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It may be sown either in live stock seem to do exceptionally well. to 1,000 libs. per acre will‘ be. profitable, .’ sandy loam field that was cleared and the early spring or late fall but prefer. The soil '5 a loam, varying from sandy to and for the oats that follow, for that soil; broken up last spring and part was sown ably the former and if sown alone two or black a..d usually having a clay subsoil. I would use only a light application of to peas and the balance to rape, clover three bushels of the seed which is very Our own soil in this county is as strong 200 or 300 lbs. of acid phosphate, and then :hgoglmgigfidhiiehcirzg‘v“ 'Ii‘llisthgalftlpoelf i2: light are required per acre. One~'half to a soil as one would want. a good standard mixed fertilizer; 300 to field was well manured with stable ma- three-fourths of a bushel of the seed, it The day is not far distant when the 400 lbs. per acre'for wheat, I believe will nure and both rape and peas were pas- sown in a mxture of clover and other Upper Peninsula will develop into a dairy bring you profitable returns and keep up tred with hogs and sheep. I will have grasses will be sufficient. It is not a sectiOn second to none. Her mutton sheep the fertility of the soil. manure enough to cover the balance of . . , , the field. I have been reading your arti- grass, however, vell'smted to produce a TM“ be sought after. Her .llogs will be COLON C. LILLIE. cles on alfalfa far some time, but have crop of hay the year It is sown. If a crop ln demand on account of thelr exceptlonal ———~———————— not found just what I want. Lime is too of hay is desred on this ground for next vigor. I Will even go 80 tar as to say NEXT YEAR’S NEEDS. lllgh to use bore. and I llavc not seen year’s use it wouldbe better to give it that favored portions like the northern __ any sweet clover growin" ill this part of . .. . . , - - . the country. A few fani‘ms in this sec_ liberal fertlllzatlon and sow to a. mixture part of this county, lying asst does under It is an excellent plan to think about tion have tried alfalfa, but have failed. Of oats and peas. HOWGVGF. land that iS the protection or the Porcupine mountalns next year's needs at this season of the It would grow about SIX inches high and in the condition described, should be and the Copper Range, in a veritable vear when farm work is not crowding then turn yellow. But a fl'iOlld of mine , , . b ' "th Lak S ,1 1 t ' . . in Oscoda mun“, sowed a small patch seeded to cloxer at the earliest posmble asm, “1 . e “De 01‘ everyw iere 0 and when there is ample tlme to make in- last spring and in six weeks from time date in order that its fertility may be fhe mirth! “11 some day be famous for vestigatiOIiS along this line. particularly 0: seedling clut it1 for hIaiv, it thlcn beilng improved by the additon of both nitrogen Its frults. if the farmer finds it necessary to add a30ut 3 inc lcs ligl. c inocuated 1‘s 2' . a - ~ . ' . . - Peo le without knowled e of the facts o - - soil with a liquid. This alfalfa "Ow looks lnd vegetable mattel winch tht. clover ‘ ' D 8 ‘ something to his farm equipment, as he wdl supply. hale done much to hurt our development generally does each year. It is far better fine for the winter. I have always be- , , , licved that alfalfa would thrive in this — by assuming that general agriculture 15 to have thought the problem out carefully part .of the state if we only knew how to ADVANTAGES 0F UNDEVELOPED unprofitable here. There is no better in advance of the season when this 81111311- g°§,n‘,§t:§g¥e‘§§, CO. J E. SECTIONS OF MICHIGAN. market .1“ this country than the 60101)” ment will be needed than to make a hasty It is quite probable that this new land and ,mm diStriCts‘ rig-ht at our .doors' Why decision when there is no time to investi- . would not need lime as would the older The So-Called “Ice Box of Michigan.” contlnue to refuse to believe “1 0111‘ 0W“ gate carefully. Perhaps it may be a wag, land or soils which have been longer cul— I recently met a man from Gratiot Stan? and allow land boomers from the on 01‘ something in the line 01’ farm tOOlS livatcd and whcre it is difficult to get a county and had quite a discussion with “i" west 10 take our sons find even fath- and machinery, or maybe some kind of stand of alfalfa witlloutdimiug the soil. bim regarding the possibilities of the Up- 0‘5 away from us—~to what. Certalnly to equipment for the burn or stables which At least it is the writer's opinion that it he?" Penihsma from an agricultural Stahd‘ “091mg heme" than we have he” WW is most needed to insure economy in the would be a better plan to try the alfalfa pomt. He was fully convinced that 93-3. hhhd‘edS’Of dollars per acre 0‘“ west production and the handling of-our pro-- cm a small ‘scale without liming to deter- Michigan, north Of the straits,‘ is a veri- when we have? better lands at home for ducts. Many times K requires careful mine thlllcr it is necessary or not, using _ tel; 0: twenty. . at us all pull together thought to determine which one Of a lime on a smaller plot to note the efiect. NOthmg could be more untrue, and yet an th urn the tldle 3f emigration to our number 0‘ “Ch needs should be first sup- in comparison with the unlimcd pOrtions a .large part Of the peOpIe 0f the state nor .tertn county 'ahn s, mstead 0f allou- plied. If the matter is thought over. at of the field sown. If this were the writ- thmk that nothing will grow in the north- mg l 0 go e‘sew ere. this time of the year when it can be em counties «but grass and potatoes. A ontohagon 90- T- A- GREEK given proper attention. it will often be er‘s case he would ex eriment in a small ,1 . . . - p lot of northern peninsula people are Ldltors Notc.——Thls ‘5 the first or a decided that it wouldbe good economy to wa ’ onl at first instead 0‘ uttin this 1 1 t ' 3 y L p g among the number who think that way lfifiafiagg Céfisufidgsefig‘giilsgfitgistfi SUDD‘Y most, if “0t all, Of these things table “ice box.” whole field into alfalfa. It would seem _ , _ , _ . _ better to leave the portion which is seed- They have heard it was so and. knowmg M1chxgan.‘ Others Will be published m even if it does seem as though we can ed to clover and cut it for hav this sum- nothlng about it themselves, have accept- future 1881195» hardly afford to do so, since anything mer, sowing only that portion.“ the field ed the statement for truth the same way ‘- that will make for economy in production intended lo.- alfalfa which peas were that most people accept a religion or a KEEP'NG UP THE FERT‘L'TY 0F over and above the legitimate interest political creed. THE SOIL. charge on its value is something which row on last summer. B' manurin (this :round well and plowingkearly in th: There are parts of the northern penin- we cannot’ well afford to do without. If , ,. . ‘ . ._ 1 .1 sula not suited to general agriculture and HOW can I keep up the fertility of my this proposition is carefully thought out spllng lllI-Il “(llklng lt thorough y to kll soil on a 40—acre farm? I keep but very at this season of the year We Will be the '00 ls which ma ' start and inoculat- _ little stock, an raise wheat, t . ' at . . . “ ( 3 . . commercrally. On the other hand, there beets and b98215 M soil .503 s dsugla better prepared to make a wise selectlon lug the sccd when so“ n, then applylng . . . ' . ‘ y ‘. goo c y . . lime on a small plot of the field vou are many localltles, In fact, a large part loam in good heart, and I Wish to keep In the supplying 0f 001' several "€955 for " ' of the entire territory ecept the sand .lt 50- What ““3110“ can I practice, if the coming year. As a means to this end \voull, fl‘Jln L1 is ex erime t, able to . _ r ‘ . ~' .9 _ , ‘ ‘ ‘ p “ be w... g... 3.23..is.l:“l..‘i§:i.a::‘:..fr:“::g..-..Ain .................. wrsaomwook very little, if any, of‘ it will grow grapes ditcrm'llc 'hE‘thOl' (1‘ ll t lh l'me is . , , , 11:9 lull Th; conditihn 3f the lall‘all‘a nearly cverylhlng that can be grown in how should it be applied? the advertising columns of the Mlchlgan d 5:1'I.C‘d “ “1min“? ”e that iteis nec s the slate. Mr. Geismar, in charge of the Isabella Co. C. H. T. Farmer and write the advertisers for lit- “ ' .‘ '1 ' 52 . ‘ C i”. -- . . . . . . . . L ) ‘ ‘ experiment slalmn at Chatham, Alger C0,, The first thlng to do to malntaln llle crature descrlblng thelr varlous products, sary ‘°,}“““"hat,e 1“ order ‘9 gm a good has Drovcd that fact beyond a question of soil, is to grow clover in the rotation 01 in order that we may make a careful stand. ,[.he hqmd desomwa IS u pure hul- doubt. ’l‘akc Onlonagon county, especially crops. If you don‘t need the clover for study of the.same and determine which turc, “'mc“, can I'm semmd at u 1mnn_nal the northern part along the shores of hay, then it should be turned under as a is best adapted for our use. This will charge. WlllCh color-s- the cost of makmg, Lake Superior. The temperature aver— permanent improvement to the soil. — I also give us time to plan on their purchase from ”1.0 lnlcterlologlcal department 0f '0.ch with Milwaukee during the winter, don’t believe any man can permanently during the winter season in order that the agrlcultural “01103.“ with a regular snow covering of three to keep up the fertility of the soil without the needed equipment may be at hand This culture is appllcd lo the seed ac- five feet on a level. The weather in sum- growing common red clover. This plant when the active season opens next spring cordlng to (llreclimls and the seed is sown mcr is cooler than in Milwaukee; there not only gathers a little nitrogen from the and then no time is lost in the pushing prefcrubly on a “INN-V day as the bright are no hot nights, atmosphere, but it improves the mechan- of the active farming campaign. This sunlight is injurious to the [N‘Cthria- It The strawberry farms in this district ical condition of the soil. Its roots grow will cost only a few cents in postage and is concedcd, however, by practical farm- ship as fine berries. if not finer. than deep down into the subsoil. separating will prove aninvaluablc aid to main deter- crs and experimenters ”like that the bet- those grown in any other place, and they and pulverizing it and allowing the water mining the nature. as well as the extent ter method of illtwululing soil for alfalfa bring the growers from 10 to 12% cents and air and frost to get into it. which of the equipment wh‘ch is required to is m Sm" the 50“ fwm ‘1 Shhmb‘hfm alfalfa. {ye have no trouble growing a causes the subsoil to become gradually satisfy our needs for the next season. on cars. fifld or from a SW0” .(‘lovcr patch. BM if large varicly of apples. Plums and cher— weathered and the plant food which it ~—— ncltllcr ‘5 availablcdll your locality the rfcs do very well. Currants and rasp- contains is thus made available. If I GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES IN THE rum culture may give yml a successful berries are finer here than I have evcl wanted to raise wheat. outS. sugar beets NORTHWEST. inoculation and make a succcss of the seen them elsewhere. and beans, 1 would begin with the clover alfalfa crop from the start. By sowing Our 1.0m crops are marvelous, both in sod and plow it down for beans, then, The DakotaS, Montana, Idaho and ' . ' , ‘ \ VI ' . . . . , it ”“15 on a portlon Othhe mldhhlhh 15 quality and quantity. Sugar beets show Wltllout plowmg the ground, I would put “ragmngton Offer golden opportunities for m.“ “0W seeded to .010”? the “Denment as high a percentage of sugar as ariY- the bean ground into Sugar beets the next the. farmer, the business andlthe profes— wrll be less expenswe and the supply of where. year and unless the ground is too heavy, slonal man. Towns recently established bay for the next your wlll be more cer- Our hay crops, especially clover, would oats could follow sugar beets without along the new Chicago, Milwaukee & “F” ”S alfalfa seldom gwes a pmfitable open the eyes of southern peninsula farm- DIOWng- The lifter. Whifll mUSt be used 'Puget Sound Railway in these states have yield 0f buy the. firm year even where a ers. Take into consideration that our in sugar beet culture, StlI‘S the ground had a phenomenal but substantial growth. succossful Slandhlh‘ secured, the case Clted ground never freezes, Mr. Geismar, for quite'thoroughly as deep as one would These new towns offer good openings in 'wmg an exceptlonal one. example, Plants half Of his potatoes each plow It- The“ the cat ground would havl: many lines of business. Adjacent to this There IS no doubt. 'llOVVPVGl, that al- year in the fall. The fact that the ground to be plowed for wheat and the Wheat new line are thousands 01' acres of good falfa “'lll grow successfully In northern don’t freeze accounts for our wonderful seeded to clover agaln. Leave the ground agricultural land awaiting development M'K'highh- The writer has seen SUCCQSS‘ hay crops. Clover is a weed—actually a into clover only one year, the first crop and in Montana a ISO-acre or 320-acre “‘1 stands in the upper hhhihshla and weed. The grasses stay green under the must be cut for hay early, so as to get a government homestead can still be se- there is no doubt that where this greatest Snow nearly every season and stock can good second growth, leave the second cured. THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & of leguminous crops can be grown it will run on pasture almost as soon as the growth on the ground until the next ST, PAUL RAILWAY during 1911 will prove a money maker, in the economical snoyV is gone. spring, put on what stable manure you offer..very low round-trip fares to points maintenance 0f livc.stock. I have seen clover pastured heavily have during the lall and winter and the in the Northwest affording the home- Orchard Grass. with hogs in October that was sown the next spring plow it under for beans. but seeker an excellent opportunity to visit I VYOUId like infm'mulion regarding 'the first week in August of the same year, I do not believe that the clover crop .111 and investigate this new and undeveloped growlldlg'tOfbfl-csgizhl ghElISblvhaAtt avlh‘gltlnttmcl)? and have a fine stand left the “3‘“ year, this rotation would keep Up the fertlhty country. For descriptive literature, fares . lou l / and as mfiny years 3-5 you may want to 0f the son and allow you to take 0“ crops and dates on which reduced fare tickets seed should be sown per acre as a hay . crop? Land is sand ill purl, balance is leave it, for clover doesn’t run out up 01’ wheat, oats, sugar beets and beans, will be on sale, write F. A. MILLER, muck mixed 'th a little ”a“ and is "at here as it does further south. You Will have to have some plant food General Passenger Agent Chicago (153) very fertile, as it has been poorly cared M , If, If e\: criments show quite from some outside source. Since you do ’ for, and I wish to raise some crop for hay .V 0““ a .1 a p . , ' < . .11 W next your. conclusively that 1t “'1” do as well as not propose to keep much stock and WI CATALOGUE NOTICES. \Vayne Co. W. E. S. clover and I predict that nowhere east of have very little stable manure, it seems ____ Orchard grass is a valuable and profit- the Mississippi river will finer crops of to me that you will have to resort to the The Kent Manufacturing 00., Fort At- able grass to sow in mixtures for hay 01‘ that wonderful plant be grown. use of commercial fertilizer. .and by the kinson Wis, hasjust publishedabeautlful » - - , . ‘ _ 3' ' 1 judicious use of commercial fertilizer and art catalogue illustrating the installation‘ pasture lhloughout the I’lOI‘lheln section Corn 13 being grown nlostly fimt, mt of their saonitary barn equipment in many of the United States. It is one of our some dent. Time and selection will soon clover in the rotation, I am of the opinion of the dairy and stock barns of the coun- earliest grasses to start 11 the spring and produce corn that will ripen as regularly that you can keep your land ln splendld try, together with testimonials from Elle furnishes an abundant aftermath whorl as it does anywhere in this state. The condition, increase its fertility and its users expressing their entire satisfactlon cut for hay. Its name was doubtless Houghton County Agricultural Society crop producing power. I would use com- “'lri‘lfiethls egéapmeht‘m Works, Detroit, given it because of the fact that it err- offered prtzes for corn grown by school mercial fertilizers Ofl all 01' the CTGPS Mich, send aao-page catalogue describing dures shade well for which reason it Is children in Ontonagon, Baraga, Houghton which are mmWEd. and mUIStrfilutn§1 thgilr; stationairy gasolige - . n . ~ ' engine n ea. ecalm smae y especlally suited for grm cs und orchards. and Kcewanaw counties this past season. what is known among the fertilizer men this company that it takes an hour and It w1ll tlll‘lve on a moderately rich sml. The vlllages of Ontonagon and Green In . l . a “half to carefully read the catalogue but that is not too retentive of moisture but this county sent over 50 exhibits, none of as a Standard fertilizer, containing 1/2 If) that reading it will save he purchaser of is not a soil builder and cannot be ex- which were poor and many of which 2 per cent of ammonia. 8 to 10 per cent an engine from $40 to $200. pected to give a heavy yield of hay on would do credit to Illinois or Iowa. There 01’ phosphoric acid and 2 t0 3 per cent 0f * ‘—'—‘— land which is in poor condition. If sown were over 300 exhibits all told, nearly all potash, using from 200 to 300 lbs. per at all on such Land. it should be sewn ill ‘a mixture with clovers and in any case order named above.‘ On a clay loam, for beans, I would use a minute of getting along without the drill before the beans are planted and Mich. “Neither my wife or I would think for 1": of them good. The was won in the acre. combat: it broadcast with a 5mm Wu m --xarl m Ema.» \ —- I “(DIVE HDWQUVS' ’ via 1",“ 3 1312031, 1910; p . LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES. A Poor_Crop~of Beets. As I have stated from time to time dur- ing the summer, my crop of beets this year was nearlyra failure and the fac— tory returns, which have just been re» ceived, seem to confirm my good judg~ ment. I had 12 acres of beets; that is, what I put in and that is what I harvest- ed. Had I deducted, as some people do, that portion of the field which was killed, where the beets did not grow, I might make a, fairly good showing; but one can- not do that and give any accurate infor- mation about what one is liable to run up against in growing any kind of a crop Owing to local conditions, nearly, if not quite half, of the 12-acre field scarcely produced any beets at all. This was on the heavier portion of the field. the clay loam, ordinarily, so my experience goes, the best beet land on the field. It was well prepared, in good condition and well fertilized. The seed was sown the first of May, came up nicely. could see the rows clear across the field and I would have started to cultivate them in a day or two. Then we had a wet spell of sev- eral days, some places the water stood almost continually. even right over tile drain. And then the other extreme fol- lowed, extremely dry, hot weather with blistering sun, and I am of the opinion that the young plants were scalded. That is the only reason that I can give for their not growing. Certainly they did not grow. If we had had a good, steady rain within a reasonable time after this, I am of the opinion that many of these plants would have developed into good beets. No rain came until the 23rd day of Au- gust, that is, no rain that would wet the soil down so that the beets could get started. Results: On the 12 acres 1 had 63.38 tons of washed beets, with an average test of 15.25 per cent. and received an average price of $6.54 per ton, or $415.76 for the entire 12 acres of beets, and I pay the freight bill of $35.49, and for beet seed, $28.50, leaving net return $351.77, or $39.31 per acre. 1 figure that the cost of labor and the fertilizer I used would just about amount to this sum, leaving me nothing for the use of the land. This is not very encouraging. The factory, I think, has probably made more off this field than I have, and yet I am not discouraged be- cause I have had better results before and I expect better results in the future. I have had poor stands of beets on sandy portions of the field before, but I neVer had a poor stand on the clay loamy por- tions of the held until this year. Beet Taps. I have the beet tops to pay for the rent of the land and what profit, if any, I get on the crop. chore they settled in the silo, I had a silo 12 feet in diameter and 34 feet deep full of beet tops with some oat straw mixed in among them. \I'hen they began to settle, I put a carload of beet pulp on top to preserve them, and now they are through heating and set- tling, and the whole mass has settled down seven feet from the top of the silo. Here is certainly quite a lot of beet top ensilage. How much it is worth, I do not know, but I believe it to be worth as much as an equal amount of good corn silage. Harvesting the Beet Tops. \Ve did not draw any beet tops until after we had huulcd all the beets. \Vhen we were hauling; the beets we took pains to carefully remove the beet tops and put them in piles, two piles to each pile of beets, and when we were all through hauling beets we hauled the tops. We pitched them directly into the silo from the drive—bridge of the barn until the tops were so high that it was not prac- tical to pitch them in by hand. \Ve had one man in the silo constantly placing the beet tops evenly over the surface until they were all packed down. The straw was distributed between the bee't tops, but you can put in considerable straw and not have it take up very much room, because it packs in between the tops and does not fill up the silo so very much. The remainder of the silo we filled with. a. carrier from the outside. Our cream- ery had a sprocket-chain carrier that was used to load butter into the car directly from the refrigerator, which was in the basement of the creamery. This was about eight feet long. When we built our addition to the creamery this carrier could not be used. so I took it to the farm to see if it could be arranged to handle beet tops. It was hardly long 'enough for a 34-foot silo. but we built a platform about six feet high and put one end of this carrier on it and run the carrier with a gasoline engine. The teams drove up alongside and we pitched them on to the carrier and they were elevated into the silo. It worked very well and would elevate just about as fast as a man could pitch them off. This car- rier was also used to elevate the beet pulp which I got from the factory 'to put on top. As explained before, last year the beet tops spoiled down from the top to a considerable distance, because the beet tops will not pack very closely and this allows the air to get in, and they will continue to rot until there is a suffi- cient amount of the rotten ensilage on top to form a mass sufficient to exclude the air. I figured that, by putting the beet pulp on top, I would entirely avoid this waste, and I believe I have done so. The beet tops have been packed down and the air excluded and the top of the pulp looks just as fresh as when we put it in. I can not see that any of it is spoiled. Of course, we will know more about This when we begin feeding it. Last year we began to feed the boot top cnsilage about the holidays, as soon as they were nicely through heating; but this year I shall defer this until later on. I want to feed out one silo of corn silage before I begin to feed the beet tops. My old silo spread somewhat after it was filled this year, and we fixed it up tempo— rarily so we will not lose practically any silage if we feed it out quickly, and I shall not begin to feed the beet top ensilage until after that silo is gone, which will be some time after the holi- days. so that I will not know just how this beet top eusilage comes out until well towards spring. From all appear- ances now, however, there will be little, if any, loss. It is useless to say that I feel pretty good over this experiment. It looks now as if my theory was correct, and that my plan will be a decided success. COLON C. LILLIE. SHOULD THE FARMER LEAVE HIS LAND? In a recent issue of The Farmer, Mr. J. IV. Ingham has a very interesting article on the above subject. He gives several instances where farmers who have Fold out and gone into some other busi- neSS in town, have made a failure finan- cially and perhaps shortened their lives. The writer of this has personally known of similar cases. There is another side of this question of selling out or loav— ing the farm, which Mr. Ingham did not touch upon. Suppose a man has reached the age of three score years and ten, or is nearing that age, and has no son to take up the cares and responsibilities of the farm, but must depend upon hired help, which in most cases docs not re- lieve him of any care, and he feels that this care is becoming more burdensome every year. The puzyling question is, would it be better for him to sell his farm, move to some town or village ano spend the remainder of his days in com- parative idleness? Perhaps some will say, under the circumstances mentioned, why not rent the farm and then move to town and be assured of a steady income? Those who have had experience in rent- ing their farms, will no doubt bear me out in the statement that a farm that is rented will, in most cases, deteriorate in value from year to year, about as much as is received from rent. So there would be little, if any, advantage in such a transaction. The question raised is cer..- tainly a. puzzling one to many, and it seems to be that it would be a profitable one for discussion by the readers of this paper, especially those who have had experience, as such experience would be valuable. ' Ottawa Co. JOHN JACKSON. GYPSUM AS A FERTILIZER. 'A reader asks if plaster is a fertilizer. Plaster has the effect of liberating certain potash compounds found in many.compar- atively new soils, and for a few. applica- tions produces very noticeable results. But after this unavailable potash has once been converted, the longer produces beneficial effects, for which reason its use is generally aban— doned and it is said that the plaster is not as good as it used to be. I’Vhere it can be made or obtained there is no bet- ter fertilizer than good stable manure, which adds vegetable matter as well as plant food to the soil, but this is not always available, and commercial ferti- lizers may be used with profit to supple- ment it and sometimes in its stead. I THE MIOHIGAN FARMERC ,3, 7581”“ 1911 Spreader Bargains — 33:34?“ —Delivered inbMichilgan. tElightly 'n ther states owin to increased freight charges. Just as ig va ues roug i- gig-Stir 81“ line of complegte machines. You must get our book to see yozfr spreader bargain because you'get the style and size you want at a price that makes-It the 5233.92” value oft/2e ear. Whether you want an Endless or Return Apron machine, w'oo or steel whee s. 50 to 100 bushels capacity, or our Wagon Box Spreader, you can t beat the Detroit-American quality, no matter what you pay. 19 Improvements last year and more this year. We‘re so far ahead now. there's no comparison. Prove It your- self. Get our book and low factory price. Then let us send you a Detroit-American .. .. --No Money Down—Cash or Credit—Freight Paid- You take no risk before you buy and our mz- It’s the mistake-proof spreader-you can’t limited-time guarantee protects you for life after misuse it. (Jet our on pay. Think how good we must make the Big Free Book etroit-American spreader to send it out with . _ . 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A successful 50 bushel Spreader with more than four years of success behind it. onl $39.50» This is only one of the great Galloway line. . [ore than 40,000 farmers of America have stamped their 0. K. on it. Thee; say, “It’s the Best.” This is the latest from the Great ‘alloway factory. It’s part of my 1911 comedy of 40.000 manure Spreaders. It is you that cts the benefit of this tremendous output, and you save 0 to 60 per cent on your purchase because I divide the melon with you. Every page of my big free book fan-1y bristles with Proof BIG BOOK let me quote you prices on a Galloway Spreader . \ to suit the size of your farm. I’ve got the one lot you. 1‘” trust you to try it. I’ll put it all up to you, and it you say it‘s not what you want, 1‘“ take it back and you don‘t lose one dollar by the deal. See it work. then you know what it is. Here's what you will find out - It’s the simplest and handiest—two horses can handle It—spreads any kind of stuff—no breakade bills—loud life—satisfaction all the way—It's a money-maker ovary day—It pays you bid profit on every crop you use it. Now prove this out. Find out that you can make this saving. I know something about the spreader bus- iness you ought to know; let me tell you. Write me and don't put it 03 till tomorrow. --WM. GALLOWAY WM. GALLOWAY C0., 649 Galloway Sta., Waterloo, Iowa Let Me Tell You How I Divide the Melon with You GET THIS It is cheaper to maintain the fertility of your soil while It is producing revenue than it is to reclaim 't after It is exhausted. ,, PERT lLl ZER will keep your soil rich and productive. When drilled 200 to 400 lbs. to the acre It Will Increase the yield of corn from 40 bushels to 80 or 100 bushels per acre. The ears WI” be fuller, and the rain better developed. Write for Free Memoran um-Calendar Book. Contains valuable information on the scientific growing 01 grams, vegetables, etc, etc. “ Thu ClNClNNATl PHOSPHATE Co., STATION P CINCINNATI, 0. Agents Wanted. We want a live man in each vicinity. Here’s a chance. Write us. plaster no ' 11—44 v- x $225 an Acre from Early potatoes are one of the best-paying crops raised in Southern Alabama. Western Florida.Tennessee and along the Gulf Coast. Good prices are always obtainable and demand forsame beyond the supply. Read what a farmer at Summerdale, Ala.. has to say on this crop: “My yield of salable potatoes this year, per acre, was 150 bushels, which sold readily at 61.50 per bushel, this being the first: crop on the land. I followed this crop with sweet potatoes and sweet corn and then planted cow peas. I raised three crops on the land in one year, all of which brought; good prices.” - ' Sweet potatoes produce big returns and are usually planted after Irish potatoes have been dug. Two to three hundred bushels an acre are produced and bring from 50 cents to $1.75 per bushel. let me send you our Illustrated booklets and learn what can be done in a country where fertile land can be purchased cheaply and where there are 312 working days a year. low round-trip fares 1st and 3d Tuesdays each month. 6. A. PAIR. Gen’l Ind. and 1mm. Ant. loulsvllle & Nashvlue R. R. Room 213 loulsvllle, Ky. When writing to Advrtlsers mention the Michigan Farmer. 582 (4) ' VYYYVYVWYVYVV‘WYYYV ; UNTLSTOCK. LAAAAAAAALAAALAAA‘A MA‘A’A FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS. Barley as a Hog Feed. I have some barley ,which I desire to grind and feed with ground corn and cob. Is there any danger in feeding this to hogs or cattle? Last year I fed some ground barley to young hogs and lost one and made another very sick. It seemed to be a case of indigestion. Lenawee Co. B. W. A. Barley is an excellent grain to use in the ration for fattening hogs, especially where a fine quality of pork is desired The Danes, who produce bacon which commands a premium in the English market use barley very freely in the feed- ing of their hogs, and count it as the best single grain for the purpose of fattening or finishing their swine. In Canada, where barley has been used more extensively as a. hog feed than it has in the United States, it is also a popular grain for pig feeding in combination with other feeds. On account of the hardness of the grains it should be finely ground and well soaked before feeding. It is not generally con— sidered as a good feed for very young pigs or for brood sws. and it is possible that the bad results which followed its use in the case above cited was due to the age of the pigs to which it was fed as an exclusive ration. Compared with corn in some carefully conducted experi- ments it was found to have about eight per cent less feeding value than corn. In another case where the experiment cov— ered a period of four months, it was found that it took an average ‘of four pounds and 11 ounces of barley to pro- duce one pound of pork. Where fed to young pigs a very little barley should be fed at first, mixed with wheat middlings, t he quantity being gradually increased as the pigs get older and increase in size. For older hogs it may be fed in connec- tion with corn. peas. wheat or other grains available, and if roots or other succulent feed is fed with it better re- sults will be secured. In feeding it with corn. however. it would be better to use corn meal ground without the cob, as corn—and-cob meal should be very finely ground for good results with hogs. and even then is not favored by a great many feeders who have experimented with it. larley is also a good grain to use in the ration for cattle and horses. In fact. it is one of the best of our available grain fccds where fed with judgment and in broiler combinations. (mo peculiar fact in connection with the I‘HC of barley for hogs is. however, worthy of special mention. and should not be overlooked by those who use barley for this purpose. Hogs seem to require much niorc water where barley is fed than where corn meal is fwd as the exclusive groin ration or as the principal ftfctor in tlw grain ration. in one cxpcl‘inlr‘nl re— ported by Prof. Henry where the water drunk by the hogs on these, two feeds was weighed. it was: found that nearly livico as much water was consumed by the hogs eating barley us by those eating corn incal. essential that this requirement of barlcy toil hogs should not be overlooked it‘ ille‘ best results are Sought in its use as it large factor in the ration. II is, I'll» l‘Hlll‘SO, HOG UNTHRlF’TlNESS, CAUSES AND REMEDIES, llvcently our attention was called to a pig in a barnyard and our opinion regard- ing its ailment solicited. The pig ap- peared run down in t'ulldlllnll. l-lc wus thin. ’llis cont was still‘ and harsh. His head seemed heavy :uud he had a deep, He seemed to lack vitality a lifeless, languid raspy cough. and ambled about in manner. Just what thrifty youngster was, sible to say definitely. without post mor- tcm examination. llowever. the case looks very much like worms. Every symp— tom indicates that. Yet the cough and unthriftiness may be due to lung worms. I am inclim-d to believe that the trouble is caused by intestinal worms and shall the trouble with that un— would be impos- recommcnd treatment for that porcine trouble. If intestinal worms are the cause the treatment will cure it. If the trouble is due to lung worms the sooner the pig dies the better it will be for the. owner’s feed bin, because the chances for its recovery are very poor and so long as it may live it will be eating some feed for which it is giving no return in gain. Worms really are a source of untold loss to the hog raiser. Last year a bunch ,4 .2 THE of spring pigs started into winter in a very unthrifty condition. They remained unthrlfty all winter. Although they were fed liberally of good feed which, as we all know, was very high in friee, they gave no gain whatsoever in return. Tm ward spring they were treated for worms. The remedy used was one that caused the worms to loosen their hold and to pass out of the intestines. The day fol- lowing the administration of the treat- ment the dry pen in which the pigs were confined was literally covered with wrig— gling squirmers from the alimentary can- als of the suffering shoats. The change resulting from the treat— ment was simply marvelous. In a week the tucked up flanks had come down to respectable proportions and the pigs moved about with more vim and life. Then their sides and bellies filled out and the jowls became pendant in true fat hog style and the coats were bright and glossy. They grew very rapidly despite the fact that they had been so badly stunted by the infestation of worms. In three or four months the hogs were fat and lazy and ready for the pork barrel. Just at this season when the hogs have 'been changed from the last green feed to dry feed, and have left the open air and free range of the pasture for the more restricted feeding yards and sheds, much attention needs be given to their condi- tion. About half the ordinary feeding hogs throughout the country are un- thrifty from one cause or another. And worms is one of the chief causes. The symptoms have been fairly well described in the first paragraph of this article. And if those symptoms and surrounding con- ditions seem to indicate worms no time should be lost before administering treat- ment. To postpone treatment is simply to waste the feed given, for wormy hogs will not gain. A satisfactory treatment may be had in the good old-fashioned household rem- edy that most of us were required to take when we were youngsters. That remedy is coppcrns. It should be used in the powdered form. If the druggist does not have it in that form he should be required to pulverize it. The number of hogs to be treated in each pen should be deter- mined before the medicine is purchased so that the druggist can weigh out the exact amount calculated for each lot. The dose required is one dram for each 100 pound hog, and two drams for a 300 pounder. The copperas should be dissolved in warm water and fed in slop. A great deal of cure will need be exercised that the mixture is thorough and perfect. This remedy should be fed every second morn- ing for a week. If the case is bad or it results are not satisfactory the treatment should be continued for a second week. \Vhilc administering the treatment keep the pigs out. of their accustomcd yard and in a. dry lot. This will prevent. the worms or the eggs being dropped in the hogs’ regular quarters and the dry lot will enable one to rake up and burn the droppings, which should be done. One treatment will usually suffice but if it does not it may be repeated in a month or six weeks. Some kind of a corrective can usually be provided. Charcoal and salt are about as good as anything for this purpose. Hogs like this mixture and it no doubt has a beneficial effect in ridding pigs of worms and keeping up the tone of the health of the hogs. At this season when every farmer is feeding ear corn. charcoal can he very easily provided from the (-obs. A pit. say three feet wide and three feet deep. and six, eight or ten feet long, dm pending upon the size of the herd, will need to be dug. To make the charcoal, throw a few of the cobs into the bottom of the pit and ignite them. Tl.cn, as fast as more will take fire, they may be piled into the pit. When the pit is full it is to be covered with strips of iron or some- thing that will not burn. and the cracks stopped with dirt to keep out all air. After a couple of days the charcoal will be ready for use. The charcoal and salt may be mixed and fed in a small open trough where the hogs have access: to it at all times. or it may be fed in any other way that may be more convenient, Lice, while not as harmful as worms, cause a great deal of loss to the farmer every year. Yet they can be gotten rid of very easily. We recently went over a. bunch of shoats that were quite badly in- fested and succeeded admirably in get- ting rid of the lice with crude oil. The way we went about ~it was to pen the pigs up in small quarters. Then we set the palletmdeoildmoutsidethelow fen-ca where it could be easily reached with the tum-00111. Then. the old stubby Hmaw em MER. . ‘ broom was dipped in} the oil and W ‘_ W9 7 quite liberally to the pig’s coat. daubed them between the ears, on top of the neck, along the back and sides and flank and on the lower ham: The hogs naturally did quite a lot of squirming around and crowding each other. In that way they spread the oil quite generally over each other. This treatment proved effective. Iowa. H. E. MCCAIRENEY. FEEDING STEERS AND HOGS AT CLOVERDALE FARM. December is upon us and winter has begun. We have about 50 shocks of corn in the field yet, but this isn‘t worrying me any because we can haul this and stack .it when the right day comes. Of our 75 acres of corn we husked about 400 bushels and then we had the corn the binder knocked off to feed also. The re— mainder we hauled to the barn and stack- ed to feed the steers. We prefer hauling and stacking it to leaving in the field as it can be fed under cover to better ad- vantage and it is out of the field and can be fed stormy days without the trouble of hitching up and digging it out of the ice and snow. A month or so ago I ordered a car of shelled corn to feed the steers and hogs, and we have been hauling it from the station about seven miles away. It is No. 2 yellow old corn and cost me 5354c per bushel on track. I did not dare to put in the new corn two weeks ago on account of its not being dry, and we wanted some of this to mix with oats to feed the horses next summer. The dry; weather this summer hurt our com 30' we have to buy more this winter‘than usual. I shall buy corn at present prices to feed hogs as it certainly can be fed to a profit when hogs are worth 71/20 in Buffalo. We are running more hogs be- hind our steers this winter than usual and feeding some extra corn to them. Behind 40 steers we usually run 40 hogs, but at present ‘we have some 60 of them. I am not trying to crowd them now and look for higher prices in February and March. CHAS. GOLDSMITH. THE LIVE STOCK MEETING. The twentieth annual meeting of the Michigan Improved Live Stock Breeders' and Feeders‘ Association will be held at the Agricultural College. East Lansing, Mich. on Jan. 11-12. 1911. All meetings will be held in the new Agricultural Bulld- ing. The first day will be devoted to the sectional meeting as follows: Michigan Horse Breeders‘ Association, “'ednesday, .Tan. 11. 1:00 p. m., room 316. Michigan Shorthorn Brecders‘ Associa- tion. Jan. 11. 1:00 p. m., room 110. Holstein Fricsizin Association of Mich— igan, Jan. 11, 9:30 a. m., room 403. Michigan Jersey Cattle Club, Jan. 11. 2.00 p. m., room 31]. Michigan Guernsey Cattle Club. Jan. 11, 2:00 p. m., room 111. , Michigan Red Polled Breeders’ Associa- tion, Jan. 11, 2:00 p. m., room 208. Michigan Hereford Breeders’ Associa- tion, Jan. 11, 1:00 p. m., room 116. Michigan Oxford Down Sheep Breeders’ Association. Jan, 11, 2:00 p. m., room 215. Michigan Shropshire Sheep Breeders’ Asmciation, Jan. 11, 10:00 a. m., room 214. Michigan Berkshire Association, Jan. 11, 10:00 a. m., room 207. Michigan Duroc-Jersey Breeders’ AS- St’lt'ltllll‘ln, Jun. 1], 2:00 p, m., room 314. Blich‘gan Poland—China Breeders’ Asso- ciation, .l’an. 11. 1:00 p. m., room 315. Following these sectional meetings there will be a joint meeting and informal re- ception in room 402, fourth floor of the new Agricultural Building at 5:00 p. m. A conference on the subject of tuberculosis will occupy a portion of this time. At the Close of this informal session a luncheon will be served to the members (if the as- sociation in the “'omcn's Building, under the auspices of the State Board of Agri- culture. The general sessions will be held on Thursday in room 402 of the new Agricul- tural Building, beginning at 9:00 a. m.‘ AmOng those who will be heard on the program are Prof. H. H. Wing. of Cornell, who will speak on the subject of “Dali-ye ing;” Prof. Andrew Boss. of the Univer- sity of Minnesota. who will talk on the topic, “Beef Production for Michigan.” W ' "' Are you befoggecl? . 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Use it for all kinds of troubles where a general linlment would be useful. and you will always thank me tor calling your attention to this combination. _ A trainer with an international me ntatlon said to me: "I cou write you a ho full of diner-ant; cases where I have removed swell- ings. cured bruises and lameness with the above formula." One bottle of Absorbine will twelve allow-i 04’ lhrlmea-t. Absorblne can e obtained ot your regu. lnr druggiet. chemist. or dealer. or will send you a bottle express prepaid to your 1163er express office upon receipt. of $2.00. safe de. livery guaranteed. , 1y is «unset-the . . F. YOUNG, Q 208 Iconic St" Springfield. lass. nuNHAMS'» PERGHERBNS' Fourth importation for 1910 arrived August. 4th. Our present lot. we believe, equal: or surpassesfany we have heretofore o'ollectfll- More horses of bone. size and first-class quality than ever. Numerous im- portant prize Winners. Write for catalogue. W. 6.. J. B. (J B. 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OR ”I! suearcorn (with or wilrou chucks) and GRIND all kinds of small grain. Ilse Conical Shape Grinder-e. Dlflereni Irom all others. '* I “TEST L B IIIIN NNING. (Our Circular Tells Why.) .Ilaadgoi‘i: me. 10 size.— no also for wind- whoeiuse. Alsolake Sweep Grinders; MG“ rcdendPleIm. II.N. P. Boweher' Bo. ‘om Bond, Ind- EED MILLS\ ”rune" TIII MICHIGAN FARMEI when writing to advertisers. AMOUNT OF ENSILAGE TO FEED. I understand that you have had con- siderable experience with the silo. And as I am a beginner in feeding silage and feel that feeding it without knowing what I am doing, may result disastrously, I should like to know what amount should be fed. I am feeding 250 lambs which I wish to feed silage once a day. What would be proper to start them with and what should be the limit? I have nine head of store cattle, cows and heifers coming in in the spring. I also have sev- eral horses and colts. The horses are not doing any work to speak of and I want to feed some silage and not much grain. I have cottonseed meal to feed. Should I feed the meal to the lambs? They are getting plenty of good old shelled corn and clover hay. How much of the meal should the horses and cattle get? I do not intend to cfattcn any of the cattle. If you can give me the re~ quired information it will be greatly ap- preclated. Calhoun Co. A. E. A. Corn silage being a bulky, succulent, carbonaceous feed, there is little or no danger of overfeéding it. It is the cheap- est feed of its kind one can get, if you have plenty of it you can simply feed what your animals will eat up clean with- out any injurious effect. Cottonseed meal, being rich in protein, is a most excellent feed to feed in com— bination with corn silage, which is rich in carbonates, thus helping to balance the ration. If your horses are at work, you can feed them with profit, 1 0 pounds of cottonseed meal to each horse per day. If they are not at work. I don't think it would be necessary to feed them that much. Your fattening steers you can feed as much as two pounds of cotton- seed mcal per day and more. Mix the meal with the cnsilage. I would not feed cottonseed meal very heavily to the heif- ers coming fresh in the spring. You can give them a small amount, afler ihcy freshen, then you can gradually increase the feed of cottonseed meal until you are feeding them two pounds per day. It is all right to feed the cottonseed meal to the lambs in connection with their corn silage, but I would not figure on giving them more than about one—fifth of a. pound per day for each lamb, and I would feed this in two feeds, night and morn— ing, when I fed them the corn silage. Fed in this way, I think you will get very satisfactory and economical results. The two feeds will go Well together. COLON C. LILLIE. UNINTENTIONAL ABUSE OF HORSES. Together with the arousing of public sentiment the evolution of the horse has caused a great decrease in the old time cruelty. But this docs not necessarily mean that cruelty has ceased. but what I do wish to SIIO\V' is that: the nature of the cruelty has chnngcd as the dis-posi— tion of the horse has changed. It is a very common thing to see a man driving a horse along the road at its highest speed. kept up by a continuous twitching of the rein, or tapping of the whip or both—when he stops, he stops the horse suddenly, and starts with a full burst of speed. It is not so much fast driving that I wish to condemn as the manner in which it is done. \Vhen you see a horse driven as just mentioned you will notice that it lasts about two years and is then consid- ered as “knocked out” for the roads; 3. new horse is bought and he, too, goes through the same grind. It has not been the number of miles such a horse has gone, nor the number of beatings, nor starvation, but the con- tinual “nagging” that limited his use— fulness to two years. What I mean by nagging is any process that keeps a horse continually nervous. Some pe'oplc dclight to keep a horse “on his nerve” or “showing his mettle,” little thinking they are practicing as dire cruelty as the man who used a. club on his low-bred horse. I am not sure but that we will all agree. when we understand all the con— ditions. that he who used the club was the most humane. The club was used most on a thick hide, a low, nervous or- ganization and sluggish disposition. The nagging process is used on a horse that has highly developed nerves, thin, sensi— tive skin and hot blood. The club bruised a small area of flesh and irritated a few nerves that scarcely aroused the sluggish brain. Nagging throws the whole nervous system out of the normal, arouses a sensitive ‘brain and starts the blood flowing at fever heat. Such a horse truly is on his nerve. He uses his nervous energy at a rapid rate and hence his quick decline. He ages rapidly. Rheumatism, stiffened muscles THE? MICHIGAN: FARMER- and indigestion result from such a. strain upon the nervous system. When a horse is kept up to his highest pitch, with his nerves on a continual strain, it is nothing less than torture, and torture of the worst kind. The more spirited the horse, the greater becomes the torture. A small spot constantly irritated on a nervous horse is often the source of more annoyance than a. large running sore would be to a horse of less sensibility. Just today my attention was called to a. highly bred young coach horse that is developing an ugly 'tcmpcr, which I found to be caused by a sore back. The young owner had adopted the fad of driving without breeching, leaving the buggy to be stopped by the back-band. This in- evitably causes irritation, and at a spot that is very sensitive. Custom sometimes allows this form of torture to pass unnoticed, while using a horse with a wound that would be odious to the sight but far less severe 'to the horse, would be sufficient cause for a heavy fine. Many people allow their horse to become obstinate and bulk or have some sort of mad tantrum. This is just about as ex“ cusable in a horse as it is in a child. I have seen parents allow their children to kick, bite and scream in a. paroxysm of madness, until the child quit from pure exhaustion. No attempt would be made to stop the child and it would bc excused on the plea of an “ungovernable temper,” or “extremely nervous." The fault would not be'tlie child‘s but the parents. If the parents had uscd good scnsc in government, one word would have stopped the whole affair and suvcd the child from the suffering it endured. The same thing is true of 1110 horse, and there is no more reason for it to suf- fer with mad tantrums than the child. ‘Vhen a man has his horse under his control, as he should, he can prevent all that wear and tour on his ll(‘,l‘\'OS and save the horse the suffering it cndures. Ohio, PROF. JESSE BEERY. A RATION FOR THE DRIVING HORSE. I have a horse that has been having grain and I have run short of same. She is not going to stand it very \vcll, as 1 have quite a little driving to do. \Vould you oblige me by advising mo what would be the best thing I could l‘ced her? That is. the (-licapest feed I could get for the best results? Clare Co. ll. 1.. M. There is no economy in undertaking to drive 01' work 11 horse on an insufficient ration. The driving horse particularly should have a libcral allowance of the host food if he is lo do his work satisfac- torily and keep in a thrifty condition and it will not pay to allow him to get in an unthrifty condition since the damage f0 1119 horse's value and thc extra cost of getting him back will morc than over- bulunce any suviug in maintaining it. For a driving horse there is nothing better than good. sound outs and, at the pres- ent price, oats is not 21 very expensive ration; however, where corn is available it is generally a cheaper base for the ration and corn and oats mixed together in cqual quantities together with a little oil cake makes a vcry satisfactory l‘aiiOll. The writer has used :1 ration composed of 600 lbs. of corn, 2-00 lbs. of bran and loo lbs. of oil cake with considerable sav- ing over the cost of oats in rcccnt years and with very satisfactory rcsults. If nuts are available ilicy may be added 'to this in any quantity desired, as a variety of grains increases the palutability of the ration and its efiicicncy in maintaining the animal. The amount of feed is a matter of individual judgment but it should be sufficient to maintain the ani- mal in flesh and spirit for the work it is called upon to do. If, however. this work is intermittent, care should be taken not to over-feed, us this is oven worse for the horse that is not givcn much cxcrcisc than under—feeding during the winter season and is a common cause of 320. tui'ia, which is most prevalent in the winter season. XV. L. Grcgston, of Chicago, says: ”AS I figure it, ihcrc arc some 800 packing houses in the United States. A great many of these have bccn going slowly in ‘their operations all this fall and early winter. They are now bcginning to buy a few hogs and do a little business. They all have some trade. Some of them. be- sides buying hogs, have to buy special cuts, like hams, to supply their trade later on. This enormous buying power is just getting into the markct Land it al- ways makes a wonderful difference in the hog market, which eventually affects the provision market, 0(5) 583'“ FIIEE To IIILLIIIIIS A Valuable liIile Book Seni me For The Asking. Medical books are not always interest- ing reading, especially to people enjOying good health, but as a matter of fact scarcely one person in ten is perfectly healthy, and even with such. sooner or later sickness must come, It is also a well-established truth that nine-tenths of all diseases originate with a breaking down of the digestion, a weak stomach weakens and impoverislies the system, making it easy for disease to gain a foothold. Nobody need fear consumption, kidney disease, liver trouble or a weak heart and nervous system as long as the digestion is good and the stomach able [0 assimi- late plenty of wholesome food. 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It gives valuable suggestions as to diet, and contains a table giving length of lime required to dich various articles of food, something every person with weak digestion should know. No price is asked, but simply send your name and address plainly written on a. postal card to 1l1e F, A, Stu-.121 (30.. Mar- shall, Mic11., requesting a little book on Stomach Discuscs and it will be sent promptly by rclurn mail. canners. Wa I- re filed to give satisfaction GOMBAULI’S CAUSTIC BALSAM A safe, speedy and positive cure for Curb, Splint, Sweeny, Capped Hock. Strained Tendons, Founder, Wind Puffs, and all lameness from Spavin, Ringhone and other bony tumors. Cures all skin diseases or Parasites, Thrush, Diphtheria. gel‘niwes all Bunches from Horses or a e As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu- mutls sm. Sprulns, Sore Throat, etc it is invaluable. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold Is Warranted to giv e satisf-ai tion. Price $1. 50 per bottle. 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Ohle 584 (6) YVVVYYYYV‘YVYV—VYYYYVVYVYV VETERiNARY; AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AA AA CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR. V. S. Advice through this department is free to our subscribers. Each communication should state history and symptoms or the case in full; also name and addtess of wr1f1r 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. When reply by mail is requested. it becomes piivate practice, and a fee of $1. 00 must accompany the letter. WV'V t. .11 Lump Jaw.—-I have given special at-: tention to your vetcr1ina1y department for" sevetal years and have found it :1 source of valuable information. Now I would like to tell you my past experience in treating lump jaw. Three years ago, with what I afterwards learned to be a- case. and when fresh sold her to a neigh- bor who claims to have cured her by applying coal tar. Soon after disposing of this cow. her calf. then three years old. showed a similar ailment. the bunch breaking open when she came fresh. I applied red iodide of mercury and gave ’hcr iodide of potass‘uin. She soon lost her appetite. some time later aborted. and l11tcrkillcd her. I disinfected my stab— les thoroughly after cremating the dead cow. For three years I have not had a case on my form until ten days ago and now a heifer has a bunch on face which seems to he lump jaw. I notice you do not always prescribe the same remedy and for this reason I write. for instruc— tions. E. E. .l.. ’VVillis, Mich.—~-If the tu- mor is free from the bone and moveable i always cut it out. but if adhering to bone firmly 1 usually apply tincture1 of iodine, iodine Ointment or one part red iodide mercury and four. six or eight parts lard, us the ens:- requircs. I also believe good results follow giving iodine or some. preporalion of iodine for it: and there is non..- l1elt1-1' than iodide of potas- sium. Iodine. when given to man or beast. mav disturb digestion somewhat; however. it is '11 useful drug. The mis- t.11l«:-.- you made was applying; red iodide 1111-1'11111'3' to 1.1 suppuruting sore: this is not irond practice: better put on iodine ointment, rhich is milder. l‘nustic pot- hsh is used to slough off these bunches. A -ute llnliu‘cstion. l have a horse that seems to illl‘1'11 sick spells. at which time h-- blunts 111:1l rolls some as though in twin. 1 gave him swift and bailed linseed oil, but our illk'ili Vet. tells me it m'ght do harm and he cautioned 1111.1. against usin1.r it au-iin. Mrs. \V. A. l\l.. Beulah. i\1i1-h.wlt was a mistake to give him boiled oil. give raw linseed Oil when a laxative effect is desired. Give him a tablespoonful of ginger and two of pow- der(d charcoal in feed two 01 three times 11 day. Slaveringrel have a mare that slob— l10rc mated and herd free from foot-and-moulh dis-5' he 111a1111gement5 case and Malta fever. 'l‘ I claims it will be able to raise milking goats that will be pure and undetiled. They may not give as, much milk in thel first few generations as do the fo1cien 1 goats. but they will have other adv an—‘ tagcs. G. E. M. i THE HOPE OF' MANY FARMING SEC- TIONS. 1 few farmers who' farming without multitudes who' \Vhile there are a have made a success of feeding there are have failed and then brought their land back to fertility through the method of feeding crops to animals and then selling the animal products. Dairying has been the important branch of the live stock industry in this regard. Two main reasons have made it so: The districts where farming first failed could not compete with the ranges in preparing good meat animals for mur-‘ km and therefore 1vould fat. a stocr or: sheep at a close margin or loss. while the, lalig'cs were too ftll‘ away the 5.101111 markets and 1vcrc too sparsely settled to conduct the, dairy business on a large stock, liltisl from plan. Consequently in those sectirins where the'land was first brought under the plow we find the dairy business developed to its highest level the increase of herds ponding increase in the fertility of the farms. Fancy Cheese in Amerita ~—'l his volume by (‘has, A Publo1v,.\.1Vi B l). C 31., Assistant Professor of dairy industly in the New York state college of agriculture of Cornell University, gives specific dircc~ tions for the manufacture of over forty different fancy cheeses. of which a million or more dollars worth are imported from Europe every year. The book contains 100 pages, is bound in cloth, illustrated and can be had through the Michigan Farmer office for 75 cents per copy Pub- lishea by the American Sheep Breeder Company. llut they‘ Next ' timel same ' trying a 1 . increase dairy profits. ‘ Think—Mr. Farmer . THINK! Sharples Tubular Cream Separators A Free Trial In Your 1 Home Costs You Absolutely Nothing Think of what it means to you when you can have a Shar les Tubular 1 Cream Separator, the“ orld’s Best ” , delivered by our representative at your home town; demonstrat- ed 1n our own home; leftwith you or free trial without its costlng you one cent forfreight, in fact, without any investment whatever. Think hard and tell yourself if there is any reasonwhyyou should 5 e n (1 your money to a “ m a i I o r d e r ’ ' house, or . payireight . on an infe- ; rior cream separator. Write for 1911 cata- logue No. 152 RPLES SEPARATOR C0 THE SEA ns'r CHESTER. PP 1 0 ° '- .111. San Francisco. Cal. ort an Ore. Ohiea.o Torénto. 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Animals need l’rotcin. Feed a balanced ration. Write. for our booklet “Science oi Feeding ” end with 1.11. 111101115 11. 1:11.. 11111111111113. Tennessee—Establlslnd 1115 there is a corres-_ trial. 1"\ ho 11 ill need a TANK TER should sec thoA NFLSO \LNo heat wasted. all u 11 de 1: gander. '111o11eeks free Send fol catthloguc No. and pritcs. ELSO NM PG (20., Deerfield. Wis. 1:1 To introduce the Challenge (‘hurn ltol 00%111. capacity. Makes goodt 115tter from milk or cream, cam in flrom minutes. Writ, to toda) sure. get on MASON MFG. 00., Benin]. CANTON, OHIO. GALVE RAISE THEO'IatLEYl'flTHEOUT MILK. J. E. BARTLETT. 00.. Joshua. Mlch. 586 ., (81' ) WYVVYVY'YIVYYVYYYYVYVV‘VVVY {POULTRYM BEES? AAAALAAAAAAAAAALALA‘ALA GEESE FOR PROFIT. There are no fowls that respond to treatment or furnish better returns than geese. They will mature just as rapidly away from streams as near them. A generous supply of drinking water is all that is required. There are many places on the average farm that are worth little for cultivation but could be used with excellent results for raising geese. The cost of food is small in comparison with the cost of that used for other fowis bred for market. A goose on range gathers the larger portion of its food, consisting of grasses and insects and other animal and vegetable matter to be found in the fields and brooks. The goose occupies the same place among poultry that sheep do among farm animals, and, if cared for. will prove just as profitable in proportion. It is just as necessary 'to pluck the feathers from the goose as it is to shear the wool from the sheep, and the product has a great demand. Feathers may be picked four times a year, during the. summer, and each fowl will yield about two pounds of feathers in a season, which are worth, in the market, about $1.50. The Toulouse breed is one of the largest and, in my opinion, the most profitable and probably the best known of geese. They are more easily kept without a pond of water than the Embden or other breeds, and with proper care can be made to weigh more. The young are eas- ily raised and when let run with the old i'owls they need very little care. Tou- louse geese mature very rapidly, attain an enormous size and. when fattened bring a high price in the market. The male and female look so nearly alike that it; is quite difficult to tell them apart. They are very stately in appearance and among the most beautiful of water fowls, 'i‘hcy live to be very old; some breeders rcport them living and doing well at 30 years of age. They. also, are not subject to the diseases common among other poul- try and are very robust and hardy. They rarely need shelter and will stand out in snow and ice during zero weather with apparent pleasure. They do well in cold climates, as well as in the south. and will pay a profit on a farm too poor to otherwise pay the taxes. Ohio. P. R. P. IN THE HIVE. LIF'E Honey bees form a brilliant illustra~ tion of the blessings bestowed by labor. It is their ability and willingness to work which make them an example to everY- one. The young bee. as she issues from her cell, is a baby-like creature; but in a few days she is at the height of her strength and usefulness. She stays at home, as a rule, for about two weeks, and helps to do the housework of the hive, removing dead bees and foreign matter, attending the queen and feeding her, secreting wax building comb, caring for the larvae andeentilating the hive. \thn first hatched the bee appears to have no desire to collect honey; she must serve ’her apprenticeship in the hive before the desire awakens to go forth to the honey fields. Vthn older she either joins the field force and collects honey. or is de- tailed to do sentinel duty at the entrance of the hive, for bees have a habit of placing a guard at the entrance of the hive to prevent intrusion from other col- onies. Worker bees never sting a queen. 'thn they desire to dispense with a royal personage they politely, but fatally, cluster about her so closely that she is smothered to death. When a swarm is put into a new hive their first care is to build comb. \Vhen leaving their old home each bee fills her honey sack so as to be provided for the journey. Nature demands several days’ rest for a queen after the issue of a swarm. and she gets what nature calls for while the bees are building new comb. ’i‘he habits of the workers account for the cleanliness in the hive and for the quuisite purity of the honey comb. The Wonderful regularity of the comb is a beautiful tribute to the skill of the tiny worker, while its slight irregularities show it to be the work of intelligence rather than of an unreasoning machine. The nectar, when first brought in, is mostly retained in the honey sacks for ripening, being unloaded very unripe only when the supply is so great they can not hold it all. From the time in the morning that enough nectar is broughtin to, load the sacks of the inside workers, through- out; the rest of the day, the bees are car- rying around their loads of nectar. If it comes in too fast for them they stick it in wherever there is an empty cell. often putting small drops here and there about the combs where there is a little cup or cavity that will hold a drop, later gather- ing it up and storing it regularly where wanted. At the close of the day they are at the entrance fanning air into the hive to evaporate the moisture that the nectar contains when gathered. W'hen the cells are finished and nearly filled with honey they are allowed to remain open a few days, that the extra water may evaporate and the honey be properly cured. They are then scaled or capped over with wax, and the work is done. 7 The drone spends his time in gluttony and idleness. He works not at all, neither at home nor abroad. From no fault of his own, he has a very short tongue, too short to gather honey from the flowers. The drone files out only when the sun is high and the weather warm; he does not 110 out in search of honey. never goes into a blossom. but roams about for pleasure and always comes home to eat. He ap- pears just before the swarming season, as a rule. and there may be hundreds or even thousands reared in one bite Each queen mates but once, and. consequently, only one drone would be really essential to every swarm. As the season advances, and the drones are no longer needed, they are driven from the hive and slaughtered. if they were equipped with a sting they might retort, but such is not the case, and they are obliged to submit to the feminine rule. Bee life is, in the strictest sense, communal, and the death of the drones is necessary to the welfare of the hive. F. G. H. CEMENT FLOOR IN ROOST ROOM. Is a cement floor a good thing in the roosting part of a chicken house? It not, how can the mistake be cheaply reme— (lied? Calhoun Co. H. S. In our opinion a cement floor in any part of a henhouse is a needless expense. However, it is preferred by some and where it is kept heavily covered with lit- ter so that it will not be too cold there are no objections to it aside from its first cost. Of course, such a floor is a little easier cleaned than any other and it will last. for all time. It is sometimes put in because of the fear that any other kind of floor would prove damp owing to the peculiar location of the house, but expe- rience has demonstrated that the same precautions as regards drainage must be taken in building a cement floored house as in any other. If the house stands on level or low ground the surface outside should be graded until it will readily carry surface water away from the building. Then the floor should be filled in with dry earth or gravel until it is even, or a little above, the graded surface outside. Then if it is‘preferred to lay a cement flow on top of this it will be free from dampness and prove quite satisfactory, but a good heavy coat of gravel will make it just as satisfactory even more so to the fowls. There is no very strong objection to the cement floor in your roost room unless it is so low that it collects [moisture and is constantly damp. In that use it would be well to keep it well covered with a good absorbent like dry straw or land plaster. If there is no droppings platform beneath the roosts it will be best to use some such absorbent anyway to catch and hold the droppings. It will greatly facilitate the cleaning of the'iloor and the handling of the manure and. if the cleaning is done frequently and liberal quantities of good dry absorbent applied each time. it is likely that no ill effects will come from having the fowis occupy this roost room at night. Now is the time April and May pullets should be making some returns for the labor and feed bestowed upon them dur-; ing the growing months. Pullets batched in April and May. and even later pullets of the more precocious breeds, should now be laying if they have been properly handled up to date. Early puilets will sometimes moult after laying a few eggs in early fall, but this should not stop egg production for any length of time; in fact, some of them will oftentimes lay through moult, if heavily fed and make the very best winter layers. LAST CALL! December 31 is the last ' day at. which the Mich- igan Farmer can be bad at present prices—mail your to-dayy Orders mailed January 1 and after will be c urged .1 per year. Now 1:11 750911111; 3 yearssi. 50: hymn. THE MICHIGAN "F? You cannot break it. Erect your fence in this way and it will last twice as long. Any fence dealer can supply the tools. It 605/: no more to erect a fence properly. It requires no greater effort it you expend a little thought to get the knack of doing it. Our dealer nearest you will give you a booklet explaining how to erect a fence—how to make the work easy and right. The steel in Ellwood fence is specially made for the purpose from carefully selected stock. It is hard, elastic, tough and springy. The line wires, composed of two quote you his low prices. needs Chicago New York I. I. .. 48 Million Shortage Government statistics show there were 48,000, 000 bushels less of potatoes grown the United States last; year than in 1900. This with increasing popu— lation must necessarily make larger demand for potatoes .1) 1911. No crop an a Money Maker equals it and tho information showing ow to grow for profl will be mailed a recto any one asking for it. Our president has evoted over fifty rs to the study of potato culture and the manufac- reof machinery for handling the crop in all stages. ASPINWALI. MANUFACTURING (:0. 430 8-H. tire“, I: on. Mom. U- s. 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FWIS1 l AAA...“ Ann-1 i" . i THE" "MicHIGAN * FARMER.‘ DEC. 31, 1910. vvvvvvvfirvvvvvvvvvvvvv for apples and pears. Arsenate of lead The apple spray can be used on Euro. * ' ' ‘ can be used in combination with lime- pean plums, but is rather strong for 'HORTICULTURE: sulphur but Paris green or arsenate of Japanese varieties, where the peach . 4 lime can be used only with difficulty. spray is better. The value of winter ‘*“****““*‘*“‘L‘“‘u There is little decomposition when ,-ar~ spraying with lime-sulphur in retarding MICHIGAN STATE HORTICULTURAL senate of lead is added to the lime-sul- growth in the spring was regarded as very small. Powdered arsenate of lead was considered of about the same value as the paste. possibly a little easier to phur, but it is not serious; however. it is best to add the lead just before applying. Two years ago the department began a VSOCIETY REPORT. D (Continued from last week). W d . i s nior series of experiments to determine if pos- mix. Mr. Rose believed there would be 0: 1e nesdayd ”101‘anle EneA reicul- sible a good fungicide that would not less russeting if apples were sprayed hor 1cu tural stu en S 10' 1e g cause the russeting attributed to Bor- only on dry, warm days. tural College gave competitive five-min- ute talks on various horticultural topics for prizes of $15, $10 and $5. given by the These experiments have so that re- deaux mixture. Cherries and Peaches for- Profit. now progressed far enough . sults can be stated definitely. The varie— Mr. Paul Rose, of Benzie Co.. who is Horticultural Socxety. These talks were ties in the experiment of which samples called the “Cherry King,” and is one of excellent but we can not take the space ’i'ere shown were Ben Davis, York lmpc- the largest growers of peaches in the to report them here. Five judges were rial, and Newtown Pippin. Arsenate of state, handled this subject from the selected from the audience, and the win- ner's were placed as follows: L. B. Scott, first; B. W. Keith, second; J. G. France, and Mr. Teno a tie for third. The business meeting of the society followed. Treasurer Salterlee reporting that there were enough funds on hand to liquidate the balance of the notes given. On November 10, 1910, there was a bal- ance of $1,297.10 cash on hand, and the total assets of the Lyon fund were $8,- 418.14. The report was referred to' the finance committee. ' The report of Treasurer Satterlee of the State Horticultural Society followed, showing a balance of $784.20 on Dec. 6, 1909, and $348.31 on hand Dec. 6, 1910. 554 annual members and 32 life members had been added during the year, The report of Secretary Bassett showed that there were 1,050 members of aux- iliary soeieties, and 311 life members and nearly 600 annual members of the State Society, making nearly 2.000 in all. This is the third year of co—operative buying of the society, and the secretary reported that although some obstacles standpoint of personal experience. His location was chosen because the soil was quite new land, fairly cheap. location high, air drainage good, and lake pro- tection excellent. Mr. Rose now sets his cherry trees 25 to 40 feet apart, according to variety. and gives them all the land from the start. Hc (IOcsn't believe in crowding the trees or ill growing :3 cent potatoes on good cherry land. Among the varieties he has found satisfactory arc Early Purple, Rockfort Bigarreau, I’llack Tartarean. Napoleon. and Smith lligarrcau, the latter being the largest cherry grown. lie has grown them 13-16 inches in diameter. only 1-10 inch less than the record cherry of the west. It is a late, black cherry. Gov. \\‘ood and Yellow Spanish are not favored. Lam- bcrt and Ring are considered good. Ilis swect cherries are packed by in ten pound California boxes, they hav— ing been picked with stcllls on. not clip. llcd. These. boxes are about Titlx‘lll inches and hold three and four layers zit-cording to size of fl uit. They are from 8 'to 12 rows in a box, those too small for lead was used as an insecticide. 1. Sprayed with strong self-boiled lime— sulphur. Fruit was clean and had good finish. 2. Sprayed with boiled solution. Fruit was free from and of good finish. 3. Sprayed with iron sulphide. No rus- seting noticeable, but finish not as good. and Pippins were greener and later ill season. 4. Bordeaux and sulphur mixture. This fruit showed a slight russeting and the finish was not as clean and bright. Bordeaux mixture. Samples all showed some injury of a russet or corkv nature. the Ben Davis most and York Imperial least. These tests have been duplicated at several stations and by several growers and all report very similar results. The conclusion is that limo—sulphur is the. best fungicide for apples and pears, Prof. “’aite continued his talk ill the afternoon, taking up the spraying of the peach. Prof. Scott had explained this experiment at last year’s meeting so he lime-sulphur russeting 5. girls }lil(‘l\'t'tl had been encountered they W91“? being did not go into details, but statcd that 13 rows going into the 16—quart crate. met, and as a Wlml“ ““3 PM“ ““5 "91'." the conclusions reached last year and Stems arc placed ubward ill packing s0 SiltiSf'flC‘tOI‘Y- It was GSlimated that $13.- verified this year were that arseliatc of as'not to show on face side, and cherries 000 was saved on last year's business. lead and self-boiled lime—sulphur is the checked from weather conditions are The contract price How sets the price for best combination treatment for t-ni-gulio, thrown out. (‘llt'l‘l‘lC‘S arc marketed in ”19 state and has caused a constant 10W“ brown rot, scab, and spot. The treatment Chicago ("illl-il’illati, Detroit. and other ering which has saved thousands of dol— jg as follows; cities, and have brought 25 ccnts per box lars to non—members. 1. Just as shtick falls from young more than wcstclll cherries in Chicago. Secretary Bassett plans to issue a bul— fruit. 01- about 10 days after petals fall. 0f the sour cherries. Montnlort-llcy is letin monthly giving prices, crap reports, This is the most important single treat- best. Early Richmond is good but, is a and contributions and Cuts sent by mem- ment. little soft and light in color. English bers, and members are urged 1'0 ilSSiSt in 2. Three to four weeks later when the Morello is a good dark late cherry, but this work to the benefit of all. peaches are about three-fourths of an the tree is a little weak. Louis Philippe In pursuance of. notice given last year it was voted to increase the annual mem- bership fee from '50 cents to $1.00, and notice was given that a vote would be inch long. This is the first spraying for black spot also, and arsenate of lead is used as before for the curculio as the rot often gains entrance at these punca is another good variety. Mr. Rose has no scale ill locality. and sprays but once when the cherry is about half grown. No plowing is done in his called on increasing the life membership turcs. the orchards bllt much harrowil‘lg, and from $5.00 to $10.00 next year. 3. One to two months before ripening. disking if necessalxv. Ill .luly a cover The following officers were elected: giving one or two sprays according to crop of oats, barlcy, or peas is sown. but President, T. A. Farrand, Eaton' 00-; virulence of‘ the disease and weather con» lltllllll'lg‘ that will grow in the spring. Con- SECI'GUU‘Y, C. E. Bassett, Allegall CO.; ditions. The cooked lime—sulphur can not siderable quantities of stable manure and‘ '- treasurer, JaS. Satterlee, lnghflm C04 be recommended for this. commercial fertilizer are used. members of executive board. 0. S. Bris— For apple spraying the self—boiled lime- Sour cherries are sorted. packed in 16- 101, Lapeer Co., J. P. Munson. Kent Co., sulphur and the Bordeaux need not be quart crates and generally faced. and Chas. Pratt. Bcrrien Co., (to fill vacancy). considered. The lime-sulphur solution. sell from $1.30 to 1.73 per (-asc. f. o. b. A Sulphur Series of Spray Mixtures. either home-made or commercial. is prc- Frankfort. Ten-pound boxes of sweets icrable. For home-made. use 4 lbs. sul— bring from $1.50 to $2.00. One tree of sour After the business meeting Prof. “'aite, phur to 50 gals. water. and 1 to 11/2 gals. cherrics picked 2330 pounds. worth four of \l'ashington, 1). 0., gave a talk on lime—sulphur sprays. Bordeaux mixture, which was introduced about 20 years ago had become the standard and nearly the only fungicide used until the recent ad— vent. or rather recall. of lime-sulphur and now we are beginning all over again. There are three grades of sulphur on the commercial to‘ 50 gals. for summer spray. Standard commercial solution should con- ‘tain about 2.6 lbs. sulphur to the gallon. and costs about twice what the ingredi- ents for the home-made would cost, labor not counted. Pears will take the same spray. There was some russcting in some cases cents, and a Smith Bigarreau (sweet) 500 pounds or 30 boxes. Mr. Rose figures that it costs $500 to grow $1000 worth of cherries. The only peach Mr, Rose is now plant- ing are the lilbt-rias. They are sci 2 to feet. apart. trained low. and cultivated and fertilized the same as cherries. except - q .p .1 market. 1. The flours of sulphur. which with the lime—sulphur spray. some of that more fertilizer is usld and it is up- is much used for grape mildew, rust. etc. which was thought to be due, to spraying plied later. The manure is haull-d upon 2. Flour of sulphur, which is of different when the trees were too wet. There the hills in fall. both for root protcction degrees of fineness, varying from 173 to have also been cases of reddish spots. and fert'ilizcr. Thinning is done by prun- 250 lbs. to the ordinary barrel. The heavy thought to be due to the action of the sun ing as much as possible. 1,000 pounds of grades were formerly used in making Oil the sulphur. There .was also some in- 428:3 fertilizer was used to the. acre. and lime-sulphur until it was found that N0. jury on rainy seasons to the tips of the stable manure in addition on the hills. ‘2‘ I) leaves but the and commercial ground sulphur was nearly as good. and cheaper. The sulphur needs something to combine with it and lock the sulphur into a nearly insoluble com- pound that will give up its sulphur slowly after it is on the tree. Lime has been found to be the best carrier for the sul- phur as well as for the copper. Soda compounds are too soluble. Prof. Waite made samples of each of the three classes of lime—sulphur in use. 1. Mild self—boiled. This was made by putting lime in a pail and pouring cold water over it, adding the sulphur in the form of a paste after the slaking was over. This wash is thick and not clear and is used on the peach as it is very mild and will not injure the foliage. 2. Strong self-boiled. This was made simi- lar to the other except that the lime was slaked with hot water and the sulphur added sooner, so there was more boiling and the wash was more clear. ‘more of the sulphur being in solution. 3. Boiled with artificial heat. This can be made as used or can be made so as to keep in stock. This spray is used as a winter _ wash, or more dilute as a summer spray injury was done at once had the, balance of the season to heal, while Bordeaux injury is cumula- tive. Lime-sulphur has not yet proved a satisfactory spray for grapes. Prof. Waite thinks that kettle-cooking is as satisfactory as steam cooking. or more so. One or more jacketed kettles may be used. If the solution is to be kept as a stock solution use twice as much sulphur as lime. and when through cook- ing dilute so a gallon will contain a given amount of sulphur, say 1 lb. or 2 lbs. Bulletins Nos. '64 and 58 on the apple, and 27 and 120 on the peach. will give the experiments in full. These will be pub- lished soon. The discussion brought out the opinion of Prof. Waite that summer sprayng with lime-sulphur would not do away with the necessity of winter spraying for scale. A five-year orchard picked 4.5 bushels to the tree this year. The fruit in the Gollasket Georgia carrier. and the selling price averaged about $2.00 per carrier, or $3.00 per bushel in Chicago and Cincinnati this year. Gold Mine gave good results. Crawford was small and ill- ferior. New Prolific has a tender skin, is uneven in size. and has too long a season of ripening. In the discussion which followed. Mr. Rose stated that he had lost. a few peach. trees, and had some 31 years old. Has no scale or yellows. Mounds peach trees1 19 inches to keep out borers and is little troubled with them. Advises purchasing sweet cherry trees in fall and heeling in over winter. is packed Peach Diseases and Replantlng. Prof. Waite, of “'ashington. D. 0.. took, up his topic. from the standpoint of one who has visited the peach regions of Michigan every year except the last one.‘1 for 20 years, and has carried on a numv‘ ber of experiments looking to the control of peach yellows and other diseases. His study of the subjects leads him to believe but would assist in its control. likewise the aphis. Prof. Waite also stated that he believed the russeting may be done even before the blossom falls and that weather con. ditiOns have their effect on it. He prefers spring spraying for scale where possible. (9) 587 Please mention the Michigan Farmer when writing to advertisers. 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Co..l5 B. that the following causes in the order mentioned are responsible for the decline of Michigan’s peach industry; “ 1. Frost or winter injury.' There have been several bad freezes, notably in 1904 and October, 1906. This is partly un- avoidable, but there are some things that can be done to aid. Freezing is more de- structive on dry sandy knolls, especially if the autumn has been dry. This may be partially prevented by mulching with straw, manurecr other material, or by cover crops. The weakening by freezing affords a foothold for root and other fun- gous diseases. 2. Soil poverty, especially in hum'us. This reason is connected with the pre- vious one. for if the soil is lacking in humus it freezes easily. while new ground and rich ground will stand more cold and abuse. The soils should be brought up by means of manure, commercial ferti- lizer, or cover crops. ‘hcse may be ma— nured individually before setting by dig- ging holes in the fall and filling with ma- nure, removing the coarsest of this in the .' spring and placing on top. This allows the juices and fine parts to become in- corporated with the soil and give the trees a good start. Has grown fine or— chards on poor land by means of com- mercial fertilizer applied 'to truck crops and followed by cover crops. The nitro— gen makes a green, vigorous leaf growth and the potash and phosphoric acid gives sound, firm. well colored fruit. Set trees far enough apart so they are well fed. Mr. “’aite is now planting 16x24, and seven-year Elbertas are closing the 24- foot space and will be thinned to 24x32. 11‘ possible give the land three years rest before resetting. Corn and clover are good renovating crops. Manure is ex- cellent to hustle the young trees, and is a preventive of black aphis. I :1. Root fungi. These are usually as- sou’ated with soil povertyuand a rich soil is the best preventive. Where the fusa- rium fungus, which rots the tips of the tools, or the ecl worm are present, it is best not to replant at once 4. The black peach aphis. Use plenty of stable manure and they will not be troublesome. 5. The yellows group of diseases. This includes yellows. little pouch. and rosette, the first ccmmon in Michigan, and the second becoming so, while the last is con— fined t0 the south. Although scientists have been working continuously on these diseases little is known about them. Prof. ‘Waite would not commit himself as to when or how the disease spread, but he believed that it. could be controlled by eradication so as not to prove especially dangerous if growers would unite in the work, and rcmove affected trees at once. The little peach is more difficult to detect though it has a characteristic curling of leavcs and sickly appearance that the ex— port can catch. 6. Poor drainage. This may be true of whole orchards or only spots in orchards. and must be remedied or the trees will not respond as they should. 7. Miscellaneous. ['nder this head were included curl leaf, root rot. and the minor fungous diseases which could be con- trolled by spraying or other means. 8. Neglect of care. Nothing nvcd be said on this topic except that it is well known that many orchards are dying for luck of carc. In the discussion LI. Vi’elch, deputy stoic inspector, told of an oxperirnent plunncd by Prof. \Vaite and carried out by them in which they complntcly eradi— cated all yellows in an area six miles square by going ovcr the entire area three lions during; the summer and taking out all trees allvcted. lt was hoped to eradi- czitt- all of the disease. present during the. season so as to prci'cnt inoculation through the blossoms, should this be the outnum- of sprcading, during; the next sea- son. Little of the disease was found for several years afterward. and there is lit- tle there now, though this was five years ago. Several growers suspected that the dis- (use spread only in the spring and. that :1 common method of infection was through the blossom by me ans of bees. Prof. “'aite did not believe. that anything in the soil V\'()lll(l cause or promote yel— lows. Ile suspected that much soil was in need of lime. and advised about a ton to the acre. The lump lime, could be hauled to the field in a wagon and dumped in heaps of a half bushel to a bushel each. and spread later. Follow lime with a grass or cover crop. Ground lime is better than caustic. lime. By means of fertilizing well Prof. Waite has grown peaches which took nine to fill a Georgia basket, or 54 to a carrier. ' am sorry that space forbids giving a more On Wednesday evening. Hon. Chas. W. Garfield, of Grand Rapids spoke on “The People’s Play Grounds.” Mr. Garfield made an eloquent plea for the saving and care of the Wood lots adjoining the cities and the converting of them into parks for the use of the people. He also dwelt upon the necessity of playgrounds for the children. Mr. Garfield‘s talk was pleas- ing, practical, and well received, and I complete, synopsis of it. The audience then enjoyed a most pleasant hour of entertainment by a soli- ist, a reader, and a violinist, afterwhich John 1. Gibson, secretary of the‘ VVesternj Michigan Development Association, show-' ed and explained a very interesting series of views of Michigan orchards which proved to the satisfaction of those pres- ent that Wolverines need not go outside their own state to study examples of suc- cessful orcharding. (Continued next week). Calhoun. Co, S. B. HARTMAN. THE CULTURE OF BLUEBERRIES. The Department of Agriculture has found by experiment 110w blueberries differ from ordinary plants in their methods at nutrition and in their soil requirements, and by means of this knowledge it has worked out a system of pit culture under which these plants attain a development beyond all previous expectations. The failure heretofore of attempts to cultivate llueberries commercially as a market fruit, appears to be due to a misunder- standing of the soil requirements of the plants, which, as these experiments Show. are radically different from those of our common cultivated plants, The market would gladly pay a higher price for cultivated blueberries of supe- rior quality. A marked distinction should be made in market quotations between the large plump blueberry (genus Vacci- nium), whose seeds are so small as to be almost unnoticed when they are being eaten, and the huckieberry (genus Gay- lussacia) in which the seed is surrounded by a bony covering like a minute peach pit which crackles between the teeth. The failure to make this distinction in nomenclature, and the unsightly condition in which careless handling often presents the berries to the buyer, are the cause of much of the failure to appreciate the blueberry at its real value. As the blue- berry withstands the rough treatment in- cident to shipment so much better than most other berries. with proper handling it should always reach the market in 1irst~class condition, whether shipped from North Carolina to Boston in early June, or Nova Scotia to Washington in late September, making the blueberry scason cover a period of nearly four months. To those desiring to experiment with field culture ‘of the swamp blueberry, whether ,with wild plants, seedlings, or plants grown from cuttings, two methods of treatment are suggested. both deduced from the experiments already made. The THE MICHIGAN PARMER first method suited to upland soils is to set the plants in trenches or separate: holes in well—rotted peat at least a foot: in depth, and mulch the surface well either with leaves or with clean sand, the excavations should provide ample space for new growth of the roots. and the peat used may be either of the bog or upland! type. and should have been rotted for several months before using. The soil should afford good drainage, the ideal con- (lition of the peat about the roots of the plant being.r one of continued moisture during the growing season, but 'with all. the free tvater draining readily so that1 thcrough aeration of the mass of peat is assured. The second method of field culture sug- gested is to set the plants in a peat bog after the bag has been drained. turfed.[ and deeply mulched with sand, just as fort ' cranberry culture, except that no special provision need be made for rapid flooding of the bog for winter. and the ground water of the bog might be kept a little lower than is usual with cranberries. Modern Methods of Harvesting and Packing Apples is the title of a fill-page pamphlet published by 13. G. Pratt & 00., manufacturing chemists of 50 George St., New York city. It contains valuable in-- formation regarding the best methods of growing and packing apples. with many‘ illustrations. This book would prove most interesting to every one interested in the growing of apples. LAST CALL! December 31 is the last _ ' day at; which the Mich- igan Farmer can be had at; present prices-mail your orders today. Orders mailed January 1 and after will be (shamed 81 per year. Now it is 75ceuts; 3 yearsfl.;50 5m‘2. 1 SGALLI‘lWllY Fruit cram: ' ' Bowker’s Lime—Sulphur is absolutely pure No salt or caustic being added, every drop is effective against the San Jose and other scales. destroying mosses, fungi, eté., and thoroughly cleaning up the trees without injury. Write for special prices, stating number of trees to be spra BOWKER INSECTICIDE COMPANY, ' 43 Chatham St, Boston, Mass. Manufacturers of Arsenate of Lead; also Bowker’s HPYROX” the one Best All Around Spring and Summer Spray for fruits and vegetables. You’re Robbing the Soil of part of its most valuable and fertile prop- orders—ammonia, potash and phosphorus— every trmc you grow a corn crop. ' ram must be replaced regularly 'or in a few years all the futility of the soil will be exhausted. Jarecki Brand Fertilizers contains all the foods neceulaiy to the perfect development and maturity of corn. Drill Jarecki Fertilizer, 200 to 400 lbs. to the acre, and you will get 80 to 100 bushels of better, more fully developed corn per acre. Write for free memorandum book. Contains the A. B, C. of fertilization. Free to all growers. T1111 Jnacxl CHEMICAL Co. Sandullcy and Cincinnati, Ohio. Amt: wantodin way vicinity. UNFERZEDllU SAVES Y0” $50 to $300 V I: from $50 to $300 by buying your gasoline engine oi ll‘thRhou-sepower from a real engine factory. Save dealer, jobber and catalogue house profit. No such ofler as I make on the class of engine I sell has ever been made beiore' in all Gasoime Engine hSistory. licre' 13 the secret and reason: I turn them out all alike by the thousands in my enormous modern factory. equipped with automatic machinery. I sell them dimer to you [or less money than some kcton‘es can make the m at actual shop cost . All y on pay me for' 15 actual raw material, labor and one small profit (and I buy my /' matenal 111 enormous quantities). ,- Anybody can alien] and might just as well have a high grade engine when he ‘ an get in on a w holesale dal of this kind I 111 doi 1. gr smoothing that never was clone before. Think of iii A price to you that is lower than dealers and Jobbers can buy similar engines for, in carload lens, for spot cash. A11 engine that is made so good in the factory that I will send it out anywhere in the U. S. without an expert to any inexperienced users, on 30 (lays' free trial. to us: against any engine made (i smularhorse-power that sells for twice as much. and let him be tliejudgc. So“ your pom horse and In, I 5-Ha-P. Only $119.50 Get Galloway's Biggest and Best FREE “'0'“? BOOK Writetodzy For my mam-cw ge Engine Book in four colors, nothing like it ever printed before. full of valuable information, showing how I make t how you on mice mole money a (saline engine on the farm. Write Inc- M m}; filo... Wm. Galloway 00. ”Bailout! “I. W110" , If you want to make money, summer p“ (ii-winter, rain orshine. get our propo- sition. Pleasant work, increasing profits. \0 experience needed W a want a. repre- sentative in every locality. Do‘n‘t work for others. be y our own boss. Let us sari; you in business for vonrself There is money in it for you. rite us toda. y. KOGH v. 1'. (10., Box M. . nip-noun. {DI-(mahlnmu‘A .. ,._. DEC. 31, 1910. iGRANGE Our—.Motto—“The Farmer is of more consequence than the farm, and should be first improved.” 1 AVA: A THE JANUARY PROGRAMS. State Lecturer-'5 Suggestions for Flrfit Meeting. Song. “Ameuica.” Installation of officers. Installation Welcome Song Grange Melodies. Reports of delegates to State Grange. Humorous recitation. Roll call, responded to by each member suggesting one thing which it will be well for this Grange to do or discuss this year. Song, “Michigan, My Michigan.” Music and general arrangements for in- stallation in charge of assistant stewards. Suggesthns for Second Meeting. Song. . Legislative measures in Grange is specially interested. discussion. Song, page 144, Grange Melodies. page 19, which the General Recitation, “Ma Can’ t Vote. ” Debate. Resolved. that equal suffrage would benefit the state. Music. ‘ Paper, “Games and refreshments for Winter evenings,” (with samples). Closing song. STATE GRANGE OF 1910. Asstated last week, most of the com- mittees at this year‘s meeting found time to pretty thoroughly discuss the nu— merous propositions submitted to them and as a result their reports contained little of a radical or impractical nature. This week we are presenting, more or less in detail. the results from the labors of some of the more important committees. Advanced Ground In Rural Educational Matters. Probably the most important committee report of the entire meeting was that rendered by the standing committee on education appointed one year ago. The members of this committee met with the State Association of City Superintendents and City School Boards in April of this year and were invited to co-opcrate with the legislative committee of that associa- tion in endeavoring to secure legislation relating to school books and the distribu- tion ofvthe primary interest fund. On the text ‘book question the committee fav- ored wreafl‘lrmation of the position taken ' by the Grange at its 1907 meeting which endorsed free books but declared against state uniformity. Other recommenda- tions were stated as follows: 1. That a state school book commis— sion be appointed, composed of the state superintendent of public instruction, the head of the department of agricultural education at Michigan Agricultural Col- lege and one member to be appointed bv the state board of education, to whom publishers of school books can present their books for inspection. This commis— sion shall examine all books. see that they conform to state laws and are up to pres- ent standards, receive bonds of said com- panies to sell their books to the county commissions and school boards at the minimum price at which they are sold in any part of the United States. The mem- bers of this commission shall act as arbi- trators to settle disputes between pub- lishers and the various commissions and school boards, and provide for forfeitures of the bonds where contracts are vio- lated. . 2. That the county board of school ex- aminers shall constitute a county school book commission to select a set of text .books for schools in their county under their supervision. 1 3. That the provisions of this law may become operative in any county only by a. vote of those interested. The committee further recommends the Idistribution of the. primary interest fund ‘on the basis of the number of teachers employed rather than as at present. Also 1that the subordinate Granges study and discuss the “Township I'nit System” law as applied to their respective immediate vicinities and that the Grange use its in- fluence to prevent the repeal of the op- tional feature of that law and the enact- ment of a law making it mandatory. Touching more closely the interests of the rural schools this report said: Since there is a growing interest and wide de- mand that rural pupils be educated in the spirit of rural life, and that more atten- tion be given to rural education, be it resolved: 1. That the qualifications for county commissioner of schools be amended re— quiring him to be a graduate of an agri- cultural college or before entering up0n the duties of his office, to pass an exam- ination in agriculture, the same to be prescribed and conducted by the state superintendent of public instruction and the head of the department of agricul- tural education at M. A . 2. That a closer personal supervision of rural schools is hereby demanded, and that enough money be placed at the dis- posal of the county commissioner of schools to accomplish this desirable re- suit in all counties having more than 50 schools. at 3. That we demand that all county normals, training schools and all summer schools that prepare teachers for rural schools be compelled to teach the ele- ments of agriculture. 4. That all teachers for rural schools be compelled to pass an examination in elementary agriculture. . 5. That all high schools attended by rural teachers shall adopt a thorough course in agriculture and that the state pay the cost of same, 'not to exceed $500 for Schools. The committee gave the lecturer of State Grange credit for bringing about the co-operation of the various educational societies of the state in the consideration and formulation of the above recom— mendations. The report was adopted by a unanimous vote of the delegates. Fer Good of the Order in Michigan. The committee on Good of the Order Mrs. E. .l Cr'_e_\ts chairman, iepoitcd caily, the piincipal recommendations made favoring the continuance of the effort put forth to improve the lecture work during the past year strengthening of the deputy system. The report opened with an unqualified en— dorsement of Master Hull’s administra- tion and recommended that he be given the assistance of a number of district deputies in directing the energies of the present force of county deputies in super- vision and extension work. Satisfactory results were reported from the holding oi district lecturers’ conferences and it was urged that these be continued and that the State Lecturer be allowed to enlarge the scope of this work as is decmed ex— pedient. Other recommendations were: That more stress be placed on the secrecy of the order; that after conferring the early degrees, the familiarity of the can- didate with such degree work be made a qualification which must be met before further degrees may be taken; that co- operation in buying and selling, especially ‘the securing of markets for the products of the farmer, be given closer study by subordinate Granges; that an effort be made to include Michigan prison—made binder twine among the articles to be offered to Michigan Patrons under the Grange contract system the coming year. Resolutions related to the work of this committee but dealing with the good of the order in a national way should prop— erly be mentioned here. They were in reality a. very strong and somewhat lengthy reiteration of the Grange's views on the vexed question of proportional representation in the National Grange as expressed by the Michigan State Grange of 1907 and repeated at each annual ses- sion since that date. These. resolutions, which received unanimous approval, were somewhat broader than those adopted at previous meetings, declaring, in addition to a fair and proportional representation, for a more satisfactory policy as regards extension work, for the fullest publicity THE MICHIGAN .FARMER. and the‘ adoption of legislation looking toward the taxation of mining properties upon specific basis, by an adoption of a,sliding scale to be determined by cost of production and grade of product. The revenue thus derived from such taxation to be equitably divided between the local and state funds. 6. It is the understanding of the com— mittee that our incoming governor, Hon. Chase S. Osborn, intends to recommend to the legislature a measure providing for the appointment of a commission to investigate the question of taxation within our state. We recommend that this body he allowed one member upon that com- mission and that the selection be left to our worthy master and executive com- mittee. This report was promptly adoptcd with the exception of the section relating to the taxation of mining properties, the consid- eration of which was postponed to a later session when it was made the subject of a long and well contested debate. The delegates finally voted to substitute the resolution adopted last year, which reads as follows: _ “’e demand the assessment of all cop— per and iron mines and mine properties in Mich'ga‘n upon the same ad va- lorem basis as at the present time and in addition thereto that a tonnage tax (so called) shall be assessed upon all cop- per and iron produced and mined in Michigan as follows: One cent per pound 011 copper and 10 cents per ton on iron ore. Such tonnage tax should be payable on June ] of each year for all copper and iron mined during the preceding year, and that at that time the amount of the state tax paid upon the ad valorem assessment of the preceding year by any individual or corporation shall be deducted from such tonnage tax, if such ad valorem tax shall be less than such tonnage tax, but if such tonnage tax to be paid by any individual or corporation for state tax shall be equal to or less than the ad valorem tax paid by such individual or corporation, then no tonnage tax shall be collected from such individual or corporation for such year. All tonnage tax collected to go into the general fund of the state. In Behalf of Michigan Agricultural College. A stiong plea fm better facilities f01 giving general or special t1aini11g in ag- 1icultu1c. and a numbcr oi 1eton1mcnda- tions which met the approval of the dele- gates, wcre the featurcs of the report of the committee on Agricultural (.‘ollege. it was presented by Chairman Geismar, director of the Upper Peninsula experi- ment station, and in part read as follows: “'9 submit that while education should be broad, liberal and free to all citizens of the commonwealth the emphasis should be properly placed. Those who wish to follow industrial pursuits should be giver. General Exhibit of Farm Products, Including the Three Big Squash, Charlevolx Co. Patrons at the of National Grange conditions both as to membership and finances, for a more ag— gressive policy in securing legislation fav- orable to the interest of agriculture. i11- structing the master of Michigan State Grange to support these declarations and to use his best endeavors to secure their adoption by the National Grange; also empowering the State Grange executive committee to use such means as in its judgment will most effectively promulgate these reforms. State Legislation. The committee on legislative action. at ier considering a large number of reso- lutions, submitted to the convention the. following propositions which were deemed of paramount. importance: 1 We reaffirm the action of the Mich- igan State Grange. taken at former ses- sions, demanding an interchange of mes- sages by all telephone companies operat— ing within our state. 2. It is our belief that the present oleo- margarine law is giving general satisfac- tion and (we ask that no legislation re- pealing the act be enacted. 3. ‘Ve favor the adoption of the Tor- rens svstem of land transfer. . We recommend that the Michigan State Grange instruct its legislative com- mittee to renew its effort to secure the incorporation of the initiative, referendum and recall principle in all matters of state goyernment. 5. Your committee would urge the made by Recent State Grange Meeting. equal opportunity to prepare for their life- \vork with those who wish to prepare to follow one of the so-callcd learned pro— l‘cssions. If, as the, masses of consumers admit, there is need for at least 10 farm- ers to one 1‘11'ofessional man, then it would seem equitable that there be ten times greater need for agricultural education, and it Would seem only just that at least a much larger proportion of the money expended on higher education and on professional education should be directed to the training of men for the great pro- fession of agriculture. To this end we therefore most heartily endorse the work of the Agricultural (fol- lcg‘e, the introduction of agricultural in— struction into our high schools, our pri- mary and rural schools and all other logi- timate and proper means of disseminating agricultural knowledge among the people of the state. Resolved, That we endorse the bill now before congress, known as the McLaugh- lin bill. the purpose of which is the grant- ing of federal aid for agricultural exten- sion work, and that a copy of this reso- lution be sent to each senator and con- gressman from this state. Resolved. That we recommend that the state board of a... otricultme bc icqucsted to administer the law against adulteiated seeds in such a way as to make it more effective and that it furnish, at least once each year, to all farmers now or hereafter receiving experiment station bulletins, a complete analysis of the feed stuffs for an 589 I live stock placed for sale upon the mar- kets of this state. Resolved, That we recognize the press- ing needs of the Agricultural College and recommend that we lend our support for the erection of a building designed to fur: nish adequate room for the safe housing of its valuable library and also to provide an auditorium commensurahle to the needs of the college. COMING EVENTS. Pomona Meetings. Vi’estern (Ottawa Co.) Pomona, with Georgetown Grange, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13—14. [AST BALI-I December .‘ll is the last. I day at. which the Michi- gan Farmer can be had at present- prices—- mail your orders to-(lay. Orders mailed January 1 or after will be charged $1 per year. Now it is 75 cents, 3 years $51.50; 5 years $2. Michigan Farmer’s club List. For the benefit and convenience of our sub- scribera we have arranged the following list of Bapers on which we can save them money. asides the money. they save the trouble and expense of sending each order separately. EXPLANATION—The first column I: the rep ular subscription price of the other papers. The second column gives our price {or a year's sub- scription to both the other paper and Michigan Farmer. The third column gives the price at which the other paper may be added when three or more are ordered. Example: We will send the Michigan Farmer and Detroit Seml- Weekly Journal for .1. 85. If. format-nee. McCall’s Magazine also is wanted Add it at 40c making total .1. 75. Any number of papers may be added at third column price if they are for a subscriber to the Michigan Farmer. If you want the MICHIGAN FARMEB THREE YEARS and the other paper: one year add 750 to the second column price. For the Michigan Farmer 5 years add $1.25. We do not lend samples of other papers. Address the publishers direct. Send all orders to the Michigan Farmer or through our agents. We will take your order for any publication you want whether ll ated or not. Write for rates. NOTE.—So long an a. subscriber is on our list for one or more years he may order at any time any publication at third column price So that a three or five- -y ear subscriber does not lose the advantage of the reduced price if he want: any other paper next year or the year after. Subscriptions ordered to Canada require postage. Write for rates unless postage is known, in that case Include with order. Postage on Mich- lgan Former alone to Canada is 1 cent per week. See ex plans- NAME OF PUBLICATION. "on above. Daily. (6 a Week.) $ $ Journal. Detroit, Mich on rural routelz 60 3 25 2 55 u u on u u lb 00 5 00 4 75 Times, Detroit ....................................... 12 00 2 50 1 75 News Grand Rapids Mich 2 00 2 00 1 50 Courier-Herald. Saginaw. hMlch.. (Inc. 2 50 Sunday) on R. ............................ 1 50 News, Cleveland, Ohio........... 1 35 Tribune. Bay City. Mich” . . 1 85 News—Bee. Toledo. Ohio ....................... 1 35 'l‘rl-Weekly. (3 a Week.) World, New York, (3 a week) ............. l 00 l 45 75 Semi-Weekly. (2 a Week.) Journal, Detroit. Mich. ................... 1 00 1 35 75 Weekly Newspapers and Current Comment Blade. Toledo. Ohio ............................. 1 00 1 05 35 Commoner, Wm J. Bryan. Editor,| Lincoln. Neb .................................. 11 00 1 35 55 Inter Ocean. Chicago (w) ..................... ‘1 00 1 1o 75 Cattle. Sheep Swine. Poultry.olc. American Poultry Journal,Chlcago(m) 50 1 05 35 American Poultry Advocate. Syracuse. N Y. (m) ........................................ so 1 (15 3 American Sheep Breeder. Chicago (m); 001 511 80 Ameilcnn Swineherd. Chicago, (in). ‘ 5051 015 35 Breeders’ Gazette. (hlcago. (w) ........... 1 751 65 1 00 Farm Poultry Boston, Masada-111). 5011 05 35 Gleanlngs in Bee Culture. Medina (1.] (8-111) ................................................ 10011 45 75 Hoard’ a Dalryman. Fort Atkinson,l Wis. (w ) ........................................ '10011 .151 00 Horse World, Buffalo, N. Y. (w) ......... 12 (10 2 00 1 50 Horseman, Chicago, (m) ....................... 2 (10‘;) 301 80 Jersey Bulletin, Indianapolis. Ind. (w) 1 00 1 60 1 00 Kimball’s Dairy Farmer. Waterloo.l | In. (s—m ) ....................................... 40.1 05 35 Poultry Keeper. Quincy. ll . (m) Poultry Success. Springfield, 0. (111).... , Reliable Poultry Jourunl.Qulncy.Ill.(m1 5011 05 35 Swine Breedres’ Journal, 1ndlannpolla.§ ind. (s-m) ....................................... 50,1 05 35 Popular Magazines. ’ American Magazine, (In). ..................... l 00 1 70 95 Etude. Philadelphia Pa. (111) ............... J1 50:1 70 1 00 Hampton’ 11 Magazine. N. Y. (m).. . 'l 5011 75 l 10 Metropolitan Magazine. N. Y. (111).. .i15091751 00 Mechanical Digest (lr.nud Rapidstml 505 90 25 McClures, Magazine. N. Y (m)..... 1 50.1 801 50 Musician, Boston Mass. (n1) ........ , 1 .5031 so 1 10 Outing Magazine, N. Y ................. 3 0013 15 3 00 People’s’Home Journal, N. Y. (m) ...... .5011 00 30 Pearson’ a Magazine. New York (111),. 1 Red Book Magazine. Lhicago. 111.111.; 1 solz 05 Cl! C H Q'l c be 1-1 on O 25 Success, N. Y. (m) .............................. 1 001 50 80 Lndles’ or Household. ! Designer, N. Y. (m) .............................. 7511 3D 60 Everyday Housekeeping, Salem, Mass, (m m\ ......................................... 50 1 15 35 Harper‘s Bazur,N. Y. (m).. 1 001 75 1 00 Housewife, N. Y. (m) ............... 35 1 00 30 McCall' 5 Magazine. N. Y. (m ).. 50 1 10 40 Mother's Mag” Elgln III (In) .............. 5111 10 50 Modern Prescllla Boston Museum ..... 75 1 30 co Pictorial Review N. Y. (m ) .................. 1 (1111 oil 80 Womans Home Companion, N. 1 l 50 l 80 1 25 Religious and Juvenile. American Boy. Detroit, Mich. (111)... 1 00 1 40 75 Little Folks, Salem. Mass. (111) ........... 1 001 50 1 00 Sunday School Times. Philadelphia, (w 1 ............................................. 1 0111 55 85 Young People’ 11 Weekly. Elgln 111. (11 )i 751 20 15 (w—weekiy; m—monthly: a-m—seml-montnly.) FREE PREMIUMS. Those subsctibing for the Michigan Farmer in combination with other papers are allowed premiums just the same as if the order was for the Michigan Farmer alone. 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All persons are warned against reprinting any portion of the contents of this issue without. our written permission. WE GUARANTEE to stop THE MICHIGAN FARMER Immediately upon expiration of time subscribed for. and we will pay all expenses for defending any suit, brought against any subscriber to The Michigan Farmer by the publisher of any farm .paper, which has been sent after the time ordered has expired, providing due notice is sent to us, before suit, is started. Avoid further trOuble, by refusing to subscribe for any farm paper which does not print, in each issue, a definite guarantee to stop on expir- ation of subscription. The Lawrence Pub. 00., Detroit, Mich. DETROIT. DEC. 31. I910. WHY AN ADVANCE IN SUBSCRIPTION RATES WAS NECESSARY. 1‘ fcw complaints i'cgurding tue advance price of the Michigan Farmer, ttikcs effect on January 1, have bccn rcceiv«.-d~ and wc take this oppor- tunity to :lllHWOI‘ them and others who may have assumed that the advance was ‘ dcmund upon the sub- scriber. In the first plac'c, lot it be rc— mcinbcrcd that the rates which will go into effect on January 1 are Ihc some as formerly obttiincd for the paper when it “us much smaller than it is at prcsent‘, cXt-cpt that no reduction was: given whcre in the which 2111 unnecessary the subscribcr ordercd thc paper for a term of your, as will be donc undcr the llt‘V.‘ solicdulc of prices. Along in the early ninelics, whcn the general slump in values occurred, it affected paper and other materials uscd in a publishing office, and labor prices were much lower than at proscnt. Thus it cost less to publish the paper, and the average farmer IlfNI less money to devolc to reading mat- ter. a condition which wus met by cut- ting the subscriptitm price- of the Mich- igan Farmt-r to 60 ccnts. After a time it became necessary, because of changed conditions, to advancc the price, which was then raised from 60 to 75 cents per your, although it had formerly beon drop- ped from $1.00 to 60 cunts. As cvery reader knows' the incrcusing demands upon our forests have raised the price of :ill l‘orcst products. including pulp wood. and the price of papcr was advanced to this advance in the raw material which it was made more than 3. ago. This fact, logclher Willi the advance in othcr li‘latCI'iliIS and labor cost. logclhcr with tho enlargemcnt and improvement of 'Ihc paper, which has but-n contintmus, has made it necessary to advance the subscription price, a step which we have dcluycd taking for more than a year since it: became apparent that it would be necessary, and would nun-h prcfcr not to take at all if it could wt-ll be avoided. But in making the an— nouncement. evcry reader has been given an opportunity to extend h's subscription at the old rates, even though it has not yet expired, an opportunity which was their due because of the support which they have given the paper in previous years. As we can have but one rule, new subscribers have been given the same opportunity. and to give all the full limit of time in which to make their renewals ('0 \'t" l‘ from you r 'aftcr this paper is received. we have annfiunced below. that all or~ ders sent in envelopes upon which the postmark shows theywere mailed as late as December 31, will be accepted at the old rates. No matter if your_present sub— scription has not expired, your time will be advanced from the date of its present expiration for the full time ordered. But this is positively the last opportunity to subscribe at the old prices, so mail all orders not later than December 31, if re- mittance is made at old rates. ‘ ..._. THE LAST CHANCE TO RENEW AT THE OLD PRICE. Notwithstanding repeated notice of the fact that the subscription price of the Michigan Farmer would be advanced on January 1, 1911, there are still some old subscribers who have not availed them- selves of the privilege to renew at the old rate. Probably they have intended to do this but have neglected it because oth‘cr matters pressed. There is still one last chance to subscribe for as long a. term as may be desired at the 01d rate, We are not going to deprive any reader of this chance on a technicality. All will get this paper and this last notice of the advance in the subscription price of the paper on Satur- day at the latest, and will still have time to send their order and remittance for a renewal for one. two, three, five or more years at the old rate, if same is mailed at once. If the postmark on the letter shows that the order was mailed as late as Dcccmbcr 21, 1910, the subscription will be received at the old rate and the send- cr's time will be advanced from the' date of its present expiration. whenever that may be, even though their present sub- scription does not expire for some time yet. It will be the part of wisdom for every reader of the paper who has not yct rcnewcd to avail ihcmsclves of this last opportunity to get their subscriptions advanced at the old rate of 75 ccnts for one ycar. $1.30 for two years, $1.50 for three years, $2.00 for five ycurs or at the rule of 110 ccnts :1 year for a longcr time. ’l‘hcre is absolutely no risk in sending hing term subscriptions for such a paper no the Michigan Furmcr, which will con- tinue to be the best paper for Michigan farmers in future ycars as it has been in the years since its establishment In 1849. \Vhile the paper will still be worth much more than its cost at tllP advanced prices which will take effect January 1, 1911. yct the saving that. can be effected by mailing the order in time so the post- mark will read December 31, 1910. will be very material. Compare the prices above mentioned with those following, which will obtain "after December 31, and act at once. Subscription Prices After January 1. 1 year, $1.00 3 years, $2.00 2 years, 1.50 5 years, $2.75 CURRENT COMMENT. In our cover design our The New Year. artist depicts the old conventional F a t h e r Time unrolling the ancient parchment record, showing the passing or another year and the dawn of nineteen hundred and eleven. of the snow-clad lrccs The autumn, north on one sldc. sentinel like. and the gray old figurc of Time give tensc ad— monition of thc swiftly passing years. The shallow character, at this time, is inclincd to “swcur off: bad linbitS"—-to mcnd his ways—41111111 again within ‘lhe pale of, probably not unwelcome. tcmptu- tion. The carncst soul. with appreciation of life‘s possibilitics and with loyalty to its ideals is intensified in his devotion to high aims and excellence of purpose. \Vholcsomc indccd is the Spirit of the rcsalutions which the design presents. noble. earnest, comprchcnsive, and sen- lcntiously cxprcsscd. Read thcm nvcr carefully and more than once: realize fully their dccp significance. The prcliminary com— Michigan Farms parative stalemcnt of More Valuable. gcncrai form data for Michigan as issued by the Burcau of the Census contains a. di- gcst of the statistical information gath- cred through the census: cnumcrators which may be profitably reviewed by cv- cry Michigan Farmer reader. This report indicates that the largest increase in comparison with the last census is in the purchase. of fertilizers by Michigan farm- ers, in which there ’has been an increase of 90 per cent. Another surprising item is to be found in the fact that the expen— diture of farmers for labor has increased ~ class. 76_ per cent above the sum expended ten years ago. . In the matter of buildings and equip- -ment our farmers have made a very con- siderable advance, the value of farm buildings having increased 79 per cent“ and the value of all farm machinery 73 per cent since the date of the last census. In the total value of the farms them~ selves there has also been a considerable gain, amounting to 54 per cent, Including the value of the buildings or an increase of 39 per cent in the average per acre value of land and buildings and of 33 per cent in the average per acre value of the land alone. ‘The statement shows in detail that the numhbcr of farms reported in 1910 ‘was 206,376, as compared with 203,261 in 1900, an increase of 3,115, or 2 per cent. The total value of farm land and build~ ings Was given in 1910 as $897,057,000. as against $582,518 000 in 1900, an in- crease of $314,539,000, or 54 per cent. The total value of farm land alone was reported in 1910 as $612,143,000, as com~ pared with $423.570,000 in 1900. a gain of 9188573000, or 45 per cent. The total value of the farm buildings alone was given in 1910 as $284,914 000, as against $158,948.000 in 1900, an in- crease of $125,699,000, or 79 per cent. In 1910 the value of the farm land alone constituted 68 per cent of the total value of land and buildings, as compared with 73 per cent in 1900. The reported value of farm implements and machinery was $49,771,000 in 1910. as against 928795.000 in 1900, a gain of $20 976.000, or 73 per cent. The total acreage reportcd in 1910 was 18,913,000 acres, as compared with 17.- 562000 in 1900, an increase of 1,351,000 z'crcs, or 8 per cent. The improved acreage was returned in 1910 as amounting to 12,819,000 acres, as against 11,799,000 in 1900, an increase of 1,020.000 acres, or 9 per cent. The improved acrcngc formed 68 per ccnt of the total acroiigc in 1910, as com- pared with 67 pcr cent in 1900. The average acrcs per farm reported in 1910 was 92, as against 86 in 1900, a gain (if 6 acres, or 7 per com. The average value per acre of farm land and buildings in 1910 is stated as $46. as against $33 in 1900, a rise of $13, or 39 per cent. The average value per acre of farm land nlonc in 1910 was reported as 382, while in 1900 it was $24. the amount of gain being $8, or 33 per cent. Of the whole number, 206,376, of farms reported in 1910 there were 205,432 operated by white farmers and 944 by col- ored farmers, as compared with a total of 203.261 in 1900. of which 202,288 were conducted by white farmers and 973 by colored. The increase in the number of farms of white farmers during the decade amounted to 3.144, or 2 per cent, while there was a decrease in the number of farms of colored farmers amounting ‘10 29, or 3 per cent. ' The total number of farms operatcd In 1910 by owners, part owners, and owners and tenants, comprising the “all owners" class, was 171,787. as compared. with 168,814 n 1900, an Increase of 2,973, or 2 per cent. The total number conducted in 1910 by cash tenants, share tenatns, and cash and share inants, comprising the “all ten- ants” class, was 32,635, as against 32,213 in 1900 a gain of 422, or 1 pcr ccnt. The total numbcr of farms operated by managers in 1910 was 1.954. as compared with 2,231 in 1900, a dccrcase of 280, or 13 per ccnt. The total number of farms operated by the “all owners" and “all tenants” classes and thosc opci'atcd by managers constituted the same percentage of the whole number of farms in 1910 as in 1900. namely. 83 pcr cent, 16 per cent, and 1 per cent, rspeciivcly. 0f thc toiul nuinbcr. 171.787, oporatcd in 1910 by the “all owners" thcre wcrc 89314. or '5‘ per cent, owned free of incumbrance, and 82,473, or 48 per cent mortgagcd. The statement relative to farms dis- tributed according to certain acreage groups shows that those of 19 acres and under numbered 14,561 in 1910 and 13.470 in 1900, a gain of 1,091, or 8 per cent; of 20 to 49 acres, 49,711 in 1910 and 59,197 in 1900, a decrcaSe of 9.486, or 16 per cent: of 50 to 99 acres, 73,632 in 1910 and 71,021 in 1900, an increase of 2,611, or 4 per cent; of 100 to 174 acres, 50,576 in 1910 and 43,741 in 1900, an increase of 6,835, or 16 per cent; of 175 to 499 acres, 17,126 in 1910 and 15,179 in 1900, an increase of 1,947, or 13 per cent; of 500 to 999 acres. 605 in 1910 and 517 in 1900, an increase 01' 88,’or 17 per cent: and of 1,000 acres and of farms \ ’ Wyatt", 710170." . e ‘ ~ I‘. ' ‘ ' > over. 135 in 1910 and 136.111 1900, an'in- crease'of 2|. or 2.1 per cent. . The large” per centrof increase infi‘1910 was, In the LOGO-acre group, 21‘ per cent; next, in the 690—999 acres group, 17 per cent; 100-174 acres group, 16 per cent; 175-499 acres group, 13 per cent; 19 {acres and under group, 8 per cent; and in the 50-99 acres group. 4 per cent. , HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. National; A fire in and about the Shubert Thea- tre, New Orleans, destroyed property to the value of $150,000. ' Ramon Barros Luco was inaugurated president of Chile, Friday, with the usual ceremony and before a. great concourse of people. In spite of ofl‘lclai denials, reports are being circulated that the Italian govern? ment is fitting an expedition to be sent to Tripoli to prevent the sulphur mines of that state falling into the hands of Americans. A fire at the Chicago stock yards re- sulted in the loss of 25 lives, 21 of whom were firemen, one being Chief Horan of the city department. The expansion of air in one of the warehouses forced the walls outward and buried the firemen and others who were fighting the flames. Commander Robt. E. Peary, who claims to have been the first man to reach the north pole and whose friends are seeking to have his achievements recognized and himself honored by a special bill advanc- ing him to the position of rear—admiral. will present to a committee and to con- gress proofs of his exploration trip which resulted in finding the pole. Arch Hoxsey. who gave exhibition aeroplane flights at the last Michigan State Fair, captured the world’s record for altitude on Monday of this week by a most daring flight at Los Angeles, Cal. In the face of a wind which proved en» tirely too strong for one of the competing aeroplanes he steadily aseended until. at the end of nearly 11/2 hours of gradual climbing. the barograph on his machine registered an altitude of 11,474 feet. This surpasses the former record, held by a French aviator, by nearly 1,000 feet. Admiral George Dewey celebrated his 73rd birthday last Monday. President Taft. has approved the report of the special board of army engineers recommending the apportionment of the new $20,000,000 fund provided by congress. among the following reclamation projects in the westzv Salt River, Arizona, $495000; Yuma, Arizona, and Califor- nia. $1,200,000; Grand Valley, C01,, $1.000,000: Uncompahgre, Col., 51,500000; Fayette—Boise, Idaho, $2,000,000; Milk River, Mont, $1,000,000; North Platte, \Vyoming and Nebraska, $2,000,000; Truckee—Carson. Nevada, $1,193,000; Rio Grande, New Mexico, Texasand Mexico, 334.500.1100; Umutilla, Oregon, $325,000; Klamath, Oregon. and California. 3600,— 000; Strawberry Valley, Utah, $2,272,000; Sunnyside and ’I‘ieton. at Yakima, "Wash” $1,250.000 and $665,000 respectively. To- tal, $20 000,000. The $20,000,000 is to be spent within the next five years and the interest on the loan' is to be charged against the projects, Ann Arbor’s leading hotel. the Cook house was practically destroyed by fire early Christmas morning. Postal savings banks in the various states and territories will be ready to re- ceive deposits Jan. 3. the first working day of the new year. is the announce— ment made by Postmaster General Hitch- cock. One expcrimentai ofilce will be open— ed in each state and territory. The offices designated are all of the second class and in localities where the conditions are ex- ceptionally favorable for the development of a postal savings business. The state highway department has is- sued its annual report for the year end- ing June 30. 1910. The report shows that for the year the state paid awards on approximately 187 miles of roads. about equally divided betwccn stone, macadam and gravel. During the same length of time the departmcnt received applications for reward for 292 miles of road. From the organization of the department to the beginning of the lust fiscal year 341.09 miles of state reward road were built. $254 126 paid and a total of $261,136.75 re- wurd money is still pending. Last year 204.37 miles were constructed and $137,327 paid in rcwards. Frank N. Clark, superintendent of'the Michigan stations of the United States fish commission at Northville, died last week. Mr, Clark was accredited with a wonderful knowledge of fish life. He was a son of the late Nelson W'. Clark. who was the pioneer of fish culture in Mich- igan. Foreign. The political situation in Peru contin— ues to be grave. A new cabinet is yet to be appointed and disturbances are follow- ing the unsettled conditions. A band of insurgents attacked a train near San Mateo and robbed it of considerable money. The Japanese diet opened last Friday. the mes‘sage from the throne being read by Premier Katsura. the empéror being indisposed. Roth Austria and Hungary have sen't a formal protest to Portugal upon the an- nouncement by the latter country of the expulsion of all Austrian and German missionaries on January 1. The action of the Spanish government in passing legislation prohibiting the es~ taSIIShment of new religious societies for: two years has strained relations with the vatican at Rome, The concordat of 1851 must now be revised and inasmuch as negotiations to that effect had been start- ed before the measure was introduced to limit the establishment or new orders. on this account the Vatican took occasion to express disapproval of the action; but the legislation now makes it imperative DEC. 31. ”mo. 'on the part of the church officials at Rome to come to some agreement in the revision. The habit of obstructing pro- gress in these nesoitations appears to have been one of the masons for the ac— tion. The votes in both the senate and the chamber 01 deputies were decisive. Capt. Bernard Frederick Trench, of the British royal marine infantry and Lieut. Vivian Brandon, of the royal nav ', were found guilty of espionage upon berman fortifications by a German court and sen- tenced to four years’ imprisonment. In comments the English. press appears to be generally of the opinion that the sen- tences are heavy. The French government has drafted a plan for preventing further interference with the public service. by authorizing a commission which will meet at regular intervals to consider matters arising be- tween employers and employes, the com- ,mission to consist of men selected by the companies and the working men. When conciliation fails where differences arise, compulsory arbitration will be provided for. Interference with public service is made a crime by the proposed legislation. FARM CROPS FOR 1910. The final estimates of the Crop Report- ing Board of the Bureau of Statistics of the United States Department of Agricul- ture, based on the reports of the corre- spondents and agents of the Bureau, indi- cate the harvested acreagc and produc- tion of important farm crops of the Uni~ ted States, in 1910 and 1909, to have been as follows: Crops. Acreage. Production. Acres. Bushels. Corn, 1910 ...... 114,002,000 3 125,713,000 Corn, 1909 ...... 108,771,000 2,772,376.000 ”\Vnt'r wh't, 1910 29,137,000 464,044,000 \Vnt’r Wh't‘, 1909 29,330,000 446,366,000 231,399,000 290,823,000 695,443,000 737.180.000 1910 19,773,000 1909 18,393,000 40,203 000 46,733,000 Hp’ing wh't, Sp’ing Wh't, All wheat, 1.010.. All wheat, 1909.. Oats, 1910 ...... 35,288,000 1,126,763,000 Oats, 1909 ...... 3 204,000 1,007,353,000 Barley, 1910 ..... 7257,0011 162,227,000 Barley, 1909 . . . .. 7,011,000 170,284.000 Rye, 1910 ....... 2,028,000 33 039,000 Rye, 1909 ....... 2,000,000 312550.000 826.000 834,000 17,239,000 Buckwh‘t, 1910 . . 17,438,000 luckwh’t, 1909 .. Flaxsccd, 1910 2,916,000 14,116,000 Flaxsecd, 1909 2.712.000 25 8.16.000 Rice, 1910 ...... 722,800 X21510 000 Rice. 1909 ...... 720,225 24,308.000 Potatoes, 1010 . . 3.591 000 338,811,000 Poi’otoos, 1909 ., 3,523,000 370,537,000 Hay, 1910 ....... 43,691,000 ”30,978,000 Hay, 1909 ....... 45 744,000 *64,9:18.000 'l‘obacco, 1910 .. 1.233.800 f984,il-lll,000 Tobacco, 190'.) 1,180,000 “140,307,000 *Tons. 1" Pounds x Equivalent to 5,900,000 bags of 180 pounds, average Weight. The total value of crops above specified on Dec. 1, 1910, was $3 733.401.000. against $3,971,426.00!) on Dec. 1, 1909. The average of prices was about 8.5 per cent lower on Dec. 1. 1910, than on Dec. 1, 1909. CROP AND MARKET NOTES. Washtrenaw Co., Dec. 15.——\1’intcr seems to have settled down upon the land with unusual vigor for so curly in the season and it has found many farmers unpro- pared, as'there is yet considerable corn standing in the fields. Those turm- crs who have been waiting for a power husker to do the work are in many cases still waiting. The severe weather has brought considerable snow and the ground is not much frozen. \that and clover scedings going into the wintcr under very favorable circumSLunccs. Values of stu— ples very well maintained. Hogs largely marketed and the slump in price docs not scem to scare out any great numbers. Not many fat cattle or shecp in his section, farmers for the most part pre— ferring to produce milk for either Detroit on the creameries. Apples are fast be- coming a luxury, retailing in the fruit store at three for 100 and the best varie- ties selling for $1.50 per bu. Livingston Co., Dec. 19.-—'l‘he first snow of the season came before the ground was frozen and for a time the roads. were in bad shape, but we are now enjoying fairly good sleighing. The ground is in the best possible shape for wheat and clover, being covered with snow and not frozen. There seems to be a larger number of lambs on feed this winter than usual, but feeders are not taking a very optimistic View of the business on account of the prcscnt market conditions. Ilogs are being mar— keted freely with $7.30 per cwt. offered. Grain is not being marketed very freely, with the exception of rye. Market quota- tions are as follows: \Vheat, 88c; rye. '79c; corn, 54c; oats 32c; butter, 25c; eggs, 32c. Eastern Oceana Co., 13cc. 19.——This month so far has becn quite wintry, with good sleighing for the last two weeks. wheat, rye and grass have been well emu cred with snow and went into winter quarters in first-class omniition. ()wing to our warm and Wet fall cattle, and sheep all the month of run to pasturc nearly November, thereby helping out our light crop of hay. Fat cattle getting scarce and buyers plentiful. About the usual number of hogs on feed. A good stock of fall pigs to winter. A large quantity of corn left in the fields. owing to a short- age of farm help last fall. More than the usual number of sows being bred for spring litters. Wheat, 80c; rye, 70c; Oats; 400; com, 35c per bu, of ears; potatoes, 17c; apples, SHE/1.50 pcr bu; cremnery butter. 2835c: dairy, 250: eggs, 2%.; hay from $9@14 per ton. ball-d; hogs, dressed, $8 per cwt; fowls. alive, 9€1>10c. lllnols. Western Warren Co., Dec. 22.———1t is raining and sleeting this morning which looks as though winter has set in. We have not had any snow so far this winter and no good rain since August. Wells and cisterns all gone dry. Farmers are hauling water for stock and wells as the running two special water trains at day. Some —corn out yet. We have had an ideal fall; roads like a floor. Corn is a bumper crop. with prices low. from the drouth and bare ground. Poul- try -is plentiful; one dealer has picked up over $200 worth up to date. Local mar- railroad is ket for produce: Corn, 3161'35c; oats, 26 @270; _‘wheat, 82c hay. timothy, baled, $15.50; mixed, $14; hogs 50c less than the Chicago market. Turkeys, 14c; old gob- blcrs, 13c; l1(‘llS, 9c; roosters, 6c; springs, 9c; fat ducks 9c; geese. 7c; eggs, 30c; butter, 300. MICHIGAN FARMERSrlNSTlTUTES. Barry Co.—Nashville, Jan. 9; Lacey. Jan. 10_; Banfield, Jan. 11; Hickory Cor- ners, Jan. 12; Prairieville. Jan. 13: Mid- dleville. Jan. 14. Berrien Co.——Buchanan, Jan. 2; Niles, Jan. 3; Berrien Centre, Jan. 4; Sodus, Jan. 5; Fairplain, Jan. 6; Stevensville. Jan. 7; Bainbridgc. Jan. 9. Gratiot Co.—Middlet0n, Jan. 5; North Star, Jun. 6; Ralhbone, Jan. 7; St. Louis, Jan. 9; Elwell, .lan. 10. Huron (‘0.——Pinuebog. Jan. 10; Ubly, Jan. 11; Port Hope. Jan. 12; Harbor Beach, Jan. 13; Verona Mills, Jan. 14; Grunt Twp, Jan. 16. 1.apcer.(‘30.———North Branch, Jan. 10; Brown City. Jan. 11—12; Clifford. Jan. 13; Dryden, Jan. 14; Imluy City, Jan. 10; Al- mont, Jan. 17-19; Hadley, Jan. 19-20. Lenawcc Co.—Tecumsch. Jan, 0: Tip- ton, Jan. 10; Adrian 'l‘wp., Jan. 11; Madi— son, Jan. 12; Fruit Ridge. Jan. 13; Medi— na, Jan. 14; Hudson Centre. Jan. 16; Cad- mus, Jan. 17; Onslcd. Jan. 18: Addison. Cong. Church, Jan. 19; Lime Creek, Jan. 20; Blissfield, Jan. 21; Ogden Centre, Jan. 23; Morcnci Jan. 24; Holloway, Jan. 25; Macon, Jan, 20. Livingston Co.—Gregory, Jan. 3; Park— er's Corners. Jan. 4; Pinckney, Jan. 5; Tyrone, Jan. 6; Oak Grove, Jan. 7. Midland Co., Colcmun, Jun. 10; (lcneva. Jan. 11; Averill, Jan. 12; Hope, Jan. 153; Crane, Jan. 14; Poseyville, Jan. 16; La- porte, Jan, 17; Pleasant Valley, Jan. 18—19. Montcalm Co.—(‘r_vst:ll, .lan. .‘l; Butter— nut. Jan. .1; Lakcview, Jan. 11; Coral, Jan. 12. Muskegon Orr—Dalton, Jan. 9; Holton, Jan. 10-11; Muskegon, Jan, 12; Trent. Jan. 13—14. Newaygo Co.——VVh’.te Cloud Jan. 4; Big Prairie. Jan. 5; Newaygo, Jan. 6; Ash- land, Jan. 7; Sitka, Jan. 9; Hesperia, Jan. 10; Hawkins, Jan. 11. Sanilac (L‘o.——l\ielvin, Jan. 4; Peck. Jan. 5’»; Croswell, Jan. 6; Lexington, Jan. 7; (‘arsonville Jan, 9; Minden Jan. 10; lieckerville, Jan. 11: Argyle, Jan. 12; Shabbona. Jan. 13; Snover, Jan. 14; Mar- lctte, Jan. 16. BOOK NOTICES. Popular Fruit Growing, the last and most popular work of the late Samuel 13. Green, Professor of Horticulture and For- estry, T'niversity of Minnesota. comes to our attention. This is the third edition of this popular book and was revised shortly before the author's death last summer. The directions are plainly and tersely given, and illustrations are numer- ous. An amateur can successfully grow fruit, with a copy of this book at hand for a guide. Those in absolute ignorance of the art of fruit growing and its re— quirements will find light, information. and a basis for success in this'valuable edition. Published by the “’ebb Publish- ing Company. Size 51/2x71/é inches. Price $1.00 postpaid. Flower Guido—A pocket size hand.- book on wild flowers east of the Rocky Mountains, by Chester A. Reed. Each of the 320 flowers described is illustrated in colors. Designed tofbe used in the field. Contains key to flowers, using colors as guide, also general index. In cloth. Price 75c. Doubleday, Page & C0. CATALOGUE NOTICES. The International Harvester Company, of Chicago, send a 100—page almanac which shows the evolution that has taken place in publications of this kind since the days of “Poor lichard.” In addition to the practical and scientific information regarding the changes of the seasons, etc., this almanrlc contains signed articles by le ling authorities on many agricul— tural subjects. This book is available 10 those who write for it, naming this paper. Another recent publication of the inter— national I'larvcster Company of Amciica. is “The Golden Stream.” This book dis- cusses up-to-datc topics of intcrcst to dairymen, including the Dual Purpose Cow, Bovine 'l‘uberculosis, Rations for Dairy Cows, The Value of Silage. Advan- tages of Dairy Farming. etc. This book will be sent ‘to any reader of this paper who may write to the main office at Chi— cago or any one of the branch houses of this compunv. A series of handsome calendars for 1911 have been given out by The lntcrnotional 'liarvestcr Company of America, directing. attention to their Well known lines of harvesting machines. These calendars are works of art, beautifully lithographed in colors depicting numerous scenes, which would be. an ornament to any homc. Ev~ cry farmer should call upon his local dealer who handles "this company's goods and secure one of these calendars. Fairbanks, Morse & Co., of Chicago, 111., have just issued a new catalogue de- scribing their traction gasoline engine which is suitable ,for plowing, traction or belted service. The illustrations show it at work in 'the field plowing with a gang of plows which enable it to turn over from eight to 15 acres per day, according to the conditions. Write Fairbanks, It is feared that wheat has suffered '* ‘1 i THEMchlGAN PARME ‘ ‘ R. ' When Coughs, Colds, Weak Lungs Allcock’s Plasters act as a preventive _ Relieved by using Allcock‘s Plaster: Athletes use them for as well as a curative. Stiffness or Soreness of muscles. Prevent, colds becoming deep-seated. Allcock’s is the original and genuine porous plaster. It isa standard remedy, sold by druggists in every part of the civilized world. Apply wherever there is Pain. you need 3 Pill TAKE A Brandretlis Pill For CONSTIPATION, 'BILIOUSNESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINEOS, INDIOISTION, Etc. Purely Vegetable. Rheumatism in Shoulder (Est. 1752.) 100 pounds of an ordinary Fertilizer (testing 2-8-2) FILLER 28 LBS Both of these are called “complete” NITRATE OF SODA 12 LBS fertilizers, but they ACID " PHOSPHATE V 56 LBS - contain more than three time: as much Potash as phosphoric acid. It was found years ago that the composition of tho cm is not prohtablc crtilizcr, > smart man to ligurc out that a well-balanced fertilizer should contain at least as much Potash as Phosphoric acid. are very different. If you prcfcr rcady-mixcd Fcr— tilizcrs, insist on having enough Potash in them to misc, the crop as well as to raise the pricc. Crops a sun: guldc to the most but it docs not take a wry Insist on having it so. ll you do not find lhc brand you wont, make on * hv Il('l(11nl{l‘llf'lllt,'ii Potash to make it riuizt. 'J‘o incrcusc lhn- Potash 5 per ccnt., mld 10 pounds of Murlzltc or Sultan: of Potash l) c'u-h 100 pounds of mixcd fcrtilitcr; to nicrcasc ll 10 pcr Ccut,, add 2‘) pounds. Well-balanced Fertilizer (testing 258—10) 717. Fl LLE R. Edam"; 6? East" 1 12 LBS . -..-.--.----.---—-...-~..n— 1: ACl ‘ I: \ ,PHOSPILXTEj 56 LBS Talk to your dcnlcr and ask him in mrrv stock or ochr it for you. GERMAN Pill7l‘5ll in b It Will pay you mill, for For particulars and prices write to KALI WORKS Potash Pays Continental Building, Baltimore Monadnock Block, Chicago, Ill. ,1 has a water supply “ti worth living wuh EEMYMORWIW lama. mare-M (£5.11. The F armer’s Wife Appreciales the value of a gasoline engine as a labor-saver in the home. was MM" eigaaieg she churns, docs thc u .LSll'llljJ, runs crcalu separator, makes ice cream. lor sink and bath room, he " New Way” Air Cooled Farm Engine. Just ask your wife about it. then ask for Catalog (‘ l'ioin 7 Ash Street. (m the farm life is the best made. often they sell for $3.00. them to our subscribers for $1.50 each. A. Henckel’s works was established in 1731. reputation all over the made than the Henckel's Morse & Co., at Chicago Ill., for a copy of their catalogue No. '1‘. B. 601, describ-i ing their 25-horsepowcr traction engine and telling what it will do for the farmer in the way‘ of furnishing cheap power. .. workmanship. A HENCKEL’S RAZOR. _ ll. Postage paid, world. You can rcst l‘leOI‘. People who know what a good razor is know that the J. A. chckel’s razor is There was never a l'lonclx'cl's razor sold for loss than $3.00 and By buying 1,000 of thcm we got them so that we can sell They have gained a great assured that there At the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 the Henckel razors were awarded the highest diplomas for excellence of goods in qualitv and We absolutely guarantee these razors in every way, and those of our subscribers who wish a nice, smooth shave can have it and at a price that is less than they can buy the same thing for elsewhere Address all orders to THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detrolt. is nothing finer i‘ 3% ' THE... MICHIGAN FARMER “7011151133113 Her Needy At Home alto Elyewf] ere But They Ought to Get the Parents. these columns still resort to the bar- barous practice of securing obedience through fear of the “bogey man?" So much has been written on the subject that the average mother is educated to better ways, but I fear some still resort to such methods of discipline. From my kitchen the other day I heard a mother call, “Louise, come into this yard.” Evidently Louise did not stir, for again came the call, "Louise. come here instantly.” Apparently Louise still stayed outside for presently there was the shrill call, "Louise. if you don’t come here at once I shall call the policcmair to get you.” I must plead guilty to spying then, for I could not resist the. temptation of going to the window to see how badly Louise was frightened by that threat. But she had heard it before for she stayed right on at play until the child she was playing with was called home. when Miss Louise arose and saunter-ed into her yard as un- concerncdly as though she had never been called. I could hear something about “I'll tell your father, young lady, when he gets home." but evidently that had no terror either for 'la'tuise smiled lmpudently at her mother and set about making a snow man. I understood then why my neighbor’s older children were, so rude and ungov- crnable and had so little respect for law and order. to say nothing of respect for their mother. She had taught them from infancy that her word was of no moment, and from that they had come to hold all law in contempt. Some day, perhaps they may encounter the might of the magistrate. and learn a. little of respect for state laws, but to the day of their death they will never respect their mother. I wonder how many mothers who read Years ago I knew a small boy, a lively, iiiiscliievous little fellow, but one who might have been easily controlled by sane methods. One day he was frighten- ed by a neighbor who was doing some work in the cellar, and from that day his mother used that fear to force him into obedience. \N‘ltenever a tussle of wills came up his older sister was sent into the cellar to groan and roar and make horrible noises until the lad, in fear of his life, obeyed the maternal, dictum. This method worked beautifully for a. time, but later Johnnie noticed Sister Mary’s absences during the time the “bear man” was supposed to be, in the cellar. Then he saw her one day when she came up from her impersonation. and after that the game was up. From that day on his mother never had a spark of control over him, and today when he is a man grown he takes every statement of his mother’s in a. spirit of suspicion. it: I! t Then there is that habit of “telling father.” Now I am a firm believer in the theory that father and mother are equally responsible for the correct upbringing of the child, and I believe that the father should be consulted in questions of gov- ernment and education in all matters of importance. But this habit of settling all arguments between mother and child by saying, “All right, I'll tell your father when he comes home," is but one step removed from threatening with the “ho- geyman." To my mind there is some- thing wrong with the mental makeup of the woman who can not deal with her children in such matters of discipline as come up through the day. The average normal child is not such a monster that he can not be governed without resorting to brute force, if the mother has only the tact and patience to look for the way. DEBORAH. The Country Girl’s Chances in ToWn—No. 2. By Hilda Richmond. Specialize in Stenography. LT. over the country in large and A small country homes, there are eager, alert, ambitious young wo- men dreaming and planning to get away from home to work. Somehow, “Fathers Money" does not give satisfaction as it is unwillingly spent for the daughters, or else father must pinch and save and the girls chafe under the necessary economy ‘ long to try their hand at money- and making, or the farm looks lonely and nar- row. 'l‘he reasons for leaving the farm are quite too numerous to mention. 'To the eager country girl the town looks like iaradise, and nothing short of a “place” in that charmed region will satisfy her. The. tears and arguments and pleadings of the parents are set lightly aside, for youth is ever impatient, and the happy young girl goes confidently out of the protecting farm house to fight the battle of life alone. It is a strange fzict that nine—tenths 0f the girls who want to go to the city to work intend when they get there to be. .stenographcrs. Let some wiser person than I explain this, but explained or still a mystery, it is a fact. Perhaps 'the idea set forth by many business colleges, that a three months’ course is all that is nec- essary to fit bright pupils for good posi— tions. is responsible in many cases for the decision, but however that may be the average country girl thinks all her dreams of blis-v would be realized if she could only sit in a comfortable office with her hair done in the latest style and her white hands flashing over .the keys of a typewriter. Now some pupils do finish the course in three months and start out in good posi« tions at once, but they are the exceptions to the general rule. It usually takes six months or longer to turn out a pupil who can spell, punctuate, copy from dictation, write clearly and compose a decent letter, and then she must begin at the foot of the ladder. The salary depends upon many things. In a town of 10.000 to 15,000 in-- habitants, a representative small city of which there are so many in our country, there was just: one young woman earning more than $10 per week as a stenographcr. and very few reached the $10 mark. The one exception was a woman with many years of experience and much business ability, and her salary was helped out materially by the fact that she held the position of official court stenographer. The great majority of stenographers in the place received from $6 to $8 per week for their services, and the market was over« stocked at that. The country girl was forced to compete with the town girls who had homes of their own with oppor— tunities to have their sewing, laundry work and other expenses reduced to the lowest possible figures. In a large city the opportunities look better, but the expenses are also great- er. A glimpse of the interior of a New York boarding house which sheltered many girl workers at from $7 to $9 per week was a revelation to me. These young women earned from $15 to $20 per week, and to the country girl this sounds like a fortune, 'but the rooms they occu— pied were so small that I wondered how they could possibly endure them after the free, fresh air of the country. On the top floor the small cubby holes with one small skylight for two rooms, seemed suffocating even in winter. To “keep even” is the aim of the average worker, {r x 3 “THE GOBLINS WILL GET YOU” while the poor ones speedily drop out. Of course, the capable, good workers rise to the top, just as cream rises i the top of the pan, and aside from ‘the loneliness of being away from home and friends they really do enjoy the life. Some girls are born business women and enjoy mastering all the details of business life with as much avidity as their brothers. It is a hard climb always, but for the worker who enjoys climbing there is always a place at the top. III II t The successful stenographer speedily learns to dress quietly and sensibly, to master the details of her employer's busi- ness, to keep her lips religiously closed about affairs that do not concern her, to give her best endeavor to her work, to keep her belongings in perfect order, to know the value of being punctual and to keep her temper in the face of many pet- ty distractions. If she fail in any of these details she may be certain never to rise very high, though she may be kept at work because helpers are scarce or for —-—Photo by Hayes. Miss Florence Brighton. other reasons. Attention to detail is the only sure way to succeed. And what chances are there for coun- try girls as stenographers in town? Very many. 1t all depends upon the girls them- selves whether they succeed or fail. If the girl has grit and common sense and ability, and is willing to begin at the foot of the ladder, there is no reason why she should not succeed. I do not say the climbing will be easy work, but it will be enjoyable to the girl with the right ma- terial in her. Many a woman goes through life with the sense of being cheated be- cause she was not allowed to try her for— tunes in the great business world. when just a short 'term would have sent her home satisfied with herself and her sur- roundings for the rest of her days. Per- sonally I should advise girls to choose some other vocation than that of steno- graphy, but since nothing else will satisfy the majority of them, it is well to advise them to get the best training possible and then go ahead. There are many op- portunities waiting for the workers, but none for the girl who wants to’ be a stenographer solely that she may 'have a "good time.” To the latter every avenue of success is closed, for the successful country girl in the city must learn to do with fewer good times than ever she has had before. Every girl who has won any- thing worth having in a business way will tell you this. ' “The girl who wants to get the most out of her profession as stenographer. both financially and educationally, will specialize,” says Miss Florence Brighton. Miss Brighton is an expert stenographer in a law office in Detroit, and has grown so enamored of law through her stenc- graphic work that she is planning to take up the study. “The law and insurance are the two best businesses for stenographers to try for,” says she. “But of course every girl can not get work in these branches. Whatever you get into, though, specialize in that, be it coal, lumber, gas, railroads or drygoods. Each business has a ter- minology all its own and once you learn one it is easier to stick to that than to go into something different and learn all over again. “\Vould I advise girls to come to the city? I should advise girls to think for themselves and decide just what sort of life they want to live. The city broadens you and gives you chances for an edu- cation that the country never can. On the other hand, city people know abso- lutely nothing about simple good times, unselfish family lives and the thousand and one good times the country folks en— joy. I am struck every day with the selfishness of city girls. I see it not only in the busineSs world but: in the home. There is none of that giving up for oth- ers that the country girl takes for granted. “A little illustration will show what I mean about selfishness at home. You go to the country and no matter what time you arrive the first question is, ”Have you had your dinner?’ Go to a home in the city at an unexpected hour and everyone is annoyed. Instead of being glad to get a meal for you the thought, unspoken perhaps, perhaps not, is “Why didn’t you get your lunch in a. restaurant?’ No one wants to be bothered by anyone else. “That is the situation in a, nutshell. If it is money and education you want, come to the city. If it is love and fellow- ship and good, wholesome fun, stay in the country." WINTER BABIES. BY CHARLOTTE A. AIKENS. The arrival of a winter baby brings a few special problems to every hogne. One problem is that of warmth: How to keep the little stranger comfortably warm, and yet not overdo the business is a matter that is not always easily adjusted. The devoted father is very apt to shovel in coal or put on wood till the room is superheated sometimes, and in a few hours the temperature may have dropped to the chilling point. A superheated at— mosphere is bad for any one, and just as bad for a baby as for an adult. The baby does need to be kept comfortably warm, of course, but it is always possible to accomplish this by means of proper clothing, hot bricks, or ‘bottles if need be. But keep the air he must breathe from becoming too hot. One common’cause of “snuffies” is bad management of the warmth and air questions. The room in which the baby lives and moves and has his being is ‘kept too warm, and not well ventilated and when this is the caSe “snuffles” may be expected any time. The very first thing every baby needs when he arrives in this “vale of tears” is pure air to breathe—oxygen. If for any reason the supply of oxygen is cut off he promptly dies, and throughout life, fresh air is the most immediate of all necessities. Therefore when baby is asleep, as he ought to be most of his time for the first few weeks, protect him from all draugh‘ts, and let a. supply of clean air come in for him to breathe. Be just as careful about giving him clean air to breathe, as you are about giving him clean clothing to wear. the blood be purified except as it comes in contact with the oxygen in the lungs. There is no need to say that the food provided by nature is the best. There In no way can, DEC 31', 1910. is no “perfbct. substitute? for it, however extravagant the. claims may be that are made by manufacturers of baby foods. It the natural supply fails, something must be substituted, of course. What that substitute shall be is a matter that is too important to be left to the chance advice of well-meaning neighbors. Con- sult the physician and avoid experiment- ing. as far as possible, with a piece of mechanism as delicate in its construction as a baby's stomach. Be especially care- ful that nursing bottles and attachments are always kept as clean as possible. Feed he ‘beby regularly and do not ac- custom him to having food offered to him every time he cries. Very often a baby cries because of discomfort from an over- loaded stomach. It is a good plan from the beginning-to give the infant water to drink, for babies as well as adults get-thirsty, and milk does not always sufficiently quench the thirst. See that the water is not too cold In winter it is best to have it almost tepid. Avoid the “comforter." abomination known as a. A baby who is properly cared for, need never form the filthy, useless habit of everlastingly sucking something. These “comforters" are rolled around in all kinds of dirt, picked up, and without cleansing, thrust back into the helpless infant's mouth. Perhaps it ,is true that "everybody has to eat his peck of dirt," but don’t let the baby have any more dirt in his mouth than is an ab- solute necessity. - Silk, wool, linen, and cotton, all have their advocates for the baby's shirts. It matters very little which is chosen so long as it is clean, does not chafe and is sufficient to protect from the cold. As a. matter of fact, most babies are dressed too warmly. Unless the baby very feeble or inclined to diarrhoea, abdominal bands or “binders" are unnecessary after the first two months. Have the shirts long enough to come down well over the abdomen. The legs need to be well pro- tected when the dresses are shortened. All clothing should be so adjusted so as to allow perfect freedom of the muscles. It is always‘better to keep the night clothing distinct from the day. A baby is much more likely to sleep well at night if his clothing is changed and fresh- ly adusted at bed time. Flannelctte is cheap and a supply of night gowns easily procured. Shoes are not necessary till the baby is nearly ready to begin walk- ing. Till that time the feet can be kept warm and comfortable with the soft inoc- casins made from Chamois, leather, and without stiffening. As soon as short —.dresses are worn. the stockings should come up well over the knees. Diapers should be pinned so as to allow the knees freedom to bend. The amount of cloth- should be adopted is ing. and the quality, to the season. Too much clothing is a. burden. , All babies are better for a daily bath. After the first month they can be accus- tomed to the bathtub and allowed in it. A good dusting powder is made of equal parts of talcum powder and horacic acid. If there is any sign of chafing, a little oxide of zinc ointment will usually re- lieve it. A great many little babies have sore eyes, and any such symptom is a matter of great importance. About one—third of all cases of blindness are caused by a disease called ophthalmia neonatorum. The redness and discharge from the eye inflammation that win may be a simple subside with ordinary care. It may be the early symptom of serious trouble. In any case. do not neglect it. Usually any such trouble may be overcome by freq- uent washing in a solution made by dis— solving two teaspoonfuls of boracic acid powder in a pint of boiled water. This can be kept in a pint sealer, and it little used each time the waShing needs to be done. Use some little bits of soft white cotton. Burn the bits after use, and never use 'the same piece to wash the two eyes. Protect the baby‘s eyes from the glare of the sun. ' The business of very little babies is to eat, and sleep, and eat again. Let them exercise their lungs and cry a little now and again. As soon as it is safe. frce their feet from long petticuats, and give them room to stretch and kick. Encour- age kicking, but avoid letting them stand too soon. Avoid fussiness. A vigorous letting alone sometimes is a pretty good thing for .babies as well-as grown—ups A little cuddling and fussing is good. Too much of it makes baby a tyrant. The forming of the baby’s character and habits can begin from the-day of‘its birth. It is 'way or the other. then plastic material to. be ‘moulde-d duel There is much in- set» ting a baby started right. HOW ONE WOMAN MADE MONEY. Dear Editor:-—There are many farmers’, wives who wish to earn some money to get some extra furniture or something which she feels that they can not yet. afford to get out of the general fund. Tol such I would suggest that you take. sum- mer boarders. The railroads get out lists every year and you should send your “ad" in soon. They print it free of charge. I took boarders one summer and will say that I did not work a bit harder than I do other summers. for we always have lots, of company. city relatves on a vacation. When I had the boarders I did not have many guests but I had a nice sum of money in a few weeks. I took out what I really considered was the cost of. the food. and what remained, for the! work and the rent of the room I spent‘ for things which I am using yet. and‘ look at them with a lot of pride when I think that I earned them myself. I am a farmer's wife and i join with others in wishing that more of our city friends would take their vacations and come to see us in the winter time when we have not so much hard work and hot weather to contend with. ’Tis true we do not all have the nice warm bed rooms and bath and nice lights but really after the friends would spend a time with us in the winter they would more fully appre- ciate the conveniences which most of them have in the city homes. If any one cares for it, I would give a few pointers of interest to any who might wish to take summer boarders for the first time—Mrs. New. DISH-WASH] NG Tl ME-SAVERS. BY M. M. N. Take the egg beater and lemon grater‘ to the sink or a. pan of water, and wash immediately after using. with a small vegetable brush, then lay them in the, warming oven to dry. It takes but a. min-7 ute and saves many minutes of laborious digging into cracks and crevices if left to dry on. If you have a basin or pan in which beans, potatoes or puddings have been baked. turn it upside down in a large, pan. Pour in half an inch of water and: set it on the back of the stove before you] sit down to dinner, or even just before' you begin the dish-washing. Give the: same treatment to the dish in which youl make thickening for gravy. On baking duy try it on the cake bowl. If there is a dish in which some small, “left-over" has become dried on, wet the inside in your dishwater, and then invertE it, allowing it to soak in one side of the dishpan while washing other dishes, You will be surprised at what the steam will do in these cases if you have. never tried it. It loosens the particles in a fraction.‘ of the time required if the dishes are al~l lowed to soak right side up. I treat the! kettles in which mush and pumpkin arel Cooked. in the some way. l Grease the bread pan when putting the large loaf in to rise and the dough will: come out much easier. Yash the pan as soon as possible, using a small brush to help loosen particles and if no hot water is handy wipe it and set aside to scald later. ' SHORT CUTS T0 HOUSEKEEPING. If you should accidentally get a colored garmcnt into the boiler with the white clothes so they are all stained. after rins- ing out the soap. try putting them into clcnr cold water with a. little turpentinei added, let boil a few minutes and rinse‘ again.v——l\xlarinn. “ To keep old potatoes from black, when putting them to boil, add} mic—half teacu of swet n” _ - ' i ’ . D “1k to ‘he “ater of your family, for Riparl-cut lve‘m‘lhnu ,um would pay inr :|n m“ in which they boil.——Mrs. J. C'. A fine way to keep floor oilcloth. linole-? um. etc, spick and span, with very little. work, to keep an extra mop of soft old underwear moistened with coal oil. Never wet with water; after sweeping, just wipe off with the oily mop. and it always look like ucw.—F. R. . If the clothespins arc placed in a pan; in the oven long enough to warm theml through. it will save many cold fingers; when the clothes are hung on the lines—9 Mrs._ H. R. W. When you buy fresh meat and it is not used at once, the meat will keep almost any length of time by boiling at least a. half hour each day until needed—Reader. Kindly send name and address. is n \ THE MICHIGAN PARMER Coal Dealers are Sore turning! \ .(15) 593 7' Don’t Like This Invention New Invention That will Give You Justus Much Heat as You are Now Getting, With Half as inventor Says Any Reader of thong-- Anywhere Can Try it for 30 Days without Paying One Gent. If you beat your home with either coal or wood stoves you ought to give thanks to a man over in Akron, N. Y.. who has discovered a way to "give you twice as much heat as you are now get— ting for the same money, or just as much heat as you are now getting for 40 to 60% less moncy. The sent us trations the A inventor has the illus- showing Parlor Fur-- nace. as he calls his invention, nt- tached to a stove pipe in an upstairs room above the parlor. It has been pro- ven time and time again that with the Parlor Furnace this cold upstairs room can be heated a. whole winter through without burning one extra bed of coal. If you have a room over the kitchen stove. ori ovcr any other ' stove. it can be Coinl'ol‘lubly —— —V -’.1.’--_; I ’ A‘ s:{;_\\: __ <{., heat- ,;_.:,, ed all winter at no extra cost. Or if you an adjoining on the lower you can easily heat it for the same price‘ you are now heating the one room. \ If you have only one room to hcat.’ l l ‘I=I=I=I3I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=I=Ii have room ‘ l floor 1 . ”UPPER m1! mind you, you can heut it with about half the coal you are now using. And best of all, the Parlor Furnace is} constructed that it kccps the floors; Warm. There are no cold foot in the| homes where the Parlor Furnucc is uscd.‘ The Parlor Furnace is, without doubt. a money saver to all people who heat their homes with stoves. It puts warm, pure air in circulation throughout the, SO Much Coal. rooms, and utilizes the heat that would otherwise go up the chimney. There is no other invention like the Pul'lnl' Furnace; it is built on an entirely new and novel plan. It is extcnsively used in stores, offices, schools. churches, and workshops where one stove is not Sufficient a n d where C O l (1 floors endanger health. The Parlor Furnace is made of polished blue stccl, trimmed 3 with nickel. and is an ornament in any home. " It is easily at- tached to any stove: any man . who can put up mum ”167‘ 1110 pipe of an ordinary stove (aflmmmfl can connect a. WWW Parlor Furnace. TliE lNVENTflR’S LIBERAL 0FFER. I will send the Parlor Furnace to any address in the l’nlted States. Try it for :70 days and if it doesn‘t give satisfaction. do all I claim it will do. return it at expcusc. If it does give satisfaction Sl'lld me $12.00. If you want lestimonials drop today. If you want to take advantage of my TV) duys' Free trial offer right now, mail me the coupon bclow. and tell me what room you iutcud to heat with the Parlor Furnace. George E. Cody, Pres. Ux‘ my information and postal or letter further me 2!. Use This Coupon. GEORGE E. CADY, new. G. Pres. Akron Healer (20.. Akron. N. Y.‘ Dear Sir: l‘icase on :m days” fled with ‘11. send me a Parlor Heater free trial. If I am satis- I will scud you $12.00. If I am not satisfied I will return it at your expense. Name........... City or Town..... State................................................... NEW The NEW HOME ' ' pcrior wearingr «mum renewal at. any 11m Not sold under any other name. ..> .,_ ‘45... 5 ..~ YOI'R cow and horso l rides arc worlh big money. .< and we will make them into worm. ('mufurmblc l'ur (’4lill\ for yourscol orztuy im-mlu-r liuurv cloth mm! that lusts-hut :1 In (his ulnlcr for vcr)‘ litllc ltly sl-ll ilu-m to ,\our friends this cut will l'lmt )ou 0H1) $11. 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W'arranted for All Time is the cheapest. to buy, hccause of its Su- ics. All l-ill‘l\':il\’ into. .‘r'cliuiiu'czrhlo, can be c. Elnll bourlugs ot'.—'u}it-riur quatllly. C0” Orange, Mass. ..-,~...t._,~., __, v. Send them to us. We pay tho freight Olin-«l \\ n r nun)‘ )curs. noon yourself and family ski us and mulw tiwm into iumm' robes. ille furnished by you. wc. \Hll make free for Iday. Omaha Branch, £929 5. Bill. St. ‘Wriquilintallluf . UNDERwoon TYPEWRITER COM (lNCORPORATEDl 24! BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY. FAN} When Writing to advertisers mention the Michigan Farmer \' (16), ' . a :HoMEm YOUT RESOLUTIONS. BY LALIA MITCHELL. I’ve always noticed, year by year, That January’s pleasures lie In hunting up some reason why My resolutions, written clear On New Year's Day, should carded, Forgotten, lost or disregarded. be dis- Now. thoughtfully, I've made a plan \Vhieh should be counted worth the pains; I’ll manage so, when interest wanes, still may be a model man. H And those who laugh. as wanes the season. May know, for mirth they have no reason. First, I'll resolve to rise no more At six o'clock to start the fire; Also. I’ll rouse my good wife's ire ' By late hours at the club; I‘ve wore The martyr’s cloak so long, I‘m certain ’Tis time to just ring down the curtain. Then I no more will shovel walks. (Jr put the cat outdoors at night. Or bring home groceries, large or light, Or listen while the parrot talks, Or simulate great exultation O'er visits of my wife's relation. My resolutions, they are made. And written out in good black ink, And now I’m wondering if I’ll think Myself in luck. when they‘re mislaid Hr if I'll laugh. as erst, out-spoken in joy, o’er resolutions broken. THE LESSON OF THE YEARS. BY HELEN MATHIE. \Yhy, as the tally of years that have. passed grows larger and that of those yet to come grows smaller. do we look and feel and speak as if there was no longer any use in trying to enjoy life, accomplish things or plan for the future? llave not the years increased. one by one, ever since we first saw the light of day, and has not each succeeding year sub- tracted one from the number yet 'to be? All along the path of the first of these years arose experiences of pleasure or of pain, with their attendant lessons. Very often we did not get the most that we should from either, for our immature hearts and minds did not recognize their importance. Nevertheless, they all helped to make us what we now are. Youth has a beauty and joy of its own. Nothing can add to the beauty of a. fresh-faced young girl, and nothing take away. If she draw back her hair in un- compromising straight lines her youthful face would be all the more in evidence. If her dress is unadorned, the beautiful curves of youth show the more plainly, but the middle-aged woman has engraved the lines of life’s experience on her face and the doing of life’s labor has robbed her of her dainty curves. The life that was in her in youth has, much of it, been spent in doing well life‘s tasks. Now is the time to arrange the hair prettily, wear bright, becoming colors and dresses, and bonncts adorned to make them beau- tiful. If life‘s years are numbering 'to a close, all the greater reason for filling each one with beauty and joy. In the beginning we were young from the inside, green, immature, growing. Now is the time to be young from the outside, to surround ourselves with young growing things. "both brute and human. ~with flowers and pictures and books, with pretty clothes and. with heart wisdom and experience. fill every passing hour with what is good. We need not be frivolous but we can laugh with the joy of living as freely as the young things around us. for we are getting more out of life than they, because we have de- veloped a capacity for real soul-satisfying enjoyment that they do not possess. How we do enjOy young things, and the best way to enjoy them is to be young with them. Then they will enjoy us. “Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be. The last of life for which the first was made.” “THE GATES or BAKAPPLEIN B LLIzAnETHrJLWE'rT BROWN Y m JEWETT HOWE. SUSAN Chapter lll.——(Continued). “I do not think we care to see that, but we will leave the car here and ex- plore the ledges on foot,“ he said to his daughter. Then as Ned started his horse again he called to him: "Thank you very much for your information. young man. but there is one more question I’d like to ask. You don't happen to know anything about a family of .lacksons around here?” and this time there was such a suspicion of laughter in his voice that Ned felt his face crimson with shame. He was so far behind them, with his horse turned on the road which led to his home, that he knew they could not see his face distinctly. but he felt as if they half divined who he was. He started the horse into a trot before answering. “They live up this way," he shouted and was gone before they could ask further ques- tions. He drove furiously into the yard and as Merle ran out to meet him she laughed at the black look on his face. “\Vhat’s up?” she teased. "1 am sure that your pants and your hair are both creased down the middle. That you look as dapper as usual. Your shoes are still shiny and the rest of them are roosting; on their trees as they always do. Your cigarette is as pronounced as over: your eyes just as dark. your collar is as clean and your tie and~—" “Let up." be snapped. "Can't a fellow have a grottch without being made a guy of by you. I‘ve had knocks enough for one day. i wish Searls was here and I’d tell him he'd have to get another driver. I‘m not, going up to that hotel any more to be snubbed as a hired man, let me tell you." "“‘hat are you going to do?" she asked calmly. “Thought you liked your work; anyway you like the money all right." “Money, why I used to have as much for pocket money as what I get here by working for it. I’ve got tired of the whole thing. That automobile chased me up to the street and back again. They think they are darned smart making fun the way they do.” “Shrop got on your nerves I fancy,” she said blithely. “You need another dose of his medicine to knock some sense into you.” “Cut it out, Merle.” he interrupted. “Can’t you let a fellow have a grouch once in a while. All that I mean is that I won‘t stand to have the city fellows look down on me when I am every bit as good as they are. I was telling Madaline so.” “You will be falling in love with Mada- ‘linc yet." she answered composedly as she bit into an apple. "But if you do it will be hopeless. She is too highly edu— cated to think of boys like you.” “Boys!" Ned‘s voice rang with scorn. “Laugh all you want to laugh, Merle Jackson. I will show you when I am twenty-one what I can do. Then I will 1021\‘6‘ this old farm to run itself and—” “And you will run yourself——int0 the ground maybe,” she answered reflec- tively as she went away with her apples. in the middle of the afternoon Merle heard Mary's sharp voice scolding in the kitchen. She was looking out of the window at a stalled automobile near the driveway. and expressing her disgust. “Another one of them fool wagons got broke down,” she said tartly. “I’ve ben watchin’ it fer some time. I see it a crawlin’ along the road as if it had put its stifle jint out, and I said to myself that suthin’ had gone wrong; 'then bime- by it stopped plum by the driveway. It’s a pity that every one of them old ma- chines can‘t bust up. They‘re nothin’ but a nuisance and the law orter put a stop to ’em a runnin’ over the country,” she stormed. enjoying the sight of the disabled car, “That shuvver has shoved himself clean under it already a ’tryin to find out what ails it. Good Lord, what a sensible man kin want uv a ma- chine that is liable to bust up any minnit when he's got horses. and mules, and donkeys. and legs to use. to say nothin’ of steam cars, is more than I know.” “You dislike 'them from principle,” said the girl. good naturedly, “but you will have to become reconciled, for you know that Searls intends to get one another year. He thinks they are such time- savers and if time is money anywhere it is on a farm.” “He‘ll run it then, and ride in it,” she retorted, “for I will never tempt the Al- mighty by riskin’ my neck, to say noth- in’ uv scarin' a boss to death. They are jest nothin’ but an. invention uv the devil who couldn’t git around the country fast enough to do mischief, so he toggled up a car. Here comes Joe Green.” as that individual came pufling along the drive- THE -M'ieHIG‘AN . PARMEfi. way. loudly. ‘ Merle went out on the piazza to hear his story. The car had broken down and the people wished to know if they could come to the house and Wait awhile until they could have a carriage come for them from the hotel, and they would also like some refreshments if it was convenient. ”They won’t git nothin’ from me,” stormed Mary. stalking back into the kitchen. “I ain't goin’ to go to work in the middle uv the afternoon fer nobody; besides, I ain‘t got bakin' enough to last till tomorrer if I feed a, pack uv city people who don’t know no better than ter ride in a machine when the Lord has made hosses fer ’em 'ter use even if he hain’t giv ’em sense enough ter use ’em.” “Got her started,” chuckled Joe; “tell ’em to come up, shan‘t I, Miss Merle? There ain’t nobody but an oldish man and his darter; nice. high-toned sort uv folks they be—your kind, I can see that.” “But what shall I give them to eat?” she asked in bewilderment. “Nell has gone to meet the train and bring Searls home, and Mary, I know, will not let me touch a bit of cake or cook anything.” “City folks don‘t like nothin’ better’n baked apples and cream." he suggested. “Give ’em that. and bread and butter, and iced milk, and they’ll like it I know, all right. They don't want no fancy stuff in the country.” - Merle clapped her hands. “Good for you~ Joe. I have an idea. You ask them up here and I will get their lunch ready on the piazza where we have our tea these hot nights.” She hurried around closed corner “What do you want?" she called to the wire-en- of the porch which they used as a dining—room in the sultry Weather. The round table was littered with books and magazines which she re- moved and placed a vase of wild flowers instead on the, handsome centerpiece. Then she brought out Neil’s dainty bread and butter set, a heaping plate of the delicious, baked, sweet apples which she had designed for their own supper, a pitcher of thick cream. another of iced milk and that, with several slices of Mary‘s fresh bread, which she took with- out asking, and a print of the Jackson prize butter, completed the lunch. Then she hastened to the front porch where Joe had brought the guests, and as they turned to meet her she ran to them with a cry of joy, while Joe looked on in open- mouthed amazement. “Blamed if they ain’t some uv her city friends," he said to Mary a moment later as he looked into the kitchen window. “She called him ‘Mr. Amidon’ and the girl ‘Grace’ and the two kissed each other as if they were sisters." He scratched his large head perplexcdly. “Them Jackson's must have had mighty high-toned friends for I heard the man say that he was glad to see her as if she was his own child. and when I left he was asking after Ned.” “Humph!” said Mary. “But that's the kind that takes chances in them pesky bubbles. I wonder,” she added “if it wouldn‘t. be better ef I giv ’em some uv my angel cake. As long as they are friends I gueSs I can spare a few slices,” she added, starting for the pantry. Ned had been at work all the afternoon in the garden so he had not known of the Amidons’ arrival; but. on going to the barn at five o’clock to do his part of the chores he, was dumfounded on seeing Searls walking with the old gentleman. while the girls, with Nell, were also inspecting the barn. He knew then that he would be obliged to meet them but hoped it would not be until he had had time 'to dress himself properly before tea, when he could be at his ease. So he hurried through his chores at a much greater speed than he had ever worked before, but his heart sank and his face burned with shame when he saw them coming directly towards him a little, later when he. was engaged in his detested job of scrubbing out the pig troughs with an old broom before turning in the swill which was in readiness in the piggery. He gave one despairing look around, wishing that the earth would open and swallow him from their sight; there was no way to run for cover, so he stood his ground but didvnot look up until both Mr. Amidon and ,his daughter held out their hands. He drew back, almost choking with mortification. “I am too dirty to shake hands,” he said apologetically/“you must excuse me till I get through with this work.” “We are glad to see you just the same,” said the old gentleman heartily, “and I am especially glad to see you at work. That is what I have always advocated on my farm—the necessity of giving pigs , line. ’31. 1910. 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I won’t eat any pork unless I know how it w titted, and my pigs are fed in scrubbed mum, tatted on corn and turned into the clover fields just as these pigs are here; and what I es- pecially like is this clean piggery," he continued, turning away from the still embarrassed boy and going with Sear-is into the building. “I see it isn’t swarm- ing with files, and 'no wonder, for the pigs have no filth to wallow in. I tell you Jackson, it is worth while to come to your farm just to see how absolutely clean you keep everything. No wonder your pork commands the highest prices in the market and I believe I could find a bigger market for you if you could supply it.” “Why didn‘t you speak to us this morn- ing, Ned?” the girl asked as soon as her father was out of hearing. “I was almost sure that it was you at the time. Didn’t you know us?" He hesitated, then as Merle remarked that she had not heard him speak of them, the g’r‘l continued: “Probably he did not know us, but We knew him. So you are not much bequainted around here," she laughed. “\Vhy, Ned what is the reason you are ashamed of being on this lovely farm? I think it is the most bountiful place I hove seen yet... Merle has been telling me how good your cousin has been to you, and it is such a fine way to learn farm work. I always liked pigs," she continued as she saw them scrambling and pushing to get into the trough; “they act so much like human beings. On our farm I always have a few pets moms them, and my only regret is that I cannot stay there all the time. And," she added teasingly, “I also like sheep." Ned was recovering his oquanimfty. Grace was the same adorable girl he had formerly known and so far from feeling above him because of his lowly occupation she was actually complimenting him on his work. By the time the chores vver.1 done he was his old, jolly, happy-go—lucky self", ready to joke about his misadven— ture of the morning, perfectly satisfied with himself and as full of faith in his lucky star as ever. Tea was served on the piazza; and Ned, transformed from a farm hand into a. young gentleman, endeavored to count- erect «he impression which he had un- witfingly made upon his father‘s oldest and best friend that morning. But his success was indifferent, for during the meal Mr. Amirdozn spoke at length shout Edward Jackson. “He was the best man I ever knew,” he said warmly. “And in losing him our firm lost a man whom we never expect to equaL There was no branch of the business he did not understand. There was nothing he could not and would 1101 do if necessary, from Wiping an engine to repairirng it, or to closing a hundred thousand dollar deal. He never stopped at dirty work and there was never a day but that he would dorm his greasy over— alls and go to work with the men to show them what to do if anything went wrong. I believe that I knew him better than his children did, for .I saw a great deal or him. He used to speak With intense re- gret of ever having sold :his birthright in this Meant old farm and his cleanest hope was that he would be able to buy a country place andvspcnd his last days there. He broke his health in his devo— tion to business and we wanted him to rest bellore he did; then, in his anxiety to provide for his children, he foolishly staked all he had—and lost. Ever since ‘his death we have kept his children in mind and I took this trip for the express purpose of finding them, and—3’ he looked hard at Ned whose eyes fell, “my idea was to give his son the some chance his father had, that of beginning at the bot- tom and war-king up. But I hardly think it advisable now, as the work would be much more disagreeable than on this farm. I We am idea." He turned to Merle to relieve the tension; “do you know “how mdh automobile parties would relish .a. place Where they could get a lundh such as you served us today? Those baked apples and the iced milk and cream formed a recast fit for the gods. If you will agree to serve transient guests that way I can prorrfise you part— romage every day. What do you say?” “The very thing.” cried Merle; humil- slvdly: ‘Iihen she glanced at Searls, who nodded his approval. “I. have thought that such a thing would he.mortioa1ble.” he answered de- 11mm. “For more than a. hundred Narmada clone was a Mo 31111, stand- in: as it does on the old tmmflee be— tween two m m. Am 131m me 1 many‘ 01d. stories arm hosts of m entertained here who came by stage coach, on horseback and on foot; also revolutiomry soldiers were quartered here, and in later days this lawn was the scene of mny a. general training. We can imagine the stores of good things which were baked in the brick ovens, cooked over the wide fireplace and eaten outside on the grounds or else in the big livingrooms. The house has not been remodeled very much, aside from the necessary plumbing and bath rooms, as I have liked to keep it in its original shape. Back where our barns now are— in ancient -times they were across the road, shutting off the westward view and the glimpse of Old Beverly among the trees—were the slave quarters. Yes, my ancestor, two centuries ago, kept a few slaves. and somewhere among our records is a deed of sale when he sold the last of them, as they were not profitable in New England. Do you see that sign!” He pointed out to the forks of the road “That was erected by my ancestor, Jon- athan Searls Jackson, July 4, 1860, and it reads, so many miles to Providence BostOn, Hartford and Worcester, on each of its four arms. So you think, Mr. Ami~ don, we could make this a. sort of a Baked Apple Inn ?" he asked jokingly. "Bakapplein," laughed Merle, “The very thing, Mr. Amidon. You may send your friends here for baked sweet apples all summer if they will only telephone ahead so I can have them ready.” “Only first—class guests. remember.” cautioned Searls as he agreed. “Then if we, or rather you, succeed in restoring the ancient glories of the Jackson Stand in supplying the hunger of the automobile passers-by, this old place will have to have another name. I never really liked the name ‘Jackson Stand’ so I have never used it on my farm papers. What shall we call it?" “Just what Merle said first,” suggested Nell.‘ “Ba.lc1pplein.” “Bakap'plein it is. then.” he answered laughingly. “So now it is up to you. Merle. to prove the name good as long as the apples hold out. I have a sweet apple tree that has never yet profited me anything and I unconditionally give it to you in order to perpetuate the name of Bmpplefi’u." When they were leaving the next morn— ing. Mr. Amidon said aside to Ned that when he was ready to work cheerfully. and not feel disgraced by honest labor, 'he could come to him. “I do not like to see such a feeling in you, my boy. It is Leif, worthy of your father, but as long as you have this false pride you would not suit me. Now, my son is spending his vacation as a common farm hand on a large estate in order to thoroughly learn the business and take the full manage- ment of my estate smne‘time." He took a letter from his pocket and opened it. “He ,wrlftes that he has won the high honor of being called the best hired man on the place. and that letter did me more good than his class honors in college. for it proves to me that he will yet be a capable manager of the biggwt industry in the world—that of farming." (To be continued). THE ROMANTIC LIFE OF HERBERT FURLO’NG. 1111 w. J. GELAND. While sojourning at the little hotel in Miles City I made the acquaintance of a U. S. Senator who was there on private business. ”We became quite chummy. Through his influence I became an em- ployee of Uncle Sam as a federal detective with headquarters at St. Paul. Arriving there I made my home with a sister of the detective of the railroad company and was soon engaged in my new duties. About that time spurious ‘hillls were being circulated in large quantities, and I with others, was put on the case. Among the numerous people settling in St. {Paul in those. days was a very nice old Irish Canadian lady. (a widow), named Hughes. She 'had rented a two—story brick house with the intention «of renting rooms, furnished or 'um‘fm‘rushod. The house was on Lara‘bee street and she had Occupied it three or four months without being able to rent army of it, and was getting discouraged, when one day. look- ing out into the street she saw that she 'wzs about to receive a call Two well dressed men crossed the stneet and the next minute there was a knock at her door and an inquiry as to wmt apart- ment she had to let. ‘On .her informing them that she Ilmd the Me of the house empty, they exchanged significant glances and said they would like to be shown «over it. am having been done. they said the-y would take the ham, and Renewal to hwe‘the bills taken from the window. Mrs. Hughes was amazed and delight- ed. Sucha stroke of luck, and such nice gentlemenlv. [She was more amazed when they paid her the first quarter's rent In adVance, and to her inquiries as to how many there were in the family, etc., she was astonished to 1931‘ there was no family, and, with the exception of one or two visitors, no one would call upon them. Their meals they would prepare them- selves and they would not give her the slightest trouble. They were, they said, patentvees, and as they were hard at work on something that would astonish all America, they must not. under any cir- cumstances, be disturbed. They would bring their trunks and baggage that very night. With the night, came the two men with their luggage, which consisted of heavily laden trunks. it was necessary for the express man who brought them to lend a hand to get them: The ' into the passage—way and up stairs. lodgers had been with Mm, Hughes for quite a month, and, with the ()‘I(‘(f‘DllOTl of two callers, no one else visited them. 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Although they seemed to her the strangest lodgers in se i that's right. The most simple, economical. elfle ever working, creation, yet they paid her well and she l was satisfied. They had been with her, how exactly three months. M’ith Ihe grcatest punctuality they emu‘ed her lit- tle parlor and asked for :1 100611111 for the second quartel s rent wl1itl1 they placed upon the table. Mrs. Hughcs' gratitudel knew no bounds. She was profuse in hex? thanks and compliments, and probably it was due to her overfhw of joy that. on retiring to her kitchen. she imiulgcd in health of her just a wee drop to the lodgers. 130 this as it may, when Mrs. Armstrong, an old friend of llt'l'S, 21nd my landlady, called upon hcr lalcr in the day, it was to find her more ynluhlo than she had ever previously found her, Mrs. Armstrong was a shrewd woman, and saw at a gltmoe that something un-T usual had happened to raise her friend's spirits to the pitch she witnessed. As a rule, Mrs. Hughes was very reticent, but on this occasion she was unable to keep 011 each of these occasions James 1993‘th within bounds. Her friend. noticing this, and also noticing the bottle and gums up? on the table, suggested that a little more might be benefit-la]. The bait took, and the two ladies were soon in animated conversation, the landlady i111‘or111i11g her visitor of her long spell of ill lmk and later good fortune. She then. under sec- recy, informed her of the peculiar habits of her lodgers, and the mystery sur- rounding their movements. I‘laving im- parted all that was in her power to im- part, she suddenly called to mind the fact that her friend was the sister of the (le~ lectlve at the station. and that her lmv- prudence might cost her the loss of her roomers. She, therefore, 01100 more re- ‘femved to the matter of secrecy. America had been startled by the bold. mess with which certain unknown men had been flooding it with counterfeit corn. The countverf'eits were so perfect in appearance and ring that it was next to impossible to detect the spurious from the genuine article. The coins varied from the quarter to the dolla1.The\ “ere so highly fin' shed that the nnlx means tfl MAGHiNERY detection was by weight. The authorities were cornered, as «well thry might in f 'The haunts of the coinors 'well known to the police. and these were‘l ransacked over and over agam but with- out eliciting anything in the shape of :1 {Continued on page .598). STEAM Engines and Boilers Mode no. style and size to suit you and sold at a price durable, ant engines made. 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Send mmmmm 1m 18min town «he “acronym-«lowers. were mettvl fm'd'tmlw- 1“le ; MARKETS “MA-WW * December 28, 1910. Grains and Seeds. Wheat—The surprise of the wheat sit- uation is that with all the unfavorable news that the bears are bringing to light, substantial declines are not evident. Prices rule on practically the same basis as a week ago in spite of the fall of mois- ture in the southwest where the new crop is suffering from dry weather, the heavy receipts reported from nearly every wheat growing section, the liberal selling of Ar- gentine and the large world movement of the grain. Because the market has been able to stand this adversity so well it is believed that for the shortage of Argen- tinc's crop, the increased demand that must come from millers who will soon be receiving orders for flour to replenish the supply which is now low. and the decline of lndia's crop. the bulls are optimistic regarding the future of the deal even if the present situation is not favorable for their transactions. One year ago the price for No. 2. red wheat was $1.231/2c per bu. which was an advance of 70 over the price for October 1 of that year. On October 1 of 1910 the price was 990 per bu. Quotations for the past week were: No. 2 No 1 DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS. Red. “lliite. May. July. Thursday .... .9‘5 .94 1.001,; .9504, Friday ....... 95% 943/,» 1.00% .96 Saturday ..... .951/2 .941/2 1.001/2 .96 Monday ............ .. . .. .. Tuesday .. . . . . .95 .94 1.00 921/; \Vetlliesday .. .9514 .9414 1.0014 .901/2 Corn.——'l‘he local board did not alter quotations this past week. The trade is casy and steady. the tone changing slight- ly with variations in wheat prices. Re- ccipts have, been liberal. Visible supply shows an increase of over a million bush- cls. On October 1. 1909. the price for No, 3 corn was (ill/tr: on l'leccmber 23 it was 62%0: on October 1, 1910, it was 530 per bu.. thus showing the. market to be steady this year for the period as compared with a. .10 decline for the same time a year ago. Quotations for the week are: No. 2 No. 2 Corn. Yellow. Thursday ................. 53 56 Friday .................... 53 ‘56 Saturday ................. 53 56 Monday ................... .. . . 'l‘ucsday .................. 53 56 \\'edncsday ......... (new) 461,42 471,12 Oats.-Market is steady with a week ago. The trade shows sluggishncss. ln— ct'case in the visible supply was less than a half million bushels. One year ago the price was 46030 for standard. Quotations for the week are: Standard. No.3 White. Thursday ................. 35 34% Friday .................... 35 341/2 Saturday ................. 35 34% Monday ............. . .. .. , Tuesday .................. 35 34% \Yednesday ............... 34 331,5 Beans—“mile no transactions are re- ported the board has seen fit to advance quotations for cash goods. A year ago the price for spot seed was nominally given at $2.05 per bu. Quotations for the past week are: Cash. Jan. 'Lhursday $198 $2.00 Friday ......... 0.00 200 Saturday ...... -.02 2.00 Monday ........................ . . . . 'l‘uesday ........... 2.02 2.00 '\\'ednesday ................. 2.02 2.02 C10ver Seed.—There is continued ac- tivity in the seed trade and prices are looking upward. Alsike advanced with other kinds. One year ago prime spot was quoted at $8.70 per bu. Quotations for the week are: Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike. '_l‘,hursday . . . . . . . . $9.00 $9.05 $9.00 Eriday ............ 0.10 9.115 9.10 Saturday ......... 9.10 9.15 9.10 Slol’iday ............... ... . . . . 'l‘ucsday .......... 9.10 9.15 9.10 \T’cdnesday . . . . . .. 9710 9.15 9.10 Rye.~0fferings are small. Market is stczidy and firm. Quotations for No. 1 is Sill-5c per bu. Visible Supply of Grains. This week. Last week 1 ' 1 c . . ........... 43.929.0th 42 994.000 9011161!” 3.300.000 £004,000 Oats ............... 16.129.000 15.711.000 Rye ................ 413.000 478.000 “am-1w ............. 1.53.) 000 1.622,000 Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc. Flour.—The fiour trade is easy with prices unchanged. Quotations are: t‘lear ........................... . ..... $4.65 Swtraight ............... . ...... 4‘05 Patent Michigan .................... .20 Ordinary Patent .................... 4.75 Hay and Straw.~—Hay values. are steady. Quotations on baled hay in car lots f. o. b. Detroit are: No. 1 timothy, 5516500017; No, 2 timothy, $15.50@16; clo- ver, mixed, $15.50@16; rye straw, $7@ 7.50; wheat and cat straw, $6fi'6.50 per in . rI=L'eed.-—All prices are steady with those of last week. Carlot prices on track are: Bran, $27 per ton; coarse middlings, $23: fine middlings, $26; cracked corn, $25: coarse corn meal. $25; corn and oat chop, $24 per ton. Potatoes.——There was nothing to stim- ulate interest in the potato market this past week, the holiday attractions rather diminishing the attention given it. Trade about steady with prices unchanged. In car lots Michigan potatoes are selling at RTWMOc per bu.. , Provisons.—«Family pork. $246725; mess pork, $23; medium clear, $206022; smoked hams. 14c; briskets, 13c; shoulders, 12c; picnic hams, 12c; bacon, 150; pure lard in tierces, 120; kettle rendered lard, 13c. Dairy and ‘Poultry Producto. Button—The trade took no account of any disturbance in market conditions and prices. rule steady with a week ago. The demand is moderate. Quotations are: Extra creamery, 301,90; first creamery, 281,440; dairy, 230; packing stock, 20 per lb. Eggs.——Last week’s prices are still rul- ing and trade news show no change in the general situation except that in some sections hens are beginning to lay. Fresh receipts, case count, cases included, are now quoted at 311/420 per dozen. Poultry.~—Price alterations for poultry are upward. Demand good. There ap- pears to be a satisfactory supply of tur- keys for the holiday demand and prices for them are steady. Dressed chickens are higher and quoted at 13@14c; fowls, advanced to 1262130; ducks steady at 16 @180; geese are up to 14@150; turkeys steady at 20@22c per lb. For live birds. spring chickens are quoted at 111/2@12c; fowls, 101_é@110; old roosters, 90; turkeys, 14fi‘200; geese, 13@14c; ducks, 14@15c. Cheese.—~Michigan, 170; Michigan sharp, 17@181/20; York state. 171/2@18c; York state sharp, 19c; limburger, old, 16@17c; Swiss domestic block, 20@22c; cream brick, 17@18c. Dressed Pork—Price is steady at 9@100 per lb. VeaI.—Best higher. 12@121;éc; ordinary, 8@100 per Fruits and Vegetables. Rabbits—Steady. Per dozen, $1.50. Apples.—Market is active and steady. Fancy greenings are quoted at $5.25@ 5.50; Kings, $5.25@5.50; Baldwins. $4.50; Choice, Steel reds, $6; ordinary grades, $2.75@3 per be. Cranberries.—Steady. Quoted at $3.25 per bu. Cabbage.—-Higher. Selling at $1.75 per libl, for new. Onions—Unchanged. 7501900 per bu. Honey.—Choice to fancy comb, 15@17c per lb. OTHER MARKETS. Grand Rapids. ’l‘hc bean situation is somewhat im- proved. with better demands from outside markets, though prices to farmers are unchanged. \Vhite beans are still quoted on $1.75 basis; red kidneys, $2.25. No improvement is seen in the potato mar- ket, prices ranging from 2001300. the higher figure being paid at Greenville and possibly a few other nearby stations. Shippers are using box cars for potato shipments and they report quite severe losscs from freezing. Poultry quotations are unchanged from last week. except that turkeys are a trifle higher, bringing 180(‘190. Veal is worth 6@101/zc. Clover hay is worth $16; timothy, $17@18. But- ter and eggs unchanged. Boston. “Wot—Territory wools lead.the market this past week but Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces found a fair demand at unchanged figures. Other offerings were slow. Fol- lowing arc the leading domestic quota- tions: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces—— Delaine washed, 340: XX, 320; fine un- merchantable. 24fl725c; l/z-blood combing, 2960300; {lg—blood combing. 2961300: 14- blood combing, 27611280; delaine unwashed 26345017270‘: fine unwashed, 2201230. Mich— igan, \Yisconsin and New York fleeces— Fine unwashed, 2061‘210; delaine unwash- ed. 2661270; 1/_>—blood unwashed. 28617290. Kentucky. Indiana and Missouri—~94;- blood, 2967300; 1,4-blood, 21@23c. Chlcago. “'heat.—No. 2 red, 9574.0: .luly. 930 per bu. Corn—No. 2, 46léfil46%c; May, 477/80; .1uly, 483/4c. Oats—N0. 2 white, 31140; May. 3414.0; July. 340. Barley.~Malting grades, 76.71840 per bu; feeding, 6001700. Button—Market steady with last week’s figures ruling. ("i'eatnerics, 2341290; dair- ics, 2161250 per lb. ltlggs.fi.-\ll kinds steady: no change in values. Quotations: Prime firsts. 310; firsts 29c; at mark, cases included. 19% ((12,21/30 per dozen. 931/2 @950; May, Potat'oes.——lv1arl400 Beans-wMarket weak undcr liberal of- ferings, but last week‘s reduced figures continue to rule. Pea beans. choice hand- picked, a"(; quoted at $2.08fi2.10 per bu; prime, $198402; red kidneys. $2.75m2.90. Hay and Straw.——All grades of hay have suffered another material decline. Quotations now are: Choice timothy. 818011850: No. 1 timothy, $16.50fl1750; No. 2 do. and No. 1 mixed. 5515.506016; N0. 3 do. and No. 2 mixed, $126015; rye straw, $8478.50; oat straw, $7@7.50; wheat Straw, $6.50@7 per ton. New York. Butter.——Trade is steady at last week’s prices. Creamery specials are quoted at 31c; extras, 29%(17300; thirds to firsts. 23f1‘281/20. Eggs—The easier feeling noted last week is still in evidence with prices show- ing further decline. Nearby eggs quoted at 48611500; fresh gathered extras. 3567360; firsts, 33623—10; fancy refrigerator Stock, 2507'251/20 'per dozen. Poultry—Last week’s heavy receipts not entirely cleaned up and the market is rather irregular. Dressed western chickens,12@181/?c; fowls, 126213150; tur- keys, 16@22c. Live. chickens, 111/2@12c; fowls, 131/2@14c; turkeys, 200. Elgln. Butter—Trade firm at 300 per lb., which is the quotation of last week. Out- put for the week, 603,700 lbs. as compared with 627,300 lbs. for the prevoius week. I THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. ' Buffalo. ecember‘ 26, 1910. (Special report by unning & Stevens, New York Central Stock Yards, East Buffalo, N. Y.) Receipts of stock here today as fol- lows: Cattle, 105 cars; hogs, 12,800; sheep and lambs, 7,000; calves, 750. \Vith 105 loads of cattle on our market here today, and being right in the middle of the holidays, there were no out of town buyers here hardly at all; our main de- pendence was on our home butchers. They being «11 filled up with Christmas beef, and this being the poultry season, it was impossible to sell these cattle any higher. There were few instances where a few fancy bulls, .and a few fancy fe- males sold 100 higher than last Monday, but all other grades were just about steady with last week, with the exception of stockers and feeders. There is no demand here at present for stockers and feeders; market fully 2560500 lower. We quote: Best 1,300 ‘to 1,400-lb. steers $6.25@6.65; good prime 1,200 to 1,300-lb. steers, $5.65fil6.15; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb. shipping steers. $5.50@5.85; medium butch- er steers, 1,000 to 1.100 lbs.. $5.25@5.60; light butcher steers, $4.75@5; best fat cows, $4.50@5; fair to good do., $3.50@4; common to medium do., $3613.50; tripa- $5.50@ mers, 32.5063; best fat heifers, 5.75; good fat heifers, $4.50@5; fair to good do., $4.25@4.50; stock heifers, $3.50 ((03.75; best feeding steers, dehorned, $4.50 (174.75; medium to good feeding steers, 3.75@4; stockers, all grades, $3.‘50@3.75; 'best bulls, $4.75@5.25; bolog’na bulls, $4@ 4.50; stOck bulls, $3.75@4.25; best milkers and springers, $50@60; good to best milk- ers and springers, $40@50; common to good do., $25@35. Impossible to sell late Springers at any kind of satisfactory prices; have to be sold mostly by the pound. Our hog market opened strong 100 high- er than Saturday’s best time, and closed strong at the opening. Some hogs arriv— ing late sold fully 5c higher than the opening prices. \Ye quote: Mixed, medium and heavy, 3815611820 early; some late arrivals, $8.25; yorkers, $8.15@8.20; some late arrivals, $8.25; pigs mostly, $8.40; roughs, $7.1'5@ 7.25; stags, $0m>6.50. Prospects only fair for the near future. The lamb market opened active today; most of the choice handy lambs selling $6.85mi6.90; few $7. Heavy lambs simply demoralized; very hard to sell $5.50@5.75; fcw odd bunches at 60. Sheep market was active today; most of the choice ewes selling at $3.75@3.85; few fancy at 40; wethers, $4(w4.15; few light, $4.25. \Ve quote: Best handy lambs, $6.85@ 6.90; heavy lambs, $5.50@5.75; bucks, $2.50 @325; heavy ewes, $3.650r3.75; yearlings, $4.75@5; wethers, $4@4.25; cull sheep, $2.50@3; handy ewes, $3.85@4; northern Michigan lambs, $6@6.50; veals. choice to extra, $10.75@11; fair to good do., $7.50@ 10.50; heavy calves, $5@6.‘50. Chicago, December 26, 1910. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Received today ...... 13,000 23,000 4.000 Same day last year..18,652 12 335 6,085 Received last week...53,706 136,108 84,580 Same week last year.55,273 134,393 68,685 The stOck yards are open for business today, although it is observed as a holi- day generally, and the packing plants are closed. The live stock offerings are very small, and prices are higher for this rea- son alone, the general needs of buyers being very limited. Cattle are. generally 10c higher, with scattering sales at ad- vances of 150. There are no fancy cattle on sale. Last week closed with steers no higher than a Week earlier, and butch- er stock 1040250 lower, steers being only 10612250 above the season’s low time. Hogs today advanced 50, with sales at $7.55@ 7.95, compared with $7.35fl'7.80 a week ago. Two years ago hogs sold at $4.95@ 6. and three years ago sales were at 34.2500465. For two weeks hogs received licre have averaged 224 lbs., compared with 214 lbs. a year ago and 205 lbs. two years ago. Sheep and lambs were up today 15fl25c owing to the meager sup- ply, following the recent break in values, lambs having declined last week 15€i>25c, while sheep closed unchanged after their early improvement. Lambs are selling at $4.50fl6.50. while yearlings are on a basis of $4.50fi75.50, wethers at 333501.425 and ewes at $2fi14. {Owing to the disastrrous tire in Morris &,Co.’s packing plant, that film is likely to curtail its operations in live stock in the near future. and country shippers should bear this in mind and send in stock conservatively. Cattle are not usually in very large de- mand during the last half of December, that being a time. when poultry is largely substitutcd throughout most of the coun- try for beef and mutton, and it was for- tunate for sellers that cattle supplies last week were cut down to such unusually small numbers, as it resulted in unex— pected advances in prices. The demand was scarcely greater than usual at that time, yet: prices by \Vednesday morning were generally ruling 4062500 per 100 lbs. higher than a week earlier. Then the market became dull with little demand, and “'edncsday‘s close was lower. fol— lowed by dccl‘ncs later in the week. A large share of the beef steers sold during the week at $5.40fi0650, with the better class of yearlings bringing 865063725. while prime heavy beeves failed to go over $7.10. The commoner light steers sold at $4.50@6.50. The $7.10 heavy steers were 25 head that averaged 1,909 lbs., much heavier cattle than are usually seen these times. Cows and heifers were active at $3.30@6.60, with canners selling at $2.25@2.75, cutters at $2.80@3.25 and bulls at $3.15@5.40. Calves brought $3@ 9.50 per 100 lbs., and there was a moder- ate call from the east. for milkers. and springers at $30@65 per head. The stock- h" oral scale, ‘and decreased offerings brought about 890d adva es, stock steers selling at,-$3.'50@’5,35 an feeders at $4.85@5.75, These look like pretty steep prices to pay, and feeder heifers at $3.40@4.35 look like safe investments to some stockmen who have observed how well fat heifers have sold for a. long time past. Baby beef is popular these times and brings liberal returns, Whether steers or heif— ers, while much of the time heavy beeves lose money for their owners after feeding for several months. The feeding districts are still well stocked with cattle, and owners should use caution in selling them. ' Hogs had some good up-turns last week that were rather unexpected generally, the marked falling off in supplies being the cause, and when $8 was reached sell- , ers were very much pleased. There was usually a fairly large demand for the better class of hogs to ship to eastern packing points, but the rise in values was mainly attributable to the smaller sup-' The hogs offered averaged well in- plies. quality, and there was the same good demand for consignments to convert into fresh pork that has been in strong evi— dence ever since winter weather set in. Hogs sold about 450 apart, including the best and the least desirable lots, and the bulk of the offerings sold close together, with medium weight butcher hogs going the highest, while part of the time heavy and light hogs also went at the top, with the best light usually selling at least within 50 of the top figures. Speculators and shippers were the best supporters of the market, taking the choicest lots, while the Chicago packers usually held back and filled their orders late in the day at lower figures. The shortage in the last pig “crop” is undisputed, and there is no reason, so far as can be seen, why stock— men should not finish off their hogs in good shape. Sheep and lambs underwent extremely wide fluctuations in prices last week. moving up at a rapid pace for the first half of the week owing to the great falling off in receipts compared with recent weeks. Prime fat lambs reached $6.80 by \Vednesday morning, and the best feed— ers started off at $6, while Wednesday saw best wethers at $4.35, best ewes at $4.15 and prime light yearlings on the lamb order at $5.85. Late on Wednesday a fierce reaction set in that was contin- ued through the remainder of the week, buyers operating sparingly and getting what they wanted at much reduced fig— ures. Of course. at such a time large supplies would have caused a regular slump in prices all through the week. and all that averted this at first was the moderate offerings. Some good receipts of goats were disposed of at $2.50@3 per 100 lbs., and choice yearling breeding ewes brought $4.50. Some short-fed wethers were taken back to the country at $3.90 to be finished. Horses were in very poor general de- mand last week, all that stood in the way of a slump in prices being small offerings. Drafters were salable at $.17’O@275 per 210 and drivers at $150@300. An improv- head, while feeders were quoted at $160@ ed demand is expected after New Years. LIVE STOCK NOTES. A great many hogs are being cut up for the fresh meat trade. which has been vastly quickened since cold winter weath- er set in, and this outlet is an important factor in stimulating the demand for hogs in the markets of the country and thereby strengthening prices. Pork chops are retailing for 170 per lb. in the Chicago markets, and everywhere fresh pork pro— ducts are decidedly cheaper than other meats, a highly important item with the average family in these times of high cost of living. Hogs that are now coming to market are averaging extremely well in Quality, and they are selling mostly with— in a very narrow range of prices. heavy, medium and light swine selling close to— gether. The consumption of bacon. hams and other cured hog meats continues to be greatly restricted throughout the coun- try by their unusual dearness. and there does not'appear to be much prospect of their going much lower for stnne time. It “has been impossible for the packers to hold prices for hogs down for any great length of time. despite their determined efforts, for farmers understand the sit~ nation thoroughly and hold back their hogs whcnever there is a bad break in the market. Some good advances in the prices of cattle in the Chicago market following greatly reduced receipts show that con- servative shipments from feeding sections can accomplish much. The great trouble all along for months has been that feed- ing has been overdone, short feeding par— ticularly, and owners have been in such haste to sell that glutted markets have resulted. Packers have had unusual op— portunities for filling their coolers with cheap beef, and their profits. present and prospective, have become extremely large. The best support given the Chicago cattle market has been from eastern shippers, whose purchases have been at times up— ward of 45 per cent of the week's re— ceipts. which would seem to contradict the oft repeated story that beef consump- tion is unusually small. Exporters have been fair buyers of 1,250 to 1,300—lb. steers part of the time, but this outlet is not. large enough yet to act as much of a price stimulus. ‘ - For the last few weeks the Chicago market for milkers and springers has shown pronounced dullness, with a very poor eastern shipping inquiry, and sales were mainly of good to choice cows. For— tunately. the supply was held down to moderate proportions, and the decline in prices was smaller than might have been expected had offerings been maintained at former levels. Forward springers were. especially slow of sale. . l at 8 314W," -»'- 3 DEG. 81.19195- ' — THIS is THE Fins-r Ion-non. In the first edition the Detroit Live Stock markets are reports of last week; all otherwise“ no right up to date. Thursday‘s Detroit Live Stock markets are given in the last edition. The first edition is mailed Thursday the last edi- tion Friday morning. The first edition is mailed to those who care more to get the paper early than they do for Thursday’s Detroit Live Stock market report. You may have any edition desired. Subscrib- ers may change from one edition to an- other by dropping us a card to that effect. .DETBOIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Thursday’s Market. . December 22, 1910. Cattle. Receipts, 328. Good grades steady; handy butchers, cow stuff and bulls, 15@ 250 higher than last week. We quote: Best steers and heifers, $6; Steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200, $5.50@ 5.75; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $4.50 @525; steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $4@4.75; choice fat cows, $4@4.50; good fat cows, $3.50@3.75; common cows, $3@3.25; canners, $2.75@3; choice heavy ,bulls, “@435; fair to good bolognas, bulls $3.50@4; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1,000 $4.25@~5; fair feeding steers, 800 to 1.000, $3.75@4; choice stockers, 500 to 700, $3.75 @450; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3@3.75; stock heifers, $3@3.50; milkers, large, young, medium age, $40@50; common milkers, $25@35. Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 3 butchers av 800 at $4.25, 4 do av 1,082 at $3.50, 10 steers av 1.072 at $5.50. 11 butch- ers av 1,013 at $4.25, 1 cow weighing 770 at $2.50, 4 do av 815 at $3. Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co. 16 butchers av 1,022 at $4.50, 1 steer weighing 1,310 at $6, 5 cows av 924 at $3.40. 2 do av 910 at $3.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 do av 803 at $3, 1 do weighing 1,040 at $4. 1 do weighing 860 at $3.25, 15 steers av 947 at $5.50, 7 do av 820 at $4.75; to Hammond, S. & Co. 3 cows av 880 at $3.35. 1 do weighing 1,000 at $4, 2 do av 815 at $3.25, 3 do av 840 at $3.25, 1 bull weighing 720 at $4; to Rattkowsky 7 butchers av 677 at $3.75; to Mich. B. Co. '5 cows av 990 at $3.80, 7 butchers av 893 at $4.25, 3 steers av 1,150 at $6, 15 do av 620 at $5; to Sullivan P. Co. 4 cows av 1,085 at $3.80, I do weighing 1,150 at $3.80. 5 do av 1,126 at $4, 2 bulls av 1,225 at $4.35, 1 do weighing 930 at $4, 2 heifers av 900 at $4.75, 2 canners av 775 at $3. Spi'cer & R. sold Kumman 2 bulls av 835 at $4.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 3 cows av 810 at $3.25, 1 do weighing 920 at $3.20, 1 bull weighing 740 at $3.25, 1 heifer weigh- ing 880 at $4.90; to Parker, W. & Co. 4 cows av 1,007 at; $4.30, 1 do weighing 1,030 at $4, 6 do av 995 at $4; to Mich. B. Co. 7 butchers av 736 at $4. 1 heifer weighing 600 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 10 cows and bulls av 775 at $3.90, 4 do av 1,037 at $3.90, 6 steers av 1,012 at $5.75. Allington sold Harkins 4 feeders av 670 at $4.75. Poscham sold Mich. B. Co. 2 cows av 1,210 at $4.30, 2 do av 1,005 at $3.75. Allington sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 cow and heifer av 1,050 at $4.75, 1 bull weighing 1.250 at 34.50. Same sold Regan 3 heifers av 590 at $4.10. Veal Calves. Receipts, 344. Market steady at last week's prices. Best, $8.75@9; others, $4 @8; milch cows and springers steady. Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 6 av 150 at $8, 2 av 260 at $4, 7 av 130 at $8.25. 2 av 100 at $6, 7 av 135 at $8, 2 av 150 at $6. 4 av 140 at $8; to Mich. B. Co. 20 av 135 at $8.25; to Schuman 4 av 130 at $8.50. Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co. 5 av 125 at $7.75, 1 weighing 160 at $7.50, 2 av 125 at $7.50, 13 av 110 at $7.50,- to Goose 8 av 275 at $3.25, 16 av 130 at $6, to Rattkowsky 6 av 120 at $7.10. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts. 1,342. Market steady at last week’s prices; a few extra early sales at $6.10@6.25. Best lambs, $6; heavy lambs, $5.50@5.75; light to common lambs, $4.50 @550; fair to good sheep, $3@4; culls and common, $2@3. _ Spicer & R. sold Nagle P. Co. 13 sheep av 90 at $3.50, 34 lambs av 65 at $5.75. 4.3 do av 75 at $5.75, 17 do av 65 at‘$5.25, 5 sheep av 125 at $3; to Rattkowsky 3 do av 170 at $3.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 9 do av 95 at $3.25, 35 lambs av 85 at $6.10; to Gordon 67 do av 75 at $5.75, 8 sheep av 80 at $2.50; to Mich. B. Co. 8 lambs av 80 at $5.75, 19 do av 80 at $5.75. Holey & M. sold Nagle P. Co. 4 sheep av 105 at $3.25, 7 do av 115 at $3.25, 61 lambs av 95 at $5.75, 22 do av 80 at $6. Bishop, B. 8: H. sold Hammond, S. & Co. 5 lambs av 55 at $5.25, 5 sheep av 125 at $3.50, 34 do av 110 at $3.25. 38 lambs av 72 at $6.15; to Nagle P. Co. 51 do av 83 at $6.25, 50 do av 85 at $6.10, 48 do av 88 at $6; to Mich. B. Co. 31 do av 92 at $6, 9 do av 75 at $6; to Gordon 24 do av 90 at $6, 24 do av 80 at $5.75, 7 do av 80 at $6; to Hammond, S. & Co. 5 sheep av 150 at $3.40, 3 do av 125 at $3.40, 41 'lam'bs av 62 at $5.75, 12 do av 65 at $4.50, 3 sheep av 110 at $3.25; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 16 , do av 110 at $3.60, 23 lambs av 80 at $6. H098. Receipts, 2,724. Market 20@30c higher than last Thursday. Range of prices: Light to good butch- ers, $7.90@8; pigs. $7.90@8; light yorkers, $7.90; stage one—third off. Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond S. & Co. 1,835 av 180 at $8, 619 av 175 at $7.95. Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 416 av 190 at $8. . Haley & M. sold same 420 av 180 at $8. Susndry shippers sold same 610 av 180 Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 720 Roe av 200 at $7.95. Friday’s» Wicket. ' - . December 23. 1910. Cattis.-. ' Receipts this week, 799; last week, 984. Market steady at Thursday’s prices. We quote: Best steers and heifers, $6 @650; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200 lbs., $5.50@5.75; steers and heifers, 800 to 1000 lbs., $4.50@5.25; steers and heifers that are fat. 500 to 700 lbs., $4@4.75; choice fat cows, $4@4.50; good fat cows. $3.50@3.75; common cows, $3@3.25; can- ners; $2.75@3; choice heavy bulls, $4@ 4.50; fair to good bologna bulls, $3.50@4; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1,000 lbs., $4.25@5; fair feeding steers. 800 to 1.000 lbs., $3.7'5@4; choice stockers, 500 to 700 lbs.. $3.75@4.25; fair/stockers, 500 to 700 lbs., $3@3.75; stock heifers, $3@3.50; milk- ers, large, young, medium age, $40@60; common milkers, $25@35. Veal Calves. Receipts this week, 764; last week, 765. Market steady at Thursday's prices. Best, $8.75@9; others, $4@8. Milch cows and springers steady. ' Sheep and Lambs. Receipts this week, 3506; last week 5,936. Market steady at Thursday’s prices. Best lambs, $6@6.10; heavy lambs, $5.50@ 5.75; light to common lambs, $4.50@5.50; fair to good sheep, $36174; culls and com- mon, $2@3. Hogs. Receipts this week, 7,726; last week, 10,962. Market 50 lower than on Thurs- day. Range of prices: errs, $7.95; pigs, $7.95; Stags one—third off. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Light to gOOd butch- light yorkers, $7.95; One of the best authorities regarding hogs in Iowa says: "Old hogs are prac- tically all marketed, and the young hogs are hardly ready to be shipped, comparav tively few being counted upon for mar- keting before another month. Thus there is a gap between the old and young hogs. The supply of young hogs is not so large as is generally supposed, and had the Chicago packers continued to take ofit' prices as they did some weeks ago it would have made considerable difference in the winter breeding. If good hogs con- tinue reasonably high, we may reasonably look for good supplies in another year, but there will not ‘be any more 'hogs than the trade requires this packing season.” Similar reports are coming from Illinois and other hog-raising states. There have been a. great many com— plaints from live stockmen who market stock at Chicago regarding dilatorincss upon the part of the railroads in moving their shipments. Illinois stockmen have made the complaint repeatedly that the railroads give the preference to dead traffic and that live stock shipments are side-tracked and get to market greatly behind schedule time. resulting in heavy losses. Iowa shippers, too, are making the same complaints, and criticism is not against any of the roads in particular, but is aimed indiscriminately against the lines almost without exception. ‘v'alter Slade, of Slade Bros, live stock breeders and shippers of Fulton, S. 1)., declared that there were delays everywhere when it came down to railroad service. “The crews are overworked and it seems im- possible for them to make runs on time. With our train on the Northwestern this last shipment it seemed that the engines provided were not strong enough to pull the load. We reached Chicago nine hours late, getting in at 3 o’clock in the after- noon, when we. should have gotten in the yards at 6 o’clock in the morning. It was our poorest run in eight years, and we make frequent shipments. It seems the railroads have too many ‘cripple' en- gines in service." Prominent stock feeders and country shippers of stook arriving at the Chicago stock yards recently report a general shortage of hogs and a growing disposi- tion to finish off growing young hogs carefully. The recent boom in prices for hogs in that market ‘has inspired renewed confidence, and the deplored recent grow- ing movement to hurry hogs to market prematurely on account of the rapid de- cline 1n prices that was in evidence not long ago has received a check. S Jenkins. president of a savings bank in Lohrville, Iowa, says that country bunk- ers are reporting smaller-deposits than a year ago and that farmers are not dis- posed to accept ruling prices for cithcr corn or hogs. James Hill, of Adel. Iowa, reports fewer cattle on feed and ready for marketing in Dallas county than at any previous time in years. He regards feeder cattle prices as about $1 per 100 lbs. too high. Mr. Hill says there are very light supplies of hogs in Dallas county, which is one of the lurgest live stock counties in Iowa. Rudolph Knapp. the widely-known live stock buyer of Illinois, says it is very hard work to pick up any ‘hogs in the country at the present time. G. A. Parrish, a prominent stock feeder and shipper of Roseville. Illinois, reports that old-fashioned “black cholera” has been making great inroads “1 110%” supplies of Warren county and that recent declines in cattle prices have caused general discouragement. Robert Miller, a stock shipper of Sheridan. Illi— nois, reports that neither cattle nor hogs are plentiful in that part of the country and farmers are unwilling to dispose of their shoats. Oscar Cain, of Bugley, Ia... says that very light supplies of cattle and hogs may be expected from that section for two months. "New corn is selling at 1 to 34 cents per bushel. Stags greatly outsell barrows in the Chicago‘stock yards, where there is a big demand from sausage manufacturers. Recent sales have been made as high as $8.15 per 100 lbs. for the best heavy stags, large weight being at a liberal pre- mium. According to a rule made by the Chicago Live Stock Exchange, all stage. are sold subject to 80 lbs. dockage per head, and sales are made in the same manner at Missouri river markets. VETERINARY. (Continued from page 584). good work. But every horse that suffers from chronic broken wind is weak and not able to do full work. They should be fed no clover, nor musty. badly cured fodder of any kind; besides, it is a mistake take to allow them to have too much bulky food. Give a teaspoonful of pow—l dered lobelia, a teaspoonful of powderedl muriate ammonia and one dram of pow- dered opium at a dose in feed two or three times a day. A broken-winded horse should have good care and never be obliged to breathe foul air. For a. weak heart give 1/5 dr. fluid extract nux vomica every two or three hours when its action is required and three times a day for some time. Bots—Partial Loss of Power—How to Tell if a Cow is Pregnant—1 wish you would tell me how I can ascertain if my horse is troubled with bots or not. I also have a horse that seems to lose con— 3 Write for it NOW. trol of his hind quarters. \Vhen he walks he sways from side to side and while' standing in stall he occasionally falls down. Have been giving him powdered buckeye leaves as a kidney remedy. but he does not improve. I also have a cow which I purchased a short time ago and I am not sure whether she is in calf or not. She‘does not come in heat and I‘ would like to know if she is in calf and‘ would it injure her if I gave her canthnr-, ides? J. L. N., Spring Lake, Mich—An unthrifty condition, ncrvousucss, loss of flesh, dandruff :‘nd a dry harshness of coal. indicates the presence of bots and worms. However. I might say that botsl do not as a rule cause horses much harm. Therefore. if your horse is in good cou- (lition, do not give him drugs. (livc your other horse 1 (Ir. powdered nux vomicu ot a dose in feed three times a day. Also apply equal parts turpentine, aqua am-v monia and sweet oil to spine ihrcc times: :1 week. As your cow does not come in; boat I am lcd to believe that she is in calf: therefore I believe it would be :1 mistake to give her canthui'ides. By placing the hand in rectum the. calf can be felt. Sculy Condition of Skin—Some of mv cattle are affected with a sort of dry scab or scaly condition of the skin affect- ing them mostly on head and Ilt'C‘k and they have the appearance of mangy cat- tle. J. L.. Bangor. Mich.~(.‘.iyc ouch one a teaspoonful of Fowler's solution at a dose in feed twice a. day; also apply one part sulphur. 1/2 part carbonate potash and six parts lard twice a week. It will not be necessary to apply this ointment to the entire body, only to the parts most affected. Enlarged Joints—I have two pigs that have enlarged joints and to such an ex- tent as to make it difficult for them to get on their feet. Their nppctile is good. These pigs are about thrco months old and apparently in good condition. \thl can be one for them? E. C. l’., Mom- phis. Mich—Apply tincture iodine to the swollen joints daily. Also give three grs. iodide potassium at 8. dose. in feed three times a day. “arts—Bog Spavin.~I have a heifer coming two years old that had a few. warts start lust spring under her jaw. During the summer I turned her out to pasture and this full when I gathered the cattle to the burn the warts had devel— oped into big oncs, one about the size of a two-quart pail. S110 is a line Durham and this spoils the looks of lll'l‘. Can you tell me what to do? I have been using black oil but. it does no good she has; other smaller warts scattered over her body. I also have a. horso scvcn yours old that has two puffs, called hot: spavins, Can you give me a cure for them? I“. St. 'Evart, Mich—In my practice, I always rc— move the large warts with u knife. In re- moving a wart of the size you speak of the blood vessels will have to be tied or she may bleed almost to death. This is really the work of a veterinarian. or youl may burn ‘thcm off with .‘I, knil'mshnpedl hot iron. Apply acetic acid to the small? ones daily. Bog spuvins are very difliculti to remove: however, you will obtain fairly; good results bv blistering with one part‘ red iodide mercury and eight parts lard once a week or ten days: or if you are working the horse apply eouul parts 'tinc- ture iodine and spirits camphor every day or two. ‘ (is; 597 MORE BORN Bfl'flK FREE Contains 17 lessons on better farming by authorities whose word is accepted by . Simply send us your name and address. Read how to double your profits. No charge. no obligation. 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After hearing Mrs. Armstrong‘s version of the matter I decided to throw no chance away and made an arrangement with her, promising her a substantial reward should her surmises prove correct. She was to act under my instructions forthwith, and, having received the ‘same from me, Mrs. Armstrong at once went to See her friend, carrying with her a bottle of the “sooth- ing syrup" which had proved very bene- ficial on her last visit. She found Mrs. Hughcs in the same good humor, but could glean no more from her than what she alrcady knew. She therefore deter- mined upon a little stratagem. Mrs. Hughes had been so very kind and so very gcncrous that it really was Mrs. Armstrong‘s turn to do something in re- turn. This took the form of ancystcr supper, which was paid for by Mrs. Arm— srtong, Mrs. Hughes undertaking to go for the bivalves. It was a considerable distance and gave Mrs. Armstrong the opportunity she so much desired. Direct“ ly Mrs. llughcs had taken her departure. the fcmale detective. divesting herself of her shoes. crept stealthily up the stairs. ‘Shc had bccn in the house on many oc- casions and knew every inch of it as well as her friend. Gliding quietly up the stairs, and approaching the upper floor, ,she ('Hlllll distinctly hear two men speak~ ing. The door was closed, but she heard lsufiicicnt of their conversation to saitisfy ihcr that thcy were cngugcd in the man- of coumcrfcit coin. This was 1.311 she required for the present. Her 1friend. returning shortly .ll'icrwards. they thoroughly enjoyed themselvcs, the con-- lvcrsation—still in secrecy—being on the ‘suhjcct of their lodgers. Simple Mrs. tilughcs was quite taken with her‘ friend’s kindncss and generosity and, on her tak- l I lufaclurc ing hcr departure, made hcr promise to icpcut her visit at a very early day. .l was delighted with the information given me and nnmediatcly made my plans for the capture of the coiners. There SQt'lllt‘d to be no difficulty about it. Mrs. she had so recently and so successfully accomplished—gct Mrs. Hughes out of the way for a SllOl‘I'. time and the “job" could be worked. An evening or two after the female de- ,tcctive called upon her dear friend, who ircccived her with open arms. A second gedition of the oyster supper business hav- ;ing been arranged, and Mrs. Hughes hav- iing taken her- departure, myself and half a dozen of the best officers convcrsant with coining cases entered the premises and secreted ourselves on the first floor, Mrs, Armstrong. as before, ascending to the top. The report she gave made our eyes glislcn. From undcrncath the door she had seen the force light from the furnace. She could detect the labeling of tho molten metal. and she hurried down stairs: to report the some. “'ithout a momcnt’s hcsilation‘ we crept up stairs ‘and made a dash for the door. To our idiscomfiturc we found it fastened. Call- ling upon those inside to open it we were ‘INI-I by curses and derisivo laughter. Two of the most stalwart of the officers. put- ‘ting lhcir full strength against the door, ;sent it flying from its hinges. \Vcll was it for the officers that they were in such strong force, otherwise it would have gone hard with them.. The Englishmen (which they were) proved to he possessed of great strength. Even with the handcuffs on they made a dash for liberty, but the force opposed to them was too great. so with very bad grace they submitted to the inevitable. The officers were about to make a com- plete search of the rooms when a knock was heard at the front door.’ It was opened by clever Mrs. Armstrong who saw at a glance that the visitors were the other two wanted. Ascending the steps they were, of course, quickly in custody, and, like their confederates, placed in handcuffs. The capture was now complete. Two cabs were called, in which the prisoners THE MiCHiGAN BARMER. Armstrong had simply to do again what, and four of .the officers made their way to the station. I remained behind to ex- amine the place. Independently of the tools necessary‘ in coining operations I found a large quantity of gold. and silver bars, proving that the business done was in keeping with a. large amount of coun- terfeit coin in circulation. Besides there was the customary plant, consisting of a milling machine, moulds, dies, and elec- tric battery, and an electro plate bath with the necessary acids and chemicals. On making further search I found in the ‘bedrooms four revolvers, fully loaded, and about two thousand dollars of the com, The prisoners were in due course convicted and sentenced for the term of their natural lives. LITTLE ESSAYS OF FACT AND FANCY. BY CARL S. LOWDEN. Stand for- Something. The world is full of men who might be. termed "not men but animals.” They do very well, but at bottom they are really empty question marks. They stand for no especial thing. They have no influ- ence, and they lack individuality which is the main factor in the making of a. man. Gladstone was a distinct individual. He was like no other man. \Vebster. Crom- well, Napoleon, Lincoln, Clay, \Vashing- lnn—-2’1Il these were distinct characters. The fact is that he who would make a mark in the world must he himself. If lie apcs some great man he lowers his own character; he becomes common. But if he is faithfully himself, the Way to attainmcnt lies just beyond. Individuality the “open sesame.” Shakespeare says: “To thine own self be true, and it follows as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” That‘s it; be true to yourself, and the dic'tations of your conscience. In no other way can success he reached. The novel without any especial excel- lence is drearisomc. and usually the greatest novels are ordinary, cxccpl in one or two particular qualities. Thcse (mali- iies embody the individuality of the au- thor. The book, therefore, stands for something. In one. or two respects it ap— proaches perfection. Take “David Har- 11111;" strike from it its humor and human nature. and there is not much left. The pcrsonality of the writer is in the book, and in that one respect, as a chronicle of humor and human nature, it nears per- frclion. As with books so with men. Some per- sons are exhilirating; othcrs arc quaint, while others are as deeply sincere as Harriet Beecher Stowe and her “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” The man who impresses thc man who has a dominating quality, which is true to himsclf, and which thus makes that man perfect in that essential. lie stands for something; he represents realistically the embodiment of a certain dominating characteristic. Here is a wise truth by J. \V. Alexan- der: “It should be the lesson of our life to grow into a holy independence of ev- ery judgment which has not the sanction of conscience and of God. No man can lift up his head with manly calmness and peace who is the slave of other men’s judgments.” ' A German writer, Heinzclman, says: “Bo and continue poor, young man, while others around you grow rich by fraud and disloyalty; be without place or powcr, while others beg their way upward; bear lllO pain of disappointed hopes. while oth— rrs gain the accomplishment of tlicirs by flattery; forego the gracious pressure of the hand for which others cringe and crawl. \Vrap yourself in your own virtue, and sock a friend and your daily bread. If you have in such a course grown gray is you is with unblenched honor, bless God, and die.” HOLIDAYS. BY ALONZO RICE. I do not think that from tho lengthened year. Nor yet from out: thc circle of a wcck. “'9 should select one day in which seek To let our first—class qualities appear; To spread the feast of hospitable cheer. to And words of kindly welcome softly speak; 01‘. with a countenance serene and meek, Affect in subtle guise the tell—talc tear. Eur-h morningtide should usher with its ray A life directed by thy noblest plan: Thy heart, like a refiner’s scale. obey; “To thine own self be true,” thy life still scan “And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” DEC. 31, 1910. Files Quickly . [lured at Home instant Reliel, Permanent Cure—Trial Package Mailed Free to All in. Plain Wrapper. Piles is a. fearful disease, but easy to cure, if you go at it right. An operation with the knife is danger- ous, cruel, humiliating and unnecessary. There is just one other sure way to be cured~painless, safe and in the privacy of your own home——-it is Pyramid Pile Cure. ' We mail a trial package free to all who write. It will give you instant relief, show you the harmless, painless nature of this great remedy and start you well on the way toward a perfect cure. Then you can get a full-sized box from any druggist for 50 cents, and often one box cures. Insist on having what you call for. If the druggist tries to sell you'some- thing just as good. it is because he makes more money on the substitute. The cure begins at once and continues rapidly until it is complete . 1 perma- nent. You can go right ahead. with your work and be easy and comfortable all the time. It is well worth trying. Just send your name and address to Pyramid Drug Co., .92 Pyramid Building, Marshall, Mich.. and receive free by re— turn mail the trial package in a plain wrapper. ‘ Thousands have been cured in this easy, painless and inexpensive way, in the privacy of the home. No knife and its torture. No doctor and his bills.» All druggists, 50 cents. Write today for a. free package. fIR /,,//§o PAIN1\ / THE INDIVIDUAL FARMER MAY BUILD A SILO WITH UNSKILLED [ABOR AND MATERIAL FOUND ON HIS OWN FARM ACTIVE WORKERS CAN COVER A LARG FIELD ‘ WITH OUR RAPID CONSTRUCTION. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE CEMENT SILT) CO.KALAMA100.MICH LET US TAN a: VIIIIII 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 lllnl‘u cow or horse hides In one shipmcnt from anywhere east of Den- ver and we pay the freight both ways. Get: our illustrated catalog which [rivcs prices of tanning, taxidermy and , . , head mounting. Also prices of fur H goods. and big mounted game heads we sell. The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 57! Lyell Ave., Rochester. N. Y. .7- FOR YOUR HIDE’S SAKE Have it tanned with the hair on for a coat, robe 0r rug. Moth ‘proof, n0 smell. Freight paid on 3 hides. You furnish hide, we do all the rest; and make coat for $10.00 up. Robes $5.50 up. TV rite for price list. THE WORTHING & ALGER Co.. Illilsdale. Mich. Harness at Wholesale Prices! lllrsci from our shops to you. FREIGHT PAID. We Can Save You Money. . Write to-dsy for I copy of our " “ snusss BARGAIN Catalog IOE'i IIIIESI IIIIIIIESS 00.. MRI], MIIIIIIBIII. Chic'ii°g°‘o Siiiil'é'Co. DEC. 31, 1910.’ YVVYYVYVYYVV’YVYVVYVYY S’ CLUBS The skillful hand, “with cultured mind, is the far-'mers most valuable asset. Associational Sentiment.— Y 1 l . u The farmer, he garners from the soil the primal wealth of nations. NOTICE TO CLUB SECRETARIES. Only one half of the local Clubs have retu111ed their 1eport blanks which makes the State Secretaiy‘s report very incom— plete. Apparently our membership is decreas- ing, but in zeality we are growing both in membership and enthusiasm. This increase will be very evident if the local Clubs w ll retuin the blanks as they are the basis of compilation. Please attend to this at once and oblige your Association Secretary. The secretary can add nothing to the fine report Editor Vt'atexbuiy has given, but wishes to thank you one and all for ydur co- operation of the last year, and extend the best Wishes of the season. A Merry Ch1istmas and a Happy New Year to every member of the Association Mus. C. P. Johnson, ASSOCIATIONAL SECR ETARY’S REPORT. The Farmers’ Club movement has shared in the prosperity of the last year. \Ve report only two- Clubs disbanded, -I-Ianover and Wales against 12 in 1900. and four new Clubs organized, Chi 11:1, 01’ St. Clair Jolly of Saginaw llakcton, of Muskcgon, and Pittsfmd of Hillsdale Co. , and better still, the pi availing enthusiasm in the older Clubs clearly shown by the number of requests for copies of the con— stitution and bylaws and other literature 011 Club organization. Many requests have been received from Missouri State Agricultural College, Platte Valley Stock Farm. etc., for literature on Club organization and they paid Michigan the tribute of being one of the foremost states in this great work. Mrs. Katherine Grimes, of Tennesee, formérly a Michigan Club worker has been doing a fine work in her adopted state, and your secretary has enjoyed most delightful correspondence with her. The amount of work done by the offi— cers of the State Association in 1910. is probably the greatest in the history of the Association. The work for the 5,000 an- nual-reports, including soliciting adver- tising, consequent correspondence. ship- xping and mailing reports, and last but not least. collecting payment for the ads, was a stupendous undertaking, and, the amount of correspondence is provcn by the bill for stamps, $12.44. besides 2210 postal cards. Unstinted praise should be given Pres. Holden for his work in engineering the project and securing so many ads. 'Of the $120 due from this source, all 'has been collected except $2.50 from one firm which refuses to pay its bill. There have been three executive com- mittee meetings during the year, the first dccurring at the close of the annual nicer- 111g, Dec. 8, 1909, with Pres. Holden, treas- urer, secretary, Directors XVright. Pal— mer, and ex—Secretary Mrs. Cheney all present. The advertising Scheme was discuss-m) and'a motion made and carricd that the secictary solicit each Club for ad1c1tis- iiig matter. rl‘his was not done. as Pros Holden shouloeied that burden and rc- lieved the secxelarv. Moved and curiicd that the secretary be paid $10 fm con~ tingcnt expenses, and the meeting ad— journed to the, call of the president and secretary. The second executive meeting was held at the Hotel \Ventworth, Lansing. Fol). 24, 1910. There were present. president. secretary, corresponding sccrclary and Director Hallock. The secretary’s rcport was read and approved. The advertising scheme for the annual report was d'scusscd and motion made and carried that Pres. Hol- den continue the management of that department. Moved and carried that an order be draWn on the treasurer for $4.25. Mr. Holden’s expense for printing circular, and postage. Moved and carried that Mr. Holden have more circulars printed. Moved and supported that we attempt to mm the annual report printed by Marc-mill. “Carried. This was impossible as the ads. were not in at that time. The copy was taken to press April 4. but ow- ing- to unavoidable delays they were not ready for shipping until July 1. Moved and supported that the. M. S. A. F. C. indorse the postal savings bank and parcels post laws as promoted by the Grange. On discussion the officers con- sidered the ground fully covered by the resolutions on national affairs as passed at the annual meeting. Moved and supported that the secretary have the resolutions on national affairs printed and a copy mailed to each U. S. Senator and congressman. Carried. Adjourned to ~meet on call of president and secretary The third meeting was held Sept. 23. in the educational building on the state fair grounds. There were present, president, secretary, treasurer, Directors Halladay, Hallock, Palmer, Marks and Mrs, Marks. The secretary's report was read and approved. The date of the annual meet- ing for 1910 was “fixed for Dec. 6—7. to be held in the senate chamber, Lansing. Plans, subjects and speakers were dis- cussed, the details of programs and all arrangements for the annual meeting were left 'to the Associational Secretary to be carried out. The executive board decided that we have six sessions, calling to order at 10:30 Tuesday morning, making this session entirely a business one for the appoint— ment of committees, presentation of res- olutions, payment of dues. etc. Moved and supported that the secre- tary's financial bill be accepted and new bills allowed. Carried. Adjourned to meet at annual meeting. Owing to a cancelled date by one of the prominent speakers, the programs were THE Micmdm FARMER. FOR VOL. cxxxv. From July I, l9l0, to January I, [9". Farm. Alectride, the new‘ abrasive . . . . . ..... 425 Alfalfa, a long experi— 428 ence with ........... _ an experience with ..1»28 at Buckell Hill farm, ................. 126, 400 disking ............... 206 how to grow in Mich— _ igan ........... . . . .2.» in Allegan Co. . . . . . . . .349 in Barry Co ......... 400 in Eastern ()ceana Co 126 in Jackson Co. ...... 163 in Northern Michigan. 110 in St. Claii Co ...... 472 in Wayne Co. ..... . 38 in wheat ............ 281 inoculating for ....... 58 observations on grow— in ................. 280 on Cherry Hill Farm .561 time to sow ........ .127 with oats and peas...281 Automobile on the farm.207 for pleasure and util— ity .................. 267 Barley a desirable crop.400 .lieans, select healthy seed from the field..126 Black medick ......... 349 (Tellar floor, cementing.472 Clay soils, management 40 3 of .................. not. ready for distribution until Nov. 11. ‘Clover, corn and cattle. ..20 On that date programs were mailed to all Club presidents and secretaries, reports, blanks and credentials being included in the letter. Programs were also mailed to all offi- cers, ex—officers. many interested persons, and Lansing and Detroit daily papers Jan. 1, 1910. we listed 118 Clubs in 31 counties, with 7,000 members. During the year two are reported disbanded, leaving 116, plus four new ones, making a total 41‘ 120 In 33 counties listed at the present time. A new Club in Occana county reported at annual meeting of 1009, has failed to respond to all letters. Three Clubs refuse to join the State Association. The secretary wrote all dclinqucnt Clubs, with a net result of seven reports and $26 dues. - July 1 and 2 the secretary shipped an- nual reports to the secretaries of local lubs. This was a task entirely beyond a woman’s strength. so a man was en- gaged to do the boxing, wrapping and ticing. With the mercury around the 100 mark, and seven people working in a 12x 13 office. it will be remembered as one of the most strenuous days in the secretary‘s experience. Mr. Ross. Directors Palmer. “’right, \Voodruff. and Mrs. C‘. A. Matthews kindly consented to distribute the rcports to the Clubs of their respective counties. which materially lowered the shipping bill as those five boxes were sent by freight. The expense bill on the reports should prove to this Association that a parcels post law is a needed legislation. There are still on hand about 700 copies of the report and they will be cheerfully forwarded to any Club that failed to re- ccive their package, if they: will furnish the. correct address. Requests for assistance have bccn 11:1— mcrous and v11r‘ous, but as this report is necessarily longer that 1111— .‘Hll .................. 3.10 liillllllll‘ ............. ‘28.” ['21 11.x of tho 111115111. ”10.188 Woodcrs‘ :1111l Ilrcotlors l‘rolilcms. —--- Flavsccd illl'ul for cn'lvos. 21; win :11 :154 food for hours. ryz- :15 :1 111;: l'ctul. 2'12; tln- frotlint: 1111110 of sorghum, 2N2: utilizing tho corn crop, the wan (‘1' supply 5:70; corn and cob 111M“ for the horses. top"; 1-o;:11l.1ritv :12: 1111 (ilrw‘niomic ffll‘lul', 1111' plat-c carrots s-‘boulll rum-1111' in the horses" 121131111, cotton— scvd 11111:.‘11 l‘or hogs, 475; how many sheep per :ll'l‘C. 506; pota— toes for work horses, 562 l<‘«eding question ....... 402 l'Vlt‘t'k, brooding" the ””350 grilling up the ....... 208 ul'h-r lambs are wcan- (‘11 .................. 69 in the full ............ 306 Frosting horses” bits ..... 163‘ (Mowing baby bccf ....... 3 {1‘12" clinic. a hundy....208 crop, maturing the 40 house. concrete floor for .................. 147 raising. some points on 76 l-Iogs‘ give plenty of watu‘ or .................. 1282 hauling in hot weather'60 THE MICHIGAN FARMER. 452- Using milking tubes... 419 VVarts, 83,103,'155, Water blisters on udder. .. Weak back ..... .....1 tion between . . . . . Manure, utilizing poultry 26 Michigan poultry shows.536 Moulting fowls, keep out of barnyard..208 Diarrhoea. Model cow stall, the. object to smut 330 the fattening ........ «. 92 winter care of ........ 531 Ho1se blankets, economy3 ................. Inseased tooth straW1, and beet 61 Oleomargarine and the price of butter ...... preparing for Odd paragraphs Population of the hive” Poultry beginner, for the .............. 167 breeder, the big vs. the O1 05 owner, hints for .............. 351 Horses. food changes for inseptcion of pure-bred marketing the surplus. 128 .............. 405 oEnlarged fetlock j01nt.. ‘ Weakness, 31 103, 428, \' ............. . ..... 388 Partiality in the stable..286 Peat, as stable absorbent 25 Permanent pasture on a Exhausted colt ............... ' for home use judging by score card 26 raising, does it pay?.. show at State Fair.... ' the housing of ........ 392 \Vork horses out of con- ........ 210, 352,. Wounded tendon Fails to breed Fistula 0f withers...“ Fly bites ................ 428 Foot soreness. . . .:. ........... 243, 404 Fractured hip Persistent milker, a Ration, balancing a..... Keeping your eyes open Lamb crop, maturing the 91 profits from the ...... 3 Lambs, marketing late." Live stOck at State Fair.‘7 " feeding and farming..451 with cornstalks ....... 492 Selling mi‘lk vs. cream..335 Pure vs. mixed breeds.r R. I. Reds, markings of.353 Roup, after effects of.. Snow in the apiary ..... ’ Some lessons learned. . . . State bee-keepers’ meet- Acorns dry up cows...’.322 Advanced registry . Are they sincere? Beets and mangels, are they injurious? Beet top ensilage.. ' over other feeds. . . . grain to feed with. . . . how and when to feed.322 Glandular swelling .................. 155 Green fetid diarrhoea in ........... 532 s ............. 31, 83 fails to come my ................ ................. 33 v v ' g straw to mix w1th.. Swarms, proper manage- f ‘~ ' iot “om let ration (“Uh in head Buckwheat bran versus 1 ~ 3. L p e 28 ................ ragweed and corn for.322 the freezing of 4 ‘-’ Silo, foundation for 16_ 140 here to stay .......... 549 how far to set from Building up a private dgiry market ....... 56 Butter blending, a viola— : . 92 Turkeys. fi.tting.’ll1ai1ks- ' Ti 39 Meat packers - ' ............. 470 in side of teat... ... Hoots coming off ....... 243 Horse bites manger fails to come Pasture lands, “’hat was your p . Vt'hite Holland turkeys. .’ 1ovide f11 ea1l' ..... 231 P ‘ 5 \‘Vinter eggs, cheap feed2 the real \alue ................... 000 in summer time. management of fall starting the fall ...... 282 supplementary Impure blood, gets strong, cause of..442 ........... 107 ‘wild pasture taints. working moisture out] f putting cornstalks into3 9 ................................... how to get ............ 236 , poultry work, prepar- ing for .............. 30 Infectious abortion Infected udder lymphatic 40 . and its merits. Ventilating for making smaller Soiling enslilage for dry:: .................. .................. Inflammation of womb. weaning the .......... 209 T. factors 111.148 Producing the unlike. . . . " Calves raising by hand. 61 (aseine in butter 548 Cement mixed with saw- Apple crop, a consider- Stable absmbent ' ............... 114 Stalls ofb stanchions Turning December handling-the. Injured knee and market— 32 142.111 at service Ventilating shaft, size of 11: 11 ............. 235 second cutting. ’J 4 Consumer humbugs hi im- - . . ................... 142 ix'cllpiinlg 533:1: Off COWS. H handle carefully ----------------- 509 E“ \ g A» \Vinter dairy problems..38 1"111 pastime for russeting or spray in— - Ic . _ ”,1 3? 2 jury to .............. 437 """""" ’ 36 spraying experiments.358 Lambs cough 0 l eaking at nm el ....... Poultry and Bees. After-swarms, supplemental feeds for 75 Corn—cob meal when to cut for ............... 235 Cow, giving her a chance.17 rearing the future testing association, val— ............... 287 the, man’ s best friend 140 to prevent from suck- ' a ................. 268 Cows, best kind to keep 335 trees are blighted protecting and feeding ...............;--.) g ................. Ailment, a peculiar ..... 141 due to lice ............ 167 Bee diseases, menace. 01.534 Bee-keeping, a Michigan woman's success in.. 1" as a business .......... _’ working into 1, feeding stores to..' "’ --. _L. r.“ um». ,. ............ 188 Lcucorrhcoa .. . . . . . .139. 452 Light milkcis ........... 332 Lo