VOL. CXXXVI. No. 20. ;
Whole Number 3548.

FARM NOTES.

 

Cover Crops for Alfalfa.

I have read a great deal in your valu-
able paper about alfalfa and with many
others I would like a little advice. I
sowed four acres on the first day of
September, 1910. _I sowed with it one
bushel of rye per acre as a cover crop.
I have a fair stand of alfalfa and good
prospects for a good crop of rye. Would
You advise me to cut the rye when it is
coming in head or would it hurt the al-
falfa to let it get ripe. Is green rye any
good for hay? In the little experience I
have had the stock will scarcely eat it
before it is cut and I don’t think it would
make very good hay. If the rye was
mowed down and left on the ground
would it benefit the alfalfa? The ground
or seed has not been inoculated. The soil
is quite high and runs from gravelly loam
to sand.

Sanilac Co. D. W. W.

In the writer’s opinion it would be very
much the better plan to cut this rye for
hay when it is coming into head than to
let it ripen a grain crop. This would be
especially true if the alfalfa is a fairly
good stand, and if the bacteria necessary
to its success is present in the soil. This
can be ascertained by digging up some
of the thrifty looking plants after they
have attained a little more growth and
examining the roots for the alfalfa no-
dules. In case the nodules are developing,
it therye isEcut before it begins to draw ‘

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pay better to let the rye mature and cut
it for a grain crop, as in this event the
alfalfa seeding will not prove a success
so far as the production of hay is con-
cerned, until the soil becomes inoculated
in a natural way by the spreading of the
inoculation from scattered plants, which
are generally inoculated in most fields.
This condition has an important bearing
on the proposition, and an effort should
be made to ascertain whether any con-
siderable number of plants are com—
mencing to develop the nodules or not.

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will not occur to any considerable extent,
and if the alfalfa is inoculated to a de-
gree which will insure that it will thrive
after the rye is removed, this plan would
seem to afford the greatest advantage
from any standpoint.

Subdulng Quack Grass.

Please answer me through your paper,
the best way to get rid of quack grass.
I have a 10-acre lot that I am plowing
for corn, that is nearly all covered with it.

READER.

While it is a difficult proposition to

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ing, and the chances are that the stand
of alfalfa would be less perfect than if-
the crop were mowed as suggested. Some
of the best authorities on alfalfa culture
in the country recommend the use of a
grain crop as a nurse crop for the seed-
ing of alfalfa, but all of them advise the
cutting of the grain crop for hay, so as
to give the alfalfa the best possible
chance. Of course, it is true that under
favorable conditions good seedings of al-
falfa have been secured with grain crops,
even with oats sowu in the spring and
harvested for a grain crop. But one can-
not tell that the conditions will prove
to be favorable, and if they should not
the grain crop would undoubtedly
prove a handicap for the alfalfa and the
alfalfa plants will not attain the develop-
ment nor make the stand that they would
have done had they not been compelled
to compete with the more vigorous plants
for the moisture and plant food required
to give them a good start. Nor can there
be any question that a good even stand
of alfalfa will prove a much more profit-
able investment than a crop of rye, if
both cannot be secured the same season.
It may be possible, and it is far from un-
likely, that when we once gct alfalfa es-
tablished on Our farms and our soils well
inoculated with the bacteria peculiar to
and necessary for the success of the al-
falfa crop we will be able to seed it in
the same manner that we now seed clover
and with equal prospects of success. But
the getting of a seeding of clover in a
grain crop is an uncertain proposition
upon many if not most farms, especially
if the conditions are at all unfavorable,
and with our present knowledge of the
crop and condition of our soils, alfalfa
appears to be still more. uncertain, so
that it will pay in every case to give it
the best possible chance in order that we
may get it established on our farms.

Of course, if you do not find that the
bacteria is present in the soil and that
its presence is evidenced by the forma-
tion of the nodules on the roots, it might

 

In making examinations care should be
taken in digging the plants and in re-
moving the dirt from the roots in order
that the nodules may not be stripped off
if they are present. .
.While the rye plant does not make the
best of hay and no stock likes it as well
as they do hay made from clover or the
other grasses, it has considerable feeding
value if out at the right time. In the
writer’s opinion it would be better to re-
move the crop from the ground than to

But to insure success in
the culture must be
very thorough indeed. The greatest diffi-
culty to be encountered is to keep the
grass in subjection until the corn gets of
sufficient size to cultivate. This will re-
quire very thorough preparation of the
soil. Simply harrowing with a spring or
spike tooth barrow will not be sufficient.
The ground should be thoroughly disked
after deep plowing and the corn should
not be planted too early. If the grass is

can be done.
this undertaking,

 

 

Third Cutting of Alfalfa In 1910 on the

clip it and leave it on the ground, for the
reason that if the alfalfa came on and
made a crop worth cutting later in the
season, this old straw would have become
Worthless rubbish and would be raked
up in [the hay. Then, if the clipping were
done too early there would be a consid-
erable second growth of the rye.‘ But if
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Farm of Geo. C. Nichols, of Ottawa Co.

well subdued and the corn is not planted
until the weather is sufficiently warm to
insure the quick germination and rapid
growth of the corn plants, much will be
gained. Then the cultivation should be
thorough and frequent. A broad shoveled
cultivator should be used, or better still,
one .fitted with thistle sweeps, so as to
keep the grass from developing leaves

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above the surface between the rows.
Then frequent hand hoeing to keep it
from developing in the hills will be nec-
essary if the grass is to be eradicated.
1f the Job is done thoroughly enough to
prevent the grass from making any~de-
velopment above ground it must die,
as leaves are just as necessary to the life
of any plant as are roots.

While the eradication of quack grass
from a. corn field will entail considerable
expense, as noted above, yet this expense
should not all be charged to the corn
crop. It will add to the value of the field
not a little to have the grass killed out
and will cheapen the cost of filling fu-
ture crops as well as increase their yield.
There are, however, cheaper methods of
killing out the grass. It can be more
cheaply accomplished by summer fal-
lowlng, or by planting of a root crop that

must be thinned and hoed anyhow, so
that the expense of this item of labor
may be reduced Then sonic Slll'll crops

have a shorter growing season than the
corn crop, and this expensive pork will
not have to be continued for so long a.
period. However, it should he rf'l‘ilelll-
bered that quack grass or any other sim-
ilar pest can be better exicxminaled dur-
ing the best growing period of the seaSon
than at any other time, since, when the
weather ~is dry the root stocks can lie
dormant‘in the soil for a much longer
time and still grow when fntmrn'fi‘lo‘f
weather conditions come than would be
possible under more favorable conditions.
But he who would conquer those pests
must be up and doing at all times, and
do the work with great thoroughness, else
the extra labor put forth in the effort will
be a. loss, since if any considerable
amount of the grass is left living it will
soon spread again and be as thick as
ever.
Some Alfalfa Questions.
_I sowed a small piece of alfalfa some
time ago. It was rather slow getting
started .but is doing well now. I cut it
three times last year and got a good
bunch of hay from it each time. I mixed
some of it with other hay and fed it to
the horses and they seemed to prefer the
alfalfa as they picked it out and ate it
first, but I have been told since that it
was injurious to horses. Can you tell
me if this is so? I did not feed enough
to find out. I was told lately that it was
too rich to be fed to cows more than
once a day. Is this true? I would also
like to ask if alfalfa roots are apt to fill
up tile and stop their usefulness? I have
a field that I would like to sow to alfalfa
when l seed it down again. It is all sand
but there are low places in it that need
tiling. \i'ould it be practicable to tile
this field and then sow it to alfalfa?
Lenawee CO. L. Y.
It is true that some who have fed al-

falfa hay to houses have noted injurious

results from its use. This injury has
consisted of a. stimulation of the action
of the kidneys and the producing of a
soft condition of the animal. It is. how-

ever, asserted by the host authorities on
the subject that such results have been
duc to the injudicious ice-ding of the
horses, rather than to the character of
the hay, and experience seems to bear
out that theory. it must he remembered
that alfalfa hay is very rich in protein,
nearly as rich as bran, and that horses
are very fond of the hay, as: noted by this
inquircr. V’thn they are fed all the al-
falfa hay they will consume. especially
if they are standing idle in the barn for
all or a. portion of the time, and when
the grain ration is continued in the same
quality and amount as when other hay is
fed, the sudden and extreme change in
the balance of the ration causes the
stimulation of the kidneys above referred
to, which is simply nature’s method of
getting rid of the excess of protein in the
ration. It is also possible that if this
method of feeding were kept up for a
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were maintained in idleness, serious re-
sults might follow which would impair
the-digestion and general health of the
animal. _

But that with intelligent feeding alfalfa
hay is a most healthful and economic
forage for horses is proven by the experi-
ence of many. In his book, “Alfalfa in
America,” Joseph E. Wing gives his per-
sonal experience in the feeding of alfalfa
bay to horses, which covers a period of
nearly 25 years. He states that his horses
get no other hay, and that since feeding
alfalfa hay exclusively he has not had a
single case of heaves and very little trou-
ble with colic, that bane of horse owners.
Apparently all that is needed to make
alfalfa hay both a safe and eminently
satisfactory roughage for horses is to
feed it with a sparing hand, especially
when the horses are idle, and to so adjust
the grain ration that only the needed
amount of protein will be provided in the
combination. This should be done as a
matter of good economy as well as for
the health of the horses. Less grain will
be needed where alfalfa hay is fed than
where mixed hay or timothy hay is used,
and with ordinary care in feeding it is
comparatively certain from the testimony
of Mr. \\'ing and others that any unde-
sirable symptoms following its use will
be of short duration, these symptoms be-
ing due more to the change in than the
character of the feed. As a feed for colts
and growing horses it is considered ex-
ceedingly valuable, since a greater growth
can be secured than by the use of any
other forage.

Of course, alfalfa hay should be well
made and well cured for horses, just as
clover hay should be well made and well
cured for similar use. It should be on
the side of over-ripeness rather than too
green when cut, although too much
woody fiber is, of course, undesirable, and
it ought to be well cured and put into the
barn as dry as possible. if so cured it
will not become musty, and is much
cleaner than clover hay on account of the
absence of the minute hairs which cover
the clover stems.

Cows require a narrower ration than
horses, and there is little danger of feed-
ing too much protein. In fact, with ordi-
nary feeds, it is necessary to supply a
deficiency in this food element. The
cow's stomach capacity is also much
greater than that of the horse, and being
a ruminant, mastication is usually much
more complete and the digestive juices
are better mixed with the food than is
the case with the horse, for which rea-
son the cow may be fed a much larger
proportion of bulky feed than the horse,
with perfect safety and good economy.
We believe there is no danger in over-
feeding a cow on alfalfa hay. in fact. in
the west cattle are carried over winter
and sometimes well fattened with no
other feed than alfalfa hay. Alfalfa hay
and corn silage makes the best possible
combination of feeds for cows. and will
reduce the necessary feed bill for supple-
mentary feeds very materially, and thus
add to the profit derived from the cows.

“'hile the alfalfa roots may fill up a tile
that is improperly laid, so that sags oc-
cur in the line of tile from which the
water does not run out in a wet time,
the roots will not prove troublesome
where the tile is in proper working order.
There are thousands of acres in alfalfa
on tile drained land where there has been
little or no trouble from this cause.

There is no doubt it would be prac-
tical to drain the field mentioned and sow
to alfalfa. it should be remembered, how-
ever. that alfalfa requires a well drained
soil. The permanent water level should
not under any circumstances be nearer
than three to three and one-half feet
from the. surface, and if it is twice that
it would be all the better. However, if
these wet places are not too large and if
the tile can be laid at a good depth, al-
falfa would probably do fairly well and
would be well worth a trial. Some alsike
clover might be. seeded with it on the low
places to insure a stand of grass for
some time. if the alfalfa killed out on
these spots.

THE GASOLINE ENGINE AS A

SOURCE OF FARM POWER.

 

I note that “Farm Power and Trans-
portation” is the special topic for May, and
although I am not qualified to write fully
on the subject, I wish to give our experi-
ence with the gasoline engine as a source
of power on the farm, although as yet we
have not brought it into use in nearly as
many ways as it can be used or as we
intend to use it in time.

The engine in question is an upright
cylinder three horsepower gasoline en-

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THE MICHIGAN FARM-ER.

gine, purchased primarily for use in
spraying. It is mounted upon a frame,
together with the tank and pump, which
is mounted on an ordinary wide-tired
farm wagon. A detachable tower with
two platforms enables the operator to
reach the tops of quite high trees, and
incidentally covers the engine and pump-
The lower part of this frame is enclosed
with light siding, thus protecting the en-
gine. For this purpose the engine saves
the time of four men, as I will explain.
Formerly we needed three men to spray,
one to pump and two to hold the rods.
It was hard work for the pumper to keep
up a pressure of 150 pounds with two
lines )f hose and nozzles of good capac-
ity, and it was necessary to “change
work" often with the men at the rods.
Four hundred gallons of spray applied
was a good day’s work for three men,
and the pressure was often too low and
uneven for good work. Now, with the
gasoline engine, power pump, 200-gallon
tank, and tank filler. two men will put
on from 1,000 to 1,200 gallons per day at
a uniform pressure of 175 to 200 pounds.
It will be noted that we now use two men
where we formerly used three, and that
these two men will do from two to three
times as much as the three men did With
the hand pump and do it better and much
more easily; which means that two men
now do in one day what three men with
a hand pump would require from two to
three days to do, which means a saving
in labor of from four to six men daily,
viewed from one point, and from another
a shortening of the spraying season from
one-half to two-thirds, thus enabling one
to do the work in less time or to handle
more orchards. If the engine saves the
time of four men daily, which at $1.75
per day means $7, at a cost of 15 cents
for one and one-half gallons of gasoline
and perhaps five cents for oil, this means,
deducting interest on the investment or
depreciation of the machine or repairs,
a saving of $6.80 per day during the
spraying season, which with us is about
five weeks of steady work, which would
mean a saving of $234.80 during the sea-
son. This amount would certainly pay
for interest, depreciation, and repairs, or
buy a new outfit every year.

Of course. there are times when an en-
gine bothers somewhat, but when one
gets used to them he can generally locate
the trouble quickly and set it right. There
are comparatively few parts to an on—
gine, so they are not complicated and
hard to understand, as many suppose.
‘When trouble arises it is generally some
simple thing, such as run down cells,
loose connections, inefficient gasoline sup-
ply. or a slight misadjustment of the
Sparker.

The next work that the engine was
taught to do was to take the place of the
buck saw and cross-cut at the wood pile.
\\'e are working up our old rail fences,
and have a good many limbs from old
apple trees that are being pruned or re-
moved. The rails and limbs up to about
eight inches are hauled to the yard and
piled up until ‘spare time when the buzz
saw is brought out and staked down, the
belt (an old discarded threshing belt) is
put on, the engine on the spray wagon
run out and drawn ahead until the belt
is tight, when the wheels are blocked and
we are ready to “saw wood." “'e have
an 18-inch saw. but if getting another
would get not less than 20 inches, pos-
sibly 24. It will pull a little harder but
the added speed will help to overcome it.
l\'e first used the engine with the six-
inch pulley which ran the sprayer, and
speeded it up as much as possible, but
the motion was not fast enough for the
larger poles, so we put a 12-inch pulley
on the opposite end of the shaft which
works more satisfactorily. One can cut
rails and small poles as rapidly as with
a large outfit, and if careful in feeding
the larger ones, poles as large as the saw
will cut can be sawed.

Another use we have recently made
of this engine is to run a ripping saw
to rip boards for stripping up horse stalls.
“'hen we purchased the buzz saw we also
bought a ripping table and small rip saw
attachment at a slight additional cost.
The ripping table is fastened to the saw
frame with three bolts and it is ready for
work. I‘Ve could rip up a small load of
lumber almost as quickly as it could be
loaded to take to the mill.

Another use to which we contemplate
putting the engine in the future is to run
a line shaft which we intend putting into
our fruit house 'where the spray waSOn
will stand. To this can be belted an
emery wheel, feed grinder, or any other
light-running machines we may Wish to
install. It is also possible that in the
“dim, misty future" we will use an en-
gine to pump water from the creek which

runs through the place for irrigation. on
a small scale for fruit.
many irrigation systems have been fail-
ures and we do not intend to install any
expensive system, but may try out the
overhead system on a small scale, either
in'connectlon with the village waterworks
which are within reach, or with the- en-
gine and pump. A small rotary pump
placed on our spray wagon will fill a. 200-
gallon tank in' six minutes, and the engine
would easily run one much larger than
this.

But what our readers wish to know is
not the visionary “what we hope to do,”
but the real “what we have done," so I
will leave the subject for those who have
had a more extensive experience with
gasoline engines as farm power.

Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.

THE RETIRED FARMER.—Ill.

 

A paradox is something true, but nev-
ertheless unusual. A retired farmer who
is retiring is somewhat of a paradox, but
he has been found in one of the northern
counties of this state. The drudgery of
other business, such as the details, are
as early as possible passed over to trust-
worthy men, and why not With farming?
Chas. A. Dana said: “The indispensable
man had not yet been born; when Moses
died the Lord raised up Joshua and
I believe this will always be the ar-
rangement.” The farmer who never gives
nor never receives instructions, who is
tenacious of his opinions and authority
is not well suited to this method of with-
drawal. Farmer N0. 3. who retired in
this manner began by schooling a son in
the work of a live stock breeder, particu-
larly of dairy cattle. The M. A. C. short
course, attendance at breeders’ meetings,
the International stock show and farm
papers were the courses in this school.
This preparation was much as Carnegie
directed the training of men like Schwab,
Corey and Gayley, and was looked upon
as an investment. '

This son was permitted to indulge in
sundry new fangled book notions of farm-
ing. which were passing strange if not
scandalous, in the eyes of the neighbors.
The retiring farmer secretly was fearful
of these new movements of the younger
man which, on the whole, were success-
ful. He justified himself in a measure,
by paying tribute to the young man‘s
Skill, saying that he had foreseen the
necessity of adapting conditions to mod-
ern ideas and had acted accordingly. In
a neat, modern house, adequate without
parsimony, he devoted himself to the
pastimes of bees and fancy poultry. He
also indulged himself in weather observa-

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temperature and rainfall. The relation
between father and son was not unlike.
that of junior and senior partners, withl
the active management lodged in the!
hands of the junior member. During they
periods of absence of the son the father
acted as manager, a temporary pleasure
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wearing, and as gladly relinquished when
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In describing this method of retiring
my informant said he might have gone
to the city or village, but the cost of
living was higher. He would have been
a sort of an exiled Crusoe, with no man
Friday and amid many savages, wanting
not him but his income. However, above
all things, he did not break off from the
business of life he had followed, but gave
his attention to the occupation largely
freed from petty cares. He thought at
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We can talk all we please but the
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are to a certain extent desirable on the
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it takes the big horse to fill the bill. Of
light horses it is an easy matter to find
many which can be had at a fairly reas-
onable figure. \Vhen you come to heavy
ones, it becomes a different proposition.
The market and the farms are crying
for more of them and they want them
of better quality than ever before. They
say that two—thirds of the stallions now
in the country are not fit to stand in the
stud. Some of these days the farmer
will rise up and this two-thirds will have
to be replaced by animals of a. different
stamp and where are they going to come

for turn whichever way he could—selling
corn or raising pork—lower prices con-
fronted him. '

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It is reasonable to believe that most:
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because there is profit in the business.
Taking all the years together, the pigs
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cost of raising and fitting for market, as
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could make good profits raising and sell-
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many farmers chose to sell corn to rais-
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disease confronted them, and the number
of hogs dropped off until in 1910 there
were in the country over three million
hogs less than the normal number. The
high prices for pigs that prevailed during
1909 and 1910 seemed to cause farmers
to turn their course toward raising and
selling pigs. The heavy crop of corn of
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(neoul‘age those VVIlO lllflfv lit:
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had better drop the. hog raising business,
or proceed in a more careful manner
than been necessary for the last
thrce years.
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First, we know that a l‘tiIHUIIflIJIe num-

on tho anx-

has

her of pigs can be raised and sold from‘
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tour and live dollars IIt'l' IllllltIl'I‘tI because

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when the frame is neglected by using only
fattening feeds.

gAnd still another fact should be kept
in mind. The pigs make the gains cheap-
er when kept growing constantly than if
allowed to progress slowly some of the
time, and then try to hurry them along
by more liberal feeding. When pigs are
kept growing while young they make the
gains cheaper than is possible to make
them later in life. Light weight hogs
Sell at a higher price at all times of the
year except during some portions of the
packing season, than heavy hogs. Such
is the case with both the bacon and the
block hogs, which gives a good outlet for
the young hogs without the expense and
trouble of making a special effort to fat-
ten for market.

Finally the man who can produce cheap
feeds that will make pigs grow into hogs,
is the man who stands a good chance for
making profits even if the prices are
seemingly low. The profits are repre-
sented by the difference in the cost of
producing and the selling price. The
present conditions are such as should
stimulate an effort to make gains in
weights as cheaply as possible. With a
good degree of intelligent management
in raising feeds, feeding and marketing
the pigs, there are still possibilities for
making good profits from the pigs on the

farm.

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LIVE STOCK NOTES-

. Schwabachcr, of Chicago, has re-
cered bseveral thousand_ letters from
farmers in answer to questions sent theréid
and these reports show apprOXimately
per cent more hogs for marketing that:
a, year ago. These answers come from a
parts of the corn belt, including Illinms,
Tennessee, Kentucky“ Minnesota, Okla-
homa, Wiseonsin, Ohio, South Dakota.
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, lxansas and
Missouri. Recent liberal supplies of hogs
in western markets are SllIIlClellt eVidence
of the large numbers in the country, and
their heavy weight shows that corn has
been fed lavishly. . ‘

The luxuriant grass in most parts of
the country furnishes choice pasturage.
Dairy cows are furnishing Ilbel‘al quan-
tities of a rich milk, and the butter pro—
duetion has increased materially, the in-
crease in the marketings of creamery
butter having caused a recent decline in

‘1 es. _ .
I”Scheepmen generally are 'liquidating
their holdings, having no particular hope
of seeing better times in. the near fu me.
The season has been an unprofitable one
generally, especially to sheepmen who
paid high prices at the start for feeders.

A few Oklahoma stockmen have been
marketing prime hogs at Fort \North, lex-
as, and a recent consignment from that
new state averaged 28.3 lbs. and topped
the market. They were a cross of Berk-
shires and Poland—Chinas, and the owner
said he considered them the best breed
for market purposes. The owner‘s meth-
od is to see that his hogs are the best to
be had, and the best of care is given
them, rations consisting of corn and al-
falfa. He has had numerous orders for
brood sows from Texas farmers.

A Kansas farmer and stockmaii who
marketed 30 head of Shorthorn and Here-
ford beef cattle at Chicago recently, re-
ported great success in feeding ear corn
and alfalfa bay to his cattle, with oil
meal for finishing off. The owner went
to Kansas in 1882 and bought land for $10
and acre that is now worth $100 an acre.
For the past 28 years he has fed cattle
and hogs continuously, and has usually
made it pay.

Large grazing areas in Texas have been
greatly benefited by recent spring rains,
and there is a luxuriant growth of grass,
but unfortunately, there are no cattle in
many sections. Cattle would be brought
in from Mexico in considerable numbers,
it is said, were it not for the require—
ments of the United States government.
The government requires that a train
load of cattle must be loaded three times
and unloaded three times in coming from
100 miles west of the Rio Grande river
to a point in Texas 100 miles east of it,
in order that the stock may be well in-
spected.

Buyers of milkers and springers at the
Chicago stock yards are more particular
as to their purchases than ever before,
and fancy prices are paid Without heSi-
tation for a prime cow, while merely good
cows are passed by in many instances.
flood grass is making a larger demand
for cows that are first-class milkers, with
forward springers the best sellers, while
plain backward cows are going slowly at
low prices. being sold frequently to killers.
Dairies generally are weeding out their
inferior and old cows that are past their
usefulness, and it is difficult to meet the
growing demand for first-class cows.

3 A good demand exists in the Chicago
horse market for prime animals, and high
prices are paid for such. the offerings be-

'ing limited. Recently a team of prime

’ heavy workers sold for $800.

The Department of Agriculture at
\Vashington is doing what it can to en-
mounts for the United States army, but

‘ main object being to obtain adequate
mounts for the I‘nited tSates army, but
the department believes that the improve-
ment of the breeds of horses would prove

‘of great benefit to the entire country.
The difiiculty encountered in obtaining
2.500 horses for the army arises from the
gradual falling off in the breeding of rid-
ing horses du ing the last decade, result-
ing from the poor demand for that class
of horses.

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should state history and symptoms of the
case in full; also name and address of
wrir‘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
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Tongue Lolling.—I have a five-year-old
horse that has acquired the habit of pro-
truding tongue when bridled, caused, per-
haps, by using too large a bit. Can this

habit be overcome and if so, how? D. R.
DeL., South Frankfort, Mich—Most
horses that protrude the tongue shift

tongue on top of bit; now, in order to
prevent this use a. bit with spoon on it,
or suspend bit to ridge of mouth by
means of a nose piece on bridle and an-
other very good plan is to use a crooked
small bar bit, the crook shaped so as to
leave room for tongue underneath; this
sort of a bit is more comfortable than
a straight bar. I have used these bits to
good advantage in correcting this habit.
Another very good plan is to oblige the
horse to wear a bit while standing in
stable when idle. .

Luxation of Stine—Chronic Cough—I
have a nine-months-old colt that sprained
stifle joint, allowing cap to slip out and
back into place, making a cracking noise.
Our local Vet. prescribed a blister, which
I applied with poor results; now he ad-
vises me to repeat the application. Would
a good Iiniment not do as well? I also
have a 14-year-old horse that is troubled
with a cough and shows some symptoms
of heaves. A. V. B., Deford, Mich—Ap-
ply equal parts tincture cantharides, tur-
pentine, aqua ammonia and olive oil to
stifle occasionally and this will answer
fully as well as an active blister. Give
1 dr. powdered opium, 1 dr. powdered
lobelia and 2 drs. muriate ammonia at
a dose in feed two or three times a day.
Feed no clover, musty or dusty, badly
cured fodder of any kind. Grass and
roots are good food for a horse of this

kind.

Colt Has Peculiar Eyes—I have a colt
that foaled April 13. One of its eyes is
colored white and the other has a dark
ring, and I have thought that its sight
was not very good. C. C. B., Coldwater,
Mich—Very little can be done that will
Change the eyes in color; however, if
they are sore, apply a saturated solution
of boric acid three times a day.

Bone Abscess—I have a four-year-old
mare with a bunch on upper Jaw, wh h
has been growving slowly I'Ui' [lie past IX
months and I would like to know how to
treat it. Our local Vet. gave me a blister
to apply and thought the bunch would
break, at which time he would scrape
out abscess, then it would heal. T. J. P
Merle Beach, Mich—Apply tincture iodine
to bunch once a day; when it breaks use
one part tincture iodine and eight parts
water to inside of abscess and it will per-
haps get all right.

Founden—I would like to know what
founder is and how it affects a horse. I
have an old mare that is foot sore and
shows a great deal of soreness when
traveling on a very hard road, but when
traveling on soft footing she shows very
little soreness or stiffness. Her chest
seems to be falling in and I am told this
is one of the symptoms of founder. C.
P. S., Muskegon, Mich—A foundered
horse, while traveling, keeps fore feet in
advance of body, usually the heel of fore
feet strike the ground first, the sole of
foot is inclined to drop, the wall of foot
showing rings or ridges and the feet are
usually warmer than hind ones. The
muscles of chest usually atrophy on ac—
count of the position the horse takes
while standing, as they usually endeavor
to shift additional weight on hind legs,
relieving the fore quarters. By keeping
the feet moist and cool, also applying light
blisters or stimulating liniments to cor-
onets and shoeing with a. rolling-motion
shoe, a foundered horse is made more
comfortable.

Muscular Trembling—For the past two
months the muscles of shoulder of my
mare have trembled almost continually
and as she is due to foal June 5th, I have
not applied any strong liniments as a
remedy, but would like to know how to
treat her. S. A. H., Olivet, Mich—Apply
equal parts spirits of cainphor and alco-
hol to shoulder muscles twice a day. The
remedies that should be given will prove
harmful to a mare as far along in preg-
nancy as she is and when warm weather
comes she will perhaps get entirely well
without internal remedies.

Dislocation of Patella.—I have a three-
year—old colt that seems to be obliged
to stop suddenly when traveling and in
a minute or two recovers, only to have
the same thing occur some time later.
I first noticed this trouble last January
then it returned a few days ago. Would
like to know what it is and if it can be
cured. J. A., Derwent, Ont.—Clip the
hair off stifle joint and apply cerate of
cantharides once a week or ten days and
the colt will get all right. The stifle cap
slips out of position and until it moves
back into position the colt is unable to
pull the leg up and forward. If light ap-
plications are made it will not be neces-
sary to lose the use of your colt while
being treated.

Bog Spavin—Thoroughpin—Grease Heel
-—-Navel Infection—I have a four-Year-
old colt that has been troubled with bog
Shawn and thorougbpin, which I have
blistered With rather poor results The
blisters seem to act well, but produced a

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ALVA" BROWN'S PIG FARM,
GRAND RAPIDS. . -. MICH.

I. ll. ILGQ‘IrlIi, T;".‘:.,°.f,'.",,°," Live Stock Auctioneer.

rite for terms and dates.

RTHUR S. WILCOX. Jerome. Michigan.
LIVE STOCK and REAL ESTATE A {-
WRITE FOR DATES AND TERMS. IIGIOIleeI'.

BREEDERS’ DIRECTIIRY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

Herd, consisting of Trojan Erioas Blackbirds and
Prides, only, is headed by E erton . a Trojan Erica.
by Black Woodlawn, sire of t 6 Grand Cham ion steer
and bull at the International in Chicago, 630., 1910
He is assisted by Undulata Blackbird Ito.

VVOODCOTE STOCK FARM.:IonIa. Mich.

TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS

‘Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-
bining in themselves the blood of cows which now
hold and have in the past held World's Records for
milk and butter fat at fair rices.:

McPHERSON PAR 5 CO.. Howell. I’Iich.

' —BUL ' . .
Holstein Friesian Cattle manhoifh‘c‘ifi.
ary Mercedes, W. B. JONES. Oak Grove. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLSTEIN BULLS—1 two 'years old. sire Admiral Prillv

Walker No. 42562:d&iii Kekke Heiigei'veld De Kol No. 48390;
I nine months old. sire Sir Korndyke Piertje Hengerveld
No. 55029: dniii Nora Ilika Korndyke No. 109705. 1 3 months
old, sire Jolinnnn Concordia Champion No. 60575; dam (‘orii
Burk Dc Kol No. 112542. The above are 3 of the best bulls ever
offered for solo in the Mich. Farmer. L. E. Connell. Fayette, 0.

Ch ’ .t A. R. . , .
DE K0]: BULL CALF—ingowziarfd Indlgdfiffiig.
COLE BRO'I HERS. Ypsiland Farms. Ypsilanti, Mich.
H0LSTE|N1FIIIESIIII (its?25:32.33522t6i32i3i?“1%:
U. Cows. L. R. CORNELL. Howell. Michigan.

-—A reg. HOLSTEIN BULL. th
For sale old. Good disposition. Canary £53333:
strain of breeding. Geo. Harrison, Clayton. Michs

IIOLSTEIN‘ BULL CALI/ES 1}”??me
Sire has 75% of the. lflood of the sire of. Grace Eggs
2nd's Homestead. E.’C()LLIER., Fowler-ville. Mich.

 

and Hengerveld De 0] as g. sire A
rize for less than 3200. Ian 3 more at b ' I .
ONG BEACH FARM, Augusta. Kalamagd-gaclgPlI‘lI'fcell.

 

on SALE—‘Holatein Bull 2 years old $125. Bull
Calves 6 months to 1 year $50 to 5100. Brad heifers
$150 to $31). Oldest herd in Ind. Send for Photos and
Pedigrees, W. C. Jackson. 71:3 Rex St. South Bend. Ind.

FOR SALE‘EfiE. iidLfifili’fi’r‘m‘E’iiéi;

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

H E R E F O R D S'?.".‘h..‘i%?“ find ‘iy “g“

. l -
China. hogs. ALLEN BROS. Paw Page. MIcinnfi

FISHEHTUN FARM JERSEYS.

EThis farm has American and Island stock with
every animal bought for business at the pail. We
Will sell or exchange bull calves out: of first rate cows
for registered heifer .calves or cows with satisfactory
milk pail records. V\ 9 also offer for sale three bulls
ready for serum of splendid performance and promise.
l—Meadowsweet Malia Rioter No. 81624 dro ped
June 21, '08. Price Sired by Meridale elia
Rioter. dam Maude Primrose of St. Lambert.
Z—Fisherton Count Pogia No. 93996, sired by Champion
. Hood Farm Po is 9th, dam Mary of Vernon. Regis-
ter of Merit. rapped Aug. 3d. 1909. Price $260.
3—Flsherton Po is No. 93997, sired by Champion Hood
Farm Po is 9t . dam Tor-met. Third f Hood Farm.
Dropped anuary 23d, 1910. Price 8100.

FISHERTOII FIIIM, II. F. II. In. 3. Pontiac, Mich.
BUTTER BRED ”gages“

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

 

 

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

I'IOISIGIII Buns—Cows with a11.12 dam and Zi-lb. g. dams,

 

MAY 20. 1911.

REGISTERED JERSEYS For" Sale—Some oombin'
ing the blood of St Louis and C tango World's
Fair Champions by HERMAN HARM . Reese. Mich.

LILLIE. FARMSTEAD JERSEYS.
"ER” mllsg‘fldu Signal St. L. No. 58197.
J ubilee‘s Foxhall. No. 82299.

Bull calves sired by these great bulls. and out of
splendld‘dairy cows. many of them in test. for register
of merit. Also a. few heifers and heifer calves for
sale. Write for descript on and prices. Satisfaction

yorenteed or money retun ed.
COLON c. LILLm. Coopersvllle. Michigan.

 

Register of Merit Jerseys. 9.51%. Fifi:

lot. of youns bulls from dams with ofloial records
of 483 [Fun 3 and u wards of butter.
. F. MARS 01". Bay City. Michigan.

Dairy Bred Shorthorns‘i’fitfnapr‘fi’d
$65 cash orgood note. J. B. Hummel. Mason. Mich.

DAIRY SIIMI'I'IIORNS %‘L..I.'Ifie§°“di‘3fh

weighed and records kept. A young hull 5 months old
for sale. Dam of Sire has avers ed 55 pounds per
day for4 mos. W. W. Knapp. R. D. 4, atervliet. Mich.

F O R SA L E‘3§€§f§°‘i§'3ths§é¥§§‘%$

akin. JOHN SCHMIDT. R. No. 4. Reed om. Mich.
SHEEP.

' Ewes bred for March a A ril:
HamPShlrQ re istered stock; Choicepin-
dwiduals. C. D. W00 BURY. Lansing, Michigan.
Oxford-Down Sheep “Biff?“
cattle forsale. J. A. Di: GA RMO, Muir. £1011.

—Good Yenrlin F i o I d

OXIONI Down Shoe Rams and ewes fit all ages
for sale. I. B. WATERB RY. Highland. Michigan.
—I have 100 ewes, aino them

Rag- Rainbouinets all of my youngest an best
also 85 ewe and rain lambs. Live 2% miles east. of
Mon-ice on G. T. Road. Address J. Q. A. COOK.

H008.

' ' ——Growt.hy Sprin Boers A Gilts
IIlirocs G. VICIIIrIaS of choicest bree ing from Prize
Winners. M. T. STORY, R. 248. Lowell. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

' —-Ten gilts bred to the wonderful Duke
BerkSIIIres Pontiac Chief. to fax-row in April or May
No better breeding. C. S. Bartlett. Pontiac, Mich.

 

BERKSHIRE Yearling sow bred for July farrow.
also two full Gilts and choice lot of March farrow-.
ed. (Pigs eith. sex.) A. A. Pattullo, Decker-ville. Mich.

FOR SALE—High quality fall Berk-
shire Gilts. to furrow In

June. Bred to the excellent young boar. Premier

Bacon 4th. Rougemont Farms. Detroit, Michigan.

 

 

DAMS BROS. Litchflold, Mich, breeders of. Imp. Cheater
White and Tamworth swine, service boars, sow: bred or
open, of either breed. Shorthorn Cattle, Buff Rock. Buff Wynn-
dotte, W. Orpington, Ckls. all breeding stock leading winners

For Sale—A few sows b ed f
IIIII‘OC .ICI‘SCRLS summer farrowing and ISprig;
pigs both sex. . A. BRAY, Okemos, Michigan.
DuRoe-JERSEYS*£.‘2i.G”$.ai
sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings, Mic igan.
—25 Bred Saws, ofhi h unlit . 10
DU Rocs Excellent Hours 168%! or aegvice.
75 Fall Pi both sex. Write or come and see.
J. C. BA NEY. COLDWATER. MICHIGAN.

Mpnovnn OHESTEBS—Young boils ready for
”'ka KITS-when"?! 19°" If??? ‘8: “"1”“ in.
row. a 9 our .8 V65 0 e 8': f b -
ing. w. 0. WILSON."0kemoa. Mich. Both°Ph3?.%§.

all ages. Sows bred.
0. I. C. H0 sli‘lalesweichinglilfilba.
and more. B. H. JUL . Munith. Michigan.

9 —Best qualit , lar rowth

‘l: L C S imbsi'fi W. and. 5r? rim

a in, come no re its c cice o o ' ll
ages. OTTO B. 'SCifULZE. Nashville. fich‘iéfn‘.‘

— red gilts, males wei hin f

0- '- Co SWIne 150 to 250 lbs. Price“ an {59nd

right. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansville. Ingham Co..Mic .

0 I C -——Ma.rch igs with quality and best pedi-

o o 0 recs. rder now and get first. choice.
C. J. HOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan.

0 I 0’s Bred sows all sold. 93 choice Mar. dz A ril
- - - farrowed pigseither sex pairs not akin Igeg.
ickel. R. NO. 1. Monroe, Mi h.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in buyers name. Fred

0.9“” in: Figs! are
. a I.
ree. HARRY T. 815le i..°6:§§’8iif’iif‘° I

-—My herd is ohiefl
OI II GI SWINE descent of the Roya¥
strain both males and females. Get my price before
you buy. Will register free of charge in purchaser's
name. A. J. GORDEN, R. No. 2. Dorr. Michigan.

’ _.
Butler s Famous Wonders $2.2. “shits:
Chinas. Best .by every test, 2) fall boars ready for
sci-Vice, weighing up to 250 lbs. at $20 & $25 each, they
have got. to go. Also Jersey bnll calves richly bred.
J. C. BUTLER, Portland. Mich. Bell Phone.

' —P. 0. Boats ready for service. fall
Bar alns boar figs. Pr' 0 winning African
& Embden Geese. Z. K NE. ’1‘ fee (lake, Mich.

. _ .
Poland-Chmas has 3503.5 $2.2?
B. M. WING & SON. Sheridan. Michigan.

—F I
POLANII-CIIINAS wilpéghféu‘iififéi Yw°33§

L. W'. Barnes & Son, Byron, hiawassee 00., Mich.

POLAND-CHIl‘lz‘kS‘.’?..‘i..‘}.k ‘i‘é‘i

spring pigs. WOOD & SONS. Saline. Michigan.

I PAY Till! EXPRESS gaf‘éfi‘fifnifssa‘i

Pigs. JOHN H. BANGHART. Lansing, Michigan.

POLAND-CHINASEgtiééi‘efi. is“;

choice fall boars. R. J. .LANE. No. 7, Clare. Mich.

Three Extra Good FallP.G. Boars

By Next In Line. 32 sprin male pigs ready to shi .
I ship 0. O. D. and furnis pedigree promptly.
you want good as the best, write me for prices,

WM. WAFFLE, Goldwater. Michigan.

BIG TlYPE POLAND gmglARBOkARS. agonfall and
ear .v aprin igs. . . 00 e . e 15.
ROBEII’I‘ NEVE, Plercoxiglechigaln.

ARGE TYPE P. C. Lar est in Mich. Sept. & Oct.
pigs weigh 250 to 300 be. Sired by two largest:
boars and from largest sown in State. [ome and see
and be convtnced. W. E. Livingston. Parma, Mich.

FOR SALE SEE}? YORKSHIRE PIGS.
Both sexes. Price reasonable.
MURRAY-WITHIN" 00.. IIIII IIIIIOII. HIGH.-
llllie Farmstead Yorkshires-Msoirxii
Oak Lodge blood predominates. Largo Herd. Three
service boars. Pairs and trlos. not. akin. Boar-o ready
for service. A fine lot; of spring pigs. G Its bred for

August furrow. Th

e on earth. Sntiof i
guaranteed. COLON 0. 1.115311. coopemiiieffiiéif

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

MAY 20, 51911.

 

 

L THE DAIRY '

MAMA-LAM
CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.

 

COWS ON A FOURTEEN-ACRE FARM.

I have a farm of 14 acres and I wish to
keep as many cows upon it as I can, since
I am getting from 30 to 35 cents per lb.
for my butter from private customers in
Detroit, 15 miles away. My trouble is, of
course, to get sufficient pasture. I have
Jersey COWS. I can keep the cows through
the winter but it is hard to bring them
through the summer. Should I use phos-
phate on my meado s and drag it in, or
is it too late? Shou d I treat an old or-
chard that has been pastured for the past
six years, in the same manner? I have
two acres of corn ground to break up this
spring; could I sow or plant something
on that ground that would aid me in sup-
plementing pasture? Is it too late for
peas and oats? I have four acres of sod
that should be broken up but I do not
know that 1 should do so. I am able to
get good butter, for my exhibits took
first prize in a contest last year, and was
within the money the previous season,
but that does not tell me how to get the
most out of my land. My land is elm
flats, contains some sand. I have no silo.

Oakland Co. Mrs. R. H.

The ordinary farmer would not think
of keeping many cows on a lit-acre farm,
and, in fact, you cannot keep many cows
tpon a farm of this size if. you intend
to pasture them in the summer time. The
ordinary farmer figures on having quite
a large acreage if he intends to keep a
very large herd of cows. As R. H. says,
they can keep them through the winter
well enough, but when it comes to pas-
ture in the summer he meets a serious
proposition. It takes so much land de-
voted to pasture to carry stook success-
fully through the summer. The reason,
of course, is that the cattle waste about
one-half of the feed grown in the pas»
ture by tramping on it and soiling it
other ways. Then again, if land is not
broken up once in a while and I'e—seedcd,
the pasture is liable to get turf—hound
and the grass does not grow luxuriantly
and yields less and less each year until
finally the pasture will not carry a very
large head of stock. Then again, we ask
a great deal of a pasture. Many farmers
never think of fertilizing it. They neither
top-dress it nor furnish plant food in any
way, and yet the cattle are continually
eatirigirt'he grass which grows upon the
land and thus removing the fertility
which that grass takes out of the soil;
then many of us expect the yield of pas-
ture will keep up year after year. We
are learning that this is impossible.

Rev. Deitrich, of Pennsylvania, prac-
tically solved the problem of keeping cows
on a small area. He had only 15 acres of
land and kept the cows in the barn and
in a small yard the year around. None
of it was devoted to pasture because he
reasoned correctly at the beginning, that
if he tried to furnish pasture he could not
keep any amount of cows on his IS—acre
farm; so he devoted the entire farm to
the raising of forage crops or to furnish
the roughage part of the ration and did
not try to raise the grain. He purchased
all the grain. He reasoned that he could
purchase the grain cheaper than he could
attempt to grow it on this small farm.
In fact, the farm was not large enough
for him to grow the entire ration for his
cows. Of course, by purchasing all the
grain that he fed to the animals, and
carefully saving the manure and putting
it back onto the soil, he rapidly increased
the fertility of the soil and brought it up
to a high state of crop producing power
from which he raised enormous crops of
clover, rye, corn, and other forage crops.
In many instances he grew two crops
each year. As soon as his clover hay
was cut, he plowed the ground and plant-
ed the ensilage corn, and this would ma-
ture sufficiently so that he could put it in
the silo for winter feeding. Now, in
working this way he gradually built up
the soil on his lfi-acre farm so that the
last year he operated the farm he actu-
ally kept 17 head of milch cows and
young stock and horses to bring the total
amount of stock kept on a lS-acre farm
up to 34 head and yet that year he ac—
tually had hay to sell. Now, of course,
this sounds fishy, but it is a fact, and
you can find the records of this ”arm in
the year book of the department )f agri-
culture of the United States. It simply
shows us what can be done by intensive
farming if it is only properly managed.

Then my reply to R. H. would be some-
thing like this: If you are sure that you
want to practice dairying on an intensive
scale; if you want to keep all the cows
that you possibly can on your 14-acre
farm, first of all, give up the idea of pas-
turing. You can’t do it. And we are

THE MICHIGAN FARMER. (5) 557

learning that we can’t afford very large
pastures on larger farms. It is too ex-
pensive. We can raise much more for the
cattle to eat on land that is kept under
the plow than we can get from the pas-
ture, as pasture is usually very expensive.
As a matter of fact, 1 don’t believe any
man can afford pasture only on land that
cannot be successfully tilled. On most
every farm a portion of it is rough land,
creek flats, or has gulleys, or something
prevents its being profitably kept under
the plow, and we can get something off
from it by pasturing. But on good, level,
tillable land, that can be made produc—
tive, one cannot afford, from a dollar
standpoint, to have this land in pasture.

Second. By all means have a silo and
raise the corn to fill it. Then I would
follow the practice of Rev. Deitrich and
not attempt to raise very much grain.
You can get a portion of your farm into
alfalfa, and raise corn and alfalfa and
then buy a sufllcient amount of grain to
make a balanced ration out of the corn
silage and the alfalfa hay. In this way
you can keep quite a large number of
cows on a l4-acre farm. It requires quite
a lot of figuring, it requires some capital
to get started, but after you once get
started you should have little difficulty.

R. H. says that much of this land is
elm flats and I apprehend from this that
the land needs tile draining because such
soil is usually wet, and if this is a fact,
then the\first thing to do is to properly
tile drain this land because you cannot
raise corn and alfalfa on elm flats, or
any other kind of land. That is the first
essential to success on a farm that needs
draining, is thorough tiling.

Of course, for summer feeding there
are one or two systems that a person can
follow, either soiling, by raising soiling
crops, cutting them green, carting them
to the barn and feeding them to the cows,
or having enough land in corn to make
a sufficient amount of corn silage to feed
every day in the year. This, to my mind,
is the cheapest, the best, and the most
practical way. Soiling requires a great
deal of work. Soiling crops cannot al-
ways be relied upon, and there is a great
deal more waste with a system of soiling
than there is in feeding ensilage in the
summer time.

Therefore, from my experience with the

 

 

two systems I would say, build a silo,
have a sufficient amount of corn silage
to feed the year around and not attempt
to produce soiling crops. However, this‘
summer until you get a silo built, and,
until you get a system started on your
farm it may be necessary to grow soiling
crops and you can sow oats and peas and
early corn and then late corn to have it
come in succession and cut this and feed
it to the cows, and get very much better
results than you would by pasturing
them. A 'mixture of grains and grasses
can be sown that will furnish a substitute .
for a summer pasture, but it is not veryj
satisfactory, one year with another. 1t
is merely a makeshift for a good pasture.

STANDARD WEIGHT OF CREAM.

I would like to find out the standardi
weight of a gallon of cream. I have been ‘
selling cream by the gallon to two (lif-
ferent parties and one took eight pounds
to the gallon and the one I am sending
to now demands eight and one-half lbs.
to the gallon. I don’t feel like giving ~him
any more than the first one I sent to.

Menominee Co. F. E.

There is no standard weight for a gal-
lon of cream. Cream is not sold by‘
weight. It is always sold by measure or
on a butter—fat basis, and that is the only
real, thoroughly reliable, practical way of
selling cream. Sell the cream for so
much a pound of butter-fat which it con-
tains, then you get a square deal your-
self and you give the purchaser a square
deal also. The milk that is in cream is
not valuable compared with the cream.
The man buys the cream for the butter-
fat that it contains and he ought to pay
for this butter-fat and nothing else.

The weight of cream really depends
upon the butter—fat which it contains.
The richer the cream is in butter-fat the
less it will weigh per gallon because but-
ter-fat is lighter than milk. Now there
is no standard for the weight of a gallon
of cream, but there is a standard for the
per cent of butter—fat. The government
standard under the food and drug act
fixes 18 per cent butter-fat as a standard
for table cream. Most of the cream sold
in Michigan for table cream is supposed
to be 20 per cent, but the dairy and food
commissioner rules that 18 per cent of
butter-fat would be the standard for
cream as that adopted by the government.
This, so far as I know, is the only stan-
dard of any kind ever adopted for cream.

 

 

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TRADE Separator

for a New DE LAVAL

More than 15,000 users rof inferior and worn-out cream
separators of various makes traded them in last year on
account of new DE LAVALS, and doubtless there are
many more owners of such machines who
will be glad to know that the DE LAVAL
Company still. considers it good business
policy to make liberal ”trade” allowances
for them. \Vhilc the old machines are
worthless the dcmonstratcd difi'crcnces
hclp the sale of many new DE LAVAL
machines.

Now that the flush of milk productimi
isat hand, why not take advantage of this
01:)portunity‘? See the nearest DE
LAVAL agent, and ho will tell you how
much he can allow on your old machine
toward the purchase of a new DE LAVAL.
If you dont know :1 DE LAVAL agent, write to the nearest
DE LAVAI. ollicc givingr make, number and size of your present
machine, and full information will be sent you.

Important to Users of
Old DE LAVAL Separators

\Vhile DE LAVAL machines of ten or twenty years ago
are much supcrior chn to prcscnt day machincs of other makes,
during thc past i'cw years many improvmncnts have bccn
incorpm‘atcd in the prcsent DE LAVAL ma -hincs that. make
thcm‘simplcr in construction, casicr of operation and cl Inning,
and more effective in skimming.

Libcnil trade allowance will bc made by any DE LAVAL
agent for your old DE LAVAL toward thc purchase of an
up-to-dutc machine. it, will pay you to inycstigatc. Any
DE LAVAL agent will be glad to cxplain thc now DE l..\\'.~\l.
improchncnts, or a DE LAVAL catalog,r illustrating and
describingr thc latest styles and sizes will be Scnt upon request
of nearest DE LAVAL oilice. ‘

THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO.

165-167 BROAIHVAY 29 E. MAnIsox STREET DRI'MM (Q SACRAMENTO STs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When Butter-Fat is Low

You nccd more than ever the service of
the best t‘ream Separator made—The

United States Cream Separator

First, bcmuse economy is absolutely necessary, and you
must get every bit of the cream from your milk.
Tho U. S. Separator is the Closest skimmer in the World.
It holds the World’s Record ful‘ Close. skinnning won in
a contest of fifty consccutivc tests, extending over 30 days,
with the milk of 10 different brecds of cows. This is
no time for you to use a cream-loosing Separator.

Second. bccausc high—gradc cream and buttcr are never
a drug’ on the market. The pcrfcct skimming dcyice
of the United States Separator, which has been washed
and made absolutely sanitary in 10 seconds, and is
clcancd by centrifugal force, insures the highest quality
product. Easy cleaning and thorough cleaning can
be accomplished with tho Unitcd States Separator, in a
space of time impossible with other Separators.

Thesc two points (only two of many) make the United
States Separator the logical purchase. under present Condi-

tions. If you havc any other kind of Separator, which
should be discardcd, our local selling agent nearest you
will make you a liberal exchange offer.

\Vrite direct for catalog No. 111.

Vermont Farm Machine Co., Bellows Falls, Vt.

 

 

Please mention the Michigan Farmer when you
are writing to advertisers and you will do us a favor.

 


 

 

 

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558 <6)

SOME DEDUCTIONS FROM MILK
TESTS MADE IN GERMANY.

, There is a growing appreciation of the
Work done by the cow-testing associa-
tions of this and other countries, the best
evidence of which is the establishing of
organizations in new territory, the growth
of old ones and the constantly increasing
interest in the results these associations
obtain.

In Germany for 16 years past tests have
been conducted to determine, among oth-
er things, the difference between cows
freshened in spring, and those in fall as
to their milk producing capacity, the re-
lation of high yield and age to the per-
centage of butter-fat and the correla-
tion of form and function.

It was found by the tests that cows
freshening in the winter months gave a
larger flow of milk during the lactation
period then beginning than when fresh-
ening in the spring. Vl'hen cows produce
a large flow of milk the tests indicated
that a smaller percentage of the milk was
butter-fat, but there was no appreciable
change in the content of fat as cows in-
creased in age. By carefully judging the
animals on points of conforamtion to the
dairy type as it is known in Germany,
and then comparing the conclusion of the
judges with the result as shown by the
milk sheet and the test for fat it was
concluded that a rather close relation
existed between the “milk signs" of ani-
mals and their actual performance. In
all there wore 2,000 l‘Gilistcl‘Otl cows con-
cerned in the inquiry and the milk pro-
duction of these animals varied from 2.724
lbs. per year to 1321.9 lbs, the average
yield for the 16 years being 6.919 lbs,
containing a content of butter-fat 3.61
per dent.

BUTTER AND BUTTER SUBSTITUTES.

The great majority of people eat but-
ter and much prefer it to any of the
substitutes which have been put upon
the market. Ilowever, a great many
people must use a substitute on account
of the high prices which prevail during
certain months of the year.

(lleomargarine is the most common
substitute for butter and millions of
pounds of this product are consumed
each year. The difference in cost of por-
duction between oleomargarine andL but-
ter is so great that when butter is. re~
tailed at forty cents per pound, oleomar-
garine may be retailed at twenty cents
per pound at as great a profit to the
dealer.

The person who chooses to purchase
the substitute should be allowed to do so
and he should be required to pay only the
price of the substitute. The difference
in price between the genuine product
and the substitute is so great that deal-
ers are tempted to sell the latter for the
former. (lnly by requiring that the con-
sun‘iers may differentiate between the
two articles can honest traffic in the sub-
stitute be insured.

This was contemplated by congress
when the prcscnt internal revenue tax of
ten cents per pound was levied upon
“artificially colored oleomargarine." Many
people think that all olc-oiiiargarine is
taxcd tcn cents per pound. This is not
a fact. (ilcomargarine which is “arti-
ilcially colored" so that the consumer
cannot distinguish it from butter is the
only ichnmargarine that is thus taxed.
'\\'hcu it is put upon the market in its

natural color it is only taxed one-fourth
of wilt: cent per imillltl.

It is only when the product is made to
look likc lulttcr so that it maybe framin-
lcntly sold as butter that a burdensome
tax is imposed upon it. The imposition

of the tax is not to suppress the sale of
oleomaruarinc or to make it more ex-
pensivc to the consumer, but to prevent
fraud in its sale.

Minn. E, K, SLATER.

PAYMENT FOR MILK ON BASIS OF
FAT CONTENT.

 

The agitation in thcsc columns, at pub-
lic meetings, in tradc publications and
elsewhere, of the Si'Stcm of paying for
milk on the basis of thv lat it contains
has not bccn in vain for it is I)(’*(ttlllll!lg
more common to hear rclmrls of succcss
along this III‘M: cach wcci;
carrying out the SI'IlOlllt} as wcll as in
obtaining a supcrior quality of product
which results in a bctter grade of butter
or cheese and thus enables the (-rcaincry—
man or the cheesemaker to pay a price
to the dairyman that more than compen—
sates him for the additional care re—
quired to get the better grade of cream
or milk to the market.

It is clear that the manufacturers are

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. '

favorable to the scheme. They know
that a. better product can be secured, but
the almost bitter competition that has
growu up in many localities for the milk
produced has rendered nugatory many
attempts to harness the trade with any
system of grading, since the men who
sell are encouraged by agents of one con-
cern, or the other, to ship to them “any
old way," twice—a—week or once-a-week
as their convenience dictates. This has
nurtured a spirit of carelessness among
farmers and dairymen and they have be-
come blinded to their own interests by
the seeming indifference of the buying
parties as to the condition of the product.
However, it is certain that many farmers
have thought the matter through and ar-
rived at the conclusion that carelessness
on their parts renders the buyers of milk
and cream less able to pay a higher price
and where these thinking farmers are in
the majority the plan is meeting with
success. Tests that. show exactly the
acid content of the milk are important
factors in the plan as the patrons are
Confident that when cream is graded in
second class it is proper for it to go
there. It is certain that the future mar-
ket will pay the man who puts work,
care and intelligence into his product, a
premium over the price received by the
careless producer, and with such a mar-
ket the trade itself will automatically
bring about conditions for getting a bet—
ter product by making prosperous the
IEEHWWI‘O offers good milk and cream
and bankrupting any other kind. The
sober thinking, conscientious dairyman
will welcome the day.

THE OLD, OLD STORY.

\\'ith the coming of spring and the
starting up of the fresh, green grass, all
nature rcjolccs; and the farther breathes
a sigh of rclief that the cold winter is
pist. with its feeding, and the cows are
hurried out to pasture to “pick their liv-
ing." This they seem to enjoy—but what
is the \\'hile it lessens the
“chores" at the bath, it greatly increases
the work of the housewife. In very many
instanccs feeding; at the barn is stopped,
relying wholly on pasture feed, and from
many sources comes complaint of trouble
with churning.

Not only is the strength and patience
of the housewife severely taxed, but ac-
tual loss is sustained.

\’\'e feed the regular ration of hay and
ground feed (corn and oats) in the morn-
ing, then turn on pasture through the
day, feeding hay and grain again when
brought in at night. Vt'hen this method
is adopted we seldom have complaints of
trouble in getting the butter to come;
but where cows get nothing but pasture
iced I have seen churnings where cream
resisted all efforts to coax it into butter.

It should be remembered that the grass
at this season of the year does not con-
tain the nutriment of grass later in the
summer. and is not only responsible for
the trouble in churning, but is the direct
cause of the loss of so many calves by
scours. '

A neighbor said to me last spring that
they had lost three calves within a few
days and had more they were fearful of
losing—and all from scours. They said
the calves were fed nothing but new
milk, fresh from the cows and they could
not understand what was the cause of the
trouble: nor could they find anything to
check it.

The new milk that she thought should
have made nice calves, was, undoubtedly,
what made the dead ones. The too sud-
dcn change from dry feed to nothing but
green grass is what works the mischief.
and takes off much of the profits of the
farm dairy. A feed of hay and grain
night and morning is cheaper than such
lessons.

I‘m not lct the cows go from the barn
hungry in the morning, thereby compul-
ling them to subsist on the watery grass:
for just so long as this is donew—just so
long: will we hear of trouble in churning
and scours in calves.

Ocean-a Co.

l‘csllii '.’

J. M. \V.

MORE ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION.

That same spirit which has persistently
clung to our commercial interests until
it has made them the marvel of the
world, may be seen in agricultural circles,
and whiic not revolutionizing conditions
in that field so rapidly as in other indus-
trial pursuits, is bringing about changes
that are making for a higher rural stan-
dard. we speak of the spirit of economy
which has laid hold of the principles dis-
covered by science, observation and eX-
Dioration and brought them into useful-
ness win-“every ~branch of American life.

Dairying has not escaped attention, and
we find the Babcock test, the milking
machine, the cream separator, sanitary
stables, economical feeds, great systems
of distribution of its products and a broad
development of the uses of those products
until the business has grown in the past
half century beyond the recognition of
the devotees of fifty years ago. But
whether weadvance, or fall back in the
line of progress there are always prob-
lems to confront us——some part of the
business is less attractive to us than oth-
ers and it is the constant effort of man
to mend that which is most repugnant to
him; but in the improvement he often
makes that which is most distasteful to
him the most desirable, after which the
remaining features come in for their
share of attention. We make a single al-
lusion: The delivery of milk to the
creamery, the cheese factory, or the sta-
tion, has been and is still a bore to the
busy farmer. It either requires the
spending of time the total of which for a
single year is enormous, or the cutting
down of the number of deliveries which
brings to the market a poorer grade of
milk or cream and consequently a shorter
price. Vl'hat is he to do? American gen-
ius will not permit him to say “Nothing,"
so it brings to him the automobile. Now,
while the horse is being harnessed and
hitched to the wagon, this machine car-
ries the cans to the station two miles
away. It takes but a moment and the
duty is such that there is never a want
for someone to do it. Those who have
given the automobile a chance at this
work are enthusiastic, and contend that
here as in other uses, it is both service-
able and economical. It is coming into
the rural sections not so much as a lux-
ury as is the case in our towns and cities
where men are buying them for pleasure,
but to serve an economical end in that
it saves time in the accomplishment of
certain work, besides doing it with as
little or less expense than the horse would
do it. “'hat will follow we cannot tell

but it seems that for the present there is,

a place open and ready upon our farms
for the automobile. and its coming is des-
tined to help the farmer to keep up with
the march of civilization.

Vi'ayne Co. C. 'T. H. B.

 

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they should be more than paying for their
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during the whole of the year.

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annually loSing through feeding inferior
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but honest, brother dairymen, how are
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ing the summer they will not run you in
debt very‘fast. Put them in‘the winter
dairy and feed them high-priced grain
foods and they will eat up all the profit
from an equal number of the best cows.

With the present prices of grain foods
the herd will give as good profits during
the summer as the present winter dairy.
For many years I have advocated winter
dairying, but during those years grain
and by-product feeds were cheap. We
cannot make cheap feeds, but we can
change our methods. We can grow bet-
ter farm feeds for our cows. One other
point I wish to emphasize is that we can
provide more suitable rations for a herd
that gives milk during the summer than
we can for cows that give most of their
milk during the winter. Good pasture,
proteinaceous forage crops and a very
small quantity of grain foods make up a
well proportioned ration for cows that are

giving milk during the summer. Clover.

or mixed hay and corn ensilage will make
up an excellent maintenance ration for
winter. The great hindrance to profitable
dairying is the high cost of grain feed
and cows that do not pay for what they
eat. We must improve in this line if we
get the best returns from our cows. it
should be possible each year to buy less
grain food in proportion to the milk pro-
duced. Liberal, yet more economical.
feeding, must be our aim. This will give
all the profit there is in the business as
far as feed is concerned. Less winter
milk would mean higher prices for milk
and lower prices for grain feeds. This is
just what we need to make the business
more profitable.

Good fences are an important factor in
the summer management of the dairy
herd. Good fences make friendly neigh—
bors. Poor fences and dilapidated gates
are a source of constant danger and an-
noyance. The farmer who keeps cows
should have his pasture safely inclosed
with good fences. Many valuable cows
are lost or permanently injured each year
through neglecting to mend a gate or re-
pair a break in a fence as soon as discov-
ered. Not necessarily by the fence or
gate itself, perhaps she strayed into a
field of clover or grain and became bloat-
ed; into an apple orchard and choked, or
onto a. railroad track and was killed by a
1rain.§_$ometimes the whole herd breaks
throughif the fence into a neighbor’s field
and ruins his growing crops. Such things
are very unpleasant and expensive. Good
fences are cheaper than valuable cows,
damage suits and court costs, besides,
every dollar spent for fence material and
gates adds to the value of the farm.

“’hen practicable, it is best to have the
pastures sub-divided so that various ani-
mals are separated and to give the cows
a change of pasture when one becomes
closely grazed. In this way the cows ob—
tain their food by walking over one-half
the area. Dry cows and young animals
should not be allowed to run with the
milkers, as they are a source of annoy-
ance at milking time and when driving
the herd from the pasture to the stables.
By fencing off a few acres of poor land
and utilizing it for a night pasture for
the cows it will become well fertilized and
very productive in a few years and the
owner will know just where to find" his
cows at milking time.

Good, tender and nutritious pasture
grasses promote the heaviest milk flow
of any ration and it seldom pays to feed
supplemental grain foods while the cows
have plenty of good pasture grass. When

grasses begin to dry up and diminish in

quantity supplemental foods should be
quickly supplied. Various carefully con-
ducted experiments show that unless
dairy products are extremely high there
is a loss in feedng grain to cows that have
plenty of good pasture grasses.

The supply of water is an important
factor in keeping up the milk yields and
health of the dairy cows. Various dis-
eases such as typhoid may be transmit-
ted from cows to the human family
through the use of water from impure or
stagnant sources. Unless the pasture is
well supplied with fresh running water
or water from springs they should have
water pumped from deep wells during the
dry summer weather. Cows that have
to drink impure water fall away in con-
dition rapidly. Water is fully as import-
ant as food.

Cows should have shade during the heat
of the day. Many argue that cows will
give as much milk when confined in a
pasture without shade, but» humanity dic-
tates that we should make our cows comi-
fortable by protecting them from the
direct heat of the sun during the summer
weather.

New York. W, MILTON KELLY.
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two years. Last year they jumped

to $8,500,000. They are now running N0 Hooks on This Tire

double last year. ‘
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tireS. To supply them and tire Into the rim flange. That 15 how

dealers we are running our factories the tire is held 011. See the next
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DETROIT. MAY 20. ion.

 

 

CURRENT COMMENT.

 

Pursuant to the
The Farmers’ Delegation plans as an-
at Washington. nounced in the
last issue and
in accordance with arrangements made by
Mr. M. J. Lawrence for a hearing of
Michigan and Ohio farmers before the
Finance Committee of the United Siaics
Senate relating to the Canadian reciproc-
ity pact, a joint delegation from the two
states numbering twenty—five people,
representative of the agricultural inter-
ests of the two states. arrived in Wash-
ington 0n the morning of Thursday. May
11, for which date the hearing had been
set. The personnel of the Michigan dele-
gation was as follows: Ex-Govel‘nor
Fred M. Vi'arner: Dr. J. L. Snyder, Presi—
dent of the Michigan Agricultural Col-
lege; Hon. A. M. Brown, Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture; Mr. C. E.
Bassclt. Secretary of the Michigan State
ll'oriicultiiral Society; Mr. R. C. Reed,
President of the Michigan Live Stock
Breeders’ and l'i‘ecders' Association: Mr.
N. P. 'I‘Iilli. Master of Michigan State
Grangc: Mr. J. \V. Hiiichins, Secretary of
State Grunge: Mr. B. A. Holden, President
of Michigan State Association of Farmers’
Clubs: lion. L. “'hitney Watkins, of
Jackson county, well known to the farm—
ers of Michigan through his connection
with numerous farmers' organizations
and as a large farmer and stock feeder;
lion. ll. E. Powell, of Ionia county, sim-
ilai'ly well known as representing the
pi'ogrcssivc class of farmers and breeders
of the stoic; Mr. Jas. N. McBride, of
Shiawasscc. county, prominent as a farm-
ers' institute lecturer and agricultural
writcr: li‘.. II. IIoughton, Business Mun-
agcr of the Michigan Farmer. and I. R.
Vi'aterbui‘y, Editor of tho Michigan Farm-
er. The Ohio delegation included equally
well qualified representatives of the farm-
ers’ organizations and the several depart-
ments of farm production in that state.
Upon arrival the two delegations as-
sembled and organized for the work be-
fore the committee, aftcr which they re-
paired to the committee room to await
the hearing. A delegation of funners
from Minnesota and the Dakotas was also
scheduled for a hearing. and the members
of this delegation occupied so much time
in their addresses to the committee that
the Michigan and Ohio delegation was
obliged to wait until the next day before
being heard. In response to requests

advanced so

THE MICHIGAN. .FARMER.

that he lead in the protest of the joint
delegation, Mr. M. J. Lawrence first ad—
dressed the committee. The text of his
plea for the farmers whom he represented
is given in another column of this issue.
Ex-Gov. Warner followed for Michigan,
speaking especially for the dairy industry
in his opposition to this agreement. Dr.
Snyder was the next speaker from Mich—
igan, his plea being for the development
of our own agriculture instead of send-
ing thousands of our best men and mil-
lions of our good money to aid the devel-
opment of Canada. Mr. Bassett spoke
from his broad knowledge of the fruit in-
dustry of Michigan, as well as the other
states and Canada, showing conclusively
the fallacy of the claim that this pact
would benefit the fruit growers of Mich-
igan. while Editor “'atei‘bui‘y, of The
Farmer, presented statistics proving that
any tendency toward high prices of food-
stuffs which this agreement was designed
to correct was not chargeable to the
farmers of the country, since our per
capita production of staple foodstuffs has
steadily increased during a period of
more than 40 years and is greater today
than ever before, and warned the com-
mittee that if the Purchasing power of
the farmer, who is the American manu-
facturer's best customer. were impaired
by this bill the manufacturers and busi-
ness interests at large must feel the
baneful effect of such a. mistake. Other
phases of the problem were presented by
members of the Ohio delegation, who
Spoke alternately with those above men-
tioned from Michigan.

It is but fair to say that the presenta-
tion of the farmers' cause by the Michi-
gan and Ohio delegation was most courte—
ously and attentively received by the
members of the Committee, and it was
commonly remarked by those in attend-
ance that no delegation yet heard had
much strong argument
against the pact.

The delegation is greatly indebted to
Senator \\'iliam Alden Smith, of Michi-
gan, for the aitcntion which he gave and
the assistance which he rendered them.
Senator Charles lit. Townsend was pres-
ent at the hearing and gave close atten-
tion to the arguments advanced and
talked the situation over very frankly
with the members of the delegation from
Michigan after the hearing, who left with
the feeling that he is applying himself
to a deep and exhaustive study of this
important question and that his ultimate
solution of it will be the right one. As
to the Senate Finance Committee, the
delegation felt that they had received
great encouragement from the attitude
of Senators McCumber, of North Dakota,
Smoot, of Utah; Clark, of Wyoming; Hey-
biirn, of Idaho; LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
and Bailey. of Texas, while most of the
other members of the committee were
manifestly not unfriendly to the great
agricultural interest represented by the
delegation and all gave close attention
to the evidence submitted, indicating
their full appreciation of the gravity and
importance of their deliberations relating
to the matter under consideration. The
delegation came away with a. degree of
hopefulness regarding the outcome, and
we believe we may safely hold out some
encouragement to our readers that the
problem will yet be solved in a manner
more satisfactory to them than would be
the approval of the agreement in its
present form.

 

THE FARMER AND RECIPROCITY.

Address of Mr. M. J. Lawrence, chair-
man of the Michigan and Ohio delega-
tion, before the Finance Committee of the
17nited States senate.

Mr. Chairman and Senators:—

There are no trusts or combinations of
capital connected with this delegation.
Every member of it is giving his time and
expenses through genuine patriotism to
agriculture without the hope of fee .or
reward. So give us credit for sincerity
at: least. .

There isagcnuine dearth of experienced
oratory in this delegation; that is not
their business. So be generous, senators,
and let us make our earnest pleas and
retire with our egotism alive and with
the hallucination perhaps. that we have
made some impression on your august
minds.

My subject is THE FARMER. _

In a retrospective of the comparatively
short history of this nation, giving credit
for its mammoth development, which has
not a parallel in the world's history. what
industrial class. from its origin to the
present. is entitled to more credit than
the farming class? In making an esti-
mate for the future continuation of this
development and prosperity, what indus-
trial class enters into this estimate with
more importance than the farmer? I
think I hear every one of you say in your
minds, “None.” to both queries.

The first great President of this nation
was a farmer. Abraham Lincoln, Ruth-
erford B. Hayes, U. S. Grant, James A.

Garfield, and thousands of others of ' our
greatest men were raised on the farm.
What kind of citizens are they? Up to
1776, agriculture was almost the entire
calling and over 70 per cent of Geri.
Washington’s army came from the farm.

In the decade of 1850 to 1860, it was the
intensified sentiment of the rural classes
that focused the crusade to wipe the
stain of human slavery from the es-
cutcheon of this nation and when the
crucial test came the farmers furnished
more than their quota to build and sus-
tain to the end that living. wall that said,
“This nation must and shall be pre-
served.” I was one of them for four
years and 18 days and speak from actual
knowledge when I say, for cool courage,
loyalty and endurance the farmer soldier
had no peer. There are over 30 millions
of our people engaged in the evocation
of agriculture. They are, by all odds, the
most homogeneous class of our citizenship;
in pedigree far outranking any other class
in genuine American blood. \Vise states-
men have referred to them as the safety
valve of our political system.

They are not rampant nor excitable.
They set a high example of law abiding
patriotism. There never were strikes,
riots nor mobs among farmers. You
never heard of farmers being arrested for
violation of the Sherman anti-trust law,
nor for violating the custom laws of the
country.

The farmers have contributed their full
share, during the past 50 years, to the
upbuilding of our other immense indus-
tries, by paying the high protective du-
ties on all they had to buy, but have, up
to this time, received a very meager
share of its benefits. When capital and
energy invested are compared with other
industries, the farmer's share of benefits
from protection have been small indeed.
Immediately, when the great consuming
markets for farm products that he has
assisted for so long and liberally to
create, commence to show him some lit-
tle benefits, are they to be ruthlessly de-
stroyed and a great foreign producing
country, with immense advantageous
facilities, to be admitted on equal terms
to these home markets of ours?

You may say, “Help the consumer to
cheaper food!” A worthy desire per se,
but is it just at the expense of an equally
worthy class? I challenge the President
or any other man to demonstrate how the
workings of this pact is going to reduce
the prices of farm products to the con-
sumers without lowering the prices paid
to the American producers? There may
be some legcrdemain or hierarchai per-
formance. incomprehensible to the lay-
man, by which it can be accomplished.

The production of wheat in Canada has
increased from 51 milliOn bushels in 1900
to 150 million in 1910, or over 300 per
cent in 10 years, over 50 per cent of
which is surplus. Every indication points
to a much greater per cent of increase
during the next decade. It is safe to
estimate that Canada will, in the near
future, export over 150 million bushels of
this cereal annually. I will mention just
a few samples of the imports of farm
products from Canada. last year: Wheat,
152,000 bu., duty 250 a bu.; oats. 946,000
bu.. duty 15c a bu.; hay. 96,500 tons, duty
$1 a ton: fresh milk, 11.700 gals, duty 2c
a gal.; fresh cream, 731,000 gals, duty
5c a gal.; maple sugar, 1,783,000 lbs., duty
1c per 11).; wheat flour. 144,000 bbls., duty
25 per cent advalorein; butter, 1,000,000
lbs., duty do per lb. With these im-
portations of farm products from Canada
paying our present heavy duties. which
average about 33 per cent advaiorem;
with their present great surplus and
prospective development. what will be the
imports when all duties are removed?
The only answer is many hundred fold of
increase.

It is said our consumption is approach-
ing the total of production. True. But
why not encourage home production in-
stead of buying it abroad, and thus stim-
ulate increased rural population, the con-
trary tendency of which is becoming
truly alarming? TVith the intense sys-
tems of agriculture in vogue in many
foreign countries, it is absolutely safe to
estimate that this country can produce
agricultural products sufficient to feed
and clothe 400 millions of people. It is
home production. almost regardless of
local cost, that enriches a. nation and
foreign purchases that consume its
wealth. I gladly re-echo the cry to
“Benefit the laboring man" but I would
not rob some other class to do it. Who
is more truly a laboring man than the
farmer? What kind or class of laboring
man, I ask you. is more justly entitled to
the gratitude and protection of his rights
by this government than the farmer?
Some may say, injury to the few is justi-
fied by benefit to the many. If that is
good logic then the whole theory of a.
protective tariff is false and misleading.
There are less than one one-hundredth
of our population engaged in the manu-
facture of cotton fabrics. the products are
an absolute necessity for every individual
of our 92 millions of people. Why not
admit cotton goods free from England?
I will stake my reputation upon the as-
sertion‘that thc cotton manufactures of
Manchester have not as much actual ad-
vantage over the cotton inanufactruers
of Columbia. S. C., as the agriculturists
of Canada have over those of this coun-
try. But I am, and always have been a
protectionist. The upbuilding of any one
great national industry vibrates, dig-
tributes and permeates benefits to all
others, and the same rule in converse
arbitrarily applies to an injury to any
important industry. Vile are asking for
no special class legislation for the farmer
but simply that he receive fair treatment,
He is no beggar, wants no coddiing nor
babying, but wants only justice.

Furthermore. the politician who esti-
mates the American farmer of today as
either a fool or a. coward is wandering
very far from the fact in the case. As a
matter of government finance the United

MAY 20.» 11911.

States duties‘ on the little-farm products
from Canada. last year paid into our
treasury over five millions of dollars,
which is obsolete in the new pact. The
balance of trade with Canada last year
was nearly 120 millions of dollars in our
favor. This is certain to be wiped out
and changed to a large balance in favor
of Canada under the new pact.

The hurrah of the secular press for this
pact, which is liberally subsidized by it.
and whose agricultural patronage is in-
fantile, is no safe criterion by which to
judge of public sentiment.

But, senators and friends, in nearing
a close I approach a subject that is pain-
ful to me, as it discloses to a. slight de-
gree, at least, the fallacy of a great ideal
in manhood that my zeal and loyalty had
builded and clothed with raiments of
near perfection. I was a soldier over four
years in the Civil War and was dis-
charged at the close of that great con-
flict, four months before I was twenty-
two years old. I have been two things
all my life, one a farmer and the other
a. republican. I distinctJy remember the
Franklin Pierce campaign of 1852. I
walked two miles with my father to the
town voting place and saw him cast his
vote for Freemont in 1856. I cast my
maiden vote, while a soldier, for Abra-
ham Lincoln in 1864 and my every vote
since has been republican. We went far
beyond our custom in both our papers,
which are non-partisan, to advocate the
nomination and election of William How-
ard Taft. I shall vote for him next year
if the opportunity is given me. I truly
loved the man. I love him still. No true
man can look into those kind blue eyes
and stand within the radiance of that
genial smile that glows with charity for
all. and entertain any doubt of his abso-
lute honesty, sincerity and motives for
good. “But he is human and it is human
to err.” The blindfold origin and domi-
nating progress of this Canada pact has
most effectually demonstrated that it is
possible for the President to make a. mis-
take. A great, important, international
contract, with far reaching effects and
influences, that promise to grow and in-
crease materially in magnitude with ap-
plication. is being forced with almost
oligarchicai power into law, that will re-
sult in an absolute robbery of the most
important industrial class of the nation
and dire confusion for all other indusc
tries.

But senators, this is not a one-man
government. If so this chamber of sena-
tors is a plaything and an extravagance.
The framers of our constitution wisely
created this dignified legislative body of
matured statesmen to correct the mis-
takes of the lower house and of the
executive.

In conclusion. let me say to you. “No-
blesse Oblige." Rank imposes great ob-
ligations. The people have honored you
with rank and power. They justly ex-
pect much of you. I cannot and willpot
entertain the thought that the fear ‘of
“Non Persona Grata" will have any in-
fluence with the words or vote of any
member of the United States Senate in
considering and disposing of this very
important affair.

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

National.

Dissolution of the Standard Oil Coni-
pany was ordered by the supreme court
of the United States on Monday of this
week. The legal battle which was
brought to a close by the decision extend-
ed over a period of many years in which
the most eminent lawyers of the country
contested every point of vantage and
proved every clause of the statute touch-
ing upon the case. The court holds that
the company is a monopoly in restraint
of trade, that the corporation must be
dissolved within six months and that the
law refers only to unreasonable restraint
of trade, other combinations being not
affected. The main features of the de-
cision were agreed to by the judges
unanimously, but as to defining between
unreasonable and reasonable restraint of
trade Justice Harlan objected, stating
that the holding was opposite to what the
law had been interpreted for the past 15
years. The decision will not, therefore,
affect trusts that are not unreasonably
restraining trade, a feature that will
tend. it seems to be generally held, to
give confidence to business conditions. It
was expected that a decision as regards
the tobacco trust would be handed down
at the same time but it is likely to be
read the latter part of this month.
President Taft and his cabinet will go
over the entire trust situation and con-
sider the advisability of pressing for a.
statute requiring the federal incorpora-
tion of concerns doing interstate busi-
ness.

In a. clash between a mob of strikers
and the police of Grand Rapids, eleven
persons were more or less seriously in-
jured. The furniture men of the city
have walked out and they were in an
attempt to burn one of the factories, it
IS charged, when the rioting occurred.

It is announced that an arbitration
pact with Japan, modeled after the re-
cent agreement between this country and
England, is to be arranged.

The congressional committee for the
District of Columbia reports a bill into
congress for the restriction of the num-
ber of saloons in the district to 100.

The department of agriculture has cal-
culated that the value of the products
produced upon the farms of the country
for the season of 1910 will aggregate $8,-
926,000.000 which is an increase over the
preceding year of $104,000,000. Texas
now occupies first place as the principal
producer. having wrested it from Illinois.

The United States supreme court to-
versed the decision of the lower court in
the Bucks stove case, and thus holding
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Sec—

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LEST WE FORGET THE BRAVE

AT GETTYSBURG.

BY MRS. M. B. RANDOLPH.

Toward the field of Gettysburg
A soldier gray and wan

One morn in May took up his way
From shores of Michigan.

\Vhite apple blossoms like falling stars
Had strewn the fruited beach,

And petals pink as tropic shells
Had drifted from the peach.

Toward the field of Gettysburg,
“'ith locks of silver shine,

At night's descent another went
From shores of Caroline.

Magnolias pale as evening stars
Lit up the fragrant gloom,

And pink as shells from Indian seas
“'as oleander's bloom.

Upon the field of Gettysburg
They met—the blue and gray;
Many the scene that lay between
This and that other day
When here they met as youthful foes
Each fighting ’neath his sign,
The soldier boy of Michigan,
The one from old Ca'line.

They walked along the sweeping ridge.
They scanned the rounded hill

Where both had fought and madly sought
Hisfbrother's blood to spill;

Then toward the city of the dead
Each took his silent way,

\‘Vhere curfew seems forever rung
O'er ashes cold and gray.

No portal oped; no footstep crossed
The door stones low and still;

No sound was heard save doleful word
Of spectral whippoorwill:

The moonbeam’s silver pencil traced
The weatherbeaten name,

\‘l’hile down the aisles with

strange

The ghostly night winds'came.

whispers

“Stranger, ’tis a gruesome thing——
This army of the deadw

My blood runs cold with mem’ries olt”
At last the Northman said;

“Yes, friend," the Southron now replies,
(’Twas here they first had spoke),

“For each still heart that ’neath us lies
Another heart was broke.

“ uach deadly ball that did its work,
Each sabre in the fray,
In that wild strife pierced gentler life
In some far home away;
Brave deeds were those for Northern
knight
0r Southern chivalry!

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The Silent Camps of Blue
By T. C. Harbaugh.

'Neath the beauty of the blossoms, ’neath the cedars and the pines
Sleeps a mighty blue-clad army that once formed the battle lines,
Far the smoke of war has drifted and the snowy wings of Peace
Hover Columbia’s heroes who from strife have found release,
Silent is the trilling bugle and the war-drum is at rest

And the violets are blooming over many a dauntless breast,
Fame keeps watch beside the river under skies of azure hue,
And Glory stands, a sentry, in the silent camps of blue.

The ring-dove wooes his mate today upon the battled hill,

And through a field of daisies sings the once ensanguined rill,

The lily nods unto the rose, deep in the haunted wood,

And the thrush is sweetly calling where the Nation's legions stood
The spider spins her subtle thrall across the cannon’s mouth

And the oriole IS Singing on the war fields of the South,

And Memory touches with her wand, so beautiful and true,

The tender grass that grows among the silent camps of blue.

They rest upon the mountain and they sleep beside the sea,

Their bivouac is found where stood the tents of Grant and Lee,

For them no midnight challenge and for them no deadly raid,

No rude alarms of battle and no bayonet and blade,

Above them floats “Old Glory” in the shadow and the shine,

As oft it floated proudly o’er the lurid battle line,

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Behind the muffled drums today a few old comrades march

To scatter flowers above the brave beneath the azure arch,

With fal’tring step adown the street 'neath the drooping flags they go—
The men who in life's golden prime met oft the stubborn foe.

They march adown the narrow aisles where lift the guarding pines,

A remnant of the mighty host that made the battle lines;

They‘re waiting in the gleaming, as their life path they pursue,

For the Grand Commander’s summons to the silent camps of blue.

Forever may the lilies bloom in beauty and in love.
Where sleep the Nation's gallants with the dewy sod above.
Forever may the flag they saved float where they gently rest

scattered o’er each hero breast,

For them Columbia’s rivers thru the summers long shall sing,

The woods that clothe their battlefields with praises long shall ring,
And once a year a grateful land with willing hands will strew,

The roses and the lilies in the silent camps of blue.

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I “cum oblivion’s angel might
\Yipe all that guilt away.”

No need to question whence each came
Nor cause that claimed his steel;

The place of birth tho’ South or North
Their accents All reveal;

They clasp their hands above the dead
Their tears like jewels shine——

The mingled tears of Michigan
And those of old Ca‘line.

 

HEROES OF BLUE AND GRAY.

 

BY RUTH RAYMOND.

Sad are our martial strains,
Dirges for those who sleep,
Under the southern rains
Truce of the years they keep;
['nder the northern snows
Silent and still are they,
Comrades in death’s repose,
Heroes of Blue and Gray.

Here is a sunken mound,
There is a costly urn,
Graves of our boys are found
Every which way we turn.
Over them lightly spread
Fragrant bloom of the May;
They are the Nation’s dead,
Heroes of I'ilue and Gray.

 

IN MEMORIAM.

BY Z. I. DAVIS.

A common sorrow binds all hearts
In unison today.

The flag that leads the veterans,
Upheld by blue and gray,

Floats at half mast; with muflled drums
And silent martial tread

They enter. solemnly and sad,
The city of the dead.

\Yith them the sympathetic heart
Of nature kindly grieves,

\Yith theirs, her quick warm tears flow

fast

From overhanging leaves.

Scarce heeded, sings the oriole
Along the flower—strewn way,

For broken hearts throb with sharp pain
(in this Memorial day.

Ah, they are going one by one,
The ranks are thinning fast,

Soon will the. taps call out for those
\Vhose feet have hither passed.

Once more a bright and unscarred flag
ls planted o‘er each grave,

Where hands are folded silently
That helped our land to save.

\‘Ve leave them there at rest in peace
The silver stars their crown,

God help us to take the burden up
That their brave hands lay down.

DECORATION DAY—Suggested by a Woman.

BY EVA RYMAN=GAILLARD.

0 Gen. John A. Logan is given, al~

most universally, the honor of

founding Decoration Day, but the
suggestion was made to him by Mrs.
Henry lximball, of “'est Philadelphia.
When passing through the south, Mrs.
Kimball had seen women strewing flowers
over graves of Confederate soldiers, even
before the end of the war, and the core-
monies became so impressive, and fitting,
that she went to General Logan, who was
then commander-in—chief of our army,
and suggested that a day be set apart,
on which we should in similar way show
loving remembrance of our own Union
soldiers.

In accordance with the suggestion Gen-
eral Logan appointed May 30, 1868, as a.
day to be observed with appropriate cere-
monies to show fitting honor to those who
had given their lives for the Union. May

20 was chosen in commemoration of the
fact that it was the date on which the
last Ifnion soldiers were discharged and,
by an odd coincidence, it was the date
on which the graves of the Confederate
soldiers had been most generally decorat-
ed. though no law or “act” governed the
time.

New Jersey claims the honor of making
the first effort to have Decoration Day
made a legal holiday, but, even yet, some
of the states observe different days—
North and South Carolina taking May 10:
Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, April 26,
and Tennessee the second Friday in May.
The date, however, makes no difference
in the spirit of the deed, and with the
passing years there has grown, largely,
in both north and south, the beautiful
custom of decorating all graves wherein
soldiers are sleeping, irrespective of the

color of the uniform they wore during the
days of warfare

General Logan's order was issued,
strictly speaking to the Grand Army (if
the Republic, each post being left: free to
decide on the order of exercises best
adapted to their locality, and to ask the
(o-operation of the public. The G. A. R.
has always been ably seconded by the
\\'omen’s Relief Corps and the Ladies of
the. G. A. R, as well as by all patriotic
people. and during later years the Sons
and Daughters of Veterans are coming
to the fore and' filling the places made
vacant by the passing on of those who
so patriotically began the work on May
30, 1868.

Under the original “order” only the
soldiers who rested in graves on land
received the visible tribute, but, a few
years ago, Mrs. S. C. Forbes, of Califor-

nia. suggested the idea of honoring those
who fought on the waters by scattering
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places.

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562 ”(10)

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

’ ONCE A ,MORMON.

By IRMA B. MATTHEWS.

 

Chapter XIV.-(Concluded).

“I would never obey,” repeated Robert.

“Well, if you did not, what then? Even
you would not be safe here. No, Robert,
do not urge me; I cannot do it.”

“But what will you do?” anxiously.
“You cannot live on here alone forever
if your father will not provide for you."

“I do not know. I cannot see my way,
but," and she lifted her face toward the
starlit skies, “somewhere God lives and
knows and He will care for me I am
sure. I can think of nothing new but my
mother; after she is gone I do not know.
Life will hold but little for me 1 fear."

How Robert Stuart longed to comfort
her, but he Could not, and he saw it was
best to sin nothing more now.

0.1 am selfish in keeping you from her
now," he said. “I will come every night,
Elinor, whether I see you or not, and if
you need me come to this place any night
and I will join you. Do. not refuse to let
me help you, will you?"

“No, Robert, I will not, and I thank
you. It will give me courage to feel that
you are Sometimes mar, for, oh, I am so
afraid," her voice sank to a whisper, “so
afraid of that man.“ Then she left him
and went back to her vigil while Myra
tried to take some needed rest.

Robert kept his promise. although Eli-
nor did not see him often for her mother
was growing weaker and she did not
leave the house very “fit-ll. but she often
found evidence of his visit in the shape
of fresh fish or a bit of game left or. the
doorstep; sometimes also it was some
dainty for the sick woman that he
thought she might relish, and often
there was a note breathing deeply of
sympathy. The food was very welcome
to the women, for often there was but
little in the house to eat and they were
too weary to prepare it, but what lloliert
brought was always ready to be cooked.

They had another friend, too, although
it was many days before they knew who
it was, but they found other things on
the step, things that no one but a woman
would think of bringing—loaves of bread
fresh baked, and now and then a dainty
custard, a pie, cake and even meat nicely
cooked.

But one morning Elinor had gone early
to the door and she was confronted with
the wistful face of her father's young
wife with a dish in her hands.

“You," gasped Elinor; “has it been you
all the time?”

“Yes,” answered the other humbly,
“but please do not refuse my help now
that you know. Oh, I feel so sorry for
you. I lost my own mother but a short
time ago,” and tears came at the thought,
“and yet," she looked tip piteously. “I
cannot be sorry, either. I am glad she
did not know the position I occupy today.
My mother was never a good Mormon.”

Elinor felt her heart warm toward the
girl—she was little more than a child in
reality—forced into her present position
by the king and her father, not through
any choice of her own.

“We will not refuse your help,” said
Elinor softly, “and I thank you, oh, so
much. It has indeed been a godsend to
us sometimes, and I do not know what
we would have done without it. Does
my father know?"

He did not at first, but he grumbled
because I used so much food and then I
told him.”

“And did he not object?”

“Yes, but I told him if I might not do
this for you, then I would not cook for
him, and he came home one day and
found nothing in the house to eat and
then he gave in."

Elinor smiled faintly. She knew how
well her father liked good victuals. "Now
I must run back," said the other. “I am
glad, after all, that you know and I wish
i could help you more.”

Elinor turned into the house with a

sigh. YVhat a lovable girl she really was
and, under other circumstances, what
friends they might have been. It was a

dreadful muddle, this world, anyhow.
She wished she might repay the young
girl's kindness and, in a way, this wish
was granted weeks afterward, although
Elinor would never have thought she
would have repaid it in the way she did
had she known it then.

 

Chapter XV.

Mrs. Brandon lingered along weeks and
then one morning the end came very
suddenly. She had just eaten a little
breakfast and turned to say something

to Myra, who was sitting by her bed,
when she gave a sudden gasp and was
gone. Myra screamed and Elinor ran to
her, but their mother was beyond all
trouble and care. .

They soon found they had many friends,
both among the Mormons and the Gen-
tiles, who came to see them and offer
their services but the two women, cling-
ing together. heeded not their coming or
going. AFor them the light of day had
been blotted out. '

They laid her to rest on a little knoll
where the sound of the waves could be

heard singing a soothing lullaby and the

trees cast a shade over the low mound.
Elinor planted a white rose bush at the
head. Mr. Brandon seemed to really
mourn for his wife. Death had leveled
his pride and he even begged his dangli—
ters to come back to their home. Elinor
refused. “No, I cannot go again into the
home that was forever closed against my
mother, and I could not bear the sight
of the rooms that were once bright with
her loving presence. We will stay here
together, Myra and I, until we decide
what it is best for us to do."

The young wife, however. came openly
to their home now and they did not turn
her away. There was a sadness about
her face of late that won the sympathy
and compassion of both women and they
were very kind to her. Robert spoke to
Elinor once about it and she answered,
“You think it strange I can be kind to
her when she drove us all from our home,
but believe me she was but the innocent
cause of it all. Clara is no more to
blame for her position than BIyl‘a is for
hers. lt is all so terrible, and she is so
young. I feel very sorry for her.”

“l have heard she wishes your father
to maize her his legal wife now that your
mother is gone, but he refuses.”

l-Zlinor looked startled. She had never
tl'iought of this. of course, her father
was free to marry now, but the idea had
not entered liL‘l' lzcad before, and he was
liable to marry another woman and then
Clara would be no better off than before,
for the new wife would be the legal one.
She thought long and deeply of the mat<
tor. and then one day she questioned
Clara in regard to it.

“Yes, it is true I have asked him to
marry the over but he will not. He says
my lot is no worse now than it was be—
fore, and he seems to feel remorse for
the way he has used the rest of you, for
he says he will not do anything to make
you girls any more unhappy than you are
and he thinks you would resent my being
his legal wife."

Elinor thought long of the matter, and
the more she thought about it the clear-
er her dutv became. It was a hard fight,
but she remembered the kindness of the
young wife during her mother's illness
and she knew nothing could harm that
mother now. After awhile she had a
long talk with Myra, then she went to
see her father one evening, choosing a
time when she should find him at the
barn for she cruld not bring herself to
enter the house.

“Father,“ she said, “I have come to
ask a favor at your hands."

“If it is within my power I will grant
it," he answered readily, for really the
estrangcn’ient hurt him more than he
cared to own, and besides, he was learn-
ing more and more of the inside of King
Strang's government and what he was
learning was not very favorable. From
something the king had dropped he had
discovered that his own second marriage
was ordered as a punishment for that
little rebel, as he always called Elinor,
and not because it was a divine command
as he told him at the time.

“Father, you know that Clara was
very kind to us during mother’s illness,
and I do not think she is to blame for
what happened. She is only a girl and
she is no wife, you know.”

Her father looked startled.

“I want to repay her, and, father, the
request I wish to make is that you make
her your wife.”

“You ask this?”

“Yes, Myra and I both ask it, in htt-
manity’s name.”

For some time he was silent; then at
length he spoke. “I said if it was in my
power it should be granted, and you have
my promise, but I had never thought of
anything like this.” Then, as the real
nobility of the action dawned upon him
he added brokenly: “I have wronged you
and my dead wife beyond repair, but, oh;

daughter, you do not know it all. For:
give me, oh. forgive me!"

“When I can, father, I will try and d6
so, but mother forgave and prayed for
you, and, father, do not darken another
woman’s life. Do the best you can for
Clara,” and she turned away. feeling she
could beanno more.

The next day Mr. Brandon kept his
promise and Clara Brandon, with tears
streaming from her eyes, went to thank
the girls who had been so generous to
her. Then some months of calm passed
for the girls. Their life was made easier
than it had been, for the father saw that
they wanted for nothing. But, like her
mother, Myra could not survive the ter-
rible living sorrow she was called upon
to bear. Dead sorrow is hard, but who
can picture the misery of living Sorrow,
and it was soon apparent to all that‘she
would sleep beside her mother in a short
time. She had aged fast; although but
thirty, her hair was white as snow. For
a time, while her mother needed her, she
had seemed to rally, but now that in-
centive was removed and she sat day
after day with a far-away look in her
eyes, living over again her days of hap-
piness. Then came a blessed forgetful-
ness when she was once more a happy
wife waiting for her husband. “James
stays late tonight,” she would say, plain-
tively. “I wish the king did not want
him so much. Will he come soon do you
think, Elinor?”

“Yes, soon,” the sister would answer
soothingly, and she would smile and
sleep.

Then there came a time when Clara
came to her with her baby boy in her
arms but Myra only looked at it in sur-
prise.

“I do not understand," she said in a
puzzled way. “They told me the baby
died.”

“What does she mean?” asked Clara.

“I believe she is thinking of the baby
she lost. She does not comprehend, you
see."

She fell peacefully asleep one evening,
never to awaken, murmuring as she did

so, “\Vake me when James comes home, .

Elinor: I am so sleepy I cannot keep
awake now. I must sleep just a little
while," and she slept indeed—the sleep
that knows no nakening.

After Myra was gone Clara entreated

    

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site could not stay in the house longer
alone, she went. One thing she had been
thankful for, the king had been electedl
to the state legislature and was absent!
a great deal from the island, so she had»
not seen him and had felt free from his
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Robert had entreatt-d her to marry him
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he would not take her reply as final, de- l
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Would llCVl'I‘ have a wife.

“I heard the king came home on the:
steamer last evening,” said Clara one
morning. Just why, Elinor could not say,
but a feeling of terror swept over her.
Clara saw the dislike in her face and
answered it. “i do not wonder you hate
him, Elinor. l have no love for him my-
self, but for your own sake 1 wish you
did not set yrvtll'st‘lf in opposition to him.
I cannot tell you how I dread his ill will.”

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Clara, and there is no one left now
through whom he can strike me; it
must be me alone.”

“I did not mean that, I had no thought
of harm for myself,” was the quick an-
swer, “but you do not know what the
man is capable of. Anyhow, Elinor, do
not go far from the house alone while he
is here.” As Mr. Brandon entered the
house just then the conversation was
dropped.

Chapter XVI.

Elinor did not see Robert for some
days. The fact of the matter was, al-
though he had been so patient with her,
he was growing indignant at what he
considered was her want of trust in him.
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confidence in himself. Robert had under-
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island, as his fishing boat had taken the
most part of his time. He liked the water
and he loved the glad free life.

The king looked at him searchingly as
he was shown into his presence and mo-
tioned him to .be seated.' “Our business
may take some time,” he added. ,Then
silence fell for a few moments. Robert
was becoming uneasy under the close
scrutiny of the man. At last the latter
spoke: "I need more men around me and
I have decided that young men are per-
haps better fitted to make the laws of our
land than old ones, so I have decided to
make you an elder."

Robert was surprised, but remembering
what had happened to many of the elders,
he had no desire whatever to become one.
It would not do, however, to answer in
that manner. so he said quietly, "I thank
you for your confidence in me but, in-
deed, I am not capable of doing what you
ask nor have I a great enough degree of
piety to be an elder. I am perfectly con-
tent to be simply a fisherman."

But if he had any thought that Strang
was to be thus balked he was mistaken.
“I appreciate your modesty," said the
king in a voice that sounded sarcastic,
"but I am the best judge of the people I
wish to confer honor upon and you are
one of them. Then there is another thing.

THE. MICHIGAN FARMER.

As an elder you must be a married man.
I have thought of this and have selected
a wife for you.”

The mind of the younger man was
working' fast now. He began to see
method in the other‘s plan. Was he only
trying to add one more bitter drop to
Elinor’s already overflowing cup? His
mouth shut in a determined manner. “I
have no wish to marry,” he answered
shortly. “Indeed, I may not be able to
give a wife the comfort I should want
her to have if I had one.”

The king smiled. “I think differently,
and I want you to present yourself at the
tabernacle .this day week and be sealed
to Huldah Main. It has already been one
year since she lost her first husband and
she is a very capable woman, worthy of
a second.”

The face of the young man grew white.
The woman mentioned was many years
his senior, cross-eyed and repulsive. He
told himself that he would die rather
than marry her, but the king was watch-
ing him closely and he fought for self—
possession. He must have time to think.

“You will be greatly honored also,
young man, for at the same time I mean
to take another wife."

"Do you?” asked Robert, dully. His
voice sounded strange, even in his own
cars.

“Yes, you see I have but four wives,
for the first Mrs. Strang took herself off
as you know. I expect Charles will be a
bit jealous of this new one but that will
do her good.” (Charles was his favorite

wife, so called because she often ac-
companied him on his preaching tours
dressed as a man and addressed as
Charles Douglas).

Robert made no reply. “'hat did he

care about the king‘s wives? He was
longing to get out in the air where he
could breathe and think.

“You do not seem interested, and yet
I am sure you know the lady," smiled the

king, “therefore I will tell you; the new '
Mrs. Strang is one Elinor Brandon. At

last she will be taught obedience." -

Robert clenched his hands until the
nails cut into the flesh. His brain reeled.
As he arose he felt as though he was
stifling and he feared he could not con-
trol himself much longer, yet to do other—
wise might be to dash every possible
chance of saving Elinor. So he said,
coolly. “Is that all you want of me?"

“That is all; you may go now but
not forget this day week.”

“I will not forget,” was the answer in
a Voice that even Strang could not
fathom.

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A PATRIOT.

BY LURA W'ARNER CALLIN.

My Papa is a soldier,
I wish I were one, too.

I can’t see why being a girl
Should hinder much, do you?

For I can wave our Bonnie Flag
And shout, Hip-Hip—Hurrahl
And on the Thirtieth of May
I march along with Pa.

Dressed in my lovely uniform
’With red stripes up and down—
And on my head a bright blue cap
With white stars ’round the crown.

I help to strew the lovely flowers
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And lay a wreath beside the flag
That at each headstone waves.

But when I hear those dreadful guns
Bang out the last salute,
(I run and hide!)
You see, to real war I’d send
My Pa as substitute.
GLENNA AND THE CONSCIENCE
FAlRlES. ‘ '

BY HELEN MATHIE.

Glenna’s fat, short legs were wading
through the grass of papa’s meadow, now
nearly ready to be cut for hay. Her
white sun-bonnet hung down her back,
and the sun beat upon her curly golden
hair. She had “runned away," having
been forbidden to leave the nice large
yard about the house, alone. Gleefully
she trudged along until the chubby legs
grew tired, then down she sat and began
to pull the grass and flowers toward her
breaking them from the stems. First, a
daisy, ‘with its white crown and golden
heart, then some buttercups, nodding on
their slender stems, now some round red

clover blossoms, and some dainty sweet
alsike blooms, and a spear or two of blue
spear grass.

One chubby dimpled hand was full, and
She rested it in her lap, while she gazed
about her. All about her the grass and
flowers waved, waved, waved, and sung,
sung, sung, a low sweet song, like mum-
ma, rocking, rocking, rocking, singing,
singing, singing, her baby girl to sleep.

“What was mamma doing now?“ Glen-

na tho'ught lazily. “\Vas supper most
ready, and had papa come in from the
barn to help eat it. Glenna must go
home pretty soon, but how nice to hide
in the tall grass. Could mamma find
her. Glenna was playing ‘hide and coop'
with mamma. Would mamma hear her

if she ‘cooped’ real loud?“

All at once Glenna sat up very straight
and rubbed her eyes. The red clover
blossoms in her lap had straightened
themselves up and looked like fat little
men with green jackets and very red
faces and funny red rumpley hair. The
buttercups were pretty little ladies with
airy yellow skirts. The daisies were lit-
tle old women with white hair, and the

blue spear grass had changed to little
Soldiers in blue uniform and a green
spear.

Glenna gasped in astonishment. when

one of the jolly little red-faced men he-
gan to speak. “Hello Glenna," he said,
“did you know it was naughty to run
away?"

Glenna looked at him shyly.
said, “what hurt does it do?"

“Ask Mother Daisy over there,”
the clover man.

Glenna did not ask, but Mother Daisy
came near and said in a funny little voice
like the wind through the leaves. whisper-
ing: “\Vhat hurt does it do? Why, I am
surprised that you don’t know. Vv'hat if
nobody could find you, and what if you
couldn't find yourself? You Would have
to stay here always and there wouldn't
be any supper to eat, nor any nice soft.
bed to sleep in, and no light but the
moon and stars, and no company but the
crickets. and toads, and mice."

“Ough,” cried Glenna shuddering.

“And.that isn't all," said Mother Dais-
ey, “Buttercup, you tell her the rest."

Buttercup came forward, her yellow
skirts fluttering. “Little girls’ mammas
are frightened when they find their little

“No," she

said

girls gone, and they run up the road, andl

down the road, and they wring their‘
hands. and cry, “Oh, where is my baby?
My baby is lost. Oh, what shall I do'."

and they call papa, and the men at work,
and they all go hunting for the lost baby,
down by the river, and in the woods, and
down the road where the automobiles
go."

"Does my mamma feel like that?"
asked Glenna, her chin quivering. “Vi'on’t
they look in the meadow? Oh, I didn’t
mean to make my mamma feel bad. I'll

go straight home."
“No, you can‘t." said the blue soldier

 

 

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. but for the millions who
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men. advancing with their spears.
tle girls that run away have to be pun-
ished. \\’e will kccp you here, and by
and by you will turn into a Lady Butter-
cup, :ind when you grow old into a Moth-
er Daisy.“

“Uh, who are you?" cried Glenna in
tears.

“We are the Consnience Fairies, come
to tell you when you have been naughty.

“Lit- .

to instructing students in [il‘uml‘ uw of tools.
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FARMS AND FARM LANDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when you can buy

 

\ihcn you have lived with us a hundred
years. if you are very good, we will turn
you back into a little girl again, and send
live with good papa and
and see if will run away

you to Sonic

main ma.

again."
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B'ULI
it be my and mam-
inu'?" asked Glenna.

"Yes." said the soldier
the ones you have now."

“Uh, I want my own papa and mamma.
I will have my own pupa and mamma,"
Glenna cried in great distress. She start~
ed to run and the soldier men advanced
upon hcr with spears poised. “Oh! Oh!
Oh!" screamed Glenna. and then some-
one's tender arms clasped her tight, and
a dear voice said with a tremble in it,
“Mamma's own darling little girl asleep
in the grass. \\'hy. papa, her dress is
quite wet. The (h‘w is falling. Take
her, papa, and hurry home. Mother was
SO frightened, darling. Glenna must not
run away again. There are your flowers,

own papa

men, “but not

pet, all wilted. TVe will put them in
water when we get home.”
“No, no, mamma, throw them away.

They are the Conscience Fairies and they
told me what a naughty girl I was, and
the spear men were going to turn me
into a buttercup to punish me. Throw
them away. I don’t want them any more.
I'll never run away again long's I live."

 

 

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There’s No Place Like Home.

 

the Best. Land in

run SALE on EXCHANGE
WHY PAY RENT a...

near Saginaw and Bay City. Write for map and par-

ticulars. Clear title and easy terms. Staifl'eld Bros-1.,

lowners) 1:) Merrill Bldg , Saginaw, W. S. Michigan.
in Oceana. best County in United '

l SELL FARM States. Frult, Grain, Stock,

Poultry. Write for list. J. S. HANSON. Hart. Mich. .

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erslocate desirable pro ertyFREh‘. American Invest.
ment Association, 3 Pa ace Bldg. Minneapolis. Minn.

IMPROVED FARMS IN
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

In Blue Earth County. Brown Count-y. and Lyon
County are the best farms you can buy for the money
anywhere. A few hours ride from St. Paul and Minue-
apolis, and a night's ride to Chicago. Settled com-
munity. good schools. plenty of rainfall. good markets.
Boll‘the beat. his land is better than they are
sellmgfor double the price in older States. We
m ”stilt “‘x‘avn‘éiifaert‘li‘ L

' i ' AND COMPANY.
126 Jackson St., Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.
Marshall, Lyon 00.. Minn. “Live Agents “'nnted.'v

FOR SALE—SO—ACRE FARM. about 5 acres tim-
ber. balance all plow land. Soil clay
loam, two apple orchards and other fruit. large
colonial house. large barn and other buildings. near
P. M. It. It.‘ station 16 mile to school. church, store
and grist mill. Only four miles from city of Balding,
Io_nia 00.. Mich. Price $6.2: . I also have a splendid
Illa-acre germ. goodlbulldings mad fruit at SIWO.
‘. acre arm. as ocation. goo buildln ,
land. Price $6,500. Write or see 35 good
“'. F. BRICKER. Balding. Michigan.

Big Equipped Farm, $6,800

Last Year’s Income $5,500.
This rich, llB-acre Madison County, N. Y.. farm
gave its owner an income of $5.500 last year; 6‘5 acres
in machine-worked fields. cuts50 tons of hay besides
producing hay and cultivated crops, several acres seed-
ed to alfalfa: pastures 2") cows; cod apple orchard,

 

 

 

 

 

other fruits; 2-story Iii-room dwel ing, running spring
water, burn 28x70, silo. basement with cement floor.
running spring water. tenant house, several other
outbuildings: only 1% miles to railroad station, milk
station. near village and neighbors; owner if taken
immedintcly includes 5 fine cows, pair of work horses.
hens, wagons. machinery and all tools; rice $6.81),
part cash. For complete description 0' this farm
and many others of large and small acres 9 from $1000
up. in all the best farming districts of t 9 East, see
page 17, ‘fStrout‘s 'li'arm Catalogue No. 34" which
gives reliable information regarding railroads,
school‘s, climaste.t'soilsi0i‘ro s g‘iowéi. markets. etc..
copy ree. ta ion . . . TROUT, U ‘

Bank Building. Pittsburg. Pa. nlou

Fllll SAL _.6.Ac....s,

near stop R? Cleveland & South
. . Western R. IL, 3% miles from
Medina. Ohio, on stone road. One-quarter mile
from B. & 0. aidin . Suburban car stops near farm.
100 acres muck Ian . 30 acres upland. 31 acres of second
bottom. Of this 8 acres is in pasture. 50 acres is in
hay and 50 acres. is in rye.
separate from the farm.

Growing crops to be sold
Good up do trees and about,
40 clierry trees {years old. \\ liolckurm is well under-
drained and infirm-class shape. i ever failing water
supply \vith “‘lud mill. Flowing artcsiau well in
barn yard. Modern house. built only four ,mars with
4 rooms 'and bath. Hot. water heat. running water
and gas in house. House cost. $4000 to build. ‘ Fine gas
well which supplies plenty of gas for heating, cook-
mg and lighting. Tenant house built two years ago.
cost 81300. New bank barn 40 by 80, cost 335(1). All
buildings enumerated above have slate roofs. There
are several other buildings on this property such as
tool house. wagon shed. etc. This is one of the best
farms in Medina County and is being sold to close an
estate. Price $17.0“). terms can be arranged. For
further information apply to

MATHEWS 8: GILBERT,
OI I In 912 Williamson Bldg.,clevoland, 0M0.

 


 

 

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May=Day Festivities—By Marjorie March.

HE month of May is a beauty time
| indeed, and the hostess who takes
of her bounty can not go far
wrong, for decorations are easy to plan
and there are many delicious morsels for
the table which come from southern gar-
dens, not too far away to make them pos-
sible luxuries for the table of cheer.

()ur illustrations Show two dainty cent—
erpieces for May. One is a lattice built
of light wood, over which leaves are
twisted, while little cakes are wired on
to look like actual blossoms. This is a
novel fancy that would be very appropri-
ate for any springtime festivity, but par-
ticularly so for a Japanese festival. The
other picture shows a May-day cake
which is not difficult to plan and is de-
cidedly effective. A frosted cake has a.
pole erected in its center from which rib-
bons drop to the hands of little Dresden
china figures which seem to dance about
the May pole. -\ little delicate green out-
lines the centerpiece or a wreath of flow-
ers could be used if desired.

A Dresden Party.

A Dresden luncheon is a fancy that is
very dainty and one not hard to carry
out, even where the pocket “ I; must lie
Use the center; 15:5:

 

    

consulted. :zzggestcd
above, with the Dresden -,':'.:r.;-_ figures,
and for the rest of the taife setttg use
china decorated with in. 1-; :iow ers.

(103.9180. but
For lmnbons,
Dres-
them

This can be as cheap as is
should be of dainty design.
cakes, etc., use either dishes with
den china figures standing beside
or little baskets in soft pink and blue
tones, tied with bows of pink and blue
ribbon. For place cards have paper dolls
softly tinted in pink and blue. These lit-
tle. ladies may have scarfs in their hands,
also tinted delicately, with the guests'
names written upon the scarfs.

At the four corners'of the table low
bowls of either pink or blue china hold
apple blossoms.

After luncheon, which should consist of
dainties in softly tinted shades as far as
possible, some games may be played,
either contests written on cards decorated
with “Dresden china figures” or on cards
cut in the shapes of flowers.

A Japanese Party.

For a centerpiece use the lattice May
day design and at the. four corners of the
table have small Japanese paper lanterns,

 

The table may be bare
of cloth, with Japanese paper doilies of
quaint design under the plates, and at
each place a little Jap doll or any other
preferred favor. For refreshments serve
candied fruits, chicken soup with rice, 2.
fish salad, tea and wafers and either ice
cream with cakes or plum preserves and
sweet wafers. Another dessert that is
dainty is made with rice and sweetened
milk and gelatine, piled high with whip-

any imagination.

ped cream flavored with any desired
flavor.
For amusement after luncheon, if the

guests wish to be out of doors there are
croquet, the game of (melts and battle—
dore and shuttlecock, any of them suffi-
ciently suggestive of the Orient to give
the right tone to the party. If indoor
amusements are desired the guests may
have a competition, painting cards out
either in the shape of lanterns or fans
Have a time limit and at the end of the
time award some prize to the one who
has done the most artistic work. There
can also be a contest, after the manner
of the old, well—worn donkey game. Have
a picture of a. Japanese lady hung at one
end of the room. Give each guest a fan
made of paper, wallpaper answers the
purpose well, and a pin, and let him try
to pin a fan to the hand of the Japanese
lady. The one who is most successful
could be givon a pretty paper fan, or if
it be a gentleman, a stick pin of curious
design.

Below are some recipes suitable for the
Springtime.

Creamed Shad Roe.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter, add
one teaspoonful of chopped onion and
cook. Then lay in this a shad roe which
has been parboiled first and separated
into small pieces, sprinkle over with flour,
pour on gradually a cup of thick milk,
cook for a few minutes, then add one egg
yolk, beaten, and season with salt and
pepper. This is delicious served on slices
of toast or in scooped out buttered rolls,
browned in the oven.

Banana Snow.

Sprinkle four bananas with a bit of
lemon juice and a few drops of ginger
flavoring and chill well. Just before serv-
ing mash them smooth, pour over them
a cup of powdered sugar and the beaten
whites of two eggs. Beat all together

 

A Maypole Cake. I

filled with apple blossoms, lilac blooms
or any preferred flowers. Use Japanese
china and at the places have finger bowls
of softly tinted glass and, besides each
bowl, a box of the little wood pulp flowers
which can be bought for a few cents.
These open when put in water and by
the way in which they expand, their
color or beauty or ugliness, a fanciful
fortune can be woven by a hostess with

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Jameson up; or}. In?" “w ~-‘— ‘ :~'~>~‘---

 

until the mixture is stiff. Keep very cool
until desired when it can be served in
glasses or with lady fingers.

May Cakes.

Beat one whole egg and the whites of
two eggs until thick; add slowly one-half
cup of granulated sugar and one-half cup
of flour with a half teaspoonful of baking
powder, one tablespoonful of melted but-

ter and some rose flavoring. Bake, out
use) “V kvsésdh$w ‘e’Mfi

3

into small squares and frost with tinted
frosting.
Shrimp Salad.

Make a. stiff mayonnaise, add some
gelatine and the contents of a can of
shrimp cut into small bits. Set to harden
in a mold and serve, cut in uniform
slices, on lettuce leaves.

The May cakes may be iced to represent
different flowers and are very dainty to
send in wee crepe paper May baskets,
after the New England custom. For in-
stance, ice some cakes pink and set a
rose of candied rose petals on top of each
with a little candy in the center of each.
For violet cakes, ice with pale green
frosting and stud with candied violets.
For daisy cakes, ice pale yellow, leave a

little circle in the center of each cake
and carefully put on “petals” of white
frosting. In the same way blackeyed

Susans can be made, frosting the cake
with chocolate and putting on petals of
yellow frosting.

Another pretty fancy is to bake loaf
cakes in oval pans, scoop out the center
and fill with whipped cream. Make a
handle of pastry baked over a round

 

 

 

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A May-day Arbor of Frosted Cakes.

surface to have it the right shape and in-
sert this carefully over the cake basket,
twisting the handle with delicate green
vines. This makes the most dainty des-
sert imaginable.

Asparague Souffle.

T‘se the tops of asDaragus cooked pre-
viously, cut up in a thick cream sauce to
which is added salt and pepper. Beat the
yolks and whites of two eggs separately,
adding the yolks first, and lastly folding
in the whites. Bake in a buttered baking
dish and serve at once.

Coffee Souffle.

Take two pints of milk and heat in a
double boiler with a pint of coffee. Thick-
en with corn starch and add to this three
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and a
little of any preferred flavoring. Let sim-
mer gently for ten minutes and whip into
it a pint of cream with the yolks of three
eggs. Then add the beaten whites of the
eggs, fill baking dishes or paper cases
with the mixture and when done sprinkle
powdered sugar over the top and serve at
once. These paper cases can be made in
the shape of flowers if desired and are
then dainty enough to serve at any func-
tion, even a May wedding or any special
occasion of cheer.

Nut Cake.

Cream one cnpful of granulated sugar
and a half cup of butter and add gradu—
ally one cup of chopped nuts. Add a
beaten egg and one and a half cups of
flour with two tablespoonfuls of baking
powder, alternating with a half cup of
clear strong coffee. Bake in a moderate
-nven and frost with Mocha or chocolate
frosting.

Orange Delight.

Make an orange ice by boiling four
cups of water and two cups of sugar to-
gether for 20 minutes, adding two cups
of orange juice, half a cup of lemon juice
and the grated rind of an orange, and
freezing. Serve this in tall-temmed
glasses and garnish with slices of banana,
canned cherries and bits of chopped nuts.
Serve tiny cakes or thin wafers with this
confection.

MAY; 20, 1911.

FEED YOUNG GIRLS

Must Have Right Food While Growing.

Great care should betaken at the criti-
cal period when the young girl is just
merging into womanhood that the diet
shall contain that which is upbuilding
and nothing harmful. -

At that age the structure is being
formed and if formed of a healthy, sturdy
character, health and happiness will fol-
low; on the other hand unhealthy cells
may be built in and a sick condition
slowly supervene which, if not checked,
may ripen into a chronic condition and
cause life-long suffering.

A young lady says:

“Coffee began to have such an effect
on my stomach a few years ago that I
finally quit using it. It brought on head-
aches, pains in my muscles, and ner-
vousness.

“I tried to use tea in its stead, but
found its effects even worse than those I
suffered from coffee. Then for a long
time I drank milk at my meals, but at:
last it palled on me. A friend came to
the rescue with the suggestion that I try
Postum.

“I did so, only to find at first, that I
didn’t fancy it. But I had heard of so
many persons who had been benefited
by its use that I persevered, and when I
had it made right—according to direc-
tions on the package—I found it grate-
ful in flavour and soothing and strength-
ening to my stomach. I can find no
words to express my feeling of what I
owe to Postum!

“In every respect it has worked a.
wonderful improvement—the headaches,
the pains in my side and
back, all the distressing symptoms yielded
to the magic power of Postum. My brain
seems also 'to share in the betterment of
my physical condition; it seems keener,
more alert and brighter. I am, in short,
in better health now than for a long
while before, and I am sure I owe it to
the use of your Postum.” Name given
by Postum/Company, Battle Creek, Mich.

“There‘s a reason.”

Ever read the above letter? A
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MAY 20. 1911.

FASHION'S FANCIES.

 

Not for several seasons .have the hats
been so really becoming as this spring.
Just at present the most one sees worn
are the coarse turbans of Jap or Ramme
braids, though later the fine Milans, Leg-
horns and hemp hats are to be worn.
High crowns are the rule, though there
are some with low crowns and brims of
the same height, or nearly as high. The
high crowned hats are of the coarse
straw, while the low crowned ones are
more often of the fine.

Two-toned effects are very good. There
are burnt straw crowns with low rolling
blaCk brims, white crowns with black
brims and black crowns with white
brims. For these early tailored affairs,
no better trimming has been found than
a stiff velvet bow. A few show flowers,
but they are more for the dress hat. One
smart looking hat recently shown was of
fine black straw, with'a high crown. and
a wreath of delicate pink rosebuds around
the narrow brim.

No season is complete without a few
freak names, and this year we have the
beehive hat for young women and the
Topsy hat for girls. The beehive needs
no description beyond its name. The
crown is shaped as the name implies and
has a narrow brim. These are often of
two-toned straws, burnt and black being
favorite colors. The Topsy has a high
round crown with a narrow rolled brim,
and is either of Milan or Jap straw.

For the dress hat the Gainsborough is
very good. Everything rolls off the face.
Flowers will be used in profusion, es-
pecially combinations of small posies in
wreaths. In this way, everything will be
used together from lilacs to tiny roses.
Willow plumes will be seen, too, as well
ostrich feathers and aigrettes.

As for colors, they will be the same as
in suits, black, black and white, Empire
green, which is a vivid Emerald green.
king's blue, leather shade, coral as a
trimming, and brown a very little when
combined with a lighter color.

AN ARGUMENT AGAINST HARDWOOD
FLOORS.

 

 

' d never be put W0 the. homes
of the woman who does her own
work.” So writes a girl to the Household
Department. “When I came home from
college, I gave mother and father no rest
until they had hardwood varnished bor-
ders put around the downstairs floors,
disposed of the good old carpets and
bought new rugs. I promised to keep the
floors clean myself, and mother has seen
that I kept my word. I do not dare
complain at home, I had so much to say
before the change was made, but if we
had only kept those carpets I would not
go to bed tonight until they were se-
curely nailed down to the floors. And
no one would ever hear me ask for pol-
ished floors and rugs again.”

Iconoclasts do not always agree, but
here is one who is fighting my warfare.
Long have I wanted to cry out upon the
modern varnished floor, but have lacked
the courage of my convictions. Learned
writers and domestic science experts
have told us so positively that carpets
were a menace to life and that rugs and
bare floors were the only thing from a
hygienic standpoint, that I have never
dared voice a protest against them, but
now that a girl writer to this department
has blazed the way, I must lend my
support.

Perhaps the modern way could be made
more hygienic than the old, but the way
housework is done in the average home,
the home of one maid or none, this way
of caring for floors is no more sanitary
than the old. To be really better, the
rugs should be taken up every week and
thoroughly dusted, or else cleaned with
the vacuum cleaner, and the floors wiped
free of dust every day. But is there a.
home where this is done? W'hat woman
has the strength to drag three or four
9x12 rugs out on the line each week and
whip them, or if she has the strength,
where is she to find the time to do this
and wipe up the borders of each room
daily? And it is only by going over each
day the floors which are much used, that
they can be kept looking well, and our
germ fighting friends may be satisfied
that we are allowing no dust on our
floors. To care for the floors as they
should be'cared for would mean prac-
tically a morning’s work for one person.

In the average home such a procedure
is, of course, impossible. The rugs may
be taken up once a month, but usually
they come up only twice a year, just like
mother’s carpets. The floors. possibly,

P OLISHED floors are a luxury. They

are dusted every'other day, probably, not
more than twice a week, and in- some
homes only once a week when the clean-
ing woman comes. The house mistress
makes a few passes with the carpet
sweeper over the rug each day and
sweeps it once a week, and that is the
only attempt made at removing dust, un-
less she owns a vacuum cleaner.

I will leave it to any intelligent jury
of housekeepers to decide whether such
a system is any better for the lungs of
the family than the old way of carpets
which came up twice a year. Certainly
it is not half so restful to the nerves, for
with the carpets we never saw the dust
which rolls to the sides of the rooms out
of the way of that sweeper. Certainly it
must have been there, the bare floors
now show it to us. But we did not have
it in sight, irritating us on the days we
simply didn’t have time to get at it and
clean it up, as we do now. I don’t be-
lieve a woman lives who can do all the
work for a family of four or five and
keep the dust always cleaned up from
her polished floors. If such a woman does
live I hope I’ll never meet her. She
would be so affected by her constant
warfare with dust, I’d expect her to be-
gin brushing specks off my clothes.

Seriously, I think the varnished floors
very much overrated. Certainly they do
not lighten woman's daily work and I
doubt very much if they are a bit more
sanitary as cared for in the average
home. The only advantage they possess,
to my mind, is that we can pick the rugs
right up at housecleaning time without
stopping to remove tacks.

I should like to know what some of the
women who have tried both sorts of floor
coverings actually think of the matter.

DEBORAH.

 

THE SUNDAY DINNER.

 

Tomato Bouillon Wafers

Celery Gherkins

Fried Perch Sauce Tartare

Mashed Potatoes String Beans

Dandelion Salad
Lemon Tarts

Tomato Bouillon.—7Melt, two tablespoons
of butter and‘cook in it two tablespoons
each of chopped onion and green pepper,
for five minutes. Add one quart of to-
matoes, one spring of parsley, one bay
leaf, two tablespoons of horseradish, two
cups of stock salt and pepper to taste,
and cook 20 minutes. Strain and serve.

Fried Perch and Sauce Tartare.—The
perch should be dipped in flour, egg, and
line bread crumbs, after being carefully
cleaned and washed inside and out, and
then fried in deep fat. Drain well before
serving. For the sauce, add to a cup of
mayonnaise or boiled salad dressing one
tablespoonful each of finely chopped cu-
cumber pickle, olives, capers, a teaspoon
of chopped chives and half a tablespoon
of minced parsley.

Dandelion Salad—One cup of cold
cooked dandelions, four hard—boiled egg
yolks, one tablespoonful olive oil, two
tablespoonfuls vinegar, speck of cayenne
pepper. Chop dandelions and eggs to-
gether, mix thoroughly and add the
blended oil, vinegar and cayenne. Form
in balls and serve on lettuce leaves with
boiled dressing.

Lemon Tarts.~Bake tart shells on in-
verted patty tins and fill with your favor-
ite lemon filling. Cover with pie frosting
and brown slightly in the oven.

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moths, take a’ common wooden box not
too heavy, a soap or cracker box will do
if one has no packing box, make a good
flour paste, cooked, and line the box with
newspapers, pasting one over the other;
put in your clean woolen goods or furs,
paste on your cover, let dry, and keep
in a dry, airy place—the attic is good.
If no moths go in with your goods they
will come out perfect. A flour barrel will
do if you have no box, and you can paste
fancy paper over the outside of either,
if you wish to ornament it. Or if pre-
ferred, bags of strong, new unbleached
muslin may be made, and the furs or
goods sewed up in them.———I. M.

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water, and apply to the floor with a
scrubbing brush. When it is thoroughly
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be surprised at the floor finish. An ad-
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stain to match furnishings_or carpets.
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t MARKETS-

DETROIT WHOLESALE’MARKETS.

May 17, 1911.
Grains and Seeds.

Wheat.——The weather appears to be the
most varying factor in the wheat trade,
prices becoming strong when dry days
threatened the crop in the west and
southwest and weakened when copious
rains, early this week, soaked the parched
lands. But with the change for a better
crop, sentiment abroad, where consump-
tion is reducing the visible supply fast,
competition is strong and the supply from
Russia and other countries does not quiet
the apprehensions of buyers, is such as
to keep quotations here from making any
sensational declines, the quotation for
No. 2 red on Tuesday of this week being
but a half cent below the price for the
Same grade on Thursday last. Millers
are not anxious buyers although the sup—
ply of flour on hand is said to be the
lowest in several years. The price for
N0. 2 red wheat on this date in 1910 was
$1.12 per bu. Quotations for the past
week are:

  

No. 2 No. 1

Red. White. July. Sept.
Thursday ...... 92 90% .8954 89%
Friday ......... 921/; .91 .9014: .9014
Saturday .......l21/~; .91 .90 .893};
Monday ........ 92 .901/2 .89 .8834
Tuesday ....... 911/2 .90 .89 .8856
\Vednesday ..911/2 .90 .891/2 .89

Corn.——Prices are closing this week at
an advance over a week ago and the
average is also higher. The dry weather
is alleged to be the bullish factor in the
deal since the preparation of the soil for
the new crop is being hampered and de-
layed and the corn planted is not devel-
oping as it should. The rains of Tuesday
will no doubt bring hope and perhaps
weaken the price. Goods of the better
grades are having a ready call, with the
demand for other kind< slow. A -year
ago the price for No. 3 coin was 65c per
bu. Quotations for the past week are:

 

‘\Ll, 0 NO. 3

Co Yellow.
Thurs..ay ...... . .......... 56 w
Friday .................... 561,4,
Saturday ................. 561,,
Monday .................. 5611;
Tuesday .................. 561/2
Wednesday .............. 561,2

Oats—The dry weather has forced oats
to come into the line with the major cer-
cals and show strength along with them.
The young plants are suffering rather
seriously in Iowa. and Illinois and other
heavy producing states, and the trade
seems inclined to balance the situation
by putting quotations up. The rains will
likely give much relief and influence low-
er values. One year ago We were paying
“fill/QC per bu. for standard oats. Quota-
tions for the week are:

Standard No.3

“'hite.
Thursday ........ . ........ 37 361/2
Friday ................... 37 36 1,4
Saturday ................. 371,5 37
Monday .................. 371/ 37
Tuesday .................. 371A; 3
\Vednesday ............... 38 371.;

Beans.—A stronger sentiment pervades
the bean deal and nominal values are
being advanced. Offerings are not in—
creasing with the better values. Quota-
tions for the week are:

Cash. Oct.
Thursday $198 $1.38
Friday .300 190
Saturday ................... 2.00 190
Monday .................... 2.02 1 90
Tuesday ................... 2.04 1.92
'\\'ednesday ................ 2.04 1.9.3

Clover Seed—Nominal figures are un-
changed from a week ago as published by
the board. No transactions of importance
are being made and interest in the dcal
is small, Quotations are:

Prime. Oct. Als1ke.
Thursday .........$!i.00 $7.65 $8.75
ilv‘riday ....... 0.00 7.65 8.75
Saturday ......... 9.00 7.65 8.75
Monday .......... 0.00 7.65 8.75
'l‘ucsduy .......... 9.00 7.65 8.75
\Vednesday ....... 0.00 7.65 8.75

Ryerwllyc continues to be on the up—
ward coursc. having made another ad—
vance, of four cents for the week, now
being quoted at $1.04 for No. 1.

Timothy Seed.— The new high figure es-
tablished last week has been maintained
with practically no activity. The quota-
tion is $5.60 per bu.

Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

Flour.— Nfarket is fair with prices
steady. Quotations are:

Clear ................................. $4.75
Sttaight ............................. 4.65
Patent Michigan .................... 4.90
Ordinary Patcnt ..................... 4.90

Hay and Straw.—-—Values for hay have
made another advance of from $1612 per
ton. Straw is steady. Quotations on
baled hay in car lots f. o. b. Detroit are:
No. l timothy, $22flt23: No. 2 timothy,
9510.7: 20'. clover. mixed. $196.7 20: rye straw,
$17: wheat and out straw, $6.50 per ton.

Feed—Prices are steady with a week
ago. Carlot prices on track are: Bran,
.27 per ton; coarse mlddllngs, $26; fine
middlings. $28: cracked corn, $22; coarse
corn meal, $22; corn and oat chop, $20

, per ton.

Potatoes—A steady tone rules the deal
offerings being fair and demand ordinary.
In car lots Michigan potatoes are selling
at 4Rfi50c per bushel.

Provisions—Family pork. $186319: mess
pork, $17; medium clear, $166717: smoked
hams. 1314€f14cz briskets, lOflel/éc;

shoulders. 100: picnic hams, 91/4c; bacon,
1401514c: pure lard in tierces, 83/10; ket-
tle rendered lard, 03.10.

Hides.——No. 1 cured, 10c: No. 1 green,
8c: No. 1 cured bulls. 81/2c; No. 1 green
bulls, 7c; No. 1 cured veal kip, 11c; No.

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

1 green veal kip, 100; No. 1 cured mur-
rain, 90; No. 1 green murraln, Sc; No. 1
cured calf, 150; No. 1 green calf, 13%c;
No. 2 kip and calf, like off; No. 2 hides
1c off; No. 1 horsehides, $3.75; No. 2
horsehides, $2.75; sheepskins, depending
on wool, 50c@$1.50.
Dairy and Poultry Products.

Butters—There is a fairly liberal
amount of butter for the trade. and with
the decline of one-half cent at Elgin it
was expected that lower values would
rule here but last week’s figures are un-
changed, extra creamery holding at 210;
do., firsts, 19c; dairy, 16c; packing stock,
140 per 11).

Eggs.—Eggs are offered freely and
prices have declined a cent since a week
ago. Demand is good. Fresh receipts,
case count, cases included, are quoted at
151§c per dozen.

Poultry.—Values are identical with
those of a week ago, and the market is
quiet and easy. Quotations: Dressed-
Turkeys, 18@20c; chickens, 15@16c; hens,
1561160: ducks, 17@180; geese, 13@14c lb.
Live—Spring chickens, 15@160; hens, 16
@16c; old roosters, 10@llc; turkeys, 15@
18c; geese, 11@12c; ducks, 15@16c; broil-
ers, 286L30c per lb.

Cheese.——Michigan, old, 17c; Michigan,
late, 13@14c. York state, old, 17c; do.
late made, 13@131/20; limburger, early, 14
@15c; Swiss domestic block, 16@180;
cream brick, 14(0150.

Veal.—Market higher. Fancy, 8(1/81/20;
choice, 7(071/Jc per lb.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Cabbage.~—Higher. Selling at $2.50@
2.75 per crate.

Onions.—Steady. Quoted at $1.50@1-75
per busheL

Pineapples.—$1.75@2 per dozen.

Apples.———The market is active and firm
at steady prices. Baldwins, $6.50@7; Steel
reds, $6.50@7; ordinary grades, $4.50@5
per bbl. “'estern apples, $2.75@3 per box.

 

O—THER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.

The potato market is suffering another
slump, prices at.loading stations dropping
off this week to 2560300 and buyers not
anxious to take hold at these prices. As
to whether the market will recover its
strength nobody knows. Eggs are lower,
jobbers paying 15@151,4c, as compared
with 15lgc last week. Dairy butter is
worth 16c, a decline of lo, while creamery
is off 1,50. Live poultry is practically un-
thanged, with fowls at 121/3c; ducks, 13c;
turkeys, 16c. and broilers 28c. No. 2 red
wheat is worth 880.

 

 

 

Chicago.

“heat—No. 2 rod, 96%@98c; July,
9853c: Sept., 87‘,-’_.c per bu.

Corn—No. 2. 546154510; July, 529/30;
Sept, 53c per bu.

Oats-No. 2 white, 356035140; July,
3315c; Sept, 33140.

Barley—Melting grades, 80c@$1.00 per
bu; feeding, 6568750
Butter.—lteceipts continue in excess of
actual requirements and the market has
a weak undertone. Prices, however, show
no change from last week. Quotations
are: Creameries, 16@21c; dairies, extra,
18c per lb.

'liggs.—l,‘nusually heavy receipts have
congested this market. Prices have sag-
gcd 11’2c since this time last week but
this sharp reduction appears to have had
little effect upon,the demand. Quota—
tions are: Prime firsts, 15léc; firsts. 141/20
per doz; at mark, cases included, 121/260
13c per dozen. .

Potatoes.——\Vith 133 cars of potatoes
received on Monday of this week, nearly
half of which were new stock, prices fell
rapidly and are now quoted 13c lower
than at this time last week. Market is
easy with new selling at 90mm per bu.
for good to choice stock. Quotations on
cld potatoes are: Choice to fancy, 4361)
41c per bu: fair to good, 40fi242c.

Beans—A sharp decline in the offerings
has put prices on a higher level. Pea
beans are up 100 on all grades, while red
kidneys are quoted $1 higher. Choice
hand-picked pea beans quoted at $2.0?st 2.15
per bu: prime, $1.95Q205; red kidneys,
$4714.25 per bu.

Hay and Straw.-—No change in hay
values, market ruling firm. All grades
(3' straw about 500 lower. Quotations:
If‘hoicc timothy, $21.50fi2250: No. 1 tim-
othy. $204121; No. 2 do. and No. 1 mixed,
31850613950: No. 3 do. and No. 2 mixed,
$157717: rye straw, $9fi9.50: oat straw,
HMS; wheat straw, $67177 per ton.

 

Ecston.

\\'ool.WI.ondon sales for the week have
shown usual strong features and'bidding
for the offerings was spirited, closing out
the supply at steady prices. In this coun-
try contracts closed bctwt-en brokers and
growers show from steady to higher val—
ues ruling. Most of the activity is in the
west, little attention as yet being given
the fleece states. Old Michigan tleeccs
are now in the lime light and appear to
be occupying the greater part of the at-
tcntion. Following are the leading do-
mestic quotations for old goods: Ohio
and Pennsylvania ileeces—Dclaine wash—
ed. 30c: XX, QSWi‘Jflc; 12’.-blocd combing.
26c: fix—bloml combing. 241571250; 1.3—blood
combing, 23472~ic; delaine unwashed, 24c;
tine unwashed, 18filillfgc. Michigan, “'is-
cousin and New York fleeces—Fine un-
washed. 1713W1T171Qc: delaine unwashed,
23c: Mfg—blood unwashed. 25c. Kentucky,
lndiana and llfissouri~%—blood, 25c; 14-
blood, 23c.

New York.

Button—The. general tendency toward
weakness and lower values in the butter
markets of the country has affected prices
here. creameries being quoted lc lower.
The market is reported steady at the
lower range. Creamery. specials are
quoted at 220; extras, 210.

Eggs—All grades from 1402c lower.
Market weak. Fresh gathered extras,
19c: firsts, 1663170; seconds. 15144515640:
storage packed, firsts. 171/2fi118c.

Poultry—Live. Western spring chick-

ens, 24c; fowls, 14%c; turkeys,“ 13c.
Dressed—Fresh killed turkeys, 13@160;
fowls, 13%@151,§c.

\ Elgln.

Butter.—Market firm at 210 'per 1b.,
which is a half cent below the quotation
of last week. Output for the week, 687,-
300 lbs., as compared with 603,700 lbs. for
the previous week.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Buffalo.

 

 

May 15, 1911.
(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
East Buffalo, N. Y.)

Receipts of stock here today as follows:
Cattle, 150 cars; hogs, 14,400; sheep and
lambs, 17,000; calves, 2,250.

With 28,000 cattle reported in Chicago
today, and with 150 cars here, our mar-
ket, quality and all things considered, is
just about 100 higher than last week. Of
course, there were several bunches of
cattle that sold more than that higher
than anything sold last week, but the
quality of the cattle was a guarantee of
the price, for there was some of the finest
cattle here today that has been shown in
the last 30 days.

XVe quote: Best 1,350 to 1,500-lb. steers,
$6.25@6.50; good prime 1,200 to 1,300-lb.
steers, $6606.20; best 1,100 to 1,200-lb.
shipping steers, $5.50@6; medium butcher
steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs., $5.25@5.50; light
butcher steers, $4.85@5.10; best fat cows,
$1.50@5.25; fair to good do., $3.25@3.50;
common to medium do., $3.25@3.50; trim-
trimmers, $2.60@3.10; best fat heifers,
$5.50@5.85; good do., $5@5.35; fair to
good do., $4684.65; stock heifers, $4.25@
4.50; stockers, all grades, $5.25@5.50; best
feeding steers, dehorned, $5.30@5.45; com-
mon feeding steers, $4@4.25; best bulls,
$5Gi5.25; bologna bulls, $4@4.75; stock
bulls, common to good. $3.50@4; best
milkers and springers, $50@60; common
to good do., $257040.

The hog market ruled generally strong
to a nickle higher than the close of last
week. Pigs and best quality yorkers sell-
ing from $6.65@6.70, while the mixed
hogs sold principally from $6.60@6.65; the
bulk of these running to the lighter
weights at the latter price. Heavier
weights sold $6.30@6.55, according to
weight and quality. Tracie ruled fairly
active throughout the day on all the
handy mixed grades and lighter weights,
but slow on the odd bunches of heavier
grades. Rough sows sold mostly around
34.5090555; stags, $425605. Hogs are well
cleaned up: market closing steady at
opening prices.

Lamb market opened active today;
most of the choice handy lambs selling
at 536.40.476.50. Look for shade higher
prices the balance of the week unless re-
ceipts should be heavy. Sheep market
was a little more active today; most of
the choice ewes selling at $441425; weth-
ers, $4.50fl4.70. Look for about steady
prices on sheep the balance of the week.

\\'e quote: best handy lambs, $6.40@
6.50: heavy lambs, $5.35fl3550; bucks, $3
413.50; ewes. $4674.25; yearlings, $5Q5.25;
wethcrs, “50714.70; cull sheep. $4604.50:
\‘eals, choice to extra, $7.25@7.50; fair to
4go<6d do., $5.5OICL7; heavy calves, $3.50@

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May 15, 1.011.

. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Received today ...... 25,000 40,000 20,000
Same day last year..21,484 38,536 20,598
Received last \i‘eek...40,731 114,843 74,563
Same week last year.41,397 94.148 50,170

This is a hot Monday, and lots of dead
butts are being taken from overloaded
cats, htayy ones dying the fastest, as
usual. There is a great scarcity of light
hogs, and prime sold up to $6.45, the gen-
eral market being steady, following last
week’s rise of 30713512 Hogs are selling
all the way down to $5.956156.10 for the
rougher heavy lots. The arrivals last.
wr-ek averagcd in weight 23.9 lbs, com-
pared with 243 lbs. a week earlier, 246
lbs. a fortnight ago, 237 lbs. a year ago
and 215 lbs. two years ago. The intense
hoot caused cattle to drink a great deal
of water. and this rcsultcd in buyers bid—
dmg a little lower figures, csl‘iecially for
ltcavy lrct-vcs. Sonic sellers called prices

about a dime, lows r. whilc quite a num-
ber said tl.cy sold their cattle at steadv
prices, .\.n (-fxfl't‘llllfilll'ii)’ choice lot of
heavy Angus F'.('¢'.".-l sold for $6.35, the best.
sale at :i into hour. Sheep and lambs

\'.('!'(‘. rather actiyo at. steady prices, fol-
lowing general atlyztnccs last week of 10
(«/15c. \\'oolcd lambs wcrc salable at $0
416.65. as high prices as have been paid
this year at any time, while shearing
lambs worc want-vii at 55.250757?) to ship
to feeding districts. Shorn stock sold on
the following basis: Lambs, 65.60.06 for
good lots and $5715.50 for heavy lots;
ewes. 83‘1440: wothcrs. $4714.65pbucks,
$3fir350: yearlings, 81.40715. Spring lambs
were scarce and wantcd,

Nrtil‘e satisfactory f'ttlldilions hgvp 1}(:(-)'1
soon in the. cattle market recently, buyers
taking hold as a rule, somewhat hotter
than a short time ago, and the former
pronounced weakness has received a
check. It must be admitted, however.
that trade requirements are still below
normal. owing to the continued high
prices for beef in the retail markets of
the country, and any considerable in-
crease in the receipts would force re-
newed declines in values. The course of
the market last week was not regular.
prices ruling alternately higher, lower and
then higher again. leaving quotations not
greatly changed compared with a week
earlier. although fat butcher stock sold
generally better. Beef steers sold chiefly
at $55061 6.20. the commoner lots of light
weights selling at 849061525 and the
choicer lots of shipping beeves at $6.15@
6.45. A medium to pretty good class of
steers found buyers at 3550613575, while
good killers brought $5.80@6.15. Export
cattle were in limited demand at $5.60((D
6.10, and good to prime yearlings sold for

MAY 20, 1911.

$0.75@6.35. Plenty of good fat cattle ar- ,

rived on the big days, Monday and Wed-
nesday. Butcher lots of cows and heifers
had a good sale at $3.40@6.25 for fair to
fancy, while cutters sold at $2.80@3.35,
canners at $2.25@2.75 and bulls at $3.25
@550. Calves were active and higher,
selling at $6@7 per 100 lbs. for desirable
vealers and all the way down to $3@5 for
the less desirable offerings. The stocker
and feeder branch of the market was as
active as could be expected at a time
when the farmers were busy in seeding
and planting, stock steers going at $4@
5.35, feeders at $4.85@5.60 and stocker
and feeder heifers at $3.40@4.75. Reports
from all over the country state that there
is a big demand for breeding coWs, and
the few that are for sale bring stiff
prices. There is also a steady demand
for stock calves that are well bred, and
these sell comparatively high. Milkers
and springers are in better demand for
shipment to dairy sections at $30@65 p’ér
head, and farmers are making larger pur-
chases than usual. Plenty of ordinary
and medium grade cows are offered, but
high-grade Holsteins are scarce and high.

Hogs have been marketed quite recent-
ly in considerably decreased numbers, as
farmers were busy with spring work, and
prices had several rallies, as smaller of-
ferings resulted in more active competi-
tion among buyers. Otherwise conditions
have not changed perceptibly, and senti-
ment among the packers is as bearish as
ever. There are large supplies of ma-
tured hogs that must be marketed short-
ly, and it seems almost certain that a
return to recent liberal receipts would
force declines in prices. The hogs mar-
keted are as fat and choice as ever, and
the only complaint heard generally is
that far too few thin, light-weight bacon
hogs and pigs are showing up, the scare-
ity resulting in sales of such at a liberal
premium, while the extra heavy hogs sell
lowest of all. Still the spread in prices
is very much narrower than it was sev-
eral weeks ago. Fresh pork is having a
good sale. despite the warm weather, it
being the cheapest of meats, and this
helps the sale of choice young hogs. Pro-
visions are exported far more liberally
than a year ago, when pork sold about
$7.50 per barrel higher and other hog pro-
ducts proportionately higher, but the do-
mestic consumption would be much larger
if retail prices were lowered. XVhen May
opened five leading western markets held
aggregate stocks of 280,036,000 lbs. of
provisions, compared with 122,212,000 lbs.
a month earlier and 165.861.0110 lbs. a year
ago, but stocks were 16,000,000 lbs. less
than two years ago. -

Sheep and lambs sold to much better
advantage last week, with marked reduc—
tions in the offerings and a consequently
improved outlet, some good advances in
prices taking place. \Vooled Colorado
lambs went at the highest prices of the
year, and some consignments of spring
lambs sold extremely well, the first of the
season from Kentucky showing up. A
few feeding lambs were received and sold
at strong prices, the demand exceeding
the supply at all times. Nearly all the
sheep were shorn.

Horses failed to sell satisfactorily
much of the time last week, the choicer
animals excepted. and numerous sales
took place at further reductions of ammo
per head. There were too many inferior
horses of the class selling at ti‘.85@150 and
not enough of the $250fi7300 class. Wagon
horses and drivers weighing 1.200 to 1,400
lbs. were good sellers at 9518560240, with
no large sales of wagoners as high as
$2.00. Armour &. Co. paid $505 for a pair
of choice greys that aggregated in weight
2500 lbs. There was a marked falling
off in the receipts of horses. F

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The markets have been bountifullry
supplied with veal in recent weeks, as a.
result of the heavy marketing of calves
from the dairy districts of \Visconsin,
Michigan, lndiana, Illinois and other
states of the middle west, and this has
exerted an unfavorable intluence on oth-
er meats. These are times when calves
that are. adapted for making good beef
cattle should be well fattened, but most
of the dairy calves are not of this kind.
\Vcll—bred calves are. "in great demand in
some sections for making “baby beef.”

Reports from most parts of the range
country are that there will be an av-
erage lamb “crop," although some re-
gions are not doing so well. Most sheep-
mcn cut down their flocks materially last
year, when the drought compelled them
to make large shipments to market. and
their holdings were culled so thoroughly
that only the best breeders were re-
tained, The sheep were strong and able
to withstand the winter. and, fortunately,
the season was unusually mild, so that
losses were remarkably small. It is es-
timated that the number wintered was
at least 20 per cent smaller than a year
earlier, and some estimates make the
number 25 per cent less than a year ago.
The ranges are now in good shape. and
grass is good, recent good rains having
revived the pasturage.

Stockmen who have returned to breed-
ing and rearing hogs for the market are
considerably annoyed by the published
reports in the papers of the country
wherein certain packers are quoted as
predicting a drop of hogs to a $4 basis
later on. it was such unsatisfactory con—
ditions that brought about more than any
other cause, the great decline in the hog
raising industry in recent years and later
sent prices for hogs up to unprecedentedly
high figures. Now that farmers are again
taking up the industry it is hard to be-
lieve that the packers will again pursue
a course calculated to restore the former
scarcity of hogs. '

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May 18, 1911.

Cattle.
. Receipts, 746. Good grades steady;
bulls, cows and light butchers 10@l5c
higher.

We quote: Best steers and heifers,
$5.85; steers and heifers 1,000 to 1,200,
$5.25@5.50; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000
$4.75@5.25; steers and heifers that are
fat, 500 to 700, $4.50@5.15; choice fat
cows, $4.50@4.75; good fat cows, $3.75@
4.25; common cows, $3@3.50; canners, $2
@3; choice heavy bulls, $4.50@4.75; fair
to good bolognas, bulls, $4@4.25; stock
bulls, $3.50@3.75; choice feeding steers,
800 to 1,000, $4.50@5.15; fair feeding steers
800 to 1,000, $4@4.50; choice stockers, 500
to 700, $4@4.65; fair stockers, 500 to 700,
$3.50@4; stock heifers, $3.25@3.50; milk-
ers, large, young, medium age, $40@60;
common milkers, $25@35.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Schlischer 4 steers
av 1,025 at $4.25; to Parker, “7. & Co.
3 bulls av 1,070 at $4.50, 1 cow weighing
780 at $2.50, 1 do weighing 880 at $3.25;
to Sullivan P. Co. 1 do weighing 1,300 at
$4.75; to Newton B. Co. 9 butchers av
918 at $5.25, 5 do av 720 at $5; to Mich.
B. Co. 19 steers av 1,030 at $5.50, 5 do
av 1,096 at $5.50, 1 bull weighing 860 at
$4, 3 butchers av 987 at $5.35; to Kam-
nian B. Co. 1 cow weighing 850 at $3.50;
to Parker, W. & Co. 1 bull weighing
1,580 at $4.60, 1 do weighing 1,000 at
$4.50, 1 cow weighing 620 at $3; to Kam-
man B. Co. 4 steers av 935 at $5.60: to
\V. J. Kamman 12 do av 895 at $5.60, 2
do av 900 at $5; to Thompson Bros. 2
cows av 1,190 at $4.50, 1 canner weighing
780 at $2, 1 bull weighing 1,200 at $4.50,
6 steers av 808 at $5.25, 3 bulls av 810 at
$4.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing
1,730 at $4.75, 1 do weighing 1,370 at $4.50;
to Newton B. Co. 3 butchers av 783 at
$5.15.

Roe Com. Co. sold Breitenbeck 12
butchers av 890 at $5.25, 2 do av 740 at
$4.50, 5 cows and bulls av 1,032 at $4.50;
to Rattkowsky 1 bull weighing 950 at
$4.50; to Newton 13. Co. 3 steers av 937
at $5.50, 24 do av 1,060 at $5.45, 7 do av
1.121 at_u$'5.75; to Kull 18 do av 1,015 at
$5.60; to" resnahan 1 cow4 weighing 700
at $3; t Rattkowsky 2 b'ulis av 535 at
$3.50; to .Mich. B. Co. 2 do av 850 at
$4.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 15 steers
av 1,204 at $5.05, 15 do av 779 at $5.45;
to Mich. B. Co. 2 cows av 990 at $4.50; to
Bresnahan 1 do weighing 820 at $3: to
Fish & Co. 4 stockers av 650 at $4.75: 10
Sullivan P. Co. 2 bulls av 1,125 at $4.50,
4 cows av 900 at $3.25; to Thompson
Bros. 5 bulls av 1.066 at $4.50, 2 cows av
1,115 at $4.50, 3 do av 1,093 at $4.25, 26
steers av 973 at $5.60; to Newton B. Co.
1 bull weighing 1,170 at $4.50, 2 steers av
960 at $5, 3 do av 1,047 at $5.75, 22 do av
1.105 at $5.75; to Rattkowsky 2 do av
620 at $4.

Haley & M. sold Parker, \V. & Co. 2
cows av 725 at $2.75; to Fish & Co. 1 do
weighing 750 at $3.50; to Schlischer 1 do
weighing 620 at $335 butchers av 580 at
$4.25, 1 bull weighing 410 at $3.50.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 2 bulls
av 750 at $4.50, 2 do av 1,140 at $5, 12
steers av 1,020 at $5.70, 20 do av 985 at
$5.70; to Applegate 1 cow weighing 750
at $3.85.

Youngs sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull
weighing 1,650 at $4.75, 1 cow weighing
1,220 at $4.75.

Sandal] & B.
783 at $5.30.

Lowenstein sold same 9 do av 870 at
$5.50, 6 cows av 960 at $4.35, 2 bulls av
1,285 at $4.75.

Kendall sold Kamman 3 steers av 1,107
at $5.50, 2 do av 840 at $5.25, 4 cows av
1,000 at $3.75, 1 do weighing 1,250 at $4.50.

Vt'eeks sold same 3 butchers av 773 at
$5.35.

Graft & S.
1,057 at $5.75.

sold same 42 steers av

sold Lachalt 7 steers av

Veal Calves.

Receipts, 1,404. Market steady with
Wednesday: $1 higher than last week.
Best, $761750; others, $5616.50; milcli
cows and springers steady.

Haley & M. sold Goose 2 av 130 at

$5.50, 9 av 130 at $6: to Hammond, S. &
Co. 6 av 155 at $7.25; to Parker, \i'. 8;
Co. 22 av 150 at $7.50, 5 av 130 at $5, 19
av 150 at $7, 21 av 135 at $6, .3 av 130 at
$7, 14 av 135 at $7; to Hammond, S. &
Co. 12 av 140 at $7.

Roe Com. Co. sold Hammond, S. & Co.
20 av 145 at $7; to Eschrich 2 av 115 at
$6: to Mich. B. Co. 9 av 150 at $7; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 51 av 135 at $6.75,
1 weighing 170 at $5, 4 av 140 at $7; to
Sullivan P. Co. 22 av 130 at $5.25: to
Hammond, S.
av 120 at $5.50, 14 av 155 at $7.25.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Goose 16 av 140
at $7; to Parker, TV. & Co. 6 av 155 at
$7; to Rattkowsky 17 av 135 at $7; to
Newton B. Co. 9 av 150 at $7.25, 7 av
145 at $7.25; to Nagle P. Co. 71 av 140
at $7; to McGuire 19 av 137 at $7.25L 2
av 180 at $7.50; to Burnstiiie 21 av 145
at $7.10; to Goose 10 av 141 at $6.50; to
Parker, W. & Co. 54 av 15.0 at $6.25; to
Rattkowsky 9 av 138 at $6.75; to.Ham’-
mond, S. & Co. 13 av 135 at $7: to Sulli-
van P. Co. 8 av 155 at $7.25; to Ham-
mond. S. & Co. 5 av 145 at $7; to Sulli-
van P. Co. 11 av 125 at $6.75, ,6 av 155

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at $7.25, 9 av 160 at $7; to Breitenbeck
19 av 155 at $7.10; to Rattkowsky 11 av
130 at $7.

Spicer & R. sold Goose 10 av 142 at
$6.50, 3 av 160 at $4.75, 24 av 140 at $6.75;
to Goose 9 av 105 at $5.50; to Mich. B.
Co. 20 av 145 at $7.25, 12 av 130 at $6.25,
10 av 155 at $7; to Broodloff 23 av 130
at $6.85.

Dancer & K. sold Kamman 6 av 105
at $5.50, 27 av 140 at $7, 3 av 140 at $7.

\Vaterman sold Burnstine 4 av 125
at $7.

Long sold same 7 av 140 at $7.

Hendry sold same 2 av 155 at $7.

Youngs sold Parker, W. & Co. 5 av
150 at $7.

Chase & Son sold Hammond, S. & Co.
3 av 155 at $6.50.

Brewer sold Newton’ B. Co. 2 av 155
at $5, 8 av 145 at $6.75.

Boyle sold same 6 av 125 at $6.50.

VVickman sold same 28 av 14.0 at $7.

Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 5 av 125
at $6, 29 av 135 at $6.50.

Sandall & T. sold Eschricli 11 av 135
at $6.75.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts, 2,402. Market 4061500 higher
than last week; quality common. Best
lambs, 556.15619625; fair to good lambs,
$5.75@6; light to common lambs, $35064)
4.50; spring lambs, $7@10; fair to good
sheep, $3.75@4.25; culls and common, $2
@3; wethcrs, $461425: ewes, $3.25@3.75.

Spicer & R. sold Youngs 84 lambs av
96 at $5.50: to Eschrich 4 do av 80 at
$5.50, 8 do av 93 at $6; to Barlage 52 do
av 50 at $4; to Newton B. Co. 61 do av
75 at $6.

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 4
sheep av 105 at $3.50. .

Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.
27 sheep av 96 at $4.50, 2 do av 140 at
$3, 204 lambs av 76 at $6.10, 5 do av 65
at $4.50, 9 do av 75 at $4.50; to Newton,
B. Co. 35 do av 75 at $5.25, 6 sheep av
115 at $3.50; to Mich. B. Co. 98 lambs av
82 at $6.15, 15 lambs av 85 at $5, 149 do
av 77 at $6.10, 32 sheep av 90 at $3.75; to
Fitzpatrick Bros. 17 do av 80 at $3.75, 28
spring lambs av 39 at $7.75, 2 sheep av
90 at $3.75; to Breitenbeck 10 do av 72
at $3, 51 lambs av 66 at $6; to Parker,
\V. & (To. 135 do av 62 at $63.15;.to Sulli~
van 1". Co. 7 sheep av 85 at $1.50.

Bordine sold Nagle P. Co. 5 sheep av
70 at $3, 117 do av 95 at, $4.50.

Boyle sold Newton B. Co. 6 spring
lambs av 50 at $7_.25, 4 sheep av 100 at
$3.75, 7 lambs av 75 at $5.

Vl'ickman sold same 7
at $5.

Haley & M. sold Youngs 45 lambs av
115 at $5.50: to Parker, 15'. & Co. 7 do
av 75 at $6. 20 do av 70 at $5.50. 7 sheep
av 115 at $3.50.

Lewis sold Sullivan P. Co. 20 sheep av
95 at $4.25.

lambs av 60

Hogs.

Market 5c lower than

Receipts, 5.329.
higher than last

on Wednesday; 5c
Thursday.

Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $6.25; pigs, $6.30; light yorkers, $6.25;
heavy, $6.20. ‘

Bishop, B. S; H. sold Parker, 1V. 8: Co.
2,575 av 180 at $6.25, 150 av 240 at $6.20.

toe Com. (Jo. sold Sullivan P. Co. 325
av 190 at $6.25.
6Spicer & R. sold same 611 av 185 at

25

Sundry shippers sold same 375 av 180
at $6.25.

Haley & M. sold Hammond, S. & Co.
530 av 180 at $6.30.

Sundry shippers sold same 611 av 185
at $6.25.

VETERINARY.

(Continued from page 556).

nice case of grease heel, which I would
like to know how to treat. I also have
a. colt two weeks old that is stocked in
hind legs and I might say that his mother
was quite dropsical for some time before
the colt was born. C. H. L., Giadwin,
Mich.-—Appiy equal parts tincture iodine
and spirits of camphor to hock,two or
three times a week and apply to sore
heels equal parts boric acid, oxide of zinc
and powdered alum twice a day; after
the wounds are healed apply one part
oxide of zinc and three parts vaseiine to
soften scabs.‘ Also give her a. dessert-
spoonfui of Fowler’s solution in a pint of
water mixed, with feed night and morn—
ing for 20 days. Apply one part carboiic
acid and 30 parts water to navel twice
daily.

\\'orms-—V’Vounds.—I have a horse that
is troubled with worms and another that
has a wound, which I would like to know
how to heal. R. C B., EauClaire, Mich.
Give 1 dr. santonine, 1 oz. of ground
gentian and 20 grs. of calomel at a dose
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weeks.
Toothache. Middle-aged mare shakes
head considerable, as though bridle or

flies worried her. Head halter gives no
relief and disinfectants but little. H. C.
V. Plymouth. Mich.——I am inclined to be-
lieve the shaking of her head is perhaps
the result of toothache, or else the bridle
may irritate poll, or perhaps her teeth
need floating. It is only by a close ex—
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a correct diagnosis can be made.

Barrenness.—~O. M., Midland, Mich.—
Try the yeast treatment. It is prescribed
in this column with directions.

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

 

(Continued from page 560).

retary Morrison. of the labor unions, not
guilty of contempt of court, thus reliev-

by fires. Ten persons are reported lost.

The Illinois legislature defeated the bill
providing for the initiative and referen-
dum by a vote of 93 to 29.

The present projections of the govern-
ment in irrigation projects cover an area
of 3,200,000 acres and represent an ex-
penditure of over $62,000,000.

Mrs. Taft, wife of President Taft, who
has been ill the past week, is reported
much improved and it is expected that
she will return to Washington from New
York where she was stricken.

Plans have been completed for a new
dairy building at the state fair grounds
at Detroit. .
Foreign.

The Mexican situation seems to be
more favorable to the rebels ‘than it was
a week ago. The federal troops have
abandoned the state of Sonora in order
to move the troops for the protection of
Mexico City. This has been most en-
couraging to the troops under Madero
and with their increased pluck and added
hope they are pushing their campaigns
hard. The city of Pachuca, having a
population of about 40,000, has capitu-
lated and is now in the hands of the
rebels. it is the capital of Hidalgo, and
is located some 60 miles to the northeast
of Mexico City. President Diaz has given
further assurance that he will resign
and it is believed that the federals are
now so hard pressed that a settlement
may be reached in the not distant future.

The English house of commons passed
the veto bill restricting the power of the
house of lords by a vote of 362 to 341.
That the measure can be carried by the
upper house is very questionable since
its provisions, if it becomes a law, prac-
tically means the political extinction of
that body.

It is reported that Pope Plus is not sat-
isfied with the Portugal separation law
which segregates the church from the
stoic. after having carefully examined
the statute.

The International institute of agricul-
ture is in session in Rome, with many
delegates from various countries in at-
tendance.

CROP AND MARKET NOTES.

iilinois.

Western Warren 00., April 29.——April
has been a cold and dry month, keeping
back all vegetation, inciudiiig fruit, which
is just Coming in bloom and promises a
good crop. There has been more orchard
pruning here than ever. Fall wheat is

 

not showing up very well, only about
half a stand promised. Farmers have
most of their spring plowing done. Oats

all up and doing fine. The last few days
have been warm, followed by a good rain,
which has brought on all kinds of vege-
tation with a jump. Horses and all kinds
of farm products are low except corn and
eggs, which are going up a little. Lots
of spring pigs throughout the country.
Good miicli cows are high in price, a car
load shipped in here from Eigin selling as
high as 3129. These cows were all Here-
fords and said to be of the best.

8. E. Mecosta Co.—V\'heat, rye and
grass have wintered well. Spring is late
and spring work not as far advanced as
usual. Only the first leaves are beginning
to open up. Potatoes are selling for about
50c now. It has been pretty dry until
now, but we are getting a soaking rain.
iiay is selling from $86114 per ton; eggs,
15c per dozen; butter. 17¢:ch per pound.
Fruit buds are all right yet and there is
a fair supply of them, Young pigs are
doing well this spring. Lambs nothing
extra. Not many calves are being raised
as most of them are sold for veal. Cows
as well as horses are high this spring.

Osceola 00., May 1.—The spring is very
backward, only about half of the oats
sowed yet. and the grass just showing
green. Farm work has been delayed by
unfavorable weather in early spring. Last
week the weather was fine: today it is
raining and quite cool. Some fields of
wheat are quite good but others not so
good. {ye and clover are looking fairly
well. There will not be a very large
acreage of hay in this vicinity this year
on account of so much loss of seeding
last year. Horses and cattle scarce and
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dropping back to 30c, advanced again to
480 but now back to 35c. Not many left

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THINNING FRUIT.

 

 

 

 

 

.Almost every experienced fruit grower
will concede the expediency of thinning
most kinds of fruit; will admit that it
makes larger, fairer, better, more salable
fruit; that it even increases the bulk of
fruit a tree will yield, and yet not all
fruit-growers practice it thoroughly. Man,
as a general rule, is avaricious. He plants
a tree or bush, excites by stimulating
manures its fruiting capacity to the high-
est degree and in his eagerness for
abundant crops causes weakness and an
early death.

Nature perpetuates all
production of seeds. The maturing of
these makes the heaviest drain on the
vital energies of the plant. Thinning
fruit lessens the number of seeds to be
ripened by a tree and therefore increases
its vigor. Judicious thinning improves the
quantity, quality and general appearance.
Peaches should not be allowed to be
nearer to each other on the tree than

fruits by the

four inches, and will then, as a rule,
produce more in quantity than when
nearer. Grapes left to themselves set

many bunches of small size. having many
green berries, ripening unevenly. Re—
move many of these bunches and you
will be rewarded. The tendency of most
pears is to over—production. Thin severely
while the fruit is quite small. Repeat
the same operation when the fruit has
made about one—half its rapid growth to-
ward maturity. lIipen these with care
and the result will he pcays in perfection
and a week or ten days earlier than those
that have not been thinned. Thinning
apples sets beneficially and has a ten-
dency to promote an annual crop of fruit.
I’ick part of the crop of currants from
each bush while green and mark the
result. Gooseberries are not so exhaust-
ing upon the bushes as other small fruits,
being used generally before ripe.
Thinning of fruit is also a great pro-
tection against disease of the tree and
fruit. It increases the vigor and health
of the plant or tree. adding size and color
to the fruit, imparting increased flavor,
thereby gratifying the palate and pleasing
the eYe. The demand for strictly prime
fruit is much greater than the supply,
and those who produce the best are al-
ways surc of obtaining the best prices.
Indiana. WM. PURDI'E.

CONTROLLING THE ROSE CHAFER.

 

A most serious pest which the fruit
grower in the United States has to con-
tend with, and which particularly at-
tacks grapes, cherries, raspberries, black-
berries and flowering plants, is the rose-
chafer or “rose bug.” The rose—chafer
is not confined alone to the grape-grow-
ing states. but may be found doing con-
siderable damage from Maine and the
New England states westward through
New York and Ontario to southern Min-
nesota, thence southward and westward
including Iowa. Nebraska and Colorado,
New Mexico and Texas. East of the
Mississippi river it occurs as far south
as North Carolina and Tennessee.

In view of the fact that this insect
causes most damage to the grape, the
New York agricultural experiment sta—
tion has spent considerable attention to
find a means of keeping it in check. Ror-
deaux mixture, arsenate of lead and
lime-sulphur were used in 1009, with a
large measure of success. That station,
however, secured some surprising results
in killing the grape flea-beetle by spray-
ing with a mixture of arsenate of lead
mixed with glucose and also molasses,
the extermination being accomplished in
four hours. Having learned this it was
decided to try it against the rose—chafer.
The arsenate of lead and glucose sprayed
at the rate of 10 lbs. of arsenate of lead,
25 lbs. of glucose and 100 gallons of wat-
er, killed thc beetles by the following day
and the vines were practically free from
rose-chafers during the week. It was a.
Very common thing to find the dead
beetles clinging to the leaves and blos-
som clusters. it thus appeared that at
last a remedy had been found and that
it would be advisable to spray the entire
vineyard with this mixture to save the
fruit. The grapes were picked in Sep-
tember and October and careful account
was made of the weight of the crop from
the sprayed plants and the unsprayed
check plots. The acre of unsprayed Ni-
agara grapes yielded 1,271 lbs. with a
value of $25.42. The plot sprayed with
the arsenate of lead and glucose yielded

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

4,235 lbs. to the acre, with a value of
$84.70. The spraying cost $3.50, leaving
a profit of $55.70. Another unsprayed
plat yielded but 968 lbs. of fruit with a.
value of $19.36.

\Vhile the New York station believes
that the ravages of the rose-chafer may
be checked to some extent by frequent
cultivation of the land from the last
week in May to the middle of June when
the insects are in the pupal stage, spray-
ing is perhaps the most efficient remedy
for this troublesome pest.

The results of the experiments and of
others made elsewhere seem to show that
either Bordeaux mixture alone or in
combination with arsenate of lead is not
to be relied upon when the beetles are
very abundant. The Michigan station
has made similar tests to those at New
York with arsenate of lead and glucose
and it would seem that the most practical
remedy is a spray of 10 lbs. of arsenate
of lead, 25 lbs. of confectioners‘ glucose,
(or a gallon of molasses), and 100 gallons
of water. Thematerial should be applied
as soon as the beetles first appear on the
vines. Every effort should be made to
prevent the insect getting a foothold in
the vicinity of vineyards.

GROWING CUCUMBERS.

 

 

No farm garden is complete without
cucumbers; and few housewives are sat-
isfied without a generous supply, as pick-
les are generally in good demand in the
“home market."

If the appetite is poor, nothing will
sharpen it like a good pickle; yet there is
no plant of the garden we have to guard
with more watchfulness and care than the
cucumber, as it has many enemies in the
shape of different kinds of bugs that will
quickly destroy the tender plants.

Among these pests there is nothing so
much to be dreaded as the striped cu-
cumber beetle. This beetle lays its eggs
at the base of the roots and the little
white grubs resulting from them feed on
the roots all through their development.
This often causes the plants to die sud—
denly, and one not accustomed to their
habits can see no cause; but, if the plants
were pulled up, the roots would be seen
to be badly gnawed, and many times en-

tirely eaten off. The same insects are
nearly as destructive on melons and
squashes.

There is also a. plant disease that is
carried by these beetles. This disease
makes its apearance after the plants are
of good size and have commenced "to run,
when they (lie very suddenly and unex—
pectedly, as does also the squash from
the same disease.

IVhen we have but few plants we have
protected them from the beetle by using
frames covered with netting, but when
grown to any extent, other remedies have
to be relied on. Carbolized lime, or to-
bacco dust are recommended, provided
the plants are dusted before the beetles
have gotten a taste, and provided it is
applied often enough to keep the plants
well covered.

One grower says the best remedy he
has ever found for these pests, is a simple
preparation of wood ashes and kerosene
oil. He uses a five-gallon, square kero-
sene oil can, which he fills with sifted
ashes, packed down tight. A hole is made
in the center with a broomhandle or
other round stick and into this is poured
one quart of kerosene oil. The vessel is
then covered and allowed to stand over
night. Next morning the ashes are emp-
tied into a tub or bucket where they can
be well stirred up. While the plants are
damp with dew the ashes are sprinkled
over the vines and on the ground around
the stem, and under the leaves and not a
bug will trouble them for at least two
weeks, unless it rains, in which case they
must be sprinkled with the mixture

again. To protect the home supply, the
above quantity of mixture will last all
summer.

His method of culture we think well
worthy of consideration. He makes the
bed about six feet wide and any desired
length. When the vines get about one
foot long he builds an arbor of brush over
the bed, about eighteen inches high and
allows the vines to climb up through and
over the arbor. They will cling to the
brush like the grape vine where it has
something to cling to. This will keep
down the weeds and also hold the mois-
ture as the vines densely shade the
ground.

If one does not care to build an arbor
as described above, they may obtain sim-
ilar results by simply placing brush over
the hills and the vines will crawl all over
them, completely shading the ground.
This I have seen done with very good re-

sults; but the arbor must be ornamental
as well as useful. In the bed referred to,
the ‘rows of cucumbers were about three
feet apart and two feet in the row. In
this way the arbor can be easily made
and fruit readily picked from either side.

Cucumbers, to make the most desirable

pickles, should .be picked early in their
growth. Overgrown, seedy specimens
will soon ruin the most thrifty vines,

therefore picking should be regularly done
and the vines carefully searched.

We practice cutting from the vines,
leaving a small portion of the stem on
the cucumber. This has much to do with
the keeping quality of the pickles.

Cucumber culture is an industry that
is fast gaining ground, as will be seen
by the great number of salting stations
established throughout our state.

Oceana Co. J. M. W.
GASOLENE VS. HAND POWER SPRAY-

ING OUTFIT.

 

W'ith our gasoline engine outfit we run
two lines of hose with a quadruple ver-
morel nozzle on one red and a double
Vapo of large size on the other, the ver-
morel being used by the man on the
tower where it is less likely to bother by
catching on the limbs. In spraying large
trees that are close together so there is
not too much driving we can run out 200
gallons in about an hour. The rotary
tank pump will fill the tank in about six
minutes. “'hile this is being done one
man puts in the lime—sulphur while the
other oils and looks after the pump and
engine. On an average we will put on
about 1,000 gallons in eight hours.

“'ith a. hand pump of medium size two
men should be able to put on about 300
or 400 gallons in this length of time.
\\'ith a large pump, with a 21/; to 21,5
cylinder three men with two lines of hose
might put on 500 gallons. These things
depend upon the size of the trees, size
of nozzle, capacity of the pump, conven-
ience of water, size of barrel or tank.
and many other things. One thing should
he remembered by the small orchardist,

 

and that is that he can do just as good af
job as the man with a power outfit if hci

has a good pump with a good man at the“

handle, a good rod and nozzle and a
careful man to hold them, and a tower
so he can get the spray into the tops of
the trees.

Calhoun Co. S B. HARTMAM

DISTANCE FROM RAILROAD FOR
FRUIT GROWING.

 

I have 80 acres of cutover, or wild land
in Newaygo county, Miclr, which is part
good fruit land, part grass and part farm-
ing land. Now, this is six miles to the
nearest railroad and eight miles to town.
Is this land too far out for fruit growing,

say apple or peach growing, which I
want to engage in?
“'arren C‘o., 1]]. H. W. V. T.

The distance of a fruit farm from the
market or railroad is a permanent con-
dition that should be carefully considered
in locating an orchard. However, the
distance mentioned by the inquirer would
not seem to be prohibitive, especially in
the production of apples, as this fruit
well packed, will stand transportation
where care is exercised in handling, and
where the fruit is conveyed on wagons
equipped with springs. Of course, the
character of the roads Would have some-
thing to do with the degree of safety
with which the fruit could be conveyed.
There would always be the expense of
transporting, which would necessarily
need to be added to the cost of produc—
tion. For this reason one could locate on
higher priced land nearer his market,
providing he is in shape to stand the in-
itial investment. One could afford to in-
vest an additional $100 for every $6 cost
in transportation per year; hence, it
would not be impossible to calculate in a
general way the increased amount he
might invest with profit in land near his
market than in land at some greater dis—
tance. Besides this cost of production,
there is always to be reckoned the prob-
ability of damage to the fruit, also the
conveying of spraying and packing mate-
rials to the farm, etc. IVhereas, on the
other hand, it is often possible to secure
better fruit lands, those which are more
particularly adapted to the varieties to
be grown, at some distance from the
market. These considerations must, of
course, be decided in the particular in-
stance. However, we do not consider
t..e distance mentioned as prohibitive,
and we advise H. W. V. T. to plant his
orchard, providing the soil and location
are well adapted to fruit, keeping in mind
of course, that the handicap will be less
if he grows hardier fruits, like apples.

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FRUIT NOTES AND PROSPECTS.

 

Thus far the prospects 'are good for a
bumper crop of fruit in this section,
though we do not know when a single
night may change the prospect. The
earliest strawberry blossoms were black-
ened in the bud by the hard frosts and
freezes of early May but most of those
now out are all right yet, though we
came very nearly having a hard frost
last night the dry weather and lack of
rain before the change of temperature
being the salvation of many blossoms if
it is not the best for the newly set plants
and trees.

Apples are, as a rule, set quite full
where there was not a. crop last year,
and with good weather for the next two
weeks we should have a larger apple
crop than we have known for several
years, but it is still too early for definite
predictions. One thing certain, we must
spray well now if we wish good fruit this
fall. Even if the blossoming is light we
should.not be disheartened, for I have
known a very light blossoming to produce
a. good crop, though the average person
would have declared at the time they
were sprayed that there would not be a
bushel to the tree. Those who did not
spray at this time did not get a bushel
to the orchard, in many cases.

What to use for this spray is still a
debatable question so far as the fungicide
is concerned. Some will use lime-sulphur
entirely, some Bordeaux mixture, many
will try both. For the farmer growing
fruit for his own use where he is not so
particular about the russeting of the fruit
by the Bordeaux mixture, it will make
little difference so far as our experience
goes, and we tried them both last sum-
mer. Both are good fungicides and con-
trolled the scab almost entirely, but there
was more russeting on the fruit sprayed
with Bordeaux which is not so desirable
on fruit intended for market. Another
advantage of lime-sulphur is its value
in controlling the spread of the young
San Jose scale, which, from our experi-
ence last season I believe it does to quite
an extent. Even where some trees were
quit badly infested with the scale there
was practically none on the fruit where
the summer sprays contained lime-sul-

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

phur as. the fungicide, While, where Bor-
deaux was used some at the edge of the
orchard near badly infested trees had
fruit quite badly scale marked.

Last year we used one and one-half
gallons of the commercial lime-sulphur
to 50 gallons, or 1 to 33. This year we
may use a little less, perhaps 1 to 40 or
even 50. The scab was controlled so well
last year that I do not believe it will be
necessary to use it,as strong, and per-
hape it will do away with some of the
russetlng which was present even slightly
where lime-sulphur was used.

For an arsenical poison arsenate of
lead has come to be the standard poison.
It is claimed to be the only safe arsenical
to use in connection with the lime-sul—
phur as a summer spray, and its adhesive
qualities are so superior to Paris green
that I believe it is really more economical
to use even in connection with Bordeaux.

Pears, plums, cherries and peaches are
blossoming quite full. There is more of
a tendency among farmers to spray these
fruits, as they find that if they do not
spray the fruit either drops or is too
wormy to use to advantage. If the cher-
ries are given a spray of arsenate of lead
soon after the blossoms drop, and again
a couple of weeks later, there will be few
wormy cherries. Plums need three ‘or
four sprays after blossoming to control
the curculio well, and then they may get
some of the fruit. Pears can be sprayed
tne same as apples. It is well to put
about three pounds of blue vitriol and
six of lime to 50 gallons with these sprays
for the shot hole fungus, rots and other
fungous diseases, or a gallon of lime-
sulphur to 50 instead of the vitriol and
lime. If peaches are troubled with rot
they may be sprayed with weak self-
boilcd lime—sulphur, as advised by the
experiment station bulletin.

The yellows are beginning to show by
the pale narrow leaves which come in
tufts from the scaffold branches of the
peach trees. If this disease could only
be controlled I believe peach growing
would be a fairly safe speculation almost
anywhere in southern Michigan. but to
grow a peach orchard to more than five
or six years of age in a locality where
peach yellows abounds and is not con-
trolled by inspectors is about all we can

do. One good crop will about pay for the
trees, but doesn’t leave many profits. If
scientific men could concentrate their
labors upon this disease and even learn
how and when it is spread it would be
worth millions of dollars to the fruit
growers. At present you can not get the
department authorities to make a single
definite statement in regard to the dis-
case. They prefer to avoid it and work
at some easier, non-essential subject. It
is something of a chestnut perhaps, but
the chestnut must be cracked before we
can get at the rich meat of peach grow-
mg.

Calhoun Co. S. B. I‘IARTMAN.

ASKS HOW TO GROW ASPARAGUS.

 

Can asparagus be grown in southwest-
ern Michigan? I should like to start a
bed and would like to know the best
variety, also the best time. What kind
of soil is best? Give entire culture. We
are new subscribers and have not seen
anything on the subject.

Van Buren Co. V. E. F.

Asparagus may be grown in south-
western Michigan or in any other part
of the state where a good soil can be
supplied. The most popular variety of
this earliest of our garden plants is Con~
over Colossal. The plants are usually
set in the spring. A loose, easily worked,
rich sandy loam is preferable. Use one-
ycar-old plants that have been well
grown, show vigor and are of good size.
Dig a trench where the rows are wanted
(the rows should be about five or six feet
apart in the rows) making the trench
from 10 to 16 inches deep, according to
the depth the soil will allow; place in the
bottom of this trench a few inches of
well-composted manure and pack it down
well. Over the manure put about an
equal amount of rich surface soil and up-
on this set the plants. Carefully pack
earth about the roots so as to leave no
air spaces to dry out the roots or to re-
tard growth. Leave some of the trench
to fill later. Some practice putting a
layer of compost or decayed manure upon
me soil after the plants are in. The
practice can do no harm and is bound to
furnish food for the plants later since
they are liberal feeders. Cultivation
Should begin immediately and the con-

<17) 569

stant working in the rows and about the
plants as they grow up out of the trench
will have the' soil perfectly level at or by}
tue end of the first season. In the fall}
the tops should be cut away before they
have produced seed, and burned to pre-
vent the spread of fungous diseases: A
liberal application of well-decayed barn-
yard manure should also be added during
the fall, and in the spring this should be
spaded into the surface. Do not cut
stalks from the plants until the third
season since the food gathered by the
roots and leaves are required to get them
well established after which they will go
on and produce stalks for many years,
providing, of course, that the soil is giv-
en cnough plant food to sustain the
plants. The crop is too little grown, since
it is a promoter of health by bringing to
the home the first green product to in-
tersperse in the menus of the springtime
and break the long spell of feeding on
“much meat and no vegetables."

FIRMING PLANTS AFTER FROST.

 

Frost, as everybody knows, has great
lifting power, and recently—planted things
always rcquire some pressure to firm
them after the frost goes. If this is not
given the plants may die. This refers
more especially to small plants, but I
found it necessary after a spell of frosty
weather, to go round recently planted
strawberries and apply foot pressure to
firm the soil near them, as strawberries
will not thrive in loose soil; and the same
treatment should be given to all plants
which have been disturbed in any way.
either by frost or wind. No one should
plant a tree or large shrub without se-
curing it from wind—pressure. In some
places, especially near the seaside, this
wind pressure is very great. Some years
ago I was living within three miles of the
sea. Our place was elevated and exposed,
though very lovely in summer. but the
wind from the Southwest was at times
very severe. Even the brain-hes of the
trees broke away from the wind pressure
in a way I have never sccn (-lscwhcre, and
everything planted. even tho goosebcrry,

had for a time to be supported by stout
stakes.
Canada. \V. R. GILBERT.

 

 

 

 

Is it possible to nourish, strengthen and Rebuild
the Brain by Food?

Every man who thinks uses tip part of the brain
each day. il'lmall disappearoand leave an
empty skull in say a month of brain Work? Be-
cause the man rebuilds each day.

If he builds a.little less than he destroys, brain
If he

 

fag and nervous prostration result sure.

 

builds back a little more each day, the brain grows
stronger and more capable. That also is sure.
\Vhere does man get the material to rebuildTis
brain? Is it from air, sky or the ice of the Arctic
sea? Vthn you come to think about it, the re-

rebuilding must be in the food and drink.

 

That also is sure.

 

Are the brain rebuilding materials found in all
food? In a good variety but not in suitable pro-
portion in all.

To illustrate: we know bones are made largely

of lime and magnesia taken from food; therefore I

to make healthy bone structure we must have food
containing these things. \Ve would hardly feed
only sugar andgfat to make healthy bone structure

in a growing child.

Likewise if we would feed in a skillful manner
to insure getting what the brain requires for
strength and rebuilding, we must first know what
the brain is composed of and then select some
article or articles (there are more than one) that
contain these elements. .

Analysis of brain by an unquestionable author-
ity, Geoghegan, shows of Mineral Salts, Phosphoric
Acid and Potash combined (Phosphate of Potash)
2.91 per cent of the total, 5.33 of all mineral
Salts. —

This is over one-half.

Beaunis, another authority, shows “Phosphoric

 

Acid combined” and Potash 73.44 per cent from a
total of 101.07.

Considerable more than one-half of Phosphate
of Potash.

Analysis of Grape-Nuts shows: Potassium and
Phosphorus (which join and make Phosphate of
Potash) is considerable more than one-half of all
the mineral salts in the food.

Dr. Geo. W. Carey, an authority on the con—
stituent elements of the body, says: “The gray
matter of the brain is controlled entirely by the
inorganic cell-salt, Potassium Phosphate (l’hos-
phate of Potash). This salt unites with albumen
and by the addition of oxygen creates ncrvc fluid
or the gray matter of the brain. Of course, there
is a trace of other salts and other organic maiicr
in nerve fluid but Potassium Phosphate is the chief
factor and has the power within itself to attract,
by its own law of affinity. all things needed to
manufacture the elixir of life."

Further on he says: “The beginning and end of
the matter is to supply the lacking principle, and
in molecular form, exactly as nature furnishes it
in vegetables, fruits and grain. To supply defi—
ciencies—this is the only law of cure." '

The natural conclusion is that if Phosphate of
Potash is the needed mineral element in brain and
you use food which does not contain it. you have
brain fag because itsMss is not supplied.

On the contrary, if you eat food known to be:
rich in this element, you place before the life
forces that which nature demands for brain-
building.

Mind does not work well on a brain that is

broken down by lack of nourishment.
A peaceful and evenly poised mind is necessary

to good digestion.

Worry, anxiety, fear, hate, etc., etc, directly

 

Can’t Get Away From It

interfere with or stop the flow of Ptyalin, the
digestive juice of the mouth, and also interfere

with the flow of the digestive juices of stomach
and pancreas.

'l‘hercfore, the mental state of the individual has
much to do (more than suspected) with digestion.

Brain is made of Phosphate of Potash as the
principal Mineral Salt, added to albumen and
\vutcr.

Grape-Nuts contain that element as more than

one—half of all its mineral salts.

 

A healthy brain is important, if one would “do
things" in this world.

A man who sneers at “Mint" sneers at the best
and least understood part of himself. That part

which some folks believe links us to the Infinite.

Mind asks for a healthy brain upon which to
act, and Nature has defined a way to make a
healthy brain and renew it day by day as it is

used up from work of the previous day.

Nature's way to rebuild is by the use of food
which supplies the things required. Brain rebuild-
ing material is certainly found in

Grape=Nuts

“There’s a Reason”

Postum Cereal Coniyany, Ltd.,
Battle Creek, Mich.

 

 

 

 


  

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M‘
EPOULTRYMBEES:

ALFALFA AS POULTRY'FOOD.

 

 

Alfalfa rightly used——fed green in sum-
mer, and in winter in the form of hay or
ensilage—will reduce the cost of feed at
least one—half. A pound of dry alfalfa
or alfalfa hay contains as much protein
as one pound of wheat bran. Yet few
poultry keepers seem to realize the value
of alfalfa as a poultry food. In summer,
green alfalfa is of especial value to poul-
try confined in yards where there is no
grass growing.

When used green, mow it as wanted
and cut it in very short lengths with a
small hand cutter. Clover cutters are
made especially for this purpose. The
alfalfa is then put into boxes with slatted
covers from which the fowls can easily
remove it.

Green alfalfa is especially valuable for
young chickens kept in runs. it can be
cut finely for them, or tied up in bunches
and placed where they can pick it as
they wish.

Some have succeeded wnn alfalfa en-
silage, but theie is considerable difficulty
in keeping it in small quantities. Hay is
a much better form in which to keep it.
The best way to cure alfalfa is to partly
dry it in the sun. then put it in small
heaps and cover with muslin hay caps.
After three or four days open it to the
sun for a short time and it is then in the
best condition for stoiing: for winter. pro-
vided the weather has been clear all the
time.

For feeding, cut the hay with the clover
cutter, steam it if you wish, and mix it
with corn meal or some ('lzl'lmntit'rtlllS
food—not with bran. as the alfalfa sup-
plies the protein. Moistt-n the
with skim-milk and you have. whtn used
with whole grains, shells, grit. etc. the
most economical winter ration.

New York. T. A.

mixture

TEl‘i-‘T.

 

PRESERVING EGGS ON THE FARM.

Vi'ater glass, chemically known
um silicate, continues in
most reliable and satisfactory egg pre-
servative. Its use upon the farm, where
it is sometimes desirable to store eggs in
a small way, is entirely practical, and
while the average farm poultryman hcsi-
tates about storing eggs for home use, it.
is feasible for him, in a time of low prices
such as the present, to at least put away
the winter‘s supply for home cooking pur-
poses, thus enabling him to market just
that many more of his winter
peated tests have denmnstrated that
Where water glass is carefully and cor—
1'ectly used eggs can be held for an en-
tire year without

as sodi-
f'avor as the

eggs. lic-

loslng any of those

qualities needful for cooking purposes or
without developing flavors of a distasteful
nature.

Full directions for I‘Ircserving and stor—
ing eggs by this method,

as followed at

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

sure a proper mixture of the two. A great
deal of care should be taken in mixing
the water glass and the water, and the
more thoroughly this is done the better
the chance of preserving the eggs. \Vhen
eggs are to be preserved in several re-
ceptacles, the water and water glass
should be mixed in each receptacle sepa-
rately, for if they are mixed in one re-
ceptacle and poured into several, there is
the liability of getting different percent-
ages of water glass in each receptacle,
with the result that some eggs are likely
to spoil.

Into this fluid place the eggs, examining
each egg to see that it is clean and not
cracked. A good method is to tap two
eggs together gently before putting them
into water glass. If they are not cracked
they will give a. true ring, while if one of
them is cracked the sound will be entirely
different and the cracked egg can be dis-
carded. Keep the eggs well covered with
the solution by adding a small quantity
of boiled water when necessary.

If several receptacles are used it is a.
good plan to mark the one bearing April
eggs and those containing May and June
eggs. These receptacles should be cov-
ered to prevent evaporation of the water
from the solution. W'here the receptacles
are not covered the solution turns milky
or changes to a thick, white pasty mass,
making it more difficult to take. out the
ngS. This does not, however, necessarily
detract from the preservative qualities.

 

 

SUGGESTIONS ON HIVING SWARMS.

Tluring the months of May, June and
July, the bees in all properly managed
hivcs become very numerous, and so
crowded, particularly if the weather is
hot. that they cluster outside the hives
and hang in a large bunch from the en-
iiance, unless more room is given by
means of supers or by enlarging the
brood-nest. This clustering 'outside is
the usual and almost certain sign of
suarming thne being near. A swarm,
composed of the queen and a few thou-
sand workers and drones, leave the hive,
and. after filling the air for a few min-
utes, generally form a pear-shaped mass
on the branch of a tree close by. I’nless
the bee—keeper happens to be at hand the
swarm may be lost to him, for in all
probability scouts sent out previous to the
swarm will lead the merry throng to a
new home which they have prepared in
a hollow tree or elsewhere. if they do
not go direct without clustering they are
almost certain to do so after becoming
settled, unless they are quickly hived into
a clean hive.

if‘ the swarm is allowed to remain
clustered for some hours, hiving becomes
a difficult operation. Although, when
swarming, bees are good-tempered, they
soon become irritable if left in the sun:
therefore, hiving should take place as
soon as possible after the cluster has
been formed. Many bee-keepers suggest
the advisability of hiving swarms in the
evening, but this advice refers to re-hiv-
ing, because unless the swarm is secured

 

 

 

illustrating the Fact that Swarms Sometimes Cluster in very Unusual Places.

the Storrs experiment station where wat—
er glass has been successfully used for
several years, are given below and should
be closely adhered to:

A cellar is a good place to keep the
eggs, though any darkened room where
the temperature does not go over 60 de-
grees F. will do. 1-\ stone jar is prefer-
able to other receptacles for it can be
sealed and cleaned more thoroughly than
most receptacles.

A five-gallon receptacle will hold about
15 dozen eggs. The preserving fluid itself
should be made from clean water that
has been boiled and allowed to cool. To
every nine quarts of water add one quart
of water glass, stirring thoroughly to in-

as advised above, it may, and most likely
will, decamp. After it is safely secured
it is immaterial whether it is put into a
modern hive then or in the evening.

Swarms settle in various places, from
which they are sometimes dislodged with
ease, while on other occasions consider—
able skill and some ingenuity must be
exercised before they are safely secured.
Great care must be exercised to avoid
crushing a single bee, for if the queen is
killed the bees will return to the hive
from which they issued, while if a worker
bee is crushed, and the poison-bag rup-
tured, the smell of the poison will irritate
the. others and cause them to sting.

F. G. H.

 

MAY 20, 1911.

This Little Insect
Causes all your
Worm y Apples

IN case you do hot spray, 20 to 40 per cent. of your yield
is likely to be lost on account of the codling moth.

Swift’s Ammaz‘e (Vlam’ will save you 90 per cent.
of what you would otherwise lose. In hundreds of orchards
sprayed last year with Swift’s there was hardly a wormy apple.

One spraying with this wonderful
insecticide outlasts two to fbur with
old-fashioned materials, because it
sticks through even heavy rains.
It is fatal to leafleating worms
and insects. Easy to apply.

Write for our new book. It covers
apple culture from planting the
trees to gathering the fruit. Clear,
plain, simple and reliable. It is free.
Give your dealer’s name.

MERRIMAC CHEMICAL CO.
23 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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for immediateéhipment.

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Protection Hives, 40-page catalog, free. Bees

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Send for catalog. Will quote lo11 prices on large. quantities.

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For facts about Prize and

 

 

Please mention the Michigan Farmer when
you are writing to advertisers.

 

- Black Langshans—Book
lndlan Runner DUCkS, egg Orders now, Stock
the very best. J. Gordon Drake, Port Huron, Mich.

 

BABY REDS-Standard Bred at 3171 per 100: 38 per 50;

31') per 2:1.Sho11'qm1lit1,rose or single
comb, eggs 10(- each. Other pens R. (‘. at. $1. 75 per26.
Show qualim Red turkeys, eggs 50c 911(11 M 1' Beds are
guaranteed laieri-I.
now of.T.FRFNCH.Ludin12ton, Michigan.

EGGS FOR HATCHINGW);I11Z?1 111313135
V\ bite and Columbialn. W hite Holland ’1 11rke.\'s.nnd
V\ bite Guineas. Z.I INNE. Three. Oaks. lVIich.

 

 

(‘ Ros from the famous Blue Belle. Strain of Barred
Roc ks. 'Prize winners at Chic ago A Boston. 31.50 a.
setting. 3 from special gen of H hens. $2 from s eoial
pen of 10 pallets. Lake idge Farm, Le1ering, IMich.

 

S BLACK MINOIK‘A EGGS—L111 1111' 9 white
' 0 e gs and lots of them. 31 for 13: 33 for .10:35
for 100. .A. BLACK. it. No. 6. Lakeview, Michigan.

—Rose or single ”comb cock-
Whi‘e Leghorns erels. Rose Comb eggs $1 to $2
per 15. RayJ.Gr.1h11m, H. F. I). No. 1. Flint. Mich.

LILLIE FARHSTEAD POULTRY

B. P. Rocks. it. I. Reds, VV'. Wyandottes and S. O. W.
Leghorn eggs for sale. 15 for 31: 26 for $1.50; 50 for
32.50, COLON C. LILLIE, (‘oopersville, Mich.

 

 

 

GGS: EGGS: EGGS—“'hite & Bufl' eOfipington.

.1 W hite tit Barred Rocks, Black 191 Whit Inorcas,l
“bite do Buff Leghorns Hose & Single CombR R‘eds
Houduns &Wh1te (rested Blk Polish. H. H. King, Willis, Mich.

 

HOROUGHBRED S. 0. BROWN LEGHORN E gs
at $1.00 )er 15 or 35.00 per 100. Stock all so d.
LEWIS T. O PENLANDER, R. No. 4. Lansing, Mich.

EGGMAKERSES;§:'11.5-..S. .B't.'1'1'.§::‘%l'°11'51;
per 100. “M. J. 00 )PElt Mt Pleasant, Mithigan.

 

 

E s—Light’. Brahma. White “'1andotte and Barred
Egg. Rocks. .1 setting: 3150 for two settings.
a

BISHOP, $lltoute 38 he Odessa, Michigan.

 

—Kulps 242 egg strain, rize
R. c. Brown Leghorn: “innfirs. farm range. sglect,
eggs 3] 00 15; $3. 00 50. S.“ E1 VSEL, Basil, Ohio.

ll. 0. 8. Leghorn Cockercls‘t’figlfi 33‘1"?“ site £522
in season. 0. Vi'. WAITE. Gobleville, Michigan.

SINGLE 00MB BLACK MINORCASZfii‘KESE‘? ‘23.;

31.50 per setting. R. W. MILLS, Saline, Michigan.

 

 

 

ILVER GOLDEN and WHITE WYANDOTTES.
Eggs 3150 per 15; 3. )0 per 30. A few White Roosters
left, circular free. .\\,Brov1n1ng, Portland, Mich.

 

INGLE (‘omb Brown Leghorns—One of Michigan' 5

k. lar est breeders of the Bro1111 Beauty’ 3 winning
at. the ending shows. Send for catalog with pri<es and
photos of my birds Box 324 D Charles Rufi’. St. Clair, Mich.
C. and R. 0. Rhode Island

FOR SAL —iied Eggs. 15 for31.:00 50 for

$2. 75; 100 for 35. BUELL BROS..A11n Arbor, Mic.h

RS. FLORENCE HOWARD Petersburg, Mich.
W hite liock and Rose Comb White Leghorn eggs
this month 32 50 per .10; 3] 00 per 15. 1 Leghorn c ’k'l
$1. 50: " W. R. c 'k l’ 8 $2 each Satisfaction guaranteed.

 

 

RITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS—Fishel strain. Good
“inter 1.11 ors Eggs 10 cents ea3(h; 33. 50 per 50; 36
per 100. Bruce W. Bro“ n, R No iMayville. Mich.

wmu wuuuonE 315331.122‘11:?215i‘1‘1‘...33:3
pays. A. FRANKLIN SMITH. Ann Arbor. Mich.
White Wyandolte 11.9.... historians.)
per 15 or 35 per 100. V\ ATERBURY, Clarkston, Mich.

 

 

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TRAINEDf foxhounda and hound pups for hunting
fox and coon 11.3 Also collies. Inolose
2-cent. stamp. W. LECKY. Holmesville. 0111.0

YOU WRITE W. ROSS. Rochester Michigan.
for those beautiful cable and white Oolli liePupplos.
of the finest breeding. and from atock workers.

Safe arrival guaranteed. Order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

   

 

 

 

 
 

' m! 20, 1911.

 

Vv..w v'v‘vvwvvvvvvav,vvvvvvv

Our Motto-"The Farmer is of more
consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved.’
THE MAY PROGRAMS.

Suggestions for Second Meeting.

"But when people get together,

There’s improvement in the weather,
There’s improvement in the climate of

the soul."

Select reading.

Farm management.

Instrumental music.

 

Home management.
Report of “The One Improvement
Club.”

Chip basket, in charge of Assistant Lec-

turer. _ _
Music and reading, in charge of Ceres.

 

 

THE JUNE PROGRAMS.

 

State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First
Meeting.

I“All green and fair the summer lies,

Just‘ budded from the bud ofspring,
With tender blue of wistful_skies,
And winds which softly smg.’

Recitation. - . _

A good garden lowers high cost of
living. .

Discoveries, given by five women;

Reading, “The Unnamed Saints.

Preparations for hot weather.—1. On
the farm.- 2. In the house. 3. In the
dooryard.

Music to intersperse
in charge of lecturer.

in this program.

VARIED DIVERSIONS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE-Ill.

A few instances may be mentioned
where efficient leadership has been ap-
plied along the line of amateur theat-
ricals in Grange program work. At a
recent Pomona meeting, the lecturer of
the entertaining Grange introduced “Ten
famous women.” The lecturer herself
wore a college cap and gown and each of
her assistgits was dressed to represent
the historical character she described.
The audience was asked to guess the
names of the personages represented, the
list including such as Joan of Arc, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Queen Elizabeth and
Florence Nightingale.’ This feature of
the program was put on without previous
practice...each person preparing her cos-
tume according to pictures found in
books of history and literature. Another
lecturer who was present told of how she
announced “Some distinguished guests,”
and her helpers came forward represent-
ing such American characters as “our
first ancestor,” “a real Puritan,” “a revo-
lutionary soldier,” “Columbia,” “the boys
of ’61,” "a Spanish war veteran," and
“coming patrons." The last announce-
ment ushered in a bevy of boys and girls,
singing a national air and waving flags.

In another Grange a good reader read
“Zekiel’s Courtin‘,” by Lowell, while a
couple of young people acted the parts.
In another, at the close of a song, an ef-
fective tableau, arranged by the teacher
of the school, made the sweet words of
the. song more impressive. The “Story
of Johnny Appleseed" lends itself to ef-
fective illustration, so do portions of
"Hiawatha," "Miles Standish,” and many
others of our well-known and favorite
poems. The Grange ritual is in itself a
most fertile field for such illustrative
work. All in all, this is a line of diver—
sion worth following up. It acquaints
members with bits of literature, and it
makes a program feature which appeals
to the eye as well as to the ear of the
audience. JENNIE BUELL.

 

AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

 

A New One for Jackson County.——-A
Grange, to be known as IVest Tompkins
Grange, was organized at the Gould
schoolhouse in the western part of Tomp-,
kins township, Jackson county, by Deputy
Wilde on Tuesday evening, April 25. The
following officers were chosen: Master,
Elmer Huxtable; overseer, Eli Bromley;
lecturer, Ernest Fountain; steward, Fred
Hopcraft; assistant steward, Lott Rew;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Guy Fergu-

son: chaplain, Hattie Huxtable; treas-
urer, June Griffith; secretary, Lloyd E.
Schutt; gate keeper, Warren Schutt;

Ceres, Mrs. F. J. Towers; Pomona, Ella
Fountain: Flora, Ella Bromley.

To Encourage Corn Growing.——Resort
Grange, of Emmet Co., desirous of awak-
ening the same interest in corn growing
that has been amused in the care of or-
chards and the growing of all kinds of
fruits in the county. recently decided to
conduct a corn contest this season. The
conditions governing the contest are as
follows: No one may compete for the

 

THE " MICHIGAN FARMER.‘

prizes excepting members—of the Grange
and their families. Two dollars will be
given for the best and one dollar for the

, second best ten ears of corn of the fol-

lowing varieties: Yellow dent, white
dent, flint, sweetcorn, or any other varie-
ty, the corn winning prizes to become the
property of the Grange. This corn will
be judged by three disinterested compe-
tent persons, preferably from outside the
county. All entries for these prizes must
be made prior to ten o’clock a. m., on
Thursday, Oct. 26, 1911, to the committee
having the matter in charge. All exhib—
its must be accompanied by a record giv—
ing the time of planting and harvesting
the same. It is also requested that the
exhibitor give an outline of his methods
of preparing the soil, selecting seed, and
cultivation of the crop.

Harmony Grange, of Charlevoix county,
had an especially good program at its
last April meeting, the spirited contest
which this Grange is conducting causing
the program leaders to put forth unusual
efforts. The features of this program
were several original essays dealing with
the improvement of the county fair. It
was proposed that the Agricultural Col-
lege and experimental stations be asked
to make exhibits and send competent
men to give information in regard to lat-
est methods. It was stated that this has
been done. in some states and with very
good results in the interest shown and
also in creating higher ideals or standards
of excellence.

Jackson County Granges.—The Granges
organized in this county last season are,
for the most part, doing good work, hav-
ing regular meetings with good programs
and some additions to their memberships.
North Leoni Grange observed the first
anniversary of its existence by giving a
banquet in its hall Thursday evening,
April 27, also conferring degrees upon
three candidates. East Summit Grange
made one of its April meetings the most
successful that it has held since organi-
zation and voted to make its first meet-

ing in June an open one. This Grange
observed Arbor Day in an appropriate
manner. Leoni Center Grange had a

good attendance and an excellent pro-
gram at its April 17 meeting, the topic
commanding most attention being “Labor
Savers for Making \Voman‘s “’ork Eas-
ier.” Minard Grange added two members
at one of its April meetings and discussed
dairying and parcels post. West Napoleon
Grange held an exceptionally good meet-
ing April 20. toll call was responded to
with suggestions in answer to the ques-
tion, “How Can \Ve Make Home and
School Grounds more Attractive?" Bros.
Frank Peters and Geo. Carpenter led in
the discussion of the very live topic,
“How can the Farmer get in more Close
Touch with the Consumer?" Bro. Peters
talking along the line of co-operative
effort, and Bro. Carpenter advocating the
establishing of a city market in Jackson.

Hillsdaie Patrons Discuss Public Ques‘
tions.—Hillsdaie Pomona Grange met with
Mosherville Grange on Wednesday, May
3, having a good attendance and a picnic
dinner at noon. Parcels post, Canadian
reciprocity and initiative legislation were
all considered at some length. Bro. Kies
held that the parcels post is greatly need-
ed by all the people and voiced the opin-
ion that the powerful infiuence of the
express companies is alone responsible
for the delay on the part of congress in
granting this much desired legislation.
He also spoke in favor of the reciprocity
agreement, but was vigorously opposed
by other members and it seems clear that
a very large majority of the farmers of
this section are bitterly opposed to the
treaty, at least so long as manufactured
articles are not placed on the: free list
along with farm products. Editor Gran-
don, of Hillsdale, explained very clearly
the theory of the so-called initiative, ref-
erendum and recall as follows: “The in—
itiative is a privilege given through the
enactment of a law that will permit the
people to initiate, present and pass, their
own laws. If a majority of the people
vote for a law which the legislature re-
fuses to pass; if a majority of the people
vote for a law the governor vetoed; if a
majority of the people vote for a law that
was initiated by the people without hav-
ing been presented to the legislature, then
it becomes a law of the state. it was
initiated by the people, carried by the
people and cannot' be vetoed either by the
legislature or gov-erner.' The referendum
is only an extension of the same princi-
ple, except that it applies to bills passed
by the legislature and signed by the gov-
ernor. If the people are not satisfied with
the bill, through a petition signed by a
certain per cent of the voters they can
ask that any bill be submitted or referred
to the voters of the state before it be-
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ends it. In like manner the recall is ap-
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by a proper petition you can demand a
re-election. If he wins. his course is jus-
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COMING EVENTS.

 

Pomona Meetings.

Lenawee Co., with South Dover Grange,
Thursday, June 1. Lecturers' conference
conducted by State Lecturer.

Eaton Co., with Needmore
Wednesday, June 7.

Kent Co., with Thornapple Valley
Grange, Wednesday, June 7. State speak-
er, Mrs. E. J. Creyts.

Newaygo Co., with Lincoln Grange,
Wednesday and Thursday. June 14 and 15.

Calhoun Pomona and Lecturers‘ Con—
ference. at Battle Creek, Thursday,
June 8

Allegan Pomona and Lecturers’ Con-
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Osceola Pomona and Lecturers’ Confer-
ence, at Reed City, Friday, June 16.

Grange,

 

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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION OF FARMERS" CLUBS.

 

President—~B. A. Holden, VVixom.

Vice-Pres, J. D. Leland, Corunna.

Secretary—Mrs. C. P. Johnson, Meta-
mora.

’l‘reasurer———Mrs. Lewis Sackett, Eckford.

Directors—A. R. Palmer, Jackson; Wm.
H. Marks, Fair Haven; C. L. Wright,
Caro; E. W. Woodruff, Blanchard; C. P.
Johnson, Metamora; Patrick Hankerd,
Munith.

Address all communications relative to
the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.
P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.

 

Auoclational Motto.—
The skillful hand, with cultured mind.
is the farmer's most valuable uset.

 

Associational Sentiment.—
The farmer, he garners from the soil
the primal wealth of nations.

YEARLY PROGRAMS.

 

The Hadley and Elba Club.

The latest of the yearly programs of
local Clubs to reach the editor’s desk is
that of the Hadley and Elba Club, of
Lapeer county. This is a neat booklet
printed on a good quality of book paper.
The cover page contains only the name
of the Club with the your for which the
program is to serve. in addition to this
information, the title page gives the date
of the organization of the Club, which
was 1899. On the Next page appears a
schedule of the mcclings of the Club,
which are held on the third Thursday of
each month. From (,iclobcl' to April, in-

clusive. the meetings: begin at 10:30 a.
m., while from May to eptcmber the
meetings are cullcd at :30 p. m. The
music for each monthly program is ar-

ranged for by a committee. On the op—
posite page is prinlcd a list of the officers
of the Club. The next page is devoted to
the order of business for the Club mect-
ings. On the succeeding pages appear
.the programs for the several months of
the fiscal year, which begins with Fob-
i'uary, one page being devoted to the pro-
gram for each month. The farm homes
of the members are named, and the farm
name appears in conectionn with that of
the host for each month. Roll call is
answered by a variety of appropriate re-
sponses, a different kind of response be-
ing provided for each meeting. The
questions for discussion are both inter-
esting and practical, and.includc topics
for the ladies as well as for the gentlemen
members of the Club for a large portion
of the year. Special feature meetings arc
numerous, including Children’s Day in
June, Pioneer Day in July, the meeting

held on the 4th, a union picnic in Au-
gust with Lapeer County Farmers' Pic-
nic, and a Club fair in October. A fea-

ture of the programs worthy of special
mention is the discussion of all different
kinds of farm stock, including poultry. at
the February meeting, each different kind
being assigncd to a separate speaker,
while alfalfa is a special topic for dis-
cussion in Mui' and apples in November.
and at the December meeting the topic

for general discussion is “My Greatest
Mistake of 1911.”
CLUB DISCUSSIONS.
Pass Resolutions Opposing Canadian

Reciprocity—The lladlcy and Elba Farm-
ers' Club held their last meeting at Maple
Lawn, the home of Mrs. and Mrs. George
Schanek, April 20. The roll call revealed
many “Things we can get along without."
A reading by Cassie Mott created a
spirited discussion on "Economy; what it
is; how to practice, etc.” Mrs. 1.03
Riley proved most conclusively that the
college bred woman has a decided advan-
tage over the less educated woman, and
that good common sense is an essential
factor in all walks of life. Economy.
self-control, system and centralization of
thought are some of the lessons learned
in College. Owing to a misunderstanding
J. S. Smith was llnl present and the re—
mainder of the afternoon was devoted
to the question box. The Club voted to

I reafiirm their attitude opposing the pend-

ing reciprocity treaty, and to implore our
Michigan (Tnited States senators to vote
against the measure. The Club also took
action regarding the pending cold storage
bill and elected C. P. Johnson and Lewis
Riley to draft resolutions requesting the
extension of time limit. All joined in
singing and adjourned to meet at the
Baptist parsonage with Rev. and Mrs.
McLeod, May 18.——Mrs. C. P. Johnson,
Cor. Sec.

The Farmer’s Need.——The April meet-
ing of the Assyria Farmers’ Club was
pleasantly entertained at the Base Line
church, 40 being present to partake of
the most excellent dinner and listen to a
fine program. President Mayo called to
order at 2:30. The Club sang “A Thou-

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sand Years.” Prayer by Rev. E. Morri
son. “What does a farmer need most,
more land, more labor,
tion?” This subject was led by A. T.
Shepard and was ably discussed by a
large number. It was thought it required
more education to be a successful farmer.
Certainly, if they had more land they
would have to have more labor. Music,
recitations. songs and a select reading
by Mrs. Kate Cox, “The golden age of
America," followed, Very many helpful
thoughts were contained in the paper,
which was fully appreciated. After a
song by the Club, “America,” the Club
adjourned to meet at the M. P. church
the fourth Saturday in May—Mrs. John
Hill, Cor. Sec.

Add Ten New Members—The Clover
Leaf Club met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Howe, with a good attendance.
Our president, \V'alter Hazelwood, being
sick, the meeting was called to order by
our vice-president, Vlrs. E. Hallock. Af-
ter the order of business was over, we
enjoyed an interesting Easter program.
\Ve also took in ten more members and
we feel encouraged. Discusison on plow—
ing for spring crops. Adjourned to meet
April 22, with Mr. and Mrs. B. Camf‘leld.
\Ve find it more interesting to meet
twice a month. Meeting was called to
order by the vice—president, our president
not being able to attend, sent his regrets
and hopes to be with us May 10. After
the order of business a fine program was
rendered. A discussion on horse play at
weddings, led by Mrs. J. “'heater, drew
out many incidents and caused a lively
time. Also a discussion on seed corn
testing and selection. Meeting closed
with song by the Club.——-Mrs. O. S. Howe,
Cor. Sec.

Discuss Pleasant Homes.‘—The Assyria
Farmers’ Club held its March mecting at
the very pleasant farm home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. 'i‘. Shepard, 3:3 members and

friends being present to partake of a
most excellent dinner and listen to the
fine program. A paper composed by
Mrs. Mary Mayo and read by Mrs. Julia
Cummings, was interesting and was en-
joyed by all. Music, recitations, and
songs followed. Discussion, led by Mrs.

A. l'). Olmstead, on “How to make pleas—
ant homes," was ably presented. it was
thought that if each and every member
of the home were pleasant, one to the
other, and husband and wife use the
money whenever needed as they see fit to
do so, would make a pleasant homo and
keep it pleasant. The financial report of
the Club for 1910 was given, and the Club
found to be in a flourishing condition.
The Club sang “God be with you till we
meet again." then closed to meet the
fourth Saturday in April at the Base
Line Church.

Discuss Co-operation.—Gcnoa Farmers’
Club was entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
John \\'. Lawson, Thursday, April 20. It
being a very busy time among farmers
the attendance was not as large as usual
but a jolly company met there and en-
joyod everything, from pork and beans
for dinner to the last thing on the pro-
gram. A. J. Meyer was with us after six
months’ absence and gave a very inter-
esting talk that was much enjoy-ell by all.
A good literary and musical program was

rendered. \\.'ilh an excellent talk on co-
operation among farmers by A. J. I‘.Ieyer,
a couple of songs by the Club and a

number of good questions, we had a most
interesting program.

Elect New Officers.——'I‘hc Norvcll Farm—

ers’ Club met at the plcasant home of
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Roberts. April 2th
with a good attendance. The forenoon

session resulted in the re—election of the
old officers for another year, C. P. Holmes.

president: D. ,S. Fuller. vice-president:
Mrs. Clyde Beckwith, secretary; F. C.
Beckwith, treasurer; Mrs. Wm. Ray.
chairman of menu committee. Lewis

Kimble and D. S. Fuller were appointed
on the program committee. After an en—
Joyable rcpast the meeting was called to
order by President C. P. Holmes and a.
good program was rendered. Roll call
was quite well responded to with current
events, interest being shown along the
line of pure food laws. parcels post, local
option, bills in the legislature. The select
reading by Miss Elma Holmes, bearing
upon arbor day, was full of sentiment and
called forth some discussion. The recl-
procity bill was dwelt upon and Dr. E.
N. Palmer's idea seemed to be the senti-
ment of many, that no one could tell the
result until it should be tried out. He
also thinks the American people and the
American Farmer can get together under

a low tariff or under a high tariff but
that we should let well enough alone.
More money is invested and prices are

better when things are settled. Cold stor-
age was spoken of and nearly all agreed
with Mr. Halladay that it is a good
thing for the farmer though much abused.
P. S. Fuller and W. Lowry think there
should be some bill passed to regulate
and pl‘cvcnt the holding of products past
the point of usefulness.

Discuss Crop Rotation.—A pleasant and
profitable meeting of the Odesea Farm—
ers’ Club was held at the home of Mrs.
P, .T. Fellows, Saturday, April 8. The
meeting was called to order by President
Carter, and after a good literary and
musical program the topic for discussion.
“The proper rotation of crops," was taken
up by Mr. Z. W. Carter, followed by sew
eral others and many good ideas were
presented on this very important subject.
Mrs. H. E. Curtis then read a paper, “The
best side of farm life." which proved to
be very helpful and optimistic and cer-
tainly gave us the best side of the sub-
ject. The reading was followed by (“9‘
cussmn. E're this report is written
comes the sad news that another one of
our number, Miss Mable Curtis. a fair
young flower in the morning of ure. 1'“
gone from us. Twice elected recording
secretary and serving faithfully. W9 5’13"
miss the bright spirit from our midst.—
Cor. Sec.

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