:s~_. .





 





The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Li





 





 





 





 





VOL. CXXXVltho. 7.;

Whole Number 3587.





The-'Wexfor‘d County Boy





and justly so, as the noblest voca-



tion of man, but those engaged in

the business haVe not always had this

lofty conception of it. Thenyave often

taken up farming because chance left

them nothing else to do, and their daily

prayer was that sometime a kind Provi-





! GRICULTURE has been spoken of.





dence might interfere and the farm could '





be sold and they could move to town to

spend their time in case and comfort.

The boys and girls were brought up to

think of the daily round of work in the

field and barnyard as drudgery, and were

taught to envy the life of the easy-man-

nered folk of the city. And the city folk

have more or less shared this attitude.

and connected the honest, hard-working

farmer and his family with sundry jokcs

and characterized him as a “gawky coun-

try jay” and not “up to snuff” with all

the very latest activities of the world.

In fact, this would almost lead one to be—

lieve that possibly, because of the fact

that work in tilling the soil had had its

supposed origin in connection with a curse

passed upon man, that agriculture had

been handicapped in its development by

an instinctive racial prejudice. At any

rate, the interesting field of biological





and chemical research in connection with '





his labor and their practical application

for his commercial advancement had

been, up to a few years ago, entirely

outside of the average farmer’s mental

environment. And least of all did he ap-

preciate the artistic wealth of rural life,

and that it were possible to pass the

restful period of life in ease and comfort

in the rural home with all the advantages

of'the city, and none of its disadvan-

tages. The rural school lent its support

also to this wide-spread prejudice, edu-





cating the. boys and girls for city rather





than for rural life.



But the rapid trend of growth of popu-

lation in the large centers, with a cor-

responding lessening in proportion of the

rural population, the

alarming rise in the

cost of foodstuffs, and

a. widespread protest

against the high cost

of. living, has started

a movement towards

improving conditions

in the rural communi—

ties and awakening an

interest and arousing

an appreciation for

rural life. A greater

impetus has been giv-

en to the work of the

agricultural colleges,

experiment stations,

farmers’ institutes, the

grange. and other

farmer’s organiz.-

tions.



There have been few

developments in recent

years of greater edu-

cational interest and

significance in this di-

rection than the work

done by boys’ “agri-

cultural clubs,” and

girls’ “home culture"

associations,



The first movement

of this kind in Michi-

gan was started by

Hon. James C. Mc-

Laughlin, congress-

man from the ninth

district, who, as mem-

ber of the committee

on agriculture in con-





DETROIT, Mica. SATURDAY. FEB; i .





5’ Agricultural Club.





been done in other states along this line.

and set out to do something for his own

At his suggestion a successful

corn contest was held in Muskegon coun—

and V afterwards

through his influence contests were or-

ganized in other counties of his district.



“'éxford county was one of the first to

At an invitation from the com-





missioner of schools. about 150

interested boys met in Cadillac,'.Friday,

Prof. Joseph A. Jeffery, of

Michigan Agricultural '

Mr. F. W. Howe,





April 23, 1909.





who was at that time

assistant in agricultural education in the

department of agriculture

ton, D. C., and who is now in the depart-

ment of agricultural





in Washing-





state of New York. were secured to aS—

sist the boys in perfecting an organiza-

tion. The former gave the boys an in—

teresting and instructive talk on the most

approved methods of selecting seed corn,

preparing the ground, and caring for the

growing crop and harvesting it. Mr.

Howe gave an inspiring lecture on the

purpose of boys’ clubs and what had been





 





Prize Corn Show of the WexfOrd Boys’ Agricultural Club, Held Nov. 25, 1910.





done in other states, illustrating his talk





with the stereopt icon.





The \Vexford Boys’ Agricultural Club

was organized at this time, officers being

chosen and a committee appointed to

draft a constitution and by-laws. All

boys of the county between the ages of

12 and 18 years were made eligible for

membership, and the following rules were





 





 





 





38].“ A YEAR.

32.75 5 YEARS.





made: “Each boy must plant at least

one-eighth of an acre of corn, care for

and harvcst it himself. and make his own

selection of exhibit ears; he must not

have any help except in plowing: he

must keep a written record of everything

done and send the record in to the secre-

tary at least two weeks bcfore the an-

nual corn show; he must exhibit ten ears

of corn at the annual corn show. High-

bred seed was afterwards distributed to

the boys because there. was no suitable

seed to be had near by. The committee

on finance found that the grangcs of the

county, prominent farmers. and busincss

men, cspccially the lumbcrmcn, were

willing urd rcady to lend such financial

help as would insure Sllcccss to the un-

dcrtaking, incansc they llclicVOd that a

movemcni of this kind \‘muEd contribute

to the agricultural development of the

county.



During the grmring siasrn bulletins

containing instructions for the preparing

of the ground, planting, cultivation, and

in harvesting the crop \\'tl‘l‘ scni just at

the right time to be of most hi lp to each

boy. The seas..n was a poor one. but (it?

boys made crcditablc exhibits at the, corn

show held November 12, and prizes to the

amount of $127. were dislributcd as fol—

lows: First prize, $2.3; second prize. $20;

third prize, $15; three ten dollar prizes

and the rest in five. and two—and-a—half

dollar prizes. Two judges \\'c1‘c sent by

the Agricultu'al College to judge the ex-

hibits and these men gave the boys fur-

ther instruction.



The next year a still larger membership

Was secured for the club and at the meet-

ing and corn show held that year, 72

made exhibits that far exceeded in gcn—

eral quality the exhibits of the year be-

fore. Tho sl-ason had been more i‘aynr-

able and thc boys had the advantage of

more knowledge gained through obser-

vation and reading. The executive com-

mittee sccured Mr. O. J. Kern, super-

intendent of schools of

l\'ini'i(-l)zigt‘i county, Ill-

llltllS, 3, man WC”

known in all parts of

the country for his

activin in bcttcring

rural life, who dcliv—

cred h i s lecture,

“Along Country loads

in an Educational

“713’." The boys were

delighted with Mr.

Kern and his message.





During the past sea-

son there was a mem—

bership of 153 boys and

83 of these made ex-

cellent exhibits at the

annual show held in

connection with the

farmcrs‘ institute Dc-

ccmbcr 20—2l. There

had been a decidcd

improvement ovcrpre-

ceding ycars. .\t this

contest every boy was

awardcd a prize of at

least one dollar. and

the boy who won the

first prize of $25 also

received a suit of new

clothes.



One of the most far

reaching and helpful

achievements of the

club is its awarding

of free scholarships to

the state agricultural

college. These are

given as prizes for es-





 





gress, became inter- ’

ested in what had First Corn Meeting for BOYS; Held





say writing and best:





April 23, 1909, Under the Ausplces of the Agricultural Club. yields of corn and m-
170 oi





clude all expenses to the eight weeks'





course in general farming. They are

considered the big prizes by the boys and

there is much strife in their capture as

they are worth about sixty dollars. Last

year two boys were sent and this year

there are three representing the club at

the college. It is our aim to increase this

number from year to year. Who can

foretell the influence of this upon the

agricultural growth and awakening of

our country if this is continued for ten

or fifteen years?



At the meetings 01’ the club the boys

are in full charge and take a great deal

of interest in doing something towards

their success, and willingly read essays

or participate in the parliamentary drill.

interest is also added by furnishing each

member with an appropriate badge, and

on the day of the meetings the large

crowds of boys with their badges attract

no little attention on the streets of

Cadillac.



The results already apparent from all

this work and organization may be sum-

marized as follows: Each boy has been

led to observe more closely, to recognize

the value of good breeding, and that cer-

tain desired characteristics may be ob-

tained by change in environment: thus

he has met and solved some of the in-

tricate problems of crop improvement;

he has learned to set a fixed value upon

his own labor and something of the keep-

ing of simple accounts in the various

farm transactions; he has been taught

how to use technical information as con-

tained in agricultural bulletins and good

literature upon this subject, and he has

learned where to obtain this literature;

his views have been broadened by con-

tact with others and by reading: and the

power of taking the initiative has devel—

oped in him and made him feel as an

individual and responsible member of the





community. The boys haVe learned the

value of organized effort. of co-operation

and compromise; and the social instinct





has bet-n developed. This is a matter of

great importance, because. living as he

docs isolated on his own forty. working

independently of his fellows. solving his

own problems, has made the .\merican

farmer an unsocial being. The influence

upon the community at large has also

been noticeable. It has awakened an in-

terest in things agricultural, not only

among farmers but among those who

live in towns, thereby bringing rural and

city interests into a more sympathetic

attitude toward each other.

\chford Co. \V'. H. FAUNCE.





FARM NOTES.





 





Eradicatlng Toad Flax (Butter-and—

Eggs).



lVould be pleased to read in your paper

something that will- kill butter—and—cggs.

or stink weed, as it is called. 1 found

a patch of perhaps. four feet square on

my farm this summer and know of no

way to kill it. How it got thcl'c i can't

tell and I greatly desire to eradicate it.



Kalamazoo (lo. K,



“here one has quite a small patch of

any foul weed to be eradicated, one of

the very best and easiest ways to ac-

complish the desired result is to cover

the patch with tarrcd paper weighted

down with a few stones after the seeds

have germinated and the plant gotten

nicely started. This treatment will

smother out all vegetation on the patches

and ordinarily will end all trouble with

the weed.



This weed is one of the many intro-

duced from Europe and is in places a

vigorous post in meadows, spreading by

root stocks as Well as seeds and it is

a wise plan to kill it out when first start-

ed, as is contemplated in this case. How-

ever. in any field which is devoted to the

regular crop rotation it can be subdued

by clean culture and thc sowing of clean

grass seed when the field is reseeded.





Clove-r in the Crop Rotation.





if you sow both alsike and medium

mover about 11/; dis. of alsike and 3% qts.

of medium, then in a few years does the

alsike get the best of the medium?



Kent Co. R.





The duration of a stand of clover de-

pends not a little upon circumstances.

'\\‘hilc the clover plant is not strictly a

biennial, it does not endure at its best

more than one year after the year in

which it is seeded. In some sections of

the state, the sections which are favored

by heavy snowfalls and light freezing of

the ground, this does not always obtain,

but it is, generally speaking. quite large-

ly true of both medium and alsike clover.

The latter is not as easily killed out by

unfavorable conditions. as heaving from

freezing and thawing weather. and will

endure a wet soil much better than red

clover.





     





However, this is not a question of great

importance in Michigan agriculture. The

way to get the most value out of the

clover crop is to cut it for hay the first

year, taking a crop of seedhif one ma-

tures well. and plowing it down the fol-

lowing year for corn, or some other spring

crop. In case the second growth does

not fill well with seed, it is also profitable

to plow that down to supply needed Vege-

table matter to the soil. In this way the

nitrogen which the clotter crop gathers

from the air is made available for grain

crops or other cash crops grown after the

clover, and the vegetable matter from

both the top and root adds needed hum-

us to the soil, while the extensive root

system of the clover plant loosens up

the soil, brings up mineral elements of

fertility from the subsoil and puts the

soil in a much better mechanical condi-

tion. For this reason, clover should come

frequently in the crop rotation, and be

used for hay only one year for best re-

sults, and not more than two when it is

seeded with timothy and other grasses.





Pasturlng Alfalfa.





Does alfalfa make good pasture for

sheep and cattle during the summer or

is it liable to bloat them when it is wet,

the same as clover? Also, would like to

know if, after using commercial fertilizer

four or five years one would be obliged to

continue tire use to secure a good yield?

1 have been told that after using it a few

years it is almost impossible to grow a

crop without it.



Clinton Co. F. S.





Alfalfa should not be pastured to any

extent as the stand will be injured there—

by. It is inclined to produce bloat to an

even greater extent than even common

clover, for the reason that it is a rapid

growing plant and the new growth is

more succulent. Sheep should not be pas-

tured on alfalfa at all for the reason that

they crop the young shoots closely and‘

thus injure the crowns. In fact, it is not

good economy to pasture any stand of

alfalfa from which it is desired to out

future hay crops.



Physical Effects of Fertilizer.



There is nothing in the theory that

where fertilizer is intelligently used its

use is made necessary in the growing of

future crops. Fertilizers should be used

as supplementary to stable manure or

other vegetable plant food to balance up

the nutrient contents in the soil solution

and better enable plants to make a max-

imum growth. If fertilizer is used to force

the production of a greater number of

crops in the rotation, and thus exhaust

the humus in the soil and injure its me-

chanical condition. its future producing

powers will be injured thereby; but it

would be due to unwise management of

the soil rather than the effect of the fer—

tilizer used. Fertilizers can be used suc-

cessfully to build up the fertility of the

soil so that it will produce much better

cnops without it than it did before its

use, provided that the mechanical con-

dition of the soil at the same tinie is im-

proved in its process of upbuilding by the

addition of needed vegetable matter; and

most of our soils need additional vege—

table matter to be converted into humus

more than any other one thing to improve

their fertility and increase their crop

producing power.



Fertilizer for Beans.



I would like to know through your pa-

per the best way to fertilize beans.

have ten acres of corn stubble sowed to

fall rye. The ground is rather light and

lays high. I would like to put on about





200 lbs. of fertilizer to the acre.

Manistec Co. E. W.





In applying commercial fertilizer to

beans, one should be careful not to place

mo much fertilizer in the drill rows with

the beans as bean seed is very easily in-

jured in its germination by heavy appli-

cations of fertilizer containing consider-

able potash when tlie fertilizer comes in

contact with the seed. Where beans are

planted with a drill. the fertilizer being

distributed at the same time, most grow-

ers adopt the plan of sowing the ter-

tilizer in about three drills, one on each

side of the drill in which the beans are

sewn. '



On a. dry. light soil which has been in

corn one cannot expect the best possible

results from fertilizer. unless the mois-

ture is Well distributed throughout the

season. The rye sown in the fall, if

plowed down before it attains too big a

growth in the spring, will not interfere

with the capillary action of the soil water

to any considerable extent, and if the

ground is plowed rather early it can be

better fitted and the moisture better con—

served for the bean crop. Where rye is

allowed to get well along to maturity be-

fore it is plowed down there is danger

that the crop will suffer from drouth, un-

less there is plenty of rain after the crop

is planted.





THE. MICHIGAN :PARMER. -





 





 





 





n





FEB. 17, 1912.





 





 





 





...___..._..—--1





The Feedini .Valuo

of Your ”ay 3





is controlled largely by the condition



in which it is .put up. From exped— i

once and from chemical analysis we

havelearned that to retain the moat l

nutrition in it, we must handle each "

operation in the process of curing in

just the proper manner and at the

proper time. Otherwise moldy, musty

hay results from its being stacked or

stowed away too green, or with ex-

ternal motsture on it: or, as in the

case of the clo‘vers and alfalfa, if it

dries out too much the leaves become

brittle and drop ofi‘ and the stems be



i come stiff and woody, and also the sun leeches out much of the



l nutriments. '





Every implement in our complete line of world famous





JOHNSTON

FARM MACHINES





is built with all the details of the farmers' work

thoroughly in mind. :- hay tools are no ex-

ception. They are constructed with an eye to

economy of operation, quality of work, and

length of service. 9,



Our rakes are made in five sizes. They take

clean, carry big loads, dump easily and clean,

and the draft is the very minimum. They satisfy.





We also make a combined Side-delivery Rake-

Teddet — I wonderfully good machine -'with

many desirable features.





In a Tedder correct construction is

absolutely essential. The Johnston

has it and is practically all steel. A

few 0 its merits are steel frame, steel

wheels, double hubbcd. roller bear-

ings center drive. three tine crucible

steel forks. spring balance tilt, elm-

plicity, strength and durability.

Remember. the name “Johnston" still

stands for Quality—a- it has for over

so years. Also remember the name

Johnston" has no trust connection

and never did.





Our 1912 catalog has much that will

interest you. Send a postal today.





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 





JOHNSTON HARVEST“ CO.

no: lob-E





BATAVIA. N. Y.





 





 





 





 





[ll 5 _.‘l'1\yl l i -. ‘33:“. ‘ i"‘¢“"‘7i“i~.

ll wsi"\l"‘l\‘l‘\\\\lh he





, x . x

villi“! ”Wil-





- 1/ Good Crop: of Oats were Formerly the Rule;

" / Now a Good Crop is the Exception.



One reason is starvation—the lack of the right kinds of



plant food in the right form, available at the right time.



The result is weak plants that grow slowly, yield light,



chatly grain and fall an easy prey to rust, blight and insects.





'TASII





has been shown to greatly (increase the liability of the small

’4‘; grams to attacks of rust. as well as lodging becaust: .' aunt;

' straw. Be sure that yfvllf oats fertilizer containsh t08 per cent.

Potash. Ask your dcal- : to carry such brands. or Potash Salts. to

enable you to bring the i rands up to this standard.





 





If he will not. we 'zm/l sell you Paras/z m any amount

from a 200- fioum/ (mg up. Wrzte for prices and for free

book on ferttltzcr formula: and bow to adjust them.





GERMAN KAIJ WORKS

Baltimore : Continental Building Chicago : Monadnock Block

New Orleans: Whitney Contra] Bank Building





HARNESS





HORSE





COLLARS





Ask your dealer tor the label.

Made and Warranted by





ARMSTRONG & GRAHAM





WHOLESALE ONLY. ‘ DETROIT. ESTABLISHED 1880.

' ’ “I! “NEST AND BEST LINE OF





ELL DRILLING





MACH I N E R Y n. AM...



have been '

in: it for over 20 years. Do not buy until 103

see our new Illustrated Catalogue No. M. 509‘

toritnow. Itis FREE.





Austin lanufaciuring 00., clump

LOOK HERE! no you want a ma MARKER?





I will cut your name neatly on Bra-(011° “win”. "a,

race pt of 25

and eondto any address. rgpflid'ng'fiw 2 cents for

otter ext-n. Send all orders to

A. H. BRAUNLICH- lda- M'ch'





SPlllillllll Elfin-“VE-iimm





 





 





 





 





 





“ID '0'! ml: CATALOG.

Dnnhun Pulveriurl. Packers and-Boilers no

made suitsblotoever soil formation. Single

and double an: palm-en. Flexible and



inked-hemp ivorineu. Combination our-



and sub-aurihoe packers. All stool land



rollers. Pigeancl'l‘ Bar Rollers. Anamrase



increased )6 bushels per acre b using the

On sale near you. W as,





Dunh‘m' 20 to setting: Ave

. THE DURHAM 00., Box-ea. Ohio. 0.8.A:





 





 





 





 





 





 





[c to flat: N. Y



“Am—nun». noun to take ohm of a SPORE“!!! CHEMICAL '



and wages 11$ figmfifi'fif ificalrg 7 371% GOVERNMENT “an“: flllEhmii’fiiv’SaB‘m



h 'JAMEs HA ' r 3““

totgr‘gg Detroit. Mich. Tgn’i'i‘c’ldrze‘iimgl’fiil‘z’l.’ llvlns quarters Wri“ can?!" 11v1',9t.1.ou1._





A





 





 

 





 





 





 





_ ‘_.~





3

‘l

'1





'J
FEB. 17, 1912‘.

WHY CLOVER FAILS.





 





In 'many' sections of the state clover

failures are getting to be quite common.

People seed their land to clover, the seed

germinates, it grows for a little time, and

then, just as soon as the dry weather

comes it dies and they lose their invest-

ment. In some sections of the state

large areas are affected in this way in dry

years. In almost every locality of the

state there are occasional clover failures.

On the other hand, there are farmers who

never lose a seeding of clover. This is

a fact in my own case. I have never lost

a seeding of clover yet in all of my

twenty odd years of farming, and I have

clover in a three or four—year rotation.

Yet, we have severe drought. Certainly

in that period of time we have had as

severe drought as you get in any part of

the state and we have had many, many

years when it was exceedingly dry, and

yet the clever always seeded on the

wheat in the spring lives through and

produces a good crop. My experience is

that clover likes to grow just as well as

any plant and it seems to be vigorous

and grows just as luxuriantly.



Now there must be a reason for this

(lover failure other than the drought. If

this was not so then nobody in any sec—

tion in certain years would grow clover.

I haVe always contended that the soil

either lacked vegetable matter or the

mineral elements of fertility—phosphoric

acid and potash, which clover loves so

well and is such a gross feeder of-rvor

that the land was sour. “'0, know that

land by cortinual cropping is liable to

get sour, have an acid reaction, and that

clover and the other legumes require soils

having an alkaline reaction in order to

thrive. However, it is not very often

that you get direct evidence which would

seem to substantiate beyond the question

of a doubt this theory. But: at a farmers’

institute in Kalamazoo county just re—

cently a statement was made and a ques—

tion asked which, to my mind, throws a

great deal of light upon this question.



The statement was that a prominent

farmer in that section and also his neigh-

bor, too, had lost their entire seeding

of clover. Each had quite a largo ac—

reage into Wheat and it was all seeded

to clover and the clever all died when

the drought of last summer came, with

the exception of one small place on one

field where the fall before about a barrel

and a half of hard-wood ashes had been

spread as a top—dressing. There, the

man said, he had a splendid catch of

clover and it lived through the drought

and was in thriving condition when it

went into winter this last fall. Now, his

question was, “Does this throw any light.

upon the clover question. Can you tell

me from this what to do in order to get

a clover catch?” I told him that l was

very glad indeed to get this evidence,

that it did throw a great deal of light

upon this question of clover failures.

\Vhy? Because when you put hard-Wood

ashes upon the land you are adding five

per cent of potash, two per cent of phos-

phoric acid and 32 per cent, of lime in a

good condition to sweeten the soil. Now

this experiment would indicate to me that

either the soil was sour and needed

sweetening or else it was very deficient

in phosphoric acid and potash, and the

probability is that it needs an application

of all three—lime, phosphoric acid and

potash. There is no doubt in my mind

but what this soil has an acid reaction

and that besides it is deficient in the two

plant foods which clover needs in ordei

to make a thrifty and luxuriant growth.



Of course, we can‘t get hard-wood

ashes. That’s out of the question. Wood

is not used much for fuel now. There

was a time a few years ago when hard-

w‘ood ashes could be imported from

Canada in commercial quantities. But

that time has now gone by and we have

got to use a substitute for ashes. \Ve

certainly have that substitute. We can

determine if the land is sour by pur—

chasing iive cents worth of blue litmus

paper at a drug store and burying it in

the moist soil, leaving it there for a half

hour and if the blue litmus paper turns

any tinge of pink the soil is acid, and it

needs lime to sweeten it. Vt’e can get all

the lime we want at a reasonable price.

If the soil is sour it is barely possible

that you can get a catch of clover by

simply applying lime but the probability





_ is that this soil is also deficient in phos-





phoric acid and potash, and then the only

thing to do is to purchase these ingredi-

ents. A farmer, to my way of thinking,

might better invest his money in phos-

phoric acid and potash if his soil needs

it, than/to put it into the bank. His soil

should be his bank. If he hasn’t got a?





.much easier than





,‘THE MICHIGAN FARMER. . ' . * (a)





fertile soil, if it isn’t well stored with

available plant food so that ‘he can grow

profitable creps he can’t make any money

farming, and so I say, he might better

buy the essential things which are neces-

sary to produce luxuriant crops than to

put that money into the bank.





1!: would be the proper thing to do to

make the following tests: Apply lime on

a strip in a field to bé‘ seeded to wheat

this fall. On another strip by the side of

it apply phosphoric acid. On another

strip potash. Then on another strip phos-

phoric acid and potash. And on another

strip all three, lime, phosphoric acid, and

potash. Note results. In all probability

you will get results from all three. You

should get better results where all three

are used in combination. Personally, I

would make those tests on one side of

the field and 'the balance of the field I

would have faith enough in what I know

from experience about fertilizer and

about lime to give a good application of

at least a ton of ground limestone to the

acre on the balance of the field and then

put on a good commercial fertilizer rich

in phosphoric acid and potash, and I

would put stress upon the phosphoric

acid because I believe most all of our

soils are deficient in this ingredient. An

application of a fertilizer containing one

to two per cent of ammonia, eight to ten

per cent of phosphoric acid, and two to

four per cent of potash I would think

would not only bring profitable returns

from the wheat crop but it would prac-

tically LISSUC a good stand and a thrifty

growth of clover, providing the land was

not acid. But if the land is acid then in

addition to this application of fertilizer

there should be at least a ton of lime-

stone used. You can‘t get the best re—

sults with commercial fertilizers if the

land is sour, so far as the clover crop is

concerned. You can get a good wheat

crop because that will live and thrive in

soil that is a little acid but the clover

crop will not, and the wheat crop even

will do better if the soil is sweet. I

should say that a ton of lime and 350 to

400 lbs. of the fortilizer I have mentioned

would be none too heavy an application

for the most prolitable results and from

my own experience I would expect a

good crop of wheat and a good crop of

clover following. This is the way we can

build up our soil by the use of fertilizers.

l‘so the fertilizers not only to grow

wheat: but to grow the clover. for the

clover will add needed Vegetable matter

and nitrogen to the soil and permanently

improve its mechanical condition and

crop producing power.



COLON C. LILLIE.





._.__..—._...._....___7__





HAVESTING THE CORN CROP.





In reply to M. M., Ilillsdale county, on

page 27 of the January 13 issue of the

Michigan Farmer, I would say that I en-

dorse fully and entirely his idea concern-

ing the usefulness and convenience of

husking and shredding corn by machin-

ery. In an experience of ten years I

have never lost any fodder, nor ever had

any damaged, except now and then a

little, where it was tramped a good deal.



This year we threshed more than 40

acres of heavy corn. The stalks were

very juicy. “'e used 21/; barrels of salt

through them, and I never had any bet-

ter fodder. All the stock eat it up clean

and with relish. If you can save a little

room on top and cover it 2 or 21/2 feet

deep with straw. it will be

against moulding.



I think I can put up my corn in this

way with less expense than I can husk it

by hand. It can be fed in the stable; all

that is not eaten makes good bedding and

drawing out the manure, it is certainly

handling the “long





insured





stalks.”



This year the 42 acres were husked in

one and one-half days with 22 men and

10 teams, costing $54.47 in money. With

such a season as we had it could not be

done too quickly. The teams we do not

count, as both those and the men’s work

is paid by changing work,



Ever since I began to use the machine

I have been decided to husk no more

shocks of corn in the field. The women

in our family would far rather have a few

strenuous days’ work cooking for shred-

ders than to have the husking of a lai‘gC

(rop of corn dragging through week after

week of unpleasant fall weather, with the

discomfort of sore fingers for the men,

added to the tired backs. As the shred-

ders are now built, there is much less

danger to the feeders than formerly, but

they should always keep before their

minds the one thought—be careful!



Van Buren Co. E. OSBORN.





 





 

 





 





How to Save the Most

Money on a Spreader





OU can buy a manure spreader for any price you want to pay.





But you won’t get more than you pay for.

spreader the more expensive ‘it is in the and.





The way to save the most money on a manure spreader is to get the

best—regardless offirst price. Get the Spreader that will last longestr—SO

the cost will be divided among the most years. Get the spreader that

costs least fortrepairs. Get the spreader that is lightest running and

most efficient in the work it does. If you do that you will get





The GREAT WESTERN





Let us show you by actual facts and figures The Great Western malleable fifth wheel and

why the Great Western is the only spreader you heavy oak bolsters are set back two feet under

ought to use. Then you Will understand why it the box so the load is evenly balanced on all four

is used and endorsed by over 100.090 progressive wheels.

farmers and bvnearly every U- 5- Government The front wheels of the Great Western track

and btatc Experiment Station. with the rear wheels. We make the heaviest





wood and steel wheels ever put on manure

Built To Last





Spreaders.

The Great Western has 214 feet of solid oak in





The c/zeaper the





Great VVeste-rn Spreaders arewmade in two

its construction. It has an all oak frame. double styles and Six Sizes rangingfrom (so to 100 bushels

oak bolsters. oak pole, oak axle caps. oak





beater. oak bed stakes, oak rake head and oak

cross pieces. It has hickory Single trees, hick-

ory Double trees and hickory Neck yoke. The

frame is absolutely rigid; it cannot be twisted

out of shape, no parts can bind—hence it is the

lightest draft spreader made. The GREAT

WESTERN endless apron runs on 75 large roll-

ers—one set on each side of the heavy oak frame

and one set supporting the center. These large





capacity; You can suit your needs exactly in

the complete Great Western Linc. Each Great

Western handles all kinds of fertilizers in any

kind of weather.





Big Spreader Book Free





We want your name and address at once so we

can send you our big. free book. No matter

what is in other catalogs, compare any other





 





rollers are set close together so there’s no sag- spreader. point for point. with the Great West-

ging or waving of the apron slats. ern. Find out how Spreaders are made and what



The Great Western has a big 15-inch indestruc- they are made of. Find out the record of repairs.

tible malleable fifth wheel thatweighs 40 pounds. Flfld out what other farmers say about them.

This is attached with malleable braces to two Then see the spreaderitself- Don't let any low

big, heavy. solid oak bolsters. It is arranged so price influence you until you know all the facts.

that it one wheel drops into a hole or rut, there’s Remember. it's the cosh-per year—that counts.

no strain or binding on the frame. Write now for catalog . Address





Rock Island Plow Co., fii‘c‘i‘. sflifih‘hf‘ifiz





A” I v I

. nick tor a SPF‘

'19 to write mgt‘t‘his (fieryou ll

n 01‘ m0





 





 





 





 





 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





nsh .

8 re mevetry mixed. when nggeveryhod.‘ ”gift;

I we:1t ggrmn the sized 3:32:11 “regiifiibaeo allowfiys legs the

cia 0 ake it I? W t!“ he {00‘ \ rofit.

buy. hood 1“ kn m unders and ersona P

neighbor. 3‘ his b1 rice





.- Write Now to Galloway

You’ll soon see the reason for the really funny things that dealers say of Galloway





~"Galloway has no factory"-—"Galloway’s pretty near broke”-Galloway's stuff





,is poor quality"—those are a few of their stories. But __._- «h .

I in going to call their bluff and make such price: to 10 or more ' 3 Get My Prices Now

i . 3 "





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





men in every township that; will bring the orders and show up

the dealers' “Jokes“ in their true light. In the meantime

I‘m getting hundreds of letters like this: A. L. Westphal.

St. Francis, Minn.. writes: Last winter I investigated 5 or 6 ,

different engines on the market, but I bought the Gallo-

way, and I am very well satisfied with it. I have saved at ,7 . .-

least. $100.00 on it.



write quick for Big Engine Catalog and special prices. I’ll it)”

also send my line new General Line Catalog in five colors. I H





WM. GALLOWAY, President

‘IHE WM. GALLOWAY (:0 645A J Gallmy flatlonMflEnLOOJA





 





" “The Empire

”4/ makes the yield higher,”

. 3/ because it plants right. This

cutshows the Empire Twin Disk

'11x7 Combined Grain and Fertilizer

“V ‘ Drill—the style that is at home every-

where except in very hard ground. We

make them in Single Disk, Hoe and Shoe

also. Every drill guaranteed. You can get

any size and every style. No matter what

1 , ‘ your seeding conditions are, you can

, — _ -. get an Empire Drill to do the work.

____ '— Send for an Empire Catalogue.

Then go to your local dealer

and insist on seeing the

\ Empire Drill.

. :Anmcmjsz/fimfi‘





[NO 0” CHAT—ca





Riemann). Mm.





 





 

 

 





 





 





4“! , ‘ ‘
172 (4)





MORE ABOUT THAT HUNDRED

ACRES OF CORN.





 





We read with interest Mr. Washburne’s

article on raising one hundred acres of

corn in 79 days and have noticed some

of the comments on the article by var-

ious writers.



It really would seem scarcely worth

while bothering to say anything in reply

to such statements had not the writer,

when a boy, listened with credulity to

stories of big work done in short time.

He thought he, too, could raise some dust

and started in with more energy than

sense.



Results, one foundered horse, another

one badly sweenied, and much delayed

spring work. Some aspiring lad or man

from the city might try to do what Mr.

\\'ashburne says he can accomplish, and

the writer would caution such to “make

haste slowly." The farmer with horse

sense is in no danger because of Mr.

\Vashburne’s 100 acre corn story.



However, some of Mr. W'ashburne’s

statements will bear sober attention. His

clearing away of many rail fences and

making several small fields into one large

one was a sensible move. provided the lay

of the land and character of soil would

permit such treatment. In arranging the

big fields no doubt he saw to it that each

field was similar in soil throughout.



He spoke of raising 60 acres of corn in

Illinois. We don’t doubt it at all, be-

cause it is entirely within the range of

possibility on good, smooth ground, large

fields, etc, for one man to do this. It

matters not whether it be Illinois or

Michigan, so far as that is concerned.

But 100 acres in 79 days is different!



The writer has traVeled through the

middle west several times and has lived

and farmed in the great corn district. of

Kansas, where fields of corn containing

several hundred acres were not rare. “’0

used to figure that one man ought to put

out and care for it) acres, or possibly a

little more, of corn. But mind you, in

our Kansas fields We had never a stump,

nor stone, nor tree to bother in fitting

ground or planting and caring for the

crop. Not many Michigan fields can boast

of such ideal conditions. Think of the

bother a single tree in a field creates

when the wire check-rower is at work.



Yes, and Mr. \Vashburne says he plows

over six acres per day with five horses.

That is, he averages over six acres per

day for 16 days. He‘s got the west badly

bcatt n. It the five ‘horscs in question

can actually turn over five acres per day

for a period of 16 days they are doing

well enough. Most western men are more

than satisfied if they can do that well

throughout the corn plowing season. But

never mind that; possibly Mr. \V.‘s plow

is well greased.



He plants 25 acres per day with a.

check-rower. Now let us maintain our

equilibrium and be reasonable. always

giving credit where credit is due. The

check—rower is the proper tool all right,

but let the. average farmer boy he satis—

‘ticd with less acreage. If he plants 10 to

12 {it-res daily none necd complain. In

fact, that is a good day‘s work, in our

opinion. Let him strive to do a real good

,iob. Not how much, boys, but how well!

To be sure it is possible to plant more

than 12 acres. The biggest day‘s plant-

ing the writer ever witnessed totaled

about 18 acres. This was near .lamcs-

town, Cloud county, Kansas, in 1885, on

a ranch belonging to F. A. Lane. The

field was a half mile long, level and

smooth with open prairie at each end so

the driver was not bothered with fences,

but could snap off his wire, driVe right

out and turn around quicker than as

though he had end fences to bother him.

To be sure, he was crowding his work,

for the season was somewhat advanced

and he put in more than ten hours for a

day. Three years ago we planted about

28 acres in 19 hours’ actual planting, not

including time spent in stringing out

check wire before planting and reeling it

up afterward. But the job was hurried

a bit too much. It wasn't checked real

well. This field, too, was nearly ideal,

being smooth and 120 rods long, with

fence on only one end.



Mr. \V. says he gets his “perfectly

straight both ways." Now, boys, look

out for that and our advice is to use

eight days instead of four when you plant

your 100 acres. You have got to take

pains. with your wire or your corn won’t

be in rows properly. The wire check—

rower is a splendid tool, but take time to

see that the seed boxes don't get empty,

that your-wire is tight and your planter

dropping the corn right under the but-

ton. Notice your discs to see that you

are getting the right amount of seed in





a. hill. So much depends on a corn crop,

and we are not all star performers like

Mr, VVashburne. /



Now I like the idea of the big field.

the gang-plow with five horses, and corn

harvester, too. I’m not so sure about rid—

ing on a sulky behind the harrow. Yes.

I’ve seen it done, but if a stone, 3. clod,

a bunch of grass roots or wad of manure

or stubble gathers under the harrow,

what then? Canone get off the sulky to

relieve the harrow of its impediments or

will be Just “let her rip?” No, guess we

can’t do much getting off till quitting

time, because, according to Mr. VVash-

burpe, 50 acres is a day’s work with the

harrow. I'd say with the harrow problem

as with the tWO-row cultivator, it is all

tight to do it so if one can do a real

first—class job. Right there is the prob-

lem, boys. The two—row cultivator may

be capable of doing first-quality work it

corn is good, fair height, ground in good

order and rows straight. However, we

shall not buy such a. tool until it proves

itself.



Now let me say Mr. VVashburne is well

known hereabouts, is said to be a man

of tremendous energy and might be able

to shock 14 acres of corn per day, but in

good com the ordinary man would better

be satisfied if he shocks in good shape

five to seven acres. Such a man will be

ready for his supper all right when night

comes. So, boys, don't build your hopes

too high for the coming spring, just be-

cause Mr. \Nashburne says he can excel

others. Let us all wait for his next fall’s

report of that 100 acres of corn and the

cattle he feeds and sells from it. Mean-

while we will save his article and see if

he measures up. It is up to him. One

hundred acres in 79 days. Drive on,

\Vashburne!



Kent Co. M. M, Karena.





WET LAND FOR CORN AND BEANS.





 





 





(fan you tell me what I can do for a‘





piece oi ground that will not raise good

corn or beans? The ground is rather low

but the water only stands on it in spots.

When i first bought this place I planted

this piece to beans but it was a very wet

season and they drowued out, all but

on the high spots, which grew fairly well.

The next year it grew a very heavy crop

of rye. l seeded it to clover and timothy

and the next year had a very heavy crop

of hay. I cut hay from it for two years,

after that .1 used it for a permanent pas-

ture for six years. A year ago last spring

I broke it up and planted it to corn. The

corn came up and looked fine until it

was large enough to cultivate, then it

began to look yellow and only here and

there grew up to its natural height. The

balance of the field only grew about tWo

feet high with only here and there an

ear of corn. Last spring I planted this

same field to beans. They also looked

fine until they were large enough to cul-

tivate and then turned yellow, and did

not grow any more until late in the sea-

son. ’l‘he vines were still small at har-

vest time and most of the pods were

green. This soil is dark loam with clay

quite near the surface. The timber that

grew on it was elm, ash, oak and bass-

wood. The soil is quite easy to work

but is not mucky.



Saginaw Co. 0. J.



If one has wet land, land on which

water stands at any itme during the

growing season, and wishes to grow corn

and beans successfully the only remedy

is to thoroughly tile this land. Neither

corn or beans will grow in wet fields. It

will pay to borrow the money and thor-

oughly tile this land if you want to raise

these crops. (if course, land that is

rather wet will raise good crops of tim—

othy. redtop and alsike clover, and at the

present price of hay it might be that it

would be more profitable to seed it down

and keep it in a permanent meadow for

some time. However. you can't keep it

in a permanent: meadow all the while.

Sooner or later it will want a rotation of

crops, and then to make a success out of

all the crops in the rotation this must be

thoroughly tile drained. I know of no

other remedy.



From the description given I should say

that the only trouble with the corn crop

and the bean crop the year they did not

make a succcsfiul growth was simply an

excess of water. But land such as this,

of course, is liable to be sour. Corn

will stand land that; is quite acid and

still do well but it can‘t stand wet land.

The bean crop, on the other hand, will

not stand an acid soil. Tiling the land

would, in a large measure, tend to do

away with acidity because it would al-

low the air to permeate and allow the

action of the natural lime of the soil to

neutralize the acidity. If, after draining

the ground the corn did not do well, then

I should say that this low soil probably

lacks potash but I am of the opinion that

the only thing needed is thorough drain-

ing. .



COLON C. LILLIE.





THE TMICHIGAN FARMBR.‘ '





 





4





FEB. ‘17. 1913.





No Sud too deep.





No hill too steep.





In power, size. equipment—

the Jackson gives you more





. .1



Model “45”—-Five-Passeuger; 45 H. P.; long stroke motor 4%!5é; 118 inch wheelbase;



full elliptic springs, front and rear; 34x4 inch tires. Including equipment,

of top windshield, gas tank, etc—$1650.



It will convince you that in

power, size, equipment—-

the Jackson “45” gives you

an extraordinary $1650

worth of value.



In the Jackson “52”—a full

fifty horsepower motor, 124

inch Wheelbase, 36x4 inch

tires and full elliptic springs

——for $1800.





In the Jackson “32”-——a full





Where, save in the Jackson

“45”, will you get full 45

horsepower, 1 18 inch wheel-

base, 34x4 inch tires, full

elliptic springs, top, Wind-

shield, gas tank, eta—all

for $1650?





Compare the Jackson “45”,

part for part, with any

other car at $1650.





See if you can buy in any

other car of moderate price

all the elements that





inch wheels, 110 inch wheel-





make for efficiency, comfort, for $1100 , _

.safety and satisfaction. The Jackson always gives you

more.





Make the comparison actual,





. Send a postal for illustrated cata-

If you can.





log and nearest dealer’s name.





Jackson Automobile Company,

1460 E. Main Street, Jackson, Michigan.





_

Buy the One Plow That Will

Serve Every Purpose





Why spend your good money for a plow that only answers

one purpose, when for about the same price you can get a real. ALL-

PURPOSE-plow ? An implement that will do perfect work in any field

on your farm.



What a vast saving and convenience it is to be able to plow (at any

depth up to 8 inches) Tame Sod. Heavy Clay, Sandy Loam, Mixed Soil, Stubble

Fields. Old Corn Fields, etc.—all with the same plow. The Rock Island Universal

Plow does all those “stunts," a fact to which thousands of farmers gladly testify.



Besides, this remarkable plow turns over each slice flat and smooth. Leaves no

kinks—no_air spaces between top soil and subsoil that keep the reclous moisture

from coming up when needed. Even though hot, dry weather sets n, your crop goes

right on growing. because the top soil lying flat on the subsoil allows moisture to be

taken up from below, just like a lamp wick takes kerosene out of the bowl of a lamp.



Farmers tell us, too, that land plowed with a Rock Island “Universal" needs less

harrowmg. because this plow will pulverlze the 3011 more as it turns the furrow. The





Rock Island.(c. T. X.) Universal Plow '





has been in actual. general use for three years. Under the most difficult tests ever given

a plow, it has proven its right to the title. “The World’s Only Universal Plow.” Take

for instance:



Down at Pickering, Missouri. fifty-five farmers gathered on a neighbor's farm to see

the new plow‘ perform. Fifty-five pairs of eyes watched it keenly as their neighbor put it

through the paces." They rendered the following unanimous verdict :



“We, the undersigned. have today wit-

nessed a demonstration with the Rock

Island Gang Plow on Mr. Swintord’s

farm. and express our unqualified ap-

proval of its light draft and perfect

work in difllcult condition of soil; turn-

ing a smooth. flat furrow and covering

all trash. It handles sod as perfect as

a breakin plow, and full deserves

the title ofn“Universal" p ow. he

0. T. X. Bottom is a wonder."



Signed by Fifty-Five Forums.



The names and addresses 01'

thus fifty-five men can be

had for the asking.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 





   

 

   

 

 

 

 





 

   





Note the peculiar corkscrew, auger-like twist

of the mouldboard. A slice of any thickness

spreads out evenly over the surface without

crimping and turns completely over. burying

all trash com letely. No spilling over into the

furrow or s opping forward onto the land.

Lighteet draft and easiest: on the horses of on



low mode. We own the patentaon these moul -



ards and they cannot be had on any other

make of plow.



Large lctures of this Bans 910W and Of our

Universal) Bulky Plow are shown in our free





Write!





Don’t. tie up your money in several plows. There's

no use in it. when you can get one plow that does th

work of three or four, and at reasonable cost. Son

for the complete story of the “Universal" and 101'»-

ters from men who use “Universals” on their terms.

We gladly send you this information free. 61‘9

any on a postal, “Tell me more about the new 510"-

Then put your name and address below (113313811 m





al” ROCK ISLAND PLOW CO-

284 Second Av... Rock Island. III- in





DOUBLE DUTY HARRUW





:9



3 Spring Teeth stir and cultivate—the spikes pulver-

ize and level. Once over does the work as per-

fectly as twice over with the ordinary harrow,

, Saving in time alone will pay for this harrow

, i st year. Strong—Durable—All Steel.





«aonr IIfg.oo., Isuzu, Planofllllnols





books. toeether with complete description and

large plowing scenes. ' (50)





 





 

 





   

   

 

 

 

 





 





   





 





   





 





thirty horsepower motor, 32‘





' base and full elliptic springs~ ,





 

   





 

   





 

 





It





 





----.,.





_.. _......*r. v 1‘.-.___....._4—*.- a-”—





__ .._ ._____.__m‘





7-9;...
'E’





 





l





 





 





.— -‘-—-—~——A_





“ay—





 





FEB. 17,.1912.‘

THE, son. FERTLITY PROBLEM.





 





The question of maintaining soil fer-

tility is to me a very interesting problem.

Referring to Mr- Long’s article in the.

issue of January 20, will say that I agree

with him to the end of the first para—

graph, but from there on I wish to take

issue with him on some of his state-

ments. First, because I do not believe

you can eat your cake and keep it, and

again, for the encouragement of grain

farmers who, either because of their dis-

like for live stock farming or because

they have not the means to engage in the

manufacturing industry also, by invest-

ing in the urchase of the necessary equip-

ment, still have a desire to improve, per—

manently, the' condition of their farms.



To those I will say that I believe it

possible to build up and maintain our

soil fertility without considering live

stock as a source of revenue, and that

sometimes it is much more economical to

do so. Of course, a good many farmers

will agree that with proper management.

and by putting the residue and. most of

the grain back on the land, by means of

live stock. that the fertility will be main-

tained; but then, most farmers think

live stock absolutely necessary without

knowing why. But the fact remains that

something cannot be made from nothing,

and there is no data showing that phos—

phorus and potassium belong to cycles

whereby they replenish themselves and

live stock do take something frOm the

soil that they do not put back.



Take clover, for instance. If you make

bay of the first cutting and let the next

crop produce seed, you can sell the seed

and some of the hay and if the plant

growth after the last cutting is not pas—

tured, but is left to grow, it will gather

far more nitrogen from the air than it

would it kept killed down by live stock,

and it will all be there without waste,

and better distributed than if run through

a manure spreader when plowed under

for corn in the spring.



All the clover adds to the soil is what

it gets from the air; the mineral matter

contained in the hay and seed must be

returned in some other manner, and the.

question for each one to decide for him-

self is, “Can the mineral matter be pur—

chased as economically in the form of

commercial fertilizer as it can be pro-

duced by the purchase of feeds, not

grown on the farm, and manufactured

into farm manures?



I contend that all a good rotation does

is to improve the mechanical condition

of the soil; that larger crops can be grown

for a time, but in a gradually diminislu

ing ratio, and at the constant expense

of the soil. I’ll have to take a whack at

Mr. W'ashburne, too. If he had not gone

to the expense of a corn binder but had

left his corn standing and had ”shucked”

125 to 150 bushels per day like they do in

Illinois, he would have had it all nicely

cribbed by Thanksgiving, and would have

paid himself a rent of $5.50 per acre in

fertilizer material at commercial rates;

or, had the same as 21/2 tons of average

farm manure already on the ground

without the trouble of gathering, feeding,

hauling and spreading, estimating the

crop at 50 bushels per acre



Cass Co. F. T. BRADY.





AIR-SLAKED LIME.





slaked lime that is leached some. Of

late I have read considerable in The

Farmer and in some of the bulletins in

regard to lime for the clover crops. Our

local dealers, about a year or so ago,

found themselves with a quantity of air-

slaked lime on their hands, which they

dumped out back of their warehouse in

a big pile, which has since been exposed

to the weather. Do you think it would

pay to draw this three miles and spread

it on land I intend to sow to alfalfa, as

I can have it for hauling?



Jackson Co. B. C.



This lime which has been dumped out





in the open air and thoroughly saturated

with water should be fairly carbonized

and would be simply equivalent to ground

limestone. Ground limestone is dried and

very much of the moisture driven off.

This lime would be thoroughly saturated,

would centain a large per cent of moist-

ure, and consequently a ton of it would

not be worth anywhere near as much as

a ton of pulverized limestone. “’here you

only have to haul it three miles, however,

and can get it for nothing or for a small

amount, if your land needs lime, I should

think it would pay to haul it. Being

s0 wet it would be difficult to distribute

it but by thoroughly harrowing the soil

a fairly good distribution could be ac-

complished. The kind of lime applied is

not’ so important as is the matter of dis-

tribution in the accomplishment of results.

COLON C. LILLIE.





   





. 5"





THE tMlCH-lGANc-FARMER. .' , , ‘ is. 173





 

 





   





p

l





   





 





 





 

 





Fun-l ,.

\\ .,





in."





 





Don’t guess at your crops. Get at them with the scales as this man did,

and see how our fertilizers pay you good dividends.





 





” I will write you my experience with A. A. C. Co. Fertilizer on Oats. The yield

was 70 bushels per acre of cats that weigh 40 pounds to the bushel, struck measure, on

land I call very much run down. L



7, There were 12 acres in the field. It was in beans last year and the ground was fall-

plowed late for oats, and was well fitted in the spring with a spring tooth harrow and

the oats drilled in at 21/2 bushels to the acre.



I commenced on one side of the field by drilling 100 pounds of Fertilizer to the

acre. I increased the Fertilizer at intervals at the rate of 50 pounds each time until I

got up to 400 pounds per acre leaving a drill row at each increase unfertilized. The

parts that were fertilized with 100 pounds and 150 pounds each per acre were not as

good as that which was fertilized with 200 pounds and over. The unfertilized strips

were sorrowful looking oats by the side of the rest and attracted a great deal of attention.

These strips were examined by good judges who laid their yield at from 30 to 40 bushels

per acre-thc yield of the whole field had no Fertilizer been used. That being the case

from 30 to 35 bushels per acre were added by using the Fertilizer. ,



. We pulled up equal distances of rows that grew only seven inches apart, side by

Side, and took the dirt from the roots and weighed them and found that the fertilized

row weighed over two and a half times as much as the unfertilized row. The fertilized

oats stood a foot higher than the others and were much stiffer and larger with over

three times as much root as the other. )



It pays well to use Fertilizer. It will add 20 to 40 bushels per acre, besidcs giving

you double the straw and ripening your crops from a week to ten days earlier" ’

(Name given on application.)





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Our soils in the Middle States will produce good crops if the farmer goes at it in the right way.

There is no chance to make any money at all out of a poor crop.





 





 





Some Fertilizers are better than others. That is a well known fact. There are

farmers who are satisfied with ordinary crops grown with inferior Fertilizers because

they have never used the best. While the farmer is obliged to take some chhnccs on

things beyond his control, he should not take any chances as to the Fertilizer he

applies, for that is something he can control. i





A A C CO. F ERTILIZERS





are made not only to contain the full percentage of plant food according to guaranteed

analysis, but—we go further than that. The agricultu ‘al value of our Fertilizers is

given first consideration, because we look to the future. \Vc want every farmer who

uses our Fertilizer to get good results and increase his orders each season: That is th

we are doing a tremendous business. Our factories never shut down. -





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Write for further information and agency proposition.

Every farmer should read an article by John A. \Vidtsoc, Ph. D., printed in our pamphlet—HOW





to fight drought with fertility and why the richness of soil makes up for lack of moisture





The American Agricultural Chemical Company,

Detroit Sales Department, DETROIT, MlCH.





Largest manufacturers of high.gradc fertilizers in the world.





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





 





 





 





A “NEW IDEA” HEATER IN EVERY HOME





Everybody can have one if they desire—and why not? A FURNACE THAT IS A FURNACE goes

farther toward making a Country Home really ideal than anything else. 0m “NEW IDEA

FURNACE” is the most practical, convenient and economical of any heater ever built. We will

send you one at





ONE-THIRD OFF TO THE FIRST BUYER IN EACH BOUNTY





simply as a part of our advertising plan to get them thoroughly introduced—0n our “co—operative

selling plan.’_’ This applies to the first. purchaser who likes it and will recommend it to others.

You .have the_0pp0rtunlty——now. Write us at once for full particulars, plans and catalogue,

mentioning this Paper and your Dealer’s name and address. All our Furnaces, Ranges, Stoves





and Heaters are sold on our positive guarantee.





THE SCHILL BROS. CO.,Sole Mfrs., Crestline,0hi0
_174 (6)

GROWING A LARGE ACREAGE OF

CORN.



Washburne’s Reply to His Critics.



In answer to the avalanche of criti-

cisms which have appeared in the col~

umns of this journal referring to my arti—

cle on how one man could grow 100 acres

of corn. which appeared in the issue of

December 30, permit me to say a few

words in my own behalf, as well as for the

benefit of the readers. This, as 1 ac-

knowledge, was an extreme statement to

make in a farm journal which reaches

thousands of readers of many different

opinions, and it was written not alto-

gether because it “could be done,” but as

well to create an interest and bring forth

different opinions which would bring out

essential points on succeszul methods of

farming. To start with, I wish to say

that it is not my desire to write any-

thing that is misleading or in any way

damaging to agriculture. I am a friend

of every farmer, even those who do not

look at matters as I do and may criticize

me for what I say. I am fully persuaded

in my own mind from actual experience

and what I have learned from others,

however, that I am working to the very

best advantage for “my own interest.”

But if any other farmer can “show me."

and prove Willi facts and figures where

I am wrong and “making progreSs back-

ward.” I am willing to follow his advice

and methods immediately.



Crops ShOuId be Cheaply Grown.



You must remember that l have not

recommended any extreme amount of 1a—

bor for the reader to perform. nor have

1 recommended it practical for me to fol—

low up. I have simply stated what I

“could" do in the matter of producing

100 acres of corn with 79 days’ work, not

specifying the number of hours in a day,

as we all have different views on what

we call a “fariners’ ” day's work. Yet

I am willing to back up my statements

as to my ability to carry out this speci-

fied amount of work, and it will not re—

quire any more time than i have stated,

and I could devote the balance of my

time to other crops, of which I grow quite.

a variety. I am a firm believer in dchr—

siiied farming and produce thousands of

bushels of other grain aside from corn.

But my purpose in farming is keeping

big droves of stock and feeding same,

and for this reason I appreciate a large

farm where I can have much pasture for

my stock, as well as large fields of corn,

grain and hay. I am no truck farmer,

as I was not educated that way. In my

big fields, with the large type of im—

proved farm machinery, and with the

very best of horscilesh I can accomplish

wonders in the production of crops at a

very small expense.



I will say right here that the profits

from this form this year will be sufli~

cient to buy “lb-other Long’s” ideal 40

acres. providing it could be purchased

for around $80 per acre. I am glad that

Mr. Ling is so contented and satisfied.

But I have been wondering just what

would become of the multitude. of hu-

manity who are not so fortunate as to

have even an acre of land, and must de-

pend on some one else who may be sat-

istied with his own lot and just barely

produce enough for his own special use

and benefit. Every bushel of grain which

a farmer produces not only benefits him-

self but the world at large, and if he is

capable of devising methods whereby he

can produce what two or live average

farmers do, and do it as easily, he should

be entitled to two or five times the»

credit, should he not?



Saving Time and Labor.



“'e should use every available effort in

trying to figure out where We can save

both time and labor. which means finan-

cial success in the end. i just finished

hauling to market about 2.000 bushels of

grain. I did this with 11 days’ work and

had a five-mile haul to make. Aside from

.doing this, I had chores enough to keep

some men busy two~thirds of a day. if

I had cared to carry this work to ex-

tremes I could have saved two days, or

done it in nine days and, had the ele—

vator been equipped with an automatic

device for unloading, I could have saved

shoveling this 2,000 bushels, or another

day's work. I will again say that. there

are days, weeks, months and years of

hard labor thrown away on farms on ac—

count of not knowing how to take advan-

take of work, which amounts to millions

of dollars loss to the farmers annually.



Ambition and/Achievement.



An amusing features of the comments of

my critics is that they all say they were

interested in my article. New I. consider

I have won a decided point right here. If

I had made the assertion that I could





THE "MICHIGAN YFARMER.’





produce 10 or 20_ acres of corn alone, like





'many Michigan farmers do, they would





have taken no notice of it and made no

comments. Why? Because any 12-year-

old schoolboy could do that. But—when

a man has the nerve to make the bold





statement that he could prepare the land -





and produce 100 acres of corn and feed

it, with no help whatever, and has the

ability and determination to carry it out

to a successful finish, it causes much

comment.



i am aware that one seldom reads of

any great accomplishments achieved by

a farmer, but we often read, and think

nothing of it, of what wonderful achieve—

ments are accomplished in the line of in-

vention and great enterprises every day,

and yet the farmer supports and makes

possible all of these wonderful conditions.

Why should he not open his eyes and

seek his share of fame and profit? It is

true we must all creep before We walk

and serve before we can command, but do

not creep all your life, or make no effort

to command. You may get ridiculed, as

it is human nature to stand around and

“croak” at the success of others. But

what care you as long as your bank ac-

count and satisfaction in work well done

is increasing through your efforts of hon-

esty and ambition.



Planting Corn.



Now, regarding how much corn I can

plant in what I call a day, or around 12

hours' work, will state that I have plant-

ed 40 acres in one and one-half days.

This was in Illinois, on my place, in a.

40-acre field which was level. But the

rows were only 80 rods long, and I figure

that here, where I can have rows from

120 to 160 rods long I could do even bet-

ter, or as well at least. I did a good job

of planting and checking and used one

good, active team. I have never tried to

see how much I could plant in a day in

Michigan, but know that I have planted

around 20 acres, with no special effort

and with favorable conditions. But I am

an expert with a planter and perhaps the

average farmer who manipulates this ma—

chine cannot plant more than 12 to 15

acres per day with a two-row planter.

They now build planters that plant four

rows.



of course, the team and the field have

much to do with the number of acres you

plant; In fact, good. large, sound, ac—

tive ho scs are one of the most import-

ant factors before any farm machine or

on heavy loads. My horses are built for

hard work, hence I accomplish much. In

Illinois, many years ago, before they had

the sulky plows or riding cultivators,

they used to figure that one man should

prepare the land and produce 40 acres of

corn and husk the same from the hill in





the iield. But now, with the sulky plows

and riding cultivators and harrows, they

expect one man to do nearly twice as

much, which he easily can. Of course,





the farms are ideal there in most cases

to do more work than ordinarily can be

done in Michigan, but I am fortunate in

this respect and have large, level fields,

and the soil is sandy loam and perfect

corn-producing land, with no clay, stones

or stumps to contend with. and for this

reason I am able to carry out my project

of producing 100 acres of corn.

Doing Two Days' Work in One.



'l‘bere Would be no especially laborious

work connected with this task, except

the shocking, as the five horses would





do all the hard work, for which they are

intended. i would not have to walk a.

step, only to hitch up and unhitch; noth—





ing except to manage the machinery. You

will admit that one man can cultivate

eight acres per day with a two-horse,

single—row cultivator. \Vliy can’t one

man cultivate 16 acres with a cultivator

that takes two rows and drive three or

four horses? You will admit that one

man can plow three acres per day with

a 11—inch sulky plow in favorable fields.

\Vhy can‘t one man drive four or five

horses on a gang of 14-inch plows and

plow six acres? Also drag 50 to 60 acres

with a 25—foot, five-section harrow per

day? This is what I call doing two days’

work in one.

Shocking Corn.





I did not. say that I could shock 100'





acres of corn in eight days that would

yield 65 to 80 bushels of shelled corn per

acre, like I have seen grown in Illinois.

I said “corn,” which would signify the

average yield, which in Illinois is below

40 bushels of shelled corn per acre. I

do not know what the average is in

Michigan, but should judge it is about

the same. Last season (1910) I timed

myself in 30 acres, which would yield

about 50 bushels of shelled corn per acre,

and I shocked this much in 21/, days.

This season, (1911), I had one field of 48





acres and I also noted how long it would

take me to shock the same. This corn

would yield around 45 bushels of shelled

corn per acre. I found it required about

3% days to shock this in first—class shape,

with not special effort on. my part.‘



As I have stated, I do not cut my corn

green, but let it get reasonably matured,

which is better f0r the corn and fodder,

also for shocking. I let it lay on the

ground and cure out for a few days also.

A. little rain will do it no special harm.

My shocks are in splendid condition now

and nearly every ear of corn is as bright

as a dollar, and my cattle seem to eat it

with a much better relish than would be

the case had it been stacked or put in

the barn and much of it molded.



I' noticed that some of my critics have

been borrowing trouble about me. I wrote

a few lines in my article, “Saving Time

and Labor on the Farm,” expressly for

the benefit of such pessimistic“ farmers

who forever are looking for trouble

ahead, and crossing bridges before they

reach them. Mr. Long looked for rainy

days in September. Well, Brother Long.

I have farmed for around 30 years and I

never saw a much worse fall than that of

1911, and yet I got along nicely with 80

acres of corn, and it is in splendid con-

dition in the shocks today. Regarding

the wet weather in planting time, this is

,1qu where the machine planter comes in

ahead of the “stabber.” I can go out on

any of my fields and plant corn in a few

hours after a heavy shower, with my

two—horse planter. What would you do

if you had only a stabber or a grain drill?

’Work your ground all over, perhaps sev-

eral times, for nothing. One farmer in

Kent county did this same old trick and

he finally came to me and begged me to

come and plant his 20~acre field of corn,

and he will tell you that I did him the

finest job of planting he ever had done

and that he had a splendid crop of corn

that season, for all his ground was wet

and in no condition to plant with the

stabber.



The other 400 Acres.



Some of my crtics were wondering what

I would do with the balance of my farm.

or 400 acres. I could seed the same down

and put thereon a hundred or two light

cattle, which I could buy in Chicago for

a low figure and sell in the fall at a good

profit, and also be a good thing for the

land. Or I could rent it out to my neigh—

bors who have small farms who apply to

me every spring for a. field to put out to

some crop.





Of course, we all have different opin‘f’





ions as to what is best for our own wel-

fare. to which we haVe a perfect right

as long as we do not tread on some one

else’s toes. But I will leave it to the

intelligent readers of this journal, as to

whose nose is the nearest to the “grind-

stonc," the man with 40 acres which he.

calls a farm, or the farmer with 160 to

500 acres, where he can find plenty of

work for his boys. and girls (which he

should have), and where he can afford

to invest in all the latest improved farm

machinery, which will enable him to do

two days’ work in one.

Washtenaw Co. B. F. WASHBURNE.





CATALOG NOTICES.





The Melrose Convertible Wagon Bed

recently placed on the market by the

American \Vagon Company, (Dept. 121.3),

112 West Adams street, Chicago, Ill., is

fully illustrated and described in a hand-

some booklet sent upon request to read-

ers of the Michigan Farmer. The Mel-

rose is really fifteen wagon beds in one,

which can be easily changed from a hay

rack to a grain rack, a grain-tight .box,

or into any one of the fifteen different

positions to which it is adaptable, in

less than two minutes, and without ad-

ding or removing a single part or the use

of any tools. In order to introduce this

wagon bed quickly, it is being sold at

about the same price usually asked for

one of the old style beds. \Nrite for the

free booklet, mentioning the Michigan

Farmer.





“The Proper Care of Lawns” is the title

of a 50-page booklet published by the

Dunham Co... of Berea, Ohio. This is also

a catalog of the Dunham roller-bearing

rollers for use upon the lawn. They have

many types of rollers for hand and horse

power and of different styles, including

a. novel “water-weight" roller. Many

styles are shown, including a two-horse

land roller and even heavy road rollers.

Grass and lawn seeders for both hand

and horse power are listed in this catalog,

which will provide valuable information

and interesting reading for every reader

of this paper who will write to The Dun-

ham Company for this catalog. Write

them, mentioning the Michigan Farmer.





“Alfalfa and How to Grow It" is the

title of a 50-page booklet, published by

the Wing Seed Co. of Mechanicsburg, 0.

In addition to the interesting information

which it contains regarding alfalfa cul-

ture, it contains a description and sup-

ply llst of the full line of farm seeds sol

by this firm. , ~





 





 





 





 





Concrete Fence

Posts Pay





It may surprise you to know that the

firtt cost of concrete fence posts is actu‘

all lower than wood posts.



rom every other stand oint—appear—

ance—dumbility—strengt -—they are so

far ahead of any other materials that

there is simgly no comparison.



They are t 6 only kind you can really

aford to use.





PORTLAND

CEMENT





If you are willing to take the judgment

of the greatest engineers in the country,

on wt 1 insist upon LIBEIGH. Exact. y

be same untitles which cause experts

to select. L HIGH for their most. lm rt-

ant. work are the ones that; make 1 the

one cement. for you.



Caner-to Handbook FREE! We

will be led to send you without. charge.

uvaluu 19 book explaining just how to

use cement. How to test, mix, make

moulds, etc. You need it—a. postal will

bring it. .





LEHIGB PORTLAND CEMENT C0.

534 People’s Cu Bldg" Chicago, Ill.

““81 ELM.»

'3 u ,6 " ’1')

V» ‘7‘: ’3’ 0,

P0 in" LA N D :

N‘s s ‘





I 4‘ 45 7110““.





Capacity)





\





 





 





____._—.._——-——-__———V





INETSRUGTIBLE





Well drained land produces big crops.

Invest in high grade. clay tile and you

will have a permanent drainage system.

We have been manufacturing indestruc-

tible drain tile for several years. Thou-





sands of satisfied customers. We satisfy

you. VII-Ito Now for our prlooo.





SUMMITVILLE DRAIN TILE C0.





SUMM ITVILLE. IN DIANA-





Are You Bobbing Yo’urchildren?





If your method of farming is such that you will

leave to your children an impoverished soil you

have failed in your duty to them.





leave 'lhem a Fertile Farm.





Deep plowing will make available the abund-

ant, potash in the subsoil.

Legumes will supply plenty of nitrogen.





You Must Buy Phosphorus In some form





and the only economical way is to buy it; in the

form of finely ground phosphate rock. The

best is the cheapest. and can be had from us



Our goods pulverized to fineness 95% passes 100

mesh. 75% 200 mesh.





FEDERAL CHEMICAL 00.,





Ground Rock Dept. Columbia, Tenn.





GROW BIGGER CROPS I





Hold the moisture in your soil: make more plant

food available: save both from weeds. Better

cultivation will do it, and make your field out-

yield one naturally more fertile. Best cultivation

ls done with Iron Age Cultiva-

tors. They are adjustable





 





 





 

 

 





.« m





   





 





rows, different crops in

same row, one or two

rows- pivot or fixed

whee , break pin or

spring hoe, or spring

tooth styles: sand and

dust-proof hub; re—en-

forced double point

shovels: perfectly balanced. Built to work and

last. Don‘t buy any cultivator until you have

seen the Iron Age. Ask your dealer to show it.

Backed by 76 years' experience. Write for

special booklets. Complete line of farm, garden

and orchard tools.





umns I'F’G co.‘, nutmeg-loci, n. J.





to all conditions—hill

A





land, wide or narrow





 

 





 





 





_§._ m .

" ’ s .41....— mm".





“ ‘w- .. "-m a...” Vim-
.. _ m

~o .D— _ ~ ,m‘nn.‘





U '0‘. .. .- ‘m .n‘ “a"





i





 





 





FEB. .17, 1912. \ "





i: littoral





 





 





‘The most common insect pests are the

various kinds of lice that attack animals

and fowls of all kinds, and which, though

not fatal in the matter of their attacks

cause serious financial losses. In the case

of man we find the louse associated with

him only in filth and degredation, so,

also, the the species of lice that attack

live stock. The louse finds no permanent

abiding place in a cleanly, well-kept sta-

ble or pen or on well-groomed and well-

fed stock. The trouble is always intro«

duced from outside sources. Even the

hog is not entirely devoid of all sense of

cleanliness and may be contaminated. I

have seen an entire herd of dairy cows

infected by the introduction of a recent

purchase among them. Then, there is

another point, it is usually the runts and

the animals that are in an emaciated

condition that are the first to suffer an

attack from these parasites.



It is not my purpose to give any de-

tailed account of these lice, for th'eir

habits and characteristics are’much the

same and they are all amenable to a line

of treatment that is safe, easy to apply

and harmless to the animals that are be-

.ing treated. Cattle and horses harbor

three kinds of lice; sheep and swine but

one kind. These are all small, wingless,

dull white insects with mouths fitted

both for pricking and masticating. The

eggs are glued to the hairs, wool and

bristles, and the young hatching from

them have much the form of the adults.

The females greatly outnumber the males.



Cleanliness is of the first importance

in keeping animals free of lice. Clean,

well—ventilated, well-kept quarters, with

bedding and litter changed frequently,

will have a wondrous effect in this di-

rection. An occasional coat of whitewash

is excellent and may be applied to the

side walls, partitions and ceilings with—

out stint. As to remedies there is noth-

ing superior to the old—fashioned ker0~

sene oil emulsion. It is difficult to under-

stand why farmcrs are not more familiar

with this most useful compound, the in-

gredients of which are found in every

rural home, and the combination of them

is simple and easy, while the cost does

not exceed two cents per gallon. To make

the emulsion heat an amount of water,

a quart, or a gallon, according to the

quantity desired, to the boiling point, and

dissolve in it one-half of a bar of ordi-

nary laundry soap to each gallon of wat-

er. VVhile boiling hot remove from near

the tire and add twice as much kerosene.

Stir and agitate this mixture until it

forms a creamy mass, then add nine

times its bulk of water before it is de-

sired to use it. It may be applied with

a spray pump or sponge. It is perfectly

safe, and it will destroy the eggs as well

as the lice. Spraying the walls and cell-

ings of the stable and pens with a

stronger mixture is also very beneficial

in connection with its application to the

animals that are being treated. Many

prepared dips and louse-killers are valu-

able ilnd efficient, easy to apply and save

the trouble of home-mixing.



Another kind of minute organisms,

closely allied to spiders, are Sarcoptinitic

Scabies, and comprise nearly all of the

itches of man and beast. The itch of

man, the mange of the horse, the scab

of the sheep and one of the pie= are all

closely allied, and it may be stated here

that: in order to become infected animals

must come in immediate contact with

those that are infected. In sheep, cattle

and horses there are three forms of

scabies. Regarding the mango of the

horse, under favorable conditions it can

be transmitted to the mule, and even to

man, and may live indefinitely on the

human skin. It will bury beneath the

scurf—skin, where it hides and lays its

eggs and the young are hatched. It is

difficult to find the parasite on the skin,

unless it has been heated by a temporary

exposure to the heat. These parasites

are wonderfully prolific, and in three

months a single pair may produce more

than one and one—half million offspring.



The treatment consists in the removal

of the scabs by soapsuds, and if neces-

sary with a brush, and the thorough ap-

plication of water three pints and tobacco

two ounces, prepared by boiling. This

may he applied more than once, and

should always be repeated after fifteen

Gal's to destroy the new brood that may

have hatched out during that time. All

harness and stable equipment should be

similarly treated and the interior of the





[THE MICHIGAN FARMER. ~





stable sprayed with a whitewash, con-

taining one—fourth pound of choloride of

lime to the gallon. The scab of sheep is

much more serious and harder‘to treat.

on account of their living in flocks, which

facilitates c0ntagion, and this increases

by allowing the bedding and~ litter to lay

for a long time in the yards and sheep-

sheds. To secure information relating to

treating sheep scab write to the Bureau

of Animal Industry, Washington, I). C.,

for Bulletin No. 21. This gives the best

information obtainable and is free for

the asking.



One of the most common parasites of

sheep is the sheep—tick. It seldom causes

any serious damage either to sheep or

to the wool, but it disturbs the peace and

health of both sheep and lambs. The

ticks interfere with thehealth and growth

of the lambs by crowding on them as

soon as the ewes are sliorn and then be-

gins an unsuspected drainage cf the life-

blood of the lambs. Lambs suffering from

these pests can not prosper, and soon

become weak and emaciated, and never

after fully recover the loss of vitality

thus inflicted on them at this period of

their development. The most simple

treatment is dipping, in the same way

and at the same time as for scab. 1n





 





Belgian Stallion that Won First in the

and New York State Fairs for Bell

at The International.





ture. a minute white grub like those We





frequently see deposited in clusters on.





meat. It begins to wiggle and move its

way upward and disappears in the nasal

passage. A single fly will deposit as

many as twenty or more eggs in the nos-

trils of a flock of sheep in one day if the

conditions are favorable. This parasite

seems to do little real harm except to

torment the sheep unless they are quite

numerous, when the irritation seems to

cause so much restlessness that the sheep

do not thrive, but remain poor. The ef-

fect of numbers of the grubs is to in-

flame the membrane, to cause a severe

irritation, and at, times to cause bleed-

ing, the blood running down the nasal

passages and streaking the mucus which

is snorted out by the sheep with violent

efforts. Frequently the grubs are ejected

by the violence of these efforts. The only

practical remedy seems to be the appli-

cation of some soft, sticky substance to

the sheep’s nose by which the eggs are

destroyed or the flies driven away. For

this purpose tar is a wholesome thing for

the sheep, an excellent tonic and anti-

septic, so that two good uses are made of

its application. If the flies are plentiful

attacking the flock a mixture of tar and

fish oil may be used to advantage. If the





Two-Year—Old Class at Michigan, Ohio

Bros., of Ohio, and was also a winner





 





this way we avoid an infection by the

scab and destroy the ticks at one operaa-

tion. Thus we accomplish two valuable

ends at one operation.



The red-headed sheep louse is becom-

ing very abundant in various parts of the

country, and the damage it does to young

lambs and sheep is of sufficient import-

ance to engage the attention of every

shepherd. The true sheep-louse rarely

exceeds one—thirtieth of an inch in length

and the female is slightly longer and

larger than the male. its head occupies

about one-fourth of its length and is of

a pale reddish color. The eggs are laid





[at the base of the wool fibers, and a





glutinous substance sticks them there.

The lice are generally found on the bare

spots between the legs and the body, just

under the, shoulder. In young lambs and

Open wool sheep they may be frequently

found on the back of the neck. They do

considerable injury in biting through the

skin and causing an intense itching sen—

sation and leave a wound. The wool be-

comes gnarly and worthless wherever

these pests attack the skin. One dipping

in any standard dip will be sufficient to

not only kill the live lice but also destroy

all the eggs.



The fly that causes grub in the head

has been described as the connecting link

between the two classes of external and

internal parasites. As a fly it much re—

sembles a bee, and as it buzzes about the

sheep’s head the animals show great

alarm, lowering their noses to the ground

and stamping violently with their fore

feet. The fly will dart toward the sheep’s

nose at every opportunity and deposit an

egg in the nostril while still on the

wing. The work is done in an instant.

The egg thus deposited is a. living crea-





sheep havo been seriously attacked by

the flies, and numerous grubs have be-

come lodged in their nasal sinuses on each

side of the head and just above the eyes

about the most effective remedy is to in-

ject a mixture of linseed oil and turpen-

tine in equal pails, by means of a suit—

able syringe provided with a long. slen-

der nozzle. with three or four openings

at the end so that the remedy will be dis-

charged in diffused streams as so reach

the grubs. A favorite Scotch remedy is

to blow tobacco smoke into the sheep's

nostril or inject snuff which will cause

violent. sneezing that will throw out the

grubs.



Hog lice are very troublesome and

cause severe losses if not promptly de-

stroyed. For this purpose there is noth-

ing better than a mixture of one part

crude carbolic acid and fifty parts crude

oil applied with a hand-sprayer or used

as a dip. By saturating old sacks or

blankets and tying them around a post

the hogs will learn to make their own

toilets. Lime used liberally in the nests

and this mixture used as a spray around

the houses and yards will keep hogs of

all ages free from lice and vermin.



Various kinds of flies are very trouble-

some to cattle. horses and other farm

stock during the summer and early fall.

There are a number of different prepara-

tions on the market that may be used

with profit as a preventiv‘e of injury from

these pests. It takes time to spray stock,

but it pays from a financial standpoint

and adds to the comfort and welfare of

the dumb creatures which an all-wise

Providence has placed under our care.

Almost any greasy substance is of great

assistance in preventing filese from trou-

bling animals during the summer. Fisii





 





Whaf is

YourBest/Iorse

Wort/7 To You 7'





Yet your best horse is just as liable

to develop a Spavin, Ringbone.

Splint. Curb or Lameness as your

poorest. These ailments cannot be

prevented but they can be cured if

taken in time. Keep abottie of the

old reliable





Kendall’s





Spavin Cure





handy always. For over 35 years this

standard remedy has been constantly prov-

ing its efficiency and value to horse own-

ers everywhere. It has saved thousands of

dollars in liorseflesh and untold time, work

an worry.



19 experience of Mr. W. C. Hutchinson

Nashville. Ark., is merely typical of thou-

Bands. He says:



“Of all the horse medicines [ever used;

Kendall’s Spmn‘ii Cure is king of Mom all.‘



And Mr. Frank L. Girard, Waterloo,

Que, writes:



“I have known and used Kendall’s Spavin

Cure for about 35 years. Have always

found it the best. liniment for man and

beasts.”



Don‘t take chances with your horses.

Have a. bottle or two of Kendall’s Spavin

Cure always on hand-it is a. reliable cure.

Price $1.00 per bottle or 6 bottles for $5.00.

Get our valuable Book, “Treatise on the

Horse"——Free at your druggist or write

direct to us.





Dr. B. J. Kendal, 00.,





Enosburz Falls. Vermont, 0. S.A.





 





 





   

   

   





War-ranted to leo Satlslacllon.





Ganrbault’s

caustic Balsam





 

 





I

Has lmilaiors But llo Competitors.

A. Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for

Curb, S lint. Sweeny. (lop ed Bock,

Btraine Tendona, Foun or, Wind

Puffs, and all lameness from Spavin,

Ringbono and other lion tumor-l.

Cures all skin disease. or urasitel,

Thrush, Diphtheria. Removal Ill

Bunches from Horses or Cattle.

A: o Human Rented for Rheum '

Sgt-aim, Sore Throat, £150., is is invalautébfl'.

‘very bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is

Whrunted to give satisfaction. Price $1.50

per bottle. Sold by druggists or sent by ex-

ress, charges paid with ful directions for

ts use. WSend for descriptive circulars,

testimonials, etc. Address





the Lawrence-Williams Co.,0loveland. 0.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





_Your team will put more heart into their work and

give more service if their collars are properiy padd

VENTIPLEX_is the kind to use, because it is made of

ventilated fabric which allows the sweat to evaporam In

keeps the shoulders cool and com omble.



You can use all your horses all the time. because

VENTIPLEX prevents sore shoulders and

galls. They are worth more than

other pads, but cost no more. i ,



Your dealer should have them, but if not. ’ '

Ben us his name and we will 3 sam- . «‘ ‘

_ m tly. Eatenbed Se t. 2 .

rite or our interesting older.

We also make the famous "Stay-0n"

Bmket





'nunuioron BLANKET co.

Dept. 38 Burlington. WII.





 





 





Plelsc mention the Michigan! Farmer when

you are writing to advertisers.
176 (8)





oil and the kerosene emulsion gives good

results as a preventive.



If we secure maximum profits from our-

animals.We must destroy these insect

pests whenever they come within our





reach. It means a lot of hard and dis-

agreeable work. We have some good

remedies. Good remedies are what we»





are interested in, and right here I desire"

to suggest that there are four things that

are essential in any remedy. First, it

must be effectual, that is, it must destroy

or drive away the insects against which

it is directed. But that is not sufficient.

it must be cheap and not complicated.

if the remedy is expensive it is not go-

ing to be used liberally enough. And

then in the last place it must be harm-

less to the animal and those who may

use it. Farmers should make a concert-

ed, co-~0perative fight against these pests.

The great trouble is that one man tries

earnestly, and he does it very success-

fully. but his neighbor breeds them fast-

cr than he can destroy them. A united

to-operative effort would soon extermi-

nate some of the worst pests.

New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





PLANTS FOR FORAGE.





 





 





I could not equal John J. Ingall‘s eu-

logy on grass, if I tried. My purpose is

to talk about the plants best for forage,

and the immense importance of improv—

ing our meadows and pastures so as to

increase their production.



A writer long previous to Ingalls, said:

“All ilesh is grass.” This being the case,

in ordcr to raise farm stock of all kinds

at a profit, there must be provided an

abundance of grass.



Boturists class all the grain plants (un-

less it be com), among the grasses; but

farmers consider only those plants grass,

which are used exclusively for forage,

both pasturagc and fodder, and some-

times the clover. and alfalfa. Neither

beef. pork, mutton or milk, can be cheap-

ly produced, nor horses cheaply raised,

without an abundance of cheap grass.

Somebody said that “the pearson who

disccwmcd a way to make. two spears of

grass grow where only one grew before,

would be a public benefactor.” The way

was discovered long ago. The land must.

be. enriched wherever it is, and if in an

arid region, irrigated. Two spears can be

made to grow where only one grew be-

fore, but the growing of the second spear

will cost more than the first, on account

of the value ‘of the fertilizers which must

be applied.



The late George M. Clark, of Connecti-

cut, used large quantities of manure, and

raised immense quantities of hay per

acre. He did this many times and de-

clared that his hay farming was very

profitable. Mr. Clark sowed those old

standby grass seeds, timothy and red-

top mixed. on a very mellow soil without

any grain crop to contend with the grass

for the nourishment in the soil. Some

people have declared that timothy hay is

less nutritious, and is inferior to clover

they as food for stock, especially cows in

milk. However this may be, just so long

as timothy hay commands more in the

market than other kind, farmers will do

well to stick to timothy to sell, and keep

"heir clover for their co‘ws. The roots of

timothy grow near the top of the ground

and without the protection of the after-

math in the meadow, or of snow covering

in the winter, are liable to get winter-

killed. For this same reason (the roots

near the top of the ground) a timothy

meadow should not be mown too closely

during a dry spell, lest the roots will be

killed by the sun. I injured a timothy

meadow by mowing it too closely during

a drouth.



Timothy, (also called “IIcrd’s grass”),

is found in all parts of the world where

the climate admits, and is no doubt also

a native of America. The botannical name

is pleum pratense.



In 1749 timothy was found growing in

a swamp at l‘iscataqua, New England,

by Timothy Herd. who cultivated it. As

it was found to be a valuable grass, its

cultivation spread over the whole coun—

try. It was not introduced into England

until twenty years later. Experiments

have been made which show that tim-

othy can be improved in making it grow

taller. and the heads longer, and contain—

ing more, seed. This was done by selec-

ing the seeds from the tallest plants and

sowing them year after year for a num-

ber of years in succession. This was done

without the use of manure or fertilizer to

stimulate their growth.



It is well known that all our grains

have been frequently improved in yield

and quality by this method of selection.

Farmers could easily try this experiment





for themselves. The grasses are more

widely diffused than any other kind of

vegetation, being spread over all parts

of the habitable globe. Twenty years

ago, clover was the most popular forage

and grazing plant in the United States

and was also esteemed for manurial pur-

poses.



At the present time, and for a number

of years past, alfalfa has been constantly

talked about and extolled by the writers

for the farm papers. It has been grown

by some farmers in the United States for

a long time past, and it is astonishing

that more of our farmers did not get in-

terested in it until recently.



Pennsylvania. J. W. INGHAM.





WINTERING THE EWES. \’





“Keep the ewes in a strong, vigorous

condition, but don't make them too fat,"

is probably as sound as any advice ever

given a beginner in sheep raising. The

ewes must be well fed, so that they will

keep up their own strength and vigor and

besides will build up the bodies of their

unborn lambs. Above all, the feed must

be appetizing. The ewes must like it.

Unless they do they will not eat an

amount sufficient to meet their needs.

Furthermore, if it is lacking in appetiz-

ing qualities it will not be readily digest-

ed. The feed must be nutritious and

digestible.



The size and structure of the ewe’s

digestive apparatus are such that she

can take care of large amounts of rough-

age. The greater part of her feed may

well be of what we term rough feed.

llowever, this must not be confused with

indigestib’lc feed. The ewes thrive best

when their hay consists of alfalfa or

clover of good quality. Either of these

may be cheapened with corn stover or

oat straw. Silage is very much relished

by ewes. We have fed’heavily of it with

apparently good results. It seems to

have about the same effect in keeping the

ewes healthy as it does in the case of

dairy cows. There are. some who are in-

clined to believe that lambs from ewes

fed silage are weak boned and lacking in

vitality. \Ve doubt very much if such ill

effects are produced, especially if the

ration is properly balanced up with pro-

tein and ash. Of course, we realize that

the corn plant as a whole is lacking in

both those constituents, so we make it

a point to supply alfalfa or clover along

with the silage. With silage and either

of those not more than a pound of mixed

grain will be needed per day.



Exercise, too, must be provided if the

ewes are to be kept strong and healthy.

In ordinary winter weather they may

well be given the run of the entire farm.

They will roam about, picking up stray

hits of feed and obtaining needful exer-

cise. Dry cold does not hurt sheep. It

is the damp weather and winds that give

them sniffles and cough. As the. ewe be-

comes heavy with lamb she likes to lie

around in the warm sunshine of late

winter. A large yard enclosed with a.

tight board fence which will break the

force of wind makes almost an ideal place

in this respect. Over in England walls

are made to enclose the yards with straw,

simply two fences are put up ten or

twelve inches apart and the inter—space

packed with straw. The writer has often

thought how nicely we could accomplish

the same end by using cornstalks from

which the. leaves had been stripped.



The requirements of the ewe, so far as

shelter is concerned, are few and com-

paratively simple. She should have a

dry. clean shed and it should be well

ventilated. No stuffy place filled with

foul air for sheep. A large, airy shed

with doors that can be. closed in bad

Weather is probably the best kind of a

structure for winter use for ewes. We

have used such sheep house with inside

hay racks and grain troughs. With

plenty of bedding, consisting of either

straw or the coarse parts of shredded

corn fodder, it made a very nice place

indeed for the flock during the entire

season; after lambing it was a splendid

shelter for the young lambs.



Ewes must be watched for parasitic

disease although there is not so much

danger at this season. If the, shed is

clean and the yards not muddy there will

be but little danger of foot rot. A wormy

ewe will be unthrifty. Little or-nothing

can be done except to dispoSe of her.

There is more danger from colds which

put the ewe out of condition. , To guard

against that we keep the flock in dry

quarters and prevent cold drafts in their

shed. To feed the ewes “liberally and to

look after their health does much to in-

sure a strong crop of lambs.



Minnesota. H. 'E. M‘CCARTNEY.





‘THE MICHIGAN FARMER. ‘





 





FEB. 17. 1912.





STALLIONS





The Place to Buy





 





HEWO STOCK FARM





The Home of the





Huntington, Indiana.

Write about them.





It Will Save You Money.

_





 





 





BELGIANS





This announcement is for the men

who know a horse, who need a horse,

and who are familiar with values

when they find something suitable.

Have you, Mr. Stallioner, spent dol-

lars uselessly searching for a first—

class Belgian stallion or a. No. 1 Bel-

gian mare for a price at which you

could afford to own same? Have you,

Mr. Prospective Purchaser, decided

where you are going to find what you

want? ‘



We want to state here, and to state

most emphatically, that our twenty-

five years’ buying experience in Bel-

gium, and our selling system (all

stock sold at the farm), places us In

a pesition to sell a good stallion or

a good mare at prices beyond com-

petition.



VVe are talking of good horses, not

the mediocre kind, and we are in

position to sell this good kind at lesser

figures than are demanded by some

firms for the ordinary sort. If you are

in the market for an extra. good im-

ported Belgian stallion or mare, come

to Hewo and save all these useless

side trips, secure a horse that repre—

sents every dollar that is demanded

for same, and be a gainer of several

hundred dollars on account of "the

difference in price.”



Wo huvo a number ol homo land coll: ol

automoiy reason-lilo prlooo.



"Remember, Nothing but Belgians."





Don't wait to write, visit.





ll. 8: ll. WOLF, Wabash, Indiana.





$3,000,000





Will be saved this winter to the

x 15,000 users of Indiana 81103. Are

‘, you getting your share? There

., is another winter comin . Our

' boot ulosmon or. .tho 1 .000

Indiana Silos now In uoo.





SILO PROFITS





Written by over two hundred of the beat breeder-I.

feeders and farmers in the world. “Tells how they

greatly increased their profits." alum. hr thlo

volunblo book and our now catalog now—FREE.





DUNHAM’S





Our summer importation, in our estimation





the best. lot: of horses we have ever had at

Oaklawn. has arrived. Numerous impor-

tant; prize-winners are included, then the

high average is the main’ thing. as every

animal would be a creditin any herd. Write us.





DUNHAMS, Wayne, Illinois.





METZ BROS.





NILES. MICH.





We have a fine lot of

American bred





Percheron Stallions





on hand and we can sell them for less

money than any other importer. Write

us your wants.



METZ BROS, Niles, Mich.





BELLS’ HORSES

Perchernns & Belgians





 





 





 





 





 





Al reasonable prices.

New Importation Arrived January 3d.

erte for Catalog.





BELL “05., Wooster, Ohio.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





PERCHERON. BELGIAN. SHIRE, HACKNEY

STALLIONS 8: MARES.





Two to 4 years old, imported and American

bred. Choice colors._ lots of bone, weighing or

maturing 1.800 to 2.300.le. Three importations last;

few months, others to follow soon. Prices below

competition. I sell them low and they go fast.



LEW W. COCHRAN.

Office 1091/2 S. Washington St.. CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.





A. A. PALMER 6‘ SONS.

BELDING, MICH.





The Pioneer Percheron Breeders oi Illchigan.

offer for sale a choice lot of black





Percheron Stallions and Mares





All registered and young. Fifty head to select from_

cattle feeding is known to all. To get





~20 th

results care must be taken in selecting Breeders of Jacks and Percheron Horse: and {(1)82





n silo. The Boss SILO I: absolutely §ear old Jocks. 15 earlings. Some nice Percheron



‘, guaranteed toproduce the right kind talllons, Mares. olts and ’Jamworth givnne, All

of onsilago. Why? Becoua. le stock registered or. subject to registry. W 9 would be

to have you Visit our farm or write for circulars.





Is ruonouuhu MANUFACTURED till. 3...... .t 00.,156 w. b‘hort s... Lexington. Ky.

and hu feature: the: are important

Percheron Stallions and Mares for Sale





and found on the Ron Silo only.



Profit by our experience and build 3

I have black & grmuall can and registered,with ual-

ity, bone and weight. or] . Barnard. Stunned. ich.





The largest manufacturers of Silos in the world.

Address nearest focfory:

382 Union ald ..Andonon. lndlono

“ lndlono a 63. no. Molnoo. Iowa

“ Silo Bldg. Konoao Clty. Mo.

Good A onto wanted eve where.





 





 





   





 





The value of emllogo for dnlry or





 





 





 





 





 





- fihfi mm;





BOSS 811.0. Catalog explains all.

Agonlo Wanted

The E. W. Ross Co.(Est. 1850)

_ Box 14 SPRINGFIELD, omo





 





 





 





 





 





EGISTERED PERCHERON and Light Harness Horses. Short.-

_ horn cattle, Duroc Jersey swine. Shropshire Sheep and

Bufl Cochin chickens. M. A. BRAY. Okenios. lngl18lllCt)..Mich.





JACKS.





- - Bi st jack ofierin ever‘mode. 90-da sole 0 55



A Choice Registered Percheron Stallion ggaiffi‘ilexmpbig reégeggdfggnmth 53...... sci or



coming four years old. Perfectly sound. in; dovle‘l‘éherén‘fiid B'ei iaxi was; imtIi iomslil i353;



QUALITY as we" 88 QUANTITY and must close out a lot. 0 jacks to get money and



is what is Wanted in the farm horse. Broken'fil’single make room. rite for catalog, photograph. descrip-

{lgd double. Sili‘ouléi pay forihimstill‘ in nine .year 33 tion and price list. ,



0 price we as: nine am see iim ant Sll‘c ‘1

dam also. or write at l W' L' DeCLOW,





t .

PARSONS & BAEDWIN, Walervliel, Michigan. Cedll' Rflpldfi JICK Farm. Cedar Rapids, In.





For sale gfiicl‘gvgerfilaiegon tStudhtwolang hall: yeasts JACKS and MULES

. our 08]: on to or at er. - '



Inquire, BRANNAN B OTHERS, Williamston. Mich.’ ggtwggleggfgfggggfilgdgg



one manflement, where can





Filll SALE—l Tom llal Stallion “if“mmrm beseen head he Iar e

f 1 , _ . .

eltion pesf'ect. liest of style. 1'! igtorggg‘dr'wrslégpgo ig'i‘fiaaffiffgh‘fn‘ég‘o‘ggigf





W. ”BENCH. Sherwood. Michigan- Stock guaranteed. Write

for prices today. Address





Krekler's Jock P

West Elkton. 05'3"





Branch Borax—Clutch. Indiana





SAVE-THE—llORSEl





OUR LATEST Book—Is our 16 Years’ Ex

‘ perience and DISCOVERIES—

fiail‘..§°l2i%:§é¥lil‘ll“:§l§l°§tla‘sm.¥“7“f “e “dailies

‘ er— ow o est or avin—Wha.

For W Lgme Horse—LOVERS 58 FORMS OF LAMENE S—ILLUSTflAr'BEgo

e riginated the Plan ot—Treating Horses by Mail—Under Signed.

Contract to Return Money it Remedy Fails. Our Charges Are Moderate

But first write describing case, and we will send—BOOK—Sam 10 Contract:

. Letters from Business Men The World Over and Advice—A13. FREE to

,(Horse Owners and Managers only).——-1’U’.l‘ HORSE to WORK and CURE HIM NOW

' Address-JEROY CHEMICAL 00., 20 Commercial Ave., Blnghamton, N. . .





 





 





PRINTING—For Poultry men. Live Stock Breed-

ers and General Work. Write for

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





 





 





mported and pure bred ' We make a l ecl-

I Belgian 4i Percheron Slllllons. city of Quallity,

Bone and Weight. G. th H. LOCHER. Bluflton, Ohio.





 





 





 





Drugglsta everywhere sell Save-The-norse with contract. or sent py us Exp. prepaid





ll. w. shh'iis & sons. f





 





imported and I





 





 

   

   





 





A

Ti"





”A“ Jan-Ar.— 4““."1?





 





. .i...,_.. ‘-





r ...a.





". ‘ ’S‘Vfif? ’





~-





‘5» .wx-w-v seq—k +





‘ «.CNIF‘
.A





.A‘ “<th‘ v-s—w





 





*,,__,__





., crater: ~r >~ ”LS—a4





‘4:de ‘50 «wet-w“ sen—5' 4‘“..-





‘1 w.





. ' "‘ ~w‘.





FEB. '17, 1912.

FEEDE'RS’ , PROBLEMS.





...—_—





The Feeding Value of Buttermllk for

p - Hogs.



'hat is the feeding value of butter—

milk 'for hogs, where it has to be hauled

one mile? What is the best feed to feed

with it, with hogs on grass, or when they

are confined in yards without grass?

How ought it to be fed for best results;

how much of it, and how much grain?

W'hat is the feeding value of brewers’

malt for hogs? Can you tell me if it

would pay to get the refuse from hotels

and restaurants for hogs, where same

can be gotten in quite large quantities

one and a half miles away and how best





to feed it?

Gd. Traverse Co. SUBSCRIBER.





At the Massachusetts Station an ex-

periment was made to determine the

comparative value ‘of buttermilk and

skim-milk as a feed for hogs. Both were

fed with corn meal at the rate of about

12 pounds of buttermilk or skim-milk to

one pound of corn meal. The pigs weigh—

ed just under 50 pounds at the beginning

and were fed to a weight of 115 pounds

with practically identical results; illus-

trating the fact that buttermilk will give

as good returns as skim-milk, provided

no water has been added to the butter—

milk in the process of churning. In this

trial, too much milk in proportion to the

grain used was fed for the most economic

results. Repeated experiments have

shown that for best results from one to

three pounds of skim-milk should be fed

to one pound of grain. This will apply

equally to hogs fed in confinement or on

pasture. Of course, if there is a large

supply available at a cheap cost, it might

pay to feed more than this, but a greater

feeding value would be gotten from a

given amount of either skim-milk or but~

termilk when so fed than is the case

when fed in larger proportions to the

amount of grain used.



Corn meal is the natural complement

of skim-milk or buttermilk and the two

feeds together will make a well balanced

ration when fed in the proportion of one

to three by weight. For very young pigs,

of course, some other feed such as mid~

(llings added to their ration will produce

somewhat better results. we have no

experimental data on the value of brew—

crs’ grain for hogs. The wet brewers’

grain cannot be advantageously fed unless

one is located close to a brewery. The.

dried grains are considered a very good

food for other stock. They are rich in

protein and comparatively low in carbo-

hydrates and might be valuable for bal-

ancing up a ration but would not be

economical, fed alone.



The question of feeding hogs on gar—

bage obtained from hotels and restau-

rants is a difficult one to answer, but

Where this is systematically done it has

proved to be a profitable industry in

some cases. One should be. able’ to handle

it cheaply and in comparatively large

quantities if it is undertaken at all.



Rape for Hog Pasture.



Am planning the hog pasture proposi-

tion and think of sowing rape, but was

told that if white hogs were pasturcd on

rape it made them scurfy and seemed to

produce a kind of skin disease, which

would not appear on black hogs. Will

you please give me information on this

subject? Also, which particular breed

seems to give the best. results for pastur-

ing and fattening at eight to ten months

of age? Have a very little skim-milk to

give them and would be pleased to re-

ceive some good pointers on caring for

and feeding hogs successfully.



Missaukee Co. H, B,



The value of rape as a forage for hogs

was made the subject of two trials at

the Wisconsin Experiment Station some

years ago. In these experiments the first

trial was made. with 20 Poland China

pigs and the second with 38 grade Chestcr

\Vhites, so that both black and white

pigs were used in these trials. In both

cases the pigs were divided into two

equal lots, the first having a run in the.

rape field with grain in addition, and the

second lot confined in a pen receiving

grain only. The first trial lasted 76 days

and the second in 42 days. In both cases

the gain of the different lots was prac-

tically equal, varying but four pounds in

one case and ten pounds in the other in

favor of the grain fed hogs.





The first lot, which had access to about

one—third acre of rape consumed 710

pounds lese corn and 352 pounds less mid-

dlings in making 853 pounds of gain. The

second lot consumed 886 pounds less corn

and 444 pounds less middlings in mak-

ing 1,066 pounds gain; in this case, a little

more than one-half acre of rape was

available. Summarizing these two trials

and calling the gains equal, the figures

show that one acre of rape is equivalent

to 2,600 pounds of grain for pig feeding

for hogs which are in preparation for the

final fattening period. Since the crop can

be seeded very cheaply and the hogs har-





THE 'MICHIGANV FARMER. . ,_ ' .9. 177





vest it themselves, the value of this crop

as a hog pasture is at once apparent. Owners of chklng’ Trlcky’ Scary,

Balky Colts and Horses!





Also the ground can be seeded with eith-

Write for Prof. Jesse Beery’s Grand Free





er clovcr or alfalfa or both, as desired,

“Horse-Trainer’s Prospectus"





at the same operation with a fair pros-

pect of success.



“'here small pigs are given acceSs to

a rape field in which the plants have at—

tained considerable growth, there is a

tendency to cause a scurfy condition of

the skin if the pigs are allowed to rim

through the rape when it is wet with dew

or rain, and the white pigs apparently

have a more tender skin at that age, al~

though it will affect both to some degree,

and the fact that it is more noticeable » Prof.Jcsse Beery world-famous as .|\

on the white pigs makes the only differ- / the King of Boise Trainers and \

ence in this respect. However, no trou— C) ") Tamers. without charge.will give-you

ble of this kind will be apparent with 4. “DJ acopy of his wonderful Horse-Trainer's





older hogs of whatever breed may be PTOSDe9tUS- Every man, young 0? 01¢ who

7 is ambitious to make a big success Will find

1‘01” this book a stepping stone to a. money-making





   





‘ Every owner of a vicious,

scary, balky, tricky, kick-

ing, biting, unruly horse or .

colt will be intensely interest- v, *V/ I

ed in the announcement that .../ '5'





 

 

 





l





 

 

 

 

 





   





trustworthy. There is lots of money in break-

ing colts and curing horses of bad habits.





So far as the matter of breed is con- profession. All wholove horses will want to





know what the greatest horse trainer in the





cerned, there is ”9 one breed which may world knows about controlling these noblest

properly be described as the best for the animals of the brute creation.





purpose named. The different breeds of King 0f Horse Trainers and Tamers





improved hogs have their advocates and

all are good, else they could not attain

prominence. If there was one best breed

the farmers of the country would not be

long finding it out and discarding the.

others.

Cull Beans as a Horse Feed.



\\'ould like to know how cull beans,

ground with oats, would be for a grain

ration for Work horses. Am short of

grain, and cull beans are about the eas-

iest to get here, and about what amount

ought to be i‘cd to horses weighing about

1.100 its. each?



(lcncsoc (‘0. G. R. l".





("till beans ground with oats would not

be a practical food for horses bccauso it

would not be a palatable feed. The writ-

('i‘ has known of instances where farmers

have, attempted to feed a grain ration

composrad of a mixture of corn, oats and

beans, using about one-third beans. but

lllt‘ horses refused to eat the grain. The

only practical method for fccding limins

to live stock, with the exception of shot-p.





is to cook them. wlicn tlicy will be read-'





ily consumed by practically all kinds of

live stock. Thcy might be an oconomical

addition to thc ration whcn so fed, but

a better use to make of beans would be

to feed them to hogs, and use a mixture

of corn. oil meal and oats for the horses,

“sing about 600 pounds of corn to 100

pounds of oil meal and as many oats

as desired, with a little bran added in

case but few oats are used. This wi‘l

make about as cheap a combination as

can be used and get a. proper balance of

food nutrients.





 





BUYING BREEDING STOCK.





Some farmers never have enough breed-

ing stock on the farm because they are

always in doubt as to the best time to

buy or sell. If stock is high they hosi—

tate to buy breeding stock for fear the,

prices will drop before they can markct

their offspring. If stock is low they

hesitate to buy for fear the prices will

remain low,



It goes without saying that there are

times when there is more money in breed-

ing animals than at others. "lint the man

that makes money in stock is the man

that keeps the host and kccps all he can

well handle on his farm. The low priccs

at one time will balance up with high

prices at other times, and no one can

tell with any degrce of certainty when

prices will be high and when prices will

be low. All meat animals just now are

reasonably high. In many sections brccd-

ing stock, both young and old, is being

sacrificed to an almost alarming cxtcnt.

Brood sows and heifer calves are going

to market almost as fast as steers and

barrows. \Vliat the supply will be two

or three years from now no one knows

but common reason teaches that it will

not be very great, and therefore the prices

are apt to stay high for a long timc to

come. The “ise farmer who has young

breeding animals will not part with thcm

now for market purposes cven when the

stock buyer offers high prices for them.

It would be too much like selling the

goose that laid the golden egg.



if your breeding stock is low and YOU?

neighbor has none to sell, look up adver—

tisers and get in communication with

them. Get from them what you need and

can use to an advantage. Many breeders

of pure—bred stock, especially hogs, have

sold out and cannot supply orders until

new ones come.



There are at least two reasons why YOU

should buy good breeding animals now.

One is that from them you can make tlte

most of your feed for market purposes,

and the other is that you can sell all the.

best Of the young to other farmers.

\Vhether you raise live stock for the





The field is unlimited.





Be a Horse Trainer!

Make $1,200 to $3,000 a Year

The career of a professional Horse Trainer

ofi’ers remarkable money-making opportuniv





Prof. Beery was tremendously successful

in giving exhibitions of his marvelous skill in

training horses and mastering man—killing

stallions. He traveled all over the United

States, thrilling vast audiences everywhere.

Honors were showered upon him by admiring

thousands. He has now retired from his mar-

velous career in the arena and is giving the

world the benefit of his priceless knowledge,

having established a correspondence system

of horsemanshi’p. the only instruction of its

kind in the world.





Make Worthless Horses Valuable!





Prof. Beery’s System of Horse Training

enables you to turn horses whose viciousness

or bad habits make them utterly worthless

and unsalable into valuable. useful animals.



Prof. Beery is uréailterably orpposed :10 Earsh.

crue treatment 0 orses. is met 0 s are . . ). , .

humane, safe, simple and successful even in Imade$9ll.0tltruining colts. besidesdomgmy regular

the most extreme cases. You can learn to ,tell is m, Ryder, Mercersbnrg Pa .writes: "I ammnkl

any horse's disposition at first sight. ’





By Prof. Beery’s simple method you can

train a colt in eight hours to be absolutely





Great Free Book on Prof. Beery’s System of Horse Training





This book is an eyerpener on thewhole Subject of Horse Training Prof Beery‘s lessons are





 





 





 





ties, at home or traveling. Men who have

mastered Prof. Beery’s System are making all

the way from $1,200 to $3,000 a year. Owners

gladly pay $15 to $25 a head to have vicious.

tricky horses broken of bad habits or to have‘

green colts properly trained. A good horse

trainer is the most independent man on earth.

Drop him in any community, among total

strangers. and he will be making all kinds of

money in no time. -





Has Taught Thousands Successfully





Some of Prof. Bcery’s graduates are travels

ing, giving exhibitions in cities. Some now

own profitable training stables. Some are

getting rich buying up cast-off kickers. “man-

killcrs." tricksters and horses "afraid-of-

autos” for next to nothing. handling them a

few dags and selling at tremendous profit.



J. 0. rown, Cameron. Mo.. writes~ ‘ Last. month





farm work.





Ing money buying 3-)cur-old kickers cheap, hund-

ling them a few days and selling them. perfectly

broken. at}; large profit.”



0. B. Hill, Robinson. 1”,, Route No 3. writes:

“Three Weeks mm 1 paid F125 for us your old kicker.

yesterday I sold her for $2.25."





Only 8 Hours to Break a Colt!





ession for any man who likes horses. It. isa lurcc. handsome, illus

trated book. Tells how Prof Bccry became tho lime of Horse

Trainers and Horse Tumors How you can learn Ln do what. he has

done. in epuro time. Are you ambitious to make mono}. to make a

name for yourself? Follow the teachings of Prof Bet-r» and become

a master horsemiin' Do you own a horse that you can t. handle? Then

" write for the Horse Trainer's Prospectus today

Tell me till about your horse.





sim‘ple, thorough and practical. The. book shows tlio possibilitics of the

pro





 





u ' T H _‘

Horse -Trainer 3 Prospectus Goupon 5

PROF. JESSE BEERY, Box 42 Pleasant Hill, Ohio I

Send me a copy of your "Horse-Trainer's Prospectus." :



Name. .-._. .-..-..-.-....-...-.. .-.--.-........ ..-.-......._. =



I



Postolfue . .-.--............ . ... .--...-....... _._-.. ---.--.. .--. =



(20‘ Slorr....-. ....,-._........._- ._._.__-..__ R F, D ________ J





 





 





 





   





The Only Roofing Fully Guaranteed for15 Years





NO RUST NO CORROSION N0 PAINT





DicKelman EXTRA





GALVANIZED METAL ROOFING--DEX BRAND





Will Last a Lifetime-ll is Positively Guaranteed to LAST 15 YEARS Without One Cent of Cost to You

\ , 7" Fully Guaranteed to give

' y 0 11 p o s l t l v c satisfaction

in every way —-.elsc you get

a new roof or your money

back anytime within fifteen

yczirs. "

,.

llic pure sheet metal we

a use is made by :i spccial pro—

ccss which makes it por—

ous—so the galvaniz—

ing material soaks

right into it and

actually be-

('oiiics apart

of the. sheet.

No amount

of wear or

weather can

crack, fluke





 





 





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





F ire-





Proof

Rust-Proof

Lightning-Proof





01‘ break the galvanizing. Not. all metal roofs are good—no other is as good as





Dickelman EXTRA Galvanized Metal Roofing



bccause no other manufacturer is as critical in the selection of galvanized sheets as we.

are. I\o sheet can stand our inspcction if it has even a single spot that is not covered

with speltcr. We use Open Hearth steel exclusively—the same as is used 'for railroad

Nil:- Never Has to be Painted



When properly laid it will outlast the building itself. 'l‘hoquulity of the roof and our

O‘YU reputation make good our iron-clad gunrantcc that our Dcx liruiid rooting

will last you at least 15 years without one cent of repairs. All good dealers know about.

Dickolman roofing, but write us today for



. _ Free Samples and Book on Roofing



3011 need this book—qt w111 help you to save money on your roofing—it tells you

how easy it is to lay this everlasting I)l(‘li‘llnall Metal Roofing.

_ Just drop a. postal 'and say: “Dickeliuiin send the book and free sample”-— but do

it right now.





THE DICKELMAN MFG. C0,. -:- 100 Gormley St, -:- FOREST. OHIO

Note: We also are manufacturers of the popular Dickelman Metal Shingles—cheaper

than wood or slate and 10056 better than either.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





 

 

 

   





fillet a Mitchell Barrier





; ...:llrg‘l STANCHIONS and STEEL STALLS





, 1“".

I‘ f "‘ Test. them in your own'stable THIRTY DAYS FREE and let, them

' demonstrate their savmg of extra hired he] . A small boy can

. operate the MITCHELL with pleasure. Sen for our

. Largo Catalog Free to You.





MITCHELL CARRIER MFG. CO.

19 I 2 Forest Home Ave. MILWAUKEE, WIS.





w





 





 





 





 





When writng to advertisers please mention the Michigan Farmer.
178 (in)





market or breeding purposes there will

always be a demand for it.



There is one thing that should be kept

in the mind of the farmer or stock raiser

and that is that he had better not make

any effort to‘ raise good stock unless he

gives them the best of attentiOn. When

this is given there is no reason for not

being a successful stock grower.



lilinois. Cor C. MCCUAN.



LlVE STOCK NOTES.





r—--———





The United States Live Stock Sanitary

Association has taken prompt and de-

cisive action following the refusal of the

last lllinois legislature to order the tuber-

culin test for cattle. This association does

not hesitate to say in plain words that

the state of Illinois is liable to become a

disease producing center and a constant

source of danger to the surrounding group

of states, while the legislature. is severely

censured. The state is declared to have

taken a backward step when its legisla-

ture adopted a resolution that the tuber-

culin test for cattle was pernicious. This

action of the association followed the an-

nouncement made by the Northwest Live

Stock Association, prohibiting the im-

portation of Illinois cattle into its terri-

tory unless accompanied by a. certificate

of health from the bureau of animal in-

dustry because the Illinois legislature

failed to make the tuberculin test a. re-

quirement. States embraced in the north.

west association are Washington, Oregon,

ldaho, \Vyoming, Montana, South Dakota,

North Dakota and Minnesota. The pe-

culiar action of the Illinois legislature

has exerted a decided effect on Chicago’s

milk and cream supplies. A city ordi-

nance requires inspection of cattle which

furnish milk, but the legislative action

nullifies this, and the City no longer has

such inspection. ,



In iiguring on the future of the hog

market, the enormous marketing of little

pigs that has been going on for so many

months should be taken into account.

’\Vhile the crop of pigs of the country

last year was known to be a. large one,

cholera killed off a big percentage of

them, and in many parts of the corn belt

the supply “as almost wholly destroyed.

Good proof of 1111‘ wholesale marketing of

pigs and young hogs was furnished last

November, when the average weight of

tho hogs received at the Chicago stock

yards fell off. to 205 lbs., which was the

lightest weight of the year, comparing

with 242 lbs. in the month of May, when

weights ran the heaviest. The preva-

lence of swine plague played an extreme-

1y important part in this rush of pigs

and light—weight hogs to market, but

much credit must also be given to the

many shipments made by farmers in or—

der to avoid winter feed bills. The year

1911 saw aggregate receipts of around 25-

000.000 hogs at the eleven leading mar-

kets of the country. which is a gain of

nvarly 0.000000 over the preceding year

and is the. large-st number marketed since

1008, when they aggregated 28.000.000. The

heaviest gains were made since July. the

time when disease broke out among the.

htrds in many states.



Clay, Robinson & Company's Live Stock

Report has the following on the hog sit-

uation: “Producers of hogs have surely

not forgotten so soon the disastrous re—

sults of the indiscriminate marketing of

pigs and shoats along in 1907 and 1908. It

was then that cvm‘y producer sec-med to

want to get out of the business as quick-

ly as possible. which resulted in the

porcine population being reduced to a

point where packers found difficulty in

getting enough to keep their plants work-

ing regularly. Then in 1909 and 1910.

when hog prices struck the highest point

on revord a big majority of the produc-

trs had none to sell. Thus high prices

\wrc really of 'no benefit. to thoso who

had gone out of the business, while the

effort to get back into the business was

as vigorous as it had been to get out of

it a few years previous, and the cost of

restocking the highest ever known. It.

is generally admitted that heavy inroads

have been made in the supply of hogs in

Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, lowa_ Illi-

nois. Minnesota. \Visconsin and lndiana

by hog disease, while the high cost of

corn in Ohio and other eastern states has

caused heavy liquidation of hogs of ab-

normally iig'nt weight during the past

four months.”



The Chicago and other western sheep

markets have shown sensational fluctua-

tions in prices in recent weeks, and own-

ers intending to make early shipments

should study market conditions carefully

and at the same time obtain the advice

of ii reliable commission house dealing

extensively in sheep. Much always de-

pends upon the eastern mutton markets

as to the demand or lack of demand in

the Chicago market, and at such times

as the Buffalo market is overstocked, a

bad Chicago market is witnessed usually,

provided the supplies are on a liberal

scale. Before many weeks the Colorado

lambs will come forward freely, but until

that time there should be a good outlet

for flocks fattcned in the corn belt, al-

ways provided they are good and fat and

are marketed conservatively. More lambs

were put on feed in Colorado than was

at first expected, many sheepmen decid-

ing late. to do some feeding. and when

these get well started marketward, corn-

belt sheepmen will have to make their

holdings prime in quality to stand the

competition. It is no time to market

half-fat sheep or lambs, either now or

later on.



Recent advices report heavy losses of

mules and horses in southern Illinois and

stoutheastern Missouri, where the stock

had been running in corn fields. The

deaths were caused by worms in the corn

husks, and the worm probably had been

generated by the long period of mild and

wet weather that prevailed previous to

the late cold wave.





 





. . ,, ll .lllllllu :

lllll‘lllllllll lililillllul

"llll‘lll'llllumil l

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll





 





 





 





 





Ill





lllll





l‘lll Ill

5l





*2 -.l





iii“ llli





.1..,l i





ll





ll





llll





ll

ll

. . l

.' 1mm .

i “ll;

i





ll*





i

l





.1 .h





l





‘j A ispacked in





what is saved on

tobacco better.





grade brands combin





sec for yourself why





 





   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ll





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





‘- }-





 





 





 





 





 





'érflie’MicmGAN FAR‘ME’R;

T l !‘

ls





l





“Bull” Durham





plain muslin sack.





The package is cheap

and homely, but it is handy, substantial, con—

vcnicnt, and What it lacks in beauty is more

than made up in the quality of its contents—for





GENUINE I ' ll





“BULII DURHAM





SMOKING TOBACCO





Forty "tunings” in each 5c. muslin each





It is smoked by more men than all the other high- ‘





cover its honest worth. Once a man tries “Bull”

.Durh‘am he goes on smoking it year after year. Noth- l

mg 6.86 goes into Ins pipe—no ready-made cigarettes

for Izzm, when once he’s tried rolling his own from

good “Bull” Durham.





Try a sack of this famous old tobacco today, and





made it their lasting choice.





Sold by practically every dealer in the U. S.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   





 





m. 17.3118





1 till

i





, .

l .

l





l





   

   





ll

I

ii;





i





1





ll \ “‘ifls-i'llllllilllllw"

. ‘A, 3' “.G‘H‘l’m

'~ ' . infill”





l

l ‘i if ' ‘— 7 H ‘





l





___.—.———-





WW





1





 

 





 

 





a





 





 

 





 





 





 





the sack goes to make the





cd. Every day new smokers dis-





so many thousands of men have





 





A book of “papers” free

with each 5c. muslin sack.





gig/M'MOZZMQ; I





ll" l lull llHlllIll"lllllllIllIllilllllllllllll l *





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Detroit-American Spreaders





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





that you can't resist.



reason for strength and light draft.



our proposition to you,



30 DAYS FREE TRIAL—No Money Down—Freight Paid—~Cash or

Credit—Guaranteed Forever





Let us show on the style and size Detroit-American that

meets your 1: f

in advance—no “C. 0. D. '—no deposit. See how the are made

and how the work. Note the six changes of feed, ti

cylinder an rake,the double front bolster, the bi

unbreakable fifth wheel and all the other Detroit- moi-lean

advantages. It you don’t want the Detroit—American that the





 

 





3— re ht paid on 80 days trial without: cent





a on steel

15-inch





AMERICAN "ARROW GOMPANYv





 





Beat‘Them All Again





Get our 1912 books and investigate our 19 new improve-

ments on Detroit-American Spreaders. This year we jump

still further in the lead with be cer Spreaders and bigger

value than even we have ever been able to offer before.

Detroit-Americans beat them all again. Look here! Endless

aprons, return apron, steel or wood wheels, 50 to 100 bu.

capacity—also Wagon Box Style—and each Detroit-Amer-

ican an absolutely gearless spreader.

plicated mechanism—no lost motion. So simple that it is

proof against mistakes oi boy or careless help. No matter

what style or size spreader you want, here it is at a. price

There’s more steel in the Detroit-American than in any other spreader. That’s another

Get our book and you'll know why no other manufacturer or dealer can touch





Our Direct Prices

Start This Year At





$425.9





delivered In Michigan. Slight-

ly more in other states for

same style owing to higlnr





There’s no com-





frelght we pay. That’s the

i t at which our



trial, we’ll pay the freight back. If you decide to keep it. send ”iimfififim

the money or pay on time. You are the judge and your wo up “Ln:



goes. Remember, this proposition in on the style and size Rem

spreader you want. Don‘t pay a dollar on any spreader till Woodor wheels—capac-

you get our book. Also shows the famous DetroltrAmerican Ky 50 to 100 MI. 1" Wagon

ongueless Discs, Detroit—American Cultivators and Detroit- mm Tgkgmchoi“.

American Gasoline Engines. Write postal now. Address Old! a...“ W gaind

104B HASTINGS STREET. DETROIT, MICHIGAN 1912. ‘





   





 

 

 





 

 





. .~<4~





 





 





 





 





#





4'.
we."





..—-—





til—‘FWM W:





v-uo- . a our"- ~‘A—I-p mist-t





 





$2.11... «at





.‘na .m..-« . ~





 





iha Oiic‘ktsic‘uugh (lure-

chealeuillneuualed





'A Whole Pint of It Easily Made at

Home and Saves You 82. Safe,

Pleasant and Does the Work

Quickly.





 





For quick and positive results the

. int of con 11 syrup that you make at

Iiome with inex and sugar syrup, can—

not be equalled. It takes hold instantly

and will usually stop the most obstinate

deep-seated cough inside of 24 .hours.

Even croup and whooping-cough yield to

it quickly. . _



Get a. 50-cent bottle of Pmcx and mix

it in a pint bottle with home-made sugar

syrup. . To make the best sugar syrup,

mix a pint of granulated sugar With 1/5,

pint of warm water and stir for 2 min-

utes. This is no trouble, and gives. you

a full pint—a family supply—of better

cough remedy than you could buy ready

mixed for $2.50.



Pinex, used in this way, soothes and

heals the inflamed membranes with re-

markable rapidity. It stimulates the ap-

petite, is sightly laxative. and tastes

good—children like it. Excellent for

hoarseness, asthma, bronchitis, and other

throat troubles, and has a wonderful

record in cases of incipient lung trouble.



Pinex is a. special and highly concen-

trated compound of Norway \Vhite ,Pine

extract, rich in g'uaiaeol and other natu-

ral healing pine elements.



Pinex has often been imitated. but

never successfully, for nothing else will.



rodnce the same results. The genuine.

is guaranteed to give absolute satisfac-

tion, or money refunded. Your druggist

has Pinex, or will gladly get it. for you.

If not, send to rl‘he Pinex C0., 232 Main

St, Ft, \\'ayne, Ind.





KITSELMAN FENG





.

gethtFFrOm twhg £31126 pill:

ant e a





 





   

 

 

   





we would make

the Dealer or

Jobber. That

is why we can

» save you money.

Look at those

very low prices.





1 l GENTS A R00



2 for 18-in. hog fence.

. 23560. a rod for 47-in. farm fence.

_ é .-o' ' 250. a rod for 60-in. poultry fence.

.__.___ $1.40 for 80 rod spool of Ideal



Barbed Wire. Large free Catalog showing 100

styles of Farm, Poultry and Lawn Fence.





KITSELMAN BROS. Box 278 Munole,lnd





 





 





 





 





 





STOUT DURABLE

STRONG CHEAP





BROWN FENCES will outlast: any other!





because of heavier wires and thicker gal-

valeng. 160 styles for all purposes. Also .

wn Fences and Gates.



Bargain Prices, 13c Per Rod Up

delivered at your railway station. Send today

for catalog and free sample for test.



The Brown Fence a: Wire Company

Dent. 49 Cleveland. Ohio





 





 





srnoucrsr FElloE ulna





FROM FACTORY DIRECT T0 FAR

26-inch Hog Fence, ______ 15c.

’ 47-inch Farm F ence,_ "231;“.

60-inch Poultry Fence_- _. 30c.

80-rod spool Barb Wire, $1.40





“Many styles and heights. Our large Free Catalog

contains fence information you should have.





COILED SPRING FENCE CO. Box 21 Winchester, Ind.





EMPIRE FENCE





Get the genuine EMPIRE big

wire fence, direct. at wholesale.





. ,

. ‘ I l‘,’ ‘ ”é, Savedealcr‘s profits.





 





r or r





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





       

   

 

 

 





. -

_- .4 Big Factory. Big

Sales, 23 Styles



No traveling salesmen small



_ expense, prices low. Every-

thing guaranteed. r‘ree samples by



mail. Prices of leading styles freight pre-



paid to all points north of the Ohio and



east of the Mississippi River:—



WIM Inches high Medium Weight Extra heavy(sli No.9)





“1





9 39 230 per rod 36c per rod

10 57 26c per rod 400 per rod

12 65 820 per rod 48c per rod





Special rates beyond this territory.





BOND STEEL POST C0., 16 E. Maurice SL, Adrian. Mich.





 





 

   





for this





W PRIC handsome





loo other stvlu. Many cheaper th an wood—all better. For Lawns,

Churches, arks, etc. Write for Pattern Book and special offer.

THE WARD FENCE 00.. Box 948 DECATUR. IND.





THE BATCHE'I‘ WIRE SPLIOEB.

Will wra. with ease the

' ' - ' lid-‘1





largest har wire in the nar-

Sample bv mail post paid for 50 cents.





   





 





rowest space in a woven





Free illustrated circular.

A. B. PROBASCO, Lebanon. 0.





Tonic Tablets





Will purify’your blood. 50 cents per Bottle.





THE:SPECIFIG MEDICINE 00.

Box 212. KERHONKSON, NEW YORK.





fence.

Agents wanted.





 





i





 

 





'w, .





The remarkable manner in which corn

prices haVe been maintained month after

month is telling forcibly in inducing

farmers everywhere to ship their cattle

and hogs to market‘ earlier than usual.

Notwithstanding the increased marketings

of corn of late at primary western pOinls,

the visible supply is by no means heavy,

the offerings going into consumption rap-

idly, with the southwest absorbing lib—

eral amounts Furthermore, enormous

amounts of feed have been necessary this

cold winter to maintain animal heat in

holdings of live stock, and it now looks

strongly as though farmers would be in

a. position to obtain extremely high

prices for their surplus corn supplies for

months to come. \\’ithin a short time

corn for May delivery has been selling in

the Chicago market around 680 per bush-

el, prices ruling about 180 higher than a

year ago, while oats have shown an ad-

vance of around 1.7c over last year‘s

prices. Hay, too, is such a short crop as

to force, prices extraordinarily high, with

sales on the Chicago market as high as

$23 per 1011 for the best grade of timothy,

while best Kansas and Oklahoma prairie

hay sell at $19 and best Iowa, Minnesota,

Nebraska and Dakota prairie hay at, $17.—

50. Straw sales are made at‘ $10.50 to

$11 per ion for rye; $9.50 to $10 for oat

and $8.50 to $9 for wheat. Alfalfa hay

has become an important article of com-

merce. and it, is selling in the Chicago

market at $20 per ton all the way down

to $15 for prime to common offerings.



Clay, Robinson d: Company's Chicago

Live Stock Report has the following in

a recent issue: if. A, Reed. a. success-

ful farmer and feeder of Peoria county,

Ill., was here Monday of last week with

short—fed cattle at $7.10 and a load of

mixed hogs Thursday of that week at

$6.20. "One and two years ago, when

corn was costing 40c per bushel, I sold

hogs at $8,” remarked Mr, Reed. “This

year corn is costing 560 per bushel and

my hogs brought $0.20. ()m- and two

years ago I sold cattle at $0 and $5.25

respeciively, and this your at $7.10. One

and two yours ago hay cost $1.3 per ton

and this year $20. 1 never like to coin-

parc my sales of cattle and hogs with

the previous year, but endeavor to strike

a live—year average. in this way one can

arrive at a fairer average when compar-

ing the, cost of preparing the sleek for

murke and the selling price, and it will

generally be found that. those. who feed

:1 few earloads of cattle and hogs every

year will come out with accounts on the

right side of the. ledger."





in recent Weeks premature selling of

cattle tliui required longer fecdmg has

been as marked in the east as m the





western feeding districts, and prices have

suffered accordingly. marketings consist-

ing chielly of light and medium weights.

The best heavy beeves hold up well be—

cause of their limited supplies every-

where.



Late reports from Minnesota say that

sheep and lamb feeding is materially

checked by the dcarness of feed, to say

nothing of the unusual severity of the

winter. Screenings are hard to get and

sell at $12@17 per ton for poor to choice

grades.



\\'ord comes from Madison county, Ia.

that there are very few cattle on feed in

the southern part of the county, with

corn bringing 60 to 68 cents a bushel and

hay only half a crop. Farmers are mar-

keting their hogs when they weigh from

160 to 200 lbs, because of the dearness of

feed, and there is a good deal of hog

sickness in the northern part of the

county.



As is apt to be the case, losses of cat-

tle reported in the Texas Panhandle

country this winter have been a good

deal exaggerated, and this is also true

regarding western Kansas and southern

and western Oklahoma. Losses of native

cattle were relatively small, the ones to

suffer most being the cattle brought in

from Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico.

These were easy marks from not being

acclimated.



The total sheep and lambs in the Uni-

ted States in 1910 stood at 52,000,000 head.

Of this number 29,558,000 were grown in





Texas, Arizona. New Mexico, Colorado,

California, Nevada, iltah, \\'yoming,

Montana, Idaho, \\'ashington and Ore-





gon. Since then the holdings have been

materially lowered.



Reports from Pennsylvania are that

fewer cattle and sheep are being winter-

ed than for years,,and slockmen will be

forced to come west for restocking their

lands next spring.



Dairy products are selling extraordi-

narily high, with short production, and

eggs are bringing the highest figures re-

corded in many years, the best lots

wholesaling in the Chicago market for





37¢ per doen. i’rime creamery butler

brings 36c per‘pouud. with a general

Shortage every \\ here. Holdings of but-





ter in the. principal cold storage ware-

houses of the country are given as 20.—

677.700 lbs. less than a year ago.



Last year’s prices for western range-

caitle in the Chicago market averaged

higher than in 1910, while native beeves

averaged lower. The receipts from west-

ern ranges aggregated 248.000 head, a

decrease of 71,100 from 1010, in which

year many steers, cows and heifers were

forced on the market by the great

drought.



It is stated that the American packers

haVe large quantities of lard stored in

European continental cities which were

Shipped on consignment and are not

readily'salable except at a considerable

discount below prices now prevailing in

cities of the United States. it seems

that marketings of hogs in Ireland, Den—

mark and Russia for the last few months

have been very much larger than during

the same period in previous years, and

the lard and provision situation abroad

is hardly such as to develop a bullish

sentiment. It is stated that Germany has

yet to receive considerable quantities of

lard which were bought some time ago

and which are now out of line with pres-





 





 





ent continental prices.





’ rl.





THE. MICHIGAN. FARMER.





 





YVVYVYVVVVYYVVVVVVVVVY





VETERINARY





“MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL





CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR, V. S.





A





VVVV

A





 





 





 





 





 





Advice through this department is free

to our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name’ and address of

writer. Initials only .will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to some one else. When

reply by mail is requested, it becomes

private practice. and a fee of $1.00 must

accompany the letter.





 





Cow Leaks Milk—My six-year-old cow

leaks milk and at times milk is stringy.

F. MCC., Marion, Mich—You had better

use teat plugs on her and if you are not

supplied, The Lawrence Publishing Co.

can send them to you by mail.



Lump .law.—»~l have a cow that has had

lump jaw for the past four years and I

have been advised to get rid of her for

fear of this cow infecting others of my

hcrd. Is iiie meal of this cow lit for

food? Can you tell me if it is a crime

to dispose of such meat? .I. J. I’., Scoli—

ville, Mich—If she has chronic lump jaw

without any suppnration and bunch has

not increased in size laiely her carcass,

less head. will be lit for food. I am not

familiar with Michigan criminal law but

imagine it is prohibited and if from no





other than moral reasons, it would be

Wrong. '

Consiipalion—I‘m“ past three months





one of my cows has been troubled with

constipation and our local Vet. has treat-

ed her, with only fair results. He gave

her one pound doses uf epsom salts daily

and when not given she remains bound.

Slic- is fond of cornslalks and does not

chew her end. I“. \'., SIX. Holland, Mich.

Fred her more roots and silage, if you

have it. Epsom salt is the best laxative

you can give her, but if you will suit her

well $110 will drink more water and this

will loosen her bowels.



Foreign llody in Siomach.~—I am feed-

ing a bunch of steers this winter and one

«1' ilum Si'i‘lllS dull, has a slight cough.

eats fairly well, but does not thrive. lie

has lu'iii'l‘ food than balance of herd.

\\'. 13., Ellsworth. Micli.~~lt is possible

that your steer has swallowed some fo:'-

eign body and it has lodged in his stom—

ach causing more or less irritation, he

may not l'teL'HW-l‘. lrlowever, he may only

have indigestion and if Sn gch him 1 oz.

ground geuiiuu. 1 oz. ginger, 1 oz. cook-

ing‘ soda at a dose in feed three times a

day.



Spusm of l.arynx—Clmking.—lJaye re—

cently lost live young pigs that showed

the following symptoms before death and

after. \\'hen they reach the trough

and take a swallow of food. they quickly

stagger back in a sort of ill, falling over

and kicking,r for 21 short time, then ap—

pear 10 either get over it or die. Some

of them wander about the pen as if lost

and try to hide away from the others.

i opened one of the, pigs that died and

thought 1 diseovercd the ‘ause of death.

One side of stomach was a deep cherry

red color and the rest appeared normal.

1 have been reading the )rlicliigan Farmer

for several years and find it invaluable

to me. '1‘. l3., lad Axe, Mich—Your hogs

die the result of choking. They do not

show syinpiolns of gastritis. Liquify

their food and scatter it in order to pre-

vent them taking: in such large mouthfuls

and this will prevent their choking.



Indigestion. [luring the fore part of

January seven of my fall pigs died. They

were led middlings and ground feed

mixed with cold water for morning meal

and fed turn at night. \Vhen opened

aflir death the stomach contained sour,

bad smelling food and I thought stomach

was inflamed. Have been feeding them

salt, sulphur. copperas and wood ashes,

B. l‘., North Adams, Mich—Your pigs

will do better if you feed them warm food

and all the better if it is cooked. The

weaiher has been extremely cold and the

mortality in hogs has been great. This

comes from lack of care and proper feed-

ing Mix together equal parts gentian,

ginger and duassia. give each pig 8. tea-

spooni'ul at a dose twice a day.



Vertigowl have seven pigs about three

months old that have been kept in a

small pen, fed milk, corn meal and beans_

’l‘hese pigs seem to have fits and I have

thought feeding them beans brought it





 





on. \\'. N. l"., Sunfield, Mich.~—Your pigs

should be fed less feed and exercised





more. (live those that have fits a full

mm. oi‘ either castor oil or epsom salts.



“Holiness—“"3 have a seven—year-old

mare that I bought in Tielroit last fall. I

was told she came from Indiana, is some

nervous, has a heavy coat and persplres

when standing in stable. N. C., Durand,

Mich—Give her 1 dr. ground nux vom—

ica, a dessertspoonful powdered nitrate

poaasli and tWo tablespoonfuls ground

gentian at a dose in feed three limes a

( RV.



.'l‘hrush.*llaving read lots of good ad-

v1ee in the veterinary column, I come to

you for advice regarding a horse that is

troubled with thrush in front feet. Have

been advised lo try several remedies but

1 find they fail to effect a cure. F'. ..

Gageiown, Mich.——-'I‘he common cause of

thrush is wet and filth, therefore I advise

keeping tne feet dry and clean. Apply

peroxide hydrogen twice a day. Ten

minutes after each application dust in

calomel and wedge cleft of frog full of

221mm, giving it in until you dress foot



am. Is reatment . ‘

effectual. gererally proves



Enlarged Hock—“'ind Calls—Have a

horse that has been troubled with a

swollen hock for the past two weeks,

causmg him great pain and lameness. He

is also troubled with wind galls. A. T.,





 





 

   

   

   

 

   

   





Rheumatism in Shoulder

can be relieved and cured

by them. Also invaluable for

Pains, Stiffness or Soreness

of j oints or muscles.



Apply Wherever There Is Pain.





 

 





Constipation, Bz'lz'ousness, Indigestion, etc.





Brandreth’s Pills





Entirely Vegetable.





 





3 Minutes to Sharpen

“Tookjust3minutesto ut Dull Ax





a very dull axe in per cct

order,” writes J.

S udan, Newark,

D e l. S h a r p c n s

plows, sicklesu and

all tools amazingly

quick. 25 times

faster than grind-

stone. Willnot draw

temper. The Luther

Farm Tool Grinder-has

shaft drive, 9 nclosed

bearings. Low price. 5

yrs.guarantee- 303ttach~

ments to select from.

30 Days Free Trlal

One Year Approval

You may use it 80dsys

free. No money needed.

Write for 40-page free

book and special offer.





 





 





 





LulherGrlndeerg. 00.. 51040 Slroh Bldg., Mllwaukee.Wls.





 





 





 





one'Douar





 





a Wheel





Puts Emplre Low Steel Wheels





On Your Wagon Now



Only $1 to have u set of Empire Low Steel Wheels

on your farm wagon for your heaviest hauling.



End our drudgery of: high lii'tingnt once bvsend-

lng on y $1 a wheell Pay balance ufterllil days‘ trial.

Your money right back if the wheels are not as rep-

resented. We pay the freight both ways. ‘

You are not out one cent. Write us today

for our "Dollur-a-thel" offer. .



Your name and address on a postal card ,5 ,.

will do. We will send you FREE a Perfect i

Measuring Device to measure your axles '

‘with. Send for Catt‘lou of lill2 Models of

our Famous Empire Faruiors' Handy Wag-

ons. Address (30





Empire Mfg.Co., Box 535,0uincy,lll.





 





 





 





 





i LIGHTEST





 





 

 

 

 

 





(Sold with or without elevator)





CRUSH ear corn (with or without

shucks)GRlND all kinds of small grain._

Nave Conical Shape Grinders.

Dlfloront from all others.





RUNNING





(Our Circular Tells Why)

Handy to Operato- 10 Slus—



2 to 25 h.p. Capacity 6 to 200 bushels.

We Also Malia slurp Grinders. '

FnE Booklet on ”Values of

Foods and Manures."

D. N. P Bowxher Co.,Souih Bend Ind.





 





 





Steel. Unbreakable. Nothin d

apart. No tires to set. llfiyojugyt

wheels and make your old wagon

00d as new—a low-down labor-sav-

ng handy wagon for all work. Fit

guaranteed.Broad lires,lightcr draft.

no ruttmg. Send for free book today.





Eucmu: mm 00.. Box 35, 0mm, In.





   





 





 

 

   

   

   

   





Grind Your Corn—Husk: and All

Alfalfa.CloverHay,Wheat Screeningsmhuf

. oats, rye, Kal'fir corn W est. barley

ahell corn, cotton seed, wet, dr or oil are all

d 381 ” (grinder.





groun to m on the "Bull 603

.>Highesi Grade of Corn and Buck-

» wheat Table Flour In One Grinding

And you can rovo it. 10 Days’ FREE

Trial Given. .tate size of engine and

write for catalog and samples today.





Let: Manufacturing Com an

.’ 133 E. Road Crown Polnt.plndy.





 





 

 





   





 





Hardy’s Hog House





"It’s Portable.” made of the best

‘ , Oorru gated Galvanized steel with

3 an all-steel frame. Guaranteed.

. , . . Protects the Saws and

Awarm .= m Saves the Pigs!



. r san ry,ventilated house. 5!t.wide.6ft.

long and 4 ft. high. Pays for itself every season.



fi Write for Special Introductory Price 1 “ii





 

 

 

 

 





Hardy Manufacturing Co., 303 Union St, Pendleton, ind.
.180 (12)



Port Huron, ' Mich—Apply equal parts

spirits of camphor and alcohol to entire

hock joint four times a day. ,



’Weakness.—We .left the mercantile

business about four years ago to engage

in farming. We keep eight cows. Every

year we lose most of the calves, although

our neighbors rarely lose any. We feed

our cows better than most of the farmers

around here. We have tried raising

spring calves, also fall calves but they

always come dead, or die within a few

hours after birth. \l'e feed our brood

sows the milk from these cows and lost

four litters of pigs last summer. Could

you offer a suggestion of what is the

trouble Mrs. J. J. S., Copemish, Mich.—

If your cows carry their calves full time,

it must be on account of mismanagement

of the calves after birth, or the cows

shortly before calving. I.can think of

nothing to suggest better than exercising

your cows regularly before calving and

not overfeed them. The navel of calf

should be tied with silk linen or tape

after it is scaked in one part carbolic

acid and ten parts glycerine or olive oil.

Then apply boracic acid to navel twice a.

day. Perhaps your sows met with an

accident or had eaten infected food which

poisoned their pigs.



Barren Cow—For the past two years

my cow has failed to get with calf and

I would like to know what you think I

had better do for her. C. K., Lansing,

Mich—Such a cow must prove unprofit-

able for dairy purposes. therefore all

things considered, I believe you will find

it to your financial benefit to fatten her.



Sore Teats.——The skin of my cow’s

teats seem to be hard and tender, making

it difficult to milk her. In the summer

of 1910 she first showed it and last sum-

mer she was worse than the year before

Now what I would like to know is if she

can be cured. J. ’.I‘ 0., Lake, Mich. ——

Apply one. pait tincture benzoin and four

parts glycerine eveiy day 01 two. It is

doubtful if she will ever be perfectly well.



Partial Paralysis of Hind Quarters.—

I have a sow weighing 400 lbs, that has

nine pigs eight weeks old. They are kept

in basement barn, been allowed to run

out pleasant days and she seemed to be

healthy until a few days ago when I

found her in nest unable to use her hind

quarters. l“. 1)., Park Lake, Mich—Feed

her oats, oil mcal. a few roots and a

teaspoonful air-slaked lime at a dose

three times a day. Also give her 20

drops fluid extract nux vomica at a dose

in feed three times a day. Apply equal

parts aqua ammonia. turpentine and raw

linseed oil to back evvry two days.



Collin Joint LamcnessuwWe have a 3-

vear-old grade Clydesdale iilly that went

lame in left fore leg last Christmas. She

walks fairly well, but trots quite lame.

Some two weeks ago our Vet. looked her

over, located lameness in coflin joint, pre-

scribed liniment with strong odor of tur-

pentine and it has a white appearance.

'l‘his filly is unbroken and ran out until

middle of November. F. J D. Burton

Micl1.—1 am inclined to believe your Vet.

made a correct diagnosis and doubtless

prescribed proper treatment. I suggest

that you continue on with him, but give

your iilly absolute rest until she goes

sound. It would be good practice to blis—

tcr coronet with cerate of cantharides. if

she is no better in two or three weeks.



I)r0psy.~—I have a 13—year-old mare due

to foal April 30, that has a swelling under

belly and she also jerks up right hind

leg as if in pain. A. N. S., Lake Odessa.

Mich—Your mare should have a little

more exercise and fed enough well salt—

ed bran mashes or roots to keep her bow-

els open, also gin her a teaspoonful of

powdered nitrate potash and two table-

spoonfuls g1ound gentian at a dose in

feed twice a day for a week, then give

her 1 oz. ground gentian and the same

quantity of ground ginger at a dose 1n

feed two or three times a day.



Infectious Abortion. ——Have a gey mare

15 \(‘flls Old that lost her colt a month

too soon, two years ago; last year she

lost it four months before time; now this

1ea1 she is in foal again and seven

months pregnant. Can i giVe her any—

thing to prevent a miscarriage? She is

11orking nearly every dav This mare is

.1eg to another horse in the bain but we

are keeping them {10m her this winter.

N. In. W., Davisburg, l\Iicli.—l\ orking

her moderately, avoid purging her, avoid

‘l'ast driving or heavy pulling and glve

her 30 drops carbolic acid in a pint or

two of water mixed with feed twice a

day. The history of this case indicates

contagious abortion; however, it may have

been accidental.



(‘lnonic Grease Heel. ——Some two yeais

ago my eight— yeai- -old mare had an at-

tack of scxatches which she paitially re-

(owned from but her legs have never

been right. Her legs are now stocked

and the skin is rough. J. S. East Tawas,

Mich.~\pply equal parts tincture ben-

zoin and glycei me to sores on legs and

give. a dessertspoonful powdered nitrate

of potash twice a day for a few days,

then give her IA? 08 Fowler’s solution

at a-dose three times a day for three

weeks.



Irritation of Stomach and Bowels. —Our

14— —year- old mare had a severe attack of

inflammation of bowels last summer, since

then she has not thrived. Her coat is

iough legs stock and she walks stiff.

\Vith exercise the swelling almost leaves

her legs. G. R. P., Fenton, Mich. —Your

mare should haVe good care, groomed

well twice a day and her bowels kept

open by feeding some oil meal and roots.

Give her 1 oz. doses of cooking soda and

1 oz. ground gentian in each feed and

salt her well.



Weak Back. -—VVould like to know what

to do for 12-year-old mare that is unable

to get up without help; her legs stock

and she is'very thin; she has scours, but

I checked it by giving her flour and soot.

: She has poor use of hind legs, but when

3 up can walk fairly well. She seldom lays





(Continued on page 203).





 





 





Prominent and successful dcirymcn

the World over use KOW-KURB.thc

great cow remedy—not x food. but a

medicine. it makes cows thrive on

nature's food by assisting the digestive

organs and removing disease germ!

from the system. When a cow fails to

produce as much and as good

milk as she should. try





KUR





The wonderful



improvement will



convince you of its worth.



A cure cure for BARRENNESS

ABORTION LOST A P P 8 TIT B.

CAKED UDDER RETAINED AFTER-

BlRTH. and all other discascl pcculinr

to cows. Our free book. More Money

from Your Cows," is a valuable treatise

on disease: of cows. Every former

should have it. Write for your copy



today.





DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO.

Lyndonvllle. Vt.. U. 8. A.





FROM YOUR





 





$10,000. 00

Deposited With Bank

to Protect You





machine back and pa. freight both ways. There’s

no. other way out of ~we’ ve put up a. 310 000.00

legal bond with our bankers to refund all your

money if this Drill isn't exactly what. we say it

iii—we would not—dare not—d 11p ute your word



on’ve tried the Greencastle. Try it 80 days

free 8. our risk—sow all your seed—and it the





Greencastle

Grain Drill ‘





doel not more than satisfy you, ship it back and

we'll return your mone in full —-or forfeit 310.-

000.00. We know that t is Drill is perfect—«viii

sow grain seed or fertilizer accurately and stand

up to its work in any aoii— that’l why we guar-

anteeit one ear and let you tr it one yfull month

. Wese 1 direct from too ~oave you $20

0830 dealer’s profits. Write for oklet. copyhof

guarantee and s 10 .000 .00 bond. If you answer is

right away we will make you special price offer

to introduce this drill in your locoli ty.

118312133 a 200K 00., Box 108, Bullovlllo, PI.





1.. m.. I





'-- _-, ,.-v";_‘

., .





1:” Ifhwcgfiwa





(-1





 





GLOSING 001' SALE.





On Feb. 27th, 1912,





of my whole herd of





SHUBTHOHN Mill POLLED DURHAM BATTLE.





20 head. consisting of Cows. Bulls Heifers. Heifer

Calves and Bull Calves. Herd headed famous bull

ispringport Lad 38th2weig‘ht.2.2001bs. 111111.56 mile

from Villa 6 of Oxford. ere sale willbe e.d





SUTHERLAND Oxford. fllchigan.





 





—4 registered Red Polled young cows

wanted or heifers. due to calf this spring. State

prices. J. '8. Pierce. R.F. D. No.2, Munchester.hiich





BREEDERS’ lilllECTflRY.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd. consisting of Trojan Eriona Blockblrdo and

Prideo. only. is headed by rton W a Trojan Erica.

by Black Woodlawn. sire of t 0 Grand Chain ion steer

and bull at the International in Chi once, ., 1910.

A few choicely bred young bulls for sale.



WOODCOTE STOCK FA BM. Ionia. Mich.





AYRS 11111125411”! 5...... 1....

breeds: youn bulls



and bull calves for sale. Berkshire swine. ill pure



bred. Michigan School for Deaf. Flint. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





—3 Re tutored Guernsey Bulls; 5min-

For sale toned large Yorkshire sows, bred.

For prices write John Ebola. R. No.10.Hollnnd.Mlch.





GUERNSEYS FOR SALE”°°Wf;g§





calves. GEORGE MORLOCK. WatervlietJMich.





1 Rose

0110mm Bull all”! a ngiéflkb'fi‘l‘éfsfi’b. :b. .1}:





 





 





009.8915... 2 mflimo. AllonJKeloey. Lakovlow. Mich.





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





autis- HOLSTEIN- BULLS





One $50 Bull

One $60 Bull





One $70 Bull.

One $80 Bull





We have some very oholoo one: I not. higher.

Write for description and pedigree





Long Beach Farm. Augusta, [my] Mlch.

“ Top-Notch " Holsteins.





Aflne young bull from an Advanced Registry dam.

Beauty Pietertje Korndyke King No. 78950

Born Nov. 28. 1910.

SIRE—Willowbridge Boa, who is a. grandson of Beauty



Pieter-tie. who has an ofiioinl record of 30.51le. but.-

ter in 7 days and wnfitho first. 30.1b cow of the breed



Dtonfroduoe a 30- lb. daughter.

Anna Houwtie Lenore. who has an official

Drecord as follows: 7Milk 1 day 84 3 lbs. . milk. 7 days.

546. 2 lbs,: butter 7day s, 20. 25 lbs. She glue 140151bs,

milk inst yea or inlllZ days at. 10 years old. he has given

1016751bs. milk in 9 milking riods averaging

days each. She has 2 A. B. .daughters. One has

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

old. He comes from large reducers on both sides,

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

more black than white. 090100.

MOPHERSON FARMS 00.. yflowoll Michigan





1111 Int Sell 20 Holsleln Bulls In 1111.

I Want to Flnlsh the Job In December.





Send for my Dec. Announcement. Select a.

bull from it, order him QUICK. Several from

A. R. O. dams. and sired by Johanna Concordia.

Champion, the only bull in service Whose grand

dams average 34.06 lbs.butber in 7 days. Also

yearling heifers bred to him.





L. E- CORNELL, - rayoneg OhiO-





 





 





FEB. 17; “it. '





- DAIRY .BRED suoa'rnoRNs.





S'urplulatock 01] cold. J. B. HUMMEL. Macon. M1011-





l-‘or Sale at low dl’riceS‘Enw‘a‘Vfi 'n°6‘ “if





bulls. 10 to 15 monthso Reds and Rooms and a ll

from good mllki 'd ms. olWrite at. once or better still

come and see. A. TEVENSON. Port Huron, Mich.





 





SHEEP.

' —Yoarllng and ram lambs 1! Ohm ion

“Md!" flock of Thumb of Mich. Agomsoletrtm erk-

shire swine. Elmhurat Stock Form, Almont. Mich.





 





Reg. Rambouillets‘ll’ésf; 03‘;

both carol. 1311“,, low (price Farm—2 miles E.

Morrice. on G. T J..Q .OOOK.





Forty lie island Oxford Dorm Ems &. Em lambs.





Also Ten time an Brim Ilamba for sale. mutt be sold

at. once cheap. WRIGHT. Bad Axe. Mich.





 





Oxford Down Sheep, n‘ifi?.§3°2¥é§§rfxi°”





.80.

forsnle. I. R. WATERB RY. Highland. Michigan.





“008.





 





~Elegant spring pigs. either sex.



Dunc: Illd “Chills“ ood as the breed produces of.



living prices. M. T. 8T0 Y..R F. D. 48, Lowell. Mich.

' —W i



Berkshires Gun-ed p 88 $15 two for 35.130811





ready for Mservice Gi its safe in pig



to HandsomelLee Jr. aM lLState Fair Prize Winner



$35. Rhflstemdo and transf rred. Express prepaid in

lower lchigan. 0. O. COREY. New Haven. Mich





 





 





OR SALE. BERKSHIRE—2 boars d. 3 zilts flu-rowed in Juno

also 3 choice lot of Aug. and Sept. pigs. sired by Handwmo

Prince 8d & Marion King. A. A. PATTULID. Deckorville. Mich.





—Buy service Boar now.

BerKShires (rhea; Other stock also

for sale. 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontili oh.



on I 0A Service Bonn, Gills bred for April furrow





.and Sept. pigs large. smooth and prolific.

Glenwoodn Farm. Ecol land. Mich. Phone 94





o I c SWINE—Males weighin from 175 50

lbs. each. Also a. very c oioe lot. of lite

GEO. P. ANDR EWS. Donsville. lnghomOO .. l 11.





—My herd is ohiefi

OI II c- SWINE descent of the Roy

strain both males and formula. Write for Live and

Let. Live price on airs and trioa, not akin.



A.J J. GORDO .B. No.2. Don. Michigan;





 





 





 





 





HEREFORDS—7 bulls from 2 mos. to Zfearsbo old. nall

reg. and of the very best. breeding. A so bigbo

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





 





' from 4 to 9 months old. Their sire is

“Okla"! Bu“: of the resent most popular adver-

tised breeding. ROBI CARR Fowlervillo. Mich





HutsIEm 111111 stern 12:15:52.: P0125:

good dam. C. D. WOODBU Y. Lansing. ich.

(lLSTElNS—IO head choice highf grade and pure





bred heifers, all fresh in Brgnlng for $50. 3 regis.

bull calves at. a‘ bargain Reavey. Akron. Mich.





 





 





 





Registered Holstein llallla’ii‘li’i‘él"5l 533$ $0.1m

Old. FLOYD F. JONES R. F. D. 3. Oak Grove. Dilig-





BULL CALVES— De Kol, Hengerveld and Korndyke

strains. None better at. the price. F ew better at.

a1n1pri< t ’l l‘.1bul.tt( d pedigrees and prices on request.

COLE BROTHERS, Ypsiland Farms. Ypsilanti. Mich.





 





 





We nave fine grandsons of Pontiac Komdyke in

our lot of Holstein bulls ready forservice

now. ',Prices right. Gregory & Borden. Howell. Mich.





HOLSTEIN BULLS





FOR SALE





Young bull out of a 20-1b. A R. O. cow. Sire

Ontario De Kol Burke—every entry in his pedi-

gree has an official 7 ecord He 15 a grandson of

De Kol Burke. This is a. finely bred youngster.





BIGELOW’ S HOLSTEII FARMS, Breedsvllle, Mich.

Purebred Registered





H OLSTE IN CATTLE

The Greatest Dairy Breed

Sand for FREE Illustrated Bookie“.

Holstein-Friction. Asso., Box 164, Brnttloboro.Vt.





JERSEYS AND DUROO JERSEYS

FOR SALE.





A few high class boars from such oham ion boars as

Orion Chief, Instructor, banld King of If] l.lnols

a few bred so own and heifers.





BBOOKWATEH “Hill". limb Allflflll, HIGH” ll.F 0.. 7.





REGISTERED JERSEYS For Sale-Some oombin.

his th 6 blood of St Louis and Chicago World’ a

Fair Champions by HERMAN HARMS. Reese. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





F0" s‘lE—Jemey Bull. double grandson oEFinancial

King. 3years old. Stron dairy type. hi h

class show animal. E. i. “1'lCH.antervliet Mi ch





JERSEY BULL CALF fail..%,‘“.-2lgll.‘.‘?.‘.‘5





the quality. 0. A. TAGGETT. R. No. 1. Caro. Mich.





 





 





FRSEY BULL CALF for sale. born Feb. 11.1911.



Dam -and gran ddnm. also grandsire Register

of! Merit. anl In.uls Alhigh class individual.

WAT ERMAN d: WATERMAN. Ann Arbor. Mich.





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





T. P, MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.

Crystal Springs Jerseys for Sale if.“





testing cows [“81 CL. R. No. 2. Fenton. Mic





 





 





 





FOR SALE—3 yearling Holstein-Friesinn bulls. also

bred heifers $150 to each. Bull calves to



33 years a breeder. Photos and pedi fume on appli.

cation. W. O. J ackson. South Bend. (1. 719 Rex St-





BUTTER BRE JERSEYS BULLS





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK F131 ELLE

Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan





lillie Farmstead JERSEYS





i e rlv toot. Several splendid Bull



0333:. alAfégHBeifors and eruggdcaives. I guar.

ti :1 or mono un



anmgoflfoiv 03.11.1113. éoopemviiie. Michigan





 





J E R 8 EY 8.. 83.333.313.113" ”memt‘éfit





f bull calves fro ows makin ale did

fecal-3's. SAMUEL ODELL. 8helby.‘Ml¥>h.n





RED pOLLEDTthkiO lot of females any

.1. M. CHASE a: soius.a13i’ii:fnfiiigiii§:'§f’°'





—Whlte Hall Master 240588

Herd Bull— White Hall Sultan. out of 1mg.

Scotch Lani for sale. W. 0. Osius. Hillsdale. Mic .





 





 





0 Fl C’s—30 bred sows. headed by 'j3 herd boars.

4 Some fine gilts of last March and April

furrow. 300 to 350le. each. Also last. fall pigs. Stock

registered. OTTO B. SCHULZE, Nashvi le. Mich.





O l C —Bred gilte by Champion boar. 825

o o - each for Jnnunr shipment.

c. J. THOMPSON. mum-d. emu...





 





 





I. _O’e —-Service males. % bred gilts weighin 175 to

c 2:10lb b.s each. 4bred yearlings. Choice fufl pigs.

Shipped c. o. d. Rolling View Stock Finn-1.0585 City. Mich.





 





OI O.—~Spring boars all sold. A few lengthy ilk

. to be bred forA ril furrow. Choice Aug. dz Supt

pigs. cheap. A. REA MAKE ..No 1. Mariette. Mich.





0 l C’s—All ages. growthy and large. cows ‘bred

Males ready, 100 to select from. Attractive



prices on young stock. H. II. Jump, Munith. Mich.

o. l- c swine and Bud Bock cockerels of

I right tyge,D beasto of breeding. price way



OTT. Quimby. Mich.





OUR Imp Chester Whites and Tamworth swine won

245 Isl; at Falro' 1n 1911. Service boars. also sows bred

for spring furrow of either breed that will please you

in quality and price. Adams Bros" Litchflold Mich.





--Youn breeders of March A

improvcld mud.“ and May furrow, either gig-x“

ew tried) sows for sale when bred. Also Holstein

cattle 0.,WILSON Okomos. Mich. Both phones.





Bone and Gill: also

Duroc Jersey: for Sale mm P... (5051. 5a,...)

bred from State Fair winners. Prices reasons ble.

Write or call and see. R. G Vivian. R. 4. Monroe. .Mich.





—Duroo Jersey Gillie bred for last of Maroh



For sale and A ril fax-row 59.180 a few fall lit

3.



J. M. PARK .1180 SR. 5,000peraville. Mich.





DUROO JERSEY Bows for sale. bred for March and

April furrow. Have a fine lot of fall igs either

sex. Call or write Jno. McNicoil. R. 1, North tar,Mioh.





FOR SAL.





pron prepaid. ILL





ready for Iorvloe. S i l

30 high Glass Boar: p.10... 1... so 1.... 521.2.

of growth. style and finish Satisfaction guaranteed

Como or write. J. C. BAR NEY. Goldwater. Mich





lARGE TYPE I) C —Largect in Michigan Pin

0 0 from mammoth sires and

cows. Weigh 100 to 1751bo. at 4 months. My mo tto—

“Not how cheap but. how Will pa ox-

ponses of thosew who come on do not find w at I

advertise. .E. LIVINGSTON. Puma. Mich.





POLAND CIIINA ‘13.?" 333' ‘l‘ "13-. 82'.”



P. D. LONG. R. No.5. Emmi Ifopids. 13::

Butler’ 8 Iigiy yPe Poland- Bhinasfi‘flffé‘figg‘flégh

for everythlng 11 Poland Chinas. If you want a nice

boar to head your her-(1,3. brood sow or fall pig. Pairs





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

Our prices are vorv low. J. 0. Butler, Portland. Mich.





spEcuL S‘LE ondeolland Chin? Elgar-s, Sows'. Bred

horn Bull CalvesanR6BlE)R is NEIBVOE. ailing)? Egg-111::

Poland CliinaS‘Bfi"d ‘f°“‘u.‘““‘ m" SW"

priced. W. .1. HAGESLSE Xhmiui‘im. ail/11:31:12.3?





15 Poland China Sows iii? 01..“2fil‘fiJ'i:

priced to sell. WM. WAFFLE. Goldwater. l{lit-i1.



Pol‘un cmu‘s—Yogng sows bred for April furrow.

L. w. :BARNES:& 55mm}, $1111.33 ihi‘ete‘dé‘Lrni’ffi

Pulmd ChinaS—Giltsi fbred to a $75 pig for

pigs. E. D BISHOP 11135.. $3031.11: Idiiéfsgichxfc'ill

Big Type F. C. Sow: [132839;3115)‘:





A- A. 00D 0 SUN. Saline. Michigan.





 





 





 





down for quick sale.





 





 





 





 





—DiUBO§-S‘LERSEX lbred 80:52.

on 0 her 11 . -

fNGHABCIP «Luoingfidioh





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





—Mule Footed Hogs. Mr. Farmer

For sale fol; the mule footed hog and get

rid of the cholera. have a fine lot of them. all resis-

tercd stock. Write me. R. J. OVES. Dnvioon. Mich.





M ULEFOOT HOGS FOR SALE. I am making 118‘: Of

all mule foot owners inU. S. Send our name now

and got. free printed matter. G..O Krog ow. Ada, Ohio.





Poland Chunk—Home of Mlobiran’ a Grand Champ-

ion Boar. Brod cows dz fall p as by this great sire.

They’ 1'0 priced right. E J. Mathewson.Nottawa. Mich.





Lilllo Fannslead YflHKSHlHES.





Boots for a ring oer-vice. A few bred sows. Also

cows bred for uguat and Se tember furrow. Pairs

and trlos not akin. S tlsfact on guaranteed





COLON C. LI LIE. Coopersvllle. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





.5...“- ‘wwswv - ‘ “





. I...
.AN‘ ‘v’w "l‘





 





 





 





D





. , “,~V.__fi_e





 





 





FEB. 17, 1912. '





‘wivvvaVYVVVYYYV





“THE DAIRY





‘AALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA-A‘





 





 





CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.





 





EXPERIENCE WITH A RATION CON-



1 TAINING CORNSTALKS AND



STRAW.



Seeing so many inquiries in the Mich—

igan Farmer for rations for cows where

the roughage was cornstalks and straw,

and being in the same class, thought per-

haps a statement of what my cows are

doing would be of interest.



I cut my stalks in one—half inch lengths

every week or so. Have a windmill for

power so have to cut when the wind

blows. I feed the stalks night and morn-

ing and straw at noon and feed quite

close, there not being enough left in ‘their

mangers for bedding.



The grain ration consists of equal parts

of ground corn and oats by bulk, 10 lbs.,

dried brewers’ grain 3 lbs., cottonseed

meal 3 lbs, and linseed meal 1 lb. This

is the ration for the heaviest milkers fed

in three feeds. I feed the others accord-

ing to the amount of milk produced



I have seven cows, one a heifer that

freshened the fourth day of June last at

21 months of age. The other six came in

in October from the first to the last of

the month and two of them are young

cows with their second calves.



Milk and calves sold for ,the three

months to January 1, 1012:





Lbs. milk sold. Value.



October ............ 3,004 $43.50

November .......... 8,106 128.68

December .......... 8,370 131.41

Six calves vealed .................... 62.99

Total $366’8





The calves were all bulls. The value of

the milk is what I received after paying

for the hauling, 18 cents per cwt.



Then there was the milk used in the

family 0f six, which is not included. The

corn and oats were raised on the farm

and ground there. I paid out $50 for the

other grain fed.



If not taking too much space I will give

a record of the two best milkers. No, 1

came in the 12th day of October. Her

best day’s milk weighed 68 lbs. and she

is now giving 54 lbs. No. 2 came in the

26th of October, best day‘s milk 73 lbs,

now giving 56 lbs.





 





No. 1.



No. of days. Lbs. Value.

October ...... 16 1,015 $16.24

November . . . .30 1,777 31.09

December . . . .31 1,659 29.02

January ...... 20 1,053 17.37



Totals ...... 07 5,504 $93.72

No. 2.



No. of days. Lbs. Value.

November . ...30 1,740 $30.45

December . . . .31 1,782 31.18

January ...... 20 1,138 18.78



Totals . . .81 4,660 $80.45





I will place no value on the home—grown

grain, ,each reader can place their own

price. The other grain cost me as fol-

lows: Brewers’ grain, 41/20; cottonseed

meal 41éC; linseed meal 20; total, 11c a

day per cow, or for the 178 days, $19.58.



The value placed on the two cows’ milk

is what the condensary pays for milk

delivered.



Livingston C0.





CAN WE AFFORD TO FEED OATS?





J. T. R.





 





\Yould like to ask your advice as to

whether you think it pays to feed outs to

cows at present prices. If not what could

I feed instead with as good results at

less cost? \Ve are feeding corn silage

with a good allowance of grain, oat straw

wet down with boiled beans, very slop—

py, night and morning and would average

up per cow two quarts of beans before

boiled per day, and for grain 4 qts. cotton—

seed meal, 8 qts. ground oats. Could I

feed gluten feed instead of oats? Fig-

uring on the protein content only, would

get nearly three times as much at the

same cost.



Huron Co. H. S. T.





\Vith the roughage and the other kinds

of grain which H. S. T. has I do not be-

lieve he can afford to buy oats at the

present price and neither do I think he

needs them in this ration. With plenty

of oat straw and corn silage for roughage

and with boiled beans and cottonseed

meal you can make a good enough ration

for any dairy cow, providing you can get

them to eat the boiled beans. If they

like the beans so that they will eat them

readily, I don't see how you can get a

better ration. By feeding each cow two

pounds of cottonseed meal a day (four

quarts of cottonseed meal is too much

for a cow), and then .feed them their

boiled beans, I should say that was

enough for a dairy cow. Give them all

the corn silage and oat straw that they

want. I would cut out the oats entirely.





THE MICHIGAN‘FARMER.





It strikes me that you can get just as

good results as you would to feed a high-

er priced food. But the boiled beans and

cottonseed meal are rich in protein, sufl‘i-

ciently so that they will balance up the

oat straw and the corn silage which are

rich in carbohydrates. *

TUBERCULAR CATTLE.



In case of tubercular trouble among

cattle, is there any way of disposing of

them and getting some percentage of

their value from the state? If there is

any way of lessening the 105s to the

owner in such a case, please tell me to

whom to apply and the necessary steps

which must be taken.



Ionia Co. J. T. B.





I am not so well posted on this ques-

tion, perhaps, as I ought to be, and can-

not give you exact information. I know,

however, that under certain conditions

cattle which show tuberculosis are al-

lowed to be sold for beef, depending up-

on the advancement of the disease. and

upon the parts affected. In our state,

however, we have no law which allows

the killing of these cattle and the state

to pay for them. It has been talked sev-

eral times by the leading stockmen of

the state to have such a law, or attempt

to get such a law before the legislature,

but it never has been done. The trouble

is that one cannot see where this will

lead to. if we had a law compelling the

testing of tuberculosis and the state to

pay even a nominal sum for the value of

the animal when slaughtered, if we would

believe all that we hear some veterinar—

ians say about the number of cattle in-

fected with this dread disease. It would

simply swamp the state, and so every-

body dreads to tackle the proposition.

1 would request that he write to the state

live stock sanitary commission, and he

will be able to get the specitic informa-

lion which he desires.





 





CHAMPION DAIRY COWS.





 





\V'ill you kindly give me information

as to what cow holds the world’s chain-

pionship record for milk and butter? Am

especially interested in the Holstein and

Guernsey.



New York. VV. S. \V.



The champion dairy cows of the three

leading breeds are as follows Clozlntha’s

4th Johanna, a Holstein, Jacobu Irene, a

Jersey, and Dolly Dimple, a Guernsey. I

have mislaid the data so that I cannot

give the exact yield of these different

(rows, but Cloanlha's 4th Johanna is the

champion dairy cow of the world up to

date, having yielded a little over 1,000 lbs.

of butter in a year. Jacoba lrenc is see-

and with only a few pounds less, and

Dolly Dimple third. It is only fair to

say, however. that Cloantha's 4th Johanna

was sterile the year before she made this

test and has not produced a phenomenal

yield since, while Jacoba Irene made :11-

most as good a record the year before the

test and the year following, having three

years in succession of a wonderful pro-

duction.





A SILO CONSTRUCTED OF 2x4’s.





TVhat do yen think of the plan of con-

structing a silo by using 2x4's and nail-

lng them one upon the other. making

the wall four inches thick? lcach layer

will lap over the preceding one to give

strength to the silo. The outside is to

be painted and the inside tarred. \\'ill

build the roof in sections so it can be

removed to make addition when my herd

increases. ‘What do you think of the

scheme?



Osceola Co. A. L. S.





I don’t. think it would be, possible to

make a real good silo of 2x4’s laid one

on top of another and spiked together as

suggested by A. L. S. Air would get in

between the 2x4’s as I don’t believe you

could nail them tight enough together.

Then I think it would be well nigh im-

possible to get it smooth enough on the

inside so that the ensilage would settle

Well, and besides this, it would be a very

expensive silo compared to a stave silo

or other kinds. Now, making a silo here

with the staves four inches thick. it takes

twice as much lumber as would be neces-

sary. Then this shaped silo, an octagon,

is not as good as a round silo. The sil-

age will not pack and settle in the cor-

ners as well as it would in a circular

5110, and I am quite positive that the

labor would be more to construct this

sort of a silo than to make some other

silos. To be sure, the silo can be uilt

any height, and then, if one wants to

build it higher later on all he has to do

is to take off the roof and put on some

more 2x4’s, but the same can be said

of a lath and plastered silo, or a ce-

ment block silo, or a cement silo. If I

was going to build a silo out of 2x4’s in

this way I would plaster it on the inside.





 

   

   

 

 





 





035 181 ‘





 





 





“MEN WHO KNOW”





USE THE





DE LAVAL

CREAM SEPARATOB





Does it not mean a great deal to YOU, the prospective

buyer of 3. Cream Separator, that such men as





 





J. P. Morgan, the greatest of bankers



C. H. Mackay, Pres’t Postal Telegraph Co.



J. 11. Studebaker, the great wagon builder



Ex-(iov. Chas. W. Stone, of Pennsylva‘nia



Sir Wm. Van Horne, Ex=Pres’t Canadian Pacific R’y

Henry C. Wallace, editor of “Wallace’s Farmer"

Philip Moen, the great wire manufacturer



F. L. Daggett, manager Fairbanks, Morse 6: Co.

Prof. W. H. Caldwell, Sec’y Am. Guernsey Cattle Club.

U. 5. Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota





 





 





and many others like them, good dairy farmers as well as great

l*a(lers in every sphere of human endeavor, each of whom is

possessed of much personal experience and a thousand authori‘

tativc sources of separator information, are among the 1,375,000

satisfied users of DE LAVAL Cream Separators?



It’s always a wise policy to profit by the experience of others;





THE DE LAVAL 00.





NEW YORK CHICAGO SEATTLE





SEPARATOR





SAN FRANCISCO





 





 





 





$ 95





AND UPWARD

SENT 0N TRIAL.

FULLY

GUARANTEED.





 





 





 

 





 





=AMERICAN=





SEPARATOR





A brand new, well made, easy running, easily

cleaned, perfect skimming separator for $|5.95.

Skims one quart of milk a. minute, warm or cold.

Makes thick or thin cream. Thousands in use

giving splendid satisfaction. Difierent from this

picture, which illustrates our low riced large

capacity machines. The bowl is a sanitary marvel

and embodies all our latest improvements. Our

richly illustrated catalog tells all about it. Our

wonderfully low prices and high quality on all

sizes and generous terms of trial will astonish you.

Our twenty-year guarantee protects you on every

American Separator. Western orders filled from

Western points. Whether your dairy is large or

small, get: our great offer and handsome free

Catalog. OADDRESS,



BOX. 1061,





AMERICAN SEPARATOR CO., BAINBRIDGE, N. v.





 

 





‘,

H I arm

1. ' I _





.....





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





_ on placing 10 or more





HERE’S $20





To $45 From Galloway





Victor Sitts. of Holt, Mich., writes: "For quality you certainly make a

price on your separator that is right. and I will say that I saved from $25

to $30 by ordering from you. I will always have words of praise for the



Galloway. Let me show you how much I can save for you.

I Just want a chance to show you a cold cash saving of $20 to $45 on

the cream separator you need. And I want to prove that you’ll get a.

better separator at this big saving than it you W“ .

pay agent or dealer the high prices they ask. I ' ~ "

No separator made can beat Galloway’s

Bath-in-Oil Cream Separator for easy

turning. close skimming. quick cleaning-

long servxce.





' and get the proof

separators in eve I 3—0the9031w prfice-- i l

, to ays ree tr 3 ,,

figggggifi'ng 3:810:51 —long guarantee? and you return it if not i

sure of the business? fistactory. all backed by my $25,000 Bank Bond.

Answer quick. will open your eyes to

vanta f G y Free cataIOg the money-making ad~

t f gesio a. alloway separator and give you valuable Dairy Information

no oun anywhere else. Also my new catalog on Galloway’s general line.

Wm. Galloway. Pres.. THE WM. GALLOWAY COMPANY

64an Galloway Station. Waterloo. Iowa ‘





 

 

 

 

 

 





others in your town-

ship to write for my

special otter -- based
182 ' (14)





HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN RECORDS IN

MICHIGAN.



The following compilation which was

presented at the recent meeting of the

Michigan Holstein-Friesian Association,

was compiled and read by H. W. Norton,

Jr., of the Agricultural College, and is

given here to show the splendid work

done by. this breed of cattle during the

past four years, and more particularly to

illustrate that, through the prooess of

selection and careful handling, there is

a definite advancement in the merits of

the animals for the successive years.

“rhere the tables below state full age is

meant animals five years of age or older.

All the records given are for seven con-

secutive days. The compilations are as





 

 

 





 





THE MICHIGAN_'Pr§=ARM¥ER. ' ' l ' ,





The heifers which received only wheat

as a grain produced weak, undersized

calves, either dead at birth or dying

Shortly after; and the cows themselves

were in a low state of health. -



Those fed only on corn produced large,

vigorous calves and were in good condi-

tion throughout the experiment. Those

fed on oats were better than those fed

on wheat but not so good as those fed

on corn.



Those fed on a mixture of oats, corn

and wheat, were in nearly as poor condi—

tion as those fed on wheat, a result con-

trary to the popular belief that a varied

ration produces the best results.



These experiments prove conclusively

that due consideration must be given to

strain of reproduction, showed plainly the





 





 





follows: effects 01' being fed on one grain only.

1908. 1909.



Age. Full age. 4 yrs 3 yrs.2 yrs. Full age. 4 yrs. 3 yrs. 2 yrs.

Tot. records ........39 23 36 31‘: 63 42 60 112

Av. rec. fat ......... 15.35 13.88 12.61 9.86 15.30 14.24 12.58 10.19

Highest rec. fat ....22.077 18.462 22.931 13.686 21.952 19.429 18.445 16.015

N0. above 20 lbs. fat.1 ...... 1 ...... 2 ..................

No. above 16 lbs. fat.12 4..... 2 ...... 20 11 4 1



A resume of the tests of Ilolstein- the physiological action of individual





Friesian cows in Michigan for the years

1908 and 1909 shows the cows to average

as follows:





feeds themselves and not merely to the

balancing of rations from the point of

view of their digestible food constituents.





 





 





 





 





 





One hundred and two full aged cows H__,_-__m-m

averaged 15.31 lbs. fat. or 19.14 lbs. SO MORE EXERCISE AND BETTER VEN-

per cent butter. TlLATION.



Sixty-five four-year—old cows averaged

14.11 lbs. fat, or 17.64 lbs. 80 per cent Now, in these days we are hearing and

butter. reading much about tuberculosis, not only



Ninetyusix thrcc—ycar-old cows aver- in the human family. but in the bovine

aged 12.59 lbs. fat, or 15.74 lbs. 80 per family. and ever so much is published

tent butter. about “open air‘" exercise, and a lot of



One, hundred and fifty—one t\vo-;\'ea1'—old it, too. Some of our cities are now build—

cows averaged 10.10 lbs. fat, or 12.63 lbs. ing open air schoolhouscs for children

80 per cent butler. that are classed as, or inclined to, tuber-

1910. 1911.



Age. Full age. 4 yrs. 3 yrs.2 yrs.. Full age. 4 yrs. 3 yrs. 2 yrs.

'l‘ot. rccords.........95 50 55 15:3 111 66 93 202

Av. rec. fat ......... 15.97 14.64 14.07 10.77 16.05 15.13 .1443 10.98

Highest rec. fat......23.717 20.218 20.205 16.498 21.432 20.631 24.084 18.102

No. above 20 lbs. 1111.8 ] 1 ...... 12 4’ 5 ......

No. above 16 lbs. 1'ut.:’.9 12 9 " 51 22 24 8

A Are—Junie fofflthe tests of lrlolstein- eulosis. and speak of their being im-





Fricsian cows in Michigan for the years





1910 and 1911 shows the cows to average

as follows:

Two hundred and thirty—six full aged





cows averaged 16.02 lbs. fat, or 20.03 lbs.

80 per cent butter.



One hundred and Sixteen four—year-old

cows averaged 141.91 lbs. fat, or 18.64 lbs.

80 per cent butter.



One hundred and forty-eight three-

‘ycar-old cows averaged 11.30 lbs. fat, or

17.88 bis. 80 per cent butter.



Three hundred and fifty-seven two—

year—old cows averaged 10.88 lbs. fat, or

13.60 lbs. 80 per cent butter.





SOY BEAN MEAL FOR DAIRY COWS.





Soy bean meal. made by grinding up

the entire soy bean plant, is giving excel-

lent results as a feed for dairy cows on

the farm of 'l‘, B. Foster, Warren county.

()hio. Mr, Foster, who is a graduate of

the Ohio College of Agriculture, raised

over 23 acres of soy beans last season.

A part of the crop was planted with corn

and put into the silo. The remainder,

following sweet corn, was allowed to ripen

and ground into meal. ’t‘hs bean meal is



. being fed in the ration with corn-and—

cob meal, cottonseed meal and distillers’

grains. Mr. Foster expects to put out

about 75 acres this coming season. Ac—

cording to present plans he will sow oats

and (‘anada field peas as a soiling crop

and then follow with the soy beans. He

has over 300 acres of land and keeps

about 60 head of Jersey cows from which

he sells milk at retail in Cincinnati.





 





 





VALUE OF FEED NOT ALTOGETHER

DEPENDENT UPON FOOD

NUTRIENTS.



Vi'hat has long been the general opin—

ion of feeders that the value of feeds

cannot be measured always by the

amount of the food nutrients contained

therein, and that certain physical effects

of the feeds which have generally been

overlooked in the compounding of grain

rations, add or detract from certain

grains or feeds. has been positively set

forth as facts that must, in the future.

be reckoned with in feeding, by work cov—

cring a period of four years at the ’Wis-



consin college of agriculture.



Rations of wheat, corn, and oats, con-

.taining exactly the same amounts and

kinds of food constituents, or digestible

nutrients, were fed to a number of young

heifers. Oats were used for one lot,

wheat for another. corn for another, none

of the animals receiving more than one

of these grains. These animals, when

they reached maturity and underwent the





proved in health or cured by this treat-

ment of, plenty of fresh air. Now, it has

occurred to me, as probably it has to

many others, that it is not improbable or

unreasonable to think that tuberculosis

has been devoloped in our cattle by the

extreme intensive farming, of keeping

many cows on the farm and many in one

stable without proper ventilation and but

little exercise either winter or summer.

So many are kept that they have, little

pasture range, perhaps let out in a small

yard or field. where they get or take very

little exercise as they are wont to do

when tin-re is not much inducement for

them to move about. Even if they are

driven a short distance to a pasture, but

have been kept, many of them in close

stables, especially in the warmer weather,

would it not have a tendency to develop

this disease, that we are having some

herds slaughtered to eradicate. From

thirty to sixty years ago, when our cat-

tle had plenty of range we heard or knew

nothing of this sort of disease, and I

think it would be well for us to consider

these conditions in connection with this

malady and correct it in a sanitary sys-

tem of more open air exercise for our

milch cows, instead of having to slaughter

them to eradicate tuberculosis,



Allegan Co. H. H. GOODRICH.

MEETING OF HOLSTEIN BREEDERS.



The West Michigan Holstein Breeders’

Association held its first annual meeting

in Grand Rapids, February 7, and elected

ofliccrs for the year as follows: Presi-

dent, \1'. M. Millard, Grand Rapids; vice-

presidcnt, 1". Bulb. Grand Rapids; sec—

retary-treasurer, W’. It. Harper, Middle-

ville; executive committee. H. H. Stroud,

Hopkins; John Lambertson, Belding; J. J.

Nyenhuis, Hudsonville; E. Vt'. McNitt,

Grand Rapids; B. E. Hardy, Owosso.



Secretary Harper was voted $50 for his

valuable services during the past year.

The association now has more than dou-

ble, its charter membership of 37.



Fred R. McDonel, of Ingham county,

and Chas. P. Reed, of Livingston county,

president and secretary respectively of the

Michigan State Holstein Breeders' Asso-

ciation, and G. A. Dlmoc. of Kalamazoo

county, read valuable papers,



Kent Co. A. GRJFFEN.





MICHIGAN DXi—aVMEN MEET.





The four-day annual meeting of the

Michigan State Dairymen’s Association

will be held at Kalamazoo,‘February 20-

21-22-23. Readers interested in the dif—

ferent phases of dairying will find much

of help and inspiration at this session of

the organization.





 





...





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





u





on: GOOERFEATURE

EVERY FEATURE coop





/





But one good feature or afew good features do not make a sepa-

rator that will skim close for any length of time.



Agood separator is one in which the minor parts have been just as

carefully designed and just as well made as the most important parts.

A defect in a minor part will, by throwing the entire machine out of

adjustment, offset all the perfection attained in any other part of the

machine. In the





l H C Cream Harvesters

. Dairymaid and “Bluebell





one feature does not overtop all others because the same I H C standard

of qualityin design, material, and workmanship is maintained throughout.

They are the only separators with dust-proof and milk-proof gears which

are easily accessible. The frame is entirelyprotected from wear by phos-

phor bronze bushings. These separators have large shafts-bushings,

and bearings; the flexible top-bearing is the strongest and most effective

found in any separator. The patented dirt-arrester removes the finest

particles of dirt from the milk before the milk

is separated. I H C Cream Harvesters are

made in two styles—Dairymaid, chain drive,

and Bluebell, gear drive—each in four sizes.

The I H C local dealer will be glad to let you

examine one of these separators,or,write direct

for catalogues and other information.





a. S long as a cream separator skims close, .it is a good investment.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





International Harvester Company of America

Chicago (Incorporated) U S A





 





 





I H C Service Bureau



The Bureau is a clearinghouse for Agri-

cultural data. It aims to learn the best

ways of doing things on the farm,a.nd then

distribute the information. .Your individ.

ual experience may help others. Send

your problems to the I H C Service

Bureau.





 





 





 





 





 





If you are going to build a new barn at remodel your

present one, our Special Architectural Department

can save you worry and dollars. We employ the most up—to—datc practi-





, .. 1,9 118 13a lanYourBarn





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





[ ' cal Experienced barn Architects who workout planstofityour needs.

1[ g! , This work is in charge of Mr. William Louden a recognized authority on

E I: u'. Scientific Barn Construction. lighting, ventilation and equipment. Wehavc equips

7 3 '4 —T ped and studied hundreds of barns all over the country and talked with

x '3 2 their owners. We know and will tell you what features experience

E has proven best and most practical

"r o o c ' '

3 This Servnce 18 Free. $252: “° ““185

.. this oficr—no money to be paid at any =s_. \

g .1 stage of the game. Tell us your \\ f:\ ‘~

0 needs and we will give you

w 3 1r - '1 expert assistance tree. "' l f f , ’ '

{3 i “‘r . Louden'o Barn Equipments . , I '- '

b I, u! ‘/ J are the recognized standard of ' _ l

l g a i. the world. Used in the U.S. Gov- ‘

l. 5.3 ables and by thousands of the biggest _

‘3 l2 33 "33:21:: Farmers and Breeders. Write today. \

0U 31 London Manhunt-.3100" \

9a; Broadway. - Furheld, lows. ‘ -\





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





lloegesedPIMef Farmers everywhere are talking about the latest improvement

ultra. zzfiggnt of the famous Saginaw Silo—theSaginaw Base Anchor. It

anchors the silo ike an oak. It overcomes the last objection to





the stave silo—the fear that the silo will ever be blown down.

Like all important silo improvements. you get the Base

Anchor 0:11 in the Saginaw Silo. You get with it the

famous Saginaw Inner Anchoring Hoop-one of the greatest

successes in modern silo construction. With the Sagi-



naw Inner Anchoring Hoop at the top and the Base

Anchor at the bottom. the Saginaw Silo stands firm

against all weather. Staves cannot fail in. You need





never worry about your silo's collapsing.

Once you know the value of the ALL-STEEL Door





Frame—the feature that made famous the SAGIN AW SILO

you, also. will be loud in its praises.



Eventually all silo users will know that the stave silo

keeps silage perfectly. and will prefer it to the silo built of

any other material. No spoiled silage around the walls in

the SAGINAW STAVE SILO.



The SAGINAW SILO is ten years ahead of all others.





Saginaw Silos are made scientifically in four great, modern

factories. Free Book shows pictures of the special machinery and

views of these plants. Write for it: also Circular Q . (42)





FARMERS HANDY WAGON COMPANY

Saginaw, Mich. Minneapolis, Minn. Dos Hollies, Iowa





To Every Progressive Farmer and Stock-Feeder—get to know





THE IMPERISHABLE SILO





STORM-PROOF —— DECAY-PROOF





This silo is guaranteed. Modern principles of economy cle-

mand that you feed ensilage and that your silo be imperiabable.

The lmperishnble Silo is made from Patented Hollow Vitrified Clay Bloch.

Moxsture-prool, cannot swell, shrink, decay or blow over. Keeps the silage clear up

to the wall. None of the cop-tightening, painting and r ring. The first

cost. of The lmpcrislnble in me last. Not one complaint immemdrcda of men.

Wm: for descriptive catalog.

NATlONAL FIRE PROOFING COMPANY



Agricultural Department A



Huntington, Indiana





 





 





 





~ir





 





 





 





V—n‘
- lass-nu





W





 





 





FEB. 17, 1912.





THE CLEO STIIUATIQN IN‘WASHING-

TON.



Two Phases of OppositIOn to the Present

Oleomargarine Law, Particularly to

the Ten Cent Tax.



For months the oleomargarine interests

have been working assiduously to dis-

credit and defeat the ten-cent tax on im-

itation butter. Misleading statements

have been sent to Women’s clubs, labor

organizations and other societies to create

a prejudice against the law, and to in-

duce, if possible, resolutions against it.

Many such resolutions have been adopted

and many individual protests against the

law have been written, all based on de—

ceptive literature emanating from the

oleomargarine people. Erroneous state-

ments have also been made in magazine

advertising and in newspaper articles. As

a result of all this persistent sophistical

agitation considerable opposition to the

existing law has been created. Mean-

while there has been an attack on the

law from an entirely different source, of

entirely different nature, and based on

different motives. This opposition crit-

icises the law for not being stringent

enough, for not protecting against fraud

as it should, for giving opportunity for

perpetrating great wrong to both con-

sumer and producer, for failure to ac-

complish what was intended, for promot-

ing deception. This latter attack on the

law is largely based on facts furnished

by the internal revenue department, and

is therefore entitled to more than ordi-

nary consideration. Some of the points

of criticising the present law are given

below. In the first place some of the

courts have held that many of the ad—

ministrative provisions of the general

internal revenue laws—right of search,

etc.,—do not apply to the oleomargarine

laws. This has materially weakened their

enforcement and done much to nullify

them. A recent decision of the supreme

court removes some of this trouble, but

the fact remains that the law has in-

trinsic weakness in this direction. Sec-

ondly, the law has been further emascu-

lated by action of the courts in holding

that “essential ingredients,” no matter

how yellow, are not “artificial” color;

therefore much oleoniargarine of a high

color is made from ingredients which the

manufacturers claim to be “essential” or

“necessary,” but such stuff is “uncol-

ored”ooleo- and pays only a quarter cent

tax. A third fault which the internal

revenue department finds with the pres—

ent law is that the ten-cent tax, forty

times as much as the tax on uncolored

oleo, is so high as to stimulate deception

rather than prevent it, just as an exces—

sive tariff stimulates smuggling. Out of

115,000,000 pounds of uncolored oleo which

paid a quarter-cent tax last year the

commissioner of internal revenue esti-

mates that 80,000,000 pounds wcl‘e

stealthily colored and subsequently reali-

pcared on the market as imitation but:—

ter, much of it being sold as butter at

near-butter prices to the swindling of the



consumer as well as the government.



\Vith these two lines of attack upon

the present law in mind the congression-

al agricultural committee appointed a.

sub—committee to draft a new law. The

sub—committee first of all agreed upon

this basic principle: that they unani-

mously favored all reasonable restric-

tions tending to promote the honest sale,

of olcomargarine and any effective checks

on dishonest practices; that butter men

are entitled to their legitimate market

and to be protected in it, and that the

same principle should hold as regards

oleo; that the weak features of the pres-

cnt law should be strengthened with such

additional restrictions as shall cause oleo-

margarine to be sold for what it is.



The committee seemed to wish to deal

fairly by all parties and was influenced

much by advice from the internal rev-

enue department. The result is a con-

servative bill that ignores the extremists

on both sides and may displease both.

It drops the color line. and the ten-cent

tax on imitation butter, but requires oleo

to be sold only in half—pound and pound

prints, which are made the manufactur-

ers’ original packages and must be sealed

by a long narrow revenue stamp which

must remain on the print till it is sold

by the retailer. The oleo interests aske-J

for five and ten pound prints but the

committee refused the request. The oleo

interests asked for a fifth of a cent tax,

but the committee multiplied this by five

and provided for a cent tax, which is

more than double the average tax for the

past year and whichon last year’s pro-

duction will bring in a little over a mil-

lion dollars revenue. In several instances





\





 

 

 





penalties ,for violating the laware in-





creased and more teeth are put into it in

matters pertaining to its enforcement.

The special taxes on manufacturers and

wholesalers are increased above what the

oleo people asked for. The name of the

commodity is changed to margarin to

conform to foreign nomenclature and to

get something shorter than the old six

syllable word. The committee felt that

regulating sales in hotels and restaurants

should be left to the states, rather than

made a part of a revenue law'.



The bill may be materially changed by

amendment in the full committee and

in the house and senate.



G. M. \Vi—IiTAKER,

Sec’y Nat'l Dairy Union.





HEATS TANKHERSM BOILER—OTHER

DAIRY NOTES.





I am working a farm of 80 acres and

am what you would call a diversified

farmer. although I am working towards

dairy farming. Now, in a recent issue

the question was asked if it would pay to

pipe 150 feet for steam to heat a tank.

It most assuredly would; it would cost

about $3.75 for half—inch pipe. and one

coil around bottom of tank letting the

steam pass into the water. I have a

small boiler in my creamery and have

used it in this way very successfully. This

winter 10 or 15 minutes in the morning

will be all that is needed.



We intend to sow enough peas and oats

this season to grind and mix with our

corn and oats to giVe us a balanced ra—

tion, or use it instead of cottonseed meal,

as we have a four—horsepower gas engine

and grinder to grind our own feed.



“'62 also make our own butter and we

think right here. is a good place to speak

of new methods; We bought a one—pound

print a year ago and put our butter in

one-pound cartons with our own name on

them and it makes a neat package, as

each one weighs one pound and the gro—

cer don’t have. to weigh it, or tie it up.

while the consumer knows just where it

comes from, the same as he does his cof-

fee, tca, etc. it pays to place your

goods in a nice, clean package, as we

should learn by observation and not fol-

low the steps of our fathers and great

grandfathers. Farming these days is a

case of brains against brawn. You can

hire the brawn but not the brains. The

man that makes a thorough study of ev-

ery detail of farm work is a busy man.

winter and summer alike, and he does

not need two or three hundred acres

either. “'hat this state needs most is

farmers that will try and see how much

one acre can be made to produce instead

of how many acres they can run over

in one day. GEO. BIGNALL.





RAISING DAIRY COWS.



it probably costs on an average from

$18 to $25 to raise a calf until it is two

years old. The cost, of course, will de—

pend largely upon the price of feeds as

well as upon their selection, but success—

ful daii‘ymen contend that they can raise

calves at a lower cost than the maximum

figures given above up to the age speci-

fied.



\Vhilc the matter of cost is an import—

ant consideration, still the man who has

set out to build up a business dairy herd

is not likely to succeed well unless he

produces his own cows. This is a funda-

mental factor in successful dairying and

it is certain to be more true in the fu—

ture than it has been in the past, and

the progressive man can afford to expend!

twice the amount stated abovo to raise

calves from his best cows to an age when

he can test their individual merits,



A very important element. however, in

the production of one’s own cows, is

whether he has proper foundation stock.

The calves from cows that do not make

a reasonable profit upon the feed given

them, are not likely to prove successful,

and under such circumstances, the only

wise course would be for the ‘dairyman

to go out and purchase one or more high~

grade or thoroughbred COWS of merit

with which to start. Then, too, a good

sire should be available, for’without the

qualities that can be transmitted by such

an animal one will not attain the success

he should.



But neither of these conditions are im-

Ilossible, and since it is the only business

way one should provide himself with such

animals and then conserve their merits

in their offspring that the future herd

may not only be equal to, but. an improve-

ment upon the present one. This can

only be done by saving the best heifer

calves from the best cows of the herd.



Wayne Co. A, H.





 





actual factory profit.

Just the rock bottom factory price.

on any capacity machine you want.





THE 'Miéfll’GAN FARM-ER.





doodoo





   

   





Our

Offer





 





(is) 183





r Old Separator ,





foroNew One





Here’s





 

 





We Will Take

Your Old Cream

Separator as Part Pay-

ment for Our Brand New





 





 





1912





tion.





Regular $70.00 Separator





Only $27.65—1ull and com-





Actual fact!





Economy Chief





Positively the Highest Grade, Closest Skim-

ming Cream Separator Ever Manufactured.





Don’t let your old, worn out cream separator standin

the way of your getting' a. new big businessmuclnne. like

the Economy Chief. The price of butter is high and likely

to be higher, and yo u need :1 big, close skimming, reliable

separator to get the big profits.



We will make you a trade. _

separator of any make that is out of repair, hard to run or

will not. run at all, we will take it off your hands as part

payment for a big. brand new Economy Chief. -

more, we will make you a good liberal and ialr proposr

Write us at once for particulars.





If you have an old cream





Flirt her-





FOR ONLY





plete purchase price—for the BIG ECONOMY





. $ 65



h d5 of *-



estimonials to be the CLOSEST SKIMMING ——

and MOST DURABLE cream se arator ever

placed on the market. SKIMM G CAPAC-

MW





CHIEF BEAM SEPARATOR.

proven by expert tests and t ousan





ITY, 300 POUNDS OP





Shipped Direct F





absolutely





rom Factory.





That’s the secret of our amazingly low prices. You only pay one small profit—the





No dealei's’,ageiits’ or jobbers’ profits for you to pay whatever.

Consequently we can save you from $40.00 to $0.00





 





 





Furthermore, we will positively ship you the Economy Chief Cream

Give it a good hard test on your farm for





Separator on sixty days’ trial. ‘

sixty days before you decide to keep it.





BEST EVER, simply send it back to us and it won’t cost you a cent.





Then if you don’t think it the





 





 





Send Today—At Once—For Free Booklet No. 65075





Be sure to send your name and address at once—today—for the Economy Chief Booklet





No. 65075 and the full particulars of our great exchange offer and bargain prices.

Postal card will do.





Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill.





 





 





6001)





R Rubber Tires





Mean Long Service





for carriages—Satisfaction





Goodyear Wing Carriage Tires save you both trouble

and money; give comfort and save your carriage.





The patented wing feature gives the tire

doublelife. It preserves the base. The wing

extension presses tightly against the chan-

nel and prevents mud. grit and water from

entering, which would cut.grind.loosen and

destroy the base.



That is what happens with ordinary car-

riage tires. That’s why they are expenSive

and unsatisfactory. That is impossible with

Goodyear Wing Tires. The base remains

sound. The tire stays on—gives long wear

-—about twice the ordinary—made of tough,

springy rubber-gives perfect satisfaction.



Insist on Goodyear Wing Tires—you’ll

get the world’s best.





, f- Eccentric





Cushion Tire





An improved

cushion tire—

superior to any

0 t h e r . The

retaining wire

hole below the





   





 





Goodyear "Eccentric"





Akron, Ohio





crack out.

High grade, resilient rubber assures comfort-

able riding and saves the carriage—assures

you perfect satisfaction.





 





 





”Wing"

Tire





center allows 50% more wearing depth-

wears that much longer—saves you that in

money.





The hole being below the center. does not

The tire stays firm in channel.





Our latest carriage tire book sent free.

(530)





Gives full information.





The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company





Branches in 103 Princi al Cities





 





 





 





Write for Free





"How to Raise Calves Cheaply and





Booklet





s. “5 WlTl'lDllT NIH/(3”?)





 





Successfully Without Mil/eu





Contain. lull information and complete leading directions lo: using





Blatchford’s Calf Meal ——The





Three or four calves can be raised on it at





Perfect Milk Substitute





the cost of one where milk is led.





No mill feed ”Th? only call meal manufactured in an exclusive Calf Meal Factory

Established at Leicester, England. in '800.





BARTLETT GI (30., J





acKson, Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





J K





materially reduced, an





HARRIS’ STEEL Sllll. lllll SliNBHIUNS 7'1.

Siva Tlmo and Money and Make Your

Dalgy Vloro Profitable.



YOUR 00W will give more and better milk.



your cost. of labor and productiOn will be





money from your dai y if you equip your barn

wtth Hon-lu' Patented tool stalls and St-nchlons





r





 

 





(1 you will make more





 





Food Clrrlorl. Write today for our free illustrated





\ l . and Lnbor-S-vlnu Lmorl

\ if}? "if HARRIS MANUFACTURING COMP“ , 315 Cleveland Ave., SALEM, Ulllll.
184 '(m





The Michigan Farmer '

ESTABLISHED 1843.

THE LAWRENCE PUBLISHING CO.





EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.

39 to 45 Congress . St. West, Detroit. Michigan.

TILEPHONE MAIN 45%.





NEW YORK Omen—41 Park Row.



Cmoaeo Omen—600 First Nat'l. Bank Buildirfip.

CLEVELAND OFFICE~101L1015 Oregfin Ave. N. .

GRAND Harms Osman—6 it 0 New awkins Building.





 





 





 





 





M. J. LAWRENCE... ............President.

M. L. LAWRENCE ...... ................Vlce-President.

E. H. HOUGH'1‘0N.... .-Treas.

I. R. WATERBUBY............... ......



0. E. YOUNG ......... .... Associate

BURT WERMUTH.. Editors.

ALTA LAWSON LITTELL....



E. E. HOUGHTON..................Business Manager





 





TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:





Five Years 260 “PAESTMD $2.75





Three Years, 156 copies, Postpaid . . . $2.00

One Year 52 Copies, Postpaid ................................ 1.00

Six Months 2‘ copies. Postpaid ........................... so cts.

Canadian subscriptions 50 cents a year extra for postage.





 





Always send money by draft, postoifioe money order.

registered letter or by express. We will not re-

sponsible for mone sent in letters. Address all corn-

munioations to, on make all drafts. checks and post-

oflioe orders payable to. the Lawrence Publishing 00.





RATES OF ADVERTISING:





40 cents per line agate measurement. or $5.60 per

inch, each insertion. with reasonable discount on

orders amountin to $24 or over. No adv't inee

for less than $1. per insertion.



0:?No lotterthuack doctor or swindling advertise-

ments inse an pr oe. .



Entered as second oI'ass matter at the Detrort, Michi-

gan postoflice.





COPYRIGHT I912-

by the Lawrence Pub. Co. All persons are warned

against reprinting any portion of the contents of

this issue without our written permission.





 





 





 





 





WE GUARANTEE to stop THE

MICHIGAN FARMER Immediately

upon expiration of time subscribed

for, and we will pay all expenses for

defending any suit, brought against

any subscriber to The Michigan

Farmer by the publisher of any farm

paper, which has been sent after the

time ordered has expired, providing

due notice is sent to us, before suit

is started. 1



Avoid further trouble by refusing

to subscribe for any farm paper

which does not print, in each Issue,

a definite guarantee to stop on expira-

ation of subscription.



The Lawrence Publishing Co., .



~ Detroit, Mich.





DETROIT, FEB. 17, I912.





 





 





 





 





 





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





The discussion

of a phaSc of

the above top-

ic, to which

Space has been given in recent issues of

the Michigan Farmer, relating particu-

larly to how large an acreage of corn

one man could produce by his own ef-

forts, has brought out many conflicting

opinions on this subject. Whatever the

reader’s opinion may be with regard to

the merits of this discussion, which is

completed in this issue, there are valu-

able suggestions in the various articles

which should not escape his attention.



The writer of the article which caused

this discussion apparently became im—

pressed with the necessity of saving time

and labor in the conduct of farm opera-

(ions through an experience in the man-

ufacturing business, where the details of

the cost of production are scrutinized

much more closely than is the case upon

the average farm. Many readers will

believe that he carried his ideas with re-

gard to saving time to the extreme, and

Yet there is no doubt that the value of

time is not sufiicicntly appreciated by

many farmers, and any method which

can be inaugurated upon the farm where-

by time can be saved in the busy season

of farm work, in the accomplishment of

labor incident to crop growing, will re-

sult in a. proportionate increase in, the

profits derived from the farming cam-

paign. There is great room for improve—

ment in this direction upon the average

farm, and the reader who has become im—

pressed with thut fact through the dis-

. cussion above referred to, has profited

not a little thereby.



Other ideas brought out in this discus—

sion are of hardly less importance. It is

equally important that the farm work

should be well done as that it should be

done with a view to economy of time and

labor. Opinions will differ materially as

to whether intensive or extensive meth-

ods of agriculture are more profitable

on the average farm. It is probable, how-

ever, that a point between the two ex-

tremes will be most profitable for the

average farmer. Not all can blame big

farms; neither can all be satisfied with

small farms, or so conduct them as to

meet their requirements. But the aver-

age farmer who takes a. middle of the

road course between extensive and inten-

sive farming; who applies the principle

of saving time and labor to the greatest





Saving Time and Labor

on the Farm.





TH BMICHIGAN' FARMER. I





possible extent, without the sacrificing

of’ thoroughness in the doing of farm

work; who devotes a proper amount of

mental effort to the planning of the farm

campaign, and a like degree of initia-

tive in carrying it out, will come nearer

to the correct definition of a. successful

farmer than will either the man who

does not give this proposition the neces-

sary thought, or who becomes an ex-

tremist in any one of these several di—

rections.



But the first point at which every pro-

ducer should begin in an attempt to se»

cure better profits is in lowering the cost

of production wherever possible. The

next, and scarcely less important point,

is the raising of the quality of the pro-

duct. When these tWo elements of suc-

cess are combined with wise marketing

methods, the whole to be in accordance

with a well considered general plan of

farming to which the farm and the loca—

tion is adapted, the result (will be a liv-

ing definition of a successful farmer in

the best meaning of the word.





The public has



Cold Storage and Cost gotten a well fixed

of Living. impression from



the columns of





many city dailies that the present high

cost of living is largely caused by the

speculative holding of large quantities of

perishable food in cold storage. Only

last week a Detroit daily published a

long article which would give the casual

reader that impression, although a care-

ful analysis of such facts as were pre-

sented and the elimination 0f,the mis-

statements, apparently due to the ignor-

ance of the writer on the subject which

he sought to elucidate, would remove that

impression. But the average reader is

not of an analytical turn of mind, hence

the impression will probably remain.





In the article above referred to it was

stated that there are 150,000 lbs. of but-

ter stored in Detroit cold storage plants,

notwithstanding the fact that butter is

selling at retail above 40 cents per pound.

While 150.000 lbs, of butter may seem like

quite an amount when considered in a

lump sum it would in reality be only

about 1% lbs. for each family in Detroit,

and, when so considered, is anything but

a big surplus.



In speaking of the, egg situation this

article stated that there were but com-

paratively few crated eggs in storage,

but large quantities of eggs which had

been broken and stored in cans. Here the

ignorance of the writer was manifested

in that the statement was made that the

bulk of the eggs placed in cold storage

are stored in this manner. The fact is

that only checked and dirty eggs are so

stored, and these are used by bakers.

The first quality eggs are all stored in

the shell and theSe alone are sold to the

public for general consumption. Refer-

ence was also made to the large amount

of fresh meals and poultry in storage and

the ridiculous statement was made that

this poultry would show up next Thanks-

giving, selling as strictly fresh. As a.

matter of fact, turkeys are available at

only about Thanksgiving and Christmas

seasons, and any which are carried for

future consumption until the next crop ar-

rives must be carried in cold storage. but

the storage charges, if nothing else, would

make unprofitable the carrying of poul-

try from one year to another, to say

nothing about the impracticability of

storing for so long a time, so far as the

effect upon the quality of the product is

concerned.



A parallel statement was also made

with regard to fruit storage, reference

being made to strawberries which were

placed in storage last summer and would

be put out as a Florida product next

spring. The fact is, fruit is now carried

frozen‘in cold storage by pie bakers,

smce it can be carried in this way for

immediate use when taken out of storage

better and cheaper than by any other

process. In this case as in others, when

the situation is analyzed it is found that

instead of cold storage being largely re-

sponsible for the increased cost of living,

it has a tendency to make food more

plentiful in periods when it would other-

wise be out of the market entirely or so

high in price as to be unattainable by

the average family.



Cold storage has banished the seasons

of glutted markets when perishable pro-

ducts sell so low as to make their pro-

duction wholly unprofitable, and likewise

has done away with the period of great-

est scarcity when the same perishable

food stuffs are obtainable only by those

who could pay exorbitant priceslfor them.

At the same time in evening up the mar-

ket the producer has been benefited while





the; consumer has been afforded a more





dependable and constant supply of these

perishable products which are delivered

to him In better condition than was pos-

sible before the cold storage era.



It is true thatdn some seasons specu-

lators profit by the opportunities offered

for holding food stuffs in cold storage

warehouses, but this profit is not de-

pendable, and in some seasons their losses

are as great in proportion to the volume

of business done. For this reason specu—

lative holding is not as common as was

the case a few years ago, and the cold

storage warehouse is now used more as

an adjunct to legitimate distribution of

perishable food products than as a means

to the end of holding such food stuffs

simply as a speculative proposition. It

is possible that the advent of the cold

storage warehouses has increased the av-

erage cost of perishable food stuffs to

consumers to some extent. This would

naturally be the case, since the building

and operation of these large warehouses

is an expensive proposition, and the in-

terest and operation charges must neces-

sarily be passed on to the consumer by

adding this charge to the price of the

commodity stored. A But the consumer

gains a benefit thereby in a more staple

and constant supply and a better quality

of the product than could be secured were

it held from seasons of flush production

to seasons of marked scarcity in any oth-

er manner.



There is- no comparison between the

butter which is held at low temperature

in cold storage warehouses and that

which was formerly packed in crocks and

kept in farmers‘ cellars. Nor is there

any comparison between cold storage eggs

‘of good quality and the packed product

which was formerly placed upon the mar-

ket each winter. There is unquestion-

ably room for improvement in the quality

of products now available, but there is

also no doubt that it is much better than

the product which was formerly avail-

able. Instead of cold storage warehouses

being a detriment to the consumer or

producer they are unquestionably a ben-

efit to both classes, and while reasonable

regulations will do not harm, the drastic

measures which have been proposed as

a result of the agitation on this question

in the manner above referred to will do

great harm to producers, and would also

be felt by consumers in the greater cost

of perishable food stuffs during the sea-

son of low production.





When the question

of farm profit is

being considered

the reader will do

well to make some provision for knowing

just what profit he is making from his

farm. This can only be done by some

method of bookkeeping which will take

into account the value of his farm equip-

ment, the stock and feed on hand and

any marketable produce which may not

have yet been sold. There is no time of

the year more suitable for the taking of

such an inventory than in the early

spring, when many items which are hard

to estimate are reduced to the lowest

point. At the same time it is not well to

delay this work too late in the spring,

else it is more than likely not to be done

at all when the rush of the spring work

begins.



There is probably no better time than

early in March to take such an inventory

and then by the keeping of a simple form

of farm accounts during the ensuing year.

when another inventory is taken at a.

similar time next year, it will be pos‘slble

to tell accurately just what the profit in

conducting the farm has been. There is

no need of waiting until the beginning

of another. calendar year for inaugurat-

ing this work. In fact, the farmers' fis-

cal year may better be dated some other

time, and there is no time like the pres-

ent to make the necessary preparations

for carrying out this line of work in a.

manner which will prove of the greatest

possible value and benefit.





A bill has been in-



Keep Out Fungous troduced in congress

Diseases. providing that when-

ever it is ascertain-



ed by the secretary of agriculture that

any potatoes grown in a country infested

by the so-called wart disease or black

scab, eel worm, or any other serious dis-

ease, he shall have authority to quaran-

tine against the importation of such po-

tatoes until danger of the transmission of

the disease to this country has passed,

Through the provisions of this bill the

secretary is also empowered with author-

1ty to cause an inspection of any pota-

toes similarly infected which may be

shipped from one state to another and, if





The Farmer’s Fiscal

Year.





\





 





 





FEB; 17, 191.2.» .. » ’





need-be, 'may cause the potatoes so f in-





‘fected' to be destroyed or placed under

quarantine until the infection is removed.





This is an important bill and is in line

with other proposed legislation which has

failed of passage in other sessions of

congress because it contained quarantine

regulations which were offensive to Amw

erican nurserymen. Slight changes in the

proposed quarantine law have, however,

been made to meet these objections, and

previous opposition has been withdrawn,

and it is entirely probable that the bill

will become law at this session.



This disease is said to be a. very de~

structive fungous disease which should

be kept out of the country if possible.

Already Canada has put up the bars

against the importation of potatoes from

the United States on account of the fear

of importation of this disease. Notwith-

standing the fact that the disease does

not exist here, the fact that there is no

quarantine law by which infected stock

could be kept from American ports, from

which they might find the way into Can-

ada, has caused Canada to take this pre-

caution. Fortunately, this is a, year of

potato shortage abroad as well as in this

country and there is less danger from

this importation than would otherwise

be the case, but we have enough pests

which have already been imported from

Europe and it is the part of wisdom to

prevent additions of this kind as -long as

possible.





The State Round-Up In—

The Round-Up stitute, which will be

Institute. held at the agricultural

college February 27 to

March 1 will be an attractive meeting

throughout. The program just received.

to which space cannot be given in full

in this issue, lists a. number of noted

speakers from other states as well as .a

good list from Michigan. Outside speak-

ers include Dr. C. G. Hopkins of the

University of Illinois; Prof. J. C. Mc-

Dowell, United States Department of Ag-

riculture; Prof. O. F. Hunziker, of Pur-

due University; Prof. A. G. Hammer,

United States Department of Agriculture;

Prof. II. G. Bell, of The Soil Fertility

League, and others of similar note who

together with the members of the college

faculty and leading institute speakers of

the state, will give addresses on a. va-

riety of agricultural topics ranging from

soil fertility to farm crops and live stock

including dairying. There will also be a.

road session and a. women’s congress as

usual. This/meeting is one which should

attract a, large number of farmers from

all sections of the state, as the array of

talent presented insures a program which

will contain much profitable material in

the way of new ideas to all who can ar-

range to attend.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





National. ,





Extreme suffering was caused last week

by the continuation of the low tempera.-

ture over practically the whole of the

United States and Canada. At many

places the lowest temperature of the sea-

son was recorded on last Friday and Sat-

urday. The inability of transportation

companies to deliver coal at remote

points from mining sections has enhanced

the suffering and inconvenience of the

public. The weather bureau promises a

change to milder temperature during the

coming week. Three car ferries that had

become stuck in the ice in Lake Michi-

gan Saturday morning finally succeeded

in arriving safely at Frankfort. No at-

tempt has been made since to send out

the ferries.



Gov. Osborn, of Michigan, has issued

an order calling fer a special session of

the Michigan legislature for the purpose

of securing action on a bill providing for

at presidential primary election for this

s a e.



. The demands of the cit of



for better. freight transporstlationsigigt‘g

over certain roads into that city are made

in a complaint filed with the state at-

torney-general. It appears that the

heavy issue of bonds causes such a drain

upon the income of the roads to meet in-

terest that it is impossible for the man-

agement to‘maintain the roadbed keep

ungkthtteh equipment as it should be and



e e mprovement

increased traffic. S demanded by the



The war department at Washington is

making every preparation to hurry troops

to the Mexican border to protect Ameri-

can interests and prevent the rebels from

taking advantage of American territory

in the war that is now 'on between them

and the Mexican government. Practical—

ly all of the military posts in the United

States have been notified to be ready to

move their troops upon an hour's notice.



The Polish Catholic Priests of Ameri-

ca held their annual convention in De-

troit last week.



The Allegheny rIVer is said to be froz-

en solid to the bottom. It is apprehend-

ed that much damage will result when

thg‘hice breiiatlits tin the spring. '



e pres en s of the Universit ' "

Michigan, Michigan Agricultural Cgllegg '

and the Michigan College of Mines met

at East Lansing last week to go over the



(Continued on page 197). '
rt.





Mag





 





LITERATURE I

POETRY

HISTORY one

INFORMATION 1’





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





azine





'V





 





Section





 





77w FARM BOY

an? GIRL



SCIENTIFIC an?



MECHANICAL MW]





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





This Magazine Section forms a part of our paper twice a month. Every article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere





 





 





 





At the Sources of the Amazon.





to the map of l’eru he will see that



the Maranon river heads in the An-

dean range just west of Ccrro de Pasco,

and flows north for seven hundred miles,

then turns east. The Mantaro heads at

almost the same spot (only a narrow

ridge between them that one can toss a

stone over) and flows to the south for

two hundred miles, then turns to the

northeast forming the Rio





IF the reader will open a good atlas





By Wm.





mountain, in sight of camp, water boils

at 180 degs. F. This is Our only way of

determining with accuracy the elevation

of the highest peaks, as no aneroid ba-

rometer is reliable above Sixteen or sev-

enteen thousand feet.



As we stand on the edge of the canyon

walls in front of the camp our eyes take





B. Alford. .





canoes of Central America, but a grander

and more inspiring picture has never un-

rolled before us than this.



The two extremes meet here. XVith all

this beauty, it is the storm center of the

world. Blizzards, appalling lightning and

thunder, snow, rain and hail, sunshine

and April showers make this their play-





down the canyon, we turn our eyes to

the west and there stands the tombstone

of departed races covered with glaciers

and snow, cold and silent, reflecting the

rays of an, afternoon sun in rainbow

tints. .



The reason that this is the storm cen—

ter of the world is not hard to find. The

prevailing winds are from the east. The

Clouds are filled with moisture to the



point of saturation as they





 





Tambo, and later the li.)

Ifcayali, which with the Mar-

anon forms the Amazon just

above the town of Iquitos.

From the point where it is

possible to step from one riv-

er system into that of the oth-

er, down one river and up the

other would be a distance

greater than from New York

to San Francisco, and the time

no man knows. As an illus-

tration, for the first sixty-live

miles of the Mat-anon the riv—

er drops 8,200 feet. On the

Mantaro, which we have fol-

lowed for 150 miles, the drop

is even greater than this, sim-

ply one seething, foaming

mountain torrent for miles at

a stretch. In one place where

we made a cross-section and

measured the flow, the river

would develop fully twenty

thousand horse—power‘ in less

than one and one-half miles,

and this was in the latter part

of the dry season when the

water was lowest.



Our camp is on the very

edge of a canyon four thou-

sand feet deep. Standing in

the tent door we can, through

the telescope of our transit,

watch the barefooted and barelegged

children playing in the Indian pueblo

three miles down the canyon. Farther

down the canyon, eight and a half miles

as the bird flies, we can see distinctly

the people in the plaza of another pueblo

and can distinguish the men from the

women and the dogs from the cats. But,

to better illustrate the perfect clearness

of the air, we haVe taken photographs





that plainly show iron tele-





 





(lrit't up the valley of the Am-

aZon from the Atlantic.

Climbing higher and higher,

getting colder and colder, they

finally come in contact with

the icy walls of the. Andes

that are from three to four

miles high. There is nothing

to do but to discharge their

cargo and go back after an-

other load. This continues in-

cessantly from November un~

til April, then as the sun

swings to the north, the air is

chilled and the clouds break

before they reach this eleva-

tion. From April to Novem-

her, which is the winter sca-

sOn here, the days are usually

cold and clear, although it of-

ten storms at night. The Incr-

cury will drop to eight or ten

degrees below freezing. Some-

times it gets as high as sixty

but only for a few hours in

the middle of the day. A fair

average for the year would be

thirty-live to forty-live de-

grees, F. On first thought one

would not consider this cold,

but with the little oxygen in





 





 





 





A Small Section of the Wonderful Rook Forest of Peru.





in a scene Of surpassing and rare beauty.

Looking down the canyon four thousand

feet below us, all the flowers of a hot-

house are growing wild. Geraniums with

stocks as large as one’s arm cover the

mud walls; pinks, pansies, roses and lilies

of'the valley are growing wild like weeds.

The balm of perennial spring is in the

air. Turning our eyes upward, we look

On the glaciers and eternal snow of the





ground. Often all are fighting with ti-

tanic energy for supremacy. It is a bat-

tle of the. giants and when the battalions

«if thunder and lightning swing into ac-

tion. it seems as it‘ the granite walls of

the Andes would be shattered and roll

down into the Pacific. The play of light-

ning is sometimes so violent that the

flesh prickies as when holding the han-





(lies of a battery. In five minutes the sun





the air more and warmer

clothing is needed than in

Michigan in the. middle of the

Winter. Sometimes for a few minutes

the vertical rays of the sun seem to burn

but it is dangerous to take off any cloth-

ing, as a cloud may change the t(,‘,III])l‘I‘iL-‘

ture from 40 to 60 degrees in half as

many minutes. if thinly dressed, the

chances of a cold are as nine to ten, and

a cold means pneumonia. and pneumonia

means a pine box on top of the Andes.

As our pine comes from Oregon at a

cost of $08 per thousand, it





 





graph poles three inches in

diameter which are over two

and one—half miles distant,

while the focus of the. camera

was on an object less than a

hundred yards away. Another

picture shows the lettering on

an ordinary store sign over a.

mile away. ’



it must be remembered that

this camp is at an elevation

of 14,500 feet, several hundred

feet higher than Pike’s Peak.

It is at this elevation that we

eat, sleep and work month in

and month out," and often our

Work calls us to elevations

ranging up to 16,000 feet. Not

one in a thousand can work

at this elevation. The limited

supply of oxygen compels the

heart and lungs to work more

than twice as fast. At 14,000

feet it is an effort to drink a

glass of water without stop-

ping two or three times to

breathe; and to climb the al-

most vertical walls of the.

mountains, from a. thousand

to two thousand feet, requires

lungs far: above the ordinary

capacity and strength. It is

so high that an ordinary ker-

osene lamp burns with much less illumi—

nation than at sea level. And, what

seems strangest, a tallow candle will

Often go out for want of oxygen to keep

up combustion and melt the grease around

the Wick. On the top of the highest





\





mighty Andes, whose peaks pierce the

clouds at an elevation of 22,000 feet and

over. The range of vision is over two

miles in vertical hight. We have wan-

dered over the ROckies and traversed the

deserts of Arizona. and climbed the vol-





 





Explorers’ Camp in the Andes, 14,500 feet above the Sea—A place of Eternal Snow and Ice.





is shining as fiercely as on the sands of

the desert; yet, though the tailend of the

storm is more than a mile down the can-

yon, above the level Of the eye the walls

and jutting rocks are shrouded under a

veil of snow. As the storm sweeps on





is cheaper to Wear good, warm

Clothing at all times than to

invest in a. pine box.



Often stratum after stratum

of lime-stone stands perpen—

dicular. Not a hundred yards

away they will stand tipped

at an angle of forty-fiVc de—

grees and in the opposite. di-

rection will be bent like a huge

ox-bow with a solid wall of

sandstone or granite over-

lapping them. l'nder the

sandstone are great deposrts

of bituminous coal. Not a.

half mile from our camp

there is a Vein of fine coal

probably sixty to seventy-

iiye feet in thickness.



The tumbled—up stratifica—

tion of the Andes has formed

some wonderful freaks in rock

architecture. The most won-

derful is what is known as

the. Rock Forest. At a dis-

tance of ten miles it looks

like a huge. city of cathedral

spires, chimneys, sky-scrap—

ers, ship masts and trees. The

famous Garden of the Gods,

of Colorado is not worth men-

tioning beside this wonderful

place. It is a story in itself

but the feeble words of man can but

roughly portray the beauty of the spot.



\Vithin a few miles of the camp there

are a hundred lakes varying in size from

an acre toa mile long and a half mile

wide. They are fed by springs. Some
186 (18) “ , -

are the craters of small volcanoes and

how deep they are can only be conjec-





tured. But, judging from the slope of

the banks as one looks down into the

clear, cold water, it would take a sound-

ing line hundreds of feet long to reach

the bottom. The water stands at a tem—

perature of 42 to 46 degrees day and

night. too cold for bathing and too warm

to ever freeze over. The highest lakes in

the world are up here. Lake .Iunin, which

is 36 miles long and 12 miles wide, is

14,000 feet above the ocean. There are

hundreds of small lakes 1.500 to 2,000 feet

higher than Junin.



Animal life is very scarce, owing prob-

ably to the scarcity of food. Now and

then we see a deer and quite often a vis-

cacha. which appears to be a cross be—

tween a woodchuck. rabbit and fox

squirrel. It has a body as long as a rab-

bit with a woodchuck‘s head and a long

bushy tail like the squirrel. In color it

resembles a squirrel, and is fine eating.





I





"THE ’ ' MICHIdAN' PARMER.





The only animals that have been domes-

ticated are the llama and alpaca. The

llama is a beast of burden, but will not

carry more than a hundred pounds good-

naturedly. The alpaca is «raised only for

its long wool, and is becoming scarcer

every year. At a distance of a few hun-

dred feet the two animals look very much

alike. The lakes have both ducks and

geese and there is a species of woodcock

that is nearly as large as [a chicken and

as black as a crow. The enormous con—

dor is peculiar to the Andes. Almost'ev-

ery day one, and sometimes a dozen, will

sail overhead, often so close that we can

see the color of the eyes and the tips of

the wings, which differ from all other

birds. Taken as a whole, Peru, and es-

pecially in the mountains, is almost des-

titute of animal life. The reason seems

simple. There is absolutely no vegetation

to give shelter. food is scarce, and the

weather too cold and dreary, even for

animals.





 





 





THE BACHELOR UNCLE





. BY EVERITT McNEIL.





It seemed utterly impossible for me

to get away from the thought that Harry

‘todncy was back of that riiie shot: and

I grilled my teeth and clinched my hands

when l considered that even here he had

protected himself. I had no legal proof:

and yet I felt as certain as if I had seen

him. that behind l-lcd Murdock’s act stood

the influence of Harry Rodney. He knew

that fear of the hangman’s rope would

keep Iled Murdock silent and his own

neck safe. I waited in Black Man‘s lIol-

low until seven o’clock for Rodney to

appear, but my waiting was in vain.



That night I slept but little. I tried to

think out a clear and definite plan of ac-

tion, some way of bringing about‘the dis-

comfiture of Harry Rodney before the fa-

tal wedding day; but, in whatever man-

ner I looked at the matter, I could see

no clear line of action for me to take. I

was a puppet in the hands of fate. Still

there was one thing I could do. I could

go to Rodney in the morning, and ask

him to explain why he had not met me

in Black lIan‘s Hollow; and this I deter-

mined to do. I would do even more than

this. I would boldly accuse him of vil-

lainy in winning his bride. of cowardice

in fearing to meet me, and of attempted

murder through the hands of Red Mur-

dock. I would have, at least, the satis-

faction of telling him exactly what I

thought of him and of his conduct, and of

making him understand that I intended.

if possible, to prevent his marrying Elsie

Lamont.



Another thing, that rifle shot had told

me that Rodney feared me, feared des-

perately; and this thought gave me hope,

and yet Ivcould not see anything on which

to hang that hope. - Alas, if I could only

see and talk with Belle Murdock! I felt

certain that She held the key! But here

again the cunning of Harry Rodney had

fore-stalled me. It was maddening to feel

so sure of his vallainy; and yet not be

able to discover a single proof that would

give me the legal right to interfere A

multitude of thoughts, such as these, tor-

tured my mind and kept sleep far from

me for the greater part of the night.





Chapter XV.———Under the Bridge.



My first thought awoke the

next morning was, his is IVednesday

and Sunday Elsie Lamont is to wed Hat'-

ry Rodney.”



Four days is a very short period in a

man’s life; but things can happen in four

days, aye in four minutes that will make

or mar a man‘s happiness for all time. I

felt that I was nearing such a crisis. that

any moment of these four days might be

the fateful instant. The man is a senti-

mental coward who Will permit a love

disappointment, however keen. to blast

his life; and yet there is something so

sweet and ennobling in the love of a

good, woman, that its loss is a serious

handicap to any man. Strive as bravely

as he may he can never reach the hights

of noble manhood he might have attained

with the woman he loved by his side.





When I





an“





In my loss of Elsie I felt all this, how

keenly no one else can know. Her love

seemed a part of my very being—the bet-

ter part. “'ithout her, life took on som-

ber colors, and the future looked drear

and lonesome, but there was more than

this. I had been villainously tricked out

of her love; and the scoundrel who had

planned the trick was to be rewarded

with her .hand. It was this thought that

made me desperate, that added gall to

the bitterest sorrow the human heart can





kitchen door,





know, and determined me to prevent the

marriage of Harry Rodney to Elsie La~

mont-and yet what could I do? How

could I stop the marriage? I had no

(onvincing proof'against him; and I was

Elsie’s rejected lover. Again I wished

that I might do as grandsire had done,

and rescue my bride at the sword’s point

and the pistol’s mouth.



But Harry Rodney feared me. There

was hope in that. If he was back of the

rifle shot he feared me desperately; and

this must mean that I was pressing him

close to the danger point—-aye, that I had

leached the danger point for me—that he

would stop at nothing. not even mur-

der, to win his bride and shield himself.

I thought 0f Belle Murdock, helpless and

in his power. Evidently she was the weak

spot in his defense. How easily he might

remove that danger! \l'ho would ques-

tion the manner of her death? She was

thought to have been fatally injured, and

if he hastened her death by a day or so

who would know that a crime had been

committed?



And such

Lamont!



And I had but four days in which to

prevent the outrage!



In my excitement I leaped out of bed

so suddenly that Teddy awoke with a





a man was to wed Elsie





yell of fright.

“0, Uncle John," he cried. “I was

dreaming that a great elephant was





climbing a church steeple, and I was

looking up at him. and he fell right down

on top of me with an awful bang; and I

guess I yelled. It was you jumping out

of bed who made the bang, wasn’t it

l'ncle John? Dreams are funny. Hur-

rah! Day after tomorrow is circus day!

And you are going to take Ellen and me

aren't you, Uncle John? I’m going to

get up, too,” and he tumbled put of bed.



\Vhat a joyous thing youth is!



As I was about to enter the house

for breakfast a lad rode into the yard

and handed me the following note:



John Delvin:w



A word of advice. Don't play' the baby

act longer. There is no more despicable

coward than a jilted lover without man-

hood enough to accept his defeat grace-

fully. It seems to me that Elsie Lamont

has made her contempt for you plain

enough for any fool to see; yet you per-

sist in thrusting yourself into her affairs.

1, as her rightful protector, warn you to

desist from further persecutions of her.

Another thing. Don’t attempt to push

that big nose, of yours any further into

matters that don’t concern you. You are

making an infernal ass of yourself. Can’t

you comprehend that Elsie prefers me to

you? Do you wish everybody in the

neighborhood to know that she has

thrown you over for me? There was

nothing mysterious nor criminal in all

this; and your contemptible suspicions

are a cowardly and cruel persecution of

the girl whom you profess to love. If I

hear any more from you in this affair I

will not do you the honor of knocking you

down, but will give you a horsewhipping.

such as a cur like you deserves. I could

not dishonor my manhood by meeting

you in Black Man's Hollow last night.

The horsewhip is the only fitting answer

to your insulting insinuations and it is

the only answer that I am prepared to





. give you—H. R.





I crushed the paper savagely in my

hands. Every word in it was like fire to

the heat already in my blood; and if

Harry Rodney had been before me at

that moment I think I should have killed

him. At any rate I am very thankful now

that there was something over aimile

of space between us, that my wrath had

time to cool before I could reach him.



“Jake,” I called to the hired man, who

was washing his hands just outside the

“tell Mary Jane that I





shall not be in for breakfast. I am called

suddenly aWay,” and I started dowu the

road, almost on the run, with only one

thought in my mind, that of confronting

Rodney at once. ~



It would have been impossible to have

sent a more insulting note, or one better

calculated to stir up the wrath of a man

of any spirit and cause him to commit

violence against the sender, than the one

I had just read; and before I had gone

a half a mile I was convinced that that

was the object Harry Rodney had in

writing thus to me. He wished to drive

me to commit some overt act of violence

that would enable him to appeal to the

strong arm of the law, and which Would

alienate the sympathies of the neighbors

from me. This latter he would have, had

little difficulty in doing; for Harry Rod-

ney. young, handsome, and wealthy, was

very popular, and the average 'man or

woman is loath to believe ill of your

pleasant-speaking, fine—looking gentleman,



”\Ylell,” I thought, grimly, “if that’s

his game he'll find that he's running down

the wrong quarry. I’ll put my temper in

a vice and hold it there; but he has got

to answer certain questions that his

horsewhip can’t answer; and if he strikes

me first again—” My blood tingled and

my muscles swelled at the thought of the





one blow he had struck and which I had,





not returned- “1’11 fight him if the whole

town is looking on.”



Harry Rodney was a gentleman farmer.

He never soiled his hands with manual

labor. There was no need. He had in-

herited some tw0 thousand acres of good

land. a large bank account, and the

grandest country house in this part of

the state.



As I entered the beautiful grounds sur-

rounding the house Harry Rodney came

out of the door, and. mounting his horse

which the, groom was holding, rode down

the driveway directly toward me. ‘When

he saw me he pulled up his horse with a

savage jerk, and waited for me to ap-

proach. an insolent leer- on his handsome

face. Then, as I drew near and before I

had said a word, he turned to the. groom

who stood a short distance behind him,

and, pointing his finger at me, said;

“Call Jake and Bill and throw this man

(if my premises, unless he goes at once.

lf you allow him to come in my gate-

way again I will discharge the three of

you," and with a look of vindictive ha-

tred showing back of the leer on his

face, he struck his horse a quick blow

with his whip. The animal leaped by .me;

and Harry Rodney rode rapidly away

in the direction of Judge Lamont’s home.



Not until he had passed over the brow

of a hill and out of my sight did I move.

Then I turned to Harry Rodney’s three

men, who stood close together about a

rod from me, regarding my huge frame

apprehensively.



”Es th’ strongest man ’ereabouts, an'

’e walluped thrc: good men to once down

at Plumville last Fourth of July,” I

heard the English coachman telling his.

two companions. I took a step toward

them. and each of the three men tried

to get behind the other two.



“My good follows.” I said, “I com-

prehend how your anxiety to obey your

master's command conflicts with your na-

tive kindness, and causes you to hesitate

before you do so rude and discourteous

a thing as to throw me off the premises,

and I will save you all that trouble if

you will promise to deliver to Harry

Rodney a short message from me."



“That‘s hit,” answered the coachman,

his face showing the relief he felt. “Our

’earts went against th’ master’s com-

mand; but orders is orders, an' hif you’ll

go peaceable like ’twill oblige us greatly

an' save our ’arts pain—” I saw the

man’s eyes twinkle as he said this, and I

liked him the better for it, “an’ I'll take

hit on myself to deliver your message to

the master, sir.”



"Tell him,” I said, “that I am in this

game to the finish, and that I hold the

winning cards,” and I walked away.



About midway between my home and

Rodney's place the road crosses a small

stream of water by means of a wooden

bridge. When I reached this place I sat

down on the railing of the bridge to think

over the situation and to plan what to

do next. But hardly had I seated myself

when I saw Red Murdock hurrying down

the road. He had not seen me and I

quickly determined to prevent his seeing

me if I could. I would do a little detec—

tive work and watch him. The bridge is

built some eight feet above the water,

and the space beneath afforded a speedy

place of concealment. In another moment

I was under the bridge, intending to wait

there until Red Murdock passed and

then‘ follow him at a safe distance. I





FEB. 17. 1912.





wished to see if he went to Harry Rod-

ney’s. Presently I heard Bed Murdock's

feet trampling on the planks above my

head; and then I could tell by the sound

that he had stopped and seated himself

on the railing. Ten or fifteen minutes

passed in silence, except for the shuffling

of Red Murdock‘s feet abOVe my head,

and I was beginning to get uneasy and to

wonder if he was going to stop there all

day, when I heard him exclaim, impa-

tiently: “Wonder what in thunder can

he keepin’ him. He’d come at the devil’s

own pace if he knew what I’ve got!" and

he gave the railing an angry kick with

his heel. “Taln't safe to leave Belle so

long.”



Red Murdock was to meet Harry Rod-

ney en the bridge!



With difficulty I repressed my excite-

ment. It looked as if fate at last had

played into my hands, and was about to

enable me to be present at the secret

council of my enemies. But I must guard

against discovery. I glanced quickly

around, searching for a more secure place

of concealment. There was a dark open—

ing between the bank and the end of the

bridge under which I stood; and, moving

with. extreme caution, I gradually worked

myself into this opening, where I found

a sufficient depression to entirely conceal

my body, even from one looking under

the bridge, and I could hear the horse

I heard the sound of a horse gallop‘ng

down the road. The rider drew rein on

the bridge, and I could head the’horse

stamping his feet on the planks directly

over my head. ‘



“\Vhat the devil is the matter now?”

the voice of Rodney demanded savagely.

“Don’t you know it is dangerous for us

two to be seen talking together?"





“Vl'ell, I reckon it would have been

more dangerous if I hadn’t seen you."

Red Murdock answered sullenly

“Belle’sw”





“IYait a bit," Rodney interrupted sharp-

ly. “Then in a lower tone he. asked:

“Have you looked under the bridge?”



“No.”



“Then

chances."



A moment afterward I heard Red Mur-

dock scramblfng down the bank, and I

forced myself down as far as possible in

the depression where I lay. There was

little chance of his discovering me. un-

less he thrust his hand into the opening.

He came down under the bridge. and my

heart almost stopped beating when I saw

had only to look in my direction to see

me. But, just as he turned his face to-

ward me, I heard a slight hissing sound,

something like that made by an 'angry

cat; and Murdock gave a yell that almost

lifted the bridge from over our heads, and

clapping both hands to his face. made

for the opening: but, before he reached it

I saw a little black and white animal dart

by him; and I did not need Rodney's ex-

clamation, ”A skunk, you fool!” to tell

me the nature of the beast Murdock had

stirred up. Fortunately not a drop of the

“perfume" touched me. It must all have

hit Murdock in the face, judging from

the way he swore and tore around and

dashed his head in and out of the water.

This ended the search under the bridge.





look. I’m not taking any





Rodney returned to his horse and

mounted; but it was fully ten minutes

before Red Murdock could quit swearing

long enough to give an intelligent answer

to his reiterated question as to why he

had been summoned to meet him on the.

bridge. In the meantime I crept out of

my cramped quarters and made myself

more comfortable. At first the stench

had been almost unbearable, but it soon

wore away, Murdock and the skunk hav-

ing taken the. greater part of it. with

them. '



At last Red started up the bank, but

was stopped by Rodney yelling: "Stay

where you are! One whiff from you

would be enough to turn my horse inside





out. Now tell me what is wrong with

Belle, and tell it quick. I want to get out

of this.”





“Last night,” began Murdock. “when I

got back from seein' you about the fierce

time I had in Black Man's Hollow (here

Murdock paused for a moment to ease his

feeling by swearing at me) I found Belle

sensible an' settin’ up in bed writin’ a.

letter to Elsie Lamont. \‘i’hen she saw

me she tried to hide th’ letter under her

pillow; but I got th’ letter, though I had

to fight for it," and the brute chuckled.

“Now, what do you suppose was writ in

that letter, Mr. Rodney?" "



“How in the devil should I know! Some

insane ravings I suppose,” Rodney an-

swered, but I could hear the fear and

anxiety in his voice.



“No, ’twont no insane ravin's,” Mur—



(Continued on page, 188).
FEB. 17. 1912.

THE 'r-‘m TREE’S NEW GOWN.





 





BY DORA H. STOCKMAN.

“I’ve worn this gown for years and years;

Why can’t 'I have' a change?”

The fir tree sighed and moaned one night.

“It seems to me quite strange





 





 





 





 





My sister Maple, and Miss Elm,

That stand on either side,



Have, every spring, a new green suit

As fresh as any bride’s.





“And each fall Autumn ’broiders

Their dresses red and gold,



While I must wear this same dull green

Too faded to behold.”



Old \Vinter, stern, cold fellow, smiled





 





 





And whistled soft and low;

Next morning all the fir trees were

Gowns of the whitest snow.





.—_—______.._.._.__.._.





HOW THE PETS BECAME RECON-

CILED.





BY RUTH RAYMOND.





Carlo was a shepherd dog who loved a

warm place by the fire and was very

happy until his master, Frank, brought

home a blue kitten named Tatters. Her

fur was white under the blue, and Frank

declared she was a beauty, though Carlo

did not agree with him as he lay there

on the rug and looked at her through

his half—closed eyes. Frank was smooth-

ing and petting her when she discovered

Carlo. Up went her back like a camel‘s,

and her tail was elevated and seemed

larger than the rest of her body. “Spit!

Spit! Z, z, 2,” was her greeting as she

backed into the farthest corner of the

room.



Carlo lifted his head and thumped his

tail, looking into his master’s face and

Whining questioningly as though he were

saying, “15 she gone? Shall I shake

her?"



“No! No!” answered Frank, “leave her

alone, Carlo; she is our pet.” Carlo drop-

ped his head upon his paws and re-

mained passive, while Tatters crept under

a chair and watched him out of green

eyes.



Thus their acquaintance began and it

seemed that they would never be friends.

for every time they met Tatters arched

her back and spit, and Carlo looked as

though he were laughing at her while

he was saying to himself, “If she is our

pet I do not think she is very pleasant.

l'd rather have a little puppy that would

play with me.”



He did not give up his rug but, some—

times, when he was away on a hunting

expedition, Tatters crept up by the fire

and took a nice nap with one eye open,

fearing he might return unexpectedly,



One day when she had been out for a

walk and was nearing home she was

pounced upon by a long lank hound who

was laying in wait for her. She went

down with the/force of his heavy body

upon her. Then something happened.

There was such a growling and snarling

as she had never heard before and, feeling

herself‘free, she rushed to a tree and

mounted to the top before pausing to

take breath. Then she looked down to

discover Carlo battling with her enemy,

the big hound. His ear was bleeding and

he was really getting the worst of the

fight, as he was so much lighter than his

opponent. Tatters set up a cry that was

heard by Frank, nearly a block away.





Hastening to the scene he ~beat off the





in June.

when jumping are shown above.





-TH-E MICHIGAN'FARME‘R.





hound with a heavy stick and called to

Carlo to come home. The dog whined

and pointed his nose to the frightened

pussy in the tree.



“Oh, you are the one that all this trou-

ble was about,” said the boy, holding up

his hands and calling Tatters to descend,

which she quickly did, snuggling down

on his shoulder with a delighted purr,

while Carlo trotted home by his side,





' ~ wagging his tail though his car was still





bleeding. Frank washed and dressed the

wound and then the tired animal lay

down upon the rug and was soon sleeping

soundly. When at last he awoke, what

was his surprise to feel something very

warm against his side and, behold, there

was Tatters, just as close as she could

get, purring away in a most contented

manner. Carld reached out his paw and

touched her; she began to pur louder and

to wash his paw with her rough tongue.

Frank, entering just then, was surprised

at the scene and called his mother to wit-

ness the reconciliation.



After that Carlo had a playmate in

Tatters. They slept on the same rug,

and when Tatters went for a walk her

friend was always near to protect her

from stray dogs that might wish to tease

llt‘l‘.





ANIMAL TRACKS.





BY V. P. GOKEY.





.If one takes a walk across the mea-

dows and fields after a light snow, he

cannot but notice the myriad of tracks.

It is safe to say that the most numer-

ous. perhaps, will be that of the rabbit—

running here, there, and everywhere.

One can easily tell when the rabbit is

feeding or hunting shelter by studying

the tracks as indicated by the illustra-

llOIlS.



The rabbit is found almost everywhere





in America. There are several species.

0 O '

O

O

0 O

O





0 ll





. I

I .II





1. Rabbit feeding or hunting shelter. II.



Rabbit running fast.

but the most numerous is the Cotton

Tail. These little animals do a great deal

of damage to property. They gnaw the

bark off trees and at times completely

girdle them. Farmers and fruit growers

often wage war against the rabbit.



Their food consists of berries, roots.

grass, etc. They eat no animal food

whatever. The pelt of the rabbit is now

used quite extensively in the manufacture

of cheap furs.



The red squirrel is a lively little crea-

ture, very easily tamed. It lives in small

numbers in the beech and fir

woods, or near great oaks.

The size is that of an over—

. grown kitten, with eyes very

bright and ears very small

and upright. The tail is large,

and bushy. \thn engaged in

eating they sit on their

haunches with the tail thrown

upwards on the back, grasp—

ing the eatables with their

fore-paws and gnawing with

their powerful teeth.



The nest is made of woody

~ fibers, leaves, and moss, us-

' ' ually situated in the fork of



a tree. The young, of which

there are three or four, are born generally

The tracks made by this animal





V I





The squirrel subsists on nuts, acorns,

seeds, etc., of which they lay up for the

winter in hollow trees. others in the

ground. The animal is hunted and is

considered excellent eating. One or more

are often found about the farm.



The raccoon is a member; of the bear





family and is found in the western hem-

isphere. It is a .pretty animal, about the

size of a cat, but much stouter. The an-

imal has a long brown grizzled coat, a

ringed and bushy tail, and a turned-up

nose. The paws are hand—shaped, useful

for digging and climbing. It is very clean

in its habits, usually washing all its food

thoroughly before eating it.



The color of the raccoon varies. In

some places it has a dark pelt; in others

it has quite a light one. Different local-





II

00

0 I.

H





00





O

I. laccoon walking. ll. Raccoon trot-

ting. III. Raccoon jumping.





itics also seem to affect the size of the

animal. The pelt of the raccoon is val-

uable, thousands each year being killed

for thcir fur. Tho flesh of the animal is

considered good eating. ’Coon hunting is

a favorite sport in some localities. Hounds

are usually employed.



The raccoon is always hungry.

eat apples and corn, and is especially fond

ot‘ honly. .\ family of ’coons will some—

llllli‘s completely destroy a field of com

This animal is a dangerous enemy of

poultry.



It is a very powerful animal with sharp

teeth. is both carnivorous and nocturnal

in its habits, and exceedingly swift in its

l‘l’lOVementS. 'l‘he raccoon is quite hard

to catch with traps. The illustration

shows the tracks it makes.



The mink is one of the most important

of all fur-bearing animals, and quite diffi—





cult to trap. It is found

throughout America, near riv— .

ers, lakes, and small streams.





Tiles, stone, bridges, and simi—



lar places are used as its home.



The animal has a fondness for

fresh running water and is sel-

dom found near ponds or pools .

which are at all stagnant. .



Like the rcst of its family, it

is a fierce tighter and a mighty

hunter. Everything of its size

in the forest flees before it.

The color of the mink is dark

brown, but it often varies many . .

shades lighter. The mink is

very fond of poultry and will

kill dozens of fowl in one night.

The pelt is very valuable. The mink

leaves a peculiar track when jumping, as

indicated in illustration. '



The weasel belongs to the same family

as the mink, resembling it very closely,

' ‘ and having similar habits. It is



the smallest, commonest and most

dangerous member of its





fam-



ily. No animals are more blood-

0 ' illil‘sty and carnivorous than the

weasel tribe“, They havg a glen-

dcr round body, with a long neck

which gives the animal the ap-

pearance of having the fore-legs

set back too far. The legs are

very short.



. . When the weather is warm the

weasel has a brown coat. As it

becomes colder it turns, until the

snow flies, when it is difficult to



. ‘ distinguish it from snow, chn at

very short distances. \Vhen its

fur is prime it is white all over,



' . lexcept the extreme tip of the tail,



'which is black. The weasel is

known to the fur trade as the ermine.

The illustration shows the track it makes

when jumping.



The skunk is related to the weasel

even though they are very different. The

pelt of the animal is very durable and *s

of great importance to the American fur

trade. The color of the fur ranges from

black to nearly white, the pelts of the

former color being more valuable. 0c-

casionally freak specimens of light brown

color and sometimes of a drab are met





II





It \yill'





‘ ' (19) .187

A TROUBLE MAKER





Coffee Poison Breeds Variety of Ills





 





A California woman who didn’t know

for tWenty years what kept her'ill, writes

to tell how she won back her health by

quitting coffee:



“I am 54 years old,” she says, “have

used coffee all my life and for 20 years

suffered from indigestion and insomnia.

Life was a burden and a drag to me all

the time, and about once a year my ail—

ments got such hold upon me that I was

regularly ‘sick in bed’ for several weeks

each time.



“I was reluctant to conclude that

coffee was the cause of my trouble, but

I am thankful that I found out the truth.



“Then i determined to use Postum

exclusively—for a week at first—for I

doubted my ability to do without coffee

for any length of time. I made the

Postum carefully, as directed, and be-

fore 'the week expired had my reward

in a perceptible increase in strength and

spirits.



“Seeing the good that my short experi-

ment had accomplished, I resolved to

continue the use of Postum, cutting out

the coffee entirely. This I did for nine

months, finding, daily. increase-d cause

for gratification at my steadily improving

health. My indigestion gradually left me,

my slccp returned, I gained 26 pounds in

weight, my color changed from sallow to





a fresh, rosy hue and life became a

blessing.



“Thcn I thought I would try coffee

again, and did so for a few weeks. The





punishment for deserting my good friend,

I’ostum, was a return of my old troubles.



“That taught, me wisdom, and I am

now and shall be all my life hereafter

using i’ostum exclusively and enjoying

the benefits it brings me.” Name given

by Poslum Co., Iiattle Creek, Mich.



“There’s a reason,” and it is explained

in the little book, “The Road to \Vell-

ville,” in pkgs.



Ever read the above letter? A

new one appears from time to

time. They are genuine. true,

and full of human interest.





 





 

   

   

   





 





Farmer or Farmers

Son

duce an sell Family and cleri-





nary Remedies, Extracts and Spices. Fine pay.

One in a made $90 one week. We mean busi-





nest on want a man in your County. Write in.





SHORES-MUELLER 60., Dou'io. Tripoli. low:





11w an BETTER LIGHT





From KEROSENE ’(Coal Oil)





Recent test. 1) Prof. Ro ors. Lewis Institute. Chicago,

and Prof. Mo ergow, ll cGill University Montreal, on

leading oil burning lamps show the Aladdin Mantle

Lamp 18 the most. economical and gives over twice

as much light as the Ruyo and other lamps tested.

It. is odorless, safe, clean, noiseless. Better light. than

gas or electric. Every Aladdin Lamp fully guaranteed

and protected by patents in nearly every country

on earth. ()ur burners tit your old lamps. To

ntroduce the Aladdin.we will give F





ONE LAMP 0H BURNER





in each neighborhood. Send postal with name and ad—

dress, askfor AGEN'I'S Ball sold over 1000 on money

catalogue M. back guarantee: not. one re-

turned. Bruner Bold 8800 in 15 days. Ask for liberal

agency proposition. Sample lump furnished.





MANTLE LAMP COMPANY. 150 Alnddin Building, Chicago, Ill





GE

‘ ‘ l.





-' " Brandi's patented Automatic

' Razor Htropper Automatically puts

a perfect edge on any razor. old style or

safety. Big seller. Every man wants one.

Write quick for terms, pricm and territory

(1.“. Brandt Cutlery Co. ,S4W. B‘dwuy,N.Y.





WE PAY$80AM0llTlI SALARY





Ind furnish rig and I" expenses to Introduce our

guaranteed stock and poultry powdorn; money-hack

uarnntoowutflt Irooauowplan: stondywork. Addres-

IGLER 60.. X 882. SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS





with rig in every County to intro-





 





 





 





 





   

 





Tlie only

stropper that

ail-ops any

razor

diagonally.

Guaranteed

for life.





 

 





 





 





ANTED FOR U S. ARMY—Able-bodied. un-

.. married _men. between a es of 18 and 36,

Citizens of ~United States, of goo character and tem-

perate habits. who can speak, read and write the En-

glish iangua e. For information n pl to Recruiting

fiicer, 212 _ niswold. St.. Detroit. IS 0%.; Heavenrioh

B‘lock. Saginaw. Mich.; Corner lst & Saginaw Sta:

Flint. Mich: 110 East. Main St” Jackson. Mich:

Enron and Quay Sta, Port Huron. Mich.

AGENT it. costs me about 82.00 to secure

your name and ship sample ma-





chine, but. it's a dead sure way of convincing I've

got beat. household invention on earth Canvasseru

and crew managers make up to $20.00 a day.



Elmer E. Btevann,1273 Adams Express Bldg, Chicago.





WANT! —A man or woman to act. as our inform-



ation reporter. All or spare time. No

experience necessary. ’ to per month.

nothing to sell. Send stamp for particulars. Address

Sum Association, 914 Association Bldg” lndlanlpolls. Ind.





 





wanied—IOQO Railway Mall Students immediately. Ex-

amination May 4. $1600 earl . Write today

for free trial lesson. OZMEN'Il', 17 , St. Louis.





 





 





 





that PAY. 8378.140 node by clients.

PA Instructive ll2-p. Guide Book Free!

Free report as to patentnbility.





. E. E. VROOMAN. Pat. Atty., WE. 8h, Wash, D. O.
188 ‘ (20>





with. The animal is very easily trapped.



Skunks are strictly American animals.

They are not found in the extreme north.

Alaska and Labrador furnish no pelt of

this animal.



A small hole or opening is generally the

home of the skunk. and sometimes as

high as seventeen are found in one den.

It will eat both animal and vegetable

food and is extremely fond of milk. The

animal is nocturnal, seeking its food at

night.



in the north, they den up during the

cold weather. In the south they do not





C





o

' o

0 ~





0 q

Q





l. Skunk walking. II. Skunk jumping.





den up at all, but soek their food

throughout the whole winter. In the cen-

tral portions, the animals den up during

the colder weather, but hunt for food

during the milder nights. The trail of

the skunk is shown in the above illus—

tration.





THE BACHELOR UNCLE.





(Continued from page 186),

dock answered. “An' if it should get into

111’ hands of l‘llsie Lamont thcre wouldn’t

be no wcddin’ next Sunday. leastwise if

there was you wouldn’t be th' bride-

groom. Now, what’ll you give me for that

letter?



Fcr answer llodncy threw himself off

his horse and leaped down the bank.

“(live me that lottcr, and give it to me

quick: or I'll choke the life out of you,

you infcrnal curl \Vhat will I give you

for it? I‘ll give you your life, lied Mur-

dock: and it chr a cowardly villain do-

served to be hanged it is you. The

letter."





Chapter XVl.——The Nurse.





I heard Murdock backing away and

whining out some unintelligible answer.

\\'ith an oath ltotlney loapcd forward

and caught him by the throat. I kncw

he had him by the throat by tho choking

sound that came from his month. There

was a short strugglc, a yell of deadly

fear: and Red Murdock was begging for

his life, promising to give up the letter,

to do anything, if Rodney would not kill

him.



My first thought. in the excitement of

the moment. was to rush out and scizo

the lettcr, if I could: but a moment‘s

consideration told me that this would be

a very foolish thing to do. I might not

be able to get the lettcr, I would expose

myself to the fury of two men who hated

and feared inc. and I would betray my

presence. My best plan was to remain

in concealment and lcarn all that I couid.

I was all of a tremble and my heart was

jumping so that it nearly suffocated me.

At last I was beginning to see my way

clear to do something. If I could only

get hold of that letter! If I could only

iiud out what it contained before Sun-

day!



For a few minutes all was silent with-

out. Rodney was reading the letter.

Presently I heard the crumpling of stiff

paper in the hand, then the sound of a

lighting match, which was soon followed

by the smell of burning paper. Rodney

had destroyed the letter.



“Red Murdock,” Rodney spoke in a tone

of such fierce wrath that I hardly rec-

ognized his voice. “if you wish to keep

that infernal carcass of yours out of

prison you go home and give Belle a dose





THE ' MICHIGAN"- FAfiMER.





of that medicine the doctor left that will

put her to sleep and keep her to sleep

until after Sunday is passed; and if she

never wakes up again I’ll give you one

thousand dollars, providing you start for

Australia the next day after the funeral,

and stay there. What is your answer——

yes or no?"



For a moment Red Murdock was silent,

and I could fancy the struggle going «on

in that brutal heart; but his selfishness

and avarice soon conquered, as I knew

they would, and he answered slowly, and

with brutal frankness: “Rodney, I’ll do

it. Belle's sure to die anyway, an’ it





would be a mercy to put her out of her





pain; but,” and his voice became threat-

ening, “if that one thousand dollars in

good gold is not in my hands before noon

of the next day after th’ funeral, I’ll let

th’ world know what a black-hearted

scoundrel you are, if I hang for it.”





Rodney laughed. “See that you keep

your word and a still tongue in your head

and I’ll do my part," he, answered. “Now,

get back to your house as fast as your

legs can carry you. and keep that pre-

cious daughter of yours out of further

harm. Phew! I don’t believe a barrel

of rotten eggs could smell worse than

you'do.” and he strode back to his horse

mounted, and galloped rapidly away.



Red Murdock climbed the bank, and

I knew by the sound of his footsteps that

he had started for home on the double-

quick.



I waited some five minutes, and then

cautiously came forth from my place of

concealment. Murdock and Rodney had

both vanished, and there was no one else

in view. As soon as I saw that the road

was clear I started on the run for home.

There was need of great haste. The

horrible \thing that Red Murdock and

liodncy had planned to do must be pre-

vented. I determined to drive to Plum—

ville as fast as horse legs could take me,

get the two doctors who lived there, and

return with them to Murdock’s house.

Then, if backed by the two doctors and

I felt sure I would be. when they saw

the condition Belle was in, I would se-

cure trustworthy pcrsons to care for the

sick Wt,lll.’,tn and guard her from her un—

natural fathcr. 1f Murdock attempted to

interfere I would have him arrested at

once. The time for hesitation had passed;

and the time to fight for the life of Belle

Murdock and the happiness and honor

of Elsie Lamont had come.



\‘Vheu I reached the house Jake was

hitching the horses to the wagon to go

to work in the Iield. “Quick,” I called to

him. “hitch Fan and licss to the buggy.

I must get to l’lumville just as soon as

horscllcsh can take me." and I ran into

the house to wash and change my clothes,

for I was covered with dirt.



“Land sakes, .lohn Delvin!“ Mary Jane

called from the kitchen. as I hurried to

my room upstairs. “Do come au‘ cat

l‘Vv kept things hot for you; an’ th’ ham

an’ eggs, an'~—"



But I had no time for eating nor for

Mary (lane. I could_think only of Belle

Murdock and her peril. lied Murdock

might give her the fatal (lose before I

(ould reach her. She was at his mercy,

and the mercy of Harry l-lodney‘s crea-

tures. the nurse and the doctor. \Yhat-

cvcr was done must be done speedily. I

shuddcrcd when I thought of the horrible





crime. It was so unnatural, almost un—

thinkable, that a father with his own





hands would give his own daughter the

death poison, while she lay on her bed of

sickness. llcr vcry hclplcssness should

appeal to the fatherly instincts in him,

and prevent so cowardly and villainous a

dccd from the one of all men to whom

shc had the right to look for help and

protc(‘-tion. And Harry Rodney! He

must, indeed, be in desperate straits to

descend to such low villainy. The more

I thought of the matter the greater be-

came my indignation against the two

men, and the stronger my determination

to save the poor girl. And back of it all

pounded and burned the thought: “Belle

Murdock knows. She. and she alone, can

save Elsie Lamont from Harry Rodney.”



The moment I came down stairs Mary

Jane rushed out of the kitchen and seized

hold of me. “John Delvin, whatever is

th’ matter of you!" she cried. “Boy an‘

man I have knowed you for nigh onto

twenty-five years. an‘ this is th’ first

time you have missed breakfast. March

right in there an’ eat,” and she began

pulling me toward the dining—room door.



“Mary Jane," I said sternly, “let me

go. I have that to do which can not wait

an instant, if I would prevent murder.

Let go of me."



“Heavens an’ earth!” and Mary Jane

sank down into the nearest chair and





 





   

   





‘--., >, ., m.





l or“





The hand of time \

does not affect a silo properly built of concrete.





A concrete silo will be in service long after the

ordinary wooden silo has reached the “fire

wood” stage. .





The first cost of a concrete silo is not great.

There are no expenses for repairs —' a concrete

silo lasts forever.





We will gladly send you our latest book called “Concrete .

Silos,” telling plainly the advantages of silos and showing

how to build them of concrete. Write today telling us you

want this book and we will send it at once free of cost to you.





Don’t miss the big Cement Shows‘ It will amply repay you

to see any of these big Cement Exhibitions. Remember

the places and dates.



Kansas City,





Convention Hall,

March 14-21





Chicago, Coliseum.

February 2I~ 28'





a Address the nearest oflice of the Company.

U N IVERSAL 'Sl‘li'eii'l“ COM PANY

CHICAGO PITTSBURGH MINNEAPOLIS





12 West Adams St. Frlck Building Securlty Bank Building





Annual Output 48,000,000 Sacks





 





 





 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





. ' fH‘El

SMOOTH EST é/

TOBACCO-”Q





Middleleaves make the





best smoking tobacco.





The middle leaves of tobacco

are always the richest. They

are mature and full of flavor

—-the best of the whole plant.





That's why only selected

middle leaves are used inVelvet.





Velvet neverbites the tongue

because every bit of harshness

has been entirely removed by

two long years of curing. wo

whole years these rich middle

leaves hang in their own native

climate — every day getting

mellower and smoother, until

finally noltha bit}: or burn re- ‘ 7

mains. ‘ e to acco you get: _ , \~..,.\

in the big red Velvet: can is ,v “ NQN

truly "as smooth as Velvet. ' , .



If your dealer hasn't Velvet,

ask him to get it for you from

his jobber. No need to trouble

yourself writing us.





 





Full size 2-ounce tins.

10c. I-ouncc bags, con-

venient fgr ciganttu. 5c.





SPAULDING &_MERRICK, Chicago





 





Please mention the Michigan Farmer when you

are writing to advertisers and you will do us a favor.





 





rrr'wr‘





 





 





L”

r





O'M"“W‘ w‘mefi.





“A"





 





l

i





?
1'; n ‘





1319:..0‘ -_

:43'svyvfl; . ‘





”L . . «.





I'M





v





 





 





h...

r





WW3?- 'Vm





“.Md-c





”a





I. 3“:—





" ‘3‘.“





.u. ,r :=- .





 





 





‘ , \ FEB. 17. 1912‘.

stared at me in» helpiessamazement and

horror, as I rushed out of the house.





   





Jake was waiting for me, As I leaped“





into the, buggy the thought struck me

that, I had not seen Teddy and Ellen.

"Where are the children?” I asked.

“Can’t say,” Jake answered. “’Bout

’alf an ’our ago I saw them sneakin'

along behind th’ currant bushes carryin’





a basket atween them. I reckoned they-





were off for a little lark, an’ didn't want

Mary Jane to know what they had got in

mi basket. They’re a pair, ain't they?"





.Hecame up close to the buggy and half





whispered: “Can’t I help you, John?”



I turned angrily toward him; but I saw

only honest anxiety on his face, and my

wrath vanished. He knew that I was in

trouble and wished to help me. “No,

Jake," I answered; “at least, not now;

but I thank you for the proffer. When

the children return keep an eye on them.

I can’t tell when I’ll be back.” I struck

the horses with the whip and drove rap-

idly away.



The road to Plumville, as I have al-

ready stated, passes by Murdock's house.

I did not intend to stop there until I re-

turned with the doctors; but, as I ap—

proached the place, I slowed up. When

directly in front of the house I heard a

scream, a child’s scream. Great heavens

it sounded like Ellen’s voice! The scream

was repeated again and again. I struck

the horses a violent cut with the whip,

and driving into the yard, leaped from

the buggy, rushed to the door, and burst

it open.



011 the floor, near the center of the

room, white and still, lay little Joey; and

over him stood Teddy, his eyes flashing.

his face breathing wrath and defiance,

and every muscle of the little form tense.

And in front of him stood Red Murdock,

his face red with anger and his hand

raised to strike. At the moment I entered

the heavy blow fell, beating down brave

little Teddy's upraised arm and knocking

him senseless to the floor. With an oath

Red Murdock swung back his foot to kick

the prostrate form; but, before the kick

could be given, I had him by the throat.

Never shall I forget the look of deadly

terror that leaped into his face when he

felt the grip of my hand and saw my

face. I did not speak. My wrath was

too great for paltry words. But, grip—

ping him by the collar, I dragged him out

of the house, away from the sick woman

and the sight of the children. In my

right hand I still carried my heavy

whalebone buggy whip, and when I had

him outside of the house, I whipped him

until his shirt was streaked with red,

while he wept and begged and cursed

and threatened; whipped him until Ellen,

white-faced and trembling, caught hold

of my arm and begged me to stop. Then

ihevwhip dropped from my hand.



"I’ll have th’ law on you, John Del-

vin; I'll have th’ law on you,” Red Mur-

dock snarled, as he staggered away, his

face contorted with wrath and black with

the hatred of a fiend.



“Red Murdock.” and I caught him by

the shoulders and held his face close to

mine, “Red Murdock, go. If you delay a

moment I’ll have you arrested for—mur-

der! For murder, do you hear? G0; and

if you value that neck of yours, don’t

stop long enough to warn Rodney nor to

collect that one thousand dollars. Go,”

and I pushed him violently. “If I find

you here when I come out of the house

I'll take you to I’lumville and give you

up to the authorities. Now, g0, you con-

temptible, cowardly murderer of your

own flesh and blood; go, or I’ll-" and I

took a step toward him.



Red Murdock’s face had grown a ghast-

ly white at the mention of Rodney and

the one thousand dollars; and I saw by

the look in his eyes that if nature had

given him a little more courage he would

have killed me where I stood if he could,

so deadly was his hatred, and have taken

the consequences; but he was a coward,

and, at: my words, all his bravado left

him; and when I stepped toward him,

with a low cry of fear he whirled about

and fled, turning his face toward me with

so livid a look of dread and horror on it

that it remains in my memory to this

day. ' ' _



“My God.‘ he must have already given

Belle the fatal dose!" I cried, for the.

horror and the guilt of murder looked

out of his eyes.



(To be continued).





 





The Candidate (having quoted the

words of an eminent statesman in sup-

pdrt of an argument)—“And, mind you,

these are not my Words. This is not

merely my opinion. These are the words

of a man who knows what he’s talking

about."





 





 





 





——————'————-—‘ __,.—.._..._.. ..





____..__.._____ ”W.—

..a——-———-——————.~a——-———_—-—— ~._.__ _ .__.' _. ..___.__





price of $1.00 for a set of six.





 





’ C THE MicfiloAN FAR





_______.___.———-





_ One of .Money Saved

W by 1 Steel“ Shoe Wearers !





 





N. M. RUTHSTEIN

The Steel Shoe Man



“I want every reader of this pa-



per to write for my FREE book



today.” _





WhtSleelSlImWillDoForYon





They will easily save you $10 to

$20 per year in shoe bills alone.

But—best of all—they’ll save your

health, which is worth more than

all the money in the world. Steel

Shoes. undoubtedly), have actually

caved many lives y keeping men

free from colds, which are forerun~

nets of the deadly pneumonia.





Warn, Dry, “('Ainfy" Feet Ill (hid, Wet

Weather



These steel-clad shoes with their

soft, thick. pliable leather uppers,

keep your feet warm and dry, even

when you work all day in the mud,

slush or snow —- in damp plowed

round—anywhere. No more rub-

er boots or clumsy felt boots to

heat and sweat the feet.





The adjustable steel rivets with

which the soles are studded give





firm, sure footing when walking on





ice or slipper-y mud.





No Colds or Rheumatism or Doctors: Bills!





Steel Shoes will save several

times their cost by preventing

colds, rheumatism, sciatica, lumba-

go and other ills that result from

wet, chilled feet.





They save doctor :bills and med-

icine bills. You can do a full day’s

work on the worst days and not,



sy the penalty of sickness and

ost time.





Corns, Callonsps, Bunions Prevented

by “Steels"





My 1912 Model STEEL SHOES

are marvels of comfort. They pre-

vent corns, 'bunions. chilblains,ten-

derness and soreness because they

have absolute foot-form. The

arched instep and the upward

curve of the sole are scientifically

correct. And the thick hair-cushion

insole, topped with extra. inner-sole

gives elasticity and “spring” that

makes walking a positive pleasure.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





For those who are exacting and

Oneida. Community Reliance plate spoons in the beautiful Wildwood pattern. These spoons are plated by a specia'

Oneida Community process and are guaranteed for 25 years. They are sold by all leading jewelers at the protected





 





 

 





   





, ,"i





MER.‘ (31) 189“





 





 





It Now Takes Three Great Factories to Supply the

Tremendous Demand. Write for Free Book





I'm turning out Steel Shoes by the million. Three fact 0 r i e s ru’nning

full blast. Orders coming in from all over the world. A veritable landslide of

demand—a remarkable triumph for the big idea that took shape in these won-

derful Work Shoes. Why wait longer before you get the beneh‘ of the econo-

my, the comfort, the health-protection and the freedom fro" oot-troubles

which a pair of Steel Shoes guarantees? I gladly send Steel onoes out on

FREE, EXAMINATION, at my own risk. The shoes must pro've themselves

and actually sell themselves—if they fail, I’ll stand the loss.



My 1912 Models are now ready. They are even more comfortable; more

durable, better and finer in every way than my last year's styles.



The coupon at the bottom, or just a postal, will bring my famous book,

“The Sole of Steel," which shows my complete line of 1912 Model Steel Shoes

and tells just how to order and get a perfect fit.





Every Pair Saves $10 to $20 in Shoe Money

Outlasts Three to Six Pairs All-Leather Shoes or Rubber Boots





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





1912 M d Steel Shoes for No Corns

0 6 Men and Boys No Blisters ,

The Result of Ten Years’ Scientific No Bunions





No Callouses





No Colds





Study, Experiment, Improvement





The uppers are made of best quality

soft, pliable, waterproof leather and

are firmly riveted t0 the soles.



. The bottoms are stamped out of

light, thin, rust-resisting steel.

Arched instep, all-steel heel, soles

and sides are all one piece of scam—

lcss stccl.



'l(‘il(ilcdstcclh zocllcs arle

stu e wit 'ustcb e

Steel Rivets, whijch give Are Protected by

perfect traction and firm .. Th°‘° Wonderful Shoes

footing and protect ‘ " With Soles of Steel!

the soles from wear. All the wear comes on the rivets, which can be

quickly replaced when partly worn. Fifty adjustable Steel Rivets cost 30

cents and should keep the shoes in good repair for at least two years. Note

tlilc thrlce corrugations in the sole. These add immensely to the Strength of

t c so e.



The Hair Cushion Insoles are thick and springy. They give elasticity to‘ the trend





and absorb the jar when you walk on hard, stony ground; concrete floors, etc. They ab-

sorb perspiration and odors. Easxly removed for cleansing and airing.





1912 Models in All Sizes-Jor- Men and Boys





--ll Your Feet





 





Rush the Coupon or a Postal for Free Copy

of My Book, “The Sole of Steel”





- . ' I FREE' 8“:

You have doubtless said to yourself— “I'll wait until some near neighbor O I





buys a pair of Stool Slim-s." And while you were waiting, a. million men or- .



dared Steel Shoes on trial, were delighted with the shoes, saved an enor- IN. M- Rnllislein, the Steel Shoe M“ I

mous amount in shoe bills, repair bills and doctor bills besides gotting‘



the benefit of the warmth, comfort andconvenience, an the freedom I





wish a high-grade silver plated teaspoon we haVe purchased a





6inches high: 9lnchcs high; l2lnches high; 16 Inches high. Choice of Black ul' Ton Color-





 





 





 

 

   





 

 

   

 





Sieel Shoe ' Just look at those All-leather

liter Three '0 plCtlll‘CS~—fl‘0ul actual Shoe Alter

Years' Wear ' ' hotograplis — o n 9 Two Months'



showmg a pair of ‘teel Shoes pl‘tlcticul- Wear





1y as good as now after three years of

rough usage —— the other, a pair of all»

leather work shoes completely “down

and. out" after two months of wear.

Which kind of shoes for you?





Free Examination and “Money-Back” Offer

Puts All the Risk on RUTHSTEIN !





Do you think I would be making and selling Stccl Shoes by the m‘ll' ' '

out, anywhere and everywhere on Free Examination—-tukint; iill‘tlic riskl moxpscltfflripllgdiiifivi

absohutvll' knowl-thnfttthesshoirssivoulfil make good on all my Claims? Certainly not‘ The as-

toun inc grow“ 0 ie tee ioe iusiness is the result of mod w ' x . ,- ;

weal‘el‘suto their friends and neighbors. E ords spomn by dtllghttd





207d Seventh St.. Racine, Wisconsinl





from corns and bunions, colds and rheumatism which these wonderful

work shoes afford. Instead of waiting, why not be the first in your

neighborhood to profit by wearing “Steel Shoes"?



You are doing your feet, your health and your pocketbook a posl- .‘



tivc injustice by waiting. Get my free book,“The Sole: of Steel,” Thesnle 0f Steel,’l

right £l\Vil)'. Read. Study. Think and Act! Rcmcmber, Iguarantee I



a. perfect fit and complete satisfaction 0 r





Please send me FREE, postpaid.

your book— I





y o u r money back. I





Send for book now, while you have the address handy. yaw". I



N. M. RUTHSTEIN, the Steel Shoe Man Town '.

ZOSA'Seventh street, Racine, Wis., U. S. A. I I

Canadian factory-Toronto, Canada Brent Brllain Factory-Northampton, England IR. 1". I). Sta/v ................ I





 





large quantity of





We will send you, pestpaid, a. set of six and The Michigan Farmer 1 year for $1.40; 2





years for $1.85; 3 years for $2.30; 5 years for $2.95. Or we will send you a. set of six free for a club of 3 subscriptions,





(1, 2, 3 or 5 years).





Address all orders to





Mention Premium No. 218.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, Mich.
190‘ (22)





LlTTLENESSn





BY ARTHUR W. PEACH.





The hours of life that we may spend

In thought or laughter free



May be the soul’s great turning point

For all eternity.





A pebble small can shape fore’er

The source of some great stream;

A lofty life may have its birth

In some swift boyish dream.





A moment when the heart is dark

“'ith grief and sore afraid



Is oft the time when sure and true

The path success is laid.





Mark then the little things of life:

Though we may fail to see,



Some one may wear the halo bright

Of immortality.





THE TEACHER OF LOUISA MAY

ALCOTT.





BY RUBY BAUGHMAN.





To the boy or girl accustomed to think-

ing of an education in terms of the rou-

tine and regularity of the usual eight-

graded schools and the four years of high

schools, supplemented by four or more

years of university training, the educa-

tion of Louisa May Alcott seems erratic

and incomplete, even desultory and in-

sufficient. And so it was.



For Louisa’s father, Amos Bronson Al-

cott, was her teacher, and he tried out

on his children many of the educational

hobbies which he had adopted with little

result in the various schools which he

tried to model after his own notions.

These theories of his, it is true, were

immensely superior to the practice in

most of the schools of his generation;

bttt a dreamer like Alcott was not the

man to translate these theories into pow-

erful realities.



Miss Alcott says in her journal that

site never attended any other school than





her father’s; but there seems to be no.





doubt that she went for a few months to

a little district school in Still River vil-

lage, a thoroughly old-fashioned institu-

tion which gave Miss Alcott material for

mttch of the fttn in “l'ndcr the Lilacs."

Later a Miss lt‘ord taught a small group

of children in Mr. Emerson‘s barn in

Concord, and the Alcott children were

surely of-this number. It is recorded,

too, that at eight or nine years of age,

Louisa attended a school kept by Bliss

Mary Russel. All these, seem, however,

to be more incidents in the process of her

training at the hands of her father.



To My, Alcott his children Were the ob-

ject of tendercst devotion. When they

Were yct tiny babies, he took a great

share of the care of thcm. (me of his

delights was the “children's hour.” Then

he put the small ones to bed, using the

opportunity to instruct them .in lessons

of love and wisdom. He enjoyed as mttch

as the children the evening frolic, mcm—

orics of which furnished his daughter

for more than one picture for her stories,

notably that of .lo’s father in “Little

Women," where he makes compasses of

his long legs with which to draw letters

and diagrams as he lies on the floor. Mr.

Alcott won the children’s reverence with—

out the usual accompanying element of

fear. Their lives lay open to him and

he was thus enabled to make their daily

experiences the basis of both mental and

moral training



[to very frequently used writing as a

means of instruction. From this early

habit of writing freely, Louisa was able.

at the age of nine, to write a pretty,

childish rhyme on the death of a pet

iohin, without calling forth family com—

ment over it as an especial accomplish—

ment. Louisa preserved many lists of

words which her father assigned to be

spelled, written and understood. Their

lessons were often in the garden or yard

and were based on nature and her inter—

pretations. Her father's pen and pencil

sketches, hastily drawn. illustrative of

this or that lesson, Were found among

Louisa’s papers at her death. For in-

stance, one drawing shows a child play-

ing a harp, another holding an arrow.

Below the sketch is written:



For Louisa

1840.

Two passions strong divide our life——

Meek, gentle love, or boisterous strife.





Below the child playing the harp is

written these words: Love, Music, Con-

cord. Below the incipient warrior and

his weapon appears: Anger, Arrow, Dis—

cord.



Small wonder that at eight years of

age the little Louisa is able to print a

carefully composed letter to her father

in which she speaks of her conscience as

a force with which she has already begun

to reckon. This letter she preserved un-





~ THE}- MICHIQAN: .FAIR’MER.‘





til late womanhood. when the gray-haired

Louisa wrote below the youthful Louise’s

effort the comment: “Louisa began early,

it seems, to wrestle with her conscience."





The Alcott children were requested to

keep their daily journals regularly. These

wete always open to the father and moth-

er for inspection, but the freedom of feel—

ing and the absence of barriers between

parents and children made the little books

a frank open record of their struggles.

hopes and accomplishment. Both Mr.

and Mrs. Alcott frequently wrote little

notes to the girls calling attention to any

fault or quality in need of attention or

correction.



In a sketch of her childhood, written

for an autobiography which she at one

time hoped to write, she says:



“1 never went to school except to my

father or such governcsscs as from time

to time came into the family. Schools

then were not what they are now; so we

had lessons each morning in the study.

And very happy hours they were to us,

for my father taught in the wise way

which unfolds a child‘s nature, as a flow-

er blooms, rather than crammed it, like

a Strasburg goose, with more than it

could digest, I never liked arithmetic

nor grammar, and dodged these branches

on all occasions; but reading, writing.

composition, history and geography I en-

joycd, as well as the, stories read to us

with a skill peculiarly his own.



“Pilgrim’s Progress. Krummacher’s

‘l"arables’, Miss Edgeworth, and the best

of the dear old fairy tales made the read—

ing hour the pleasantest of our day. On

Sundays we had a simple service of Bible

stories. hymns. and conversation‘about

our little consciences and the conduct of

our childish lives which will never be

forgotten.”



Domestic science was included in the

Alcott curriculum, perhaps as much from

the necessity due to the slimness of the

Alcott purse as to deliberate intent.

“\Valks each morning around the Com—

mon while in the city, and long tramps

over hill and dale, when our home was in

the country, were a part of our education

as well as every sort of housework, for

Which I have always been very grateful.

since such knowledge makes one inde-

pendent in these days of domestic tribu-





lation with the ‘help’ who are too often"





only hindrances. Needlework began ear—

ly, and at ten my skillful sister made a

linen shirt beautifully; while at twelve

I set up as a doll’s dressmaker, with my

sign out and wonderful models in my

window. All the children employed me,

and my turbans were the rage at one

time, to the great dismay of the neigh-

bors’ hcns, which were hotly hunted down

that 1 might tweak out their downiest

feathers to adorn the dolls’ headgear.”



liven ottr modern physical culture is

antcdated. as it were, for she continues:

“AetiVe exercise was my delight, from

the time when a child of six I drove my

hoop round the Common without stop-

ping, to the days when I did my twenty

miles in five, hours and went to a party

in the. evening. * * * No boy could be my

friend till I had beaten him in a race,

and no girl if she refused to climb trees,

leap fences, and be a tomboy. My wise

mother, anxious to give me a strong body

to support a lively brain, turned me loose

in the country and let me run wild,

learning of nature what no books can

teach, and being led. as those who love

ll(‘l‘ seldom fail to be,



"l‘hrough nature up to nature’s God.’



That the leading was sane and safe and

sure in Louisa’s experience is seen in the

words: "I remember rttnning over the

hills just at dawn one summer morning.

and pausing to rest in the silent woods.

where I saw, through an arch of trees,

the sttn rise over river, hill, and wide

meadows as I never saw it before. Some»

thing born of the lovely hour, a happy

mood, and the unfolding aspirations of a

child’s soul seemed to bring me very near

to God; and in the hush of that morning

hottr I always felt that I ‘got religion,’ as

the phrase goes. A new and vital sense

of ‘His presence, tender and sustaining

as a father‘s arms, came to me then,

never to change through forty years of

life’s vicissitudes, but to grow stronger fer

the sharp discipline of poverty and pain,

sorrow and success.”



’l‘hese the unusual teachers, then, and

this the unusual teaching of the great

story-teller. Not ineffectively, surely, for

at eighteen she was teaching a small

school of her own; at twenty she saw her

first story printed and received into her

fingers its precious price of five whole

dollars; at: twenty-two she had well be—

gun her career of authorship—not a. half

bad record. .





FEB. 17, 1912.





. , firlha ‘

Washington

COmf'ortShoes





Learn to enjoy genuine foot com-



fort by wearing Mayer MarthaOWashing-

ton Comfort Shoes. Tired, aching, sens1tive

feet get relief from these wonderful comfort shoes.





SOLID COMFORT—NO BUTTONS OR LACES





They slip off and on at will—elastic at sides yields with every move-

.ment of the foot, insuring free and easy action and a perfect .

fit. Dressy and neat in appearance.

WARNING Be sure you get the genuine. There

are many inferior imitations. Reject

anything offered that has not the name Martha Washington

and the Mayer Trade Mark stamped on the sole. The best

merchants handle the genuine. Ifyour dealer does not

handle the genuine. write to us.

We also make Msyer Honorbilt Shoes for men, woman

and children, including “Lending Ind ” and “Special [or-

it" broads; also Mayer “Yermn 0n: on" Shoes.





FREE OFFER—Send us the name of a dealefwho

does not handle Mayer Martha Washington

ComfortShoes—we will send free a hand-

. some picture of Martha Washington-

size 15x20.

F. MAYER BOOT & SHOECO.

Ifilwaukee. Wis.





 

 

   





 

 

   

 

 

 

   

   

 

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   





 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





Look for the

Trade Mail:

on the cola





 





 





 





 





./





5,," 25,350? - 5  ‘ 0 ; g ‘

‘TlieFamous .‘ayOLamp‘ l





)The best part /of the day is the evening, when the whole lamily id, l I

{gathered together around the lamp. "‘- l ,, \ , , i



The old days of the smoky fireplace and flickering candle are gone forever. ln their} l '

[place have come the convenient oil stove and the indispensable Rayo Lam .



There are today, in the United States alone, more than 3.000.000 cl) these Raygi

llamps, giving their clear. white light to more than 3,000,000 homes. .



, ,Otlier lamps cost more, but you cannot ct a better light than the loW'-pnccd Rayo‘,

gives. it has become so popular we may almost call it “ the official lamp of the)

American family.” .1 W



“(The Rayo is made of solid brass, with handsome nickel finish—an ornament anywhere.)

Ask your dealer fora Rayo lamp ; or write for dencriptive circuit! to any agency 0! the





Uziw.‘Adams sr. Standard “Oil Company ' chaise





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Edwards “REO” Steel Shingles





“Tightcote” Galvanized





No other steel shingles in the world are Edwards "Tightcote" Galvanized. It is

our own special process and it; makes Edwards "REO" Steel Shingles wear as long

as the building.



Each and every Edwards "REO" Steel Shingle is dipped in molten zinc after the

shingle is made. Each of the four edges is as heavily galvanized as the two Sides.



Not amicroscopic point of Edwards"REO" Steel Shingles is exposed to the weather.

They are rust-proof and acid-proof. They last three times as long as shingles cut out

after the galvanizing has been done, and thus leaving raw edges open to ram and mom



Edwards Interlocking “REO” Steel Shingles are This guaranty is backed by our $10,000 Ironclad Bond

made of high grade Bessemer Steel in sheets 5 to and stands forever.

feet: long and 24 inches wide. Either pmnted or gal- We have a special cash money-making prop-

vunized. A” ready to Put 011- Hammer and nails osltion for the man who writes for it. In each

all that is required. Anyone can do it. Can be applied community. If any of our buildings need roofing,

over wood shingles or on sheathing 12 Inches unan- you are the man. Send dimensions of your buildin

We agree to refund the amount paid in every case and we Will (1‘10“? you 005‘ 0f 0’1 Edwards ROG .





where a roof covered with Edwards Interlocking freight prepaid. Write for 0391‘ Dow-

"REO" Steel Shingles is destroyed by lightning. Send for Free Roofing Catalog No. 267 . 9





The Edwards Manufacturing Company, 217-267lockst. cincinnali, Ohio

largest Holmium“: of Steel Roofing Material in the World (62)





 





 





2 .50 Bus This Elegant

Top Buggy.



Relaijrico $60.00. Bug 'es, Surre a, /,



Spring Wagons, Farm agons. o , ‘





have cut out Our Jobbers, our Whole-

salers and our Retailers and offer YOU I‘ ’

their p rot i t. Write today for our - ,. '3‘11l'lflI‘W’A"





Free catalog and Delivered Prices. 7'5“;va “$734?

(its: a:





Mutual carriage & Harness Mfg. 00.

Station 514}, East St. Louis. Ill. ‘





_ ‘,‘





 





 





 





 





 





2:51W»





w “.4...





”an“





«A





. ”on... W.)
M i) 3“,”!n





 





   

 





 





 





_ This Car for $900 Means

- Much to Practical Farmers





'Equipped with Self-starter only $20 extra





is no longer an argument. It enables him



to get more out of an hour’s work than ever

before. It makes everything on or around the

farm move faster. So, if more work can be

accomplished in any given time, more clear profit

is bound to result.



But the farmer need not pay more for an

automobile than his work requires. It should be

bought, first of all, as a utility—not as an orna-

ment or vehicle of pure pleasure. It should be

bought to work for him—not to amuse him as,

for instance, a piano does. After the work is done

you can have all the fun in the world with it.



This Overland (Model 59) at $900 is abso-

lutely all anyone would want in a car. It will

make your whole family happy. Compare it with





THAT the farmer needsa car in his business





any $1250 car on the market, and you’ll find but

little difference. You know that most of the $1 250





cars are of the 30-horsepower type. This $5900

car has a 30-horsepower motor. Seats five people

comfortably. It is big and roomy. Has a staunch

pressed steel frame, selective transmission with F

& S annular bearings—the best made. Has

strength, power and speed—more than you will

ever care to use. The body design and finish is sim-

ple, graceful and beautiful. Upholsteryis of good





The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio





<23) 191'





leather, hand stuffed with fine hair. In every

respect it is a thoroughly high—grade machine.



If you wish we will equip the car with a

self—starter for Only $20 additional. This starter

is the most practical made. On continuous tests,

under all conditions it will crank a car ninety-

nine times out of a hundred. It is simple and

safe. All you have to do is to pull a little lever

and your motor spins. Use the same gas tank as

you do for your headlights.



And it is a fact that no other maker in the

business can build this car and sell it at this price

without losing money. This is due to our enor-

mous manufacturing facilities—the largest in the

world. The manufacturer who turns out but

5,000 cars must have greater production costs, for

each car, than we who make 25,000 cars.



We have published a very interesting and

simply written book which explains why the larg-

est automobile factory in the world can give more

car for less money than the small factory. Write

for a copy. It will show you how to save money

when you buy a car. This also explains in detail

the remarkable value of this $900 touring car and

illustrates with handsomely colored plates the

complete 1912 line. Write and ask for copy

AG 32 '





 





Model 59-T 5-Psssenger Four-Door Touring Car. $900



Wheel base ms in.: motor 4 x 4%»; horsepower 30; Splitdorf magneto;

transmission selective. three speeds and reverse; F & 8. ball bearings;

tires 32 x 3%, Q. D.: 3 oil lamps: ‘1 gas lamps and generator. Complete

set of tools. Mohair top and glass Windshield. $50 extra.





 

   

   

   

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





, ANYBODY \._ .

cm ur Ir.





, . I, U, mp...





Warrant“! For Twenty-Five Years.





,, ' ‘

Rubber Roolln ass: wows-g:

Ala .Mu rind‘ 1:13,, all all ordeiis of three rims of-





moie. Special Price to u. States

(IKE-PL! - - - . Weighs 35 lbs” 108 Square reset, 38:10 wiggling“

TWO-FLY . . - Weighs 45 115., 108 Square Feet, “.30 per roll.

THREE-PL? - Weighs 55 lbs” 108 Square Feet. 31.50 per roll.

nus as": We save you the wholesaler? and

special prices only hold zoodfitor W‘gfimfifl. M





Indestructible b1 Heat, M. gm 2!: Eilm





' Write for F ll E E SAHPLES or order direct from this advertisement. Satisfaction





guaranteed ormoney refunded. We refer you to Southern’lninois National Bank.

CENTURY MANUFACTURING colPANY. Dept. l 33 , East St. Louis. Ills.





 





 





 





 





$225 an A





Early potatoes are one o t e . est- aymg crops raise a m outhern - la - ama ‘T'

_ . estern

Florida,Tennessee and along the Gulf oast. Good prices are always obtainable and demand

forsame beyond the supply. Read what a farmer at Summerdale. Ala., has to say on this crop:

“My yleld of salable potatoes this year, fi?! acre, was 150 bushels, which sold readily at $1.60





per bushel, this boln the first crop on e land. I followed this crop with sweet potatoes

and sweet corn and t on mod 00 ans. '

8‘" which brought seeding-11:93." w p I. raised three crops on the land In one arsenal]



west potatoes pro uce lg returns and are usually planted after Irish potatoes have

been dug. Two to three hundred bushels an acre are produced and bring from 50¢ents to

$1.75 per bushel. Let us send you our lllulrslsd booklets and learn what can be done in a

country where fertile land can be purchased cheaply and where there are 312 workln

days a year. Low round-trip isres 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. (20:5





El.l’lllll.cen'llmm.sndlnd'lm.Louisville&NashvilhlLIt,“ 256 M“!-
192 (24)





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.’





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





WM:





Woman and Her Need





 





 





 





t Home £1110 Elts'ewf) ere

{r % n





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





, A Return to Low‘Prices. Who Would Want It?





“'heat (white) tit100

\Vheat (red ) ....................... .85

Bacon, per lb ....................... .081/2

Peaches, tier bu .................... 1.00

Flour, per bbl ...................... 4.37

(‘hiekcns. alive (per dozen‘) ........ 1.23

(Thcesc, per lb ...................... .07

Eggs. per dozen ................... .08





lllS is a copy of prices existing in



I Detroit markets, September 3,



1859. They were. brought to light



a few days ago when the old First Bap—



tist clmrelrin Detroit was razed and the



tin box found in the cornerstone gave us



a copy of the old Daily Commercial bul—



letin. a paper printed in those “good old

days.”



To be sure. “dollar wheat" is not so

bad, but what farmer‘s wife of today

would waste her time raising chickens if:

she only got a shilling a piece for them

and eight tents a dozen for her eggs?

Or what dairyman would make cheese for

seven cents a pound? Tlutter isn't quot-

cd, but yen can imagine what reward

your grandmother got for her hours spent

pounding a dash churn. and working her

butter two or three times. by a glance at

the price of cheese.



Of course. city folks would be glad to

go back to the days when eggs and ba—

con could be bought every week instead

01’ Once in six months as a special treat.

But hold a moment. '\Vould they. if sal—

aries went down in proportion to the price

of food? l trow not. For even if you

can’t buy a bit more with it, think how

much better it sounds to say you get $100

a month than to say you get $18.18, which





is just what the. difference would be if

salaries were reduced in proportion to

the price of eggs.



(in the whole, those. of us who are de-

crying the high prices of these days had

better “stop, look and listen,” as the rail—

road signals warn us. The cost of liv-

ing has undoubtedly gone up., Shoes,

rubbers. dress goods, kitchen ware’, ev-

erything we use, has been steadily boost—

(d in price, and many of us have sighed

for a return to the good old (lays. But if

a return to cheaper clothing and house-

hold goods meant a return to seven cent

cheese, 12 cent butter and eight cent eggs.

would the farmer’s wife want to return?

And if a return to cheap eggs, bacon, and

butter meant a return to 50 cents a day

for the. working man, would the town

dweller cry so hungrily for cheap food?



Each age has its problems, and none

are to be solved by a return to old ways.

Today is ours, and it is for this genera-

tion to solve its own problems by wise

thinking and honest-living. \\'e are fond

of crying against the great corporations,

but may there not be. something dishon-

est in our own lives which helps to swell

the current of dishonesty in the body

politic? \\'e are prone to cry, “\Vhat’s

the use of my doing right when everyone

else is doing wrong?” But if each one

set himself to think of the other fellow's

rights as well as his own, regardless of

what the other fellow might do, can you

not see how the social revolution we are

talking about might be affected?



DEBORAH.





Coronation Braid Insertion—By Mae Y. Mahaffy.





Ol‘SE\\'IVlGS seldom have too

H many pretty guest towels; even



if their own supply has been

amply replenished there is usually a call

sooner or later for some bridal gift, some

birthday or other anniversary offering,

and nothing else seems quite so practical

and attractive, considering the expense

incurred. One of the daintiest and most

durable effects is secured by darning m

borders, using the small huckabuck tow—

els already hemstitched, or making the

towels from material purchased by the

yard. The darning may be run in zig—

zag fashion just above the double hem—

stitchcd end, with a washable blue cotton

lloss, and an initial embroidered just

above the border on one end. \‘alious

darning patterns are permissible; name-

ly, the Greek key design. interlaced

squares, diamonds, etc. The work is

easy and speedy, the needle being run

under the loosely woven threads of the

buck.



Two pretty crochet patterns are shown

for insertions in towels, both incorporat-

ing coronation braid with crocheting.

Tlnse are in white, although one some--

times notices colors for the braid. The

narrow one has two double crochet

stitches taken at. each narrow point of

the braid, with tWo chain stitches be-

tween. This rule is followed along both

edges of the band. the strips being made

as long as the towel is wide.



The wider band has four double crochet

stitches in each curve of the braid for

the first row. In turning to make the.

second row crochet chain of five to make

a square turn; then place one double cro-

chet between the first and second groups

of former row; chain three, and make

another double crochet between next

groups, etc. For the last row chain three

and double crochet three times in first

opening of the second row; chain three

and double crochet four times in third

opening, and proceed thus across the

space, crocheting four double crochet

stitches in alternate openings, and chain-

ing three between.



These insertions are used with equal





propriety on bed linen, and often edgings

are made to correspond, just a simple

shell pattern being added to one edge.

Some of the smart summer gowns also

show insets of this insertion.





 





WOMEN WHO ARE DOING THINGS.

No. 6.





M. Cora Dow.





To start a crusade which is reaching

'round the world, this is the work of Miss

M. Cora Dow, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her

Work in behalf of the better treatment

of the working horse, launched two years

ago, is already known practically every-

where. The literature was first printed

in the Queen City of Ohio. with its ap-

peal, “A Square Deal for the Horse,” but

it is now circulating in hundreds of thou-

sands of copies in foreign countries as

well as in the linited States. The “Cin-

cinnati Horse Folder,” as it is called, has

been printed recently in Spanish and





Turkish, and, in fact, it would be diffi-

cult to mark the present limits of this

moVement which was inaugurated in such

a modest way two short years ago.



Miss Dow is not alone a worker along





humane lines; she is a successful young

business woman as well. As proprietor

of a big business enterprise she is, of

course, the owner of several horses. It

is needless to state they are well cared

for—indeed, they are given every possi-

ble attention-since Miss Dow‘s love of

horses is quite equal to most women’s

love of children. An cmploye who mis--

treated his horse would be discharged

almost as unceremoniously as a clerk

who might make an error.



Three years ago Miss Dow conceived

the idea of sending her work horses to

the country for a vacation. Each one of

the animals was given two weeks in pas-





interest she increased the effectiveness

of the appeal by interesting several lum-

dred other Cincinnati firms to do the

same. This year she has asked 2,500 of

the leading corporations in the country

to give publicity to her “Square Deal for

the Horse” in the same, way. From rc—

plies received Miss how estimates that

no less than 50,000,000 pieces of business

correspondence will circulate, this month

bearing this slogan



Miss Dow is by nature an optimist and

her optimism is always in evidence.



“\Ve mix optimism with business," she

says.



She treats her help with as great con-





 





Narrow Coronation Braid for Guest Towels.





lure—the idea being that a horse which

is accustomed week in and Week out to

haul a. wagon over hot, dusty. city pave-

ments needs a vacation in the country

where it can “get close to nature" quite

as truly as its master does when he goes

to the woods or mountains for an outing.

The experiment seemed so far justified

by the results attained that a year later

Miss Dow asked several hundred business

ilt‘lllS in Cincinnati to follow her exam—

ple. A generous resporiSe followed and

“horse vacations" have now become quite

the usual thing in this Ohio city. It

shou".d be noted also that one of the early

results of Miss Dow’s crusade for the

horse was the adoption by the govern-

ment of her vacation idea. Every horse

no“ in the employ of Uncle Sam receives

30 days’ vacation each year in pasture.



Believing that an idea will spread most

rapidly if put into the form of an at—

tractive “catch phrase,” Miss Dow pro-

ceeded to map out a campaign with this

in View. She chose the slogan, “A Square

Deal for the Horse,” as the sentiment

with which to win the support of the

masses. Being a business woman it was

natural for her to use advertising meth-

ods. Accordingly she caused the follow-

ing appeal to be printed on the firm's

letterheads and envelopes:





A SQUARE DEAL FOR THE HORSE.

We believe every horse deserves three

ample meals daily; water frequently;

proper shoes; a blanket in cold weather;

two week’s vacation annually.

THROW AWAY THE WHIP.





 





 





Finding that this aroused considerable





 





The Wider Braid





ls Desired by Some.





sideration as she treats her horses. Their

hours are short enough to give everyone

time for rest and recreation, and their

pay averages better than other stores.



A PLEA FOR THE GlRLS AND BOYS.



One of the most interesting and best

received addresses at the convention of

the New York State Horticultural Society

was delivered by Mrs. H. M. Dunlap, of

Savoy, Ill. She said there is but one

science and that is the science of living

rightly on this earth. \Ve spend pitiful

sums to learn how to grow boys and

girls, but to learn to grow plants and ani-

mals, we spend $7,000,000. A scrub ani~

mal was bought. for $00, by a man who

fed it scientifically for a few months,

after which he took it to a live stock

show and received first prize. He then

sold the animal for $1,000. If the boys.

and girls were as scientifically fed, what

would be the result? The human body is

made up of 12 elements, and we must

have them all for normal development.

Fruit growers are interested in the bal—

anced ration from the market point of

view, for a balanced ration makes bet-

ter, stronger men, who will eat more

fruit.



Only four per cent of the American peo-

ple die of old age, while 96 per cent die

of disease. XVe call this a dispensation

of Providence, but it is not, it is ignor-

ance. There is a cause for every result.

Mal~nutrition is one great cause of dis-

ease. There is need of a balanced ration

for the boys and girls as well as for

plants. Nine—tenths of all disease comes

through the American kitchen.



Shall not the American girl be com-

Delled to be educated in domestic science

as well as in primary studies? There is

need of an awakening of the American

parents and educators. One of the great-

est mistakes of our people, that will be

most far reaching in results, is that we

do not spend as much money for educat-

ing the girls right as we do for the boys.

This is not a square deal for our girls.

Teach the boys and girls how to think

right and you start them right. Are they

rightly educated when they often go out

of our educational institutions physical

wrecks?



A great need of the day is a different

education for both boys and girls, that

will make a better manhood and woman

hood. Through. a financial partnership

between men and women, generally, we

are spending $12,000,000,000 for food, shel-

ter and clothing. Women sometimes

have not their right place in this partner-





 





 





<‘





 





l





’5“





O Mvw





‘wr ,V





%

2|,
E Maw. :..





. ”N“? N.” by... -.





in -‘ ~





no «we.» 2‘» '





 





 





say that through a

friend of mine I

secured the oppor-

tunity of becomi ng

a traveling sales-

man for the Sagi-

naw Medicine Co.



I find that it is

a money-making

propoeition ,as well

as pleasant work.

for it certainly

gives a man a satis-

‘ fled feeling when

' . he knows that the

line of goods he is handling is securing a lot

of good. warm friends for him all over his

territory.



To a greater or less extent I believe that

the line of goods I handle are responsible for

the cordial reception I receive wherever I go.

The goods give Such good satisfaction that

the people are glad to see me come again so

that they can obtain another suppl . All I

had to do was to introduce the goo s on the

first trip and now they sell themselves.



The S. M. CO. PLAN. I findis the only

successful plan to do business and I think it

is complete. I also wish to add that the

Saginaw Medicine Company has proved to be

both honest and reliable.





Very truly yours. J. W. WRIGHT.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





(TI-IE MICHIGAN LINE





, Mr. Wright’s sales amounted to $954.1_0

in his first 65 days on the road. and he attri-

butes some of his success to the fact that he

was supplying the peo 1e of Michi an with a

reliable line of lloossllol Remedies. Ste: soil Poultry

Romulus. Extracts. Soles: and toilet also. manu-

factured right here in the State of Michigan.

We want our line represented by a hustler in

Eaton. Washtenaw. Hillsdale. Barry, Jackson

and Branch Counties, Michigan. .



If interested. 'te for terms. Don’t miss

this opportunity.





THE SIGIIAW MEDICINE COMPANY





SAGINAW. MlCll.

Mention this paper.





 





 





 





 





A. LEATHER TOP.

(RUBBER SHOE





For Farnl.ers lumbermen and Sportsman.





‘ You can't find a better

wotection from snow and

et than the Manitoba

loft leather to rubber

shoe. After a rial on

will never be satistle to

wear heavy felt boots.

They are neat. c ose ii

tin and night in weight.

e in a lhei life from

8 to lo inches. Vill out-

wear any high rubber

shoe pac that you ever

saw. he Top is of a colt,

fliable. durable and pract-

cally waterproof leather

known as Special Chrome.

Beware of chea

mutations made 0

split leather. Such

shoes wnl wet

through quickly.

The tops are fitted





' ' with Copper Klon-

ke E ate and Rawhide laces.

The vet is made of the purest Rubber. There

are two distinct vamps of heavy duck with layers of

rubber between, fastened together under great





resoure.

p The Sole lsmade to stand the hardest wear. The

Manitoba is an honest made Shoe that will give hon-

est wear. becasuse the right kind. of_material and

workmanship put in t.



When you want any high grade,





 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





by a. company that.

trust.” illustrated Booklet free.





The Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe 00. {22:13:52





New York Chicago Boston Gross





 





 





 





 





   

 

   

   





TRAVELING 5351'





For those who have from 800 ft. to Us miles to go for

their mail. Easily placed on telephone poles or 2 x 4's

fastened to fence posts. The



OAKWOOD MAIL CARRIER



Made entirely of metal. Ball-bearing pulleys. Sold

on thirty days' trial. Write for book “Getting the Mail."

Oshwood Mfg. 00.38 Stanton Ave. Springfield, Ohio.





   

 





 





Mg Dalrvmen Tskes Look at

the Strite Governor Pulley.

It's the ori inal and

‘only thing" or driving

cream separators with

gasoline engines. Onco

tried, always used. TRY

)NE. elk your dealer

for a “STRITE” or

write us direct. Don't

take an imitution.

Strite Governor Pulley Co.,

803 80' Third 8b.

Minneapolis, Minul





2nd Annual European Agricultural Tour





June 29 to September 8

Observing Soils. Live Stock. Dairying. Roads. Irrigation.

Forestry. Agronomy. Fruit Growing. Vineyards. Colleges.

Wages. Schools. Experiment Stations. (Io—operative Farming

DE. ADOLPH EICHHORN. Department of Agriculture.



Washington. D. 0.. Director of the Tour for 1912.

you countries, all expenses. 8625.

References; All 1911 members.

Address W. E. ELL. (Western Avnnt

Bureau of Univ. Travel.) MASSILLON. OHIO.





RAPHAEL’S 1912 ALMANAc

wnu EPHEMERIS. 35c.





(Either separately. 25c.) An everyday guide for 1912

for nearly everything and everybody. 176 pages. If a

business man or woman. farmer or whatever your voca-

tion YOU NEED IT. “The Guide to Success." We

have an immense stock of books on Astrolos)’. New

Thought. Occultlsrn. Spiritualism. Psycholosi’. Theo.

sophy. Healing. etc. Our NEW descriptive catalog is

FREE. Send for it today. WALROND'S OCCULT

PUBLISHING 00.. Dept. J 2. Rochester. N. Y.





POST GARDS—Extra Fine

samples. Silk :Rose Velvet.

Easter. St. Patrick. Senti-

mental. etc. Bargain list and catalog also free.





Enclose 2 cent stamp for' return postage, etc.





GROSS MIN 00.. 2141 Al'IIIIII' Ave-,Ncw York,





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ship because they are not well educated.

Knowledge is power and will enable them

to take their rightful place. Bring science

to the people through education, especially

a different education for women.

A LOOK INTO FOOD VALUES.



' No. 3.





BY MRS. ALTA L. LITTELL.





Have you ever tried that mistaken

economy, going without meat and eggs in

order to cut down bills? The human body

needs just so much protein to keep it at

its best and this is found in its cheapest

form in meat and eggs. If you do not

get them, you must eat just that much

more of vegetable protcids to satisfy

your hunger and keep up your strength.

and where is the saving of money? The

money must be spent for sufficient food

to keep you going. How much better than

to spend it for the best foods, for animal

protein is better and more easy of di-

gestion than vegetable.





We all need meat at least once a day,

and the workers should have it twice.

Even children past two years of age are

the better'for well cooked beef. mutton

and the white meat of fowls. and up to

that age they should be fed plenty of

fresh eggs and good rich milk. Fresh

meats should be used, salt takes much

of the nutrition out of the meat and con-

tinued soaking in brine renders it more

difficult of digestion.



The ideal breakfast would include both

a well—cooked cereal with cream, and fresh

eggs, either poached or boiled. And as

most of us have to get along without the

cream for the cereal we should make an

extra effort to get the eggs. The salts

and acids needed by the body may be

supplied by fruit, grape—fruit and oranges

if you prefer, and can get them. Nothing

is better, however, than good stewed

prunes, a couple of prunes in a dish of

rich juice. As an aid to digestion and the

proper elimination of the waste from the

body it would be hard to find anything

better than a small dish 0f prunes every

morning.



Dinner at 12 o’clock goes without say-

ing in the country, and for children it is

always best. For brainworkers a light

lunch at noon and dinner at 6 p. m, is

preferable, as a heavy dinner, followed

by a quick return to office or school room

always means a. heavy head and a fight

with drowsiness for an hour or so. For

dinner let us have soup if there is time,

if not, a good piece of beef. mutton, fresh

pork or fish to give us the protein we

need, potatoes, well—cooked, which means

dry and mealy, a vegetable or two, good

bread, either white or brown, and butter,

and one simple dessert. If we have eaten

heartily of plain, simple foods we will not

need rich pic, cake and doughnuts nor

will we crave them.





Too much cannot be said in favor of

eating plenty of vegetables. Corn, peas,

beans, beets, onions, tomatoes, lettuce,

spinach. squash, the despised rutabagas,

turnips and carrots, each have a place in

the adult dietary, though they are of ill-

ile value to children. Indeed. children

under 12 invariably dislike them all ex-

cept lettuce and tomatoes, 3. pretty good

hint that their system does not necrl

them. Besides containing valuable phos-

phates and mineral salts they furnish the

bulk we need in food and are a foe to

constipation.



'l‘ilc supper should be lighter, cold meat

or chops, potatoes or boiled rice or unloa-

roni, simple cake and fruit, fresh, stowed

or Dl‘OSOl‘Veil. .lcllies, jams and marma-

iadcs are good foods as they are rich in

sugar and furnish needed carbohydrates.

but just where pickles and relishes, such

as chili sauce, cutsup and chowchow may

be classed as foods I have not yet learned.





THE KITCHEN BOILER IN COLD

WEATHER.





 





 





BY FRANK ll. SWEET.





In cold weather care should be taken,

immediately after lighting the range, to

see that the water pipes attached to the

boiler are not frozen. This can be ascer-

tained by feeling the pipes close to the

range. If they are both of the some tem-

perature and hot water cannot be drawn

from the nearest tap. the fire should be

drawn at once; otherwise steam will be

generated and an explosion may occur in

the water—back. -When the water is cir-

culating freely. one pipe will always be

hotter than the other, and after kindling

the fire the difference in temperature will

be considerable. . , j '



Where it is desired to empty pipes.

after shutting the main supply stopcock,





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





which should haVe an opening to allow

the water in the pipe to escape, it will be

necessary to open the various taps in or-

der that the atmospheric pressure may

act on the water and cahse it to run out.

Should there be a depression in any part

of the' pipes, the water must be blown

out by placing the mouth to one of the

taps or faucetsand blowing forcibly into

it several times. In case of a burst in

the water pipes stop the water at the

supply stopcock. which should always be

easy of access. The position of this stop—

cock should a'lways be ascertained on

moving into a strange house.



Careless plumbers sometimes connect

the sediment waste pipe from a boiler be-

low the trap of the kitchen sink instead

of on the house side. In that case when

the stopcock valve is opened to empty

the boiler when the house is closed, sewer

gas may find a direct path into the house

from the cesspool or sewer.



USING CARPETS AND LOCATING

BEDS WITH REFERENCE TO

SUNLIGHT AND AIR.





 





No house can be made an ideal place

to live in without giving much thought

and attention to those very important

considerations. Shall we use carpets, and

if so, what. kind? And where shall we

locate our beds so as to have sunlight

and air.



First, I will say that all readers may

not agree with me on the carpet ques.

tion, and also that they may consider me

somewhat radical about their use. But

let me make this statement, get rid of

your rag carpets. They could not be

placed on my floors free of charge. My

mother used them. but that does not

make me want them. I must say that I

firmly believe that the use of rag carpets is

one of the great causes of so much con-

sumption. They are a dust harbor. a

germ harbor. No one living on them is

free from either, and therefore they can-

not be healthy.



0n the bedrooms, which are not used

except at night, and thus they can be

kept practically free from gurms and

dust, I use only straw matting. They

are not bad about holding dust, and

are easily swept with the carpet sweeper

or broom. I use the carpet sweeper ow-

ing to the 0380 of sweeping and the bet-

ter work done.



On our sitting-room we have no carpet

at all. Our floor is matched flooring, and

is kept as perfectly clean as possible, with

but few things in the room to catch and

hold dust.



I would say, if you wish to use carpets,

try in some; way to got the straw car-pets.

They are about the same, or something

near the same. in cost. if bought, but, of

course, the straw must be bought and

the lugs cull be tacked and woven at

home. but i do not care to weave and

use something that endangers the health

of my children.



As 10 the location of the beds with ref-

orcnco to sunlight, ulr, etc, we have our

beds located where We can have the early

morning sun shine right down upon our

br-ds. Our house faces the north, with

the public road running a short distance

in front. The house is two stories high.

and We sleep in an upper room. In win-

tcr we sleep in an upper southeast room.

That is, Ll room on the southeast corner

of the house. Thus we get the early

morning sun and it is not shaded out

during the midday.



()lll‘ beds are locatod with the head to—

ward the north, and two large windows

on the cast and south are arranged so

they can bl- lowcrcd or raised as desired.

and the air in the room kcpt fresh to

sloop in.



Can’t stand the cool fresh air at night?

“'0 do, and find it a great tonic. For

summer we have a hall—way running

through the upper part of the house, cast

and west, in which we usually sleep as it

is cool and nice.





Illinois. Mus. N M. BUSHING.





 





If your teapot has become blackened

on the inside in spite of its washings after

each meal, try putting two heaping tea.-

spoorls of baking soda into it, filling up

with hon water and allowing it to boil

on the stove for an hour or so. Then

empty out the water, take in a. pan of

warm ends and wash thoroughly. Here

is the most important point. I could nev-

er get the spout absolutely clean on the

inside until I conceived the idea of plac-

ing a handful of shot- down the spout,

placing a finger over the end of it and

shaking vigorously in the Suds and it

worked like magic—Mrs. A. V.





 





 

 





 

   





 

   





aims-.9), scat. ' “ '9





ell.“





Where Many ol the Well

Dressed Women Come From





. In almost every community in the

Umted States, in almost; ever

country on the globe, there are we 1

dressed women who buy their clothes from

Montgomery Ward & Co. They buy through

our Women’s Fashion Book, an authority

for the latest, the best creations for

women’s Wear. The fit, the fabric. the

style. the wearing qualities of their clothes

are of the same high grade that is found in

the clothing of the most fashionably dressed

women of the big cities. And yet. these

Montgomery Ward & (‘0. customers are paying

only two—thirds. and often only one-half of what

other women who buy from retail stores are

paying.

And, madam. you. too, can have the best

quality of clothing that money and brains can.

manufacture if you will buy them through the

ages of our WOMEN'S SPRING AND SUM-

RIER FASHION BOOK. You need only put

your name and address on the coupon below

and the number 30. which is the number of

this book, and it will be sent to you at once,

free of charge. Remember that we guarantee

the lit. style. fabric. workmanship—every.

thing—about each single garment. to please

you perfectly. If for any reason you are not

entirely pleased. you may return your purchase

at. once and we will refund your money and

any transportation charges you have paid.



Put the numbers of the other books you

want on the coupon also.



Pianos. 24. Underwear





Sump cs.

27. Baby's Dress and





Toilet.

Wall paper. 30. Women's Sprlns





oneness

a

5.

H

C. .

3





1 Grocery List. Fashion-Book.

1 Carpets & Bugs. 35. Dry Goods.

1 7. Baby Carriages. 36. Muslin Wear.

19. Sewing Machines. 37. Millinery.





Put. the numbers of the books you need on

this coupon. and your name and adress, and

send it to us immediately.





Montgomery Ward & Co.





h' a Avenue Brid e, min and Cam bellSts.

c '0 QEHICAGO g KANSAS ITY





 





Please send me the following books free of charge:





Book Numbers 30. ...............................-

Name .......... ..................................»





. 0. o.c....-.u........-.......--o-................

P _162

Sta non-o-oussaeo-s-ooososo'





te ..............-......

Send coupon to the nearer address





 





 





 

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Our Specialty

Over a MILLION of our





famous loud t. a 1 k i n g {flay

and ringing min I





SAMSON





Independent phones in use. Our big fac-

tory and 15 years experience back of Iron-

clad Guarantee. Ask for our BIG FREE

BOOK. , Tells all. Write your needs today to

American Electric Co.. 6413 State St. Chicago.





SAFE 8c SURE





INVESTMENTS





Are the only kind we ofier. We

sell nospeoulatlve securities of

any kind—~nothing but high-

grade





Munici al Bonds





Many 0 them Tam-Free





'A The same kind which the U.S. Gov’m't

- finds good enough as security for





Postal Bank Deposits





BE: 1iKISistea'dtgf the 2% the Postal

Bonds yiizlid frgsr: 4% t0 5

Write for Free Circular

New First Nat’l Bank. Dept. 4 Columbus,0.





 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





I WILL MAKE YOU

PROSPEROUS





If you are honest and ambitious write me

iodsy. No matter where you live or wild

your occupation. I will teach you the Real

. Estate business by mail; appoint you Special



Representative of my Company in your town;



start you in a profitable business of your own.

T and help you make big money at once.

‘ Unusual opportunity for more without

capital to become ndspsndont for Ills.

Valuable Boos sns lull psrtlculsrs FREE.

Writs today.





NATIONAL (lO-OPEIIATIVE REALTY 60.





2 Morse-Banding





3‘ .

s. a. nasal

Washington, D. 0.





President





Please mention the flichlgsn Psunsr when

written: to advertisers.
194" (20 ‘





SPRING SEWING.





 





Now is the time when the really wise

woman is beginning her spring sewing.

vThe bad weather makes us all want to

hug the fireside, and housework nowa-

days doesn’t keep us busy from morning

until night, so that this is the ideal time

for fixing up for spring. Then, when the

first warm days come. in March and we

are just dying to get out we will not have

to stay in and finish up that dress for

Mary or those blouses for Johnnie.





There is another reason for doing the-





sewing now, and that is that it is more

than likely you can get your cotton goods

cheaper than you can a little later. The

stores want the shelves emptied to make

room for new goods and you can often

pick up bargains at this time. To be

sure it will be‘ last year’s goods but what

is the difference.- so liong as it is pretty

and durable? The new things are sel-

dom new in anything but name. anyway,

and why pay a few extra cents for a

name? There are only a. certain number

of colors, and a certain number of de-

signs, and cotton is always cotton, so how

manufacturers can get out a half dozen

absolutely new things every year, year in

and year out, is somewhat of a puzzle.



City housekeepers now are stocking up

on table and bed linens, too, this month.

The shopkeepers count on starting their

mid—winter ”white goods sale" on Jan-

uary 2, as religiously as they do on start—

ing Christmas advertising the day after

Thanksgiving. Every store has napery

and sheeting and toweling marked down.

not to mention napkins, lunch cloths. tray

cloths, guest towels. and everything etlse

included under the rather loose term,

“linen."



The long winter evenings offer just. the

time for the hem-stitching embroidering

and working of initials which general us-

agc decrees should add finish to our lin-

en. Initials of pasteboard may be bought

by the dozen, basted on the article and

worked over and over, thus saving stamp-

ing and padding.



IVhen drawing threads to straighten

your tablecloths, do not forget to. save

some of the ravelings for darning later.

Never sew the hcms in table linen on the

machine. If you cannot hemstitch. first

lay the hem in, then turn it back on itself

and sew with an over and over stitch.

This is the method taught by all sewing

teachers for table linen, and by following

it your hem looks alike on both sides

the cloth. -





POTATOES IN VARIOUS WAYS.





_—._





DY ALICE MAXSON.





In most farm homes the potato forms

a staple article of diet. \Vithout stopping

to discuss its right to this prominence, w.-

wish to suggest some ways of serving

that will relieve the monotony.



I’lain boiled potatoes are not so at—

tractive at this season as when first rip—





ened, and from now until fresh ones take"





their place they will continue to detcri-

oraie. They may still be served “plain

boiled." with the meat course. If they

are likcly to turn dark in the cooking,

add a little butter or a slice of fat pork

to the water in which they are boilcd.



Mashed pt'Itatoes‘ nccd plenty of butter,

cream, and a vigorous heating to make

them look well and taste good. .\ potato

ricer helps greatly in the matter of ap-

pcarance.



”scalloped potatoes are a favorite dish

in our family, but when we used the raw

ones we did not often indulge. as it re-

quired two or three hours of oven heat,

but we like them just as well, or better,

made from left overs. I‘reparc in the

usual way, alternating slices of cold po—

tatoes with bread or crackcr crumbs, us-

ing plenty of butter. pepper, salt, and

enough milk to come just to the top.

Bake, until the milk is absorbcd and the.

top layer of crumbs is a rich brown. it

will require about an hour. “'0 have

prepared them on top of the stovt- when

there was reason for haste. Mix the i11~

gredients in the frying—pan instead of the

baking dish, only do not use quite so

much milk. Cover closely until the

crumbs are well moistened and the sea-

soning thoroughly blended. Remove the

cover, lift and turn frequently until

slightly browned. Bits of cold meat, the.

brown gravy left from the roast, and if

the flavor is liked, a finely minced onion

or a pinch of sage may be added.



Fried potatoes, too often, means that

they are dumped into the skillet with a

quantity of grease, chopped, more or lcss,

then allowed to get brown, sometimes





quite too much so, sometimes not enough.

We usually cook enough at noon to last

until the next day.





If we want fried po-





THE ’MI‘CHIGA‘N’” FARMER. .





tatoes We select those that do not fall

to pieces. Have some salt pork dripping

or ham gravy melted in the pan. Slice

the potatoes thin, sprinkle generously

with pepper and salt, then with a thin-

bladed caSe knife turn often, taking care

not to break the pieces, until they are a

delicate brown on both sides.



I’otato omelet makes a good breakfast

dish. Chop very fine, stir about in the

pan until well blended with the season-

ing, pour in .a little water, and set back

where they will heat slowly and brown

slightly. Keep covered so that the steam

will prevent drying out. When done fold

over and serve on a hot platter.



Potato soup is a good supper dish for

hungry school-children. Put water into

the kettle cold. Slice in two or three

small onions. Let the water come to a

boil while you peel the tubers. Small

ones do just as well for this dish. Slice

thin and add to the water, but do not

forget the salt. It makes a great differ-

ence whether the salt is in while the veg-

etables are boiling or added after. In

about 20 minutes they are ready to drain.

Put in a generous piece of butter, more

salt (as the milk will require some), pep-

per, and enough milk to come up above

the potatoes. I‘our onto a cupful or two

of stale bread cut into cubes. Bring to

the table hot.



'l’otatocs with butter gravy is another

way of serving. Chop cold potatoes dice:

shaped. Ileut thoroughly in a wcll-but-

tcrcd pan, with a generous sprinkling of

salt and pepper. \thn hOt remove to a

covered turneen. New lllakc a gravy

with a tablespoonful of butter (do not

brown it), a dessertspoonful of flour and

about a teacupful of water. Pour this

over the potatoes boiling hot, toss them

about in it, and send to the table cov-

crcd. .\ cream sauce may be substituted

for the butter gravy if preferred.



Of course, there are more dainty and

delectable ways of serving this vegetable,

but the recipes found in the cook books

and up-io—datu magazines are usually too

(laboratc for the. busy farmer’s wife.

'l‘hcse here given are intended for com-

mon everyday usc, and have the merit

at least, of being quickly and easily pre-

pared, and provide a variety.





LETER BOX.





 





 





Home Study from the Teacher’s View-

point.



lCditor Michigan Fat-mett—I am a school

teacher. I was very much interested in

reading the article, “Studying School

Lessons at Home.” by Laurel Cameron,

which appeared in the Michigan Farmer

of Ilt‘t‘l‘lllbel' 23.



I sincerely agree with the article in so

far that it is not right for the younger

children to work at their studies outside

school hours. But I deoidedly disagree

with the. writer as to the cause.



it is true that parents toil and sacri-

Ilt't'. that their children may have an ed—

ucation. and most parents wish their

children to obtain this at the earliest

possible. date. Nine parents out of ten

arc not willing for their children to take

more than one year for any one grade.

When a child cannot master his lessons

within a reasonable length of time it

would be far better for him, both men-

tally and physically, if he would take an-

other year for his schooling.



Our writer says that a dire calamity

(in way of no recesses, etc.), awaits pu—

pils. the next day, when the assigned

work has not been completed.



And why, pray, docs a teacher keep

pupils in at recess and after school? For

punishment? Sometimes, yes. But many

times to give them much needed indi-

vidual help. If the parents take the lib-

erty to do this at home, many times. in-

stead of lessening the teacher‘s work, it

is increased. For methods change from

year to year, and what has been explained

to the child at home, must all be gone

over again in school. This causes con-

fusion and more time must be expended

by teacher and pupil than would have

been necessary, had the parents kept

quiet. Therefore, the mother is not com-

pelled to help her child with his studies

nor is it her duty to do so. For in so

doing she does herself, her child, and the

teacher an injustice.



in answering the question, “Why does

the teacher require such long lessons pre—

pared?" I shall open the “Course of Study

for the District Schools of Michigan,” and

turn to the outline given for seventh

grade arithmetic: I read, “Fall term:

Prepare pupils for quick and accurate

work in each application of percentage by

doing corresponding work from some

mental arithmetic. Review decimals.



“Winter Term: Cover the subjects of





commission, insurance, taxes, interest,

partial payments,~. bank" discount, besides

have pupils make out notes and bills of

various kinds. .



“Spring Term: Cover the subjects of

exchange, occupations, trade discount and

review previous term’s werk.”



According to the arithmetic used in our

district this means that a person wishing

to finish the work outlined for seventh

grade arithmetic, must cover about sev—

enty pages (besides mental and black-

board work) in 36 weeks.



In my school I have a pupil in the sev—

enth. grade who wishes to enter the

eighth grade of the city schools next

September. (His parents are also very

anxious for him to do this). Further-

more, he was about 60 pages behind at

the beginning of this school year. (By the

way. this state of affairs is by no means

because of lack of intellectual powers on

his part. Neither is it uncommon in our

schools for pupils to be behind in certain

subjects). This means, then, that 130

pages must be covered by this pupil in 36

weeks. \Vill he have to do any Work at

home?



Therefore, it does not seem to me that

this revolves itself into the question of

“Who is to blame for this study at home

—the teacher who gives out the lessons,

or the parents who allow it to be done?”

as our writer has said, but “\Vho is to

blame for this study at home—the par-

ents who so earnestly wish their children

to cover a grade each year, the teacher

who faithfully tries to have all pupils

cover the work placed before them, or

the persons who make out the ‘Course of

Study?’ ”



I wish this question might be discussed.

-—1\‘I. G., Owosso.





Studying School LeSsons at Home.





Editor Household Dcpart.ment:~—.=\fter

reading Laurel Cameron’s article in The

Farmer of lficcember 23, I decided to tell

her my experience, having raised a fam-

ily and never having allowed home study.



The children began bringing their books

home to study evenings for lessons next

day. I simply told them not to bring

them home again, that I could not help

them, that \\'(‘ hired the teacher for that

purpose. I told them if they studied six

hours each day for five days each week

for nine months in the year I would have

no feai but they would pass the eighth

grade at 14 years, which they all did with

high standing.



Fourteen years of age is plenty young

cnough for any child to pass the eighth

grade. Our children, after they passed,

thought: they did not care for more

schooling. We said “all right.” We let

them work and rest their brain for.two

years. Then, of their own accord, they

wanted to go to school again, taking

spccial work.



i an. not an advocate of high school

graduating. .-\ good practical education

with special courses is good enough.



A child’s brain and mind must have

rest and when- are they going to get it

if they pore over their books 10 or 12

hours each day?



The boys should hclp father with the

chores. The girls get supper and wash

dishes after school. In the morning they

should assist with the morning work and

thus lighten the day's Work for father

and mother and enter the Schoolroom

with a clear brain and bright eyc, ready

for six hours of hard study.



The evening at home is the time for

plcasaiit intercourse with parents. broth-

tI‘S and.sisters. with games and music,

or reading some good paper, but never

studying.



if all parents would put a veto on this

home. study the health of our children

would not be broken down before their

school days were over. It may take two

or three years longer, but what is that

compared to a healthy mind and body?



Take it slower, teach them to work

along with their schooling. The girl at

16 years ought to beable to keep house

if her mother has done her duty toward

her. It is much easier for her to learn

these things in her younger years gradu-

ally. The boys should learn how to tend

stock, handle horses, do farm work of all

kinds, (of course, I am a farmer’s wife),

but if I were a city boy or girl I would

go to the country through the summer

vacation and learn to work and get good

health, if I could, and be better fitted

for another year of study.





I understand the city children take

music lessons while going to school and

rest during summer vacation. My chil-

dren always did just the opposite, they

never had time for music while attend-

ing school. They might if they had noth-

ing else to do. Education and music are





FEB. 17. 191-2.





0 , . .

Ladies- Fur Coats

The two ladies’ fur coats in the out below are

exact reproductions of two horse hides sent





to our factoryto be tanned and made into

ladies’ coats. The hides were taken from two





 





 





old horses that had outlived their usefulness.

The owners of these two old pets thought their

pelts would make beautiful coats. We tanned

them as soft as buckskin, put. on the very

latest trimmings, lined them with Skinner s

grey satin. They were made seini- fitting and

were 52 inches long with high storm collars.

These women looked around before deciding

on having the hides tanned and made into

coats. $50 was the cheapest coat they saw.

Compare these coats with what you see at.

any fur store, then send to us for our catalog

and see how cheap you can get; one of these

women’s coats made from that old boas.





BLISSFIELD ROBE & TANNING COMPANY,





BLISSFIELD. MICHIGAN.





P. S.—Below is a. letter - from one offlo’ur'

satisfied customers :

Millington, Mich.. Jan. 30, 1912.

The BIIsineld Robe & 'l‘nnm'ng 00., Blissficld, Mich.

Gentlemen:—]‘lnclosetl louse iind check for

coat, $19. 00 (ninet av 11 do Jars. ) am satisfied.

Fits like the paper on the wall

lours truly, HENRY FORSY.TH





 





 





 





 





KING’S GREEN OIL





A great friend of the

rural inhabitants. A fine

remedy for colds, coughs,

catarrh and all throat diffi—

culties. For croup there is

nothing better. Cuts and

burns are quickly healed

by its application. Rheu-

matic pains give way to its

use. Physicians pronounce

it an excellent antiseptic.

It contains no harmful

drugs. Complies with the

Pure Food and Drug Laws.

Give it a trial and you will

become thoroughly con—

vinced of its great merit.

Price 50c. Agent: Wanted. Write us



THE KING MEDICAL 60..

31 Home Bank Bldg.. Detroit, Mich.





 





 





The Best Light?





Here It Is!

STEEL MAN'I‘LE BURNERS

Odorless, Smokeless, make

the home cheerful and

bright. Thee times as

much light as an ordinary

burner. Every One guar-

anteed. Just what you

need! If your dealer

does’nt keep them send

his name and address with

your name and address

,. .. and we will mail you as

:‘ many as you Wish at 250

c.3011 Agents Wanted



.1 everywhere.

f THE STEEL MANILE LIGHT co.

.- 292 Huron St, Toledo, Ohio





Fish of Guaranteed Quality





Fresh Frozen.





 





Silver Herring. Round ......... . . . . . . .31/20

Pickerel, Round 5 c

Dressed, Headless ....... ......H....6 0

Pike, Round ........... . ....... ......81/éc

Trout, Dressed ................ . ..... Bl/éc

Whitefish, ’Round ................. . . .81/3c

Perch, Round .....................





c



Perch, Skinned, Dressed, Headless. 261/20



Tullibees (Large Canadian Herring). .31/20

Salted Fish.





Lake Herring, 100 lbs., $2. 215; 50 lbs. , $1. 50

Bayfish, 100 lbs, $2. 25; bs ........ .50





Ask your neighbors about our goods.





WISCONSIN FISHING C0._





 





Dept. Y, Green Bay, Wis.





Why Not Have'





 





 





 





.0"





«a t». '





"‘ . W

W





MW«....‘.
‘W «team-1r





W—nfi-m -..“_





' not do so?





 





 





 





5 FEB. ‘17; 719,12“ -





all right, providing a child learns to





' work, 1:00-





We pay our teacher’s good wages for

teaching our children. Why should they

They should have good sense

and judgment not to give lessons longer

than can be learned at school. There is

altOgether too much cramming, hurrying,

skimming over lessons. Take more time,

thorough explanations: be sure the pupil

understands a lesson before they are al-

lowed to take up the next. If the teach-

ers would do their duty towards our chil—

dren and all parents take a firm stand to

stamp out this home study it would soon

be a thing of the past—Mrs. A. W, S.





 





 





 





GLEANINGS FROM A YOUNG MOTH-

ER’S EXPERIENCE.

BY ELLA E. ROCKWOOD.



“My baby,” said a young mother who

is trying to bring up her little one along

modern hygienic lines, “loves to play on

mamma’s bed, yet I am afraid to leave

her there alone even for a few minutes

for fear she may creep near the edge and

fall off. 'So I pull her own little iron bed

with its high railing, along the front of

the larger one. This gives absolute saf—

ety since the back of the latter is against

the wall. Her bed is not quite so long

as mine so I fill in at the end with a,

high-backed chair from the dining-room,

which is so heavy that, she cannot move

it, The bed, with its firm, smfioth sur-

face, makes her a iineyplay-room, much

better than the floor, which soils her

skirts so quickly.



As to food to supplement nature’s sup-

ply for a growing child, this mother finds

a gruel made by boiling a handful of

rolled oats in a quart of water for sev-

eral hours, both satisfying and nourish—

ing. The gruel is strained, slightly salt-

ed and sweetened. Her nine—months-old

babe has one feeding each day of this,

given with a spoon. She is nursed at

three—hour intervals through the day,

omitting one for the gruel.



She is now facing the problem of keep-

ing baby out of mischief as it creeps

about the room. Whether to “spat pad-

dies" and thus teach her to leave things

which she should not have, alone: or to

remove her to another part of the room

and say nothing, is the question. She is

convinced that it is going to require a

good many spats to accomplish the pur-

pose if that is the course to be taken.

This she naturally dislikes to do, although

firm in the conviction that baby shall not

be allowed to become a little tyrant and

always do as she pleases.



Baby is now at the age where every-

thing she gets into her tiny fingers goes

into her mouth. In spite of watchful care

this sometimes happens with bits of pa-

per or other small objects which are not

swallowed but which cling to the roof of

the mouth and cause the child to choke.



Mother has found out that the best way

to dislodge such things is to wind a bit

of absorbent cotton around her finger,

wet it with the boracic acid solution al-

ways at hand, and with this remove the

offending object. Anything like a scrap

of paper, or bit of thread attached itself

to the wet cotton and is readily removed

from the mouth. Baby is used to this

operation as it is a regular part of her

daily health to have her mouth swabbed

out in this manner. Her mother thinks

this keeps her free from the various forms

of sore mouth peculiar to infancy.



The question of a place in which to

keep baby‘s wardrobe was solved by hav-

ing made a long, low box provided with

a hinged cover. The box is divided into

two crosswise sections, one of which

holds her best things, the other such as

are worn every day. Here they are laid

out flat, one upon another, easy to reach

and separated for convenience, SO that

when in a hurry there is never any diffi-

culty in finding what is wanted in the

way of clean clothes. The box is lined

inside and out with cretonne of a dainty

pattern and the cover is padded. The

dimensions are, length, 50 inches, width,

12 inches, height, 12 inches.





 





TRANSPARENT SUMMER DRESS

GOODS BROUGHT OUT WHILE

MERCURY DROPS.





In spite of the fact that marquisette

was declared “out" late last summer, it

is very much in evidence in the new

goods which are already being shown for

this spring. For, although the mercury

was away below zero the most of Janu-

ary, enterprising shopkeepers shook out

their airy summer muslins and flaunted

them before women who were shivering

in pony coats and furs.



Sheer goods, it is said, are to be lead-





 





ers, marquisettes, cotton voiles and our

other old favorites. Indeed, in some of

the largest stores, they solemnly declare

they have only three pieces of heavy lin-

en " in all . the. stock, while diaphanous

white goods of many names are offered

for your inspection. Pure white bordered





goods are much liked, the body of the





cloth being sheer and the border of heav-



ier weave, either white or in colors.



UNCLE SAM’S WORK FOR THE AM-

FRICAN HOIISEW|FE:





 





 





 





No branch of the general government

comes so near to the life of the people as

the department of agriculture, which

deals with the cotton and other fibers of

which our clothes are made, the flocks

and herds we raise, the crops we produce,

the food we eat, and the timber of which

our houses are built.



The closeness of the relation between

the department'and the people is in great

measure due to the fact that the use

which is made of agricultural products

receives as much attention as their pro-

duction, and the great bulk of these pro-

ducts are used in the home. Comment-

ing on this phaSe of the department’s

work, [the secretary said recently: “Com-

mercial industries were long ago studied

by scientific methods, since it was found

that gaining knowledge by experience

was much more costly than gaining it

by systematic study. It is only lately

that we have come to realize that it is

equally profitable to study the house~

keeper’s problems. Fifty years ago few

such questions had been taken to the

laboratory and few schools gave instruc

tion in such subjects. Today very many

men and women of scientific training have

taken the home problem to the laboratory

and are finding ways of helping the

housekeeper to solve her problems satis-

factorily. More than 100 agricultural and

other colleges in the United States now

offer courses in home economics, as this

general subject of the study of home

problems is called, and cooking or some

other branch of the subject is taught in

hundreds of high schools in the United

States. The department of agriculture

has studied many questions which relates

to the use of agricultural products on the

farm and in the home, but perhaps none

of them has a closer relation to the

household than the nutrition investiga-

tions of the office of experiment‘stations,

which have to do with the use of agri-

cultural products as human foods, and

whose object is to help the housewife in

her efforts to provide good living at rea-

sonable cost, without undue labor.”



The results of the work have been sum-

marized in Farmers’ Bulletins, 24 in num—

ber, on a great variety of~ topics, such as

the food value of milk, sugar, bread.

meats, fruits and vegetables; methods of

preparing food for the table, and the carc-

of food in the home. The first edition of

Farmers’ Bulletins on food topics, as is

the case with all Farmers’ Bulletins, is

relatively small and reprints are issued

only as they are needed to meet the pop-

ular demand. That the information pre-

sented has been appreciated is shown by

the fact that a total of 9,968,000 copies

has been required up to date to meet the

demand, or one bulletin to every ten per-

sons of the ninety odd millions making

up the population of the United States.

In the case of every one of these bulle—

tins over 100,000 copies have been needed

to meet the request for them, and in the

majority of cases three or four times this

number, the demand, apparently having a

direct relation to the subject~matter, the

bulletins dealing with the commonest food

materials being the most popular. Thus.

over 700,000 copies have been published of

the bulletins on bread making. or

“Eggs and their Uses as Food,” 555,000

copies have been distributed, and of

“Beans, Peas and other Legumes as

Food,” 420,000 copies. The publications

which deal with the preparation of food

have been particularly sought after, 762,-

000 copies having been issued of the bul-

letin on "Canned Fruit, Preserves and

Jellies—»H0usehold Methods of Prepara-

tion,” and 740,000 copies of the one on

“Preparation of Vegetables for the Ta-

ble." The bulletin which heads the list

in the demands which have been made

for it is entitled “Economical Use of Meat

in the Home," which discusses the prep-

aration of this staple food material with

reference to economy as well as palata-

bilitY. In the two years since this bul-

letin was published 18 regular editions,

aggregating 1,420,000 copies have been is-

sued by the department and, in addition a.

special reprint of 500,000 copies ordered by

congress, making a. total of 1,920,000

copies.





 

 

 

 





THE .MicmGAN FARMER:





an. 195





 





 





 





 





pun-1::





 





 





 





factor.





 





.__.——-





Royal loop.





Tell him your particular needs. He gladly





 





America 71 Steel



Fence Post C Amper-



than W a o d a n d



' More Durable. Get

I Catalog.





“I u I: it Hi “Din u: H i923. u- D” u D in "D: It!





 





AMERICANSTEEL STS SthATES-





LIVE stock, protected with

woven wire fence, is the rock

foundation of profitable farming.

. Sheep on the meadow—sheep on the stub-

ble make good use of wasted grain and the vol-





unteer crop of weeds. _

turn in the sheep. They' use it to good advan-

tage and with profit to you. _

the meadow mean money in the pocket. The sheep, like the

hog, is a farm machine, used to work over products on the

spot where they are produced.

carries eight to eleven sheep. . _ ' .

the best quality of woven wire fence IS a posmvc economic

That quality is found in





ous stay fence of big wires

woven together With the

A fabric of great





ROYAL FENCE—a continu-





Royal Fence Dealers Everywhere





F. Baackes, Vice Pres. 8: Gen Sales Agt.

AMERICAN STEEL 6: WIRE (70..



Chicago, 72 \‘V. Adams St.: New York.



30 Church St; Denver- U.S Steel



Products 00., Sun Francisco,





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





When the clover is cut





The cost is nothing. Sheep on





One acre of good meadow

Dividing the farm closely With





strength and resiliency, galvan-

ized and tested to ensure the

utmost durability and elli-

ciency.





will show you the different styles of Royal Fence





 

   

 





adapted to all farm purposes. so you may make your own comparisons. . He buys in large So}:

quantities. getsthe lowest carload lrcigltt'mtes and can a},



sell you good fence at the lowest possible price. “Royal



Fe 7: a a



Nev/n," aha





 





Make the Farm

Pay," profusely

illultrufod, devoted

to the interests of

farmers and showing

how fence may be employed

to enhance the ca rninypuwer ofa

farm. Furnished free 111nm. applicatwm'





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





/





Portland, Seattle





 





 





 





A Sunday Suit





clothes-making.





merit of the cloth.

before you spend a cent.





$15 suit—but make us prove them!





Go to the nearest Clothcraft Store. Examine the suit carefully; try





on the coat, and see how well it fits. otlce also

good styles of Clothcraft Clothes at $10 to $25.





If you don't know a Clothcraft Store write us. We'll send you the

Spring Style-Book, a sample of the serge, and name of nearest dealer.





THE JOSEPH" & FEISS CO.





Manufacturers of Men’s Clothes





Founded 1850-“Oldest American G

623 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, N. W.





at an

Every - Day Price — $ 1 5





A suit that’s good enough

for any man to wear anywhere





is the result of a new idea in

It’s the





CLOTHCDAFT‘





l S ' l

0

Blue Setge peeia .

N95130 GUARANTEED ALL-W001. $15

AND FAST COIDR



The success of the new idea permits us to use the

best blue serge we've ever put into a $15 suit.



The style, fit and workmanship are fully up to the

And you can be sure of quality

The Clothcraft guaranty,

backed by dealer and maker, assures absolutely pure

wool; first-class trimmings and workmanship; perma-

nent shapclincss; and lasting service and satisfaction.



All those good qualities seem like a large order in a





eveland REG. us.





 

 





 





GUARANTEED

ALI: W0 0L





the many other





PAT. OF F.





 





 





moan AGENTS fin—Tan





in each town toride and exhi bit sample

1912 Bicycle. Writefor special ofi’er.

. We Ship on Approval 'wi kind a cent

\ deposit,allow10 DAYS FREE TRIAL

" and prepayfrciaht on every bicycle.

FACTOR PR ICES on bicycles. tires





 

 

 

 





our catalogs and learn our unheard-of prices and marve-

tone 8 ectal ojrer. Tim, wheels. lampesundrieahalfprices.

main ccha 90., Dept. :w7 7:6hloago, Ill.





TRUSTWORTHY MEN 0R WOMEN





Wanted as local representatives of res naible manu-

facturer. High 0 use merchandise an clean sellin

methods. $12.00 per week guaranteed on easy cond

tions. with posstbility of $30 and advance. Experience

not. necessary. lanai-outer. Box 0 I 218, Philadelphia.





WANT ED—Experienoed married man for

airliner-atom. Mustbewilling

to work as well as auporintend. Besides each house.

cow. wood. chickens and garden furnished. Without

ox erienoc and bee of reference no me to lying.

A dress BONNIE BRAE FARM, Algonac, ich.





 





 





 





 





Wanted, Experienced Dal? Farmer for 50 cows.





Address JNO. STRONG. uth Rockwood, Mich.





A Few Good

Positions Open





We have a few positions open for

men who will drive through the coun-





try. We will pay a regular weekly

salary and expenses.

The work is healthful and

instructive, it will teach you a busi-

Write,





Box F, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich.





Experience not

necessary.





nesa. givlng references, to





 





 





Don’t Fail to mention the Mich-

gan Farmer when you

are writing to advertisers.
196" K28)





A PLEA FOR AIR IN THE HOME.





Air, water and feed are the great es-

sentials of life. A man may go for days

without feed and for hours without wat-

er but deprive him of air for a few min-

utes and he ceases to live.



The state and the country alike exer-

cise some supervision of the food and

water supply of the people, but the air

is “free” to all, and it is left to each

one to regulate the quantity and quality

of her home. Unfortunately, air laden

with the foulest and most poisonous sub—

stances can be inhaled without immedi-

ate knowledge of the (onditions, but. the

effects are seen later in headache, drowsi—

ness and other warning symptoms which,

in the case of habitually unventilated

dwellings results in deficient nutrition.

loss of vigor of body and mind and of

the power to resist disease.



\Ve reject dirty food for our stomach

while using dirty air for our lungs, or-

gans far more delicately constructed than

the digestive apparatus and needing care-

ful consideration if we would have the

best health and strength.



Go into the large majority of living and

sleeping rooms in city or country, es—

pecially in winter, and you will tind a

reason for the spread of the white plague

which is slaying thousands of our young

people all over the land.



Fresh air, then, is a law of our well—

bcing. The average adult contaminates

about five thousand cubic inches of air

with every breath, and in ordinary rcsr

piration an adult abstracts sixteen cubic

feet of oxygen from the atmosphere cv-

ery twenty-four hours. and adds to it

i’ourtcen cubic feet of carbonic acid gas

in the same time. Nearly one—third of

the cxcretions of the body are eliminat-

(d from the lungs and another large bro—

portion through the skin.



In the brief space i have at my com-

mand, I can only suggest mcthods of

meeting.r this dcmaind of ourvnaturc, for

fresh air by means of ventilation and

out door life, methods with which you

are- probably familiar.



At once we are confronted with the ob-

stacle of perfectly ventilating a house.

Economic considerations frequently lcad

householders to save fuel at the cxpcnsc

of health; again, drafts from open win—

dows are objectionable: also, many per-

sons accustom themselves to an over-

hcatcd room and catch cold if fresh air

is admitted While sitting at work. Science

and invention are coming to our aid to

overcome the first two objections and the

last can and will be overcome by the ex—

crcise of will power and the desire to be

well. Public opinion is coming to favor

open windows in sleeping apartments and

the sleeping porch or tent has ceascd to

be a fad; the, fll‘l‘HllgOlllOIlIS for absolute

comfort. of body while enjoying fresh,

pure air for the lungs has been reduced

to a science along thcsc lines.





 





MEAT CURING.



For probably ten years we have been

. using a very satisfactory method of cur—

ing our hams and shoulders, which can

be used for side meat as well. l'ntil

, we dircovercd this method we wcnt

- through the time—honored method of

packing in a barrel of brine. good sub-

stantial stuff, which was strong enough

for self—support. Now the brine barrel

is dethroned at this house.



\Ve all have our regular ways of butch—

ering killing hogs, clcaning, handling.

etc., which are really not so lllllitn'tant,

since the results of poor methods here

last only till the butchering is done. whilo

improper curing is evident as long as the

mcat lasts.



As soon as the hams, shoulders and

side pieces are cut up and cool, we go

at the sugar cure. This usually is two

or three days after killing, owing to get-

ting sausage and Yard taken care of. and

necessary other work and cleaning up

after butchering is out of the way.



The Sugar Cures Mix together one gal-

ion of Clean salt, about one pint of brown

sugar. and not over a half cup of pepper.

\Ve use no saltpetcr. Thoroughly mix

these ingredients together, and apply by

rubbing in by hand. Rub one-half of this

mixture into every part of the meat pos-

sible, the rind side as well as the other

“arts where there is no rind. Better

have the sugar, salt and pepper in a dish

or pan large enough to hold one shoulder

or a ham at one time, and so put the

meat into the sugar cure rather than the

sugar cure onto the meat.



After you have rubbed it in thoroughly,

place the meat in a clean, cool place. and

leave for a. week or more before applying

the second or the last amount. It is bet-





r me mcmcmm- mm...





ter’ not to allow the hams and shoulders

to treeze before applying this mixture.

Some of ourneighbors tried this way of

curing except that they added saltpeuter,

and they did not like it. The reason, I

believe, was due to the saltpeterpfor

since they have used the mixture as giv-

en above, thcy like it, and find it a. great

advantage over the brine method. It

takes some of us a long time to learn;

for 20 years the brine barrel was as much

a part of our housekeeping equipment as

was a coal oil barrel.



After letting the meat lie thus season-

ing for several weeks, depending on

whether frozen much or not, it is trans-

ferred tow the smoke—house, where its

final curirig is given. In this connection,

let me say that we- believe in new-fangled

notions when there is any reason in them,

yet recently l read of a farmer turning

a clean barrel upside down over a smoke,

and smoking it with several layers of

smoke, then placing the. meat inside of

this keg, covering it with a weak brine,

thus getting smoked meat in less time,

besides a more thorough job. Do you

think it would work? I don’t. Yet, Idon’t

know.





USES FLOUR ON GASOLINE FIRE.



l'lditor Household Department:——I n0-

ticed in your last issue an article in re-

gard to the use of gasoline. Now there

is no fire more easily put out than gaso—

line if you know what: to use. If you

will try common flour, and every house-

hold has some on hand, you will find that

it will smother the tire very quickly, as

i know from experience—A Subscriber.





HOME QUERIES.





\\'ill someone please send a recipe for

making home—made graham crackers?—-—

Mrs. A M. ii.



.liditor Household Department—Do you

have patterns for cross-stitch. Please

answer through your paper—Mrs. W. F.





MICHIGAN FARMER PATTERNS.





 





These patterns may be obtained from

the. Michigan Farmer ofilce at the prices

named. He sure to give pattern number

and the size wanted.





 





 





 





 





No. 5412, Ladies’ Shirt-Waist, with

Under-Arm Gore. Cut in 6 sizes, 32 to

42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires

2% yards of 36-inch material. Price, 10

cents.



No. 5194, Ladies’ Dressing Sack. Seven

sizes, 32 to 44 inches bust measure. Size

36 requires 25,. yards of 36—inch material;

21; yards of ribbon. Price, 10 cents.



No. 5414, Ladies’ Eight-Gored Skirt.

(‘ut in 5 sizes. 22 to 30 inches waist

nit-asure. Size 24 measures 4 yards

around lower edge and requires 6 yards

of 36—inch material. Price, 10 cents.



No. 5395, Girls’ Dress, with High or

L0w Neck. Cut in sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12

years. Age 8 requires 274: Yards of 36-

inch material. Price, 10 cents.



No. 3209, Boys' Sailor Suit. Sizes 4 and

6 without a tly, 8 and 10 with a fly. Four

sizes, 4 to 10 years. For 8 years it re—

quires 2% yards 54 inches wide. Price,

10 cents.



If you wish to mend holes or rents in

woolen goods and have no material to

match from which to draw thread, get a

half yard of wool skirt braid the same

color and draw threads from this. Press

under damp cloth or paper.—Mrs. A.

D. P.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





FEB. 17, 1912.





I





Utensils enemy





\ Cleaned and __

fi , Cleared aWayTviiI‘i





 





A dash of Old Dutch





/ 1 .3 " w... _. Cleanser on a damp

/ / ///_,a ' , cloth quickly removes

/ / ‘ \\ the caked flour from

% $ 3, the rolling-pin and the





bread-board, cuts away

the burnt-in crusts on

the baking—pans.





Many other uses and

full directions on large

Sifter-Can 10c





J ,4; - ill /////I





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





 





mm.





And it's a





 

 





Franklin runs so 8

scarcely any effort.





on the bulkiest goods.





the eye of the needle.





$ 1 8.45





for a $65.00

Sewing Machine





But: although the Frank-

lin is easily the finest sew-

ing machine that: you can

buy, in price it is far be-

low any other machine of

its quality. The identical

machine—with the excep-

tion of a. number of im-

provements we have made

——is sold everywhere by

dealers and a cute for .65

-—yet our r ce is 018.46.

Think of t tit—am sew-

ing machine, guaranteed

for 90 years, for 018.45.

Write for free book toda



and save from to u



onyour sewing machine.





_ joy town it up, too.

is—from the daintiest dimity to the thickest of corduroys—the





It's the easiest running machine you ever imagined— ball-bearing and

so well-balanced and Simple in construction that you can sew the live-

long day in ease—With never a trace of a. backache.



And then. there are endless improvements that make sewing on the

Franklin a. veritable delight. For example. the arm is high—you can sew





that. never rips. no matter what the sewing is. It‘s self-threading up to





Takes but '8.»

minute to

run that} , \

Seam on'the

FRANKLIN





Sewing Machine





 





 

   





For no matter what the fabric





 

 





moothly— so freely -- so easily that there's





 

   

   

   





You get the same straight. even and elastic stitch





   

 





There’s the extra big bobbin ~automatic bobbin-

wmderbthe self—setting needle and the automatic

tensxon release—the automatic head-lift and the

roomy drawers. Then, the belt is on the outside

of the wheel—it comes off and goes on easily. And

then, best of all. the Franklin is the simplest ma.-

chine you ever used — nothing complicated— you

can run it perfectly without a personal instructor.

and do all kinds of sewing—heinming, rufliing.

tucking. shirring. binding. etc.





Get This FREE Book





But we have written a. book that; tells of the Franklin’s

many conveniences in detail—illustrates in colors the

many handsome hand-rubbed finish styles of cabinets—

teils of our iron-clad 20—year guaran tee—and our 3-months

free trial otter. It’s a. book that you ought: to have it you

ever expect to put a. dollar into a. machine, for it; not only

tells of the Franklin. one of the finest; sewing machines

made, but: also of our Minnesota. sewing machines, ranging

as low in price as 85.95. This book is free—write for it

today. Just. a. postal saying “Mail me your Sewing Machine

Book”—- and the book comesfree. Address





Sean, RoebUCk & Cm, Dept. 6'24. Chicago. Ill.





   

   

   





 





   

   

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 





" CRESCENT SMOKE





   

 

 

   





 





Portable, Galvanized.

Rust Proof—Fire Proof



Clean, sanitary and durable. ..

Many farmers use it also tor

Eoultry house, min bin, milk



ouse, storage ouse, etc. etc.

Handiest thing on the arm. ,

You need one. Write now for .





B' F lder

l’l‘fis hawonhon Ind FREE

mbutmtiel it's in o. On be curried my-





where—m n or taken down in lean thin 5

minutes. all the interesting fact;





Whullng mung 60.,

in N. Clinton St, Chicago. Ill. 'r





 

   

   





Don’t Wear a lruss‘





strugggfipl‘glfl. PADS are different





etruu, eing medicine appli-





 

 

 





Lo hold the parts securely In place.

No Ill-cpl, buckles or springs—can-

not summon-yo: chute or comprell

again» the pubic bone. The meat.

obltlnII-O cues cured. Thousands

have mcoesamlly treated themselvel

n home without hindrance from work. Soft in vol.

vet—cu to Apply—Inexpensive. Awarded ld

.Jlednl. messni‘reooverv in nntunl, no no further

use for man. We prove what. we say by lead.

ins you Trial of Pinpno Ibse-

lately FREE. Write TODAY.





IIIII. OflPLAPAO .

Adam—Mia momentum mum llo.





 





 





 





: 3.2.1.»:

. .s.





a.





.wznwummm





«first»; A a... .
i





Wakes ~.





l





 

 





 





 





 





FEB. 17. 1912- a

1*! rs. $.89...- ..



e me . o -

Zfiréi’t‘ifm? gglrlege. A: similar review will

also .be undertaken at Ann Arbor and

Houghton: that the work of these three

state institutions might be harmonized

land that some system of cohesion be-

tween them may be formulated.



A number of vesSels reported the un-

usual'phenomenon of water boiling in the

Gulf of Mexico about 240 miles south of

the Texan coast. It is believed by the

observers that some volcanic disturbance

at the bottom of the Gulf at this point is

causing the peculiar action of the water.

The sea is filled with dead fish.



Water has been turned into the dam

surrounding the wreck of the old bat-

tleship Maine and the hull has now

raised free of the mud into which she

settled since the explosion 14 years ago.

She will remain secure inside the dam

until orders are received from Washing-

ton for moving her out.



Sunday about 40 pulpits in the city of

Detroit were occupied by speakers who

are working in the interests of the move-

ment to reduce the number of.saloons in

the state.



The 62 miners entombed in the Bunker

Hill mine at Sutter Creek, Cal., by a

cave-in. were all rescued uninjured.



Orders have been issued to rush work

on the fortress to be built on Flamenco

Island, which guards the Pacific entrance

to the Panama canal.



Property valued at $129,600 was de-

stroyed by fire Monday night at 251 Jet-

ferson avenue, Detroit.



Foreign.



Conferences between the republicans

and conservatives of China are still being

held with the purpose of arriving at an

agreement for the establishing of a re-

public. Gradually differences are being

harmonized into a general scheme, which,

it is stated by leading Chinamen, will

astonish the world by the way their an-

cient civilization will accept its provisions

and begin another great epoch of their

national existence. It is now believed

that the capital will remain at Pekin and

that,the demands of the republicans will

not all be acceded, although they are

having a controlling interest in the new

regime. Their magniminity is the assur—

ing feature in the problem and argues

for the loyalty of the Chinese to their

country and traditions, and bespeaks

harmony and prosperity for the future.



The Canadian government has offered

to open negotiations for a reciprocity

treaty with Australia.



Strikes which were on among the dock-

men at Manchester, Eng, and Glasgow,

Scotland, have been settled.



The British and German governments

are considering a proposal for a world-

wide entente looking toward universal

peace. For the past few days the war

secretary of England has been in Berlin

considering provisions of such an agree-

ment.



Twelve men are known to have been

killed and five injured by an explosion of

dynamite near Fort Francis, Ont., where

a construction gang was at work on a

railroad bed.



Severe fighting occurred at San Do-

mingo. early this week between govern-

ment troops and the revolutionary forces.

Gen. Toridio was killed. The rebels re-

mained in possession of the field.





UPPER PE'N—l—N'EULA BOOSTERS MEET.





The annual meeting of the Upper Pe-

ninsula Development Bureau was held at

Marquette on February 6, with a large

number of members present from the

several counties of the Upper Peninsula

who are interested in the work. In his

annual address, President T. A. Green,

reviewed the work of the association for

the past year. He recounted the diffi-

culty which was experienced during the

first year’s work in convincing people

that the work of the bureau was not to

boost any one towu or county, railroad

or interest, but the welfare of the penin-

sula as a whole. He declared prospects

bright for the ensuing year and urged

the formation of county development bu-

reaus throughout the peninsula. Reso—

lutions were passed at the meeting favor—

ing the organization of a boys’ and girls'

auxiliary club with a membership fee of

2‘5 cents per year, the proceeds to go to-

wardboys’ and girls’ corn growing con—

tests throughout the peninsula. Another

resolution asked the State Board of Ag-

riculture to expend a larger share of their

appropriation in the extension of work of

the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station

at Chatham. Officers were elected for

the- ensuing year as fOIIOWS:



President, Thornton A, Green, Ontona-

gon; vice—president, Patrick Flanagan,

Sagola; second vice—president, A. T. Rob-

crts, Marquette; secretary, J. J. McNa-

mara, Houghton; treasurer, H. W. Reade,

Escanaba.



Several directors were also elected from

each county. The work of this bureau is

similar in nature to that of the two

similar organizations in the lower penin-

sula. and*the agriculture of the upper

peninsula will undoubtedly be rapidly de-

veloped through its effective work.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





Eaton Co.,’ Feb. 5.—Zero weather. 'and

26 below. but a few sunny days. Excel-

lent sleighing, though the snow is not

deep enough 'to prevent getting about to

draw wood, and do such work. The

farmer who does not get his wood cut and

hauled before spring will have only self

to blame. Beans, $2.10@2.15; wheat, 93c;

rye, 90c; oats, 48c; com, 650; potatoes,

75@85c; butter, 26c; eggs, 24@30c; hogs,

$5@5.75; sheep, $2.50@3; lambs, ”@659;

cachs, $5@7.50; cattle, ”@550. Hay is

worth good money now, a local retailer

offered a. farmer $22 per ten for ,a few

tonsbut did not get it. Buyers paying

about $18 for good timothy hay.



Newaygo Co., Feb. 5.——:l’anuary has





 





 





9'





been a solid cold month all through, as

lowas 16 below zero. It has been hard

on stock of all kinds and has certainly

taken lots of feed, which is mighty scarce

with some farmers. A good many are

buying high-priced feed, which surely

cuts down the profits. There is not much

profit in feeding ground corn at $1.50 per

cwt. Butter-fat has been a good price

but is falling off in price 2@3c. Prices

paid by local dealers are: Potatoes, 75c;

wheat, 85c; oats, 480; shelled corn, 65c;

rye, 85c; eggs, 28c; butter, 28c; live pork,

5543c; dressed, 7c; beef, 2@3c; sheep, 21/2

@3%c; veal, 3@5c; fowls and spring

chickens, 100; butter-fat, 37c.



Sanliac Co., Feb. 9.——The old saying.

“When the days begin to lengthen, the

cold begins to strengthen,” has proved

more than true this winter, every day

just the same. Clover and wheat are

pretty well protected with snow, perhaps

six inches on the level. We have not

had any bad blizzards this winter and

the first snow that fell is with us yet.

Stock, as a rule, are not feeding very

well. Bean pods were almost a total fail-

pre and with perhaps 50 per cent of the

corn fodder still in the field the facts are

one is compelled to feed considerable

more grain to balance up the ration, the

roughage is so deficient in its milk nutri-

tion. Farmers in general are feeling

rather cheerful, not much doing but the

chores. Coal famine necessitates more

wood cutting than usual. Horses seem

to be a little more plentiful than usual

and are not quite so high in price. Clover

seed rather high and scarce and will be

more so when spring comes, as farmers

will be active buyers. Market quotations:

Wheat, 92@94c; oats, 48c; rye, 88c; hay,

$156117 per ton; butter, creamery, 36c;

dairy, 25c; eggs, 260.



Ottawa Co., Feb. 9.—It was the opinion

of many that because of so much rain

during the fall, there would be a light

fall of snow during the winter. Since the

beginning of January, snow has been fall-

ing very frequently, until now it is about

20 inches deep in this section and the

weather has been extremely cold with

the prospect of still continuing so. Ev-

erybody is complaining about the extra

fuel and feed that is being consumed. The

roads drift so badly nearly every day that

it makes it difficult for teams to travel.

Quite a number of farmers are busy haul—

ing gravel, some for their owu use for





 





cement work, such as barn and stable

floors, silos, etc. Others are hauling

gravel on the roads and a number of





teams are drawing gravel for the new

canning factory which is to be built in

Cooper'sville this spring. It is said it will

require over 1.000 yards of gravel for this.

It is expected this canning factory will

be a great help to the village and sur—

rounding country. The San Jose scale

has made its appearance on all orchards

in this section so there will have to be

more spraying done than ever before.



Branch Co., Feb. 1.—Fine winter

weather following the extreme cold

weather of Jan. ].-20. Sleighing fine and

much grain going into market at follow-

ing prices: Wheat, 94c; oats, 48c; corn,

63c; clover seed, $11; buckwheat, $1.60

per cwt.; butter, 28c; eggs, 280; hay, $20.

Ice houses filled with ice from 14 to 18

inches thick. Much unfinished stock is

being placed on the market owing to

scarcity of feed. LiVe stock compara-

tively free from disease, except horses,

which are suffering much from distemper.



Shlawassee Co., Feb. 4.——Low tempera-

ture prevails. Sleighing excellent. Farm-

ers busy doing chores and hauling out

manure. IVood-cutting at a standstill

on account of too much snow in the wood

lots. A. number of farmers are selling off

their timber that is ready to harvest and

eight teams are busy hauling the logs to

a nearby mill. From $14 to $20 per

thousand is being paid for choice timber.

\Vinlcr crops of all kinds are going

through the season in excellent condition

the land being well covered with snow.

Farmers are feeling rather blue over the

bean crop. Thousands of bushels will be

fed to hogs in this locality. Farmers are

very much dissatisfied with tho presenl

method of marketing beans. believing

they are entitled to the cull beans after

paying 71/20 for picking.



Ohio.



Wayne Co., Feb. 6.——January was a

very cold month with the mercury stand-

ing at zero and below, having reached 24

degrees below zero on the 13th. Showing

a little every day but not enough for

sleighing during the month of January

and February from the start has been

cold and stormy. Snowing every day a

little with the mercury standing close to

zero, and occasionally a little below, with

fair sleighing at this writing. Markets:

Hay, $19 per ton; wheat, 90c; oats, 45c:

clover seed, $14 per bu; pork. dressed. $8

per cwt; bcef, $9, dressed; butter, 35c;

eggs, 32c: poultry, alive, 10c.



Lucas Co.—Thc weather continues to

be cold, the mercury hovers CIOSe to

zero mark. There is about six inches of

snow on the level fields, a good protection

to wheat, which looked good before the

snow came. The ground is frozen very

deep and apples and potatoes which were

buried are frozen, also some of the cel-

lars which were considered frost-proof.

Potatoes are $1.50 per bu: apples, $1.50;

oats, 50c; wheat, 95c: rye, 900; barley.

$1.80 per cwt; hay, $24 per ton on the

Toledo market; straw, $12; live hogs, $5.90;

eggs, 3207 butter, 35c; chickens. 10c: corn

900 per cwt. On account of the high price

of all kinds of grain farmers are market-

ing theirihogs, which will have a tendency

to make hogs high next summer.





 





MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.



Wheat.g—In reply to the question, “Has

wheat during January suffered injury

from any cause?" 77 correspondents in

the southern counties answer "yes" and

243 “110'." in the central counties 11 an-

swer "yes” and 144 ”no;" in the northern

counties 2 answer “yes” and 124 “no.”





 





E MIGHIGAN -~FABMER-~





 





and in the upper peninsula 1 anSwers

“yes" and 30 “no."



Snow protected wheat in the southern

counties 27 days; in the central counties

29; in the northern counties 30; in the

upper peninsula 31 and in the state 28

days.



The average depth of snow on the 15th

in the southern counties was 5.20 inches;

in the central counties 6.70; in the north-

ern counties 11.85; in the upper peninsula

17.05, and in the state 7.73 inches.



On the 31st the average depth in the

southern counties was 7.48; in the central

counties 8.88; in the northern counties

15.15; in the upper peninsula 22.10, and in

the slate 10.21 inches.



The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in January at 108

llouring mills was 294.976 and at 112 ele-

vators and grain dealers 350,694, or a

total of 645,670 bushels. Of this amount

484,869 bushels were marketed in the

southern four tiers of counties; 138,690 in

the central counties and 22,111 in the

northern counties and upper peninsula.

’I‘he,estimated total number of bushels

of wheat marketed in the six months,

August~January, is 8,500,000. Sixty-four

mills, elevators and grain dealers report

no wheat marketed in January. The av-

erage condition of live stock in the state

is reported as follows, comparison being

with stock in good, healthy and thrifty

condition: Horses and swine 95; cattle

93. and sheep 94.





CATALOG NOTICES.



The 1912 catalog of the Seager Engine

\Vorks, Lansing, Mich., is a handsomely

printed, 50-page booklet, fully illustrat-

ing and describing the famous ()lds gas-

oline engine manufactured 'by this com-

pany. The engine is not only described

as a whole, but in every detail, and the

various kinds and sizes of engines manu-

factured by this company for many dif-

ferent purposes are also shown. The

list includes engines for all kinds of work

which gasoline power can be made to

pcrform upon the farm.



“Couscrve the Moisture” is the title of

a booklet sent upon request by The Dun-

ham Company, of Berea, Ohio. This

booklet, as stated on the title page, is

"A plain, practical talk by a man who

knows." It tells how and when to use

land m‘lcrs and various types of pulver-

izcxs for host results in the conservation

of needed soil moisture, which means

increased yields of our staple crops, \\'rite

lhc 'I'lunham Company for a copy of this

booklet. mentioning the Michigan Farm-

cr. and secure this interesting and prof-

itable information.



L. L. May & Co., St. Paul, Minn., pub-

lish u handsome 1912 catalog of northern

grown seeds, plants, bulbs, and fruits.

This is a book of 114 pages, fully describ—

ing and illustrating their complete line

of seeds and nursery stock of all kinds

including ornamental plants and shrubs

as well as bush and small fruits and farm

seeds of all .kinds.



Peerless Fence. “The Symbol of the

Steel Age.” manufactured by the Peer-

less VVil'e Fence Co., of Adrian. Mich., is

illustrated and described in a 72-pagc

catalog, sent upon request by this com-





pany. In it many sizes, styles and

weights of. farm fencing are illustrated

and described, as well as ornamental





fencing. stecl gates. tools and fencing

accessories. etc.



R, H. Shumway’s catalog for 1912 c0u.

tains 60 large pages, illustrating and de-

scribing thc complete line of farm seeds

offered. It will be sent upon application

to readers of this paper to R. H. Shunt--

way, Rockford, Ill.



”The Now. Engine, its Features, One

of its l'scs and what Some l'scrs Say

Regarding It." is the title of a handsome

illustrated booklet, published by the Novo

Engine Company, of Lansing, Mich. This

illustrated booklet describing the Novo

gasoline engine will be sent to readers

of this paper upon request by the above

mm.



The Eureka Mower Co., of litica, N.

Y,. is sending out a. handsome 40—page

illustrated catalog describing a complete

linl- of farm implements, including pota-

lo planters, corn planters, weeders, seed-

l‘I‘S, harrows. cultivators and other ma—

chinery in addition to their center draft

mower. This catalog of over 40 special-

ties manufactured by this firm will he

sent upon request. Ask for catalog (I.



The Iowa Sccd Co., Des liloincs, Iowa,

are now sending out their forty-seventh

annual seed catalog of farm, garden and

flower seeds, shrubs, plants, etc. It is

an illustratcd catalog of 150 pages, listing

a very complete line of these goods. J



Johnston Farm Machinery, manufac—

tured by tho Johnston Harvester Co., of

Balavia, N. Y.. is fully illustrated and

described in a handsome 40—pagc catalog

sent upon request to Michigan Farmer

readers. In it are described the Johnston

lino of harvesting machinery, including

corn and grain bindcrs. mowers, reapers.

disk barrows. hay rakes and tcdders, hay

loaders, barrows. rollers, etc.



The Marlin Gun Catalog, just issued

by the Marlin Firearms Co., 127 Willis

street, New Haven, Conn, is a compre-

IIQI’ISIVO catalog. radically different from

others of this line. In addition to giving

full information regarding the guns man-

ufactured by this company, it is also a

practical treatise on gun construction and

illustrates and describes the many stan-

dard. styles of cartridges adapted to the

Marlin line of guns. Several new 'models





are listed in this catalo

time. S for the first

Prof Jesse Beery, Pleasant Hill, Ohio,





well known the country over



“King of horse tamers and trainer‘ss” 1:2:

published an interesting pamphlet ex-

plaining his system of teaching the Peery

method by correspondence. Prof Beery

declares that a knowledge of the. simple

principles of his system enables any man

to master vicious horses, cure bad horse

habits and break green colts with ease

A copy of this book will be sent free

upon request to Michigan Farmer readers.





Save Your





 





 





gas»; ' 1921





“77m engine for every pm- as





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Wife’s Strength

Your Horses’



and Your Own

The Novo Engine is built

for all farm work from

running separators to

operating feed mill

and ensllagc cutters.





 

   

 

 

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

 





Readily portable: the lightest engine

for power developed—l to 10 H.P. Com-

pact. ample. entirely self-contained.





 





It‘s easy to un-

derstand. It: It

and run.



Cooling system

I u a r a n to c d

against front

demarc-





SENQ FOB NOV!) CATALOG

read all about it before you buy. Scnd at once.

KOVO ENGINE COMPANY

213 Willow 312.. Lansing, nick.

Clarence E. Bement





Sec’y and Gen'l Mgr.

G RAIN





ALBERTA’S cRop





Reports from the grain fields of Alberta,

Western Canada, show splendid

yields of wheat, oats and





barley.



Many farmers have paid

for their land out of the pro-

ceeds of the crop of 1911.



At exhibitions throughout

the U. S. wherever the grain

from this Provmce has been

shown it has received the

highest commendation.



Free Homesteads of 160 acres

and adjoinin pre-emptions of

160 acres(at 3 per acre) are to

be had in the choicest districts.

. . Schools convenient. climate



l "II excellent, soil of the very best,

railways close at hand,building

lumber chea , fuel easy to get

and reasona le myrice, water

easily procured, mixed farming

a rent success.



rite as to best place for settlement,

settlers' low railway rates, pamphlet

"Lost BestWest," and other information,

to Supt. of Immigration. Ottawa. Cam,

or to Can. Gov. Ants.



W. o. McINNES,



176 Jefferson Ave., Detroit. Mjch.

C. A. IAURIER. Marquette, Mich.





U PL EX "mm“

MILLS



Only mill made with a double set of



grinders or burrs. Have a grinding





Surface of Susi. double that of any

other mill of equal size, the





Do Twice as Much

Work.





Grind our com, shelled

corn, oats, rye, when,

barley, knfllr corn, cot-

ton seed, corn in

shuclts, sheaf cats, or

any kind of grain, coarse, me-

dium or fine. Require 25% less

power than any other mill.

_, Especially adopted for gasoline

' . V engines. Write for new catalog.





Duplex Mill 8. Mfg. Co., Box 808 Springfield, Ohio





SCIENTIFIC SWEEP MILL

Double Action. Triple Geared ‘ ,7 ' ,7

This No. 5 is one of our " ' ‘

leading Feed Mills. Particu-

larly adapted for grinding

ear corn and small grain for atom:

feed. A medium priced mill that.





Gives Satisfaction





Strong, “durable and

easy running. Mounted

on a heavy hard-wood

box: Fully guaranteed.

Write for free catalog.



er20 styles and sizes. >

THE BAUER BROS. 00., Box 409 Springfield. 0M0





IIIY E SMITH HIE!





. We want a SMITH STUMI’ FULLER

a, . on every stump or timbered farm in the

country. It has a cost record 0‘ 5! a

.. .:.~ - " stump where the stumps run from I to 3’



Ice! through; it Will clear from I to, 3 acres a

day. doing the work of 20 men. Write to-

day for our catalogue and FREE TRIAL OFFER.





w. 3mm GRUBBER co, 144 Smith Sta. IaCrescent, lam





STUMP FULLER





Warrantcd the most practical mach!



. . no made. 0 '



2;}:0115. 1.: styles. 10 Sizes. $25 and up. Sc rew,Cable:: E::d?:wlel?



I: me o fihupest TILE DITOHER and the best '

ever sold. One h



”95" arrester o... m... N. .32”:..°“‘63 22h"



n a wanted. Our new M-pago Catalog FREE. Write Today:





M.I.. BENNETT I: COMPANY, WESTIIVILLE. OHIO.





to GAS ENGINE own;

FREE Write us and we will tell on 1101ng

—— overcome your IGNITION BOUBLES.

BOOK! gggcl‘ieséxyplgtin to you how to double

our on I

money;t MOTSINGER DEVICE Mfg. Co..lfgi‘sl.]:f.l:?fl:;:

Spec a tee, 584 Taylor St. Lafayette, Indiana. U S A





 

 





 





 

   





 





«are!





~/





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





J





- 5|. Hill





     





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 





l-I._.....—}—





l w





lllllmmwmmlll





 





 

 

 





 





 





The largest number of successful clients is our proofa





Patents that PROTECT





For Facts about Prizes Reward



, s. etc..eend Best In

our: new 128 page book of intense interest. to Insen‘t’o‘iar

R. b. & A. B. LACEY. Dept. 89. Washington. D. C. Eltlb 1809:





General Mercliamlise‘l’“and 00m” Sim





to

farm. Address 0. H. HART, $5621.?” v'ifilggf,‘ "lied





J03 WANTED—single man, '59 1 want. place .-





m .

ellent references. inmi§%%?minfiniclfr
..<





198 (so)





 





 





 





 





 





IS ”ONE MAN’S MEAT ANOTHER

MAN’S POISON?”





Is the miller of today grinding the

wheat so fine that it is almost impossible

to make good bread out of the flour, or

are our bread-makers losing the fine art?

.\lso, is the fine fiour responsible for the

increasing amount of appendicitis. stom-

ach, kidney and kindred ailments, as

many physicians infer? \Vhy does the

miller grind flour, corn meal, buckwheat.

etc., so fine that the life is ground out of

it? Corn meal, when so ground, becomes

a paste when made into mush ant “john—

ny-cake," is soggy instead of light as

when made of coarse meal. Every house—

wife made good bread out of winter

wheat flour 2:7 or 30 years ago, and today

she must have spring wheat flour and

poorer bread. Is there any difference be-

tween our winter wheat of today and

that which we grew 30 years ago? Could

we not have. as good bread from winter

wheat flour today if the old process were.

used in grinding? Does the miller make

enough more flour from the wheat by this

fine grinding to pay him for jeopardizing

the health of the consumer? What has

become of our old—time middlings? Does

the miller put them into the new ”patent”





flour? Today we get ground bran for

middlings.

Bay Co. F. C. HORN.





In the above question a fact is brought

into prominence which has caused a di-

vision among scientists for a number of

years. The effect of the high milling of

tlour has been made the. subject of an

cxtcnsive investigation by the I'nitcd

States government and by several of the

state experiment stations. Members of

the medical fraternity llHVt‘ also been

divided on the question of the cft‘cct on

hcalth of the modern highly milled

foods. Around this condition has devel-

oped the quite succcssful exploitation of

specially prcparcd breakfast foods. which

demonstrates simply that the problem has

taken hold of the rank and file of the

public.



Perhaps unfortunatcly for the promul-

gation of an absolutely systematic doc—

trine, the. human race seems bound by in—

dividual idiosyncrasies. '\\'hat may seem

with one individual may disagree with

another, and a diet carefully regulated

to the needs of one person may be en-

tircly incompatible with another. luck-

wheat tlour is a good example of such

a food, Some pcrsons can scarcely touch

buckwheat cakes delightfully suited to

their particular needs. Strawberics, ap-

ples. various fruits, and even milk and

meat are included in this list: in fact,

there is not an :tl‘ticlo of food which is

not included in the articles against which

some. individual because of some pecu—

liarity of constitution specifically rebels

against. It is thus common knowledge

that “what is onc man‘s meat is an-

other man’s poison.” and the statement

is literally true.



This condition in no way argues

against the use of meat and milk as gen-

eral articles of food. Neither does it

proclaim strawberries, apples, etc._ unfit

for food. The individual with the idio—

syncrasy along any one of these lines

knows by cxpericncc- against what article

of food his system rebels, and thus, cloth—

cd with knowledge in this respect he situ-

ply drops that food from his daily dict.



'l‘hc great majority of individuals may,

without any symptoms of distress, cat

milk. meat, fruits, tiour, etc. The idio-

cratic individual must adapt himself to

his own needs without attempting to

change. the whole race to suit his own

idiosyncrasy.



The Compasition of Wheat.





Now let us see what thc millcr has

done with flour, which is one of our sta~

ple food products. and whether he has

imprth‘d its suitability according to the

needs of the greatest numbcr, or idio—

crat‘lcally to suit individual needs and

perhaps individual idiosyncrasies. A study

of the composition of the grain, the,

whcat discloses some interesting facts

rtgarding its composition. Associated

with bran or the outer covering of the

wheat is a considerable quantity of fi-

brous or cellulose matter, and at the

same time a large quantity of gluten or

the protein constituent of the wheat. The

flour portion, or the portion that is used

principally as high-grade tlour is today

devoid of any great quantities of fibre or

(cllulose. and at the same time is very

much lower in its content of mineral

matter than is the average of the whole

wheat bcrry.- \Vithout doubt, (modern

flour has arisen to satisfy a popular de-

mand for white flour; in fact, in later

years, to satisfy this demand the miller

has resorted to artificial means of whiten-

ing flour. At this point, we. should say,

however, that the introduction of chem—





ical processes for the whitening or bleach-





.ing of flour is specifically prohibited uns





der the ruling adopted by the Board of

Food and Drug Inspection. A very large

percentage of the population of the coun-

try consists of persons who live more or

less sedentary lives, in which, of course.

vigorous muscular exertion does not play

any important part. The anatomy of the

human individual is somewhat differently

adjusted than is that of our domestic

animals. “’ith the domestic animal's food

rather rich in the roughage element or

the fibrous, cellulose constituents, is im—

pcratiVe to supplement the activity of the

digestive organs and to stimulate and

encourage the onward movement of the

products of the alimentary canal, which

onward moVemcnt is conducive to health.

\Yith an individual performing severe

muscular work, by means of which the

digestive organs are undergoing some

considerable manipulation due to walk-

ing, running, working, generally exercis-

ing, it is unnecessary to give great con-

sideration to the question of the concen-

tration of the food. To a person leading

a sedentary life, however, without much

muscular exertion. without much exer—

cisc. some provision should be made in

lllc daily diet for the introduction of jus'.

ll’ltlr-‘c constituents in the food which we

recognize. is necessary in the food of do—

tncstic animals to prcvent the delay and

subsequent fermentation with its ac-

companying auto intoxication in the alt—

mentary canal. it seems desirable that,

in all standard articles of diet. such as

wheat bread, this factor should be pro-

vidcd for, otherwise the lack of system

regarding our food supply will insure at

best but sporadic. attempts at this scien-

tific adjustmcnt.

Modern Flour.



Modern patent flour contains much less

tibie, which means that the bran and

middlings are, more Completely separated

from it than was possible under any of

the old proccsscs of milling. At the same

time, modern patent flour contains but

a very small percentage of the mineral

ingredients. Both the fibre matter and

the mineral matter seems to be demand-

ed in the diet of the ordinary individual.

consequently, modern high—grade patent

flour does not satisfy the general needs

of the public. 'VVc are inclined to believe

that, so far as workmanship is concerned

and palatability perhaps. and the other

scientific features of the bread. that the

manner in which it is manufactured at

the present time is superior to that of

twenty or twenty—five years ago. The

main difference, however, is with the pro-

duct with which the baker has to work

\Vhole wheat bread contains the fibre

and the mineral matter, as was formerly

found in the flour twenty-five or thirty

years ago, and an entirely different pro-

duct from the high-grade patent flour of

today. \Ve are conscious that the mod-

crn high—grade patent flour is perhaps

mort- scientifically produced than was the

flour of twenty-five years ago. “'e are

sure that the high-grade patent flour is

more completely digestible, and bread

made from high—grade patent flour is

morc completely digestible than was the

brcad made from the. tlour produced un—

der the old process. This naturally is SO

because of the fact that it contains less

mineral mattcr anti less fibre, which, as

may be readily understood. contributes to

the digestible rcsiducs in food. The Uni-

ted States government office of experi~

vnent stations. a number of years ago,

conducted a series of digestive experi—

ments at the Minnosota Experiment Sta—

tion under the dircction of Prof. Harry

Snyder, which experiments pointed con-

clusively to the fact that bread made

from higlngrade patent flour was more

completely digcstible than bread made

from whole wheat flour of a generation

ago. No attempt was made, however. in

thGSe expcriments to determine the effect

on the health of the individual, of this

bread made from high-grade patent flour

compared with bread made from whole

wheat tlour, and thus the very point most

vital to the human race was entirely ig—

nored in this series of experiments. The

number of cases of dyspepsia and persons

Who have developed faulty digestions,

with an inability to eat bread made from

high-grade patent fiour has been so great,

as to indicate a general lack of adapta-

bility of the flour to human needs, rather

than as indicating an idiosyncrasy of a

comparatively few individuals in this re-

spect; and we have, heretofore, stated

that we consider high-grade patent flour





THE MICHIGAN FARMER-





PRACTICAL SCIENCE.





to be flour adapted to an ldiocratic per-

son, rather than suited to the needs of the

public in general. These statements must

not be construed as indicating an in-

feriority in patent flour, but rather a lack

of appreciation on the part of the miller

of the real needs for which a flour should

be manufactured. Neither is it the fault

of the miller. because he is simply cater-

ing to a public demand.



It is possible that winter wheat ground

by the modern process is less adaptable

for bread-making purposes than was the

winter wheat ground under the old sys—

tem. It is nevertheless true, that spring

wheat patent tlour as manufactured to-

dav is superior for bread-making pur-

poses, to the patent llour made from win-

ter wheat. The. character of the gluten

in spring wheat is superior for bread-

making purposes to the gluten in winter

wheat. On the othcr hand. for such pur-

poses as pastry, making of cakes, etc,

where a short gluten is desirable, winter

wheat tlour is by far superior to spring

wheat. it is common knowledge to the

patrons of some hotels who use exclu—

sively spitng wheat flour that, while no

fault can be raised as to the quality of

the bread, at the same time the pastry

is far below that where winter wheat

flour is us‘cd in its manufacture.



Recapitulation.



In conclusion we desire to make these

points:



]. (loud bread is made out of the high—

grade patent hour. but it is deficient in

fibre and in mineral matter simply be-

cause the Hour from which it was made

dons not contain more of these, materials.



2. The consumption of great quantities

of high»grade patent tlour bread is not

the cuse of appetit'licitis. stomach and kid—

ney troublcs, ctc.. although in all prob-

ability tlul consumption instead of whole

wheat brcad \toulll bring about a correct-

ed digestive conditions which would be

less conducive to the development of such

ailments.



.‘l. '\\'e think the modern housewife is

as compt-tcnt and does make as good

bread as was made twenty-five. or thirty

years ago.



4. The only difference between winter

wheat floor at the present time and win-

tcr wht-at llour years ago, is that. as

stated above, the prescnt day flour is





more completely milled and contains less





ot the bran. and of the mineral matter

as a consequence.



:7. The middlings have not gone into

the patent flour: on the. contrary, more

of the middlings and particles of bran

have bcen taken out of the patent

tlour than was done a gent-ration ago.



6. illigh-grade patent flour today is a

more j’tei‘t‘cctly manufactured product than

that manufactured ycars ago. It, how-

tver. is not as suitable t.) the needs of

the people today as was the flour and the

bread manufactured formerly.



FLOYD \V. ROBISON.

SOURCES OF PHOSPHORIC ACID AND

POTASH IN FERTILIZERS.





 





(Continued from ‘last week).

Acid Phosphate.



The phosphoric acid in acid phosphate

is quite rt‘adily available, due to the sol—

vent action of the sulphuric acid. The

lime of the phosphate rock has been

changed to sulphate of lime, or gypsum,

in the treatment.



Super Phosphate.



Another product and common source of

phosphoric acid is knownas super phos-

phate. in varying manufacturing proc-

esses a product called bone black, or

sometimes, animal charcoal, is used in

large quantities. One of the main uses

for such a product is in the refining of

granulated sugar. The by-product from

the refining of sugar, is now treated with

sulphuric acid as is the case with phos-

phate rock and this dissolved bone. black

is commonly called super phosphate. This

contains upwards of 15 per cent. of phos-

phoric acid.



Muriate of Potash.



The chief source of potash in commer-

cial fertilizers at the present time is the

muriate of potash, or potassium chloride

tl{(‘l). This product is one'of the direct

products mined chiefly in the Stassfurt

salt mines of Germany, and the principal

output is controlled by the German Kali

Company. Muriate of potash contains

about :70 per cent of actual potash, that

is, K20.



Sulphate of Potash.



Associated with the muriate of potash

is the sulphate of potash, K2804 which

is also controlled by this same company.

Sulphate of potash contains from about

48 to 50 per cent of actual potash (K20).



(Concluded next week).





 





FEB. 17. 191,2.





Drain Your Land

for 4 cents a Bad





We guarantee this hone

wet Cyclone TiIe Ditching

fizchine cuts tile ditch 10 in-

ches wide, 24 inches Jeep, at

rate of 300 rode a day. Finished

ditch cut, tile laid and covered, for

3 01'4 cents a rod in average soil. ,

Read oarfreebookgivinginformation

from U.S. Govt. authorities on Drainage





Cyclone Tile Ditching Machine





pays for itself in first 20 to 40 acres you

drain, according to spacing of laterals.

Increased crops all profit. Make him-

dreds of dollars on your own ditching,

and cutting ditches for neighbors.

Anyone who fclaim plfigtcafn oger-

ccess u . e or ea

gggltzestsigwin , TheYMoney Making Way

of Draining nd.

louchko Manulacturlng Co.

Box 111 Bellevue. Ohio





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





This book



c o n t a in 3

practical talks on the care,

adjustment and use of modern farm

implements. Every farmer should‘get

this book and keep it.





Deere & Mansur Corn and Cotton Plant-

ers, Disc Harrow; and Hay Loaders





No. 9 Edge-drop Planters, Model B Disc



Harrow—single and double—are the world’s



best. sellers. Gold medal winners at every



exposition. Get Quality and service—John



i. Deere Dealers Giuo Both.



., . Tell us what tool



;. ' L ,, youwanttoknow



’ . aabout; then ask

.1: for big book,



‘1package No. X5



' John Deere Plow Co.



- Moline, Ill. _





 

 

 

 

 





 





 





Use It Thirty Days Free





Write for information about our improved





nAsoLENE ENGINE





Write for Facts regarding

our new Slow Speed, High

Duty Engine, burning gas,

gasoleno. ltawseno or dlstillall.

Wnle for the Facts about

the engine that gets up-to—

datepower from every quart

of fuel—onethat has the rec-

ord for lowest upkeep cost-

.—that is the quickest and

Jamest- starter—has least vibra-

tion-perfect lubrication. stead-

iest power.lea stwear and tear.

Mail us your name and address on a post card.

today, zivmg us the Size of engine you need

and the use you Will put it to. We make I}

to Ill n.9, smgle cylinder engines: 8 to 20 h.p.

two cylinder; 30 to 60 h. p. four cylinder.

Quick action on your part is demanded to get this

tree offer. Don’t buy or order an engine untllyou

Investigate the TEMPLE MAKE.



Temple Pump Gm. 457 W. 15": SL, chicago

THIS IS OUR 60“! YEAR





     





 

 

   

 

   

   

   

 





 

 

 

 

 





 

 





 

   

   

   

   

 

 

 





   

 

 





 





Pulls Stumps

Seven Feet Thick





The mighty Monarch is made of highest grade

Bessemer-lineal in our own big factory. Outwears

three ordinary pullers. ( .tamnteed 700 h. p. and

against. breakage. Only stump puller in the

‘world equipped with genuine



Hercules Rod 8% and” Steel er0 Rope

the kind used by U. 13. Government. Clears 1 to





 





 





 





 





Prevent damage to eggs, garden truck, fruits, live stock

on road to market. Make any wagon a luring wagon. Soon

save cost—produce brings bigger prices—wagon lasts

longer—horses benefited—thousands in use—“my wagon

rides like auto" says one. Get a pairat dealers.

‘ If not at dealer's write us. Insist on Harvey‘s. t

' 40 sizes—fit any wagon—sustain any load to ‘

10,000 lbs. Catalog and fistful of proofs free.





 





. v.3 - . Q: l

9L” “MEANT EB " 3'





Please mention the I'llchlcun Farmer when

wrltlnz to Idvertllers.





 





 





 





 

   





 





 





ammonia» ~





 





,9.





van}





.. Mu"





.a
'52-. . .





raid-users; -, ,4 “it





. 0....





. .4. .0. «arm. ,_ ..





.« 5M Mu: ‘





' '. :B'oxj‘rm





 





   





' ' FEB. ‘17. 1912,.





7‘ v vw.‘v vvvvv~vw,vvvvrvvrv





n has gulls





Address all communications relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.





 





Aucclatlonal Motto.—



The skillful hand, with cultured mind.

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.

Auoclatlonal Sentiment.—



The farmer, he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.



THE MOTTO-CARDS AND THE BOYS

AND GIRLS.





 





 





The motto-cards, provided for by reso-

lution, at the recent annual meeting of

the State Association of Farmers’ Clubs,

one of which is reproduced in reduced

size on this page, have been printed and

sent to the superintendent of public in-

struction, who has kindly undertaken to

distribute them to the school commis-

sioners of the various counties, and he is

now sending them out, with a letter to

each commissioner requesting that one

of the motto-cards be placed in each of

the schoolrooms in his county.



It is hoped that each one of the school

commissioners will feel as deep an in-

terest in this matter as does Commission-

er T. H. Townsend. of this county, (Clin-

ton), who has sent one of the motto-

cards to each one of his 180 teachers with

an earnest request, in which he says:

“I’m going to ask you to give this mot-

to—card a. fitting place on the wall ‘of your

schoolroom‘ in this form for the present.

Later on, provision will be made. for

framing the same. In the meantime will

you 'put forth your best efforts to see





It Pays,

Always, to





select readings, recitations, instrumental

and vocal music. The recitations were

exceptionally flne. Rev. Sherman gave

an excellent talk. his subject being "Con-

servation.” Mr. D. Gage, of the Wlxom

Farmers’ Club, was called to the floor.





He said it gave him great pleasure to

meet old friends and also to meet new

ones. If we were to take out the econ-

omy of human affairs our friends, life

would be a barren waste. He also spoke

0f the benefits of organization and co—

operation, especially the work of the W.

C. T. U. Mr. Lovewell, our host, gave a

very feeling and interesting talk along

the lines of the benefits to be derived

from the Farmers’ Clubs and kindred or-

ganizations. The question box came

next. All voted we had a royal good time.





«Mrs. R. D. Stephens, Cor. Sec. Pro

Tem.

Discuss Poultry TOpics.—The Salem





Farmers’ Club held its January meeting

at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Geiger.

A large number were present. After the

usual bountiful dinner the program was

opened with music by a choir of young

ladies. Mr, W. Vanvorse read some in—

teresting items on the poultry exhibit and

laying contest held in St. Louis. Robert

Ross, 21 member of Salem Club, reported

l0,488 eggs from an average of 65 hens

during 1911. At 20c per dozen this would

give an income of $2.70 from each hen.

Also, his flock are “just hens." Not pure

bred or any special breed. A recitation

by Bruce Rorabacher and a reading by

Mrs. G, H. Thompson were much en—

joyed. President Thompson conducted a

question drawer. “What effect will the

present mortgage tax law have on tax-

es?” was answered by John Smith. “The

mortgage tax law will reduce the valua—

tion of property and increase taxes.

“Shall We have an elevator at Salem?”

The opinion prevailed that it would be a

paying investment. New executive com-

mittee: Mr. and Mrs. 1. Hamilton. and

Mrs, W. Tate. Club will hold an insti-

into in February.——Cor. Sec.



Elect New Officers—The Ingham Coun-

ty Farmers’ Club elected its officers at

the December meeting and as usual with

this Club kept nearly the same officers.





DO RIGHT





It Never Pays to do Wrong





 





nastinessreassignment:was;

that it is kept clean and in nowlse de-

faced? Through the right sort of refer-

ence to it, on your part, let it teach the

lesson that the motto signifies: “Kindly

do your part to help it become a living

principle in the lives of the boys and

girls under your charge. It’s a very fit-

ting New Year's Message.”





It may be p0ssible that some one of the

commissioners will lack proper interest

in this matter and neglect to send a mot-

lo-card to each one of the teachers in

his county. Should this be the case, it is

hoped that the .teachers, parents, Club

members and others, will look after this

matter and see that one of the motto-

cards is placed in each schoolroom.





This may seem, to some. to 'be of small

account, but when considered inthe light

of placing these true words, “It pays, al-

ways, to do right and it never pays to do

wrong,” before the 700,000 boys and girls

who gather daily in the public schools,

and this in the years in which they are

forming character, then who can tell the

value of the results which are sure to

come thereby, to these boys and girls

who are soon to take our places and take

up the duties and responsibilities of cit—

izenship?



In this day of “graft" and “get—rich-

quick” domination, it behooves every lov-

er of his kind to do all within his power

to savo the boys and girls from menacing

dangers. J, T. DANIELLE.





.___—





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.



Have “Overflow” Meeting.—The Green

Oak and L'yon Farmers’ Club held their

February meeting at the commodious and

hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D.

Lovewell, of South Lyon. Mr. and Mrs.

Lovewell are very popular people and

royal entertainers. There was an over-

flow meeting, 200 being present. After a





bounteous dinner the meeting was called

to order by the president. A very excel-





 





 





Cluba and In placed in the school room: of the state with the coopera-

Conmlsalonerl. Please post conspicuously in Your school room.





President, Col. L. H. Ives; vice-president,

Mrs. Joseph Jewett; recording secretary,

Mrs. W'. H. Taylor; corresponding secre~

tary. Mrs. J. E. Tanswell; treasurer, E.

C. Russell, who has had charge of the

funds of this society for thirty years and

whose strong box has never been empty.

The program committee consists of di-

rectors, Mrs. IV. L. Cheney, R. J. Robb

and Mrs. J. XIV. Chapin, and the locating

committee of direCtors Mrs. Alfred Allen,

Messrs. \V. A. Melton and M. Vaughn.

As this Club was organized in January.

1872, it celebrated its fortieth anniversary

by an all—day meeting at M. A. C., Jan.

13, a special car on the M. U. R. went

from Mason direct to the college so there

was no transfer in Lansing. On arrival

at the college the members went dirccz

to the agricultural building and wcrc

welcomed by Dean Shaw and after view-

ing the show of apples under the auspices

of the Horticultural Club the men went

to the various barns and the ladies to

the women's building Where they were

shown by Dean Gilchrist and associate

workers, the various things of interest.

In the sewing room, where a machine

was fitted with a motor, much fine work

was shown. Girls draw their own pat—

terns and some handsome dresses were

on exhibition. The ladies also went to

the laundry; the wood-work room, where

they have practical experience in the use

of the saw and hammer, as well as the

gymnasium, dining-room, kitchen and

parlor. As the dinner hour was near, the

ladies went back to the. agricultural

building where President and Mrs.

Snyder and several other members

of the faculty and their wives joined the

party and a hundred strong wendcd their

way to one of the dining—rooms in the

basement of Wells Hall and were served

a good and substantial dinner. President

Ives called the meeting to order and act-

ed as toastmaster. The following per—

sons spoke in turn. President Snyder.

Judge G. W. Bristol who, with PreSident

Ives are the only tw0 charter members

still living; and Deans Bissell and Lyman.

Mrs. W. L. Cheney gave a complete Club

history that was much enjoyed. Judge

Colllngwood, R. J. Robb, H. M. Young.

Dean Gilchristo, Prof, Jeffery also ad-

dressed the meeting, and the last speaker

was Mrs. Ives who gave an original poem.

“Milestone Number Forty.” The day was

one of pleasure and profit, the next meet-

ing will be the second Saturday of Feb-

ruary with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Willett

at which time it is expected that the

year-books will be ready for distribution.

—Mrs. Tanswell, Cor. Sec.





. memcmem FARMER





lent program was rendered, consisting of





 

 

 

 

 





   





 





Our Motto—v—"The farmer is of more





consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved.”





L‘

4

I





 





 





CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS.





(Paper by F. B. Garratt, presented at

a meeting of Calhoun Pomona Grange and

published by request).



I am going to talk to you for a short

time of civic righteousness, or the right-

eous citizen. If spiritual righteousness is

necessary that we. may be better prepared

for the future life. then civic righteous-

ness is just as necessary here, that we

may live up to the requirements and pos-

sibilities of this life. Further, if you be-

lieve in Ingersoll's idea of one world at

a'time, then civic righteousness is more

important than spiritual.



If I was asked to define civic right-

eousness, or to give an example of its

working, I would point to the man or

woman always ready to do their part in

bringing about conditions that are for the

betterment of the community as a. whole

and who are actuated by no selfish mo-

tive.



The person who, walking, along the

highway, kicks a. loose stone out of the

track has in him the germ of civic right-

eousness. He is doing something, not

alone for his own benefit, but for the

benefit of all persons using the road. A

disinterested acr. however trivial, at once

stamps the doer as a person of possibil-

ities that may be easily developed.



The righteous citizen has many duties

to perform. First, to his family; second,

to his community: third. those of the

township, county and state. I have nam-

ed them in the order of their importance.

Good citizenship, like charity, begins at

home. The home where kindness, forl-

bcarance and generosity prevail will be

the breeding place of good citizenship.

This is not invariably true, as good citi—

zens have been developed amid mighty

poor surroundings. but it is the rule. The

adornment of the home, its surroundings,

the pcoiilc, and the upkeep of the farm

should interest us all. “'ell painted

buildings, neat dooryards, clean road—

sidcs and good fences pay, not only by

adding to the value of our homes. but far

more in the satisfaction and pride we

have in them. The place where dilapida-

llon and neglect are everywhere apparent

seldom shelters a good citizen.



It need not be a costly process, this

bl-autit’ying tho farm home. A feiv

shrubs, some flowers, but mostly that

spirit which makes one desire such

things. If, in those days of rush and

hurry, you cannot possibly find time to

accomplish these things, then there is

no better religion than in devoting an

hour or two of your Sunday mornings to

the task. Bill rcully there is hardly ever

nced for this. The fal‘mcr who does not

waste and foul away time that would be

sufficient to .keep things tidy is so rare

as to be almost a curiosity. It is not that

we do not have the time, it is because we

do not use to advantage tht‘ time we do

huve. I have a profound pity for the

man or woman who is obsessed with their

work, which, likc an evil spirit has taken

full possession of them. Like the swine

of holy writ, they rush headlong into a

sea of trouble. The interior of the house,

and the conditions there prevailing, are

not visible to the passer—by, but our

ritual says, “A well ordered household is

essential to a happy home, for without

a happy home no form can be a sucooss."



This ln-nulif'ying process should not be

confined to the outside of the house, but

ramp,- ShIIIIIII bcgin within and Work Olll.

The farmer sliould see to it that his Wife

has as many labor—saving devices in the

house as he has outside, and if he does

not see to it, let IIIU will) take the job

off his hands and see to it herself. IVork—

ing at u (_lisadVantage all through life,

whcn a little money and ingenuity com—

bined will prevent it, is a very foolish

thing to do.



\Vhat are we on earth for, anyway?

Does that question ever occur to you"

Millions before us have come and gonc.

the teeming millions of today will all

pass away, and unborn millions will fol—

low in our wake. I‘Ve are like atoms

floating between tWo eternltics. “‘hu:

are we here for? I cannot answer the

question to anyone’s satisfaction but my

own, perhaps, but I believe we are horn

to make the best of ourselves. lucutallv,

morally and socially. To do this our cu-

vlronment must be the best possible. You

cannot gather figs from thistles, or raise

a. clean pig in a filthy yard. The gener-





l“





' (31)





1‘99 ,*





‘ ally accepted definition of civic righteous-

ness, or civic pride, is “that spirit which

‘ makes a person take. an interest in thQSe





things which are for the public welfare,"

such as roads, schools, organizations of

different kinds, well kept cemeteries, and

all of those things that are necessary to

keep a community on the up grade.



The individual must be of some use to

the institution itself, be willing to sacri-

fice something of his individual interest

and time for the benefit of the order, for

the good of the church, for the good of

the school, and it is not sufficient that

these institutions be built up merely as

institutions. They are all means to an

end.



People are to co—operate not merely for

their individual good, not merely to build'

up an institution which gives them a

chance to co-operatc, but there is some-

thing still more-we must cry—operate

through these various enterprises for the

good of everybody in the community.



In this building up of the community,

in civic pride and co-operative effort,

the school must play an important part.

A few,communities have churches, some

have Grangcs, but all communities have

schools.



Their very numbers make them na-

tural leaders. Where we find one teacher

who is alive, to the situation, we find‘ nine

who are not. But as a little leaven

leavens the whole lump,,so will the good

work done by the few incite others to

effort, and in time the change will be

general. Schools are being established all

over the land which are planned on an

entirely new basis, and which are de-

signed by thc teachers, and by the people

who pay taxes, to do a vastly different

thing for the community than the old-

tlme school did. The teaching of agricul-

ture itself in the schools is an evidence

of this point of View. The time was when

a majority of farmers themselves did not

believe that agriculture could be made a

part of the school curriculum. TodaV

there is hardly a state in tlux union but

which, under some auspices or other, or

by some kind of legislation, is endeavor-

lng to have agriculturc made a part. of

our public school system.



The school officer or school patron

shows his civic pride in always being

ready to lend a helping hand. The

church is often the principal factor in

community uplift. I have in mind an in-

stance where a. community was revital—

ized and regenerated through the efforts

of one man, and he the pastor of a coun—

try church. But it was not done by

working for the church alone. The pas-

tor studied the needs of the community

and. by catering to all, achieved a Won-

derful success. Also In many instances

the Grange is the leadcr in the good

work. One of the objects of the (lrangc

is to develop a better community lifc.

I Object to anyone going out into the

country and insisting that the farmers

should (‘01119 to the village for their corn-

forts and pleasures. I should like to sec.

the life of the country above and beyond

any village life. Isolation on the farm

is a thing of the past; it is not necessary.

“hat is nccdwl more than anything else

in the rural dislrlcls is an organization

in which all can mcel and mingle on a

common level and upbuild agriculture.

This will hclp solve IIIQ‘ great problem

of country life. “’0 necd more than do-

mestic science and agricultural science in

our schools; we need the community life

in which fathers. mothers and all can

take part with interest.



(Continued next week).





 





 





GRANGE GROWTH DURING LAST

QUARTER OF 1911.





As noted in one of our October issues,

the Grange year which closed with Sept.

30 last saw a greater growth in number

of new Oranges formed in the various

states than has been seen in many years.

The first quarter of the new Gl‘ange‘ycar

which began Oct. 1 and closed with the.

end of 1911, gives promise of anothcr good

year. a total of 107 (.lranges having been

organized or re—organized in 23 different

statcs during that time. The report of

national Secretary Freeman for the quar-

ter is as follows:





Organized.

Colorado ........ 1 New Jersey ..... 1

Idaho ........... 1 New Hampshire. 5

Iowa ' ............ .1 Nebraska ........ 11

Illinois .......... I New York ....... I

Indiana ......... 1 Ohio ............ 1 l,

lxuiisas ......... 4 Oregon .......... 9

Name ........... 4 Pennsylvania . . .. 7

Maryland ....... 5 South Dakota . . . 4

Massachusetts . . 5 Vermont ........ .i

Michigan ....... 4 \Vashington 9

MiSsouri ........ 2 ——

Minnesota ....... 1 Total ......... 98

Fla-organized.

Delaware ........ 1 Oregon .......... 1

Massachusetts .. 1 Pennsylvania . .. 2

Michigan ....... -2 —

Ohio .............2 Total ......... 9
200 (32)





POULTRYmBES





GETTING A START IN TURKEY

RAISING.





 





 





Contrary to general opinion, turkeys are

not hard to raise and a flock of these

fowls is sure to 'yield a profit to their

owner if rightly managed. There are

two ways to get a start in growing tur—

keys. The first is to buy the breeders

required for starting a flock—one gobbler

and three or four hens will suffice. The

other is to buy eggs and hatch them un-

der good sitting hens. If one decides to

purchase breeding stock the precautions

to be observed are that the fowls be

healthy, thrifty and well-matured speci-

mens and that the male be unrelated to

the females. Turkeys two years of age

are best for breeding purposes. The mat-

ing season begins early and. for best re-

sults, the breeders should be producing

eggs for hatching before the close of

March or very early in April.



Turkeys are of a roving nature and will

not bear close confinement. The hens

are prone to wander away during the lay-

ing season, their natural inclination be—

ing to secrete their nests in quiet, out-

of—the-way places. For this reason

they should be closely watched during

the laying season, with a View to locat-

ing the nests and securing the eggs, al-

though great carc must be exercised.

since the turkey is a very timid fowl and

easily excited.



If a nest remains lllldlSt‘thtl‘Hl, or is

left undisturbed. until the turkey hcu has

begun to sit. the eggs may be carefully

removed and given to an ordinary hen. in

which case the turkey hen will shortly

resume laying. in this way one can

manage to hatch a much larger number

from a singlc pen of breeders than would

otherwise be the case. The time required

for the hatching is four weeks.



After hatching, plaeo the hen and the

little turkeys in a pen for a few days.

After the first day feed the little fellows

Stale corn—meal bread that has been finciv





THE Mchl-GAN: .EAR'MER.





has not ample range for them When they

have passed the danger stage and are

able to look out for themselves. Mea-

dows, pastures and, after harvest, grain

fields make ideal ranges for turkeys. They

are busy foragers, and the insects they

find give them the animal food, or pro-

tein element, which is so necessary to

their proper development. XVhen they

have reached the stage at which they

may be given entire liberty their owner

has little more to do than give them a

moderate allowance of grain at night.

and when he puts them on the market in

the fall a good profit on the grain eon-

sumed and labor expended in caring for

them will be returned to him.



Illinois. Mrs. S. EWM

SIMPLE SYSTEM OF POULTRY AC-



COUNTING,





 





 





Just how much profit, if any, is de-

rived frmn the poultry flock is a question

which the average farmer cannot an—

swer. Very few keep a definite record of

poultry expenditures and receipts. Even

upon farms where accurate accounts are

kept with certain crops and with other

branches of live stock, this condition ex-

ists with respect to poultry and is per-

haps due to the facts that, on the general

farm, poultry keeping is incidental to oth—

er farm work. that a considerable part

of the product is consumed at home, and

that the. items of income and outgo are

small and spread over the greater por-

tion of the, year.



The need of a simple system of ac-

counting that will enable the poultry own—

t'l‘ to determine the status of his flock at

the close, of a year’s work is quite gener-

ally recognized. There are a few farmers

w!.o have devised some method of keep-

ing a fairly accurate record of what their

tiocks are doing, but in too many in-

stances these records tell only the pro-

duction side of the story. and that in an

incomplete way. The items of feed, la-

bor, interest on investment and value of

product, consumed at homeare seldom or

never taken into account. Keeping rec-

ords of eggs produced by laying flocks is

a somewhat more general practice and an





 





 





 





—_





A Good Representative of the Bourbon Red Breed, Seen at Last State Fair.





There being no class for Bourbon Reds





at the Fair, this fellow was shown with





the liut‘t’s and was awarded first premium in the class.





crumbled. Avoid giving food of a sloppv

nature to young turkeys as it is almost

sure to affect them dctrimcntally and

oftentimes seriously. it is also very es-

sential that they be protected from wet,

and especially that they be kept out of

wet (l'ewy grass until at least three weeks

of age.



If milk is available it will pay to make

cottage cheese for young turkeys. The

curd made by heating sour milk or but—

termilk is very rich in those elements

which go to make large frames and heavy

flesh.



It is best that the young turkeys be—

Come accustomed to their attendant and

to all persons and animals about the

place. They grow much better, being less

disturbed by the appearance of strangers,

and are less likely to roam and to be diffi-

cult to handle when they reach maturity.



It goes without saying that turkeys

will not flourish in close confinement. No

one should undertake to grow them who





excellent one, but after all it tells little

beyond giving approximate information as

to the proportion of drones or non-

"layers.



There has recently been submitted to

the poultry public, in the form of a cir-

cular issued by the Department of Agri-

(ttlture, a system of accounting which

should appeal to poultry owners who de-

sire to handle their tlocks in a business-

like way without adopting an elaborate

system of bookkeeping. This system con-

templates keeping a monthly credit and

debit account upon a single large sheet

of paper or upon opposite pages of an

ordinaly account book. Not only all ac-

tual sales of whatever nature made dur-





ing the month are credited to the flock,”





but all eggs and fowls used at home are

credited at regular market value. Eggs

used for hatching at home are both cred-

ited to and debited against the flock at

the same price, and this price should be

their ordinary market value unless the





FEB. 17. 1912.





I till“IllllllllIIl“Illlt





iiiiiiIIiiltlllltll III

III" ' “Milli Fl LL





 





 





 





 





   

   

 





     





   





u“





g [p'lllIlIIItII""IllII





IIII

llllI" .11....

Shows You the II|III

Biggest Selection IIIIIIIIll

of Buggy Styles in

America This Year





HELPS’ 12th annual Style Book of Split Hickory

Vehicles for 1912 is ready—written by Phelps him-

self—shows you more latest brand new style bug-

gies than 25 dealers could in 10 big cities How



he can guarantee to save you bi money 011 price this

season and make you a better uggy [0 order. Why

trade- marked Split Hickoty buggies are the best grade

made. How you can test any style Split Hickory before

you decide to keep itvthe way

over 150, 000 others have. Why



’ it pays you to get your buggy

new direct from his factory

rather than to buy from “job- lot"

“stock- -"made buggies that dealers are carrying.





, Save $25.00 ind Up on

Split Hlokory

VEHICLES y£“§§;‘$;2£”3m"%f::‘izs.

' 30 Days '



FREE





Every Split Hickory is guaranteed 2 years by

Phelps—it you keep it after your road test. Just

take his book and pick out the style you want——-made

to orde r—with your choice of trimmings, upholstery,

etc. —Auto Seat Buggies, Surrcys. Carliages, Phaetons,

Driving Carts Spling Wagons, etc. —and full line of high

grade Harness. All highest grade made.

Woodwotk in running gears and shafts, of

straight grained second growth ' ~

ShellbalkSplitHickory—wheels

celebrated tripleAgrade found

on no other Vehicle as ex-

plained fully in book.





 

   

 

     

 





   





 

   

 





 





 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





   





Iiilll





 





 

 





 

 





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





V Ric helpo, Pros.





 





Send 01 Postal for

Book TODAY.



H. c. Phelps, Presldent,

The Ohio Carriage

Mfg. Company

Station 32





The Largest Buggy Facial 11 in the World Selling Direct to Consumer





Guarantee





 





 





EARN$50





When You Buy a Manure Spread er





Fred Hansen of Tremo t,on Utah, writes: My neighbor borrowed my Galloway spreader to

tr against; his neig box-’8 new spreader which cost $60 more, but he sent: you his order.



et our spreader threat. from Galloway’s Great. factory at. factory price and make the

mi diemen’s commission yourself. INo easier way to make money—no such sure way of

getting quality. I’ll quote on a price$20 1:0850 below the dealer according to quality, style

and capacity. I give you a. free trial, a. binding. personally signed guarantee, longer

and stronger than anybodY- Prices From $39.50 u .





GALLOWAY J.





Is saving hundreds of thousands of doi-



iars for his customers every year—the

proof is yours for the asking. Why 1 ,

not. save your share now on one of these 5

Great Gal oway Spreaders No.5 with

Mandt’s New Gear. No spreader at any

rice any where can touch it. Write for

lg Free Catalog at once and the prices

. that; make dealers tell foolish tales about

Gallo oway. You’ll also get Galloway’s ‘

new Book--“A Streak of Goid”—most valuable book on manure published.





Wm. Galloway. Pres" 1'": WM. GALLOWAY compANy

649A! Galloway Station Waterloo. Iowa





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 





One Man Can Make 300 to 600 Perfect Tile 3 Day





0912‘} HBIEIIS’ GEIEIIT TILE IIGIIIIIE





at I cost 0183 to $5 per 1000. The only farm tile machine that does not:

uire hand tamping; the only farmers’ machine operated by eith-

gfifhand or ower. Machine makesB, 4, 5 6 and 8inch tile, 12% inches

long. Our atented Water-Pros! FLEXIBLE dASlNG holds tile in erfect;

shape till set. No Pallets. If after '0 ”‘YS FREE Thlll

10 days’ trial it. does not meet

with entire satisfaction, return It our expense. The price ofth

chine will be saved in making your first 2000 tile. Can You Alford to Be

Without It? Write today for ii ustrated catalogue.





FARMERS’ CEMENT TILE MACHINE CO.,

Box 307 St. Johns. Michigan.





 





12__§ ng l____ncubator a_I_t_d B_r___ooderm '°"‘ 13 I 0:—





a more than our —_r_-ice? dIt? or-d-ered to ether we send

- both Tixahines for only$ $1800 00, and pay freight c 1arges ast. of Rookies.

Hot water. double walls. dead air 8%? ace between.doubie glass doorscoppe

tanks and boilers. oeif- -regulatin% urgent! undler egggraytegpggbafiggdaiio

am :1 —

‘ no.1” FMFF'F 3:?th 33°F”? Wigngaggrfizm F W figs: “2252:; meantime“ a:

on 9' high do 0 10min Redwd lum rune --no pun civil-1n e orf ro del- Don'tb collagen”



align”, theoth era offered at anywhere neargurorF .price we":n l as sure 0 you rm your 0 fignnveyou- do





Box 126 Racine





 

 





 





 

 





 

   

   

 

 





 

 





 





this—you’llk love money-4c: says to investigate store you buy.

Money!) if not





‘i'fiiytuaWISCONSIN mcuanon co.





 

 

   





 

 





 





 

 





 





 





 





 





 





. .41





E- -





‘1 I. , .





‘33... Md(»‘“-- MW”
X





snafu. 1912..





-a. r





Wflflflfl%{@?{%‘





 

   





     





, I , ' 7// // fl/W/l/ff

57%4’7/«7; /////{"//'/’/r / 3/. 9 9 ’. x I ‘/

//; /. (4 // M/o/IA. ry/JW/fl/w 4/. y,

pygmy/fly /,////,////,//////// 421;; ;,/{///4////%/:j/I/

/~/é' a/z'w/Iarw Mwwx/

V""/ //////' ’ //7/// /

. //////////// ///////// //////////// ///////////.// //

' ' 4

REATEST book of the year for poultry men and poultry

» wo'men. Tells of Cyphers Company methods for M

‘ rmlq. Contains eight chapters of lawn most reliable

WNW {am and advice. Just note the subjects:



I—How To Get Twice as Many Eggs From the Same Number

oI Hens. lI—The ZOO-Egg Per Year Hen—How To Produce

Her. lib—Large Sized Eggs In Demand As Well As Lots of

Them. IV—Matlng and Feeding of Fowls to Get Fertile Eggs.

V—Selection and Care of Eggs for Successful Hatching. Vl—

Proper Care of Fowls and Chicks with Least Amount of Work.

VII—How to Brood Chicks Properly at Lowest Cost. VIII-

Premium-Priced Table Poultry and How to Produce It.



244 Pages of the most practical information ever offered poul-

trymen. Protuselyillustrated. Also pictures and describes





CY PHER INCUBATORS





and BROODERS





Ittells why you are money ahead if you start with the right equip-

ment. N o matter whether you are a poultry raiser on a large or

small scale, or a beginner, get this ‘

big, free book that tells fully about



here C'mn an Service that





stands back of our machines—insures

success for Our customers. Write for





the free book today.

Cyphera Incubator Co.. Dept. 35





Bus-to, N.Y., New York City, Chicago, 111..

Baton,” Kannanclty, Mo. 0akland,Cal.





Mandy





The Incubator





, of Certainty!

Operated by r ule. e

n0vice gets the same ex-

cellent results as the ex- . .

perienced Operator. The only mcuba- ;

tor with the open-front poultry house

plan of ventilation. Only one applying

the vital principle of low. morsture

with high temperature and high morsturewhen

heat runs low. All regulated automatically.

Send for latest book.fdescribing the new features—



' , ctical. hel u . ~

l‘l'lirt‘e Ii)irsafot' matingp list and prices on S. C. White

Leghorn stock and eggs from the Mandy Lee farm.

GEO.H.LEE 00.. I 2 I 2 Honey St..0moha,Nob.





Let Me Surprise

You With My 1912





Ofi It took me 25 years to make

er such an ofier as this. Will



you write for it now ? I'll guar-

antee to send you a welcome surprise. If I

told you my low, factory price here you'd

think my machines were likc the cheap kind.





 





   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 





stand up

against highest ‘

” priced hatch-

.q‘ers. and make

biggest poul- v

try profits for . .

owners. Write me. My a :_

book is betterthanever. '

My offerwill please you.

My machines, my ex-

perience and help Will

Insure your success, v

I. W. MILLER 00.

Io!300.Fmport,lll.





.3





 





 





 

   





 





Wlll Save

You Money





 





auvs nus





Bluest Incubator ever sold at

the juice—hon hundred. oi .

‘0. ll! “Ill—well made,

has cold rolled copper tank,

hot water heat, double disc reg-

ulator. deep nursery. hill: legs, double doors. on

tester,sa£etylamp. Specmlprlcsflfis. Incubator and

13le0! together $9.85. Frolthtprepaidliast of Rockies.

H BIG BOOK FREE. Order direct from thin nil—our

Bil! Back Guarantee" protects you. It you want

h 'deh'iln of this great Incu-

' bntor odor. send without

delay for our big book

Pa'ozresnlvo Method".





Progressive Incubator co.

Box 164 Racine. Win.





   





 





140 rue iNCllBllTOR

and 140 CHICK BROODER

The incubator in Both$

slimming r... 1 0

1 with asbestos and galvanized —

. iron; has triple walls, copper tank;

‘ the Rockies . nursery: egg tester. thermometer ready

to use. 30 D8 ' Tr nl — money back



if not 0. I. Write for Free Catalog today.



ll-ronelal incubator Co.,-Dsui. 65 llacliisMIa.





roun llEllSL'uszsL-z:





With Poultry and Farmers



and Fanciers will help many



Farmers_ get more eggs-



better prices; make more and



. save more money ; tells things

flew folksul‘rili‘ow onFmalking



oney wr ens. in out



about Aniorloa'a Largest Llna otlnouliatoraanii .

and get six poultry chapters written by Robert Essex him-

self—It's all in our Free Catalog—Write today. Address





Robert Essex Incubator (10., 113 Henry Sl., Bulfalo, N. Y.





 





 





 





Buy. a 126 E“ NATIONAL

IN c U BATO R. Sheetsteel

body lined with asbestos and

inter lued with ntro ng fibre





board. Sealed with metalstrl at corners

and edges. Al r tight. col

proo f. Icubatolnadrid Bigo-

. . Mono back an a- ,.

‘ der .9 35 flatly. Sendtor booklet.





 

   

 

 





IN C UBATOR

1188 19thst. Roclne,WiB.





6" 5:355?“ POULTRY





and Almanac for 191! has 224 pages with many

colored plates of fowls true to life. It tells all

about chickens. their prices, their care, diseas-

‘as and remedies. All about Incubators, their



so and their operation. All about poultry

urea and how to build thorn. It's an encyclo-



inot chickendoin. You need it. Only “a.

0. 830m lo: .11. smart. Ill.





 





 





 

 

 





 





 

 





demand is such that all eggs suitable for

hatching can be disposed of in this way,

in which case the price obtained for such

eggs should be used. On the debit side

should be entered the actual or estimated

cost of food consumed during the month,

estimated value of labor and the cost of

any improvements, additions to equip-

ment, etc. At the end of a. year the

summarizing of these monthly accounts

upon a yearly sheet is a very simple mat-

ter and the balance thus obtained repre-

sents the net profit or loss. If only the

extra. labor which may be employed from

time to time is charged, the balance at

the end of the year will represent the

payment which the flock has made for

the owner’s labor.



Vi'hile in those monthly accounts which

go to make up the yearly summary the

farmer has an accurate record of all re-

ceipts and expenditures for the year, it

is necessary that his investment be taken

into consideration in determining wheth-

er the year’s work has been profitable

or otherwise. “'ith this in mind the sys-

tem includes the taking of an inventory

upon a separate sheet or page of the ac-

count book. This inventory may be tak—

en at whatever period of the year the

owner of the flock may elect. Some pre-

fer to open the account in the fall, others

at the beginning of the calendar

year, and still others during the early

spring months. It is suggested, for those

who have not opened an account with

their poultry for the present year, that

March 1 would be a favorable time. Take

a careful and complete inventory of

equipment, feed, stock on hand, etc. Each

piece of equipment should be listed at its

actual value at the time. In the case of

substantially constructed buildings a re-

duction of five per cent a, year for de-

terioration should be sufficient. Where

repairs have been made the actual value

of the building as repaired should be

given. The allowance for depreciation on

incubators, brooders, etc., which are giv-

en reasonable care should be about 10

per cent. All stock on hand should be

inventoricd at its cash value at that

date, either as market poultry or as

breeding stock as the case may be. Feed

which has been purchased or especially

set aside for the poultry should also be

included. A total of all these items will

represent the poultry investment at the

date of inventory and a similar inventory

12 months later, considered in connection

with the year‘s summary of receipts and

expenditures described above, will enable

the owner of a flock to prepare a simple

balance sheet showing whether 01‘ not the

flock has contributed to the farm income

during the year.



In keeping such an account it will be

found desirable to keep a simple egg rec—

ord, and provision should be made for

this. The advantage in this is that it

enables the keeper to easily check up the

number of eggs used at home, thus insur—

ing proper credit being given the flock.

Such a record may be kept on an ordi-

nary large calendui‘ or a separate sheet

or page in the account book may be pro-

vided. It will be more satisfactory if

provision is made for keeping a record of

hens dying or removed from the flock

during each month. By this means the

average number of hens employed during

any period can be arrived at, and com-

paring this with average number of eggs

produced during the same period enables

one to check up the work of the lions

and to roughly estimate the proportion

of poor layers or drones.



The attention of farmers generally is

invited to this accounting system since

it seems adapted to the needs of the

busy man who would apply buSinoss

methods to every part of his farming op-

erations, yet cannot afford to give to the

matter of accounting or bookkeeping the

time and labor which a more intricate

system would demand. .

CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF SCALY



LEG.



I. B., of Kent Co., wants to know what

causes scaly leg in fowls and how it may

be successfully treated. This trouble is

the result of the work of a minute insect

which in some way finds lodgment bc-

neath the scales on the legs of fowls. It

is known to attack practically all kinds

of fowls and birds. An exhaustive study

of this mite and its effect upon its vic-

tims, made by an eminent German scien-

tist, has brought out many interesting

facts regarding it. Sections from the leg

of a fowl long affected with scaly leg

show that in time the mite excavates

deeply into the tissues and in these ex-

cavations it lives and breeds. When it





 





 





has thus penetrated into the tissues the





" THE? MICHIGAN FARMER.





fowl develops lameness and the loss of

toes has been known to result. '



The manner in which the mite is in-

troduced has not. been satisfactorily de-

termined but it is believed to be generally

present in flocks of poultry where care

has not been taken to exclude it. Infec-

tion from fowl to fowl probably takes

place on the roosts or from mother to

chick. One authority insists that fowls

whose supply of oil in the skin is below

normal are most likely to be infected.

Conditions supposed to favor its spread

are dry, barren l‘llllS, especially on alka—

line soils, and foul roosting places.



The appearance of this trouble in a

flock, however, need not cause great un-

easiness as its eradication .is not very

difficult. It is necessary to treat each

fowl, treatment consisting of the appli-

cation of some penetrating oil to the af-

fected parts. Many rccomniend and prac-

tice dipping the fowl’s legs in a. mixture

of one part kerosene and two parts raw

linseed oil, or even a half-and-half mix-

ture of these oils Where a quick cure is

demanded. However, this treatment is

conceded to be severe and there is danger

of burning or blistering the skin if any

of the feathers are wet by the mixture.

The ,lcrman inlesligator referred to

above recommends an ointment made by

mixing one part of oil of carawny and

five parts of white vasellne, this mixture

to be rubbed into the parts every few

days until all indications of the trouble

have disappeared. Oil of caraway is very

penetrating and not nearly so irritating

as many of the oils and ointments gen-

erally recommended for the purpose.

\thi'c the trouble is of long standing and

the legs and feet are very scaly it is well

to remove loose scales and crusts by

washing the parts in warm soapy water

before applying a remedy.



WHY EVERY FARMER SHOULD KEEP

A FEW BEES.





No one who has givon the subject. of

l)<"(} culture. or the relationship of bees

to flowers. the least consideration will

deny that bees play a most important

part in the economy of nature. It is not

too much to say that without bccs our

fruit and seed supply would, to say the

least, be limited. Nature has wisely pro—

vided for the pollenization of blossoms of

the vegetable kingdom by the creation of

bees. Of the different agencies depended

upon to do this important work the bee

is the most thorough. We may plant our

fruit trees in such a way that. those

prolific in the production of pollen will

be intermingled with others that are to

be fertilized: or we may depend upon the

winds to carry the life-giving dust front

one plant or Inc to another, but there

are times uhvn these will fail.



Bees are as iiucessary to flowers as

flowers are in hoes. The flowers by their

beauty and thedcllcule perfume. they give,

attract- the busy bee to the nectaries

from which they extract the honey there

secreted; but while thus occupied they

lwcome dusted with pollen grains released

by the anthers when in a Slate of ripe-

ness. This pollcn, or forlilixing dust.

must be carried from the male [0 the fe-

male flower or fruit and send would be

impossible. It is not expected that ev-

ery farmer or every orchardist should be—

come and expert boo-keeper, or that he

could come in competition with those who

have made bees a business and a life-

time study, but 1110 value of bees even to

than should be evident.



The general farmer, of all people, is

perhaps the least! dependent upon his

fellow men, and on every fair—Sized farm

there annually goes lo waste several hun-

dred pounds of nectar, unless the owner

has the means of gathering and storing

it for the use of himself and his family.

It is not necessary that he become a.

(ompetitor in the markets with the ex-

pert bec-kccper, and in most instances

this would not be desirable or profitable,

but the farmer should produce at least

enough to supply his own table.



A singular idea some people have in

regard to lice—keeping is that it is neces-

sary to plant 2i certain cum and supply

it to the bees. I was very much amused

one day when a lady asked me, very

earnestly, whether 1 went into the fields

to gather flowers and bring them home

to the bees. The bee is a miller to whose

mill everything that comes is grist. She

gets her honey from trees and plants as

well as flowers. She roams, as sweet

odors lead her, through two or three miles

of surrounding country, and she cares

not if she transgresses property rights

or filches her stores from your neighbors’

flowers and trees.





New Jersey. F. G. HERMAN.





 





<33) 2 201





top!





Just a Minute, Please





This lillle ad tells you how to

get the big incubator bargain.





Write me a postal for “Hatching Facts" and ample

proof of superiority of my famous





World’s champion

“cii'i‘ Mil-Egg Incubator





—

I am golng to sell all my months’





machines out on 1, 2, or 3 "on... FREIGHT

montha' Home Test this year. Test PAH]





Don’t ou want to be one 0

theme {y testers? If so. write East of Rockies

‘4’ 3.2;; . .





 





Has double walls and door

and dead air space all over,

copper tank. but water heat,

self-regulator, “Tycos” ther-

mometer, egg tester, safety 1, 2.

lamp, nursery, high legs. or 3





today. I willsurprise you with

the proofs of the wonderful

hatches of this machine. Why

pay more fora. machine that

can’t competewith mineln the

championship classi My ma.-

clilue makes you money from

the start at small outlay.

When shipped together, 1 sell

my Incubator (price 87.55) and

Ito—chick doublevwalled hot

water top heated Broader

(price 04.85) for $11.50 and

pay frelglit. Send for “Hatching Facts" today, or

if in hurr nuy send price direct from this ad—



‘I’ ’1 same home test—same guaran-





 

   





‘l S¢.Ynul,Buflnl.o, «

l} Konaufllty or :

. Racine.





   

 

 

 





' tee. Money back if not an tlsfac.



,-,. tory. Thousands buy this way.

‘ Address, JIM ROHAN, Pres.

Belle City Incubator Company





loo-Chickaroodor Box 14 Racine. Wis.





 





 





 

   

   

 

 





S U c c E S S F U L

Poultry Lessons





——to Every New Customer -

SEND A POSTAL. Get Gilcreat'a big 1 -.

book FREE and also his facts about his -



SUCCESSFUL Poultry Lessons given to :





buyers of

Successful 'fifiggb'ég? ’





Start right for biggest profits. Write to . ‘ up

Do: llolnoa Incubatorcoq, 3“ Second St. ,Ilen MoinesJI.





- Pure bred Chickens.

Du cks, Geese.

Turkeys. also In-





cubators. Supplies. and Collie Do .

Send 4 cents for large Poultry Book, n-

cubator Catalog and Price List. H. H.

HINIKEB. Box 55 Mnnkato. Minn.





 





 





 





 





 





Standard-bred Rouen. I’ekin and

Indian Runner Ducks: Buff, White,

Golden, Silver. Coluinbian rind Part-





Choic





ridge Wyandottes; l'lnrrcd and Butt Rocks; Reds;

$2.50 single bird ; $6 lrios :Z’l‘oulonso Geese. $1 each.

Catalog iron. Geo. 14‘. Hartman. Box 280, Freeportdll.





 





-—l\’llllCS and females. prices right, (ircai;

Barrlil flocks laying strain, prize winners, 1?) eggs

$1.50. ‘4'. C. COFF M AN, I{.No.6. Benton Harbor, Mich.





' ' ‘ Barred Rocks, ii. I. Reds. Mam-

Pnze WIHnlng moth l’ckin and I. liunncr ducks.

Stuck for sale. Eggs $1, $2. $3 per set. It“ lty $5 per 100.

EMVVUOD FARM, R. Ii. No. 13. Grand Rapids. Mich.





cm-kcrols $1.501ind $2. A few ul‘

Barred Rock lets and lions at $1 and $ .50'

LAKE RIDG ii FARM, Levering, Michigan.





 





 





 





ARRED ROCKS. White Wiandottes. Males & females,

prices ri ht. Great. laying strain, prize-winners.

W'. 0. (JOE MAN, R. No. 6, Benton Harbor. Mich.





CHBICE S. 0. B. URPINGIUN 7322;.“3333. “$333;

15th, 82 per 13. Otis Greenmzin. Ii. 4, Bellovue. Mich.





CHEAPEfiI‘SPLAC/E ON EARTH T0 BI'Y STOCK





and I Sbland and water fouls. Write for





a price list. DAVID YOUNG. R. 6, Bay City, Mich.





-——Bnrr(~d P. liock Cockorelc.

For sale . liiiiglct strain. $1 and iii—

wards. MRS. EARL W. BAliNAIiD, Saranac, Mic





 





 





 





 





IGvIl'I‘ BliAHMA. Barred Rock and “'hito

W’yundotto (‘ockcrcls from rims-winning stock.

E. D. BISHOP. Route 38, like Odessa, Nlich.





LILLIE FARHSTEAD POULTRY

B. P. Rocks. B. I. Reds. and S. 0. W. Leghorn eggs

for sale. If) for 31:26 for 31.50: 50 for 82.50.

COLON O. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.





 





 





H "---S. C. Brown Logliorns. State wide repu~

Eggmakers lotion. IOU pallets and hens for sale. Cock‘

erels. $1.23 up. Write me. Wm. J. (Topper, Mt, Pleasant, Mich.





 





Y entire stock of thoroughbred S. C. Brown

Legliorns and business for sale. Write or call.

LEWIS '1‘. OPPENLANDER. R. No. 4. Lansing, Mloh.





 





' S. C. White Orpington and Indian

White ROCII. Runner Duck eggs at. faruiers' prices.

Circular free. G. , UHT, Box B, ()ukwood, Ohio.





UFF dc W'hite ()rpingtons, Buff i! W’hite L h



Barred & White Rocks. & Ii. 0. Rhode 1813:?! 333:

Okla. Selects $3, iediums 82 Utility $1.50 each

Sntifaction guaranteed. H. H. IIING. 'illis. Mich ,





Single Comb Black Minorcots.





R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





[LN-ER. GOLDEN AND WHITE WYANDO

A fine lot. of cockerels 82 and $3 esch.T£‘Ei::e

C. W. BBOVVNING. Portland. Mich.





' , k 1. 2.50, . .

ggdgwpndolle 221.23%?“ .réfkdlid’iéfl'vlizif





ranklin Smith. . F. D. 9. Ann Arbor, Mich,





circular free.





 





DOGS.





RAINED running Fox Hounds, and young hounds

brad. from famous Coon hunting parents. I-‘ull blood

Jerey heifers, nend stamp. W. E. LECKY. Holniesvills, Ohio.





The New York mum

29.6 The Michigan Farmer





Both One Year $1.65





for Only - -

You get practically a New York daily

and the best farm paper at an extremely

low rate. Send all orders to

THE MICHIGAN FARMER,

Detroit, ‘Mlch.
202' on





WNW





MARKETS ,





WWW





DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

February 14, 1912.

Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—The wheat market remained

about steady until Tuesday, when news

from Argentine stating that the railway

strike had been settled and nothing now

prevents the heavy exportation of her

bumper crop of wheat, gave a bearish

tone to the whole wheat situation. Liver—

pool prices dropped and other European

points were influenced by the new con-

ditions. On this side of the Atlantic the

supply and demand situation is somewhat

bearish, there being no sign of a decrease

in receipts at I‘dinneapolis and the de-

crease in the visible supply is small.

Flour is having a rather slow movement,

so that the wants of millers are not large.

The price for No. 2 red wheat a year ago

was 91340 per bu. Quotations are as fol—





lows



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May. July.

Thursday . . . . .991/é .971/12 $1.04 .98

Friday . . . . . . .991/2 .971/2 1.04 .98

Saturday ..... 99 .97 1.03 {/2 .97 11/2

Monday ...........................

Tuesday ...... 971/2 951/; 1.02 .96





\Vednesday» ...971/2 .951/2 1.02%) .961/2

Germ—Prices have fluctuated during the

week, with the figures of Tuesday ruling

about steady with those of a week ear-

lier. 'l‘heie is a temporary weak'tone to

the deal due to the weakness in wheat.

Farmers are delivering corn generously.

However, there is a wide demand for this

cereal and in itself occupies a rather

strong position. (me year ago the price

for No. 3 corn was 461.5;c per bu. Quo-

tations for the week are as follows:





No. 3 N0. 3

Corn. Yellow.

Thursday ................. 661/; 671/;

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

Saturday ................. . 67 68

Monday .................. .... . . . .

Tuesday .................. 661.4: 671%;

\\'e<lnesday .............. 661,45 67 1,13





Oatsmrrllast week's prices, are sustain—

ed. although the market is a little dull,

due to the change in the wheat and corn

trade. The moveman of oats is limited

and the local market is dull. The visible

supply shows a slight increase. Quota-

tions for the Week are as follows:



Standard. No. 3





 





White.

Thursday 53

Friday 53

Saturday 53

Bionday . . . .

Tuesday _ 53

'Wednesday ............... 531,12 53





Beans—Cash beans show an advance

of 4c during the week. There is a good

demand at the advanced quotations. May

beans are marked down in value. Ftvl—

lowing are the quotations for the week:





Cash. May.

Thursday V38 $2.50

lt‘rida y ..................... 2.38 2.50

Saturday ................... 2.40 2.50

Monday .................. ... .. .....

Tuesday .................... :3. 12 2.50

\Vednesday ................ 2.42 2.50





Clover Seed.——.\lsike has advanced 15c

per bushel while common seed has ad-

vanced 25c per bu. The market is firm

and active at present prices. Considering

the amount of seed on hand, the number

of contracts are quite large. Follow-

ing are the quotations for the week:





Prime Spot. March. Alsike.

Thursday . . . . . . . .$l4.00 $14.00 $13.40

Friday .......... 14.00 14.00 13.40

Saturday ........ 14.00 14.00 13.10

Monday ...............

Tuesday ......... 14.00 14.00 13.40

\Yednesday ...... 14.00 14.00 13.25





Timothy Seed.—Salcs of prime spot

seed were made, on the local market

Tuesday at $7 per bu., which is 1.0c below

the price paid the previous week.



Rye.—.-\nother decline of 1c occurred in

the quotations for cash No. 2 rye. and

the price now quoted is 95c pcr bu,



Flour. Feed, Potatoes. Etc.





Flown—Prices are unchanged. Market

steady

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

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

Ordinary l’atent .................... 4.60

Rye. .................................. 5.20





Feed.i.\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.-rBoth hay and straw

remain steady. Firm. Quotations are:

No. 1 timothy, 9522612250; No. 2 timothy,

$216121.50: clover, mixed, 5520612150; rye

straw, $11.5061‘12; wheat and oat straw,

$10.506111 per ton. ~



Potatoes.w’l‘lte1‘e is only a fair supply

of potatoes on the market. Prices rule

firm with those of a week ago. Car lots

on track are quoted at 95c6i $1 per bu.



Provisionngamlly pork, $176019; mess

pork, $16.50; medium clear, 31166171750;

picnic hams, 91/2c; bacon, 126i13l/Qc: pure

lard in tit-recs, Elite; kettle rendered lard,

105?.tc per lb.



Dairy and Poultry Products.



Butter.#.-\fter last week’s sensational

decline, butter continued steady for both

creamery and dairy goods. The output

increased slightly and the movement is

more free since prices declined. Quota-

tions are as follows: Extra creamcry,

32c; first creamery, 300; dairy, 24c; pack—

ing stock 23c per lb



Eggs: Egg prices show a further de-

cline this week of 2c on the local mar-

ket. Southern eggs are. beginning to ap-

pear On the market. but thus far have

had little influence on local prices. XVitl;

the coming of warmer weather it is an-

ticipated that the receipts will increase

and prices will decline. Current receipts,

cases included, are quoted at 33c per

dozen. « '



Poultry.——There is an improvement in





 





 





 





the demand for poultry, eSpecially chick-

ens, and for this kind prices are higher.

The supply is decreasing. Quotations

are as follows: Live—Turkeys, 16@17c;

geese, 11@12c; ducks, 140; young ducks,

15c; spring chickens, 130; No. 2 chickens,

9c per lb; hens, 121/2c. Dressed—Chick-

ens, 131/426v14c; geese, 14@15c; turkeys, 18

611151c.



Veal.—Market rules steady. Fancy, 10

61112c; choice, 9@10c per lb.



Dressed Hags.—Light, $7.50; medium,

$6.75; heavy, $6.50 per cwt.



Cheese.—Michigan, September, 1716360

18c; Michigan, late made, 161/2c; York

state, 17lé61118c; limburger. 1667118c; do-

mestic Swiss, 19@22c; brick cream, 1861)

191/20 per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Cabbage.——Steady. Now selling at 3e

per pound.



Onions—Steady" at $1.65@1.75 per bu.



Apples—There was a slightly better

movement in apple markets last week

and it is hoped that market conditions

will improve. Baldwins and Greenings,

39326113650; Spy, $3.506“; Ben Davis, $2

(tlx'p .





OTHER MARKETS.





Chicago.

red, $1@1.01; May,





6814c;





“Meat—No. 2

$1.02; July, 9554c.



Corn—No. 3, 633461164140; May,

July, 67760 per bu.



Oats—«No. 2 white, 531461540; May,

52’};’.-c; July, 48c per bu.



Barley—Making grades, $1.10@1.29 per

bu: feeding, 80611950



iutter.—Creamcries steady at unchang-

ed figures. .licst grade dairies 1c lower.

Creameries, 286132c; dairies, 2460300.



11)ggs.~—Curtailment of demand, due to

recent extreme prices, and a fair increase

in receipts have brought a decline of 661)

’7c since last week. Market quiet. Quo-

tations are: Firsts, grading 45 per cent

fresh, 321Azc; ordinary firsts, 2961.30c per

dozen; at mark, cases included, 29611300



Potatoes—«Easier and 5c lower under

increasing receipts. Michigan stock is

now quoted at $1.03611.05 per bu. \Vis-

consin, $1601.05; Minnesota, $1.036111.05.



Beans—All kinds show greater firmness

and a slight advance. in values. Current

quotations are: l’ca beans—Choice hand—

picked, $2.60 per bu; prime, $2.50; Red

Kidneys, $2.95.



New York.



Butter.—»'l‘his market regained much of

the recent loss before last week’s close

but a sagging tendency is again in evi-

dence this week. Market irregular and

unsettled. Creamery specials are quoted

at 341/;c pci' lb; extras, 3391361340; firsts,

321,136,1233c; seconds, 316132c.



I:Iggs.—Jl‘he market is recovering from

the 7c drop which came late last week

and is reported firm at the quotations.

Fresh gathered extras, 3761.38c; firsts, 36c;

seconds, 35c; western gathered whites, 35

6138c per dozen.



lloultry.——Live —— Chickens unchanged

and fowls higher. \Vestern chickens, 121/12

611%; fow‘s, 14%611151/3c; turkeys, 15@16c.

I)ressed——Unchanged. -\Vestern chickens,

121/261‘15c; fowls, 121/2@161/2C; turkeys, 1.2

61210.





 





finsi‘nn.



'\\'ool.-—The wool trade continues to be

active with a very healthy demand. In

the. west and southwest bidding for the

new clip is under way, and a great deal

of interest is being centered there. The

liner grades command a bullish position

and prices are tending upward. Leading

domestic quotations for fleeces are as

follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces

seellelziillc washed. .2c; XX, 2861129c; 1/2-~

blood combing, 29c; %-blood combing,

29c: 1,r’,—blood combing, 29c; delaine un-

washed, 2561126c; fine unwashed, 211/20.

Michigan. Wisconsin and New York

ilccccsmlt‘ine unwashed, 2014c; delaine

unwashed, 24c; l/zz—blood unwashed, 28c.

Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri—%-blood

27c; 1,3—blood, 2762280.



Elgin.



Butter firm at 32c per lb. Output 625,000



pounds.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS,

Buffalo.

February 12, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo. New York).



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 140 cars; hogs, 90 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 93 double decks; calves,

700 head.



With 140 cars of cattle on our market

here today, and with 25.000 reported in

Chicago, our market on the best grades

was just about steady with last Monday,

while everything below the prime cattle

sold from 156125c per cwt. lower.



We quote: iest 1,400 to 1,600—lb. steers

$7.506’1‘8: good prime 1,300 to 1,400-lb. (10.,

$6.756117.25; do. 1.200 to 1,300—lb. (10., $6.50

61.6.85; best, 1,100 to 1,200—lb. shipping

steers, $6.3561;6.75; medium butcher steers

1.000 to 1.100, $525616; light butcher

steers, $425615; best fat cows, $4.756115.50;

fair to good do., $4634.50; common to me-

dium do., $3.256’13.75; trimmers, $225617

2.75; best fat heifers, $5.50616.25; good

do, $4.75605.25; fair to good do., $4.256D

4.60; stock heifers, $3613.25; best feeding





steers, dchcrned, $4.50614.75; common

feeding steers, $350634; stockers, all





grades. $350634: prime export bull, $5.50

616; best butcher bulls, $5605.25; bologna

bulls, $4634.50; stock bulls. $3.256D4; best

milkers and springers, $456158; common

to good (10., $256030.



‘Vith heavy receipts of hogs at western

points, and liberal receipts here, our mar-

ket showed a decline of about 100 from

Saturday’s general market. The bulk of

the choice quality better weight workers,

mixed and medium weights going today

at $6.60. Pigs and lighter weights held

about steady; selling generally from $6.25

@640 according to weight and quality.





rue MICHIGAN ‘fiAfiM‘Eii‘;





The good kind of rough sows sold mostly

around $5.80@5.85, and stags around‘fic

per pound. Hogs are fairly well cleaned

up; market closing steady.



The lamb market was active today;

most of the choice lambs selling from $7

607.10. \Ve sold one load of fancy lambs

for A. B. Read, of Michigan, for $7.35.

Look for about steady prices the balance

of the week, but with liberal run will sell

shade lower, as we are. out of line with

Chicago. The sheep market was active

today, market strong. Look for about

steady prices the balance of the week on

sheep.



\\’e quote: Best lambs, 376177.10; cull

to common (10., $5.25615.75; wethers, $4.50

6114.75; bucks, $225613; yearlings, $5@

5.75; handy ewes, $375604; heavy ewes.

$350604; cull sheep, $2612.75; veals, choice

to extra, 5510611050; fair to good do., $8@

10; heavy calves, $4625.50.





 





Chicago.

February 12, 1912.



' Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 27,000 52.000 30,000

Same day last year..31,369 68,538 28,302

Received last week..51.679 189,100 113,262

Same week last year.42,640 159,771. 87,314



Cattle start off this week with a very

slow general demand after last yeck’s

advance of 1061‘15c in lots salable at $8.25

and upward. Butcher stock is moving

quite well at steady prices, and the, few

offerings of heavy steers are wanted at

unchanged values, no sales up to a rather

late hour taking place above $8.50. Hogs

are selling surprisingly well considering

the large supply, with a large general

demand. The early market was called 50

lower under a reported run of 60.000 head,

but later the receipts were called 52,000,

and prices were better. Hogs are selling

at $5.956‘1,6.35, the best light weights go—

ing at $6.25, while pigs go at $4.756116;

stags at $6.4561161i5 and boars at $3603.50.

Hogs received last week averaged 217

lbs., compared with 216 lbs. a Week ear-

lier, 211 lbs. a month ago. 231 lbs. a year

ago and 214 lbs. two years ago. The

packers received 8.800 hogs direct today

from other markets. The sheep and lamb

market is not over active, and, except

for the best, prices averaged about a dime.

lower. Lambs arc salable at $4.2561.6.75;

yearlings at $5615.75; wethers at $41561)

4.75; ewes ‘dl. $2614.25 and bucks at $2.50

6.13.



Cattle started off last week extremely

active and 106125c higher, the Monday

run being cut down to 12,159 head be—

cause ihe snow blockade west of here





prevented the railroads from moving

stock trains with any freedom. Later





in the week many belated consignments

arrchd, and larger offerings caused the

early improvement in prices to disappear.

The bulk of the cattle offered graded

none too well, a liberal percentage aver-

aging considerably less than 1,200 lbs...

and these were slow to advance and quick

to weaken. Cattle of superior quality

and heavy in weight comprised only a

small proportion of the receipts, and these

sold at $861885, with one sale at $9 for

27 fancy 1,563—lb. Angus and Shorthorn

steers. The. commoner kinds of light.-

weight steers brought $475606, many av-

craging considerably below 1,000 lbs., and

the greater part of the steers received

brought $575618, with medium steers

selling at $6.25 and upward and a good

class at $7.25 and over. Butcher stock

had, on the whole, a good sale, cows and

heifers going at. $340617, sales embracing

96 prime Kansas spayed heifers, mostly

l'lcret'ords, averaging 900 to 1,021 lbs. at

$6.85 and $7. Cutters sold at $3@3.35,

canncrs at $2602.95 and bulls at $35061)

6.25. The stockers and feeder trade was

not very large, intending purchasers find-

ing a scarcity of the better class of these

cattle and a high scale of prices, while

few buyers cared to invest in the poorer

lots. Stockcrs sold at $3.50615.50, while

feeders brought 9547560620. Calves were

fairly active at $3618.50 per 1.00 lbs., buy—

ers usually wanting the choicer lots of

light—weight Vtalers. Milkers and spring-

ers were moderately animated at $3060

67.50 per head, fancy llolsteins and Dur—

hams being scarce and selling at $60 and

upward. There was more inquiry for

backward springers than for fresh cows

of medium grade.



Ilogs started off actiVe and decidedly

higher last week, the snow blockade cut-

ting down the Monday run to 21,479 head,

and the best hogs sold up to $6471.23. liy

the middle of the week plenty of hogs

showed up, and the receipts for \Vedncs-

day aggregated 57.126. Naturally, prices

broke. more or less, but they rallied later

in the week on the excellent local and

shipping demand. The one new feature

developed was the appcarancc of a good

eastern shipping demand for light-weight

hogs of good quality. causing such con-

signments to sell readily on a strong

basis at a time when heavy and butcher

lots of hogs were selling on a barely

steady basis. This carried prime light

hogs up to within 5c of the price paid

for the best hogs of heavier weight. A

good many hogs of light weight have

been received, but the average weight of

the receipts has been increasing for sev-

eral weeks, and fewer mere pigs are ar-

riving than heretofore. The fresh pork

consumption everywhere is so large as

to make a liberal outlet for pig pork.



Sheep and lambs were marketed last

week with greatest irregularity, receipts

being alternately liberal and extremely

small, and hence prices fluctuated a good

deal. being higher, lower and higher

again. Lambs of the better class of me-_

dium weights were prime favorites, as

usual, bringing a substantial premium 0v—

er everything else. with fat little year-

’lings next in general popularity. There

was some demand for feeder lambs to

ship to Michigan, and they sold at $563

585 per 100le. The receipts embraced

some lambs from Colorado fattened in

the San Luis Valley, some fed Nevada

lambs and some hay—fed Idaho and Mon-

tana. mixed stock.





FEB. 17-, 1912.





. Horses were received week before last





more liberally than at any previous time

since last May, and prices weakened to

such an extent that country shippers

sent in much- smaller numbers last 'week.

This stopped the decline in prices effectu-

ally, and numerous sales were made at

advances of $5 to $10 per head. Good

mares adapted for breeders and workers

Were wanted for shipment back to farm-

ing districts, and they .were wanted also

for eastern shipment. so that prices were

firm under competition. Drafters sold

at $1.75@225 for light and medium-

weights and at $25060325 for heavy-

weights, while chunks of 1,250 to 1,450

lbs. brought 25150611200. Feeders weighing

up well sold at $225@275, lighter ones

going at 5514068200. Wagon horses sold

at 32160611200. F.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





In recent weeks the frequent big snow

storms and severely cold weather have

caused serious interruptions to moving

liVe stock to western markets, the rail-

roads being unable to move stock trains

on anywhere near schedule time and

therefore refusing in many instances to

accept proferrcd consignments. .This has

rendered the lot of the country shipper

a very uncomfortable one, causing pro—

voking delays and making fluctuations in

prices both frequent and large. Shrink-

ages in weight were much larger than

usual, and stock often came forward in

excessive numbers after delays, so that

owners had to accept much reduced

prices. Some of the railroads are deing

the. best they can with the cars and en—

gines in their possession, but shippers

complain bitterly of the slow service of

some lines, and many stock trains are

not provided with. sufficient motive power.



The Chicago receipts of hogs and sheep

so far this year show large gains over

those for the corresponding period last

year, while cattle supplies,haVe under-

gone a falling off. Pork and mutton are

retailing at much lower prices than beef,

and fresh pork loins and chops are. by far

the cheapest of all the meats offered for





.salc, so that it is no wonder that its con-





sumption throughout the country is of

unusually generous proportions. Thus it

happens that the curtailed production of

beef fails to bring about any grcat rise

in prices for the greater part of the cattle

received, these bcing largely of a common

grade of light—weights hurried market-

ward much too early in order to save

high-priced corn and other feeds. Kill—

ers have been experiencing considerable

difficulty in disposing of the carcasses of

light, cheap and medium priced cattle,

while they cannot get half enough fat,

heavy beeves. The poorer lots of steers

fail to sell much higher either than a.

mnth or a year ago, but the better class

of finished beef cattle have sold recently

$1.50 to $1.75 per 100 lbs. higher than a.

year ago. \\'ithout any doubt, owners of

well—bred young cattle are. making the

mistake of their lives when they fail to

make them prime before selling.



An epidemic similar to the spinal men-

ingitis scourge that has caused great

agitation in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma.

and Texas during the last three months

has attacked the cattle of the southwest.

according to Dr. .J. C. Humphries, of

Missouri, who addressed the annual con-

vention of the Missouri Veterinary Asso-

ciatior. at Kansas City recently. The

eating of improper food, especially the

smut of corn, is the chief cause of the

disease, according 'to the speaker. He

urged closer attention to pure food laws

for cattle as a preventive.



L. F. Arntzen, of Illinois, reports that

more hogs have died in that part of the

country within a year than at any pre-

vious time. in 35 years, and farmers have

marketed their hogs just as soon as they

could be made ready. He says: “I think

there are. three things which can be done

to ward off disease in live stock to a

great extent, especially in sheep and hogs,

viz., change their runs and pastures as

often as convenient, dip them if neces—

sary, and give them some good worm

powders. If these three things are done,

coupled with careful feeding, success is

certainly more sure than if they are

neglected.”



An Illinois stockman accounts for the

marketing of cattle and other live stock

prematurely by the advancing prices of

corn, the growing scarcity of hay and the

bad weather for feeding. He says that

for the first time on record, alfalfa bay

has been brought in from Montana, cost-

ing in car loads $18 to $20 per ton, while

stock feeders are paying 60 to 65 cents

per bushel for corn.



Farmers in northern Illinois who are

accustomed to feed large numbers of

hogs at this season of the year are hold-

ing very few hogs because of heavy losses

from hog cholera, and are now selling

thcir corn. One country I-hiDDing station

about 60 miles from Chicago has bought

more corn from farmers in a recent week

than it. did all of last year,



Some time ago a British steamer took

a shipment of 159 high-bred Kentucky

horses to Australia for their Kentucky

owner. The reason the owner gave for

the shipment to a foreign country was

that Australia is more favorable for horse

breeding than the United States because

of antirace track legislation in this coun-

try. which has played havoc with the

breeding of race horses.



_ Oregon is a long way from Chicago, yet

a sheepman out there is feeding 12.000

lambs on barley and wheat screenings

with a view of marketing them in Chi-l

cago, involving a journey of 2,700 miles.

Another sheepman has brought from Ore-

gon to, a feeding station ner Chicago 11,-

000 lambs, which are being fattened, hav-

ing been on the road for 13 days. Their

freight charge was $1.01 per 100 lbs. The

owner will feed them about 60 days.





 

 





 





 





 





 





3

1

i





i

1;.

l
*3.

i

:4





.. as». ,~W WW‘ “at...





l

g.

l





 





 





 





 





FEB. 17. 19.12.

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.

Thursday’s Detroit Live Stock markets

are given'ln the last edition. The first

edition is mailed Thursday, the last edi-

tion Friday morning. The first edition is

mailed to those who care more to get the

paper early than they do for Thursday's

Detroit LiVe Stock market report. You

may have any edition desired. Subscrib-

ers may change from one edition to an-

other by dropping us a. card to that effect.





 





 





DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Tursday’s Market. '

February 15, 1912.

Cattle. -

Receipts, 856. Market dull at last

week’s prices.

We quote: Extra dry-fed steers and

heifers, $6.25@6.50; steers and heifers,





1,000 to 1,200, $5.75@6; do., 800 to 1000,

$5606; do. that are fat, 500 to 700, $4@4.50:

choice fat cows, $4.75@5; good fat cows,

$3.50@4.50: common cows, $3@3.25; can-

ners, $1.75@2.75; bulls, $3.75@4.50; stock

bulls, $3@3.75; milkers, large, young, me—

dium age, $40@50;. common milkers, $25

(1)35.



CRoe Com, Co. sold Gerish 26 steers av

992 at $6.20; to Sullivan P. Go. 5 canners

av 862 at $2.85; to GOOSe 7 cows av 860 at

$3.50; to Rattkowsky 1 do weighing 1,020

at $4; to Mich. B. Co. 5 butchers av 790

at $4.50, 1 bull weighing 1,080 at $5, 1

cow weighing 1,170 at $4.75; to Sullivan

P. Co. 4 canners av 875 at $2.75, 1 bull

weighing 1,520 at $4.75, 1 do weighing 920

at $2; to Newton B. Co. 15 steers av 960

at $5.40; to Parker, W. & Co. 1 bull

weighing 1,300 at $4.75; to Newton B. CO.

8 do av 910 at $4.85; to Goose 3 cows av

943 at $3.25; to Parker, W. & Co. 20 steers

av 1,025 at $6.15; to Nagle P. Co. 20 do

av 1,149 at $6.40, 20 do av 1.050 at $6.



Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 2 steers

av 960 at $5.75, 7 do av 757 at $5.40, 6

butchers av 826 at $4.50; to Parker, W. &

Co. 5 bulls av 1,368 at $4.75; to Goose 4

cows av 975 at $3.80; to Applebaum 4

butchers av 862 at $4.30, 2 cows av 965

at $3.75.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. CO. 11

butchers av 727 at $4.80; to Hammond. S.

& Co. 4 cows av 820 at $3.25, 1 canner

weighing 730 at $2.75; to Goose 4 cows av

880 at $3.25; «to Nagle P. CO. 22 steers av

1,063 at $6.15, 2 cows av 1,060 at $5; to

Hammond, S. & Co. 9 do av 916 at $3.65,

1 do weighing 1,160 at $3.75; to Kamman

B. Co. 2 steers av 995 at $6; [0 Rattkow-

sky 6 butchers av 705 at $4.35, 1 cow

weighing 900 at $4; to Kamman B. Co.

8 steers av 902 at $5.50, 1 do weighing

980 at $5.25; to Lachalt 10 do av 760 at

$5, 2 cow and bull av 1,065 at $4.50; to

Regan 11 butchers av 688 at $4.30; to

Goose 2 cows av 875 at $3.50, 4 do av 880

at $3, 12 butchers av 750 at $4; to Sulli~

van P. Go. 1 cow weighing/1,040 at $2.75;

to Newton B. Co. 25 steers av 957 at

$5.75, 1 cow weighing 1,170 at $4.50, 5

butchers av 668 at $4.25, 25 steers av 934

at $5.75; to Kamman 6 cows av 726 at

$2.85, 2 do av 1,040 at $4.50, 2 bulls av

1,570 at $5; to Parker, W. & Co. 2 bulls

av 1,330 at $4.75, 5 heifers av 806 at $5,

6 cows av 1,080 at $4; to Heinrich 22

steers av 808 at $5.25.



Spicer & R. sold Breitenbeck 4 cows av

1,030 at $3.70, 7 do av 1,078 at $3.70; to

Bresnahan 1 bull weighing 1.180 at $4.25;

to Newton B, CO. 33 butchers av 862 at

$4.40, 32 do av 775 at $4.25, 30 do av 870

at $5, 22 steers av 930 at $5.65, 5 do av

714 at $5; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weigh-

ing 1,710 at $4.65; to Mich. B. Co. 4

butchers av 737 at $3.50, 9 do av 993 at

$5.10; to Goodwin 4 cows av 880 at $3.50:

to Parker, W. & Co. 1 cow weighing 790

at $3.50; to Breitenbeck 27 steers av 820

at $5.25.



Rosenhelm sold Mich. B. Co. 2 cows av

92% at $3.50, 5 dpdav 1,060 at $4.50.



owens am so same 7 do av -

$4.50, 2 do av 895 at $3.50. 1’090 at

thgwn sold same 23 steers av 1,020

a . .

Hety sold Newton B, Co.

1.164fiat 34.65. 5 COWS av



Ho on sold Hammond, S. Co 2 cows

av 905 at $3.25. 1 do wei h‘ ' ~

“go, .5th avl940 at $3.10.g mg 1’320 a”



'or ey sod Sullivan P. CO. 1 ll

weighing 1,330 at $4.75, 4 steers av b8160

“£335 Id 1 b



e ee so same 1111 wei ‘ ,

at $5.25, 6 steers av 910 at £51.16? i533

weighing 1,220 at $6.50. ’



' Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 2,951. Market steady at last

week’s prices. Best lambs, $6.25@6.40'

fair to good lambs, $5.50@6; light to com:

men 13.1an, $3@4.50; fair to good sheep

$3603.50; culls and common, $1_25@2_50_ '



Bishop, B. & H, sold Thompson Bros.

31 sheep av 93 at $2.50; to Mich, B Co

11 lambs av 55 at $4.50, 34 do av é7 afi

$6, 2 do av 50 at $4; to Parker, W. & Co

80 do av 73 at $6, 21 do av 65 at $5.75-

23 do av 75 at $5.75; to Sullivan P. Co?

8 do av 50 at $4: to Hayes 11 sheep av

95 at $2.50: to Hammond, S, & Co. 4 do

av 70 at $2.50. 26 lambs av 85 at 34- to

Sullivan P. Co. 5 do av 106 at $4.50 9 do

av 105 at $4.50, 4 sheep av 105 at 53’ 3 do

av 73 at $2.50; to Thompson Bros. ’17 do

av 85 at $3; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 8 lambs

av 80 at $6.50, 18 do av 48 at $4. 36 sheep

av 130 at $2.90, 45 lambs av 85 at $6.40:

to Hammond, S. & C0. 229 do av 83 at

$6.40, 85 do av 80 at $6.40; to Nagle P.

Co. 41 do av 70 at $6, 16 do av 60 at $5,

23 do av 85 at $6.25; to Thompson Bros.

17 sheep av 85 at $3; to Young 42 lambs

av 60 at $5.50; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 26

do av 55 at $4, 14 sheep av 90 at $3.25.



Roe Com, Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 42

lambs av 55 at $4.50, 12 sheep av 88 at

. to Nagle P. Co. 191 lambs av 75

at $6, 98 do a 57 at $5.50; to Thompson

0 at $6; .tc Barlage 36 do





av 62 at $5.50, 3 sheep av 120 at $2.50.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. 00. 1 lamb



weighing 70 at $5.50, 1 sheep weighing 110



at $3; to Newton B. Co. 3 do av 100 at





 

 

 





$2.50. 14 do av 90 at $2.85, 14 lambs av 70

at,$5.75, 1 sheep weighing 93 at $2.75, 14

lambs av 70 at $5.

Fenton sold Newton B. Co. 8 sheep av

60 at $3, 26 lambs av 70 at $5.50.

W'eeks sold same 9 do av 65 at $5.50.

' Veal Calves.





Receipts, 305. Few ch01ce me higher,

others steady. Best, $8.75@9.25; others,

$4608.25; milch cows and springers steady.



Spicer &. R. sold Mich. B. Co. 3 av 95

at $6, 13 av 140 at $8.



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

8 av 140 at $7; to Mich. B. Co. 5 av 125

at $8.25.



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

14 av 150 at $8.75, 2 av 125 at $8.25, 7 av

135 at $8, 6 av 130 at $8.25; to Hammond,

S. & Co. 4 av 120 at $7; to Mich. B. Co.

7 av 115 at $7, 8 av 130 at $5.50; to Ham-

mOnd, S. & Co. 4 av 105 at $5, 3 av 140

at $8, 1 weighing 120 at $9; to Sullivan P.

Co. 1 weighing 190 at $9.50, 5 av 125 at

$5.50, 8 av 145 at $8.75; to Newton B. Co.

4 av 95 at $5, 23 av 155 at $9; to Burn-

siine 12 av 135 at $8; to Parker, W.

Co. 15 av 140 at $8; to Goose 2 av 130 at

$7, 3 av 150 at $5.50; to Goose 3 av 125

at $7.



Hogs.



Receipts, 1,884. Market steady with

Wednesday and last week’s close; noth-

ing sold up to noon.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $6.15@6.25; pigs. $5.75@5.80; light

yorkers, $6@6.15; stags one-third off.



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

Co. 615 av 200 at $6.20, 450 av 180 at $6.15,

325 av 165 at $6.10, 310 av 155 at $6.05.



Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 250

av 200 at $6.15, 115 av 180 at $6.10.



Haley & M. sold same 260 av 210 at

$6.20, 140 av 195 at $6.15.



Market closed very dull and 5@100 10W-

er than last Thursday.





 





Friday’s Market.

February 9, 1912.

Cattle.



Receipts this week, 1,509; last week,

1,512. Market active at strong Thurs-

day’s prices. Best steers and heifers,

$6.25@7; steers and heifers, 1.000 to 1.200,

$575696; do. 800 to 1,000, $4.75615.50; do.

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

fat cows, $4.75@5; good do.. $3.50@4.50;

common cows, $3@3.25; canners, $1.756;

2.25; choice heavy bulls, $475615; fair to

good bologna bulls, $3.75@4.25; stock bulls

$3.50@4; milkers, large, young, medium

age, $40@55; common milkers, $25@35.



Veal Calves.



Receipts this week, 859; last week, 882.

Market steady for good, common very

dull; receipts very common. Best, $8@

8.75; others, $3.50@7.50; milch COWS and

springers dull and $5 lower.



Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts this week, 8,056; last week,





7,954. Market for best lambs steady;

common lambs 25@500 lower; sheep

steady. Best lambs, $6.25@6.50; fair to





good lambs, $5@5.50; fair to good sheep,

$3@3.50; culls and common, $1@2.75.





Hogs.



Receipts this week, 7,436; last week,

6,264. Market 5c higher than on Thurs-

day. ,Light to good butchers, $6.25; pigs,

$5.75@6; light yorkers, $6@6.15; stags

one—third off.





As a result of the marked decline in

prices last year, 107,668 cattle were ex-

ported from Chicago to foreign markets,

an increase of 48,086 over the previous

year.

order to be sufficient to meet the South

American competition, the Argentine cat—

tlemen having been busy in breeding up

their herds for years. At the present

time Argentine beef will stand a com-

parison with the bulk of the beef shipped

from the United States and Canada.





VETERINARY.





 





(Continued from page 180).

down, but always requires help to get

up. 0. C., Charlevoix, Mich.——Apply equal

parts turpentine, aqua ammonia and

sweet oil to back two or three times a

week and give her 1 dr. ground nux vom—

ica and 2 drs. acetate of potash at a dosi-

in feed 0r water two or three times a day.

Also give her a dessertspoonful Fowler's

solution at a dose three times a day. Hcr

bowels should be kept open and this is

best done by feeding her well salted bran

mashes, silage, oil cmal and some roots.



Mange—Eczema.—My cattle are affected

with mange. causing them to itch and rub

hair off in spots. it appears annually at

this season of the year and disappears

when warm weather comes. G. IV. 11..

Lake Odessa, Mich—I am more inclined

to belich that your cattle suffer from

eczema, than mange; for if they had

mange it would not cure itself, but get

worse. Apply one part'sulphur. one-half

part carbonate cf potash and six parts

fresh lard twice a, week. Give each of

them two tablespoonfuls of cooking soda

at a dose in feed two or three times a

day. It is possible for them to get well,

if they are well groomed and one part

coal tar disinfectant and 30 parts water

applied daily after grooming.



Chronic Looseness of Bowels—Collie

Dog—W'e have a Collie dog that we have

owned for nine months and she is now

two years old, but ever since we got her

she has been troubled with looseness 0f

the bowels. G. F. T., Douglas, Mich.—

Give her 10 grs. sub-nitrate of bismuth

géya dose in food two or three times a



Cracked Heels—I haVe a threesyear-old

colt coming four, that is badly stocked in

one hind leg; his heels are cracked and

sores discharge an offensive pus that has

a bad odor. S. D.. Central Lake, Mich.

Dissolve 1/4. lb. acetate of lead, 3 ozs. sul-

phate of zmc and 3 ozs. carbolic acid in

a gallon of boiled or rain water and at)-

ply to sores twice a day. If his leg is

covered with long hair it should be cut

rff around sores. Give him a teaspoonful

of powdered nitrate potash at a dose





 





Prices have to rule very low in"





 

 

 





THE , MICHIGAN FARMER.’





twice a day and a dessertspoonful Fow-

ler’s solution at a dose three times a day.

It is hardly necessary for me to say that

your stable should be kept clean and wel

ventilated for a case of this kind to do

well. Furthermore, keep him out of anW.

slush and cold winds until his legs heal.



Spasm of Larynx—Stomach “firms——

Have a well-bred four—months-old sow

pig that has had two fits and is some-

what stiff. If she gets well Would you

advise me to use her for breeding pur-

poses? This pig and her sister have

never had cold feed before this attack.

I gave her one tablespoonful of turpen-

tine, one of salts and a little copperas at

one dose; since second fit I feed dry feed.

corn, mill feed, etc, with cold water. I

have called it worms and when pig com-

mences to drink warm feed, worms come

up in throat and choke him. This theory

worked out on two pigs last winter. Af-

ter one died I opened it and found it full

of worms. I then treated for worms and

commenced feeding cold food, with fair

results, but pigs did not grow much. A

neighbor lost a shoal: a few days ago with

the same trouble—he opened it, expecting

to find worms, and instead found ithad

little blood, but watery fluid instead. I

have fed pigs in all numbers up to 85

head on this place and always fed warm

feed with no trouble of this kind before

last winter, but pigs were always in

warmer quarters than last year and this

may account for the trouble. My neigh-

bor’s pig was given jalop which purged

him, but no worms came away. His pig

had warm boiled corn and warm slop

all winter. F. C, H., Auburn, Mich——

First of all let me thank you for this in-

teresting letter. I was brought up ‘on a

stock farm in Canada where we raised

well-bred hogs and since then I have

raised hogs on my farm and watched

closely their growth and development. It

always proved profitable to me to feed

warm cooked food to my hogs. However,

nearly all hogs are inclined to get wormy,

if fed raw food or allowed to eat un-

cooked parasitic meat or decomposed veg-

etables: besides, hogs are usually kept

too filthy. .-\ hungry hog is apt to choke

on certain kinds of food, the result being

a spasmodic, filthy conditiori of body, but

they usually dislodge the food from gul-

lt't and get relief. If the cold food pro-

duces a spasm of larynx, this produces

choking but seldom lasts longer than a

minute or two. The two ailments are

frequently closely associated. it being

difficult to differentiate between a spasm

of larynx and choking, if the obstruction

is high up in gullet. It is always good

practice to drench them with some warm

water or a small quantity of warm olive

oil, or a little melted vaseline. I advise

you to feed warm food, but avoid allowing

.Vour pigs to become too hungry. Food

fed to pigs should be spread thinly in

trough; this often prevents choking. I

am sure it always pays to prevent ani—

mais from becoming too wormy.





IFOI‘ sales Farms and all k





 





 





 





 





We Wall HAY8I STRAW





_ We get. the top price on Consignments. make

liberal advancements and prompt remittances.





Daniel McCaiirey’s Sons Co.





PITTSBURG, PA.

Reference Washington hast Company, or any bank in city





If you have car lots for sale it willlfia

you to write The E. L. RICHMO 1;





COMPANY, Detroit, Michigan,





for churning purposes. Ship to us. We



pay highest market price. Cash on every



shipment. Reference—First National

Bank of Detroit.‘ M EDINA COUNTY CREAMERY

GOMPAN Y. 74 West Congress Street. Detroit, Mich.





Ghoioe Virginia Farms

ALONG CHESAPEAKE 8i. OHIO RAILWAY





AS LOYV AS $10 PER ACRE. Abundant rainfall. rioh



HLll. mild winters, nearby eastern markets. Write for



illustrated booklet. "COUNTRY LIFE IN VIR-



GINIA."(134 pages). and low excursion rates. Address

K. T. RAVVLEY, Industrial Agent.



C K' 0. Railway. Box LAS. Richmond. Va





Sunny Tennessee!





That section of Tennessee and Alabama traveled by the

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway is rich in natu—

ral resources. and its climatic conditions and the fertility

of its soils offer unexcelled opportunities for the profitable



reduction of grains, grasses. live stock and truck crops. Fer-

lllc and attractive funu lands .8, be had at very low prices.





is . f F R E

WRITE mDesce ““3322 filter-ataxia (9)

II. F. SMITH, Traffic MEL. Dept. F, NM,T¢M.





 





 





 





 





 





 





(35) 203





J





' runs In rum inns "

run SALE on ixcmat





of all sizes, at. all price-

inds of sol .

WISNER & GUTHRIE, Eaton Rapids. Mich.





APPLE, NIH“. and ALFALI’A 263‘?





Terms reasonable, T. E. JOHNSON. Onaway, Mic .





 





in Oceana. greatest fruit 00. in_ U: S.

WC 8'" des also grain, tatoes. alfalfa. dairylfil





Write for list, ete. Ensign a son. Bart. MIC .





MICHIGAN FARMS'dl‘ifi 3‘ £331





Write for list, TOLBERT a 00.. Charlotte. Michigan.





' ' W 'te C. W.

Ocean County is the Fruit Belt. M’imoas.

Shelby, Michigan, for lists of goodIFruit. Farms.





t. D l' ' . th

Beautifully llluslraled Booklel 25228., “$333,195

luscious peaches, strawberries. and of ideal homes

Address State Board of. Agriculture. Dover. Delaware





' ' ' Montcalm

Ocean County Michigan Fl’llll Farms, 0......

general purpose farms for sale. Write us what.

you want. G. A. KAN'I‘Z & 00.. Shelby, Michigan.





FARMS WANTED—We have direct. buyers; ‘Don't.



pay commissions. . Write de-

scribing property. naming lowest price. We help buy-

ers locate desirable pro erty FREE.IAmerica-ii invest-

ment Association. 3 Pa ace Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn.





in Calhoun.

For sale 75 Farms B “fry and

and Eaton counties $25 to $65 per acre. Ask for

special bargains and easy terms for ( nick possession

on size farm you want. M. HARTZ. ellevue. Mich.





when you can buy

the Best Land in

Michl an at from

87 to and so





near Saginaw and Bay City. Write for ma an pu-

ticulars. Clear title and any terms. St eld Bros.,

(owners) 15 Merrill Bldg . Saginaw. W. S. Michigan.





FARM BARGAINS.





We have the largest. list. of farm bargains to be

found anywhere. ated near our linen splendid

markets, churches and school. Fine buildings and

the best. of soil. Write for booklet and new term list



0. '. HOLMES REALTY 00.. Lansing. Mich.





 





Virginia Farms and Homes





FREE CATALOGUE OI“ SPLENDID BARGAINS.

R. B. CHAFFIN & C0.. Inc.. Richmond. Va.





A Califcrnia Farm





In the beautiful [Santa Clara Valley, 8") acres of sedi-

ment soil, family orchard, flowing wells, alfalfa.

Cottage covered with roses. Station one 111118. San

Francisco 40 double truck. 30 daily trains. 3 re is-

tered herds, full equipment. All oes. Price. $30, ,

)4 cash. Address Owner, l’.(l. Box ‘2, Sunnyvale, Cal.





VIRGINIA LANDS.





Large and select list of choice stock, grain. fruit,

dairy, and truck forms. Water front properties; large

tracts for colonization purposes. Timber tracts in

all sizes $10.“) per acre up. Send for free illustrated

catalogue. J. A. CONNELLY &_ 00.. Dept. C.

7th and Franklin Sts., RICHMOND. VIRGINIA.





on easy terms the W. )6 of N. E. M

For sa|° Section 14, in Pleasanton Township,

Manistee county. Mich, at. $l(l.per acre. This

land lies in the fruit. belt of Michigan.



The W06 of N. E. )4 of Section 30 in Hinton

Township, Mecostacounty. Mich., at $20 per acre.

This is a very fine piece of heavy land.



Write for prices and terms on other lands in

Isabella County.



JOHN S. WEIDMAN, Mt. Pleasant, Mlch.





You Will Be Surprised





To learn how cheaply we can sell our improved New

York State farms. They are highly productive, grow-

ing all standard crops. and nearly every one has a

fruit orchard. The buildings alone on some of these

farms are worth more than the dprice asked for the

whole preperty. land include . Send for free

specimen list. and map of New York State.





B. F. McBURNEY & 60., Fisher Bldg.. Chicago. lll.

FOR lNFORMATlON AS TO LANDS 1N





' The Nation’s

Garden Spot-





'l‘llA’l‘ GREAT rRurI‘ AND Inucu

GROWING SECTlON—

along the





 





 





 





 





 





Atlantic Coast Line

RAILROAD





in Virginia, North and South Carolina

Georgia, Alabama and Florida, write to

WILIl UR MCCOY

A. d; [. Act. for Florida,

Alabama, Georgia,

Jacksonville, Fla.





E. N. CLARK,

A. a I. Agt. forVirginla

and the Carolinaa,

Wilmington, N. C.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





acre.





 





 

   

   





‘ \

.\\





‘ , \

~~\\ W15" .mwg'





   





am»

Map of south in Mississippi Valley.

Shaded portion shown rich alluvial

district. known as The “ Delta."





sidered.





 





Productive Farm

For Sale Cheap





SSO acres—260 cultivated—60 acres dcadened—baiance

cutover—on good public road 4 miles from Jonestown,

Miss, the richest part of the famous Mississippi Delta——

60 miles from Memphis, 3 fine market with 155,000 pop-

ulation—buckshot and black sandy loam soil—10 tenant

houses with stables, etc. ,—artcsian water—good schools,

churches and neighbors.





Cultivated land rents for$6 an





Selling price $14,000; terms easy.



According to U. S. Government Statistics Missis-

sippi land Values Increased 118 per cent in Past

Ten Years, and the Rise Has Just Started.





Our Free Book tells the truth about the "Delta.”





If you are in the market for farm





land write for it. We OWN many Delta Farms and will quote

low prices and easy terms on all of them. productivity con-





BARNEY & MINES, Inc.,

1339 central Bank nu...





MEMPHIS, THU.
. 208 (36),





V‘YVYYY’YV VVYVVVYVVVYVY VY





‘HORTlCULTUREl





AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAAAA





ANNUAL FRUIT SHOW AT M. A. C.





 





 





 





 





 





_“"0 read of many apple and land shows



and since the era of this kind of demon-

stration was born their number has been

legion. -‘:ut one of the most unique is

the Annual Fruit Show held at the Mich-

igan Agricultural College.



It is given under the auspices of the

Hort Club, an organization made up of

the horticultural students of-tlie College,

and is by far the largest technical club

of the institution. This show has come

to he an annual affair and each year has

seen it larger and better.



This year it entertained large crowds

on .lanuary ‘12 and 13, the two days it

was open. Not only was it attended by

regular and short—course students, but

visitors came in large numbers from a

distance. In all, several thousand em-

braced the opportunity of seeing the se-

lected display of fruit from all over the

country.



Fruit was on exhibition from New York.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,

Massachusetts, Indiana, '\\'isconsin, Iowa.

Colorado, Oregon, as well as from nearly

every county of Michigan’s lower penin-

sula. It ‘was the fact that the display

represented such a wide range of terri-

tor) and such a diversity of climate and

cultural conditions, that made this show

so valuable. Conceived primarily to give

the horticultural students of the College

the benefit of the study of the variation

in types as grown in different sections of





THE” MICHIGAN FmMER. ‘I





of Allegan county, was given first place

for the variety, and also. grand prize for

the best plate in the whole show. An-

other interesting feature of this exhibit

was a display of Opalescent apples from

the farm of Mr. John Crane. of Allegan

county. This is a promising new variety

of excellent quality.





A significant fact is seen in this local

state contest~the first and second prizes

went to counties outside the belt popular-

ly termed “Michigan's Fruit Belt,” and

proves the contention of leading horticul—

turists of the state that Michigan‘s apple

belt is not confined to a narrow strip





 





along the shore of Lake Michigan but ex—

tends clcar across the state, from shore,:

to shore. It is said that if necessary.‘

Michigan could supply the apple needs;

of the whole world.



A very interesting exhibit came from

the New York State Experiment Station

(Geneva). It consisted of a number of

plates of apples from trees of known

parentage. Along with the progeny came

apples from the parent trees, and a com-

parison between them was extremely in-

teresting. A large number of the crosses

were between Ben Davis and higher qual-

ity varieties, but none seemed to be of





 





any practical value. The chief interest

in this exhibit was scientific and from the

plant—breeder’s standpoint rather than

commercial.



The department of landscape design

had a unique exhibit and one that at-

tracted much attention. A >miniature

farm laid out in a sand flat showed the

all too common sight of an unattractive

country place with its more or less dil-

apidated buildings, poor grades about the

house, ugly arrangement of the few plant-





 





 





 





 





Exhibit at the Annual





the country, it more than fulfilled its oh-

jcct in the outside interest it aroused.



The boom in orchard land in Michigan

is on, and investors flocked to the show

in dreves to feast their eyes on their

hopes of the. future to meet with disap-

pointment if they could find no exhibit

from the section in which they were in-

tcrcsted.



\s no attempt had been math to secure

fancy fruit from the different sections,

but simply to get specimens for Compari-

son and study, the uniform high quality

of the exhibits was a surprise to the

horticultural department and a great

pleasure to the visitors. To add popular

interest, it was decided to award first,

second and third prize ribbons to the dif-

ferent varieties, and also to the best

county exhibits from Michigan, and the

l‘est state exhibits foreign to llichilgilll.

This was done under the supervision of

]"rt,)t;."C. l’. Halligan. of the College.



In this competition lowa was awarded

first place among the states, Ohio second,

and Delaware third. The fruit from Iowa

was grown on the, farm of Mrs. S. O.

Ilarrington, of that state. Its perfection

and beautiful color were the admiration

of every visitor. The color far surpassed

that of fruit from any other section, and

it was a splendid collection of varieties

adapted to that state.



Among the counties of the home state,

Jackson received first place, Hillsdaie

second, and Allegan third. Jackson’s ex-

hibit consisted of over 100 plates and

Hillsdale had nearly as any, while Alle-

gan had but seven, yet these seven were

of such high quality that third place, was

awarded to the exhibit. A plate of Kings

from the farm of Mr. Edward Hutchins





.t-‘iiiiiiliiiht '





   





‘%

syuz.9'¥ilvnswswit.iofill-M"“ ‘





 





Fruit Show at M. A. C.





lugs surrounding it, with no attempt to

shield from view the barnyard, outbuild-

ings and other obtrusive sightso Follow-

ing this was a plan of the same place

rearranged according to the principles of

landscape design. Next was shown this

plan carried out in miniature. The house

was repaired, slightly remodeled, and re-

painted. 'l‘he outbuildings and barns

were moved to a greater distance from

the house, and the garden along with

them. while all were attractively screen-

ed by shruhbery and tree plantings. The

grades about the house, and the drives

and walks were rearranged, and the na-

tural beauty of the place brought out by

tasteful treatment.



Diseases and insects affecting fruits

were demonstrated by exhibits of the

real thing, sum.lcment(d by charts and

drawings. This feature was very com-

plete and the attendants were kept busy

answering queries of visitors in regard

to them.



I‘nusual interest centered about an ex

hibit of apple pics. The young women

of the home economics department hal

entered into competition for a barrel of

choice Steele’s Iled apples, a bushel of

Spitzenbergs, and a half bushel of the

same, put up by the. club as prizes for

the three best pies baked by the students.

First prize was won by a freshman, sec—

ond by a senior, and third by a sopho-

more. The pies were auctioned off at the

close of the show and even more atten-

tion centered around this event. The

prices soared almost» in direct ratio to the

popularity of the maker of the pastry.



Too much credit for the success of this

show cannot be given to Prof. H. .1





FEB- 17, 1912, :-





   





This Demm8 S.

Creates Effective ,





You’ve got to RAISE, and HOLD, 3 good strong pressure with your



spraying outfit or it Will do poor work—which is nearly as bad



as none at all. A pressure of 90 to :50 pounds behind a tank of

mixture will throw the spray in a fine mist that settles on every

leaf and limb, and finishes up the bugs. The valves of a spray

pump decide what kind of work it Will do; and





Spray Pumps





are made with valves that work with the least possible friction,

yet are perfectly tight. They keep the liquid MOVING FORWARD;

the pressure holds as long as needed.



The valve construction of Deming outfits is very simple, and

there is nothing to stick or get out of order. They are made entirely

of brass, and will never rust out. If need be, they can be removed

very easily. *More than twenty styles; hand and power.





WRITE FOR BOOKLET—SEE YOUR DEALER

Our attractive new Catalogue will be sent you on request—with a

copy of “How the Old Orchard Paid," telling how one Pennsylvania

farmer and one Deming Spray Pump turned a bunch of scaly, worm-

eaten old apple trees into a paying proposition—by methods that

YOU can follow, too. Ask us for both. Ask your dealer about

Deming outfits, or write us. Refuse all substitutes.





The Deming Company, 255 Success Bldg., Salem, 0.

Manufacturers 0! Pumps for All Uses. Agents Everywhere





   





   

 

 





 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

   





 

 

 





   





 





 





B ’ S d are sgpplied every



, year irect to more

urpee s ee 3 American planters

than are the seeds of any other growers. Do your seeds

come direct from Philadelphia? If not, we would like to

make your acquaintance. Simply send us your address

(a postal card will do) and you will receive BURPEE'S

ANNUAL FOR l9l2,—-albright book of I78 pages, which

has long been recognized as “The Leading American

Seed Catalog." Kindly write to-day! Address





W. ATLEE BURPEE & C0., Burpee Buildings, Philadelphia.





   

   

   





 





BALZER'S REJUVENATED WHITE BONANZA OATS.

Twenty acres of your land sown tothis famous Oats should be good for 2000 bushels

in 1912. These 2000 bushels for feeding purposes are worth 00-day 81000.00! Why

‘ not. make this $1000.00 for 1912? The White Bonanza Oats won, years ago, the Am.

Aur. prize of $500.00 ingold for the heaviest yielding Oats opened to the world, and in

1910 and 1911 the sworn-to yields range from 80 to 259 bushels per core I

BALZER'E HARDY ALPALI‘A.



Is the biggest, quickest. continuous money-maker for the farmer known.



Pix-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin says, regarding Sulzer's Alfalfa: " On 30



acres I ruiscd over $2500.00 worth of Alfalfa hay."



. POTATOES.



‘ Potatoes are our great. specialty. The Editor of the Rural New Yorker



gives to “Snlzcr‘s Earliest” the astonishing yield of 464 bushels to the acre.



Snlzer's Catalog gives full description of heavy yielding “full blooded"



pedigree stocks in Outs, Barley, Spring Wheat, Spring Rye, Corn,



Clovers, Timothy, Potatoes, etc., etc.



FOR 10c IN STAMPS WE WILL MAIL



you a large package of Sulzer‘s Famous White Bonanza Oats, our



Hardy Alfalfa, together with many other rare Farm Seed samples;



also big Farm Seed Catalog free for the asking.





,</‘

' , . \ I

JOHN A. SALZER SEED co. l; l



135 s. su- Street. La Crosse. Win. \





XCELSIOR





 





 





   

 

 





INCREASE THE YIELD—SAVE HALF THE SEED





Recommended by Govt. Experiment Station-s ,. and

prominent. Grass and Alfalfa Growers throughout the

country. The surest and most, saving way to plant: Alfalt‘n.

(llover.’1‘imothy, Bluegrass, Millet, etc. All of the seed is

planted at a right depth and an even depth, and the cor-

rect distance apart. Gives reed bed that final finish so

essential to a paying stand. The Excelsior is the idenl mn-





CLOVER DRILLS chine to resend your pastures and meadows. Increases

ield of your Winter Wheat by





proper cultivation while sowing Clover. SlJAl'S FOR ITSICH‘ IN ONE SEASON--

LET US SHOW YOU 50‘“ Send for Special Booklet M96—- Invaluable to You.





W ”71.4 W” 5.55017? CO..5P/P//V6/-7£z 0.0m (15.4.





   

 

   

 





 

 

 





 

     





   

 

 





 

 

 





 





     





A o v

‘tt'ot'ttllg





SEED Gllllll I46 BILAGIIE





DIAMOND JOE’S BIG WHITE—A strictly new variety. None like it. It is the Earliest and Best Big White

Corn in the World-Because it ..‘\s bred for most Biz Bushcls. not fancy show points; because grown from pure inherited

lock; cvcry stalk bearing one or more good cars. because scientifically handled. thoroughly dried and properly cured and

had the most rigid inspection. Also all other leading standard varieties at FA MER PRICES. OUR BIG

ILLUSTRATED FARM AND GARDEN SEED CATALOG mailed FREE. A postal card will

bring it to you. Write for it today. Addroco.RATEKlN'S SEED HOUSE. ShenandoahJowa. 80132





G R OW 5 PER ACRE FROM MY

' \ '\\

| ' i i .“

. - rown by ’one of my customers the GILBERTSON WAY! If I can't prove this to on,

- '4 fwilt pa all your expenses to Mason City and return, no matter where you Iivel rite

for my liYREE Book TODAY. I will tell you how you can average 0400 to $000 per acre net

profit every year. on ordinal? farm land! I won’t charge you one cent for this informa-

PR





ion! ’Raise GRANDPA’S E GLOBE ONIONS the Oil ertson way, and make afar-tum

from afew acres, in two or three years! Write me TODAY!





"t A. 0. GILBERTSON. Kron Krank. Box 759. Mason City. low





We offer to the planter 200,000 Apple trees. 800,000 Peach, 50,000

Pear, 50,000 Plum, 100,000 Cherry. 300,000 Carolina Poplar

and millions of Grape and small fruits. Secure varieties now.

Pay in spring. Buy from the man who has the goods and sat/'0





disappointment at plantin time. Catalo Free to everybody.

SHfiERIN'S HOLESALE NURSERIES.Dnnslee, N. Y.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Eustace, head of the horticultural depart-





When writing to advertisers mention The Michigan Farmer.





 





 





é
.ve‘w. -





a: 1:.» >

~,.“.‘v<acs,_....«».





.3—99270 31‘ ,. ‘





 





Y» «Eiffel/alle





. fi A

' Everybody loves Lily of the

- Valley. By far the moat deli-

cately beautiful of all flowers.

They are perfectly hardy. easily

grown and require no attention

after once setting out. They grow

and multiply year after year. The

roots have usually been rather ex-

. , pensive. but we now offer choice.

' large. well-grown roots.





20 for 25 cents





too for 81.00, 1,000 for 88.00, charges me

pald. with full directions for growing.

They are nice to plant. beside porches, in

borders, among shrubbery. in shady nooks

and in cemeteries. They produce an abun-

dance of lovely, pure white. bell-shaped

flowers, which are deliciously fragrant.

Largo. descriptive catalog or all kinds of

plants. seeds and 2‘11]sz mailed tree.

s or



IOWA SEED COMPANY

Dec Molnea. Iowa.





   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





hix‘flaliékes





F TRADE MARK





a Sixty Years the National Standard-





./

" are growing— nay — bearing in every

State in the Union. also in Canada and

Mexico. Produced onufioo acres—rich lllinoia

land—no branches—all , Bloomington" grown.

Trees. Small Fruits. Rona. Shrubs. Plants—the

beat of everything for Lawn. Garden and Orchard.





DEAL DIRECT-we ’zvuhv‘gll' 'guarann- too afloat:

“1-1 one- . e or

ad'Telliv50uygl‘rlhat and8 how to plant — mm tree.





PIlOENlX NURSERY (10.. Bloomington. Illinois.





 





 





5 P’KTS. SEED

READ SPECIAL OFFER Show





For only 10c we send our large 112

page seed Annual and five packets

flower seeds or five packets vegetable

seeds. and then we return the money in

the form of a due hill good for

10c to apply on any order

amounting to 50c or more. «





[Shell’s Seeds





Are strictly fresh, vital, Mich-

igan grown. Sold at. ver mode-

rate prices. Perfect rat faction

a money refunded. Bend today.

Seed A n nu nl Free

to Seed Users.





 





Smyoucangetalongwithout my seeds. '

But there's some you'll be mighty glad to

know about. My this year is unique ,

and a beauty. Shall I send it—lree?

Mention the Michigan Farmer.



Dept. 50 Walter P. Slates. Scedsnun. Philadelphia





 





 





 





 





Not a single feature of our Maple Evaporator could

be dispensed with. The simplest. and most. econom-

ical way ot'rnaking maple syrup. Produces hghpst



ual ity which brings most money. Made in size

orlarge and smal groves. Write for catalog and

give number of trees you.tap.



ORIMM MANUFACTURING CO.



6l9-62l Champlain Ave.. N. W.. Cleveland 0





Maple Sugar Makers





Our shallow boiling system is fast—interchange-

able pans, easy to handle, fuel saving. Best

for MapleI sorghum, Cider and Fruit Jellies.





CHAMPION

EVAPORATORS





the only kind made of best imported tin—

cost less than

others. Send





 

 

   





for catalogue.

CHAMP“)!

svuou-ron 00. How may

Hudson. Ohio. Iran Do You rap!





 





amount Buy direct from grower—enormous

[5 saving-better trees. Apple— one





     

 

     





year tops on threea‘car roots, 80¢ per

to. $79 per M. her fruit equally

low. Five new Strawberry Plants



for te We guarantee





mammogram

0.. In l7. ldrIury. lab.





GRAPE VINE





Best varieties for vineyard and garden. 3111- Send I“-

Lions of vines for sale. Our tree book gives F I BE

instruction tor planting, cultivating and prun-

' illustrated. Issued by the





m. P

largest growers of vines and small fruits in the

country. '2. I. “3% 60., Box 41, Predoula, l. I.





“Nursery





 





 





‘ true - .501000 . All

Bl. Ml Gilli” garagegl'm) sElm! eve‘l'p ecu

trees cheap. Catalog. T. G. BROSIUS,Tiffin.E hiov

m llld Seeglflotabfisl. Sgfltggmvt pliant:



. c 8

free. m'f‘i’rnfllr stipend? horrid. 383111.

Please Icahn fie llehlgal tar-er when

you are writing to advertisers.





menta- It~is his own boundless enthusiasm

that has inspired his students, and built

up his department until now it has en.—

rolled about 65 per cent of the agricul-

tural students of the College, and is an-

nually attracting students from all over

the country and from other colleges as

well.





Ingham Co. , D. F. FISHER.





 





THINNiNG WINESAPS.



The Colorado experiment station re-

cently conducted an experiment in thin-

ning W'inesap apples. The fruit 0f six

Winesap trees was thinned about June

16, or shortly after the June drop, two

other trees were thinned on July 22. and

two unthlnned trees were used as checks.

The thinned trees yielded an average of

12.72 boxes, of which 5.34 were extra

fancy, 3.07 extra choice, 3.2 standard, and

only 1.11 total culls, as compared 'with

an average of 17.58 boxes on the un-

thinned trees, of which only 2.5 were ex-

tra fancy, one extra choice. and nine

standard, with 5.08 boxes of culls. The av-

erage results showed a gain of $1.85 per

tree for the thinned fruit. In this ex-

periment late thinning was just as ad-

vantageous in improving the quality and

increasing the quantity of high—grades as

early thinning. Early thinning is recom-

mended by the Colorado authorities, how.

ever, in order that the remaining fruit

may develop quicker and the vitality of

the tree be conserved. ‘





 





A WARNING TO FARMERS.





 





Those readers of The Farmer engaged

in fruit growing will be inlcrcslcd in the

analysis of u compound being sold about

the state as an insecticide and fungicide.

Samples of the some or similar nature

have been sold more or less extensively

for several years, but a sample came to

this laboratory fox-the first time only a

few days ago.



This sample was sent from VVhittc-

more. Mich., where it was being sold at

$2 per pound.



The packages in which it was sold were

not labeled nor did they contain any di-

rections for use. The verbal directions

were as follows: “With a half-inch au-

ger bore two holes in the trunk of the

tree two or three inches deep. Fill with

the powder and cork tightly.”



It was claimed that the powder “will

kill all apple blight, bitter rot, San Jose

scale, apple worm, etc."



The analysis of the sample follows:

Sulphur, (free) 26.68 per cent; calcium

oxide, 30.03 per cent: magnesium oxide,

21.43 per cent; carbon dioxide, 11.72 per

Cent; water (by difference), 10.14 per

cent.



The analysis indicates that it is prob-

ably a mixture of one part sulphur and

three parts magnesium lime, and it could

be put up for three or four cents per

pound. No other comment seems neces-

sary.



Agri. C01,, Mich. A. J. PATTEN.





 





THE FARM GARDEN,



Most successful farmers are careful

to haVe a good garden. The part devot-

ed to table vcgclzllucs and flowers should

be fenced, and the soil made rich with

barnyard compost. The woman of the

household Should direct the management

of the garden. It therefore should be

located near the house, and be as com

vcnient as possible. Too little attention

is given, as a. rule, to planning the crop—

ping system of the garden. The toma-

toes, cabbagcs, beans, peas. etc, must

not be grown on the same spot each sea-

son, but, like other crops, must be rotat—

ed to prevent the accumulation in the

soil of injurious insects, fungi, and bac-

teria. -



With a. little planning a succession of

vegetables, fruits and flowers can be pro-

vided for spring, summer and autumn.

with a considerable supply for canning

and for winter use, and it is particularly

important to see that the seed comes

from a thoroughly reliable dealer and is

of the very best. In the same way the

fruit trees should be ordered only from

reliable nurserymen, the varieties being

carefully selected.



Fruits and vegetables not only increase

the healthfulness and attractiveness of

the daily bill of fare, but' they save a.

great'deal of expense, and are far better

than the stale garden stuff and the in-

ferior grades of canned goods from the

stores.



Farm workers thrive better, do more

work, and are happier and more content-

ed when well and properly fed.





Illinois. S. E. M.





 





 

 

 

 





THE aMicHIGAN 'FARMER;





FRUIT NOTES.



This has been a rather cold winter for

many kinds of fruit buds and twigs, and

we hear many reports of serious injury,

yet it is difficult to tell the extent of the

injury until later when the warm weath-

er has called out what life there is in the

buds and perhaps awakened life in many

latent buds that were not considered in

estimating the extent of the injury. Ev-

on if a large per cent of the buds and

young growth is kllli'd we may still have

a fair crop, possibly a better one than

we would have with a full load of buds

and blossoms. Last season we secured

a fair crop of apples from trees which

did not appear to have five per cent of a

setting at blossoming time and for some

time afterward; in fact, our men could

not see any use in spraying them, and

I dare say many have had a similar ex-

perience. At any rate, it is better for us





 





to be optimistic rather than pessimistic





until it is necessary to change our views,





This is a rather hard winter on young

The first cold

weather camp without an even covering

of snow and the ground froze rather

plenty of

moisture this fall, which was not true

last full, and since the first freezing 21





trees in some respects.





deeply. However, there is





golxl covering of snow has fallen, so there

will bc considerable root protection even

if the tops (10 freeze back considerably.

“'0 have put a mulch of barnyard ma-

nure around a part of the pouch and ap-

plc ll'tfl‘s set last year. but (lid not get

them all covered. The strawberries are

sleeping nicely under their covering of

marsh hay and snow. They almost seem

to 1w continuing growth, they are so

green.

'l‘hc apple market seems rather change—

ablc and unsteady. The extreme cold

weather has affected the handling of this

fruit. especially by pedlllers, and caused

something of a falling off in tho demand

for the poorer classes of fruit: however.

much of this was cleaned up before the

Zero “Dillllel‘. There are also many froz-

cn upph-s on 1h.x marke-ts which injures

the 11-min l have known of the fruit be—

ing {colon in the windows of grocers or

on tho (it-livery wagons and this fruit

soon gocs down. Those who have had

oxperiencc in handling frozen fruit claim

that if it is frozen but once and allowed

to thaw oul, slowly without lining dis-

turbed than the fruit will come out all

right. \\'hilc we, have not tried this we

ed to a warm place while in this condi-

tion will not come out in good shape but

will turn brown and soft and soon rot

where frozen.

\l'hile the wholesale market scems rath-

er unsteady anal not as strong as it was

just bCfnl‘o tho coldest weather, the re-

know that i‘ruir partially frozen and mov-

tail markct seems to have changed little.

Good apples an. soiling at 40 to 50 cents

per peck or cyl-n' more, and in many cases

very poor onc< are retailing at 35 to 40

cents from our stores. Of course, there

is considerable expense to be met by the

retailer, but in many cases the difference

between the farmer and retail price

seems pretty high. The remcdy seems

hard to apply. but lnm‘e direct dealing

between grower and consumer will do

much to bring about this end. \\'e have

sold quite a quantity of our apples in this

way the past few seasons, and find that

although it rcqulres more work and that

one may not be able to got rid of all of

his poorer varieties and seconds in this way

he can get better prices, has a growing

trade if the goods are right, and docs

much to cut. out too many middlemen.

This zll'l'angmnent is even more satisfac-

tory to the consumer. as he can get his

goods (-lwmer by buying a whole pack—

age at a time rather than by the peck

and be generally gets his fruit freshcr

and of a better grade. From the ship-

ment of one or two barrels of apples to

a party we have in several cases secured

a dozen orders the same season, and 50ml-

of these orders grow rapidly from one

year to another. Neighbors and friends

will club their orders, which makes quite

a saving of trouble to both shipper and

buyer. We have also made sales of car-

load lots to associations of farmers who

are specializing in some crop and are lo—

cated outside a good fruit bell. The pres-

ent movement toward reducing the price

of living is rapidly taking the form of

more direct dealing between producer and

consumer, and this should be encouraged.

The parcels post agitation is becoming

popular and though this may not affect

the fruit trade to any extent it will en-

able the farmer to send many minor arti-

cles direct to the consumer cheaper than

the latter can purchase them at retail.

Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





Plant Potatoes right. One man

or a boy can operate the Evans

anywhere. Plants from 5 to 8

acres a day. The strongest, best

built Potato Planter on the mar-

ket. Vibrating hopper bottom

keeps seed moving to the Picker

Basin. Adjustable Seed Gates

insure the right amount of seed.

Adjustable Pickers take care of

d.fferent sized cuttings. Fur-

nished in plain and fertilizer

styles with either Runner or Disc

Furrow Openers. Send for the

Evans Potato Planter Folder. Look

“it over and then go to your local

dealer and insist on seeing the





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





PorA 70





GROWING

cosrs cur





Double our potato profits. Minimize labor. Use a

Bur-eta otato Planter. Opens the furrow. drops seed

accurately any distance or depth desired: puts on

fertilizer it wanted. covers perfectl and marks for

next row. Always plants uniform epth. Requires

only one man. Driver sees seed drop; Made in

three sizes, for one or two rows.





The Eureka Mulcher and Seeder





la a mulcher. smoothing barrow. cultivator. weeder

and seeder. Forms dust mulch and conserves mois-

ture. Three sizes. 8. lo and 12 it. Lever with pressure

spring regulates depth of cut. Pulverizes the soil

Levels the ground. Teeth are flat and can be re-

moved to cultivate between rows. The driver rides.

Seedln boxes quickly attached to sow grass

seed.ali a, oats. etc. Adjusts for seeding various

quantities. Teeth cover seed

thoroughly either shallow

or deep. Economical in

price-serviceable. strong.

Prompt shipments from

brunch near you. Send for



free catalog today.

EUREKA MOWER 00.



“1832, UTIcA. N. Y.





BITEKII'S IE" ALBERT!





OATS





THERE IS BIG MONEY IN OATS if you

grow the right kind. RATEKIN’S NEW AL-

BERTA. Canada. OATS grow Bigger Crops. More

Bushela per acre and better quality than any Oat in the

World. Our Seed all grown on new virgin soil—clean

ground: free from noxious weed seeds, from crops

yielding 125 TO 140 BUSHELS PER ACRE

weighing“ TO 50 LBS. PER BUSHEL.





FREE SIMPLE ammo": 3:18;:

offered. or in the World. Our Big illustrated Seed





Catalog of Oats. Seed Corn. Grass. Clover and all kinds

of farm and garden Seeds mailed FREE on Request.





ADDRESS RATEKIN'S SEED HOUSE

SHENANDOAH, IOWA Box32





 





 





GLOVEB ‘No TlIOTlW Slflil’é'i

Ch 1! Best Seed]





eapest all us Known.

Alaike. Glover and Timothy mixed. Fully one-third A!-

site. a great bargain. Moot wonderful hay and pasture

combination that grows. Write for FREE SAMPLE and

our large 76-yage catalog describing this wonderful grass

mixture and be convinced. Par ahead of anything you

can cow and ridiculously cheap. Write hetore advance.

A. A. BERRY SEED (30.. Box 669'CLARINDA. IOWA.





S E E D OATS

Fine Seed, Test 40 lbs. Tested and





COR Guaranteed Corn, ear or graded,

Prize Winning Strains, Prices Right. Semi for





Samples and Catalo e FREE

C. C. VALE B. No. 15,an CAEEISLE, 0.





WHOLySALE PRICES





'0- su-aw‘herr . W. amateur)“ Goosaheuy;

Carr-alt. and r e an o



., mg: m will.“ CIT-gigs”: 4‘

A. I. WESTON & CO. 3.], “MW. Micb





FRUlT





 





Regenernted Swedish,

The highest yielder.





 





 





   

 





   





Freak Dug Weatern N. Y. Treac-

Apptea, Pears. Cherries, Plane, Pea-rhea,





Tl... “PM Write A)! PERI 0‘.

m mamas IBIS-Elli

Mm N.Y.





     

 

   

 





 





 





PLANT HARDY TREES





Healthy. acclimted, high grade true to label inn tree-

and plants for Northern Statea aiwhoienle prices. (tired

train nursery to planter. tor catalogue.





ram cm mural om El manning.
r





206‘ (as). _

' Plant Fruits

You Can Grow '





Don’t waste time on kinds not

adapted to your‘ section. An

apple which is fine for Maine

may be a complete failure in the

Carolinas. We grow all the lead-

ing varieties in our mammoth

nurseries and have tried most of

them in our widely Scattered

, orchards. Henceweknow which ,

are best for most localities, and #4

if you follow our advice you’ll

plant only trees known to do

well in your section.





Get Our New Catalog

It tells where each important variety

does best. explains the influence of ele-

. vation and latitude. gives plans for plant-

ing. etc, Free if you tell us how much

fruit planting;r you intend to do. ‘

Send 50 cents for “ How to Grow and L—v—

Market Fruit "—3 complete guidebook.

The amount will be rebated on your first

35 order.

Come to Berlin—see and select your

own trees. We‘ll pay your hotel bill

during your stay here.





HARRISON’S NURSERIES

Allegeny Ave.. Berlin. Maryland

Valuable Farms for Sale





illlllllllreesfuriale





ROSES. SHRUBS and VINES





Buy trees direct. save half your money.

We sell absolutely the best trees money can buy and

charge you about half of what you pay agents. Our

trees are triple inspected before shipment. You get





only perfect trees.





A5003 PIP/[[5 [117' IN rim,

DIRECT 727 mu





Green





Trees are northern‘ rown, hardy, healthy, shapely.

Get our Free Book-‘ How I Made the 0 Farm Pay.”





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 

     





Tells how to prune. graft and grow trees, shrubs and

plants. Ask for our valuable 1912 catalog.





Established 33 years. Capital 3100.000

GREEN'S NURSERY (20.. Box 30. Rocursrru. N. Y.





 





 





 





 





 





Fruit Trees at

Bargain Prices





HERE'S AN EXAMPLE

1 Red Astrechsn Apple 1 Bradshaw Plum

1





 





   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





Home





1 King Apple Lombard Plum GHYdQ"

1 Montmorency Cherry 1 Bartlett Pear 00““9000

1 Yellow Spanish Cherry 1 Duchess Pear 1° Trees

1 Crawford Peach 1 Elberta. Peach $2.00





A WORD ABOUT OUR TREES

You can’t buy any better anywhere. ’l‘hey’re grown

in northern e inmte, hardy. free from scale, healthy. ,

HOW WE DO BUSINESS

We have no agents. All we ask is one small profit

for ourselves—not the three or four agents' profits.

G T 0U RCHARD ENCYCLOPEDIA

That’s What we call our latest catalog because it

ives so much information about fruit growling.

ost valuable book of its kind ever publishe .

ALLEN L. WOOD. Woodlnwn Nureerlel

GIO Culver Road. Rochester. N. Y.





 





Great

8:”. SlilMlllls





 





 

 

 

 





Is a. complete treatise on

strawberry culture written

by America’s greateststraw-

berry expert. lndorsed by

agricultural colleges and

straw berry growers of high-

est authority. Government

reports show that straw-

berries yield more dollars

per acre and give quicker

returns than any other crop.

Get our book and learn

how. IT’S FREE!





r 300K n. M. Human co.

— . Box 575 Three Illversl Mich.





   

   

 

 

   

 





 





   

 

 





   





 





1 L m

' 800,000 APPLE

Fl'llll TI‘CCS 675,000 PEACH

We grow what trees we sell di-

rect from bearing orchards,

hence you run no risk Ill buying

of us. Free from sonic, fresh

dug and personal attention given

each order. Everybody write for

‘ free illustrated ('utulog. Estub~

lished 26 yours; 250 acres.





2 Apple Trees lfif‘is'fié'ci'ii.‘ 3...... "°“





 





 





 





Meloney Bros. ti Wells 00.. Box 15, Densvilie, N. Y.





SMALL FRUIETS





I grow Strawberry, Raspberry, Black-

berry and other small Fruit Plants,

Grape Vines, Shrubbery, Privet, etc.

. My FREE Catalogue tells the truth

' .u‘ about. them, and the prices quoted are



fair for good stock, true to name. Write





“1° “’W- w. F. ALLEN,

07 Market Street, Salisbury, ltd.





FROM GROWER T0 PLANTER.





ll assortment of Fruit Trees, Small Fruits. Orna-

li‘nllantal an Shade Trees. Roses, Shrubeb etc.

Send for catalog. Stock extra tine, RESH U0.



LOW IICES 0N SURPLUS LIST.

THE ONTARIO NURSERIES, Rochester, N. Y





FRUIT at Wholesale FROM



TRE ES Ezeshsfizsf‘tfshas 659.35.352.13

' — ' — a. an .



iStliiIidlfigwofii‘l llhxlitlalngolgl Pddccfdotfillion. We invite



comparison. stablished 1879.



L. W. Hall & 00., 780 Cutler Bldo., Rochester, N. Y.





STRAWERRY PLANTS THAT GROW





. ndard Varieties. Also RASPBERRY. BLACKBERRY.

gllllgfltlaiANT and GRAPE Plants and ASPARAGUS Roots in

ASSORTMENT. WARRANTED TRUE-TO-NAME. and of

GRADE represented. Catalog with Cultural Instructions FREE.

c. E. WRITTEN. Box l4. BRIDGMAN. MICHIGAN





Wholesale Price to Fruit Growers





first-class Iauts and vines. We have all of the

Standard varioliies of Strawberries,.Blacklierries, Red

and Black Raspberries. Grape Vines, etc. Special

prices on large lots. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for

price list. Bridgman Nursery 00., Box B, Bridgman, Mich.





 





 





BERRY PLANTS—Winfield. $2.00; Dunlop. $2.25;

Ttillacdwy. $2 25; Brnndywine. $2.50; Aroma. $2.60 per 1900.

Catalog free. 100 varieties. J. G. PRESTAGE, Allegsn. Mich.





THE MICHIGAN -‘ FA





SOME BEAUTIFUL NATIVE VINES.

’ There'is a grace and beauty possessed

by many of our hardy native vines which

is often overlooked. Perhaps the very

fact that they are found growing wild in

nearly every locality may have some-

thing to do with this. If they were only

to be obtained by paying a high price for

them such vines as our native woodbine

and wild clematis might be more highly

appreciated.

Our Native Woodbine.



The woodbine is one of the most ac-

commodating of beautifyers for a porch

or verandah. It makes rapid growth, ev-

en under very discouraging circumstances.

It loves a deep, rich soil, but. is undis-

mayed by Opposite conditions, grows and

thrives, each year adding to its size until

in a. few years it completely covers its

supporting agent, and makes out of an

ugly, uninviting object a thing of beauty.



Is there a tree in the dooryard that has

died, or one which, for any reason it has

been decided to cut down? If so leave

the stub or trunk standing and plant

around it roots of this vine, allowing it

to grow and cling in its own way. At

the close of the second season at farthest

it will be a column of living green, its

beauty enhanced by graceful sprays

swaying from the top in every passing

breeze. I doubt if there is anything pos—

sessing more grace than these sprays of

woodbinc as they put out tiny te‘ndrils

seeking for support. As autumn ap—

proaches the foliage turns a brilliant red,

although a rather disappointing feature

is that the leaves lose their hold on the

stem and fall to the ground soon after

frosts come.



As a protection against the beating

sun I know of no better vine than this

same woodbine. The plainest kind of

porch is easily made beautiful and sup-

plying a cool retreat by planting a. root

at each sido. The tcndrils will need

strings or wires to cling to at first but

once thcso got :1 firm hold not even a

strong wind can tear them loose. A good

way is to run a wire horizontally about

one. foot beneath the porch roof and from

this let perpendicular wires or strings

extend to the ground. Then, by keeping

the vines confined to this space a leafy

screen is afforded and without their run-

ning over the roof, a feature objected to

by some.



By a little care in training and clipping

of tendrils this vine can be made into

festoons or into perpendicular strands of

green, very pleasing to the eye.



The Wild Clematis.



Another native vine possessing many

attractive features is the wild clematis,

sometimes called Virgin’s bower, presum-

ably by reason of its abundance of feath—

ci-y white blossoms in midsummer_



This vine is very hardy and a thrifty

grower. It dies down to the ground each

year. sprouting from the root in the

Spring. For this reason it will not cover

a given space so quickly as the woodbine

which shoots out new leaves and tendrils

from the old wood. But by the first of

July this clematis attains a rank growth

and from that time on until the end of

the season furnishes a sun-excluding bow-

er to its fortunate possessor. It is a par—

ticularly graceful vine, perfectly hardy,

and very fragrant when in bloom.



The Wild Cucumber is a Hardy Vine.



A third in the list of hardy vines is the

wild cucumber. This vine. like the ele—

matis, has a feathery white blossom, of

a strong but not unpleasant odor. It is

an annual and self-sows from seed each

year, the bloom ripening into fruit some—

thing similar to a gherkin, from which

fact its common name is undoubtedly

taken. This vine will cover an old fence

or objectionable outbuilding with a blank-

cl of green so dense as to conceal its very

outlines and all this in a few short weeks

after the seedlings start in the spring.



Ilnlcss nipped off, the superfluous seed

sprouts become a nuisance. Yet they are

easily destroyed as the garden cucumber

which the seedlings very much resemble.

So there is no great objection to the

plant on this score. The vines die soon

after the first frosts of autumn when the

vines should be pulled down and destroy—

ed. Nature will look after her own in-

terests and no attention need be paid to

seeds, only, as has been suggested, to

pull up the surplus sprouts in the spring.



Do Not Despise the Hop.



As a decorative vine the hop is not to

be despised. Its pleasing green and the

grace of its growth appeal to the esthetic

taste, while to watch the gradual devel-

opment of blossom and fruit are most in-

teresting. Its faint, yet pungent 0601' is

not at all objectionable. Once rooted it





 





 





',...





“.2 “in. i-

.e; .,,_ .- .4. .L 3;...

RMER.





appears perennially and requires 3 nofiatf“;





tention after a. support is'. once placed 1656

it». The variegated or Japanese'variety'

is even more interesting since its .' pe-

cuiiar creamy striped and blotched fol»

iage ever presents new forms to please

the eye.

P0ssibllities in the Grape Vine.



Lastly, I would name as a. decorative

as well as a. useful vine for shading door-

ways and porches, the useful grape vine.

grown with so little trouble and produc-

tive of such excellent results. '



A root of any good standard variety,

such as the Concord, will make a. vigor-

ous growth each season and while shad-

ing a sunny spot over door or window,

will, when autumn comes supply, also,

quite a large quantity of delicious fruit.



One of the most charming bits of green-

ery imaginable was removed from a. near-

by dooryard not long ago ivhen the new

owner tore down and destroyed a. wild

grape vine that for 20 years or more had

each year embellished a small arbor or

summer house where, on a simple trellis

of wood with slatted roof it had furnished

a play house for two generations of chil-

dren from spring to fall. More than this,

its sharp, purple fruit had been prized,

particularly after the frosts had robbed

it of its foliage. There the clusters hung,

gathering richness week by week, sought

by children and by birds alike, and not

at all despised by the housewife, who

found in these .wild grapes the material

for the nicest kind of jelly.



Genesee Co. E. E. Rocxwoon.





 





SCULLION ONIONS—CABBAGE

LICE.





 





In my truck gardening last year I met

with two very serious hindrances: First,

my onions grow a great number of scul-

leires. “'hat was the cause. and is there

a cure for this trouble. They were grown

on muck ground, well subdued but not

quite as well drained as it should be.

Second, the cabbngo louse did great dam-

age. and entirely destroyed many of my

cabbagcs. They did not mature solid

heads. i ale.) had a small patch of rape

and they wore equally destructive to that.

“’ould it be safe to plant the same

ground to cabbage another year?



Montcalm Co. A. BAIB.BER.



Scullion onions may result from grow-

ing the crop where a sod has just been

turned down, upon land that is too we',

or where coarse stable manure has been

recently turned under. Often during a

wet season there is a tendency for the

plant to produce large Stalks at the ex~

pense of the bulbs. The use of well com-

posted manurv on land that is to be put

to onions and its application a year or

so before the crop is produced is a. wise

precaution. It is also well to have the

soil properly drained. Many times, how-

ever, with those conditions ideal there

will be a large number of scullions, being

caused by seasonal conditions. On such

occasions it is a good plan late in August,

or the fore part of September, to break

down the tops so that the energy of the

plants wilT be confined to the bulb. This

practice is not difficult to perform. It

can be done by merely rolling a barrel

over the rows which will crowd the tops

to the earth.



The cabbage louse, known also as the

cabbage aphis and denominated by scien-

tists as Aphis brassica, is an insect

greatly influenced by climatic conditions.

it is also a victim of a large number of

natural enemies. These enemies, how-

ever, operate during the warmer portions

0f the year and usually keep the aphis

under control, but when the weather is

detrimental to the growth and production

of these natural enemies then the aphis

gains control of the situation and dam-

ages the crop. The frequent forcing of

a stream of cold water upon the insects

is a. satisfactory remedy. Vi'hale oil soap

and potash soap solutions are also effec-

tive in controlling the pests. A free use

of pyrethrum applied in the powder form

by means of bellows is effective in treat.

ing this insect on cabbage as’well as on

other plants. Another remedy is kero-

sene emulsion which is of especial value

when the plants are young and until the

heads begin to complete their growth. It

cannot be too strongly recommended that

the remedies be applied as soon as the

aphis appears, and also that the crop be

given clean and thorough cultivation and

that the premises about be kept iri a neat

and tidy manner. It is always wise to

rotate the cabbage crop. Nevertheless,

by the proper applications of one or more

of the above remedies one can protect

against this pest without rotating with

other crops but it is not the best practice.





 





FEB. 17, 1912.





8eeds,l’lants,lioees.





Bulbs. Vine-y Shrubs.

etc. Hundredsotcarlots





1.200 acres. 50 In hardy

Roses. none better grown.

47 greenhouses of Palms.

Ferns. Ficus. Gerani-

ums and other things too

._ numerous to mention.

50040.. Plants. Bulbs Roses. Small Trees.

etc-.bymail postpaid. Sate arrival and satisfac-

tion guaranteed. Immense stock of SUPERB

CANNAS. the Queen of bedding plants. 50choice

gagections cheap in Seeds. Plants. Roses, etc.

'P‘o' I Send for it today and

ennui FREE' learn real values. Di-

ggctedaeal will insure you the best at least cog.

rs. ( l

inn stones 3. nannlson co.

Box 552. PAINESVILLE. OHIO





goon seen:





 





 





   





“’2 BEST III THE WORLD

.- ~ ‘7 Prices Below All Others



.~ I will give a. lot of new

’ sorts free with every order I

fill. Buy and test. Return if

not 0. K.—money refunded,



Big Catalog FREE

Over 2'00 illustrations of vege-

tables and flowers. Send yours

and your neighbors’ addresses.

AY, Rockford, Illinois





FREE TO YOU





For, 72 Years a

Gutde To The best

Trees and Plants

'1: earrings n ‘

1.1%; f valuaiiie book

’ ‘ and lijwnggnerol' fairgdllgagiideerds or





bl} large estates. Trustworthy descriptions of the

-‘ Most Complete Nursery Stock in America. _





 

 

   

   





 





   

 

   





   





. in s





\.





   

   

   





 





   

 

   

 

 





 

 





,9}, through seventy-two years of honest dealing. '

iii Write TO-DAY for a copy or this seventy- ~-

~-' second Annual Catalogue.





,‘i ELLWANGER & BARRY“.





- Mount Hone Nurseries Box 39, Rochester, N. Y. 1‘





C ' ’ BLACKBEpmss

have a reputation for

highest quality fruit



and heavy yields. $300.00 peracre nouncom-



mon returns. 1100 acres fruit plants,

trees, farm seeds, etc. 8 ecial Premium



—-With every 31.00 purc see 10 kernels



grown from the 10



Ears of Com of the Nat onal Corn Show



F E. We paid $350.00 for the 10 ears.



and they are worth It. Send for handsome



catalog. W. N. BOAR”, New Carliele. 0.





DIRECT TO THE PLANTER

Fruit Trees / :_ ‘a , ,1





 

   

 

 





   





 





 





   





and everything else grown

in a, nursery; the best.

wallty: the lowest prices.



8 sell direct to the

planter. Our cutalo will

interest you. it. is F EE.

send for it.



Write us today.while we

still have a. large assort-

ment of the best vari-

eties. Address BOX 3.





The Michigan Nursery, Inc

Winkworth & Sons.

MONROE, Michigan.



We have been estab-

lished over sixty years.





CALL’S NURSERIES,





PERRY. OHIO.

Have a large stock of the finest Fruit,

Shade and Ornamental Trees, Spray

Pumps, Spraying Solutions and Graso-

line Engines. Deal Direct. Prices 10W.

Send for price list.





WEEDLESS FIELD SEED





is what we are trying to furnish our customers.

FREE samples will convince you that we come retty

near doin%it. Red. Mammoth. Alsike, Allaifa,

Timothy etch,_ R3313. etc. Write today. If you

have seed to sell. sen us sum 9.



O. M. SCOTT & SON. 16 Main St.. Marysville. O.





GUARANTEED TREES





I repay ten times cost. if not true

Speciosa Catalpa. Also seed. Beau-

tiful Cypress trees. Free booklet.



h, c. ROGERS, Box 4. Mechanicsburg, Ohio.





BEST STOCK and BEST FRUITS!





Buy Direct and Save Money at our in '



Peach trees. fine at 4c and up. Ap Ie andwdgdgggi

8e and up. kinds of fruit. an shade trees:

Berry plants. etc. Ca ogue Free.





ERNST NURSERIES, Box 2. Moscow. Ohio





IIEVI STRAWBERRIE l5“? Cata1°tFREm°





I . R l .

eating and instructive. ALL HE NEiE‘Vl‘VlTfiVIiger.

BEARERS. and other important varieties. Andreas

C. N. FLANSBURGH SON. Jackson. lMlch.





STRAWBERRY PLANTS.





guaranteed as good as row, at 1.00 er 1.000

up. Catalogue Free. KLLEN B 08.. aw Paw, Midi:





——Reg. Swedish Select and Sense-

tion. Two best varieties. Samples

free. SEED CORN—Imp. Leam'g,





Reid's and White Cnp.'Get catalog. Theo Burt & Son, Melt-ore, 0.





For Sale, Clover Seed.





Common Red Clover Seed. Home grown and true

to name. Write for sample and price.

COLONIC. LILL E, Coopersville. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





car No. 1 Concord Grape VinesSlfi - .



2 lion- [Alanltga 83] per 160,110: Peaclé PTrd’disgdogghgzgdll

up: D . um any an ear. t i



w. il’. ALLEN e sous. Genevifi‘iiri?





c
the best ways of storing fruits for the





FEB. 17, 19.12? 4

METHOD OF STORING FRUIT IN

. RUSSIA.





 





Various methods are 'being offered on

the pages of our horticultural press as to





winter months, it being a problem upon

which the success of fruit growing so

greatly depends. The fruit growers of

southern Russia were always noted for

their exceptional skill in producing good,

undamaged fruit. This is undoubtedly

due to the extreme care they take in the

storing of their fruits. Some of the meth-

ods they use are very practicable and

may prove of interest to many of the

readers of this paper.



Whenever it is possible the fruit is

graded, the better varieties are being giv-

en the most attention and care. It is no

uncommon thing to see apples and pears

come to the market put up in individual

paper wrappers and given care similar

to that given to oranges. This makes the

product very attractive and the price ob—

tained more than pays for the trouble in-





 





 

 





 





money.—The extra profit will more than





IIO‘ MONEY III ADVANCE—N0 BANK DEPOSIT—PAY AFTER IT HAS PAID FOR ITSELF.





LET US SEND YOU ANY OF THESE SPRAYERS—to try for 10 days,

then if you buy, you can pay us cash or we’ll wait till next fall for our





 

   

 

 

 

 





«39> 201





0" FREE TRIAL





 





 





pay for it. We pay freight.





 





LOWEST PRICES.





   





HIGHEST Q UALITY.





5 YEAR GUARANTEE.





7/.





 





 





 





 





 





Willa





a scale prevents

come in contact with the





solution are made 0 brass. yclone agitation insures an even distribution 0

large factory, enable us to build the ve





th the caps of our

ther '1 city That‘s evidence ot‘tluaiity.





p on tree trial—no money in advance.





rite today—see special free offer

Bl. 00-le spraying I





8 era for eve . Man Power and Horse Power for field and orchards. Barrel and Power Sprayers all

(HEM ry main! scab and ridsgour crops of all fungus and insect pests. Hurst Sprayers have brass b

l f e spraying materials and best results. These sprayers are

made by men who know the needs of the fruit grower and tamer and know what a sprayer should do. Our long experience in the manufacture of Sprayers.

best sprayers at the very lowest gripes. We guarantee our sprayers for five full years and



e 0





de, showing cuts of all pesu, FREE To OUR CUBTOHEBS.





ve high pressure and reduce vapor

valves and all the wor in: parts that





W.





 





volved.



The fruits are usually stored in store-

houses built for that purpose. Both

ground and underground structures are

being resorted to. Especially well fitted

and advisable is a storage 'room built as

an addition to an lee house, which works

in exceptionally well when the small per-





 

 





 





' You can get a Burst. Sprayer absolutely free if you

F are the first in your locality this season to send for

”





 





 





 





one «In our ”Elli? tor ltzhllll You acid 1110 up cu}.- otter” on the sprayer marked wt an it below. _

vus as or so :15. w on y e mmn _

. . .. .. of y 0" “mm We do the work. When you ge, I spnyer from In you .. ... ..... nan Power Potato and Orchard Sprayer. Fl“ "I" and

a". g - :_ y ' t the benefit of our zbyears' experience in manufacturing sprayers. ------- ...Borso-Power P038410 Md OHM"! Sprayer. sand IOda’

Q. 2.. ,.. cgnt Sprayer; won this gold medal 8:124! the Nationrl Horticull‘tural , . ’. ..... Pits-All Barrel Sprayer.

F" ' it ~'“ . . ,. v ngrcss sprs :1 man no contest. us 9. posts or mark t e at-

S" ”.ylfi‘,’ ‘ '1’ ‘ taohed coupon an mail it to us and we will send you our fine catalog. """"" PW“ Orchard Sprayer. .

'1‘ .«u‘ ’ ' _. {I}. or, "’ , spraying aide, and will sell you how you can get. a sprayer free. Don't.

'uw '_' J! a." delay, tensatonoeibrourfreesprayerpropositionandsavemoney. NAME........

. 5‘ 3.5:: v. ‘

"" ’ H.L.HURSTMFG.GO., 244 NortIISt.,Oanton,0hlo. ADDRESS





H. L. BURST MFG. 00.. I“ North St. Canton, 0.

Send me your Catalog. Spraytng‘Gulde and ‘special u —





 





 





ishable fruits are to be stored away for





 





short periods during the summer,



The storehouses are always kept at as

even a temperature as possible. It is nev~

or below 41 nor above 64 degrees F. The

room is also kept as dark as possible, dry,

and frost protected. During the severe

winter frosts, which are very common in

the regions of southern Russia, the win-

dows are filled with straw, leaves. or ma-

nure, which warms up the air while pass-

ing through this thick layer.



The cheaper grades of the fruits are

placed on boarded floors or into troughs,

made of two—inch thick lumber. Those

are bedded with a two—inch layer of clean

dry straw, preferably oats, rye or wheat

straw. The fruits are inspected very

frequently, and any dust or foreign mat-

ter that settled on them is removed by

wiping them off with a soft woolen cloth.

This prevents the fruit from becoming

dirty as well as lessens the danger of

mold or bacterial growth, which are the

prime causes of damaged and rotten fruit.



The higher-priced varieties are placed

in portable cases containing many shelves.

These cases can readily be moved. from

one place to another when there is such

a necessity. The walls of the rooms

where these bureaus are kept are board-

ed doubly, or the bureaus themselves are

covered with woolen sheets. Fruit so

handled will keep good for a longer time

than it would under any other care.



Another good method made use of is

the using of newspapers as covers. The

ink on the paper makes them a very peor

conductor of heat. It is usually done in

the following manner: Two sheets of the

paper are placed in the top of the fruit.

and above them pasteboards, a woolen

sheet and dry straw are placed in the

order named. Paper is also made use of

in packing for shipping purposes. The

barrel, crate or box is well bedded with

newspaper sheets, the fruit packed in

carefully, a layer of paper and straw is

placed on top of them and when the cover





is nailed there is no chance for Jack Frost __





 

   

 





Sand for this





FREE BOOKLET .

“ Spraying Simplified "





We want every farmer to have this book, which

tells in a clear, concise, simple way how to control the

insects and fungi that rob fruit-raising of its profit.



This is a valuable reference book for the farmer

and small fruit grower. It tells you how to know the

“enemy ” as well as what to do to him. Its 68 pages

make one of the most complete and comprehensive

booklets on spraying ever issued.





 

 

   

   

 

 

   

 

 





SIMPLIFIED

‘isrss’





"fi‘élmmm ca 11‘: Free if you write for it now—a postal will do.

w , _ .

“MM“- The Vreeland Chemical Co.





26 Church Street New York





 





You Iced These Tools

The Acme Potato Planter saves furrow.

ing out, back-breaking dropping and

covering. Plants at even depth, just where

you wish, and leaves the ground level.

CORN AND POTATO





AIME ,PLANTERs





The center bung box of the Acme Corn

.. ’: o Planter gives it that balance other planters lack.

‘ Double springs give it surcness and strength.

Drops a definite number of kernels. Drop

changed without a screwdriver.



Book. "The Acne of Potato Profit," sent Free.

Also name of nearest dealer. _Ii you are not

close to a dealer we will ship. prepaid. on

receipt of price.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

   

 





\





 





 





 





 





‘ Potato Implement J, ..

See that your s“ was»; \ x

next Zuni” [:0um v / ‘jfi‘ \Nz‘

t” i *3 311 Froststml. ' . ‘

.44 trade-mark Traverse City. f/ - Balances,"

.~ g. ‘ MIC“. é “‘Afifigmnnpew

“ .. M " a. “" ‘I





o . .





 





 





to nip them.



Artificial heating of plants is frequently

resorted to to keep the place at the de-

sired temperature. The larger storehouses

are heated by stoves or steam, the small—

er ones are warmed by the burning of

charcoal or denatured alcohol. The heat—

ing of the room is carried out very slowly

so as to prevent too sudden changes from

cold to warmth.



These precautions and methods are

probably in greater part responsible for

the success and fame the Russian farm—





 





 





 





 





 





ers have attained in the line of fruit

growing. Some of these methods and

ideas are being used by the western fruit

growers. but, undoubtedly it may prove

worth while and profitable for many oth-

ers of the American farmers to put them

into practice on their own farms.

Ingham C0. M. C. ELLMAN.





What the effects of the present unusual

cold winter will be upon new orchards

cannot be known until growing season

reveals the true condition, but the fact

that the cold has' not been intermittent





The Best Way to Cook Both Lime and Sulphur .

. -, Solution and Stock Feed.





For spraying fruit trees. shrubs, ctc.. cook -

; your lime and sulphur solution in a. Ileesen Kettle: it cooks quick-

est—uses less fuel and costs least.





E. Heesen Kettles





It



I". are used by thousands of fruit farmers. who endorse them as the best

and most. practical device money can buy—not. only best for cooking

spraying solution. but handy for a hundred other uses. Splendid

for feed cookers for stock.



Burn any fuel-set on the ground anywhere-no foundation required-

- -. Sizes 15. 20, 30, 40, 55. 65 and 75 gallon. Write at once for full ini‘or'

motion and low price. or send order for size wanted.





Heesen Bros. 8. 00., Box 64, Tecumseh, Michigan.





   

   





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





Write for Free

Catalogue





ism nos. unison





1071 Reilly Road

DANSVILLE. N. Y.





SAVE

50 to 75 per cent.

By Buying Direct From Us.

.All Trees Guaranteed

All trees fresh dug, true to name

and tree from disease. ‘





 





 





with warm days is to the advantage or

the trees and also that the ground has

been covered with snow. About the only

precaution that can be taken is the

spreading of litter about the trees, but

if this is done, protect trees against mice.





 





 





 





When Writing to Advertisers please

Mention the Michigan Farmer.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Write for Stahl

Sprayer Catalog ’

and Treatise on “Orchard Ene-

mies." Select on Stahl Barrel

Sprayer. Send and we will

shipoutflt. Examineit. If O.K.

pay balance. Try it 10 days—if

not satisfactory. send it buck

and we will refund your money.

All4Sprayers at bargain prices.

V'Vrite today.





WM. STAIII. SPRAYER CO.

(37) Box 983. Quincy, Ill.





“KANT-KLOG”,\ -. gay-n:

. u! e

SPRAYERS. Free

Something qu ,2.\\~..$_ 4,._ .

Gets twice the results—ruddy», .

with same laborand fluid. , ‘ ,1

Flat or round, fine or course sprays

from same nozzle. ‘Ten styles. For

trees, potatoes, gardens. whitewashing,

etc. Agents Wanted. Booklet Free.





Rochester say»... co. satan- .





 





 





 

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 





Use the sprayer that does the mo

work most thoroughly at the lowest cost.





Brown’s Auto Spray





No. l fitted with uto Ppp Nozzle—mos

powerful and efllcient hand outfit. Ca u .

aoity 4 allons. For large sprayers— '

Brown’s on—clog Atomic Spray. Write

for low prices and Free Spraying Guide.





The I. C. Brown Co. ., Bela y St. . Rochester. N. Y. 4;





“Eli

SEED

unis





Big money in right kind of oats. Here 9 your chance.

Imported Canadian seed oats, raised on Galloway Broth-

mBowman Go. big seed oats farm in Canada. New



clean land. Genuine lit-generated Swedish Select wen



116 bushels to acre; Early New Market 110 Bushels to acre.

Farmerswho bought. this seed from us last ear raised

as high as 75 to 100 bushels in this country an found out

that their old seed was inbred and run out. Seed from us

went double and in many cases three times. Change

your seed. Try some of this new seed. Sample free, or

10 cents for lar 6 packet. Will also send our free book





entitled “Big oney in Oats and Bow to Grow Them."

opmwav euros-sown»: eo.. Oats speculum

Good gardeners

are those who

\

* ers and vegetables. Good

flowers and vegetables come

duce good seeds—the in

ence is obvious. For sale

1912 SEE!) ANNUAL

Free on Request





may station — WATERLOO. Iowa

raise good flow-

from good seeds. We pro-

er-

everywhere.

D. II. PERRY & co.





 





 





 





 

 

 

 





   

   

   

   

 





 





 





 





MELILOTUS





The choicest and one of the best soil restorers wn.

We haven fine lot of seed that we can retailktftoless

than ordinary wholesale rices. Our see is hulled.

yellow blossom. GUAR NTEED T0 G W This

plant is also a splendid preparation for alfalfa:





All northern grown, guaranteed to be

99 per cent pure and tree from doddel.

Write for has sample.





BOX 843 .EOHINIGSBURO. OHIO

The Berlin Quart Our Specialty





A WHITE package which insures

highest prices for your fruit.

Write for 1912 catalog show‘

ing our complete line. and secure

your BASKETS. CRATES. etc. at

WINTER DISCOUNTS

TlIs BEBUI FRUIT BOX 60..

Julia Heights. Ollls
‘rom Louisiana ..





-’-' From Albam :





Isn’t. It Time;

You Quit Paying Taxes on Stump Land ?





It doesn’t take very close figuring to show that

unproductive land will soon eat itself up in taxes.

And 'what is stump land it it is not unproductive?

Certainly you can raise a little something in between

the stumps—that’s the way the Indians farmed; they

also cultivated their crops with a stick—but figure

out how much you cduld raise it the stumpswere out.





If the land is worth anything in the first place,

there is not an acre of stump land in the United

States that won’t be worth twice as much after the

stumps are pulled. You know that’s true, just as

well as I do. You know it’s an absolute waste to.

let stumps occupy good, fertile land ready to pro-

duce bumper crops as soon as the stumps are out.





 





 

 





The question, then, is not a question of whether

or not the land should be cleared of stumps; it’s

a question of how best to clear it. Study the

pictures above—they are all reproduced from actual

photographs; they answer the question of how best

to clear stumpy land. They are pictures sent to

me by owners of Hercules Triple Power All Steel

Stump Pullers. They show the Hercules pulling

Stumps, little stumps, green stumps, and old i

stumps—pulling them out roots and all. One of '

them shows the Hercules moving a house just as

easy as it pulls stumps. I can show you dozens of.

photographs like these—I have hundreds of letters

from men who use the '





All Steel

Machines





HERCULES





TRIPLE POWER ALL'STEEL STUM'P PULLER





I’ll send you copies of these photographs and letters if you want them;

or better still, I’ll send you a Hercules and let you try it'on your own

place 30 days free; and if it don’t pull the biggest stump you own, send

it back at my expense and get your money. That’s one of my square deal

offers; here isanother one; I’m going to give you the chance to buy one of





5,000 Hercules at a Special Price





Now let me tell you why I’m making you this second offer. I' built

the first Hercules Triple Power All Steel Stump Puller years ago in a

rented factory. Today, I’m turning out 50 Hercules Triple Power All

Steel Stump Pullers daily from my own factory. Now I’m going to make

up a lot of 5,000 machines. We’ve already bought material and no matter

how high steel goes, we can still maintain the low price. But this low .

price is going to sell these 5,000 Hercules machines quick, so get your

postal in at once for all the facts. .





I’m going to sell these 5,000 machines to 5,000 influential men through-

out the country, knowing from past experience that every Hercules

machine that goes into a new neighborhood sells several more Hercules

machines in that same neighborhood. A man who owns stump land

can’t see a Hercules at work without wanting one. Now it you want





B. A. FULLER, President





Hercules Manufacturing Company 0/ T...

Centerville, Iowa, U. S. A. ,/ . J





437 17th Street,





to be the first man in your neighborhood to own a Hercules, here is your

chance to get one at a price that will enable you to keep over $100.00 of

the cost in your pocket. There are no strings to this offer—no come- ,

backs—merely a straight proposition from one square man 'to another. /





I want you ’to accept this oEEer; I want you to give a Hercules .





30 ,Days’ Free Trial / all:





.1 want you to bear in mind that the Hercules is the only Triple Power / Prefix:-

9





All Steel Stump Puller made,that it can be changed froni'triple to double

or single power in a moment's time wrtho‘ut trouble: that” is the only 9 “CFC“lCS

stump puller having all working parts machined and finished to re— Manulacturlng





duce friction—hence the lightest draft machine. I'want you to (30.. 437170- St..





remember that the Hercules is 60% lighter and 400% stronger 06 Centen'llle Iowa

than cast iron or the so called semi-steel or new. process steel -

which are catchy phrases now-a-days used to describe cast 4. Dear Sir: __ Please

iron pullers; that you can clear almost 3 acres Without send me iree book

moving the machine: that thehdouble safeiy ratchtnltstattho- Q ab 0 u t the Hercules

lutel revent accident to t e men or earn: a e ri l , .

Hercti’legis guaranteed against breakage for 3 enra~whether Stigma %§l(l)(:‘rer 53:10 b'toeeii

it s‘your fault or the fault of the machlne—bro 'en parts are - 6) . . ‘ . y u

replaced free. And above all, remember my speclnl rice lo W p r 1 C e to first pur-





cules. Send the coupon today. at once, for m valuable

booklet telling you all about the Hercules an the for-

mation of stumpsrand whatklnd of crops are best to

raises. new Virgin soil where stumps have been.





oifcr~he one of the men who will save over 8100 one er- 4*» Chasers.





Send the coupon now. to me. personally and get ' ¢ ..

all of the money-saving, money-making [acts Name . . . . . . .. .... . . .. ... . .... .... ....

I'm waiting to send you. / .





l





Staten......--...ouo-o--...... Route NO. s-oooooo

-_-—-—-—-‘---—'





 





 





l





nub-r

-4:

fines