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Whole Number 3601.





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i 00D cultural methods are second



G to good preparation of the land.



‘ The purpose of tillage is to in-



crease the yield of potatoes through the



conservation of moisture during the sum—



mer, the checking of weeds. the liberating



of plant food and the maintaining of a



fine texture of the soil. About one week



after planting the potatoes, a spike—tooth



drag should be run over the field in both



directions, so as to make



a good mulch. This also



, kills the young weeds



. and brings new weed



E seeds to the surface.



; These will be killed a



' week later during the



l next cultivation. Aiter



l the potatoes are up, a



valuable tool is the one-



horse weeder. It can be



‘uscd until the potatoes



are eight or nine inches



high, w h e n driven



across the rows after

each cultivation it will



" E destroy ..- all young

weeds. For the first



two or three cultiva-



tions a riding cultivator



{deem-good work. The



l emti'vation . should" “be-«y



. wide and about four or



, five inches. deep. The



3 later workings are shal-



E lower, just deep enough



~ to maintain the soil



"mulch. Level culture is



1 best maintained by the



use of the spring-tooth





 





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and spike-tooth culti-

vators.

Potato spraying has





not received the atten- L





tlon that it merits from

the average farmer. The

New York Experiment Station has been

conducting experiments along this line

during a. period of ten years. They have

obtained results that make the-m strongly





endorse the practice of spraying every

season. In 1903 they found that three

sprayings increased the yield 88 bushels





per acre, while five sprayings made 118

bushels more per acre. Six farmers in

New York increased the net profit on

their potatoes $25.77 per acre. Spraying

operations should commence when 'the

plants a‘reqhsrix ,_or.eigvht_.i‘nehes. high and

continue, at intervals of from 10 to 14

days, throughout the season. The plants





 





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DETROIT, Mica. SATURDAY. JULY 27, 1912.





are then kept well covered with the Bor—

deaux mixture approximately all of the

time. The benefits obtained by spraying

may be summed up as follows:



1. Structure of leaf is strengthened

and offers more resistance to the growth

of the disease spores.



2. The transpiration of moisture is in-

creased. This means a greater move-





ment of plant food from the roots to





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spraying with Bordeaux Mixture is a Good





the leaves and so a greater growth.



3. Taking in of food from the air is

much greater.



4. The growing season is extended, in-

suring a heavier yield.



5. The tube-r production is increased

because of greater size and a large num—

ber of tubers to the plant.



6. Dry matter and starch formation is

increased.



7. The yield is increased through the





Clean, Shallow, Level Culture will Best Conserve the Moisture Needed to Mature





E HOW to be Successful With Potatoes-II.





greater vigor characteristic of undiseased

plants.



A man must watch his crop, the sea-

son, and the conditions. He must know

What he is spraying for. The first spray-

ing must be given caily enough to ward

off the first attack of the blight. No rule

for the exact time can be given. Good

judgment is the best adviser.



As has been stated, the spray for blight





 





investment Even when there





is the Bordeaux mixture. \Vhen the po-

tato beetle is harmful, an addition of one

pcund of Paris green to every 50 gallons

of Bordeaux mixture is a curative. The

mixture is composed of six pounds of

copper sulphate, four pounds of quick-

lime and 50 gallons of water, for use on

the potato. Ilse freshly burned, clcan

lime; slake by puring hot water over it

in small amounts until the lime falls to

a fine powder. Then add enough water





 





is no Blight.





a GOod Crop of Tuber-e in a Dry Season.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   





£31.00 A YEAR.

$2.75 5 YEARS.





‘to form a thin paste. To dissolve the

copper sulphate, it should be placed in 3.

Coarse sack and suspended in the top of

a. barrel of water. A gallon of water

will dissolve three pounds of sulphate.

This is a saturated solution.



The mixing is more economical if a.

stage is had, under which the spray cart

may be drawn. To make 50 gallons of

the mixture, pour two gallons of the sat-

urated copper sulphate

into a barrel and till it.

up to the 2:7 gallon

mark with water. Put

the equivalent of four

pounds of lime into an-

other l)ill'l'(‘l and till this

one up to the same

mark. 'l‘hcse barrels

should be provided with

pieces of rubber hose,

alt-whed near the bot-

toms, that the free

ends may he placed in

the spray cart. Then

lllv barrels are emptied

and the contents are

mixed together. The

result is a. good mix—

ture of Bordeaux.



The harvest, .may

come early or late, ac-

cording to the time of

the frosts. An early

frost will cause digging

at a time when the po-

tatoes are green. The

shrinkage of these p0-

tatucs would be SO

grail. if stored longer

than nervsszlry for the

skins to harden up, that





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the sale at that time

is most profitable, if

the prices are at all

favorable. There are





several. methods of digging in use today.

They are the fork, the shovel plow and

the mechanical digger methods. One man

with a fork can dig about three-eighths

of one acre per day. Six to ten hands

with two horses can plow from one and

one-half to two acres per day, while a

good machine with four horses can turn

out from four to six acres Dt-l‘ day. The

method of digging depends largely upon

the seasOn the amount of. labor avail-

ablc, and the size of the crop to be liar-

vested.

Ordinarily,

store his





farmer

has a





it does not pay the





to potatoes unless he
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good potato cellar where he can watch





the crop and keep the temperature

around 33 degrees F. Potatoes can be

pitted and made to keep well during the

coldest winter but an inexperienced man

should not attempt it. There is some-

thing of an art in building a good pit,

and a description ‘will not enable a man

to make one without endangering his

crop.



Nearly three millions of farmers grow

potatoes every year. They furnish the

nation with a most important food. To

keep on with this work. the increase of

yields must keep up with the increase in

population. It should increase faster.

The progressive farmer will see that it

does. Smaller acreage and bigger yields

are being sought in every farm product.

There is no greater opportunity for see-

ing this realized than with the potato

crop.





Montcalm Co. A. M. BERRIDGE.





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LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





A heavy rain on July 2, another on

July 7, a downpour on July 12, and now

another downpour on July 15, have

changed conditions in this part of the

country very materially. A splendid rain

on July 2 soaked up the ground so that

the corn canto up. I was afraid that

much of this would be moldy and would

not grow, but seemingly evcry kernel

grew, and we have a perfect stand of

cnsilagc corn, but. of course, on the clay

pieces where it didn't come up in the

first place it: is about two weeks later.

This rain also brought up the beets. They

are thick on the clay. The seeds re-

mained there for about three weeks and

nCVcr germinated; and now we have a

fine stand of heels, but they, like the

corn, are ycry uneven. On the moist

places of the field where they came up

in the first place they should have been

cultivated long ago, in fact, we did cul-

tivulc them before we could see any

heels on the clay at all. The only ques-

tion is, is it not so late that we cannot

get a profitable crop? It looks dubious

to me.



The rain on July ‘7 did good also in

many respccts for a crust had formed

from the previous rain and this softened

it so that there was no question about

the seed coming up. The rain on the

night of July 12 was not needed for ag-

ricultural purposes in this country. We

would ban» bet-n better off without it.

There was very much hay out, and con-

scquc-ntly it is damaged, and new again

this morning, the 15th of July, there was

another heavy downpour. All of the low-

cr places in the lie-ids are filled full of

water. In my corn field in front of the

house I can see from the window the

water standing at least, two feet deep

right over tile drains. Last night it was

nearly taken care of from the previous

rain. The drains have been working

splendidly, but this rain again this morn.

ing has flooded the fields and the probao

llility is before this dries off the corn

will be ruined in those low places.



Much of my hay has been seriously

damaged by these excessive rains at this

time 01 the year. I had the most of it

(tut and in cocks. Ordinary rains wouid

have done very little or no damage, but

those excessive rains wet the cocks con-

siderably, but that was not the worst of

it. \\'e had no drying weather, no wind

after tlu- rains. The atmosphere was

Very humid and hot, no air stirring. It

didn’t dry off, and the outside of the

cut-ks that should havo dried off in one

day ordinarily, remained wet until it

molded. XVhen it did dry off and we be-

gan drying this mold was dry. In the

bottom of the cock there was many of

them covered with white mold. I really

don’t know just how this hay will turn

out, how much of it the cattle will eat,

but we put it in the barn anyway, and

so far as moisture is concerned it is in

good condition. The balance of the hay

was not moldy at all but the heavy rain

Friday night and again this morning may

put that in condition so that it will be

moldy, and yet ‘today is a good drying

Cay. There is a. northwest wind with a

dry atmosphere and things are working

more favorably, but at best there is ser-

ious loss in the hay crop.



It is a saying that the great law of na-

ture is cmnpensation end while the first

crop of clover has been damaged the

second crop is very promising. I never

saw such a nice even stand of the second

growth of clover. In the first fields that

we cut: it is up five or six inches high

now and thick and green and growing

luxuriantly. If the weather is at all fav-

orable at time of maturity there is cer-

‘tainly good prospects for clover seed,





 





certainly there would be good prospects

for a second cutting of clover 'hay, but

we had so much clover hay for the first

cutting that I don’t know what we would

do with it for hay, but we can use the

clover seed if it comes along.





These rains and hot weather have made

the weeds grow wonderfully. From now

on until the ground dries again it will be

difficult to become master of the weeds.

In some instances I 'doubt if we can pos—

sibly conquer them because the haying

isn't all done yet, and then will come

the harvesting, and some of the work

will have to be neglected. The hoed

crops this year are certainly getting it

from all sides. First a late spring which

prevented their getting in on time, then

it was so dry they eculdn’t grow, and

now an excess of moisture, and coming

just at a time when the attention of the

farmer must be demanded in caring for

the wheat and the hay and the other

crops. The hoed crops are bound to suf-

fer, but we must simply make the best

of it, and make the loss as light as pos-

sible. There certainly ought to be moist-

ure enough so that the late potatoes will

do Well, but it did not come early enough

for early potatoes and they are sure to

be a poor crop.



There is something wonderful about

the way the pastures have developed this

spring. The spring was late and cold

and yet the pastures grew. We had pas-

ture almost as early as any other year,

and they stood the June drought better

than one would expect, and now with

these rains they will continue certainly

until well along into August and perhaps

we will have good pasture all summer.

\Ve have one big silo half full of corn

ensilage left over from last year that we

intended to feed during the drought this

summer. it looks now as if we would

not have to open this at all. There is

plenty of feed in the pasture. A neigh—

bor just here asked why it was that the

pasture grass grew s.) abundantly this

year. There is only one reason that I

can give for this and that is that the

excess amount of moisture last fall soak-

ed up the ground, it was retained by the

ground, and helped the pasture this

spring. I believe this is the true reason

for this, because certainly there was no

faVOrable spring for the growth of grass,

and had we not had an excessive amount

of moisture stored in the ground I think

pastures would have been exceedingly

short this year, and as it is they are

good.





 

 





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With the greatly increased use of au-

tomobiles as well as gasoline engines by

farmers. the question naturally arises

among their users as to the proper kind

of lubricating oil to use on the particular

type of car or engine which they happen

to own. There was formerly a great dif-

ference of opinion among users of gaso-

line engines as to the grade of oil best

adapted to their lubrication. Some

thought a heavy oil desirable, while oth-

ers preferred medium, and still others

light oil. .



Oil companies made a number of grades

of oil of dififerent consistencies and issued

charts showing the grade of oil that ev-

ery car supposedly reouircd. This neces-

sitated the carrying of several kinds of

oil by dealers and small merchants woull

not have them in stock, which entailed a.

frequent change in the grade of oil used.

Naturally, this was a disadvantage which

it was desirable to overcome, and a stan-

dard oil suitable for gasoline motors of

all kinds that would stand any heat that

a motor might develop and lubricate per-

fectly in summer or winter was in de—

mand.



It has been thoroughly demonstrated

that the better grades of motor oils, such

as will be found advertised in this and

other reputable journals, are adaptable

to a gasoline motor under all conditions,

except it may be. an old or badly worn

motor. where a heavy oil aids in develop-

ing compression, and in that event the





use of heavy oils causes additional tron--





ble in the accumulation of carbon de-

posits. ‘



Dealers throughout the country gener-

ally carry one standard grade of motor

oil, or will carry it in response to a gen-

eral demand. Hence owners of not only

motor cars but gasoline engines would

find it to their advantage to use only a

standard oil of this kind which will satisfy

a general demand and which in response

to that demand can be purchased at any

small store. as well as at large dealers

once the demand is made apparent.



Wayne Co. C. T. H. B.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





   





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No Adjustments

No Clutches

No Chains





MAGINE a manure spreader without

any of the chains; with all the clutchm

and adjustments removed; one that



has no extra shaft. for the beater, no stub

axle or counter shafts; one on which the

parts that. drive the beater all surround

the main axle and are within a distance

of twelve inches from it; and one that,

besides being of much lighte- druft than

. any other you have ever seen, is so low

down thatitis only neceaury to lift the

manure as high as our hips when load.





somewrtofanidec ofw t thinnew

John Deere Spreader—The Spreader with

the Beater on the Axle—1's like.



It: is abmlutely the simplest and ctr -

eat manure spreader ever invented. t

has from one hundred and fity to two

hundred lea parts than the Simplest:

spreader heretofore made.



Easy to load. It is always ready for



' It cannot get out of .arder.

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IS as much of an improvement in ' i" s " 1:,



manufacturing as the self—binder was .

_ It is made along entirely new

‘z‘s lines from any other manure spreader.





The Greatest Improvement in

Spreaders Since Their Invention





ing. Imagineallt tend ouwill have-





Simplest and Strongest

John Deere Spreader





The Spreadefiwith the Beater on the Axle





spreader

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the other reason. There are two in the

front wheels and two between the main

axle and beater. They reduce the draft:

materially.



When the John Deere Spreader is out

of gear it is simply a wagon.





Easy to Load



It is easy to lift manure the first three

feet when loading a spreader. The real

hard work is from this height to the top

of the ordinary spreader.



It in only necessary to lift: each forkful

these first three feet. when loading a John.

Deere Spreader. The hard work is done

away With.



Besides, it is possible to see inside the



at all times. Ever forkful is





p exactly where it is n d, insuring

an even load. ' ‘

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0n the John Deere Spreader no rudim-

meniz are necessary. 0n the aim



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ten to twenty adjustments that have to





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that mkeu the beater

drivu'ig' mec anism.



On the John Deere

Spreader all the shaft.-

and chains newsmry to

the old style of mount-

ingthebeaeer havebeen

done away with.



All of the driving

parts are mounted on

the main axle within





 





 





 





The Beater on the Axle





made exactly right, will

either at the machine

out 0 business or in-

crease the draft, which

necessarily means un-

due wear.



Positive Non-Racing



Apron



Even spreading is

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The strains and

dresses of spreading are borne by the

main axlewthe strongest part of the

spreader—and are not: transmitted to the

side of the box or frame of the spreader.



Power to drive the beater is taken from

the rear axle and operates through a

planetary transmission (similar to that;

used on automobiles) mounted on the





“’3’ “19‘ Light Draft



There are at. least two main reasons

why the John Deere Spreader is the light-

est. draft spreader made.



You can readily see how decreasing the

number of working part: on a manure

spreader will reduce the draft: correspond-

ingly. That is one very essential reason



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the crop. The apron on a John_ Deere



preader cannot race when spreading u

hill or over exceedingly rough ground. t

is positively controlled by a Simple and

effective locking device within the ratchet

feed apron drive. This insures even

spreading under all conditions. A feature

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Steel Bridge-Like mee



Like the modern steel railway bridge,

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with the channels or hollows turned to

the inside. Into these channels are fitted

four large wooden cross sills. Being

bolted, these sills can be kept tight, insur-

ing the ri idity and alignment of the

frame at. 31 times. _



The John Deere Spreader frame Will

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as the frame on ordinary

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FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





 





Alfalfa as a Green Forage for Hogs.



I would like to know if alfalfa makes

good hog pasture? If so, how many hogs

can be run on one. acre all summer?‘

Would it be best to divide the field to

keep the hogs in fresh pasture?



(J. K.



Without question alfalfa is the most

valuable of Our available forage crops for

hogs. The experience of one farmer in

this regard is given in the first page

article in the issue of last week, in which

it was shown that good alfalfa pasture

saved about three-quarters of the grain

which would otherwise have been re—

quired to fatten the hogs. Expressed in

the amount of pork which one acre of al-

falfa or other crops would make, I“. D.

Coburn, of Kansas, has estimated from

available data that 15 pounds of green

alfalfa will make one pound of pork, as

compared with four pounds of grain.



On this basis an acre of alfalfa would

make, according to his figures, 1,333 lbs.

of'pork as against 560 lbs for an acre of

corn that would yield 40 bushels per acre.

As to the number of hogs which can be

carried upon an acre of alfalfa. through-

out the season the same authority makes

the following estimate from data given

by conservative men who have had much

experience in pasturing hogs upon alfal-

fa. As an average he concludes that up—

lands of fair. aVcrage fertility will sup-

port frorn eight to ten head of hogs per

acre weighing from 50 to 125 lbs. The

number of hogs which can be run on an

acre of alfalfa throughout the season,

however, will vary greatly with the fer-

tility of the soil and

stand of alfalfa. But where more eco-

nomic in methods of management as» high

as head of hogs per acre have been

carried throughout the season under fav-

orable conditions. For best results where

a field is to be used for this purpose it

should be divided into several lots and

the hogs moved from one lot into an-

other as occasion requires.



A great many failures with alfalfa pas—

‘ture fonhogs have resulted because it

was pastured too soon. llndcr ordinary

conditions alfalfa. will not bear close pas-

turin‘g, and it should not be pasturcd at





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all the first season, and not as heavily

the second season as after it becomes

Well established. For best results the





pasture should, of course, be supplement-

ed by grain feed, but, as was the case

in the instance noted in the issue of last

week, good alfalfa will displace a large

proportion of grain feed in the ration and

result in much more economic production

of pork. Another advantage in alfalfa

as a forage for hogs is that it is high in

its content of protcin, making a natural





complement for corn in the ration for

hogs.

As to the value of alfalfa pasture per





lie-ad of hogs which a’ field will support

it will fall somewhere between $5 and $10

per head for the season, depending ma-

terially upon the price of grain and pork,

probably approaching the last named fig—

ure under present conditions. In one

trial reported, when corn was worth 35c

per bushel and park sold at lilac per 11).,

the value of alfalfa pasture was deter-

mincd to be $7.07 per head of hogs main—

tained upon it. But even it‘ these results

cannot be» attained by the average farm-

er, there is no question but that the val-

ue of alfalfa pasture is so great that the

average farrncr who keeps only a few

hogs cannot afford to be without it.





Perhaps when its value is placed in

comparison with the value of clover as





a pasture for hogs it will be best appre—

ciated by the average reader. This corn-

parison is best expressed by proportions,

it having been determined that the com-

parative production of green forage from

alfalfa and clover during the season un-

der identical conditions is as 20:12.





 





 





RELATION OF LIVE STOCK TO FER-

TlLITY.





 





The relation between the keeping of

live stock and the maintenance of fertil—

ity is of the closest character. It would

not be currect to say that fertility can—

not be maintained in the absence of live

stock, but it is correct to say that ordi-

narily on the farm it cannot be profitably

maintained in any other way. it is not

the fertility alone which live stock bring

to land that results in improving it, but

the humus also which their presence.

brings to the soil and the rotation which

the keeping of live stock compels where—

ever it is extensively carried on.



When all the food grown on a farm is





somewhat with the





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





fed to live stock kept upon the same.

and when the fertilizer made is put back

upon the land, it shOuld grow richer

rather than poor. It may be asked, “How

can this be, since. some fertility taken

from the land is sold in the form of

meat, milk, wool or bone?” The answer

is as follows: The growing of live stock

compels the growth of crops to feed

Prominent among these are the legumes

which are so helpful in growing esh and

in producing milk. Live stock are also

fondest of these and it is well that this

is so.



These legumes, clover, alfalfa. peas and

vetches, add to the nitrogen in the soil

more than they take from it, the addition





coming as is generally known, from the

air. \Vhen therefore, these crops are

grown and fed to stock, and when the





manure, solid and liquid, goes back again

upon the land. the increase in nitrogen is

certain. If, in addition, a part of the

food is purchased, the increase in nitro-

3:1] is still greater.



But what of the phosphoric acid and

potash which cannot be found in the air?

\Vhen the food is all fed and the manure

is put on the soil, the in these is

very small. If such deep—rooted legumes

as clover are grown, they bring up phos—

[litil‘lC acid and potash from the subsurl.

a large portion of which eventually gOes

back again into the surface, or tillablc

area. if some food is purchased and feil.

the amount will be proportionately in—

crcased. In this way the supply of phos»

phoric acid will he maintaintd. \Vliethcr

it will be sufficiently maintained in the

cultivated portion without purchasing some

feed will depend upon the extent to which

deep—rooted plants are grown.



\thre stock are grown thti‘e must be

pasture. There must also be hay. \thn

the ground is broken where these pas-

tures or hay grew, there is buried in the

soil many tons of vegetable matter for

This consists of roots

matter ex—

soils.





loss





cvcry acre of soil.

and stubblcs. 'i‘l‘is vegetable

ercises an important influence on

It helps to keep them mechanically right.

It makes heavy soizs lighter by kecpirg

the particles apart. It makes light soils

lie more compactly by filling the spaces

between the particles. it arrests moist—

ure coming up from below or going

down from abive. it prevents nitrogen

from washing out of the soil in the form

of nitrates. and when commercial fertiliz—

ers are applied it makes their action more





certain and immediate. If the vegetable

mutter thus buried is supplemented i





farm manure. the benefits resulting will

be proportionately increased, and if the

manure is applied in the fresh form, the

benefit will be greater than if applied in

the decomposed form.



Live stock compels rotation. It

necessary the growing of grasses and

clover-s, and the growing of these puts

the land in condition for growing other

crops successfully. For instance, corn

will yield much better after clover or

mass than when these are not grown.

and the same is true of many other crops.



Is it wiser, then. to purchase commer—

cial fertilizers in large quantities, and to

apply them in order to maintain fertility

or to maintain it .through keeping live

stock and purchasing food to supplement

what is grown? That is a question of

conditions. In order to grow certain high—

pi‘itcd crops it may be necessary to pur—

chase- commercial fertilizers. Fertilizers

also may be, profitably used to supple-s

incnt lllC stable inanuie for the produc—

tion of maximum crops. But the aim

slioi‘ld be, as for possible, to main—

tain fertility through the medium of fccds

which are fed to live stock and the rest

due- returned to the SO“ as manure.



The close relations between live stock

and fertility is shown in another way.

Where live stock is not kept at all, save





makes





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for the purpose of tilling the land, --.ll

history has shown that the land finally





It has shown fur-

atnount of

in fertility





becomes impoverished.

thei' that where a moderate

stock is kept, the equilibrium

is maintained. It has also showri that

where live stock in large rumbers are

kept, the fertility of the land increases.

Farms in the highest condition as to for-

tility are invariably found in communities

where live stock are abundant.





 





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The wool market is working higher

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sales showed an advance of six cents.

High—grade veal calves have been com-

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of the- country of late. Butchers have

encouraged marketing them for the rea—

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from them than from becf steers. The





high prices are paid only for prime veal

calves of light weights, with heavy calves

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should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

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Chronic Cough—Nasal Catarrh.—I have

a 12-yeai-«old mare that has been cough—

ing more or less since last March and

part of time has dis-charge from nostrils.

lioth of our local Vets. have prescribed

for her, but fail to help her much. When

she does any hard pulling the exertion

appears to bring on a coughing spcll. \V.

ll. B., Morley, Micli.—-.\pply to throat

one part turpentine, one part aqua ani—

monia and four parts olive oil every day

or two. Give a dessertspoonful of iluid

extract opium. a teaspoonful of lluid ex—

tract lobelia and a teaspoonful muriate

ammonia at a dose in damp feed three

times a day for two or three weeks.



Loosened Iloof.—I have a live-year-old

more that injured her fore foot while

working on the potato digger last fall;

the ground was soft, lici' fore feet sank

down, she tramped fore heel with hind

foot. loosening hooi‘, which is only par—

tially healed. Our local \‘et. has treated

lll'l' with rather poor results and i should

like to know what you think about the

case. W. L., Dundee, Mich.~ln the

treatment of such caStss i find it good

practice to i‘einoVe all loose hoof to give

nature a chance to grow and l'eproduce

lost parts. Cut off all diseased and loose

parts and apply t-qual parts oxide of zinc

and borat-ic acid to raw surface after us-

ing caustic a few times. i am assuming

that you have a law sore. if the trouble

is entirely in hoof, then cutting it enough

will assist nature; besides. standing him

in wet clay two or three hours a day

will have a good effect.



infectious Ophtln‘ilinia in Cattle—Sev-

eral of my cows have been troubled with

sore eycs, some of them have recovered

and one cow lost sight of one eye. This

must be an infectious trouble for I be-

HOVC it is going through my whole herd,

or it may be the result of bee stings.

.l. 1)., .lcnis‘on. Mich.~~.\pply powdered

boracic acid to t-ycs once a day and cal-

oincl once a day and this is best done by

blowing Stilllt- of the powder into eye-s

through a straw or quill or with an in—





sui'flater. (live each cow a dessertspoon—





.1111 of powdered nitrate potash at a dose





in soft fecd two or three times a day.

it is needless for me to say that the eyes

of man or beast when sore are irritated

by bright light. ‘



Diseased Scalp of Mane and Tail.—-I

have a two-year-old tilly that seems to

be lt'isiiig the hair of both mane and tail

and 1 would like to know what can be

done In check it. Last spring when I

turned her to grass she had a fairly

hcavy mane and tall, but now- it is near—

l.\' all gone. \V. 1., ll.. Fl‘tinllt‘l'. Mich;—

\\'ct mane and tail with one part bichlo—

ride of llll‘l‘Clll‘Y and 500 parts water

‘wice a day for a few days, then once

a day and occasionally apply some vase—

linc to soften scalp.



(jalVQ‘S (‘liewed Tail Off—I have an

clght—ycar-old mare that lost the .entire

haiir (if tail, caused by a calf .chcwnig it.

i applied kerosene, but this tailed to pre—

vent the calf eating the hair. .1. F. 1)..

Muskegon, lilicl’i.——\\'ould it not‘ be a good

plan to separate the calf from mare?

When a calf has thc habit of chewmg

hair oil' horses. tails, it is diiiicull to pro—

‘vcnt them. 1 have applied beef gall or

tltiid extract of zilocs and it seems to be

So offensive that they cease licking tail.



llcrnia—r Enlarged llock.——l have a mare

colt two nion‘hs old which has been run-

tiii‘cd for the past live wccks. The

lilllll'li is about the sizc of rt licn erg and

1 Would like to know what to do for it.

i have a live-icar—old lioisc that hurt his

H'It'li last spring,causing an enlargement

which blistcrs fail to reduce or remove.

.I Y., (.‘roswcll, Ali('ll.“'l.0}lv0 your colt

alone and she may get well without

treatmcnt: if not. have her operated on

next November. Apply iodine ointment

to hock three times a week and it will

gradually, but very slowly, remove the

bunch.



Barb i‘i'irc Cut.—~'l‘hrce weeks ago my

12—year~old mare cut her leg nearly an

inch deep and about {Our inches ions; on

barbed wire. This wound is gaping open

and does not seem to heal rapidly. Have

been applying hydrogen pcroxide tWice

a day, also carbolic acid and water. but

this fails to do much good. E. R. W.. Ells—

worth. Mich—\Vounds of this kind are

always slow in healing during the hot

weather. Apply equal parts oxide of zinc

and boracic acid, covering wound lightly

with oakum and a light cotton or linen





bandage. \Vound should be dressed once

or twice a day.

Inactive Skin Glands—Vi'ill you pre-





scribe for a team of horses that do not





perspire freely. but pant badly during

hot weather? They are in good flesh and

apparently healthy in other respects.





The team is about 12 or 14 years old;

weight about 2,700 or 2,800 lbs; black in

color, the latter of which may make some

difference. Earlier in the seaSOn the

feed was corn with good clover pasture,

but more recently the grain has been

parts by weight of

bran, corn meal, to which 20 per cent of





THE MICHIGAN PARM‘ER.





oil meal is added; the run of the clover

field being allowed. as hay is scarce. E.

H., Fennville, Mich—Give your horses

each a tablespoonful of sweet spirits of

nitre and a teaspoonful of fluid extract

arnica root at a dose in feed or water

two or three times a. day. Wash your

horses with warm water every morning

and evening.



Soreness.—1 have a horse that is six

years old which had sick spells last year

and our local Vet. treated him for pleu-

risy, but horse never coughed. Vthn~

ever he is worked a stiffness or soreness

comes on him and by allowing him a

few days rest and ion to pasture he gets

well. This horse is a good one weighing

1,600 lbs., Our home Vet. has perhaps

done all that can be done for him, how-

ever, I would like to have Your advice

about him. J. 11., Goblevflle, Mich.—lt

is possible that he has a sort of chronic

chest trouble that he will not get well

of. Give him 2 drs. potassium iodide

and a teaspoonful of fluid extract of ar—

nica root at a dose in feed or water two

or three times a. day.



Indigestion—Stomach Staggers.——I have

several pigs about three months old that

are not thriving as well as they should.

They appear to have blind staggers, run

around, [all down, run against each oth~

er, squeal and nearly all of them have

sore ears. They are in mop. pasture and

are fed separator milk. C. C... McCords.

Mich—Give your pigs enough epsom salts

tr castor oil to purge them. Feed them

more salt and notice that their bowels

are kept moderately active.



Periodic Ophthalmia.——I ‘have a valu-

able inare schn years old, seemingly

well in evezy other way, but has a. scum

giowiiig over both cyes, one being worse

than the other. When out in bright sun

light, tears run down the face and I

would like to know if anything can be

done to relieve her. A. M., Alden, Mich.

—Your mare will perhaps be benefited

by blowing small quantity of calomel in—

to eyes once a day. AlSti give her 2 drs.

iodide potassium at a dose in feed two

or three times a day. A bright light will

iiritate her eyes. ller bowels should be

kept open and this is best done by giv-

ing her grass or green fodder and she

should not be workcd‘so hard as to over-

heat her.



Indigestion—'Worms——-Cough.—This is

our first year at farming and last April

we bought a sound young mare and sent

her to our newly purchased farm. Short—

ly after we got her she developed a

cough and later a raV'cnous appetite, but

gradually lost flesh. Our neighbors tell

me she has heavcs; if so, would her colts

be affecttd? we have taken the Mich—

igan Farmer since Christmas but fail to

iiiid a parallel case to ours treated. Mrs.

F. A. 0., Detroit, Mlch.—~It is possible

that your mare is suffering from incipi—

ent heavcs which. if so, she must have

more or less digestive trouble; further—

more, she may have some worms. Give

her a dessertspoonful of Fowler’s solu-

tion and the same quantity of tincture

opium at a dose in damp feed three

times a day. Also give her 1 dr. santo‘

nine, 25 grains calomel at‘ a. dose three

times a week for two weeks. Grain and

grass are the best kinds of feed you can

give her. Broken-winded mares should

not be used for breeding purposes.



Cow (limes Bloody Milto—Infected Ud-

der.——About three weeks ago one of my

cows began to give bloody milk; not

knowing what to do for her, she was not

treated. She has since been getting

worse every milking and her bag is now

in a gargcty condition. F. B.. Einpirc,

Mich—Your cow must have bruised her

udder to have caused this leakage of

DIO‘Kl and the gargety condition is the

result of bacterial infection through teat

opening. These cases are difficult to

treat; however, by careful milking and

preventing her from bruising bag, she

will soon show some improvement. Ap-

1ly warm linseed oil to caked parts of

udder and giVe her 1 oz. bicarbonate soda

at a dese in feed or water twice a day.



1ndigestion.~l am a. breeder of thor-

oughbred swine. When my pigs are

about two months old their backs will

bend a litt‘c and the pig will drop belly

until it rcaches the ground, then he will

suddenly jump as if in pain. \Vhen he

falls his legs. file not! bend, but remain

rigid and stiff. The sows eat soaked

corn and scparatcr milk with swill from

the house and the pigs probably get

about a small teacupful twice a day.

Swill contains some middlings. The hogs

sccm worse since I lured them on rape

and their cars. tail and back are sore

and sometimes a scab five or six inches

long will peel off. These pigs are not

thriving and I would like to know what

can be done for them. l’. L. (1., Delton,

Mich.—--I fully believe if their food supply

was changed and if you will feed the

sows some bicarbonate soda and ginger.

and also give the young pigs some of

this same medicine lll their feed, it will

prevent them having spasms and colic.

They will perhaps soon become accus-

tomed to eating rape and suffer no bad

effects from it.



Nasal Gleet—fiIndigestion— Dropsy.——My

mare, age 23, which you have previously

cured of navicular disease, is now all-

ing. For several years she has lacked

ambition, has always had discharge from

nostrils, especially when head was low-

ered, and her mate has had several at-

tacks of looseness of bowels. I have

owned both of these mares for 15 years,

line swelled on inside of thigh and under

belly but the thigh trouble is all right

and most of swelling has disappeared

from under body. This team is not work-

ed hard, eat fairly well, but are low in

flush and need building up. G. W. G..

Rapid City, Mich.—Give each of your

mares a dessertspoont‘ul of Fowler's so—

lution, a tablespoonful of fluid extract

cinchona and a teaspooni‘ul tincture nux

vomica at a. dose in feed or as a drench

three times a day. Their teeth may need

a little attention:,furthe-rmore. it might

be a good plan to feed them crushed or

ground grain.





 





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Write VI. A. EMU. PM...“ Cifiilifi‘ii; Mhlfanllli’é

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CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.



Herd. consisting of Trojan Erica Blackbird: and

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by Black Woodlawn. sire of 0 Grand Chem ion steer

and bull at the International in Ohio-80. £00.. mo.





A few choicel bred youn bulls for sale.

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—Be istered Ayrshire Bull Calves at;

For sale tnrgniers’ rices. Also a. few cows

and heifers. E. A. BLACK. .No. 6. Lakeview. Mich.





GUERNS EY Elufiizg‘LXEi‘dfiifl.





to pay. (Bng W. W. BURD OK. ayland. Mich.





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A 24-Ib. BUII





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13. 20, 23, ‘24—lb. Cows A. R. 0.

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My herd averages 19 lbs.



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from oneto ten months old. sired by Johanna

Concordia Champion. Also cows and heifers bred

to him. Write me for anything you want.

in Holsteins.





L. E. CONNELL, I ray.“., Ohio.

“OI-STEIN Bl“. calf aired by best‘ son of





Pontiac Butter Boy. 58

daughters in advanced Re istry. out: of a grand

dau hter of De Kol 2nd utter Boy 3rd. over

It!) augbtera in advanced Resietr . A beautiful calf

of chomeet breedin . Price on y ’50.



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“Top-Notch” , Holsteins.





Choice bull calves from 6 to 10 mos. old, of fashion-

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head a 00d herd.



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3 $200 Holstein Bulls.





Any breeder in Michigan looking for this kind? If

so see their predigrees before buying.

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HOLSTEIN BULL READY FOR SERVICE.





A line individual. beautifully marked. two-thirds

white. His sire a grandson of Pontiac Korndyke

Hengerveld De Kai. his dam a. fine young





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ready for service. Hate Herd. Ypsilanti. Mich.



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FOR SALE.





A few high class boars from such cham ion boars as

Orion Chief. Instructor. and King of I linois. Also

we and. belt





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Bulls ready for service. also bull calves and heifer

calves. Cows all in yearly test. Satisfaction guaran-

teed. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvflle. Mich.





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





T. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.





NoTICB—I otter for sale a fine three-year-old Jersey

. 00w. Also tswaivi‘oungl bull calves at bar-

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Jogger!“ Cattle For Sale.





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strains. JOHN BEBNEBA SON. Gran Ledge Mich





all!" BREE SHOITHOBIS‘EJSLX “Sinai?" " 33;





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Oxford D.“ 8 -Good vowing rieid





Rm (1 f ages

fox-sale. I. R. WATIBB RY. Egmgdffdiggim.





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Bums lld “0hr“: Bred tg let rige angrohalgpgll

boar. Priced to move them. M. '1‘. tory. Lowell. ich.





BREKSHIRES—Z tyne; gilts. bred. at ‘35. Bears

permeable .man up. An booking orders for

spring pigs. E mhurflt Stock Farm. Almont, Mich





 





Bnnxsnmes for Sale—March farrowed boats and '





gilts. sired by Handsome Prince 3d. out Weyeneth

Lady Francis A. A. PATTULLO. Deckervllle. Mich.





Quick Haiunng Berksliirns_§§€f.?§2€$§%u§i°fifim"°'

or money refunded. O. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.





Weaned igs either sex '



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Improved Chesterfi‘i‘l‘nliéfihifi";

choice yvo’uréf boar and a few sows bred for early fall

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0 also fall pigs 300 to pick from Shipped on approval.

BOLLENIMG VIEW STOCK FARE. Cnu City. lichizm.





n I c SWINE—Jinks weighing 230 lbs. each. Also

. u - a few very choice .ilts. bred for J une far-

row. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansville. Ingham 00., Mich.





0 Extra choice bred slits. service boars

I 'l c- and spring igs not kl f

Fair winners. Avondnle Bt‘bok Fem: Wlaylnoelflgm?





9 —All ages, growthy and in: e. no b .

0- I. C s Males ready. lilito select frogm. Adam;

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





9 -1 have some very fine and r wth 1

0‘3}- 9'3 fall pigsé efiher MOTnTlgleimg'So to: 5::

v n , pain no n. .

Nashville. Mich.. half mile west: of depot. ULZE'





UR Imp. Chester Whites and Tam rth '

0 245 lei: at: Fairs in 1911. Service boars?alsosaz‘::l;g3

for spring furrow of either breed that will please you

in quality and price. Adams Bros. Litchfleld. Mich.





swine and Bull Bo k k l

0- '- cl right was, best of brgediu?p:{:esw:;

. D. SCOTT. Quimby, Mich.

Choice aprin l , b ' " '

O. l. C- Challen r"(g3lf)%riteyf Fronts





GLENWOOD STOCK ARM. Zeeland,or 1121058.





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Pigs. ire and trios. not akin. ave a number

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O. l. C.——0rders Iflktd For 8 'ng Pigs.





C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Ml





0. I. C’s of March ad nApril furrow,





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OTIS GREENMAN. R. 4. figiievue." 9323:5033 $609..





DUROC JERSEY —Qne service boar: two bred



. . gills; spring pi s (either sex).

Choice breeding. Prices reasonable. rite or come

and see. IR. G. VIVIAN. R. No. 4. Monroe, Mich.





Duroc Jorse s—Sows bred for May and

pay the express. J. H. ANGE‘AHET, Egilsfifigrlfi’ichl

iiiiitoc JERSEY SWINE-Willi it‘ll).

wants. F. A. LAMB A SON. Caseopolis. Mich.

DUROC-JERSEX SOWS bred for. July and August;





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ready for service. Prices right for 10 days. Write 01"

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POLAND-CHV‘TNA SWINE





Bred for September. R. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





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Big Smooth Poland China Hogs filfifilaifii’elfi

reasonable prices. ALLEN BB. S. Paw Paw. M’ich.

—Bred from is! e t. .

Poland Chinas .n y... be... .5... ififil‘l‘l’é

prices. W. J. HAGELS AW. Augusta. Michigan.

POLAND OHINAS#Gilt.s and yearling sows bred





for first of Se t. furrow. a few b’

E. D. BISHOP, Scuba 38. Lake UdessaigMitti‘rlfies





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avg. 103188 to litter. Free livery. ex enses paid if not

satisfie . order early and slit choice. Prices reasonable

quality considered. W. ‘. Livingston. Parma, Mich:





Poland China fall and 8 rl i

“G IYPE bred. Dairy bred Stronger-:3 :11 is 82:3

calves. Prices low. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





15 Poland China Sows m“ viiifp'l“ m”





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priced to sell. WM. WAFFLE. Coidwzitefirl.ll ioc‘fild'





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Ext.



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PRACTICAL SCIENCE.





 





 





NUTRITION STUDIES;





BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.





.. (Continued).

Armsby’s Standard.





 





The Armsby standards bring us back

a little more closely to our studies on

calorimetry in

based on the therm. We may recall that

in one of our preceding discussions on

calorimetry the therm was explained. A

thcrm represents the amount of heat re—

quircd to raise 1,000 lbs. of water four

degrees F. In other words, then, a

thcrm is the equivalent of 1,000 calories,

One hundred pounds of pure digtstible

protein when burned in a. calorimeter

yields in heat 1'86 therms. One hundred

pounds of pure digestible carbohydrates

when burned in a calorimeter yield ill

heat 186 therms. One hundred pounds of

pure digestible fat Under the same con-

dilicns yield 422 therms. '



A Therm in the Body is the Same as a

Therm in the Cfilorimeter‘.





It is assumed that the same equivalent

is given in the body when‘the food is

consumed for the functional purposes of

the body as whcn burned in the calori—

nlctcr. For instance, according to Arms-

by's standards, in oat straw thcre are

90.8 lbs. of dry matter and 1.091bs. of di-

gestible protein. The value in therms,

therefore, of 100 lbs. of oat straw would

be 21.2. This value is based not alone

on the calorimeter measurements but

upon the net energy available after de—

ducting from the digtstible nutrients the

loss due to the mastication of the food,

etc.



‘W‘ith alfalfa h‘ly containing in 100 lbs,

6.9 lbs. of digestible protein, Armsby

gives a value, of 34.4 therms. \Vith 100

lbs. of corn silage containing 1.2 lbs. of

digestible protein Armsby gives a value

of 16.5 therms. 'VVith triangles containing

in 100 lbs. 0.14 lbs. of digestible protein

he gives a value of 4.6 therms. \Vith

corn meal containing in 100 lbs. 6.8 lbs.

of digestible protein Armsby gives a val—

ue, of 88.8 therms. With oats containing

8231218. of digestible protein per 100 lbs.

hef‘ gives'a value of 66.2 thcrms.. With

wheat bran containing 10.2 lbs. of digest-

ible protein per 100 lbs. he gives a value

of'48.2 therms.





Therm Value Shows the Real

the Feed. ‘1

Very striking differences are shown in

Armsby’s tables in the thelrm equivalent

of the various classes of feeds. For in—

stance, corn with its 6.8 lbs. of digestible

protein has 25 per cent more thermal

value than does oats containing nearly

‘two per cent more digestible protein. The

inference is very plain. suggesting as it

does, its own explanation.

It has been cutomary in studies In

nutrition and the balanced ration to at—

tribute food valuc to corn and oats based





Value of





largely upon their relative amounts of

digestible protein. For instance, con—





sulting Table III in the Appendix in lien-

ry’s Feeds and Fee-ding, we find fl‘lr corn

meal 6.1. lbs. of digestible protein, 64.3 lbs.

of digestible carbohydrates and 3.5 lbs.

of digestible fat. \Vere we to figure these

two feeds acordlng to the analysis show—

ing their digestible nutrients we should

be obliged to ascribe to oats practically

as promincnt a place in the ration as WC

do to corn meal. Of course, corn meal

has the higher contcnt by 12 lbs. of di-





gestible carbohydrates but on the other

hand, oats has the advantage of corn

meal by 4 lbs. of digestible protein. It

is evident, however. from the Armsby

table that oats with the considerable

amount of fibrous, WOOdy matter with





which the oat kernel is surrounded, are

digestible at much greater expense to the

animal system than is the case with

corn meal. Consequently corn with its

lower content of digestible protein is giV—

en a value one—fourthh grratcr on the

basis of its thermal value than oats. It

would do well for the reader to study

under Chapter VIII in Henry’s Feeds and

Feeding the very comprehensive discus—

sion which be there gives of the Armsby

feeding standards.



t seems to the writer that the Armsby

Standards are much more adaptable to

the requirements of the American feeder

than are the Kellner standards, and we

would recommend likewise that the yea-1-

er apply to the Pennsylvania Experiment

Station, at State College, Pa, for Bulle-

tin 114, by Mr. H. E. VanNorman, which

discusses with remarkable clearness the

net energy standards of Armsby.





that these standards are-





TYPHOID FEVER IN ITS RELATION

TO THE MILK SUPPLY OF

CREAMERIES.





 





Until the sanitary problem is better in

hand than it is at present among our

rural population and as well among some

of our cities, we are going to be con-

fronted continually with the necessity of

establishing safeguards against typhoid

infection.



When the Writer was state analyst for





the Michigan Dairy and Food Depart-

ment, it became necessary on a great





many occasions to place an embargo or:

the sale of milk in various communities

in the state, due to the prevalence of

typhoid fever on the premises furnish—

ing the milk supply. In a number of in—

stances the loss accruing to the dairy-

lnan through a supply thus cut off was

a very serious item and we were applied

to to find out if possible some avenue or

outlet through which this product could

be marketed with safety to the public. it

was thought that possibly milk so con-

taminated or at least suspected to be

contaminated might be. diverted to the

creameries where, aftcr being ripened in

the usual way the presence of the higa

content of lactic acid might destroy the

villllonce of the typhoid bacillus. This

line of experimentation was suggested to

])r. Marshall at the Michigan Experiment

Station, and he promised to take up an

investigation along this line.



There has just come to our attention

the Technical Bulletin No. 9 published by

the Division of Bacteriology and Hygiene,

of the Michigan Agricultural Experiment

Station, by NIISS Zac Northrup, dealing

with the influence of the products of lac-

tice organisms upon bacillus typhosis.

This series of experiments is very inter—

csting and very instructive from a tech—

nical standpoint. The author of the bul-





letin has becn very painstaking in her

work and has evidently studied it from

Such points as would demonstrate con—





clusively regarding the theme. The coll—

clusions, however, ts far as the evidence

contributed ill the bulletin is concerned,

we disappointing in that they do not

answer the "question involved.



The conclusions are given herewith. If

any of our readers are interested in the

technique, it is suggested that they ap-

ply to the experiment station, 'Lansing,

for this technical bulletin.



Conclusions,



Taken from Technical Bulletin No. 9,

Michigan Agricultural College Experiment

station. Division of Bacteriology and

Hygiene



The minimum acidity produced by Bact.

lactis acidi (from sour milk) which will

dcstroy B. typhosus is +37 degrees in lac-

tose broth. This corresponds to 80 de—

grees acid in milk and 28 degrees acid

in whey.



The minimum inhibitive acidity pro-

duced by Pact. bulgaricum' is +53 de-

grees in lactose broth. This corresponds

to rlrL’OS degrees acid in milk and to 06

dcg'lees acid in whey.



The above amounts of acid in milk cor-

responding to the acidity produced in

whey and lactose broth by the same or—

ganism are theoretically the minimum

acidities at which the typhoid bacteria

will be killed.



llowever, in raw milk, the medium of

natural infection, many factors enter

which are never constant, e. g., the char-

actcr of the initial lllicroblal flora, the

flora gained by the necessary exposure

to sources of contamination, and the tem—

perature condition under which the milk

is kept after being strained.



If certain species of micro—organisms

are present in milk, they may, either by

growing in association with the lactic

bacteria, or by some of their own meta—

bolic products cause a more rapid de—

struction of the typhoid organisms than





the lactic bacteria. are capable of caus-

ing alone. Or, on the contrary, certain

species of bacteria may predominate





Which will check the production of acid

by the lactic bacteria, some even living

in symbiotic relationship with B. ty—

phosus.



It is very probable that some one of

those conditions will occur in the greater

number of infected milk

milk infected with typhoid bacteria must

have been subjected to sources of con—

tamination from which a. varied flora

would be acquired.



Thus, while this series of experiments

brings out some very interesting facts

the many normal factors entering pre-

vent any definite conclusions being made.





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The railroad carries passengers in

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It is an easy matter to transport

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The telephone system cannot put

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order to carry more people. It must

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more wires.





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SUMMER DAIRY SANITATION.





There seems to be a general tendency

on the part of dairymen to neglect sani-

tary conditions during the summer

months. While the work in the fields is

pressing the gutters are allowed to be-

come full of manure, the alleys scattered

with litter, the windows and walls dirty

and covered with cobwebs and a. general

air of neglect lS apparent.



Cows that are kept in the pasture will

keep reasonably clean so that grooming

generally takes care of itself; however.

if the posture is so situated that the

cows have access to muddy pools or stag-

nant ponds they will often stand in the

water up to their knees, fighting flies and

plastering themselves with .mud. This

mud dries quickly and readily falls into

the milk pail. It is one of the most 0b—

jcctionable forms of dirt bee-(ruse it

quickly finds its way through the strain-

el‘s and settles at the bottom of the cans

and bottles. it is also loaded with dan-

gerous bacterial life that have a. delete-

rious effect upon the milk and its pro—

ducts. Cows that are plastered with this

kind of m'ud should have the belly,

flanks, udder and [eats thoroughly wash-

ed before being milked.



There is no single factor that will do

as much toward insuring high—grade pro—

ducts during the summer months as that

of keeping the utensils used ill handling

the milk clean and sanitary. Milk may

be produced in sanitary stables by heal-

llly and well—fed cows and drawn in a

cleanly manner, but,ihe good effects of

such care will be wasted unless it is

l-xlellded to the utensils. Bacteria are

unusually active in warm weather. Thou-

sumls may be concealed in u crevice so

small that it can hardly be seen, and lf

these get into the milk they may increase

more than one thousand fold within 24

hours. A little milk left in the seams,

or about the rim of the pails and cans

harbors thousands of bacteria, and their

injurious effect is. sure to be. great if the

conditions are favorable for their devel-

opment. 3,



ln buying utensils for the dairy one

should select those which can be easily

cleaned. Those having corners or parts

which are ll’le'tl to reach with water and

a. brush or cloth should'be avoided.

Sharp, angular corners are very difficult;

to keep sanitary. "Wooden pails or VUS—

sels should never be used for handling

milk. It is not economy to keep old. bat-

tered—up pails, cullb‘ and utensils of any

kind. Calls and pails with double bot-

toms or patches on the sides. dents or

bare iron from which the tin has been

worn are not found in the best dairies.



One of the most prolific sources of

trouble during the summer months is the

old. sour straner cloths which are rinsed

in luke-warm water and hung up to dry.

These cloths should be put in boiling

water for a few moments and thoroughly

cleaned before being used for another

milking. Ordinary wire sel'ainers are

worse than none at all. They are very

difficult to keep clean and are practically

worthless for removing fine particles of

dust and dirt.



There are certain fundamental princi—

ples in cleuuing pails, cans and other

utensils. Milk should never be allowed

to dry on and become sour. If it is im-

possible to thoroughly clean the utensils

soon after use, they should be filled with

water, and then they can be easily clean-

ed later. Milk should always be- rinsed

out of utensils before they are scalded.

if this is not done the albumen of the

milk will be coagulated by the heat and

adhere to the surface, making its removal

difficult. It is important, therefore, to

rinse the cans in warm water before

scalding. , Some use cold water, but it

may be quite warm without changing the

common of the albumen. The best meth-

od is to rinse the utensils with warm

water, then wash with hot water with

the aid of some cleaning preparations,

then rinse carefully to remove all soap or

cleaning material, exposing them to live

steam for a few minutes. Milk utensils

are generally imperfectly cleaned. The

common practice on many farms of rins—

ing with cold water, filling one can or

vessel with hot water and pouring the

cloth and water into the next vessel, the

same water being used for the other ves-

sels, leaves the last ones in bad condition

for preserving the milk. If the water is

not hot, the grease is not removed, but

simply smeared over the tin.





under





The best preparations to use in clean-

ing dairy utensils are the alkalies and

carbonates, like soda lye and ‘salsoda. be-

cause they have the power to dissolve

the coagulated albumen and this gives

them a. special value for cleaning up old,

dirty utensils. Still, pails and cans may

be kept in good condition without the use

of large amounts of these preparations.

Salsoda is one of the best and cheapest

of all materials, as it is neither poison-

ous or corrosive. The amount of salsoda

required is small and can be quickly

learned by experience. Some object to

its use because it' has a. tendency to dis-

color the tin, but this does not occur

unless too much is used and the uten-

sils are not thoroughly rinsed after its

use. Strong alkalles are objected to by

many dairymen because they cause the

skin of the hands to chap and crack. If

the utensils become dull and need scour-

ing there is nothing superior to common

salt, it is cheap, does good work and

leaves no bad flavor. Sand is often used,

but it should be very fine or it is apt to

scratch the tin. Some soaps have fine

sand mixed with them and make good

scouring combinations.



It is somewhat anomalous that boards

of health in cities take a deep interest in

the water supply for human consump-

tion, and tlult the brewers and distillers

have the water as nearly chemically pure

as it is possible to obtain it, and prac-

tically no attentin is paid to the charac-

ter of the water consumption of dairy

cows. it is too oflf>n the case that cows

are confined in u pasture with access to

no water except such as stands in stag-

nant pools and perhaps covered with a

green slime and which intense thirst

compels them to drink. Such foul water

cannot help but be productive of injur-

ious bacteria. Too often the well from

which they obtain their supply of water

is located at the lowest part of the barn-

yard and subject to surface drainage. yet

the. cows are forced to drink this water

and are expected to produce milk of high

qualily. 11‘ the water in the pasture can-

not be procured from a clean spring or

running stream it should come from a.

deep well that is not subject to surface

drainage. The same principles apply to

the quality of water used for Washing the

dairy utensils. Impure water used for

washing utensils is a. frequent cause of

bad-flavored milk.



Special attention should be devoted to

keeping the manure cleaned up about the

yards and stables during warm weather.

Manure piles are. an ideal place for files

and bacteria to thrive and multiply. It

is impossible to produce high-grade milk

filthy surroundings. Cows that

are kept under such conditions will wade

through the manure and get their legs

plastered and during rainy weather their

teats will be sputtered with the foul-

smcllillg liquid manure lll the yards. It

pzlys to clean up the yards early in the

season and destroy the breeding places

of flies and vermin. Lime spread liber-

ally in the yards and stable will keep

down foul odors and make life less com-

fortable for the flies and vermin. Saw—

dust is an excellent absorbent to use in

the gutters while the. claws are being kept

on grass and other succulent foods.



Milk should be removed from the sta—

ble and promptly cooled as soon as it is

drawn from the cows. Some use aera-

tors, but they are not to be recommended

unless the milk room is absolutely free

from dust. It, is better to put the milk

ill cans and place the (‘allS in a tank of

cold water and stir frequently until the

milk is reduced in temperature to about

that of the water. This removes the

animal heat without exposing the milk to

the air which under even the most ideal

conditions is sure to have more or less

bacterial life flouting in it. Clainliness

and cold are the agents that must be

employed in making high-grade milk

during the summer.





New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





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when you keep within the law and give

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and it is possible to have as much as

two per cent of casein, or curd. in but-

ter. .1111 admit that this would not be

very good butter, but here would be 23. 9

per cent of the butter something besides

butter- fat Under the standard that is

in force now by the revenue department

nothing is 'taken into consideration ex-

cept the moisture. -If there was 23.9 per

cent of moisture, salt, and casein, that

would leave 76.1 per cent of butter-fat

which is the base of the problem in per—

centage and 23.9 per cent being the per-

centage, dividing the percentage by the

base gives the rate of 31.4 per cent ov-

er—run. Of course, under the pure food

law of the National Pure Food and Drug

Act, the butter-fat is taken as a stan-

dard instead of moisture, and that says

that butter shall contain 85 per cent of

butter—fat. Taking this as a standard

thenrit would be impossible to get as

large an over-run. Now I say this ov-

er-run of 31.47 is possible, but it is not

probable. The probability is that if you

have this much over-run you have got

more than 16 per cent of moisture. Then

again. it is not safe to try and incor-

porate 15.9 per cent of moisture. If you

do you will get into trouble. It is not

safe for the buttermaker to work be-

yond 15 per cent of moisture. Then he

has some butter that will run close (0

the danger line. Besides, this over-run

supposes that there is no loss whatever,

and there are always mechanical losses.

for instance, there is a loss in churning,

for you can’t get all of the butter—mt

out of the butermilk. There is a loss in

rinsing the cans, some of the cream is

spilled. t is impossible not to lose some

in various ways.



Now in practical work in a creamerV

if a buttermaker gets a 20 per cent over-

run he is doing pretty well. Some but-

termakers get 25 per cent, some try to

average 20 per cent, but I say, if the but-

termakcr gets a 20 per cent over—run no

one should find serious fault with him.

This, of course, is with gathered cream.

With whole milk there is not only a loss

in churning and the other mechanical

losses which we have in the manufacture

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I am always interested in personal ex-

pe1iences of other daiiymen, and trust

yep. will think the following records of

1ny,herd will be of genexal interc.st



Seven years ago last spring I left an

office job to try my luck on a farm, and

purchased, in partnership with my ten-





ant, a. good herd of registered Sl1orthorns._





Before the year was gone, however, I

decided that milk production would be

more to my taste, so We disposed of our

herd and I started in the next year on

my own hook with only six grade cows.



From the very first 1 kept an accurate

daily milk record of each cow, and after

six years’ experience am more than con-

vincedof the great importance of weigh-





ing each cow’s milk every milking. The

iirst year I set a mark of 6,000 lbs. per

Cow as my aim for a herd record, and





determined to keep no cow that fell be-

low 5,000 lbs.



At the cnd of the third year of dairying

I had 16 good cows (that being the ca-

pacity of my barn), besides quite a bunch

of young stock of which I had great

hopes, for in the fall of my first year I

had purchased a registered Holstein bull.

1 next increased the capacity of the barn

to 38 head, and for the last three years

l1aVe had a tenant who owns half the

herd. Thi.q tenant Mr. Albert Bruin, is

one who is not afraid to buy whatever

feed is necessary, and consequently the

cows are always in prime condition.



Year before last we had worked the

average production up so that the 23

head which we had the full year aver-

aged 8,501 lbs.; the lowest being 5,895

lbs and the hight‘st 10 657 lbs. For the

year ending last snring we made what;

wt consider a wonderful record, the av-

erage for the 34 head which were here

to the full year being 9,327 lbs. per co“,

and there was only one cow that gave

less than 7,000 lbs. and one (ow reache]

the high mark of 12,361 lbs. To state the

records more in detail: One cow gave

over 12, 000 lbs., four otheis over 11000

lbs., seven others over 10, 000 lbs, nine

others over 9,000 lbs, six others over

8,000 lbs, SIX others over 7,000 lbs, and

One other over 6,000 lbs.



Until last year we sold milk without a

butter-fat test. so neglected to test in-

dividual cows, but the condensary records

show a very good herd test for last year,

the average being 3.65 percent, and run-





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THE 1 MICHIGAN FARMER;





ning from 3.4 in June to 3.9‘ in December

Our milk deliveries to the condensary for

last year totaled over 330,000 lbs., and

we used about 4,000 lbs. on the farm be-

sides, so the four cows which did not

have a full year’s record gave about 17,-

000 lbs.



Our silos have a capacity of 250 tons,

and we also give. the cows all the hay

they will eat in winter (either alfalfa, clo-

ver, or oats and peas.) We also feed

whatever fodder we happen to have. The

bill for mill feeds in the winter amounts

to seven or eight cents per day per cow,

according to price of feed. In the sum-

mer the cows have natural pasture, and

the mill feed is cut down according to

the condition of the pasture.



In the course of building up the herd

we have bought quite a number of head,

and the records show the-re have been

60 different COWS on the place during the

six years. The 22 which are gone are ac—

counted for as follows: Five died, (two

lightning, one milk fever), eight sold for

beef. (four spoiled bags, two sterile, two

poor producers), nine sold for dairy, (four

because of high price offered, five rather

poor producers). \N'e still have the old

bull (now over seven years old), as his

heifers have all been good. \Ve also have

another bull, Royalton Canary Princ’e

(63821), whose dam recently tested 34.60

lbs. of butter in seven days, A. R. O. we

have several registered females on a11-

othe-r farm.



\Ve would like very much to know

how this grade herd compares with others.



Lenawcc Co. R. l’. CLEMENT.





THE STABILITY OF DAIRYING.





It is the stability of dairying that is SO

important. One must have capital invest-

ea other than the farm and tools,

than what is merely necessary for the

production of crops. It is a separate and

distinct investment of itself. It is the

kind of business that isn’t ruined by a

bad year, llke crops. For instance, this

year all over the north central west

there is a very poor crop of wheat on

the average. Once in a while a man has

a fairly good crop, but wheat this year

is a poor crop. Last year it was a good

crop. it is the same with other crops.

One year conditions are right for a good

corn crop; another season the crop fails.

So one year we have a splendid yield of

potatoes, another year we have a poor

yicld of potatoes. A man who puts his





all into any one crop, beans, for instance,

or potatoes, will suffcr greatly when this

bad year comes, which is sure come.





His business isn’t stable. It depends too

much upon conditions over which he has

no control. On the other hand, dairying‘

has stability. It, makes no great differ—

ence if you do havo a poor corn crop

this year your business of dairying goes

on just the same. You substitute some

other crop for the corn crop as feed for

the dairy cow, but the business goes on.

If clover fails you put in c1)Wpeas or soy

beans, or raise peas and oats, some sub-

stitute crop for the clover crop, and you

buy more grain to feed, but your main

business, the business of dairying, goes

on just the same. SO (lairying is more

than crop production, it has got more

stability than (rop production, and a.

man who is far sighted enough and will—

ing to put capital into a good commercial

herd of dairy cows may be sure that he

is not going to be affected by a bad year,





or by two had years. It is something

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go outside of his own farm

feed for his dairy cows and

his farm and then feed it

and make a profit, because he

charges the fccd to the cows at the

market price. If he raised the iced him—

self and can produce it for less than the

market price then, of course, he makes

a. profit off from the feed and also from

his dairy cows. But he can go outside

of his farm and buy the feed at the

market price and with a good herd of

COWS make a good legitimate profit. Con—

sequently you have got something that

can depend upon, something that

will stay by you on a rainy day, some-

thing that will give yOu employment the

year around, some-thing; that will furnish

you a cash income the year around, and

this is one of the great reasons why

dairying almost invariably brings pros-

perity to the dairy farmcr or to a dairy

community, because it is something you

can tie to and something that is not af-

fected by a bad season. ~





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CURRENT COMMENT.





The fact that

Michigan’s Agricultural the total value

Opportunities. of farm proper—





ty in the United

States more than doubled in a period of

ten years, as shown by the recently

published census figures. is a matter for

sincere congratulation to the farmers of

Michigan, as well as of other sections of

the country. This is certainly an unex-

amplcd record of agricultural prosperity

in which Michigan has shared to a grati-

fying degree.



The census figures show that the total

value of all farm property in Michigan in

1910 aggrcgatcd 551.088.858.379. as com-

pared with a total value in 1000 of $690.—

355,7f‘.li, an increase, of 57.7 pcr cent, as

compared with the increase in the coun-

try of 100.5 per cent. This proves the

fact many times mentioned in those col-

umns that farm lands of the better class

han in recent years sold more cheaply

in Michigan than in any of the adjoining

states.



This condition of affairs, however, has

not been so pronounced since the taking

of the statistics for the thirteenth decen—

nial census. the increase in the sale

price of farm land in many sections of





the state having advanced rapidly dur-

ing the past two years. This advance

has been so marked and so general,





that, were a now census to be taken this

year, we believe it would be found that

the margin of difference between the in—

crease in the value of farm property dur-

ing the decade from 1900 to 1910, as

shown by the above comparison would

be largely, if not entirely. eliminated.





Notwithstanding this fact, there is no

question but that. bcllcr agricultural 0p-

portunitic's await the young man right

here in Michigan than is the case in

almost any other section or country of

the world. Notwithstanding the advance

in farm propcrty as above noted in re-

cent ycars, the better grade of agricul-

tural lands in Michigan still sell at fig-

ures below their real value, as compared

with the prices which prevail in the sis—

ter states to the south of us, while we

still have a great undeveloped agricul—

tural empire in the northern portion of

the stato, including the upper peninsula.

which a\'»'zlllS the hands of men who do—

sire to make for themselves permanent

homes upon the land. A trip through

the northern sections of the lower penin—

sula and the, upper peninsula could not

but convince any observing man of this

fact.



Very much of this undeveloped land is

as good as the average of that which

has already been developed. A consid—

erable percentage. however. is plains

land or land which would require drain—

age on an extcnsive scale to make it

available for agricultural purposes. The

future value of these farm lands, and

particularly the plains land has been a

mattcr of frcquent discussion and disa-

greement, CVl‘ll among those who are

best informed with regard to the re.—

sources of the state. We believe there

in no doubt but that ultimately the great

bulk of this land will have a value for

agricultural purposes which is not gen-

erally appreciated at this time. At least

this has been the case with similar lands

in other countries.



Much of the land in Germany upon

which sugar beets and other staple crops

are now regularly grown was originally

land very similar in character to our own

plains land but which, by scientific treat-

ment, has been made permanently profit-

able for agricultural purposes. The meth-

ods by which the poorer of these Ger-





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man lands have been reclaimed. as. re.—

cently related by a Michigan business

man who has spent considerable time in

the agricultural sections of Germany

studying the beet sugar industry as de-

veloped there, is most interesting.



In order to provide a more stable foun-

dation for improving the fertility and

humus content of this soil it was many

years ago deeply plowed and a heavy ap—‘

plication of lime was made in the bottom

of the furrows, ‘thus tending to form an

artificial hardpan some 30 inches below

the surface as the initial step in improv—

ing its fertility and crop producing pow-

er. By this means and by subsequent

good farming the fertility of these lands

has been increased to a degree which has

made them permanently profitable for

agricultural purposes.



Ultimately. either with or without ex—

pensive preparation such as was there

used in earlier days, even the poorest of

our Michigan plains lands will be made

productive. But this is a problem which

does not press for solution while there

is yet such a body of good land await-

ing development as is the case in Mich-

igan.



Within the next decade the develop-

ment of this great agricultural empire

within our state is bound to progress

rapidly and it is not Without gnod reason

that we predict that when the next na-

tional census is taken Michigan will be

well toward the top in the increase in

the value of farm property'as compared

with her sister states. Truly, there are

greater agricultural opportunities in

Michigan than in any other state in the

country, not alone because of the land

which is available at comparatively cheap

prices. but as well because of the great

diversity of our agriculture, and the fact

that we are first in the production of

many staple products and crowd other

states for first honors in many other

lines. ()ur young men would do well to

first look over the opportunities right at

their door before considering prospects

which are made, to look more alluring

from a distance, but which in reality do

not offer as favorable opportunities for

the making of desirable homes and the

early accumulation of a satisfactory

competence.





~ There is a very '

Optimism as a Busi- noticeable differ-

ness Asset. ence in the feeling

of the average





farmer regarding the season’s prospects

since the occurrence of recent rains,

which have been rather general through-

out the state. During the dry, hot month

of June there was a very general pes-

simistic feeling regarding the Outlook for

the season’s campaign. A late spring

delayed the planting of the spring crops

while the dry June weather seemed to be

the forerunner of a severe mid-summer

drought and conditions appeared to be

anything but encouraging for the aver’

age farmer. For the time being it was

forgotten by many that compensation is

a law of nature, and that weather con-

ditions generally average up much bet-

ter than we fear during unfavorable pe-

riods. But with the falling of welcome

rains, the season‘s prospects have mate-

rially improved and the average farmer

wears a ‘smile more frequently and con-

stantly than was the case a few weeks

ago. except perhaps in cases where there

was a. loss in the quality of the hay crop

from the same cause which so materially

benefited the growing crops.



Thus in this case, as in practically ev-

ery case in which we are confronted by

discouraging conditions. there was a sil.

ver lining to the cloud which obscure-l

our vision. Also. in this case as in oth-

ers which may effect our viewpoint of

things material, a cheerful optimism

would have been a more desirable frame

of mind to cultivate. Too many people

do not seem to appreciate the fact that

optimism is a real business asset. That

it is a valuable asset in any business

cannot be questioned by the thoughtful

and observing man, but it is perhaps a

more substantial asset in farming than

in most other business enterprises. for

the reason that the farmer is less able to

control the conditions which make for a

maximum success than most other busi-

ness men. But if he cannot control the

conditions under which he must work,

he can at least obviate the more serious

handicaps which they may temporarily

impose. providing he maintains the op-

timistic view of future conditions which

experience warrants. if a dairyman, in-

stead of bemoaning his luck when a

drought comes and the pastures fail,

maintains the production of his herd by

supplementary feeding until weather con-

ditions improve, and the grower of cash

crops, by thorough tillage tides his crops





 





over until rein come. he can thus se-

cure more profitable yields than would

have been possible had he become dis-

couraged and failed to make up for the

shortcomings of nature as best he could.





This is but one illustration of many

which might be cited to prove that op-

timism is a valuable business asset on

the farm. But it is far more than a.

simple business asset. It 'is a desirable

personal attainment. which will make its

possessor a more cheerful and acceptable

companion in the home and more likable

as an acquaintance, to say nothing of

the added enjoyment which the reason—

ably optimistic man will derive from life

as compared with the pessimist.



Someone has well said that there are

two things in this world which it does

not pay to worry about: the things which

We can help, and those which we can‘t

help. Let us then cultivate an optimism

which, tempered with reason and guided

by experience, will be both a. valuable

business asset and a. desirable personal

attainment.





An idea has been

evolved by the man-

agement of the State

Fair in planning this

years’ exhibition and~approved by a com-

m'ittee of the Detroit Board of Commerce

appointed to confer with the directors of

the State'AgriculturaI Society with re-

gard to ways and means of bringing pro-

ducers and consumers together. This

plan contemplates the establishment of

a municipal market centrally located in

the city of Detroit where produce may

be shipped in cariots, as well as drawn

in by wagons, and sold direct to con-

sumers as is now done on a. smaller

scale at the public markets in this and

other cities. I



It is proposed 10 discuss ways and

means for the permanent establishment

of this enterprise at abarbecue to be

held at the State Fair, the Board of

Commerce committee in the meantime to

consider the problem of a 10cation for

such a market. As a means of creating

interest in this enterprise the purely ag—

ricultural exhibits at the State Fair are

to be sold to the people of the city at

the close of the fair. .



Investigation has shown that in other

cities where municipal ...markets

been established, of which Des Moines,

Iowa, is a prominent example, they have

met with success from the start, it be-

ing stated that at Des Moines the num-

ber of producers who have been enabled

to sell direct to the consumers through

this medium has increased by hundreds,

while the price of produce to the con-

sumers of the city has been very mate—

rially reduced, thus benefiting producers

and COnsumelS alike. There is no ques-

tion but that the problem of distribution

is as important as that of production.

Neither is there any doubt that the pres-

ent cost of distribution is altogether too

high, and a movement of this kind in

Michigan may well result in increasing

the proportion of the. consumer’s dollar

which .will be received by producers

within reach of the proposed municipal

market, should the plans to this end he

worked out successfully.



If the plan should be demonstrated to

be a success here it could also be worked





A Move for Direct

Marketing.





out On a smaller scale in other Michigan

(ities. At; any rate it is a step in the

right direction toward the solution of





this vexed question of the distribution of

farm products to the ultimate consumer

and the outcome will be watched with

interest by both producers and consum-

ers throughout the slate.





Recently publish-



Relatlvelmportance of ed census figures

the Corn Crop. emphasized the

importance of



the corn crop as compared with other

grain crops grown upon the farms of the

country. These figures show that all

cereal crops being represented by 100

the acreage devoted to corn in the coun-

try is 51.4 per cent of the total. In the

east nerth central states, to which group

Michigan belongs, the percentage of the

area. of corn as compared to the 'total of

grain crops is almost exactly similar to





that of the country as a whole, being

51.8 per cent.

In the north. as a whole, the corn





acreage forms 45 per cent of the total

acreage in cereals, while in the south it is

77.9 per cent of the total acreage in grain

crops. The west grows comparatively

little corn, the acreage of corn being

only 6.1 per cent of the total acreage in

cereals. The country east of the Mis-

SISSIDpi river has a corn acreage com-

prising 59.4 per cent of the total acreage

in grain crops, while west of the Missis-

sippi the percentage is 45.8.





JULY 2?. 1912.



In no state's, except the mountain and

Pacific states, the New England and

middle Atlantic states. does the area of

any other grain crop exceed that devot-

ed to corn. In the cases mentioned the

east grows a larger acreage of oats than

of corn, while in the west wheat com-

prises the greater acreage.



It will thus be seen that the value of

the corn plant to agriculture is recog-

nized by the farmers of the country over

and that there is a reason for the aver-

age condition of the corn crop being 8811‘

orally taken as an index of the agricul-

tural conditions for the entire country,

as it is the most widely distributed and

generally grown of all our crops.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





National.





Unexpected complications have devel—

oped from the probe into the circum-

stances surrounding the murder of Her-

man Rosenthai, a New York gambler.

There is considerable evidence leading to

the belief that the police department of

the American metropolis is connected

with the crime.



Wm. L. Bullock, of Texas, a. midship-

man at Annapolis, in fulfilling the acad—

emy traditiOn that it is necessary for a.

newly entered midshipman to climb the

topmast of Commodore Farragut’s old

flagship. which is now anchored at the

naval academy wharf, was killed by fall-

ing from the mast after he had succeed-

cd in reaching the top.



It is expected that the wool tariff will

be voted on in the U. S. Senate, Thurs—

day of this week, the exercise bill on

Friday and the sugar tariff bill on Sat-

urday. 1n the house the cotton bill will

be voted upon. The house will also con—

sider the eight hour law covering gov-

ernment work, a bill for the admission

without tariff duty materials used in

building American ships and one requir—

ing wireless apparatus upon vessels.



It is estimated by the post office de-

partment that during the past fiscal year

$120,000,000 was filched from the Ameri-

can people by fraudulent operations

through the mails. The authorities have

arrested 1,063 persons, 452 of whom were

convicted and 571 cases are awaiting

final disposition.



An order has been issued by the Penn-

sylvania. railroads discontinuing the sell-

ing of liquors on trains east of Pitts«

burgh.



The Straus arbitration committee se-

lected to render a decision in the loco-

motive engineers' trouble with the rail—

road owners, is in session in NEW‘ York

city taking testimony from the officers of

the several companies concerned and.

from representatives of the locomotive

engineers. ‘ l





The state dairy and food department.





of Michigan has reported that 41 out of 56

samples of drugs analyzed. were found

to contain impurities. Of 30 samples of

meat 20 were found to be either mis-

branded or adulterated. Of 602 samples

of food products, 123 were found to be

adulterated or misbranded. Candy ap—

peared to be the purest of all substances

analyzed. for out of 278 samples investi-

gated not a single one was found to be

adulterated 0r misbrandcd.



The house committee on elections de—

cided by a vote of 'six to three that Con-

gressman Catlin, of Missouri, was not

properly elected and that he should be

deprived of his seat in the house.



There is, evidence that at least thirty

persons met death in the flood which

swept the hillsides and canyon at Mozu—





ma and Seven Troughs in Humboldt

county, Nevada.



An important investigation involving

the United States Steel Corportion has





been ordered by the interstate commerce

commission. The inquiry will be into

the rates, practices. rules and regulations

covering the transportation of cement,

iron ore, iron, steel and their products.



The Michigan state convention of. the

National Progressive party was held at

Jackson last. Saturday and L. Whitney

Watkins' name was proposed for gover-

nor, Nathan P. Hull's for congressman—

at—large, and Theodore Joslin’s for Uni-

ted States senator.



Foreign.





Reports indicate that the Emperor of

Japan is very seriously ill and that his

death is expected at most any moment.

He has been a victim of diabetic ne-

phritis since 1904. The present Emperor

was born in 1852 and ascended the throne

upon the death of his father in 1867.

Japan has made great progress during

the 43 years of his reign.



Anticipating the change in commer-

cial routes by the completion of the Pan—

ama canal, I’eru has already planned for

the. construction of railroads across the

Andes into the rich country lying to the

east of the mountains. to carry the pro-

ducts of that vast region to the west in-

stead of to the east, as has heretofore

been the course.



Last week reports

try of an attempt





reached this coun-

by Italian torpedo





boats to force a. passage through the

Dardenelles. The attempt was unsuc-

cessful on the part of the Italians, as





was also the previous one on April 18.

The Turks consider the situation grave,

however, when foreign forces are so bold

as to attempt the passage of this ex-

tremely well fortified channel.



It is announced that the Canadian gov—

ernment will build a new lock at the

800. The amount of traffic demands

larger facilities and the new lock on the

Canadian side will be of much assistance

to commerce passing to and from Lake

Superior. '





An invitation has been extended to this.





country 'to assist in a great horticultural

exposition to be held In St. Petersburg,

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DESPOILERS OF THE YOUNG POUL-

TRY FLOCK.



The other day I happened to glance

through the window from the corner of

an eye just as a bird, flying low and

swiftly; was making straight for one of

my small chicken parks. The glance

was timely only so far as it showed me

a pesky hawk flying back to the woods

with a young chicken in his claws.



Now this hawk was known to be about,

and the chickens were supposed to be

safe under the protection of poultry net-

ting. - However, a few of the little ras-

cals had found an exit and were enjoying

their freedom in chicken fashion, when

Mr. Hawk spied them. ,



This hawk is of the species known as

sparrow hawk. They are so small and

swift that they come and go before one

is aware that they are anywhere around.

Even the quick-eyed Brown Leghorns are

not quick enough to give the alarm. or

else they judge them to be of no conse-

quence. A large hawk they will spy

while it is yet beyond the vision of the

human eye, and give the alarm while

every last one of them scurrie‘s for shel-





 





ter. The sparrow hawk is perhaps the,





most difficult of control 01' any of the

various chicken enemies. At any rate

the problem of keeping my chickens out

of its clutches is a vexatious one.



My present plan is to keep them in

runways or parks. which are covered

with poultry netting. This should be of

inch mesh. The sides have inch board's

one foot wide. If the boards fit snugly

to the ground there will be no chance

for 'the chickens to get out or the hawk

to get in. The prospective winter layers

are then safe so far as the hawk is con—

cerned. One objection to the plan is that

the labor of caring for the broods is

greatly increased, and then the chickens

do not do as well in these covered runs

as upon a free range. \Vhen upon free

range a Abrood of chickens gather in, dur-

ing the day. large numbers of insects,

and these insects contain animal food

elements which are essential to rapid and

perfect development of bone and mus-

cle. Moreover the exercise gained while

gathering in this insect life- is just as na-

ture designed. Nothing artificial will ev-

or be devised to serve this purpose so

well. Nevertheless I much prefer to

raise 100 chickens by the aid of the cov-

ered run, than to raise 25 on a free range.

the hawk appropriating the remaining

75. None of my neighbors are making

use of the covered run, but all are los-

ing chickens right along, and some of

them a great many.



There are soveral other enemies which

are worse even than the sparrow hawk

—the mink and the weasel, for instance.

When these vermin do make a raid on

the chicken coop, they usually make a

thorough job of it, often getting away

with a good-sized brood in one night.

Then there is the crow, too, who, though

he does not make it a regular business,

perhaps, to hunt for chickens, yet. when

he does get a taste of young chicken,

makes fearful inroads on a brood. Skunks

sometimes make trouble for the chicken

raiser but are not usually troublesome.





The fellow that gives us the most

trouble is the little hawk before mcn<

tioned. He is the more aggravating, per-

haps, because we are not smart enough

to get him with a gun.



And perhaps we must not forget to

mention the house cat. Once a cat gets

a taste of chicken her head had better

be taken off. Once started she will hunt

chicken most diligently, and work slyly

while hunting. The cats got after my

chickens this spring and I got rid of the

cats very promptly. There are no birds

nesting around the house this year sim-

ply because, as I think, there were so

many cats about the premises. It would

seem that we must keep a good cat on





' the farm in order to dispose of the rat





and mouse question, but if so they will

hereafter be confined during the summer

months because of the number of song

birds captured by a good mouser.





I should also mention rats among the

chicken enemies, and the rat is a foe not

to be despised. Taken altogether, it

would seem to be a miracle that ye farm-

er’s wife succeeds in bringing a suflicient

number of chickens to maturity to re-

plenish the farm flock, for. in addition to

animal enemies, there are the various

diseases to which chicken life is subject

and which often bring about heavy

losses. M. N. EDGERTON.





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Grains and Seeds.

Wheat.——-'l‘his tnarket the past week

has been very precarious. Last li‘riday

there was an advance of 1c in 'ash and

lice in future deals. but the following

day this advance was lost. On Monday

a. decline of -";.,c in cash grain and 1c in

futures was made. while- on ’l‘uesday

botli cash and futures advanced 2e.

'\\"e.ather conditions and the reported

closing of the. liardanclles Strait are

credited with inllucnciug the change.

Heavy rains chr the entire country were

particulaily discouraging~ to those har-

vesting winter wheat and an attempt by

ltaly to force a passage through the

liardanellcs caused the Turkish govern—

ment to close the channel to all coin-

meice. 'l‘his cuts off the European mark-

ct‘s from the stipply of southern Russia.

As a result a large advance and a iirtn

tone prevail tere. One year ago No. 2

red wheat was quoted by the, local trade

at Star rer bu. Quotations for the past

week are:

No. 2 No. 1

lied. White. Sept. Dec.





Thursday . . . . 1,021.43 1.01% 1.04 1.06%,

li‘riday .......i.031,<J 1.021,2 1.051,; 1.07 14

Saturday ....1.02‘,J_- 1.0152 1.0 1.06%;

IMonday ...... 1.01 “.1 1.00414 1.03 1.05%

’l‘ttesday ..... 1.0313,, 1.02114 1.05 1.071;.)

\Vcdncsday . .103 1.02 1.031,; 1.05 i};





Cornu- 'l‘his cereal ruled more steady

than wheat. which grain is largely re

sponsible for the few lluctitations that

occurred in corn circles. 'l‘hc weather

has generally bden favorable for the

growing crop. although the loss resulting

from late planting and poor seed can

hardly be. repaired. Old corn is being

rapidly consumed and there is scarcely

stillitient iii sight to carry the public

over until the new corn is available. tine

year ago the price for No. it corn on this

inarket “as 67c ptr bu. Quotations are.

as follows: *





N0. 3 N0. 3



Corn. Yellow.

'l‘h U rsday ................ 741,: 761/;

Friday ..... . .......... '. . . 741: '10 1,3

Saturday . . .. ... ..... . . .. 74 76

Monday ........... . ....... 731-; 251,-;

'rucstmy ................. 7-11.; 11:1,;

\\'cdnesday .............. 75 711,:





Cats; in spitecf the changes in wheat

and corn. oats have steadily advanced

sitice a Wick ago. the change amounting

to 2121*. The recent heavy rains over

the- important oat producing sections of

the country have not benetited the crop.

Where the straw is heavy much of the

grain has gone down. Harvesting is pro‘

gressing north of the. (ihio valley. tine

year ago standard oats were quoted at

40e‘per bit. Quotations for the past

week are as follows;



Standard. No.3





White.

'.‘hursday 541/; 51

Friday ...... 55 541,4;

Saturday ..... , 551.3 55

litilldtly .................. 50 551/2

'l‘uer‘day .... . . . . . ........ 57 561,53

\\'cdnesday . . . . . . . . ...... 581,4; 58





Beans: There are no reported sales of

beans on thu market the last week. teno-

tations are merely nominal. The new

crop. however. is showing. good growth

in this state and with faVorable weather

ought to mature well. The nominal tig-

urcs are:





Cash Oct.



1 a n) . :-



’l‘hursday $265 $3.2.)

it‘pltiily ........ . . , ...... 2.0;: 7:11

Saturday ........ . . . 2.6a 3.1:)

Mtiiiday ............ . . .119 3.75)

.pucsday ................... 2 6;: 7.2:;

Wednesday ....... . ....... . 2.6;) 2.2.)

Clover Seed.v.\'o change is noted in





local quotations for October clover seed.

The outlook for June seed has been im—

provcd by recent rains. Nominal quota—

tions arc:



Prime (let.





'l‘hursdz. y ........ . . . .......... 9.1::

Friday ................ 9m

Saturday .......... ...... 92g)

Bluiidu)‘ .............. . ..... . . 11.133

’l‘uesday .......................... 9.1::

\\'ednesday ...... , ..... .... . . . . . . . 9.8;)

Rye.- r'l‘nc price icmains unchanged,





No. ".2 rye being quoted at 73c yer bu.

Flour, reed, Potatoes, Etc.





FIOur.——l‘ricc are steady with the

it ade slow.

Straight ............. .. . ..... .. . ..$5.60

Patent Michigan ...... . . ....... . . . . . 5.80

Clear ........ . . . . . ..... . ......... . . . . 5.00

Rye . ................................. 5.40





Feed.——.\ll prices rule steady with week

ago. Carlot prices on track are: Bran,

$26 per ton; coarse middlings, $28; fine

middlings. $30: cracked corn and coarse

torn meal. .31; corn and oat chop, $30

per ton. _



Hay and Straw.*Changes are slight.

Quotations: No. 1 timothy. $21.506022:

No. 2 timothy. $186119: clover. mixed. $16

6120.50: rye straw. 311611150; wheat and

oat straw. $106010.50 per ton.



POtatoes.—Priccs for potatoes have im-

proved under a good demand. There are

but few Michigan offerings as yet. The

ruling price for southern offerings is $3

per bbl.



Provisions.—~Family pork. $18.50601950;

mess pork, 319; clear, backs. 519.5061'21:

hams. $156116: briskets, 111/2013c; shoul-

ders. 12c: picnic hams. 1017210110; bacon,

13@15l/zc; pure lard in ticrces. 13c; ket-

tle rendered lard, 13c per lb.



Dairy and Paultry Products.



Butter.—Offerings are about normal for

this season of the year. There is an ac-

tivo demand and prices are ruling the

same as a week ago. Quotations are:

Extra. creamery, 26%0; first creamery,

251,430: dairy, 210; packing stock, 19c per

pound.





THE ‘MICHIGAN FARMER.





Egan—With only moderate offerings

this trade shows a fractional advance in

price the past week under an activatio-

mand from consumers. Current receipts,

candied. are quoted at 20%(: per dozen.



Poultry.—«’l‘here is a steady market in

poultry With prices practically the: same





as last week. Quotations are: Live—s

.Hroilers, 24(11‘251'; chickens, 13%601-ic;

turkeys, 166018c; geese, 1061>11c; ducks,





lie: young ducks. l56016e per lb.



Veal.»~lt‘ancy veal higher; fancy, 1160

121‘ per lb; choice. 8609c.



Cheese.— Steady except that llmburgcr

rules higher. Michigan flats, 11660170;

York state ilats,l761‘lh‘c; limburgcr, 1761)

tile; domestic Swiss, 226023c; brick

cream. 11711-611180.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Charlene—Sour are higher and quoted

at $2602.25 per lti-qt. 'ase; sweet, $260

2.25 per 16-qt. -ase.



Raspberries—ml‘rices





have declined.





lteds selling at $150605 per hit; black.

$1.40601.50 per iii—qt. "asc.

Blackberries. Silently. Ruling quota-





tions are $1.50601.75 per iii—qt. case.

Huckleberrles.—v-Selling at $3603.50 per





bushel.

Gooseberries.——Steady at $2602.25 per

bushel





Honey.——Choice to fancy comb, 15@16c

per lb; amber, 126013c.



Apples.” Now apples are quoted at $5@

550 per bbl.





OTHER MARKETS.





 





Grand Rapids.



llay is bringing $146016 on the city

market. l‘otatoes are worth $1 per bu.

ll‘ruits range as follows: lied raspber—

ries, 51.606112; black caps, $1.50601.65; cur—

rants. $1.25; cherries. .'2; huekleberries,

$1.75; apples. $1. Vegetables are selling

as follows: 'l‘urnips and beets. 10c1cab-

bage. 3061'351‘; peas. “40611.60: beans.

60c: sweet corn, 20c do'/.. The egg mark-



it is unchanged from last week.



Chicago.



\\'heat.—w-No. 2 red, 97513603310010;Sept,



trifle; l)cc., 9713,12

Coi‘nrrNo. 3. 6915611700;

lice. 571,1»c.

1».





Sept, 6614C;





out»? 2 white, sum-0561.312; Sept.

dilate; lice. :l5‘,.’.c.



lllllltii'.‘ Volume of business fair at

prices which haVe ruled for several weeks

past Quotations: Crcameries, 23611250:

dairies. 216t‘24c per lb.



'12}:st Miscellaneous offerings are 1,5;c





ltiglior: bettcr grades unchanged. Marli—

ct steady. Quotations: li‘irsts, 175130;





ordinary tlrsts. 16c per doz; at mark,

tascs included. 1513611612c.



Potatoes. l‘riccs are higher titan a.

reek. ago due to light receipts. Early

(lhlos trom Kansas and Missouri are

quoted at 7561l77c per hit; lllinois stock.

7061721': Miiiiiesotas, 75c.



Beans-Amltittle activity in this mark-

et. and all grades are quoted lower. Quo-

tations. l‘ea bians. choice hand-picked.

$2856.288 per hit: prime. $2.75602.78;red

kidneys, 32.5061260.



Hay and Straw.~—1\Iarket .

firm a! .ast week's tigurt’s. Quotations:

'l‘iinothy. choice. $336124: No. 1. $317,033:

No. 2 and No. 1 mixed. $186019 50; clover.

$96112; No. 2 and no grade, $5609: alfalfa.

choice, 3413.506114: No. 1, $116013; N0. 2.

$96111. StrawwRye, $106011; wheat.

“50618.50; oat, $7.50608.50.





steady to





Ruttet‘.»—-~l‘t'ices are substantially the

Siilllt‘ as a week ago. Demand is normal

and supply moderate. Prices are com~

plained of as being too high for storage

men to put away butter. Quotations:

Creamery. special extras. 276;:3714e: do.





firsts. 2661261.“: do. seconds. 2561251,~’_»c:

factory. current make, tirsts, 22126123c

Der lb.





liggs.~~§upply keeps tip and the poor—

er grades show slight weakness. (100d

kinds steady. Fresh gathered extras. 23

6124c: extra firsts. 206112211 first. 1814361

1913c: western gathered whites. 1960240

per dozen.



l’oultry —Dressed. steady. \Vestern

broilersdfresh killed~ 2161‘271‘; fOWlS, 1560

17c; turkeys. 1661‘17c per lb.





\\'ool.—.~\bout the only change to note

in this week‘s market is an increase in

activity. "l‘bc smaller mills have follow-

ed the action of the larger companies and

have gone into the market to take woolS

at the prices asked by the dealers. be—

lieving that the future market Will be

even stronger than the present. ’l‘hey

are also being: forced to this by unusu-

ally strong demands for woollen goods.

The demand for fleece woon has improved

with unwashed Michigan “Ag—blood comb—

ings quoted at 296130c and l/g—blood at

296i291’-,c. One—quarter blood is also

quoted at 2961:10c and Michigan delaines

2663‘1271‘. ’l‘hese quotations are for un-

washed wools. Much of the Ohio and

Michigan clip is retained by local dealers

and buyers and has not been forwarded

to the large wool centers. Fine \vools

are becoming better property, especially

since the i'f‘cent sales in London Where

prices advanced "sh-arply.





Elgin.



Rotten—Market is firm at 25c per 1b.,

which is the quotations of one week ago.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.



July 22, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, New York).



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle. 125 cars; hogs. 75 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 40 double decks; calves

2,200 head.



With 125 cars of cattle on our market

here today, and with only 11,000 reported

in Chicago, the market on all the best

grades of cattle was from 10@150 higher

than last Monday. The market was quite





 





active, and by noon

nearly all sold.



We quote: Best 1,350 to 1,600-lb. steers

$8.60609.25; good prime 1,200 to 1,300-lb.





the cattle were





no. 1385060875; good prime 1,1.00 to 1,200-





lb. do. $8.15608.50; medium butcher steers

1,000 to 1.100, $7.110607.65; butcher steers,

950 to 1,000. $6.50606.65; light butcher

steers, 357560625; best fat cows, $55060

6.25; fair to good (10., $4605; common to

fair kind, 1532560350; liimmers, $250603;

best fat heifers. $7607.50; fair to good

do., $550606; light butcher heifers, $4.50

((05; stock heifers. $250601; best feeding

steers, deliorned. $5605.25; common feed-

lni-l steers, $4604.50; stockers, inferior,

$3.50(_04; prime export bulls. $6606.25;

best butcher bulls, $5605.50; bologna. bulls

1.14.2560475; stock bulls, $3.75604.25; best

niilkers and springers, $506060; common

kind (10., $256035.



Today‘s receipts of bogs was about

like last week’s, 75 double. decks on sale.

‘Wlestern markets all reported a liberal

supply today, and lower prices prevailed

all over the west, but a strong demand

here frotn both local buyers and shippers

and our market opened full strong with

last week's close; general sales around

$8.25, Willi a few' decks of selected at

$8.30; and on the close one or tyvo loads

of fancy hogs on the yorker order sold at

563061-835. Pigs and lights ranged from

581560825 as to quality; roughs, $65061)

7; slugs, $5606. Our market closed high

compared With other points, and light

receipts will be necessary to hold prices

with today‘s level.



The lamb market was slow and from

25611500 lower ,‘than the closp of last

Week; most of the choice spring lambs

selling at $8608.25; yearlings. $6606.50.

The sheep market was also a quarter

lower; most of the best ewes selling from

$461.14 25; wetbers, $5605.25. Look for

about steady prices on both sheep and

lambs the balance of the week.



Choice spring lambs, $8608.25; call to

fair do.. $550606; yearlings lambs. $660

656; bucks, $250603; wethers, $5605.25;

handy ewes. $4604.25; heavy ewes, $3.50

603.75; cull sheep, $2603; veals. choice to

extra, $9 50609.75; fair to good 110., $7.50

609.





Chicago.

July 22. 1912.





Cattle. llogs. Sheep.

Received today ..... 11,000 44.000 28.000

Same day last year. .26,771 4.1.483 2‘ .276

lioccchd last week. .33,041 97.118 97,175





Same week last year.51.606 129,112 105,572



How abnormally small is the consump-

tion of beef at the present limo is doin-

onstratcd by the cattle market today.

Although the Monday run is astonishing-

ly light, steers have been Selling ex-

tiemcly slowly, and most. Sellers find no

improvement in prices. There are re—

ports of some sales 10c higher, however,

and early sales of desiiable butcher stock

averaged about 150 higher. with the im-

provement lost later on a restricted de—

mand Some prime beeves were not sold

at a late hour. The hog market was 5c

lower, with Some coarse, heavy packing

lots as much as a dime lower. Hogs sold

at 1171060785. Hogs marketed here last

week averaged 239 ”as, compared with

23‘.) lbs. 21 year ago. 245 lbs. two years

ago. 245 lbs. three years ago and 224 lbs.

tour years ago. Sheep and lambs show-

evl very little change, with about 3.000

southern lambs shipped direct to local

packers and a large showing of range

lambs from ldaho and Oregon, as well

as a. fair number of range wethers and

yearlings. l‘rime selected range lambs

brought $7.45, and a sale was made of

three double—decks of Montana range

wethers at $4.70.



Cattle were marketed very sparingly

last week. yet the demand was so small

that prices broke on an average 3060401“,

and there was a. late sharp decline Mon-

day. although only 15,381 head arrived

that day. It was apparently a. case of

hot weather and high prices checking

beef consumption. The bulk of the steers

sold last week at $7619, and even the

best Steers sold way off, the- choicest lots

bringing $811061 9.55, while the poorest

glass steers of light weight sold at $5.50

61650. Sales took place of fair little kill-

ers at $66061750. while medium grade

steers, sold at 5760617115 and good steers

at $8608.75, desirable yearlings bringing

$8609.10. Cows and heifers shared in

the decline selling at $4.156}8.25. with

cutters selling at 332561410. canners at

$2lltl6tlft20 andl bulls at 53.456117, not

many balls going near the top price.

Calves had a fair demand at 532560865,

early sales being made as high as $8.75.

There was little animation in the stocker

and feeder t'i'aflic. despite the low prices.

sales being; made at $4606.80, with choice

stockers bringing around $550606. Milch

cows had a fair demand at $356075 ll'il'

head, buyers usually wanting choice

cows. A fancy big Holstein cow of the

highest type. being a backward springer

and .1. cow that any breeder would be

proud to own. sold for $100. Few such

cows are marketed at any time, and they

are sure to sell high. but ordinary cows

have sold slowly at declining DI‘lH‘S. The

Outlook for beef cattle depends very

much on whether they are marketci

sparingly or not. Good cattle are very

scarce- everywhere and are expected to

sell extremely high all along. even if

they do not fetch the recent 1011 figures,

but the ability of many beef consumers

to pay the prices asked in retail meat

market is limited. Buyers of selected

heavy feeders had to pay advances of 15

6320c, very few being offered.



Hogs have continued to bring much

higher prices than in most former years,

1909 and 1910 excepted, and whenever

farmers cannot sell as high as $7 on the

farm they are distioscd to hold their

swine for better terms. Slowncss part

of the time in eastern shippers’ opera-

tions is a hindrance to placing prices on

a firm basis, but local packers have a

strong desire to buy begs for their large

fresh pork trade. as well as for convert-

ing into land and cured meats, the déar—

ness of beef making a much better outlet

for hog products. The startling decrease





JULY 27, 1912.





in the operations of' western packers

since March 1 compared with the num-

ber of begs packed in the corresponding

period last year is a bullish factor that

cannot be ignored, and conditions are

:‘aVoi-able for good prices for hogs for

months to come. Stocks of provisions at

the live principal western packing points

cn July 1 aggregated 321,192,000 lbs, be-

ing not greatly different from a. year ago,

stocks having increased during June

about 1,000,000 lbs, against an increase

of about. 21,000,0th lbs. for the same

month ilast year. The propofirtlon of

rough. heavy sows is increasing, and

heavy hogs have to sell at a. much great—

or discount than a short time ago. choice

light' butcher hogs being much the best

sellers. The great falling off iii the re-

ceipts last week caused the biggest atl-

vance in prices seen in a long time, 0103-

ing sales being at. 37.106.07.90. Prices

were the highest in a long period, the

best ruling 25c. higher than on the pre-

ceding Saturday.‘ l'igs sold at $62560

7.50 and stags at $7.90608.45. Light hogs

sold the highest and heavy packing lots

the lowest.



Lambs have been marketed freely from

the ldaho, Oregon, Washington and 01h-

er ranges, as well as from farming dis-

tricts, and the packers have continued [0

receive large supplies of southern lambs

consigned to them direct from their buy—

ers stationed at Louisville. Native ewes

have been plentiful. but most of the

yearliizgs and wethers came frotn the

ranges. The best demand has been for

fat handy weight lambs, with ewes sell~

ing at low prices. lt‘at, lambs sold at

fairly high values, and there was a good

demand all week for western range feed-

ing lambs and for breeding ewes. with

the. best feeders higher than heretofore.

t‘hcice lambs flosed on Saturday some-

what higher than a week ago. btil iti-

icrior lin‘ muttons were irregularly low-

er. Lambs were. salable, at $1.256i/7.40,

with fcedcr lambs wanted at 1552560585.

Yearlings went at $4605.60, wcthers at.

$3.5060525. ewes at $2604.40, bucks at

11250611325 and breeding ewes at $4605.25.

Range. feeder wethers brought $350604

and feeder yearlings $4604.50. ‘



llorses last week had a slow outlet SO

far as the. poorer kinds were concerned,

with sales around $856012?» per head, and

farm Workers sold sparingly at $10060200.

according to quality. the less attractive

horses going much lower than earlier in

the year. when trade was animated.

Some, sold $256030 lower titan in March.

The choicer heavy drafters were as good

sellers as evcr, with no excessive offer—

ings. and quotations ruled at 31125060325

while light drafters sold on a basis of

51117561225. Most of the sales of wagon

horses were at 1116061200. and chunks

sold at $23 and upward for very desir-

ablo‘ ones, a. few fetching $280. "Mules

have become more active at 540060500 9.

pair for good to prime grades. with a fair

demand for shipment to Michigan farms,

as well as for use in the United States

army. .



LIVE STOCK NOTES.



Ray Gardner, of northern Illinois.

showed up in the Chicago market. recent-

ly with .a consignment of 24 head of

prime Shorthorn steers that averaged

1,386 lbs. and found a purchaser at $9.55

per 100 lbs. The young stock feeder has

watched the reports of the expcrhncnt;

fecding stations carefully and has made

scientific fee-ding a study, with the best

practicable results, inasmuch as this

shipmint netted him the tidy sittn of

$877. The cattle were purchased by Mr.

Gardner in Chicago on April 1, for $6.40

per 100 lbs.. having averaged in weight

at that time 1.061 lbs. The venture look~

ed a litt'ie risky at the- start as viewed by

some. observers, btit similar ventures

have made .other stockmen plenty of

money this year. It is the best class of

peeves that has maintained firmness of

late at times when the medium and plain

cattle were weakening in value. Far too

many half-fat steers are being marketed

for the best interests of stockmen.



Beef steers selling between $6.75 and

$7.50 per 100 lbs. have experienced a re-

markable I‘ttillCiiOTl in prices in the Chi-

cago stock yards in recent weeks, and

beef steers selling from $7.50 down have

droppe’d all of $1.506til.75 fiom the high

.ime before the decline started. These

cattle embrace short—fed and grassy na-

tive-s and are forced to compete with

sotitlhyestei‘ii grass cattle, which have

been selling:r ielatiVely lower and which

are cheaper on the books. The midsum—

mer pericd is the time when this change.

in values is always expected to take

place.



A prominent live stock commission

firm with its main headquarters at Citi-

cago and branches at other important

markets says: “We do not think it ad—

visable to hold either sheep or lambs of

a good fat class back for the express

purpose of striking a higher market. in

our opinion, their place is on the mark-

et. However, such as are thrifty and are

shy of good tlesh condition can, we be—

lieve. be held on grass for better flesh

condition to good advantage. 'l‘heir place

is in the country."



The best judges of the hog trade view

the situation optimistically, taking note

of the fact that the marketing of hogs

at western packing points since the close

of February has shown a great falling

off compare-d with the same period a

year ago, and they place great stress

upon the large consumption of fresh

pork, largely because of the dearness of

beef and other meals. The leading pack-

ers seem to look upon their large hold—

ings of provisions stored away in their

cellars as worth good money, and they

are awake to the important fact that

the cotton states will want large (1112m-

tities of .he cheaper class of hog meatS.

Already this demand has got a good

start, and there is also an extremely

large trade in lard.



F H. Paddlcford. of Bannock county.

Idaho, says there are as many Sheep and

lambs in Idaho as there ever were. He

says that unlike Wyoming and other

states south of Idaho. sheepmen lest

practically no sheep last winter.





 





 





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JULY 37. 1912.





THIS is THE LAer semen.





In the first edition the Detroit Live

stock markets are reports of last week;

all other markets are right up to date.

Thursday's Detroit Live Stock markets

are given in the last edition. The first

edition is mailed Thursday, the last edi-

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‘ Thursday’s Market.

July 25, 1912.

Cattle.

Receipts, 1,665. Market stcady at Wed-

nosday and last week's prices; fairly ac-





tive tradc.



We quotc: Extra dry-fed steers. $864)

8.25; ‘stccrs and heit‘crs, 1.000 to 1.200.

$6.50@7; ‘tlo. 800 to 1,000, $5.506:}6.25;





grass slccrs and heifers that are fat, '800

to 1.000. 65.506436; do. 500 to 700, $4694.50:

choice l‘ot cows, 3561.15.25; good fat cows,

$1604.75; common coWs, $3693.10; canners,

$2.506p3; choice heavy bulls, $4694.50; fair





to good bolognas, bulls, $350694; stock

bulls, $325613 50; choice feeding steers,

800 to 1.000. 51645068540; fair feeding





steers, 800 to 1.000, $4604.25; choice stock-

crs, 500 to 700, $4604.50; i‘air slockcrs,

500 to 700. $32.25ml3.50; stock heifers, $3.25

(nu-1.60; milkcrs, large, young, medium

age. $406150; common milkcrs, $20@30.



Spicer (\‘5 it. sold Mich. B. Co. 3 butch—

ers av 860 at $4.65. .12 do av 826 at. $5.60,

S cows av 910 at $4.65; to Newton R, Co,

1 canncr weighing 730 at $2.75, 2 do ztv

680 at $21, ] do weighing 710 at $2.50; to

Morgan 8 stockcrs av 560 at $4.50, 1 do

wcighing 610 at $4.50, 2 do uv 565 at

$4.50; to Brcsnuhan 24 do av 390 at $4,

7 cows av 921 at $4, 2 do av 1,010 at $4;

to Sullivan 1'. (To. .“. do av 710 at $3, 2

steers :iv 715 at $5.50, 2 bulls av 675 :it

$4.25, 4 bulchcis 21v 670 at $5, 5 cows av

1.008 at $450; to lbcitcnbcck 5 do av

1.074 at $3: to l’urkcr, \5'. 8: Co. 20 stccrs

av 932, at $6.90; to li‘romm 11 butchers

th 634 at $1.25; to (loose 6‘ do av 353 at

$1.50; to Newton 1!. Co, 1 bull wcighing

870 at $11.25, 2 (ltJVVH av 090 at $4.75; to

lircsnuhun 4 do :Lv 1,080 at $3.65, I do

wcighing 820 :11, $2, 2 do av 910 at $3.25,

9 cows av 1.021 at $4, 3 hcifcrs av 520 at.

$4.60; to Morgan 6 stockers uv 661 at.

34.50, 7 do 21v 453 at $4.25; to Hammond,

5‘. &. Co. 2 stccrs av 1.150 at $7.40; to

M:er 7 do av 780 at $5.85; to Lat-halt 9

:mtcliers av 715 at $5.50; to Mich. B, (",o.

7 do av 8'70 at $5.20, '1 cow weighing 860

it $3.25; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 6 cows av

1.013. at $1.75, 7 do av 1,007 at $4, 1 do

Wcigliiiig,85.0 at $5.



Haley &. M. sold ltuttkowsky 3 bulls av

350 at $4.40, 1 cow weighing 1,000 at

£5.50, 2,.do,av 900 at $4.50; to Mich. B.

(.‘o. 5 butchers av 696 at $5, 6 do av 800

at $6, 2 stcwrs av 825 :11 $6, 4 do av 537

at $4.50 1 cow weighing 910 at $5.25, 5

butchers av 794 at $5.50, 15 do av 915 at

$7: to Sullivan 1’. Co. 1 stecr weighing

1.100 at $6.50, 2 cow and bull av 955 at

$4.50, 1 sic-or Wcighinlg 840 at $6.50, 1 bull

wcighing 730 at $4, 6 cows av 930 at

$4.75, 4 butchers av 815 at $5.85, 6 do av

643 at $4 75; to Elk 2 do av 860 at $4;

to Schlischer 4 cows av 840 at $4.25; to

Breitenbcck 1 do wcighing 1.040 at $3.75.

3 heifers av 780 at $5. 5 stecrs av 880 at

$6 35: to Brcsnahan 2 canners av 800 at

'2 65': to Sullivan P. Co. 4 butchers av

762 at $4.80; to Fry 9 do av 765 at $5.80;

to Thompson Bros. 8 do av 770 at $4.80,

2 coWs av 895 at $3.25, 1 bull weighing

540 at $4.25, 5 .10 av 856 at $4.75; to Ratt—

kowsky 7 cows av 953 at $4.25, 4 butch-

ers av 415 at $4, 4 d0 av 372 at $8.80; to

Applebanm 10 do av 520 at $4.35; to

Morgan 5 smckers av 604 at $4.40; to

Thompson Bros. 2 cows av 1,015 at $4.25;

to Hammond, S. & CO. 11 steers av 1.170

at $7.20: to Kamman 4 steers av 767 at

$5.50, 1 do weighing 560 at. $4.50.



Roe Com. C0. sold Regan 8 butchers av

544 at $4.10; to SulliVun 1’. Co. 5 bulls

av 1,154- at $5, 14 butchers av 800 at $5.

1 bull weighing 880 at $4 25, 1 cow weigh-

lug 920 at $3; to Mich. B. Co. 4 do av

970 at $5, 7 butchcrs av 809 at $5.25; LO

Fry 20 do av 067 at $5.15; to Austin 6

stockcrs av 416 at £3.75; to Cooke. 11

steers uv 940 at $6.65, 2 do av 815 at

$5.50; to Heinrich 15 do 11V 810 at $5.85,

3 do av 650 at $4.85; to Parker, W. & Co.

20 do av 964 at $7.60, 2 canners av 760

at $2.75; to chsnahan 3 do av 940 at

$325: to Sullivan 1‘. Co 1 stcer weigh-

ing 1.020 at $6, 2 do av 1,115 at $6.



Bishop, it. A‘: ll. sold Gerisch 2 steers

1v 885 ;.t $6.50. 14 do av 1,030 at $7, 6 do

.iV 981 at $7: to Sullivan ‘1’. Co. 3 cows

av 1,146 at $4.50, 3 do av 877 at $3.75, 2

:10 av 715 at $3.75, 16 butchers av 960 at

,m, 5 cows av 820 at $3, 1 bull weighing

660 at $4, 6 cows av 920 at $5, 14 butch—

ars av 851 at $5: to Kamman 8 do av

782 at. $3.75, 18 do av 470 at $3.75; ‘to

Newton R. Co. 7 do av 821 at $6: to

Parker, W. & Co. 12 do av 737 at $5.50,





12 do av 700 at $5.25, 1 bull weighing

1.000 at $4.40: to Bresnahan 3 cows av

700 at $3. 3 do av 810 at $3.25, 8 butch-





ers av 572 at $4.40, 4 cows av 810 at $3,

It canners av 947 at $2.75; to Rattkowsky

3 cows av 965 at $4.10; to Look 5 feeders

av 826 at $5.40, 31 do av 700 at $5.40; to

Hammond. S. & Co. 13 steers av 916 at

$6.65, 13 cows av 970 at $4.65, 2 do av

1.020 at $3.25, 2 heifers av 775 at $5.50,

4 stcers uv 802 at $6.25, 5 do av 520 at

$4 50, 1 bull weighing 1,300 at $4.75; to

(loose 8 butchers av 666 at $4.60; to

Mich. B. Co. 25 steers av 1,000 at $7.25;

to Applebaum 7 butchers av 726 at $4.75;

to Schlischer 17 do av 780 at $4.50; (0

Goose 14 do av 490 at $4; to D Goose 8

cows av 887 at $4.10.



Weeks sold Hammond, S. & Co. 7

steers-av 836 at $6.25.



Same sold Brosnahan 2 cows av 800 at

$2.75, 1 do weighing 790 at $3.





Veal Calves.

Receipts, 1,180. Market active at

Thursday's prices. Best, $8.75@9.50;





athers. $4697.50.

Silicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 4 av 150





 





at $6.50. 10 av 145 at $8.75, 4 av 135 at

$8.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 6 av 275 at

$5, 7 av 160 at $8.76; to Rattkowsky 6 av

145 at $9.25, 2 law 275 at $5; ‘to Korff 4 av

140 at $9.25; to Hammond, S. & Co. 10

av 180 at $9.50, 4 av 155 at $7.



Weeks Bros. sold Applebaum 13 av

1.55 at $9.25.



lialey & M. sold Newton B. Co. 5 av

125 at $9. 6 av 170 at $9; to Mich. B. Co.

9 av 175 at $9.25; to Rattkowsky 13 av

135 at $9, 1 weighing 150 at $9.50, 5 av

125 at $8.50: to Mich. B. Co. 4 av 145 at

$9, 9 av 150 at $9, 5 av 165 at $6, 13 av

150 at $8.50, 2 av 150 at $6, 2 av 350 at

$4; to Parker, W. 8; Co. 7 :w 160 at $9,

3 av 125 at $9.50. 8 av 150 at $9.50, 18 av

135 at. $9.50. 19 av 155 at $9.25; to Sulli-

van 1’. Co. 1 weighing 110 at $7, 3 av

140 at $9.



[toe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 7 av

250 at $6, 7 av 145 at $8.50; to l). (”loose

5 av 125 at $9, 17 av 225 at $5.50; to M.

Goose 21 av 215 at $5; to Mich. 13. Co. 19

av 1.35 at $8; to Burnstine 1 weighing

780 at $7. 19 av 155 at $9.50; to Mich. B.

Co. 24 av 150 at $9.



Kulaher sold Mich. B. Co. 6 av 1.55 at

$8.75.



Allington sold Goose 8 av 120 at $8.



Bishop, ll. & H. sold Ncwton 1:. Co. 3

av 170 at $6.50, 12 UV 150 at $9.25. 3 av

170 at $9.50, 16 av 165 at $9.50; to Sulli-

van P. Co. 15 av 150 at $9.25, 11 av 160

at $9.50, 1 weighing 230 at $7, 3 av 155

at $9.50, 4 av 130 at $8.50; to Parker, W.

& Co, 4 av 130 at $9.50, 10 “V 144 at $9.

2 :iv 120 at $7.50, 6 av 160 at $9.25, 3 av

1.55 at $7, 13 av 160 at $9.25, 7 av 145 at

$9.50, 22 av 215 at $6.50, 2 av 140 at

$9.50; to Goosc 3 do av 2th ill $5. 23 do

av 165 at $9.50, 13 do av 160 at $9.50; to

McGuire 7 do av 135 at $9, 29 do av 155

at $9.50; to Friedman 2 av 130 at $7.50;

to l’arkcr W. &. ()o. 15 av 150 at $9, 10

av 1.47 at $9, 21 av 170 at $8, 38 av 175

at $8.50; to Hammond, S. &. (1o. 11 av

135 at. $6.50. 14 av 160 at $9.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 3.751;. Market 25c. lower than

on Wednesday or last 'l‘hursdzty. Best,

6.75: light to common lambs, $4005; ycar-

lings, $4606; fair to good shccp, $2.50“!)

3.50; culls and common, $1.50ful2.25.



Spicer & it. sold Ncwton 11. Co. 30

lambs av 68 at $7.25; to lluycs 39 sheep

av 85 at $2.75; to 'l‘hompson iros. 43

vcarlings av 80 at $4; to Mich. 1%, Co. 19

shccp av 1l0 (1.1 $2.85, 20 do av 90 at.

$2.75, 20 ycurlings av 95 at $1.65, 17

lambs av 55 at $6.50; to Young 2 sheep

av 10’) at $3, 10 lmnbs av 54 at $5.75, 56

do av 65 at $7; to Mich. 14. Co. 15 sheep

av 90 at $2.50; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 11

lambs :iv 50 at $6.50: to Hammond, S. &.

(to. it; do av 65 at $6.50, 25 shccp av 70

at $3.



littley A" M. sold Mich. B. Co. 213

lambs av 60 at $7, 10 shccp av 110 at $3.

10 do av lit: :tl, $3, 8 yearlings av 95 at

$5, 14 do av 90 at $5, 32 lambs av 67 zit

13-7, 50 do av 59 tit $7, 128 do av 57 at

$6.50, 4 ycarlings av 95 at $5, 2 shcep :tv

125 at $3, 78 lambs av 65 at; $7.50: to

Newton R. Co. 15 sheep av 90 at $3.75,

1. buck wcighing 160 at $3.25, 16 lambs

av 70 at $7.50; to Mich. 13. Co. 53 shecp

av 90 at $3.25, 11 lambs av 85 at $5; to

l’e'trowsky 8 lambs av 67 at $5, 12 shccp

av 100 at $3.50.



‘toe Com. C0. sold Newton Ii. Co. 3

shccp av 110 at $3.25, 56 lambs av 65

at 7.



Kalaher sold Mich. B. Co. 15 lambs av

60 at $7.25.



llishop, B. & ll. sold Nagle 1’. Co. 9

sheep av 1.25 at $3. 22 do av 120 at $3; to

Mich. 15. Co. 19 lambs av 110 at $2.75. 43

lambs av 60 at‘ $7, 76 do av 65 at $6.7l',

[4 sheep av 105 at $3.50, 2.9 do av 90 at

$11.25, 10 do av 70 at $2, 30 lambs av 57

at $5; to Hayes 22 do av 60 at $7, 29 do

av 50 at $6: to Sullivan 1’. Co. 31 mixed

av 65 at $4.25. 21 lambs av 70 at $7.40,

16 do av 55 at $5.50, 16 do av 65 at $7.50,

17 do av 78 at $7.75. 24 do av 60 at $6.75;

to Hammond, S. 8: Co. 31 do av 73 at

$7.25, 12 do av 55 at $5. 47 do av 65 at

$7.25, 50 do av 65 at $7.25, 23 do av 50

at $5, 13 shch av 105 at. $3.25; to

'l‘hompson Bros. 24 lambs av 70 at $7.40;

to Ncwton 13 Co. 27 do av 75 at $7.25,

61 do av 77 at $7.50, 5 sheep av 120 at

$3: to Smith 39 do av 95 at $2.75; to





Parker, \‘i’. & Co. 16 lambs av 62 at $7:

to Fitzpatrick ‘llros. 79 sheep av 110 at

$3.30, 21 lambs av 60 at $7, 20 sheep av





1.20 it $3.25; to Hammond. S. & Co. 29



lambs av 65 at $7. 19 do av 50 at $5; to



Sullivan P. Co. 31 mixed av 70 at $4.50,

11 lambs av 50 at $5.

Hogs.



Rcceipts, 2,253. Market steady with



Wednesday; 250 higher than last Thurs-





day.

Range of prices: Light to good butch-

crs, $770698; pigs, $7697.75; light york-





ers, $7.756)”; stags one—third off.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan 1’. Co. 325

av 175 at $8 05.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, Vi'. & Co.

910 av 190 at $8.10, 500 av 170 at $8.05,

300 av 150 at $8



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

120 av 260 at $8.10, 140 av 190 at $8.05,

30 av 140 at $7 90.



Haley & M sold same 260 av 210 at

$8.10, 1‘15 av 180 at $8.05, 110 av 160 at





Market closed 25@35c higher than last

week.





 





Friday's Market.

July 19, 1912.

Cattle.



Receipts this week, 1,010;

1.112. Market strong at

prices.



We quote: Extra dry-fed steers, $870

8.25; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200.

36-50@7.25; do. 800 to 1.000. $5.50@6.25:

gratis steers and heifers that are fat. 800

to 1,000, $5.50@6.25; do. 500 to 700, $4.79

4.50; choice fat cows, $5: good fat cows.

$4694.50; common cows, ”@350; canners,

32.50603; choice heavy bulls. $4634.50; fair





last week,

Thursday's





to good bologna bulls. $3.50@4; stock

bulls, $3.25@3.50: choice feeding steers.

800 to 1.000. “50695.25: fair feeding





steers, 800 to 1,000, “@425; choice stock-

ers, 500 to 700, $4624.50; fair stockers, 500

to 700, $3.25@3.90; stock heifers, $3.25@





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





3.50: milkers, large. young. medium age,

$406950; common milkers, $256935.

Veal Calves.



Receipts this week, 916; last week,

1,046. Market active and 256950c higher

than on 'l‘hursday. liest, $96,910, oth-

ers, $4@7.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts this week, 2,982; last week.

1,687. Market steady at. Thursday's

prices. Best lambs, $7.506”; fair to good

lambs. $6607; light to common lambs, $1





(m6; yourlings. $4696; l‘uir to good shccp,

3927569375; culls and common, $1.507!)

2.25.





, Hogs.



Receipts this weck, 2,553; last week.

3,780. Market, quality considered, steady

with Thursday. Range of prices: Light.

to good butchers, $7.61)6p7.70; pigs, $70)

725; light yorkers, 975065760“; stags onc-

l.hird off.



The demand {Or lambs and sheep for

{ceding purposes is increasing at Chi-

cago and other promincnt sheep markcts,

and it promises to rcach largo propor-

tions before long. lt‘armers expcct to be

able to pick up bargains in this line, and

cxpericnccd shccpmcn know that. the

business is usually a prolltablc. one when

conducted proporly.‘ it is believed that

a large July business in this line will be

transactod, and that a low scale of prices

will ho established. The demand for

breeding ewes is also increasing, and it

is probable that good numbcrs will be

purchased for shipment to various sec-

tions whore the slicep industry flourishes.

and brooding sheep."





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.

Waahtenaw 00., July 17.-—'1‘he pro-

tracted drouth which had existed for the





past few wt'cks has broken to some ex-

tent. As a rcsult the crops, .md cs-

pccially corn, arc making 51 lino growth





farmers feel much cncourugcd. 1\

buy crop has been sccurcd in

first—class condition. Hay will uvvragc.

around one ton pcr acrc. Wncut is 11:1

hour a failure as it has evcr bccn in this

township of Salcm. l’asturcs :irc gel-

ling pretty short and supplc-mcniarv

foods of oats and pcns are bcing {ml by





and

vcry good





a good many dairymen. Small fruits

llth‘. boom in good supply and apples

promise to bc a lino crop. Stock, other





than milch cows, has bccn markctcd Vcry





closcly, owing to tho. high prico of bay

and grain. Hogs are in short supply,





many farmers having sold cnlircly out.

Newaygo Co., July 12 niuno was rath-

cr a dry mouth toward the latter part.

but we got good rain on July 3, 6 and 1]

and it still Ioolts’ like. more min, which is

ideal for corn on the upland and with

the hot wcrilhcr it is certainly making it

grow. Too much rain for making good

hay, which is in progress and is a. fairly

good crop. Oats are very poor. Early

litHHlOt‘H‘i are going to be a good crop

owing to the rccent rains. ilyc. and wheat.

almost, ready to cut. A largo acreage of

potatoes and beans in. Beans are look—





ing tine. Potatoes and beans are both

a good stand. No early applos, but the

prospects are good for lalc varieties.





Crops of all kinds lock fairly promising,

only a little later than usual.



Mecosta 00., July 18.7 ltains came the

first of the month which helped oats,

corn and pasture immcnscly. Had it not

come whcn it did the outs and pasture

would have burned out, while the corn

would have been a short crop No plums,

few peaches, good crop of cherries and

host prospect for yczirs for a good apple

crop. Potatoes look good. Hay a fair

crop. Have had very warm weather.



Ogemaw 00., July 20.7-rHaying is on in

full blast and more than on average crop

will be put away hcre this year. While

the yield in old meadows is generally

poor, the new seedings are fine and ow—

ing to the high price prevailing last year

many old fields were left in hay which

should have been plowed down. Men

have offcred to contract for future de—





   





(11) 67





livery at $18@20. but farmers are look-

ing for still better figures. Outs are

looking good but wheat is poor. Corn

has gone right ahead during the past

Week and now is in shape to bring 00

per cent of a crop. Potatoes look well

and will more than make up for the loss





on corn. Feed prices arc. high and not

much stock is being kept. Many good

horses have been shipped out of the





county this spring, and now several car

loads of Wcslcrn liorscs are. being

brought here to hike their places. Eggs

are firm at 17c; butler, 20c. A few new

potatocs coming in at 612069150 per bu.





Ohlo.





Carroll 60.. July l7.-—-i<‘armers are busy

making hay. About. half of the hay crop

is up. Most of the wheat is cut. but

it was not a very good crop, on account.

of it being put in so late last fall. ltye

is also ripe enough to cut. Some early

hpplcs and pcuchcs arc getting rlpc. ’l‘bc

late potatoes come. up well but. they will

not amount to much unless we get rain.

(torn is growing nicclv.





lndlana.





Laporte 60., July 11,. ‘Wc. had seasons

able rains, with sonic hczivy (electrical

showers last wcck in somc iocalitlcs.

Barns and stock struck by lightning, but.

no lircs reported. thal Vcry poor, cs—

limatcd live to 10 bushels per acre. (torn

growing fast and gcncrzllly cican. Hats

one good with prospcct for a, good yield.

i’otaloes have a good growth of vines

and prospect of a fair yicld. Grass light,

clchr mostly cut and timothy will mostly

be cut ncxt wcck.





CATALOG NOTICE.





John Deere Sprcadcrs, “the spreader

with the bcalcr on tho axlc," are fully

illustrated and tlcscl'ibcd lil a lil—pugc

calalig, illustralcd in colors, publishcd

bv Marscillcs Company, East Moline, 1”,,

successors to Kcmi. & liurpcc Manufac-

turing Co. This is a low—down sprcadcr,

built on a new and simplc, but cliicicnt





plan. Writc. for the catalog, mcnlioning

the Michigan ll‘nrmcr, to John llccro

Plow Co., Molinc, lll. Ask for packzigo





informal ion

mantirc for





No. Y 5, and get valuable

on how to store and apply

best results.





 





Bean Growers

Ta k (3 Notice





Goodcbild's Multivator Guards was OK'ed by

users last. year and pronounced by farmers at

State and (lounty Fairs; also at. the State ltoumi

llp Varmcrs institutc as ltlcal Bean ”rowing

cquipiiient for late cultivating, are also for Mew.

l’olatocs, Harden Truck and all similar crops.



1 bushel ofbcumi eat/Tu. will almost pay for two pair;

every day of labor saved pays for a pair. Booklet free

at dealers. “Value “I (.‘ulhvaung” by Farmer» Ayn.

Experts and (I 8.1)».171, of Agriculture, Plume him

now or write for (ionumntratinn.





(ieo. (ioodchild, Lansing. Mich.





We Want HAY& STRAW





. We get the top price on consignments, make

liberal advancements and prompt; remittances.





Daniel McCaiirey’s Sons Co.

PITTSBURG, PA





Reference. Washington Trust Company, or any bank in city





 





 





 





 





 





 





WANT E D-‘tligx‘xegsriegivlignofii lxld “(lit «‘33:





once, Box “S," Michigan Farmer, Detroit, it lob.





 





' on Fin-acro farm. lOC'

60nd Working Farmer Wanted ,n ,,.....,,..,.,.... 5.1.233?

7(1). Froo house, garden, ctc. Salary and intmrost. in

crops. Board wanted by owner. Must have good refer-

cnccH. Address B. J. HULCOMBE. Wolverine. Mich.





 





iOMPETENT MAN WANTED, to care for main.



/ tcred herd of Holstein cattle. Must. be good

milker, oori feeder and cno'nl chrctaker. Married

man pro crrcd. L. E. ,ONNELL, Fayette, Ohio.





 





 





 





SAND OR. HAIRY VETCH SEED





(Otherwise known as Winter Vetch.





AN





IMMENSELY PROFITABLE CROP.





Sow now for Fall and Spring Pasture and for next. season’s





Soiling or Ilay crop. We are

genuinc, pure, clean Sand Vetch





Price for early orders per bushel (80 lbs.) $7. 65;

per 100 lbs. $12.50.





CURRIE BROS. COMPANY,





Dept. V, :=:





oil‘ering a very choice stock of

. Will mail sample if desired.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.





 





 





   

   

   

   

   





   

   





 





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EXPERIENCE WITH COVER CROPS.



Anent the question of a cover crop for

orchards the adaptation of one’s system

of cultivation to that growth is a matter

that has been quite serious with some

orchardists. Some very good men have

had grass growing in their orchards and

while the weather was wet have allowed

the grass to grow so as to get the larg—

est amount possible to turn down, and

then, when the dry weather came on.

were busy with other Work and left the

orchards until the ground was too dry

and hard to work except with a heavy

plow, and tltis they were afraid to put

into the orchards so late in the season.

In order to turn a furrow in such ground

the plow would have to run so deep that,

the root system of the trees would be

too much disturbed. I have myself been

caught in this way with one orchard of

20 acres of peaches and pears. The

ground where these trees stand is quite

well filled with red-top, and by allowing

it to stand for a. time in the spring this

rapidly spreads and makes considerable

vegetable matter to turn down. By tak-

ing it at just the right time it can be

turned under with a gang»ptow and 1s

out of the way for the season. but the

roots live and start to growing during the

wet weather in the fall. In this particu-

lar orchard this makes a sure and con-

venient cover, or humus, crop and main—

tains itself with very little trouble on

our part. But this season just as this

work should have been done the teams

were busy with the apple spraying and

this went over until nothing but. the

two—horse, plt-w would subdue it. This

requires more work than has been need-

ed to keep those Hi‘t'llill'tlS that were cul—

tivated early with the disk in good

shape.



in deciding what kind of a cover crop

we shall use this season, therefore. no

important factor. growing out of the

season‘s experience, will be how it lil.I_V

affect the work of cultivation next

spring. The work question is a serious

one, ani l have found that the orchards

can be kept in the best shape with the

least work where cultivation begins as

early in the spring as the ground can be

worked. Two of our apple orchards

have been kept in line. shape so far this

season with only three diskings, and we

are just starting in a fourth time with

the spriug~tooth barrow. as the ground

is just drying off after a good rain two

days ago. But. on the other hand, the

work question is not, after all, perhaps

the supreme one. Doubtless the greatest

problem in the way of orchard fertiliza-

tion is the humus supply, and the cover

crop which will furnish the greatest

amount of humus to the soil is the most

valuable, even though it requires more

work in handling the orchard than would

sonic other crop.



Experience helps out a great deal In

these matters. In the apple orchards

about the most available cover crop we

have found is oats. These usually make

a fair grt wth in the fall, nearly always

sufficient to trap the leaves as they fall,

and the leaves furnish a material supply

of humus 'l‘lie oats (lie down in the fall

and allow early cultivation in the spring.

'l‘his about approaches my ideal. But we

do not find it pratticablc to sow oats in

all cf the orchards, In order to do well

they need to be put in soon after a rain.

when the ground is moist. I have put

them in when the, ground was too dry

and the. secding was lost entirely. “’8

never succeed in getting over all of the

oichards so as to get them all covered

with such a crop, so in some we have

ndoptod other methods. In the one spok—

en of the rod—top has come in, so the

most convenient thing we can do is to

lcuct-urage it. In another orchard of

large apple trees chickweed is growing

and as this seeds itself “c encourage

this. This catches the. leaves and main-

tains the humus supply fairly well, In

another orchard of peaches and pears

standing side by side, chess, such as is a

nuisance. in wheat. has obtained a foot—

hold and by encouraging this there is a

volunteer cover crop of considerable val-

ue. This does not make the growth in

the fall that some. others might. but still

it is as much as rye would make. but it

rr-akes a good growth in the spring and

rents shallow so that it does not seem to

rob the soil of moisture as rye does.

This is left until it is heading out when

it is plowed down, usually with the gang

p10“, and the heads left standing be-

tween the furrows so that they mature





 





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





seed enough to establish the plants again

in the fall. In the subsequent harrow—

ing we disregard this chess entirely and

it disappears, but the seeds remain not-

withstanding, and the harrow spreads

them so that the whole orchard has be-

come quite thoroughly seeded. If any

farmer with an orchard has wheat with

chess in it he might do worse than to

screen it out and sow it in his orchard.

It is a plant that is hardyand persistent,

and I like something like this that will

sccd itself in case the pressure of other

work or unfavorable weather prevents

the sowing of some. other cover crop just

when it should be put in.



I may say that I am not so thoroughlv

impressed with the value of the legumes

on account of their nitrogen gathering

powers as some seem to be. This for

three reasons. In the, first place I do

not understand that the trees require

such a large quantity of nitrogen, anv-

way, and, next, any decaying vegetable

matter in the soil, such as is furnished

by any ordinary humus crop, furnishes

nitrates, perhaps as much as the trees

noel, anti. third, the legumes do not be-

gin to draw the nitrogen from the air

until growth is well advanced in the

spring, and if the ground is left until

this time before cultivation is given the

trees are liable to suffer both from lack

of moisture and from root disturbance.

as the heavy plow must be used in turn-

ing the mass down and this must cut too

dccp for the good of the trees. I am no

chemist and may be wrong in this, but

from what I learn from others I am sat~

istied I am correct.



I think that authorities will agree with

me that the chief value of a cover crop

is in the humus it supples to the soil. It

has other points of merit, but this is the

printipal one. The plant which will sup—

ply the largest amount of this element

and still allow cultivation to be done,

before the around dries out in the spring

is. in general, the best for the purpose.



Allegan Co. EDWARD Hurcnms.



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PLANTED.





 





There are still a number of garden

plantings that can be made in time to

secure crops this fall. These plantings

are restricted to the quick growing vege—

tables that thrive wcll during the cool

nights of September. Beets 0f the early

table sorts may be sewn. \Vhe-re given

careful and thorOugh hoeings celery may

yet be set out and mature sufficiently to

provide the gardener a, very satisfactory

product. Of radishes the winter sorts

should be put in. They will need an

abundance of plant food and frequent

stirring of the soil to prevent any inter-

ruption in their development. 'l‘urnips

may also be grown to table size if sown

now am given a good chance. Lettuce

needs a sheltered place and the soil

ought to contain a liberal per cent of

moisture.





THE LAST—IEPRAYlN—a FOR APPLES.





 





(‘vne more spray is yet required for the

bearing apple trees. The second genera.-

tion of the codling—moth will appear in

largest numbers between the first and

tent}; of August. They are certain to do

the apples upon the trees much damage

if allowed to work uninterrupted. A spray

consisting of a weak solution of bordcaux

mixture or a dilute lime-sulphur solution

and arsenate of lead or Paris green will

kill a Very large: per cent of this genera-

tion of the insect and save the fruit. Ilse,

about a pound of Paris green to 150 gal-

lons of either of the solutions, or about

three pounds of ai'scnate of lead to 50

i—Iallons of either bordeaux or dilute lime-

sulphur. This spray is necessary if good

fruit is expected for without it a large

percentage of the apples is certain to be

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A German experimenter has found that

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outbreak had become general, the first

application stopped the spread, and a

second killed the remaining fungi, the

dead leaves fell, and new leaves ap-

peared. It is recommended that the

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early May for the first, and the latter

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niARMERS’



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orsnc‘sns-or THE STATE ASSOCIA-





. TION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





President—J. D. Leland, Corunna.



Vice-President—D. M. Morrison, St.

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. '1‘. Hill, Carson City: Jerry

Spaulding, Balding.



Address all communications relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.





I my 27.: iota.





 





 





AssOciatlonal Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





 





Assoelational Sentiment.—

The tarmer. he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





 





FACE THE RIGHT WAY.



A clipping from the address of the re-

tiring president ot the Columbia Farm—

ers" Club at the annual meeting of that

organization contains a thought so help—

ful that the editor would pass it along

for the benefit of others. In part, he

said:



During the last eight or ten years the

business of farming has been fairly pros—

perous. The introduction of farm tools

and machinery has done much to lighten

the work on the farm, and on the whole

1 think the farmer is more independent.

and gets more satisfaction and enjoy-

ment out of life than those in any other

occupation. Of course, there are time.

on the farm when everything seems to

go dead wrong, the same as in any other

line of business, but the thing to do tH

to grapple with the situation and do the

very best we can.



“Don’t hunt after trouble, but look for

success,

You'll find what you look for; don’t look

-: for distress.





 





If you see but your shadow, remember, a





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That the. sun is still shining, but you re

‘ ‘I' in the way. . .

Dmii’t grumble, don’t blustcr, don t dream



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D'fl'i’i’t think of your worries, but think of



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’l‘he'lworiies will vanish, the work Will be





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No man sees his shadow who faces the

sun.”

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





The Annual June Picnic of the Lenox

and Chesterfield Farmers' Club was held

on Friday. June 28, at the home of Mr.

and Mrs Laney Allor. There were





guests present from Mt. Clemens, New

Haven and New Baltimore. The day





as fine and a large crowd attended.

lginner was served from 11:30 to

o'clock. and 125 people partook of the

sumptuous repast. At 2:30 they all gath—

(red on the large lawn, where a good

program was rendered. The exercises

were in charge of Frank Corey, presr-

dent of the Club. Music by the young

people was followed by recitations, solos

and duets, also a male quartet. Miss

Ruth A. Russell, of Mt. Clemens. for-

merly of New Baltimore, then took the

stand in behalf of woman suffrage, and

in a short speech scored many points in

favor of the issue and no doubt made

convcrts to the cause. Rev. F. McCorklc,

pastor of the local Congregational





church, followed on the same subject,

and extolled the wisdom that women

demonstrate in all their undertakings,





mentioning Frances Willard. Clara Bar-

ton, and Carrie NatiOn as examples of

the work that women might perform.

The president then asked if anyOne cared

to uphold the other side. when someone

in the crowd remarked, “How can we

gainsay the truth?" The program ended

at 4:30. as did also a can of ice cream.

A handshake all round. a scurry for the

rigs. a parting good—bYe until the next

meeting in September, brought the meet—

ing to a close. -



Will Take August Vacation.~The Hart-

land Farmers' Club met in July at the

home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huskingv

son. Meeting called to order by the

president, H. 'W. Clark. The question

box was omitted and the time was taken

up by Mr. Lawson. from the Highland

Club, inviting the Hartland Club to join

with them for the annual picnic at Max-

field lake the 27th of July. It being .‘so

very warm the program was cut short.

The August meeting will be omitted.—

Mary E. Openo, Cor. Sec.



Women in Histor .——At irrecent meet-

ing of the Ingham ounty armers' Club,

a paper was read by Mrs. Taylor, en-

titled. “Women in History.” No notes

can do justice to such a paper. After

speaking‘of Eve and Queen Esther, she

spoke of women as rulers of nations and

had it not been for Queen Isabella, Am—

erican might still be in the wilds. Queen

Elizabeth ruled England for 25 years and





-her policy was to keep out; of war. Queen





Victoria’s reign was one of peace and

prosperity and Queen Wilhelmina cares





   





more for the good of her people than

for the splendor of court life. From the

rulers she passed to other women of note

and referred to Florence Nightingale, who

died in 1910, aged 90 years, as the pio-

neer nurse; Clara Barton, whose work

with the Red Cross was well known, and

who has just answered the final sum—

mons; Francis Willard. who spent her

life in the cause of temperance; Julia

IVard,Howe as the author of the Battle

Hymn of the Republic; Margaret E.

Sangster and Fanny G. Crosby, who have

won praise for their songs. and then

asked what about the great army of

women who do not seek or ask for pub-

licity. A prize was offered for the best

defin'tion of the greatest woman in the

world and the following answer won the

prize: “The -greatest woman in the

world is the wife and mother who cares

for her home, doing the work of cook,

laundress, seamstress and nurse, train—

ing her children to be noble men and

women. a companion and helpmate to

her husband, and doing all this for lovc's





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Our Motto—"The farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





 





THE AUGUST PROGRAMS.





State Lecturer"s Suggestions for

Meeting.



Song, by lrangc.



Are our local laws being cnl‘orm-d :is

they should be? if not, what can the

Grange do to help?



Old time music.



Three reasons for rotation of





First





crops,





"by three men in three-minute talks.





Progress in fighting flies, reports on

Success or failure, by five women and

two men.



llow to keep butler hard without ice.



Song. “Help it On," No. 108 in Grange

Melodies.



lloll (all, “Objec’ions to \Vomnn's Sut-

fragc." responded to by the lecturer call-

ig upon a member, who, after naming

objection. asks another member to an-

swer it, until all have been called out.



Song, “Polly put the kettle on and we'll

all take tea." ‘



Refreshments, tea and

fortune telling).



Suggestions for Second Meeting.



Opening song.



The duty of party enrollment.



“Picnic. Song," No. 48, in (flange Mel-

odies.



Pointers: on picnics.



i Recitation, “A Farmer's Judicial Opin-

on.



“Harvest

Melodies.



A tribute to Ceres (each member to

bring a contribution of grasses or grains

to present to Ccrcs with a fitting senti-

ment. or quotation).





THE GRANGE AND THE TEACHERS’

INSTITUTE.





wafers,





Song," N0. ‘86, in Grange





 





I received a letter from Bro. D. E. Mc-

Clure some time ago requesting me to

write The Farmer, urging the co-opera—

tion of the Grange with the teachers' in-

stitutes to be held in August. No one

knows better than Bro. McClure the vol-

ue 01' such co-operation, for he long ago

made a name for himself, and for the

schools of Oceaiia county, by securing a

closer union of the Grange, the school

and the public generally.



There are a great many schemes for

the betterment of the country school, but

I have felt for a. long time that the

greatest need is a Closer union of the

teacher and the patron. Our country

schools are taught, for the most part,

by young people who, while they have a

general knowledge of books and are

among the most promising of those to

whom we older ones inust shortly turn

over the unfinished work of life, still

need a. broader knowledge or practice.

things about them. They need to know

the patrons better, and it is quite as

necessary that the patrons know the

teachers.



There is a “great gulf fixed" between

the teacher and the patrons in many a

district, and no one is trying to cross it.

This is all wrong. The average teacher

is doing as well as she knows, and the

majority of those who so bitterly criti-

cise the school do not do so to find

fault, but rather with an honest intention

to do good. if the teacher and patron

could only be brought closer together, so

that they could understand each other,

a great work migpt be done. With one

day of the institute devoted to a union

meeting of the teachers and the Grange

in the vicinity, much might be accom-

plished to this end.



There is much talk about the teaching

of agriculture in our rural schools, and

if this is to mean anything to the peo-

ple on the farms the teachers must keep

in closest touch' with them at all times.

At this union meeting, 'Iihe program

should be such as to interest and profit

both the teacher and the patron. The

matter of the importance of agriculture





(with.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





should be kept well to the front, and the

necessity of a broad knowledge of the or-

dinary branches taught in the school

should not be overlooked.



Neither the teaching profession, nor

the Grange, need waste any time boom-

ing themselves. We can all demonstrate

our worth best by our works. There

should be some good music at this meet—

ing, and choice bits of literature should

be rendered. These young people, "the

brightest‘ and best” in our land, should

keep clOse to the "great army of toll,

from whence they came," and the pa-

tron of the school who does his full duty

will ever feel an interest in these daugh—

ters of the country and not let them for-

get that, in him, they have always a

friend in need. I am glad for this sug-

gestion from llro. McClure, and trust the

plan may be tried out in some counties

at least.



We should all unite to make the

Grange a live force in the betterment of

rural community life. and it may well

begin by uniting with the leaders in edu—

cation in their efforts for a better and

more practical country school.



W. F. TAYLOR.





PATRONS OF MANISTEE HAVE GOOD

TVVO-DAY MEETING.





Maiiistt-e Pomona was royally enter-

tained by Cleon Grange, June 25 and 26.

l, .I. Hatch gave the visitors a hearty

welcome to which Ludwig Larsen, of

Tanner Grange, responded. Music was

furnished by Tanner and icar Lake

Granges. followed by a very eliicicnt talk

by J, H. Read on “The Boy and the

Farm,” showing the buy to be a necessity

to the farm as well as the farm to the

boy. He advocated making the boy a

partner, not only in name, but in reality,

showing that from a financial standpoint

it is better than hiring help and is far

better for the boy. He said. “I would

rather my boy would be a good farmer

than the best politician in the state.

Study the cliarnctcristics of the boy and

treat him accordingly." The subject was

thoroughly discussed, all agreeing that

the boy should be glycii more privileges

and the home and the farm made so at—

tractive and pleasant that the boys will

not wish to leave it. Win. \Vood gave a

talk on “Alfalfa," exhibiting. samples

from his own field and explaining the

preparation of the soil, sowing and liar-

vesting, also the fee-ding value of the

bay, which he believes to be double that

of clover or mixed hay. Many questions

were asked which were answered by Mr.

\Vood and Mr. Read who are successful

growers.



The State Lecturer was present and in

an address on “Equal Suffrage" Mlh‘s'

ltuell stated the reasons for State Grunge

advocating it so strongly, why subordi-

nate Granges should work for it, and

why the voters should support it.



The second day opened with a brief

business session, after which the subject

of “Sanitation in the llural School" was

presented by Miss lit-He Hoffman and

was well discussed by the. members. Ills-

infer-thin, elimination of the common

water pail and drinking cup, and the

plan and care of out—buildings were the

principal points brought out. Miss l-hioll

emphasized the need of sanitary im-

provements and the fact that this is

work for the Grange.



Mrs. Eliza Cole. of Bear Lake Grange.

gavtx a talk on “Sanitation in the ltural

Home,” concluding with an illustrated

song, “Swat that Fly." The Sanitation

Question Box, in charge of Miss Huell,

brought out many helpful suggestions.



Dinner was then served. immediately

after which Miss Buoll opened the loc—

tiirers’ conference with at talk on lecture

work, showing the duties of the master

in arranging to give ample time for the

lecture hour; of the mcnibcrs in sup—

porting thc lecturer in her work; of the

benefits derived in<lividt"‘ll_v by taking an

active part in Grange. work, and giving

the lecturers valuable suggestions on

plans and methods. The lecturers of the

six subordinate Grangos represented .11

the meeting then reported the condition

(-1" rlic lecture work in their respective

tlruiiges.





 





 





Ari August Picnic will be held by the

members of lronton Grange. of Charle-

voix county. This Grange obligated two

candidates in the first and second de-

grees at its last meeting and is alive and

pushing.





 





COMING EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.



Lcnuwee Co., with Fruit Ridge Grange.

'l‘hursday, Aug. 1. J. C. Ketchnn, stale

speaker.



Allegan Co., with Gunl’lains Grange,

Thursday July 28.



Kent C0.. at John Ball park, \Vcdiics—

day, Aug. 14. Picnic dinner, address by

National Grange speaker, and athletic

program



Charlevoix Co., with Bay Shore Grange,

Thursday, Aug. 22.



Ingham Co., with Leroy Grange, at

farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Put-

nam, Friday, Aug. 23.





 





NOTICE TO GRANGES AND FARMERS'

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We will be pleased to publish in the

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F it be true that Virtue is its own re-

1 ward, it is not equally true that scl-

fishness is its own punishment?



There’s the case of a young woman

married ten years ago. Clothcs and more

clothes was her one thought. She lived

Only to buy the swellest clothes of the

season and flaunt them before the e.Ves

'Of other women whose husbands could

not afford to dress them so well. Some

were mean enough to say that her hus-

band could not afford to buy the costly

array for her, his shocs were usually

shabby and run down at the heel and

one suit lasted him for WW) years, but

anyway. he bought the toggery for his

wife. \Vhen one, bolder than the rest,

ventured to caution her about her ex—

travagance she pcrtly replied:



".lf Bob didn’t want to buy me fine

clothes he had no business to marry me.

Why, all I live for is to dress fashion-

ably. l’d never be. happy if i wasn't get-

ting something new to wear, and' Bob

wants to see me happy above all things."



And, indeed, all she did live for was to

dress smartly. She absolutely refused to

‘assume the duties of a wife. ller hus—

band wanted a home and children, but

she insisted on boarding in a family hotel

and declared that she couldn’t and

wouldn’t be bothered with bringing up

T-hildrcn. Her husband's salary doubled

and trebled in three years’ time. but still





they boarded and she spent the surplus

on clothes.

Of course. the inevitable happened.





Husband’s affinity appeared on the scene,

and before the. wife had aroused sum--

:‘iently from buying more. new clothes to

realize what had happened she found

herself divorced and the other woman,

who.wan‘t.~.-d a home and family, was

leading "Hob" to the altar. It was a

dreadful blow to the wife, for in her sel-

fish way she really loved her husband.

Her alimony is ample enough to provide





OWN PUNISHMENT?





her with all the fine clothes she needs.

but she has found that they can not

quite take the. place of the man who was

lost because of her selfishness.





There’s another woman whose: mania

was self. 1‘. was not only clothes with

her, it was everything. She wanted a





home and had children. but; her home

must be the best furnished in town, her

able set with the most. expensive foods

and herself and children dressed better

than anyone else in town. Her husband





carried the burden uncomplainingly mr

years, then quietly and unexpectedly

gave up the struggle and died, leaving





sufficient means to

live. Mother and children had to go to

work, the mother to washing for the

women she llSt-‘(l to triumph over.





the family without





There had not been enough money ev—r

en to pay insurance, say nothing about a

bank account. Every cent the husband

had earned had gone to buy strawberries

in February and to pay summer resort

bills in July, because the wife must. have

these luxuries for herself and the chil-

dren. Thtre were numberless half—worn

gowns which had cost from $75 to $150

carb, and been discarded because they

were out of date. But they would not.

bring enough if sold to pay a month’s

rent. There were numerous articles of

furniture which had cost large sums

when new because they were a fad, but

which were now useless because their

period had hasscd. Altogether, about the

house, there were articles which had

cost perhaps $2,000 when new, but there

was nothing on which money could be

realized.



However, the woman had had her way.

She had been the best fed. best dressed,

brst cared for, but least liked, woman in

town so long as her husband lived. She

had had every whim gratified, but sel—

fishness had been its own punishment.



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FRESH AIR FOR THE YOUNG

FARMER.





 





BY Mrs. w. K. LAMB.



Much has been said about school room

ventilation. sand piles and gardens for

little folks but we bear little as to how

the wee farmer. whose tiny feet can not

yet carry him out into the sunny won-

tlciland of out doors. is going to get his

just portion of these great vitilizers. sun-

shine and fresh air. It is all very well

to advise a walk or a ride each day for

mother and babe but, well, to say the

least, either are impractical for many a

rural mothe



'Wc have so much of these great bless-

jugs, sunshine and fresh air. that we for-

get their iicccssity to the. littlel one whom

we, leave indoors as we hurry out and in

about our many daily tasks. It is pos-

sible that the city mothers of the upper

and middle make greater efforts

to give their children out door air than

do Vt'v'. Tommy is: tucked into his go—

cart and taken to the butchcr shop and

to the corner grocery. If there is an

older large enough she is sure to

be trusted to give him an airing each

(lay.



li‘arthcr up the social ladder are bright,

well informed mothers who realizc that,

a. short outing in the country or at the

shore is not going to keep their children

supplied with oxygen for the whole year.

They know that their children sleep more

soundly. are better natured and, in win-

tcr, “take cold” less easily if they are

takcn out door each day. And the rich

man’s heir? A highly paid physician ar-

ianges his regime and fresh air is an

important factor.



Fresh air is one of the best as well as

one of the. least advertised of soothing

syrups. Many times a fretful, restless

baby may be quieted by simply taking it

Out doors. A short airing, even in cold

weather, Will only benefit the young babe,

if it be Well wrapped and not kept out

long enough to become chilled. It is not

distance that counts. Tuck him into his

carriage. and wheel him back and forth

on the porch for a little while. If snow

and storms make out of doors an impos-





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sibility, cover the child warmly in bed

while he is sleeping, carefully shield him

from direct droughts and open the win-

dows. A common fly screen covered with

cheesecloth will be found useful for keep-

ing the snow from blowing into the

room.



“hen the milder days of spring come,

it is a fine thing to let the baby take his

naps 0n the, porch in his carriage. Care-

fully shield his eyes from the light and

if the wind is blowing throw a blanket

over the side of the cab. ln fly time a

netting that will cover the carriage and

come down well over the sides is an ab-

solute ncccssity. in the sultry, breath-

less, days of late summer, just take the.

baby out under the trees or on the shady

side of the house and let him take his

nap whore he may got a breath of cool

air if any be stirring. He will sleep for

hours instead of tossing restlessly about

as he. would in a close, darkened room.





Authorities claim the foundation of a

person's health is laid during,r the tirst

thrce years of life. \Vhat tan be better





than giving the little one all the out door

air possible, if we use care and common

sense in doing it? Of course it takes

time but it is more than made up by {be

increased health and good nature of the

rosy youngster.



A vine-covered porch makes an ideal

nursery during the, summer months; and





not the least of the benefits derived is

the fact that its use takes the mother





and much of her work into the open air.





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Household Editorz—Can someone fur-

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ice cream. like you get in the ice cream

parlor?—S. T.



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way of making ice cream. The best way

is simply to scald a gallon of cream. let

it get cold. then sweeten and flavor to

suit your own taste. Crush the ice fine

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couple of weeks. Would you kindly 'sug-

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boys, ranging from 14 to 16 years of age?

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Any sport that can be enjoyed out of

doors would be preferable at this time

of year. If your party is an evening af—

fair have a hayrack ride with a water-

melon feast at the close. If an after-

noon gathering, croquet, tennis, outdoor

basket ball or some similar game would

be good. Few people enjoy cards, flinch

or other indoor games in July weather.





Hereafter when you buy a can of corn

or peas 0r tomatoes, you will get what

the label calls for and not a whole lot of

water. The Pure Food Board has de-

clared that the can should be as full of

food as practicable for packing and proc-

essing without injuring the quality or

appearance of the contents. Some food

prOducts may be canned without the ad-

dition of any other substances whatso-

ever—for example, tomatoes. If water is

addrd the product will be considered as

being adultcrated. Under the ruling can—

ned foods will be deemed to be adulterat—

ed if they are found to contain water,

brine, syrup, sauce or similar substances

in cxcess of the. amount necessary for

their proper preparation and steriliza-

tion.



The board has also decided that ap—

ple pulp may not be added to canned to-

matoes and that the addition of tomato

juice in excess of the amount present

in the. tomatoes used is adulteration-~

that is, if in the canning of a lot of to-

matoes more juice be added than is

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BY JAMES W. JACKSON.





"1 say, Casper, what's this? ’Taint the

fashion to put advertisement jokes in a.

paper now, is it?”



With a long, warped forefinger that

trembled a little Peter Nason pointed

out an offending itein in the local paper

which he held up for his neighbor’s in-





spection.





“I—I can’t see ‘thout my glasses.” Cass

per declared in a weak tone, at the same

time keeping his gaze averted from his

old crony. “Ain't changed the date of

the MidglEville fair, have they?” he ner-

vously inquired.



“ "Pen—room house for sale. Apply Cas-

per Rader,"’ Peter read in a stricken

tone. “My land, Casper, you ain't going

to sell out and move away. No; why

we just went partnership in that new

cow. It’s a joke, ain’t it, Casper?"

.But Casper maintained an ominous

silence, glancing covertly toward his an-

cestral white house as he plucked at a

grape-vine leaf.



Even assuming it was true, Peter Would

have felt hurt to think he had never

been consulted about such an important

move. Now, however, the fact itself, if

it were a fact that Casper meant to sell,

surmounted all else with its terror.



Peter let his frightened eyes trace up

the handsome form of his neighbor to his

neighbor's white hair, which after sixty-

five years had topped a tall figure. Peter

was more fond of Casper'than of anyone

else in the world; and he was sure Cas-

per cared too much for him ever to go

away.



“The—the house is too big," Casper

managed to say at last, reaching per—

sistently for another leaf and turning

his back 011 Peter. “Mother and I can‘t

afford it any more."



Peter scratched his head helplessly.

Himself a bachelor, and with enough of

the world’s goods to get along, “afford-

ing” things was a difficulty he did not

have to think of.



“My boy ‘Ben Will take us out in Wis-

cousin, " Casper continued, without much

enthilsiasmg' “and We got a. buyer for the

houso already "



Over at Peter’s back door, across the

laWns, th’e grocer had pulled up his team

and Twas banging to get in the locked

door with orders. Peter turned dully to

see; and then, holding the newspaper

clenched in one hand, he let it trail idly

after him, as with bowed head, he walk—

ed thoughtfully over.



A black dog sat on one side of the

back stoop and a white cat on the other.

“Come in, folks,” Peter’s dispirited voice

invited, when he had relieved the grocer.

“Bess ain’t here to shoe you off any

more ”



Peter had originally come to the house

next to Casper to live with his sister and

niece. That was long ago; and the sister

was gone now. Bess was married and

gone too. All alone Peter had been con—

tent to keep house close by Casper. But

Casper was going to sellout and go away.



Inside the house Peter rummaged half-

hearte-dly in the pantry for cooking uten-

sils.



“BESS never liked beefsteak and on-

ions, fried,” he ruminated, while he'dis—

criminated with difficulty between alight

saucepan and a'regulation cast-iron fry-

ing implement. “But I’m goin’ to have

some right away. I need something. Get

down from that table, Tab! Don’t be so

forward because Bess ain't here.”



After a more or less shiftless supper

Peter sat for some time in stockinged

feet propped up on another chair. The

black Mike curled beside his seat and

Tin—Tab blinked cat sympathy from the

corner of the cooling stove.



Peter was trying to think what he

would do when Casper went. Since Bess

went, life had been lonely. Without Cas-

per it would be a blank.



“I could get married,” he 'told Tin-Tab,

somewhat fearfully, hastening then to

defend himself a little: “What would 1

do without Casper—~0r a wife just as

good-’7



He had another sister in Vermont who

had cordially invited him thither” He

thought about that a while and then.

made ready for bed. Following the high—

lifted kerosene lamp on up to the second

floor he sighed for the loneliness of him-

self, not so much in the emptiness of the

house, as in Cooper’s going.



“Him in Wisconsin and me' in Var

mom. [Heidi-o!”



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’ THE 1 MICHIGAN FARMER.





by step. Peter slowly climbed. murmur—





, ing with little heart his customary prayer





that he might live to come down stairs

again under his own power.



Somewhere in the realm of sleep that

night he made up his mind that he had

best plan for Vermont. It cheered him

little, however.



The doctor’s carriage passed up the road

once in the morning and Peter observed,

“I guess I’ll go call on him myself and

see if he can tone me up. I don’t feel's

good's I ought, some'eres ’1' other.”



The doctor himself was of the same

mind after listening to symptoms of in—

digestion. Peter was bidden to be less

reckless with beefsteak and onions.



“I ain’t so sure whether it was beef-

steal{ and onions I cooked or what it

was,” Peter naively declared. “Casper's

going upset me so."



In the ensuing talk anent that im-

portant move on Casper’s part, Peter

agreed that it was perhaps for the best.

Then it came out that he himse1f_was

planning to go to Vermont.



The doctor’s chair came down with a.

thump from two legs to four. He was

not anxious to lose Peter as his tenant.

but some friends of the people buying

Casper’s house had wanted to rent one

near.



Peter assured the doctor that the house

would be empty most any time and then

rose to go. He didn’t listen to instruc-

tions about the tablets he was to take.

He didn’t care. Since Casper was going

away he might as well decline with indi-

gestion as with loneliness.



"CaSper goin’ to sell out and move

away, mind ye,” he announced at sup—

per time to Mike, whose black nose was

eagerly busy in a dish of scraps. “How

can ye eat with such relish when I tell

ye that?” he inquired, curiously.



For himself he dejectodly fried some

cheese in a Die-plate. If he knew It

wasn’t good for him to eat cheese that

didn’t matter. The fire went out for

want of attention and he ate the cheese

cold; or he didn‘t eat it at all——he didn’t

remember and it made no difference.



Sometime the ,vnext day lthe doctor

called to bring Peter the pills'which he

had inadvertently left behind him in the

office. Also the physician was able to

say that the prospective tenants for Pet-

er‘s house had snapped quickly at the

chance offered over the telephone. The

lease would be drawn up at once.



It gave Peter 3. lumpy feeling in his

throat. The doctor

send a horse physician around to him if

he didn’t take the pills, so he absent-

mindedly ate them now, one by one-—

several of them, at least, before he dis-

covered what he was doing.



Late in the afternoon he met Casper

out in the garden. Little had passed

between them in regard to the proposed

move; but now Peter casually asked

about the progress made in disposing of

the house. Casper electrified him with

an announcement that the deal was off.

The buyer would not give what was ask-

ed and Casper could not afford to sell

any cheaper.



“He ain’t goin’, Mike. D’ye mind that?

Maybe he won’t sell now for a year,”

Peter suggested, in conference with the

dog. “I say he ain’t goin’ after all."



Something within Peter began to warm

up into cheerfulness as he reflected that

he and Cusper might be neighbors for a

long while ye t, “’s long’s We live, if we

don’t live too long," he ruminated hope-

fully.



But just then it came over him with a

rush that he had done a. fool thing. Cas-

per was going to stay, but he himself

would be obliged to go, for the house had

been rented over his head. It was too

late to do much tonight, but almost

frantically next day Peter implored the

doctor to back out of the agreement—

with as much honour as possible. 01

c0urse. The prospective tenants, how-

ever, were not amenable. They were

satisfied with Peter's house, whether

their friends secured Casper's or not.



“You’re a fool, Peter,” the doctor

comfortedpas he hung up. "Casper’s a

fool; you're both fools." And Peter only

groaned.



But then Peter. remembering that Cas-

per was going to stay, cheered on "I

can get another house, but there is only

one Casper," he softly communed with

himself.



The doctor, however, did not share in

his cheer.‘ “Now Casper’ll worry be-

cause he couldn’t sell,” the medicine man

grunted. "He‘ll get poorer every day he

lives in that house. Like as not in the

long run he’ll become worked up and sell

cheap, lose money.”



That depressed Peter again and he had

togohomeandthinkitover. Knthe





had threatened to,





rest of that day and most all of that

night he thought about it.‘ He didn't

want Casper to go to Wisconsin, but

Casper ought to go and he couldn’t sell

his house. That was all there was to. it,

but upon that Peter gradually built up

a plan—and sighed for the pity of it.



“Would you, if you were- me, Tin-

Tab?" he inquired next morning of the

only counsellor at hand. “Think, you

furry little rascal, before it’s too late.”



Tin-Tab must have been definite even

without knowing just what was the prop-

osltion. After breakfast Peter hied him-

self to the doctor’s office.



Casper’s house was worth anywhere

around eight thousand dollars, though

there was a mortgage on it to blur the

shine of such a prosperous sounding sum.

That was the price which the tentative

buyer had backed out of.





“I'll give it," Peter declared; “I've got,

money. Casper’s welcome to all I’ve

got."





The doctor wiped his glasses briskly.

"I know,” he agreed; ”and Casper would

share his last crust with you,” whereat

Peter’s face glowed.



The doctor was to be the go—betwecn

and went at once to make Casper the

offer. He agreed to meet Peter again in

his office



Peter sighed as he set about some Vil-

lage errands. It was hard to have to

help in ridding himself of a friend and

neighbor he cared so much for. Once his

lips twit‘ched as the whole thing was

borne in hard upon him.



But the physician’s knitted forehead,

when Peter joined him at last, showed

that something had gone wrong. The

doctor's temper lowered like an August

thunder storm.



“That old loon of a Casper Rader

wouldn't sell—at eighty, eighty—five or

ninety. Don’t believe he ever thought of

selling, plague take him. I’m looking up

commitment papers now to get him into

an asylum. Drat him! Such sentimental

bosh about the old home!" and the doctor

was either truly rummaging in his desk

for the commitment papers or else try—

ing to hide his face from Peter’s shining

eyes.



Telling himself over and over again

that Casper w0u1dn’t go away, Peter sut

by stupidly blinking in a glow of happy

disappointment. The doctor turned back

to him.



“Know what he said, that Casper? ‘I

guess. after all. mother and I been here

too long to think of leaving, Doctor. Now

it comes to the point, we can't face the

idea of leaving the old house—and Peter

over there. Thank you kindly, Doctor.’

Humphl” Something like a gentle dis-

gust wove through the doetor's humor.

"That white-thatched Casper’ll get him-

self into the poorhouse yet."



Peter nodded as if that were a cheerful

enough thought. Then he hastened home

to tell Mike and Tab, stopping at the

butcher’s for steak. the better to impress

them with the great news.



And while he sat, somewhat later, a

Squat figure on the back stoop, feeding

all the household he had, there came

across the lawu, tall, straight, white of

beard and head, walking slowly, neighbor

Casper.



Peter upset a r-au from his knees as he

rose hastily and advanced to meet his

friend. But with sudden thought he ran

back to the house and brought out a

Chair, into which he forced Casper gaily.





And now Peter learned the perfidy of

the doctor. When the medicine man dis—

covered that money wouldn't move Cas-

per out of his homestead he had blurted

forth the information that Peter was be-

hind the effort.



“Thank yo most kindly, Peter,” Cas—

per murmured; “and forgive me for ever

thinking of going away from such a good

friend."



Peter laughed as if it were all a. good

joke—laughed until he blinked suspi-

ciously.



“We couldn’t give up the old place,

anyway," Casper continued, stroking

Mike thoughtfully. "But mother and I

have got to take care of ourselves some-

how. W'e’ve decided to keep boarders,

Peter. That is—aheml—mother and me

would like to have just one boarder, if

you will come and live with us, Peter.”





“My land, Casper,” Peter hastily inter-

rupted, with an ear turned kitchenward,

like a trained housewife; “something’s

boiling over. ’Scuse me.”



Something was boil'i'ng over; but it was

not anything on the stove, for the fire

was out. as it should have been on a

peaceful June evening when everything

everywhere was all warmth and cheer.

And if the boiling was in Peter’s heart

Peter had mastered it when'h'e came back

and accepted Cam’s invitation.





 





 





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