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V L. cxxxu. No. 13.

hole Number 3444.





DETROIT. Mia-1.. SATURDAY, MARCH 27. 1909.





75 CENTS A YEAR

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FARM NOTES.

Fall Seeding of Alfalfa.

I have 2% acres I sowed to alfalfa in





1907. Last year it came up in the spring

till about eight inches high, when it





stopped growing and June grass came up-





very thick. I cut it off and there came

a nice rain and the alfalfa grew and had

a good green color, but as I intended to

plow it up on account of the June grass,

I pastured it off, and being very dry all

the fall it was eaten off completely.

Could I plow early and plant to early





- potatoes and get them off so it could be





sown to alfalfa in August, or would it be

better to plow early and keep cultivated

without any crop, then sow to alfalfa.

early, say in May or June.



Washtenaw Co. A. C. FREEMAN.





This is a most pertinent question to

be raised for the consideration of the

farmers of the state who are experiment-

ing with alfalfa at this time. In a great

majority of cases the great difficulty in

getting a, stand of alfalfa that will pro-

duce well seems to lie in the imperfect

inoculation of the plants with the nitri-

fying bacteria. Another great difficulty

is the tendency of June grass to run out

the alfalfa plants before they get well

established. Now as a means of giving

the crop the best possible chance to es-

tablish itself before the first winter the

common practice among those who have

succeeded in getting it established upon

their farms has been to plow in thefall

or early in the spring and cultivate well

until all conditions seem favorable for the





f'quick germination of the seed and rapid





growth of the young plants._ A plan

favored by other growers is'to fit ground

which was devoted to potatoes the pre—

Vious year in a similar manner and sow

as early as the conditions will warrant.

In the west, however, where the crop

has reached its highest development, fall

sowing has the preference, as the weeds

bother less and it makes it possible to

get a seeding of alfalfa that will yield

hay the following year without the loss

of a season’s time in getting it estab-

lished. Coburn, of Kansas, in his book

of alfalfa, says that in all except the

northern tier of states the fall seeding

seems to have the preference, and that

in these states good results are reported

from fall seeding; while even in the

southern states, where fall seeding is

the general practice, some growers favor

spring seeding. This is in line with

results secured at our own experiment

station where monthly sowings of alfalfa

have been made to note the difference

if any, in favor of seeding at any par-

ticular time of year. It was found that

different results were indicated in differ-





 





A FEW LEADING ARTICLES OF THE WEEK.





The Treatment of nght Sandy SollsE—The mechanical condition of such





 





soils is important and plenty of humus must be supplied ............... 350

The Buslness End of Farmlng.—A plea for better business methods which

' will place farming in the same class with other lines of business .....352

Better Horses for Mlchlgan.—A plea for the return to such methods of

breeding as will make for the general improvement of our horses ..... 354

White Scours Among Infant Lambs.—-Care and feed of the breeding ewes

have much to do with the prevalence of this disease ................. ..355

Growth and Development of the Dairy Industry. Some statistics showing

the magnitude of dairying and what it means to the country ........... 360





Fleld Notes on Lime-Sulfur Spray for the Amateur.—Amount of materials

needed, specific advice for making, apparatus needed for applying and

how to apply to secure best results ....... ....... . ...... 366



Poultry Runs—Suggestions as to the value of various soils and conditions





 





 





common quail 01‘ Bob White; some





in the making of runs for the pou the .Fooler

Home and Youth.—-Stilted, or Foolingltry





(April-fool story); the

........................ . . . . . .370





. . . .374-378





flock

old-time Lenten cakes





 





 





 





 





ent seasons, so that it seems to be quite

well established that the conditions

which prevail at the time of sowing are





more important than the exact season

of the year in which the seeding is

done.





In a case like the one cited in this

inquiry it would be the writer’s opinion

that it would be better to plant the early

potatoes, so as to make sure of a sufli—

cinetly long period of cultivation to get

the June graSS thoroly eradicated. Of

course one would be taking a chance on

getting favorable conditions for the sow—

ing of the alfalfa after the potatoes





are harvested, and if it should be a dry

season‘like the 'last those conditions

might not favor a successful fall seeding

of the crop. But in that event no time

would be lost, as the crop of potatoes

would be secured and the land could be

devoted to some other catch crop or held

over to be seeded to alfalfa without

plowing the following spring. It would

seem that the chances of success with a.

fall seeding upon this land would be

very much better than upon land which

had never been seeded to alfalfa, as the

bacteria is no doubt present in the soil

and would be well distributed thru the





 





 





Clearing





Swamp Land and Removing Roots for Truck





Creps.‘





cultivation 'of the potatoes, so that the

young plants would become early inocu-

lated and the crop thus make a vigorous

growth from the start.



Unfortunately there is no reliable data

as to the relative likelihood of spring

and fall seedings of alfalfa surviving the

first winter in Michigan. But so far as

the writer has been able to ascertain

from observation and inquiry the loss

from this cause is not usually greater

than With clover, if as great, and is

more often the result of smothering from

an excessive snow fall which lies long

upon the land or from a coating of ice

than from having, which often causes

serious lossixs with clover.



An experiment of this kind would not

only be interesting but the results would

be a valuable addition to the sum of our

knowledge of this crop and its require-

ments for successful growth in Michigan,

and should Mr. Freeman try it out we

trust that he will report his success to

the readers of the Michigan Farmer,

many of whom are seeking for more

knowledge with regard to this forage

crop, which in the writers opinion is

destined to become an important one in

Michigan agriculture, and that at no very

distant date.



Sowing Rape with Cats.



I have 30 acres of stubble ground which

I wish to sow to oats and seed to clever

this spring. I wish you would advise

me whether I can, without danger to

the clover, sow with it also, the dwarf

Essex rape and pasture the same with

hogs and sheep after the oats are out.

What would be the proper amount of

Fig?” grass seed and rape to sow per



Ingham Co. SUBSCRIBER.



Under favorable conditions it is entirely

practicable to sow rape with cats for

use as summer forage for sheep and

hogs after the oats are harvested. 01

course, it should be remembered that

the rape is but a catch crop and that

it cannot be depended upon with cer-

tainty to make a large amount of feed,

as the results will depend very largely





-upon the climatic conditions which pre—





Vail during the growing season of the

cuts, as well as after they are harvested.

Then, too, where the land is to be seeded

to clover a. good deal of judgment should

be used in the pasturing of the crop so

as not to injure the seeding. There is

a great temptation to pasture it too

severely, especially in a dry summer

when other feed is poor, and this is JUSt

when it should not be pastured closely

if the clover is to be saved. The writer

is of the opinion, however, that upon

open soils especially a little pasturing
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‘ 350 i '03

with sheep is a benefit rather than a

detriment to the seeding, as by trampling





over the surface they form a kind of _





dust mulch on the surface and compact

the soil below so that it does not dry

out as badly as tho the stock is kept off

entirely.



VV-here using this combination the

writer sows about 11,5 bu. of oats per acre

with about 5 lbs. of rape and 10 lbs.

of clover, covering the smaller seeds

lightly with the weeder or roller,’as may

seem best under the conditions which

prevail at seeding time. The rape will

come up and grow rapidly at the start

and one is likely to think he has made

a serious mistake in sowing it, as it

seems to be more vigorous than the oats

at the start. But when the latter com-

mence to send up seed stalks and to

pump the moisture out of the soil the

rape grows little more until after the

oats are removed from the land. Of

course, if the season should be a particu-

larly favorable one the rape will con-

tinue to grow after it is shaded by the

oats and there will be a good deal of this

green stuff in the bundles when the oats

are cut. Once in our experience with

thiscombination we were obliged to cure

the oats in the field and draw them di-

rectly from the field to the threshing

machine. That year the rape made a

very vigorous growth after the dais were

off and furnished as much pasture as we

(-ver got from it sown alone, but ordi-

narily by cutting the oats a little high

the rape will not bother in this way a.

great deal.



As above noted, the writer has had

good success with seeding in outs w‘here

rape was sown with the oats and pas—

tured after harvest. Two years ago this

coming summer part of a field was sown

to this combination and the balance or

the field sown to rape later and seeded.

The whole field was pastured rather

severely after the oats were cut, and

without apparent injury to the seeding,

which made a good growth and was pas—

turcd last year. But that season was

an unusually favorable one for clover

and this severe posturing would not do

in all seasons. VV‘here succulent forage

is an acceptable addition to the summer

feed for the sheep or hogs, as it is upon

most farms, it may be profitable to sow

rape in the cats, as suggested in this

inquiry. but this could not be made :l main

dependence for the flock as in that case

the pasturing is altogether likely to be

too severe, and the experiment thus

prove a losing rather than a paying in-

vestment in the long run.





THE TREATMENT OF LIGHT, SANDY

SOILS.





 





A great many farmers who have a

sandy soil, or what is termed a “light”

soil, are not greatly sm-cchful in growing

crops of some varieties, due, no doubt,

to the physical imperfections of such

soils, or a lack of knowledge of what

such soils need in order to develop vege-

tation. There is, however, a wide differ-

ence in the chemical composition of sandy

soils. and in some of them it is about

impossible to grow fine crops, even tho

we supply the essential plant foods in

abundance. In such soils thc particles

are too coarse, which makes the soil too

open and porous, and air. water and

warmth are admitted too freely. They

therefore heat or dry out too rapidly.

and there is a premature, ripening or

burning of the crops. in such loose soils

neither the phosphates nor potash com-

pounds become readily fixed and the

loss from leaching is great. Then again,

there are what we term sandy loams,

which contain a certain percent of clay,

and are not deficient in humus.



The problem of improving light or

sandy soils which have little or no con-

tent of humus or clay, consists in chang-

ing their physical condition so that. thcv

will retain plant foods and moisture. If

we can add clay to such soils they with

be much improved. but it is an absolute

necessity that we introduce humus, and

the more clay or humus we can add, the

better will be the condition for retaining

the plant foods which we apply. Appli-

cations in liberal quantities of very

strawy manure Will supply humus to a

large atent. We have had quite an ex-

tensive experience with such soils and

have brot them up to the growing of

maximum crops, by first applying stable

manure, then sowing rye, using a gen-

erous amount of seed, then plowing this

under and using lime at the same time.

The application of lime is very beneficial.

because it binds ‘the particles together in

a way, thereby making the soil more

compact. Buckwheat is a good crop to





turn under 3156. ‘Both' (or any) crops

should (Slowly follow.- the application of

manure. The rye we frequently allow

to‘ grow until nearly matured, because

there is so much more benefit from the

larger and harder stalks or stems, than

when the soft young growth is turned

under. I

receives a large application of potash

and bone or rock phosphates. From

thirty to forty pounds and more to the

acre, of potash is none too much, for

sandy soils are almost entirely deficient.

in this important element of all plant

life. In fact, we have come to believe,





in our years of experience, that potash-





and nitrogen are of far more importance

than any other element, altho we must

have the others also. It is necessary that

we begin growing clovers and other le-

gumes as soon as possible, because they

enrich the soil by adding nitrogen ob—

tained from the air. If by the use of

generous applications of both the min-

eral plant foods we obtain~—as we should

—a fine growth of clover with good.

strong roots we have made a long step

towards the fertile condition of our sandy

ground, and the occasional applications

of manure, supplemented with potash

and phosphates, and with care to fur-

nish a good amount of humus, we may

expect surprising results.





Ohio. E. A. SEASON.





WHAT PART OF STABLE MANURE IS

USED THE FIRST YEAR?





What per cent of the manure applied to

land and plowed under for corn and

beans will really benefit the single crop

for the season? Would wheat after these

crops, without plowing, utilize any great

per cent of it? This is manure as thrown

from the stable the present winter.

'VVould the same bent-fit me most by sell-

ing it at a reasonable price and what

should that price be? Would I get more

benefit from hauling it two miles to my

own land? The corn and beans will be

on a sort of clay loam.



Berrlen Co. HENRY HUNT.



Of course, this is a question that no

one can answer with any degree of ac-

curacy, altho it is perfectly evident that

you do not get the entire benefit of stable

manure the first year. In fact, the ben-

efits of stable manure last for a nunr

ber of years. The amount of benefit re—

ceived from stable manure on ‘the first

crop depends a great deal upon circum—

stances. If the manure was applied last

fall or early winter and evonly spread

upon the sod to bc plowcd down for corn

and beans this your, you will get a great

deal of benefit the first year because

the soluble part has had a chance to be

dissolved by the rains and snows of win-

ter and absorbed by the soil, consequently

you will get a large benefit from it.



On the other hand, whcre your manure

is thrown in piles during the »winter,

and then in the spring you draw this ma-

nure and plow it under, you get only a

small per cent of the value of the ma-

nure the first year. Here, again, condi-

tions will vary and allow you to get a

larger benefit one year than another.

For instance, if there is plenty of rain

soon after the manure is spread, or soon

after the land is plowed, you will get

decomposition quicker and get greater

benefit, but if it is put on and very little

rain comes, then you will get very little

good. I am quite positiue that I have

seen manure applied late in the spring,

just before the ground was plowed for

corn, where one got scarcely any benefit

from it that season. '



Now, how long manure, will last in a.

soil is another matter of opinion' largely,

but we do know that it lasts, in numer-

ous instances, for several years, because

we can see the effects where it has been

applied to one portion of a field and not

to another. It takcs stable manure c:m—

siderable time to so decay in the soil

that we get all the plant food, but stablo

manure gives another licncficial cffcct

which is sometimes not appreciated, and

that is that it adds vcgctable matter,

which in turn bcconics humus, or vege-

table mould, and this has a good effect

upon the mechanical condition of the

soil, consequently we see the effect of

applying stable manure long after the

greater part of the plant food has been

consumed by growing plants.



The value of stable manure is also

an uncertain quantity and depends upon

what kind of animals it is made from and

how well these animals were fed. If an

animal is only fed a maintenance ration

the manure is not nearly so valuable as

where the animal receives a liberal ra-

tion, a work ration, because it is more

economically digested and assimilated than

where only a, maintenance ration is fed.

The common price for stable manure in

town, which is largely horse manure and





 





The next crop which follows





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C’ THE MiCHIis-AN FARMERJ ?





contains considerable bedding, is 5°C 9.

load, and they allow a. man to draw





about all he can geton. 'I should say





that you had better haul this manure





‘tolyour own farm rather then sell it. If





you had to hire it hauled and pay $3 or

$4 a day for a. man and team to haul it,

then it is a question in my mind whether

you could afford to do it. But you could





probably have a team take back manure.





when it comes from the farm with some.-





.thing, and thus get this manure hauled





back to the farm for practically nothing

by making plans accordingly, and where

this can be done it certainly would not

pay to sell the manure at 50c a load.

We need all the manure we can possibly

command. Our farming nowadays, that

is, the profits from it, depend upon the

amount of stable manure at our com-

mand, and we can’t afford to sell any

of it, nor can we afford to allow any of

it to go to waste.

COLON C. LILLIE.





 





AFRAID OF WIREWORMS.





 





I have a field that has been in timothy

and June grass sod for the last three

years. It ought to be broken up and I

want to plow it this spring but am told

that it will be impossible to grow a crop

of corn on it because of wireworms. I

could put it to beans but prefer using

it for corn. Would like your opinion re-

garding danger from wirew-orms.



My 24x60-ft. barn has a lean-to horse

and cow stable on south side. I want





.to overhaul the barn and think that while





doing so I will raise it 8 ft. and put a

basement under the whole of it. Am

thinking of tearing down the lean-to and

rebuilding it as high as the upright por—

tion which would make the barn 42x60

ft. Now will it be best to make basement

of grout, or should I build it of lumber?

I can get the lumber on my farm, but

will have to buy sand and cement.

Gratiot CO. 0. D. H.





W'it'h an old June grass timothy sod

there is always danger of wireworms,

and also of cutworms. I would be more

afraid of the ravages of cutworms than

I would of wireworms, and yet you are

liable to have trouble from both sources.

However, if I wanted to grow corn on

the ficld, I should put it in and take

my chances. If you will plow it early

keep it well cultivated and not plant

your corn too early, many of the cut-

worms will have passed the condition

where they will injure the corn when it

is put in. Use plenty of seed and plant

it rather deep, because when planted

rather deep the cutworms can cut the

corn off just at the top of the ground and

the corn will grow again. Then you

should keep the ground well stirred.

After you plant the corn, harrow the

ground thoroly twice if you can before

the corn comes up. Just as soon as you

can see the corn get in and cultivate it,

cultivating deep. Keep it stirred up and

I do not .believe yOu will have very much

loss from cutworms.



VVireworms are a little bit different

proposition, but thoro tillage is the best

thing that I know of to overcome the

ravages of the wireworms.





Grout or Lumber for Basement.



I would recommend that you build a

grout wall just nicely above the ground

and then build the rest of the basement

out of lumber. I do not know which

would cost most, but local conditions will

determine. this question. I do know that

a basement built of lumber is a better

kind of a stable than one built of grout.

It is not so liable to be damp. It is bet-

ter for the cows to live in. A basement

stable needs a great many windows in

it. and if you build of grout you will not

put in enough. A solid grout wall will

cause condensation of moisture in the

cold weather of winter and keep your

stable damp, While if walls are of lumber

with dead air spaces in them, the build-

ing can be properly ventilated so that

there will be practically no accumula-

tion of moisture on the inside walls at

any time. Therefore, by all means, for

the best intercsts of the animals which

are to live in the stable, make it out of

lumber rather than out of grout.



COLON C. LILLIE.





White H ulless Barley.





Stook raisers are being especially im-

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only hulless, but bea-rdless, and makes

a very valuable feed for horses, cattle,

hogs and other live stock. It is so early

that it may be profitably grown as a

catch crop, maturing in from sixty to

ninety days. It yields enormously, 35

to 80 bushels per acre. Its feeding value

is very great, and half as much can be

used as oats. It also makes excellent

hay. Further particulars of this val-

uable grain may, be learned by sending

for the handsome 25th anniversary cat-

alogue issued by Northrup, King & Co.,

Seedsmen, 186 Bridge Square, Minneap-

olis, Minn. This catalogue ls sent with-

out charge to those who write for it.





'mncn , _ 27,1909.





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Another U. 8. Government Endorsement

for Parold Roofing.





Uncle Sam is sending over half 3. mil-

lion square feet of paraoid roofing with

other building supplies for the new homes

of the Italian earthquake sufferers at

Mcssina, Italy. Since 1898 when Uncle

Sam covered a large warehouse at Ha—

vana, Cuba, with Paroid roofing, it has

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ter the Spanish—American war, Uncle

Sam sent 25 carloads of Paroid to the

Philippines and when he purchased the

Panama Canal he covered his buildings

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been just as popular with farmers and

poultrymen for many years. Its reputa-

tion merits its consideration by all who

may be interested in roofing.





 





“Costs Less for Results than Cheaper

Remedies."

Albion, Ind.



Troy Chemical Co., Bingham'pton, N. Y.

Gentlemen:—I purchased a bottle_of

Save—the—Horse, last spring, to use on

a curb that had been laming a horse for

nearly a year, I had used several other

remedies, but they failed to work.

only used Save-the-Horse a few times

when all lameness stopped and the horse

gasstbeen bothered with it no more—S.

. ue.





 





Bargain: In Incubator: and Broaden.



I guarantee my machines to do good

work, and let the buyer try them 30

days. I pay the freight to all points

east of the Rockies. A postal will bring

my new catalog. My business has

doubled every year, and all because I

am saving my customers half the cost

and giving them perfect, satisfaction-





giving machines. Thos. J. 'Collier. Man-

ager, Wisconsin Incubator 00., Box 89,«

Racine, Wis.»





 





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MARCH 27. 1909.

LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





Experimenting with lee.





For a number of years I have had a.

notion that ,an occasional application of

caustic lime would be beneficial to my

soil. I have never tried it because a.

great many of our experiment stations,

our own Michigan station among the

number, claim that there is no acid soil

and that there is plenty of lime in most

all of our soils. Yet I have had a sus—

picion that lime would in someway affect

the crop—producing power of the land

beneficially. This question has been dis-

cussed more or less, pro and con, in the

agricultural papers and the idea has got-

ten such a firm hold upon me that I have

resolved to experiment and solve the

problem on my own farm.





I have accordingly purchased a car-.





load of hydrated lime and have had it

delivered. I have also purchased a lime

distributor and am going to put this

lime on different crops, in different pro~

portions, this coming spring, for the sim-

ple purpose of noting whether lime has

any beneficial effect or not. There is

evidence going to show that lime has a

marvellous effect upon sugar beets. In

fact, one test as to whether lime is ben—

eficial or not is called the beet test. If

you sow caustic lime upon the soil and

harrow it in, and plant beets, you will

get a good deal better stand of beets

than where the soil is not limed. This

goes to prove that liming is beneficial,

and is called the beet test. Conse-

quently I propose to use lime pretty thor-

oly on portions of the beet field and note

carefullylthe results.



I also have some quite hard clay spots

in some of my fields and, altho I have

grown clover in a rotation and have used

large quantities of stable manure, the

past few wet years have gotten this soil

in such condition that it is lumpy. Some

of it is quite lumpy and I am going to

apply lime pretty liberally on these clay

places to see if I cannot make them more

porous. All the evidences that I can

find about lime goes to show that it will

have this desired effect. I will know

more about lime in a year from now, and

I hope to be in shape to give the readers

of The Farmer some results which will

be of practical aid to them also.



Dr. Beal’s Alfalfa Idea.





The readers of The Farmer have com-

mented much upon the fact that I have

not seemed to take a great deal of inter-

est in the growing of alfalfa. My reason

‘has always been that I did not like the

philosophy of the crop. I have always

argued that we needed a rotation of

crops, a rather short rotation containing

clover. I wanted clover to better the

mechanical condition of the 'soil. I

wanted clover roots to add vegetable

matter and, consequently, humus to the

soil and improve its physical condition

Now if you «seed down an entire field to

alfalfa and keep it seeded for fifteen

years, getting all the clover hay you

want from this field, then on the re—

mainder of your farm you will neglect

the short rotation with clover and, con:

sequently, are liable to get the land into

poor mechanical condition. Then, too,

I don’t believe that very many of us get

all out of common red clover that we can.

\Ve don’t grow it for all it’s worth. We

don’t cut it early enough. If we cut it

as early as they do alfalfa, there is

hardly a year but what we could get two

good crops and then have a good sod

to turn down for, corn the next year.





Some people are now advocating the

idea of having alfalfa two years and

then plowing it under and making a

rotation in this way. This, now, is talk-

illg something that I can see some philo-

sophy in. If we can rotate the alfalfa,

if we can get a hardy plant that will

stand our climate and will do well upon

most of our soils, and keep our land

seeded to this plant only two years in

succession, thus making a rotation in

this way, and if this plant will yield

more than common red clover, then I

am for alfalfa. Many people have lost

considerable money in trying to get a

seeding of alfalfa. It is difficult to get

a seeding. It takes about two years to

get it well enough established to get any-

thing from the land. The most of us

need all we can get from the land every

year. So I have hesitated and allowed

others to do the experimenting. I know

of some people who are getting grand

results from alfalfa, and yet people who

have paid particular attention to this

plant in this state declare that it is still

in the experimental stage.





Dr. Beal, of M. A. 0., now comes for-

ward with a new idea with regard to al-





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER; -





fali'a, and one which. strikes me as all

right. I am going to try and put it into

practice. You will all remember that

just a few weeks ago Dr. Beal advised

sowing alfalfa, in connection with 'other

grasses. He advised fitting the land in

good shape and sowing, the last of April

or first of May, 5 lbs. of alfalfa seed,

one peek of orchard grass, one peck of

meadow fescue, one peek of tall meadow

oat grass and 21/2 lbs. of timothy seed

per acre, dragging it in, and also applying

a. liberal dressing of commercial fer-

tilizer. If the Weeds bother, clip it with!

a mowing machine, the cutter-bar beingi

set high. Clip twice if necessary to over—

come the weeds. Then about the last ofi

August or first Of September take the‘

first crop. Now, if this plan of seeding

will get us a good stand of alfalfa, then

we can get alfalfa established without}

any particular loss of time, because the}

orchard grass, the meadow fescuc, and;

the tall meadow oat grass and timothy.-

will certainly grow and produce a good:

crop the first year. I am going to try,

Dr. Beal's idea upon four acres the com-i‘

ing spring, and have arrangements all,

made so that I will be able to report laterl

to the readers of The Farmer whetherl

this idea is practical under my condi-

‘tions or not. ‘ '

Another 40 Acres of Land.





Forty acres of land in the neighborhood

came into the market and I purchased it,

not because I wanted more land, for I

already have enough and more than I

have capital to farm as it should be

farmed, but it hitched onto a back forty

and bl‘ot this forty out to the public

highway. Heretofore, I have had nothing“

but a private road to the back forty.

I could get it at what 1 considered a

reasonable figure, and so purchased it.

It will leave the land in better shape to

scll later on if it is thot best to do so.

This land, while gently rolling, needs

considcrable tile draining. I have care-

fully paced off the number of rods of

drain that I think advisable to put in

and find that it reaches the neighborhood

of £00 rods. I have purchased two car-

lollds of tile, have had them dclivcrcd

and we are going to tile drain the entire

forty this spring. This will put it in

shape to gct somcthing out of the'ilchsL-

lncnt. I can't farm around water holes.

It is necessary to take the water off the

surface. It will take two or three ycurs

to get this forty in shape to grow profit-

able, crops because it has been farmed

0n the extensive plan for quite a number

of years. The folmcr owner has grown

crops upon it and drawn all the crops

off. I will have to go to work and put

something back into the soil.



(in one portion of the forty, where oats

were grown last year, they did not get

a catch of clover. I am going to put this

into potatoes and intend to put on 1,000

lbs. of commercial fertilizer per acre.

I hope in this way not only to raise. a

good profitable crop of potatoes, but also

to help build up the soil so that I can

raise future crops pI‘Ollttll_Jl_V. I am firmly

of the. belief that ill using commercial

fertilizers on potatoes we, ought to we

more than the ordinary man does. Tho

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food in the soil where it can get it

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COW STABLE FLOOR IS TOO

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zllld, cvcn when dry, horses would slip.’

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It ought to be a good steel rod and Sharp. ,

It need not ncccssarily be a heavy bar.

It wants one that you can simply tap the

floor with but it must have a sharp point.

\‘thn you strike this into the floor a

little chip of the cement will be broken

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We often hear the expression that

farming is a business and should be

run on business principles, and we often

hear of city men with a good business

training but who have a love for farm

life and the energy to apply themselves

and go slow until they learn the details

of the work; we often hear of such men

succeedingon a farm while their nelgh-l

bors who have lived on a farm all their

life have never seemed to get along like

their less experienced city neighbor. I

do not say this is the rule, but a very

common exception.



If we look for the cause of this success

of the city bred man we will generally

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zation of his business so little energy is

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where and how to buy and sell.



Now, if the country farmer who has

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plement this with the above knowledge

he would be far better equipped than his

city farmer neighbor.



Let us take up these reasons separately

for a few moments. A proper systemati-

zation of the business, thereby eliminat-

ing many losses and wastes, would work

wonders for some farmers. If we will

study .the plan of carrying on the affairs

of an up-to-date factory, retail estab-

lishment, or bank we will see what I

mean. Everything has its time and

method; 'every motion almost is timed

and experts are continually studying to

see if it is not possible to do the same

thing with less motions or do it a. little

better some other way. If we will study

our methOd of doing the chores, for ex-

ample, and strive to save time and labor

in doing them just as well or better, we

can probably save considerable time and

labor in doing this one thing. It may

be necessary to change the stabling or

equipment smnewhat but if we can fig—

ure out a profit by so doing we should

not consider it all expense. In laying

out our work or that of our men for the

day or week, each operation should fit

into the next one so as to save all the

time possible in making the change. If

there are several jobs to do in different

fields we can plan to do them with the

least driving back and forth, and can

so time them that we will be ready to

unite in doing another if necessary. We

can also plan on taking everything that

will likely be needed along with us and

save possible trips back to the barn.

I mention just a few of the things to

plan on by way of illustration how all

these operations can be planned out

ahead and everything got in readiness

for them, then when a job is ready the

tools are ready, the men are ready, we

go at it without losing time and are

convenient and ready for the next one at

once. The hardest factor to figure on in

planning farm work is the weather, but

with the telephone and newspaper giv~

ing the weather reports every day we

are beginning to compute the weather

for a. day or two ahead as a known fac-

tor in our calculations.



As for a better system of farm ac-

counts, I need say but little there. \Ve all

know that the majority of farmers do

not carry this advice out as far as they

should, as they think it takes too much

time and bother. Now if they will stop

to compute the time and bother a fac-

tory or mercantile business is put to to

keep an accurate account of its business

we would think that the few minutes

needed every day for a farmer to attend

to his accounts, very insignificant. Then

observe that those enterprises that do

not “bother” with a system of accounts

do not know where their profit lies or

whether there is any, get careless of ex-

penditures, and probably go to the wall

sooner or later. It has often been said

that farming is the only occupation that

is prosperous enough to stand such lax

methods. The time has been when the

farmer who weighed the food fed to each

steer, computed its cost, weighed the

steer weekly, and sold the animal when

his gain ceased to return a profit, would

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By this operation he has learned more

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pense and labor put upon such a crop

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some other branches of his work. When

this is determined to a certainty he can

so adjust his business as to engage more

extensively in the branches that pay best

and drop those that do not return a.

profit. ?



Still another branch of business train-y

ing valuable on the farm is a knowledge.

of where and how and when to buy and“

sell. This problem continues to become

more and more complicated as the or-

ganizations of middlemen, and often of

manufacturers or consumers, become

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tion is well nigh eliminated along many

lines of the purchase of farm products

and sale of farm machinery. The farmer

may think thereis competition, but it is

only so in appearance and the profits

are pooled by the middlemen. All this

complicated machinery of the distribu-

tion of farm products and of things

needed on the farm requires considerable,

study by the farmer if he is to get his

just part of the products of his labor;

or pay a reasonable price for what he

needs to carry on his farm work. The

more familiar he is with this machinery

the better he is fitted to cope with it,

and the more he associates with his fol~

low farmers in securing the same object

honorably the better success will he have.

Farming is something more'than mere

physical labor, it must be sandwiched

with knowledge, the application of busi-

ness principles. When this is done the

vocation will not only be more remu-

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and make farm life a pleasure rather

than drudgery.



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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





 





acid and 2 per cent potash, and if the

beans are put on a clay soil, this prob:

ably contains a sufficient amount of

potash. On a, sandy soil, however, I

should prefer a fertilizer containing four

or five per cent of potash. I would rec-l

ommcnd sowing the fertilizer on broad—7l

cast before the beans are planted and not

putting it all right in the drill with the

beans. The fertilizer ought to be put on

earlier than you plant beans. If you

wait and put on fertilizer as late as one

ordinarily plants beans, if the season

happens to be a. little bit dry, you may

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at all, while if you put on the fertilizer

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plant beans and work it into the soil, it

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their fertilizer until late in the season}

after the spring rains are over with andI

the dry hot season has commencedi

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it can be used as a plant food.

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Most of the hints to sugar makers are

in regard to getting ready for sugaring,

or the carrying on of the work. There

is something to be said regarding the

closing up of the season. It often hap-

pens that the end of sugaring and the

beginning of spring work seem to over-

lap. In t'he haste to get into the fields

the final work in the sugar bush is left

undone, awaiting a slack time. Buckets

are either not gathered at all or are col-

lected hastily and packed away without

washing, nails and spouts are not gath-

ered, wood for next year is not cut and

put under cover.



Now, just so ‘surely, here as elsewhere,

a stitch in time 'saves nine. Get in extra

help if necessary,- but finish the sugaring

methodically and in good order before

leaving it for something else. Buckets

and holders, particularly those made of

wood that have contained sap for a

month, will have a coating of slimy sub-

stance upon them along at the last when

the days are warm. If put away unwashed

this will sour and dry on. Next spring

when wanted it will take a deal of scrub-

bing to put them in good condition; more

scrubbing than they often get, for the

beginning of sugaring is often a hurried

season, lest the first run be lost. If any

of the last year’s accumulation remain

it soon sours the buckets and impairs

the flavor of the sugar. A panful of

boiling water, a pail of hardwood ashes

and a stiff brushbroom make a good out-

fit for cleaning buckets. Put in a hand-

ful of ashes, a big dipperful of boiling

water, scrub briskly with the broom,





around and around, rinse clean in boiling.





water outside and in by turning over and

over in a kettle of boiling water, turn to

dry and take the next bucket. Next

spring all they will need is rinsing to

take the dust off and they will be sweet

and clean. .If spouts and nails are left

out, the spouts rust and many of both

are lost. .



Nothing is more essential to the mak-

ing of good sugar than plenty of good,

dry fuel. Before leaving the camp for

":3 season see that enough fuel is cut

and stored under cover to last thru the

next season. Put all sugar tools in a

dry place and close up the camp, then

one can tackle the spring’s work with a

clear conscience and give his whole thot

to the task.



There is considerable saving in the

longer length of time that sugar tools

will last when cared for in this way. An

expensive evaporator left on the arch in

the exact condition in which it was last

used, will not last as’long by sxveral

years as it will when thoroly cleaned.

Tin buckets rust if left uncared for,

wooden ones fall down, as do holders,

tubs and pails. A first-class article that

will bring the top price cannot be made

unless the utensils are absolutely clean

and free from rust, and this they cannot

be unless cared for at the proper time.



Vermont. . H. L. HUNT.





ELM LUMBER FOR LATH AND

PLASTERED SILO.





 





I am thinking of building a silo 12x30

ft. and want to know whether elm lum-

ber will answer to build a lath and plas-»

tered silo. Will elm answer for lath

inside of silo? If so, how thick and how

wide should the lath be, using elm for

studding, and buying siding for outside;

or would it be better to sell the elm

lumber for $20 a thousand and buy a

readymade stave silo?



Calhoun Co. L. W. Cnoss.





If you will put up your frame work

and lath the silo on the inside and leave

it until the elm lumber is pretty well

seasoned out, I do not think you will

have any trouble caused from the elm

warping. Otherwise, if it was plastered

onto the green elm, the elm might warp

sufficiently to crack the plaster. If your

elm lumber is worth $20 a thousand, it

would be just as cheap to sell this elm

lumber and buy hemlock lumber to make

the lath and plastered silo, as it would

be to build it of elm. I am of the opin-

ion that a lath and plastered silo prop-

erly constructed is a better silo than a

stave silo, and that where one under-

stands laow to build it. it could be built

a, little bit cheaper than a stave silo;

but on the other hand a stave silo comes

all ready to put up. It only takes.a few

daYs to wit it 11D and it is a serviceable

and economical silo. \Vhether it would

pay to sell this lumber and buy the stave

silo is a question that I would rather not

give an opinion upon because it would

be a matter of judgment. C. C. L.



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Address of Dr. L. M. Hurt, of M. A.

C. at the State Round-Up Institute at

Mt. Pleasant.



'The horse-breeding industry of Mich—

igan is not quite where many of us

would like to see it. Statistics collected

by the Bureau of Statistics of the De~

partment of Agriculture at Washington

Show us to occupy ninth place in the

’list of horse-producing states, both in

number and value of animals. with an

average for all ages in the ne‘ghborhood

of $89.00 per head. It is true that this

is within $4.00 of the average for the

United States, but there is but little sut-

isfaction in dwellling upon that fact.

The point is here. Michigan should be

a good horse state. She should be among

the leaders. \‘i'e have the hay, abund-

ant pasture, good quality of grain, and

while climatic conditions are somewhat

rigorous as compared with the states

bordering us on the south, they are only

such conditions as will insure ruggedness

of constitution in animals well prepared

by the means within our power to protect

them at critical periods. The need in

most localities is more and better horses.

You all know that if you had them to

sell that they would be eagerly bot and

I may offer you .some grain of encourage-

ment when I say that the market will

probably be good for a great many years.

The experience of the horse market dur-

ing the recent crisis should lend itself

strongly towards encouraging the breed-

ing of good horses, for of all industries

represented in our leading centers of

business as well as in rural communities

the horse business suffered the least.

For those producing pure-breds the out-

look is even brighter for there are many

reasons for leading me to believe that

the crying need for pure-breds ‘will not

be satisfied in the present ensuing de-

cade. Take for example, the Percheron

stud book entries of pure—bred colts and

fillies for the past year. I believe that

I can safely say that if all the pure-bred

colts of that breed produced last year

were shipped to Michigan, that we would

‘have scarcely one for each township in

one-half of the state. I mention this

breed because the number of its regis-

tration is larger than of the other breeds,

so that i; we Could have all the pure-

bred colts of the draft breeds shipped to

Michigan, we might have one for each

township to use as a breeding animal.

The other states would have to wait some

time before we would be in a position

to supply them with pure—breds for their

use in stud. “'hat of the imported ani-

mals you ask. I will answer by saying

that if we distributed them by townships

again, we would have enough, if all were

alive that have been imported up to the

present time, to supply two states the

size of Iowa, and no more.



Is there any danger then, do you think,

of the bottom dropping out of the horse

business again under anywhere near a

normal trend of events?



While I have thus far mentioned only

the draft breeds, I do not wish the im-

pression to go out that there is any more

risk in breeding the lighter breeds. 1

firmly believe that the breech-r of light

horses of whatevm' breed, is proceeding

along the right path. providing~ always

however, that he is producing good rep-

resentatives of the breed. Allow me to

say at this point. too, that there is no

best breed. If there \\'«*l‘n-, Wt' Would all

be patronizing that breed and there

would soon be but the one breed. Am-

erican markets will continue to utilize





large numbers of animals from all our

breeds, because they mun l1o\‘r peculiar

characteristics which fit them for some

particular line of usctuine‘ss and which

will in consequence ensure llil'll' popu-

larity among certain l‘lleSrF lor all time,



No doubt you all have a preference

among the breeds and I will not qtinstloii

your preference in the hast so long as

you are breeding along lines which en-

sure uniform results. This one point





I would emphasize especiallv among

those who are not SO fortunate as to be

producing pure-breds, but who are trying

to build up their farm stock or are breed-

ing merely for market. There is no fed.

ture which draws so strongly as uni-

formity of one’s offerings. Uniformity





bespeaks the intention of the owner in

his breeding practice, and to breed aim-

lessly is almost, if not quite as bad as

not to breed at all. As I said before,

you probably all have a preference and





you should as far as pessible breed along

the lines which lead to a realization of

that preference. You will take much

more interest in your operations and in

consequence will get'much better results.

You should, wherever possible, study

market requirements with a view to anti-

cipating the wants of the market and be

able to furnish that class of animals

which will bring the best returns. I may

say that at the present time the producer

of draft horses for market is getting over

100 per pound for pretty ordinary kind

of horses. I wonder if any-one in the

cattle, sheep, or hog bus’iiess is doing

any better for the feed and care required

for two or three years. This is making

the prime steer compare with the ordi~

nary gelding, which is manifestly unfair

to the Steer, since the heaviest drafters

and best coachers, and neatest and fast-

est drivers are bringing better than 150

per pound. That is putting it upon

rather a clumsy scale, but I believe you

get my point.



Let us see now about the breeding of

the farm horse. I am sure that in gen-

eral the farm horse has less to boast

of along this line than other stock upon

the farms of Michigan. Perhaps because

the fact just mentioned has not yet

been presented strongly enough to the

owners. In Selecting a sire to use upon

farm mares, we should be careful not to

depart too far from the type which they

approach in their conformation. While

I believe that it is necessary to establish

uniformity among one’s horses, this uni-

formity cannot be reached by one cross

or sometimes two, but should be borne

in mind, like hygiene, as a thing to

strive for rather than to be possessed.

There are some mares that could not or

should not be mated to the same horse.

Breeding small mares to large horses,

crossing apparent breed types, oftentimes

opposite in character, breeding mares

noticeably weak in certain parts to stal-

lion likewise weak, many more common

mistakes in everyday breeding practice,

all tend to prevent any chance of uni-

formity. Each colt from such a cross is

an accident and two alike are a happen-

stance. Lack of proportion is the worst

result, lack of type is IeSS important, but

not to be overlooked. How much better

it would be to study our mares and de-

cide what should be the kind of horse

to use with regard to her weight, ap-

parent breed, conformation, disposition

and energy.



The result of such breeding is not ac-

cidental and tho sometimes disappoint—

ing, the final result of the process is

much more desirable and on the whole

more profitable than any system which

is largely nap-hazard. It is the misfit

that drugs the market, never the horses

with class or type. Were we nearly as

careful about selecting a sire for our

colts as we should be, the class of mar-

ketable animals leaving this state in

three years would be considerably dif-

ferent than those now selling at $120 to

$200 per head. I



Laws are in effect in five of our lead-

ing states tending to control the service

of stallions in regards to posting their

breeding and soundness, and other states

including our own, will probably soon he

in possession of similar laws. But the

horse breeding industry is not to be made

by laws. It is in the hands of individ-

uals and these individual breeders can

make or unmakc the standards. \Ve can

Well be proud of our English cousins who

havo without any government super-

vision of breeding policies whuir-vwr, ex—

cept the influence imparted them thru

the show rings, built up some of the

best, breeds of horses that have ever

stepped upon our soil. They have at-

tained their proud position by :1 more

or less concerted action among individual

breeders, prompted by ('crtnin (-oynnlon

ideals such as We have, all of us, in this

country. They deserve, therefore, much

more credit, to my mind, than those

other European countries in which strict

rules are in practice governing breeding

operations, not only of horses, but of all

classes of live stock.



Let us all be sure that we. are carry-

ing before us a profitable ideal type and

that we are building toward that type

along the most logical, if not seemingly,

the quickest methods, and if the time is

not quite exhausted, I onuld like to say

a word more about pure—breds. In my

judgment, you will all consult your own

interests by breeding to pure—bred stal-

lions, being iirst sure that the proper

individuality is behind the pedigree of-

fered. Too many horses are now being

sold with the same qualifications as beef

cattle, viz., that they weigh a ton. Indi-

viduality cannot be hidden from the trus





'fulness and by judicious selection of our





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" “ THE'MICHIGAN“ FARMER.





horseman by excessive covering, and.your

selection of individuality, and pedigree

should, on the whole, be equally careful.

The pure-bred is much more likely to

stamp his progeny with his characteris-

tics than the high grade, and this very

fact makes it all the more esSential that

his individuality be desirable, otherwise

the chances of stamping undesirable

characteristicg upon his progeny are the

more probable and the more grave. There

is no kind of stallion doing any more

damage in America today than the pure-

bred scrub, nor is there any horse doing

so much good as the strong breeding

pure-breds whose get are making up the

popular market classes. The grade horse,

however, is seriously limited in his use-





breeding animals, and careful adherence

to a. desirable breeding policy as regards

market or breed type, his usefulness will

become more and more limited until-

finally he will have to join the procession

to the stock car billed for work, as he

should have been when he reached ma-





 





turity.



Let us adapt a new motto at this

Round-Up Institute. More and better,

horses for Michigan, and by following

the lines of breeding which have been

laid down by the experience of countries

which have excelled in horse production,

build up in the state of Michigan, the

kind of horses that the world has use for

at all times and is willing to pay for at

top prices. '



The production of prize-winning or

money—getting stock is not, as is popu-

larly believed to be a field of the horse

business restricted to the wealthy breed-

ers, but tends to become more and more

the business of the small breeder, the

average farmer. While some may believe

that horses which will bring a. satisfac-

tory figure upon the market are too val-

uable to keep upon the place for work-

ers, this statement is becoming lesg. com-

monly heard. As the price of land ad-

vances with the price of almost every-

thing else keeping pace, we soon find

that to make money upon our horses, we

cannot keep them for work alone since

horse motor'power upon the average

farm is not cheap power and to get from’

them a fair return, we must have mar-

ketable Colts.



From this frame of mind it is an easyI

step to the appreciation of the fact that

these marketable colts command prices

directly proportionate to the degree with

which they are capable of fulfilling cer-

tain market classes; that these classes

are represented in highest degree by

animals approaching one of the popular

breeds now in service that to prodUCo

animals for such classes requires the best

breeding stock which is obtainable, by

selection, building up and getting rid of

the culls and old stock from the farm,

retaining those which the horse buyers

wish to purchase for breeding animals

and finally at the earliest possible date,

add a pure—bred or a pair of them to the

breeding herd and watch the increase

in receipts from your operations.



It would probably be ill-advised, if not

impossible for all to go into the busi-

ness of producing pure-breds, since the

risk which is always present in breeding

operations is made greater with the

amount of money involved, and the horse

breeding business is a,sciencc and art

that one should be quite familiar with

before entering into too large operations.

While the care of breeding animals may

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many good works on the subject, yet

eat-h paragraph of the chapter repre-

sents a great amount of experience, a

part of which, at least, must be passed:

tbru by each breeder of live stock ‘





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There is now being erected and rapidly"

approaching completion, a line office

building on Exchange avenum Union

Stock Yards, (‘bicago, just east of the

Main EXPhangc Building, which, when*

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of brick and steel construction, three

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an area of 70x85 feet. The building

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ford commodioug quarters for the offices

of the two cmnpanies. it represents a.

cost of upwards of $25,000. The entire

third floor will be occupied by Clay, Rob-

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retain a large part of their present quar—

ters in the main Exchange Building. New

and enlarged quarters have. been rendered

necessary by the firm’s steadily increas-

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equipped with everything that will facili-

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The lambing season is generally ac-

companied. with more or less serious

trouble for the flock owner. The ewes

may have received excellent care during

the entire pregnant period and yet when

the young lambs begin to put in an ap-

pearance and until they are several weeks

of age they are frequtnt victims of many

common ailments. In early life lambs

seem more suSCpetible to attacks of cer-

tain diseases than later. As a general

thing the diseases most prevalent among

infant lambs are confined to the digestive

system, which part of the body is so low

in vitality and difficult to administer

special treatment. .



Among the [common diseases attacking

lambs during the first few weeks of age

possibly none causes higher mortality

than'“white scours.” This disease, while

more prevalent among some flocks than

others, rarely appears in the form of an

epidemic unless there has been grave

mistakes made in feeding. It sometimes

occurs that the flock has been fed upon

food that injures the quality of milk

supplied the young lambs and a general

out-break of white scours appears. In-

stances of this nature are not rare and

because of this state of affairs some flock

owners carry the impression that the

disease is contagious. While we are not

absolutely certain regarding the com-





municable nature of this common ailment,





of young lambswe have every reason

to feel that attacks are invariably trace-

able to abnormal conditions due largely

to mismanagement.



White scours of lambs is more the man-

ifestation of an existing condition of the

digestive organs in which the food eon-

sumed is not properly digested and is

discharged, resulting in an irritation of

the bowels. Nature intended the function

of the fourth stomach of the lamb to

curdle the milk to a certain degree to

facilitate digestion, but it is an easy

matter to overdo the curdling process

in case the milk is excessively nutritious

and produce abnormal conditions which

interfere with digestion. As a rule the

digestive system of infant lambs is ex—

tremely low in vitality and any abrupt

change in the quality of food consumed

immediately sets up irritation which

gradually affects the process of digestion.

It is, therefore, very important in hand-

ling the ewe floek during the early life

of the young lambs that the food sup—

plied be of a uniform quality and not

excessively high in nutritious elements.



It is a very common practice among

flock owners who desire to encourage

their young lambs to make rapid growth

to gradually increase the daily ration by

feeding an additional amount of highly

concentrated feed, such as oil-meal. Any

change in the ration supplied the .cwes

must sooner or later influence the quality

of milk produced. Not only is the quality

affected by the change. of feed, but the

quantity as well. Infant lambs, like all

animals which are under a process of

rapid development, become very hungry

between meals and when the time comes

-seBip em pUOI-JOAO iuouuismnou 931m 01

tive. system with more food than can be

easily and properly digested. Every time

the lamb repeats this process of over-

loading, the stomach becomcs over-

worked and gradually weakens until a

part of each ration consumed passed on

thru the digestive system without being

properly acted upon by the different

fluids. It is self—apparent that a dis-

eased condition of the entire system must

sooner or later result.



Few flock owners fully realize that at

weaning time the foundation is laid for

many cases of white scours among their

infant lambs the following season. At

weaning time many a heavy milking ewe

is separated from her offspring while

producing a large overflow of milk.

What becomes of this supply that ab-

ruptly accumulated in the milk glands

of the ewe’s udder? It is safe to say that

a large portion of this accumulated milk

must undergo a form of decomposition

and gradually be cast off as waste prod-

ucts of the system._ While this process

is going on the milk glands are badly

congested from which it is very doubt—

ful if they ever fully recover. “’hen the

ewes come fresh at lambing time on ac—

count of the result of the congested con-

dition of the milk glands they fail to

perform their natural function and con-

sequently allow a low quality of diges-

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at weaning time.



Any treatment administered to infant

lambs 'to check an attack of white scours

must be of a very delicate nature as the

digestive system of the young lamb is

very sensitive and immediately resents

abuse. -I have never had very good suc-

ceSS in treating infant lambs for white

scours. In my several years’ experience

with handling sheep I am fully convinced

that it is far more prudent to remove

the influences that bring on this trouble

rather than attempt to effect a cure

after the disease has once got a foothold.

The first step advisable is to reduce the

feed to a. normal ration that is being

supplied the ewe. The important thing

to do first in treating the infant lamb

is to dissolve the curdled matter in the

stomach and empty the intestines. For

this purpose I have given linseed oil,

1 teaspoon‘ful, and .5 drops of essence of

ginger. The dose should be repeated in

four hours if the bowels remain un-

affected.



Shiawassee Co. LEO C. REYNOLDS.





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Clover, either green or dry, is ideal feed

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their approval of his presence and wel-

come his aid if it is needed.



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likely to hurt her pigs or be cross to them

and as for eating them, if they have been

fed clover and bran, or either one pre-

viously they will not eat their pigs. It

is a lack of some. needed element in

their feed that causes them to do this,

not a Vicious disposition.



Feed sparingly for a day or two on

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eat but not over one-third of corn. The

pigs want feed that will develop bone and

muscle. If skim—milk is to Ilt‘ had it is

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they can be raised equally its well with

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THE AMERICAN BERKSHIRE

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The fourth annual meeting of the Arn-

erican Berkshire Congress was held at

Lansing, on March 16th, 17th and 18th.

The first session was called to order in

the Convention hall of the Hotel Downey

at 10 a. m. on March 16th, and after the

Berkshire men from a number of states.

including New York, Ohio. Indiana, Jili-

nois, Tennessee and Iowa, and Canada

had been welcomed to the city by the

mayor of Lansing and Mr. J. W. Hib-

bard, President of the Michigan Berk-

sh'rre Association, the organization pro-

ceeded to its regular order of business.



Following this business session, the

Congress met at 1:30 p. m. in the new

live stock pavilion at the college. The

first number on thisprogram was “Swine

Judging from the Packers’ Standpoint,"

demonstrated with live animals, by Prof.

J. J. Ferguson, of Chicago. Prof. Fer-

guson explained the relative value of dif-

ferent portions of the carcass and de—

scribed thc conformation which gives the

largest proportion of valuable cut, point-

ing out defects as well as excellencies

in the. several specimens which he used

to illustrate his lecture; and as these

hogs were to be killed for illustrating

purposes later on in the program, Prof.

Ferguson gave his idcn, {Is to how they

would kill out from their appearance on

foot. Altogether, this lecture was a vcry

valuable one ,from an economic stand-

point to the skilled breeders who were

present.



“The Promotion of Breed Interests"

was the topic of an address by Prof. R.





 





S. Shuw, Director of the Michigan Ex-

periment Station. of which a synopsis

will be given in a succeeding issue, inas-

much as this question is one of value to

every breeder as well as to the cham-

pions of the Berkshire breed.



In the evening the hog men from the

scvcml states were served a banquet at

the “'oiucn’s building by the young lady

students at the college, under the aus—

pEcc-s 0f the State Board of Agriculture

and the Faculty of the College. As usual

in such cases, the serious talk and pleas-

ant jests which passed over the teacups,

served ‘to promote a feeling of good fel-

lowship between those present and to

bring many compliments from noted

brccdcrs of other states to the Berk-

shire bi'ecdcrs of Michigan.



Wednesday’s Session.



The morning session of March 17th



was again held at Hotel Downcy, being





principally a business session in which

the rcgulai‘ order was taken up. Prof.

C. F. Curtiss, of Iowa, was to have de-





;livcred an address but he was unable to





be present at the mccting. Altogether

the business scssions were of no small

importance to the licrkshirc brccdcrs and

to thc hog inlcrcsts in gcncrnl, as will





be noted lutcr on in this report.



At the \Vcdncsdny :iftcrnonn session,

a talk on “Pork Judging After Being

Slaughtercd.” was given by Prof. J. .T.

Ferguson, of (ilhicugo. Prof. Ferguson

used the same animals which had served

to illustrate his lecture of the previous

day. They had bccn slaughtered and

hung up for the occasion. Using these

carcasses to illustrate the diffcrcnt types.

Prof. Ferguson explained how the flesh

should be laid on in both the, lard and

the bacon type of hog. nnd showed some

undesirable characteristics which were

present in a numbcr of specimens uscd

to illustrate the lecture. One of the cur—

casscs was cut up on the block to fur-

ther show the percentage of the different

cuts and to illustrate the quality of each

as well as how they are handled and

graded in the big packing houses. Al-

together this lecture was a most inter-

esting one, and taken in connection with

the preceding one by Prof. Ferguson,

was of great value to every hog man

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or other breeds. Something rmore of- this

practical lecture will be given in the

future, provided it can be properly illus-

trated so as to be thoroly intelligible

to the reader.



“Hog Cholera and its Prevention” was

the subject of an interesting lecture

in the bacteriological laboratory of the

college, by Dr. Mills, of the Bureau of





Animal Industry, at Washington, D. C...

Mills described





stationed in Iowa. Dr.

the treatment for the prevention 'of hog

cholera with serum obtained from

or hyper—immunized animals;

treatment which he designated as the

serum-simultaneous treatment,

consists of the injection of serum from

an immune hog into one .side of an ani—

mal .and disease—producing virus into the

other side of the same animal simul-

taneously. From an extensive amount or

data covering a large number of cases,

Dr. Mills deduced the apparent fact that

where treatment is given sufiilciently





soon after exposure to the disease, prac- .





tically every hog may be saved from the

ravages of hog cholera. He stated, how-

ever, that the treatment should be given

at least two or three days before the

symptoms of the disease appear, and that

it takes from five to ten days for the

disease to develop. Where a. herd is

known to have been exposed, treatment

with serum alone is necessary, as the

germs of the disease will be contracted

in a natural way, and the same degree

of immunity will be obtained; but where

the discus-e is not known to be present,

the use of the virus with the serum is

necessary to secure an extended im-

munity.



A discussion of the cost of'the treat-

ment and the manufacture of-the serum

at experiment stations, followed this lec-

ture and this was followed by an inter~

esting demonstration by Dr. C. E. Mar-

shall, of M. A. C. Naturally the breeders

present took a universal interest in this

session and many

expcricncc with this destructive discasc.

All seemed enthusiastic over the treat-

ment.



The evening session of March 17th was





held in the Convention Hall of Hotel

Downey, where the business organization

was concluded and a “Round Table

Talk” was indulgcd in. New officers

elected for the ensuing your were: Pres-

ident, E. J. Barker, Thorntown, Ind;

vice-president, Prof. C. S. Plum. Col-





umbus, Ohio; secretary, C. S. Bartett,

Pontiac, Mich; treasurer, F. S. Springer,

Springfield, Ill. The directors of the

organization elected at this meeting





were: Prof. C. F. Curtiss, Ames, Iowa;

J. S. Henderson, Kenton, Tenn; J. W.

Hibbard, Bennington, Mich.



The official action taken by the Asso-

ciation or the Congrcss on the ‘hog Chol-

crn proposition, incorporated in the

f o I l o w i n g resolutions, unanimously

adopted:



RQSiIlVGd,





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That whereas this Congress

has thoroly discussed the great import-

ance of the diffci'cnt states taking up

the matter of providing for free serum

and virus for the prevention of hog ch01-

era and



Whereas, such manufacture of

serum and virus will save much Vulunble

propcrtly and grcatly inci‘casc the amount

of taxable property of the different

states. thci‘cfm‘c



Be it Rcsolvcd, That it is the sense of

the American Bcrkshirc Congress that

the members of this Association present

the matter to the legislature of their re—

spective stntcs and ask that lilwml ap-

propriations be made for thc frce dis-





tribution of scrum and virus for the

prevention of hog cholera to the hog

raiscrs of their respective stnlcs.

Resolved that, whereas Illinois and

Iowa are, considcring bills for the pur—

pose. of furnisl'iing free serum and Virus





to be manufncturcd under the direction

of proper stntc officers that it is the

wish of this Congress that the state lcg-

Islaiurcs interested in the general wcl-

fare of farmers and hog raiscrs shall

take up this matter at, once and assist

in stumping out this dreadful diseasc.

Be it further resolved that the secre-

tary of this Association shall inform the

different Slatc icrkshii'c Associations of

this action and ask them to present the

mattcr to their respective state legis—

latures.

Resolutions Wcrc also adopted thanking

the house of rcprescntativcs for an invi-

tation to attend its sessions, thanking

the Michigan Berkshire Association and

the Lansing Business Men’s Association

for the entertainment of the Congress,

thanking the Sizite_lloard of Agriculture





and M. A. c. authorities‘for‘theu' hos:

pitaliiy, and thanking the speakers who

contributed to the Congress and the

hotel which afforded accommodation for

a number of meetings.



The time and place of holding the next

Congress was fixed as February 22—24,

inclusive, at Indianapolis. As a means

of securing the congress for their state



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Warbles.—My cattle are troubled with

great big worms in their back. 0. E,

Lansing, Mich—Make opening larger

that leads into each grub nest, squeeze

them out, kill them and apply 1 part

carbolic acid and 20 parts water.



Light Milken—I have a heifer that

came fresh a week ago, had a nice calf,

got along nicely, but she falls to give

any milk. I am feeding her warm slop

and fomenting bag with warm water.

R B., Vicksburg, Mich.—You will obtain

best results by light massage and strip-

ping out milk three times a day; also

give 1 dr. iodide pottassium at a dose in

feed night and morning.





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swell and remain swollen on fore part

of t'ctiock and hook. S. C. V., Mt. Pleas-

ant, Mich—Your mare might raise colts

all right; besides she might work without

showing any inconvenience from the rup-

ture. Apply a little iodine ointment to

swollen leg three times a week.



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gltls about two months ago and recov- with low prlcoo direct from your leesory." I also make I now complete stool near Sprocdor—70-bu olze. l money refunded.

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addition to their corn, feed some oats,

a little oil meal and vegetables besides,
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they may be wormy. Give them some

of the following compound powder in feed

twice'a. day: »Powdered sulfate iron,

fenugreek, cinchona, gentian, ginger and

charcoal; 1/; teaspoonful is dose enough

for each hog. Now, regarding your mare

with thick leg; better bandage it in cot—

ton, but not too tight. All counter-irri-

tating liniments have a tendency to make

a leg- of this kind swell more. She should

have daily exercise and be given 1 dr.

iodide pottassium at a dose in feed or

water twice a day. .



Chronic Cough.—-I' have a horse that

has been troubled with a cough for the

past two years; he has been treated by

our local Vet. Several times. His treat—

ment has not helped him. I have fed

him a great deal of oil tar, but it fails

to help him. F. R., Montague, Mich.—

Give your horse 1 dr. powdered opium,

1 dr. powdered Iobelia, 2 drs. muriate

ammonia at a dose in feed two or three

times a day. Feed him no clover nor

musty badly cured fodder of any kind.

Wet his feed with lime water, which is

made by adding a pound or two of lime

to a bucket of water; pouring off the

first water, then refill and use.





Chronic Cracked Heels—I have a horse

that has had sore heels for some time;

a d ' scab forms on them: have applied

seV 1 different remedies which have

all failed to heal them. A. B.. Howard

City, Mich.-——Apply one part oxide zinc.

one part iodoform and three parts vase-

line to sores twice a day. Also give 14

oz. Fowler’s solution at a dose. in feed

night and morning for 20 days; also give

1/2 oz. powdered rosin at a dose in feed

once a day for 20 days. Feed some well

salted bran mashes and vegetables to

keep the bowels open.



Coffin Joint Lameness—Ophthalmia in

Calves—My 12-year-old horse is lame

in coffin joint. How shall I treat him?

Also tell me what to do for sore eyes in

calves? The water seems to run from

their eyes very much like sap from a

tree. E. J., North Bradley, Mich.-—If

you are sure that you have located the

trouble right. blister coronet with cerate

of cantharides or apply tincture iodine

once a day for a few days. If you apply

the cantharides an application every

week will be often enough. The horse

should have rest until he recovers. Blow

one part calomel and three parts borac

acid into calves' eyes once a day for a

few days, and be sure that they are

stabled in a clean place where there are

no foul gases. -



Spinal Meningitis—J am anxious to

know what ails my dog, we lost a val-

uable one, then bot a six—month—old pup

that was affected very much like the

other. First symptom, loss of appetite

with great weakness of hind parts, stag-

ger and appears to have poor use of

himself, finally became paralyzed, then

I shot him to end his misery. He was

buried, the premises disinfected as well

as I knew how. 0. A. T., Augusta,

Mich.——I am quite inclined to believe

that both the old dog and pup died of

spinal meningitis and this being a germ

trouble both of them were perhaps sub-

jected to the same cause; therefore. I

do not believe that either one was

poisoned.



Indigestion—My 2—year-old colt is not

thriving and his kidneys are not active

enough. A. M. 13., Portland, Mich—Give

a tablespoonful 0f the following com-

pound powdcr at a dose two or three

titnes a day: Powdered sulfate iron,

gentian, fcnugreek, ginger, sulfate of

soda and charcoal equal parts by weight

and they should be mixed thoroly.



Bog Spavin—Thoropin.—I have a yearl-

ing colt that has a large puff on hock,

also a swelling on each side of joint

where a thoropin comes. I would like

to know what to apply to take off these

bunches? A. B., Emmet, Mich—You

will find it difficult to remove a bog

spavin or thoropin; however, fairly good

results follow blistering joint every ten

days or two weeks. You had better use

cerate of cantharides or any one of the

blisters regularly advertised in this

paper.



Chronic Thick Leg.——Kindly tell me

what to do for a horse that has a swollen

leg, the result of a nail puncture. The

leg has been swollen for more than two

years and is the size of a stove pipe.

‘V. S. C., Homer, BII(:ll,—»—You havp de—

layed the treatment of this case far too

long; therefore you had better give the

horse good care and not spend any moncv

on treatment for the results will be un-

satisfactory.



Heifer Sticks Out Tongue—I have a

heifer about a year old that has a bad

habit of sticking out her tongue. I am

unable to state the cause of this ailment

and would like to know how to prevent

it? C. Y., Mancclona. Mich—It is en-

tirely impractical to use a spoon bit in

your heifer’s mouth on account of her

not being able to eat while wearing it;

therefore nothing can be done to over—

come this habit.



Scours in (f‘alvcsty calves that are

fed warm separator milk are troubled

With scours. \\'h:1t had i better do for

them? R. P... 'l‘allmadge, Mich.re(‘xivc

your calves a tcaspomtt‘ul of the following

mixture: Equal parts tr. rhubarb, tr.

opium, spirits camphor and tr. ginger;

this medicine should be given in warm

water and a dose may be given every

two or three hours until the excessive

bowel movements cease. It is a good

plan to give a raw egg in some milk that

has been boiled. If you are keeping your

calves in a damp basement barn where

the air is foul and there is no sunlight,

move them to the south side; also heat

the separator milk to a boiling point

before you feed it to your calves, until

they recover.



Shoulder Sorcncss.—My 8-year-old

horse appears to be sore and stiff in

both shoulders; has been troubled for

the past twelve months; is worse in cold

than warm weather. His appetite is

good: he appears to be in good health,

but it hurts him to back and when trav-

eling does not seem to take long enough





steps. Have consulted two home Veter-

inarians without. any good results. for





_they appear to be at a. loss to locate his





soreness. A. B. 8., Chelsea, Mich.-——If

the fore feet are not warmer than the

hind ones; if there are no rings of con-

traction; if the sole of foot is not too low,

and he does not point, changing feet,

then I am inclined to believe it is in his





shoulder and not in the feet. Apply equal '





parts chloroform, aqua ammonia, turpen-

tine and sweet oil to shoulders every day

or two. If the trouble is in his feet or

if you believe he has any foot soreness

apply this liniment to coronet every day

for a few days, then occasionally.





Looseness of Bowels—Feeding Cows.—

I have a horse which, when exercised

much, is entirely too loose in bowels;

also is quality of a cows‘ milk changed

much by giving different kinds of feed?



. L. D.. Butterfield, Mich—Perhaps you

should have your horse‘s back teeth

floated. the sharp edges taken off outside

of upper and inside of lower, file away

as little as possible of the tooth, but be

sure and dull all sharp points that are

making the. cheeks or tongue sore. Also

give 1.; oz. ground gentian and 1 oz.

ground ginger at a dose in feed three

times a day. Feed oats and well-cured

timothy and always water him before

feeding him grain. The quality of a

cow‘s milk can be slightly changed by

ditferent feeding. A fat cow. when she

freshens, usually gives a better quality

of milk than when she is thin and it is

no doubt a fact that the same cow will

give a richer quality of milk one season

than another. This would seem to be

either the result of food or her physical

condition.



Rheumatism.—VVould like to have you

tell me what to do for a six—year-old

mare that seems to be still? in fore quart-

crs, a little worse in one fore leg anti

much worse at one time than another.

I bot her three months ago and she has

shown more or less soreness ever since.

J. F. C., Eldorado, Mich.—I am inclined

to believe that your mare is rheumatic;

however, there is perhaps some soreness

in coffin joint. Dissolve camphor gum

in gasoline and apply to coronets and

shoulder once a day. Also give 1 dr.

powdered colchicum and 1 dr. sodium

salicylate at a dose in feed two or three

times a day for 30 days.



Laminitis—Contractcd Feet—My neigh-

bors and myself have profited by the ad—

vice you have given us thru the veteri—

nary department of M. F., and now I

would like to know what. can be done

for a mare that has been foundered, feet

contracted, the skin sore and tender on

back part of pastcrn. 1 would also like

to know what drugs are safe to give a

brood mare as a tonic? L. V., Marion,

Mich—Blister coronets lightly once a.

week, using cerate of cantharides or any

one of the blisters that are advertised

regularly in his paper. Also keep the

feet moist and cool; this is best done by

packing them with wet clay or white

rock. There are many drugs which can

be safely fed to mares in foal that have

a tonic effect. Gentian, ginger quassia,

cinchona and fenugreek can be mixed

and give a tablespoonful at a dose in feed

two or three times a day until the ani—

mal shows a more healthful condition.





Chronic Stocking—I recently bot a

mare which has thick legs; she had two

bunches on one hind leg, one on fore

part of hock, the other-0n fore part

of fetlock and these two bunches had

been blistered a short time before I bot

her. Was the blisters proper treatment or

were they too severe? I would like to

have you map out a line of treatment

for her. S. G. F., I-lolton, Mich.——Blis-

tering the leg was not good treatment for

it generally leaves the leg thicker than

before. Bandage in cotton for a few

hours after every drive or day’s work.

Give 1 dr. potassium iodide at a dose in

feed twice a day for twenty days. You

should not expect to reduce only part of

swelling. A horse that perspires too

freely at this time of the year should be

clipped.



\Vcak Stomach—I have a valuable

hound that is not quite right for he is

apt to vomit soon after eating a good

square meal. J. 8.,‘Capac, Mich—(live

2 tablrspoonfuls of black coffee, same

strength for table use, three times a day,

also give 1 gr. quinine at a dose three or

four times daily.



Gargct—Mammitis—Retention of Pla-

centa—I wish you would tell me what

will take the swelling out of a cow’s bag

after she comes fresh. Also what can I

givc a cow to make her clean? J. .T. “7..

Scottsvillc, Mich.——Fomcnt bag with hot

water and apply hot raw linseed oil; give

1 lb. doses cpsom salts to open bowels:

also give 1 oz. nitrate, potash in feed

daily for a week. Drugs will not assist

much in removing the placenta; it should

be taken away by hand if it does not

come before 24 hours after calving. The

vagina and uterus should be flushed daily

for ten days with part coal tar disin-

fectant and 50 parts tepid water; also

give 1 oz. hypo-sulfitc soda at a dose

twice a day for a week.



Colt Has Nose Bleed—NW” you kindly

give me a remedy for nose bleed and a

remedy for thrush in a colt's foot. E.

\V., Mariette, Mich.——Very little can be

done for the nose bleed unless it is

caused by a polypus in nose; if so it

can be removed. Apply calomel to frog

daily and keep the foot clean and dry.





Pigs Ilave Rhmunatisntisix pigs about

seven months old have rheumatism, or it

acts very much like it: they have been

kept in basement barn in box stall all

winter: fed on milk and all the corn

they would eat. Lately they seem to

have lost their appetite and part control

of their hind parts. They have trouble

getting up. J. E. J., Walkerville, Mich.—

Your pigs are showing the effect of liv—

ing in a damp basement, want of proper

exercise and a balanced ration. Feed

some oats and oil meal, also some vege—

tables. Give them some lime and sulfur

in their feed twice daily. They should

have more exercise.





 





THE MICHIGAN g, FARMEB,‘





   





IIE mus

EVERY DAY





If you use Bickmore’sGall Cure yourteama

can work right along and be cured of Saddle

and Harness Galls,0 ates, Rope Burns Cuts,

Scratches, Grease Heel, etc. w lie In her-

ness. The more work the quicker the cure.





BICKMOIIE’S CALL CUBE





is the standard Remedy for all these and

_ similar troubles. Is excellent for Man 9 and

Bore Tests in cows. Above trade mar is on

every box of Genuine Bickmore’s Gull Cure.

For sale by dealers everywhere. Mone re-

“ lo Free and Home k





fund I t fails. Sump

If you’ll send do for packing and postage.

Munroe-.11 Ours 00.. Box 516. Old Town. Maine.





~ ‘ ARTIFICIAL

MARE IMPREGNATORS .





For getting from I to 6 mares in foal from one semce of a.

stallion, $3.50 to $6.00. Sal Inpufluutlufi Outfit for

barren and irregular breeders,$ .60. Scrvmg Hobbies,

Stallion Bridles, Shields, Supports, Service Books, etc,

pmfld and “unwed. Stallion Goods Catalog FREE.





CRITTENDEN I. CC. Coat. 66 Cleveland, Chlo.





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





MARCH 27, 1909.





DOUBLE Standard Pulled Durham. for solo, two

yeurIIn bulls, I. few cows and yearling heifers at

formerl' p m. S. EWhlunnn. Springport,MIch.





m Pom Illllfziafttela seams

hollen “.50 to 076. E. Puckett, Allenn. Michigan.





WOODLAND SHORTHORNS





Apricot. Ali-’drle Duchess. Hudson Duchess.

and Roan Duchess families.

Both sexes and all ages for sale. Prloed to sell

and sell quick. .

MEYER BROS.. R. 7, Howell. I‘llchlzun.





Francisco Farm Shorlhorns





Our foundation stock comes from several of the

best herds In the country. Nothing for late at

present. ' " '

P. P. POPE. Mt. lennt. Mlohllnn.





J. B. CROUSE STOCK FARM.





HARTLAND MICE. breeder of SI! -

HORN CATTLE. na've all ages, both 232;.

Color—reds and ronuu. Quality and prices right.





SHEEP. ,

ERDENHE'M FARM





SHROPSHIRES





EDWIN 9. GEORGE, Owner.





 





 





 





 





 





 





1' Rams and Ewes for Sale.





WRITE FOR PRICES T0





: ROBERT GROVES. Shepherd.





R. l“. D. No. 3. Pontiac. Mlch.





§VHIICPSIIIIIE HALL STOCK HEM.





III make special prices for thirty doyl, on ewe:

from 1 to 3 yen: old, all bred to Imported Cooper,

and Mnnsell runs to lamb In March and April, also

on very cholce ewe lambs, thII In to make room for an

Importation that Is golng to arrive thla spams.



L. S. DUNHAM OLSONS. Concord. lohllnu.





 





 





Jack and Jennetts For Sale.





If you want a. first clue Jock



, or Jennett It the very lowest

prices, vIsIt our bat-nu, for they

are full of Man clm stock. and

can sell them to you right. and

save you the mlddleman'l prol-

It. All stock guaranteed. Band,

for my 25 reasons why It pays

to raise mules. Addres-





BAKER’S JACK FARM. Lawrence. Ind.





FDII S‘LE—Reg. Imported and home bred Clydes-

dales. Stallions, mares and fillies. Terms

to suit purchaser. '1‘. A. PETZ, R. F. D., Cnpuc, Mlch.





~Reglstered Percheron Stallion.

For sale! QuiCk Solid black, {our years old.

Brilliant bred. sound and sure. good style, lots of

action. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mlch.





Owl Brand Pure Cotton Seed Meal

49 Parent Protein and F: . :‘fl‘fl‘. Clitsfifwx‘l'.‘

No. 11 and pricel. l'. W. DIODE & 00.. Memphis. Tenn.





GALVE Raise Tllalem Without Milk.





ooklet Free.

BREED“? DIRECTORY.





J. E. BARTLETT co. Jackson. Mlch.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd headed by UNDULA’I‘A BLACKBIRD

ITO 88836. one of the beat non: of PRINCE ITO

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detrolt

and Grand Rapids Fair: of 1907 and 1908. Herd con-

sists of Eric“, Blackbirda, Prices, etc.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionln. Mlch.





ABERDEEN ANGUS altar-nae 533:?

Bargains, freight expenses to buyers of five head.

CLOVER BLOSSOM FARM, Port Austin. Mlch.





. ' . HICKORY GROVE STOCK

Holslun-Fnulm- um... o.....n.p..........

B. 1, Oak Grove. Lolv. 00.. Mlchlnn. Boll phone





IIOLS'I'EIN FRIESIAN :fi.‘%§$§§‘i.§:l§:§





Royal King. W. B. J ONES.Ouk Grovem. No.3.MIch.





TOP NOTC H HOLSTEINS





We have “Top Notch" young Holstein Bulls that

comblnc In themselves the blood of cow: that now

hold, and In the out have held, world’s records for

milk and butter It.



On. of them could Import the rare qunllttea of

these great unceltora to all their oflhpring In your

herd. Coat nominal considering benefit secured,

Why not “build up"? “The Best" In cheapest.



McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlch.





"OLSTE|Is—Yenrllng bulls nil sold. Have I few

well bred bull calves yet for sale.

I. M. SHOBMAN. Fowlervllle, Mlch., B. D. a Phone





IIOLSTEIN BULL One 15 mo. old. A. 11.0..

' dam, a show bull all over.

One 10 mo., one7 mo.. four 8 weeks to 2 mo. old.

Buy a good one, worth the money. Write qulck.I

want to sell ever one of these before the 20th.

L. . CORNELL. Fayette. Ohlo.





HEREFORDSFR‘i‘L‘JémfiéL“ 53.3.3.5





Ohlnn hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mlch.





JERSEY BULLS READY FOR SERVICE.





Three young bulls rendy for spring service, out of

good cows with records of 400 to 500 pounds of butter

In 3 year with only ordinary care. Also I lino lot of

young calves. Write for description and prices.

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopenville, MIch.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Ill-II) rout» BULLS. tightrnliaillt‘tl‘.





sown. John Berner a Son, Grand Ledge. Michigan.





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROF'I' FARM. Sid-aw. Mic .

JERSEY BULL CALF, born Much 10.’08. Dum'l



avenge yen-1y milk record 5 years 8526 lbs.: test

6 4-10 1. She’s Dams rec. 100621bs. an 2-year-old test 6

2-101. Murray-Waterman 00., Ann Arbor. Mich. 3.6.





MARS‘I‘ON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.

T. l". MABS'I‘ON. BI! City. Mlehlcnu.

CHOICE JERSEYS. 333-.fi‘31'3'fifi;

CLARENCE BRISTOL. R. No. 1. Fallen. Mlch.

Pu re Bates Shorthorns.

Polled Dun-hams; A. D. DeGumo. Highland, Mlch.

HAVE A CUSTOMER for twenty yearling rests.





tered SHORTHORN BULLS. No fancy prices.

BOYDEN 5nd PIFIELD. 8th. A, Bay City, Mlch.





 





 





 





 





 





 





GO INTO SHEEP RAISING





Buy of MIchIgnn'a‘Lai-gest Breeder of good sheep.

Romeyn C. Parsons. Grand Lodge, Mlch.





 





AMBOUILLET— Flock founded 1892 with 40 ewes

selected from one hundred registered own of tho

but breeding posulble. J. 0. A. COOK.MortIcc,MIch.





noes. ,





8010!! FALL GIL’I‘S and boar pigs. Right breed-

Ing and prices right. Also a few aged sows bred

for spring furrow. A. A. Pattullo. Deckervllle. Mlch.





BERKSHIREs-Sm b... to

Longfellow”.

Duke. and our new herd boar Prime Bacon

98611. a great son of the noted Lord Bacon. and

of Intense Mantel-piece breeding. Guam-o a.

M. B. Tukeyu. B. Ply. Rocks. Pekln Duo 9.

Hupp Farms. Blrmlnghnm, Mlch. G. C. Hupp, Mgr.





BERKSHIREs—slsllfwilas





 





 





 





 





 





Premier Longfellow and Masterpiece. the world’s ’





champions. C. D. WOODBURY, Lansing, Mich I





IIOIITIIEIIII CROWN BERKSHIBES.

ROYCROF'I‘ FA h





RM. Sldnaw. Mic .





 





 





ADAMS BROS. IMPROVED CHESTER WHHES,Litchfleld,Mich ,

won more premiuml in ‘08 than any other herd in Michigan.

Stock all cues for IIIO. Prize winning W. (Orplngton, W. Leg-

hor n and But! Rock 053:, $1 per 15. Shel-thorn bulll & heifer-





CHESTER meEs—Fall pigs. either sex, .12.

Spring pigs $8. Will breed



gilt! for September furrow £01120. Satlninctlon guar-



anteed. COLON C. LILLIE, Cooperuvllle, Mich.





CHESTER WHITES‘CEEWSEMX'W‘EE 3%?

Also fall plgn either sex. Orders book‘zad torrJuné

delivery. W. 0. WILSON. Okemou. Mlch.





UBOC J ERSEYS—Bours ready for service. sows

for Spring furrow. Pigs at weaning shipped c. o.

d. If desired. L. B. Kuney, Adi-Inn, Mich. Phone 131.





nunoc JERSEY SWINE, was: 22%; it





for 15. J. H. BANGHART. Lansing, Mlch.





Durob J erseysjfigtft'ng ӣ3;

‘CAREY U‘ EDMONDS' HESIIIIII. loh.





UBOC Jersey or size and quality. 40 Bour- may

for service. 50 low: It Farmerl Prices. Butle-

tnctlon Guaranteed. J. 0. Barney. Goldwater. Mlch





0 l C " PREMIUM STOCK." Cholco Aug. hour. and

. o . all“. Extn quality and sin. Glonwood Block

Fum—OPBOL’I' 31108., Zulund, IIIchls-u, B. 6. Phone 94.





O I ‘ C’s—ALL AGES. Thirty sown bred

- - for spring furrow. Shipped

H. H. JUMP. Munlth, Mlch.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





on approval.





 





0 l C Sprlnl' been all Iold have a few choice gilll 10“ to

o . o be bud to: Iprlng furrow. Slllltnctlon guaranteed





or your money book. A. NEWMAN, ll. No. l, Marietta, Mich.





O l C swine very prolific. My herd In

0 0 0 headed with a grand non of Jackson

Chlef, the world’s Champion and Grand Champion,

the greatest O. I. C. boar In the world, also a Grand

son of Tutesy second. the world champion now.

Place your order now for spring pigs.

A. J. GORDEN. R. No. 2. Don. Mlch.

lo heavy: boned boars

Po 0- sows A“ SOld° ready for service. One

choice registered RED POLL COW. with fine

bull by side. DUFF ROCK COCKERELS

at $1 and 02. u long as they last. Write today

for what you want.

WM. WAFFLE. Jr.. Goldwater. Michigan.





FRANCISCO FARM POLAND-CHINAS.





Bonus and sows all cleaned up. Am bookIn orders

for spring pigs. P. P. POPE. Mt. PlenaantFMIch.





P l dCh' b -

uuvv 80m harming. °.“:i::i$§'°“鑧.%h‘i3‘.

Robert Nave, Plerlou, Mlch.





POLAND CHINAS.

WOOD dc SONS. Saline. Michigan.

Pouun cum alunmllrafllatatazt

pigl. E. D. BISHOP, Route 88, Lake Odessa, Mlch.





' ' Some splendid full I

lam Engllsh lorhlnroa .. .m... ..x .. .1. .35:

Also a fine lot of spring pigs at $8 each. Will breed

gun for full furrow It 020. Satisfaction guaranteed.

COLON CcLI’LLIE. Cooperaviue. Mlch.





 





 





 





 





snap-shot photos.





 





 





 





 





Please mention the Michigan Farmer when

writing to advertisers.
MARCH? 27, 1909.





 





r" g

F ’ ‘



E THE DAIRY

“MAW-w

CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.





 





 





CHANGING FROM GRAIN TO GRASS.



The change from a. dry ration to green

feed, which must be made soon, should

be a very gradual one. At this time the

dairy cow should be treated as an invalid

rather than turned into luxuriant pasture

for a whole day at the start. The careful

dairyman finds it bet'er to give his cow

access to succulent pasture for not more

than an hour a day the first few days.

Ground feed is given in connection Will]

the pasturage for at least 10 days or tw0

weeks, after which many allow their

cows to subsist on pasture alone.

Whether it is profitable to cut off all dry

feed at' this _time is a question, but it

may at least be gradually reduced until

it forms a very small part of the cow’s

daily ration.



If the cow has been fed heavily all

winter her digestive system is in such

condition that it is easily disturbed when

spring comes. Her system can easily be

thrown into a feverish condition, hence

the necessity of care and patience in

making a change of feeds. -If allowed to

eat heartily of pasture grasses right at

the start this feverish condition will be

noticed to a marked degree, and chil-

dren or inhalids receiving the milk from

such an animal will be more or less in-

juriously affected by it. Of course, con-

sumers that are in excellent physical

condition will not be apt to note any bad

effects from the use of products coming

from a herd that has been thrown out

of condition by a sudden change of feed,





 





 





 





 





are! MICHIGAN FARMER. (11) 359





taking into consideration the churn gain.





This is worth a little orcr $8.50, ($8.62

to be exact), with butter at an average





,of 25 cents per lb. Without the separator





one is losing'$8.50 every year on each

cow kept. These figures are applicable

to each and every cow that is kept for

buttermaking purposes. One. can rely

upon producing an, additional income «i

$8.50 as a minimum, and from that to

$15 per cow each year by the use of a

separator.



I remember the experience of one man

to whom I sold 5 lbs. of butter every

week. He used the deep-setting system

and needed 5 lbs. of butter extra to sup-

ply his regular customers during that

particular season. He was persuaded to

give the separator a trial and thru its





use not only made up the 5 lbs. but had '





an extra pound per week. I believe there

were eight or ten cows in the herd.

Another object lesson was furnished by

a neighbor who kept his milk at home

over Sunday. When he brot the ‘milk

for me to separate the would get an in—

crease of about one pound in four over

the gravity system. The most convinc-

ing proof is to do a churning, using the

gravity system; then another churning

of the same amount of milk, using the

separator. The results will be the proof.

One need not accept these statements

blindly, but can verify them for himself

by making the trial.





A separator throws all the dirt and'





foreign matter into the skim-milk, which

is not true with any other method. It

makes it possible to have the milk at once

for the calves, while it is yet warm.

One can send either milk or cream to the

creamery. A} better article of butter can

be made. It saves labor and money, and

no farmer keeping dairy cows can afford

to get along without a Separator. One





Holstein-Friesian Bull, American Paul De Kol 25063.



This is the stock bull of the Well known McPherson's Herd. He is a

son of Paul De'Kol 14634 and has 16 A. R. 0. daughters. His sire has 38 A. R.

0. daughters, eight of them having records above 20 lbs., and :0 sons having

179 A. R. 0. daughters. . -





but it is best to be on the safe side. Es-

pecially is this true, and likewise im-

portant, if one is producing milk and

butter for a strictly high-class trade.

Under such conditions the essentials

touching the condition and health of the

cows cannot be too carefully observed

at this time of the year.





Minnesota. A. D. M.





THE PRACTICAL VAL—lJE O_F A CREAM

SEPARATOR.





 





The popular excuse for not keeping a

separator in connection with the small

herd is that it cannot be afforded. Many

who contemplate buying a separator ac-

cept this conclusion: “Well, I would like

one, but I can't afford it, this year at

least." Dozens and dozens of farmers

we have heard offer this excuse.



Now, it is not a question of whether

one can afford to buy it, but whether one

can afford to keep cows without posses-

sing a separator. In my experience on

the dairy farm I have made many actual

tests of skim-milk, both that from the

separator and from the various other

methods of setting milk. In these the

separator skim-milk averaged no more

than .05 per cent of fat, while without the

use of the separator it is difficult to

Iobtain the cream Without leaving at

least one-half of 1 per cent (.5 per cent)

of fat in the skim-milk. The richness

and quality of the milk has little to do

with the actual amount of fat left in

the skim-milk, either from the separator

or from setting.



Now this difference has a practical

money value to the farmer. If the cow's

yield is 6.000 lbs. of milk per year there

will be a loss of 31/2 lbs. of butter with

the separator, and 35 lbs. Without it,





can buy them on terms which give the

machines time to pay for themselves.

They are, durable and have few parts

to get out of Ol‘thI' or broken. Every

farmer owning a cow can afford a sepa—

rator and make it produce a profit.

There is not enough difference between

the different makes of separators to in-

fluence one either for or against any one

kind. It is largely a matter of personal“

taste and simplicity in washing. ‘





Pennsylvania. L. J. HAYNES. i





 





ENS! LAGE VS. ROOTS.





 





Why are not more root crops grown





for stock feeding, asks “H, L. 8., Me—

costa, Mich.” He comes pretty near an

swering it at the beginning of the sec—

ond paragraph, when he. mentions weeds,

for weeds mean work, and when a man





 





plans out more than he can do, some-t





thing is bound to suffer.



A man on a farm that carries ten or

twelve cows cannot, I think, afford to

grub his life out on crops that require

so much labor for so small an amount of

nutriment.



If a month hand is kept, that alters the

situation, but few small farms support

such help.



Roots are beneficial in the same way

that ensilage is, by their succulenec and}

aid in keeping the cows in good health. I



To begin with, roots mean work from





start to finish. Weeding, thinning, hoc-,

ing, then weeding and hoeing a few?

times more. Then a‘heavy job gathering

them, and some more work all winter

lugging them out. This all contributes

to their unpopularity as a stock feed.

When a home-made silo can be con.





structed at so small an expense, and.





 





 





 

 





 





 

   





uii Against Infringers of

DE LAVAL

ream Separator Patents





 





 





 





 





 





The fact is hereby announced, for the information





 





and caution of all whom it may concern, that suit has

been begun by the DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO.

in the UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT against

the STANDARD SEPARATOR CO._0f Chicago, Mil- ’

waukee and elsewhere, for infringement of LETTERS

PATENT No. 892,929 in the manufacture and sale of





 

 





 





 

 

 

 





   

 

 





cream separators containing Disc covered by the claims





   

 





of said letters patent.



Separators made by the said STANDARD

SEPARATOR CO. have been and are being sold byj

various different concerns under various different names,»3

including the SHEFFIELD CREAM SEPARATOR;

CO. of Chicago; BABSON BROS. of Chicago; the

SIMMONS HARDWARE C0. of St. Louis, Mo.; the

BLANKE & HAUL; SUPPLY CO. of St. Louis, Mo.,





 





   

 

   

 





 





 





 

 

 





and several others.





 





 





All such separators containing such infringing Disc





 





construction sold by any of these concerns, or anyone else,





 





equally infringe said letters patent as if actually sold by

the STANDARD SEPARATOR CO. under its .own





 





name, and all of these concerns are equally liable for such





 





infringement.





 





Likewise is every USER of any such infringing





 





separator, bought of any of these parties or anyone else,





liable to the DE LAVAL COMPANY for all income or





 

 





profits derived from the use thereof.

The WM. GALLOWAY cc, of Waterloo, 1a., and

L. E. ASHER & CO. of Chicago, also advertise separators





 

 





 





that are made by the STANDARD SEPARATOR CO.





   

   





i but no evidence has yet been obtained of their sale of





 





 





machines infringing the patent in question.





   





The caution is again repeated that there are still other





   





 





concerns infringing this and other DE LAVAL owned





patents who will be held accountable in due course.





 





{The De Laval Separator Co.





42 E. MADISON STREET 1737177 WILLMM STREET





CHICAGO General Offices: MONTREAL

1213 & 1215 FILBERT STREET 14 it; 16 Plum-ass STREET

PHILADELPHIA 165 BROADWAY. WINNIPEG





107 FIRST STREET





PORTLAND, ORE.





Dnmm & SACRAMENTO S'rs.





SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK.
360(129





the crops to fill it can be cultivated and





harvested almost entirely with horse

power and gasoline, and, when in the

silo, are no more work to feed than hay.

'or little more, it is small trouble to an-

swer why root crops are in disfavor.

They take too much out of the man.

When an article can be grown and housed

by little hoe-work, that is good enough.



On the farm we bot last May, is a.

stave silo built of rough-sawn 2x4 spruce,

with cement bottom. About all the

farmer need buy who has timber, is the

lugs for the hoops, the iron rods for

hoops, and a few barrels of cement.

I do not believe the gross expense would

exceed $15 if he erects it himself in a.

corner or bend in his barn, and there is

no fine work about it to require a car-

penter, and it keeps the contents as well

as a more expensive one.



When a man milks eight to twelve cow's

twice a day, and raises soiling crops so

as to cut out summer grain feeding, and

other hoed crops to supply his table.

and does the general farm work that

must be done, he needs little unnecessary

work at the end of a hoe handle.



In the winter when he would be lug—

glng turnips and running them thru a

root cutter, he can feed his ensilage,

having a little time to read good papers

like the Michigan Farmer and store up

some knowledge that will help him the

ceniing summer.





Maine. D. J. RYTHER.





SOME DETAILS IN STAVE SILO

CONSTRUCTION.





 





I think of building a silo next summer.

Have enough oak timber to furnish the

staves which I think of preparing in the

form of 2x4 stuff. I would like to know

whether oak is good material for this

purpose. Also how to join or splice the

stones and how to make the doors. Am

thinking of making it 12x30 ft., gcttilng

the logs cut 14 ft. long and breaking

joints.



I am getting out lumber to build a barn

34x74 ft., the greater portion of which

will be used for cows. An l., 22x48 ft..

beginning near one end of the cow stable.

will be added for use as a sheep barn.

Vl'here should I build the silo to be

handiest for feeding?



Arenac (:0. R. C. RESTAINER.



Oak timber would make the very nicest

kind of a silo. There is no better wood

for almost any purpose than oak. The

only question is, is the oak not so val-

uable for other purposes that it would

make an cxpcnsivc silo? This, of course,

is reasoning that you could sell the oak

lumber if you didn‘t use it in the silo.





If you could, I do not believe that it

would pay to make an oak stave silo

when perhaps there is cheaper timber

that you could use. This, however, is a

matter for Mr. Rcstainer to decide for

himself. He could use ‘3sz for stavcs

instcad of les. There would he one





trouble in making a silo out of oak 2x4s

or 21sz which you would not experience

in using the soft woods like hemlock.

You can make a very good serviceable

silo out of hemlock by simply putting

up the 2x6s, putting on the hoops and

screwing them up tight. The wood, be»

ing soft, the cdgcs of the 2x0s will bite

into each other that it will make it

practically air light. It Would be a

(llfiltlllt matter, however, to squeeze the

oak L’xls or 2x65 sufficiently to make it

tight. Of coursc, a purchascd stave silo

tongucd and groovcd, which makes it

better, but many good Silos been

made without having the stavcs tongucd

and grooved.



You can splice the readily by

sawing into tlic end of a stave with a

rip saw and getting some good sheet

iron pieces cut that will just fit into the

opening made by the saw. Till-ll put your

staVc on top of that to match. This

makes a Very good joint. in putting

on the hoops, placc hoop vt-ry

the splice, or you can put onc just bclow

the splice and just above, which

would make it perfectly safe. As to the

door. in a home-made stave silo, I would

put up thc silo without leaving any door

in the first plucc. Build it up solid. Thcn

I would go to work and cut the doors

out just where l wantcd thcm. For in-

stance, three fcct from the bottom of the





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silo, from the insidc. I would mark off

my door. Then I would take strips,

something like barrel slaves, and nail

to the slaves that I was to cut out so

that they would bc held togcther. Then

go to work and saw out the door, sawing

at an angle so that the owning will be





the largest on the inner edge. In other

words, it Should be so beveled that when

the door or section is cut out it cannot

be put in from the outside but will have

to be put in from the inside and will fit

nicely. Then when you fill the silo, all

you have to do is put a little tar paper





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around the edges of the opening and put

the door in the place from which it was

cut and you will have a. tight fit. The

doors should be in a horizontal line and





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them. , .

I am of the opinion that it would be

better to take these 2x4s, set them up on

a circular sill and make a lath and plas-

tered silo. You could take your oak and

cut it into 2x45, and it would take only

few of them compared with the staves.

Set them on a circular sill, 16 inches

apart, then lath them on the inside with

good strong lath. The lath ought to be

six—inch thick so that they will not spring

in between the studding. Then plaster

it from top to bottom with Portland ce-

ment and good clean, sharp sand in the

proportion of one of cement to two of

sand. This makes an absolutely alr-

tight silo and gives the best of satisfac-

tion. Lath and platstered silos have

been in use for years and give splendid

satisfaction. On the outside you could,

either lath and plaster it, or you can

put on clapboards, common pine clap-

boards. This would make a cheaper silo,

and I think a better one than your oak

stave silo.

. “’ith regard to the location of the silo,

I would select the angle between the

sheep barn and the cow stable. Then if

you wanted to feed some ensilage to

your sheep you wouldn’t have to carry it

so far as you would if you located it

on the outside of the barn on the oppo-

site side. As I understand it, you are

to build this barn next summer. Now,

I feel like saying to you that you are

not making your cow stable wide enough.

Thirty-four feet will give you too nar-

row feeding alleys in front of the cows

to be handy, or else it will make the

alley between the cows, thru which you

are to drive in loading your manure, too

narrow. I would build the barn 36 feet

wide anyway, and if I was to build again

I would make mine 37 or 38 feet





BUTTER AND CHEESE AT THE

DAIRYMEN’S MEETING.





 





One of the regular monthly educational

scoring tests was held in connection

with the annual meeting of the State

Dairymen’s Association at Grand Rap—

ids last month, and owing to the fact

that liberal premiums were offered by

the Dairymen's Association there were

many more exhibits of both butter and

cheese than is usual at the educational





 





scoring contests. There were 112 samp-

les of crcamery butter, 15

dairy

Some

some





of the butter was mottled and

of it showed poor workmanship in

other respects Some was salvy. Some

tubs were scored low on account of a

distinct butter color flavor, but the

probability is that the butter color was

not of good quality when it was used.

It probably was too old or not kept at a

proper temperature. The great majority

of the butter, of course, showed winter

flavors. Much of it showed old, stale

cream flavors as this is the time of year

when the cream and milk is not deliv—

cred at the factory as often as it should

be and the weather bcing mild, the pro—

duct probably was not as it ordinarily

is at this season of the year.



The dairy butter, where the farmer

has complete control of all conditions,

lwltt‘l‘, and in fact did not

high score as the best

butter. Certainly this ought

not to be laid to old stale cream, because

a private dairyman has no excuse for

using this kind of product in making his

butter.





showwl no





reccivc as a





creamcry





The criticism on the chccsc was that

they lackrd uniformity, and at the scs-

sion of the llairymcn's Association dc-





votcd to thc discussion of subjects relat-





ing to cheese, that was the principal

fault found with Michigan choose, that

the factories do not make chccsc that

arc uniform. Tin-y differ. As long

as l\lichigan cheese is put almost cn-

tirciy upon a local market it doesn't





make so much difference, but if we de-

velop this industry so that we have to

take a forcign market, then we will have

to make a more uniform product, and

there is no question but what, when that

time comes, we will get the uniformity

and probably not before.



The high score on creamery butter

.was 95 and on dairy butter 93. The high

cheese scores were: Cheddar, 97.5; Mich-

igan, 96.5; soft Michigan, 95.5; fancy

99.5.





 





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Michigan Farmer "

when writing to our Advertisers.
MARCH 27. 1909. .

AN EXAMPLE OF INTENSIVE

. DAIRYING.





One of the most recent examples of the

profitableness of intensive dairying

comes from Missouri. Mr. F. W. Cole—

man, of that state, received last year

$832.50 net profit from seven cows, or

$118.93 per cow, and 'Mr. Coleman owns

only ten acres of' land. He, however,

does not attempt to raise any winter

feed, put purchases that.





that Mr. Coleman is not a strong man

physically and is unable to work land

enough himself to furnish the winter





feed for the cows, consequently he buys





that, but he does the rest of the work

himself. He makes his own butter and

sells it. It seems to me quite remarkable





that a man could cleanas much money

asthis from only seven cows where he

has to purchase all of his winter feed.

The probability is, however, that on the

average farm it e0sts about all the feed

is worth to produce it. so that he doesn’t

lose as much there as one would natur-

ally suppose at first.





Mr. (folclnan began his dairying with

cows that produced only about 200 lbs.





of butter—fat in a year and has gradually

built up his herd by selection until now

they produce an average of over 400 lbs.

of butter each year.

CREAM TASTES BITTER AFTER

' THREE OR FOUR DAYS.





 





 





~What is the cause of cream tasting

bitter after standing three or four days?

What can be done to prevent it? I milk

four cows, all fresh since November. 1

use hand separator and feed hay, silage

twice a day, and about 2 qts. of ground

oats and peas once a day.





It is stated > "





 





Muskegon Co. SUBSCRIBER.

I wish I knew the cause of cream

tasting bitter and how to prevent it.‘

The quality of butter in Michigan could‘





be raised considerably if we only knew

the cause of this and how to prevent it.





The usual cause for cream tasting bitter . :7





is the fact that it is allowed to stand





three or four days, and that is about all. '

The probability is .

rather a dark





we know about it.

that cream is kept in

place, not very well ventilated. and bac-

teria develop which give the cream this

taste. It certainly makes a bad mess

of the butter.

at the present time is to not

cream to stand this length of time. In

other words, to make it into butter be-

fore it becomes bitter. I realize that

Subscriber is getting very little

faction out of this answer,

best that I can give at the present time.





 





DAIRY BREEDS OF COWS.—STONE

VS. STAVE SILO.





 





 





cows are known as

and which would

average farmer?





of

breeds.

the





\Vhat breeds

strictly dairy

you recommend for





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allow thel





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but it is the' ~





Do the Holsteins and other large breeds!

require more. feed for maintenance and;





to produce a flow of milk than Jerseys

or Guernseys. and if so, how much more?

What do you think of the solid concrete

or stone silo? 1. notice. some, who have

used both concrete and wood claim that

a certain 1‘)ercentage of the ensilage is

spoiled near the concrete or stone walls

while in the stave silo it is all good. I

can build a Stone silo much cheaper than

any other as I have all the material on

the farm and am a. mason, so can do the

work myself, but would not like to have

it prove a failure after it is done.

Calhoun (Yo. E. E. IJIN'I‘ON.

There are four distinct breeds of dairy

cows, namely: Jerseys, Guernsey's, Hol-

steins and Ayrshircs. It would not be

policy for me to recommend any partic—

ular breed thru the columns of the Mich-

igan Farmer, because the subscribers of

The Farmer differ in opinion about this

matter, and it would hardly be fair to

take'advantage of this opportunity to

state which, in my judgment, is the best





for the average farmer to own. It can

he truly said that there is little differ-

ence in these four breeds. While they





differ considerably in characteristics, yet





for profitable production there is very

little difference. There is more differ-

ence in individuals of the same breed





than between the breeds themselves. A

man who selects any one of them will

make no mistake. The thing to do is to

select the breed that one fancies most,

because one is sure to give the breed;

that he fancies most the best chance, take‘

the most pains with it, and consequently

it will do best for him.



There isn’t any question but that the

larger the cow the more feed it will take

maintenance ration. All scientific

are based on 1,000 lbs. live

If the cow weighs more than

1,000 lbs. then the ration should be in-

creased in proportion. If the cow weighs

less than 1,000 lbs. then it should be de-

creased in proportion.



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'THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

‘ - Jones Talks on

Wire Fence Buying





No. 3—Buying for Permanence.





 





Farmc‘





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





, UILD your fence

right in the lirst

place.





Don‘t put up a make-

shift for this year be-





cause it‘s cheap. It is

not cheap.



No temporary or

makeshift fence can

be an economical

fence.



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minute. Put

up a “cheap"

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you’ll be out

with your

Wire cutter

and stretch—

er with stay

rods and

splice Wires, re-





   





pairing Your fence

the very next year.



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ing the same thing

the following year.

Alltl Illsllost before

you know it you'll

have to buy 11.] new

fence.



TVhen I build

fence I don’t want to have to do the work all over

again, right away. And I don’t want to have to buy new

fence in two or three years.



Neither do you.

The way to dodge it is to go at the matter right in

the first place. Buy for permanence.





Begin with good, big, strong wires. That's just

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'VVII‘E'S in it. Of course, they‘ll break sooner than the big

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——thcn your troubles begin.





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Big wires have strength and staying qualities. That’s

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when you climb over and so they don’t give way, when

attacked by animals.

Big wires are not only strong. They have. some

a substance to them, so it takes the

rust a long time to eat them up.

That’s another thing~—rcally the

big thing—I have in mind when

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Rust is the great fence enemy.





 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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it off by buying a heavily galvanized fence, like the

Empire, fence, but when it does get a hold your big wire

fence doesn’t go to pieces all at once.



It’s still a good fence for years and years.



You can’t say that for the little wire fence.



You perfectly well that the rust no sooner

gets started on the little wires than your fence is gone.





k n o w





There's no body or substance to it. There’s nothing

about it to make it last. ’



Rust comes and your fence goes. Animals attack

it and it doesn't stand that test.



In the name of all that‘s good, I ask what’s the





excuse for putting up a little wire fence anyhow.





Here’s the way I look at it. The Empire No. .0 All

Big YVirc Fence which i buy comes just as near' lasting

a man his lifetime as it is possible for any'fence to do.

That makes it a most economical fence.



Mind, I do not say it will actually last a lifetime,

liut I do say it outlasts t.vo or three orilinmv \vire. fences

that many farmers are wasting their lllm’ley on.



I say it is entitled to be called a permanent fence.



You would like. to know just why I say that.



\Vcll, I’ve already given two of the biggest reasons

‘——lhc All l-li': \\'il'c.~



Another ream -n is that the steel wire used in Empire

Fence is steel. It is

tough, and there are no impurities or pores in it to start

rust. That is really a grunt point.



Another that it has just the right crimp

in it so' it “gives” when the Cold weather makes it con-

The

wn'cs do not snap when it is cold and tht fence does not





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tract and it takes up the slack when it gets warm.





sag when it is hot.





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and you will see what I mean.





“Slip”

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against everything. And the great big reason that you





buy it right straight from the people who make it, the

Bond Steel I’ost (‘olnpany at Adrian. Mich.



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other fences that have all these good qualities as well





as the Empire Fence.





\Yell maybe there are. I do not: know of any.





But I do know Empire Fence. It is good enough

for me.

You can make the search for a better fence or a





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of The Farmer, a stone silo, or a com

crete silo, is a good one. The only ob-

jection that can be offered-against either

is the expense of building. Of course,

where one has the stone, and is a stone

mason himself, he can save.the expense

of a skilled artisan and this would make

considerable difference. With either a.

concrete or a stone silo it is necessary

to plaster on the inside with rich cement

mortar. This mortar should be made

out of good Portland cement and fine

sharp sand in the proportion of one part

cement to two parts sand. If this is done

there will be no waste of silage next to

the wall. In a, common stone or grout

silo the walls are so r0ugh,.and the pro-

portion of sand to cement so great that

it will absorb a large amount of ‘mois-

rture from the silage and consequently

some of the silage next to the wall will

spoil. If plastered with a rich coat of

cement it becomes impervious to the

moisture and the wall will be smooth

so that the silage will settle well. It

will keep just as well in such a. silo as

it will in a stave silo, and it stands to

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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.



One of the most striking features in

the history of dairy farming in the United

.States is the transfer of this productive

industry, in large part, from the farm to

the factory. The cows and milk continue

to be farm property and products, but

a constantly increasing share of the labor

of converting milk into marketable form

is done at creameries, cheese factories

and condensarics. The products of the

establishments come into the realm of

manufacturws. This change has taken

place during the last half century which

covers the period of development of as-

sooiated and co-operative dairying in

America. \\'lu|rc the milk produced on

two or more forum, or the cream from

such milk, is brot together at one place

to be condensed, or made into buttelr or

cheese, domestic industry ceases, the

place becomes a factory and its output

a manufactured product.



The United States census of 1850 noted

the existence of eight cheese factories.

The number increased very little until

after 1860, but in 1870 there were 1,813

reported, including both cheese and but-

ter factories, generally called creameries.

The census for 1880 reported 3,932 and

that for 1890 gave the number as 4,712.

The latter number of establishments rep-

resented those only from which reports

were reorived. It is known, however,

that a considerable number of such fac-





tories, probably 2 .700, were then in actual

operation from which no returns were

obtained for the eleventh (-cusua Thus





the actual increase from 1880 brot the

number up to 7,312, or about 100 per

cent increase. Taking the census report

of the United States there Were, in 1880,

3,951.? manufacturing plants; in 1890,

4.71:, or 191.8 per cent increase. From

1890 to 1900, 9,355 plants, or an increase

of 98.5 per cent. At this rate there is

today 19,700 1112’1nufacluring plants—an

enormous intrcasc of ovcr 140 per cent.



The capittl invostcd in 1880 was $9,-

604,803; 111 1890, $16,624,163, or 73.1 per

cent inert-user; iln '19l00, 36,508,150, or

119.6 per cent increase; today, $75,000-

000. or 120 per cent increase.



The cost of malt-rials used in 1880 was

$18,363,579; in 1890, $51,364,574; in 1900,

$131,199,277.



The value of products in 1880 was $25,-

742,510; in 1890, $62.686,043; in 1900, 55131,-

199.277.



What the Figures Show.



The above figures show that, in the

last twenty years. the capital having in—

creased from $9,604,803 in 1880 to $36,—

508,015 in 1890, or 280.1 per cent, the

product in the same period increased

from $25,742,510 to $131.199.-‘377 :1 gain 01'

$105, 456, 767, or 109.7 Der c<nt. And the

nu1nbc1 of cstablisluncnts increased from





3.932 to 9, 155 or 137. 9 per cent in the same!

period. It is a conson 111'\c 08111113“ 1'





that today there is a capital invested of;

a billion dollars; that the number ofl

establishments is about 35,000, and that;

the value of the product approximates]

$655,999,385.



There is much difference in the sizeJ

of creamerics in the several states. In,I

New York and Pennsylvania they are'

small, the avcrage annual product being

respectively, 54.991 and 59,995 lbs. of but-

ter. 111 Illinois and Minnesota. the aver-

age is 73.237 and 75,411 lbs. and in Wis-

consin 78,444 lbs. In Iowa the cream-

erics are larger, with an average annual





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





output of 98, 780 lbs. Vermont and Kan-

sas show the influence of a few large

establishments in raising the average to

118,176 and 129,975 respectively. For the

entire country the,average product of

a creamery for the year 1890 was 71,731

lbs. of butter. In Michigan and Pennsyl-

vania the average is 76,637 and 73,339

lbs. respectively.



The annual product of the average

cheese factory for the whole country is

a little larger than for the average

creamery, namely, 72,842 lbs. It must

be remembered, however, that this rep-

resents only 730,000 lbs. of milk used by

the average cheese factory in a year,

while the average creamery requires

over 1,500,000 lbs. of milk for its annual

product of butter. This does not indi—

cate that twice as many COWS are nec-

essary to support a creamery as for a

cheese factory, because as a rule the

latter is in operation only during the

pasturage season. or about half the year,





while in most cases the creamery makes .





butter the entire year. In fact, the

average creamery represents, while in

operation, the milk of 450 cows. In the

aggregate, the creamcries of the United

States appear to use all the milk from

about ill/Z2 million cows thruout the year,

or an average of 160 lbs. to the cow,

while the cheese factories use milk from

1,130,000 cows for half the year, repre-

senting an average product of 250 lbs.

of cheese per cow.

What the Repeal of the Oleo Law Would

Mean.

The census of 1900 gives the aggregate





value of the dairy products of the United





States as $590,827,154. But today this

vast industry is again threatened by

the pOSsibility of legislation desired by

the oleo or buttcrine manufacturers. It

is believed that they will make a deter-

mined effort, at the next session of Con-

gress to secure a law repealing the tax

of 100 per lb. on colored oleo. Now, if

these packers and manufacturers of

oleo are successful, in my opinion, butter

will sell for 10c per lb. The result would

be the necessity of every creamery shut-

ting down, as farmers would sell their

cows and go out of dairying. At present

prices of hay, grain and labor no farmer

could then afford to keep cows for dairy-

ing. Again, it would throw down the

bars to the greatest fraud that can be

perpetrated on the American people. The

housewife would be buying oleo, think-

ing she was buying butter. Petitions

are being circulated by the “Octopus”

thru the groceries in the cities, claiming

that the tax of 100 per lb. is a burden

on the working man. This we know is

a snare and a delusion. Today there is

a tax of only 140 per lb. on uncolored oleo,

and the workingman can buy such oleo

at from 100 to 20c.pcr lb. The difference

between now and what will come if the

law is repealed and the duty of 100 per

lb. is taken off colored oleo, is that one

knows now what he is buying. Repeal

the law and the consumer receives no

protcction. Repeal the law and you have

affected over three million farmers, prac-

tically putting out of business an indus—

try that represents over a billion dollars

today. The, trusts and oleo manufac—

turers have the money. The farmers

and creamcry manufacturers have the

votes. IVhich will win?





Kent C0. W. S. BURNS.





 





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TH E NEW IOWA‘

< CREAM SEPARATOR





Has won universal favor among the ladies. In fact they will ‘have no other after

seeing the NICKY IOWA. They know a convenient, easy washing, and durable-

cream scpaiator when they see it. This is the reason they insist on em low

down, 11.1nd3 NEW’ IOWA. The best is none too good and is the one you will

eventually buy.





people who bought a cream sepa1ator because it was cheap or because some

friend wanted to sell it to them.

compelled to throw their cheap machine away and purchase one which is dur-

able and will get all the butter- fat.





be built to be durable. You will be convinced that there is a great difference be-

tween different guides of cream separators.

IOWA is the best skimming separator in the world. We know that if you will in-

vestigate the NEW IOWA, you will purthase it in piefeience to any other

You must have

not make the mistake of purchasing anything else but the best for you will 1cgret it sooner 01 later.





are willing to show any prospective purchaser that the NEW IOWA is so far ahead of its competitors that it is in a





It is the only cream separator which was awarded Gold Medals at the three National Fairs.

A postal will bring all the proof to you.





IOWA DAIRY SEPARATOR 00., 108 BRIDGE ST., WATERLOO, IOWA.





MARCH '27, 1909. .





 

 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Quality. Long Service and Absolute Satisfaction. -

That is the best sort of economy; it means a saving of money to .



you. Why then run any 1isks with “cheap” makes?





See the U. S. Separator Dealer





Let ‘him show you how a United States Separator is made, its

rfect mechanical construction, strong, solid, one-piece frame, no bolts

to shake loose with wear. Scientific construction

of the Separator bowl. You can readily see for

yourself how the purchase of a. United States

Separator means economy for you. If you do

not know a United States dealer let us send you

his name.

A request by postal card for United States Separa-





tor Catalogue No 1|! and mentioning this paper, will

bring you a. beautiful hanger lithographcd 111 colors.





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teem Itis up to date. well ullt. and well finished. t. runs ens er.

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Separator. Don’t accept our word for 11;. Judge for yourse Our

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Ming3 ne in detail. cand xplains all aboutt

RICAN. It. also describes the surprisinglym liberal nLON“

IAL proposition we can make you. Compet

Euallty and price we make. onerous terms or np11rchaseedwlll

moons hy.ou Remember. we are the odest exclusive manufacturers of

hand separators in America. and the first to sell directm the user. You

are not. edeaunglwi tn any a at. middleman or catalogueto house when deal-

ot one sing profitis said anyone between ourselves and

You save all ents'. ealers'. even cam! Ge house profits

erlor machine y dealing with us. Our wowL

gist High Separator is theg finest and highest qeuallty machine

the market. and our own the man'umoturer a) guarantee protects on

on every AMERICAN orator. We can ship immediate! l.y Western

fll led from Western po ts. Write us and at our K;§1‘1311.‘t ofler and hand-

some free catalogue on our New Low Down A ICA Separator. Address





 





 





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WIN! I Nltlonall and get a National. You get. just what you pay for in

‘ fl - _. a cream. separa rotor. No manufacturer is in the busi- _

nose for his health. If you pay a "cheap" maiLorrder No

price you get a cheap mail—order separator—made to Hm]

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coats from $60 to 5100, according to size, because the “an,"

difference in rice has been put. into better material

and liner worrmanship. W hen you examine its skim- lamest

ming device—when you see its clutch and spring—its Cleaned

simple bearin —it.s construction as accurate as a .

watch you will: agree with us. Insist. on your dealer

demonstrating a National without expense to you

Illustrated Catalog of full particulars free on request. mm.“





THE NATIONAL DAIRY MACHINE CO. SKI-III“

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‘ ‘ ‘ ’ "W A CREAM SEPARATOR

can afford to be withOLt

a. Strife Governor

Pulley, which will pro-

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CH like to know that . Every part tbat event

your cream separator Mlxed I he Parts into tbem Eva: fished,



is so simple and finely made ' 1 at random, out oft/)at

that, if necessary, you can order mixed-rap pile. Just onechance





any part and be sure it :will fit Ran , I erfeCtly in twenty that any piece was put





perfectly. back into the machine from which





We insist upon exactness for every part 'of it had been taken. “

every Sharples Tubular cream separator. Then we sent those twenty Tubulars to our big



Constant tests keep the making of Tubular testing room, where every Tubular is given an

parts perfect. One test, recently made, was actual running test, and had every 0'19 Of the

both unusual and positive proof' of Tubular twenty faded. Every one of ”7 em ran



t perfectly showmg that every part was perfect

exac ness. . . 1



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rooms. They made Tubulars so popular, all over the world, that





the Tubular factory is the largest and finest separa- H

tor works in the world. We also have branch 1

factories in Canada and Germany.



Tubular sales for 1908 were way ahead of

into single pieceS, down to the smallest SCfeW V 1907—out of sight of most, if not all, competitors





and spring. A” the The supply can is set low and on the side of Sharples Separa- combine‘i' The Plumb



4'9 P a r a f 9 u '3 " tors. It is easy to fill, always steady, and need not be lifted off to bob, and other improve-



marked pieceJ, remclilve eit'lll‘fir the milk and crfiamhcovers or the board from the ments on our 1909 Tu-

mac ine. e supply cans on a ot er separators are irect yover .. ,, .



from ”’0‘“. twenty the bowls and must be lifted off before bowls can be removed from bular A Willmake 1909



Tuba laws, were such machines, which is doubly unhandy if the can is full. better yet. ert3 for





mixed together ina catalog No. 152, fully





Jingle/Jeep. Thenwe The Sharples Separator C0. describing the finest





- to one

had those twenty Tubu Toronto, Can. WEST CHESTER, PENN A. Portland. Ore. cream separa r m y

1318 put together agaln. Winnipefi, Can. Chicado' "I. 8.11 Francisco. Ca]. can buy.

Editor of ‘The Farmer:





I have received sewing machine and am I p d ‘. MchIGAN I A B M E H

pleased with it. Does as good work as m rove »

a $50.00 machine would do.—Mrs. Edward .- _ .» ‘

Roll, Swartz Creek, Mich. ‘ ”” ; ‘; _ ..



\Ve have received your machine and it :3 1 *._ - .1 .~

is entirely satisfactory. My wife is we‘l f‘", . MN g y ,1 ‘ ' . 1.



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pleased with it. Accept ilianks for same. .7

John Nichoer, Grand Rapids, Mich. ONLY .1

I write to you in regard to your sewing H 90 DAYS! TRIAL 20 YE GU NTEE

machines. They are Very nice machines AR ABA

and give satisfaction—MI". ”9311.31,; Austin, in new $18.00 style “A” Drop-Head machine has cam.

J13, (111-and Junction, Mien, l\. u. threadltake up, giving bettorcontrol ofthethread.and making ‘

a better_stitch than any other arrangement. Running it back-

wards Will iiot break the thread. It has highest arm. side, disc





were already boxed for shipment. We had

those twenty cases opened. We had those

twenty Tubulars taken entirely apart. Every

part was taken from the frames and separated





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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\Ve received the sewing machine all

right. \\'c have now had it nearly two

months and the more I use it the better 5.. tension. automatic bobbin winder with loose band Wheel. high lift for

'heavy work. self-setting needle and self-threading throughout. This machine,

has ball bearing shuttle lever. and hardened ground Roller Feed. The

only machine having ball bearings in head of machine. Handsome swell

front Golden Oak or Walnut 5-Drawer Drop-head Table, carved drawers.

ball-bearing drive Wheel and steel ball-bearing pitinan. A better macnine can-

not be gotten at any price. We willplaco this machine alongside of any made.

guarantee it to do the best of work and refund money if the purchaser is not

satisfied. Our guarantee means just what it says. and you run no risk in send- 1





I like it.——l\lrs. Geo. F. Lee, De Ford,



Mich, R. 2, Box 35. ' Dollars

- Please send me your catalog of sewmg .

~ .machines. About three years ago I piir-- 1:

chased one. of your $19.00 machines and BROP HEAD .

I am Well pleased with it and \Vullld use 1 .



no omen—Mrs. F. \V. Ford, Augusta, GONG“ flak





   

   

 

   

   

   

 

   





Mieh., R. 2]. walnut ' ~1

‘ 1' 11- ‘ _ \ . . t} e or . ing us your on or. _ . .1 -

2%] bolt fl, i?“ll1llhl\'lnrl'(igllnfi £11531“ Bliglliv'in Our $15.00 Machine. has high arm, style B” head With needle bar

., 1 1 .13 . , 1 . . 1 N take up, t on tension, and in other respects the some as the $18 machine head





me’qflj NO—'. 25151:: WWI-1'10]? doe? 'gogd _ ; Neat, plain finished swell front Golden Oak, or Walnut table, either 5-

2,12)“; {511915 llii ‘lltuli‘lflllfi “11]“ llagshuw Ba“ Beanngs drawer Drop-head, or 7-drawer Box Top. Ball Bearings. A good

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serviceable machine in every respect, but plainer finish and loss hand work than





 

 

 

 

 





Mich. I . 1 _ -‘1- ’ {Ni fhafl$1800 machine. (xiiai'zmtoell for 20 years and sold under our 90-day

Machine is p easing,r me more am more “ u , rm. 0 er. , _ ‘



the, longer I use lt.**1\ll's. Geo. \V. Dc- STYLE A HEAD-



\\ritt, llolland, 1\lich., R. 5. Our $12 Machine has a smaller head than on the $1500 machines

“’0 received machine the last of De- but built on same principles. Plain. straight front. Golden Oak or





eember and have given it a thoro test. W31:‘Ut’ 5-drawer B91 TOP Table. Equals machines sold elsewhere

To suV that I am “.115. well pioaged with at $11) to $20. and will do in a first-class manner. all kinds of family sewing.

it is 1111111111: the statement very light. Spireinggfimflolrnigfigaerss and sold under our 90-day trial offer the same as the

I don’t see how I could have done better, 1g Attachment ‘.

1 7 . , . 1 , . , , . . a. With each machine we send free, full



besules ilie small amount we p1iid for It. style solid steel Greist attachments,With complete accessoriesfggggielsamfg





——l\lrs \V 'S. Baird, Olivet, Mich. instruction book Notice that . .

. , * ' ', 7 , . ‘ ‘ . 1 1 our machines include all attachments i

\\ (X 1"‘C‘xlv‘fl one Of 3M”. ”1491111105 13ft are not furnished with machines offered by others at a low price. Wh ch

summer and the more 1 “59 11 the more Garaiitee. Every machine guaranteed for 20 years against all imper-





1 am pleased with it. It does such good actions of materials or worinanshio Dampfivo parts replaced free.





* \Vini'lL—lfli's. II. M. Green Charlotte W

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1111. 11. 11. , , . 90-DAY TRIAL OFFER. We,,ndma,,m,mod;gpg1:s

I received your Michigan Farmer Sew— -... _. ,, . for any machine that Is not entl l,

ing Machine and have given it a fair ' rey





, satisfactor at - r “7

trial, and think it is a very good ina- take the 1' 8y . tor a 90 days trlal. e

chine—Mrs. Dave Hulliberger, Marion,





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I have received my Michigan Farmer

Sewing Machine all right and am very

much pleased with it. Have sewed on . . ,

it today and it does .iine work—Mrs. 0. t0 anystation 93*“ 0f the M19515"

G. Hosner, Oxford, Mlch. Slppi river, or south to Ten-

nessee, purchaser to pay ex-

cess to points beyond these 1; T

Iimits. STYLE “a" HEAD. OF





The machine I got from you a couple

of years ago is just as good as the day

I received it.—Mrs. Rosa Bonvhard, West

Branch, Mich., R. 2._

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The Farmerandthe umn of this issue

Square Deal. will be found an

article entitled, “A



Square Deal for the Farmer," in which

the writer comments on the report of the

commission on country life and com-

incnts upon his conclusions after care-

fully reviewing the situation from the

standpoint of the average farmer. Those

who cart-fully rcad the message of the

President with which the report of the

Cmnn‘iissinn “'11s transmitted to con-

gress will remember that great emphasis

was placed on the fact that the, final

working out of the problem of the bet-

terment of their condition rested with

the individual farmers and their co-op-

erativc efforts. \Vithout question, this

writcr is right in his conclusions that

the farmers of llli‘ country should be

better organized for the promotion of

their mutt-rial Welfare, but we believe

that he is making a common mistake in

the nature of the organization which he

rccommcnds. lut let us analyze the

growth and success of the business or-

ganizations to which he refers and see

if a lesson cannot be drawn from them.

In the artich- rt-fcrrcd to particular

mention is made of the beef trust, SO-

called, and of its operations. But it must

be rcincniiH-rwi that this grout business

organization, or the allied organizations

handling that particular line of business

on a large scale, have reached their pres-

ent development because their methods

of production and distribution are su-

perior to the methods which they have

displaced. In earlier days the farmer

produced and dressed and prepared his

own meat supply, and sold his surplus in

the various forms to supply the demand

of the consuming public, often selling

it direct to the consumer at a price ar-

ranged between the two. But the sup-

ply was not constant, and the product

was not a standard one, and besides the

aggregate waste in production and dis-

tribution was large. The big packers

developed their business by offering a

standard product. constant in supply and

Offered to the trade in an attractive

form. This suited the consuming pub-

lic, and gradually their trade increased.

displacing in a measure from year to

year, the hand to mouth methods which





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had- previously prevailedt until today a

considerable portion of the tamer-s of the.

country are constant users of their pro-

ducts, a tribute which they pay vol-

untarily and apparently willingly as a

matter of convenience to themselves. At

the same time the packers made it their

business to eliminate the small wastes

which are inevitable where the killing or

animalsis done on a. small Scale in many

places, and the aggregate saving from

this source is represented by the millions

of dellars worth of by-products which

are marketed every year by the big pack-

ers, and which were practically lost under

the old methods of production which they

have so largely displaced.





What is true with regard to the meat

business is true in only slightly less de-

gree with other lines of production in

which the farmers of the country are

interested. Within the memory of even

the younger generation of farmers, it

was the common practice in every com-

munity to take the “grist” of wheat to

the local mill and exchange it for flour

to supply the needs of the family. But

again the disadvantages of production on





'3 small scale were apparent; the pro-





duct was not a standard one and it cou‘d

not be produced as well or as cheaply

as it amid be in the large piants that:

were operated day and night at a mini-

mum of expense. Today the local grist

mill is able to compete in the production

of flour only when equipped with modern

machinery and when. producing flour on

a commercial scale and the old toll mill

is nearly a. thing of the past, while the

farmers as a rule buy their flour in sacks

and many of them buy it in the form of

bakers’ loaves mostly. Again a. matter

of convenience which, on the whole, may

be said to mean a saving of time which

balances up the larger expenditure of

money on the part; of he farmer.



And so we might recount almost in—

definitely the changes which have been

made in the methods of producing and

distributing the common foodstuffs as

well as other articles of trade thru the

introduction of modern methods of such

manufacture and distribution. These

factors in the market have been able to

control the price only to that degree that

they have displaced the old supply with

a standard product which the consuming

public preferred. In like manner the

farmers of the country will be able to

advance the price of their products by

raising the standard of those products

and offering them to the public in a more

attractive form. No better illustration

of this fact can be offered than that or

our co—operative crcamorics. They turn

out a much better product than was

offered by the individual dairymcn who

patronize tin-1n; it is a standard product

which commands a much better price,

because the consuming public prefers it

to inferior goods or to goods which may

or may not be up to a certain standard

in quality. It is also produced more eco-

nomically in a co—opcrative way, and the

business of producing it is correspond-

ingly more satisfactory. The same thing

is true of the fruit which‘ is. produced by

‘the members of the fruit growers‘ asso-

ciations of the west and marketed in a

co-opcrativc way. The goods are of a

high and uniform standard of quality

and command a premium on the market.

They are also distributed economically,

and leave the growcrs a very satisfactory

net proilt.



This is, in our opinion, the kind of

business organization which the farmers

of the state and country need; co-opera-

tive organization along lines of special

production in communities, which sepa-

rate organizations may be capablc of

Some degree of affiliation after they are

well and generally established. Refer-

once has been repeatedly made in these

columns to the success which has at-

tended this form of organization by the

farmers of Denmark and some other of

the smallei agricultural countries of Eu-

rope. What they have done our farmers

can do, and more. because their resources

are greater. This method is also in line

with the commercial development which

has given birth to the great trusts.

They were not the growth of a. year nor

yct simply the product of organization.

They have been in every case the out-

come of an afiiliation of the larger pro-

ducers along a specific line. It is no

more practicable to organize the farmers

of the country into one. great business

organization than it would be to organize

all of the vastly different businesses which

are now largely controlled by a central

organization or trust into a single gigan-

tic trust. What we first need in the way

of organization is co-operatlon along lines

of special production, which will be made





a community industry. The'rest will fol-

low naturally and easily, as it has done

in our modern commercial development.

It is a. matter for sincere congratu-

lation that right here in Michigan we are

[making a. very creditable beginning.

Aside from our cc-operatlve creameries,

we have a. number of co-operatlve cow

testing associations organized for the

purpose of improving the average quality

of our dairy cows. The first organiza-

tion of this kind to be effected in America

was right here in Michigan, and the idea.

is spreading so rapidly that a. number of

states, scattered from the Atlantic to the

Pacific are now promoting similar or-

ganizations. In like manner there have

been organized in our state more than a.

score of co—operative breeders’ associa-

tions within the last year for the purpose

of improving the dairy cattle of the state.

At the present time in one of our north-

ern counties there is in process of organ-

ization .a potato growers’ association

which will no doubt prove the neucleus

for extensive organization along that

line. We have a large number of pro-

ductive industries in this state capable

of similar organization, and we believe

that as soon as the benefits from such

organization become apparent in the

communities where it is being effected

others will follow suit and that in

a few years we will have many strong

industrial organizations of this kind

where we now have a. few pioneers. This

will be building upon a substantial foun-

dation.

square deal, as it will put the farmers

of the state and country in a position to

exact such from those with whom they

have business dealings, because it will

enable them to cultivate a desired eco-

nomy in production and to place upon

the [market a. uniform and high grade

product. They will thus secure to them-

selves a larger profit, to which they will

be entitled, but they will give in return

a product which is worth more to the

public. It will be a. “square deall’ all

around.





In accordance with the

Revision of generally understood plan

the Tariff. for a. revision of the tariff,



President Taft called the

new congress together in special session

on March 10 to consider this great prob-

lem and'thresh out the details of new

tariff legislation. To the end that the

basis of this legislation might be at hand

at the opening of this session the ways

and means committee of the house of

I'cin'cscntativcs has been holding hearings

{for many months and gathering data and

information necessary for an intelligent

revision of the schedules. This work has

enabled them to formulate a bill for in-

troduction as soon as the new congress

had completed its organization. This is

known as the Payne bill, Congressman

Payne, of New York, being chairman

of the ways and means committee of the

house, in which the bill was framed. As

predicted in a former comment upon this

subject, the provisions of the Payne bill,

or at least many of them, are in the na-

ture of a compromise, the changes bcing

conservative, rather than radical, and

thus probably calculated to cause as little

disturbance in the business of the coun-

try as would be possible under any

change in the tariff regulations which

govern the shipment of goods into the

country. lut even the conservative re-

vision which is proposed in the Payne

bill is raising a storm of protest from

many interests. The inquiry which has

been conducted by the committee and the

protests which have followed the intro-

duction of the bill, have-brot out some

interesting phases of human nature.

since it appears that no matter how en—

thusiastic the advocate for a revision

of the tariff, he wants the lower sche-

dules applied to the products or manu-

factures produced or made by others

than himself, and declares that if a re-

duction is made in the duty which apr

plics to his particular line of production

it will be necessary to reduce the wages

of the laboring men who are employed

in the particular line of production in

which he may be interested.



In the revised schedules which are

incorporated into the Payne bill, he in-

terests of the farmers. and part 'cularly

the farmers of Michigan, appear to be

pretty well conserved. The tariff of 45

cents per bushel is retained on beanS, as

is the 25 cent duty on potatoes, while

the wool schedules are altered mostly in

the lower grades, of which but a rela-

tively small quantity is produced in

Michigan, While the tariff on lumber,

steel, and many other materials is run--

terially reduced. However, the farmer's

interest in the tariff proposition is not





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limited to the protection which is afford-

ed the products In which he is particu- ‘

larly interested as a. moduéer, nor yet to ?

the nature of the duty on the products

which he must buy, but as well in the

general effect which a. change in the

tariff may have upon the business and

industrial condition of the country. When 9

business is prosperous and labor is welll

employed, the farmer finds Conditionsl

most suitable for his own“ material pros- ,

perity, and under these conditions hei

will reap some benefit from the limita-3

tions upon foreign competition along cer- E

tain lines of production which are im-:

posed by the tariff schedules in those?

lines. But, on the other hand, when‘

business is generally stagnant; when la: ,

bor is poorly paid or only partly em-

pIOyed, and when consumption along:

many lines shrinks, as it must- shrink

under those conditions, prices fall to a

level where the tariff schedules canndt

affect them, because under those condi-

tions we soon pile up a surplus of pro-

ducts for which there is but a. slow

market. Thus the consumer who has

been insistent in his demands that the

tariff be removed from certain products

entering into our manufactures as raw

materials, and in the goods resulting from

their manufacture, should not forget

that the reductions which are contemp-

lated in the revision of schedules as

proposed by the Payne bill are probava

safer than the extreme reductions which

they have favored, so far as the effect

upon the business of the country is con-

cerned, while the same thing may be true

with regard to reductions of which they

complain because of a personal, rather:

than a general interest.



As before noted in these columns, the

busineSS of tariff making is a complicated

one. To the lay mind it is almost in-

conceivable that a reduction in tariff

schedules all along the line, with but an

occasional addition of a new article, will

bring about a. material increase in the

revenues of the government. Also to one

who is not accustomed to think in big

figures and to carefully weigh the relative

importance of our different industries

and the part which they play in the in-

dustrial progress and prosperity of the

country as a. whole, the problem is too?

big to be successfully grasped. This

fact is doubtless one cause for the con-

servatism of the bill which is now before

congress, and is a, good reason why com-

promises rather than extremes should

be the basis of the final determination of

congress with regard to the tariff salted-

ules. Of course, there will be many de-

tails to be threshed out and settled in

the committee of the whole before the

contemplated tariff legislation is ac-

complished, but again these will surely

be in the way of compromises, and the

result, it may be hoped, will be such as

to inspire confidence and activity among

business men rather than the opposite,

so that the country will not suffer ma.-

terially from any general interruption or

depression of business. At least the fact

that the question is settled and is not

pending will have a beneficial effect upon

business conditions, and it is entirely

probable that the latitude for reciprocal

arrangements with foreign countries will

be sufficiently broad to enable negotia-

tions to be successfully conducted with

any country in which our foreign markets

may be profitably extended and from

which we may in return admit needed

goods at a lower rate of duty, thus

benefiting consumers without decreasing

the revenues of the country, as the im-

ports as well as the exports will be

greatly increased thru such arrangement.





 





 





A SQUARE DEAL FOR THE FARMER.





 





I have been reading the report of the

President‘s commission on Country life.

The report shows the general condition

of farming life in the open country.

Judged by thirty public hearings, to

which farmers and their wives from forty

states and te1ritorics came, and from

12, 000 answers to printed questions sent

out by the department of agriculture,

they have drawn their conclusions, and

they go on to state in a general way

what they think would be the panacea

for the various ills that the farmers as

a body are afflicted with.



They say there is a. great deal of dis-

content and discouragement, and in fact.

are honest enough in their views to say

that farming is not as profitable or sat-

isfactory as it ought to be.



I believe that this commission acted

in good faith, and some of their recom-

mendations are good and all of them are

more or less helpful, and yet there is an

undercurrent that flows far beneath the
MARCH 27; 1909. ‘

surface, which this commission has

failed to reach.

‘In order to feel the effects of this

undercurrent fully, at man must be a.

farmer. We are living in an age of

Wealth. Wealth is increasing by leaps

and bounds. The rich man of. twenty

years ago would be considered at the

present time as a man in moderate cir-

cumstances. The farmer that reads and

thinks, draws his own conclusions in re-

gard to this rapid increase of wealth.

He looks about himand sees men that

have been tilling the soil all their lives

industrious and hatrd‘working, and by

close economy they have paid for a farm

of from $3,000 to $8,000 in value. They

have raised thousands of bushels of

grain, and sold it regardless of cost to

men who have sat on boards of trade and

dictated the price and gambled on their

hard earnings.

‘ The meat trust fixes the price on every

hog or steer that is sold from the farm.

These prices vary to such an exent that

a shipper, in order to protect himself

from the sudden fluctuations, is obliged

to buy on'a broad margin. This stock,

when it passes into the hands of the

meat trust and is converted into market-

able products, is sold to the consumer at

a big profit. The farmer takes what the

meat trust is pleased to give him, and

the consumer pays the price set by the

trust—if he is able—or in case of the

poor laboring man, goes without the

luxury of meat, and thus the meat trust

holds all under t-ribute. The meat trust

piles up the millions wrung from the

farmers on the one hand, while on the

other it is exacting a price far in ex-

cess of the legitimate profits of trade.

Every farmer in the land knows this to

be a fact. Now, what is the remedy?

I am afraid the remedy can never be

applied by legislation, altho Ex-president

Roosevelt has done what he could along

this line. I believe that the producers

and consumers can control the situation.

A great stock company could be formed.

or several of them for that matter, or

perhaps each state could handle their

own products by establishing something

of the nature of a clearing house. This

problem can certainly be worked out in

the interests of all. The consumer is

just as much entitled to fair treatment

as the producer. There is no reason

why one or both should pay tribute to

the extent of millions of dollars every

year to these trusts. These trusts are

built up largely out of money that has

been obtained by shady transactions.

There is no question but what the

farmers are the wealth producers of this

nation, and when they can so combine

and (“o-operate that they can set the

price on what their labor produces, then

farming will take on a new interest and

happiness and contentment will be a

permanent guest in every farmer's home,

and he will feel like a man among men,

for he will have the money that honestly

belongs to him to improve and beautifv

his home and hire necessary labor to

the extent that he and his family can

throw down the implements of labor once

in a while, and enjoy a well earned rest.

Van Burcn Co. J. S. DRAPER.





 





HAPPENINGS OF' THE WEEK.





 





Forelgn.





The p05toflice strike in France which

cut off Paris from communication with

the outside world came to an end early

this week by the strikers sueing for

peace. The government reciprocate-d and

on Monday one—third of those who went

out were back to work.



The critical situation existing between

Austria and Servia as reported a week

ago seems to have taken on a different

color during the past few days. Austria

now is withholding her demands upon the

little country and thereby preventing the

powers from interfering with the affairs.

Servia is also considering the question

of disarming, which is good evidence that

a. peaceful settlement of the matter is

probable.



Announcement has just been made of

the work of the conference of ten lead-

ing nations held in London last winter

to take up matters pertaining to naval

warfare. The conclusions reached in the

discussions and the definitions adopted

are highly satisfactory to the American

delegates. Such actions as that of the

American government in the famous

Mason and Slidell case during the Civil

War when these men were taken from

a British steamer, were allowed as legi-

timate during times of war.



An extremely violent earthquake shock

was again felt in southern Italy last





Wednesday. Much destruction of prop—

erty resulted. _

Neighboring republics are opposing





with considerable active opposition the

three-cornered treaty between the United

States, Columbia and Panama purporting

to have Columbia recognize the inde-

pendance of Panama.



The importers of American meat into

England are about to test the laws of

London which provide that the local

health board can condemn any meat





 





THE'JMIOHIGAN: FARMER.‘





which'the board believes to be unfit for

food. ' '





of revision.



Immigration to Canada the past year

has fallen off nearly one-half according

to the reports of the officials.



The Chinese and Russian governments

have reached an agreement with regard

to the control of the municipality of Har-

bin, Manchuria, the different consuls

located in the city being empowered to

appoint a governing board.



The navy scare in England has become

so real that the government does not

appear able to wait for the building of

the ships, and may negotiate with Brazil

for the purchase of three warships of the

Dreadnaught type instead of waiting to

build the vessels.



Winnipeg, Canada, has decided to hold

a world’s exposition in 1912. A million

dollars has been raised by that munici-

pality for the purpose of launching the

celebration.



Former President Castro, of Vene—

zuela, is about to leave Europe after his

journey hither for his health and for

escaping political circumstances at home

that did not appear inviting. He will

land at Port of Spain, Trinidad, where

he will get in communication with real

conditions at home.



The commonwealth government of Aus-

tralia has decided that the financial con-

dition of the country precludes her par-

ticipation in the proposal of Canada to

subsidize a mail route between the two

English colonies.



National.



The Philippine assembly is preparing

a message on the tariff question, which

is to be sent to the representatives of

the Islands at Washington giving the

views of the assembly on the proposition



Claims amounting to $3,000,000 have

been filed against the state of New York

for the condemnation of 30,000 acres of

land in the Adirondack region, for for—

estry purposes. The claimant demands

the damages upon the ground that he

holds an option on the lands.



The grand jury in session at Pittsburg

has authorized six indictments and are

now out to investigate further into the

bribery cases.



Three battleships now in Pacific waters

along the coast of California will hasten

to Central America to care for American

interests until trouble between those re—

publics is settled.



The collection of poll tax from the

Japanese in Southern California beet sec-

tions is driving many from the localities

and the beet growers are despairing for

lack of help to get their crops thru the

season successfully.





A bill, supported by a large number of. Orange N. J.





the governors of the several states and

by many congressmen, to change the

inaugural day from the fourth of March

to the third Thursday of April will, ac—

cording to present indications, be pre-

sented to Congress this term as an

amendment to the constitution.



A movement is begun for teaching the

Indians of the west better sanitary meth-

ods to diminish the ravages of the con-

sumptive germ which is threatening the

race. Thousands are dying every year

from the “white plague" and it is only

thru better sanitary conditions that the

loss of lives from it can be checked.



The recent raising of the live stock

quarantine lasted for but a short period

as on Monday last the state commission

again laid quarantine upon certain sec-

tions of Oakland county.



ICx—President Rooscvolt departed for

Africa Tuesday of this week for his

hunting trip in the forests of the east side

of the “dark continent.’



Already twenty balloons have entered

in the contest for the James Gordon Den—

nett medal. The race is to be held in

Switzerland this coming September.



_The United States and Mexico are plan-

ning to restore peace among the Central

American countries. They ‘will first

direct their attention toward Nicaragua.



The Pennsylvania Steel Company, one

of the largest independent concerns of

the country, announced this week that

a reduction of ten per cent in wages will

be made pending the return of normal

business conditions. The order will affect

about 6,000 men.





THE AMERICAN BERKSHIRE

CONGRESS.





 





 





(Continued from page 356).





the Indiana breeders who are identified

with the organization have pledged 40

hogs for a public sale, the proceeds of

which are to go into the treasury of the

Congress.



The morning of Thursday, March 18th,

was given to a practical demonstration

in the judging of Berkshires by eminent

breeders, including A. J. Lovejoy, Illinois

and Presidcnblfilcct C. J. Barker, of

Indiana, giving reasons for each case in

the judgment accorded. This was a most

interesting part of the program to the

Berkshire breeders. The afternoon was

devoted to the public sale of Berkshires

contributed by members of the Congress,

mostly by Michigan breeders.



At the opening of the sale there was

a good attendance, as there were quite

a large number of students present. Af-

ter about one-half of the hogs had been

sold many of the students went away.

There was not a very large representation

of local buyers, but a few of the nearby

farmers were there and secured some

good hogs at bargain prices.



As a missionary venture the sale was

only partially a success. It was the de-

sign of the managers to scatter some

good blood among the farmers of Mich-

igan, as sample seed of something better

than they have on their farms, but they

did not attend to accept the offerings.

It was not so much the price that the

Berkshire men were after as the oppor-

tunity to show the farmers some good

stock, and let them take it at their

own price. In all 36 animals. were sold

at an average price of approxxmately $32

per head.





RAILROAD FARM ERS' INSTITUTES.





The success attained during the last

three years has led the Agricultural Col-

lege to arrange for holdinga series of

Railroad Farmers’ Institutes the present

season '



Stops of one hour each will be made

at the different places mentioned and

short talks will be given upon such topics

as seed selection, corn growing, potato

culture, dairying, milk testing, sugar

beets, fertilizers, poultry raising, fruit

growing, good roads, etc. The selection

of topics at each place will be governed

by its special needs.



When the train passed over the same

route in 1907 everyone who attended ex-

pressed himself as well pleased and amply

repaid, and as the exhibits will be ma-

terially increased and the stops slightly

longer at each place, even better results

can be expected. The train will be run

on a regular schedule and the meetings

will commence promptly.





The following are the places to be vis-

ited by the Farmers Institute train dur-

ing the ensuing week:



March 29——VVi11iamston, 8:00 to 9:15 a.

m.; Fowlervillc, 9:30 to 10:45 a. m.;

Howell, 11:00 to 12:00 a. m.; Brighton,

1:15 to 2:30 p. m.; South Lyon, 2:45 to

3:50 p. m.; Salem, 4:00 to 5:15 p. m.



March 30~Northville, 8:00 to_9.15 a.

m.; VVixom, 9:30 to 10:45 a. ,m.; Milford,

11:00 to 12:00 a. m.; Clyde, 1:00 to 2:15

p. m.; Holly, 2:30 to 3:45 p. m.; Grand

Blanc, 4:00 to 5:15 . In.



March 31—Flint, 8:00 to 9:00 a. m.; Mt.

Morris, 9:30 to 10:45 a. m.; Clio, 11:00 to

12:00 a. m.; Birch Run, 1:00 to 2:15 p.

m.; Bridgeport, 2:30 to 3:45 p. m.; Sagi-

naw, 4:00 to 5:30 p. m.



April l—Vassar, 8:00 to 9:10 a. m.;

Mayville, 9:30 to 10:30 a. m.; Mariette,

11:00 to 12:00 a. m.; Brown City, 1:15 to

2:15 p. m.; Melvin, 2:30 to 3:45 p. m.;

Avoca, 4:10 to 5:30 p. m.



April 2—Atkins, 8:00 to 9:15 a m.; Am-

adore, 9:30 to 10:45 a. m.; croswell, 11:00

to 12:00 a. m.; Cars-onville, 1:00 to 2:15

p. m.; Deckerville, 2:30 to 3:30 p. m.;

Ubly, 4:00 to 5:15 p. m. '



April 3~—Bad Axe, 8:00 to,9:15 a. m.;

Elkton, 9:30 to 10:15 a. m.; Pigeon, 11:00

to 12:00 a. m.; Unionville, 1:15 to 2:15 p.

m.; Akron, 2:30 to 3:30 p. m.; Reese,

4:00 to 5:15 p. m.





 





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ONION QUERIES.





 





1. I would like to know what variety

of onions to plant on a loam soil that

is not affected by dry weather? It has

been planted to potatoes for the past ten

or twelve years; has been heavily ma-

nured once in two 'years and sometimes-

every year. (2) Would like to raise

Prizetakers but do not know as they

'would mature here (Northern Kent 00.),

or would it be better to grow an early

variety? (3) The seedsmen claim to

‘have a kind that matures in ninety days.

(4) VJould Large Red W'ethersfield ma-

ture here from seed sown in open ground

in the spring?



Kent Co. A. A. L.





(1) Generally speaking, the globe-shaped

varieties are heavier eroppers than the

flattened, or turnip-shape sorts. This

is especially true on muck soils, and

if your land inclines to this, the globe

shapes will be safest. With previous

treatment of your ground I would sug-

gest another heavy application of well-

rotted, (not green), manure, turned under

Just before seeding supplement the ma-

nure with 50 lbs. nitrate of soda per

acre. Later on when plants are well es-

tablished apply same quantity again; and

near maturing time, add still another 50

lbs. This can be broad-casted but should

be done when plants are dry. If you

prefer the yellow sorts use Yellow Globe





- Danvers or Michigan Yellow Globe, which





has been especially bred for low land

or muck soils. You will not go amiss

with either of these. If you desire the

red, the Southport Red Globe is desir-

able.



(2) The Prizetaker is one of the very

best under cultivation; but best results

will be obtained by sowing the seed under

glass and transplanting. If you can ob-

tain the plants from some grower who

has them already started it will pay to

get them, otherwise you had better de-

pend upon those before mentioned. They

will mature all right, I think, sown in

the open ground; but best crops are



(3) The average time of maturing

rotted, (not green), manure, turned under.

from seed is 1350 to 150 days, and a

ninety—day onion, if you can get it, is

a hustler; but perhaps, they have it. On-

gencral principles, however, exot'cdingly

early vegetables are always lacking in

cropping qualities.



(4) I believe you would ll'iVe no

trouble with Large Red \l'ethersiield, but

think the globe sorts will give best sat-

isfaction.



Whatever kinds you decide llpon, get

the seed in the ground just as soon as

weather and soil will permit. The onion

is a cool weather plant and requires all

the time possible before setting in of

the hot midsummer weather.



\Vayno Co. J. E. MORSE.



FIELD NOTES ON LIME-SULPHUR



SPRAY FOR THE AMATEUR.





 





By the time this reaches the reader

the season for active warfare against

San Jose scale will be here. I believe

there are thousands of farmers in the

state who will use the lime—sulphur,

either home made or commercial, this

spring for the first time and will be eager

to learn all they can regarding the de-

tails of preparation and application, at

least that was our case when we first

used the wash and if we had been told

a few things that we had to learn by

experience, it would have saved us some

time, materials, and chapped hands and

faces.



The first problem the beginner will

Want to figure on is how much of the

material will be needed for a certain

number of trees of a certain size. The

following data will give him some idea.

On an orchard of half peach and half

apple, three years old, of about 400 trees

we used five barrels of lime-sulfur wash

in making two applications of 2% barrels

each, four days apart, with the wind in

opposite directions. On apple orchards

with medium sized trees perhaps .‘30

years old, we used about one barrel to

eight trees, in this case spraying the tree

as best we could at one application. On

mature apple trees of large size we

averaged about one barrel to five trees,

making two applications with the wind

in opposite directions. The barrels re-

ferred to are 50 gallon barrels and the

spray was applied with a hand-pump

thru double vermorel nozzles. If 15 lbs.

of sulfur and 20 to 25 lbs. of lime, which

is the usual formula, are used to make

50 gallons of the wash, the approximate

amount of materials needed can be com-

puted from this data. If the commercial





FI‘HE MICHIGAN ,FARMER.



to wear goggles if the wind blows

the spray in one’s face or there is

danger of the hose coming loose, for the

material in one’s eyes is unpleasant, to





material is to be- used the amount can

be computed .from'the formula. advised by

the ~manufacturer. In most cases they

advise one gallon to eleven of water,

which would be practically four gallons

of the commercial mixture required to

make 50 gallons of the spray.



Another problem with the home-made

wash will be the details of cooking. An

iron kettle that one is not particular

about getting well daubed up is a neces-

sity, and if one wishes to prepare enough

for 50lgallons of wash at one cooking a

kettle holding at least 25 gallons, or still

better 50 gallons, is required. One can

boil the mixture concentrated enough so

that once or twice its volume of water

may be added to make up the 50 gallons,

but it is‘not advisable to attempt to boil

with the kettle more than a half or two-

thirds full. as much of the mixture may

be lost by boiling over. Lump lime is

best as it adds to the heat in slacking

but ground lime will answer very well,

and it is the only form that can now be

readily obtained in many towns. The

lime is added after the water is brot

to a boil and if lump lime is used one

must be careful or the mixture will boil

over from the intense heat created by

the slacking. I like to have the sulfur

or a part of it in at this time to give it

the benefit of this heat, but aside from

this it is not material which is added

first, or they may be added at the same

time, small quantities at a time. ,Do not

make the mistake of putting in the dry

sulfur all at once for it will settle to

the bottom in a mass and no amount

of boiling will diSSolve it all. We tried

this at one time and even the violent

agitation of steam cooking would not

dissolve the mass. The sulfur may be

sifted in dry thru a screen or by hand,

a little at a time when the liquid is

boiling, or it may be dissolved in a little

water in a pail just as Paris green or

arsenate of lead would be, and poured

into the kettle. I prefer the first method

as it is easier and if care is used all

the sulfur will be dissolved. I believe

a there boiling for a half hour after the





lime and sulfur are all in will serve to-





combine the two sufficiently, but if fire

is slow or kettle too full a longer time

may be necessary. “Vilen sufficiently

cooked the mixture will have a green-

ish—copper color. It may now be diluted

with once to twice its volume of cold

water to make the desired amount. If





it is not applied for a half day or more,





it may be well to use warm water to

prevent clogging of the nozzles. It is

not advisable to use the wash too hot





as it is harder 'on hose and pump.



“’0 have cooked lime-sulfur wash,

both by steam and in a kettle, and while

the steam cooking is somewhat easier

and faster and keeps the mixture better

stirred the kettle-made wash appears to

be just as good. To make tho'stcam

cooked wash we connected with the

steam pipe of a near—by saw mill and

used steam from this plant, which saved

all expense for apparatus except the

pipes and barrels. The steam pipes were

fitted with suitable stop cocks, but the

pipe ran down the barrel at the side and

connected with a cross in the bottom of

the barrel, these cross pipes having

one-eighth inch holes every three inches

to make an outlet for and distribute the

steam. \Ve had some trouble ill drawing

the 'hot mixture from the barrels which

were elevated so as to be above the

spray barrel on the wagon. “'o lirst

used large wooden faucets, but the lua-

term} would not go thru them fast

enough. Then we tried the large iron

faucets with gate valve such as are used

on oil and molasses barrels, but the hot

liquid melted the preparation which held

the washer and caused them to leak. “’0

finally pulled the plugs and let the wash

run into a strainer and tllru a, tube into

the barrel. An iron pipe fitted with a

steam valve, of ample size would probably

prove efficient. Another thing to be lhot

of is an air vent for lilarrels when lime-

sulfur is being run into them thru a'

strainer setting in the bung hole; neither

should the barrels be corked tightly while

the material is warm if it is being trans-

ported ill a wagon.



In applying the mixture a few problems

may arise. All clamps and connections

Should be thoroly tight so there will be

no danger of getting the material in

one‘s eyes, and there should be extra

clamps and washers to take the place of

any which may become rusted or worn.

A wrench, pincers and small pipe pliers

should be always at hand to loosen or

tighten any part of the pump or connec—

tions. The material should be strained

before going into the barrel and the

barrel kept clean. It is advisable





say the least. If the wash irritates

one’s hands and face it is well to rub





them with vaseline .before beginning to '





spray, and when thru wipe the vaseline

off before washing. Rubber coats and

gloves are advised, but if the rod is kept

dry by having a drip guard and all con-

nections tight, and one does not try to

spray against the wind, these are un-

necessary. Cloth or leather gloves and

an old jacket and overalls will answer.

If possible one should spray one side of

the tree with wind in one direction and

the other with wind in opposite direction,

as he can do a better job and do it more

easily and with less waste of materials.

If the day is quiet and the trees not too

large they may be sprayed fairly well

in one operation, but a change of Wind

is better. One should ch005e clear, quiet

days as the moisture will evaporate more

rapidly when foliage is dry and spraying

is very disagreeable when the wind is

blowing briskly and it is more difficult

to do a good economical job. One can

not do a good job right after a rain while

foliage is damp. It can be readily seen

that in throwing a spray against one

side of a tree only half of a given limb

will be covered. If plenty of lime is

used the sprayed part of the tree will

soon turn white so it can be readily seen

where the spray was applied; for this

reason it is well to add some lime to

the commercial preparations, as they are

nearly colorless.



If the trees are tall a ten-foot bamboo,

brass or aluminum lined rod will be a

convenient length, and in addition the

operator will need a platform or tower

to stand on to spray the highest parts of

the tree. If there are only a few trees

'he can use a large box placed on the

wagon for this purpose, or even a step

ladder; if there are many high trees it

will be well to make a tower to set on

the wagon. In this case it is. more con-

venient to have three to do the work, one

to pump, one to spray from the ground,

and one from the tower. The secret of

good spraying is first to have good noz-

zles and good pressure, then keep the

rods moving so as to cover all parts of

the tree and not over-spray any part.

One must be especially careful not to

miss any part of the tree ill spraying for

scale and there is little danger of ap-

plying too much except to waste the

material.





Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





 





MICHIGAN APPLES.



As far as real quality is concerned

Michigan apples are away_ ahead of west-e

ern apples but for size and color Mich~

igan apples generally fall a little short

when COlll1)ill‘td with apples from the

west. This fact, taken with the careful

growing, tllol'o spraying and thinning,

and the better system of picking, grad-

ing, packing and marketing of the west-

ern fruit grower has, in a measure at

least, enabled him to take. from the

lVIichigan grower his market.



It is a shame that the Michigan fruit

growers have allowed the. western men to

send their apples here, long distance by

rail, to supply the fancy and beltel‘ trade.

Apple growers all over the state should

awaken and take measures to put their

fruit upon the market in such shape

that it will be able to “hold its own”

against outside fruit.



To do this there are several things the

Michigan apple growers nlust do, also

some things they must learn from the

western growers: They must produce

uniform, well colored, high quality fruit,

free from scab, worllls, and bruises, by

choosing varieties suited to the environ-

ment and market, and by proper culti—

vation, pruning, spraying and harvest-





ing. They must learn and put in prac—,

tice the western growers’ methods, or}





modifications of them, of grading, pack-

ing and marketing.



The western fruit growers market thro

associations and every box put out is

guaranteed by the as :ociation to be just

as represented by the label. It is right

here that the Michigan growers have

fallen off more than anywhere else.

When a dealer buys Michigan apples he

cannot depend upon them for, while

most growers pack honestly there are

always some who do not, and the whole

have to suffer for the misdeeds of the

few.



While it is hardly probable that the

Michigan grower can ever grow as high

colored fruit as the western growers,

they" can always make much of the high





MAR on 27, 1909.





 

 

 

 

 





Do you know that

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prairie lands of Arkansas—land that

is to-day selling at about $40 per acre?

Do you know that rice is more staple

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always around $1 per bushel? ‘

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year planted 49 acres which thrashed out

4,336 bushels and Sold. at the Stuttgart

mill for $4,285.57. His entire expenses.

including feed for teams. was only $666.40.

I leaving him a net profit of





$3,619 from 49 acres





And he had never raised rice in his life

before. His experience is not exceptional.

The lowest single yield—not the average

yield—of any rice grower in Arkansas County

was 45 bushels per acre, netting over $30.

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SETTING TREES AND PLANTS.





 





Any one can dig a hole in the ground

and set therein a tree or plant, and a

great many' think that all there is to

know (8 that the root end goes down.

There is a right way and a wrong way

of transplanting trees, plants and shrubs.

I have planted several orchards in my

life, and except for a severe drouth or

injured trees, have scarcely lost one.

The trees are usually well packed at the

nursery, and if received in a reasonable

time are in' good condition. They are

hsually left with as much root as can be

dug out of the ground, and a great many

think that the more the better and leave

all the roots. This should never be done,

but all roots should be trimmed .off in

proportion to the top. For one-year

apple or peach trees I leave from four

to six inches, removing all injured roots.

They should be cut with a sharp knife,

and the cut made from the under side.

Likewise the branches should be short-

ened by cutting back to half their length,

and all surplus limbs removed entirely.

Blackberry and raspberry vines should

be treated similarly to fruit trees, also

grape vines. Strawberry plants should

have the roots cut off square across,

leaving about four inches on the plant.



Now, when you have the ground pre-

pared and the plants or trees ready, dig





the hole large enough to contain the roots





so that they may be spread out without

being in a cramped position. If the

ground is very dry it is necessary to use

abOut a gallon of water in each hole

after the tree is in place and a few

shovels of loose earth has been well

tramped about the roots, then after the

water has soaked in fill the hole and

tramp, leaving a slight depression about

the tree. Set a very little deeper than

the tree stood in the nursery row. Re-

member that the first dirt put around the

roots should be well pulverized and,should

be so distributed thru the roots as not

to leave them all packed down together,

but in a natural position. As soon as

enough dirt has been put in to protect

Fill

up and pack again. "This packing of the

dirt about the roots is the secret of suc-





cess. A good tree, a well prepared seed

ybed, root pruning and well packed after

setting, and your labor will bring forth

fruit. H. F. GRINSTEAD.





HORTICULTURAL SUBJECTS DIS-

CUSSED.





 





Plowing the Old Apple Orchard—A

subscriber who has hogs is wondering

about plowing his orchard. This propo-

sition is easy of solution. Let the hogs

do the plowing. If the animals have not

the plowing habit it can be readily cul-

tivatcd by making holes in the sod and

dropping corn in the bottom. As soon

as the corn is found the work will begin

and will continue till the soil has been

thoroly worked. The damage done to

the roots of the trees from this kind of

cultivation is not so detrimental as that

done by plowing; and the sods will be

better torn to pieces. After they have

worked some time and patches are left

which have not been touched, the atten-

tion can be called to these spots by

making holes and putting the corn as

above mentioned. Another advantage

of the scheme is that the work can be

begun in the spring as soon as the frost

is out of the soil. This is important, as

by stirring the soil at this time growth

from the start and the

trees get in good condition to supply

food for the fruit crop. One of the

chief faults to be found with much of

the cultivation of orchards is that it is

begun too late. The damage from frost

affecting the blossoms of orchards culti-

vated early may be avoided by allowing

the cultivation to rest for ten days or

two weeks before the blossoms appear.

No practical farmer will fail to see that

this job, which is so dreaded by the

average man, can be done without inter-

rupting any of the other farm work and

without cost but rather to the added

vigor of the growing hogs It is easy,

so do not put it off until the ground is

so hard that the pigs cannot do their

work.



'On Pruning Trees.——A majority of men

prune trees “backwards.” They do it thus

because it seems easier—a natural fault

of mankind. One reason for pruning is





is -en<-0uragcd





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





to let more sunlight get to the bearing

surface of the trees. The pruner comes

with his saw and shears and sometimes

his axe and the first place he touches

upon the tree he begins to saw wood.

His employment demands that he “saw

wood” so heis impatient to wait till he

reaches the place where sawing is re-

quired. He soon has all the bearing sur-

face at the center of the tree removed

when it becomes unnecessary to remove

any of the limbs near the end of the

large branches for there is nothing be-

neath them to shade. The bearing sur-

face that was most available is gone;

that which taxes the strength most to

care for and to secure the fruit from,

remains. The tree has been reduced in

value as an economical producer by this

“backward” pruning. The better method

is to prune so as to keep down the top

and permit the bearing surface about the

center of the tree to remain. To do this

one must work from the outside of the

tree towards the center rather than from

the center out. Far less wood will be

removed, more surface will be exposed

to the sun light, the tree will be kept

within closer bounds and the operations

of the orchard will be more economically

performed, perhaps with the single ex-

ception of pruning, where there is much

question, for many believe that the right

way is quite as easily done as the “back-

ward" method when the pruner once gets

the right habit.



Burning Brush.—There are few farms

where rubbish does not gather. It is

usually of such material that it can be

destroyed by fire as soon as piled. It

would be a revelation to many to learn

how green branches from the apple and

other fruit trees can be burned upon

such a pile. The usual excuse for not

burning this brush is, that it is not dry.

If the old knots and old logs and boards

full of nails about the yard are piled

up and set on fire and the brush is added

to the pile while it is burning it becomes

easy to show that the above excuse is

no valid reason at all. Where orchards

are large a brush burner is the best

since it requires that the brush be carried

the minimum of distance as the burner

can be drawn thru the orchard and the





limbs burned on the spot. But with

small orchards this is not a necessary

appurtenancc. In pruning trees one





should generally think more and do less

than is usually done, but here is a case

where the opposite is more apt to be

true, for in thinking of a subject that

means a delay in action one often makes

a flimsy excuse sear his conscience for

many days.





NO DANGER FROM SPRAYING WITH

ARSENATE.





Please tell me thru your paper if there

is any danger to the pasture in the or-

chard after trees are sprayed with ar-

senate of lead and Bordeaux mixture?



J. J. L.





When the subject of spraying was first

being agitated, this question arose, and

a number of experiments were conducted

to ascertain whether or not sufficient of

the poison would fall upon the grass and

other foliage crops beneath the trees, to

effect the animals eating them. All the

experiments conducted went to prove

that there need be no apprehension in

this regard; that the small amount of

arsenatc secured in this manner was so

insignificant as to cause no perceptible

influence upon the health of the animals.





 





This, therefore, should not influence any

person in foregoing this protection of

their fruit against insects and i'ungous

diseases. The only damage that could'





come to the pasture is that, by applying

the sprays, increased foliage will

result upon the trees and therefore the

ground will be shaded more than if the

spray is not used. This increased leaf

surface, however, will cause the produc-

tion of more fruit of a higher quality.





 





SPRAYED Tunas ONLY ONES THAT

YIELDED FRUIT.





 





F. E. Shriver, Greenlawn Farm,

Grafton, Ohio, writes: “Our season

here was such that it was almost





impossible to find a suitable day for

spraying. I sprayed but once and then

only a part of our trees. Where I used

Pyrox I got apples and where I did

not I harvested none. I used it also on

pears and they were as nice as any one

could ask for. Pyrox is the best spray-

ing material I have ever used and I

expect to use more of it next season.”

“Pyrox” does not wash off the foliage

like Paris Green, but sticks like paint

thru even heavy rains. We endorse it.

Address this paper or Bowker Insecticide

00., Boston, Mass.





Pain or dull ache in the back is evi-

dence of kidney trouble. It is Nature’s

timely warning to show you that the

track of health is not clear.





Danger Signals.





If these danger signals are unheeded

more serious results follow; Bright's dis-

ease, which is the worst form of kidney

trouble, may steal upon you.



The mild and immediate emect of

Swamp-Root the great kidney, liver and

bladder remedy is soon realized. It

stands the highest for its remarkable

health reStoring properties in the most

distressing cases. If you need a. medi-

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Lame Back.





Lame back is only one of many symp-

toms of kidney trouble. Other symp-

toms showing that you need Swamp-

Roct are, being obliged to pass water

often during the day and to get up many

times during the night.





Catarrh of the Bladder.





Inability to hold urine. smarting in

passing, uric.acid, headache, dizziness.

indigestion. sleeplessness, nervousness,

sometimes the heart acts badly, rheu-

matism, bloating, lack of ambition, may

be loss of flesh. sallow complexion.





Prevalency of Kidney Disease.





Most people do not realize the alarm-

ing increase and remarkable prevalency

of kidney disease. While kidney dis-

orders are the most common disea'ses

that prevail, they are almost the last rec-

ognized by patient and physicians, who

content themselves wlth doctorlng the

effects, while the original dlsease under-

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THE STRAWBERRY.





 





There cannot be many people who do

not possess a considerable regard for the

genuine strawberry. By this we mean

freshly gathered fruit in mid-June and

July. Such being the case, it is not

surprising that the strawberry is gener-

ally very well grown. The field acreage

under this fruit in a variety of districts

continues to increase, few crops are as

sure to yield a good return, and the.

strawberry bed is a prominent feature

in practically every garden where any

kind of 'fruit is grown. In May when

the flowering of the plants affords a

pretty spectacle, and even the meanest

man does not grudge the wealth of litter

that is laid down, the strawberry bed

becomes a centre of interest: later on,

it is elaborately netted to defeat the

birds, and when the fruit is ripe, aston-

ishing feats of early rising are quite

commonly performed. Where the straw-

berry bed is neglected, it is reasonably

safe to assume that there is no garden-

ing whatsoever worthy of the name.



The principles of successful strawberry

growing are simple enough but w‘ ‘n

the fruit season comes round there are

invariably many people who discover

that something must be wrong, so for

their benefit we will make mention of

the cardinal points. The strawberry

will succeed very fairly well in a va-

riety of soils. A rich deep loam some-

what light in character is to be pre-

ferred, and this should be deeply culti-

vated and well manured to the depth of

one foot. It is necessary to lighten a

heavy clay. Planting should be per-

formed in late summer or early autumn,

or failing that, in April or May. It is of

real importance to commence with vig—

orous young plants, preferably those that

have been rooted in pets. The planting

distance varies with the variety and

strength of the soil. It is a usual mis-

take, however, to plant too close, and in

making a summer bed we commend the

practice of planting 18 inches apart with

18 inches between the rows, leaving a

wider space as an alley for cultivating

purposes between every three rows and

removing the middle one after the first

season’s crop. Altho often neglected, we

consider it imperative that the bed

should be renewed every three years,

but we do not recommend an animal

planting. To keep down the weeds con-

stant surface cultivation is required dur—

ing a great part of the year, the conse-

quence of neglect in this particular being

anything but labor-saving. Never dig

between the rows. We prefer to litter

with long manure early in spring; by the

time it is required to protect the fruits

this is washed clean. It is less costly

than new straw, and it feeds the plants

as well. After the crop is gathered the

old leaves may be carefully cut off with

a knife, the young ones being spared.

The runners must not be allowed to

choke up the bed, but it is not advan—

tageous to cut them all off immediately

on their appearance. In dry seasons it

is undoubtedly unprofitable to water the

strawberry freely from the time that the

blossoms are set.



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TESTING SEEDS.





 





“’0 read considerable discussion in re-

gard to the guaranteeing of seeds by





seedsmcn. These who are not dealers

do not seem to understand why the

seedsmen can not guarantee seeds to





grow satisfactorily or pay damages if

they do not, while the seedsmon say

such an agreement would soon drive

them from business. Both sides give

good reasons for their contentions.



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clusions from it by which the farmer

may profit. If we cannot look to the

seedsmen for recourse in case We get a

batch of poor seed we can at least use

care in our selection of the seedsmen of

whom we are to purchase our seeds.

The reputation of the firm for careful—

ness in growing their seeds, care in

handling so varieties are kept distinct,

and strict business integrity should all

be considered. We must use the same

care in the selection of the firm was we

would in the selection of the seed if we

could do it ourselves, and more care than

we would in the, choice of a make of

wagon or binder. The latter we can

judge quite accurately from appearance,

but the worth of the seeds lies deeper

and can be determined only by trial.



Truck growers who use seeds in large

quantities ‘will do well to secure them

early and test representative samples in

time to secure others if they should





‘EHE MICHIGAN. FARMER;





prove unsatisfactory. This precaution

may save a crop or turn a. profitless

season's labor into a profitable one. We

have several times tested the seeds for

use in the garden to determine their

per cent of germination, and while this

may not be profitable where but few

seeds are used and care is taken in

selecting them, it is certainly so where

the planting is done on a larger scale.



In the case of grains, and especially

corn, the case is different. The amount

of seed used is such that the farmer

cannot afford to guess at the germina-

tion. Testing is quite simple and re-

quires little time, and every farmer

should get his germination box ready

and get it done before he is “too busy."



Calhoun Ce. S. B. H.





CH RYSANT’HEMUMS.





 





All of us who have the privilege of

visiting a green-house or florist’s store

have been delighted beyond measure with

the displays of autumn’s queen, Chry-

santhemum. And how we have longed

to carry away great armfuls of the glor—

ious "mums;” but most of us then think

of the coming winter, With all it's needs

of warm clothing, fuel, light and food

and dare not spend the two or three dol-

lars necessary to procure even a single

dozni of the beauties. ‘



There is a way out of most difficulties,

and a‘road to most desires, if we search

faithfully for it, and this is the Chrysan-

themum road.



Dig up a generous root, some hardy

Variety in the fall, no matter if it is

frozen, put it in a. box or creek and set

it in the kitchen or other place where

the frost will draw out. See to it that

there is plenty of soil in the box to cover

the roots well. As soon as ‘frost is out

of the soil the box may be removed to;

the cellar or any freq-proof place, andi

kept there until March, when it should'

be brot out to the light and warmth of

the kitchen or living room and watered





 





 





with warm water as often as necessary

to keep the soil moist. In a few days

quantities of new sheets will spring up'

from the roots, as soon as they have

reached a height of three or four inches

prepare a box of soil about four inches

deep and large enough to hold your

cuttings or slips, allowing about three,

inches between the plants each way.



Now take the growing root from its

box or pot onto a table or flat. board and

carefully shake off the most of the sell;

you will see that the roots can easily

be divided into numberless short pieces,

each with its new growth of top, or at

least with a green eye or tip showing,

each one of which will make a plant it

cut off with a sharp knife and planted

out in the cutting box. Of course, you

understand that it is meant each green

shoot must have a piece of root if We:

expect it to grow quickly and make a

strong plant ready to plant in the open

ground as Soon as the season is far

enough advanced, from the first to the

middle of May.



“Mums” require quantities of water at

all stages of growth; watch carcfullyl

that they do not dry out. \Vhen growth‘

has starttd you can pinch out the tip of.

the young plants, inducing them to:

branch, or you can train them to a singlel

stem as the florists do to produce larger}

and finer blooms. I like to try hoth’

ways; by the former method one gets‘;

hundreds of blossoms to a single plant?

averaging two or three inches in diam—l

cter. The single stem method gives al

tall stalk crowned by a cluster of from

four to seven fine flowers and from a{

dozen to twenty blossoms in lateral;

branches; or one may disbud, leavingl

only one at top of stalk to develop. At!

planting out time give at least two feet1

space between the plants which are al—l

lowed to branch, and one foot to thosel

trained to single stalks. Keep them;

growing vigorously all summer and in;

September lift them carefully with plentyf

of dirt, into pots or boxes and keep in:

a sheltered place out of direct sunlight:|

for a week or more, not neglecting to!

'water thoroly. After they ‘have recov-

ered from shock of potting they may be

moved to a sunny window where they

will last for more than six weeks in

all their glory and beauty.



These hardy “m uins” may be had in pure

white, yellow, red, lavender and numer-

ous shades of pink. Of course, if one

prefers they may be planted in the open

ground and left for years.



Wayne Co. EVA ALICE MORSE.





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





FLOWERS FOR THE HOME.





 





For the successful cultivation of flow-

ers, as well as with any other plants,

three things especially should be ob-

served: Conservation of moisture, venti-

lation of the soil, and destruction of the





weeds. Many people think that culti-

vation is done primarily to destroy

weeds. This. however, is a mistaken

idea. The two prime objects are to





retain. moisture and admit fresh air to

the surface layer. It is a fact that if the

ground is allowed to crust it will lose

moisture much more readily than when

a dust mulch is established.



If. a pailful of water is poured on the

soil and a blanket is thrown over the

spot, the soil will remain moist much

longer than it will when it is exposed to

the sun and wind. The blanket prevents

the loss. of moisture. Cultivation serves

much the same purpose. Mellow soil on

the surface is similar to the blanket, and

the water in the layer below the blanket





« and around the flowers’ roots cannot es-





cape to the air.



The soil needs air. There are many

organisms in the surface layer that

must live and multiply to improve the

soil. If these organisms do not have an

abundance of air at all times they will

perish the same as other life would if it

could not get air. Cultivation opens the

“windows" and “ventilators" of the soil

and admits air to all parts needing it.



Cultivation of flowers should be as

deep as possible without cutting the roots

and should be done at least once a week.

Usually a rake is the ideal instrument

when there are no weeds to kill.



Great care 'should be exercised, espec-

ially by~the amateur, not to have. too

many varieties of flowers. Start with

only a few, learn their habits and char—

acteristics, and after you have a thoro

knowledge of the plants attempted, you

can add other flowers to your garden.

More failures in the annual flower gar-

den can be traced to attempting too many

varieties from the start than to any

other one cause,



Asters may be grown with limited care

and will thrive in almost any kind of

soil. The bloom is the most beautiful

and popular of any of the annuals and

many of the perennials. Plant them any

time during the month of May or the

first of June, about one-half inch deep

and eighteen inches apart.



If the flower roots become infested with

root lice remove the soil till the upper-

most roots are exposed; then throw in

a handful of tobacco dust and cover with

the soil removed. This tobacco dust can

be obtained at very small cost, but in

case, however, that it could not be ob-

tained, apply a little unlcached wood

as‘hcs.



Plant the balsams in May also, and

when the plants appear, thin to two foot

apart in the rows. They require a mel-

low soil.



The candytuft is a very pretty flower

for the beginner to include in the flower

garden. By planting seed every two

weeks there will be a succession of bloom

that will furnish excellent flowers for

cutting during the entire summer. Plant

the seed in mellow warm ground, and

when the plants appear thin to eight

inches apart in the rows. Do not plant

:thcm more than one-fourth of an inch

deep.



The corn flower is another excellent

variety that should lmvc u plnoc in cvcry

garden. The seeds are vory lino and

should not be plantod more than one-

fotn‘tli of an inch (loop. \\'lion tlioy are

once start” they will usually rcsocd

themselves.



It should be remembered that the land

should be in good condition and the

flowers be well taken care of, and under

such conditions they will show themselvi-s

to provide an abundance of nice ilowers

for the home.



Illinois. N. M. BUSHING.





ABOUT GRAPES.





 





HOW long the grape has been in culti-

vation by man can never be fathomcd.

Profane history does not rcuch back to

the first plants or the first wine made

from the grape. It is interesting to note

that grape sccds have. been found with

the remains of Swiss and Italian lake

dwellers, in European graves of the

Bronze Age, and in the tombs of the

Egyptian mummies. The vine is fre-





 





 





 





 





 





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,quently the subject of metaphor in the





scriptures—to dwell under the vine and

fig tree is emblematic of happiness and

peace.



Perhaps no plant and its products are

used in so many ways and for so many





purposes as the grapevine and its fruit.

We enjoy the grape in the fresh state,

or, when dried, in the form of raisins;

the unfermented grape juice and wine

are important items in household eco-

nomy and medicine, while the grape

yields many other products and by-prod—

ucts. The vine itself gives pleasure to

the senses by its fragrant blossom,

beautiful foliage and luscious fruit; it.

affords shade and shelter; various parts

of it are employed for divers purposes;

and the wood is used for fuel and in the

manufacture of furniture and other use—

ful articles. In Switzerland the leaves

are applied to medicinal or surgical arti-

cles. For cuts and fresh wounds they

are esteemed a sovereign remedy. De-

motions of the juice of the leaves are

used in poultices. An agreeable tea is

also made from the leaves which is said

to greatly strengthen the nerves. In its

use more sugar is necessary than for

tea from the tea plant. The leaves are

also excellent food for cows, sheep and

hogs. The “tears” of the vine, 'used

medicinally, are a limid exudation of the

sap at the time the plant begins budding.

The liquid is selected by cutting off, the

ends of the canes, bending them down

and sticking the ends into the nect of

a bottle, which will be filled in a few

days. The wood and branches are used

in the manufacture of baskets, furniture,

rustic work, bark for typing material,

etc., and when burned furnish potash

and salts. The wood of the grape is said

to be of the most lasting nature, very

beautiful in its texture. The columns

of Juno's temple at Mctnpont and also

the statue of Jupiter at the city of Ar)—

polonium were made from the wood of

the vine. The great doors of tho cathe-

dralat Ravcnna are made of vine planks,

some of which are 12 feet long and 15

inches broad.



It is difficult to accurately estimate

the age of vines by the usual methods

of counting the rings, because the yearly

growth is not distinctly marked. Some

authors state that the vine equals and

even surpasses the oak in point of age.:

Pliny monlions a vine 601) year old. It





 





is stated that some of the vineyards 0 *





Italy hold good 300 years and that vines

100 years old are accounted young.

celebrated vine in the conservatory at

Hampton Court, England, planted in'

1769, had in 1820 a stem 13 inches in

girth and a principal brunch 114 feet in

length, the whole vine occupying more

than 160 square yards; and in one year

it produced 2,200 bunches of fruit weigh-

ing on an average a pound.



A wild grapevine upon the shores of

Mobile Bay, about one mile north of

Daphne, Alabama, is commonly known

as the “General Jackson vino," from the

fact that General Andrew Jackson twice

pitched his tent under it during the cam-

paign against the Seminole Indians. In

1897 the trunk of this vine was rcportcd

to have a circumference of six feet one

inch at its base.





A vine now standing in California,

planted in 1842 by a. Spanish woman

covers nourly half an more and ii is





ostimutcd that 800 pcrsons could find





protection from the sun‘s hout under its

branches. The first clocti‘on in Santa

Barbara county undcr American rule,





was held beneath it. In 1833 it bore

cight tons of grupos and in lRSlS over l0

ions. The trunk of tho vine is sewn

feet eight inches in circumference.



“'11th is considcrcd tho lurgost vino

in tho world is a scuppcrnong grape vine

on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. AC-

cording to tradition of tho island this

vino was plnntod by it mombor of the

first Anglo—Snkon colony in the United

States in 1585—87. It is still hourly and

vigorous, covoring over an acrc of ground

and yiolding today a large crop of fine,

largo gi'upos. The parent stem is larger

than a man’s body.





Washington, D. C. G. E MITCHELL.





How to Save Money on Fence.





We take pleasure in calling our rend-

er's attention to the advortisomont of the





Frost \\'iro li‘oiioc, (‘ompunyg of Clcvo-

land, Ohio, oontuinod in this and other

numbers of our curronl issue. The

manager of the Frost Wire Company





has boon actively engaged in the manu-

facture of wire fences and steel gates

for the past twenty years and he and

his ziblc co-workors, have made it :1 study

to produce an article that will give the

progrossivc farmor satisfaction and con-

tinued service for :1 lifetimo. Their aim

has been to offer nothing to the public

but what would be worth one, hundred

cents on the dollar. “’9, believe that if

you will buy a good field-crocicd fence,

which is very easily and quickly put up,

it will last indefinitely and we know the

Frost Fence is thoroly reliable and they

will be glad to send you samples, cata-

logs and prices on any amount you may

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(21) 369





Doctors





say take Cod Liver Oil—they

undoubtedly mean Scott’s

Emulsion. _



It would be just as sensible

for them to prescribe Quinine

in its crude form as to pre-

scribe Cod Liver Oil in its





natural state. In





Scott’s

Emulsion





the oil is emulsified and made

easy to take—easy to digest

and easy to be absorbed in to

the body—and is the most

natural and useful fatty food to

feed and nourish the wasted

body that is known in medicine

today.



Nothing can be found to take

its place. If you are run-down

you should take it.





 





Send this advertisement. together with name

of paper in which it appears, your address and

{our cents to cover postage, and we will send

you a “Complete Handy Atlas of the World.”





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WESTERN CANADA





More Big Crops in 1908





60.000 settlers from the United



States in 1908. New Districts opened

for settlement. 320 acres of land

to EACH SETTLER— 160 free

homestead and 160 acres

at only $8 per acre.

, “A vast, rich country and acou-

tenied, prosperous people." Ex-

tract from correspondence of a

Kansas Editor, whose visit to

Western Canada in August. 1908,

was an int-zpirntion.



Many have paid the entire cost

of their farms and had A balance of from $10

to $20 per acre as a result of one crop.



Spring and Winter Wheat. Oats.

Barley, Flax and Pens are the prin-

cipal crops. while the wild grasses bring

to perfection the best cattle that. have ever

been sold on the Chicago market.



Splendid Climate. Schools and

Churches in all localities. Railways

touch most of the settled districts.

and prices for produce are always

good. Lands may also be purchased from

Railway and Land Companies.



For pamphlets. maps and information re-

garding low Railway Rates. a ply to Sup’t

of Immigration, Ottawa. ‘nn.. or to the

authorized Canadian Government Agent.





, M. Y. McInnes. 6 Ave. Theatre Block.

,5 ‘4 Detroit. M 10h.: 0 A. Laurier. Mar-

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. Spec. dz Bl. Locust. healthy 1 yr. trees

""9 Daialpa $4 50 per 1,000. All kinds forest & ever—

green trees cheap. T. G. BROSIUB, Tiflin, Ohio.





EACH TREES-Orchard size. 4 and 5 etc. each.

Elberta, etc. Write for free catalog. Woodbine

Nurseries. W. A. ALLEN & SON, Geneva, Ohio.





 





 





 





 





 





MILLIONS OF TREES.

The oldest, largest and most complete nursery in

Michigan. Send for catalog. Prices reasonable.

The MONROE NURSERY. Monroe, Michigan.

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me. All kinds of fruit trees and

plantaflet cata. EBNST’S NURSERIEB, Moscow,0.



and catalog tree. THEO. BURT a SONS, Melroee. Ohio.

SEED OAT —Great Russian variety, Silver

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PLANTS. VINES. ROSES. ETC.



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free. J. C. BUTLER, Portland, Mich.

' —We are extensive growers and

Onlon 300 dealers in all the prominent var-





letlee. Write us. Schllder Bros” Chillicothe, Ohio.





SEED CORN! Send to the Old Relia-



ble Firm. Originators

and Growers of the Famous Learning Corn. J. 8.

Learning & Sons, R. F. D. No. 2, Wayncsvllle. Ohio.





When in Need of Finnuzsnggmfimg-g

The JAMES ROLAND FERTILIZER C ., Jacklon.

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Wholesale Prices.





Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry. Grape and

Currant Plants. Extra heavy rooted high crude

stock. 17 annual wholesale and retail catalogues

free. A. R. WESTON & 00., R. 1, Bridgman. Mich





—CZAR RUSSIA SEED

SEED OATS OATS. Reolenned. Price

80 cents per bushel. RINA M. DELL, Mason, Mich.





WHITE (lll' DElll SEED Gllllll lor sale. $333:





$1.50 per 70 lbs. of cars or $1.00 per 56 lbs. shelled.

E. M. MOORE, Wixom, Michigan.
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POULTRY RUNS.





 





One of the most important things in

poultry raising is to have proper runs.

It is a mistaken idea that the best land

for poultry is the poorest land that

lays outdoors i. e., gravelly or sandy land,

an acre of which will not produce enough

hay to keep a goat alive. Hens and

chickens require grass and lots of it.

An acre of good grass land is necessary

for every 100 adult fowls. A poultry

plant requires just as good soil as a-dairy

farm. No wonder so many people fail

in the hen business when they erect their

buildings upon sand. Remember the

Bible’s warning about building upon the

sand, and its advice about building upon

the solid roek. Better locate the piant

upon a rocky farm, for where there are

rocks some good soil is sure to be found.



Poultry can be kept in most any kind

of runs, providing there is something for

them to eat in the shape of green stud

and animal food. Yards or ranges upon

poor sandy or gravelly land are usually

as destitute and barren of animal food

as the desert of Sahara. Little creeks,

meadows, slashes, apple orchards and

woods make excellent runs for poultry.



A small wet meadow with a little brook

oozing thru it is a good run, for in such

a place mud worms, polywog-s, and var-

ious water bugs are found in great

abundance. There are certain soft juicy

grasses that grow around such streams

that the hens enjoy. If such runs are

bushy, so much the better, for they will

furnish shade. Meadow land that is drier

and contains larger brooks also makes

splendid range for fowls.



Runs in slashes or bush pieces are es-

pecially good for growing stock. Chick-

ens love to rest underneath low bushes

and they are better protected from hawks

if there are bushes under which they

can hide. Bugs and insects galore are

found around old stumps where the orig-

inal growth has been cut off, and patches

of grass and clover here and there fur-

nish a bountiful supply of green food.



An apple orchard is perhaps the best

kind of a run for poultry in any stage of

life. Plenty of grass, shade, bees, flies,

in'oths, worms, and other kinds of insect

life are ever present. The early and fall

apples when ripe are good for fowls and

are heartily devoured by them. A fruit

orchard of any kind, however, makes an

ideal run.



A heavy growth of wood or timber fur-

nishes an excellent working place for the

items, especially in hot weather. The

leaves and pine needles have many kinds

of insects lurking under them and the

hens enjoy raking them over for the

choice morsels they will discover.



A run half covered with grass and

the other half planted to corn makes a

goOd combination, as they secure green

food from the grass land and animal food

and shade in the corn ileld. Chickens

may be allowed free range in fields of

grass, growing oats, potatoes, corn, and

garden stuff, with gr. at benefit not only

to them but also to the crops.



Free range for poultry is the inexorable

law of nature. (‘ohiinemcnt is an arti-

iir'ial condition. Pou.try left to them-

selves will not often frtriuent sandy land

or sand banks unless to dust tllell’lSF'lVCS.

Hens given their fret-Ii tn.- ayt- much bet—

ter able to sa‘lcfg.‘ T..' 7;: ‘t’.':;.'.l..'—: and supply

their needs *1 ,. j' .'.‘.‘.'!:::,n being is

able 0 do \'.h"n }.I::.- 5.": "I.f.!£‘,'].



In parts of the " '.’.".':-' Witt-r1: fruits

or other animals (lee: lil’li'n": to poultry,

abound, it. is ll“"“."r‘1i."_‘~’ to in on t .4' safe

side by enclosing the farm or poultry

range with a wire fence, havingr the

mesh fine enough to keep out all in-

truders. The fence should be tight at

the bottom and at least four feet in

height. If no fence was put up one





     





 





'might not be troubled for several years





and then have a severe blow struck, to

rally from which would cost a season’s

work.



Small enclosures and poultry yards

should be frequently renewed by plowing

and seeding down. Peach, plum, cherry

trees, and the like, set out in the yards.

are valuable not only to the fowls in the

number of insects they attract, but also

because of bountiful crops.



Whatever runs are used for poultry

let them be productive, not sterile, of an

abundance of green and animal food, with

plenty of shade. If confinement in yards

is necessary make them approach na-

tural conditions as nearly as poss‘ble.



N. H. A. G. SYMONDS.





PRESERVI NG EARLY EGGS.





 





It is practical to begin preserving eggs

as early as May—in fact, it is well to

begin earlier than this. Storage men

prefer April eggs to those of any other

month because they realize that the bet-

ter the condition of the eggs when put

away the more perfect will they be when

wanted for market. It is a waste of time

and material to put away eggs that are

not perfectly. fresh and wholesome, and

for this reason farmers who attempt to

preserve eggs should follow the example

of storage men and examine every egg.

By means of the candle it is an easy

matter to cull out every egg that is the

least bit off as to condition.



Liquid preservatives are the only kind

now considered practical for farm use,

as by the- old method of packing eggs

in grain. salt and such materials it has

been found that they lose much of their

moisture by evaporatit‘vn. The only

liquzd preservative that has really given

satisfaction is "water glass," chemically

known as sodium silicate. It may be

obtained at most drug stores at a cost

of about $1 to $1.23 per gallon. It makes

a comparatively cheap preservative, as a

gallon of the cln-mit-al, when diluted,

makes (lellt 10 gallons of preserving

fluid.



The Connecticut suition, in a recent

bulletin on this subjret. states that sev-

eral hundred dozens of' eggs-are pre-

served by this meihnd at the agricul—

tural college each year. They are used

for pastry cooking by the students'

boarding clubs, proving very satisfactory

and effecting a considerable saving.



The directions for'using the preser-

vative are as follows:



For the preservation of eggs in “water

glass” :1. cellar or room should be used

where the temperature is even and does

not go over 60 degs. F. Any clean water-

tight receptacle will do, tho stone jars

are commonly used, or barrels when

larger numbers of eggs are to be pre-

served. The receptacle should be scalded

thoroly two or three times, to make sure

that it is perfectly clean.



The preserving fluid itself should be

made from water that has been boiled

and allowed to cool, and to every nine

quarts of this water add one quart 0ft

“water glass,” stirring thoroly to insure

a proper mixing of the two.



“’hen the eggs areto be preserved in.

several receptacles, the water and “water

glass” should be mixed in (‘Hl‘ll receptacle

separately, for if mixed in one receptacle

and poured into several there is the lia-

bility of getting (liifll't‘nt percentages of

of “water glass” in each receptacle, and

the result is that some eggs are likely

to spoil.



Into this tluid place the eggs, examin—

ing each egg to see that it is clean and

is not cracked. A good method is to tap

two eggs together gently before putting

them into the “water glass.” If they are

not cracked they will give a true ring,

while if one of them is cracked the sound

will be entirely different and the cracked

egg can be discarded.



If sew-ml reeebtaeles are used in which

to preserve the eggs, it is a good plan to

mark the receptacle bearing the April

egg, and those containing the May and

June eggs. These receptacles should be

kept where, the sun‘s rays do not fall

directly on them and they should be cov-

mwl by laying loose boards over them.

From time to time \Vélit'l‘ should be added

where there is 'a loss by evaporation,

keeping all the eggs wholly submerged,

but the priservutivtr should not be

stirred.



When the eggs are dr sirtd for use, the

June eggs should be uwrl first, the Bitty

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Raising cziponized cockerels has be-

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bird. (‘aponized fowls: become more;

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this work and used according to thel

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Now, as to the best way to use an

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Mr. Chapman works on very nearly the

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feeding or not, which I do. I cndcavor

to produce an artificial honcy flow for

about two or three hours each day from

the time I take my bccs from the collar

until clover begins to bloom. That is,

every day there is not a natural flow on.

This causes the qucen to lay all the eggs

,that the bong can possibly attend to and

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any othcr way. For example, the flame

‘ of a -lamp plzlccd at the boitom of a piccc

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in a short timc, but if wc turn the pipe

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center the air at the extreme ends will

Whardly be warm.



Now, with, the cight—frame

Wait until enough heat has

eratcd to enable the bees to fill six of

the center frames with brood, then we

put on an upper story of thc. same size





hive we

been gon-





as the lower one, without any queen

‘ cxcluder between. Raise up the two

'middle combs of brood from below and





in their place put two empty combs from

:above. These two frames of brood are

placed directly over the heat—generating

cluster in the lower hive body. The

queen usually fills the two empty combs

; put in below first; then she goes up stairs





and fills the four inside empty combs up

there. This gives us 'six frames of hatch-

‘ing brood in each story, or twelve frames

in all, and sometimes I have seen the

sixteen frames very nearly full of solid

brood by the time clover began to blos—

som. Now, if there are 3,000 cells on each

side of a brood frame, or 6,000 cells in

cach frame, in twelve frames we have

72,000 brood cells and about three-fourths

to sevcn-eighths of them will be filled.

This will give us from 50,000 to 60,000

good workers to begin the harvest with,

and surely this is quite enough to make

a good showing. No, there wont be

many drones. If there are any they must

be raised in the two outside frames. for

that is the only place any drone cells





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37 1

Long ago the Scotch learned this.





The sturdy old Sectchman must be

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oatmeal is the best food in the world.



Our scientific men have been making

experiments which prove that Ameri-V

cans eat too much fat andgrease and

not enough cereals.



The Scotchmcn say: “Look at our

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to make. We make better oatmeal than

the Scotch.



They buy Quaker Oats and consider





 





should bc located.



Now about two weeks before the real

harvest comes on we go thru and, mak-

ing sure that the qucen is in the lower

hive body, slip a queen excludcr between,





the two stories, thus pi‘GVcnting any

more eggs being dcpositcd in the upper

story. Then. as fast as the bees hatch,





out the cells arc filled with honey.



Now, as to the ten or twelve-frame

hive. First, all heat must be radiated

from side to side and very seldom do We

find more than six frames filled with

brood before May 1. If the weather has

bccn a little bit cold there will not be

more than eight frames fillcd before

June I, which will give us but two-thirds

the amount of brood which wc ll:lV(‘ in

the twelve frames whom the eight—frame





hives are ticrcd up. And, upon owning

the hives. suy May 10, we can notice.

that while the brood in the lowcr story





of the eight—frame hive is tightly cov-

crcd with bccs, that in the uppcr one is

only lightly covered. This uppcr brood

docs not i'cquil'c the number of bccs to

kccp it warm that ihc brood in the lower

story docs on account of the heat gcn-

crutcd bclow and radiating up, while in

21 ton-frame hive thcrc is no boat radiat—





ing from 'bclow and all brood must be

will covcrcd wit l1 boos or it will be

(-billcd. I do not bclicvc it takes any





more boos to keep twelve frames of brood

worm in a good, tight, two-story eight-

I‘i'ume hivc. than it docs in a ton—frame

singlc story. The number of bees rc-

quil‘cd to kccp illc two outside frames of

brood warm in thc ion-frame hive will

go upstairs in thc eight—frame two-story

hive and attend to six frames of brood

with the aid of the heat coming up from

bclow.



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you may say, why don't we ilcr





up the icn—frumc hivcs :md got sixteen

frames of hatching brood? A colony of

bees in an cight—frumc hivc will cover





six framcs of brood fully as quick as

one in a icn-fmmc hive and as wc must

wait with any hivc until thine—fourths

of the frames are iillcd with brood bc-

forc. we put on an uppcr story, we can

do so much sooncr with :m eight—frame

than we can with the tcn or twelve, and

this gives us, here in this climate, our





uppcr story llll‘i‘U-fnlll‘lllls filled with

brood and partly hutchcd out before

the honcy harvest begins in good care

nest, whcrc, with tho largcr hivc, our

harvest would be half gone before we

scoured tllc harvest, hclp.





In California ihc bccs fiy more or loss

all the your and by February 1 arc doing

as much as bccs hcrc are doing in May.

By March 1 tho bccs thcre are beginning

to swarm and from thcn on thcrc is

continual honcy flow of mol'c or lcss

volume until Octolwr 1. One set of

workers there would not do for tho hur-

vcst, but the bees must be kept

ually breeding and, as the wcathcr is

very hot and not clmngcublc, tho largcr

tho hivc thc bcitcr, so long as it is not

SO big as to be unwicldy.



A hollow irco llcrc is nature’s own boo

liivc, and the we know, will build

combs must falstcr up or down than from

sido 10‘sidc. I think that this alone

provcs that. the more we work on tho.

iicring up plan instead of the broadening

oui onc. ihc nczlrcr we will imiizitc nature

and the bcttcr will be our rcsults.



Jackson Co. L. D. HUFFMAN.





bccs,





Cockerels About All Sold.





LIP. E. I). Bishop, Lakc Odessa, Micll.,

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:' MARKETS -





MAM-AAA.)

DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

March 24, 1909.

Grain and Seeds.

Wheat—Prices were holding steady at

about the closing figures of last week

until Tuesday when an accumulation of

bullish news sent the quotations up a

couple of cents for‘cash grain. The

market at home received much of its

strength from Liverpool, where news that

the Australia crop is far below normal

and exportations will amount to only

4,000,000 bushels, and also war troubles

on the continent gave the trade an up-

ward shoot that looked good to the bulls.

At home the crop reports are not pro-

phetic of a large crop as the ground

‘in most of the wheat growing sections

is bare. The millers of the southwest

are looking for the grain and are paying

premium prices to get hold of it for im-

mediate manufacture into flour. One

year ago the price for No. 2 red wheat

was 971/20 per bu. Quotations for the

week are:

No.2 No.1 No.3

Red. White. Red. May. July.

121 1.18 1.19





 





Thurs. ...1.21 . 1.05%,

Fri. ......1.21 1.21 1.18 1.19 1.05%,

Sat. ...... 1.21 1.21 1.18 1.19 1.05



Mon. ..... 1.21 1.21 1.18 1.19 1.04%

Tues ...... 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.20 1.05%

VVed. ..... 1.25 1.25 1.22 1.22 1.06%





Corn.—-While the rally in the wheat





,trade has been a supporting factor to





the corn deal the heavy receipts of the

latter grain from the farmers has stead-

ied the prices and little change is noted

from the basis of prices a week ago.

Locally the market is quiet with a com-

paratively small amount of stock and a

limited demand. One year ago the price





for No. 3 corn was 650 per bu. Quota-

tions for the week are:

No. 3



No. 3 Yellow.

Thursday 67 68

Friday ..... 67 68

Saturday . . . . . . . .......... 661A; 671,5;

Monday . . . . . . . ........... 6614,, 671/;

Tuesday .. ............... 661,41. 6414,

Wednesday .............. 661/ 671,5





Oats—Practically all of the influence

bearing upon this trade is borrowed

from the other grains. Prices are ruling

about the same as a Week ago. The

demand is fair and the supply limited.

The price one year ago for No. 3 white

oats was 550 per bu. Quotations for the





week are:

No.3White.

Thursday 55%»





Friday ........ . 5517!;

Saturday 55

Monday .................... 55

Tuesday .. ....................... 55

Wednesday ...................... 55%





Beans.—For many weeks past the trade

in this market has been nominal. On

Tuesday the quotations were dropped a

nickle but the change failed to result in

any dealing. The nominal prices for the

past week are:





Cash. May.

Thursday ...... $2.40 $2.45

Friday ...... . ...... 2.40 2.45

Saturday . . . . ................. 2.40 2.45

Monday ......... . ........... 2.40 2.45

Tuesday .................... 2.35 2.40

Wednesday ................. 2.35 2.40





Cloverseed.—Priccs have firmed for

both cash and future deals. The chief

interest at present lies in the cash trade

still the rather unfavorable weather for

the clover plants is causing some of the

wise dealers to give ’heed to the fall de-

liveries, values for which have advanced

during the week. The quotations for the

week are:



Prime Spot. April. Oct.





Thursday ........ $5.30 $5.30 $5.85

Fridav ........... 5.30 5.30 5.85

Saturday ......... 5.30 5.30 5.85

Monday .. . . . . . . . . 5.3 5.30 5,85

Tuesday .......... 5.40 5.40 5.95

Wednesday ...... 5.45 5.45 6.00





Barley.——There is an active demand for

barley at $1.45011.50 per cwt.

Rye.—Markct is higher but inactive,

with almost no trading being done at

850 for cash No. 2.

Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





. ............... 37,076,000 36,996,000

‘ggi‘enqt ................ 6,333,000 6 617,000

Oats ................. 9,142,000 8,948,000

Rye ................. 468,000 529,000

Barley ............... 3,097,000 3,052,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

Flown—Prices steady with last week on

all grades. Demand is improving. Quo-

tations are as follows:





Clear 550

Straight 565

Patent Michigan .................... 6.10

Ordinary Patent 5.75





Hay and Straw.—Priccs unchanged.

Carlot prices on track are: No. 1 timothy,

new, $10.500r11; No. 2 timothy, $9.500010;

clover, mixed, $90010; rye straw, $7007.50;

wheat and oat straw, $60?6.50 per ton.



Feedr—Prices are steady for all feeds.

Bran, $28 per ton; coarse middlings, $29;

fine middlings,, $31: cracked corn and

coarse corn meal, $27@28; corn and oat

chop, $25. _



Potatoes—Trading rests on practi-

cally the same basis as a week ago. Tligh

prices are restricting the movement





somewhat. Good stock is quoted at

8005850 per bu. New Bermudas, $2.75

per bu.





Provisions.——Family pork, $19; mess

pork, $17.50; light short clear, $18.50;

heavy short clear, $10: pure lard in tierces,

101/10; kettle rendered lard. 11140; bacon,

121/2c; Shoulders, 8c; smoked hams, 1101)

111/20; picnic hams, 81,40.



Dairy and Food Products.



Butter.——Creamery goods have been

working firmer the past several days

and early this week an advance of 10,

was made. Dairy grades are steady.

Quotations: Extra. creamery, 300; firsts,





28c; packing stock, 161,50: dairy, 18c. .

Eggs.—Much buying.in country places

is now being‘done for storage purposes,

and this demand with the regular con-

sumptive demand is keeping prices up.

Fresh stock is up 1/40 since last week,

being quoted at 181,40 per dozen.

Poultry.—Supplies are scarce and de-

mand fair. Quotations: Dressed chick-

ens, 15@16c; fowls, 14@150; ducks, 15@

160; geese, 12@13c; turkeys, 20@220.

Live—Spring chickens, 15@160; fowls, 14

@150; ducks, 15@16c; geese, 10@110; tur-





keys, 18@200 per lb.



Cheese. Michigan, 153/2@161,§c; brick

cream, 17@17%c; schweitzer, 18@19c;

limburger, June, 15c; Oct., 17c per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Apples.—-Market firm. Best grades are

quoted at $4.75@6 per bbl. Western

apples in bushel boxes, $2.25@3.25.



Onions.—Spanish, $1.90 per bu; home—

grown at 700 per bu; Bermudas, $3.50

per crate.



Cabbage.—Home-grown selling at 40

per 1b; new cabbage, $3 per crate.



Vegetables.~Green onions, 15c per doz;

radishes, 300 per doz; cucumbers, $1.75

per doz; lettuce, 140 per lb; head lettuce,

$3 per hamper; watercress, 45c per doz;

celery, 4000450; spinach, 85c per hamper;

parsnips, 900 per bu.





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.





The local market is quiet this week,

dealers in meats and provisions reporting

little doing. No special change is noted

in the potato situation, tho local prices

are a little firmer, the wholesale trade

asking 800, which means that the con-

sumer must pay- close to $1 per bu.

Creamery butter is up 10 and Michigan

cheese is also 10 higher. Eggs are 1A,»c

higher. Poultry is unchanged, with the

exception of broilers, weighing 11/1 to 2

lbs., which bring 28c, an advance of 3c.

Farmers say there is little money in

raising broilers at this price, when the

expense is figured. Broiler raising pays,

however, near New York and the large

cities, where much higher prices are

realized. -



Quotations follow:



Grains—“meat, $1.16; corn, 67c; oats,

55c; buckwheat, 65c per bu; rye, 75c.



Beans—Handpicked, $2 per bu



Butter.——Buying prices, Dairy, N0. 1.

210; No. 2, 160; creamery in tubs, 300;

prints, 301/20.



Cheese—Michigan full cream is selling

at 1602016150 per lb; brick, 17c; Swiss, 17c;

limburger, 17c.



Eggs—Case count, 1600161/20.



Apples—New York, $50136 per bbl.



Potatoes—7000750 per bu.



Cattle—Cows, $250004 per cwt; steers

andheifers, best quality, $3035; dressed

mutton, 701780; dressed veal, 50081760;

dressed beef, cows, 5006150; steers and

lheifers, 601181/20.



Hogs—Dressed, 81/40381/20.



Live Poultry.——Fowls, 121/2@131/20; young

chickens, 1300140; roosters, 1909100.; tur—

keys, 1800190; young ducks, 1309140;

geese, 10073110; capons, 20@210; broilers,

114 to 2 lbs., 280 per lb.





 





 





New York.



Butt'er.—Firm. Creamery specials, 31

@311/zc; extras, 301/20; western factory

firsts, 1.900191,§c.



Eggs—Firm. Fancy selected white,

230; do., fair to choice, 21017220; western

firsts, 190; do., seconds, 18%0.



Grain—\Vheat, No. 2 red, $122140?

1.221/2; corn, No. 2, 74%c; oats, mixed,

561/203571/20.



Poultry—Alive, firm. Chickens, broil-

ers, 25fi‘33c per lb; fowls, 1800190.

Dressed. firm. Chickens, 12c; fowls, 141/2:

00160; turkeys, 1601‘230.



Potatoes—In bulk per 180 lbs., $2.50

002.75.



Chlcago.



Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.221/2@1.241,g;

May, $1.16%; July, $1.035/g.



Corn—No. 3, 64@65%c; May, 661/20;

July, 65%0.



Oats—No. 3 white, 52@54140; May,

54%c; July, 48%0.



Butter.——Steady. Creameries, 221/2@

291/20; dairies, 20%03251/20,



Eggs.~—Steady. Firsts, 18c; prime

firsts, 190.



Potatoes.—Steady.‘ Car lots in bulk.

Fancy, 8500870 per bu; poor, 80@84c.





 





Pittsburg.

Potatoes—Michigan, 900 per bu.

Apples—Steady. King, $6.25 per bbl;



Spy, $5035.50; Spitzenburg, $5005.50.

Eggs—Fresh candlcd. 181/2@191/2c per

doz; curent receipts, 18fi>19c.

ButterfCrcamcry, fill/200320; firsts, 29

01300; country offerings, 29@300.





 





Elgin.



Bunch—Market is firm and 10 higher

than last week at 300 per lb. Sales for

the week amounted to 442,100 lbs., as

compared with 436,500 for the previous

week.





 





Other Potato,Markets.



New Y0rk.—Per 180 lbs., $2.500D2.75,

which is an advance over last week’s

quotations.



St. L0uis.—Northern stock quoted at

8901‘91c per bu.



Philadelphia.—-F0r good offerings, 850D

87c per bu.





 





Boston.



Wool.—Only small amounts of old wool

is moving, the stocks being practically

cleaned up for the year. The chief ac-

tivity is in the foreign offerings. Buyers

are turning their attention to the new

clip where the farmers and Sheepmen

are generally having their way in the

making of prices for fleeces yet upon the

sheep’s back. Contracts are being made

at prices advanced over those of last

year. The leading quotations for domes-

tic grades are: Ohio and Pennsylvania

fleeces—XX, 34047350.; X, 3203330; No. I

washed, 3805390: No. 2 washed, 38017390;

fine unwashed, 2303240; half blood comb—

ing, 310; th-ree—eighths blood combing,

300; quarter blood combing, 29@300; de-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





laine washed, >39@400.' ‘Michigan, Wiscon-

smand New York fleeces—Fine unwashed,

22052-30; d‘elaine unwashed, 2803290; half





blood unwashed, 2900300; three-eighths,





blood unwashed, 29c; quarter blood, 2809

290. Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri——

Three-eighths blood, 2900300; quarter

blood, 28@29c.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Buffalo.





(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



March 22, 1909.



Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: ,Cattle, 125 loads; hogs, 12,800

he%d; sheep and lambs, 14,400; calves,



There were more good cattle on the

market today than for some time. On

account of‘ the light run of cattle in Chi-

cago today we fully expected to get

higher prices today than last week but

buyers were late in taking hold and in

order to do any business we were forced

to sell our best cattle strong 1000150 lower

than last week. Notwithstanding this,

two loads of cattle sold at 70 but they

were better than any that have been on

this market so far this season. The

quality is‘ what makes the difference in

price.



We quote: Best export steers, $625017

6.75; best 1,200 to 1,300 lb. shipping

steers, $5.90@6.40;1 best 1,000 to 1,100 lb.

do., $570006; best fat cows, $4.50@5.25;

fair to good, $4@4.25; trimmers, $260017

2.80; best fat heifers, $5.250B5.75; light

fat heifers, $3.75@4; best bulls, $4.50@5;

bologna bulls, $4@4.25.



There was a little better demand here

today for the fresh cows and springers

and with but few on the market they

sold about $2 per head higher.



_ We quote: Best cows, $40@55; med-

ium, $35@45; common, $25@33.



The hog market today was steady to

strong at Saturday’s prices. There was

a good clearance for all that got yarded

in time for today’s market. We think

the prospects fair for the near- future.



e quote: Mixed, medium and heavy,

$7.25@7.30; best yorkers, $7.150i27.25; light

yorkers, $6.90@7.15; pigs,‘ $6.75; roughs,

$6.30@6.40; stags, $4.75@5.



The lamb market today was active at

the following quotations and we look for

steady prices the balance of week.



Top lambs, $8.300u8.35; fair to good,

$8008.25; culls, $7007.50; skin culls, $5.50

@625; yearlings, 665000725; wethers, $6

@650; ewes, $5.75@6.25; cull sheep, $403

5; best veals, $9.50@9.75; m dium to good,

$7@9; heavy calves, $4005.50.





 





Chlcago.

March 22, 1909.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.



Received today ......15,000 42,000 15,000

Same day last year .25,666 46,350 15,192

Received last week ..54,047 174,990 64,509

Same week last year.53,257 170,264 46,358

Cattle were marketed last week.with

too much freedom for a period of de-

creased consumption of beef due to its

dearness and hard times for many peo—

ple. The recent advance in cattle prices

and muddy feed lots combined to place

more cattle on the market than could be

readily disposed of, and prices got some

very hard hits on both Monday and VVed-

nesday, prices ruling 30017500 per 100 lbs.

lower than a week earlier. On Monday

there was a $7.35 top, but two days later

saw the better class of heavy shipping

cattle selling at $6@7, while the poorer

light-weight killers went.at $4.40@5.25.

Prices still looked good as compared with

most former years, but the way values

dropped should prove a lesson to country

shippers. Recent sales above $6.50 have

comprised but a moderate percentage of

the offerings, and some attractive look-

ing steers have been purchased below $6.

As usual, butcher stock has shown

activity at times when steers were slow

of sale, and cows and heifers had a

smaller decline, buyers filling their orders

at 5533000585, with a few fancy heifch

taken as high as $6.25. Canners and

cutters have had a fair outlet at $1.90@

3.25, with bulls selling at 32.850725. Calves

were active, selling at $3008.25 for coarse

heavy to prime light weights, with a few

prime vealers going at higher figures.

There was a fairly large stocker and

feeder trade at $3004.80 for stock steers,

and at $4.75@5.50 for ordinary to strictly

prime feeders, with not many prime

feeders offered. Milkers and springers

had a moderate sale at .25@55 per head.

Today’s meager supply of cattle for a

Monday resulted in a lively general

demand, prices moving up 150F250 on an

average and steers selling at 346000715.

Last week saw $7 hogs, there being a

strong general demand, with eastern ship»

pers taking the cream of the offerings. As

usual, the Chicago packers drew buck

whenever prices were near the $7 mark,

yet it was plain they wanted the hogs,

and rallies followed the weak spots.

Country shippers are learning to market

fewer extremely light weights, as there

is such a good premium for the heavier

weights, and within a short time the

average weight of the hogs received here

has increased to 207 lbs., compared with

201 lbs. only a short time ago, 210 lbs. a

year ago and 228 lbs. two years ago, the

average being the heaviest since the

third week of last December. It hardly

needs be said that the hog market is on

a firm basis and that stockmen should

act accordingly. The prevailing senti-

ment is that for the next few Weeks

there will be no unusual changes and

that hogs will continue to sell satisfac—

torily within moderate fluctuations of

prices. The eastern shipping demand

may be expected to remain extremely

large. The hog market today was active

and a dime higher, with sales at $635037.

Sheep and lambs have been coming on

the market freely for another week, with

Colorado furnishing the greater part of

the_lambs, and clipped sheep and lambs

offered in increasing volume, as is usual

at this season. There was a good de-

mand, but buyers were discriminating





; MARCH 27, 1909.





and declined to take the numerous in-

ferior' offerings except at low prices,

while the few offerings of prime lambs,

yearlings and sheep brot handsome prem-

iums. The demand for western feeding

lambs showed no abatement whatever,

and the limited offerings sold readily,

prices ruling at $6 all the. way up to

$7.40 for prime shearing lambs. The

best advice that can be given ‘at this

time to sheepmen is to produce choice

mutton, something that is certain to sell

well. It hardly pays to ship 'in “warmed-‘

up" flocks yet this is just what many

are doin . Today's market was sharply

higher under meager receipts, lambs

selling at $6008.10, while ewes were sal—

able at $2.75@5.85, wethers at $5.40@6.50,

rams at 33.50005 and yearlings at $6.25

007.25.



Horsa are being marketed freely most

of the time, and there is a good demand

fer desirable animals, but inferior horses

are slow and weak in price. Drafters

are selling at $175@220 per head, With

fancy ones going at $225@250 and up-

ward. Light drivers are having a good

sale at 314000350, and farm chunks and

mares are active at 813000175, with the

best inquiry for blocky mares at $140@

160. ,Mules are very fair sellers at $75@

200, with more call for the cheaper light

weights than formerly. Complaints are

heard that too few good horses are being

bred for the market, and it seems a good

time to start .in, taking care to use.

prime stock. ‘





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





Owners of hogs that are healthy and

growing well should hold on until they

are good and heavy. The market re-

quirements are extremely large and

promise to continue liberal for some time

to come, and there is every reason to

look for continued high prices in the

markets of the country, west and east.

The eastern states have very few hogs

left, and most of these are little more

than pigs, necessitating calling on the

West for eastern packing requirements.

Furthermore, there is all the time a

heavy consumption of fresh pork, which

is in great measure taking the place of

beef and mutton on account of its rela-

tive cheapness. Corn is dear, but it is

not too high in value to feed to hogs the

way finished droVes of hogs are selling

in the markets of the country.



There has been a very good inquiry in

the Chicago stockyards recently for

stockers and feeders from farmers inter-

ested in preparing cattle for the market.

The demand has been largely for a good

class of cattle to go east, and Indiana

and Ohio stockmen were well represent-

ed, but there have been also fair inquir-

ies from Pennsylvania and West Vir-

ginia, the last named state wanting

stockers. All the time there are com-

plaints about the scarcity of high-class

feeder cattle and the high prices asked.

Word comes from Iowa that cattle feed-

ing for the spring market are from 30

to 35 per cent fewer in number than a.

year ago. Good weight ' feeders are

wanted by many stockmen to replace

heavy finished beeves that have been

marketed within a short time. Kansas

continues to furnish a large part of the

choicest heavy cattle.



Sheepmen have had good reason to feel.

pleased with the way prime flocks have

been selling in the Chicago market re-





cently, the poor average grading of con-~‘





signments of lambs, yearlings and sheep

from feeding regions resulting in placing

a big premium on choice stock. As for

western feeding lambs it is utterly im-

possible to fill one-tenth of the buying

orders placed with live stock commission

firms, and prime western Shearing lambs

have been purchased at $7.40 per 100 lbs.

to ship to the, country. Butchers have

shown a marked preference for Mexicans

because they dress so much better than

other lambs. Weight is a handicap, and

even the best Colorado fed lambs that

weigh over 100 lbs. are. discriminated

against by buyers. Feed is so dear at

St. Paul that hay-fed tlocks have been

marketed direct at Chicago without the

usual warming—up process on screenings.

Cattle have. been marketed in Chicago

recently with too much freedom for a.

period when the consumption of beef is

lowered materially by its dearnOSs and

the inability of a great majority of the

American people. to pay the raise. Cattle

continue to bring much higher prices

than in most former years, altho some

sharp declines have taken place within

a short time. New York has been Chl—

cago‘s best customer of late, and on Mon-

day of last week purchases were made

of 162 car loads for shipment to that

city, prices ruling mostly above $6.25 per

100 lbs. and up to $7.30. Heavy long—fed

cattle have continued to sell at a good

premium, and there has been a good'call

for fat heifers at good prices, but dairy

cows were hard to dispose of. There

were. a good many of these among the

receipts, and packers’ buyers were slow

to bid for them, the greater part selling

at_ least 25 cents below the figures ob-~

tamed for other cows than “dairies.”

.Prices for provisions remain unusually

high, being far in advance of former

years, and for this reason the exports

of pork, lord and meats have been suf-

fering :1 great falling off. Provision ex—

ports from the United States for the

month of February decreased nearly

5,000,000 pounds of bacon, 6,000,000 pounds

of hams and 43,000,000 pounds of lard as

compared with 1908. Comparative experts

for the eight months ending with Feb-

ruary show an increase of bacon and a.

heavy decrease of lard and hams. Com-

parisons for eight months follow:





1909. 1908.

Pork, lbs. .......... 39,125,894 115,081,820

Lard, lbs. .......... 338,288,821 414,896,280

Hams, lbs. ........ 132,260,427 138,176,231

Bacons, lbs. ....... 165,337,054 144,362,768

Fresh beef, lbs. . . 90,619,215 153,709,742

Salt beef, lbs ....... 28,860,372 32,124,120

Canned beef, lbs. .. 10,518,255 18,602,863

Tallow, lbs. ....... 33,667,893 63,353,586





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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inner: :7, 1909.

THIS is THE um- Ion-non.





 





In the first edition the Detroit Live

Stock markets are reports of last week;

all other markets are right up to date.

Thursday’s, Detroit Live Stock markets

are given in the last edition. The first

edition is mailed Thursday, the last edi-

tion Friday morning. The first edition is

mailed to those who care more to get the

paper early than they do for Thursday’s

Detroit Live Stock market report. You

may have any edition desired. Subscrib-

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Thursday’s Market.

March 25, 1909.





Cattle.



Receipts, 1,069. Market steady at last

week’s prices.



We quote: Extra dry-fed steers and

heifers, $5.50@6; steers and heifers, 1,000

to 1,200, $5695.35; steers and heifers, 800

to 1,000, $4.75@5.25; steers and heifers

that are fat, 500 to 700, $4@4.35; choice

fat cows, $4.50@4.75; good fat cows, $4@

4.25; common cows, $3@3.50; canners,

$1.75@2; choice heavy bulls, $4.50; fair

to good bolognas, bulls, $4@4.25; stock

bulls, $3.50@3.75;

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

to 1,000, $4@4.25; choice stockers, 500 to

700,- $4@4.25; fair stockers, 500 to 700.

$3.50@4; stock heifers, $2@3; milkers.

large, young, medium age, $40@50; com-

mon milkers, $20@30.



Roe Com. Co. sold Hammond, S. &

Co. 1steer Weighing 630 at $5, 5 cows

av 1,012 at $3.50; to Mich. B. Co. 2 do

av 865 at $3.50, 1 steer weighing .510 at

$4.50; to Kamman B. 00. 21 steers av 810

at $5.25; to Kull 10 do av 755 at $5.20, 6

do av 500 at $4.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 6

cows av 1,160 at $4.50, 2 do. av 1,090 at

$3; 2 do av 1,100 at $3.75, 1 do weighing

880 at $3.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull

weighing 1,230 at $4, 4 butchers av 1,002

at $4.621/z, 5 do av 586 at $4.621/2; to

Kamman 4 do av 780 at $4.50, 5 steers

av 856 at $5.25; to Hammond, S. & Co.

6 do av 925 at $5.25. S cows av 934 at

$4.25, 2 bulls av 1,425 at $4, 2 steers av

770 at $5, 4 COWS av 955 at $3.75; to New-

ton B. Co. cows av 1,070 at $4, 5 do

av 1,054 at $3.50, 1 do av 880 at $3, 10

butchers ax 745 at $4.50, 17 steers av 990

at $5.30, 2 do av 700 at $4.50, 1 bull

weighing 1,060 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co.

10 steers ave 1,043 at $5.50, 1 bull weigh-

ing 1,370 at $4; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 4

cows av 950 at $4; to Thompson & Son

3 steers av 1,050 at $5.50, 1 cow weighing

1,100 at $3; to Newton B. Co. 13 steers

av 868 at $5.30, 7 do av 604 at $4.25, 3

cows av 936 at $3.25; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

4 steers av 935 at $5, 3 cows av 806 at

$4.25, 4 do av 815 at $3.50, 13 steers, av





964 at $5.25, 3 cows av 873 at $4, 2 heifers





av 740 at $3, 1 cow weighing 730 at $1.50.



Spicer, M. & R. sold Hammond, S.

Co. 1 cow weighing 940 at $3, 2 do av

1,000 at $4.50, 1 do weighing 750 at $3,

1 do weighing 1,000 at $4.25, 3 do av 976

at $2.75, 2 do av 785 at $4, 2 butchers

.av 885 at $4, 10 steers av 787 at $5; to

Bresna'han 7 butchers av 541 at $4.20;

to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing 1,280

at $4.75, 1 do weighing 800 at $3.75, 1 do

weighing 1,380 at $4.15; to Fitzpatrick

BrOs. 6 butchers av 841 at $4, 1 cow

weighing 820 at $1.50: to Kull 3 bulls av

983 at $4, 2 cows av 800 at $3.50, 6 butch-

ers av 753 at $4.50; to Hammond, S. &

Co. 13 do av 830 at $5.15; to Fry 3 cows

av 950 at $3.50, 2 do av 995 at $3, 2 heifers

av 720 at $4.50, 5 butchers av 776 at $4.



Haley sold Goose 1 cow weighing 830

at $2.50, 2 cows av 985 at $3.50.



Lewis sold Hammond, S. & Co. 5 cows

av 1,060 at $4, 2 steers av 1,290 at $6,

26 d0 av 850 at $5.35.



Stephens sold Thompson Bros. 3 steers

av 776 at $5.35, 3 do av 746 at $4.25.



Groi‘f sold same 4 cows av 970 at $4.



Cheney sold Hammond, S. & Co. 1 cow

Weighing 1,160 at $4.25, 2 steers ave 875

at $5, 1 bull weighing 1,530 at $4.25.



Haley sold Higbee 5 stockers av 665

at $4.



Wagner sold Kamman 1 cow weighing

800 at $2.25, 1 do weighing 860 at $3, 8

steers'av 876 at $5.35.



McAninch sold Bresnahan 4 butchers

av 567 at $4.



Haley sold Mich. B. Co.

975 at $3.75.



Lowenstein sold same 8 do av 1,070

at $4.25, 5 do av 1,000 at $3.50.



Lovewell sold same 8 do av 1,050 at

$4.25, 3 steers av 726 at $5, 12 do av

942 at $5.25.



Haley sold Sullivan P. Co. 24 steers

av 872 at $5.25, 2 bulls av 1,235 at $4.25.



Robb sold same 3 steers av 926 at $5.25,

8 do av 1,170 at $5.60. 3 COWS av 1,153

at $4 25, 2 bulls av 1,500 at $4.25.



Kendall sold same 5 steers av 990 at

$5.50, 1 steer weighing 1,000 at $5, 2 cow

and bull av 985 at $3.



Long sold same 3 steers av 760 at $5.10.



McCormick sold same 3 butchers av

973 at $4, 5 do av 896 at $5.15, 1 steer





6 cows av





weighing 1,230 at $5.



McCormick sold Regan 7 heifers av

650 at $4.40.



Haley sold Schlischer 3 butchers av





850 at $4.25.

Groff sold same 5 steers av 874 at $5.25.

Veal Calves.

Receipts, 708. Market steady at last





week’s decline. Best, $7607.75; others,

$3.50@6.50. Milch cows and springers,

steady.





Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle 3 av 150

at $7.75, 16 av 130 at $7.50, 2 av 120 at

$5.50, 10 av 135 at $7.50, 4 av 95 at $7,

23 av 1357at $5, 3 av 140 at $7, 1 weighing

170 at $4, 6 av 90 at $7, 23 av 150 at

$7.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 5 av 150 at

$7.75, 2 av 160 at $5, 9 av 145 at $7.50,

9 21v 140 at $7.50, 2 av 150 at $5; to Ratt-

kOWSky 10 av 131 at $7.25, 3 av 115 at

$7; to Burnstine 1 weighing 130 at $7.75,

2 av 150 at $3.



Splcer, M. & R. sold W. W. Smith 19

av 11.5 at $6.75; to Goose 10 av 120 at $7;

to McGuire 10 av 148 at $7.50; to W. 1V.

Smith 16 av 130 at $7.





choice feeding steers,





THE ' MICHIGAN FARMER





.1203 Com. Co. said Nagie 1 weighing

170 at $7.25; to Rattkowsky 2 av 105 at

$6.75; to Nagle 41 av 135 at $7.50, 5 av

120 at 86.



Wagner & A. sold Newton B. Co. 3 av

140 at $5, 21 av 125 at $7.25.



McAninch sold Bresnahan 17 av 130

at $7.50. '



Stephens sold Nagle 10 av 143 at $7.72.



Belheimer sold same 14 av .135 at $7.



Adams sold same 5 av 140 at' $7.50,

Weighing 180 at $6. '



Duelle sold same 13 av 135 at $7.50.



Bennett sold same 2 av 155 at $7.10.



Cheney 8!. H. sold Burnstine 6 av 125

at $5, 12 av 135 at $7.



Groff sold Markowitz 4 av 175 at $3.50,

25.av 120 at $7.



Haley sold Hammond, S. & Co. 1

weighing 140 at $5, 7 av 115 at $7.



Berry sold McGuire 1 Weighing 160 at

$6, 5 av 145 at $7.50.



Jedele sold Rattkowsky 4 av 125

at $7.25.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 3,196. Market 250 higher than

last week. Best lambs, $7.85@8; fair to

good lambs, $7.25@7.50; light-to common

lambs, $6.50@7; yearlingsJ $7; fair to

good sheep, $4.50@5.50; culls and Com-

mon, $2.50@3.50.



Robb sold Fitzpatrick 15 lambs av 50

at $6.50, 15 sheep av 90 at 4.



Young sold Spicer, M. & R. 7 lambs

av 85 at $7.60.



Einrich sold same 10 do av 56 at $7.10.



Fitzpatrick sold same 14 do av 65

at $7.50. .



Robb sold Sullivan P. Co. 74 lambs

av 75 at $7.75.



Haley sold Hammond, S. & Co. 3 sheep

av 150 at $3.75 .



Cheney & H. sold Burnstine 20 lambs

av 65 at $7.25.



Vickery sold Mich. B. Co. 52 lambs av

85 at $7.75.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle 31 lambs av

83 at $7.75, 1 sheep weighing 130 at, $4;

to Barlage 2 do av 155 at $4.

7Sslaarp sold‘Nagle 108 lambs av 95 at





Bennett sold same 20 do av 75 at $7.10.



Duelle sold same 157 do av 70 at $7.



G. J. Smith sold same 256 do av 80

at $7.75.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle 184 lambs

av 85 at $7,75, 8 do av 97 at $7, 9 do av

70 at $7, 2 do av 125 at $7.50, 106 do av

85 at $7.85; to Newton E. Co. 121 av 84

at $7.75; to Nagle 115 av 88 at $7.85, 239

av 85 at $7.35, 219 av 88 at $7.85, 97 av

95 at $7.90; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 6 sheep

av 100 at. $5.50, 79 lambs av 74 at $7.90;

to Parker, W. & CO. 39 do av 75 at $7.63,

69 do av 70 at $$7.85; to Ogelworth 9 do

av 83 at $8; to Haise 14 do av 70 at $7,

6 sheep av 100 at $5. '





Hogs.



Receipts, 4,328. Market 100 lower than

last week.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $6.70fiD6.75; pigs, $6796.25; light york-

ers, 862561635; sings, 1A, off.



Sundry shippers sold Hammond, S.

C0. 244 av 170 at $6.75, 106 av 165 at

$6.70, 272 av 158 at $6.

$6Roe Com. Co. sold same 30 av 209 at

' .75.



Spicer, M. & R. sold same 48 av 190

at $6.75, 64 av 190 at $6.65, 182 av 172 at





$6.60, 97 av 176 at $6.70, 93 av 155 at $6.50. ~





Sundry shippers sold Parker, W. & Co

6 av 205 at $6.80, 25 av 181 at $6.75, 98

av 180 at $6.70, 116 av 135 at $6.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold same 178 av 160

at $6.65, 811 av 170 at $6.75, 263 av 170 at

$6.60, 86 av 145 at $6.50,'378 av 165 at

$6.70, 105 av 210 at $6.80.



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

at $6.60, 48 av 220 at $6.80, 88 av 190

at $6.75.



212 pigs av 101 at $6, 34 do av 90 at $6.



Roe Com. Co. sold same 108 av 180 at

$6.75, 83 av 137 at $6.55, 14 av 203

at $6.85.



Spicer, M. & R. sold same 142 av 180





Frlday’s Market.

March 19, 1909.

Cattle.





The run of cattle was very light on

Friday and prices held full steady with

Thursday on all grades. Milch cows and

springers also were steady.



We quote: Extra dry-fed steers, $5.50;

steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200, $5.25@

5.75; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000, $4.75

6135.25; Steers and heifers that are fat,

500 to 700, $4.25@4.75; choice fat cows.

$4.50; good fat cows, $4604.25; common

cows, $3613.50; canners, $2; choice heavy

bulls, $4.50; fair to good bolognas, bulls,

$4624.25; stock bulls, $3.50@3.75; choice

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

feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.25; choice

stockers, 500 to 700, $4704.25: fair stockers

500 to 700, $350714; stock heifers, $3@

3.50; milkers, large, young, medium age,

$407950; common milkcrs, $205730.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Lacrault 4 steers

av 807 at $5, 1 cow weighing 980 at $4,

1 bull weighing 910 at $4.25, 6 butchers

av 645 at $3.75.



Same sold Sullivan P. Co. 4 bulls av

1,210 at $4, 5 cows av 1,040 at $4, 7 do

av 903 at $3.10, 8 butchers av 1,044 at

$4, 1 bull weighing 1,740 at $4.25, 1 do

weighing 1,300 at $4.25.



Veal Calves.



The veal calf trade was extremely dull

and prices were 500 IOWer than on Thurs-

day. The wholesale market is full of

dressed calves and they are selling very





low. There were nearly 1,000 on sale

here and prlqas will undoubtedly go

ower.





Sheep and Lambs. .

The sheep and lamb trade was active

at Thursday’s opening prices, and the

close was strong.





We quote: Best lambs, $7.75; fair to

good lambs, $7697.50: light to common

lambs, $6@6.50; yearlings, $6@6.50; fair





to good sheep, $5@5.50; culls and com-

mon, $3@4.

Hogs.



The hog trade was strong at Thurs-

day’s prices, best grades bringing $6.90

per hundred.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $6.80@6.90; pigs, $6726.15; light york-

ers, $6.25@6.50;" stags, 1/3 off.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





The Chicago hog market has developed

a strong undertone. recently, and fre-

quent advances have carried the best

heavy hogs close to $7 per 100 lbs. 'Wltli

the single exception of 1907, the recent

hog market has been the highest seen

in early March since 1903, when hogs

were selling at $6.80@7.55. StOckmen

owning healthy young hogs that are gain—

ing in weight satisfactorily need have

no fear as to future results, and the

proper course is by all odds to feed

droves until they are fat and heavy.

Not enough matured heavy hogs are

being marketed to satisfy the strong

demand, and eastern shippers continu<.

to draw heavily on the Chicago market

for supplies. Whenever the receipts

happen to be smaller than usual reports

are heard that bad country roads are

checking the movement, but when ruling

prices are satisfactory to farmers they;

are apt to find a way of shipping them.,

The big packing concerns are credited

with owning heavy stocks of provisions,

which they are anxious to market at

high prices, and this is supposed to make

them less indisposed than usual to make

a determined opposition to an advancing

hog market. .





There has been a marked advance in

prices for prime finished heavy cattle in

the Chicago market during the last few

weeks based on an improved demand

from local buyers and eastern shippers.

About five weeks ago $7 per 100 lbs. was

paid for the best beeves, and buyers

were reluctant to pay that figure, the

popular demand for a long time having

been for the lower-priced short-fed cat-

tle. At last choice cattle have sold at

suitable premiums, $7.25 having been

paid week before last, while sales teak;

place last week at $7.35@7.40 for fancy;

Angus and Hereford steers. The up—

ward course of prime cattle has helped

to make quite a number of stock feeders

more hopeful of the future, and in var-

ious quarters there is a tendency among

'holders to hang on longer and buy corn

to finish off well-bred cattle. It is usual

to see higher prices for well fed cattle

in the late spring and summer months,

but this bullish movement has began

earlier this season than usual.



A singular feature of the recent Chl-

cago hog market was a wild boom in

prices for heavy old stags that carriedi

prices up to the top figures paid for:

prime hogs, and one. few recent days

it was an actual fact that competition

among rival buyers caused heavy stage,

of the most desirable class to commandj

a big premium. These facts were not;

mentioned by the live stock papers is-‘

sued at the Chicago stockyards, andl

farmers dependent on them for informa-

tion on live stock matters were kept in

ignorance of the boom in Stags, which

was due to a big demand from local

sausage manufacturers. Subsequently

the sausage makers got stocked up and

refused to pay the recent advance, caus-

ing a considerable break in the quo-

tations. altho stags were still high in

price as compared with former years.



Horses have been meeting with an

active 'gencrul demand recently, and

those of a desirable kind have firmed up.

with quite a number of farm mares and

chunks going $2.50@5 per head higher.

These animals are wanted at 5513001173

per head, with numerous shipments to

the northwest. as well as to the north-

western Canadian provinces. Heavy

draftcrs arc in good request at $17569

220, with a choicer grade going at .‘225@

250. Light drivers are selling actively at

$150®350, and light harness horses have

been purchased at $250€U500 for export to

Mexico. Mules are purchased freely at

$75@200, and good numbers are going to

the Canadian northwest. F.





 





 





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HAY 85 GRAIN





We want to but from shippers of Bay and Groin—Our

(“not «nice to low. eon-men in thin district cubic

ul to get top prlou for good Ihlpmonll. Liberal ad

vex-cu to eon-lune“. .





Daniel McCallrey’s Sons 00., Pillsbury Pa

lot—halal" hl'l Isak. UBIIOIIIO lll’l Bank.





 





 

   

 





 

   

 





 





Hill SALE-2nd Hand Machinery





22 H. Buffalo Pitta Hauling engine; 21 H. Pt. Huron





traction engine; 16 H. Huber; 16 H. Russell; 16 H.



Gear-Scott: 10 H. Advance; 10 H. Russell; 32 H.



Gasoline engine; 32x48 Advance Thresher; 83-h:



Peerless; 2 Portable Saw Mills. Write us for de-

on and price.





1 ti

so"Erna BANTING MACHINE co.,

"4-118 Superior St” Toledo. Ohio.





» FARMS illll FARM nuns

run SALE on EXGHANBE _





FARMS.



60 acres—2K miles from good town; 7-room

house, basement born 32x42 in fine condition; 140 rods

wire fence; good clay loam; 5 acres timber. . . ......8000 -



80 acres—2 miles from town; black clay loam;

good 10—room house. born 31x90 in good condition,

all necessary outbuildings; good fences, cistern

and well. , . . ..................................................... ,



Stock Farm.



165 acres—Clay and gravel loom; orchard; 10.

room house newly pointed; born 66 on stone

foundation (16 foot posts); dairy barn 36:54 cement

floors, silo . . . . . . . ... $50 an acre.



A noted dairy farm~576 acres—2 miles from

a good town; clay and gravel loam; 2 houses, flne

barns. cement floor, room for over 100 head:of cattle.

all necessary outbuildings; 8 silos of 600 ton capacity

each; personal property. stock over 100 cows, etc )

tools and feed included in p ce. Income at the





 





 





 





 





. present time over .1000 dollars a month ........ $35,000





These. and many more choice bargains for solo'nt

“ FARM HEAD UARTERS"

CHAS. D. SKE

714 Chamber of Commerce.

Detrolt. Mich.

SEND 'll‘OR CATALOG 0F FARMS.





 





I BELL LAND and require no ayment except

interest and taxes until end 0 third year.





FLINT LAND COMPANY. Limited, Flint. Mich.





MIQHIGAII FARM BARGAIHSwfi‘é'ii'QZ'n.





H. T. SPEARS, Pottervllle. Mich.





 





 





ICHIGAN FARMS all kinds and sizes selling

cheap. VVrlte for list A. A. C. PANCAKE

is. co., 223 Widdicomb Bldg., Grand Rapids. Mich.

- - for sale

Frull, Grain and Stock Farms in om...

Co. Write U. W. Morgan. Shelby, Mich, for lists.

LO 0 K ! Farms in the heart of Michigan.

Send for free descriptive list.



ISHAM a CHANDLER, Butternut, Mich.

MIGHIGA“ F‘nus—Ii you want a good farm,

. a bargain, write for list



1V0. 5. C. B. BENHAM, Hastings, Mich.

LOOK. Fine forms for sale Cheap. Sand for

.1 .. . - full list. Great Bargains. Don't Delay.



EDWARD WILCOX, North Adams, Mich.

of rich, wild land, level'

three miles from It. li‘



’ Good terms. write





JESSE L. BARRETT, Mlssnukee, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





CALlFllRNIA [.AND :1 acre cash payment;



9 slance purchase 90 cents

month per acre; close San Francisco; no taxes; no in-

tereet; B-ncre tracts; level. rich. clear; ready to plow;

irrigated: perpetual water rightmimmedlate posses-

sion; particulars. maps. photographs free. STEV-

INBON COLONY,‘, 1414 Market St.. San Francisco.





OCEANA COUNTY, MICHIGAN





I sell farms in this 00.. the best in U. 8., Fruit,

Grain, Poultry, Stock. All sizes, easy terms. If

the people of U. S. knew the advantages to be had

here, in 24 hours there would not be standing room.

Write for list and literature.



J. D. s. HANSON. Hart, Mich.





 





 





 





PROTECTION BRAND





“‘Ihe Roofing without a. Nailhole.‘





Keeps the water out. No nail holes

to stretch and cause leaks.





Send for free sample and booklet.





ASPHALT READY ROOFING 00.. Dept. D,

136 Water Street. New York, U. S. A.





 





proved by actual test, two—year field test In Michigan.

1907 yield 45 bu. per A., highest yield of other varic-

tles 84 bu. 1908 yield 60 bu. per. 11., highest yield of

other varieties 55 bu. At the Nebraska Experiment

Station, where it was first introduced. it is also found

to be the heaviest yielder of any variety of cats in

that state. Has a very thin hull, while its still”

straw and early maturity make it the best cover crop

for clover in existence. Seed $1 00 per bu , bags free.





FLOYD H- SMITH. Addison, Mlohlgnn.





 





‘RHEUMAno Guns





FOR ALL FORMS OF





Rheumatism and Goul





Write for a liberal FREE Trial Box.

Sold by Druggists. Price 500 per box.

The Dr. Whitehall Megrimine Co. .5

136 Main St., South Bend, Ind. l

— ssna. lose. ‘





WE WANT ,





MUSKIlATS





and other FURS.

Snip now while prfces are high. Bend for prlc

list and shipping tags.

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KHEHSON OATS. 33.396323933325333?





when you can buy

the Beat Land In

Mlohlcan at from

$6 to $10 an acre

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

, tlculars. Clear title and easy terms. STAFFELD Bnoe.,





(owners) 16 Merrill bldg., Saginaw. W. 8., MICh.





FARM BARGAINS.





940-Acre Stock Farm—$33.33 per acre. 28 miles

‘ from Detroit. Rich soil. Large barns and house.

I Everything good. Must be sold before April.

196-Acre—2 miles from Saline. Clay loam soil.

Good in every way. :45 per acre.

Charlie? lhliOJAciiie—tl‘? miles from Detroit. In best

ineg or 00. er e and hlhl lmr .

Nothing better. 814,000. g y p oved

BOURNE Ga FISK.

501-2 Chamber of Commerce. Detroit. Mich.





PUBLIC LAND





Irrigated. No floods or drouths.

failures. Free fuel. Fine climate.





 





 





 





 





 





No crop

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DR. WHITEHALL’S :Idaho. Easy terms. Ten years' time. Special





excursions. For FREE particulars how to

tile, address The Idaho Land Company, 247

Midland Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.





60 SOUTH FOR BIG CROPS





Three and four crops 3. season are better than

one. A salubrious climate is better than biting

frosts and scorching heat. Early crops com-

mand higher prices than into ones. That's why

it will pay you to buy a farm in the South.

Finest truckin district in the country. Suc-

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Fortunes are being made on fertile Tennes-

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BY RALPH VVOODWORTH.





There’s a fact that’s worth remembering

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STILTED, OR FOOLING THE FOOLER.

BY WALTER SCOTT HASKELL.

Dear Brother Nat:

Your letter came last Thurs-day. Sorry

your eyes are troubling you, but if you

follow yOur principai’s advice and come





home for a short rest, try and get here'





by April first. There’s something doing.

You know that stuck—up sehoolmarm that

boards here? “Veil, she went the limit

the other day. Actually ‘had the cheek

to advise me to try and improve my V0—

cabulary. \Youldn’t that jar you?



I‘m going to get even with her April

fool day. Help me out, will you Nat?

You can do it. \Vhen you come home

and meet her and she starts talking in

her high—toned way, just show her that

you can talk some. Squelch her with

them big words you learned at college.

Show her that you know more than she

does, and I’ll be ready to smile loftily at

her comparative ignorance, and make her

feel all cut up. Oh, it’ll be great!



Don‘t forget, because I‘ll depend on

you. You owe it to father to appear

high-toned before that little stuck—up

thing. You know father’s paying his

good money to educate you, and you want

to show him that it's not all wasted. I'll

meet you at tilt station Don't fail.



lour loving brother,

IIANNIBAL



After writing the above lette1,- the

young man enclosed it in an envelope,

addressed and stamped it and started





for the post ofiice three blocks away.‘





Before he had passed the grounds of his

father‘s rcsidcncc he met the young

school teacher and accosted her.



“011, Miss \Yclls! I'm awfully glad to

see you; I was just hoping you‘d come

this way. I want to tell you something.

It’s a kind of secret you know, between

you and me. Ah, you know my brother

Nat that's going to college? Well, he’s

coming home next week 011 account of

his eyes. He's awfully educated, can

speak seven languages, fourteen dialects,

and is studying to be a doctor, and a

minister I believe, and I don‘t know

what all. I like to see, my brother edu-

cated and all that but, between you and

me, he‘s stuck up——stilted, got the big

head. I want to take it out of him,

’cause he‘s all the time nagging me

about my iiilllllti vocabulary. Now, Miss

\Vells, you‘rr- Itillt‘ult‘ii. and I want you

to hclp Inc out, \‘.'ill you do it?”



“\Vhy, how can i hpr you? I don‘t

see-"



“Just as casy as ittifil'lg off a log. Don’t

you see? i want you to out-talk Nat

when he comes and begins to put on his

college airs. I'll be ready to snicker in

his face and make him feel all cut up.

Say, if you’ll do it I’ll get some money

from pa and buy you a present. \Ve’ll

April-fool him all right. Ha! ha! ha!"



The evening of the first of April ar—

rived, and Nat Goodwin stopped from

the train onto the platform of the little

station where he was greeted by his

younger brother.



“Come on, Nat, let's hurry! Dinner’s

waiting-let me take your suit-ease.

Say, did you get my letter? Of course

you did. You won’t disappoint me on

the—you know?”



“What are you up to, Han? Some of

your infernal jokes, I suppose. “Yell, as

it’s April first I don't mind taking a hand

in a mild joke—but won’t she take of-

fense?”



“No, she won't get mad. I called her

‘stuck—up’ one day, and she only smiled.”



“You say she’s educated. Perhaps she





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





can out- talk me. "



“Oh, sure, she's educated. That's the

trouble. She thinks she knows it all,

and she takes me down every little while

on some fool word or other. The idea of

talking proper all the time! I’d get tired

of it, wouldn’t you?"



“Yes, it’s something of a strain when

one is not used to it, but how did this

girl get her learning? She must be a.

paragon by the way you describe her.

I'm getting interestet.”



“Oh, she's been to seminaries, and lad-

ies’ Schools and colleges all her life.

Guess if I had her advantages I'd know

how to talk proper. Pa wouldn‘t spent!

four hits to educate me, and everybody

thinks I ought to talk just as tho I had

a college education.”



“1 think pa will let you go to the

preparatory school next term, and if you

make. good—”



“Oh, yes, if I make good! I don’t like

study. anyway.”



Within a. short twenty minutes they

entered the house and Nat was greeted

by his parents. As dinner was ready

he soon found himself at the table and

being introduced to an innocent looking

young lady of the dark blond type, if

there is such‘a type as expressing a dark

shade of a light person. She was ani-

mated in appearance, yet self-contained,

modest and unassuming. One would not

expect big words from her.



The college man acknowledged the in-

troduction, bowing and smiling in his

stately, pleasant manner that had won

for him the title of “Chesterfield.” The

glasses that he wore gave a look of the

scholar, and perhaps added a few years

to his age, the he was at all times young.



When they were seated and conversa-

tion began, natural inquiries arose con-

cerning the college man‘s health, and

the eye aflliction. The young teacher,

Miss \Vells, made some natural inquiry

about the eye trouble, and, as it seemed,

soared into the heights of rhetoric at

the ‘outset, which gave the college man

an excuse. for saying in reply: “I am,

unfortunately, afflicted with a malevolent

attack of ophthalmy which induces sco-

tomy and l'clldcl‘s academic pursuits

schirrhous and opcrose.”



“Indeed!” she returned as the color

rose to her face and a sparkle of the

eyes indicated that she was roused to

something out of the ordinary. “Indeed,

your canicula is reading badly, in pre—

venting you from Inatrieulating with

scholastic pundits of undoubted omniiic

intelligence in the nebula of noncupa-

tive thot.”



“Oh, say!” muttered Hannibal under

his breath, as he kicked the cat, nudged

his father who sat next to him, and

winked comically at his mother While a

broad grin over-spread his fun—loving

face. He crammed the napkin into his

mouth to hide the grin.



Nat turned to Hannibal with a look of

mild reproof and said: “I do not wish

to be captions, but my instincts tell me

that my cygnet of a brother is laboring

under an attack of stertorous breathing

bordering on sicrnutation. His face is

of a eerulean hue indicative of suppressed

saturnalian desires; and I beg, for the

sake of the family tree, that he close

tighter the veniiduct of his larynx and

avert, if possible, the threatened catas—

trophe. I trust he is sufficiently recov-

ercd to kindly pass the muscovado while

mother dishes the olio.”



“\Vhat did you say, Nat, I didn’t un-

dcrsiand?”



"Of a ccrtitude, brother, thy tympanum

must be at fault, for my orthoepv was

sufficicnily elca" to be understood even

by the most obtusc. I will, however,

repeat my simple rcqucst that you pass

thc muscovado, and I will add, the.

salis?"



“Oh, yes,” said Ilannibal, with a pre.

tcnse of understanding, “You said the

Inusco, didn't you?” and he passcd the

mustard.



Miss IVclls interrupted with: “Will

I’l'annibal kindly pass the. dish containing

the occiput Of the young quadruped?”



“ICh, sure. ]‘ll pass anything. You

said the butter, didn't you?”



“A11 coniraire, I wished a portion 0f

the lanifcrous creature whose flesh is

tender and anserinc with the cooking."



“Oh, sure, I forgot. Here it is,” and

he handed the pickles. '



Mrs. Goodwin now turned upon her

son with a motherly wish that he “pay

particular attention to what was called

for and cease passing unnecessary arti-

cles and subjecting himself to the sus-

picion of practicing charlantry and low

persiflage with a touch of crude torpitude

indicative of a. valetudinary state of

health.”





"'011, sav,‘ 111a, what's all this about?

101110 all talking things I dont under-

stand." cried Hannibal, turning uneasily

toward the window.



“I would not expose the occiput of my

cranium to a discriminating company,”

admonished the father with assumed

seveiity toward his son.



“The deuce take it, pa, what did you

say?”



“Hannibal, please pass the tetragon-

shaped dish containing the oleaginous

residium of the tquey," interposed Nat

with studied effect.



“Oh, .ay, this is a put up job!” ex-

ploded Hannibal, laying down his knife

and fork and half rising from the table

without having tasted the first dish.



‘l‘dafois! Hannibal st-ems feverish. I

must give him some pyrotology before he

lapses into pusillanimous torpitude of a.

pilgarlic nature ” ventured Mrs. Goodwin,

with mock conee1n.



“I think .1 little soothing syrup 01 other

lambathe diet I'm the youth would tend

to calm that restless nature—”



"Please pass the lacteal fluid, Han-

11ibal-—" '



“You are nearest to the baccate ma.-

te.1ia—no not the essos. Hannibal, are

you makmg your valedictory, and is this

your gout-anon? So vainly ostentatious—”



“Iriannibal—fl



But he was gone, with a confused

and excited ste1'1,ltipping over the chair

in his flight, amid roars of laughter from

the (ompany and cries of “April- -fool!

April— fool!”



Miss Wells and Nat were already ac-

quainted, and when the young plotter

had laid his plans, they quickly commu-

nicated with each other and laid counter-

plots to outwit him, with what success

the reader knows. .



The tables were, turned when about a

minute, later Hannibal walked into the

room and with an innocent air unbur-

dcncd himself. He began: I



"My scholastic friends, in dromulating

your esoteric eogitations and in articu-

lating your superficial sentimentalities

and amicable, philosophical or psycholo-

gical observations beware of platitudi-

nous ponderosity. Let your conversa-

1ional communications possess a. clarified

consciousness, a compacted comprehen-

siblcncss, coalescent consistency and a

concatenated cogency. Eschew all con-

glomerations of flai’ulent garrulity, jejunc

babblcmcnt and asinine affectations. Let

your exicmporancOUs dcscantings anvi

unprcmeditated expectations have in-

telligibility and veracious vivacity with—

out rhodomontade or thrasonical bom-

bast. Scdulously .1de all polysyllabic

profundity, pompous prolixity, psitta—

ceous vacuity, vcntriloquial verbosity

and vaniloqucnt vapidity. Shun double

entcntes, prurient jocosity and pestif—

erous profanity obscurant or ap—

parent. In other words, talk plainly,

briefly, naturally, sensibly, purely and

truthfully. Keep from slang; don't put

on airs; say what you mean; mean what

you say, and don’t use big words. April-

fool! April-fool!”



Hannibal had been smart enough to

lcarn of the counter-plot and fortify him-

self for the occasion by committing to





memory the string of big words which‘





he had copied from a book, and all his





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on to carry the joke to the climax and





then spring it in lzis own way.



The jiikil' jokcd,



And the jokers joked the joker.



But up his secve the joker had another

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And sprung it on the‘company of coun-

folk,



\Vhich capped the climax over all the

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376’ <28)

THE COMMON QUAIL, on BOB

WHITE. ‘





 





BY ALONZO RICE.





It has not been many years since quail

were very common in the northern states,

but they are quite scarce at present. To

make up for this deficiency some states

have imported quailand set them free.

These and the remaining native birds

having been protected by a continuous

closed season, have increased in num-

bers, and in time will doubtless become

common again.



These birds will frequently visit the

garden and are often seen around the

farm buildings. They will even‘mingle

with the chickens, and pick up the grain

with them. tecently, in onc of our very

severe winters, a farmer found a small

covey in one of his Iields. He scattered

grain for them, and it did not take much

time or patience to induce them to fol-

low him to the barnyard, where they

took up their winter quarters, becoming

quite tame in course of ‘timc. "They

were fed daily during the cold winter

months, often mixing with the domestic

fowls. That they appreciated this kind

treatment is evinced from the fact that

for the two succeeding winters they re-

turned to the same place for shelter.

The covey, in the meantime increased to

a large flock.



Sometimes the winter is harder on

quail than the hunters or other enemies

are. They roost on the ground and are

often snowed in, or under. This does not

matter, for it is warmer in their snow

house and they are not so easily seen

by their enemies. But, once in a while,

a crust forms above them and they can

not get out. Unless the crust soon melts

or some watchful farmer or school-boy

releases them, they starve or smother.



Quail, like the grouse, .sandpipers and

some other birds, are extremely skillful

and courageous in the protection of their

little ones. If disturbed while hunting

about for food, it is the habit of the old

bird to give the alarm, when, quick as

a wink, the. little ones scatter and hide

under the leaves, tufts of grass or any-

thing that offers them shelter.



\Vhen disturbed so suddenly that the

chicks have scant time to hide, the old

bird plays a very clever trick. She flops

in front of the intruder as the wounded

and unable to fly, meantime giving her

warning to the chicks. With matchless

skill she attracts all attention to herself.

Away she limps and flutters, adroitly

keeping just a little beyond reach, and

acting her part so perfectly that even

the wood-wise hunter is sometimes made

to think that really this one is actually

hurt, when, off she goes as full of life

as any bird in the wood. Then the hunter,

feeling a little foolish at having been

tricked by a bird that he knew was full

of such dcceits, turns back, thinking

that he may discover some of the little

ones for whose safety all this pretty act--

ing has been done. But there is not a

sign of a chick anywhere to be seen.

the chicks are safe, and the mother's

point has been gained. \thn the dan—

ger is past she clucks them together

again and they go on with their search.

for seeds and insects.



The Common quail is about ten inches

long. The general color above is brown-

i:<h red, (specially on the wing C(:)\'(~l‘ts,

t‘ng‘ed with gray and inottla-d with dusk

on 1he upper back. The chin, throat,

forehead, and a line thru the eyes along

the sides of the in ck are white; 3 l-‘iwk

band across the top of the head extends





backward on the sidl s, and from the leLll

below the cysts, crossing" on the ](l\\'t‘r‘

part of the throat. 'lelow the bird is





white, tinged with brown anterior-1y,

each feather having black bands. The

female hzw not the black marks, and the

white on the head is replaced by brown-

ish yellow. The flight is rapid, low, and

with numerous quick flappings. The

eggs number from ten to eighteen, and

are pure white. The young run about

as soon as hatched, but follow the old

birds until spring, when they acquire their

full plumage, pair, and breed. Only one

brood is raised in a season.



They rest on the ground at night, ar-

ranged in a circle with their heads out-

ward, so that each can fly off in a.

straight line, if alarmed, without inter-

fering with the others.



There is great confusion about the

name of this bird. It is called quail in-

the northern states but in the middle

and southern it is called partridge.

‘Vhere the former name prevails the

rufiled grouse is called partridge, and

where the latter, this grouse is styled

pheasant. As neither the name quail,

partridge, nor pheasant is properly given





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





to any American bird, it has been pro-l

posed to call this species Bob White, and .

the other mountain grouse.





HOW THE BEES TOLD.





 





BY FRANK H. SWEET.





Farmer Metcalf looked out of hia‘

kitchen door one fine summer mornings

and discovered that one of his bee-hivesj

Was gone. He kept a dozen swarms,

or more, nicely housed in a leng row of

hives at the back of his garden. Last

night they were all there. He stood. a

moment, gazing at the vacant place in

the row with surprise and indignation.

Then he called his son.



“Martin, somebody has been stealing

our bees!"



The family were seen out upon the

veranda, all staring at the plundered

apiary and denouncing the 'unknoyvn

robber. Who could he be?



Browsing forlornly about the place

where their little house had been were

sevoral stragglers from the missing.

swarm, and Farmer Metealf knew vcry

well what would calm the bewildered

insects and make their intelligence serve

him to good purpose.



A new hive was promptly put in the

place of the old one,.and some sheets of

comb put in it. The bees very soon link

possession, and, after waiting twenty or

thirty minutes, the farmer and his son

saw a ‘committce” of their number COlllu

out and fly straight to a neighboring

cornfield. :



Of course, they had expected some—l,

thing like this. Once make a robbed

and wandering bee feel at home again.

and it recovers its wits and lets you

know at once where its companions in

misfortune are.



Farmer Metcalf and Martin followed;

their little guides to the cornfield a‘hd;I

quickly found the evidences of last night’s ‘

work. The hive lay there, broken to

pieces; crawling over the scattered frag-

ments, struggling on the ground, an]

climbing the standing cornstalks, were1

multitudes of soiled and honey~smcared

bees. i



Some were rubbing their legs and wings

to clean themselves, and now and then

one would rise in the air and fly back

to the house. There were other bees

with legs gone, bees with wings gone,





 





bees half buried, pawing themselves out, '-





of the earth, and bees that lay quite still:





-—hees everywl'lere, and in all. conditions.

living and dead. ‘





Tracks of tread shoes were seen, and '





signs of a hard scuttle in the soft soil

and among the broken corn. The thief

certainly had not got his plunder without

paying Something for it. It looked as

if the little captives had nade a gallant"

fight and taken part of their revengc.|

It remained now for their master to‘

complete it—when he. found out the rest

of their story.



The remaining testimony was soon

forthcoming. Poking about in the mellow

dirt with his foot, the farmer‘s son brot

to light the paper in uhieh the thief

had carried his sulfur to smoke the bees

and stupct‘y them, so that he could take

their honey. It “as the hack of an old

letter, with the more on it still, clear'

and plainv~“ll<-man Trt-al.”



A little further scai'eh revealed a

handkerchief, probably the, one the un—

lucky honey-thief had tried to tie. over

his face, and it bore the same. tell-talc

name! Such itat exposure of himself,

was, no doubt, a consequence of his

rather excitml suite of mind after the

evident blundr-r in managing the bees.



lit-man Treat was one of Farmer Mot-

calf‘s ncighbors, and the discovery of





 





these tracts of guilt against him was a, '

very disagreeable surprise. To go di-l -.

l

t





rectly and accuse him would be still

more disagreeable. It was Sunday, too,

and that fact made delay more justi—

fiablc.



The farmer and his son walked back

to the house, carefully concealed the pa-l

pcr and the hamlkerchief, and agreed to

keep still about the matter till the next‘

morning. '



In the course of the day Martin walked

past Heinan Treat’s house and noticed,

bees flying in and out of the attic win-l

dows.



Other confirming evidence was discov-

ered that helped to fasten the crime on

the man who lived there, and, when,





Monday morning came, they called a eon- l \





stable and made neighbor Treat a visit.

He was sick in bed, his wife told them,

and could not see anyone. But they

replied that their business with him was

urgent, and must not be put off, and she

was obliged to let them in.

They found the man sick enough, to bel





 





 





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sure. His hands were swollen to twice

their natural size, and his head and face

were a _sight to behold—inflamed like

one great blister, and bloated so that he

could hardly see out of his eyes.



“Got badly poisoned working in the

swamp last Saturday," was the way he

and his wife accounted for it. ’Twas

likely he had handled poison elder or ivy;

they always affected him so.



The visitors showed deep interest in

the sufferer’s case, and one of them, re—

marking on the peculiar appearance of

his face, applied his thumb and finger-

nail to a pimple and pulled out a bee-

sting!



“That’s the kind of poison you’ve been

handling," said Farmer Metcalf, “and

you’ll make nothing by trying to lie

out of it."



The culprit saw he was caught and

confessed the crime. He begged the

officer not to put him under arrest, and

promised 'to‘settle at any price the owner

of the bees should demand.



Farmer Metcalf did not wish to prose-

cute his neighbor, and he readily allowed

him to settle the affair by'paying the

value of the stolen swarm, provided that

whenever ‘he happened to want honey

again he would take care to get it by

honest means.



But for the clue afforded so quickly

by the little winged detectives, probably

only 'an accident would have revealed





their spoiler’s traces before he had had





time to obliterate them. The field of

tall corn, left to itself, as it was then

between cultivation and harvest, was a.

fine place for concealment, and it was

years before Heman Treat knew that he

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SOME OLD-TIME LENTEN CAKES.





 





BY MARY FOSTER SNIDER.



A generation or two ago in spite of the

self-denial children were taught to ob-

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few simple rules of diet that they knew

would as inevitably be followed as the

laws of the Medes and Persians. The

delicious pancakes and fritters that were

absolutely sure to be served at one or

more of their meals on Shrove Tuesday

and Good Friday, the rich old-fashioned

Simnel cake, the Sunday in mid-Lent was

to be made festive (for them), and the

spicy hot cross buns for Good Friday

and Easter Sunday. Of course, fish for

Wednesdays and Fridays was also the

rule but this did not savor so much of

a treat as the hot cakes for other fast

days. The orthodox churchman still has

his appointed fish days and hot cross

buns for GoodFriday, but the old-time

significance attached to pancakes and

fritters for certain days in Lent has

been almost forgotten.



Many of these old—time Lenten cakes

were quite as pleasing to adult appetites

as to juvenile ones, and a few of the most

pleasing recipes are given here.



Dessert Pancakes—Beat 6 eggs until

very light and in another bowl place

about 1/4 cupful of flour for each egg.

Add a generous pinch of salt and 3 cup-

fuls of milk to the eggs, and stir very

gradually and smoothly into the flour.

The batter should be about as thick as

sweet cream and if it seems too thin add

a little more flour. Use a perfectly

smooth frying pan to prevent the cakes

from sticking. Let it get hot, put in a,

small piece of butter, and when it is

Inelted pour in enough batter to cover

the bottom of the pan. Do not make the

cakes too thick. When done, spread each

cake lightly "with soft butter, sprinkle

with powdered sugar, roll it up in the

pan, and lift it out with a cake turner.

Keep hot in the oven until enough are

cooked to supply the table. If they can

be served as soon as taken from the

pan it is to be advised, as they are then

so deliciously crisp. For a change spread

the cakes with jelly preserves or mar-

malade before rolling them up.



Bread Pancakes—Our grandmothers

made these old-fashioned cakes to per-

fection and there is no more delicious

hot cake to serve at any breakfast thru-

out the year than this particular variety.

Soak 2 cupfuls of breadcrumbs in sour

milk to cover. When soft add 2 beaten

eggs, $5 teaspoonful of baking soda dis-

solved in a little hot water, a pinch of

salt, 1 cupful of sifted flour, and sour

milk to make a thin batter. Serve as

soon as cooked.



Rice Pancakes—Boil 1 cupful of well-

washed' rice in as little water as will

keep it from burning, and let it cool.

Then mix with it 2 cupfuls of sweet

cream, a pinch of salt, 1/; cupful of melted

butter, 8 well-beaten eggs, and flour

enough to make the batter like thick

cream. Rub the hot frying pan with a





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EHE MICHIGAN FARMER





bit of buttered- paper, and fry as for

other pancakes. Serve at once with a

rich fruit syrup.



Eyeryday Pancakes—To 1 quart of

sour milk add enough flour to make a

rather thick batter, stirring it until quite

smooth. Let it stand over night. In

the morning add 2 well-beaten eggs, a

pinch of salt, and y. teaspoonful of bak-

ing soda dissolved in a little hot water.

Bake immediately and serve as soon

after baking as possible. These are not

too rich for children and persons of

delicate digestion.



The making of fritters is by no means

always attended by success, many other-

times excellent cooks failing with these





surprisingly. They should be crisp, light

and delicious but too often turn out

heavy, soggy and indigestible. They





should be put together quickly, beaten

thoroly, and‘fried in very hot, sweet fat.

Test the heat by dropping in a spoonful

of the batter. It will brown almost at

once and quickly rise in a light ball if

the temperature is right. Drop a bit

of dry bread or a, piece of peeled raw

potato into the fat to prevent burning.

The moment the fritters are done take

them up with a wire spoon and let them

drain a minute in a hot colander. If

sweet or fruit fritters, sift powdered

sugar over them at once and serve

quickly. Any of the liquid, pudding

sauces are excellent with sweet fritters.



Cream Fritters.——Sift a teaspoonful of

salt and «half a grated nutmeg with 11/;

pints of flour, then mix in gradually 1

pint each of milk and cream, and 6 well-

beaten eggs. Beat well and cock as di-

rected for other fritters.



Apple Fritters.~Beat 3 eggs well, add

a pinch of salt, 1 quart of sw‘veet milk,

the grated yellow rind of a lemon, a

teaspoonful of baking powder, and flour

to make a rather thin batter. Sift the

baking powder with some of the flour.

Pare, core, and slice thin 1 quart of

tart, well-flavored apples, mix them

lightly in he batter, and drop in 'spoon‘

fuls in boiling fat.



Orange Fritters—Make a well in the

centre of a bowl with a cupful of flour

to which has been added a pinch of salt.

Beat the yolk of an egg with a tea-

spoonful of salad oil and mix with the

flour to a smooth batter. Add very grad—

ually just enough water to make a bat

ter stiff enough to run- from a spoon.

Then fold lightly in the white of the egg

beaten to a snow. Separate the peeled

oranges carefully in order not to break

the skin and allow the juice to escape,

put two or three pieces at once. into the

batter, coat them thoroly, then slide care-

fully into the hot fat and cook to a

delicate brown. Remove with a skimmer,

dust with powdered sugar, and serve

immediately.





 





CARE OF THE SEWING MACHINE.





 





BY E. E. 'R..





0

Next to the sweeper I think the sew-





ing machine is most neglected in the

average home. The most valuable of all

labor-saving inventions for women, it is

the object of decided unconcern as a

rule. It is allowed to become clogged

with dust and gummy deposit of cheap

oil in its delicate parts. There is abso—

lutely no attention paid to it until some

body desires to do some sewing, then

there develops a sudden wonder as to

what ails the machine. On the semi-

occasional instances when it is oiled, so

much is put on that it is almost as bad

as none at all.



Once a month a sewing machine that

is much in use should be thoroly gone

over and given—a careful cleaning. Oil-

ing is not all that is necessary. More or

less‘ gummy deposit will form on the

parts and the only way to remove this

is by means of kerosene or gasoline,

which looSens it ready for removal with

a cloth.



It is surprising what a change this

kind of cleaning effects. Not a woman

can be found who would be willing to

part with the one she owns unless it

might be to replace it with a better one.

Yet she neglects it shamefully, allowing

the delicate parts to become clogged

with dust and the gum'ming deposit of

cheap oil. When she wants to use it

she wonders what is the matter with it

because it runs hard and clatters like a

threshing machine. Then, bethinking

herself of the fact that the last time it

was oiled is so far in the past that she

cannot recall it, she turns on as much

again lubricant as is necessary and

thinks it all that is required.



Once a month a sewing machine which

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one employs a really good quality of

less gummy deposit

will form on the parts and the only way

to remove this is by the use of kerosene

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wipe clean with a. soft rag or some cot-

ton waste such as machinists use.



Ha‘lf—a—dollar to some one who

Overhauling and

such articles will often work a transfor-

mation on an old machine.

and take it to the agent in town

It is not much trouble and

the expense far less than where a man

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PRACTICAL “SHOWERS" FOR YOUNG

HOUSEWIVES.





 





“Showers”~the prosaic, practical, use-

are every year

becoming more fashionable,

their number increase.



In a country neighborhood last spring

were quietly married.

had decided to

no formal reception.

a very quietly, one afternoon, a

the good—will





consisted of over thirty

of fruit, pickles, maple—syrup and “sech.”

was arranged for by two

‘ three women of the community who

approved of quiet, unostentatious

but who did not intend to be

cheated out of a chance to express their





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Sr HE MICHIGAN FARMER. , ' MARCH 27,1909.





Do You Open Your Mouth





Like a young bird and gulp down whatever food or medicine may

be offered you? Or, do ou want to know something of the com-

position and character ofy that which you take into your stomach

whether as food or medicine? .

Most intelligent and sensible people now-a—days insist on

knowing what they employ whether as food or, as medicine.





Dr. Pierce believes they have a perfect right to lNSIS T

upon such knowledge. So he publishes, broadcast and

on each bottle-wrapper, What his medicines are made

of and verifies it under oath. This he feels he can well

afford to do because the more the ingredients of which

his medicines are made are studied and understood the

more will their superior curative virtues be appreciated.





 





For the cure of woman’s peculiar weaknesses and dcrangcmcnts, giving rise to frequent

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givmg strength to nursing mothers and in preparing the system of the expectant mother

or baby’s coming, thus rendering childbirth safe and comparatively painless. The “Fa-

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the organs distinctly feminine in particular. It is also a soothing and invigorating nerv-

inc and cures nervous exhaustion, nervous prostation, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorca .

or St. Vitus’s dance, and other distressing nervous symptoms attendant upon functional

and organic diseases of the distinctly feminine organs.



A host of medical authorities of all the several schools of practice, recommend each



of the several ingredients of which “Favorite Prescription” is made for the cure of the

diseases for which it is claimed to be a cure. You may read what they ‘say'for yourself by

sending a postal card request for afree booklet of extracts from the leadin authorities,

to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. is, and it will

come to you by return post. ,

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know what you are taking into your stomach and system expecting it to act as a curative.

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vorite Prescription.



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who ever since

few years ago had a hard time to keep

income and expenses cycn within speak—

has been out of work a good deal.

woman’s father died after a long,r illness

and her mother has been ill for a long

time necessitating the presence of they

only daughter at homc.

01‘s isn’t a very lucrative occupation. but,

it had to be done and it meant harder'

and lots of it,



The sccond baby is ex—

“7110 thot of it first makes





Keeping boa rd- l





ccntly a dozen or so of her young womcn

“stork shower” to dcs-

Such dainty little dresses

and pctticoats and





friends caused a





pattcrn—cvcrylhing

sensible baby

And best of all it showed in thc most





of her friends, and there was no hint of

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- Is there any good reason why one. or more middlemen should come between the manufacturer

of vehicles and the user ‘f The actual value of xi buggy whether it. is made in our factory or in ny

fm‘liOI’)’ “IID’WIIGI‘e is the manufacturer’s cost. Anythiu I ovcr that; is too much except a rea-

som:blc and fair profit. to the factory. Is not that so? [In factory ls exclusively for . .

llh‘l'l'i-l and the only one, in (he l'nitcd Slates wlu-rc the entire output is shipped "

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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more.

consequence than the farm, and should be-

flrst’ improved."





THE APRIL PROGRAMS.





 





Leading Suggestions for First Meeting.



”We can never rebuild country life

until we rebuild the soil on which it

subsists.” ,



Soil Fertility—I. Plant food, its nature

and source. '



Paper: ”The Blue Bird" (paper limited

to 200 words).



“Legislation we are interested in se-

curing.”



Recipes for cookies, by six women, each

to give recipe and pass plate of sample

cookies made frOm it.



Suggestions for Second Meeting.



“Millions of acres of bare hillside that





produce nothing should be growing

trees.” Hon. Jas. Wilson, Secretary 02

Agriculture.



Roll-Call, each member to respond to

the question, “What tree do you'like

best?”



The Child—I. His senses.



Reading, “Improving Country School-

yards.”





Farm Forests in Michigan.-

Award of prizes to those naming most

specimens in a. wood exhibit.





 





INTERESTING THE YOUNG PEOPLE.





 





Another good article from the State

Lecturer, strongly suggestive of the duty

of the Grange to its younger members in

giving them responsibility, follows those

presented in the last two issues. The

experience of the Pennsylvania Patron

has, without doubt, had its parallel in

many a Michigan Grange and today’s

roster of leaders in the live Granges,

subordinate, county and state, is largely

composed of names of Patrons upon

whom responsibility fell early in Grange

life. Being given something to do they

early developed an interest and an ear-

nestness of purpose which practically

assued the success of the Order. On the

other hand, there are manyGranges in

this state which owe their present half-

dormant condition to their failure to

thus interest and hold their younger

members.



But in many Granges it is not possible

or practical to develop all of the young

people by imposing the responsibility of

some office, and right here we would call

attention to that part of the Pennsyl-

vania Patron’s' experience having to do

with the formation of classes for the

study of crops, live stock, etc. Here is

a line of work which can easily and

profitably be taken up by local Grangcs.

in the quarterly bulletin covering the

Work for April, May and June, the State

Lecturer directs attention to the desir—

ability of organizing local corn associa-

tions within the Granges, the members,

especially the younger members, to grow

corn for prizes to be given by the Grange

or for the purpose of securing material

for a special corn meeting next fall.

\Vhere each member taking up work of

this kind is required to present his sea-

son’s experience and its results, consid-

erable program material of a valuable

nature is secured. But much of the

value in such work will accrue to the

member himself thru the study and ob-

servation which the work will call forth.

Then, too, the growing of an excellent

crop puts him in position to take advan-

tage of the opportunities open to him

to contest for prizes offered by local and

state fairs and by state shows and na-

tional expositions. However, all thOse

willing to engage in this kind of work

may not be interested in corn, and in

that case classes or divisions may be

organized, a live intelligent young Patron

being placed in charge of each by the

lecturer. Surely the introduction of this

line of work the coming season should

receive the earnest consideration of every

subordinate and Pomona lecturer, and

the matter shOuid be placed squarely be-

fore each Grange at one of the April

meetings.





THE GRANGE AND YOUNG PEO-

PLE.-—-lll.





 





“One thing I think a Grange should do

above all others,” remarked the man

lately from Pennsylvania, “is to give its

young people responsibility.”



I. was alert at this, encouraging the

Speaker to tell me the story of his mem—

bership in a. Grange in his native state

in the east. He continued: “My. appli-





 





- THE MICHIGAN ‘FARMER.





cation for membership in the Grange

was presented even before I was quite

old enough,‘ and when I was admitted I

Was a happy lad. At the first election,

after my admission, I was made gate-

keeper, an office where my youthfuiness

could do no especial harm but where the

honor did spur me to do my very best.

I committed my part in the ritual to

memory and filled the office With the

dignity which'a great deal of pride for

my position inspired in me. I insisted

that everyone passing the doors should

do so properly and in that way added

my mite to the correct conduct of the

Grange. At the next election the mem-

bers kindly made me steward, and here

again, honored by advancement, I was

stirred to learn and profit by the en-

larged field of usefulness. From steward,

as the years passed. I was gradually

promoted to the offices of overseer, sec-

retary and master, then went back to

steward again. In all these positions of

trust I was made to feel that I had the

support of the cider members, who stood

ready to guide me in places where I

was not sufficient of myself. Responsi-

bility was put upon other young people

in aslmilar way and it was an invaluable

training for us all.”



“I shall never forget,” this Pennsyl-

vania, Patron continued, “the classes we

boys had in different farm lines. The

lecturer divided us into groups according

to our choice of crops, as corn, wheat,

oats, potatoes, etc; also at other times

according to our choice of farm animals,

horses, cows, sheep, etc. We had a very

large body of young people in that Grange

and it allowed for sevezal groups, each

with a leader appointed by the lecturer.

At each meeting we boys reported to our

leaders as to what we had done since

the last meeting. Accounts were kept

by us of the work, feed, seed, cultivation

and care of our Various undertakings.

At the end of the sea-son our reports were

made to the Grange and then placed on

file with the secretary. I mean to go

back to that Grange, up among the

Pcnnsylvania hills, some day, and scc

those records again that we boys made

years ago, for they are preserved among

the treaSured papers of that Grange!"



JENNIE BUELL.





 





AMONG THE LIVE,GRANGES.





 





New Grange for Branch Co.——What

will henceforth be known as Unity

Grange was organized at Bethe], Branch

00., Monday evening, March 15, by Bro.

Wallace E. Wright. The prospects are





that it will quickly become a strong

Grange. The next meeting will be. held

at, the “Butcher" schoolhouse in North

Bethel, Wednesday evening, March 31,





at which time the unwritten work will be





exemplified and all instructions given.

The charter will then be closed. The

following officers were elected and in-





stalled: Master, Roy G. Moore; overseer,

E. H. Walker; lecturer, Mrs. L. R. Mil-

ler; steward, M. M. Garrett; asst. stew-

ard. Oral W. Butcher; chaplain, Mrs.

Bertha Butcher; treasurer, Walter S.

Jelley; secretary, Perry B. VVessel; gate-

keeper, Harry McDougal; Cores, Mrs.

Chloe Moore; Pomona, Mrs. Rose \Valker;

Flora, Mrs. Dollie Teachout; lady asst.

steward, Mrs. Mary A. Carter.





Successful Grange Banquet. — Iosco

Grange, of Livingston Co., conducted a

most enjoyable banquet on the evening

of March 12. Friends of the Patrons

were invited and in all about 80 were in

attendance. The annual banquet idea

originated in the brain of Sister L. B.

Gardner, the first lecturer of this Grange

but now living in Chicago. Mrs. Gardner

was present and gave a short talk. A

long list of toasts were responded to in

an able and entertaining way. J. .

Odell told in his subject, “Little Things,”

how great results are accomplished and

how strict attention to details of busi—

neSS is necessary to success. In Chris-

tian life little things wield the most in-

fluence. “Critics” was the subject of

A. G. Stowe. He has been master of

Iosco Grange for several years and in

that capacity has felt the presence of

the critic. He said that the critic had

the right to exist and was a necessity

if he did not abuse the privilege. Mrs.

E. J. Titmus, in responding to “The Fu—

ture Man,” predicted that this individual

wlll be very different from the present

generation of men, will wear hats sev-

eral Slzes larger than at present and in

general will be a creature of higher

ideals. . He will live hundreds of years

as medical science will banish all forms

of microblsm. State Lecturer, Miss Jen-

nie Buell, gave some “Outlooks” for the

Grange, and C. H. Hill followed with

some very sensible “Advice.” He char-

acterized advice as good. bad and in-

different, and cautioned those who were

fond of giving advice to be sure of prac-

ticmg before preaching.





 





COMING EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.





Lapeer Co., with Union Gran e in

Attica village, Friday, April 2. finisher

P. Hull, state speaker.





Kent 00., with Oakfie‘ld Gran e, Wed-

nesday, June 23. Miss Jennige Buell,

state speaker.





 





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OFFICERS OF- THE STATE ASSOCIA-

TION OF FARMERS CLUBS.

President—A. L. Chandler, Owosso.

Vice-President—Mrs. Clara L. French,



Pompeii. ' .

Secretary—Mrs. W. L. Cheney, Mason.

Treasurer—D. K. Hanna, Caro.

Corresponding Secretary—Clayton Cook,



Owosso.



Directors—D. M. Beckwith, Howell; D.





M. Garner, Davisburg; T. B. Halladay,

Norvell; E. C. Hallock, Almont; B. A.

Holden, Wixom; Wm. H. Marks, Fair

Haven.





Address all correspondence relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. W.

L. Cheney, Mason, 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.





 





 





HIRED HELP ON THE FARM.





 





Paper read by Mrs. C. P. Johnson, of

the Hadley and Elba Farmers' Club, be-

fore the State Association of Farmers’

Clubs.



It is customary to say and very natural

to fccl, that one‘s Own topic is a very

prominent, if not the most important, one

on the program. Indeed, it is the only

corrcct attitude‘for enthusiasm, backed

by perseverance, is the keynote of suc-

cess. This on general principles only

for it is universally conceded that the

farm help is one of the groutcst problems





confronting the American farmer today.



The farm and farmer have, ill truth,

received official recognition from the

government, in the appointment of the

Country Life Commission, the general

purpose of which is to arrive at an





understanding of conditions, and of pub-

lic. opinion, with regards to American

country life, as a basis for reports and

rcclunmcmlation to the prosidcnt.



This list contains twelve questions re-

garding thc condition existing in farming

communities, the answer depending en-

tirely on the stzrmp of man writing, as

there is no fixed standard of comparison.



Simultaneously the treasury depart—

ment issued a list of 29 questions to be

presented to bank directors regarding

their knowledge and fitness to care for

money entrusted to them. As to which

of these commissions is the more import-

ant you may judge. But, one thing is

very evident. The majority of the labor—

ing people are working with a definite

purpose, a home, and the whcrcwitllal

to maintain it. And it is l'uthcr hard

lines to have his hardly curncd savings

swept away by bank failures, due to the

cupidity, dishonesty or ignorance of bank

officials. The farmers are forging to the





front, and they will take caro of their

own if the government will only protect

bank deposits. The Country Life Com-





mission dcals with farming communities

exclusively, while the prosperity of the

whole country depends on the stability

and solidity of the banking institutions

and the honesty and integrity of thcir

officials. I say again, judge for your—

sclvcs as to the relative importance of

the two.



You may think this digressing from the

subject, but not so, for the hired men

are watching this Country Life Commis—

sion very closely, and vcry correctly, too,

for there are two sides to every ques-

tion, and anything that tends to unity of

thot and purpose betwccn the farmer and

his help is of the greatest importance

to the country at large.





The scarcity of farm help is one of

the greatest contingencies the. farmer

deals with. Owners of large farms are





at the mcrcy of their hircd help.



Crops must be sown on time. or failure

is the result.



It is no longer a question of what shall

I raise the coming season, but, what can

I raise, what help will I be able to get

to secure my crop. And the result is

not confined solely to the farmer either,

for you know the old saying, “The farmer

fccds thcm all,” and what CODCl*l‘l’lS him

so vitally, must necessarily extend into

all the avenues of tl'udc.



Indeed, many farmers are seeding their

farms, and doing just what they can do

themselves because they either cannot

get the help or pay the. wages demanded.



The ebb and flow of our farmer boys

to the cities is largely responsible for

this .and I do think the main reason for

the boys leaving the farms is the eter-

nal choring. “A man’s work is from sun

to sun,” runs the old rhyme, but in too

many instances the chores are added to

this, and are the last “straw that breaks





, (SD 379

the camel’s back.” There is reason in

all things, and the farmer should take

the chores into consideration when plan-

ning the day‘s work. Then when oc-v

casion arises for the extra hour or two,

the man is, as a rule, ready and willing

to respond to the emergency. ,



Of course, in this as in other matters,

there are many beautiful theories, but

we who live on the farm find the aver-

age hired help a hard matter-of—fact

problem to be met only on a prosaic,

practical basis.



Merchants and manufacturers hire

their help for a number of hours per day,

and give no thot as to where the remain-

ing time is spent. None but the farmer

becomes responsible for the board, hous-

ing and sleeping of his help.



(Continued next week).





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Oppose County Road System. The

Marion Farmers Club .met in February

at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.





Willis Smith. The retiring president,

Charles Reed, after a few remarks pre-

sented Charles Burroughs, the new pres-

ident for the ensuing year. After the

appointment of the new committees,

Robert J. Wright read a paper on “Pro-

posed change in road law.” The paper

was ably discussed and the opinions

expressed were against the adoption of

the county road system. On the sub-

ject, "Proposed change in drain law,”

Joseph Metz presented the advantages

to the farmers of our present drain law.





over the old law. A resolution was

adopted by the club protesting against

the proposed change. One of the most

interesting subjccts of the meeting was





that of local option by Rev. H. Cansficl'l'l.

So intcrested were the listeners that

there was circulated among the members

a petition against the passage of the

Urmsbee bill and ordered to be forwarded

to the legislature.



Appoint Committee on Public Affairs.

—Thel‘e was a good attendance at the

March meeting of the lllghanl Co. Farm-

ers' Club, held in the city of Mason with

Mrs. Eva Haskell. Following the opening

exercises the following resolution was

adopted by the club: Resolved, That a

standing committee be appointed by the

presidcnt, ’to he know us a Committee

on Public Affairs, whose duy it shall be

to, by reports and recommendations at

club meetings, endeavor to create and

promote a deeper intcrcst and larger

knowledge among club and farmers gen-

erally of public questions affecting the

agricultural intcrcsts oi‘ the country.

Also to express the approval or diSup-

pl'oval, as the club may direct, on ques-

tions such as the making or repealing of

laws, conduct of public officials, manage-i

ment of public institutions. societies, ctc.,

in which we are incresod. This com-

mittee shall be composcd of three mem~

bers, also a secretary, whose dilly it

shall be to make investigations and re-

ports as directed by the comlnittcc, and

to prepare all reports, resolutions, ctc.,

for presentation to and transmission from

the club. As such committee President

Ives appointcd Mcssrs. Shafcr, Vaughn

and Taylor, with ll. M. Young as sca-

rctary, as provided in the resolution.



Rest and Recreation on the Farm was

the title of a well written paper by Mrs.





t‘. M. Marshall. 111 part she said that a

change of Work is l'cst, and there is no

other vocation where there is as much





chance for variety, and no other business

whcrc limo is so much his own as the

i‘ul'nll-r. She spoke of government em-

ployees at a lighthouse working under

ordcl's, and that one would ask another,

“\i'llcn is farmer's night?” moaning

when are you off duty. She would place

rccl'cutlon ahead of rest and this can bc.

obtuincd from books, music, pictures and

games. ’l‘hcy can also recreate by driv-

ing around the country, and farmers

arc indcpcndcnt of liverymcn. This was

bl'iclly dismissed by Mcsdames Tanswcll

and Taylor.



The Township Unit System was the

subject of an animated discussion, the

subject being introduced by School Com-

missioner F. E. Scarl. lie thot many had

mixed the unit system with the cen—

tralization of schools, which are two dis—

tinct propositions. The. unit syslcm pro-

vidcs for a township board of education,





having control of all the. schools ill tho

township. He also spoke of the distri«

bution of the primary money. Many

districts l‘cccivcd more moncy hall

cnough to pay the tcachers. l'ic thot it

would be more equitable could it be up—





of schools than

lit-p. Sanders



good thing

the unit

more.





portioncd by the number

by the number of scholars.



was prcSan and sail] the

about this bill was that under

systcm no school district having

money on hand than they pay their

icachers can draw public money. Mr.

Taylor spoke of the township unit system

in Ohio; that it had been a succcss there,

that every school district has an equal

voice, and that there is a board of edu-

cation and a high school whose super-

intendent has charge of all the schools

in the township; that one can can look

after twelve or fifteen schools better

than a county commissioner can 130 or

more. E. A. lloldcu, of Lansing, was

present and spoke at some lcngtll upon

the unit system. It is a matter which

he has given very much tllot and knew

what he was talking about. us he has

been clerk in the office of public instruc—





tion under Supt. Pattcngill. He said in

part this unit syscm was a radical

change, that it had been discussed al-





most bienially and that we wanted to

know what we were doing. Our common

system as founded by Father Pierce had

done well and that no other state had

better schools and colleges than our own

stae of Michigan.
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I Mlle In.........................I-'55

1 Mile in.........................I:55%

2Mlles ln.........................1:56





so Miles averaging..................I:57%

45.Mlles averaging..................1:56+

73'Miles avernalno..................l:59%

3 Miles ln.........................l:56% UnpacedRecord................. .....I.‘58



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Dan drew l80.000 people at Two exhibitions and over ONE MILLION PEOPLE have at.

tended his marvelous and thrilling speed exhibitions. The tremendous crowds drawn

by Dan Patch have never been equaled. ‘ «v





DAN HAS BROKEN WORLD Reconns 14 Times.





The marvelous Dan Patch was faster than ever in 1908. although 12 years of age. His

first fast mile in 1908 was in 2:00 — his second in 1.58% — his third in 1:58 — his fourth in

157% — his fifth in 156% - Unequaled Other Years. ~





ACCIDENT ONLY PREVEN'I'ED I:54'0N 001'. II, I908.-





On Oct. 11. 1908. at Lexington. Ky.‘. Dan Patch paced the greatest mile of his life and

Only an Accident Prevented his having a record of 1.54. He paced the first quarter in 29

seconds -- the second quarter in 27% seconds. being a 1:50 clip.— was at the half in 56%

seconds. a 1:53 clip — the third quarter in 29 seconds and was at the three quarters in

135% and was finishing strong at the seven-eighths pole when the pace maker broke a

blood vessel in his nostril and slackened up at once which crowded Dan in toward the

fence and forced him to slacken his tremendous stride of 22 feet and yet Dan Patch {in-

ished the mile in 1:56% which the Horse Papers and all Horsemen admit was the Fastest

and Greatest Performance in the life of the World Famous Harness Horse King. This

acc1dent is all that prevented Dan from pacing this mile in 1-54. Look Out For Dan in 1909.





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all the Trotters and Pacers that ever lived. Dan’s splendid physical condition after six

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This preparation gives Dan‘purer blood. more strength. better appetite and digestion.

more nerve force and speed. I Originated "International Stock Food" over twenty years

ago and have constantly used it for my own Horses._and other stock. If it gives Such re-

sults for Dan Patchl:55. it will give paying results for your stock. It is sold by Two

Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dealers on a ”Spot Cash Giiarantee"to refund yOur money

if not satisfactory. I Also Own "international Stock Food Farm" of 700 acres. 10 miles from

Minneapolis. 011 the {arm I have over 200 head 0f Stallions. Brood Mares. Colts. Trotters

and Pacers. My leading Stallions are Dan Patch 1:55, Minor Heir1:59%. Directum 2:05%.

Arion 220734. and Roy Wilkes 2:06%. I will be pleased to have you. visit my stables at

any time and see the actual every day results of using ”International Stock Food" fork

horses of all ages and conditions. I hereby agree to pay you $5000. Cash if it is not given ;-

to my Stallions. Brood Mares, Colts and speed horses every day. "International Stock .

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Mr. Savagehas mailed us a large photograph of “Forest Patch" the young Dflt} Pate”

Stallion he will give away in his novel counting contest. We can assure you that This Small

Engraving is an exact reproduction of this fine. young. registered stallion that weighs 1400

pounds as a three year old. This indicates that he will weigh over 1200 and have the 8126 and

conformation to command a large breeding patronage in any community. You can see from

this photo-engraving exactly what Mr. Savage is offering and people who know him are not

surprised that he makes this great offer from his World Famous Horse Breeding Farm. He

is vitally interested in the live stock industry. His offer wtll awaken new interest in every

locality in the breeding of better horses. '





 





 





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