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Selection Of Seed and its Care.





The topic for special‘discussion in the

Michigan Farmer during August, is one

of greater importance than the average

farmer appreciates. The character of the

seed is just as important as the character

of the breeding stock used in our herds

and flocks. Experience has conclusively

shown that strains of seed in plants are

as prepotent to reproduce the good qual—

ities of their ancestors as strains of

blood in animals, hence the desirability

of using seed from parent plants that

have produced well. But, of course, it

should be remembered in this connection

that, like animals, plants must be well

nourished for maximum production. Per-

haps the general failure to recognize this

important fact to the fullest extent has

been responsible for the frequent disap-

pointment of farmers who have invested

in pedigreed seed and failed to grow sat-

isfactory crops from it. But, other fac—

tors being equal, there is no doubt that

seed from productive strains of plants

will produce a more satisfactory crop

than seed from poor or indifferent strains

of the same varieties.



For this, reason. the farmer. who would

keen ipdhe lead incmp production must

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shed’t 't f i grow well from 'the best

yielding varieties of grains, or vegetables.

If he would secure the best results, he

must plant seeds of the »most productive

strains of these varieties. The cumula-

tive results from such selection is well

illustrated in the sugar beet crop, which

is a most important item of Michigan

farm production. Through generations of

careful selection and propagation of

strains containing a high percentage of

sugar, the average sugar content of the

beet crop has been very materially in-

creased during the comparatively short

history of this industry. Fortunately for

our farmers who have been engaged in

this industry, skilled plant breeders have

been engaged in this work, and the man-

ufacturers of beet sugar have secured

the best seed available for the growers

who have produced their beets. But,

while this improvement has been brought

about without any personal effort on the

part of the beet growers, who know little

of the actual progress which has been

made in this direction, yet it is an ex-

ample of the possibilities in this direction

which should be an object lesson to ev-

ery farmer.



In this connection the writer cannot

refrain from mentioning some plant

breeding work now being carried on by

the Michigan Experiment Station with

alfalfa and timothy. These experiments

show very conclusively the results which

may be secured by the simple process of

s*cting especially productive plants for

propagation and saving the seed which

these plants produce under favorable

conditions of plant nourishment. In this

way it has been found possible to develop

strains of seed which combined the de-

sirable qualities of a maximum produc-

tion of forage and a maximum of

seed production, notwithstanding the fact

that alfalfa does not usually seedwell in

a humid. climate, such as we have in

Michigan in a normal season.



From these results it will be seen that

the average farmer might profitably do

something in «the line' of seed breeding.

The best heads of wheat, the best hills

of potatoes. the bestears of corn, etc,

may well be saved and propagated in

breeding plats and the product of these

plats be planted on the‘ best spot in the

field devoted to the main crop with the





   





idea of saving the seed from the product





,for the main crop the following year.





There is no doubt that this would be a.

profitable line of work for the general

farmer, as it now is for the seed-grow-

ing specialist.



But our topic relates more particularly





his neighbors can hardly be overestimated.

The Selection of Seed Grain.



In the selection of seed of the small

grains, the yield of the crop and the

weight and quality of the grain produced

is of much greater importance than sim-

ply the appearance of the seed sample.





 





 





 





 





 





Barn of a Popular Type on Farm of G. A. Goodemoot &. Sons.





This barn is 36x60 ft., with 16-ft. posts,





ment. Silo is 14x30 ft.





to ordinary seed selection and care, and

it will be more profitable to confine this

article to that subject proper than to

elaborate on the possibilities of the selec-

tion and breeding of individual prolific

Strains of plants. However, the farmer

who becomes interested in the possibili-

ties of bettering his crops through the

medium of more carefully selected and

better cared for seed, will naturally carry

the application of this principle to its

logical conclusion and become a breeder

of good seed, in the sense that he will

select and propagate the seed from the

best producing plants for use in produc-

ing his main crops. With him the prac-

tice of thus paving the way for the suc-

cess of future crops becomes a fixed one,

and the influence of his example among





two l4-ft. drives and 81/2-ft. base—





plants often hear large

kernels of grain, hence the wisdom of

getting seed from a high-yielding field,

and grading the seed in accordance with

the density and weight, rather than the

size of the kerncls. \Vith this fact in

view it is good practice to save the seed

grain at threshing time, selecting it from

the best yielding field or part of the field,

as the case may be.



“’ith the corn, the same general prin-

ciples will apply with some modifications

due to the fact that corn cross pollenatcs,

while the small grains are fertilized by

pollen from the same heads. However,

with





Low producing





the seed corn should be sclected

greater care for this very reason. and

obviously the best time to select it is





when the whole plant can be taken into





 





 





 





 





Barn Bullt in 1910 upon‘the Farm of H. M. Keeler. Lapeer County. Mich.





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supporting Round Roof.





Note its Self-





consideration, probably before the crop is

cut, but certainly before severe freezing

weather occurs.



But after good seed is selected it is

necessary that it be well cared for if

satisfactory results are to follow its use.

It should be dry and kept in a dry place.

Seed corn, particularly, needs to be well

dried out and kept properly in storage

over winter to insure vigorous germina-

tion. Various forms of seed corn racks

have been devised for this purpose, and

many of them have been described in the

Michigan Farmer. The type of rack used

may be safely left to the preference of

the farmer, and the best form of rack in

any individual case will depend upon

where the seed is to be stored. The es-

sential thing is that it should accommo-

date the ears in such a manner us to in-

sure a free circulation of air about every

portion of each. It is a common experi-

ence with most farmers to find that their

seed corn is poor in germinating quality

when planting time comes. and to this

fact many poor corn crops are due. There

is no department of seed selection and

care ‘which would pay better dividends

to any farmer than the proper selection

and care of the seed corn.



Seed of the small grains is not so fre-

quently injured by bad care, but even

with this seed it will pay to exercise

more than ordinary care to insure that

its vigor may be unimpaired when seed-

ing time comes.



Grass Seeds Generally Neglected.



The selection of clover and grass seeds

is a matter which the average man usu-

ally delays until the time arrives for

using them. This is a serious mistake,

as often pure seed of good quality is then

difficult to get. It will be more satisfac-

tory, and generally far cheaper, to select

the clover and grass seed in the fall,

when a good quality of clean seed can

generally be purchased of a grower at a

much smaller price than will have to be

paid to the dealer in the spring for a less

desirable product. It will generally be

an excellent investment to buy the clover

seed in the fall and store it in a suitable

place until needed, and this is particu-

larly likely to be true in a season like

the present when there is a prospect of

a short crop of the new seed.





The seed potatoes question was rather

thoroughly discussed in the Michigan

Farmer last spring, and while some grow—

ers contended that they did not get sat-

isfactory results from the selection of

the best hills at digging time for use in

the seed breeding plat, others were en-

thusiastic in their claims for this system.

The great preponderance of testimony is

in its favor and, in the writer's opinion.

the time and labor expended in giving the

system a thorough test will prove a prof-

itable investment.



While many farmers will not give the

matter of seed selection and care the

attention which it merits at their hands,

this very fact makes it more profitable

as well as more necessary for their con-

temporaries to do so. A scarcity of good

seed is felt every year, and the farmers

who have a surplus are generally able

to sell it for seed purposes at a consid-

erable advance over the market price.

Undoubtedly, the most important reason

why every farmer should interest himself

in this proposition is that he may have

good seed for his own planting, yet the

commercial side of the proposition is not

an insignificant one and is capable of be—

ing developed into a profitable specialty

on almost any farm.
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FARM NOTES.





 





WInt‘erkllllng of Vetch.





I sowed 300 lbs. of winter or hairy

vetch the first of last September, using

half a bushel of rye and 25 lbs. of vetch

seed per acre. The ground was plowed

and a good seed bed prepared before sow-

ign. This vetch came up very good, and

was six to eight inches high when winter

set in, but this spring there was no vetch

to be seen. This was sown on light,

wornout, sandy soil. Do you think I got

spring vetch? Please give me your opin-

ion, as I would like to sow again this

{anit I would like instructions in regard

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St. Joseph 00. E. R.





The Sand or hairy vetch, or winter

vetch, as it is designated in the above

inquiry, is easily distinguishable from

the spring varieties, by the covering of

minute hairs on both leaves and stems,

from which peculiarity it derives its

name. If the seed was true to name,

the winterkilling may have been due to

toolate sowing, or to a lack of the bac-

teria peculiar to the plant in the soil on

which it was sown. Mr. J. C. McDowell,

agriculturist of the United States De-

partment of Agriculture, who has made

a. special study of the possibilities of this

plant in Michigan and Wisconsin, advises

sowing about the, middle of August or

even earlier, and in common with others

authorities emphasizes the necessity of

inoculation where the plant has not been

grown on the land before. The best

means of inoculation is the sowing of soil

from a field where the plant has been

successfully grown, or Mr. McDowell

states that soil from a field upon which

peas have been successfully grown will

give a successful inoculation for the

vetch. If such soil is not available, a.

pure culture could be obtained from the

bacteriological department of the Agri-

cultural College at nominal cost. 01'

course, inoculation is not always neces-

sary and may not be in this case, if the

plants grew thriftily. The mixture of

seeds used was about right and under

normal conditions it would seem that the

plant would grow successfully under the

cultural methods used. On soils in a

poor condition of fertility, the plant is

greatly benefited by an application of

phosphoric acid and potash fertilizer.

Nitrogen is not needed, where the bac-

teria is present in the soil, as with its

aid the plant is a nitrogen gatherer like

clover, with the advantage of being

adapted to less fertile land.





Growing Vetch For Seed.





‘Vill you kindly answer a few questions

in your paper about sand vetch? First,

when to sow both spring and winter

vetch for seed, the best way to prepare

soil and amount of seed to use per acre.

How much should it yield per acre and

What, if anything, should be sown with

it? How late in the fall can it be sown

to plow under for potatoes or beans the

following spring? Is it a permanent pas-

ture? If used as a soiling crop, how

many times can it be out in this part

of the state in one summer? Where can





one get the seed and at about what

price?

Benzie Co. SUBSCRIBER.





The hairy or winter vetch is the most

profitable variety for Michigan use. This

is best sown in August, but may be seed-

ed in the spring with oats or barley.

Usually when sown in the fall it is

seeded with a light sowing of rye to

hold the vines up, as noted in the reply

to the preceding inquiry. Where it is

grown for seed, however, it has been

found difficult to separate the seed from

the rye, and the use of winter speltz or

mnmer has been advocated for this pur-

pose. However, for farm use the pres-

ence of the rye Would not prove objec-

tionable, as it should be sown with the

vetch seed anyhow, but, of course, if

grown for the market this would prove

an objection. However, it is not likely

that this seed will be very extensively

grown for sale in Michigan, although it

may prove profitable to produce it for

home sowing on account of the rather

high price of the imported seed. In an

article by J. C. McDowell, published in

the issue of July 15, that gentleman, who

has devoted considerable attention to a

Study of the possibilities of this crop for

Michigan, states that last year he saw

crops of rye and vetch seed produced in

Michigan worth $20 per acre on poor

sand land. The seed should be sown at

the rate of 30 to 40 lbs. per acre with a

half bushel of rye. Late sowing is likely

to kill out if the winter is severe. It

cannot be successfully used as a per-

manent pasture, as the plants die after

producing seed. However, if it inclined





to be a weed on many soils, and if not

pastured too closely the ground will be

reseeded. The Writer is not informed as

to .whether the vetch will make a sec-

ond growth after being cut for a soiling

drop. Its principal use in If‘2higan has





been as a soil renovator, and it is prob-





able that its use had best be confined to I





that purpose until the grower becomes

well acquainted with it. An advertise-

ment of the seed appeared in last week's

issue of the Michigan Farmer, and sam-

ples and prices may be obtained by writ-

ing to the advertiser.





Quack Grass.





I am sending you a. sample of a. grass

that is growing on a field that I recently

bought. Last year it was plowed up and

sowed to cow peas. It came up in the

peas and was plowed under in the fall

for wheat. It came up in the wheat and

grew as high as the wheat. Will you

please advise me as to the name of the

grass and whether it can be killed out?



Berrien Co. J. E. O’B





The sample accompanying the above

inquiry was quack grass, one of the most

persistent weed pests in Michigan which,

like most others with which we have to

contend, was imported from Europe.

This grass spreads by means of strong,

underground root stocks, which produce

buds and send up new shoots as they

grow. The only really successful means

of destroying it is thorough culture,

either in the summer fallow or by the

use of a hoed crop. The culture must

be so thorough that no plant is allowed

to develop leaves above ground for two

months or more during the growing sea-

son. When so treated the plants must

die, since the process of manufacturing

food for the maintenance of the plant is

carried on in the leaves, and after re-

peated attempts to produce new leaves

the roots become exhausted and die.

Various other plans have been advocated

for exterminating this grass, but while

some of them discourage it, such as shal-

low plowing in midsummer, followed by

a later and deeper plowing, yet none are

wholly effectual in exterminating it from

a field except the plan of clean culture.

Any other plan is bound to prove disap-

pointing, slnce, if a few plants are left

scattered over the field, these will soon

form new colonies from which the pest

will again rapidly spread over the field.





ERADICATING WILLOWS.





In The Farmer of July 29, I noticed that

L. L. W., of Allegan Co.. has a patch of

willows which he wishes to kill, so I will

give him our experience with willows. An

old German told us that to cut willows

in the old of the moon in August would

kill them. We had little faith in the

method but decided to give it a trial and

strange to say, not one sprouted. At

this time of year nearly all of the sap

is in the trunk and top, finishing this

year’s growth and preparing for next

year. By cutting at this time the return

of the sap is prevented and the root is

left too exhausted to make a fresh start.

I'pon another occasion we cut some wil-

lows in July. These quickly sprouted

but as the field was pastured for the rest

of the season the stock ate the tender

shoots as soon as they appeared and they

too were killed.





Branch Co. '1‘. H. W.





 





 





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I always read Mr. Lillie’s articles with a

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his reply to J. E. M., July 29th, he says,

“The foundation of the stave silo on the

inside wants to be of exactly the same

diameter as the stave part. My expe-

rience has been somewhat different. One

year ago I put up a 14x34 ft. silo. I made

the wall so it would come about two inch-

es inside of staves and while we have

perhaps five feet of ensilage above bot-

tom of staves, I think we will find every-

thing all right. We drew the hoops of

this silo very tight, as they were very

short, and we wanted to get in all the

staves——as we know of no way to put in

the “extra stave” without taking off the

roof and nearly all the hoops. A few

days ago we tightened the hoops above

where the ensilage is and could easily

have put our whole hand between the

hoop and silo. I have another silo up

about five years, built of timber seasoned

two summers in the open pile. This is

on the very edge of the pit, 6 ft deep, al-

though we thought we gave it room

enough. My silo put up one year ago is

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One of my neighbors has a silo so near

the edge of the pit that if he were to

draw the hoops tight it would go down—-

and nearly all who have put up silos in

this vicinity have that “extra stave” but

none seem to be able to use it.



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RYE AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR WHEAT

. IN THE ROTATION.





   

 





 





 





‘; I would like to ask Mr. N. A. Clapp,

through your~paper, how it would be to





substitute rye in the place of wheat as



a rotation crop? With us it seems a .



surer crop than wheat, on account of



the severe winters. umper





” Mecosta Co. J. K. H.

' Rye has some commendable features,

some of which work advantageously to

the success of the crop, and some disad-

vantageously to the farmers who raise

it. The feature of hardiness in rye is d

very apparent, and this enables it to an ore ea

endure and succeed under adverse con-

ditions. Rye will produce a crop worth

harvesting on land too poor to raise any

other of the cereal crops, and will sap

. the last vestige of plant food from the

‘ run-down s'oil. It seems to be generally

understood that there is no hope of rais-

ing any other grain crop after rye fails.

Rye rotated with beans has finished many

a field on the rented and poorly managed

farms in the sandy districts of Michigan.

As a crop to use in the rotation on

good fertile farms to seed with, I do not

consider rye as good as wheat. On ac—





HOW? Here is a progressive farmer’s method and

his own story of results.





‘fAfter more than fifty years‘ experience in of three or four inches. It is better than deep

grow1ngwheat,lfin(ltliere is stillso much to learn. plowing. \Vheat does better if the roots

One factofvastimportancehasbeenlearned that spread out on hard ground and covered one or

a‘thoroughly fine seed bed should be prepared. By two inches of very fine soil. \Vlieat will also

. thoroughly” I mean cultivate the land until it stand better through the W'inter; is less liable to

is fine enough. If the ground plows hard and freeze or heave out. About six or seven peeks to





count of the rank growth of the rye early _ .



in the season the clover is shaded and lumpy, do not plow at all if it can possibly be. pul— the acre is about the right amount of seed.



kept back for a time. If the clover en- verized fine to a depth of_tw0 and one—half or “Forinorethan twenty—five years I have used



dures for a few weeks the leaves on the three inches by either a spring tooth or disc har— commercial fertilizer on wheat, and find that in



rye stalks dry and disappear, and then r(1)w._ It is much better and surer tor a crop than most cases it is surer than barnyard manure.



the clover can come forward, but it does l’ygVV13fi._lllig the I4 all is exceedingly dry, the “Ifyou use both,so much the better. Use the



not generally get as good a growth by lllcliaoifgvlvotofo?‘allgr(1l bot1t(iin,nif covered by an barnyard manure for the corn and potatoes or



harvesting time as in the wheat fields. 1 . \Lry no soi , \Vl grow even if it spread evenly on the meadows or pasture. If.

( oes not rain. lfthe giound can be plowed, do not , there is any left use it on the wheat. My exper—





 





R e manifests its hardiness when one - ‘ , _ _ -

sees/S to clover with it There are always plow if you can possibly get a pulverized surface icnce has been mostly with





some rye heads left on the ground; the . A. A. C. CO. High Grade Complete Fertilizer





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in the clover the followin sea- . -o . _ .

:ggearsome times the fields 100k glike a as.l find it does bettei than other makes on our carries it better through the \Vinter. About 250

”01.) of flover and rye and in other cases sod.1 Fertilizerlgivfs a plumper berry than barn- to 300 pounds per acre is what We use.” (Name

. . yart manure. t a so makes the cro earlier and ri ' ‘l ' ‘ '

1 -it looks like a crop of rye with some 1) 8 \L 1 on application.)

1 clover. ' ’





As a grain crop rye is generally in-

ferior to wheat, yielding from one-half

h to two—thirds as many bushels per acre.





M There is no chance to make any money

at all out of a poor crop





The price of wheat is generally consider—

ably higher than that of rye. Last year

was an exception to the rule, however.

To feed on the farm, to stock, when

prices are too low to sell the grain, rye





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4 is again inferior. In fact, rye meal is a

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Q oat meal. Rye meal is not considered a manufacturing of our Fertilizers IS directed by expert chemists;

’ , good feed for dairy cows. From my own ‘- - . .

i. experience with rye meal I do not con- SblentlfiC formulas are carefuuy Observed; materlals and the finlshed

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There may be local conditions where the bags we know that the goods are absolutely perfect and of the

it may seem advisable to sow rye in the - . . ‘ . _ . . '

rotation, but as a general money crop. hlgheSt quahty 1n €V€ry leSPBCt- Making Fertilizers and 1113le

and to seed with, for the majority of good Fertilizers are two different propositions, .





farmers in Michigan, I believe that rye

is a poor substitute for wheat.

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_ , , b 15 PYOdUCCd entirely from high grade animal bone, and is considered to be the best

The growmg scarCity of tim er,_caus form of Phosphoric ACld fOI‘ fertilizing“ Wheat.

ing an advance in the price of shingles, .,

has caused eo 1e to look elsewhere for _ ‘ ‘ . ' .

material forprodi‘ing. If there should be no agent in your town selling our Fertilizer, write us. It might

A very good substitute is found in the Inca-n buSHICSS fOI‘ you. .

various prepared felt or asphalt roofings . . .

advertised in the Michigan Farmer. I h A A l I Ch I C

The first cost of the prepared roofing e merlcan grlcu tura emlca ompany

is much less than the shingle roof, and ,

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owing partly to the fact that the average fix ~ \ _ ”W , _

shingle roof is made out of a poor qual- K.\_\~3\\\:b\ -W/

iiy of shingles. Especially is this true if ,. 7/ _ ,

the roof is made of the better grades of . , . ,

asphalt. Even the cheaper grades of , - ‘ ,4 - _ ’1

paper roofing, if treated to a coat of .. ' ' o “n- ort , astu

roofing cement every two or three years, . Ile s KT:

will give better and longer service than ,

the shingle roof, and will be less expen-

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building in a day.

The extra labor of cementing the paper

roof. during the average life of a shingle

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laying a shingle roof, and if kept well ce—

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as the building. ' ,2 . .. ,1 I, . ‘

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The dearness of hay is quite a factor , "" P t-rv ‘ ‘ g , ’ ' .

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in stock feeding these times, espeCIally reven our Losses—I ll Prove It Before You Pay .v'io‘fivfo

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is poor on account of the. drought, while Y 15 millions the deadly stomach and free intestinal ‘ ' Read Thi ‘ L t .i 0 fisv

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y. l and he D .388 Si . dull-eyed. emaciated and diseased; many die. eapeciallylambs. sheep Sal -Vet.. If: certainl d Your '6 9. gflkdo x" ,l' ,

at $26 per ton. “1th sales 31 the way the 8‘1; 93'; W“ t- D0 ”methmg'mylgk- Do it now before it. istoo late. Get. Sal-Vet the work—is easy to lo (£95 a . x 90.9

down to $16 50 for the poorest grade area m cated stock salt and conditioner: PPSitive death to these destructive Worms: I feed ittolittle pi boa e o‘ 4“ @6049 x' ,1" ,x’ ,

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that market is selling at $8@12, while the small freight char 6 when it. ar- 1: will put. an end to these deadly, life-sapping pests. Moan' Ia. ‘4 (0 004,259 o‘?’ "x I; ." x" 095, x”

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: THE DAIRY





CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LlLLIE.





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' LOCATION OF SlLO AND BARN.





 





I am planning to put up a silo this fall

and am just a little undecided where to

put it. Would like to plan for a more

up—to—date cow barn and have thought

I would put up the silo away from the

present old barn and then move the barns

later. I have in mind a cow barn built

of cement blocks and only one story, say

7 or 71/J ft. side walls with plenty of win-

dows. .\re the windows better placed so

as ta sllde longways instead of up and

down, and placed up near the top of the

wall? I can move one of my old barns so

as to slide longways instead of up and

locate this back of drive floor of the grain

barn. The end of this grain and horse

barn next to cow barn I would use for

storage of hay and so have a chute for

hay into the same feeding allcy as the

silage chute thus making it convenient to

feed. I want to keep the buildings so I

can do chores without going out doors.

\\1sh room f01 about 20 head of cattle.

Tell me what you think of best dimen-

sions for stable and if you can suggest

any improvement do so. I will have the

yards open to the lane which runs east

'and west and will have the barns face

south. \i'ould it be better to build my

cow stable in line with the grain barn

and so have the straw barn nearer the

cow stable or could I have an alley way

out of the barn to the front leading into

the silo chute?



Oakland Co. J. W. A.



I have seen several expensive and what

would be considered up to date, sanitary,

dairy barns built one story high. I am

not prepared to say that they are any

better than a basement barn, providing,

of course, the basemcnt is above the

ground and well lighted and well venti—

lated. I do not see how it would be par-

ticularly advantageous to have the cow

stable located away from thc iced barn

as would be the case with a dairy barn

one story high. The cost and the cost

of feeding is forever afterwards consul-

erable more than it is with a good base-

ment stable under a barn that is well

lighted and well ventilated with the King

system of ventilation. Such a stable is

an entirely satitary, proper and comfort-

able place to keep cows. Now what more

docs a man want? If you build a cow

stable one story high and just have it end

up to the straw barn and the hay barn

all of the fodder has got to be carried the

entire length of the barn, part of it the

entire length of two barns, and this, I

assure you, will tell in the course of a

few years in labor. On the other hand if

the barn is located above the cow stable

and the straw and hay above it is pitched

down a hay chute directly into the sta-

blc, the most of it about the center of

the stable, the labor saved in doing

chores is quite material. In arranging a

stable to my mind there is only one

of arranging it and that is to have

cows stand in two rows opposite





cow

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cach other, their heads facing the out-

side, with a broad alleyway between so

that you can drive through with the





manure truck to get the manure out. If

want to build a barn wide enough,

and make a driveway wide enough so

that you could drive in front of the cows

in the feeding alley, well and good. Then

could have the cows face the inside

if you wanted to, but i think there are

suilicient reasons against this so that I

Would not want to have them face the

lllSiiie. But if you wanted the feeding

alloy wide enough so that you could drive

through to feed soiling crops, or anything

of that sort. there is certainly no ob-

j<‘(‘li0n to this only the first cost. By

having the barn wide enough for this

you would certainly have more storage

above. The storage capacity on our farm

is a very important part of it.





HANDLING A SUMMER DAIRY.





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To make a success of dairying in sum—

mer requires almost as much care and

attention as to accomplish the. same re—

sult during the winter.



Successful dairying always depends up—

on two great factors: the man and the

herd.



You see, I have placed the man first.

In this article, I shall presume the herd

to be right and shall discuss the man

with reference to some things that he

must do if he handles a summer dairy

successfully, especially during long, dry

periods.



Some time ago, I visited a friend who

supplies milk to a busy little city in a

distant part of the upper peninsula. It

was early in September. He was milk-

ing 28 cows, most of them grade Jerseys.

They were averaging 20 pounds of milk

per day and had eaten nothing but pas-





 





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ture grass since May 15. But there are

not many places in our state where pas-

ture grass alone will sustain a cow dur—

ing a long period without a material

shrinkage in her flow of milk.



In portions of the state where the rain-

fall has been ample, pastures have been

unusually good this season, but they are

failing now and we are brought face to

face with the old problem of finding

something else for the cows to eat, or

allowing them to dry up.



The man who would handle a. dairy

successfully during the summer must be

ever on the alert. lie must watch each

individual cow. He must know when she

is not getting enough to eat. He -.must

know it as soon as the cow knows it and

if he can find it out a little sooner, it

will be all the better for him. It is this

lack of foresight which meets us at every

turn and foils our plans. We must know

what the condition of the pasture is lia-

ble to be in the near future and must

prepare for it.



There are early varieties of sweet corn

which, if planted on the proper soil, will

mature soon enough to furnish feed dur-

ing the month of August, and the later

sorts, like Stowell‘s evergreen will keep

green until frost comes. If there are a.

few days when succulent crops are not

available, recourse may be had to clover

hay, which will help out very nicely.

One can supplement short pastures to a

great extent a grain ration.



The grain problem should be carefully

studied, especially if the grain is to be

bought. It is always a matter of econ-

omy to feed the cow the elements of

food in proper balance, to secure these

elements at the lowest price possible and

to feed the cow liberally. Fresh pasture

grass is rich in protein and if it is neces-

sary to supplement it with grain the

nutritive ratio may be wider than when

other roughage is fed. Corn meal and

bran mixed in equal parts by weight is

an excellent feed at this time. Corn

ilake sittings, a by-product from the

pure—food factories, will take the place of

corn meal nicely, if the price is right.



Vthn the grass becomes dry and

scarce, the grain should contain more

protein unless we supplement the rough-

age with something rich in this element.



Cottonseed meal, linseed meal, or glu-

ten meal, will bc found useful at this

time. we can mix any of these with

corn meal or corn flake feed, always

mindful of the condition of the pasture

and of the character of the additional

roughage we are feeding.



in summer as in winter, we must not

fail to watch each individual cow and

feed her according to her performance.

The difference between the successful

dairyman and the man who fails is often

merely the difference between the man

who tries to feed the herd by some hard

and fast rule laid down in a book, and

givcs the matter no further thought and

the live man who knows his cows as in—

dividuals, lives close to them and gives

them what science and common sense

dictate that they should have.



Occana Co. W. F.





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Every progressive farmer in the United

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They are telling about the economy and

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be doubted. One authority reviewing the

statements of farmers, said last week:



“I have no doubt that careful farmers

can easily produce silage, figuring the

cost on the market value of the corn if

it had been harvested and sold, at $2.50

per ton. At this rate it is one of the

cheapest and best foods in connection

with alfalfa or clover hay, that can be

produced in the corn belt. Not only

dairymen, but cattle and sheep feeders

also will find in silage a cheap and sat-

isfactory roughage.”



When a great ideavlike the silo—finally

takes hold of the public, scores of op-

portunists looking for the profits in the

tide of enthusiasm, jump into the field

with so many claims that the prospective

buyer is bewildered. There is so much

science in the preservation of silage—so

much depends on right material and

right construction, that the intelligent

farmer should take nobody's word until

he has informed himself thoroughly. Ev-

ery silo manufacturing company which

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in which the silo and facts regarding

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It is their ability to readily adapt

themselves to general farm conditions

that makes a. well-bred flock of sheep an

essential part of the live stock equipment

of a well-managed diversified farm. A

small flock will increase the value and

productiveness of the farm without in-

terfering with the general management,

and at the same time afford a substantial

increase to the annual income. The place

sheep should occupy in the economical

management of a farm depends on the

general character of the soil, the rota-

tion of crops and the adaption of the

farm, location, buildings and equipment

to certain branches of the sheep busi-

ness.



On the farm that is well drained and

has sufficient grazing land sheep will

graze profitably. Thousands of farmers

who follow no well defined line of live

stock husbandry could make excellent’

profits from a. flock of sheep either by

keeping them as a primary interest or as

a complement to other lines of live stock

breeding-and feeding. On many dairy

farms a few sheep could find profitable

grazing in pastures too scant to afford

sufficient sustenance for dairy cattle. In

this capacity a few sheep could be kept

without interfering with the dairy busi-

ness. Many farmers who lack adequate

buildings and conveniences to make a

success with dairy cows might make

sheep husbandry pay good profits by g0-

ing to a small expense to erect suitable

sheds to house their sheep. Some of the

most successful flock-owners have start.-

ed with a small flock and very unpre-

tentious buildings and equipment.



The most perplexing problem on hun-

dreds of farms is to utilize the surplus

grass, forage and fodder crops without

purchasing large quantities of supple-

mentary grain feeds. In a great measure

a flock of mutton sheep will profitably

turn all such crops into finished products.

I know of many instances where dairy-

men are keeping flocks of from 40 to 60





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





any one thing to discourage flock owners

in America.



W'eeds come to trouble pastures. In

some instances they may be held in check

by mowing; but under ordinary farm

conditions they can best be held in check

by letting a few sheep feed beside the

cattle. Some farmers object to this,

that the sheep pollute the grass so that

the cattle will not eat it. This old super-

stition is very common, but like many

other beliefs in regard to sheep is in—

correct. The sheep having sharp noses

and quick motions, eat the clovers and

finer grass, leaving the coarser grasses

for the cattle, so it is not wise to put

more than one ewe with two cows, and

that only for a few days at a time. In

this way the sheep will aid in keeping

down the weeds in the pasture and yield

a greater profit for the feed consumcd

than the cattle could. This is a sort of

pasture management that is not yet un-

derstood by farmers in America; but in

it lies great profit and satisfaction in

seeing pastures clean of weeds. Sheep

love many kinds of troublesome weeds

and will clean up pastures and at the

same time pay us for the privilege.



The growing pest of weeds will force

farmers to keep sheep. In no other way

can weed growth be controlled so easily

as by keeping a small flock of sheep on

the farm. If the farmer has a. small

flock he can keep his pastures free from

ragweed and other rank—growing weeds.

The lambs that are to be fattened in the

fall will glean the stubble and take care

of the weeds. Many of them can be. fat—

tcned in the corn field where they will

clean out the weeds, eat the lower blades

and consume the down ears, and that

without a waste of grain. Much of their

growth is clear profit and the farm is

greatly improved by their having been

there. It is the performance of scav-

enger service that commends sheep to

many farmers. But this should not be

the main object for their prcscncc on a

farm. Weed destruction is merely an in-

cidental virtue.



The high cost of efficient farm labor is

another point that adds to tho value of

sheep husbandry on the diversified farm.

The sheep gather their own food from

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well-bred ewes without seriously inter-

fering with their dairy work, thereby

adding from two to three hundred dollars

to their annual income. Experience in-

dicates that we cannot safely conclude,

if 40 or 60 ewes net us a profit of say

$5 a head per year that 80 to 100 ewes

will do equally well, for with the increase

in numbers there usually follows trou-

bles and loss due to parasites and dis—

ease. It has aways been my contention

that a small flock of high-grade mutton

sheep, well-handled and well—fed, would

give relatively greater profits than any

other kind of live stock.



On the average diversified farm there

is sufficient rotation of crops to provide

safe conditions under which to produce

prime mutton. Mutton sheep thrive best

in small flocks; they are not endowed

with a...trailing instinct like sheep of the

Merino type. Years of liberal feeding

and domestication have adapted them to

the small farm and fresh grazing condi-

tions; they thrive best in a rotation with

plant crops. Crop rotation and change

of pasture preclude the development of

parasitic foes that have done more than





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a full blood. The picture shows the $3311?

cording to the locality. They do not

have to be soiled. The food which they

eat does not need to be cut. ground or

steamed at any season. Except at lamb—

ing time, they only require to be fed

twice a day, and the work of feeding is

relatively easy, because of its simplicity.



Success in sheep husbandry is a grad-

ual growth. It is best to begin with a

few sheep and build up the flock as the

experience may suggest and the farm

keep them. Success does not come to

the man without experience who jumps

into the business on a considerable scale.

Such cases usually result in losses and





disappointment that, following so soon

after the flock is founded. cause the

owner to give up his project. A few





ewes being purchased, and the selection

of the breed determined, procure the best

ram that can be obtained, and you are

ready to go into the business as it ought

to be gone into. By the best ram, I do

not mean a prize-winner, but a good,

well-bred, typical representative of his

breed. The beginner should realize that

he has everything to learn about the

business and should strive to gain his





knowledge by reading papers and books

that discuss the subject intelligently. He

should get his experience as cheaply as

possible by studying his sheep, as he can

by beginning in a small way because

there are many things about sheep that

cannot be learned by reading. If he is to

be successful he must have his fields

fenced sheep and dog tight. Otherwise

he may just as well let the weeds grow

and forego the profit.



New York. \V. MILTON KELLY.

EXPERIMENTS WITH HORSES.

During the years of 1909-10, experi-

ments were conducted on four Danish

forms for the purpose of determining the

relative value of oats and Indian corn,

of oats and mangels or rutabagas, and

of whole and cut straw in feeding work

horses of thc Jutland breed. The main

experiment period lasted, as a rule, from



two to three months. _



ly substituting corn for oats two

pounds of corn was found equal to two

pounds of oats in the grain ration. and

some straw was saved by making this

change. Vthn about four pounds of oats

was replaced by roots in a ration of from

20 to 24 pounds of oats, two pounds of

dry matter in the roots proved equal to

two pounds of dry matter in the oats.

Such a change in the ration did not ap—

parently produce any injurious effects on

the health or working capacity of the

horses. \Vhole straw and cut straw were

found to be, of equal feeding value,

Weight for weight, in rations for horses

at Work.





G. E. M.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





 





The arrival of close to 1,500 head of

western grass—fed cattle in the Chicago

stock yards recently marked the opening

of the northwestern range cattle season

in that market. Most of these cattle

were dry weather refugees shipped to

market prematurely on account of the

long drought and scarcity of feed in Mon-

tana, whence most of them came. A few

cattle of the same description have ar-

rived in the same market from South

Dakota, as Well as from southern Mon-

tana, and they were mostly so thin in

flesh that only a fcw cows were sold to

killers, feeders taking the remainder of

the offerings. Shippers accompanying

these cattle to their point of destination

have given a harrowing description of

conditions as existing on the ranges,

water having given out in many places

while the pastures have been burned up

by the heat, unrelieved by greatly needed

rains. Cows and heifers have comprised

the greater part of such consignments,

although some steers and calves were

also shipped in.



In a l‘CCi'lll interview, James Brown,

head cattle buyer in Chicago for Armour

& Co., made the following statement: “I

do not like the range cattle prospect. If

I were addicted to forecasting, [ would

say that we will get i‘cw cattle and little

beef. You will notice that usually about

this time of the year we get a few early

strings from Montana and South Dakota

in splendid bect‘ condition, and that before

they show up we hour a lot of talk about

how good they arc. This year none of

that heralding has been done, and l have

a hunch that thcre is a reason. \\'hen

the season is over it is very probable

that it will be a disappointment both to

shippers and killers."



John Ilcm-h, who at one time was a

very extcnsive buyer of feeder lambs in

Chicago and elsewhere for Michigan feed—

ing, arrived thcre recently from his ranch

of 4,200 acres in Osceola county, Mir-11.,

where he said grass and water were, as

abundant as he ever knew them to be at

the midsummer period. Mr. lleach has

been runnini,r about 230 hood of young

steers on his big ranch, and as he has

room for more. than 600 head, low prices

haVe encouraged him to make further

purchases. He said the value of land in

northern Michigan for hay and grazing

purposes is becoming more apprcciated

every year, and prices are advancing ac—

cordingly. Northern Michigan farmers

have been rejoicing in a line crop of clo—

vcr hay, with every promise of an abund-

ance of buy, as well as a good crop of

haysced later.



High-grade veal calves of light wcight

have been in good demand in the Chicago

and other western markets for some time

past, selling at a substantial premium

over prices paid for heavy calves that

tipped the scales at 200 to 300 lbs. The

latter scil extremely low, some having

sold as low as $2.75 per 100 lbs. recently.



There is an excellcnt demand in the

Chicago market for strictly high-class

Holstein and Jersey milch cows for ship—

ment to dairying sections. with scanty

offerings, although plenty of common and

medium to good milkers are offered all

the time. Of late buyers have shown a

marked partiality for backward springers

of the better class, but most owners do

not care. to sell. Thcre are occasional

sales of prime cows at $65 to $35 per

head and even higher.



The packers were considerably disap-

pointed over the sudden curtailment of

shipments of southern grass cattle to

western markets following the recent

general rains. Most of the fed Texas

cattle have been marketed by this time,

and the southwest is no longer long of

cattle. The trouble in that region this

summer has arisen from lack of feed and

water.





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Gone/sun’s

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Used as a Blister

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As a. HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu-

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is invaluable. ,



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Thousands of farmers will buy gasoline engines this Summer and Fall. I

want to get in direct and personal touch with every one of them, as I want them to

know about the Olds Engine.





Engine will _d_o_ fo_r you.





a small pocket.





satisfactory engine made for farm work.

Ask any man flip 131? % Olds Engine.





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this real leather bill- fold

for the head of the Farm





(Not for boys—they're al'/' right and their turn

will come later—but this is for the boss.)





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No objections to some rye. Geo. Sapp. Mecosta. Mich.





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goods a chance to sell themselves. They are

made so good they prove themselves a good

investment without the aid of salesmen.





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MACHINERY





is not an experimentJt is backed by Cl years’

experience—more experience than any other

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known in almost every dairy and intensive

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lie sure to investigate our proposition — it costs you

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60 years. Write today—now—to Appllc-flon Depl- I





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Farmers’ Handy Wagon

at a Low Price





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PRINTIN —For Poultry men. Live Stock Breed

ers and General Work. Write for

terms. 0. N. MENDELS Ilt SON., Gd. Rapids. Mich.





by Michigan Agricultural Col-

For sale 18 8. East, Lansing.2 Michigan.

1puro bred Black onheron St llion.2 ears old.

()(tober 10,1911. Weight 1400. Write R. .Hudson.





REG. PEBOHEROHS for SALE—ifii'g’fielz‘iii‘io‘ikd





both grays. M. A.IBBAY.Okemos. (Ingham Go. .) Mil: h.





BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd consisting of Trojan Ericas Blackbirds and

Prides. only. is headed by E e.rtonW a Trojan Erica.

by Bloc kW oodlawn. sire of t 6 Grand Chain ion steer

and bull at the International in Chicago. ec..1910.

He is assisted by Undulata Blackbird to.



ODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionla. 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 faiwfrices



MCPHERSON FAR S 60.. Howell. Hich.





“OISTEINS—I have for new a few cows and year-

ling heifers bred to Johanna Con-

cordia Champion. the only bull of an breed whose 2





grand damsaverageMHOSlbs butterin dam. Also bull

calves and service bulls. L. E. Oonnell. Fayette. O.





Holstein Friesian Calfle‘gfll‘lgofifib‘éfifit



ary Mercedes. W. B. JONES. Oak Grove. Michigan.

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HDLSTEII- FRIES!“ giil'fia‘i’v‘gs rgiliiyfif-fiksl'nfii



0 Cows E. R. CORNELL. Howell. Michigan.





 





 





 





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will last a lifetime. Has no advertisement on it.





GASOLINE

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They are the most

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If you are going to buy an engine, or are thinking about it, mi ought _t_o know what an Olda

I want to tell you about them—give you

just fle‘ information 121.1. want—-so if you will fill out the coupon

below (or write me a letter) saying what size engine you want, whether

portable or stationary, and when you expect to need one, without

asking you to make any promise or obligating you in any way, I

will send you absolutely free this genuine calfskin bill fold,

stamped with your name in. gold letters.





It will hold fifteen bills easily.





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I We also make complete electric light and water systems especially for farms.

Write for our prices on corn shellers. corn huskers. feed grinders and cream separators.





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If you are going to buy an engine, put a check mark (X) in the place showing the size and style





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J. B. SEAGER, (ien. Mgr.

Seager Engine Works





915 Walnut St., Lansing, Mich.





To make quick deliveries, I also have a complete stock of engines and parts in warehouses at

l Houston. Tex. Atlanta. Ga. Decatur. Ill. Lexington. Miss. Cairo. Ill. Minneapolis. Minn. Binghampton. N. Y. Philadelphia. Pa.





NOTICE—If you prefer. write to my nearest branch, and if I am not there.

my personal representative will attend to it.





FOR SALE—Reg. St. Lambert Jerseys.

Cows and Bulls from high

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





EGISTERED JERSEYS For Sale-Some oombin.

ing the hi and odof St Louis and Chicago World's

Fair Champions by HERMAN HABMS. Reese. Mich.





LlLLlE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS.

“ER” BULLS i Vida: Signal St. L. No. 58197

Jubilee's Foxhall. N.o 82299.



Bull calves sired by them great bulls. and out of

splendid dairy cows. many of them in test for register

of merit Also a few heifers and heifer calves for

sale. Write for description and prices. Satisfaction





,' sranteed. or money refunded.

COLON C. L1LLIE.Coopersville. Michigan.





DAIRY SHORTHORNS





of the Best Milking Families.

All milk welgheda ad I“?

W. W. KNAPP.B .D. 4. Watervllet. M chlgan.





. SHEEP.





Oxford-Down Sheep]. ”“3. P°"°“

cattle forsale. J. A. D]: GARMO. MulDI'. Mich.





—Good Yearling Field

OXEOI'CI Down Sheep— Rams and ewes of all ages

for sale. I. R. WA'l ERBURY. Highland. Michigan.





PARSONS’ POLLED DELAlNE RAMS





will increase thee wxei ht of wool andm lon evity of

urfl oc.k Gra fxx



y'l’ARSUNS——the esséep Elfin??? omn'ma L'edge, bitch.



—I have 100 ewes. amo them



Reg' Rambouinets all of my youngest an best.



also 95 ewe and ram lambs Live )6 miles east of



Morrice on G. ’l. Road. Address J. Q. .COOK.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOGS.





 





()LSTnEIN BUI L 8—1 with a 20 lb. Dam: A grand

alow figure. Several fine ones at lower cost.

LONOG BEACH FARM. Augusta. Kalamazoo Co.. Mich.





0R SALE—Holstein Bull 2 years old 5125. Bull

Calves 6 months to 1 your to $100. Bred heifers

8150 to m. Oldest herd in Ind. Send for Photos and

Pedigrees. W. C. Jackson. 715 Rex St. South Bend. Ind.





H E R E F O R D S‘Rfi‘fifi‘é’f“ iii?) “13112.53?





China hogs. ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Mich.





BUTTER BRED JERSEYS BULLS





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FABME

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





JERSEY BULLS FOR SALE





Birod by Temisia’ 8 Interested Prince 71648. whose dam

made 733 lbs. butter in one year. authenticated test.

Choice individuals. ces Reasonable.





nnnomrrn rInII, IIIII ARBOR, Inca, n. r. n. 7.

Register of Merit Jerseys. ”$3.31. “‘33.:





.1301: 0' youn bulls from dams with official reoo

wagiunm s and u wards of butter.

0N. Bay City. Michigan.





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JERSEY BULLS ..l‘fifint‘i‘efififflfh‘. $333.3”.

Prices right. W. E. SHELDON. Litohfleld. Mich.





 





sums: are. co. Box «I. aulncmu.





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JERSEYS E0! SALE .fiaii’dré’i‘gii’smlfitfiii





bred. A. NEWMAN, R. No. Mariette, Mic gan.





 





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Durocs & leonas .fi:.“2..é.§l:..‘;fii Pix: 393::

Winners. M. '1‘. STU .Lowelf. Michigan.

11111113111111: PIGS nastiestl’lmatalz‘:

{’Jga’gggllow families—tho world's best breeding

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O. I). W()()I)BliltY. Lansing. Michigan.





' —"l‘on gilts bred to the d f l D k

Berksmres Pontiiu Chief. to farrowvirenAgrl-‘iluor M‘hy?

No better breeding. C. S. Bartlett. Pontiac. Mich.





—~Registercd boar pigs. excellent

EEEKEEEEE. earns satisfies:





 





VVO Berkshire Gilts. sired‘ b Hand 0 P i

TBbred for Aug..furrowing. will sell $53110 61241301330

a few spring pigs left. A. A. PA'I'I‘LLUO. Decksrville. Mich.





 





ADAMS BROS” Litchfleld. Mich. breeders of Imp Chester

White and 'l'amwonh swine. service boars sows bred or

open. of either breed. Shorthorn Cattle. Buff Bock. Buff Wynn-

dutts. w. Orpington Ckis all breeding stock, leadingwinners.





-—-Bred gilts. males wei bin

0. I. C. SWlIIC 1.50 to‘ lbs. Pricegan 13m;

right. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansville. lngham 00.18110





 





0 '0 C —March gigs with quality and best pedi.

rd er now and get first choice.

C. J. HOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan





0. I. C’s For Sale"?.°.'§.“.‘l‘tl.'§¥'.‘:;'° mm.





 





akin. some fine bred its. choice lot of mfnp‘irs plgsn all

080'-





OTTO B. 80 ULZE. Nashville. Michigan.





 





' AUG. 12. 1911.





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BRANCHES





102 N. Los Angeles St.

Los Angeles, Cal.





65 Beverly St. ‘,

’Boston. Mass.





 





hoursrsn WHITES“§€‘?}??3“?K§

Barns; my %‘?°€v“i§333‘§3 ram .2er





0-1 0 March sand Sows mu...

H w CLARE B Pi-ED 4. Brighton. Anilichlgfigpt





0. Ian. Choice 8 ring Pigs, 2i?§.‘?'8$3;..§$‘§° .1133



MB. h i A1 h

$33.. ° “313% T. diglfinfiffl °8£§§'8ii‘£‘i‘h%° I

0 III c. SWINE—My herd is chiefly

stra-inII both males and females. $322831; odrig: $33.].





you buy. Will re ister free of char 0 In h

name. A. J. GO DEN. R. No. 2. Dgorr. MIdfiigaiffil-B





 





 





O I. ]C. 'tB—I am offering 12 choice )oung bioars and 10

. so so sow igsa rarmers' noes In or er 11

room for fall pi)gs. Fred Nickel. Monroe. Mich]: .mE-le





o. I. c I—Chgigemlaoars I'tiadysinI-tsergufe.f Gilts

sows or p em r

Glenwood Stock Farm. Zeeland, Mich. (P115333)





DU ROG-JERSEYS—fifif‘fifi'é‘i





sale CAREY U EDMONDS. Hastines. Mic igan.





FOR SAL —DUROC-JERSEY bred sows.

press pnepaid. HEfNaGlglgllg‘p'lfardlsfi‘g‘PsMilgf





WALNUTOOI HILL DUROOS—l7 fancy sows bredto

Mich . for August and t. furrow. 165

Jiring igs. both sexes. riced ri ht. BeWrite or come.

ARNEY. DWA ER. MICHIGAN.





ARGE TYPE P. O. Largest in Mich. Se (3. a 0

pigs weigh 230 to 300 lbs. Sired by “3) largggt

boars and from largest sows in State. Come and see

and be convinced. E. Livingston. Parma. Mich.





POLAND-C HI NA 533.392..“ ‘32,?





spring pigs. WOOD & SONS. Saline. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





Butler’ 8 Famous Wonders—The big Poland- China.

without a peer. MOspring and summer pigs at

810 each; :10 brood 110er at 830 each: 6 registered

Jersey bulls at 826. .lL‘veI'ythinga on the bargain

counter for 30.1%...



BU’I‘ LER. ortland. Michigan. Bell Phone.





—A few big t) 686 t. Gilt

P0lalld- Chinas fur Sept. “grow. p Also as iii-ii:

pigs. E 1). manor Route 38. Lake Odessa. iiich





th

Sgring Pigs sfipcfébsé’r‘nfw. “m.





Barnes dz Son. Byron. Shlawassee 00.. Mich.





Three Extra Good Fall'P. c. Boars





By Next In Line. 32 spri nslmale pigs ready to shi

pO. 0. D. and furni pedigree promptly. If

you 11want good as the best. write me for prices.





WM. WAFFLE, Goldwater, Michigan.





BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA BOARS. also fall and

earlv Rsopring B. P. Rock eggs 31.0) per 15.

OBEB NEVE. Hersdn. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





For Sale 23%}; YORKSHIRE MARS ,





EADY FOR SERVICE.

WATEBRMAN 8: WATERMA N.

a in the Murray-Waterman Co, ANN ARBOR, MICK.





Lillie Farmstead Yorkshire s-sggorwsgi

Oak Lodge blood predominates. Large Herd. Three





service boars. Paimand tries. not ski Boats ryead

gamedw A fine olot of spring plgsr:h Gilts bred for





. if

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THE COUNTRY’S ANNUAL EGG LOSS.



The bad egg, which term is meant to

include every egg that for any reason is

undesirable or unmarketable, is yearly

receiving more attention from the pure-

food experts of both state and nation,

and its disposal is steadily becoming

more and more difficult. However, the

percentage of stale and practically un-

mcrchantable eggs among the receipts at

all large markets this summer has been

unusually high, and prices in consequence

have shown a very wide spread.



In attempting to determine the per-

centage of loss suffered by the egg pro-

ducers of the country through the mar-

keting of undesirable eggs, the bureau of

chemistry of the national department of

agriculture has kept a. record covering

258,996 dozens of eggs shipped into New

York city from nine different states. The

figures show that 3.48 per cent -were rot-

ten, 8.98 per cent were cracked, 10.15per

cent were stale and 12.58 per cent were

dirty. New York's egg receipts average

about 4,260,000 cases per year. Calculat-

ing on this basis, the government ex-

perts estimate that the unmerchantable

eggs going into New York city in one

year aggregate nearly 41/, million dozen.

it would be impossible, of course, to keep

a similar record of all eggs produced in

this country, and in the absence of actual

figures it would hardly be fair to assume

that the percentage of bad eggs is equal—

ly high the country over. There is no

question, however, that it is higher than

it should be, and what the reduction of

this percentage by one-half would mean

to our egg producers may be judged

from the statement that the government

authorities estimate the country’s annual

production of eggs at 21/: billion dozen,

valued at nearly half a billion dollars.





 





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Deliberate carelessness and neglect on

the part of the producer and the local

buyer are claimed to be the main factors

in bringing about this annual loss, in-

vestigation showing that after eggs are

gathered on the farm they are generally

keprher’e the housewife can most con-

veniently get at them for household use,

not where the temperature is low and the

air fresh. Neither does the farmer have

any regular time for taking eggs to mar-

ket. In spring, when they are most

plentiful and the market is falling, he is

apt to go weekly. When hot weather

comes on and the lay falls off he waits

for a larger number, while the shrinking

and incubation is going on rapidly. In

autumn, with a still smaller lay and a.

rising market, the farmer holds his eggs

for higher winter prices. The country

merchant makes his profits on the mer—

chandise taken in trade. not on the eggs,

and he, too, is more apt to be careless

of them while they are in his possession,

storing them in hot or damp quarters and

holding for high prices when production

is low.

“COUNTING THE COST” IN POULTRY



KEEPING.



There are a. whole lot of poultry keep-

ers who have but a. vague idea as to the

real cost of their flocks’ keep. They don’t

figure. The wife sometimes thinks it is

all “velvet.” The husband of the same

house often looks on his wife’s' determi-

nation to keep hens as a mild, but per-

sistent form of insanity, to be endured

only for the sake of peace in the family.



There is but one way to find out about

the “profit and loss’ in the case, and that

is by finding out. Shut up in a suitably

sized park or enclosure enough fowls to

make a trial, with a place where they

can only get such feed as you give them.

Then feed for best results in egg produc-

tion and figure for yourself the profit or

loss.



One reason there is not a. better knowl—

edge of the cost, in the case of the farm

fiock, is that the flock has a free run and

quite a large proportion of their “keep”

they “rustle for” about the premises.

This complicates the profit and loss prob-

lem and sometimes complicates the do-

mestic problem.



Not nearly so much of the keep of an

ordinary flock of hens is furnished by

the waste and other means of food sup-

ply about the premises of the ordinary

farm as it is credited with, especially

when swine and other domestic animals

are kept. However, it is well worth con-

sidering in connection with the farm

fowl end of the business.



I have made an especial study of the





 





needs of the layer, the amount and kinds

of food, and have “counted the cost.”

Some may be able to get more economical

results. Some will say that the amount

specified is starvation. Be that as it

may, I have kept my flocks, and believe

I can do so again, at the following cost

for the laying varieties. Perhaps the

“beef” varieties would cost more; how—

ever, it is not the purpose of this article

to discuss that.



What a Flock of 100 Hens Should do



Under Right Conditions. ‘



Let us take 100 hens as a. flock for

basis of computation. I feed five quarts

of corn, on an average, during the sum-

mer months and eight quarts during the

winter months, per day. I feed two

quarts of oats during the summer

months, or three quarts of wheat, or four

quarts of buckwheat or barley. It is

well to alternate or, better still, to feed

a. mixture of all of these grains when

available. The objection to mixed grains

is that the feeder usually buys them

already mixed, paying about three prices

for them, and charges it against the

flock. Buy your own grains at market

prices and mix them yourself.



IVith the addition of about ten pounds

per week of green ground bone, at an

expense of 25 cents, five pounds of oyster

shells, costing about five cents, and green

stuff worth about ten cents, you will

have a. total cost of about two dollars per

week for feeding the. flock.



With anything but “bone-headed”

treatment there should’nt be more than

six weeks of the year when the 100 hens

wouldn’t produce more than this value

in eggs—the rest is "velvet.”



My estimate of the number of eggs 100

well-selected, properly-cared—for hens

should lay would be 1,500 dozen for the

year. At a fair market price, covering

the average price for the past five years,

the gross returns should be $250. Sub-

tracting $100, the cost of their keep,

would leave the tidy little sum of $150, or

$1.50 per 11011.



This is not a bad investment so far as

interest on the investment goes—some-

thing like 200 to 300 per cent. Some of

our oil and mining stocks, or even our

automobile stocks, have nothing on this

as an investment, and it has farm mort—

gages and government and municipal

bonds beaten to a “frazzle.”





 





 





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These figures are conservative and ap-

ply to “park confined” layers. As these

estimates are but a chapter from my own

actual experience, anyone can do as well

or better. In closing, I would make this

positive statement: Except in the case

of unavoidable misfortune, whole a. flock

of properly selcclcd hens have not paid

out, the fault is with their keeper.



Isabella Co. WM. J. COOPER.





 





CRATE FATTENING OF CHICKENS.



The farmer does not always get all the

profit possible fiom his market poultry.

A poor chicken is really sold at a loss to

the producer, while there is generally a

good profit in the fat one.



It has been found that chickens con-

fined in cram-s or pens and properly fcd

lake on flesh and fat very fast. The

plump and fat fowl will sell to a select

trade from the fact that it carries :1

large amount of ilesh and that its llesh

is tender and juicy.



Many firms, realizing the profit in fat-

tening poultry for the market, buy large

numbers of thin fowls and feed them for

a few weeks before selling, thus making.r

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The confinement keeps them quiet and

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Now that the Ca-

Restrospective of the nadian

Reciprocity Issue. agreement has re-

ceived the approv-

al of congress and the signature of the

President, a final word regarding the

measure and its relation to the public

welfare will not be out of place in our

columns, which have been devoted to its

determined opposition since the terms of

the pact were announced. We bclicve

that an unbiased retrospective view will

convince any fair minded man that the

pact did not win on its merits. The

three principal factors which contributed

to its successful passage werc the one-

sided application of the democratic prin-

ciple of free trade, the selfish interest of

(in; great newspaper organization of the

country and the great administrative in-

lluence and power of the President exert—

ed in its behalf. \l'e feel certain that a.

great majority of those who voted for the

pact bclicved it to be an injustice to the

ugriculturists of the country, but justified

their action by the hope that it would

prove a benefit to many of our manufac-

lili‘Ol‘S, railroads and merchants. But such

:1 result, even if assured, could not justi-

fy the wrong done the farmers of the

country, who are in every way as much

entitled to protection as any business

class or interest. Believing this pact to

be a great injustice to and discrimination

against the farmers of the country. and

particularly of the border states, we were

absolutely sincere in our opposition to it

on these grounds, and we are able to see

nothing in its future to change our opin-

ion.



But while it is essentially unfair to the

farmer. it is an accomplished fact so far

as the approval of our government is con-

cerned, although its final fate will not be

known until after the Canadian election

of this fall in which it will be made an

issue. But in the probable event of its

approval by the Canadian government, it

will by no means Spell ruin for the

American farmer, who will apply himself

with determination to the task of bold-

ing an advantage in our markets by ex-

celling his Canadian competitors in the

application of scientific methods and im-

proved sysiems in the production and

marketing of his crops. This experience

will also have the effect of making the

average farmer a. deeper student of pub-





reciprocity





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





lic affairs, who will know how to protect

his interests at the polls, the court of

last resort in‘matters of public policy.





A new scheme has been .





Official Scoring put in operation this

of Crops. year in the state of

. Washington, w he reb y

farmers who so desire may have official

authentication of the yield and quality

of any particular crop by making appli-

cation to the state experiment station.

The scheme originated with the country

life committee of the Spokane chamber

of commerce, who interested Gov. Hay.

of W’ashington, in the plan, with the re-

sult that a plan has been formulated

which will be followed by the experiment

station in the making of such tests. The

purpose of such tests is declared to be:

(a) to show the possibilities of agricul-

tural production in any community, and

the conditions essential to successful crop

production; and, (b) to show the value

of the crop thus officially tested for seed

or propagation purposes. Briefly out-

lined, the plan of testing is as follows:

The location and area of crops for the

testing of which application is made must

be such that it will be possible to meas-

ure from it a rectangular tract of not

less than the following area: For cereal

crops, tested for either of the purposes





mentioned, 20 acres; for forage crops,

tested for yield. 10 acres; for fruit

crops, tested either for yield or for





propagation value, one acre. Upon appli-

cation for tests, official supervisors of

the tests to be made are designated by

the departments of agriculture or horti-

culture, as the case may be, of the State

College. When the findings of this super-

visor have been approved by the director

of the experiment station they constitute

official authentication of the yield and

quality of the crop. The expenses for

testing are borne by the owner "of the

crop, and include traveling expenses and

a pcr diem compensation for the super-

visor during the time required for mak-

ing the test. This supervisor 'measures

the area to be tested and remains in

charge of the crop until it is harvested

and officially weighed and tested for qual-

ity. A score card is prepared by the col-

lege for the purpose of scoring all crops

tested, which the supervisor is required

to use in every case. The supervisor

makes his report in triplicate, one copy

of the report to be supplied the owner,

one copy filed in the office of the experi-

ment station and the third copy with the

country life committee which originated

the scheme. This report is to contain the

following data: First, the owner’s state-

mciit, including his name and address,

ihc exact location of the tract, its crop-

ping history for the preceding five years

and an account of the method of prepara-

tion, seeding and cultivation of the crop,

which statement is required to be made

under oath. Second, the official super-

visor's statement, which shall include

thc rainfall record for the locality, as

recorded by the nearest weather obser-

vcr, the variety of the crop, the meas-

urement ofthe tract, the total weight of

the crop harvested, the computed yield

per acre and the official score of the

quality of the product, accompanied by a

score card completely filled out, sworn to

by the supervisor and approved by the

director of the experiment station. To

insure uniformity in these reports blank

forms will be provided as designated by

the director of the experiment station.

It is claimed by those who are enthu-

sisatlc regarding the possibilities of this

plan that as great benefits will accrue

from it as from the official teseting of

the cows in a dairy herd. While that is

probably an extreme view, yet there is

no doubt that valuable data will thus be

collected from which important facts may

be deduced regarding the adaptability of

ccr‘ain types of soils and certain meth-

ods of growing crops which will be of

general value to the farmers of the

state. The plan should also result in the

use of better seed. as there would un-

doubtedly be a general desire on the part

of enterprising farmcres to get seed from

the best yielding fields, especially if the

product Scored high as to quality. At

any rate, this experiment is worthy of

general interest and observation, as it is

a. new field for the application of scien-

tific and exact methods to agricultural

production, and we believe that the re—

sult will be watched with interest by the

farmers of the entire country.

' The last argument

The Last ”Shot" At to be presented in

Reciprocity. the United States

Senate on the Cana-

dian Reciprocity bil‘i' before its final pass-

age was made by Senator William Alden





Smith, of Michigan, who also made one

of the first Speeches against the bill af-

ter it was reported to the Senate. I-fis

last speech was a most comprehensive

and able argument against the measure,

containing a mass of statistical informa-

tion bearing on the problem and quoting

liberally from the utterances of many of

the country’s wisest statesmen relating

to similar propositions which were under

consideration in years gone by. We re-

gret that lack of available space makes

it impossible to publish Senator Smith’s

speech in full and that we shall have to

be content with summarizing its more

important argumentative features and

quoting briefly from some of its pass-

ages relating specifically to our agricul-

ture.



At an early point in his address Sena-

tor Smith commented upon the potency of

the magic word “Reciprocity,” and re-

viewed the history of its application to

our problems of state. Regarding our

previous treaty with Canada and the later

and more practical application of the

principle of true reciprocity in our rela-

tions with many nations, he said:



In 1844 the German reciprocity treaty





was made with us, but failed of confirmar





tion in the Senate. Rufus Choate declar-

ed it to be outside the powers of the

President, and unhesitatingiy said that it

would be of no commercial advantage to

our country, while Daniel Webster de-

clared that “the principle of reciprocity

acted upon by the Government is wrong,

a mistake from the beginning. and in—

jurious to the great interests of the coun-

try.” The attention of the United States

was then turned to the desirability of a

trade treaty with Canada, and, after much

fencing for advantage, such an arrange—

ment was entered into in 18:34 for the

period of ten years, resulting in politi-

cal hdstilities and commercial misunder~

standings and the sacrifice of revenue,

which the rising tide of American antag-

onism completely engulfed during the ad—

ministration of President Lincoln. Free.

trade in spots had been the prevailing

mania of some American politicians and

statesmen. The administration of Mr.

Buchanan endeavored in every possible

way to make an arrangement of this kind

with Mexico Which would have been only

reciprocal in the natural products 'of the

two countries, but our unfortunate ex-

perience with Canada at that time de-

stroyed interest in the Senate in this

free—trade spirit, while all the treaties

of reciprocity entered into by European

governments gradually partook of the

form now known as the favored-nation

clause, so common in the commercial

treaties of all the governments of the

world; - '



These were based upon the principle

that no concessions should be granted

which did not exact a similar concession

in return, and the »countries now outside

the purview of this arrangement are few

indeed, and America is, no exception to

the rule. Indeed, every commercial treaty

made by this Government now embraces

this wholesome and salutary provision, so

that it may be said today, in truih, that

a form .of helpful and Wholesome reci—

procny is already in existence in such

form as creates no animosity, leads to no

misundcrstandings, and docs not operate

to the disadvantage of any class of our

own people.



Proceeding with the train of his argu-

ment, Senator Smith reviewed the his-

tory of the negotiation of the former

reciprocity treaty with Canada and com-

mented upon the enthusiasm with which

it was hailed, which enthusiasm, however,

waned under the practical working of the

trcaty until, after a period of ten years

the treaty was abrogated by our govern-

ment. Statistics were presenled to show

how the balance of trade turned against

the ’l'niied States under this treaty and

how the revenues resulting from Canadian

trade were reduced. Reference was also

made to the frequent attempts on the part

of Canada to consummate a similar

agreement, since the abrogation of the

treaty of 1854, to prove Senator Smith’s

(ontcniion that there has never been an

hour since that time when a similar

agreement could not have been consum-

mated “had any great party or any in—

fluential American statesman seen any-

thing of merit in it.” Senator Smith

also commented at some length on the

crystallization of English sentiment for a

confederation of her dependencies in both

hemispheres, which prospect of an even

closer political alliance between Canada

and the mother country he bclicvcs to be

the greatest barrier to any possible bene-

ficial results to our country from an

agreement of this character. In this

connection the Senator pointed to the

conclusion that this agreement was de—

signed to bc a mere temporary conven-

ience to the farmers of Canada, or, in

the words of the Canadian Minister of

Finance who negotiated the agreement,

“a day to day helpmeet.” lie also

pointed out the apparent fact that it is

no part of the Canadian plan to permit

us to utilize her raw materials for the

extension of our manufacturing indus—

tries, nor to subordinate their commer-

cial activities to our leadership or con-

trol, and that even in the event of a. fur-





' AUG. 12, 1911. \





ther enlargement of trade relations with "

Canada. there is plenty of available Brit-

ish capital for Canadian exploitation and

to “prey upon our commerce from th\

golden borderland of her favored depen-

dency, extending 4,000 miles along our

frontier, from ocean to ocean.”



Thus Senator Smith attempted to show

that this agreement could not be of ulti-

mate benefit to our manufacturing inter-

ests or to our labor. In closing his ar-

gument he made an eloquent plea. for

the conservation of the interests of the

American farmers and sounded a. warning

note to the effect that “American manu-

facturers will not be able to increase

their sales when the agricultural com-

munities of our own country are sub-

jected to keen competition in markets

whose purchasing power has been re-

duced by inability to dispose of their

products at good prices at home.” “'e

quote from the closing passages of his

speech as follows:



The treaty of 1854, made by Democrats

and free traders, was exactly similar in

character, as stated over and over again

by Mr. Fielding in the Canadian Parlia-

ment. Great results were predicted to

follow by its authors. But in aCtual prac—

tice the best results moved northward to

our neighbors, while in the arrangement

made then and the agreement now before

us there can not be found an exclusive

American privilege.



Must the American farmer again com-

pete with the Canadian rival an equal

terms? His lands cost more, his taxes

are higher, he must defend his own coun-

try by land and by sea. with no indulgent

mother to watch over him by night and

protect him by day. Shall we then

“throw down the barriers and whip these

two runners into competition, one heav-

ily weighted, the other without an ounce

of runncr’s ballast”? Sir, it does not re—

quire great wisdom to forteil the result

of such an unequal contest. The tide of

immigration will turn abruptly into Ca-

nada, while a general outcry is certain to

be raised against the protective system,

to which we owe our industrial suprem-

acy, calculatedio give encouragement to

the free—trade party North and South.

In such a controversy, with the House of

Representatives now Democratic, so-

called reciprocity may stand, but protec—

tion will fall. It is not necessary to sever

the jugular vein of the body politic—no

one in this presence has undertaken to

do so now—but cut the smallest artery

at the wrist or thigh and the result will

be the same, although the agony may be

prolonged.



Under the Elgin treaty Canada wanted

a market for her agricultural products;

today she is in a similar need; 54 per

cent of the products of their farms is





‘surplus, with no untaxed market in which





-to sell, and we are asked to ignore the

pleadings of our own countrymen .and ex-

tend this favor to aliens without recom-

pense. ’ '

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The surplus agricultural products of

Canada are piled mountain high on every

acre of her cultivated soil, and it is to

move this tremendous crop, now ripening

in the fields and peacefully reposing in

the storehouses and granaries in every

Province of her territory, that she makes

the sacrifice necessary to its profitable

and immediate conversion into American

money, and the Senate is, I fear, about.

to place the stamp of its approval upon

an arrangement so unfair and unjust to

the tillers of our own fields. In my judg-

ment, this unfortunate concession is lit-

erally steeped in rancor and ruin, and in

its ultimate consequences will make less

remunerativc and less attractive the vo-

cation of the American husbandman. It

was neither necessary nor desirable. Our

trade with Canada Over the high wall of

protection on the same terms as with

England and France and Germany has

yielded a net return far in excess of any—

thing that can possibly come to us as a.

result of this new device, and it is, in-

deed, scanty reward for the faithfulness

and the constancy of the American farm-

er. whose devotion to his country on the

field of battle and in the forum is one or

the proudest boasts of our national life.

Sli‘, this. will shake his faith in the just

leadership of men, and in the heat and

burden of the day he will ponder over

this inglorious surrender to his rivals and

judge with sharper scrutiny the hidden

motive for your course. And even if we

who oppose you are wrong in our belief

we shall at least feel some compensation

for our course in braving the rising tide

of public criticism and the disapproval

of our temporary leaders in the unselfish

solicitude.we feel for the joint welfare

of'lour citizens, producers and consumers

a ire.





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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





A test vote in the British house of

commons showed that body to be sup-

porting the veto bill and the government

by the safe majority of 119, the vote

standing 365 and 246. The vote was taken

or a motion to censure the government

for having obtained from King George a.

pledge that he would create, if necessary,

sufficient peers to pass the veto bill in

the house of lords.



A vote of striking miners of eastern

Pritish Columbia showed 90 per cent of

them unfavorable to the majority report

of the conciliation board and ready to

continue the strike.



The sub—committee on international

economic and financial relations report to

the division of economics and history of

the Carnegie endowment for international

peace in favor of developing a great





economic world society as a preventive of.

war.



Thousands of railwaymen have quit

work at Liverpool and Manchester "de-

mending higher wages and shorter hours.



English shipbuilders have contracted





(Continued on page 123.)
AUG. 12, 1911.





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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-

TION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





 





President—B. A. Holden, Wixom.



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



Secretary—Mrs. C. P. Johnson, Meta-

mora.



Treasurer—Mrs. Lewis Sackett, Eckford.



Directors—A. R. Palmer, Jackson; Wm.

H. Marks, Fair Haven; C. L. Wright,

Caro; E. W. Woodruft, Blanchard; C. P.

Johnson, Metamora; Patrick Hankerd.

Munith.



Address all communications relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

P. Johnson, Me‘tamora, Mich.





 





Associational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer's most valuable asset.





CLUB PICNICS.





 





The Odessa Farmers’ Club will hold the

regular annual picnic August 19, in the

grove at Lake Odessa.



The 13th annual picnic of the Wise

Farmers’ Club will be held Wednesday,

August 16th, at River Side Park, three

miles east and one-half mile north of

Clare and one and one-half'miles north

of Herrick. Good speakers will be in at-

tendance. Everyone who attends is sure

to have a good time.





COMPULSORY .SPRAYING.





Address of Mr. D. Munro, before the

State Association of Farers’ Clubs at

the. last annual meeting of that organi-

zation.



(Continued from last week.)



Oregon: “We have county inspectors.

There are now county inspectors in most

of the counties of the state. The law is

well enforced in those counties in which

fruit growing is an important industry.

In other counties it is not so easy to se-

cure eective enforcement of the laws by

reason of the lack of local interest, and

the desire to avoid expense. Prior to

1900 there was a steady decline in the

value of the fruit crop of Oregon. This

condition was due to the tremendous in-

crease of insect pests and fungus dis—

eases and a lack of knowledge or incent—

ive to fight them. There was an over-

supply of fruit for home use and the con—

ditipn“of the fruit prevented its being

marketed abroad. hence the industry lan-

guished. Since the year 1900 the value

of the crop has grown from $1,300,000 to

over $4,000,000 annually. Without the

machinery of the state board of Horti—

culture it would have been impossible to

have accomplished this. XVithout a high

standard, and the means of attaining,

and enforcing such a standard, it would

be impossible to reach outside markets,

As it is now a very large percent of the:

crop goes outside the State, bringing ab-l

solutely new money in return. Oregon:

apples and pears are now unquestionably

the most famous in the world, and it

must be our constant aim to keep them

sa. that we may continue to find remun-

erative markets for the vastly increased

crops of the future. Since the addition

of the county inspectors to our force,

the scope of the work has been enlarged

and the duties of the commissioners

have changed somewhat. The county in-

spectors are paid by the counties, but

work under the district supervision of

their respective commissioners. The

commissioners are kept busy training and

drilling the inspectors in their work trav—

eling here and there to attend meetings

or to settle appeals in disputed cases, to

gather information and statistics and to

look after the inspection of nurseries.

The field of work is so vast that the only

limit is the time and money available.



“The commissioner at large is directed

by law to visit annually each of the fruit

growing districts of the state. With the

funds available this is manifestly impos-

sible, but I have endeavored to visit just

as many as possible, the more important

ones of course first. A larger appropria-

tion is asked. The appropriation has

ncvcr been increased while the work

has increased four fold. The state is di-

vided into five districts with a commis-

sioner in each, and the commissioner-

at-large. These as well as the county

inspectors. The last legislature passed

a law compelling the branding all pack-

ages of fruit. offered for sale with the

grower’s and packer’s name and address.

This will prevent any stealing of one





 





will render it very easy for inspectors to

trace diseased, wormy or scaly fruit to

its source. It is a good law and must be





strictly enforced.

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It has been my privilege recently to

attend two conferences designed to pro-

mote country community building. Of

these, one was in Illinois and the other

in Virginia. In both I looked on through

glasses colored by the Grange. I shodld

like to share a few observations and

impressions, thus seen, with my co~

workers in Michigan.



The Illinois meeting was the first an-

nual conference of the Illinois Federa-

tion for Country Life Progress. It was

held at Normal University during the

session of the summer school and was

attended by some eight or nine hun-

dred people, most of whom teach in rur-

al or village schools. This federation is

an organization of organizations, formed

last winter by 100 representatives of 30

country societies. As I recall it, 12 of

these delegates were sent by Granges

and the others by country schools, rural

churches, horticultural societies, farm-

are: to inaugurate a state-wide cam-

ers’ institutes and clubs. Its purposes

paign for rural progress; to get all rural

forces to working harmoniously together;

to stimulate farm leadership; to study

farm life conditions, and to foster the

upbuilding of local communities. This

last “is the key—note and special pur-

pose of the organization.”



The president of this federation is a

“real” farmer, actively identiticd with

farmers’ institutes and with the devel-

opment of his own community's welfare.

I judged him to be a man of broad-

gauged mind and heart. a hopeful, char-

itable, sensible leader among men. The

program was made up of two chief parts.

The first consisted of concrete examples

of What had already been done in indi-

vidual neighborhoods; the second part,





of concrete things that Dneed doing. One

rural teacher reported that his school

had, in one way and another, secured

the presence at the school and grounds of

1,000 patron‘s the first year, 2,500 the Sec—

ond, and 3,000 the third. One farmer told

how his community was built up through

road improvement; another, through

farmers’ clubs; another local institutes;

and a pastor told of the. marvelous de-

VelODment of his country neighborhood

through the church acting as a socializ-

ing agency. One woman told of the ef—

fect of domestic science clubs, and an-

other of what the Grange is doing for

her community as a whole.



At the closing hour calls were made

for and received from those who would

attempt one improvement in his com-

munity life during the coming year.

Among the definite things thus prom-

ised to be undertaken were: A campaign

for dragging roads; betterment of the

interior of a schoolhouse; improvement

of a school yard; organization of a

farmers’ institute, club, or Grange; for-

mation of a domestic science club; cam-

paign for school consolidation; and the

forming of a country life club by getting

all community forces together in a local

federation.



The Grange in its aims stands shoul-

der to shoulder with all such movements

as this. In many instances a local

”lrange has actually been the animating

source of a strong community spirit

whlch has worked out practical results

for the entire neighborhood. In too

many places, however, it still stands by

itself. good so far as it goes, but lack—

ing vision of its possibilities. Such meet-

ings as this conference brings such vis-

ions; therefore it is well for the Grange

to take the initiative in bringing about

such conferences of local forces—school,

church, club and Grange—all, in a coun-

cil upon the common good of the com-

munity as a community.



JENNIE BUELL.





COMING EVENTS.





 





Kent Co. farmers’ annual picnic, at

John Ball park, \Vednesday, Aug. 16.

Former State Master Horton, state

speaker.





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Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—IVarmei-s continue to rush their

wheat to the markets so that on top of

the 7,000,000 increase in the visible stip—

ply a week ago there is an additional in-

crease of over 4,000,000 bushels, yct in

spite of this heavy selling the market

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age in the Russian yield and general bull~

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day thcre was a reaction due to profit

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ever, continued bullish and a rally fol-

lowing the selling recovered to the mar-

ket about half of the decline. Flour is

improving in demand. One year ago

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per bu. Quotations for the past week

are:



No. 2 N0. 1



ltcd. “'hite. Sept. Dec.

Thursday ...... 891/2 .861/3 .8916, .9111;

l‘riday ......... 901/2 .871A2 .901/2 .921/3

Saturday ....... 90 .87 .92 .9634

Monday ........ 00%. 37% .93 .0704

'i‘uesday ....... 9014 .87 V; .921/{3 .971711,

\Vednesday . . . .901/2 .871/2 .921/25 .971/4





Corns The past week weather has been

favorable to the proper development of

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tion higher and the market seems steady.

One year ago the price for No. 3 corn

was one—halt cont below the price today.

Quotations for the past wcck are:





NO. 3 N0. 3



Corn. Yellow.

Thursday ................. 67 68

Friday .................... 67 68

Saturday ................. 1:7 68

Monday .................. 117 68

’l‘uosday .................. 67 68

Wednesday ............... 67 08





Oats.——’l‘his trade has advanced more

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had deliveries been less plcntiful from

farmers. In Michigan threshing yields

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present basis. Quotations for the past

week are:



Standard No. 3





\Vhite.

Thursday ................. 411,4; 41

Friday ................... 42 411/;

Saturday ................. 42 1A5 42

Monday .................. 421/2 42

Tuesday .................. 4213 42

l1'ednesday .............. 43 421/;





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growing counties of the state the criti-

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passed and dealers are in no position to

judge nhat the yield might be until af-

ter the pods are filled. Dry weather at

this time would ruin the crop and in some

sections immediate rains are needed to

save it. Nearby deals slumped eight

cents Tuesday while ()ctober delivery ad-

vanced two cents on the same day. A

year ago cash beans were selling at $2.32

and October at $2.10. Quotations for

the past week are:





I’rompt ()ct.

Thursday .................. $2.28 $2 08

Friday ..................... 2.28 2.08

Saturday ................... 2.38 2.03

Monday .................... 2.28 2.08

Tuesday ................... 2.20 2.10

Wednesday ................ 2.25 2.15





Cloverseedsds the time approaches

for the hulling of June. and mammoth

seed it becomes more and more apparent

that there will be a very small crop be-

cause of the small acreage and light

yields. The heads are not filling properly

and the iiclds are not heading up as they

should. Sccd is therefore advancing and

the price for these kinds now rule. more.

than three dollars above the figures of a.

year ago. Alsike on the other hand is

proving a fair yield and the price has

dropped 50 cents since last Thursday.

Quotations for the week are:





Spot. 0c . Alsike.

Thursday .......$11.00 $11.00 $9.75

Friday .......... 11.00 11.00 9.75

Saturday ....... 11.00 11.00 9.50

Monday ......... 11.25 11.25 0.50

"‘“1-s.':1\' 11.25 ' 11.25 9.25

Wednesday . . . . . 11.25 11.25 9.25





Rye.» No 1 is quoted at 85c per bu.,

which is a 60 advance over last week's

quotation.



Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week





\l'lieat ............. 45,881,000 41,316,000

(Torn ............... 6,005,000 8,201,000

(lats ............... 13,000,000 11,203.000

RM" ................ 22.000 11.000

Bailey ............. 060,000 714,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

FlourmsMarket is active with prices

unchanged. Quotations are:





(‘lear $400

Straight ............................ 4.25

l‘atcnt Michigan .................... 4.75

Ordinary 'l‘atcnt .................... 4.50



Feed.—--—l’riccs rule about steady. Car—

lot prices on track are: iran. $25 per





ton: coarse iniddlings, $24: fine mid-

dlings, $27: cracked corn. $23: coarse corn

meal. $23; corn and oat chop. 3'21; per ton,



Hay and Straw.~~- ioth bay and straw

values are off from $141” iwr ion. Quo-

tations on baled hay in car lots f. o, 1).

Detroit are: No. l timothy. $19: No. 2

timothy. $18; clover, mixed. $166117: rye.

straw, $7.50; wheat and oat straw, $6.50

per ton.



Potatoes.—.Nothing new lifts developed

in the. potato situation and prices are

steady. Quoted at $1.60@1.75 per bu.



Provisions—Family pork, $1841.19. mess

pork, $17: medium clear, $16.50@17.50;

smoked hams, 16c; briskets, 10%@





THE“ MICHIGAN ‘FARMER.





ill/go; shoulders, 101,50; picnic hams,‘



100: bacon, 14@16c; pure lard in tierces,



91/2c; kettle ’rendered lard, 10%c per lb.

Dairy and Poultry Products.





Butter.——The trade is steady at the quo-

tations published a week ago. ~The out-

put is decreasing. All markets show a

firm tone and declines are not anticipat-

ed. Quotations are: Extra creamery 260;

firsts do, 25c; dairy, 18c; packing stock,

17c per lb.



Eggs.——'l‘here is a good demand for all

the eggs that come in and more would

be used if they were. available. This con-

dition has warranted an advance with

the trade steady at the new figure. Fresh

receipts, case count, cases included, are

now quoted at 1554c per doz. This price

is one cent above the figure of last week

and two cents below the quotation on this

date a year ago



Poultry—Juices are the same except

for a decline of one cent in the quota-

tion for broilers. Prices are: Live—

llens, 121/361-13c; old roosters, 9c; turkeys,

irifi115c; geese, 861%; ducks, 1267113c;

broilers. 15(11‘16c per lb.



Cheese.—-Michigan, old, 17c; Michigan,

late. 1314,6115c; York state, new, 14611150;

Swiss. domestic block, 19611210; cream

brick. 14611150



VeaL—Market steady at last week’s

figures. Fancy, 101,4301110; choice, 8@9c

per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.





CabbagervSteady. Selling at $2.75 per

bbl. for home—grown.



Plums—Per bu.. $1.50.



Peaches.—Michigan grown, $1.50 per bu.



Blackberries—$1.50@1.75 per 16-qt.

case.



Huckleberrles.——In light supply and

steady. Quoted at $3603.50 per bu.



Apples.—~Supply is ample for present

needs and prices are lower. New Michi-

gan grown are quoted at 50(075c per bu.





OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.



Potatoes are lower, though they are

still bringing good prices for this time of

year, ranging from $1.25 to $1.50 per bu.

l"riccs on Tuesday morning’s city market

were as follows: Radishes 5c; onions 10c;

cucumbers 15(«13OC; head lettuce 60c; leaf

lettuce 50c; beets 100; cauliflower 10c; cel—

ery 10611150; tomatoes $2; carrots 3

bunches for 25c; cabbage 800((11$1; string

beans $1.25; corn 12611200; parsley 35c:

green peppers 25c doz.; egg plant '15@‘_2OC;

muskmelons $2.50@2.75 per crate. Prices

for fruit were as follows: VVlndfall apples

25c pcr bu.: hand-picked apples 60chi$1;

plums $1.5041$2; blackberries $1.60; pears

$2.75; peaches $3. Butter and eggs un—

changed. Dressed hogs are worth 81/2@

9c. The mills are paying 83c for N0. 2

red wheat and 37c for oats.



Chicago. -



“heat—No. 2 red, 8914071900; Sept.

92%c; Dec. 971/2c per bu.



Corn —--N<). 2, 6414711643.“; Sept. 647/9.th

65c; Dee. 621/2c per bu. ‘



Oats—No. 2 white, 401,.’,@40%c; Sept.

417cc; Dec. 44c.



Barley—Malting grades, 900@$1.13 per

bu.; feeding 0061.800.



Butter.—-—Last week’s advanced quota-

tions rule, although trade continues quiet

with the market barelylstcady. Quota-

tions: (‘reameries 21@26c; dairies, 19(7)

23': pci‘ lb.



l-lggsxfitlood stock is still in light sup-

ply and the select grades have ad—

vanwd léc. The quality of miscellaneous

receipts shows some improvement and the

minimum figure now offered for this grade.

is 10c, an advance of 4c since last week.

Quotations: I’rime firsts, 171/.c; firsts,

l‘ic: at mark, cases included, 10.212140

per dozen.



Potatoes—The heavy receipts of the

past two weeks have developed a weak

undertone in this market. The offerings

are largely Jerseys and Minnesotas, With

buyers showing a preference for the lat-

ter. Jerseys are quoted at $1.2:)@1.30

per bu.; Minnesotas, $1.10@1.15.



Beans.——Market very firm; quotations

unchanged. Choice hand-picked pea

beans are quoted at $2.33@2.38 per bu.:

prime, $2.10@2.20; red kidneys, $3.50@

3.35 per bu. .



Hay and Straw.~—In a general way this

market is easier but, with a few excep-

tions, prices remain unchanged. Clover

hay is materially higher. ()at straw is

quoted higher while wheat and rye.

straw are lower. Quotations: Chmce

timothy, $266027; No. 1 timothy, $24.50

6125.50; N0. 2 do., $226123; No. 34(10” $18

(1120; No. 1 clover mixed, $19fi/22; No. 2

do and no grade. $56012: clover, $106015:

rye straw, $7.50fi‘8.50; oat straw, $7@7.oO;

wheat straw, $550716 per ton.





New York.





Mitten—Market steady to firm with

last week's advanced figures ruling.

Creamery specials are quoted at 27c; ex-

tras, 26c; firsts, 231/;01241/Jc; seconds, 2115

(11 23c; thirds, 2061.201éc.



l‘Iggs.»~l‘rices a shade lower. the under

gradcs declining most. Market'steady';

Fresh gathered extras. 22((1‘24c; firsts. 11

fi1.18c: seconds, 160: western gathered

whites. 19fn‘23c per dozen.



Poultry. Dressed—Firm; fowls and

broilers quoted about 10 higher. Turkeys,

12firl5c: fowls, 11@160; western brmlers,

140‘17c.





 





Boston.





\‘Vool.———The improvement in the busi-

ness of wool manufacturers has resulted

in a movement of wools from the bins.

The increased probability that Congress

will not agree upon a basis for reVising

Schedule K, has given dealers a chance

to breathe and allow them to_ turn their

attention to business. Ifollowmg are the

leading domestic quotations for fleeces.

Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces—Delavnc

washed, 30611310: XX. 28@29c: IA-blood

combing, 2561126c: rtit—blood combing. 2WD

260; 1!. —blood, 24©25c; 1,42. 3/31 and 11., cloth:

ing, 22@23c; delaine unwashed, 241561120c,

fine unwashed, 21611220. Michigan, Wis-

consin and New York fleeces—Fine un-

washed, 19@21c; delaine unwashed, 23@

24c: 1/2'b100d unwashed, 25@25%c;. %-

blood. 25@25%c; 14-blood. 24@24%c. 11$.

974; and 1/4 clothing, 21@22c. Kentucky,





 





Indiana. and Missouri—%.blood, 25@260:

1,4-blood, 24@25c; Georgia, 21@22c.





Elgln.



Butter.—Market firm at 26c per 1b.,

which is last week’s quotation. Out-

put for the week, 916,200 lbs., as com-

pare}? with 933,700 lbs. for the previous

wee .





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.

August 7, 1911.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle 185 cars; hogs. 60 double—decks;

shecp and lambs 32 double-decks; calves

1,700 head.



\Vith 185 cars of cattle on our market

here today, and 24,000 repented in Chi—

cago, our market ruled strong to ten

cents higher on all good grades of cattle;

all other grades steady to 10 cents lower.



\Ve quote: llcst 1.400 to 1,600—lb. steers

$6.75fi1725; good prime 1,300 to 1,400—lb.

steers pastmmo; good prime 1,200 tl'l

1,300—lb. steers $6.25GI6.65; best 1,100 to

1,200—lb. shipping steers $5.65m 6.25; medi-

um butcher steers 1,000 to 1,100-lb. $525171?

5.75; light butcher steers $4.75Q1.5.25; best

fat cows $4.75€15.25; fair to good do. $3.50

(114.25: common to medium do. $2.750?

3.25; trimmers $1.75”: 2.75; Best fat heif-

ers 325.77.616.00; good i‘at heifers $5.00fif-

5.40: fair to good do $4.256114.85; stock

heifers $3.2561‘350; best feeding steers, de-

horned $4.2541‘4.50: common feeding steels

dehorned $3.250'13.50; best butcher and

export bulls 9545061500; bologna bulls

3535001400; stock bulls $3.00((v3.25; best

milkers and springers $50.00@55.00; com-

mon to good $20.00f11130.00.



The bcst milkers and springers Were

about stcady with last week; common

kind still hard to sell at satisfactory

prices. _



Today’s hog market ruled active, with

the bulk of the yorkers, mixed and medi-

um weights going at $7.90. with a few

selected yorkers at $7.95. Heavier grades

ranged from $7.60tii‘7.85 according to

quality. Pigs sold generally $7.85fl'7.90.

ltoughs from $6.65@6.75. Stags $5.00@

5.50. Everything cleaned up, market

closing firm, and indications look favor—

able for the neat future. 1



The sheep and lamb market was active

today; most of the choice lambs sold for

$6.50; few fancy $6.75. ‘Wethers $38561)

4.00. Look for steady prices the bal-

ance of the week.



We quotez. Best spring lambs $6.50@

6.75; wethers $3.85@4.00; cull sheep $1.50

(112.50: bucks $2.50€l.2.75; yearling lambs

$4.50(w5.00; handy ewes $3.25613.50; heavy

ewes $3.l5((1223.25; veals, choice to extra

$8.50611‘8.75; fair to good do. $7.00@7.75;

heavy calves $3.25Gi‘4.50.





 





Chicago.

August 7, 1911.

Cattle Ilogs Sheep

Received today ..... 24,000 35,000 23,000

Same day last year..24,437 22,214 23,091

Received last week..59.081 117,184 89,376

Same week last year.50,184 92,916 96,603

There was an excellent demand for fat

cattle today, with prices largely a dime

higher, following a rise of 1067115c last

week, and a sale was made of prime dis-

tillcry-fed steers at $7.50, or 15c above

any previous sale. The medium and

common grades. which declined 1561250

last week, showed no further change.

Last week's decline included cow's and

heifers except the best, as well as bulls.

Hogs had a further advance of 5c today,

with sales at the highest figures yet

reached. Sales were at an extreme range

of $6.75617.65, compared with $6.50fu7.50

on Monday a Week ago. Excepting the

last two years, hogs are much higher than

in most l'ormcr years, barring 1902, when

the,\"u'tii'(* nearly the same as now. The

quality of the offerings is only fair,

with a great many old heavy cows. Pigs

are selling at 51355061740; boars at $2.750)

3.25 and stags at $7.25((D7.75. Hogs aver-

aging 180 to 225 lbs. are the highest sell~

ers and coarse heavy and rough mixed

lots the lowest in values. Hogs received

last week averaged 236 lbs. compared with

21:4 lbs. a year ago, 231 lbs. two years

ago and 223 lbs. three years ago. Sheep

went at steady prices, while lambs were

higher, the. best range lots going at $7.

A consignment of 1161 \Vashington 67-lb.

lambs brought that figure, and a double—

deck of prime Idaho feeding lambs with

killing quality went at $5.90. Lambs are

selling all the way down to $3.25 for na—

tive culls, and feeders are doing better

under a larger demand, selling at $4 and

upward for inferior to choice. Ewes

are salable at 95125011350; wethers at

34340711125 and ycarlings at $3.75m4.85.

_(.‘attlc were markcted last week freely,

With the big supplies offered on Monday

and \\'ednesday, as usual. There was the

customary good demand for fat lots,

which showed plenty of strength at times

when the poorer cattle were slow and de—

clining. Strictly prime cattle found buy-

ers at $6.00611735, and there. was a sale,

of 18 head of extra line 1254-11). Angus,

Hereford and Shorthorn steers at $7.50.

which is still another record-breaker for

the season. The. other end of the mar-

ket was not so well maintained. as was

to be, expected with so many offerings,

steers that were light in weight and lack-

ing in llcsh going at $490416. The greater

part. of the steers sold for $560617. with

metlum to good export steers selli '

556.25.616.75 and good to choice fat giafi-t

bags at 53650717750. The best corn-fed

becves went $1 per 100 lbs. higher than

in May. Cows and heifers went to kill--

ers at S3.30m.6.50, and $6.75 and perhaps

more would have been paid for something

fancy in the heifer lino. (Tanners Sold at

$1.85612.70. cutters at 3527541325 and bulls

at $25001535. Calves were in the usual

demand at $3618 per 100 lbs. the best

firming up as the week advanced. Milk-

ers‘and springers had a fair sale at

1113001160 per head, with fancy oncs quot-

ably higher under scanty offerings. The

stocker and feeder trade would have been

on a larger scale but for the. lack of

prime cattle, killers competing with coun-

try buyers and taking the best feeders.

Stockers sold usually at $3@4.75 and

feeders at $4.50@5.50, few selling at high

as $5.26. Packers received numerous





   





._ , ' . ' '- AUG. ‘12, '1911.’





droves of Texas steers consigned to their)

direct, and they were factors in'holdinz

down 'prices for native steers below,$6.25,

with the’ $5.25@5.75 natives affected the

most. A few trains of Western range

grass cattle from Wyoming, Montana and

Nebraska have arrived and averaged

fairly in quality for this season of the

year. The steers sold at $490,605.75 and

the cows and heifers at $3.75@5.25. Their

general quality did not indicate any

large offerings of really good range cat-

tle for the near future. -



Hogs are making a great record these

days, prices having shot upward at a.

rate that has taken most stock feeders by

surprise, with the $7.50 predicted figure

reached and past last week. While other

western and eastern markets continue to

rtceive such moderate supplies of hogs the

Chicago market may be expected to show

continued great animation and strength,

with a large eastern shipping demand for

the choicer class of light weights, which

are still the market-toppers daily. There

is a wide spread in prices, with extreme-

ly heavy packing hogs selling at a large

discount, while boars are slow to share in

advances. Pigs are marketed very much

less freely than before the drought was

broken, but they are still selling'at a big

discount, especially the little fellows, while

stags sell for the best at prices greatly

above those paid for the best barrows.

Provisions have been headed in an upward

direction in sympathy with,hogs, and

sales are large. Chicago stocks ,of pro-

visions on August 1 aggregated 127,533,881

lbs. compared with 133,877,005 lbs. a.

month earlier and 83,923,456 lbs. a year

earlier. Further advances in hogs are

generally looked for.



Sheep and lambs had fallen so abnor-

mally low in prices, especially the weth-

ers, ewes, yearlings and common lambs,

that after Monday of last week sheep—

men shipped in decreasing numbers, and

reactions took place, although the trade

requirements were not perceptibly larger.

The best demand centered again in choice

lambs that were neither light nor ex—

tremely heavy, and Idaho range lambs

were apt to grade the best, being much

choicer than most natives. There was a.

better call for range feeding lambs, and

higher prices prevailed, with flocks from

the Idaho ranges that weighed around 57

lbs. going at $5.45((1>5.60. Breeding ewes

were in good demand, with sales largely

at $4604.50 per 100 lbs. for the better

kinds. Cull sheep and lambs continued

to sell extremely, low and netted losses

for their owners‘.



Horses were marketed so much more free

ly last week that sellers were able to resist

the former declining tendency of prices,

although the requirements of the trade

were only moderate. A good class ’of

draft horses sold at $200®245 per head,

with extra heavy and choicer ones quot-

ably salable at 5525061320. A well—matched

pair of grey drafters sold at auction for

$425. Good wagon horses sold at $160@

105, and drivers had a moderate sale

around $175@225. Horses selling at $75

(112150 were not in good demand. F.





 





 





LIVE STOCK NOTES.

‘1 1:.





. 5"

Buyers have been fighting the advance-i:





in prices of butter in the Chicago ,market,

but they have been unable to accomplish

anything, and the advances made in El-

gin have been followed by the same ad-

vances in Chicago. Speculators who buy

in big blocks for the purpose of placing

nrcold storage have curtailed their oper-

ations temporarily, but the general de-

mand has proved sufficient to prevent any

uncomfortable accumulations. The pro-

duction of creamery butter has been les-

sened a good deal in various sections of

the country on account of lack of feed

brought about by the dry and hot weath—

er, but good late rains have helped mat-

tersa good deal, and already pastures are

getting in better condition.



The steady growth of dairying in vari-

ous .parts of the country is reflected in

the. increasing demand for high—class Hol-

stems, with a fair call for Jerseys, but

the Holsteins are greatly in the lead in

the Chicago stock yards, where it is ut-

terly impossible to fill half of the buying

orders received. Few men who are for-

tunate enough to own prime milch cows

care to part with any, no matter how

much money is offered. The choicer

cows that are offered in the Chicago mar-

ket‘sell at. $50 to $60 per head, but strict-

ly fancy cows are quotable at $65 to $75



’Ihe‘recent great boom' in prices for

hogs in the Chicago market and other

western markets came as a distinct sur-

prise to a majority of the stock feeders





throughout the country, even to those who .





had figured on prime swine selling ul-

timately at $7.50 per 100 pounds. These

optimists admit that figure was reached

and exceeded much sooner than they had

counted upon. “'ith such a showing and

even ordinary mixed lots of hogs com-

manding extremely high prices, owners

cannot be blind to the importance of fin-

ishing off their hogs in first-class shape.

It has been observed that many consign-

ments of hogs marketed from the dry

sections haVe come good and fat, as their

owners finished them off on liberal corn

rations. It proved a good business pol-

icy, as such hogs brought, very high

prices, frequently more than had been ex-

pected.



Cattle killers in Chicago recently found

that steers that cost them around $6 per

100 pounds dressed 531/: to 541/2 per cent,

while at the same time cattle that cost

them around $7 dressed 60 to 611/2 per

cent and really cost less on the hooks

than the cheaper cattle. It is not so very

long ago that $6 cattle were graded as

good and fat. but now they are graded

as merely medium in quality.



So long as the cattle killers persist in

buying up the cattle of the feeder class

with a little flesh, there will be but a.

poor show for farmers who are desirous

of refilling their feed lots with good

steers. This is clearly bound ,to tell on

the future beef supply. Doubtless there

will be in the future, as in the past,

plenty of ordinary beef cattle, but there

does not appear to be a very good show-_

ing for a normal supply of choice beeves.

That is the way stock feeding usually“.

riuns, either too much or too little feed— ‘

ng. . .





 





 





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AUG. 12, 1911.

THIS IS THE LAST EDITION.





In the first edition the Detroit Live

Stock markets are reports of last week;





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DETROIT LIVE..STOCK MARKET.





 





Thursday’s Market.

August 10, 1911.

Cattle.

Good grades steadyz





Receipts, 1230.

Bulls





common dull, last week’s prices.

25771500 lower than last week.

we quote: Best ,steers and heifers,

$5.50@5.75; steers and heifers, 1,000 to

1.200, $5.00@5.50; steers and heifers, 800

to 1,000, $4.00@4.75; grass steers and

heifers that are fat, 800 to 1,000, $4.00@





4.75; grass steers and heifers that are

fat, 500 to 700, $3.00@4.00; choice fat

cows, $3.75@4.25; .good fat cows, $3.50@

3.75; common cows, $3.00@3.25; canners,





$1.50@2.50; choice heavy bulls, $3.75@4.00;

fair to good bolognas, bulls, $3.50@3.75;

choice feeding steers, 800 to 1.000, $45079

4.75; fair feeding steers, 800 to 1,000,

$3.50@4.00; choice stockers, 500 to 700,

33.75794. 25 fair stockers. 500 to 700, $3.00

@375; stock heifers, $3. 00@3. 50; milkers,

large, young medium age, $40. 007050.00;

common milkers. $25. 0071130. 00



Roe Com . Co sold Kamman B. Co. 14

steers av 901 at $500.1 cow weighing

930 at $4.00; to Parker W. Co. 1 cow

weighing 1100 at $3.75, 2 canners av 823

at $2.50. 22 butchers av 603 at $3.75; to

Rattkowsky 5 cows av 1064 at $4.00. 3

butchers av 483 at $3.00; to Parker TV. Co.

22 steers av 1035 at $5.60; to Breitenbeck

4 cows av 980 at $3.25.



Bishop B. & H. sold Goose 5 bulls av

984 at $3. 30, 1 cow weighing 1060 at $2. 50,





4 cows weighing 91' 10 at $3. 00, 1 bull

weighing 920 at $3.50; to Parker \V &

Co. 15 steers av 1130 at; $5.65, 4 steers





av 835 at $4.50, 5 canncrs av 846 at $2.50,

6 butchers av 630 at $3.75, 2 butchers av

865 at $4.25, 8 butchers av 537 at

$3.50, 3 canners av 820 at. $2.25,

6 butchers av 653 at $4.00, 3 butchers av

660 at $3.50, 1 bull av 1040 at $3.25; to

Rattkowsky 2 cows av 910 at $3.00. 3

cows av 903 at $4.25, 7 cows av 986 at

$3.25. 2 steers av 990 at $5.25. 2 cows av

985 at $3.50, to Kamman B. Co. 2 steers

av 890 at $5.40; to Froman 6 butchers av

535 at $3.55; to Parker W. & Co. 3 cows

av 1077 at $2.25: to Cohen 6 cows av 270

at $3.50; to Erban 5 butchers av 572 at

$3.00; to Froman 2 bulls av 694 at $2.85;

to Hammond S. & Co. 6 cows av 951 at

$2.50,-2 cows av 890 at $2.50: to Heinrich

5 heifers av 760 at $4.30; to Sullivan P.

Co 7 steers av 1316 at $5.80, 5 bulls av 704

at $2.90, 3 bulls av 1216 at $3.50 .



Spicer & R sold Breitenbeck 28 butch—

crs av 794 at $4.50; to Hammond S. &

Co. 28 butchers av 788 at $4.60, 27 butch-

ers av 884 at $5.00 to Sullivan P. Co. 1

bull weighin 1050 at $3.50; 1 cow weigh-

ing 1100 at £4.75, 2 bulls av 685 at $3.00,

1 bull weighing 1220 at $4.00, 8 butchers

av 777- at $4.50, 7 butchers av 1043 at

$5.25, 4 steers av 1042 at $7125, 1 cow

weighing 1030 at $2.50; to Thompson &

Bro. 1. bull weighing 1230 at $4.00, 3 bulls





av 893 at $3.25, 1 steer weighing 830 at

$71.50, 2 cows av 935 at $3.50, 11 butchers

av 730 at $4.00, 2 bulls av 670 at $3.00, 2

cows av 1085 at $4.00; to Regan 1 bull

weighing 530 at $3.00, 7 butchers av 600

at $3.50; to Lat-halt 5 butchers av 770 at

“£4.50, 2 butchers 21v 880 at $3.90; to Parks





or \\. & Co. 2 canners av 865 at $2.50, 1

canncr wcighing 850 at $2.00, 4 canners av

820 at $2.25, 1 cunncr weighing 770 at

$2.00, 4 canncrs av 845 at $2.50; to Mich.





B. CO. 1 cow weighing 12:30 at $4.50, 3

cows av 890 at $1.25, 6 steers av 833 at

$5.00, 12 steers av 976 at $5.25.



Haley & M. sold Applebaum 1 cow





weighing 860 at $3.50. 4 cows av 905 at

$3.85; to Kammar. 9 COWS av 850 at $3.90,

1 cow weighing 810 at $3.23; to Brcitcn—

back 3 cows av 1113 at $3.75; to Schu—

man 4 steers av 875 at $5.21, 1 cow

830 at $4.00; to Downey 10

stockers av 660 at $4.00. 4 siockers av 535





at $3.65, 1 stockcr weighing 800 at $4.00,

5 stockcrs av 7160 at $3.65, 1 stockcr av

720 at $4.00, 1. stocker av 530 at $3.65;





to Heinrich 14 steers av 1061 at $5.50;

to Sullivan P. Co. 3 cows av 1157 at

$4 25,2 steels av 9'10 at $71.25, 4 butchers

av 8 0 at $4. 50 2 b1: tchcis av 635 at $4 00,

2 butchers av 810 at $4. 00; to Schuman 8

butchers av 812 at $4.63, 2 butchers av

735 at $4.65, 2 butchers av 720 at $4.50:

to Goose 5 butchers av 376 at $3.50; to

Regan 7 butchers av 620 at $3.75.



Merritt sold Sullivan P. Co. 6 cows av

1100 at $3.50, 1 bull weighing 1050 at

3.50.

$ HaVcland sold same 3 butchers av 803

at $4. 00, cow weighing 1000 at $3.25, 3

steers av 900 at $4. 60. 1 steer weighing

1120 at $5.75.



Stephens sold l’arkei \V. & Co. 6 cows

av 1003 at $2.” 15.





Haveland sold Bresnahan 11 heifers

av 500 at $3.40.

Borgia & S. sold Marx 3 butchers av





580 at $3.80.

Johnson sold same 6 butchers av 800 at

$4.10.



Veal Calves.



Receipts 590. Market strong and 50



cents higher than on \Vcdnesday and last

Week. Bes‘t $8. 0070.8 75, others $4. 0071‘7. 75;

milch cows and springers stead;



Bishop 1‘. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1

weighing 160 at $8. 00. 14 av 140 at $7. 25 5

av 1.10 at$8213 av 170 at $8. 00, 6 av118

at $7 25; 1 weighing 210 at $4. 50, 3 av 135

at $7. 75, to Hammond S 1"; Co. 2 av 150



at $7. 25, 8 av 155 at $7.2 to Sullivan

P. Co. 4 av 1.16 at $77'1: to Parker W

& Co. 3 av 140 at $7.50, 4 av 140 at

38.25.13 av 160 at $8. 50. 18 av 200 at

$7. 00, 5 av 115 at $6 00, 13 av 155 at $8. 75;

to Burnstine 9 av 150 at $7. 50; 10 av 152

a138.75,4 av 1'15 at $6.00 1'1 av 160



3 . ..

atRcz’zg‘om. Co. sold Mich B. Co 1 weigh—

ing 180 at $7 00 1 weighing 135 at $2. C00,

15 av 160 at $8 00: to Hammond S &

3 av 145 at $7. 00, 10 av 150 at $8. 00,C O2





   





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





av 140 at $8. 00, 1 weighing 210 at $5.00.

Séepzhens sold Newton B. Co. 2 av 165

at

Danvers & Kendall sold McGuire 10 av





150 at $8.00.



Spicer & R. sold Hammond S. & Co.

13 av 135 at $7.25; to Mich B. Co. 9 av

155 at $7.75, 12 av 160 at $8.00; to Ratt—

kowsky 8 av 205 at $8.00, 1 weighing

130 at $5.00; to Mich. B. Co. I weigh-

ing 140 at $8.00; to Goose 22 av 150 at

$7.00; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 av 140 at $6.00,

8 av 150 at $8. 50; to Buinstinc 1 weigh-

ing 140 at $8. 50, 7 av 170 at $7.;00 to

Newton B. Co 8 av 185 at $4. 50.



Haley & M. sold Goose 3 av 200 at

$5.00, 11 av 160 at $8.00; to Newton R.

Co. 2 av 140 at $7.50, 2 av 170 at 8.00,

7 av 165 at $7.00; to Goose 8 av 200 at

$6.00, 1 weighing 160 at $8.00, 9 av 150

at $7. 00; to Newton B. Co. 2 av 135 at

$7. 75, 12 av 150 at $8.5;2 Mich B. Co. 7

av 145 at $8.25, 22 av 160 at $8. 50.



Johnson sold Goose 4 av 155 at $8.. 25.



Laughlin sold Hammond S CO2

av 170 at $6. 50, 4 av 200 at $7. 75.



Haddrello sold same 14 av 155 at $8. 2.5



Lovewell sold Burnstine 6 av 170 at

$8.25.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 1036. Market 25 to 500 high-

er due entirely to light receipts. \Vith

fair run would be no higher. Best lambs,

$5. 50@6. 00; fair to good lambs, $500711

5.50, light to common lambs, $3.50@4.50;

fair to good sheep, $3. 25@3. 50; culls and

common, $2.00@2.50.



Bishop B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 3





'sheep av 100 at $2.50, 19 do av 110 at





$3.40, 19 do av 90 at $3.25; to Sullivan P.

Co. 25 yearlings av 70 at $4.50. 3 sheep

av 125 at $3.50, 8 lambs av 55 at $4.00,

24 do av 77 at $5.50, 39 sheep av 70 at

$3.75, 42 lambs av 70 at $5.75, 13 do av

75 at $6.00, 7 do av 58 at $4.50,, 17 do av

70 at $5. 50; to Newton B. Co. 86 lambs

av 75 at $5.50, 38 do av 70 at $5.00 to

Thompson Bros 11 lambs av 75 at $6. 00,





19 do av 10 at $4. 50; to Sullivan P. Co.

22 lambs av 65 at $5.25, 25 sheep av

70 at $3.50; to Hammond S. & Co. 7





sheep av 145 at $3.25, 10 lambs av 64 at

$6.00, 12 do av 65 at $6.00; to Young 4

sheep av 115 at $3.75, 6 do av 50 at $3.10,

15 do av 130 at $3. 50; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

19 sheep av 110 at $3. 25,, 5 do av 80 at.

$2. 00. 13 d0 av 75 at $3. 50, 28 lambs av

80 at $5.75, 16 do av 65 at $6.00, 18 sheep

av 70 at $3.50.





Spicer & R. sold Mich B. (Jo. 9 sheep

av 100 at $3.25, 13 lambs av 67 at $6.00,

3 yearlings av 100 at $4.00, 100 lambs

av 69 at $5.90; to Newton 11. (7o. 29

lambs av 60 at $5.00, 8 sheep av 125 at

$3.00; to liarlage 16 sheep av 120 at

$2.50, 28 lambs av 60 at $5.00, 10 do av

61 at $5.00.



Roe Com. C0. sold Sullivan 1’. Co 25





lambs av 77 at $5.50 and 6 sheep av 120

at $3.00.

Kaley & M. sold Newton Beef C0. 8

sheep av 100 at $2.00, 33 do av 90 at

$3.50, 3 do av 107 at $3.00, 16 lambs av

73 at $6.00. 32 do av 61 at $4.75; to Thomp-

son & Bro. 29 lambs av 67 at $5.00; to

Mich B. CO. 41 lambs av 75 at $6.00.





0090





' Hogs.

Receipts .....1 . Market bidding 5c lower

than on \v'\v'ednesday. None sold up to

noon. 1571)20(: higher than last Thurs-

day. Range of prices: Light to good

butchers, $7.70; pigs $7,25m,7,55; light

yorkers. $7.60@7.70; heavy, $7.55@7.65.

Roe ,. Co. sold Sullivan 1’. Co. 225

av 190 at $7.70, 150 av 180 at $7.65, 44

av 165 at $7.55.





Spicer & R. sold Hammond S. & Co.

355 av 190 at $7.70, 60 av 140 at $7.65.

Haley & M. sold same 110 av 190 at





$7.70. 145 av 170 at $7.65.

Parker \\'. & (‘1). sold B. B. & ii. 153

at $7.65, 380 av 190 at $7.70.





Friday’s Market.





August 4,

Cattle.



Receipts this week, 1,667. against 1,340

last week: market steady at Thursday’s

prices. 1Ve ouotc: Best steers and hcif—

ers, 5555071575; steers and heifers. 1.000

to 1,200 lbs. $5715.23: do. 800 to 1,000 lbs.,

$4@$4 75; grass stceis and heifers that

me fat, 800 to 1.000 lbs” 847714.75; do 500

to 700 lbf-=., $3.7 57114. 50; choice fat cows,



837571125; good fat covvs, $3.50(u.3.7:'1;

common cows. $3793.25; canners, $150717

2.75; choice heavy bulls. $4; fair to good

bologna bulls. 3350717375: stock bulls.$3fii‘1

choice feeding steers, 800 to 1.000

5614 7:";1 fair feeding steers, 800 to



$3. .10714; choke stockers. 500 to

700 lbs., $3 7571551. 25; fai1 stockers, .100 to

700 lbs. $37D3. 70; stock heifers, $3719.50

milkers, large, young, medium age, $40fi‘

$50; common milkers, 83071235.



Veal Calves.



Receipts this week, 847, against 925 last

week: market 250 lower than on Thurs-

day; best. $7727.75; others. 3411.16.75.



Milch cows and springers dull.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts this week, 2,686, against 2.674

last week; market steady at Thursday's

prices; best lambs, $5.50; fair to good

lambs, $5@1$5.25; light to common lambs.

31950711450; yearlings, $350754; fair to

good sheep. 33.25.783.50; culls and com—

Snroon, $2.50@3; light common lambs, $371“

.1) .





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ll1s., $4.2

1,000 lbs.





_ Hogs.

Receipts this week. 2,235, against 2,531





last week; market 50 higher than on

Thursday. Range of prices: Light to

good butcheis, $7. 407717. 45zp1gs. $7.25;





Light yorkers, $7. 40@7. 45; heavy, $7.407]?

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Prices for lard, pork, barns and other

cured hog products have been moving on-

ward for some time in sympathy with the

advancing course of the hog market it. 1:

generally understood that the big I)aCl("Y'S

are the owners of a large share of the

stocks held in the Chicago warehouses.

and this has tended to develop caution

upon the part of the “shorts, " who have

been covering their outstanding trades

The large consumption of provisions

everywhere is reflected in the decreasing

stocks in Chicago for a month past. and

during the same time frcsh pork rrvd—

ucts have bad a large sale. these being

cheaper than any other meats.





HAPPENINGS OF THEMWEEK.





(Continued from page 120.)

to build a $10.000.000 war vessel for Tur-

kev. The vessel will be of 20,000 tons,

will carry ten 14-inch guns and have en-





 





 





gines that will drive her at a speed of 21.

knots.



Pope Plus is reported as nearly recov-

ered from a recent affection of the larynx



The revolution in Haiti was successful

in displacing the former government with

officials selected by the leaders of the

rtbels. Followers of formei President

Sin- on arrived in New York Monday laden

with spoils.



The reports that the city of London.

Ont., would not permit the display of

the American flag during the celebration

of “Old Boys Week” seem unfounded as

there was no opposition to the stars and

stripes when unfurled with the union

jack in the street there on Monday



The asylum for the insane at Hamil-

ton, Ontario, was destroyed by fire last

week and eight bodies of inmates were

afterwaids recovered from the ruins.



Frederick \V. Taylor of Colorado, has

been selected as director of agriculture

of the lhilippine islands. This is the

beginning of modern scientific methods

of agiicultuie in the Philippines.





National.



The steamship Columbia enroute from

Glasgow to New York, struck an iceberg

off coast northeast of Cape Race and

was severely battered up. Several of the

crew and passengers were injured by the

impact and ice falling upon the decks of

the vessel.



The unusual method of settling strikes

by aid of an order from a court of jus—

tice was affected in Des Moines, 13., Sat-

urday. when Judge DcGraff issued an in-

junction which temporarily, at least, re»

stored order where a long struggle was

expected between employees and the

street railway company 01’ that city.

Nearly 500 men walked out when the men

agreed to quit, all of whom returned to





their positions after the publication of

the court's action.

Two boys, Allen Wilson and Edward





Rich, aged 12 and 13 respectively, weie

carried out into Grand Traverse bay on a

little sail boat where the rough waters

overturned their craft and they were

drowned.



The coroner’s jury's verdict accuses the

conductor and the motorman of the east—

bound cur of causing the wreck at Dear-

born a week ago when a head-on (‘0‘-

lision resulted in the death of Lewis

Hamilton. The members of the crew

are under arrest and charged with man-

slaughter.



The United States senate is debating

the recall provision of the proposed con-

stitution of Arizona.



The dissolution of the Standard Oil

Company has had a depressing effect

upon quotation of their stock the past few

days a decline of $18,000,000 was shown

Monday of this week and a total de-

cline of $59,000,000 in valuation since the

influence of the order of the court has

taken effect. On Monday 800,000 shares

were sold. The actual value of this stock

is placed at 600 per share leaving out

"good will" and good management, and

since that figure is now the market quo-

tation it is not probable that brokers

will reduce it much further and hence the

influence upon business generally should

not be greater than it has been already.



The cotton market took a sudden jump

Monday, making an advance of $4. 00 per

bale, but during the remaining part of

the session half of the advance was lost.



Postmaster General Hitchcock has des-

ignated 50 additional pcstoffices as post-

al savings depositorics in 19 states to

begin operations September 4. The new

postal savings bank at New York City

took in over $41,000 during the first week

of its existence.



The Michigan state good roads asso-

ciation in scssion at Jackson adopted a

resolution providing for the canvassing of

every city 11nd village of the state in the

interests of good roads.



Heavy rains are causing floods in Kan-

sas and Oklahoma. Stock has been driv-

en to high land and in some placcs fam-

ilies are moving away from the streams.





 





 

 

 





 





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Three persons are dead and 16 ,injured

as the result of a wind and hail storm

in Abilene and Taylor counties of Texas.

Houses were unroofed, stores wrecked.

wires thrown down, live stock killed and ;

much damage was done to property in .

general. »



The city of Saginaw is concerned over .

an accident to her largest water works'

pump which leaves the municipality at

the mercy of tires, as but one small pump

is available.



The Georgian legislature is having in-

teresting sessions during the considera-

tion of a bill providing for the prohibl‘

tion of the sale and manufacture of any

beverage containing more than one-half

of one per cent of alcohol.



Recent reports from Arizona and New

Mexico say that the ranges are in the

best condition seen in years, with plenty

of grass and stock in much better shape

than is usual at this season of the year.



Chicago and other western live stock>

commission firms have been sending out

let1ers to their country patrons, advising

them to finish off all thcii well— bred cat-

tle, as there is a great shortage of such

stock in the countiy. This is ceitainly

a time when it will pay stockmen to pro-

duce a high grade of beef cattle, but in-

ferior cattle should not be held any long-

er, as they will shortly come into close

competition with lots of grass-fed cattle

from the northwestern ranges.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.



Genesee Co. ., July 29. —liaying and bar-

vest about; finished. High price of bay

has starteL selling unusually early. The

high wind of last Monday had a serious

effect upon orchards, blowing off a large

amount of fruit. Fall crops promise fair—

ly well. Drought injured some and hail

got in its work also. Sugar beets as

usual suffer least of all, and are looking

well.. The best crop ever is anticipated.

High prices have brought early potatoes

on the market already. Farmers who

suffered loss of buildings by cyclone are

busy replacing the structures with new

ones. Weather fine at present writing.



Northern Isabella and Southern Clare

605., July 25,—Very dry and hot, little

prospect for rain. All crops suffering

for want of moisture. llaying nearly

done and gathered in fine condition.

'W’heat threshing commenced and yield-





 





 





ing from' 12 to 30 bu. per acre. ()at

cutting commenced and will be a poor

yield. Early potatoes a failure, and late

ones the same unless rain comes soon.

Beans looking fairly well, peas :1 fail—

ure and sugar beets looking 1w”, Red

wheat is 770 per 1111.: white wheat, 76c;

oats, 40c; beans. $1. 90; potatoes $150; but-

ter, 200; eggs 14c

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The old settlers of Jamestown, Ot—

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nual picnic at Spring Grove, near James-

town Center. August 12, 1911. An inter-





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transportation will be provided from the

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PLANTING LARGE TREES.

Some years ago the Connecticut station

conducted investigations along the line

of planting fruit trees close together and

then when space became crowded replant

them in a larger field and, if necessary

in a still larger area as the second area

became small. So promising did the

scheme appear to the officials that it was

advised to practical men for trial. Since

men began spraying and found it neces-

sary to have the trees of the orchard

farther apart than they had been planted

in earlier days, it has seemed that too

much space is being occupied by the

young trees until the orchard comes in

bearing and as a consequence of this

unprofitable occupation of the soil much

is lost to the Owner, especially where

land is high and greatly needed to keep

up running expenses. Where apple trees

are planted forty feet apart in the rows

the small trees would,as readily thrive

if put on one—quarter of the land and not

suffer for the first eight or ten years of

their existence. To grow these trees on

the smaller area and then remove them

oranumber of them to other places and

thereby save to the owner a large por-

tion of his land for other purposes was

the object of the abch experiments, and

it seemed feasible. But we have yet to

learn of men in actual practice who have

endeavored to secure an orchard through

this method; however.





 





 





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





the young trees and shrubs. Increasing

the humus is my aim.



This fall cleaning is worth two of the

spring work. I. commence the work as

soon as any tops, thinnings. droppings

from the orchard, or refuse of any na-

ture is formed. Fence corners, turning

borders, paths, back yards, etc., should

be cut often and unless usable for feed

piled and saved to be plowed under or

added to the compost heap.



All green or dried vegetable matter is

not alike in value as a manure. Some

increase the fertility more than others.

Yet all are worth saving. And there is

a point young farmers should notice im-

mediately: All manure, animal or vege-

table, do not furnish the same food for

the use of the plant. Neither should all

parts of the garden or farm field be fed

the same quantity or quality each year.



A successful farmer, no matter what

line of work he is in, will study the com-

position of every square yard of his cul-

tivated land. Even the subsoil should be

investigated because of its influence.

Fields and gardens often run from clay

or silt to sand in a short distance. Ad-

joining square Yards will show a great

difference in humus, or habit of leaching.

Years ago a large tree was turned up by

the roots and the spot still is affected.

A part of this field was formerly a forest

the rest prairie. It takes years for the

two parts to become alike and need just

the same fool at each meal. No two

plants are just alike in their ways and

likes of eating, any more than animals.

No two masses or varieties of roots

would relish the same breakfast. Then,





 





information is at hand

-from Grand Traverse

county concerning a 13-

year-old orchard on the

farm of Mr. Zeigler,

where the trees had

been set 12 feet apart

and where ten of these

trees were replanted

last fall at a cost of

$15.50. The illustration

on this page is that of

one of the Spy trees in

its new position. It. is

thriving after the treat-

ment necessary for its

removal. The other

nine are also doing well

and seem to confirm

the conclusion reached

by the eastern station,

since the land occupied

by one of these trees

would certainly be

worth more than the

cost of moving. l’os—

sibly many readers

have had experiences

with the transplanting

of old fruit trees. What

the results have been

would make interesting

reading for all Michi-

gan Farmer patrons and would be valu-

able mattcr for those who have orchards

that are now too closely planted, as well

as those who wish to set out trees but

cannot see their way clear to give over

the land for a time suflicient to bring

the trees into bearing.



CLEANING AND FERTILIZING THE



GARDEN.





 





 





From now until freezing, cleaning up

the garden will be in order. The fall is

the. time to prepare for next year’s crop.

llcrry canes are about the only refuse I

burn. I wouldn‘t burn these if a disease

had not made its appearance. Iiow much

better a clean, freshly tilled garden looks

than one whose ground is clear of weeds

but cakcd, and the small fruit neglected.



I bury the tips of the black raspberry

tunes that l neglected to nip. I do this

as early as 1 can so as to gct a mass of

roots. August is the best time. If not

burit-d they should be cut back this fall.

The. nipped canes have grown to be great,

strong, well-branched bushes. You may

cut the branches back to about 18 inches

in length. Give the knife a slanting push

from the underside towards the tip. It

may be better to take hold of the branch

between the main stalk and the place to

cut.



It does not my to burn the Straw,

cornstalks, vines, cabbage stumps, weeds,

pea stalks, onion tops, beet and other

root tops and grass trimmings. You owe

them to the soil. The ground needs them.

Pay the debt. This pile of dirt looks

rich in plant food. It is last year’s odds

and ends of the garden waste. Those

piles under the orchard trees were cut

before the summer apples were harvest-

ed. They make the best of manure for





 





 





 





A 15-year-old Spy Tree ‘Thriving After Being

Transplanted.





food should be seasoned differently and

served in different ways. Many plants

eat near the surface of the ground; oth-

ers prefer to eat‘ and live under a heavy

cover. Thus the farmer who early in the

fall keeps on his desk a detailed plan of

his ground, showing just where each crop

is to be planted and grown the next sea-

son, especially if a gardener, feeds and

prepares that ground as that plant likes,

is successful. Certainly there are some

general laws that apply to every plant

and field but each plant has an individu-

ality and each piece of ground is not

built the same and will not act as a

store-house under the same treatment.

Strange as it may seem, sawdust, if old,

is a much better dressing under some

circumstances than several manures. I

working in broken slag and ashes than

by liberal applications previously made

have had better crops on some soils by

of stable manure. There is still another

point: some of this refuse will cause the

soil to be sour more quickly than others

and before you will realize it. Constant

testing, then, is in order, as all manure

of any kind will produce a sour condition

in time. There are some crops that like

a little acidity while others worry if the

soil is tainted in the least.



I like to know where I am to put cer-

tain crops next year so I can apply

nitrogenous or mineral foods in liberal or

small quantities and cover deeply or

shallow.



It is little things that make large re-

sults. Our minds are often fastened so

nothing but large matters can be consid-

ered, and results are disappointing. My

whole study is to feed the soil plenty of





humus but prepared to suit the taste of p 7"





the plant that is to be fed. This to be

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The recent invention of an all- steel Motor

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No balance wheels.

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increased the grain from





phosphate were used.

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On some of the best wheat land the crop runs to

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able mineral foods to balance the manure or clover.



A field test on such land showed that Potash





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soil next season, weeds or no weeds. so

each class of bacteria may be kept» at

work. It is such little matters that

bring in a net profit. H. L.





COVER cnops FOR YOUNG OR-

CHARDa





I have a young cherry orchard set one

year ago last spring. Last year corn was

planted between the rows. This year

beans were planted. These have had

good care and are making a fine growth.

I am advised to sow a. cover crop but

how can I go about it, with the bean

crop not ready to harvest yet, except to

turn it under, and would it make enough

growth before winter to protect the young

trees? Our orchard expert advises sow—





 





ing oats and vetch, but vetch is not a.





sure crop here and is also high-priced.

Cats are also a poor crop here. Clover

makes two slow a growth and rye, this

man tells me, is the last thing he would

sow, as it is a great moisture gatherer.

1 also have 300 newly set trees with’ corn

between rows, growing finely for the

most part, but what about a cover CI‘OD?

Manistee Co. Mrs. J. J. S.





If the land where this cherry orchard

stands is very light and the beans were

still small enough so I could sow a cover

crop and cultivate it in between the rows

I might do so if I thought the advantage

of the growth before harvesting the beans

would more than counterbalance the ad-

ditional labor of pulling them by hand,

as I do not believe the bean puller could

be used without badly damaging the cov—

er crop. If the soil was fairly rich so a

crop sowed later would make a fair

growth, or if the beans were getting too

large to allow of cultivating in a cover

crop to advantage I should wait until

they were harvested and sow a cover

crop at that time. Without knowing the

conditions in this case I should think

that the latter would be the practical

solution. The beans could probably be

harvested from the first to the middle of

September, and a cover crop would make

quite a growth in our latitude after this

time if there were plenty. of moisture.

We sowed rye after beans several years

ago and got enough growth to be of con-

siderable value. probably six inches that

fall. I believe oats would make a more

rapid growth, and if vetch could be sown

with it this would make a more stable

growth and be of some protection during

the winter and make quite a growth in

the snringbefore turning under.



Vi: have about the same'proposition to

meet” in a young orchard. part of which

is cultivated without crops and part of

which is in corn. Last week we sowed

a bushel of oats and 15 pounds of

vetch seed per acre in the cultivated

part. and intended to sow the same. in

the corn and cultivate in. but a hard

wind storm Inst as we were ready to sow

blew the corn over so it will be impos-

sible to do anything with it until the

corn is cut. \Ve shall then sow oats and

vetch, using more seed than on the other

part, and hope to get quite a growth

after this time, at least as much as win-

ter wheat gets in the fall. which is quite

a protection.



The part of your orchard that is in

corn could be sown at once if it is not

blown over and the seed cultivated in.

If it can not be. cultivated the crop can

he sown after cutting, though in your

laiitude you might have to wait until

spring for much growth. Buckwheat will

make a rapid growth in the fall if the

frost is not too early. but is not much

winter protection. It could be used in-

stead of oats if desired, but we have

found that oats make about as good a

fall growth as anything. and vetch will

come on ahead of the clovers and make

considerable growth in the fall and a

rapid growth in the spring.



I do not believe I should sacrifice a

good bean crop for a cover crop. I un-

derstand that your orchard was in corn

last year without a cover crop. and came

out all right. On strong land a cover

crop is not an absolute necessity. but a

partial safeguard, and a means of secur-

ing some humus. If you can get straw,

marsh hay. or coarse manure you can

mulch the trees this fall, being careful

to put wood veneer or tarred paper tree

protectors about the trunks as a protec-

tion from mice and rabbits, and you will

have both the protection and the humus.

If you can not get this it may answer to

sow a cover crop along the row of trees

in the beans now and leave the balance

of the field. These strips will protect the

trees considerably and help to hold the

show. We have done this in late potatoes

and in corn. You could even sow only

about the trees if the strips could not be

sown. and hoe in the seed. There are

many things that can'be done to meet

special conditions in sowing a cover CPOD.

so the reader must uSe judgment.



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All normern grown. ggnranteed to be 99 per cent

pure and free from dod d.er Write for free sample

on which we invite you to get Government tests. This

seed should produce hay 311860 peracre annually.

Free instructions on growing.





IiIlAIII AID GRASS SEED





Northern grown and of strongest vitality. We

handle export. rades only and can furnish rass mix-

tures suitable or any soils. Write for cats 03.





WING SEED C0., Box 242,Mecl1anicsburg,0.





BURN HARVESTER





That beats them all. One horse cuts two rows. Great

labor saver. Carries to the shock. No twine Worked

in l. 2 or 3 men. 8 also manufacture Stump

Piullers 21nd Tile Ditch to for catalog.



. L. BENNETT & 00.. “WESTFRVILLE Ohio.





HARVESTER with Binder Attach-

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Sold iSn ewi‘ry state. Price :20 with

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ALE—6(1) ACRES fertile cutover land. easily

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I 25 Acres Bordering Rlvor.

Stock and Tools Included.



Stock and dairy farm. cuts 50 tons of hay. brook

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500 Lords of w.ood lots of timber; 2-stor\n1%-room house.

big barn. other outbuildings. maple shade; owner if

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farmin machinery and tools: price for everything

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' THE GOLDEN DAYS OF





“I tell you what,” said the young woman

philosopher, “it is up to every girl to

decide when she is young just what sort

of old lady she will be. I’ve noticed that

some of the traits which are quite ex-

cusable in a pretty young girl or a bright

young woman, are thoroughly detestable

in a wrinkled, old woman. I suppose

they were bad in the young girl, but peo-

ple excuse them. When she is old, how-

ever, she will find everyone as eager to

condemn as they are now to praise, and

it will be next to impossible to change

them. I have come to the conclusion that

if I don’t want to be spoken of as ‘that

old shrew’ when I am aged, it is up to

me to cultivate a habit of self-control

and golden silence now.”



“Yes,” said the older woman sadly,

“you‘re right, and I wish someone had

told me 40 years ago what you haVc just

said. It would have saved me lots of

trouble and suffering. I always had a high

temper, and no one ever took the trou-

ble to teach me to control it. When I

was little, father boasted of my spirit

and determination to have my own way.

Mother, who was a pale echo of father,

sighed and said nothing when I had a

tantrum. I quickly found that llying into

a passion would get me my own way,

and I wasn’t wise enough to know that

having my own way was not the best

thing in life. I grew into young girlhood

and young womanhood, still with no cf-

fort to control my temper. I was hand-

some, father had moncy, and no one was

brave enough to tell me my faults, ex-

cept one old aunty and her I abused for

her pains. \Vhen I married, my husband

would put up with any amount of abuse

rather than have words with me, so I

still kept on raging.



“I was middlc aged before I saw my

mistake. I began to notice that I never

kept my friends long. At first it didn’t

trouble me much, but after awhile I be-

gan to wonder. Then I tried to analyze

the situation but even then I was so

self-satisfied I failed to see the true

cause. It took a chance remark of a

former friend to open my eyes. She was





YOUTH.





my past and present and I saw the jus-

tice of the remark. I determined to

make amends, but I fear it is too late.

Habit is a strong taskmaster and a. bad

reputation is hard to live down. No one

makes excuses for me now, I am getting

old and unattractive, and then no one

knows the struggle I am making to do

better. You are right, girlhood is the

time to decide whether you will be loved

and loving in old age, or unlovely and

unloving."



“And temper isn't the only trait of

girlhood that grows into unlovliness

with advancing years. The child who

runs into another room and greedily eats

her sack of candy while other children

stand around outside hoping for a share,

has a mean old age ahead of her. Shame

may break her of some of her greediness

as she grows older, but the spirit of

stinginess will be there unless she is

shown the hideousness of it. Evil speak-

ing, irreverence, undue love of dress, in-

dolence all should be corrected in youth

if we hope to be called “that dear old

lady” in the years to come.





DEBORAH.





DARNING AND COUCHING STITCHES.





 





M .AE Y. MAHAFFY.





I'ndcr these headings we have some

of the most useful of all embroidery

stitches. helping as they do to fill in

large spaces in a charming manner with

far less expenditure of time than a ma—

jority of other stitches would call for.

Rich, attractive results are easily obtain—

able by these methods, utilizing one of

the outline stitches as a surrounding fea-

ture, if preferred to the couching shown

in the partially wrought doily pictured.





On this doily several forms appear.

The disk in the center is filled with the

ordinary darning stitch, with which all

women are familiar. It is frequently

known as the Queen Anne stitch. It is

made up of parallel rows taken directly

across the space to be covered. These

rows are then crossed with other parallel





 





 





 





 





 





 





Partially Wrought Dolly Showing Effect of Darning and Couchlng Stitches.





a woman I had admired and hoped to

keep as a friend. Imagine my feelings

when I overheard her say of me:



“ ‘That old shrew has such a fiendish

temper, Job himself couldn’t get along

with her.’



“At first I was too angry to think of

anything but the unkindness of it. Then

I began to think seriously, to look over





rows from the opposite direction, the lat-

ter being woven under and over alternate

rows of the former group. The lines are

placed at some distance in the disk, but

may be crowded up quite close, just as in

the plebian stocking darning. Either

will give a pleasing finish to a large

Space.



The solid looking bars a little way out-





side of this disk are covered with brick

couching. One strand or more of the

working floss is used in the needle at one

time. In this instance four strands are

utilized. Unless one is making use of

the many stranded floss this helps to ob-

tain results speedily. The strands are

then placed straight across the space in

parallel rows. Short stitches are then

placed at right angles to the rows, each

covering a given number of threads, thus

holding the loose strands in place. These





 





 





 





 





 





 





short stitches should be set at regular

distances apart, but should alternate

with spaces in each succeeding row.



The background is filled in with brick

darning. This consists of rows of evenly

spaced, equal length running stitches,

which appear in an unworked corncr.

The spaces are then filled by a return

row of similar stitches, and the rows

connected with stitches taken straight

across the space between. These stitches

alternate in the various rows with the

spaces above and below, after the mode

of laying bricks, thus giving the name to

the stitch. It is a very speedy method of

filling large spaces or backgrounds, and

when worked in a contrasting color to

the design proper is very pleasing in

effect.



'l‘Wo outline couching stitches appear,

very similar in point of construction. The

heavier outlines the disk and leaf forms

of the pattern. It is made by carrying

a group of three strands of the floss along

the outline, having brought the needle up

from beneath at some point of the de-

sign. Another needle threaded with one

strand of the same or a. different color

is used to stitch the group of strands

down at regular intervals, the stitches

being taken straight across the threads.

The outline threads may be crowded to-

gether. as in this instance. or spread flat,

side by side, and as many may be used

as may be desired. The ends must be

drawn to the wrong side and fastened.



'I‘he midribs of the leaf forms are in a

finer coaching stitch, one strand being

couched down by another in an over and

over stitch, catching into thc material

just a trifle each time beneath the out-

lining strand. The couchlng stitches thus

slant in one direction all the time. Quite

heavy cords may be used in this way,

and will result splendidly in heavy ma-

terials. This is sometimes known as the

twisted couching stitch.



The hem of this dolly is also couched

into place with even heavier lines than

the leaf forms. This style of finishing

hems is advocated by arts and crafts so-

cieties generally, and is certainly prac-

tical and pretty. The hem must be turn-

ed up on the right side.



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"STRONGER THAN MEAT





A Judge’s Opinion of Grape-Nuts.



A gentleman who has acquired a judi-

cial turn of mind from experience on the

bench out in the Sunflower State writes

a carefully considered opinion as to the

value of Grape-Nuts as food. He says:



“For the past 5 years Grape-Nuts has

been a prominent feature in our bill of

fare.



“The crisp food with the deliciOus,

nutty flavour has become an indispen-

sable necessity in my family’s everyday

life.



“It has proved to be most healthful

and beneficial, and has enabled us to

practically abolish pastry and pies from

our table, for the children prefer Grape-

Nuts and do not crave rich and unwhole-

some food.



“Grape—Nuts keeps us all in perfect

physical condition——as a. preventive of

disease it is beyond value. I have been

particularly impressed by the beneficial

effects of Grape—Nuts when used by ladies

who are troubled with face blemishes,

skin eruptions, etc. It clears up the

complexion wonderfully.



“As to its nutritive qualities,imy ex-

perience is that one small dish of Grape-

Nuts is superior to a pound of meat for

breakfast, which is an important consid-

eration for anyone. It satisfies the appe-

tite and strengthens the power of re-

sisting fatigue, while its use involves none

of the disagreeable consequences that

sometimes follow a. meat breakfast."

Name given by Postum 00., Battle Creek,

Mich.



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backgrounds or large figures. The same

principle is involved in both. Threads

are laid across the space from both di-

rections, either diagonally, as in Figure

1, or straight, as in Figure 2. The inter-

secting points are then caught down to

the material by short stitches taken right

over them. These may be single or cross





stitches. They are often called diaper

couching, ‘or diamond and square filling

stitch.





The simple darning stitch is shown in

Figure No. 3. These stitches may cover

the space straight or diagonally. but

must be placed the same throughout the

design, and are usually utilized as back-

ground stitches, although they are well

adapted to fill in leaves, petals or large

figures, which are outlined in some de-

cided manner. The stitch is the running

stitch used in sewing, only a short stitch

being taken on the wrong side of the

goods, and the lengths kept even through-

out. The rows must be parallel, just a

trifling distance apart, and stitches must

alternate with spaces in the various rows.



A great many couching and darning

stitches are seen in Mountmellick em-

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colored work, especially for pillow cov-

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BY ELLA E. Roc-Kwoon.



There is no one who courts disfavor.

We all want to be loved, rather than

hated, to have pleasant things said about

us, to have friends Wherever we go. But

if we are to succeed there are certain

obligations on our part, certain musts

and must nots to be observed. There is

no royal path for the favored of fortune

other than the common one which as

readily leads the plainest and the poorest

of its followers to the envied position

which brings friends wherever they may

go



if we study the lives of those who

make friends readily we will find that

they are unselfish. They have always a.

helping hand for those in need, not neces-

sarily of money, but of counsel and of

kindness as well as a sympathetic ear

for the sorrows of others. They are

good listeners and never betray a confi—

dence. Their tongues are not lent to

gossip nor to criticism. They may be

interested in ther'ai'fairs of their friends

but. are not unduly curious concerning

them.



Another qualification possessed by those

who are favorites among their acquaint—

ances is that they have learned to keep

their own troubles in the background.

‘i'i'hile ready to give a listening ear to

the woes of others their own are rarely

mentioned. Come to think about it, no-

body cares to hear such things, anyway.

A smile may hide an aching heart and all

the better for it, and nobody wants to

hear about our aches and pains.



A remark made at the demise of a

much loved woman was, “She never lost

a friend.” New ones were gained, yet

the old ones were retained as iirmly as

ever.



Kindliness, courtesy, unselfishness,

fidelity, are guide posts on the way. Suc-

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ALUMINUM COOKING UTENSILS.





 





BY CHARLOTTE BIRD.





Judging from her article in the Mich-

igan Farmer for February 18, on alumi-

num cooking utensils, Harriet Mason has

been unfortunate in her choice of manu-

facture. For six years I have used alum-

inum cooking utensils almost exclusively

and I am still about as foolishly fond of

them as at first. I have made a special

study of aluminum for cooking utensils

and, if it is worth anything, I should

like to share the results with others.



There are many firms which manufac-

ture these cooking utensils and they are

of every grade of morality. As in the

lump the metal is very expensive, it fol-

lows naturally that by some of these

firms it is badly adulterated and made

so as not to be worth the low price asked

for it. But there are a few firms which

manufacture honest goods. These pro—

ducts have their firm trade mark plainly

.stamped on every piece. I would not

think of buying an aluminum cooking

utensil whose maker was not proud

enough to wish his name stamped plainly

upon it.



A well-made aluminum cooking uten-

sil, of pure metal, has to be paid for. It

is not offered on bargain counters. But

its general excellence and practical in-

destructibillty make it the cheaper in

the end.





 





THE MICHIGAN





Aluminum cooking utensils do not need

necessarily to be made of a thick, heavy

weight. One well-known firm, at least,

manufactures a first quality of articles

in sheet aluminum. But they are made

heavy enough to last a very long time

with anything like good care. But the

very light weight with a. rough, unfin-

ished surface inside should be rejected

utterly.



Of the sheet aluminum the general

neatness and durability of finish, espe-

cially, the finish inside, are the dis-

tinguishing qualities. The good wear has

a hard, smooth finish, intended to make

it withstand roughness and discoloration.

The thick aluminum has not this finish.

Consequently, when it has been used for

some years even with good care, it turns

brown.



No pure aluminum cooking utensil is

ever injured by any fruit or vegetable





acid fit for the human stomach. This

was proved conclusively in tests made

at the world‘s fair in St. Louis. There





aluminum kettles were kept for days if

not for weeks, with fruit standing in

them and with no injury whatever to

fruit or metal. Aluminum is the clean-

est of all the metals for cooking purposes.

it is, therefore, the greater pity that the

cheap, adulterated grades of goods should

spoil its reputation among people who

do not understand the situation.



Aluminum is not injured by vinegar

alone, however sharp. But if this acid

hold a large quantity of salt in solution

it becomes injurious to the metal. Alu-

minum is injured by alkalis, such as soda

in large quantities and a vessel might

easily have a hole eaten through it. But

any quantity of soda fit for the human

stomach would do it no more harm than

to darken the inner surface. This dark-

ness is readily removable by scouring or

by cooking tomatoes or rhubarb in the

vessel. I have used the necessary amohnt

of'soda in cooking beans, of course,

draining and washing afternurds, with

no harm whatever to my aluminum.



Aluminum should be kept scrupulously

clean. The metal is very soft so that

impurities, like hot lard on frying pans,

are burnt into it and with each heating

become more difficult to remove. Y‘Vhen

an aluminum cooking utensil becomes

soiled in this way, it should be put into

a rather strong solution of oxalic acid

and allowed to stand for several hours.

As this is the rule followed by those who

manufacture the goods, oxalic acid can-

not hurt a pure aluminum vessel, if used

as directed.



Aluminum as a metal absorbs a tre-

mendous amount of heat. This heat is

not concentrated at one point but is

evenly distributed all over the utensil.

This is why foods like milk and tomatoes

can be cooked down in aluminum With—

out burning. Of course, common sense

must be used just the same as in cook-

ing in other metals. An aluminum cook-

ing utensil should never be kept for any

time over a roaring blaze. It becomes

so intensely hot that no food could resist

burning. But this quality has also its

decided advantage: one can cook with

such a small amount of heat. Aluminum

is a decided saving to gas bills. Place a

kettle of fruit butter over a slow fire

and the cooking will go on with need of

only occasional stirring of the fruit which

will settle to the bottom. The slow cook-

ing of food also improves the flavor.



Aluminum retains its heat for.a long

time.

be so widely adopted for the fireless

cooker. “'here a meal has to wait for

some delayed member of the family, this

quality makes aluminum for a coffee pot

or cooking utensil ideal. But food should

never be set away in a warm aluminum

vessel; the summer temperature so long

maintained, is apt to sour the food. Even

in a fireless cooker one should keep the

food hot. not merely warm.





‘In selecting an aluminum coffee pot,

one should well consider the spout. If

the spout 'is too small and crooked to be

reached by any cleaning apparatus, it

should be definitely rejected. A dirty

spout in any sort of a coffee pot should

not be tolerated because it is the breed-

ing place for a multitude of sanitary sins.

But dirty aluminum corrodes and pro—

duces a mass of filth. With some of the

small spoutsthe little brushes used in

cleaning bottles, come most successfully

into play.



“5‘



Wheat bran, scalded, then the water

drained off, is excellent for,, washing

fabrics that will fade. No soap is re-

quired. Pour water on bran again and

use this water for rinsing and starching.



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“No matter what precautions are

taken. bulk soda crackers absorb dust K

and moisture. In a few days the crackers

become musty and soggy. and taste like most

anything except a good cracker.

“If you want a light. dainty soda cracker-a

cracker that tastes as if it just came from

the oven. then take home a box of Uneeda

Biscuit. ,

“These soda crackers are crisp and

full flavored throughout.

“When you get them home.

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Breeding Big Crops





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accomplished. I’d like right well, reader, to tell you all about

the “Chatham System” and show you how handsomely it will

pay on your farm. I will tell you here a few things and then



want you to drop me a line so I can present you free my

famous book, “The Chatham System of Breeding Big Crops.”





months I expect to increase that number by at least

lt is my one ambition to see the CHATHAM

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200,000.





Crop Profits Astoundingly Increased





The Chatham System multiplies farm profits in

these ways:

Gives you one-fifth larger yield per acre.

Gives you much better grain.

Brings you a much bigger price per bushel.

Rids your farm of costly weeds.

Protects your crop in dry, wet or cold weather.

Increases the value of your land.

No matter how large or small your farm, or what

crops you grow, or how rich or poor your land, or

how you now cultivate it, you can just as well

double your crop profit by adopting the Chatham

System. And—remarkable as it may seem—farm-





ing by the Chatham System means no extra work .





or trouble and practically no more expense.





What the Chatham System Is





The Chatham System of Breeding Big Crops, while

comparatively young, is founded upon a very old

teaching. Thousands of years ago its basic idea had

been put in words. Turn to your family Bible and

read these words: “As Ye Sow So Shall Ye Reap.”

That is to say, it we plant Fat, healthy, clean Seed—

free from small, bad grains, weed seed, dirt, etc.—

we get FAT Crops. We get more bushels, we get

i better quality; we raise valuable crops, not worth-

i less weeds. If a cold, wet spring, or a hot, dry

‘ summer, or an early fall frost comes along, your

crop can stand it. It is big, strong

and healthy because it sprang from

big, strong, healthy seed.

“But,” you ask, "how shall I get

good seed P—run to a seed

fl dealer every season or haul

my seed grain to an

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grain. Breed up your own seed—save money and

time by doing it yourself. Get pure seed and

bumper crops from those Seed. Such a machine

will cost you a few dollars, but it will pay for

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tical home machine was needed, and the Chatham

Mill, a wonderful farm machine, came in answer

to that need.



Look below at the picture of the Chatham Mill.

One would hardly suspect that one machine could

clean, grade and separate, ALL AT ONCE, any

kind of small grain or corn 01 grass seed—0r that

it handles rain at the enormous rate of 100

BUSHELS P R HOUR—or that it turns so easily

a boy in knee pants can run it. The Chatham

Mill does. It does all these things.



You can take the dirtiest, meanest mixture of

wheat, wild oats, dirt, dust, chaff and weed seeds,

pour it into the mill and out it comes in a jiffy in

four separate assortments~the oats lie

before you at the rear of the mill.

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MANSON CAMPBELL, President Manson Campbell Company

Detroit, Mich., Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis, Minn.

Address Nearest Office. Dept. B

Please send me'your book, “The Chatham System of Breeding Big Crops.”





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dirt, etc., have been blown out. Beneath the mill

are the small, sickly, irregular grains of wheat

(fine for feed, but not good to plant). In front

of the mill, all bagged and ready for seeding,

storing or marketing, are the big, plump, healthy

grains of Wheat.



“Wonderful!” That’s what everyone says—and

yet this is only one of a hundred of its remarkable

performances. It cleans, grades and separates



om, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Flax, Buckwheat,

Clover Seed-almost anything you wish. It even

grades onion sets, beans. peas, etc.!





Get Better Prices





.The Chatham-Mill has such enormous capacity

that it pays well to clean your grain before selling

it. Then the elevator can’t “dock” you. Yo Jget

all that’s coming to you. The screenings, w ich

your elevator has been keeping and paying you

nothing for, you keep at home. Makes fine feed.





Try the Chatham System Free





I invite you to try my Chatham System of Breed-

ing Big Crops Free. I will furnish everything-—

not only a full explanation of the System, but I

will send a Chatham Mill along. I won’t let this

trial cost you anything—not even any freight on

the Mill. I agree to pay all. After a month or

so, and you’ve had time to put the Chatham

System to a hard test, if you find it is paying you

well, 'I will let you have the Mill at a low figure.

Otherwise, just return it at my expense. This

test is free. You neither invest or deposit any

money or make any agreements to do so.





My Masterpiece Book Free





Send me the coupon below, properly filled out,

‘1- or a postal and I will send you FREE my great

copyrighted book, “The Chatham System of

Breeding Big Crops.” I would prefer a letter

from you, however, telling me how many

, acres you have under cultivation, what crops

' you raise, how many bushels you usually get

per acre and how big a crop you had in

your neighbornood the past season.





. I want to get acquainted with you. I want you to be

' one of the 200,000 new friends I am now In 'ng.

I want you to plant "Fat” Seed. row “Fat” Crops



and always have a "Fat". pocketfiook. Write me,

won’t you? Use pencil and postal, or coupon. if

you have no letter paper handy. Address. me

at nearest office.





MANSON CAMPBELL

President Manson Campbell Company

Detroit, Mich. Kansas City. Mo. Minneapolis, Minn.





 





 





 





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