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VOL. CXXXVII. No. 8. ;

Wholo Number 356].





FARM NOTES.





Late Summer or Fall Seeding of Alfalfa.

Last fall we fall plowed eight acres for

alfalfa. In the spring we weakened and

sowed four acres to oats, the other four

to alfalfa on June 22.. The alfalfa IS

growing well. .Have Just .plowed. oat

ground, a rolling gravelly s01]. \Vould it

be advisable to sow alfalfa now, or leave

until spring, or would clover and timo-

thy be better?

Livingston Co. G. B.

In the writer's opinion the success of

an August or early September seeding of

alfalfa would depend very largely upon

the proper preparation of the seed bed

and the available moisture in

for the quick germination of the seed and

the rapid growth of the young plants.

The ground, if plowed after oat harvest,

should be repeatedly rolled and harrowed

to get a good firm seed bed before the

seed is sown. Then if there is sufficient

moisture the seed will germinate quickly

and the young plants will make a good

growth before winter. If. however, the

seed bed is not properly prepared and if

the moisture conditions are not right, it

would doubtless be better to let the field

He until spring before sowing the seed-

The writer tried August sowing last

year on land that had been cultivated

since‘ early spring Ate-«get it as ‘free as





po§§ifi ,frpm_weeds. We waited‘imfl





until it was getting so late thathlt seemed

necessaryv’to sow the seed without fur-

ther delay or wait until the following

spring. On the advice of the director of

the Michigan Experiment Station the seed

was drilled in an inch or more‘deep,

instead of sowing broadcast as we had

intended. This put it down where there

was plenty of moisture to insure. germin-

ation, and the result would probably have

been satisfactory, had it not been for a

shower which crusted over the surface

of the ground a few days after the seed

was sown. The stand secured, however,

was not satisfactory, owing to the fact

that the tender plants could not pene-

trate the crust, and were So far advanced

in germination that we thought it unsafe

to harrow .the field. On the ends where





\ the land had been packed quite hard by





turning the team in the earlier cultiva-

tion, however, the stand was good, and

there was a thin scattering of plants

over the entire field. These plants made

a good growth before winter, and practi-

cally all of them seemed to live through.

the winter, which demonstrated that, un-

der favorable conditions, alfalfa sown late

in‘ August will comesthrough. the ,winter_

without killing out.



The writer has known of a number of

successful stands of alfalfa secured by





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fall seeding, but the majority of Michigan

growers who have experimented with dif-

ferent methods seem to favor spring or

early summer seeding. In some trials

made several years ago at the Michigan

station, early seeding gave better results

in some seasons and late seeding in oth-

ers. One advantage in late seeding is





DETROIT, Mica. SATURDAY, AUG. :9. 1911.





pests is likely to prove more satisfactory.

It cannot be used in sufficient quantities

to kill out noxious weeds without de-

stroying the productivity of the soil for

a considerable time, which would be un-

profitable. Lime, on the other hand, is

a valuable soil corrective. It will sweet-

en the soil if it is in an acid condition





 





 





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that the weeds will be less troublesome,

which fact has made fall seeding popu-

lar in the western and southwestern

states where alfalfa is extensively grown.

'llowever,‘ it is more a question of suit-

able conditions for seeding than of the

time of year, and unless the seed bed

is in proper condition and the moisture

conditions are right the success of the

crop will undoubtedly be handicapped by

late sowing.

Salt Versus Lime for the Soil.



Have a piece of sandy land, on which I

am thinking of using salt. Please tell

me how much I ought to put on penacre,

and would the results be sufficient to pay

for putting it on? Also how much would

it take to kill milk weeds and how long

would it be \before the land would be

fit for use? In using lime how much

ought to be used per acre?



()tsego Co. H. K. B.



Salt is not in any sensé a fertilizer, nor

even a soil corrective. While some farm—

ers claim to derive a benefit from its use

in the getting of a stand of clover, its

only profitable uselin the writer’s opinion

is on land badly infested with cutworms

or wireworms, and even in such cases

some other method of combating the





 





 





 





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Laying Tile Drains in Swamp Land, (See Reclaiming Waste Land.)





and make it a more acceptable home for

the clovers and other legumes, and will

be of value as a needed plant food on

some soils that are exceptionally low in

lueir content of lime. From one-half to

one ton per acre of caustic say

three or four times the amount of ground

limestone should be applied, where it is

determined by testing the soil or by an

cxperimental application that lime is

needed.



Rye As a Crop for Green Manure.



Please advise in your columns it‘





Iimc, or





rye





plowed under green, will sour the land.

Have been told it would.

Barry Co. l». V. ll.

Large quantities of green chctablc

matter have a tendency to cause an acid

condition of the soil when plowed down.

However, rye will contain a large pro-





portion of fiber when plowed down in the

spring for late planted crops and on an

open soil will not produce a noticeahlt

degree of sourness. The writer has used

I‘ye as a green manure without any bad

results, other than the, risk of dry

weather when it is plowed down, in which

case it interferes with the free, rising of





 





cultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.





’ Shoo A YEAR.

32.75 FIVE YEARS.





the soil moisture through capillary at-

traction. An application of lime, which

would be profitable on many if not most

worn soils, wouldcorrect any tendency

toward acidity in any event.



Seeding Low Land.



“’ill you kindly advise me as to the

right time of year to sow alsike clover

and timothy on low creek ground? W'ould

it be advisable to sow the same in Au—

gust or early September?



Tuscola Co. R. S.



This seed should be sown as soon after

the middle of August as the seed bed is

in proper condition and the moisture con-

ditions are right for the quick germina-

tion of the seed and the rapid growth of

the young plants. The earlier the seed

is sown the better will be the growth of

the young plants and the stronger thcil‘

root development to survive the winn-r.





RECLAIMING WASTE LAND.





 





The great increase in the Value r'i' farm

land, has set men to work illllll’ti\'llli.’, tho

soil‘s fertility on land long cultivated,

and reclaiming thousands of acres that

have hitherto been unproduc—

tive and worthless for agricultural pur-f

poses. »



On many farms there are acres of wet,

boggy land; covered with hummocks and ‘

over which cattle cannot roam without

sinking into the mirc. It cannot be

plowed or cultivated nor converted into

meadow land, because the soil is sour,

and only wild grass, rushes. and a few

strz ggling weeds will grow. lt‘or pasture

it is valueless as it is under water in the

wet seasons.

' Farmers are beginning to find out that

these frequently submerged lands can be

made the richest and most productive

acres of their farms. For years and ages

fertility has been leaching away and run-

ning into such places until the black, rich

soil has become several feet deep and its

wealth of plant food practically inex—

haustible. These waste places are now

being reclaimed by digging deep, open

ditches and running tile drains into them.

in many instances the returns pay sever-

al hundred 'pcr cent on the investment.

Land that was worthless, by this treat-

ment becomes worth $100 an acre and

more. Forty dollars for tiling often

doubles or triples the, value of the land.



l’rofcssor .\. Marston of the Iowa col-

lege of engineering, an expert on tile

drainage. shows how and why tile drains

are indispensable in low and swampy

lands. Discussing the purpose of net-

wm'king our fields with these miniature

tunnels he concludes as follows:





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1. Tile drainage by making the soil

firm: enables earlier cultivation in, the

spring. Low ground drained can be 'cul-

tivated earlier than high ground not

drained.



2. ,bareful observations have shown

that go... tile drainage makes the soil

severfil degrees warmer in the spring.

Scieiftific tests have shown this increased

warmth to be of the utmost importance

in promoting the germination of crops.



3. Tile drainage removes from the

pores of the soil surplus and stagnant

water, which would drown and destroy

the roots of plants.



4. The drainage makes certain proper

“breathing" of the soil, or free circula-

tion of air in its pores which is essential

to healthy plants.



5. Tile drainage establishes in the soil

the proper conditions required for the

satisfactory carrying on of the chemical

processes necessary to prepare the plant

food for its use by vegetation.



6. Tile drainage fits the soil for the

vigorous life and action of the soil bac-

teria which are essential to preserve and

increase its fertility and promote the

growth of the crops.



7. Tile drainage increases the depth

of the soil which can be reached by the

roots of plants and drawn upon for plant

life.



8. Because in them the roots of plants

can penetrate deeper, where they are

protected from the heat and drougth and

can reach the deep seated moisture, the





drained soils stand drouth better than

undrained soils.

9. By putting the top three-foot or





four-'foot layer of soil into a porous con—

dition, tile drainage enables soils to ab-

sorb rain water instead of discharging

it over the surface and so helps to pre-





vent water wash and constant loss of

fertility.

'10. By causing this porous condition.





the drainage makes the upper three or

four feet of soil into an enormous reser-

voir to catch the rain water and discharg—

es it slowly into the streams. Thus tile

drainage prevents floods instead of mak-

ing them.



11. Tile drainage does away with ir-

regular shaped fields, cut up by sloughs

and so cheapens cultivation.



All of which reasons go to show that

tile drainage is a paying proposition.



Illinois. EUGENE J. HALL.





 





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





Summer Silage.



This is the first year we ever had Silage

enough to carry us through the summer.

Last year the silage gave out on the

first day of August. Today, the 7th day

of August. we still have four or fiVo feet

in depth in the bottom of the 50-ft. silo,





which is if: feet in diameter. There is

certainly enough to last us all of this

month and without doubt part of next





month; certainly until we get rains which

will green up the pasture. The cows are

now getting. and have. been for several

weeks, a scoop shovel full of corn silage

every night and morning with a little

grain and then a light feed of’hay. The

fact is it is necessary because there

isn’t anything for them to eat: that is

nothing, although they pick

a little. Our pastures are in as good

shape this year «as they ever were at

this time of the year. owing to the fact

that we did not turn them into the pas-

ture quite so early in the. spring and they

were not grazed so short early. That

'makes a great difference in the postures

lasting.





practically





Cows on Vacation.



At the present time we have several

Cows taking vacation. We have them in

the back pasture. There is plenty of dry

feed there because we didn't turn a hoof

in until June and we could have cut a

good crop of hay on a portion of it.

\l'hile of course this is not so palatable as

it ought to be. yet there is plenty of it

such as it is and the cows are doing well,

seemingly. They are off out of the way

and it will save the corn silage for those

that are giving milk.



Potato Prospects.

prospects in this locality and



in particular are not

I have a poor stand.

The seed was poor. it didn’t come up.

\l'iiat the trouble is I do not know. The

most of the seed, seemingly, was in fair

condition, yet some of it was affected

with dry rot when we planted it. I

think I could have improved the seed

by taking it out of the pit a little bit

earlier and spreading it on the barn floor

or granary floor. and perhaps spreading

it a little thinner, and yet the poorest





Potato

on my own farm

very promising.





THE. MICHIGAN FARMER. ‘

and with a timely rain I will have a good





tonnage. .

Everybody is complaining about short





stand- that I .have'_ is on one side of the.





field where I “planted three barrels of

Green Mountain potatoes which I pur-

chased from the Maine Experiment sta-

tion. These were lovely looking potatoes.

I spread them out on the upper floor of

the hog pen so that there was only one

potato in a place. Large, healthy look-

ing, green sprouts started out on them

and I expected a good stand from these

potatoes, but they are about the poorest

on the field. This is something I can-

not understand. It may be that it was

not so much the seed as it was the ex-

tremely hot Weather. We didn’t plant

until well towards the latter part of

June and the ground was Simply hot.

After we planted a portion of the field

we had quite a nice shower and I thought

perhaps those that were planted before

this shower would come up better. They

did not. One reason I think it was the

hot ground that had something to do

with the sprouting of the seed is be-

cause after this shower I planted garden

beans in the garden. The ground was

moist and nice and only two seeds ger-

minated and came up. Now I know this

was good seed because the same seed

was planted earlier in the season and

seemingly every seed germinatedand I

am of the opinion that the extreme heat

had something to do in destroying the

germinating power of the bean seed and

also of the potatoes.





Second Crop of Alfalfa and Clover.



“'hen we were about half through

haying we had a fairly good shower of

rain and I was in hopes that it was

sufficient so that we Would have a sec-

ond cutting of alfalfa and possibly red

clover, but the weather conditions since

then have been such that very little

growth has been made. It was so hot,

and there has been no rain since to

speak of, that this shower did not seem

to have the effect that one would think.

The consequence is that there is not a

very healthy growth of either red clover

or alfalfa. I don‘t think either one of

them will pay to cut. In some portions

of the field there is quite a little growth

but on other portions there is scarcely.

anything and consequently I do not be-

lieve it will pay. The alfalfa I think I

will clip and leave on the ground, set~

ting the cutter bar quite high, as I un-

derstand that it ought not to grow too

long without clipping. “'ith a good rain

now on the red clover meadow I possibly

could get a second crop later on. I re-

member one year when this occurred. A

rain in the middle of August or the lat-

ler portion of August gaVe us a nice

cutting of clover hay in September, but

there is one thing I am surprised in and

that is the red clover has made fully as

good a second growth as the alfalfa. Of.

course, we all expected that the alfalfa

“as a plant which would come right up

after it was cut and we could get three

or four crops a year. Perhaps we can

after it once gets well established. Per-

haps the roots are not down to pennan—

ent moisture yet, so that it can grow

during hot, dry weather. It has been no

more a success for a second or a third

cutting that the common red clover has.

I am in hopes, however, that by next

year, p05sibly, it will be well enough

established so that we will get a second

crop. There is one lesson you learn when

you sow a field of alfalfa and that is that

it wants to be thoroughly tiled. On one.

field a portion of it is a fairly good

stand, on another portion where the

ground is a little bit flat and yet it is

not seemingly wet land, the stand is not

so good. Twenty years ago when I tiled

this field I didn't consider that it was

necessary to tile that portion of it all,

but here is where we have the poorest

stand of alfalfa. due almost entirely. I

think, to the fact that it was not prop-

erly drained and I shall go to work and

tile it at once. A portion of this field I

will leave to alfalfa and see what it

will amount to; the rest I will have to

plow up next spring and plant to corn.



Poor Oat Crop.



life have a. poor oat crop in the entire

section of the country. The ground was

too wet when we sowed the oats and then

it came off Very hot and dry. Oats made

a poor growth and owing to the extreme

hot weather they did not properly fill

and are light. This has been a poor oat

year and nobody is to blame for it. Some

fields of cats are hardly worth cutting.

I am pleased to think that I plowed mine

up and planted to corn. because I have a

good crop of corn on one field it is going

to make a nice tonnage of corn silage.

and on the other piece that I put into

beets I have a good stand of sugar m





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pastures. The extremely hot dry weather

has used up the pasture. Even where

people depended upon the second growth

of clover to get pasture at this time of the

year they are disappointed, owing to the

poor second growth, and the permanent

pastures of June grass are seemingly

dead. Of course. a good soaking rain

would revive them. but when will it

come? X‘Ve have had a couple of light

showers.and I though perhaps the drouth

was broken but it did not rain enough.

Corn, however, has stood the drouth well

and I look forward to a good crop.

COLON C. LILLIE.





LIME FOR ALFALFA.





'I have a field which I wish to seed to

alfalfanext spring. The soil runs from

clay to a very light loam and is in a

fair state of fertility. The field at pres-

ent is growing a crop of beans which

have received very thorough cultivation

and bid fair to yield a good crop. I ex-

pect to llme the soil, also inoculate by

soil taken from an alfalfa field and treat

seed by culture method also. In the use

of lime would it be advisable to apply

the lime this fall, after the beans are

harvested, thoroughly harrowing it into

the soil, also scattering the inoculated

soil and working it into the ground at

the same time? Would there be danger

of loss in the lime by leaching and wash-

ing during the winter and early spring

months? As to the lime to buy. I can

buy the limestone screenings at 35c per

ton. the ground limestone at $5.00 per ton

f. o. b. quarry. The screenings run from

pieces the Size of a kernel of corn to a

fine dust, probably 10 per cent of the

bulk is dust. If the screenings were ap-

plied this fall at the rate of two tons per

acre, the action of the frost on the small

lumps, together with what fine dust there

was would afford'enough available lime

for the use of the young plants. Am I

right on not? I understand the finely

ground limestone would become soluble

much sooner than the screenings, but

Would not the screenings applied in the

above way at a much less cost. and at a

time when the pressure of work was not

so great as in the spring, answer the

purpose fully as well and remain in the

soxl longer than the finer lime? Would

raw rock phosphate (not acidulated rock)

contain enough lime for the use in liming

8011 for alfalfa and would it not have

some fertilizer value in stimulating the

870W“: 0f the young Plants also? Would

it not be advisable to sow rye on thivi

field this fall as a cover crop and turn’

it under in the spring about 4 in., with

a gang plow? . iv“

Barry Co. SUBSCRIBER.~4§F

I think without any question that whato‘

ever kind of lime you use the best time

to apply it is this fall after you harvest

the beans and work it into the surface

soil. There isn’t any danger of lime

leaching out of the soil. It is fixed in the

soil by nature so that there is little or

no danger of lime being lost. One need

not hesitate a particle on this point. Now

as to the kind of lime to use. Lime

screenings. of course, is quite an indef-

inite article. One scarcely knows what

to advise. I should think that lime

screenings would be just about as val-

uable as the lime-stone, except, of

course, the coarser portions of them which

are as large as kernels of corn and it

would take a long time for this to be-

come available, but the finer part and

that which is as fine as dust would be-

come available very soon. At the price

named of 35c per ton at the quarry, if

you live within hauling distance, could

—nol, of course. be duplicated, nor this op-

portunity to get lime for your soil pro-

vidmg your soil needs it. The ground

limestone is not too fine. They haven't

got a machine yet. I understand, which

wul grind it as fine as it ought to be

ground. The only advantage I think you

would have would be that the ground

limestone would be more uniform in size.

Part of your screenings will run coarser

than the ground limestone and much 0f

it'runs finer. but it would average, I

think. fully as fine as the limestone you

want. Of course. if your soil is acid

the ground limsetone and the screen-

ings will not correct the acidity as quick-

13‘ as caustic lime or burned lime. Pul-

verized burned lime is the most effective

from any standpoint. Of course, when.

you take into consideration that in burn-

ing the lime you drive off all the mois-

ture and all of the carbonic acid, reducing‘

the weight about 40%, the price‘of pul-

verized burned lime is not so excessive

compared to lime screenings or ground

limestone, as one would at first think.

Especially is this true where the freight

bill is quite a considerable item of the

expense. If the lime has to be shipped

for a considerable distance this ought to

be taken into consideration and the prod-

uct which is materially reduced in bulk

and heft is worth much more ten for ton

than the. one which is bulky or one which

contains material which is of no value.

as ground limestone and lime dust does.





 





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Of course, some argue that in-using

caustic lime or ground burned limestone

there is some danger of destroying humus

of the soil and undoubtedly there is if

excessive quantities of it are used. If

one did not use over a ton or a ton and a

half and perhaps two tons of burned pul-

verized lime to the acre there is no doubt

in my mind that one would never know

the difference with its effect upon the

humus of the soil. Should one put on

in one application several tons of caustic

lime per acre there might be danger of

destroying the humus, but where an ap-

plication of 1.000 lbs. to one ten or even

more is used I do not think that we need

hesitate very much about using it.



Ground Limestone at $5.00 per tori f. o.

b. the quarry is a pretty good price. It

can be purchased for less than that.

That is about the price of pulverized

burned lime, but the lime dust, it seems

to me, is a very reasonable price.



Now, while I would apply the lime this

fall and work it into the soil, I do not

believe I would apply the inoculated

earth that you get from another alfalfa

field until next spring. You want these

bacteria to go to work just as soon as the

young plants start and I would wait

until just before I sowed the alfalfa, then

just as soon as the plants begin to grow

and the roots reach out the bacteria will

be of benefit to them and they certainly

could not benefit the soil very much dur-

ing the winter. The cover crop is always

valuable If this land is left exposed





during the winter, if the winter happens _





to be an open winter, some of the soluble

nitrogen in the surface soil which is left

from the bean crop will undoubtedly

leach, if the soil is in any way leachy,

so I think it would be a splendid thing

to seed to rye and then plow down the

rye in the spring and fit it at once and

seed your alfalfa, using inoculated soil.

COLON C. LILLIE.

A SURE METHOD OF ERADICATING

CANADA THISTLES.



Not a month passes but some one has a

remedy or makes inquiry as to the best

method of eradicating thistles. In our

forty years of experience on the farm

we wac' unducno‘t'hmg'VaS an implement

for ‘this purpose thatfleq'uals the gang

plow. It lmatters not how badly infest-

ed. Plow the field in the fall and as

soon as possible in the spring brush it

over with a spring tooth to level it.

Then as soon as the thistles begin to ap—

pear go over it with the gang plow cross-

ing the furrows of the fall plowing. See

that the points are new and sharp and

set the plow just deep enough to turn

a furrow. \Vait until the thistles start

again. then plow it again crossing the

first plowing, setting the plow a little

deeper than at first. if the thistles per-

sist in showing, go over the field again,

still setting the plow a little deeper than

before. You will see that if no balks are

made every thistle is cut Off below the

surface. Finally put in a hoed crop, keep

clean and my word for it, it will give the

thistles a bad setback.



Genesee CO. S. C. GOODYEAR.





SEEDING ALFAEFA AFTER WHEAT.





 





I have a field of seven acres that was

seeded to red clover and timothy in the

wheat last spring. Owing to the drouth

the clover is dead. How will it do to

plow same, fit well and sow to alfalfa

with a few oats? It will fit well and 1

can sow early in August. \Vould sow

about 15 lbs. alfalfa per acre. I might

add that the wheat yielded a little over

:30 bu. per acre.



Oakland Co, C. E. II.





Seeding alfalfa in August depends al-

most entirely upon the moisture. If there

is moisture enough so that you get good

germination and enough afterwards to

keep the plant growing usually it will

make growth enough so that it will with—

stand the winter. That is the only

trouble. My first field of alfalfa was

seeded in August. “'9 didn’t have suffi—

cient amounts of rain to insure germina-

tion until along the middle of August. It

grew to be (i to 8 inches high and with-

stood the winter, although it wasn't an

extremely vigorous winter. Plowing this

wheat stubble would necessitate a more

liberal amount of moisture than as though

the field had been worked all summer as

I did mine to conserve the moisture.



I think it would be better to fit this

land with a cutaway harrow or disc har-

row inStead of plowing it. If plowed the

first of August it is liable to more thor-

oughly dry out than as though it was fit-

ted with a disc harrow. Then again, I

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without plowing.





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_ ECONOMIZlNG WlTH THE HAY

CROP.

Again there is a shortage in the hay

crop which is universal over the country.

Already the department of agriculture at

Washington has issued a bulletin urging

farmers everywhere to supplement this

shortage, at least in a measure by plant-

ing and sowing catch crops. The long

continued drought in many sections still

continues. l’astures are short or burned

up and with hay now ranging from $18

to $24 per ton a serious condition in this

line certainly exists.

[The writer was fortunate enough to se-

cure a fine crop of hay this season, much

of which he expects to handle in the mar-

ket. 0n the other hand we have an

abundance of No. 1 oat straw. A 10—acre

IE‘ll‘t‘ld of oats was out rather on the green

order. These oats had a thick under-

growth of what is commonly known as

“pigeon grass." \Vhile this hindered the

oats from curing rapidly, still, the long

continued dry Weather finally accom-

plished the desired results and these oats

Went into the stack fairly cured and with

he straw not in the least yellow as oat

straw generally is. Cutting them while

yet on the green order conserved much of

the juices to remain in the straw which

otherwise dries out in a manner from

overripencd cats. The oats seem well

filled, white and heavy. l expect to feed

much of this straw this winter to the

horses as well as cattle and by feeding

somewhat more grain, keep them in good

order, the extra grain fed in order to do

this I figurcd being much cheaper than to

feed less grain and an all hay diet for

roughage, especially when the price of

hay is and will rule very high the ensu—

ing winter and spring months.



Catch crops, unless sowed now at this

date upon very moist soil, are apt to re-

sult in part or total failures. Peas (field)

and turnips may be sown thickly on

moist soil either together or separately up

to the inn or 20th of August and make

from one to three tons per acre of cured

roughage for young stock as well as cat-

tlc, which is greatly relished by them

and which is really nutritious. \Vhen

about 8 to 12 in. in height the crop is

mowed and allowed to cure. if the weather

is suitable, but usually at this time of

year the weather is cool to very cold,

and the tops may be piled, like sugar

beet tops, in very small piles in the open

field and fed as desired all through the

winter. They will keep splendidly and

not heat much if piled as indicated, but

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place even a half ton in one heap as

tlu-y will soon rot down. Sow 11/: to 2

bu. peas and one pint. of turnip seed,





hroadcastcd per acre, spiked or floated in.

each separately, dragging them in

together. Do not roll the ground after-

wards if it continues dry'and hot.



Uratiot Co. G. A. RANDALL.



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forage. crop and would appear to be well

worthy of at least an experimental trial

in a season like the present. If silo

room is available this crop could be put

into the silo with the same advantage as

beet tops—Ed.





Sow





WEAK COLTS AND OVERWORKED

STALLIONS.



I am anxious to know more regarding

the causes of mares having weak colts,

also to know how many mares a stallion

should serve during the season. I bought

a line stallion that will not be four years

old until next fall and some of my neigh-

hors tell me their young colts come weak.

1 do not allow my horse to serve more

than three mares a day and on account

of my refusal to overwork him some of

my patrons complain. This is one of my

reasons for writing. Neighbors tell me

that other owners of'stallions allow their

horses to serve live, six or seven mares

daily. I tell horse breeders that. this is

one of the causes of mares having weak

culls. Some of. the mares in this locality

wre t‘cd straw and little more of anything

else. i fill'gOt to say that some of the

overworked sires travel many miles a

day, going from place to place where the

mares are kept. Many of the colts here

are troubled with sore navels. I would

also like to know if a horse fifteen yt-ai‘s

old would be as likely to get as good

colts at this age as he did when younger.

Also tell me how many miles a horse

should travel daily during the stud sea-

son. If you will answer some. or all the

questions I have asked it will interest not

only myself but many more of your

readers.



Alcona Co. L. \V. SPIEss.



First of all let me say that there are

many causes for mares having weak,

delicate colts. A mare that is over-work-

ed and under fed, or if she is well fed

and not exercised at all, is very likely to





have a crooked-legged foal and the foal





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is apt to be weak at birth.

been mated with a horse that has been

serving too many mares the colt is quite

likely to come weak and also remain

delicate for some time. If she foals in

cold weather and the colt chills, it will

not thrive for some time, even if it lives;

also avoid keeping young colts in dark,

damp basement stables. In some locali-

ties farmers seldom medicate the navels

of young colts and here is where a whole

lot of weakness and joint disease could

be avoided. The navel of every colt

should be treated and this is best done

by tying the cord with a clean piece of

silk or linen dipped in one part carbolic

acid and ten parts olive oil or glycerine.

The string should be tied one inch or

more from body this stops bleeding and

very often the passing of urine. Leave

string until it sloughs off with end of

cord. If the cord pulls- off too' close to

body and it leaks blood stop it at once

for when a young animal loses even a

small quantity of blood it is followed by

great weakneSS. Apply either hot or cold

water or Monsel‘s solution of iron and the

hemorrhage soon ceases. I frequently ap—

ply a lead lotion made by dissolving 14

lb. acetate of lead and two ounces tannic

acid in one gallon water. Home healing

remedies aid in healing raw navels. I

have never thought it a good plan to al—

low a stallion to serve more than two

or three mares a day. Save the stallion

and make use of the impregnator. A

draft stallion should not travel more than

six or eight miles daily during stud sea-

son. The colts from old horses some-

times lack vitality and breeders expect

the best and \strongest foals from young.

but fully matured horses. It is a mistake

to breed a stallion to six or seven mares

daily. '

W. C. FAIR, V. S.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





l’ercheron horses are growing in favor

all the time, not only in this country, but

also in Canada and Mexico, and exports

of this breed to both countries show large

gains in recent years. Many are ex-

ported to Ontario, as well as to the prov-

inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al-

berta.



Speculators at the Chicago stock yards

are responsible for many of the advances

that have taken place in prime hogs, as

they have operated extensively, buying

up the choicor consignments and sorting

out the best: hogs, which eastern shippers

took at a good premium. They have also

operated freely in the feeder and stocker

cattle market, buying. up straight loads

and then picking out the best feeders for

country buyers.



It is rather early to expect many range

cattle on the market, but Chicago has

liven receiving some trains of cattle from

Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska, the

greater part grading only fairly, with

some fat lots. The receipts have ran

far behind those for the same time last

ycar in volume, as was expected, for the

range country is shrinking materially in

extent all the time.



The way handy little fat heifers have

sold most of the time this year should be

a reminder to stock feeders that the pop-

ular prejudice once existing against cows

and heifers has wholly ceased. \\'here

farmers are properly fixed it is a good

plan to feed a car load of heifers, taking

care to buy well-bred ones. There is a

wide divergence in prices between grassy

female cattle and good corn-fed ones,

just as is the case in the steer market.

Killers want quality and are willing to

pay well to get it when looking the mar-

ket over for material for beef.



It seems a great pity that farmers will

sell so many raw-boned horses that have

'been overworked and need a rest and time

to pick up on good rations. Farmers who

have the feed necessary for this building-

up process will find that it pays them

well, for buyers in the Chicago and other

western markets do not want horses that

lack flesh and good appearance, and in—

ferior animals have to be sold so low- that

sellers cannot make much of any profit.

The popular demand centers on good

business horses that will weigh 1500 lbs.

and upward, and such horses bring a

premium every time. o Farmers should

breed big-boned Well-bred mares to pure—

bred stallions that weigh around a ton.



l"nusual opportunities have been offered

recently to buy good feeding lambs, year-

lings. wethers and ewes in the Chicago

market at really low prices, and quite a

number of farmers have made purchases.

Buying low is an important part of the

business, and many losses have been suf-

fered in recent years on account of wait-

ing too long and paying fancy prices for

feeders. Good feeding lambs selling at $5

to $5.35 per 100 pounds in the Chicago

stock yards look like bargains. Good

breeding owes, too, are low in price, and

a good many have been forwarded to

various districts where the sheep indus-

try prevails extensively.



Little pigs weighing around 40 to 50

lbs. have been showing up in the western

markets in considerable numbers, with

many more in Missouri river markets

than at Chicago. They are the result of

dry weather conditions, and prices are

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thing that could be made and at the lowest price at which it could be made. It uses no traveling



men. It made so good an article that one-half the world’s business came to it and stayed with it.



It is doing the same thing with the gasoline engine. Where one goes others follow, and we are



. turning them out in great quantities, to the delight of Aermotor friends everywhere. We could send smart traveling salesmen to see you and

persuade you to pay $25 or $50 more for a windmill or an engine, and it would be WOrth it—not to you, but to us. But there are plenty of

reading and thinking men who prefer to save their own time and money and deal in the Aermotor way.





AERMOTOR GASOLINE ENGINES





Wherever a windmill is suitable for the work, an Aermotor furnishes the cheapest and most satisfactory power for pumping. But there are

some places where a good wind exposure cannot be had, There are other places where power is wanted only temporarily. Sometimes tenants are obliged to

supply their own power for operating the pump and do not wish to put up a Windmill which they will have to leave behind them when they move. To supply

the demand for a pumping power for such cases the Aermotor Company makes a gasoline engine which can be attached to “ any old



pump ” in thirty minutes. It is sold complete and ready to connect to the pump for $37.50, F. O. B. Chicago.



For ranch purposes, or for handling large quantities of water, a heavy, back-geared pumping engine is supplied

for $100.00, all complete, ready to receive the Well fittings, which can be set up in working order within an hour after it is

received. It is capable of raising sixty barrels of water an hour to an elevation of one hundred feet.



For runnlng machinery, the Aermotor Company makes a line of General Purpose Power Engines. The 2 H. P.

Hopper Cooled Engine sells for $75.00, 4 H. P., $125.00. All prices are F. O. B. Chicago.



These engines are fitted with the Aermotor galvanized steel pulleys. Who ever heard of a galvanized

steel pulley? No one. Nor did anyone ever hear of a galvanized steel windmill, or steel tower, until the Aermotor Company pro-

duced them. These galvanized pulleys are sure to revolutionize the pulley business. They are light, strong, cannot be broken, and

are wonderfully cheap. A complete set of seven pulleys for a 2 H. P. engine is sold for only $8.00. A set of seven pul-

leys for the 4 H. P. engine sells for $11.90. We always furnish one pulley free with

each power engine; but to anyone thinking of buying an engine, who writes us within one

week from the appearance of this advertisement, stating in what paper he saw it, we will

furnish free, with each 2 H. P. engine or larger, $5.00 worth of pulleys of any size which

you may select for either engine or line shaft, provided the order is sent in before January





1st, 1912. Pulleys for the line shaft—being used where they are protected from the

weather ——- are not galvanized.





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





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2. D- t t Width PRICES. . .

, $253.0 if Place. r . ‘ L. n it All Aermotor Power Engines are fitted wrth a magneto

if?" Inches. ncics. or anme Pm mo 5 a free. Batteries are not USCd With these engines. You have no

i g 3 g? 1.3-; ignition troubles when you buy Aermotor Gasoline Engines fitted

.7, i3 3 £8 iii) With the Aermotor magneto. We don’t believe that anyone

i 14 3 ”g {33 who once sees an Aermotor Engine run with magneto will take



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:‘Ad‘vice through this department is free

to; our subscribers. Each communication

writer. Initials, only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

case. in full; also name and address of

slt‘ould state 'history and symptoms of the

the. same- ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to some one else. When

reply by mail is requested. it becomes

private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must

accompany the letter.





 





 





Abscess on Lip~—0ur 12-year—old horse

had a. swelling appear on upper lip which

sobn opened and discharged 8. thick syr-





up-like fluid. \Vhenever the opening

closes the lip fills and in a few days

empties. J. E. Fennville, Mich—A





large enough opening shOuld be made to

give abscess free drainage, then apply

equal parts boric acid, powdered alum

and oxide of zinc. A few applications of

one part tincture iodine and eight parts

water will have a good effect.

FungusGrowth on Nose—~I have a year-

ling colt with fungus growth on nose

which is rather llat protruding not more

than 1/. inch, but is spreading. I prefer

unit to have this bunch removed by oper-~

:ition. E. E. '1‘., Kalamazoo, Mich.—Ap-

one part chromic acid and 15 parts





ill." .

water to warty growth three times a.

weck. Apply vaseline or oil or grease to





healthy parts surrounding bunch or this

medicine may burn and irritate the skin.





impure Blood-«Skin Eruption—«I have

a horse that seems to be in good health

and llcsh, but has pimples on skin which

must produce an itching, causing him to

roll when turned out. Our local Vet. has

prescril’ied for this animal, but haVe not

driven his treatment very long. This

horse likes to be groomed. N. I)., Leon-

ard. llr’lich.—~(live your horse 1/2 oz. doses

of Fowler's solution in fccd or water two

or three times a day and dissolve 1;. lb.

cooking soda in a gallon of waterrand

wash body once or twice a day. Dust-

ing on some powdcrcd sulphur to itchy

parts occasionally will have a good effect.





Abscess in l'tldei'H—Cuchs li’ijurcd.»~.\

short time ago one uuartcr of my cows

bag cakcd and soon broke Opt-ii. How





should a case of this kind be treated"

Line of my calves bled at nose and eyes

and soon died. Our local Vet. thought

dcutli might have resulted from tubercu-

losis: however, I opened calf and found

only one sore spot on lung. Our bull runs

in posture with calves and I thought per-

haps he had hooked them, for the other

two are dumpish and bleeding from nose

rind eyes. F. R” Evart, Mich—Inject

onc part carbolic. acid and 20 parts water

into abscess two or three times a day.

it tlicre is a raw «sore apply one part coal

tar disinfectant and five parts water to

keep llics off sore. Your bull b'unts

calves in head, therefore death was doubt-

lcss the result of an injury and not tuber-

culosis. The injury to lung was the re-

sult of a blow to side. Young calves

seldom die of tuberculosis. Dissolve 1/;

lb. acetate of lead in a gallon of water

and bathe face live times a day. \Vash

out nostrils with a salt solution, a des-

sert spoonful of salt to a quart of water.



VVorms—I have lost several lambs and

one ewe lately. The principal symptom 1s

a swelling which appears under chops,

which is filled with a watery jelly-lilac

substance. The tongue and mouth is of

LI. very pale color. After this swelling

appears thcy only live it day or too. \\'.

ll. 1., Cedar Springs, )lii‘h.~9i’titii' lambs

are perhaps lroublcd with stomach worms,

causing indigestion and onetiinic condi-

tion of body. The swelling in throat is

:: result of other ailments. Give 30

drops turpentine in ll/g 07.. olive oil to

Htt‘ll lamb twice a week for two weeks.

\thcn this inedicinc is givon the stomach

:md bowcls should be moderately empty.



l'lic, lambs should be treated before they

act in a dying" condition. Also feed your

sheep one port powdcrcd sulphate iron

:lll(l 30 parts salt once or twice a week.

Your sick lambs should be given two

or three grains sulphate of iron at. a dose

dull I.



Ntbidular I‘usease.——‘Recently I have lost

several sheep and am anxious to know 1

the trouble is contagious and what can

be done to cure them. The first indica-

tion is loss of appetite and those that

are milking dry up, run down, hold head

low and breathe too fast. This quick

breathing sets in a few days before they

die. During the past eight days five of

my sheep haVo died. I opened one of

them, found lungs of a white color and

:t great many grcen spots on small bow-

.xis‘j J. s, Lilley, Mich—I atn inclined

to believe that your sheep suffer from

nodular disease, a parasitic bowel ailment

that is very prevalent in this country.

lliscltsctl sheep running on land infect the

pusturc, but as your llock are perhaps

all discuscd, it is now it matter of medi-

cating them. Only fair results can be ex—

pm-tcd when treating for this ailment.

.\dvanccd cases where the sheep Show

much etnncilition do not as a rule re-

cclve much bcnelit from treatment. Give

ouch full grown sheep 3 oz. of a one

per cent solution of coal tar creosote once

it week for three weeks. Some sheep

ruisers and veterinarians are inclined to

believe that giving a tcaspoonful of gas-

olinc in four oz. of sweet milk or in two

(-7.. of olive oil once a week for three

weeks gives as good results as one part

coal-tar creosote to 99 parts water. but

I am partial to giving the last mentioned

trcatment. Mixing one part powdered sul-

phate iron in 30 parts salt and allow-

ing the sheep to lick some of it two or

three times a week. is helpful and even

common salt given to thcm daily is bene-

ficial.



‘artial Loss of Powerfi’l‘wo of my

spring pigs appear to be losing the use

of their hind legs. While eating they very

often sit down behind as if weak. Their

food supply consists of corn and milk.

0. E. M., Morley, Mich—Your hogs are

suffering from feeding on an unbalanced





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ration and if you will give them each a

dessertspoonfuL of lime water at a dose

in feed two or three times a day, discon-

tinue feeding corn, but feed some oats and

green food also feed skimmed milk instead

of sweet milk, they will soon improve.

Furthermore they should have more ex-

ercise and _ sunlight.



Joint Disease in Pigs—Have a few pigs

two months old that are troubled with

swollen joints and I would like to know

what to do for them. These bunches

must cause some pain, for the pigs change

legs often. \V. A. M., Beulah, Mich.—

Your pigs became infected through navel

opening, causing this joint trouble. It

could have been prevented. Apply sim-

ple home healing remedies to the navels

of all young animals and you will find it

pays. Paint bunches with tincture of

iodine three times a week.



Sore Mouth—Scours.—Have a. four-

months-old pig that scoured badly

for some time and when eating chews his

food with one side of mouth only. When

I bought this pig I bought three others of

same litter; three weigh over one hundred

pounds each and this fellow is very light.

This pig has a rough coat and dislikes

solid food. B. C. P., Harbor Beach, Mich.

—Give him a dessertspoonful of the fol-

lowing tonic powder at a dose in feed two

or three times a day: Gentian, ginger,

quassia and cooking soda, mixed thor-

oughly. Examine his mouth.



'Worms.—I—lavc a cat that is now about

12 months old, which is troubled with a

cough and is losing flesh rapidly. - She ap-

pears to me some like as though she had

sore throat, but I fail to find anything in

throat. G. H., Fair Grove, Mich.~—Apply

one part kerosine and eight parts cam-

phorated oil to throat once or twice a

day. Give 12 gr. kainala at a dose and

give two 07.. oli‘Ve oil at a dose two hours

later, twice a week. Kindly understand

the best results are obtained from vermi-

cides when given on empty stomach.



Indigestion—My eightryear-old horse is

fed six quarts of ground feed, oats, corn

and beans mixed three times a day, but

his flesh seems to be hard and I have fed

him some ground slippery elm bark and

molasses to loosen his hide. lie has good

life, does his work well and so far as I

can tell is not sick. I wish you would

tell me what to give him to cool his

blood and keep him in good condition.

it‘. 1.. M., W'est Branch, Mich.——I am in-

clined to believe that your horse is in

good working condition and in addition

to what you are feeding some grass or

grecn fodder should be added and it‘ so,

it will produce better results than drugs.

(:iV'c 1,5, oz. ground gentian, % oz; ground

ginger, lg. oz. cooking soda and one 0'/..

of powdered charcoal at a dose in_ feed





twice a day. Your horse is doubtless

muscular, but not fat.

\Ycul»: Heart—Kidney Disease—I have





a horse that has been troubled with some

sort of a kidney ailment for some time.

lie was in bad shape some three months

ago, but I succeeded in making him bet-

ter and he worked fairly well for one

week; since then he has lost flesh and

blows badly. His heart pounds too much

and he breathes with great effort. F. R.

C., Redford, Mich—Give him one dr.

ground nux vomica at a dose in feed

three times a day. He will breathe most

comfortably when not too full.



Dislocation of Stille.—I have a five—

,Vt'flY-Uld mare that is troubled with stilie

\x'cnkness. The cap seems to slip out of

plow and after considerable effort on

her part it slips back into place and

I‘t'llllllllS there for a time. G. H. L.,

Bentley, Mich—The joint should be blis-

tcred lightly with cerate of cantharides

once a week. The bone is kept in place

most easily by lowering the fore feed

a few inches and prevent foot from going

back of body too far.



Bog Spavin—Joint Disease—My three-

months-old filly has a large round bunch

in hock joint; am at loss to know what

to do for her. Our local vet. recom-

mended poultices and they appeared to

do some good. \Vhen this colt was two

weeks old I noticed joint filled and en-

larging some, but thought some lini-

ment would make it all right. W. H.

Y., North Star, Mich—Your colt suffers

from navel infection; apply light appli-

cations of tincture iodine three times a

week; fomentations of hot water help

such joint ailments.



Cow Gives Bloody Milk—Vi’ill you kindly

tell me what to do for a cow that gives

bloody milk from one quarter of udder.

She has given good milk from the other

three quarters always, but bloody milk

from this one quarter for the past two

months. file would like to know the cause

of this trouble and have you give us a

rcmedy. S. T. (1, East Jordan, Micli.-

When a cow gives bloody milk from one

quarter of udder it is usually the result

of an injury. It is not’always an easy

matter to ascertain the cause, but if

you can and remove this cause it is an

important step in correcting the trouble.

Remove the cause if it is an exciting one

and this soon corrects the trouble. Step-

ping over logs, fences, bars. out of ditch—

es, over door sills and lying on hard

substances will cause a cow to give

bloody milk. Dissolve ill—lb. sugar of

lead in one gal. of water, adding one

pt. tincture of arnica and apply this 10-

tion to bruised quarter three times a day

and it will soon help her. It is needless

for me to say she should be milked with

care; pinching and pulling this quarter

will have a tendency to keep the blood

vessel open.



Stomach \Vorms—Nodular Disease—T

am anxious to know what can be done

for my sheep and lambs. The. sheep

seem to cough, gag and run down until

they die. I am quite sure the lambs are

affected much the same as older sheep.

The old sheep ~were affected first. R.

11.. Lunn, "ion—Your sheep and lambs

suffer fromfitrasitic stomach and bowel

trouble and will be benefited by giving

them coal—tar creosote one part and 99

parts water. The dose for a sheep is

two or three, 02., twice a week for three

weeks. and lambs should be given not

more than one or one and one-half 02.

at a dose. Mix together equal parts

gentian, ginger, quassla, cooking soda

and charcoal and give each sheep a tea—

spoonful at a dose in feed twice a day.





AU GTION SALE

MONDAY. AUG. 28.1911.





10 o'clock. A. III.





HUPP srocx FARM





Located one mile west. of Birmingham on Maple Ave.

This fine farm located within 18 miles of Detroit; and

within one mile of the beautiful and thriving villafie

of Birmingham. and comprising 199 6-10 acres. w I

be sold on the premises, together with growing

crops. Boil—sandy loam; good fences and bu ldings,

also a good orchard. .



At the some some time there will also be sold in sepa-

rate parcels, all of the live stock, machinery, tools,

fee . provisions and household furniture now lo-

cated on the said farm. The live stock comprises——





Registered Berkshire Swine and

Guernsey Cattle

Also draft Horses, Ducks. Chickens] Turkeys.





Farmer‘s, breeders, stookraisers. investors, or any-

one looking for a country home for pleasure and





profit, do not. fail to attend this sale.





Refreshments will be s rved on the premises free of

charge and conve 'ances Ill be provided at D. U. R.

waiting room. or full information and sale list.

apply at office or write to





UNION TRUST COMPANY, -_.._

Executor of will of Charles J. Hupp. deceased.

DETROIT. MICHIGAN.





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All druggists. Get free book,

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~ , ,, AUG. 19.1911. '





JERSEYS F03 SALEfia’leié’l'Sfiiahfigfii’?

bred'. A. {I‘EWMANZ R. No. 1. Marlene, Michigan.

FOR SALE76‘33. BallaLfihi’S‘i‘mfi'fii'fi

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

REGISTERED JERSEYS For Sale—Some oombln.





in the blood of St Louis and Chicago World's

Fair Ogamplons by HERMAN HARMS. Reese, Mich.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS.

IIEIIII BULLSl Eltfnilfnflfhli: g3; 82%.

Bull calves sired by these great bulls, and out. of





splendid dairy cows, many of them in test for register .





heifers and heifer calves for





of merit. Also a few . .

Satisfaction





sale. Write for description and prices.

l- annteed. or money refun e .

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Michigan.





For Sale—Double Standard Polled Durham Bulls.

heite and cows. I am closing out.

Write for prices. antord Gasser,'.8herman. Mich.





SHEEP.

and Polled





Oxford-Down Sheep Durham





cattle forsale. J. A. Dr: GA RMO. Muir. Mich.





 





 





Oxford Down Slice —G°°“ “am“ Fm“

for sale. I. R. WATERngltlllfn $3133.33 $131113?

oxrokn Down 32.? .Ler .e: er“... .:





JAB. P. GIBBS & SON. B. No. 4, Ithaca, Mich.





Rs ’ ~these big, dark faced

PA 0N8 oxronns Rams willxget. larger and

better lambs. Grads X,$15: XX. s20;x X. 82'). I pay

express char es. .Order now for shipment later when

needed» of ichigan‘s largest breeder of good sheep

“PARSONS—the Sheep it an." Grand Ledge. Mich.





' -—I have 100 ewes, amo them

Reg. Rubomnets all of my youngest an best.

also 86 ewe and ram lambs. Live miles east of

Morrice on G. T. Road. Address J. 0. A. COOK.





 





 





 





 





 





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' ' -Growthy Sprin Boats dc Gilts

”yrocs ‘- “dorms of choicest bree ing from Prize

Winners. M. '1'. STORY. B. 248. Lowell. Michigan.





BERKsanE PIGS combining the blood of tho



. Masterpiece and Premier

Longfellow families~the world's lie-t breeding

Price $15. 0. D. WOODBURY. Lansing, Michigan.





 





 





' ——Ten gllts bred to the wonderful D ke

Berksmres Pontiac Chief to furrow in April or Muay.

No better breeding. O. E. Bartlett. Pontiac, Mich.





passed. Price $15.





 





—-Reglstercd boar pigs. excellent;

indivuiunls, breeding unsur-

O. O. COREY, New Haven. Mich.





 





TWO Berkshire Gill’s. sired by Handsome Prince 3

Bbred for Aug..l‘arrowing. wi I sell at. $40 & 845 also





a few spring pigs left. A. A. PATTLLUO, Deckerville, Mich.





 





 





 





The Round Trough Has 8 Compartments





The guards prevent the hogs from rooting out the feed or



_ - , . \ crowding out each other. Each

hug is sure to get its share of

the feed. They are tactical

and save many times is air cost.

No better troughs to ballad.

Tlie LEIIR AGRIQULTURA). 00.



Dept. II. It‘reeinont. Ohio.





 





 





by Michi an Agricultural Col-

For sa'e le 6. E83 Lansing, llllchignn,

lpure bred Black eroheron Stallion,2 'ears old,

October 10, 1911. Weight 1400. Write R. . Hudson.





REG.PEncHEnoustorSlLE-lstllmtfrttnir





both grays. M. A.lBRAY.Okemos, (Ingham 00..) Mich,





BREEDERS’ DIRECTURY. .

CATTLE.





ABERDEENaANGUS.





Herd, Consisting of Trojan Erioas Blackbirds and

Prides. only, is headed by E erton . a Trojan Erica.

by Black Woodlawn. sire of t. 9 Grand Chain ion steer

and bull lit. the International in Chicago, ec.. 19 0.

lie is assisted by Undiilata Blackbird Ito.



VI ()ODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





FOR SALE (lne Ayrshire pedigreed bull. which came

' from farm of Mr. James Hill. St. Paul,

Minn. ()wner Great. Northern Railway. Also have

Ayrshire bulls for breeding purposes. Address

C. 0. FRISBIE. Buchanan Michigan.





TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS





"Top Notch registered young Holstein Bulls com-

bining in themselves the blood of cows which now

hold and have in the past held World’s Records for

milk and butter fat. at fair rices





McPI‘IERSON PAR 5 co’.‘. Howell. nicii.





“0LSTEINS—rhiwo for sale a few cows and year-

. . ling heifers bred to Johanna Con-

cordia Champion, the only bull of anv breed whose 2

grand dams arerzigeiilllfi lbs. butter in '7 days. Also bull

calves and service bulls. L. E. Connell. Fayette. 0.





Holstein Friesuiii Caule‘gfli‘tm‘ié‘fl‘lfi:

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





HOLSTEIN BULL —1 to 3 months, 5?!) to 350.





Registered and well bred.

HOB/i RT “I. FAY, Eden, Michigan.





Cittl 2 dB ' ..

"ULSTElflfFBIESIAH Blill ‘éal‘v‘e. rfifiiflefifiif‘lfni‘i.

(i. (own. L. R. CORNELL, Howell. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





I_I()L§’l‘lttlll\{ BliliLS—fiwith fifizo 1b. Dam;l A grand

on ll‘ . a on" muro. I cverii n6 ones: 1: 0W6? (309t-

LUNU BEACH It ARM, Augusta, Kalamazdo 00.. Mich.





 





,O‘ll SALE—Holstein Bull 2 years old $125. Bull

(.iilvos 6 months to 1 year $.50 to $100. Br d heifers

$150 to $200. YOldest. herd in Ind. Send forP otos and

Pedigrees. Vi . C. Jackson. 715 ltex St. South Bend. Ind.





—B h .

HEREFORDS for;t will?” Kins?) $3,133





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





I . . .

BUTTER BRED ‘E¥3¥.‘%§€§;LS





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FA

Silver Creek. AlleganJr County, Mlilclgigan.





JERSEY BULLS FOR SALE





Sired by Temisia's Interested Prince 71648, h

made 733 lbs. butter in one your. authentih‘iitm‘le {1.52.13

Choice individuals. Prices Reasonable. '





BBOOKWATEB FllllM, ANN ARBOR, Mlllll., ll. F. ll. 7.





 





 





Register of Merit Jerseys. 9.313. Plath;

l l: of youn bulls from dams with In t I



0‘; 483 an s and upwards of butter? 0 a. records

. F. MARSTON. Bay City. bitchixan.





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Prices right.





‘pigs.





DAMS BROS., Litchfield, Mich. breeders of Imp. Chester

White and Tamworth swine, service boars, sows bred or

open, of either breed. Shorthorn Cuttle, Bnfl‘ Rock. Buff Wynn-

dotte. W. Orpingizon. Ckls. all breeding stock, leading winners.





—B d ’l , . ‘ '

0. I. C. Swine 153° tglzt‘ill fill°sp¥i2§h£§ ‘6?“

right. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansviile. Ingmar“: ,Mic .





 





 





 





 





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0' I. C. recs. Braertnow andy

C. J. HOMP§QN. Rockfordyj,





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0. I. C’s For Sale-35$, “.3225? 33”..” em





akin, some fine bred gills. choice lot of , i1)] pigs all

ages. OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. lchigan.

—Sold out but





CHESTER WHITE so” in .1...





business of raisin Cheaters and Holstein c ttle.

Both Phones. lfi. 0. WILSON. ()kemos. Miacli.





 





 





0. I. 0. March Pigs and Sows iii; $1.212"

H. w. CLARK, it. F. D. 4. Brighton, Michigan. '

either sex. Pairs not





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gree. HARRY '1‘. SIFANDELGL.06£ Edi’iylfliuilbe I





—My herd is cliierfl

of II c- SWINE descent of the Royal

strain both males and females. Get. my price before

you buy. ill register free of charge in purchaser‘s

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I. Q's—I am offering 12 choice young hours and 10

a select sow 133 at iarmers’ prices in o I'df‘l‘lO make

room for fall pigs. Fred Nickel, Monroe, Mich . lt-l.





 





—O.hoice boars ready for ser 'i ' . G‘

0- In c- and bred sows for Septioinl‘wi‘el‘arrrlwlvtvs

Glenwood Stock Farm. Zeelaiid, Mich. (Phone 94.)

~Bred Gilts and





DURoc-JERSEY spring pigs for





sale. CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastincs. Michigan.





FOR SALE—33R0?;¥IER:EX lbred solws,

. r. ant . 9;) er s. l -

press prepaid. J. H. BANGHART. LansingyMiclxi.





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hours and from largest sows in State. Come and see

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POLAND-CHINAS 0...... to?

spring pigs. WOOD & SUNS. Saline. Michigan.



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Jersey bulls at; $25. Ever thl ' ' ' ‘

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By Next In Line. 32 sprin male lgs readv I; shi .

I ship 0. O. D. and furnis pedigree promptfly.

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ear 3' spring igs. . . ‘oc { eggs 1.00 e 12'.

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THE DAIRY





CONDUCTED BY COLON’C. LILLIE.





 





 





 





 





 





THE CARE OF MILK AND CREAM ON

THE FARM.





 





In a very small Village, close to an

unimportant branch of one of our great

railroads stands a little co-operative

creamery. The farmers built it years

ago, have stood by it loyally and are not

sorry. I have watched that creamery for

a long time and know that the patrons

have been receiving for butter fat from

two to five cents per pound more than

the average price paid throughout the

state. This fact is probably due to sev-

eral causes, but mainly to three. In the

first place, the creamery is run on the

co-operative plan and patrons get every-

thing except the cost of production. Sec-

ond, it is a whole milk plant and as

whole milk must be delivered oftener than

cream, it reaches the creamery in bet-

ter condition; and third, the patrons are

a very intelligent class who take the best

care of their milk at home.



Every dairyman desires the highest

price for his market product. To obtain





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





handling of the separator which every

dairyman should read. While the cream

is cooling, the vessel which contains it

should be open and the cream stirred

now and then. After it is cool, the cream

may be poured into a can and the cover

closed down providing it is kept at a low

temperature. The air where the cream

is cooled, should be pure and free from

objectionable odors. The cream should

be delivered to the factory at least three

times each week, if we expect the best

results. No butter maker can make but—

ter that will score extra from poor cream

and attention to a few simple details will

not only spare him a great deal of care.

and annoyance and deliver him from much

undeserved blame and censure, but will

enable him to produce an article that will

command the highest market price, there—

by rewarding the individual patron for

his care and attention and making the

creamery a business success.

Oceana Co. \V. F. TAYLOR.





 





 





METHOD OF PAYING FOR MILK AT

CHEESE FACTORIES.



A study of the quantity of casein and

fat in milk used for the manufacture of

cheese, and the relation of the per cent

of each to the quality of the product, has

convinced the officials and investigators





 





 





Aaggie ‘of Lynfield Duches De Kol.‘

as a 3- -year old, 21. 99 lbs. as a 6-year old and 27. 60 lbs. as a 7- -year old.

is the property of F. S. Kenfield of Kalamazoo Co.





This cow produced 19 lbs.





butter in 7 days

She





 





this, the butter must be of a high quality,

and to this end, the millcand cream must

have been rightly handled.





The farmer cannot resort to all the

methods of the producer of certified milk

and produce butter at present prices, but

he can observe a few plain, ordinary rules

of handling that will cost him very little,

furnish the consuming public with a

clean, “holesome product and bring him

a nice profit.



First, the cows must be kept clean. It

is usually easier to accomplish this 'in the

summer, than during the winter months,

as the cows spend much of their time out-

of-doors. But if the herd is stabled

nights, there are problems that must be

met and solved in the interest of clean-

liness. If a hand separator is used, the

milk should be run through as soon as

possible after it is drawn and the cream

cooled as rapidly as may be to a tem—

perature anywhere between forty-five or

fifty—five degrees. In many farms there

are cold springs that can be prepared

with a very trifling expense to receive and

preserve the cream in ideal

No man who has a good spring on his

farm at a reasonable distance from the

house, can afford to bother with ice to

keep the cream sweet. If the whole mill«.

is taken to the creamery, the spring will

serve onc’s purpose equally well. It will

surprise one who has never had the ex-

perience to find how long clean milk will

keep sweet when cooled down rapidly

soon. after milking and placed in cold





water. If the separator is used, it must

be kept clean. It must be carefully wash-

ed after each skimming. I have known





agents for separators to say to prospec-

tive victims that their particular machine

did not need washing oftener than once

but these men were enemies of

the dairy business. There never was a

separator made and never will be, that

does not need washing every time it is

used. It is a matter of business economy

to wash the machine, for the reason that

a dirty separator cannot do clean skim-

ming.



Some time ago, the Purdue University

of Indiana published a. bulletin upon the





a day,





condit10nfi





at the Wisconsin station that cheesemak-

ers should pay for milk upon the basis

of both casein and fat content, since the.

former element like the latter was found

to be variable in different samples of

milk and the resultant cheese was i11—

fluenced by the amount found. They dis-

covered further that the butter fat test

was no guide to the quantity of casein

and that a test for the latter should

therefore be made to learn the true value

of the product as a material from which

to manufacture cheese. A simple casein

test has been devised, the expense of

which is insignificant when compared to

the advantage of its use.





 





 





BUTTER MARKET CONDITIONS.





The average price for butter the first

week in August for the past five years is

25.3 cents per pound, the quotations for

the several years being 24, 22, 261/2, 28, and

26 cents respectfully from 1907 to 1911

inclusive This indicates that the pres—

ent price of butter is now a little above

the ruling price for the period in consid-

eration. And it seems from the condi-

tions prevailing that the farmers who are

(lepending upon the price of butter stay—

ing up to help them secure proper re-

turns are not going to be disappointed

in the immediate future, since the talk

of the trade sounds more favorable to

advances in values than to declines. The

amount of butter put away by the stor—

age people during the months of June

and July a year ago were considerable

larger than what they are this year. For

example on Aug. 1 the amount of pack-

ages in storage in the great storage

houses in and about New York City, con—

sisting in all of eight storage companies

and 13 houses, according to the Produce

Review, aggregated 170,000 W1111e on the

same date a year ago there were 231,—

800 packages. This shows a loss of nearly

62,000 packages. In Chicago the figures

for the same date stand 400,000 packages

for this‘year and 410,000 packages for

1910. In Boston this year there‘are 232,-

370 and last year 276,861 packages. Phil-

adelphia has 55,600 packages compared





with 86,000 for a year ago. These facts

ought to lend good support to the butter

deal. The huge operations of a year ago

were probably more or less responsible

for the early break in prices last win-

ter when everyone was expecting that

high prices would continue throughout

the winter; but the break came and

the misfortune of the market then was a

lesson to many, discouraging some alto-

gether and helping others to follow a

more conservative campaign. Neverthe-

less the lighter buying this summer is

directly charged to the lighter output of

the product, making it impossible for the

brokers to lay by the goods even though

they were of a mind to store liberally.

Short pastures in June and July limited

the milk ilow and consequently the

amount of butter. W-





ON FILLING THE SILO.



1n commending to the dairy farmer the

advantages of growing the corn crop, J.

H. Grisdale of the Ontario experimental

iarms has the following to say regard-

ing the proper method of filling the silo:

Fill your silo properly; keep it well filled

around the outside all the time, and keep

it well packed. The center of the silo

will look after itself. Farmers say they

do not think much of cement silos or

steel silos because the corn for a few

inches in becomes dried out and gets in

bad shape. That is not the fault of the

silo, it is the fault of the man who filled

it. You should put a good man in the

silo. 11‘ you have a real good man whom

you know is faithful, put him in the silo

and say to him, “Now, John, keep this

)anked up against this wall and that

wall and if you have any walking keep

walking around the outside all the time,

and keep it, live. or six or seven or eight

inches higher than it is in the middle.”

\thn full then 1111 up the center a little

higher than the edges, tramp it down and

if convenient put a few pails of water on

it. Do not put anything else on it, tramp

it well and then go up about three days

later and level it off and tramp down

again. You will lose only three or four

inches at the most. \Vhen removing keep

the middle 21 foot higher than the edges;

then the silage will not spoil and it will

not freeze so badly. Do not imagine that

because it freezes it is lost. It does not

hurt it at all providing you thaw it out

before feeding it. You should not feed en-

silage while frozen because there is more

or less danger of gas forming.





 





 





WHY THE COW LOST HER HORNS.





 





Commenting upon the performance of

that wonderful cow Pietertje Mad Orms-

by, the superintendent of the advanced

regestry of the ll'olstein-Friesian asso-

ciation took the liberty to say the fol-

lowing about dehorning since the above

mentioned cow had been relieved of her

horns for the lack of which some breeders

criticised her in correspondence to Mr.

Gardner. He says: “As an individual

proposition, a neat pair of short, nicely

curved, waxy horns on a cow's head may

be something to be admired. As a gener-

al proposition the cow of today has no

need of such weapons, and if she has

them will surely use them on her mates

in the herd and cause more or less loss

to the owner. Ages ago when the ances-

tors of I’ietertjo Maid Ormsby ran wild

in the forests of Europe. it was necessary

for the cow to protect her calf from the

depreciations of wolves and other oeasts

of prey, and the horns which nature had

provided for that purpose were a neces-

sity. but such conditions no longer exist,

and our breeders may well ask them—

selves as to what useful purpose can be

served by horns 0n the head of a cow.

That cows are more quiet and gentle,

more companionable with each other in

every way when deprived of these weap—





ons is readily admitted by all who have.





seen such cows standing quietly in the





barn yard or bunched in drinking at the1





water tank."





NATIONAL CREAMERY BUTTER-

MAKERS’ ASSOCIATION.



The executive committee of the nation-

al creamery buttermakers’ association

decided on Chicago as the location and

date of holding their next annual Con-

vention which will be held November 1st,

2nd and 3rd. The National Dairy Show

will be in progress at that time. The

organization represents a membership in

excess of six thousand, with an annual

production of nine hundred million pounds

of butter, the cash value of which exceeds

two hundred million dollars.





 





 





 





 





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DETROIT. AUG. l9. l9".





 





CURRENT COMMENT.





During the past



Silo Construction and fortnight we have

The Harder Patent. received a number

of inquiries from





subscribers regarding the scope of the

llarder patent, relating to silo construc-

tion, which was recently sustained in an

opinion handed down by .ludge Ray, in

the U. S. Circuit Court for the northern

district of New York. Most of the ins

quiries were apparently promptcd and

one of them was accompanied by a cir-

culur letter sent out by a firm engaged

in the manufacture of slave. silos, togeth-

cr with a license plate. to be attached to

the, silo as a protection to the owner.

This circular letter explains that the

manufacturers had supposed their silos

were fully protected by patents issued to

them, but that this decision proved that

'licy were mistaken as “This patent was

apparently the first granted by the pat—

r-nt clllce covering a round silo." The

li-ttcr further states that to secure pro-

icction for themselves and their pat—

rails from the holders of this patent, the

manufacturers sending it have paid them

a large sum of money, and urges that

the patron receiving the letter lose no

lime in attaching the license plate to his

silo, “as the llarder Manufacturing (burm

pithy have planned a vigorous cam-

paign against manufacturers. and

of silos which do not bear the

plate. This applies to cement, atone, tile,

-.-Ic., as well as wood silos." in refer-

ring to the decision of Judge my the

Miter also says it “is probably the most

sweeping cver handed down by the

i'nitcd States Court in a patent case. It

irnctically prevents anyone making 0"

using any kind of a silo either steel

frame or wooden frame construction, con-

tinuous openings or otherwise, and of any

material. in other words the decision of

(ourt is that no silo can be con-

either by a farmer or by a.

without infringing the





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this

strucicd

izianiifnciurer

iiarder patent." ,

To each inquirer we have written that

we were making every effort to get

exact information regarding this case. and

that as soon as it was in hand the es—

sential facts regarding it would be pub-

lished. l‘p to the present time, how-

ever, we have not been able to secure the

text of Judge Ray’s decision in the case

in which the Harder patent was sus-

tained. We hope, however, to have a





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





copy of this decision in time to review it:

in our next issue. \Vhile, of course, this

decision is law, at least until it has been

passed upon by a. higher court, and while

we cannot gainsay the allegations made

regarding it in the letter above quoted

for the reasons above noted, we have at

hand the claims upon which the Harder

patent is based and which form a part of

the letters patent, and from a careful

reading we are unable, to understand the

allegation that no silo can be constructed

which is not an infringement on the

Harder patent, since in his application

for the patent Mr. Harder specifically dis-

claims any attempt to patent‘the round

form of a. silo, or even a. continuous door-

way. We quote from same, which forms

a part of letters patent No. 627,732, as

follows:





To all whom it may concern:



Be it known that 1, George D. Harder,

a citizen of the United States, residing at

Cobleskill, Schoharie county, State of New

York, have invented certain new and

useful Improvements in Silos, of which

the following is a specification.



My invention relates to silos or tanks

of that class in which a continuous open-

ing is made from top to bottom, through

which the contents are removed at inter-

vals. It is particularly designed for tanks

used for holding ensilage.



I have shown the invention as applied

round silo composed of various

staves and hoops made on the same gen-

era1~principle as a' barrel, except that

the staves are straight. The vertical

opening in this silo is made from top to

bottom and practically continuous, and

the opening is closed by a suceeSSion of

boards or sections of doors inserted and

removable from the top downward like

the opening and sectional closing of an

ice—house. I do not herein claim, there-

fore, the vertical opening from top to

bottom, nor the round construction of the

tank or silo, nor the means for closing

formed in sections and inserted so as to

be removable from the top downward and

arranged to be pressed against the wall

or any part of the wall in an outward

direction, .as I am aware that these de—

viccs and elements are very old in the

same or analogous structures.



My invention relates particularly to the

special form of brace or stay-piece for

holding the edges of the opening at the

proper distance from each other to pre-

vent collapsc, and, further, in the spe-

cial means for holding the sections of

the door firmly in* Diilt‘l’.



‘ ’5'





I claim—



ln a silo or tank having a contin-

uous opening from top to bottom and a

reinforcing-strip at the edges of the open-

ing arranged to form an overlap, a. pack-

ing on the inner face of the overlapping

part, a brace having shoulders bearing

against the overlapping edges and an ex-

tension bearing against the outer face

of the overlapping part,» in combination

with cross—pieces or door-sctions h ar-

ranged to bear at their ends against the

packing and bolts for holding the parts

together, substantially as described.



2. In a silo or tank having a contin»

nous opening from top to bottom and a

reinforcing-strip on each side arranged

to form an overlap, said overlap having

a packing on its inner face, a.brace hav—

ing shoulders arranged to bear against

the edges of the overlapping part and

extensions bearing upon the outer face

of said part, in combination with the

sections h arranged as described and with

a plate i and suitable bolts holding the

parts together.



3. In a silo or tank having a con-

tinuous opening from top to bottom, and

door-sections arranged across the open-

ing, an overlapping part against which

the said sections bear and a bracket

composed of, a straight bar having shoul-

ders adapted to bear against the overlap-

ping part and an additional bearing m

forming at Ibe- same time an additional

brace and serving as: the bar of a lad-

der, substantially as described.



4. in a solo or may: having a contin—

uous opening from top to bottom, braces

between the eases-3 in." the walls forming

the opening; rlivu'n' :izwtfl’rme for closing the

opening and r .ing-mrips for. the

door-+‘:c'i‘,‘r.z'zs, miss....nifilaiilly as described.





 

 





“it: regret, char. sultan». wiil not permit

the row/rm:germ". A “wise .‘ewc 1,! the draw-

ing: anti :‘luraiiwt '3’.:~-=rri:zf'iori of the spe-

cific im‘Ur-‘i'uM‘mn‘i'“: ='<‘r‘le‘i."tzd by this pat-

ent. Erin-avmviw :“he. .Zi‘sl‘fVi‘!’ (mutations seem

:Hl‘l'i‘rvflz'r‘“: main t'm.’ the punume of this

"rimr'rerm. This. rlwzwipfirms will be pub-

iishr-ri up "no. new." issue. “'hlle it is

r--:~.v*‘:ai-‘::,v 'rrm ozcru'lzlile action on the

part ”.‘i’ ”A: ;'~'.:in~.:'.:ir"-I.'5vrg who sent out

be if" fi-r :zi'u'r'm referred to to protect





a? Meir silos against a. patent

upon whim 'r"?/ acknowledge the de-

vices which i'mvrr mm are an infringement,

and while the vile-gallons made in their

letter may be defensible in the light of the

decision reform-d to, we do not hesi-

tate to advise our readers not to get

excited about the matter, nor pay any

royalties on silos which they are building

or using should a demand be made upon

them. The silp has been in common use

since 1875, when the first silo in the

United States was built in IVayne Coun-

ty. Mich. by Dr. Manly Miles, long con-

nected with the Michigan Agricultural

College. Silos with continuous doors

were in use in Michigan for several

years before the granting of the Harder

patent. which was issued in 1899, as were

round silos and silos of almost every

description. Hence we do not hesitate

to advise readers who have contemplated





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the erection of silos on their farms to

build them as they had intended. avoid-

ing, of course, the use of the particular

devices covered by the Harder patent,

and adhering to the type of construction

which has‘ been in common use, but us-

ing such material as they may desire. In

purchasing manufactured silos it would

be the part of wisdom to secure a. guar—

antee of. protection from infringements





ion the Harder patent from the manu-

facturers, who will doubtless receive first





attention from the holders of the patent,

but we cannot conceive, even should this

decision be as broad as is assumed, that

a patent on a. principle whose common use

antedates the patent itself, will be'flnal-





.ly sustained against individual farmers





who use the principle in silo construction,

but avoid the use' of the patented ap-

pliances which, as we read this patent,

are confined to a special overlapping de—

vice or bar for holding the door frame

in position, an overlapping strip at the

edges of the. doorframe to form a jamb

with a packing on its inner surface, a

metal plate on the. inside to hold the

sectional door strips in position and the

manner of bolting or fastening the same.



But in the interest of our many sub-

scribers who have appealed to us, and

the many others who are interested in

this proposition, we will





vice with competent legal opinions, af-

ter securing the complete data. bearing

upon the proposition.





We call special attention



Annexation to a communication on this

of Canada. page from Mr. Herbert Wil-

liams, of Ohio, advocating



annexation of Canada to our country.





Mr. Williams is a. very close ob-

server and a. man of very broad

information.- If our markets are to be





opened free to Canadian farm products

it is surely desirable that the country

should be annexed and share in all our

affairs of government and expense. This

may have been the unexpressed object

in View of our President and statesmen

in the negotiation of the reciprocity

treaty.



Owing to lack of

space for voluminous

tables in this issue We

are unable to present the summary of

crop condition and indicated yield of the

potato crop. In view of the fact, how-

ever, that a large proportion of Michi-

gan Farmer readers are particularly in-

terested in this crop We are here pre-

senting figures and comparisons for Au—

gust 1, as compiled from the figures given

in the summary of crop conditions includ-

ed in the national crop report.



These figures show the condition of the

potato crop on August 1 to be 62.3 per

cent of normal, as compared with 75.8

per cent on August 1, 1910, and a ten-

year average of 84.8. In addition to the

low condition of the present crop, the

acreage is reported to be somewhat less

than last year. The acreage now in po-

tatoes is estimated at 3,495,000, acres, or

97.3 per cent of last year‘s acreage. 'ihe

estimated average yield per acre is

placed at 71.5 bushels, as compared with

a yield of 94.4 bushels as finally esti-

mated for 1910, and an average yield

of 90.!) bushels per acre in the period

from 1906 to 1910 inclusive. Reduced to

bushels, this present indicated yield

would mean an aggregate production for

the country of 250,192,500 bushels, as

the country of 219,892,500 bushels, as

rally estimated for 1910.



Qf course there is time for a material

improvement in the prospects for the late

crop with favorable weather conditions

from this time on, but there is certain to

be a short crop in any event, and there

is ever the possibility of injury from

blight should there be an excess of rainy

or cloudy weather later in the season

to compensate for the early drought

which has so generally prevailed. Un-

der these conditions the potato crop





The Potato Crop.





should receive the best of care and prepw





arations should be. made to harvest and

store it with a minimum of loss, since

the tubers are certain to be more valu-

able than for many years.





 





 





CANADIAN ANNEXATION.





Now that Canadian reciprocity has been

ratified by our Congress and is likely to

be ratified by the Canadian Parliament

do you not think we Should begin our

campaign for complete annexation of the

Dominion? Two peoples “so similar and

so near to each other” do not need the

useless expense of two governments; with

Canada a part of us and contributing to

our national expenses, the opposition to

reciprocity would lose its force; there





. has long been a strong sentiment in favor





of annexation in this country; in the





continue our.

investigations and substantiate our ad-





AUG. 19, 1911‘.





past we have annexed many times, and





have usually taken territory occupied by.





people far different from ourselves and





at great distances from us‘———the Philips

pines, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Panama, and.





even the Floridas and the Louisiana Pur-

chase and the territory acquired in the





Mexican' war were distant and occupied

by different people when taken underr





our flag.

Great Britain is now trying to defeat

reciprocity in order to hang onto Canada;





.many of us are opposed to it for other





reasons While Canada. remains alien. I

read from Canadian papers that A_m_eri-

can capital has practically built up the

Dominion, and that is just what British

capital did in South Africa before the

Boer war which annexed that territory

to Britain. Of course we do not want a

war of conquest. nor any other war, but

Should we not do all in our power to

bring about the peaceful union of these

sections of the world?

and members of Congress from Ontario,

Quebec. and other new “states,” we would

command the St. Lawrence River as we

do the. Mississippi, and England’s North

American base of war operations against

us would be limited to the Bermudas,

which she holds as a chip on her shoul-

der and as a. club at our front door—~

a naval station which she is as ready to

use against us as she ever was and which

she could not hold without Halifax—Her-

bert Williams, Ashtabula Co., 0.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





National.





. The success of postal savings banks

in the few large cities where they have

been tried has warranted the postoflice

department in establishing other such

banks, and many more cities with first

class offices are soon to be provided with

such an institution.



Four persons were killed and 47 in-

jured in a wreck caused by the» Pennsyl~

vania fiyer, the 18‘hour train between

Chicago and New York, leaving the track

before reaching the city of Fort Wayne,

Ind. The train was then moving at the

rate of 50 miles per hour.



' Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chem-'

istry, department of agriculture, was on

the Witness stand Monday, giving testl-'

mony before a congressional committee

concerning the controversy between him—

self and the Remsen board. Dr. Wiley

and his staff have opposed the use of

benozate of soda as a preservative of

food. products, while the Remsen board

have taken the other view. The charges

are that the chief arranged to pay and

did pay to certain chemists a larger

stipend than the rules of the department

allow. This_charge is generally under-

stood to be a mere excuse for getting the

able government employee out of the road

of parties favorable to the benzoate “in-





terests." '





It is feared that the stat . bill ro-

viding for the admittande’gpifgzonap' II

New Mexico will fail to become a. Igw

by the president vetoing the measure, ias

he has been reported as being opposed’to

the provision which provides for the re-

call of judges.’ There is doubt that the

advocates of the measures can array

sufficient votes in the senate to pass the

bill over the president’s veto, although

in the house such a possibility seems

very probable.



The free list measure is still in an un-

settled state. It appears more probable

than .it did a week ago that the prog-

gresswes will get together and frame a.

measure acceptable to enough to mem-

bers to pass it but with provisions too

radical one way or the other to meet the

exact ideas of a large number of the.

members. An agreement has been

reached upon the wood schedule of an

average basis of. 29 per cent advalorem. It

is expected that President Taft will veto

the free list bill should it come before

him for his signature.-



Admiral Togo of Japan who is in this

country as the representative of the sum

rise nation was entertained by ex-Pres-

ident Roosevelt at Sagamon Hill Sunday.



Senator Cullom of Illinois has intro-

duced a good roads bill providing for the

construction of seven roads leading out

from \Vashington and carrying an appro-

priation of $18,00,000.



The federal courts have pronounced

prison sentences upon the officers and

council for the United \Vireless Tele-

graph Company of New York for using

the mails to sell worthless stock to the

public.



In his testimony



committee which is

trust,_George \i'. Perkins, the famous

financier, declared last week that the.

Sherman anti-trust law as now enforced

would not permit the successful existence.

of a large corporation.

. Senator. Cummins has introduced a bil‘;

into the I'nited States senate providinsr

for the abolishing of the monetary com:

llllSSltlll which congress established some

time ago _upon the ground (if its tardiness

in reporting and the extravagant expen—

diture of money. '



“hat is believed to be the fastest time

made .by an aviator in America for a

long'distance was that of H. N. Atwood

in his flight from St. Louis to Chicago,

a distance of 286 miles in five hours and

43 minutes actual flying time. This was

the first day's travel of his flight from

St. Louis to New York.



The national association of insurance

commissioners is conducting: an investi-

gation of accident and industrial insur-

ance-companies of the country similar to

the investigation of life insurance com-

panies made in New York a few years





before the Stanley

probing the steel





ago. Charges of corrupt treatment of

polite-y holders furnish the basis of the

pro 9.





Foreign.





There was rioting in Liverpool and

Glasgow Sunday. Laborers are dissatis—

fied with laboring conditions and wages

and are out demanding changes along

both lines. Police reserves and troopS





were necessary to quiet the rioting in.





Liverpool where many' were injured in



a close} battle. Bristol and Manchester



are also uneasy over the temperament

(Continued on mge 147.)





With Senators.
AUG. 19, 1911.





 





 





 

   





 





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. > (9)





f9! 1912





This Car for $1,000





(Price Subject to Change Without Notice)





 





Here is the first attempt to sell a

high-grade car—roomy, luxurious,

speedy, and powerful—for an even-

thousand dollars. It is the latest de-

sign of Mr. R. E, Olds—the finest

car which this famous factory ever





.‘:,,$ent out from its deors.

The price is subject to change; it





may be impossible. We count that

this price will add 50 per cent to our





output without added overhead ex- ~ .





pense. If it does, the price becomes

possible—at the present cost of ma—

terials.

shall later advance it. For we never

shall skimp on any part of this car

to keep the price at $1,000.



Every Rec agent now has this car

on exhibit. Each now offers this

initial price. And you will find no

car under $1,500 which compares for

a moment with it.





How We Did It





Year after year we have constantly

increased our output. Part by part

we have brought the Rec car to per-

fection. Gradually each important

part has been standardized, and per-

manent machinery has ‘been adapted

to it.





Year by year we have equipped

ourselves to build every part of the

car—to cut off the profits of parts-

makers.



All the costly experiments are ended

now. The expensive changes have

all been made. Our machinery, dies,

jigs and tools need no more alteration.



Some expensive materials, like tires

and steel, are costing less than form-

erly. Our selling cost is a great deal

less,'because of our organization.





(3, R. M. Owen & Co.





If we find it impossible we ‘





 





 





 





The new Reo “Thirty,” with

fore-door. five-passenger ton-

neau. Four 4x4g-inch cylin-

ders—IO8-inch wheel base—

34x3g-inch tires—~the best of

magnetos. Our latest and

finest creation—a roomy.pow-

erful. stunning can—for an

even-thousand dollars.





Top and Windshield not included. “'8 equip

this car with a Mohair Top and Slip (lover,

a Mezger Automatic Windshield, a Speed-

ometer and a Gas Tank—all for $100 extra.





 





 





 





We have enormous capacity and

our output can now be increased by

half with no extra cost save for

materials and labor.



For all of these reasons, the time

seems at hand when a car of this

class can be sold for $1,000. And,

until further notice, we are going to

try it.





No Skimping Whatever





We pledge you our word that in

adopting this price, we have not

skiniped the car in the slightest par-

ticular. This is the finest model, re-

gardless of price, that we ever turned

out from our factory.





It is the best car we can make. It

1s as good a car as any man, at any

price, can make.





The car is built under laboratory

supervision of the most scientific Sort.

The steel for each part is analyzed.

It is tested for tensile strength and

for hardness. Nothing is left to

chance.



The gears are tested in a crushing





machine, to withstand a pressure of

27% tons. The bearings are fitted





General Sales

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with the best roller bearings—the

Timken and the Hyatt liIigh-l)ut_v.

The carburetor is adapted to the

present grades of gasoline.





All that is known to the best mod-

ern practice is embodied in this car.

From the big tires and wheels down

to the smallest hidden part, we are

giving you better than necessary—the

very best we know.





Designed by R. E. Olds





This car was designed by Mr. It. E.

Olds, the dean of automobile design—

ers. It is built underhissupervision.





Long before the days of auto-

mobiles Mr. ()lds was building famous

gas engines. In the early days of the

motor car he built the only cars worth

having. And in every step of pro—

gression since, Mr. Olds has kept

well in the lead.





This car we are selling for $1,000

is Mr. ()lds’ latest creation. lt em-

bodies all his skill and experience.

And all his reputation as a great,

engineer is staked on this ,l-teo ear.





Ask for Details





On this car we publish complete

specifications. \Ve state every mate-

rial, every feature, every detail of the

mechanism. We do this to help you

compare this car with the highest-

priced cars in existence.





Please write for these facts. Then

go to the nearest Reo agent and see

the car itself. This is the first great.

car to sell for $1,000. And, if the

price is found possible, it is bound

to change the whole motor car

situation.





Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing, Mich.





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.AUGUST-HATCHED CHICKS.





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This year, as usual, we hear so much

about “poor luck" in hatching and rear-

ing the early chicks that it seems evi-

dent that a great many breeders will

have to rely upon late-hatched chicks to

complete the number of fowis they plan-

ned for at the beginning of the season.

1. consider July and August better months



avfogjltatching and rearing chicks than the

month of June. Chicks hatched in June





”seldom do well, but those brought out a





fittle later usually do as well as those



.r‘ j'ched at the beginning of the season.



V filfihe breeders even claim that from their

late—hatched chicks they secure their best

Show birds.



Certain it is that late-hatched chicks

require different treatment from the early

ones. Keep the late chicks away from

the older ones; feed them by themselves.

.‘l‘rying to raise the chicks on the same

ground that the early chicks have been

running over all spring and summer is

out of consideration. The soil will have

become tainted and poisoned by the drop-

pings and will bring sickness and death

to your late-hatched chicks. I consider

tainted soil one of the principal causes

of the loss of so many chicks each sea-

son. The only way is to sweeten the soil

again by sprcading air—slacked lime over

it, plowing under. and, if possible, sowing





.-.~.ig down to some, green feed.





The late—hatched chicks should be kept

in the shade as much as possible. Try

to arrange the coops under fruit trees,

berry bushes or grape vines. which will

afford ample shade and at the same time

provide animal feed in thc form of in-

sects which infest the trccs and bushes.

The corn field is also an excellent place

in which to allow the (hicks to run.



As soon as the chicks are hatched

their heads and throats with

sweet cream. Dust the hen once a week

with a good louse powder. After the

chicks are a few weeks old dust them

also with insect powder. Keep the brood

coops free from lice. Take a hand spray

and spray them thoroughly with a mix-

ture of kerosene and gasoline or carbolic

acid. Also whitewash the inside of coops

thoroughly. Try the above methods of

raising your late-hatchcd chicks and I

am sure you will be successful.



Indiana. 0. E. HACHMAN.





EGG IMPROVEMENT.





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One thing that is sadly neglected on

many farms is an effort toward improve~

ment in the eggs produced. Most peo-

ple seem to be under the impression that

an egg is an cgg, without reference to

color. size or state of cleanliness. That

belief is something that costs the farm—

crs a large sum of money every year,

for the price of eggs is governed by their

appearance just as much as is that Of

fruit or vegetables. A case of small,

distolorcd eggs. will bring the bottom

price, just the same as a barrel of small,

wormy applcs.



l‘nit'ormity in color of shell and size

of cggs is one of the very important fea—

tures in egg production. The eggs from

a flock of mixed breeding will show a

variety of shades of color in the shell,

ranging; all the way from very white

to a rich dark brown, and they will not

bring so good a price as those from a

tlock producing eggs of one distinct shade

of white or brown. The condition of the

egg cuts quite a figure in price, also. The

time was when an egg was an egg in the

eye of the commercial world, but pure

food laws and a more discriminating pub—

lic have. changed conditions. The dirty

eggs are sorted out, classed separately

and sold at a much loWer price. This

is no more than right, for the bright,

clean shell indicates freshness just as

much as the dirty shell indicates age

and carelessness in handling.



All of this serves as an argument for

pure—bred fowls of whatever breed the

keeper's fancy may dictate. Thus will

uniformity in size and color of eggs be

more easily secured. If the flock is kept

at a proper standard and the eggs prop-

erly cared for and disposed of while

fresh, the owner will certainly be re-

warded by receiving the highest price.

The market. is no place for stale eggs;

keep them on the farm. The person who

will attempt to foist stale eggs upon

consumers, especially those in the cities

who are hardly capable of judging the





 





quality by the appearance of the egg, is

nothing other than dishonest. Every

poultryman should consider it his duty

to raise .the standard of quality in egg

production just as much as it is to bring

about improvement in any other branch

of farming or crop production.

Ohio. S. C.





GLEANED FROM EXPERIENCE IN

RAISING DUCKS.



The ordinary beginner in duck raising,

who naturally hasn’t all the modern

conveniences in the line of pens, etc., is

apt to encounter, among his first trials,

a trouble which we call “scald-foot."

This occurs in the duckiings while they

are still very young and is due to their

running in sand or to being shut in a

pen having a hard ground floor. Their

feet are so tender that they quickly be-

come Sorc. the skin flakes off or takes on

a blistcred appearance and the duckling

so affected dies in a few days. I know

of no remedy, but a preventive is to

place the pen on a plot of soft grass

and supply necessary shade and drinking

water until they have reached the age

at which their feet will withstand contact

with. rough, hard ground.



Another thing which the duck raiser

must learn is that even half—grown ducks

will 'eat harmful weeds if given free

range. Purslanc (commonly called pus-

leyl will cause the neck to stiffen and

bloat._ lolden-rod is another of the

harmful weeds. The ducklings eating this

will have its neck and crop bloated and

will often become cramped and fall over

on its back. “’e give pure extract of

witch hazel, a teaspoonful at full strength,

in severe cases. It has never failed to

cure a single case of this kind.



in 1910—11 the most difficult things,

about. which we knew nothing before

that time, were the small files which





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swarm on horses along in June and July:

They settled in patches1





cr t-vcn earlier.

on the ducks and buried themselves from

sight in the down. \\'o lost some duck—

lings it; till!) beforc we discovered what

was killing them. insect powder was of

little use as the ducks washed it off in

the water almost as soon as it was ap—

plied. Finally we used kerosene, apply-

ing it to the surface with a small brush.

All application every three or four days

was all we found necessary.

Mason Co. JANICE COOPER.





GETTING .A PROFIT FROM SURPLUS

COCKERELS. .





 





Young cockcrcls that have free range

possess a good frame and constitution,

but lack in flesh and in quality of meat.

\Vhen fed in pens or crates for two or

three weeks they gain in flesh very rap—

idly, while the increase in bone- or frame

is relatively very small. Prof. Robertson,

of Canada, demonstrated by experiment

that one fatted chicken had as much edi-

ble material on its frame as three like

chickens not fatted. Cockerels of the

general—purpose breeds, 2 to 4 lbs, in

weight, are very economical producers

of meat when confined in pens and fed

properly. in Prof. Robertson’s experi-

ments 131 chickens weighing 492 'lbs.

gained in four weeks 335 lbs. The cost

per pound of gain was 4.9 cents. This

represents not only a gain in weight, but

a gain in quality, and the market will

pay much more for such chickens than

for those direct from the range. From

lat k of exercise the muscles become more

edible or tender.



\Yhich grain to use in fattening will

be governed partly by its price. For best

results the grain is ground and fed moist.

It is usually mixed with skim-milk 0r

buttermilk.’ Professor Graham, of Onta-

rio Agricultural College, says that the

best ration used at that station is one

made of two parts finely ground oats,

two of finely ground buckwheat, and one

of corn-meal, mixed with sour milk, us

ing one and a half times as much milk

as grain, and sometimes twice as much.

Where the markets demand a yellow-

ilesh fowl, as most of them do in this

country, a larger proportion of corn will

be desirable in the ration, but cbrn alone

will prove unsatisfactory. Ground oats

alone, with the coarser hulls removed,

will ~give good results where white flesh

is not discriminated against. Barley may

also form part of the ration.



The chickens should be fed lightly the

first week; after that all they will eat

up clean three times a day. It is impor-

tant that they be kept quiet. After three

weeks of feeding they begin to lose their

appetites, when they should be marketed:





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.9 CABBAGE WORMS Destroyed by Dust-

M HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT





So used for 30 years. Sold by all SEED DEALERS.

For pamphlets worth havmg write





3. HAMMOND, Fishkill-on-Hudson, New York.





 





CRYSTAL White Orpington Cockerels‘andtrios.

1 Bob. hat<thed.VKellerxtruss strain direct. Write

for prices. Mrs. WILLIS ROUGH. Royal Oak. M1011-





“ ”—8. 0. Brown Le hor . Get

EGGMAKERS first choice of ma a bill!!! now.

81 up. Write me. W. 8. Cooper, Mt. Pleasant. Mich.





ILVER GOLDEN and WHITE WYANDOTTES.

5 Eggs $150 per 15; 52.5%)” 30. Afew White Roosters

left, circular free. 0. . Browning. Portland, Mich.





—s. 0. dB. 0.

FOR SALE Red Eggs 15 ,ofimgfglafg‘;





82.75: 100 for $5. BUELL BR Ann Arbor, Mich,





 





LlLLlE FARHSTEAD POULTRY





B. P. Rooks. R. I. Reds, W. anndottes and B. O. W.

Leghorn eggs for sale. 15 for $1; 23 for 31.50; 50 for

$2.50. OLON O. LILLIE, Coopersville, Mich.





 





GGS: EGGS: EGGS—White & Bu]! 0 ington

White a Barred Rocks. Black a White morons:

White & Buff Leghoms. Rose it Single Comb Reds.

Houdnns & White Crested Blk Polish. 8. H. King, Willil. Mich.





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WHITE VlllllllOTlE kaa“lh2€dwtéi§f§f‘il'ys “£23

pays. A. FRANKLIN SMITH. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





DOGS.





 





0W WRITE W. J. R088. Rochester. Mich, for

those beautiful cable and white and tricolor Collie

Puppies. Finest bree inc, natural workers.





 





HOROUGHBRED S. 0. BROWN LEGEORNS.

. A fine lot; of COOKERELS at. right prices.

LEWIS T. OPPENLANDER. R. No. 4. Lansing, Mich.





ll. 0. II to on cock-robin“ film “w Em.“

in much. Eli). w. WAITE. 6351351: fig'tgm.





SINGLE 00MB BLAH Mllllllllll :éfiwfl‘gfir‘é'é;





81.50 per setting. R. W. MILLS, Saline. ichiun.





 





 





 





 





_' Allbredfm 1211 best I

Twenty live Hound Pups. mm Owning... ,3-

enter, send stamp. W. E. LEOKY, Holmeaville. (fhio





 





' ' —Blue Mex-lea. Sables and tri-colora by

call“ PUDPIGS Imported Ormskirk Chancellor. the

best trained cattle in England. State want-s.

SELBY COLLIE KENNELS. Pontiac Michigan.





WHEN writing to advertisers just say “Saw

your ad. in the Michigan Farmer." ‘





 





 





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LITERATURE

POETRY

HISTORY an?

INFORMATION





 





 





 





 





 





‘fire FARM BOY

an? GIRL

SCIENTIFIC an?

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This Magazine S'ection forms a part of our paper twice amonth. livery article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere





 





NEW ZEALAND==Labor Conditions and Governmental Problems.





with so brief an experience to make



any sweeping statements as to the

favorable or unfavorable present labor

conditions in New Zealand. I must con-

tent myself with noting some observa-

tions made and opinions heard. Repeat-

edly I heard managers refer to the im-





IT would clearly be out of place for one





.possibility of accomplishing now what





they formerly could, because of the dif-

ficulty of securing labor, or the high

wages demanded, or the limited service

rendered. I was told that in recent years

there had been a rapid upward trend in

the wage scale and, along with it, an

upward trend in living expenses, and in

this connection I fre—

quently heard the opin-

ion expressed that the

result is the laborers

are no better off than

before, but that the

masters or employers

are worse off. To give

an incident to illustrate

the independence of

laborers, and the (11m-

cuities employers have

to contend with, I re-

fer to a visit to a large

estate in the Canter-

bury province where

wheat and” sheep pro-

duction are the princi—

pal features. They,

however, milk about

fifty cows, mainly for

a milk and butter sup-

uly for'the farm hands.

Lastly, before leavingl

went to look at the

dairy herd, at about

three o’clock in the af-

ternoon. I was sur-

prised to find them

milking so early, and

inquired the reason. I With one





She, with





Faint and





'can laborer.





 





Shone in soft splendor.

Stands she In guiltiness to face the dawn.

Queen of the midnight sky, too long she stayed,

Too long her flight from the bright host delayed.

Brightness and glory all too swiftly fled,

Leaving her beggar’s tatters in their stead.





By P. A.





One thing seems clear, that

the New Zealander does not call his

country the ”Laborcr‘s Paradise” be-

cause of the inspiring enthusiasm over

his work, nor of any ennobling satisfac—

tion in what he accomplishes in building

up the industries of.the country, but

rather because of the ease at which he.

can live, and the freedom from necessary

concern about: his future livelihood.

Socialistic Tendencies.



New Zealand, because of her relative—



ly recent organization of governmental





YODER.





secured in large grants from the crown

for what now appears an insignificantly

low price. The areas of many of these

run into tens and hundreds of thousands

of acres. After some years of hardship

and almost national bankruptcy, thc cs-

tablishment of frcezing works, at one

stroke, put a. quite different aspect to

the utilization of land. Now mutton and

lamb or beef could he exported to Lon-

don at a neat prolit to the producers.

'l‘hcsw- estates at once commenced giV-

ing handsomc returns and the owners





do not yet own land above a certain

limit. In resuming land under this act,

if the owner and the government repre—

sentatives cannot agree on the price, it

is submitted to a board of arbitration

whose decision is binding upon the own:

or but left optional with the government.

A number of estates have thus beenire-

sumed by the government, several'o:

them forcibly.



Another act which is aimed to dis-

courage the accumulation or holding of

large estates is the “graduated land tax,"

which, to the owners of largo estates,

smacks considerably of conliscatory lcg—





 





 





 





institutions, is in the fortunate position could reach about, them and add to islation. liy this law the rate of tnxm

tion increases as the

— "—" holding increases. i"





 





 





A Day In Summer—.Bsa._Mildr.€d_M- North-





 





WONDRQUS BEAUTY OF THE MORNING.





The mellow moonlight fades, and over all

Steals a soft brightness as the sable pail

0f Night is lifted by the rose-leaf hand

0f Morning.

Marking the hour of dawn, slips through. released,

And the pale face of the fair waiting East

Flushes, then crimsons as the rising Sun



Kisses her softly.

Condemned, the moon hangs, now with visage White;





Now the first bright silver sand,





in the west, like one





a borrowed brightness, through the night

Now with features drawn





far off, then growing sweet and clear,





Comes the, first bird-call to the list’ning ear.

Thrilled by the note, another songster wakes

And answers, and the strain of music breaks

Like the first trembling notes which greet the ear

From a great orchestra.





Then far and near

accord the birds take up the strain





received from the, fore- ’Tiil orchard, field and woodland ring again





man of the shed the re-

ply that they must be—

gin that early in order

to finish by five o’clock,

as the milkers were un-

ivilling to continue work

Otter the other farm

hands “knocked off"

(quit work). The morn-

ing milking, 1' was in— Biilow on

formed, commenced be-

tween seven and eight

o’clock



On the other hand, I

repeatedly heard men-

tion made of New Zea-

land as the “Laborer‘s

Paradise." W'ages are

high, the hours of ser-

vice short, and holidays

or half holidays numer-

ous. Legislation in re-

cent years has been ex-

ti'einely..p1‘o-labor. All





Hundreds





 





 





 





A hush.





With'the glad matins of the feathered choir.





of dew-drops, lighted by the fire





Of sunshine, glitter in the grass; each blade

Upholds a tiny globe that seems ’twere made

Of liquid light.

Fresh from its home where green prairies lie

Rolling away in emerald waves to meet



The azure sky——o’er fields of yellow wheat

Waiting the busy reaper, light and shade,





As the west wind goes by—





blllow, by the breezes made,





Chase one another in untirlng whirls.

Sweet-scented roses, white as ocean pearls,

Crimson, and yellow, pink as sea shells, sways

Over the low stone walls with lichens gray.

Great golden bees with pollen~laden feet



Buzz ’round them sleeplly, dizzy with sweet.

Fair is the world! 0 wondrous, wondrous fair!

Brightness and scent and bird-songs fill the air!





fl fl 9





THE FERVENT HEAT OF NOONTIDE.

Noontlde has come, and over all there broods





No bird-songs, even in the woods,





Disturb the silence. Now





;nd then the drone





to a valuation of $2.11!!

there is no land tare.

From this point the rate

gradually increases un-

til at £2,500 it is l pcn—

ny on the pound. it‘r-un





 





Of a belated bee which comes alone 11 valuation H;- L‘jJHh’)

From his long pilgrimage for distant sweet the rule m-Hdmuy ;,._

Floats through the sultry air. The fervent heat (ll-(«mm- until ”4, ciopm:

O'ercomes the flowers and each hangs its head m. above it 5". 3 PM“...

Upon its slender stem, too tired to shed “I, H“. round.



Its perfume. Where the dark green willows bend 'i‘o ,. H ,. 1.0 S pom‘iingh

To touch the stream whose limpid waters wend ,timmumw, ”H, “(Tunmg

Through the thick grass and over gleaming sand, hm,“ H,» “1,4,1“, in mp“,

Up to their knees the soft-eyed cattle stand “Hm, “1- business up.“

In the cool water, stooping now to drink. that (101,“,de Ulmll





Now reaching crisp green grasses from the brink.

Tired with his labor. ’neath the trees’ thick shades

The farmer rests; the interwoven blades



Of grass form a soft couch on which he lays

Beneath the sun’s bright rays

All Nature droops and waits the healing balm

And gentle touch of Evening’s velvet palm.





His weary frame.





£9 127 t5“?

EVENING'S GRATEFUL, RESTFUL





Shadows grow long and longer and the

Warble their vespers.





By fitful flashes. Rising from the bogs





From the fields the herds

Come slowly up the lane through dew-wet grass

Tasting its juicy sweetness as they pass.



Darker and darker still the shadows grow.



The birds are still, and stars begin to glow



And flash in the dark tresses of the night.



O’er the marsh we trace the fireflies' flight





land ownership, the,

have a graduated i11~

come tax applying (1‘

inch olhcr business. l'n-

dcr this act, an incomc

undcr £300 per annuiu

is ext-mptcd. Above

this, tiu- first £1,000 is

CALM. required to pay ti pence

birds on thc pound, and any

income above that pays

1 shilling on the pound.

im the profits of com-

panies the maximum

rate applies without any

exemption.



To make it easier for

settlers to buy and pay





 





 





is heard the harsh. discordant croak of frogs for land, the govern-





Mellowed by distance to a softer sound.

Myriads of wings of insects all around





Vibrate and quiver, ’till the summer night nesu.

Flooding with her light

Meadow and stream and woodland, glade and glen,

Making the flowers dream ’tis day again,



Over the eastern hilltops comes the moon





Seems filled with music.





Shining in light and beauty only June

Lends her pale orb.





Meshes of gold and gray,





ment has gone into the

”money loaning" busi-

On government

security, the govern-

ment borrows from the

financial centers of the

world, at a low rate.

and loans to settlers at

a slightly higher rate,





 





Cast through the treptops, o’er the greensward play. at present about 5 per

Softly the West Wind rocks each sleeping flower, cent, with easy terms





Softly he steals within each leafy bower,





Stops to caress, amid his fitful play,





Half-opened buds he scorned to touch by day. . the

Fair are the days when Spring’s first breezes blow;

And days when searching bees'wing to and fro;

When red leaves flutter, and when snowflakes fall;

But a summer night is fairer than them all!





for the repayment of

the principal. Under

factories act, the

government fixes a min-

imum wage scale for

factory employes, fixes

the number of hours of

Morkpand enforces cer«





 





sorts of safeguards are

thrown around, the la-

‘oorer to defend his rights. To this end

grievances between employers and la‘

borers are submittedto forced arbitra—

tion. and decisions have in recent years

been almost uniformly in favor of the la-

borers, and, of course, the scheme works

beautifully from the laborers’ viewpoint.



Inquiries as to 'wages paid to farm

hands elicited quotations of from $5.00 a

week to $7.50 with employment the whole

year. A. teamster gets more than a

:‘roustabout,” i. e., laborers at miscel—

laneous work. An American whom I met

on the steamer returning from New Zea-

land, and who visited there much longer

than the writer, expressed himself as of

the opinion that the average New Zea-

land laborer, whether at.common labor

or at a trade, accomplishes far less

work per hour than the average Ameri-





of having the experience of the world as

her guide, and she is boldly proceeding

to apply this experience to prevent or

to minimize the evils that have arisen

in some of the older countries. Among

the evils that she wishes to avoid may

be mentioned, the feudal system of

medieval Europe, the oppression of the

poor by wealthy individuals or corpora—

tions, the monotony and lack of leisure

in the laborer’s lot, and the horrors of

indigent old age. The legislation already

enacted has a distinct socialistic trend,

yet the present ruling party would vigor-

ously disclaim advocating extreme so-

cialism.



To understand some of the recent land

legislation,. it is necessary to go back

a.ways in New Zealand’s history. In

the early days, much of the land was





—

*—





their holdings. Many of these owners

were private individuals or corporate

companies in England, and win-ther tncy

resided in England or in New aniand,

they wcre well contented to leave the,

estate as a big sheep or cattle pasture,

regardless of the fuller

which it was capable under intensive

farming in small holdings. and the much

greater population it would thus support.

Aiming to open the way to a more rapid

upbuilding of the country, the govern-

ment, instead of leaving the principle

of Simply and demand to work it out,

passed an act empowering the govern-

ment to forcibly resume the ownership

of estates above a certain limit—2,000

acres of agricultural land, if we mistake

not—and to divide it into small holdings

which they sell again to “selectors” who





utilization of ‘





tain sanitary regula-

tions. In operation, this

minimum “age scale is steadily screwed

up by successive awards as fai as the

industrv can bca1, until it comes practi-

callv to 1each the maximum wage scale.

A similai thing is tlue also concerning

the maximum of hours.



Finally an “old age pension” act pro—

vides a pension for persons over a cer-

tain age possessing property or other

sources of income below a certain tig-

ure.



It is too early as yet to pass judgment

as to how these various laws Will “01k

out in a long series of years, or to what

extent that which proves feasible in a

small country like New Zealand might

be practical in a large country like our

own. TVe will certainly be inclined to

watch, with much interest. the results



(Continued on page 141.)
140: “2’





Five miles out of a little mining town

in Macon county, Missouri, there dwells,

in the heart of a primeval forest, a fine

old \Vclsh gentleman who for forty years

has known no home other than the lit-

tle dugout cave he. made to hold the land.



John G. Jones is the name of this

sturdy old hermit, and he will be re-

membered by the children of his neigh—

borhd‘oa long after the gOVernor and

other great men of the state are forgot-

ten. 'For he has been to them the “good

man of the woods.” For many years he

taught a Sunday school class in the lit-

tle church hard by the forest, and he in-

variably brought with him in their sea-

son'a basket full of strawberries, black-

berries, apples, pears or persimmons.

In the fall the basket would be overload-

ed with large hickorynuts and walnuts

garnered on the creek bottoms, or black

haws and wild berries. He never forgot,

and ,if his classes were a little larger and

more enthusiastic than others it was

béca’nse he, himself a veritable child of

nature, knew better how to get closer to

the little hearts of ”little bright eyes.”





The hermit's queer little home in the

forest was always a source of eager in-

terest to his young friends. To the

children it and the grounds about were

the land of liberty, and they could do

whatsochr they pleased with everything

that took their fancy. No sharp voice

warned to “drop that." None said: “Don’t

gostherei’r' While there “the earth and the

fullness thereof" were theirs, and the

only" bitter thing about it all was that

they could not throw off the shackles of

civilization and live the luxurious, un-

fettered life of God’s good man of the

woods.



Perhaps it will be an aid to his acquain-

tance if we give a brief description of the

cave farmer's home:



The floor of his bedroom is the cold,

hard earth and the window is a sodded

aperature on the north. When he goes

to Ibed he ascends a short ladder, and

crewls into a dark shelf, on which are

pil d sacks stuffed with corn husks, and

old quilts. It is warm, and safe from

water that might trickle in during storms.



On all sides of the cave are shelves

packed full, so there is but room enough

for one person to pass at a time. The

first glance gives one the idea of a small

underground store. But, peering closer

under the candle's dim rays, one sees a

variety of articles in which no storekeep-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





A‘ MISSOURI CAVE ‘DWELLElLBy E... w...





order, are a garden fork, spade and doub-

le-edged ax.



“'hen Mr. Jones came from Wales to

America 40 years ago his capital was the

clothes he were and a strong constitution.

He took up a railroad claim amid these

rolling lands, built a cave and settled

down. The spot he selected was an ideal

one for the lover of nature, and he soon

became a picturesque part of the land—

scape. His home was established on a

small promontory, well—drained and pro—

tected. His first money was earned by

raising potatoes, which he loaded into a

basket and carried to the village market.

The returns were small, but so were the

hermit's needs. Little by little his sav-

ings grew. One day a neighbor was

wondering where he could raise a few dol-

lars. To his surprise Mr. Jones said he

could accoimnodate him. A note was

drawn bearing the legal interest. The

incident was related and others went to

the man of the wilderness for financial

accommodations. Mr. Jones soon had all

his money invested, yet he toiled in his

garden patch and in the harvest field for

others as diligently as ever. He sold his

claim, retaining only two or three acres,

on which stands his curious little home

and such odds and ends as are rarely

seen even in the most primitive settle-

merits.



In the enclosure, carefully fenced by

hedges, everything is as neat and well-

ordered as in a city park. Across the

drains are mossy bridges, sparkling with

violets. On the upper part of the tract

is a tall round stack of poles, which at

a distance looks like an Indian’s wig—

wam. At the base of these poles are old

rusty stovepipes, all neatly arranged side

by side; pieces of boards and stakes to

repair the stiles and fencing.





\\'hen the writer visited the hermit

there was not a dog, cat or animal of any

description about the place, though Mr.

.lones said at certain seasons of the year

the squirrels and rabbits and birds came

to see. him, and were great company.

Some of the squirrels had become so

hold that they would slip up and par—

take of the food he was eating. He never

killed any of these, and, in fact, did not

have a gun or weapon of any kind about

his place.



The interpreter asked Mr. Jones why

he lived all alone in such an isloated

place. The old man shrugged his shoul-

ders and smiled kindly. “It is home,” he.





 





 





 





 





 





The Remarkable Eccentric Welsh Hermit Who Enjoys Living Close to Nature.





er would dare risk investment. Every

shoe, coat and hat Mr. Jones has worn.

since burying himself in the forest is

carefully preserved in its proper place

among the articles of its kind. Every

bottle, can and jar he has emptied is

stored safely away, because the frugal

hermit allows nothing to go to waste.

There are knives, parts of locks, belts,

railroad spikes, nails, coils of wire, alma-

nacs, lamp shades, shears, funnels, an«

cient magazines, etc, “world without

end.” Then, beneath the shelves are

baskets full of packages, all containing

articles of value to Mr. Jones.



The cave is propped and cross—tim-

bered with beams like a coal mine. At

the entrance, standing in workmanlike





a a. sum-m





said simply. “I started in this way and

just got used to it. I like it—in fact, I

love it. You people don’t understand.

The woods, the water, the birds, and the

little animals that run through the yard

are all friends. I never feel lonely. And,

then, my home is safe. No storm can

blow it away; it carries no mortgage;

it‘is all mine. Life is good——I enjoy it!”



Mr. Jones is worth in the neighborhood

of $15,000. All of this is in banks except

what is loaned out; he never keeps any-

thing about the cave. Although talking

Welsh almost exclusively,_he can figure

the interest on notes with remarkable

accuracy. He does this entirely in his

head. He is as prompt as a good bank-

er in never allowing a note to run over





a; a;





time; it must be renewed or paid at ma-

turity. And yet he is never harsh with

his debtors. At one time a friend was

taken sick and put to great expense for





doctor’s bills. Jones took his cane and





tramped over the country to see thevmen

who were owing him. He raised a thou-

sand dollars and handed it to his friend:

“Here, Dave," he said, tendering the

money; “there is more if you want it;

when you get well pay me back if you

can; of you don’t all right.”



Mr. Jones is over 70 now. If he want-

ed to, he could dwell the balance of his

days in the best hotel in the county, or

he could return to Wales and enjoy life

amid the home folks, which would mean

all the conveniences and luxuries of mod-

ern civilization. But the idea does not

appeal to him. He shakes his head and

smiles wistfully.



“This place isithe healthiest and pret-

tiest," he said. “XYhen a man has lived

this way almost half a century he be-

comes established. There is too much

noise in town: you can’t think well.”



A squirrel crept up to the hedge fence.

looked craftily around and then ran up

the side of the cave and sat down on

the comb of the thatched roof. The her-

mit threw a crumb of bread up, which

the little animal caught and eagerly de-

voured. _



“Comrades!" he said, waving his hands

towards the thick forest, “W-here will

you find such as these?”





 





 





AS GOOD AS A BOY.

BY 2. I. DAVIS.



“Papa, why can‘t we have a pretty

white house. and an automobile like

Gladdis Warren has? There she goes

now‘in their runabout with four of her

city friends. I think that she might in-

vite me once in a while for a ride. To—

night they are going to have a corn

roast and melon party. The yard is to be

decorated with jack o’lanterns and flags.”

And Bessie Lee cast a wistful glance af-

ter the honking motor as it bowled out

of sight.



“It must be on account of having my

boys both girls,” replied her father, tan-

talizingly.



The Words had the desired effect, and

the young girl bit her lips in vexation.

“'henever she was tempted to murmur

at her lot, he was sure to remind her

that she might to have been a boy.

“Then,” he added, “you might help me

to break up the marsh land so that we

could make it profitable. There are ten

acres of ground on which I pay taxes

year after year. and I do not derive one

cent of profit from it. If it was plowed

and harrowcd it would take the time of

one person all summer to subdue the

weeds.



“About all girls are good for is to

chase the hens. and tease their parents,

and make other folks uncomfortable."

There was a serious look in Mr. Lee's

face as he relapsed into silence. He had

never spoken quite so plain before, and

Bessie was deeply cut by his sharp words.



She was made aware that she had not

greeted him very kindly after his hard

day’s work in the field. Instead of show—

ing gratitude for his self-sacrificing drud-

gery, she had found fault because he did

not do more.



She felt that she had deserved the re-

buke. Closing her lips firmly she re-

solved to do something worth while.

As her mother washed the dishes in si-

lence, she‘narrowly observed her daugh-

ter‘s conduct. The girl was high—spirited

and self—willed, but there was one thing

in her favor. “'th she saw a way bet-

ter than her own, she. was quick to fol—

low it.



There were many reasons why her

mother wanted Bessie to make a success

in life. One very good one was that

Bessic's younger sister, Aleta, tried to

do just as she did.



That night as they sat around the read-

ing table, an item in the city daily ar-

rested Bessie’s attention. “\Vanted—

black-Eyed Susans and Tiger Lilies for

decorating with color schemes. Fifty

cents a dozen will be paid for all per-

fect varieties."



She held her breath in astonishment.

Why! the swale that joined the pasture

lot was a Yellow blaze with wild sun-

flowers or black-eyed Susans. And the

muck land was overgrown with marsh

grass and tiger lilies. A good deal of

thought was crowded into the next few

minutes, as she rapidly evolved a. new

plan in her inexperienced cranium.



“I will say nothing to father and moth-I

er about it until I find out whether it

succeeds or not,” she told herself. Open-





AUG. 19, 1911.





a





THE VISIT.





BY LALIA MITCHELL.





VVe’re going for a visit,

Maybelle, Marie and I,

I know she’s very little

But hope she will not cry.

She wears her hair in ringlets,

She keeps her dresses clean,

And is the bestest baby

That ever I have seen.





We're going for a visit,

Marie, Maybelle and I;‘

To be a model mother

I really mean to try.

so when I think she's sleepy





 





Her crib I do not rock

But bring her up. by science

And feed her by the clock.





W'e’re going for a visit,

Marie, Maybelle and 1,



..-\way up state to Grandma's—-

“There, Baby, hush-a-bye;



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in nickles and dimes. That was just

enough to pay her fare both ways to the

city. 1" V



From infancy she had been taught of

a Heavenly Father’s care over His chil-

dren, and so before retiring she made

her plans a subject of earnest prayer.



The next morning, after obtaining per-

mission to visit her aunt in the city, she

brought down her trunk and suitcase from

the attic.



Alarmed lest she was planning to run

away, her mother urged Mr. Lee to take

Bessie to the depot, buy her a. ticket and

wire the aunt to meet her upon her

arrival.



“if she runs away,” he argued, “she’ll

be glad to run back again, in my opin—

ion. It's a busy time to stop plowing and

go to town." But the white, pléading

face of his wife led him to yield. the

point.



“\Vhat in the world are you going to

do now?" asked her mother as Bessie

drew on her father‘s rubber boots, armed

herself with a sharp hoe and started

toward the swale with a pair of sheep-

shears.



“How close everybody watches me," she

thought. Aloud, she replied, ”Do you not

think Aunt Cynde would like some wild

sunflowers and lilies?”



“\Vhy, yes! How nice. of you. Now

I do remember that she is especially

fond of them.”



Completely disarmed of suspicion, Mrs.

Lee encouraged her to gather a bouquet,

but to hurry. as her father must not be

kept waiting.



’With a smile of exultation, Bessie soon

returned with her arms full of flowers.

There were so many that it did not take

long to fill the small trunk and valise.

A mass of damp moss was packed around

them. .



“She’ll think you are the whole thing,”

laughed her patient father, as he checked

her baggage at the station and placed

her ticket in her hand. ~



“Bless you, dear. How glad I am to

see you,” was her aunt’s hearty greeting

as she arrived in the city at an early

hour. “Let me call a hack for your

luggage. I am glad that you have come

to make us that long promised visit.”



Thereupon Bessie confided to her the

plan that she had in mind. “Those trunks

are full of wild flowers, Aunty,” she said





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with suppressed enthusiasm, “and they

are for sale to the highest bidder."



“Well, well,” was the curious response.

“If they are in perfect condition," re-

plied her aunt, “your coming is nothing

less than providential. There is a golden

wedding anniversary at one of our neigh-

bor’s tonight. The main room is to be

trimmed as nearly like a. woods as pos-

sible. The decorator wants yellow flowers

and I was asked to order all the black-

eyed susans and, tiger lilies that were on

hand at the ilorist’s. He wants them as

soon as possible, and you will receive a

higher price by disposing of them there

than you could get at the greenhouse.

Just let me look at them, lass," smiled

her aunt.



Bessie turned the key in the lock of the

trunk and raised the cover. Her aunt

threw up her hands in a little ecsiacy of

pleasure.



“My dear! they are beautiful!" she ex-

claimed. Thcn calling a hack driver, she

requested that they be taken to the home

of her friend. -



After a close examination the decora-

‘tor assdred her that he could use them

all, even the ferns and moss in which they

were packed. “They are the nicest I

have seen this season," he remarked.

“and are worth 75 cents a dozen. Here

is a check for the entire amount. Bring

or send all you can to me as long as they





7 last and I will pay you the same price.”





Bessie stood speechless with happy as-

tonishment as she looked at the figure in

the check. There was $9.50.



“It is nearly dinner time,” reminded

her aunt, taking her arm and leading her

across the street to her rose—trellised

home. As they drank their cocoa. amidst

pleasant conversation, her aunt urged her

to remain “for a week’s visit.”



“Will you please let me postpone it

until after our flower harvest.” -She

asked. “The outlook now is that I can

be worth as much as a boy to papa and

mamma, and if I earn enough I can at-

tend college."



"As sure as I live, Boss is coming up

the path,” exclaimed Mr. 1.00 that night

after supper.





“Vt'its are as good as muscle,” he

chuckled, as she finished telling her ex-

perience and produced the Check} “I’ll





never' say again that I am sorry you are

not a boy.”



“She is no dead-head," laughed her

mother. with a glance of pride.



”That is jhst what I have always de—

clared," responded her father, “and where

is there a better place than the farm?”

NEW ZEALAND—LABOR CONDITIONS



AND GOVERNMENTAL PROBLEMS.





(Continued from page 139.)



of these experiments. OH New Zealand

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her career, and with the experience of

other and older nations at her command,

surely these other nations will gladly let

her be the world’s experiment station to

try new theories of government. W'e are

made to wonder if a. forced minimum

wage scale. a maximum hour law, and

an old age pension, will make individuals

less provident. and if it will not retard

progress by taking away the incentive to

do onc’s best by thus. putting all on the

same level. “'e wonder if graduated

land and income taxes will drive capital

out of the country, and, if so, whether the

state can take the place of private capi-

tal in developing the industries of a

country, including agriculture. \Ve won-

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of the state to forcibly deprive a land

owner of his freehold at a price that may

or may not be acceptable to the owner,

for the purpose of again ‘using it as farm

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CULTIVATING





INCE I have learned never to ex—

S pect justice in this world i am be-



coming happy. There is no such

thing as justice between man and man,

therefore I no longer look for it and

thus I am spared many a pang. \Vith

this attitude I am trying to cultivate the

spirit of joyousness, and life has lost

much of its bitterness.”



A. good bit of philosophy, isn’t it? And

one that should work out well if your

resolution to put it into practice in your

own life is strong enough to hold out

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are not getting what they think they

deserve“ The way to be happy, then,

is to cease thinking of your desires, to

accept conditions as they are if you can

not change them, to throw ytmrselt‘ soul

and body into some work and to forget

the thorns. After awhile they will cease

to trouble you, and then for you they

no longer exist.



Perhaps you are the odd one in a large

family and you tlunk your parents do

not treat you as kindly as they do your

brothers and sisters. Well, maybe they

don’t show you the same faVors as the,

rest, for, wrong as it seems, the num-

ber of families where partiality is shown

is larger than those in which strict jus-

tice is observed. But then there may he

a reason. Your brothers and sisters

may be pleasanter to live with, for if

you are given to thinking of injustice

you are probably given to moods. l’rob-

ably the other children are jolly and

lighthearted and till the house with sun—

shine, while you are quiet or even taci-

turn. And it is more than likely that

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34L?

JOYOUSNESS.





.-\t any rate, whethel this is the secret

of what you deem unfairness or no, you

aren't going to help matters by dwelling

on them. Put them out of your mind,

cease to expect justice for yourself and

look for your happiness in working‘hard

and thinking of others.



Perhaps you are married and the in-

justice comes from your husband or

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you will not make things better by brood-

ing over them and sighing for justice. If

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to live well yourself, to deal fairly and

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portion of the eyelet, while the part which

will be cut out later to form the scallop

is buttonholed, this edge being wider than

the other, after the manner of the one

shown in the sketch. This wider side is

of course padded a little more than the

other. The scallops may be rounded or

pointed. Other scallops are made with

an oval at the juncture of every pair.

Long rows, scrolls, circles, etc., com—

posed entirely of eyelets, usually of the

same size throughout, form charming

decorations for various articles, and these





can be laid out without the aid of.a





pattern, a pencil or other small round

object serving as a guide.



Daisies, forget—me—nots, and similar

flowers, are very often made _in eyelet

work, each petal being represented by an





 





their attitude towards you.





In this way

only can you keep your self-respect, with-





out which you can never

an imitation happiness.



’l‘hen' cultivate joyousness. But how?

If you are a nature lover it is easy for

there is always something out of doors to

{lVP you cause for thankfulness and

praise. if you are not, then it must be

hooks, bright songs, the funny things the

children do, your neighbor’s quaint re—

marks. Anything which turns your mind

from introspection towards others, will

tend to put a bit more of the'joy of liv—

ing into your life.



Finally, forget. Forget the unpleasant,

the, unjust, for by your forgetting they

cease to exist.





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EYELET WORK—BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.





In English embroidery, or eyelet work,

the major part of the design takes the

form of open disks or ovals, and these

are usually referred to in a general way

as eyelets. In the Maderia and French

laid embroideries, two of the most beauti-

ful forms of needlework in existence, eye-

lets are a distinctive feature, combining,

as they do. with solid work and fanciful

stitchcry. I‘Jyeiets are used in both white

and colored work, but are peculiarly'

adapted to all white embroidery. There

is necessarily a sort of sober or cold look

to solid white work, but when eyelets

enter into the design they lighten the

effect, producing a lacy, airiness of detail

which is fascinating.



XVhile eyelets are not dnfficult to make,

it requires considerable practice to be able

to make them well. They must be made

very even and exact as to size and shape.

The round holes are punched with a

stiletto, a sharply pointed instrument

made for the purpose. The ovals are

slit with sharp scissors, first length-

wise, and then across the widest part.

The overcast stitch, shown at the bot-

tom of the sketch, is, as its name im-

plies, a simple over and over stitch,

equal in length throughout, close se

with no overlapping of the threads, yet

no gap between stitches.



In working the eyelets a row of run—

ning stitches, longer on top than under-

neath. are placed around the stamped

outline. The overcasting is then done

directly over these stitches, which serve

as a slight padding, and also strengthen

the edge. The placing of these running

stitches appears in the oval and in the

eyelets shown in the drawing. The cen—

ter of the oval also indicates how the

material is cut. The raw edges are

rolled back under the finger and thumb





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in the overcasting process, so that they

are caught underneath by it.



The little collar shown includes both

eyelets and ovals. This style collar may

be utilized as a turnover, or be worn

directly on the band of the waist, as the

Dutch collars are worn, the narrow ef-

fects being in favor just now. \Vith it

a tie of narrow black or colored velvet

should be worn, tied in a prim, short—





looped bow, with very long ends, compar-

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a design intended for other work, for

there are frequently small disks or ovals

which will look well out out, although the

remainder of the design is different.

Then, too, there are numerous attractive

scallops made with eyelets. For in-

stance, a row of small scallops are made,

each with an eyelet in the center. The

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oval, with an eyelet in the cent-r. Small

leaf forms are also converted into ovals

at times. The wheat-ear pattern, a

dainty, effective one in most styles of

needlework, is extremely so in eyelet

work. Each wheat-ear or head is made

as an oval, with a short row of fine, over-

casting or outlining projecting from the

tip to indicate the board. The stem is

then made of slightly heavier outlining or

stem stitch.





Another pretty usage for small eyelets

is to run them in a row in the center

of bowknots, long leaves, etc., the edges

being outlined or worked in stem stitch

or overcasting. This creates a more del-

icate effect than solid stitchery, and is

quite as well adapted to the figures, as

a general thing, much depending upon

the character of the remainder of the

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MANY HOMES OPEN TO THE POOR.





lllt] great hindrance to, our Fresh

I .\ir work is that so many people

do not want to help a. child unless

it .is pretty, healthy and good. As the

majority of the children coming to us

for aid are not pretty and not overly

strong, you see we find it hard to please

those offering homes,” says Miss Alice

M. llewitt, of the Michigan Fresh Air

Society. “it makes it hard all around,

for i can understano how anyone hates

to have the, care of a strange child who

is unattractiVe and puny. At the same

time, they are the children who need help

most, and it is in taking them that the

real charity is shown. A pretty, bright

child is never at a loss for friends.

“Then the stories the children tell, oc-

casionally hinder our work. Children are

born romancers and out in the country

they frequently tell wonderful tales of

fine clothes they have at home and of

the large house in which they live. AS

a matter of fact, we never send out a

child who is not absolutely in need of





help. I personally go to every home and

investigate conditions before sending a

boy or girl out. \Ve guarantee to see





that they have one good outfit to travel

in, but that is all we can do as to clothes,

and I am afraid the poor clothes of some

have discouraged many of the women

who have kindly opened their homes to

the city‘s poor.





Michigan Farmer readers have respond-

ed to the call for help, but unfortunately

some of ’those asking for a child are. so

far from Detroit as to make it impossible

to take the boys and girls. A day’s

journey is out of the question, usually,

as the cost of car fare is so great and





. AUG; 19, 1911. '





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without avail, for it is now plain enough

that no drug will cure the diseases an-

other drug (coffee) sets up, particularly,

so long as the drug which causes the

trouble is continued.



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ticed that my headaches disappeared like

magic and my old ‘trembly’ nervousness

left. One day wife said, ‘Do you know

my gastritis has gone?



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“Then we began to talk to others.

\Vife’s father and mother were both cof-

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numbers of them use Postum in place of

coffee. Many of the ministers who have

visited our parsonage have become en-

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Among our readers who have opened

their homes are: Mrs. George Lossing,

of Yale; Mrs. Ray Ott, Albion; Mr. and

Mrs. W. O. Tobias, Shultz; Mrs. Frank

S. Baldwin, Berlin; Mary Easson, Osh-

temo; Mrs. Mary Palmateer. Cass City;

Miss Mary Riddle, Howell; J. C. Bacon,

Blanchard; Mrs. Cecil Bowerman. Chief;





Mrs. Edgar Case, Benzonia; Reuben A.

Lee, Lowell; Mrs. E. D. TV. LaForge,

New Baltimore. L. H. Allen, of Ovid,





in his neighborhood for

eight children. The children of the “re-

fined German woman,” mentioned in a

previous article had many offers of help

and were quickly provided for. In writ-

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COUNTRY GIRLS’ CHANCES IN TOWN.

BY HILDA RICHMOND.





 





For the girl fitted to teach school there

are always openings in the larger places.

Many of the cities issue circulars of in-

formation to guide prospective teachers,

setting forth the course of study and

regulations, and giving all necessary in-

formation in regard to becoming an appli-

cant for a position. ‘To the girl earning

forty or fifty dollars per month for eight

months per year in the country or vil-

lage, six.or seven hundred dollars per

o'ear looks very large. Without stopping

to take into consideration the short va-





cation, tedious reports, much red- tape

and other disadvantages of the city

“schools, the young girl becomes a part





of the vast machine and loses her identi-

ty almost entirely. If a teacher can pass

a good examination. she has a good

change to enter the city schools,” since

more and more city teachers are desert—

ing the ranks, especially the men, claim-

ing they can not live on the scanty pit—

tance handed out by those in school au-

thority. The girl fresh from the coun-

try has all that to learn, and therefore

is a willing applicant for the place made

vacant by the departing man.



Generally speaking the country teacher

need fear very little in preparing for the

city school, though there are many fads

anti 9%?01‘5953' iipon thepupils in some

of? th ‘ldr’g‘e public schools. 'The “Three

R’s" still show the ability Of the teacher

to‘the board of education in many places

and the smaller things are overlooked. It

is safe to say that any girl who is above

the average in the common branches, and

is quick to take up with new ideas, can

find a place in some city school without

much trouble. Of course the girl who

is teaching in the country simply for the

money that is in teaching will never be

a success anywhere, and she cannot eas-

ily hide her short comings. And the. girl

’who is going to the city to apply for a

school to enjoy herself, aside from her

school duties, might as well remain where

she is. Indeed it is positively wicked

for any girl to teach school when she

frankly admits to her friends that she

“just hates” it. The poor children under

her care will be cheated, and she will

cheat herself as well into the idea that

she is really earning her money by rc—

iiiainiiig in the school room with them.



The country teacher who wants to try

for a place in the city should not be

discouraged because she has no influen-

tial friends to help her. Politics do con-

trol some schools in a shameful manner,

making it impossible to get a position un-

less you have influence with the ring,

but-the girl is better off to never have

a place in a city ruled like that in its

educational circles. The ability to pass

a good examination, a quiet, modest bear—

ing, sensible clothes and a real desire

to help the children are quickly appar—

ent to the keen men who hire tilt: teach—

ers in. the good schools, and country girl

should have all these before planning

her campaign. Then the rest is easy.

In spite of all,the dismal groaniugs of

the pcsgimists, the world is full of places

W—good places—for earnest Workers and

in every profession there are vacancies

at all times only waiting for workers who

are large enough to fill them.



The six or seven or more hundreds of

dollars will not look nearly as large to

the girl teacher after the first year, as

they did {A the country, but the experi-

ence will do her good and she will learn





to value.«her country home all the more. .





To the .good teacher who is dissatisfied

with country or village conditions and

who thinks a city holds great oppor-

tunity for advancement, the best advice

is to tell her to go ahead. If she finds

her ideal work in the city school room,

well and good, but if she is disappointed





 





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the experience will still be worth all the

'time and effort she has expended. It may

look impossible to get into the city

schools, but it isn’t at all. On the con-

trary there are many positions open to

the teacher with ability and all she has

to do is to “go up and possess the land.”

Of course it takes planning and work

to get into the desirable schools, but

there are no places waiting to drop into

the hands like over-ripe fruit these oays.

If' the position is not worth making an

effort for it is not worth having in city

or country. ‘





HOME QUERIES.





 





Editor Household Dept—“7e wish if

the Editor or readers of the Woman and

Her Needs in the Michigan Farmer know

how to exterminate the bufi’alo or carpet

bug, they would tell how to do it as

soon as possible. This is the time of

the year when they do the most damage

andC méike housekeeping a burden. Mrs.

“The usual remedy for buffalo bugs is

gasolene. Drench the edges of the rug or

carpet with gasolene and pour it in the

crevices around the baseboards. Then

close the room for 24 hours, being sure

not to take a light in it in the mean-

time. Open in daylight and air thor-

oughly. If the carpet is badly infected

take it out doors and beat well on the





wrong side. Then spread out on the

floor, drench the whole carpet in gaso-

lene, roll up tightly and leave in the





closed room for 24 hours, airing at the

end of that time. Marion Harland recom-

mends one tablespoonful of red pepper

mixed with one pint of wood alcohol,

shot into the cracks in the room with a





syringe. Wet the edges of the carpet,

also, with the liquid. A lump of camphor

crushed with the pepper helps. This





process may have to be repeated several

times.





Editor Household Dept—“hum you

tell through the \Voman’s Department

how to treat a fern? My fern has thin

leaves. Mrs. J. '1‘.



Your fern probably





Put a generous layer of manure in the

bottom of the crock and [ill with. rich

dirt. Set the fern in a north window, as

it thrives better out of the sun, and then

do not move it. Moving a Boston or

sword fern always puts it back. Be sure

not to. touch the little curl on the end of

the leaf as this will stop growth and the

leaf will turn brown and die. Some

recommend pouring a tablespoonful of

castor oil around the roots occasionally.

Water when the ground seems dry.





needs repotting.





 





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The patterns illustrated and described

below can be obtained through the Michi-

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sizes 2, 4 and 6 years. For 4 year size

it requires 2% yards of 36 inch material.

Price 10 cents. ,



‘No. 4019, Ladies Princess Slip. Cut in

Sizes 32 to 44 inches bust measure. For

36 bust it requires 61,4 yards 36 inches

wide or without ru’ffie and with sleeve

5% yards of 36 inch material. Price 10

cents. ‘



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yards of 17 inch flouncing. Price 10

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yard of contrasting material 27 inches

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Grape growers in the Michigan grape

belt will undoubtedly be interested in a

report on the grape conditions in West-

ern New York, which is at present the

only serious rival of the Michigan sec-

tion in the production of this important

fruit.



An inspection of the entire central part

of the Lake Erie Valley grape belt in

Chautauqua county, including the vine-

yards in and around Ripley, Westfield,

Portland, Brocton, Fredonia, Dunkirk and

Sheridan, and comprising at least fifty

per cent of the acreage of the entire sec—

tion was made this week by your corre-

spondent.



The most important fact discovered, in-

so-far as it affects the Michigan grower

is that the Chautauqua county crop is

most unusually far advanced for this time

of year. Grape clusters are fully grown,

a condition not usually reached until

August lst to 15th. The growers who

keep a record of these events say that

blossoms appeared three weeks earlier

than usual this spring, and that weather

conditions, especially the hot spell from

June 23th to July 15th served to keep

conditions as far ahead of normal at all

times up to now, as they were in bios-

soming period.



'T‘lnless a very seriously cold month of

A’hgust comes on the early grapes Will

begin to go to market almost by the

middle of the month, and (Joncords by

the first week in .September; whereas in

normal seasons there has been no mate—

rial shipments. of Concords from this sec,-

tion before September 15th, and usually

none until the first Monday after Sep-

tember 20th.



The point is that unless the Michigan

grapes are equally and abnormally early

the Chautauqua crop will “butt into" the

Michigan crop before it is fairly started

td‘the consumer. And Michigan growers

should be informed of this situation so

that they can be ready to rush their crop

at the very earliest possible moment

consistent with properly ripened fruit.



The Chautauqua. crop looks to be in

first class condition. The fruit clusters

are well set, not sufficient in number to

warrant expectation of a “bumper” crop,

but suificient to indicate a normal, aver-

age yield. The season has been very fav-

orable, hot and with occasional showers,

except in a few scattered localities which

the showers seemed to miss. The grape

berries are large, and well filled, but

the bunches are shorter than usual, and

set somewhat “scraggly” instead of be—

ing sclid.



There is a largely increased acreage in

new bearing this fall, which should serve

to keep gross production up to the level

of a ten year average, in spite of gen-

erally expected falling off in production

per acre. The belt is extending eastward

rapidly, and well posted grape men esti-

mate that there are now between forty

and forty—five thousand acres of vine-

yards, as compared with 30,000 acres

twelve years ago.



Getting down to brass tacks on fore-

cast on the actual size of the crop is a

diflicult matter. Last year’s crop was not

far from five thousand carloads. The

year before there was a “bumper” crop,

something over 7,300 (fill‘ltlttds. The ten

your average is not far from five thou-

sand cars, one bad year six years ago

pulling down the average as last year’s

crop in Michigan will affect her average.

\Vith this in View it is safe to predict

an average crop here, but not an aver—

age, crop, eliminating the one bad year.

\‘.'ell posted men differ materially, one

good grape man saying Monday that it

was the largest crop ever harvested in

the belt, taking increased acreage into

account another, equally intelligent say-

ing, “There will be, a lot of disappointed

grape growers when they count their

baskets of grapes.” So to be conserva—

tive, your correspondent, well aware of

the difficulty of prophecy, and calling at—

tention to the possible damage in the en-

suing four w ccks from storms, hail, wind,

etc, is looking for a crop not far above

live thousand carioads.



The market outlook, locally, was never

better. One grape juice company alone

is in the market for ten thousand tons,

or close to one-sixth of the entire crop.

Every grape juice manufacturer will use

an increased amount over last year, and

the wine makers will purchase freely un-

less the price level is above them. The





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co-operative shipping association has

largely increased «contracts, and will ship

close to fifty per cent of the crop.



Eight pound baskets have sold freely

the past-three weeks for $19.00 per M.

Some baskets have changed hands as

low as $18.00 and others as high as $21.00.’

The twenty pound basket is in strong

demand for the bulk shipments, and are

quoted close to $40.00 per M. The Co-Op-

erative Shipping Association supplies its

contract growers handling baskets at

cost, and this has served to clean up the

basket Situation.



A severe outbreak of “leaf hopper” has





a'filicted the vineyardists of the east end -





of the belt, but they were kept well uni

der control by all growers ready to use

the spray pump freely. The black leaf

tobacco extract has proven a specific for

this pest. All grape pests have been

present in good number, but spraying is

becoming much more general, and vine-

yard conditions show good general im—

provement in spite of the pests. There is

no rot or mildew thus far reported, and

will be none unless most unfavorable

weather conditions come on in August.

New York. A. M. LOOMIs.

CONVERTING GRAPES INTO GRAPE

JUICE.





I have a nice lot of grapes and cannot

get baskets ,to ship them in. Probably

1 would not get anything for them if I

(lid. Can you tell me how to make it

into juice and keep it from fermentation?



Berrien Co. C. O. RAY.





While large grape juice manufacturers

can make a. product much more econom-

ical than the individual, the latter's out-

put usually has a more desirable quality

which enables him to secure' a premium

for it on the market and thereby make

as much or more from the sale of the

goods as the manufacturer. 'Unfer-

mented grape juice may be made with

or without sugar. Here is a recipe where

sugar is used: .



\l'ash the fruit carefully, crush and

heat to a simmer and hold there for

half an hour, after which the pulp is

crushed again, strained and squeezed

through a cloth bag. Return the juice

to the fire, boil and skim, after which,

to each pint of juice, one-fourth pint of

sugar is added, allow to dissolve and then

the whole boiled for five or six minutes.

Bottles are scalded out thoroughly, filled

with the juice while still hot and sealed

at once.



The following recipe dies not require

sugar: \Vash the fruit, boil and press

out th.’ juice. Clean bottles and place

on a false wooden bottom in the clothes

boiler. Pour the juice in the bottles

until all are full, and then put water

around the bottles until it comes up well

about the necks. Bring to a boil and

continue for about ten minutes. Take

one of the bottles and pour into the

others what is necessary to fill them full

as some of the juice is likely to evapor—

ate during the boiling. While the bot—

tles are still hot cork them tight and

seal.



There are other recipes for preserv-

ing the juice of the grape. These are

representative of the two ways of manu-

facturing the unfermented juice and we

believe, if followed carefully, will give

very satisfactory results.





 





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A few rods distant were other peas that

had been planted about three weeks be-

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insects. Carly peas are less apt to be

troubled by this pest. “’6 jarer the

vines, knocking the insects off into the

rows and then thoroughly stirred the soil

hoping thereby to kill many of them.

This operation was repeated several

times. We found that it diminished the

trespassers and within ten days the vines

were nearly free from the pests, and ex—

cept for a few plants which were so

badly damaged that they were removed.

the patch now appears to be taking on

new life. While a bumper crop is not

looked for we now hope for a yield that

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Suggestions for Second Meeting.

-“VVork without rest is like bread With-

out yeast—it is ‘hard and heavy.”





Roll call, responded to by each naming

an evidence that the world is growing

wiser, brighter or better.



Co-operative ownership of farm ma-

chinery—-is it feasible in this locality? If

so. what machines?



Conundrum contest.



Vacation experiences.



Select reading.



Value of a. power engine

of the farm and home.



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COUNTRY LIFE CON FE RENCES—ll.





 





In Virginia, country life matters are

given attention in what is called “Rural

Life Week” at the University summer

school, at Charlottesville. The practice

was begun in July, 1908, just previous to

the appointment of the Country Life

Commission by President Roosevelt. This

is a significant fact, but not the only one

in connection with that week. .



Thirteen hundred students, most of

them teachers in Virginia’s rural schools,

attend this summer school and hear the

living messages of the speakers in the

conferences of Rural Week. But the

printed report is the vehicle which con—

veys these messages to by far their larg-

er audiences. Twelve thousand copies of

it were sent free last year to farmers

and others. This is Virginia’s modest

Wayyf making its “humble contribution"

to the wide-spread effort to make farm

life “more profitable and pleasurable.”

At the conference itself, however, one

from,-.out of the state listens in surprise

and‘ wonder at what the rare Old Do-

. on is doing besides this for her rur-



.1. _You (hear about her demons

“ ‘rbr farmers. showing them

double and treble the yield of

‘crops on “’worn out” soils. You marvel

at}??? progress made in successful con-

solidation of schools and improvement of

roads. You are delighted at the stories

and I’reports of the boys’ corn clubs and

the girls’ tomato clubs. While in some

of these respects the state is in advance

of others, you discover that con-

veniences about the farm homes have not

increased as rapidly.



The object of Rural Week is to bring

every phase of country living to the light

and open it for discussion. Eighteen per-

sons from ten states and the District

of Columbia presented these phases of

farm life. Almost every speaker was a

specialist, giving his or her life work to

the matter upon which he was heard.

Rural I’Veek brings these people together

with the great body of teachers and

shows all the inter-relations of their vari-

ous lines of work. It does good in broad-

ening the outlook of all. It humbles while

it inspires by informing what great forces

are at work to better humanity and

to solve its farm problems. Because of

its doing this, the plan of holding con-

ferences upon country life is to ‘be com-

mended. By all means let us have one

of these once in a while. You don’t know

how narrow and prejudiced and ignorant

of many things you are until you have

sat in such a conference. It does farmer,

teacher, minister. business man, and

farm woman, all, good to confer together

concerning the things they can do to-

gether for mutual benefit. Then, wel-

come to the country life conferences,

whether for the whole state, the county

or the neighborhood. Very likely most

good will result in the end from the

neighborhood plan.



Over against any facts which such con—

ferences bring out, the facts of the

Grange shine with a steady light.

Every patron, as he sits in such a coun-

cil, recognizes it. He realizes as never

before what the Grange has done for its

own members. He sees it as a place

where, twice a month, year after year,

farm men and women have gathered to

talk over the very same questions of

financial co-operation, of rural school

betterment, of increased yields in crops,

of conveniences for, farm homes, of so-

cializing agencies, etc. He feels tnat

through such discussions many fields do

yield better crops and more houses have





 

 

 





 





 





bath rooms and front porches, more lawns





are mowed, and more people get out to

see their neighbors than would otherwise

occur. In short, he feels as never be-

fore the steady and strong pull of Grange

influence. JENNII BUELL.





 





GRANGE ACTIVITY IN WEXFORD

COUNTY.





 





Clam Lake Grange built a fine two-story

hall last year. The Grange is located near

the city of Cadillac, but succeeds admir-

ably in keeping the young people inter-

ested. _



Boone Grange meets a short distance

from the village of Boone in a school-

house. Here, too, are a number of bright

young people who enliven the programs

and help to keep the older members





young.

’Wexford Grange has an excellent hall





and is fortunate in having a faithful few

who keep things moving the year around.



Manton Grange meets in the village of

Manton. has a large membership and one

of the best lecturers in Northern Michi-





an.

g Other subordinate Granges in the coun-

ty are doing good work. but it has not

been the writers privilege to visit them,

for which reason he cannot speak as def-

initely of their condition.



The VVexford County Pomona recently

held a splendid meeting at Manton. Res-

igna‘tions were received from the worthy

master and lecturer, but these vacancies

were promptly filled by electing Bro. Alli-

son Green, of Manton, master, and his

excellent wife worthy lecturer. This in-

sures for 'Wexford Pomona a splendid fu-

ture.



The Grange, teachers, and business

men of the county organized an educa-

tional association last winter in line with

the Hesperia movement. An enthusiastic

meeting was held at Cadillac, directed by

Deputy State Master McClure, and the

meeting this year promises to surpasses

the former one in every way. Gatherings

of this kind are very popular in Oceana

county, and splendid results have been

achieved through them. If the patrons

and citizens of VVexford county take hold

of this movement with a will and a pur-

pose to succeed, it will mean much for

them in the near future.



W. F. TAYLOR.





JACKSON POMONA’S FIRST ANNUAL

PICNIC. '





 





 





Jackson County Pomona Grange held

its first' picnic at Vandercook’s Lake,

near Jackson, last week. It was well

attended by patrons and farmers gen-

“erally.’ Although Jackson has been one

of the last of the state's good agricultural

counties to accept the' Grange, it prom-

ises to become strong Grange territory.

The principal address of this meeting was

delivered by Bro. C. H. Bramble, of Len-





awee 00., who

insurance department of the Grange. Af-





ter briefly discussing the insurance fea-





ture he made an able presentation of the

social, educational and legislative aims

of the Grange in'which he said:



The Grange has a state and a nation-

al organization and at present is doing

more to keep the boys and girls on the

farm than any other agency. The s0~

cial side of Grange work cannot be mag-

nified too much.



The educational side is far reaching

in its results and leads the boys and

girls to a study of nature. But not all

.boys and girls are fitted for the farm.

Leaders in many of the professions are

the products of farm homes, and this

is true to a greater extent than it should

be because of the fact that our public

schools train for the high schools and the

university instead of the industrial work

of life. But it requires just as much

skill and education to care for an or-

chard and raise good crops as to prac—

tice law. The girl is well educated when

she can cook well and make a successful

home. ~



The trend of government today is to-

ward fostering manufacture at the ex-

pense of agriculture and no nation can

succeed under such policy. Take the

country of Denmark, which a few years

ago was the poorest country on the globe.

Today they have twenty-nine agricul-

tural schools in.a territory about the

size of the state of Massachusetts and the

largest per capita wealth of any nation.



\Ve don’t know enough about co-oper-

ation. Laws which foster agriculture

were never needed more. The Grange

stands for the initiative, referendum and

recall. Everyone is interested in reci—

procity and the Grange vigorously op-

posed the bill that was forced through

the congress by the executive. In Ca-

nada they have referred it to the people

to decide. The Grange also stands for

the parcels post, which has been tried

out in other countries and has proven

successful.





A Plowing Match will be conducted by

Trenton Grange, of Charlevoix Co.. a com-

mittee to arrange for same having been

appointed at the meeting of July 25.

This is the second Grange in that county

to adopt the plowing match as a feature

of one of its late summer or-early fall

meetings. Ironton patrons also initiated

three candidates at this meeting and

appointed a committee to collect vege—

tables and grains for a Grange exhibit

at the coming country fair.





 





 





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COMING EVENTS.

Grange Rallies.

Newaygo Co. Pomona, in Brcoks’ park

at Newaygo, Thursday, Aug. 24. Address

by State Master Hull. . .





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is state manager of the.





i. I‘ARMERS’ owns 3





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. almer, Jackson; Wm.

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

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

Johnson, Metamora; Patrick Hankerd,

Munith.



Address all communications relative to

the organization of new Clubs to -Mrs. C.

P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.





Associational Motto.—





The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer, he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





 





 





COMPU Lsosv SPRAYING.





 





Address of Mr. D. Munro, before the

State Association of Farers’ Clubs at

the last annual meeting of that organi-

za ion.





(Continued from last week.)



“The careful and efficient work of our

county fruit inspectors has been a great

source of satisfaction. By a personal

demonstration where needed they have

shown the people how to spray, and then

protected them by preventing the sale

of infected fruit. The work of the in-

spectors should be enlarged as the indus-

try grows. Our larger counties should

now put their men on salaries and let

them devote all their time to the work.

Let them be instructors and advisers,

trayeling to every farm and talking and

working personally with every man. That

is the kind of work that brings results.

This should be urged upon your growers

and your county courts. Another thing

that should be made a part of the regu-

lar duty of the county inspector is the

gathering of statistics, particularly the

yield of fruit. The first district com-

missioner, March 30, 1907: ‘Everybody

sprays is the slogan now.‘ We won the

Sellwood case at Oregon City, so now we

can go right ahead without any fear of

damage suits, enforce the spraying laws

to the limit, knowing that we have am—

ple authority to do so, and knowing we

have the decision of the court to back

us up. More than one—half of the trees

in this district have been sprayed .filready

(March 30), quite a number of the old

scaly orchards have been grubbed out:

and if the rest of them are not sprayed

and attmulcd to right away. something

will happen to them too.’ March 31, 1908,

this commissioner reports: ‘Thc increase

in spraying for scale in my district has

been fully 40 per cent over last year."



“The Second District reports: The

county fruit: inspectors in each county in

this district are enthusiastic, energetic

men. They are carrying on their work

as best they can considering the amount

of work they have to do. They have held

numerous meetings of fruit growers in

various parts of their respective counties.

They have hold fruit fairs at the impor-

tant points in their respective counties,

and the promise is that they will see

greater results this coming season than

has ever before been manifested. I might

that more meetings of





say in passing

fruit growers have been held than of

those engaged in all other branches of





agriculture combined.



“Public sentiment, or perhaps I should

say self-interest, with greater knowledge

of how to fight pests and make the or-

chard pay. has stimulated through active

county fruit inspectors. the negligent or«

chard owners to activity. Spraying and

priming the past winter, has been with

more system and energy than any former

year. Many old, worn-out, pest-infested,

diseased orchards, that could not he ren—

ovated, have been cut out.’ Inspector

Riddle has caused many orchards to be

sprayed for San Jose scale that were nev-

er sprayed before, and in many cases

where old orchards would not pay to

spray, he has caused them to be cut

down and burned. Public sentiment is

the prime factor in the enforcement of

all our horticultural laws. The majority

of our fruit growers are in accord with

the strict enforcement of the laws, but

the thoughtless and negligent will not

bestow the necessary labor to destroy

insect pests and fungus diseases unless

someone with authority of law compels

them tO- The COUDtY inspectors receive

$3.00 per day and expenses, which is paid

by the county; but it is suggested to place

them on a salary for full time."





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Michigan. -.

What is the present situationim‘dlir‘

own state? Some of the counties jfiiord

fruit is a chief industry the growé‘rsv‘aré,

the peers of fruitincn found anywhere:

They care for their trees Whether an

adjacent farmer may have a neglected

orchard or not. But the farmer is just

awaking to the situation. Theref'arc

large sections where practically nothing

is being done. The San Jose scale, and

other pests are present, and the farmer

is ignorant of it. Some competent per-

son should go among the farmers in-

structing and helping them. 'Our State

Inspector, Prof. L. R. Taft, is doing most

efficient work in the state as a whole.

but there is urgent need for orchard to

orchard inspection. From time to time

writers in The Michigan Farmer com—

plain that the township inspectors are

not busy and aggressive. There must

be some reason for this. Having given

the question considerable study for five

years the writer has formed some opin-

ions which hc is glad to have this 'op-

portunity of expressing. His conclusions

can be inferred from much thatw'hasi

been quoted in this paper. _‘

The Michigan Farmer of Nov. 19,. has

this to say regarding “The Orchard In-

spector’s Pay”—“If you turn to section

18 of Act 91 of the Public Acts of 1905

you will find the following: ‘The town-

ship, village and city inspectors shall

be allowed for services under this act.

two dollars for each full day and one

dollar for each half day, and their per

diem and other charges and disburse-

ments hereunder, shall be audited by the

township board or village council.’ " In

another section of the same act it states

that when the inspector is informed of

trees troubled with San Jose scale. ycl-

lows or other diseases mentioned, he is

‘to proceed at once.’ In many parts of

the state ordinary farm hands are. get-

ting two dollars per day. There are many

men, and we admire them. who are will-

ing to leaVc their farm and orchard work

in the hands of a hired man and in—

spect the trees of a neighbor for two

dollars per day. lint we should not tle,-

pend upon such sacrifice to protect our

orchards. if the inspector is an incom-

petent man, he is dcar at this price and

should be dismissed. If he is compe-

tent for the position. his services are

worth twice the amount allowed by the

statute, to himself, and many times two

dollars per day to the township, village

or city. It would seem that a little

change in this section by our legisla-

ture would greatly aid in making effec-

tual what is otherwise an admirable

statute. It would tend to bring an entire-

ly different type of inspector to the ser-

vice of the public." ‘ “

(Continued next week.)





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





The East Otisco Farmers’ club held its

annual picnic Aug. 3, in Belding city

park which was attended by about a

hundred, members and families, as well

as a number of invited guests. Tables

were spread in the park pavilion and

dinner began at noon, continuing until

about two o'clock. It was a good din—

ner put. up by farmers' wives and its

superlative quality and abundance be—

tokened that the ladies concerned in pre-





paring it were rather justly proud of

then: unquestioned ability as purveyors

and caterers. After dinner brief talks





were given by lieVs. Maxwell and Buss-



ing and the young ladies furnished some



excellent music. .

The Washington Center Farme‘rs’ Club





met at “Lone l’inc,” the home of lVIr.

and Mrs. F. J. lratten, near Shepherd,

]\’Il(‘il., August 10, 19“. The party of





thirty lct‘t Ashley and Ithaca on the early

morning train and were met in Shep—

herd by Mr. and Mrs. Bratten, who wel—

comcd them joyously. They then escort-

ed them 'to a platform where they got

into a_ nicely seated rig and drove out

to their farm. “hell they arrived the

club was greeted by a banner of wel—

come.



The. forenoon was

viewing their elegant

paring for the dinner hour. The dinner

was served on a rustic table under a

large shade tree. The company did am—

ple justice to the lovely dinner as most

of the party had breakfasted at four

oclock.



Mr. and Mrs. Bratten then showed them

over their beautiful farm which shows

that Isabella county ranks with Gratiot

county as to farms. After they re-

turned to the house they listened to some

mus1c by Mrs. Mathews, the quartet and





spent in visiting,

rooms and pre-





Mr. and Mrs. Bratten. Several hum or-

ous recitations were. then rendered by

Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Mathews, Master Floyd





Bratten, _Mr. Bratten and Mr. Mathews.

after which they witnessed a basket ball





game. Then the company were treated

to ice cream, after which Mr. Bratten

Presented the club with a beautiful ban—

ner. They then hitched up and drove

around Shepherd, which is a pretty lit-

tle town; there they took the motor car

for home. The day was very happily





spent in spite of the threatening weath-

er. The next meeting will be held at

Echo Glen, the home of Mrs. Dency

\Vliitman, at 1:00 p. m., Sept. 14, 19117-

Mrs. Cora Keiser, Cor. Sec.
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August 16, 1911.

Grains and Seeds.





Wheat—It now appears that the black

rust news of the northwest was over—

worked by the bulls in their efforts to

advance values with the result that since

mon'day a bearish fever has attacked

the market and pulled values down near-

ly four cents in two days of trading. Not

alone in this country but in Russia, Ger-

many and other continental countries it

appears that weather conditions have

greatly improved which scared holders

into selling surplus stocks. The Euro—

pean visible supply showed a large de-

crease the past week compared with a.

substantial increase one year ago, and it

is probable that from this condition might

develop a demand that will relieve the

market on this side and help to restore

higher prices. Otherwise there is like-

ly to be dealing upon the present basis

for a few days. One year ago the price

for No. 2 red wheat was $1.025; per bu

Quotations for the past week are:





No. 2 No. .



Red. \Vhite. Sept. Dec.

Thursday ...... 9014 .8714 .92 .9714

Friday ........ 90% 87% .921/2 .9704

Saturday ...... 9014 .8714 .92 .971/4

Monady ....... 8814 .8514 .90 .9514

Tuesday ...... 86% 83% 88% 93%

\Vednesday ....86-°7.j. 83% 38% .93 9/,





Corn—\Yhile prices for this grain have

weakened under the stress of a bearish

wheat market the trade has weathered





the situation surprisingly well and on

Tuesday a firm undertone was evident

although no alterations of figures was

made. The dcal is active. There are

private reports to the effect that in

Ohio, Indiana. Michigan, Kentucky and

several. of the western states the crop

is i’going backwards. hence dealers are

rea-y to support the market. One year

ago the price for No. 3 corn was 661/3

cents, the same price that rules today

Last week's quotations are as follows:

No.3 No.3

Corn Yellow.

Thursday ................ 07 68

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

Saturday ................. 07 09

Monday .................. 661,4; 681,;

Tuesday ................. 061:. 081/2

\\'ednesday ............. 661/12 671/2





Oats.-——Threshing does 'not improve the.

outlook for this crop as the returns in

many sections are disappointing. \'\'ith

the decline of wheat and corn quotations

there has been sufficient strength here

to not only support the influence of the

other deals but to make an advance of

one-half cent in prices. Holders of the

grain are optimistic and do not seem

at all anxious to dispose of it. One year

ago the price for Standard oats was 37c





per bti. which is- below the present prite

six and one—half cents. Quotations for

the week are:



Standard No. 3



\Vhite.



Thursday ..... . .......... 43 . 42

Friday ................... 431/2 43

Saturday ................. 431,4; 4‘".

Monday ............. 431/3 43

Tuesday ................. 431/2 ‘1

\Vednesday ................. 431/2 43



Beans—There has been no retreat





from the prices established a week ash

and the position of the market seein-

iiigly is firm. Its future is dependent

almost entirely upon the outcome of the.

} growing crop the condition of which may

1 be materially altered by favorable or ad~





verse weather. Quotations for the past

week are:

Prompt Oct.

Thursday $225 $2.15

Friday ..................... 2.25 2.15

Saturday ................... 2.25 2.10

Monday .................... 2.25 2.15

Tuesday ................... 2.25 2.15

\Vednesday .............. 2.25 2.12

CIoverseed.——Bullish sentiment is rul-





ing in this deal and prices have advanced

lto new high positions upon the news of

poor yields from the limited acreage that

farmers are. getting ready for the bull-

ers. .\lsilte has also partaken of the ad-





yancc. Quotations are:



Spot. Oct. Alsike.

’l‘hursday ...... $1140 $11.40 $9.50

Friday 11.50 11.50 9.50

Saturday ....... 11.50 11.50 9.75

I\loiiday ........ 11.50 11.50 9.75

Tuesday ........ 11.50 11.30 10.00

‘-.‘.‘ctlnesday ..... 11.50 11.50 10.00





Rve.~—r'l‘his grain is firm and quiet with

prices marked tip three cents from the

advanced quotations of a week ago. the

quotation for No. 1 rye now being 88c.

per bu.





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

FlourfirvMarket is easy





with

unchanged. Quotations are:

Clear ................................ $4.00

Straight

l’uiclii‘





prices





Michigan

Ordinary Patent





Feed.-~l‘rices rule about steady. Car-

lot prices on track are: Bran, $25 per

ton: coarse middlings, $24; fine mid—

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

meal. $23: corn and oat chop. $26 per ton.



Hay and Straw.——Both hay and straw

values are steady Quo-





with last week.

t‘ations on baled hay in car lots f. o. b.





Detroit are: No. 1 timothy, $19: No. 2

timothy, $18: clover, mixed, $16®17; rye

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

per ton.



Potatoes—Nothing new has deveioped

in the potato situation and prices are

steady. Quoted at $1.60m‘1.75 per bu.





Provisions—Family pork. $18fi019; mess

pork, $17: medium clear. $17fd18: smoked

hams, 16%0: briskets, 111Afl121/qc: shoul—

ders. 11c; picnic hams, 1014c; bacon, 151/2

61716140; pure lard in tierces, 9%0; ket-

tle rendered lard, 10340 per lb.





Dairy and Poultry Products.

Butter.——There is no alteration in prices

and the trade occupies a firm position

with a decrease in production and de-

mand continuing brisk. Quotations are:





.‘THE MICHIG.AN FARMER;





Extra creamery 26c; firsts do, 25c; dairy,

18c; packing stock, 170 per lb. .



Eggs.—-—That season is at hand when

the hens lay few or no eggs and already

the trade is beginning to feel the ef-

fect. Supplies are running low and de-

mand grows more urgent. Fresh re-

ceipts, case count, cases included, _are

now quoted at 160 per doz. This price

is one-half cent above the figure of last

week. '





Poultry.—Prices are the same as a

week ago. Supply is light. Prices are:

Live—Hens, 121560130; old roosters, 9c;

turkeys, 146i15c; geese, 8@9c; ducks,

1261130; young ducks, 15@16c; broil'ers,

15((116c per 1b.



Cheese.—Michigan, old, 170; Michigan,





late, 131461150; York state, new, 14@150;

Swiss, domestic block, 19@21c; cream

brick, 14@15c.





VeaI.——Market steady at last week’s

figures. Fancy, 101/2@11c; choice, 8@90





per lb.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Cabbage.—Steady. Selling at $2.75 per

bbl. for honie~grown.

Plums.—Lower. I’ei‘ bu., 75c@$1.





Peaches—More plentiful. Michigan

grown, $1611.50 per bu.

Huckleberries.'Supply increased and





Brices lower. Quoted at $1.50@2.50 per

11.

Apples.-—Supply is large and prices are

lower. New Michigan grown are quoted

at 50@60c per bu.



From Farmers’ Wagons on



Eastern Market. .



The recent rains have improved this

market especially in the vegetable line.

Offerings were large and quality aver-

aging good. Tomatoes, plentiful at 40@

80c per bu. according to quality; pota-

toes scarce and of inferior grade sell-

ing at $1.25@1.35 per bu.; cabbage

around 60c; squash 200 each; cucumbers

50c bu. for large and 50c per hundred

for smallest: cauliflower, 3 heads for 10c;

butter beans 50fi60c per hu.; melons $1

511.25 per basket; pears $1631.75 accord—

ing to quality; peaches scarce at $1.50:

apples (BMW-$1.25; grapes 30c per small

basket: crab apples $1; plums $1.50 per

bu. Hay is scarce and good timothy is

going from $2267.24 per ton.





OTHER MARKETS





Detroit





 





Grand Rapids.



Early potatoes continue high. Stock on

the local market readily bringing $1.50.

Shippers will soon begin active buying at

outside leading points and the market

will open around 750. It is estimated

that the Michigan crop of late potatoes

will show a decrease of 2061.25 per cent

over last season. Early apples, espe-

cially lluchcss. continue very dull. Late

apples are very shy and will bring good

prites. Local shippers have standing

orders for Spies and will pay almost anV

price for them. Prices ‘on Tuesday’s

market were as follows: Grapes. 4 lb.

baskets, $2 per doz.; plums $1®$1.2.5;

peaches. $1.50: pears, 600611151; apples, 600





“(1351. Vegetables sold as follows: toma—

toes GOcW$1z wax beans 60m750; osage





melons Soc/dill; cucumbers 15((i300: celery





 





lOfit‘lflc; cabbage 800fi1$1; corn 12011200.

Farmers are getting $1367.16 for hay,

loose in loads. The egg market is a

little weak, fresh stock bringing 15c.

l‘iairy butter is worth 20c, creamery 2515c.

Chicago.

Wheat—No. 2 red, 881/2@89%c; Sept.

801.cz llec. 93%0 Der bu.

(‘orn.——l\'o. 2, 63%(1‘640; Sept. 641/40;

licc. 0ch per bu.

Hatszo. 2 white, 401/2@41c; Sept.

~il-".c: Dec. 437Qc.

luirley. Multing grades, 95c@$1.15 per





bu.: feeding 050800



bitten—Trade here continues quiet

almost to the vcrge of dullness, With

prices showing a 10 decline all along the

line. despite the fact that Elgin remains

unchanged. Quotations: Creameries,

204/25c; dairies, 18@22c per lb.



1'2ggs.-—»-This market is quiet; general

receipts are steady at former values but

it has been necessary to reduce prices

somewhat on the better qualities to keep

them moving. Quotations: Prime firsts,

lei/ye: firsts. 1519c; at mark, cases in-

cluded, 10W14c per dozen.



l‘otatoes.~~Lighter receipts this week

have steadied the market and lasttweek’s





figures are being well maintained. Jer-

seys are quoted at $1.25flr130 per bu.;

Minnesotas. “10711.15.





Beans—Pea beans have scored another

good advance but red kidneys are low-





cr. Market firm. Choice hand-picked pea

beans arc quoted at 1423861245 per buzz

prime, 9.2561230; red kidneys, $3.00th





3.50 per bu.



Hay and Straw.—~Lilicral receipts of

new hay have brought a general revision

of quotations and something of a reduc-

tion in values. as old stock commands a

premium of $2 per ton over the follow—

ing quotations: (‘hoice timothy. $215060

22; No. 1 timothy. $19.50fi120.50: No. 2 do,

$17'TP18.50: No. 3 do, $136110: No. 1 clover





mixed, $174118; No. 2 do and no grade,

$50112: clover. $107114: rye straw, $7.00

@750: oat straw, 76(750; wheat straw,

$5.5056 per ton.



New York.





Rutter—«Market steady with lower

grades commanding slightly higher prices.

Creamery specials are. “noted at 27c; ex-

tras. 26c: firsts. 231/263250; seconds, 22

m22c: thirds. 20%fi21c.



Eggs. —— Prices generally unchanged,

though the market is reported barely

steady with a tendency toward lower

values. Fresh gathered extras, 22fl24c;

firsts. 176718c: seconds, 16c; western

gathered whites, 18fi723c per dozen.



T’oultry.—~Dressed ~— Steady. Turkeys

124,150; fowls, ”@160: western broilers,

14fi18cc





 





Boston.





“bot—This market has shown a fair

degree of activity the past week and

dealers are reporting a firmertone in

prices; however. they appear ready to sell

whenever opportunity for making a fair

profit appears rather than to hold the

product over into an uncertain future.

There is active dealing in territory fine

staple and Ohio Unblood. Following are

the’ leading domestic ouotations for

fleeces: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces





—Delaine washed, 30@310' XX, 28@29c;





fine unmerchantable, 22@23c; %—blood

combings, 25(12260. %-blood combing,

25615260; 14-blood combing, 24@25c; de-





laine unwashed, 24%@25c; fine unwashed,





21@22c. Michigan, “'isconsin and New

York fleeces—Fine unwashed, 19@210;

delaine unwashed, 23@24c; 1/2-blood un-

washed, ’25@251/2c. Kentucky, Indiana





and Missouri~3l§-blood, 25@26c; 14-blood,

24@25c.

Elgin.



Butter.—Market firm at 26c per 1b.,

which is last week's quotation. Out-

put for the week, 852,700 lbs., as com-

pared with 916,200 lbs. for the previous





- week.





 





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

August 14, 1911.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle 170 cars; hogs 70 double-decks;

sheep and lambs 52 double-decks; calves

1,600 head.



With 170 cars of cattle on sale here

today, and 20,000 reported in Chicago, all

the good grades of cattle from 51/20 a.

pound up sold strong with last Monday's

prices. The lower grades from 51/2C down

were slow and barely steady, and in some

instances 10 cents per hundred weight





lower.

\\'e quote: Best 1400 to 1600-lb. steers,

$6.75@7.25; Good prime 1300 to 1400—lb.





do, $6.50@7.00; good prime 1200 to 1300—lb.

do, $6.25@6.65; best 1100 to 1200-lb. ship-

ping steers, $5.65@6.25; medium butcher

steers 1000 to 1100-1b., 555.256.175.75; light

butcher steers, $4.75@5.25; best fat cows,

$4.75fib5.25; fair to good do, $3.50@4.25;

common to medium do, $2.75@3.25;‘ trim-

mers, $1.756i2.75; best fat heifers, $57560

6.00; good fat heifers, $5.00@5.40; fair to

good do, $4.25@4.85; stock heifers, $32540

350; best feeding steers, dehorned, $1.25





(11.4.50; common feeding steers, dehorned,

$3.25@3.50; best butchers and export

bulls, $4.50@5.00; bologna bulls, $35060





4.00; stock bulls, $3.00@3.25; best milkers

and springers, $55.00@65.00; common to





good, $20.00@ 35.00. , .

The best milkers and springers about





$3.00 per head higher than last week;

common kind still hard to sell at sat-

isfactory prices.



The hog market today ruled fairly ac-





tivc on the yorkers and mixed, with

prices about a nickel higher than the

close of last week on these grades.





Trade on the heavier weights ruled rath—

er slow; the bulk of the good yorkers and





mixed hogs sold from $8.’15@8.20, with

several decks running to the lean and

grassy order from $8.00@ 8.10; the good





quality heavy hogs sold generally from

$8.0061l8.10, with a number .of the odd

bunches in these weights ranging on

down to $7.70. Pigs sold mostly at

around $8.10, and rough sows generally

$0.90@7.10; bulk of the good kind 7

cents. Stags generally around $5.25@5.50,





with a few fancy quality tip to 6 cents.

Hogs are fairly well cleaned up; mar-

ket closing steady for the mixed and





lighter grades. A few decks of the heav-

ier grades going oVer unsold. .

The sheep and lamb market was active





today. Most of the choice lambs sold

from $7.00 to $7.25. \Vethers from $4.00

@425. Look for about steady prices





the balance of the week.



we quote: Best' spring lambs, $7.00@

7.25: wethers, $4.00@4.25; cull sheep, $1.50

@250; bucks, $2.50@2.75; yearlings, $5.00

(115.25; handy ewes, $3.50@3.75; heavy

ewes, $3.00v713.25; veals, choice to extra,

$8.7561‘9.00; fair to good do, $7.00@8.25'

heavy calves, $3.25@5.00.





Chicago.





 





August 14, 1911.



Cattle Hogs Sheep



Receipts today ...... 19,000 38,000 21,000

Same day last year..30,099 34,390 32.609

Receipts last week..51,091 105,291 89,775

Same week last year..68,070 85,519 131,235

Cattle made new high records today,

with early sales of fat steers at $7.75@





7.85, and later there was a sale at $8 of

47 head of fancy Iowa-fed steers that

averaged 1000 lbs. Prior to today the

best price of the season was $7.65, but

it was generally understood that the $3

steers were exceptionally prime. The

$7.75 steers were fat and heavy, but not

strictly prime. Sellers quoted a further

advance of 100i20c in cattle, the rise

being mainly in those of desirable grad—

ing. The. receipts embraced around

3,500 western range. cattle, much the big-

gest run of the season. These were a

little slow in selling, but some fancy heif—





crsirom the range brought $6. ling-‘4

wlcre steady for the best and about a

nickel lower for the, others, with sales





at $080.01 7.90. these prices comparing with

$6.70m’7ll5 a week ago. The top figure

last week was 587.92%, the. best price of

the season. Lots averaging 176 to 210

lbs. scll highest. Pigs sell at 395350700;

boars at $3013.50 and stags at $7.50fq)

8. liogs received last week averaged 237

lbs. compared with 252 lbs. a year ago

and 231 lbs. two years ago. Sheep Were

about steady today and lambs largely

10c lower, lamb sales being made. at

3535061725; ewes at $2.50m3.60: wetbers

at 553.4004 and yearlings at $4516.50.

Feeding lambs from the range countrv

were scarce, and so were feeding year.—

lings, and some orders to buy bad to

go unfilled. Feeding lambs have, been

selling at 9352561610; feeding wethers at

$3.25fa/3.60 and feeder yearlings at $4.10

674.65. '



Cattle pursued their accustomed upward

course of prices for the choicer consign-

ments for still another week, it being a

case of large buying orders from local

killers. as well as from buyers repre-

senting other packing points where fat

beeves were scarce. There were enough

of the poorer lots of cattle, including thin

and grassy lots, and these sold at com-

paratively low figures, the undertone be-

ing weak. The average quality of the

cattle on sale showed further deteriora-

tion. and it was evident that feeding

districts had no large supplies of well-





 





AUG. 19, 1911.





finished beef cattle left. A large share

of the steers changed hands at $5.75@7.40,

with plenty of sales by “Wednesday at

$7.50, while prime steers made a fresh

record by selling up to $7.65. Exporters





paid $6.25@6.75 for medium cattle, and

fat yearling steers sold at $7@7.65. Cows





and heifers on the butchering order sold

freely at $3.30@6.75, with not many

straight leads of heifers good enough to

land above $6. Buyers paid 52-75@3-25

for cutters; $1.75@2.70 for canners and

$2.75@5.50 for bulls. “’estern range cat-

tle, which were arriving a year ago at

the rate of about 15,000 head weekly,

showed tip last week to the number Of

about 3,700 head, their average quality

being only fair. They sold at 354.406.36.40

for steers and $3.25@6 for cows and

heifers. Stockers and feeders sold fair-

ly at well maintained prices, the choicer

feeders being sold frequently to killers,

who continued to outbid country buyers.

Stockers sold at $3694.85 and feeders

$4.25@5.50, with few buyers willing to

pay as high as $5.25. 'Large losses have

been suffered in recent years from feed-

ing high-priced steers, and experience of

this kind makes stockmen more cau-

tious. Calves have sold at the customary

wide range, the best lightweight vealers

selling part of the time up to $8.40 per

100 lbs, while cOarse, heavy calves sold

as low as $2.75fi‘3. Milkers and springers

have met with a very restricted demand

from eastern shippers and others and

prices averaged all of $5 per head lower

than two weeks earlier, sales ranging

usually at,$25@55. Buyers were usually

indifferent and disposed to insist upon

getting bargains.



Hogs, like cattle, have been headed as

strongly in an upward direction as ever

for another week for similar reasons,

and further high—record prices for the

year have been recorded. It is simply a

case 'of inadequate offerings of hogs in

Chicago anti other western markets to

meet the growing requirements of the

fresh and cured meats trade, the re-

ceipts undergoing a marked falling off

in numbers. The demand from local

killers, as well as from speculators and

eastern shippers, is very large, and com-

petition is again the life of trade, the

packers being forced to submit to the

inevitable. The average grading of the

offerings is as good as could be expect-

ed at a time when farmers are marketing

so many fattened, heavy, old sows, these

being among the lowest sellers, while

the lighter hogs are still market top-

pers,.with pigs, especially the little ones,

offered at a marked discount. Bears are

bad sellers, although some higher, and

the most desirable stags sell away above

the. best barrows. The outlook for own-

ers of both cattle and hogs is unusually

good, and all stock should receive the

best of care and good feeding.



Sheep and lambs had fallen to such

extremely low prices, especially sheep and

inferior lambs, that sheepinen largely

shipped in much smaller numbers“hist

week, and the relief from badly glu‘tte

markets was felt immediately, enabling

owners of fat lambs to obtain decidedly

better prices. The best native lambs

brought the highest prices seen in weeks,

and even sheep and yearlings were placed

\ll’l a more secure position, although the

demand continued chiefly for lambs. A

large share of the offerings were fur-

nished by the ranges of Idaho, Mon-

tana, “'ashington and other states, and

range feeding lambs, which had been sell-

ing unusually badly at extremely low

prices, suddenly became in excellent de-

mand and had sharp advances. There

was also a large demand for range feed-

ing weth'ers, and breeding ewes continued

in good request.



Horses were‘marketed last week in

quite moderate numbers, btit the trade

requirements after Monday were so lim—

ited that by the middle of the week prices

were depressed, and even good draft

horses in some cases were auctioned off

at losses to country shippers. Prices

covered the usual wide range, with prime

horses largely nominal. Few sold as high

as $250 per head. a choice grade of

heavy drafters going for $225 to $245,

while good ones brought 55105611220 and

pretty good workers $160€I2185 Sales

were made all the way down to $100,

and some plugs sold around $75fd 90. F.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





A year. ago the Chicago cattle market

was receiving around 15,000 head weekly

from the northwestern ranges, many be-

ing shipped in on account of the drouth.

This year the receipts are running very

much smaller in volume, and most of

those shipped in so far have been ordi—

nary in quality and much better adapted

for feeding in the corn belt than for

converting into beef. The first grass

cattle from illie Keeline range in VVVO-

miiig to show up this summer showed

no‘ resemblance to the fat beeves usually

shipped from there, and it is pretty well

understood that packers will not get any

surfeit of beef cattle from the northL

western ranges this year. Sufficient rains





have fallen recently in that region to

keep back the cattle round—up for a

month at least, but it is a settled fact





that Yi’yoming. Montana and the Dako-

tas Will be short of beef and long on

feeders. The first full train of cars of

cattle received in Chicago from Mon-

tana amounted to twenty cars, and the

steers were all old, none being under four

years. in a region where frames grow

large their age produces roughness, and

most. of these cattle were common in

grading. Some of the later range cattle

receipts graded better, and some went

as high as $6.40 per 100 pounds.



' Farmers living in sections where grass

is good and corn prospects are bright are

anxious to obtain good feeding cattle, but

their dearness is in many instances de-

terring them from buying. Many farmers

are turning to good stockers, but these.

too. have advanced materially in values.

I‘here is a great shortage ‘of young cat-





tle in the country, and farmers own-

ing full quotas should take good care

of them.





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AUG. 19. 1911.

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DETROIT LiVE~ STOCK MARKET.





Thursday’s Market.

August 17, 1911.

Cattle.





Receipts 905. Good gradesstrong; oth-

ers steady at last week’s prices. _



We quote: Best steers and heifers,

$5.75fl-r6.25;.steers and heifers, 1,000 to

1,200,’$5.000L5.5O; steers and heifers, 800

to .1,000, 1540070475; grass steers and

heifers that at fat 800 to 1,000, $4.00@4.i5;

graSs steers and heifers that are fat,

500 to 700, $3.50@‘4.00; ChOlCe fat_ cows,

$3.750b425; good fat cows, $3.26@3.50;

common cows, $2.75@3.0t());ncanners, $1. 5

@250; choice heavy u s,

fair to good bolognas, bulls, 3300611325:

stock bulls, 3325071275; choice feeding

steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.25@4.60; fair feed-

ing steers, 800 to 1,000, $3.50@4.00; chaice

stockers, 500 to 700. -$3.50@4.25; fair stock-

ers, 500 to 700, $3.25@3.50; stock heifers,

$3.00@3.50; milkers, large, young medi_um

age, 94000775500; common milkers, $25.00

@3500. _ . ‘



Haley & M. sold to T. Regan 9 heifers

av 548 at $3.45, 8 butchers av 521 at

$3.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 canners av 733

at $2.10: to N. Cohen 1 bull weighing

1030 at $3.90; to Mich B. Co. 5 cows a_v

1194'at $4.00, 11 steers av 980 at $5.80;

to Jettkit & Son 4 do av 750 at $4.75; to

Schuman 1. cow weighing 880 at $4.00,

6 butchers av 701 at $4.70, 1 steer weigh-





ing 850 at $4.25, 3 do av 890.at $5.00. 1-





‘ wei hing 710 at $4.25; to Goodwin 2

Sgws agv 1070 at $3.85, 3 do av 960 at

$3.60: to Applebaum 5 butchers av 562

at $3.65, 2 do av 450 at7$3. 5, 1 bull weigh—

ing 870 at $3.75; to lta’ttkowsky 2 cows

av 790 at $3.35, to Hammond S. &_Co_. 1

bull weighing 1050 at $3.35. 1 do weighing

1050 at $3.75: to Kamman 13 butchers

av 680 at $3.90; to Erban 1 steer weigh—

ing 850 at $4.75. 5 bulls av 660 at $3.00;

to Wilson 3 stockers a_v 690 at $3.90; to

Kamman' 1 cow weighing 1070 at $2.50;

12 butchers av 663 at $3.60; to (loose o

cows av 950 at $3.35; to Beadow 3 stock—

ers av 433 at $3.50, 4 do av 517 at $3.50. 2

do av 450 at $3.50; to Lowenstein 15 do

av 590 at $3.80, 4 do av 537 at $3.75, 6

do av 470 at $3.40, 5 do av 452 at $3.40;

to Séhrader 3 bulls av 816 at $3.60.



Spicer & it. sold Mich. R. Co 27 steers

av 902 at $6.25, 3 do av 900 at $5.00. 5 do

av 590 at $3.75: 28 do av 893 at $5.00;

29 deyav 820 at $5.00; to Bresnahan 3

butchers av 820 at $4.00, 5 do av 572 at

$125541. hulls a 740 a $3 on, 1 cow weigh-

ing 920 at $2. 5; to attkowsky 3 cows

av 816..at. $3.50; to Parker 1V. & C0.

bulls_av 1075 at $3.50, 2 do av 1125 at

$3.75; to Bresnahan 2 cows av 735 at

$3.50, 9 smokers av 650 .at $4.00; to

Fry 12 butchers av 683 at $4.25; .to Bres—

nahan 1 COW weighing 900 at $2.25, 1 do

weighing 1070 at $2.50, 1 do weighing 840

at $2.00: to Marx 8 heifers av 760 at

$4.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow av 770

at $3.50; to Thompson Bros. 3 steers av

973 at $5.00, 1 cow weighing 1180 at $3.25;

to Breitenbeck’ 32 butchers av 772 at

$4.35; to Fry 10 do av 775 at $4.25: to

Laboe 15 do av 740 at $4.75; to Lowen—

stein 11 stockers av 502 at $3.15.



Bishop B. & sold Rattkowsky 3

butchers av 833 at $4.25, 2 cows av 1000

at $3.25, 1 bull weighing 740 at $3.00; to

Mich. E. Co. 1 steer weighing 980 at

$5.00. 11 do av 863 at $5.50, 1 do weighing

1100 at $6.00, 8 butchers av 716 at $4.00;

to Parker Vi'. & Co. 2 cows av 900 at

$23.50, 1 bull weighing 1170 at $3.50, 2

canners av 1085 at $2.50; to Bresnahan

5 canners av-760 at $2.25, 4 do av 950 at

$2.30; 3 do av 873 at $2.50, 5 do av 836

at $2.60; to Goose 3 heifers av 483 at

$3.00, S cows av 943 at $3.25; to Marx

4 butchers av 637 at $3.50; to Sullivan P.

Co. 2 cows av 72'» at $2.75, 2 cows av

73.3 at $3.00, 4 butchers av 890 at $4.15,

4 do av 8,377 at $4.00; to Thompson 4 do

av 955 at $4.00, 5 do av 900 at $3.75, 2

cows UV 965 at $1.25, 1 COW weighing

900 at $3.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 steers

av 1045 at $6.25; to Parker W. & Co. 3

bulls av 960 at $3.50, 3 do av 1050 at

$3.60: to Schroder 2 do av 1085 at $3.75.

‘ ltoe (1.0.0. sold Mich. B. Co. 3 cows

av 1000 at $3.50, 1 heifer weighing 570

at $3.25, 10 butchers av 716 at $4.50;

to l-lresnahan 2 cows av 840 at $2.50, 2

do av 800 at $2.50; to Lawson 17 feed-

ers av 815 at $4.25, 1 bull weighing 1100

at $3.50; to Rattkowsky 3 heifers av 307

at $3.50, 4 do av 443 at $3.23; Hammond

S. & Co. 1 bull weighing 1720 at $4.00,

2 do av 900 at $3.50, 2 do av 1430 at

$4.00, 3 do av 910 at; $3.50: to hlich. B.

Co. 22 butchers av 605 at $4.00, 4 cows

av 1005 at $3.50, 2 bulls av 735 at $3.00.



Robb sold Sullivan P. Co. 4 steers av

1005 at $4.25 and 2 cows av 1065 at $3.00.



Johnson sold same 5 steers av 908 at

5.35. .



S Youngs sold Heinrich 22 steers av 915

at $5.40.



Adams

650 at





sold Merchleman 5 steers av





Veal Calves.



Receipts 648. Market strong at last

Thursday’s prices. Best $8.50@8.75; oth.

ers 340067800; milch cows and springers

good, strong; common, dull.



Bishop B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2

av 170 at $8.00, 1 weighing 150 at $5.50;

to Rattkowsky 12 av 150 at $8.00; to

Friedman 4 av 135 at $8.00; to Protzurkl

2 av 225 at $5.00. 10 av 135 at $7.50; to

3 ‘ \V. &

31311107; atw $8.00: to Hammond S. & Co. 4

av 165 at $8.50: to Mich. B Co. 7 av 125

at 88.00.54 av 155 at $8.50. 1 weighing

300 'at $5.00. to Hammond s. & Co. 2 av

150 at $8.50; to Goose 2 av 370 at $4.25;

to Sullivan P. Go. 14 av 150 at $8.25;

to Newton B. Co. 7 av 160 at $8.25; to

Goose 4 av 225 at- $5.00; to Sullivan P.



. Co. 14 av 150 at $8.25. 9 av 150 at $8.50;





$3.50@3.75; '





Co. 4 av~215 at $5.50, 13.





 





. THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





6 av 155 at $8.75, 8 av 150 at $8 25;

4 av 120 at $8.00, 4 av 140 at $8.00; to

Parker 'W. & Co. 2 av 115 at $8.00, 6

av 10:3 at $8.50, 3 av 112 at $6.00, 10 av

146 at $8.00, 3 av 210 at $8.00; to McGuire

17‘ av 155 at $8.25; to Burnstein 3 av 160

at $6.00, 9 av 155 at $8.00; nammond S.

8:. Co. 13 av 150 at $8.50, 11 av 180 at

$8.00, 1 weighing 190 at $0.00, 3 av 100 at

$0.00, 21 av 155 at $8.00, 1.5 av 160 at $8.50,

4 av 155 at $6.00.



rialey & M. sold to Newton B. Co. 10

av 1.13 at $8.25, 5 av 165 at $8.20; to

itattowsky 1:4 av 155 ,at $8.00, 2 av 2:50 at

$0.00; to Goose 7 av 7180 at $7.00, 4 av 140

at $8.00; to Parker W. & Co. 6 av 160 at

$6.50, 4 av 100 at $6.50, 9 av 200 at $5.00;

to Newton B. Co. 5 av 165 at $8.25.



Roe Com. Co. sold Goose 10 av 156 at

$6.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 6 av 165 at $8.00,

0 av 150 at $8.00, 13 av 10.) at $8.00; to

newton B. Co. 2 av 225 at $7; to Goose

3 av 280 at $3.50.



\1 . Long to Burnstine 9 av 135 at $8.50.



Allington sold same 8 av 150 at $8.50.



Spicer 8: R. sold lynch 15. Co. 3 av 125 at

$8.00, 3 av 210 at $5.50, 11 av 153 at $8.00;

to Parker ‘W. & Co. 7 av 150 at $8.00, 8

av 130 at $7.00, 9 av 150 at $8.00; to Mich.

B. Co. 3 av 135 at $8.50, 5 av 185 at $8.25,

18 av 160 at $8.50; to Thompson 9 av 150





at $8.25; to hammond S. & Co. 2 av 165

at $8.50.

Sharp sold Mich. B. Co. 5 av 100 at





$7.00, 8 av 147 at $8.00.

Belheimer sold Newton B. Co. 9 av 165

at $8.25.

Sheep and Lambs.





Receipts 3,792. Market opened 250

lower on few early sales; closing 50c@

$1.00 lower than last week on all grades

and very dull. Best lambs, $5.75; fair

to good lambs, $5@$5.50; light to com—

mon lambs, $3.50@4.50; yearlings, $4.50;

fair to good sheep, $3.00@3.50; culls and

common, $1.50@2.50.



Haley & M sold Harland 16 lambs av

58 at $5.50; to Newton B. Co. 29 do av

70 at $5.50; to Mich. B. Co. 92 do av 70 at

$5.75; to Newton B. Co. 33 lambs av 55

at $4.75, 86 do av 73 at $5.75, 14. sheep

av 110 at $3.00; to Young 68 lambs av 70

at $5.50; to Eschrich 20 do av 65 at $4.00,

85 do av 63 at $5.75.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan 1’. Co. 23

lambs av 75 at $5.75; to Newton ii. Co.

14 sheep av 110 at $3.50; to Barlage 34

lambs av 68 at $5.25, 43 lambs av 63 at

$5.00, 32 do av 60 at $5.25, 12 sheep av

110 at $3.00. 4 do av 130 at $3.00; to Kam-

man 6 lambs av 60 at $5.75; to llaycs 15

do av 55 at $4.00; to Kamman 4 sheep

av 130 at $3.00.



Spicer K: 11. Sold Harland 16 lambs av

58 at $5.50; to Thompson 21 do av 73 at

$5.30; to Mich. B. Co. 11 do av 65 at

$6.00; to Sullivan P. Co. 7 do av 50 at

$4.00, 5 sheep av 120 at $2.25; to Young

18 lambs av 70 at $5.50, 28 do av 68 at

$5.30, 21 do av 65 at $5.25; to Thompson

19 do av 60 at $5.50, 22 sheep av 75

at $3.25; to Hayes 19 lambs at 50 at

$73.75, 9 lambs av 75 at $5.75; to Newton

Beef Co. 48 lambs av 70 at $5.65.



Stephens sold Newton R. Co. 20 sheep

51v 6.5 at $3.50, 57 luiiibS av 70 at $5.60.

‘ Belheimer sold same 28 lambs av 70 at

$5.50, 16 do av 60 at $3.50.



Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 40 lambs

av 65 at $4.75.



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

30 sheep av 110 at $3.35, 17 do av 120 at

$3.35, 57 lambs av 72 at $5.90, 40 do av

65 at $5.90, 41 do av 67 at $6.00, 24 do

av 65 at $6.00; to Hammond S. & Co. 26

sheep av 115 at $3.25, 7 yearlings av 105

at $4.50, 25 lambs av 50 at $4.00, 5 sheep

av 170 at $3.00; to Newton B. Co. 50

lambs av 70 at $6.00; to Sullivan P. .Co.

42 lambs av 53 at $4.50, 48 do av 73 at

$5.75, 21 do av 60 at $4.50, 66 do av 55

at $4.50, 8 sheep av 107 at $2.50; to

ltehfuss 44_ lambs av 70 at $5.50, 109 do

ay 75 at $5.75; to Harland 22 do av 70 at

$5.75; to Breitenbeck 18 lambs av 55 at

$4.50, 57 do av 78 at $5.75, 5 sheep av

120 at $3.00; to Hammond S. & Co. 15

lambs av 60 at $5.75; to Thompson 19

lambs av 50 at $4.00, 12 sheep av 78 at

$2.21, 12 lambs av 55 at $5.00, 31 sheep

av 65 at $2.50; to Hammond . & Co.

81 lambs av 65 at $5.75, 12 sheep av 68 at

$1.25; to Rehfuss 60 do av 65 at $5.35‘ to

Freidman 22 do av 50 at $4.00. 12 do, av

60 at $5.00; to Sullivan P. Co. 15 do av 62

at $4.00, 9 do av 65 at $4.50, 31 do av 72

$3? 035.50; to Fitzpatrick 9 do av 108 at





Hogs.





Market steady.

10c higher

good grades.

780 piIéLghtWtoogozoglO bultchers, $7.50@

._,_ ,., .oa'. ; ih "

$7.-10€I>7.80; heavy $7.50o27.80.g t yorkmb'

Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond S. &

C0; 1120 av 175 at $7.75, 230 av 160 at

$769 210 av 170 at $7.60, 305 av 165 at

. l).

Spicer & R. sold Parke 7 . "

alefi5 ask/75, 90 av 180F217K 37675500 200

aey . .. sold 177 ‘

65Rav 130 at $7.65. av 1'90 at ”70’

oe om. Co. sold Sulliva ’

av mo at $7.70. 140 av 200 atn$7rf7aca 22‘)





Receipts 3,451.

nesday's prices.

Thursday for

prices:





Wed-

than last

Range of





Friday’s Market.





Detroit, August 11, 1911.

Cattle.





Receipts this week, 1.338 a ainst 1 666

last. week; marlgetnsteady at g’l‘hursday’s

osmg prices; 11 2

last week. . s 5@4OC lower than

We quote:





Best -

$5.50os75; Steels and heifers”





steers and heif r.

$23241?” $5@5.5o; do, 800 774716630011)?

. 7 ., . .l: grass steers and h ‘ .‘ ’

are fat, 800 to 1,000 lbs., $4@4215?rdo tlggg:

to 700 lbs., $350794; choice fat c'ows

$3.7a@4.25; good fat cows, $3.2so3.75'-

common cows, $250693; canners $1.50@’

2.2."; choice heavy bulls, $3.50;’fair to

good bologna bulls, $3@3.25; stock bulls

$2.25o275: choice feeding steers, 800 to

1,000 lbs, $4.25@4.75; fair feeding steers.

800 to 1.000 lbs., $3.50@4: choice st‘ockers,

l.._\00nto 700 lbs, $3.50@4.25; fair stockers,

.100 to 700 lbs., $3723.50; stock heifers.

$3693 25: milkers, large. young, medium

age, $40@$60: common milkers, $25@35.

Hogs.



Receipts this week, 2,861 a i 4

last week; market steady gaatns'l‘hziiiz‘s?

days prices. Range of prices: Light to

good butchers, $7.65@7.70; pigs, $7.50'

light yorkers, $7.70; heavy, $7.60@7.65. ’





'1





(Continued from page 136.)





of the workingmen who threaten to walk

out if demands are not heeded. In Lon-

don success has attended strikes, and it

is probably this fact that moves the men

of the other cities to publish their de-

mands with such vigor.



The English house of Lords has finally

passed the veto bill which has been be-

fore parliament for over two years. The

measure curtails the powers of the upper

house and increases the powers and re-

sponsibility of the house of commons. The

passage of this bill is considered one of

the important changes in the English

unwritten constitution. It is another step

toward bringing the power of the govern-

ment nearer the people and protecting

them against the action of the lords who

can veto bills passed by the commons.



Election activity is rife throughout

Canada where the reciprocity issue is

awakening the people to an unusual in-

terest in political matters. From Nova

Scotia to British Columbia platform ora-

tors and the press are busy persuading

votcrs on the question.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Calhoun Co., August 8.—Threshing is

the order of the day, many oats being

threshed from the fields on account of the

lodged condition of" the straw, and the

absence 'of many hcavy rains. Oats are

not turning out as well as expected from

the appearance of the straw. There are

many light oats which blow out, prob-

ably due to hot, dry weather just as

they were Si‘ltll’lg the grain. Hail storms

and wind also did much damage in some

localities. From 20 to 30 bushels is about

all most fields will yield. The wheat





 





 





crop is very variable, but therc are

no good yields , wh i le there. are many

very low ones. I believe more tields





are going ten bushels than are yield-

ing. 20. Fields in which the fly

worked badly last tall are light. The

market is i'atlicr dull for wheat, but oai’s

are in fair demand and sale. There is

no bay to buy or sell. and not too much





to feed. More, millet and rape has been

sown than usual. and considerable fod—

der corn. Alfalfa is also gaining the





attcntion of quite a numbcr of farmers.

A hail storm the last of July stripped and

slit the corn leaves badly and pounded

the stalks, and the wind accompanying

it bleu much of it over, so it Will be!

mcan to cut, and the yield will be con-

siderably reduced in the bail sections.



Livingston Co., August 7.——Tlie weathi

er continucs very dry with only light

local slio‘.\'crs to partially relieve the

drouth Corn, beans and late potatoes

need rain badly. Not much plowing done

yet, the ground being too dry. Thresh—

'ing is progressing rapidly and wheat is

yielding good, averaging about 20 bu.

per acre and of good quality. Oats are

ncarly a' failure, the average yield being

about 25 bu. per acre. Pastures are get—

ting short and unless copious rains come

soon stock will have to be fed. Food

'will be scarce this winter, with per—

haps the exception of corn, which prom-

ises well at pi-csent. New seeding is al-

most a total failure.



Ogemaw Co., August 5.——The fine rains

of the past four or five days have been

of immense value to the late potatoes

and corn of this section. \\'hcat is about

all threshcd and the yield has been about

up to the average though there is con—

siderable shrunken wheat which will not

grade up to No. 2. Farmers are getting

around 831'. New pfilélliws are coming





in quite t‘rccly at $1.20 11 bii. Oats are

threshing out bct‘tei' than was expected

and will be 80 per ccnt of 2111 average

crop. Dealers are offci‘ing $12 for hay

with very litilo coming in. Most farm-

ei‘s are expecting $15 or better. Butter

and eggs are lirmcr at 18c for butter and

22c for ci'cum {ii the crenmcry; eggs,

150. Plenty of full apples at 400/ 50c but





winter apples are scarce. A large crop

of hucklebci'i'ies has been gathered this

year and bundrcds of people have been

making good moncy picking. Shippers

are still paying $1.1}0’172 a bu. Pasture

is much improved sincc the rain.



Antrim Co., August 6.?So far this

season has been quitt- favorable in gen-

eral. Spring somewhat late but plcnty of

rain and warm wcathci' during May pro-

duced a good buy (Top. New sci-dings

were scarce on account of the dry weath-

er of lost your. (lots fair; were injured

by severe hcat and dry weather during





latter part of .lunc and fore part of

July. Yi'hcai good, but no threshing yet.

Oats about all cut. Early potzitocs

scarce and high. Late potatoes a poor





stand on account of the hot, dry wczitb-

er during planting time, but there has

been plenty of rain since July 2011i and

potatocs, bczins and boots are looking

very promising. (‘orn looks well, but

was severely damaged by the storm of

July 24th. The pickle crop is late on

account of the drouth keeping them back,

but promise wcll now. I’asturcs good

since the rains, but new scedings again

almost a complete failure.



S. E. Mecosta Co., August 4—7111th





and rye about an average crop. Outs

about half a crop. (‘orn and potatoes

nearly up to the average. Beans fair.

Fruit poor, except hucklcberrics and

some early apples. Late apples very

scarce. Some peaches. Hay nearly aver—

age. in quantity and extra quality. New





secding nearly a failure. Pastures badly

dried up. Ground very dry and not much

plowing done for wheat.



Ohio.



Wayne Co., August 7.—The weather has

been very warm with frequent showers,

but we have not bad a soaking rain since

the lattnr part of Junc. Corn is doing

very well. Late potatoes are looking very

well. Early potatoes almost a failure,

selling at present at $1.50 per bu. Hay

harvesting is over, and a fair crop. Lots

of timothy being threshed for seed; price

of seed very high, selling at $5.00 per

bu. June clover making a fine second

growth, having good prospects for seed.

'\7Vheat poor, being injured by the fly,

Threshers report yielding about 10 bu.

per acre on average. Quality poor, be—

ing badly shrunken. Oats very good





’since the last rain.





(19) 147:1"; ,y.

i- 17“},





stand on ground, about all being cut at

this writing. Wheat, 830 per bu.; oatsrr‘r.

38c; corn, 36c per basket; i'ye, 700, per. ,

bu. - .

Montgomery Co., August 7.——A heavy

rain last week has ended a long term of

dry and hot weather. The haying ,.has

been completed, with a very light crop-

Tobacco short on account of dry weath-

er. Some crops will come out pretty well,

Corn will make a

fair crop. 'Wheat. 78c; corn, 600; oats.

40c; rye, 85c; clover seed, $7.; butter, 180;".

eggs, 14c; potatoes, $1.40. " ‘ “

Illinois. ‘

Western Warren Co., August 2.~—July

has been a good month for crops of all





kinds. “'eather much cooler and more

rain, which is bringing on grass very

fast. There is a prospect of the best





fall pasture in years. Corn is the finest

that we ever had. Potatoes are very

scarce and high in price, but it looks

good for late ones where there are any,

but there are not many planted in the





country.





 





       





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Sacks extra :xt 6c. each. f. o. h. Bad Axe.





BAD AXE GRAIN 00.. Bad Axe, Mich.
148' (201 ,

MECHIGAN CROP REPORT.





\\'lieat.—The damage by Hessian fly in

the southwestern part of the State, ex-

tremely hot and dry weather in the cen-

tral and northern portion causing wheat

to shrink by ripening too quickly and

injury by smut in some localities, has

disappointed many who were quite posi-

tive that the State yield would be twenty

bttshels to the acre. The average esti—

mated yield per acre in the State and

southern counties is 18, in the central

counties 10, in the northern counties 15

and in the Upper Peninsula 20 bushels.

The per cent. of plowing done for wheat

in the State is 12, in the southern and

central counties 13, in the northern coun—

ties 9 and in the Upper Peninsula 11.



The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in July at 84 mills

is 180,709 and at 96 elevators and to

grain dealers 351,262 or a total of 531,-

:«tl bushels, which indicates that the crop

of 1010 has passed out of the possession

of the producers. Fifty-two mills, ele—

vators and grain dealers report no wheat

marketed in July.



Rye—The average estimated yield per

'acre in the State, southern and central

counties is 14, in the northern counties

13 and in the Upper Peninsula 22 bushels.



Corn.———The condition of corn as com-

pared with an average, in the State is 32,

ill the southern counties 85, in the cen-

tral and northern counties 79 and in the

l'pper Peninsula 92. The condition one

year ago was 79 in the State, 77 in the

southern counties, 82 in the central coun-

ties, 84 in the northern counties and 81

in the l‘ppcr Peninsula.



Uats.~—’l‘he estimated average yield in

the State is 30, in the southern and cen—

tral counties 31, in the northern counties

:14 and in the l'pper Peninsula 35.



Potatoes—W’l‘he continued dry and hot

weather is having a very bad effect on





potatoes. The condition as compared

with an average in the State is 03, in the

southern counties .35., in the central coun—





ties 62, in the northern counties 0:3 and

in the l'pper Peninsula 01. The condi—

tion one month ago was 0.1 iii the State,

02 in the southern counties, 58 Ill the

central and northern countics and 96 in

the L'pper Peninsula. The condition one

year ago was 72 in thc State, 70 in the

southern counties, 73 in the central coun-

ties, 80 in the northern counties and 75

in the Upper Peninsula.



Beans.—-The condition of beans, com—

pared with an average per cent. in the

State and southern counties is 81. in the

central counties 80, in the northern coun-

ties 82 and in the L'pper Peninsula 84.

The conditiOn one year ago was 8.3 in the

State, 81 in the southern counties, 00 in

the central counties, 91 in the northern

counties and 70 in the L'pper Peninsula.



Sugar Beetsx‘The condition of sugar

beets as compared with an average, in

the State and central counties is 87, in

the southern counties 80, in the north-

ern counties 88 and in the l'pper Penin-

sula 105. The condition one year ago

was 85 in the State, 84 in the southern

counties, 87 in the central counties, 00 in

the northern counties and 73 in the P1)—

pcr Peninsula.



L‘IUVei‘.——'J‘lle yield per acre of clover

hay in tons, is 1.24 in tltc State, 1.00 in

the southern counties, 1.42 in the cen-

tral counties, 1.47 in the northern coun-

ties and 1.71 in the l'pper l'tninsula.



'l‘iinothy.»—'l‘he yield per acre of tim—

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in the southern cm; 1 in; .n the cen-

tral counties, 1.: .1; l.t.t.’ll.‘:!'li counties

and 1.58 in the l‘: we: Peninsula

l.’astui'e.——’l‘l.~. . : ioi; oi pasture as

compared \ti‘l. 4L. stera‘gc in the State

'is 06, in the .~.-:‘ -_-.“1. counties 03, in tltc

central count ~.» ‘L 1!; tin.- i.orthern cottn—

tics (if. an. .:. 13+. Pips-r Peninsula its.

One year a; 11.: t.'.tl'itllllt.ill in the State

was 04, :r. "T: southern counties (53, in

the centre, ..-r.»t.'e>: Us, in the northern





counties '3 an: an the Upper Peninsula

.34.



Applesy—“IRe drouth, excessive heat,

high wirtis and insects caused a very

heavy iall of apples during the month of

.luly and reduced the crop outlook very

materially. The prospect for an aver-

age crop in the State is 41, in the south-

‘crn ('UlllilltS 42, in the central counties

’J’. in the northern counties 40 and in

thc l'pper Peninsula 71. (me year ago

the, prospect was 24 in the State, south-

ern counties and l'pper Peninsula, 25 in

the central counties and 22 in the north—

t'l’ll counties. The winter varieties that

promise best, are in their order: Green—

inas, Baldwin, \Vealthy, Ben Davis,

Northern Spy, Russet, \\'agner and Tai-

man Sweet. Of the early sorts the most

promising are l)utchess, lied Astrachan,

‘t'cllotv 'l‘ransparent, M‘aidcn Blush, Fa»

muse and [Carly liarvest.





l'caches.—’l‘he prospect for an aVct'~,





age crop of peaches in the Michigan

lit-pit Belt is 84 per cent. and in lltc

State 75. (inc year ago the prospect

was Ill! and 4!) respectively. The varic—

tics that promise best are, in their order:

lillncrta, Crawford, llill‘s Chill, New I’ro-

litlc. (told .IH‘OI), Kalamazoo, Barnard and

I‘l'ttx‘liY.





NATIONAL CROP REPORT.





The (‘rop Reporting Board of the. Bu—

icatt of Statistics of the l'nited States

Department of Agriculture estimates,

trout the reports of tlic correspondents



' and agents of the lhtreau, as follows:



Preliminary rctttrns indicate a winter

whcat yield of about 11.3 bushels per

:‘t‘l‘t‘, or it total of Lit'iTn,l~i‘.l,000 bushels, as

(tilll])'cll".‘(l woth ‘lti-i,014,000 linally esti-

mated last year. and 450130.000, the aver-

age annual production in the past We

years. Quality is 03.0, against 92.0 last

year.



The amount of oats rcntaining on farms

\ugttst l is estimated at 5.7 per cent of





“lust year's crop, or about ($4,342,000 bush-





"tls. as compared with 63.240000 bushels

on August 1, 1910, and 52,663,000, the aver-

;Ige amount on farms August 1 for the

past ich years.



The preliminary estimate of the pro—

dttction of rye is 30,677,000 bushels, as

compared with 33,039,000 bushels last

year, and 32,414,000, the average annual

production in the past five years. Qual—

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