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VOL. CXXXIX. No. 7. 2

Whole Number 3604.





nature which enables us to bestow



much attention on small matters

and disregard large things is suggested

by the statement in the Good Book in

reference to the Pharisees, that they

“swallowed a camel and strained at a

gnat.” In a recent number of'a popu-

lar magazine a. writer attempts, under

the head of “Out in the Orchard,” to

give a survey of the apple-growing in-

dustry in this country. In this survey he

dwells with much detail upon the few

thousand acres devoted to apples in

W'enatchee Valley, in Yakima, Hood Riv-

er and the Colorado district's, he speaks

of Kansas, notices the Ozark region,

jumps over to the Shenandoah Valley in

Virginia and describes the orchards of

the Blue Ridge mountains. Thence, with

a sweep he covers Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,

reaches New York state and the territory

of New England, but never a word about

the “fruit with flavor” grown in Mich-

igan.



It is perhaps unfortunate that Michigan

has not some serious obstacle in the way

of apple production. Had there been any

it would have been necessary for her to

advertise the opportunities awaiting fruit

growers who were looking for locations.

By the advertising method some small

areas





T HAT there is a weakness in human





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The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.

DETROIT, Mica, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 19:2.





Michigan’s Apple Industry





 





the money paid for the crop of these two

states been available for buying else-

where, all of the apples grown south of

the Mason and Dixon line and east of the

Mississippi river could have been pur-

chased and with the money remaining

one-half of the entire crop of the New

England states could have been secured.

In that year, which, as has been said be-

fore, is the most recent year that we





ties, as well as all people who are in a

DY'SltiOn to compare her apples with those

grown in the western valleys especially,

have observed this fact. At the first land

show held in Chicago a fcw ycars ago a

high official in the department of agri-

culture while inspecting the fruit dis-

playsof several sections of the country

suddenly stopped as he came to the

Michigan display, and said, ““‘hat is





 





 





in our ‘western states have been . '





giwn gm publicity and/are generally . .





known throughout the-apple eonsuming

necessary for‘





wcrld. Advertising was

these districts, however, because of the

great barrier, distance to market. Mich-

igan, on the other hand, has permitted

matters to take their natural course. Her

apple industry is not the result of ab-

normal conditions. Nevertheless, she oc-

cupies an important place in the produc-

tion of this fruit.



After considering the review above re-

ferred to and turning to the most re-

liable source of information on the ap-

ple production of the several states of the

country that we have, the federal statis—

tics of 1910, we get some interesting com-

parisons. We find from the figures care—

fully gathered from every nook and cor-

ner of the- country that the value of the

Michigan apple crop for the year 1909

was second in the list of all the states in

the country. Her crop was worth more

than the combined crops from the states

of \Vashington and California and worth

nearly four times the value of the crop

of Oregon. In that year the price paid

for the apples produced in Michigan and

New York would have purchased all of

the apples grown in the states west of

those bordering on the Mississippi river

and still leave $4,207,000 unspent. Or, had





Apple Orchard of A. P. Gray, Grand Traverse Co.





vated and Seeded;





have reliable figures with which to make

comparisons, the number of bushels of

apples grown in Michigan was also given

second place among the several states of

the Union, New York ranking first. These

comparisons indicate, to us, at least, that

Michigan is a very important factor in

the commercial production of apples in

this country.



It is a matter for the careful consider-

ation of those about to select a location

for the production of apples, to consider

the quality of this fruit grown in Mich-

igan. So superior are her apples over

those grown in many other sections of

the country that an organization for the

promotion of Michigan’s interest as a





fruit state has adopted the slogan, “fruit

Many prominent authori-





with flavor”





 

 





 





 





 





Pears are an important Item In Michigan’s Fruit Products.





menu the Several States In





 





 

 

 





Her Rank

the ProductIOn of this Frult.





 





Spaces are Alternately Culti-





the Next Year the Order is Changed.





this?" referring- to the aroma in the at—

mosphere. lie was then handed some

apples, :1 number of which were grown

in western states and others in Michi-

gan. and was asked to select those grown

in this state. He asked permission to

taste of the fruit that he might tell. The

delicious flavor enabled him to quickly

decide upon the specimens grown hero.

The reputation of Michigan apples for

quality and excellent flavor left no ques-

tion in his mind as to Where the fruit

had been produced. Apples grown under

irrigation conditions, while they develop

a high color, fail to give the eating qual-

ities of thosc produced in the Great

Lakes region.



Michigan orchards bear heavily. The

statistics referred to abOVC support this





 





$1.00 A YEAR.

32.75 5 YEARS.





statement. Of course. there are thou-

sands of acres of Michigan orchards that

are not paying, but there is a reason oth-

er than soil and climatic conditions fcr

this. Care is not given. But thcre are

hundreds of examples where- old orchards

that have for many years remained idle

are brought into profitable production by

attention from men who understand the

needs of the apple trees. Some of the

returns from these orchards would be

discredited by the ordirrvry person were

it not that the facts could be positively

proven.



The apple trees of Michigan arc usu—

ally long lived. Thcre arc. of course. a

large number of locations poorly adapted

to the production of any kind of fruit.

\thn apples are planted in such loca—

tions they ordinarily do not survive many

wintcrs, but where intelligence has been

uscd in selecting the ground for planting

an orchard, the trees, when properly car-

ed for, have lived a long term of years

and continue to produce large crops of

fruit. There are scorcs of profitable or-

chards over the state that are approach-

ing the half-century mark!



T‘ests of many kinds are to be encoun-

tered here as elscwhcrc. \\'e have the

apple scab, the codling moth, the San

Jose scale. and a hundred insects and

tungous diseases to combat. But this is

no reason for disregarding Michigan.

Other apple sections are contending with

the same or similar troubles. The pres-

cnt status of spraying experiences is such

that most of the pests encountered are

icadily controlled.



The market for apples grown in this

section of the country is uncxcellcd. The

apple orchards of Michigan lay within a.

day‘s ride of ncarly 60,000.000 inhabitants

of the I'nited States and is probably that

near 5.000.000 more people across the bor—

der. The facilitics for transporting the

fruit to this immense population consist

of a multitude of railways, electric lines

and fast-going stcamships. Speciallv

equipped for the handling of fruits. Early

in her history Michigan was covcred with

a network of railways for the removal of

the vast lot-ests that covered her rich

lands. These roads are today carrying

her products of orchard and farm to the

grcat centers of population. These facil-

itics makc ideal conditions for

cesstul marketing of apples, as well as

other fruits and products. In fact, the

convenience with which the growers of

this state can get their fruit to the mar—

kct has been so unobstructcd that the

“wrest grades have gotten to the trade

and done a hit of harm in lowering the





(Continued on page 119).





the suc—





 





 





 





 





is Third Cherry Orchard Typical of many In Nort hwestern Michigan.





 





The State Ranks

Fourth Among the States of the Union in the Production of Cherries.





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LONG OR SHORT TILE BRAINS.





 





I intend to drain my farm with tile and

would appreciate some information on

that line. I have some fields I can drain

in two directions. Running from north

to south the drains will be about 60 to

70 rods long; from west to east they will

be 20 to 30 rods long, some even shorter.

\Vhit-h way would you recommend run—

ning the ditches? On the shorter lines

could I use smaller tile? What would

you use three or t'our- inch tile? How

do vou get the right grade in the bottom

of the ditch?



Muskegon Co. A. N. D.





If you have just as good fall with the

long drain as with the short one, I would

prefer the long drain, as y0u will have

less drains and consequen‘dy less outlets

to contend with, and the fewer outlets

you have in draining a field the better,

because an outlet always gives more or

less trouble. The freezing and thawing

at the outlet dislocates the tile and they

are liable to get stepped up, animals are

liable to get into them, and they have Io

be looked after, so the fewer outlets you

have the better. If your drains are all

single drains three—inch tile are large

enough. If. however. several ditches

empty into one ditch then the main ditcn

ought to be a larger tile. A four—inch

tile would be large enough for two or

three three-inch tiles emptying into but

if you have more than that then you

ought to have a five-inch tile for the

main tile.



If the fall is quite uniform there isn't

any trouble in getting the grade of your

ditch with a common spirit level. How-

ever. if you have holes or depressions in

the grade it may be- bettcr to get it sur-

vcyuj so that you know just exactly

what you are doing, but where the sur-

face of the ground is quite uniform there

is _no trouble whatever. After you get

your ditch dug all but bottoming up.

then set a grade line above the ditch,

drive a stake on either side of the ditch

and have a cross-bar across a sufficient

licight so that a man working in the

ditch will not interfere with your line.

Now take a spirit level, go off three or

four rods from your ditch, and level it.

Then stght over this level towards your

line. You can readily tell how much fall

you have got in 50 feet, or how much you

have got in 100 feet, and, as I say, if you

don’t have to go into a depression this

way is perfectly safe.

grade line accurate. Now set the cross

burs so that you will have plenty of fall,

thcn draw your line- on these cross bars

tight, bottom up your ditch to this grade

line. Simply take a small pole and cut

it the right length; that is, cut it the dis-

tance between the bottom of your ditch

and your grade line. Now in bottoming

up the ditch measure every foot or every

six inches with this pole and scoop out a





place for the tile with a tile scoop. This





will give you a uniform grade and an ac-





curate onc

COLON C. LILLIE.





 





POWER REQUIRED TO FORCE WAT-

ER THROUGH PIPES.





Kindly advise if it wo,uld be practical

to ft)l(e water through a pipe 100 rods

long, and if so what size pipe woud be

rcquiied and how much 1)()\\el would it

take to operate the pump?



SUBSCRIBER.





“'21th may be forced long distances

in pipes, but it must be remembeicd that

the size of the pipe used and the. quan—

tity of water to be delivered are very im—

portant factors in the amount of power

used. The actual power required to force

ten gallons of water per minute through

a horizontal line of one—inch pipe 100

rods long is nearly three-tenths horse-

power. To this should be added an al-

lowance for pump friction and other

power losses, as well as a reserve ca-

pacity in the engine So that an engine

of not less than two horse-power would

be required. By using a pipe, one and a

quarter inches in diameter, the actual

power mquired to force the same quan-

tity of water through it is about one-

third as much as in the preceding case.

In this case allowing for power losses,

pump friction, and engine reserve ca-

pacity. an engine of one and one—half

horse-power is shown to be of ample

size.



If it were desired to pump as much as

20 gallons per minute it would be advis—

able to use a pipe of one and a half

inches diameter. For the case in ques—

tion, however. where 10 gallons per min—

ute would probably be the greatest quan-

titv necessary to be pumped per minute,

a one and a. quarter inch pipe and a one

and a half horse-power engine would

meet the requirements. It is interesting

to note in this connection, that to force

20 gallons of water per minute through

a one- -inch pipe of 100 rods length would





You can get your





1118 MICHIGAN FARMER."





require. nearly two and a' half actual

horse-power. This high power required

is accounted for by the high velocity of

the water thrOugh the pipe. To deliver

this quantity per‘minute the water would

mOVe through the pipe at about eight

feet per second.



It should be kept in mind that where

a large volume of water is to be moved

as is contained in this long pipe that the

-pump should have a large air chamber

to cushion \the pressure on the parts and

prevent throwing too great a strain upon

it in starting before the water gets un-

der motion. It might also be taken into

consideration that water could be deliv-

ered through this pipe by means of a.

windmill but at a much slower rate.

This scheme enuld probably be best car-

ried out by first pumping the water into

an elevated tank which would keep a

continuous even pressure upon the long

delivery pipe. A storage tank of this

description whose bottom is 12 to 15 feet

above the level of the point where the

water is to be delivered, and forcing the

water through a one and a quarter—inch

pipe would deliver about five gallons per

minute. This does not take into account

however. ‘elbows‘and other fittings which

always Tt 'luce to some extent the velocity





of the (' 'rent flowing.

Mich. Ag. Col. H. II. MUSSELMAN.





FARM NOTES.

Seeding Alfalfa in Corn.



I have 5 acres that was a June grass

sod plowed under for potatoes two years

ago; last year it was planted to corn;

last winter it was heavily ma‘nured and

l planted it to corn this spring. Now I

want to seed it to alfalfa. W'ould it be

advisable to seed it in corn sometime in

August Any instruction along this line

will be greatly appreciated.



Antrim C0. R. E. L.



It is impossible from the information

given to tell the cause of the uneven

stand of corn. It is equally impossible

to tell whether the soil is in a suitable

condition to sow alfalfa or not. From

the reference in the inquiry to the sow-

ing of lime or ashes on alfalfa it would

appear that it is thought that lime is

needed on this soil. In that case, it 13

better. in the writer‘s opinion, to sow it

before the seed is sown. In fact, if it

could be sOWn the year previous it would

be all the better, but in any event it

would be better to sow it before seeding

and work it into the surface soil. Ground

limestone is the best form of lime to use

and should be applied at the rate of two

tens or more per acre. Caustic lime

would have a sweetening effect on the

soil in quantities of from 500 to 1,000

pounds per acre, but it is not as lasting

in its effect nor as beneficial to the soil

as the ground limestone. Ashes applied

at the rate of from 1,000 to 2.000 pounds

per acre would have a beneficial effect in

sweetening the s1il and supprylng a de-

ficicncy of lime and some potash.



IVith regard to sowing alfalfa in corn

much depends upon the. season. The

weather conditions this year have made

it an especially favorable one in which to

follow this practice. The writer sowed

some, alfalfa in corn during the latter

part of July and secured a fine stand

which is now making a good growth, and

with the moisture conditions which pre-

vail it will doubtless get sufficient growth

to withstand the winter. This was on

land which had been previously limed.

The balance of the corn field was not

sown because lime had not been appfied.

in the gum 11g of alfalfa one must use

his own judgment after carefully consid-

ering local conditions, as no general

rules can be laid down which will apply

in all cases.



Growing Alfalfa Seed in Michigan.





\Yill you please tell me what to do

about getting need off my alfalfa field?

1 cut it the middle of June and got two

tons to the acre on eight acres after be-

ing pasturcd. It is now ready to out

again. Ought I to leave it for seed, or.

if I cut it now, will it come on and be

all right fer seed later?



Clinton Co. A. B. U.





The best authorities on the subject of

alfalfa growing are generally agreed that

the seed crOp is an uncertain one in a

humid climate such as prevails in Mich-

igan, although it is a demonstrated fact

that alfalfa seed may be profitably grown

in Michigan and it has been grown On a

small scale for a number of years in

various isolated neighborhoods.





A comparatively thin stand of alfalfa

is more favorable to seed production than

a thick stand, since it gives better op—

portunities for the development of indi-

vidual plants and the best developed

plants are the ones which bear seed

most abundantly. Ordinarily, 'the second

crop is left'for seed when it is desired to

mature a seed crop. Under ordinary con-





ditions this will mature at a more fav- ,





orable time and the dry weather which

is apt to prevail during thermaturity of

the second crop is more favorable to a

liberal production of seed than would be

the case when there was a more liberal

rainfall.



Then again, hot weather is most es-

sential to the production and maturity

of a good seed crop and under normal

conditions it would be a. better plan to

leave the second crop where one desires

to harvest the seed. But in exceptional

conditions when there is a very copious

rainfall in midsummer, as has been the

case recently over a large part of the.

state, it might be more satisfactory to

cut the second crop for hay and utilize

the third crop for seed. This is a prob-

lem for individual solution since the sum

of our knowledge in the production of

alfalfa seed in Michigan is not very large

and experience is not So plentiful as to be

an infallible guide in this regard.



It would,

judgment that it would be more profit-

able to harvest the second crop for hay

under prevailing weather conditions, par-

ticularly if the stand is a thick one,

since it would appear from available data

that the best success with the seed crop

will be secured in a comparatively dry

period. Undoubtedly it will be found

that the same conditions which favor a

good yield of clover seed will be best for

the development of alfalfa seed. and as

we all know a heavy second growth of

clover is not apt to fill as well with seed

as a more scanty growth when weather

conditions are unfavorable for the maxi-

mum deveIOpment of the second crop.





LlLLlE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





Our field of alfalfa seems to be getting

better established. We have just cut the

second crop, August 1, and careful esti-

mates would seem to say that it will yield

at least a ton and a half per acre at the

second cutting. Now this, with over two

tons the first cutting makes a fairly good

yield for this year, whether we get any-

thing more or not. Whether we will have

a third growth or not remains to be seen.

This second crop of alfalfa is of splendid

quality. I am going to store part of it in

the loft above the hog pen, formerly used

for a corncrib and storeroom. to feed

hogs this winter. I have space here that

will hold several tons of hay and I am

going to fill it full and give the hogs a1-

falfa hay all winter long. What I would

like to do is to cut some of this-very

fine. with a cutting box and ‘then see if

we cannot grind it in our feed grinder

and make alfalfa meal to mix in with

part of the middlings and the ground

barley, but whether this will work out or

not I do not know, but I will know.





Our potatoes, as I said before are a

very. good stand this yea .,r but they were

very weedy and we had to hand- hoe ev-

ery hill of them, something I have not

done before in years. We have just

sprayed them the first time for blight and

for the potato beetle. There was only

once in a great while that there was

any damage done by the potato bugs at

all. In fact, if it had not been for spray-

ing for blight I don't think I would have

bothered in spraying to kill the bugs,

but as long as our mixture contained a

little poison on purpose for this, why we

sprayed for blight and the bugs at the

same time. With a good horse sprayer

that sprays four rows at a time it is a

very small job to Spray quite an area of

potatoes, and I propose to spray every

wcek all the rest of the season.



“'11 are hoeing our lima beans and soy

beans as well as the potatoes. It makes

it very expensive. One ought not to be

compelled to do this, and where he is

master of the occasion, when he can get

his crops in on time and there isn’t too

much moisture, by proper cultivation us—

ually it is not necessary to hand—hoe, but

this year, in this loeality at least, it 1s

certainly an exception. Think of it, we

had between 11 and 12 inches of rainfall

in the month of July. Now to the: farmer

who thinks about these things there is

no need in saying anything to him about

weeds at all. He can draw his own con—

clusion and draw it accurately“. After

you get your crop planted, if you can‘t

go onto the ground before it comes up

and harrow, and just as soon as it

comes up if you can’t go on and cultivate

the weeds stand just as good a chance as

your crop. and you have got to hand-hoe

later on when it gets dry enough so that

you can cultivate. I am spending a great

many good dollars in hoeing the soy

beans, the lima beas, and the potatoes,

as well as the sugar beets.



COLON C. LILLIE.





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HEARING 'AND HANDLING MULE

COLTS.





 





When the colts are brought to the yard

or stable at weaning time keepthem in

a. tight inclosure and never allow them

to break out or they will become breachy.

Keep'them there until they forget their

dams. This is the first step in master-

ing them. \Vhen feeding them move

about in a quiet and fearless manner

and in a few days they will do their part

to make friends with you. When the

colts are placed together.they will form

mutual attachments that will last until

they are separated.



They should haVe good pasture and if

grain is fed it will hasten them toward

maturity. Corn, oats and mill-feed are

all excellent food for growing mules. They

must have an abundance of pure water

if they make good gains and keep healthy

and vigorous, l‘Or although they are cap—

able of enduring greater irregularities of

feeding and vicissitudes of weather than

the horse, still success in feeding depends

upon having food and water accessible to

the stock. When these arrangements are

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Mules should

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his owu temper, and the sooner the on...





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ished the better. The mule that is to be

trained should be led into a stall or tight

yard where he cannot get loose and in a.

short time he will stop struggling. Gen—

tle words and a firm hand will soon give

him confidence in you and he will allow

the harness to be put on him.



When hitched with a horse or other

mule he will have confidence in them and

will take up with the program very rap-

idly. When the mule colt is hitched to a

wagon the trainer should be very careful

not to overdo the matter the first time or

the mule will become discouraged. By

the right kind of treatment mules may

be made the- most docile of any of our

domestic animals, and will show intelli-

gence superior to the horse.



New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





DWARF ESSEX RAPE.





 





 





For several years we have sown dwarf

essex rape in our corn field just before

the last cultivation, the photOgruph

showing the field September 20. Owing

to an extremely wet fall the rape ob-

mined a larger growth than common and

bothered some when cutting the corn but

this was more than overcome by the

feeding value of the rape. As early as

possible we husked a part of the field and

put up a temporary fence and turned our

feeding lambs into that-part of the field.

and moved the fence after husking an-

olher strip across the field.

turn sheep into





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permits. They should be fed

nuts or some form of succulent food to

)rcvent constipation, for this complaint

ol‘lon brings on colds and other more ser-

ius complaints, which young mules are

subject to during the cold winter weather.

Salt should be where they may have oc—

cess to it at all times. “'hen kept in the

stable provide plenty of good dry struw

for bedding and keep close watch of their

feet, which by a little care may be made

in grow straight and perfect.



Castration is done by many breeders

during the first summer while the colt is

but is more commonly

;.l‘.Ftp(lil(.‘d until the colts ure about one

New old and are turned out to pasture.

it is done the some as with the horse and





Eshould be performed before the Ilics are





troublesome.



During the summer time they may be

nuinnged the same as ordinary colts,

[wiped out to pasture, salted occasionally

und a close watch kept of their feet. A.

uniform growth is very desirable, and we

should feed at all times with a View of





..htuining that growth.





line of

during





The second winter the same

treatment should be followed as





Who first, excepting that corn may be fed





more freely in order to get them in con-

dition for market So that they will bring

the. most money.



Upon the farms, especially in the south

and west, mules are well liked by all

those who have given them a fair trial.

They are well adapted to many kinds of

farm machinery, where an even, steady

draft is essential, and in cultivating small

truck and marking out land a mule will

tread on fewer plants and walk in a

straighter line than the more noble ani—

mal which is usually assigned to such

work.



In trai'nihg mules for use on the farm

it is best to begin by using them for light

work during the third year. In this way

they will have a quicker step than when

allowed to reach full maturity and then

put at once into heavy work,



The. first thing for a man to learn be—

fore he attempts to train mules is to hold





Rape Sown in Corn as it Appeared when Corn was Cut, September 20, 1911.





Hipe but we lutvo never experienced bad

results. The lumbs were inkwn

the field at night and rod what huy thcy

would out, also :1 little groin. This ovr-r-

come the ()lljet’llou of making rape .1 full





ration and thus no bud offer-ls were no-

ticed. ’l‘he Ilcld in question contains

eight acres and fed 10!) lambs from the





time. We turned them in up 10 i‘lccember

5. \Ve estimated that the rape saved us

at least three tons of hay. Which at last

winter’s price was no small item.





In case. one does not care to pasture

the rapc it makes an excellent cover

crop to protect the ground during the





winter months, and then be plowed under

in the spring, thus adding vegetable mat-





ter to the soil.



\\'Q are sometimes nskod if rape in the

corn field hurls the corn. I think not.

This field went at least 125 bushels per





acre and had zt heavy growth of fodder.

In case the fall had boon rather dry tho





corn, having become firmly rooted, would

have held the rape back until after the

corn had been cut, and then the rape





would have made its growth later in the

season.





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ms been shipped out of the country for

similar reasons. Exports of cattle for

the 12 months ending with last June ag—

gregated in value $8248.24], compared

with $12,634,757 for the previous fisnl

year. Dressed bccf exports during the

12 months ending with

15,669,263 lbs,



ugainst 42,260,510





valued at

lbs.





$1,633,621l,

the previous year,





and 75.470.877 lbs. two years ago. EX-

ports of cattle. hogs and sheep during





the 12 months ending with last June ag—

gregated in value $8,863.018, against $13,-

226,754 the- previous year, $11,880,343 two

years ago and $17,930,055 three'years ago.



Denver advices are that the western

slope section of Colorado Will send 25 per

rent more fat cattle to Denver and Mis—

souri river markets this year than last.

Of late Colorado has been getting back

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granary. concerning which an inquiry ap-

peared in a recent issue, there is but

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ployed. Cover the floor with galvanized

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iron an inch or so, cover all with hot

asphaltum, dusting with cement or ma—

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Some years ago I used this plan on a

mercantile structure, getting good re-

sults, altogether satisfactory.



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and water tight. No matter how well

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LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





Corn looks highly promising, and there

will be plenty of fodder. The time is

favorable for fattening live stock, cattle,

hogs. and sheep.



l’tltl‘li'k Cudahy, the Milwaukee pack-

er, who in recent years has been the

cuampion of low prices for hogs, and who

was the original prognosticator of $4 hogs

a tow years ago, has changed his views

radically, and now is extremely bullish

on the outlook. lie figures it out in this

way: “There will be a shortage of 1,-

.‘.00.000 in hogs between now and Jan. 1

gin his opinion. Vi’hiledast November and

Dot-ember were heavy months for re-

ceipts of hogs, Mr. Cudahy believes this

your will be the reverse. He looks for

prime hogs to sell at $9 before Oct. 1.





Hogs have surprised even the most

optimistic by their recent sharp advances

and stockmen owning healthy pigs and

young hogs should use every means with-

in their power to make, them good and

at before marketing. The shortage is

rmti, and the needs of the trade are un-

usually large, because of the increased

requirements for the fresh pork trade, to

say nothing of the large consumption of

cured hog meats. At present the demand

centers on prime corn-fed light hogs.



The western ranges have been rushing

their lambs, yearlin rs and sheep to West-

ern markets, and supplies at the Chicago

stock yards, as well as at the Missouri

river markets. have reached extremely

liberal proportions in recent weeks. At

the same time the Louisville market has

continued to reship a good many south-

(-rn spring lambs direct to the big Chi—

cago packing plants, but this movement

has been decreasinghin volume materially,

and the season for shipping Kentucky

and Tennessee flocks is drawing near a.

close. Some of these lambs show up ex-

tremely well in quality, but their aver-

age grading is much below what it was

a few weeks ago, when the movement

was largest. The native lambs received

in the Chicago market vary greatly in

quality. and there is much too large a

proportion of ordinary lambs, these sell-

lng at large discounts from prices paid

readily for prime flocks.



For several weeks in succession there

has been a larger demand in the Chicago

stock yards for desirable feeding lambs,

and the best black-faces have advanced

to $6.25 per 100 lbs., with not enough of

such stook to meet trade wants. There

is alsti a large call for good breeders. and

the best western range yearling breeding

ewes are firm at $5@5.25, with sales of

two and three-year—olds at $4.25@4.75 and

fours and solid mouths at $3.50@4.25.

Many farmers in the middle western

states who have never done anything in

the sheep industry before are disposed to

start in, and the breeding business prom—





ises to extend considerably in the near

future. Every farm should have a small





flock of sheep, and the profits derived

from fertilizing the land is one of the

advantages worth considering, to say

nothing of the profits derived from the

mutton and wool. Good. thrifty, young

western range breeding ewes will be

scarce this season. and in consequence of

the improved conditions in the west, they

are netting more on the open range than

on the market.



W L. Richards, president of the Mer-

chants’ National Bank. of stark county.

North Dakota, and also a prominent

range cattleman. says with regard to

range cattle prospects: "I never saw ag-

ricultural range and cattle prospect con-

ditions as good in North Dakota as at

this time. The range is fine, grass is

luxuriant. and while cattle' came through





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THE MICHIGAN PARMER.





the winter in thin. condition, they are

rounding out nicely. North Dakota will

have at least 25 per cent fewer cattle to

market this year than last, and in some

localities the decrease will amount to 50

per cent. We are assured of plenty of

grass and a big hay crop, which will take

care of our young stuff. This season's

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Congestion of Spinal Cord—I have

some shoats that break down in front

and it appears to me that the trouble is

in their back. They are thriving nicely

and appear to be quite healthy. G. L.,

Custer, Mich—Apply mustard and water

to the withers and back three times a

week and give one-sixtieth of a grain of

strychnine at a dose twice a. day. You

are perhaps feeding your shoats too much

corn and not enough oats, oil meal and

green food.



Puffy Hocks—Thoroughpin.-—VVe have a

three-year-old colt that has been trou—

bled with stocking of hind legs, a puffy

condition of books and I am pretty sure

he has a thoroughpin. Reader, Marion,

Mich—Apply one part iodine, 10 parts

fresh lard to puffs once a week.



Nasal Catarrh—Indigestion.—I have a

three-year—old filly that I worked pretty

hard this summer. She has a cough,

some discharge from nose, eats well and

is losing flesh. When she first became

dumpish I gave her a cup of raw linseed

oil to open bowels as they were a little

tight. She is fed ear corn, bran and runs

on pasture. I might state that I have

been unable to get her with foal; she also

has a white mucus discharge. C. B.,

Blanchard, Mich—Give filly a teaspoontul

of fluid extract belladonna, a "tablespoon—

ful extract of gentian and the same

quantity of fluid extract cinchona at a

dose in feed three times a day. Dis-

solve 1 dr. permanganate potash in six

pints tepid water and inject mare daily,

also give her a tablespoonful bicarbonate

soda at a. dose in feed three times a day.

She should be well fed and not over

worked.



Tuberculosis—I would like to know the

symptoms of tuberculosis. I have a. 00w

that is not giving as much milk as I

believe she should. Her eyes are dull,

coughs two or three times a day and is

losing flesh. A., Kingston, Mich—Your

cow may have tuberculosis and no Vet.

be able to tell by physical examination

whether she has it or not. but apply the

tuberculin test and you can tell positive—

ly. This test is not expensive and I ad-

vise you to have it applied.



Indigestion—Colic.——My flfteen—year~old

mare is troubled with occasional attacks

of colic and these attacks come on more

frequently lately, than a few weeks ago.

She has a colt eight weeks old by her

side. I feed her mostly oats and hay.

but tried her on grass with rather poor

results. She was always well up to six

weeks ago, always in good flesh. but now

thin. L. W., Amble, Mich.~—Feed her

a good quality of food and give her ’two

iablespoonfuls of ginger and a table-

spoonful of cooking soda at a. dose in

feed three times a day.



Bog Spavin.—I have a. two-year-old

colt that has had puff in left hock ever

since he was 15 months old; our local Vet.

prescribed iodine applications to be ap-

plied every week, but they failed; then

put on a blister with no better results.

0. S., Unionville, Mich—Apply one part

iodine and ten parts fresh lard to bunch

every few days. You will find it no easy

matter to reduce size of bog spavin.



Septic Poison—I have a four—year—old

cow that came fresh about the middle of

April; was in good condition then, but

had to clean her and she has not done

well since. She neither eats nor drinks

enough. I gave her salts. cream of tar-

tar and soda, and also gave her condition

powder, but it fails to make her eat and

drink. J. P... Elmira. Mich.——Give her 1

oz. fluid extract gerntian, 1 oz. fluid ex-

Tract cinchona and 1 dr. fluid extract nux

vomica at a dose in feed or as a drench

three times daily.



Nodular Disease—Dropsy.—I haVe a

flock of Rambouillet sheep, some of which

are affected with a sack that forms un—

der throat which contains fluid of a wat-

ery nature. I have opened this sack

and found a fluid much like water. Soon

after swelling forms sheep lose flesh and

'two weeks later die. After they show





sickness they gradually weaken until

death comes. ‘. B. M.. Fowlerville.

Mich.——I am inclined to believe your





sheep die as the result of nodular dis-

ease. This is a parasitic bowel ailment

and in advanced stage cannot be cured.

Give your sheep ten grains powdered sul-

phate of iron and 20 grains gentia'n at a.

dose to each sheep twice a day. They

should be well salted. Feed them some

grain once or twice a. day.



Shoats Cough.-——My two-months-old

pigs cough some, but boars and sows

seem to be perfectly well. What is the

probable cause of their ailment? B. W.,

Sherwood. Mich—They perhaps take cold

and their ailment is catarrhal. Give

them some ground or powdered licorice

and salt in their feed. They should get

well without treatment. it 'Weather con-

ditions are favorable.





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GUERNSEY BULL CALVES, YORK-

SHIRE PIGS, Good Stock.





melts Gurus“ IAII. Saginaw. w. s.. Mich.

For sale—Registered GUERNSEY CATTLE,





Let c Yorkshire hogs either sex.

beet. breeding. JOHN





BIGELOW’S

Holstein Farms





Breedsvllle. Mich.

have some 3, 4 and 5 year—old A. R. O.

cows for sale. Also some fine young

bulls by a. 27-lb. sire.





HOLSTEINS





I can please any body with a service bull. bulls

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in Holstein. '



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“OLSTEII BULL on“ sired by but non of



Pontiac Butter Boy. 58



daughters in advanced ictry. out of a grand



dnu ter of Do Kol 2nd utter Boy 3111. over



100 nughtezs in advanced Registry. gobs-Initial calf

:7





of chotoeot breeding). Price on .

C. D. WOODB RY. Lansing; Michigan.





”I you SALE—6 yearling Hoistiein Fries—

9 ion Bulls. 2A. B. 0. bred. Some cows.

m - Also bull calves. 34 you





 





 





 





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A tine individual. beautifully marked, two-thirds

white. His Sire a grandson of Pontiac Korndyke

and Hengerveld De Kol. his dam a fine young.

daughter of Sir May Hartogul’osoh.



ED. S. LEWIS. arch-ll. Michllun.





“Top-Notch” Holsteins.





Choice bull calves from 7 to 10 mos. old. of fashion-

able breedin and from dams with official milk and

butter recor sfor sale at. reasonable prices. Also

a few chotce females.





MOPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell, Michigan.





- —-dro edFeb.1'l,19



Holstein all“ Bali 3754'"; blood Henlg'rllgfii'lbzhlitgi

dams‘ record Senior Z-fiear-old. 1&3? lbs. butter.

election 1c. LAPHAM. . 8. St. Johns. Mich.





liolstein-Friesian Cattie’ngk'gngogga





GREGORY & BORDER. Howell. Michigan.





Purebred Registered

[1 OLSTE IN CATTLE

The Greatest Dairy Breed

’ Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklet

Holstein-friction. Alum. Box 164. Srnttleboro.Vt.





6 l‘lOLSTElN BULL CALVES





From $50 to 80. Send for p

LONG BEACH ARM. Augusta, ichigun.

EGISTERD Holstein Cattle—Two ood b ll

Herd headed by Hon erveld Coin 393311;}?

FLOYD F. JONES. B. F. . 3. Oak Grove. Mich.





IGK CLASS HOLSTEIN BULL A

lb. Butter bull, out of A. B. 0.0dBLVEs by M-

hree uarte white





reasonable prices. ’1‘ rs .



ent individuals. ROUGE ONT FARMS. Detroit.

Big Bull Bar ain‘onh‘a‘i’fi's‘lii‘g’fl

ready for service. Hate Herd. Ypsilanti, Mich.





lillie Farmstead JERSEYS





Bulls ready for service, also bull calves and heifer

calves. Cows all in yearly test. Satisfaction guaran-

teed. COLON C. . Coownfllle. Inch.





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





T. F. MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.





I one: for sale a fine three- 0 d

NOTICE—.0... n... m o bui’oiit’é. £3382";

O. A. TAGG T. . No. 1. Caro. Mich





JorseyLICattle For Sale.

C. A. B STOL Fulton. Michigan.





muss:

BUTTER 'RED ”REEF?





CBY'I'AL SPRING STOCK

mvcr Crook. Alum County.Ffili‘c¥hmn.'





RED POLLE D‘Oholm lot of female- any

J. M. CHASE a so 8.114.333! Eli-'13.}?





RED POLLED BULLS‘FOR SALE‘ 33'1“: n a

drain. JOHN Islam I SON. Grand lodge. Mich.

assistiniiinairmw is





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bishn-Yearl and ram . 11!! from Chonhpion

flock of umb of Mic . Al select ark-

Ihh'e owino. Elmhuxst Stock Farm. mont. Mich.





 





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llurocs and “clams s... .0 1... at: “admit.

boar. Priced to move them. )1. '1‘. Story. Lowell, ich.





EBKSHIRES for Sale—March fol-rowed hours and

gilte, sired bl Handsome Prince 3d, out Weyeueth

Lady Francis. . A. PATTULLO, Deckerville, Mich.





Quick "aiming Berkshlm'é’fflsi’mli‘fimfiidfi

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





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choice on boar and a few so I bred t f

furrow. NE? WILSON, Okemoe‘.’Mich. $131.;lx’on22





ling Chitin Vlliiics‘.,,’3°*,.-‘I ”m :3} b. Misfits. also

' bl i m,-

bulls. Bargains. RAY POXBHGAM. Bronsogolflcl:





o | c SWINE—Male- weighingm lbs. each. Also



I - - a few very choioogllto. bred for June far-



row. Geo. P. Andrews. Dansviile. lngham 00.. Mich.



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00 '0 C’s Males ready. mom Ioleci; (:3; Attractive

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0. lo 0 8 full pigs. either hex, maize neodm to; 5:2

airs not akin. OTTO B. 8 ULZE.

ich., half mile west of depot.





vioe now,

Nashville.





UR Imp. Chester Whites d T rth i

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gnrowoo erreod at ll

in quality and price. Adams Bros" “51.353333“:





0 swine and Bull Rock oockerelc of

I 'I G- rightty ,bestofbreedi 1

down for quick sale. 56 D. SCOTT. 7:33;: oMlbliy.





0 Choice spri i by ”Frost'-



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Choice breeding. Prices reason bl . ‘

and see. B. e. VIVIAN. . N‘. l. Moflmrfi‘igif





DUNK: JERSEY SWINE—Wit!" KIND.

LAMB a





want». F. A. SON. Cos-cool?!» ylgighl.‘





lllllllli} JERSEYS, llElill IMMUIE l0 ilHillElii.

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.

am 1.“. BSIIVINE.h Spring and summer pig: for

............l.... tarnis‘aairassan





UROC-JERSEY SOWS bred f Jul

D (arrow. Choioell‘v bred agiing ypllgg A1933;

JOHN cNICOLL, North Star, Mich.





D U ROG J ERSEYS"%¢°..£¥'B£KI





ready for service. Prices ri ht for 10 d . '

come and see J. 0. BA EY. Wid$:wgl£1‘fcgf





POLAND-CHINA SWINE





Brod for September. B. W. MILLS, Saline. Mich.

from large sires.





Big Smooth Poland China Ho M... .9... ..





reasonable prices. ALLEN BR S. Paw Paw, Mich.





Poland Chins—3:641 from hlame type. Stock





bot

pm... W. J. naomsflW. sum ‘laléilfifi?





mum) 0Hlli8“€"" am pigs. ethersex, .1...





hort orn B i

bucks. Prices right. ROBERT NE€§.v§lear$m0Mlgfi





POLAND CEINAS—Giltc and yearling cows bred





for first 0 Se t. in . i'

u. D. BISHOP, fiance Elan: ohzuglgmtoyill“





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ARGE TYPE P. O.-—Larsest in Mich



see greatest herd of big. prolific no in‘ 8.323932%

avg. 10 ige to litter. Free t ver . ex enses paid if not

satisfl . order early and % cho 00. icon reasonable

quality oonstderod. W. ivingoion. Penna, Mich:





15 Poland China Saws 3:: tampons 1w





priced to cell. WM. WAITLE. Ooicimte'rl:fl i’éfiid’





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POUIB Cllllii $33 liii‘fiéfiili... .e'x't





L. W. BABNE & SON. Byron. Shiawueee 00., Mich.





Big Ive P. G. Saws 53?}. $3.31.“,





00]) I ”N. Wino. mm.

Hulda“! Ho ‘4 SOWS and GILTS

Bom all been. G. c. nd’éofi'oAv'v'? 1%?‘6khl3'.

For Sale Yorkshire Iiiis‘i’red ‘° “W



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Lllllo Farmsiml lllllKSHlliES.





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FEEDING STUFFS CONTROL.

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BY FLOYD W'. ROBISON.





By-products Entering into Feeds are

Many.



The variOus products which enter into

the commercial feeding stuffs on the

market are many. They are the products

from the flour mills, the linseed oil tac-

tories, starch factories, glucose factories,

which, in the manner in which they are

placed upon the market furnish, as a

rule, feeding stuffs of high quality, that

is, they contain appreciable quantities of

available protein, are usually high in

crude protein and many of them low in

crude fibre content. At the same time

there is the dust and sweepings and

screenings of the elevators and mills and

the by—prcducts of the oatmeal factories,

such as out hulls, corn cobs, many sweep-

ings containing weed seeds, products

many of them which are not only prac—

tically uscless as far as feeding is con—

cerned, but will work considerable havoc

when subsequently distributed over the

land. Many forms of adulteration have

thus gotten upon the market and a feed—

ing stuff law was imperative to correct

abuses and keep the traffic well in hand.

This brings up the phase which applies

not only to the feeding stuffs control law

but to the law governing the manufacture

and sale of all food and drug products as

well.



A Feeding Stuffs Law Prevents Fraud

and Deception.



It has been our experience that while

there are numerous specific instances in

which there are injurious ingredients in

food stuffs and lccding stuffs as mar-

keted, the great purpose of a feeding

stuffs law and in a food stuffs law is to

prevent the sale of those products,which

though perhaps not injurious, yct wort;

fraud and deception upon the t‘ceder. In

other words, to make it possible for the

ieedcr to btty the product upon some

fundamental economical basis. \Ve may

take a specific oat teed. We well re-

member one,that was on the market

wtihfim’the. Michigan feeding stuff law

was passed. 'The product contained ap-

proximately five per cent of crude pro-





tein and about 20 per cent or more of





crude fibre. It sold for as high a price

21s a feed from anothcr concern contain-

ing 12 nor cent of protein and about 10

per cent crude fibre. The feed stuffs law

required that these products should sell

under thcir true name with their guar-

anteed analysis plainly stamped upon the

package. The one was almost worthless

as a feed, for by the time the dairy cow

had succeeded in getting the five per

cent protein out of the mixture contain—

llll: 20 per cent and more of crude fibre,

she had used up from the circulatory pro.

tein of her body as much protein as was

contributed by the feed caten, leaving,

therefore, nothing to go into the milk

pail. it is on such points as this that

the feeding stuffs law is proving its

greatest value.



Ilenry gives an illustration taken from

a. notice of judgment 66—67, published by

the Secretary of Agriculture, by virtue of

the National Food and Drugs Act. In

Tcnncssee, the I'nited States Department

of Agriculture seized a shipment labeled

“\Vheat middlings from pure wheat bran

and ground corn,” which consisted, upon

analysis, of bran mixed with ground

corncohs. He states further that Well

and Olson, of the \Visconsin station, ex-

amining a carload 0f so-callcd wheat bran

shipped into \Visconsin found that each

pound of the whole carload contained on

an average of 28,000 pigeon grass seeds,

16,000 wild buckwheat seeds, 5,000 pig-

wccd secds and many seeds of other

kinds. Beach, of the Vermont station,

examining 18 brands of molasses and

fiaxseed, found from 1,000 to 131,000 weed

seeds in each pound of these feeds, of

which from two to 13 Der cent it was es-

timated would grow after they had pass-

ed through the digestive mechanism of

the cow.



Stock Feeds are Artificially Colored Also.



Another curious practice which is con-

tinned to some extent, still persists in

the artificial coloring of the by;products

of some of the starch factories. Just

what reasons were used to warrant the

artificial coloring of gluten feed is diffi-

cult to determine. \Vc scarcely think

that anyone would maintain that it made

it more palatable in the eyes of the cow

or more tempting because of its color.

Certain it is, however, that naphtol yel-





low S, has been used quite extensively in

the artificial coloring of gluten feeds and

we assume that it is to fool the eye of

thc feeder rather than the eye of the

stock. The old adage, “The eye of the

master fatteneth his cattle” thus loses

some of its significance.

Lindsey’s Tables.



Lindsey, of the Massachusetts station,

gives the following list of standard high

protein feeds: Blood meal, cottonseed

meal, linseed meal, gluten meal, gluten

feed, distillers’ grains, malt sprouts, and

whcat bran. Ranging from 15 per cent

protcin in bran to 85 per cent of pt'otein

in blood meal and from 0 per cent of

fibre in blood meal to 18 per cent of

fibre in the low grades of cottonseed

meal. .



Among the ordinary starch feeds con-

taining, of course, a low content of pro—

tein he gives ground oats, ground wheat.

ground barley. rye, corn, hominy meal.

torn and eat feeds, dried beet pulp, vary-

ing front eight to 11 per cent of protein

and front two to 18 per cent of crude

fibre.



The various commercial feeds shown in

the bulletins are generally mixtures in

part, at least, of some one or more of the

constituents mentioned in Lindsey‘s

table.



THE ERADICATION OF QUACK GRASS

BY CHEMICALS.





Quoted from Special Bulletin, Agricul—

tural Experiment Station, Agricultural

("tillege. N. 1)., June, mil—By ,I'rof. ’

\V. Ince.



There has recently been submitted to

this department for examination a solu-

tion of so—cztlled “Quack ('lrass Destroy-

er.” In connection with the analysis of

this material, there has been collected

the following data showing what has

been accomplished in some of the ex-

perimcnt stations in the effort to subdue

this pest by ntcans of chemical sprays.



Kerosene at the rate of six and one-

half gallons per square rod will not kill

quack grass. Common salt may be ef-

fectual when a sufficient quantity is used.





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At the, rate of one-third barrel per 5"





gallons of water, it is not effective. At





the rate of 80 barrels per acre (whether

the salt is dry or in the form of brine).





it kills the tops but the torus are soon,





active again. ,Iu'y salt at. the rate of

600 barrels per acre destroys the grass,

but close to the edges of the patch it

will sprout up as before. )Ioreover, the

salt renders the soil unfit for crops.



slilkt‘d lime at the rate of 484 barrels

per acre will not destroy the grass, al-

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A 15 per cent solutiOn of sulphate of iron

will discolor the leaves but will not kill

the stems. A 20 per cent solution does

but little more harm to the plant.



Of sulphuric acid, the least that is

effective is a 15 per cent solution applied

at the rate. of 40 Or 50 gallons per square

rod. But as this would cost $5 a square

rod. it is impractical.



Carbolic acid at the rate of two and

one-huh“ barrels per acre in two applica-

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Sodium arsenate fJHIIIIIOn at the rate

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References: Iowa Bulletin 105; Idaho

Bulletin 71; Ii‘armers’ Bulletin 464; North

Dakota I‘ress Bulletin 29; Farm IVeeds,

April. 1909.



Laboratory sample 1344s, Quack

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per barrel.



1345-s: A brownish colored solution,

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COW STALL.





 





I am about to put a cement floor in my

cow stable and would like to ask you a

few questions in regard to same. I was

in your stable some time ago and noticed

that you had a 2x4 in front of the cows’

hind feet. How far is that 2x4 away

from the gutter? I have measured it

when my cows were in the barn and

could not make up my mind how it had

to be, finding that with the distance frOm

the gutter to the manger measuring 5 ft.

the cow would have to stand on the 2x4

when she was eating. if I put it one foot

from the gutter, and by putting it a foot

and one-half it would only give her 31/2

ft. to lay down in unless she would lay

on the 2x4. \l'ill you please tell which is

the proper way, or is 5 ft. too much from

the manger to gutter? My manger is 3

ft. wide. measuring from outside of man-

ger. I might say that I put in the man-

ger some time ago of cement.



Ottawa Co. G. H. DeW.





Tie 2x4 used in the model cow stall is

movable and it is supposed to be put at

a diStance from the manger, dependent

upon the length or size of the cow. That

is really the important thing of the model

cow stall. You can’t have these 2x4's all

the same distance from the manger. If

you have a small. short cow, the 2x4

should be closer to.the manger than in

the case of a long—bodied cow, because

otherwise they will not keep clean. The

proper way to determine where these

2371‘s should be placed is

Vl'hen the cow is eating grain out of the

lower cement manger notice where she

stands with her hind feet. Then put the

2x4 directly in front of her hind feet. Now

when she is eating grain she is just as

far ahead as she can get. consequently

if she stands with her back feet behind

the 2x4 then she will not get her bed

dirty. The hay manger which is above

this lower manger is made narrow at the

bottom and wide at the top, the slats

slanting back. When the cow finishes

eating her grain in order to raise her

head she must step back and when she

eats hay she is farther back than before.

\Vhen she lies down she must step up

and lie d0Wn on the bed which is in front

of the 2x4. or else lay right across the

2x4. There are very few cows but what

will lie in the proper place. Some of them

don’t know any more than to lie right

across the 2x4. These cows have to be

educated. They can be educated by plac-

ing a large stone just back of the 2x4 so

that they can’t lie anywhere else, only

on the bed. After a while they get in

the habit of stepping forward and lying

on this bed out of the filth, where they

keep perfectly clean.





The gutter really has nothing to do

with this stall. It is simply a receptacle

for the storage of the manure over night

and for the day to keep it out of the

way. The stable, or stall proper, will

work just as well and keep the cows just

as clean without a gutter as it will with

it. In fact, some people do not have gut—

tors in their cow stables with the model

stull. It is not a part of the stall at all.

It is simply something separate made on

purpose for storing the manure.





PREMATURE MILK SECRETION.





 





We read your articles in the Michigan

Farmer and find them very helpful. For

that reason we would like to ask your

advice about a 21/2 -year-old heifer we

have here which is due about Oct. 1. She

was put, on pasture this spring and a

calf sucked her and brought her on her

milk so that she is giving about 3 qts.

daily. Do you think it advisable to dry her

up or would you feed her well and milk

her right through? How would you feed

her? “'0 have clover hay and a mixture

of cottonseed and bran, equal parts by

weight. Of course, she will be on pas<

ture (not very good) the rest of the sea-

son. Our bull will be five years old in

November. lie is getting rather slow

and is not at all sure. He stands on a





stall the year round. Would exercise

bring back his potency? Could he get

enough exercise in a box stall or would

you advise some other method? ‘





Muskegon Co. E. L. V.



linder the circumstances IMthink the

only safe thing to do is to keep on milk—

ing the heifer and feed her judiciously.

If I was sure that the heifer could be

dried up without injuring her udder and

then she would go on and develop the

udder naturaliy I would say dry her up.

but I am afraid it cannot be done. By

milking her right along you probably will

have a weak .immature calf, but this

cannot be helped. I have had a. little

experience myself along this line. Acalf

developed milk secretion in a. heifer in

June. The heifer was not due to freshen

until October. The first time we milked





in this wayzl





THE MICHIGAN :EARMER:





tho heifer she gave 13 pounds of milk.

and she gave a splendid flow right along

until she came in and then increased the

flow. but the calf was a weak, sickly in-

dividual. I tried my best to raise it but

eventually it died.



Now with regard to the- feed. I don't

like cottonseed meal in this ration for

this heifer under the circumstances. Cot-

tonseed meal is not good for a pregnant

cow. I would not feed it at all. I would

much prefer 'to substitute linseed meal

or gluten feed in place of cottonseed

and'I believe I Would rather have corn

meal and oats with the wheat bran in

this particular instance because they fur-

nish more mineral matter, for you have

got to develop a calf as well as to pro-

duce milk. These by—products. cotton-

seed meal, linseed meal and gluten feed,

while they are right in protein and help

to balance up a ration. are deficient in

mineral matter.



Exercise for Bull.





Exercise will undoubtedly help your

bull if you haven’t kept 'him inactive too

long. No bull ought to be confined in a

stall for any considerable length of time.

Certainly a. box stall is much better than

to be tied in a single stall, but a box

stall is not sufficient. He ought to have

a yard in connection with a stall and run

loose.

care of bulls, but we let them rough it.

My two herd bulls run together. They

have a house to sleep in in the Winter

time but the door is always open. We

can stanchel them if we want to when

feeding but as soon as they are through

feeding the stanchels are loosened and

they can pass in and out at their will.

They have a yard four or five rods

square. In the summer time they are

put onto pasture by themselves with a

good strong woven wire fence with two

barb wires on top, and they run there all

summer long without any grain. and they

remain quietly. I don't think you could

get one bull to run as quietly. Put a.

young bull or some other animal. a dry

cow, in the pasture with him and in this

way they will run contented. My old

herd bull is 14 years old this fall and he

is apparently as vigorous as ever.





If one cannot possibly figure on turn-

ing them to pasture in the summer time

and he hasn‘t the space for giving them

a yard it would be a splendid thing to

break them in some way so that you

could work them. An old—fashioned tread

power to run the separator would be

good, or you can put him in a harness

.and make him draw manure. It would

even be a good thing if you c0uld work

him on the land. Make him earn his liv—

ing and he will be all the more vigorous

and all the more happy and all the more

docile. It is just the bull that is tied up

in a single stall with a. ring in his nose

that becomes vicious and dangerous, and

I don't blame him much for getting ugly.





THE COMMON COW.





 





We are gradually getting away from

the idea that a man must be rich before

he can engage in scientific dairying.

Farmers are learning that scientific

dairying consists in making the best use

of what they have, and that they don’t

need expensive stook and equipments in

order to make the business a. scientific

one. Of course. the dairy cow for the

dairy, but with the comm-on cow on our

farms the business of dairying can be

made a. scientific one, for it only includes

getting the most possible out of that

common cow and breeding her so that

the grade of the herd will be raised.





At one of our experiment: stations

yearly records were kept of 40 common

cows. These cows were not selected by

breed or type. They were, rather, se-

lected with the object in view of having a

true representation of the native common

cow. In round numbers, these cows av-

eraged 275 pounds of butter in a. year, or

about 125 pounds more than the average

cow in the state was yielding at that

time. This meant that each one of these

40 cows produced butter worth about $25

more than the common cows in the hands

of the farmers of the state were pro-

ducing.



Now this difference was due simply 130

different methods of handling and feed-

ing. More generous feeding, better bal-

anced rations. more regularity in feeding

and milking, and, especially, more com-

fortable quarters for the cows would do

for the common cow on the farm just

what it did for her at the station. Just

consider what $25 more per cow annually

would mean for our farmers. And the

increased returns would be nearly all

profit, too.





Indiana. L. C. Davm.





I am perhaps notional about 'the'





 





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ON RAISING CAULIFLOWEIR.





 





 





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Could you give me any advice on how

‘to raise cauliflower? At what time of

year will I want to tie the heads? ThlS

is my first year and I don’t know any-





thing about it.

Jacks0n Co. Mrs. L. H.

successful





The requirements for the

culture of cauliflower, are more exacting

_Ihan for its near relative cabbage. Cauli-

flower demands a cool, moist climate.

making it desirable in our latitude to

have the heads form either before or af-

for the hot midsummer days. Plants are

started in greenhouses or hot-beds for

the early crop and seeds are sown in May

or June for the plants to set the late

crop. The soil should be deep and rich,

with a plentiful supply of humus. If the

hard subsoil reaches near the surface,

subsoiling should be done where one is

seeking to produce heads of superior

quality. There is needed an abundant

and continuous supply of moisture.

Breaking the soil up deeply and giving

frequent cultivation to retain moisture

as it falls, will provide for this require-

ment in most seasons. The heads are

damaged by exposure to the sun. They

become sunburned. This is prevented

by tying up loosely over the head some

of the large leaves so that the sun’s rays

will be excluded. As soon as the head

begins to form the tying should be done.

These are the more important conditions

required for producing cauliflower in this

state.





FIGHTING CABBAGE WORMS.





 





 





Give information on controlling cab-

bage worms.

Gratiot Co. READER.





There are several remedies that con-

trol the cabbage worm. Hot water heat-

ed to a temperature of 13 degrees F. and

liberally sprayed or dashed over the

plants will kill all worms with which it

comes in contact and leave the cabbages

unharmed. Pyrethrum used at the rate

of two ounces to five gallons of water

and sprayed on at frequent intervals will

control the worms. It can also be dusted

on g; » denforrn when .cabbages are

dam . fly'pryethrum in closed tin re-

tainers‘as it loses its strength by ex—

posure. This powder is not poisonous to

human beings. A third remedy is kero-

sene emulsion applied as a spray, but

this has the-disadvantage of being re-

quired to come in direct contact with the

worms to destroy them. Kerosene- emul-

sion is made of two gallons of kerosene,

half a. pound of whale-oil soap (or one

quart of soft soap), and a gallon of wat~

er. Dissolve the soap in boiling water

and pour in the kerosene while still boil—

ing. (Take the materials away from the

fire for doing this). Aggitate thoroughly

by pumping the material through a force

pump and forcing it from the nozzle back

upon itself again. This makes a stock

solution and must be» diluted from 15 to

20 times to use on the cabbages. Paris

green used at the rate of one pound to

150 gallons of water can be used safely

until the heads are half-grown or until

within about four or five weeks of har-

vesting. These are the more important

methods of controlling this post.





 





MICHIGAN’S APPLE INDUSTRY.





(Continued from first page).

reputation of her fruit. But the attrac-

tion of scientific and business men to the

production of apples IS fast overcoming

any harm that may have been done. and

with her natural advantages and trans—

portation facilities still present, the state

in the future is certain to be a larger

factor in the apple industry of the

country.



The further advantage that goes to

make the outlook more promising for

those who desire to enter the apple bus-

mess, either as a specialty or as a side

issue to general farming, is the low cost

of good Michigan land. This state, hid-

den away among the Great Lakes, whose

waters modify her climate and temper

the atmosphere to the need of her flour-

ishing orchards, was off to one side of

the routes taken by the hurrying exodus

of (astern populations on their way to

the western country. Being unnoticed,

her land did not rise with the boom of

prices of land in the prairie states. But

“truth Will out,” and this is her day;

she is coming to her own, and, while

values placed on lands are still far below

those put on the same quality of land in

more highly advertised sections, prices

are rapidly rising because of a better ap-





preoiaticn of her advantages. Men from

the south, east, and west are flocking to

the cut—over lands of the state and the

demand is working farm values to a

higher level. These men, seeing the ad-

vantages and knowing what is being

asked elsewhere, have their car to the

door and ere Opportunity can knock they.

open.



Michigan is destined to be the leading

apple producing state, and now that her

citizens, and those of other states who

know good apple growing conditions, are

awake to her possibilities, the new era

is certain to be ushered in soon. Already

thousands of acres of suitable land are

being planted to apples by men who know

what they are doing. There is still a

vast acreage that will be planted. Scien-

tific care of the old orchards is bringing

them into bearing again. That same

care for all orchards is resulting in a

larger per cent of high-grade fruit, as

well as more regular and larger yields.

V‘Vhile many old trees are dying out the

new orchards will in a few years replace

them and increase the acreage beyond

what it ever has been before. So that

in the future those who attempt to sur-

vey the apple growing industry of the

country and forget Michigan or fail to

give her an important place among the

several producing states, will be discred-

ited.



It would not be just to those interested

in other fruits to leave the impression

that apples is the only tree fruit produced

‘uo advantage in Michigan. A review of

the recent federal statistics shows us that

Michigan ranks third in the production of

pears and grapes, fourth in the produc-

tion of peaches and nectarines and cher—

ries and ninth in the production of plums

and prunes. Those who have watched

the development of orchards in the gen—

eral farming sections of the state and the

reaching out of the great fruit belt from

the four or five counties bordering on the

southern end of Lake Michigan to all

the counties touching upon that body of

water and inland for two or three tiers

of counties, and also the expansion of

those other sections dotting the state al-

most everywhere, are not worried about

the state’s losing her prestige for fruit

growing, nor that she will fail to rank

high among the several states of the

Union as a producer of good things to eat.





 





THE ERADICATION OF QUACK GRASS

, BY CHEMICALS.





 





(Continued from page 117).

bottle. This sample was tested in two





ways; first, shaking thoroughly and rc-

moving a portion of solution plus sedi—

ment; then testing this with our standard

solution. Second, allowing the original

mixture to settle clear again, removing

a portion of the liquid, and analyzing.





Both of these methods gave the same.





results, indicating that the sediment was

either quite insoluble in water or con-





tained no active chemical ingredient for"





killing weeds. Later a considerable

amount of this sediment was filtered Off.

dissolved in hydrochloric acid and an-

alyzed. It contained an insoluble arse-

nite. There is present in one gallon of

this solution 201.15 grams of sodium ar-

senite. equivalent to 19.53 pounds per

barrel of 44 gallons.



lamb of these- samples came from the

same source and as will be seen by the

analysis haVe practically the same com-

position. As sold to the consumer for

the purpose of destroying quack grass,

the barrels cost six dollars. It is claim-

cd that two barrels will destroy the weed,

if there is an interval of two or three

wccks between the applications. "How-

ever, c<‘msidering all the experiments that

have been made so far, the manufac—

turers are not justified in making these

claims.



Commercial sodium arsenite can be

purchased in small quantities for about

17 cents per pound. In large quantities

it may be bought for about 10 cents, or

perhaps even lower. Suppose the barrels

contained 20 pounds, then the material

in them would be worth about $2.00, (on

the basis of large purchases and the ten

cent 1‘atc;) quite a difference between

that and the price actually charged,

$6.00. Moreovcr, there would be consid-

erable added cost in purchasing the sub-

stance in solution since the consumer

would have to pay freight upon the heavy

barrel and its content of water.



Therefore, it would seem that it is not

wise for farmers to buy quack grass de—

stroyer for at least two reasons; first, the

material could be purchased for about a

third of the price asked in this form;

and second. the use of chemicals, (in—

cluding sodium arsenite), is of doubtful

efficiency for the purpose of killing quack

grass.





me MICHIGAN FARMER. <75





 





 

   

 

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





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CURRENT COMMENT.





In another column

The Proposed Tax will be found the

Conference. announcement of a

proposed tax confer—

ence to he held in Detroit, Septembcr18-

19. AS nolcd in the announcement, invi—

tations have been ‘scnt out to the chair—

men of thc hoards of supervisors

throughout the state, as well as repre«

sentatives of ctlucational institutions

having a ccurso in cconwmics, together

with representatives of all civic organi-

zations having it state—wide membcrship,

the meeting'aiso to be opcn to individual

taxpayers From the fact that it was

announced that the conference will be

lit-3d in the city council chamhcr it would

appear that its pronrnlcrs are not en—

thusiastic with regard to its general 21:—

tcndancc. At least, it is a rcasonao'e

supposition that it will not be largely

enough attended by the reprcsentutivcs

who have been invited to make it a.

meeting representative of the consensus

of intelligent opinion throughout thc'state

upon this important: matter of taxation.



Hence, there may be SOme doubt as to

whether the permanent organization

which it is proposed to inauguratewill

be fully I‘epresentativc of the sentiment

of the- people of the stnte upon taxation

matters. There have been persistent ru-

mors of a special session of the legislature

to consider taxation matters during the

present administration and it is believed

that this movement will forestall such an

event.



Regardless of what might be the out-

come of the deliberations of the confer-

ence at this time, it will he conceded

that a special session of the legislature is

not nccdcd to solve the taxation problem.

in fact, an adequate solution of the prob—

lcm has not yet been found by any leg-

islative body with unlimited time for de-

liberation, to say nothing of a special

session lasting only twenty days. How-

ever, as the matter of calling a special

session is one of rumor only, it is not

worthy of extended comment. So far as

the proposed tax confercnce is conccrned

it may be made of great value in the

final solution of this? vexed question, or

it may be made a factor in the further

complication of the situation.



There have been in recent years, in-

spired, we belicve, by interests that ex—

pected to profit from the result, efforts

toward the development of a feeling be~

tween city and country property owners

which would result in a general increase

of assessments in both city and country.

If this conference is conducted in a.

manner which will tend to bringing city

and country interests into closer relation

so far as an understanding of the taxa-

tion problem is concerned, it will be pro-

ductive of much good. If, on the other

hand, it should develop into a meeting

for the promotion of local interests only

it would contribute nothing to the solu-

tion of the problem, but would tend to

cmplicate the situation still further.



For this reason it is to be hoped that

the chairmen of the boards of supervisors

in the rural sections of the state, togeth—

er with the representatives of farmers' or—

ganizations who may be invited to at-

tend the confercncc, will give the matter

'the attention it merits, and properly repre—

sent the class of taxpayers who form the

bulk of their constituencies at this meet-

mg. The course of the

President Taft Vetoes wool tariff legis—



WOOI Bill. lation forecasted



in our comment



of last week was consummated by the

veto of the compromise wool tariff bill

by President Taft in his SQCOUG. message





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-. "THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





within a year vetoing wool tariff legisla-

tion The President gave an entirely dif-

ferent reason than in his former veto of

the bill passed at a. special session of

congress last summer. At that time the

tariff board had not reported on its in-

vestigations relating to the cost of pro-

duction at home and abroad, which fact

was given asa reason for vetoing the

bill. The reasons given for vetoing the

present bill which imposed an ad valorcm

duty of 29 per cgnt’ on raw wool and 49

per cent of cloths, were that in the

opinion of the President these duties were

insufficient to protect the wool growers

and the manufacturers.



A movement is on foot to attempt to

pass the bill over the President’s veto

and, while it is thought by those in close

touch with the situation that this may

be the possible outcome in the house, It

is considered probable that it will fail in

the senate, as was the case with the bill

vetoed during the special session last

summer. In his message the President

declared that he was anxious to see

schedule K revised downward and that

he w0uld be glad to see congress remain

in session uni-ii a bill which would ac—

complish this result and. still afford ade—

quate protection was passed. His idea.

as expressed in the message, was that

such a bill would reduce the tariff 20 per

cent on most wonls and from 20 to 50

per cent on cloths.



It is generally conceded, howcver, that

the session will be brought to a close at

the earliest practicable date and that

any further tariff legislation along this

line is unlikely. VVhiic, as pointcd out in

the comment of last week, it would be

far better for the wool industry if this

question could be settled on a reasonable

basis, the hill just vetoed probably rep-

resents the limit of any tariff reduction

which may be enacted in the future, a

handicap to the sheep industry which

has already been anticipated by the

pcnding legislation.



in View of this fact we. would again

urge upon our readers that it would be

exceedingly poor policy to further deplete

the flecks of the country, since this im-

portant industIy is bound to endure. and

any depression which may be felt or an-

tIcipated by sheep breeders and wool

growers is certain to be temporary. In-

stead of those who are now in the busi-

ness further reducing their flocks it is a

favorable time for those who are'not cn—

gaged in sheep breeding to get into the

business. The people of this country

need all of the wool and mutton which

can be produced for home consumption

and the competition" from other coun-

tries, like the competition of the farmer

cattle breeder due to the, production of

the ranches of the west, will gradually

disappear as the remaining agricultural

lands throughut the world are settled, as

they are bound to be in the not distant

future.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





National.





As a result of the recent decision of

'he supreme court upholding the author-

ity of the Michigan railway commission

to fix freight rates, the Detroit & Mack-

inaw railroad applied for a writ of error

which was denied by Jusrice Day, of the

United States Supreme Court. This

means. that the order of the Michigan

railway commission will stand and also

establishes the authority of that board in

such matters. The next step will be an

(ffort on the part of shippers to collect

some $100,000 alleged overcharges made

against them by the railway. The origi-

nal complaint in this case was filed on

April 9, 1909.



Electric power companies will be re-

quired to file tariffs with the state rail-

way commission as soon as the system

of rate making, up0n which the commis-

sion experts are working is completed.

The rate experts of the commission have

been working upon this problem for some

time and it is stated that the system

will be in operation within two or three

months. This will afford opportunities

to users of electric power to compare the

rates which they are charged with oth-

ers which are in force.



Secretary of Interior Fisher has a plan

to allot government coal lands to cities,

which in turn may operate them under

certain regulations to supply municipal

needs, as well as those of citizens. As

the first step in the plan he has recom-

mended that congress pass a bill grant-

ing a section of coal land to Grand Junc—

tion, Col. This policy is expected by

those- who advocate it to insure to the

public an abundant supply of coal at

prices which will yield a fair return only

upon the capital invested.



The senate passed the Panama Canal

bill 'providing for free toll for ships en-

gaged in the American coast‘wise trade

and prohibiting railway owned steam-

ships from using the canal. Some ques-

tion is entertained as to whether a. priv-

ilege of free toll will be extended to Am-

erican ships engaged in foreign trade,

against which England has so strongly

protested.



A tax conference has been called\to be

held in the city of Detroit on September





 





18-19, through the,,oo-operative- initiative

of the common council and the board of

commerce. It is planned to have an ex-

haustive discussion of taxation problems

from every angle at this meeting and

the question will be discussed by Gov.

Osborn. Auditor-General Fuller, former

Justice Claudius B: Grant, and many oth—

ers who will take up every phase of tax-

ation in their talks. Invitations have

been sent to the mayor of each city,

chairman of each board of supervisors,

master of the State Grange, state Manu-

facturers’ Association, state Federation

of Labor, each university and college

maintaining a course in economics, pres-

ident of each board of commerce or each

board of trade, and other commercial or

civic organizations having a state-wide

membership. This meeting will be Open

and all taxpayers will be free to attend

and take part in the discussions. It is

expected that the conference will result

in the organization of’a. state taxpayers’

association for mutual protection.



Under the Stevenson law, enacted in

1911, owners of 96 lake steamers have

paid in tonnage taxes $12,230. This law

superseded the old law under which this

class of property was taxed on its valua—

tion, the same as other property. It is

claimed for the law that it; resulted in

more vessels being registered in Michigan

and a larger revenue to the state. This

amount, however, is less than was col-

lected under the old system. The pres—

ent tax is ten cents per ton on freight

boats and 20 cents on passenger steamers.



The Michigan State Good Roads' Asso—

ciation will hold a meeting at Kalama-

zoo, September 18-19. Aside from the

discussion of practical phases of the good

roads question, it is said that the ar-

rangement of a good program of legisla-

tive action is planned, aiming toward

the starting of a state-wide movement

for better roads.



The nine additional alderm-en of the

city of Detroit, arrested Friday of last

week in connection with the street clos-

ing petition, will be charged with agree-

mg to accept a. bribe, thus placing them

on the same plane as the other nine pre-

viously arrested.



Negotiations are in progress for the

settlement of the strike of the Pere Mar-

quette machinists at Saginaw. The first

lilOVe for settlement; was made by the

machinists.



Foreign.



General Cincinnatus Leconte, late pres-

ident of the Haitien Republic, perished

in a fire which destroyed the national

palace at I’)rt 'au Prince on August 8.

ills body has since been recovered. Gen-

eral Tancrede Auguste was elected by

the senate as his successor. There are

rumors of an attempt to organize a re-

volt against the new president which the

authorities are taking every precaution to

suppress.



It is officially announced that Mulai

Hand, the Sultan of Morocco, has abdi-

cated the throne in pursuance of an

agreement reached between himself and

the French authorities.



“Thirty-six soldiers and. more than. 20

passengers were killed by Zapatistas who

attacked the south bound passenger train

110 miles southeast of Mexico City on

Aug. 12. The train was attacked from

ambush and only meagre details have

been received from the scene. So far as

known only a part of the train crew es-

caped. The soldiers were detailed to

board the train against the attacks of

rebels which have been more or less fre—

quent. A punitive expedition will be sent

out at once andra relief train was also

sent to recover the bodies and render as—

sistance to any who might have sur-

vived.





MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.





Wheat—Early in the spring a large



percentage of the crop correspondents

predicted that the wheat crop throughout

the state would be very light and the

reports for July show that they were not

mistaken. Owing to excessive rains con-

siderable of the crop has sprouted in the

shock, in some localities the grain is

badly shrunken and it is safe to say that

the yield of wheat for 1912 is, with one

exception, the smallest in 36 years.

* The average estimated yield per acre in

the state is 11, in the southern counties

9, in the central counties 10, in the

northern counties 14 and in the upper

peninsula 21 bushels. The per cent of

plowing done for wheat in the state and

northern counties is 13, in the southern

counties 12, in the central counties 15

and in the upper peninsula 10.



The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in July at 75 mills

is 36,124 and at 58 elevators and to grain

dealers 35,295 or a total of 71,419 bushels.

Of this amount; 57,623 bushels were mar-

keted in the southern four tiersof coun-

ties. 11,856 in the central counties and

1,940 in the northern counties and upper

peninsula. The estimated total number

of bushels of wheat marketed in the 12

months August-July indicates that the

crop of 1911 has been entirely consumed.

One hundred and eight mills, elevators

and grain dealers report no wheat mar-

keted in July. .



liver—The average estimated yield per

acre in the state is 13. in the southern

and central counties 12, in the northern

counties 14 and in the upper peninsula

21 bushels.



Corn—The conditiOn of corn as com—

pared with an average, in the state and

northern counties is 70, in the southern

counties 74. in the central counties 62

and in the upper peninsula 72. The con-

ditiOn one year ago was 82 in the state,

85 in the southern counties, 79 in the

centrel'and northern counties and 92 in

the upper peninsula.



Oats—The estimated average yield in

the state and upper peninsula is 31, in

the southern counties 32, in the central

counties 39 and in the northern counties

29 bushels peracre. . . .



Potatoes—The condition as compared





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with an average in the state and upper

peninsula is 85, in the southern counties

88. in the central counties 79 and in the

northern counties 86. The condition one‘

year ago was 63 in the state; 59 in the

southern counties, 62 in the central coun-

ties. 65 'in the northern counties and 91

in the upper peninSula.



Beans—«The condition of beans com-

pared with an average per cent in the

state is 82, in the southern counties 85.

in the central counties 74, in the northern

counties 87 and in the upper peninsula

78. The condition one year ago was 81

in the state and southern counties. 80 in

the central counties, 82 in the northern

counties and 84 in the upper peninsula.



Sugar Beets.~—The condition of sugar

beets as compared with an average, in

the'state and southern counties is 82, in

the central counties 79, in the northern

counties 86 and in the upper peninsula

91. The conditiou one year age was 87

in the state and central counties, 86 in

the southern counties, 88 in the north-

ern counties and 105 in the upper penln-

sula.



Hay and Forage—The yield per acre

of hay and forage in tons is 1.28 in the

state, 1.22 in the southern counties, 1.34

in the central counties, 127 in the north-

ern counties and 1.65 in the upper penin-

sula. - ,



Pasture—The condition of pasture as

compared with an average. in the state

and southern counties is 92. in the cen-

tral counties 94, in the- northern counties

91 and in the upper peninsula 93. One

year ago the condition was 66 in the

state, 63 in the southern counties, 62 in

the central counties, 65 in the northern

cOunties and 98 in the upper peninsula.



Apples—Fruit correspondents very gen—

erally report prospects good for winter

varieties of apples in orchards that have

been sprayed and otherwise properly

care d for, the outlook for the early varie-

ties is not so promising. The U. S. Cen-

sus of 1910 gives 228.313 acres of bearing

apple orchards in Michigan, figuring 33

trees to an acre, this is about 41.000 acres

less than was given in the state census

of 1904. The prospect for an average

crop in the state and upper peninsula is

64, in the southern and central counties

62 and in the northern counties 75. One

year ago the prospect was 41 in the

state, 42 in the southern counties, 28 in

the central counties. 40 in’ the northern

counties and 71 in the upper peninsula.



The winter varieties that promise best

are in their order: Baldwin, Northern

Spy, Ben Davis, Wagner. Greenings, Tol-

man Sweets, Russet and Tompkins King.

Of the early sorts the most promising

are Dutchcss, Wealthy. Fameuse, Yellow

Transparent, Red Astrnchan. Fall Pippin,

Early Harvest and Maiden Blush.



Peaches—The prospect for an average

crop of peaches in the Michigan Fruit

Belt is 18 per cent and in the state 11.

One year ago the prospect was 784 and 75

respectively. From the, above statistics

it can easily be conjectured thatF‘MichL

igan peaches will be Ia luxury':thil wear:

The varieties that promise bestmare in

their order: Gold Drop, Elberta, Hill's

Chili, Crawfords, Kalamazoo, Ne’w Pro-

lific, Engle Mammoth and Barnard.





NATIONAL CROP REPORT.





From the tabular statistics published

by the crop reporting board of the bureau

of statistics of the United States Depart—

ment of Agriculture, based upou the re-

ports of its correspondents, the following

deductions were made:



Corn.»—The condition of corn on Aug.

1, is 80 per cent of normal as compared

with 69.6 on Aug. 1, 1911, and 82.8 the

ten-year average. The total estimated

acreage is 108,110,000acres. or 2.2 per

cent greater than last year. The tocal

production as estimated from present

prospects will be 2,811,000,000 bushels, as

compared with 2,531,000,000 bushels fin-

ally estimated in 1911.



\\’hcat.—The average yield of winter

wheat is estimated at 15.1 bushels as

compared with a ten—year average of 15.5

bushels. The total production of winter

wheat is estimated at 390,000,000 bushels,

as compared with the final estimate of

430,000,000 bushels for 1911. The estimat-

ed production of spring wheat is 290,000,—

000 bushels, as compared with 191,000,000

bushels as finally estimated last year.



Oats—The- total production of oats for

the count‘ry is estimated at 1,207,000,000

bushels, as compared with 922,000.000

bushels finally estimated for 1911. The

average yield is estimated at 31.9, as

Egrrpared with a ten-year average of





Barley—The condition of barley on

Aug. 1 was 89.1 as compared with a ten-

year average of 83.1. The estimated yield

per acre is 26.7, as compared with a

ten—year average of 24.8 and the total

production is estimated at 202,000,000

bushels.



Rye—The total production of rye is

about a normal average, estimated at

35,000,000 bushels.



Buckwheat—The estimated production

of buckwheat is 16,000,000 bushels, as

compared with 18,000,000 bushels as fin—

ally estimated .for last year.



Potatoes—The condition of potatoes on

Aug: 1, was 87.8. as compared with 62.3

on Aug. 1 of last year and a ten-year

average of 84.8. The total acreage of

this crop is 1.9 per cent higher than last

year, and aggregates 3.689.000 acres. From

present indications it is estimated that

the average yield will be 100.7 bushels

per acre, as compared with 80.9 last year

and a ten-year average of 96.8. The total

production is estimated at 371,000,000

as compared with 293,000,000 bushels as

finally estimated for 1911.



Hay—The total production of tame hay

is estimated at 73.000.000 tons, as com—

pared with 55,000,000 tons as finally es-

timated for 1911. ,



Apples—The condltIOn of the crop on:

Aug. 1 was 65.8. as compared with 53.9

finally estimated for 1911. which figure,

also approximated a. ten-year average.





 





 





   

   





 





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LATE-HATCHED CHICKS.





 





Late fall and winter is not the proper

season for hens to become broody, but

sometimes a hen will insist upon sitting

then and if she can be provided with a

good warm nest and warm quarters when

she comes off with her brood it may pay

to set one or two hens at this season.

The chicks will come in mighty handy

for winter fries.



Some hens are more careful with broods

than'others, and success in hatching

chicks at any season. but especially at

this season, depends as much upon the

lens as upon the care provided. Light

hens are often too restless for winter

hatching. Hens of the large breeds, as

Brahmas and Cochins, are usually excel-

lent mothers, as they are naturally in-

dolcnt and prefer to remain quiet. They

sometimes tread upon the chicks because

of their clumsiness, but clumsiness is

not always the rule in hens of these

breed and most of the hens will make

good mothers.



It is best, in extremely cold weather,

to confine all hens with chicks in small

yards or boxes in order that they cannot

drag the chicks around in the cold. Af-

ter chicks are a few weeks old they are

able to endure quite a low degree of

temperature without difficulty if they can

occasionally run under the hen to get

warm: therefore it is desirable that the

hens remain quiet so that the chicks can

be nestled. During extremely cold weath-

1.he late chicks should be provided with

quarters inside some warm building. With

warm quarters and good feed, which

should include meat in some form to

take the place of the bugs and insects

which the early chicks pick up, the late

broods will make a very satisfactory

growth.





Indiana. W. F. Pompom.





 





DATA ON PROPER FATTENING OF

‘ POULTRY.





 





'Some of the scientific experts have been



making, a careful investigation of the

feeding“ problem as, .it applies to the

preparation‘ of poultry for the market.

Most attention has been given to plants

upon which poultry fattening is done on

a large commercial scale, but the results

obtained in thus dealing with large num-

bers of fowls are important because of

the elimination of the errors which are

liable to occur in drawing conclusions

from the feeding of a small, or compara-

tively small, number of fowls. It is be-

lieved to be the first earnest, painstaking

attempt that has been made to acquire

comprehensive and reliable figures on the

cost. of producing a pound of gain in

poultry. The Department of Agriculture

is. preparing to publish, in bulletin form,

the data resulting from this study of a

matter which is given too little attention

by the average farm poultryman. Vi'hile,

as stated above, the data submitted are

drawn largely from the operation of ex-

tensive fattening plants, it is possible to

glean ideas from the methods of profes-

sional fatteners and, in many cases, to

adapt some of those methods to general

farm conditions.



In discussing this phase of the propo—

sition, Mr. Alfred R. Lee, who had charge

of the investigation, says that if the

farmer gave his chickens a daily supply

of grain, he could, in many cases, fatten

them at a profit before sending them to

market. He, of course. could not afford

to put in an expensive equipment for

fattening, but he could get his chickens

in fair condition by supplying grain

daily, or by confining those to be market-

ed for two or three weeks, and feeding

freely on corn, or on corn meal, wheat

flour, or oat flour, mixed with skim-milk

0r buttermilk. When a fowl has been

properly fattened, oil replaces much of

the water in the flesh, so that when it

is cooked the flesh becomes tender and

juicy. Many consumers of poultry do not

know how delicious a weil-fattened spring

chicken is, but after once securing a

fowl thus fattened they will most likely

ask for the same quality in the future.



As to the methods of the large fatten-

ing establishments, crate feeding in

troughs is generally employed. From six

to ten chickens are placed in a crate.

generally with a small amount of feed in

their crops, and given a light feed at the

next regular feeding period. The com-

mon practice is to feed each lot 17 days

or less. Most “milk—fed" chickens are

fed. for 14 days on a. mixture moistened

with skim-milk or buttermilk. While





 





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good results may be secured without it,

milk has such a beneficial eflect on the

fowls that it is hard to get good results

without using it. One large creamery in

KanSas has experimented with condens-

ing buttermilk. and they now manufac-

tu're a product which is put up in bar-

rels, stored, and sold for feeding chick-

ens. The feed is mixed to the consist-

ency of thick cream, so that it will drip

from the tip of a spoon. In very hot

weather it is advisable to mix the feed

thinner than in cooler weather, and re-

sults appear to indicate that one feed

daily of a thin mixture, with one or two

thicker feeds, makes the best feeding ra-

tion. The percentage of milk used varied

from 55 to 70 per cent.



It was found as a result of the tests

that the Plymouth Rock and other gen-

eral-purpOSe fowls make more economi-

cal gains in fattening than Leghorns or

similar fowls. Low-grade wheat flour is

a more economical feed than oat flour

in fattening rations for chickens at pres—

ent prices of grain. The total cost of

feed per pound of gain varied from 3.71

to 10.37 cents. The cost of labor for a

pound of gain in flesh varied from 0.88 to

2.81 cents and the average cost of both

feed and labor varied from 4.61 to 13.14

cents per pound of gain.

used in the experiments were: No. 1. 60

per cent corn meal and 40 per cent low,—

grade flour; No. 2, 58 per cent corn meal.

36 per cent oat flour, and 6 per cent tal—

low, by weight. These were mixed to-

gether with milk as above mentioned.

Clover or alfalfa meal, meat meal, blood

meal. charcoal, and salt are often added

to the rations, but are not considered ab-

solutely essential.





HONEY CROP BELQW AVERAGE.





 





Michigan had a 20 per cent loss of bees

against an average of 15 per cent. North-

ern Michigan had a good wintering but

central and southern Michigan suffered

quite severely. Many had a 50 per cent

loss. This was caused by the warm

weather in March, which started bees to

breeding strongly, and which was fol-

lowed by cold chilly weather which caus-

ed severe spring dwindling. The bees, in

their efforts to save their brood. became

chilled and died.



The losses in the northern states were

about normal, but there were some large

losses in the south central and Pacific

coast states.



There will be a good yield of white

honey from Michigan. also from central

and eastern states, but owing to the de-

crease in number of colonies it will not

be an average output. Canada will have

a good yield. Excellent yields are claim-

ed for Maryland, West Virginia and Ken-

tucky, but poor ones for Kansas, Mis-

souri, Colorado and Nevada with fewer

bees to gather the nectar. New Mexico

and Florida also report poor yields. The

fall flows of nectar will not materially

change the outlook as they are not large

enough to greatly affect the aggregate

output for the season.





Shiawassee Co. N. F. GUTE.





 





Bee-keepers should be careful to save

everything that has wax in it, as the

demand for wax is constantly on the in-

crease. XVhen the melted wax is in the

right condition, dip it off into molds, us‘

ing oblong square-cornered pans for

molds and a small fiat-sided dipper. With

care, nearly all the wax can be dipped off

in an absolutely pure condition, leaving

only the dirt and a thin layer of wax.

These last thin cakes of wax, with such

dirt as adheres to them. may be allowed

to accumulate until there is enough to

make a. charge for the extracter, when

they are remelted and treated the same

as were the original combs. Of course,

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air causes the surface of the cake to

contract sooner than the middle, result-

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coming farmers authOritative information

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for shipping, is in charge of W. A. Rus-

sell, passenger traiiic manager of the

Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louis-

ville, Ky. Communications sent to him

are answered promptly, and the informa-

tion given is free.



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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.





, August 14, 1912.

Grains and Seeds.





Wheat—The cash demand for wheat is

well sustained, a decrease in stocks giv-

ing strength to the market despite crop

prospects. The decline noted late last

week was nearly recovered on Tuesday,

the condition of the market being better

than expected owing to the heavy volume

of buying for both export and home mill-

ing. This demand has created an active

cutward movement which has drawn

heavily 0n the big receipts in the south--

west. There is a prospect that the same

activity will characterize the market for

the coming week, but the trade in the

deferred options has a bearish tone due

to the general feeling that the big spring

wheat crop will have a depressing influ-

ence on the market shortly after the

spring grain begins to move. In sompe

quarters it is claimed that the s0.t

wheats will be relatively scarce and that

the demand fer blending will cause the

market for good winter wheat to equal

or exceed the price for spring wheat lat-

er in the season. One year ago the price

for No. 2 red wheat in this market was

8634c per bu. Quotations for the week





 

 





 





are as follows:



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. Sept. Dec.

Thursday ....l.061,é 1.051/2 1.061/2 1.08%,

Friday ...... 1.0614 1.0511,, 1.06% 1.08

Saturday ....1.05% 1.04% 1.071,; 1.0714

Monday ,__,.,,1,05:y, 1.04% 1.05% 1.0714

Tuesday 1.06% _ 1.05% 1.0614, 1 07%;

Wednesday . .1 06% 1.0514 1.0614 1.07 97;





Corn—This market has advanced dur—

ing the week under a strong cash de-

mand despite the renewed reports of

ideal crop conditions, which forecast a

big yield. No. 3 corn sold one year ago





on this market for mil/21C per bu. Quo-

t ti : for the week ol ow:



a one No. 3 No. 3



Corn. Yeiiz'tigw.



Thursday ....... 76

Friday ...... 3 ............. 78 80

Saturday ................. 78 80

Monday ................... 78 ,80,

Tuesday .................. 781/2 80 ,

\Vednesday .............. 781/3 801/2





Oa'ts.—\\'ith the arrival of the new oats

in the market the quotations for this

grain have been marked down accord—

ingly. With the oat harvest in progress

and a good yield promised throughout the

country some strength has been display-

ed in this market as a reflection of the

cash demand for other grains. The cash

price for new oats remains about equal

with the September option. _One year

ago tandard oats sold on this market

for l/zc per bu. Quotatio'hs for the week

follow:





Standard Sept

..- ,

Thursday ................. 531A: 531/),

Friday .................... 331/? 3314

Saturday ................. 331,2 331/4

Monday .................. 331A; 3?: A;

'1‘ uesday .................. i3 1/2 3.3 1/2

Wednesday .............. 331/2 33

Beans—This market is‘ inactive and

I nominal quotations remain unchanged.

l tatio is for the week folh W:

cm“ 1 Cash Oct.

-.— -0 0.-

'_|‘hursday $203 $11.2?)

Friday ..................... 2.6;: 3.3;

Saturday ........ . .......... 2.69 2.0.3

Moiid iy .................... 2.03 2:.)

'l‘ucsday ................... 2.0;: 2.5.3

\Ve’dnesday ................. 2.0;) . o





Clover Seed.~—Clover seed is gaining in

activity, the October option advancing 50

on Tuesday, which advance was rcflcct-

ed in tho, cash quotation, although there

is little movement of cash seed at this





' ' ions for the week follow:

time. Quotat Prime Oct.

Thursday .......................... 0.8::

Friday ............................ 2)::

Satuiday ......................... 08')

Monday ........................... 090

'i'ucsday .......................... ( "1:-

Wednesday ....................... .15.)



Rye. ~'l‘hi:: .narkc. is nnchaiigcd and





inactive. No. 2 rye is quoted at Tlc per

bushel.



iimothy Seed.—~l)ue to the fact that

attractive prices have induced many

farmers to let timothy mature and thresii

it this year, the price has lowcrtd Inc—

cordingly. The cash quotation for prime

spot timothy seed is $2.75, at which in;-

tii'c thcrc are fairly libtral movements.



Flour, Feed, Potatoes, Etc.



Flounrl’riccs unchanged except on rye



flour, which has advanced.





St i'aight ......................... . . $5.60

l'atent Michigan .................... 5.80

l‘Icar ................................ 3.00

Rye ............. z .................... 5.40



Feeder .-\ll t'ccds cxccpt bran are $1

lower. Cailot priccs on track are: Bran,





3'26 per ton; coarse middlings, $27; line

middlings, $30; cracked corn and coarse

corn meal, $31; corn and oat chop. $50

pcr ton. . . .



Hay and Straw.—.\ew lnnotiiyhiiocd

$1 lower. Quotations: l\o._1 timothy,

5.23.506124; No. 2 timothy, $21...06122: clow—

ver, mixed, $186122; rye straw. $105061)

11; wheat and oat straw, $9.506110; new

' 3176118.

tuggigtfoes‘i—A)ffcriiigs continue fairly lib—

eral and include sonic Michigan—grown

tubers which are quoted at 75608oc per

hit. The ruling price for southern offer-

‘ ' 3 )er bbl.

1"gsroi/Sisi'fions—rli‘amily pork, 952050632150;

mess pork, $19; clear. _backs, $195062)

21; hams, 15%é60161/zc: briskets, 121,1.611uq

shoulders, 111,5.c; picnic hams, 1160111/gc',

bacon, 156F17c: pure lard in Heroes, 111/2c;

kettle rendered lard, 121/20 per lb.



Dairy and Poultry Products.





Butter.——This market shows no change,





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





'the demand continuing sufficiently strong

to maintain the prices which have ruled

for some weeks. Quotations are: Extra

creamery, 2636c; first creamery, 251/50;

dairy, 210; packing stock, 190 per lb.



Eggs—Receipts are holding up well

for the seas0n and the market is steady

under a good demand. Current receipts,

candied, are quoted at 20%c per doze-n.



Poultry.—Broilers are gradually work-

ing lower while the tendency in older

fowls is upward. No important price

changes outside of the decline in broilers

which, to some extent, is due to poorer

condition of receipts. Quotations are:

Broilers, 11@17c,(, chickens, 12@121,éc;

hens, 12@121/_,c; No. 2 hens, 9@100; old

roosters, 9@100; turkeys, 16@18c; geese,

1060110; ducks. 14c; young ducks, 15@16c

per lb.



VeaI.——A11 grades steady. Fancy, 11@

12c per lb; choice, 860100.



Cheese.—Generally lower. Michigan

flats, 16@17c; York state flats, 1617662

171/gc; limburger, 16@18c; domestic Swiss

Ell/360230; brick cream, 161/260170.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Raspberries—Reds selling at $5.50 per

bushel.



BIackberriest—Ruling

31.75602 per 16-qt. case.



Huckleberries.—Selling at $3603.75 per

bushel. ,



Honey.—Choice to fancy comb. 1560169

per lb; amber, 12@12%c; extracted. 81,661)

9c per lb. ‘



Apples.—~New apples are quoted at $3@

375 for fancy, and $2@2.25 per bbl, for

common. Quality very variable.





quOtations are





 





OTHER MARKETS.

Grand Rapids.





 





 





First sugar pears of the season brought

$1.50 per bu. Tuesday morning. Plums

are also coming and bring $1.50602. Early

peaches are worth $1.65@1.75; blackber-

ries, $150602; huckiebelrries, $2; apples,

6006.081. Vegetables brought the follow-

ing prices Tuesday morning on the city

market: Turnips, carrots and beets, 10

60150; first rutabagas of season, 25c; first

red peppers, 25c doz; carrots by bushel,

60c; summer squash, 500; sweet corn,

90c per bu; celery, 15c; beans, $1; peas,

$1.75; cucumbers, 60c; cabbage, 35c.

About 100 loads of potatoes were offered,

the price ranging from 606090c. The hay

market is steady at $126015. Eggs are

worth 181/20 and No. 1 dairy butter 21c,

delivered in Grand Rapids. \\'heat is

worth around $1; oats, 54c; rye, 60c; com

810; beans, $2.20.



New York.



Button—Market weak with prices frac-

iionally lower. Demand is largely for

current consumption. QuotatiOns are:

Creamery, special extras, 2661.261/2c; do..

firsts, 2560251/3c; do. seconds, 231/260241/20;

factory, do. thirds, 2161:23c.



Eggs—Market firm. Prices one to two

Cents above those if last week. Fresh

gathered extras, 2 ,260; extra firsts, 22

6123c; firsts, 201/§@211/3C per dozen.





 





Chicago.



“heat—No. 2 red, 5510060104; Sept.,

931/4c; Dec, 930.



C(ll‘ll.—NO. 3, 7531260770; Sept, 71c; Dec.

543,00.



Oats—No. 2 White, old, 3274.0; new, 321,;

617::3c; Sept, 3179c; Dec, 327.30.



Butter—Prices in this market have

declined a full cent since- this time a

week ago and the market is barely

steady undcr heavy receipts. Quotations:

Creamcrics, 2261240; dairies, 2161230



l'lggs.~i’irm, with prices showing a

fractional gain. Quotations: Firsts,

181/3c; ordinary firsts, 161/2c: at mark,

cases included, 160 per dozen.



l‘otattitris.—~\\'hat is regarded a, tempo-

raiy falling off in receipts has resulted

in a slight advance in prices on some

grades Early ()hios from Kansas and

Missouri now quoted at 756800 per bu;

.illinois stock, 6561.68c; Minnesotas, 6861)

70c pclr bu.



l:cans.—r-l‘ca beans are 26130 higher on

the strength of reports that the crop is

suffering from too much wet weather.

Quotations are as fo lows: I’ea beans,

choir-c, hand-picked, .,‘2.88612.90 per bu;

primc, 827863.280; rcd kidneys, $25061)

2.00.



ilay and Straw.—Timothy is quoted $2

lowcr, with new timothy selling $250614

bolt-w ohl hay. Alfalfa is $3614.50 higher,

while all grades of straw are lower. Quo-

tations are; 'l‘imothy, choice, $216122; No.

l, $196120; No. 2 and No, 1 mixed, $1660

18; (‘lOVt'3, $76110; No. 2 and no grade,

$5617; alfalfa, choice, 818611850; No. 1,

$1761‘17.50, No. 2, 1461.15. Straw—llye,

69.506110; wheat, $650617; oat, $7607.50.





“Viol-Prices held firm on large tran-

sactions in the local wool market during





the past week. Quotations ranged as

follows: 1 loin cstic wools: Ohio and





Pennsylvania fleeces, delaine washed, 31

’rrflz'>c: XX, 316132c; 1,{z—blood combing, 29

(1130c; (fag-blood combing,2961.5lOc; 1,4—blood

combing, 2961*30c; 1/13, 3.4.», 11,, clothing, 2661)

27c; delainc unwashed, 266l>28c2 fine liti—

washevd, 2361240 Michigan and New

York fleeces. Fine unwashed, 21617220;

dclainc iinwashcd, 246125c; {lg—blood un—

washed, 2761.28c; ”tr—blood unwashed, 28.61)

L‘hc; 1,z;-blood, 296130c; 1A3, 03.. 1,; clothing,

22c.

Elam.



Buiter.—Market is firm at 25c per lb.,



which is the quotation of one week ago.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.

August 12. 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, New York).



With 186 cars of cattle on our market

here today and nearly all of common and

medium quality, there is no visible

change in prices from last Monday’s





quotations. There were no cattle sold as

high here today as some were last Mon-

day, but the reason of that is, the qual-

1ty of the cattle was not nearly as good

as the quality of the cattle last week.



We quote: Best 1,350 to 1,500-lb. steers

$8.50@9.15; good prime 1,200 to 1,300-lb.

steers, $8.506i)8.75; do. 1,100 to 1,200—lb.

(10., $8.15@8.40; medium butcher steers

1,000 to 1,100, $7.10@7.40; butcher steers

950 to 1,000, $6.25@6.50; light butcher

steers, $550606; best fat cows, $550606;

good to prime (10., $4.75@5.50; fair to

good do., $3.75@4.75; common to fair (10.

$3603.50; trimmers, $250603; best fat

heifers, $7607.50; good to prime heifers,

$6.25606.75; fair to good do., $5605.50;

light butcher heifers, 34.506115; stock heif-

ers, $4604.25; best feeding steers, dehorn-

ed, $5605.25; common feeding steers, $460

4.50; stockers, inferior, $4604.25; prime

export bulls, $6606.25; best butcher bulls,

$5605.50; bologna bulls, $4.2561‘14.75; stock

bulls, $4604.50; best milkers and spring-

crs, 555061260; common kind do., $256035.



\\'ith a light supply of hogstoday, less’

than 70 double decks, the trade was in

a very satisfactory position. Demand was

gooa from all Quarters, and everything

sold from 10 to 200 h-i’gher,'big advance

on the light weights. It was not so much

a question of quality as it was of weight,

weight was the main factor, several loads

of feather weights landed'at $895609,

while the bulk of sales ranged at $88061)

8.90. choice heavy, $8.50@8.65; roughs.

$7.25@7.60; stags, $5.50@6.50.



The lamb market was slow and prices

about the same as the close of last

week; most of the choice spring lambs

selling from $675607. Yearlings, $5605.50.

The sheep market was active; most of

the best light ewes selling from $4.25@

4.50; wcthers, $5605.50. Look for about

steady prices on both sheep and lambs

the balance of the week.



\Ve quote: Choice spring lambs, $6.75

607; cull to fair (10., $550606; yearling

lambs, $5605.50; bucks, $250603; wethers,

$5605.50; handy ewes. $4.256il4.50; heavy

ewes, $385604; cull sheep, $2603; veals,

choice to extra, 3595060975; fair to good

do.. $7.50@9.25.



Chicago.

August 12, 1912.





Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 21,000 29,000 30,000

Same day last year..20.788 36,675 24,178





ltcccived last week..58,966 106,824 122,997

Same week last year.51,091 105,291 89,775

Today saw prime heavy cattle, as well

as choice range steers, making fresh high

iecords. There were five sales of choice

steers at $10.35, and one sale took place

at $10.40. Natives with any claim 10

quality sold 1060200 higher, butcher stock

and stockers and feeders included, and

other cattle were unchanged. About

2,000 western range cattle arrived, and

they sold sharply higher, a train of Mon-

tanas bringing $8.90, while a car of se-

lccted Mcntanas brought $9. Hogs shot

up 10601512, with active sales at 357.4061)

855, receipts falling short of expecta-

tions. Sheep and lambs showed no par-

ticular changes, although firmness was

shown only in desirable offerings.



Cattle had a i'cniarkabfe boom last

week that carried prime heavy long—fed

steers to the highcst levels yet seen,

placing them up to the highest figures of

Civil war times, when gold commanded

a big premium. For several weeks pre-

dictions had becn made that steers would

sell ultimately at $10 pcr 100 lbs., and

week before last $9.85 was paid. Last

week saw numerous sales at $106010.10

and two cars at $10.15 and $10.25 respec-

tively. This showing was made in the

face of much larger cattle receipts, the

bulk of the steers selling at $7.5061>9.65,

while the commoner light steers on the

glassy order sold at $6617, scattering

sales being made down to $5.80. Heavy

steci‘s sold at $9.20 and upward, with the

bcst long yearlings bringing $9.60, and a

sale was made of 54 prime Angus 841—lb.

)‘carlings at $9 30. The market developed

a weaker tone for grassy cattle owing to

much larger offerings from fecding dis-

tricts but the fair showing of range cat-

tle from South Dakota, Montana and Ne-

biaska averaged superior in quality and

sold the highest for the best ever re—

corded. They sold at $7618.50 for stcers

and at $7.55 for Hereford heifers of heavy

wcight. Butcher stock of a grassy de—

sciiptioii sold off sharply, but the bclter

class of corn-fcd cows and heifers wcre

as high as err-r. Sales took place at;

$423619, with cutters selling at 563.3561)

4,30, canncrs at $2.40613.:.0 and bulls at

$330617. The prices paid for choice feed—

ers Wt~rc much the highest yet seen, buy—

eis paying $5.25617.85, with a car-load Of

high-bred 1,028—11). fceders sold at the

top figure to an Ohio stockman. Recent

sales were made on an Indiana farm of

prime heavy fcedcrs at $7.40 and $7.60.

Salts of stock steers on the- Chit-agomar-

kct werc made at $4606.25, and feeding

heifers brought 845561.525. Calves were

active at $4.256110.10 per 100 lbs., and

milkcrs and springers sold at $306080 pct"

hcad. cows, below $60 being lowcr. .\t

the close of the wcek prime beef cattle

were 2.30 or more higlicr than a wcck

(-arlicr, while the bulk of the good to

choice corn-feds were 1561:20c higher, but

common, plain and medium grades wero

256135c lower. Soinc heifers were $1loW~

er than ten days earlier, and the bulk of

the cows and heifers, as well as bulls,

were decidedly cheaper, litany female cat-

tlc being 500 or more lower. (.lrdinary

and nicdium stockers and feeders were

off as much as 25c.



Hogs have undergone wider fluctuations

in prices than usual during the past

week, prime lots adapted for the wants

of eastern packers first advancing to the

highest figure-s recorded this year and

afterwards selling off sharply in com-

pany with other grades of hogs on a.

much smaller-demand from local pack-

ers and shippers. On Thursday 13 padk—

ms and local butchers bought but 11,100

hogs, while eastern shippers took but

5.000, leaving 10,268 unsold at theclOse

of the day. The character of the demand





AUG. 17, 1912.





did not change, and selected lots of hogs

that average around 180 to 225 lbs. sold

the highest, as a. general rule, while ex-

tremely heavy hogs were the worst sell-

ers, the spread in prices between the two

classes being the widest seen at any

time this year. Even on the: weakest

spots, hogs were extremely high com—

pared with most former years, and the

shortage in the country’s supply of ma-

‘tured hogs and the extremely large con-

sumption of fresh and cured hog meats

Will undoubtedly result in high hog val-

ues for a considerable period. As is us—

ual in August, grassy hogs are very nu-

merous, and buyers pay a big premium

for the right kind of corn-fed barrows.

The, top for hogs last week was $8.65,

while closing price-s stood at $7.30 "8.40,

pigs bringing $6.25@8.10, stags $7.60" .830,





boars $325604, throwout packing.~_sows

35660611715 and government throwouis

625060650. Hogs went chiefly at“ $7.60





608.25.



Sheep and lambs started off last week

nearly steady. with a good Monday sup-

ply and a fairly active demand for desir-

able iJOcks, but by the middle of the





week the receipts increased to such gen—.





erous proportions that sellers were forced

to submit to large reductions in values

in order to effect sales. The choicest

lambs were. among those to sell off

sharply, and only feeders escaped. .This

is the season when the ranges of Idaho,

Montana, Oregon and \Vashington are

marketing lambs, yearlings and sheep





with great freedom, and at the same,





time native lambs and ewes are being

shipped in liberally, resulting in glutted

markets. Feeding lambs proved, as us—

ual, an exception to the weakness in kill-

ers. and sold higher than ever under the

influence of a vigorous demand from var-

ious feeding districts of the middle west.

Orders for feeding stock have been ac—

cumulating, and with most of the range

offerings coming in good flesh, there is

btit small percentage on the feeder or—

der. Breeding ewes also had a large de-

mand. Early in the week prime range





lambs brought $8.65, but When the week.





closed lambs were salable at $5607.50;

yearlings at $4605.50; weithers at $3@4.65;

ewes at $2614.25 and bucks at $2.506»

3.25; Breeding ewes brought $4605.25, and

feeders paid $5.256tl6.25 for lambs and

$350614 for wcthei's.



Horses have been marketed in larger

numbers for a week past, and signs of

returning activity were seen. although

the demand could not be called liberal.

Big horses with quality never sold bet-

ter, but this was due morc to their scar—

city than to any large demand. Good cx-

pref‘sers and wagouers also sold satisfac-

torily, but otherwise trade was in bad

shape at barely steady prices. The cheap-

er animals moved off slowly'on the basis

of 397561100 per head. while the better

class of heavy drafters were quoted at

1525060350, with few offered prime enough

to sell near the $300 mark. Light draft—





ers sold around $17560225, and 1,250 ’to'





1,4nO—lb. chunks were salable at 315061)

200, while most wagon horses were pur-

chased at 35160617220. Farm workers Were

slow at 3510060200. while there was a

larger demand from Ohio for feeders,

With few desirable ones offered. Feeders

were quotable at $22560285 for the kinds

wanted.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





. Last year a good many early market-

ings were made by Montana, \Vyoming

and South Dakota cattlcmen because of

the dry weather. very fair sized ship—

ments being made in July, but this year

fecti is abundant. the market has a prom-

ising future, and there is no inducement

for early shipments. The big shipments

of grass—fed cattle from the northwestern

ranges are expectcd along in September

and October, with some late shipments

in November



Adviccs from leading wool markets of

the country show unusual animation, and

there has been some big buying within

a short time, trading not being restrict—

cd to any particular grade. Sales have

been rcported in both ’l‘enncssce and

Kentucky at 28c pcr lb. 'ltcccnt sales in

Boston have included liberal amounts of

territory wool at 15612616, while salcs

have bccn made of Texas clips at 15612240

and of licct'c at 2-1603-lc. \



"he summer demand for bcct‘ has boon

the smallest seen in ycars, this beintr

mainly attributable to its (iC‘ll'llOSS. Sup?

ply of fat cattle is extremely small cv—

(lrywherc, but thousands of families com—

plain that beef prices are practically pro-

hibitory.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.



'Newaygo Co., Aug 4.—.luly ended up

With a wet and cold month, too wct for

haying and harvesting of all kinds. \Vlicat

slartcd to grow in the shock while some

ticlds were standing in water, Lots of

farm crops completely ruined on low

ground. \\'hcat was very poor; hay was

A’W'll- Nothing growing Oil account of the

cold weather. Corn is small for this time

of the scason. The large acreage of

bcans and potatoes will be cut doWn to

a great cxtent. Farmers cutting oats.

’l‘hcre is a bumper second crop of clover

which looks like a good seed year. Deal-

crs paying for wheat, 90c; oats, 500; ryc,

00c;_ eggs, 18c: butter, 25c; chickens, 10c.



LivingstOn Co., Aug. lit—The weather

during the latter part of July and thus

far this month has been vcry unfavor-

able for harvesting Oat harvest is well

under way but no oats-have been drawn

as yet owing to the excessive rain which

We have nearly every day. Oats are a

good crop if we could only get them un-

der shelter. Wheat was the poorest crop

in years and the quality is also very

poor. Corn is doing well but fields are

veiy spotted. Beans that were planted

on ground that was plowed carly are

looking good but the weeds are growing

good in all cultivated crops. Not much

threshing done yet.
one. 17. 1912. '

THIS Is THE Finer EDITION.





In the first edition the Detroit Live

stock markets are reports of last week;

all other markets are right up to date.

Thursday's Detroit Live Stock markets

are given in the last edition. The first

edition is mailed Thursday, the last edi-

tion Friday morning. The first edition is

mailed to those who care more to get the

paper early than they do for Thursday's

Detroit Live Stock market report. You

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday’s Market.

August 8, 1912.

Cattle.



Receipts, 1,737. Butcher grades selling

from $4.50@6; 15@250 lower; all others

steady at last week’s prices.



We quote: Extra dry-fed steers and

heifers, $8@8.25; steers and heifers, 1,000

to 1.200, 362560750; do. 800 to 1,000, $5@

6.25; grass steers and heifers that are

fat'. 800 to 1.000, 856116.25; do. 500 to 700,

$4604.75; choice fat cows, $4.75@5; good

fat cows, $4.25@4.’50; common cows, $3@





3.75; canners, $2@3; Choice heavy bulls,

$4.50@4.75; fair to good bolognas, bulls.

$462114 25; stock bulls, $3.25@3,75; choice





800 to 1,000, $4.75@5.25;

fair feeding steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.25@

4.75; choice stockers, 500 to 700, $4.50@

4.75; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3.75@4.25;





feeding steers,





stock heifers. $3.25@4; milkers, large,

young, medium age, $40@GOt common

mi kers, $25@35.





Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 3 bulls

av 940 at $4.50, 1 do weighing 1,260 at

$4.75, 3 cows av 953 at $4, 2 heifers av

860 at $5.50; to Sullivan P. CO. 11 butch-

ers av 660 at $4 30, 8 do av 906 at $5.25,

1 cow weighing 870 at $3.50, 6 cows and

bulls av 1,010 at $4.50; to Kamman 11

butchers av 651 :it $4.65, 20 do av 803 at

$5.55; to Bresnahan 2 cows av 840 at

$3.25, 5 do av 864 at $3.15: to Regan 9

butchers av 538 at $4; to Newton B. m.

26 stockers av 454 at $4, 2 do av 660 at

$4.50, 10 feeders av 762 at $4.80, 3 do av

643 at $5, 2 cows av 935 at $4.25, 1 steer

weighing 860 at $4.75, 1 cow weighing 980

at $3.25, 11. butchers av 700 at $4.25; to

Schuman 18 steers av 861 at. $6.10; to Sul-

livan P. Co. 2 cows av 1,090 at $4.35; to

Schlischer 18 butchers av 724 at $4.60.



Rue Com, Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 10

butchers av 915 at $5.25, 3 cows av 977

at $3.25, 3 bulls av 950 at $4.50, 3 do av

1,037 at $4.50, 2 do av 985 at $4.25; to

Bresnahan 3- cows av 877 at $3.50, 2 do

21v 1,050 at $2.50, 17 stockers av 500 at

$4; to Parker, W. & Co. 6 butchers av

740 at $5, 1 cow weighing 750 at $4; to

Mich, B. Co. 4 butchers av 592 at $4.25.

6 do av 718 last $5; to Goose 9 do av 490

at $3.80.



Spicer. & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow

weighing 790 at $3.25, 2 cow and bull av

1.240 at $5. 2 butchers av 880 at $5.75: to

Mich.“-B.‘ Co. 6 cows av 966 at $4.25,

bull weighing 860 at'$4.50; to Morgan 8

stockers av 533 at $4.50, 2 do av 530 at

$4.50; to Kamman B. Co. 12 butchers av

860 at. $5.35; to Applcbaum 6 do av 577

at $3.85, 17 do av 610 at $4.15; to Bres-

nahan 3 cows av 833 at $3.25; to Goose

8 butchers av 383 at $3.70; to Mich. B. Co.

31 do av 825 at $5.75, 31 do av 800 at

$5.75. 23 do av 724 at $5.15, 1 bull weigh—

ing 880 at $4, 1 do weighing 1,160 at

$4.50, 11 steers av 909 at $6.50, 11 do av

700 at $5, 5 rows av 782 at $4, 3 heifers

av 620 at $4, 11 do av 652 at $4.75.

steers av 980 at $6.50; to Newton B. Co.

8 stockers av 440 at $3.75, 4 do av 512

at $3.75.



Bishop, B. & H sold Breitenbeck 9

cows av 963 at $4.75; to Sullivan l’. Co.

2 bulls av 1,065 at $4.25, 4 cows and bull‘s

av 857 at $4.50, 6 butchers av 855 at

$5.50; to Regal 29 feeders av 724 at $5.

27 do av 726 at $5, 3 do av 770 at $4.50.

10 stockers av 564 at $4.50, 7 do av 5'30

at $4.73; to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 bull

weighing 760 at $4, 5 heifers av 790 at

$5.50, 8 butchers LIV 731 at $4.50, 4 COWS

av 990 at $3.60, 2 steers av 895 at $5, 2

bulls av 810 at $4.25, 2 steers av 840 at

$5.75, 6 butchers av 790 at $4 40. 2 bulls

av 725 at $3.75; to Bresnahan 14 stockers

av 500 at $4, 4 cows av 942 at $3.25, 3 do

av 907 at $3, 11 do av 790 at $3, 3 do av

743 at $3.25, 3 do av 840 at $3.25, 3 bulls

av 953 at $4.50; to Austin 3 stockers av

540 at $4.65, 2 do av 670 at $4.75; to Mor—

gan 15 do av 617 at $5; to Goose 17

butchers av 615 at $3.85, 3 do av 560 at

$3.75; to Fromm 12 do av 862 at $4.65, 2

cows av 725 at $3. 2 do av 830 at $4. 4

heifers av 555 at $4.50, 2 steers av 925

at $5.90; to Parker, W. & Co. 6 bulls av

860 at $4.25.



\Vee'ks sold Sullivan P. CO. 10 butchers

av 831 at $4.90, 2 canners av 900 at $2.75,

2 bulls av 970 at $4.40, 1 do weighing

1,470 at $5.





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Veal Calves.



Receipts, 717. Market steady at VVed—

nesday and last week's close.

10; others, $4608.



Roe Com Co. sold Mich. B. CO. 13 av

200 at $3, 3 av 215 at $8.50, 5 av 225 at

$5, 1 weighing 300 at $3.50, 2 av 210 at

$8.50, 4 av 225 at $4.50; to Sullivan P. Co.

22 av 170 at $9; to Goose 1 weighing 300

at $3.50.



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

1 weighing 370 at $6, 6 av 165 at $8.50; to

Sullivan P. Co. 1 weighing 130 at $9, 4

av 155 at $9.25, 10 av 181 at $8.75, 2 av

275 at $6, 15 av 160 at $9, 2 av 185 at

$8.50, 2 av 215 at $4.50, 8 av 130 at $8.50;

to Goose 8 av 250 at $4; to Parker, W. 85

Co 28 av 155 at $8.75; to Field 2 av 155

at $9; to Rattkowsky 3 av 185 at $9.40;

to Bray 3 av 170 at $9.25; to Sullivan P,

Co. 12 av 185 at $5, 20 av 155 at $8.50, 2

av 140 at $9.50, 2 av 250 at $6, 4 av 140 at

$9, 4 av 155 at $9.50; to Bray 11 av 200

at $5, 9 av 150 at $7; to Goose 10 av 226

at $4.25, 7 av 150 at $8. 9 av 140 at $6; to

Friedman 4 av 150 at $9.50, 3 av 140 at

$5.65: to Burnstine 4 av 155 at $9, 9 av

170 at $9.75.



Haley & M. sold Bray 16 av 140 at

$7.25, 5 av 150 at $6, 9 av 150 at $8: to





Parker, XV. 8; Co. 2 av 165 at $7.50, 7 av -





Best, $9@ ,





 





THE :MICHIGAN FARMER;





Don’t Pay

$l292a Barrel for Sall-





$7.50; to Goose 6 av 155 at $8; to D. Goose

2 av 250‘ at $5,95 av 140 at $7.25, 7 av 165,

at $15; 15 av 160 at $8; to Shefel 6 av 500

at



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 2,511. Market steady with

Wednesday and last week’s close. Best

lambs, $6@6.50; fair to good lambs, $4@

5; light to. common lambs, $3.50@4.50;

fair to good sheep, $3.25@‘3.50; culls and

common, $2@3.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.

10 lambs av 61 at $6.50, 16 sheep av 100

at $3.50, 12 do av 115 at $3. 15 lambs av

av 75 at $4, '8 do av 60 at $6, 10 sheep av

102 at $3; to Hammond, S. & Co. 22 lambs

av 75 at $6.50, 5 sheep av 105 at $2.25, 14

do av 110 at $3.25, 37 lambs av 70 at,

$6.85; to Thompson Bros. 11 sheep av 115

at $3.25; to Vasco 23 lambs av 65 at

$5.75; to Hammond, S. & Co. 22 do av

60 at $3.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 14 do av

75 at $6.75; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 47 lambs

av 73 at $6.50, 8 do av 70 at $6.50, 43 do

av 75 at $6.50, 9 do av 70 at $6.50; 66 do

av 90 at $3 25; to Sullivan P. Co. 40 lambs

av 50 at $4.25, 10 do av 52 at $5, 48 do

:iv 70 at $6.50; to Young 26 do av 70 at

$5.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 30 do av 80

at $6.65, 12 do av 60 at $5.50; to Barlage

42 do av 65 at $5.25; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

30 do av 80 at $4, 17 do av 50 at $5.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 1 buck

weighing 160 at $2.50, 9 sheep av 85 at

$3.25. 41 lambs av 67 at $6.



Spicer & R. sold Thompson Bros. 10

sheep av 102 'it $2.50. 28 do av 105 at

$3.30; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 do av 120 at



3, 25 lambs av 65 at $6.50; to Rattkow—

sky 2 sheep av 105 at $3 25; to Bray 7

lambs av 68 at $5; to Newton B. CO. 16

do av 52 at $4.50, 49 do av 70 at $6.50.





Hogs.



Receipts, 1,263. Market 10@15c higher

than W'ednesday or last week's close.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $8.25; pigs. $750698; light yorkers,

$8698.25; stags one—third off.



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

120 av 200 at $8.25, 517 av 180 at $8.20,

370 av 160 at $8 15, 100 av 140 at $8.10.



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

1.30 av 18:) at $8.25. 30 av 170 at $8.15.



Roe Com. CO. sold Sullivan P. Co. 135

av 200 at $8.25, 85 av 190 at $8.15, 74 av

170 at $8.10.





 





Friday’s Market.

August 9, 1912.

Battle.

Receipts this week, 2,120; last week,

2,343. Market steady at Thursday’s

prices. We quote: Extra dry—fed steers,





$8((i‘8.25; steers and heifers, 1.000 to 1,200,

$6697; do. 800 to 1,000, $5@5.75; grass

steers and heifers that are fat. ‘800 to

1,000, $5fiv5.75; do. 500 to 700, $3.75@4.50:

choice fat cows. $5695.50; good fat cows.

$4624.50; common cows, $3.25fi)3.75; can-

ners, $2693.25; choice 'lieavy bulls, $4.50;

fair to good bologna bulls, $4 25614.50;

stock bulls, .3.50((_U3.75: Choice feeding

steers, 80 to 1,000, $5.25@5.50; fair feed-

ing steer 800 to 1.000, $450525; choice

stockers, 500 to 700, $4604.95; fair stock—





ers. 500 to 700. $4694.50; stock heifers,

$3.5'l@4; milkers, large, young. medium





age, $40@60; common milkers, $25@35.

Veal Calves.





Receipts this week, 848; last week.

1,167. Market steady at Thursday‘s

prices. Best, $96p950; others, $4@8.





Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts this week. 3.059; last week,

3.632. Market steady at Thursday's

prices: run very light. Best lambs. $6.50;

fair to good lambs, $5.75@6.25; light to

common lambs, $450695; fat 'to good

sheep, $361325; culls and common, $1.50

((1)250.



Hogs.



Receipts this week, 2.046; last week,

2.607. Market steady to 5c higher than

on Thursday. Range of prices: Light to

good butchers, $8 25; pigs, $775658; light

yorkers, $8@8.20; stags one-third off.



—At. once,'a good working farm-





WANTE er and wife, 83-acre farm,





stock. $400 and everything found, salary increase

for right man. Box 2") careMich. Farmer, Detroit.





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YOUTH MUST HAVE JOLLITY.





T HE country at large watched with

interest this spring the discussions

in a great Protestant church over

the question of amusements. \\'lictnci' to

drop a clause prohibiting certain amuse-

ments or to retain it was the point at

issue and great and lengthy were the ar-

guments pro and con. The younger ele—

ment leaned laigely towards abolishing

the ruling, the older men were for retain-

ing one of the principles which had come

down with the church from its beginning.



And there we have the whole life‘s sit-

uation, the young loaning to pleasure and

joility, the Old, quick to abolish the spirit

of playfulness and substitute for it grav-

ity. Leaving aside the question of the

morality of dancing and card playing, the

points at issue in the discussion, the old

are as a rule, over to eager to abolish

{.tayety and amusemcnt.



They are so far arart in the matter of

vision, youth and maturity. Perhaps in

the mattcr of years there is little dii‘~

teit-nce, but tlit cart-s of the. world. the

stern necessity of earning a. living, the

responsibility of providing for others his

solitii‘ttl the thl. To llltlll lil'c is V'ci‘)‘ l‘l‘fll

and Vcry earncst and in the process of





lcvoniing wage carntrs thcy lith- for-

gotten completely the time when they.





lco, were possessed by that animal spirit.

of playfiliu-ss which is the birthright of

youth. \\'lict'ncr or not they deem levity



sin against their religion, they are apt,

to think that with so much real work to

b. done there is no time for laughter and

triVolity.



On the otlicr hand,

no cause for being sober. Life is rich

and joyous, made for laughter and hat)-

pincss. SO far thcir wants have been

supplied with no effort or worry on their

part and they can see. no reason to pro—

vide for the future. They are but acting

tiu’t their nature, the nature of kittens

and lambs, thc naturi- whit-h it seems a

pity that time will convert into the steady

plodding disposition of lllt' plow horse.



Back in my school teaching days four

giils made life a burden to mt» by their

continual tittcring. i put one in each

corner of the room where they could not

possibly whisper, but the tittcring never

Hopped. Just a glance from one to the

other was enough to send all four off into

pales of smothered laughter. I can see

them now, pink checks flushed with mer—

iinient, liandkcrchicfs stuffed into mouths

to prevent an escaping gurglc, fluffy hair

flying around girlish faces and youthful

abandon and mcrriincnt enveloping them.

I can smile. now at the memory, because

now I have found “but the cause of it all.

'l‘hcn it was a hideous crimc, a breach

of discipline, insuht'irdination, and I don't

know what all, and I wor myself out in

an effort to stop something I could no

more control than I could stop Niagara.

The girls laughed just becauSe they were

young and happy and it of life and en—

thusiasm. A perfect recitation, monthly

examinations, promotion at the end of

the year were as nothing to them beside

the fact that they were alive and the

world was big and wonderful and full of





youth can see





iinsolvod mysteries.



But I never solved the mystery of those,

girls until yesterday, when a neighbor's

small daughter opent-d my eyes. She is

just the ago my erstwhile tormentors

were at that time. the “giggly” age. we

often call it She sat on the porch and

talked until we wondered her tongue

didn’t cease to wag from sheer exhaus-

tion, and cycry remark she made. was ac-

companied by a giggle. No matter how

serious or inane hcr statement she laugh-

ed. She told about the pigs getting out

and how funny her father looked while

chasing: them about, and laughed while

she told it. From that she told about a

neighbor woman dying a dreadful death

and giggled as she told the story. Ev-

erything, whether grave or gay, had an

accompanying titter until I, for one, was

glad when she went home.



”Why doesn’t that girl’s mother make

her stop that silly laughing?” I demanded

when she departed. ‘«



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ing with their toes and kittens stop chas-

ing balls and lambs stop frolicking

around the field?” countered my Wiser

filtlltl. “You can’t expect youth to be

anything but playful. It takes years and

hard labor to rob them of that spirit. Let

them enjoy it while they may.”

Afterwards, thinking over her remarks,

it came to me in a flash why those girls

of the decade ago were SWt-pt with galcs

of laughter at the mere sight of one an-

other. It was only youth‘s joyousness

seeking an outlet. And it is only that

same spirit which impels the older boys





and girls to seek pleasure rather than

hard work.



\Nhether they are to be allowed certain

forms of amusement is a thing for indi-

vidual parents to settle for themselves.

But it is better to remember that the

young will have pleasure of some sort

and we should provide them a chance

for amusement. \Ve may forbid certain

things, but they will have their good

times some way. The old saw says “All

work and no play makes Jack a dull

boy." Maybe it did in the old days, but

today it makes him a crafty, deceitful

fellow. seeking his pleasures when he is

supposed to be in bed and asleep or sob-

crly sitting in church.



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{THE POPULAR BREAKFAST CAPS.





 





AVE you a collection of new caps?

H Breakfast caps, you call them if

you are of the class who must

get. up to see husband off to work and

the children started to school; boudoir

caps. if you liclong to the lcisurcd ones

\'.llU stay in bcd until noon, and working

taps if you belong to that other and

more important class. the Women who

act up and got the breakfast. and bustle

thiough the day in a mad t-ft‘ort to kt‘t‘ll

tip with the work.

'l‘hey started with the, women who have

such fcari'ul and wonderful coiffurcs that





thcy haven't time or energy to concoct

them when they first get up. Those

woincn took to wearing caps of frothy,





luilowy lace and ribbons in the morning

to conceal the fact that most of the

toiffure was put on. It was such a rest

to tired heads that the fashion proved

popular with these women, and then the

other woman who scarcely have time to

comb their own hair, let alone putting on

ft‘lll‘ or five pounds of someone else's,

thought what a fine thing these caps

would bu to hide the fact that they had

ovcrsltpt. lesides, the caps protect the

hair from the dust generated in doing

the morning's work, and 111811." they are

lict tilllllli: to most women, which is chief-

cst of all reasons for fads. no matter

what more man may say about woman's

devotion to fashion.



The usual and the easiest way to make

them is simply to cut Out a circle of ma-

terial 18 inches in diameter, edge it with

lace, put a casing around from an inch

to two inches from the edge, run in an

clastic and draw it up to fit your head.

You see it is simply your old print.

sweeping cap glorified.



l\'t‘t cr coarse lace over a. colored lining

is much used for thc caps, but any sheer

material may be used. all—over, marqui-

sctte, lawn, any of the thin white fab—

ll('S. if you want your cap a bit more

dressy you put a roll or a fold of ribbon





 





Mob Portion of Cap.





around it over the gathers and build up

a cluster of loops and ends on the side,

or finish it with some of the ribbon-

made flowers if your fingers are skillful

enough to fashion them.



Of course, like everything else that is

popular, these caps have been diverted

from their logical use and instead of be—

ing confined strictly to the home are now

being worn on the street. They make

such fine caps for the auto that l sup-

pose it is a little too much not to expect

them to be worn for autoing. From that

it was easy to wear them when shopping

2nd now you see them everywhere and at

all hours, on the street, the boat, the

street car and even the theater. So far

church has been sacred from their in-

vasion, but it is probably only a matter

of tWo or three weeks when some minis-

ter will be startled by seeing the fem-

inine portion of his flock bear down on





him with breakfast caps on their heads.

MOre practical, and to some women

more becoming, are the Dutch caps for





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Can you always eat all

that you “can”?





After the work of“canning" do you find

much of your fruit is spoiled? Then,

why persist in using old-style, narrow-

necked, tin-topped, screw-capped jars?

That was the old way of“canning. " The

new way, the easier, safer, better way is

called“jarring," preservingin the all—glass





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Try putting up beets, beans, corn and

tomatoes for winter use. It is fun when

you use the 15-2 Seal Jar. It has the





 





which the design is given. One woman

of my acquaintance has these caps to

match all her print working dresses. and

as she, always makes aprons of cloth like

licr frocks she is a very picturesque tig~





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The Turn-Over.

inc. llcr outfit is a welcome relief to thc

nontlcst-ript attire worn by the aVcrugC

Woman. 3. dress of one color, apron if

another, and frowsy hair bristling over





all.





The large mob part of thcfattcrn is.

c ies across .





just 18 inches long and 20 in

the bottom so that the cap can be cut

out of a half yard of goods, for the turn





back portion can be cut from the edge of.

piece is la:





the cloth. 'l‘his turn back

inches long on the straight edge, 1W0 alil

ones—half inches wide at

four and one—half inches wide in the

middle. ’l‘o t‘llt out lay the straight edge

of the mob on a fold. Turn a half-inch

hcm across the straight edge of the mob

and run in an elastic to gather it at the

rape. of the neck. then gather the round-

ing edge, sew into it the straight etlgc

of the turn back portion and after it is

sewed on, turn the small piece back over

the head. The fold may be edged with

lace, l‘lt‘l(-Ta(l{ braid, tatting, or any of

the pretty trimming braids which are so

popular this summer.





 





 





OVEN CANNING OF FRUIT AND THE

SYRUP GUAGE.

BY 13. F. MAcK.



The Old process of boiling fruit in saucc

pans and then filling the sterilized cans

from these, is now giving way to the

more convenient and altogeiiher more

scientific process of cooking the fruit in

the cans. This is done usually by placing

the cans after filling, in a boiler, having

some kind of a false bottom under which

the water, when boiling, circulates. Lack-

ing this, a towel laid on the bottom or

cvcn a little hay or straw will do. The

water should come: up midway Of the

cans, the cans should be placed in when

the water is lukewarm, the covers put

on loosely, leaving rubbers off, the water

brought to a boil and the boiling con—

tinued for 20 minutes. Then remove the

cans to a table away from a draft and

fill to overflowing with hot syrup.



Another plan, and the one we practice

almost entirely, is the oven system. A

large square of asbestos or, in its ab—

sence, a shallow pan containing an inch

or two of water is placed on the bottom

of the oven and the cans filled full of

fruit. Syrup is poured in until it is half-

way over the fruit and covers placed on

loosely, as above_ Bring oven heat up

very slowly lest you crack your cans.

“'he-n the juice is to be seen bubbling,

let cook for ten minutes, take out care-

fully, run to‘overflowing with hot syrup,

place on rubbers and screw down tight,

the same as for the boiler plan. Turn

cans upside down to see that they do not

leak, let stand like this for an hour then.





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No twisting and turning—the cap

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and opens with a touch of the finger.

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turn up,. wipe off can with damp cloth

then with a dry one. Do not. make an

attempt to turn down cover at this stage

as you will break the seal between cover

and rubber. ~



Syrup is made of varying degrees of

density. The greater proportion of sugar

to the water the more dense or heavy

will the syrup be. To test varying den-

sities the syrup guage is convenient.

.This, together with the cylinder, costs

about 75 cents. If the guage be placed

in the cylinder in water, it rests on the

bottom but when sugar is added, it floats,

rising in proportion to "the amount of

sugar dissolved. The density is indicated

by numbers on the tube.



Two pints of water and two pints of

sugar will give 24 degrees density. This

is used for very acid fruit or preserves.

For pears, peaches, raspberries, blackber-

ries, blueberries or sweet plums and cher-

ries a light syrup made of one pint of

sugar to two pints of water will be about

right, being 14 degrees density.



Put water and sugar together on not

too hot a stove, stir till all is dissolved;

let come to a boil, but do not stir now,

and it is best boiled slowly for 30 min-

utes. This may be made and kept on

hand ready to use. if poured into glass

jars and covered well.



Fruits may be canned without sugar if

the sterilization is well done, but every

Vessel. dish, spoon, dipper, masher, or

can cover and everything used in hand-

ling ‘the fruit must be kept in boiling

water when not in the fruit. Care should

be taken that the canning room be scrup-

ulously clean as well as the clothing worn,

as the air is apt to be filled with bacte-

ria or spores which may reach the fruit

after being removed from the stove or

oven. See that the rubbers are well

sterilized as well as being well fitted be-

fore closing the cans. Remember that

your success will be in proportion to the

thoroughness with which the essentials

are followed.





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THE FLY IN THE BARNYARD.





 





To determine the feasibility of pre-

venting the maggots of the house fly from

developing in cow manure and at the

same time adding to its fertilizer value.

tests Fivere made recently by the North





'Caroliifia Experiment Station, by mixing





16 per cent acid phosphate with manure.

Entirely negative results were secured

from the standpoint of killing the mag—

gots, as they were present by the thou-

sands in all piles when the experiment

was discontinued. The manure treated

with acid phosphate contained as many

maggots as the untreated pile. The re-

sults after the treatment of a pile of ma-

nure with four per cent water solution of

formalin were also unsatisfactory. The

liberal use of disinfectants, such as creo-

lin, zenoleum, etc.. applied three or four

times a week to the walls and 110er 01‘

box stalls serves to keep the files out to

some extent, but the observations made

by the officials in charge of the test, led

to the belief that such applications are

of comparatively little value. All the

work conducted shows that the weekly

removal of all stable manure. and that

accumulating in the yards or piled out-

side, is the only way to really prevent

flies from breeding around the barns.



Experiments were also made. in which

formalin in milk was used as a fly poi-

son. The formalin was tested in various

proportions, using one ounce to from 10

to 20 ounces of whole or diluted milk. It

was found that all proportions were quite

effective, but in some cases the strongest

mixture seemed to repel the flies, while

the weakest did not kill them quickly.

The mixture which was found to be the

most effective consists of one ounce of

40 per cent formalin and 16 ounces of

equal parts milk and water.



The work of poisoning flies in a calf

barn and pig pen produced about 1.000

flies that were dead or partly overcome

by formalin within 30 minutes. Little

pigs at once commenced to eat the dead

flies and consumed large numbers with—

out showing any ill effects. Dead flies

killed by the formalin mixture were also

fed to chickens without any injury.





HUMAN WELFARE QUERIES.





Household Editor:——My baby is teething

and although she has had no bowel trou-

ble I dread the hot August days and

would like to know in advance what to

do if there is trouble.—~Young Mother.





‘ Reduce the amount of food at once to

at least one-half. and if baby has had any

food but milk cut it from the dietary.

Give first a small dose of oil to work off

the poison in the intestines. If it is a

bad case take away all food and give

only hot water for 24 hours. Then give





 





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER. (13) 125





a little rice water made by scorching a

handful of rice in a frying pan and cook-

ng one tablespoonful with a pint of boil-

ing‘ water, two, hoursiif directly on the

stove, or three hours if cooked in a den.

ble boiler.



Household Editorz—How much time

should I allow for a. roast of beef?---

Mary M.



If you like the beef rare allow 12

minutes for every pound; if well done.

15 minutes. Put in a hot oven and lower

the heat slightly after the meat is sear-

ed over on the outside.





Household Editorz—VVill you kindly in-

form me how to rid a house thoroughly

from carpetbugs? They are small, soft,

black, fuzzy bugs that live around the

edges of carpets and creep under the

casings. They also go in bureau drawers

and closet shelves and eat holes in soft

Woolen goods. Is’there anything that

could be put in bureau draWers and closet

shelves to drive them away? Can you

tell me how to exterminate them com—

pletely? An early reply would be appre-

ciated for I did not know what they

were, or look for them until this summer

and they have a great start of me. I

dare say other housekeepers have them

without knowing it.—-J. 8., Spring Lake.





The customary method of fighting car-

petbugs has already been printed two 'or

three times, but as several housekeepers

have written this spring asking for help

we will print it once more. As the bugs

have such a start on you it will probably

be necessary to haVe a general house-

clcaning. Take down all infested wool-

cns, look over carefully and pick off all

the bugs and larvae. Then wash thor—

oughly in the usual way, and when dry

sprinkle well with cayenne pepper and

roll up absolutely airtight in newspapers.

Then place in a chest or box where no

bugs or moths can reach them, first tak-

ing care that none of the vermin are

lurking in your chest. Take your rugs

and carpets outdoors, beat thoroughly on

the wrong side and drench with gasoline.

While they are out go over your floors

and baseboards with scalding water and

follow, after the boards are dry. either

with gasoline, which you pour into cracks

and crevices or with one pint of wood

alcohol into which you have stirred one

tablespoonful of red pepper.

thing to use a spray for the alcohol to

be sure it gets into the tiniest crevices.

After your rugs are thoroughly drenched

with gasoline roll them up wrong side

out and put into a tightly closed, unused

room for 24 heurs. Then‘open doors and

windows in broad daylight, unroll the

rugs and leave. to air. You may have to

repeat this process several times as, when

the pests are once started it means con-

tinual warfare for some weeks to be thor—

oughly rid of them. I do not know what

you can put in your drawers to keep

them out. unless you resort to red pep-

per. This seems to work well. Clean out

the drawers and drench them with the

gasoline or with the wood alcohol and

pepper.



llousehold Editorz—VVhat will remove

mildew from a colored dress?—R. G. H.



It is almost impossible to remove stains

from colored goods without removing the

color. You might try wetting the spot

with lemon juice, rubbing on powdered

chalk and laying the garment outdoors.

If the stains are gone and also the col-

or, try wetting the bleached spot with

a weak solution of citric acid applied with

the tip of the finger. This may restore

the color and may not. Or you could

try a weak solution of chloride of lime I0

remove the spot. This must be used with

extreme care as it rots the fabric. Dis—

solve a. level tablespoonful in one quart

of water and soak the spot for three or

four minutes. then remove and rub gently

and if the spot is not gone soak again.

Rinse off frequently in clear water. If

you do not want to try these soak in

diluted ammonia and if the spots dis-

appear sponge with alcohol und then with

clear cold water.





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How Anty Drudge saved the overalls

Farmer Jones—“Mary, why did you buy me these new

overalls? Those others were pretty dirty, but they

weren’t old enough to throw away.”

Mrs. Jones——“Those aren’t new overalls, John!





They're

the ones you had on last week. Anty Drudge told

me to use Fels-Naptha Soap and see what it would

do, and there’s the result.”



Anty Drudge—“Yes, and if your wife will use it for her

next wash, there’ll be another surprise in store for

both of you.”



You use a washing machine? Most

farmers’ Wives do. But If you’re usmg ordi-

nary laundry soaps or washing powders

you st1ll have the hot, steamlng suds, you

have every disagreeable feature of old-

iash1oncd washing, and the only way the

washing machine helps you 13 to take the

place of the washboard. Why not try a dif-

fcrcnt way of washing—the Fcls—Naptha

way? Instead of bailing your clothes, use

cool or lukewarm water, do away With all

the hard work and have the wash ready to

hang out in half the time required by the

old-fashmncd way. Get Fels—Naptha Soap.

from your grocer and try. Follow the d1rcc-

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AUGUST.





BY CHAS. E. JENNEY.





The sap of the springtime is dried to its

vcry sources;

Thc vcrdure of Apiil,

vitalizcd forces,

Earth no longer knows,

Save where huddled along the drought-

stricken water courses

The old live—oaks doze.





with all of its





Thc shrouding of dust lies dreary and

dull o'er creation;

struw—colorcd stubble and

stretch in far undulation,

Like swell of the. tide;

\Vhile- glcanis a great round—shouldered

wheat stack, likc some lonc isle

station

That ocean deticd.





Di y, weeds





The glimmcr of rising heat glares harsh

on the vision,

And paints on the hollows Mirage's false

mocking derision,

Deceiving the- brain;

And Lethargy. sircn—Iikc, lures mind and»

body’s decision

To Nowhcrc's domain.

The drone of a bee, prize—searching in

scented blue st ges.

Or bandit-like bound to its lair with a

sunllowcr’s wages,

'I‘Iic sciiscs scarce stir,

And Sleep at that magic sound slowly

uncurtains its stagcss

The locusts" shrill whir.





AN EVENING IN THE WOODS.





BY MARION iitAn'riN.*



It was a beautiful (veiling in August

and cvcrything was coming lioiiic for its

night‘s repose. The. sun, sinking in the

nest. gavc cvci’ythinl‘: it goldcn tinge and

cyctyoue Iookcd forth to a happy inor-

l‘tlw.



lltgautil'ully located was the little brown

Ilouso that sniaU hill with

lili‘,;t_‘ trccs around it, a brook winding its





sltititl tin Ll





way in and out among the trccs. in this

lltrl‘Stt‘ a littlc girl, named Io’la, livcd with

her iiiothcr. Ilcr l'athcr was dead and

tiny liycd all aioiic. thc lllttlllt‘l' making

illt‘ livmg and getting along as host tiny

('I iild.



till this brmutiful cvoniiig Iola went.

into t‘lio woods ncar by to gathcr some

llcwt‘rs for her mothcr. She roamed

pint-king flowers here and more

tir(d, whcn shc sat





about,

until slip lucaiiic

(town by tho brook to lost and to watch

tho rippling watcr roll on toward the

prcat sras. At last sbc became slccpy

midday down upon the grccn grass to

lcst bct'orc going lioiiic to licr iiiotlict‘.

liotw-vcr, iiistcad of rcinaining awake its

:-‘lti~ intcndt-d, shc, t‘cll aslccp, and Iiight

t':.llliC on. The moon roso carly and the

stars wcrc shining vory brightly. A hunt-

cr. rtturning from his sport, liappcnctl to

iass that way and saw Iola fast aslocp.

ilc looktd :it her in woiidcr. \\'liat a

ltt'tll‘llllll child. hr: thought. Shall I take-

licr home. with me or shall I try to find

ll(:l' nictlicr and take- licr home? \\'hile

hc was thinking it over a large dog came

along, which hc supposed bcloiigcd to tho

littlu girl. and he decided to move «.1

whilc ho bad time and was unliurt.



It was vcry late by this time and lola‘s

mothcr was wondcring why slic did not

conic home. At first She thought that

shc might have gonc to the home of her

playinatcs and was having so much fun

that slio had forgotten to rcturn home

before dark. Slic nailed atid listcncd but

still slit did rtt conic. so, taking a lull—

torn and her largo Ncwfoundland dog,

shc started for the nciglibor's home to

Sic if sht- was tln-i'c. ‘\\'hcn SIN“ ai'l'chd

thti‘c slic lcai'ncd that Iola had not bccn

there. She then bt-caiiic aiarnitd. llur~

tclling thc iicighbors of iola's dis-

t‘:‘.cty all started out to look





ricrlly

il[t1.‘(‘lii‘illl('t*,

for the. missing girl



’l‘hcv scurclicd through the woods for

a long time and had not found hcr. Thu.

mother was about to give up in despair,

thinking sonic. lllllllt'l' or otlicr pcrson

hail cime iipt‘n her little child and stolen

her, when old Ncio, tln- divg, gave a birk

and bounded off toward the brook. 'I‘hcy

followed him and found Icla upon the

bank with two ugly looking tramps stand—

ing iicar her. When slic llt‘al'tl the doc;

bark she woke up. Seeing the tramps:

nctir her, she became vcry much fright-

encdvand started to cry and to call for

her mothcr. Ono of the tramps told her

that if slip did not keep quiet he would

carry her off to a large 'avc. Just then

her mother and tin- neighbors came up





 





*The author of this clever little story

is a bright, young Tuscola county reader

of The Farincr. She, writes that she is

14 years old and has not been able to

attend school the past year because‘of

the. illness of her motlier.——Eds. '





THE MICHIGAN? ’FARMER.





and the tramps sneaked away and were

seen no more.



The mothe' asked her why she hzid not

come home and Iola told her how she

had gouc out into' the woods to gather

flowcrs, and how, when she became tired,

she laid down on the green grass to rest

and had fallen asleep. She told her

mother she had had a beautiful dream

but was sorry that she gave her mother

such a fright.



This littlc girl has become a grown—up

woman. She is married now and has a

family of her 'own. To her children she

often tells the story of how she spent an

owning in the woods.





THE SWIMMING HOLE.

BY FRANK }I. SWEET.



Because a boy or girl docs not learn

to swim almost as soon as he or she

learns to walk is due to our way of liv-

ing in houses instead of caves at the

cdge of a lake or river. The art of swim—

ming and livc-saving should be just as.

much a part of our early training as

talking or walking. No One knows When

he or she may be called upon to use this

most useful knowledge, either in helping

someone else otit of troublc or saving

(he's own life. Thcreforc, at the earliest

possible i‘uomcnt, learn to swim.



A notcd physical trainer once said:

“’l‘hc cxcrcise that beats them all for

all—around developmcnt and general phy-

sical luznclil is swimming. Nothing tends

to develop more the symmetry of the

body: nothing tends to better health, and

I bilicve that thcre is no exercise, it

properly l‘wilowcd out. that would tend

to more pleasure until extreme old age,

than swimming.“



Although the swimming tank in con-

llCt‘llHll with the gymnasium or school

building is a fine substitute, there is no

placc so attractive as the outdoors swim-

tiling—pool, Any cxercise is twice as ben—

cl‘icial when performed in the open air

and in the sunlight. Thcro is something

so alluring about the swimming-pool that

boyg “.6. won to it so thoroughly that

tlicy loso all account of" the number of

times they “so in swimmin’ " during the

cciirso cl‘ a single day.



Once a day in the summer time is as

oftcii as oiio should go into the water.

chcr take a plunge right aftcr a meal

bc “dose the stomach needs the blood that

is called to the surface of the body

wlnziicvcr the water. is entered. Nor

should the water he entered wlicn mic is

ovcrhcatcd. \"hcn a run is made to the

swimming lio‘e, always sit upon the bank

a few minntcs and cool off.



If you do not know how to swim, the

first victory ovcr the Water will be won

when you learn that, in swimming, the

idca is not to force your shoulders and

back out of the water. icnd your heart

well back and allow as much of your

body to remain under watcr as is pos-

sible: The movemcnts of arms and lcgs

arc. to make yourself go ahead, not to

hold the body up. The first thing in

hunting to swim is confidence; second,

moi‘c conlidcncc; third, moro confidence.



Although there arc many ways of div—

ing. for the beginner there is but one.

After this simple matter is mas‘mred. it

will be casy to perform the fancy dives.



Reforc diving, clean the lungs out by

taking t“':> or lllI‘GO long;r breaths. Stand

perfectly straight with the arms by the

:zidc. Take a dccp brczith. bend tlic logs

slightly and spring forward, extending

tilt“ arms in front of the head, palms

downwatd, thumbs touching and keeping

tho fect and legs closc logcther. \Vlicn

the water is entered, point the hands tip-

ward and the body will follow them at

once to the surface of the water. This

is called the shallow dive. It may be

done awkwardly at first, but all you hood

is a little confidence, after which you

wi‘l never think of jumping into the wat-

er foot first.





THE TOILING RUBBER-TAPPERS.





RY S. VIRGINIA LEVIS.





For rubbing out lead-pencil marks a

piece of bread y'as (ominoiily employed

years ago. It was only after a gummy

substance. called “caoutchouc” by the

South American Indians, was brought

from the \Vcst Indics, that someone sug-

gested it might be used in place of the

bread. It was found to be even better.

and from that time on was spoken of as

Indian-rubber, India-rubber, or simply

rubber. That was about 200 years ago.



Later. waterproof fabrics were made

by dissolving rubber in spirits of turpen-

tine, and when rubber boots appeared

they were regarded as a great boon. The

experiment proved unsuccessful, however,





for the boots began slo'wly to melt and

to give off an offensive odor. it was Mr.

Charles Goodyear who, after that, invent-

ed the vulcanizing process. He'com-

pounded the rubber with a small quantity

of sulphur which rendered it as hard as

horn, and since then the rubber industry

has grown to he of vast importance.



The primitive method of obtaining the

gum, as practiced by the 'South American

lndians and Malays, was to chop the en—

tire tree into pieces and thus collect the

sap, Later they learned to cut two deep

grooves in the trunk in the form of the

letter V, and to catch the milky exuda—

tion in a clay receptacle. This is called

“cupping."



But a later method of cupping is re-

sortrr-d to in these days. It consists in

cutting a deep spiral groove down the

cutire length of the tree trunk. To make

a complete ring instead of a spiral would

kill the tree just as surely as the 01.1

nictliod of chopping it in pieces, for it

Would eventually bleed to death.



The torrid zone is practically the rub-

ber belt of the world. While Africa does





“supply a portion of the product, the trees





are insignificant in size and yield an in-

ferior quality of gum. It is Blazil that

supplies by far the greater part of the

world with crude rubber, known as Para,

fine, commanding $1.25 to $1.50 a pound,

the At‘ri'aii material being worth only

77: Cciits and $1.00. ’l‘lic Brazilian trees

frcducntly :cach the lltjiglll of

and even more, and they always grow by

tliciiiscchs, instead of in groves as

oiange or nut trccs. ctc.





,\ scction in which the rubber trees





 





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grow is known as a seringal, and the na— 3





tivos, who work under an employer who

holds the least», are called riibber—tappers.

cr scringuciros. The lot of these poor

l'tllizws is. far from enviable far, busidcs

thcir incagi'c pay and poor food of ill—

suflicient quantity, snakes and l’cvermust

lit contcndcd with, for the rubber trcc

tliriyts host in the dampness of dark un—

wliolcsoine forests. The sc‘i'inguciro is

txpcctcd to tap a certain number of

trees caclV day, so, following tho plan of

his eniployci, be roughly niaps out the

scction in is required to cover. \York

lit-gins at daylight, biit the tapper must

leave his poor shanty bct‘ore then, for he

has some distaiicc: to travel, and must

carry his tools, etc., the load weighing

from :30 to 80 pounds.



Selecting a trce, he makes with his

machcte a goodly number of cuts lit the

tiunk, cach cut being about an inch long,

the first oucs boing near the ground and

the. rctnaiiidtu' as high tip as can be

rcachcd convcnicntly. For '{llt'lllllg the

sap, lie uscs a small cup of tin, or even

tho empty sccd—pod of sonic plant which

grows iical‘, fastening the receptacle with

some moist clay or a picco of gum. The

work is crudely cxccutcd, but pcrhaps

answers the purpose as woll as more cx-

act methods.



It is thc aim of the ttipper to work as

ntarly in a. circle as he can, so that

around noon—time. he shall find himself

near thc first tree opcratcd upon. lie

then partake-s of an inadequate luncheon

and an toiially inadequate nap, to “rc-

frcsl‘i" hiniscif for the work of collecting

the sap. Labor in thc forest is linislicd

only when the day is ended; and even

thou tho wrctclicd cmployc must not in—

fl‘(‘t|1l("'lllly continue to work after reach—

ing the (amp, preparing the liquid for

transport.



llc is supplied with an oven of sheet

iron and, aftcr a hasty suppcr, starts up

his tire, pcrliaps employing nuts for fuel.

into the lieatcd sap he (lips a wooden

ladle or spatula, then takes it out and

waves it slowly to and fro until the sap

has hardened upon the ladlc. Again and

again he rcpcats the process, until he

has many coatings of hardened rubber

upon it. At last thc ladle becomes liti-

wicldy and is cut out, lcaving a shape-

lcss maSs of crude rubber worth almost

its weight in silver. In this condition It

is rt-ady for shipment.



Perhaps this work has continued until

nearly inidi’iight, which leaves four hours,

may be. less, for slccp. Even then, mos-

quitoes may render actual rest almost

impossible.



Pam and Manaos are goodly sizcd com—

munities, owing to the rubber industry

in which practically every inhabitant en-

gagc-s, while. through hundreds of miles

of thick forests are scattered the multi-

tudes of rude camps, each accommodat-

ing from one to six toilers for the pre—

cious gum. And it is precious in more

ways than one, costing, as it does, untold

privations, to. say nothing of disease and

the resulting deaths.



The rubber tree is being cultivated in

Mexico, Central Africa and Ceylon. and

is expectcd to reach the producing age

before long.





 





AUG. 17, 1912.





HOW MANY OF us





Fall to Select Food Nature Demand: to Ward

0ft Ailments?





A Ky, lady, speaking about food, says:

“I was accustomed to eating all kinds of

ordinary food until, for some reason, in-

digestion and nervous prostration set in.



“After I had run down seriously my

attention was called torthe necessity of

some clange in my diet, and I discon-

tinued my ordinary breakfast and began

using Grape—Nuts with a good quantity

of rich cream.



In a few days my condition changed in

a remarkable way. and I began to have a.

strength that I had never been possessed

of before, a vigor of body and a poise of

mind that amazed me. It was entirely

ncw in my experience.



“My former attacks of indigestion had

been acccmpanicd by heat flashes, and

many times my condition was distressing

with blind spells of dizziness, rush of

blood to the head and neuralgia pains in

the chest.



“Since using Grape-Nuts alone for

breakfast I have been free from these

troubles, except at times when I haVQ iii-

dulged in rich, greasy foods in quantity,

then I would be warned by a pain under

tine left shoulder blade, and unless 1

hecdcd the warning the old trouble would

tome back, but when I finally got to

know where these troubles originated I

crcam

and the pain and disturbance left very

quickly.



"I am now in prime health as a result

of my use of Grape-Nuts.” Name given

by Postum C0,, Battle Creek, Mich.



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“AAAAAA A A AAAAM

Address all communications relative to





the' organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

P, Johnson, Metamora, Mich.





 





 





 





Assoclational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer, he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





LOCA L CLUBS—ATTENTION.





 





 





 





The following communication from As-

soeiational President Leland, transmitting

the report of a committee appointed at

the last associational meeting to consider

and draft certain proposed amendments

to the constitution and by-laws of the

association, should receive the immediate

and careful attention of every local Club

in the state. The letter of transmittal

from President Leland is self~explana-

tory. There is no doubt that in carefully

looking over every phase of this propo-

sition this committee has consulted only

the best good of the organization as a

whole in their recommendation, and there

is also no doubt that the work of the

state association could be made much

more beneficial and effective to the local

Clubs as well as in a. general way if the

organization were a little more stable

and a little better financed.



For these reasons plenty of time should

be given to the consideration of every

detail of the proposed amendments to the

end that action be not hasty but deliber-

ative and of a. nature which will reflect

credit upon the organization as a whole,

At least one whole meeting should be

given up to the consideration of this

proposition between now and the next

annual meeting of the state association,

and it would be better if a committee of

interested members in each Club were

appointed to first consider the matter and

report to the local Club in order that the

general" discussion may be properly di-

rected and cover every phase of the ques—

tions involved.

~les of this communication have been

3 . the officers of every local Club

3 Elite, and it is to be hoped that

alrvv'ill act prOmptly, yet with proper de-

liberation in the matter, and that when

the next annual meeting convenes at

Lansing every Club in the state may be

represented by delegates who will be wel

informed with ”regard to the sentiment

upon this matter in their respective

Clubs.





 





Corunna, Mich, July 1, 1912.

To the Ofiicers and Members of the Farm-

ers’ Clubs throughout the State of



Michigan

Greeting:



\‘Vhereas, the experiences of the past

have fully demonstrated the fact that the

present foundation of our «State Associa.

tion is so unstable and uncertain that its

widest and fullest influence and useful-

ness is greatly hindered and impaired.

For the reason that as at present con-

stituted there is no assurance whatever

of the number of Clubs which will be

represented at any meeting of the State

Association, or what the extent of its

finances will be, as it is entirely optional

with each Club whether or not it will be

represented therein or its dues paid.



Therefore, Prompted by a strong desire

to greatly strengthen its foundation and

extend the scope of its usefulness in ad-

vancing and protecting the agricultural

interests of our beloved State and Na-

tion, at the close of the last meeting of

the State Association, a committee was

appointed, to draft and recommend such

additions and amendments to the con-

stitution and By-Laws as, in their opin-

ions, would tend to the accomplishment

of the said desired object.



Said committee, consisting of B. A.

llolden. H. W. Chamberlain, James N.

McBride and B. \V. Mattoon, together

with the President, Secretary and other

Oillcors and members who were invited

to meet and counsel with them at ameet—

lllg hold in Durand on February 9, last,

formulated and recommended the follow-

ing additions and amendments to the

Constitution and By—Laws of the State

Association:



Article VI.—Any Farmers’ Club in

Michigan desiring meimbership in the

State Association must endorse by a ma-

jorily vote of its members, attested by

the signatures of its President and Sec-

retaz'y. the Constitution and By-Laws of

the State Association and file application

with the Secretary Of the State Associa-

tion, said application to be accompanied

by a membership fee of two dollars.

Provided. that any Club whose dues for

1912 have been paid shall become a mem-

ber of the State Association and entitled

to a charter upon filing an endorsement

of the Constitution and By-Laws as

above provided.



Article VIl.-——Every Farmers’ Club shall

pay to the State Association the sum of

twenty cents per family membership

thereof, on or before the first day of No-

vember in each and every year.



Article \"lIT.——Anv Club failing to pay

its annual dues for one year shall stand

suspended and be required to'pay a re-





 





THE MICHIGA.N‘ FARMER.





instatement fee of $1.50 before reinstate-

ment shall be made.



Article VI is to replace the Article of

the same number in the present Consti—

tution and Articles VII and VIII of the

present Constitution are to be numbered

IX and X.



Kindly present the above to the con-

sideration of your Club at its next meet-

ing and haVe your delegates to the next

meeting of the. State Association fully in-

structed as ‘to their vote for the adoption

or rejection of the above amendments.



Sincerely and fraternally yours.

J. D. LELAND. President".





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Free Tolls for Panama Canal.—The

Conway and Handy Farmers’ Club met

with Mr. J. Snyder and wife July 26. Up-

wards of 150 guests were present and en—

joyed a fine supper on the lawn. Meeting

opened with music and prayer. Subject,

“Should the Panama Canal be main-

tained free of toll to the commerce of the

world?" Wm. Horton said the United

States had done a great work in con-

necting the two oceans; it had taken hold

of, and accomplished a great thing other

nations had failed in; had spent nearly

$400,000,000; had solved some of the

greatest problems known in history——

engineering, sanitary, etc. No reason

why the United States should not charge

a toll to all foreign nations. Being con-

structors they should have control; if

others use the waterway and are bene-

fited. let them pay for it. Mr. F. Grant

said the Panama Canal should by all

means be free to the commerce of the

world. It would keep peace between the

nations; all would be interested. and

would protect instead of aiming to de-

stroy; should have one free road fiom

ocean to ocean. It would be a competi-

tive road, in competition to the monopoly

of railroads. “’0 would get less foreign

trade if tolled. “7e would be violating

the treaty, which might be expensive to

us. The railroads are the ones putting

in the protest against free commerce. It

would bring peace to all nations, good

will to ourselves, and to charge toll on

roads is a thing of the past. A. B. Cook.

of Maple River Club, said it should be

tolled. The government took hold of the

“Roosevelt dam” in Colorado. It does not

give the people the benefit of it free.

They pay toll. A reasonable toll should

be charged to anyone that sends a boat

through the canal. Rev. VVillet said the

foreign nations were asking too much

when they asked the United States to

give free commerce. the day of tolling

roads was not past; the man driving an

auto, paid toll of $3 a year. Several gen.

tlemen gave opinions and seemed to be

in favor of toll, as a business prOpOSlCiO".

“How may we improve the social and





educational conditions of the commu-

nity?" was discussed. The program was

interspersed with m1.sic and literary





numbers and a question box of 20 ques-

tions. Club meets in August with Mr.





and Mrs. O. E. Carr.—-Mrs. S. Holmes,

Cor. Sec





   





.GRANGE





Our Motto—“The farmer is of more

consequence than the farm. and should be

first improved.”





 





A DAY AT SUFFRAGE HEADQUAR-

TERS.





 





In a big old-fashioned farm house, at

the edge of Lansing, is being carried for-

ward the aggreSsive Grange campaign in

behalf of equal suffrage. Here centers

activity in public affairs that this year

is going to characterize our work in

l\Iichigan. One year stress was laid upon

mortgage tax reform. another upon a

tonnage tax on iron ore, another on an

enlarged farm institute system, another

on the primary ballot for men; but this

year the burden of circulars sent to local

Granges is extension of the franchise to

women who already pay taxes. eat food.

wear clothing, ride over roads, and obey

all laws made and regulated under the

sole direction of men.



(lur “Suffrage Manager." Miss Ida L.

Chitteudeu, is up beiinies, inspecting the

berry fields and assisting with the pack—

ing and inventory of the load of vege-

ialulcs that sets out each morning for

market from this farm gateway. Outside

duties done, by six o‘clock she is in the

kitchen, lending help in serving break—

fast. By the time the morning meal is

dispatched and berry pickers are as—

signed, the first of the three daily mails

arrives.



How I wish every patron might read

this suffrage mail and see the letters,

postcards, literature and packages that it

calls forth in return. Suppose we peep

over the’ manager's shoulder and watch

awhile. Along one side of the large sit-

ting-room is ranged the “suffrage office,"

In the very corner is a great stack of

pretty paper napkins, each one bearing

its persuasive “Votes for Women" mes-

sage. These, like the little blue and gold

buttons, are being sent for by our people

to use on occasions when they best serve

to turn talk upon woman’s use of the-

ballot. Above the corded-up napkins

stands the literature table. It is a rev-

elation to one who has never before

thought much abriut equal suffrage to

discover here what eminent people have





said and written upon the subject. I

myself hover over this table. surprised

and instructed by statements and un-

answcrable arguments from the pens of

Judge Ben Lindsey. Miss Jane Addams,

Abraham Lincoln, governors of suffrage

states, and the army of women who de-

voted their lives to this principle when it

was not so popular as it is now. Sam-

ples of this literature. a. napkin and a

sheet of suffrage songs go out to every

inquirer and member of a Grange com-

mittee who is reported.



By the way, names of committees ap-

pointed in local Granges just now make a

conspicuous feature of the mail. We

Grange people are slow, and it took a

second request to get the appointment of

committees fairly started. There are ov-

er 200 in now and more coming every

mail, but we must not for a moment for-

get that there are still about 600 Granges

and eight whole counties not heard from

at all. “We are getting some weak lo-

calities located,” is the significant com-

ment of our “manager" upon this sit-

nation.



Next the literature table in the “office”

is the typewriter desk with its stationery,

every piece of which bears our special

Grange suffrage seal, to proclaim to any-

one who handles or secs it that “Michi-

gan State Grange votes for women in

1912." Beyond stand the letter-files, con—

taining priceless evidence of our endeavor

to relate woman to public affairs even as

she is related to Grangc affairs. The

striking thing about the cm-respondenwe

coming to this office at this season is its

testimony that this suffrage work is be-

ing done by hard-pressed people upon

busy farms. Mcn work during the day

in the hay field and at night write the

manager the word of counscl she- has

asked for, or to request a leaflet upon a

certain anti~argument; here is a letter

from a woman who paused in her chick—

en feeding to ask for two buttons for

self and husband; here another woman

who, while waiting for the men to come

to dinner, sends an order for song sheets

,to use at next Grange meeting; another

sat on the porch in the cool of the even-

ing and listed literature, napkins and

buttons for rally day; here a country

teacher orders the beautiful Lincoln sut-

frage postcards to take with her upon her

vacation outing; and here a lecturer hur-

riedly writes for a “rally speaker who

will talk suffrage."



Among many interesting things to see

here are evidences of the biggest, best:

contribution the Grange will make to the

Michigan 1012 campaign for equal suf-

frage. This is no less than the compila-

tion of the total tax statistics concerning

women, for the slate and by individual

counties. This is an argument that will

clinch itself as no other does in many a.

man’s mind. The size of the figures

which are going into the totals will as-

tonish us all.



The mails contain also correspondence

with suffrage workers in other organiza—

tions and the city hoadduartcrs. All are

pulling together. This accmints for the

frequent long—distance calls and consul—

tation with people from other parts of

the state which occupy a considerable

part of the manager’s time. She is rcp-

rcsentiug us in all this. I wonder if we

realize this, and if we half guess how

much people in this cause are expecting

of us, because our organization covers

all the state and because we have had

equal suffrage in the Grange for 45 years!



JENNIE BUELL.





COMING EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.





chesec Co., with Thctford Grange,

Friday, Aug. 16.



Arenac Co., at Sterling, Tuesday, Aug.

20.



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.



lrand Traverse Co., with Silver Lake

Grange. \Vednesday and Thursday, Sept.

4 and 5.



Grange Picnics and Rallies.



Maple Grove Grange. of Charlevoix Co.,

will hold its annual picnic Saturday,

Aug. 24.



Jackson Co. Granges hold their second

annual rally at Hague park, Vander-

cook’s lake, Thursday, Aug. 22. N. P.

Hull, speaker.



Hillsdale County Granges will ho‘d their

annual rally at Shady Side, Bird lake,

Thursday, Aug. 22. H. F. Baker and B.

F. Lamb, speakers.





 





NOTICE TO GRANGES AND FARMERS’

CLUBS.





We will be pleased to publish in the

Michigan Farmer the dates of picnics

and gatherings held. Secretaries will

kindly advise with date and place at

least 10 days in advance.





 





 





 





 





Splendid Prospects





Bumper

Grain





 





Latest reports from the fields of Manitoba,

Saskatchewan and Alberta are to the effect.

that Wheat, Oats. Barley and Flex give

promise of an abundant yield. Rains have

been sufficient and all grains have advanced

rapidly. There are now [6 million acres

under crop. Railroads are built and building

in all settled portions. The opportune time

for getting some of this generous producing

land is now. Excursions on all lines of

Canadian Railways to inspect the lands.

Apply for Settler's Certificate to the under-

signed Canadian Government Agent:



W. C. HclNNl-ZS. 176 Jefferson Ave,, Detroit. Mich.



C. A. lAlllllER, Marquette, lich.





SENT you FREE





Descriptive Leaflet of New Steamer

City of Detroit lll





 





 





 





 





Tho D. & C. line have issued a small

folder, beautifully illustrated with half

lone cuts and containing detailed dc-

scription of their handsome steamer City

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wheel steamer in the ,world.

This will be mailed anywhere on re—

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Address,



DETROIT & CLEVELAND NAV. CO.

Dept. D. Detroit. Mich.





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—196 acres good level farm at $35 or

For sale acre. tine land fair buildings. ngar

markets. NELLIE T. ausTIii. Holly. Michigan.





 





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We Sell Farms also grainémtutoes, alfalfa. dairying.

Write for list. eta. HAN 0N & SON. Hart. Mich.





 





UR Co-operative List. quotes owner's price for

select. farms all over Southern Michigan.

The Ypsilanti Agency 00.. Inc.. Ypsilanti, Michigan.





Baaulilully IIIusIraIed Booklet $233: 3°l%§“§$bi€£





luscious peaches. strawberries. and of ideal homes.

Address State Board of Agriculture. Dover, Delaware.





 





 





h owner,hfl-acre farm. «IO 3. improved;

For sale, 1 a. timber; balance )asture: partly

fenced; good soil: young orchard. lust go uick.

A D. CLARK. B. No. 4. Hesperla. Mich gun.





 





at. Bellevue. Michigan, have

The Hafiz Really co- 100 well improved farms for

sale. located in Barry, Calhoun and Eaton counties.

Write them for description and price list.





 





OUR BIG LIST OF FARMS





will save you time and money in buying a farm.

Come now while crops are growing. MICHIGAN

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when you can buy

the Beat Land in

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—l~’0 acres 4 miles out, 2 miles to car

For sale line, 6 acres timber, good fences,

H-room house. 16x20 horse barn. 20x40 grain barn, 12x

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mill, over 1001arge hearing a pie trees worth $‘. .

40 acres on other side of mu just sold for $90 per

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WLU. sell at 370. F. W. PARKHURST, Augusta. Mich.





FOR SALE—Three quarter sections of Presque



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ing at school house 5% miles south of Millersburg.

Well watered, well grassed and easily cleared. Price

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list of stock and Grain Farms, also our booklet. “Facts

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10 Good Cows Included.

' 61 Acres, $2800, Easy Terms.





Income of 813401ast year but. owncr is ’40 years old

and wants to retire at once; splendid farm: rolling

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eta, spring-watered pasture for 10 cows. 5 acres wood.

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for 14 cows. smoke house, sugar house. clone to school.

creamery,_milk station, mai delivered. 2% miles to



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Here are a Few of the Big Features:





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30 Horsepower



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110—inch Wheel Base





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40,000 Overlands will be made in 1913.

This enormous jump in production makes





Timken Bearings



Center Control



$50 Remy Magneto



$50 Warner Speedometer





Possible thisinew car at this new price. As

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$25 Clear Vision Wind-

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$25 Prestolite Tank





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Detailed Specifications—Model 691‘





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