

with a. capacity of 900 lbs. of butter,‘

which will cost $200: one 400-gal. ripener,

$250; a pasteurizer and cooler, $390; a re-

ceiving vat, 400 gallons, $70. Set of five-

beam scales, $30; Torsion balance for

testing cream, $18; 24-bottle tester and

glassware for same, $40; set of moisture

scales, cup and lamp complete, $15; 20

horsepower boiler and 10 horsepower en-

gine, $300; ten bbl. galvanized tank, $16;

sanitary rotary pump, $27. Then you will

have to have some supplies to begin with

and $150 will be none too much to esti:

mate for the supplies with which to start

the creamery. This is the estimate for a

gathered cream plant. There is no cen—

trifugal separator. _If you have a. whole

milk plant you will have to add about

$500 for a separator. Many creameries

get along at first without a pasteurizer

and cooler, This would save in the neigh-

borhood of $400. In order to have the

best control of the raw material, a. pas—

teurizer is necessary and you ought to

put it in on the start. This would make

the total cost of the creamery, building

and equipment, about $3,000, but it would

be first-claSS in every respect. I pre-

sume a building that would answer the

purpose could be built for $1, 000, or pos-

sibly less than that.





SOME MORE SILO QUESTIONS.





 





I take much interest in your articles in

the Michigan Farmer and would like to

ask you a few questions about the silo.

We have just erected a stave silo and

have it filled. It has leaked at the bot-

tom between staves and foundation.

Would this indicate that the corn was

put in too green, or would there be juice

enough to allow some to leak out? What

effect is it likely to have on the ensilage?

If it will injure the food value how do

you think it can be prevented next year?

I cemented outside of staves but put





nothing on the inside as I could see n0'





way of tightening the bottom hoop if I

were to cement inside. I have followed

the advice given in The Farmer and used

mostly eared corn. Now some dairymen

who have used the silo for five or six

years are using the silo corn, which

grows very large stalks, but which does

not mature ears, and they claim to be

getting good results. I am rather puzzled

to know how both can be all right.

Manistee Co T.





It is almost impossible to get a stave

silo tight enough around the bottom but

what the juice of the corn will press out.

In fact, it is almost impossible to get

any silo tight enough to prevent the juice

coming through. There is a great deal of

pressure in the bottom of the silo. If

there is the least crack or crevice that

the juice can be forced through, it will

be done from this pressure. You want

your silo as tight as you can get it be-

causeothe tighter it is the better the corn

silage will be preserved, and yet there is

no particular harm done in part of this

corn juice oozing out. The corn would

have to be quite ripe and dry. in fact, too

much so, if there was not an excessive

juice in the bottom of the silo. While, on

the other hand, if the corn is too green

there is a great excess of corn juice in

the bottom. One year frost came before

my corn got anywhere near mature and

we had to put it into the silo green. That

year there was so much of the corn juice

that: pressed out through the bottom door

of the silo that it ran for several feet.

This corn was too green to make good

silage, but it was the best we had that

year. Ordinarily, there is very little juice

that is pressed out, sometimes a little in

the chute. A small amount of juice be-

ing pressed out does not harm the en-

silage very much, the depreciation in food

value would be exceedingly small and I

don't think that T. K. need to worry

about this part of it. The only way he

can prevent it next year, of course, is to

have a perfectly air tight and water tight

silo and, as I say, this is almost impos-

sible with a stave silo set on a cement

foundation. Next year some of the juice

will preSs out through the bottom of the

slaves because they will shrink some and

leave openings, but as soon as they ab—

sorb enough of the juice of the corn, the

staves will swell up again, making it

tight and will keep the ensilage almost

perfect.



As I have explained many times through

The Farmer, where one wants the best

kind of ensilage, the kind requiring the

least amount of supplementary grain, he

wants to give the corn plenty of room so

that it will mature good sized ears. on.

the other hand, if you want to raise a‘

large amount of forage to the acre, and’

are willing to feed a liberal amount of}

grain with this, grow a larger kind of

corn and get more tons to the acre. In

this case, however, it is not necessary to;

grow a. large southern corn.





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FACTS CONCERNING.MILK TESTING.





 





The purpose of this'article' is to make

plain a few. facts concerning milk tests

which are not sufficiently well understood

by a great many milk producers.





In the first place, what do we mean by

a. 3.5 per cent test? Everybody knows

that milk testing 3.5 per cent is richer

than that testing 3.0 per cent, but the

important thing to know is that milk

testing 3.5 per cent contains 3.5 pounds

of butter-fat per’ hundred pounds of milk.

Likewise milk testing 4.0 per cent con-

tains four pounds of butter-fat per hun-

dred pounds. That is, the percentage

reading obtained with the Babcock test

represents the number of pounds of but-

ter—fat in one hundred pounds of the pro-

duct tested. Thus 120 pounds of milk

testing 3.8 per cent contains 1.20>:3.8, or

4.56 pounds of butter-fat,



The question is also often asked, what

is the difference between butter and but-

ter—fat? Butter is principally butter-fat,

with water, salt and curd additional. The

amount of butter-fat in butter averages

close to 83 per cent.



Because of the fact that butter contains

water, salt and curd, milk and cream will

yield more butter than butter-fat. The

difference between the yield of butter

and butter-fat is known as the over—run,

'which simply means butter in excess of

'butter-fat.



In figuring the over—run it must be

remembered, however, that about 31/2 per

cent of the total butter—rat in the milk

is lost in the skimming and churning

process. A lot of, say, 150 pounds of

milk testing 4.0 per cent would produce

a theoretical over—run as follows: 150

><.04:6 pounds butter-fat; (3 less a 31/2%

loss in skimming and churning leaves 5.7?)

pounds of butter-fat to be made into

butter. 5.79+0.83: .97, the number of

pounds of butter. GET—6:007, the over—

run in pounds; (0.97+6)><100:16.16, the

over-run in per cent.



At creameries and cheese factories the

question continually comes up as to the

causes of variations in the test. These

causes, if better understood by the milk

producers, would relieve butter and

cheeSe makers of much unnecessary

trouble. . ,



In. the first) plac'e,‘:the composition of

.thé“,fni_lk of all bows undergoes a change

with’the advance of the period of lacta-





tion.- During the first five months'after‘





calving, the test remains practically the

same; after this, as a rule, the milk be—

comes gradually ridher until the cow is

dry.



The quality of the milk also differs with

different breeds. It is well known that

Holstein-Friesian milk averages lower in

test than either Jersey or Guernsey milk.

Even in the same breed there is a. wide

variation in the test of the milk from

individual cows. It is inherent in some

cows to produce rich milk, in others to

produce pom milk. Some Holstein cows

test as low as 2 per cent, while others

test 4.0 per cent. and not a few have ap-

proached the 5.0 per cent mark.



When cows are only partially milked

they yield poorer milk than when milked

clean. This is largely explained by the

fact that the first drawu milk is always

poorer in fat than that drawn last. Fore

(first) milk may test as low as 0.8 per

cent while the strippings may test 14 per

cent. It is therefore important to get as

much of the milk as can be secured

readily. ,



Fast milking increases both the quan-

tity and the quality of the milk. It is

for this reason that fast milkers are so

much preferred to slow ones.



The richness of the milk is also influ-

enced by the time that elapses between

milkings. In general the shorter the

time between the milkings the richer the

milk. This, no doubt, in .a large measure,

accounts for the difference we often find

in the richness of morning’s and night’s

milk. Sometimes the morning’s milk is

the richer, at other times the evening‘s

milk, depending largely upon the time of

day the cows are milked.



Starvation not only affects the quantity

but the quality of the milk as well. It

has been repeatedly shown that under-

feeding to any great extent results in the

production of milk poor in fat.



Sudden changes of feed' may slightly

affect the richneSS of milk, but only

temporarily. So long as cows are fed a

full ration the test of the milk remains

practically the same, regardless of the

kind of feed fed.



The quality of the milk is also affected

by unduly exciting the cows, by irregu-

larities of feeding and milking, and by

exposure to heat, cold, rain, flies, etc.



Wisconsin. JOHN MICHELE.





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THE "MICHIGAN FARMER.‘ - ' m 335





SELLING MILK VS. SELLING CREAM

-—BEST COWS TO KEEP.





 





My creamery man offers to buy my

milk at $1.25 per 100 lbs, and pay me

for the butter-fat, also pay drawing of

the milk. At present I am selling my

cream. What I wish to know is this.

which would return me the most, to sell

my milk and butter—fat, or to do as at

present, sell my cream, and have the

warm milk for hogs and calves? If I sell

my milk and cream what cows do you

think would be the best for me to keep?

It seems to me that by selling my milk

at the above price and receiving the mar—

ket price for the butter-fat the milk con—

tains, it would be much better to sell the

milk.



Calhoun Co. SUBSCRIBER.



There is usually little to be gained by

selling milk in preference to selling cream,

because usually the price of milk is fig-

ured on a basis of the price of butter-

fat, the same as cream. If a man buys

milk for so much a hundred, he makes

the price a hundred according to the

price and amount of butter-fat. Ordi

narily a man would get a little more per

pound for butter-fat if he sold the whole

milk than he would if he sold cream, but

with the cream he has the skim-milk,

which is worth from 20 to 40 cents per

100 lbs, to feed on the farm to young

growing calves or pigs. The farmer too

often does not take the value of skim-

milk into consideration. If he did, not

so many would sell milk. I cannot tell

whether $1.25 a hundred is a good price

for your milk or not, not knowing the

quality of the milk. It all depends upon

the per cent of butter-fat in the milk.

Many people are getting more than $1.25

a hundred for their milk, but it is usually

rich milk, milk that contains from four

to five per cent of butter-fat. \Vhat

makes it valuable is the extra amount

of butter-fat and other solids which the

milk contains. According to subscriber‘s

letter, if he sells the milk, the milk is

picked up at his door and he does not

have to pay for hauling. Usually where

one sells milk he has to deliver it to the

train or skimming station, or milk depot

at a certain hour every day. This adds

materially to the cost of production, but

when he sells cream he only has about

one-tenth of the bulk or weight to de-

liver. He does not have to deliver it as

often and these things should be taken

into consideration, especially in the win-

ter time when the roads are bad. If you

sell market cream for city consumption

and have to deliver it every day, this also

should be taken into consideration, or if

you sell to a creamery in the winter time

you only have to deliver it every other

day, or possibly three times a week, or

only twice each week, and this also is

much less work and one could afford to

take a little less for the cream. \Vhere

a farmer wants to raise his own calves.

the sweet skim-milk is quite an import-

ant factor and should be taken into con-

sideration.



Now as to the kind of cows to keep

where one sells milk or cream. In my

judgment it matters very little about the

kind of cow, whether you are selling milk

or cream. I would use the dairy breed

that suited me best and then I would sell

the milk or cream for what I considered

the best market and to the best advan-

tage. The value of a dairy cow «depends

upon economy of production, because a

cow gives a large mess of milk is no

sign that she produces that milk cheaper

than a cow that gives a lesser quantity,

and because a cow gives rich milk is no

sign that she will produce butter-fat

cheaper than one that gives a larger

quantity of thinner milk. One cow is

bred to produce large quantities of milk

that contain a small per cent of butter—

fat, another cow has been bred to pro.

duce a richer milk and consequently she

gives a less quantity. Now the cow that

will take a dollar‘s worth of the farmer's

feed and turn it into milk or butter-fat

at the greatest profit is the best cow.

You will find that there is as great a dif—

ference in individuals of the same breed

as in animals of different breeds. Con—

sequently, the farmer should select the

breed that he likes best and then keep,

selecting out the individuals that Willi

produce most economically. In a. few

years he will have a most excellent herd.

no matter what breed he selects.





The cost of production is reduced more

in cutting seconds and minutes from the

chores that are repeated each day or

twice each day for seven months of the

year, than by the saving of a man’s work

when filling the silo, through some me-,

chanical device. Study your stables, de-

termine Where short cuts can be made,

and make them. An additional door or

rhay chute, or a more convenient feed

store may be easily installed. ‘





Where Do You Stand

on the Cream Separator

Question? ’





It does not seem possible. that anyone can doubt the





advantages of a good cream separator over any gravity

setting process.





 





The U. S. Government,

every State Experiment Station,

every successful creamcryman





and every well-informed dairy-

man settled that question long

ago. All agree that a good cr “am

separator will give you from 20

to 35 per cent more and much

better cream, and besides will

give you warm, sweet milk for

' your ‘alvcs.





 





 





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In speaking or

thinking of items

E5 of farm equip-

" ment, the average farmer will always call

to mind the larger items of farm equip-

ment, such as the implements and ma-

chinery eployed in the doing of the farm

work. The small tools needed on the

farm, and which are to be found on the

well-equipped farm, will scarcely ever

come to his mind in this connection. This

point was forcibly brought out by some

work recently done by the Ohio Experi—

ment Station in co-operation with the

United States Department of Agriculture.

In order to arrive at some definite con-

clusion in this matter, careful inventories

were taken on 33 Ohio farms, and in each

case the owners were asked to estimate

the value of the small tools included in

the farm equipment. In practically every

case the actual value of the small tools

to be found upon the well-equipped farm

exceeded the “guess” of the farmer very





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The Farm Equipment.





largely, being greater by about 500 per

cent on the average than the estimate

placed on them by the owners. It was





found that the value of the equipment

which was included under the term of

“small tools” would cost from $200 to





$300 on the average Ohio farm. An in—

teresting phase of this investigation was

the fact that upon farms where inven—

tories are regularly taken these touls

were generally bunched under the head

of “other small tools" and given an esti-

mated value far below their actual value,

either from the standpoint of cost or their

value in the operation of the farm.



In the result of this investigation there

would seem to be a valuable lesson for

the average reader. It seems to indicate

that the average farmer has a very dim

conception regarding the actual equip~~

ment of his farm in this regard. If this

is as universally true as it appears to

have been upon the Ohio farms investi-

gated, it would certainly be a good thing

for the average farmer to take stock of

the “small tools” to be found upon his

farm, and then to studv the proposition

carefully to determine whether his equip—

ment in this line is adequate to his needs.

Obviously it is good business sense to

have a sufficient equipment of these

small tools to enable the workmen em~

ployed to accomplish the work to be done

with the greatest possible degree of des-

patch and efficiency. It is undoubtedly





a matter of economyto have a sufficient

supply of forks, shovels, spades, hoes,

Saws, axes, planters, and other small

hand tools of a similar character to have

the proper tool for the work always at

hand, and thus avoid the necessity of

borrowing from the neighbors or making

trips to town in the busy season to sup-

ply the deficiency as the particular tool

happens to be needed, or else handicap

the workman by compelling him to use a.

tool not adapted to the purpose in hand.

In like manner there should be at hand

the more common of the small tools fre-

quently needed in making repairs to these

same tools or to implements, machinery

or harness, in order that expensive delays

may be avoided and valuable time saved.

Concrete illustrations might be given

to cover a multitude of causes to which

this advice would apply. But the farmer

who takes this subject up in a thoughtful

and thorough manner will be able to es-

tablish the connection between trivial

needs of this kind, from the standpoint

of the investment required, and the ex-

pensive result brought about indirectly

by that need, as the poet has established

the connection between the lack of a.

horse-shoe nail and the loss of a history-

making battle,



Then, from another standpoint, this is

an important subject for consideration

upon the average farm. The very con-

siderable cost of the needed equipment

of small tools on the farm should give

to this item of overhead expense a. signifi-

cance which is too often not accorded it

upon the average farm. Not only should

the needed small tools be at hand, but

they should be of a quality which will

make them efficient and lasting in ser-

vice. They should also receive a degree

of good care which will keep them always

in condition for the most effective work.

Then they should be systematically stored

in convenient proximity to the places

where they are most often needed, so as

to avoid a waste of time in getting them

and replacing them after they have been

used. In fact, there is ample room for

careful thought: and study in this matter

(if the equipment of the farm with small

tools in a suitable and economical man-

ner. Something in this connection will

depend on the line of farming followed.

but most of us follow diversified farming,

and the greater the diversity of our pro—

duction the greater the need of consider-

ing this problem. for the greater will be

our need of a proper assortment of small

tools which go to make up the equipment

of the well managed farm.





With the digging of

The Season’s Potato the season's potato

Crop. c r 0 p practically

completed, the mind

of the grower turns anxiously to the mar—

ket in which he will have to dispose of

the product. That growers have felt no

small disappointment at the fall in prices

which has occurred since the late stock

commenced to move cannot be ques—

tioned. That they are just as anxiously

studying the probabilities of the future

trend of that market is a patent fact, and

makes this a particularly pertinent topic

for comment at this time.

Most potato growers have anxiously

watched for the publication of the Octo-

ber report, which appeared in the col-





umns of the last issue. This report

showed the estimated condition of the

potato crop of the country to be 71.8 per





cent of normal, according to the figures

compiled from the reports of correspond-

cnis of the Department of Agriculture.

These figures are about midway between

the estimates for a like date for last year

and two ycars ago and nearly four per

cent below the ten-year average for esti—

mated condition of the crop on October 1.

A continued fall of the price of the tu-

bers notwithstanding this comparatively

low estimate for the season’s crop,

makes the problem all the more confus—

ing for the grower who has been figuring

that the early market for potatoes w0uld

be good on account of the inevitable

shortage in the crop which would result

from the unprecedented summer drought

which was felt so severely in Michigan.

Let us for a moment undertake to ana-

lyze the situation, so far as it is capable

of analysis from the facts and figures at

hand.



In the first place, the late crop of po-

tatoes was still very green when the dig-

ging season arrived, and they have not

ripened very rapidly, even where left in

the ground until the present time, since

killing frosts held off so long and the

vines have remained green. As a result

the stock has not been in very good con-

dition to market. and there has been no

demand for the tubers for storage on this





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THE; MICHIGAN ‘FARMER. \





account. The rushing to market of all

the green stock that could be sold has

not had a tendency to improve matters,

and as a natural consequence prices have

declined. While every reader who is in-

terested in the potato market is aware

of this fact it may be reassuring to a.

good many to contemplate this natural

cause of a decline in prices and put them

in a better frame of mind for the con-

templation of the probabilities for the

future.



There can be no doubt in the mind of

the careful observer that the crop of po-

tatoes in Michigan is better than was an-

ticipated before the digging season ar-

rived. The extremely favorable weather

of the late fall was ideal for the develop-

ment of the tubers and there is a very

small proportion of little potatoes in the

average field. But it is also practically

certain that the acreage is not as large

as it was last year. and reports from

other sections of the country indicate that

the average is still less in proportion as

compared with last year. Then the re-

ports received from some sections indi-

cate that the yield will not be as good

as it is in Michigan, and thus, while the

final figures, which will not be available

until November, may show an improve-

ment over the condition of the crop indi-

cated for October 1st, it would not seem

probable that the crop would equal that

of last year, if it does better than come

up to the ten—year average. However, in

the study of crop statistics it is important

that one keep an eye on the heavier pro—

ducing sections of the country which go

in with the others in making up the aver-

age. In this case we find that the five

largest producing states have an average

condition for October 1st, which closely

approximates the ten—year average for

the country on October let.





The logical deduction to be obtained

from these facts and figures is that the

market is likely to be a weak and fluc-

tuating one during the weeks which in-

tervene before the figures for November

are available.



With the clearing of the situation the

market may be expected to become more

active. and to reflect the sentiment of

growers as well as buyers. It is, of

course, impossible to make intelligent

predictions regarding the future of the

market at this time. but the prospect

would seem to be at least an average

one.



In figuring on the probable trend of the

market, after more reliable figures are

obtainable, some conclusions reached by

a Colorado expert. may be of practical

utility as well as interest. After study-

ing figures of production and market val-

ues covering several years, this expert

has come to the conclusion that the av-

erage per capita consumption of potatoes

in the United States is about three and

one-half bushels, and that when the ag-

gregate crop for the country is estimated

to equal or exceed the needs of consump-

tion on this basis the wise grower will

sell potatoes whenever he can get anyone

to buy them, but that when it falls below

the needs of consumers figured on that

basis, especially following a year of low

prices. it is the part of wisdom to hold

The weak point in this

reasoning is that the country’s popula-

tion is a varying factor, and that the

variation may cause a fatal error in the

computation.



But it is certain that buyers are more

wary after a market season such as we

had last year, and the grower who has

cellar storage for the major portion of

the late crop will make no mistake in

being a. firm holder, for the present at

least. A general exhibition of haste to

market the crop on the part of growers

will only aggravate the situation and

postpone the day when better prices will

prevail. The gradual marketing of any

crop, especially of a perishable crop. is

the best guarantee of an even-and satis-

factory market. Somebody must hold the

major portion of the potato crop until it

is needed for consumption, and specu-

lators will do this only when there is

every prospect of a rise in the market,

hence, they may be expected to play a

waiting game, for the present at least,

thereby compelling the conservative

grower to do the same.





Movements of sheep



Condition of the and lambs in the big

Sheep Trade. markets of the country

have been much



larger than common this year. An illus-





tration of this fact is found in the figures

showing the receipts and shipments at

the Chicago market for September. These

figures show that the receipts for Sep-

tember were 152,000 head larger than for





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the same 'montlr last year, while the

shipments exééeded those of last year by





157,000 head. _ This, large, movement of





sheep may be ascribed partly to the fact

that fewer. sheep and lambs will be fed

in Colorado and other western points this

year than is usual, owing to' the poor

season for the alfalfa crop, and partly to

the fact that some western owners have

sold their flocks downmuch more closely

than usual owing to the cheap values

which have prevailed for wool this year

in comparison with last. Without doubt,

this large movement or sheep would have

been disastrous to the business, had It

not obeen for the fact that the fall rains

have started up the pastures the coun-

try over, and the exceedingly favorable

fall has enabled feeders to purchase lib-

erally for winter feeding over a. wide

range of territory. But it is doubtful if

sheep feeding will again be carried on in

the west to the extent which it has been

done in former years, for the reason that

the increase in population has enlarged

the market for home-grown agricultural

products in that section with the result

that the big ranges are being gradually

but surely broken up and devoted to

general agriculture. The dry farming

propaganda has added to this tendency

not a little, but the apparent fact that

the future sheep industry of the country

will find its center farther 'east is not

a matter for discouragement. In .fact, it

is a matter for congratulation that the

sheep feeders of the country have been

able to take an aggregate increase of

400,000 sheep and lambs from the big

markets, most of which have gone onto

the farms of the country instead of into

the hands of the purely speculative feed-

ers. This means added fertility for the

farms onto which this surplus of sheep

have gone, and indicates that the farm-

ers of the middle west are alive to the

possibilities of the sheep business. It

would also seem to promise well for the

future of the sheep industry of the coun—

try, when the time arrives, as it must at

no distant date, when the bulk of the

lamb supply must be bred as. well.._as’ fed

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HAPPENINGS OF THE we; V.





National.





One of the most hazardous

along the line of air-inevigatio

effort of Walter Wellman and a. .'

five men' to cross the Atlantic '00 ‘:

dirigi'ble balloon. Provisions and 5

line sufficient for a fifty daysffi'on ey

were in the stores of the greatv’wadrfifcraft

as it moved upward and outward overithe

sea from Atlantic City, N. J., last-Satur-

day evening. The wireless edhipment

aboard enabled the crew to keep in touch

with land as they swept along then-shore

to the northeast and by Monday morning

300 miles had been covered by the craft.

The messages then reported all to be well

on board and that they were still pushing

forward.



The Gulf of Mexico and adjacent terri-

tory were swept by hurricanes the past

week and a great deal of property was

destroyed both in the boating and com-

mercial facilities along the shores of the

gulf and on the islands and mainland

over which the storms passed. Cuba was

an unfortunate sufferer as was also Ja~

maica. The Cayman Islands are said to

be devastated. It is impossible to get re-

liable reports on account of the lines of

communication being so ‘badly interrupt-

ed by the storm. -



The crashing together of two trains on

the Charleston & Western railroad in

South Carolina resulted in five deaths

and 17 persons being more or less ser-

iously hurt.



Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver,,of Iowa.

died suddenly Saturday last of heart dis-

ease. Up to the time of his death he was

in a cheerful mood. But a few hours be-

fore the tragic end he expressed to friends

plans for the future while seated beneath

trees in his garden, where he had before

rehearsed some of his speeches which

made him famous as an orator. Arrange—

ments are being made to hold the funeral

service in the open air. Famous minis-

ters are asked to be orators on the oc-

casion.



It is asserted that land owners along

the Huron river. where it was expected

to develop power plants for the produc-

tion of electricity are getting anxious

over the recent extension of lines run-

ning from the Canadian power plants at

Niagara Falls. Already 300 miles of lines

are in operation over, Ontario carrying

the highest voltage so far in use. 110,000.



Fire destroyed the gYpsum plant of the

U. S, Company at Alabaster, Mich., and

other property to the value of $150,000.

Sunday.



It is reported from the University of

Pennsylvania that the germ producing

infantile paralysis has probably been

found. Dr. Smith. who publishes the in~

fOrmation, has been corroborated by other

eminent physicians.



Secretary Meyer. of the navy depart-

ment, declared before western audiences

that a large naval fleet is needed on the

Pacific coast,



Governor Eberhart. of Minnesota. will

ask a conference with the governors of

Michigan and Wisconsin to determine on

some method of controlling fires over the

territory of the three states. The recent

Minnesota fires are subsiding. The early

reports of losses were greatly overdrawn

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GENERAL REVIEW OF CROP CONDI-

TIONS.



The month. of September was favorable

for crops in general, taking the United

States as a whole, an improvement dur-

ing the month of about 1.0 per cent being

shown, whereas there is an average de-

cline in September of 0.8 per cent. Ag-

gregate crop conditions in the United

States on Oct. 1 (or at time of harvest)

were about 1.8 per cent higher than on

corresponding date a year ago and 0.4 per

cent lower than the average condition on

Oct. 1 (or at time of harvest) of the past

ten years. The area under cultivation is

about 3.2 per cent more than last year.



The aggregate of crop conditions in

each state on Oct, 1 is given below; the.

first figure after each state indicates the

average condition on Oct. 1, as compared

with Oct. 1, 1909; the second figure indi-

cates the condition on Oct. 1 as compared

with the average on Oct. 1 of the past 10

years, 100 representing conditions a year

ago in the first case, 100 representing the

ten—year average in the second:



Maine, 126, 114; New Hampshire, 124,

112; Vermont, 119, 112; Massachusetts,

112, 103; Rhode Island, 109, 104; Connec-

ticut, 115, 115; New York_ 118, 108; New

Jersey, 118, 110; Pennsylvania, 117, 105.



Delaware, 127 109; Maryland, 120, 104;

Virginia, 111, 10 lVest Virginia, 93, 94;

North Carolina, 110, 109; South Carolina.

104, 109; Georgia, 99, 103; Florida, 94, 100.



Ohio, 100, 102; Indiana, 101, 107; Illinois,

100, 107; Michigan 99, 100; Wisconsin, 82,

82; Minnesota, 88. 103; Iowa, 106, 102;

Missouri_ 107, 107; North Dakota, 36, 40:

South Dakota, 82, 88; Nebraska, 99, 94;

Kansas, 102, 99.



Kentucky, 101, 101; Tennessee, 110, 107;

'Alubama, 116, 111; Mississippi, 126, 103;

Louisiana, 115, 103; Texas, 135, 104; Okla-

homa, 121, 91; Arkansas, 129, 111.



Montana, 74, 86; Wyoming, 92, 100; Colo-

rado. 80, 88; New Mexico, 76, 85; Arizona.

72, 80; Utah, 97, 101; Nevada, 13‘, 131;

Idaho, 90, 96; Washington, 83, 81.; Oregon,

103, 107; California, 114, 120.



Below is given the condition of certain

crops on Oct. 1 (or at time of harvest)—

100 representing for each crop, not its

normal condition, but its average condi-

tion on Oct. 1, or at time of harvest,

(ten-year average for most crops),



Corn, 102.4; rice, 102.3; cranberries,

102.3; lemons, 101.3; sorghum, 99.8; pea-

nuts, 99.2; cotton, 98.9; sugar cane, 98.7;

buckwheat, 98.1; sugar beets, 97.2; sweet

potatoes, 96.7; tobacco, 96.6; potatoes,

95.0; oranges, 94.9; grapes 86.4; apples,

86.2: fiaxseed, 56.6.



The production of certain crops in 1910

expressed in percentage of the average

production in recent years, (not compared

with full crop), is estimated as follows;



Broom corn, 105.4; cabbage, 110.2; lima

beans, 100.0; dry beans, 98.8; onions, 96.5;

hemp, 95.5; kafir com, 943; tomatoes,

93.7; clover seed, 93.6; millet seed, 85.7;

millet hay, 84.7.





Crops that have already been estimated

quantitatively are as follows:

Yield Per Acre.

Crops. 1910. 1909. 10-yr. av.

Bu. Bu. Bu.

Wheat . . . ...... 14.2 15.8 14.1

Oats . ......... 31.9 30.3 29.5

Barley 22.4 24.3 25.7

Rye ............ 16.3 16.1 16.0

Hay (tons) .... 1.34 1.42 1.44

Production,

Crops. 1910. 1909.

Bu. Bu.

Wheat ...... 691.769.000 737,189,000

Oats ........ 1.096.396.000 1,007,353,000

Barley ...... 158,138,000 170,284,000

Rye ........ 32,088,000 32,239,000

Hay (tons). . 60,116,000 64,938,000, .





 





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Nearly every woman loves flowers, be

she city dweller or blessed with the flower

grower’s riches, room and pure air and

plenty of fertilizer, as farmers’ wives and

daughters are. How does it come, then,

that the yards of the city and suburb are

bright with flowers all spring and sum-

mer while far too many farms have not





la blossom to show, other than the lilacs





grandma planted by the gate?



The notiOn is abroad that farmers

wives must work so hard that flowers are

too much of a luxury. The unconscious

force of example is not before her eyes;

therefore, neither are the flowers.



Is there a remedy? Yes, else why dis-

The remedy for lack





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





daring snowdrop: we have all read ‘of it

but surprisingly few in America have seen

it, though in England it is as common as





apple blossoms. Snowdrops bloom in

'March, early or late, according to the

season. While patches of snow still





'whiten the shady places this flower—snow

appears. Its white, three—petalled, droop—

ing flower always seems to me a demure

girl who has outwitted her stern father,

\Vinter, and treads on his heels in her

wedding gown. Of varieties, Elwes’ Giant,

about the- best single, costs fifteen cents

a dozen. Fifty cents’ worth will give you

the thrill of spring a month before the

wild flowers bloom. Plant Snowdrops two

inches deep and the same apart, near a

window where you can enjoy them from

indoors.



If you want

plant Scillas





a dainty spring picture,

(Scilla Siberica) with the

Snowdrops. Scilla is Snowdrop’s brides-

maid. in dark blue, her starry flowers set

all along her stems. Set scillas two





 





 





 





 





 





\Vhat a fruit-belt horticulturist means by thorough cultivation.

advantages of



producing

The average income from Michigan





an unusual season to impress the

'ing. Orchards receiving them are

of fruit.

when the last state census was taken,

acre. It should have been $160.





of water is a dust mulch, made by hoeing;

and the growing of line shrubs and peren—

nials instead of sighing for coddlcd, short-

season seed ilowers.



The remedy for lack of money is a

close study of several catalogs and one

Setting of chickens or turkeys, dedicated

to flowers while they are yet cold eggs,

hatched for flowers, sold for flowers and

You will





religiously spent for flowers.



think you need other things worse, of

course. Other things have that trick.

But, if you stop to really think, aren‘t

you licher with what you want some-

times, than with what you need? And if





we always go 011 spending so much for

the things we don’t want that we have

nothing to spend £01 the things we do

we shall get so out of the habit of

taking enjoyment as to be like the dear

old lady who Wt‘llt to heaven and when

evening drew near, asked an angel to

lend her a big apron for she must run

down and feed the calves.



The remedy for lack of time and lack

of strength is shrubs and bulbs—espec-

ially bulbs. Many a bare farm dooryiird

would blossom with beauty and many a

flower-hungry woman would reap a fresh

harvest of joy each year if the lesser

bulbs were better known. I say the lesser

bulbs because the greater ones, tulips and

hyacinths are already quite familiar and

also quite expensive; though tulips have

dropped amazingly in the last few years.

Splendid tulips, either the welcome carlies

or the giant, long—stemmed lates, can be

had for one dollar a hundred.



When a bulb bed is once properly made

'by spading deep and filling in with half

of old manure, two hours work each

spring and fall will care for it and one

single dollar spent f01 bulbs oath fall

would soon make your house-border a.

living joy to yourself and an incentive to

your neighbors.



But it is the lesser bulbs, the smaller

and cheaper ones, that I wish were oft-

ener met on farms. Less brilliant than

tulips, less expensive than hyacinths, they

are less of care, less liable to winter-kill





want,





and less given to race suicide; most of

them producing babies enough each year

‘to satisfy even a Roosevelt.

,with,





To begin





those earliest to bloom, the frail,





This has been

good'tillage and careful spray—

while others are barren

during the season

than $16.00 per

Cultivation and spraying are needed.





good crops

apple orchards





was a few tents better





inches deep and a little fa1ther apart, as

they inc1ease faster. They ale twenty

cents a dozen.



A third curly bird, not so well known

as these two, but blooming with them, is

(.‘hionodoxa, a newcomer from Asia. Chi-

onodoxa Sardensis is one of the prettiest

as well as cheapest at fifteen cents a

dozen. Its stars of Alice blue grow at the

ends of slender stems and lift their faces

bravely up as if to show the March sky

what c010r it ought to be.



Before this trio vanishes, Crocus ap—

pears. XVhen one can buy by hundreds,

Crocus is lovely, planted three inches deep

right in the grass, as though growing

wild. But when one has only two or

three dozen they are best nestled in

where they can gather all the sun‘s heat

and we can easily gather in all their

beauty. Each bulb throws up a cluster

of from three to six blossoms close to the

ground and surprisingly large for the

time of year. They coquct shamelessly

with sun and shade, opening or closing

very swiftly. Take your choice of satiny

yellow, blue. white or blue and white

striped at fifteen cents. These are the

lnrr. est bulbs. For ten cents a dozen, or

eightg—flye cents a hundred, you can get

goo-l Crocus bulbs for out-door planting,

though the blooms will be a little smaller

than those from the largest bulbs.



These will brighten the first half of

April while the last half will add the starry

blueish—white Tritelela Uniflora or Star

Flower. It is not the clustered Star of

Bethlehem, but a dainty, fragrant, wide—

opcn blossom at the end of a long stem,

not so large as Crocus flowers but more





pickable and graceful. They, too, are

fifteen cents.

Next will follow Dutch Roman hya-





cinths and jonquils. Not the “Grape Hy-

acinth” that seems always just buds, but





a small, exact copy of the big, expensive

hyacinths, with all gheir daintiness and

fragrance, at forty cents a dozen. They





come in light or dark blue, white, shell—

pink or dark pink. Plant Dutch Romans

about four inches deep and close together

for a pretty show out-doors and sweet

blooms for the table.



“Jonquils,” to many people, brings a

picture of a dollar-sized, six-petalled,





snowy blossom with its tiny gold centre

edged with red.

but a Poet's Narcissus. The true jonquil

is a small flower of, butter yellow, grow-

ing in clusters of four to six. They are

like daffodils in shape, and sweet? 0,

my! Campernelle Rugulosus, at twenty

cents a dozen, is a fine sort, but all jon-

quils are dears, and money spent for

them comes back as pure gold every

spring.



W'ith the jonquils come Poet’s Narcissus

in their wonderful purity and fragrance.

Their stems are longest of all except late

tulips. The way they bow, but never

break, in the spring wind, hold up their

sweet faces to the cold rain and keep

spotless amid swirling dusr, gives one

strength and courage. There are several

varieties of the white Narcissus but Poet-

icus Ornatus is the best. It is an early

bloomer, sweet as honey and of purest

white. Twenty cents buys a dozen. If

I could have but three bulbs I would have

these, snowdrops and daffodils.



"And then my heart with pleasure fills



And dances with the, daffodils.”



How the dear, old, ever-new rhymes

cluster round the dear old ever-new blos-

soms; and none, not even the rose, claims

a richer heritage in literature than the

daffodils. One sees them blooming year

after year, on a few farms—great clumps

with very few flowers. Don’t blame the

daffodils or think they are not worth

while. They are starved. The miracle is

that they bloom at all. A peek of ma-

nure around each clump in the fall and

you would see a vast improvement. Like

most bulbs, daffodils do not' want to be

moved often, which makes them ideal

farm flowers.



There are daffodils of every shade from

snow and cream to orange. Daffodils of

all sizes, long cups and short, single and

double. Named varieties cost from thirty

to sixty cents a dozen but fine mixed

ones, either single or double, can be had

for twenty cents. Plant them six inches

or more apart, with the tip of the bulb

four inches deep



Let your bulb bed have a southern ex-

posure if possible. It hastens the blooms

when every day seems a week to wait.

Let a board fence, wall or building shel-r

ter these bravo first fruits from cold

winds. Send to some large seed house

for their fall catalog, and order early.

Plant as soon as the bulbs arrive and

cover at Thanksgiving—not before—With

about four inches of manure as it came

from the stable—~straw and all. In spring

sow nasturtiums, poppies, petunias or

alyssum among them, after the cover is

removed in March. Your reward from

bulbs is sure and so very rich and satis-

fying that the ‘ibullrbiddy" will become

a fixed institution on your farm.



Kent Co. GLADYS HYATT SINCLAIR.





GLADIOLUS SUFFER FROM IMPROP-





ER CONDITIONS.





 





One of our subscribers recently sent





leaves of her gladiolus plants which

showed damage from some cause. The

specimens were sent to Prof. Thomas





Gunson, of our Agricultural College, who

determines the trouble as rust and at-

tacks of the red spider. Following is the

reply in Prof. Gunson‘s words:



“The trouble with the gladiolus leaves

is due to conditions rather than a malig-

nant disease affecting the corms.



“One of the specimens showed rust

spots. The other had, at some time, Stif—

fered from one of the common enemies of

plants, especially in dry seasons, namely,

red spider.





“Gladiolus delight in a deep, rich, moist'





soil, and in many parts of the state dur-

ing the. past season conditions Were so

dry, that all the early varieties failed to

flower entirely. Later kinds had the ben-

efit of occasional showers.



If your correspondent keeps the bulbs

in a dry, cool place during the winter,

looking them over once or twice during

the resting period and picking out all the

partially ripened or ‘shrivelled’ bulbs,

grading them in three sizes, and planting

only the healthy, hard corms, she may

have no further trouble.



East Lansing. THOS. GUNSON.



The standard barrel is the most com-

mon style of package. Some growers se-

cure fancy prices for their fruit by pack—

ing it in bushel boxes, and ”this method

should ‘be encouraged. Good uniform ap—

ples carefully graded and packed in neat

and attractive barrels will bring good

prices on any market. Poor fruit packed

in dirty barrels will prove demoralizing

to any apple market. None but the best

fruit will bring good prices whether

packed in barrels or boxes.





This is not a jonquil ’





 





OCT. 22, 1910.





 





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GRANGE. 1





Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





 





 





 





THE NOVEMBER PROGRAMS.





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First

Meeting.



Song—Page 34, Grange Melodies.



An account of some movement for the

uplift of humanity.



Song, “Help it On," Song Knapsack.



Recitation and music.



Beautiful objects for home and school

—-1, pictures.



Roll-call, responded to by each describ-

ing a picture he or she admires. (Show

picture if possible). .



Legislative matters—discussion, follow-

ed by instructions to delegates to State

Grange.





 





THE NUB OF THE COUNTRY LIFE

PROBLEM.





 





While there are evidences that the

trend of population from country to city

has been checked to some extent, it still

remains the most serious problem con-

fronting agriculture in this country. That

a real or imaginary difference in the con»

ditions obtaining upon the farm and in

the city is largely responsible will hardly-

be questioned, and the remedy therefore

seems to lie in a general improvement in

the conditions surrounding those who live

in the country. Some weeks ago, Former

President Roosevelt, in an address before

an assemblage of New York Patrons,

gave his ideas of what he calls the human

side of this great problem, from which

We take the following:



The human side of the rural life prob-

lem is to make the career of the farmer

and the career of the farm laborer as at-

tractive and remunerative as correspond-

ing careers in the city. Now, I am well

aware that the farmer must himself take

the lead in bringing this about. It is ab--

surd to think that any man who has

studied the subject only theoretically is

fit to direct those who practically work

at the matter. But I wish to insist that

'it is a pernicious absurdity for the prac-

tical. man to refuse to benefit by the work

of the student. .



pgg reason why' the great business men

of today—~the great industrial leaders—-

have gone ahead, while the farmer has

tended to sag behind the others, is that

they are far more Willing, and indeed

eager, to profit by expert and technical

knowledge—-the knowledge that can only

come as a result of the highest education.

From railways to factories no great in-

dustrial concern can nowadays be carried

on save by the aid of a swarm of men

who have received a high technical edu-

cation in chemistry, in engineering, in

electricity, in one or more of scores of

special subjects.



In just the same way the farmers

should benefit by the advice of the tech-

nical men who have been trained in

phases of the very work the farmer does.

I am not now speaking of the man who

has had an ordinary general training,

whether in school or college. While there

should undoubtedly be such a training

as a foundation (the extent differing ac-

cording to the kind of work each boy in—

tends to do as a mam it is nevertheless

true that our educational system should

more and more be turned in the direction

of educating men toward, and not away

from the farm and the shop. ‘Wuring the

last half century we have begun to de-

velop a system of agricultural education

at once practical and scientific, and we

must go on developing it. But, after de-

veloping it, it must be used.



The rich man who spends a fortune

upon a fancy farm, with entire indiffer—

ence to cost, does not do much good to

farming; but, on the other hand, just as

little is done by the working farmer who

stolidly refuses to profit by the knowledge

of the day; who treats any effort at im-

provement as absurd on its face, refuses

to countenance what he regards as new»



angled ideas and contrivances, and jeers

at all book farming.



The farmer, however, must not only

make his land pay, but he must make

country life interesting for himself and

his wife and his sons and daughters. Our

People, as a whole, should realize the in-

finite possibilities of life in the country,

and every effort should be made to make

these possibilities more possible. * * ‘



It often happens that the good condi-

tions of the past can be regained, not by

going back, but by going forward. We

cannot re-create what is dead: we cannot

stop the march of events, but we can

direct this march, and out of the new

conditions develop something better than





the past knew. Henry Clay was a farm-

er who lived all his life in the country;

Washington was a farmer who lived and

died in the country; and we of this na-

tion ought to make it our business to see

that the conditions are made such that

farm life in the future shall not only de-

velop men of the stamp of Washington

and Henry Clay, but should be so attrac-

tive that these men may continue as

farmers; for remember that Washington

and Henry Clay were Successful farmers.

I hope that things will so shape them—

selves that the farmer can have a great

career and yet end his life as a farmer;

SO that the city man will look forward

to living in the country rather than the

country man to living in the city.



Farmers are learning how to combine

effectively, as has been done in industry.

I am particularly glad to speak to the

Grange, for I heartily believe in farmers’

organizations and we should all welcome

every step taken towards an increasing

co-operation among farmers. The im-

portance of such movements cannot be

overestimated, and through such intelli-

gent joint action it will-be possible to im-

prove the market just as much as the

farm.





 





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





Belleville Grange, of Wayne Co., at a.

recent meeting debated the question, “Re-

solved, that the farmer of forty years

ago enjoyed life better than those of the

present day." The decision was in favor

of the negative side of the question.



Marion Center Grange, of Charlevoix

00., won first premiums on fresh fruit,

canned fruit, vegetables and grain at this

year's county fair. Its members are

elated, since this is the first time that a.

single Grange has received a first award

in all classes open to Granges.



Silica Grange Has Pomona Program.—

It was my privilege to attend a most ex-

cellent meeting of Silica Grange, Mus—

kegon county, on Saturday evening, Oct.

1. This Grange owns a spacious hall and

it was well filled on that occasion. Mrs.

C. I. Giles is the worthy lecturer and in

addition to an appropriate program she

had secured a splendid exhibit of fruits,

flowers and farm products generally. Ap-

ples are scarce this fall, but they were

there, and splendid specimens, too. In

commenting on the exhibit. Bro. John

\Valker, of Muskegon Grange, said he had

seen nothing finer this year. He said,

taken together, it gave unmistakable evi—

dence of the productiveness of the soil in

that section. “Just a little while ago,"

he said, “I heard a very prominent man

say that no soil is fit for agriculture un-

less it has a clay subsoil, but right here

where the sand is 500 feet deep or more,

we have raised this year potatoes that

would yield 300 bushels to the acre. and

the best corn I ever saw.” The writer

spoke upon Grange Life Insurance. COn—

siderable of interest was manifested and

it is probable that this Grange will be in

the front rank in this particular as in

all other lines of Grange work. The lad—

ies served a bountiful supper. Long live

the Patrons of Silica. Grange.—-VV. F.





Taylor.

Jackson COunty Pomona.—In spite of

stormy weather about 100 Patrons at~





tended the recent county meeting. The

Granges were divided into districts by

the delegates as follows: First district—

Concord, Pulaski, Hanover and V\'est

Summit. Second district—Spring Arbor.

Springport, Minard, Blackman and South

Henrietta. Third district—North Leoni,

Leoni Center, South Leoni, XVest Napo-

leon and East Summit. As delegates to

the State Grange the first district elected

E, G. Knight and wife. of Hanover: Sec—

ond district, B. A. Pomeroy and wife. of

Minard; third district, M. H. Crofts and

wife, of North Leoni. Later all Patrons

present participated in the organization

of a Pomona or county Grange, with the

following officers: Master, IV. J. Moore;

overseer, Chas. Freeland; lecturer, Nellie

Daniels; steward. Ellsworth Elmer; ass’t

steward, W. B. Herington; lady ass't

steward, Mary Herington: chaplain, Helen

Chanter: treasurer, Frank Ayers: secre-

tary, Lewis St. John; gate keeper, II. B.

Stctler; Ceres, Mrs. E. G. Knight: Po-

mona, Florence McClintic; Flora, Emma

Vcdder. After the organization of the

Pomona, State Master Hull gave one of

his usual forceful addresses. State Sec—

retary Hutchins was also present as a

delegate from Hanover Grange and lent

his assistance. The Pomona. was organ-

ized by State Deputy John F. Wilde. As

Pomona delegates to State Grange Frank





 





Ayers and Mrs. Helen Chanter were

elected.

COMING EVENTS.

National Grange. Forty—fourth annual





session, at Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 15.





Michigan State Grange, Thirty-eighth

Annual Session, at Traverse City, Dec.





13-16.

Pomona Meetinun.



Kent Co. with South Lowell Grange.

at Alto, VVednesdav, Oct. 25. Mrs. E. .T.

Crevts. state speaker.



Western (Ottawa cm. with Tallmadgc

Grange, Friday and Saturday. Oct. 21

and 22.



Ingham Co. With LeRov Grange. at the

farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Briggs,

near Williamston. Saturday, Oct. .



Mecosta Co.. with Aetna Grange, at

Borland. Thursday. Nov. 17.



Lenawee Co., in Adrian.

Dec. 1.



Jackson Co. at I. O. O. F. hall, in Jack-

son, Friday, Dec, 2.



‘ Granae Rallies and Fairs.



Sumner Grange Fair, Thursday, Oct. 27.





Thursday,





 





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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-

TION 0F FARMERS' CLUBS.

Presidenth. A. Holden, VVixom.

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. L.

\Vright, Caro; E. Woodruff Blan—

chard.

Address all communications relative to

the organization of new clubs to Mrs. C.

P. Johnson. Metamora, Mich.





 





 





Assoclational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





 





Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer, he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





THE DATE OF THE CLUB MEETING.





 





The date on which the monthly Club'





meetings are held is, of course, a matter

for settlement by the individual Clubs,

yet there are some points regarding the

selection of the date which should receive

careful consideration to the end that the

meetings may not conflict with other im-

portant social or business events of the

Club neighborhood. In most cases these

matters are doubtless taken into consid-

eration in fixing the day of the week

upon which the Club meeting is held, as

well as the time in the month when the

regular meetings are held, yet in some

cases one important point in this connec-

tion seems to have been overlooked.

While very many of the Clubs in the

state, and probably a large majority of

them, hold the monthly meetings on Sat-

urday, this is not: the universal rule. It

is obvious that where the monthly meet-

ings are held on any other day of the

week, it Will be impractical for the young

people, or at least that large contingent

of them who are in school, to attend the

meetings, at least without neglecting

their school work. While it may be more

convenient for the parents to have the

youngsters in school on the day when the

Club is held, it is hardly a square deal

for the younger children. who would get

not a little benefit from the opportunity

to attend the Clubs and get acquainted

with the children from other school dis-

tricts, as well as their parents. Then, by

affording them an opportunity to take

part in the Club programs they will gain

a confidence in themselves which will be

of value to them in their after life. The

training received by children in public

meetings of this character is an import-

ant factor in their education, and this is

an opportunity which should not be de-

nied them. Then there Is another side

of this some question, and that is the

future of the Farmcrs‘ Club itself. If the

children are brought up to feel that they

have a port in the Club work, they will

remain loyal to it when they become

young men and women. They will in a

few years become the substantial, work“

ing members of the organization. At the

conferences of local (“lub workers always

held during the annual associational

meetings, one common complaint made by

the delegates speaking is the difficulty in

getting the young people interested in the

Club work. If the Club meetings are al-

ways held at such times as will make it

possible for the children to attend and if

they are encouraged in attending and

given some part in the program, the

problem will be greatly simplified. It will

then become only a. question of keeping

them interested in the work, on] this is

something which, if given the opportu-

nity, they will be likely to do for them-

selves.

Work for the YOung People.



In this connection would it not be an

excellent move to have some department

of (‘lub work conducted by the. young

people? Some Clubs have a young peo-

ple's meeting at some time during the

year. Others have a Junior Club, so

called, conducted entirely by the young

people with the advice and supervision of

their elders. Others have the young peo-

ple conduct contests in crop growing. or

some practical work which will interest

them alike in the work of the Club and





in agriculture as a business. Of course,

the plan adopted must be suited to the

number and age of the young people who

might be thus induced to interest them-

selves in the work of the Club, but a

suitable plan can be worked out in any

Club to bring the young people into the

organization and interest them in its

work. and the results will amply repay

the effort.





 

 

 





 





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THE SHARE OF THE FARMER’S

WIFE.





Synopsis of a paper read by Mrs. Alfred

Allen before the Ingham County Farmers’





 





Club, as reported by the corresponding

secretary: ‘

In part, Mrs. Allen said, the wife’s





share might be considered under three

divisions—home making work, and the

money end. Home making was something

more than housekeeping and we should

have our homes as attractive as possible

with pictures of realiart and wholesome

reading; a child would remember the

pleasant things of home life much more

than to be scolded for making a particle

of dirt. Woman, in doing her share of

the work, should have all the conven-

iences possible, such as the washing ma.—

chine, the tireless cooker, the food chop-

per, gas fiatiron, and others mentioned.

What share of money belongs to the wife

depends upon circumstances, but under

no consideration should she be obliged to

ask for money; that makes her too de-

pendent for what she has helped to earn.

Give an allowance, if possible, in proper

proportion to the income and she will

make good use of it. Women embezzlers

are unknown and in Kansas, where 12

years ago there was only one woman

bank president, now there are four pres-

idents and fifteen vice-presidents. Would

it not be wise to have one pocketbook and

when John gets something new let Mary

have some needed utensil too? Let each

share in the cnjoyments and pleasures

and when they sell something or have a.

little good luck_ let each enjoy the bene-

fits. Keep the right spirit in the home,

the spirit of unscllislmess and each will

be doing his or her share.





CLU B DISCUSSIONS.





Elect New Officers—The Sherman

Farmers’ Club met at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Jake Kemperman, Friday eve-

ning, Sept. 17. That being election night,

the meeting was called to order by the

president, \V. E. Carter, and the members

proceeded to elect the necessary officers

by ballot. The following oflicers were

elected: President, Mrs. F. J. Lyons;

vice-president, Mrs. Joseph Hoppa; sec—

retary, Mrs, \V, E. Carter; treasurer, J.

Kemperman. An invitation was given

and accepted to meet with Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Kemperman for our next meet-

ing. Supper was then served on lap

boards to all present.—Mrs. IV. E. Carter,

Secretary.



The Wife's Shara—Another pleasant

and successful meeting of the Inghan

County Farmers' Club was held Satur-

day, Oct. 8, with Mr, and Mrs. Vaughn,

and Columbia Home has lost none of its

hospitality. It was an ideal day and

there was a good attendance. After the

inner man was fully satisfied, President

Ives called the meeting to order and after

music, Mrs. Alfred Allen gave a most ex-

cellent paper upon “The Share of the

Farmer's \Vife," a synopsis of which ap-

pears above. Mrs. Melton opened the

discussion by saying woman was eco—

nomical in everything but saving herself,

and one help for this Would he to have a

place for everything and everything in its

place; and hundreds of dollars Would be

saved annually outside if the wife had

more inllucnce over the pocket.



Care of the Eyes.—The ncxt subject,

“Care of the Eyes," was ably handled by

U. S. Bush. llc had carefully prepared

charts to show the formation of the eyes;

told about special compound lenses and

said that the eye was the highest polished

substance known to man. The most per—

fect c:.'csight is when one is 10 years old.

He stated that one measures distance by

triangles and spoke at some length upon

stigmatism, cataracts and nearsighted-

ness, which is. an acquired habit.



In Memoriam.—Sincc our last meeting,

we have been called upon to part with

one of our oldest members and President

Ives thought it worth while to spend a.

little time in memoriam of Mrs. Bullen.

Thercupon many of the members present

paid tribute to her cxccllcnt qualities.

manifested from her youth up, and how

her natural loveliness had cxpanded as

wife and mother and neighbor. At the

close President Ives stated that all were

of one mind regarding the worth of their

departed friend, and. after singing the

mcmbcrs were dismisscd by Rev. Beebe.

The next meeting will bc \Voman's Day,

at Sunnysidc. with President Ives. This

is the annual chicken—pie dinner and the

committee promise us a good program.—

Mrs. Tunswcll, Cor. Sec.



Consider AdOption of Reading Course.—

.T. 1.. (‘nrler and wife entertained the

Odessa Furmcrs' Club, Saturday, Oct. 8.

The meeting was called to order by the

president. and opened by singing “Am-

crica." Mrs. Angst read a helpful paper

on “First aid to the injured, for fainting,

choking and cuts." This was followed by

ll general discussion, also for cuts, burns,

bruises and foreign substances in the

throat, nose, ear and eyes. After the en-

joynlcnt of dinner and the social hour, a

good program was rendered. There was

considerable discussion in regard to the

taking up a reading course. next year,

which resulted in this being left in the .

hands of the program committee, which

the president appointed, consisting of

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Begcrow. Mr. and

Mrs. A. E. Leigh. The meeting was ad-

journed to meet with Mr_ and Mrs, D.

D. Durkee in November.—Reporter.
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October 19, 1910.

Grains and Seeds.





Wheat—The heavy early selling by

farmers gave the trade a downward trend

which it has been unable to recover from

even though the receipts at primary

points for some days back have been

light. It is now down to an export basis

and the belief exists that further heavy

declines are not likely, unless there should

be a change in the world’s supply. Ar-

gentine had rains which were badly need-

ed and made the outlook for the growing

wheat there more promising. Russia is

also enjoying good Weather for getting

her crop stored. The gradual decline of

the market at this time is most unusual

for after the farmers are done with the

early fall rush of grain to the market

there is naturally an upward move to

prices. How long the strange condition

will remain is a problem which, if solved,

might save to farmers fortunes. A year

ago there was an advance of 120 from the

middle of August to the middle of Octo-

ber in cash wheat, two years ago an ad-

vance of 8c for the same period and

three years ago a change in the same

direction of 17c, while this year there has

been a decline of about 9c for the c0rres-

ponding period. Brokers, as is natural to

suppose when the farmers are selling,

hold the reason to be that American

wheat is higher than conditions warrant.

We suspect they may forget this reason

when they have a good part of the crop

in their control. Visible supply increased

liberally. A year ago the price for No. 2

red wheat was $1.23 per bu. Quotations

for the week are:





No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. Dec. May.

Thursday . . . . .96 .9314 98% 1.04

Friday ....... 95% .93 .98 1.0314

Saturday ..... .0614 03% .981/2 1.03%

Monday ....... 9514 .921/2 .981/2 1.021/2

Tuesday ..... .95 .92 1,1,, .97 1.02

\Vednesday .. .95 .9214 .97 1.02





Corn—As the date for the delivery of

the new crop of corn approaches, prices

begin to go downward. The influence of

wheat is a bearish feature of the trade.

The crop is bcing gotten to cribs in ideal

shape. It is noted that in some sections

the crop is not giving the returns ex-

pected. The cars are in many instances

not filled out well. A year ago this mar-

ket was paying 64c for No. 2 corn. Vis-

ible supply decreased. Quotations for the

week are:





No. 2 No. 2



Mixed. Yellow.

Thursday 521/; 54

Friday .................... 521/6 54

Saturday ................. 521/2 54

Monday ................... 52 531/2

Tuesday .................. 51 521,9

Wednesday ............... 51 52%





Oats.—~'.l‘he oat deal is trying to be pop—

ular by declining with the other cereals.

Values have slipped down nearly 20 since

a week ago. The local trade is easy.

In Chicago there was a good volume of

buying Tuesday. presumably by shorts

who were anxious to cover. The visible

supply showcd a decrease of nearly a

million bushels. One year ago the price

was 41c for standard oats. Quotations

for the week arc:



Standard. No.3





White.

Thursday ................ 35% 351/4

_Friday ................... 35% 351/4

Saturday ................. 351/2 35

Monday .................. 35 341/2

Tuesday .................. 341/2 34

VVednESday .......... ,.... 341/; 331/2





Beans.——Quotations have been cut a lit-

tle for cash beans during the week. No-

vember delivery is steady. The deal is

easv and sellers appeared to be the only

parties upon the local market Tuesday.

The following are the nominal quotations

for the week:





Cash. Nov.

Thursday .................. $2.07 $5.00

Friday ..................... 2.07 ..00

Saturday ................... 2.0:) 2.00

Monday .................... 2.05 2.00

Tuesday .................. 2.0;) 2.00

Wednesday ................. 2.0.) 2.00





Cioverseed.#A great deal of business

has been transacted on the cloverseed

market the past week and prices have

gone down in the showing made by the,

sellers. They appear to have gotten hold

of a fairly large amount of the product.

Prices declined about a half dollar. Al-

sike went the way of the other kinds but

only declined about half as much. Quo-

tations are:





Prime Spot. Dec. Alsike.

Thursday ......... $9.00 $9.05 $9.00

Friday ........... 8.60 52.05 9.00

Saturday .......... 8.60 8.65 3.75

Monday. ........... 8.60 8.65 8.75

Tuesday .......... 8.45 3.45 8.75

Wednesday ....... 8.50 8.55 8.75





Rye.—Market higher and steady at the

advance. Quotation for No. 1 is 770 per

bu., which is 20 above the price of a week

ago.



Visible Supply of Grains.

This week. Last week





..........37.573.000 34.309000

333$“. . I I' ........... 3.796.000 4.422.000

Oats ............... 17.886000 18,737,000

Rve ................ 406,000 406,000

Barley ............. 2,596,000 2,630,000





Flow, Feed, Pravisions, Etc.

Flour.-—The flour trade is active at

changed figures. Quotations are:





Clear ................................ $4.30

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

Patent Michigan ..................... Egg





Ordinary Patent .....................

Hay and Straw.—Market steady. Quo-

tations on baled hay in car lots 1’. o, b.

Detroit are: No. 1 timothv, $16@16.50;

No. 2 timothy; $14@15,--clover,vmified,-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





$15; rye straw, $7@7.50; wheat and oat

straw, $6.50@7 per ton.‘ \



Feed—With the exception of middlings,

which are higher, feeds show a decline

for the week. Carlot prices on track are;

Bran, $25 per ton; coarse middlings, $25;

fine middlings, $28; cracked corn, $25;

coarse corn meal, $25; corn and oat chop,

$23 per ton.



Potatoas.—-The discouraging news from

dealers last week appears to have ar-

rested the slide of values to lower levels

and held them steady at the figures then

quoted. The market is still said to be

easy but the small yields and the indica—

tions of a small crop for the country will,

no doubt, keep the trade about where it

it. In car lots Michigan potatoes are

selling at 4560500



Provisions.—Mess perk, $22.50; family

pork, $23; medium clear, $21.50@22.50;

smoked hams, 151/2c; dry salted briskets,

l-il/zc; shoulders, 12c; picnic hams, 11c;

bacon, 196023c; lard in tierces, 13%,c; ket—

tle rendered, 141/_>c per lb.



Dairy and Poultry Products.



Button—The trade noted no change the

last several days and prices are ruling

on last week‘s basis. Elgin is steady and

the market here is in harmony with the

Illinois butter center. The quotations

are; Extra creamery, 291/3c; firsts, do..

27c; dairy, 23c; packing stock, 22c per lb.



Eggs.——Still the price of eggs keeps

gradually advancing. having made a .half

cent gain since last week. There is

scarcely no volume to the receipts and the

demand is strong. Fresh receipts, cases

included, case count. are quoted at 251/20

per dozen.



Poultry.-—Birds are coming to the mar-

ket in large numbers and the trade is

having a hard time to keep them moving

properly. Spring chickens are averaging

a shade lower than last week at 136013450

per lb; hens are easy at 1060121,§c; tur-

keys show a little tendency downward and

are now quoted at 166017c; geese are

steady at 106011c; ducks unchanged at

14c per lb.



Cheese.——Michigan, late made. 15c;

Michigan, fall made, 171/26018c; York state,

171,430018c; limburger, old, 176018c; Swiss,

domestic block, 21@22c; cream brick,

161/26017c.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Apples.—Offerings are large. Choice

consignments are selling at $3@3.50;

common kinds and grades. $2@3 per bbl.



Cabbage.—Steady. Selling at $1.50 per

bbl.~ for new.



Peaches.—Season nearly done. Prices

are higher and range from $2.50@2.75 for

Michigan products.



TomatOes.—-Markct higher.

quoted at 756090c per ha.



Grapes—Concords, 4-lb. baskets, 16c;

Niagaras, 17c; Delawares, $18c.



Pears.—Selling at 75c60$1.50 per bu.





Generally





 





OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.



It is now pretty certain that potatoes

have reached bottom prices. Local deal-

ers are paying 25c in the Grand Rapids

freight zone, 220 in Cadillac and Manton

territory and 20c at points farther north.

Farmers are not selling at these prices,

preferring to put stock in pits. The bean

market is also in the dumps, prices to

farmers being on the $1.80 basis. Onions

are a fine crop in western Michigan. be-

ing firm and even in size. The price for

carload lots ranges from 4060450. Vi'heat

is off to 91c for No. 1 red and 88c for

No. 2 white. New corn, No. 2 yellow,

starts off at 45c this fall. Tomatoes were

cheap Tuesday morning. barely reaching

35c. Potatoes in a small way brought

4060450. Celery is worth 1561‘20c; cabbage

35c bu. Farmers are getting $166017 for

good timothy hay. Dressed hogs are

worth around 11c. Live poultry, deliv—

ered, is quoted as follows: Fowls and

chickens, 1060101/2c; ducks, 1060101/20: tur—

keys, 14c; geese, Sl/gc. Veal is worth 660

11c. E'gs are unchanged at 246.0241/2c.

Creamery butter is up 1/2c, dairy un-

changed.





 





New York.



Butter—Steady. with all grades show-

ing a good advance. Creamery specials

quoted at 32c; extras, 301/267'31c; thirds to

firsts. 24617290



Eggs.——The market is reported quiet,

but despite this all grades are quoted

higher. Nearby eggs quoted at 346042c:

fresh gathered extras, 281/26130c; firsts,

261436027450 dozen.



Pruilt‘ry.#l.ivc poultry is steady, while

dressed fowls have a quiet trade. Live.

Springcrs, 14c; fowls 146tl6c; turkeys, 1260

15c. Dressed stock quoted as follows:

\Vestern broilers. 1761’20c; fowls, 13601Sc;

spring turkeys, 1460250.





 





Chicago.



VV'heaL—No. 2 red, .41/260951/2c; Decem-

ber. 9326c: May, $1.00 per bu.



Corn.»—No, 2 mixed, 47%c; December,

46140: May, 4939c.



Oats—ANo. 2 white, 3115c; December,

301/_,c: May. 34c.



Butter—Market firmer under fairly ac-

tive trading. Top—notch creamery is 1c

higher than last week. Creameries, 2460

29c; dairies, 2360270



Eggsw’l‘rading easier and a little slow

this week, although former quotations

still rule. Quotations are: Prime firsts,

26c; firsts. 24c; at mark, cases included,

181/2@211éc dozen.



Hay and Straw.—~Thc market continues

strong at last week’s advanced fig-

ures. Quotations are: Choice tim-

othy, $19.506120.50: No. 1 timothy, $1860

19; N0. 2 do. and No. 1 mixed. 8166017170;

No. 3 do. and No. 2 mixed, 814601550; rye,

straw, $8608.50; oat straw, $6.50fl7; wheat

straw. $6606.50 per ton.



Potatoes—Receipts continue liberal and

the market is easier: prices have. declined

about 20 since this time last week. Choice

to fancy are quoted at 50@53c per bu;

fair to good, 38@43c.





 





Boston.

WOOL—With the exchange of a large

amount of territory wools on the market

ere. there came a feeling that gave

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promise of a better market from now on

and dealers are more happy over the out-

look. The fleeces were not counted among

the active kinds, but even with them

there was an increased call and better

selling than last week. Pulled wools are

slow and there is a great deal of interest

in the foreign product. Leading domes-

tic quotations are as follows: Ohio and

Pennsylvania fieeces—Delaine washed, A,

34c; XX A, 30c; l/g-blood combing, 2860

29c; %~blood combing. 2860290; 121,-blood

combing, 261/2@271,éc; delaine unwashed,

261/é@27c; fine unwashed, 216023c. Mich-

igan, Wisconsin and New York fleeces——

Fine unwashed, 19@21c; delaine unwash-

ed, 25@26c; 1/2-blood unwashed, 276028c.

Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri—ég-blood

2860:39c.

Toledo.



Clover Seed—Prices have declined rap-

idly the past week, cloverseed losing 65c

and alsike 200. Closing quotations were:

Cash, $8.50; December_ $8.50; alsike, cash,

$9; December, $9.



Elgin.



Butter.—-Trade firm at 29c per lb.,

which is on a par with the price of last

week. Sales for the week amounted to

689,300 1bs., as compared with 694,700 lbs.

for the previous week.. '





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.





October 17, 1910.

(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 125 cars; hogs, 14,300; sheep and

lambs, 19,000; calves, 1.200.



With 215 loads of cattle on our market

here today, and 42,000 reported in Chi-

cago and lower, and with a light attend-

ance of buyers here, our market was

from 206040c per hundred weight lower on

all grades.



We quote: Best 1.300 to 1,400-lb. steers

868560725; good prime 1,200 to 1.300—lb.

do., $6.25@6.75; best 1,100 to 1,200-11) ship-

ping steers, $5.65606.25; medium butcher

steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs., $5605.40; light

butcher steers, $450605; best fat cows,

$4.50@5.10; fair to good cows, $325604;

common to medium do.. $3603.50; trim-

mers, $275603; best fat heifers, $5.25@ 6;

good do, 5342560475; fair to gOod do.,

$3.75604.25; stock heifers, $3.25@3.75; best

feeding steers, dehorned, $5605.25; medi—

um to good feeding steers, $4.23604.50;

stockers, all grades, $3.50603.75; best bulls

$475605; bologna bulls, $3.75@4.25; light

thin bulls. $3.25@3.75; best milkcrs and

springers, $706080; good do.. $506065; com—

mon to good do.. $356040. A few extra

good cows brought $5.25. Common stock

cattle were slow sale on the market to—

day.



Ninety-five cars on sale today. our hog

market opened about steady with Satun

day’s prices. Closed steady at the open-

ing, with a good clearance of all that

was yarded in time for the market.



We quote: Heavies and medium. $9.15

((09.40; mixed, $9.30609.40; yorkers, 89.3060

9.40; pigs, $9.30609.40; rough, $7.70@7.75;

stags, $650607. Prospects only fair,



The lamb market opened up slow today,

with prices about 750 per hundred weight

lower than last Monday; most of the best

handy lambs selling at 7c, Market very

dull on heavy lambs: most of the north-

ern Michigan lambs selling at $6.75. Clos-

ing steady, about all sold. Look for steady

prices balance of week. Handy sheep

were strong today, and prospects are for

about steady prices on sheep balance of

week.



We quote: Spring lambs, $690607;

wethers, $4.50604.75; cull sheep, 32.50603;

bucks, 2.5060325; yearlings, $5605.50;

heavy ewes, $4604.10; handy ewes, $460

4.25; northern Michigan lambs. $67560

6.85; veals, choice to extra, $107,010.50;

fair to good do.. $7.50@9.75; heaVy calves,

$6@7.





 





Chicago.

October 17, 1910.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 43,000 28,000 70.000

Same day last year..36.859 23.022 45,482

Reecived last week..73.ill9 83.730 227,748

Same week last ycar.76.159 91.260 165.474



The enormous receipts of cattle today.

Monday, caused universal surprise the

offerings including around 13,000 from

western ranges and a big supply of ordi-

nary and medium grades of natives.

There was a sale of fancy beeves at

$7.90, choice cattle bcing steady and in

demand, but the general market was

slow, sellers quoting declines of aroun-l

1(J6i'20c or even more now and then. Hogs

had a decidedly better local and shipping

demand, the market gathering strength

as the day advanced. Early sales were

a nickel higher. while at a late hour the

market was called largely a dime better.

Sales were at $8.25619.40, and there was

a late sale at $9.45 fer light hogs. As

usual. heavy packing lots were slowest

and lowest. Hogs received last week av—

eraged 257 lbs., compared with 261 lbs.

a week earlier, 264 lbs. two weeks ago,

226 lbs. a year ago, 208 lbs. two years ago

and 237 lbs. three years ago. Evidently,

some farmers are scared over the pros-

pects, but enough are holding back hogs

to put prices higher. A week ago the

lust hogs brought $8.05. Sheep and lamb

ieccipts were estimated early today at

75.000 and later at 70,000 down to not over

63,000. Demand was good, and prices

vyprp g'kpadv at 346117.15 fOI‘ lambs, $4@

4.50 for wcthers, $1.75fi»4.25 for ewes. $2.50

613.50 for bucks, and $4.50@5.50 for year-

lings. Breeding ewes were salable at $4@

5.25, feeder lambs at $4606.50, feeder

wothers at 83.25604, and feeder yearlings

at $4.50fl5.40.



Cattle are being rushed from the west-

ern ranges in such largely increased

numbers on account of lack of feed re-

sulting from dry weather that the week’s

aggregate cattle supply was greatly in-

creased. On Thursday of last week the

receipts of western rangers rose to around

13,000 head, thebiggest number of the





 





OCT. 22, 1910.





season, and numerous range shippers

stated that it was their inability to get

all the cars they'ordered which held the

receipts down to this number. The mar-

ket has been a better one than might

have been expected under the circum-

stances, with a good demand for fat cat—

tle part of the time at advancing prices,

while less attractive offerings had to be

closed out frequently at reduced prices

from recent uotations. Steers f om feed-

ing districts went largely at 50607.50,

with no’considerable supplies of choice

beeves except on Monday and Wednes-

day, usually the days of large receipts

of cattle. The choicer lots of steers tak-

en for eastern shipment sold at $7608 and

the poorer light killers at $4.60605.60,

while export steers were salable at $62562)

7.10. Butcher stock sold well when good

and fat and poorly when the offerings had

to compete with range stock. Cows and

heifers went at $3.30@6.80, few going

near the top, while canners and cutters

sold at $2603 25 and bulls at $3605. Calves

had an outlet at $3@10 per 100 lbs), choice

vealers being active. Milch cows were

taken at $306075 each, choice cows being

wanted for eastern shipment, while back-

ward springers sold to canners. Stockers

had a very large sale at $3.25@4.90, while

feeders moved off freely on the basis of

$4.50@5.60, a few loads of fancy 1,180-lb.

feeders bringing $5.85. Western range

cattle sold at $4.20@6.90 for steers and at

$3605.50 for cows and heifers, the prices

paid being good considering the big offer—

ings. Liberal supplies of range cattle are

expected for the near future.



Hogs showed a further widening ten-

dency in prices last week, the small per-

centage of choice light and medium

weights being apt to advance at times

when extra heavy old packing sows were

dull and' declining. The aggregate hog

supplies were only moderate here and at

other markets, and it was possible usu—

ally to dispose of the best droves at

prices that looked good to country ship-

pers. but after the limited selections of

light shipping hogs were filled to forward

to eastern\packing points the Chicago

packers were apt to do their buying on a.

low bas’s. Killers were looking mainly

for material for the fresh meat trade,

and no large amount of manufacturing

of cured meats was carried on. Official

figures show that the principal western

points of storage held in the aggregate

on the first day of this month 119,326.000

lbs. of provisions, compared with 113,299,-

130 lbs. a year ago, and 157,129,461 lbs.

two years ago. Packers are anxious to

place the hogs for converting into pro-

visions for the winter packing season on

a lower basis, butthis has been delayed

partially by small supplies, spring pigs

being held until they get fat and heavy.

Hogs are still much higher than in form-

er Octobers.



Sheep and lambs have never in the past:

arrived in Chicago and Omaha and other

western markets in anything approaching

the enormous supplies seen in recent

weeks, the great bulk of the offerings be-

ing forced in from the ranges by the lack

of feed. The rangeman’s necessity is the

feeder‘s opportunity, and greatly unpre-

cedentedly large supplies of thin range

flocks have been headed all the time for

feeding districts in Michigan, Ohio and

several other states of the middle west.

It is going to be the greatest season for

fattening fiocks ever known, and careless

sheepmen are bound to get left, especially

the ones who send in their “warmed—up”

flocks on the first appearance of real

winter weather. The shrinkage in prices

for both sheep and lambs has been much

less than it would have been had this

great feeder demand been lacking, Lambs

have held up the best this fall, while

sheep are selling much lower than in

most former years.



Horses were in only moderate demand

during the greater part of last week, and

selleis had good reason to feel greatly

dissatisfied in numerous instances coun-

try shippers being forced in many cases

to sell at losses of $106020 per head and

even at losses of as much as $50. Heavy

(lrafters were the most active usually,

going at $17060275, with one horse ,that

weighed 1.920 lbs. and cost $350 in the

country, going at auction for $295. Small

southern chunks were in the usual steady

demand at 1137060125, and feeders were

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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

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DETROIT LIVE STocTFfiARKETs.





Thursday’s Market. ,

October 20, 1910.

Cattle.



Receipts, 852. Market dull and 10@150

lower than last Thursday at opening.



We quote: Best steers and heifers,

$5.75; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200.

$4.75@,5; steers and heifers, 800 to 1.000.

$4.50@4.65; grass steers and heifers that

are fat, 800 to 1,000, $4.50@4.65; grass

steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700.

$3.75@4.25; choice fat cows, $4@4.25; good

fat cows, $3.25@3.75; common cows, $3@

3.25; cannens, $1.75@2.50; choiCe heavy

bulls, $4; fair to good bolognas, bulls,

$3.50@3.75; stock bulls, $3@3.25; choice

feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.50@4.75;

fair feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4@4.25;

choice stockers, 500 to 700, $4094.50; fair

stockers, 500 to 700, $3.75@4: stock heif-

milkers, large, young,





ers, $3.50413.75;



medium age, $40@65; common milkers,

$25@35.



Bishop, B, & H. sold Mich. B. CO. 2





cows av 915 at $3.25, 1 do weighing 1,250

at $4, 27 butchers av 852 at $4.10, 7 do av

746 at $4.15, 6 Steers av 956 at $5.75; to

Sullivan P. Co, 1 bull weighing 1.150 at

$3.75, 4 cows av 1,220 at $4.40; to Parker,

'W. & Co. 5 steers av 610 at $4; to Regan

2 heifers av 550 at $3.60; to Jughlin 6

cows av 885 at $2.75, 2 do av 895 at $3, 2

do av 900 at $3, 2 do av 1,000 at $3.25; to

Kamman B. Co. 2 steers av 775 at $4, 1

cow weighing 890 at $3.50, 4 butchers av

822 at $4.50; to Kamman 3 cows av 1,057

at $3.75; to Hammond, S. & Co. 5 cows

av 726 at $2; to Regan 2 heifers av 1,400

at $4.10; to Fronn 1 heifer weighing 1,000

at $3.70; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 cows av

1,000 at $4, 4 do av 945 at $3; to Parker,



, & Co. 11 steers and heifers av 1,091

at $5.75.



Roe Com. Co, sold Mich. B. Co. 1 cow

weighing 970 at $3.75, 1 do weighing 1,160

at $4, 1 do weighing 1.100 at $4, 1 bull

weighing 880 at $3.75, 10 steers av 839 at

$4.75, 6 do av 683 at $4.25, 8 cows av 1,093

at $4, 3.do av 1,023 at $3.50; to Thompson

Bros, 11 butchers av 1,011 at $4; to Sulli—

van P. Co. 14 do av 707 at $4, 1 cow

weighing 1,030 at $2.75; to Marx 5 steers

av 806‘ at $4.50; to Mich. B, Co. 4 cows

av 8559,34 $2.75, lldo weighing 1,260 at

$4; torParker, W. & Co. 15 steers av 1,006

at $5.25; 51» heifer weighing 880 at $4.25,

2 steerzmav 1,170 at $5.25; to Marx 12

butchers av 846 at $4.50.



Spicer & R. sold Kull 1 cow weighing

1,000 at $3.75, 2 heifers av 750 at $4.25.

1 bull weighing 860 at $3.50, 3 cow and

bulls av 866 at $3.75, 5 butchers av 660 at

$4.25, 11 do av 756 at $4.60; to Jonghin

2 covvs av'915 at $3, 1 do weighing 680 at‘

$2.25; to Brown 1 stocker weighing 360

at $4.50, 3 do av 577 at $4, 3 do av 633 at

$4.10; to Sullivan P, Co. 1 cow weighing

1,000 at $425; to Lachalt 7 butchers av

890 at $4.25; to Breitenbeck 5 cows av

966 at $3.75: to Goose 3 do av 883 at $3,

1 do weighing 900 at $2.50: to Kull 3

steers av 887 at $5, 1 do weighing 1,180 at

$5.50, 4 butchers av 665 at $4.25.



llalcy & M. sold Bergehoff 3 butchers

av 410 at $3.60; to Lingcman 7 do av 643

at $3.75, 7 do av 741 at $4.25; to .Tonghlin

3 cows av 950 at $3, 1 do weighing 970

at $3.25, 4 bulls av 562 at $3.55; to Sulli-

van P. Co. 2 cows av 990 at $3, 4 bulls

av 975 at $3.75, 1 do weighing 1.340 at

$3.85, 9 butchers av 820 at $4.55; to Regan

7 do av 577 at $4, 2 do av 575 at $3.90, 2

steers av 495 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 1

bull weighing 1,550 at $4.50, 4 cows av

1,020 at $3.50, 3 do av 866 at $2.50, 6

butchers av 780 at 3.50; to Breitenbeck

2 cows av 1,030 at $3.75, 2 do av 910 at

$3.50, 1 do weighing 1.050 at $3.75; to

Schuman 4 steers av 530 at $4.



Mechan sold Bresnahan 6 cows av 841

at $4, 1 do weighing 1,080 at $2.75.



Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 bulls av





1.275 at $3.75.



Lewis sold same 14 butchers av 740

at $4.



Johnson sold same 3 steers av 943 at

$5.25.





Stephens sold same 2 heifers av 670 at

$4.25.





Lovewell sold Regan 12 butchers av

706 at $3.85.

Veal Calves.

Receipts, 621. Market steady at last

’l‘hursday’s priccS. Best, $9009.50; oth—





ers, $4@8.75; milch cows and springers

steady.

Tishop, Bullen & Holmes sold llam-

mond, S. & Co. 4 av 185 at $6, 4

av 145 at $8.50, 10 av 160 at $9.50, 1

Weighing 170 at $8.50, 7 av 165 at $9.25;

to Mich, R. Co. 6 av 150 at $9, 3 av 155

at $8.25, 8 av 150 at $9; to Goose 2 av

245 at $4.50, 6 av 150 at $9: to Parker, W,

& Co. 4 av 160 at $4.50, 1 weighing 150

at $9.50. 8 av 150 at $8.75, 5 av 145 at

$9.50, 5 av 155 at $9, 5 av 325 at $4, 10 av

135 at $9.25.

. Stephens

{it $8.50.

Bennett & S.

140 at $8.75.

Wagner Sold Burnstine 5





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sold Mich. B, Co. 4 av





av 150 at





(Haddrill sold same 16 av 155 at $9.50. -

Bel‘gin 8: W. sold Sullivan 30 av 14;)





at $9.

Carmody sold Brunt 7 av 150 at $8.25.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 1





weighing 250 at $7. 8 av 130 at $8.75: to

Goose 6 av 250 at $4.50, 6 av 130 at $8.75;

to Mich. B. Co. 6 av 150 at $9.25: to

Stocker 1 weighing 360 at $5; to Sullivan

P. Co. aswflfi‘-$7.I.3.av 155 at $9.25, 2





THE MICHIGAN FARNIER.





av 130 at $9; to Mich. B. Co. 4 av 135 at

$9; to Breitenbeck 4 av 145 at $9, 3 av

140 at $9.



Sheep





Receipts, 5,451.





and Lambs.

Market 25c lower than





last Thursday, dull; prospects that will

close lower.

Best lambs, $6.50; fair to good lambs,





$6@6.25; light to common lambs, $5@5.75;

fair to good sheep, $3.50@4; culls and

common, $1.50@3.



Spicer & R. sold Bray 3 sheep av 100

at $2.50, 10 do av 113 at $3.50, 6 do av 122

at $4; to Stocker 5 do av 72 at $3, 9 lambs

av 60 at $6; to Sullivan P. Co. 11 do av

85 at $6.65, 5 sheep av 125 at $4; to Nagle

P. CO. 74 lambs av 85 at $6.35, 105 do av

75 at $6.50, 4 sheep av 115 at $2.50, 5 do

av 80 at $2.75; to Breiienbcck 20 do av

$5 at $2.75; to Bordine 23 lambs av 67 at

6.10.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, ‘W, & Co.

71 lambs av 68 at $6.50, 38 do av 47 at

$5.50, 3 sheep av 92 at $3; to Mich. B. Co.

43 lambs av 65 at $6.25, 30 sheep av 112

at $3.75, 4 do av 118 at $3.75, 34 d0 av

90 at $3.25; to Bordine 100 lambs av 55

at $6.25; to Gordon & B, 26 do av 45 at

$5.50. 35 do av 65 at $6: to Newton B.

CO. 13 sheep av 100 at $3.75; to Nagle P.

Co. 90 lambs av 80 at $6.50, 80 av 70 at





$6.50, 135 av 83 at $6.55, 233 av 80 at

$6.50, 69 av 60 at $6 11 sheep av 87 at





$4, 8 do a‘v 110 at 3.50; to Barlage 19

lambs av 60 at $6.50; to Newton R. Co.

9 sheep‘av 120 at $4; to Mich. B. Co. 47

lambs av 70 at $6.35; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

33 do av 65 at $6, 14 sheep av 110 at $3.25,

16 do av 90 at $3, 37 do av 85 at $2, 43 do

av 105 at $3, 35 lambs av 67 at $6, 66 do

av 65 at $6.30.



Roe Com, Co. sold Thompson Bros. 60

sheep av 95 at $3.85.



Hyne sold Sullivan P. Co. 35 sheep

120 at $3.50, 47 lambs av 80 at $6.25.



Carmody sold same 66 do av 78 at $6.50.



Bergin & W, sold same 11 do av 85 at

Bohm sold Hammond. S. & Co. 10 sheep

av 107 at $3.35, 36 lambs av 80 at $6.60.



Taggart sold Newton B, Co. 8 sheep

av 105 at $3.75, 12 lambs av 75 at $6.75.



Stephens sold Breitenbeck 9 sheep av

75 at $2.50 66 lambs av 75 at $6.50.



Allington sold Barlage 7 lambs av 80

at $6, 5 sheep av 90 at $3.



\Vagncr sold Youngs 82

at $6.15.



Downey sold Nagle P. Co. 18 lambs av

65 at $6.35.



lladdrill & C. sold Fitzpatrick 26 sheep

av 90 at $3, 48 lambs av 80 at $6.25.



Hogs.



{eceipts, 5.702. Market

than on Wednesday;

last week’s close.



Range of prices: Light to good butch—

ers, $885619; pigs, $8.85(al9; light yorkers,

$8.8Sfin0; stags one-third off.



Spit-er & R. sold Hammond,

4536 av 190 at $8.90,



Roe Com. Co. sold same 475

$8.90.

Haley & M. sold same 538 av 190 at

$3.90. '



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & C0.

1,210 av 195 at $8.80, 960 av 190 at $8.90.



Same sold Swift & Co. 180 av 175 at $9.





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about steady with





S. & Co.

202 av 160 at $8.80.,

av 195 at





Friday’s Market.

October 14, 1010.

Cattle.



Receipts this week, 1,107;

1,171. Market steady at

close.



We quote: Best steers and heifers,

$5.75@‘6.25; steers and heifers, 1.000 to

1.200 lbs., $4.75@5.25; steers and heifers,

800 to 1,000 lbs., $4.50@4.75; grass steers

and heifers that are fat, 800 to 1.000 lbs.,

$4.50@4.75; do. 500 to 700 lbs., grins/@425;

choice fat cows, $4.25fi)4.50; good fat





last week,

Thursday's





cows, $3.506r4; common cows, $3013.23;

canners, $2002.75; choice heavy bulls, $4;





fair to good bologna bulls, $3.506i'3.75;

stock bulls, $3603.50; choice feeding steers

800 to 1,000 lbs., $4.50@4.75; fair feeding

steers, 800 to 1.000 lbs., $4594.25; choice

stockers, 500 to 700 lbs., $4634.50; fair

stockers, 500 to 700 lbs., $2.75@4; stock

heifers, $3@3.75; milkers, large, young,

medium age, $40@65; common milkers,

$25@35.

Veal Calves.



Receipts this week, 580; last 654.

ket 50c lower than on Thursday.

$9: others, $4698.50; inilch cows

springers steady.



. Sheep,and Lambs.



Receipts this week, 8,633: last week.

4,602. Market for lambs steady, sheep

dull and 250 lower; quality not so good.

Best lambs, $6.60@6.75; fair lambs, $6.25

«06.50; light to common lambs, 35.500116:

fair to good sheep, $3.50@4; culls and

common, $2602.75.



Hogs.



Receipts this week_ 6,729; last week.

6,815. Packers bidding at steady Thurs—

day's prices.



Range of prices: Light to good butch—

ers, $8.75@8.90; pigs. $8.75@8.90; light

light yorkers, $8.75@8.90; stags one—third

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LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





The Chicago stocks of provisions on

October 1 stood at 59,350,787 lbs., com-

pared with 81.625,104 lbs. a month earlier

and 51,604,230 lbs, a year ago.



M. C. Campbell, of Kansas. :1 large cat—

ile ranchman, combines farming Willi

raiching and makes it pay well. He

0 'ns 1,500 head of ihrce-year-old steers,

which could be sold now for $50 per head,

but he will winter them. His 800 acres

of wheat will furnish a large amount of

feed for cattle through the winter, for in





threshing the straw was all saved. 'l‘hIs

Will be fed to the cattle, with a small

quantity of cottonseed cake, keeping





them fat all winter at small cost.



There is a good demand in the Chicago

horse market for choice heavv loggers to

ship to northern and eastern lumber reg—

ions. A short time ago a buyer purchased

two car loads on a special order. the lot

amounting to 150 head and going to the

Minnesota lumber camps. These horses

cost from $200@275 per head. the highest

priced animals tipping the scales around





 





1.800 lbs. This seems a favorable time to

market prime heavy horses.



The heavy weight of hogs coming to

market—264 lbs. at Chicagowtells its own

story. Forty—cent corn on the farm con-

verted into hogs means at least 80c for

the corn fed, according to the usual basis

of reckoning that ten bushels of corn

equals 100 lbs. of hogs.



Chicago packers have controlled the hog

market of late, and prices have reached

the lowest level seen for many weeks.

Much of the time the eastern shipping

demand has been so small as to almost

efface real competition among buyers.

Speculators in the market have greatly

lessened their operations after losing a

good deal of money through the sharp

breaks in prices, while heavy losses have

been sustained by country shippers who

bought hogs from the farmers. Packers

in the Chicago market have been talking

of putting the market down to a basis of

$6.50 for hogs, figuring that they could

perhaps bring this about by the middle

of November, and they have admitted

that ruling prices of January provisions

were. on this basis. But while it is now

pretty generally admitted that hog prices

are bound to go considerably lower, few

observers believe that enough hogs will

be marketed this side of Thanksgiving to

put prices under $7. The great obstacle

in the hog market is the greatly curtailed

consumption of provisions in consequence

of their extraordinary dearness, fOr they

remain at the highest prices of the year.

despite the good decline that has been

seen in hogs. Packers meanwhile are de-

voting their efforts to cutting up hogs

for the fresh meat trade, preferring to

wait for cheaper hogs to make into cured

meats.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.



Lapeer Co., Oct. 10.———Cool wave now on

hand; frosts have occurred the past week,

also heaVy rains which found some corn

yet uncut, and lots of beans, although

pulled yet in the fields. There is not

one-half of the potato crop dug as yet.

and the prices for potatoes have dropped,

much to the dismay of potato growers

Wheat fields are looking promising and

growing fast, which will insure a good,

heavy top before winter sets in, The

late rains have improved pastures some-

what and also helped the new seeding,

which was much needed. Some were

filling their silos last week on the frosted

corn crop. Labor scarce and high. But-





ter, 27c; eggs, 25c. But few tomatoes

ripened this season. They are quoted at

600 per bu. Some transfers in farms.





Auction sales commenced. Sugar beets,

mangel wurzels, carrots, cabbage, pump—

kins, squash, etc., have done well this

season, for which we are very thankful.

The district and county fairs all had a

good show of farm products.



Kent Co., Oct, 12,—Now, while the late

potato crop is under process of harvest—

ing is a good time to go from field to field

and learn actual facts and details con-

cerning the crop. This I have done and

I find the crop here in northern Kent

county a fair average. “5011 handled

fields with suitable soil are a full average

crop and of excellent quality. Other fields

with less fertile soil are considerably be-





low the average yicld in marketable

stock. The market has slumped off some

under pressure of green, undesirable,

stock. Fall pigs are still scarce and high,

going at $3 each. Meat stock is also

scarce and high and milch cows are. no

cheaper. Fresh cows bring fabulous





Fine weather for crop gathering

being carried on rapidly.





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HALLOWE’EN FUN AND GOODIES.





BY MARJORIE MARCH.





with Hallowe’en, that feast when

the witches hold sway. This can

easily become a good opportunity for the

country hostess to have the latch string

out, for the very goblins will help to

make it a success and the witches of fun

and frolic will make the simplest prep-

arations adequate for a good time.

All sorts of pretty novelties may grace

the table at such an event. and autumn





O C‘TOBER makes its bow of farewell





fruits, vegetables and flowers can be

brought into play as decorations, with

telling effect. Our pictures show two





 





 





 





number of correct guesses if so desired.

Then all unmask and the usual fun of

bobbing for apples, telling stories, etc.,

before the blazing fire on the hearth, pop~

ping corn and cracking nuts can be

enjoyed.

Hallowe’en Table Decorations.



Decorate the dining-room with senti-

nels of tall cornstalks on either side the

entrance doors, these tied back by red

ribbons, and the husks puiied back to

show the yellow ear.



The table may be dimly lighted with

jack—o‘-lanterns and with candles stuck





 





 





Jack-o’-Lantern ices.





pretty fancies for the table. One is

small chocolate cakes called “Mid-night

cakes,” with quaint little paper owls on

twigs perched on top; the second illustra-

tion shows ices in small pumpkin shape,

faces pasted on with gilt paper to make

them represent tiny jack-(r—lanterns; or,

if desired, the faces may be cut from bits

of citron and angelica, and eyes, nose

and month be embedded in the cream

with the same effect. A pumpkin jack-

o’—lantern also smiles in the background.

I give below some table suggestions, also

some delicious recipes fOr a Hallowe'en

spread.



The invitations may be cards cut from

yelow cardboard in pumpkin shape, dec-

orated with witches, black cats, bats,

etc. If a hostess cannot decorate these

herself with water colors, she can cut the

symbols from black paper, using a pat—

tern from similar pictures to be found in

many books, magazines, etc., and paste

these little decorations on. These cun—

ning cards may be made as booklet cov-

ers, having the invitation written on

paper leaves within, or the bidding may

be written on the round cards themselves.

Green, red or yellow baby ribbon tie the

booklets together.



The rooms of the house may be decr'a-

ted with great branches of autumn leaner:

and with pumpkin jack—o‘—lant(-rn:-:, lied

and yellow festoons of crepe paper are

also effective. while bats, cats and I.v.f’:—:

may be cut from cardboard and Ling

about with striking result.



W'hen all are gathered together. and ail

may be asked to come in sheet and pil-

low case masquerade. the hostess herself

being so garbcd, each one may be given

a little booklet with number in it, and

each person is also given a number to be

pinned on to serve as a means of identi-

fication. Seat one guest at a time in the

center of the dimly lighted room and

have the procession of masked figures

paSS before their gaze, giving them time

to write down their guesses of identifica—

tion by using the numbers on the people

and writing their guess by the corres-

ponding number in the booklet. The per-

son recording his guesses has the privi-

lege of asking each masquerader one

question and there will be merry fun over

the disguised voices. Some little gift may

be g‘ven the one who has the greatest





in polished apples, some of the dishes

being covered with pumpkin shell covers.

In this case leave the stems of the pump-

kins on for handles, and cut off only a

small part of the blossom end, hollowing

out the rest so that it can cover a dish

easily and completely. A bright red

table cover makes a pretty setting to the

feast and a simple and effective center

piece is a big chopping bowl filled with

nuts and fruits and edged with a wreath

of autumn leaves.



Another odd center piece would be a

big round cake frosted white or with

chocolate surmounted either by a doll





 





 





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supper table, many prefer to have the

lights turned on while the guests are en-

joying the good things, thinking that it





 





is more hospitable and that all enjoy





their supper more if lights are blazed





forth instead of being subdued.





The menu can be according to any:





hostess’ fancy, but usually consists of one

or two substantial hot dishes,

by old-fashioned goodies and ice cream

as an ending if desired.



Hallowe’en Chicken.



Cut cooked chicken in small pieces and

add an equal number of slices of cold

roasted veal. Heat one cup of chicken

soup and season to taste, with salt, pep-

per and a little mustard. Add the chick-

en and veal and let cook for five or six

minutes and then add three tablespoon-

fuls of currant jelly. Serve hot, garnished

with parsley.



Oyster Pies.



Pretty little blue baking dishes in which

to serve small pies make them attractive

in themselves. Line them with paste and

fill with washed oysters and add to them

a sauce made by adding to the strained

oyster juice a little milk, the yolks of





followed .





 





 





two eggs. a little flour_ salt, pepper and

a dash of nutmeg. COVer with paste and

bake until brown. Any kind of meat





would also serve as the basis for Hallo-

e‘en individual pies.

Chicken or Turkey Croquettes.



Chicken or turkey croquettes with a

stuffed olive in each are nice for an eve-

ning repast. Have the platter edged

with small mounds of cranberry jelly,

which makes a delicious accompaniment

and looks pretty as well.



Corn Cream in Cups.



Chop fine a can of corn in a choppingl

aowl. Let simmer with a little water forl

five minutes. Heat two cups of milk with a'

slice of onion, remove the onion, add the'

corn and salt and pepper. ‘

sauce with two tablespoonfuls of butter;

two of flour and the addition of the corn

liquid. Serve in blue bowls or cups, with

crackers or small slices of toast. l





Apple Dumpling Baked.

Make a delicious crust of one cup of

cream, one heaping teaspoonful of baking.

powder, salt and flour to roll. Cut inl

rounds or squares. Have apples sliced'

and put them on some crust, covering

with cinnamon and sugar to taste. Bake

in a hot oven and serve with cream or

whipped cream, or with foamy sauce.

Nut Cake.

Cream one cupful of granulated sugar

and one—half cup of butter and gradually

add one cupful of chopped nut meats.





 





 





Mid-Night Cakes with Owls on Guard.





witch with the usual broomstick, an owl

or a toy black cat. Grinning little jack-

o’—lanterns make a circle around the cake.

Another simple and pretty center piece

is a big bunch of corn.



Bonbons in tiny 10y kettles would make.

cunning favors.



Nuts, gilded, with tiny red apples

strung on colored cords or gilded popcorn

are all pretty to drape from the chande—

lier. While the dim lights are advocated

by hostesses for the first glimpse of the





Add one beaten egg and gradually add

one and three—fourths cups of flour with

two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, alter-

nately with one—half cup of strong, clear

coffee. Bake in a moderate oven and

frost with Mocha or chocolate frosting.

This recipe may be baked in small tins

to produce the “Mid-night Cakes" of our

illustration, or a gingerbread or chocolate





Make a cream, .





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dough may be preferred.

Apricot Jam Omelet.

Beat the yolks of five eggs very light,





OCT. 22, 1910.





COFFEE WAS IT





People Slowly Learn the Facts.





“All my life I have been such a. slave

to coffee that the very aroma of it was

enough to set my nerves quivering. I

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itruth and the final result was that my





whole nervous force was shattered.



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in its action and that frightened me.

Finally my physician told me, about a.

year ago, that I must stop drinking coffee

or I could never expect to be well again.



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of the medicines I had tried so many

times nauseated me. I thought of

Postum but could hardly bring myself

to give up the coffee,



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a package and carefully followed the

directions, and what a delicious, nourish-

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found it very easy to shift from coffee

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“Almost immediately after I made the

change I found myself better, and as the

days went by I kept on improving. My

nerves grew sound and steady, I slept

well and felt strong and well-balanced all

the time. - '



“Now I am completely cured, with the

old nervousness and sickness all gone.

In every way I am well once more.”



It pays to give up the drink that acts

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with a heaping teasipoonful of powdered

sugar. Into this stir one teaspoonful of

cornstarch dissolved in three tablespoon-

fuls of cream. Add the beaten whites of

the eggs. Fry in a hot omelet pan,

spread with apricot jam, fold and sprin-

kle over with powdered sugar.

Haliowe’en Salad.



Take equal parts of sliced celery and

tart apples. Serve with this dressing:

Two eggs, well-beaten, pinch of salt, a

teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch of mustard,

tablespoonful of flour, half cup of vine-

gar. half cup of cream, butter the size of

a walnut. Cook until thick in a double

boiler. Mix with the apples and celery

and add a few chopped nuts. Serve in

hollowed—out apple cases with a spray of

leaves stuck in the top of each.



Pumpkin Tarts.



Line" small tins with pastry and make

this filling: One and a half cups of dry

sifted pumpkin mixed with a cup of su-

gar, a cup of milk, a tablespoonful of

molasses, two beaten eggs, two table-

spoonfuls ofrmelted butter, teaspoonful of

ginger and one of cinnamon, pinch of

salt. Bake until set. Decorate each tart

rwith a little whipped cream on top.



English walnuts make the basis of cun-

ning little favors for Hallowe'en. \Vhen

using the walnut meats preserve the

shells carefully. Write little fortunes,

tuck them inside of a shell and paste the

shell together again. Tie each shell about

with either a red or a yellow bow of

baby ribbon.



Little black-cat pincushions make odd

favors. These are easily made from

pieces of black cloth and may have green

or yellow bead eyes sewed on.



Tiny giftsmay be tacked inside of the

wee jack-o’—lantern favor boxes or Ian-

terns which can be bought at any favor

shop for a mere trifle. Little pen wipers

cut round with “faces” of red flannel

sewed on would make delightful souve—

nirs of a Hallowe’en supper. Squares of

fruit cake put in tiny gilded boxes with a

black witch painted on the cover would

also be suitable. A red ribbon may be

tied about these little boxes and on them

may be written:



One, two, three,

Dream on me,

, {A'witch’s spell



:_, { _',Wlil serve thee well



7"? l“ 'Thy ioyer’s name

" In dreams I’ll tell.





 





TOWN OR COUNTRY FOR THE RE-

' TIRED FARMER.





BY ELLA E. ROCKWOOD.





 





 





Taking the country over there are prob-

ably a greater number of farmers who

retire from active life with sufficient

means to support themselves than of any

other vocation or calling. Our villages

and cities are filled with the comfortable

homes of these men, envied of those less

fortunate financially. Their farms are

either sold and the proceeds invested

where they bring in a good income or they

are rented out, thereby securing the same

result.



As a rule your retired farmer enjoys

himself pretty well unless wholly deprived

of those things which have heretofore

been part and parcel of his existence. If

he has a horse, a few chickens and a

garden spot he can get along fairly well,

for these serve to take up his attention

and furnish the outlet for his energies

which seems so essential to his content-

ment amid new surroundings. Left with

no such diversion time is apt to hang

heavy on his hands and he pines for his

old-time activities.



As I have observed individual cases of

this class I find that the women of the

family take rather more kindly to town

life than the retired farmer himself. There

is more to interest and hold them than

men. When there is nothing in particu-

lar to do, a. man finds time hanging heav—

ily on his hands, whereas a woman al-

ways has her household duties which oc-

cupy her days. Besides this, there is the

inevitable sewing and mending which fol-

lows her wherever she goes. She also

falls easily into church work when she

moves to tovvn and there finds a welcome,

for are not the churches everywhere ready

with the glad hand extended to those who

are willing to work? She joins the Aid

Society and the W. C. T. U., pleased at

the prospect of getting in closer touch

with the institutions which heretofore she

has enjoyed for the most part without

personal participation.



There are usually no children in the

family of the retired farmer. They are

married and gone into homes of their

own. The parents have passed through

the stress and strain and entered happily





THE MICHIGAN FARMER. ' ' m) 343





upon a less strenuous period which is

their just reward.



One frequently hears exchanges of con-

fidence between people. of this class which

would indicate that after all life in town





to them is not wholly satisfying. It is.





something like moving old trees which do

not take kindly to the changed environ—

ments. There is a hankering for old as-

sociations like those of the family in

Riley‘s familiar poem, “Back to Grigsby's

Station.” The old familiar landmarks

cannot be transplanted and the eye misses

them. The big elm or maple which shad—

ed the door, the deep well where the

coldest draught was found on a hot day,

the view across meadow and creek to the

green woods which in autumn flame with

a perfect riot of gorgeous coloring. These

will be missed, as well as the hearty

greeting and ready sympathy of neighbors

long tried and found true. There will be

a certain aloofness toward any new fam-

ily moving into town in sharp contrast to

the free and easy cordiality of country

communities.



But just as there is a difference of

temperament in us, with no two people

exactly alike, so some will take kindly to

the change from farm to urban life While

others will always look back with regret

to the quiet of the country with its free-

dom and independence, its many luxuries

which are high in price in the city, if 0b-

tainable at all, to its wideness of vision,

its all-out-of-doors,, with sky and field

and forest, an unproducable charm else-

where. Resentment will be felt at boun—

daries which cramp and confine, at rau-

cous noises, chimneys which belch soot-

laden smoke and the total loss of personal

or property rights met at one's very

threshhold. Alien feet may trample treas-

ured flower beds and fruit or blossom

may be appropriated with ruthless hands,

if such there should be, without so much

as “by your leave.”



With all so-called modern conveniences





= Jay



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so readily procurable in country homes

as at the present time, with telephone,

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greater part of the year, it seems to me

there is slight necessity for retired farm-

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yet not retire? Why not remain on the

farm even if it shall pass from the own-

er's actual management? Why not stay

at home and take life easy, as well as





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to tear up the old roots and transplant

them to new soil?



I know some who are doing this, to the

supreme satisfaction of all concerned.’

These men keep a cow or two, the fam—

ily horse and a flock of chickens. They

have the home and the garden. This

gives them plenty to do_ also the leisure

to enjoy themselves. The fields are rent-

ed on shares or for a cash consideration

ample for their needs. The farm will

care for them to the end and no possi-

bility of loss through unsafe investments.

Town or country, which is best?





 





SHORT CUTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.





A teaspoonful of cold water added to

the white of an egg causes it to whip?

more quickly and increases the quantity:

—R. M.



Try using a raw potato to clean your

window. Cut a large one in halves and

rub the window, cutting off a thin slice

as the potato gets dry, but do not dip in

water. Leave the glass until the milky

water out of potato is dry, then wipe

with a clean towel, and your window will

shine.—C. R. L.



By going over my kitchen range once

a day with the refuse oil from our cream

separator, I am able to prevent it rusting

in the least degree. Pour the oil, each

time separator is used. upon a cloth kept

for the purpose, thus making double use

of the oil.-—A. B. C.



Cut the seam off the closed end of a

pillow case, then fold it, so the middle or

worn part comes on the outer edge. Seam

across the bottom. It will wear as much

longer as to turn the outer edges of a

sheet to center, «which many of the sis-

ters have already tried.—~C. C.



A good way to mark flower seeds. when

plantedhso that there may be no “doub-

ling up" when the second ones are sowed,

is to split a new clothes pin with a sharp

knife, and with ink, or indelible pencil,

Write the name of the seed on the flat.

smooth side just cut. The clothes pin, or

rather the half pin, may then be pressed

into the ground, marking the place, and

there will be no danger of papers blowing

away, or sticks becoming mixed up with

rubbish. The marks will be in place until

the pins are taken up, when a sharp

knife will be all that is necessary to pare

away the old name, and the clothes-pin

may be used again—A. G.





 





 





 





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On the Pacific side in the division so

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on the dams and leeks. At Pedro Miguel

the exeavatlon for the locks was com-

pleted down to grade in July, 1908. This

entailed the removal of 1,071,696 cubic

yards, which amount is included in the

total yardage under the Culcbra section.

The single pair of locks of the same di—

mensions as those at Gatun, is to be con-

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lvill to the northwest, by a eoncrete wall.

The dam extending across the valley will

be of earth and rock with an elevation of

107 feet above the sea and the top width

will be 40 feet. \s the dam will form a

convenient dump for spoil from Cale-bra

cut, its width will be considerably in-

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The maximum pressure will be due to

a head of 40 feet, the average being 25 to

30 feet. These works will form the upper

or southern end of Gatun lake. The lock

will rest on solid rock and is of such

quality that a portion of it was left to

form the wall between the lock chambers

up to the level of the culverts, thus af—

fording the maximum of stability.



In locating the site for the Miraflores

dam and locks, about two miles south of

Pedro Miguel. 266 test holes were bored

from which it was determined that the

locks will rest on rock of ample strength

for the foundations. Excavations for the

two pairs of locks were undertaken dur-

ing the year with eight shovels in use.

There were 12 locomotives and a propor-

tionate number of cars in service. The

ground of the loek site is low on both

sides and of soft material, and the spoil

is largely used in making tills to form a

part of the bark titling required. To the

east of lot-ks examinations developed good

foundations for eonerete dams, and the

one from the loeks to Mirat’lores Hill, 750

feet in length, will lie of this material.

The Cocoli river crosses the lock site

from the west and is a formidable stream

in times of heavy freshets, though the

water runs off very quickly. A diversion

channel was eut through the bills 114

miles West of the lock site and a dam very

nearly parallel to the axis of the locks,

extending from the head of the locks to

(Scooli Iiill, was required to force the

stream through this diversion, and is,

therefore, of a permanent character. The

west (lain at Miratlores will be of earth,

2.300 feet in length. heavily rip—rapped.

40 feet wide on top, which elevation is to

be 70 feet. The dam will be founded on

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will be at the dam and locks at Pedro

Miguel. The flight of two locks at Mira-

florcs will reduce the canal to the sea

level of the Pacific; the distance to the

waters of the Bay of Panama is about

five miles; and the deepening of the old

French Canal, an aggregate of 18,000,000

cubic yards previously referred to, is

nccessitated.



About 2,000,000 cubic yards of broken

stone will be required for the concrete at

the Paeitic works, and Is being obtained

at La Boca. The stripping of the upper

eover‘ng of the quarry has been carried

on, the material being used in the build-

ing of beds for the tracks'to the dam and

lock sites. The sand needed for concrete

is being obtained at Pointe Chame, there

being an abundance of the proper quality

in a protected bay. Six sand barges and

a tug for towing have been assembled at

the La Boca shipyard.



To maintain the great quantity of ma-

chinery of various kinds in a good state

of repair so as to develop the highest effi-

ciency, two large shops have been built

and equipped with all modern appliances





nilal is equipped for handling light repairs

to engines overnight.



rAt Empire the shops perform general

repairs to steam shovels, steel car equip-

ment, rock drills, and similar excavating

machinery. Of the 100 steam shovels in

service during the year, 55 were given

general shop repairs, at a cost of 30.00833

per cubic yard of material removed by

them. The cost of running repairs, how-

ever, to steam shovels, was for the entire

year $001509 per cubic yard f0r direct

labor and material.



The air-compressor plants, which fur-

nish air for the rock drills, are operated

at these shops, and compress each month

411,000,000 cubic feet, the cost in June,

1009, being $0.037 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Light repairs to all classes of equipment

at the southern end of the canal were

landled at the Paraiso shops, which had

41,000 square feet of floor space. This

shop has since been dismantled, the ma-

chinery being moved and set up at the

other shops, thus bringing such work

within a smaller range and with reduced

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nature. The largest of these shops is lo-

cated at Gorgona, and covers 21 acres

having a floor space of 307,000 square

feet. Here the shop repairs are made to

locomotives, and such foundry and manu-

facturing work as is necessary. About

one-third of the output was manufac—

tured material, including 4,586,342 pounds

of gray-iron castings, 50,000 pounds of

semi-steel castings, and 333,416 pounds of

brass castings. The iron castings cost

for labor and material $0.029 per pound,

and brass castings $01651 per pound, in-

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houses were built at convenient points

along the canal, as also coal chutes and

water tanks. The engine house at Taber-





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and the expenditures amounted to $5,-

645,222.



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thebld line will be used, but between

Mindi and Cordial the road will be car-

ried to the east of the present location,

and at a general elevation of 95 feet, or

10 feet above the normal surface of Gatun

lake. A number of connecting tracks

"have been started from the operated line

to the new location, and such sections

of the embankment built up as would

materially aid in canal construction. At

the crossing of the Chagres River at

Gamboa, a new steel bridge 1,320 feet

long has been constructed on concrete

piers, in order that girt trains may reach

the new dumps on the relocated road.

The old roadbed crosses the site of the

Gatun dam at the head of the locks, and

it was necessary to transfer the road to

the new location so as not to delay the

work on those structures. This new line

from 'Mindi to Tiger Hill, a distance of

41/; miles, has been operated for about

two years.



The municipal engineering work of the

previous year consisted of completing the

waterworks, sewerage systems, and pav-

ing in Panama’ and Colon, the cost of

which is being reimbursed to the United

States through the collection of water

rates in those cities. Other work of this

character and road making in the Canal

Zone was done as planned. There were

505 new buildings erected in 1907—8, and

there are now ample accommodations for

all classes of workers, both bachelor and

married; new school buildings have been

built and old ones reconstructed; fire de-

partment stations constructed; adequate

buildings provided for the courts, post-

offices and other administrative offices.

The supervision of these departments is

now delegated to the chiefs of the divi-

sions within whose precincts they lie.



To aid in the sanitary improvements of

the Canal Zone, several reservoirs have

been built to supply pure water to the

towns and engineering headquarters, and

nearly all the houses have been connected

with running water. As a result the

deatlrrate among the white force during

the year was reduced to 15.34 per thou-

sand.‘ (About one—third of these deaths

were dueftbfaccidents and violence of

yarious kinds, which leaves the death rate

from natural causes about 10 per thou-

sand.” {Among the negro employcs, which

aver 9 31,000, the death rate was 19.4‘8

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that ft’t e ye‘ar 1905—6. Of the total force

of 43,057, the average for the year, the

death rate was 18.32 per thousand. which

is less than half the rate for 1906—7. The

total population of the Canal Zone is

112,000. '



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BY CARL s. LOWDEN.

Having Opinions and Precepts.



Did you ever see a boat without a rud-

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a ship with a pilot that didn't know the

channel? Such a pilot would have to

trust to luck and appearances. The pas—

sengers on board the ship would be in

imminent peril all the time.



Well, that is the condition that a man

without definite moral opinions or without

fixed principles is in. He will probably

blow down with the first moral wind that

blows.



Some people have the drifting habit.

They don’t do anything that is essentially

wrong, nor nothing that is particularly

right. They are easy going people and

take life as it comes. but when they are

suddenly assailed by some moral question

they fall because they have no positive

answer prepared. They can't say “No.”

and back it up with reasons because they

have not thought about the question. So

they do the easiest thing, and the easiest

thing is often wrong.



“Is it morally wrong to drink intoxicat-

ing liquor?” There are some people that

have never tasted intoxicating liquor. but

they haven’t any thoughts upon the right

or wrong of doing so. When somebody

says, “Have a drink with me,” it is easy

to say “Yes.” Such an anSWer will not

offend. So they take the first step down-

ward.



It is always better to be prepared for

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it is too late. If the man who was asked

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have been “I never drink." It would have

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would have seen in it a. fixed principle.

and everybody respects the man with

fixed ideas.



A political campaign is a campaign for

the “floaters," men who have no definite

precepts. The campaign is not for the

men who have thought it out, and come

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campaign of evil. It assails the “float-

ers,” the drifters, and these are the

young people. They are too young to

have many fixed ideas. So they fall as

wheat before the sickle.



There is one thing that parents should

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WAYS OF HELPING THE TEACHER.





BY Mns. G. HOWARD SMITH.



How many stop to think what the

teacher, the real teacher, is doing for

them? What would you do without a

teacher? Could you have time to give

your children the same amount of per-

sonal help every day that the teacher

gives? “But," says one, “We pay her for

it." What per cent of her salary does

each family pay? Let us see what a real

teacher is doing.



She is at the schoolhouse to greet your

children with a‘ smile every morning. She

makes them as comfortable as possible.

She imparts knowledge, guards their mor-

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country. She is doing her best to take

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your children are under her care. She is

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usefulness. “That can be a greater joy

and blessing than seeing one’s children

grow into grand and noble men and

women?



How can you help the teacher? See

that your children start for school in a

happy frame of mind. Send them forth

with a smile and let them know you are

expecting them to do what is right and

good, to be kind and polite, and to do

their work cheerfully and well. They will

not disappoint you. And what a bountiful

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not be afraid to let them know you really

appreciate what they do.



Have you a nice picture, one that your

children love? If so, cannot you loan it

for a term to be hung in the schoolroom?

The value of a beautiful picture cannot

be, overestimated. Some beauty loving

little one may not have a picture at home.

Some one else may ll’lVC a picture, when

you take yours, to hang in its place. May

be someone has a vase to spare for a

while. A pretty flower is prettier in a

neat vase than in an ink bottle or a

broken half-gallon can.



Spend a few moments every day or two

thinking how you can help the teacher,

and when doing so don’t forget that she

is away from her home that is dear to

her, or that she may have no home. Try

to make her happy while she is in your

district, for it is of vital importance to

the school that the teacher be happy and

cheerful.



Very few parents visit the school often

enough. Some parents, especially the

fathers, never go. Just try it this term

and see if you are not interested enough

to go again. Keep in mind the fact that

parents and teacher should join hands

and hearts in surrounding the children

with good, Wholesome influences in the

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