l i , ’ 'i‘he Only Weekly Ag riCultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State. v ; cxxxvu. No. 23. wfi’a. Number 3576. i DETROIT, MICI‘L. SATURDAY. DEC. 2. 1911. 81.00 A YEAR. $2.75 5' YEARS. N a large way in this climate all the I work of the year is a preparation for winter. With the farmer who prac- tices live-stock husbandry nearly all of the work on the farm centers on the proposition of preparing to take care of thisrlive stock during the winter. The livestock farmer’s income, of course, comes from animal products or the ani- mals themselves and to keep these ani- mals properly during the winter time food must be grown upon the farm specially for this purpose, and this takes up the larger part of the farmer's time. And, hence, the work of the whole year is largely a preparation for the winter. Man makes special. preparations on his own individual account for Winter in this climate. Of course, in tropical climates the case is different but tropical climates have their drawbacks and there. are pe- riods.of the year when some preparation must be made to carry it through as well as in this climate. In our climate, with our soil, and under our conditions, if we did not have to make preparation for win- ter life would be one long sweet dream. But, life isn’t -a dream. “Life is real, life is earnest,” and the farmer must «snake preparations every summer for the coming. winter in order that he may exist {and be comfortable and prosper, this is . his duty as a man and? a farmer. And it is the‘duty of every citizen to make prep- aration during youth and manhood for old age. Many of us would not be will- ing to Work as we do during the growing season if we did not realize that it was necessary to do so in order to be comfort- able in the winter time. Again, many of us would not be willing to work as hard and as continuously as we do during youth and manhood if we did not realize that it was necessary to do so in order to make proper provisions for old age. Nothing is more pitiful in this world than to see a man or a woman in the decline of life without sufficient of worldly goods to make their declining years comfortable and independent. Some- people during their youth and manhood do not seem to realize the necessity of preparing for old age, consequently they make little or no preparation for this period and thus be- come objects of charity. So, too, many farmers do not seem to realize the im- 'portance of making preparations for win- Preparing for Winter. ter, and the winter comes every year with its merciless and exacting weather and he who does not prepare for it must pay a heavy toll for neglect. And so the old man, who has, by carelessness and neg- lect and want of purpose squandered his youth and manhood, pays the penalty in his old age. But I presume the editor of The Farm- er, when he selected his topic for late If one has a large amount of work to be done in the spring a certain area should be plowed in the fall br~czmse it is almost impossible to do all of the work in the spring and do it on time and this certain amount of fall plowing is a necessary preparation for winter. nor, only this, but sometimes on land with heavy clay sub- soil if this land is plowed in the fall it is benefited by the freezing and thawing of Corn Husking on the Farm of Wm. J. Nielsen, of Montcalm County. autumn discussion, had more in mind the minor things about a farm, which neces- sarily must be attended to in making preparations for winter, than he did for this broader question, and certainly there area great many of the minor things on the farm that must be adapted for winter conditions in order to make the farmer and his stock comfortable and in order to reap the greatest reward for the labor during the summer time. Of course, the first thing that the farmer should think about in the fall is doing up the fall work and getting it done before severe winter weather comes. The corn should all behusked and in the crib, the stalks drawn and properly taken care of, potar toes should be dug before frost comes. winter. It becomes pulverized in a way that cannot be done by any kind of till— ing and this makes a certain amount of this work necessary and a proper prepa- ration for winter. Then again, on every farm there are stables to fix and buildings to be repaired. There is rarely a farmer but who has broken some glass in the stables and out buildings during the sum— mer time and these should be replaced before the rigorous weather of winter comes. Most always there is some repair- ing to be done in the stables or the build— ings in general to get them into the best possible condition for winter. If possible, preparations should he made for the extra winter’s feed and the, purchased feed drawn home before bad roads come just before winter, and a good supply of coal or other fuel should be provided. The poultry should be properly sorted. The hens that are not needed for winter layers should be separated and fattened and gotten rid of. The pigs should also be sorted and gotten into their winter quarters before winter comes if possible, likewise the cattle. In fact, it goes with- out saying that all of the stock on the farm should be snugly quartered in their winter quarters before the rigorous weather of winter comes. And yet there are very few farmers that do all this be- fore winter comes. 1 venture to say that a great many farmers were caught this fall with the unexpected blizzard before they were rcady for it. In fact, many of us didn’t have our fall work done, let alone having all of the window lights re- placed, stables llxcd, and everything in readiness for winter. But there is tlllnlllf‘l‘ phase to this ques- tion. \Vhich pays the best. to stick to the fall plowing wht-n it is good weather and leave some of the tinkering that is neces- sary for winter to be done after the Weather is so scvere that you can’t plow, or lot the plowing go? \Vhich pays the best, to stick to husking the corn and get it all in before cold Weather, or to stop before that work is all done and fix the stables? Now, as a matter of fact, the stables *an be fixed after cold weather comes, the window glass can be put in, the poultry can be sorted, and while, the- oretically, it is not perhaps the proper thing to do yet practically it is the way most of the farmers do do, and we do it because it is more profitable to do it that way than the other. A man can fix his stable when the weather is so severe that it is very uncomfortable to work out of doors and in the meantime he can quarter the stock intended for this stable tempo- rarily so that they will be fairly com- fortable. The question really resolves it— self into :1 question of management and everyone must be left to decide his own individual case himself. W'ith all the other things to be pre- pared for winter the farmer should not forget to subscribe for his farm papers and magazines for, by reading the experi- ences of others and comparing with his own he not only finds much enjoyment but much profit. COLON C. LILLIE. Winter Quarter. of the Herd on the Farm of Wells Pariah a. Sons, of Ottawa County. One of the Concrete Block Silos Has Been in Use Seven Years. 478 ' (2) HUSKING CORN WITH A POWER HUSKER. In your paper of November 18, I note an article from E. S. C.. of Ookland county, which is of great interest to me as we are using the method of husking our cron which you recommend. I am, therefore, sending you an illustration of our little husking outfit which can be operated nicely by five men. This picture shows six men, but as I had the misfor- tune to break my collar bone earlier in the fall, I had to get a neighbor to do the sorting which I ordinarily do myself. Vt'ith this outfit, five men and one team can husk and crib from 200 to 300 bushels of corn per day, depending. of course. a great deal upon the per acre yield of corn. (See cut on first page). Montcalm Co. WM. J. NIELSEN. SHREDDING VS. HAND HUSKING. Possibly there is but one side to this question for some farmers, for instance, the large dairyman who has plenty of teams, or can get them by exchanging help with his neighbor, and who perhaps can not get sufficient help to husk his corn. Such farmers may really have no Other alternative but to shred if the en— tire neighborhood docs likewise and day help is scarce. Again, there may be but one side for the small farmer who is in a community where shredding is not the rule. and Where it would be difficult to pick up enough help and teams to do the. work but who could husk his corn out by hand alone, or with a little help that could be picked up. But most of us are in a position to get the work done either way. if we are will- ing to bide our time and wait for the shredders, and are not too particular about the condition of the fodder when the work is done. The question is. which will pay the best? The first factor to be considered is. which is the cheapest? I have figured this out several times, taking our own expense of husking by hand and hauling the corn and stalks, and the cost of some neighbor in harvesting an equal amount of corn with a shredder. As shredding is done in this locality the figures will run something like this. allow- ing 15 acres as a day's work, which is probably more than will be husked on an average. Husking 1.500 baskets corn at 3c...$45.00 Five teams, and teamsters for haul— ing fodder corn and one for ears. at $3.50 .......................... 21.00 Three men to handle fodder. two for corn, one for shelled corn and shredded fodder. at $1.75 ......... 10.50 Board for men and teams, 2 meals 6.00 Total ............................. $82.50 These figures will, of course, vary with the crop. distance of hauling, weather, whether the work is done in one day or parts of two, and other factors. The price of help may also be more in some local— ities, possibly less in others. The Cost of hand—husking and hauling corn and fodder, an equal amount, in our locality, is about as follows: ll‘usking 1,500 bushels of corn at 3c per bushel $4500 Team and two men to haul corn and fodder. four days at $5.75 ........ 21.00 Twine for tying fodder .............. 1.50 Total .............................. $67.50 This gives a difference of $15 in favor of hand—husking. the difference in the value of shredded fodder and bundled stalks not being considered. The figures given are what it will cost to do the work here, figuring regular help at $1.75, without board. The board of teams is not considered in the last in- stance, as no outside team help will be needed and we figure our own teams at $1.75 per day. \Ve can get the corn husked at six cents per shock eight hills square, or about three cents per bushel, without board. The. next thing to consider is the value of shredded fodder as compared with bundled fodder. 1'1)on this point there is much disagreement. Nearly all will agree that the shredded fodder is more con- venient to feed in mangers and mrnishes bedding and allows of hauling out the manure more conveniently. Many will consider these points alone sufficient to compensate for any added expense of se- curing the crop in this way. Then. in some cases, the lessened room required for storing the shredded fodder is a con- sideration. . The point upon which there is differ- ence of opinion is the value of the fod- ders for feeding purposes. Some claim that the stock will gain considerable ad- ded nutriment from the pith and inner parts of the stalks when they are shred- ded over what would be obtained when 'the fodder is fed in the bundle. In the .absence of any data on the subject that I can recall I do not belieVe this amount would be large and might be compensated by the loss in tearing the leaves and tas- sels into fine bits when the fodderis rath- er dry. or the loss from moulding when the fodder is too damp. A neighbor of ours who has shredded for several years past, and who owns part interest in a shredder did not shred this year, stating that he had always had more or less trouble with the keeping of the shredded fodder and that he did not care to chance it this year. This is also the experience of several others, and seems to be the worst feature of this method of harvest- ing the corn crop. This season the con- dition of the fodder has been damp most of the time. and it is probable that much of it will not keep well. \Ve have simply given the arguments and figures on both sides and leave the reader to form his own conclusions. We might add to this our own experience this year. Vl'e husked eight acres by hand and concluded to have the balance, about the same amount. shredded, and made arrangements for the shredders to be here about ten days ago. Rains delayed them, and like most threshers, they would take jobs ahead to save moving, and after putting off the job several times we thought we were sure of getting it done Saturday afternoon. They started shred- ding in the morning for a neighbor who promised the shredders and myself that he would shred only a half day, and they would be here right after dinner. So I spent the evening before and that fore- noon informing the help previously en- gaged, and getting more in place of those that couldn't come, and by 1:30 we had four wagons loaded waiting for the shred- ders. “'e might still be waiting and pay- ing the help. for the other fellow changed his mind and had them keep on shred- ding that afternoon. That night we had a heavy rain and wind followed by snow and a blizzard for two days and we will not be likely to shred for a week, if at all. Had we kept on husking by hand in- stead of doing other work while waiting for the shredders we might have had the crop in shelter. This is another fac— tor totbe considered. There is good ar- gument on both sides. just as in the case of cutting the corn by hand or with a binder. Calhoun Co. S. B. HA'B,TMAN. ._______....._.__. LEAVING THE FARM. The writer was brought up on a farm and, owing to the poor health of his father, did not have much chance to attend School. As my father did not pay me any wages, as soon as I reached my majority. like many other young men, I became discontented with farm life and, being of a mechanical turn of mind, de- cided to get into a shop and learn the machinist’s trade. I thought there would be no trouble to get into such a shop. but soon found out my mistake. After making application to all the shops in a near—by city, and meeting with no en- couragement, I then commenced writing to the different machine shops in several cities and, to my surprise, could find no opening. None of them wanted a green hand. Some of them wrote me that they had more applications for apprentices, than they could find places for in ten years, and some had the kindness to ad- vise me to stick to the farm. But I fin— ally left home and procured a job at carpenter work for a few months. After traveling around for awhile, I next got a position as clerk in a hard- ware and agricultural implement store. After working at this business for a year I became heartily sick of it. because it was ’very confining and much of the work very disagreeable. and the pay was so small I had to practice the most rigid economy to pay for my board and neces- sary clothing. And when I found there were scores of other clerks in the city who were getting no better pay, it con- vinced me that clerking was a. rather poor business to follow. So. when my father made me an offer to come back and run the farm. I gladly accepted, and have been contented on the farm ever since, which perhaps would not have been the case without having had the experi- ence abOVe related. If this experience will be an induce— ment for some young man not to be in haste to leave home and the farm, or influence some farmer to give his son a. chance so he will not wish to leave home, then the writing of this little sketch my do some good. Ottawa Co. JOHN JACKSON. one. 2. 1911. = PERFECT LIGHT ' . forthe FARM HOME /' Gasoline Gasoline Lamp At Our Risk ANN ARBOR LAMPS give perfect light, brighter than city gas, steadier and clearer than electricity. Cost less than. l-3 cent per hour for light of l00 candle power. Many beautiful design: to choose from. Fuel is gasoline, perfectly safe. Can be bad a‘s single lamps or complete systems for homes, churches, stores, etc. Every Lamp Guaranteed. Have been standard for over l2 years. 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Only two years ago hogs were selling at abnoramlly high prices, and good corn crops made it possible to THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘ the money, for the firm of Avery & Mur- phy, of Port Huron, sold a large consign- ment of highly bred cattle at Dexter Park, Chicago, on May 21, 1874. Seventy- five head sold for an average of $670 per head. The 23rd Duke of Airdrie sold for $9,600. It was at this period that the Bates, Dukes and Duchesses were quoted in Bailey's Shorthorn Reporter, nominally at $10,000 each. The western ranches secured all they needed of the Shorthorns, and prices be- gan to decline in the early eighties. The farmers and breeders in Michigan had caught the fever and a large number of pure-bred herds were established. In one county, (Oakland), there were over 20 good herds of pure-bred Shorthorns, and other counties followed along with large numbers. “'hen the western stock from the “Beef Makers” in Stump Land Pasture make large profits on raising and selling pork hogs. Now sheep are selling ex- tremely low, hogs at moderate prices, while first-class beef cattle bring high prices. So the prices for different kinds of stock go up and down, in a. see-Saw manner, while one is up, another is down —-one making the farmers money, another is produced and sold at a loss. It is not always fair sailing for the cattle, sheep or hog raisers. But the outlook for good profits on rais- ing good beef cattle seems to be far bcl- ter than at any time since the years of the. War of the Rebellion. There have been conditions which caused periods of depression in the beef cattle business, that have been very pronounced, especial- ly in the old settled portions of the coun- try. It does not now look as though con— ditions would again arise that will make beef cattle raising unprofitable. Back in the sixties and seVenties, the demand for good beef cattle was steady at paying prices. The lordly Shorthorn was the ideal of a good animal, and with their grades constituted the farmers’ cows, and were the animals from which the butter was made to sell in the mar— ket, and from which the calves were raised that made up the beef cattle sup- ply of the country. The. quality of the beef cattle depended largely on the amount of Shorthorn blood that coursed in their veins, ranging from the half— blood to the several crosses that were oc- casionally met with, while the pure-bred animals in the form of choice steers and barren heifers, represented the highest class of carcasses that graced the butch- er’s stalls during the holiday season. Many of the older men remember the parades of highly fattened animals that were driven through the streets of De- troit, led by a brass band that made up a part of the display at the Marine Market, at the foot of First street, owned and run by the late William Smith. Those Christ- mas shows scemed to be the pride of Mr. Smith’ life, and at the same time they served as an example of what could be produced by skillful selections and per— sistent feeding. The bullocks that ex- ceeded three thousand pounds in weight, and produced a high percentage of dress— ed meat to the live weight, were among the many specimens that hung up to meet the astonished as well as the admiring gaze of large crowds of people who were onlookers and purchasers of some of the extra fine cuts of meat that were handed out during those annual dispersion sales of the best the country afforded. The prices paid for Christmas stock were al- ways liberal, and it was considered an honor to produce something good enough for the Smith Christmas show. The golden era came during the seven— ties while the western ranches were being stocked with cattle. Prices reached such heights that they were bewildering to the average onlooker. The climax was reached when at the New York Mills sale, near Utiéa, N. Y., in September, 1873, the eighth Duchess of Geneva sold for $40,600. All Shorthorns in the country carrying a goodgpercentage of the “blue blood” of the Bates, Dukes and Duchesses appre- ciated in value, Michigan breeders se- cured a. portion of the glory and some of on the Chandler Farm, Presque Isle Co. ranches began to come east in large num- bers, prices for beef cattle declined and the demand for pure-bred Shorthorns ceased almost altogether. Other beef breeds haVe come in and demanded a share of attention. Herefords, Galloways and Polled Angus, though not kept in large numbers, have been highly appre- ciated on account of their rapid growth and ripening into acceptable marketable Stump Land Pasture is no Bar to Flesh. animals at an early age. The dual pur- pose Red Polls have also won a high place in the estimation of farmers. The dark clouds of depression that have hung over the beef raisers of the state for a quarter of a century have lifted, and the light of new hopes and bright prospects has dawned upon us. Prices for good beef cattle have again reached a high plane, with no visible signs of a decline in the near future. as has been the case in former years. On a great number of farms in Michi- gan, where dairying is not made a speci- alty, beef cattle can be raised to advan- tage. Beef raising works in well with mixed husbandry. There is generally an abundance of grass in the outlying fields to be used as pasture feed in summer, and liberal quantities of roughage for winter which can be consumed and con- verted into a choice quality of beef that will suit the taste of the exacting epicure, and the needs of those who perform the most vigorous muscular labor. Beef meats give strength, courage and endurance to the industrious sons of toil. Let us ap- preciate it at its full value. It has been my privilege to traverse much of the country known as the new, stumpy, burnt over, and so-called waste lands in several of the northern counties of our state. It is interesting to see how quickly the grasses and clovcrs of differ- ent kinds spring up as soon as the sur— face of the earth, by any process, has been made bare. It seems as though na- ture, sensitive about her nude spots, hast— ens to cover them with her emerald robes of grasses until she can be again mantlcd with forest trees. There are greatop- portunities for the introduction of the quick growing and early maturing beef breeds, and to reap rich profits from the venture. Some have already mastered the problem and are rcady to show what ihcy have accomplished as an example to prove what others may do. Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP. A GOOD TIME TO FEED CATTLE. Farmers who have plenty of corn, hay and roughness cannot do better than feed live stock this wintcr. \Vith hogs fol- lowing cattle these times, and the bright prospects for sheep and lambs properly fattened, to say nothing of the fertilizer tor the farm to be derived from manure, there was never a time when feeding prospects on the whole were any better. it is an cv'crywhere admitted fact that there is a great shortage of beef cattle in all parts of the United States, east and west, especially throughout the east, whcrc reliable accounts say that barely half the usual number will be fattened. The western range season is closing, and in a short time stock feeders will have the field entirely to themselves, when good advances in prices will be in order. Hence, owners of thrifty young cattle that are doing well should hang on to them until they are good and fat, instead of sacrificing them at the present time merely to save feed. Farmers have ar- gued that corn was too dear to feed to stock, but this is a mistaken view, and furthermore, prices for corn are weaken- ing as the weather gets colder and more favorable for drying the new crop of corn, sample lots having dropped from four to live cents a bushel in the Chicago market in several days. But even at the highest prices for corn that have been paid this fall, it would still pay well to produce prime boot for the market. Choice bceves are extraordinarily high and bid fair to reach record figures the coming winter and spring months. Farm— ers who can feed cattle from two to three months will find steers that are well-bred A String of Hereford Heifers (1910 Calves) on the Chandler Farm. Presque isle 00- The supply of cattle in the country, be- sides the dairy cattle, is fully ten million below the normal requirements of the markets for ordinary consumption. This fact, in view of a rapidly increasing pop— ulation, makes one wonder how the great demands of the people are to be met. The great ranches of the west have been cut up into farms, and the farmers’ competitors in the markets in the future will not be the men who raise their cattle on public lands, but will be found on farms and in stock raised under similar 30nditlons. The increase in numbers will not be as rapid as in the past, and if the supply catches up with the demand the decline will not be as marked or sudden and weigh 1,150 pounds and upwards good investments, the heavier the better, but those who had buying orders on the mar- ket at the recent big slump in prices are not likely to have another such chance in a hurry. Good stockers should be a good venture, however, and they can be pur- chased advantageously during the next four or five weeks, in all probability. Illinois. XV. \V. 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The autumn and winter months, or 1m. mediately after the usual lamb weaning time for the average farm flock in this latitude, may be Considered a. period of rest and recuperation. ’ In spring and summer when the ewes are giving birth to. and suckling their lambs, they are necessarily subjected to a considerable physical strain. Heavy demands haVe been made upon their strength and vitality, and they reach late summer in a somewhat weak and ex- hausted physical condition. This is true, however, to a greater or less degree, ac- cording to the condition in which the sheep reached lambing time, and the care and feed given them during this period. The better they were prepared for it, the better they were able to discharge the function of maternity and the better and stronger the offspring will be. The success of the flock owner depends to a very considerable extent upon the skill he may possess in feeding his flock, and his thoughtfulness in caring for them through the late autumn and winter months. By the time winter sets in the flock should have gained much in flesh and ap- pearance and be greatly invigorated and strengthened. Thin fleeces should have made a good growth and be in a condition to provide ample protcction from the win- ter‘s cold, provided they have sufficient shelter to keep them dry. Contrary to the belief of some, sheep do not require expensive and warm quarters for protec- tion from winter weather. It is, however, very important thul they have a clean and dry place. Too much care can hardly be exercised in this regard. Few flock owners perhaps, realize the loss entailed from allowing their tiocks to go unprotected from the cold rains and wet snows of late autumn and early win— ter. It seems to be the aim of some flock owners to keep their {locks at pas- ture as long as possible, till they are ac— tually driven to the barns by severe win- ter storms. The wisdom of such practice is doubtful. lf feed is saved thereby it is likely done at the expense of the health and strength of the sheep. A fleece once wet is not casily or quickly dried out and it must be dried very largely from the animal heat of the body which it covers. Colds and distemper are often contracted and must draw more or less heavily upon the animals' vitality. to say nothing of the more serious complications that may re- sult. Sheep do not seem to mind the severest cold if they have shelter from the winds and rain, in fact. a steady Cold tempera- ture seems to promote their taking on flesh and also the growing of a good fleece of wool. Regularity in feeding and watering, and a. clean and wholesome ration are two prominent factors in the economical win- tering of the flock. If the feeding be done at tho same time each day, the sheep quickly accustom themselves to almost any sort of a time schedule, and will not expect or worry for feed at any other times. Cleanliness and wholesome- ncss are absolutely essential for the best results. Sheep are not; delicate feeders when these two points are carefully ob- served in preparing their feed. Roughage of almost: any kind, if it is bright and well cured. will be used to good advan- tage by them. They delight in a variety of feeds and if they may be given a little of several kinds of roughage it will go far toward keeping their appetites keen and satisfied. Some form of succulcnce in the ration is very desirable. For this purpose roots are uncxcelled. Corn silage is good and somewhat cheaper from the cost of pro- duction standpoint. A succulent feed aids grcatiy in the matter of digestion at all times, and at suckling time it in— sures an abundant flow of milk for the young lambs. But little grain should be needed, and corn should form no considerable part of it. Oats with a little bran added are much more satisfactory. and if neither roots or silage are fed a little of linseed oil meal will be found very beneficial. Just before lambing time the grain may be fed a. little more liberally. The supply of fresh water needs careful attention at all times. It is mose con— veniently furnished, perhaps, in tubs or small tanks which are easy to keep clean. Sheep naturally drink but a little at a time, but drink often and they are very discriminating in the matter of clean, odorless water. Of course, fresh air, and a reasonable amount of exercise are necessary to the strength and vigor that should character- ize well, fed and well cared~for bodies. Gratifylng results are sure -to reward thoughtful and painstaking effort in prop- erly caring for the farm flock through the winter months. . Ingham Co. H. M. YOUNG. A RATION FOR FATTENING LAMBS. Have just read Mr. Lillie,s article on "Feeds and Feeding" in the Michigan Farmer, which was of much interest to me, being a young farmer in the third year for myself, although I was a “hired man" for it years. i have worked by the day. month and year in five different states. from the Empire state to the Ev- ergreen state (Washington), and realize that ”knowledge is power, on the farm as elsewhere. I make live stock a speci- alty, growing and feeding hogs, raising and fattening lambs. I have 66 head of lambs on dry feed now. They cost me four cents per pound at my local yard. My method is to clip in October. Then I get rid of the ticks and the lambs will feed much better. As a grain ration I am feeding equal parts of corn, cull beans and oats. with timothy hay, bright oat straw and corn fodder as roughage. Will have bean pods to add to roughage ra- tion soon. Is this a good ration and could I better it? If so, how? I have a feeder's chart which I cut from the Michigan Farmer several years ago, but have no data regarding the three im- portant nutrients in beans, bean fodder, barley or barley straw. Gratiot Co. F. H. B. While this ration for fattening lambs is a fairly good one I think it‘ can be beat- en. If the roughage part of the ration only contained clover hay I would say then that it would be hard to beat. The roughage part of the ration is deficient in protein. Of course, in the grain ration we have cull beans, which are quite rich in protein. but it would cheapen the ra- tion very materially so far as the protein content is concerned to have it in clover hay and raise it on our own farms rather than to purchase it in grain, and my ad- vice would be to stop growing timothy and grow clover or alfalfa for fattening lambs. Anybody in Michigan: can make a success of growing clover and they should plan on growing it instead of tim- othy. Of course, it is perfectly proper to feed the oat straw and corn stover to fattening lambs or any other kind of live stock which you have because these are by~products of the farm and should be utilized, because we want to get all out of them that we can. We can get more out of them if we have clover hay to feed in connection with them than we can if we do not. If it is impossible to get clo- ver hay in the ration then I would say add oil meal to the grain ration. It may make the grain ration a little more ex- pensive but I believe that F. H. B. would get enough better results so that he would be justified in giving a small al- lowance of oil meal. The analysis of beans will vary but a trifle from that of field peas which con- tain 19.7 per cent of protein, 49.3 per cent of carbohydrates, and .4 per cent of fat. Bean straw contains 3.6' per cent of protein, 39.7 per cent of carbohydrates. Barley contains 8.4 per cent of protein. 65.3 per cent of carbohydrates and 1.6 per cent of fat. 'Now, barley straw con- tains .9 per cent of protein, 40.1 per cent of carbohydrates, and .6 per cent of fat. The percentages given here are for the digestible ingredients and not for the total per cent. Bean pods or bean straw would be a. good addition to the rough- age for these fattening lambs and would in a large measure, fill the place of clover hay, and it would also giVe more variety to the roughage. COLON C. LILLIE. HORSES IMPORTED FOR BREEDING PURPOSES. It is the intention of the Department of Agriculture to publish every quarter a list of horses imported for breeding purposes for which certificates of pure breeding have been issued under the pro- visions of orders of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Such a list for the quarter ending June 30, shows that during the period 401 horses were imported for breeding purposes and certificates issued. 01? this number, 108 were Belgian Draft; 26 Clydesdale; seven Hackney; 230 Per- cheron; 12 Shetland Pony; 61 Shires; nine Suffolk and eight \Velsh Pony. The cir— cular gives the name of the animal, regis- try number, namc of importer, port of entry, date or arrival and number of horse issued by the Department. 'Washington, D. C. Reports frOm Montana are that rains have made feed prospects much better, and thousands of young sheep will be carried through the winter that would have been marketed this fall under ordi- nary conditions. G. E. M. ‘ THE" 'MICHIGAW FKRMER‘. IHCJ’rachr, 62in M160 4 .at Winnipeg N the official contests at Winnipeg, in 1908, 1909, 1910, and again this year, 1911, I H C tractors have gained and maintained a repu- tation that has never been equalled in the tractor world. At Winnipeg this year, an I H C tractor plowed the cheapest acre plowed with gasoline. .An IHC tractor plowed the greatest number of acres per hour. An I H C tractor pulled more plows than any other— every I H C above the 25-1-1. P. class,whether burning Gasoline or Kerosene picked up 10 fourteen-inch plows and pulled them throughout the test. . An I H C tractor delivered the largest average draw-bar pull, and of all the I H C tractors entered, not one was obliged to stop for any defective part, breakage, re-adjustment, or miring. These victories, backed by those of years gone by, at Winnipeg and in Europe, stamp I H C tractors as For plowing, disking, seeding, harvesting, for heavy hauling of all kinds; for run- ning the thresher, saw, silage cutter and filler—in fact, for all drawbar and belt power work, I H C tractors have proved their many advantages in econ- omy, strength, simplicity, and durability. Measure the cost of a tractor by length of service and kind of service and you will select Look into the effi- ciency and superiority of the com- plete I H C line, which includes Tractors in 12, 15, H.P. , operated by gasoline or ker- osene; and horizontal and vertical engines, stationary or mounted on skids or trucks, air or water cooled, 1 to 50-H.P. See the I H C local dealer, or, write direct for catalogues and full information. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA ‘ (Incorporated) the world’s best. IHC Service Bureau The Bureau is a clearing house for agricultural data. It aims to learn the best ways of doing things on the farm. and then dis- tribute the infor- mation. Your indi- vidual experience may help others. Send your prob- lems to the I H C Service Bureau. “ an IHC. Gian Disc. 2. 151321 A 20, 25, and 45- USA .’ ‘ hIIIII-nnllll" . HARNESS HORSE COLLARS Ask your dealer lor the Label. ‘Made and Warranted by ARMSTRONG & GRAHAM WHOLESALE ONLY. DETROIT. ESTABLISHED mo. STALLIONS A' fine lot at Percheluns and Belgians with plenty of Bone, Quality, Style and Action. Good Once. the dram kind,'at prices which defy competition. Write us for porllculars. GEO.W.SOUERS& SONS. Huntington, Indiana. A. A. PALMER 6 SONS. BELDING. MICH. The [loner Percheron Breeders of lithium offer for sale a choicellot of black Percheron Stallions and Mares All registered and young. Fifty head to select. from. JACKS and MULES Babe mules and t rich. 18 Jack and mule arms under one manflement, where can be seen head fine lar e jacks. Jennete and mules. 4 £017 hands high. Good ones. Stook_ guaranteed. r be for prices today. A Krekler's Jack Farm West Elkton. Ohio Brunch Bun—Clinton. Indiana OR SALE—Just what: your boy w t; f Oh ‘ F 2 Shetland ny hone colts. 1 13:0: gtwhlas 53381 black. Price each. J. a Mltter. Btookbridge, Mich. Plane mention the filchl In P to adv ‘. l armor when DUNHAM’S PERGHERDNS Our summer importation, in our estimation the best lot of horses we have ever had at Oaklawn, has arrived. Numerous impor- tant. prize-winners are included, then the high average is the main thing, as every animal would be a. creditin any herd. Idle II. DUNRAMS, Wayne, Illinois. . SEE BELLSl BIG BELGIAN SIMMONS At Chicago, Dec. 2nd-9III. BELL “08., Wooster, onto. 100 Head Belgian 8. Percheron Stallions and Mares. Direct from breed‘ng farms of Belgian and 1'| all high Iolass dragt stock with quality undress: Amtug them are many European agile-Winners. If on are in the what for a stall or more it wt 1 be to your advantam to see our horses our price. We will sell you a better horse or 1‘. money than anyone else We too every horse and back up our mange. u't fall to use our stock before on y. Sand for our catalog and Government on the cure of horses. LOISER BR”. Box 3. Uflonhr. lull -....nu||||“ I _ DEC. 2, 1911, LIVE STOCK NOTES. Again reports are received regarding the poisoning of cattle on sorghum. It is the yearly story of a bunch of cattle turned into a field of second-growth sorghum. Receipts of western range cattle at Chicago for the season so far amount to 171,000 head, compared with 251,000 for the same period last vear. The marketing of pigs in recent weeks has drawn heavily on the future, and fewer hogs will be available for market- ing next March, April and May. It is now hoped that cold weather will check the enormous marketing of the pigs. Country shippers have overstocked the Chicago market with cattle of late on the slightest encouragement afforded by ad- vances in prices, hundreds of stockmen throughout feeding districts being anx- ious to avoid winter feeding. Reports are reaching Chicago from various parts of Illinois, as well as from several other western states, that hogs have been mostly marketed. Large num- bers of hogs, mostly pigs, have been shipped to market on account of hog cholera. The published figures showing the great increase in the receipts of hogs at west- ern markets this year convey a wrong impression to those who forget that the receipts last year were abnormally small in numbers. If comparison is made with a normal year, 1909 for instance, it_is seen that the increased receipts are quite trifling in numbers. . J. M. Thompson, of Illinois, says Illinois farmers never before met with such heavy losses of hogs and pigs from Sle- ness as this year. He lost 67 fine brood sows and as many shoats. This epidemic resulted in heavy shipments of hogs to market, a panic prevailing, and although farmers have good crops of corn, the I958 of their hogs will cause large marketing of corn and much reduced cattle feeding through the winter. Eastern sections of the country have put comparatively few cattle on feed, and that region may be expected to continue a good customer in the Chicago cattle market this winter. A good many cattle have gone to feeding districts in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, according to late ac— counts, and it is safe to say they will all be needed to supply the requirements of the beef trade. . More farmers are going into dairylng, attracted by the advancing prices for milk, cream, butter and cheese. Butter and eggs are going to sell extremely high this winter without much doubt. When November opened Chicago cold storage‘ warehouses held only 40,238,000 pounds of butter, comparing with holdings of a year ago of 00,820,000 pounds, stocks haying decreased during October 7,789,000 pounds in place of the usual large increase. The cold storage warehouses of Chicago on November 1 held 1,940,000 cases of eggs, or 580,000 cases less than a month ear- lier. High—grade dairy cows are the ones chiefly in demand, and nowhere near enough are offered to go around. Prominent Montana sheepmen say they got notice from bankers of that state early in the season that loans would be cut down or renewal refused, which ren— dered shipments to market imperative, but nearly everybody held on as long as possible. This policy explains the heavy shipments late in the season, bringing about the slump in prices. It is estimat— ed that 75 per cent of the sheep shipped from Montana this season represented forced marketing, and the same liquidat— ing process has taken place very largely throughout the entire sheep growing re— gions of the northwest. Recently some of the best fixed sheepmen have began to change, this policy to a considerable extent. especially those who are well sup— plied with hay. It is said. however, that in the entire length of the Yellowstone Valley, with facilities and feed for hand- ling half a million head. not more than 50,000 will be carried over the winter. Some good 1,32-lb. fed western Wethcrs were sold at the Chicago stock yards not long since at $3.55 per 100 lbs., the same price per 100 lbs. as they cost the Illinois man who bought them on the. Chicago market two months earlier. Their heavy weight was an objection to buyers and the price paid not one calculated to in- duce the owner to ship in others of his feeding at the same time, although he declared that he could resell the stock there even at its costing price per 100 lbs. and still be ahead in the deal. Being carried in a corn field for a period of two months and gaining an average of 20 lbs. per head in weight, the good gains made were put on with little cost, and the sheep left valuable fertilizer on the farm. The Chicago Butter and Egg Board, which is under investigation by the fed- eral government department of justice, after announcing an advance of a cent a pound in prime creamery butter on a recent day, retracted on a later day in the week, following a lively row at the meeting. The. older commission mer- chants expressed the belief that the com- mittee had forced the wholesale price up beyond the proper maximum profit, and it was thought that the high priced but- ter had gone to already was likely to cause many families to substitute butter— ine. Similar action was taken regarding eggs, and the board lowered the price after raising it to 26 and 28 cents a doz— en, down to 25 and 27 cents. United Dis- trict Attorney James H. Wilkerson said that the price committee of the board would be given an opportunity to explain its action in advancing prices for butter and eggs, and this probably explains its subsequent reductions in values. Retail prices have climbed in Chicago as high as 42c a dozen for eggs recently, and prime butter has retailed as high as 400. The storage stocks of both articles are materially reduced, and it is evident that very high prices are going to rule this winter, less butter having been produced during the fall than usual. OU ARE SAYING TO YOURSELF— “If I only knew of something to stop that Backache—help my Rheumatism——cure my Neuralgia, I would send and get it at once.” Get It. Gombault’s Caustic Balsam will give you immediate Relief. A Marvelous Human Flesh Healer and a never failing remedy for every known pain that can be relieved or cured by external applications. Thousands testify to the wonderful healing and uring powers of this great French Remedy. A Liniment that will 0c I! , soothe, heal and cure your every day pains, wounds and bruises. The Great French Remedy Will Do ' It It Help: Nature to Heal and Care. Penetrates, acts quickly, yet is perfectly harmless. 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I'll do it with EAL” "VET “£6115. PALOEP. The Great Worm Destroyer and Conditioner I’ve done it for thousands and in addition they write me they never had stock thrive better, look better and bring them such profitable returns. Here is my Offer to you. For Worms This Month I’ll Prove It Before You Pay 0. E. 'mompson & sous, Ypsllantl. Michigan /..k‘ ' IIIIII’H‘mMI Ii m I have been in the hog Lusiness for 50 years and have tried every known remedy for hogs, but have never found anything equal to your Sal-Vet. It cer— tainly does the Work and is easy to feed. Ifeed it. to little pigs, boars,preg- nant sows and find it 0. K. I will never be without Sal-Vet. C. F. MARSHALL & SON, Per G. F. M. Monroe, Ia. ”I had a lot of sick hogs and I lost five of them. I began feeding them Sal- Vet, iny_losses stopped and the hogs soon got into a fine, healthy condition. V. 1‘. UNDERW’OOD, R. D. 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Vi'art.—Vi'e have a nine-year—old horse that has what is called a rose wart. P. 13. 0., Marengo, Mich—The wart should be cut off, then apply Monsell’s solution of iron twice a day. Vi'eak Heart.—I have a mare that rais— ed a colt last summer; when worked she perspires freely, trembles and her heart thumps. J.‘ H., Slocum, Mich—Your mare suffers from a weak heart and she will be benefited by giving her 1 dr. doses of ground nux vomica in feed three times a day. If you are going to work her much, have her clipped. M1’1nge—Vt alts on Teat. —I have a 3- 38211- -old colt that is troubled with some sort of a skin disease. He must itch as he continually bites himself. Have ex- amined him for lice and found none. I also have a cow that is troubled with warts on teats. G. H. B., Caro, Mich.— Give your colt a dessertspoonful of Fow- ler’s solution in feed two or three times a day and apply one part coal tar dis- infectant to 30 paits water. Apply strong cider vinegar to warts on teat once a day Melanotic Tumors -—Is there any cure for the “grey horse" tumors‘. This ani- mal is well along in years and these bunches are situated around anus and tail. M. O. I... Kalamazoo, Mich—The only treatment that gives satisfactory results is surgical work and this consists in removing these black pigment tumors which are usually found in white horses. I advise you to employ a competent vet- erinary surgeon. Mange—I have a horse that had mange a year ago and I applied zenoleum with gOod results, but in addition to his skin ailment his neck is sore. D. L. P., Bat- tle Creek, Mich—Give your horse a des— sertspoonful of Donovan's solution at a. dose in feed two or three times a day, also feed him some roots. Dissolve 1 dr. permanganate potash in one pint water and apply to sore neck twice a day. Bleeding Vi'art—Sore Heel.—I have a colt 12 months old that has a bunch on shin that bleeds freely, but causes no lumcness. A neighbor of mine who is a fairly good horseman thought it was a wart. I also have another colt two years old troubled with sore heel and limb stocks. J. 0., Emmet, Mich—Re- move bunch and apply equal parts pow- dered alum and tannic acid to wound once a day. Apply one part oxide of zinc and three parts vaseline to sore heel twice a. day and give him a teaspoonful powdered rosin at a dose in feed twice a day for ten days. Diabetis—Tuberculosis.—-I have a mare 16 years old that raised a nice colt last summer, but for the past three months she has lost ilcsh, urinates altogether too often and is growing weak. I killed a hog a few days ago and all through his guts there were bunches that contained a yellowish ililid; i also found some bunches in fat of insides. W. H. M., Ra- venna, lilichwaivc your mare :3 drs. iodide potassium and 1 oz. ground gen- tian at a dose in feed three times a day. .1 11111 inclined to believe that your hog suft'ered from tuberculosis, the disease affecting the glands of bowels and ab- dominal viscera. Hogs that are fed on tubercular milk are quite apt to take tuberculosis, but it seldom does them much harm, especially if they are not allowed to live long. Stlile L11.11111ness.—~I have a more that has been lumc for some time; she hurt her siiiie some time ago by becoming ment composed of iui'pcniine, white 111' an 1-gg and vinegar. .1. C. .\'., Spring Lake, lllcl‘inAAppl)’ one part red iodide 1111111.;ury and ten parts cera‘te of can- Lharidcs to stiile eyeiy six or schn days 1.\'111li,11u.r lJiscasc-«Vei'illinous Bronchitis ~i 11111 anxious to lanow what ails my sheep and what causcd tho 111111111 111' those that died. .-\ good many 111‘ them are thin, appear stupid, while others are in good flesh. Every few days i find one dead. Several of them have had diarr— llOcil. during the fall and some of them have coughed. but few had snut‘t‘les. I 11pc11cd one that died, found bowel per— i'oraicd, some excremr-nt in 11111111111011 and mute a lot of little bunches on the bow- els. 1 also found little lumps about the size of a 11in head scattered through her lungs and also some thread-like bodies in lung tubes. l. 1)., Croswcll. Micli.——l am inclined to bent-V11 that most of their trouble is nodular disease, which is a parasitic bouel tioubl11 and the small thre1-11l like worms \1111 found in lungs of the one you killcd.w11s vcrminous bron- chm-.3 a thread- like worm that some- times affect sheep, but more often calves. Your “hole flock cannot be affected with this last mentioned ailment or they would cough mom. By fumigating them with sulphul, it will help them There is no 11mody for nodulai disease when in the ad\ anced stage, but if you will giV11 vou1 sheep one part powdered sulphate iron and 10 parts salt it will help them. (las- olinc and coal tm creosote are considered fairly good remedies f01 nodulai disease —a teaspoonful of gasoline given in 2 023. of :ueet milk at a dose once a week for three weeks 01 3 ozs. of a one per cent solution of coal tar creosote given once a week for three weeks gives fairly good results. cl fuel-one that ha sage rec- ord for lowest upkeep coat— thst is the quickest and easiest starter— hss least vibration— perfectlubricstion, studies! .single cylinder engines: 0 to 20 h.p. two cy inder: so to 60 h. . four . Quick action on rpsrt is deEnsnded to cellulite (resales. Don' buy or order an en l Invmime the TEMPLE” KI. I us until you Iflmm 457'. 13.3.. Giles” 331°00’00” Will be saved this winter to the 15.11110 users of India iana Silos. Are iv‘cu getting your share? There another winter .Our eesreleem the 1 000 111111 eflllos new lnu V s1'i'.o PROFi’i's Written bycvertwo hundred of the best breeders feeders and tamer-s in the world. “Tells how they greatly increased their profits. " Fwd“ lcrtllle vsluebh book and our new catalog now—FREE. rHarder Patent 110.027.?81 INDIANA SILO COMPANY The largest manufacturers of Silos in the world. . . “demon, lndlsne he. Hm I Brilliant’s Gd.-Son F OR SALE. BERRlEN 40210-2213311111113111) m by 3:11. lst. Danldelge Snag-cite 8212 by Horace 7884 (8911) by V (‘l (1. ) ‘ld D11n1—ln1p.buzzett98427 (111003111; Louis 4821 (546) by Bu1-l1'1 1e Brilliant 1931 (10. .1.) 3d Dam—Favorite (4845) by Tasbeau 456 (743) by Fmori I. 17 l.) Berrien is dark dupple gray, 8 years old, weight 1860 lbs. sound. kind. and perfect manners. heavy boned. c1051: coupled . lo“ and' ‘11ide out.‘ I sell because e number of his colts and half brother are owning in this 1"icinit1. His colts are active. walkers, hard\. and kind dispositionia Ben-ion was never “ ‘traveled, " always kept in paddoc Come and see him Picture if desired. ould takke registered brood mare in part payment. Price 8141!). R H. SHERWOOD. Lake View Farm. Watervllet. Mich. BREWER? DIRECTIIRY. CATTLE. ABERDEEN-AN GU S. Re rd. consisting of Trojan lrioaa. Blackbirth and Prides. only, is headed by rton a Trojan Erica. by Black Woodlawn. sire of t 0 Grand Obs-i notoer and bull at the International in Obi coco Beam me. He is assisted by Undulata ataBlackbird Ito. WOODCO’I'I: K F ARM. Ionla. Mich. AYRS 11111155111111.1113“ in: and bullcslves for sale. Berkshire swine. yPEI-catty. All pure bred. Michigan School for Deaf. flint. Mich. i t the old. Adv. Reg. An- cnemscy Bu", ecgh gallium large milk and butter records .IW GENT. Watervliet, Mich. GUERNSEYS—Impotted cow 5 heifer Ibull calves, of extra. breedinQV! or sale Come and seethem. WILL W. FISHER, ntervliet, Mich. and 4 months. —4 ears. 9 3 6100mm Wm y hreelt'llfnng. cod low for quick sale. Thompson «I Barnett. Sand Lake. Mi ch. —T 0 led Durham Bulls and five Fl" Sale 113313.13“ gill... and (lows. me if taken quick IE OLARK, Milford. Mich. H E R E F0 R 05—93252?” X113 “155.1233? China. hogs. ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Mich. MAPLE AVENUE STflGK FARM Nov. Bull Special will tell all about 20 Bulls that are lcr sale. DON‘ '1‘ buy a. bull until you have read the Nov. Special which is yours for the asking. Help me to sell this lot. in November by buying ONE. L. E. CORNELL, - Fayette, Ohio. “Top- Noioh” Holsleins A fine young bull from an Advanced Registry dam. King Cornucopia Pietertje De K01 No. 78%. Born Dec. "1. 1910. Sire: King Pieterle (‘0rnucomeny.ne Dam; W innie Pauline DeKol 11 ho has an official record at. 4 years, 2 mo. old of: milk 1 day. 64.7 lbs.; milk 7 days 4‘37 6 lbs.:l111ttcr 7 d111e.17.76lbs., and her 1111111 has an offitial record at 14 yrs. 1 mo old of: milk 1 day. 72.3 1139- milk 7 dillH- 493.1lbs: butter 7da3'.1-1 17.72 lbs. and gave 149751bs milk in 313 days. His sire“ a dam has an oflioiai record of: milk 1 day 102% lbs. milk 7 111.113. 698.11bss, butter 7 days. 24. 58 lbs, He comes from large producers on both sides. is a good individual, you light colored: weight 650 lbs. Price $100. McPllERSOll FARMS 00., Howell, Michigan. HOLSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE Registered bulls from four to ten months old for sale that are closely related to Henservold lie Kol, De Kols 2nd Butter Boy 3rd, and Colan- tha 4th’ s Johanna. The dams are heavy milkers and mostly in the A. 0. Prices reasonable. Send for list. Blgelow’I Holstein Fons, Breedsvillejlch. Holstein-Frigvsian Baffle 2111. fimfii‘fim‘y’fi1’fi‘é‘r'.‘ vice. S. 803k Grove. me . 9.;st aw 'HOLSTEIN CATTLE Thedrestestllekylreed Send for ma: NW Booklet. WMAWMIMme HOLSTIIN BULL... “l" “’“p'gnfifi tenin Advanced Registry-out of sister to orid' s “2:101“ bull Sarcastic Lad. has oibeiai moon! of lbs. butter in'l days. and sire' e dam Daracord of over A bargain at. $0. EWOODBURY. Lansing. Michigan. —Throughbred Holstein. beet gamma"... 1115‘th s. 1...... 11111111111111: 3:“ n a e Van-e 8 S“ l a I ‘ only no. noveliluon'r111111111.Detroit.111111111.y REGISTERED JERSEYS For Sale—Some combln. in. th blood of St Louis and Chicago World‘s Fair Champions by HERMAN HAEMB. Reese. Mich. Jersey Bull Gall ML“ 8. lilo. Sire, llarston’s interested Prince Has three daughters in Register of Merit with Yearly records. He is a son of imported Interested Prince. 18 daughters in Register of Merit. Dam is No. 773 Register of Merit 11, 115 lbs. Milk, 511 lbs. Butter Fat, equal to 602 lbs. Butter In one year. 56 lbs. milk in one day. Winner in Show Ring. also Competitive Dairy Test. Michigan State Fair. For price address .T. F. MARSTON, Box 1., Bay City, Michigan. Watch This Space Next Walk. WAmmN a WATERMAN, Ann Arbor. Mich. LiLLiE FARMSTEAD JERSEYS. Cows all in yearly test. Four Bulls old enou for service. Several s lendid Bull Calves. Heifers and Heifer alvee. I guarantee satisfaction or mgneLv rerun (led. ON C. LILLIE. Coopcreville. Michigan. from 2 to 12 months, grand sons of KIOISteh Buns Hengerveld De K0]. King is. Veelnan Defol. and King of the Hengeml all rom crandol dams. Prices very low, '.breeding considered. Long Beach Holstein l'srm, Augusta, Itch. FOR SALE—3 yearlin Holstein- Friesian bulls. also bred heifers “50 1035011 each Bull ical ves $40 to 321i years a w.breoder mPhotos and pod ifrees on up it cation. W..0 J ackson. South Bend, 719 Be: BUTTER BRED JERSEYS BULLS CRYSTAL SPRING STOCKFOF Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. Dairy Bred Simmons—.213?" 21;? P73358213? Onshor good note. J. B. HUMM . Mason, Mich. JERSEY BULLS FOR SALE Sired by ’l‘emisia 3 Interested Prince'llfifl. whose dam made 733 lbs. butter in one year. authenticated test. Choice individuals. Prices Reason able. 11100111111511 Fin. 11111 11111111, not, 11. r. 11.1. Red Polled “Bull “Calves Oto7months 0111.34090860. “to 875- Also Percheron Stallion?! 01% fine style. a big bargain at 3%.]: . BRA dBTT k N. Allegan, Mich FOR SAL E—2U Yearling RED POLLED 1: taken now. J. M 011113131: 11 “805's.“ Io gobligfi?!‘ Daltdsle Stock Farmffifl't'figf‘fitggfi‘ififi bulls for sale. W. J. LESSITER. Balding, Mich. SHEEP. CIOIC E DELAINE RAMS AT HALF PRICE Alsobredewes. S. H.8ANDERS,IA(s)hglIbll)lsa¥i(ll)1Iijdr; —Good Yearling Field Oxford Down Slice forssle. I. R. WATERB ll‘YamiIg‘fi::du§lfigllliggafl XFORD DOWN RAMS FOB SA — O and lambe.WEi1l sell a to Lawlagaflhl‘i? w aged tractive prices. 8. GILLETT, Ravenna, Ohio. —-chister11d and bred t t d (“lord Ewes for sale at fariners' O $131820: eAdrllzlL'éns: B. 1‘. Miller or GED. L.Spillane, flint, Michigan. Special Price‘sE, ““ 2’ “RAMQQUILLET Breedm. we Liml . ll - gistcred. RAE B. BALDWIN, Hd‘fitlfigfl, aMid-1‘1). Rambouinel Rams—Good ones at farmers ‘ pr1ces. Also ewes and 111mb1-1.A It. Gilli EN, Orchard Lake, Milli. Bell phllll: Reg. Rambouillets‘mzl‘ 03‘; both sexes. All 11 1~14,l0111' rice. Farm-25: miles I". Morriie. onG. .H. on M. I. R. J. Q. .COKU Oak Hill Stock Farm VON HOMEYII RAMBOUILLET RAMS at farmers' prices for [in 111 xt 90111111.L11rge. plain heavv nee. ‘M C. E. LOCKWOOD, Washington, Mich. Al’LE RIDGE" SI!liUi‘b‘lliliFH——l"orsa|e the imp. ra1n,'lhe Manager. and voarling rauinund owes sired by this noted ram. .Stcwart Lennon Mich ..[1 I For Sale ;‘.“.{’.2.'£’.'..'.'1"" Shropshire Yearling Ewes cheap. JUNl‘fl a 'ilUillili-lll Flushing. Michigan. snaorsnmt 11"“ 11" '12 11111- C. J. 'I'HOMAP50N, no. ktrlrdP‘D’glzmngle Shthife H‘" SIOCIK Fm hum“ few choice for sac L 8. Di mu» 4. 11111114. 111.111.3551! dial-3? Shropshlre Bargains: EWES and RAMS— Pony Mill’s, slum well covered yearling rsrnsfromiln r.»- tbl 1“ anteed. J. E. OTTA Arum Flushi‘t‘m "ii 1.“ Shropshire Rome for Sale. DAN BOOHER. B. No. l. HROPSHIBE ygarlins Rams and O“ l§1§ge later I! E. OBEyfifigg Srinitomrw‘ “belle: h. 1 one. 2. ma, ' Pulled Mine liens lot, Sale. 111. L. enouw. Essie. Michigan. H008. —Bred sows, bred iit dboars gfirfillnhlfiahi allelic?- The: bgalilnof Neel-'1'“, n v uasw nnoy ends. t recon prices. 0 0.00111“. New Haven, Michigan. e BERKSHIRES’MIfiWQM priceeftor 30 days. out r re s, winningstocl. Elmhurst meek FarmmAlmlggxt: rig:- FOB SALE. WIRE-12 boars. 8 gills lsrsowed in June also a choice lots! A13. and Sept. pigs, sired Handsome Prince Id & Mari on King. A. .PA'I’TULLO, Deehbzrvllle. lick. Berkshires“m.”" 0.1.. ”3°” '°" for sale. 0. s. BARTLETTD'Pontiacf ml ‘1” —Bred =PUI§£ hhcg muffi’flé’ifi'g’éi‘ii‘ylfi (Imam write. I". A. (ybchweitermsn, “2:335:11? w stralnboth males and t ales. LetLive price on' on Wt“. forLi W" rs and is t A. J. GORDO. R. No. 2. "13-. Mlighlgan. SWINE—Males weighi from 175 to 0. I. E00. P11.A 1. .11 mi” 3.011anva 88;:svvieric ole-enlotnof h ail“ C’ S FOI‘ Sale—Beat outwit lsrso finest-h! n. some fine bred 1 choice 1 t 1‘ ages. o'r'ro B. s uni-11311:. 1.15:3] “ I C M81. ready for $931109. Bestqufslity. gm ere prices. CHASE” VLRANOYE, throat.“ Mich. O I c Swine. of righwttype andbreed- OTIS GREENMAN. Eff 13.11;:333’51'1'8‘58‘ sows wei OI i ..C 's——B