VOL. CXXXVIII. No. I9. 2
Whole Number 3599.

 

The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Jou
DETROIT, MICH.. SATURDAY, MAY 11. 1912.

 

gel in the State.

31.00 A YEAR.
82.75 5 YEARS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

present at the

 

HOSE who were
I Live Stock Meeting held at the
Michigan Agricultural College last

 

.Ta-nuary will readily recall the address of
Prof. J. H. Skinner, of Indiana. dean of
the agricultural department of Purdue
University, on “The Farmer and the Cat—
tle Feeder.” In this address I’rof. Skin-
ner emphasized the value of ensilage as
a feed for fattening cattle and illustrated
his talk by means of charts showing the
result of the cattle feeding experiments
which haVe been conducted at the lndi—
alla. station for a stlries of years. Those
who were not so fortunate as to hear
this address may not have carefully noted
the facts brought out in same regarding
the economical value of ensilage as a iced
for fattening cattle as given ill the sum-
mary of the report published in the Mich-
igan Farmer, and for their benefit, as
well as to afford valuable opportunities
for comparison with more reCcntly avail-
able data, we will again briefly sum-
n’larize the results of the feeding trials
in Indiana as illustrating the value of
silage as a feed for fattening cattle.
These results, as brought out by Prof.
Skinner, emphasized the fact that silage
should be used as a roughage ration,
rather than for its grain content, and
that while some less grain would be re-
quired to fatten cattle where silage is
fed, yet silage alone will not fatten cattle
and it should be used“ to displace other
roughage in the ration rather than grain
to any great extent. In the Indiana ex-
periments referred to in this talk, the
roughage used in connection with corn
silage and with which it was compared,
was clover hay. In the experiments re-
ported at that time it was found that the
rate of gain was greater where silage
was fed in connection with clover hay
as roughage than where either was fed
alone. It was also noted that while gains
might be made more cheaply on corn
silage as the exclusive roughage, the
profit was greater where clover hay was
fed ‘with the silage, since tltet' cattle
reached a. better finish and brought a
better price on the market than where
silage was fed as the exclusive roughage
ration. This deduction, however, was not
corroborated by later trials at the Indiana
station, as will be hereinafter noted. But
ill the experiments, for which figures were

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

given by Prof. Skinner, the, relative cost
of gains alld profits were as follows:
\Vllcre clover hay was fed as an exclu-

 

 

 

SlVe roughage ration, the cost; of gain
was $10.35 per cwt. and the profit per
steer $2.78. \l'ith one feed of ensilage
per day and clover»hay, the cost of gain
was $9.29 per cwt. and the profit per
steer was $6.26. \Vith two feeds of silage
per day and clove-r hay, the cost of gain
was $9.14 per cwt, and the profit pe-r
steer was $8.62. 'thre silage was, fed as
the exclusive roughage ration, the cost
of gain was $8.96 per cwt. and the profit
per steer was $6.65, the profits noted not
including the profit from .tlle hogs follow-
ing the steers in any case.

But the results from a single trial are
never so conclusive as to be absolutely
dependable. Often the conditions under
which a feeding trial is made, such as.
the cost of grains and the market price
of the feeders and the finished beeves,
will vary so materially as to make results
radically different. Hence the average
results from a number of trials constitute
more satlsfactory evidence than can pos-
Sibly be obtained from the results of a.
single'trial. For this reason it will be of
particular advantage: at this time to fol-
lOW up the work done during the present:
year at the Indiana station in the matter
of determining the relative value of silage
as a roughage ration for fattening cattle.
This work has just been completed with
seven lots ‘of steers of ten head each and
the: results were determined at the an-

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILAGE AS A FEED FOR
FATTENING CATTLE

$3.50 per ton, and, as will be noted by the
table above referred to, if corn silage
were figured‘worth $3.50 per ton the cclsr
of the gain on the silage fed lot would
be $9.61 per cwt., as compared with a.
cost, where clover hay was fed as the
exclusive roughago ration. of $13.05 per
cwt. of gain with the clover hay valued

 

 

 

at $15 per ton. and a cost of $11.88 per
cwt. of gain with the clover hay valued
at; $10 per ton, the pcr ton cost of
grain feeds bcing the same in both cases.

No bettclr evidence as to tho compara—
tive value of silage as a roughage ration
for fattening cattle could be produced,
than is Shown by the. above and other
possible comparisons afforded by this ta-
ble giving data of the present year‘s ex-
perimental work with silage for fattening
steers at the Indiana station. But thcre
is plenty of other corroborative cvidcnce

of an equally reliable and convincing
nature. For instance, at the Illinois sta—

tion a bunch of :30 eight-months-old llere-
fords was divided into two lots of 23 cach.
Lot 1 was fcd on a ration of 26.1 lbs. of
silage, 11.6 lbs. of nlixcd hay, and 2 lbs.
of oats daily. Lot 2 was fed 13.2 lbs. of
shock corn, 4 lbs. of mixed hay. and 2 lbs.
of oats, The corn silage and the corn
foddcr were from the same field. Tcli
shoals, averaging 65 lbs. each. were plac~

ed with cach lot. The feuding period
covered 88 days. The silagc fed steers

gained 560 lbs. more than those fed shock
corn. Lot 1 used the forage from 3.7 acres
of corn, whilo lot 2 required the forage
from 5.3 acres. The silage fed steers
made an average daily gain of 1.7 lbs,
while the fodder fed steers gained 1.4 lbs.
The results of recent trials at the Vir-
ginia station and also at the Iowa. station
show that when results are considered
from the standpoint. of the quality, as
well as quantity, of beef produced, the
silage fed cattle finished out better than
those fed on a dry ration, which is a. cor-
roboration of the results secured in this
year‘s work at the Indiana station.
\V‘hen this fact is considered in connec-
tion with the other significant facts that
tho average gain is much greater and
the cost of the gain much less where sil—
age is used as the principal roughage ra-
tion for fattening cattle. the, economy in
erecting silos should no longer be a ques—
tion with the cattle feeder, whether he
fecds on a large or a small scale». For
too long the silo has been considered only
as a. necessary adjunct to profitable dairy—
ing. while as a matter of fact, recent in-
vestigations seem to show conclusively

 

 

A GOOd Silo and Cheap Feeding Sheds

Producthn than Costly Barns and Stables without a Silo.

nual spring meeting of the Indiana Cattle
Feeders’ Association, held April 27, a.
report of which appears in another col-
umn of. this issue, together with a table
which presents all of the details of the
experiment as well as the results attained.
A careful analysis of the figures given in
this table will be time profitably spent by
every cattle feeder who is a reader of
these columns.

At the outset it will be noted that the
feeders were all of approximately the
same weight and cost the same per
pound at the beginning of the test and
that the feeding period was of about the
same length as that usually required for
the finishing of good feeder steers on
Michigan farms. The gains were also
quite uniform, ranging from an average.
of 2.16 lbs. per day to 2.52 lbs. per day,
which may be considered as a narrow
margin between the minimum and max-
imum average gain, and is a certain indi-
cation that the steers were all fed to the
approximate limit of their capacity. But
when cost of gains and profit are consid—

ered, the significance of the lesson taught}

by this trial becomes readily apparent.
In this trial the steers fedrexclusively

that it is just as necessary to profitable
beef production. Also it may be made the.
means of saving about one-third of the
feeding value of the corn crop upon the
average, farm. and at the same time will

Are Better Equipment for Profitable Beef

on silage as a roughage ration made the

largest and cheapest gain and at the . .
same time reached a finish which coni— prove an added economy In Slllmli'lllg the
manded a better price on the market (“cape-St] D’COSSibIO 15“”“g0 for ”191 (‘Om
. .. . crop ant a a llltlcl lower cost for hand-

tl'la ht other lots whlch Wele

in any Of 1 e . ling and storing the cm» “111, Md
fed a mlxed roughage, thus returnlng a _] . . l- s .l
, .. ,
larger profit than any of the other lots. e‘lf ence at hand 31 the 'Season of the
The average daily gain of this lot of 3“” when U1“ 001‘“ ('l‘ol) ls about to he
steers was 2.52 lbs... the cost of gain I)t‘l‘ planted, and when there, is plenty 0f time
cwt. $9.88 and the profit per steer, not ahead ‘0 9”“ Silos in Whii'h the (Toll

may be stored, the economic course for
the farmer to pursue who feeds even ‘1.
few head of cattle, to say nothing of the.
farmer who makes cattle feeding a con—
siderable factor in his business, is most
obvious. The smallest feeder would make.
big interest On the» investment required
to erect a silo of adequate capacity for his
needs, while the man who feeds a car
load of steers would save much more
than the cost of his silo in added profits,
if prices for cattle and hay should com-
pare with those which have prevailed
during the present year, as is clearly in-
dicated by present conditions.

In fact, the silo would seem to be easily
the most important factor in profitable
cattle feeding. Both carefully conducted

(Continued on page 548).

including pork made from hogs following
the steers, $20.96, as compared with an
average daily gain of 2.375 lbs, an aver-
age cost per cwt. of gain of $14.23 and
an average profit per steer of $3.37 for the
lot fed on clover hay as an exclusive
roughage. This is a difference of $17.59
per steer in favor of the use of silage as
(ompared with clover hay as an exclusive
roughage ration, with clover hay valued
at $20 per ton and corn silage at $4 per
ton.

This may be said to be an extreme com-
parison on account of the high price- of
clover hay this year, but it will be noted
that corn silage is also given a high value
m the comparison, being valued at $4
per ton, whereas in the Michigan cow
testing work it is given a. valuation of

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546 (3)

FARM NOTES.

 

Buckwheat for Hay and Green Manure.

I saw in an artice in a recent Mich~
igan Farmer that a fa mer cut buckwheat
for hay. At what Stage of maturity did
he cut it, and what was his method of
curing it? Is buckwheat 3. good crop for
green manure to plow under? Does buck—
wheat gather nitrogen from the air as
the clovcrs do? ..

ilillsdale Ct". O. C. “u

The gentleman who was mentioned as
having sent a sample of buckwheat bay
for analysis stated that it was cut when
in bloom and cured in the. same manner
that would be employed with heavy clo—
ver. He stated that he cut something
like two tons per acre and as noted thc
analysis showcd it to be about equal to
timothy hay in its content of digestible
nutritnts. In his letter this farmer stat-
(d that his stock ate it with avidity. and
that if the analysis was qu’ol‘ablc he
would grow more, this year. This is the
only experiment we know of having been
made with buckwheat as a crop for hay.
but the Icsults secured in this instance, and
the apparent feeding value of the hay as
shown by the analysis would set-tn to
make it worth while to experiment with
it as a calth crop for this purpose when
it is too late in the scasOn to sow some
llwl'c valuable substitute hay crop, such
as oats and peas,

Buckwheat is not :i
no gather nitrogen from the air like clo-
lcguminous plants which

legume and does

\‘cr and other
ll;l\‘(‘ this powcr through the action of the
bactc-rin which find a home in the root
system of this clzlss of plants. \\'hilc
buckwheat can add nothing to the soil in
the way of fcrliiity which it does not take
from it it may scrvc a valuable purpose
as a cover crop and be made the means
to the end of adding vcgctabic
lllflllt'W to the soil when it is so depicted
ir. fcrtility or mechanical condition that
clover or other legumes cannot be suc-

lli li‘llt"l

cossfully grown upon it.
Seeding Wcrn Land to Alfalfa.

I have five acres of clay land that l
souc-d in clchr after oats a year ago.
it failed to make a seeding. Disked it up
last f.lll and sowed to :llsike and timothy;
litilcd again. Now would like to sow to
di'ali‘a \Yill you please advise me as to
l o host way to lit ground. amount or
seed per acre and best time to sow? Also
uouid you sow fertilizer; it so what an—
al‘vsisfi‘

illlllsdalc ('0. w. L. it.

From the repeated failures to get a
gechuE’.’ of clover. it would appear that
this land is somewhat worn. in poor me-
chanical condition or acid in its reaction.
l!" the failure is due to the last mentioned
cause it would pay to apply lime before
attenuating to sci-d to alfalfa. using from
inc to three tons of finely ground limc—
stop.o or from one—half to one ton of hy-
drated or ground stone lime. preferably
the ground limestone if it is availablc.
'l‘h: u if the. land is low in its content of
plant food it would pay to apply a liberal
dressing of commercial fertilizer. using
from 200 to 400 lbs. per acre of a good
grain fertilizer The ground should be.
plowed as early as possible and then
worked and packed down well to insure.
seed bed. The seed should be
inoculated with a pure culture of the bac-
teria peculiar to the alfalfa plant or some
soil from a successful alfalfa field should
llc sown on the land and worked into llr-
surface soil at once. The, seed may be
snyn at any timt- the soil and climatic
conditions are right. using from it) to 13
lbs, per acre. (lot northern grown seed
if possible and be surc that it is pure and
of good quality. Alfalfa. like every other
crop. does much better on soil that is in
a high state of fertility and gtod me-
chanical condition. but under favorable
conditions you might get :1 good stand on
this land where clover has failed. if the
above suggestions are carried out.

The Brick Silo.

i would like to know about the cili-
ciency of a brick silo, whcthcr hoops
would be required. I never saw or heard
of one and would like to know all about
their good or bad points.

(‘illllnn (‘1). (l. E. N.

The writer has seen it number of brick
silos which had apparently given satis—

,‘{ gum}

faction in use. These were all hooped
with ordinary iron hoops. such as are
used in the. erection of a stave silo. There

is no doubt about the necessity of hoop-
int,r a brick silo in some manner. either
hoops as described above, or with
wire laid in the mortar britween the
courscs of brick. it would also be neces—
sary to plaster a brick silo on the inside
with rich cement mortar to make it air—
tight. As a matter of fact, it makes lit-
tle difference what material a silo is made,
of, so long as it is constructed in an air-
tight manner. There is no doubt that a
brick silo would cost more than one con-
structed of wood in whole or in part, and
Would probably be less durable than one

with

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘

constructed entirely of cement. The type
of silo selected should properly depend
upon the cost of materials and labor and
secondly up0n the preferences of the user.
No matter what the material or type of
the silo erected, if properly erected it
will give satisfaction in use.

IS FARMING A LOTTERY?

 

 

I notice in the issue of April 27, an
article by .lohn Jackson in which he is
fearful his oats may rot.

As I remember, the date of seeding was
not given but as it calls for several days
to prepare an article before it appears in
The Farmer I conclude that the. oats were
seeded quite close to thca middle of the
month, if not before.

i remember reading in Colon C, Lillie's
notes of one year ago. about April 15,
that it was high time the oats were in the
ground. Judging from the “crying spells"
of Mr. Lillie later on because of rotten
oats necessitating the re-seeding to other
crops, I arise to question the practice.

I readily and candidly admit that in
this section, as a rule, early sowed oats
arc. the best, compared with late seeding.
But why? . -

l. ldarly sccding compels early plowing.

2. The man who is late in seeding al-
most always without tho proper
tilting of the seed bed. therefore his fall—
l‘l’l‘. I would advise plowing as soon as
possible without injurv to the, soil. work
it down at once and leave it until the soil
is warm enough to quickly germinate the
seed. Many have said to me, “I want t i
got the oats in so they will be out of my
way." i demand a better reason than
this for any branch of farm work.

'\\'hut is the difference when you hitch
your team in thr- morning whether it he
to your drag and drill or your plow to
plow for corn. You can only do a certain
amount and I would prefer to plow for
corn in cool weather than run my oats
llllo a Vcritable “slot machine,” not: know~
int.r what the draw will be.

.\ny l‘lllt‘ that will hold good with one
kind of seed is largely true With all. Every
well informed mun knows the great influ-
lcmpcraturc on seed corn
during its stay below ground.

lie also fully realizes the necessity of
a quick vigorous growth during the in—
fancy of all live stock. Can it be the oat
in nature (life) is just opposite. the rest?

I believe any injury done to any crop
or animal cannot be overcome by anv
condition or set of conditions in one year.
That injury. if it affects the vigor or
vitality. can only be overcome by careful
lrrccding and feeding through the suc-
(ceding generations. Are your oats used
as the paz'cut of succeeding crops. or do
you purchase annually?

Today is May 1. and I have seen no
time. I consider fit to sow or plant any
field crop. \Vhen Will I sow? \Vhen I
feel comfortable without a woolen under—
shirt on. I will admit that farming is a
lottery only when no good reason is given
for each and every act performed.

This article is written to point the way
to a game in which the “chance” is re—
duced to a minimum and in which it is
perfectly safe to invest in a ticket. Al-
though this appears as a criticism. I hope
the two gentlemen will accept it in the
some friendly spirit it is given.

Kalamazoo Co. L. J. BRADLEY.

seeds

once of soil

 

SCIENTIFIC POTATO CULTURE.

it is a deplorable fact that the aver-
age yicld of potatoes per acre in New
York and Michigan. as well as in adjoin—
ing states. is entirely too low. Maine. as
a potato growing state. has steadily
pushed to the front. She has no better
soil, and perhaps not as favorable cli—
matic conditions: and yet she is far in
advance of us, and therefore “maximum
yields” should be the motto of every pro-
gressivo farmer.

Soil and Preparation.

The best soil for potatoes is a rich
randy or clay loam, which' has an abun-
dance of humus. Generally the. largest
crops of potatoes are grown on soils well
treated with manure some years previous
and have, not been planted to very ex-
hausting crops. If possible, plan a rota-
tion of crops, and manure well the crop
which precedes potatoes.

if a clover sod is to be used, it should
have been manured the summer.or fall

previous. Any vegetable matter which
has not decomposed encourages scab
fungus. Lime and wood ashes, if used at

all. should be used sparingly because the
scab fungus appears to thrive in a neu—
tral or alkaline soil, while an acid soil
seems to be favorable to the potato, but
unfavorable to the scab.

Plow quite deep, depending, of course,

on the soil and sub-soil. It should be
done rather.early in the spring that
moisture may be conserved. Do not use
the roller very much. What you want is
a fine, compact, deep seed bed, but it
must not; be hard. In plowing, do not
throw a flat furrow, but have it rest at
an angle, in this way the capillary con-
nection remains somewhat unbroken.

After the land has been rolled and har-
rowed apply broadcast 1.000 to 1,500 lbs.
of high-grade- commercial fertilizer, high-
grade is the cheapest, everything consid-
ered. Have it contain plenty of phos—
phorus and potash that the plants may
use all the available nitrogen 'that there
may be no waste. Apply early and work
into the soil well. Harrow at least after
each rain to prevent a crust forming, and
to keep down all. weeds.

The Seed and Its Treatment.

While it is considered a good practice,
by many, to select seed from among the
small potatoes, yet it can not be denied
that to a certain extent it is guess work.
To select the seed from the most produc-
tive bills, at the time of digging, gives
splendid results; but the most economical
way, to my mind,
plot. Take from the most productive
hills enough smooth potatoes of suitable
size to plant your plot; from this plot
select from the- best hills your seed to
plant your plot the following year, the

balance of the potatoes produced on the.

plot furnish
crop. .

in all cases. use seed free from scab.
The only safe- method is to treat the seed
for scab. because the spores may be in
the soil, in partly decayed manure from
stock which has been fed scabby potatoes.
Besides, the soil may be full of partly
decayed vegetable matter, or may be al-
kaline, as before stated. Soak seed be—
fore cutting, for 11,4; hours in a solution
of one pint of formalin to 30 gallons of
water.

you seed for your regular

Planting and Cultivation.

I’lani four to five inches deep. if with
a hand planter plant 34 to 36 inches apart
each way. If a horse planter is used, the
rows should be three feet apart, the po-
tatoes in the drill 17 to 18 inches. Plant
about the middle of June, if a late vari—
ety, the early, as soon as the soil is in
proper condition in the spring.

The number of eyes to be planted de-
pends on the soil, and the distance apart
in the row. Vl'hen the soil is light or hills
are, rowed both ways more eyes are re-
quired to (h.- hill.

Harrow two or three times before the
plants are large enough to cultivate, with
a spike-tooth barrow the teeth of which

should be set at an angle. Harrow length- ,

wise and crosswise.

Cultivate often to conserve the moist-
ure, and keep free. of weeds. If you cul-
tivatc deep at any time, let it be the. first.
As the tops spread, and the root system
developes. cultivate narrower and shal-
lower.
ly so.

The Control of Beetles and Blight.

Of course. the Colorado beetles can and‘
The flea beetles were i

must be controlled.
very destructive last summer. They cat
small holes in the leaves; this makes con-

dilions favorable for the blight spores to.

enter the tissues of the leaves. These
beetles cannot be controlled with Paris
green or arsenatc of lead alone; but can
be if either of the poisons are used in con-
nection Willi Bordeaux mixture.

A1 (leucVa spraying experiments to con—
trol the blight have been made for ten
consecutive years; in each case check
rows Were. used, and it has been proven
beyond a shadow of doubt that spraying
pays in increased yields during a normal
season: and in wet seasons, which makes
ccnditimxs favoiablc for the spores, the
blight has been prevented. The increased
yields over and above the yields of the
check rows, haVc shown that it pays
big to control the blight.

The expense is not so great as it would
appear to some. because the beetles are
controlled and the blight prevented by the
same operation.

Begin to spray when the. vines .are six
inches high, Spray thoroughly with a
Bordeaux mixture of 6:6:50 strength. to
which has been added about six ounces
of Paris green. at intervals of from one
to two weeks, depending on the season,
of course, and you will prevent the blight,
control all leaf-eating insects and greatly
increase the yield and consequently your
profits. A good crop can be produced
nearly as cheap as a half crop.

To grow potatoes in this way may seem
too much trouble and expense; but, try
it for a few years, and you will be agree-
ably surprised at your bank account.

New York. W. 'D‘. KORB.

is to have LL see“ I We can furnish you much testimony like the

‘ following:

 

Practice level cultivation, or near- ‘

 

the tank is fun end
on": when the
tutor is lowered 4

""" 5“. ' henna. Youonls
G" ,, once a. week. A
‘ lineanglne to be

      

and you have lame muse to:
gasoline and oil. The wind in
e.

We make gasoline engines (exocedintly
good ones) but. for the avenge water amply
for the home and 150 head of stock. ans-tom
Aermotor with a storage tunic—which. in a
necessity with any kind of water supply—'3
all that is needed and is by far the more
economical. The sun ly of wind for the Aer-
motor is_ more to be re ed upon than the supply
of gasoline, batteries and repairs for the Ira-80‘
line engine.

The cost. of gasoline. oil. batteries and re-
pairs in pumping for 150 head of stock with a
gasoline engine. will buy an 8-ioot Aermotor
every year. and you are still to the bad the
amgoiunt. of time you spend over the gasoline
en ne.

But the gasoline engine has its place on the
farm notwithstanding the tact that. 100 people
are maimed or killed with gasoline where one
is injured by a windmill. and that 100 farm
buildings are burned with gasoline where none
is injured by u windmill. For the watersupply.
the windmill is the thing. Thousands of farmers
who have done their first. power pumping by a
gasoline engine have become tired or it and are
buying windmills. That. is one reason why our
windmill business increases from year to year.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   

"l Davina, Tex., Dec. 16. 1911.

I amsendingyou a photo-
graph of one of the oldest
windmills in this country—
it. being the first Aermotor
put up in nodule County—
und is used to furnish water
for hundreds othecd of cut:-
tlo. It was put up in the your
1889 and is owned by Mr.
Murdo Monroe. The only
repute thio mill has ever
needed are one small gear
Ind a rocker arm, the total
cost of which “7.3.2.50. Tm-
Aermotor is still running and
doing good service, furnish-
ing “water for came and
tum y.

LOUIS GACONET.

Find. if you can. astute
ment like this regs
gasoline engines.

. fl ‘1 -
1 ' Willil’llflfliilillfllilillll'i

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Inuummm

Of course. there are places where a windmill
cannot be used. There you will have to use I
gasoline engine. with all of its disadvantages.
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THE PROFIT FROM THAT WOODLOT.

 

It is interesting to note how some men
figure. In the Michigan Farmer of March
16, Wm. \anbridge, of Branch county,
takes issue with an article by me respect-
ing the profits in a woodlot. He gives
some data concerning such a piece of
property and I have taken interest enough
in the matter to figure out about how
much he is realizing out of his invest-
ment.

Mr. VValbridge started in with a four-
acre. woodlot in 1884, the sawing timber
having all been previously cut, out. In
1887 a barn was built and everything was
cut from this lot that would go into the
frame. Mr. \Valbridge does not state the
size of the barn nor give any intimation
as to how much of his building came from
this woodlot. Not a large quantity could
have been taken, however, as the growth
in three years would not have been much.

In 1897 a. 14x20 addition to a house was
built and the frame came from this wood-
lot. The height of this addition is not
stated, but I am assuming that it is nine
feet. If 2x4 is used for studs and rafters
and 2x8 for joists, the studs being set 16
inches apart, this would require about
1,200 feet of lumber, board measure. In
1909 an addition to a barn 20x30x18 was
built and all eocccpt siding and shingles
came from this piece of timber. If such
a barn were built, using 2x8 for studs,
set two feet apart. 2x12 for joists and
2x6 for rafters, the lower floor made of
two—inch planks and the upper floor and
roof of one—inch boards, one end jutting
against an adjoining building, such a
barn would require not far from 7,000 feet
of lumber. Again in 1010 Mr. VValbridge
built a 10x14 room on his house, which
would take 800 to 000 feet more lumber.
In the buildings of which Mr, \Valbridge
has stated the size he has taken not far
from 9,000 feet of lumber from his wood-
lot. If we add 1,000 feet for the first barn
frame this makes 10.000 feet.

With us such lumber costs from $22 to
$28 per thousand. or an average: of $25,
and no doubt Mr. “’albridge can get it at
about the same prices. From 1884 till
1897, when he was putting up his earlier
buildings it cost not much more than half
that amount. The value of the lumber
taken from this woodlot, then, may be
placed at $250. But. the expense of cut-
ting the logs, hauling them to the mill
and paying saw bill would amount to
probably $6 per thousand, or $60 for the
whole, so that the actual value must be
placed at about $100. The value of the
wood from the tree tops above the cost of
cutting is not encugh to signify much.
This return for four acres of ground for
27 years amounts to not far from $1.75
per acre as annual rental.

Now, 1 have no quarrel with Mr. W’al-
bridge' on this woodlot proposition. He
evidently finds a good deal of satisfaction
in this piece of timber, and so should 1;
this is what we live for—to get satisfac—
tion out of our possessions. There is an
aesthetic value. too, to a fine piece of
forest that should not be lost sight of, for
such a patch of woods adds immensely to
the landscape. But here is a statement
of just what such a piece of woods has
produced in a period of 27 years, and my
object in writing this up is to show its
productive capacity in money value.

(in one of our farms we haVe probale
eight acres of just about such timber as
Mr. \Valbridgc started in with and we
are clearing this up with the intention of
planting it to apple trees. It is fine soil
for the purpose. and well located, and l
lwlicve that in 27 years it will represent
a property possessing much of the! scenic
value of the forest, and from present in-
dicatio‘ns should produce an hundred fold
more than it would if left in forest trees.

Allegan Co. EDWARD HUTCHINs.

The Cornell Experiment Station (New
York), in the COurse of some. i‘nvcstiga»
lions found that timothy grown with al-
falfa or red clover had a higher protein
(‘nlllOl’li than that grown without these
legumes. Oats grown with peas also
showed an increased protein content and
the hay yield of mixed oats and peas was
4,275 lbs. as compared with 3,325 lbs. of
oats grown altne.

Soil that had produced alfalfa. for five
years was higher in nitrate content than
soil which had grown timothy during that
period, and portions of the same plats
kept bare of vegetation during the sum—
mer showed similar results. Ammonium
sulphate was more. rapidly nitrified in
alfalfa soil than in timothy soil, indicating
an influence of the plant on conditions
favoring nitrification. The increased pro-
tein content of non-legumes when grown
with legumes is also attributed to this
cause.

 

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SILAGE AS A FEED eon FATTENING
CATTLE.

 

(Continued from first page).

experiments and the practical experience
of up-to-datei cattle feeders show that
cattle can he most profitably fed from a
common manger. with liberty of move-
ment and access to water at all times and
with a sufficient number of hogs follow-
ing them to utilize the corn in thedrop-
pings where whole grain is fed, as is now
the common practice where extensive
feeding operations are carried on. “here
the feeders are so handled expensive
buildings are not required to house them.
in fact, the_capacious silo and a roomy,
opgn shed to house them, with the neces-
storage for gtain feeds would be a
preferable equipment for cattle feeding
than costly buildings and elaborate eqiup-
ment without the silo.

t‘attle feeding is not followed on Mich—
igan farms to the extent which it should
be. from either the standpoint of present
profit from the farm or the maintenance
of the soil at its maximum of fertility.
This is due largcly to the. fact that Mich-
feeders, or too many of them. have

HEII‘)’

igan
employcd expensive methods in beef pro-
and. unless the feeder was a
buyer as well as a skillful feeder
possessed of good judgment in the
matter of finishing and selling the pro—
duct. the margin of profit has been too
small to make the business attractive un-
der the which have prevailed
But the proper use of corn silage in com-
lunation with judiciously selected grain

duct ion
skillful
and

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HEWO STOCK FARM

The Home of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-
lztrs uselessly searching for a first-
c'ass 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
“till .

We want to state here, and to state
most emphatically, that our twenty‘
jive years’ buying experience in Bel—
;zium, and our selling system (all
stock sold at the farm). places us in
a position to sell a good stallion or
a good mare at prices beyond com-
petition.

We 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.”

We have a number-o! home brad colts at
extremely reasonable prices.

“Remember, Nothing but Belgians.”

Don't. wait to write. visit.

H. & H. WOLF, Wabash, Indiana

 

feeds will remedy this to a large extent.
and will prove a profitable innovation for
the cattle feeder. whether he makes feedv
specialty or whether, as a general
farmer. he, maks beef production
small side line in his general scheme of
production.

in:—r a
only it

THE INDIANA CATTLE FEEDERS’
MEETING.

The great interest in cattle feeding and
especially in the experimental work at
Purdue is attested to by the presencex of
more than $150 enthusiastic feeders at the.

 

Fifth Annual Spring Meeting of the In-
diana Cattle Feeders‘ Association.
The. meeting was called to order at

10:20 a. m.. by President .1'. 1’. l‘rigg, of
llalcville. 1nd,. who in his preliminary
remarks stated that the principal object
of the spring meeting was to allow the
visiting for ders to inspect the experiment-
al cattle at 'l‘urdnc after they had been
fattened for the market.

The results of the feeding trial which
discussed by

has been completed were
Mr. 1“. (1. King, associate in Animal lins—
handry. 'l‘he. cattle, used in the trial were

choice feeders. purchased on the market

and cost in the feed lot $5.55 per cwt.
'1‘hcy had been fed for 160 days on grain
rations of shelled corn and cottonseed

meal. The roughage. of the different lots
consisted of clover hay and oat straw in
connection with corn silage. During the
feeding trial the value of the cattle as a.
whole increased $3.20 per cwt. and re-
turned profits varying from $8.21 to $26.21

per head. rl‘he selling value of these cat—

 

 

 

 

 

CASH or CREDIT

Will Buy Them.

The Real VALUE of our

STALLIIINS

is not expressed by the price.
Buy Now and Secure a Bargain!
Souer’s Stallions Make’_’Good.

GEO. W. SOUERS 6 SONS,

HUNTINGTON. IND.
(Stallion Service bookJOC.)

 

 

 

FOR SALE OR TRADE!

A 4-YEAR-0LD BELGIAN STALLION,
Wei hs 15“) lbs, right. in every way! Also two young
JAgKS. one coming two years old and theother
coming three. Ri ht 1n eveay way. Address _
W. G. HIMMEiWRIGH , Frankfort. Indiana.

Shelled corn, lst mo., 51.70;
mo., 64.20; last 10 days, 71.2c; cottonseed
*1. Clover hay, $20 per ton: oat straw,
I'2. Clover hay, $15 per ton; oat straw,
‘3. Clover hay, $10 per ton; oat straw,

 

 

tie is the highest ever received Vat-“Purdue
for an entire drove of experimental cattle.
The lot of cattle producing the greatest
profit were fed shelled corn, cottonseed
meal and corn silage. These cattle gained
2.52 lbs. daily per head at a cost of $9.88
per cwt. According to Messrs J. T. Alex-
ander and Allen Beelerr, who placed val-
ues on all lots of cattle. these steers were
worth on the Chicago market $8.75 per
cwt. After deducting 40 cents per hun-
dred pounds for shipping. the cattle re-
turned a profit of $26.21 per head.

The second lot in point of profit was
fed shelled corn, cottonseed meal, silage
twice daily and oat straw. The rate of
gain was 2.40 lbs. daily per head, and
cost of gain was $510.16. Selling value
was $8.63 per cwt. in Chicago and the
prolit was $211.54.

rl‘he. lot of cattle ranking third in profit
received silage. oat, straw and cottonseed
meal for 60 days. and from that time for-
ward received a full feed of corn in addi-
tion. Their rate of gain was 2.20 lbs. daily
per head at a cost of $0.50 per cwt. VVIIII
a value of $8.50 per cwt. in Chicago or
$8.10 in the lots. their returns as profit
were $24.16 per head.

The lot of cattle ranking fourth was fed
shelled corn. cottonseed meal, oat straw
once daily. and corn silage once daily.
\\'ith a rate of gain of 2.16 lbs. daily per
head and a cost of gain of $11.27 per cwt.
and a selling value of $8.10 per cwt. in
the lot, this lot of cattle returned a prof-
it of $10.56 per head. A lot of cattle fed
shelled corn. cottonseed meal, silage; twice
daily and clover hay ranked fifth with a.
daily gain of 2.32 lbs, per head and a cost
of gain of $11.06 per cwt. The profit in
this lot was $111.13 per head. A lot of
cattle fed shelled corn, cottonseed meal,
corn silage once daily and clover hay once
daily. returned a profit of $17.07 per head,
while the, lot fed shelled corn, cottonseed
meal and clover hay returned a profit of
$s.;’l.

The: most important matter brought out
by the trial was the remarkable efficiency
of the corn silage. as compared to the
clover bay for fattening cattle. The ex-
ceedingly large difference: between profits

of the lots was due largely to the value

of clover hay. which was Valued at $20
per ton.
After inspection of the feeding cattle

[Juan .1. ll. Skinner, and
lunch in the. pavilion. a business session
was held in which a. resolution in favor
of conducting a. cattle and hog train in
lndiana, and another enlarging the policy
of the Association was adopted. Favor-
able action on a resolution asking rail-
roads for better rates on limestone was
takln. \

'l‘ln principal feature of“ the session was
an address by Mr. John Clay, of Chicago,
on "'l‘he passing of the range and our
supply of young cattle." In his charac-
teristic and pleasing style Mr. Clay pre-
sented very forcibly to his audience the
situation on the range and conditions
leading up to it. His anecdotes and
stories. experience in the west
served to keep up a lively interest, while
he pointed 0111 that the movement of
feeder cattle in 1912 had decreased 18 per
cent from the five-year average.

Mr. Clay “Never before has it
been so ditlicult to pick up in the corn
belt states young cattle for either grazing
or feed lot use. Prospective buyers :trc
forced to buy them at the larger markets.

conducted by

of his

said:

Summary officya‘tktle Feeding; at WPurdue University Experiment Station, Winter of
‘1

 

911-12. (160 days).
Lot. 1,. Lot 2. Lot 3. Lot. 4. LOL 5. Lot 6. Lot 7.

Ini'ial val. Nov, 17, ’11... $5.55 $5.55 $71.35 $5.55 $5.175 $5.571 $5.526

initial wt. Nov. 17. ’11... 9.65:; 9.660 0687 9,637 9.680 9.687 9.612

li‘inal wt. April 25, ’12.. ..1,i3,2{tt8 13.460 13.720 13.353 13.13;: 13.530 13,160

Total gain ............... 3.713 3.800 4,033 3.713 3.45:» 3.843 3,518‘

.\Vcrage daily gain ....... 2.31 2.375 2.52 2.32 2.16 2.40 2.20

Total feed consumed: . ’
Shelled corn ........... 21.615 28.605 23.7170 21.887» 23.900 22,200 142.5
Cottonseed meal ...... «1,101 1.137 4,562.53 21.6.12.) 4.331 4.467.5 4.060
‘ly - 1. . ............ 9,298 17.848 . 1
L321? ebitl‘gli') .............................. . . . . . 6,740 3,690 5,590
Corn silage ........... 25,050 ...... 43.810 39,661 25.550 40.410 47.730

Da'ly feel per steer: .-

Slhelled (corn ........... 15.10 17.88 14.13 13.68 1194 13.88 8.91
Cottonseed meal ...... 2.73 2.77 2.8:.) 2.78 2.1.1 2.19 2.54
l"lover hay ............ 5.81 11.16 .. .. 2.114 .....
(tat straw .............. .. . .. .......... .. . . . 4.21. 2.31 3.47
(fern silage ............ 1.6.03 ..... 27.38 24.79 15.97 25.26 29.84

("ost of gain per cwt. *1. .$12.40 $11.23 $9.88 $11.06 $11.27 $10.16 $9.50

(‘ost of gain pol' cwt. *2..11.1;1 121.05 9.61 10....) 10.230 9.80 9.09

Cost of gain per cwt *‘i 10.911 11.88 10.24 10.10 9.70 8.3.;

Necessary sell‘g price *1.. 7.47 8.00 6.82 1.08 1.0.: 6.86 $.47

Necessary sell'g price *2.. 7.24 7.67 6.14 6.9.). 6.96 2;?) 6.43

Necessary seil‘g price *3.. 7.07 7.34 - -: 0.80 6.90 82" 8.10

Actual selling price ..... 8.25 8.25 8.36 8.10 8.10 . o .
«Chicago prices less 40c).

Profit per steer: ‘ o . , 9 86 24 G4 94 16
In *ludin Torl‘ ........ $17.07 $ 8.24 20.21 19.43 1 ‘.- 3.. .. .‘
th inclgiding \pork 10.49 3.37 20.90 13.59 13.13 - 18.84 19.116

— * 2 ‘ dr )- _

P21132303)?“ .flom. . . .01 1,128 907 057 1,033 10.0 1,015 830
‘. , > .. .. 1 i .

Clgtns 16:]. . . .to. . .1}??? . . .1.‘ 2,096 2.096 2,096 2.096 2,096 2,096 2,244

‘ ¢ ‘ h foilowing prices for feeds:
These figures are based uponztldemo" 51.7c;' 3rd mo.. 5710; 4th 1110.. 58.5“ 5th

meal. $29 per ton. .

$8 per ton; corn silage, $4 per ton.
$6 per ton; corn silage, 33,50 per ton.
$4 per ton; corn silage, $3.50 per 1201!.

     

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This brings them in direct competition
with the packers who need such kinds
for cheap beef. For five years there has
been a tremendous demand for cheap
beef. This in no small measure has con-
tributed to depleting the stock of cows
and heifers available. for beef in most
parts of the middle» west and east to such
an. extent that packers have been forced
to draw heavily upon the young steers
that normally and properly belong in the
feed lots.”

This shortage is shOWn by the fact that
pastures in the southwest have been re-
ceiving cattle from markets as far east
as Chicago at a time when “the average
price of stocker and feeder cattle at Chi-
cago the first four months of 1912 was
around $5.35, the highest ever known.
and was 60 cents per cwt. higher than
the five—year average.”

The long—looked—for shortage of beef
which has now arrived must be met, ac-
cording to Mr. Clay, by better methods of
government supervision of public lands
in the range country. Under a sane ad-
ministration of the public lands whereby
settlers may secure long time leases upon

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UR experience with harvesting machines be-
gan eighty-one years ago, away back in
1831. In that year the first practical reaper
was invented. Probably not one thousand of the
millions of farmers who read this have any dis-
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when the first strenuous fight was over. He lived
to see his dreams come true in great seas of
billowy grain that demanded machines for their
harvesting, in the enrichment of the tillers of the
soil, in the passing of harvest drudgery.

The harvestng machine has become the farm-
ers’ standby at the critical time when the reward

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' these lands, the production of feeder cat— F—sfi small, because there was no way of harvesting of his season’s work is in sight. It has made

‘ tle would be stimulated so that in a few large crops. Ninety-seven men out of ever good ill every way. .

' years our supply would reach normal ‘ LA hundred worked in the fields and tlllCd the soil I H C binders, improved by every dev1ce that
again. In absence of such bemeficial pub- [:31 tosecure a scanty subSistence. They could raise the ingenuity of practical farmers and trained
lic land legislation. however, the burden of just about enough wheat to feed the workers. mechanics could suggest, meet successfully. ever
supply falls upon the men in the feeding There was none to export; there was none to harvest-tulle condition They reap and bind al

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land of the country, the corn belt, who
will, under the stimulation of high prices
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Into the midst of these conditions came the
inventor of the reaper. He was a farmer who
had worked through the sixteeii-houroa-day har-

yet they are so simple that they may be placed

safely in the hands of unskilled help. In case

of accident, duplicate repair 1parts that will fit,
y.

own calves. for the. feel: lglt' Th: mails: [reg—*1 vest time, swmging a cradle, gathering sheaves, can always be obtained quick The organiza-
f’f Dr0‘1“¢t_10“ is inev1 a 9 1'“ er ex ” and building shocks. He knew farm work. He tion behind I H C machines lets nothing stand
mg conditions. ”:4 knew its cost in time and labor. He figured out in the way of service to farmers who use our line

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a way to save that time and labor. .He built a
practical reaper, which made it pOSSIble to grow
more wheat and harvest it in season; a machine

of illachincs. The harvest must be garnered with-
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LE} which would increase the value of farm lands, re- practical reaper was built. The standard of the
The demand for fresh pork products figl lease an army of men from drudgery and put past is our standard of the present—only the
throughom mOSt Darts 0f the country has them to work in other gainful occupations. This best machines, durable, dependable, meeting
{3111326)}: Swag: {lfiilsggsgfiaéfiielsygl‘i’ Lg! machine, the same in principle but vastly im- every harvest or hay field condition. You take . ,3
when an abundance of reasonably cheap I? proved in form and capaCIty, lS marketed today no risk when you buy harvesting and haying i [it
, eggs and southern vegetables tends to @ under the followmg names: machines and tools bearing the I H C trade-mark. ; i=1
’ lessen the consumption of all kinds of -
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along with the rise in prices for the raw
material, but it is still selling lOWer than
other meats. .

The marketing of Texas fed cattle at
Kannas City has been going forward for
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The inventor had supreme faith in the future

McCormick

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Osborne
Plano

In binder twingalso our standard is the high-

:gogggeg’fmthfsg $8.153312t23302r1figfélfi a of farming in this country. The strength of his est. We have seven brands, Champion, McCor-
markem Quarantine cattle have been '§1 belief is shown by the record of the ten years mick, Osborne, Deerlng, Milwaukee, Plano,
sold in the southwestern markets around following the invention of his reaper—ten years International, allmade in Sisal,Standard,
3,7‘50 13912100 “‘35- NO- real weakemng. 9f til devoted toadesperate struggle With custom, habit, Manila, and Pure Manila grades.
(am? .pnws lb gengrfiny expeCted um“ TL; and prejudice, before he found a farmer who See the I H C local dealer for cata-
the southwestern grass cattle are mark— [ 1 . . . g . _ ,
eted in earnest, and even then prices for would buy one of his machines, ten years of dis- logues and full Information. To secure
the better class of heavy cattle will not couraging, disheartening effort that would have the benefit of our years of experience,
be affected L=—J broken the 5 int of a man With less faith iil him- purchase an I H C binder and our twin
p y e

Oilicials of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad report a remarkable scarcity of
cattle in states east of the Missouri river,
and farmers are in many instances send—
ing in orders to live stock commissmn
firms in western markets to buy some cat-
tle to place on grass, which promises to
be abundant and rich. The lack of
roughness and great dearness of corn
and hay have caused farmers gemerally
to ship their holdings of young cattle to
market prematurely, and this has been
going on for several months, leaving feed
lots largely empty. Unfortunately, good
stock steers and feeders are held at such
high prices as to discourage many ill-
teliding purchasers, and there will be, in
all probability, much grass that will go to
Waste.

A dozen head of Shortliorn and Angus
cattle fed in Greenville, Ohio, were mark~
eted in Chicago recently at $8.75 per 100
lbs, averaging in weight 1.744 lbs. Most
of these cattle were bought as feeders on
the Chicago market last October at $6,
and they gained nearly 500 lbs. per head
on a six-inonths’ feed of broken ear corn,
cottonseed meal and alfalfa hay, a. self—
fccdcr being used. Feed, fresh water
and salt were kept before them all the
time, and they had access to a big warm
burn and good bedding in bad Weather.

The scarcity of prime feeder cattle
weighing 900 to 1.100 lbs. in the Chicago
stock yards causes them to bring fancy
prices. and recently fancy Hereford year-
ling steers were sold to a Wisconsin stock
feeder at $6.75 per 100 lbs. Most of the
fairly good to choice 650 to 750—lb. stockers
shaped up for careful buyers have been
selling from $5.50@6.25, while plain to
fair light stockers sold at $5@5.3'5. No
stock steers of decent breeding have been
selling for less than $5. but a common
kind has sold much lower, with mixed
calves and stock helife'rs of inferior to a
pretty good class selling at $3.85@L50.
Of late country buyers have taken a good
many stock steers of the better class, and

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based and his foresight clear was quickly proved

International Harvester Company of America.

(Incorporated)

Chicago

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The purpose of this Bureau is to furnish, free of charge to all._ the host information obtainable on
If you have any worthy questions concerning’ soils, crops. land drainage. irrigation,
send them to I H C. bchicc Bureau. Harvester Building.

from our local agent. If we can assist
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Few are expected this year before the profits and keeping your animals from thriving and putting on money this liberal offer. already accepted by 4"v' 09 Z x“ ,."
middle of June, according to Kentucky making flesh. Some may even die. I ll stop these losses. 01 no pay. hundreds of thousands of farmers; "o &$¢:vo:é l, ' .~" . ,
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good demand in the Chlcago market, 331E): . 1 sotriqzbzr 3;, you enough Sal-Vet to last all your stock 60 days. You simply pay the frei ht charges when ,’ °\ov,¢ one 1.. .-"r 0'” ,-
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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
writei. 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
1eply by mail is requested. it becomes
private practice, and a tee of $1. 00 must
accompany the letter.

Indigestion. —My seven- year- -old cow is
not in as good condition this spring as

she h'1s been in former years and I
imagine her milk is not normal. H. S.,
Sigsbee, Mich —~t}ive her 1 oz. ground

gentian. 1 oz bicarbonate- soda and 1 oz.
powdered char coal at a dose in feed night
and morning. You should increase her
:tood supply.

imitation of Kidneys—J have a nine-
\ear- old horse that must have kidney
trouble f01 he changes feet, shifting from
one hind foot to the other frequently,
i_11'king up his leg as if in pain. He acts
as if he wanted to u1inate often, when
standing in barn and his urine is clear
as well water. 8. M. V N., Grand it ap-
ids Mich.wGive y'oul horse 2 drs. iodide
potassium at a dose in feed 01 water
three times a day for ten days then give
1. d1'.nrotropin and 1/_ oz fluid extract
buchu at a dose two or three times a day
1111' two weeks.

l‘artial Paralysis—About three weeks
after coming fresh one of our cows suf-

t'ticd paralysis, particularly in hind
(matte is. but she.- did not go down. This
ll't)lll)l(‘ tame on the early part of March
and she is now -prett_1 much over it.
Would you advise me to fatten her for

beef or keep hm- foi dairy purposes? M.
1-). .i., \\'yandotte. Mich.——Give your cow
1 dr. ground nux vomit-a at a dose in feed
twice a day; this drug will act as :1 spin-
al stimulant and assist nature in bring-
ing about a recovery. if she is a profit.-
able dairy cow, keep her for this purpose.
but if she is milked at a loss fatten her
next fall or winter.

Infections Ophthalmia.#’l‘hcre seems to
be a disease- affccting my cows which af—
to'cts their eyes. The. first symptom is
loss of appetite. a watery discharge from
eyes. followed by a blood—shot condition
111‘ the tyes, and in about 12 hours the eye
covers over with a sort of film, producing
blindness and tll(‘ eyelids are also very
much inilamcd and the animal keeps the
t-ye closcd. For the. past two weeks we
have been blowing burnt alum into eyes
every other day. but in no case has this
treatment seemed to clear the- eyes. A.
l{.. Bclding. MichiYou made a mistake
111 blowing burnt alum into eyes for it is
a caustic and does more harm than good.
Blow some calomel into eye's once a day
and some iincly powdered boracic acid
into eyes once a day. For the eyes that
are very much inilamcd apply one part
:1d1'cnalin and 1,000 parts water once or

twice a day. Keep your cattle in a
shaded place as a bright light always ir-
ritates sore eycs. (live thcm enough Ep-
som salts to loosen their bowels and be
sure to feed lllciil food that, has a laxa~
llVC tendency. You should separate- heal-

tlt_\' from diseascd.

t‘lttonic llip I.amcncss.—I have a mare
Ilml has been lame in one hind leg for
lllt‘ past three years. Before i purchased
hcr l loarn she slipped on railroad, which
caused stiffness and lameness in both
hind quarters, but after a while she seem-
1-d to get over it in one leg. but has re-
111:1i11ed lame ever since; however, she is
worse some days than others. When go-
ing straight she shows it much less than
when moving in a circle. Can find no
spot where there is soreness, but have
noticed that moisture drics on this hoof
quickly and tbe.1nuscles of hip are very
much wasted away. E. '), Marion. Mich.

A chronic lameness of this kind is usu—
ally incurable. \Vbcn the accident oc-
curred a bone was perhaps fractured and
instead of a bony reunion taking place
a tibrous union occurred which leaves a
weakness for life. There may 1).. some
choking of circulation in foot that causes
inflammation or it is possible that bone
or foot is fractured. Good care and care-
t'ul driving is what must be done, but
drugs will not help you out in this case.

Chronic Heaves.—F0r past two years
my 14-year-old horse has been troubled
with heaves. When driven fast and far
he is inclined to stagger and fall. J. F.
15.. Flat Rock, Mich—Besides having
stomach and lung trouble. I am inclined
to bclicve he must have a chronic throat
ailment that interferes with the free pas—
sage of air to and from lungs. Use an
overclicck and independent bit in order to
straighten air passage. then he will not
t'llt‘kv so readily. Feed no clover or
musty, dusty badly cured fodder, and give
hint 1 dr. powdered lobelia. 1/2 (Ir. pow—
dered opium and 1A: oz. Fowler‘s solution
at a dose in feed three times a day.
(train and grass is the best food you can
t'c-ed him. Kindly understand he is per—
haps incurable.

indigestion—(1111' cow seems to have
spells of gnawing on manger, as if she
was in distress. She showed similar
symptoms last spring soon after calving.
l". 11.. Marcellus, Mich.~(1ive her 1 oz.
ground ginger, 1/2 oz. gentian and 1 oz.
pit-arbonate soda at a dose in feed three
lines a day.

Malignant \Vart.-My horse has a small
bunch about the size of a 25 cent piece
and projecting about three—fourths of an
inch on the inside of his right hind leg.
just: a little above hock joint. It seems
to heal over and then break open again,
bleeding slightly and discharging a thin.
watery fluid. He shows no lameness

(Continued on page 567).

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and sires, whose have records 01273111135.
(at 3 years) and d30 lbsw Best.R ct breedin. Write for
pedigree and prices. RE.A.DER owell, Mich.

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BlEEIlEIS’ DIRECTORY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.

He d. consisting of Trojan Erica Blwkbirds and
Pridds, only. is houdodb n.W a Trojan Erica.
by Blue oodluwn, sire of t 0 Grand Chum ion steel
and bull at the International in Chi coco. so. ..

bred bulls for sale.
A tewwhdgpéoe' m ys-rocxoung FARM. I'omn. men.

REGISTERED AYRSHIHES FOR SALE

13 cows from four to nine years old; 3 two- -year- -old
heifers, one with heifer calf by side: 6 yearling
heifers; (heifer calves: 4 bull calves: 2 bulls. These
cows are all first class in every respect. several of
them have milked over fifty rplo ounds per day, and all
are consistent ml Ikers erd has been tried out
and those that did not. come 11p to our standard have
been sold. have been several years collecting the best
blood that we could buy. This list. includes every
head on the farm. the owner wishing to quit the
dairy businoa. Quick sale. CHEAP PRICE.

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one of the best. kind and gentle: 02bull calves. 4 cows.
Prices right.T J ackson. R.N 3.8011th Bend. Ind.

“Top-Notch" Holsteins.

Choice bull calves from 3 to 6 mos. old of fashion-
able breeding and from dams with A. reco osrd.
at. reasonable prices. Also one 2-year— -old bull. fit to
head a good rd.

MOPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell, Mlohlgln.

HOLSTEIN BULL

J not one more Grandson of

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Ready for service.
Write for what you want. in Holsteins.

REED 6: KNOWLES, Howell, Mich.

HOLSTEI NS“

I can please any body with a service bull, bulls
from oneto ten months old. sired by Johanna
Concordia Champion. Also cows and heifers bred
to him. Write me for anything you want.
in Holst/sins I

L. E. GONNELL - Fayoue,O Ohio.

A 24- lb. Bull

Have Bull Calves out of—

13, 20, ‘23, 211-lb. Cows A. R. 0.
By a ill-lb. B1111

My herd averages 19 lbs.

If you want this kind write

BIGELOW’S HOLSTEIN FARMS,
Breedsville, Michigan.

“OI-STE.“ BULL calf sired by best. son of
Pontiac Butter Boy. 58
daughters in advanced Re ietr). out. ofa grand
daughter of De K01 2nd utter Boy 3rd. over
100 daughters in advanced Registr A50 beautiful call!
of choicest breedin. Price only!
C. D. WOODB RY. Lansing. Michigan.

' ——dropped Feb. 17 1912. nearh white
HUISIGIII Bu" ca" 37% fiblood Hen ericld e Kol
dams: reco odr Senior Z—iear old 1.37 lbs. butter.
GEORGE E. LAPHAM it. 8. St. Johns. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purebred Registered
H OLSTE IN CATTLE
The Greatest Dairy Breed
Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklets,
Holstein- l‘r iolinn. Auo.. Box [64. Brattleboro,Vt

YPSILANI) FARMS BULL CALVES.

_ Choicest. Konrd ke. Dekol and Hengerveld breed-
ing. . :50.t.000m$1.00 Oflcial Pedigrees on request.
COLE BROTHERS. Ypsilanti. Michl gnu.

JERSEYS AND DUROO JERSEYS
FOR SALE.

A few high class boars from such chum ion hours as
Orion Chief. Instructor. band King of 1 11110111. Also
bulls cows and heifers.

BROOKWHER WFABI. MIN Alllllll. Illill., II. F. I). 7.

Lillie Farmstead JERSEYS

Bulls ready for service, also bull calves and heifer
calves. Cows all in yearly test. Satisfaction guru-am
toed. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvllle. Mich.

MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.
T. P. MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.
JERSEY ctmt gistgtnafirasatiza'11:;
write 0. A. I‘AGGE'I‘T, It. No.1. Caro. Mich

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR SALE—Jersey bull old enou h for ser-
vice. Dam made 4-li1lgbs. butter

one your. F. W. NOTTEN. Grass Lake. Mich.
ERSEY Bull Calves. 2 to 8 mos. old, Six-ed by a Grand son of

Imp. Interested Prince and front cows that produce from
400 to 500 lbs. Butter in one year. A. Newman, Marlotte. Mich.

FOR SALE—81:516.! Joli-senyull.h18hmto. olld
co or ram 1 t
dam. Price $75. 0. BRISTOL Fentgn. efiicrli‘l

Will Sacrifice MyKiYoung Herd Bull.

20 mo. old son of one 0 ng Segis re t d ht
for 3310. F. S. KENFIELD. Auzus 8.8MI‘C‘E1 3::

BUTTER IRE!) wasmsngg...

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARH.
Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

lEllSEI BULLS. 23.111 of 9.1111512)“: otfe 1313529 ”wit
heifers. s. 3.15; ASON. °STURc.Is. MICHIGAN

 

OB BALE—3 yearli Holsteln- Priest b 11 ,

bred heifers 10310 each Bull 10111::- do ' “0%
33 years 11. bre er. pedifrees on appli.
cation. W. C. J sckson. South Bend. nd.. 7191?.ex St

— I I
RED POLLED gf’aigo 333.2%??? 1.353ng
.1. M. CHASE 5: sons'. Ionic. Michigan.

Bulls 8‘ Heifers for sale. all re to -
Red Poueded d_ Fair winners. aritre
WELLS PARISH d: SONS. R. No. l. Allendale. Mich.

RED POLLED BULLS FOR SALE—gib‘tfi

strains. JOHN BERNER & SON. Grand Ledge. Mich.

RED Pollllll lllll. FOR SALE. 18 months

. . old. registered from
site and dam. . Herbison Bros. Birmingham, ich

~—O ' II no
FOR SALE BIEILrfigmtgl'gstategng‘vo 301::
past. Price uoo. James B. ’1‘ rburn. Holt, Mich.
Milking Strain of Sherlhomfl‘i": i2? £1933
for WARNER 131103.. Almont. Mich 3311,

FOUR Scotch and Scotch Topped Bulls and females
right. sort. and rifihtlpricesw Mc QUIL LAN
i.shbeck) ChBilson Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

(Successor to John

Illlli BllEll WOMEN'S—$5 iiiii‘bt’liif‘iogFé‘iié'
Cash or good note ”8 HUM MEL Mason. Mich.

FOR SALr-rto 1.... 8m... 3.11;,

mm nthsB old Scotch and S 1'. ha
each. ° IDWELL 81001: $215114” 911.315 t" at»

 

ooumseh. Mich. .

 

MAY 11, 15112;

A Flue Bull can For. 5an

Dairy Shorthorn Dairy bred for Generation. The
kind our Brandt: er and they made good. Milk
records ket of all cows. "Charlotte B" In Herd with

ffiOllbs. bacilli. k706 lbs. butter in one ear. W.
W- Knapp, R 14150. .Watervliet. Mich. Bel Phone.

 

SHEEP.

 

 

“mun-Yeulln and ram lambs from Champion
flock of humb ot Mich. Also select Berk-
shire swine. Elmhurst Stock Farm, Almont. Mich.

Oxford Down Sli

forsale. I. R. WATER RB

 

-—Good Yearling Field
Rams and eweso all ages
Y. Highland. Michigan.

neg. Hamboumds—Wishlo to close out both fines. All
orrioe. on G. T. R. E. and oMpU.R . .Farm .A. $631011?)

 

 

H005.

 

' ' ——Young sows due Mar. & April.
nurocs and VICIorlas Bred to list rize and chum ion
boar. Priced to move them. M. T. tory. Lowell. ich.

 

BERKSHInEs—Two Sept. Bears and ZSept. slits. will
do to breed for full farrowin. at
Farmer Prices A.A. PATTULLO, Deckerville. lich.

' —Weaned pigs 515. two for 325. Hours
Berkshires ready for service 321. Gilts safe in pit:
to HandsomeILee Jr. aM .State Fair Prize VI inner

$35. Bfigisteredo and transferred. Express prepaid in
lower ichigan. O. O. COREY. New Haven. Mich.

 

 

—Bar ain urebreds riu pigs. either
Berksnires sex.Ag 193 200- lb. bpd gow, must be
sold. L. E. BRINK Bl‘ F. D. No. 3. Holland. Mich'

 

few choice youn sows.
Improved Chester Whilss‘A 1...... 10.1.... March Mm
fart-0%. Also three oung boars. cheap. to close them
out. W. O. WILSO .Okemos. Mich. Both phones.

0. L SWINE—Malles weighinélfrom 175 to 2511
I lbs. each. 190 a very 0100 lot offiiclts
GEO. P. ANDREWS. Dansville. Ingham Co 10

 

 

O l C' s Special Prices on spring pigs and service inalo's.
. also fall pigs 800 to pick from. Shipped on Lippi-1.11111,
ROLLENIMG VIEW STOCK FARM Cass City. Michigan

 

0 I C’s—All ages. growthy and large. sows bred.
Males ready. 100 to select from. Attractive

prices on young stock. E. H. Jump. Munith. Mich

 

0 I C! ——I have some very fine and growth) last.

8 fall pigs, either sex males l‘eild\ for ser-
vice now, airs not. akin. ()‘T’I . SCHULZH.
Nashville. ich.. half mile we(st of Udepot.

 

QUE Imp. Chester Whites and Tamworth swine won
245111": at. F alrs' in 1911. Service boars, also sows bred
for spring furrow of either breed that will please .1011
in quality and price. Adams Bros. Litchfleld. Mich.

 

o l c swine and Bull Rook cookerels ot‘
I right urge.” best of breeding, price way

down for quick sale COTT. Quimby. Mich

h “F ‘
O I. C0 8h§lllagngg¥£i(2g3lf)fi’b rite for met-s..

:GLENWOOD STOCK FHARM Zeeland. ich.

 

 

0 I c of superior 11alit1.Ser\ioo boars ilts.
so spring pilgs. o akin pairs. Also Buif Inc k
eggs $1. 1'10 per 11’1.red Nickel. 1. Monroe. Mich.

O. I. C. ~0rdor: looked For Springfigs.

C. J. THOMPSON. Rock! on!

0. 1. Co SWIN riceonSpriug

Pigs, airs and tries. not akin. ave a number
of servxce males of good t $16" Write me describing
of your wants. A. J. GOR ..No 2Dorr, Ml ch.

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Write me for

UROC-JE'RSEY boarotor sale from such sites as
Star Wonder and Me 8 Col. from Chief Col. Fall
sowsof like breeding. Reasonable prices and satisfat -
tlon guaranteed. John McNicoll. North Star. Mich,

~1
DUROG JERSEY 1191113331135
ready for service. Prices right for 10 days W rite or
come and see J. C. BA BNEY. Goldwater. Mich.
Duroc Jerseys for

SERV|CE BOAR sale and Fall pigs.

(either sex) sired b W's Choice Rule No.3079.’1.1‘ricea
reasonable. Write .JIVIVIAN R..4 Monroe. Mir-.11

—B th 1’ -
DUI“)c JERSEYS tign gllgiglltezld. Efiessgll'gsuld.
Herd established 1888. 11.,Bunghart Ilansing. Alien.

 

 

 

 

Duroc Jumys For Sale-2:33”§£:"p.:§0§,:§gi

sex. Pairs not akin. M A gums, Mich.

lie and Poland China Swine {‘93 “LE “9
3051'“ NELSONJ WYCKOFF 81111311831311?

BIG POLANll—CIIINA SPRING PIGS

from large sires now ready to 11hr?» either sex. at
' SE D IN YOUR
- ORDER AT ONCE.

ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW. MICH.

CLOSING OUT’B““”'°D “61133.

Boars—We' ve about. 2‘0 big boned P0fellows left of fall
furrow, weighing 1.10le. not fat. ready for2ser1 ice. at $1"
and 315 f. o. b. One big vearling at. $25. . Ierse\ hulls
ready for service 325. J. 0. Butler. Portland. Mir-.11

LARGE TYPE I) C ——Lar§est in Michigan. Pigs
from mammoth sires and
sows. Weigh 160 to l751bs. at 4 months. My motto—
“Not how cheap but howfl ill [my ex
ponses of those who come do not find what I
udvertl 99. W. L.LIVINGBTON. Purina. Mich.

P0lANll CIIINAS‘iilih“ “33‘ 1'3 rm 32%?

PD. LONG. R Nong. grand Rapids. ich.

 

 

 

 

 

~Bred from large type. St k
““800 ClllllaS all gas. both sexes. at Farin‘ecrs
prices. W. J. HAGELS W. Ann-t8. Michigan.

BIG TYPE Poland China fall and Spring pi . sows
b , Dairy bred Shorthorn bu Is and
calves. Prices low. ROBERT NEVIS. Pierson. Mich.

15 Poland China Sows {2'55 fgrulsgggng 0n;-
priced to so 11 WM. w AFFLE, COIdWater, {ugh

POL‘ID :lllIAs—£°Eng sow: lired for April far-row.
L w BARNES til soitfiafl’é’n 31111332211535 BEES:

Big Tyvp pe P. G. Saws 52°19. $3.33,?
00]) & SON. Saline. Mlcm‘an.

M ULEFOOT HOGS FOR SALE. I am making list of
all mule foot. owners inU. 8. nd our name now
and get free printed matter. G. C. Kroc ow. Ada. Ohio

FOR SALE—Yorkshire Gill—‘33.?- 1.1.12“?

WATERMAN & WATERMAN
Meadow Land Farm. Ann Arbor. Michigan

Lillie Farmstead YORKSHIBES.

' Boats for ring service. A few bred sows. Also
sows bred for nuns. and September (arrow. Pain
and trioe not. akin. Satisfaction gusto

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.

 

 

 

 

In: to our advertisers.

“Em" the Hickman Farmer when writ.

 

 

 

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MAY 11, 1912.

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CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.

   

 

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._._,_,__——

PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR MILK
FEVER.

 

One of the most serious ailments with
which the dairynian has to deal is par-
turieiit paresis. commonly known as
“milk fever” Within the last few years
the varied and drastic treatments former—
1y practiced by veterinarians have been
supplanted by the use of otxygen or ster—
ilized air. In the hands of a skilled prac—
titioncr this has in the majority of cases,
provcn very effectua-l. ’l‘ruc, the layman
may have equally successful results, and
frequently does; btit there is always a
danger of complications arising, which
the professional will understand and be
able to combat as they appear. At all
times prevention is the best remedy. It
is here that the owner can get in his best
work. Of course, the most precautional
measure will not invariably ward off an
attack. They will, however, afford the
means of decreasing its severity, and in
a large percentage of cases totally pre-
vent it.

As a rule, it is the best cow in the hard
that is liable to affection. it is more. com-

ble.

heavy—milking

It should be remembered that in

so-called, there is no fever
the whole system being cold
and partially paralyzed. It is essentially
a. disease of domestication. In her wild
state or on the range the cow is surround-
ed by natural conditions: the modern.
bovine has been evolved
from these and maintained in her present.
state by artificial methods. As the act
(-f parturition approaches it is well to go
back to nature for the time being. Here
there is present no ambitious owner with

milk fever,
whatever,

a. sixteen—quart pail to see if she will fill

it, that he may tell his neighbors what a
wonderful cow he has. This early milk,
called colostrum, is quite. unlike the nor-
mal new milk a few days later, and is
provided by naturc for lllt" calf, which
obtains it without. ct'tiiipletely emptying
the udder. If it is thought best to re—
move the calf (lll't ctly after birth, imitate
it when drawing off the milk by leaving
some in the udder. A certain amount of
pressure is a good stimulant. By milking
out thoroughly, pressure is removed, and
the udder reduced to a state of collapse.
Inactivity thus produced is good ground
for the development of chemical, or bac—
terial changes. which may rapidly take
place and cause the disease. If condi—
tions similai to those given when the calf
is left with the cow were provided the

udder would not be emptied for 48 hours.
Statistics in hundreds of such cases show

 

 

 

 

Holds World’s Jun
Fat and 21,718.3 lbs.

men after the third, fourth or fifth calv—
ing, very rarely after the second, and
quite unknown after the first. The mom
generally accepted theory as to the eas-
ual factors may be briefly stated: Dur-
ing the later stages of pregnancy the ud-
der is thrown into a state of inactivity.
Owing to the development of the calf, the
blood of the cow becomes loaded with a,
large amount of nutritive as well as waste
material, and the red blood corpuscles
become diminished in size and number.
\‘Vhen parturition takes place a large
amount of the blood is suddenly conveyed
to the, udder. This. sudden change may
cause congestion of that organ, and con—
sequent derangement of the secretory
cells. This, combined with the effetc
fluid, always to be found in the udder of
mature cows, gives rise to the formation
of a poisonous product, which produces
the characteristic symptoms.

The fallacious methods that are. bold and
religiously practiced by some, farmers
with a view to preventing milk fever are
almost entirely contrary to natural laws.
The idea of putting a cow on short ra—
tions and dosing her with purgatives is
generally attended with more damage to
the animal than any benctit she is likely
to derive. By drenching in the ordinary
way the medicines are. more or loss likely
to get into the bronchial tubes and lungs,
setting up iiitlamination and causing
death. Moreover, the weakness generally
following such an operation results in a.
loss of vitality at a critical period, when
the demands of maternity require the.
conservatiOn of strength. Of course, it is
desirable that the bowels be relaxed, but
there are safer and saner methods by
which this condition may be secured. If
she is on grass. the necessary laxative is
thereby furnished, and there will be no
further need for attention in that respect;
otherwise, give plenty of succulent or
Juicy feeds, such as silage, roots or an
occasional bran mash. Also drop out the
concentrates for a week or ten days be—
fore and after calving.

Another fallacy rigidly adhered to by
many is to milk the cow out dry immedi-
ately or as seen as practicable, in order
to relieve pressure in the udder, which
they suppose to be favorable to the trou-

Daisy Grace De Kol.

ior- FOur-year-old Record of 962.795 lbs. of
of Milk in 365 Days.
that milk fever is practically unknown,
or at most is of a very light type.

If an animal shows symptoms of this
disease delays are particularly dangerous.

\thre: a veterinarian cannot be sum—
moncd inmiodiately, a common bicycle
pump may be pressed into service. Have

attached to this some rubber hose and a.
teat tube which has been thoroughly dis-
infected. The wider should be pumped
ftill of air through all the teats, and each
tied with a tape, to prevent its escape.
The results realized are: First, arrest of
the changes that are going on in the tid-
der; second, the red blood corpuscles are
compelled to take more oxygen than they
voluntarily do in the lungs. thereby iii-
crcasiiig the alternative power of the
blood; and, third, by pressure on the se-

creting cclls ot‘ the udder they are
brought to a healthy and vigorous con-
(litioii.

Canada. J. HUGH MCKENNEY.

WILL SILAGE KEEP IN A PIT?

 

i am thinking of building a stave silo
this summer 10x26 ft. and dig a pit in the
ground four feet deep and curb it with
stone and cement and build the silo on
top of the Wall, making a 30—ft. silo in
all. The place 1 want to build it is on a
high sand ridge well drained, no water
to bother. Have no basement barn. Silo
agents have told me, that the silage will
not keep in a pit. Il’lease advise: me
whether my plan would be practical.

Bay Co. M. R.

If the pit is constructed as you suggest,
by walling it up with stone and then
plastering it with good cement: mortar,
there is no question abonit the: ensilage

keeping. The first silos were all pits.
Pe0ple dug trenches and pits in the
ground and cemented them up and put

the ensilage in. They thought that it
must be done in this way in order to keep
it. Later on we found that you could
have the silo above the ground and the
ensilage would keep. All that was neces-
sary was to keep the air away from it.
I have. seen silos that were pits in the
ground 15 and 16 feet deep. They were
well cemented and kept the silage per-
fectly. The only objection to having a
pit silo is when you come to take the
silage out you have got to pitch it up. If

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Tubular M
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those Prlu
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Ayrehlree

    

Shrewd dairymen seize every chance for making two profits instead of
one. That is why they make the most money. They buy heavy milking cows
because such cows make an extra. profit which other cows cannot make. These prosperous

m... useSHARPI-E Tubular Cream

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you make tire excaVatlon only four feet
deep this will not be very bad because
it can be easily thrown out with a fork,
but if you would go deeper into the
ground then it is difficult to get it out.
In the silos above referred to the owner
had to have a bucket and Windlass. A
man would go down into the silo and fill
the bucket full of ensiluge and then it had
to be windlassed out of the silo. New
this is expensive, and personally I would
prefer to have the silo entirely above the
ground and not go down the four feet.
You can build it silo cheaper entirely
above the ground than you can to makc
the excavation. Wilh a. modern ensilagc
cutter having a. blowcr attachment there
is no trouble in blowing it up as high as
you want it and this can be done by
power, but the cnsilage must be taken
out of the. pit by hand so there is noth-
ing gained by going into the ground be—
cause it is expensive to make this exca-
vation.

HOW TO TEST COWS.

 

l have been milking five cows, one.0f
them is just tWo years old. During
March I made 157 lbs. of butter after
using considerable milk in the family.
Now these cows can‘t be all alike, some
must be better than others. I want to
know if 1 could weigh their milk for a
week, get a Babcock testing machine
:lnd get some kind of guess at which is
the best. i know it would bcl only a
guess, but I should have to watch thcm
to the end of milking period. \thre can
you get a good testing outfit, and which
is best way to go about it.

Van Burch Co. D. 0.

There are three things that are neces—
sary to be known in order to determine
the value of a dairy cow. First, we must
know the amount of milk which she pro-
duces in a year. Second, we must know
the per cent of butter-fat which she puts
into this milk. And third, we must know
the cost of maintaining her, or the cost
of her food for a year. When we keep
these records of each cow in the herd,
at the end of the year we can compare

them and find out which are our best

cows. and not only that, but which are
the pronlablc cows and which are the
unprofitable once. Testing cows in any
other way is more or less guesswork. Vi'e
can get a notion of what they are doing
and how profitable they are but we do
not know until we have ascertained these
things: the amount of milk produced in
a year. the amount of butter-fat, and the
cost of the fccd.

It is necessary to know how many
pounds of milk at cow gives in a year be-
caus'c you have to food her a year. Dc—
lcrmining how much she gives in a week
or how much she gives in a month tells
us very little of her real value. \l'e have
got to haw a rccord for a year. For a
comparative value of cows and for a close
approximation to the amount of milk
which they yield it is not absolutely nec-
essary to weigh the milk every night and
morning, although this is the best way
and it don‘t take so much time as the
ordinary man would think; but for all
practical purpcses it is sufficient to
weigh the milk one day in each week,
and more than that, it is practical to
weigh the milk one day in each month.
and then estimalc the balance of the
month from this weight. On firsl thought
one would say that this is not weighing
often enough in ordcr to get anywhere
near an approximation of the amount if
milk which a cow gives in a your, but
careful investigation comparing monthly
weighings with daily weighlngs for your
after year prove that you can get a very
closo approximation to the amount of
milk a cow will produce by weighing the
milk one day in each month.

Then the cow should be tested at least
once each month. Individual cows vary
in the per cent of butter-fat which they
produce from one milking to another.
Therefore it is not safe to rely upon a
single test from a single milking. We
ought to take a composite sample frOm
two or three milkings, four would be bet-
ter, and do this once- each month, and
then get the average for the whole 12
months and that will give you a correct
average test of the cow for the year.

Now, estimating the feed: It is not
practical, of course. to weigh every pound
of food which the cow consumes. This
Vl'Ould only be necessary and practical in
a very careful experiment, but the farmer
can Weigh his feed once a month. Pic. of
course. wants to feed all the roughage
that his covvs will eat up clean. He
wants to feed the roughage which he
produces on his farm. He wants to turn
this into money. Then he figures on feed-
ing a grain ration which will make ap-
proximately a balanced ration with the
roughage which he has at hand. Some-
times, of course, it is necesasry to change

MAY 11, 1912.

the grain ration. It is not a difficult
matter when one is feeding a herd of
cows, giving them all the roughage that
they will eat up clean, to weigh the
amount of hay which he gives to the
cow. Take the usual forkfull and put it
into a sack if you will and then weigh it.
Now you will know how many times you
feed a day, and consequently multiplying
this by the number of days in the month
it will give the amount of hay that you
feed in a month. You can do the same
way with the corn fodder, with the oat
straw, and whatcver other roughage you
are feeding, or with the corn silage. It
is a simple mutter to keep track of the
groin. Then charge the cow with all the
feed consumed at the market price, and
give her credit for the butler-fat which
she produces at tho market price. Keep
this test up, not only for one year, but
every year.

GRAIN TO FEED A CALF WITH SKIM-

MILK.

At what age should a calf be fed sep—
arator milk and what Supplementary feed
should be added to the ration to take
the place of skim—milk separated by the
gravity system “'ould it be as good to
warm the separator milk after it has
cooled as to feed it warm from the sep-
armor?

Genesec Co. .7. D. S.

New milk, of course, is a balanced ra-
tiOn for a calf. It contains the protcin
and the carbohydrates in the right pro-
portion. If you skim this milk you take
out the fat and then you have an unbal»
anced ration, one that is richer in protein
than it ought to be for the young calf.
Therc is nothing better than flaxseed
meal. Get the raw fiaxseed ground. It
contains 30 per cent of fat. It is better
to cook this into :1 jelly and then feed a
calf a small amount of this at first with
the skim-milk after which it can be grad—
ually increased. I know of nothing equal
to fiaxsced meal to take the place of the
butter—fat rcmovcd from milk for young
calves.

DMRY PRODU-(STS :RE IMPROVED
THROUGH CONTESTS.

 

Exhibitions of dairy products for prizes
have proved to be of great value to dairy-
men wherever tried. That much interest
is being manifested is shown by the large
number of entries from many states at
recent exhibitions. At the International
Dairy Show at Milwaukee. therc were en-
tcrcd 11:1 samples of milk and cream from
all sections of the country.

In commenting upOn the educational
value of these exhibitions, A. C. Baler, of
the. \l'isconsin Experiment Station, says:
“Those contests have proved that milk
and crch produced and handled under
sanitary conditions and kept at a low
temperature can be shipped thousands of‘
miles and remain sweet for weeks. The
contests have also helped to point out-
to dairymen the common defects in milk
and cream, and have suggested remedies
to overcome the difficulties.

“A friendly, neighborly milk and cream
contest can be held annually in every city
of the c0unll‘y. A contest of this kind
brings the milkmcn and dairymen togeth—
cr with common interests, and tho educa—
tional value resulting will be no small
gain to a community. The experience of
men who huvp conducted these: milk and
cream contests has demonstrated the fact
that milk or cream can be scored with
reasonable accuracy for flavor and 0601‘.
bacteria, chemical composition. and keep
ing qualily.”

Recently the Pennsylvania and Califor-
nia stations have conducted butler—scor—
ing contests. The winncr in thc Califor-
nia contest scored 96 per cent and the
lowest butter scored was 89 per cent. The
winning butter was made as follows:

A falr grade. of gathered cream testing
30 per cent was pasteurized at 180 de-
grees, cooled to 48 degrees, and 14 per
cent good commercial starter added. The
cream was nOt ripened. as it contained
0.52 per cent acidity. It was held two
hours at 48 degrees, and churned. Time-
of churning was 40 minutes, and the
granules were the size of wheat. The
buttermilk had :1 temperature of 53 dc-
grees, and tested 0.02 per cent. The man-
ner of washing was spraying at 50 de-
grees until the water ran clear from the
churn, then adding as much water at 50
degrees as there was buttermilk. There
was one working.

There is loss from cutting off the grain
ration as soon as the cattle can be gotten.
to a little grass. The early grass is a.
good stimulant and cleans out the Sys_
tems of the cows but does not provide a
large amount of milk-making and body-
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MAY 11, 1912.

NJ:

Trainloads of

Reo the Fifth

In the past 25 years, a dozen
models of mine have become
the season’s sensation.

Again and again I have seen
the factory swamped, and men
paying a bonus to get my lat-
est creation.

But Reo the Fifth has broken
all records. I never saw a de-
mand which compares with this.

Five cities at this writing
have trainload orders with Us
——orders for forty carloads each

-——to go in a single shipment.

But the demand is just be-
ginning. Very few men have
yet discovered this car.

Soon there will be 10,000 cars
in the hands of 10,000 owners.
Ten thousand men will he tell-
ing others how Reo the Fifth
performs. ‘

Then will develop the real
demand for this final car of
mine.

Not a Passing
Sensation

Other season sensations have
come and gone. New cars and
better came out to diSplaee them.

Those days are over now.
Reo the Fifth comes close to

R. M. Owen & Co.

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

 

it

By R. E. Olds, Designer

the limit in motor car engineer-
ing. It embodies the final re-
sults of my 25 years of experi-
ence. In every detail it marks
the best I know.

There is no probability that
we shall ever see a materially
b e t t e r car. The years can
bring only minor changes.

It Deserves It

This car deserves popularity,
That is my satisfaction.

The men who buy it get the
utmost of which I am capable.
There will be no regrets—110116
to say I misled him. And none
will ever see a car which gives
more for the money.

The steel in this car is all
analyzed. Every vital part is
put to radical test.

Parts are ground over and
over, to get utter exactness.
In s p e c t ion is carried to ex-
tremes. '

There are big margins of
safety. The bearings are Tim-
ken and Hyatt—roller bear-
ings, in place of the usual ball
bearings.

The tonneau is roomy, the
wheels are large, the car is
over-tired. The carburetor is
doubly heated.

The body is finished in 17
coats. The upholstering is deep,

General Sales
Agents for

the lamps are enameled. Even
the engine is nickel trimmed.

Every part of the car shows
the final touch—the avoidance
of petty economies. I am proud
of it. Not an iota has been
omitted which could add to the
worth of this car.

Center Control——
No Side Levers

IV

 

Then here, for the first time,
we get rid of all side levers.
All the gear shifting is done
with this center cane handle——
done by the right hand. It is
done by moving this lever less
than three inches in each of

four directions.

Both brakes are operated by

Reo Motor Car Co.,

Canadian Factory, St. Catharines, Ont.

 

30-35

Horsepower
Wheel Base——

112 lnches
Wheels—

34 Inches
Dem'ountable

Rims
Speed—

45 Miles

per Hour
Made with

Z, 4 and 5

Passenger

Bodies

 

 

Greatest Success

 

foot pedals, one of which also
operates the clutch. So the
entrance in front, on either
side, is clear.

This arrangement permits of
the left side drive. The driver
sits, as he should sit, close to
the passing cars—on the up
side of the road. lleretofore
this was possible in electric
cars only.

Thus we have solved the last
important problems in design-
ing.

Price Still $1,055

The price of this car remains
at $1,055, though
This price is

subject to
instant advance.
too low for a car like this. It

leaves no adequate margin.

But we Shall continue this
price, in all probability, until
materials on hand are ex-

hausted.

1,000 Dealers

Reo the Fifth is shown by
dealers in a thousand towns.
We will direct you to the near-
est when you send for our cata-
log. Please write for it now.
It shows the various bodies.

Address

Lansing, Mich.

Rea the Fifth
$1, 055

 

Top and windshield not included in price. We equip this car with mohair top, side curtains and slip cover, windshield,

gas tank and speedometer—all for $100 extra. Sell-starter, it wanted, $20 extra.

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L POUlJRY ,

IN ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.

Feeding Corn Silage to Hens.

[s common corn silage injurious to
poultry‘.’ About the last of February my
supply of green food ran out and since
then i have been feeding silageAstwo
bushels each day to 800 hens. During this
month (April) .1 have lost over 20 liens.
Their condition seemed to indicate con-
gestion of the liver.

Calhoun Co. It. D.

If, as yotlr query would seem to indi-
(file. you used the silage merely to take
the place of green stuff which yott had
been feeding. and you continued feeding
tlte same grain ration as before, it is
clear that your hens received too much
grain. This is assuming that by corn
silage you mean corn taken right from
the field and placed in the silo without
removing any of the grain. .\nother 1n-
tet'prctation of yottr query, it seems to
us, Would be that when the supply of
green food had been exhausted you drop-
ped the grain ration which had been used
in commotion with it and depended upon
corn silage alone to furnish both green
food and grain. Either way, the effect
would be about tltc same as from feeding
ground or shelled corn alone.

l’oultt'ymcn generally understand that
the reason laying hens can not safely bo
fed on corn alone. is that the grain eon—
taios too great a preponderancc of starch.
't‘he nutritive ratio of ground corn is
about 1:10, which means that it contains
one part of protein to ten parts of starch
and fat. ifcctl experts speak of this as
a wide ration. '\\'licn we, come. to corn
silage, the Iltlli‘ltht' ltliltt is more vari-
able, depending, of course. upon the yield
of grain or the proportion of grain to
stalks. .\u average of numerous analyses
of corn silage places the. nutritive ratio
at about 1:12. So that in the silage we
have a somewhat wider ratiou~a greater
preponderance of starch and fat—than in
the grain alone.

Of course. the quality of
possesscd by silage has a value which
tannot be overlooked and, while ensilage
in any form has not been extensin-ly used
in feeding poultry. there is no question
that it can be used to advantage when
succulent food in other forms is not at
hand. lut it must be retnctubeircd that
the fibrous or succulent portion of corn
silage contains nothing to offset or bal-
ance the excess of starch and fat in the,
grain. Combined with grains or grain
products of a lower nutritiyc ratio, such
as wheat iniddlings or bran. oats or oat
meal. barley and bt‘ckwhtat iniddlings. oi‘
tuelauccd through feeding bcet‘ scrap and
skim—milk with it. corn silage can be fed
to advantage and without harmful effect.
but. l‘cd alone. and for a considerable
teriod, it is bound to bring about the
condition which reduces many good lay-

sncculcnce

lug tlocks each year.
Broodiness in Orpingtons.

l have .‘t tine tlock ot' Buff tlrpiugtons
but they are constantly becoming broody;
have hens that want to set from the und-
die of lt‘tln'uary until the last of Novem-
ber. Is there anythingr that i *an give
them in their fowl or drinking water that
will lessen this iiiclinatitnt and not injure
thetn‘.’

Newaygo Co. Sunscmunu.

There is no sure cure for broodiness.
some poultrymen claiiu to ho able to
“break up" the sitting inclination in hens,
but We know of no infallible method.
t‘crtain it is that it cannot be done by
medication, since it. is impossible to alter
or eradicate a pett'cctly natural tendency
by such means. I’l‘concut change of sur-
roundings. with abundant range and ev-
ery possible inducement for working and
The only sure way
however, is

cycrcising may ltclp.
ol' Icssclliiig this tendency,
that of breeding it out.

it l.\ generally understood that the sit—
tin).r propensity is strongest in heavy, in-
active. t‘owls and is least pronounced in
may light actch fowls. Thus some of
the light. active, egg—producing breeds
are claimed to be non-sitters and it is :1
incl that broody hens are exceedingly rare
in some, strains of Leghorns and other
light breeds. (in the other hand. the
heavy meat-producing breeds are fre-
quently discriminated against because of
inactivity and marked
inclination to broodiness. 'l‘he Orping‘tot‘t
is regarded as belonging between these
two extremes, being classed a member
of the American group of breeds. com-
posed as follows: Plymouth Rocks, 'VVy-
andottes, It. I. Reds and ('lrpingtons. Of
the four, the Orpington leads in size and
probably carries a greater proportion of
the blood of the meat-producing breeds
than any of the other three. The original

their clnmslness,

THE. MICHIGAN FARMERf

Orpington, which was of the black va-
riety. was produced through a combina-
tion of the blood of the Plymouth Rock, the

Minorca andthe Langshan in..a>se_.r.les of'

crosses. Apparently authentic accounts
give the Buff Cochin as figuringpromi-
nently in the production of the Buff Or-
pingtou, other blood used being that of
the Hamburg and the Dorking. It seems
only natural, therefore, that the strong
sitting tendency of the Cochin should
show itself in the Orpington. The ex-
planation of the fact thattheavy—laying, ac-
tive strains of Orpingtons have been devel-
oped would seen: to be, that through care.—
ful and rigid selection those fowls show-t
int.r marked reversion to the Cochin type
and habits have been eliminated. or the
tendency to broodiness. to a certain ex-
tent, has been bred ottt.

Hens Don’t Lay—Scaly Leg.

I would like to know why my hens do
not lay. Some of them are getting bad
legs: legs seem to be covered with a thick
scale. and they pick at them until they
lilcctl.

Monroe (‘0. D, S.

Your hens undoubtedly have scaly leg.

a trouble which was described and prcg

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scribed‘for in our issue of February it of?
the treatment is it);
dip the fowls‘ legs into a mixture of one]
part kerosene and two parts raw linseed'

this year. Briefly,

oil. The trouble is caused by a mile
which lodges beneath the settles on the
legs and feet, and while the irritation and
intlatnntation thus set up naturally tends
to reduce the vitality of the fowl it is not
likely that the failure of your hens t.»
produce eggs is entirely due to this condi—
tion. it is hard to (txplain the lack of
eggs without knowing more about tit.-
hcns' condition. If they have been closely
coutiucd and liberally fed on grain, es—
pecially corn. throughout the winter it is
likely that they are ovcrfat. It is a rath-
or common thing for farm flocks to come
out of winter in this condition. If this
seems the trouble in your case, cut off
their grain supply for a. time and allow
them an abundance of animal food and
green stuff. The seasou is at hand when
they can get the animal food they need
if ’given range. and thety will work off
their surplus fat in securing it. A patch
of freshly spadcd 0r plowed ground for
them to work over, plenty of raw or cook»
ed vegetables or “greens." a good supply
of fresh water and sharp grit should
bring about rapid improvement in their
condition.
HELPS FOR TURKEY RAISERS.

'l‘ho brooding turkey requires exercise
and a dust bath. for which she needs
t't'ccdotn to collie and go. Also, she should
be allowed. in making her nesting places,
to follow her own sweet will whenever
possible. .\ customer writes me of losing
an entire early hatch because she tnoved
the nest "to make the turkey hetn more
comfortable."

\Ylteu a tnrkcty hen begins laying it is
safer. it‘ possible, to leave the eggs in the
nest for her to care for. There they will
have, what they need, air, usually moist—
ure front the. damp earth. and they will
surely llt' turned every day. They are
safer there than upon the average pantry
shelf where two-thirds of the eggs cared
for "by hand" may be found. Then, as
the tutkey begins to sit the older eggs
are gradually subjected to more and more.
of the heat from her body. it is a well
known fact that the. eggs last laid re—
quire a shorter period of incubation, so
it would seem that by leaving the eggs
for the hen to care for “'0 further nat—
ure's plan and are more likely to have all
eggs hatching at once. Of all of nature’s
wonders in the feathered world. I know of
no sight so wonderful as a whole nestful
of twenty or more turkey eggs hatching
at once. You may look tonight, and see
not an egg cracked. “'hen you go again
tomorrow, the. whole twenty may be
hatched and gone. Instead of the inert.
motionless eggs. you find the turkey hen
accompanied by twenty sturdy, active.
self-reliant, s? f—effacing and self—protect—
ing wild creatures. E. It. MCDONAGH.

SEED CORN.

Secure your seed corn while you have
an opportunity. The government as well
as the Agricultural College at Lansing,
find that good seed corn is very scarce.
Out of 80 tests very few were up to the
standard and most of the tests were be-
low 50 per cent germination, some as low
as three per cent. It is only such corn
that has been fire dried or properly hous-
ed that will grow satisfactorily. Ask us
for samples and prices of good Northern
Gi‘OWn Seed Corn, which has been tested
and is sure to' grow. Alfred J.' Brown
Seed CO'.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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shipped on 15 days' FREE Trial. prove:
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Gasoline is 9cto 150 higher than
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ship. Engine tested before crating. Comes all ready to run.
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shells corn. runs home electric lighting plant. Price! (stripped
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NDIAN Runner Duck Eggs $1.25 per 13; $6 per 100;
I S. 0. Rhode Island Iteds $1.50 per 15: $6 per 100
Montreon Poultry Farm. It. R. 4. ltlisstield. Mich.

- Flock of 38. were e mfieach
IMIlatl IIIIIIIIBI 000k Eggs. in 1911. Care of ucks with
order. Also S. C. W. eghorns. Price for each $1 per
13; $3 per 50; $5 per 100. Wm. P. Booth. R. 3. Orland. Ind.

BLUE BELL! BARIID ROCK pallets and hens $1. $1.50
and $2. Eggs $1.50, 52 & $3 a settin 1. Send order-8‘10:
baby chicks. LAKE RIDGE FAR . Levering. Mich.

Barred Back

100, $7. W. C.
R. 0. Br. Iowans—$2.133 fil’r‘t‘é’t‘tf as:
$1 per setting. CLAUDIA BETTS. Hillsdale. Mich.
CHOICE S. 0. B. ORPIIIBIOIIS‘EO‘QE‘QJFt‘Sr “1.143313;
15th. $2 per 15. Otis Greenman. R. . Bellevue. Mich.
Crystal White Orpi omlirlihl’ftl‘eiifl‘igg
winners. bar ains in b ing stock. eggs half-price

after May 15t . Send for'mating list. Order now.
Mrs. VViIIia Hough. Pineal-est Farm. Royal Oak.Mich.

——ROSE 00MB R. I. REDS
E15318 E01. “aIChin (Sibley Strain) Slfitlper 15;
$5. per 100. N. W. LA D. R. 4

——Great Laying Strain and rize
gs winners, 15 eggs, $1.50: 30, 375;
ofiman, R. 6, Benton Harbor. Mich.

No. . helsea. Mich.

EGGS—Light. Brahma. Barred Rock. and White Vl'yan.
dotte. $1 er setting. . for two settings.
E. D. BISH P. Route 38. Lake Odessa. Mich.

' from Standard Silver. Golde
Eggs tor Hatching and w. Wyandottes. 15, $2; 30. all
Browning‘s W'yandotte Farm. R. 30. Portland, Mich.

EGGS from the best layin strain of S.
C. WHITE LEGH RNS in the
country. $1 er'l5: $3 per $50; $5 er 100. OLD HOMF-
STEAD EG FARM. R. D. 9. attle Creek. Mich.

IIIIITFOIIII POULTRY YIIIIIS, HARTFORD. HIGH.

8. 0. White Orpington Oockerels. $3.00 to $10.00. Pure
bred S. 0. Elk. Minorca. incubator 0888. $5.00 per 100.

 

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sze Wlnning moth Pekin and I. Runneqr dullllrrslu.
Stock for sale. Eggs $1 $2 Si per set. Utility $5 per 100.
EMWOUD FARM. R, R. No. 13. Grand Rapids. Mich.

MOIILEII ANBONAS Beatiltiftil, nonsetting. persist-
for 15 eggs. WILL wfliirs‘iiinfiloiylzitrgfvfig?‘Mile}?

 

 

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a: Leghorns. Barre & White Rocks. R. I.
a) Re 5 and Black Minorcas. Circular
:0 ready. H. B.KlNG.WlllIs. Michigan. u.‘

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R O. R. I. REDS—Beautiful large dark birds. Fine 8.
o 0. W. Leghorns. Ilium-115.3512; 50 $3: 100. $5. Stock
for sale. Baby chicks. MRS. L. H. MIER. Paris, Mich.

it. c. a 8.0. RHODE ISLAND REDS“§§§”1‘5{

and cockerels. BUELL BROS. Ann Arbor, Mich.
—Kl t ' . .

R. Co B. Leghorns Inuggaagola1nglE‘gl”

$4. 100. M RS. EMMA MASON, Gobleville. Mich.

LILLIE FARHSTEAD POULTRY

B. P. Rocks, B. I. Reds. and S. 0. W. Le h
for sale. 15 for $1: 26 for $1.50: 50 for $.50“) eggs
COLON O. LILLIE. Ooopersvillo. Mich.

EGR SALE—S. C. BuII Orpingltzli) Eggs.

FINE STOCK. 15 32- 30. 83.5 : u
H. B. ATWOOD. iatng‘sburg. Michigan.

STANDARD Bred R. I. Reds. Rose &: Single Combs,

:50 eggs $1.50. Wonderful laye . Red '1‘ '
and Afr. geese. W. '1‘. FRENCH. fiftdington. Milli?

£131le WXANINI'I'TE EGGS 5.29.? hind)???
. . hit 1 ; l‘ , ' . i-‘
J. 0.65133 his" “lutéutllidiiihhhf.” 1‘”

HOSE 00MB “£081.11 mihgti‘linioigéiti'ifillifl’fig
$1.00 to $1.50 each. J. EZI A WELSH. Mason. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rose (tomb Black Mmorca .tfff-‘t‘:ill-Elit‘tl‘t‘éfig'll‘t-Z
per 15. E. D. Van Nutter. it. No. 3. Standish, illicit.

R. 0.15. LEGHORN EGGS

15 forISI; 30 for $1.50. 0. M. YORK. Millington. Mich.

 

(ll-ugh; Illfpglgs' $5. $2 and $1i1 tgeneiled Indiasri
o , (1': eggs. are w i e stri .
for 13. 001 0. BRUMtI. Nashville. iMichigaxh.

 

S 0. Rhode Island Reds of (éuality. Eg from first
0 you headed by Red Clou $2 or 15; ange $1 per
15; $1 per 100. E. J. MATHEWS N. Nottawa. Mich.

Single Comb Black Minorcats.

R. W. MILLS. Saline. Mich.

SINGLE COMB BRGWN LEGIIIIIIgS.

Six grand exhibition matings. two utility pens. gu
and stock. Sand for catalogue. .V motto—a satis ed
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HITE Wyanddttea—The most: beautiful and use-

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A. FRANKLIN SMITH. R. F. D. 9. Ann Arbor, Mich.
DOGS.

30 Pure Brad Fox Hound Pups 39“" t“ “I“? l“ M”

. June. Some trained

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Il—_—_—'—-——_ll

CARBOHYDRATE DIGESTION.

BY FLOYD‘ W. ROBISON.

In ruminants the most important diges-
tive function is the digestion of carbo-
hydrates. “’9 do not make this state-
ment with an idea of belittling the im—
portance of the digestion of either pro-
teids or fats but viewing it from the
standpoint of the preparedness of the di-
gestive metchanism of a ruminating ani-
mal, we would be obliged to say that the
most important function is the digestion
of the carbohydrate foods. This is be-
cause without doubt the domestic ani-
mals, such as the horse, cow and sheep
must obtain their food material most
largely from the carbohydrate foods. Be-
ing required, therefore, naturally to work
over within the animal system a great
quantity of bulky carbohydrate material,
the animal ’system has become. adjusted
to this particular form of diet. Of a con-
sequence we: find that at frequent inter-
vals from the inception of the food into
the mouth to the final rejection of the
undigested residue in the feces. there are-
various opportunities for the digestion of
the carbohydrate material.

Starch the Principal Carbohydrate.

The principal carbohydrate structure in
the plant is starch. So complete is the
digestion of starch in the animal body
that excepting in those portions of food
which are absolutely unattached in the
digestive tract no starch escapes diges-
tion. Of course, in horses fed on whole
grain and in steers and other cattle fed
on whole grain, varying quantities of the
grain pass completely through the intes-
tinal canal without yielding to the attack
of the digestivt- juices. This material is
digestible but has escaped digestion. The
fact that there is valuable food material
which escapes digestion is recognized gen-
erally in stock fer-ding where it is quite
customary to permit swine to run the feed
lot together with the cattle or other
stock which are being fed, and in this
way permitting of the utilization of all
such particles of food which have escaped
digestion in the original animal.

Just How Completely Cereal Foods Are

Capable of Digestion is Not Known.

So far as the writer is aware, no ex—
periments have ever been made to deter—
mine how completely such a food mate—
rial as corn may be, digested. Corn ordi—
narily falls considerably below 100 per
cent in digestibility and this may be at—
tributed to various reasons, but much of
this lowering of digestibiliy is no doubt
caused by the fact that whole kernels of
corn do at times escape- digestion and
consequently would thus be deducted from
the amount of food consumed.
Carbohydrates Constitute the Bulk of the

Food of Domestic Animals.

Carbohydrate material with its major
portion consisting of starch represemts the
bulk of the food material consumed by
the (lOmestic animals. Hay, straw, corn
fodder, corn grain and whcat. oats, etc.,
major portion, starch, a
typical carlmhydrate. \Vere this starch
presented to the animal as free, pure
starch, it would not be neceSsary for the
elaborate processes to be installed that
are now in operation in the digestive sys-
tem. Most of the starch, however, is
firmly encased and protected by a cellu—
lose wall which in most plants is of a.
Very highly resistant material. It must
be borne in mind that except through the
intervention of human agencies domestic
animals or wild animals of similar thsim
logical structure, do not have: access to
cooked food. as is the case, with the food
of man.

What Cooking Does to Food.

The cooking of food disrupts the cellu—
lose wall and thus permits the, digestive
juices of the body to come in contact
with the starch granules within the cellu-
lose wall. This result which in man is
accomplished by cooking is, however, in
the alimentary canal of the animal, pro-
duccd by prolonged treatment with the
digestch juices, at the temperature of
the animal body. This will explain the
importance of the soaking and prolonged
action of the digestive juices on food ma-
terial, opportunities for which are so
plentiful in the alimentary canal of the
animal.

have for their

Where Digestion Begins.

We have stated that the first act of di—
gestion begins in the mouth. This act
includes the grinding by the teeth, the
mastication of the food material and mix—
ing it with the saliva. The temperature

PRACTICAL SCIENCE»;

of the food material is very quickly
raised to the temperature of the animal
body, which is approximately 100 degrees
F. In the saliva is an active ferment
called disastase, sometime ptyalin, the
office of which is to convert the starch of
the- food into a soluble carbohydrate
which may be further acted up0n.in the
body and serve as food material. Very
little starch is converted at once in the
mouth but when it has become finely
ground and thoroughly masticated, which
action causes the thorough incorporation
of the saliva with the food, it is then
swallowed and in the case Of the rumi-
nating animals it is deposited in one of
the enlargements of the esophagus, some.—
times called the first stomach. In this
enlargement, or pouch, the action begun
1n the mouth is continued and when a
certain length of time has elapsed, or
perhaps more properly speaking, when
the food material in this pouch has reach-
ed a certain condition, it is then returned
again to the mouth and the peculiar and

interesting phenomenon known as the
cow “finding her cud" again is mani-
fested. Here the food material is again

niasticated and the portions which have
escaped maceration are finely ground and
the intimately mixed and treated food is
and passed on to

then swallowed again
one of the enlargements further down the
canal.
The Second Opportunity for Starch
Digestion.
After passing through the true stomach
where the starch action is inhibited,

starch digestion is again taken up in the
duodenum in the intestine. And so along
the intestinal canal under the vigorous
treatment of the pancrcatic fluid contain-
ing the diasiase fcrmcnt, starch digestion
1~rocceds with energy. As a result of this
prolonged, vigortnis treatment. in health
no starch escapes (ligcsiitrn except it es—
capes as we have. described above in the
form of kernels of corn. kcrnc-ls of wheat,
kernels of oats that have not been crush-
cd in the mouth and in this way have
escaped any digestion whatsoever.

Among horses particularly the» habit of‘

crowding food into the mouth so that
they are. unable to thoroughly masticate
it and grind it permits of the passage of
much material in this way, unattacked.
How Sugar is Digested.

is a second ferment present in
the mouth and in the other fluids which
digest starch, which acts on some of the
carbohydrates which are soluble but which
although soluble are not in condition to
be absorbed into the body. This ferment
is called inveriin, namcd because of the
function which it fulfills. Ordinary cane,

There

sugar, more properly termed sucrose, is
very highly soluble in water and in the;

various digestive juices of the body. Cant,
sugar, however, does not exist as such in
the body and consequently without its
being changed in some way it would not
be a true food material. Nature has
beautifully provided the body of the ani—
mal wtth f't-rmenis which can act upon
these compounds and it is in changing
such compounds as cane sugar that in-
vertin fulfills its office. Cane- sugar is
represented by the following formula:
C121122011. It is therefore a compound
consisting of twelve parts of carbon, uni-
ted with eleven parts of water, and ac—
cording to the definition of a carbohy-
drate, it will be, seen that cane sugar is
a true and typical carbohydrate. The,
actioi of the invertin permits of the ad—
ding of one part of water to that combi-
nation, thus making C12ll24012, which
instead of remaining as C121124012, splits
at once and forms two compounds each

represented by the formula CfilllZOG.
C6]>l’l,206 is the formula represented by
grape sugar, chemically called dextrose,

and it is in this form that the sugar may
be absorbed into the body.

The Colorado station found that of 1,716
farm machines in service, 60.6 per cent
needed no repairs. Although but 27.15
per cent were reported on the farms as
in need of repair, casual examination
showed that 12.25 per cent in addition
that, were not reported needed repairs,
and careful inspection showed that 6.35
per cent; needed repairs in addition to
those, reported on the farm. Implements
were found too dull for good service in
77 per cent of the: cases investigated, with
seven per cent too nearly new to be very
dull. All farm machinery Was housed on
22.15 per cent of the farms investigated
part on 39.6, and none except vehicles ori
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CURRENT COMMENT,

Not long ago the
The Farmer’s Greatest Missouri Board of
Need. Agriculture sub-
mitted a numbcr
cl queslions for reply to about 600 i‘epi'c—
scnlativc farmers of that stale. Among
the qucstions submitted was “What. in
your opinion, is thc i‘zii'iiici“s greatest
need?” ()f the 440 who replied 40 pcr
ccul answered. “llircd hclp," l4 per cent
“'I‘hc muihlcuuucc and improvcmcnt of
soil l‘crlilily." and 10 pcr cciiL “Hood
rouds." chculccn corresponding reprc—
H-ululivcs thought that the winner‘s
ui‘culcsi problcm is how to combat com-
binations lliat arc bcliovcd to fix priccs
lor what he sells or buys; 13 bclievcd too
much extravagance exists on the farm;
10 mcnlioncd the climinulion or curtail-
mcnl of the powers of the middleman,
and niuc thought co—operation in buying

and selling- lhe greulcsl hood,

[lullbllcss if every reader of thc Mich-
igan Farmer were called upon to QXllI‘i'E4S
his opinion upon this subjccl, thc replicas
would bc SO varied as to SHUVV that llicl‘c
is no vcry gencral unanimity of opinion
ill this important subject. Ycl, us a mat—
lcr of fact, this. could not be expected,
for “'llili would he of thc gi'wleSl iiccd
of farmers in one section of the suitc
uudcr ihcir conditions and environments
might not be the greaicsl need undcr
oilicr coudiliops, and what is true of dif-
lcreni sections of the state might be
(-llllilll)'_lrlle of different individuals in the
sumc community.

But a sludy of this question of our
meanest need is an equally important
considcnation everywhere, since if we
can determine lo our own satisfaction
what lhul nccd may be we can do mucri
in supply it, both in an individual and a
Lollective way. A careful analysis of the
limitcd number of rcplics givcii above will
show this to be true. as almost any one
of those needs could. by the taking of
proper steps individually and collectively,
lzc supplied in the cases of individuals
who express them as thcii' greatest need.

For instance, the hired help situation
could be improved upon the average farm
by readjusiing the scheme of farming in
such a manner as to enable the employ—
ment of needed help throughout the year
and by providing a tenant house to ac—
commodate the helper and his family. In
many cases, also, this could be made the
solution of the problem of help in the
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Likewise the maintenance and improve-
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study, can be accomplished in'an i-ndi-
vidual way by every farmer who gives it
th'El proper thought and "applies himself
diligently to the solution of the problem.
Also good roads can be promoted in any
community, township or county by con-
certed action among the residents of such
municipal division. In like manner the
problems confronting the farmers which
are mentioned in the above noted replies
are equally simple of solution. either by
individual or by concerted action. which
might easily be promoted by a few pro-
grcssive leaders in any community.

But the first essential in the answering
of this question, “\Yhat is our greatest
need?" and in delcrmiuiug upon and solv-
ing the problems which confront us, is
a careful analysis of the situation, and in-
telligent and well planned action on our
own part when we have determined just
when the situation is. A little time de-
voted to curcful thought and study of this
kind will be well invested by every Mich-
iguu Farmer reader.

A number of bills
Agricultural Extension have been pre-
Work. sented in congrcss
during the pres—
ciil scssion providing for liberal appropri-
ations of funds to be applied to agricul-
tural extension work in the various slulcs.
Among these is one introduced by (‘on-
gressman chcr, of South Carolina, which
has lhc endorsement of tho cxcculch
committee of the Association of American
Agricultural Collcgcs and Experiment Stu—
lious, the Soil Fcrlilly League and othcr
organizations iiilcrcsicd in ilie cxlcusiou
of agricultural cducation. This bill, which
was rcccully rcpoi'ted from the commit
lcc. on agriculture, proposes to bring to
the farmers upon the farms llic informz.-
lion and scicntilic truths regarding bcltcr
hh-lhods of agriculture which the agri-
clllliil‘nl colleges and experiment stations
have been and arc gathering. As statcd
by (‘ougrcssmau cher. “Pusl legislation
l‘ilS rcsulicd in the accumulation of valu—
ublc information which this bill proposes
to disscmiiuilc in the most practical and
llll‘ reaching muhncr.” Rrieily summar—
ized the provisions of this bill are as
follows:

Sccihm l authorizcs that agricultural
extension departments may be establish—
ed in each slate in connection with its
land-gram college or colleges.

Section 2 defines the objcct and duty of
them: agricultural cxlension departments
to be 10 give instructions and practical
demonstrations in agriculture and home
ccohomics lhrough field demonstrations.
publications, and otherwisc.

Section 3 makes frankable primed mut-
lcr and correspondence for thc further—
ance of thc purposcs of tho act, issued
from the agricultural collages or by
agcuis of the extension departments
thereof.

Section 4 is the appropriating section
of thc bill and provides that a sum of
$10000 shall be appropriated annually to
cuch slulc which shall assent to the pro—
VlS'lollS of the act. This annual appropri-
ation is a straight, unconditional appro—
pl‘iillion lo the several states. and
amounts each year to a charge upon the
ircasury of $480,000. The additional sum
of $300000 is appropriatcd for the fiscal
your lull and an annual increase of this
appropriation of $300000 :1 year, ovcr the
pro-coding year, for a period of nine yours
is provided until the total amount of ad-
ditional appropriations will be the sum
of 953.000.000 annually. Bul these addi-
iioiuil appropriations, or this sum of $3.—
000,000 annually, is to be alloted among
the several states in the proporllon which
their rural population bcars to the totnl
llll‘ill population of the I'iiitcd States, as
determined by the next preceding fcdcral
census. The bill provides that no state is
to be entitled to any part of its allotment
of the additional sums until its legisla—
turc has provided for the establishment
of agricultural extension departments, as
provided in section 1 of this bill. and it
requires further that no state shall re-
ccivc of lhcsc additiomil appropriations a,
sum exceeding the sum appropriated by
its lcgislzlturc for that year for this pur-
posc.

in connection with this report the com~
miltee submitted a table showing the
population of the limited States by states
and the total rural population by states,
together with the amounts of these addi-
tional sums to which each state would be
entitled under the basis of allotment, as
provided in the billfwhe‘n the act shall
mature at the end of ten years, to which
must be added in each state the sum of
$10,000 unconditionally appropriated. For
Michigan this contingent sum would be

. ~4—m'e' Momma» mama " *

”0.300. The beneficial results which
would follow the administration of such
a plan along right lines are almost in-
calculable. for which reason a bill of this
kind should receive the unconditional
support of every farming interest,

There is. fortunately. at this time- a
very general realization among members
of congress that appropriations wisely
made for the benefit of agriculture will
be a good investment for the country and
popular among the people, for which rea~
son it is comparatively certain that some
measure providing for a degree of federal
support of agricultural extension work in
the various states will be passed by the
present congress. As abovl- noted, a
number of bills have been introduced for
this purpose. but this bill which proposes
to work through the colleges and experi-
ment stations direct would seem to be
best suited to the needscf the country
and likely to result in most economic and
effective administration in case it should
be enacted into law.

Business men of all

Business Men and classes are at the
Agriculture. present time more
appreciative than ev—

cr before of their dependence upon :1
prosperous agriculture. This fact is con-
stantly being illustrated in new and un-
expected ways, and without question the
efforts being made through business chan-
nels will be productive of good results in
the bellcrmcnl of agriculture the present
season. This year the- uualily of the sccd
corn throughout the country is much be-
low normal. This fact became known
curly in the season and instances have
c mic to our attention in which differcnt
busiiicssflinlcrcsls have sought to, impress
this facl upon the farmers, in both a
local and general way in such a manner
as should materially benefit the corn crop
ibis year. Al lcast one railroad of the
middlc west has issued circulars and
posiwrs calling attention to this general
dcficiency in the germinating quality of
sccd corn, and urging armers lo make
our lcsls of thcir conx, giving pluiu direc—
tions how to make the lcsts. In another
case a ldl‘gc vehicle manufacturing con-

ccru issucd similar circulars and posters

for a like purposc, while in one corn bcll‘
state the bankers haVc asked farmers lo
bring sumplcs of their sccd corn to them
and pcople have been employed to make
our tests of samc to detcrminc the germ!-
nating quality of thc sccd.

I'nqucstionably this agitation and pub-
licity of an unfavorable situation has
done much to inspire farmers to tcst their
own sced corn. where they might not
have donc so had ihe matter bccn Ices
pcrsislcmly cillcd to their attention, or
hud the warnings published in the agri-
cultural prcss escaped flierm. This gon-
crnl appreciation of the importuncc of a
prosperous agriculture by business mcn,
should lead to a greater degrcc of confi-
dclmc and co-opcration between the var-
ious inlercsis represented and has much
of promisc for the future prosperity of
both agriculture and other business in-
tcrcsts.

As farmers. wc
AGood Business Asset. wmld do well to

observe in o r c
closely the methods employcd by our con—
temporaries who are engaged in other
lines of business, and lTl‘dkO use of such
as rcason would show to be good business
assets. Among these is one which is uni-
versally emplovcd in every business ex-
cept agriculture. This is the printed Sta-
tionery. Printed letter heads and en-
velopes are traveling advertisers and arc
so universal among business men that
when a letter is receivcd written on any.
thing other than a printed letter head
and enclosed in a printed envelope it is
an indication that the writer has no VET."
high business standards.

The farmer needs printed letter heads
as well as any other business man. Ev-
ery farmer has. or should have, some
special line of production and the letter
heads can be Inadc to advertise it cheap-
ly, and at the same time to give: the pro-
ducer a standing through correspondence
which he would not otherwise have.

But it is perhaps in anoihcr direction
lhat the printed stationery will have the
greatest influence, and that is upon the
farmer himself. Having printed lcllcr
heads he will take more pride in the
neatnevss and appearance of his corres—
pondence and will also make a greater
effort to keep up the quality of the par-
ticular product which he may make a
specialty on his farm. The fact that;
business men in all lines of endeavor use
printed stationery is not accidental. They
have simply found it a good business
proposition. as have the increasing num-
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from. year to year. The cost is not great
and the benefits derived are clearly out of
all proportion to the cost, for which rea—
son every farmer should avail himself of
this undoubted business asset.

An interesting
Good Reads Demonstra- feature of the
tion at State Fair. Michigan State
,Fair which will
be continued during the fair of the pres-
ent year from September 10 to 21, inclu—
sive, is the demonstration of road con—
struction work. During the past two
years this feature of the State Fair has
been watched with much interest by visi—
tors from all sections of the stale, par-
ticularly the highway commissioners who
have attended the fair at special invita-
tions of the management in order that
the gretaest possible good might result
from this demonstration exhibit. During
the first year 500 feet of roadway was
constructed and last year 1,000 feet was
added, the agricultural society devoting
$1,500 to the purchase of road material
for this purpose. This year it is planned
to construct a still larger amount of road
during the fair and the management ex-
pect to have a larger exhibit of road
building machinery so as to make this
demonstration work of greater valiic.
than in pievious years. There is also a
possibility that national good roads con-
gress will bc secured for this city, the
cxhibit to be staged at the fair grounds
fcllowing the State Fair proper, in which
case this department of the State Fair
cxhibit will be greatly augmented and
possible lunclils thus greatly enhanced.

Another feature of this year’s fair which
will be an innovation is practically as—
sured by the action of the Detroit Board
of Commerce in deciding to take an ac-
iive interest in the fair, particularly in
tho mattcr of providing exhibits of Detroit
made goods in the actual course of man-
ufacture. Such an exhibit would tin-r
doubledly be of great. interest and edu—
cational value to fair patrons.

Other new features are bcing planned
and will be announccd shortly, which will
be of even greater interest to the large
proportion of fair patrons as they have
to do with tho agricultural phase of the
fair, and should matcrially enhance- its
educational value in this direction.

During recent
study Factors in Farm years there has
EcOnomy. been a great in-
novation in the managcmcnt of lal‘gc
manufacturing enterprises. This has
been brought about through the intro-
duction of so-called cost systems. Until
comparativcly recent, yours the average
maiiufaclurcr had little more accurale in-
formation regarding the cost in the Var-
ious departments of his business than has
the average farmer of today. But gradu-
ally, as competition became more keen, a
fcw of the most progrcssive mauufaclur—
ers made a carcful study of this proposi—
tion of cost and were thus enabled to dis-
tance their competitors in the race for
business success. So imperative has this
problem become that today there are
specialists who make a business of study-
ing it for manufacturing plants and in-
troducing cost systems by which the cost
of each and every item of material or op-
eration in manufacture is accurately dc-
ieririncd, thus affording a basis for com—
parison which makes improvement in
methods more easily accomplished, and
which in the aggregate effects an enor-
mous, saving in production.

There is, perhaps, a better opportunity
for work along this line upon thc averag-
farm than in the average factory since
farming is a more complicated business
than most manufacturing enterprises. in
another department of this paper appeals
mic illustration of this fact in which tho
cost of bccf productou. with and wlhoul
corn silage, is comparcd in a manner
which would be impossible without an ac-
(umle record of the cost of production
by both systems extending over a series
cf years.

The» comparisons are grcatly in favor
of the usc of corn silage as u feed for
fattening cattle. and Show conclusively
that economy in beef production makcx‘
ihc Silo an csscntial part of the farm
equipment wherc beef cattle are to he
faltcnerl. This will be a revelation in
many. and should be an inspiration to get
in linc with good farm economy and add
a silo to the farm equipment in every
case whcre cattle feeding is followed to
any extent.

This is but one of} the many illustra-
lions which might be presented. There
are very, very many factors of farm
economy which have passed unnoticed by
vcry, very many farmers. To the end
that agriculture should become generally
more profitable it is essential that every

 
   

 

 


 

'MAY 11! 1913.
farmer/study for himself these factors in
farm economy and when he shall have
reached the truth regarding them, act
upon that knowledge to his own financial
advantage. A careful study of costs and
comparative results is one of the present
needs upon the farms of Michigan and

the country.

HAPPENlNGs OF THE WEEK.

National.

*ewspaper pressmen and stereotypers
of Chicago are out on strike for better
wages. Thelir quitting has made it diffi-
cult for some of the’publications to con-
tinue business without interruption. 1m-
portation of strike breakers is being _ln-
dulged in by the publishing houses, which
is likely to result in rioting.

Of the 275 applicants for admission to
the naval academy at Annapolis only 113
succeeded in passing the very rigid ex-
aminations, and of these but 81 hold ap-
pointments as principals, the other suc-
cessful men being alternates.

The wife of \Vm. K. Vanderbilt, who
recently underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis, is reported in critical condition
as she failed to rally from the operation.

Much preparation is being made in
Philadelphia for the memorial to be held
in honor of the late Clara Barton. on the
evening of May 14.

Rains in the vicinity of the lower Mis-
sissippi river and along her tributaries
have increased the danger to inhabitants
and property from Vicksburg, Miss, south
to the, Gulf. From that city south to New
Orleans, the water Sunday was from one-
half to two and one-half feet higher than
it has ever been known to be. Even the
strongest levees are being tested to their
utmost and there are many places, where
engineers question the ability of the!
structures to hold, that if they should
break, would mean a heavy loss of life
and the destruction of millions of dollars
worth of property. Soundings show that
the waters of the great river are flowing
a mile an hour faster than they have
ever been known to travel. New Orleans
and Baton Rouge are not immune from
danger and thousands of workmen are
busy strengthening old and building new
levees for protection. The hopeless part
of the situation is that the water will go
still higher should the Observations of the
army of engineers prove correct. The
sugar country of Louisiana is suffering
much from the high waiters. Many lives
have been lost. Relief boats are kept
busy rescuing people from dangerous sit-
nations.

Memorial services in honor of Major
Archibald Butt, aide to both Presidents
'l‘aft and Roosevelt, who went down with
the Titanic, were held in \Vashington,
Sunday, Where President Taft spoke.

Ammi \Villard \N’l'ight, one of the. weal-
thiest men of Michigan, a pioneer in the
lumber business, and one of the state‘s
greatest benefactors, died at his home in
Alma last Sunday morning at the age of
$0 years. He came to Michigan from
Vermont when nearly 30 years old and
soon became interested in the lumber
business in the Saginaw valley, in which
he. prospered, laying the foundation to the
large fortune. which be accumulated. lic-
did much for Alma, building for her a
college, a sugar plant, rolling mills. a
manufacturing plant, a sanitarium which
was recently presented to the Masonic
grand lodge of Michigan for a state home,
and many business blocks, as well as
encouraged many other businesses and
enterprises. Outside of his home town
his financial investments were heavy. He
was reputed to be worth, at the time of
his death, about “0.000.000. He leaves a
widow and daughter. The body will be
taken to Chester, Vt., for burial.

A wreck on the New Orleans & North-
eastern railroad south of Eastabuchic.
Miss, resulted in the death of nine per—
sons and in injuring 55. The train was
carrying confederate veterans from Texas
to Georgia where a re—union is to be held.
None of the old soldiers were among the
killed.

The early reports of the Maryland pri-
maries indicate a preference of Colonel
Iioosevclt for the republican candidate
and Champ Clark as democratic condidatc
iu the coming presidential campaign.

.\ number of large lumber concerns of
Michigan are to be prosecuted for re-
ceiving rebates from railroads... by the fed-
eral government. The plan of the prose-
cution is being kept secret.

Testimony is now being taken in New
York by the government in the suit to
dissoch the United States Steel Corpor-
ution.

The latest returns indicate that Colonel
l-{oose'velt won over President Taft in the
primaries of Texas. getting a solid dele-
gallon of 40 votes.
help of silage, makes good money.

Angora goats are being utilized with
profit by farmers of the southwest in
clearing rough lands.

Foreign.

In an engagement between the towns
of Cautro Cienegas and Monclova, Mex—
ion, the forces of Madero defeated the
rebels. killing 600 and forcing the re—
lnzlindcr of 1.500 troops to retreat rapidly
toward the first named city above. Am-
erican troops at a number of the army
posts are being gotten ready for quick
shipment to the. Mexican border line. A.
number of incidents have occurred con-
trary to the rules of war which make it
imperative for the. presence of foreign
troops to see that foreign property, as
well as foreigners, is not misused.

The Japanese training ship with 150
cadets aboard went aground of Tateyama
and the vessel is reported ill bad condi—
tion and will possibly go to pieces unless
quickly relieved.

A. Norwegian steamer reports having
seen an unknown steamer in an ice field
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5-! legs. 10 min, signalling distress. The
ice barriers prevented giving immediate
assistince and before it could be reached
the ill—fated ship had gone down.

A third steamship is now in the vicinity
of the Titanic disaster searching for bod—
ies. Twenty bodies were found by the
Minia.

The federal campaign in Panama has
engendered much ill-feeling and five men
are reported to have been killed during
recent political riots.

An engagement on the 151211le Rhodes
between Italian and Turkish troops. re-
sulted in the defeat of the latter and the
capture of the city of Rhodes by the
Italians. The loss of the Turkish troops
is reported heavy. .

 

CROP AND MARKET NOTES.

Washtenaw 00., April 29.——Farmers ill
this section are beginning to think if the
law relative to games of chance were put
into effect they might all be put out of
business, fm- farming at present is a good
deal of a gamble. It is one big bet With
the weather and so far this year the
weather has the odds. Wheat and clover
seedings are especially poor and with
hay selling at $25 in the barn there Will
be. no reserve left over to help on another
year and yet we have to take the big bet
and throw out more $14 cloverseed. Ap—
parently farmers should regmce at the
price of hay and gram, but really it
means in many cases a loss, few, if not
actually in the market, buying, have any
to sell. ()nc farmer told me recently that
if he had given his cattle away in the
fall he would have been money ahead.
The silo has been the salvation of the
dairvman this season. Very llttlc oats
sown at this writing on clay lands. Pas-
lures two weeks late at least. Many
farmers forced to turn out while a pos1-
live damage to both cattle and pasture.

Eaton 00., May 3.——\\'ork is rather
backward. many oats not drilled _yet.
Sonlcv wheat fields so badly Winter—killed
they are being plowed up for other crops.
Wheat not killed is growing nicely. Pas-
tures begin to relieve those who are short
on liar. \\’hcat has advanced to $1.076»
1.10; beans to $2.25; corn, 82c; oats, 58c,
and potatoes $1.25. ltye is down to ‘85C;
butter, 23c; eggs, ITQ/ZOC; Wool, ESQ/£20;
hogs, $761750; calves. ${itl16.50; hay, $l._8(g)
21 per ton. Most people seem to think
the fruit buds are not damaged to any
great extent. Help is diflicult to obtain,
and the former has to depend mostly on
his own ability to hustle.

Livingston 00., April 25l,~0at sowing
is well under way, but a heavy rain last
night put a stop to working the ground
for a day or two. \Yheut is lookmg very
bad this spring, will probably yield not
more than 60 per cent of a normal crop.
The dry summer of l911 was too much
for the new seeding and as a result many
pieces will be plowed up. More corn Will
be planted than usual to make up for the
shortage of hay. There will be a number
of silos erected this summer, as farmers
are. just beginning to realize their value.
liar and grain are higher in price
than in years. Hay bringing over $20
per ton loose.

MecOSta 00., May 1.—\\'heat looks poor
and there is little of it. Damage, appears
to be due to last winter‘s ice as well as
the snow leaving the ground bare in
ridges and high spots. Stock not looking
as well as common; hay scarce, some of

it selling as high as $27 per ton. Cows:
and sheep as well as hogs are sold down:
close. Butter scarce and worth from 22‘

(:LZSc: eggs. 17((r18c. Potatoes jumping
up and down from 70C((1r$l.25 per bu:
grain about $30 per ton. Spring cold and
backward. Peaches and other tender
fruit stock badly hurt. Spring plowing
behind as ground is wet and heavy yet.

BOOK NOTICES.

“The Building of a Silo," is the title of
a handsomely illustrated book containing
the, story of a trip through a plant of the
world's greatest silo manufacturer, com—
plete information on the Saginaw silo
and a thorough treatise on silage, pub-
lished by the Farmers' Handy \Vag‘on
Co.. of Saginaw. This book contains an.
illustrated description of the methods em-
ployed in building this well known silo,
together with all details of its construc-
tion. It also contains valuable informa~
tion with regard to the capacity of silos,
the. size of silo needed for different kinds
and amounts of stock, practical articles
on the making and feeding of eilsilage_to
dairy and beef cattle and all kinds of live
stock, by well known authorities. as well
as articles on the culture of crops for
silage. filling the silo, feeding the product,
etc. This valuable book is free to inter—
ested readers who will VVl’le the Saginaw
Handy \‘l'agon Co.. Saginaw, Mich, men-
tioning the Michigan Farmer.

 

 

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“Drainage with Dynamite." is the title
of a 24—page illustrated booklet published
by the E I. du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., of \Vilmington, Delawaret This book
contains directions. illustrations and tes—
timonials of the. efficiency of ditching and
drainage work with dynamite. Write the
Manager Agricultural Division of above
company for a copy of the booklet, men-
tioning the Michigan Farmer.

Testimonial.

Enclosed find $1.00 for which renew
my subscription to the Michigan Farmer
for one year. "We have taken seven dif—
ferent farm papers but find none equal to
the ‘Michigan Farmer.*Ed. H. Manning,
Route 3, Saginaw, Mich.

 

Receiving Paying Results.

A well—known breeder of Barred Rocks.
after a trial advertisememt in the Mich-
igan Farmer, writes as follows: “I will
try some space for one year, as it is pay-

ing me very nicely”

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

 
 
   
  

  
 
  
 
     
 
  
  
  
      
    
      

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QFinish Curing
Your Hay in the
Windrow

Save time and get better col<
cred, sweeter hay. Your hay will
dry quickly, thoroughly and
will not bleach out if you use a

Willi? Side-Delivery Rake

It doles not roll nor twist the haytiglltly hence air can get all lhru it and cure it
even y.

t Tltlil thorough Work of this rake is due to the four forks, no two of which work
oge ler.

It has a great advantage over a revolving: side-delivery rake in that you can go
over the windrow and turn it over or roll one windrow into another when you want
to make it heavier for loading purposes. '

The Walter A. Wood Sidchelivcry Rake is made of angle steel and .the frame
and fork arms are triangular. This gives grout strength. durability and lightness.
Two castor wheels provide ample support. All working parts are precisdv machined
and fitted. The forks are made of oil—tempered steel springs which give. great flex}
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no one thing that will help to

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Within the last few years there has been
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proper time for spraying, especially for
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lperiment stations do not allow for varia-

tions in seasons which sometimes are
very great.

While the general directions for the
spraying for the scale is “any time: while
the trees are dormant," there are times
when the Spray is more efficient than
others. For instance. experiment station
tests show that when the spraying is done
in freezing weather the efficiency of the
spray is greatly lessened. There are ad-
vocates of fall spraying who contend that
it is best because the scale is more ten-
der and can be killed easier. Advocates
of spring spraying contend that the win—
ter kills many scales (which it does) and
therefore scales overlapped by others
would be killed that would not have been
killed by fall spraying. The fungicidal
value of lime-sulphur is also considered
by spring spraying supporters. For effi-
ciency it is best to spray just as the
scales are going into the dormant state
or just as they are about to come out.
Generally, spring spraying is the best on
account of the fungicidal effect of the
spray. In some cases the ground may be
wet in spring or other work urgent so
that fall spraying would be preferable.
\\’here the scale is very had both fall and
spring sprayings are advisable.

To get the best fungicidal value out of
the Spraying for scale it should not be
done until the buds begin to open. “'hile
it is not absolutely necessary to make
use of the fungicidal value of the scale
spray when another spraying is going to
be madc before blossoming, it is best

.policy to take advantage of it. as some—

thing may that
spray on.

To get the best effect of the spray put
on just before blossoming, it should be
applied Within ten days of the blossoming
time. Some of our best extensive growers
of fruit start this spray sufficiently early
to get everything covered and if they get
through before blossoming, start again
Where they first started and in that way
get everything covered within the ten
days. The reason for this time limit is
that the. individual blossom stems are not
exposed so they can be covered by spray
before the ten days preceding blossoming.

The spraying immediately after the
blossoming time is the most important
one fOr the. control of the codlin moth.
Experiments have shown that this spray-
ing properly applied will control nearly
75 per cent of the worms. Theoretically,
the best time to apply this spray is after
all of the petals have dropped and the
stamens wither. Then the spray can be
put into the calyx cup of the apple most
easily. In practice, however, it is not
advisable to wait until all of the petals
are off as very often weather and other
things will cause a delay in the spraying
and then it will be too late. It is gener-
ally advisable to start spraying when
about three-quarters of the petals have
dropped.

Most all good orchardists agree as to
the necessity of applying the sprays be-
fore and just after the blossoming pe—
riod. There is a difference of opinion,
however, as to the number of sprayings
after that and the time for applying.
Some make only one application while
others will spray three or four times after
the above sprayings. Those who make
the minimum amount of sprayings do not
get the maximum results, and those who
use the maximum number of sprayings
get maximum results but with a maxi-
mum amount of work. The latter get
good results because of the short inter—
vals between sprayings they happen to
get one or two sprayings on at the right
time while the other applications are not
of very great value. It is a hit and miss
method but, naturally. it generally brings
results but at a considerable expense.
Fewer sprayings at proper times will be
just as efficient and more economical.

Three sprayings after the blossoms, in-
cluding the one immediately after the
blossoms, is generally sufficient. The
proper time for applying the last two
sprays depends upon the habits of the
codlin moth. While these sprays are also

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used for their fungicidal value we have

' MAY 11, 1912.

no way of determining the best time for
SDrRYing for best fungicidal effect and
most generally the fungicidal effect will
be sufficient when the applications are
applied with relation to the codlin moth.

The common directions for applying the
two last sprays, are two weeks following
the spray given immediately after the
blossoms, and the first of August, be-
cause it is about these times that the
first and second broods of the codlin moth
appear. There are, however, often varia-
tions of a week or two either way and
sprays put on according to the) above di-
rections would not give the best results.

These variations of the appearance of
thc codlin moth are mainly due to weath—
er. Great variations are also due to lo—
cation. For instance, it was found that
there was a difference of a week between
the appearance of the moth at Lake Mich—
igan and 15 miles inland.

How to Determine the Date of the Codlin

Moth’s Appearance.

The method of determining the appear-
ance of the moth is very simple. Several
trees in the orchard are banded with
bands of burlap. An old burlap sack
folded lengthways. making three thick-
nesses of the sack, or so that the band
will be about six inches wide, will do for
this work. Scrape» the loose bark from
the trunk of the tree about two feet from
the ground. Then out the burlap band
long enough to go around the tree and lap
an inch or two. Fasten to the tree by
one headless nail at the upper edge of
the band and where it laps. The larvae
of the moth will use these bands as good
hiding places to spin the cocoons. The
cocoons can then be gathered by carefully
taking the band off of the tree and cut-
ting them from the burlap or the bark
to which Ihcy may be attached. They
can then be placed in an old pan or any-
thing in which several inches of soil can
be put. The soil should be kept mod—
erately moist. A lantern globe may be
put over this and the upper end covered
with a piece of mosquito netting or a.
piece of mosquito netting can be tied
over the pan without using the. lantern
globe, Any method of confining the moths
and still allowing a free circulation of air
will do. The pan should be placed in as
near natural outdoor conditions as pos—
sible.

Ten days after the moths emerge ‘for
the second brood, which appears late in
July or early in August, and about 14
days for the first, which comes about the
middle of June. is the proper time to start
spraying, About two days after they
emerge from the cocoons they lay their
eggs and the eggs hatch in eight to ten
days and shortly after that the little
worms sock the apple.

This banding method should be used for
both the. first and the. second broods, al-
though for the first year only the second
brood can be watched, as the bands have
to be put on in the early fall of the pre-
ceding year to get cocoons for the first
brood.

For the second brood the bands should
be put on early in June that they may
become weathered before spinning time.
Bands for the first brood the following
year should be put on early in September.

The cocoons are about a half inch long
and are a dirty gray color. If found un—
der a. loose piece of bark often sawdust
will be found clinging to them. Inside
will be found a pinkish worm or u brown-
ish Chrysalis; the latter indicating a. more
advanced stage.

The moth is small and of a dark brown-
ish color. It flics only at night except
when disturbed and during the day is
very inconspicuous on account of the sim-
ilarity of its color to that of the bark and
the ground. A careless investigation of
the. cage may not reveal the moth when
it is really out.

This method of watching the moth not
only gives as near as possible, the right
time for spraying, but it gives a ten days
to two weeks’ notice so all necessary
preparations can be made for spraying.
it also gets the fruit grower better ac-
quainted with the habits of the insect.
Those who spray best and most intelli—
gently are those who know something of
the habits of the insects they are spray-
ing for.

It is not necessary for every friut grow-
er to watch the moth if the most capable
fruit grower in the, vicinity will do it and
lert the others know the results.

Van Buren Co. F. A. WILKEN.

At Glassboro, N. J., Repp Bros, have
20 acres in grapes yielding an average
of about 7 tons to the acre. They
spray with Pyrox. Wise growers are or-
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CUOUM BER GROWING.

Cucumbers or pickles are quite profit-
able to grow, provided you are so situat-
ed that you can dispose of the crop. To
do 80 requires a location somewhere near
either a good-sized town or a salting
station.

They are a crop that will do well on a
variety of soils if weather conditions are
favorable. If planted on sand that is
inclined to be light and also deficient in
humus the yield will be- shortened if the
rainfall is below normal during August
and September. If planted on heavy clay
they are opt to suffer in a wet your from
the ground becoming hard and baked.
caused by tramping it while picking the
pickles. A clay loam that is well supplied
with humus provides the proper condi—
tions. If it is lilo-drained so much the
better for. at picking time you must get
on the ground to pick, no matter how
wet the soil is.

Cucumbers are not “hard” on the
ground, yet for them to do well the soil
should be quite rich. On the average land
they should not follow sugar beets. cab—
bages. potatoes or oats unlcss such land
has in the meantime received an applica-
tion of stable manure or commercial fer‘

iilizer. Clover sod plowed early. worked
down and dragged occasionally beforc
planting, makes u good seed bed. Tim-

othy sod handled in the same way is also
suitable, provided that it: is not too budly
infested with cutworms. In fact, any
ground intended for cucumbers should be

plowcd early and kept well worked lill
planting time. Such handling destroys
weed seedlings and conserves moisture

which enables the. seed to germinate, no
matter how dry the weather may be when
the secd is planted.

For i‘ertilizcr I prefer partially rotted
stable manure that contains but little
litter. If planted it should be spread

broadcast and plowed under, or if scarce.
it may bc used in the hill. If i had to
depend upon commercial fortilizers I
should drdl broadcast murinte of potash
and acid phosphate as soon as possible
after plowing. .\t planting time I would
drop a single handful of nitrate of soda
in each hill. This Should bc covered
about an inch deep and the seed planted

.011 top of it.

l'nless manure 13 to be used in the bill
a corn marker with teeth six feet apart
is all that is necessary to make tho rows.
Mark one way and plant four feet apart
in the- row estimating the distancc.
\Vhen manure is LlSed in the hill mark in
the same way but tho rows will have to
bc furrowed out with a Walking plow.

Throw a fox'ki‘ul of manure in the fur—
row abuul chry {our feet, cover with a
hoe after you have packed the manure

with your feet 01‘ the hoc. The hills may
be made as curly as convenient but in
working the ground after they arc made
the furrow should not be filled, as that
would obliterate them.

\l‘hen a large acreage is grown the
practice is to double furrow the row, that

«is, plow a “dead” furrow every six fuel,

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furrow distribute the manure
using the at—
narrow up the discharge.
(‘oyer :hc manure by plowing a back fur—
row on. to it. lioll down this ridgo and
drag it and plant the seed in hills cvcry
four feet. or use a garden drill and sow
u continuous row. There should be a
plant every two or three inches which
inches;
when all danger from the striped beetle
is over. When planted in hills they
should be thinned to three or four plants
per hill.

Ordinarily cucumbers are planted late
cnoug‘h to avoid the ravages of the strips
ed bcctlc but if [boy do bother, air-slaked
limo dusted on the plants will act more or
less as a I‘cpcllunl. Last year I sprayed

with arscnate of lead, six pounds to 50
gallons of water. I do ”not know whcther

it poisoned any of the beetles. us I. could
not find any dead ones, but it did not as
u I‘epellant.

Cucumbers should be cultivated to keep
the weeds down and to maintain :1 dust
mulch. It is not best to work too close
to the hills with the cultivator so they
“ill reunire one 01‘ two hand hocings to
break the crust and kill any woods that
may be in the hill.

Picking will begin the luttcr part of
July or the first of August. depending up—
on the time of planting and also upon the
thriftiness of the vines. The first two
01‘ three pickings will hardly pay for the
trouble ot‘ gathering but it is necessary
for the good of the, vines to remove them.
The fewer the pickles that are allowed
to become full grown, the better will the
vines bear. In ordinary growing weather
the vines should be gone over every oth—

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THE. ‘ MiéfichN ”FARMER.

er day. If the. weather is-cool three days
may intervene between pickings.

From the time the blossom withers till‘

the pickle becomes “dill" size requires
from a week to ten days, so if none of
the half—grown pickles were over-looked
it would bc necessary to pick only about
once a week. it is impossible, howevci',

at any one time to get all of tho pickles?

that are large enough. This necessitates
picking more often than once a week.
(me man should be able to do the pick-
ing on one acre of vines.

11 is not necessary, as some will tell
you, to cut the pickles from the vines
with part of the stcm left on. Nor is it
necessary to dispose of them the sumo
day as picked. lt' put in a Cool
shortly after gathering and not allowed
to heat they will keep fresh for
three days and ch11 longer, so that it is
feasible to market two pickings at one
lime“.

if you sell direct to the consumer the
pickles should be sorted into four or live
sizes. “hen the crop is contracted to bo
delivered at u sailing station it is cus-
tomary to sort inlo Ilu‘ce sizes, known
as “cukee.” “dills,” and “mediums." The
mediums bring ihc best price per hun-

dred weight while tllo “cukes” are not;
accepted a! the station, so the grower
i‘ocds them or disposes of [helm as he is
able.

The \\'liiic Spine is a good variety to
grow when tin} crop is to bc retuilcd.

\\‘hcn lln- crop, is contracted the pickling‘

company
name lhc

usually
variety.

FOSCTVCS

Some growcrs will tell you that cucum-
bcrs should be planted a a, certain “time
of tho moon." but ilicy are not all agreed
as to when that time is. I think the- time
is from Muy 20 to June 20, provided you
have your ground in the best possible
condition. If you haven’t, wait a few days
longer and gct it in such shape. ‘

\\'aync (Jo. W. Pos'rwr.

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“'c all recognize the fact that whorc
the ground is packed tho loss of moisture
is vcry grout. The fact that to mature

:1 crop of upplcs requires :1 grout amount .

of moisture is also plain. Now. with?
those two facts bcforc us it is up to us to‘
change conditions to meet tho needs (.f‘

2111 orchard in maturing a crop if we wish
to grow apples at a profit,

In tho two orchards of our: own the soil
is almost two extremes, light sand and
heavy clay. In tho lirst namcd orchard
the roots did not uppear on the surface‘
at all and it was evident to me that tln-y’
were deep cnough Io be bclow the plowl
so this m'churd was plowcd to break up‘
111.‘ sod. In the other orchard the prob-
lcm was dillicull. 'l‘hc- roots appeared on .
tho. surfacu under chry ircc. Thescj
roots \l'l‘l‘l' too lul'gc to ln'euk through with ‘
n plow so I concluded to try mulching to
destroy lfu- sod. .\t the particular time-
I concluded
lug cur corn to the cattle and thcl‘c was
:1 grout dcul of corn in the manure which
I lmlcd to sce lost So I piled a good big
load uround ouch tl'cc trunk and then lct
my hull‘ «iozcn ln‘mnl sows work it down
which Hwy did vol-y rcudily whilo hunting
\\'11cn they had finished the
liunling’, lhc manure was pretty
dislributcd and the trocs were so
oughly ll‘.lll('ll('(l that the sod

corn. co"n
ci'cnlx

thor—
wus killcd

out completely. Sonic, pcoplc thought 5‘1
much nilrogcn Would inllucncc :1 hcuyy
growth of Wood and lcuvos and not much
fruit. I did not find it so. Last year's
crop of fruit on lll(‘.\'(‘ ll'ccs was ycl'y
lll‘OllléllllH indeed.

In plowing {in old orchard

lllc sod I bolicvo it host to lhl‘ow lhc fur-

row to tho trcc inslcnd of away, as tho
l'ormcr numcd operation is bcltcr in con
crim.r ull the grass und smothcring i1 oul.

Subsc-qucnt borrowings will loud to lcycl
tho ground away from tho lrcc trunks.
Bun-ion ('0. ll. (l. 'l‘uouAs'.

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Is the fruit busincss
donc'.’ \\'ltl1 funcy
per ([03501] than the

Iikcly to be ovcr-
upplos worth
best

cycry business is ovcrdonc in

mun levels. (‘ompclition is lightening"
everywhere. Success depends as much
upon the man as upon Ibo business. The

rapidly incrcasing population of the large
cities and villages as well as the increas—
ing demand for more fancy apples for ex-
port trade is culling for more fancy ap—
ples every your. Apples are a popular
fruit and will always be consumed in
large quantities as long as the consumers
can get them at reasonable prices.

place ;

two or .

the right 10‘

to try mulching I was fccd- ;

to bro-1k up.

i'noi'c j
oranges in (he:
cuslcrn markets it would sccm ihul lhcre
is still an opportunity for cxpunsion. Newr

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Had anyone suggested to the Gage girls
that they were neglectful of their mother,
two pair of blue eyes Would have openid
wide with indignation and two silvery
voices would have denied, with emphasis,
such an accusation. Very likely the girls
would have reminded you that each week
they paid their mother five dollars apiece,
and that they remembctred her on her
birthday and on Christmas. and~—and-.
But here the inventory of their thought-
ful acts mttst have ended, unless they had
cared to state that they also allowed her
to do their washing and ironing and many
times asked her to do easy sewing and
mending for thetn; that they never forgot
to inform her when they were bringing
home. some. of their numerous friends to
dine, also suggesting some particular dish
that she might prepare for the guest; they
also thought enough of her to suggest
that she wear more stylish clothes and do
her hair in a less old-fashioned way, that
she leaVe off her little white. frilled ap-
ron when she entered the parlor where
they were entertaining company and that
she change her manner of table service
to one more up to date. .

Oh, yes, there were endless ways in
which .lane and Margaret remembered
their mother. And the mother. being a.
mother, only smiled and tried to do things
in a way to please her pretty, exacting
daughters and nchr thought to say that
live dollars a week barely paid for their
board and room without washing included.
to say nothing of entertaining those nev-
er—e‘nding guests. Nor did she remind
them that the father‘s income was a
small one, and so it was often necessary
for her to look old~fashioned, as the
clothes she wore had been bought several
years before and many of them were
“hand-me-downs” from the girls them—
selves. No, Mrs. Gage only wished, for
the sake of her two clever girls, that she
were. less old-fashioned in speech and
dress. and that she had a. brighter mind
that could meet them on their own level.
But still she was not unhappy, for she
was too busy to let the evil of unhappi—
ness get a hold on her life. And then
there was always a. book to read if she
could find a spare moment in which to
indulge hetself. For SchOol Teacher Mar—
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such reading matter which she designated
as deep, though Mrs. Gage often thought
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supper table that created a stir in the
little household which did not die out in
a day. in fact, it was the incipience of a
revolution, though none» dreamed it at
the time. In her characteristic manner
she made it.

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on the butter chips instead of the bread
and butter plates. I bought them on pur-
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everlastingly and hopelessly old-fash~
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now, since we are alone. I want to tell
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ever know I’ettibonc “'cbster. who years
ago lived in this city, father or mother?”

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is what it means to me, Mr. Pettibone
Webster!” ‘

“You certainly have some confidence,”
remarked her father, dryly. .

“That is one thing that is going to
make me winner,” replied Margaret.
“And then you must also consider that
this competition is not open to all the
world; if so, I might feel a bit shaky, but
with our little burg of less than two hun-
drcd thousand in the rttn, I am not much
Worried about coming out winner.”

“Well, here’s good luck to you,” said
Jane, lifting her glass of water and touch-
ing it to her lips. “And new. mother, ex-
cuse us please, for We have only time to
dress for the musicale."

Mrs. Gage had wanted to go to that
musicale, but the girls had not asked her
and her husband had to be at the store
that elvcning, so there was nothing for
her except to clear off the table and wash
the. dishes. And then it must have been
the mention of I’ettibone \Vebster's name
that led her to go up to the attic and un—
lock her little leathc-r-bound trunk which
had been unopened for twenty-five years.
It was filled to the cover with papers,
most of them closely written in a neat,
old—fashioned hand. If Mrs. Gage’s eyes
had not been unusually keen she. could
not have read by the light: of the little
kerOscne lamp which she had placed upon
a box handily near. But there was noth-
ing weak about those bright eyes, and for
two hours she pored over the closely
written sheets. At last she came; to one.
:hat made her laugh until the tears rolled
down her cheeks and, before she had
wiped them away, tears which had their
source in real pathos came, to her eyes,
only to be soon chased away by the
humor which caused more merry penis
of laughter. As she turned down the last
page she heard the front door slam as the
girls. with some of their companions, en-
tored the house and passed into the par-
lor. She would not be. needed there, she
knew. but it must be time for David, and
he. would miss her if She were not there
to greet him when he came in. So she.
hurriedly threw the manuscripts into the
trunk, all except the last. That she car~
tied with her to her room, where she
thrust it into her dresser. Then she
smoothed her hair and straightened the
apron which David did not regard as old—
fashioned. It was worth while to look
well for David, because he always noticed,
whether or not he commented upon it.

“\\'hat have you been doing to yourself,
woman?" he cried tonight, as she reached
up and eagerly seized his coat lapels.
“Your eyes are dancing like fireflies and
your cheeks are as rosy as snow apples.”

“David, come up to our room right
away. will you? I am going to take up
a plate of cookies and a pitcher of milk
for you and you can eat and rest while
I read something to you.”

David complied with alacrity. He
would not haVo thought of this program
himself, but now that it had been planned
for him he could conceive of nothing else
that could hold a candle to it.

It was perhaps half an hour later that
the girls and their guests, in the room
just below Mr. and Mrs. Gage’s, heard
the man’s hearty laugh, peal upon peal,
with their mother’s merry little trill as
a light accompaniment.

“It must be something worth hearing
to make father laugh like that,” com-
mented Margaret. “He hardly ever does
anything more than smile, and even his
smiles are rare.”

“\\'here did you get that?” asked David
Gage when his wife’s voice ceased with
the. last word. “It's the best thing I've
heard in a long time. Talk of humor and
pathos! You’ve got it there. One minute
holding your sides, and the next hunting
for your handkerchief."

"It’s mine, David,” replied his wife. “I
onCe had ambitions, just as Jane and
Margaret have them now, and sometimes
I used to write things just for fun. I
wouldn‘t have dared send a thing to an
editor, of course, but I loved to do it just
as lots of the girls did fancy work for a
pastime. I did think that perhaps some
day, in the far-away future, I might write
something worth while, and then you
came. And—well, David. you are the
kind of a man that makes a woman glad
she has you instead of ambitions. So
when you came into my life to stay I
packed all of these things into my little
leather trunk and locked it. I think it
must have been Margaret’s mention of
Pettibone that made me go up and look
at. those things. I’d forgotten this one
myself, so that it was like reading some—
one else’s work, and it did sound inter-
esting to me, so I thought I’d like to try
it on you. David, would I dare?”

"I was just thinking that if Pettibone
\Vensuar’s offer brings out anything bet-

MAY 11, 1912.

ter than that there certainly is some lit-
erary talent lying dormant in. this city.
Why, Mattie, you’re only forty-eight and
you can still do wonders with such a tal-
ent. That is, if you care to, but it would
be only for your own pleasure that I
would want you to go into it.”

”If I could,” she said in so low a tone
that it was almost a whisper. “But.
David, would it be fair to compete with
Margaret. She said tonight that she was
surely going to win. Of course, I don’t:
suppose this would really have» a show
beside anything a. girl like Margaret could
write.”

"Surely, it’s fair,” replied Mr. Gage.
“It’s simply a case of the best man wins.
If Margaret’s work is better than yours,
you lose»; if yours is better than hers, she
loses; if someone else Outdoes you both,
then you both lose.”

“Could you get the typewriter girl in
your store to write it out for me, David?
And let’s not say anything to the girls
about it, for I feel just a little ashamed
of myself, but I do feel delightfully
thrilly.”

Mrs. Gage’s story, with Margaret’s and
hundreds of others, found their way to
the specified address. But of the hun-
drods of people who awaited with varying
emotions the final decision, there were
probably none calmer than the two com—
netitors in the Gage household. Mrs. Gage
was so, because, once her story was off,
she sert herself down as an exceedingly
foolish woman to be thus carried away
by impulse in a moment of elation over
something written a. generation ago. Her
imagination went no further than to see
the story cast aside with many other un-
availables and finally find a last resting
place in the waste basket. Margaret, on
the other hand, was calm because she
knew she: had written a good story. She
also knew that there were no literary peo-
ple in the ctty, or thought she knew. She
further knew that she was going to Eu—
rope the coming spring and had already
asked the school board for two months'
leaVe of abscmCe in the spring. Additions
Were being made to her wardrobe», just.
the things one, would need for an ocean
trip attd a short stay abroad.

The day the announcement of they re—
sult came out, Margaret was the first to
get a paper. She was with some of her
friends, so merely took a peep to make
sure. Yes, there it was. Gage‘Martha
Gage. How stupid! She hated the name
Martha and never admitted to anyone
that it had been bestowed upon her by
her parents in honor of her mother. She
had changed it to Margaret some years
ago, and now to have it come out in this
public way as Martha! But then, consid-
ering the prize that went with it, she
could afford to let her wrath cool down.

She was late getting home. as there had
been a teacher’s meeting to keep her, and
the family were ready to sit down to sup-
per when she arrived.

“Well, greet the victor!” she cried. “My,
but that was an easy thousand! It was
like starting out a. straight, long~limbed
creature to run a. race with a. lot of
cripples.” —

“0, Margaret, I am so glad!" cried her
mother, and for the moment the older
woman really forgot that: she had ever
entered the race.

“Hurrah for Margie!” cried Jane.
“Though I must confess I did think
you were a bit over-confident, I guess you
knew what you were: talking about all
right.”

“They’ve made a little mistake in the
name,” said Margaret, as she seated herr—
sclf at the table. “They’ve got it Martha.
instead of Margaret. I was provoked at
first, but then I suppose I can afford to
overlook it under the circumstances. I
haven’t read all of the details yet myself,
for a crowd was with me and just left at
the corner."

“Let: me see the paper, Margaret,” said
her father.

“It’s on
girl.

Mr. Gage went for the paper and turn—
ed to the announcement page as he re—
seated himself at the table. “And what
was the title of your story, Margaret?”
he questioned.

“ ‘Eleanor Norfolk’s Awakening,”' re—
sponded Margaret.

“Then I think there must be some mis—
take on your part. This announcement
states that the thousand-dollar prize goes
to Martha E. Gage for ‘The Right of
\Vay.’ That was the title of your story,
was it not, Mattie?” he asked, turning to
his wife.

Both girls turned to their mother and
stared at her in speechless amazement.
The little woman stared at: her husband
in much the same manner. At last she
gasped, “Yes, of course, David. But,

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really I don’t want it; I am sure it goes
by right to Margaret.”

“Mother, you sent in a story and Won
the prize! Why, mother, you must have
faked something and sent it in, and that
is a criminal offense. Of course, in your
innocencc, you wouldn't understand, Sure-
ly you couldn’t win a prize like that on
your own merits!” cried Margaret.

“Enough. Margaret!" commanded her
father, sternly. “I am not surpriscd that
your mother won the prize, for she read
to mct the story. and it was by far tho
best and most original thing i have heard
in years. [’ndoubtedly your mother has
talcnt which has bccn buried in many
household tasks and cares for hcr family.
You girls may well be proud to be hcr
daughters. Sho has always longcd to go
abroad but never even for a moment
dreamed that shc might evcr really go.
For yc'ars I have bcen putting a little by,
hoping some day to gch her this treat
l have now nine hundred dollars in this
travel fund, but I can now see where
mother can use her prize money for hcr
long—destreid trip and I can go with her
on tho strcngth of these savings which
werc still too small to take us both. Then
when we return she is to have a chancc.
For twonty-Iivc ycars she has givcn hcr~
self wholly to us; now her day has conic."

”(i. but Margaret!“ cricd Mrs_ Gage.
“Really. it was not fair that 1 should go
daughter. The prize

it

against
should surcly be hers.

"No. i think not_ mother." responded
hcr husband. “'l‘hcrc View 1,753 contri-
butions. Fifty of thcse are givcn honor-
incntion. and Margaret's is not

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“Hut the girls! llow I'd
dcar Itavid. just you and me to
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would they ever got along without me?”

"l‘hat is exactly what i want them to
said David with a quizzical

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CATS AND BIRDS.

BY IIATTIE “'AHHBURN.

time the cat has been
cherishcd as a pelted creaturc of the
houschold and about that unt'c—
sponsive animal clustcr many fond asso—
ciations. It has bet-n celebrated in 501W:
and story to a grcatc-r extent than any
other housc'hold pct save the dog. ”3y
such tales as “Puss in Boots“ and many
othcr Wondcrful folinc exploits, the c:.t
was cnshrined in our childish minds as
a bcinar as romantic as thc fairies. And.
instead of bcing‘ a thing remote and un—
pcrccivrd. 'l'uss was evcr at our own
fireside to be carcsscd or tormcnlcd as
our childish might dictatc. She
often shnrcd in childish play, was an un—
willing victim in the frolic. or a resentful
wczircr of doll‘s clothes. Thus, with lit—
lie or no inclination on her part. l'uss
cndearod hcrsclf to our childish minds.
Sonic-thing,r of this fondness for the
childhood pct seems to linger in human
character through life. for it is not un—
common to svc. the hoary locks of age
the cat that so oftcn
caresses with indiffercnce
and rarely shows a sign of reciprocating.
Much can be said in justice in favor of
the. cut, but it cannot be denied that it is
a mcmbcr of a. ferocious race which is
naturally the cnexmy of man and whose
savage nature has not becn cntircly quell—
cd by thousands of. years of domestic-\-
tion. 'llowever fondly pettcd and chcr-
ishevd. upon provocation a cat will ticrcely
scratch the hand that fccds and fondles
it. However wcll fcd. it will eat the pet
canary if opportunity offers, and many :1

Since earlicst

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rocrdvcs thc

caged songstcr's melody has hecn lost
that a cat might enjoy the natural lust

for killing and food which it did nOt nccd.

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bird life the cat carries on in thc opcn
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ond only to man. Like lllt' fatcd canary
Whose cage is accessible to the house
cat, the birds that frequent the vicinity
of human habitations hold their lives in
jeopardy because of cats. Of course, “the
naughty kitty does not know any bettcr."
as we often hear asserted by their
friends. but those who own cats ought to
know better than to willfully allow them
to destroy our valuahlo bird life.

Some hold that it is wrong to take one
life to save another and that humanity
should allow the- kindred of the wild to
solve their own problems. Even granting
that these assertions be not too broad.
thev can not rightly be applied to the cat
and bird question, for man long since in-
troduced the cat into the wild bird’s realm
and, however innocent the act on his

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

part, however unforeseen the result, the‘

blood of our feathered benefactors, sited
by cats, is upon his head.

Sonic suggest fastening a bell on the
cat as a timely warning to birds; others
confining the cat during the nesting sea—
son. \\'hile these and other makeshifts
hclp. they do not solve the problem which
is growing more momentous as our bird
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The writcr offers no solution of the cat
and bird problcm but incrcly sugcsts that
her rudders decide it for themselves by
earnest thought. as all momentous prob-
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those near to us should be solvcd.

LITTLE FARM FABLES.

BY AUNT ovum”.
A Departure and a Return.

.\ company of goslings had met at, Grass
l‘lains pond. They had formcd a club
and. at frwnicnt intervals, thcy assembled
from ncighboring farmsteads for a quiet
sail or :1 friendly contost of spccd or grace.

So brightly did tho summer sun gild
the ycllow dowu on their bodies that one
might have takcn thcm for a squadron of
young urgonuuts just home from a suc-
cessful qucs: of the golden fleece.

As they sat among thc rushes awaiting
a belated companion, chatting in a desul-
tory way. first of this and then of tintt,
'l’addlcs. all of :t suddcn, astonishcd them
that he considered Grass
most forlorn spot on
tho fat-o of thc earth. “You will not see
fillyllllllg of inc for weeks,“ ho added. “as
l lcavc totnortow for an cxtcndcd visit to
the city."

“1|:ch you
liongslrokcs,

by declaring
l'lains thw tumcst,

i-clatiycs thcrc'.“ inquired
“I should say that, without
t'cluliycs or intitnulc friends. life in the
city would bo llltil‘t' intolcruble than hcl'c.”

“\\'cll. o." rcpliod Paddles carclessly,
“l have noilhcr rclativcs nor fricnds the'xr,

simply acquaintunccs. You probably rt)-

mcmbcr thc Misses Grace and Sct'cntL
SWHn who yisitcd Grass l’lains in the
spring. You will recall that tin-y came

down the firm on the swimming contest
which. allow, was thc out: and.
only cycnt of our lives. I found thcui ir-
t‘or some rcason, they ap-

ywll Will

i-csisliblc and.
1't'1ll‘t'tl to rcgard mo the same and insist-
cd thct i visit them at thcir home in
Looking—glass Park, sci—called on account
of its many Iovcly littlc lakes. There we
can sail without inlcrruption of frogs or
snakcs, and can cut, from the whilc hands
of bcautiful (-liiitli‘oii,”
Hilly. \tltosc llillllt‘ cunn-
mensc rcd bcali. now put in a word: “I.
think of visiting those pt-ople.”
“’l‘ln-y s-tw that you wch quite

from his im-

wouldn't
said he.
oycrwhclmml with lhcir gl‘tlt'c‘ and beauty

and VVt‘l‘t' simply making gamc of you.
indeed, I wouldn't visit old frictnls for
weeks at a timc. I used to tour my

grandmother say that short visits made
long t‘ricinlships. and she often rnpcatcd
an old rhyme that ran like this:
"l‘hc first day a man is a guest;
’l‘hw second a burden. the third a pest.’

“tin, woll." rejoined ’l’addles. “with all
(lct'crcncc to your grundniothtu‘~mpcacc t0
licr fcutlict‘s~~l will say that timcs have
grcatly changed since hcl‘ day. 11' living
non shc would be dccidcdly zt back num-
ber. (“onvcnicnctas and means of dchr-
sion have so multiplicd that tho problcnl
of cntcrtaining. in the city at lcast. has
bcen pcrt‘cclly solved."

And so the ncxt morning found l‘ziddlos
sailingr away to the world of his dreams.
'l‘hc sun, shining on his ycllow down,
brought out all of its lovely goldcn tints.
in thc clear waters his roscrcolorcd oars

could be seen as. with high hopcs. he

airily nodded good—bye to his conu'ades
on tho banks of the river.

At the very ncxt mcct. howcycr, the
guy visitor Sttddcnly appeared. .-\ con-
fusion of voiccs arose. “\\'hy. l'addles,
you are astonishing.“ “Didn't cxpcct to
SP?) ytiu bel'tn‘t'l fall." “Say. l’ml, (litl you

find the Misses Swan as bewitching as
ever?”
Ores-{fallen and sore of he was
casting about for a, way of escape from
the avalanche of questions whcn from the
othcr side of the: pond came another voice.
It was Billy's. “Say, chummies.“ hc
called out, “givc Paddie a chance for his
life. I'll venture, however. that he has
found my grandmother quite up to datc.
She wasn't much in literature. and the
only poctry she knew was the old jingle.
‘The first day a man is a guest;
The second a burden. the third a pest,’
but she had considerable practical wis~
(tom—for a goose—and always contended
that the saying would hold good as. long
as human or any other kind of nature
existed” /

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THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION.

 

How much of your trouble is self—made?
If you are honest you will say nine-
tenths of it, that is. if you are an over-

ugc person. For, while there are some
rare souls who live so well that “only the
sorrow of others casts a shadow over

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them, most of us do such an amateurish
job of living that we usually deserve all
we get in the way of trouble. How often
you’ve said, “I don’t know what 1 want-
(:d to do such a thing for. I might have
known how it would turn out if I had
stopped 10 think." which is only another
way of admitting that the particular trou-
ble which this particular not caused was
self—made.

Self—made troubles are usually due to
one of two things; lack of judgment or
downright wilfulness. Some of us nchr
seem able to sec an inch ahead of our
noses, 21:5 the saying goes. \\'c don't seem
to be able to foresee results from causes.
and we do not learn, no matter what our
experiences.
caused
Someone with

Finunciul difficulties are often
by this lack of foresight.

La glib tongue comes along and tells you

 

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how you can make :70 per cent on an in-
\estmcnt in 30 days. It looks easy and
you forget all the stories you have cver
heard or read of other men who thought
to get rich quick and then spent the rest
of their livcs luboring to get a mere liv-

ing. You invest your money in this
scheme and got buck nothing but a few
Worthless certificates for souvenirs and

the knowledge ihat you have joined the
company of shorn lambs. Or perhaps you
don’t invest your money. You just back
a few notes for a friend. of course, the
friend meant to pay, but somehow or
other when the time comes to settle up
you are the one who pays and you are
left to reflect on what might have been
if you had kept your name. off a bit of
paper.

Perhaps you do not lose your money by
unwise adventures. You may belong to
the multitude that believes in spending
as you go. For there are more who take
for their motto, “'\\'hat’s the use of hav—
ing money if you don’t spend it,” than
there are who believe in saving that lit-
is so easy to
spend money when you have no real ob—
ject in saving, no home to pay for or oth—
er goal to work towards. You break a
bill and before you know it every cent is
gone, a dress or a ribbon or candy or
cigars or shows or excursions. You de-
serve some recrculion, you work so hard.
But the trouble is you want too much
recreation. und when sickness or h:ll‘(l
luck comes you have no bank account
10 fall buck upon. Then you look
to your friends and think them hard
hearted if the-y don’t want to spend on
you the money they denied themselves
pleasure to save while you were having
a. good time.

There‘s sickness, too. llow often it is
self-made. ‘No matter what we think of
our friends, the Christian Scientists there

is u lt‘l in their idea that sickness is sim-
ply an “error.” For while many an ill-
ness is llllthUidf-lllle there» arc just as
many that we could prevent if We used
a little common sense. The trouble is
we abuse our bodies. \Vc work beyond

our strength, sometimes because we
think we hch to and sometimes just be—

cause we ore grasping and wont to save
the money that help would cost us. The
rcsult is a complete breakdown and
months of enforced idleness where a lit-

tle sunc, judgment in the first place would
have shown us the mistake of overtuxing
slrcngth.

\\'c abuse our stomachs, overloud them
with food. or go to the other extreme and
refuse them plenty of nourishing food.
“'0 out between meals. nibble candy just
before a meal and destroy our appetite
for the right foods when we get to the
table. “'9 wash our meals down with
cup after cup of strong tea and coffee,
do not chew our food sufficiently, and
otherwise insult our most useful organ.
the stomach. Along in middle life when
we should be in our prime the outraged
stomach asserts itself and we groan and

 

 

lament over indigestion which we have
brought on ourselves.

\Ve wear thin and insufficient clothing,
wet our feet. sleep in rooms that are un-
vcntiluird. stick closely indoors day after
day ulthout outdoor exercise and fresh
air, and then lament the judgment of
God when we find ourselves victims of
tuberculosis.

\‘Ve neglect our teeth or crack nuts with
them and the-n whine when they decay
and We have tenthachc. In dozens of
ways we lay up for ourselves a train of
future troubles and then rail against fate
when We reap what we have sown.

“I‘ve done it before and it: never hurt
me uny,” is our excuse when wiser ones
rcmonslrute. That is becuuse mother
nature is so kind to us that she. lets us
make a few mistakes and remairs them
for us without punishing us, in which she
is often kinder than our real mother. She
may send us a slight twinge as a warning
but she doesn‘t put us on our backs and
.“orce us to be good until we have repent-
.d our mistakes ugain and again and so
injured her that she is forch in self-
dcfcnse to make us stop and be good.

Most of us are started out with sound
healthy bodies, and it is our own fault
if we reach middle life. with our houlth

gonc. 'l'llc sud thing about” it is that we
urcn‘i given the judgment of old age with

the physiouc of youth. Youth never
wants in listen to the experience of age.
if in did how different the history of
many lives.

DEBORAH.
A COUNTRY MOTHER’S DISCOVERY.
1w l-llLDA RICHMOND.

Not very long ago a country mother
made a discovery that distressed her very
much, yet if she had stopped to think of
the matter at all she might have known
it years :vgo. for it is an evil that is not
of recent origin. In spite of all efforts
to keep her at home this Woman’s cher-
ished daughter went to town to work.
and took a position in a dry goods store
as clerk The family had always dealt
with this merchant. and knowing him to
be a kind hearted, honorable store keep-
er, they concluded if the girl would go
in lUVHl she wus in a good_place. They
also saw to it that she had a comfortable
boarding house with friends, and made
every provision for her safety and happi—
ncss, us all good parents should,

The work soon told on the girl and She-
grcw pale und listless. Her mother
thought it wus the confinement after
years of fresh air and freedom, but the

 

daughter assured hcr it was the night
work.
“Mamma.” :zlu- burst out one Sunday

when she was at home. “it isn’t the hard

work but the long hours lllut ruin the
health of clerks. Farmers and their fum-
iliers come in late at‘ night to do their

shopping, and they leave their bundles in
the store so we can’t close up. Then they

stand about visiting with their friends
while we have to wait and wait, but we
don't dare say :1 word. I have done it.

muny :1 time myself~ but now that l‘m on
the other side of the counter I know how
it goes.”

And the mother
of the store keepers

found out that mort‘
of the country town
had the some story to tell. The country
People kept the stores open until mid—
night and sometimes later, and after illill
thr- timid girl clerks had to go home,
often all alone. The mail order business
had so cut into the home trade that mer-

chants had to do everything to hold the
patronage, and they dared not say {L
word Three and often six evenings in

kept open
and wait

the stores must be
to supply the country patrons
upon their convenience, and the clerks
had to do the best they could. The moth-
or who had never thought anything about
driving to town after supper to do her
shopping, except that it saved the day-
light hours and was a mild pleasure trip,
suddenly discovered that some other
mother’s daughter had been worn out
serving her and others like her all the
past years. She could not persuade her

the week

daughter to give up the place, and she
was powerless to make life easier for
her. From seven—thirty in the morning
until ten or eleven or twelve at night the
girls had to be on duty, and no young
girl can ken-p her health and bounty un—
der such conditions.

It is largely hubit that brings farmers
to town late at night. and a habit that
should be broken” up at once. There is
some excuse for driving in late in sum-
mer when work is pressing and every
daylight hour worth double what it is in
winter, but when the custom is kept up
the year round something ought to be
done. It isn’t enmigh to lightly dismiss
the subject with the statement, “That’s
what they're paid for,” and go on in the

same old way. for nobody can repay
young girls for the loss of health and
happiness. Neither will it do to say the

girls should remain on the farm, for they
will not do that in many instances. The
man who lightly excuses himself for la‘e
shopping may some day find his own
daughter in such a position, and then he
will think it cruel and unjust to compel
her to stay up So lute. \Vhere. it is mere
thoughtlessness, calling attention to the
error may remind many farmers and their
wives that Suturduy afternoon is a bet-
ter time 10 buy than Saturday night. and
conditions in some country stores will be
much better. No mutter whose duughteir
she is, the clerk is entitled to your help
and kindly consideration. and cven where
men ure employcd as clerks there is no
excuse for keeping them up till midnight
soverul nights in the week The .lolden
iltule applied in this case will work won-
ders, and it is encouraging to note that
in some localities fathers and mothers are
beginning to apply it in reference to the
family shopping.

GROWING SWEET PEAS.

BY MRS. F. NISElYANGEIF,

It would be difficult to find anything in
the flower line more satisfactory than a.
nice row of sweet pens. liven ordinary
conditions, they grow and thrive very
easily, too. if on‘e knows just a little about
the best way of planting and caring for
them.

There are some who ihink they must
be. planted very early. in March if the
ground gets so that they can be put in
at all, even if a. snow luier covers them.
I consider this unnecessary, and frcquent-
ly unwise haste, although a good crop of
blossoms may result.

Light colored seeds could not possibly
survive such treatment and grow: but the
dark seeds. which are much more hardy,
might. Even with those, though, very
little if any time is gained over a rather
late April plunting of seeds that have
been soaked in water 12 hours or so to
Quicken ihr-ir germination. The ground is
so much warmer and everything much
more conducive, to quick. healthy growth.

The. should either be. planted in
a deep trench and the dirt gradually filled
in us lllr- plants grow. 0r planted in a
shallow trench and. later, dirt unfuilingly
heaped up around them. i have rccclntly
learned u how “why" for this from a re—
liuble and experienced florist. it is this:
Flmvm's cut from vines having their roots
thus dccply wovcrcd keep fresh much
longer thun llH’lSr cut from plants having
shallow rowing. There is evidently more
moisture and vitality in the stems of the
former.

.\t limp of planting. a little Wood ushcs
should be mixed with the soil in the bot-
tom of the. frc'mh, and their wires, or
whatever they ure to climb on (a strip of
wovrn wire is cxcellcntl. must early be in
place as they grow SH much faster when
supported.

Swen-"l peas

sccds

like a good deal of sun-

shine but they prefer it ”broadside,” so

let your trench run north and south. They
must have water; not just :1 cupful or a.
sprinkling now and then that leaves the
surface ready to crack, but a thorough
drenching every few days. that reaches
down to every root fiber. A light dress-
ing of lawn cuttings helps conserVe moist-
ure and keep roots cool.

It is always my aim to have at least a
few sweet peas on Memorial Day and
after that they come fast, and must be

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MAY 11, .1912. ’
cut eyes other day. If you do not need
so many blossoms so often in your own
home, surely "you can find someone who
can help you out. EVery seed pod that
appears ‘se’ems- to shorten the blooming
season of the plants 'in a sort of floral
geometrical " progression.

. .

LETTER BOX.

 

A Matter of Choice.

Deborah’s “Know Thyself" brings to
my mind a parallel instance. A girl en-
tering college was already engaged to
marry a prosperous young farmer. She
became a conscientious student and was
soon very popular among the so—called
"smart set.” She did not tell her new
friends of her engagement for well she
knew that they would consider ridiculous
the idea of her marrying a farmer.

Fortunately this young lady was pos-
sessed of good common sense, also good
sound judgment, keen to read character.
She knew in her own heart that her be—
trothed was “good as gold” and compared
favorably with many of her new acquaint-
ances. although he never had been inside
a college door. They might surpass him
in easy manner and smoothness of ton-
gue; but in point of true character and
in the things that really count in making
life worth living. he would far eclipse
them.

On her return home after completing
her college course. she was married to
the man of her choice and, although this
happened a number of years ago, she has
never had occasion to regret her choice.
—-Mrs. W. B. S.

Teaching Baby to Walk.

Household Editorz—Am I allowed to say
:1 few words in regard to urging a baby
to walk?

This is my first venture- of expressing
my thought in your paper, although I.
have desired to have a talk with some of
your writers, but as I read a “Young
Mother’s” inquiry I thought I would tell
her my experience. With my first baby.
a strong boy that looked as though he
ought to walk at nine months, I have
heard of them walking at eight months,
J let him have his own way. The only
encouraging he got was when we had
company, and not much then. Many peo-
ple would say, “I would teach him to
walk." but I let him walk around by
chairs and tables and walls, etc.. until
one day he started to walk to his father.
From then on he walked all over and he
u'us fifteen months past.

Young hiother, let your baby take his
time and he will walk when he has
strength enough to hear his weight on his
little ankles. Lots better than having a
how-legged baby.

My baby girl is past thirteen months
and no signs of walking, only that she
walks around by chairs. etc, and will
pull herself up. lf ever a family urged a
child to walk it was this one. During
the winter time the men folks would
walk with her every night. They were
going to have her walk before she was a
year old, but I do think she would have
walked quicker if they had let her alone.
She was afraid, and it naturally frighten—
ed her. hindering rather than encouraging
leer. She did not attempt to .walk by
chairs until just lately.

Do not get discouraged. “Young Moth—
er." I know one baby that did not walk
until it was 22 months old—A Busy
Housewife.

The Hired Man Question.

In reading the article headed “The
Hired Help on the Farm." 1 concluded to
give a short answer. as I'm sure X. Y. Z.
is one of the many who find it hard to
secure good help on the farm.

Too many farmers look forward to the
Almighty Dollar with a hired man. They
arise at from four to fiVe o’clock in the
morning and work until anywhere from
six until sunset and then until eight or
nine 1). m. The hired man can enjoy him-
self doing chores. milking cows. etc.

Mr. X. Y, Z., put yourself in the hired
man’s place one summer and then you
won’t wonder why so many men would
rather work in factories and then don
good clothes in the evening and spend
their money. They'd rather do it than
lead a dog’s life on a farm, for some of
the- so—called farmers, who are looking
for a man to work from 15 to 17 hours
every day. Give the hired man what is
coming to him. He’s a man, so are you.
I know, I worked out seven years and
had but one employer in the whole time
that I would not work for the second
time, and his own “dog" wouldn’t obey
him the second time.

Pay the hired man good wages and be
the boss from the start, yourself. If you

 
   
   
 

have plentsuof chores have him stop
work in the fields at a proper time to do
his chores without a; light, and you will
have better success.

Of course, there. are men who are a
nuisance on a farm. if they can hear a
“whistle" blow. Don’t waste your time
with them.

Good help soon goes for themselves and
in order to keep them we must not try to
get too many hours for the same money.

Livingston CO. H. A. W.

HUMAN WELFARE QUERIES.

 

 

The poem entitled, “The Price of a~
Social Glass,” by Mildred M. North. asked '.
for by a Subscriber, was originally pub-r
lished in the October 23, 1909, issue of the
Michigan Farmer. Another poem entitled
“The, Price of a Drink.” is published in
book form. Send stamp and self-addressed
envelope for further information. 1

Household Edit‘orz—VVill you please tell 1
me.- through the Michigan Farmer the

meter in which LongfellovV’s poem, entit—
led, “The Courtship of Miles Standish,"

is w1'itten7—Eighth Grader.

“The Courtship of Miles Standish” is
written in dactylic hexameter.

Household Editon—VVhat is wrong with
this sentence? “I went in the house?”
—School Girl.

It should read. “I went into the house."
“into" meaning the place to which you
went. “I was in the house" is correct, as
“in” shows the place where you were.

Household Editorzv—My baby has hic-
coughs a great deal. \‘Vhat is good for
them?—Young Mother.

Hiccoughs usually mean that the baby
has been over-fed, its stomach is too full

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told you how hard it is to rub those stains out. And
how I have to boil and boil it before it is anywhere
near clean. And on washday you men complain ofi

 

and the pressure causes the diaphragm to
contract spasmodically. Do not feed baby
so much and I think you .will see the;
trouble disappears. !

Household Editor:—Is it better to clean
English currants in flour or in water?—"
Cook. 3
I have found the easiest way is to clean ‘
them in water. If you put them in a
colander. set that in a dish of water and
rub between your hands the stems and
dirt will pass through the holes into the
dish while the currants remain in the
colander. Of course, you will need sev—
eral waters.

Household Editor:-«How long should
lamb chops be cooked C’s—Miss Sixteen.

From six to ten minutes, depending on
the thickness.

Household Edltorz—Xthn a recipe says
“one cup" does that mean a tea cup or
a coffee cup? Beginner. 4'

Neither. It means eight ounces or one-
half pint. You can buy a measuring cup:
which holds exactly this amount for a
nickel and nothing is more useful when
taking.

Household Editorzwllow shall I cook:
a piece. of beef from the neck?—Inexpe-
l'ienceJ. 1

The meat will need long slow cooking.
(“‘onk in a closely covered kcttlci on the
back of the. range or in a tireless cooker;
it you have one. Add a little chopped
onion, :1 clove or two and a bay leaf tot
the meat while cooking, as well as salt
and pepper.

Household Editorz—W'ill some reader
please send through your columns. a
recipe for sweet corn salad?—.\ Busy
Housewife.

 

UNCLE SAM’S COOK BOOK ON
CHEESE.

 

Secretary Wilson has recently added
another bulletin to the list of nutrition
publications, or so—called “cook books,"
issued by the agricultural department and
widely distributed. The latest one is on
“Cheese and Its Economical l’ses in the
Diet.” (Farmers' Bulletin No, 487). Since
cheese is one of the important agricul-
tural products of the United States and
a food—stuff used in larger or smaller
ouzffiTities in nearly every American home.
Secretary “'ilson caused to be made and
has published the results of the relative
nutritive value of cheese and the ways in
which it may be prepared for the table.‘
Although cheese is so greatly liked, thero
has been a wide—spread belief that it it‘
not easily digested and that it is the cause
of physrological disturbances. Neither of
these popular beliefs is substantiated by.

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the results of the extended series of di-;
gestion experiments undertaken and just:
completed by the department. Indeed,
cheese was found to be very thoroughly
digested and as easy of digestion as a
comparable amount of meat. Supplement—
ing the experiments as to the nutrltive
value of cheese, many tests have been
made in preparing cheese for the table.
the purpose being to suggest dishes and
combinations of such a character that'
cheese might replace other nitrogenous
material and fat when desirable. The
bulletin discusses cheese making, enu-
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the sickening steam from the wash boiler.”
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used in American homes, gives a. few
sample bills of fare in which cheese dishes
are substituted for meat, tells how to
make home-made cheeses, and gives 41
receipts for cheese dishes and cheese
sauces, which are certain to prove very
attractive to American housewives.

Meat is a wholesome staple food which
we all like, yet most housekeepers at one
time or another are interested to know
about foods which will take the place of
meat. Cheese naturally suggests itself for
such uses since it resembles meat in food
value and is a savory food. Experiment
and experience have shown that it can be
thus used and that the daily fare may
meet all demands as regards the nourish-
ment it supplies and at the same time
be economical. This matter is taken up
in the bulletin and suggestions made
which should help the housewife in plan-
ning her meals.

The bulletin may be obtained upon ap-
plication to the Secretary of Agriculture.
SOME HELPS FOR PRESENT AND
FUTURE HOME-MAKERS.

 

BY MRS. SELMA NEW.

When I was buying sheeting, ginghams,
etc., this winter, the idea came to me,
what a. good plan it would be for mothers
to take the daughter (if as old as four-
teen 01' fifteen), with hcr and teach her
at an early age the way of buying eco—
nomically and practically. There is so
much to learn about buying. viz.: to dis-
tinguish whether it is best to buy, for in-
stance, a ten or twelve cent quality of
outing flannel or gingham 01' any goods.
Thcn. too, in comparing the different
ipiOCE‘lS of the same price one often finds a.
“piece firmer, or finer. 01' better in some
way. As you are looking the goods over
and decidlng for yourself, you can tell
the daughter why you choose 11 certain
q-icce. The same caution must be excr-
Iiiscd in buying all things. )Iany of us
.have had to learn by experience, some by
expensive expericnce, eiihcr of times 01‘
1moncly, and so I believe we, as parents,
Icon assist the home—makers of the future
V111‘y much if We are careful and make
use of all opportunities of training the
girls and boys in this line while at home,
and always explain why, for it is much
satisfaction to children to know “Why"
instead of just saying. take this or do
this, etc.

I seldom buy calico now for I think
gingham is cheaper in the end. It takes
no longer to make a garment of gingham
and it lasts so very much longer and has
so much body to it as long as it lasts,
while calico gets so limp after a while.

I find it very much better to buy a
very heavy sheeting and pillow caSe cloth
for whenever made they last for years
and stay in placc on the bed, even to the
last, instead of bcing in a, string in the
morning, as a light-weight sheet is when
old.

It is a very nice plan to shrink gingham
before making.

I would also say. when buying, exercise
the habit of deciding quickly and do not
detain a clerk unnecessarily They soon
learn those who are. always going to all
ihe storcs for :1 “sample” before buying
any goods. if you arc a pleasant cus—
tomer you will llnd that any of the clerks
are always glad to wait on you if they
are not busy.

 

HARMONY IN THE HOME.

 

BY ELLA E. ROCKWOOD.

Nothing gives a clearer index to the
spirit of the home than the degree of
courtesy observed by the diffcrent mem-
bers of the family toward each other.
Evem the tone of voice employed in ordi—
nary conversation tolls whether harmony
brevails or whethcr nlol'c or less of dis-
cord exists.

I believe it is customary to look to the
mistress of the home as the person upon
whom de‘volVes the duty of setiing an ex-
ample for the olhcrs to follow. Yet, is it
not in the same degree encumbcnt upon
the husband and father. and‘should it
not be his duty as well as hers to do this?

In some families the mother is pos-
sessed of one of those unfortunate dispo-
sitions which find relief in a constant
stream of fault finding. Nothing which
is said or done quite suits her. Try as
they may, husband and children cannot
win a. word of approval. Frowns and not
smiles are seen upon her face until the
poor creature would actually be frightened
at the sound of her own voice in a whole-
some, hearty laugh.

That providence which can usually be
depended upon to balance up extremes in
either direction may fortunately have
given this woman a. husband who is good—
natured and jelly, a saving grace more

in: 11, 19111.
blessed in any home than a mint of
money.

Many a mother acts as a buffer be-
tween husband and children. More rarely
it is father to whom the little ones go
with their plaints, mother seeming the
natural source of comfort and consolation
for all. There is in some homes an ele—
ment of a not serious character which
may be classed as teasing or banter.
Good-natured joking is all well enough
but this is very easily overdone and car-
ried to extremes. Grown people are some-
Iimes guilty of this and it is a. habit
which children especially are quite apt
to indulge in.

What is more beautiful than the home
where an elderly couple are happily
treading the down-hill path of life to-
gether, peaceful and content. Mother
looks out so carefully for the welfare of
her mate, while he is equally solicitous,
gentle and com‘te-ous in the little atten-
iions which mean so much to a. woman.
Children have grown up and have gone
into homes of their own but father and
mother, happily spared to each other,
abide, sufficient unto themselves for com-
panionship which none other can. quite so
acceptably render.

Such couples mean everything to the
world at the present time. Such homes
stand for all that is purest and truest
since time began. A happy home is a.
stepping stone to heaven. Bleesed, in-
deed, the child born to such an one.

The observance of the little courtesies,
the “turning of a window blind that all
may feel the air,” as. the old poem has it,
or “the offered easy chair," cheers the
heart as nothing else in life can when
these attentions come from one We love.
Poverty or wealth do not really count.
They really amount to very little. It is
harmony that can make of the humblest
home a paradise below.

 

SHORT CUTS T0 HOUSEKEEPING.

 

“'hen bread is once worked hard damp—
en a cloth in warm water and lay over
the top to keep it from having a crust
while rising.~A Friend.

A handy tool for your sewing table, is
a. little toy carpenter’s square. Always
ready when you want to measure hems,
bias strips, tucks and spaces. Saves cut-
ting a piece, of paper. Mine measures
three inches by two. Came in a ten cent
box of tools. bought for the small boy,
who has outgrown them long ago—J.
E. H.

MICHIGAN FARMER PATTERNS.

These patterns may be obtained from
the Michigan Farmer office at the prices
named. Be sure to give pattern number
and the size wanted.

 

 

 

No. 5531, Boy’s Suit, Blouse and Trous-
ers Finished with Leg- bands or Elastics.
Cut in sizes 2, 4 and 6 ycaxs. Four— year
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11.1.1.1’ric,c 10 cents.

No. 5446, Ladies’ Dress with Guimpe and
Five- gored Skirt having inverted Plait or
Habit Back. Cut in 6 sizes, 32 to 42
inches bust measure. Medium size re—
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terial and for guimpe 11/2 yaids of the
same 111dlhl"rice, 10 cents.

No. 5418, Ladies’ Waist with Body and
Upper Part of Sleeves in One. Cut in 6
sizes, 32 to 42 inches bust measure. Size
36 requires 1% yards of 36-inch material
with 1/., yard of 18—inch all-over. Price,
10 cents.

No. 5541, Girls Sailor Dress. Cut in
sizes 6 8,10 and 12 years. Age 8 re-
quires 3& yards of 36— inch material with

5/11 yard of 27- inch contrasting goods 2%
yards of braid Price, 10 cents.

No. 5529, adies' Dressing Sack having
Und-er Arm Gores. Cut in 7 sizes, 32 to
44 inches bust measure. Size 36 require
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27- inch contrasting goods Price, 10 cents,

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Our Motto—“The farmer is of more
consequence than the farm. and should be
first improved."

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THE MAY PROGRAMS.

 

Suggestions for Second Meeting.
General theme——The Home—a program
suggested by State Deputy W. F. Taylor.
Recitation, “Turn backward, 0 Time,
in thy flight.”
Sanitation of the rural home.

Gardens and their influence on the
family: 1. Vegetable. 2. Flower.
Readin .

Buildingg the rural neighborhood: 1.
Through the school. 2. Through farm-
ers' organizations. 3. Through the
church.

Appropriate music throughout this Pro-
gram.

 

THE GRANGE AS éROMOTER or:
cnop CONTESTS.

 

The plans for a county corn contest,
announced in another column of this de-
partment, bring to mind the adaptability
of the Grange organization to the promo-
tion of such contests. Nor have Granges
generally been slow to recogniZe the
worth of crop contests as a means of se—
curing and holding the interest of the
younger members. although in many
cases these projects have been confined
to the jurisdiction of a single subordinate.
That the subordinates of a county can (:0—
Operate in the holding of successful and
highly beneficial crop-growing contests
has been repeatedly demonstrated, and
the Grange must be accorded a good
share of credit for the succeSS which has
attended the movements for the improve-
ment of Michigan corn, for the spread of
alfalfa growing. and for a closer study of
various other crops which mean much to
Michigan agriculture. The roll of subor-
dinate Granges which have undertaken
work of this nature since the inaugura-
tion of the corn improvement movement
seven or eight years ago is too lengthy to
give here, while in a number of counties
successful contests on a larger scale have
become annual events. As in Livingston
county. Granges generally have wisely
enlisted the co-ope-ration and assistance
of other farmers' organizations, the Ag.-
zations having for their aim the general
advancement'of agriculture through con—
centrating attention upon certain crops.
Granges everywhere are feeling the nec-
essity of finding work for their younger
members—work which will develop a real
and absorbing interest—41nd the conduct-
ing of crop contests offers one solution
of the problem. Grange interest in Liv-
ingston c0unty will unquestionably receive
a gratifying impetus from the work that
has been planned and it'is hoped that
other Granges may profit from this coun—
ty’s example.

THE “HOME PROGRAM.”

 

In accordance with my suggestion, the
State Lecturer has arranged for a “Home,
Program“ for the second meeting in May.
Just a few words to assist the lecturers
in their effort to get the greatest good
out of that meeting.

The greatest possible work of the
Grange in home building. and it is
hoped that this program will help just a
little in that way. I am going to state
how I would arrange for this meeting if
I werc the lecturer of a Grange, trusting
that the lecturers who may read this will
use their own good sense in applying
what I may suggest.

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First, I w0uld sing "The Dear Old
Farm,” from Grange Melodies. If pas-
sible, have a quartet on the verses and

let everybody join in the chorus. Next,
roll-call. answerng with "SOme recollec—
tiOn of my old home.” There are many
pioneers in the Granges of Michigan. and,
wherever possible, it would be well to
follow the roll—call with a pioneer story
by a brother or sister. Two or three of
these stories will prove very interesting
at this time. Then let two of the sis-
ters sing “My Childhood's Home," page
19?», Grange Melodies.

Follow the duct with a paper or talk
on “The Value of the Vegetable Garden;"
another, “Relation of the Flower Garden
to the Home;” another on influence of
rural environment in the development of
the child. Let someone recite the beautiful
poem named in the Lecturer‘s Bulletin,
“Backward, Turn Backward.” Do not
forget to bring your School Knapsacks to
the Grange that night, and. just at this
time, have two sisters sing. soprano and
alto duet: the verses of "Old Black Jo,”
and let everyone in the Grange join softly

 

 
 
 

 

  
 

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in the chorus. »Follow this grand old song
by Foster, with “Shall we Gather at the
River,” or. if the Grange has a choir, let

.it close the hour with “Lead Kindly

Light.”

The subject of “home sanitation” can
be substituted for a part of the foregoing
if desired, or the theme of rural com—
munity building may be considered. In
the judgment of the writer, however. it
would be better to take up the latter sub-
ject in another meeting.

But, worthy lecturer, do not forget to
arrange for the songs from the knapsack.
The words of “Old Black Joe" spring from
instincts that are common to the whole
human race. The aged everywhere are
sighing for friends that come not again,
and grieving for forms departed long ago,
and sad and wretched indeed is that
heart in which the flowers of hope bloom
not, and faith has ceased to whisper of
the breaking of an eternal morning.

W. F. TAYLOR.

CORN CONTEST FOR LIVINGSTON
COUNTY GRANGE BOYS.

Howell Grange has inaugurated a cam-
paign to enc0urage the farmer boys and
at the same time to imprOVe Livingston
county corn. It takes the form of a coun-
ty corn contest, or practically three corn
contests in one.

Division No. 1 is in charge of Mrs. I’Vm.
Hosley, Mrs. R. Bramer and A. R. East-
man, and is for boys under fifteen years
of age. Any boy in Livingston county
who will take the entire charge of raising
a crop of corn on his allotment this sea-
son, doing all the work of the crop except
plowing, may enter this contest by send-
ing his name to Mrs. Hosley, at Howall,
on or before .Iune 15. At some time in
the fall, date to be announced later, he
shall send ten ears of his crop and a full
report of the work he has done, to a
meeting called for that purpose. Each
exhibit shall be scored by a properly qual-
ficd judge who is a member of the Mich—
igan Corn Improvement Association. The
boy raising the corn which receives the
highest score shall be paid $3; the second
highest $2, and the third highest $1.

Division No, 2 is in charge of A. Riley
Crittcnden, Ernest Lawson and Mrs. Geo.
Sexton. and is for boys not less than 15
nor more than 20 years of age. It will be
governed by the same rules as Division
No. 1, except that each boy must do all
the work in raising his crop and his al-
lotment must not be less than four square
rods. Any Livingston county boy be—
tween the ages mentioned. who will com—
ply with these conditions, can send his
name to Mr. Crittenden at Howell. on or
before June 15, and thereby enters this
contest.

Division No. 3 is a free—for—all and re-
quires no entry. The Grange offers $5
for the ten ears of corn raised in the
county which score the highest on the.
day of judging. All the boys’ entries will
compete in this contest and it is also
open to anyone who desires to bring corn
at that time.

All exhibits winning prizes will become
the property of the Grange and it is ex:-
pected to sell them to assist in paying
the. expenses of the contest. All contest—
ants are warned that the prizes are not
offered for the largest ears but for the
most perfect. Copies of the' score card
which will be used in judging may be 01,-
tained by writing the Agricultural Col-
lege or the secretary of the Michigan
Corn Improvement Association. Already
considerable interest is being displayed
in some neighborhoods and at least one

Farmers’ Club proposes to offer addi-
tional premiums to be awarded to win-
ning contestants in its jurisdiction. The

Grange committee having the contest in
charge welcomes the co—operation of all
farmers’ organizations.

 

 

AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

Scuthern Michigan Grange Rally.~Len-
awee Pomona will meet with Madison
Grange in a grand Grange rally on Thurs-
day, June 6. State Master Hull will make
the pricipal address and invitations have
been extended to all State Grange offi-
cers and many others prominent in
Grange work to offer a few words of
counsel and cheer. Lenawee patrons in-
Vite all who are interested in the welfare
of the order to meet with them and help
in a social way to make this meeting a
success.

Coopersville’s Contest is nearing the,
end with interest unabated. At the last
meeting in April 98 patrons responded to
roll call and 23 candidates were given the
first and second degrees. After the meet-
ing refreshments were served to 125. At
the. meeting of May 11 the third and
fourth degrees will be conferred on a
class of 35. A committee was appointed
t0 make arrangements for giving a
Grange dance, May 17 being the date
fixed. Only' 24 points separate the con—
testing sldes, which insures some strenu—
ous work during the remaining weeks of
the contest. The Grange is planning to
hold a big meeting June 8

COMING EVENTS.

Pomona Meetings.
Ingham Co.. with White Oak Grange,
Friday. May 24.
Kent 00., with Evans Grange, Wednes-

day. June .
Lenawee Co.. with Madison Grange.
Thursday. June 6. Grand rally of south-

ern Michigan Granges.

   

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' "MiCHidAu .. FARM-ER.

 

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’* "‘F‘A’RMERS’ CIU BS
_ AM '
OFFICERS 'OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-
TION . OF FARMERS' CLUBS.

President—J. D. Leland, Corunna.
-Vice-President—D. M. Morrison.
Johns.

Secretary-Treasurer——Mrs. C. P. John~
son, Metamora,

.Directors—C. L. Wright, Caro; E. W.
Woodruff. Blanchard; C. P. Johnson,
Metamora; H. W. Chamberlain, White
Lake; Wm. T. Hill,
Spaulding, Belding.

Address all communications relative to
the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.
P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.

 

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ASSOCiational Motto.—
.The skillful hand. with cultured mind,
is the farmer's most valuable asset.

AssOciational Sentiment.—
The farmer, ,
the primal wealth of nations.

FARMERS’ CLUBS IN WISCONSIN.

The Skillet Creek Farmers’ Club.

The Skillet Creek Farmers' Club is now
in the sixth year of its existence and each
year has increased its members in our
organization and increased the community
regard for the various members.

As told in our constitution, the object
of our Club is to promote sociability and
general prosperity among its members.
Any person is eligible to membership who
is old enough to be interested in or young
enough to enjoy the meetings.

I will endeavor to describe one of our
meetings. which are intended to and gen-
erally do commence at eight p. m. at the
home of some member of the Club. By
that time most of the members have ar—
rived. having come afoot or with teams
or autmnobilcs, as convenience or the
weather may have determined. The ladies
group thcmselw‘s together while waiting.
the men like to gossip n1 tlu- same

 

 

and
lime.

At the call of the president.
orderly meeting is still more quiet,
reading minutes of the previous meeting.
with roll call, follows. Next we have
music, either vocal or instrumental, and
sometimes both. Then follows a talk or
an essay on some stibjet-t. generally by

the very
and

‘ some member of the Club. and sometimes

by some-one from outside. It‘ollmving this
a general discussion of the subject,
then music and visiting inlermis<iou fol-
lows. Sociability made manifest is then
the order. and new-r huve neighbors more
plainly shown the gladness of meeting
and asocizition than is shown during this
social period of any one of our Farmers‘
Club meetings.

Folowim.r the call to order after visiting,
there a readjustment of seating, for
visiting has brought the sexes into closer
intimacy and often the most ctmvcuicul
place. to be stated is beside the lust per-
son (-onvcrsed with.

There is music again after visiting in-
termission. folowctl by reading or recita-
tion by some of the young people, or per—
haps another important subject is bl'uugllt
up for discussion. Next in order an-
nounccments and occasionally attention
is given to Club business. Then comes a
closing song and adjournment.

Our meetings are varied very much in
character and our speakers are chosen
according to the subjects to be considered.
\Ye need not go outside of the Club for
talent, but we do go outside for informa—
tion that is beyond our Club.experience.
For instance, last week we had with us
Professor C. A. Ocock, of our \I'isconsiu
College of Agriculture, who spoke about
ventilating, heating and lighting our farm
homes. Following this meeting in two
weeks .‘1. program will be curried out
which has been prepared by some of the
lady members of the Club. The subjects

is

is

is

are to be: “How to Train a lIusbnmlz"
"\I‘omau's Interest in Farmingz" “flow
and \I'hy I Learned l’hnlographyi"
“VVorries‘I' “Pit-klesz" “Music by Ladies
Only.” The gentlemen will be allowed to

join in the discussion.

At the first meeting in April we are
to have County Superintendent of Schools,
G. IV. Davies, and (‘ily School Superin—
tendent A. C. Kingsford, talk on educa-
tional subjects.

In addition to Professor 0cock, We have
had from the university at other times,
Professor R. A Moore to talk of corn
breeding and corn judging; Professor .I.
G. Milward to talk about spraying, and
F. C. Hutchins to tell about extension
work. At various times we havo had
with us school superintendents, business
men from the city, editors. the mayor,
doctors, preachers. and others.

Carson City; Jerry

he garners from the- soil

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V' a ”fiery-grimly. 4mref:esiiments served.

. éxcept home-grown apples, gbut .we' have
our picnics, summer‘and winter, and each
year at' least one ice cream social. Our
visiting intermission proves that refresh-
ments are not necessary to promote so-
ciability. , «

In addition to our picnics, there are
other meetings which we look to as an-
nual events, as our corn and bread show,
also our patriotic meeting. At the corn
show trophy ribbons are awarded and
addresses and discussions in keeping with
the main purpose of the meeting are in—
cluded. At the patriotic meeting the pro—
gram is prepared by the teachers of the
three districts in which the territory of
the Club lit-S. 'l‘hc scholars take part in
recitation, music, dialogues, drills. etc.
Occasionally prizes are offered for essays
from the young people of the three
schools. At the meeting just held. essays
were read just before Professor Ocock's
lecture. The subject assigned was, “The
Products of the Skillet Creek Neighbor-
hood.” Scholars from each school com—
peted among themselves and the best
from each of the three schools was read
by the one who had written it. After the
reading. the prizes were awarded by State
School Inspector W. JG. Larsen, Editor S,
Hood, of Bamboo, and George Ilacketl,
Clerk of the North Freedom Board of Ed—
ucation

\\'ith meetings two weeks apart in the
winter and once a month in the summer.
we find more things that We wish to do
than we find time for. A glance over
the records of the past met-tings shows
that we have considered a wide range of
subjects, yet old as the farmer‘s calling is,
there is always something new to be
thought of.

Our activities are. not confined to the
social and intellectual. We take an :10-
Iive interest in different movements that

are. of general bcnclit beyond our Club
membership. We are satisfied that our
county fail has gained from our help

along with others. in raising the standard
of excellence in management and attrac—
tions. and we claim that Sauk county has
one. of the very best fairs in the state.
twu years our Club has maintained
a rest and reception tent at the fair. This
year we are planning to have 3. Farmers'
(‘lub exhibit at the fair such as we had

Fur

last year, but more extensive. “'9 se—t
cured from our town the use of the Bar-
aboo City Library. Bamboo town has

now between l2 and 13 miles of macadam '
roads. and our Club has had a full share
in promoting the construction.

There are many useful activities in
which we have taken a part, but I will
close the list by mentioning the latest of
a week ago. when we had a very profit—
able farmers’ convention and organized
:1 tounty order of the Wisconsin Experi-
mental Association.

The :iprmintmcut of committees at var—
ious times for tin-so useful nctivities has
kept the different members busy and no
on.» has failed to take part in some useful
way. I think that being helpful keeps up
the continued interest and life of our
Club. \\'c hope to see more Clubs in the
cmnmunitios about us, believing that
Ii‘armors‘ (I‘lubs. if rightly (Winducted. are
capable of bringing out the best qualities
of the members and will strengthen feel—
ings of neighborly good will to :1. degree
which would not exist without their in—
lluenca—-From an address by I\Ir. \Vm.
Tools at the \I'isconsin Round—up Insti-
tute.

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

Hold Two April Meetingsrifflm'er Leaf
Farmers’ Club mot April 9 with Mr. and
Mrs. Boaz Cunlicld. The meeting was
called to order by the president. The first
thing on the program was a duct by Mr.
FI‘OLI and Miss llattio Shafer, which was.
followed by a recitation by Miss Edna
“'heatcr. A duct was then sung by Mr.
Mrs. Guy Howe, Mrs. Terry read an in-
teresting story. A song in the Holland
tongue was sung by Mrs. John Mungs.
from Yrieslnnd, and Mrs. Dick Langejans.
Miss Mildred Gilbert, from Otsego, gave
us two fine recitations. After the pro-
gram, hot biscuits and maple syrup Were
served to a crowd of about 40. Mr. and
Mrs. John Bushroe entertained the Clover
Leaf Club at their beautiful home, April
26. The meeting was called to order by
the Vice-president, and Mrs. Oscar Howe
opened With prayer. Mrs. George Bush—
roe sang a pretty solo, “Roses.” “’0
again had the pleasure that night of hav-
ing Mrs. Tanner. from Otsego, in our
midst. She sang a few solos and gave
us some select readings. which even the
children seemed to enjoy. Earl Granger.
from Plainwell, was our pianist. Lunch
was served to 51. This has been our
largest meeting. The next meeting will
be With Mr. and Mrs, S. Shafer.——Mrs. H.
VYabeke, Cor. Sec.

 


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May 8. 1912.

Grains and Seeds.

Wheat.~After the reaction setting in a.
Week ago Monday, wheat prices again
started on the upward course with a half
cent advance Friday, followed by anoth—
er jump of one and one—half cents Satur-
day and still a third jump of a cent on
Monday, carrying the trade to a new high
level for the season. Tuesday cash grain
remained steady, while futures continued
to advance. The cause for the upward
change in quotations was due almost en—
tirely to adverse crop conditions. Farm-
ers in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma,
Who until lately were more or less con-
fident of a fairly good crop, are now com—
plaining that the wheat plant is very sir-
iously damaged. Ohio is also finding the
crop outlook to be steadily growing more
hopeless. The demand for cash wheat
from millers has suddenly developed a
large volume of business. The heavy hold-
ings in Chicago which acted as a bear-
ish factor in the market all through the
past winter are now being absorbed by
sales to millers in Michigan and in south-
ern and eastern states. Liverpool does
not appear to be taking the American
crop situation seriously as prices there
have not responded to the advance on
this side. Large cargoes that will soon
be en route from Canada will aid the
English trade to deal on a slightly lower
basis than the American markets. One
year ago the. price for No. 2 red wheat
was 90%c per bu. Quotations for the
chk are:

No. 2 No. 1

Red. \Vhitc. July. Sept.
Thursday ....1.17 1.15 1.15% 1.151,;
Friday ....... 1.17143 1.15% 1.16%, 1.15%.;
Saturday ....1.19 1.17 1.181/4 1.1714
Monday ...... 1.20 1.18 1.1914 1.18%

Tuesday ..... 1.20 1.18 1.20 1.20
W'ednesday ..1.19 1.17 1.19 1.19
Corn.——Corn figures haVc held fairly
steady near the top price reached last
week, a variation of igc being the wid-
cst. The more favorable weather lent
a little bearish feeling to the corn situa-
tion. However. the demand is wide and
supplies comparatively small. The high
price now being paid for finished beef is
encouraging feeders to put their animals
in the pink of condition, thus continuing
the demand for corn longer than original
plans intended. There is also complaint
regarding the condition of seed corn,
much of it failing to germinate, thus
making the crop outlook less favorable.
The visible supply of corn has decreased
about one—half million bushels for the

week. The price for No. 3 corn a. year
ago was 5494c per bu. Quotations:
Corn. Yellow.
Thursday ................. 82 84112
Friday .................... 811/1; - 84
Saturday ................. .92 841/2
Monday ................... 811,1; 84
Tuesday .................. 811/3; 84
“’ednesday ............... 811,4; 84

Oats.-—There has been a slight increase
in the amount of oats coming to the
market. Prices, however, have held
steady with the close of last week which
was slightly below the high figure reached
during the season. The favorable weather
is a factor in improving the bearish sit—
uation. However, the trade is still firm
and the consumption of oats is very much
restricted by the high prevailing prices.
The visible supply decreased over two
million bushels for the week. The price
for standard oats a year ago was 361/20

per bu. Quotations are as follows:
Standard. No.3
White.
Thursday ................. 63 621/2
Friday .................... 63 62 1/2
Saturday ................. 63 62%,
Monday ................... 63 621/;
Tuesday .................. 63 621,4“,
Wednesday .............. 62 611/5

Beans—131111;: MP has hw-n added to the
price of cash bear- wi'h very little ac—
tivity at the new high figures. ()ctnbcl‘
beans showed a few fluctuations in price.
Following are the nominal quotations
published by the local board of trade:

Cash Oct.
Thursday .................... 2.50 $2.25
Friday ..................... 2.55 225
Saturday ................... 2.57 2.28
Monday ..................... 2.60 2.30
Tuesday .................... 2.60 2.25
\Vednesday ................. 2. 60 2. 25

Clover Seedrs'l‘he price for cash seed
reached $13 on Saturday, but the ad-
vance was lost on Tuesday of this week.
The outlook for new seeding has been a
little discouraging, and October seed
shows an advance of over 500 per bu.
Alsike prices average. fairly well ‘vith a

week ago. Quotations are as follows:
Cash. Oct. Alsike.
Thursday ........$12.50 $10.10 $11.50
Friday ........... 12.50 10.10 11.50
Saturday . 13.00 10.40 11.25
Monday ......... 13.00 10.40 11.25
Tuesday ......... 12.50 10.75 11.5.0
\Vednesday ...... 12.?0 10.50 11.50

Rye.» This grain shows a one—half cent
advance in quotations, cash No. 2 rye
nOW being quoted at 96c per bu.

Timothy Seed.~~Contracts for this seed
are! being closed at $6 per bu., which is
last week’s prices.

Flour, Feed, PotatOes, Etc.

Flown—Prices are steady with last

week.

Straight ............................. $4.40

Patent Michigan .................... 5.00

Second Patent ...................... 4.75

Rye .................................. 5.20
Feed— All grades are steady. The

carlot prices on track are: Bran, $30 per
ton; coarse middlings, $30; fine middlings,
$32; cracked corn and coarse corn meal,
$33: corn and oat chop, $32 per ton.
Hay and Straw.-—Both hay and straw

 

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THE MICHIGAN" FARMER.

are steady. Quotations: No. 1 timothy,
$27@27.50; No. 2 timothy, $25@25.50; clo-
ver, mixed, $24@25.50; rye straw, $12.50@
13; wheat and oat straw, $11@11.50 per

op. .

Potatoes.——During the past week the
price for potatoes slipped down about 10c
below the figures reported in our last
Week’s issue, but during the first two
trading days of this week there appeared
a shortage in stocks, which, with a nom-
inal demand, caused a reaction in price
and recovered the loss so that present
figures correspond with those published a
week ago. Quotations for car lots on
track are $1.10 per bu. in bulk and $1.15
in sacks. _

Provisions—Family pork, $206021; mess
pork, $19 50; clear, backs, $19.50@20.50;
picnic hams, 10c; bacon, 146016c; pure-
lard in tierces, 1134c; kettle rendered lard
121/50 per lb. .

Dairy and Poultry Products.

Button—Butter prices sagged 1c during
the past week, thereby following the
trend at Elgin and elsewhere. In some
of the dairy sections cattle are now be-
ing put on grass, thus increasing the out~
put. Quotations are: Extra creamery,
30c; first creamery, 29c; dairy, 220; pack—
ing strck. 210 per lb.

Eggs.—Egg supplies continue to arrive
in increased quantities and local Whole-
sale prices show a decline of 1/20, current
receipts, case counted, cases included, now
being quoted at 180 per dozen.

Poultry—The trade in chickens shows
a little firmer tone, the bottom quotations
being slightly higher than a week ago.
Other grade-s of poultry are steady and

slow. Quotations are as follows: Live.—
Spring chickens, 151/26016c; hens, 151/;
60160; turkeys, 166018c; geese, 1160120;

ducks, 14c; young ducks, 156016c per lb.

Veal.—Veal is steady. Fancy, 106011c;
choice, 86190 per lb.

Cheese.—Steady. Michigan, old, 22c;
Michigan, late made, 201.2(021c; York
state, old, 2261230; do. new, 201/260210;
limburger, 21612203; domestic Swiss, 2260
24c; brick cream, 206:21c per lb.

Fruits and Vegetables.

Hickory Nuts.~Shellbark, 20 per lb.

Onion5.—1Inchanged; $2.40 per bu.

Honey.—-Choice to fancy comb, 156016c
pcr lb; amber, 1260130.

Apples—«Trade continues firm with val—
ues running about steady. Baldwins are
St'lllllg at $350604; Steele Red, $6606.50;
Ben Davis, $2602.50.

 

OTHER MARKETS.

 

Grand Rapids.

('iood timothy hay is bringing $206023,
with clover only a dollar or so cheaper.
Beans are on a $2.15 basis to farmers.
lr‘rcsh eggs are worth 171/2c, jobbers to
country trade. Live poultry, delivered,
is quoted as follows: Fowls and chick-
ens, 1.3c; geese, 10c; ducks, 14c; turkeys,
16613180 Prices paid Tuesdav on the. citv
market were: Apples, $1.65; potatoes,
$1.25; spinach, $1; lettuce, 10c; pieplant,
65c; parsnips, $1.25; onions, three bunches
for 25c; asparagus, $1.10 per dozen; car-
rots, 750.

 

Chicago.

“'heat. No. 2 red, $1.171/2@1.19; May,
$1.18: July, $1.14%.

Corn—'No. 3, 7860781/2c;
July, 7676c per bu.

()ats.~ No. 2 white, 57%@581/1c; May,
57c; July, 52730 per bu.

liarlcy.~-leialting grades, $1.00@1.32 per
bu; feeding, 756080c.

Batten—“Last week’s close saw a de-
cline of 2c, with receipts fully up to re-
quirements. Offerings continue liberal
but the freight handlers’ strike is caus-
ing anxiety and temporarily strengthen-
ing the market. Quotations: Creameries,
266l‘29c; dairies, 23@27c. '

Eggs—Reduced receipts, due no doubt
to difficulty in moving freight, have de-
veloped activity and firmness though
prices show little or no change. Quota-
tions: Firsts, grading 70 per cent fresh,
18c; ordinary firsts, it‘d/go per dozen; at
mark, cases included, 171/30.

PotatoesssTo what extent the sharp
falling off in receipts is due to the freight
handlers’ strike is not known and the
uncertainty has created new interest. De—
mand active: prices about 10c in advance
of last week and firmly held. Michigan
and Minnesota stock now quoted at $1.20
60125 per bu; 1Visconsin, $1.10601.20.

Beans—A general advance which 00-
curred on Monday is not very well sus-
tained. The new quotations are: Pea
beans, choice hand-picked, $2.70 per bu;
prime, $2 65; red kidneys, $2.65.

llay and Straw.—-.v\lfalfa hay quoted $1

May. 7979c;

lower. All grades timothy and all kinds
of straw show $1 advance. Timothy,
choice, 5528602850: No. 1, 3112650602750;

No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $256026; No. 3
and N0. 2 mixed, $19.506023: clover, $2060
22; No. 2 and no grade, $136018; alfalfa,
choice, $24.506025; No. 1. $236024; No. 2,
51321602250. Straw-«Rye, $126013; wheat,
$96010; oat, $10.506011.

New York.

Butter—The. local shortage,» in the sup-
plies of last week which caused the 40
advance is. now reduced so that sales are
made on the same basis as in other trade
centers. Creamery special, 32c: extras,
311,44"; firsts, 301/36131c per lb.

ilt)gs.—’.l‘op grades of nearby origin are
steady. Packing stock and western offer-
ings a shade higher. Quotations: Fresh
gathered extras, 511,4632fzc; firsts, storage
packed, 2055602114c: do. regularly packed,
20(if201éc; western gathered Whites, 2160
22c per dozen.

1’oultry.-—-;‘\livo~Steady. Western fowls
ill/no; turkeys, .i‘zfc. Dressed—Steady.
‘v.\'c.st'}(:rn fowls, 1460161/2c; turkeys, 1360220
per l .

 

Boaton.

Yi’ool.—VVestern growers are feeling en-
couraged by the better prices which deal-
ers are offering them for the new clip.
The wide demand for wool is causing the
dealers to be anxious for new raw ma.-
terial. Manufacturers are not well stock-

ed, which, with the good demand for
clothing is placing them in a position
which compels them to replenish their
supply of wools. Contracts made in Ohio
for fine wools and medium clip on a basis
of 18c for the former and 200 for the
latter seems fairly encouraging to the
growers of fleece wools. The sales on the
Boston market for the past week amount-
ed to 4.650,000 lbs., which is nearly one
million pounds more than the aggregate
of sales in the previous week and nearly
three times the total of sales for the cor-
responding week of 1.
Elgin.
Batten—Market firm at 30c per 1b., a.
lo decline from the price of the previous
wee .

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

 

 

 

Buffalo.
May 6, 1912.
(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stoek Yards,
East Buffalo, New York),

Receipts of stock here today as follows:
Cattle, 185 cars; hogs, 105 double decks;
sheep and lambs, 155 double decks; calves
2,500 head.

\Vith 185 cars of cattle on our market
here today and Chicago reporting 25,000
and lower, we have to report the worst
market seen here in several weeks. In
fact, cattle Weighing 1.200 lbs. and over
sold 156025c per cwt. lower than last
week. The demand for lthe butcher
grades of cattle, weighing from 1.200 lbs.
down, was not nearly as good as last
week, and these suffered a loss in price
of' fully 156025c per cwt. and quite a few
going over unsold.

\Ve quote as follows: Best 1,400 to
1,600-1b. steers, $8.356Z8.60; good prime
1,300 to 1,400—lb. steers, $7.75608.10; do.
1.200 to 1,300—lb. do., $7607.65; best 1,100
to 1.200—lb. shipping steers, $7607.25; me-
dium butcher steers, 1.000 to 1.100, $660
6.50: light butcher steers, $5.75606.25; best
fat cows, $550606; fair to good (10., $4.25
615; common to medium do., $350604;
trimmers, $250603; best fat heifers, $6.25
617; good do., $5.25605.85; fair to good do,
$4.85615.10; stock heifers, $4.25604.50; best
feeding stccrs, dehorncd, $5.25605.50; com-
mon feeding steers, $4604.25; stockers, all
grades, $1604 25; prime export bulls, $6.25
616.75: best butcher bulls, $5.256r5.75; b0—
logna bulls, $450605; stock bulls, $3.756!)
4.75; best milkers and springers, $506065;
common to good do., $256040.

With 105 double decks of hogs on sale
today, and the quality very poor, also a
limited demand, trade was slow and gen-
erally 106(15c lower than Saturday’s av-
crage. Some of the light weights and
ordinary grades of yorkers strong quarter
lower; a few choice hogs sold at 80; sev-
eral loads at $7.95, but the bulk of the
sales were at $7.80607.90. Light yorkers
$675607; pigs, $6.50606.65 as to weight
and quality; stags, $5605.75; roughs, $6.75
607. Too many of one kind of hogs com-
ing here at the present time: not good
enough for our packers, and eastern de-
mand not large enough to take them un-
less prices are very low. Trade was very
unsatisfactory on this kind today, and
while all were sold, prices were mean.

The lamb market was in a demoralized
condition today. Very little demand; few
of the choice lambs selling from $7.906!)
8: one or two loads of fancy at $8.15.
\\'ill be, about 40 loads holding over un-
sold. ].ook for a little improvement the
balance, of the week, but the runs will
have to be light to raise them much. The
sheep market was active; prices about a
half lower than last week. Prospects are
steady.

\Ve quote: Rest lambs, $790608; cull
to common (10.. $6607; wethers, $65060
6.75; bucks, $3.5061}4.50; yearlings, $67560
7; handy ewes, $575606; heavy ewes, $5.50
605.75; cull sheep, $2603.50; ve‘als, choice
to extra, $8.25608.50; fair to good do.,
$650608.

 

Chicago.
May 6, 1912.
Cattle. Ilogs. Sheep.
Received today ...... 26,000 40.000 20.000
Same day last year..21,304 37,085 23,650
Received last week..56,413 172,274 77,953
Same week last year.48,674 1.54._070 83,520

The best class of cattle offered today
sold readily at firm prices, and a consign-
ment of three car loads of prime Iowa
steers that averaged over 1,500 lbs.
brought $9. Otherwise tr:.v.‘£ was rather
slow, prices averaging 10; Wwer. Hogs
were steady to a little lower, with an
early sale of prime heavy barrows at
$7.821/3. Otherwise sales of common to
choice lots were at $7.10607.75, the best
light hogs going at $7.65. The average
weight of last week’s receipts was 228
lbs., compared with 230 lbs. a week ear-
lier, 211 lbs. early last January. 243 lbs.
a year ago and 234 lbs. two years ago.
The sheep market was demoralized, prices
ruling 5060750 per 100 lbs. lower, reported
heavy receipts at Buffalo helping to ren-
der the general demand unusually poor.
Mutton has had such a boom that many
Chicago retail meat markets have ceased
selling it. Prime wool Colorado lambs
brought $9.75 and fat: clipped lambs $8.50.
while common to fair spring lambs from
farming districts sold at $6609 per 100 lbs.

Cattle have sold for a week past at the
highest prices ever known at this season
of the year, the demand having increased
considerably, as stocks of beef held in
cold storage were much reduced. Every-
thing with any “kill” sold higher, and
While‘ the medium and pretty good lots
showed the most advance, tops were
higher, and so were canners, cutters, etc.
In short, it is a wonderful market, and
with medium grade steers selling enor-
mously higher than prime beeves sold in
past years, stock feeders made lots of
money on cattle fed only a. few months.
The outlook for the summer is extraoFdi-
narily good, owing to the unusual short—
age of cattle in feeding districts nearly
everywhere, and it: is safe to say that
those who buy their feeders carefully and
feed them right will come out well ahead

MAY 11, 1912.

in the end. There will always be those
who make money by feeding cattle for
long periods, but these times the larger
number make the largest profits by feed-
ing for a short time, even if the cattle
fail to grade high when marketed. Beef
steers have been selling mainly at a.
range of $7.40@8.60, with choice to extra.
steers going at $860609 and-several tran—
sactions at $9. No good steers sold be-
low $8.25, medium steers bringing $7.75
and upward, fair steers $7.10 and over
and poor lots $5.85 and better, with not
many sales under $7. The better class
of yearlings went at $8608.75, and cows
and heifers shared in the general up-
ward movement, selling at $430608, with
cutters bringing $3.40@4.25, canners, $2.35
6133.35 and bulls $4607.50. Calves had a.
good outlet at higher prices for all except
undesirable ones, buyers paying $35061)
8.60 per 100 lbs., While milkers and spring-
ers were strong and higher for the best,
bringing $556075 per head, the commoner
cows selling at $356045 and beefy cows
taken mainly by killers. The stocker and
feeder trade was not especially large,
high prices scaring away buyers, with
stockers selling at $4.406v6.40 and feeders
at $590607. Beef cattle sold largely 1561)
20c higher last week.

Hogs havo been marketed recently with
unexpected freedom, and prices have had
marked declines since a few weeks ago,
when prime barrows of strong weights
brought as high as $8.20 per 100 lbs.
However, prices during the past week
ruled extremely high and far above fig-.
ures paid in former years, 1910 excepted.
Monday is still by far the great day of
the week, a liberal share of the receipts
showmg up on that day, and on Monday
last week 57,429 hogs arrived, but so good
was the local and shipping demand that
only a small decline in prices occurred.
Eastern shippers have continued to pur-
chase a generous share of the daily offer-
mgs, usually taking the better class of
hogs of good weights, and this competi-
ti0n with loeal buyers was a bullish fac-
tor, checking the downward course of
prices to a marked degree. The lighter
weights sold at quite a discount, and this
applied to 185 to 195-11). offerings. Of late
there has been a marked increase in the
average weight of the hogs marketed, but
hogs still average much less in weight
than last year, and increased supplies of
good weights could be used by packers to
advantage. Provisions are selling much
higher than a year ago, and not long ago
pork showed an advance of $4.50 per bar-
rel. Fresh pork is especially active, it
being much the cheapest article in the
meat line. Hogs, as well as cattle and
sheep, were. marketed in much increased
numbers last week, and this explains the
lower prices, closing sales being at $7.15
607 75, compared with $7.50608.07% the
preceding Saturday. Stags sold at $7.80
608.15 and boars at 5532560375. The best
185 to 195-lb. hogs sold at $7.60@7.621/2.
Pigs brought $525607.

Sheep and lambs astonished nearly ev-
erybody last week by the unprecedented
boom in prices that was brought about
by the inadequate offerings. As usual,
choice lambs led off in the upward move-
ment, the demand centering in these, and
they brought the highest prices ever paid.
The other kinds of lambs advanced at a
slower pace, but they rose, too, as they
were purchased largely as substitutes by
killers to take the place of prime con-
s1gnments. Yearlings, wethers and ewes.
too, had their share in the advances, and
anything with any claim to quality sold
extremely high, making plenty of money
for sheepmen. Prices were much above
the views of sheepmen in search of feed-
ers, and buying orders were away under
asking figures in most instances. The
highest prices of the week were paid on
\Vednesday, when clipped lambs sold at
$6609.75 and Colorado wooled lambs at
$106010.60. Clipped flocks sold as follows:
Yearlings, $7.25608.35; wethers, $4.75@
7.60; ewes, $5607.75; bucks, $5606.50. There
were subsequent declines, and at the
close the best wooled lambs went at $10.25,
the best clipped lambs at $9.25 and best
shorn yearlings at $8. Best clipped ewes
closed at $7 and best clipped wethers at

Horses showed more activity last week,
there being a large attendance of local,
eastern and western buyers, including
farmers from the surrounding country in
search.of1f11(1)‘6n workers. Such horses,
averaging . to 1,450 lbs. were salable
at $10060200 per head, brcedy mares sell-
ing much the highest. Light drafters
sold at $17560225 and prime heavv draft—
ers as high as $300 and occasionally high-
er. Most of the wagon horses sold at
3516060200. and saddlers were scarce and
firm at $16060200. A few high-class pairs
of drafte'rs fmmd buyers at $600@715.

LIVE STOCK NOTES.

A car load of 1,286—lb. distillery-fed
bulls brought $6.75 per 100 lbs. at the
Chicago stock yards recently, a new high
record price.

Close observers of the Chicago cattle
market are confident that killers will have
a hard time pounding prices for COWS and
heifers up to the time for marketing
Texas cattle off grass. For weeks fat fe-
male cattle have been in strong demand
at advancing prices, with extremely short
supplies. The choicer kinds have been
selling anywhere from $6608 per 100 lbs.

Many of the recent medium and imma—
ture steers shipped to market were sold
because of the advancing prices for corn.
Cattle such as have been bringing from
$7.25607.75 show big profits to owners, and
they are apt to be tempted to seize the
opportunity rather than to feed longer.

A successful Iowa stock feeder who is
the owner of a GOO—ton silo says it is one
of the chief means of bringing him
wealth. He says he has produced as
much as three pounds of beef per steer
per day by feeding silage.

Robt. B. Ogilvie thinks dairymen should
use Shorthorn bulls and let a cow while
producing $75 worth of milk and butter-
fat per year, raise a calf that at 15
months could be sold on the Chicago
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h rsda ’3 Market.
T u y ' May 9, 1912.
Cattle.

item-1pm, 924. Bulls steady; cow stuff
3501501. lower; other grades 15@25C lower
than last week. ,

\\'e quote; Best steers and heifers,
$7.60; steers and heifers, 1,000_to 1,200,
$6.75gti'10; do. 800 to 1,000. $631007; do.
that are fat. 500 to 700, $4.50@5; choice
tat cows, $5035.50; good fat cows, $40
.25; common cows. $3@3'25; canners, $2
((13; choice heavy bulls, $57.16; fair 10 809d
bolognas, bulls, $410475; SKOCk b11115, $3900
EH: milkers, large, young, medium age,
$400: 60; common milkers, $25@30-

Bishop, B, &. H. sold Parker, \‘V. &_Co.
1 bull weighing 1,130 at $5, 2 do av 845 at
$5. 2 do av 1,115 at $5, 3 steers av_ 720
at' $6.50, 1 cow weighing 830 at $5, 3 do
av 993 at $5, 1 do weighing 1,030 at $6.
3 butchers av 823 at $5.50; to Bray 1 cow
weighing 840 at $3.25; to Hammond. S. &
Co. 3 CO\\'S av 1,023 at $4, 2 bulls 21V 1,250
at $5.75: to Brcsnahan 2 butchers av 600
at $1.25, 2 canners av 695 at $2.; to Schuer
2 cows av 940 at 553-50, 1 d0 “'elghillg 1'030
at $4, :5 do av 973 at $4.40; to Bresnahan
3) do av 850 at $3.75; to Thompson Bros.
5 do av 902 at $4.50; to Schuetr 3 do. av
887 at $4, 3 do av 853 at $3.40, 2 do av
780 at $3.25; to Newton B. Co. 2 steers av
970 at $7.25, 2 cow and bull av 865 at
$4.50. 13' butchers av 880 zit $7.25, 12 do av
771 at $6.50, 2 do av 795 at $5.50, 3 steers
:Iv 900 at $7, 1 bull weighing 1,180 at
$5.50, 2 do av 730 at $6, 2 cows av 760 at
$4.50, 5 steers av 1.080 at $7.25. »1 do
weighing 800 at $6, 14 do av 1.011 at $7.50;
to Thompson Bros S cows av 931 at $5.10,
2 steers av 875 at $6.60; to Sullivan P.
CO. 4 cows av 1,080 at $5.15, 1 steer weigh—
ing 1.420 at $7, 2 cows av 910 at $5.50.

itoe (,‘om. Cc. sold Breitenbcck 20 steers
av 836 at $7, 8 do av 780 at $6.50: to Ham—
mond S. Sc Co, 2 bulls av 1,360 at $5.50.
2 do av 68,0 at $4.50; to Mich. B. Co. 4
butchers av 995 at $6, 5 cows av 1,002 at
$4.25; to Newton B. Co. 1 steer weighing
1,230 at $6.75, 5 cows av 1,180 at $5.25. 1
do Weighing 860 at $3.50, 1 stcer weighing
1.220 at $7.25.

Belheimer sold Kamman 6 steers av 930
at $7. 4 butchers av 607 at. $4.50.

Ilaley & M. sold Kull 5 steers av 596
at $5.50. 1 do weighing 920 at $6.25: W
Nagle P. Co. 5 cows av 1,070 at $5.15; to
Applcbaum 2 heifers av 400 at $4.25, 1 do
weighing 650 at $5. 3 cows av 883 at $4.25;
to Parker, W. & Co. 1 bull weighing 1,140
at $5.50, 1 do weighing 1,190 at $5.50. 1 do
weighing 1.440 at $5.50, 6 cows av 1,015
at; $4.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 7 do av 1,061
at $5, 2 do av 980 at $4.25, 1 do weighing
1,100 at $4.75, 6 steers av 952 at $6.85, 5
cows av 932 at $5.35: to Lachalt 1 do
weighing 1,240 at $5.25, 2 steers av 645 at
$6.25. 4 butchers av 820 at $6.25. 1 stce'r
weighing 830 at $6.50: to Bray 2 cows av
79;“. :~t $3.50, 1 heifer weighing 530 at
34.50: to Kamman B. (‘0. 1 bull Weighing
750 {it $4.50; to Bresnahun 2 canncrs av
740 at $2.60. 3 do av 970 at $3: to Regan
1 heifer weighing 690 at $4. 4 do av 532
at 3 .

Spicer & R.-sold Parker. W. & Co. 40
steers av 980 at $7.60; to Hammond, S. &
Co. 2 do av 975 at $6.50, 1 bull weighing
1.400 at $6, 1 heifer weighing 570 at $3.50;
to lion 1 bull Weighing 860 at $5, 1 cow
Weighing 690 at $3.50; to Fish 1 cow
weighing 1.070 at $5, 5 stockers av 614 at
$4.50: to Mich. B.‘ Co. 1 bull weighing
1,610 at $6, 2 steers av 750 at $6, 7 butch-
ers av 861 at $6, 9 cows av 860 at $5, 1
bull Weighing 1,400 at $6; to Regan 4 heif-
I-rs av 530 at $4.75, 3 do 11v 573 at $5; to
Hammond, S. &. Co. 4 bulls av 1,282 at
$5.50: to Allen 16 feeders av 708 at $5.50.
3 slccrs av 550 at $5.50, 6 do av 593 at
$5.~0; to Newton B. Co. 3 bulls av 1,550
at 55.50, 1 do weighing 1,050 at $5, 21'
stI-crs av 1,073 at $7.65, 18 (10 av 965 at
$7.10, _10 do av 771 at 36.

Robinson & S. sold Schuer 5 cows av 932
at $1. 2 do av 930 at $3.25.

Same sold Parker, 11'. & C0. 6 bulls av
1,536 at $5.50, 2 cow's av 1,150 at $5.50.
Q{\lié‘ly sold Bresuahan 5 cows av 894 at
5-).“ .

sun-c sold Nagle P. Co. 4 cows av 1,070
at $5.25.

Veal Calves.

Itcccipts, 1,031. Market 25c lower than
last week. Best, $764750; common, $5@6.

Bishop. B. &» H. sold Applebaum 10 av
123 tit $7; to Mich. B, (.‘o. 1 weighing 130
at $7; to Newton B. CO. 5 av 120 at $5,
21 av 135 at $7.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 25
av 130 at $7.25, 9 av 140 at $7, 15 av 130
at $7.25; to Nagle P. Go. 11 av 100 at
$5.50, 61 :IV 135 at $7.25, 26 av 140 at $7;
to Parker, W. & Co. 2 av 150 at $6, 36
av 130 at $7; to Nagle P. Co. 6 av 95 at
$5.30. 35 av 135 at $7.25; to Goose 20 av
116 at $7; to Burnstine 4 av 150 at $7.50,
3 av 240 at $8; to Rattkowsky 9 av 140
at $7; to Parker, W. & Co. 8 av 125 at
$6.50; to Sullivan P. Co. ~2 av 125 at $7.50.

Spicer & R. 501d MiCh. B. Co. 6 av 150
at $7.50, 8 av 125 at $7.50, 1 weighing 80
at $6.

Haley & M. sold Mich. B. CO. 4 av 130
at $7.25; to Newton B. Co. 2 av 205 at $5.
1 weighing 125 at $7. 5 av 125 at $5, 10
av 139 at $7.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 2 av
160 at $7.50, 4 av 120 at $7.50, 12 av 160
at $4.50, 20 av 135 at $6.50; to Mich. B.
Co. 33 av 170 at $6.

Sheep and Lambs.

1,653. Market steady with

50@75c lower than last

Receipts,
Wednesday;

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week‘s close; common very dull. Best
lambs, $775648; fair to good lambs. $5.50
(:17: light to common lambs, $3.50@4.50;
fair to good sheep, $4.50@6; culls and
common, $2.50@3.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle 1’. Co. 125
Sheep av 61 at $3.50; to Sullivan P. Co.
4 do av 140 at $4. 3 do av 80 at $3.50, 11
do av 100 at $5.50; to Mich. B. Co. 3 do av
140 at $5, 25 do av 80 at $4, 149 lambs av
80 at $7; to Thompson Bros. 5 sheep av
85 at $4, 13 lambs av 75 at $7.50, 6 do av
88 at $7; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 56 do av
57 at $7.25, 6 do av 85 at $7, 7 sheep av
110 at $5.50, 14 spring lambs av 55 at Still:
to Young 36 lambs av 80 at $7.25; to Fitz-
patrick Bros. 36 do av 83 at $8, 38 do av
75 at $5, 26 do av 90 at $8, 32 do av 75 at
$6, 67 do av 58 at $6.50, 3 do av 130 at
$4.50; to Barlage 46 do av 52 at $3.50.

Haley & M. sold Newton B. (30. 6 sheep
av 88 at $3, 13 lambs av 65 at $7, 2 spring
lambs av 55 at $10, 8 sheep av 95 at $4:
to Sullivan P. Co. 12 lambs av 75 at $7.25,
1 sheep weighing 90 at $4; to Barlagc 2
do av 135 at $4.50, 8 lambs av 75 at $7.

Spicer & R. sold Barlage 37 lambs av
55 at $5; to Mich. B. Co. 7 sheep av 57
at $3.50, 33 do av 58 at $3.50; to Young
20 lambs av 65 at $7.15. 30 do av 70 at
$6.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 7 sheep av 70
at $5, 1 do weighing 150 at $3.50.

Roe Com. CO. sold Barlage 3 sheep av
90 at $4, 10 spring lambs av 33 at $10, 9
do av 60 at $5.

HOgs.

Receipts. 3,365. Market steady with
Wednesday; good grades 15c higher than
last week; pigs 15c lower.

Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $7.75; pigs, $6.25@6.50; light yorkers,
3570:7502 stags one-third off.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, S. &
Co. 1,010 av 200 at $7.75, 1,295 av 180 at
$7.70, 580 av 170 at $7.65.

Spicer & it. sold Parker, 11'. & Co, 315
av 19'. at $7.75, 540 av 1.80 at $7.70. 275
av 175 at. $7.60.

Haley & M. sold same 220 av 195 at
$7.75, 385 av 185 at $7.70. 210 av 170 at
.‘7.65.

“p Roe Com, Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 365
av 195 at $7.75, 86 pigs nv 115 at $6.40.
ri a ’ Market.
F d ys May 3, 1912.
Cattle.

Receipts this week, 1,802; last week.
1,508. Market. quality considered, steady
with Thursday. .

We quote: Extra dry-fed steers and
heifers, $7.50@8; steers and heifers, 1,000
to 1.200, $6.754D7.25; do. 800 to 1.0.00, $6.50
(417: do. that are fat. 500 to 700, $5.50@
6.25; choice fat cows. $5016; good do,
$3.75frl450; common cows, 33.50612375; cari—
ncrs, $201.3; choice heavy bulls, $5626; fair
to good bolognas, bulls, $4.250L4.75; stock
bulls, $350644; milkcrs. largo, young, me-
dium age, $40@60; common milkers, $25
@35-

Veal Calves.
Receipts this week, 1,808; last week,

1.830. Market steady at Thursday’s
prices. Best, $7.50fa8; common, $4@b.50.

Sheep and Lambs.

lcceipts this week, 5,255; last week,
3,574. Market very dull; butchers finding
it hard to sell at high prices; trade some
lower; wooled stock very hard to sell.
Best lambs, $825,018.50; fair to good lambs
$6677; light to common lambs. $4.50715.50;
fair to good sheep, $50176; culls and com-
mon. $263.

Hogs.

teccipts this week, 9,832; last week,
9,605. Market dull and 100 lower than on
’l‘hursday,

Rang-n of prices: Good butchers, $7.50;
pigs, $6.25W650: light yorkers, $7@7.25;
stage one—third off.

Arthur H. Boswell, sheep buyer for
Swift & (30., at Fort “'orth, Texas, who
showed up at the Chicago stock yards a
few days since, made the following state—
ment; “\Vc are expecting the best spring
supply of Texas grass sheep, both in
point of quantity and quality, we have
had for a number of years. The Sun
Angelo, Del ltio and (,‘omstock couiiti‘ics
arc just now particularly well stocked,
and although the, season is at least tnrcc
weeks late over the greater part of tin-
big state, sheep wintered extremely well
in the sections referred to, and the range
is now reported in excellent condition, a
great amount of moisture during 'tlnn win-
ter having caused an early growth of
grass and weeds. By May 1 'l‘cxas grass
sheep should be available in quantities
that will in a measure alleviate the pres—
ent shortage of matured muttons."

Nebraska farmer-stockmen are making
a wonderful success in raising choice hogs
for the market by feeding just as much
corn as they will clean up nicely in a
day and at the samc time keeping a suffi-
cient quantity of late cut alfalfa before
them. The most successful stockmcn
also provide comfortable, sanitary quar-
ters for their hogs, besides keeping a
plentiful supply of good. pure water
where it is easy of access.

Howard Vaughan states that beef cat;-
tle are being produced at a profit on his
farm near Marion. Iowa, and affirms that
there is money to be made by growing
the right kind of cattle on high-priced
Iowa land. He- says: ”For instance, I am
producing steers that weigh from 800 to
850 lbs. at 11 months of age and which
sell for 36561270 per head. There is mon—
ey in such beef production as. that, and
the; is the kind of beef cattle that Iowa
farmers ought to grow on their high-
Driced farms. One trouble with the farm-
ers who fail to make cattle pay is that
they do not ‘grow the quick maturing
kind. They feed their stock too long. Let
me illustrate with one of my calves. I
might have brought that 11-months-old
yearling along to bring $100'on the mar-
ket, but it would have required another
two years to put on the necessary addi-
tional weight. The result is easy to fig-
ure out. To get the added $30 in value
would require feeding the animal two
years, and there is no profit in that. By
doing that, a feeder lows all that he
makes in the quick growth of the first

 

    
  

THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

year. The quick maturing animal is the
one that makes the surest and largest
profits "

This is the greatest calf marketing sea-

son of the year, and the Chicago stock:

yards have held on some days not far
from 9,000 calves, receipts being largely
from the dairy districts. Some of these
steer calves are desirable for fattening,
and good bargains are to be had. Farm-
ers have found that getting calves on
pasture as soon as they are weaned and
roughing through the winter, with the

The Chicago and other western packers
are gobbling tip all the mOderately fut
little steers weighing 900 lbs. and upward
they can get hold of, just as they have
done in so many former years, and this
is cutting heavily into purchases of coun-
try buyers who want to finish partly fat-
tened well-bred steers. There is going
to be a great scarcity of choice beeves
the coming summetr, according to all ac-~
counts.

VETERINARY.

 

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whatever. and it docs not seem to pro-
duce any pain. 1‘). S, Cedar Springs.
Mien—Apply one part chromic acid and
tive parts water to bunch once a day for
a week, then apply equal parts powdered
alum and boracic acid twice a day. In
my practice I usually remove such bunch-
es with a knife, then apply healing pow-
der, such as equal parts oxide of zinc,
powdered alum and boracic acid.

Feeding Unbalanced Ration—l have a
sow with ten pigs five weeks old, which
seem to be weak in back; some of them
appear to have lost control of hind quar-
ters: sow appears to have same ailment.
Have been feeding sow ground corn; oats
and skim—milk. 1‘). 1)., Blissficld. Mich.~
Feed no more corn, but feed oats, a. little
oil meal, sonic roots and add a little lime
water to each ft‘ed. The sow and pigs
should be kept clean and dry.

Grub in the HeadfiAOur sheep are hav-
ing head trouble, some of them go blind
and others have (1104]. They have some
discharge from cycs and considerable dis—
charge front nose. \\'e, have had two go
blind and three died soon after they Were
taken sick. tim- ot‘ thcm lingcred some
days after going blind and another one
is blind. is still alch and dots; not seem
to bc Vt‘l‘_\' sick. We have also lost sev—
eral lambs from same ailment. We fccd
our sheep corn. outs, fodder and bay.
.1. l1. 1“” lnindcr, Mich.wYour sheep show
symptoms of grub in the head and the
best nay to get I'lll of grub is to trt-phine
through bone of fuel: and dislodge grub;
then wash out hcutl with tepid wcuk salt
solution. Also wash out cycs and nose
with one part hydrogen pt-I'oxidc and
cight parts untor. .

Spruincd Stitie.'My driving more got

into dot-p snow last winlcr and sprained'

her left hind leg. The stillt- joint sccms
to be the only part affected, whcn stand-i
ing still she invariably holds leg up as it
in pain and frequently drops foot to‘the
ground, but keeps it tlicre but a little
whilc. Our local Vct. says he is sure the
leg was not t'i'actui'td. This ucideut oc—
curred somc live weeks ago. 11. W. (1.,
Decatur, l\Iich.W—.\pply Ultu part tincture
iodine, one part aIqu ammonia and four
parts Olive oil to stitlc once a day.

Indigestion - Spraincd lt‘cthckV—-\\'ind-
galls—fillttstroying lloriis.——I have a live—
ycar—old horse that is not thriving; have
fed h'iiii corn, oats and hay, but he does
not pick up. lic is not shedding his old
coat. is dull and dumpish and must be
weak. I also havte another chcn-ycar-
old mare tlI:It sprained t‘ctlock joint some—
time ago and sln- also has wind-puffs.
She walks fairly Well but trots liiic. \Vliat
had I better apply to destroy horns on a
calf one week old? J. 1i. (1., Suntield.
Mich.“ Your horse's teeth may need iloat-
ing. lncrcase his feed and give a table-
spoonful of Fowler's solution and 1 oz.
of ground gentiiin at a (lose in ft‘ed three
time-s a day. Apply one part turpentine.
one part aqua ammonia and two parts
olive oil to fellock joint and puffs two
or three times a week. Apply caustic pot-
ash to horn as soon as possible after
birth and continue to apply it until you
lnivr- dcstroyed the whole horn bulb and
this will prevent the horns from ever
growing.

Scours in Calvcs.—~My calves are both—
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and I am at a loss to know what should
cause it, unless they inherit this weak—
ness from their sire. I am told that this
bull's calves are inclined to be too loose
in bowels. Two of my calvrs died and
i am treating a third one, but am quite
sure he will not got well. .1. 11., Orion.
Micli.—Your calves may he kept in an
unhealthy, dump bascmcnt barn and if so
remove them to a dry. airy, well venti-
lated pen and allow them to move about
out doors in the sunlight. They may be-
come infected through navel. Give each
calf 5 grs. of salol at a dosct three or
four times a day. Apply hydrogen perr—
oxide to navel twice a day. ten minutes
after these applications apply equal parts
of powdered alum and boracic acid.

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