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





VOL. CXXXVl. No. I2 . l

W hole Number 3540.





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, MARCH 25. 19H.





“.00 A YEAR.

$2.75 FIVE YEARS





Some Phases of the Tile Drainage Problem.





To raise good crops during unfavorable

years, we must control the essential con-

ditions of tillage, fertility,‘seed and mois-

ture. Good tillage, suitable fertilizers

and good seed are within the reach of all

farmers. But moisture—there’s the ques-

tion. The man who owns a farm that is

low and too wet for profitable crop grow—

ing, finds himself practically helpless, un-

less he has the capital to invest in un—

derdrainage.



Putting in a complete system of tile

drainage is a big proposition. In many

instances it requires an investment of

from thirty to forty dollars an acre or

more than the land is worth after the

system is completed. We must view tile

drainage with the same business s'agacity

that we would any other farm invest-

ment. The trained business man with

limited capital seeks investments which

are safe and bring rapid returns. Unless

We can secure similar results we should

not' invest in tile drainage.



The field that is fairly productive, that

contains a few wet acres that delay

plowing, planting arid" cultivating the

whole field each year, causing a set—back

in the work of the farm, should receive

our. first attention. By draining these

wet portions of the field, the yield will be

increased without adding to the cost of

tillage and seed.‘ By trying out the work

on a few wet acres, we can find out what

tile drainage is worth in increasing the

productiveness of our farms and be pre-

pared to do more intelligent work in

laying out new systems and making ex-

tensions to our first work. we are not

all in a position to put in a complete

system of tile drainage the first year, but

we can plan our work so that what we

are able to do from time to time shall

not be hap-hazard and disconnected ef-

forts, but shall fit nicely into a previous-

ly—worked—out system and form a per-

manent part of it.



Use the surveyor’s level and a tape

line in making Out the plans of your

drainage 'syStem. Never trust the eye

or any present impression that the water

can be carried off in one direction as

easily as in another. Always seek the

outlet that will cause the least trouble.

Study the size of the field and quantity

of water to be removed. Then consider

the fall of the main line of tile and

whether or not you are going to extend

the system so that a larger main line

would serve the purpose for the two

fields. After determining upon the size

and number of tile needed for the main

line and laterals, write to a number of





tile manufacturers and get their lowest





figures for the grade of tile you want in

car load lots f. o. b. at your nearest rail-

road station. In this way you can save

the dealer’s profit, which is a big item.

For an eight or ten acre field, where

very little Water from higher land set—

tles. a five-inch main line will carry the

water off rapidly enough to prevent in-

jury to the crops. For the twelve or

fifteen acre field a six-inch main should

be used. Keep in mind the fact that the

main lines should be large enough to

carry still more 'water if we should de-

sire to extend the system to other parts

of the farm. A well-planned system of

tile drainage should be as permanent and

enduring as the land itself. Where it is

necessary to utilize open ditches for the





est joints you make. For laterals I

would use the three—inch round tile. The

smaller size might give equally good ser-

vice, but the actual difference In the cost

is so small that I would prefer to pay it

rather than to aSsume the risk of the

smaller-sized tile becoming displaced or

filled with silt.



In a climate where there is danger of

freezing to the depth the tile is laid,-I

would buy the hard burned tile. The soft

tile absorbs large amounts of water and

has a tendency to crumble when subject-

ed to even a small amount of freezing.

0n the other hand, the hard tile absorbs

very little water and is no more injured

by freezing than ordinary stone. The

water does not enter the soft tile through

the walls, but through the joints, so the





 





 





The Result of a Trial of Soy Beans.





outlets, great care should be exercised

to keep them from filling so_that the

water might rise above the level of the

drain tile that flow into them.



The mains should be laid a number of

inches lower than the laterals, to afford

ample fall. The larger-size tile for the

mains can be ordered with any desired

size of hole to join into the laterals.

Every joint should be closely fitted to

prevent dirt getting into the tile; the

water will find its way through the clos—





Farm of G. A. Balden, St. Clair County.





impervious character of the hard tile is

no objection to its use. Farmers should

give special attention 10 this point of

durability and use only the best tile.

ilave the manufacturers or dealers sub—

mit samples and insist on your order

being up to the standard of the sample.

'\\'hen wc invest money in tile drainage

we want the work to last.



In determining the depth to lay the tile

we must carefully consider the type of

soil and the fall of the land. On a coarse





textured soil of loose silt, sand and

gravel, where the object of the drainage

is to remove the water from about the

plant roots, I would lay the tile three or

four feet deep, but on a fine clay soil I

think the tile should be laid as shallow

as is consistent with the climatic condi-

tions and the fall of the land, for on clay

soil the chief object of the tile is to re-

move the water as rapidly as possible

after every rain to prevent it injuring the

crop, and to do this the water must haye

easy access to the tile. The water should

find its way to the tile and the system

reach efficiency in two or three years.



On a clay soil it requires a number of

years for a tile drainage system to be-

come efficient if it is laid too deep. Few

of us can afford to wait five or ten years

for results. On forty acres of our vine—

yard the drainage system was installml

twenty years ago and it is doing better

work today than the first ten years after

it was put in. The soil is a heavy clay

and the tiles were laid from three to four

feet deep.



Loafing acres can be made to return a

profit by the judicious expenditure of a

small amount of time and money for tile

drainage. In fact, tilc drainage is one

of the best and most profitable invest-

ments a farmer can make. but like all

other investments, it has to be managed

intelligently to give profitable results.



New York. XV, MILTON KELLY.





 





SOY BEANS.





 





Last spring found me very much in-

terested in soy beans. I feel that if we

could grow these beans and get anything

like the growth that is claimed for them

in the seed catalogues they would be

profitable to grow to plow down and

build up the soil. I resolved to experi—

ment with a few, just to see what they





would do for me on just common soil. I





purchased seed of the Early Hollybrock

variety and sowed in drills about 18 in.

apart the first week in June. I used no

fertilizer of any kind and cut the weeds

but once, using a wheel hoe. I wanted

to see just what they would do if left

to themselves. As we all know, the fore

part of the summer was very dry, yet

for all that these beans kept right on

growing and resulted in a growth of

heavy stalks standing erect from 30 to

40 inches high and thickly covered with

large leaves and later with pods. To say

I was pleased is putting it mildly. The

accompanying cut shows the beans, with

my son and myself standing among them.
346 (2) .





I am so well pleased with the results

that I am. planning on sowing several





acres next season. I will try some for

hay, but intend to turn the most of

them down for green manure. A grdwth





of from 30 to 40 inches of this bean

turned under for manure means some-

thing for the soil. I will sow in rows and

cultivate to get as much growth as pos-

slble.



I also sowed some in corn at time of

last cultivation (last weelt in July), and

got a growth of 12 to 1:- inches even at

that late date. This proves to me that

soy beans will be very useful for filling

in any vacant plat-es left oVer from

spring sewing and planting. I found a

nice showing or nodules in both sowings.





I (lid not succeed in ripening any seed,

but being it was the growth of green





stuff I was after, 1 am well satisfied.

St. Clair Co. G. A. BALDEN.

COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER FOR

BEANS.





The Michigan Farmer of Feb. 18 ad-

vises the use of a “standard grain fer-

tilizer containing little nitrogen and pot-

ash and an abundance of phosphoric

acid," applied 200 to 400 lbs. per acre.



Mr. Coolt, of Shiuwassee county, who

talked beans at our farmers institute

lastvinonth, advised 17-0 to 300 lbs. per

acre of a 228:2 mixture. with an increase

of potash on much antl'light soils.



Now, 200 lbs. of 228:2, which is the

standard grain mixture, means only four

pounds each of nitrogen and potash and

U3 lbs. of. phosphoric acid per acre.





 





Yoljulices and others say a ton of

mixed barnyard manure contains 10 lbs.

each ct’ nitrogen and potash and six and

two-thirds putztgis phwspim'ric acid.



Thus we :‘xr-l i‘..;t'. 5.0:- lbs. of barnyard

manure would suppiy the nitrogen and





potash and less ll.u!1 tut. tons the phos-





 

 





 





phoric acid L'Hlllfllfll‘ii ll‘. the amount of

commercial in" .m. :v-’\';~t~i by Mr.

Cook and The .2‘.".l‘7:;t"



“Bean Culture." by Sever. leis us of

a 25-bit. crop of beans, tillii.j’x.t“l at the





Connecticut Experiment Station, that up-

proximated Self: lbs. of nitrogen. lbs.

cf phosphoric acid and lbs.

per acre. A. French authority quoted in

“Bean Culture“ holds that best results

are obtained lag: a 4.11725 mixture. The

Bliss. l-Ix. the lies; mixture

to be 27 lbs. cottonseed meal. 153 lbs.

of dried blood, till le'lll pingsphate

and ot‘ liullllt. The Ha. ..... Sta

secured best results with 400 lbs. stuiocn—

phosphate, 100 lbs. nitruLC of soda, it”)





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Hf pliittsll





Sta. declares

of

lbs. of





25 lbs.





lbs. nturiate oi‘ potash and i'm tins. cw.-

tonsced meal. This his: is 1» times; as

much as is advised by The l’urnze“ t;:.:i

Mr. Cook.



Bulletin No. 6?. Bureau (-5 Soils. [7. S,





Department of Agriculture, ngL‘s‘ the av-

NSC





. crage results obtained lm' I to .«f fer-





 





tilizers of different l~:izwl.< u: ' 2 dif-

ferent C(‘lllllllluii’vlih‘ it. _ _ with

beans. ‘33 o: \\lll‘l1 tests were made in

Michigan.



Sixty-six tests of sitngc mineral fer«

tiiizers used. at a cost (22‘ $2.69 per acre,





gave an average increase of 138 lbs. of





beans per acre.





Fifty-three tests of mixtures of two

minerals used, at a cost of $5.17 per

acre, gitVe increased yield of 71 lbs. of

beans per acre.



Forty tests 01‘ mixtures of three min-

erals, used at a cost of $9.85 per acre,

gave increaSe in yield of 180 lbs. 01' beans

per acre.



Seventeen tests of organic fertilizers

used singly, at cost of $4.31 per acre,





gave increase in yield of 92 lbs. of beans

per acre.



Twenty-two tests of mixture of one

organic and one mineral, at cost of $6.70

per acre. gave an increase of 181 lbs. of





beans per acre.



Twenty-one tests of mixtures of one

organic and two minerals. at cost of

$12.59 per acre. gave increased yield of

136 lbs. of beans per acre.



Sixty—nine tests of barnyard manure

and one mineral, at cost of $27.40 per





cre, gave increase in yield ranging from



7.. lbs. to 422 lbs. of beans per acre.

Nine tests with commercial fertilizer



mixtures,- at cost of $4.80 per acre, gave





increase in yield of two pounds of beans

per acre. '

In practically all of these 297 tests





many times as much of the three ferti-

lizer elements were used as is recom-

mended by Mr. Cool: and The Farmer.



If the application of so large amounts

produce such meager increase of yield

what may we expect from the application

of so small amounts?



Now, Mr. Cook and Mr. Michigan

Farmer, don‘t you think, after you have





THE MiCHiGAN' FARMER.





taken time to look this matter full in the

face, that the application of 200 or even

400 lbs. of 2:8:2 is pretty thin to do much

good? When you say apply 200 lbs. of

2:8:2. a good many of us fool farmers

don’t know what you mean. But when

reduced to equivalents of barnyard ma.-

nure and you tell us to take a. cap full

of well rotted, or fresh, manure and

Sprinkle it over an acre and watch for

a 10 bushel increase of bean yield, we

know better how to size up your advice.





Montcalm Co. C. W. CRUM.





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If Mr. Crum will “take the time" to

pursue his line of reasoning based upon

the facts and statistics which he gives,

to its logical conclusion, we believe that

he will be better qualified to correctly

size up the advice given in the columns

of the Michigan Farmer, as well as by

Mr. Cook in speaking at his local insti-

tute. Let us see if he would not, by

such a process of reasoning, prove our

advice to be good. Referring to Mr.

Sevey as an authority, he shows the

amount of phosphoric acid taken from

an acre of land by a 25-bushel crop of

beans to be 13.5 lbs., the amount of pot-

tash 22 lbs, and the amount of nitrogen

56.2 lbs. Now, while Mr. Crum ridicules

the idea of applying so small an amountl

of 2:812 fertilizer per acre, it will be seeni

that the amount of phosphoric acid sup-l

plied in an available form by this amount

of fertilizer is more than sufficient for a

25-bushel crop of beans. Is'ow, if Mr.

Crum has been a close reader of thelI

Michigan Farmer he has noted that we;

have consistently advised the giving of

beans the first place in the crop rotation,

planting them on a clover sod for best;

results. As the bean is a legume, l

ing the power to appropriate to its use;

the free nitrogen of the air, when follow-l



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ing clover. which is also a nitrogen gath- '

erer, it is apparent that no further nitro-





gen is needed. and it is the experience

of grt'lwers who have experimented in?

this direction that heavy applications off

nitrogenous it‘Y‘illlZeTS are- not profitable.





But the application of a small amount of‘

readily available nitrogen as advised will.





tend to aid the young plants in making,

a vigorous start and will hasten the,

time when they will reach out for the‘





nitrogen already in the soil and develop.

the root nodules which enable the plants

to secure this plant food from the air

which permeates the soil. So far as the





potash is concerned, the clover crop,

which has an elaborate and deep root

system will have stored in its crowns

and roots an available supply of this

mineral plant food. On lighter soils a

heavier application of potash has been

advised, but if Mr. Crum will read Mr.

Sevev’s work carefully he will find a

word of caution sounded regarding the





exceSSive use of potash fertilizers, which

often have a deleterious effect upon the

seed and young plants. especially in dry

seasons. And dry weather, as well as a

low condition of soil fertility is a serious

handicap for the bean crop, which is an

added reason for planting on a well pre-

pared clover sod where practicable.

“'here this practice is followed the ad-

vice of the Michigan Farmer to use a

light dressing of fertilizer on the beans

and apply the stable manure to the

ground intended for corn has been found

to give profitable results, as many grow-

ers can testify from personal experience

as Mr. Cook has done at the institutes

at which he has spoken.



Mr. (‘rum has cited a large number of

experiments to show that the heavy ap-

plication of fertilizers to beans was un-

profitable in Michigan. But it does not

follow as a logical conclusion that a light

application such as is advised in the

article to which he refers would be un-

profitable. The crop producing power of

a soil is limited by a lack of any one of

the three most essential plant foods.

Most of our older soils are deficient, es-

pecially in phosphoric acid. The mission

of phosphoric acid in the plant's econ-

omy is closely associated with the ripen-

ing of the grain. Late or uneven ripen-

ing of beans, which is a common experi-

ence in Michigan, denotes a lack of

available phosphoric acid, hence the Wis—

dom of supplying this element of plant

nutrition in a supplementary way. Mr.

Crum also makes an error in citing the

experience of bean growers in the ex-

treme southern states as a guide to

Michigan growers. Experiment a. lit-

tle, Mr. Crum. and learn, as others have

learned. that the benefits to be derived

from the supplemental feeding of the soil

to balance up its content of plant nutrl-g

ents is often out of proportion to the

amount of plant food actually applied in





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MARCH 25, 1911.

HAY CAPS.





 





Please give me instructions about hay

caps, how large to make them, material,

weights, etc. In your opinion does it pay

to use them? About how much would be





the cost per hundred?



Saginaw Co. D. B.



I am decidedly of the opinion that hay

caps are a profitable investment. With

one bad year in haying or harvest time

I am sure that you will get your pay for

your hay caps. Of course, in an exceed—

ingly favorable year when little or no

rain falls during haying or harvesting,

the hay caps are not of so much import-

ance, but there is rarely a year when we

are not bothered more or less by rainy

weather during this portion of the year.

Hay caps relieve a man of a great deal

of anxiety, and whether it rains or not,

the hay is of much finer quality if it is

made in the cock and it is much better,

even if it does not rain, to have the hay

cap on because it protects it from the

blistering rays of the sun, which is also

important. What we want is air-dried

and not sun—burnt hay.



The first hay caps that I purchased

cost me 23¢ each without the corner

weights to hold them down. These caps

are made from 10 oz. ducking and eyelet.

holes are made in each corner. They are

good caps. I purchased blank iron burrs

for weights for the corner and put them

on with wire. If I remember correctly

this made the hay caps cost me about 280

each. They are 40 inches square. Last

summer I made some more. I simply got

common sheeting, 36 inches wide, and

cut it into pieces 45 inches long. I would

like to have a hay cap about 45 inches

square, if I could get them, but it is diffi-

cult to get 'the cloth that wide. But

these hay caps that are 36 inches wide

and 45 inches long are really of as good

shape and size as the 40-inch square one.

This was common sheeting. One would

hardly think that it would shed rain.

I didn’t believe but what they would

wet through, but to my surprise, the hay

seemed to be just as dry after a rain un-

der these caps as it was under the 10 oz.

ducking. I can’t really account for it,

but it is so. I made these very cheaply,

instead of working eyeholes in each cor-

ner, I simply tied a knot in each corner

and then I wired on weights in the same

way as I (lid before, but instead of using

iron burrs, for weights, I made some ce-

ment weights and stuck common fence

staples into the weights before the ce-

ment set. These make just as good

weights as the iron and are very much

cheaper. You can get them any heft that

you want. The weight ought to weigh

about half a pound. The iron burrs are

not heavy enough. A good stiff wind will

blow many of the caps off.



Some one advised in the Michigan

Farmer to take the common pasteboard

egg crate fillers and use them for forms

and fill these with cement and then stick

in the staples. Now, I tried this and

they didn't work at all. Before you can

get your cement into the pasteboard fill-

ers the pasteboard becomes softened

from the moisture, it would get all out

of she )e, and it was a hard job to fill it.

After trying this two or three times I

gave it up. Then we simply spread a

layer of cement in a frame about three

feet square. This frame was two inches

high. I filled this full of cement and after

it had begun to set just the least bit I

took a thin caseknife and cut it up intc

squares about the right size, then stuck

a staple in the center of each square as

near as possible. Now, when the cement

get hard we took down the frame and

these little squares of cement would

break apart easily and I had some good

corner weights for my hay caps. These

last hay caps made in this way cost me

less than 120 each all complete, and I am

of the opinion that they will last nearly,

if not quite, as long as a more expensive

one.



In the first place I tied on the weights

with string, a piece of binder twine. The

grasshopper will eat of the string, and

it will rot in a short time also. Then I

took common stove—pipe wire. This works

nicely, but it doesn‘t take it long to rust

out. Finally I took the smallest, finest

galvanized wire I could get, I think it is

No. 12. This is just a little bit stiff to

bend with your fingers, but it will last

when you get it on, and that is what we

want. If small copper wire would not

prove expensive, this would be better than

anything else because you could put it on

as easily as you could a string, and it

would last indefinitely.



I would advise anybody, who wants to

make the best quality of hay and to in-

sure himself against loss in had years, to





THE MICHIGAN FARMER. . <3)





make a small investment, at' least as a





trial, in hay caps.



COLON C. LILLIE.



KILLING QUACK GRASS WITH SAND

VETCH.





In the issue of the Michigan Farmer of

Dec. 17, 1910, was a short article on kill-

ing quack grass with sand vetch. I have

a few patches I wish to kill out, and

would like to have .explained through the

Michigan Farmer the number of pounds.

of seed to sow per acre, the length 0]

time it takes to kill the quack grass, and

whether the vetch.will be troublesome to

get rid of, and whether it will grow on

heavy land.



Eaton Co. N. B.



Sow about one bushel of the sand vetch

seed per acre for ondinary soils in early

August. Sow a little less seed in very

rich soils and a little more in light or

run soils. It will grow upon any good

soil. The vetch is a vine growing in or-

dinary soils to from five to seven feet in

length. Its nature is to creep upon the

ground until it finds a support, and then

to climb it. The quack grass will outgrow

the vetch in the fall and early spring but

a little later the vetch will climb and

ride down every spear of the quack grass

and before time for it to ripen will have

smothered it to death by forming a dense

mat of vine and leaves. The vetch may

then be plowed down for green manure

before it goes to seed. It would not be

practicable to try to save the vetch for

hay or seed. Vetch is not difficult to kill.

It does not grow a second year from its

old roots as some suppose, and if cut or

plowed down before going to seed the life

is ended. However, vetch seed some-

times lies dormant from one year to an-

other, and this may cause some trouble.

But vetch is a good forage crop, and 1

should not worry if some lived over. It

any should come up later, simply keep it

from going to seed, or it is easily killed

by cultivation.



Ogemaw Co.





CUTWORMS.





 





H. B. FULLER.





I have a sod field which I intend to

cover with manure this spring, plow and

put to corn. I anticipate cutworms in

this field and will ask you to kindly ad-

vise me, through the Michigan Farmer,

as to handling of this field and planting

of the corn so as to avoid cutworms, if

possible. It is my intention to prepare





field and plow as early as possible. Am

I correct?

Shiawassee Co. E. J. H.





I have not been bothered with cutworms

for years, largely because I have a short

rotation of crops with clover in the rota

tion, and do not attempt to grow any

timothy. Old timothy meadows and pas-

tures furnish a breeding place for out-

worms, but a clover meadow kept in c10-

ver for only one year before it is re-

plowed rarely has a sufficient amount of

cutworms to do any damage to the corn

crop which follows.



IVhere one has an old timothy meadow

or pasture which he intends to plant to

corn, it is the best practice to plow it

early in the fall. This will cause a great-

er destruction of cutworms than any

practice that I know of. Where, how-

ever, from any cause the plowing has

not been done in the fall, it would be the

best practice to defer the plowing in the

Spring to as late a date as possible, and

still give the corn 3. sufficient amount of

time to mature, because the cutworms

will develop, live upon the growing grass

and grass roots, and pass beyond the

destructive age before the corn comes

up. If one wished to raise ensilage corn

on an old timothy meadow and did not

plow this meadow until the first of June

and then plant to corn, I do not believe

it would be bothered with cutworms. On

the other hand, of course, it is risky to

defer plowing until this late date because

if the season should happen to be dry

there would not be sufficient moisture

retained in the soil to produce a' large

crop of corn.



Sometimes cutworms do not bother

where we expect they will. Many times

they are more numerous and destructive.

than we really expect them to be. 1

have known where the first planting of

corn was practically destroyed and it

was cultivated up and re-planted. The

second planting was not injured by the

cutworms.



It should be the policy to force the corn

as rapidly as possible and get it out of

the way of the cutworm. If the land is

rich and is well manured, and if in addi-

tion a good application of fertilizer is

used to force the plants, especially if an

extra amount of fertilizer has been ap-

plied in the hill, this will have a ten-

dency to force the corn plant forward

rapidly, and besides, the cutworms do not I





 





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way many times the corn crop can be

forced at the beginning so that cutworms

do little harm. If, however. they are.de-

structive, they can be poisoned. Mix in

a. proportion of 30 lbs. of bran, 1 lb. of

paris green, 2 qts. of molasses. and sums

cient water to moisten the bran. Scatter

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amount of it and

destroyed



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COLON C. LILLIE.

FARM NOTES.

The Distribution of Stable Manure.





I have a sand field that is rather thin.

I had corn on it last year and my seed-

ing failing me last year. am obliged 11-

plant it to emit again this season. 'lhe

sod was ver1 thin last year and I hal

manure enough to cover only a small

portion of the field and shall not get

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ment this fertilization of the field with a.

dressing of commercial fertilizer over

the whole field, including that portion

manured last year. There is no doubt

that there is a. great deal in distribu-

tion. whether the fertilizer to be applied

Is stable manure or commercial ferti-

lizers Where manure is applied with a.

manure spreader and finely and evenly

distributed over the ground, the results

in the ensuing crop are nearly, if not

quite, as good as if double the amount

of manure had been applied by hand

spreading in the ordinary way. leaving it

more or less in bunches and more or less

of the ground without any manure at all,

as is unavoidable with hand spreading

unless very carefully done, and quite

impossible to avoid where a very light

application is made. There are several

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with minute bacteria which have a hen—

eficial effect upon the soil, and which are

beneficial in dirett ratio to their even

distribution. Then the plant food in the

coarser portion of the manure is un-

available until it has decomposed or nitri-

fied in the soil, and this process is great-

ly hastened by its even distribution.

Another very good reason for the ad-

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manure does not furnish a properly bal-

anced fertilizer for the corn crop. It is

rich in nitrogen and has a fairly good

content of potash, but is quite deficient in

phosphoric acid. Now the results will

be far better if it is spread over the

whole area rather thinly and then a lib-

eral dressing of a fertilizer fairly rich in

phosphoric acid is applied. A standard

grain fertilizer with an analysis of 2:8:2

111‘ smnething near that will be a good

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potash all the better for a light soil. For

this fertilizer should be

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two methods the former-is the better for

the main application.



If fertilized in this manner it should

be possible to get a. fairly good crop of

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crops in succession on land that is rather

deficient in fertility, since this practice

rapidly exhausts the humus in the soil,

making it more susceptible to drought

and more difficult to get seeded to clover.



Sand Vetch and Spurry.





I have a folir-acre field, somewhat run

down, that was planted to potatoes last

year. The potatoes yielded about 150 bu.

per acre. I would like to grow a forage

crop on this field, as pasture will be

scarce. W'ould like some one who has

had experience with sand vetch and giant

spurry to advise me regarding both of

these crops, especially the spurry. Soil

is a good sand. When would be the 'best

time to sow. Is sand vetch an annual?

\Vould millet be a good forage crop? I

111ml to turn the stock in the field when

the crop is huge enough for grazing.



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cause they are less objectionable as

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ry would have no legitimate place. In

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grown it should be given the preference

over sand vetch as well as spurry and

other make-shift forage crops. In the

writer's opinion, if a forage crop must

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WHY POTATOES RUN‘OUT.‘





 





Commenting on this subject a press

bulletin. issued by the Colorado Agricul-

tural College, says: ,



We find that potato tubers become deep

eyed, knotty, long and unproductive be-

cause of conditions that make the whole

plant tend toward going to seed. Grow-

ers of grain or alfalfa seed, under irri-

gation, long since learned that the with-

holding of water (which to a plant is

partial starvation) just prior to blOssom-

ing time would tend to a heavier set

which could later be filled by giving

enough water. We find that similarly

disease, early drouth or close and deep

cultivation make the potato plant tend

toward strengthening its main stems to

become seed bearing stalks. As the tu-

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stem tendency and their shape is fixed

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The tubers formed under these condi—

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There is but one kind of best hired

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man as being more serviceable than the

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an intelligent man able and willing to

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ed rover is a nuisance on any farm.



A tactful employer may be able to

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The first essential in thelmRioper care





of the woodlot is the removal of all

dead timber and weed trees. There

are also cases in which trees that





are from four to ten inches in diameter

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Of all the animals kept on the farm

no other class of stock has suffered so

much, to their real detriment, as the

swine. It is a common comment heard

from the lips of the wisest criticsuthat

the hogs, at the present time, lack not

only size of bone, but strength of bone.

The bony system is the frame on which

the hog is built. and if the frame is faulty

in size and strength, then the whole ani—

mal is lacking the essential capabilities of

locomotion and endurance. The hog and

what he is capable of doing for humanity,

has been greatly praised, and yet he has

suffered the most in this respect in the

hands of those who believed themselves

to be his best friends.





The wild hog has size and strength of

bones, equal to, or greater, than those of

other animals of same weight. He is the

very embodiment of strength and endur-

ance. lie is brave and independent, capa-

ble at all times of defending himself

against the fierce attacks of other ani-

mals. He is often the challenger for a

fight. The modern domestic hogs that

have been put through the severe process

of what is caller “improvement." in this

country, are just the reverse. They are

generally too much after the fashion of

little scrubs of fat, standing on small pins

of legs that are liable to give away and

break down if subjected to a little severe

strain. Such is an undesirable condition

of hog existence. It is often the cause of

much loss to the farmers who raise them,

'and the drovers who transport them to

market. I have seen long strings of those

squealing, helpless creatures on the docks

at the Chicago stOck yards, and have no

reason to doubt that the same conditions

prevail at other markets.



This weakened Condition of the bony

system is brought about by win: is called

the alluring process of brecding for refine-

ment. and the almost entire c. 2'11 diet.

Fancy has led and the practice of {tn-ding

all fattening feed has injured the size

and quality of the bones of too many of

Olil‘ hugs.



There are several factors that operated

to reduce the size and the strength of the

bone. Because hogs will breed young,

and the sow can be depended upon to

produce a litter at one year of age, in

some quarters farmers have practiced

breeding young, immature sows. letting

them raise one litter, then fattening and

selling them for pork, saving another

young sow and going through the same

process year after year. The young. ini-

mature animals will not tiansmit the size

and strength to the young that the ma-

ture breeding animals do.



In some portions of the country there

seems to prevail the opinion that corn

and hogs should go together. the corn be-

ing raised for the hogs and the hogs

raised to eat the corn and make a mar-

ketable product. It is well known that

corn alone is not a well balanced feed:

there is too much of the fattening sub—

stances in proportion to those that build

up bone, muscle and vital organs.



Another reason why the bones of the

pigs are of poor quality is because they

are not given an opportunity for suffi—

cient amount of exercise. It is not the

feed alone that makes the superior quality

of bone in the legs of the running horse,

it is the regular use of those limbs that

makes them hard and enduring. The pigs

can also be improved by exercise.



At the Nebraska station experiments

have been made to test the influence of

(ifferent feeds on the strength of bone.

The pigs were divided into lots of four

each. They were all fed seventeen weeks

and then the strength of the thigh bone

of each lot was carefulLv tested. The

average weight of the pigs in each lot at

the beginning of the test was 75 lbs.

The first lot were fed corn meal alone and

the breaking weight of the thigh bone was

547 lbs. The second lot were fed 75 per

cent corn meal and 23 per cent wheat

shorts. or inieldlings, and the breaking

strength of the thigh bone was 619 lbs

The third lot were fed 90 per cent corn

meal and 10 per cent tankage, and the

breaking strength was 922 lbs. The fourth

lot were fed 90 per cent corn meal and 10

per cent bone meal and the breaking

strength was 1,017 lbs.



It is clearly shown by these tests that

some other feeds can be mixed with the

corn to great advantage. which will act

as an insurance against loss by breaking

down. By experiments conducted by pro-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





fessors Henry and Sanhorn several years

ago, it was found that skim-milk and

shorts added to the breaking strength

fully 20 per cent over the pigs fed at the

same time on corn meal.



\Vith the increase in the amount of al-

falfa grown, which the present interest in

that crop indicates, it is reasonable to

believe that by pasturing the pigs on 9.1-

falfia, and feeding alfalfa hay to them

during the winter, they will be greatly

improved in size and strength of bone.

The alfalfa takes from the soil the largest

amount of lime of any of the forage

plants, and as lime forms the principal

ingredient in bones, we have reason to

believe that by pasturing or feeding the

pigs a moderate allowance of alfalfa each

day, and giving them regular exercise,

that they will have bones of better qual-

ity with greater strength, and the weights

will be made at less cost than has been

secured under prevailing methods. It will

be a glad day, for both the farmers and

the shippers, when they are free from the

dread difficulty of breaking down with

their hogswhich has caused much trouble

and loss in the past.



Vi'ayne Co. N. A. CLAPP.





FEEDING THE EWES AFTER LAMB-

ING.



Sheep need feed and attention every

season of the year, but now at lambing

time farmers who give extra care and at-

tention will reap extra profits. Some

way it seems to me that the day of just

doing things in an ordinary manner has

ghen place to the time when he, who

docs a little more than the ordinary

man, makes the success.



This was shown in two {locks of sheep

tewcs and lambs) which I have near me.

(me i‘nrxnx-r fed his ewes carefully and

handle”. them to the best. advantage,

while the other one merely gave his ewes

and lambs the same treatment after

lambing that he did before. At the time

the lambs were iwo months old we were

calling at iln- twine of the careful feeder.

.\t chore. time up came the ewes and

lambs for the night feed and water. and

access to the sheltered budding ground.

-\n exclamation of surprise burst from

my companion's lips as he saw how fat

and well grown the neighbor's lambs

were. And they were beautifully grown

lambs and a credit and source of profit

to any farmer. But to get them into

such condition took time and feed. This

neighbor penned his ewes apart from the

rest of the flock at time of lambing.

He had each ewe alone where he could

carefully feed her on nothing but fresh

bright hay and water for the first 24

hours after lambing. By this method of

careful feeding at first the ewe cooled

out quickly, and in a short time was in

shape to suckle the lamb. lier system

should not be ‘upset by heavy feeding

just after lambing. Then this farmer





gradually increased the amount of grain‘





he gave the new mother. until by the

end of two weeks she was getting all the

feed she would clean up twice a day.

Of course, he didn’t keep her shut up

alone for the two weeks, but after the

first day he turned her with the other

newly-lambed ewes, where he could grad-

ually feed her up to her heavy ration.

lie gave her all the clean water and

salt she wanted, and housed her in a

clean stable, and then fed a limited

amount of the best feed as far as sound—

ness and quality is concerned. It wasn't

necessary to buy the more expensive

feeds such as oil meal or high priced

bran for the ewes, although the years he

bought a couple of hundred pounds of oil

cake and a little bran for the lambs he

decided the extra investment paid.



At first when he started in raising

sheep he had only shelled corn or ear

corn and hay. At that time he found

that it was best to feel about one pint of

shelled corn to each ewe at each feed

and to hunt the hay loft and feed at this

time the choicest clover or alfalfa hay

he had. ‘ The corn needed a feed like

clover or alfalfa to “balance," the heavy

fattening part of the corn: for a food

which is best for fattening an individual

is not also a good milk producer.



(me season he had nothing but corn

and corn stover. This made but little

milk as he found it profitable to buy oats

and bran and give the ewes oats, bran

and corn meal at the ratio of 2:1/211 by

weight. As soon as grass made a good

start he turned the ewes out for a little

while and then cut out the bran, most of

the oats and half the corn meal.



Now he has built a silo and not only

feeds his cows and young dairy stock

silage but uses a lot of it for his ewes.





Twice a. day he feeds the milking ewes

all the clean, bright silage they will eat

up clean and finds that it is a great milk

producer. “'hen first feeding silage he

allowed some to mold a little during the

time he was throwing it out and using

it up. This slow method allowed the

silage to mold and deteriorate so that

when fed the mold caused the ewes to

scour. To avoid this he found it prac-

tical to use only clean, bright, fresh sil-

age. Years of experience have taught

him now that for the first 24 or 36 hours

to not feed the ewe heavily. Then he

gradually increases the grain ration till

at the end of two weeks the ewes are

getting all the grain they will clean up

twice a day. “'ith this grain goes a lib-

eral quantity of silage. “'hen he can

feed the ewes an abundance of choice





clover hay or choice alfalfa he can feed'





quite a large per cent of corn in the

grain ration. This cheapens cost of pro-

duction.



If he has not this choice clover hay,





but instead must feed hay, straw or corn‘

stover of a poor quality, he uses consid-f

cottonseed f

These are better milk making!





erable bran, oil meal and

meal.

feeds than corn.



in general he finds he gets the best re-

sults when feeding the ewe just about

as. he would a cow. However, he must

give the ewes plenty of feed for a lamb

must have lots of milk and it takes feed

.to make milk. J. C. C.





LAMBING TIME.



The lambing time is the busiest and

most important time of the year for the

flock owner for on its success largely de-

pends the profits of the season. If labor

is difficult and protracted, some stimu-

lant may be given with advantage, in the

shape of a little gin and peppermint and

in cases of exhaustion a spoonful of gin

in warm oatmeal gruel will act as a re-

viver. Sometimes in these difficult cases

straining occurs after lambing and this

will be relieved by two or three drams

of laudannm, and tying up the sheep on

a sloping bed so that her shoulders are

on a lower level than the quarters.



Sometimes a lamb that appears almost

dead at birth has been revived by blow-

ing into the nostrils to encourage res-

piration, and placing the animal in a

warm bath or even in a warm room.



The youngster is not fairly on its way

to life until it has begun to receive a

plentiful supply of milk. If it does not

find its way readily to the teat it may be

brought to the udder, and a little milk

pressed into the month until it begins

to suckle. It is necessary to have access

to a supply of cow’s milk as ewes oc-

casionally do not come to their milk for

a day or two, and in such cases the

lamb will require to be fed from the

bottle until the mother can give it a

good supply.



Sometimes the mothers do not take to

their offspring and they may wander

away and neglect them. Then there are

the cases of the lambs or ewes (lying,

which have to be provided for. Various

devices are adopted for reconciling these

cases but generally if the sheep is held

until the lamb is allowed to suckle for a

few times they will take to each other.

\\'hen a ewe has lost her offspring she

should be provided with another lamb

and where there may happen to be no

motherless ones in the flock at the time

a substitute may be found among the

twins or triplets, care being taken to find

for this purpose a lamb approaching as

nearly to the age of the dead one as pos-

sible. The need of this precaution will

be recognized when it is stated that a.

ewe's milk is much richer in nutrients

three weeks after lambing than it is

about a month later. This is a natural

provision to give the young more heat

and strength at the time it most requires

it so that a newly born lamb would not

be able to draw sufficient nourishment

from a cwe that harl lambed a month or

two previously.



‘Where the ewes show a disinclination

to allow the lambs to suckle, the udders

should be examined in case of any in-

flammation or swelling of the glands.

This may be also detected by the sheep

walking painfully with their legs far

apart. This may arise from

causes, but whatever the cause it should

be ascertained and the trouble removed.

The hard or inflamed parts should be

fomented with warm water several times

a day and massaged until the milk is‘

completely cleared away. Ewes should

be liberally fed after lambing to secure

a full flow of milk. I



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FEEDERS' PROBLEMS."

Wheat as a Pig Feed.





“'heat being 800 per bu., bran $1.40 and

middlings $1.50 per cwt., which would be

cheaper to buy, bran and middlings 01

have my wheat ground up for hog feed?

How would ground wheat be for dairy





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There is little doubt that, even at the

prices mentioned in this inquiry, it would

be more profitable to sell the wheat and

buy middlings to be fed with corn to the

pigs than to grind the wheat and feed it

to them.



Fortunately, we have considerable ex-

perimental data upon this point. First,

let us consider the comparative food val-

ue of wheat and corn. A summary of

five trials conducted at four experiment

stations shows ground wheat to be a

trifle more economical as a pig feed than

corn meal, it requiring on an average, in

the experiments above noted, six lbs.

more of corn meal than of ground wheat

to produce 1.00 lbs. of gain. But this is

so small a difference that the two feeds

may be considered of practically equal

value for pig feed. Thus it will be seen

that at the present price of corn and

wheat one .cannot afford to substitute

wheat for corn as the basis of the pig's

ration. Some better results were secured

where wheat and corn were fed in combi-

nation, this saving amounting to about

three per cent in the grain required for

a given gain in the live weight of the

pigs.



Now let us compare the feed value of

wheat and middlings for the purpose of

mixing with corn in compounding the

pig’s ration. In three trials at three dif-

ferent experiment stations it was found





‘that middlings when fed alone, in com-





parison with corn, were about eight per

cent more valuable as a pig feed, but

when combined with corn meal in making

up the pig’s ration they showed a much

superior value to wheat for the same

purpose, a combination of the two prov-

ing 20 per cent more economical than

middlings alone, and about 25 per cent

more economical than a mixture of corn

meal and ground wheat. Better results

were noted when com and wheat were

fed in connection with each other than

those secured where either grain was foo

alone, which was largely due, no doubt,

to the increased palatability of the ra—

tion, which illustrates the advantage of

feeding mixtures of grains at all times

as compared with confining the pigs’ ra-

tions to one grain alone. But the in-

creased efficiency of the mixture of corn

and middlings was due also to the better

balance of nutrients which was secured

in the ration.



Ground wheat is only a triffle better

balanced so far as its content of nutrients

is concerned than is corn meal. On the

other hand, wheat middlings is almost a

perfectly balanced ration for growing

pigs, and when mixed with corn meal the

larger quantity of protein in the mid-

dlings helps to make up for the deficiency

of this needed element in the corn, thus

making a better balanced ration. If

skim-milk is available for use with this

mixture of grains a hog feed is at hand

which it would be difficult to improve

upon for economical results in feeding.

But even without the addition of skim-

milk or some other concentrate which is

rich in protein to balance up the defi—

ciency which still remains in a mixture

of corn meal and middlings, the mid—

dlings are still a much more economical

feed when so used than wheat at the

prices given, as can be easily proven by

a little figuring. “'heat at 800 per bu. is

worrth $1.33 per cwt. The grinding will

cost at least 7c per cwt., which would

make the cost of the ground wheat $1.40

per cwt., while the labor of drawing same

to the mill to be ground would equal that

of marketing the wheat and drawing

home the middlings. Now we find from

the reSult of the experiments noted that

when combined with corn meal the mid-

dlings have about 25 per cent greater

value than ground wheat, which, by com—

parison, would make the middlings worth

$1.75 per cwt, as compared with the

ground wheat at $1.40. At the present

price of wheat and the current quotas

tions for middlings one should be able to

buy the latter in ton lots at less than

$1.50 per cwt. But even at that price a

mixture of corn meal and middlings will

prove a more economical feed for growing

pigs than will corn meal alone, unless

considerable quantities of skim-milk are

available to feed with it, and even then

it will pay to feed a lesser quantity of

middlings.



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onstrated to be about equal to corn meal

as a feed for dairy cows, with perhaps a

slight advantage. in favor of the wheat.

Corn meal and bran, or some other con-

centrate which is high in protein will

make a more economical ration for cows

than any combination of wheat and corn.

Bran, however, is not a satisfactory pig

feed, on account of its high fiber content,

and cannot profitably be fed in quantities

to growing pigs.

SORE SHOULDERS, NECKS AND

BACKS.





 





A humane person dislikes to work a

horse with a sore shoulder, neck or back.

However, it is no easy matter to work a

horse hard every day without his shoul-

ders getting some sore, unless he is sea-

soned and the shoulders hardened and

toughened. Nearly all young horses when

first put to hard work are troubled with

sore shoulders, neck and back. In order

to prevent sore shoulders it is well to

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ting collars, for without them it is im-

possible to keep the shoulders from get-

ting bruised and chafed, especially if the

weather is hot. Nearly every horse has

some peculiarity in the shape of either

neck or shoulder; therefore, a collar

should either be made for him, or one

fitted to him. We all wear shoes and if

walking much we are obliged to have a

good fit or the result is sore feet. This

same rule applies to horse collars. When

selecting a set of harness to be used for

different horses don’t forget to buy a

good fitting collar for each of your work

horses, it will pay to do it. The collar

should not only fit well, but the draft

should be evenly distributed over the

whole surface, and the face of collar kept

clean. The mane often acts as an irritant

and in many cases it should be clipped

off, that part which the collar rests on,

for it often prevents the sore on top of

neck from healing: besides, it makes the

neck too warm. The tender necks of all

colts and aged horses can be so tough-

ened as to prevent most cases of sore

neck or shoulders. The collars should be

taken off at noon and during hot weather

to give the shoulders a chance to dry

and the collar to air and dry. At this

season of the year when farmers are.

planning for spring work it is well tol

keep in mind that the shoulders of all

colts and idle horses should be toughened

before they are put to work. Frequent

applications of salt water, one table-I

spoonful to each quart, or apply whitel

oak bark tea, or dissolve one ounce ofl

acetate of lead, six drams of sulphate ofl

zinc and two drams tannic acid in onel

gallon of water, applied to shoulders fourl

or five times a day.will toughen tenderl

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Collar galls are very common amongl

work horses, and in many cases are quite?

painful. The swelling which takes place.

is often termed a cold abscess, but it is:

really due to small parasites and when

they are destroyed and prevented from

multiplying the sore shoulder soon gets

well. Now, the first and most important

step to be taken in line of treatment is

a removal of the exiciting cause, if pos-

sible. It is not always convenient to

discontinue working the horse until the‘

shoulder heals, but it is generally possible ,

to relieve the parts of some pressure or:

friction which aids in giving partial re-'

lief. A change or readjustment of the?

collar, or a removal of a portion of its.

filling often relieves the sore part or?

parts of pressure, making it possible for

soothing or healing remedies to do good

work. Very often a sweat pad placed

under collar will give great relief and

make it possible to heal the sore without

resting the horse. Whenever the shoul-

der, neck or back chafes and becomes

raw or inflamed and swells much, it i

time to get busy, for delay in treatment

often leads on to a condition of the shoul-

der requiring surgical work, before a re-

covery can take place. When a collar

gall appears the hair should be clipped

off, the shoulder washed clean, hot appli-

cations applied and kept up for hours

and sometimes days. Apply peroxide of

hydrogen to sore parts three times a day;

ten minutes later apply either of the fol-

lowing remedies, which are made by dis-

solving a Quarter of a pound of acetate

of lead in a gallon of clean, cold water,

or dissolve six ounces of powdered alum

in a gallon of clean water, adding one

ounce of tannic acid to either lotion and

apply to shoulders five or six times a

day. It is well to keep in mind that sore

shoulders should be treated antiseptically

and the same dressings which are applied

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a lotion composed of carbolic acid one

part, and thirty parts of water, or either

the lead or alum lotion, the sore is not

reinfected. It is also important to air

and dry the collar and pad as‘often as

possible. A lotion made by dissolving

one part bichloride of mercury in one

thousand parts of water acts fairly well.

A healing powder made by mixing equal

parts boric acid, oxide of zinc, powdered

alum and iodoform is useful in dressing

raw surfaces. \\'hen treating sore shoul-

ders, necks and backs, clip off the hair.



Whenever there is a small opening lead-

ing into gall and extending deep it should

be opened up freely, then fix the horse so

that he cannot rub the sore parts. These

cases must be treated antiseptically or a

nasty suppurating sore follows and when

it heals the parts remain inflamed. A

hard bunch frequently forms which can

never be gotten rid of unless it is cut out.

\Vhen you do remove such a bunch (sit-

fast) remove the skin that covers it or

you will have a wrinkled condition of the

skin. In conclusion, let me say, if you

own a work horse and work him hard, the

best investment you can make is to buy

for him a good collar that fits, or have

one made by a man who makes collar-

making his business, and you will never

regret it.



\Y. C. FAIR, V. S.

SOME TROUBLE-SAVING POINTERS

ON THE CARE OF THE HORSE.





 





To the stockman an ounce of prhven-

tion is worth several ounces of cure, for

almost all the sickness that occurs among

live stock might be avoided.



Men do not think of locking the barn

until after the horse has been stolen. It

is not easy to tight an unseen enemy.

and an animal is often very sick before

one realizes and thinks of how the trouble

might have been avoided.



Of course, not all accidents can be

foretold and prevented: but it l> true that

a majority of cases are not aw. itlcnts. but

are the natural results of someone‘s care-

lessness.



It is possible that a few suggestions may

be made, which, if followed, will in part

lessen a great deal of suffering, loss. and

expense.



An animal, warm from \vork, should

not be allowed to drink large quantities

of water.



Barley and corn should be fed only in

small amounts. Most of the severe cases

of colic come from the improper use of

these two feeds.



A horse accustomed to hard work and

good feed should not be so heavily fed

during a rest——probably no grain at all,

or at least a very small quantity, should

be given on Sundays and other rest days.



Visit your animals before going to bed.

Keep the grain where it is impossible for

a loose animal to reach it.



Use woven wire for fences and clim-

inate the scarred hot-ks and quarters

found on about 73 pt-I' t‘t‘tli of western

horses.



Colorado Ag. (fol. H. l‘). KIXGMAN.





THE STABLE MEDICINE CHEST.





 





Every stock owner should at all times

have on hand a supply of standard reme-

dies for the treatment of the ills to which

his animals are. subject. But it is cer-

tainly important that this precaution

should be taken at this season of the

year. The horses, particularly, will need

a degree of watchful care in order that

they may be in condition to do a maxi—

mum amount of farm work when the busy

season opens, and every farmer knows

that the critical time with the work

horses is the springtime, when they are

first put to work. At that time they are

in a soft condition, and are more apt to

take cold or get the distemper or other

similar ills, and the remedies should be at

hand to give early treatment in such

event. Digestive ailments are, also more

prevalent in the spring season when the

grain ration is increased to meet the in-

creased demands of the animal at work,

and colic remedies should be at hand in

case this dread enemy suddenly makes its

appearance, since promptness in treat—

ment is the first essential of success in

controlling this class of ailments. Collar

galls and sore necks are also the natural

consequence of injudicious handling of

the horses when they are first put to

work, and these will sometimes make

their appearance even with the best of

handling and care, hence it behooves ev-

ery horse owner to be equipped with some

good healing remedy in case the need of

it should arise. Respiratory diseases are

also more troublesome when the horses

are Soft and in poor condition, and these





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Fri—1E MICHIGAN FARMER;





should be palliated to the greatest possible

degree. Strains and consequent manor-

mations most often appear at this season“

and the loss of valuable time when the

horse should be at work and the suffering

of the animal incident to such affections

can be greatly lessened if we are prepared

to treat them promptly and properly. In





fact, the medicine chest should contain '





the standard remedies for every ailment

of the horse which is likely to occur at

this season of the year. Many of the

proprietary remedies which are advertised

in this paper are of known standard value

for these purposes, and should be given

a place in the stable medicine chest,

which should also contain the more simple

remedies. such as salts, raw linseed oil,

etc. \\'ith these at hand, and with judi-

cious feeding. including tonic feeds, when

needed, we will be insured a maximum

of eiiiciency from the work horses at the

season when their use is most valuable

on the farm, a condition which makes for

satisfaction as well as profit for the horse

owner.





Wayne Co. C. T. H. B.





THE IMPORTANCE OF' THE CALF





CROP.

For a number of years the sheep

breeders and the lamb feeders have





smiled at the efforts of the Michigan

beef producer to make this industry pay

as liberal a profit as they haVe been

making out of their breeding and feeding

business. This year, however, the beef

producer has the opportunity to smile,

when smiles are scarce on the face of

the mutton maker. This is but the na-

tural law of compensation, which is ever

at work, whether we observe it or not.

it is also an argument for permanency

and persistence in any line of animal pro-

duction in which we may be engaged,

and for the careful study of the prob-

lems involved in order that we may make

the profits from that business as large

as possible. lloubtlcss as a result of the

conditions \\'lll(ll prevail this year a

great many t‘cctltrs will abandon the

lamb feeding business, which is just what

they should not do. But the conditions

tinted should inspire every farmer to

give a little more careful atention to his

calf crop than he has been wont to do in

years gone by.



Much has been written on the subject

of making baby beef, yet the average

yearling that finds its way to our live

stock markets is not an animal of which

its breeder and feeder has reason to be

proud. .‘Is a general proposition our

market yearlings weigh around (300 lbs.

and are classed as stockers, not being

good enough to be. in the feeder class of

market cattle. But if they had been

given the feed and care which they

should have had as calves and right

along until they were from 12 to 16

months of age, they might have been

marketed as baby beef at a good profit

instead of failing to pay for the feed

which they have eaten, to say nothing

of the labor bestowed upon them, as is

too frequently the case.



Practically every farmer keeps some

cows for his own use and raises some

calves. X‘l'hether only one or a half doz-

en calves are produced, it will pay to

give them good feed and care and put

them on the market next year in the

form of baby beef, instead of stockers

that are not dtsirable from the stand-

point of the feedq‘, and consequently will

not bring a fair price on the market. The

calves should have supplementary feed-

ing from the start. The best feed to

use with skim-milk at the start is a jelly

made from tlaxseed meal and boiling

water. Later corn meal may be substi-

tuted for this and finally bran and oats

and a little oil meal may be given with

the corn meal as a dry feed. Scrupulous

clI-uuliness should be observed with the

feeding vessels, and precautions should

be taken in feeding separately so the

calves may not injure each other by the

sucking habit. Good pasture or choice

clover hay should be provided and the

calves should be given adequate shelter

from the hot sun and the flies in mid-

summer.

ing the winter season, the best quality

of beef may be produced at a minimum

of cost, and a maximum of profit to the

producer. The good quality of light

butcher cattle are most eagerly sought

by butchers everywhere, and this de-

partment of farm production can just as

well be made a source of considerable

profit as of actual loss, and a source of

satisfaction and pride instead of indif-

ference or disgust to the farmer.



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CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT CO.





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HE urgency of speedy success means all in all to

eve owner of an unsound horse to use a remeda

that. wil not. fail. Investigate. abandon vicious an

uncertain methods and turn to “ Save-The-Horse."

_ Save-The-Horse"_ is sold with a. signed. legally

binding contract, which positively protects purchaser.

For 15 years ii: has been the foundation on which nearly

everv man based his confidence in making his 13

purchase. and it. has never been violated.





R. F. D. No. 2, Marshalltown, 13.. Dec. l1). mm.

Troy Chemical Co., Binzhamton, N. Y. My contract No. wag

63736. I used your remedy on a mule that. was kicked on the

hook, the whole joint enlarged. It was thesiza of a child's

head. He would not put his foot on the ground. H‘- hip we:

shrunken to skin and bone. One of the state veterinaries and

others said he would not. be worth a son. I ave a pig and 50‘

for him and used the bottle of “ Save-Tho—Hom" as directed.



and now he is sound. It is wonderful stuff. V. S. HAYNES.





$5.00 a Bottle With signed manner





This is abiuding CONTRACT and protects purchaser ab

solutely in treating and curing any case of Ion. and by Sonia

'Ihlrounhpin. “when (except. low), Curl, Splint. Capped Hack. Wind

pull, Shanna. Iniurad lamina: and all Lumen. No scar or 10530

hair. Borne works as usual. Send for copy of contract

booklet on all lameness and. letters from prominent buséncs

men, bunkers, farmers and horse owners the world over 0:

every kind of case. Atall dru'ggists and dealers, or express paid

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We will send you 100 Ibl. of DB.

HOLLAND'S MEDICATED STOCK

SALT On 60 days' trial,frelght

prepaid. If you derive no bana-

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, Siallmns and Brand Mares

,, 40 head of prize-winnners



. to arrive March 25. Plenty

of mares in foal. A guuro

antee with each animal.





Prices reasonable.





lOESER BROS., Importers,

Dom. NI, ngonier, Ind.





Percheron, Belgian, Shire and

Hackney Stallions and Mares





As tine lot. as there is in Americ.a,.3 to 4 years old.

with lots of uality and good Indivtduals, weighing

or maturing film to b3.



Prices on Imported Stallions. 81.000 to $1,200.

American Bred Stallions, $600 to $900. Impot-

tations to arrive Feb. 18 and March lst.



LE‘V VV. COCIIRAN. Crawfordsvllle, Ind.

Office 109% South Washington St.





JACKS and MULES





liaise Mules and get rich.

For the next 20 days. 400

head of fine large Jacks. 5'

Jennys and Mules. 14 to 1'7

hands high at £4 ofi". Come

soon for a bargain. Stock

guaranteed. Write for prices

too-day. Address.





Kreklcr’s Jack Farm.

WEST ELK’l‘ON. OHIO.

Branch Burns, Clinton. Ind.





 

 

 

 





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LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





It was commented upon at the recent

Western Stock Show at Denver that the

winners in the fat steer classes on foot

stood scarcely any show later in the car-

cass classes, animals in_the ring being

much too fat to be deSirable 'for beef.

These days buyers of beef object to a

too liberal quantity of suet. If‘attenmg

show animals is after all a foolish prac- .

tlcTehe superabundance of cheap corn_1n

farming regions has been a powerful in-

ducement for holding hogs until they be-

come extra heavy, corn haying been sell—

ing at 35 to 45 cents a bushel, while hogs

have been worth on farms not far from

$7 per 100 lbs. It has been figured in

past years that com can be fed profitably

to hogs when corn is worth 50 cents a

bushel and finished hogs as_10w as $5 per

100 lbs. Corn in the hog is represented

by the accumulation ti): weight after an



- out six men s.

aggrggidlgnt T. D. Foster of the Morrell

Packing house at Ottumwa, Iowa, reports

that part of the country nearly cleared

'out of heavy hogs, with about 90 per cen.

now received light in _weight. He re-

gards the improvement'in the export de-

mand for lard and proVISions a significant

fact and does not look for cheap hogs for

ime.



50%;; tcattle of choice quality have been

selling in the Chicago market recenittlly

around $6.75 per 100 lbs., compared w {’1

$8 a year ago, while hogs have sold E



lower and sheep alridtlambsd around $3 0



an at a perio .

$4fiovzje-r Cgtter, of Nebraska, who is one

of the largest farmers and stock feeders

in that state, marketed on a recent day at -

Chicago sixteen car loads .of cattle and a.

car of hogs, the steers being horned and

dehorned, mostly Herefords' and bringing

$6.40@6.45. The hogs sold for $7.40. I‘he

cattle were fed for four months on shelled

corn and alfalfa and made good gains.

Mr. Cutter reported the largest number

of cattle on feed in his part of the state

in years, and he said that there was. a

good supply of young and old hogs, With

a good number of hogs ready to market;

The last corn crop ran. around 40 bushels

to the acre and is selling at 40 cents DGI‘

bushel. Alfalfa land produces from foul

to five cuttings in a season, With CI‘OpS

averaging a ton per acre. In 1885,.when

Mr. Cutter settled there, land sold in big

tracts at $5 to $10 per acre. It sells now

at $75 to $150 an acre, according to loca-

tion and improvements. In 1885 fat stegrs

sold at $4 per 100 lbs. and corn at 1.1/2

nts er bushel.



ceSheelp shearing in Arizona began some

time ago, and a few shipments have been

made, a sale having been reported at 171/3

cents per pound for around 60,000 pounds.



Farmers of Gage county, Nebraska, are

going extensively into breeding for spring

pigs, one farmer having bred '75 sows. As

many cattle as usual are being fed, and

the winter was uncommonly favorable,

cattle lying on the dry ground nearly all

the time, and putting on fat rapidly.



Two Canadian farmers visited Knox-

ville, Iowa, recently, and purchased a lot

of the best horses and mules ever taken

from there, the' consignment going to

their big farms in far away Saskatche-

wan. One of the farmers purchased nine

horses and mares that cost him all the





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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The purpose of

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furnish farmers

with information

on better farming.

If you have any





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





way from $300 to $525 per head. One worthy question

matched team of mares weighed slightly concerning sofils.

over 2,000 lbs. each. The other farmer 01'0st DeStS: 8!"





 

 

 





tilizer, etc., write

to the I HC Ser-

vice Bureau, and

learn what our

experts and others

have ound out

concerning these

Subjects.





bought ten horses and mules, and one

span of mules cost around $600.



With depleted ranges and a depleted

supply of cows and heifers everywhere, it

is going to become soon a serious problem

how farmers in the corn belt states are

going to secure adequate supplies of cat-

tle for fattening.



At a recent sale of high-grade breeding

horses at Joliet, Illinois, a Belgian stal-

lion brought $2,600 and a Percheron stal-

lion sold for $2,600.





 

 

 

 





 





 





 

 





 





 





 

 





 

 





 





 





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It lies within the power of every live stock breeder

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his herd and keep it out. This means that it lies

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in stamps to pay postage.



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Dr. David Roberts. who willtreat all such matters strictly

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CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR. V. S.





Advice through this department in tree

to our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

vrit i.r. 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

private practice. and a fee of $1.00 must

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V'Veak Swollen Tendons.——I have a 1‘?—

vear—old mare which I believe is sore 111

front feet and her tendons are swollen.

‘When in the stable she lies down most

of the time and I would like to know

what to do for her. C. C., Prosper. Mich.

I am inclined to believe that your mare

sprained back tendons and on account 0!

them being weak she is most comfortable





when lying down. Apply one part aqua

ammonia, one part turpcntine, one part





oil organum and four parts olive oil, tc

back tendons daily. If her t‘ore feet are

or apply





feverish stand her in wet clay

some of the liniment to coronets every

day or two.





Obesity—Chronic Stocking—4 have a

7-year-old mare that is very fat. but does

not appear to be sick: however. she stocks

in one hind leg. most of swelling IS below

hock joint. C. \\'. (f... Clyde. 311(‘l’l.-—-\\ hat

your mare needs most is loss nourishing

food and more exercise. Give her a table-

spoont‘ul powdered saltpctcr at a dose 1n

feed twice a day for a few days: then

once a day when necessary to increase

kidney action. \Yet hind leg with C'iilil

water. cover with cotton and a bandage

applied not too tight.





Simple ()phtlialmia.—Z\Ty 10«_year-old

mare is troubled with bad eyes. 'lhe

tears Of‘the eyes run down her cheeks.

more or less every few days and thcrer





must be some pain and irritation for she

dislikes to have anything done tor them.

0. A. B.. \\'l1celer. Mildrwlour mare

should be fed enough well salted bran

inashes or roots to kct-p lit-r bowcls loose.

Also give a dessertspnont‘ul of lmnovan 5

solution at a dose in fetal 1w» or three

times a day. These api'dit-atioiis are inost

times a day. Apply some tincly imuuerexl

boric acid to eyes once or tun-t- a



’i‘hese applications are most EilFll§'.lll31le

by blowing the powder into eyes with an





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





   





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pig cats that

makes him fat~—

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EGISTERED Chestnut PEBCHERON STAL-

LION Hercules 80. W for sale. or will trade

for a heavy team. E WROH. Boyne City. Mich.





 





MARCH 25. 1911.‘





Dairy Bred Shorthornsthdi’; 23:21 533.52

80041 a cash. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Mich.





 





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FOR SALE—4 3...... 8....-.

., Bulls by sons of Imp Lovat

Champion and In: Cock Robin from 8 to 13 months

old. JOHN,SC MIDT. Reed City. Michigan."





SHOETHURNS and POLLED DURHAM. 38%.«12‘33





. D. DeGARMO. Highland. Michigan.





 





 





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd. consisting of Trojan Ericas Blackbirds and

Prides. only. is headed by n . a ’l‘rozan Erica.

by Black Woodlawn. sineof t 6 Grand Chan: ion steer

ond'buil at the International in Chicaao. 90.. 1910

He is assisted by Undulm Blackbird Ito.



“ OODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mlch.





AVRSHIREs—HimmdBarnum!-

Young bulls and bull calves



for sale. Prices low. In utries solicited.

BERKSHIRE SWIN .



. ULTBY—White and Barred Books

White .2 But Orpingtons White Wi’nndotbea and

LeIghnms. Efifi in season one .



M CHIGAN HOOL FOR THE DEAF. FlintsMich.



re lstered. GUERNSEY

A we" Bred B I. CALF for sale. For

particulars. write. I". II. cGowan. Watervliet. Mich.





 





 





 





C UEIINSEY BI'LL CALF FOR SALE—Sire from

I Adv. Registered Stock and Dam imported from

Guernsey Island. Will W. Fisher. Watervliet. Mich.





 





HE double standard Pulled Durham. Wild eyed Almtls burn.

Milk strain. Grand Champion silver cup winner at 1910

Michigan State Fair. JAS. H. HALL. Port. Austin. Miehinn





F OR SALE“§.§‘E§€J§L‘E°‘1 HOLSIEIN BULL





0 months old for $100 cash. J. M. Vander Heide.

Fremont. Mich. B. R. No. 8. Citizens Telephone.





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Breeding Mare to Jaksllarw been

reading the Michigan Farmer for sni'nel





time and have derived much valuable in-

t‘ormation from the veterinary depart-



P .

hndellse me to breed my 1.100 lb, mare to

a jack. She has never been bred bmore.

L. N., Robinson. I‘lli"l‘l.A—lf you intend to

raise mules. I should say yes. out it I m.

breed her to a horse weighing not less

than 1.300 or 1.400 lbs. that has gnml all





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around action and a good (llspnsitinll. If}

your mare is deficient in certain points}

the horse should have thcm well tl-‘ve‘r:

oped in himself: then you (an sunny;

count on getting a colt useful {or man};

purposes besides saleable.



Hard NLilker.~—I would iii-(c to know if





I can do anything to make a zouglzsniuk-

ing cow milk easier. ii. .i_ l’...:~ktord.

l.\Iich.——By inserting lHi'. plugs and leav-

ing them in. they will llfiVl‘ u nook-n.4- to





dilate the parts and makc utilizing easier.

The Lawrencc Publishing I‘nmpany can

supply you. it" you :lt- llil already own

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Gid.——My ewes act as if they had. blind





staggers and al‘tcr three days” sickness

they die. 'l‘hese ewes are fleshy and

have lost three within the pas three





days. E R. “'hitmore Lake. I\ ich.»—It‘

your sheep have no discharge from the

nostrils. they doubtless suffer from gld.





and if so, by close examination you will

find a soft portion of the skull with some

bulging. which indicates either effusion

or the presence of a small worm lodged

in the brain substance and incased in a

cyst cavity which should be opened and

its contents drawn out by suction. YVork





of this kind should be done carefully by‘





a. veterinarian. After the operation I us-





ually cover the opening with iodoform

gauze or oakum.

Rickctswllup’tured Crop—My 4-month-





old pigs are fed plenty of corn, but ap-

pear to be weak or sore and move about

with some difiiculty. A few of my chick-

ens have lately ruptured their crop and I

would like to know what can b:-

prevent it. A. l.. R. Marion. 3iit~l1.——Your





pigs are suffering.r from the effects of too

much fat—producing food and what they

need is oats, oil meal. roots and skim-





milk, with some air slaked lime added to

each of their meals. Your chickens are

fed too much corn. which doubtless fer-

nicnts after they eat it. causing the for—

mation of gas which ruptures the. crop.

Change their food and you will have very

little troublc. By adding a little lim

water or mixing a small quantity of sali-

cylic acid in their fuml you will prevent

further trouble. ’l‘hcir ll-W’i't‘lS should be

kept open by feeding them roots or veg-

etables.





Indigestion—Rheumatism.“I have a

cow five years old that came fresh eight

weeks ago. cleaned all right but two





weeks later seemed to commence growing

thin anti passing high—colored water. I-Ier

appetite has been poor. but is a little.im-

proved now, but her ankles and knees

are somewhat stiff and swollen. G. H.,





tion and give two tablespoonfuls of the

following compound powder at a dose in

feed three times a day. Equal parts by

weight of ground gentian, powdered sul-

phate of iron, fenugreek, anise. bicar-





done to 1 _

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542 Lafayette Blvd..

DETROIT, .. MICHIGAN.





AUGTION SA LE

0f Rogislered Stock.





"Having decided to go out of the stock business. I

will sci ' t! AUCTION the following choice

registered stock and some grades. salt: to take lace

at Evergreen Farm. 2% miles west oi Bangor. ll ich..

beginning at 10 a. in. sharp. on





WEDNESDAY, April 5.





PERCHERON STALLIONS.

' Turgot. 27335~45610—D|pple gray. weight $00

lbs. This horse has been at the head of Evergreen

Farm for four years and has proven himself a splendid

sire and has some exceptionally fine colts.



Johnson. 24075—By King'of Perche Jr. 8819. dun

l’auiinc 12llll9. BIMIdePdghl abottt1700 lbs. A per-

fect sire and a line in ivl ua .



Marconi. 35412—Sired by Bartholdi 36*. data Ella



. Black. eight year- old. wei ht about. 1700 lbs.

A sure foal getter and a great. pmdfl' uoer.



Turg. 71078—Steel gray. Will be two years old

June 2d. 1911. Sir-ed by Tux-got. . .



Trojarr—A fine black gndo‘stallion colt. 00qu

two years old. sired by Marconi.



PERCHERON MAKES.



NIaud—Blm-k Pen-heron mare. 7 yam old. weight about

1400 lbs . due to foal about April lat. Right in every way.

a rerv (‘l:Hl(‘l,‘ inure. )’-Bay more just broken. coming.r

4 veg}. old. a fine ’nnimal in every respect. Queen—Steel

gray mare. coming 3 years old. broken. of exceptionally7 fine

qlillll). Lady—A fine bay mare. IlI‘Bd by Marconi. will be

one vcur obi next August. .



.G‘lcm)!VGs—WikmEthz-Idge. 45063~sond hay.

ML; hand. lliuh. weight 120!) lbs.. 7 yearsoltl. sired by Dr.

iitllridze. vlum Lou Mix. A choice gentleman's driver with

plenty of speed and fine action. Barney—A gray Percheron

coming 4 years old. broken. sired by Turgot. Will make a.

high grade “'Hl‘h‘ horse. ‘



Registered Jersey Bull—Exile of (the Highlands. No.

\lv'u‘J. .l rears Old. A grand individual.



2 fine Chester White Brood Son-s. due to fax-row before Ely

lat: 3‘) Shut“. 3 Heifers coming 2 years old. 1 Young Cow

fresh May 5th. [much will be screed at noon.



TERMS OF SALE—Eight months credit will be given on

banknblo paper at 6 per cent interest. 2 per cent. discount





   

   

   





 





DII. N. A. WILLIAMS. Pro rietor.

JACK BUCKLEY—Auctioneer. C. H. KI G Clerk.





 





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Hnlsiein lulls for Sale,





from two months up to two years of age.

. Some ot them trom A. R. D. cows.





EALL Wl'l‘ll SPLENDID PEDIGREES.

Have some as low as $25; others 3200.

GEORGE S. BIGELOW,





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Ewe bedf M .h&A 'l'.

HamDShire re litexfed €620 :arglhoiceml‘n-





dividuals. C. D. “'00 BURY. Lansing. Michigan.





Oxford-Down Sheep “still?

cattle for sale. J. A. DE GABMO. Muir. Mich.





a"! —-Good Yearling Field

OXf Down Sheep Rams and ewes of all ages

for sale. I. R. WATERBURY. Highland. Michigan.



—I have 100 owes. much them





Reg. Rambomllels all of my youngest an best.

also 85 ewe and ram lambs. Live 2% miles east or

Mon-ice on Bo . Addreafl J. Q. A. COOK.





SHROPSHIR—E HALL STOCK FARM





Has for sale. twenty-five choice bred yearling ewes.

at a low price. also a few good three and four year-

oid. bred ewes.





L. 3. DUNHAM &. Sons. Concord. Michigan.

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, ' ' -—Growthy S ri Boats dz Gilts

lllll'ocs ‘ Vlclllrlfls of choicest we in from Prize

“'inners. M. T. STORY. R. 248. Lowelf. Michigan.

BERKSHIRE Year-ling sow bred for July furrow.





also two full Gilts and choice lot. of March fan-ow-

ed. (Pigs eith. sex.) A. A. l’attullo. Deckervilie. Mich.





BERKSHmES Unexoelled in breeding. Select-

ed boars. sows and tits. Choice

fall pigs. T. V. HICKS. B. No.11. Battle reek. Mich.



-—T w o thorou hbred





FOR SAL Chester White oars.





fnrmwed last June. ri ht in every way and ready

for :service. Sire. "'l‘ e Victor". winner of nine

first prizes. Dam "Victor Gir ". winner of flmtéirize

at the Michigan.‘ New York. Ohio and Virginia tate

Fairs. Addreat. Bonnie Brae Farm. Algonac. Mich.





 





 





 





 





DAMS BROS . Litchficld. Mich. breeders of Imp. Chester

‘ White sud Tamworth swine. service boars. sown bred or

open. of either breed. Shorthorn Cattle. Bufl‘ Rock. Buff Wynn-

dorte. W Orpiugton. Chis. all breeding stock leading winners.





Bum Jersey E‘ILTS. duelto fangw lll Apltllo

. s ,r' r z



either sex. M. A.B§R(lllfl.ogk)gzigs.nllfi: l‘grzlifiPlga



DU ROC-JERSEYS‘lifi‘hgll‘E.“ 2::





sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.





 





 





 





1 TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS





.Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past held Vl'orid's Records for

milk and butter fat. at fair tires:



MCPHERSON FAR S 00.. Howell. flich.





 





E KOL Korndyke Bull Calf—Choiccst A. R. O.

l . breeding. Splendid individual. mostly white. $75.

{ COLE BROTHERS. Ypsiltmd Farms. Ypsilanti. Mich.





 





' —I am goingto sell 15 bulls in March.

lllllSlalll alllls “'on't you help me by buyine one?

rite me as soon as you read this. I have one two

years old: 3 y arlings. 5 6 to 8 months old. The rest

are younger. “'ill also sell a number of heifers bred.

and afew good cows. Don't wait until spring work begins

before you buy one of these. 1.. E. CORNELL, Fayette. Ohio.





' ° ' S serial ri cs 11 a

HOlSlelll FrleSlall Cltfle co‘uple yefilrli ng bills.

“. B. JONES. Oak Grove. Michigan.





 





 





OLSil‘EIN-FlllESIAN Cattle and l)nroc Jersey

swmc. (lne gilt. bred by a son of Dei't-nder for





sale. Price $45. L. R. CORNELL. Howell. llflch.





Holstein Cows Wanted‘i.£ig“;3§.dml"f’ 13°63?





Records. address. Chas. E. VV‘nters. Crease}. Mich.





 





OLST'EINSfil heifers. 2 bred. two-year-olds. and 2

yearlings. Fashionably bred and some worlds rec-

ords close up. Hobart W. Fay. Eden. Ingham (‘0..Mich.

(iii SALE—Holstein Bull 2 years old 8125 Bull

Calves 6 months to 1 year Win 3100. Br (1.11 Ti

“50w ”)0. Oldest herd in Ind. Send for Yellow? aenrd

Pedigrees. “ . C. Jackson. 715 Box St. South Bend. Ind.





FOR SALE—(133%. SaladLllfillifi‘m‘Lf’fi‘il‘i;





producing stock. 0. A. BRISTOL, Fenton. Michigan.





Highland Jersey Boll Calves For Salo—me “811





. , i r od no e r s

an' prize Winners. One old cam 11 for li h "

Prices reasonable. 0. 18 g t sen Ice.





"'9'?“er Jersey 8"", 20 months old. Sound. sure.

‘25 l.)





kind. from cow making over

a. of butter Ir year. 875. -l ‘ .'

cheap. J. C. BUTLER. PORTLATV§t sgl’xlé’fillchxgl‘.“





HEREFORDS~Both sexes flag all ages





. for 8.16. ' -

China hogs. ALLEN BROS. Saw Paw. {Plaid

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Register oi Merit Jerseys. mm... A h...

lot of young bulls from dams with oficial-records

of 483 oundsl and ulpwards of butter.

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





LlLLlE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS.





oxliall. No. 82399.

reat‘bulls. and out of

cm in test for register





Bull calves sired by these

agiendldt‘duifiy cows. man y of t

0 men . so a few heifers and heifer calves for

33.18. Write for description 2: d ' . - 1' '

Lara‘nteeduor‘money refunded. prices. Satisfaction



LOLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Michigan.





BUEIETR BRED “Eligfiysl’filjl‘s

AL SPRING STOCK FARM





Sliver Cree-k. Allegan County. Michigan.

REGISTERED JERSEYS For Saler—Some combin-





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' DUROC JERSEY Swine established

€31,110] Her 1588. One last Spring Boar and Sept.

1910 Gilts for sale. J. H. Banghart. ll 5. Lansing. Mich.





DURocs—JZS Bred Sows. of high uallty. 10

_ . Excellent Bears ready or service.

70 Fall Pigs both sex. Write or come and see.

J. C. BARNEY. COLDWATER. MICHIGAN.





IMPROVED CHESTEBS—Young boars ready for

servme. orderstnken for sows bred for spring for-

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and more. H. H. JUll‘ . Munith. Michigan.

0. l. C. SWlnc—ngfinfiél‘gffiéefifl' 235°??d'

right. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansvilie. lngham 00.. Mich?

0. l. C. Early Fall Pigs {all Zilii‘r092lig‘.‘





C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. hflchl‘an.





F01! SALE—Fall Pit!q and Bred Gills





B. M. “'ING do 80 Sheridan. Michigan.





GREAT POLAND-CHINA ROG SALE.





JANUARY 2011:.

60 sows bred for spring furrow. If you want the best.

attend my sale as I have the best in the state.





WM. WAFFLE, Goldwater, Michigan.

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0 years. Some great Aug. Sept. Oct.. p139. good

enough for any breeder. chm enough for any farmer.

J. C. BUTLER. Portia . Mich. Bell Phone.





——Boars all sold. 20 youn sows

0- I. C0 SWINE bred for spring farrow. fogr sale.

E. E. BEACH dz BUN. R. No. 3. Brighton. Michigan.





 





 





0 I c —(‘.hoice young sows bred for June furrow.

- . - also. booking orders for sfiring igs either sex;

pairs not akin. Fred Nickel. R. o. L onroe. Mich.





 





o | c -—Bred sows _all gold. 1 June boar left.

I I I A few fall figs either sex. Satisfaction

A. NEW MA; . B. 1. Mariette. Michigan.

POLANll-CHINA ‘5L‘ill,”§f§r§éflii'.§.e§: {333%

L. V‘. Barnes & Son. Byron. hinwaooee 00.. Mich.

Poland-chm as’ifil’..ll2.“l.i’s%" Bananas:

pigs. E. D. BISHOP. Route 38. L e Clinton-Mich.

storm POLAND-CHINIrlfii’g'iififitixdsl‘iZ

faction guaranteed. R. J. LANE. Clare. No. 7. Mich.

—-Best ‘t '. ' ' .

0. l. C’s For Sale type. “$5.: .13.” 552%":

akin. some line bred ilte. choice lot of fall pigs all

ages. OTTO B. SC ULZE. Nashville. Michigan.





—Fall pigs either sex and oneJ .

0- l. C- Boar left. I am also book‘lhl;

orders for saring far-row. Ship ed on a mini.

HARRY T. BANDELL. CASS clrv. MIC GAN.





SPECIAL SALE of heavv boned Poland-China.

Sowinhred. Boats readv for use. Prices low. Photos

if required. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Michigan.





POLAND=CHIl‘llfiS‘.’i§ie‘I.k 223

spring pigs. WOOD & SONS. Stllne. Michigan.

LARGE TYPE P. Cu—i‘ssestlghméfl‘hafig 33%

lbs.-the herd Without an a na . combini size

W. E. LIVING TON. Parma. ich.





FOR SALE it’ll)” YORKSHIRE PIGS.

Both sexes. Price Wile.

MURRAY-WHEN“ 60.. All “Mill. Ilcll.





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WHAT THE UNPAMPERED COW

WILL DO.



How often do we read in the farm pa-

pers the records of what this or that

pure-bred cow has produced under con-

ditions as nearly ideal as possible. But

seldom, indeed, are we told what some

ordinary cow of humble origin has done

undera-conditions no more favorable than

should prevail on any ordinary farm.



The reason for this is, in my opinion,

not that the ordinary cow is not a good

paying proposition but that, as a rule,

her owner keeps no record of her milk

production, hence, knows not whether

she is paying, or not.



Hence, I take up my pen in defense of

the cow of humble origin whose true

worth may not be appreciated.



Nearly five years ago I equipped my

cow stable with a set of spring scales,

3. well bound blank book for a record

book. One good whitewood board fas-

tened to a girt makes a good writing

desk, and two more on the side of a post

forms a safe book case. The whole out—

fit, including a pencil, costing perhaps

two dollars. '



Since then the milk of each cow has

been weighed at every milking and the

record preserved.



Since then, when cows were sold they

were not the ones considered the most

valuable and all cows have been bred to

pure-bred Jersey bulls' each year and

the heifer calves saved, while the bull

calves are sold for veal.



My method of vealing calves is to

keep them in a calf stable near the cow

stable, and just before milking time each

night and morning the cow is turned in

with the calf and allowed to remain un-

til he has sucked all he will take. The

cow is then let from the calf stable to

the cow stable where her grain ration is

awaiting her, and while eating it she is

milked dry. Managed in this way I have

never found that it injured the cow to

veal the calf.



There are in my herd only three cows

that have reached maturity, and four

young heifers which are better bred and

ought in time, to make better cows than

their mothers.



The record of these three cows since

they freshened last is as follows:



Cow No. 1.—Freshened March 30, 1910.

The calf, a bull, was allowed to suck all

it would take until it was six weeks old

when it was sold for veal. In addition

to all the calf sucked for forty—two days

this cow produced between April 1, 1910,

and March 1, 1911, a period of eleven

months, 10,350 pounds of milk. For the

28 days of February, 1911, she produced

646 pounds of milk. In all probability she

will do as well for the 31 days of March

which remain to complete her year. As

to breeding, the mother of this cow was

pure-bred Jersey; sire, pure—bred Short-

horn.



Cow No. 2.—Freshened March 27, 1910.

Her calf, a heifer, was saved. From

April 1, 1910, to March 1, 1911, this cow

produced 9,319 pounds of milk. For the

28 days of February, 533 pounds. So she

will add considerably to this record be-

fore her year is up. This cow is sup—

posed to be a pure-bred Jersey, but her

mother was such an inferior specimen of

the breed that I could not get her to

produce over 4,500. pounds of milk in a

year. Hence, she went to the shippers.

Yet, mated with a registered Jersey hull

of good repute she produced this cow

which, as a twoeyear-old heifer produced

6,240 pounds of milk in one year, and

now, as a six-year-old will pretty nearly

reach the 10,000 pound mark.



Cow No. 3.—-Freshencd June 2, 1910.

Her calf was vealed and sold at the age

of six weeks. This cow has produced,

since freshening, up to March 1, in addi—

tion to,a11 her calf sucked, 7,624 pounds

of milk. Her breeding is a Jersey-

Shorthorn cross, the same as cow No. 1.



Such is the milk record, but of the test

I do not know, as I have no tester, and

have only had each cow tested once, two

years ago. So I do not consider it re-

liable. However, cream checks for the

year footed up $284.85; two veal calves,

$20.80. Add value of skim-milk and calf

raised, and I think you will agree they

paid a. fair profit.



But what of their care and feed?

Thats the interesting part. They re-



zceived only such care as any farmer can

easily give his cows. Their feed con-

sisting entirely of pasture and dry feed.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





The pasture average poor owing to the

drouth.



They received no silage, no roots, no

green corn or other green feed to help

out when pastures were poor, and no

slops. They have not been stabled, ex-

cept at milking time, when they are also

fed grain, for three years. Their water

supply was in a tank in the barnyard and

water always cold in cold weather. They

have the run of the barnyard all winter

and nights in summer. Basement barns

shield the yard from north and west

winds and the cows have the run of a

good warm basement 30x40 feet in size.



For roughage they have clover hay

once per day, corn fodder once a day, and

a stack of straw or clover chaff to

run to.



Their grain rations consists of a mix-

ture of corn, oats and peas ground to-

gether, all raised on the farm. Of this

they receive a fairly liberal ration twice

per day every day in the year from calf-

hood to old age.





Branch Co. 0. L. DOBSON.





PROPER AGE TO BREED HEIFERS.





 





 





At what age do you let your heifers

freshen for the first time? Also, which is

the best time, spring or fall? Is the mid-

dle of December a dangerous time be-

cause of the cold, to freshen a heifer that

is two years and three months old, or is

it best to wait until she is two and a

half or three years old?



Ottawa Co. M. M. C.





A heifer should be fairly well developed

when she drops her first calf. \V’ith any

of the dairy breeds where the heifer has

been properly cared for, she is well,

enough developed at two years of age;





 





and, consequently, can be bred at froml.





16 to 17 months of age, then she will:1





. 1

drop her first calf when she is a little!

This, however, is;‘ .





past two years old.



supposing that she has been well cared:

for as a calf and as a yearling, has been

given a good ration, and has produced‘

a good growth for the breed to which

she belongs. Of course, some breeds ma—

ture earlier than others, but a well cared

for Jersey heifer, I think, does better if

she drops her calf when she is just a

little past two years old than when she

is older. She is more liable to make a

persistent milker and a profitable dairy

cow.



\Vith some of the larger beef breeds it

is plain that heifers ought to be as old

as three years when they drop their first:

calf because they are slower in maturing

and are not properly developed.



A cow bred to freshen in the fall will

give more milk, providing she has a warm

stable for the winter time and is liber~

ally fed and well cared for, in which case

she gives a good flow of milk all winter

and when summer comes with its pas-

ture, the stimulating effects of fresh

grass upon the cow increases the flow

of milk and she flushes up almost like a

new milch cow and her period of lactation

is prolonged, with the consequence that

she gives more milk in the year than

she would had she freshened in the spring.

The cow that freshens in the spring usu-

ally has a. luxuriant pasture for the first

few months of her period of lactation

then the pasture becomes short and usu—

ally the cow is neglected, being provided

with only a light ration when she begins

to dry up and cold weather is finds her

almost entirely dry. Thus the period of

lactation is shortened, and less milk is

produced during the year, making for

the owner a smaller profit. Personally,

I would prefer to have all of my cows

freshen in the fall.





 





 





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a clear gain. It was also shown that the

patrons of the cheese factory can buy the

butter at a lower price than creamcry

butter shipped in and retailed from local

stores. .



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cheesemaker to separate the butter—fat

left in the whey immediately, or before

any bad fermentations had damaged the

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





CONSUMERS OF DARIY PRODUCTS

AND DAIRYMEN SHOULD WATCH

CONGRESS.





duced. The cream secured by 'the sepa-

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vat, slowly cooled by the use of ice and

ripened. It is then churned at a low

temperature, which gives the butter a

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The butter made from whey is better

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moisture. The butter sold to the local

trade brought a little less than the best

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IN FREQUENT FEEDlNG.



I think Mr. Ryther is wrong when he

criticises the men who feed their cows

six or seven times a day. In the first

place. a cow needs at least three kinds

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once a day and they surely shouldn't be

all fed at once. And in the second place,

a cow will consume more feed if fed often

and a little at a time as her breath taints

the feed before it is all consumed, if

enough is put before her to last a half

day.



Montcalm Co.





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SUBSCRIBER.





GOOD TREATMENT FOR THE

DAIRY COWS.





“'e read a great deal in the papers

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therent from all others. 4 0:2 horses

Geared 16m 1 or 7 to l. Grind Corn with plinth

or without. And all small grain: including

Oats and Wheat. (Also unko 10 aim belt mllll.)





ILNJ'. Dom Con South Bend. II.





. any time:

'more than is good for them. The prac-





‘ lent and is to be condemned.

‘ consider that grass is the natural as well





‘around among an

.overs than you would like eating from a





what i< iii-wtssary for the health of man

‘is certainly necessary for the cow as

well. Some advance the argument that

the giving of so much fresh air and ex-

ercise will reinire that more food be

given. That may be true. but the advan-





. tages of healthy. vigorous cows certainly





repays the cost of additional food. Then

we should consider the close relation

that exists between the health of the cow

and the person who consun'les her pro-

duct. Any dairyman should have a sense

of his obligations along that line.



The dairy barn should be so arranged

that the stalls for the cows are along the

South side. .lust note the evident pleas-

ure with which a cow greets the sun-

shine and how cententedly she will ruin-

inate with half-closed eyes as she basks

in the rays of the sun. Nature has

taught her that the sun is the best of all

medicines for the promotion of good





health.

The cow may be likened to a very

much complicated piece of machinery





that turns hay and grain into other pro-

ducts that are more profitable and the

strive to keep the mech-

anism in such good condition that the

results Will always be of the.very best.

This end can be attained only by doing

chrything that is necessary to make the





cow comfortable and give her good

health. Keep her stable clean and see

that she has plenty of water, cool in





summer but not icy cold in winter, and

pure at all times. Bear in mind the fact

that a cow in full flow of milk requires

Considerable more water than she does

when dry. Salt should be placed where

the cows will have ready access to it at

there is no danger of eating





tice in vogue on so many farms, of salt—

ing the cows once every two or three

weeks. is cruel to say the least.



The method of just throwing whatever





' happens to be handy in the way of feed





into the box or manger is all too preva-

\\'e should





as the best food. and should endeavor to

feed a ration that. will come as near pos-

sessing the elements supplied by grass as





is possible with the different feeds at

hand. \l'hcn feeding, sce that the box





or manger is cleaned of all leavings for

surely the cow will no more like nosing

accumulation of left-





plate that was filled with three or four

days’ accumulation of scraps. An old

saw says that “it is the little things that

count,” and if that has a specific appli-

cation anywhere, it certainly must be to

the dairy herd. Pay strict attention to

the little things that tend to make the

cows comfortable and they will repay by

giving better returns.





Ohio. S. CONNELL.





 





The extra session of congress which

is to convene April 4, is liable to precipi-

tate the battle between the oleomargar-

ine interests and the friends of pure

butter which otherwise would not have

come until next winter. The oleomar-

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losing ground and that nothing can be

gained by delay. The consumers of the





country will not become excited over the‘





price of butter and cannot be fooled into

the belief that the ten cent tax on arti-

ficially colored oleomargarine makes but-

ter higher in price. They cannot be

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packers are so unselfish as to spend

thousands of dollars just to help the con-

suming public.



A year ago the consumers of the coun-

try, aroused and excited over the cost of

living, were doing less thinking about

this question than they are now. They

were willing to





 





accept almost anything‘,





that apparently removed protection from‘





the necessities of life. Now

anxious to secure these necessities at a

lower cost, but not at the expense of

creating conditions whereby fraud may

be easily practiced.



It is possible that should the new con-

gress attempt a wholesale revision of the

tariff another attempt similar to the one

made two years ago will be made to

attach an amendment to one of the tar-

iff schedules repealing the present law.

They will be closely watched, however,

and such action will only precipitate the

real fight.



Remember that the new congressmen

elected last fall will take their seats on

April 4. It is the plain duty of every

man interested in maintaining the hon-

esty and integrity of our butter markets

to keep in close touch with his congress-

man and to keep him informed regarding

developments in this light. Remember

that while he is on the ground in'lYash-

ington he may be so busy with other

imimrtant matters that he will not give

this question the atention he should un-

less you call his attention to it. Keep in

touch with your congressman.



Minn. E, K. SLATER.





OF INTEREST TO DAIRY FARMERS.





 





According to information furnished by

the L'. S. Department of Commerce and

Labor, 6.327,|;00 gallons of cottonseed Oil

were produced in Louisiana in 1909. This

was Worth approximately $2,611,040. This

is a (umsidcrable amount of money and

the market which demands this produce

is an important one to the people of the

state.



This fact has led men who wish to see

olcomargarine take the place of butter

to make it appear that the manufacture

of olcomargarinc furnishes one of the

greatest. it' not the greatest, reasons for

this market demand. But such is not the

case. in t‘an'l, the value of the cottonseed

oil used in the manufacture of this pro-

duct is so small in comparison that it is

not worthy of the least consideration,

especially when the value of the dairy

prmlucts of the state are considered.



\\'e do not have the statistics for 11109

but in l5'”\ the value of the cottonseed

oil used in the manufacture of oleomar-

garine in this co'intry was $499,438.42.

The value oi‘ all the cottonseed oil pro-

duced in limit was approximately $63,331,-

400. This means that. less than one per

cent of the cott-ni.~:ccd oil sold was used

in making oleoinargarine.



According: to the

Louisiana





Department

produced about four per cent

of all the cottonseed oil produced in

1905). l'slilg this figure for 1908 and we

find that the value of the cottonseed oil

used in oleoiiittrwirine returned to the

cotton farmers oi' l.(.>uisiana the compar-

atively small amount of $i5l,flT8.33.



According to figures compiled by the

I'. S. Department of' Agriculture. the

value of the butter produced in Louisiana

in 1908 was $1,327,922, or for every dol-

lar’s worth of cottonseed oil used in

making oleomargarine the cows of the

state returned over $66 worth of dairy

products.



The farmers of Louisiana, as well as

the farmers of other states. should awake

to the benetits of dairying and should

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A CREAMERY PROPOSITION.





I would like a little of your advice for

the benefit of the Riggsville Grange. No.

1144, in regard to farming and running

a creamery. It seems that farming has

been very poor the last few years, we

being unable to raise hay enough for two

horses from 15 to 25 acres of meadow.

A few years ago the farmers established

a creamery but had bad luck in getting

a well; however, two years ago we suc-

ceeded. The creamery run a little while

that slimmer and last summer but they

did not make expenses. Now some of the

stockholders don’t want to run next year

while others do, and some sold their

shares for almost nothing. The farmers

(lid not patronize the creamery well. Most

of them keep from four to eight milch

cows but can hardly raise feed for them.

Cheboygan is not a large market for Che—

boygan county. \Vhat breed of cows

would be best for this part of the coun-





try.

Cheboygan Co. J. B.

J. B.’s description of conditions in Che-

boygan county with regard to a co-op-

erative creamery, recalls to mind many

such instances occurring 20 to 25 years

ago in the southern part of the state.





The principal trouble is that the cream-

ery was built in Cheboygan county before

the'farmers were ready for the creamery.

In the first place, the probability is that

dairying was not carried on, on an inten-

sive enough basis to warrant the estab-

lishment of a co-operative creamery.

There ought to be quite a bunch of dairy-

men to organize themselves into a co-

operative business association to make a

creamery proposition a success. You can

not succeed without milk or cream. The

fixed charges for running the plant are

such that there must be a good supply in

order to keep up this expense, and unless

you have this supply of raw material you

are bound to run behind and your busi-

ness venture must prove disastrous.





J. B. says the farmers did not support

it. That is also history repeating itself.

Many farmers have got to learn yet of the

value of co—operation. They lack faith

in themselves, let alone having faith in

their neighbors, and it is a serious prop-

osition to get a sufficient number of them

to band themselves together and form a

co—operative business association and

make a success of it. It is a question of

growth and education. In a good many

of the creameries in the lower part of the

state, and in other states as well, failures

resulted at first simply because farmers

would not support them properly, since

then farmers have been assured of ad-

vantages to be gained through co—opera-

tion and are now operating them success-

fully. It is safe to say, without fear of

successful contradiction, that if the co—

operative creamery does not pay it is the

fault of the farmers of that vicinity rath-

er than of the system. The idea is cor-

rect. It is feasible. It is the way to

make butter, but you must have farmers

who keep cows, those that have faith in

it and are willing to furnish their milk

They

must support it.



J. B. says that Cheboygan is not a

good market for dairy products. Che-

boygan or any other city is a good mar-

ket for dairy products until it has an

over supply, but just as soon as it gets

an over supply then down goes the mar-

ket. The trouble is, too many farmers

are making butter near Cheboygan and

delivering their product into Cheboygan

which results in a glutted market. Some

20 years ago I can remember going to

Grand Rapids with just as nice June but-

ter as anybody ever had antLiraveling all

over the city of Grand Rapids trying to

sell it, and I could not sell it for cash.

Finally a groceryman offered to give me

81/2 cents a pound for it if I would take

it in trade. Now, What was the trouble?

\‘Vhy, Grand Rapids was over supplied

with dairy butter. The merchants there

had so much of it they didn‘t know what

they were going to do with it. \Vhy

should they want to buy more? Now,

along about that time we began to build

co—operative creameries and when we

built a creamery and produced butter in

commercial quantities we didn’t try to

sell it in Grand Rapids but we shipped it

to New York and Philadelphia and the

big market centers. That relieved the

Grand Rapids market and ever since

dairy butter has sold higher,' and the

reason is we do not all try to market

our butter in Grand Rapids, but put it

on larger markets, and that would be the

result in Cheboygan county. If you had

a good co-operative creamery there you

would manufacture butter in commercial

quantities so that you could afford to

ship it to New York, or Boston, or Phila—

delphia, which shipments would relieve

the Cheboygan ‘market of the surplus of

butter and prices would improve there.





It seems to me that it would be a





THE MICHIGAN FAR‘MER.‘ , (13)





proper question for you to discuss the

feasibility of people going‘ more largely

into dairying in your vicinity, keeping a

sufficient number of cows so that you can

make this creamery a success. After

your local .market is supplied with all

kinds of agricultural products your sur-

plus has to be shipped a long distance,

consequently the proper thing, it seems

to me, for you to do is to engage in such

a kind of farming that you can reduce

this surplus to a minimum bulk in order

to ship it cheaply. I would think it

would be much better business to feed

your hay to good dairy cows in Cheboy-

gan county than it would to attempt to

ship your hay direct to New York.



Not only that but your soil needs your

fertilizer. If you grow hay on the rather

sandy soil of Cheboygan county and ship

that out of the county you are going to

get your soil into such condition that you

can’t grow profitable crops, while, on the

other hand, if you keep the dairy cows

and put the manure back on the soil you

can husband the fertility of the soil and

keep your land up in crop producing

power. ,



I apprehend that one reason why you

have poor hay crops in Cheboygan county

for the last two or three years is because

you had two or three years of very dry

summers and your land up there, at

least from my observation, will not stand

very much of a drought. Grass land must

have moisture. A corn crop properly cul-

tivated would stand a good drought, but

a, timothy meadow on that kind of soil

would need a good rainfall and it needs to





have this rainfall properly distributed inI





order to produce a good crop. Now, one

must take into consideration all of these

different things when he figures out his

line of farming. If this is the case, then

I wouldnt try to grow very much timothy

hay, but I would grow a good acreage of

corn and put that corn into the silo and

feed it to the cows. Then, instead of

growing timothy 1 would grow clchr or

alfalfa, these plants have longer roots

and reach down into your porous sub-soil

very much farther than timothy and

would be very much less liable to be af—

fected by drought.



A. little careful thought and study of

these questions in your Grange will help

to solve these problems very materially.

From my observation of the conditions

in Cheboygan county I Would say that

you ought to pin your faith to fruit grow—

ing, potato growing, and dairying; on the

best natural location set out fruit, take

good care of it and plan the rest of the

farm for a potato and a dairy farm. Raise

corn and potatoes and clover. Feed the

corn and the clover to the dairy cows,





ship the butter to New York, and therchyi

make the people of Cheboygan city pay?





a decent price for butter. Some years





your potatoes will undoubtedly be low inf





price, but on the average you can depend

upon them to be a good paying cash crop.

if you keep cows and savo the manure

and grow clover in a rotation you can

almost depend to a certainty on a good

fair crop of potatoes which will bring

you in good fair cash returns, taking it

on an average for a period of years, since

we must not base our profits on a single

year. The risks in agriculture are too





great for one to figure on a one year:





proposition. \Ve must from a series of

years take an average.





The farmers in Cheboygan county must

work out their own salvation just as they,





have to in every other county and I be-

lieve they can do it.





SUGAR BEETS OR MANGELS FOR

DAIRY COWS.





 





XVhich is the best to raise for milch

COWS. sugar beets or common field beets?

Van Buren Co. C, R. M.





So far as the food value and chemical

composition of the beet is concerned it





matters very little whether you raise‘

Sugar beets are‘

a trifle richer, but from a practical stand— 1





sugar beets or mangels.





point, you can raise more tons of mangcls

per acre than you can sugar beets and

With less expense. consequently, I would





raise mangels instead of sugar beets. it





would be more practical to build a silo

and have corn fodder to feed to get your

succulency and then raise sugar beets





and sell the sugar to the sugar factory"





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Rinse your churn with cold water be-





fore churning, empty and rub with coarscf

wet salt all parts with‘ which the cream.





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the adoption of the system is advocated

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cussing the need of a better system of

marketing he says:



“Eggs with few exceptions are sold at

so much per dozen, regardless of quality.

This method of selling is called ‘Case

Count.’ “Then the large buyers quote a

price to a huckster, grocer 01' farmer they

take into consideration the fact that dur-

ing certain seasons of the year there will

be a certain proportion of undesirable

eggs that can bring them no profit and

result only in a loss. To meet this loss,

the buyer must quote a price, lower than

he could pay, if he knew all the eggs

would be good. Therefore, the farmer

producing and selling only strictly first—

class eggs. pays for the due to the

bad ones. For example, at a certain sea—

son of the year, the eggs will run 15 per

cent rotten. To meet this loss the buyer

must quote a price 15 per cent lower than

he coul-l have given if the eggs had all

been first-class."



From the allow: it is evident that there

is at present 111-1 incentive for the producer

to market first-class eggs, since the price

is no greater for them than for the poorer

ones. 011 the other hand, many buyers

feel that they could afford to pay a pre-

mium of Several cents a. dozen for the

good Stock, and a premium of even 20 per

dozen, Mr. Phillips points out, would

mean an added profit of $25 or more to

the farmer who keeps no more than 1710

hens.





loss





EARLY CHICKS CATCH THE MOST

WORMS.





 





Early chicks are the ones that count,

whether you hatch them with hens or

with the incubator, or whether you buy

them “ready made." And right here

let me say that if you are not so fixed

as to be able to hatch chicks in sufficient

numbers and as early as you want them,





it will pay you to buy as many as you

require from some good hatchery. Find

a reliable one that hatches the breed





you wish and near enough at hand to

minimize the chances for injury in tran-

sit. I know that “commercial" chicks

have been “knocked” pretty hard, and I

admit that sometimes they do lack vital-

ity, eSpecially the later ones, but hasn’t

this been true of your own hatchlngs at

times? I desire to add that I am not

running a hatchery and therefore have

no day—sold chicks for sale.



If you run an incubator

set not later than April 1.

batch a good many start it about the

middle of March. and if you have the

proper facilities and are willing to take

extra precautions in running the machine

this is advisable, since it will bring the

first hatch off during the first week in

April. This will give you stock when

fall comes, which, for all profitable pur-

poses. will surpass that obtained from

later hatchings. It is an axiom with poul-

trymen that, everything else being equal,

the development of the fowl from the

early egg is always the most perfect.

Indeed, fanciers go so fa'r as to assert

that you cannot get fowls with “points"

from late hatches. Even the egg trade

recognizes the extra value in early eggs,

as their keeping qualities are superior,

the late product being poor keepers.



You should have enough incubator ca-

pacity so that two hatchings will give

you sufficient stock for, aside from the

desirability of early chicks, there is no

use in dragging the hatching over the

whole season. But many still stick to

the old hen as a hatcher and by this

method the hatching season is prolonged,

in fact, it has to be as it is usually slow

business. So it is even more important

to get in early, as it is never too early

after March 1, to set a hen.





it should be

For the first





 





 





Eggs of weaker vitality can be used





with hen hatchers, hence the extra. early

hen hatches produce stock unequaled 'by

any other means of hatching, and the

later chicks will be fairly satisfactory.

It is a pretty good plan to use the incu-

bator and the hen together—the incu-

bator for the early, and the hen for the

later hatches.



Provide all kinds of room for your

chicks. Figure out what they need and

then double the space. Give them plenty

of heat, but let it be sun heat whenever

possible through the day. Get them out

into the sunlight. There are more Young

chicks lost from over-confinement, with

attendant filth and. poor ventilation, than

from any other cause except injudldious

feeding.



And right here is where incubator

chicks have been given many a “black

eye,” for people who hatch with hens

do not realize the extra floor space and

air space required by a flock of chicks

running in numbers from 100 up. Neither

do they realize the amount of heat and

moisture developed by such a flock.



Just one word with regard to feed.

You cannot feed a flock of incubator

chicks as you would the flock with the

hen. All they get is what you feed them,

at least for some time, whereas the hen

is always hustling about finding her flock

such food as nature demands for them.

You must, in the absence of the hen.

step in and supply this or you will surely

fail. TVM. J. COOPER.





PECULIARITIES OF THE GUINEA.



The guinea fowl, so called because it

came originally from the coast of Guinea,

retains its wild nature in greater degree,

perhaps, than any other of our domesti—

cated fowls. The 11011 seldom fails to lo-

cate her nest in the most inaccessible

place about the premises and it is only

by clever and secretive watching, without

arousing the suspicious of the fowl, that

it can be discovered. The hen goes to

her nest about a certain time each ,morn-

ing, and if it has been disturbed she will

likely/ desert it. Consequently it is ad-

visable to use a stick or something be-

sides the hands in removing the eggs

from the nest. It is advised that the nest

be not disturbed until it contains at least

six or eight eggs. By thus having this

numbiz of e ggs constantly in the nest the

hen will continue to lay until 30 or more

eggs have been produced.



The chief value of the guinea fowl is

in theil aleitness in giving the alarm

upon the approach of strange cats, dogs,

or animals of any kind, and upon sight of

a hawk they will utter piercing shrieks





 





that would frighten almost anything

away. The male will fight and whip any

hawk, and because of these traits the





poultl'yman who keeps a few guinea fowls

is seldom troubled by wild animals,

hawks or anything that preys upon the

domestic fowl.



In parts of Europe the guinea fowl is

protected by law like pheasants, and are

considered quite a delicacy, bringing good

prices on the market, though their meat

is rather dark.



The guinea fowl becomes much attached

to its home, and if taken to a strange

place will often “andei away in search

of the old home. It is best to get eggs

and hatch the young where their future

home is to be. If hatched and raised by

a hen from the poultry yard they will be

much more tame than when brought up

01‘ mothored by the guinea hen.



California. M. L. HARDING.





SELECTING EGGS FOR HATCHING.



All eggs collected are

hatching purposes.

ed to a grade.





not: suitable for

They should be sort-

Disr-ard all that are eith-

er above or below the average size of

eggs laid by the breed. Round eggs and

eggs that are pointed at both ends should

be discarded: in fact, discard all mis-

shapen eggs. \\'he11 ready to place un-

der a hen or in an incubator have the

entire lot as nearly uniform as to Size

and shape as it is possible to get them.



Don't use eggs over three weeks old

for hatching. The fresher they are, the

better. \Vhere eggs are set under hens it

is usually possible to select enough from





two or three days' gathering to set a

couple of hens. and the eggs will be per—

fectly fresh. This may account for the





fact that sometimes eggs set under hens

hatch far better than those put in an

incubator. In the case of the incubator

many of the eggs are not very fresh, es-

pecially when the machine is set early

in the season.



As long as the weather is cold and

chilly. eggs intended for hatching should

be collected several times a day in order





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that they may not become chilled. These

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the house, but yet not warm enough to

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It is best to fill the incubator with eggs

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~ FARMER.





 





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Illinois. E. J. HALL.





SOME EARLY SPRING APIARY

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In New England, where I came from,

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





Since the proposed



The increased Cost reciprocity agree-



of Living. ment with Canada



is the outcome of



the urban protest against the increased



cost of living, and since it has been as-



sumed by the school of economists who



are advocating this measure that the in-



creased cost of living is due to a growing



shortage in our production of agricultural



Staples, an inquiry into the facts will be

pertinent at this time. .



In another column of this issue Will be

found a communication from Mr. .i'as. N.

McBride in which he calls attention to

our increased per capita. as well as per

acre, production of staple foodstuffs in

recent years. as revealed by the official

statistics published by the U. S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture. This is a convinc-

ing refutation of the contention that we

are in need of the products of the great

Canadian Northwest to supplement a fail-

ing supply of staple foodstuffs in order

to cheapcn the cost of living.



But in this general discussion of the in-

creased cost of living, the high price of

meats has figured conspicuously. Indeed,

the high price of meats was responsible

for the original agitation on this subject,

an agitation which was destined to start

a movement fraught with dangers of

gravest import to our agriculture, if not,

indeed t0‘our general business prosperity.



But let us see if our farmers have failed

to meet the needs of the consumers of the

country in the production of meat pro-

ducing animals in recent years. Fortu—

nately official statistics are availablc to

prove whether they havv or have not.

The Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics for

February, 1011, compiled and publishcd

under the auspices of the International

Institute of Agriculture. with headquar—

ters at Rome. lialy. devotes considerable

space to statistical information bearing

upon this pronosition. The summary of

the figures givcn shows that during the

decade of 1900-1010 the number of cattle

per 1,000 population in the Tlnited States

increased from 575 to 768, an increase of

193 per 1,000 population. In the game





decade the number of sheep per 1,000

' population in the Fulted States increased

from 549 to 636, an increase of 87 per

1,000 people. During the same period the

number of swine for each 1,000 popula-

tion in this country increased from 486 to

531, an increase of 45 for each 1,000 per-





‘ THE MICHIGANCFARMBR. .‘





sons. .These figures cannot be construed

to indicate that the increased cost of

meats has been due to a decreased pro-

duction. per unit of population, nor to

mean that there is any occasion for re-

sorting to Canada to supply our immedi-

ate or future needs in this line of food-

stuffs. Comparing these figures wlth those

for Europe, we find that the live stock

per 1,000 population in all the countries

of Europe has declined in the same de—

cade, the decline being represented by the

following figures: Cattle, from 314 to 290

-—24; sheep from 486 to 408—78; swine

from 151 to 150—«1.



Evidently Mr. McBride's suggestion is

one which might well be considered ser-

iously by our people, as well as by our

manufacturers. Poor business manage-

ment on the part of consumers is doubt-

less responsible for the increased cost of

living in no small degree.



Prof. L. J. Henderson, of Harvard, said

in a recent address that “the average

person spends about one-third of his in-

come on food and a large proportion of

this amount goes to pay for glass and tin

and paper wrappers.” This is an item

of the increased cost of living which

not even the most enthusiastic advocate

of reciprocity with Canada would claim

could be remedied thereby, and there are

many others of the same nature which

might be cited. .



The “hand-to-mouth” method of liv-

ing which has become increasingly pop-

ular in recent years is the great factor

in the increased cost of living, but it is

apparently being overlooked by those who

are protesting most loudly against the

increased cost of the necessities of life.





, Those who are advocat-

A Forecast of ing Canadian. reciprocity

Reciprocity. are wont to quote statis-

tics showing the small

magnitude of imports from Canada at the

present time to illustrate what an insig-

nificant factor the Canadian products

which would be admitted free of duty un-

der the proposed agreement would be in

our markets. of course, their argument

has no point for the thinking reader,

since the importations under an almost

prohibitive tariff are no criterion as ,to

what the importations would be with free

trade in the same commodities. An illus-

tration of this fact is to be found in the

report of Consul Slater, at Sarnia, Ont.,

regarding the increase in importations of

cream from that province under the new

tariff law of 1909, which reduced the duty

on cream to five cents per gallon. On

this subject, the report says:





"The milk and cream industry in the

Sarnia consular district received an im-

petus with the enactment of the Ameri-

can tariff law of August 5, 1909, whereby

the duty on cream was reduced to five

cents per gallon. Prior to this time no

cream was exported from this district to

the American side but immediately

thereafter large quantities were gathered

in the boundary territory of Ontario and

exported to a crcamery at Port Huron,

Mich. From the date of the passage of

the tariff law to the close of December

1909, 23,223 gallons were exported. For

the year ended December 31, 1910, 172,268





gallons were sent to Michigan, for which





the Dominion farmer obtained, on an av—

erage, 70 cents per gallon, aggregating

$122,168. The average price of butter-fat

was 27 cents per pound. It cost the

creamery three to five cents per pound

butter-fat for transportation and duty to

bring cream to its factory. The Port

Huron creamery plans to largely increase

the business for 1.911 by putting two or

three cream-express cars into service,

whcrcoy the cream can be gathered more

quickly and systematic-ally along the rail-

roads for 70 or 75 miles from the border,

these cars to go out in the evening and

return loaded in the early forcnorm of the

following day. in expoctation of this. in-

crease-ll service, the farmers of this; racc-

lion have shown their inir-ntirm of en-

larging their herds. It has been call-

nmiwi that the iwrnlwr of cot/.41. milked

for this purpose will be nearly doubled

by spring."



It will bit-come apparent in thr- observ-

ing reader that the money paid to Cana-

dian farmers for cream under this re-

duction of tariff stands against the coun-

try in the balance of trade, whereas had

it been paid to Michigan farmers they

Would have had just that much more to

put back into the channels of trade in

their home towns. This is but an ex-

ample of what would result all along the

line under an unrestricted importation of

the products of Canadian farms. Nor is

there any .necessity for augmenting our

supply of butter. The American dairy-

man has increased production to such an





extent in this line that there is now‘ an

unprecedentedly large surplus of this

commodity in cold storage Warehouses,

and the prevailing price for butter-fat is

certainly as low as it should be for our

dairymen to pay expenses and live, to say

nothing of making a. legitimate profit“





in this connection it would not be amiss

to look into the possibilities of increased

importations from Canada along other

lines than grain, which, in the popular

urban mind, is about the only product of

Canadian farms. The statistical report

published by the International Institute

of Agriculture above mentioned throws

some light on the Canadian surplus of

cattle, the summary showing that there

are 1,176 cattle in Canada for each 1,000

population as compared with 768 for each

1,000 people in the United States. It is

well known that the possibilities of Can-

ada. for the production of cattle are large,

and with unrestricted access to our mar-

ket production would no doubt increase

more rapidly than dairying has increased

in the section above referred to. And yet

the consumer would not benefit greatly,

since the meat products would still be

protected by a tariff under the terms of

this agreement to an extent which would

leave the big packers in control of the

situation. .



Another argument which is advanced in

favor of the agreement is morevplausible

but hardly more tenable. The claim is

made that if the wheat from Canada

could come into this country free, and

Canadian flour be excluded by a. duty as





proposed by the terms of this agreement,





that the farmers of this country would

have the means at hand for enriching

their farms through the feeding of the

bran and other by-products of the mills,

which would more than compensate them

for any injury which might otherwise be

done them by the placing into effect of

this agreement. This is like the old ar-

gument that the manure is good pay for

the labor expended in feeding stock or

conducting a dairy, but our farmers are

tired of taking their pay in this kind of

coin. As a matter of fact, there are a

number of nitrogenous feeds available at

the present time at prices which are be-

low those demanded by our millers for

bran for the balancing up of the rations

fed our live stock, such as cottonseed

and oil meal. and yet the bulk of these

by-products are shipped to the old work]

to be used by the dairymen and stock

feeders for a like purpose. Thus an .in-

creased supply of bran would not enrich

our farmers or their soil to any appre-

ciable extent, as only a certain amount

of nitrogenous feed can be used with

profit, and in many sections this element

of animal and plant nutrition is being

largely produced on the farm by the

growing of leguminous crops, which se-

cure their supply of nitrogen from the air

at far less cost to the farmer than is de-

manded by the millers. Alfalfa, peas, soy

beans, vetchcs. etc, are becoming more

popular every year, and are available at

a far less price than is an added supply

of bran secured at the cost of Canadian

reciprocity. so called.



But arguments pro and con will not

settle the question. That will be done

by congress which, convenes in special

session on April 4, and every interested

reader who has not done so should lose

no more time in writing his congressman

and the two United States senators from

Michigan, stating his views upon this im-

portant question, which will affect him

more than any person engaged in any

other business.





As a result of the agitation

Cold Storage of the high cost of living

Legislation. and the subsequent inves-



tigation conducted by a

committee of the United States senate, in

which the carrying of food products in

cold storage from seasons of flush supply

to he placed on the market during sea-

sons of scant production was given pub-

licity as a factor in the market price of

staple foodstuffs, there have been many

attempts to regulate this business by

state legislation. Michigan has not been

oxcmpt in this regard, as is evi-

denced by a bill recently introduced by

ten. Austin of Detroit, which provides

for the licensing of cold storage ware-

houses and the marking of goods with

the date of storage and prescribes a time

limit for the Storage of all products which

require refrigeration for safe storage, in-

cluding fish, eggs, butter, poultry, game,

fruits or farm" or garden produce, which

time limit is fixed by this bill at 120 days.

The bill further provides that it shall be

the duty of the state dairy and food com-

missioner 0r his agents to condemn any

package containing any of the above





MARCH 25, 1911.





mentioned foods which has been in cold

storage for a greater length of time than

is provided as above noted, and prohibits

the sale of such goods within.the state,

in addition to imposing a penalty on both

the owner of the goods and the proprietor

of the warehouse in which they are

stored.



The serious import of a. bill of this

character will at once be apparent to

every thinking farmer. It would destroy

the stability and balance which the cold

storage business has given to perishable

staples, and as is inevitable in such cases

the greatest loss would fall upon the pro-

ducer. The older generation of our read—

ers will readily call to mind the condi-

tions which prevailed in the egg market

before the advent of cold storage. The

product was almost worthless during the

season of flush production, and corres-

pondingly high when production fell off

and there were no eggs to sell. The

enactment of a law of this kind would

restore those conditions. and would as

well be a detriment to the consumer.

Eggs stored in April would of necessity

go on the market in August, which would

necessitate the storing of midsummer

eggs for consumption during the fall sea-

son of scant production. Every well in-

formed person knows that a good egg

stored in April will keep much better for

"the fall trade than an egg stored in -mid:

summer. In fact, an April egg put into

storage in good condition will keep well

for more months than an egg produced

under midsummer weather conditions will

for weeks, and yet there is no discrimi-

nation made in this bill. Nor is this the

only evidence of ignorance of conditions

to be found in the bill. It contains a pro-

vision prohibiting the placing ot‘ undrawn

poultry in cold storage, when as a mat-

ter of fact, it has been demonstrated by

the Department of Agriculture, as well

as by hundreds of dealers, that undrawn

poultry will keep much better than poul.

try which has been drawn. Then ap-

aprently the effect of such legislation up-

on the fruit industry of the state has not

been considered by those who are respon—

sible for the bill. At the State Fair last

fall there were on exhibition apples from

the crop of 1909 which had been kept

throughout the year in good condition.

This bill would compel the marketing of

the entire crop within three months after

it was harvested, to the great detriment

of apple growers.



Space will not permit the extended

comment which would be imperative were

there an immediate prospect that this bill

would be passed, but the fact that it is

pending is sufficient reason for interested

readers to communicate With their repre-

sentatives protesting against the passage

of such a measure. Really, this is a sub-

ject for national, rather than state legis-

lation, and there is a bill now pending in

congress providing for the regulation of

the cold storage business.





CANADIAN RECIPROCITY AND FARM

STATISTICS.





 





The March number of the Crop Re-

porter, published by thc U. S. Bureau of

Statistics, throws considerable light on

the high cost of living and Canadian reci-

procity. The manufacturers and trans-

portation school of publicists have

preached to the farmers, calling attention

to wasteful methods and poor farming,

but the statistics prepared by the U. S.

Department of Agriculture refute their

claims. The addresses of this school

were preparing the public mind for two

things; namely, an increase of freight

rates and free farm products from Can-

ada. The Interstate Commerce Commis-

sion denied the railroads increased rates

for carrying freight. Now it remains to

be seen whether the admission of Cana-

dian products shall come to the aid of

the manufacturers‘ demand for lowering

the cost of living. It was Mr. Brandeis,

the attorney for the people, who con-

vinced the Interstate Commerce Commis-

sion that what the railroads needed was

economical management, and many of the

railroads now admit this is correct. Per-

haps the same attorney might convince

those clamoring for cheaper farm pro-

ducts that economy of management would

be the wiser proposition for them.



A tariff for protection assumes a higher

price level, otherwise it is not protective.

From the statistics, (see table below). it

appears that the acreage production has

not only been increasing, but the total

production of farm staples as measured

by the population has been increasing.

In other words, while the farmer has

been doing well his part as an industrial

factor and increasing the food products

as compared to population, it is proposed





 





 





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by treaty to increase those products still

further by opening up this cauntry to the

products of an agricultural empire. .



The doom of slavery was epitomized

by Abraham Lincoln saying that the na-

tion could not exist part slave and part

free. Likewise when an economic policy

provides for the administration of the

tariff so that manufacturers are to have

free farm products aid protection on

manufactured goods, then the finish of

the tariff system is foreseen.

index Figures of Yield Per Acre, Per



Capita Production, and Dec. 1 Farm



Price of Ten Products Combined.



The figures given below indicate the

yearly trend in the United States of yield

per acre, per capita production, and'the

price on Dec. 1, of ten products combined

(wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, buck-

wheat. po atoes. hay. tobacco, and cot-

ton); 100 represents the average for the

43 years, 1866-1908.





Produc- Produc— .



Years. tion per tion per Price



acre. capita. Dec. 1



P. Ct 1’. ct. lllcgtz.

1866 . ......... 93 77

1867 ............... 97 80 134

1868 .............. 101 83 124

1869 .............. 105 85 125

1870 .............. 105 89 121

1871 .............. 100 78 132

1872 .............. 106 85 119

1873 .............. 96 81 122

1874 .............. 87 76 129

1875 .............. 104 95 101

1876 .............. 94 87 97

1877 .............. 104 98 96

1878 .............. 107 104 82

1879 .............. 109 106 102

1880 ............ 104 111 106

1881 .............. 81 88 138

1882 .............. 99 110 109

1883 .............. 94 106 98

1884 .............. 99 11'; 85

1885 .............. 94 108 86

1886 .............. 91 103 87

1887 .............. 87 96 99

1888 .............. 97 108 9

1889 . .......... 100 122 7

1890 .............. 87 99 10

1891 .............. 105 122 93

1892 .............. 96 101 88

1893 . ......... 91. 99 81

1894 .............. 90 93 91

1895 . ............. 99 103 68

1896 .............. 102 107 65

1897 .............. 103 106 74

1898 .............. 112 111 69

1899 .............. 104 103 74

1900 , ............ 103 98 86

1901 .............. 92 94 113

1902 .............. 114 114 92

1903 .............. 107 103 103

1904 .............. 113 110 101

1905 .............. 116 110 99

1906 .............. 118 117 99

1907 .............. 107 104 121

1908 .............. 110 109 122

1909 .............. 109 108 131

Av., 1896-1905. . . .1066 105.6 87.6

1910 .............. 109 111 122

Av” 1866-1875.. .. .994 82.9 123.9

Av., 1876—1885. . .. 98.5 103.1 99.9

Av., 1886-1895.. .. 94.3 104.6 87.6

Av., 1906-1910.. . .110.6 109.8 119 0





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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





National.



President Taft appointed W. W'. lVar-

wick judgeot‘ the Panama canal zone.



Tom L. Johnson, former mayor of

Cleveland, is reported seriously ill in that

city.



A preliminary statement issued by the

census bureau places Michigan as third

state in the production of beet sugar,

Colorado leading by producing 29 per

cent of the total, California coming sec-

ond with 25 per cent and Michigan fol-

lowing with 22 per cent. The value of

the output of the 16 Michigan factories in

1909 was over $10,000,000.



An Italian fruit dealer‘s house was bad-



The express teainsters are still on

strike in New York City and traffic is

much hampered thereby. The companies

and the men have been unable to reach

an agreement since last fall and there is

little indication that an immediate set-

tlement will be made, although the ex—

tension of the strike to other lines of

teaming is not apprehended.



It is stated that the instructions sent

out by the state officials regarding the

ballots for voting on the primary school

fund amendment, were incorrect and that,

had the ballots been printed according

to the instructions, they would have been

void. It appears that the new constitu-

tion makes different requirements than

the old one and it was out of this change

that the error grew.



An attempt is being made to recon-



struct the Carnegie Trust Company of

New York, which went into bankruptcy

several months ago.

. Ten firemen were overcome while fight-

ing fire from the top story of a building

in Chicago Sunday. They were finally

rescued.



The use of flexible locomotive boilers

is being tested out on the Sante Fe rail-

road. The advantage of the new type of

boilers is that the weight of the locomo-

tives is better distributed over the dif-

ferent drivers, especially when the en-

gine is making a curve. Two types are

being experimented with.



The test held by the government to de-

termine the feasibility of the postal sav-

ings banks has resulted in some disap-

pointments as well as many encourage-

ments. The postoffice at Leadville, 001.,

has the. best record, by showing the

amount “on deposit at the end of the first

eight weeks to be $21,000. while the bank

established at the Houghton, Mich, post-

ofl‘ice had but $566 from 17 depositors.





THE {MICHIGAN FARMER.





There were 48 depositories established

and the Houghton institution ranked 37th

in the list as judged by the amount of

money deposited.



it appears from the decision of the in-

terstate commerce commission regarding

the advance in rates anticipated by the

railroads of the country, holding that the

companies have no right to make a

wholesale change to higher tariffs or any

change whatsoever, that the stand is

having a good effect upon the countrys

financial interests much to the surprise

of the public and financial centers. The

railroads who at first seemingly were de-

feated in their effort are profiting inan-

other way, in that labor organizations,

concerns supplying them with steel goods

and equipment are prevented from mak-

ing demands that are not warranted un-

der the conditions as they now prevail;

but the chief advantage appears to be

that the public is satisfied and that en-

croachments upon legitimate business is

not hampering securities to the extent

that would have followed had the ad-

vance of rates been allowed. So bypro- ‘

tecting the public against .additional?

charges, the effect of the demsmn must

be a boon to all parties concerned. :

ly wrecked by a bomb set and. fired by,

the “Black Hand” on Champlain street,|

Detroit, last Sunday evening.



Foreign. . I



The plague appears to be under better.

control in China and fewer cases are be-

ing reported. .



Because the council of the Russian em—

pire refused to accept his plan of self-

government for the nine western prov—

inces, Premier Stolypin and his cabinet

resigned. and V. N. Kokovtsoff has been

chosen by the Czar to succeed the dis-

appointed premier. The. action of the

ex-premier was a surprise to the czar

and the Russian public, and it was feared

that the situation might become serious,

but the confidence in the new cabinet

leader appears to be such as to keep ex-

citement Within bounds. .



The answer of China to Russmn dew

mands regarding the placing of certain

articles on the free list and the re-opcn-

ing of certain consul stations, according

to the conditions of the treaty of 1881

between the two countries, has been ac-

cepted by the St. Petersburg government

and at once consuls will be sent to the

most important points to look after Rus-

sian interests. _ _



Francisco 1. Medero, president. of the

revolutionary movement in Mcxxco .

sent to President T)iaz of thc l‘t'liilllllC





 





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an ultimatum which declares that the

revolutioiiists will not lay down their

arms till T’residcnt Diaz steps down and

out. till a new election has been held ml

which every male citizen of age will have.

a right of suffrage. till the promises re-

garding the refoiming of land laws, and:

the administration of state governments.

which does away with federal control and!

substitutes real popular government, are.l

fulfilled and further, the insurrectos Willi

remain under armed truce until these;

reforms are so far advanced that they]

cannot possibly be revoked. During the

past week representatives of the insur—l



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rectos and the federal government' of

Mexico were in consultation at New \ ork

considering terms of peace. and now the

federal representative. Lamantour. is on-

route to Mexico City to lay before Tiiriz

terms which the revolutionists will

agree to. linited States troops are in

camp along the Mexico border. ready to

prOtect American and foreign interests

in case such protection is needed.



A group of American capitalists have

succeeded in making China a loan of 5M).- ;

000.000 according to the agreement reach-,3

ed by the Chinese government some llillO'

ago that coual amounts would be accept-

cd from this country, England, Germany

and France.





CATALOG NOTICES.





 





"Profitable Poultry Raising” is the title

of a new 212-page catalog for 1911, issued

by the Cypress Incubator Company, of

Buffalo, N. Y., manufacturers of incu-

bators, brooders. poultry appliances, foods

and standard supplies. It is a complete

catalog and poultryman's guide.



The Goulds Mfg. Co.. of Seneca Falls.

N. Y.. are sending out “a catalog that

has real value." It contains directions

for spraying all kinds of fruits for the

diseases of each. It also shows the

“Monarch" and “Emperor" types of

Gould Sprayers, with illustrated descrip—

tions of parts in detail.



W. A. Allen & Sons, proprietors of‘

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Disposal of Canned Goods.



HERE are many people who prefer



I to devote their energy to one line

of thought or endeavor, thereby

denying themselves the opportunity of a

broader experience which we see exempli-

fied in our successful business men. These

men (if manufacturers) do not cease their

pre—determined aggressiveness when they

have mastered the art of producing their

particular article. but they put equally

as much thought and determination 'in

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'They do not allow the buyer to place a



price on their goods but they quote a

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business principal should not be lost

sight of by the farmer who has deter-

mined to enter the canning industry for

his equally as important that he sell his

goods to the very best advantage as it is

that he produce an article of high quality.



There are severalways or methods that

canned articles are placed on the market.

One is'by selling through the brokers who

receive a commission for their services;

another, which is more commonly used,

is to sell to jobbers or wholesalers for a

given price; the third method used by

some is to sell direct to the retail grocer.



Brokers make a special business of sell—

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I thoroughly posted on markets throughout

the country and can advise a packer on

very short notice where and at what price

he can place a portion or all of his out-

put. The broker receives from two to

three per cent for his services.



The system of selling mentioned above

as being .most commonly used by large

canners, is to sell to the jobber for a

- given price, depending upon thc grade of,

goods offered and quality wanted: these

prices usually are F. O. B. factory and

terms of such sales are two per cent off

if bill is paid within 10 days from date of

delivery or 30 to 60 days net. This sys-

tem has many advantages for the large

packer because he often sells his entire

output this way and has only the one

account to collect and one shipment to

make.



Some canners sell direct to the retail

grocer, and I am inclined to believe that

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would have to offer, he would find no





great difliculty in placing his entire pack

at a much better price. and he can also

establish a trade that no machine canner

can ever hope to take. from him. In sell—

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in giving credit if one adopts a credit

system. But there is no need of a credit

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tance of his market, for then the terms

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ginning and have held strictly to it. 0c-

casionally I found a man not prepared to

take the goods even though he had a ten

days’ notice that the delivery would be

made on or about such a date. To such

customers I suggest a future date of de-

livery.



It is customary in selling to the retail

trade to take orders for canned goods

These orders are of two classes, known

as futures and spots. Future orders are

taken during January, February and

March for goods to be canned during the

following summer, the delivery to be made

after the close of the canning season,

usually about October. Spot orders are

taken any time during the year and de—

livery made at once from stock on hand.





“'here several farmers in a community

are doing a canning business a system of

buying and selling can be organized that

would give each individual farmer the

advantage that the largest canner enjoys,

that of buying his material at the lowest

possible figure and selling his product to

the best possible advantage. By the or-

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selling through such an association and

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REPAIRING

. LAWN.



Lawn repairing and building season is

coming. The early spring is the best

time to repair or make lawns. Unless we

have a sugar bush to work in, We are

waiting for the fields to dry. Our old

“front yards” can and should be made

to look like a close green carpet. How it

should be done depends on the location,

soil and previous use and condition of the

place.



To Repair.



Good lawn grass seed and fertilizer

should be applied to the thin spots or

where weeds have made a beginning. This

should be done as soon as the spot is free

of snow. Ridges and hollows, you re-

member where the lawn mower scraped

last year, should now be leveled, filled tip

and re—seeded. Plenty of white clover

in this latitude (45 degs. N.),

good stand and nice appearance when

kept seeded and cut short.



New Lawns.



If the grading is to be heavy you will

have to wait for the frost and when

graded new dirt, fertilizer, etc., carried

on. If the ground has been made dough

by the excavation for the cellar, wait un-

til after seeding before attempting the

work.



If the ground has been cultivated and

is reasonably smooth get at it extra

early, smoothing any rough surface, make

gentle slopes away from the house, with

proper level places. Avoid conditions that

will form rills.



0f (-oursc, you heavily enriched the

ground with something that supplies a

large amount of nitrogen. Your object is

to grow foliage, not seed. I use barnyard

manure, largely horse manure, and such

commercial manure as needed for grass.

If you have to plow, do it at eight to 10

inches unless that will turn up a stiff

sub—soil. Carry away all stones, etc.

Break up all lumps and use the best

lawn grass mixture possible. Trim the

surface after sowing. If riIls, etc., should

appear with or after a rain, attend to

it at once.



\Visconsin. H. LOWATEIR,

THE CURCULIO A MORE DAMAGING

INSECT THAN GENERALLY

BELIEVED.



Methods of Control.



The Department of Agriculture at

\Yashington has been conducting experi-

ments and investigations in fruit growing

at Douglas in western Allegan county re-

cently, and some facts of considerable im—

portance have been brought out. One of

the investigations has been a study of the

curculio. Prof. A. G. Hammar, an en-

tomologist in the employe of the Depart-

ment has had this work in charge, and at

a meeting of fruit growers of that vicinity

he gave some of the things he has dis-

covered. He found that this little insect

is doing more damage to fruit than most

people have thought, particularly to the

peach. Much of the injury that has been

attributed to cold weather is due to the



work of this little insect.



The curculio is a small, dark-colored

beetle with a hard shell and about an

eighth of an inch long or perhaps a little

It has a very pronounced beak,

and it has the habit of playing “pos-

sum” when disturbed, especially if the

weather is somewhat cold. It is on ac-

count of this habit that the practice of

spreading sheets under the trees and jar-

ring the branches has been successful in

trapping them. The curculio cuts a

crescent-shaped opening in the skin of

the young fruit and deposits its eggs un-

der the flap of skin thus made, and the

little worm hatches out and eats directly

into the fruit, so there is no means of

reaching it with a poison, as may be done

with some other worms.



Prof. Hammar found in one orchard

Where he made observations that a good

crop of peaches had set, but 75 per cent

of the peaches dropped in consequence of

the work of the curculio. What is usu-

ally known as the “June drop” of peaches

is doubtless due, in part at least, to the

presence of this pest. Apples, too, are

frequently found with small marks of in—

sect stings at harvest time and this is the

work of the curculio. Their punctures in

the peach affords entrance to rot spores

and causes rotting of the fruit.





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-There are two methods of combatting

this pest besides that of Jarring. En-

couraging results have been had from

spraying with arsenate of lead. The ma~





ture insect eats the foliage before com-.





mencing to deposit its eggs and an appli-

cation of this poison just as the shuck of

the peach or plum falls, and again later

if necessary, will kill many of them. It

is well, too, to put some of this poison in

the spray for the apple trees just before

blossoming, as there is at that time suffi-

cient growth of foliage for the curculio

to feed upon. The other method is in

thorough cultivation. The insect passes

the pupa stage in the ground near the

surface and is very tender at that time.



To test the feasibility of killing them

by cultivation Prof. Hammar placed quite

a large number of them in confinement

where they could have soil to pupate in,

and he found that he could kill 75 per

cent of them by stirring the soil with a

common lead pencil. It is certain, there-

fore, that the usual tools employed in

cultivation will kill those in reach of

these tools. \l'here they are very trouble—

some it may be well to continue this work

later than usual in August in order to

reach the later ones before putting in the

cover crop.





Allegan Co. EDWARD HUTCHINS.





 





SOME COLD FACTS ABOUT HOT-

' BEDS.



The first days of March, though not

very warm, were a reminder that very

SOOH something must be doing or the

hot—beds will go by default with all that

the term implies. “'e more than suspect

that a large majority of our readers will

sit quietly under their umbrellas during

the shower with the self—satisfied thought

that this little scud of rain does not affect

them. Well, be this as it may, the gar—

den without the hot-beds and their ac—

cessories is as the play of Hamlet with

the said Hamlet omitted. But some there

be who know the real benefits of the

work and to such the following sugges—

tions may be helpful.



To those who have not already prepared

in advance, for starting the work, it will

require considerable time to make every-

thing ready. Those fortunate enough to

have secured the soil before winter set in

will be a long way in advance of the oth-

er fellows, but this latter class will be

able, perhaps, to save the day by getting

it just as soon as the ground thaws suffi-

ciently to admit of digging it up. This

is one of the first requirements. Some

time also will be required to properly

cure the heating material. Grain-fed

horse or mule manure is most dependable

and should carry at least one-third its

bulk of wheat or oat straw, or a goodly

proportion of forest leaves is equally

good. Pile the material under shelter as

it is next to impossible to get uniform

heat out of doors. Put it in high, com-

pact form as it will ferment sooner than

if in a broad, low heap. Frequent fork-

ing over is essential and all wads or

bunches of straw require to be picked up

and shaken out. The moving will pre-

vent fire fang which kills the life of the

manure, and it sometimes occurs that

watering is necessary where the pile be-





comes too dry. If the heat is slow in

starting a few pails of hot water will

remedy the matter, and in case of too





much heat, forking over will check it.



Filling in the bed requires much care

in thoroughly and evenly packing the

material so that the entire mass will set-

tle alike. Soft places that settle faster

than others will do no end of harm to the

tender plants. .'\Vith these precautions,

and making sure that good, loamy soil

free from clay is used, you are sure of

the right start, although the airing and

watering will require close attention.



The time of germination of seeds varies

considerably owing to conditions, but the

following table gives a fair average and

will be convenient for reference. The list

includes only those ordinarily grown in

the hot-bed:



From the above it will be seen that

some kinds of seed are very slow to ger-

minate, so one need not be discouraged

if many days elapse between the sowing

and appearance of the plants. Generally

Speaking, these slow growers should be

covered very shallow and in the case of

celery it is a good plan to cover the bed

with gunny sacks and keep it well moist-

ened, though not too wet. This slow

germination also offers the best of rea-

sons for entirely discarding clay from the

soil used. It is harmful under any con-

ditions, but especially so with that class

of seeds so long in sprouting.



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seed, age increases its vitality, while with





others the direct opposite is true. We





give below what is believed to be a safe

and conservative limit of seed vitality,

but intensify the fact that in general, we

prefer fresh stock. It must be remem-

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With freedom from dampness and insect

attack will insure safety.



The table given herewith shows the

longevity of seeds, the dates being those

within which it is safe to use the differ-

ent kinds for planting purposes:



Asparagus, two to three years; beet,

three to five years; cabbage, three to four

years, and caulillower the same; celery,

four to five years; corn, two to three

years; and beans the same; cucumber,

five to six years; carrots, two years; en-

dive, two to three years, lettuce, one

year; melon, water or musk, five to six

years; okra, two to three years; parsnips

and onion, one year, and knowingly I

would not use older seed; rutabaga, two

to three years; radish, three to four

years; turnip, three to four years; tomato,

if well preserved, four to five years; peas,

if kept from weevil, are safe three to

four years.



Time Required for Germination.





Beet requires ............... 7 to 10 days

Cabbage requires ........... 5 to 8 days

Cauliflower requires ........ 8 to 12 days

Celery requires ............. 12 to 20 days

Cucumber requires . . . . . . . .. 6 to 10 days

Lettuce requires ............ 5 to 7 days

Onion requires ............. 7 to 10 days

Peppers require ............ 10 to 15 days

Radish requires ............ 3 to 6 days

Tomato requires ........... 6 to 12 days

Turnip requires ............ 4 to 8 days





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I have examined my trees for scale,

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since the snow settled, and find that the

buds are all right. It is the first time in

years that all the buds were alive at this

time of the year on my farm. I have

examined closely with a powerful glass

over a hundred. buds of the tenderest

varieties of peach. plum and sweet cher-

ries, without finding a single bud show-

ing signs of having been damaged.



The fact is, the trees went into winter

under ideal conditions; that is, the dry

and cold early winter held back the

growth and the fruit buds are very small

and backward, which is altogether a very

favorable indication of a good prospect

for a crop.



Not but what, as the old adage says,

“There's many a slip ’twixt the cup and

the lip." And there is a chance yet to

have weather that will spoil all the pros-

pects, but it is not at all likely that we

shall experience a repetition of the

freezes of last May.



The thermometer has scarcely been as

low as zero yet this winter here, and

with the condition that the buds are in

at present, there will be enough left

alive if the mercury should mark as low

as 12 degreesbelow zero. So there is lit-

tle danger of winter-killing.



Of course, it‘ the trees are killed or

weakened by the scale, or other causes,

so that they haven't vitality enough to

bear a crop of fruit, there will be none.

But to those who have taken care of

their trees. and will tile, spray and fer-

tilize their orchards, prune their trees

and thin their fruits properly, I think I

am safe in predicting a bountiful crop

the coming season.





Kent Co. J. A. SYMEs.





 





SAWDUST AS A MULCH FOR STRAW-

BERRlES.





 





V‘y'ill you tell me. whether it will do to

mulch strawberries with sawdust? ’



Roscommon Co. A. it. Ix.



Mulch may be said to have two effects

upon plants. one comes through the addi-

tion of plant food due to the breaking

down of the mulch material and the oth—

(‘r is the physical effect upon the soil duo

mninly to the mechanical intlucncc of

consuming soil moisture and regulating

ilt‘:li, but him. by providing :1 factor that

loo-mum up the ground. Should the mulch

lm inmovud lml‘ot‘o it has limo to dccnv

limit llm plant food lluidml will lu‘ ol‘ no

ltm‘nuul litnl llm lnnm‘lliug Uil't't‘i upon the

boil wlll in! nulllllud, llu~ only result couw

ing lH'lIIH lhnl ol‘ wonsvrvlug moisture :tud

lcmtwrniuros It Is pre—

lllt‘illlullt‘tl ll)”





rcgulutlm.r Null

Slillll‘tl that the.

the (-m‘roupmulmll Wolllil Illli lm l‘t‘movml.

The elements vonlnlnml In the Illllir'l‘illl

would not ordinarily bu romllly available,

and if used in too lilwrnl qultnliiics the

“sourlng” of the Wood Would dnnmgo the

plants. For these reasons tho wrilm‘

would advise that only well-rotted smw

dust be used. Where the suwdust ls

well-rotted it can be used more freely





sun dtmt





THE; MICHIGAN' FA-RMER.





than where it is fresh. since the damag-

ing fermentation of the wood has largely

passed. Among foreign gardeners, es—

pecially those from Holland, Germany and

other places where people were trained

to intensive culture, we find the practice

of spreading about the bush fruits and

strawberries the chips from the wood-

house and other places, particularly af-

ter the chips and other materials were

rotten. These materials gave splendid

results. XVhen the chickens were where

they could be thrned into the garden

their scratching in this chip material gave

the effect of cultivation which was free,

without the attention of the husband-

man, and effective. Sawdust can be used

as well. About strawberries the employ-

ment of the hen as the cultivator, would

not be desirable before the crop of ber-

ries is harvested. \l'hile the writer would

be cautious about using much fresh saw-

dust about these plants, he Would not

hesitate to use it if well—rotted and would

expect beneficial results therefrom.



REPLANTING TREES IN OLD OR-



CHARD.





 





 





Would like advice through the columns

of your paper on setting apple trees. Six

years ago I out about 50 old apple trees

out of an orchard offive acres. Now, I

want to fill out those places and some

more vacant ones, in all, about 100. \\'ill

the young trees grow and do well if set

in the old places? The stumps were rot-

ted and I blasted them last fall. I have been

told the new trees would not grow. llavc

thought of filling the hole with new rich

earth to set the trees in. The soil is rich

and I have plenty of good stable manure

to apply. “'e have about 30 trees that

are nicely bearing that were set in where

the old ones were taken out. I would

like to set these so they would row l'u-th

ways. \l'hat can I do about it?



Oakland Co. C. T.





There are many disadvantages in

planting small trees among large ones in?

an old orchard. The trees removed

have taken from the soil where the young

trees are to be put, fertiliiy.:1nd made the

places undesirable to the newly planted

for luck of food. The tops of the ad-

jacent old trees naturally creep into the

spat-es left for the young trees and rob

them of sunlight. The. treatment given

the old trees is not apt to be best suited

to the late arrivals. Taken all in all, one

must not expect the good results with

trees planted in the old orchard that he

does of those in the new plantation. How-

ever, we are compelled to consider the

practice. \Vhere thrifty old trees re-

main. and have a long lease of life ahead

we cannot cut them down, nor does it

seem well to occupy the land in orchard

simply that these few trees may go on

producing. “'0 had better take less from

the new trees that are put in than we

would get in a new plantation, than to

leave the spaces vacant. So we plant.





 





 





 





Now, because of the disadvantages enu-

merated and others, extra precaution

should be taken to give these new plants

the best conditions we are able to pro-

vide. \X'e should make the soil thoroughly,

rich and dig it up to a good depth, thatl

reservoirs for holding water to carry the:

trees over droughts and to keep thcmi

growing regularly throughout the season;

may be provided. Then we should planti

only first—class trees and after planted,

the soil should be kept in good tilth forj

some distance about them, unless thel

whole orchard is cultivated. The prac—3

tire of using rich earth in the hole for!





the tree is a good one. VVell-rotted ma-i

nure placed in the bottom of the exca-i

vation and covered over with dirt and.

firmly packed has been found excellent,

to push the tree along among its many}

:olvcrsltics. 'l‘hc coarser manure can bet

used to advantage about the tree, allow-l

ing it to perform the place of a mulch,i

when it would be less necessary to cul-

tivate the soil. Of course, if the trees

now in are not in rows both ways it

would be impossible to put in the new

trees so that they would line in both di-

l'cclions with the old ones. But if the

now occupying the ground are in

line all that is necessary is to see that

the now ones are kept in the rows. You

should exercise care about getting your

trot-s too close together. This was a

general fault of early planters. It is not

uncommon to see old orchards that one

can climb up in a tree on one side and

go ncross the orchard without coming to

llu‘ ground. \l’e have learned to know

of sunshine among the trees

and also the economy of having tree tops

close to the ground. These purposes can-

not ho attained when the trees are close

lugvlllt‘l‘. Now if your trees are the

prulmt‘ distance apart. while it will look

boiler to have them in perfect rows both

ways it will be possible to work about

them if they are not in exact line north

and south and east and west.





HUGS





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FRUIT NOTES. ‘





 





Cool, clear days with little wind is ideal

weather for pruning old neglected trees.

as there is considerable sawing to be'done

which makes warm work on a warm day

\Ve have a couple of rented orchards

where some trees need removing and we

are cutting these into firewood when the

weather is too severe for pruning. The

wood will about pay for taking them out,

if one doesn’t have to haul it far. ‘Ve

cut the branches up to six or eight inches

in diameter into poles and work them up

with the buzz saw and gasoline engine,

which is much more agreeable to all con‘

cerned than to use the buck saw or cross

cut.



“’6 are still working on an orchard

rented last year as we did not get over

about one-fourth of it last season. Some

of these trees are so thick that it is al-

most impossible to climb into them with-

out cutting one‘s way in but two to four

hours’ work in such a tree will. in many

cases, make quite a respectable tree of

it, providing it has not been trimmed up

too high or has all the lower branches

killed by scale or neglect. Some of the

thickest trees and those with much dead

wood make quite well formed trees after

the dead and surplus branches are cut

out, and the tops lowered somewhat if

too high.



Cool March days when the ground is

frozen is an excellent time to burn brush,

also. \Vith a little care in starting the

tire and keeping the green brush thrown

on fast enough to keep the fire going af-

ter it is started, the brush can be burned

green as well as dry, then they are out

of the way for orchard operations, and

will not afford a harbor for insects. In

pruning an old orcluird for the first time

in many years one can get enough wood

from the larger branches and tops that

are cut, to at least partially pay for

burning the brush.



we have also been cutting the old canes

from the blackberry and raspberry plan-

tations. The last few days have been

ideal for this work, as it has been cool

enough so we could work with comfort

with thick jackets and mittens and plenty

of clothes to catch the sting of the briars.

The ground has also remained frozen

during the day, a condition which is fav-

orable for this work as the frozen ground

holds the canes firm and makes the cut-

ting easier and also lessens the liability

of pulling the cane out by the roots. The

ground being frozen is also clean and

dry.



i have noticed that the canes of cuth-

bcrt red raspberries are considerably

blackened this spring and suspect that a

large number of them will be considerably

winter-killed. This may not be true of

young plantations, as I have noticed that

these have always come through the win—

ter better than the older oncs. The one

I refer to has been set iiro years next

spring, and I think it will be removed

after fruiting this year. It is in an or-

‘chard and the trees need the room and

food now, anyway.



Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





FENCES ABOUT THE FARM BUILD-

INGS.

No one thing tells the character of the

farmer more quickly than the condition

of the fences about the buildings. Con—

sidering the cost, there is no other fea-

ture of the farm that contributes more

to the appearance of the premises. Brok—

cn—down fences with Odd corners filled

with rubbish, with loose boards angled

into the air, destroy all admiration one

may have for well-constructed and well-

kept buildings. The man with pride is

careful that this feature of the farm

premises is kept in order. Today the

matter is less a problem than it has been

in the past. There are a number of sub—

stantial and beautiful fences that can be

secured at a nominal Cost, and which will

keep in condition with little care for a

long term of years. That it is economy,

both from the standpoint of first cost and,

expense of maintenance, and from the

added value of the farm due to its im-;

proved appearance with such a structure‘

about the farm buildings, is attested to

by the wide demand for such fences. The

cities have been the large buyers of gar-

den fences in the past, but now the coun-

try folk are learning to appreciate. them.

In fact, the American farmer is taking a

wider interest in the “looks” of his farm

and farm buildings and other improve-

ments than he has in past years. And it

all goes to make life in the country more

desirable and more fascinating.





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 





' MARCH 25. 1911.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Confidence Accounts for the Great

Demand for the HUDSON “33”





supervision by the same associates who have been with

him ever since the industry began. They have always

built good cars. They are doing the same today. They

carry out Mr. Coffin's ideas. So in selecting the HUD-

SON “33" you are selecting not merely the car that

you see and drive, but a machine which expresses the

training, skill and integrity of an organization that is

known wherever automobiles are used.





Simplicity the Keynote

Olsqiin‘pgéci’ty is evident in every detail of the HUD-





It is remarkable that the majority of those who have

bought the HUDSON “33” knew a great deal about au—

tomobile values and yet they placed their orders with-

out investigating the car.





They made their selection just as they would choose

a doctor a lawyer or an architect.





With all their knowledge of automobile values, they

were more Willing to place their confidence in the skill

and experience of the man who designed the car and

the company that built it than they were to trust their

own judgment.



It is not remarkable that they havo done this. They

knew from prevxous experience the character of cars

that Howard E. Coffin has designed. Many of these _

persons knew, from having driven his earlier cars, the

character of Workmanship his associates put into his

automobiles.



. Confidence guides your decision in choosing any ar-

ticle you bpy.x You must buy an automobile, therefore, tically all American cars.



just as an ne. perlence person chooses a diamond or ' - .-



entrusts his llfe to a physician or a surgeon whom he of 32.353311: 1s heav1er than IS used on any other car

knows only by reputation. '



Howard E. Coffin is known by the work he has done, , . ,

to practically every man in the automobile trade. Men Springs are so deSJgned that they are practically un-

in the garages speak his name in connection with some breakable, yet are easy and flextble.

device on an automobile, just_as an electrician refers Don't these facts make you want to see the HUD-

E0 Ego fitme (1)31: Ttlliomas A, Edison, or as surgeons refer SON “33”?



0 e ayo ro iers. Write for Complete detailed descriptions and C

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The HUDSON 33 dress of your nearest dealer.





The number of parts used is 900 less than in the av-

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Qiling places can be reached without inconvenience or

sorhng the clothing.





Moving parts are all enclosed and dust—proof. This

includes the valve mechanism, which is exposed in prac-





Wheels are stronger than are ordinarily used.





is built under Mr. Cofl‘in‘s direct





     





The Torpedo.





The HUDSON “33” is furnished in three types: aTourlng Car at $1400, a Pony Tonneau at $1450 and the Torpedo at]

$1500. These prices include complete equipment with dual ignition system, including Bosch magneto, mohair top.

Prest=0=L it e gas tank, gas and mi lamps, tools, repair kit. etc.





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Fruit Sprayed with

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brings more money because it is free from injury by worms,





scab, etc. Over 300 testimonials in our

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and vegetables. Pyrex serves two purposes; it kills insects and prevents dis-

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labor and cost of re-spraying. Perfectly safe. It is all ready to use by mixing

with cold watcr. Every grower who seeks fruit and vegetables free from

blemish needs “Pyrox,” the “one best spray.” It





“Fills the barrel with the kind they used to put on Top”





Send for new catalogue with photograph of sprayed and unsprayed fruit in

original colors. Will convince the most skeptical. Say how many and what

kinds of fruit trees, or how many acres of potatoes you have to spray, and ask

for special prices. We ship from Boston, Baltimore, and Cincinnati.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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1! ordered together we send both



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east. of Rockies. Hot. water, double

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Nursery underneath egg-tray. 0th Incubator and Broodcr shipped complete, with thermometer, lamps, egg-testers—all

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Win. Inc. Go. - Lockport, Ill.

Gentlemen :—-I had good success with your incubator. I

got 98 chicks from 97 can and 9'! chicks from 103 eggs. I think

the Wilcomin in a fine machine. There may be otherl a: good,

but I don't think therei- nny better. I have neighbor. who

will lend tor one thin winter. The, are so well planned with

mine. HECTOR. DENNISON.





 





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Win. Inc. Go. Talley. N. D.

Dear Sira :—-Wo received the Incubator and Broader in good

shape. and to our surprise, not having any experience with

incubators, the first batch won 94%. the second won 96 o and

the third. 98%. We did not know anything about operating

the machine, but old, experienced poultry men any that in I

grand record. J. F. BEL'I‘Z, Prop. Ideal Farm.





 





Win. Inc. Go. Eunulllo. Win.



Door Sink—We are well planned with the incubator which

we bought of you. We obtained good reluitc with it. From 456

fertile out we got 416 chicks. I think it WM 3 good hutch. I

do not think any incubator can be“ that. The Wlaoomin ll

0. K. JOHN DOUGLASS.





   

 





 





 





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\‘ERYBODY will smile, I suppose.

E when I mention chaperames for our



daughters. I should have derided

the idea myself a. couple of years ago.

Even a year ago I would have firmly

maintained that the American girl needs

no chaperone. but, live and learn is the

saying and I believe I have learned.



SomeVVav 01 other we all seem to have

a wxong notion about that same \meri-

can girl. “My daughter does not need

watching," says the mother proudly, and

“I am perfectly able to take care of my-

self," says the daughter haughtily. And

so we have come to think that our girls

are well-nigh infallible. Tragedies occur

in the country as well as in the city,

which should show us that girls are not

always strong and wise, but still we go

on sending their younger sisters out. pru~

tected only by the armor of their inno-

cence. We pray “Lead us not into temp-

tation,” and then turn our girls forth

to meet any temptation that comes along,

and if perchance ours should fall, we be-

moan our fate and wonder why God

should have chosen to send us this

sorrow.



Girls are but girls. and the average

girl is very ignorant. She doesn't know

temptation when she sees it, because it

is a part of our creed to keep girls ig-

norant of the mysteries of life. Knowl-

edge is to come to her only when she in

turn becomes a wife and mother. so far

this has been the doctrine of

mothers. Perhaps it is a good one, i will

not say, but snce it is the way everyone

is doing it must have something to rec-

ommend it. For the sake of the girls,

however, if they are to be reared in ig-

mrance of vice, let us go out with them

when they go out and make it our busi-

ness to scare sin and vice away from

their presence.



I wonder what mothers are thinking of

when I go down town of an evening and

see the young girls lined up in front of

the five-cent theaters or around the gal-

lery stairs of higher-priced ones, with

no older woman or big brother or father





to see that they behave Perhaps a

crowd are alone. perhaps they are ac-

companied by pasty-faced boys. Either





way is bad enough. Alone they are at

the melcy of am man, with a boy they

are no safer. And when I look back at

my youth and remember the tender age

at which girls were allowed to go out to

dances, sleighing parties or parties where

“kissing games" were. played. accompa-

nied by a voung man, while father and

mother went comftuta oly to bed at 8

o'clock or thereabouts. i am tut at all

surprised that we read of so many girls

disappearing or being turned out of their

homes by stern. heart-broken lath 01:



If a girl of H hasnjt a bean in some

communities she is considered slow. if

at if) she is still tlllSOllglll she is abso-

lutely hopeless. Such is the proof-wily of

some of our children, and fathe1s and

mothers think it amusing. At nl1e very

age when thoughts of love and the appo—

site sex should be religiously excludel

from a girl’s mind, she is being allowed

to run around alone with boys or young

men instead of being constantly under

her mother's guidance. \Vhat does a

child of 15, even 18. know about the world

or its ways? True, not everyone is

tempted and many who are do not fall,

but the chance for temptation and ruin

is there and if the girl lives above it, it

is only due to the mercy of God and

not to any display of common sense on

the part of the child' s parents.



I suppose in a country community the

country mother can hazdly play chape-

11one in the true sense of the term. The

country has its code of etiquette as

strictly as the town and no girl would

want to be counted “queer.” as she cer-

tainly would if her mother insisted on

going along every time she went out with

a young man. But mothers can insist

that their daughters do not go out with

young men until they are at least 18

years old. And when they do go the

mother. if she is at all tactful, can be





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equally insistent that the girl gets home

at an early hour. She can satisfy herself

that the young couple came straight

home from the. party or concert and in

hundreds of ways keep herself informed

as to her daughters whereabouts and

conduct. She should have a plain,

straightforward talk with the girl about





things which every girl should learn

from her own mother's lips, and, of

course, she should make herself her





daughter’s confidant and adviser. In this

way she can act as a chaperone even if

she does not actually go every place the

daughter does.



DEBORAH.





 





TERMS USED IN KNITTING.





 





BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.





NITTING is one of the earliest

K. forms of needlework, and at the



same time one of the most useful,

being utilized not only for hosiery. jack-

ets. sweaters, hoods, caps, shawls. etc,

but for decorative edgings and insertions

as well. For straight work only two

needles are required, but for circular

work four or five must be used. These

needles are made of steel. bone 111' wood,

as a rule. and Should be of .‘1 size suit-

able for the thread or yarn to be worked

up. A fine, well twisted thread will show

up a fancy pattern to better advantage

than a softer thread. but for 11 an\ pur-

poses the' softer thread is advisable, this

matter resting enitrely with the worker

who understands to what usage the fin-

ished article will be placed.



”When it becomes necesasry to secure a

new thread in place do not tie a knot,

but lay the two threads together for two

or three inches, one end one way and the

other exactly opposite. Knit with the

double thread thus formed, keeping the

ends on the wrong side, and there will

be no danger of the work having a Weak





spot.

C. or c or C. O. or co indicates cast on,

the method used to start the work. lid-l





is sometimes called setting on, or S. (1.

or so. ‘(ith the thread under the left

hand make a loop around the thumb,

having the thread run between the

thumb and forefinger and leaving on the

left side of the thumb an end of thrt ad





.long enough to make the 16¢“)an num-





ber of stitches. From below insert the

needle into the loop around the thumb,

and pass it from right to left under

the thread lying between the thumb

and forefinger, bringing the thread

through the loop around the thumb.

Draw the thumb out of the way, placing

the loop on the needle. For the next

stitch lay the thread over the 1111111111, the

Needle being outside. Insert the needle

under the thread nearest the point, and

(amplete the stitch as before. As many

stitches are cast on as will be needed for

the desired width.



K. or k means knit plain. l’lain knit-

ting is used where an even, smooth sur-

face is desired, and is the most familiar

form known. Hold the needle with the

cast on stitches in the left hand. Take

another needle in the right hand and

insert it upwards from below under the

front part of the first stitch on the left

hand needle; carry the thread from right

to left under the needle, draw it through

the loop, and drop the loop from the left

needle. \‘i'hen all the stitches have been

worked from the left hand needle change

the needle into the opposite hand, con-

tinuing as before.



P. or p means to purl, or seam, as it is

occasionally called. Hold the needle with

stitches in the left hand. Y’Vith a needle

in the right hand throw the thread over

the left hand needle and the first finger

of the left hand, holding the end with the

second fiinger. Insert the right hand

needle through the loop on the left hand

needle, pointing right to left, and keeping

the thread under the right hand needle.

Pull the thread through the loop, with-

drawing the left hand needle.



N. or 11 means to narrow; that is, knit





' A package of





Post

Toasties





shelf.





 





A





two stitches at one and. the same time.



S. or 8 indicates slip; that is, take off!

one stitch without knitting. S. and B. or,

s and b signifies slip and bind. To do

this slip one stitch. then knit the next,

and then pass the slipped stitch over the

knitted one.



'1‘. ’l‘. U. or tto means to throw the

thread over the needle.



C. 11. or ('0 is cast off. or bind off; that

is, knit two stitches, then pass the fil‘St

over the second 11nd repeat.





 





on the pantry





It. oi repeal. means to do the same

thing over again. sometimes covering but . .

one stitch, and then again several. .-\s- bt‘l‘VOd in it minute.





 





tcrisks are often utilized to indicate from

what point to what point repetitions are

necessary. I



'K. C. or kc. knit crossed, means to in-x‘

sert the needle in the back of the stitch;

and then knit as usual.



A row is knitting once across the work‘

when but two needles are used, and a

round indicates the completion of the “The Memory Lingers”

circle when four or five are utilized. —



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At this season of the year housewives1

hp, , _ ( 7 1 ' Take You!



gn to feel the desne to get at the, wr|te Tu-day ,

spring cleaning. Things do look so in; _ Tune to

need of freshening tip. The curtains es-l for FREE Book Decide for

pct-ially show the effect of the winter's1 - Comfort,

dust and grime for. however much any: and save‘yztoz/3 . Efficient

individual 1113:: pride herself upon her , . Service and

skdl 1n houstxnftiy no pains can exempt Your FuEI Bl Ils! Economy





her from the inevitable toll she must pay

in laundering her lace and muslin drap-1

eries



‘bout every season some of these fin-g

nishings give out entirely and must be'

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what material shall their successors be,

made? For many windows muslin is both'

suitable and satisfactory. Made

in sill lengths, 1uflled down the

and across the bottom, nothing can be

heater or more attractive. ’l‘hey 111a)” be

draped or left to fall in straight lines as

suits the fancy.





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Squeezing should be resorted to in get-

ting the watt-r out of '111\ dolict’t‘tc fabric

or if two Ill-l'SOllS work together it is pos-

sible to use :1 wringcr without injury.

3y purchasing the double width goods

\‘.'llll‘li comes at about thirty cents per;

yard, the ruffles 1-1111 be taken off the

shit-s of tho, {3,11le and Sl‘ll'lt‘l‘t‘llt Still re-

C‘ut the material





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PIN MONEY METHODS.





BY INEZ I'JFI .TARNA'I‘T COOPER





.

Let 11.2. look into some of the ways by

country and village women may

at home. compare them with1

city earnings and decide whether or roll cad" Mich., 1115 MN'S“

we. shall be tempted city—wards. Sewing,

to my mind, is the. hardest way of earning 0 I n E R P R E s s E 8

money. I worked for a few weeks in one

of Cl‘iicago’s high-class stores—one of the THE U0RIGINAL MT- GILEAD HY-

_ . -.. _. . DB PRESS producesmorecider'

upper Iloo1 mussmalting depattments





from leLssI apples than any other and is a.

which seem so fastiuating to the country I 31G MONEY MAKER 9

giil. Being a firs t— class store the help orpowcr.





Sizes 10 to 400 barrels daily, hand .



I l. Presses for all pur-

was in accordance and one met With‘ 33:13lfiulcéeiifigglgzgoffifgm'I pll‘

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01‘ employm'S. but the wages! Night turers. not; jobbers.

shirts all felled. pocket and collar hem- “‘fofii‘flfiwfififiyfififig.13.?"





med, two dollars a dozen. Aprons, the .131 thfifaguibe worm)

venue.





kind we buy fo1 271 cents, pocket, long mountmlend‘m‘h





strings, hemmed, 2-3 cents a dozen! There



is more to tell, but these figures oughtl ‘WONQEB LAMP

to be sufficient Mind you this was not The Fa q 1



a sweat sl1op,but a department store. the, ‘Kansascttlfixirf Monti: Erika: xxhgafiifla

name of which would be recognized by‘r 813111113111313 to one person in each locality

thousands. So, if you like to sew, or figggg‘figfiz’gfigfiffi’sfigx

must, do it in your own neighborhood.





and recommend this marvelous, new in-

You may then live at home and will cer- oandescentloo candle power oillamp. én-im'

tainly command better prices.





Dly send name and address.

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thusiastieally and do it at home. In one

community a young lady made some tis-

sue paper hats of these beautiful crepe

papers, some of which are wonderful for

artistic handling, for herself and two girl

friends. She, a decided brunette, had a.

white one trimmed with great yellow

roses. These girls wore them to a church

sociable and soon all the young ladies in

town were clamoring for the fad hats.

The forehanded young lady who had laid

the net was ready, and promptly supplied

them at 50 cents each. I do not know

just what they cost, but it was vacation

and her time had no commercial value

and I do know that they brought her a.

good profit. Being but the fad of the

season they had to be cheap to sell. The

same idea might be carried out in em-

broidered or rafl’ta hats, only the material

would cost more. Compare making this

headgear with city prices for home work.

Of course, in city millinery stores the

prices soar far ahead of the country

prices, but we are talking of home work.

One schoolgirl crocheted caps which were

also the fad of the moment. She was

paid twelve and one—half cents apiece

for them and had to pay car fare Once a

week to take them down to the factory,

which was in the business district. By

using all her spare time from school dut-

'ies she made just one dollar and a half a

week and was glad to get it, too. This

is an actual case.



One Woman in a small town works at

nothing but doing up lace curtains. She

has several pairs of stretchers and she

usually charges a low price for the work,

realizing that it is not much harder to do

up a. dozen pairs of lace curtains than one

pair. Any housewife who has done this

irksome task will believe that at such a

rate she has enough work to keep her

busy—and prosperous, too, as a glance

at her lawn any day will testify.



Then there is catering to the fads of

summer visitors. Gather for them pine

needles and cones. Tie bunches of pretty

acorns with college color ribbons, with

the college pennant, a tiny silk one, to

match. These make the daintiest curtain

and lamp shade ornaments.



Post cards, photos of houses and seen-

ery, or snap—shots of anything interesting

may be readily sold where they are of

local interest. The trouble is that most

women, and especially girls, try to sell

such work to exchanges in the city or to

magazines where they have to compete

with the best of talent. There are sev-

eral persons in my vicinity who make

post cards of local interest and not one

of them can begin to fill all her orders.

The persons aforesaid all chance to be

men with other occupations, so it would

seem that a woman who could devote all

her spare time to it might realize quite a

sum. In comparing these prices with the

city markets it might be noted that in

country and village most people own

their homes, so chances for sale of house

pictures, etc., is rcdoubled.





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And then canvassing. if a country or

village woman takes her wares to a.

house they are examined with sympathy,

with suggestions, at least, as to places

for possible sales, surely not a curt reply

and a door closed abruptly in her face.

If she takes wares to the stores she is

met courteously, not coldly looked over,

with perhaps the added snub of having

some whippersnapper, who would not be

tolerated in her own circle, show her the

door.



These are only a few actual cases but

the ingenious woman, once she realizes

her own capabilities and talents, and de-

cides to work them out right in the home

ground, will doubtless be able to add

numberless other ways of solving the

problem.



A WAY TO MAKE A QUILT WITHOUT

QUILTING.





 





BY F. T. mounts.



Some of us are wishing that we had

one of grandmother's old quilts—one like

we sold at the last auction or gave to the

church fair.



Get two pieces of sateen or of mercer-

ized printed goods in contrasting, yet

harmonious, colors, and of a size to fit

your bed. Put the right sides together

and machine stitch up two of the sides.

Then turn the goods inside out and run

it up in strips six inches apart.



Next get a soft calico, which tear up

into strips each six inches wide. Ma-

chine stitch these up the sides and fill

them with cotton batting.



Draw the cotton-filled calico into the

strips of your quilt, being sure to fit

them evenly and neatly, and sew up the

ends. Finish with a ribbon quill or edg-

ing, and your quilt is done.





 





 





THE 'MICHIGAN FARMER.





TH E LETTER BOX.





 





A Partnership Between Mother and

' Daughter.



Shall the farmer’s wife do her 'own

housework? Well, most of us will be

obliged to do it as long as competent

girls who are willing to work in the

country, are as hard to find as at\pres-

ent. It is just this demand for them

that causes the girls to be easily dissat-

isfied and not over anxious to please. The

majority of us wish to be economical and

are proud to put as much thought, skill

and science into our work as our hus-

bands do into theirs. When we do em-

ploy a “girl” she is sure to be a neces-

sity, not a luxury. This fact and the

difficulty of obtaining/her should insure

the girl kind treatment at the hands of

the farmer’s wife.



If the calling of wife, mother and

home-maker is so sacred I wonder why

her helpers occupy so low a plane in the

opinion of the girls who, rather than

work in a kitchen are willing to Work in

offices, stores and factories? I am the

mother of several children and, if it

should be necessary for my daughters to

go for themselves before their education

fits them for anything else, I should





.me to do.





I read a. few moments or

amuse myself in some way and when I

go back to Work I can face my duties

unhurried. There are always new things

to learn, which proves that housekeeping

is not entirely dull, for nothing is unin-

teresting until we have exhausted its

possibilities. A good woman’s magazine

is truly an economy. So helpful and in-

structive are they on subjects of interest

to us, especially so is our section of the

Michigan Farmer, with the needs of us

country women always uppermost.



Scattered over the walls of my kitchen

are pictures that interest and appeal to

me, gleaned from magazines, papers, cal-

endars and elsewhere. I fold under the

white edges and pin them where I can

see them as I work. No one who has not

tried it has any idea how it rests me to

have them there. I do not think Long-

fellow’s picture out of place nor do I

think I desecrated a beautiful Madonna

when I gave her a place of honor. I can

admire her much better there than on

the magazine cover where I found her.

My kitchen table is placed before a1 win-

dow where I can look over the orchard

and meadows as I do my work.



If I have a nursing baby I lie down and

rest while I feed it, though I am told my





 





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great-grandmother knit all her stockings





much rather see them go into a neigh-

boring woman’s kitchen than either a

store, office or factory in town.



It‘ the girl with talents has the ambi-

tion to do something else why not help

her to obtain the training whereby she

can make the best use of them and also

be able to support herself and perhaps

others by congenial occupation? Don’t

be afraid that it will disqualify her for

a wife. She will only be less apt to

marry a man she merely tolerates for the

home and the position she feels she must

have. The bright, cheery, independent

bachelor girl has come to stay, and,

though she may envy some women their

homes and children, she can, when com—

paring herself with countless others,

congratulate herself on her single bles-

sedness. Give the girl a chance but don’t

send her out into the world ignorant and

unprepared. Give her a knowledge of the

laws of nature and the fearful conse-

quences of their violation, the dangers

a girl must guard against, and try to see

that she has pleasant surroundings

among friends if possible. I believe the

girl of high ideals, with ambition and

common sense, having had proper home

influences and good books to read, will find

the “low young man” uninteresting and

“cheap shows” intolerably vulgar. She

will be more apt to draw friends of an-

other sort. Then, oh mother, if you want

to keep your girls at home, don't be for-

ever telling your daughters of the mono-

tony of housework. True, housework is

as hard and exacting as we are a mind

to make it but I do not think it is to be

compared with the work expected of most

women and girls employed in stores,

offices or factories. The housekeeper is

usually to blame if she finds her work

altogether tiresome. The constant ner-

vous strain of trying to do it all will

wreck the strongest nervous system and

you have but to look around you to prove

this. IVe are doing our families and our-

selves an irreparable wrong if we so

completely give ourselves to drudgery

that we have thoughts of nothing else.



I would be unable to do my work if I

did not lie down every day after dinner

and relax every muscle, forgetting for a

few moments that there is anything for





while doing the same thing. (She was

an immaculate housekeeper who found

that only five hours sleep sufficed for her

daily. needs).



Just try giving yourself a chance and

see if you do not give up thinking your

life the hardest in existence. Don’t say

you can’t afford to waste the time. Soon-

er or later you will find that the wasteful

expenditure of strength is the most woe—

ful extravagance of which we can be

guilty. How can we expect our girls to

be willing to stay at home if we make

such (lull, tiresome work of home-mak-

ing? Can we not simplify our work so

as to be less a slave and more of a com-

panion to our daughters? If we want her

help and presence in the home we must





give her a reason for staying with us.





This usually means for her to raise the

poultry _on shares or wholly for herself.

I wonder if it is not possible for mother

and daughter to enter a partnership for

mutual help and benefit? Keeping bees,

raising mushrooms, small fruit, etc., are

only. a few of the things open to us

country women, now-a-days and $50

cleared at home, in a season means more

than five times that amount earned in

town with board, etc., to pay.—Mrs. E.

L. L., Mason.





Kansas College Girl is Happy on Farm-





Editor Household Department—May

a Kansas sister step in for a few words

concerning the situation of the college

girl on the farm? She has learned first

of all, if her college course has been of

a practical nature, to adjust herself to

environments, and not to be the slave of

petty details. She has learned the chem-

istry of cookery, the hygienic values of

foods and raiment. She has learned to

see the unfolding of the beauties of na-

ture as well as the practical things, and

to see in these same so-called sordid

practicalities the various scientific laws.

She has learned that “Time is more val-

uable than tinware and conveniences cost

less than coffins,” and she lives up to

that learning. She finds with her tele-

phone she is at all times ready for a

neighborly chat.



The rural .mail brings to the farmer’s

home the periodicals that his taste and





 





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the taste of his wife and children demand, V





and I am sure in this f‘neck of the

woods" the farmer’s wife is as-well or

better dressed than the wife of the vil-

lage or city man of moderately wealthy

position.



But the things nearest and dearest to

the heart of this college girl is the fact

that the farmer boy brings to his wife

a pure heart and clean morals, her chil-

dren learn the essence of purity in the

glorious fields of nature, and after nine

years with my farmer husband I still

can say, as in years gone by,



“Existence is joy and true living divine,

I have found it so in this nest of mine.”

~Jennie June.





True Education Makes One Happy Any-

where.





Editor Miehigan Farmerz—I think Mrs.

W. V. A. has the wrong idea of life and

its purpose entirely. When we read the

many good books and papers of today,

even some of those cheap magazines

mentioned, and apply to ourselves the

duties toward ourselves, our posterity

and our fellowmen set forth in them, we

quickly conclude that life is not a mere

farce consisting of dress and social func—

tions and the selfish desires that follow,

but on the other hand, consists of prac-

tical daily living and preparing for the

benefits of our surroundings, and our-

selves for that ”Inevitable” which man

must meet. '



Speaking from a standpoint of experi-

ence as college girl and four years a

farmer’s wife, _I must say that true ed-

ucation causes happiness in whatever

state financially one may be placed as

the wife of a conscientious husband.

This, of course, would exclude those men

who think only of self and who would

make life miserable for any woman in

the, finest city surroundings and though

ever so plentifully provided for.



As to the farmer’s inability to provide

as amply for his wife as can his brother

of the city, 1 can see no difference. There

are just as many able and ample provid-

ers in country as in city, and the farmer

who is a farmer and not a “mossback,”

who makes his farming a business and

not a drudgery, has the advantage of his

city brother in that his meal is sure. \Ve

read, “The Farrrer Feeds them All,” and

it is without question that great luxuries

for health an appetite are easily secured

and can form a pleasant work for the

wife to lend a hand in providing and

preparing.



It is surely a perverted idea to think

that a farmer should consider himself

tlattered when he reads that he may now

lift his eyes toward a college girl as he

is very liable to excel her greatly in

many ways even though not in technical

training. Especially one who thinks her-

self so highly intellectual and superior.



True, education means much. It con-

sists of the systematic development and

cultivation of the mind and other natu-

ral powers and the direction of the feel-

ings, the tastes and the manners, by in-

culcation, example, experience and ex-

pression. It is well said that education

is that which makes labor most produc-

tive and makes the most of life. This

true, an educated person need not neces-

sarily be a college-bred person and con-

sequently it is possible for the college

girl to find her equal among the farmer





boys, college bred or not. Considering





the help problem and the greater possi-.





bility of the city wife having help than

of.her country sister, would say that



there are as many poor people in the

city as the country who cannot afford to

hire help and the college girl is just as

liable to be the wife of one as of the

other, and it is as easy to get help in

the country as the city if one recognizes

the rights and wishes of the wage earner

as of themselves.



The farm and farmer need the college

girl in the true sense of the word, but

not the one who thinks herself above

that for which she was intended. Nor is

there a better place for her to expand

morally, physically, spiritually, intellec-

tually or any other way, as she has

God’s whole outdoors and the beauties of

nature to herself to study—Mrs. H. T.





Not All Constituted Alike.





Editor Household Department:——“Col-

lege girls would be miserable on farms.”

This is from Mrs. W. V. A.’s viewpoint

as quoted in a recent issue of the Mich-

igan Farmer. The old colored man said

“A white man is just as good as a nigger

if he only behaves hisself.” So I say

college girls are just as good as non-

college girls if'they behave as well.



The [whole situation is summed Up

briefly in the fact that we are not all

constituted alike. The writer knows per-
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MARCH 25, 1911.





sonally several college girls and lady

teachers who have chosen farm life of

their own free will, who are happy and

contented, (if that state or condition is

possible to womankind). Just the other

day I was talking with a lady teacher

who has taught in Detroit for the last

We were speaking of farm life

and she said, “I would just love to go

and live on a farm. 1 love to care for

chickens and such things.”



The writer, talking with the girl he

loved best, a highly educated and refined

lady, and referring to his prospective

calling said, “Perhaps you would not

care for such a life.” She replied, “My

dear Will, if I had you I could be happy

in a log shanty in the woods.”





The fact is, if you have a “dear Will”

and a “dear Sarah Jane,” you may be

truly happy on the farm, as a rule, I

think more so than in many other call-

ings. There is an air of freedom and

independence more common to farm life

than in any other profession. There is

no calling today where better brains or

better judgment is required than tarm-

ing successfully.



Of course, there are girls, and men.

too, sorry to say, college and non-college

bred, who would be miserable on the

farm, yes, they would be miserable in

Paradise or anywhere else, and make all

miserable around them. But this mis-

erableness of condition is by no means

confined to farm life.



No, girls, no, if I had a dozen daugh-

ters I would never try to hinder their

taking a good, clean, worthy farmer.

There may be calliigs as honorable——

there are none more so, outside of the

ministry, in the writer‘s estimation.—

IV. _L. L., Pontiac.

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16 years.





Helpfulness a Dead Letter.





Editor Household Deiiartment: ~—IVe

wonder where Deborah has been living

that she has become so pessimistic,

surely not in a neighborhood where there

is a live grange organization.



To be sure we look askant at, the

weary individual who wanders into our

vicinity and asks for assistance when we

think of the great amount of work to be

done and the scarcity of laborers. If we

try to use a little discretion and com-

mon sense. it is not an indication of nar-

rowmindedness but of reasonable pru—

dence. The moral law teaches that those

who strive to help themselves will re-

ceive help as they need it.



in our neighborhood nearly every fam-

ily belongs to an organization the main

object of which is to help its members.

and others as well. in every way pos-

sible.



Nearly all the farms are connected

by telephone. Before breakfast we hear

the merry jingle of the bell and soon we

hear the inquiry, “\\’ell, how are you

this morning? (lrippc‘! That's too bad!

Is there anything we can do? Let us

know if there‘s anything we can do to

help you."



Or perhaps we find we are out of some

necessary supplies: we see a neighbor

harnessing his horse, a call at thi- ’phone

and we are assured that he will gladly

do our errand.



Not long ago an aged farmer looked

with anxiety at his. corn field, covered

with shocks of corn not yet garnered. In

his feebleness he groaned as he thought

of his inability to secure his crop. The

sun was little past the noon mark when





he saw buggies approaching, the occu—

pants of which swarmed into the field

and when night came more than 200





bushels of corn lay in golden heaps about

him.



Oh, no, the spirit of love and helpful-

ness has not left the earth, the Golden





. fltule is still honored and will be as long





as people show themselves friendly.



Children are as willing to do kind deeds

as ever they were in days of yore. but

they look for appreciation and who shall

say but what it is their right?——Mrs. E.

T. \Yheater.





SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.





lf eggs are frozen, place in a dish or

pan and cover With cold water. Let

stand until they are entirely “thawed

out and they will be as good as ever...

Mrs. L. L. G.



Try taking cod liver oil in tomato juice

if you want to make it palatable—J. IV.



Place mommon baking soda in a vessel

on which vegetables have burned, boil a

few minutes and it may be easily washed

off.—-Mrs. R. C.



Put a layer of dry, fine sand an inch

in depth at the bottom of an earthen—

ware jar. Place a row of lemons on this,

stalk downward, and be careful that they





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do not touch one another. Coven, them

with another layer of sand fully three

inches in depth. Lay on it more lemons

and repeat until the jar is full. Store in

a cool, dry place. Lemons thus preserved

will keep for months—«Mrs. J. J. O'C.



“'hen the children are wearing knit

drawers and muslin or gingham ones

over them I pin the bands of knit draw-

ers to bands of outer ones, folding the

buttonholes on the drawers back. It

saves small fingers many a struggle.—

Mrs. P. C. L. '



Instead of baking custard or pumpkin

pics in a crust I mix my filling as usual.

Pour in basin. set in another basin of

hot water, bake in a moderate oven until

a silver knife will come out clean. Or if

do not want ‘to disturb it to serve I pour

it in cups, set in hot water and bake as

before. If one has them, the individual

baking dishes are nice. Lemon or cream

pie filling put in dishes with the beaten





white of eggs heaped on top is much i

healthier and, we think, better thani

when baked in crust. Saves time in





making crust and at the present high

price of lard the money saved is quite

an item.-——Mrs. S.





HOME QUERIES.





Vs'ill some one please be so kind as to

tell me through Home Query department

the best way to clean a white leghorn

hat?—A. R.



A good way is to scrub it with a weak

solution of oxalic acid. l'se a teaspoon'

ot‘ acid to one pint of water.

hat thoroughly with a small brush I

dry in the sun. Be careful to keep the!

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I have a rag carpet which I have used

only two years but has been in a rooml

where bedbugs are. As I am going to'

move where there are none I Would like‘

to know if it is safe to use this carpet

as it is or must it be washed to get it

free. from nits? I do not know whether

they would adhere to carpet or not.—

1). .



I should wash the carpet thoroughly

and if possible spray with gasoline before

putting it in another house.





l‘lear i9ditor:~«\\’hat is pnralline oil,

that has bet-n spoken of several times?—

l\lrs. A. G. l). I

I do not remember ever having seen‘

the term “parafiine oil.” Can any read-li

er enlighten us?





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March 22, 1911.

Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—«Prices held quite uniformly to

old figures till Tuesday of this week when

the quotations sank to a lower level than

has been touched in the past two weeks.

The visible supply of this country de-

clined over a. million and a half bushels.

'lhe receipts are ordinary for the season

and while the May option appears to be

a burden to holders who are endeavoring

to get rid of surplusses, the cash deal has

a slow movement, following the difficulty

millers are contending with in disposing

of flour. The new crop is improving un-

der a general increase in fall of moisture

over the southwest where dry weather

offered, for several weeks, a damper to

bearish feeling, and in the northwest the

spring wheat belt is, as yet, not suffering

for want of'moisture to fit it for the new

seeding. Abroad there is a wide move-

ment of the grain from every wheat pro-

ducing country and the shipments are

liberal. France is still short but she will

find no difficulty in supplying her needs.

One year ago the price paid here for N0.





2 red wheat was‘$1.171}4 per bu. Quota-

tions for the past week are:



'0. 2 No. 1



Red. White May. July.

Thursday ...... 891/; .87 .92 891/;

Friday ........891/2 .871,4 .9214 .8915;

Saturday . . . . . . 90 .88 .9294 .901/3





Monday. ......8934 .8737; .921/2 .901/2

Tuesday .......88% .869; .911A; .90

\Vednesday ....881/z .861/ .901/2 90%.



Corn—The tendency of corn prices this

past week, in spite of the downward

movement of wheat, was upward, the

market being fairly firm at the higher

figures. The visible supply is little

changed. Receipts for the past week

were larger than for the previous week

and also for the corresponding period a

year ago. The world movement of corn

for the same period was about twice what

it was for that particular week a year

ago. Feeders appear to be satisfied to

put corn at present prices into stock, and

are thus using a considerable volume of

the grain. One year ago the price for

No. 3 corn was tile per bu. Quotations

for the week are;





No 9 No. 3



Corn Yellow.



Thursday ................ .17 “4 48 3,4



Friday ........... 47“., 483:;

Saturday ........... 48 49

Monday .......... 48 49

Tuesday ................. 48 49

\Vednesday . . . . . ..... . . . . 48 49



Oats.-—Last week’s prices have ruled





throughout this week and nothing of im-

portance has transpired in the trade to

cause concern, buyers and sellers alike

appearing to know the limits of the deal.

The visible supply shows a decrease of

over a half million bushels. A. year ago

the price for standard oats was 471/20 per

bu. Quotations for the past week are:

Standard No.3





White,

Thursday ................ 3 3214

Friday . . . . . . . . ........... 33 32%

Saturday . . . . . .......... . . 33 321,;

Monday .................. 33 321:;

Tuesday ................. 33 321,;

\\'ednesday ............... 33 321/,





Beans.—Prices are holding to the level

occupied a week ago with the figures

merely nominal. Calls are occasionally

made for May goods but cash deals are

not thought of. Following are the estab—

lished quotations for the past week:





Cash May.



Thursday $188 $1.90

Friday ... .................. 1.88 1.90

Saturday .................. 1.88 1.90

Monday ............ , ....... 1.88 1.90

Tuesday ................... 1.88 1.90

\Vednesday ................ 1.88 1.90

Clover Seed.-This market has lost





much of its life, it being the time be-

tween the demand for the early seeding

by farmers of their fall sown crops and





the seeding with spring grains. Prices

remain at last week’s level. They are:

Prime. Asike.

Thursday $875 $9.00

Friday ..................... 8.75 9.00

Saturday ....... . ........... 8.75 9.00

Monday ........ . ........... 8.75 9.00

Tuesday ................... 8.75 9.00

\\'ednesday ................ 8.75 9.00

Rye.~ltye has made another climb,





this week reaching 900 for No. 1 grade,

an advance of two cents over the price of

last week. The demand for seeding and

the shortage of the supply of this grain

accounts for the improved situation.



Timothy Seed.#'l‘he advance made last

week was lost and the price for prime



spot now stands at $5.25 per bu..



. Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





\Vheat ... . . . . . . . . . 36,562,000 38,222,000

(.‘m‘n ............... 12,535,000 12,614,000

()ats ............... 14,500,000 15,166,000

Rye ................ 160,000 37,000

Barley ............. 1,361,000 1,300,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Flown—Market continues slow with

prices unchanged. Quotations are:

Clear ......................... . ....... $4.25

Straight .................. . ....... 4.65

Patent Michigan .................... 4.90

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





Hay and Straw.*Values are unchanged.

Quotations on baled hay in car lots f. o.

b. Detroit are: No. 1 timothy, $16.50@

17; No. 2 timothy, $15.506916; clover, mix-

ed. $1.5; rye straw, $7607.50; wheat and

oat straw, $6696.50 per ton.



Feed.—Prices are steady with a week

ago. Carlot prices on tra‘ck are: Bran,

$27 per ton; coarse middlings, $26; fine

middlings, $28; cracked corn, $22; coarse

corn meal, $22; corn and oat chop, $20

per ton. .





 





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29c; 1/4,'-bl_00d combing, 26%@27c; delaine





Potatoes.——The old potato market is

dull and easy. Consignments contain

quite a. percentage of poor lots. Prices

are steady with last week. In car lots

Michigan potatoes are selling at 3569400

per bushel.



Provisions.—Family pork, $20@21; mess

pork, $19.50; medium clear, $17.50@19.50;

smoked hams, 13%@14c; briskets, 111,40;

shoulders, 110; picnic hams, 110; ba-

con, 1417460160; pure lard in tierces, 9340;

kettle rendered lard, 10%0.



Hides.——No. 1 cured, 9140; No. 1 green,

90; No. 1 cured bulls, 81,40; No. 1 green

bulls, 70; No. 1 cured veal kip, 10%0; No.

1 green veal kip, 90; No. 1 cured mur-

rain, 90; No. 1 green murrain, 7%0; No. 1

cured calf, 150; No. 1 green calf, 1395c;

No. 2 kip and calf, 11/20 off; No. 2 hides

1c off; No. 1 horsehides, $3.50; No. 2

horsehides, $2.50; sheepskins, depending

on wool, 5006i)$1.50.



Dairy and Poultry Products.



Butter.—Butter dealers apprehended

the decline which took place in local

creamery prices this week, since New

York, Chicago and Elgin have had easy

markets some days back. Production is

increasing. Dairies are steady. Extra

creameries are quoted at 25c per lb; firsts

220; dairy butter, 160; and packing stock,

131/20 per lb.



Eggs.—-The consignments of eggs are.

large as is also the consumption,

which makes a lively trade and that on

a basis which appeals to buyers. The re-

duction in prices for the week amounted

to only a half cent, making the quotation

for fresh receipts, case c‘ount, cases in~

eluded, 160 per dozen.



Poultry.——I’rices are steady with last

week. vThe trading is confined almost

exclusively to chickens, the other kinds

being very inactive. Quotations: Dress-

ed—Turkeys, 200; chickens, 15@16c; fowls

15c; ducks, 1769180; geese, 13@14c per lb.





Live—Spring chickens, 141/269150; fowls,

150; old roosters, 1069110; turkeys, 1760





18c; geese, 1269130; ducks, 1560160 per 1b.





Cheese.—Michigan, old, 1569160; Mich—

igan, late, 1369140. York state, old, 1669

18c; do. late made, 1469150; limburger,





early, 1461150; Swiss domestic block, 1869

20c: cream brick, 1569160.

Veal.—Market steady.



ordinary, 90 per 1b.

Rabbits.-—Steady. Per dozen, $1.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Cranberries.——Steady. Quoted at $3.50

per bu.

Cabbage.-—Steady.

bbl. for new.

OnionsxASteady.

bushel.

Honey.—Choice to fancy comb. 1569170

per lb.

Applesril‘he





Choice, 1069110;





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quoted at $550616; Baldwins, $450696;

Steel reds, $6; ordinary grades, $3693.50





 





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OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.

Dealers in eggs and dairy products





were paying 141/20 for eggs, 200 for dairy

butter an( 241/20 for creamery on Tues-

day of this week. Dressed hogs are

bringing 80; Spring chickens, 14c; fowls,

12c. Growers of green stuff under glass

are busy, lettuce bringing 9c and radishes

20c. The potato market is doing a little

better. prices in outside markets having

advanced 36950. The prices paid at

Michigan loading stations are still around

25c and reports from some sections show

that stock is still in good supply in spite

of the heavy movement all the season.

\Vhite beans are quoted on $1.60 basis,

red kidneys at $2.75.

Chicago.



“heat—No. 2 red, 901469910; May, 900;

utily, 890 per bu.



Corn—No. 2, 471/20; May, 48-340; July,

vol/$50 per bu. -



Oats—No. 2 white, 311/3@31%c; May,

307/60; July, 307/80. ,



Barley—Making grades, 900@$1.021/2

per bu; feeding, 6069700. '



Butter.—Stocks of storage goods are

being reduced so slowly as to give little

encouragement to the market. The de-

struction of 1,000,000 lbs. of storage stock

in a warehouse fire early. in the week had

no appreciable effect upon this market,

top grades of creamery following Elgin

in a lo decline. Other grades unchanged.

Quotations now are: Creameries, 1661)

25c; dairies, 15@210.



Eggs—Prices generally 10 lower than a

week ago. Receipts continue heavy and

the demand is strong. Quotations are:

l’rime firsts, 151,430; firsts, 15c; at mark,

cases included, it’ll/2617140 per dozen.



Potatoes.—~Market steady at former

values under light receipts and a mod-

erate demand. Choice to fancy are quot-

ed at 4061430 per bu: fair to good, 3669380.



Beans. Market steady at last week’s

lower range, with demand moderatelv

active. Choice hand-picked beans quoted

at $1.86611.93 per bu; prime, $1.76691.85;

red kidneys, $275613.



Hay and Straw.—.\ll grades of both hay

and straw are quoted lower. Market

firm. Quotations are: Choice timothy,

$17.50fi18.50; No. 1 timothy, $1661.17; No.

2 do. and No. 1 mixed, 3514611450; No. 3

do. and No. 2 mixed. $96913: rye straw,

$7618: oat straw, $66127; wheat straw,

$550696 per ton.



Boston.



VVooL—Manufacturers and dealers are

not doing much, there appearing to be

increased concern regarding the future

of the product due in part to probable

federal legislation on, or change in, wool

tariffs. In many lines the trading is so

light that fixing prices is difficult. In

London, England, the auctions are con—

tinuing, with prices on a firm basis. Fol-

lowing are the leading domestic quota-

tions: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces—-

Delaine washed, 321/269340; XX. 311/269

320; fine unmerchantable, 2569260; half-

blood combing, 29@300; %-blood combing





 





6123.75;





 





unwashed, 263969270.



sin and New York fleeces—Fine unwash-



ed, -20@2lc; delaine unwashed, 2469250;



1,4—blood unwashed, 266926950. Kentucky,



Indiana and Missouri—'Three-eighths-



blood, 27@271,§c; 14—blood, 25@2517éc.

New York.



Butter—This market is decidedly

weaker, the week opening with a mate-

rial decline in values, followed by a fur-

ther loss on Tuesday. Creamery specials

are quoted at 251/20; extras, 240; seconds

to firsts, 171/26922c per lb.



Eggs—W'eak with all grades showing

losses of 10 or more. Fresh gathered

extras, 1869190; firsts, 169469170; western

gathered, white, 1794369180.



Poultry—Live, steadY. Western chick-

ens. 1469150; fowls, 15612160; turkeys, 13c





per lb. Dressed, weak. Roasting chick-

ens, 1561200; fowls, 131AgQUI6C; turkeys,

101.20C.





Elgln.



Rotten—lilarket firm at 250 per 1b.,

which is a cent below the quotation of

last week. Output for the week, 447,900

lbs. as compared with 439,200 lbs. for the

previous week.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

March 20, 1911.

(Special report by Dtinning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 156 cars; hogs, 11,200; sheep and

lambs, 17,000; calves, 1,900.



\\'ith 26.000 cattle reported in Chicago,

and 156 cars on our market, we quote

cattle of all grades from 1,200 lbs. and

down, 150 per cwt. lower, and all cattle

weighing 1,200 lbs. and up 2069250 per

cwt. lower. Milkers and springers were

$561110 lower. .



\\'e quote: Best 1,300 to 1,400 lb. steers

$6.3561‘6.60: good prime 1,200 to 1,300 lb.

steers, $5.75616.15; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb.

shipping steers, $540616; medium butcher

steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs, 5852569565; light

butcher steers, 3547569525; best fat cows,

$4.5061.75.15; fair to good do., 38375617440;

common to medium do., $3613.50; trim-

mers, 342.75.603.15; best fat heifers, $54069

5m; good do,- $4.906t5.35; fair to god (10.,

$46,114.60; stock heifers, $4.256114.5O; best

feeding steers, dehorncd, $5615.25; medi-

um to good feeding steers. 5344069460;

stockers, all grades, $4.256I34.50; best bulls

$5615.25: bologna bulls. $4.256l.4.75; stock

bulls, fair to good, $3.7561‘4.25; best milk-

ers and springcrs, $456155; good to best

milkers and springers, $356945; common

to good do., $256135.



\\'ith 60,000 hogs reported in Chicago

and 70 cars here, our market opened 10

6120c lower than Saturday’s best time.

Market closed 56100 higher than the

opening: all selling that were yarded in

time for the market. \\’e quote opening

prices as follows: Strictly yorkers, $7.30

6177.35; pigs, _$7.~i5697.50; roughs, $61569

6.25; stags, $475695. Prospects look only

fair.



Lamb market opened active today; few

of the choice handy lambs selling early

at $7.25; mostly $7.1061.7.15; heavy lambs,

that is, weighing 100 lbs. and over, sell-

ing mostly at $6616.25. Look for lower

prices the balance of the week unless the

runs should be very light. Sheep mar-

ket was active today, most of the choice

ewes selling at $5615.25: wethers, $14069

5.50; look for about steady prices on sheep

the balance of the week:



XVe quote: Best handy lambs, $71569

7.25: heavy lambs, $6616.25: bucks, $3.25

heavy ewes, $475615: yearlings,

$5.7561z6.15; wcthers, $5.40615.60; cull sheep

$3.25614.25: handy ewes, $5695.25; veals,

choice to extra, $875619; fair to good do,

$7698.50; .heavy calves, $4695.50.





 





Chicago.

March 20, 1911.



_ Cattle. Hogs. Sheep

Received today ...... 24,000 58,000 19,000

Same day last year..19,643 31,528 14,454

Received last week..5l,543 180,882 71,493

Same week last year.4~l,691 94,597 49,823





This week opens with more cattle than

are wanted. and sales up to a rather late

hour are slow. prices averaging fully 100

lower, and butcher stuff is as much as

150 lower in instances. This follows last

week's cattle decline of 1069150 in steers

and cows and heifers. Telegrams are

being sent to the farming districts urging

stockmen to send in smaller supplies in

order to prevent further declines. Re-

tailers are pushing their sales of pork and

mutton, and this cuts into the beef trade.

Hogs weakened under the usual big Mon—

day receipts, prit-cs being fully 15c lower

on an average, with some sales 200 lower,

following last week’s drop of 10611150.

Sales were made at $625617 for inferior

heavy lots to prime light lots, but after

the opening none sold up to $7, and the

great bulk of the hogs sold at 9566060665.

Hogs received last week were heavier

than ever, averaging 242 lbs., compared

with 238 lbs. :1 wcck earlier, 229 lbs. a

fortnight earlier, 219 lbs. a year ago, 208

lbs. two years ago and 215 lbs. three

years ago. Supplics are running phe-

nomenally heavy for March, and this is

true of both numbcrs and weights. Sheep

and lambs advanced last Week 10611150

for wooled and 156/251- for shorn llocks

under active buying. but they were slow

today and largely 101- lower. Late in the

day not much had boon-v dorm, Lambs

have been selling at 5.75.5061660 {or wooled

and at $4610.10 for clipped, country buy-

erg paying $6616.25 for shearing and feed—

ing lots. \\"ooled wciiirars Hold 111 354.2569

5.50; ewes at $350615, blink”. 511 $2.506”

3.25 and yearlings at $561.6, :uyers are

now objecting to paying ”HM“. advanced

figures, but sellers are coniivicnl ilmt they

will win if supplies are hold down, an

eastern markets are higher.



Cattle had a rally last 'l‘hurmlay on

small receipts, but previous to that; day

the market ruled considerably lower, as

the offerings, although not what would be





Michigan, Wiscon- -





MARCH. 25. 1911.



/ .

called large during active times, were

more than the moderate demand re-

quired. A large share of the week’s

steer sales took place at $5.75@6.65, in-

ferior and rough steers selling at $4.85@

5.25, while common to good killers went

at $5.30@6.25, good to choice killers at

$6.30ao'.50 and choice to prime heavy

beeves at $660697. Yearlings were more

active than heavy beeves and were slow-

er to weaken in price. The consumption

of beef, besides being affected by the

Lenten fast, is further lowered by the

great cheapness of eggs and vegetables,

and country shippers should take note of

this. Killers claim to be selling beef in

the carcass at 86990 per 1b., but retailers

are still asking very high prices, and this

lessens consumption, even coarse cuts

selling high and much the same as a year

ago, when cattle were $1.256vl.75 per 100

lbs. higher than now. Cows and heifers

have been sellingfairly at $3.50@6.10,

with a sale of seven head of fancy 683-lb.

Hereford heifers at $7. Canners had a fair

sale at $2.3561;2.95, cutters going at $3@

3.45 and bulls at $3.75695.50. The stocker

and feeder branch of the market has been

rather less active of late, but prices are

still extremely high; as farmers are not

selling a great many of these cattle, pre-

ferring to do their own feeding. Stockers

have been selling at $4605.60‘ and feeders

at 5551560590, while stocker and feeder

heifers are bringing $4695.15, with a fair

demand. Calves have sold at $3@5 for





. the coarser heavy lots up to $7698.50 for





the better class of light vealers, with

fairly large offerings. Milkers and spring-

ers have sold moderately at $306960 per

head, with sales of most medium to good

cows largely $2 lower, despite only fair

receipts. .



Hogs are being marketed freely now

most of the time, especially when prices

are firm, and 58,404 head arrived here

last Monday, causing a sharp break in

values. Rallies take place every few days,

as usual, but the undertone of the mar-

ket is still bearish, the local packers do—

ing everything in their power to depress

values, the only strength of the market

being derived from purchases made by

eastern shippers and local speculators.

Theheavy average weight of the daily

receipts tends to make these offerings

sell slowly at a big discount, rough, ex-

treme' lots going lowest of all, while

light bacon hogs continue to be market

toppers, advancing the first and declin-

ing the slowest of all the hogs. Local

manufacturers of bacon canot begin to

get enough light hogs, and it is also im—

possible to obtain enough to meet the big

fresh meat requirements, fresh pork pro—

ducts having a great sale, as they are

cheaper than any other meats. There is

a wide tendency in prices for hogs, but

it apparently has no effect in inducing

farmers to market their hogs any lighter

in weight, the cheapness of corn inllu—

encing them to make their hogs heavy.

The prevailing belief is that hog prices

are not likely to undergo any violent

changes in the near future and that it





will pay farmers to make their holdings _





fat and heavy, but not excessively heavy.

Many owners say they will make their

hogs weigh upward of 280 lbs.



bheep and lambs have been placed in a.

greatly improved position from the sell-

er‘s standpoint in recent weeks, largely

as a result of holding down supplies, and

unexpected large advances in prices have

taken place all along the line, the com-

monest, as well as the choicest consign-

ments, participating in the upward move-

ment. Part of the time exporters have

been operating, and this has made the

best heavy sheep and lambs sell away

up. Sheepmen have been busy shearing

their iiocks, and this largely accounts for

the decreasing receipts, the work being

profitable, since buyers have paid rela-

tively much better prices for shorn than

wooled lots. The demand for breeding

ewes that are young and well-bred shows

no abatement, and many more could be

disposed of than are showing up in the

market. The same is true of feeders,

which continue to be offered sparingly.





The cheapness and abundance of feed'





explains the heavy weight of a large part

of the recent receipts, and this is ex-





pected to continue a feature of the mar— '





ket.- Country buyers have paid as high

as $6.156126.25 for shearing and feeding

lambs, prices that look high when com-

pared with those paid for fat lambs. Just

now Colorado Sheepmen are marketing

their flocks freely.



Horses have been meeting with large

sales recently, the greatest activity and

firmness being witnessed during the first

half of the week, as usual. Receipts are

much larger than earlier in the year, and

well- ahead of a year ago, and the one

unpleasant feature lies in the too‘liberal

offerings of common horses. Sales have

been at an extreme range of $65611300 per

head, with plenty of orders for good to

choice drafters at $190611250 and a few

sales of fancy stall-fed drafters that

weigh around 1,700 to 1,800 lbs., at $27569

300. Common farm horses are wanted

at $75615145, and high—bred farm mares

are bringing 5817561265. lixpressers are

good sellers at 51317569230, and drivers are

having a light demand at $15061‘300, few

going above $250. The tendency is for

common horses to go lower. F.



Montana is experiencing a cattle short-

age. and word comes from there that the

entire supply in the Big Hole section has

been bought up by men from Puget

Sound, which cuts off all the Chicago

supply from there this year.





Mr. Fred Loeser, of Loeser Bros, In-

diana importers of Belgian, Percheron

and Shire stallions and mares, has just

returned from Belgium, where he bought

tWo loads of matched mares, every one

in foal. Many critics who saw these

mares loaded in Belgium said they were

the finest, largest and best matched





mares shipped to America this year. Mr.

Loeser says the Japanese government has

recently been buying Belgians to use for

breeding purposes in Japan.
MARCH 85, 1911..

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Thursday's Market.

March 23,

Cattle.



Receipts, 1.057. Market steady at last

week’s prices on all grades; good active

demand.



we quote: Best steers and heifers, $6

@615; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200,

$5.25@5.75; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000

$5615.50; steers and heifers that are fat,

’500 to 700, $435065; choice fat cows, $4.50;

good fat cows, 346194.25; common cows,

$3.25@3.50; canners, $2.50@3.25; choice

heavy bulls, $561,525; fair to good bolog~

nas, bulls, $4.50@4.75; stock bulls, $4.21)

$4.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1,000,

$4.50@5; fair feeding steers, 800 to 1,000,

$3.75@4.25; choice stockers, 500 to 700.

$4.25@4.50; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3.50

@4; stock heifers, $3.50@3.75; milkers,

large, young, medium age, $406748; com-

mon milkers, $25@35. ‘



Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 18

steers ave 1,021 at $5.35; to Gerish 15 do

av 1,324 at $6.15; to Goodwin 3 cows av

847 at $4, 1 do weighing 1,120 at $4; to

Mich. B. Co. 17 steers av 920 at $5.50. 7

do av 721 at $5.25, 17 do av 830 at $5.25,

1 heifer weighing 670 at $4.50, 4 cows av

850 at $4.50, 16 steers av 925 at $5.25; to

Ilattkowsky 2 cows av 1,015 at $4; to

Regan 8 heifers av 620 at $4.60; to Fry 3

steers av 973 at $5.25; to Sullivan P. Co.

18 do av 1,134 at $5.65.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Thompson Bros.

2 cows av 1,055 at $3, 5 steers av 784 at

$5.15, 5 cows av 838 at $4, 2 do av 925 at

$4, 7 steers av 886 at $5.20; to Mich. 13. Co.

8 do av 845 at $5.40, 7 do av 1,004 at

$5.50, 9 do av 725 at $5, 7 cows av 1,037 at

$4. 1 bull weighing 1,340 at $4.75, 1 do

weighing 640 at $4.25, 8 butchers av 717

at $5; to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 heifer

weighing 870 at $4.75. 1 bull weighing

1,830 at $5, 1 do weighing 1,540 at $4.75,

6 steers av 938 at $5.35. 4 butchers av

707 at $5, 4 cows av 1.155 at $4.10: to

Sullivan P. Co. 2 steers av 1.000 at $5.50,

1 bull weighing 1,270 at $4.50; to Kam—

man B. CO. 6 steers av 918 at $5.35. 1.

cow weighing 930 at $3.50, 2 do av 1,085

at $4. 5 steers av 890 at $5.50; to Newton

B. Co. 17 steers av 920 at $5.40, 6 do

av 983 at $5, 2 cows av 1,030 at $3.50; to

Parker, 16’. & Co. 2 do av 915 at $3.35, 2

heifers av 665 at $4.50, 1 bull weighing

1,710 at $5.25. 20 steers av 890 at $5 60,

12 cows av 946 at $3.50, 1 heifer weighing

790 at $5, 2 butchers av 545 at $4; to

Thompson Bros. 4 steers av 960 at $5.25,

3 cows av 1,026 at $4.25: to Fronn 3 heif-

ers av 753 at $4. 2 cows av 1,040 at $3.50:

to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 do av 980 at

$4.25, 2 cows av 1,140 at $4.50, 1 steer

weighing 1.030 at $6, 4 do av 935 at $5.50,

1 cow weighing 1,050 at $4.75; to Newton

B. Co. 5 steers av 1,106 at $5.50, 3 cows

av 970 at $4.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 do

av 890 at $3, 4 do av 1,007 at $3.85, 2 do

av 1,000 at $3.75, 2 do av 780 at $3. 4

butchers av 655 at $4.50, 1 bull weighing

1,440 at $4.75.



Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 5 cows

av 988 at $3.35, 3,do av 907 at $3.25, 1 do

weighing 700 at $2.50, 1 do weighing 980

at $3.25, 11 butchers av 832 at $4.75, 16

do av 750 at $4.90; to Breitenbeck Bros.

1 cow weighing 720 at $3.25, 20 butchers

av 807 at $5.15; to Rattkowsky 2 steers av

625 at $4.25; to Goose 5 cows av 954 at

$3.10, 3 do av 1,003 at $3; to Hammond,

S. & Co. 21 steers av 956 at $5.50, 22 do

av 1,018 at $5.70, 8 do av 872 at $5. 4

cows av 1,025 at $4, 9 steers av 1,020 at

$5.50. 3 heifers av 740 at $5. 1 bull weigh-

ing 920 at $4.50: to Kull 21 steers av 1,062

at $5.40, 6 do av 875 at $5, 6 butchers av

585 at $1.25, '1 heifer weighing 740 at

$4.75; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 1 cow weighing

930 at $3.75, 12 do av 1,008 at $3.65,'1 do

weighing 830 at $2.75; to Regan 5 heifers

av 500 at $4.25. '



Haley & M. sold Lingeman 3 cows av

$963 at $3.50, 1 do weighing 760 at $3, 9

heifers av 555 at $4.15; to Applebaum 4

butchers av 662 at $4.55; to Jetter 4 steers

av 772 at $5.40; to Schuman 5 do av 776

at $5.25. 8 do av 835 at $5.15; to Mich.

B. CO. 20 do av 950 at $5.40, 11 do av 762

at $5. ‘



Downing sold Sullivan P. Co. 10 butch-

ers av 810 at $5.15, 3 cows av 977 at $4.50.



Johnson sold Hammond, S. & Co. 10

butchers av 787 at $5, 2 bulls av 975 at





$4.75. .

Veal Calves.

Receipts, 1,002. Market dull and 50@

7.50 lower than last week. Choice, $7.50

$8; light, $5@6; fair to good, $6.50@7;





1911.





milch cows and springers, $3@5 lower

than last week.

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





13 av 120 at $7, 4 av 125 at $3, 3 av 115

at $7.25, 5 av 145 at $8.25; to Sullivan P.

Go. 10 av 130 at $8, 5 av 155 at $6, 15 av

140 at $8: to Goodwin 7 av 145 at $7.40;

to Rattkowsky 6 av 155 at $5.50; to Brei-

tenbeck 10 av 13?. at $7.75, 9 av 135 at

$7; to McGuire 7 av 150 at $7.75.



Roe Com. Co. sold Hammond, S. & Co.

47 calves av 133 at $7.25; to Mich. B. Co.

5 av 115 at $6, 14 av 130 at $7.75. _



Haley & M. sold Rattkowsky 5 av 12;)

at $6.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 av 180 at

$3.50, 14 av 130 at $7; to Golden 20_ av

120 at $6.25: to Mich. B. Co. 2 av 105 at

$6.50, 7 av 150 at $8; to Breitenbeck 8 av

140 at $5.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & 00.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





14 av 120 at $7.50, 8 av 125 at, $8, 15 av

145 at $8; to Rattkowsky 4av125at $6,

2 av 140 at $8; to Goose 14 av 130 at $7.15;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 7 av 145 at $7.25;

to Goose 21 av 110 at $6; to Ruskin 5 av

110 at $5.50; to Rattkowsky 5 av 100 at

$5.50; to Barlage 4 av 90 at $5, 11 av 110

at $6; to Nagle P. Co. 34 av 140 at $7.65,

18 av 135 at $7.65, 20 av 130 at $7.50, 6 av

125 at $7.75, 11 av 140 at $7.75. 9 av 140

at $7.75; to Burnstine 14 av 150 at $8, 12

av 130 at $7.50, 2 av 130 at $8, 2 av 150 at

$8; to Nagle P. Co. 32 av 140 at $7.40, 14

av 130 at $7.25, 5 av 125 at $6.50, 7 av

130 at $7, 9 av 140 at $7.25, 4 av 140 at

$7, 45 av 130 at $7.25, 24 av 125 at $7.50;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 11 av 140 at $7.

15 av 125 at $7.25.

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts, 5,206. Market opened steady,

will close 150, 25c lower than opening.



Best lambs, $6.75; fair to good lambs,

$6.50tg116.60; light to common lambs, $5.50

@625; heavy, $5.75; fair to good sheep,

$450605; culls and common, $3.25@3.75.



iishop, B. & ii. sold Sullivan P. Co. 43

sheep av 110 at $5.10, 13 do av 75 at $3.

44 lambs av 85 at $6, 20 sheep av 85 at

$3.50, 5 do av 81 at $3.50, 13 lambs av

75 at $6, 29 do av 85 at $6.23. 59 do av

100 at $6.25; to. Nagle P. Co. 415 sheep av

98 at $5; to Swift & Co. 38 lambs av 85

at $6.50, 14 do av 110 at $5.75, 220 av 85

at $6.65, 36 do av 77 at $6.55, 17 sheep av

90 at $4.25, 94 do av 91 at $4350; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 109 lambs av 90 at $6.65,

232 do av 33 at $6.65, 24 do av 120 at

$5.75, 15 clipped lambs av 77 at $5.25. 21

lambs av 70 at $5.35, 9 do av 115 at $5.75;

to Mich. B. Co. 62 do av 80 at $6.50, 166

do av 85 at $6.70. 59 do av 75 at $6.50, 30

do av 73 at $6.40; to Parker, W. & Co.

209 do av 80 at $6.75; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

13 sheep av 105 at $4; to Swift & Co. 68

lambs av 70 at $6.25; to Hammond, S. &

Co. 27 clipped lambs av 85 at $5, 25 lambs

av 100 at $6; to Nagle 1?. Co. 57 do av

80 at $6.40.



Downing sold Street 7 sheep av 110 at

$3.50, 35 lambs av 85 at $6.25.



Johnson sold Hammond, S. & Co. 17

clipped lambs av 80 at $5.25.



Long sold Thompson Bros. 18

av 85 at $6.50.



Haveland sold same 22

at $4.50.



\Vickman sold Mich. B. Co. 4 sheep av

140 at $3.25, 77 lambs av 70 at $6.50.



Bennett & S. sold Fitzpatrick 23 sheep

av 90 at $4, 101 lambs av 74 at $6.73.



Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 211

lambs av 75 at $5.75. 14 do av 85m $6.



Haley & M. sold hiich. B. (.70. 71 lambs

av 110 at $5.25; to Newton B. Co. 8:} do

av 75 at $6; to Brcitenbeck 38 do av 80

at $6.35, 21 sheep av 90 at $3.85.



Spicer & it. sold Sullivan 1’. C0. 14

lambs av 70 at $6; to Mich. B. (To. 20 do

av 80 at $6.50; to Brcitenbcck 17 clipped

lambs av 70 at $3.40: to Newton ll. Co.

32 lamos av 65 at $6.50, 5 do av 50 at

$5.50, 4 sheep av 90 at $3.50; to Thompson

Bros. 4 do av 85 at $3, 39 lambs av 95

at $6.50; to Youngs 60 do av 80 at $6.40.

Hogs.



Market steady at last





lambs





sheep av 100





Receipts, 4.561.

Thursday’s prices. .

Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $7.15@7.25; pigs. $7.30: light yorkers,

$7.15@7.20; heavy, $7607.10.

Spicer & 11. sold Hammond, S.

280 av 180 at $7.25. .

Roe Com. Co. sold same 340 av 200 at





& (‘1).





$7.20. .

Haley & M. sold same 255 av 180 at





$7.20, 27 av 210 at $7.15, 12 av 140 at $7.25.

Sundry shippers sold same 460 av 180

at $7.20.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker. XV. & Co.

1,250 av 150 at $7.25, 1.14.1 av 180 at $7.20,

50 av 260 at $7.10.





Friday's Market.

March 17, 1911.

Cattle.



Receipts this week, 1,382;

1,363. Market steady at

prices.



\Ve 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, $561

5.50; steers and heifers that are fat, 500

to 700, 342561475; choice fat cows, $4.50

614.75; good fat cows. $3.75@4; common

cows, $3.256’13.50: canners. $2.50@3.25;

choice heavy bulls, $175615; fair to good

bologna bulls, 3544066460; stock bulls, $4

(104.25; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1,000,

$450625; fair feeding steers, 800 to 1.000.

$4614.50: milkers, large, young. medium

age, $406150; cvommon milkers, $25@35.



Veal Calves.

Receipts this week, 1,090;





last \\ eek,

Thursday’s





last week,





948. Market dull and 500 lower than on

Thursday. Best, $8.50; light, thin grades,

$4614.50.





Milch cows and springers steady.

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts this week. 4,735; last week,





7,932. h'farket steady at Thursday’s

prices. Best lambs, $6.706126.75; fair to





good lambs, 316.25.716.60; light to common

lambs, $550626: heavy, $5.75; fair to good





sheen. $4.50@4.75; culls and common,

$3.25@3.75.



Hogs.

Receipts this week, 5.135: last week,





5,355. Market steady to 5c lower than on

Thursday. Range of prices: Light to

good butchers, $7.15@7.20; pigs, $7.25;

light yorkers, $7.156!7.20; heavy, $7@7.05.



Texas cattle will begin to be marketed

freely shortly and will be mostly shipped

by the close of next month. North cen-

tral l‘exas has until recent years been

the principal region where cattle feeding

was carried on for May and June mar-

kets, but lack of water this season re-

sulted in feeding being cut down fully

one—third. It is thought, however, that

Texas and Oklahoma combined will mar-

ket more steers. but that there will be a

great falling off in shipments of cows.

Pretty nearly all the cattle in central

Texas that are marketed in April, May

and June are fed cottonseed cake on grass





 





or cottonseed cake with prickly pear- from

which the stickers have been burned by

gasoline torches. The reason for expect-

ing a considerably heavier movement than

a year ago is because there are a good

many aged steers, and grass is lacking.



The Live Stock Report, published at

Chicago, says: “The average weight of

hogs marketed in recent years is much

lighter than in former years. In the

decade, 1870-1879, the average weight of

hogs killed during the winter months in

western packing centers was about 275





1135., 1880—1889 about 257 lbs, 1890-1899

about 239 lbs, and 1900-1909 about 219

lbs. In other words, hogs marketed be—





tween 30 and 40 years ago averaged one-

fourth heavier than those marketed in

recent years."





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





Genesee Co., March 18.—VVith the ex-

ception of a very few days March weath-

er has been more than usually spring-

like. Roads dry and dusty like mid—sum-





mer. Wheat and grass needs rain and is

not looking as well as when the snow

went oft. Many tenants changing loca-





tions and not a few farms sold. Hired

help scarce as ever. Live stock has win-

tered well. Cows of no special breeding

bring $607,170; horses, $200 and upward

each for good ones. Butter and eggs are

lower, hay ditto, potatoes selling at 400.



Mec05ta Co., March 17.—March was.

until the 16th, exceptionally nice, but

on. the 16th we had one of the severest

blizzards as well as one of the coldest

days this winter. But the colder weather

should be welcomed by everyone having

fruit trees, because, had the warm

weather continued a low days longer the

buds would certainly have started just

to have been killed as they were last

spring. l’olatoes are the cheapest that

they have been at any time for the pres—

ent crop. 'l‘hey are now quoted at 22¢

per bu: butter—rat, 23c per lb; butter,

140; eggs, ll“; hens, izc per lb; not much

if any fat stock for sale; cows are sell-





ing at fairly good prices. The horse

market is improving. Several farms are

changing hands this spring.





Eastern Oceana Co., March 16.—Since

my last report we have had very bad

weather for all of our winter crops, freez—

ing and thawing nearly every day and

night, now our wheat and rye looks as if

it was dead, also our clover and alfalfa.

Stock is wintering well with more hay

being offered for sale than at any pre-

vious time this winter; prices range from

$75061“ per ton. The bottom has drop-

ped out of the potato market, none mov—

this neighborhood,





ing to markct from



nominal quotations are 20@22c: dairy

butter selling at 18c: eggs, 13c: hogs,

$6.50!?! 6.75 per cwt; wool market demon.

alized. Auction sales numerous and all

stook selling at high prices. Very little

precipitation for the last month. Farm-





ers busy hauling manure, trimming or-

chards and getting ready for the spring

campaign soon to come.



8. E. Mecosta 00., March 11.——P0tatoes

are selling at from 256,;‘27c per bu. Hay

dropped about $4 per ton this winter.

Butter fell to 160 per 1b., but good butter

is now worth 200 and rather scarce. Some

shipping stock bought at 12c. Eggs 12@

$4061.50 for best; were up to





Ho; cows.

$80. Wheat, rye and grass are all suffer-

ing from the hard freezing. Oats have





been from 32@35c and corn from 2077125c.

These are the lowest prices for this time

of the year that we haVc had for Years;

due partly to the drop in butter and egg

ll‘li'i'S.



I Lapeer Co., March 11.~1.ots of clover

scml hullcd for the past 10 days. A brisk

movement of potatoes in the meanwhile.

'I‘hc price of wheat has advanced lately.

produce is im-





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and Oderbrucker Barley.





Large. meaty oats, free from rust or smut, not. a drop

of rain touched these oats after they were cut. Pure.

recleaned seed in lots of 3 to 6 bushels, 90 cents; over

6 bushels 80 cents. Oderbrucker Barley is a pedigreed,

hardy. heavy yielding variety. $1.15 per bu.: all sacks





'l'. V. HICKS, Battle Creek, Mich.





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FOR I FARM OF

For Sale or Trade .0 .. .o .m.

Cement Block Feed Barn in town of 3,500, located _on

main street, one block from business inrt of city.

For particulars address 0. M. GROW, lma, Mich.





FARMS Allll FARM [ANDS

Hill SALE [ill EXGHANEE





for the money in Michigan.



The Best Farms Write stating what, you want to

E. 1‘. PASSAGE. Plymouth, Diichignn.



FOR SAL —80-a. 9—room brick house. barn, other



' outbuildings. fruit and timber. spring





and running _water. $6.51 Possession this spring.

I). H. REES, 1224 Dollar Bank Bldg” Youngstown. l).





1 sm FARMS .. 34:22:11





i Poultry. Vl'rite for list. J. S. HANSON. Hurt. Mil-h.





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_ i ,L-i miles of Pompeii.

’ good house. barn, windmill, {cum-s ti: Uh'lml'd. for sale

‘ t'lll'llp. All improved. no w 1stc lillltl. l!lI]lll!‘('tll (601).]...

' .lessup. Pompeii, Mil-11.. l‘llt‘vulm'llfiicc. Both l’lmucs.





 





FOR SAL E—‘Zilii acres of host



Michigan farm land

: located 4 miles east. of Ann Arbor. Large modern

, house and burns. linc water supply und 20 acres wood.

1 lot. Inquire at 4248. Main St, Ann Arbor, Michigan.





 





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l $6 00 takes .343 acre farm. 3 lllll(‘.~l Railroad town.

5 v we” and spring \\ lilt‘l‘. ‘l-storVJII‘l-room frame

house, 2 large basement burns. Buildings first; class.

Abundance fruit. .‘é cosh. bulmu-o timc. “Title for

farm bargains. V





Valley Farm Agency, ()wego. 1N. Y.



—lll :u-rcs li rst class irrigat-



T0 sell or EXChange ed lands. ncur Price,

Utah. Premunent water rights. Ncur railroad and

county seat. Will sell for cash at 810000311 acre or

«*rchan , for Michigan l'urm huul. Arthur H. ltyail,

First ational Bank Building, l‘lsczinuha. Michigan.





0 “'rlte for list 7 of STOCK“ GRJKIN



c ILAIRY and FRUIT FAR‘HS in



0 Barry and Eaton Uountlcs. GOOD



SCHOOLS. GOOD ROADS. LOW'



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' -—l“l‘ee 200 Page Book compiled

M'nnOSOta by State. Accurate Infor-

mation about. Price of Lands in and products of

lunch County. 2.000.000 Acres Honiestcnd

Lands. Ilarm laborers wanted. Forms for rent:

Address] STATE BOARD OF IBIMIGRATION.

Room 269, State Capitol, St. Paul. innesota.





 





'l‘hc nwvvmcnt in farm



proved. giving farmers renewed courage

and nor: p<~r1~.:1ps the usual acreage of

potatoes will be planted this season, as

well as sugar beets, beans and other

crops. Maple sugar weather had for the!

wheat crop on the ground. Many fieldsl

look l'llllll‘l‘ brown and winter-killed. as1

well as the «lover seeding. The move-‘





ment in rm! cszulc has been lively. Muchi

]>1‘uperl}' changing hands, some parties;

remain in this state. while many leave

for another part of the United States.

Ohio.



Co.,

the





hlarch 3.-—”Vlild ,‘





Montgomery

greater part of the'





wcathcr during





month. A good amount of rain fell. Somel

plowing done. Sales about over for the?

season: stuff sold well. Stock has win-|





tercd in line t'ullllllliln. About one—half‘

thc tobacco crop sold: 8c seems to be the'





ruling price. The markets are: Oats,i

28c; wheat, 83c; corn, 37c: rye. 680; clover!

seed. $7.30; bultcr. 20c: eggs. 16c; lard,’

11c; potatoes, 50c: bugs, 7('; fresh cows:





$35fi155; (-nlvcs, 711m: lambs, 6c: hides. 7c.



Hardin Co., March 16.fi"l‘he

has lit-en very changcable the past month]

with fl'l‘llllCllt freezes and thaws, an ideal‘

spring for sugar molasses. Most all the‘

red clovcr through our section is frozen,

out. The alsike is good, considcring, andv

will yet make a good crop. The farmers.

are finishing up their wood supply and;

sowing some grass seed. Some early?

plowing has been done already. VVheatl

is looking pretty well on the average.

Egg', 14c; butter, 180; live chickens, 10c

per lb.





 





 





HOLESALE PRICE ‘

Our Strawberry. Raspberry. Blackberry, Gooseberry,

Current, leper-qua and Crepe Plants. Heavy Rooted.



ngh Grade Stock. 19!!! Annual Ceieioguo Free





A. R. WESTON I: 00., R. l. Brllllgman| Mlehlgnn.





 





EED ()A’]‘Sv*NMV llosel‘elt a heavy white oats.

\ Heavy yieldcr. Will not lodge.at60c. Ferbufifiample

for 2c stump. J. C. SCHVVAB, liiclivi le. Michigan.





LOGS WANTED-3.13611 .3.“





GEORGE I. DIcCLURE. Detroitfilfllcblgan.





 





MARRIED MAN. no children, one year experience,

desires position on farm. Steady & temperate. Best





weath er l





' yearly from Min-acre Arkansas Prairie

$3,000Pr0f1t Rice Farm. Fine country. climate,

neighbors. . Rice planted and harvested like wheat.

Np crop lullurcs. Lands and improved farms, $35 to

so» pens/ere now, but increasing fast. For trust;-

worthy information address, Edward P. Rudolph.

1427 “’illlurnsou Building, Cleveland, Ohio.





210 Acres $1.800



llurc bargain. l‘cw propertics possess the money

making quaint ics of this splendid farm: near village

stores and schools; cuts 3‘.) tons hay, lcxcl machine

WOTKPd'llelds, 30 acres in woodland; 9-room cottage

house. 30x40 barn and other outbuildings; if taken

now owner will include 30mm. horse, brood sow 2

shoth, flock hens. all machinery and tools for the

low price of $131“. part cash. easy terms. For details

ol_ this and other farm bargains see page 119 "Strout’s

l'llg _l‘nrm Catalogue No. ill." Just out. Copy free.

Station 101. E. A. STRUUT, Union Bank Building

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- Georgia, Alabama and Florida, write to

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. ..-.2~-:¢um.—.m~u meta-stunner. ... .
MRS. WAGNER’S REVENGE.





BY HILDA RICHMOND.





”Mamie, where did you put the last

copy_of ‘The Hustling Farmer?’ I was

reading an article on alfalfa this noon,

and now I can’t find it anywhere.”



“You will find it in its place on the

table,” said Mrs. TVagner, rather im-

patiently. “How many times have I told

you that the farm papers are all on the

bottom of the stand next to the church

weekly?"



“A million or more, maybe,” said the

farmer cheerfully. “And how often,

Mamie, have I asked you to let me have

my paper in comfort when I’ve been read-

ing an article? It is very tiresome to

have to hunt up something you have laid

down only a few hours before.”



“Isn't that like a man?” said Mrs.

\Vagner with a laugh. “You probably

have been reading some of the absurd

directions to women in the Household

department or you would appreciate a

tidy home. it is very seldom I look at

them, but when I do I always lose my

temper. The advice to women on farms

is written by town women, or men, may—

be, for it shows a woeful lack of common

sense. No woman on a farm has time

to sit down and write out her experiences

for any paper, and if she did she would

have more sense than to put in such non-

sense.”



“Yes, I know you always say that,

Mamie, but, after all, I think there are

some sensible things in the Household

department. Often I see things that I

wish you’d try."



“0, no doubt,” said his wife. “Men

are all alike the world over, and think

a woman has nothing to do but take up

with every foolish notion that comes

along. The labor-saving plans are all

foolishness, and the advice about rest-

ing and going out in the world impos-

sible. I’ve explained that to you over

and over again, Nathan, but somehow

you never seem to understand.”



This was a favorite topic of conversa-

tion in the immaculate \Vagner home,

and it always ended in the same way.

Fifteen years before, Mr. “'agner had

brought his pretty bride to his new home,

and people said everywhere that he had

made a wise choice. Mamie Driscoll was

reported to be. an excellent housekeeper,

a good seamstress, a fine cook and a

girl of sound sense, all of which Mr.

'Wagner would have agreed to, and still

thought true after fifteen years of wed-

ded life. Mrs. \Vagner was a comely

woman of thirty-seven, always neatly, if

plainly dressed, and her house was so

spick and span that everyone held her

up as a pattern housekeeper, that is, all

but a few people whom Mrs. \Vagncr

would have termed shiftless had she

heard the comment on her ways. There

were no children in the home, so every-

thing could remain in good order except

as Mr. Wagner disarranged things. Their

modest little farm had redoubled its area,

and they were prosperous in all their un-

dertakings, yet with all their increased

savings Mrs. Wagner was still the same

thrifty, careful housewife she had been

in the first struggling days on the farm.



“Just listen to this,” went on Mrs.

‘t'agncr, picking up one of the offending

farm papers. “Here is some excellent

advice on the \Vomen's Page. It tells

housekeepers to get out in the open air

more and go with their husbands when

they have to go to town, as the change

will do them good. No doubt it is pleas-

ant to go to town, but who will do the

work while the cook gads. And here is

another: ‘Let your beds go unmade un-

til after dinner. They will be all the

better for the airing, and when you go

up to dress for the afternoon you will be

tempted to drop down and rest a few

minutes." Such nonsense! My beds are

made by eight o’clock every morning no

matter what is going on. But this is the

silliest of all: ‘Keep up with the times

in reading so you will be a companion

for your husband. Read good books and

papers and attend good entertainments!’

I think if I tried to do all those things I

would end in nervous prostration, or you

would be getting a divorce. It passes all

understanding with me how you can

read the trash.”



“Mrs. Lamson reads a great deal,and

is very well informed on the latest news,”

observed Mr. Wagner, showing his knowl-

edge of human nature—women human

nature——by this bright remark. “She

keeps posted on market prices, and often





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





'When her husband isn't there is able to





transact business for him.”



“Nathan Wagner! Quoting that wom-

an to me! I’ve never seen her house, and

I don’t want to, for it must be terrible,

the way she gads about, but her children

wear ready-made clothes!” .



“W’ell, there isn’t any sin in wearing

ready—made clothes, Mamie. I think they

are healthy, bright youngsters, very well

behaved for these times, and they al-

ways appear well dressed. Molly Lam-

son is older than you are, but some-

how there is a look about her—” He

looked up to find that he was addressing

space, for the slam of a door told him

that his wife had departed. Contrary to

his usual custom he did not go after her

to ”make up,” but sat placidly enjoying

his paper until bedtime. When he went

upstairs he found his wife asleep, or

feigning sleep, so he silently went to

bed and slept the sleep of the just after

his hard day’s work.



But Mrs. \R’agner was not asleep. She

was going over in her mind, woman-like,

the benefits her husband had derived

from such a prudent, thrifty wife as he

possessed, and how little he appreciated

them. She reviewed the facts in the

case impartially, she would have said,

and thought herself a very ill-used being.

All the assistance she had given her hus-

band in those, early years, the care with

which she had cooked his meals and kept

his clothes in order, the snug bank ac-

count from the butter and eggs, the

turning and saving that had resulted in

the larger farms——all these she decided

were utterly thrown away, in the light of"

recent events and the fact that Nathan

was always urging her to “be like other

women." Then all at once came the de-

termination to gratify his desire and be

like her neighbors with a vengeance.

Most of the night she was lying there

awake planning what she could do to

show Nathan the utter fallacy of his

ideas, and convince him that he had been

slow in recognizing his great blessings.

It was nearly morning when she fell

into a troubled sleep, and she was really

relieved when the alarm clock called her

to her daily duties once more.



“I’ll show him what it means to have

bouquets on the table and nothing else,”

she said between her set teeth as she

hurriedly dressed. ”l’ll venture to say

he’ll wish for the old days back again.

I’ll spend money for clothes like Molly

Lamson's, and do my hair as she does,

just to show him that I’m as young look-

ing as she is. Maybe then he’ll wish he

hadn’t been so reckless. The Lamson’s

haven’t half as much property as we

have, and he knows it. And I’ll go with

him till he’ll be glad to have me stay at

home. See if I don’t!” Then suddenly

in her scheme of revenge flashed the

remembrance that wives were always

urged to be smiling and pleasant at

home, so she would have to revise her

plans a little. She was determined to

carry out the Household department in-

structions to the very letter, and while

her smile hardly had the spirit of the

directions at that moment, still it might

do to deceive a man who was not sus-

pecting any designs upon his peace and

comfort.



Thanks to her nightly preparations for

breakfast there was nothing startling

about the morning meal. Mr. \Vagner

made some observations about helping a

neighbor thresh, saying he would be gone

all day, and his wife answered politely.

The married hired man Would see after

the chores, he explained, and she would

have nothing to do except to see that her

husband’s orders were obeyed. He would

be gone for both dinner and supper, re-

turning at dusk. All this was very pleas-

ing to Mrs. Wagner, as it gave her the

chance to carry out some plans thought

out the night before. Altogether the

breakfast was a very cheerful meal, and

husband and wife parted in good humor.



“\Vhy, Mamie! You here! I’ll tell you

I’m glad,” was Mr. IVagner’s greeting

that evening as he found his wife wait-

ing for him with the family driving

horse and the rather shabby buggy. “I'm

tired as a bound, and Smith isn’t going

my way home. I think I’ll just let you

drive home.”



It must be confessed that Mr. Wagner

was rather stupid after his hard and

dusty work in the straw, and the ride

home was rather a silent one. After a

warm, refreshing bath he tumbled into

bed and Mrs. Wagner shed a few indig-

nant tears.



“That article said husbands would in-

stantly notice the slightest change," she

remarked to her image in the mirror,

“and Nathan never saw that I was wear-

ing my hair a new way." Then justice

compelled her to remember that in the





dusk he could not very well see‘ the

change, and also that 'it was her desire

to prove the directions were all wrong, so

she felt better as she retired to rest.





“Those posies look fine,” said Mr.

Wagner at breakfast. “Why, it’s golden

rod! I always thought golden rod was a.

nuisance, but I declare, it looks quite

pretty. Does it—is it useful in driving

out flies?" He was hunting in his brain

for some reason why it should be there,

and then he suddenly remembered that

his mother used to think blossoming

tansy useful in ridding the premises of

ants, so he thought he had struck the

right thing. Mrs. Wagner did not answer

but was ready with a question about g0-

ing to town.



“Yes, I had thought of going to town

today. \Vhat is it you want? I’ll take

the eggs up and get whatever it is.”



“I’m going along,” said Mrs. W’agner

coolly. “I want to see about a fall hat.”



“All right,” said the unsuspecting man.

“I’ve been thinking about getting that

mowing machine repaired this long time,

and I want it out of the way before the

second crop of clover is ready. What

time will you be ready? I’d like to go

this morning, but you never think you

can get away at that time.”



.“I can today,” was the unexpected

answer. “I’ll be ready about nine.”





It was just eleven-thirty when Mrs.

\Vagner sauntered into the store where

her husband was waiting for her and an-

nounced that her arrands were not all

finished. “The dressmaker wants me in

half an hour—no, she said at one

o’clock,” she remarked, “so we might as

well wait till that time. It will save a

trip up town.”



“All right, Mamie, but I'm wretchedly

hungry. Let’s go and get something to

eat.” This was a very forlorn sugges-

tion, for his wife was won‘t to make

slighting remarks about city restaurants,

but hunger forced him to try.



“All right, Let’s go to Jackson‘s. I

saw some tempting looking things in

there as I came past.” The Jackson res-

taurant was a first—class affair, but the

prices were known to be high, and Mr.

Wagner was plainly astonished. “I’m

very hungry, too,” went on Mrs. \Vag-

ner. “Let’s go before the crowd comes

in.”



Very soon they were seated at a dainty

round table, and Mr. \Vagner was order-

ing a very substantial dinner. Before

the soup was eaten Mrs. H'agner was

really enjoying the good food, as it had

been a long time since she had eaten

away from home. Neither she nor her

husband had many relatives, and she had

so long discouraged the friendly advances

of her neighbors that they had very few

guests and made few visits. Somehow

that hot, nourishing soup, made after an

unfamiliar recipe, seemed to open a new

outlook for the woman so long content

with her narrow career, and she lost

some of the bitterness which she was

cherishing in her heart.



“The pudding is very good,” was her

only comment on the food as they were

leisurely finishing the meal.



“Yes, isn’t it?" said her husband.

“Molly Lamson had pudding like this the

day I helped thresh there. She said she

got the recipe out of a farm paper. I





think I could eat it three or four days!





in the week.”



Of course this little speech provoked

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to hold her tongue. “I must go back to

the store,” she said, rising. “I will be

ready about two—thirty to go home.”



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shapes modestly peeping from beneath the

hem. ’



“Just bring the Lamsons in," said

Mrs. “'agner. “I can find enough for

them all to eat", ,



Mr. W'agner departed with alacrity, for

he was a hospitable soul and it hurt him

very much to stand aloof from all the

good times of the neighborhood. Very

soon the little family was sheltered in

the clean sitting-room, and Mrs. Lam-

son was delivering sundry warnings to





-the little ones about touching anything





about the premises, for she knew Mrs.

\K’agner’s reputation for disliking com-

pany with children. It worried her very

much to think they must accept her hos-

pitality, but there was no other way out

of it, as the storm was again raging.



“Well, there's one good thing,” mused

the mistress of the house as she flitted

from kitchen to pantry, "and that is the

article on emergency cooking. In my

zeal to spend money the other day I

bought all the things that woman ad-

vised, and I’m thankful tonight."



That night, when the storm finally sub-

sided, the Lamsons took their departure

with their sleepy little ones, and as they

drove toward their own home Mrs. Lam-

son remarked to her husband, “Wasn’t

Mrs. Wagner pleasant and nice tonight?

I just dreaded going into her wonderfully

clean house, and it was wonderfully

clean, but she was as nice as could be.

She says she is going to join the Mis-

sionary Society next week, and offered

me a lot of things for the box we are

packing. She says she will drive over

tomorrow with a lot of clothes she can-

not use any more. I never was more

surprised in my life.” '



“They certainly seem like delightful

people,” said Mr. Lamson, “and I think

the estimates of them we have always

heard have been unfair and unkind. I

am glad she is to take a part in the

social life of the neighborhood."



At the Wagner home Mr. \i'agner was

looking at his wife as in a daze. She

was picking up the dishes and stacking

them in the pan for washing the next

morning, a thing that had never been

done in that house since she became the

mistress of it. Like a wise man, he con-

cluded to say nothing, but he had a

healthy curiosity to see what was going

on. From the new-tangled way of dress-

ing her hair, as he termed it in his mind,

down to her dainty shoes, his wife was a.

complete puzzle to him, and he only half

took in what she was saying to him.





A week later his wife still further as-

tonished him by mentioning a concert in

town that she would like to attend, quite

as if they were in the habit of going to

concerts. “Of course, I‘d like to go,

Mamie,”- he said with delight in his

voice, “but old Bob is so lame, you

know."



"Yes, I know that," said Mrs. Vs'agner

carelessly, “but I think we might get an

automobile and then we will not have to

depend upon old Bob. He is getting too

old to be of much use as a buggy horse

anyway, and the hard roads hurt his

feet.”



"My dear Mamie, I will buy anything

you want that we can afford, if you will

only tell me what this all means.” said

Mr. “’agner. “I did make a, vow to find

out for myself, but curiosity gets the

better of me.”



“I don't like to confess, Nathan. but I

did it for revenge. NO—don‘t interrupt.

You were always telling. me what it said

in the Household departments of the farm

papers until I thought I would try some

of the new ideas and disgust you. I

thought if you found me spending money

for new clothes and going with you on

your little trips, and saving myself when-

ever I could, that you would hate to see

the money go, and be glad to get back

to the old ways. But, Nathan, do you

know, I like the new way best?"



By this time her head was on his broad

shoulder and the happy tears were fall-

ing. ““‘hy, Mamie, don't cry," he said

soothingly, “I like the new way best,

too. There isn’t a handsomer woman in

all the country than my wife, nor one

that looks prettier since she has some

nice new clothes. I am glad you gave

away all those old garments, though they

were as good as new, some of them. I

want my wife to dress well and go with

me places, even if some of the work is

neglected. That is what I have always

said, you know."



‘Yes, I know,” sobbed Mrs.

“but I thought I knew better.

forgive me, Na—”



“There is nothing to forgive,” he said

happily. “Just now we are too busy

thinking about that automobile I have

wanted for four years, to talk about any-





Wagner,

Will you





‘THB’ MICHIGAN FARMER.





thing else. Put on your bonnet and I’ll

telephone to Saxpy to take us right out

for a trial ride in his new machine. He’s

been at me for weeks and weeks, and it

won't take him but a few minutes to

come out for us. Bless your heart! You’ll

never regret learning to enjoy things and

getting out in the world more.”



"I’m sure of that,” said Mrs. Wagner,

“and the first long trip we take will be

to the city to thank that household edi-

tor for her suggestions—no, it can’t be

to the city, for I’m sure that woman

must live on a farm, for‘ she knows ex-

actly how to manage. And I'm going to

beg her pardon, if I ever do see her, for

calling her a man. No man could give

such good advice. I'm sure of that.“





A PICTURE OF HOME.





 





 





BY w. J. GRAND.





I recall a home long since left behind

in the journey of life, and its memory

floats back over me with a shower of

emotions and thoughts, towards whose

precious call my heart opens itself greed-

ily like a thirsting flower. It is a home

among the mountains—humble and home-

ly—but priceless in its wealth of associa-

tions. The waterfall sings in my ears,

as it used to through the dreamy, mys-

terious night. The rose at the gate, the

path of tansy under the window, the

neighboring orchard. the old elm. the

grand machinery of storms and showers,

the little smith under the hill that flamed

with strange light through the dull win-

ter evenings, the woodpile at the door,

the ghostly white birchos on the hill, and

the dim blue blaze on the retiring moun-

tains—all these come back to me with

an appeal that touches my heart and

moistcns my eyes.



I sit again in the doorway at nightfall

eating my bread and milk, looking off on

the darkening landscape, and listening to

the shouts of boys on the hillsidc, culling





or driving homo the reluctant howls. I

watch again the devious way of lbw dusky

niglltlmwk along the twilight sky. and





listen to his measured not». and the

breezy boom that accompanies his head-

long plunge towards the earth.



Even the old barn, crazy in every tim-

ber and gaping at every joint has

charms for me. I try again the breath‘

less leap from the great beams in the

hay. I sit again on the thrcslmld of the

widely opened doors~—0pened to the soft

south wind of spring—and watch the cat-

tle, whose faces look half human to me

as they sun themselves, and peacefully

ruminate, while drop by drop the melting

snow on the roof drills holes through the

wasting drift beneath the eaves.



The first little lambs of the season tot-

tle by the side of their dams, and utter

feeble bleatings, while the flock nibbles

at the hayrack, or a pair of rival wcthers

try the strength of their skulls in an en-

counter, half in earnest and half in play.

The proud old rooster crows upon his

dunghill, and some delighted member of

his silly family leaves her nest and tells

to her mates and to me that there is an—

other egg in the world.



The old horse whinnies in his stall, and

calls to me for food. I look up to the

roof, and think of last year's swallows-—

soon to return again—and catch a glimpse

Of angular sky through the diamond-

shaped opening that gave them egress

and ingress. How I know not, but that

old barn is a part of myself—it has on-

tered into life and given me growth and

wealth.



But I look into the house again, where

the life. abides, which has appropriated

these things and finds among them its

home. The hour of evening has come,

the lamps are lighted, and a good man

in middle life—though very old he seems

to me—takcs down the Bible, and reads

a chapter from its hallowed pages. A

sweet woman sits by his side with a

sleepy head upon her knees, and broth-

ers and sisters grouped l'evercntly around

me. I do not understand the words, but

I have been told that they are the words

of God and I believe it. The long chapter

ends, and then we all kneel down, and

the good man prays. I fall asleep with

my head in the chair, and the next morn-

ing remember nothing of how I went to

bed.



After breakfast the Bible is taken

down, and the good man prays again;

and again is the worship repeated

through all the days of my golden years.

The pleasant converse Of the fireside, the

simple songs of home, the words of en-

couragement as I bend over my school

tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the

patient bearing with the freaks of my

restless nature, the gentle counsels ming-

led with reproof and reproval, the sym-





pathy that meets the pangs of every sor-

row and sweetens every little successjall

these return to me amid the responsibil-

ities which press upon me now, and I

feel as if I had once lived in Heaven,

and, straying, had lost my way.



Well, the good man grew . old and

weary, and foil asleep at last, with bless-i

ings upon his lips, for me. Some of those

who called him father lie side by side in

the same calm place. The others are

scattered and dwell in new homes, and

the old house and barn and orchard have

passed into the hands of strangers who

have learned. or are learning, to look up-

on them as I do now.



Lost, ruined, forever left behind, that

home is mine today, as truly as ever it

was, for have I not brought it away with





me and shown it to you? It was the

home of my boyhood. In it I found my

first mental food, and by it was my_

young soul fashioned. To me, through





weary years and many dangers and sor-

rows. it has bccn a perennial fountain of

delight and purifying influences, simply

because it was my home and was and is

part of mo. Tho rose. at the gate blooms

for me now. and I hear the voices that

cull me from lips which memory makes

immortal.





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THE KITTEN.





BY HOWARD DNVIGHT SMILEY.





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(,‘arrying,r the sack to the side of the

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looked

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stone

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then the air escaped from the sack and

the weight of the stone drew it beneath

the water.



Several fishing smacks were tied up at

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As he crossed the bridge on his return





impact with the

in the sack to com—





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





from work that evening, Rodney paused

and looked down at the dock beneath

him. ‘



The fishing smacks were gone now and

the place was deserted, except for an old

man who sat on an upturned soap' box

close to the edge of the dock, fishing.





Rodney leaned heavily against the

bridge rail, for his back and muscles

ached from the hard, hot day in this

brickyard. It was a long trudge home

and it had been his daily custom to stop

at the bridge to rest.



How he had hated his job. The hand-

ling of the rough bricks and pushing of

the heavy wheelbarrow had become al-

most a nightmare. Since the summer

months had come it had been harder than

ever, and some days it seemed that he

could stand it no longer.



But now it was all over.

complished his purpose and had quite

that night.‘ He could now rest for the

balance of the summer, and re-enter

school in the fall.



From his pocket he drew a shining

twenty-dollar gold piece, his wages for

the month, and looked at it with a glow

of pride. At home in an old teapot on the

pantry shelf reposed four more of the

coins, the result of his five months’ labor.





He had ac-





Now Mattie could go to the hospital

and have her operation and get well. Rod-

ney mused back to five months before

when the doctor had pronounced the sen-

tence on his sister. An operation only

would save her, and one of so delicate a

nature that it could be performed by but

one surgeon available, and his fee would

be one hundred dollars.



ltodne) recalled the dismay

the faces of his parents when they heard

this verdict. They were poor people and

that amount would mean the savings of

years.



They asked the doctor how much time

they would have to raise the money and

he had replied that in six months at the

most it would be too late to save the

little girl.



It was then that Rodney had left school

and set bravely to work to earn the re-

quired sum. llis father’s wages were

barely enough to support the family and

therefore the whole task of raising the

money fell on the shoulders of the young

boy.



:ut now it was all earned, he thought

exultantly, and the extra dollar he had





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raised would pay for a carriage to con-

vey his sister to the hospital. He gazed

happily into his open palm wherein lay

the shining golden coin.



The smiling boy, wrapped in his rever-

ics. did not hear the approach of a fellow

workman who came trudging across the

bridge, his footsteps muffled in the dust.



As he passed Rodney he reached out

and slapped the boy Reartily on the back,

at the same time ekclaiming: “Hello,

Rod, old boy, going my way?”



So unexpected was the blow that Rod-

ney started violently. The hand holding

the coin was jerked back suddenly, his

elbow struck the rail and the coin was

snapped from his grasp and dropped to

the dock below.



\\'ith a shrill scream the boy leaned

over to watch it. The coin struck on its

edge and rolled toward the end of the

pier, slowly at first, but the slight incline

game it momentum and it gained speed

as it progressed. Rodney realized that

in a few seconds it would go over the

edge and into the deep muddy water

where it would be irretrievably lost.

the old

deaf





Frantic-ally he screamed at

fisherman, but the fellow was either

or asleep and paid no attention.



lie started to spring over the rail in

his excitement, but the. drop was twenty





feet and his friend seized him and held

him back.

He tried to tear himself loose, all the





time with his eyes fastened despairingly

on the rolling coin. It represented every~

thing to him. it meant Mattie‘s life, for

before he could earn another it would be

too late to save her.



The coin was nearing the edge of the

dock and in another second





gone. Rodney sobbed with the agony of

despair as he watched it.

Suddenly from beneath the box on





which the old fisherman was sitting, and

which was open at the side, there darted

a half-grown kitten. \V’ith a quick bound

it reached the coin and struck it play-

fully with its paw, knocking it over on

its side.



“'ith a cry of relief and joy the owner

ran to the end of the bridge and scram—

bled quickly down to the dock. In an—

other moment he had his precious coin

clasped tightly in his hand and was cry-

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MARCH 25. 1911.





He stooped down and drew forth the

kitten, which had again retreated under

the box. At once he recognized it as the

one he had thrown into the river that

morning. The poor little creature had no

doubt escaped from the sack and risen

to the surface, where it had been rescued

by the men on the fishing smacks and

setashore. .



Rodney clasped the Little animal to his

breast and stroked it tenderly. “You'll

never want for a. home again,” he told it,

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THE FRANKLIN GULL, A BIRD OF

THE LAND.





 





BY HATTIE VVASHBL'RN.



The bird world furnishes few. if any,

sights more beautiful and imposing than

that of hundreds of Franklin gulls in

flight. Sometimes when passing over,

either end of the great throng will be

hidden from sight beyond the horizon,

even though the birds are ilying quite

near together in a flock 'many rods wide. }





migration can not distinguish those that

lead, yet all travel steadily in the one

direction like a marshaled army.



Vl'hen such a flock alights on the

ground near together, as they often do





when feeding, it gives the spot, which,





may comprise several acres, a whitish

look that can be seen for miles. When

the gulls arise in a compact body, they

often form a vast cloud of snowy forms,

gleaming in the sunlight, which the eye

cannot penetrate. Quickly, yet with a

graceful and majestic movement. the

flock spreads out, perhaps to alight once

more near the old feeding ground, or,

arising still higher, circle about in ap-

parently aimless flight. Rising, falling,

circling hither and thither, and gliding

lightly to and fro, the aerial exertions of

the Franklin gulls seem to express the

poetry of motion. Their flight is never

hurried, yet swift and sure. Although,

as is characteristic of their kind, their

forms are light, these gulls readily hold

their own against an ordinary wind and

are often seen flying in a gale which

sometimes seems to excite them to ac-

tivity. On warm sunny days, when the

Winds are still, they may be seen circ-

ling about so high in the air as to ap-

pear but tiny specks outlined against the

sky.



The Franklin gulls are perhaps more

commonly called rosy gulls because of

the rosy tint upon their breasts, and al-

though the title is erroneous, they are

still more commonly called “sea gulls.”

Far from being birds of the sea or of the

seashore, like so many others ut‘ their

tribe, the Franklin gulls are strictly

birds of the interior, breeding from Iowa

and the Dakotas northward to Middle

Canada. ‘



Their food consists chiefly of insects,’

and these gulls are therefore one of the

greatest allies the prairie farmer has in

his endless battle with the tiny evildoers I

that, unseen and unheeded for the most.

part, wield an ever-increasing power.

They are wont to forage in the fields,

thus doing good where the danger to ag-

riculture is greatest, and are especially

fond 0! accompanying the plowman. In-

numerable grubs and other harmful in-

sects turned to light are devoured by the

restless throng which, to the casual ob-





 





 





 





server, might seem to have no sterner_

purpose than to perform their graceful

aerial feats. “'hen feeding they are I

restless and a few birds, at least, seem

to be ever in the air, so frequently do

some of their numbers arise to move to

new places.



Mice scurrying from their homes whichI

have been destroyed by the plowshare‘

are often captured and swallowed entire.

by the hungry gulls. Disputes sometimes





 





arise over such coveted prey, and con-

tests of flight ensue, while the unfortu-

nate rodents make their first and only

aerial ascension amid a horde of scream-

ing gulls that circle about their captors.



Though the Franklin gulls are forced‘

to gather their food upon the earth, they

spend so much time upon the wing that

they seem to be toilers of the air rather

than of the fields. Their flight is swift

and graceful, but their short legs render

their walk an awkward hobble. There-

fore, when a gull wishes to move to a

new spot, even though it be but a foot

away, the long, black-tipped wings are

spread in flight.



So it is when a flock is resting on the.

water. A person may observe the gulls'

movements even at a distance by watch-

ing the snowy wings that are spread and

folded as the birds again rest buoyantly

on the surface. Though inland birds,

these gulls retain the fondness for the

water which so strongly characterizes





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER: _ <29) 373





The E-M-FQCompany Announces‘ a Flanders





 





EVER SINCE THE ADVENT of the famous Flanders “20"

nearly two years ago. we have been deluged with l't-InlC‘SlS

for a touring body on this sterling light chassis These

requests came from thousands of good folk who felt they

could not afford or didn’t care to put $1,000 or more Into

an automobile—of course at $1,000 there’s only one choice

—— rill-F “3 ."



TRUE, THERE WERE OTHERS—several makes of cars

selling for less than $1.000 and equipped with “touring"

bodies. But in the eyes of discriminating buyers these

possessed disadvantages that left them out of considera-

tion—for example: inadequate power and chassis strength;

two—Speed transmissions—and mostly of the [)l)\\'er-Qon-

suming, noisy “planetary” type. The planetary trans-

mission may be "fool proof" as claimed—but it does not

appeal to the mechanically well informed.



FLANDERS “20” DIDN’T BELONG to that class of cars at

all. “'hen Engineer Heaslet undertook to design this

model for the E-M-F Company he set himself a high

standard—that of creating a chassis of medium size that

should combine all those features which heretofore haul

been considered obtainable only in cars Selling for four

times as much as Mr. Flanders proposed to ask for this





car.



THAT HE SUCCEEDED IS HISTORY. ’l‘rue. Flanders “20"

in its first few months of existence had to pass through

most of the infantile troubles that every new model. no

matter by whom‘ designed. must pass through before it

reaches that state of perfection that is the designer's-

ambition. Flanders "20" had its teething troubles, then

the measles, mumps and a slight attack us? whooping

cough~that last is automobile language for carburetor

crankiness.



PERHAPS THIS SURPRISES YOU—this brutal frankness

of ours. It is the despair of our mmpctiiors, They never

can understand why it does not injure us irreparably to

tell the public what they consider factory secrets. (.‘on-

iidentially, we believe this is die St‘t‘l'el of our Sill-cuss

We are dealing with intellic'cn: bmple-practicnl business

men for the most part. lnmtliiiility is not to be hoped

for in human beings. So it has always been our policy

to speak frankly to readers of our ads. It not only 'lis-

arms unfair competition, but, has Won for us a confidence

on the part of buyers that we consider our chief asset.



YES, FLANDERS "20” HAD ITS TROUBLES in the early

days. But—and here’s what you are mostly interested in—-

every Flanders “20" car sold carried with it a full year's

guarantee by a company worth several millions of dollars.

Not only that, but the buyer knew that the men who

signed that guarantee were not in the habit of splitting

hairs—would make good not only the letter but the spirit

of that guarantee. And we did—to such an extent that

there are today 7.000 boosters of this car—satisfied owners.



WHILE WE ARE ON THIS SUBJECT let‘s go back throe

years. lj-hI-F “30” was then in its first year. it also

had its infantile aches and pains. This company was

new then, but the men at'the head at it realized that per-

manent success depended absolutcb on backing up our

product in the most liberal manner \‘Ce had expected

small weaknesses to develop during the first few weeks

that the new model was on the run is iu~ hands of own-

ers. \Vhy‘? Past exyverience—which :cawhcs us that. no

matter how severely a new model may be zcsred by fac-

tory experts. defects will develop \lllcrl 300 cars are in

hands of owners operating under .700 «lb'l‘ercnr sets of con-

ditions—defects no one could possibly lyzyl- foreseen ul‘

provided against. That's the reason for a 'Lurcr's

guarantee—and before you buy any new .

the other fellow's, let us warn you to {we}

kind of guarantee that goes with it, and 3‘:

the character of the men or the firm Lliill si-n< 5:





WHAT A MARVELOUS RECORD E-M-F “30” has made

since that—nothing like it has been known in ilfllrilllnllllt}

history. For three years it has been first L'l‘n'lI‘C of «lis-

criminating buyers and every car has bcwti Mid, not by





 

 





   





a salesman, but by another owner. And m M did we

take care of thosc first 500 cars. any man who n-n'.‘ ~1viH

one of that famous first litter to which “i mi ii'xiw- be—

longed, staunchly claims he has as good a :.'.l;‘ .l\‘ have





ever turned out since.



FLANDERS “20” REPEATED HISTORYAAtln'k sil‘; .\n:l

today we are able to say of this great li‘ wzir i" is :is

good as its older brother E-M—FL“30"—nna? l..<'l't’ WI

not be said of any automobile. A



BUT ABOUT THAT TOURING MODEL. i'nzii pally "5e

hay/returned a deaf ear to the entreaties damn-ix! ‘I‘!!I

radiividual admirers alike,——-those who wun‘ei u Wimp-rs

:0 touring car. The reaSons have been so" "n u .‘lii-H't‘.

I‘M), had determlned first to give the car a :‘:;E. you in

hands of owners thh the lighter l'lll’labout and suburb-in

bodiesfwatch the performance of every car viii-if‘uilv .‘ll‘«l

make improvements or refinements wherever nrvnil'lill‘iilit'

occurred. ‘ I ‘



SHE IS IN HER SECOND YEAR NOW—infantile diseases

1011i: smce passed and every defect however slight -

whether in mechanical construction or merely in exterior

appearance——has been corrected and such improvemsmts

made as the progress of the science of illllllnlnhil‘.‘ makin‘:

and steel treatment has made possible Today we are

able to say—and back it up with that same guarantcew

thatlinl all the world there is nowhere else such value to

Flanders 13120:}, car of this type as m the tore-DOD?



THE RULE WE HAVE WORKED To in perfecting this

light car model has been “when in doubt make it like

E-M-F ‘30’ "—a rule some of our esteemed competitors

have emulated assiduously of late. by the way. le'"

find, therefore, many points of similarity in the two cars

—and that alone is guarantee of the excellence of the new

Flanders “20" model.





ONE FACTOR THAT HAS HELPED in this process of im-

provement has been the drop in prices of materials——

Whmh “'9 Predicted in a recent Ill—M-F ad. and were so

I'OUWHY Scored for by competitors who thought it was bad

for the Dulgllc to be advised of that fact. For example.

aluminum is much cheaper today than two years ago.

R8811“. we are able to use that semi-precious metal in the

{not’or crank-case and transmission housing of Flanders



20 now, whereas it was absolutely out of the question

then. “e reduce the weight very considerably by using

aluminum. .





 





 





“20” Fore-Door Model





With 3-Speed

Selective

Transmission





THE THREE-SPEED, SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION is an-

other feature that will appeal strongly to the experienced.

For the runabout models the two-speeds are all right,

but it’s a mistake and a grievous one in any touring car.

Not only does it interfere with the pleasurable operation

of the car—and every Flanders “20" owner drives his own

car—but it subjects motor and transmission mechanisms

to undue strains when starting or climbing hills or nego-

tiating very bad stretches of roads. It won‘t do.





WHEEL BASE IS 102 INCHES~onIy 6 inches shorter than

the larger model. Ample room for five large adult pas-

scugers and longer than any other car of similar class.

\l'eight, only 1600 pounds, and as this “20" horse-power

motor actually develops about 23% more power than its

rating you have power to carry you anywhere at as rapid

a pace as you will ever care to go. And she‘s a wonderful

hill climber.



LESSER IMPROVEMENTS ARE:—Detaching exhaust man-

il'old. Formerly, cast integral with the cylinders this fea-

ture developed defects similar to those from which other

makes of higher priced cars. which also adopted this for-

eign idea last year, are still suffering. You don't know

which ones? Ask your dealer.



CARBURETOR HAS BEEN PERFECTED so as to give still

wider range of flexibility and with simpler udjuStmeut~

similar to E—AI—F “30." Flanders “20" carburetor now

gives uniform results in mile-high Denver and sen—level

Florida. I



WORM AND WORM-WHEEL STEERING has been fillonicll

in place of the former internal-gear device. .\li8l.vllll03‘z‘

irreversible. Four times longer lived—because four time»:

as much wearing surface. Also adjustable for scar.

Equal in every way to that of l-Z—Bl—F "30."



MAGNETO AND COlL are part of standard cquipzwmti . ‘

coursc—-—Splitdort. and attached same as on il..-

car. Accessible So are several other parts that .-, .-; l5

were a trifle dizlimzi: to get at. Radiator is 2“de . ‘

so the starting «.‘T'Illlli no longer got-s thin-ugh tEw 2: .

Looks boiler, that's all. Cooling iil‘wlicl'il:4 .

always \vcre Heal. [tear axle has l>(;-l~_ll um‘lu l1¢-'l,\',r‘:‘

support the tzcuvicr pz'issmlgl-r load. lumpy! smut. V

Brakcs twice as wide, as beforcw \H’ll slim- flu} \iizwels on

any surface yct won't chatter nor jcr'k no uni-tor how



SEVERAL OTHER MINOR POINTS have .‘mcn refinedw—ime





 





proved 1s liurnllv the word, for thew was nothing to be

desired Ill etiH-icncy. Still. thct'c has one pe.siiit.—valve

actiouw—wlicre llv‘t only rczincuu-nt was oussiblc, but about





24‘) pcr cent increase in 1m‘.\’cl' was t‘lilnlflfi'vl.



THINK HOW MUCH WISER IT is for a mmcern to adhere

to standard models and imprch from year to year as we

have done with Flanders “30" and li-ll—F “:10" rather

than to constantly chase fulsc gods and offer radically

new models to the buying public as lust as the seasons

roll round.



IS IT ANY WONDER other concerns are lrailing in the rear

while the lC-M—F Company continur-s 1.. set the pace and

constantly increases the distance lu-axvccu‘.’ You know





the .\. 1.. .\. Al. report for the last ounrp-r of mo. lust:

issued. showed the I‘I—M-l" Company in be ".20 largest

producer of automobiles in the world. Those .is'zres cm —

not be refuted. And the chief reason is we do not mi.





away from our troubles, but make good to every buyciw

and we get our share of the unreasonable onese—and mm-

tinue to improve and refine our product far in advance

of the times and the demands of buyers.



NOW ABOUT THAT FORE-DOOR MODEL First, let us 8313‘

this body is not a makeshift one. designed to fit a run-

about :tnd be interchangeable. Not at all. It is specially

designed for this chassis which, as we have shown above.

had been designed to receive it. Ample seating capacity

and just as well trimmed and finished—just as many coats

of varnish and some quality leather and hair as. that

used in IEI—Tvl—lv‘ “:10."



THE PRICE—-$800—IS SENSATIONAL~leaves no real com-

petition for this car in the lleld. "Meets exactly the needs

of buyers wio iusl can‘t quite reach III-M—l“ "30"—and

gives them a car made of exactly the same materials. by

the same thderful organization and backed by the same

guarantee as i-I-M-F “:l0"—~just a size smaller, that's all.



NOW NOTE THIS CAREFULLY. Deliveries of this forc-

door inodcl will not begin until on or about April lst.

And at first they will not come t’cry rapidly—naturally.

Hrdcrs ahead for Flanders "20" runabouts and roadsters

must be taken (“are ol‘. 'l‘his romires LL large part of the

factory ellllllrlllol'tl and organization.



BESIDES, IT BECAME NOISED ABOUT~despiio our efforts

to keep silent about this model until ready to deliver them

in quantitiesw—that this P‘m'c—l‘ioor Flanders “1‘0" was

coming out. and astute dealers and buyers have already

sent in tentative orders for several hundred curs VVV—unsIght

and unseen and without knowing just what the price

would be. Know it would be right, of course. knowing the

ELM-F Comp-any.



SO YOU SEE YOU’LL. HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TURN in

the line just as those thousands have had to do in the

past who wanted E—M-FHQ“ or Flanders “20" cars.

Order at once. I‘ay down a deposit and have your dealer

assign you a definite delivery date. Then you will not be

disappointed.



THE OBJECT OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT is not so much

to sell these cars——word of mouth information among

present owners would sell the entire output as fast as

we. could get'them out. But we. wanted to give every-

body a fair start—dealers and individual buyers alike.

So this is the first official word about this model and you

can rest assured there will be no favoritismhfirst in line

first served and with absolute impartiality as in the past.





HERE’S ANOTHER SURPRISEaXVe did intend to reserve

it for another ad. but it won't be necessary. ‘We will

begin on. April lst to deliver a new Fore—Door Ft—M-F

“30." Will be ready to take care of the demand by that

date we hope. Chassis unchanged in any detail—same

famous car in every particular save only the body. which

we think is the neatcst. nattiest. “classiest" thing of the

kind yet produced. Price will be $1,100—watch ’em

scramble!





 





Write us at Detroit for detailed specifications—Booklet No. 11.





The. E-M-F Company, Automobile Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich.





 





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374 (30) THE fMICHIGAN FARMER. MARcH25.19u.





their kind. They nest in marshy' places

and spend much of their time on or near

the water and seem to revel in contests

with wind and wave.





Nature has denied the Franklin gull “ .

the gift of song, for its note is only a . 6 1,101 ley_8avl’ l





   





 





 





scream, but has endowed it with won-

drous beauty and power of flight. She





has also given it that power which so ' . , b . .



few of her feathered children lack, the . ‘ \\



means of benefiting mankind. Therefore, _w rus lnSlde the

let us protect and Cherish this harmless ‘ ' ‘ ‘.../~.3_





bird, not only because of its great beauty

of form and color and varied flight which





 





 





 





 





 





 





to the close observer is as pleasing to . .

the eye as the sweetest carol is to the says the Little

ear, but because the Creator has given ‘ . ‘ Paint Man





it a prominent place in the vast feath-

ered armies of the plain that each season

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.The potato, a favorite dish with mil— It also makes the place where you live look better.

llons of people daily, had a hard struggle I , b , h . . .

to maintain even existence. Being closely sn t a rig t, clean, well—kept kitchen eaSier to work in as well as easier . ,

related to the tobacco plant, belladona, t0 llVC in? - l

nightshare, and other poxsonous narco— ’

i2: igrwisldreigmtillii.“1111:: :iiflliucllilonngliiiil Wouldn t you rather have floors nicely painted than worn full of paths?

and Scotland a prejudice existed against _ Aren t cupboards 68.8161“ t0 keep Clean when they are painted?

it, owing to the poisonous character of ’ . . . , ,

the plants of the natural order to which ISI] t lihCI'C a .IOt Of Wear ”1 the Slttlflg-I‘OOIII Wthh nOt only ShOWS that t

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Ilowers to the woody nightshade, an cx—j

tremely common plant, well known to he

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prejudice prevailed; in France, especially. . .

and it was not until a time at great . Busmess men are keen to realize that upkeep is just as important an

scarcit', durin,r the Revolution, that its" ° ' - - . . e _

0mm“? in that country became general. ; addition to their income as produCing things. P armers nowadays are busmess

Igor more than one hundred and fifty? men. They kflOVV that money put in a hOUSC iS money inVCSth and must be

years after its cultivation by Sir “‘altcri ' . . . . . .

itaieigh, in Ireland, the potato was out.l protected. They know that work is eaSier if you live in a bright house.

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its presence in Mexico, Virginia. and the





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Spanish settlers. The potato was first ,



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Ireland, in 1586. The samples planted ‘ p ‘ - A

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The skillful hand, with cultured mind,





is the farmer's most valuable asset.





 





THE FARMER OF THE FUTURE.





 





Paper read by J. C. McDowell, of the

U. S. Department of Agriculture, before

the State Association of Farmers’ Clubs.



(Continued from last week).





It is a difficult matter to prophesy

what will be, and I do not claim to have

any supernatural insight into the future;

yet I cannot but feel optimistic when I

think about what is in store for the

farmers who are to till the soil in years

to come. A short time before he died,

Benjamin Franklin said that he believed

that he was living at the beginning of a

great age of invention. He said that he





- wished he might have lived two hundred





years later in order to enjoy all of the

luxuries that he believed this age of in—

vention was to give the world. I doubt

very much if even Franklin had any con-

ception of the wonders that were com-

ing,‘ though he certainly saw more clear-

ly than anybody else of his day. A

friend of his once suggested that while

the study of electricity might be inter-

esting, nothing practical could ever come

of‘ it. Franklin replied in his character-

istic way: ”This is the child, wait until

he grows to be a man." Since Frank—

lin's time we have had a long series of

discoveries and inventions that have

revolutionized the world. Since then

have come the steamboat, railroads, elec-

tric lines, electric lights, the telegraph,

telephone, and other inventions and dis-

coveries which even to name would oc-

cupy so much time as to become mono-

tonous. During this time agriculture has

not been overlooked. \‘x'e now have the

reaper, the mower, the binder, the cream

separator, the Babcock milk tester, and

many other things that are rapidly light-

ening ourtlabor and making the farm a

more pleasant place on which to live.



I believe if Franklin were here today

he would say that we are entering upon

the great golden age of agriculture. In

that golden age that appears to be dawn-

ing, the farmer is to come into his own.

It may be that relatively we are becom-

ing fewer in numbers than those who are

choosing their homes in the crowded cit-

ies, but if we are losing in numbers we

are gaining rapidly in education and in-

fluence. At the rate at which we are

advancing, we may reasonably hope at

no distant date to have our share of the

seats in state and national legislative

halls. This will come when we are fully

prepared for it. and I feel certain that

When it does come we will be able to

manage so that there will be smaller

losse‘s than there are now in transferring

the products of our gardens and our

farms to the tables in the cities.



In agriculture’s golden age the farmer

will enjoy all the comforts and many of

the luxuries of life. At the present time

he has the telephone and rural mail de-

livery. Soon country houses will be heat—

ed with furnaces, running water will be

found in all the best homes. they will be

lighter with gas or electricity, the elec-

tric motor will do many of the odd jobs

around the house and barn, houses will

be swept and dusted with vacuum clean-

ers, tireless cookers will be common, and,

in short, the farmer anti his family will





have all modern conveniences. Vi'hy

shouldn't they? Are they made of differ—

ent clay that they should not care for





Are they in poor financial

circumstances that they cannot afford

these comforts? Or are they so situated

that modern houses are not practicable?

No, none of these conditions apply. The

time is coming, and coming quickly,

when we as farmers are to have in our

homes all the conveniences that are com-

mon in the best homes in the city.



This is rather a rosy picture, and it

can only be made a reality when we

learn how to manage our farms so as to

get the most out of them. All these

things cost money and require energy,

and if we are to have these comforts we

must make the money and supply the

energy. The successful farm must be the

one that brings in a satisfactory income.

Before taking a forward step let us al-

ways ask ourselves this question, does it

Day? That does not mean that it must

always pay in dollars, because there is

always an aesthetic side to agriculture.

The beautifying of‘the home grounds is

as much a part of .agr culture as the

growing of corn. Then let us raise more



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these things?





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THE ' MICHIGAN FARMER.





corn, to feed more hogs, to make more

money, to buy more land, and also to buy

more of the comforts of life. Then, and

not until then, will the American farmer

be contented and become truly happy.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Hold Temperance Meeting—The March

meeting of the Essex Farmers' Club was

held on the 8th inst., at ”Orchard Home"

with Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Loomis, where a

lively company of more than 50 members

and guests gathered to enjoy the mental

and )hysical aliment of the occasion.

This )eing the annual temperance meet-

ing of the Club, an appropriate program

had been arranged. The exercises were

opened with singing of “Yield Not to

Temptation," followed by the repeating

of the Lord‘s Prayer in unison. Under

the head of miscellaneous business, a let-

ter from Congressman Joseph \Y. Ford-

ney was read, showing the strong opposi—

tion of Mr. Fordney to the adoption 01

eth proposed treaty of reciprocity between

the United States and Canada. The Club

expressed its disapproval of the results of

the “Bradley Investigation,” in our state

senate, by the adoption of the following

preamble and resolution: “\Vhereas, Sen-

ator W'm. H. Bradley has been charged by

Mr. Sherman Townsend with soliciting

the sum of $75 for securing for said Sher-

man Townsend the position of assistant

sergeant-at-arms. and \‘i’hereas, the re-

port of the special committee, consisting

of Senators Miller. Taylor and Vi'atkins,

sustained said charges of Sherman Town-

send, therefore be it Resolved, by the

Essex Farmers‘ Club, that, in compliance

with the demands of public sentiment for

strict honesty in the acts of our public

officials, and, also, as showing a proper

regard and approval of the conduct of

those worthy men of our state senate

who are above suspicion; that the seat of

Senator “'m. H. Bradley in the state

senate, should be declared vacant.”





Temperance

sang, with unction, “Throw Out the Life-

line," after which Mrs. C. A. Matthews

read a selection, showing the good pro-

gress made in the temperance cause (lur-

ing recent years. In discussing the sub-

ject, School Commisisoncr T. H. Town—

send spoke of the helpfulness received

through the instruction on this subjcct

being given in the public schools. Mrs.

T. Harvey urged more enthusiasm and

Suggested the adoption of a Club temper—

ance “yell.” Mrs. J. Blumaster related

an incident of the sad results of intemper-

ance coming under her own observation.

The reading of a selection by Mrs. Mary

Rice, closed the morning program. The

dinner hour of 100 minutes was next en-

joyed and its social feature was a pleas-

ant scene. (with “knife anti fork accom-

paniment.")



Temperance in the Home.—The after«

noon exercises were opened with singing,

followed by roll call. after which President

D. S. Morrison introduced the speaker for

the occasion, Rev. H. E. “'ylie. who gave

a most earnest, instructive and logical

address on “Temperance in the Home.”

Among the many helpful thoughts of the

address, were these, “The home is the

citadel of our civilization:” “No nation is

better or higher than its homes. which

give direction and impetus to all efiortsf’

“The home represents the community and

the state;" "moderation in the use of al-

coholic beverages is a dangerous argu-

ment;" “total abstinence is the only safe

way.” A rising vote of thanks was given

the speaker at the close of his address.

Some farther discussion of the subject of

temperance followed, after which Mrs. C.

A. Matthews recited, “is the young man

safe?” and Mrs. T. Harvey gave, “The

work of the rum-seller painter." An in—

strumental solo by Mrs. Carrie Blumaster,

who responded to an encore, closed the

meeting. one of the best held by the

Essex Club during its 23 years of helpful

aid in the uplift of public sentiment.—J.

T. Daniells, Cor. Sec.





Are Opposed to Reciprocity—The “'ix-

om Farmers’ Club was entertained March

8 at the Maccabee Hall in \i'ixom by Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Kinney and Mr. and Mrs.

R. D. Stephens. At the usual hour the

president called the meeting" to order and

the resolution, “That we utterly and en—

tirely oppose reciprocity with Canada,"

which was carried over from the last

meeting, was taken from the table and

passed with a unanimous vote. The

XVixom Farmers’ Club thus pledged them-

selves that they do not want reciprocity

with Canada. The next discussion was

the Ogg Bill. The Club opposing the

passing of the bill on corporal punish-

ment with a small majority. The Club

is in favor of the initiative, referendum

and recall as in force in Oregon. “'e

voted to adjourn till the second VVednes-

day in April—Mrs. R. D. Stephens, Cor.

Sec.



The Farmer and the Bank.—The Feb-

ruary meeting of the Assyria Farmers'

Club was royally entertained at the home

of Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Briggs. Two hun—

dred and thirty-five were served to a

most bountiful dinner which they all

seemed to enjoy. At 2:30 President Harry

Mayo called to order. After the opening

exercises, a discussion led by Lewis Nor-

ton, “Resolved, that a farmer ought not

to loan his money or place it in a bank,

for any length of time,” brought out a

spirited discussion in which both men

and women participated. Some thought

they had better use it to improve the

home, where all the family could enjoy

it together than to place it in the banks.

Others thought banks were a good place

to keep the nest egg and did not know

what we would do without the many con-

veniences of the banks. After singing

"God Be VVlth You Till we Meet Again,"

the Club adjourned to meet with Mr. and

Mrs. A. T. Shepard on March 25.





in the School.—The‘Club.





 





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Our Motto—"The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





 





THE APRIL PROGRAMS.





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First

Meeting.

“The springtime treasures I bring to you

Are brightest of all the year."

Song or recitation. “Spring Song.”

Home Nursing—First Aid to the In-





jured.

Music.

Recitation, "I‘iar‘s a V\'arm, “'arm

Wind."





The “One improvement Club."

Legislation Favored by the Grange—1.

Thus far secured in 1911. 2. Still to work

for. .

Easter millinery

Closing song.





competition.





BIG MEETING OF OTTAWA COUNTY

PATRONS AND TEACHERS.





 





A Permanent Grange, Teachers and Pat-

rons’ Association Organized.



A successful tcachers and l‘atrons‘

meeting, conducted by Bro. \\'. F. Taylor,

was held at Nunica, Friday and Saturday,

March 10—11, under the auspices of \Vest-

ern Pomona Grunge No. 13‘. Each of the

ten Granges in the county tOttawa) were

represented at one or more of the ses-

sions, and more than half of that number

assisted with the program.



Friday morning it short business session

was held. Bro. John Wilde, chairman of

the committee on the corn con-

test, to be held at Coopersville in Janu-

ary, 1912, submitted a report. Prizes are

to be offered on yellow dent and white

capped dent. Contestants are classed as

follows: 1. Zoys and girls under 14 years.

2. Those over 14 who are members of

the (,lrange. 3. Those over 14 who dc

not belong to the Grange.



Arrangements were made to confer the

fifth degree early in the evening and a

class of 15 was ready at the appointed

time.



The afternoon program opened with a

discussion of alfalfa. Questions, written

on slips of paper, were passed by the

lecturer, with the request that the hold-

ers stand and read their questions in

turn, giving answers if possible. In this

manner the subject was covered quite

fully and without loss of time. Bro. 'l‘ay-

lor closed the discussion with a few re-

marks supplementing what had already

been given. The numerous questions

asked were stated as frillows: “'hat soils

are adapted to the growing of alfalfa?

“'hat soils are least favorable? How

should the land be prepared before sow-





county





ing? Explain the difference in the hand-

ling of clay and gravelly soils. “'hat





fertilizer should be used on soils to be

sown to alfalfa? \Vhen is the best time

to sow alfalfa? How much seed is need-

ed per acre? What methods of seeding

are recommended? “'hat can you say of

the good or harm of using a nurse crop?

\Yhy is the inoculation of the soil with

nodule-forming bacteria essential in

growing alfalfa? \Yhat two methods of

soil inoculation may be used '.‘ \Vhat are

the advantages and disadvantages of

each? What treatment would you give

a field of alfalfa the first season after

cutting? Why? Just when is the proper

time to cut alfalfa? “'hat cautions would

you give with regard to curing a crop of

alfalfa? “'hat caution with regard tc

scattering inoculated soil? ls alfalfa an





equally good pasture for all farm ani-

mals? Do you consider alfalfa more

profitable than clover? if not, what are





the advantages to be gained from raising

alfalfa?



Mr. .x'm. Lowing. of Georgetown, read

an excellent paper on the question, “What

does the farmer need most, more labor,

less land, or more education?" His an—

swer was, more education. less labor, and

only as much land as can be made to pro-

duce its very best.



Mrs. Nellie Chisholm. school commis-

sioner of Muskcgon county, gave a short

talk on the topic. “How can our boys im-

prove the siandard of corn in Michigan?"

She reversed it to read, “How can corn

help improve the standard of our boys?"

which gives the keynote of her talk.



Friday evening Miss Soule. of the Grand

Haven County Normal. spoke on “The

Reading Table." She traced, in a charm-

ing manner, the development of the

child’s taste for literature which begins

with the lullaby sung by his mother.

Love of rhythm is the foundation, and is

satisfied later by Mother Goose rhymes.

Folk stories, such as “Little Red lien”

and “The Three Bears," help the child

express himself in sentences and furnish

material for dramatizing, thus helping

him to form mental pictures, which is one

essential to good reading. The story is

the meeting place between the parent or

teacher and the child, an opportunity for

closer relationship and better understand-

ing. She urged use of children's books

from the state library in schools. Fur-

nish good reading, turn children loose

with it, and there will be less danger

from the questionable novel.



Mrs. Chisholm followed with a splendid

address on “The Influence of Environ-

ment,” emphasizing proper equipment

and sanitation of schoolhouses if we are

to expect best results from the children.



Mr. C. W. Richards, of Coopersville,

read a paper on “Electricity as a Factor

in Making Farm Life Easier and More





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Attractive.” Give the boy a chance to

develop his genius and at the same time

help improve the conditions of the farm

home, both inside and outside. A shorter

number of laboring hours for all, giving

more time for reading and recreation

would do much toward solving the ques-

tion of keeping the young people on the

farm.



Early Saturday morning steps were

taken to perfect an organization of teach-

ers and patrons to insure this meeting

being made a permanent annual affair.

A committee on resolutions was appoint-

ed, its report submitted and adopted and

oilicers were elected. The organization

is to be known as the Ottawa County

Grange, Teachers and Patrons’ Associa-

tilin.



Sister Kale “'hipple opened the pro-

gram with a pleasing paper entitled,

“Being a Boy.” Supt. Yandenbcrg, of

Grand Haven, in his address on “Indus—

trial Education." emphasized the value

of a practical education as a means of

keeping the child in sclwol until he is

prepared to become an efficient member

of society. “The Grange a Factor in

Rural Progress? was responded to in an

earnest manner by Sister Stone, lecturer

of the newest Grange in our county.



Saturday afternoon Principal Fish, of

Berlin, read an excellent paper on “The

Boy." He urgcd parents to deal squarely

with the boy, to keep faithfully all prom-

ises made him, go fishing with him some- .

times, give him a clean, pleasant. com-

fortable room where he may feel free to

take his friends—make his memory of.

boyhood pleasant and he will not be sc

anxious to leave home.



,Miss Edna Smith, of Middleville high

school, read a good paper on “Culture

from Farm l‘Invironment,” declaring that

we can gain culture through books, but

we may get it from nature herself, as

have many of our writers, if we but cul-

tivate an appreciation of the beautiful in

tree and llower, plant and vine, cloud and

sunset.



Bro. Taylor closcd this program with

a splendid address on “\\'inning Out." \Ye

must strive to choose the work weare

fitted for, cultivate industry and stability,

and must possess sincerity and true mor-

al courage. l'le touched beautifully on th~

sanctity of the home and the sacredncs~

of mothcrhoml. Lastly, our life must b-

one of service.



Saturday evening opened with :1 livr

addrcss on "The Teacher and thc Con:-





munity," by State Deputy J. C. Kctwliant.

fliy means of vivid word picturcs lm clzw-r

a comparison between the teacher “IMHO

soul is in her Work and the oiw who

mcrely fulfills the conditions of low “HIZ~





tract. No one hearing him could fail tr:

see the vast ('lil‘i‘ercncc in the influence

of the two upon the conununizy. Com-

missioner Dc Graff, of Ottawa Co., spoke





upon “The Rural School l’roblem," am-

phastzmg the need of township high

schools and more thorough training of





teachers. l’rincipal \“un Sickle, of Num-

ca. read a good paper on "The Relation

of the Grange to the School," urging the

Grange to keep in close touch with the

schools and to champion their needs.



llusic and rcciiations, arranged by Sis-

ter Viebrock. lecturer of Nunit-a Grange.

were interspcrscd throughout the various

programs, adding greatly to the pleasure

of the meeting.



Visiting Patrons were given a hearty

welcome and were royally entertained

by Nunica Grange, about it) being pro-

Vidod with places to stay over night. Sal,-

urday’s dinner and supper were furnish-

ed by the local Aid Society and the im-

tels, this arrangement being made at the

suggesuon of the lecturer in order that

humca Patrons might better enjoy the

programs. There was an attendance oi

between two and three hundred at eacl:

of'the live public sessions, and a general

spirit of harmony and good will charac-

terized the meeting. A rising vote oi

thanks was tendered Bro. Taylor, to

whom the success of the meeting was

in a large measure due—Myrtle B

Brown, Lecturer. '





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





Co-operative Spraying was a live topic

at a recent meeting of Ithaca Grange, ot‘

Gratiot Co., as the members are anxious

to work out a plan by which those who

desire to spray may have the work done

by .a competent individual. No definite

action was taken, however. A vote of

thanks was tendered Congressman Dodds

for his vote against the reciprocity meas—

ure 'in the. last congress. A. resolution

voicing the Grange's opposition to the

reelprocity agreement was also ordered

sent to l'. S. Senators Smith and ’l‘own~

send. In the discussion as to the cheap-

est feeds for the dairymen, at present

prices, corn, oats, oil meal and cottonseed

meal were favored.



_A Grange Home-Coming.—Towns and

Cities havo their home-comings. and win

not Granges? Such is the opinion of the

members of Adams Grange, of Hillsdale

Co., who are arranging for such an event

to take place Tuesday, March 28. The

meeting will last all day, the forenoon

being devoted to a short business session

and a social time for the members and

their friends. A sumptuous dinner will

be prepared, after which an afternoon

program will be given. The speaking

program will consist of addresses by Bro.

B. E. Kies on “Grange Matters,” and

Carleton Betts on “Dairying and the Care

of the Dairy Cow.” The officers of this

Grange are George Elliott, William Van-

Deusen, Mrs. and Mrs. Ed. Gray, Mr. and

Mrs. James Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Vl’alter

Harwood and . L. Smith. Hillsdale

Grange held a home—coming during the

winter, and many old members developer?

new interest in Grange aflairs and have

attended pretty regularly since that time.

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