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VOL. CXXXVIII, No. 4.;

Whole Number 3584.





The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live





 





DETROIT, MICH.. SATURDAY, JAN. 27.1912.





Stock Journal in the State.





31.00 A YEAR.

$2.75 5 YEARS.





 





AN EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIO





N Wayne county, some twenty-five



miles from Detroit, there is a limited



area of land which, through peculi-

arities of soil and drainage conditions, is

peculiarly adapted to the growing of early

tomatoes The farmers in that section

discovered this peculiar adaptability of

their soil some years ago, and engaged

quite extensively in the growing of early

tomatoes for the Detroit market.



The soil conditions were such that the

"plants could be started early, and with

good cultivation, could be rapidly pushed

to maturity of the product, which could

be drawn or shipped to the Detroit mar-

ket earlier than tomatoes arriving from

other Michigan points, and thus sold at a

remuneratlve price.



There was, however, one drawback to

this crop in that only the earliest of the

crop could be marketed in the Detroit

market at profitable prices. As soon as

tomatoes commenced to come in from

other sections of the state,

so low that it was no longer profitable

to draw the ripe toamOtes from this sec—

tion to that market. This left a consid—

erable portion of the crop to spoil upon

the ground, thus reducing the possible

profit: of the crop very materially.



After some investigation

bottled





pickles and othei canned and





goods of a similar nature, was induced to_ E





erect a plane in the village of Plymouth

to Which this tomato growing section is

adjacent, and purchase the late crop of

tomatoes from the growers. This was

what is termed a 'pulp plant, at which

the tomatoes are received and manufac-

tured into a pulp which is later shipped

for putting up in marketable form at the

company’s main factory.



(For these tomatoes the company paid

the grower $6 per ton delivered at their

plant. This price was so low as to barely





pay the cost of harvesting and delivering





that portion of the crop sold in this man-

ner, and after four or five years a few

of the more progressive





the price fell,-





a firm en-M

gaged extensively in the manufacture of'





$8.10 per ton, allowing ordinary wages

for the work and six per cent interest on

the value of the land, but no profit on

the crop.



While the company would not treat

with the association, they sought to re-

tain the business by raising the price

to $7.50 per ton and offering to make in—

dividual contracts with the growers, in-

stead of through the association. The





leaders in the organization of the asso-





tracts being piepared by the association,

and being more favorable to the growers

than the contracts used by the old, and

in this case, competing firm.



This contract contained a clause which

provided that in case dispute should arise

with regard to the, quality of the product

delivered by any grower, the difficulty

was to be settled by arbitration, the

contractor choosing one man, the grower

another and a representative of the asso—





 





 





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A Typical Load of Tomatoes as Delivered to the Factory in Crates.





ciation immediately got busy and induced

another firm to enter the field and ac-

cept a contract proposed by the associa-

tion at a price of $8 per ton. Four rigs

were started out by representatives of

the association and every tomato grower

in the vicinity was visited in a single

day, with the result that practically the

entire crop was contracted to the new

firm through the association, the con-





ciation to be the third arbitrator in de-

ciding the question. Every contract must

be approved by a representative of the

association designated for the purpose,

which insures that only reliable growers

are signed up for acreage. The contracts

are printed by the association and the

acreage is solicited by its representatives,

so that the company is relieved of this

item of expense and any uncertainty as





—THE PLYMOUTH TOMATO





GROWERS’ ASSOCIA FION.





to the acreage of tomatoes to be grown.



This association was organized shortly

before Thanksgiving in 1910. with twelve

charter members, as above noted, and

now has something over sixty members

with a good prospect that the number

of members will shortly bc increased to

one hundred. The. membership fee is

$1.00 and in adition to this there is a fee

of 10 cents per acre for each acre of to~

matoes contracted for. The association

is an incorporated body. which gives it

an excellent business standing.



Now, let us see for a moment what

benefits have been derived by its mem-

bers from the slight trouble and expense

involved. The avcragc yield of late to—

matoes per acre is cstimated at seven

and one-half tons. Directly from the ef—

fort of the association the price recechd

has been increased from $0 to $8, or 3..

per ton, which means an added revenue

of $15 per acre for evcry acre grown. As

something like 21m :lcrts are grown in the

community each year. this means a con—

siderable addition to the income of tlzc

growers from this crop.





. But the benefits of the association have

not stopped here. Through the organizzi—'

tion the tomato growers have sought to

inform tlicmselws regarding the best

methods of culture and to secure the.

most reliable information as to how the.

scope of the organization's work can be





broadened to the benefit of its members.

The first meeting for this purpose was

held on January 1].



0n the afternoon of that day an in-

stitute meeting was conducted by the as-

sociation, at which a number of speakers

on different phases of the prOpositimis

involved were present by invitation, and

from whom the members derived valu~

able ideas on both of the above men—

tioned propositions.



On the evening of the same day a

banquet was held, at which the members

of the organization and their wives gath—

ered for a pleasant social evening at a.



local hotel, in the din—





 





farmers who were en-

gaged in this line of

production, decided to

organize the tomato

growers with a view to

the improvement, if

possible. of the revenue

derived from t h i s

source. These growers,

some twelve in number,

organized w h a t is

known‘as the Plymouth

Tomato . Grewers’ Asso~

ciation, and with this

nucleus of an ’organiza-

tion soughtto treat with

the firm, which. owned

the plant and purchased

their product, for a bet-





ter price and a .more

favorable contract for

their tomatoes.





After negotiations. had 1

been continued for some





time, it became appar-

ent that this concern

was not disposed to





treat with tho/ associa-

tion as such, and pay

the price of $8 per ton

demanded by the to—

mato growers for their

late product, notwith-

standing the fact that

thegrowers showed by

carefully prepared sta-

tistical statements that

the actual cost ofgrow-

itig‘ and delivering their

tomatoes aggregated





 





Scene at a Recent Banquet of Members of the Plymouth Tomato Growers’ Assoeiat'cn..





ing room of which the

banquet was seerd.

The accompanying i‘-

lustration from a

flashlight picture cf

of t h c banqueting

scene and forcibly il-

lustrates the social pos-

sibilities of a business

organization of this

kind, which is by n»

means the least im—

portant benefit derived

from the organization.

lecry rcadcr will con-

ccdc that the members

this association have

been amply repaid for

the time and energy

spent in effecting its

til‘gtlanélllllI’l, but the.

beneficial results have

by no means been fully

realized as yct.

The future scope

tho organization has

not been fully deter-

mined as yet. but it is

comparatively certain

that it will be broad—

ened to the further

financial benefit of its

members, and t h e

farmers of other sec-

tions of the state

should watch with in-

terest the progress

made by this purely

co-opcrative associa—

tion. ’\\'hat these to—





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mato growers have done, and will accom-

plish in the future through this simple

but effective organization, can be dupli—

cated by the farmers of any section of

the state where any special line of pro-

duction is followed. It is but another ex-

ample of the fact which has often been

mentioned in these columns~that co-op~

erative organization along lines of com-

munity production is almost invariably

successful and brings to its members a.

maximum of good results at a minimum

of cost.



The example of these progressive to-

mato growers is certainly worthy of em-

ulation by the farmers of many other

communities of the state. We need more

practical object lessons of this kind.





MEANS OF FARM ADVERTISING.



Advertising has come to be a great fac-

tor in all modern business operations and

in the gradual course of “evolution it has

come to extend its influence to the farm,

There are some certain kinds of farm

work that can be carried on without it,

but generally speaking, some, advertising

is absolutely essential to some sorts of

farm operations and beneficial to all. The

word hardly carries the meaning that is

attributed to it by many, that is, news-

paper and magazine advertising, but it

refers to almost every means of giving

the place the right sort. of publicity,



Vthn you oil up ,the harness. wash the

buggy and drive down the street, you are

unconsciously doing some. advertising.

Your horse looks far better for it, and

your making him look that way does not

detract from your chances for a sale. If

you always drive into town with a ram-

shackle old buggy and a plug of a horse,

people will distrust the quality of your

eggs more quickly than if you brought

them to market in a six-cylinder touring

car.



Every farmer has products to sell.

There are few men who would not sell

their farms were they offered enough.

Articles are bought and sold largely on

the basis of appearances. A dealer hand"

ling five and tt-n cent goods would have

an awful time selling a $500 piece of

sculpture. If your cornfield looks like the

last rose of summer you will have. trou—

ble in selling seed corn to your neighbors

at $2 per bushel.



The appearance of a farm and the crops

growing upon it is one of the best adver—

tiscments that a farm can have. Any'one

driving along a road, unconsciously no-

tice-s the conditions as he passes. If the





corn looks backward, a mental impression,





connects that particular farm with poor

crops, and when that man goes out to buy

a place or wants to buy some seed, that

place is never even given the least con-

sideration. It is just like going to a city

and seeing the best building there. \Vhen

_leaving one connects the building up

with the particular mercantile institution

that is housed in it. Good buildings make

the same impression. A little paint goes

a long way.



The personal appearance of yourself

and your team counts for much. If you

so down the road with a team that has

the stains of stable manure much in

prominence, with a harness that is tied

with string, one gets the idea that you

take no more pride in the rest of your

farm operations than you do in your

team. If you go to town in a pair of

baggy trousers, and a shirt without a

collar, when you are supposed to be

dressed up, you are not likely to be re—

ceived on equal terms with some men

with whom you could do business to an

advantage.



A letterhead and an envelope to match

means that every letter that leaves your

place carries a message to everyone who

happens to see it. There are few men in

the pure—bred stock business who would

try to carry on correspondence without

them. Shipping cards are just as valuable.



Along the same line comes the farm

name and the farm bulletin board, If the

farm name accompanies everything that

leaves the place, it soon comes to be re-

garded as a trade mark. If everything

shipped out under the name is up to

standard, it becomes a trade mark and a.

guarantee of good quality \Ve hear more

of Elmendorf than we do of its owner,

James B. l-‘iaggin, and when the place

passes out. of the hands of the present

owner. the chances are that the name of

the new owner will hardly be known.

\i'hen a place with a name is sold. the

value of that name becomes the property

of the new owner and as a rule he is

willing to pay for the reputation it bears.

A farm bulletin board is a thing that

draws prompt attention. If the name of

the place is on it, the same is remem-





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THE 'MICHIGAN FARMER. ‘ ‘

bored better- Unless the breeder of pure- , _ 1 . '

bred live stock is able to show something





of real merit at the fairs now and then,

he. is distinctly out of it, that is, provid-

ed he is not breeding something good

enough for someone else to show. It

often happens that the winnings of a

herd on the circuit are barely enough to

cover expenses; but the sales are great

enough to make the showing very profit-

able. But showing applies to other lines

than that of live stock. Three winnings

at the National<~ Corn Show brought an

lndiana farmer more orders for seed corn

than the 100 acre farm which he owned

could supply.



Last, but not least, comes the matter

if advertising in the public press. Most

farm papers reach thousands, and the

class they do reach is the sort whom you

wish to cultivate. then one wants a.

pure-bred bull, he notices the ads, and if

the man’s reputation is up to standard,

that is, if the breeder has filled several

of the .requirements before mentioned,

he will get the order. The average farm

paper will not receive advertisements for

poor goods, so if other matters are not

cared for. such expense will not bring

the greatest number of swles.



Ohio. CLYDE A. WAUGH.





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GOOD ROADS.



in recent issues of the Michigan

Farmer I have read your discus-

sions of the good reads problem with

much interest and with the hope that

someone would voice my_sentiments, but

as they have not yet done so, apparently

it is up to me



To begin with, I think that all will

agree with me that something ought to

be done with the Michigan roads.» and

must be done before long if Michigan is

to keep her place among other states in

the future as she has in the past. But

what is the vital point and key to the

whole situation of this “good roads”

question, I will try to explain as I see it.



Of course, it is “money that makes the

mare go" in good roads as in everything

else, and as the farmers are the ones

who will have to stand a considerable

share of the cost and are the ones who

are now hanging back, let us see just

what are their attitudes on the financial

side of the question.



Taking the farmers as a class I believe

they are inherently more careful about

how and for what they are spending

their money than any other class, not

that they are stingy or not up-to-date,

but they want to know just where the

money is going, and rightly so. But also

as a class, I believe that if the money

they spend is to go for the betterment of

their farms. families and the direct com-

munities in which they live, that they are

the most liberal class and that is why the

majority of the farmers don’t take hold

of'the good roads question as it is before

them now. As an illustration, my neigh-

bor, who lives across the road, is in the

road district where the road chosen by

the Michigan automobile association for

their route, lies. Now, this road is one

mile north of the road where my neigh-

bor lives, and the road itself is more hilly

and the farming district no better than

along our road, but this north road is cer-

tain to be the one fixed and the only one

for several years, if the present county

road law should pass this next election.

Now, do you blame my neighbor for not

being too enthusiastic about helping pay

for fixing the other road?



Also another illustration. In Eckford

township a certain farmer living on the

opposite side of the township from where

the macadam road was built this year,

had his taxes raised to nearly double

what they were last year. Now, do you

imagine he was any too willing to pay

the added amount of taxes when the

direct benefit to him was nil? I don't

think so, and I know he didn’t.





As a remedy for the conditions, I would

say that a departure from the present

method of laying out road districts is

needed and must be had before the road

laws of Michigan will be correct. My

plan is this, and I believe it is in use in

several of the other states. Take every

six miles, (or any other suitable distance),

of the road running east and west, to-

gether with one—half of the length of all

the cross roads branching out from this

road to the east and west roads respect-

ively, north and south of the road under

discussion and make this division into a

road district. Now combine this new dis-

trict with the present county road plan

and you have a system that is not cum-

bersome and one that will produce re-

sults.





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THAT FARM WOOD-LOT.





There is much being said about the

farm wood—lot and methods of conserv-

ing it. In these discussions its unques-

tioned value is taken for granted, and no

argument is considered necessary on this

point. I have a few acres of timber,

mostly second growth, as it has been

pretty well cut over for wood. I like the

idea of preserving it and it is with some

reluctance that I set the men-to cutting

out what little is necessary for the fuel

supply; nevertheless, there is, no doubt,

much 0f sentiment in this feeling, for I

question the profitableness of holding it.



There are, of course, different consider-

ations entering into a proposition of this

kind. A forest adds much to the beauty

of the landscape, and this is a matter not

to be lightly considered. But with us the

country is studded with orchards of dif-

ferent kinds and this very largely meets

that objection. Again, some very much

prefer wood to coal for fuel, especially

those who have never become accustomed

to the use of coal. There is, too, the very

comfortable feeling of being independent

of the coal trust or of the occasional coal

famine. A little experience with coal,

and a small degree of prudence in being

prepared for a. shortage, readily meets

these objections, however.



So with me the. greatest consideration

is that of pecuniary profit. It costs 60

cents per cord for cutting wood in stove

length from large timber, and more than

that from smaller trees. It costs more

than this where the work is done by the

day or month. By the time the wood is

hauled to the house and split and piled

ready for the stove. the cost is fully $1

per cord. This money will buy the equiv-

alent in either coal or gasoline, So that

for fuel for family use the timber. is

practically not worth a cent while standing



Of course, the Wood will sell for more

than the figure I have given, to someone

who prefers wood as fuel. No doubt it

would bring $2 per cord while green, or

$2.50 when dry. But suppose it will bring

$2 per cord above the cost of cutting, how

much must the ground produce per year

in fuel at that price to amount to what

the use of the land in farm crops is

worth? The- ground where this timber

stands would produce a ton and a half

of hay to the acre if cleared. I need hay,

and it would cost me less than a third

of the crop to put the hay in the barn.

Of late, hay sells for from $12 to $18 per

ton and today is worth, with us, more

than that. But suppose the land produced

but $10 per acre; it would then have to

grow at least five cords of wood per acre

per year to amount to that, and I ques-

tion whether in ten years that wood

would increase 20 cords per acre. or 40

cords in 20 years. Meanwhile the taxes

are as high on that land as though it was

all in orchards, while, practically, I am

not realizing a cent from the wood. The

timber now growing is beech, maple, elm

and some hickory. It is doubtful if the

value. of it increases much in the future.

Markets for it, other than for fuel, are

100 far away.



There are doubtless large tracts of less

valuable land, both in Michigan and else-

where, that are valuable for timber, and

the question of conserving the forests is

a vital one. There may, too, be broken

places on the farm, but as a practical

proposition I seriously question the profit

of maintaining a small wood-lot on valu-

able farming land.



Allegan Co.





 





EDWARD HUTCHINS.





OAT AND PEA HAY,





As my seeding failed last year I want

to try oats and peas for a substitute. How

much would you advise me to sow per

acre on light rich soil? Can it be sown

as early as we sow oats sometimes, and

at what stage is it best to cut it?



Barry Co. A. J. B.



I don’t know what kind of plants you

could get that would make- a better sub-

stitute for hay than oats and peas. They

should be sown in the spring just as

early as the ground will do to work. Don’t

be afraid of getting them in too early.

The earlier the better. They should be

drilled in fairly deep, SO that when dry

weather comes on this sandy land the

peas will not be affected. Mix the peas,

equal] parts by measure, not by weight!

in other words, mix 32 lbs. of oats with

60 lbs. of peas and then sow at the rate

of 21/2 bu. per acre. For hay cut the crop

when the oats are» in the milk—before

they get to the dough stage. There will

be just small peas in the pods. Cut and

cure just as you would clover hay. Cut

them in the morning and ted them out

with a tedde-r; rake them up after din—

ner, cock up and cure in the cocks if

possible. COLON C. LILLIE.‘





 





 





 

 





 





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THE LIVE STOCK MEETING.

The twenty-first annual meeting of the

Michigan Improved LiVe Stock Breeders'

and Feeders’ Association was held at the

Michigan Agricultural College on January

17-18. The first day was, as usual, de-

voted to the special breed meetings of

the different breed associations in the

state. of which brief reports will be giv-

en in the issue of next week. Following

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building at 5 o’clock p. in. on the 17th.



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was devoted to reports of the various

breed meetings held during the day, a

brief address by the governor and a few

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to the dining—room of the women's build-

ing where a banquet was given them by

the state board of agriculture and college

authorities. As usual. this was a most.

enjoyable session, the banquet being fol-

lowed by short speeches by a number of

the breeders, members of the faculty. the

members of the live stock sanitary com-

mission and others.



The program proper of the general Ilive

stock meeting was given on the 18th.

The morning session was devoted to the

appointment of committees by President

Reed and to an address by Prof. W. J.

Fraser of the Fniversity of Illinois, who

spoke at length on ”Some Phases of

Dairying.” His argument was a forcible

one for the testing of individual cows and

herds and the elimination of unprofitable

producers. His talk was illustrated with

charts showing the results of investiga-

tions made by the University of Illinois,

regarding the production of cows in the

best sections of that state. llis argu-

ment was so convincing that we shall

present in the dairy department of the

next issue a synopsis of his address and

some of the statistics which showed so

convincingly that dairymen can increase

their profits many fold by the individual

testing of their cows and the elimination

of poor individuals.



The Farmer and the Cattle Feeder.



The first number on the afternoon pro-

gram was an address on “The farmer and

the cattle feeder." by .T. H. Skinner, of

Indiana, dean of the agricultural depart-

ment of Purdue I‘niversity. The theme

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the outlook for beef production in Mich-

igan and emphasized the importance. of

using silage in the ration for fattening

steers. At the outset he emphasized the

fact that silage must be considered as a

roughage rather than as a grain feed and

in experiments at the Indiana station it

has been used to displace other roughage

to a greater or less degree. Prof. Skin—

ner showed by charts the results of their

experiments along this line in a most in-

teresting manner.



The roughage used in connection with

silage and with which it was compared

was clover hay. Some less grain is re-

quired where silage is fed because of the

grain content of silage. but silage alone

will not properly fatten cattle. The com—

parisons made showed the difference in

the cost of gains where clover hay was

fed exclusively and in combination with

silage, and where silage was fed alone

as the roughage portion of the, ration.

The rate of gain was shown to be higher

Where clover hay and silage were fed in

combination with each other than where

either were fed alone. It was aISo shown

that, while the cost of gains might be

cheaper where silage was fed alone as

the exclusive roughage, the greatest profit

was secured where silage was fed in con-

nection with clovor hay, beause of the

fact that where silage was fed alone the

steers could not be finished as highly

and would not bring as much on the mar-

ket as where fed both silage and clover

hay. '



As an illustration of this point, Prof.

Skinner showed by his chart that in one

case where the cost of gains with clover

hay as the exclusive ration was $10.35 per

cwt.; with one feeding of silage per day

and clover hay $9.29 per cwt.; with two

feeds of silage per day and clover hay

$9.14 per cwt., and with silage alone $8.96

per cwt., the profit per steer was greater





where silage was fed twice per day in _.





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per. steer, not including the profit from

the hogs following the steer, being $8.62

in this case, as compared ’with $6.66

where silage was fed alOne, $15.26 where

silage was fed once per day with clover

hay, and $2.78 where clover hay was fed

alone as a roughage.



Another method for getting at the value





”of silage for steer feeding was by credit-





ing all of the profit to the silage to es-

tablish its value. Here again, the great-

est value was secured when silage was

fed with clover hay, in which case its

value was shown to be $6.20 per ton, as

against $4.40 per ton when fed alone.



Prof. Skinner showed by further data

resulting from his experimental work

that the greatest amount of silage should

be fed during the early part of the feed-

ing period, getting the steers on a max-

imum feed of silage as soon as possible

and gradually reducing the amount fed

at the close of the feeding period. This

succulent feed can be successfully used

in yard feeding, so long as frozen silage

is not 'fed. While silage alone, without

grain, cannot be used in fattening steers,

it may form a satisfactory ration to run

steers over winter to be finished on grass,

where a cheaper grade of cattle are fed,

and in feeding the best grade of market

cattle it is a very profitable feed, but

the feeder should recognize its limitations

and will find its use most profitable in

connection with clover hay, with corn

and some protein concentrate as the grain

ration.



In closing, Prof. Skinner emphasized

the fact that the silo is a profitable way

to save 35 per cent of the corn crop,

which would otherwise be lost. to the

steer feeder and that the essentials to

success are to learn to buy right, learn

to sell right and to study the different

rations.



The Farm Labor Problem.



“Remedies for the Farm Labor Prob—

lem” was the subject of an address by

Hon. A. C. Carton, Secretary of the

Public Domain and Immigration Com-

mission and Commissioner of Immigra-





tion for Michigan. Mr. Carton reviewed





the history of Michigan's public domain,

relating how the cut-over lands were

allowed to revert to the state for unpaid

taxes. and how, as a consequence the

public domain commission was finally

made up of various state officers and rep-

resentatives of the educational institu—

tions of the state to cope with the prob

lem of how best to handle them, and

finally how this same body was made a

state immigration commission by the

last legislature. The commission made

Mr. Carton state immigration commiss

sioner, and he has worked out a scheme

designed to afford a solution for the

vexed farm labor problem in many cases

which he described to the breeders pres-

ent. Under an arrangement with the fed-

eral authorities, farmers of Michigan

may make application for farm help

through the immigration commission and

a man stationed at New York for the

purpose will select a likely person from

among the immigrants arriving from

northern Europe to fill the requirements.

As a means of facilitating the work an

arrangement has been consumated

whereby the local grange in the various

localities will solicit and transmit appli-

cations from members and others,



This plan was discussed at some length

by the breeders present. Much interest

was shown in the scheme and Mr. Car—

ton was askcd many questions regarding

the. details of the plan. The efficiency

of this kind of labor was questioned by

some, but others who had had experience

in its employment made strong state-

ments for this class of workingmen, with

whom their experience had been favOr-

able.



Many who were not present at this

meeting will be interested in this propo-

sition, which has been previously noted

in the Michigan Farmer.



Election of Officers.



At the close of the program officers

were elected for the ensuing year as

follows:



President,





R. C. Reed, Howell; Vice-





President, R, S. Shaw, East Lansing;

Secretary, G. A. Brmvn, East Lansing:





Assistant Secretary, S. B. Wattles, Troy;

Treasurer, C. S. Bartlett, Pontiac; Ex-

ecutive Committee, T. F. Marston. Bay

City; H. H. Hinds, Stanton: ‘V. H. Shantz,

Hastings; F. R. Cranda'll, Howell; Geo.‘

H. Brownell, Detroit.



Other features of this meeting will be

noted in the next issue. It was a well

attended and enthusiastic meeting, and

will doubtless be productive of good re-

sults through the renewed enthusiasm of

the breeders and feeders who attended.





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Are your cows paying you?

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WARDING OFF-WINTERSHEEP All--

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Prevention is the flock owner’s mOSt

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country and other particulars. write to

Sup 1: of Immigration. Ottawa. Chanda.

or to the inn Gov’t Azent.

W. O. McINNEB,

178 Jefl'erson Ave.. Detroit; Mich-



c. A. LAURIER.

Marquette, Mich.
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to our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will 1be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

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Calked.———Last March one of my horses

tramped himself, wounding coronet on

fore part of leg and the wound has never

healed. Have applied different remedies

and lately I put on blue vitriol, but it

don’t help it. L. B.. Peck, Mich.—The

fungus should be burned off with a red

hot iron and kept burned down. Also ap-

ply one part iodoform and six parts bor-

acic acid once or twice a day.



Loss of Appetite—«Stunted Pigs—VVould

like to know what ails my hogs; they are

seven months old, their growth was

stunted soon after they were six weeks

old. I fed them too many melons, and

most of them were not ripe. Soon after

changing them to corn, bran and mid-

dlings. they improved some, but did bet-

ter after I cooked their corn meal and

mixed in some soft coal with it. None'

of the 11 seem to have enough appetite,

they are hungry for coal. but are not

growing as rapidly as they should. B.

M., Plymouth, Mich.~Mix together equal

parts ground gentian, ground quassia,

ground ginger and bicarbonate soda and

give each pig :1 teaspoonful at a dose in

feed three times a day. Their food should

be salted and if possible feed them some

roots.



Garget.-—I have a cow that came fresh

two months ago, this was her second

calf. she does not give more than two

quarts of milk, but her bag seemed to be

all right until lately. One quarter of ud-

der is caked and I am afraid two of the

other quarters are becoming diseased.

She is almost dry. blunts after eating and

has a good appetite. 11‘. 'l‘. 0., Six, Hol-

tland. Mich—The quicker you dry and

fatten her, the more money you will

save. for she is not worth considering for

dairy purposes. The whole udder will

soon be infected and in her present: con-

dition she will not recover soon enough

to give much milk this season. She

might be all right when fresh again but

it 11ill cost 111/1111. than she is 11orth to

keep her until such time.



Sore Throatws‘wollon Glands—I have

a c011 that f1eshene1l last October that

was in good h111th up to one. week ago,

but now seems to have difficulty in swal—

lowing food and her th1 oat is some swol-

len. Her bowels are quite loose and she

is lIl(IlI‘le(l to slaver. She- is fed corn

oats, oil meal and bran. R. C. B., Eau

Claire l\‘l1ch»—~\pp11 equal parts tincture

iodine and camphotated oil to throat once

a day Give her drenches of salt and



water. 1 oz. salt and 1 dr chlorate of

potash dissolved in one quart of water

at a dose three or four times a day. Her

food should be moistened



Stiinghalt—Ciacked licels.——Ilave been

a reader of the Michigan Farmer for ten

1ea1s and have found the veterinary col-

umn of much service to me, but fail to

find a similar case to the one I have My

fou1—11a1-old horse when moved in stall

jerks up one hind leg then the other,

raising them quite high and seems to

limp when traveling. G. 13., East Tawas.

l\Ii1h.«Xour colt either suffers from

stiinghalt or cracked heels. 'lhe only

1elief for stringhalt is a simple surgical

1111ciation which consists in the removal

of a portion of a small tendon situated

at 11111 or and outer part of hock Jo nt If

the h1els are sore, apply one pa1t oxide

of zinc and five paits lard. Give him

1 1l1.g11ound nux vomica and a teaspoon—

1111 of powdered nitrate potash at a dose

in 11111l mo 01 three times a day for ten

1la1s.



sunllen Knee —-Three months ago my

six 1'1ar old mare cut her knee badlv on

barb wire fence The 11ound healed

without much trouble. but spelled con—

side1able, soon aftt'r she. was put to

11011:. I have applied various remedies,

but, it fails to limber joint X\ F II,

Delano. Cal—You will obtain fairly good

results by applying one part iodine and

eight parts lard to swollen joint every

day or two.



Nanci Infection—Barr1111'.nless —~l have

two mares one 13 years old, the other

14; both of them have had seVeial colts.

Colt from 13-111ea1-old mare died of

scours when seven“ da1s old. Th1 l4-

sear- old mare foalcd six 11 eeks too early.

Neither of these mares seem to get with

foal. J. R., Ionia County Mich—Your

colt died the result of navel infection.

You should have tied cord 11ith either

silk or catgut and applied a homo heal—

ing remedy to navel. Give each of your

mares 40 drops carbolic acid at a dose

in feed thoroughlv diluted, every two

days.



Indigestion. ——Iiave t11o mares that are

very much out of condition and they eat

enounh feed to make them fat, but re—

main quite thin. Have been giving them

boiled oats, a little wheat and wheat

bran. The only drugs they have had is

some gentian nux vomica aisenic cop-

peras and saltpeter. J. D., Shepherd

Mich—Their teeth may need some at—

tention. If they are' not in foal, give

each one a. cathartic. composed of aloes,

7 drs., nux v0n1ica, 1 d1., calomel 30 grs.

and ginger 2 drs. Also give each one 1

oz.g1ound gentian at a dose in feed

three times a dav. Feed enough well

salted bran mash, silage or roots to keep

their bowels open.





 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 





 





How to Save

Veterinary Bills





Horses are naturally run down at.

this season. They need the appetite—

creating stimulus that they get. only

from pure cane sugar molasses.



John Freer, a. Detroit team-owner,

has been feeding Buckeye Feeding.

Molasses to his horses for three yenrs.

Read what he says:



“1 have twenty two bi heavy horses, and

have fed them Buckeye coding Moles-ca for

three yam. I formerly paid the veterinary



per month—now he and I are stronger-I.





(1 Jon};

(B igno ) 31:, Michigan.





Buckeye Feeding

Molasses





is positively guaranteed to give satis-

factory results. We have yet to hear

of a. single disappointment.



Properly mixed with feed it cleanses

and purines the entire system, result-

ing in better digestion, increased vital-

ity, freedom from colds, heaves, worms,

colic, cholera, dysentery, etc.



Saves feed and saves veterinary

bills. But, be sure you get the genu-

ine Buckeye Molasses.



Every user gets satisfactory results,

so will you. Buckeye Feeding Molasses

is just as Good for Cattle. Keeps cow-

in fine condition, increases the flow of

milk, and is a. wholesome, dependable

tonic.



Great for Sheep—Keeps flock healthy

and well. Adds weight, makes finer

wool and more of it.



Fine for Hogs—Keeps them in per-

fect condition. Use it and you will get.

more pork, more cheats. Every hog a.

big hog, no runts.



Fro. Trial Offen—Sign this coupon

and get our test proposition. Fill it

in and mail today. ,





W. II. EDGAR & SON.

545 ulnyelte Blvd.. Detroit. Mich.





 

   

 

   





 





 

 





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Shipped direct from factory at factory prices. We

guarantee to please and save you mon May we

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ELKHART CARRIAGE & HARNESS C0.. Elkhrt. Ind.





PUBLIC SALE





JANUARY 315i, at KENTON, 0HIO_





J. C. BROREIN and G. I]. DODDS will sell 50

Hampshire Brood Sows. Address J. C. BROREIN.

Wapakoneta. Ohio. for catalogues.





BROOD sow SALE





FRIDAY JAN. 19, I9I2,

I will sell 75 sows. 4 boars. I have big and medium

type. Don’ t. miss this sale. Write for catalogue.





WM. WAFFLE. Coldwutcr.Michlgnn.





—Zl three

Breeders of Jack: and Percheron Horses .1111 1.,...

year old .1111th 1.1693111 lugs. Some nice Percheron

Stallions. Mares, olte' and Tamworth cwine. Al

stock registered or subject to registry. “’0 would be

glad to have you visit our farm or write for circulars.

H. '1‘. Brown dc 00,156 W. h’ort St. Lexington. Ky.





EGISTl-l RED PERC HERON and Light Harness Horses. Show

horn cattle, Duroc Jersey swine, Shropshire Sheep and

BuffCochin chickens. M. A. BRAY. Okeinos. InghaniCo., Mich.





BREEDERS’ DIRECTIIRY.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

Herd, consisting of Troyjnn Erica Blackbird: and

Prides, only. is headed!) rton .a Trojan Erica.

by Bl lkac Woodlnwn. sire of i 6 Grand Cham ion stool

and bull at the International in Chicago, .1910.

A few choicely bred young hulls for sale.

WOO F.ARM Ionla. Mich





AYRSHIR E BULL

Scotch Ladd No. 1262]





Two Vents old red and white. Ft 1118 imen of the

Ayrshire family. Perfectly gentle. ddrcsa





DR. WM. R. YUILL, Yale, Michigan.

AYRSHIRES‘B”°‘.’°’3.T:§I‘m $1:





1 l f mic Berkshire swine in

33:11?“ oiling; School for Deaf. Flint. men.





not... ocoonnooocoooo-Iv ”wool-coo...





   





 





 





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Guernsey Bull Calves {333.12%

A. B. ancestors. ALLAN KELBEY. Lakeview. Mich.





 





 





 





Bun-111111- .9 111111.111- 11.110.11.111

. 1 cs 11

months old .36. JV. ’W. BUBD‘I'O .Wuy and, Mich.





' . JAN. 27, 1912.





Oxfwd no —Goo:luleoarllng 11115111





 





auus-HfllSTEIN-Buus





One 350 Bull

One $60 Bull





One $70 Bull

One $80 Bull





We have some very choice one: a little higher.

Write for description and pedigree.





Long Beach Farm, Augusta, [11.11.3311] lilcli.





 





II

Top-Notch ” Holstolns.

A fine young bull from an Advanced Registry dam.

Beauty Piclenje Korndykc King No. 78950.

Born Nov. 26. 1910.



SIRE—W illowbridge Boo, who is a grandson of Beauty

Pictertie, who has an official record of 30. 51 lbs. but-

ter in 7 days and was the first. Ell-lb cow of the breed

to reduce a 30-111411111311191.



DA -—Annn Houwtje Lenore, who has an oflciul

record as follows Milk 1 day 84 3 lbs. , milk, 7 days.

5415211111,; butter 7day.s 20 251113 She ve140151bs,

milk last year in 312 days at 10 years old. She has given

1 be. milk in 9 milking eriods aver 326

days each Shah v.32 (lid d.aughters “5118 has

a record of 23. 22 lbs. butter in 7 ddnys at4 years 3 mo.

0 d. He comes from large rgelprod ucere on both sides,

is a good individual, nice marked. with a. little

more black than 11hite.Prlcc $100.



MoPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlchlgan.





GEORGE MANNING dc SONS, breeders of re istered

Herefords. Youn stock for sale at. armers'

E0. MA NING. Flanders, Michigan.





lllld lloi Sell 20 Holstein Bulls In Nov.

I Want to Finish the Job In December.





Send for my Dec. Announcement. Select a

bull from it. order him QUICK. Several from

A R. O. dams, and siredby Johanna Concordia

Champion. the only bull in service7 Whose grand

dams average 34.06 lbs. butter in 7days. Also

yearling heifers bred to him.





L. E. CORNELL, .





 





prices.





 





Fayette. Ohio.





HOLSTEIN BULLS





FOR SALE





Registered bulls from four to ten months old for

sale that are closely related to Hengerveld-

De Kol. De Kols 2nd Butter Boy 3rd. and Colans

tho 4th’s Johanna. The dams are heavy milker.

and mostly in the A. R. 0. Prices reasonable.

Send for list. Bigclow’s Holstein Farm. BrocdsvllleMlch





—3 lie istered Guernsey Bulls; 5 re i -



For sale tore large Yorkshire 80115, [11513.

For pricesurite John Ebels.li R..No 10. Holland. Mich.

EREFORDS—7 bulls from 2 mos. to 2 cars 0111,1111





re and of the very best. breeding. Aso big boned

Polan China. hogs ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





' from 4 to 9 months old. Thei ire i

"OISIBIII BIIIIS of the resent. populnlr 88d“):

tlsed breeding. ROBI CARR, Fowler-ville. Mich.





1101s115111 nun... 11" “grog, ., bggf ”go 1;; ”dill“?

good dam. C. D.B WOOD '0 Y. Lanning,10h,





Purebred Registered





H OLSTB IN CATTLE

The Create“ Dairy Breed



J Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklets.



Holstein-Friction, Anon Box I64, Brnttlcboro.Vt.





 





 





 





 





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O I _

Burns: and “clams... “m“ astigmatism

living prices. M. T. 81‘0ng Y..B..F D. 418, Lowell, Mich.





BERKSHIRE—12 (l‘lIuds‘agu 8 31911131195?”

11100.1 lines. 11111111111111 Stock l.“11.r111.pAlmoni:,Mich.6t





ERKSHIRES—Speciul for January-Sow: bred. la fa -

B in; 821; l boar 9 mot. 816; Aug. pig}; both sexes. “yundrglwl.





All stock regis ‘.d and guaranteed. Eneavey, Akron Mich.





—Brcd sown, bred lite d

IICI'IISIIII'CS for service. The3 bonanofboageldeilidy

splendid individuals with fancy heads, It recombfe

prices. 0. C. COREY, New Haven, Michigan.





 





FOR SALE. BERKSHIRES—z boon & 8 gills furrowed in June

also a. choice lot of Aug. and Sept. pin, sired by Handsome

Prince 8d 41 Marion King. A. A. M11ULLO.Dockorville, Mich.





—Buy a service Boar now

Berkshires cheap. Other stock 1.1.6

for sale. 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.



o I 0 Service Bouts, Giltc bred for April furrow





IAn. and Sept. pigs lur e,smooth and to] flu.

Glenwood took Farm. ieclgnd. Mich. PRO no1 94





o I c leVsVllggi-Mules weighinghffoml 1‘75 tto ‘30

- a

GEO. P. ANDREWS. Dana‘ylollg. Ingh‘mn 00°C: Obs





—-My herd is chief]

O. I. O. SWINE. 1111.191 .111... a...

slid-$111133“; 3:;ch and 119111111311} iWrite for Live and

0" Dam on roe not akin.

GORDON. 11. No.2 .Dorr. Michigan.





1 —-Beat: 1 .

0.1. C s For Sale..,p.,qg1.2l,gz,g1;'° growth:





 





akin, some fine bred lira choice lot of xfullim i ll

axon. 011131.110 sorfn Lin. Nuhvillo. Michllg‘u'na

—Bred ill: b

O. l C each 3 fng yOhampion boar-.325





c. J. mompsofimoc 1113““f‘rfin3h‘pme“





chi gun.





I —A few tried cows to furrow i M h.

0. I. C's r1111 pl .also Buff nook gockgceié

and cook b1rds.FRF NI lCKEL. Monroe. Mich.





I. C's—Service males. 25 bred gilts wei hin 17511.0

0 250 lbs. each 4 bred year-Hugs. Ohoige fafi pigs.

Shipped c. 0.11. Rolling View Stock Farm. Cass C1ty.M1Lh





I C.—8prlng boars ll Id.

0. to be bred for A 1113113ow.‘dif3i" lgfzgulbycp “Is

pigs. cheep. A. NE MAN 12.0.1. Mariette, Mich.





1 ——All ages. growthy and let . sows 'b d.

0. l- C S Maleereudy.100tosolectfro831.Attr lt-Eve

prices on young stock. 5.3. Jump, Munith.





swine and Buff Book 00 k l f

0. '- 0111-13111; tyaan best of breedingfpgfgeawgy

down for quick sale. 0.0TT Quimhy Mich.





0.]. C. Sows bred lor spring iarrow.





TIS GREENDIAN. R. 4 Bellevue, DIich





UR Imp. Chester Whites and Tamworth 5 i e

0245 245m at. Fairs in 191] Service boars. also 32“,}. id‘rgld

for spring furrow of either breed that will please you

in quality and price. Adams Bros” Litchfield Mich.





—Youn breede fM

ImyFWCd 0'10“.“ and May furl-r213. lefiggrAggxi:

ow tried sows for sale when bred. Also Holstein

cattle W. OWILSON, Okemos. Mich. Both phones.





DUROC JERSEYS.





CARIEY . EDMON 8 H818“ M1011.

~Bom d G it.

Duroc Jerseys for Sale 11.111113511111111 21:33





bred from State Fair winners. rice: re

Write or call and see. R. G. Vivian, R. 4. Monrgacalfilgg.





DUROC JERSEY cows for sale, bred for March and

April furrow. Have a. fine lot. of full so either

sex. Call or write Jno. McNicoli. Ii 1, Northgltur,Mich.





Fol SALE—Purce- Jerfivcy gilt,- bredi fail-“Iiialrch

a 11011 'or rice an



Address 0. A. TAGGETT.R 1111511. Carol’lm oi.“ ”8



4*





F0 R SAL EnDUIl.0(}-JER1§‘§SI§P‘l bred “DOE"?





She

press prepaid. E$TNG nRfiA Lancing. Mich.

' ready forservic 8 col 1

30 High Class Boar: ..1... 1.. 30 .11.; 151.11%.

of growth. style and finish. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Come or write. J. C. BABNEY. Goldwater. Mich





 





 





JERSEYS AND DUROC JERSEYS





F O R SAL E.

A few high class boars from such chum ion boars as

Orion Chief. Instructor,b and King ofdll’linoeis. Also

115. cows an





IIIOIIKWrATEII wFliil. AIIlb AIIBOB, Illilii., Ii. F. I). 7.





REGISTERED JERSEYS For Sale—Some combin

in th 0 blood of St Louis and Chicago World's

Fair Champions by HERMAN EAR MS. Reese. Mich.





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





T. P. MARS’I‘ON. Buy City. Michigan.





Crystal Springsm Jerseys for Sale 2?;





testing cows T.OL B. No. 2, Fenton, Mich





 





 





 





 





1.101% SALE—3 yearlin Holstein- Friesian bulls. also

bred 11111191303500 each. Bull calvcu “0t ”600



33 years 3 br er. tPhotos and pedifreca on appli.

cation. W. C. Jackson, South Bend nd 719118;: St-





BUTTER aneo 1%221111”





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegnn County, Michigan.





liliie Farmstead JERSEYS





Cows all in yearly teat. Several filvcndid Bull

Calves. A few Heifers and Heifer C Ignat-

antcc satisfaction or money refunded



COL ON C. LILLIE, Coope Michigan





JERSEYS 0* the 111111 1111.311111-

Cows offlclallyteo ted.



A few bull calves from miakng splendid



records. SAMUEL ODEOLL. Shelby. Mich.





Red Polled Bull Calves





6to’l months old. :10 to 850. Cows sow £0875. Also

Percheron Stalllo can old line 363110.11 big

bargain at 8250. E. BRA3 311111111: 80.11 Allegan, Mich.





RED POLLEDZEE? 3201331312 Eff? {55133:

J. M. CHASE 5: sons. Ionic. Michigan.

DAIRY BRED SHORTHORNS.





Surplus stock all cold. J. B. HUMMEL. Much. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





——Eivvnht registered 811110me

For 58101-1332 and 3 years old cheap.

JONES d1. REBORBISH Flushing, Michigan.





SHEEP.

Reg. Rambouillets‘ll’lil‘ out





 





 





 





 





both sexes. All 9. low Juice. Farm—25‘ miles

Monica. 0116. T. .B. an .J. Q.A .COOK.





LARGE TYPE I) C ——Lnrgest in Michigan. Pigs

from mammoth sire: and

cows. Weigh 160 to 1751119. at 4 months. My motto—-

"Not. how cheap but how Will pay or-

penses of those who come on do no at find what I

adverti so. W. LIVINGSTON Pal-mu. Mich.





Poland Chlnas‘fiit". g. “.2 ii?“ 2.1:?

L. W. BABNESA SON. Byron. Shiawnuee 00.. lich_

11111111111 CHINA 151.111.1111.... 1°11 1.1.11 11111;. 82113::



RD. LONG. R. No. S, Erend Rapids. ich.

FOR SALE—Poland China boats and cows, Holstein





bull White Holland Turkeys. Barred Plymouth

Rocks. Ollie Pups. L. Birkenstock, Fall River. “'ie.





 





 





 





! I ' —-slze, bone. unlit

Butler 3 DIE]; yPc Poland- Ohms w. ... headguutei.

for everyth n Poland Chinas. If you want a nice

boar to hand your herd. a brood now or fall pig. Pairs

not. akin. or a reg. Jersey bull of any age write us

Our prices are vcrv low. J. 0. Butler. Portland. Mich.





1 ' 8

SPECIAL SIIE 23.111128“? El‘l‘lmBi‘liiSy 11%?331’1‘2“

horn Bull Calves. BOBIIER EN NEVE Pierson, Mich.





' Gilta bred for April farrow. Li

Po'and IIIIIIIa Brahma. White W 1andotte and 13111531111

Rock cock'ls. E. 1). Bishop. B. '1‘8.Lak60deua. Mich.





POIand chinas—Bred frobmt'hlarin:3 tzfeF ‘Stock

prices. W. J. HAGELS W. 0.111311le 1141311122?

_ A 1

POLAND CliNAS ifgivli‘i21i°’1gs?'éotfi’£iti

W

Big Tyvpe P. c. Sowsb‘“ 13...... £113.?





00]) 8 SUN. Saline. Mlchlm.

—M le F ted Hogs. Mr. Farmer

For sale ell the 0:11.119 footed hog and get

rid of the cholera. Iheve a fine lot of them. all regis-

tered stock. Write me. E. J. GROVES. Dawson. Mich.





 





 





1111111111 111 r8111“ 11111111111111.1111“ spec’s;

at Lima. .Og Beatdmbliwv Adgenggggn 8.080” Ohio.





oland Chinae—Home of Michigan' 8 Grand Champ-





ion Boar. Bred sows dz fall pigs by this great sire.

They're priced right. E. J. Mathewson. Nottawa,Mich.





ARC-E mpmved GEnglish YORKSHIRES, both





sexes, a 1 ages. Gi its bred Ifor ring farrowin,

:20 uhilp they last. M. 0.“ 0R Morley. Mic





yngxsmggs 111111 1111—1111111:

inn alsoA Aug pig? both sexes.





WATERMAN & WATEBM Ann rbor. Mi ich.





lillie Farmstead YtlllKSlllllES.





Boers for spring service. A few bred sows. Also

cows bred for August and September-a fan-ow. Pairs





 





and trios not akin. Satisfactiongu

COL





n.i.eed

ONC .LILLIE. Coopcrcvllle. Mich.





WI not,

for Bulb. 1. R. WATEBB RY. ”Highland. MlchlBM-





 





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(IAN. 27, 1912.





Horse” Scours when' Driven—Tender

Feet—I have a grey horse 12 years old

that is driven on rural mail route that

scours when driven, but is all right when

in barn. I feed three quarts of oats at

a‘feed and timothy hay, adding some

corn in the ear at night. We also have

a nine-year-old mare that is tender in

forci feet. I might add her feet are too

small and .also brittle. M. D. S., Caro,

Mich—Careful feeding and watering has

perhaps more to do in palliating an all—

ment of this kind, than giving drugs.

Give two tablespoonfuls ground ginger

and a teaspoonful subnitrate of bismuth

at a dose in feed three times a day.





‘Blister coronets with cerate of canthar-





ides three times a month.



W'eakness of Stifle Ligaments.—~I have

a large growthy colt eight months old

whose stifle is weak. The cap seems to

be on one side and fore part of joint is

swollen very much. He suffers consider-

able pain and when walking joint cracks

E. 0., Nashville, Mich—Apply one part

red iodide mercury and 10 parts cerate

of cantharides every week. This will

blister joint, but it is necessary to do so

in order to obtain satisfactory results.

A good effect is often obtained by apply-

ing tincture of iodine daily. ,



Poisoned—Milking Cows Before Calving

-—Caked Bag.——Our local Vet. looked at

my mare some four months ago at which

time he thought her poisoned with alsike.

He treated her with apparent success

but the effects seems to last and I would

like to know how to remove the poison

from her blood. I would also like

to know if it is harmful to milk a

heifer ten days before calving. B. S..

Siloam, Mich—Give a dessertspoonful of

Fowler’s solution at a dose in feed two

or three times a day. When the bag of

either a heifer or cow becomes inflamed

and too full it is good practice to milk

out one-third or one-half of its contents

twice a day. Apply iodine ointment to

caked bag every day or two.



Weak Heart—Indigestion.—I have a

mare eight years old that pants or

or breathes fast and hard whenever she

is exerted. Have fed her timothy hay,

cornstalks with corn and oats. She has

frequent attacks of colic. C. E. M., Mor-

ley, Mich.——Her heart is no doubt affect-

ed, perhaps the result of indigestion.

Give her 1 dr. ground nux vomica, 1/2 oz.

ground'gentian and 1 oz. ground ginger

at a dose in feed three times a day. She

should be fed more grain and less bulky

food.



Spasm of Throat—I would like to know

What. ails my seven young pigs. They

were born early part of October and are

fed skim-.milk from one cow, with mid—

dlings in it. We also feed them five or

six ears of corn each daily. Two of them

are taken with fits soon after commenc-

ing to eat milk and middlings. Their

trough is surrounded with ice and these

spells seem to come on right away after

they commence to eat. On commencmg





to eat they stagger backwards, fall over ,





and I have thought they would die: I

have rubbed them and rolled them, think-

ing perhaps it would help them. They

have a fairly warm pen and are well fed

G. E. G., Albion, Mich—Feed your pigs

warm feed and swill and your troubles

will perhaps cease. The cold food pro—

duces a spasm of throat, causing chok-

in .



fgows Fail to Come in Heat—My brood

sows fail to come in heat and I would

like to know if there is a remedy. Up

to three weeks ago they were fed man-

gels, since then fed corn and roasted

oats. but as yet they fail to come in heat.

H. W. R, West Branch, Mich.-—Results

obtained from medication in these cases

are usually rather disappointing; how-

ever, if you will give each sow a half

teaspoonful of fluid extract capsicum and

ten drops fluid extract nux vomica at a

dose three times a day it may bring on

heat. It is also good practice to give

them some ginger in their feed. Cold

weather seems to prevent animals com-

ing in heat. _



Looseness of BOVVelSHCUnStlDathD.‘

Last November my 18—year—old mare

seemed to get out of condition, her bow-

els becoming very loose and our local

Vet. treated her. He floated her teeth

and gave her a cathartic; also some other

medicine, but it failed to relieve her

much. One of her hind legs stocks, and

I forgot to say that excrement which

passes her bowels has a bad odor; be-

sides, bowels rumble as if filled with gas.

E. J. C., Grand Rapids, Mich..«The treat—

ment of such cases is not always satis-

factory, but fairly good results will fol-

low giving 1 oz, ground ginger, 1k oz.

ground gentian and 1 dr. powdered opium

at a dose, in feed three times a day. Care-

ful feeding and watering helps to correct

bowel trouble of this kind. For your

constipated mare feed well salted bran

mashes, silage or roots and exercise her

every day.



Indigestion—Nervousness.“I have a

cow that we intend to fatten that trem—

bles some in hip or hock and our Vet.

though she might have influenza and if

so can she be helped? 0. R. 8., Mar-

shall, Mieh.—I believe the most of your

cow’s trouble is nervousness resulting

from digestive disturbance and she may

perhaps have rheumatism affecting hip.

GiVe her 1/2 oz. nitrate potash, 1 dr.

ground nux vomica and 2 drs. salicylate

of soda at a dose in feed three times a

day, and apply one part turpentine, one

part aqua ammonia and four parts olive

oil to hip or hock once a day for a few

days.



Too Much Tlric Acid in Urine—I have

a three—yearmld filly that must have kid-

ney trouble for she changes feet, shifting

from one hind foot to the other, fre-

quently jerking up leg as if in pain. Her

urine is thick and yellow and whenever

it is deposited on grass, it kills it. C.

M. F., Jonesville, Mich—Give her 1 oz.

doses of bicarbonate soda in feed three

times a day; also give her 1 dr. urotropin

at a dose in feed or water three times

a day.





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GALE MANUFACTURING COMPANY:

of my cornfield. Iam going to get a





LL with the- same Care,

old way, five or six inches,





say that in this neighborhood I





thoroughly pulverizes the soil and

prepares a seedbed 12 to 16 inches

deep or more. This deep seedbed ab-

sorbs three times as much moisture

as the shallow tilled. The moisture

soaks to the bottom of the seedbcd

below the point of evaporation and is

held as a reserve against the time of





need.

Makes Worthless Land

Yield $75 an Acre





Jos. E. XVing, the great agricultural

expert, writes December 27, 1:





of the value of the Spalding ’l‘illing

Machine was on a farm in Georgia

where old, eroded, worthless hill





 





 





slopes were tilled so deep that they

absorme the rainfall and erosion

stopped. it can really be said that





 





the Spalding 'l‘illing Machine made

land that was worthless into land re-

turning at least $75 per year per acre.”



J. ll. Scoiield, Minot, N. Dak..

writes: Deep-Tilled ilax

Yielded than shal-





 





“Spalding

50 per cent more





Established I853





8 in.

Deep-Plowed

Luge Growth I;





4 in.

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neighbor’s fieldS, planted at the same time and prepared

except that they were plowed the

, while mine was plowed the

Spaldmg way. tWeive to sixteen inches. I

have



stalks or fuller corn than this field has.





The Spalding Deep-Tilling Machine





“One of the most joyous examples.





Spaldiné Dept. Bl, GALE MFG. CO.,





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per acre, wherem

can truthfully

never seen larger



FRED BOSSEN.





Tilled

shallow-plowed.





low—tilled~increase averaged $15 an

acre.”



Mcl’. Leavens, Kaycee-, Wye, writes

Scpleml‘wr 4, 1911: “Oats 0n Spalding

‘iN-cle‘illed ground will go 100 bushels





lo the dcri‘: wheat :30 bushels."



.l. ll. l’inson, Geiger, Ala, writes:

“Corn on land tilled with Spalding

Was more. than double what it was

before."





Three Big Increases on One Farm





Fred \V. Ladage, Auburn, 11].,

wriles: “Corn from shallow-plowed

ground averaged 67 bushels per acre





deep—tilled (same field) 79

bushels per acre. Oats on Spalding—

'l‘illed ground averaged 40 bushels

per acre. rest of field (shallow plowed)

less than 30 bushels. I harvested 807

bushels of wheat from 20 acres of

Spalding-Tilled ground." _





1f otherfurmcrsfimi the Spalding Drop-

'I'I'llz'uy/ )Iaclunc such. (I crop maker on

fhcirfarms. is it. no! rcuxonublc that it will

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Read Evidence of Deep-Tilling Machine’s Work, That Goes with This Photograph





ljrn'r'rn, S. DAK., October 9, 1911.





I enclose a photograph GALE MANUFACTURING COMPANY:





It was plowed in the

His yield is just exactly one—half of mine, twenty bushels





of his corn to make a bushel,





from Spalding Deep-Tilled ground.

corn was 50 per





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This is my neighbor's

spring. six inches deep.





ine was forty bushels. It took 180 cars

and 120 ears of my corn



The Spalding Deep—



cent better in quality than the





FRED BOSSEN.





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As the hatching season draws near we

are, or should be, preparing for the work

that is to be done. The question is, how

are we going to hatch and raise our chick-

ens. If an incubator is to be used and

we are not experienced in their use, it is

well to remember that we are all human

and can make mistakes. It is a common

mistake for a beginner to buy an incu-

bator that is larger than his needs de-

mand and considerably larger than he

can handle to advantage. In many cases

prospective buyers fail to properly con-

sider the size of machine that would be

best suited to their particular needs.

The first question confronting the owner

of a large machine is the necessity of

procuring perhaps iw0 or three hundred

fresh eggs—eggs that were laid by hens

whose condition would insure fertility.

Of course, if We just wanted fresh eggs

it would not be so difficult, but for the

incubator we must haVe hatchable eggs.

Only those who have tried to procure

such eggs in large .numbers realize the

difficulty, and when they cannot be pro-

cured it is common practice to fill in with

any old kind, in the hope that they may

hatch. The result, usually, is failure—

either only a few chicks and a. large

number of eggs wasted, or a lot of poor

weak chicks that are not w‘orth trying

to raise. .



But when the small incubator is chos—

en—say a machine holding 50 eggs—one

can usually procure 50 fresh hatchable

eggs, and the very fact that those eggs

are fresh means a large percentage of

strong lively chicks. It is not difficult to

hatch 50 chicks from 50 eggs, but one

seldom hears of 100 chicks from 100 eggs.

The failure of the large machine can us-

ually be traced to stale eggs. Then, too,

a small incubator is more easily regulated

and operated than a large one. The suc—

ccss of an incubator depends much upon

the ability f0 maintain an even tempera-

ture in all parts of the egg chamber, as

it is necessary that each egg receive the

same amount of heat. We must maintain

a temperature of 103 degrees and provide

for perfect ventilation. This is easily

done in the 50-egg machine because the

egg chamber is small.



Wayne Cos





TUBERCULOSIS





J. P.





 





 





lN FOWLS.

The discovery of tuberculosis among

poultry in this state during the past year

directs attention to the need of poultry

owners giving closer attention to fowls

which llt't‘llme diseased. In too many

cases fnwls lost through disease are sim-

ply thrown out without an effort being

made to determine the cause of death.

\Vith a slow acting disease such as tu-

berculosis the depletion of the flock is

so gradual that the losses, for a time at

least, are scarcely noticed. In the case

which came to the attention of the bac-

teriological department at M. A. 0., near-

ly a year ago, a flock of 300 had been

reduced to 160 in a little more than a

year‘s time. At the time the nature of

the disease was discovered 20 of the fowls

showed visible signs of the trouble and

these were used for experimental pur—

poses. The remaining 140 were killed, 40

of which were found to be tuberculous.

The study of this disease, as it exists

in fowls, by the bacteriologists at the

experiment station resulted in the issu-

ance of a circular describing the symp-

toms and conditions by means of which

tuberculosis may bc identified, and in

this connection we would emphasize the

importance of very careful postmortem

examination of fowls in cases where the

cause of death is not understood by the

owner. From the circular referred to we

take the following with rcgard to the

symptoms and treatment of the disease:

The symptoms of tuberculosis in chick—

cns are not sufficiently characteristic to

permit of a positive diagnosis, but they





 





may lead to a strong suspicion. Appetite

may remain until a few days before

death, emaciatlon becomes extreme,





feathers are ruffled, the fowl is weak and

dumpish, moving about little. The eyes

may be bright, though sunken. The

comb and wattles become pale and flabby,

and the mucous membranes of eye and

mouth are'pale. The temperature usually

remains normal (about 106.5" to 108.5“





. F.). Occasionally, the bird shows lame—





ness as a result of a. tuberculous joint or

bone. This may be mistaken for rheu-





 





 





 





matism. At times, ' there are tuberculous





nodules of the skin. especially about the I





head. The bird may be affected several

weeks before any of these symptoms ap-

pear. The tissues most frequently af-

fected are the liver, then the spleen, in-

testines, mesentery and rarely the lungs,

kidneys, ovary, oviduct and subcutaneous

tissue, and at times the joints and bones.

The tubercular masses vary greatly in

size, ranging from mere Specks to the

size of a large’ pea, and they may be few

in number or thickly sprinkled through-

out the organ. They are usually of a

yellowish-white appearance and are easily

separated from the surrounding tissue.

They tend to break down in the center

and, if in the intestinal wall or oviduct,

may communicate with the passage into

which they discharge numerous tubercle

bacteria.



The bacteria are very numerous in the

diseased tissue, much more so than in

human or bovine tuberculosis. They

probably leave the body almost entirely

through the alvine discharges and enter

with the food almost exclusively.

feeding habits of chickens tend to rap-

idly spread the disease, and failure to

keep pens constantly clean and disinfect-

ed increases the chances 0f infection.



There are a. great many affections that

may be mistaken by a casual observer

for tuberculosis. Especially is this true

of diseases of the liver, or nodules in

other organs. The liver disease may be

due to fatty deposits, coccidia. or othfier

protozoa, as in black head, pus-producing

bacteria, fungi, or tumors of a malignant

nature as cancer. A careful microscopic

examination is necessary to determine

the exact. nature of any of these condi-

tions. ‘Vith any disease, it is important

to find, out early the exact nature 0f the

trouble.



There is positively no known treatment

of any value for tuberculosis of chickens.

When a positive diagnosis has been made,

the best solution of the problem seems

to be to kill the whole flock and use

thOSe not affected for food, burning the

diseased ones. After this, a careful dis-

infection of the chicken house and yards

is necessary before it is safe to introduce

new birds. As a. preventive, may be

recommended the exclusion of the dis-

ease by raising stock from eggs known

to have come from healthy birds, and re-

fusal to buy stock from poultrymen that

cannot offer evidence of flocks free from

tuberculosis.



The circular further states that tuber-

culosis is found in a. great variety of

species of birds. It is reported in the

common fowl, pea. fowl, ducks, turkey,

goose, pigeon, dove, grouse, partridge,

pheasant, slork, crane, canary, finch,

owl, swan. vulture, ostrich and parrot.

There are several types of the micro-

organism causing tuberculosis and we do

not know whether the avian type is re-

sponsible for the disease in all these

species. The relation of tuberculosis in

birds to that in mammals is still an un-

settled question. It is known that some

birds, such as parrots and canarles, die

of tuberculosis of human origin. The

avian germ is not easily made to repro-

duce the disease in mammals, but ex—

periments have resulted in its successful

transplantation into rabbits, guinea pigs,

etc. It is not easy to produce tubercu-

losis in chickens by feeding human tu-

berculous sputum, although there is rec—

ord of fowls contracting it from persons.



It is well known that some bees are

more inclined to swarm than others. We

can control this to a. greater extent than

formerly. But too large a. percentage, it

in the least neglected as to room or

ventilation, swarm or get the swarming

impulse. Probably the thing most an-

noying to the bee-keeper is this swarm—

ing habit. If the bees did not persist in

dividing their forces slo frequently much

more surplus honey could be cbtained,

and the bee-keeper himself would feel

more easy about his bees. In producing

comb honey in one—pound boxes it is nec-

essary to actually crowd the bees into

the section boxes, for they seem loath to

begin work in such small divisions, and

this crowding is one of the incentives

which creates the swarming fever. Vlhen

producing extracted honey, abundant

room can be given, and the- swarming

impulse is greatly checked. Therefore, if

bees are to be kept far from the house.

and cannot be given much attention, it

is advisable to produce Only extracted

honey, which is done by giving the bees

large combs and plenty of room, for it

matters not whether the combs are en-

tirely completed or not as the honey is

taken from them and the'combs retained

to be used again.





 





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COST OF PRODUCING MILK.





 





One essential point in the cost of pro-

ducing milk is the kind of cows kept. It

requires just as much labor to care for

a poor cow as a good one and the good

one will produce double the amount. of

milk that a poor one will. A recent bul-

letin gives some very interesting figures

on this Subject. A very careful account

was kept on a herd of twenty cows for

one year and the results showed an av-

erage milk production of 5,708 pounds per

cow while the cost of feeding was $41.06

per cow. Thus the feed cost of produc-

ing the milk was about seventy-two cents

per 100 pounds. The two cows with the

best records produced 9,098 pounds of

milk each at a food cost of $44.95 per

cow. The cost of milk in this instance

was 50 cents per 100 pounds. The two

poorest cows of the herd averaged 3,020

pounds of milk each and the cost of their

feed was $33.96 per cow, making the cost

of the milk more than $1 per 100 pounds.

These figures show very plainly that the

good cow pays a profit while the poor one

is likely to create a. deficit. In making

the above trial the feed consumed was

charged at the market price. That which

was purchased in the market was charged

at the cost delivered at the barn and that

raised on the place at what it would have

brought if sold at market price. One very

important thing was not taken into ac-

count, however. That was the residual

manurial value of the feed in maintain-

ing the fertility of the land. If all of the

hay, grain, etc., had been taken away

from the farm instead of feeding it there

the profit would really have been greatly

lessened if not wiped out entirely.



It is estimated that the manurial value

of feeds is more than ample to offset the-

expense in time and labor of caring for

a herd of cows and their product. Thus

we see that the man who feeds his grain

and hay to his cows and gets as much

for their product as the feed would have

brought if sold, thus making money for,

besides the value of the manure, he has

saved the cost of transporting his hay

and grain to market. Vl'hatever the cows

produce over and above the market value

of the feed consumed is just that much

added profit.



There is no excuse for keeping ’cows

that do not pay market price» for the feed

that they consume. Every dairyman

should keep a record of the results pro-

duced by each cow and just as soon as

it becomes evident that a cow is not pro-

ducing a profit she should be disposed of

and the better cows will then have a

chance to show a more profitable average.



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SILAGE.





 





 





Ever since the first silo was built in

the United States the knowledge of silage

and its value as a feed for live stock has

rapidly been disseminated among farm-

ers and stockmen.



Wherever this knowledge has spread it

has met and overcome scepticism and has

crystalized into an astonishing develop-

ment of the, use of silage.



Ninety-nine per cent of the farmers

were at first sceptical and had to be

shown that the “sour chopped corn” (sil-

age), was fit food for cows. I remember

hearing a member of the Nebraska legis-

lature say when first shown silage at the

State Agricultural College in 1896. “Why,

I would be willing to sign a petition to

send any man to the penitentiary who

would feed that stuff to cows.” I also

heard a Kansas farmer say in 1905 that

he hoped that his cows would never be

starved into eating that “blasted truck."

Such prejudices were rapidly overcome in

every'community Whereasilo was erected

and silage fed, until now there are very

few farmers who are not convinced of

the fact that silage is one of the best

known foods for milk production. The

modern farmer can no longer afford to

let his cows harvest what remains of his

cornstalks in the cold stormy winter

where half of the food consumed «must

necessarily go into the production of body

heat. The loss of milk thus sustained

would pay for the entire keep of the cow.

\Ve have amply proved this with our 21

herds ranging frOm 100 to 200 cows. By

stabling them during the greater part of

the day throughout the year we have no

reduction in our milk supply due to

Weather conditions, mosquitoes or flies.





 





   





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Then, by feeding silage the year around

with about half its quantity of dry feed

we have a_ very uniform condition both in

our milk flow and in the health of the

cows. Our cows are never constipated or

have even a conjested condition of the

bowels. We realize the advantage of

having their bowels carefully regulated,

for our milk is used entirely for infant

feeding.



A few years ago our Detroit herd was

without silage from January to Septem-

ber. Although they were carefully fed

and healthy, their condition showed lack

of succulent feed, a rough ill-nourished

skin and too dry feces. These “burned

out" cows when given silage, soon over-

came the effects of dry feeding and at

the same time showed a marked increase

in their milk production. We would not

therefore be without silage in some form

or other for our cows. Our supply of

silage became exhausted last May, and





as we had no available pasture at that .





time we out five acres of coarse swamp

grass and put it into the silo, green, in

inch lengths, the same as corn silage. It

made very fair silage, in fact much bet-

ter silage than it would hay or grass.

\Ve are, therefore, convinced that most

any kind of forage when cut at the right

stage of maturity will make edible silage.

Forage should be cut for silage just after

it has reached maturity and at the point

of drying or ripening. At this stage the

stalks have the highest percentage of

available food matter, especially protein.

\Vhen cut earlier than this the percent-

age of water is higher and the food less.

\Vhen cut at a later stage some of the

food of the stalks has been hardened into

crude fiber where its only food value is

to make bulk for mixing with concentrat-

ed feeds.



The main things, therefore, to be ob-

served in the feeding of silage is to cut

the forage at the proper stage of ma-

turity, use corn if possible, if not almost

any other available forage that is not too

green and juicy, such as'green sorghum,

and feed with about half its quantity of

cohccntrated feeds.



Our 21 herds supply as many cities in

different states with our milk. We there—

fore have a variety of conditions with

which to contend. Whatever the condi-

tions of weather or kind of forage grown

we aim to have silage for every herd

throughout the entire year. We are free

to say that in rainy districts where for-

age can hardly be cured before it begins

to decay, in dry semi—arid regions Where

forage in its natural state is devoid of

succulence, whore pastures dry up in the

fall of the year, and through the winter

when no green forage is obtainable, the

silo is the only instrument through which

the farmer may preserve his feed in a

fresh succulent state, and by which his

live stock may be kept in the best con-

dition at the least expense.



\Vayne Co. C. W. MELICK.





MICHIGAN DAIRYMEN FINED.





 





 





Increase in Violations of the Molsture

Law the Past Year.





'I‘hat quite a number of dalrymen in

Michigan were fined. by the internal rev-

enue officials for marketing butter that

contained over 16 per cent moisture is

shown by the report of the Commissioner

of Internal Revenue for the fiscal year

of 1911. Although only six paid the special

tax as manufacturer of adulterated but-

ter, many others settled by making offers

in compromise.



The amount, paid in special taxes was

$1,750, which is over three times the

amount paid in 1910 when only two paid

this tax. In addition to this special tax

Michigan dairymen paid $1,605.30 due the

government on butter they made that ex-

ceeded the moisture limit and on which

there is a tax of ten cents per pound.

This is only an increase: of $200 over the

amount paid in 1910.



The total amount of fines and taxes col-

lected from Michigan dairymen was $3,-

355.50. The amount paid in 1910 was

$1,958.80.



There were no retail or wholesale deal-

ers that paid special tax for selling adul-

terated butter in Michigan during the

fiscal year 1911. This is due most likely

to the policy of the revenue department

to overlook such cases whenever possible.

If any dealers were reported they were

permitted to settle by paying a specific

penalty and such cases are not segregat—

ed in the report.



Six dairymen in Wisconsin also paid

the special tax, but just how many.firms

Were reported for violation of this law

cannot be learned. A total of $2,145.90

was collected in fines and penalties.



In the United States at large there





 

 

   





 





 





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90 (10)

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The heaviest fines were paid by the

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The commissioner makes several rec-

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law. and one of them is so important to

the dairy interests that I quote it here

in full:



“It is suggested that the moisture con-

tent of butter is not a fair test as to

adultcration. For instance, a sample of

butter may show 78 per cent of butter—

fat, six per cent curd, one per cent solids

(salt), and only 15 per cent moisture.

and therefore, legal butter; whereas, an—





other sample may shcw 83 per cent but-V





tor-fat, no curd. one-half of one per cent

solids (salt), and 161/2 per cent moisture.

and, while a greatly better butter becaum

butter-fat is what the consumer desires

to buy, is nevertheless adulterated under

the law. It is suggested that congress

consider the advisability of changing from

a moisture standard to a butter-fat stan~

(lard in order to determine whether or

not butter is adulteratcd."



While it will be some time before such

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That the moisture law as at present en-

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a change irom a moisture standard to a

butter—fat standard as an adu-ltcration test

may be jumping from the frying pan into

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Regarding the severity of the law as at

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“Thorough investigations indicate that

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der the present law of three per cent,

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L L. DEBRA.





 





 





 





Because they lack flesh, dairy cows

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that reason dairymen should give special

attention to their stables to see that they

are warm and at the same time properly

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Cream Ind. Aug. 5, 1911.

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COMPOSITION OF PLANTS.

(Continued).





BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.





Elementary Constituents of Plants.





We have emphasized the nitrogenous

substances especially because they are

the parts containing the nitrogen. These

nitrogenous substances are: likewise the

parts of the plant that give us the great-

est concern from an agricultural stand—

point. Besides containing nitrogen, we

have observed that they contain fre-

quently sulphur, calcium (lime) and phos-

phorus as well. Many of them also con-

lain iron and at times other inorganic

constituents. The nitrogenous compounds

are no more essential than are the non-

nitrogonous substances but to the nitro—

genous constituents the farmer must give

careful attention else crop production

fails.



Nitrogen the Most Conspicuous Element.





Nitrogen is the element most to be con-

sidered in this group because it: seems to

be the one most apt to be deficient. At

the some time nitrogen is the element

which appears to fix its characteristics

decidedly upon this whole group.



\Ve have considered nitrogen to be,

perhaps, the most conspicuous element

concerned in agricultural chemistry. It

is conspicuous because of the great eco—

nomic position which it occupies. Nitro—

gen products (protein) in plants are the

most, expensive in general and we might

say tho most sought after. In fertilizers

again it is the nitrogen constitucnls that,

demand the high prices. “Then we come

to the subject of animal nutrition we shall

have Sill] more to say about nitrogen.





Nitrogen Shortage.





\Yo arr- not so much concerned with the

problcm of nitrogen shortage as we were

beforo the fact became known that cer-

tain plunls (lcgumcs) through their sym—

biotic rcluiious with the microbe plant

could utilizo the nitrogen of the air. rI‘he

reader will recall in what this symbiotic

relationship consists, that is, the living

together for mutual benefit of these liltlc

nodule-s or microbe plants as they are

called which affix themselves to the roots

of the (-lovci- type of plants. Now that this

rI-lntionship with its resulting advantages

is firmly established, we become conscious

that it is not necessary for us to go to

tho- cnormous oxpcnse of building up the

nitrogen supply of the soil by means of

thc various cxpcnsivci commercial for-

tilizcrs. It is necessary on some soils to

use available nitrogenous manurcs in rc-

plc-nishiug the immediate productive ca—

pacity of the soil but we have a better

way of equipping the permanent produc-

Iivc capacity of the soil in so for as its

niii'ogcnous balance is concerned than

with the use of commercial nitrogenous

manurcs. This system involves the grow-

ing in a frequent rotation of clover or

some other leguminous crop which may

extract. so to speak. from the air the

nilrogcn in which that soil is (lG'flf‘lt‘fli'

and :1 plowing under of the leguminous

crop so grown, in this way contributing

to tho pcrmnncut productive capacity of

that soil. Of course, on many soils (-lovcr

will noI grow and consequently the mi-

crobe plant cannot be induced to opcralc.

'I‘hc- cffort of the agriculturists in such

a case is to get that soil into such a con-

dition that the, lcguminous plants can hl‘

encouraged to grow thereon. On such

soils as these it usually bccomcs advan-

tageous to supply nitrogenous mauures

with tho purpose: of building the soil lo

a point where tho lcguminous crops will

thrive.



Nitrogen a Real Plant Food.



Practically all of the nitrogcn taken

into the plant is stored in the nitrogenous

constituents of the dry matter. By this

\Vc mean that the nitrogcn taken in

through the root is builded into an or-

ganic constituent of the plant. Nitrogen

is not, therefore, a mere catalytic age-nit.

By a catalytic agent we here moan a sub-

stancc- or agent which possesses the pow-

er of starting some activity without itself

becoming an integral part of the move—

ment started. Nitrogen in its relation to

plant growth appears to stimulate that

growth but in stimulating it, if we may

use that term, it actually enters into the

products formed. If it could cause a.

rapid and Vigorous growth in plants with-

out entering into the composition of the

various plant substances then we might

say that nitrogen exerted a. catalytic in-





fluence but as it becomes a constituent

part of the nitrogenous compounds or the

so-called protein bodies whereby the ele-

ment nitrogen is actually and rapidly re-

moved from the soil solution then we

must say that it is an actual food con-

stituent and not a‘ catalytic agent.



Phosphorus Both a Food and an Admln-



istrative Agent.



This may be said, in a measure only,

however, to be the case with phosphorus

and we wish here to make the careful

differentiation between the elements of

matter which act as foods and those

which act as mere catalytic, or perhaps,

as we! have said, as so-called adminis-

trative agents. Nitrogen is a plant food

purely and simply. - Phosphorous is in

part a plant food but, to a largo extent,

a catalytic or administrative agent. “'ith

nitrogen, phosphorus enters into combi-

nation to form certain protein bodies.

Phosphorus seems to be; a. necessary con-

stituent of the so-called vital portion of

seeds and so becomes an active constitu-

ent of the nuclco—protcid bodies which are.

the nitrogenous substances existing in the

embryo of the seed. In so far as phos-

phorus enters this combination it may be

considered an actual plant food ingredi-

ent. All of the nilrogcn appears to oc-

cupy this place in the ultimate consti—

ents of plants. A portion only, however,

of the phosphorus occupies this relation-

ship. \Ve may purify the nucleo-proteid

bodies as completely as we can and an

analysis of the same will show not only

nili'ogcu. but phosphorus as an actual

constituent. llcnce we have a right to

infer and to reason that phosphorus in

this l‘elitliol’lslllp is an actual plant food

consiitucnt. There is. however, a con—

siderable amount of phosphorus which

exists in the. plant in an inorganic or

mineral form and to this phosphorus we

apply the term administrative agent.



Iron.



iron also fulfills a double function but

if is much less conspicuous in this re—

Sillfil. iron. it is true, seems to be. quite

largely responsiblc for the chlorophyll

formation in plants and in this respect it

may likewise be conccded to be an actual

plant food. It is quite evident, however,

that it would tulip many years to impair

own the immcdiult productive capacity

of most soils in so for us the clcmenl

iron is conccrncd. .



Calcium (lime) can scarccly be consid—

cI‘cd u. plum food and its administrative

tum-lion is not great. It is vuluubh» for

its cfl'cri upon the soil rather than upon

the, plum. Limo occupies a very import-

ant plum in ugricullurc and we shall dis-

cuss it llllJl‘l‘ fully a bit further on.



Potassium.



'l‘hc- function of potassium seems to be

almost completely administrative, Its ef-

fect on plum growth is very noticeable.

in chemical behavior it is very similar

1.» Sodium but humorous experiments

have :imply demonstrated that Sodium

will not who the place of“ potassium in

“anion to plant growth. Potassium ox—

isls as an inorganic salt Such as Ihe

nitrate (KNOS) in many plants. I’urc

crystals of potassium nitrate have becn

found in the stalk of tho corn plant. 11;

bus nor becn shown, however. to be. an

zit-{I'Vo constituent of the organic mutter

of any plant. It seems very prulmbh.

that its influence, is almost entirely ad-

ministrative or catalytic,



The Tl‘lPOG of Agriculture.





lccause of their economic importance

and their intimate relationships to agri-

culture, nili‘ogcn, phosphorus and potas-

sium have, been called the 'l‘ripod of Ag—

riculture. it has been (-onsidercd that

succcssful agriculture depends upon the

more or less uniform concentration of

Ihosc three clemcnis in the soil solution.

Other elements are perhaps just as es-

sential but the concentration of nitro—

gen, phosphorus and potassium is more

subject to a change which exercises an

influence on plant growth lhan is the

case with the other elements.



From our point of View it seems that

it is very necessary to give careful at—

lention to the supplying in available form

of the catalytic or administrative agents

in soils. \Ve are convinced that there is

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the plant upon the soil than is shown by

an analysis of the plant at maturity. The

plant; apparently suffers very materially

from the slightest lowering Of concentra-

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On the first

page of this is-

sue appears an

account of the organization and work of

the Plymouth Tomato Growers’ Associa-

tion. From the facts presented, it will

be clearly seen that organiation along

lines of community production was prof-

itable in this case, as it has been in

practically every case where such an or-

ganization has been effected. An addi—

tional profit of $15 per acre through the

simple methods adopted by the organiza-

tion is certainly an exceptional benefit

which has accrued to the members, to

say nothing of the other benefits which

have already been derived from this as-

sociation and its possibilities of future

development.



In many cases. as in this case. the

additional pecuniary benefit which may

be derived from an organization of this

kind. means the difference between a

handsome profit and an actual loss on

the products grown. This is an objcct

lesson which should prove of no little

value and inspiration to the farmers of

the state in the matter of interesting

them in co-operative organization along

lines of community production. We shall

undertake to present many such examples

during the present your to show that

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other lines as in the case cited in this

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think more about the possibilities of live

stock as a. means of increasing the rev-

enue from his farm and at the same time





The Live Stock

Meeting.





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farmer should be a. live stock farmer to

some extent, and the patronage of this

most beneficial meeting at which every

class of live stock farmers are welcomed,

should increase. with the passing years.





On page 82 of this

The Road Question issue will be found

Again. an article on good

roads. in which a

reason is assigned for opposition to the

county road system on the part of many

farmers whose taxes will be increased

thereby, but who would not gain an ade-

quate benefit from the betterment of the

roads which would be first improved un—

der the county system. The writer of

this article, as a remedy for these condi-

tions, sugests a departure from the pres—

ent method of laying out road districts.

the new districts to be operated in con-

nection with the county road plan to

produce a system that would not be

cumbersome and one which would be

productive of good results.



The unit suggested by this writer is a.

stretch of road six miles in length and

one-half the same length of the cross

roads in either direction, making the

same into one road district. In practical

effect this is what the present law does.

Section 9 of the new highway law pro-

vides that the highway commissioner,

acting with the township board, may di-

vide the township into one or more dis-

tricts for each surveyed township, for

which of each districts an overseer of

highways shall be elected. Thus, by mak~

ing their desires known previous to elec-

tion, and by selecting township officers

who will be in accord with the majority

upon ‘suchan arrangement of road dis-

tricts as they may desire. The entire

township may be included in one road

district. which will give practically the

result advocated in the article above

mentioned, or it may be divided into sep-

arate districts in any manner desired,

the provisions of the law relating to the

expenditure of the road repair tax ap-

plying to each district, while the perma-

nent highway improvement fund must be

expended in accordance with the direc-

tion of the township board.



The law also provides that any two or

more organized townships, or one or

more townships and one or more villages,

or any combination of townships. villages

or cities. lying in contiguous territory in

,any county. may organize a good roads

district to be conducted on the same

plan as the county road system in any

county where said system does not ob-

tain, which is another means to the de-

sired cnd of arranging and. conducting

the matter of highway improvement in

accordance with the desires of a. major-

ity of the people in any community.

These provisions'of the law are men—

tioned simply to illustrate the fact that

the. law is sufficiently broad to permit the

Working out of almost any kind of policy

upon which the people of any township

or scction of a county are agreed.



But. whatever the system adopted,

there will remain during the early stages

of highway improvement, the apparent

injustice mentioned in the article above

rcfcrrcd to. The initial improvements

will benefit some taxpayers more than

they will others. This cannot well be

avoided. It is one of the propositions in

which the greatest good to the greatest

number must be considered and will glov-

(‘rn in determining how the majority will

Vole, regardless of the attitude of those

who are less fortunately situated to profit

by permanent highways built under the

county road law. Ultimately“ however,

any sysum of highway rimprovement

which may be conducted under economic

conditions will be a benefit to the entire

territory involved, either directly or indi-

J'cctly. .



However, the desired end can be more

nearly approached under a plan which

will give the greatest possible benefit to

the greatcst possible number, such as

outlined in the article above mentioned.

Unquestionably there should be a unity

of purpose in the work of road improve-

ment which is accomplished both by the

county and township in counties where

the county road system is in operation.

Too much attention cannot be given to

this matter by the people of any section

of the state. These matters should be

privately studied and publicly discussed

before the spring election, to the end

that the action then taken may be well

advised.





“His word . is as



As Good as a Surety good as his bond"

Bond. is an expression



often heard with





regard to a person's integrity. In addi-

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business asset of every person to whom

it is generally applied. '



In our dealings with our fellow man we

should always be careful to keep our

word sacred. We should always do just

as we agree and remember just what

we agree to do. This habit will make us

careful with regard to what we agree to

do and will win for us the respect of all

with whom we may be associated in a

business way.



It is too common among modern busi-

ness relations to see men seek to con-

strue their agreements in such a. manner

as to excuse them from fulfilling the let-

ter of their contracts and to seek for

loopholes which will permit them to back

out of agreements which they may have

made, but which they think it is not to

their personal advantage to fulfill. It is

a far more satisfactory plan to exercise

proper care with regard to entering into

business agreements and then to fulfill

every agreement made, both in spirit and

to the letter.



This may cost something in many

cases, but such cost will be more than

repaid in the reputation for integrity

and square dealing which we will gain.

it should be every man's ambition to

have it said of him, not only that his

word is as good as his bond, but that his

word is as good as a surety bond, which

is everywhere accepted as absolute se-

curiiy that any contract entered into will

be fully performed.





The report of

The Separation of State the SD 9 ciai

and Local Taxes. commission of

inquiry i n t o

taxation in Michigan, to which reference

was made in a recent comment in these

columns, contained a. recommendation

for the separation of slate and local tax—

ation in this state. Briefly defined, this

means the abandonment of a property

tax for state purposes, and the raising of

the moneys required topay the running

expenses of the state government from

other sources.



This is nota new principle in taxation.

The plan is used in several other states

and has some well defined advantages.

There are, however, some difficulties in

adopting this system in Michigan which

are peculiar to our state and its previous

policy. Chief among these difficulties is

our dispogition of the taxes levied on

railroads and other public utilities, such

as express companies and telegraph and

telephone companies, which sources of

income are used for state purposes in

other states where separation of state

and local taxes has been accomplished.



In their report, the special commission

of inquiry favored the fixing of the

amount of primary school money to be

disbursed among the several school dis-

tricts of the state at $4 per capita for

the school population and the using of

the balance of this money, together with

the funds derived from other sources, in

lieu of our present state tax.



Let us for a moment.anaiyze the situa-

tion with regard to our primary school

fund in its relation to this proposal.

Originally our primary school fund was

derived from the sale of lands granted

by the government for that purpose, the

moneys being used by the state with the

express understanding that interest

should be perpetually paid on same,

which should constitute a primary school

fund to be distributed annually, accord-

ing to the school population, among the

several school districts of the state. VViih

the coming of railroads, and the adoption

of specific taxation of railroads and the

other class of corporations abOVe men-

tioned, this money was also added to and

became a part of the primary school

fund under our constitution. Under the

same constitutional provision, when the

railroads and other corporations men-

tioned were taxed upon an advalorem

basis, the money derived from this source

continued to form a part of the primary

school fund, and that fund was, swelled

out of all proportion to its previous con-

dition and, quite probably, out of proporf

tion to the designs of the makers of our

original constitution.



There are, and have been, many per-

sons who believed ihat it Was a mistake

to place so large an amount of money in

the primary school fund for such distri-

bution. Under the constitutional pro-

vision this money was necessarily used

for teachers’ wages only, and in many

districts there was an accumulation of

funds which was not needed for this

purpose. This condition has, however,

been remedied by recent legislation.

which provides that the districts which

have a balance of primary school money

011 Ila-lid. over the amount required to pay





and motorcycle accessories, it





machers’ wages. shall not participate in

the general distrlbnthn.



During the earlie- hlstory and develop-

ment“ of Our state, this provision for

state aid in common schools has been a,

very helpful one, and the time has not

yet arrived, it it ever will, when this can

or should be Wholly dispensed with. Nor

can it be dispensed with at all without

an amendment to the constitution which

must be approved by a majority of the

electors of the state voting thereon.



In considering the proposition of the

desirability of separating state and local

taxation, under the plan favored by the

special commission of inquiry, the reader

must first take this question into consid-

eratiou‘. If a majority of the voters of

the state do not favor the proposition it

cannot be changed. Space will not per-

mit the discussion of the pros and cons

of {his question in this issue, but in the

consideration of a. question of any kind

it is essential to first consider the propo-

sition in its relation to existing condi-

tions. Hence this plain statement of the

fundamental proposition upon which the

recommendation of the special commis-





sion of inquiry fer the separation of state





and local taxes rests.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





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National.



President Taft has commuted the pris-

on sentence of Charles W Morse ex-

banker of New York city and ordered

that he be freed immediately. The pri5~

oner is not expected to liVe long owing

to the seriously impaired condition of his

hmlth and has been removed to a. hos-

pital. He had served two years of a

fifteen- -yea.r sentence.



Mill men at Lawrence, Mass” have

gone out on strike. It became necessary

for Gov Foss to send militia to keep or-

der. As a result of this movement by

the governor. it is reperted that attempts

are being made upon his life, for which

reason he is being closely guarded.





While all of the securities deposited in

vaults of the Equitable Building, of New

York City. which recently burned. have

not been reached, it is now believed that

all are safe and will ultimately be re-

covered.



President Taft has sent to congress a

special message urging the appropriation

of $250,000 for continuing the commission

of economy and efficiency. The work of

this commission, as pointed cut by‘ the

president, has resulted in the saving of

$2,000,000 to the government, while the

expense amounted to $130,000. A number

of places where further economy can be

worked out were indicated in the Presi-

dent’ 5 message.



An investigation into the methods em-

ployed for the election of the present

W’est Virginia Senators to the United

States senate will probably be made. The

charges are set forth by Gov. G'iassoock.





The engineering department at, Wash-

ington is planning a system of wireless

telegraph by which the navy department

can be in touch with battleships any—

where in the world. Powerful wireless

stations are to be established at San

Francisco, Panama, Pearl Harbor, Ha-

waii, Guam, Samoa and the Isle of Luzon.

Towers 500 feet high are to be erected

and powerful machinery is to be in-

stalled.



The per capita consumption of wheat

in the United States during the year of

1910 amounted to 5.3 bushels. People

living in the wheat producing states were

the largest consumers. In the south

corn meal is substituted quite largely for

wheat flour and in many of the heavy

producing potato states, such as Mich—

igan, Wisconsin New York and Maine,

potatoes are substituted.



The commission of corporations in its

report to President Taft recommends that

the United States Steel Corporation rail-

way holdings be segregated from their

other prcpm'ty. report indicates

that the corporation is making an exces-

sive profit on its ore deposits and thesn

profits are not based upon a competitive

basis but are made arbitrary through an

agreement. among the large holders of

such pioperty



Public places have been closed for f-Olll

weeks in Toledo because of an outbieak

of smallpox, 76 cases being reported. The

quarantine has now been raised Not a

single death was reported by the physi-

cians who declare it to be a record as to

low mortality rate.



The extensive viaduct reaching from

the mainland Of Florida to Key ii'cst has

been completed and trains are now run-

ning over the structure. This product

of modern engineering is about 100 miles

long and from one point on the viaduct

itl is impossible to see land in any direc-

i on.



The United Mine “Yorkers of America

are in session in Indianapolis. It is re-

ported that the socialists have won in

several contests in the organization:



The eleventh annual automobile show

is being held in Detroit this week with

the largest attendance ever recorded.



Prof. Filibert Roth, who has been at

the head of the Forestry Department of

the University of Michigan for several

\ears, has accepted an appointment as

head of the Forestry Department at the

New York State College of Agriculture at

Cornell. Prof. Roth will begin work at.

his new position next September.



Action has been brought against sit

corporations. in which 18 persons are in-

dicted at Buffalo, N. Y.. by the federal

court for violating the Sherman antLtrust

law in monopolizlng the sale of bicycles

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Foreign.

districts in China. are suffering

affix? now from the floods of last sum-





mer. Most of theSe regions are along

the course of the Yangtse-Kiang river.

The lowest estimate of the number, of des-

titute persons is 3,750,000. While news

of the famine has been overshadowed by

stories of the rebellion in China, the

famine Will likely be a. factor in bringing

about a settlement of political affairs. As

to the war, the rebels are progressing

with their campaign and now threaten

Pekin itself. The Manchus are gradually





{relenting their hold upon affairs, which





will soon be in the hands of the rebels, if

present indications materialize,



In the German election the socialists

made decided gains, adding 27 to the

number of socialist representatives in

the Reichstag. This reduces the major-

ity of conservatives to a dubtful margin.



The Chinese National Assembly has

elected Wang Chuig Wei as President of

the Assembly. The Assembly is now in

session at Rankin.



Few reports are received of the ac-

tivities between the ltalians and Turks.

The former are known to be operating,

however, in the Red Sea. and have suc-

ceeded in destroying communications





and affecring blockades of several ports .





to prevent the union of forces in Africa

and those in Asia Minor.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Shiawassee 00., Jan. 15.—Extrem§ low

temperatures have prevailed for the past

two weeks. Light falls of snow, but

insufficient for sleighmg' Roads in splen-

did condition although little teaming is

being done. Farmers are very anXious

regarding their beet crop as? hundreds of

tons are reported rotting in the hold,

causing additional labor, before hauled

to the factory. A good many farmers

are discouraged with the crop. Unc

farmer near me has lost over 50 .tons and

the remaining part of the crop is testing

very low. The variable weather last'fall

is largely to blame. Wheat is going into

the winter in splendid condition, although

not a very large acreage was sown in

this locality. ltye is looking unusually

well. A large number of farmers yam

holding their potato crop, expecting high-

cr prices before spring. A large tonnage

of hay is being marketed; The usual

number of lambs are now on feed and

feeders are hopeful of a. more profitable

season than last year. Very few cattle

on feed. Plenty of hogs in the country.

Live stock of all kinds free of disease.

Farmers in this part of the state are

directing more attention to dalrying than

in former years. A large number of

cows have been shipped in and are being

milked. Horses are selling at a high

figure.



S. E. Mecosta 00., Jan. 18.-—Horses,

especially the poorer kinds, are low in

price nearly 25 per cent. The same is





who use tires.





this patented type.





existence.





six times over.





These are the facts we ask you

to consider.



The old-type tire—the hooked

base tire—rim-cuts when partly

deflated. '





Such a tire, if punctured, may

be wrecked in a moment—~ruined

beyond repair.



Statistics show that 23 per cent

of all ruined clincher tires have

been rim-cut.





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wreck and that worry. They

make rim-cutting entirely impos-

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Then No-Rim-Cut tires are 10

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That means more air—more





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Note how motorists are coming to





Last year’s output would com-

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This year, 127 leading motor car





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Men have proved that these tires

cut tire bills in two.



Men want oversize tires—men want

tires that can’t rim-cut—when they





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tires.





oversize, measured by cubic ca-





4 pacify, is much over 10 per cent.





A recent comparison with five

other makes showed it 16.7 per

cent.





These two features together-

No-Rim-Cut and oversize—under

average conditions cut tire bills

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No Extra Price





No-Rim-Cut tires used to cost

one-fifth more than other stand-

ard tires. Now they cost no

extra price.





So these features are free. The

saving is clear.





Do you wonder that tens of





So, as fast as men' learn the facts,

they insist on Goodyear No-Rim-Cut





Tire Bills Cut in Two





thousands of users insist on these

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The Final Tire





We have Spent 13 years in

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After 13 years of constant im-

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It will never be possible, in

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‘, $15@17 per ton for baled hay. Beans the blow-outs -



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are worth 250 a dozen and butter 25C :1

lb. Potatoes bring 85@90c per bu., and

are about all in farmers hands, dealers

only keepingenough on hand to fill cars

and trying to crowd dowu the market,

but it keeps rising slowly. Sleighing good

'1 _ and quite a few farmers are drawing

their potatoes.





U n d e r aver-

age conditions,

10 per cent over-

size adds 25 per

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S weather is and has been for three weeks mileage. - c Ask us to mail

very severe, stock of all kinds are doing Our average it to you.





1 well. Splendid weather for feeding cows,

forage and cornstalks and even straw

are eaten almost as closely as hay. In-

dications are that hay and grain will

bring even higher figures before spring,

as farmers are becoming active buyers.

The ice houses are now all filled with

an ice crop averaging around 18-in thick



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dairy community almost as a grain crop.





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Hogs mostly marketed; not much other

stock on feed. Clover and wheat have 0

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have had little snow and no sleighing up

to date. Butter the highest at the local

creamery of any time in its history,

which is indeed fortunate if the balance

is to be on the right side.





CATALOG NOTICES.



“\Yhy Horses Should be Clipped" is the

title of a 30-page booklet published by the

Chicago Flexible Shaft 00., La Salle ave—

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veterinary surgeons on this subject,

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different clipping machines made by this





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GROWING PLUMS.



The ability of the plum to adapt itself

to various conditions of the soil and

climate makes it one of our most valu-

able fruits. There are many varieties of

this fruit, some of which are adapted to

one soil and climate and some to another,

so that plums may be selected that will

thrive in every locality in the temperate

regions. Certain varieties can be suc-

cessfully grown in every state. In spite

of all its good points, this fruit is sadly

neglected, in fact, a good plum orchard

is a rarity. The average group of plum

merely a. breeding place for

black-knot, only a few trees ever bear

fine fruit.



When properly grown and well—ripened

on the tree the plum is one of the most

luscious fruits. As a dessert fruit and

for eating out of the hand it is second

only to the peach. For canning it has

but one superior, the peach, and for mak-

ing jelly it competes with the currant for

first place.



There are many different varieties of

plums and the problem of selecting those

which are best suited to the particular

soils is a difficult one. Many of the fail-

ures are due to the selection of varieties

that are not suited to local conditions.

As a rule, the old—fashioned varieties are

,most desirable where they can be suc-

lcessfully grown. They are slow to come

‘ into bearing and are more susceptible to

attacks of black-knot. The best varie—

ties of the European classes are the

Bradshaw, Lombard, Italian Prune and

Grand Duke. Among the other favorite

varieties the Green Gage should not be

forgoticn. It is an ,excellcnt large plum

and somewhat later than some of the

other varieties. The Ycllow Egg plum is

another choice. variety, but it is com-

paratively difficult to grow. The Dawson

is one of the best plums for market and

in some sections it is the best variety to

grow for home use and markets





 





 





 





 





Of the .lthflnOSe plums, the Burbank is

the best. it sccms well suited to sections

where others fail. Satsuma is highly

prized for canning but is less hardy than

the Burbank. Red June is of rather poor

quality, though hardy and prolific. For

gardcn culture the Abundance is of good

quality and very profitable for market.

It is not hardy enough to make it desir-

able for commercial purposes. Among

the hybrids the \Vickson is widely plant—

ed, but it cannot be called a high-class

variety. The Gold and Gonzales are not

adapted to a cold climate. The Japanese

varieties, though short-lived. on sand,

will do well for years and bear fine fruit

on medium soils. All of the old-fashioned

European varieties thrive on a heavy

clay soil or on a 10am with a clay sub-

soil. Some varieties will do well on wet

land, though it is not advisable to plant

plum trees on land that is not well-

drained. On good, gravevlly soils all kinds

of plums can be grown with success. As

a genelal proposition soils that are good

for apple trees are suitable for plums.





Nearly all varieties of plums bear bet-

tcr crops of fruit when a number of

lvarietics are growing near each other.

“hen the trces are planted in gardens

the varieties should be sct in close prox-

imity or ill alternating rows. “’llen plant-

ed for commercial orchards not more than

two or llll‘Ce rows of one variety should

be planted together. It is important to

plant varieties which blossom about the

same time together so that the better

results of cross—pollination may be ob-

tained. The majority of successful grow-

ers prefer to plant one—ycar-old Japanese

tl'ecs because they are easier to handle

and train the way they desire them to

grow. On the other hand, when buying

the European varieties, two—year—old

trees usually give better results. These

facts should be kept in mind when buy-

ing nursery stock. -



Cut back the trees severely before

planting. Cut off all long roots to within

eight or ten inches of the main root. Re—

move all the side branches and shorten

the main stem to about two or three feet

in order to secure low heads. Low heads

are preferable. Trees pruned in this

manner are easier to train in the de—

sired direction.



Plum trees should be pruned about the

same as apple trees. Keep the center

well opened to let in air and sunlight, cut

out broken and diseased branches and

paint over the wounds caused by Drlm~

ing. Early in the spring is the best time

to prune plum trees, though many very





 





 





 





successful growers do considerable prun-

ing during the month of June. When

plums are grown on a. commercial basis

it will pay to introduce a. definite system

of pruning, but on the average farm it is

well to use the apple trees as a guide in

pruning the plum trees.



On all farms where it is practicable I

would advise the planting of plum trees

in the poultry yards. The poultry will

eat up most of the curculios and give the

soil partial cultivation by scratching and

keeping down weeds. They also solve

the fertilizer problem, for the droppings

afford an abundance of suitable plant

food for the trees. Plum trees and poultry

make an excellent combination both for

profit and pleasure. If necessary to ap—

ply fertilizers a mixture carrying a. fair

amount of potash should be supplied.





The Japanese varieties are less suscep—

tible- to black—knot, but they are not im-

mune. Spraying helps to check the dis-

case, but proper pruning will do more.

Cut out and burn every black-knot as

soon as it is discovered. By persistent

effort there will be no difficulty ‘from

this source. Spraying with Bordeaux

mixture and careful hand thinning will

help to check the brown rot or ripe rot.

The curculio is considered by many to be

ruinous to the plum crop. Some years it

greatly reduces the yield, but during the

average year it is not a serious menace

to the crop. It seldom reduces the yield

on trees in poultry yards. The San Jose

scale is the most dangerus insect to a

plum tree. It multiplies rapidly and trees

once attacked are quickly ruined. Ex-

periments show that it may be held in

check by the use of the- lime-sulphur

spray. T'llim trees require about the

some spraying as apple trees. Good thor~

ough spraying three or four times during

an ave-rage season will give good results.

'tcduce the Bordeaux mixture to half

strength for plum trees. Too strong Bor—

deaux mixture will be injurious to the

foliage. more especially the Japanese va—

riclies.



Good plums find a. ready sale in any

market where choice fruit is appreciated.

The commercial orchard should be locat-

ed in a section that affords good shipping

facilities. but cvcry farm should‘havc an

orchard of selected plllln trees, and what

is not utilized at home will find a ready





sale in lhe markets of nearby villages

and cities.

New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





 





ESSENTIALS IN ASPARAGUS GROW-

ING.

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I am thinking of raising asparagus and

would like some advice on the culture of

it. Could you give me some advice

through the columns of your paper?



lx'cnt (‘o. hirs. .-\. Tl.





Asparagus requires a cool, moist, deep

soil having an abundance of plant food,

since it is a gross feeder and must be

crowded in order to produce shoots of the

highcst quality. If possible give the plant

a warm exposure. This will encourage

growth early in the spring, for its ap-

pcarance long before othcr vegetables are

available is one of its virtue-s. Heavy

manui‘ing and thorough tillage to a good

depth should be given the land before

planting. especially where there isahard-

pan subsoil.



One can buy plants, but. it is usually

satisfactory to grow the plants. For pro-

ducing thcm, sow seed in drills about 18

inches apart. it is often well to soak the

seeds for a day in warm water that they

may start more quickly after being plant—

ed. \thn seeds come up thin them to

about three or four inches in the rows.

Keep thoroughly cultivated during the

season and in the following spring set in

the permanent bed. You can gain time

by purchasing the plants, however.



In the permanent bed the rows should

not be closer than four feet. Set the

plants from six to eight, inches deep.

Cover with loose earth or compost to the

depth of two or three inches. As the

plants develop more soil can be thrown

about them until the ground is level.



Let plants become thoroughly estab-

lished, about, the third year, before har-

vesting. Then cutting should be discon-

tinued at least by the first of Jilly to give

the plant time to store up food for the

succeeding year’s growth. In the fall

cut tops and thoroughly top-dress the

plot. Cultivation is done in the fall and

early spring. '



The edible part of the plant is the small

shoots that develop early in the spring.

The quality of these shoots depends upon

the rapidity of the growth, which in turn

is dependent upon the stored upfertillty

in the soil. A good plantation should

last for a score of years in our climate.

From the fact that asparagus furnishes





 

 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 





 





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With modern methods you can pro-

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APPLES.





We sometimes do things to gratify mere

sentiment. Such a course does not pay

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are. able to bring things to pass that will

ultimately bring a good profit which, in

fact, might be called longheaded specu-

lations.



I have listened to discussions in regard

to the right kind of apples to raise in

order to secure the greatest profit. When

one kind is mentioned, one will say, “I

don’t like that kind of apples to eat my—

self, and will not raise them," which I

consider a poor excuse for not raising

any popular variety of apples that the

consumers demand. Ono's individual

taste goes but a little way, when profits

are considered. I have! in mind a. man

who set a large field to Tompkins County

King apples, simply because they were a.

favorite with him. Of course, that man

being located a long way from market did

not make a financial success of apple

raising, as his apples were ready, to be

picked early in the fall all at the same

time, and as 'they were not good keepers,

except when put in cold storage early,

there were heavy losses. That man was

ready to declare that apple raising, in a

commercial way, does not pay.



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ter apple trees in the right location, in

the right manner, on the right kind of

soil, and give them the right kind of care

and treatment here in the state of Mich-

igan are pretty sure to get good crops of

apples and secure a handsome profit from

the venture. The outlook for apple grow-

ing here, is as good, or better, than can

be found elsewhere. “'9 can raise a

great variety successfully, and of a qual-

ity and flavor that beats the world out-

side of Michigan. Here we have apples

to please the millions of consumers, for

we have them that are juicy, and are

flavored all the way from the honey

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ory flavor to the acid, tart and sour to

the limit. As it is for the good taste

that apples are consumed, we can beat,

for practical and culinary purposes, the

best that can be brought from the great

northwest.



But what; I started to get at is, that

there are certain kinds of apples that pay

a. good profit when well managed. yet do

not seem to attract much attention from

*farmers who are setting a few acres to

apple trees. There is always a. good de-

mand for Canada Snow apples in the fall

and eanly winter, and there are only a

few produced. They are apples of ex-

cellent quality and keep to midwinter

with as little loss as most varieties. They

are a popular hand apple for home use

and sell in the market for almost twice

as much as the standard varieties.



The- Duchess of Oldenburg are a popu-

lar and profitable early apple produced

near to or in easy access to a large mar-

ket where they will be consumed in a.

short time after they are picked. Some

large areas have been set to this variety

where they can be delivered to the con-

sumers, either soon after they are pick-

ed, or handled in small packages and in

refrigerator cars to prevent decay. The

demand for these in our large cities is

considerably beyond the supply, and

prices are good.



The Wolf River apple is popular and

profitable from the grower's standpoint.

The trees are symetrica], bear early and

annually. The size of the apple is large,

about 80 to 100 fill a bushel cratc. The

apple is good shape and of an attractive

red color. They sell because they are

handsome and please the eye. The qual—

ity as an eating apple is not first-class,

and yet the number one apples sold in

Detroit during the fall of 1910 for $2 per

bushel, and the number two sold for 85

cents per bushel. As a money maker

they are about equal to an ordinary gold

mine. The demand for them in the large

cities to sell from the fruit stands seems

to be unlimited.



I am not suggesting that these special

varieties that are money makers under

special conditions should take the place

of the standard winter varieties Where

apples are to be handled in large quan-

tities under ordinary conditions: but for

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NOTES FROM NEW YORK STATE

FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION.

The New York State Fruit Growers’

Asociatlon, which was organized only a

few years ago, is rapidly becoming strong

both in numbers and financially. The at-

tendance was very large at the recent

meeting held in Rochester, and there was

helpful instructions for the fruit grower.

The exhibit of fruit was large, and es-

pecially noteworthy was that of the New

York Experiment Station, showing a large

number of varieties, all the specimens

close to perfection. There was an im-

mense display of spraying, and other ma-

chinery implements, spraying materials,



etc.



Clark Allis, of Medina, was re-elected

president. and E. C. Billett, of Pen Yan,

secretary and treasurer.



Senator H. M. Dunlap, of Illinois, de-

livered an interesting address on the

subject of “Factors and Essentials to

Success in Apple Growing.” To begin

rightly, he said, there must: be a good

selection of varieties. It takes too long

to change a variety by top-working the

trees. For general purposes two-year-

old trees are best. First, select those

adapted to your soil and climate, next,

last for market

conditions. Plant trees that are thrifty

and well grown, and plant slightly deep-

er than they were in the nursery rows

1f the orchard is level, I would always

cultivate, but if the land is hillside I

would use the sod mulch. The east is

not adapted to the Ben Davis apple, but

the west is. Mr. Dunlap believes in both

the low and high plan of pruning a tree.

lie told of a tree in his orchard 30 feet

high, that has branches reaching to the

ground. From one tree he picked over

30 bushels from ladders and 20 from the

ground. He sprays by his own spraying

calendar. Next year his ca‘landar is for

winter spray, lime—sulphur wash, when

buds start to ope-n. Bordeaux mixture and

immediately after the bloom falls, lime-

suiphur wash, and for subsequent spray-

ings, Bordeaux mixture. After mid-sum—

mer he sprays twice, making five times

in all. The time to spray for coddling

moth is when the bloom in the cavity end

is large enough so you can get the spray

in the calyx, You can destroy the cod—

dling moth if you spray thoroughly with

arsenate of lead at this time. In a few

days the calyx closes up, so do most

thorough work. The leaves are the lungs

and stomach of the tree, and the better

the protection, by spraying, the larger

the growth of apples.



The next proposition after growing good

apples, is profitable marketing. The crop

can be harvested cheaper and better by

the man who owns the orchard. than by

the jobber who buys on the trees. The

grower should pack his own apples and

pack, not for the buyer, but for the con-

sumer. \Ve hold a buyer when we fur-

nish a straight honest pack, or the same

grade all through. The consumption of

apples will be increased ten fold, when

high-class apples so packed are sold.

Your name should be. on the label on the

package. Do not sell to a buyer that re-

packs your apples and puts the small

apples in the center. First grow all good

fruit then you will have no culls to sell.

Some good fruit is injured by slack space

in the barrel. After packing. shake

then press. Apples are half sold when

well packed,



“Success and Failure in Co-operation.”

was the subject of a paper rcad by Lloyd

Tenny, of Hilton. Ile said co-operative

friut marketing is based on right princi-

ples, and is progressive. In organizing

a Fruit growcrs’ Association. one point

is that it must be an incorporated body,

another is that it must be a. non-profit

organization, or on a stated sharing basis.

Stock must only be sold on this basis.

All stockholders should share alike. The

purpose is not to make money on capital

invested in fruit, but to sell fruit. Any

association that makes a. dividend of

more than five per cent should return the

surplus stock to stockholders. Another

point is the obligation of members to the

association. A contract should bind the

members to market all their fruit through

the organization, so thc oificcrs will have

Sufficient business to make the associa—

tion profitable, and can dcpendon enough

fruit to fill orders.



The packing should be done by the as—

sociation, by its experts. The association

must guarantee the pack The capital

stock to start in a. small way should not

be less than $5,000, available. The man—

ager should be a broad gauge keen busi-

ness man, and you can afford to pay him

a good salary. Individual packing for

market co-operation, has not proved suc-





 





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JAN. 27. 1912.





DREHKRD INIDINMDNEYr AKER!





 





Apples and other fruits pay big profits—‘-815o to



8500 and more per acre when grown right. It will pay YOU



, to get into the fruit business. But you needn’t wait for prof~

i its from the new trees. Make over your old orchard 5 .-



I right now, putting it into shape to bear real paying



. crops all the tune the young trees are coming on. Buy a





Dem i n g

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and clean up the trees first; then prune and fertilize. You’ll get

QUALITY fruit—the kind you can sell for $6 and $8 a barrel,

when “culls” are begging a market at 81.50 and 82. Don’t

leave this for your neighbor to do; your orchard is just as

good as his, or better, and the profits are there, wait-

ing for you.





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Pennsylvania farmer made money from __ , /’

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THE FEBRUARY PROGRAMS.





State Lecturer's Suggestions for First

Meeting.



Song.



Recitation.



High cost of

prices most~=-1.

freight rates? 3.

Poor Farming? 5.

keeping? ’ >



Reading, “Then and now.”



Instrumental music.



How interest children in home duties?

Paper or talk by a mother.



Tableaux.



Music, recitation and tableaux

charge of committee of three.



Refreshments, coffee. heart-shaped

sandwiches and motto candy hearts.





»_.___________





living: TVhich affects

The tariff? 2. Railroad

Express rates? 4.

Extravagant house-





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lWHAT IS A SUBORDINATE GRANGE?





In reply to the above question State

Master Morris, of Colorado, recently said:

.A subordinate Grange is a plain, ordi-

nary organization for the farmer and

sons and daughters over 14

years Of age in all walks of life and has

its influence '_in every community where

organized. .In joining a Grange you

have an opportunity to gain much and

Jose nothing. The Grange is the parent

of the farmers’ institute, and institute

workers say they can tell when they are

in a Grange community by the interest

taken and the intelligent questions

asked.





A subordinate Grange is the most na-

tural means of promoting all interests





of a rural community ever conceived in

the history of our country. It contrib-

utes to the social life by frequent regu-

lar meetings, in which the art of socia—-

bility is so agreeably and informally

taught as to fascinate rather than to

repel those participating in the exercises.



A subordinate Grange contributes to

the happiness of home by the mental

recreation afforded all members of the

family in various Grange gatherings at-

tended, thereby broadening their minds

and increasing their happiness, which is

sure to be reflected in their home life.



A subordinate Grange adds material

prosperity by its discussion of all mat-

ters of importance tending to local de-

velopment, and often is instrumental in

securing the establishment of industries

that give added population as Well as

taxable property, thereby indirectly aid-

ing every taxpayer.



A subordinate Grange contributes to

the general intelligence of the inhabi-

tants. by its frequent discussions of

questions of a public nature and by the

influence of other exercises resulting in

mental development and a more intelli-

gent citizenship, which is an uplifting

force in every community.





 





THE GRANGE lN OTHER STATES.

A Course of Popular Lectures—About

three years ago State Master l'attee, of

New Hampshire, conceived the idea of

providing a free course of popular lec-

tures for the benefit of the Granges of

that state. His plans were finally per-

fected and since that time a lecture

course has been given each year under

the direction of the State Grange, work-

ing in co-operation with local Granges

throughout the state. An arrangement

is made whereby the local Grange plans

a course of from three to five lectures,

in consecutive order, and the speakers

are provided through the State Grange.

The best talent available is provided,

covering a wide variety of lines, and

thus bringing a vast amount of infor—

mation and instruction to the rural sec-

tions, speakers being by this method

brought within reach of the small coun-

try tovvns who could never have been se-

cured by single individual arrangement.

The lectures are all free and not only

Grange members, but the public in gen-

eral, are invited to come. Usually the

attendance is large and the benefit cor-

respondingly great. These courses have

become so popular that they are now re-

garded as fixed features of Grange work.

New Hampshire is made up So largely

of rural communities that this plan es-

pecially meets its needs and has been a

godsend to some of the isolated sections

of‘the state. This year the calls for

speakers from local Granges, has been

far beyond what can be met, showing

the appreciation of the privileges offered.

The greatest Grange county. in respect

to numbers, in New York state or the

United States, is Jefferson at the east-

ern end of Lake Ontario. There are now

over 7,500 patrons in that county, and it

was therefore entitled to 20 delegates at

the last State Grange meeting. Over 300

new members have been added to the

subordinate Granges in the county the

past year. 'Stato' Overseer W. H, Vary

lives in this county. He attended the

National Grange at Columbus ‘ to en-

deavor to secure the next meeting of that





 





 





body for Watertown, the county seat of

Jefferson county. Comparing this one

New York county with some ”of the

western states, like Minnesota and Wis—

consin, it would seem to be an argument

for proportional representation in the

national body in view of the fact that

Jefferson has more than ten times as

many members as either of those entire

states.



The Grange in Illinois is especially in-

terested in legislation to secure the ini~

tiative and referendum. It has had pop-

ular approval at two elections, but has

been defeated in the legislature. But

little is accomplished in this state in the

way of co-operativc, trade. Lessons of

the past have taughtpatrons to proceed

carefully along this line, particularly in

reference to Grange stores, and yet they

do not overlook the importance of wise

methods of co-operaticn. Some Granges

conduct local Grange fairs with marked

success.





 





NEWAYGO POMONA’S ANNUAL

MEETING.





Newaygo Pomona held its annual

meeting with VS". NV. Carter Grange

near the close of the old year. An ex-

cellent program featured this meeting,

the leading topics presented being the

following: -



“Why I Am a Patron,” by Rillia Rick-

ett, who said he was a patron because

the Grange stands for improving and

upbuiiding the condition of the farm

people and all its influences are for good.



“What ll'ould I Look For if I‘ “'ent to

.Buy a Farm,” was presented by Mr.

Houlding and discussed by others. The

central thought seemed to be location

largely. ,



“Farming as a Business Proposition

for a Young Man without Capital,” call-

ed forth severai advanced ideas to the

effect that experience 'and kniowledgc

made good capital, and opportunities are

as good as in other branches of busi-

ness, if honesty is maintained as a basis.



“Does Education Unfit a Girl for Farm

Life?“ Ida Barton led this subject and

thought that education makes for .better

success and greater achievements among

women as well as among men.



The business session in the evening

was taken up with electing and installing

officers, reading reports, and appointing

a Fair committee. The next place of

meeting will be at Ensley in March.



Ironton Grange,

installed

year:





of Charlevoix Co., has

the following ofiicers for this

Master, Earl Clark; overseer, Neil

Kemp; secretary, Wm. Steinburg; treas-

urer, Ole Lyngk'lip; lecturer, Ida Pierce;

chaplain, Rachel Meggison: steward,

Martin Petersen: Ceres, Edith Nowland;

Pomona, lice Jones; Flora, Clara Now-

iand; lady assistant steward. Jennie

Kemp; gate keeper, John Knudsen; in-

surance director, Ben Nowland.





* l‘ARMERS’, culls .





Address all communications relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

1’. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.





 





 





EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.





 





On Friday, February 6, a meeting of

the executive board of the State Asso-

ciation of Farmers' Clubs will be held at

lhe Richelieu Hotel, at Durand, Micll.,

for the purpose of acting upon the report

of the committee appointed at the state

association to consider a revision of the

constitution and by-laws of that body,

and to make recommendations regarding

same. The particular feature under con—

sideration is the relation of the local

Clubs to the state body, the aim being

to place this relation upon a more solid

and permanent foundation, thus greatly

enlarging the scope and influence of the

state organization in promoting the in—

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other matters affecting the honor, intel—

ligence and educational interests of the

citizens of our great state.



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officers and directors of the association,

but President Leland desires to have a

representative present from as many local

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member will be accepted as a representa-

tive without credentials and it is hoped

that at least one member from every

local Club in the state may be present.

This is an important meeting and it is

hoped that the local Clubs throughout the

state may send delegates to Durand, or

be represented by one or more of their

otficers.



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CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Largest Meeting in History of Club.—

The Hadley and Elba ‘Farmers' Club

served their annual oyster dinner at

Fairview, the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Ivory, ,Jan, 11. This was the largest

meeting at a private home in the history

of the Club and the spacious rooms were

Iliterally packed with the crowd. One

hundred and sixty-nine were served at

dinner which occupied the whole after-

noon, so no business meeting was held.

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and good nature and merriment prevail-

ed. Mrs. Leslie; Bartenfelder and Mrs.

Verne Ivory gave several instrumental

solos which were highly appreciated. At

a late hour the Club adjourned to meet

with Mr. and Mrs. W'm. Bartenfelder,

Fat; 15, and unanimously pronounced

Mr. and Mrs. 'Ivory most hospitable en—

tertainers—Mrs. 'C. P. Johnson, Sec.





Most Successful ‘Year in Club’s His-

tory.——Mrs. Ellen Purdy entertained the

Indianfields Farmers’ Club at her new

home in Caro. The rooms were festooned

with evergreens, Christmas bells and

holly, in keeping with the Yuletide

spirit. A truly Christmas dinner was

served by the refreshment chef, Mrs.

Ella Andrews and her assistants. Dur—

ing the social hour the ladies of the In-

dianfields Embd. Club held their annual

meeting and elected officers. Promptly

at 2:30 the Club was called to order and

the reports for the year showed 1911 to

have been one of the most successful of

the ten years of Club history. Mrs. El-

len Purdy gave a splendid report of the

doings of the association of Clubs held

in Lansing. All joined in singing sev—

eral Christmas songs and Mrs. Lawrence

Arnold Moore sang tw0 delightful solos

with Mrs. Luther as accompanist. Robt.

Park was elected to succeed himself as

president: W. L. Eldridge, vice-presu-

dent: Mrs. ll. H. Smith, secretary; Mrs.

J. M, Miller, treasurer; Mrs. J. D. Den-

man, organist, and Rev. T. D. Denman.

musical director. Assignments were

made for 1912 and 100 wall bulletins were

ordered printed. The first meeting of

the new year will be held at‘ the “Manse”

with Rev. and Mrs. Denman, when the

men of the Club will have entire charge

of the program and refreshments.





Elect New Officers.—The \‘Vixom Farm-

ers' Club was entertained by Mr. and

Mrs. B. T. Nicholson at the K. O. T. M.

hall in VVixom, Jan. 10. It was very cold

weather but a good crowd gathered at

the noon hour and partook of a god din—

ner. At the usual hour we were called

to order and elected the following officers





for the year 1912: President, B,

Nichols-on; first vice—president, D. Gage;

second vice-president, James Blshop;





treasurer. Charles Kinney; recording sec-

retary, Miszs Neva Kinney: correspond-

ing secretary, Mrs. R. D. Stephens. We

listened to a short program on account

of it being so late we did not discuss

the question box—Mrs. D. Stephens,

Cor. See.



Our Rural Schools—The pleasant and

commodious home of Mrs. Nettie Todd

was thrown open for the January meet-

ing of the North Shade Farmers' Club

and visiting friends and as the ther—

mometer registered something like 10

below zero in the morning, not a large

crowd ventured out but those who did

received a royal welcome by the host-

ess. After a bountiful dinner was serv-

ed, to which all did ample justice, the

program was opened by singing “Song of

the Reapers" by the Club members, and

Elder Mitchell, of Carson City, offered

prayer. Roll call was responded to by

quotations and the subject, “Our Rural

Schools,” was opened for discussion by

Mrs. Frank Salisbury. She did not ap-

prove of our present school system and

said the practical things a child should

be taught were sadly neglected and

therefore our children are not very well

equipped to go out into the world and

confront the battles of life. Mrs. Todd

read an article on the same subject,

which said that no toil was too hard for

the father and mother and that their





child might receive an education but

showed how the parents, by spending

their time to help the pupil get their





lessons at home, was doing the work for

which the teacher was drawing her sal-

ary. If a child was devoting all its time

to study it would not receive the physi-

cal development which they needed. Mr.

Culver also opposed the present school

system. He said the rural schools were

educating their pupils to enter the high

school, the high school pupils being fit—

ted for the colleges and it was merely a

system of cramming from beginning to

end. He believes in making studies more

elective and not compel scholars to keep

in a grade that they cannot comprehend.

lie thought it best to allow scholars to

become proficient in the studies best

fitted to them. He also said the young

people were being educated away from

work and becoming useless citizens.

Following an excellent program the- Club

adjourned to meet with President W. '1‘.

Hill in February.



Agricultural Topics Discussed—The

Northeast \‘cnico Farmers’ Club held

their first meeting of the new year at

the pleasant home of Mr. and llirs. C.

W, Silipmall. in spite, of the cold weath-

er ihere was a large attendance. A num—

ber of guests were present. The meeting

was called to order by the vice-presi-

dent. Mrs. C. M. Itecd, and after the

opening song devotional exercises were

conducted by the, chaplain. The secre-

tary’s report was read and approved. We

then adjourned to partake of a bountiful

dlnllcr prepared by our hostess. after

which an hour was spent in social inter—

course. At 2 o'clock the meeting was

called to order by the president. Mr.

Dannis Kildea, and the general routine

of business was taken up. It was voted

to give Mrs. Kildea, who is ill, a post—

card shower. Clare Nichols gave a talk

on “What constitutes a top-notch farm-

er?" This was also discussed by several

other members of the Club. It was de-

cided that in order to be a top-notch

farmer it is necessary to keep everything

up-to-‘date on the farm and be a finan-

Clal success. Chas. W. Shipman read

a paper, “Cultivation of Character ”

which gave some, very good ideas. Chas

Craig gave a talk on “Does it pay to

raise sugar beets?" It was discussed by

several other members, and they all

agreed that beets paid better than beans

The next meeting will be held at the

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that I was tired or nervous.” Thus

spake a. bright little woman who had said

almost unforgiveable things to a neigh-

bor, and who, after the storm, had come

back to apologize and abase herself. She

had been overburdened with the cares of

a home, a sick mother and a strenuous

three-year-old boy and was on the verge

of physical and nervous breakdown. The

friend knew the circumstances, overlook-

ed the hasty words and told the woman

she had already forgiven her because she

knew she was just “nervous.”



“Too tmany people excuse their bad

tempers on that score,’ she went on. “It

is such an easy excuse to make. If you

didn’t give way to your temper when

you were well it would be more easily

controlled when you were ill. Nervous—

ncss is just another name for temper in

ninety-nine cases out of one hundred.”



\\"hat a body blow such a remark is to

the majority of women. To be sure,

there. are some who are self-controlled

and hold their peace even when head is

jumping and nerves are throbbing. But

the vast majority of us consider “nerves"

an excuse for anything. \Vhen we have

been overworked. kept up nights with

sickness. worried by impending disaster,

or in any one of a dozen ways brought to

that state of frenzy described by Ameri—

cans as “nervousness," we consider our-

selvts privileged mortals. exempt from

ordinary rules of conduct and quite at

liberty to say or do anything from wound-

ing the feelings of our dearest friend to

spanking the baby for upsetting his milk.

“No one should care about what we say

or do.” we argue. “They know we don’t

really mean it; we are just nervous.”



But an unkind word is an unkind word,

no matter when it is said. And the fact





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that we are sorry and ready to take it

back next day or next minute can not

erase its memory. The thing to do, as





the little woman said, is to practice self-

control all the time.



Not only self—control of temper but

self—control of nerves would be a good

thing. For nine-tenths of the nervousness

could be cured if we tried. Some of it is

caused by overwork, but most of it is

caused by imagination. “7e are con-

stantly living with the. thought of what

is to be done next or what evil may be-

fall us tomorrow instead of doing this

task well, and leaving the next alone ev-

en in thought until we get to it. Much

of our nervousness is due to this “anx-

ious thought," as some writers have aptly

put it.



if we try we can put ourselves into the

other frame of mind, that, of living each

moment as though it were the most im-

portant of our lives. \\'e are Well now

and able to do the task in hand. Do it,

then, and when the next one rolls around

we shall be ready for it.





Nervousness from overwork, too, can

be controlled in many cases by simply

leaving some of the work undone. I re—

member a sentence. in our old physiologies

which ran something like this, “It is a

sin to work so hard ‘as to be always

tiret .” I can see the mother of a large

family sniff scornfully over that, and hear

her wonder audibly how any one woman

can do all she has to do and not be al-

ways tired. But I’ll wager there are

many things she does that she could

leave undone.



She needn’t bake so much, for one

thing. To be sure, her family just love

pies and cakes and cookies. but I believe

they would 'lOVe more to have mother

rested enough to laugh with them. And

they would be just as Well off without

the pastry. Let them take their sweets





in the form of honey. maple syrup and

jam with cake and cookies as a. treat

(-Very fortnight.



Then she can buy the garments for the

family ready made. It may take a bit

more money than it does to buy the

cloth but in these days there are few





families so poor that they (70qu not stand

the few cents extra. The strength and

time. saved is worth more than the money

expended. Or if she will make garments

instead of buying them, she can cut out

the tucks and ruffles and extra rows of

stitching that are so dear to the heart of

the average woman. They look pretty,

I know. and I can’t blame any woman

for wanting to see her children daintiiy

dressed, but it is far better to dress the

children simply and be well enough to be

pleasant than to have them decked out

like a doll and sco‘ld them every minute

you are putting on their finery.



i should drop the making of new gar—

ments out of old, unless I was so poor I

abSolutcly had to do it. The cloths now-

adays are usually so shoddy that after a

year’s wear by one person they aren’t

worth making over anyway. Yet, many

Women with mistaken ideas of economy

spend their time making over garments

that have been worn three and four years.

I know women with the home all paid

for and money in the bank who would

piece a sleeve three times in order to

make, a child’s dress from an old skirt.

And yet these women were so nervous

and irritable that it was a cross to the

husbands and children to live in the same

house with them.



Nervousness can be controlled, and in

many cases entirely eliminated by the

exercise of a ’little common sense and

will power. And the. time to do it is now.

Not next year when you can take things

easier. Next year the habit will be still

more firmly fixed; you will be still more

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Clay Modelling for Small Children—By GilberteHoIt.





(Miss Ilolt is a kindergarten director in

Detroit public schools. whose work stands

high. ller advice to mothers is the best

that modern education has to offer in the

training of young children).





I'RING the winter months when a

D child is often at a loss for an in-

door oecupation, it is surprising

how few children are given clay to play

with. it seems to one who has seen the

great enjyment little people find in this

form of amusement that there must be a

prejudice against clay, in mothers’ minds.

I'pon inquiry this was found to be the

case. many mothers dismissing the sug—

gestion with the one word “messy.”

This objection is not well founded. Of

course, the dry clay leaves a. dust, but

a dust which comes under the head of

“clean dirt.” Its traces are easily re-

moved a‘nd there is absolutely nothing in

modeling clay which can in any way

prove harmful either to a child’s skin or

clothing.

Even the apparent “messiness” can

and should be controlled. As in any in-

door occupation engaged in . by small





children, clay brings disorder only when

improperly handled. As with pasting,

paper cutting, sewing, building with

blocks, or in fact playing with any toy,

after the play is over, there is always the

question of “picking up,” the restoration

of order.



Right here I would like to depart from

my subject to suggest that children

should be taught to care for their own

toys or any material used in their play.

I’utting things away neatly may be made

part of the game and as much pleasure

found therein as in the actual play.



Clay modelling for small children na-

turally divides itself into two forms; one

purely play, the other while still largely

retaining the play element adds an, ed-

ucational advantage as well.

modelling is easily obtainable and quite

inexpensive. Any pottery or kindergarten

supply house will furnish it in almost any

quantity desired. It comes in the form

of a powder or flour with directions for

mixing which are Simple and easy to f01~

low. Five or ten pounds will last a child





Clay for,





many months. One great advantage in

clay work as an occupation for children

is, that it is practically complete in it-

self, requiring few, if any, tools. A shal-

low sink or tin tray about 18x24 inches,

or a square» board about 2x2 feet, upon

which to model, an earthenware crock to

keep the clay in when not in use. a piece

of fine wire or stout cord with which to

cut the clay, and possibly one wooden

modelling tool for shaping and smooth-

ing, are all that is required, and even the

tool is not really essential at the begin—

ning. .



If a child is simply given clay with

which to play, he will find joy in it for a

long time. Clay is really but an educa-

tive form of mud pies in which all chil-

dren delight. Being so very plastic, shap-

ing itself so easily to any impress of the

small fingers, it is the material par ex-

cellence for little children, and truly do

they love to pat, slap and squeeze it into

varying shapes. Even entirely undirect-

ed. a child will evolve many things from

clay; with direction its possibilities are

almost limitless.



But in suggesting clay for small chil-

dren, do not fancy it is given in the hope

of discovering artists in embryo or that

the. results of a small child’s modeling

will have any artistic value. It does tend,

however. to develop every power and

faculty of the child in a natural and

harmonious way. It educates the hand.

the eye and the senses of beauty and pro-

portion



Busy mothers who haven’t much time

to oversee the play time of their children

may often offer sugestions when the

child's own inventive ideas have for the

time being been exhausted. But it is

well at iirst to leave a child to work out

his own ideas. A mother will often be

surprised to find how many ideas her

baby's head contains: they have been in

the. small head laying dormant for lack

of a proper medium for their expression.



.\vll young children have a natural in-

stinctive desire to play with sand, moist.

earth. or clay. This instinct is often

suppressed by grown-ups for fear of harm

to clothing, but a child misses much if

not allowed to follow his natural bent, of

course, at proper and fitting times and

places. A child naturally rolls and

squeezes the clay into a. ball, then he. loves

to flatten it out and pound it as thin and

smooth as his small hand can manage.

Both of these activities being instinctive,

should be the. starting point. for offers of

help. A number of small balls of clay

may be made to serve various purposes.

After being dried. they may be colored

and used as marbles, or, if the worker

be a little girl, they may be pierced While

wet and after drying they may be paint-

ed and strung for heads.



In drying clay, there are. various meth-

ods one can use. T’lacing in a good warm

sun for two or three days in succession

will dry the clay fairly well, but for bet-

ter preservation, it is best to dry it in

an ordinary oven, if no kiln is near at

hand. in fact, except for advanced work,

where painting and glazing are to form

part of the clay work, oven drying will

serve all practical purposes.



From the flattened clay, plaques may

be fashioned. Decide whether the prefer—

ence is for the round, oblong, or squam

plaque, then suggest to the child that all

(dges conform to the required shape. If

the plaque is to be circular, see, that the

edge is truly round and smooth; if square,

that all the corners are true; if oblong,

that the two Long sides are of equal

length and that the two short sides cor-

respond. These forms may be controlled

by giving the child a properly cut piece

of paper to.fiatten his clay out upon.



For'early ventures in plaque work. the

making of impressions of leaves, shells,

coins, etc., is easy and simple and the

result most apt to be satisfactory. Later

on, when a little more skill has been ac-

quired, forms may be applied, such as

two cherries with a stem, or a bunch of

grapes with a leaf, or a simple flower, as

amorning glory, etc. These simple efforts

of a. child make attractive paper weights.



To go back again to the ball or sphere.

This seems to be the form the human

hand shapes naturally and with the least

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can and about theatre of a base ball.

Then, with a stout string or wire cut this

ban exactly in half. Then let him hollow

out one-half of the ball and flatten out

the bottom edge so the clay form will

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Pails, flower pots, jugs, etc., are some

of the simpler forms which he would

naturally evolve. from the cylinder. Or,

if at this point in his modeling the child’s

sense of beauty is awakened and he pre-





 





his work, this in a crude way he can do,

by marking his designs with a modeling -'

stick 'and then painting them. But this

decorative side takes up another form

of child activity and belongs more truly

to early painting than to clay modeling.





A DOWN COMFORT.



Now that it is cold weather and so

many sleep with open windows, the de-

mand for plenty of good comers is felt.

The very nicest covers are those filled

with down in place of cotton, and they

are so light one hardly feels that there is

anything over them. Down comforts are

not. very common; but they should be,

especially in the country where geese

may be raised. We have made two and

will make another this winter. ‘



In the first place, do not begin to collect

the down before you haVe ready a tick

in which it will be used on the bed, as

much is wasted by putting first into one

bag and then another. The down must

always be in a tick and this should be of

heavy-cotton cloth rather than the regu-

lar ticking as the latter adds so much

weight, an undesirable thing about down

comforts. Nine and one-half yards are

required.



Sow this up just as for a feather bed.

It should be large enough to come Well

down at the sides and foot. About center-

wise of one end, leave an opening about

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fers to express himself from an orna-

mental, rather than a utilitarian point of

view, suggest that he develop the cylinder

into a vase. Let this be simple or com—

plex, according to the child’s ability.



All of this can not be accomplished

quickly, nor are the finished products apt

to be beautiful except in the eyes of the

small worker or his parents. but modeling

is a play which keeps its interest and

grOWS into something of lasting benefit

to the child.



A very destructive tendency in one

child was quite eradicated through learn-

ing to model clay. This child had no

care or regard for breakable things about

the house and felt no regret at the havoc

he often carelessly wrought. After mod-

eling in clay for some time he succeeded

in making quite a presentable mug. This

his mother fired in her oven o‘ne baking

day. The boy was wonderfully proud of

the work of his hands and used the mug

at each meal, until one day he broke it.

His distress was very genuine, The prim-

itive creative instinct which makes a

creator care for the work of his hands

had awakened in the boy. He fashined

another mug and as he Worked he gained

a great and wholesome respect for the

work of others and he was most careful

not to wilfully destroy things.



People in observing the manner of deal-

ing with clay as herein suggested. that

is, of first modeling the simple geometri-

cal forms, the cube, cylinder, and sphere,

and transforming the-m through slight

manipulations into other forms are apt

to exclaim, "Is that the way in which an

artist would model the same object?"



In most cases the answer is most em--

phatlcally, “No.” This modeling in clay

is not given to the child in hopes of mak-

ing an artist of him. But it is to give

interest and value to a play in which a

child naturally finds pleasure. Through

modeling, a. child grows to have an in~

terest in all the things about the house,

the how, the why and the wherefore

comes to have a real personal claim on

his attention. He wants to know about

the beginning of mbdeling and when he

finds it was a serious occupation of Indi-

ans, a type always of interest to small

children, he wants to hear more and more

of the development of their primitive pot-

tery, through its various stages, up to

the fine china and porcelain.



He sees the decoration on more finished

products and longsto incorporate them in





measure in five inches from the edge and

sew all around, leaving the 18-inch open-

ing as before. See diagram. There will

be no down between the edges and this

second stitching, the idea being merely

to have this to tuck in at sides and foot.

It is just as good and saves that much

down.



Now for the picking. First pick all the

feathers separately, leaving only the

down. Then nearly cover a. tub with a

cloth to overcome draughis and into this

pick the down and from this place it into





the tick by compact handfuls. It is not

such a difficult trick. About 25 or 30

geese are necessary for a. sufficient

quantity.





After sewing up the opening, including

the space from x to y, hang the tick out

to air Well before tacking on the silkoline

cover which is made the same as for

any other comfort. See that the contents

of the tick are evenly distributed before

attempting to put on the silkoline. This

is best done by laying the tick on the

dining table and patting with the hand

or a. yard stick. Tie with san silk. Do

not make the mistake of tying mo cliose-

ly. About five inches apart is sufficient.



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In cases of sickness it is frequently in-

convenient to raise a patient’s head in

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tubes for this use can be purchased, but

a short piece of rubber tubing, small size,

is even better—E. E. It.





When making pie crust, after putting

shortening and flour together, take po~

ta‘to masher and work the shortening into

the flour. it will take but a short time.—

Mrs. C F. S.



When a kettle is liable to boil over,

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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters—John

Delvin, farmer, bachelor, is suddenly in-

formed that his niece and nephew are

being sent to him for safe keeping, while

their parents take a vacation trip. His

constemation at this responsibility proves

to be well founded as Teddy the nephew,

is a young dare devil, and Ellen, his

sister, is his ardent‘worshiper. They have

never been in the country before and

have some wild ideas about conditions

there. This fact brings them into many

unusual and amusing situations which

prove very trying to Mary Jane, the

Bachelor Uncle’s conscientious and sedate

old housekeeper. Little Ellen’s innocent

observation that Uncle John ought to

have a wife brings out the fact that the

uncle has had a serious love affair and

that, for some mysterious reason, the

woman whom he loved, Elsie Lamont,

and who he was convinced loved him,

turned from him to Harry Rodney, a

wealthy man, of his own age in the neigh-

borhood, and who was known to resemble

Delvin physically. Their wedding is near

at hand. On an exploring trip Teddy

and Ellen see a young woman, Belle

Murdock, fall from a high bank into the

creek. They drag her out, seriously in-

jured. Soon Rodney and Miss Lamont

happen along and assist the injured

woman, later taking her to her home.

As Belle Murdock’s father, Red Mur-

dock, is a worthless fellow, and she is

practically the sole support and caretaker

of little Joey, her crippled brother, Delvin

goes over to the house in the morning to

offer his assistance, taking Teddy and

Ellen with him. As they approach the

house they meet Rodney coming away.

They find the injured girl suffering greatly

and Ellen proposes to stay with Joey

while Delvin and Teddy go to town to

secure a doctor and nurse. They find the

town plastered with circus posters and

the Bachelor I‘ncle promises to take the

children to the circus. Returning to the

oMurdock home they place the Widow

Thorpe, the nurse they have secured, in

charge and return home. The following

Sunday little Ellen creates a scene at

church by trying to introduce her uncle

'to Elsie Lamont—the girl who had jilted

him so mysteriously. Elsie refuses to

speak and the Bachelor I'ncle angrily

starts for home with Mary Jane and the

children. On the way they are overtaken

by a runaway team, which proves to be

llarry Itodney's, with Elsie Lamont alone

in the buggy. Delvin bravely risks his

life in stopping the team but refuses the

thanks of the rescued girl and sends her

and the rig back to Rodney in charge of

his hired man. The next morning he is

called to the Murdock home but is not

allowed to see the injured Belle. IVidow

Thorpe, however, slips him a note stat-

ing that Belle has something on her mind

which concerns Delvin but which neither

her father nor lIarry Rodney want him

to know. The following morning he re-

turns to the Murdock home- determined to

see. the injured girl. He is readily ad-

mitted, only to find the girl under the in~

fluence of drugs and a strange nurse in

charge. Il‘e learns that Rodney is re-

sponsible for the change, and Delvin. after

some hot wprds with lied Murdock. starts

for the home of IVidow Thorpe.



“’idow Thorpe lived about a half a

mile this side of I’lunlville; and I drove

straight to her house. determined to get

from her all she knew of this thing that

was troubling Belle Murdock, and which

Iarry Iodncy and Red Murdock were

striving so desperately to keep from me.

\Vhen I reached the house I tied the

horses to the hitching post near the gate,

hurried to the door, and was about to

pull the door bell, when my eyes caught

sight of a piece of paper the size of an

envelope tacked t0 the door jamb. I read:

“I have been called away suddenly on

business. and shall not be back for. DI‘OII-

ably, a week or two—Mary Thorpe.”



I came near cursing aloud at that mo—

ment: for I plainly saw the hand and the

money of Harry Rodney in this sudden

departure of \Yidow Thorpe, and I felt

my only clcw to the mystery swiftly slip-

ping through my fingers. Bllt, it was

still early in the day. Perhaps I could

head \Vidow Thorpe off at the station.

At any rate I could learn from the ticket

agent where she had gone; and I could

write to her, or, better, follow her; for

now I was desperately anxious to see





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Chapter XII.





I sprang into the buggy and drove

like mad to the station. Widow Thorpe

was not in the waiting-room. The ticket

agent had held his position for twenty

years, and knew every man, woman and

child within a radius of five miles. I

asked him if he had sold a ticket to

\I’idow Thorpe.



“Well, let me see,” he replied, with

official deliberation. “Tom Wilson and

his wife and two children and Deacon

Thornly, and Grant Benton, Who’s spark-

in’ Old I~Iawley’s girl, went west on the

midnight train; and then there was Sam

Lawrence and Job Taylor who took the

two o’clock ’commodation; and—there, I

remember now!~—\Vidow Thorpe bought

a. ticket for New York City, and left on





the four o’clock a. in. She said she was

going to be gone for a week or more.

Now—"



‘ I hastily said good day to the talkative

ticket agent, and walked away from the

window. I felt like a man who had run

plump against a stone wall. New York

City! As well look for a. needle in a

haystack as to hunt for “'idow Thorpe

there, Where human beings are swallowed

up as the ocean swallOws a drop of water.

Harry Rodney was taking no chances.

His doctor and his nurse attended Belle

Murdock; and his gold had shut the in-

quisitive eyes of ‘Vidow Thorpe, and sent

her where it would be impossible for

me to find or to communicate with her;

and my own anger had closed the door

of Red Murdock to me. For the moment

I felt absolutely helpless. It would be

useless for me to go to Harry Rodney;

equally useless to appeal to Red Mur—

dock; useless to go to Belle, for I was

convinced that Harry Rodney had ar—

ranged with the doctor to keep her under

the influence of opiates until after his

marriage, or her end had come, possibly

even to hasten that end: and there was

no one else to go to—evxcept Elsie La-

mont herself.



I now felt absolutely certain that Harry

Ilodney was at the bottom of my trouble

with Elsie; and yet I had not a single

scrap of evidence against him. I had no

certain knowledge of an act of his that

Would justify me in calling him to ac-

count. My situation could not be more

galling. ‘I was compelled to stand still

and witness the triumph of the man who

had falsely robbed me of ‘the woman I

loved, and know that he was utterly un-

worthy of her. And Elsie would marry

that our in less than a week, unless I

exposed his villainy!



I fear the good people of Plumville

must have. thought I was going insane;

for I hurried froln one house to another,

wherever \Vidow Thorpe was known,

asking all if they knew where she could

be found in New York City; and not find-

ing one who knew that she had left

home. I saw clearly that Harry Rodney

knew how to safeguard his secret, and

had been shrewd enough to stop up every

possible leakage.



But I would defeat him yet! I would

go straight to Elsie Lamont herself. and

delnand an audience. even force my way,

if need be, to her presence, and compel

her to tell why she had discarded me.

and show to her Ilarry lodney’s villainy.

My love had the right to vindicate itself.

I was desperate and ready to take des-

perate measures—~10 do anything to make

an end to this agonizing uncertainty. 1

hurried to my buggy, and started at

once for the home of Elsie Lamont, de-

termined to know my fate and the rea-

sons for it from Elsie‘s own lips.



A mile from Plumville the road to

Judge Lamont’s residence crosses the

river, and then runs close to its southern

bank for some three-quarters of a mile.

At this place the stream is confined to a

narrow channel, not over twenty-five feet

wide, and its waters are deep and swift.

“’hen I reached the bridge I glanced

down the stream; and, to my astonish-

ment, saw Teddy and Ellen seated on the

trunk of a great tree which had fallen

in such a way as to make a precarious

bridge over the river. There was no

mistaking their sturdy little forms. They

sat close together, directly over the mid-

dle of the stream; and each held a fish-

ing pole and was bending forward, eag-

erly watching the water. Then as I

looked I heard Teddy‘give a shout, and

I saw Ellen jerk up her pole, with a fish

wiggling at the end of the line; and then,

in the excitement of the moment, she lost.

her balance and fell. For an instant

Teddy sat as if dumfounded; then the

brave little fellow sprang to his feet on

the log and leaped to Ellen’s rescue.



At that terrible moment I remembered

that neither Teddy nor Ellen could swim;

and I knew that I was too far away to

reach them before it would be too late.

I saw their struggling forms for a mo—

ment on the surface of the water; and

then, with screams that cut to my heart

like knife blades, both sank. I leaped to

my feet in the buggy, and, leaning for-

ward, shouted and lashed the horses with

the whip. The road ran within a rod

of where the children had disappeared

in the water; but I was fully a quarter

of a mile away, and the swift current

was bearing them farther each moment.

If I could but reach them in time. Again

the heads of the children came to the

surface; and I fancied I heard the cry





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of, .“Uncle John! UncleJohn,” and then

both sank again; and I saw that it was

not within‘human possibility for me to

comeato them in time 'to save, and that

my sister’s children must perish within

sight of my own eyes.



Ah! I felt like giving a shout of 103'.

so great was my relief; for, at that mo-

ment, a form sprang off a bicycle, ran

down the bank, leaped into the river, and

swam with swift, strong strokes to the

spot where I could see the head of one

of the children above the water.



How my eyes watched the swimmer!



A moment, and I saw the heads of both

children lifted above the water—they

were locked in each other’s arms-and

borne» slowly but steadily to the shore. In

my excitement and gladness I took off my

hat and swung it and shouted, as I be-

held the children helped up the bank

and saw them fall exhausted, but safe,

on the dry land of the shore. The mo-

ment I reached the place I sprang out of

the buggy, hurriedly fastened the 'horses,

and rushed to where their rescuer was

bending over Teddy and Ellen.



“Thank God! Thank God! you hap—

pened along, my brave fellow!” I ex-

claimed, as I ran up, in my joy almost

ready to throw my arms around the one

who had so opportunely and courageously

plunged into the river. Then I stopped

and stared blankly. The rescuer of the

children was a woman! She glanced up.

It was Elsie Lamont! She was dressed

in her bicycle clothes, which now, drip-

ping with water. clung closely to her

shapely form. Her hair hung about her

face in a tangled mass, which, rosy with

her exertions, flushed a deeper red at

sight of me, and then became white as

she sprang to her feet.



\\'hat a fool a/full—grown man can

make of himself at times!



At the unexpected sight of Elsie I

stood stark still and stared at her, not

having sense enough to open my mouth

and say a word, and forgetting, for the

instant, even the: children and their dan-

gerous condition; and then, it came sud-

dely to me that I owed the- lives of Ted-

dy and Ellen to her, and I must have

forgotten the past. for I took a. step to-

ward her. and held out my arms, and

called, “Elsie! Oh, Elsie!”



She sprang back; and the scorn in her

face cut like a knife.



“Mr. Delvin, those two children need

your help at once.” Then, as she realized

the condition of her clothes and that I

was still staring at her, her face. flamed

and she exclaimed: “You big brute! If

1 were a man I would knock you down!”

and she turned, and ran like a frightened

fawn to her bicycle, mounted it, and rode

home as if the hounds were after her.



And bllt a few minutes before I had

been driving like mad, desperate to see

Elsie Lamont!



"Oh, llnole John! Uncle John!

sick!”



The words recalled me to my senses;

and I turned to the children. nearly dis-

tracted by the actions of Elsie and the

danger to which my little proteges had

been exposed. Fortunately neither Teddy

nor Ellen had been under the water long

enough to become insensible; but both

were deathly sick. I hurriedly placed

them in the buggy, and drove rapidly to

the- house of Doctor Goldthorp. The good

doctor was in; and at once had the chil.

dren undressed and put in bed. He as-

sured me that the-y were not in the least

danger, and that both would be as lively

as ever after a few hours’ rest and sleep.



I left the children with Doctor Gold-

thorp and drove straight to the telegraph

office. My mind was made up. Esther

must come and get Teddy and Ellen at

once. I felt as if I should be a raving

maniac before the week was up if I had

both Elsie and the children to trouble

me. I could and would get rid of the

children. .I would send Esther a telegram

that would bring her as fast as steam

could turn wheels; and I smiled grimly

as I thought of how I would word that

telegram. She had no business to tumble

down on me those two dreadful children

anyway!



The moment I reached the office I

seized a telegram blank and wrote:



“Both children fell into the river. Come

at once. Hurry—John.”



“There, that will bring her, and it’s

true, and I shall have a. little revenge,”

I lmuttered, savagely, as I stepped to the

window to send the telegram.



The operator looked up and smiled.

“You are in luck, Mr. Delvin,” he said.

“I just received a telegram for you not

two minutes ago. Here it is,” and he

handed me a yellow slip of paper.



I took the slip and read:



“Off to the Adirondacks.

when We get back—Esther.”





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“The devil!” and with that profane

but appropriate ejaculation I walked out

of the office, feeling certain that the evil

one himself must be giving his personal

attention to my affalrS~



“But, she may have left her address at

her hotel. I'll send the telegram any-

way. It might be forwarded to her. Any-

how she will get it the moment she re-

turns,” and I hurried back to the op-

erator and had him send the massage.





chapter XML—How a Stomach Pump

Spoiled a Fight.



Whenever I thought of the way Elsie

had looked when she called me a "big

brute" and had said she would knock

me down if she were a man, I imagined

I could feel my heart flopping around in

my left shoe. A man had rather face

cannon-balls than the contempt of a wo-

man, especially if he loves the woman,

and now a team of mules could not have

dragged me to make that call on Elsie,

which I had been so desperately anxious

to accomplish a short hour before. It is

curious the kinks love will put into a

man's actions, especially when its course

does not run smoothly. It is then like a

mustard plaster that an unkind fate has

slapped on the heart; and when it burns

the hottest it sticks the closest; and when

it hurts the worst it is the most difficult

to tear off and cast away; and when it

begins to draw strongly the man gets

wild-eyed and is bound to do unnatural

and unexpected things. while his neigh-

bors smile and say, “Poor fool, he is love

mad."



I was love mad when I walked out

of the telegraph office. I can not remem-

ber clearly anything of what then oc-

curred for the next hour or two, save

that the thought that I had lost Elsie

was pounding my brain with blows that

jarred the center of life, and that my

wrath against Harry Rodney was like

the heat of a hot fire, scorching my brain

and boiling blood until Ivgripped my

hands and gritted my teeth, and walked

swiftly, muttering to myself and swing-

ing my arms. There was an unendur-

able sting in the thought that he would

wed Elsie, in spite of his wickedness.



The blood made a. great bound in my

Veins, and then ran cold with the horror

of the terrible thing to which the insani-

ty of my hate had unlocked the door of

my being. I drew my hand across my

eyes, and stared around like one just

awakened from a dreadful nightmare—-

and there was Harry Rodney walking to-

ward me not a. block away! I saw the

smile of amused contempt and vindictive

triumph that came on his face when he

caught sight of me; and in an instant the

heat came boiling back into my blood;

and I determined to face him with the

accusation that he had robbed me of

Elsie, and compel him, if need be with

my hand on his throat, to tell how he

had slandered me to her. If he refused—-

I shuddéred, and I felt my face grow

white; but the determination to have it

out with Harry Rodney now and to the

bitter end did not falter,



He came up with the smile still on his

face.



“Good-day, Mr. Delvin.” he said. “VVid-

0w Thorpe left a. message with me for

you. She was called to New York City

so suddenly that, to her regret, she could

not see you before going. She has some-

thing of importance to say to you, and

she requested me to tell you that she

wished you to call at once on her return,

which will be on the second or third day

after my wedding with Elsie. You see I

am beginning to date everything from

that happy event.” and he bowed with

exaggerated courtesy.



Every word that he had uttered had

been like a fuel to the heat in my blood;

yet I forced myself to keep calm. I

would not speak, I would not act until I

had mastered myself. I dared not let

loose my hatred against this man. I

must hold the reins tight;

reached that point Where I must do some-

thing. For days the heat in my blood





had been gathering; and now the sudden:





presence and words of Harry Rodney

had sent it up above the safety point at

a bound.



A man is much like a steam boiler. He.

can be heated 11p to a certain point with





comparative safety; but when the heat‘





rises above that point he must either give

vent to his passions or burst the boiler;

and the longer the explosion is in coming

the more terrible it will be. That is why,

I take it, that the quiet men, whose pas-

sions are so hard to fire up, are the most

dangerous when they are aroused. Any-

how, at that moment I felt much like a

red— hot steam boiler with a “nigger” sit-

ting on the safety- Valve

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January 24, 1912.

Grains and Seeds.





Wheat—Prices average slightly above

those of a week ago in all grades. The

market has been quite steady, however,

with only slight fluctuations. Conditions

in America are becoming morelbullish

due to the decreaSed supply and smaller

receipts. The chief bearish factor is the

improved weather conditions in Argentine,

which cased up the market in Liverpool.

The visible supply shows a decrease of

over two million bushels. One year ago

the price for N0. 2 red wheat was 970

per bu. Quotations are as follows:



NO. 2 N0. 1

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Thursday ..... 971/2 .951/2 $1.011/2



Friday ....... 071A? .9532 1.01% .96

Saturday ..... 973,2; 95% 1.01% .9614

Monday ....... 97% .9534 1.0134 .96

Tuesday ...... 971/2 .951/3 1.01 1,53 .9571;

Wednesday . .99 .97 1.03 .9661





Corn.—.\ substantial advance was made

in corn prices. Stocks of corn in Chica-

go are abtut one—half what they were a

year ago. The demand is steady and

buyers are taking the corn faster than

receipts till the bins. The visible supply

is decreasing.

sold at 471/20 pcr bu. on the local mar—

ket. Quotations are as follows





N0. 3 No. 3

Corn. Yellow.

Thursday . . . . . ........... . 65 66

Friday ........ 65 66

Saturday . . . . . ........... 65 66

Monday .. . . . ............ 7.7 643,; 653,;

Tuesday .................. 5 66

\chnesday ............... 65 66





Oats—The average price for oats is

above that of last week. The movement

is small in this grain due to limited sup-

piles and the exceedingly high price. The

visible supply shows a decrease of about

three-quarters of a million “bushels. On»,

year ago standard oats were quoted at

35c per bu. Quotations are as follows:



Standard. No. 3





White.

Thursday . ...... . ........ 521/2 52

Friday ......... 521/2 52

Saturday . . . . . ............ 521/3 52

Monday .................. 521/2 52

Tuesday .................. 521/3 52

\\'cdncsday .............. 521/2 52





Beans; The improved condition of

beans and the desire of buyers to get

farmers to sell has advanced quotations

about Sc since a week ago. There is a.

shortage of which farmers are informed.

The demand is active and market firm

at the new figures. Quotations are as





follows:

Cash. Feb.

Thursday $238 $2.40

Friday ....... . ............. 2.38 2.40

Saturday ......... . ......... 2.40 2.42

Monday 240 2.42

Tuesday .................... 2.43 2.45

\\'ednesday ................ 2.42 2.44





Clover Seed—There is an active de-

mand for Seed and the market has ad-

vanced from the new high priCt-s attained

last week. Alsike went up, in common

with other seeds. Following are the quo-

tations for the week:





Prime Spot. March. Alsike.



Thursday ........ $13.25 $13.25 $11.25

Friday .......... 13.25 13.25 11.25



Saturday ......... 13.40 13.40 11.75

Monday ........ . 13.40 13.40 11.75

Thursday ....... . 13.50 13.50 12.00

Wednesday ..... 13.50 13.50 12.00





Timothy Seed—The price for this Socd

has advanced. The market is very dull

and it is difficult to' find supplies. Prime

spot is selling at $7.25 per bu.



Rye.—»e’l‘here is a moderate demand for

this grain and the market is quiet. The

quotation is 20 below the price of last

week. (‘ash No. 2 sold on Tuesday at

l'fic per hit.



Flour, Feed, Potatoes, Etc.





Flown—Prices are unchanged. Market

steady

Straight ............................. $4.25

Patent Michigan ..................... 4.85

Ordinary Patent .................... 4.60

.Ryc .................................. 5.20





Feed.—r~.-\ll grades are unchanged and

steady. Carlot prices on track are: Bran,

$28 per ton; coarse middlings, $28; fine

middlings, $32; cracked corn, $30; coarse

corn meal, $30; corn and oat chop, $27

per ton.



Hay and Straw.w~l\larket is steady at

former prices. Supply small, Quotations:

No. 1 timothy, $21.50fui22: No. 2 timothy,

51420012050: clover, mixed. 3419300721: rye

straw, $10.50th1: win-at and oat straw,

6100:1050 per ton.



Potatoes.whim-chants feel easier be—

cause of the arrival of several cars of

potatoes, but prices continue firm, and

the situation remains favorable to sellers.

Car lots on track are quoted at 95cfii3$1

per bushel.



Provisions—Family pork, $17.50@20;

mess perk, $16.50: medium clear, $16.50?!)

18: picnic hams, 100: bacon, 1261140; pure

lard in tierces. 10c: kettle rcndered lard,

11c per lb.





Dairy and Poultry Products.





Button—Traders discovered that the

advance of 4c last wcek was too large

and hindered the movement of butter.

The price has declined 3c since then on

creamery goods. There is an increase in

the output. Quotations are: Extra

creamery. 37c: first creamery, 33c; dairy,

36c: packing stock, 24c per lb.



Eggs.~~'l‘here was a decline of 1c in

egg prices the past week, but. the loss

has been recovered .so that the figures

remain at last week’s level. A good dc-

mand prevails and dealers are looking

for an increase. in supplies should the

weather continue mild. Fresh receipts,





 





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cases included, are quoted at 300 per doz.



Poultry.—-—The demand is moderate and

offerings are ample. Chicken’s are lower,

other kinds steady. Quotations are as

follows: Live—Turkeys, 16@17c; geese,

11@120: ducks, 140; young ducks, 150;

spring chickens, 101/2@11c; No. 2 chick-

ens, 9c per lb; hens, 100. Dressed—

Chickens, 11@111/zc; hens, 10@llc; ducks,

17((2‘18c: geese, 14@150; turkeys, 18@19c.



VeaI.—Market rules steady. Fancy, 11

@12c; choice, 9@10c per lb.



Dressed Hays—Light, $7.50; medium,

$6.75.; heavy, $6.50 per cwt.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Cabbage.——Now selling at 2%@2%c per

pound.



0n|ons.——Steady at $1.25@1.35 per bu.



Apples.—Baldwins and Greenings, $2.50

@3; Spy, $3@3.50; Ben Davis, $2@2.50;

Snows, $3.50@4 per bbl.





OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.



Potatoes are beginning to mOVe again,

with the milder Weather. The price at

Cadillac and up-state points is 75@80c.

The bean market is stronger, machine

screened white pea beans bringing $2.10,

red kidneys $2.25. Hay, loose in loads,

is selling at $17@20. Jobbers are pay-

ing the country trade 290 for fresh eggs

and dairy butter is also worth 290. Live

fowls and chickens are worth 11@111/,;c.

Clover seed is higher and is now quoted

at $14.



New York.



Butter—All of last week’s big advance

has been lost; market is barely steady.

Creamery specials are quoted at 380 per

lb; extras, 37c; firsts, 34%@361/2c; sec-

onds, 296L320



Eggs—Firm; top grades 10 higher.

Fresh gathered extras, 36@37c; extra

firsts, 34@35c; seconds, 321/2@33c; west-

ern gathered whites. 35@38c per dozen.



Poultry—LiveW-VVeak and demOralized.

\Vestern chickens, 11%(0120; fowls, 121/;

@13c; turkeys, 15@16c. Dressed—Quiet.

\\'estern chickens, 13%@190; fowls, 13}é@

17c; turkeys, 12(1r21c.





 





Chicago.



TVheat ———No. 2 red, 97@98c; May,

$10034: July, 94:750-



Corn.—No. 3, 62(‘r6264c; May, 660; July

65540 per bu. ’



Oats—No. 2 white, 501/2@5lc; May,

49:}.tc: July, 447/8c per bu.



Barley—Malting grades, $1.00@1.35 per

bu; feeding, 8041:10c.



Butter.~—The big jump in prices last

week resulted in a falling off in the con-

sumptive demand estimated at nearly 50

per cent, and there is a feeling that the

ill—advised attempt to force prices to the

40c level has driven many consumers to

the use of substitutes. the effect of which

upon the future of the market is uncer—

tain, to say the least. Prices here are

back to the level of two weeks ago, with

business very slow: Quotations are:

Creameries. 29@360; dairies, 25(033c.



lilggs.——Prices are 1/2c higher than a

week ago but receipts are increasing rap-

idly and the market shows a heavy un-

dertone. Quotations are: Firsts, grad-

ing 45 per cent fresh, 311/2@32c; ordinary

firsts, 27(1‘29c; at mark, cases included,

193/241281/gc per dozen.



Potatoes—Receipts are heavy, this

week opening with a record-breaking run

of 240 cars. Prices have declined 100

with tendency toward still lower values.

Michigan stock is now quoted at 980@$1

per bu. \V'isconsin, 95c@$1; Minnesota,

Mic/«($1.



Bcans.———l’ea beans are again higher;

prices being well maintained. Current

quotations are: l‘ea beans—~Cholce hand-

picked, $2.57 per bu; prime, $2.40@2.42.

Red Kidneys—Fancy, $3.15; average, $3.





 





Elgin. '

Butter.~~Market firm at 37c, which is

a decline of 3c since a week ago. Output

for the past week amounted to 617,500

pounds, as compared with 615,000 pounds

tor the previous week.





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.





January 22, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. .



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 200 cars: hogs, 100 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 125 double decks; calves

1.200 lzcad.



\Vith 200 cars of cattle on our market

here today, and 25,000 reported in Chi-

cago, we quote all grades of cattle lower;

the best heavy cattle selling from 1560250

per cwt. lower, quality considered, and

the lower grades all sold from 20023351“.

and in some instances 400 per cwt. lower

than last week. At the close the cattle

were nearly all sold, but the market

closed dull and inactive.



“'e quote: Best 1,400 to 1600-11). steers

$175418: good prime 1,300 to 1.400-lb. do.

3372561765; do. 1,200 to 1,300-lb. do, 6.75

417.25; best 1,100 to 1200-11). shipping

steers, $650677; medium butcher steers,

1,000 to 1,100, 355061625; light butcher

steers, $425615; best fat cows,$4.60@5.25;

fair to good do.. $464.50; common to

medium do., $325634: trimmers, $2.50@3;

best fat heifers. $5.50fl6.25; good fat

heifers, $5fi5.40; fair to good do, $4.25@

4.75: stock heifers. $3613.50; best feeding

steers, dehorned, 554756135; common feed—

ing steers, $3,756.04; stockers, all grades,

$3_50@3_75; prime export bulls, $050606;

best butcher bulls, $5605.50; bologna bulls

$4.25@4.75: stock bulls, 3132560425; best

milkers and springers, $45@55; common

to good do, $256030.



“’ith reports showing heavy receipts

of hogs at western points, and with lib-

eral receipts here, it was impossible to

hold prices up to last Saturday's close—-

the bulk of the hogs selling a nickle low-'

er. Choice quality strong weight yorkers,

mixed and mediums generally going at

$6.40, with a few at $6.35, while the pigs





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and lighter weights sold from $5.50@6,

according to weight and quality. Rough

sows sold generally around $5.70@5.75;

stags, $4.50@5.25.



The lamb market was active today;

most of the choice lambs selling for

$6.85; a few at $6.90. Look for little high-

er prices the last of the- week with mod-

erate. receipts, but if the receipts con-

tinue heavy will not be able to raise

prices. The sheep market was very dull

today. Look for about steady prices bal-

ance of week on sheep.



\Ve quote: Best lambs, $6.75@6.85; cull

to common do., $5.25@5.75; wethers, $4.50

@465; bucks, $2.25@3.25; yearlings, $5@

5.50; handy ewes, $4@4.25; heavy ewes,

$461415; cull sheep, $2@3; veals, choice

to extra, $10@10.25; fair to good do., $8@

9.50; heavy calves, $4@5.50.





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Chicago.





January 22, 1912.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 29,000 57,000 22,000

Same day last year..29,045 47,596 27,983

Received last week..57,418 178,404 121,61’.7

Same week last year.78,437 153,396 109,054



The weather has turned almost warm,

and stock trains are arriving without

any impediments due to severe cold or

snowfalls, yet many trains are arriving

behind time. Cattle are moving off very

slowly, early purchases being largely re-

stricted to choice beef steers and fat

butcher stock, these ruling largely

steady. This applies to cattle selling

around $8,608.25 or better, there being

the usual fair Monday offerings of such

stock. But the general market otherwise

is extremely slow, and sellers are tele-

graphing and telephoning to their coun-

try patrons declines of 10@150. Hogs are

active at a general decline of 100, the

packers evidently loading up because

they look for later much smaller runs

and recoveries in prices. Light hogs go

at 5.40@6.12l/_,, the best heavy hogs at

$6.25 and pigs at $4.40@5.40. Monday, a

week ago, hogs sold at $5.90@6.50. Sheep

and lambs are slow, with the Buffalo and

other eastern markets liberally supplied

and a poor shipping demand here. Top

quotations are: Lambs, $6.75; yearlings,

$5.75; wethers, $4.75.



Cattle, hog and sheep receipts have

been seriously interrupted recently by

the long periods of severely cold and

stormy weather, and especially annoying

interruptions were experienced on Mon-

day of last week and the preceding week,

the railroads not being in a position to

assure prompt service, while stockmen

generally were disinclined to move stock

when the weather was at its very worst.

This made sharp advances in Monday

prices, while later in the week the ar-

rival of delayed consignments caused

reactions. Beef steers had on the whole

a good outlet, and even on the weak

spots owners did not fare at all badly.

There was a good showing on the open—

ing day of $8618.60 steers, the top being

a dime higher than any recent sale, but

later in the week most of the steers sold

around $5.85@7.85, with the poorer steers

going at $4.806th and fair to medium lots

at $6.10@6.75, while good steers went at





$7617.75 and choice beeves at $7.80 and





upward. Butchering cows and heifers

were active sellers at $3.70@7, and a few

heavy heifers bringing $7.35, while can—

ners sold at $2.10td,‘3.15, cutters at $32061)

3.65 and bulls at $3656.10. The stockcr

and feeder branch of the: market was on

a much slower basis on account of the

weather, with good cattle chiefly called

for and showing strength. the best heavy

feeders selling frequently to killers.

Stockcrs sold at $3.50fai5.60, while feeders

brought $4.75@6.10. Calves sold at fur-

ther advances under an active demand,

bringing.$3.75@10 per 100 lbs., but sold

lower later. Milkers and springers had

a larger demand at $30@65 per head.

Few cows offered were good enough to

bring more than $55. but milder weather

w1ll doubtless bring in more choice ones,

and then a higher range of prices may

be expected.



Hogs sold better on the whole last

week than might have, been expected

with so marked a falling off in the east—

ern shipping demand. quick reactions

following declines in prices. Light hogs

still predominated, with much too gen-

erous showing of pigs weighing well be-

low 100 lbs., and these offerings had to

go at the accustomed marked discount,

with the best prices paid for choice

heavy hogs. Fresh pork still has a large

sale, and provisions continue to be ex-

ported libcrally, wholesale prices being

much lower than a year ago, but do-

mestic consumption is still greatly cur-

tailed because retail meat markets fail

to lower their prices. Hence, stocks of

provisions are all the time increasing

rapidly, and when this month opened

aggregate stocks held in the five leading

western packing points reached 238,000,-

000 lbs., compared with 178,468,000 lbs. 8.

month earlier and 135,623,000 lbs. 8. year

earlier. At the close of the week hogs

sold at $7066.35, compared with $5.85@

6.40 a week earlier,



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and then falling down as fast as they

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$4.50@0.85; yearlings at $4@5.65; weth-

ers at $4704.75; ewes at $2.25@4.35 and

bucks at $2.50@3.25. The demand for

feeders has fallen off, but fair numbers

of western yearling feeders brought $3.50

((04, and western feeding lambs brught

$5@5.75. The packers have complained

that they could not get refrigerator cars

to ship their dressed meats east as fast

as slaughtered, but near the close of the

week cars were furnished in abundance.

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THIS IS THE LAST EDITION.





In the first edition the Detroit Live

stock markets are reports of last week;

all other markets are right up to date.

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Th ursday’s M a rket.

January 25,

Cattle.





1912.





Receipts, 1,196. Market 10@25c lower

than last week.



We quote: Best steers and heifers, $6

@650; steers and heifers, 1.000 to 1,200.

$5.75@6; do. 800 to 1,000, $4.75Cfi5.25; do.

that are fat, 500 to 700, $4@4.50; choice

fat cows, $4.75@5; good fat cows. $3.506!)

4; common cows, $3@3.25; canners, $1.50

@275; choice heavy bulls, $4.75@5; fair

to good bolognas, bulls. $4@4.50; stock

bulls, $3.50@4; milkers, large, young, me-

dium age, $400555; common milkers, $20

@35.



Roe Com. Co. sold Hammond, S. & Co.

1 cow weighing 1.000 at $3.50, 1 do weigh-

ing 860 at $2.50; to Nagle P. Co. 5 butch—

ers av 984 at $5, 1 bull weighing 1,410 at

$5, 14 steers av 1,096 at $6; to Parker, lV.

& Co. 25 do av 920 at $5.65, 27 butchers

av 904 at $4.65; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 can—

ner weighing 680 at ."2; to Thompson

Bros. 3 steers av 850 at $5; to Goodwin

5 cows av 944 at $4, 1 do weighing 870

at $3.50; to Fry 13 butchers av 840 at

$4.35; to Breitenbeck 6 do uv 925 at $3.50;

to Bresnahan 4 canners av 940 at $2.75.

1 do‘weighing 710 at $2; to Peabody 5

feeders av 790 at $4.75, 4 do av 885 at

$5.25, 1 do weighing 740 at $4.75.



Haley & M. sold Bresnahan 7 canners

av 964 at $2.75; to Kummlan B. CO. '

heifers av 605 at‘$4.50; to Parker, \V. &

Co. 14 butchers av 984 at $5.25; to Ratt-

kowsky 2 cows av 1.050 at $3.65; to Goose

6 cows av 1,076 at $3.25, 3 heifers av 433

at, $3.25; to Kamman B. Co, 2 steers av

725 at $4.60; to Goose 2 cows av 850 at

$3.60; to Mich, B. Co. 6 heifers av 693

at $3.75. *



Spicer & R. sold Goose 1 bull weighing

1,430 at $4.60, 2 do av 1,310 at $4.60; to

Kamman B. Co. 12 butchers av 750 at

$4.50; to Bresnahan 5 bulls av 596 at

$3.50, 10 cows av 994 at $3.10, 19 butchers

av 675 at $3.75; to Newton B. Co. 2 steers

av 1,050 at $6, 15 do av 880 at $5, 8 do av

690 at $4, 2 cows av 800 at $2.25, 1 do

weighing 1,060 at $4, 1 do weighing 840 at

$4, 125 butchers av 801 at $4.50; to Nagle

P. Co. 2 cows av 1,000 at $4, 3 do av 1.170

at $4.25, 1 do weighing 1,100 at $3.25, 6

do av 1,005 at $4.25, 1 bull weighing 1,060

at $4.25, 4 butchers av 887 at $4.50; to

Mich. B. Co, 28 do av 834 at $5.25, 8

steers av 1,146 at $6.50; to Hammond, S.

& Co. 5 do av 1,020 at $5.70, 10 do av 400

at $4.60, 1 cow weighing 750 at $4.25, 2

do av 955‘at $3.30.



Bishop, B. & H, Sold Bresnahan 8 can-

ners av 856 at $2.75, 2 do av 940 at $2.50,

8 cow.s av 1,035 at $3.50. I do weighing

1.260 at $4, 2 do av 1.230 at $3.50, 1 do

weighing 1,020 at $3, 2 heifers av 505 at

$4; to Kamman B. Co. 1 bull weighing

760 at $4, 2 steers av 720 at $4.50, 17 do

av 906 30155.25, 12 butchers av 656 at

$4.10; to Hammond, S. & Co, 4 cows av

875 at $3.25, 3 do av 1.1.40 at $4.10, 1 bull

weighing 960 at $4.10, 3 do av 1,226 at

$4.35, 1 do weighing 800 at $4, 1 do

weighing 1,420 at $4.35, 2 cows av 850 at

$3.40, 1- do weighing 1.050 at $2.75; to

Mich. B. Co. 2 do av 905 at $3.50, 1 bull

weighing 1,060 at $4; to Arndt 4 steers

av 862 at $5.35, 1 bull weighing 1,520 at

$5.50; to Kamman B. Co. 1 do weighing

850 at $4.50, 3 butchers av 910 at $4.75.

3 do av 740 at $3.50; to Thompson Bros,

2 cows av 1,065 at $4.50, 1 steer weigh-

ing 180 at $4.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 2

cows av 1.030 at $3, 3 steers av 1.177 at





$6.50; to Rattkowsky 3 bulls av 1.007 at

$4.40; to Mich. B. Co. 2 steers av 740

at $4.75, 28 butchers av 810 at $4.75; to





Regan 8 do av 562 at $3.75; to Bresnahan

6 cows av 1,083 at $3.50; to Parker, W. 8:

C0. 7 steers av 891 at $5.25, 1 bull weigh-

ing 910 at $4.50, 15 butchers av 940 at

$5.25, 4 do av 812 at $4, 1 bull weighing

1,800 at $4.75, 28 butchers av 823 at $4.75.



Sharp sold Sullivan P, Co. 1 steer

weighing 1,100 at $5.50, 3 do av 1,177 at

$6.50.



Veal Calves.





Receipts, 358.. Market steady at last

week’s prices on good stuff; common

very dull. Best, $9@9.50; others, $4@





8.75; milch cows and springers steady.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, “K & Co,

1 weighing 170 at $9.50, 6 av 155at $9.25,

2 av 120 at $5, 6 av 140 at $9, 3 av 165 at

$9.50. 4 av 140 at $9.50, 5 av 125 at $9.25,

7 av 150 at $8.75, 1 weighing 130 at $7,

4 av 145 at $9, 5 av 125 at $9.25; to Sulli-

van P. Co, 1 weighing 120 at $9; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 2 av 120 at $8. 9 av 105

at $7.50, 3 av 125 at $8, 6 av 130 at $8, 3

av 140 at $8.75, 2 av 120 at $7.50.



Spicer & R. sold Newton B. Co. 3 av

140 at $8.75; to Rattkowsky 4 av 100 at

$7.50, 1 weighing 120 at $8.50; to Parker,

“W. 8: Co. 3 av 140 at $8.75; to Sullivan

1’, Co. 4 av 135 at $8.50.



Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 av

130 at $7. '



Sheep and Lambs. '



Receipts, 5,018. Market 50c lower than

last- week; steady with Wednesday; com—

mon stock very dull. Best lambs, $6@

6.25; fair lambs, $5@5.75; light to com-

mon lambs, $4@4.75; fair to good sheep,

$3633.75; culls and common. ”@275.

.Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co.

10 sheep av 100 at $3. 91 do av 115 at $4,

6 do av 95 at $3, 25 do av 95 at $3, 46

lambs av 62 at $5.25; to Nagle P. Co. 16





do av 63 1t $4.75, 531 do ‘11” '15 at .15,

117“‘doav 72' at $6. 32 do av 63 at .50;

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$4, 29 do av 70 at $6.15; to Newton B. Co.

55 do av 60 at $5.25; to Sullivan P. Co.

58 do av 60 at $4.75, 22 sheep av 78 at

$3; to Mich. B, Co. 25 do av 80 at $3.75,

8 do av 75 at $1.50; to Swift & Co. 29 do





av 95 at $2.76, 39 d0 av 115 at $3.50, 19 ,





do av 100 at $2.25, 233 do av 125 at $3.50,

30 do av 100 at $3.75, 9 do av 90 at $2.50,

74 lam-b5 av 85 at $6.30, 21 do av 75 at

$5.50, 31 do av 90 at $6.25; to Sullivan P.

Co. 34 sheep av 50 at $2.50, 50 lambs av

52 at $3.50, 10 do av 57 at $5.25, 8 sheep

av 82 at $1.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 10

lambs av 54 at $4.50, 35 sheep av 115 at

$3.50, 20 do av 110 at $3.75. 48 lambs av

55 at $4.50, 10 do av 63 at $5.50.



Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 3

sheep av 92 at $3, 1 do weighing 100 at

$3, 11 lambs av 67 at $5.



Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 20 lambs

av 50 at $3.50, 21 sheep av 90 at $2.75, 1

buck weighing 170 at $3.50, 1 sheep

weighing 110 at $3; to Newton B. Co. 11'.

lambs av 73 at $6.10.



Mcl’lugh sold Nagle P. Co. 13 sheep av

100 at $3.25, 37 lambs av 85 at,$6.25.





H 093.





Receipts, 2,415. Market 5c

Vi'ednesday and last week.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $6.15@6.20; pigs, $5.25@5.50; light

yorkers, $5.75@6.10; stags one-third off.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker. W. & Co.

1,510 av 200 at $6.20, 730 av 170 at $6.15,

980 av 165 at $6.10, 325 av 170 at $6, 340

av 135 at $5.85.



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

650 av 200 at $6.20, 40 av 190 at $6.15.



Haley & M. sold same 415 av 200 at

$6.20, 135 av 180 at $6.10.



Hoe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co, 210

av 190 at $6.20.





lower than





Friday’s Market.

January 19, 1912.





Cattle.

Receipts this week, 1.926; last week.

1,794. Market steady at Thursday‘s





prices.



\Ve quote: Best dry-fed steers and

heifers, $6.50@6.80; steers and heifers,

1,000 to 1.200, $550606; do. 800 to 1,200.

$4.75@5.50; do. that are fat. 500 to 700.

$4,714.50; choice fat cows, $4.50@4.75; good

do. $350624; common cows, $3@3.25:

canners, $2@3; choice heavy bulls, $4.50

@5; fair to good bolognas, bulls, $35060

4; stock bulls, $3@3.50; milkers, large,

young, medium age, $40@50; common

milkers, $20@35.





Veal Calves.



Receipts this week, 894; last week, 750.

Good grades steady; common dull and

50c@$1 lower; quality very common. Best

”@950; common, $5.50@6.50.



Milch COWS and springers dull.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts this week, 9,021; last week,

11.169. Market 25c lower than on Thurs-

day and dull. Best lambs, $6.50; fair do.

$5.75@6.25; light to common lambs, $4.30

(95.25; fair to good sheep, $3@3.75: culls

and common, ”@275.



Hoes.



Receipts this Week,

9,728. Market steady

prices. Range of prices: Light to good

butchers, $6.10@6.25; pigs, $5.50; light

yorkers, $6@6.10; stags one—third off.





7,036; last week,

at Thursday's





Lower prices for sheep last year gave ,





some start to the export trade, and the

exports from Chicago were ten times as

large as a year earlier, although aggregat-

ing but 31,004 head, against 147,945 in

1004. Conditions governing the export

trade have greatly changed in recent

years, and Argentine and Australian froz—

c'n mutton competition has taken most

of our once large foreign trade. Export-

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when this business ceases, such offerings

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Many such shipments were sold at a.

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their owners, despite the dearness of

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“General Joe" is a beautiful three-year-old

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fionies you see in circus parades. You may

ave seen lots of ponies but we know you

never saw one which was prettier or cuter

than “General Joe" whom we are going to give

to you or some other boy or girl. We selected

him at the famous Heyl Pony Farm. Wash-

Ington. Ill.. where there are hundreds of the

finest kind of Shetland Ponies. Hitched up to

his nobby pony wagon he will haul you and all

your boy and girl friends that can pile in.

inst about as last as you want to go. And

when you are not riding or driving him he

will play with you and you can teach him to

come when you whistle. and lots of cute tricks,

You would be iust the happiest child alive

If “General Joe" were yours. Didn't you ever

notice what good times children have who

own ponies and how pretty these cute little

fellows look trotting up the road? Everybody

runs to the door and stops to look at a Shetland

Pony going by. Can you think of anything

you would like to own better than "General

Joe?" Read this page through carefully and

then send us your name and address at once.





 





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If You Want to Own “General Joe”





'will tell you how to become a contestant for “General Joe.” Don’t let anybody persuade you that you cannot win this pony‘





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And best of all we send free with "General '

Joe" the complete Pony Outfit Just as you

see it in the picture. The pony wagon is lust

the most comfortable riding and easiest

pulling we could buy for our purpose. We

have given away so many that we know

exactly what kind most boys and girls like.

The handsome nickel trimmed harness looks

just fine on "General Joe" " and the riding

bridle is imported and the saddle which we

also send we had made to order for "General

Joe." No child no matter how rich his

parents may he owns a nobbier or more desir-

able pony and outfit than this one which we

shall send free and all freight and express

charges paid. This is surely the best chance

you ever had to get a Shetland Pony. so if

you haven't any and think you would like to

have us give you this one. send your name

and address to us right now so It will be sure

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because our plan of conducting pony contests is different from others. The fact that we have given ponies to thirty-nine boys and girls already is proo

that we give them. away. We publish The Farmer, The Farmer’s Wife and Poultry Herald. The banker or postmaster in your town knows that we are one

of the largest publishing houses in the United States, so we can well afford to give ponies to boys and girls. Our contests are very short and you or some other

child Will get “General Joef’ and have him to drive to school and everywhere. We never heard of one of these thirty-nine boys and girls whose names and ad-

dresses we print below until they wrote and told us they wanted a pony, which shows how fair and square our pony contests are, and that no matter where the





 





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We Have Given Away 39 Ponies





Read Them! Count Them!





Here are the Names and Addresses of the 39 Boys and Girls who Won Then.





1 "Evmontmn," Gladys Houx, Marshall, Mo. 14- "BEAUTY." Bertram Eldridge. Bradford. Ill. 27. “Miscnier' Orville Hlmle. Montevideo. Minn.

2. "QUEENIE," Stan. J. Malicek. Redwood, Minn. 15- "SPO'I'FY." Mildred Etter, Madelia, Minn. 28. “Bass," Wilfred Dearchs, Burt. owa.

3. “BONNIE." Amyle Kafer. Giidden, Iowa. 16. “BROWNIE,” Twylah Hart. Sidney, Ohio. 29. "JERRY." Cleta Johnson. Lawrence, Kansas.

4. ”NED," Jules and Ruby Kobelin, Huntley. Mont. l7. "JACK," Bernice Harvey. Creston. Iowa. 30. “DANDY." Grace Burrows. Delano, Minn.

5. "SPARKLE." Eloise Savage. Watcrtown, S. D. 13- "MAC." Ruth Mead. Slater. MO- 31. "CAPTAIN," Ida O'Keete. Stanley. N. D.

6. "SONNIE," Elmer Hoth, Waukon, Iowa. 19. "TEDDY," George Cooper, St. Cloud. Min. 32. "PRINCE," Norris Nupson, Preston, Minn.

7. “FRITZIE.” Marie and Margie Parker. Williamsneld. Ill. 20. “TRIXIE.” Frank Harris, Billings Mont. 33. “JIM." Joey Edwards. Hoisington. Kansas.

fl 8. "TONY." Maurice Himle, Montevideo. Minn. 21. "DAISY,” Leta Hainline,,0rient, owa. 34. "MAJOR," Margaret Roth. Faribault. Minn. _

9. "Ki-No," Vic. J. Breitbach. Waupeton. Iowa. 22. "FAIRY." Lawrence Ulrich. Rosemount. Minn. 35. “GINGER," Charles Foster. Moberly o. .

lo. "BILLIE." Hazel McMartin, DeSmet, s. I). _ 23. "Boa." John B. Corn. Jr.. Little Rock, Ark. 36. “PA'rsy,” Rena Smith. .R. 1, Richville. N. Y.

— 11. “DUKE.” Dorothy Lee Eagle, Kansas City, Mo. 24. "LADDIE." Robbie E. Notton. Nashua. Iowa. 37. "JEWEL," Arthur Marodc. Millard. Nebr. _

12. “DON," Oliver E. Olson, Inter. Falls, Minn. 25. "TOM." Helen Herrmann, Wisner. Net). 38. "DIXIE," Walter F. McLaren. Flandreau. S. D.

— 13. "Sr. NICK." Marcella Conley. Ionia. Iowa. 26. “DERBY." A. Fitzsimmons. North McGregor. Iowa. 39. “BINGO." Jeanette Lansing. Wausa. N ebr. _

Notice that we print the names and complete addresses of the children to whom we have given ponies which we wouldn’t dare do if it wasn’t true that

we give away real live Shetland Ponies. You Will see that we have given them to children all over the United States so it doesn’t make any difference where

you live we would Just as soon send “General Joe,” the next Pony We are gomg to give away, to you as to any other boy or girl. If you write any of these

children (be sure to send them a two-cent stamp for reply), they Will tell you how fine their Shetland Ponies are, what fun they have with them and the first thing





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Our ponies are given away so quickly that you

will stand a better chance to get this one if you

sit right down’ and write us a letter or a postal

card or send the coupon opposite filled out with

your name and address (either way will be all

right). The’wbrk we req ire you to data become

a contestant rer.“(lenera Joe" is something that

any boy or giri who could drive a pony can do

and any child who becomes a contestant will

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