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VOL. CXXXIX. No. 20. ;

Whole Number 3617.





HE time of year has arrived for



I farmers who are dissatisfied with



their fowls, and discouraged at re-

Sults obtained, to make a fresh start in

poultry. Likewise the individual who is

without a. knowledge of the game but

desires to enter upon the production of

poultry with a view to profit should take

his first step at this season. This first

step consists in selecting and purchasing

foundation stock, and the main reason

for doing this at this time is that such

stock is cheaper now, all things consid-

ered, than at any other season. Breed-

’ers are more anxious to dispose of breed-

ing fowls prior to the opening of winter

than will be Uhe case after the holidays,

and naturally arc much more reasonable

in their figures, for the very good rea-

sons'that, with them, housing space is

at a premium at this season, the risk of

loss from disease is greatest in large

flocks, and feed and labor are required

to carry breeding stock in considerable

numbers through the winter. Invariably,

too, the farmer who desires new stock,

or the novice who is just beginning, will

find it an easier matter to secure strong,

vigorous fowls now than in the spring,

since not all poultrymen are so situated

as to be able to give their surplus breed-

ers the room and care so essential to the

health of next season’s crop of chicks.

Therefore, whether new in poultry rais-

ing or simply taking a fresh start by in—

troducing new blood or, perhaps, a new

breed, begin right by securing breeders

this fall. Not only will this give you an

opportunity to get acquainted with them

during the winter when your time is

least valuable, but if proper food and

care are given you will have better fowls

when spring comes than it will be possible

to buy then for the money which you

have invested in them.



The individual who has not made a.

success of poultry in the past has some

understanding and appreciation of the

obstacles to be overcome and the pitfalls

to be avoided. And, in general, I believe

that the novice appreciates the advan-

tage in beginning righ't.





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, NOV. 16. 1912.





STARTING RIGHT IN POULTRY RAISING.





you have gained confidence and knowl-

edge from practical experience. The

novice should begin with one variety and

stay by that until he has learned all the

complications of its care and breeding.

Then, if he desires more than one kind,

he can add another, and, later, another

can be added until his desire for variety

is satisfied. But he will find that one

variety will give him food for reflec—

tion and an endless amount of study, and

in attaining the highest success with it





he will discover that he has undertaken

a harder task than be anticipated. Un-

doubtedly he will find that many first-

class breeders are bettcr_satisfied to

breed one variety than to breed many

Varieties and most breeders are contented

with a few varieties at the most. This

advice as to varieties applies to the av-

erage farm, since it is a. serious mistake

to attempt growing more than one kind





of poultry where the poultry is given the

is the prac-





run of the premises, which





 





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Farmers who give their fowls the attention

colony house handy, adaptable and inexpensive.





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The building is 8 ft. square and 61/2 ft. from lloor to comb of roof.

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breeders and in this capacity will accommodate several

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hundred chicks; as “the





and the chicks allowed to use the





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at the proper time the males may





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moved to the Winter layers’ quarters, by which time the selection and segregation

of breeders for the following year should again command attention.





 





While it is possible to





offer suggestions and

prescribe methods which

will assist him in





guarding against some,

of the most serious and

disheartening mistakes,

but advice alone, no

matter how clearly de-

tails are described, will

not enable him to avoid

making errors. Experi-

ence is the only source

of information touching

some of the important





details in successful

poultry keeping.



To start right the

novice should start





small—with a trio or a

pen of fowls. Until one

has gained enough poul—

try knowledge to prop-

erly care for and man-

age fowls, it is a ser-

ious mistake to attempt

to handle them on a

large scale. There are

too many trivial details

to be learned, each

seemingly small, but all

essential to success, and

these can be, learned

better with a few fowls

than with many, and at

less expense and risk.

The time to enlarge

your operations is when





 





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Flock with the Prospects for Another, and More Satisfactory, Season In Mind.

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Shoo A YEAR

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tice upon most farms at 'the present,



Having decidcd to begin with a few

fowls of one kind, with the determination

to stick to that variety, it is essential

that the beginner start with the right

variety. But here the only sensible ad-

vice is that he make his own selection,

after careful consideration, being govern—

ed largely by his own personal likes in

regard to color and shape, of course not

forgetting the practical cud in view or,





in other words, the purpose for which

tho fowls are being kept.

Having chosen the. varicty, it is time





to plan for the house in which the breed—

ers are kept. Herc make a wise start

and study carefully before you build.

Success depends largely upon how fowls

are housed. Thcrc is an almost endless

amount of literature on this subjcct, and

this source of information should not be

overlooked. Finally you want a house

that will provide warmth, light and pure

air and it must not be expensive, al-

though it pays better to spend an extra.

dollar in construction than two extra dol-

lars in care. The factor of labor may be so

small at first as to seem of little conse—

quence, but the man who is taking the

pains to start right in poultry does not

expect always to keep a few, and, where

many are kept, labor is quite an item.

For the benefit of the man who is be-

ginning, or taking a frcsh start, with a.

trio or a pcn of fo-wls, I will describe a

cheap but practical little house that will

serve his purpose until more knowledge

is gained or larger quarters are required.

The case with which house can be

built commends it to those who are not

carpenters or who do not. have the time

and money necessary to the erection of

a more elaborate building. It is a, modi—

iication of the open-front type of house

and is sufiicicntly roomy to properly ac-

commodate a small breeding pcn.

Secure, two piano boxes of exactly the

same sizc, remembering that piano boxes

used by different manufacturers differ

slightly in size. llcmove the back and

top from each box, place, the boxes back





this





 





to back and fasten

thcm together securely.

’l‘ho backs which you

have removed will fur~

nish material for the

roof, the dropping

boards and the frame

(for the door. \Vhen

thus far completed cov—

er the cntirc affair, ex—

cept the door, with

some kind of prepared

rooting material. This

will give you a house

that will keep out cold

and wet, and your

fowls will be healthy

and active, providing

care and judgment are

used as to the matter





of cleanliness. The door

is covered with poultry





netting, and a canvas

curtain is provided fOr

covering this aperture





in scvere weather. How-

ever, only about three

months in the year need

the canvas be used, ev-

en at night, as the

more fresh air the bet-

ter after the fowls be-

come accustomed to this

mode of housing. This

little building will make

you an excellent brood-

er house later on in

your work and will be

(Continued page 447.)
434 (2) .





FARM MANAGEMENT.





 





Farm management has been made the

subject for discussion in several farm

papers of late and has received more or

less consideration from a number. of con-

tributors, each of whom, writing from

his peculiar standpoint of location. in—

volving both specialized and general

farming, have created an interest in the

matter deserving particular attention.



In farming, as in handling all kinds of

commercial enterprises, the failures, when

compared with the successes, hold the

scale of balance and show that some-

where tthe management has been lax, and

invites an adjustment to better princi—

ples. It may be that the farmer, like

the. orator, artist or musician, is born

rather than made. Some men seem en-

dowed with diversity of talents qualify-

ing them to succeed in whatever they

undertake. In almost all such cases,

however, it will be found that their suc-

ceSs depends upon their strict adherence

to business principles. Sometimes a com-

mercial man from the city “'hlfl is en—

tircly ignorant of farm methods, will pur-

chase a farm and make a success of it

that will put to shame those that have

spout all their lives in the shadow of

agriculture. Such men have usually

learned principles of economy, supported

by strict adherence to business methods.

in keeping tally with all of the minor. \as

well as with the more important, affairs

of their commercial business. \\'hen

they go on the farm they carry their sys—

tem of accountingr with them and know

at all times just where they stand. A

tab is kept On each and every expendi—

ture and it is known by a glance at their

books, just what their iinancial basis is.

But with the average farmer thcrc is a

slackness along these lines: he either

keeps no books. or if he (loetsgit is in a

slipshod kind «of manner, that at the end

Of the year affords him but. littln infor-

matiOn as to the condition of his affairs.



V‘Vhat the American farmer needs is to

return to a more economical adjustment

of his business principles, and gain a

more intricate knowledge, of the working

cit? his capital and lnlmr. All investmcnt

Of capital in land, buildings, stock and

machinery, should show a return of five

per cent to the investor, and no farmer

tshmild be satisfied with less than $2.00

‘1)le' day for his labor. This is not ex-

cessive when compared with labor in

commercial enterprises. Perhaps the-re.

is no better way of estimating the profit

made by farmers, than by securing bul-

letins from state colleges and from the

Department of Agriculture at “Wishing—

ton. Ry referring Ito some of these re-

porting the result of surveys in some of

the more important agricultural coun-

t'rs. and districts of agriculture. the av-

craze profits are learned. it is assured

that five per cent can be. obtained on

money placed at interest and that this

must be reckoned before the profits from

labor can be estimated. There are many

farmers who are making a living and

some may be saving a competency, who

are laboring without pay. “’hcre a man

is enabled, by the help of his family. to

perform practically all of the labor on

his farm, and is out of debt, the farm

may be run. and the products may not

show a profit above the. interest on the

investment, and yet. the 'farmer and his

family may live and keep out of debt.

This assumes that the. farmer has a house





to live in and the productis of his farm

to live on, in addition to the money

saved.





Farm management embraces so great

a diversity of conditions of climate and

soil, as well as diversity of crops grown

and the temperament and judgment of

the farmer himself, that it is difilcult to

fit all cases with similar advice. "[‘he

judgment of each and every farmer must

therefore rest with llllllSL‘lif in regard to

the particular features of his particular

farm. Even in the same neighborhood

or, as is sometimes the. case, in the same

field. there may be a. difference in the

kind or quality of soil, that. will require

different treatment, all parts not being

equally adapted to growin;.r the same

crops. Adjacent to the home of the

writer, there is a field of' this character,

embracing at least three different kinds

and qualities of soil. The greater part

is a gravel loam underlaid with gravel,

while at one corner there is a plat of

two or three acres that is a light-colored

tietnacious clay. Along one side an ad—

joining muck swamp. crops over embrac-

ing an acre or more. The upper or gravel

soil dries quickly and can be worked

soon aflter the heaviest rain, while the

clay and muck hold water and are not

fit to plow until late in the spring and

even then, their cultivation is, in most





Tris. -micHIGA‘m FARMER'





years. labor lost. , The entire field has

been hard run, ' everything having been

taken off and but little returned, until

the crops received no longer paid for the

use of the land and labor. Now this field

is a [fair sample of thousands of farms

that are lacking in proper management,

and what will apply here will apply else-

where under similar conditions.





'What this field needs is tiling in both





clay and muck, which will change the

character of both. Then the whole field

will need a general renovation, which

will require time to put it in even fair

condition. “."hat it needs most is humus

and the quickest way to obtain this, in

the absence of barnyard manure, is by

green crops pic-wed under. Clover is of

first consideration, but this land in its

present state will not support clover un-

til it' is given something to feed upon.

Two years ago the writer obtained a

strip of ‘this field in May, it having been

sown to cats. It was too late to hope to

get a stand of clover, but it was sown

and came up well. Dry weather followed

and the whole of it perished. Last year

it was cove-red with stable manure at the

rate of 20 tons per acre, and planted to

potatoes. In August after the potatoes

were harvested, as an experiment I sow-

ed clover seed on a small plot, first giv-

ing it a good sprinkling of wood ashes.

This seed came: up thick and made good

growth before winter. It wintered well

and had gotten a good stant in the spring

when it was plowed under.



This proves that clover will grow on

this land if given proper conditions. The

past, summer the field was in grass, mak-

ing possibly half a ton 'to the acre.



There were spots in it of considerable

extent, both on the gravel and clay, that

were given up entirely to sorrel. Mak-

ing a test of my town, I collected soil from

these spots, both from the clay and

gravel. The litmus paper showed no in-

dication of acidity, or but little, on the

gravel, but turned quite red when tested

on the clay, as was the case with the

soil taken from the muck. This proves

that wherever sorrel grows the soil is

not necessarily acid.



Now had I the control of this field, I

should endeavor to get it in clover as

quickly as possible. I should tile the clay

and muck and I believe I should do as I

remember seeing a German do once on a.

poor field, sow it to buckwheat and plow

this under in August and top—dress eith-

cr With wood ashes or with a complete

fertilizer and sow =to clover without a

nurse crop, first having put the land in

the best possible condition. There is no

crop that I know of that will put land in

temporary condition better than buck—

wheat, making the stiffest clay amelior-

able. After a stand of clover had been

obtained i should pasture it lightly. which





Would give some return for 'the time and





money spent‘, but would plow it under,

taking off: one, or not more than two,

crops, and get it down in clover again

as soon as possible. This may look like

an expensive process, but it is certainly

better than to continue to farm in the

old way, further depleting the fertility of

the soil.



it is expensive to retain an unproduc-

tivc soil, made so by injudicious crop-

ping, but there is nothing else to do. than

pay the penalty which nature’s law has

imposed, and then keep nearer to her

requirements in the future.



New York. B. F. MACK.

lT PAYS TO FERTILIZE MEADOWS.



Several years ago when cutting hay

next to a patch of wheat in the same

field, i. 9., there was no fence between,

I noticed that the hay adjoining the wheat

was much heavier in widths of a drill

than elsewhere, in fact, there was so

much difference that I began to study

out the reason, which eXplained itself

simply enough, for in drilling the wheat

the fall before with 250 pounds of 2:8:2

fertilizer per acre, and running the drill

out on the meadow, there would be from

two to four feet of meadow fertilized,

while in going back the drill would not

be set in gear until at the edge of the

wheat field, consequently every other

width of the drill would show a mar-

velous difference on the grass. This set

me to thinking that it would be a good

investment to fertilize meadows, and the

following fall I fertilized five acres with

the same result. raising the disks and

drilling the fertilizer over the top, and

since then we have been doing so and I

am satisfied we harvest from three-quar-

ters .to one ton of hay per acre more

where we use the fertilizer. The fer—

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BEET TAILINGS AND ROTTEN BEETS

FOR FERTILIZER.





What would you think of the use of

sugar beet tails and partly rotted beets

from a. sugar factory, as a fertilizer, and

what kind of ground would you use it on?



MacOmb CO. H. C.



This waste material from the beet fac-

tories contains some plant food and is

centainly of some value as a fertilizer,

but whether _it is of sufficient value to

warrant a. man in putting it upon his

farm, even though it is given to him, de~

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and the distance he has rho haul it. Sug—

ar beets themselves contain .29 per cent

of nitrogen, .08 per cent of phosphoric

acid, and .37 pelr cent of potash. The

beet tops contain .42 per cent of nitrogen,

.15 per cent of phosphoric acid, and .62

per cent of potash. Now let us compare

their analysis with average farm manure

of‘fairly good quality. Such manure

would contain .6 per cent of nitrogen, .3

per cent of phosphoric acid, and .45 per

cent of potash; so, you see, this refuse is

not nearly as valuable as stable manure.

If we compare it with a good fair com-

mercial fertilizer, say one that contains

rtwo per cent of nitrogen, eight per cent

of phOSphoric acid, and four per cent of

potash, we readily see that its plant food

value is very small indeeld. It w0uld take

eight or nine tons of this material to give

the equivalent in ammonia of one ton of

fertilizer, while it would take nearly 100

tons of it to be equivalent to the fer—

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contains determines its value, this re-

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I read in The. Farmer of Oct. 26 the

article written by the young man from

Isabella county. I can certainly sympa-

thize With him, as I have encountered

many difficulties in farming, but I do not

agree with him. I am a young farmer

and, not having \the capital, I have not

the conveniences to farm it as I would

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section spoken of. but it takes good rfarm—





ing land to sell for $100 per acre. I judge

it to be a level country, which would

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been very wet here but our land is in—

clined to be rolling. We had an off year

for wheat but, we have abundant yields

of all other crops, oats yielding as high

as 70 and 80 bu. per acre with few fields

going below 50 bu. One man had 20 acres

of beans which went 28 bu. per acre and

he sum the crop direct from the machine

for $2.00 per bu. The corn has all been

in 'the shock for some weeks and all

other crops are well secured. As for my—

self, I cannot complain. I farm a good

40 acres and for two ycars have rented

an 80—acre farm adjoining it: which is

somewhat run down. My wheat yielded

10 bu. per acre and my oats under 40

bu., but i was fortunate in being able to

take advantage of the high stock market

by having several head of young cattle

and milch cows to turn off, also a good





number of bogs, part. of which I sold

early and caught the market when it

was about at the highest point. I have

a few good cows left to defray living

expenses, and last but. not least a flock

of 1:30 good Brown Leghorn hens. I speak

of those not as a boast but as an illus-

tration of the advantages in diversified

farming. Now i hope the young man





will not be discouraged but keep right on

ncxt year. He may sing a different

tune a year hence. He may be right in

some cases but I believe the main reaSOn

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much in need of the intelligent young

man to keep up the new and modern

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I believe that in any line of business we

should endeavor to cheerfully take the

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out market is too low to make the crop

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A Message to Owners of Imperial Cars‘





68% of all pleasure automobiles in the United States are owned by

Farmers. Therefore, it is safe to assume that the American Farmer,

as a class, is the best judge of a good automobile in the world.

Ever since the Imperial Automobile Company started in business, two-thirds of our

product has been purchased and endorsed by F armers—the greatest testimonial ever

paid to the quality of an automobile.





The Enormous Increase in 0‘1 r





business





of Imperial Cars;

‘ ‘supremacy, ' '





Fourth,

double the price.





531 inch stroke.

own





control levers.

throughout.





trimmings.





meter, (BIC.





(Completely automatic.





Model "32” Five Passenger Model“33" Two Passenger



Touring Car, Roadster. Motor

Motor 4 Cylinder, 4 inch bore, 4 Cylinder, 4 inch bore, 5% inch

5% inch stroke. 114inch wheel stroke. 114 inch wheel base.





basc,34x4 inch tires.demountable

rims. Complete equipm’t.$1285





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Here Is a Car MOdCI “44” “'6 call It,





that will prove to you the remarkable value

we were going to say

for a careful reading of the

specifications will prove this car (Equal to a.

lot of automobiles advertised and sold at

You simply cannot buy a

better automobile at any price.





Specifications Motor,4 cylinders(cast





Wheel base 122 inches.

30x4 inch tires. demountable rims.

special three point spring

suspension for excellingr comfort.

New Departure Bearings

Predominance of nickel steel in





chassxs construction, nickel Silver and black

Best and deepest upholstery. inclusive

equipment, Silk Mohair top. Windshield. Speedo-

Bcautiful lines, roomy body, a splendid,

powerful, perfectly equipped automobile.





34x4

rims. Complete equipmit.$1285





A careful comparison of Imperial specifications—of Imperial records for durability, for highest quality,

will prove to you that these cars are of such value that they command your earnest investigation.

shall be pleased to give you descriptive literature upon request.





IMPERIAL AUTOMOBILE CO., Factories, Jackson, Mich.





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Let the Jumbo

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Yes. sir. that’s just what we mean! TRY this hoist. Let it lift your wagon

body. gas engine. slaughtered hog—anything, or try it out on that saggy length

of Wire fence that needs stretching. Use this hoist for 30 days! If the time,

trouble, temper and lugging it saves isn’t worth a dozen Jumbos, don’t keep it.





Jumbo Safety Hoist and Wire Stretcher





Here's a hoist that thousands of farmers

have gone wild over because it’s so handy

-bccause it simplifies all their lifting.



The hoist, which can be used equally

Well as hoist and wire stretcher, is fitted

with an automatic locking device that

acts on the pull rope. The lock is in the

upper block. The instant you let up on the

pull rope, zip! goes the lock which takes a

bull—dog grip on the rope-holds it until

you are ready to lower the load. And the

heavier_the load, the tighter the grip.



This is the only successful self-locking

device on the market with a patent adjust-

ment for ropes of all conditions. Its success

is due to its extreme simplicity. Absolutely





’ nothing to get out of gear—nothing to slip





HALL MFG. c0.,8o7Main 8t, Montlcello, Ia.





 





-nothing _to wear out or give way. It will

last a lifetime and IT’S SAFE. That’s why

it’s popular.



Over 60,000 of these hoists in various

sizes are in use.. Made of best steel, criti-

cally tested and inspected before shipment.



Shlfiped for 30 dnya’

FRE use anywhere:

guarantee every-

where. BesidesJumbo



o 1 st 3 n d W I r e

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CANADA’S OFFERING





To "10 SOIIIOI’ WoutganahrddznioRrrid‘ro‘zln1v





In the

Free Homestead: new

Districts of Manitoba. Saskat-

chewan and Alberta, there are

thousands of Free Homesteads

left. which to the man making

entry in 3 years' time will be

worth from 020 to 825 per acre.

These lands are well adapted to

grain growing and cattle raising.





Excellent Railway Facilities

In many cases the railways in

. Canada. have been built in ad-

vance of settlement, and in a short time

there will not be a settler who need be

more than ten or twelve miles from a. line

of railway. Railway Rates are regulated

by Government Commission.

SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The Ameri-

can Settler is at home in Western Canada.

He is not a stranger in a strange land.

having nearly a million of his own people

already settled there. It you desire to

know why the condition of the Canadian

Settler is so prosperous write to any of

the Canadian Government Agents and

send for literature. rates, &c., to





M. V. McInnes

176 Jefferson Ave.

Detroit, Mich.





or address-sum. of Intimidation.

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BELGIANS





NEW IMPORTATION





We have given more than a quarter

century to importing. breeding and dis-





tribution of the Belgian horse. We

handle no other breed and believe we

have now in this new importation of

stallions and mares a class of horses

that will please you. and all are for

sale at prices not equalled by anyone

in the business when merit is consider-

ed. Will be pleasedto have you ask

about them and to visit us at any time.





[1.8: H.WOLF





Wabash, Ind.

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METZ BROS.





NILES, MICH.





We have a fine lot of imported and

American bred





Percheron Stallions





on hand and we can sell“ them’ for less

money than any other importer. Write

us your wants. =

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LET US TAN

YOUR HIDE.





Cattle or Horse hide, Calf, Dog, Deer,

or any kind of skin with hair or fur on.

We tan and llnleh them right; make

them into coats (for men and women).

robes, rugs or gloves when ordered.



Your fur goods will cost you less than

to buy them, and be worth more. Qui-

Illustrated catalog gives a. lot of_ln-

formation which every stock raiser

should have, but we never send out this

valuable book except upon request.



It tells how to take off and care for

hides; how and when we pay the lrolght

both ways ; about our safe dyeing pro-

cess which is atremendous advantage

to the customer, especially on hone

hides and call skins: about the fur

goods and game trophies we sell, taxi-

dcriuy, Me. If you want a copy send us

your correct address. ,'



The Crosby Frisian Fur Company,



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grooves grind corn on cobs or in

shocks. shell corn, kaflir corn.

sheaf outs, alfalfa. rye, oats. barley,





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and upwards

can be made by taking

our Veterinary course

at home during spare

time. Taught in simp-

_ lest English. Diploma

" ' ~- granted. Graduates”-

Dr.E.H.Boldwin writes: 615th in getting loca-

"I took the course for my tions or positions. Cost

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L“i.“Via STOCK 3





HOG CHOLEnA.





 





One of the worst enemies with which

farmers in this locality have had to con-

tend in recent years, is the hog cholera.

For a number of years past, this plague

has been at its work of destruction, and

although at times it seems to have died

out, it is sure to reappear again, per-

haps in a new neighborhood not pre-

viously affected. \i’ithin the last‘ few

months, hundreds of dollars" worth of

hogs have succumbed to the malady. Two

owners who are the heaviest losers, have

lost about 100 hogs each, while many

smaller droves have been wiped out.



An investigation of the ravages of hog

cholera here reveals three facts: First,

the disease is no respecter of persons,

and attacks the animals of the thrifty as

well as of the slovenly former. The, man-

ner of feeding and caring rfor vthe hogs

does not seem to make any material dif-

ference so far as the inroads of the dis-

ease are concerned. Second, wnen an

animal in a drove is once afflicted, the

plague makes a clean sweep in spite of

every effort to save the remaining ani—





mals. Third, no remedy has yet been

found adequate to cure an afflicted

drove. One man who was a. heavy loser





this season, did not spare expense in try-

ing to check the progress of the disease

in his large drove. For the most part,

when cholera makes its presence mani-

li‘est, the owner of the animals stands by

and waits until it has done its work, and

aficr a few months, restocks and com-

mences anew.



From the economic standpoint, the case

has two important phases: First, the

consequences lo the owner of (the hogs,

and second, the consequences to the corn-

munity as it whole. Fnom the nature of

his business, the farmer is dependent up-

on weather conditions, and knows that

the profits ol'his year's work may be ma-

Lcilaily shortened by dl‘aughits, storms,

premature frosts, and other similar fac-

tors. The knowledge of the presence of

an insidious disease which may result ill

heavy financial loss, is trying to the nerves

and greatly increases the uncertainties

of farming. Many a man who has count—

ed on the money from his hogs for the

payment of taxes and other obligations,

has been forced to stnnd by helpless nnd





sec lilo animals melt away before the

ravages of cholera.

In its broader aspect, the qchstion is





concerned with the welfare of the enlire

community, In these days of high prices

and of scarcity in the meat supply, such

a waste as is occasioned by the inroads

of hog cholera, must necessarily tend to





raise. the price still higher and make

available animals for butchering more

scarce. ‘lie discovery of a remedy which





would be practicable enough and inex-

pensive enough to be applied generally

by farmers, in the case of cholera, would

prove of immeasurable benefit both to the

individual and to the general public.

Hillsdale Co. J. A. KAISER.

The hog chplcm situation at the pres-

ent time is one which is not a matter for

either congratulation or credit to the

farmers of the state. Much has been

done in recent years toward providing a

scientific means: for the control of the hog

cholcra and in perhaps no sia‘i'v has more

effective work been done along this line

than has been done in Michigan. it is

possibly true that the man who has only

a few hogs will gain little by the- use of

this preventive treatment—for it is es-

sentially a preventive rather than a cur-

ative treutnientwaifter the disease has

once made its appearance in the herd.

If, however, the disease is prevalent in

the neighborhood it will pay even a small





owner of begs to immunize his hogs

against rthis disease. But for the man





who has a considerable number of hogs,

it will certainly pay to stop the ravages

of the disease as soon as possible after it

has made. its appearance by immunizing

the well hogs against the disease.





The method of treatment known as the

serum—simultaneous method is itlle one

advocated by the Michigan Experiment

Station, which for some years has made

a specialty of distributing the serum and

virus required for this treatment at up-

proxlmately the cost of producing same.-

The cest of the treatment will range from

30 to 40 cents each for small pigs to

anound $1.00 for a 200-pound hog. Thai:

is the cost for material alone and there





 





is. of course, a. slight cost for apparatus





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MICHIGAN“ FARMER.‘





an i)‘: 1 3'13! ,w Ir' " ,unl 4h _-‘.

with which to administer it, 'for' trails-

'portatlon,‘ etc.



While this may be considered a rather

high cost for immunity, yet it is nowhere

nearly so expensive as are losses from

the disease itself where they occur. It

would be the part of wisdom for the

farme’s in any section of the- state where

there are known or suspected cases of

hog cholera to send at once for circular

No. 6, revised, to the Michigan Agricul-

tural College‘ Experiment Station, East

Lansing, Mich., which treats fully on

this question of hog cholera serum and

protection against hog cholera, giving

suggestions which will aid in the diag-

nosis of the disease and de5cribing in de-

tail the method of treatment. There are

other scrums made which may not give

so long a degree of immunity but which

are of unquestionable value in the con—

trol of this disease, this method being

mentioned because it is the one recom-

mended by the Division of Bacteriology

and Hygiene of the Experiment Station,

the acting head of which is also state

veterinarian.



If every owner of swine in the state

who lives in a community where cholera.

has manifested itself would act upon this

suggestion and write for the above cir-

cular. following out the line of preventive

treatment therein described, the present

serious outbreak of hog cholera would

soon be a thing of the past and the quar-

antine against the shipment of hogs for

other .than immediate slaughter which is

now in force would be quickly raised by

the live stock sanitary commission. This

is not a matter for deliberation but for

action to the end that this most destruc-

tive. and costly of our live stock diseases

may be kept in check. —Eds.





FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





Shock Corn for Live Stock.

I have a field of sowed corn of the





Southern variety. It is very large and

heaVily—eared and quite badly infested

With the corn ear worm. I expect to





husk out the large ears. W'lll the nub—

bins cut up in the dry fodder be injur-

ious to stock?



Van Buren CO. H. XV. H.



There is no reason why the corn fed

as suggested in this inquiry should be

injurious to live stock. The: more corn

cut up with the fodder the better feed

it will make, although, of course, it will

replace to some extent, the other grain

in the ration. Tile writer has made a.

practice of feeding‘considcrable shocked

Corn, without husking at all, for many

years with very satisfactory results. The





infestation of insects would not make

the feed harmful. This corn, however,

will not keep well if out up early in the





season, as a large quantity of the imma-

turcd corn needs to be very thoroughly

cured out in the shock before cutting up

and placing in the mow, or should be

cut in small amounts and fed out before

it molds.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





The recent sensational declines in hog

prices came as a good deal of a surprise

to most people. following the long pe-

riod of advancing prices, although about

this time of the year it is customary to

see breaks in the market. The big pack-

ing interests were evidently determined

to smash prices on the first opportunity,

as they strongly desired to lay in winter

stocks of cured meats and lard on a

much reduced basis of values, and their

chance came when the eastern shipping

demand for h'ogs became insignificant in





volume, the eastern packing plants rc—

cciving plenty of hogs from their home

territory. When the downward move-





ment started, prices were extraordinarily

high, and even now they are high when





compared with most former years. As is

always the case at such 'times, many

farmers have become alarmed and have





hastened to get lilieir holdings marketed

without delay, being afraid that by wait-

ing they will be compelled to accept fur—

the-r sharp reductions. Undoubtedly, the

course of the market from now on will

be governed largely by the volume of the

receipts and the size of the eastern ship-

ping demand.



()ntzirio cattle have been going to Buf-

falo and Jersey City in good numbers

because of low prices at Toronto and

Montreal. Caittle selling at $6.50 in T0-

rOnto have brought $9.50 in Buffalo.





 





Michigan Live Stock Breeder Dead.





It is with regret that we chronicle the

death of Mr. E. D. Bishop, of Luke Odes—

sa, known to many of our readers as one

of Michigan‘s successful breeders of pure-

bred live stock. Mr. Bishop was born at

Lancaster, Pa, Oct. 6. 1847, and passed

away Oct. 25, 1912, being afflicted with

Bright’s disease which caused his health

to fall rapidly during the past summer.

He came to Michigan in 1867 and flor 25

years had been an enthusiastic breeder

of pure—bred swine and poultry. About

four years ago he became interested in

Holstein cattle and possessed a fine herd

of pure-breds at the time of his death.

He leaves, to mourn their loss, a wife,

three daughters and six grandchildren.





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sheep or hogs; you will see a his improve-

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formerly paid the veterinary $60 a month-

now he and I are strangers.”





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symptoms and enables you to treat all ordinary

cases at home. Veterinarians use it in their

ractice. Pages are large and well illustrated.

r. Roberts, the eminent veterinarian, has

dedicated it freely to the use of live stock owners.

Get a copy tree from your druggist. it not there,

sent postpaid on the receipt of 25 cents.





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‘Nov.

Lessonsrnom MARKET REPORTS.





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A short time since it was my privilege

to listen to the discussions of the mar-

ket situation from the standpoint of the

speculatorsin live stlock. There was a

meeting of men who are engaged in the

business of buying and shipping to mar-

ket and I was curious to know just how

they looked at the situation as far as

the farmers are concerned. I must re-

port that the trend of discussion was: not

along Uhe hopeful and encouraging lines.

They were bemoaning the conditions

which make it difficult for the specu—

llators to make money much, if any,

faster than when live stock was selling

at much lower prices.



Among other things mentioned that

make it hard for the speculator is the

fact that farmers are better posted in

market values than in former years. In—

stead of the dealer having an opportunity

to go to market, sell his stock and re-

turn to instruct the farmers as to values,

the Michigan Farmer carries the market

report to the farmers, and they can know

the exact value of their stock before the

buyer can get to them. In former years,

before the rural mail delivery system

was established, the dealer could hurry

back fnom an advancing market and buy





 





The Stock of Horses on Farm of Kellogg Bros., Livingston County.





up much of the stock ready for market

before the farmer would get his paper

from the post office and learn of the ad-

vance in values. Instead of being able

to secure a large margin in the shape of

prolits on the stock raised and sold by

the farmers, the dealers must content

themselves with moderate margins of

profits, or be obliged to quit the business.

It was repeatedly stated that the dealers

can not make as much, during the year,

by his efforts and putting up with losscs

and hardships, as can the farmers on a.

moderate sized farm.

Quality and Prices.



\Vhen discussing quality and prices the

agricultural press came in for more crit—

icism. Instead of the farmer believing,

as did our forefathers, that good quality

in live stock depended upon the fat dis—

tributed over the system, they have been

instructed in the art of making good an-

imals that sell for the highest prices on





a cheap class of feeds. Corn alone is

not considered an absolute essential in

fitting stock for market. As valuable





as corn is as a feed for live sllock, .there

are other feeds that are not as expensive

to produce that enables the farmers to

raise and soil animals of as good quality

and in many respects better, than that

where corn is the almost exclusive feed.

To illustrate an important point in

quality, the. case of the stccrs that were

brought from Alberta, Canada, that had

ncvcr had a morsel of corn, but were

raised on clover, peas, barley and oats,

and yet sold in the Chicago market for

$10.50 per hundred on foot. This instance

corroborates the statements 1 have often

made in these columns, that young ani-

mals can utilize a large amount of feeds,

rich in protein, and produce meat of bet—

tcr quality, and better adapted to the

requirements ol’ the consumers, than can

be produced on feeds alone that are rich

in carbohydrates. Muscle, which is meat,

is produccd while the animal is growing.

The quality of meat that brings the high

prices, is made by a. distribution of fat

in the muscles while the animal is grow-

ing. Fat stored up after an animal has

arrived at, Or near the years of matu—

1‘“‘Y, is laid up internally and in patches

on the outer surface.

Another fact in regard to quality and

market prices was emphasized. Fat hogs

made up from mature animals, have been

selling for about 55 cents per hundred

less .than h-Ogs that had been grOWn on

cl-overs and grain in a manner which





 





. " THE' MICHIGAN .FARM‘ER.’





made them fit for market by the time

tlhey were eight months of age. As the

growth and weight can be made cheaper

while the animal is young and growing,

than is possible when nearing maturity,

it is easily seen that there is a double

advantage in crowding animals along

while young. _



It is worth the while to study and learn

the lessons that‘can be learned from the

market reports published in such agri-

cultural papers as The Michigan Farmer.

It is the only sure means by which the

farmer can inform himself in regard to

the best methods of producing his ani-

mals cheaply, and securing the correct

values for them when he sells.



Oakland Co. N. A. CLAPP.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





Montana range cattle shipments this

year will fall 50,000 head below last year,

when shipments aggregated close to 206,-

000 head. Comparatively few of these

cattle went‘ to western markets this year,

this being due to the high prices offered

in eastern markets and also because Pa—

cific Coast markets were able to obtain

cattle supplies .from Oregon and Califor-

nia. W. Raymond, secretary of the





Montana state board of stock commis—

sioners, says it' will be from five to ten

years before there will be an increase of





any size in the cattle herds of that state,

becaiiSo there are relatively few breeding

cattle left in the country. He declares

that the drouth two years ago in the





middle western states forced growers of

that region to throw everything on the

market because they had nothing with

which to feed them. A year ago there

was a drouth in \Vyoming, the Dakotas

and Eastern Montana which .ffil‘CCll

stockmen there to follow suit. Then





came vlhe hard winter. which still further

depleted the already decimated herds.





Grass—fed cattle have been moving

frecly from southwestern pastures to

Chicago and Missouri River markets for

some itimel past, and the market offerings

have embraced a libcral percentage of

such consignments. This has caused a

great wiedning out in prices between the

commonest and the choicest cattle, there

being scarcely enough of the best class

to meet buying orders. Eastern markets

have been obtaining large supplies of

eastern-fed cattlc, as well as plenty of

steers that were pastured in Pennsyl-

vania, Ohio and lVest Virginia, and all

this has checked the demand in Chicago

for cattle to ship eastward. Recent sales

of beef steers at the Chicago yards cov-

ered a wide range of $5.80 per 100 lbs.

After the last of the pastured cattle and

range grassers are out of the way there

will be a great narrowing in the spread

in prices. All reponts from caslcrn fcc-d-

ing districts agree that decidcdly fcwer

well-bred cattle wia be faitcned this

winter than usual. This is attributable

to the fact that eastern stockmcn have

refused as a general rulo to pay asking

prices for good feeder cattlc. They are

well supplied with corn. hay and rough—

ness. yet they are afraid to pay the

prices asked for good catllc in Chicago

and other western markcts, many farm-

ers preferring to stock up with commoner

and lower-priced Virginia cattle. The

greater part of the cattle t'hey havepur-

chased this season have averaged around

700 to '800 lbs, and in quality they were

far from good. It is reliably rep "ted

that the number of cattle fed this winter

in the cast will fall considerably under

that of last year, and all the indications

are that eastern consumers of beef will

have to depend largely on the western

markets during the winter and early

months of spring. So far as can be seen

now, everything points to extremely high

Dl'icels for fat bceve-s for many months

ahead, and experts say that at least five

Years will be. needed to restore the beef

cattle supply to normal figures.



J. H. Starr, of lVlissouri, an extensive

stock feeder_ was in Kansas City recent-

ly buying feeding sheep and lambs. In

all he has taken out 15,000 head of lambs

and wethers and at last accounts he

was still buying. He reached the con-

clusion some time ago that fewer sheep

will be fed than last year, and for this

reason he looks for a good market. Corn

is cheap in his section, cogting but 40c

per bu., and it grades far better than at

this time last year, when sales were

made at 65@750 per bu. Lambs have

been costing about 750 per head more

than a year earlier, while yearlings have

cost 25@50c per 'head more.





 





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Distemper—W'eakness.—I have a five-

ycar-old horse that had distemper one

year ago since then he has remained

thin, has little spirit and, if Wounded,

the sore is slow in healing; besides, hind

legs stock. Horse is fed 4 qts. cats at a

meal when worked and runs out on

pleasant days when idle. B. M., Moscow,

Mich.-——Give 1 oz. ground gentian, 1 oz.

bicarbonate soda and 1 dr. ground nux

vomica at a. dose in feed two or three

times a day. He should be well salted

and his grain allowance increased.





Barbed Wire Cut.—Some seven weeks

ago my 14-year—old‘horse became tangled

in barbed wire, making deep gash on

pastcrn which local Vet. has failed to

hcal. “'ound fills with proud-flesh and

we have applied carbolic acid, carbolized

011, blue vitriol, alum and other oint-

ments without producing a good effect.

1 am now inclined 1to believe a ringbone

is forming. it}. B. N., Newport, Mich.—

ll‘ wound is tillcd with fungus. it should

ei'tlicr bt- cut off or burned Off with hot

iron: then apply one part iodoform and

10 parts powdered alum twice daily, cov-

ering sore with oakum and light bandage.

I do not belicvc a ringbonc is forming,

but a fibrous thickwning.



Cracked Heclsm'b‘itticking.-—-My young

horse’s hind legs arc covm'cd \\'llll sores;

I am told he has scratches. llo always

stocks when allowed to stand in stable

Over night. C. A M., (.11111l Hap-Ids,





bitch—Apply (3110 part oxidc ot zinc. one

part, iodot'orm and cioht paits vasciino

to sort- parts of leg once a day and give

a dessertspoonful of Fowler's solution at





a dose thrce times a day; also give a

dessertspoont‘ul of powdered nitrate of

potash at a dosi- once a day until 51111 R-

ing ceases.

indigestion--—l’.l1oumatism.—~My 10-year-

old gelding is growing thin; is stiff and

sore, hind quarters most affected. \Vhen

standing. l‘eStS by pulling on haliter; has

t‘air appetite. but listless; when bowels

move he groans. B. (3., Ionia, '

(live horse 2 drs. sodium sa-licylate, 1 oz.

ground gentian, 1 oz. ground ginger and

1. dr. ground nux vomica at a dose three

times a day. lle should have good feed

and good care.



“firms—My horses have been troubled

with worms for a long time and I have

given them thrco difi‘ercnt worm rome-

dies without noticeable results. D. K.,

toss, Micli.mt;i171~ each horse 1 dr. san—

1t'0nine, 1 oz. ground gentian and 1/1; oz.

ground (ilizissia at :1 dose three times a

week [for two wccks. lf bowels do not

act freely, give a pint‘ or two of raw lin-

seed oil when necessary.



Wcak 'l‘cndons.-—Nine-year-old mare is

quite lame in left fore leg, causcil from





         





\1'cakncss of tendons between fetlock and

knee; is sore and swollen on each side

of lt-g :11)0Vc fetlock. \\'ill light work





harm her? J. P. M., Lubec, Mich—Give

hcr rest: clip off hair and apply cerate

ol‘ cantharides once a. week. This oint-

ment will blister parts lightly, but will

make her well.



Indigestion—Impactionn—I have a colt.

seven months old that was weaned two

months ago; since then he has not thriv-

ctl, drinks very little- water and bowels

are very costivc. He runs in pasture

daytime and is stabled nights. S. H.

1)., Bay Port, Nlll’ll." F,‘.iv.- Cult 4 grs. of

quinine and a t1>aspnoi'1i‘ul fluid extract

gentian at a dose three times a day and

salt him well. To move bowels, give 6

117.3. raw linseed oil at a dose as often as

necessary.



Bruised Elbow—Horse was kicked

some four weeks ago; whole trouble ap-

pears to be in elbow and causes him to

travel very lame. He is a valuable

horse, ten years old and healthy. \\‘ound

is open and runs continually. I have

applied carbolic lotion and poultices of

antiphlogistine without any effect. Log

is not broken and was not much swollen

until a few days ago. Mrs. J. N., Cas-

sapolis, Mich. Apply equal parts pow-

dered alum, oxide of zinc and boracic

acid to wound twice a day. You should

keep him quiet, especially if wound is

near a joint.



Ringbone—Eight-year-old horse is lame.

i am sure he has ringbone. Vt'hen he was

a cult. 12 months old this ringbone ap-

peared, was blistered and thought to be

killed, but it commenced to grow again

last summer and l have applied various

blistcrs without avail. Bunch is situated

low down on left fore pastern. S. S., Sil-

verwood. Michkln my practice 1 find

that where hunch is situated low down

it is impossible to relieve the animal of

stiffness. 'l‘his mechanical stiffness

causes lameness and peculiarity of gait—-

the animal limps. Give horse. rest and

have him fired with pointed iron.



Spinal Disease—Mare 14 years old

commenced to go wrong the latter part

of August and has gradually failed since.

She has difficulty in lowering head, and

reels when walking; is unable to place

head low enough to either eat or drink

K. N. 3., Niles Mich. —Give mare 1 dr.

potassium iodide and 1 dr. ground nux

vomica at a dose in soft feed three

times a day I believe whole trouble is

in spinal cord and it is very doubtful

about making a recovery. She should be

protected from cold rain storms and her

bowels and kidneys kept active.





 





 





THE "'M'GH‘G‘AN {FARR/113R. .





Bigelow s Holstein Farm]





BREEDSVILLE, MICHIGAN,





Have for sale several fine young bulls out. of cows with high ofiicial





butter and milk records. Send

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Great value to hog men. On care and dis.

cases of hogs. Tells how to destroy worms,

cure and prevent disease. Sent tree. Write

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PERCH ERON S





bred for utility as well as show qunIiln. Stable

includes several international winners. Three

2-year- old stallion colts of utility for sale. Come.

or write B.F ..ANDERSON ..3 Adrian. Mich.





 





for circular.





—dpo edFeb.17,1912. near] white



“3le 3"" liIII amppi bl 00d H'e 'neid Kol



dams: record Senior Raoul-void, .37 lbs. butter.

GEORGE E. LAPHAM St. Johns. Mich.



bull calves





REGISTERD Holstein ECattle—Two

headed in Pieter-tie.

FLOYD F. JONES.by .EF. BN3] 3. Oak Grove. Mich-





Lillie Farmstead Jerse s

(Tuberculin tested. Guaranteed free from abor-

cu lot-Ill.) Several 300d bulls and [bull calves out of

good dairy cows for sale. No ’emales for sale at

present. SatisfmtionLfinn ran.tood



COLON 0.1111000001171110. Mich.





 





 





 





—Hodrses. cattle, Rhee. swine. oultr

ForsaIO and dogs nearly al breeds.p Sire:

exchan ed. South West Miohi an Pedigreed Stock

Asa’n svidWoodmnn. 800' y. JI‘greae. .in Paw. Mich.





AUCTION SALE

NOVEMBER 27th,

Of my Farm and Stock.





130 acres No.1 land fair buildings. Stock consists of

1 Imported g3 elgian Stanton about 1911011111.. bay

with star. extra heavy bone and muscle, a top notcher

good breeder. Colts in uniform breeding. Al lsol

brood mates in foal by this stallion. Also 1 matched

team, seal brown mums, weigh t about 3000 lbs” 7 and

8 years. 6 colts from suckers to 3 y.eara 15 head

cattle. ‘N hogs, corn hay and lar e nantity straw, all

farm implements. Remember t e ate





C. M. DIX. Washington, Michigan.





 





 





Jerse Cattle For Sale.

C. A. B ISTOL Eanton. Michigan.





 





—Bulls ready for service, but! for

Jerse 5 production. Also cows and heifers

Breakwater Farm, ..7N0 .Ann Arbor. Mich.





BUTTER BRED “nsrfivsngé‘”





CRYSTAL BIRD“; STOCKF

filter Creek. Alleges: County. Michim.





RS Y

\IILL Excllllle A1135... (it... ”BEER“; 1.33.:

for sale. F. A. anb A; Son. Cassopousgmmhlgnn.





Ill-ID POLLED BULLS FOR SALE‘ 1.111.





strains. JOHN BERNEB ¢ SON. Grand Ledge. Mich





-—Beef type. dairy strum. young

IIaIfY 8de “MIMI": bulls 711101111111 old for sale.

Cash or good note. J. UMM EL Mason. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





BIEEDEIS’ DIRECTORY.

- cA'r'rLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd. consisting of Trojan Ericas Blackbirds and

Prides. only. is headed by rton . a Trojan Erica,

by Blue k Woodlswn. sire of 0 Grand Chan: ion "steer

and bull at. the Internati onnl in China.

A few choioely bred youn bulls for sale.



OODCOTE STOIIKF FARM. Ionin. Mich.





AYRSHIRES“0’1"““”3"“at 111”

breeds: young bulls

and bull calves for sale. Berkshire swine. All pure

bred. Michigan School for Deaf. Flint. Mich.





 





 





 





GUERNSEY BULL CALVES,

YORKSHIRE PIGS. Good Stock.

HICKS GUERNSEY FARM, Saginaw. W. S., Mich.

GUERNSEY BULL 33331323333331.113333





ncss right. now. Also young cow due in January.

G. A. WIGENT. Wat/ervliet. Michigan.





GUERNSEYS—Bull calves from high producing an-

cestors. Herd tuberculin tested. No

females for sale. ALLAN KELSEY. Lakeview, Mich.





 





 





 





REG. GUERNSEY BULLS—serviceable age; sire

Must. be sold Nov. 15. Come down and see

them. mllheap. JOHN EBELS. R. 10.Hollnnd. Mich.





FOR SALE—351V 330179396” $86333}





females. W. M. ..R No. 2, Plnckney, Mich.





HATCH HERD IIOLSTEIN “Ch8‘°°.§‘.l§e“1§ff£





onable prices. HATCH HERD. Ypsilanti Michigan.





Holstein-Friesian 0331643.: ‘2‘“2033?‘

GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.





OLSTEIN BL LL (‘ALVES—Sired by our 30-.lb

hull A. R. t). dams. Duroc Jersey boars and gilta

of best bloodlines. E. It. CORNELL Howell, Mich.





' Calf. cult of grand daughter

Holstein Bullpe 11.2 d. Butter Boy

3rd. Sired by best. son ntnl cBnttor Bo

Pricecnl) C. D. WOODBURY. Lansing, Mic





“Top-Notch” Holsteins.





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

able breedin and from dams with official milk and

butter rccc fore“ sale at reasonable prices Also

a. few choice fem





McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlohlgln.





Holstein Bulls.





 





 





 





I Holstein Bull - s 60

I Holstein Bull - 75

I Holstein Bull - I00

I Holstein Bull - I50





From 3 to 12 months old. All from A. R. O. dams.





LONG BEACH FARM,

Augusta, - - Michigan.





5--Yearling Holstein Bulls--5





And 4 Bulls from 4 to 8 months old.





All from A. R. 0. dams and sired by Johanna

Concordia Champion, the greatest bred bull of

the breed. Sand for his breeding andbe con-

vinced that this is not bluff. If you want this

kind. worth thelmoney. write or come quick.





L. E. OONNELL. - Fayette. Ohio.





OLSTEIN Bull—2 monthsold. Korndyke. Pontiac,

breeding; best. ever Mostly white.



A DeDKa m. Write for pedi 1%;06 and photo 575.

delivered. Worth 3125. Hobart Fay. Mason. Mich.





 





F03 SALE—6 yearling Holstiein Fries-



"m in Bulls, 2A ..3 0. bred. Some cows.

am Also bull calves 34 years a breeder r.

Photos and all areas on up lloation. W.

0.Ja0kson. ut. Bend. In. .IIBRex St.





FOUR CHUIGE l. R. 0. HDLSIEIII Bllll. RIMES





from six weeks to one year old. Price $40 to .150. ELLIS

W. DOBIN. Brookslde Farm. Sunfleld. Mich. B. F.D





 





FOR SALE—~IIOIS'I‘EIN BULL CALI"





Born June 5.1 sire a son of the Kin of the

Pontiaos frofm a an hter of Hengerveld Ko 1.

Dun of calf 0. d pugbter of Sadie Vale

Ooanordia' 11 Paul mDeKol, her dam 1.20111. importcdco

ED. 8. LEWIS. Marshall. Mich.





Purebred Resistond

H OLSTE IN CATTLE

The Greatest Dairy Breed

and for FREE w Booklet

Holstein-Fried“. Anon Don I 64. Intfloboro.Vt-





 





 





”all" SIWI'IIWI'I‘_Lar‘° Cattle—flea;iled Milken.





Milk Records ed. Bulls

all sold Prices 1-1 A square deal

W. W K APP,





3..No L Water-villiet. Mich.

SHEEP.





“ 1111111511 UP 1101111 Shrew... 33““ .13....333

pARSONS’B “The “81:03:.“ Man of the lgasth'.

FOR SboALb ‘g'i: ‘é‘fidmi‘f-ugdfi‘dsxififi

Are now to xforddown rams



weE. SHEBBU N? 800317318. 3. ..No 2. Mich.





For Sale, oxlorll Down iififiaifi‘éfifi





difierent- use. 8. E. GILLETT. Ravenner. Ohio.





 





 





 





nor. w. on.





she A quality,- tlle kind!

vs satisfaction orw

owmsn’s Shoo Fail-111.3170. 1. Mariettaulch.





l). I c Swine. hohhlems. Mnlesw 113100 1102115

I lbs. Herd regiflend i 0.1. iAssociation.

01110. P. ANDREWS. Damn]: Inghnin 00. 111 ch.





0 l 695 ——Son11 all sold. ’5ng gggd boars

m

0118 Guardian". 11 4. Beuevu'é.‘ mint: 0;. pill?





o i 6’: ——A line “‘10: of lagging stock‘ for sights

. thy ypo, or sex is n n



Siredby Gram dChnm ion boar Scott 0.1. Half



west of depot". era-ops. SCHULZE. nféhvuie. 111%?





’ -—Fall either sex. from rize-wi

0.I.Csmpw§t12n.y boars pleft. 0351i“

write. Bolllnam View Sltock Farm. Cass City, Mich.





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":5- CIIMICI' VIII“: seBr-tz’tlhcesbsexl?rml sagd‘golstm

b s. Bargains. IBAY PARHAM... ronson. Mich





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‘10N1A GIRL





I have started more breeders on 1119' road damne-

008 than an :aanliving. I have tinder-gust and





est herd in . U.S Every one an early developer,

ready fox-the market“ six months old. I want to

film one In each community to vol-the my

0rd “Write for my plan "How to Make Money from

as. mat-111......" Mind. 1111....





 





f”moc.msm—Fall ands ring boar! from



all SPECIAL B rize- ”ivfinn 113 strains. Scws

I806. summer



Brookwnter Farm. 3. F.D B.G.No 7. Ann Arbor. £13.





URGE TYPE DURORS’Spfi‘“ $381331?” $35.72



amt” {all life of the mu.1-135330‘1 sort. eelae ttme telluyou



mu: onnfil'ornnli 5311131114.: ‘iiiéilm.

—()



BURN} JERSEY gilt. “35533 Jig‘iéulgr $21“



Choice breeding. Prices reasonable. rite or come



(I .VIVIAN, R No. Monroe. Mich.





DUBOC males for sale.

Breedin





 





 





 





I HAVE some extra

Prices right. last f and spring know

and quality my standard. red sow sale this winter.

H. G. KESSLER. Cnnopolb. Michigan.

—for sale: 2) fine service hours of fancy

011m] and 1111111111 sl't

Prices reasonableb J ohqucN ioolln “(VIII-g Sagan ilcll.





111m JERSEYS—25 SFRIIG Bill” Hill SllE.





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hutu)“. Michigan.





 





 





-111 ewes, % rams all in perfect

III:- “Inab'llhkt health. Come and see me or

write for circular-T of ~n0neR better. 2 miles

E. Morrice. 0nG.T .3). 3.11111 3..J Q. A. 00K.





Oxford Down





I. R. WATEBB





OXFORD RAM: ands}! alzgdewlgsma sired 0by and hr?

F. MILLER or GEORG L. SPILLANE, Flint. Mich.

for sale. at. reasonable





OX FORD prices; twenty- five two.





ear-old OXFORD rams; four two- ear-old SHBOP-

HIRE ram; and five yearling hropshire rams-

PARKBURST 3308.. Reed City. 011ng





Registered OMdown Sl111011—1.’3[..‘31“yvy 1.1213? 5935’

Some extra choice Ewes for sale. 0 no tch Ram

Lamb reach for servl068150.AS%ILEY.0sk

Shad arm. Sand Lake, Mich. Cit. Phone fl—Z I. 1 8.





Choice Rugislered RIMBOUIILEI





and sold right.





 





—Good Yearling F' 1 e l d

Mo for sale.

Y. Highland. fii iChlgan.





 





 





 





Both sexes and

all 11383.de

Ira 3. Baldwin. Hastings. Mich.





 





Superb Von Homoyur Ramboulllcls Elfeflfia 12.13%:

absolutely the best. Dr. L. Breisaehcr. Detroit. Mich.





North-r11 Grown Shropshire Shun galnfif'mygg

ling and two-year- old drums, two hours old enough for

service, one of the best. Jersey bulls' 111 Mich. 3 r. old.

Blue Bells GoldenL 8685 . Will be sold cgeap if

taken at once. D. On Magahay, B 1 Harrisville. Mich.





SHROPSHIRES FOR SALE





two-year, yearling and ram lambs:

50 Chaim Z) yearling ewes from imported sires.





F. R. OI I AWAY Flushing. Mich.





 





 





 





-Yearl 1118 rams at; $12 1‘]



ShrOPSI‘i r0551, Two extra. line ramnt

85 each. 0. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.



FOR SALE—Choice Shropshire Yearling



Bums in lots of one to twenty.



Prices right. JONES dz MOBRISH. Flushing, Mich.





 





 





ram ambs. One seedling) Mlnhon





mRShlreS-Ten oodewes. Yearling rams and

rssm. ILLIS S. MEADEB N.o 3. Lspeer. Mich.





 





Shropshire Rams and Ewes

all farmers' prices. HARRY POTTER. Davison. Mich.





 





H005.

DURURS and VICTORIIS'ROEKJIngiléwgftfi‘firiai

furrow Prices right. ORY. Lowell, Mich.

BEIKstES Chioice spring boarsk Iang gilts,

1

stock. ELMHUBS lSTOCK t0FonlleMq‘Alomont; afimg:

—Bes reedi . .

Quick "aiming Bcrlsllim safai’wuml‘iu'fiflg’ofi

ormoneyrefu ed. 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich





 





 





 





TPBEE choice Berkshire Boers ready for service.l:o

.olose out. Write me your wants. we willfiiesse you

with our stock A. A. PATTULLO. Deokerv lo. Mich





Wesned either sex 815

8 two forsg slits $55; bred

sows $50. istered and trans-





! d. cExcell t breeding oioo individuals.

arm .C‘ll‘RBY. New flnven. Michigan.





 





 





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9 -Allnges wth d l .

0. LC SM “n! 0300.530?“ yan arse sows bred.





select from Attractive

prices on yum shook. EH. Jump. Munith. Mich.





o- '- G’s! of superior quality/.17 choice young





y younzboa Psi

no skin. CREE: Monroe. Michigan. 111





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or ”"781 males of good Writ. door-lb

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9 um “um 1“. males for sale cheap Write



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SWINE. S ti and summer 1 for

Bum Jami... 1.0.1. $.25. 1 mats?

H. BANGHART. Lansing. Mich.





DUROO JERSEYS’vlt‘v’lnfe‘i‘boifii





ready for service. Princesr ht. for 10 ds Write I

come and see J. 0.3 ARINEY. Goldwater. Ming.

from large a





Big Smooth Hand China Ho: 9...... .9...





reasonable prices. ALLEN BR 3 Paw Paw. Mich.





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POLAND CHINAS1. ‘ ”£1.71 2‘11 3‘3. 821%:





..D LONG 3. No. 8. Grand Rapids, ich.





Bi Bone PROLIFIC POLAND CHINA BOARS Nady

g 1 for business. unliti‘high, rices right.

Write today. Maplewood arm, A egan, Mich.





POLANB CHINAS‘R’SJR liliiil‘immfnb H°m°





Prices right. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta,lMfl.el:'





POUND film‘s—E?“ sows bred for April furrow.

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POUIIII BIIIIIls—gifiil’fim “prn‘”i‘1"‘o§1“'v§§'l?§1“°6ifll3

bucks. Prices right. ROBERT NIVE. Pierson, Mich.

P. C. RIMES AND SOWS‘IW‘W‘ 1.1.9.1



A. A. woon &. son. 51111113.y 111i? 532:“

P. C. BORIS—£031" awap°113:”°drb.y $333313:





faction guaranteed. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





w Poland ChinaS'Tv’e°.".ZF“,‘33,





wants. W L. PENNOOK. Hastings. Mich.





Butler’s Big Type Poland Chinas.





W e have a few big- -boned. long-bodied P. C. boars yet

in herd Two big yearling-at. Early spring pi

Summer pigs 30 to $15. Full [pigs 36 one





99.111535 wicth ever

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ARGE strain P. C. Hogs. largest in M h

few big strictly heavy boned boars of Monrlgggmé

left, weighing from 275 to 3(1) lbs. in just good grow-

ing condition. pricthed to tame them quick. Come and

infeathgrm. aligo see their big sire and dams Free

vry omE arms. nsespai ifnt t'fl

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hsexes

WAT MAN. lMeadow 13nd Farm. Ann Arbor. Mich.





BHOLERA PROOF H068.





I have more than 5700 swine on in farm and am sell

inn 0 Yorkshire. Tamworth I301 olnnd bins and

Duroc brood sous. bears and shoots in any Quantity

atbest Builalo market price for fat yorker! on day

of sale. we tofarrow soon included. These hose

are not fat, are acholera proof and prolifltc breeders

tmfl tolOweeks old 11113311034.





ALVA. IICWN'S PIG FARM.GrsnII “NW.

UR E YORKSHIRE “HIP?”m “t ““1 3““

owes. McMullen. Oitz. Pho§§,%‘?:1lltiflfe3$dm mail:

LARGE Yorkshires—Choioe breeding stock. all sees.





not. skin. from State Fair 'prize winners. Pedi-

W C. OOOK.R 42,Box RAds. Mich.





Lillie Farmstead YORKSHIRES.





Anew choice Gila bred for borfsrmw

ones. x “files sex. 8119:1111” and tritium:





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER;





 





 





 





 





 





 





PRACTICAL SCIENCE.





 





 





 





 





 





THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN NUTRI-

TION.





BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.





The organic Foodstuffs.—Energy of the

Protein Compounds.





The accepted method of determining

the energy of a food product is identical

with the method of determining the heat

value of coal. A definite amount—say

lone gram—0f the finely powdered sub-

stance is burned in a calorimeter which

is surrounded with water so that all of

the energy given off during the. burning

of the coal, which energy is in the form

of heat, is absorbed by the water and we

are thus able to determine the relative

amounts of energy in one product as

compared with another.



Likewise in the human body the energy

value of a foodstuff may be measured

just as accurately as it can be measured

in a. laboratory calorimeter. For this pur-

pose the late Dr. Atwater, of the United

States Office of Experiment Stations, de-

vised and constructed what is known as

the human respiration calorimeter and

this calorimeter has been the instrument!

which has been the means: of furnishing

us so much reliable and practical infor-

mation regarding the energy value of the

different foodstuffs.



Nearly all foodstuffs contain in their

dried state the organic constituents which

are the proteins, carbohydrates and fats,

and the inorganic or ash constituents.

The organic food COnstituents are the

ones which are capable of yielding energy

to the human body. The inorganic con-

stituents, as a rule, «take no part in the

direct yielding of energy to the body al-

though they do serve to replace some

worn out inorganic constituents in var-

ious part; of the body.



The Energy Value of Proteins.





When a typical protein body is burned

in the calorimeter all of its carbon, hy-

dragon and oxygen are converted into

heat. When, however, protein is burned

in the human body the human body does

not get a complete combustion of the

proteid as is done in the calorimeter, but

rthere is a. certain amount w i-ch is ex-

creted in the urine which is still capable

of further combustion and would be so

measured in a calorimeter. This sub-

stance is urea, which represents the final

product of proteid digestion in the body,

The calorimeter, however, converts even

the urea into its constituent compound,

COZ gas being the result of this burning

in the calorimeter. Now, when urea is

burned in the calorimeter the amount of

heat derived therefrom represents ex—

aotly the amount of heat which the hu-

man body does not derive from proteid.

When we burn protein in the calorimeter

we find that it yields approximately 5,300

calories or heat units. When we burn

the urea which is derived from the di-

gestion of 'that proteid, we find that this

urea yields approximately 1,100 calories

or heat units. we therefore say that the

net energy yielded to the body by the

burning in the body of the proteid is

5300 calories minus 1,100 calories, or

4,200 calories. We then say, in comput-

ing the fuel value of a foodstuff, Ithat we

will allow 4,200 calories as the value of‘





the proteid material in the food.

The Energy Value of Carbohydrates.

Let us now turn





our attention to the





other two main groups of the organic

foodstuffs; namely carbohydrates and

fats. By carbohydrates we will remem-





her we mean that class of substances

which contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxy-

gen alone. There is neither nitrogen nor

sulphur in a carbohydrate and the hy-

drogen and oxygen are always in the

same ratio in which they are found in

water, that is, two parts l0f hydrogen and

one part of oxygen. The imperical «form-





ula for a carbohydrate would be written,

carbon, one part; hydrogen, two parts;

oxygen, one part; or, as it is written,

CHZO. Now, if a carbohydrate, which





as a class is typically represented by

such a substance as starch or cane sug-

ar. be burned in a calorimeter, the final

products of that burning in the calori—

meter will be the same as were the final

products 'of a burning of a proteid in 'so

far as the carbon and hydrogen and the

oxygen are concerned—that is, 002 gas

and H20 (water), will be formed. Now,

if a carbohydrate is burned in the body

we find that exactly the same final or

end products are formed. In other words.

002 and H20 are the end products of





the digestion of a carbohydrate in the

human body and it being true that: the

end. products of this digestion or burning

in the body and the burningin the calori—

meter are the same, we immediately ex-

pect that we may obtain a true value of

the energy contributed by the carbohy-

drates to the body by determining the

energy yielded in the calorimeter. As a

matter of fleet, this is actually the case

and we find upon investigation that the

carbohydrates when burned in the calori-

meter yields 4,200 calories or heat units.

In other words, it yields exactly rthe same

amount of energy in the form of heat

that the body is able to derive from the

uti-lizaticn of a proteid in the body. Hence

we say that as far as heat production is

concerned proteids and carbohydrates

have the same value.





The Energy Value of Fats.



Now, when we come to study flats we

find a. different condition of affairs. A

fat is similar to a carbohydrate in that

it contains nothing except hydrogen, car-

bon and oxygen. It contains no nitro-

gen; ilt contains no sulphur, nor other

elemental substances, but whereas, the

oxygen and the hydrogen in a carbohy-

drate were always in the proportion in

which they are found in water, that is,

two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen,

we find that fats are much richer in car-

bOn and hydrogen relatively than they

are in oxygen. The meaning of this as

far as energy production is concerned, is

that the burning of a fast in the body or

in the calorimeter yields much more en-

ergy than either the proteids or carbo-

hydrates. As a matter of fact, we find

by actual experiment that the fats yield

approximately two and one-fourth times

as much heat per unit weight to the body

as do either [the carbohydrates or the

proteids. A typical example of a ‘fat may

be represented by the substance known

as stearin. Stearin is composed of C3H5

(C17Il35000)3. A perusal of this form—

ula will show that the content of oxygen

in this typical fat is comparatively very

low indeed.



Heat or Energy Values of Typical Food-

stuffs.



we give below the heat equivalents of

various substances expressed in calories

per gram:



Lard, approximately .. ...... 9,300 calories

Egg albumin, approximately 4,200 calories

Silarch, approximately ...... 4,200 calories



\Vere we to judge foodstuffs from the

standpoint of heat producing value alone

it is very evident that we should grant

to the fatty foods a considerable greater

value than we grant to the starches or

to the proteids. There are other foc-

t-ors, however, which enter in complicalt-

ing this matter somewhat.





Interchange of Nutrients.



While fats and carbohydrates may in-

terchange in the diet to a more or less

extent, on the other hand we find that

protein may not be replaced by either of

the others. It is true that a fat in a

foodstuff may be replaced by proteids. It

is likewise true that the carbohydrates

in a foodstuff may be replaced by :1 pro-

teid. The reverse, however in each in-

stance is never true; that n proteid may

be replaced by either the carbohydrate or

the fat, except that the normal proteid

supply of the body is first satisfied. We

know definitely, for example, that all

animal tissues excepting, of course, ac-

cumulations of fat, are essentially pro-

tein in their composition; that i‘,s they

contain nitrogen. It is very evident.

therefore, that any foodstuff which is

used to form muscle, etc” in the body

must contain a certain amount of proteid

material. If an animal were placed upon

a diet in which proteid motcrial is ex—

cluded, the excretion of nitrogen does not

cease but keeps on at a certain minimum





rate Ullltl'l the patient is so emaciated

that death ensues.

Physiological chemists have attempted





at various times to determine the amount

of proteid material which it was neces-

sary to have in the daily foodstuff in or-

der rto keep the body in protein, or nitro-

gen, equilibrium. This amount has, by

various authors, been placed at approxi-

matcly 100 grams of true protein material

per day if more than 100 grams is taken

in the food, [then a portion of the pro-

tein is used up by being converted into

heat in exactly the same way that car—

bohydrates and. fats are utilized. In cer-

tain instances when the vital energy re-

quired is low, the amount of proteid may

be out below the 100 gram mark.





 





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WINTER CARE OF DAIRY CATTLE.





 





dairy cows during the winter we must



provide them with comfortable and

sanitary stables. It is poor policy to

expose a. cow to inclement weather and

unsanitary surroundings, and then feed

carbohydrates to keep her in a. thrifty

and vigorous condition, for while she is

using her digestive organs to make heat,

she cannot use them to digest protein

and make milk.



Many dairy farmers have an idea that

cow comfort and a. warm, stuffy stable

are: inseparable. This is not so. Oows

will keep more comfortable in a stable

than; is cool and dry than in one that is

damp and several degrees warmer in

temperature. Poorly ventilated stables,

from which almost all of nature's pre-

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cluded, are nurseries of infectious and

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footholds in dairy herds largely through

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bills and medicated dxopes. Simplicity in

stable construction facilitates the work

of keeping them clean and sanitary.

Many of the patent stalls and forms of

tie—ups have so much rigging and so

many crevices for filth and vermin to

accumulate that they make it very diffi-

cult to keep the stable sanitary. I have

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after years of experimenting that the

swing stanchion gives better satisfaction

than some of the more complicated ar-

rangements. The swing stanchions give

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shoves the stanchion ahead or back, so





IF we secure satisfactory returns frdm





the cows will stand just over the gutter,’





are cleanly; a bent piece of piping to hold

the frame in position, and making a par-

tial partition between the cows, leaves no

surplus rigging to collect germs and pre-

vents the cow turning on the platform or

stepping on the- teats of the cow next:

her. The standing platform should be

adjusted to the length of the cows, so

that they will keep clean and not stand

with their feet in the gutters, which is

productive of much harm during the ad-

vanced stages of pregnancy. A good plan

is to make the standing platform four

feet two inchf‘s on one end and gradually

coming to four feet eight inches on the

other, placing the shorter cows on the

shower end. Eight inches is deep enough

for the gutters. This will giVe ample

room for the absorbcnts and the cows

will not be injured in stopping over it

when they are turned out in the pasture

or yards.



“'hat to cover the side walls and ceil-

ing with is a perplexing question. Match-

ed lumber is nice but expensive. Lath

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ceiling. It looks attractive and leaves no

cracks and cre'vices for filth and vermin

to gather in. If covered with whitewash

it makes the stable very light and san-

itui‘y.



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summer when the cows go out to pas-

ture. In an attempt to secure maximum

milk yields from dairy cows much de-

pcnds upon proper feed mixtures. We

read and hear a. great deal about proper

food for milk production. Every farm

paper gives us information on food val-

ues and in almost all of these papers we

have the same’practical information on

food values. Simmered down to every

day use flit. is this. Have your food ra-

tion about six to one to secure maximum

milk yields.



Continuous milking is not desirable and

every practical dairyman knows it is not

profitable. It is not unusual to find a.

cow that is very difficult to dry off pre-

vious to freshenlng. It is not always a.

safe method to force a cow to go dry

against manifestly natural resistance. If,

however, the milk has an unpleasant.

taste, she may as well be dried off at

once, for her milk will not be fit for hu-

man food until her next period of fresh-

ening.‘ Such a condition, as a rule, does





 





 





 





 





Nov. 16, 1912.





not occur until a, short time before fresh-





_ ening.





It is better to give every cow a few

weeks' rest before they are due to drop

their next calf. An accurate service rec-

ord will help us to dry off the cows an

the right time. When the right time

comes for drying off a. cow. the grain

ration should gradually be withdrawn.

This may of itself cause the milk flow to

diminish. If not. omit milking once a

day, then milk once in two days, thus

extending, the milking periods. The ud-

der must be watched and if any harden-

ing or abnormal heat is shown regular

milking must be resumed until it regains

its normal condition. If the cow contin-

ues to secrete milk it must be removed

fnom the udder.



In making up rations for heifers and

dry cows we should provide a variety of

grains and roughage. Various kinds of

feed furnish the elements needed to build

up tthe animal’s system and supply the

unborn calf with proper nourishment. If

the calf is to be raised we simply can-

not afford to cut down on the cow’s food

or compel her to subsist on too narrow

a ration. How much to feed and the

kinds of grain and roughage to feed must

be worked out by the- feeder according

to the condition of the animals and the

supply of available feredstuffs at hand.

Some dry cows need nearly as much food

as they do when giving milk; others will

keep in good Condition with plenty of

roughage and a very light ration of grain.

The dairy cow goes dry that she may

build up her system and that of her un-

born calf. If she gains in flesh at this

period you need not be alarmed, for if

she is a good milker, 'sho will convert

part of the flesh from her body into milk

after she freshens. If She does not do

this she is not as good a cow as she

ought to be. It is very important that:

we have dairy heifers and dry cows in a

vigorous, flesh-gaining condition before

they begin their milking period.



Somc may say there is more danger of

milk fever if the cows are in good con--

dition. Perhaps rthere is, but if we have

an outfit for treating milk fever. as ev-

ery dalryman ought :to have. we need not

let it worry us. As a rule. it can bepre-

vented by giving the animal the right

kind of care. About one month before

calving time, we commence feeding the

cow to get her in shape, by leaving out

all heat-producing foods and giving her

plenty of clover hay, bran and ground

oats, which are bulky, rich in mineral

elements and food nutrients. I like to

feed a moderate amount of silage or roots

alOng with the dry hay and grain, be-

cause they are naturally laxative and

help to keep the cows in a good, thrifty

condition. Heifers and dry cows should

not be half starved to prevent milk fever;

it is better to take precautions by with-

holding heavy heat-producing foods for

a few weeks before they freshen.



Just after the cow freshens she should

have the same feeds she has been given

previous .to calving. A drink of warm

water, some warm whole oats and abran

mash wi..1 her clover hay will do for the

first day after freshening. A few roots

will keep her bowels .in good condition.

It is safer to continue the clover hay,

bran and oats ration for a few days un-

til all danger from milk fever and con-

stipation is over. Then her grain ration

may be gradually increased until she

gradually regains her normal condition.

I like to bring my cows up to their max-

imum milk yields about four or five

weeks after they have freshened.



New York. XV. MILTON KELLY.





DAMPENING THE COW'S UDDER.





 





Now that the cows are again back in

[the stables it is importanh that we give

Ithose 'little attentions that go to make

for the comfort of the animals us well as

for the bettering of the pnoduct that we

are producing. Among the practices that

aid us in accomplishing the latter end is

the one of dampening the cows udder

and flanks before milking her. The

purpose of rthis practice is to cause the

dust that may be present on the udders

and flanks to adhere nlOIl'e firmly, that it

may not full or be ru bed off into the

milk. Tie moisture doe this. Much of

the dust is carried away, of course. by

the mechanical action of rubbing the cloth

or sponge, but what remains is made

heavier by the moisture and caused to

cling so firmly t‘o the hair and skin of the

udder and flanks that it will not be dis-

lodged before the milking is completed,

if the dampdning is done just before the

milker begins his task of milking. If the

dampening is done too long before milk-

ing the moisture is evaporated and the

benefit is partially lost. The udder should

not be made welti, as is often done. but

merely damp. A pail with water and

cloths, or a. sponge, are the equipment

necessary :for this work. This equip-

ment, especially the cloths, should be

sterilized frequently to prevent the de-

velopment of harmful bacteria. ,





 





 





 





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NOV. 16, 1912.

THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.





More than 400 head -of high-class dairy

animals were exhibited at the second In-

ternational Dairy Show which closed

October 31 at Milwaukee. It is likely

that upwards of one thousand head would

have been on exhibition but for the un-

fortunate selection of dates which con-

flicted with the National Dairy Show at

Chicago. The show was splendidly housed

in the capacious Auditorium right in the

heart of the business district. The cat-

tle were stabled in the basement, and

while the ventilation was perhaps not all

that could be desired, the exhibitors were

unanimous in their praise of the man-

agement of the show in contributing so

largely to the comfort of the animals.

The dairy show at Milwaukee has been

conceded to be essentially a Wisconsin





show, but many superior herds were

shown from other states. Connecticut

sent herds of Jerseys, Ayrshires and





Guernseys; IOWa sent a herd of Holstein‘s;

Minnesota and Illinois sent herds of Jer-

seys. Other states sent prominent stock-

men and agriculturists who lectured and

gave many demonstrations, so that in

many respects the Milwaukee show sav-

ored of international character.



A liberal prlze fund to which many

specials and Itrophies were added, proved

attractive to the exhibitors, and those

who presented their animals in proper

condition were well repaid f0r their trip

to Milwaukee. The show of milk, butter

and cheese was of exceptional merit, and

in these departments out‘ranked the Na-

tional Dairy Show at Chicago. Over 200

quarts of milk were entered for compe-

tition, coming from all parts of lthe coun—

try; from \Yinnipeg, Canada, to ElPaso,

Texas, and from Seattle, Washington, 00

Portland, Maine. After the judging, this

milk was sold for the record price of

$1,000 for the 200 quarts.



In one of the halls was a splendidly

arranged exhibit of the agricultural pro-

ducts -of the state. This large exhibit,

under the supervision of Mr. G. B. Pack-

er, VVisconsin Commissioner of Immigra-

tion, was most attractively arranged, and

at all hours seemed to be- a central mag—

net for an admiring throng. Second only

to this exhibit, was the one presented by

the Agricultural Department of the Vol—

versity of W'isconsin, showing many

phases of the out-of—door work which is

being conducted by that institution.



The Health Department of the city of

Milwaukee presented an exhibit of great

educational value, consisting of a com-

plete model dairy village, with barns and

equipment, receiving and shipping depot,

.trains, etc. The Dairy Division of the:

federal government sent numerous large

charts and pictures which show the vis-

itor the importance of observing sanitary

conditions in all things pertaining to the

production of milk, butter and cheese.



The exhibits of dairy machinery, while

not large, was of interest to many vis-

itOrs. A working creamery held the in—

terest of a large number of visitors to

whom such an exhibit was altogether

new. The international herdsman’s judg—

ing contest, to which herdsmen and sons

of, breeders were eligible was entered

into by about a dozen youths. The win-

ners were: A. P. Marack, Darlington,

Wis; F. It. \Veymouth, “’aukesha, \Vis.;

Wm. Erbach, Athens, “Ts, and .T. R.

Palfrey. Quite a. surprise was sprung by

\Vln. Erbach, a boy 15 years of age» in

winning fourth prize in a contest with

older competitors.



A dairymaids’ milking contest for girls

under fifteen years of age was watched

with much interest. The prizes went to

lthe three girls who were sum-essful in





extracting the most milk from their cows.





in periods of three minutes each for

three evenings—ea total of nine minutes.

The first prim» was won by Lavergnel

Bruins, of Fairwater, \Vis. Little Miss

Bruins is 14 years old and succeeded in

finishing the contest with a total of 24.8

pounds of milk during the three days’

contest.

The Cattle.



Twenty—four herds were exhibited from



In point of numbers that





seven states.



Guernseys led with 109 head; Jerseys,

100 head; Holstezins, 70 head: Brown

Ons, 41 head. As to qualitly of the ex-





hibits, the: honors belong to the Jerseys,

and while many splendid individuals of

other breeds were shown, there were a

number of exhibitors who did not give

enough atterl'tion to the necessity of pre-

senting their entries in proper condition.



A dozen or more conventions were held

during the show, and there were ren—

dered more enjoyable by a number of

bquuets. But a better attendance of

dairy farmers would have increased the

good resulting from these sessions—H.





T. .M.





 





 





 





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THE APPLE MARKET.





 





 





 





 





The present condition of the apple mar-

ket is undoubtedly receiving serious con-

sideration by all apple growers. It sure-

ly would give anyone a dark and dismal

feeling when in spring he was anticipat—

ing $2.50 and $3.00 a barrel, and then,

come now to the realization of a $1.75

a barrel, the buyer's price. This cloudy

feeling is further encouraged by the de-

mand of the pickers for more wages,

higher prices of barrels and shortage of

cars.



Progressive men, however, do not stand

around loose—lipped very long. They

tighten their belts (they probably will

need tightening) and do some contem-

plating.



So it behooves us apple growers to give

the market question, not serious con-

tempt, but serious contemplation. Look-

ing fairly at the question from all sides

will do us no harm and may do us some

good.



Last year the apple crop in cold stor-

age was estimated at twice that of the

year before. It was a bumper crop. But

still with such :1 crop there was only

two and one-half peeks for each family

of five in this country. How long would

‘two and one-half Decks last in a family

of five? Still. those who stored their

fruits (growers, anyway), lost money by

storing. and consumers were paying fifty

cents a peck in many places. 'Wlien the

crop was being harvested last year and

most growers getting $2.50 per barrel

gross on South “'ater street, a big store

in Chicago was selling at $6. This year

when $2.00 is the high price for good

stuff consumers in cities in the northern

part of this state are paying 35 cents a

peck and in some south central cities of

Michigan they are paying 10 cents for

three apples of the No. 2 grade.



The following conversation is common

when consumers visit orchards ‘where

good fruit is grown: “\thre does all of

this nice fruit go?” Answer, “Chicago.”

Consumer: “\Vhy. we never get anything

as good as this." Perhaps the fruit looks

much better in the- orchard than in the

store. Probably they are trying to work

the farmer for a liberal quantity to eat.

More likely they are telling the truth.





A speaker at the meeting of the Inter-

national mpple Shippers’ Association in

Chicago last spring advised the buyers

to not buy too heavy. and too soon. He

told them to wait until the harvesting

was going on and the farmers anxious to

do something with their fruit. He said

that 5.000 barrels rightly handled would

keep the buyer and his family in good

living and comfort. I‘ndoubtedly 5,000

barrels in the buyers’ hands would buy

his family more. comfort than the grower

could give his family if he had 5,000 bar-

rels; and comfort costs more- in the city

than it does in the country. It appears

that this. speaker’s advice has been fol-

lowed and has worked. T’ndoubtcdly the

market will improve materially after liar-

vesting is done.



I think that we give the commission

man more credit for dishonesty than is

due him. There are many commission

men who are as honest as a commission

man can be. It is a known fact. though.

that the consumer pays from a hundred

to four hundred per cent more than the

wholesale price of fruit. Undoubtedly the-

retailer should come in for his share of

illegitimate profits.



But then, we are all human and the

streaks of honesty and dishonesty run

about equally through eaters. sellers and

producers. Granted the dishonesty in

the middle man, he has on one side bad

debts and expensive conveniences of

delivery. etc, and dishonest labeling and

packingr on the other. It is known that

one growcr’s fancy will just about equal

anothcr’s No. 2.



The apple market is only an illustration

of what the other food markets are.

There are too many dams in the flow of

food from the producer to the consumer

'that draw unearned power therefrom.

Continual damning these dams only

makes obstructions worse. We can do

more by serious regard and study of the

question from all sides separate hearsay

from fact, diligently work for better con-

ditions and meanwhile make the best!

'0! it.



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GARDEN NOTES FOR NOVEMBER. '





 





An excellent plan for stloring celery for

winter use is to place it in pits. For con-

venience in covering the pits should be

narrow, from one to one-half foot in

width. If‘ there is ample drainage tho

pit may be located wholly or partly un-

der ground. by first digging a trench of

the necessary depth. In digging the cel-

ery, some of the roots should be left on

with soil adhering, each stalk being

pressed firmly into the trench. “'hen the

trench is full. place boards over the pit

in such a manner as will serve to DI‘O-





tect the leaves from being crushed or

broken. then Cover well with straw and

dirt. If the pit can be located in a po-





sition where snow banks are accustomed

to form, so much the better: not so much

dirt will be required to prevent freezing.





may also be stored in cellars.

Perhaps as good and convenient a way

as any, is to pack it in boxesbefore

storing. A square of earth should be left

adhering to the roots, as in the other in-

stance, and the roots may be kept moist

by sprinkling; however, care should be

taken that no water gets on the leaves

or stalks. The earth on llhe roots, and

moisture. is to preserve crispness in the

stalks. For this purpose the pit is su-

perior to the cellar. And permit me to

wander from the text, to say: When

using celery held over from one meal to

another crispness is retained by placing

the stalks in a glass Jar with cap turned

down tight. In this manner they can be

held over several days, still retaining

their original crispness.



An e-xcel.ent plan for storing cabbage

is to suspend them on poles and cover

with earth; they keep better if the soil

is not permitted to come in contact‘ with

the leaves; a dry atmosphere, that is

to say. the absence of excessive mxoist~

urc. favors the long keeping of this veg-

etable. It is advised by some that freez-

ing does not materially injure cabbage if

this frozen condition is maintained; but

this has not been our experience. It is

not necessary that cabbage be gathered

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SAN JOSE SCALE NOTES.





One gratifying result of last winter’s

weather was the havoc it played with the

San Jose scale. In some localities this

was quite eVident. Trees which were

badly infested last year came out in the

spring so clean of the insect that a live

scale was hard to find. Even the fruit

this year in these orchards showed few





spots.



However. it is not alone the wewther

that is helping the fruit grower. The

punctured shells are evidence that the





mortality among the scales is in part due

to some agency besides the weather. Sev-

eral kinds of insects are at work, not

only upon the older scales, but upon the

young as well. Some of the lady bugs

have an appetite for these little crawlers

akin to that of a chicken for corn. A

fungou's disease has also been found

among the scales which seems capable of

doing its part in the destruction.



All of this is gratifying to the fruit

grower. He has some reason to conclude

that the worst is over, and that nature

is balancing the account against the

most destructive enemy with which he

at present has to contend. From this

time on it may be that the scale will

decline until its natural enemies are

sufficient to keep it under control, as they

are in China, whence the pest came.



But while the scale has been hard hit

the time for laying aside the spray pump

has not yet arrived. There is scale

enough still alive. In some localities the

winter was not of so much benefit and

the other aids have not yet become of

importance. In fact, now is the time to

spray and to be thorough about it for the

severe check which has been given to

the scale by extreme weather condi-

tions will now enable the fruit grower to

keep it under control and the opportu-

nity ought not to be lost.



Should we spray in the fall or spring?

Well. there is one advantage in fall

spraying. The work is done and out of

the way before cold weather, so is not

on the mind all winter. But spring spray-

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CURRENT COMMENT.

On Tuesday of last

Election Results week the electorzlto of

and Business. the country put an end

to spcculatdon as to

the outcome of the presidential election

in a decisive manner. That the result

was a decisive one is a matter for con-

gratulation, since any probable effect up-

on the business of the country is certain

to be less marked than would be the case

if the election had developed upon Con-

gress. us it was pointed out that it might

easily do in a comment published in a

recent issue. In fact. there is no good

reason why the business of the country

should suiTei' at all, simply as the result

of a national election which will be: fol-

lowed by a change in the administration

from a partisan standpoint.



Hn this point the people of the country

sccm to have been peculiarly sanedur-

mg the campaign which has just.close-d.

’l‘hey rcfused to get excited regarding the

possible or probable outcome, however

interested they might be in the success

of the candiates whom they favored. Even

the bitterness of defeat for those who

fclt it, has been alleviated by the fact

that it was suffered at the hands of an

old and honored enemy. rathcr than of

one of the factional elements in the do-

mestic and political squabble which char-

acterized the campaign. There is also

oviden-ce of a continued business sanity

on the part of the people. now that the

contest is 'ovcr, which we believe» will

be warranted by the outcome. Let us

for a momcnt study the situation as it

is, as a means of reassuring the timid

reader who may have been educated to

ice] 21 degree of alarm regarding the

future.



President-elect Wilson is a man whose

educational attainments and training have

well fitted him for the high office to

which he has been called. In addition

he is a. man of undoubted high moral

standard and integrity of purpose nnd,

we believe, may be depended upon to

show a commcndable independence of

mere political considerations in the ad-

ministration of his grout office. Such an

independence he will surely need. Al-

ready the hungry politicians, who have

found it a long wait between jobs, are

planning and scheming to land at the

“pie” counter by fair means or foul. But

lit is only by placing efficiency before pol-

itical pull in the selection of his subordi-

nates that the President—elect can hope

to attain results which will cause his

administration to be approved by the

people four, years hence. Otherwise he

may expect the same verdict which has

been meted out to those who have pre-

ceded him.



But whether the President-elect rises

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have little to do with the effectgof the

change of administration upon business.

Such effect, it will be conceded, will be

confined to the influence of such tariff

legislation as may be enacted with the

democratic party in control of both

houses of Congress as well as of the

presidency. Let us then analyze the

tariff situation in a sane and unbiased

manner. The industrial history of our

country is an open book which permits

no denial of the fact that the great bulk

of our industries have been built up and

prospered wonderfully under the prin—

ciple and practice of a protective tariff.

There has, however, a well defined feel-

ing grown up among our people that the

time has arrived when a portion of this

protection can be dispensed with in the

interest of a lowering of price levels to

the consumer. It was in response to this

well recognized demand that a plank

was written in the republican platform

four years ago pledging that party to a,

revision of the tariff downward. But the.

people of the country did not. accept the

resulting Payne-Aldrich tariff bill as a

revision downward within their meaning.

hence the later move for a. tariff board

as an aid ‘to the reduction of the tariff

schedules on scientific principles, the

fatal blunder of the Canadian reciprocity

pact on the part of the administration

and the passage of hastily considered

tariff bills, lowering certain schedules, by

democratic congressmen and their allies

and their veto by the President.



But with full power will not the demo-

crats go to such extremcs with their

tariff-for—rcvenue-only idea as to ser-

iously disturb business? We doubt it

greatly. \Vith full power goes full :‘3‘

sponsibility, and responsibility breedfl

caution. Nor are the units of the demo—

cratic party all of one mind on this

question, so that any tariff legislation

enacted is certain to be a matter of com-

promise. We may then, we believe, ex-

pect a reasonable degree of consideration

with regard to tariff legislation from the

incoming administration. Indeed, the

tariff plank of their platform was decid-

edly conservative in tone, and we cannot

think they will turn the lessons of the

past to naught and disturb. the founda—

tions of business by radical and sweep-

ing tariff legislation. Undoubtedly the

tariff schedules will be lowered in spots.

Public sentiment: would have ultimately

compelled such reductions at the hands

of the republican party. But the great-

est danger to business as a result of the

election is that a general lack of confi-

dence in the future may develop. Being

scared has almost the same effect as be-

ing hurt, in a business way, as was dem-

onstrated in the near-panic of 1907 un-

der Roosevelt‘s administration. But, hap-

pily, there is at present no indication of

general business timidity. Our country

is too great in its resources, and Our

people are too prosperous in their busi-

ness life, to become alarmed at shadows,

or to stand in their own light for long.





In an address recently

Improved Farm delivered before the

Financing Chicago Bankers’ Club.

Mr. B. F. Harris. ex-

president of the Illinois Bankers' Asso-

ciation and present chairman of the As-

sociation Committce on Agriculture and

member of the American Bankers’ Asso-

ciation Committee on Agriculture and

Vocational Education. expresses an opin-

ion on the above subject which should

bc far reaching owing to the positions in

which he has acted as above mentioned.

Mr. Harris states that throughout the

United States there is a bank on an av—

erage to each 3,341 of population. or a.

total of 28,551 banks. These commercial

banks are already doing in rate and vol-

ume of business about all they can do in

farm financing and no plan can be de-

viscd whereby our banks of deposit may

be madc to carry more than a mere frac-

tion of the coming needs of our new ag—

riculture. He concludes, thercfore, that

we should rise to the demand and op-

portunity to provide plans and agencies

for the groat agricultural financing prop-

osition that impends. '



In speaking of the needs of the Amer-

ican farmers along this line, Mr. Harris

states that the American farmer has

nearly forty billions of dollars invested

in his business and produces twenty—five

millions of dollars cf” new wealth every

day. He uses hundreds of millions of

dollars of bank credit every crop season

and as he takes up permanent and con-

servative soil building methods of agri-

culture he will ask and deserve billiOns

of dollars in long-time loans to properly

carry out that work and put agriculture

in the United States where it belongs

and is to be.





 





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This financier-best. in“ Ha, Heuris’

opinion, exceeds that of'flfty years ago

when a great railroad construction re-

quired thousands of millions of dollars.

Several dollars per acre in fertilizers to

restore or maintain one hundred million

acres of worn lands over each five-year

period'would require upward of a billion

dollars; additional labor-saving machin-

ery and equipment required for proper

economy and to make up for shortage- in

farm labor will require upward of two

billion dollars more, while the further in-

vestment in permanent buildings and live

stock will require other billions, and a

long-time amortizing mortgage loan sys-

tem must be devised to give such meth-

ods of agriculture the credit facilities

that they will require and deserve



In the opinion of Mr. Harris, a. banker

Who has studied this question from ev-

ery angle, it would be easy to provide

plans by which loans on this best of se—

curities can be made at a. favorable rate

and under governmental and state regu-

lations, the best of safeguarding and the

size and character of securities so ax-

rangcd that it would make a very ac-

ceptable, popular and liquid investment

security. At "the same time the farmer

could effcct his loans more promptly and

easy and for much longer time. all of

which features would tend to lower the

interest rate to a point which would be

essentially fair and to the advantage of

agriculture, probably to between five and

Six per cent.



Mr. Harris is of the opinion that, due

to our individualistic ideas and the 28,000

banks which we now have, the German

system that has been discussed at length

in these- columns will not fit in with our

lives and conditions, but believes rather

that state or federal mortgage banks

modeled after the French Credit Foncier

plan are quite certain to be the plan

which this country‘ will adopt. In any

evvnt the study of this proposition by a

man 01' Mr. Harris’ ability, representing

as he does the Bankers’ Associations of

a great state and nation. would indicate

that the need for better credit facilities

for the farmers is becoming more ap-

pai'cnt to, and better understood by,

financial men of the country, and that a.

plan will ultimately be workedout which

will be to the benefit of all concerned,

not only affording better credit facilities

for the farmers but safer investments

for the peoples' savings, and liquid as-

sets for the banks as well.





\Vhile for many

Consumption of Mutton. centuries mutt‘on

Should belncreaaed. has been a pop-

ular meat in

Great Britain, the American public has

confined the growth of its tastes in this

regard more particularly to lamb mut-

ton. The meat of the full grown sheep,

for which the English breeds have be-

come famous as to quality, is not con—

sidcrcd a delicacy nor made a stable

article of food the same as beef in this

country. In fact, our market is so par—

ticular in this regard that even lambs

finished to a little too heavy a. weight

are discriminated against to a degree

which does not seem at all warranted

by reason or good sense. XVe always

notice a wide range in the price between

prime and heavy lambs at certain sea-

sons of the year and the more matured

mutton of other days is almost a drug

upon our markets; yet there is no more

toot‘hsome meat than that to be secured

from the carcass of a well fattened ma-

ture sheep. Our pe0ple need an educa-

tional campaign conducted among them

upon this point, since they are not alone

neglecting a source of most excellent

and nutritious meat, but at the same

time by their badly educated taste are

contributing to the high cost of living

in an altogether unnecessary way.





From the unofficial re-

Right vs. Duty. turns of the vote on the



constitutional amend-

ment providing for woman suffrage in

Michigan it appears that the women of

the state have been granted the right of

franchise. This, to some, highly cherish-

ed right, will fall ratlher as an onerous

duty upon other women of the state. But

it is a duty which none should neglect,

else any benefit which might otherwise

accrue to the commonwealth from the

granting of the franchise to women will

be more than offset by the possible harm

which might result. Unfortunately there

will be an ignorant and irresponsible ele-

ment of women voters, as there are of

men. A smaller contingent, perhaps. yet

a factor to be reckoned with. Hence the

duty incumbent upon the representative

home women of the state. whether they

have been among those who have sought

the ballot or not, is to inform themselves





Roving 1912.3” . ‘

thoroughly upon all political issues of the

day, keep tab on the records of candi-

dates t0r public ofliée and be prepared





'to diséharge their new duty at the poll's

~'in‘~ an intelligent and conscientious man-





ner.



A majority of the male voters of the

state have signified their willingness to

grant the right of franchise to the wom-

en of the state. We hope that the great

majority of the women of the state may

accept the obligation as a duty to be dis-

charged, rather than as a right to be ex-

ercised or not at will.





HAPPENINGS F0 THE WEEK.





 





 





National.





The general election held November 5

resulted in a national victor for the

democratic party. \Voodrow ilson, of

New Jersey. was elected president and

T. R. Marshall, of Indiana, vice—president

of the United States. The electoral col-

lege is probably divided as follows: Wil-

son, 455; Roosevelt, 68; ‘l‘att, 8. The dam-

ocrats also have a, large majority in the

national house of representatives and

they will probably control the Senate,

the political complexion of the latter

body being a little uncertain, due to the

unknown character or the legislatures of

some of the states where senators are

to be chosen. In Michigan, Mr. Ferris.

the democratic candidate, was elected

governor, while the latest‘ returns indi-

cate that the republicans have elected

the remainder of the state ticket, the.

hardest fight being for the office of lieu-

tenant-governor, where Ross, the repub-

lican candidate, and Gordon, the DI'O-

gressive candidate. had a very close- race.

Both bodies of the state legislature will

be controlled by the republicans unless

the official canvass changes the present

standing of the candidates. The legisla—

ture being republican will probably in-

sure the re-elect-ion of William Alden

Smith to the United States Senate from

Michigan. In the Michigan, congressional

districts, seven republicans were elected.

two progressives and probably three dem-

ocrats.



A rear end collision between an excur-

sion train and a ‘frleight train near

Mountz, Lz1., resulted in 14 persons be—

in:r killed and 90 others injured. The

wreck is said to be due to a flagman fail-

ing to warn the approaching freight train.



Two American battleships sailed from

Philadelphia for the far east to protect

American interests endangered by the

War.



An experiment is being tried in the

“'hittier, Colorado, schools by the .inau-

guration of a class in which students are

instructed in methods of study. It is

believed by those who are fwthering the

scheme that it is of more vital import

to the scholar, that he learn how to study

than it is to prepare an ordinary lesson

in the regular school text.



It is stated that on Sunday evening the

eastern part of North Carolina suffered

from an earthquake shock. At Edenton,

N. C., the disturbance was so great that

people left their homes, running into the

streets. At Hartford the shock was also

felt. It is not reported whether any ser-

iouts property damage was done or lives

08 .



The American people keenly regret to

learn that Hon. James Bryce, Great Brit-

ain’s ambassador to the United States

since 1907 has resigned his post. Mr.

Bryce, who is 53 years of age. desires to

spend his letter days in literary work.

Sir Cecil Spring-Rice has been selected

to succeed Mr. Bryce.



President Taft has made it known that

during the coming session of Congress he

will press for the passage of a workmen’s

compensation bill and also for the au—

thorization of the Supreme Court of the

United States to revise the rules on pro—

cedure- governing common law cases in

federal courts. This latter action will be

a complement of the reform recently an-

nounced in the federal equity courts.



The trial of the gunmen accused. of

murdering Herman Rosenthal in New

York began Monday.



It is estimated that by the next' 18

months ten million dollars will have been

spent by the United States Steel Corpor-

ation in the building of a new steel cen-

ter at Superior on the Lake Superior shore

in the state of Minnesota.



Careful WZIItCh over Jackson prison is

being maintained upon the theory, sub-

stantiated by a number of different find-

ings, that a plot has been arranged by

the prisoners to destroy a whole or part

of the institution. Detectives are en-

deavoring to ferret out the plan and the

men responsible for it.



The increase in' the socialists’ vote at

the last election is most encouraging to

the adherents of that political faith. In

1908 the party polled little over 420,000

votes; in the last election with the re-

turns from a number of states estimated.

it is calculated that the vote will exceed

700,000.



An estimate made by the automobile

manufacturers of Detroit indicates that

for the year 1913 there will be required

380.300 automobiles to satisfy the trade.

This will be an increase of 100 per cent

over the present year’s output.



More than 2.000 laborers are thrown

out of employment by the action of the

Grand Trunk Railroad system in stop-

ping construction of lines of the Southern

New England Railroad Company, which

system extends into Rhode Island and

Massachusetts. .



The official compilings of the batting

averages tor the several members of the

American baseball league show that TV-

rus Raymond Cobb, of the Detroit club.

has the highest average, his percentage

being 410. This is the sixth successive

year, in which Mr. Cobb has taken this

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The struggle between the Turks and

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forces have made rapid progress in the

campaign to occupy Constantinople. They

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Cholera is reported to have broken out

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many fatalities have already occurred

from the dread disease. The struggle

thus far has been strenuous and fully

150.000 lives were wasted in the month’s

campaign. The only hope of the Ottoman

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NATIONAL CROP STATISTICS.





The Crop Reporting Board of the Bu-

reau of Statistics of the 1'. S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture. from the reports of

the correspondents and agents of the

Bureau, has compiled the following table.

showing yield per acre, total production

and priCc of principal crops for the whole

country:



Yield Per Acre.

. 1911. 10-yr.

26.7

19.3

94.3



8.8

14.0

29..)

95.4





Crops.

Corn. bu.

Buckweflt,

Potatoes,

Flaxseed, bu.

\Vheal, bu.

Oats, bu.

Barley.

Rye, bu. 15.6 16.1

Hay, ions .......... 1.14 1.43



*liay, dollars per ton; other products,





23.9

21.1

80.9



7.0

12.5

24.4

21.0





bu.

bu.





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1





past t'en years.





the 10-year average; quality. 83.0, again

Potatoes—The following table gives yi

1 price of potatoes in each of the leedin

Yield Pe'r Acre.

1912. 1911. 10-yr.

74





94

116

56

115

180

35





States.

New York

Michigan



\Visconsin

Pennsylvania

Minnesota. ......... 130

Maine .............. 196

Colorado 95





 





Producti





The percentage of the 1911 crop of corn on farms Nov. 1.

2.6 iicr celnt (64,764,000 bu.). against 4.3 per cent (123,824,000 bu.) of the 1910 crap

on farms Nov. 1, 1911, and 3.8 per cent the average of similar estimates of the





Apples.~-l‘roduction. 69.9 per cent of full crop, against 624





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THE MICHIGAN PARMEIR.





Potatoes.~~The estimated average yield





per acre. in bushels is 98.06 in the state. »





99.05 in the southern counties, 75.80 in

the central counties. 86.36 in the northern

counties and 140.47 in the upper penin-

sula. .



Commercial Fertilizers—The per cent

of farmers who haVe used commercial

fertilizer on their wheat this fall is 24 in

the state, 31 in the southern counties, 27

in the central counties. four in the north—

ern counties and three in the upper pc-

nlnsula.



Live Stock-The average condition in

the state of horses and sheep is 96. cat-

tle 97 and swine 95. '



Table showing for the state the esti-

mated acreage. total yield and yield per

acre of the following farm products for

the year 1912:



Total yield

bushels.



51.555.756



5.254.311



48,340,103



2.021.549



4.849.208



1.041.005



35,342,675



5,268,631



1.085.424



187.331

9,360,833

232,570

353,471

126.480

258.400





Estimated



Farm Products. acreage.

Corn .............. 1.629.066

\Vheut ............ 519,504

Oats .............. 1.460.190

Barley 85,347

Rye 371.751.

Buckwheat 64.598

Potatoes 360.434

Beans 408,007

l’eas 68.662

Clovor Food 135.747

............ 228.312}

23.257

9.089

3.720





Pears

.I’l unis

Cherries

Strawberries

Raspberries





....... T-onS.

839.480

3,013,995





33.948

”2,353,019





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Sugar beets .

Hay and forage





 





 





Lapeer Co., Oct. l1.w\\'nuilioi' moderat-

ing after 1). licavy rainfall of two days.

Fariiiei's (“up now allow] to farm work

again, such as bushing corn, gutting" ()UU

sugar beets. liuullviu‘ .iiiplos, potuiocs, on-

ions. 911).. to murlwl. illlll impairing build-

ings in preparation for wmu-i‘. some are

fall plowing, i'illll‘l‘.~‘ are ditching and but-

ting in tile. \\'u look for an open win-

ter. for ll’lllSlx’l‘leH :ii'c building their cot-

tages high and tho trees lmvc dropped

nearly all their lezivos. Wheat that was

put in curly is looking Wi-ll. About as

much i‘yv put in this fall as wheat.

Many i‘oport I‘IUIZIIIM‘S rotting and grow-

ers Sl'Qlli in bu selling them prettyclosu.

keeping; only a few for their own use,

TUCGIVlllg 21% per bushel ul tho cars.

Corn not ill in crib just yet. Apples the

cheapest knowu in live years. many be—

ing fed to stock to get rid of them. Stock

of ill} lillllls bringing- gliml prices.



Washtenaw Co... Nov. 5.—~\\'cather at

this duto favorable for farm work and it

is being i'uslivd. Potatoes about all dug





 





Price Nov. 1.

1912* 1911*

64.7

73.0

76.3

210.6

91.5

43.8

84.9

83.1

14.62





on (000 omitted).

1912. 1911

3.160.137

19.124

414.280

29.755

720,333

1,417,172

224.619

35.422

72,423

cents per bushel





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on

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2.531.488

17.549

292.737 "

19.370

621.338

922.293

160.240

33.119





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1912. is estimated at





lust yeiii' 'iIllI 51.3,

st 782 last year and 72.1 in 1910.





old per acre, total production and Nov.





g potato producing states:

Production (000 omitted),





Price Nov. 1.

1911. 1912 1911

27.750

31.020

32,480

15,120

25.875

21.240



3,150





1912.

39,008

34.650

33.465

28.090

31,850

22.932



8.075





 





MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.





 





Wheat—The condition of wheat as

compared with an average per cent is 90

in the state, 91 in the southern and

northern counties, 85 in the central coun-

ties and 89 in the upper peninsula. Com-

puting :the yield per acre by counties has

made a slight difference in the total yield

for the state as reported in the October

Crop Report.



The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in Octmcr at 94

iiourlng mills is 131,221 and at 94 ele-

vators and to grain dealers 119.710, or a

total of 260.931 bushels. Of this amount

152.538 bushels were marketed in the

souvthern four tiers of counties. 65.839 in

the central counties and 32,554 in the

northern counties and upper peninsula.

The estimated total number of bushels

of wheat marketed in the three months

August-October is 1.750.000. Eighty-two

mills, elevators and grain dealers report

no wheaut marketed in October.



The estimated average yield of corn in

bushels is 31.65 in the state, 33.39 in the

southern counties. 25.40 in the central

counties, 24.07 in the northern counties

and 29.17 in the upper peninsula.



Clover Seed—The per cent of acreage

of clover seed harvested as compared

with the previous year is 86 in the state.

87 in the southern counties. 78 in the cen~

tral counties. 93 in the northern counties

and 97 in the upper peninsula. The av—

erage yield per acre in bushels is 1.38 in

the state. 1.12 in the southern counties,

1.48 in the central counties. 2.34 in the

northern counties and 3.25 in the upper

peninsula.



Beans—The final estimated average

yield per acre in bushels, 1312.91 in the

state, 13.05 in the southern counties, 12.71

in the central counties: 13.28 in the north-

ern counties and 15.95 in the upper pe-

nineula.





 





and a large part of the crop

Presbiit price 370. Apples. of which

there was an immense crop, about all

secured and selling from wagons at 500

per bu. The corn crop also was a large

one but the quality is somewhat deficient

as it ripened quite unevenly. Also in

iields in which it was necessary to plunt

in there “as considerable corn which

failed to properly mature. Altogether,

the feeding value of the crop will not be

above 75 per cent of normal. Very little

of it husked as yet, as farmers are in a

quandary as to what to do with it; if

husked with machine both corn and Ide-

derr are likely to be damaged. An im~

mense amount of farm work is yet 110 be

done and mighty few helpers to be had.

Beef cattle scarce and high. Hogs more

plentiful, with prices a little slow.





marketed.





CATALOG NOTICE.



“Values of Feeds and Manures" is the

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D. N. P. Bowsher Co., South Bend. Ind.

This contains valuable data for the live

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A MESSAGE TO LOCAL CLUBS. '





The annual meeting of the State As-

sociation of Farmers’ Clubs will be held

in Representatives’ Hall, Lansing, Dec.

3 and 4, 1912.



Matters of grave importance to the

State Assoeiation and to local clubs will

be discussed, and the executive board

earnestly requests full representation

from each Club; also that each Club shall

take formal action on the proposed

amendment to the constitution, so that

delegates may vote intelligently and ef-

fective-ly.



Programs have been mailed to the

presidents and secretaries of local Clubs,

credential and report blanks being in-

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fact that her annual report is entirely

dependent upon prompt returns from 10-

cal secretaries. Tomorrow never comes,

so kindly attend to it today and oblige

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A BOYS’ CORN CONTEST.





How lngham County Club Members Are

Developing Corn Growers.



The boys’ corn contcst conducted by

the Ingham County Farmcrs‘ (‘lub was

a great success. it was held Saturday,

October 26, at llaccabc-c Hall in Mason.

This contest is the outgrowth of a t'cg-

ular meeting held last February. at which

the question of corn clubs was ably dis—

cussed by Prof. Shoesmith, of M. .\. (‘.

At that time l’rcsident .lves appointed a.

Special commitloc consisting of )lc-ssl's.

.\llcn and ltobb and Mesdames Chency,

Taylor and (:rccn. (the last named was

unable to attend the contest on account

vol” sickness), and this committee worked

hard in carefully planning every detail.

ifniform seed was furnishcd by the Club;

each boy was: rcquircd to test his sced

corn and plant one-eighth of an acre.

doing all the work after the field was

plowed. lie was to write a dcscription

0f the Work. his paper to count 20 per

cent, the yicld 40 per cent and the best

.10 ears 40 per cent, so thcrc was more

to be considered than just the corn on

display.



The exhibition of corn from each grade

was shown by itself, so that the- lmy

from the eighth grade competed only

with other boys from that grade, and so

on, tho scvcnt‘h, sixth and fifth gradcs

being l‘cltl'cscntctl.



’l‘hcrc \Vcro three sweepstakes prizes,

the one for bcst; descriptions being won by

iron Swift, of the eighth gradc; the, one

for largest yield~205§2 busrby llarold

McCormick, also of the eighth grade, and





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the one for best ten ears of corn by Carl

Robb, of the fifth grade. The prize in

each case was a. five-dollar gold piece

given by the Farmers’ bank. The first

prize in the eighth and seventh grades

was a scholarship to any short course at

M. A. C., good any time within five

years, and considered equal to $25. The

first prize in the sixth grade was a

scholarship to the eighth grade of the

Mason high school. The business men of

Mason were much interested and helped

with the prizes, thOSc for the fifth grade

being: First, a camera; second, a hand

cultivator; third, a sweater coat; fourth,

a pair of skates. There were four prizes

offered in each grade and each contsestant

who failed to win one of the regular

prizes received a book with the compli-

ments of the Club.



It was surely the boys’ day, as they

were the guests of honor at dinner, after

which the picture was taken. The after-

noon program had also been prepared

with a view to making it of special in-

terest to them. It opened with a talk on

“Our Blue Ribbon Boys” by Rev. Frank

Gates Ellett. A talk upon corn was giv-

en by Prof. Coffeen, of M. A. C., while

the selection of seed corn and growth of

the crop were handled by his assistants.

These, interspersed with music and reci-

tations, and the reading of the papers

from each grade by the contestant hav—

ing the highest mark, and the. awarding

Of the prizes filled an interesting hour.

l’rof. Coffeen and his assistants came

early in the day and ably judged tllc

corn. They declared that among the 260

cars on exhibition the-re was not a poor

car, although some would undoubtedly

make a better selection another time.



The, next meeting of the Club will be

\\'oman‘s Day, with the annual chicken-

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Volinia Grange Added to Roster.HThe

farmers of \‘olinia township, Cass coun-

ty, held a meeting at their town hall

Saturday evening, Oct. 12, for the pur-

pose of organizing a Grange. Good speak-

ers were in attendance and 'the interest

aroused resulted in those present to the

number [of 40 signifying their willingness

to become members of the Orange and

help lll‘dlx‘c it a live farm institution in

that section. On this Occasion it Wasre-

called that back in the sixties the \‘olinia

Farmers’ (‘lub was one of the leading

iarmcrs' educational institutions of the

state, and its deliberations were rcad by

the public with interest. Such men as

Milton (lard, Bennett Coplcy, B. G. Roe“,

and many others took a deep interest in

the progress of advanced farming. and

they made. it a success for years. These

men were the originators of the town

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the state, and for many years this fair

flourished, with good stock, farm products

and other things pertaining to farm life

exhibited annually.



Plymouth Plans. Unlque SchOOI Fair.—

Plymouth Grange has invited 13 rural

schools to compete in seed gathering,

wood work, sewing, and bread making.

On Nov. 15 and 16 it will hold a school

fair, and award prizes to the successful

contestants. The school scoring the most

points will, receive a new picture for its

school room. To meet expenses an ad-

mission of ten cents will be asked and a

bake and candy sale twill help to swell

the funds. To add to the attractions

there will be a fine display of antiques,

and some of our ladies will have in

charge a demonstration of that interest-

ing article, “Shall the housewife become

a chemist?" which appeared in a recent

number of the Michigan Farmer.—Com-

mittee.



Morencl Patrons Entertain.—The mem-

bers of Morenci Grange recently acted as

hosts to Lime Creek Grange, their own

hall proving inadequate. A short busi—

ness session was followed by the feast,

in which more than 200 participated.

Lime Creek members supplied the pro—

gram which followed, a feature. of which

was an excellent paper on “Michigan

Birds,” by Harlow Ingazll, in which the

good and bad qualities of many of the

birds found upon Michigan farms were

clearly brought out and the desirability

of farmers protecting and befriending the

useful species was urged. The taking

of several straw ballots furnished a pleas—

ing diversion and the evening closed with

both Granges highly pleased with the

meeting.



An Effective Equal Suffrage Program

was rendered by Harmony Grange, 0f

\Yayne county, at its last meeting in Oc—





tober. Roll call was responded to with





masons for the member favoring or op-

posing the proposition. Thc chorus sang

several suffrage songs and there were two

suffrage recitations. The question, “Re-

solved. That Equal Suffrage is Just and

Right," was debated, the judges deciding

it in favor of the affirmative. A drill in

which 12 ladies carried a pennant in—

scribcd “Votes for “'omen” was much

enjoyed L'ncle Remus, the old colored

man, told the little boy a story about

“.\‘is ltabbit and the lintis.” But the

strongest feature of the program was the

closing numbcl'~—a pantomime entitled,

“An Arrogant injustice.” In the first

scene a. (‘hinaman reCcivcd his naturali-

zation papers. The second scene was at

the polls on election day. The ever—

prcscllt politician was giving the usual

cffusiyo greetings, along with cigars and

his card. The Chinaman and a. German

were rcadily permitted to enter the

booth. but the, young mother leading a

future Votcr by the hand was refused ad-

mittancc. An old man, whose general

appearance showed him to be very poor

and far behind the times. and who did

not know how to write. was instructed

and allowed to Vote, but the property~

owning woman tried in Vain. A dude,

whose mind was too much occupied with

his personal appearance for anything

more weighty, voted, but an old lady who

was a. mother and a grandmother could

not: An ignorant negro passed unques—

tioned, but‘ two young women, capable of

teachingr the. future Voters in the public

school were turned back.





 





COMlNG EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.



Kent Co., with Courtland Grange,

“'ednesday, Nov. 20. i), it]. Bic-Clur'e,

state speaker.



lngham Co., with \\'cl’)bcrville and Van-

town Oranges. at farm home of Mr. and

Mrs. Ilugh Silsbcc. \\'cbberville, Friday,

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Participants in the Boys’ Corn Contest Held by inaham County Farmers’ Club. at Mason October 26, 1912.





In rear of the 26 contestants are members of the contest committee as follows, reading from left to right: .

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WINTER EGGS PROFITABLE.

By winter I mean the months of De-

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riod during which many hens are not in

laying condition and eggs are scarce,

consequently very high in price.



The interest on the money invested in

the poultry house, etc, for an individual

hen per month is an insignificant sum.

perhaps one-half cent. It is therefore

hardly worth considering. Hens in west-

ern New York are worth 750 to $1 per

head. Eggs average. during the three

months indicated, about 360 per dozen.

The cost (if feed for a hen is about 100

per month. A vigorous hen of a. produc-

tive breed and a good laying strain,

should easily average 15 eggs per month;

that is, if she gets proper care. It will

be observed that this is at least 35 per

cent per month on the investment of 750

or $1.



The reader may be

ration I use and how it is fed. For mash

I use equal parts, by weight, of corn

meal, wheat bran, wheat middlings or

buckwheat m-iddlings and ground cats,

with the addition of a little oil meal.

F011 scratch feed I use equal parts, by

measure, of wheat, barley'and buck—

wheat. I feed corn on the car. For

grecn feed I use clover or alfalfa leaves.

or both. For a succulent feed, mangels

and cabbage, also small potatoes, either

boiled or raw.



The hens are kept in well lighted, well

ventilated, dry, comfortable quarters. The

first feed in the morning consists of

scratch feed thrown into deep litter the

previous evening after the hens have rc—

tired to the roosts. This, when the nights

are long, gives them a Chance to take

food as soon as day breaks. The next.

feed is of mash, all they will eat readily.

It is composed of the ground feeds men-

tioned, with clover or alfalfa chaff ad-

ded in liberal quantity. 1 moisten this

enough to make a crumbly mash but not

sloppy. During cold weather it is best

to warm this, because hens as well as

human beings like some warm food. Sonic

mixed grain is given during the f0re~

noon and afternoon. The last meal con-

sists of a fair amount of ear corn, the

ears broken in two or three pieces, and

fed warm. This leaves the hens in

Splendid condition to endure a cold win-

ter’s night. The mangels and cabbages

l fasten along the walls within easy

reaching distance. To suspend them with

strings and compel hens ‘to jump for

them induces the wrong kind of exercise

for a laying hen. I supply plenty of

pure, cold water. It should neither be

warm nor ice cold. I feed about an

ounce of good beef scraps or beef scraps

and green cut bone per hen two or three-

times a week and give ‘them skim-milk

on days when I do not give beef scraps.

I keep oyster shells, sharp grit and char—

coal before them all thc time.



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BEESWAX.



Mnny bee—keepers do not realize the

value of old combs, cappings from ex-

tractings, and odd bits of wax of all

kinds. A pound of refined wax, on an

average, is obtained from every three

old combs. This finds a ready market at

all times at 2,8 to 32 cents per pound

wholesale, and in small lots at a higher

price. California, although a big pro—

ducer of beeswax, buys much at 50 cents

per pound to supply the huge demands

of its fruit growers who use it for bud-

ding and grafting.



Save all bits of wax and render in a

good way in order to get the largest

amount of marketable wax possible. As

winter is the time when most of this is

done I will give a simple and easy

method.





For rendering cappings the solar wax





extractor is excellent if used when cap-

pings are removed. A home-made one

will answer if you do not care to pur-

chase one. Have a box COVeI‘ed with a

pane of glass which fits itightly. “'hen

this is,..placed in the sun the interior of

box becomes a very warm place. An old

dripping pan is put in bottom of box and

a hole made through one corner of box

and pan allows the melting wax to drip

and fall into a, basin which has been

placed beneath. A. coarse wire-cloth tray

holds cappings up from pan. One end

of box is raised six inches to allow wax,

as it escapes from the mass, to run down

the bottom pan.

into the basin below.



Refuse, or sluingum as it is called. from

the box should be saved, as it still con—

tains wax. Where a man has 75 colonies

of bees it will pay him to get a manu-

factured wax press, for with it a larger

per cent of wax is obtained from the

refuse. But here is a simple method that

can be followed by most farmers and

small bee-keepers. Old combs and re-

fuse are put into a burlap sack which, in

turn, is put into a large cast-iron kettle

or a feed cooker such as is found on

many farms. l’ut a few sticks in bOtt'om

of kettle to keep the sack from burning.

Enough water is put into kettle to cover

sack of wax, and fire is startled under

kettle. Have the kettle near a tree or

post. Fasten a long pole to tree by one

onrl, allowing the other to crossover ket-

tle. A board is plnccd on top of the sack

of refuse in kettle and a heavy stick or

block is put upon this and the pole al-

lowcd to rest upon it. A heavy weight is

then attached to the free end of pole so

as to create a constant pressure upon

the mass in the kettle. A heavy stone

may be placed on top of the board which

rests upon the sack, as a substitute for

this arrangement, but it does not bring

as good results. '



As wax melts and escapes from the

sack it rises to the top where it is skim-

mcd off with a square-edged pan and

put into another receptable in which it

may be remelted by simply putting it on

the. Stove until melted, then removing

and allowing to cool slowly,



\thn wax no longer comes t0 the sur—

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another process is gone through which

removes Still more wax. This consists in

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sticks are fastened together at one end

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ends being used as handles. The sack is

th 1 lifted and the squeezer applied. The

One who holds the sack keeps twisting

and the other keeps squeezing until the

'slumgum yields no more wax.



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often make a half dozen others so



perfectly uncomfortable that life be-

comes a nightmare instead of a joyful

rthing? How many mothers spoil home

for their entire family by constantly nag-

ging, scolding and finding fault. These

estimable ladies think they are the best

mothers lin the neighborhood becauSlo

their houses are always clean, their chil-

dren neatly clad, their table well set and

the whole menage spick and span. They

look a‘skance at their neighbor whose

house is often undusted and children

“undarner,” and wonder how their own

children can be so fond of going to that

neighbor's home. The children could tell

her it is because the other woman ncvar

scolds and everyone can have a comfort-

ablcf timel. '

It is so easy for an energetic woman

to become a nagger. She simply can’t

bear to see things slack, and she jumps

into the work with an ardor worthy of

a better cause. She bakes and brews,

sows and dams, sweeps and dusts, and

does the multitudinous tasks about the

home in an effort to keep everything up

(‘0 the mark, and she is successful up to

a given point. She gets the. work done,

but it docsn’t stay done. Children come

An and leaVc toys about, husband tracks

in mud, the baby knocks over a bowl of

breakfast food, Johnnie doesn’t hang up

his cup and Susie climbs a. fence and

tours bcr dress. All the order and neat-

ncss which are so dear tol mother’s heart

arc flown. Instead of taking it philo-

sophically she scolds, because she is un-

nnycd and. because she has worked so

hard and is so tired she has lost a meas-

ure of her self-control and all of her pow-

er to judge sanely.



l’ll admit that it is provoking to work

hard and then have. someone seemingly

undo our work, but we have to remem-

ber that a clean floor is not so essential

as clean hearts and lips and happy chi]-

dren, and husband. I do not for a mo-

ment think that mothers should let chil-

dren get a room into disorder and then

go away and leave it for someone else

to straighten up. “'th I do mcan is,

that if is no cffcnsc against God and

man to leave a book our of place, and

that no woman has a right to scold about

it. The thing to do is to go after the

child who is the culprit, make him put

his belongings back, and then sit down

in a chair for ten minutes or a half hour

according to his age. This impresses him

with the: fact that it is better to lose a.

momcnt from his play to put the things

away at first, than lo have to be called

in and lose a, great dml of time later.

And he can scc the justice of that. He

is the offcnder and he must be brought





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to time. But no child can sec the justice

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for a chance to duck out and get away

from it all, and of course, he will do the

same thing over again. In the other case-

he has quiet, and time to reflect on the





beauty of order.

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Of coursU, if your husband’s mother

has let him grow up with the habit of

leaving his belongings wherever he hap-

pens to drop them, that’s another story.

You can’t very well make him sit down

in a corner to reflect on his sins, but you

can abstain from nagging. And you had

better, if you want to keep his love and

respect. If his desire to make the work

easier for you will not induce him to be

tidy in his habits, all the faultfinding you

can do will not help matters.





It always seems queer to me that the

women who whine» the most are the ones

who really haven’t anything to complain

about, while the ones who really have

troubles never whimper. Misplaccd fur-

niture, coffee stains on a clean cloth, a.

nicked plate or a scratched chair are

really not. troubles, they are simply ag-

gravations and the big woman will over-

look them. Death, misfortune, disgrace,

Sickness, loss of health or money, these

big things which are [really trouble, we

usually see borne in silence. But then,

we all make more fuss over a tiny silver

in file finger than we do over a broken

limb.



The grcat trouble with women is that

they have 100 restricted a vision. Their

work keeps them at home, and after a

few years of it they seem to lose the

powcr to look bcyond cooking and sew-

ing and see the things in life that really

count. Men get out more, they have

their political meetings to bring them

together, and even about their daily work

they are more apt to come in contact

with other people. They rub up against

outside influences and in so doing learn

that their own work is merely a punt of

a stupendous whole. Vi'omen can not

see the great whole for looking at their

tiny part.



Life is really more than eating and be—

ing clothed. Those things are necessities

but nOt matters of first importance. The

first thing is in food the soul, and this

can only be done by considering the hap—

piness of Others. It is important for

mothers to feed thcir children’s bodies

wisely, but it is of infinitely more im—

pontance to feed their minds and souls.

And sharp words and scowls are very

poor soul food.



What matter if Your boy is loud and

rough, so long as hc is wholesome and

true. He will losc his tomboy ways as

he grows older, but bad habits of thought

and spcech will cling.



Let us all make a covenant with our

selves to stop nagging. And to stop to-

day before we have lost the rcspect and

cantidcnce of childrcn and husband, as

all naggers surely do sooner or later.



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and ends of garden work must be



llrokcd after and among the odd

jobs that of taking down window—boxes,

pulling stakes used as supports for slen-

der plants, or trelliscs for annual Vines

and Slvm‘ing ihem in a dry place, is not:

the least important. Being left out dur-

ing one winter shortens the period of

usefulncss of these things more than

would several seasons of legitimate use.

Cutting away dead stems and branches

from pcrennials and shrubs; pulling weeds

and annuals and making a bon-fivre of all

sorts of such material will destroy in-

sects and their winter quarters, as .well

as millions of weed-seeds.



Digging the pit for the blot-bed can be

done much more easily now than when

the bed will be needed. And preparing

and storing the soil ready for covering

the manure when needed not only makes

the work easier but may mean just the





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FLORAL WORK FOR NOVEMBER.





BY EVA RYMAN-GAILLARD.





diffcrence between ycry curly sui‘ff for

sole when prices are highest, or later

crops at lower prices. This is a good

ilmc, Loo, for a trip to the woods in

search of soil to mix with the supply

that should be prepared and kept unfroz-

en ready for an emergency in the window

garden. 1f seed-pods or frost—tinted fol-

iage indicates the home of the wildings

got some roots and bring home. A box-

bcd Of wild flowers blooming in Febru-

ary or earlier will repay one fer any

trouble taken to secure it. The; dried

stalks of the cat-tails standing at the

edge of swamps are worth gathering for

use as “stakes” for carnations or other

plants that need support.



Should freezing weather find the hardy

chrysanthemums carrying many unde-

veloped buds lift the roots, with a large

clump of earth attached, put into any

tub or box and house‘in some very 000],

light place. “later as needed and the





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majority of ‘the buds will dervelop into

fine blooms. After the flowers are cut

the roots may be stored away to be

planted out again in the spring. Another

method is to cut the buds o'n generous

branches and keep in water as one would

an ordinary bouquet. Add :1 little am-

monia, or a. pinch of nitrate of soda to

the water each time it is (hanged, which

should be at least once a week. Treated

in this way, buds that uhow no hint of

color when out will furnish flowers for a.

long time if kept awa) from fire-heat.

More than once the writer has had

“mums” for Christmas decorations that

were brought from the garden as half-

grown buds. Marigolds, zinnias, fever-

few, and other flowers of the late fall

may be treated in ’the same way and if

kept out of sight while developing from

buds Ito blossoms will be appreciated the

more when brought fOrth.





Plants suffer from a burned—out, gas-

laden, or dust—filled atmosphere as much

as do people and a supply of fresh air,

carrying a degree of moisture, and clean

foliage with open pores able to make use

of both air and moisture, are essentials.

Do not be afraid to open outside doors

even in very cold weather, but do not:

keep them open very long at one time

when the temperature is at zero, or be-

low. A small plant room where the

writer grew from 200 to 300 plants every

winter served as vestibule, or ball, and

the door facing west was opened many,

many times cvcry day. With every ope-n-

ii.g the inrushing wind sot every learf

awhirl, yet no injury ever resulted.



“To turn, or not to turn?—that is the

question:~—" is a slightly changed form

of a well-known quotation, but the ques—

tion as givcn is one of importance to the

window-gardener, and each must answer

it according to the object worked for. If

plants are being grown solely for outside

appearance the desired effect will be ob-

tauned more quickly and effectually by

lcuvmg them unturned, but if grown for

their decorative effect in the room and

for the: pleasure of its inmates, frequent

turning is necessary. \Vhenever work-

ing among the plants, turn them part way

around and the gradual turning keeps

them symmetrical in form and beautiful

on all sides.



Some growers say that turning plants

exhcusts their strength and prevents free

blooming. \Vhile making many tests

I have never been able to verify the

statement but have come to know that

the reason for few blooms is much more

apt to be found in the full, whip-like

plants tied to stakes and having but one

blooming point. Such plants producing

one, :two, or possibly thrce, flowers near

the top of the whip are a much too fa—

miliar sight, and the one growing them

:ilfribuics the few flowers to anything

but the right cause. Don’t let a plant

get to this stage. As soon as the main

stalk is of good height pinch out the top

top and force it to throw out side

branches. If the main stalk is already

too tall cut off enough for a cutting and

root it. Irt is granted, without argument,

that this treatment will delay, somewhat,

the appearance of blossoms but the re-

ward a little: later whcn all fine, branches

are producing flowers will more than

equal the “sixteen to one” Of political

fame. ,



Examine the potted bulbs stored away

and if there is any Sign (lf'nlflllld place

them where there is butter ventilation.

Make sure, too, that the soil is not too

Wet. Sometimes the roots will strike a.

hard substance, even the botfiom of the

put, in such a Way as to lift the bulbs

from the Soil. If any are found in such

condition, reset them firmly in the soil

without delay. If the foliage seems to

have made a. good start make sure that

the soil is well filled with roots before

bringing .to the light, as more bulbs fail

to produce perfect blossoms becauSe the

forcing process is begun before the roots

are strong enough than from any other

cause, unless it may be the blasting of

buds by keeping the bulbs in a too warm

place after bringing them from their

storage quarters.



Bulbs potted in September should be

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every person caring for them keep in

mind the conditions under which most of

the hardy sorts grow in the open, and

make them realize that it is a hopeless

task to try to force these flowers that

come before the shows are fairly gone to

thrive in a place suited to tropical plants,

If the bulb order has been delayed it

'may still be sent as dormant bulbs of

nearly all varieties may be secured up to

the end of the year and those potted

as late as \the middle of December have

bloomed for me in March, just when the

longing for spring brightness is most

strong.



Lily-of-the-valley pips may be ordered

this month and next and, in fact, are not

on the market much before November.

They force rapidly and should be in full

bloom in fl‘Om three to live weeks. Pips

may be taken from the home garden af-

ter the ground is frozen, or before, if tho

pot-ted pips are left where they will

freeze for a time before the forcing proc-

ess begins.



Here—a-little and there-a-little is the

rule of work for the month, both indoors

and out, and the closer we watch for the

little duties and do them, the better re-

sults we will obtain during the winter.

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BY H. L. G.‘



One of the household chores I have

long assumed is the. care of the- lamps.

As this has covered a period of quite a.

few years, it has suggested several things

that have been helpful 10 me. One of

these is the use of sandpaper. \Ve try

to get good oil, but the burners will get

a. coating of brown, varnish—like sub-

stance on the edges next the wick which

does not rub off readily by merely using

a cloth. Every morning or so this scale

must be remove-d or the lamps got to

smelling badly. I turn down the wicks,

tear off a small pieco of the paper about

an inch square. and rub off all the scaly

deposit. making the brass as bright as

new. That done, the lamp cloth is spread

over the burner, the wick turned up, and

all tho burned part pinched off, then

turned down nearly levcl with the burner

and rubbed. across several times with the

lamp cloth. Trimmed in this way it is

rarely necessary to use the scissors on

the wick to produce a nice blaze. One

of the lamps has a perforated cylinder

which must be removed before sandpaper

is used. As it is so much more difficult

to fill this lamp under the faucet without

overflowing it. I draw a large bottle of

oil, sci all the lumps on :1 table near at

hand and fill them at one time, using a

small five-cent tunnel. By getting all

the lamps togcthcr. and doing each part

of the work on all as i go along, they

can all be wiped off; togetl'ler. and the

work is soon over.



The chimneys are washed along with

the breakfast dishes. If an excess of

soot has collcctwl on tho glass, it can

readily be rcmovcd before putting into

the dish pan by holding the chimney ov—

er the sink and \pouring cold water

through it. I have triml dry cleaning

with paper, but never made good success

of it and think it takes longer. I have

also lrind various suggestions made in

the magr zines for cleaning the burners

by boiling them in one solution or anoth—

cr, but, did vcry little good. \thn a

burner gets too bad to he used long:ch

it is better to throw it away and get a

new one, as the extra expense is not to

be compared with the unpleasantness of

boiling up an old burner. Old cotton

pieces are best for lamp cloths and

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Dear little brother with eyes of brown,

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Were I an artist of great renown,

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THE PRIZE ROOSTER.





BY E. I. FARRING'I‘ON.





Although Robert Reed was in a deep

study as .he walked rapidly through the

narrow streets of Riverside village, he

paused when accosted by a well-dressed,

rather elderly, man who asked to be told

the location of the railroad station. Then

he courteously offered to pilot him over

the somewhat roundabout way. His new

acquaintance was friendly and seemed a

bit interested in the boxes which the

boy was carrying under his arm, so Rob-

ert explained that they were egg boxes,

containing newly—laid eggs.



“i thought as much,” said his com-

panion, With a smile. “You see, 1am in-

terested in poultry, too.” Then it was

easy for Robert to tell of his efforts to

to pay his tuition at a near-by academy,

and the difficulty which he experienced

in finding a profitable market in the lit-

tle town. Before the station had been

reached, Robert had given his name, and

when the elderly gentleman left him it

was with n hearty word of thanks and

a chccry good-bye.



Less than a week later, the local ex-

pressman left an unexpected, prepaid

parcel at the little house on the edge of

the town where Robert and his mother

lived. The boy opened it, with many

conjectures as to what it; might contain

passing through his mind. Few things

would have surprised him more than

the two settings of large, brown eggs,

all of a size, which he found. The only

clue to the sender was a pcnciled note

which read, “You will remember that I

said I was interested in poultry, too."

That was enough, of course, to recall to

the mind of Robert the man whom he

had guided to the- railroad station. As

usually happens in the spring, there were

several broody hens in the poultry house,

quite ready to settle themselves on a

nestful of eggs and stick there for three

long weeks. Two motherly old biddies

were sclected and the gift eggs placed

under them that very night.



Eighteen of the twenty—four eggs pro-

duced chickens, strong. sturdy balls of

down which grew rapidly. \Vithin the

first two weeks the mother hen stepped

one one and killcd it, a hawk got one, a

cat another and two simply disappeared.

The rest survived the many perils of

curly chickenhood and dcvclopcd into

handsome snowy \Vhite \\'yandottos.

They were the most attractive chickens

Robert ever had seen. Besides being

uniform in color and shape, thcy were

stylish in carriage—“real aristocrats,”

his mother called tzhemvand their feath—

ers were soft and silky. When the boy

looked from them to the miscellaneous

assortment of hens which composcd his

old flock, he told himself that neVoragain

would he be satisfied with mongrel fowls.



The beautiful white birds began to at—

tract attcntion. One- nlght Togo, the

collie which guarded the promises while

his mistress and young master slept, was

heard to growl 'saVugcay and bound

around the house toward the poultry

yard. As Robert jumped from bed and

bEg'an to put on his clothes, the dog

barked sharply. Then a pistol shot rang

out, followed by a moan from the animal,

Robert hurried out of the house just in

time to see ‘two (lurk figures cloml) the

stone wall and to hear the sound of gal-

loping hoofs. The marauders had es-

caped after breaking one of Togo's legs

with a bullct. They had opened the door

of the henhouse when attacked by the

dog, and there was no doubt that they

had intended to possess themselves of

the white birds. After that Robert put

a padlock on the- door and borrowed a

neighbor’s dog to stand guard while Togo





 





 





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Nov. 16, 1912.





Fall came on and the chickens, now

almost full grown, manifested a. mar-

velous capacity for grain. They were

half a dozen cockerels among them and

Mrs. Reed declared that some of tlfem,

handsome though they were, must be

served on the family table. It was with

little relish that Robert prepared for the

sacrifice. The young rooster which be

selected, when this decree was an-

nounced. was a strong, active bird. With

a sudden flap of his wings he freed him-

self from the boy’s grasp and sailed away

over the fence, too confused to know in

which direction he was flying.





“'hen he descended, it was into a

swiftly passing automobile, a large tour-

ing car, with two gcntlcmen on the front

seat and young woman back of them.

The fluttering roostcr fell heavily into

the young lady‘s lap, frightening her into

a surprised shriek. Before he could es—

C/lpe, however, she caught him firmly by

the legs and began to laugh.



"Here is :1 bird, Joe, for you to enter

at the Show," she exclaimed. “Did you

order him delivered in this way?”



The- man at the wheel reduced the

speed of the car and looked around.



“Better throw him overboard,” he said.

Then, as the young woman started to

comply, he cried, “No, hold on.” A mo-

ment later he had stopped the machine

and had the struggling rooster in his

hand.



“I think I’ll take your suggestion.” he

exclaimed. “I don’t believe there will be

a finer cockerel in the show. But where

did he come from, anyway?”



Then. to the surprise of Robert, who

stood staring down the road, Wondering

what had become of his animated Sun-

day dinner, the big car was slowly buck-

ed around and came back to the point

Where he stood. “Say, son,” said the

man at the wheel, “Is this cockcrcl

yours?"



“I gucss it is,” replied Robert, some-

what ubashed.



“\Vcll, have you any more like it?”

was the next question.



“Come and see," answered the boy lu-

comically.



Both man got out, and the young wom-

an, remarking that she was not going

to be left behind, got out, too. The driv—

er's seat—mate tucked the amazed rooster

under his arm and the) little party

sought the very modestl quarters occu—

pied by Robert’s poultry. The \Vhite

“'yandottes were roaming over a small

orchard, looking very white against the

half-dead grass». The stranger with the

rooster tucked under his arm gave a low

wltistlc.



“Young man,” he said to Robert, “I

will give you twenty dollars for this

cockerel and ten dollars apiece for two

pullels, if you will let me take my

choice.”



ltohcrt gasped, and before he could re-

ply the other man remarked, “\\'cll, you

can have them, as long as you spoke

first, but I'll take my chances with that

cockercl over in the corner at the same

price.”



“Wait a minute,” broke in the young

woman, “I want to ask the boy how he

happened to have these birds and what

he is planning to do with them.”



Then there was nothing for Robert to

do but explain the whole matter.



“'l‘hcrc now." exclaimed the young:

woman vivaciously, “can’t you do better

by the boy than that?"



“Of course we can," said the man who

had made the first offer and who refused

to release the captive rooster fucked un-

der his arm. “\Vc'll take him along and

enlcr the birds in his name.”



“Splendid,” Cl‘lt'd the young woman,

“I'm sui'c they will win."



“l‘in agreeable." said the other man,

“but, seriously, can you got them on-

tcrctl at this late hour?”



"I'll withdraw some of mine and sub-

stitute them," was the rcply. “Trust me

to manage it, somehow."



'thn, an hour later, {ohert found him—

self on the softly cushioned rear scat of

the big machine spceding toward the city

forty miles away, he was scarcely more

surprised than the mother, left behind.

The experience was a new one for Rob-

crt, and he could hardly collect his

thoughts sufiicicntly to answer the ques-

tions of the lively little may at his side.

That young woman had become much in-

terested in the boy, however, and as she

“as quite accustomed to having her own

way, he was; well provided for when the

city was reached and was one of the ear—

liest visitors to the hall where the big

poultry show was held. He had never

imagined that Such a wonderful collec—

tion of fowls could be made. There were

many kinds he had never even heard of.

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mg! His friends were greatly amused

at the amazement the boy’s face ex-

pressed, and escorted him all over the

big hall. It was long before the section

devoted to White ‘Wynndottes was reach-

ed, but when it was. no time was lost in

locating the three birds which proudly

represented Riverside. Robert hardly

knew them, for an expert had been giV-

en the task of fitting them for exhibition

as well as might be in a very short. space

of time. Their feathers were glistening

white and their combs as red as fire.

The judge was passing up the next

aisle and so the little party went away

to eat luncheon. When they returned,

the ribbons had been placed on the coops

of the winning birds in the Wyandotte

section. A little group of men stood in

front of the coop containing Robert’s

young rooster. “The best bird of the

kind,” one of them was heard to say,

”that I haVe seen here in five years.”

“Who is this Reed, anyhow?” said an-

other.

“Never heard of him,” was the reply.

Robert and his "companions pressed

forward. The ribbon 0n the bars read

"First Cockerel.” There was a “Special”

ribbon besides. The young woman clap-

ped her hands. “What did I tell you”

she exclaimed. “Now for the pullets.”

The pullets were farther down the

One bore a “first” ribbon, and the





aisle.

other a “third.” When she saw the last

ribbon, the young woman pouted. “It





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claimed. Then she laughed and‘turned





to Robert. “It is pretty good, though, as

it is, isn’t it, boy?" she said. "What

about your education now?"



”‘I’m dazed.” said Robert, trying to

smile. “One thing I am sure of, though,

I owe it all to you.”



“Tut, tut,” cried his friend;

about the man who sent you the



“Yes, and to him, too.” Then,

there he is now.”



The man mentioned had seen him and

hurried up, With a pleasant smile On his

face. He shook hands cordially and bow-

ed to the boy’s companions, whom he

seemed to know. “Pretty good eggs,

were they!” he exclaimed. “Well. I’m

glad. Now for a. word of advice. Don’t

sell those birds at any price. You will

be able to dispose of the eggs from that

trio for money enough to make your ed-

ucation sure. You won’t have to peddle





“How

eggs ?”

““7hy'





them from door to door, either. I’ll look

in Oh you an Riverside some day." Then,

with a smile, he was gone.



The man of the motor car turned





quickly to Robert. “Is he the man who

gave you your eggs?”



"Yes," replied the boy.



“Do you know who he is, came the

next question. -



“No, but I would like to, though.”



“Well, he is Stanley Paine, the most

famous breeder of White Wyandottes in

the world. and a man who has made a

fortune selling them. No wonder you

are a winner.”





I:





BRAMBLE HILL.





BY ROBERT CARLTON BROWN.





(Book Rights Reserved by the Author.)





Synopsis of Preceding Chapters—Na-

thaniel Edgewonth, eccentric, hard-head-

ed and welll-to-do, is passing his declin-

ing years upon his 400—acre farm on the

outskirts of the village of Turtle Creek.

His household consists of Mother Hub-

bard, housekeeper, and Brigadier Gen-

eral (by c0urtesy) Hornbill, a fell-ow vet-

eran; Zeb W'attles. an aged musician

who, with his daughter Jerusha, occupies

a cottage (rent free) upon the farm, also

spends much time with his venerable

benefactor. Estrangement and finally

death, robbed Nathanie] of his only son

some years previous, following which,

bitter remorse induced him to grant the

means of a liberal education to his sole

desoendant and grandson, Sidney Edge—

worth. In like manner he had befriend-

ed his sister’ 5 adopted daughter, Susan

Dunlap. The story opens with Susan’s

return from boarding school and her full

appreciation of quiet Turtle Creek as she

views it from her own motor car. Sid-

ney Edgeworth has completed his course

at Harvard and rented an expensive

:ipantment in New York where he is

searching for a position as diligently and

sincerely as his grandfather’s allowance

of $500 per month will permit. Among

obstacles encountered are two college

chums—Doodle, a typical case of “more

money than brains," and Jim, of an al-

together better sort, who has found a.

jOb in Yonkers. Jim’s last night in the

big city is made the excuse for an all-

night celebration. On their assembling

in Sid's quarters in the early morning

they find a telegram announcing the

death of Nathaniel Edgeworth of Turtle

Creek, who, in a heated argument with

Brigadier General Hornbill burst a blood-

vessel and immdiwtely passed away. Af-

ter the funeral of his grandfather Sid

yearns to get away from Turtle Creek

but remains for the reading of his an-

cestor's will, only to find that the condi—

, tions imposed by that documernt promise

to indefinitely delay his return to New

York. By the terms of the will Sid in-

herits the farm at Turtle Creek, and val-

uable securities in addition provided,

that he lives upon the farm, with the ex—

ception of two weeks’ vacation each year,

for a period of four years and during

that time acquires, by gift or purchase,

an adjoining strip of rough land known

as Bramble Hill belonging to the foster

father of Susan Dunlap; or, in lieu of

vauiring Bramble Hill, he must make

the farm earn $100,000 during the four

years. Otherwise, the entire estate re-

verts to Susan Dunlap. On serious re-

flection Sid decides to accept the condi-

tions imposed and considers :the possibil-

ities in bee—keeping as a start toward his

hundred thousand dollars.





 





Mother Hubbard suggested an occupa-

tion by clanging the breakfast bell. Sid

chose a clean corner of the towel, dried

his face and came back to earth.



Had he been able to live on the fresh

country air he would have been happy

after breakfast; as it was, he felt the

least bit down-hearted. He had dipped

a liberal portion of what he thought was

hot maple syrup onto his buckwheat

cakes and had found on the first taste

that the liquid was bacOn drippings.

There had been lumps in the oatmeal.

and Sid had never acquired the habit of

bolting boiled potatoes at breakfast as

the SWedish hired man and Hornbill did.



If he only had a cigarette 'to consume





in lieu of the meal, he felt that his spirits

would again tune up to exultant pitch.

But his stock of Utopias had run out

and there was nothing to be had on the

farm or in the village except a certain

villainous black mixture in a blue-gilt

package labeled “Chewing and Smoking.”



But before searching for- the relief of

nicotine in an agreeable form Sid felt

that he must look

grapes. Strolling through

ture he came to an old split-rail

covered with vines heavily

clusters of green globes.

over the idea grew as he

yield. He sauntercd on acr03s





fence





he could expect.

came out on the main

Turtle Creek with her more splendid sis-

ter, Bayview (so—called because

was no bay anywhere about and it was





impossible to get a view of anything from ‘





the miniature metropolis).





All along the road were hedges loaded1





with grapes. He had asked Hornbill what

was done with chem and had learned

that they went to waste yearly. From

Si-d’s fresh viewpoint the waste was

Wicked. Unacquainted as he was with

business, he had, nevertheless, ideas of

his own and a. general understanding that

the world, commercial,

wise,

He saw here :1

delicious Itang of some wild grape and

elderberry wine he had drunk down south

one Christmas.



A fresh country girl passed in a buggy

and Sid suddenly thought of Susan Dun-

lap, for the girl's hair was a beautiful

bronze almost equal to Susan's.



Tired from his walk, he slipped down

.on the grassy roadside bank and allowed

his thoughts to slide back into the pleas-

anti ngVe of a possible marriage with

Susan.



Her picture insisted on coming between

him and the vain thought of striving,

working, for that hundred thousand. It

was such an alluring picture. Comfort-

able and nice. He had never liked girls

much, but he was certain Susan was not

like the restl, even on such slight ac-

quaintance. He easily formed again in

his mind his ideal. His girl must be a

comrade—maybe Miss Dunlap would

really be one—and at ‘the same time she

must be small and sentimental and cud-

dley and sweet, and all the rest of the

things that go with young love in a

bungalow.



His thoughts easily drifted from her to

cigarettes. Pleasant pictures need to be

framed, wreathed in cigarette smoke.

\Vhy the deuce had he overlooked putting

in. a supply of those cork-tipped Utopias?

He couldn’t do without‘ them—that is, he

never had. It was lucky Nathaniel Edge-

worth had made no terms in regard to





 





 





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habits. There were still cigarettes to be

had in lieu of good meals.



Taking his bearings from the sun he

started in the right direction for the vil-

lage, ambling along at. his ease. He

stopped to pick a. cluster of wild roadside

daisies, cool and placid in the early sun,

placing them carefully in his buttonhole

and remarking aloud, “Walks Afield with

Elbert Hubbard.’ ” He gave a little skip-

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cent tlhough-t of somebody’s to plant the

flowers there.



The bouquet added a jauntiness to his

hearing; he felt better in spite of the

tugging desire for a. good cigarette.

Where the cut through the Edgeworth

property branched off the main road Sid

suddenly looked up and saw a bow-win-

dow automobile gliding down upon him.

He instantly recognized the girl at the

wheel with a thrill. She was crisp and

captivating in a fresh whi'tei summer

suit, tasty and college girl out, correctly

edged with black; quite a proper mourn-

ing dress.



Sid turned out to the side of the road

and started to lift his hat, expecting the

machine to whiz by. His blood leaped

and he flushed slightly as. the ear came

to an abrupt stop and the girl called to

him in a low tone, “Mr. Edgeworthl”



“Ohyhello.” said Sid, pulling off his hat

and pushing it under one arm as he

crossed to the car and waited for her to

extend a hand in greeting.



“Awfully hot, isn’t it?” she. exclaimed.

shaking hands with him.



“Awfully early, too,” remarked Sid.



“I was quite amazed to see you out at

this hour, and already coming back from

a. walk,” she glanced at his dusty shoes.



“The awful] stillness out here wakes

one up, and I have to walk until I can

get a. saddle from home.”



“Oh, you ride? You’ll enjoy it around

here. There's a perfectly Wonderful bri-

dle. path over to \Vingra Lake.”



“I’m going to ask you to show me, the

way when 1 get a saddle,” he: suggested

hesitatingly.



“()h, 'lhat would be jolly. I haven’t

been in the saddle this summer. It’s so

much easier Ito jump into the machine.

The path to '\\'ingra. is wonderful now,

C(chrud with grape vines on(l—”



“Grape vines! XVhy, that’s just what

.LIll looking for. Tell me the way, I’ll

walk over there this morning.”



“Jump in and I’ll take you,” she of-

fered with that spirit -of rare comradery

which made Sid’s nerves jingle) pleas-

antly.



“Why, that’d be fine," he replied, for-

getting all about the cigarettes.



“llut how do you happen to be inter-

ested in grape vines; nobody seems Uo

care. at all for wild grapes around here,”

she continucd as he seated himself be—

side her.



“That’s just it. I'm interested in ev-

erything. anything that other people have

overlooked. I’m going to go into the wine

business. \\'ild grape wine is wonderful

if it’s made right and it‘s none too com-

mon 011 the market. I‘m going to make

it and ship it to Chicago, I’m going to

be a mcrchzmi prince. a captain of indus-

try or something like. that," ho glowed.



“llow splendid! And I shall be winc-

tflster for the lirm.”



“Bully!” he smiled. “I’ve Started liIr.

“'attles keeping a beviury already.”



“A bee— what?”



“Oh, I don’t know what they’re callcd,

but they're whatever you call the! estab-

lishment of a man who keeps a. bee,” he.

lu'cidly explained.



“You are ceriainly plunging into things:

but will the. bccs and grapes pay?”



“Even if they don’t, I’ll have enough

Wine and honey no spend my leisure and

Old age. in luxurious living, and if I keep

a cow I can have milk and honey and live

like a Grcek gon."



“You mustn't express any such Bac-

chanalian views in town here,” she warn-

ed him. “They'd accuse you of trying

to corrupt Ed Humphrey.”



“Who’s he?”



“The town drunkard; every village of

any spirit has had one since Shake-

speare’s time.”



“Then public opinion will

from being our wine-taster?”



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ter go in for unfermented grape juice,

you know; you’d have -to.keep your wine

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“Four years! Who could keep wine

that long?" exclaimed Sid. “But then,

if I bottled a lot this season it ought to

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“Not a. hundred thousand dollars,” she

smiled a little consciously.



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Maybe you’re, right.” .He switched ab-

ruptly. “There’s a telegraph station in

Turtle Creek, isn’t there?”



Susan Dunlap .was busy turning- out

for a. skittish team of horses, but replied

presently, “You can send a. wire from

the depot; but I’ll warn you, you had

better‘use; a. code if you don’t want the”

whole tOWn to know the message."



“I mustn’t mention my interest in wild

grape wine then?”



“N0. Horrible! You’d be branded at

once. You’ll find Turtle Creek a straight-

laced little place; you must be conserva-

tive and careful. It’s a. dull little town

and will probably weary you."



“I have found already that it’s not

without attractions, however,” Sid re-

plied, watching the sun play with a fas-

cinating coil of her bronze hair.



She passed over his remark, querying,

“You’re staying all summer, Mr. Edge-

worth?”



“Yes. I can’t get away, you know.

You heard the will read.”



“Yes, it’s too bad that you can’t come

into your property right away,” she said

in a straight-forward, frank tone that

pleased Sid. She went on quickly, quite

as pleased as Sid to get past the will.





 





 





“I hope you’ll like: the little. crowd here.

I suppose as a sort of relation I must

take charge of you and introduce you to

some of the young people here and in

Bayview."



\“I‘t’s good of you to offer your protec-

tion. I do feel lonely. I should like to

meet your friends. i’m sure I’ll enjoy

knowing them, and 1 want to know right

off when I may call on you?”



"Oh, any time,” she answered cordial-

y. 'Of course, just now, I’m not going

to parties or anything; but we’ll have

plenty of them this fall. There’s always

quite a social season in Bayview, you

know.‘ Oh, very grand!” she smiled,

bringing the machine to an abrupt stop

and pointing a. gloved finger tip Howard

a tangle of vines. “There are your

grapes. I’m sorry I’m going on to Bay-





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view or I’d take you back. but it really

is a very short cut to the depot from

here."



Sid was reluctant to leave her, but he

had no excuse to suggest an invitation

to accompany her to Bayview, so he jump-

ed down, thanked her and tried his best

to take an interest in that gorgeous

grapes. Instead he was thinking of her

frank, informal manner and wondering

h0w long he would have to wait before

calling .on her. It was nice of her to

offer her friends; some girls would have





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been cold and haughty and not cordial,





enough to consider his forlorn condition

and make friends at once on the pleas-

ant assumption that they were related.

Cousins by adoption! He smiled to him-

self at the thought. It wasn’t a, bad

plea.



Striking down the road, forgetful of

tho grapes. hc reached the turn at the

Wattles’ cottage before he realized, and

a quick motion at the front. window of

the little house» attracted his eye just in

time for him to catch sight of a haunt—

ing, elflne. tanned face with large, ear-

nest eyes peering out! at him. The scant

window curtain (made of burlap in an

honest artistic endeavor) was snatched

back to place! abruptly and the face dis—

appeared.



“\Vonder who the Cinderella is? Oh,

I know, it’s Jerusha \V'ul‘ules,” thought

Sid. “Funny eye‘s! Kind of get hold of

you.”



lie turned and looked back; the curtain

hung motionless.



His progress through town that day

was marked by many such curtain jerk-

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couldn’t ovcrlook the open stares of the

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The reading of Edgeworth’s will had set

all Turtle Creek agog. It was the sen-

sation of the century. I-Ialle-y's comet;

became but a twinkling pastel diamond in

the glare of it. Even the Bayview Bugle

had sent a man down to cover it for the

forthcoming issue and the editor himself

had written a little article bristling with

sly jabs at the apparently simple task

before Sidney Edgeworth.



Arrived at the station, Sid picked his

way across the hot, gri‘ttiy, pitch-oozing

boards almost as- gingerly as Bud had

done, and stepped into the» waiting-room.



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bandana; he jumped up With‘a start and

stared at the apparition, as though wak—

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an’ the fact that it was the only trunk

chairs been dropped off here 'du'rin’ the

Week." "



"Rather shrewd,” remarked Sid appre-

ciatively; “I should never have thought

of that. But I relied implicitly on your

resourcefulness.” He paused. “I wonder

if you could direct me to a telegraph

blank as easily?"



“Sure. here yuh are,” said Hermann,

his alacrity due to the unusualness of the

demand. Stepping to the open safe near-

by he pulled outl several faded and dusty

Yellow forms, ulaying them elaborately

before Sid.



“Want to pay fer it or send it collect,

night or day message?” He extended the

privileges of the house in a very hand-

some and business-like tone, as though

the formula. were a matter of daily repe-

tition with him.



“Yes," answered Sid, already scribbling

with the stubby pencil proffered by Her—

menu.



The station agent looked at him in a

puzzled, detached manner, ofl‘icially read-

ing each word as it was written, imitat-

ing the post card censorship practiced

by every rigidly dutiful mail carrier.



' At length Sid had the thing Wiorded 'to

his entire satisfaction and passed it on

Hermann’s waiting hand. It rea’d:

“Fi-tzdun Raimer,



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N. Y. City.



Doar Doodle:——Ship a case of lltvopias

to me at Turtle Creek, 111.. immediately.

Am quarantined here by grandfather's

will. u ant something to keep the vi'l—

lage mosquitoes away. \Vtill write par-

ticulars. Tell Jim I've got a fine busi-

ness opportunity. There’s a bag of gold

at the end of every rainbow. but I sup-

pose iii takes work to drag it down un—

less you sit around and wait for it to

fall. Sideral."



“Why, [that’s cotnsidc’rable lover te’n

words,” said Hermann, making a rough

calculation. lie stood in labored thought

for a moment and then looked up with

an amazing flash of intelligence. “But

I’ve an idea! There‘s a brand new thing

in telegrams. I’ve got the blanks, they

call it a Night Letter; it’s a new wrinkle,

shall I send it that way? It’s cheaper.”



“Send it by freight. if you must,” an-

’Swe«red‘ 'Sid h-absently, “but if Doodle

doesn’t get that wine by seven o’clock

this evening and act at once I’ll be down

to smoking corn silk.”



Hermann gave him another obtuse

stare, evidently deciding that argument

would avail him nothing, and turned with

a. heavy sigh to the work of counting

words in the telegram.



Other eyes than Hermann's followed

Sid’s return trip through the main street

that day, and many were the conjecture-s

and wagers concerning his pilgrimage to

the station, until Hermann locked up

hurriedly and rushed over to the patri-

archs in front of the general store, to

reliCVe the curiosity they were positively

suffering with. From that day on Sid—

ney Edgeworth was revealed in his, true

li'orm to the villagers, even the lowliest

among them being fairly gorgcd on

crumbs from the town‘s table of gossip.



Wholly unconscious of «the sensation his

simple act had caused Sid walked on to—

ward the rumbling old farm house sunk

in the thicket on the outskirts of town.

As he turned the abrupt corner entering

the Edgeworth estate, he came upon

Jerusha X’Vattles struggling across the

road toward the cottage, heir slight form

bowing back beneath the weight of two

milk pails, one in each hand.



At sight of Sidney she tossed her head

rather defiantly and‘scurried on quail-

footed, her effort at covering her em—

barrassment evident. The proud tilt of

her head, the toss to her fine sensitive

face, fixed Sid's attention so utterly that

several seconds elapsed before he rushed

forward and insisted on helping her,



A little dewberi‘Y. she was; tanned a

light walnut, a ruddy glow Showing

through at lthe cheeks and aiding the

eyes, giving them a startling. [frank ex-

pression which allowed the ugliness of

her dress to escape almost unnoticed.



Int wasn’t that her dress was so ugly,

either; but it was hopelessly patched,

yes, and unpatcned in many places,

Startling anomaly, she looked a. wait and

yet showed such foundation for latent

possibilities. There was a crimson wild

flower in her hair and she had broidered

a barbarous little design at the neck of

her waist-rather artistic but unusual——

very. ‘



Not that Sid saw all this. Nut-brOWn

maidens are mostly mulattoes in New

York. He was used to powder and rath-

er more inclined toward the fair—faced.

He saw in the girl only a. pitiful bit of

struggling humanity with more than her

share of hardship.



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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.





November 13, 1912.

. Grains and Seeds.



Wheat—Although wheat values have

remained about steady with the close of

last week, dealers have been operating

with considerable caution. The bears are

able to produce any amount of informa-

tion Showing why the market should be

placed on a lower basis, but t'heSe same

men lack the courage to sell themselves

short in order to bring about the change

in values. And again, whenever prices

show a tendency toward a sudden break

buyers stand ready to take offeringsand

thus check the downward trend of prices.

The political situation in Turkey is a big

factor in the trade, larger than many

are inclined to think reasonable. The

possibility of war between Servia and

Astria, however, increases the importance

to some extent. Deliveries have been

heavy in this country, the farmers being

generally satisfied with prevailing prices.

Millers are grinding a maximum volume

and are taking considerable of the cash

offerings. One year ago No. 3 red wheat

was quoted ail SiZl/gc. Quotations for the



week are as follows:



No. 2 No. 1



lied. \\'hiltc. 18890.11???

Thursda ....1.071,4 1.0614 1. ‘14 . “"34

Friday 3.]......1.0714 1.0614 1.0813,, 1.13%





 





Saturday ..... 1 08 1.07 1.09% 1.14112

Monday ..... 1.073.; 1.0631; 1.080,; 1.14”

Tuesday . .. . ..1.07% 1.06%, 1.081)., 1.1364

\Vednesday . ..1.071/2 1.06%, 1.08%) 1.1314





Corn—«Corn values have been main-

tained at the closing figures given in last

week’s issue. The government report

shows the amount of last year's crop of

corn remaining on the farm to be about

‘40 per cent less than the amount. re-

tained by farmers on November Ila. yteztr



0. The overnment a so es ima es 1 s

g)llgzir’s cropg to be more than 600,000,000

bushels larger than the crop of 1011. One

year ago the vaiue of No. 3 corn on the

local market was 751/gc per bu. Quota-

tions for the week are as follows:





No. 3 No. 8

Corn. Yelgéw}.

Thursda . . . . . ........... 611/2 .. 2

Friday y. . . . ..... _ ....... 611/2 601/2

Saturday . . ............... 61 1/2 63 1/2

.Monday ................. ,. . 611/2 631/“,

Tuesday ................. 611,5; 6.. 1/2

Wednesday . .............. 61 63





Oats—Following the decline noted in

this market a week ago there has been

a settling of values, the trade holding

steady until Tuesday when a small frac-

tional decline resulted. Although the yield

of oats this year is about one-half bil—

lion bushels larger than in 1011, ii.(.'t)il-

siderable amount of the surplus will be

used in filling bins made enipty'by last

year’s shortage, and the probabilities are

that values will not reach a much lowcr

basis than that now ruiling. One year

ago standard oats were qiliotcd at 50c



' "ons for tie weer are:

ML Quotati Standard. Oct.





Thursday ................ 34 33

Friday .................... 3’4 3%

Saturday ................. 354 “

Monday .................. ' o

'l‘ucsday .................. 33%, 322/4,

Wednesday ............... 34 32%;





Beans.~«’i‘lierc is not enough business

on the local market to establish prices

and the figures given below are merely

nominal. The state crop report places

the average yield at 12:01 bu. per acre,

which is the final estimate for this

year's crop. Quotations are, as tollows;





Cash. Deer.

Thursday ............. ,. . . . $2.30 $2.13.

Friday . . . .................. 2.30 3.1.3

Saturday ..30 2.]:

MUnday .................... 2.59 ‘. r)

’l’iicsday ................... 2.21 2.1:

Wednesday ................. 2.27 2. a





CIOver Seed.—t.‘lth-r sccd values have

declined 25c in both alsikc and December

offerings. The state crop report shows

the acreage to be about 14 per cent be-

low that of the previous year and the

yield to average 1.38 bu. per acre. On

the local market dealing is active, but

the volume of business is small. Quota-





tio ' aim as follows: .

“b L 5 Dec. Alsike.





" ................. 11.00 $13.00

5532551”. .................. $11.00 \ 13.00

Saturday ................. 10 75 13.00

Monday . ........ , ......... 10 7 ) 13.00

’i‘ticsdav ................. 10.75 12.75

Wednesday . . . . . . . .. ..... 10.75 12.75





Rye.——The rye trade is dull with prices

30 below that repented for last week, the

quotations for No. 2 rye now being 730.



Flour, Feed, Potatoes, Etc“



FIour.—~The market is active With all



grades steady.





Straight ............................. $5.20

Patent Michigan .................... 5.60

Clear ........................... - ..... 4 60

Rye .................................. 4.80





Provisions—Family pork, $21; mess

pork, $24@25; clear, backs, $22@25;hams,

16@17c; briskets, 1360140; shoulders,

14%0; picnic hams, 14c; bacon, 18@20c;

pure lard in tierces. 131/60; kettle render-

ed lard, 14%0 per lb. ‘



Feed.—Steady. Carlot prices on the

track are: Bran, $23 per ton; coarse

middlings, $24; fine middlings, $29; crack-

cd corn and coarse corn meal, $29; corn

and oat chop, $22 per ton.‘





Hay and Straw.—-The quotations are:

No. 1 timothy, $16.50@17; No. 2 timothy,

$15@15.50; clover, mixed, $13@16; rye

straw, $10.50@11; wheat and oat straw,

$96010 per ton.



Potatoes—The bulk of inferior pota-

toes being largely out of the way dealers

are taking hold (if the market with more

spirit and better conditions are ruling





r-with prices advanced for the first time in‘





several weeks. The national crop report

estimates this year’s crop to be about 40

per cent larger than the 1912 crop. Local

prices for car lots on track are 530 in

sacks and 48c in bulk.



Dairy and Poultry Products.





Butter.~—Practically all the lleading

markets show an upward tendency in

butter quotations. Offerings are re-

stricted and the demand steady, thus

giving the creamery trade a firm tone.

Dairy grades steady. Local quotations

are: Extra creamery, 330; first cream-

ery, 310; dairy, 220; packing stock, 210

per lb.



Eggs.—While complaint is made by

dealers that many of the receipts from

farm sections are grading low, due to

the fact that farmers have been holding

their eggs, still the demand is so urgent

that the price for current; receipts, can-

died, cases included, is now 29c, an ad-

vance of 20 over last week’s quotations.



Poultry—Broilers and hens are off a

little in values, while turkeys and geese

are advanced. Other kinds remain steady

with a week ago. Quotations are as fiel-

lows: Broilers, 130 per lb; hens, 11c; No.

2 hens, 961‘100; old roosters, 0611100; tur-

keys, 1661l18c; geese, 11@12c; ducks, 12@

130; young ducks, 146i115c per lb.



Veal.-—Fancy lower. Fancy, 1063120

per lb; choice. 961100.



Cheese.-l\lichigan flats, 161/2@17c;

York state flats, 18%@190; limburger,

171/263181/20; brick cream, 18113611190; do-

mestic Swiss, 2161723c; brick cream, 181/2

61/190 per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.

Pears.—Keiffer, 75c per bu.

Apples.»Market about steady. Local



prices: $1.756112.25 for fancy, and 35160

1.50 for common; poor, 75c@$1 per bbl.

Snow apples, $225613. Good apples by

the bushel are selling all 35@75c.



Honey.—Higher. Choice to fancy comb,

166017c per lb; amber, 14@15c; extracted,

91/261100



Onions.—Per bu, 65c.



Cabbage—$1601.25 per bbl.





 





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.



.\n average turkey crop is expected for

Thanksgiving and prices will range some-

what higher than last year. No. 1 tur—

licys. liVe. are worth 15c; old Toms, 13c.

Fowls and springs are worth 10c; roost-

crs, 6c; ducks, 100; geese, 8c; guineas,

25capicce. Bean dealers report good con-

ditions, with the old crop well cleaned up

and an excellent demand for the new

crop. The price paid farmers through the

state 'for white beans is on $1.90 basis,

though $2 is paid at some places. Deal—

ers in dairy products are paying the

country shippers 27c for fresh eggs and

26c for No. 1 dairy butter. Hay is worth

551461160; potatoes, 4061150c; apple's, 20

61500.





 





Chicago.



“heat—No. 2 red, $1.031/2@1.071/2;

Dec., 8874c; May, 94%0.



Corn—No. 3, 566115714e; Dec., 497/30;

May. 491/10



Oats—No. 2 white, 341/26035‘; Dec. 310;

May, 32%0.



Butter—This market has a firm un-

dertone with values advancing, creamer-

ies gaining 1/2c and dairies a full cent

since this time last‘. week. Creameries,

2861321/3c; dairies, 25@30c. .



Legs—Miscellaneous receipts showmg

more uniform quality, placing values

nearly on a par with graded stock. Top

grades 1/2c higher. Storage stock hard

to move and easier. Quotations: Firsts,

2614c: or..inary firsts, 231/30; alt mark,

cases included, 226L25c; storage, 21611220

per dozen.



Poultry—Live, steady. Chickens, 110

per lb; springs, 12l/gc: turkeys, 160.

llrcsscid, steady. Chickens, 121,é@14C;

i‘owls, 116114c; turkeys, 1061.200



Beans—All kinds show a further slight

(lcclinc. Pea. beans, choice, hand-picked.

$2.70612.75 pcr bu: prime, 35260611265; red

kidneys, 5522561235.



Potatoes—Steady with last week’s ad-

vanced figures ruling. Now quoted ‘as

follows: Michigan, 4861530 per bti; Min-

nesota, 4761.500; \Visconsin, 45611520;



may and Straw—Steady wiith clover

range slightly wider. Quotations: Timothy

choice, $18.5061l20: No. 1, $166218; No. 2

and N0. 1 mixed, $136015; clover, $86013

No. 2 and no grade, $56177. Straw.—

Itye, $86119; wheat, $650687; oat,$6.50@7.



New York.



Rutter—All grades of creamery butter

Show firmness at advanced figures. De-

mand steady and receipts lighter. Quo-

tations are: Extra creamery, 331/20: first

crcainery, 301/2611321/2c: seconds, 28@30c;

process extra, 271/2613280 per lb.



Eggs—For all grades the trade has put

prices higher and given a firm tone to

business on the new basis. Fresh gath—

ered extras are quoted at 3860400; extra

firsts. 3461370; firsts. 296D33c; western

gathered whites, 3361420 per dozen.



l‘oulitry._l)ressed.—Chickens show fur-

ther weakness and turkeys more strength

than a week ago. Fresh killed western

chickens are quoted at 12(g118c; fowls,

nil/66116140; turkeys, 1660240.





 





Boston.



VVool.——It is stated that the demand

for wool this past week has been less

active than in recent periods. However,

prices are being Well maintained and the

market continues on a firm basis. It is

stated that fully 75 per cent of the 1.912

clip of wool is already in the hands of

manufacturers so that dealers are not

worrying about the future of the market

for this season, knowing that the de-'

mand will be more than sufficient hocare

for the remaining stores. Michigan fine

unwashed is quoted at 22%@23c; delaine





THE ‘ MICHIGAN” FARMEfi; "





unwashed, 241,é@25c; yé-bloods» unwashed,

27@28c; %-bloods unwashed, 29©293§o

Ohio delaine unwashed is 34c; 1,é-bllood

combings, 2960300; XX, 32c per lb.





Elgin.

Button—Market firm at 32c per 1b.,

which is an advance of 1c over last

week’s quotation.





 





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

November 11, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, New York).



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 275 cars; h'ogs, 140 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 115 double decks; calves

1,200 head.



\Vith 273 cars of cattle on the market

here today, and 23,000 reported in Chi-

cago, we had about a steady trade here

On all kinds. There was ample demand

all day for all grades, and everything

that was in and yardcd in time was well

cleaned up.



“'e quote: Best 1.350 to 1,500-lb. steers

$9@9.50; good to prime 1,200 to 1,300—lb.

steers, $8.25 (118.75; good to prime 1,100 to

1,200-lb. steers, $775608; medium butcher

steers, 1,000 to 1,100, $6.40@7; buitcher do.

950 to 1,000, $6606.75; light butcher steers

$550616; best fat cows, $5.50@6; butcher

cows, $450615; light butcher cows, $3.75

@425; trimmers, $3.25@3.40; best fat

heifers, $6.75611750; medium butcher heif-

ers, $550606; light (10., $4.50@5.25; stock

heifers, $461,425; best feeding steers, de-

horned, $66,116.50; common feeding steers,

$5615.25; light common stockers, $42561)

4.50; prime export bulls, $6606.25; best

butcher bulls, $550615 75; bologna bulls,

$450605; stock bulls, $450605; best milk—

ers and springers, $656075; common to

fair kind. $406L50.



\Vith 130 double decks of hogs on the

opening market this morning, packers

started off by bidding 8c, but we're un-

able to buy and raised the price to $8.10,

at which price the bulk 101‘ the hogs slid

for here today; a few choice lie-avy hogs

weighing 225 lbs. or better brought as

high as $8.25. Yorkers quotable from

$7.0061=8.10; light y'orkers, $7.506tl7.75; pigs

selling mostly at $7 50; roughs, $7607.10.

There was a good clearance for all that

got: yarded in time for the market, still

quite a few late arrivals going over un-

sold; yarded [-00 late for the market.



The sheep and lamb market was fairly

active today, with prices about 10c lower

than the close of last week: most (if the

choice lambs selling from $7607.15; year-

lings from $5615.50. Look for little bet'ter

prices the balance of the week.



\Ve quote: Choice lambs, $760715; cull

to fair do. 56550617675: yearlings, $5605.50;

bucks, $250603; wethers, $4.506D4.75;

handy ewes, $300684; heavy ewes, $37561)

3.85; cull sheep, $2613; veals, choice to

extra, $1061.10.50; fair to good, $7.50@

9.75; heavy calves, $4 50616.





Chicago.





November 11, 1912.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

lcccived today ..... 23.000 32,000 60,000

Same day last year..25,964 31,022 29,253

Received last week..52,289 92,038 131,956

Same week last year.73.288 151,492 166,776



The week starts off with a good run of

cattle for times like these, and while

the moderate proportion of fat beeves

sell at steady prices. with a good de-

mand, others are slow and promise to go

lower before- the day. closes. Hogs are

a good dime lowcr, with slow sales at

$720618, pigs bringing $5607.15. Hogs re-

ceived last week averaged in weight 225

libs, compared with 203 lbs. 21 year ago

and 234 lbs. two years ago. Sheep and

lambs declined 156025c because of the

greatly increased offerings, including a

large representation of Montana range

flocks. Feeders were an exception, being

aetlive and firm.



Cattle opened iO6zri5c higher on an av-

erage on Mionday, the day preceding the

national elections, the receipts being un-

usually small, but there was a reaction

\Vednesday on a return to largo, rem-ints,

the improvement being lost. The week’s

average quality of cattle offered was de-

cidedly poorer than heretofore. the better

class of corn-fed steers selling at $9.50

6010.65, with an absence of the prime

class selling recently up to 5810706111035,

while inferior to good grass steers sold

for $5.40@7.45. Plain to good short—fwd

steers, brought $7.50@8.25, and pretty

good lots brought $330609, very desirable

little yearlings bringing 560256171050, with

no large offerings of the best l-ots. Butch-

ering cows and heifers were in good de-

mand at $4.356117.25, and limited sales

took place of) prime lots at $7.50@8.50,

with cutters going at 51338068430, caliiners

at $2.506v3.75 and bulls at $4607.25. The

receipts of Western range cattle were of

fairly large proportions for so late in the

year, their average quality being much

poorer than a short time ago, with no

large showing of females. They had a.

very gorid outlet on the whole, althiough

prices weakened some by the middle of

the week, mes-t of the steers going at $6

608.75 and cows and heifers mainly at

$5656.75. The— volume of business tran-

sacted in st-ockers and feeders was a

good deal leSs than usual, with lower av-

erage Values prevailing, stock steers sell-

ing at $4.10606.60 and feeders at $57569

7.50, but there was not much trading

higher than $7 most of the wee . The

calf marketwas active on the basis of

$4@10.75 per 100 lbs., choice vealers being

Scarcer and higher. Milkers and spring-

ers were firm at $40@100 per head, choice

Holsteins being scarce and very firm.



Hogs were marketed last week in such

greatly diminished numbers that, buyers

could not prevent. some sharp upward

turns in prices, despite a continued mea-

ger demand for the better clasls of hogs

fer eastern shipment. The character of

the demand was much the same as here-

tofore of late, with prime weighty hogs

selling at the highest prices, while the

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at large discounts, the local packers pur-

chasing the cheaper class of packing hogs

especially freely. . Owing to the poor av-

erage qualtiy of the- offerings, the bulk

of the hogs sold at prices far below the

daily top quotatiions. The large consump-

tion of fresh pork throughout the coun-

try because of its relative cheapness com—

pared with beef is using up a big share

of the hogs received at western markets.

and the accumulated stocks of lard and

cured hog meats here and elsewhere are

undergoing startling reductions from

month to month. Recently published offi-

cial returns show that on the first day of

November Chicago warehouses contained

only 50,501,207 lbs. of provisions, com-

pared with 80,631,210 lbs. a month earlier

and 67,446,670 lbs. 21 year ago. Similar

reductions are reported elsewhere. After

prime hogs tlouchcd $8.30, there was a

smash-up of 2061125c On Saturday, hogs

closing at' $7.306118.10, compared with $7.25

61113.05 3. week earlier. Pigs closed at $5

6117.20.



Sheep and lambs are in a. much strong—

er position than they were several weeks

ago, now that he shipments from the

western ranges are materially lessened.

Before long the receipts Will be altogether

confined to fed flocks, and even now the

offerings are mainly from feeding diS-

tricts of the middle west. Decreasing

supplies have brought about some good

advances in prices, particularly for choice

muttons, with fat lambs retaining their

former supreme popularity and com-

manding a big premium. over everything

else. However, fat little yearlings, as

well as good wethers and ewes, have

shared in the general upward movement,

and good feeder lambs, yearlings and

wethers are in as lively demand as ever

at well maintained prices. S-ome weak

markets have been experienced on days

when it was rainy and the sheep’s and

lamb’s fleece was full of water. Fat

lambs advanced about 250 during the

week, but matured muttons were steady

to a dime lower. Lambs closed at $564)

7.40, yearlings at $4.756i‘5.75, wethers at

$4604.50, ewes at $2.7561‘4.25 and bucks at

$2 75603.75. Feeders bought lambs at $6

606.60, yearlings at $4.756u5.50, wethers at

$4604.40 and ewes at $2.756I‘3.50.



Horses were in light supply and in poor

general demand most of the past week.

the elections interfering with country

shipments, as well as lessening the at-

tendance of buyers from other points.

There was no perceptible improvement

in prices, and few strictly prime heavy

business illOl‘S'elS were offered in the auc-

tions. Sales of inferior animals were on

a basis of 3375611100 per head, and few

prime extna. heavy drafters of the $27561)

325 class were exhibited. Chunks weigh-

ing from 1,200 to 1,450 lbs. were salable

at $15061‘200, and farm workers were quot-

ed at 359060190, with slow sales. Wagon

horses were worth $15060250.



LIVE STOCK NOTES.



During the past summer large numbers

of steers were removed from Kansas

pastures to corn belt feeding lots for fin-

ishing off, and after feeding from, two to

three months, these cattle have been

moving to market, many sales taking

place at Chicago at $8.25@8.75 per 100

bs. The business has been unprofitable

in many instances. but' owners had to let

the cattle go, as they had used up their

supplies of corn. Of late the Chicago

cattle market has ruled the steadiest on

the Wh‘Ole for the best corn-fed becves

and for the steers below the $7.60 per 100

lbs. line, the: latter being wanted for

feeders. The country is ftili of feetb and

hundreds of farmers are anxious to fill

their feed lots with cattle. Montana. and

\Vyoming are stocking up with southern-

bred yearlings to be boarded out this

winter with new settlers, and Texas own—

ers of cattle are making 101‘s of contracts

for stock cattle to ship to Kansas and

northern pastures by next spring. In

such leading markets as Chicago, Kansas

City and Omaha there is a. steady de—

mand for stockers and feeders, as well

as for stock COWs and heifers, and many

more sales of choice feeders would be

made if the supply were larger. Then a.

great many heifers have been shipped to

the country tlo be i‘sed for breeding pur-

poses. A careful study of the situation

indicates that the. winter and spring sup-

plies of cattle will embrace but a small

proportion of fat, heavy bccves and a

lil'Lii: slt’owing of medium grade steers,

with 5!. good many warmed-up cattle and

many l‘ai lil’tle year‘lings.



Svnaior .l. M. Smith, of Iowa, whose

ranril “‘55: in Nuss county, Kansas. mar-

iu-ir-d rr-m-miy at Kansas City seven car

loads or rai liivcvcs. lie has owned the

ranch for a iii-rind of seven years, and

has made itl‘llii nuiiiial visits out there

to look after ii. He says: There is

rough feed everywhere, kaifir corn, millet

and cane, besides alfalfa. Last fall at

this timt- fcezi was scarce. Farmers are

feeling good chi' the situation, and the

country is pimspcrous. i'p in Iowa, my

home, we raised a bumper corn crop. In

that couiutry we raise no kaffir corn, no

cane and no alfalfa. Tame hay is the

feed, and it is plentiful.



Dean Charles F. Cur-tiss, of the Iowa

Agricultural College, is advising farmers

that the great waste of corn fodder has

been a menace to agriculture and should

cease, the production to be utilized

through the silo, great numbers of which

are going up on all sides. Alfalfa is n0w

grown to balance the corn ration, and

this will furnish a new source of fer-

tility. He adds: “Our grass lands, the

most neglected part of our farms, will be

built up. The whole result will be more

beef production and more profit and a

conservation of all soil resources."



A big percentage of the recent mar—

ketings of hogs at western packing points

has gone to satisfying the fresh pork

trade, which has been the largest in

volume ever known, largely because of

the dearness of beef. This is a partial

explanation of the big cut in stocks of

provision stocks held in Chicago ware-

houses within a. month.
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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday’s Market.

November 14, 1912.





Cattle. .



Receipts. 2,564. Market 10@15c lower

than last week.



“'e quote: Extra dry-fed steers, $7.50

@8; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200.

$6.50@7; do. 800 to 1,000, $525656; grass

steers and heifers that are fat, 800 to

1,000, $5.25@6; do. 500 to 700, $4.25@5;

choice fat cows, $5@5.50; good do.. $4.50

@475; common cows, $3.50@4; canners,

$2.75@3.25; choice heavy bulls, $5; fair

to good bolognas, bulls, $4.50@4.75;stock

bulls, $4@4.25; choice feeding steers, 800

to 1,000, $5.50@6.50; fair do., 800 to 1,000,

$5@5.50; choice stockers,’ 500 to 700, $4.75

@525; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $4.50@

4.75; stoek heifers, $3.75@4.25; mllkers,

large, young, medium age, $45@70; com-

mon milkers, $25@35.



haley & M. sold Mason B. CO. 13 cows

av 909 at $3.85, 2 do av 1,000 at $4, 2 do

av 1,090 at $4.75, 9 butchers av 785 at

$5.30; to Lachalt 5 do av 668 at $5.10; to

Goose 33 do av 484' at $4, 3 cows av 1,190

at $4.30; to Nagle P. Co. 4 do av 1,095 at

$4.50, 2 do av 950 at $4.60, 10 do av 1,062

at $4.50, 1 do weighing 920 at $4; to

Bresnahan 1 heifer weighing 660 at $6.50,

9 cows av 860 at $3.50, 7 do av 873 at

$3.45, 3 do av 840 at $3.40. 25 butchers

av 530 at $4.15; to Sullivan P. Co. 9 do

av. 690 at $4.85, 4 cows av 900 at $4.25;

to Lachalt 7 butchers av 780 at $5.20. 4

do av 770 at $5, 3 do av 600 at $4.50; to

Goose 15 do av 321 at $4.20, 3 do av 347

at $4.25; to Hammond. S. & Co. 1 bull

weighing 1,250 at $4.75, 6 cows av 935 at

$3.75; to Applebaum 6 butchers av 583 at

$4.35, 2 cows av 970 at $3.85; to .viich. B.

Co. 2 bulls av 685 at $4.35, 1 do weighing

1,250 at $4.75, 9 do av 702 at $4.15, 3 do

av 1,133 at $4.75, 8 butchers av 602 at

$4.75; to Bresnahan 8 steers av 649 at

$4.80, 2 cows av 935 at $3.60, 3 do av 916

at $3.50. 3 do av 693 at $3.50, 4 do av 922

at $3.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 30

steers av 880 at $6.10.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Bresnahan ‘8 cows

av 844 at $3.50, 8 steers av 780 at $6. 2

canners av 695 at $3.50, 3 do av 900 at

$3.55; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 steers av 857

at $5.50, 10 butchers av 822 at $5.60, 2 do

av 450 at $4, 1 cow weighing 950 at $5.

2 do av 1,040 at $4.25, 2 steers av 870 at

$6.25, 2 do av 585 at $4; to Hammond,

S. & Co. 9 cows av 923 at $3.90, 1 bull

weighing 1,020 at $4.75; to Parker, W. &

C0. 11 butchers av 924 at $5.50, 25 do av

906 at‘ $6.25, 3 do av 927 at $5.50, 4 do

av 712 at $4.50, 8 cows av 837 at $3.50,

1 bull weighing 710 at $4.25, 1 do weigh—

ing 1,020 at $4.50, 4 butchers av 777 at

$4.25, 4 canners av 807 at $3.50; to New-

ton B. Co. 17 butchers av 803 at $5.10;

to Brcsnahan 4 cows av 930 at $3.70, 6

do av 860 at $3.50; to Goose 5 do av 1,036

at $4.30; to Regan 2 heifers av 640 at

$4.10; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 cows av 833 at





$4.75; to Newton B. Co. 3 do av 850 at

$3.60, 1 steer weighing 1,000 at $6.25, 1

bull weighing 1,130 at $4.50, 4 canners





av 717 at $3.25, 12 cows av 862 at $3.50;

to Parker, W. & Co. 4 butchers av 675

at $5, 3 COWS av 1,043 at $4 50; to Regan

‘8 butchers av 540 at $4; to Gerisch 16 do

av 840 at $6.15; to Newton B. Co. 6 do av

800 at $4.50, 3 do av 890 at $3.50,



Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 5

butchers av 692 at $4.50, 1 canner weigh—

ing 800 at $3.25. 5 cows av 1,046 at $3.75,

28 butchers av 600 at $4.65, 1 cow weigh-

ing 820 at $3.25, ii do av 1,080 at $3.75,

19 steers av 880 at $6.25, 4 cows av 900

at $4.50; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 6 butchers av

790 at $5.50, 11 do av 753 at $4; to Ntlg‘lo

1’. Co. 7 cows av 1,047 at $4.75; to Bres-

nahan 6 do av 970 at $3.60, 2 steers av

680 at $5; to ’arkcr, W. & Co. 13 cows

av 807 at $3.60. 5 do av 836 at $3.50; to

Mich. B. Co. 2 bulls av 900 at $4.50, 3

heifers av 690 at $5.25; to Rnttkowsky 5

do av 670 at $4.25; to Bresnuhan 10 cows

av 903 at $3.50; 1‘0 Nz‘lglc 1". C0. 28 steers

av 1,065 at $6.40. 2 (i0 av 985 at $6, 11

cows av 1.032 at $4.10. 6 butchers av 816

at $4.50, 1 heifcr Weighing 460 at $4.



Spiccr & R. sold Bresnahan 3 cows av

910 at $3.60, 3 do av 1,010 at $3.60, 3 do

av 820'at $3.60; to Newton B. CO, 3 bulls

av 610 at $4.25, 1 do weighing 540 at

$4.25. 30 butchers :lv 952 at $5.75, 1 steer

weighing 1,190 at $6.50, 25 cows av 907 at

$4; to Bray 1 steer weighing 620 at $5, 4

Cows av 870 at $3.50; to ltosnick 4 do av

912 at $4.25; to Borce 12 feeders av 855

at $5.50; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 6 butchers av

846 at $5.40, 10 do av 771 at $5; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 4 cows av 887 at $3.50, 3

bulls av 1,073 at $4.85, 13 butchers av 544

at $410; 90 Voice 9 stockers av 630 at

$4.75: to Newton B. Co. 1 cow weighing

970 at $3.50; to Kull 7 steers av 714 at

$5.25, 5 COWS av 976 at $4.25.



Veal Calves. .



Receipts, 439. Market strong at last

week's close. Best, $94,010; others, $4@

8; milch cows and springer-s steady.



Bishop, B. & 1;]. sold Burnstine 1

weighing 120 at $9.50, 5 av 165 at $8.50,

4 av 145 at $9.50, 1 weighing 120 at $7,

1 weighing 160 at $10, 1 weighing 130 at

$10, 2 av 200 at $1.0, 5 av 145 at $9; to

Parker, W'. & Co. 4 av 130 at $9. 3 av

275 at $5, 18 av 150 at $9; to Rattlrowsky

8 av 145 at $9.50; to Thompson Bros. 8-

av 150 at $9.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 3

av 120 at $9; to Hammond, S. & Co. 4 av

150 at $9, 15 av 180 at $9.50. 3 av 140 at

$10. 2 av 150 at $10. 5 av 145 at $10. 2

av 125 at $9. 8 av 150 at $9.50, 1 weighing

160 at $10, 3 av 140 at $8.50. 9 av 160 at

$9.50, 5 av 165 at $9.50, 2 av 140 at $5.





 





 





Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 7,584. Good grades 10@15c,

common 25@50c lower than last week;

common very dull. Best lambs, $6.25@

6.50; fair to good lambs, $550606; light to

common lambs, $4625; fair to good sheep,

$3693.50; culls and common, $2@2.75.



Haley & M. sold Nagie P. Co. 17 sheep

av 110 at $3.50, 4 do av 90 at $2.50, 14 do

av 115 at $3.50. 8 do av 90 at. $3.25, 12

lambs av 80 at $6.25. 197 do av 70 at

$6.45, 8 do av 65 at $5.50; to White 154

do av 75 at $6.50, 67 do av 70 at $6.35.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle P. Co. 37

sheep av 105 at $3.50, 4 do av 100 at

$2.50, 15 lambs av 80 at $6.75, 60 sheep

av 95 at $3.50, 27 do av 80 at $3, 91 do av

90 at $2.60, 21 lambs av 70 at $6.35, 74 do

av 65 at $6.35, 160 do av 65 at $6. 79 do

av 75 at $6.50; to Youngs 53 do av 80 at

$6.50, 51 sheep av 110 at $3.50, 19 do av

80 at $3.15, 10 lambs av 64 at $5.75,

76 lambs av 83 at $6.60; to Parker,

\V. & Co. 9 do av 53 at $4.50. 29

do av 50 at‘ $4.50, 47 do av 45 at $4.50,

47 sheep av 90 at $3.25, 71 lambs av 73

at $6.75, 20 do av 65 at $6.50; to Youngs

11 sheep av 100 at $3; to Sullivan P. Co.

32 lambs av 45 at $3. 4 do av 100 at $2.50,

18 do av 50 at $4.50, 13 do av 50 at $4;

to Newton B. Co. 98 do av 65 at $6; to

Rattkowsky 26 sheep av 110 at $3.75; to

Hammond,- S. & Co. 74 do av 105 at

$3.50, 14 do av 85 at $2.50. 263 lambs av

75 at $6.50, 102 sheep av 90 at $3.50; to

Eschrich 41 lambs av 45 at $4.50, 57 do

av 50 at $4.75; to Patterson 109 sheep

av 90 at $3.10; to DeBane 123 do av 115

at $3.50; to Sullivan P. Go. 150 lambs av

65 at $6.10; to Breitenbeck 55 do av 60 at

$6. 38 do av 50 at $5.50.



Spicer & R. sold Thompson Bros. 11

lambs av 65 at $5.75; to Mich. B. CO. 17

shcep av 100 at $3.40; to Nagle P. CO.

21 lambs av 75 at $6.60, 28 sheep av 105

at $3.50; to Mich. B. Co. 45 do av 90 at

$3.3 ; to Nagle 1’. Co. 106 lambs av 70 at

$6.35: to Breitcnbcck 48 do av 55 at $5.50,

61 sheep av 85 at $3; to Thompson Bros.

11 lambs av 65 at $5.75; to Nagle- P. CO.

21 do av 70 at $6.60, 28 sheep av 110 at

$3.50; to Young 16 do av 80 at $2.50.





Hogs.

No hogs sold up to





Receipts, 6.119.

noon; looks about 5c higher.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $7.65((D7.80; pigs, $7; light yorkers,

$7.25@7.50; stags one-third off.





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

1,500 av 190 at $7.75. 1,010 av 170 at

$7.70, 515 av 160 at $7.65, 510 av 150 at

$7.60, 300 av 140 at $7.50.



Haley & M. so-ld Hammond. S. & CO.

750 av 195 at $7.75, 150 av 150 at $7.70,

200 av 160 at $7.65, 180 av 150 at $7.50.



Spicer & R. sold same 455 av 200 at

$7.75, 260 av 160 at $7.70, 190 av 160 at

$7.65.



Roe Com. CI).

av 200 at $7.75.





Friday’s Market.

November 8, 1912.





sold Sullivan P. Co. 175





attle.

Receipts, 2,633. Market steady at

Thursday’s prices. Best dry-fed steers,

$8; choice dressed steers. $7677.50; light





to good butcher steers and heifers, 700 to

900 lbs, $4.50m5.50; mixed butcher's fat

cows 55350617550: canncrs, $2603.50; com-

mon feeders. 34.755550; common bulls,

5221.50774: gold shippers" bulls, $4.25@4.75;

good \YL‘Il'llI'P'] t'cedcl‘s, $5.50@6.25; light

stockers, $i’r/525.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts. 7.89:4, Market steady at last





Week's Citysc. Best lambs. $6.50; fair to

good lambs, $6516.25; light to common

lambs. $5515.50; fair to good butcher





sheep. $3013.50; culls and common, $2@2.73





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‘ x IERE only one automobile made

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would cost thousands and thou-

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But when 40,000 people insist that

their car be built in one factory—each

car comes at the rock bottom price-

less than one thousand dollars apiece.





This accounts for the exceptional

value Overland buyers secure. Com-

bined buying power—the 20th century

economy factor—is the key. This is the

reason folks talk “ Overland” this fall,

from Seattle to Savannah and Portland

to Pasadena. Never before has there

been such .a car at such a price. It

astonished the civilized world.





The Overland 69T is the direct result

of evolution. A limited output of good

cars was the acorn from which the oak

grew. The better Overlands became

known—the more folks wanted them.

The more Overlands made—the less

each cost. Because the more raw mater-

ial bought—the less the unit expense.

Thus, every year, Overland prices have

been reduced.





Realize the tremendousness of this

Overland production; try to visualize .a

procession of 40,000 Overlands. This 18

not an estimated output. Dealers con-

tracted for 39,000 cars before a public

announcement was ever made. Our

output is 150 cars a day—nearly 1000 a

week. Right now we are over 3000 cars





The





Self-Starter

30-Horsepower

5-Passenger Touring Car

[JO-Inch Wheel Base

Timken Bearings



Center Control





behind our immediate shipping orders

and have been for ninety days.



How else—were it not for this won-

derful production efficiency—could $985

buy the highest priced features in motor





 





 





 





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information, written in good, understand-

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The preparation and distribution of this

book de luxe cost us thousands of dollars.





This was absolutely necessary as our

silent salesman. Our 2,000 agencies, as-

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been able to call on all inquiries for Over-

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pared as an aid to them. We got it out

in proper fashion—the way we always do

things.



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car construction? Set the big quality

features down on paper; balance them

up in other cars; compare them; study

them; you cannot match them for less

than $1200 in any other factory in Amer-

iCa. Size, strength, seating capacity,

wheel base, chassis construction, com-

fort, beauty and finish —— this model

matches any $1200 car manufactured.





Where in a car at less than $1200 can

you secure a thirty horsepower motor—

a wheel base of 110 inches—center con-

trol, three-quarter floating rear axle and

drop-forged I beam front axle, fitted

with expensive Timken and Hyatt bear-

ings P The double set of drum type, in-

ternal expanding and external contract-

ing brakes—13 inches by 2% inches—-

are not surpassed on $1500 cars.



Consider the economy in buying

equipment for 40,000 cars. Here on, this

$985 car you get the very finest acces-

sories manufactured—those placed on

$5000 cars. It has a Warner speedometer

--the best made; it has a fine mohair top

and boot; it has a clear vision wind

shield; it has a self-starter and Presto-

lite tank. And all for the one price;

there are no “extras.”



Our greatest problem is in supplying

the demand. The entire 1913 Overland

output is contracted for. If you want an

Overland we advise quick action.



See the Overland dealer in your

vicinity. He is at your service. His

narrlile and address supplied by us if you

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