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Whole Number 3618.





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WOOD ASHES FOR CLOVER.





 





I have been for some time interested in

experiments with fertilizers of many

kinds as applied to the growth of clover

on so—called worn out lands. Within the

past two years I have made 20 sowings.

each under different conditions, fertiliz-

ers and treatments, all of which, from a.

practical standpoint, I consider failures.

Meantime, in a field adjoining the ex-

periment plots, I sowed in August, 1911,

in corn at last cultivation, mammoth clo-

ver with half a bushel of rye per acre.

on a strip of ten acres allong south side

of field. hover germinated fairly well,

but gradually died out. When the rye

was harvested I was greatly surpris-

ed to, find a great growth of clever in

round spots about six feet in diameter,

about 75 feet apart and about 20 feet

from hedge fence. These spots were

nearly uniform in size and equal distance

apart, the entire length of field. and clo—

ver was very thick and 21/2 feet high.

This hedge fence was cut back and trim-

med two years ago, and waste piled in

small piles and burned: the clover now

growing where the brush was burned.

In my opinion cl'over can be grown on

all of these lands if a fertilizer can be

supplied containing the- properties which

were deposited by the burned brush.

There are thousands of acres of these

lands in southern Michigan, once the

most productive in the state, now barren

of clover and have been for many years.

'Rrush piles cannot be furnished for all

of theSe lands but, possibly a fertilizer

can. Clover is the only thing necessary

to make these lands worth $100 to $150

per acre. If you have a department for

investigation of these matters, I would

kindly ask consideration of this subject.



Berrien Co. G. L. S.



This letter was sent to a fertilizer

company by G. L. S, and they in turn

referred it to me. I am taking the lib-

erty of answering it through the Mich—

igan Farmer, because I consider it of so

vast importance to Michigan agriculture.

For a number of years back clover has

refused to grow as luxuriantly as it

ought to On large areas all over Mich-

igan, and especially in southern Michi-

gan. Some people claim that it has boen

the season. that the season has been too

dry, that when there was plenty of

moisture they got good catches of clover.

(this, of course. helps even in an acid

for it dilute-s the acid and washes

some of it away). but I have insisted all

along that it showed an acid soil or soil

exhaustion, because on my own fields I

have never lost a catch of clover. and so

1 do not believe that it is the drought

that is entirely to blame. Clover will





still





stand a good bit of drought if it only

has proper conditions.

The fact that wood ashes gave a





growth of clover on these places where.

the trimmings from the hedge were burn—

ed, shows clearly that all that the soil

needs to grow clover is one of three

things, or the three things combined; and

that is lime, potash and phosphoric acid.

\\'oo(l ashes contain about 32 per cent of

lime. live per cent of potash. and about

two per cent of phosphoric acid, but ex-

pwiiments have proved beyond a question

of doubt that you can't get results from

wommercial fertilizer if your soil is acid.

No matter how badly the clover plant

needs the potash and the phosphoric acid

it can’t utilize it if the soil has an acid

reaction, because the plant can’t grow.

Now the fact that wood ashes produced

such wonderful results shows clearly to

my mind that the soil is acid. This can

be ascertained without any great diffi-

culty by the blue litmus paper test, and

it would be well enough to make that

test. Still, there isn’t much use in mak-

ing the test. becase we know that hard-

wood ashes produce results. Now lets

apply hardwood ashes. That is all that

(l. L. S. says is necessary to make a

great deal of land that won‘t grew clover

now in southern Michigan, worth from

$100 to $150 an acre.



lie wants to know if there is anything

that can tlake the place. of wood ashes.

There certainly is. You can make arti-

ficial ashes just as good for clover as the

real stuff, because all the ashes contain





that will ‘do the plant any good is the

lime, the potash, and the phosphoric

acid. Now you can buy plenty of lime.

There are lime beds and marl beds all

over Michigan. You can get it for just

about the value of the labor neces-





sary to get it out of the marl beds or out

of the lime quarries and get it in shape

and pay the transportation on it no the

farm. You can buy any amount of com-

mercial potash and phosphoric acid, and

if you want you can mix them the same

proportion that they are in wood ashes,

and get the same results that you would

with the wood ashes.



We are liable to make a mistake and

think that lime is all that is necessary.

It may be so, and it may not be so. As





I said before, no matter how badly the

clover plant would need potash and phos-

phoric acid, it you applied this and the

land was sour it couldn’t utilize it, and

consequently when we apply the lime we





'THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





simply sweeten the soil, we don’t furnish

plant food, but we put the soil in condi-

tion so that- the clover plant can live,

providing it has enough to eat. We fur-

nish an alkaline soil so that' the bacteria

which assist the clover plant in its growth

can live in this soil, but we ought not to

ignore the 'fact that undoubtedly the clo-

ver plant needs the potash and the phos-

phoric acid quite as much as it does the

lime to make a healthy growth, and the

wood ashes don’t tell us this because we

have the three combined.



Now, it seems to me the thing to do is

to experiment with these three ingredi-

ents. On one strip of the field sow lime

at the rate of about two tons per acre.

On another strip of the field sow 500 lbs.

of commercial potash. On another strip

of the field sow 500 lbs. of commercial

phosphoric acid. Then combine these.

On another strip sow lime and potash. On





anOther lime and phosphoric acid. On

another phosphoric acid and potash

alone, and note the results. My belief





is 'that you will find Where you combine

the lime, the phosphoric acid, and the

potash there you will get nearly ideal re-

sults. There you can raise clover. It

will grew luxuriantly. You have sweet-

ened the soil and you have furnished

mineral plant food. I would have faith

enough in this theory and from results on

my own farm to cover an entire field this

way, but if G. L. S. hasn’t faith enough

in the proposition 'to treat an entire field

in this way then he can experiment until

he knows just what no is doing.



There isn’t any reason why southern

Michigan can't grow clover again just as

luxuriantly as it ever did if we would

only supply the ingredients of the soil

which have been taken out. We used to

think that land got clover sick and it

wouldn’t grow clover any longer. They

thought that down in New Jersey but

careful investigation proved that the rea-

son was because they exhausted the soil

of phosphoric acid and potash and be-

cause the soil got acid in reaction instead

of alkaline. Consequently when we sup-

ply these ingredients we can grow clover

just as well as we ever did. Possibly we

can’t do it at first because we have rob-

bed the soil of vegetable matter, and it

may take a favorable season so far as

the distribution of moisture is concerned

the first year to get a maximum yield of

clover, but after we have grown this crop

of clover and we will plow it under and

get vegetable matter in the soil then it

will grow clover just as well as ever.



You can put any soil back into its vir-

gin condition if you will only go at it in

this way. First, if the land is acid,

sweeten it by using lime. Second, in-

corporate. vegetable matter. Third, use

plant food. If you can’t get stable ma-

nure get commercial fertilizer. Those

three things will make any soil blossom

like the rose. There is only one condi-

tion where all these things might' not

produce proper results, and that would

be on land that is too wet and needed

tile draining. In such cases the land

must first be tile drained to draw off the

surplus water, then those other three

requisites combined as they Should be.

and as everyone can determine by a little

experimenting. will make any land pro-

ductive. It don’t make any difference

whether it is in Michigan or any other

place. COLON C. LILLIE.





FALL PLOWING FOR SPRING CROPS.





 





An able Scotch writer on agriculture

says: “The object of plowing is to delve

and turn over the soil to destroy the sur-

face vegetation byr burying it under

ground, where it rots and becomes a kind

of manure." He might have added that

it is the first and most important step

in pulverizing the soil, and making it

fine, mellow, and porous, so the air can

enter, warm, and sweeten it, and so that

i: will absorb and retain more of the

rain water to supply vegetation in dry

weather and enable ‘the tender roots of

plants to easily penetrate and spread

themselves through it in every direction

to secure a supply of their necessary

nourishment.



In Canada, Prof. Shaw says: “Late

fall plowmg is universally practiced by

the farmers in Ontario," and that “they

cannot get uniformly good crops without

plowing late in autumn.”



Mr. McDonald says: “Fal-l plowing is

coming to be an abSOlute necessity;” and

“we plow everything in the fall.” Prob-

ably as these men say, the soil and cli-

mate of Ontario require it.



It is claimed by some writers that

plowing a. tough stubborn $011 in the fall,

exposing it to the action of the frost,

freezing, and thawing—helps to subdue

it; but not many farmers in our melon





practice it for that purpose. They plow

late in the fall solely because it can be

done at a time» of comparative leisure,

and advance their spring work; but in

Canada We are told that the land in-

tended for hoed crops, (corn and pota-

toes), should never be plowed later than

September—a. month in which wheat and

rye sowing and crop gathering make it:

a busy month for farmers as any month

in spring. For early spring crops, oats

and barley, they plow in November,

whether it be stubble field or sold ground.



Soils differ in their composition. Plow-

ing stubble fields late in the 'fall for early

spring seeding may be all right for Can—

ada, but I would not have it done on our

farm if somebody would do it for noth-

ing and board himself. I have plowed

stubble fields in the fall in which the

particles of soil coalesced, ran together,

and consolidated, so that it looked like

a dried-up bed of mortar. When plowed

again in the spring, (as it had to be),

the. stubble. and rubbish were turned up

again to the surface and the land was

not in so good a condition as to fineness,

as it would have been had it not been

plowed in the fall. Sod ground turned

down late in the fall gets so badly baked.

leached, and consolidated, that it has a

desolate look, is apt to be lumpy, and re-

quires about as much labor to put it into

good condition as it would be to plow

and fit in the spring. Spring plowed land

on" our farm looks finer and raises better

crops than the fall plowed.



It has been said that by fall plowing

the worms and insects that have bur-

rowed into the ground for winter quar—

ters are turned to the sunface and de-

stroyed by freezing. I do not believe that

freezing will kill worms and bugs unless

Uhey are nearly dead already. I think

that frozen worms, like the frozen ser-

pent in the fable, will, when thawed, re-

VlVe and be as ungrateful and destructive

as ever. A worm that was so nearly dead

that it did not have strength enough to

crawl back into the ground before a bird

came along hunting, would be quite sure

to die before spring anyhow.



It was once thought in England” and in

this country, that it was necessary to

summer-fallow in order to get uniformly

good crops of wheat, but only a few

farmers, either there, or here, practice

it now unless they wish to rid the field

of quack grass, or Canada thistles. It is

not easy to see what benefit the soil can

obtain by being exposed all winter for

the rains and melting snows to leach the

fertility from the surface and carry it

down to the subsoil beyond the reach of

shal‘ow rooted plants. '



A sod turned down late in the fall will

remain frozen nearly the. wnole time and

will not rot any more than the Chicago

dressed beef in refrigerator cars. or the

frozen meat shipped from Australia to

Great Britain.



Pennsylvania. J. W. INGRAM





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





We have the best crop of potatoes this

year that we have raised in recent years.

Those who have read Lillie Farmstead

Notes in the Michigan Farmer for the

last year or two years, will undoubtedly

remember that I have been trying to

raise 200 bushels to the acre, but haven’t

seemed to be able to do this. I know a

great many people can do this, but I

haven’t been able to do it, but this year

I have, and so feel proud of my crop of

potatoes. They were grown on an al-

falfa sod plowed down, that had been





manured with stable manure. and we

also used fertilizer with the potato

planter. We certainly had a nice crop





of potatoes. While they were growing

and the tops werecyet green they en—

tirely covered the ground. One could

hardly see dry soil at all. The great

fault with the potatoes is that they are

too large, that is. many of them were a

great deal too large to be real good mar-

ketable potatoes. I have finally accom-

plished what I undertook, to raise 200

bushels of potatoes to the acre in com-

mon field practice, and now of course I

am not satisfied. Now I am going to

raise 300 bushels to the acre in common

field practice. I may not do it next

year, and may not the next, but I am

going to keep at it until I produce 300

bushels of potatoes per acre.

Alfalfa for Hog Pasture.



There isn’t any question but what al-

falfa is the ideal hog pasture if hogs

will not injure the plants in pasturing,

and they don’t seem to. A June grass

pasture is very good hog pasture real

early in the season but it is only a few

weeks before this plant becomes tough

and nears maturity and the hogs don't

like it, and finally in the middle of the





 





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summer they ‘wmv scarcely‘eat’ it ‘at all. '





Hogs want a Juicy tender plant. Rape

is also a good hog pasture but it is diffi-

cult to get this in succession so that you ,

have a. continuous green succulent food

the entire summer. But with alfalfa you

can do this. The plant no sooner ma-

tures than a new growth starts out from

the crown and a new crop commencing

is just as juicy and tender as the first.

and I propose to try to get practical re-

sults in pasturing alfalfa, 1 have some

rough land through which the creek flows

that is not practical to till for average

crops. You couldn't get the fields SO

that the rows would be uniform and long

enough so that you could use modern

machinery in harvesting either corn or

potatoes. But it is rich land, the most

of it is well drained land, much of it is

alluvial deposit where the water flows

quite freely. Some places in this land,

of course, there are depressions which

need tiling and I have been doing this.

Then in the fields that we are preparing

for hog pasture especially, there is quite

a big side' hill which I doubted if I ever

would plow again when I put it into pas-

ture, but since I got such splendid results

in growing alfalfa on a clay side—hill, I

have made up my mind that it would pay

me to break this up and seed it to al-

falfa for a hog pasture. So-we have been

doing that while the land was too wet

for anything else this fall. We have got

it tiled and the most of it plowed, and I

propose to sow it early in the spring to

alfalfa and red clover mixed together,

and to seed it with winter rye. The idea

is that the winter rye will .grow up rap-'

dily and prevent any weeds from crowd—

ing out the clover, but as the hot weath»

er of summer comes the rye will cease

growing and it will have answered the

purpose of a nurse crop and will not take

all of the moisture from the soil just

when the young plants need it. The

trouble with seeding with oats and then

cutting the oats for hay is, that you put

off cutting the cats for hay. Then,

again, I wouldn’t care to harvest o‘n‘ihls





 





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rough land a crop of oats for hay, and“'iv-<~...,





believe that winter rye will be an ideal

thing to sow as a nurse crcp for the

alfalfa in the spring. My intention is to

sow three small fields on different parts

of the farm to alfalfa in this way on

purpose for hog pasture. If I get a good

enough crop so that the hogs don’t eat

the whole of it when it comes time that

the second growth begins to start from

the crown, if there is any left of the first

crop I shall go in and mow it and make

hay out of it, and then when the second

growth starts turn the hogs in again.

I am positive that the theory of alfalfa

for hog pasture is correct and I am go-

ing to find out its practical value.



“'e are now feeding alfalfa hay, sec-

ond and third cutting, to hogs. Both

the old broods sows and the young hogs,

even the fall pigs, will eat this alfalfa

hay much more 'than you would think

they would. I believe that alfalfa pas-

ture and alfalfa hay in the winter time

is going to become an important food in

the ration for hogs. I cannot tell you

how much corn it will save but I am

sure it will make the hogs more thrifty

and healthy. and that it will be of as-

pecial value to brood sows.



COLON C. LILLIE.





 





CARE OF FARM MACHINERY.





 





In such an old settled section of the

country as this is, it does not seem as

though so many farmers would leave ex-

pensive tools standing in the fields ex-

posed to the elements for months at a.

time. Only a few days ago in a short

ride through the country, the writer saw

half a dozen hay loaders, (mostly new),

and many other kinds of farm machin-

ery, including drills, etc., standing out in

the fields or barnyards. Perhaps all these

farmers did not have room in their barns

to store these tools until later in the

season.



or course, lumber is high, but it is not

necessary to put up a very expensive

building in which to store tools. Many

barns are so situated that a shed on one

end could be built for this purpose that

would not be very expensive, and almost

any farmer could do this work himself.

or course, a separate building for stor-

ing tools when not in use, would be

much better and more convenient than

a shed built on one end of the barn. My

tool house, which is 15x45 feet and eight

feet high, except on one end (where the

hay loader is stored), which is 12 feet

high, was built out of old fence boards,

cost me less than $50 and I find it pays

me a his interest on the investment ev-

ery year.





Ottawa Co. Joan Jacxaox.





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THE BANK AS A FARMER’S ASSET.



The farmers throughout the country

are yearly recognizing the advantages

'that our splendid American banking sys-

tem affords and, to their credit and in—

terests, a good share of them deal mostly

through this financial medium. There is

no business in the land that is conducted

more on the lines of s0und, reliable prin—

ciples than the banks, which afford the

same confidential respect and safeguards

for one and all. Of course, there is 0c-

casionally a bank officer who goes wrong

and causes great embarrassment, and

sometimes a loss, to the other officers,

stockholders and depositors. But usually

in such cases the press exaggerates this

to the limit, thus causing many to look

0n 'the banks as unsafe, while as a mat-

ter of fact, there are fewer losses from

this source than any other investment

we could make For instance, 90 per

cent of all business investments fail, and

when it comes to farmers there are

'enough of them also; but seldom do we

hear of a bank failing, and then there is

seldom a total loss.



If you want good business advice go to

your banker and he will give it to you.

He will instruct you along the lines of

honest business principles, and you will

seldom make mistakes in following his

directions. Just because there happens

to be a member of a banking institution

whom you do not like, or may not be

just what; he ought to be perhaps, do not

turn down the bank, as one member

does not constitute a bank.



The advantages which the banks afford

for the» farmers are many and, from the

commercial or business standpoint, it

would be impossible to get along without

them. Bradstreet's and Dunn’s, our

great commercial rating agencies, are

dependent largely on the, banks for their

information, and no doubt the day will

come when every business farmer will

have a commercial rating the same as

other business men. Then he can send

his check on his local bank as far away

ashe chooses for whatever he may wish

to order. In fact, this is done now to

some extent and here is one of the ad*

vantages of having a bank account.

Your banker, if you have always dealt

honestly and squarely with him, will be

glad «to recommend you to any business

house on request.



Doing business with the bank elevates

the farmer to more accurate business

methods. It also systematizes all of his

accounts. If you check out every dollar

yen handle during the year the banker

has practically kept your books for you

free of charge, and you know exactly to

the penny how your business stands.

This alone is worth much to any farmer.



No matter how small our deposits are,

the bank appreciates them as well as

the larger ones. consequently do not Wait

for more money to start an account.

There are thousands of dollars lost, stol-

cn and burned up every month in the

year by peeples’ carelessness in having

too much money lying idle in their homes

or on their persons, while if it was de-

posited in the local bank it would be per—

fectly safe. I sold a farmer some corn

a few years ago. He lrlflid me the cash,

which I carelessly placed in my pocket.

I was busy working around in the barn-

yard and when night came I had lost

the cash. Now how much better it would

have been for me had this farmer paid

by check. If the check had been lost

the money Would haye been in the bank

and I could haVe obtained another check.

I thought this was it lesson, but not long

ago I lost some. more cash in about the

same manner, which has taught me a

lesson, and when i take in money after

this I will send it to the bank immedi—

ately and pay all my bills by check. If

I lose my check book I can get another.



When you pay your bills by check you

never have to get a receipt, as the check

is a receipt which the bank returns to

you. You can aISo refer to these vouch-

cars in years to come in case of a dispute

in settlement of estates, etc. Should they

be lost the transactiOn is recorded on

the bank books and you can refer to

them. Also, when you pay your bills by

check you always have the right change,

which is no small item.



When you are. in need of groceries YOU

naturally go to the grocery store. “'hen

you want money, go to the bank. Many

think it is better to borrow money from

individuals and Shun the bank. This is

making a mistake, because you cannot

always get the amount you want or

when you want it. But if you are known

at your bank-and have good credit you

can get any amount at any time and

only have to pay interest on same for

the time you need the loan. Many times





 





 

   





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you have an opportunity to make a

profitable investment by having some

cash to invest in some good deal before

you, and only have to have the amount

from 10 to 30 days. Your bank always

has the cash for you—simply give your

note, and check out the money. \Vhen

you have made your profits take the oth-

er fellow’s check and pay your note. You

have not handled a penny of cash, run

no risk of losing same, yet have done

business at a profit by the best up-to-

date method, while your banker has kept

your books and done all the figuring

free of charge.





VVashtenaw Co. B. F. WASHBURNE.





THE TRESSPASSING OF HUNTERS

ON FARMS.





 





 





Now that the hunting season is open,

young fellows from the city and villages,

with one or more dogs, are daily roaming

over the country, and if the farmer hap—

pens to have a small patch of timber, it

is filled with hunters, especially on Sun-

days, and the barking of dogs and the

firing of guns is heard more or less near-

ly all day. These young fellows do not

step to consider whether the farmer has

any right to the rabbits 'or other small

game, that may happen to be found on

his premises. But few farmers like to

put up “No Tresspassing” signs, and

these signs do but little good anyway.

Some hunters seem to think that because

they have a license, they are at liberty

to roam wherever they choose and shoot

at everything they please. Even the

farmer’s turkeys are not safe from these

so—called sportsmen. Every Sunday morn—

ing especially, the inierurban cars that

run through this section, are filled with

hunters and dogs. who get off at differ—

ent places and go tramping over fields

and through the woods, (where there are

any), breaking down fences and leaving

gates open. Of course, there is a law

against such t'resspassing, but what

farmer wants to go to the trouble and

expense of making arrests. lle would

probably get the name, of being mean

and stingy for his pains.



The question is, what is the best

course for the farmer to pursue in re-

gard to lawless tresspassing hunters.



Ottawa Co. JOHN JACKSON,



WILL IT PAY TO DRAIN A PEAT '

SWAMP?





 





I have a piece of swamp ground. I see

by some writings. that some do not be-

lieve, it pays to drain peat swamp. \\'hat

is your opinion? In draining it how close

do you have to put the, tile? \Vould You

run the tile running out. around the

swamp or would you run a main tile with

laterals?



\Vayne C0. SUBSCRIBER-



If the swamp is a clear peat, that is,

entirely vegetable matter, it is very

doubtful if it will pay to drain it for ag-

ricultural purposes. You have got to

have some soil‘ or sand or dissolved rock

mixed with the peat' in order to make it

valuable for growing crops. Most ordi-

nary swamps contain a large amount Of

vegetable maltter mixed with soil, but

there are peat swamps that contain prac-

tically no soil at all, and these will not

grow crops, and consequently, for this

purpose, it would not pay to drain them

unless you went to a still farther ex-

pense of drawing on sand or soil to mix

with the peat. Then such areas are us-

ually very productive.



The best way to drain a swamp of" this

sort and do it thoroughly is to adopt both

systems suggested by G. \V. N. Run a

drain around the outside of the swamp

to catch the water that seeps down from

the higher ground, and then run a drain

through the center of it with sufficient

laterals to drain the water off. If there

is a large amount of vegetable matter in

this soil the drains won’t llaVO to be

quite so close together to drain it thor-

oughly as where there is only a moder-

ate amount of vegetable matter on top

and then a. clay bottom. I should say

that drains four or five rods apart would

be amply sufficient to drain it.



COLON C. LILLIE.



EFFECT OF STORAGE ON SUGAR



BEETS.





Foreign tests have shown that ‘thle-

losses of sugar in beets during storage

are due in part to the absorption of large

amounts of water, which dilute the

juice, but mainly to the consumption of

saccharose by the respiratory process of

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this purpose, the leaves and tops will set-

tle' and ilatten out, shingling as it were,

each heap so that the heaviest rains or

snows will not get through. Thus secure

from danger of freezing it is possible to

give them ample time to cure and dry

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over three-fourths of the dirt. etc, (now

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beets will not be in water. Tons upon

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even as bad as the weather is, a farmer

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no wonder such farmers do not make

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several tons from water and mud on my

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Careful selection of suitable sires and

dams influences the heredity tendency to

attain Size. A liberal system (if feeding

and suitable environment develops these

inherited tendencies. Heredity is a pe—

culiar force. If not stimulated to do the

things we want it to do, it is likely to

do the very things we do not want it to

do. Some farmers argue that if one

mates a mare weighing 1,400 pounds with

a stalliOn weighing 2,000 pounds, he can

safely count on a colt weighing 1,600

pounds or more. However, in actual

practice this is not so. for without some

sort of special care and liberal feeding

no one has ever succeeded in developing

a. 1,600—pound horse.



Feed has increased the size of all

horses. Liberal feeding and suitable 'en—

vironments, together with t 3 careful

selection of suitable breeding stock has

gradually evolved the present draft horse.

In our efforts to maintain and increase

the size of draft horses We must con-

sider that all horses started originally

from the same ancestry. Some of them

are large and some ofthem are small.

Feed made the difference at first, and of

course the feed was a, part of the natu-

ral environment. Unless supported by a

liberal system of feeding the atavistic

tendency is always downward toward the

original ancestral type which was very

small. We may take a band of Shet-

land ponies, breed them together, feed

them liberally at all times, and in a few

generations get them much larger than

the original stock. On the other hand, if

we turn a band of large drafters out on

the range where feed is scarce their

descendants will gradully ‘decrease in

size until they are not drafters at all.

Bad environment will decrease size. Good

environment will maintain 0r increase it.

Every farmer who breeds draft horses

shoual devote every possible effort to

making his colts reach the best possible

growth and devekrpmeut in the early

part of their live». ' Is it not easy to see

that feed is fu"‘\. as important as breed

in developing draft horses.



When the foal is taken away from the

mare he should be placed in a. box stall

that is well—lighted and well—ventilated.

The box stall will afford him more e-X—

ercise than a single stall but do not

think it will furnish him enough; turn

him out every good day and allow him

to exercise about the yards. Bran and

oats make an ideal grain feed and clover

and timothy make the best roughage.



The fccder is the only man that can

tell how much food the colts require for

their best growth and development. They

should always have only what will be

cleaned up at one feeding. Nothing Will

make a colt grow unthrifty faster than

allowing stale food to collect in the feed

boxes and mangers from one feeding to

the next. The colt’s digestive system

needs rest at times. They should never

lose their foal flesh. but be kept on the

grain ration from birth to maturity with

plenty of bulky and organic food to

maintain their health and vitality. The

stable should be kept clean and the hoofs

must be watched and kept trimmed to

prevent them from growing the wrong

way. From weaning time until it is

ready to be conditioned for sale it should

have plenty of bone and muscle—forming

foods and be given the run of a good

pasture at all times when the weather

is pleasant.



The colt should be trained to do light

work during the third year. This makes

faster walkers and has a tendency to

make them more graceful. \Yalking is

the best gait a draft horse can have, and

all that is possible should be done to

cultivate a quiet and easy gait. Much

judgment and patience are necessary in

training colts. Training is as much a.

matter of judgment as of skill. It would

be better if every farmer would keep

professional horse trainers off their farms

and handle the colts with more kindness

and common sense.



In many localities in the eastern states

good markets may be found right at

home for four and five—year-old teams

that have been worked for a year or two.

Such horses are especially well fitted f0r

the farmer’s demands. This branch of

the trade is more profitable for many

growers to supply, as they may use their

teams for one or tw0 years and. then sell

them at a good figure and avoid the ex-

pense of conditioning them for market.

Location and conditions determine which

method is the best to follow.





‘THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





The farmer who raises a number of





- well-bred colts each year may be able to





dispose of them to better advantage by

conditioning them for market. XVhen

horses are to be sold in the horse mar-

kets, it is essential that they show qual~

ity and finish, the same as beef cattle.

\Vhile there is no denying that many

horses are injured by overtltting for mar-

ket, so long as the market demands this

class of horses, the ones that are the

most highly conditioned will bring the

most money.



Fitting horses for market requires skill

and brains. Of first importance is a

good comfortable and sanitary stable.

Box stalls in which the light is rather

dim, are to be preferred. A rather dim

light has a tendency to keep the horses

quiet. The usual criticisms regarding

dark stalls will not hold good in the case

of fattening horses for market, because

the fattening period is of short dura-

tion.



The feeds should be largely of a fat—

tening nature. Good, sound ear corn

does very well. Then, as the fattening

period advances, and for the sake of

variety, oats, bran and a little oil meal

may be fed twice a day. This makes a

simple ration, yet one of the best that

can be made up. If more bulk is de-

sired with the gran feed it may be sup-

plied by adding cut hay. To add to the

palatability of the mixture many feeders

mix five or six quarts of molasses with

a. pail of water and pour it over the

mixed feed. As for hay, the horses that

are fed grain with cut hay will not eat

a great deal. Clover and timothy give

the best results.



More or less attention must be given





 





Some will provide a balanced ration





for the hogs and not for other animals

that are not going to be sold right away.

“If it pays,” and it does, “to feed one

animal a balanced ration, why will it

not pay to feed another such a ration?”

It will. The horse needs it as much,

or more, as the hog, and the cow cannot

do her very best unless fed in the very

best possible manner.



When you begin to figure on the price

of feed, and to think about the strenu-

ous competition among feeders, you will

jump at anything that promises to save

feed and to shorten the time of the

feeding period.



The balanced ration does both Of these

things—saves feed for the same period

of time, and shortens the time of the

feeding period. If a hog is fed on a

single corn diet it must handle a great

quantity in order to get enough of the

building foods 'to supply the demand,

and handle much of the fat forming

part of it that is not needed and which

must be thrown (ff at a great cost in

energy, and at the cost of just so much

of this part of the. food. The animal

would be healthier and thrive better if

this work were not thrown upon its ex—

cretory organs.



The same thing is true when applied

to horses and cows. A horse cannot be

at his best when hard at Work and com-

pelled to handle this food that must be

cast off. liis digestive and excretory

organs are compelled to act. using much

of his energy, without getting the need-

ed amount of stimulant. So it is with

the cow, when fed upon a ration en-

tirely out of balance. ller energy must

be expended in this useless sort of way





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to keeping the coat in good condition.

Blanketing keeps the hair in good con-

dition. ()rdinary stable blankets that

cover the horse well and strap under

the belly are as good as the higher-

priced ones. The small amount of oil

meal in the ration also helps to make

the coat glossy. By keeping the horses

in this way until a few days before mar—

ket and giving them a thorough grooming

their coats will be in excellent shape.



Fattening horses do not need V(‘I‘y

much exercise. In fact, many good feed-

ers do not take them out of the stables

until about ready to sell. An occasional

bran mash or dose of cpsom salts when

needed will do away with swollen limbs

caused by standing in the stall. A day

or two before sending them to market

it is well to take them out for a short

walk to get them gradually accustomed

to the change and excitement. As a,

general proposition, eastern farmers will

do better to sell their young draft

horses in their natural condition and not

assume the expense and risk of over-

loading them with fat in an effort to

secure higher prices. Of course. the

whole proposition depends a lot upon the

ability of the feeder to get his horses in

the proper condition to bring the most

money.





New York. W. MILTON KELLY.





THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BAL-

ANCED RATION.





 





 





It is a. lamentable fact that there are

still many farmers that think nothing

about providing a balanced ration, or

even an approximately balanced ration.

for their stock. We have them here in

Indiana, and, I doubt not that some such

may be found in other loealities. But

the idea that it has always been done

this way, and always can be done in

the same old way, is an old fogy notion

of the “barbaric past,” and cannot much

longer find an excuse for existence.





trying to gct a living instead of to pro-

dilcc milk and butter-fat.



And, we think the big thing of it all

lies in the resultant better health of an

animal. \\'e have here in our neighbor-

hood a gentleman who has built up a

neat little fortune buying up jaded

horses and sick horses, feeding them

back to health and vitality and selling

again to farmers, very often selling to

the same man and for a good round sum

the horse he had botght for a trillc.

\Vhen approached as to his methods of

“doctoring up” these animals he replied.

“No doctorin’ but fcedin’, restin,’ an’

rubbin'. All they need’s three good feeds

a. day. ’l‘hat’l cure any horse ’at’s got

life enough in 'im to eat." ..nd we, know

it to be a fact that he believes in feed—

ing exactly right. lie was never known

to discharge a man for anything except

for feeding a horse wrong. But when

a man does that he must get ready to

puck the trunk “instantcr.”



‘\\'e_tirmly believe that this man is

almost wholly right in his ideas, and we

firmly believe that the unbalancwl ration

causes more cholera in hogs, heaves in

horses, and tuberculosis in cattle, than

any one thing. And all because Of the

unnecessary duties placed upon the di-

gestive and excretory organs. thus mak-

ing the animal unable to resist the at-

tacks of disease germs, and by weaken—

ing the organs So that germs may find

congenial locations. If so, what a price

we are paying for the privilege of throw-

ing goo-d feed away.



Indiana. E. P. H. GREGORY.



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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

stallion: and mare: 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 pleased to have you ask

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We have a fine lot. of imported and

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money than any other importer. Write

us your wants.





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What does he get: First of all—beet of all—the

real. long-stroke, T-head motor—the motor that is going

to revolutionize motor building. The Mitchell motors have

a 6 and 7 inch stroke; the stroke that gives tremendous

power—nothing can match it.





The T-head Motor

We know that this improvement—the T-head motor

with 6 and 7 inch stroke, and properly balanced bore—is

the right idea at last, and the most valuable improvement

that has ever been developed in automobile mechanics.

Think of an engine like this in a moderate price car.

Do more than think about it. Ask people who know, and

see we oar yourself. It is a revelation.

Other Mitchell Features

There are some more things that make the big value

in the 1913 Mitchell: The extra long wheel base; the new,

French Belaise springs; the complete electric lighting

system: electric starter—independent of each other, and

both Operating from driver's seat.





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1713 can have left drive and center control:

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upholstered (“-11.153441 ; iimken iron: axle hearngs; gauges on the

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Among the problems that confront the

early lamb grower. the one of feeding

holds a prominent place. It is neoemry

to keep the sheep in geod condition. yet

not too (at, and. after the lambs are

dropped, to force both sheep and lambs

to their greatest capacity until the lambs

are ready for market. How this can be

done best, and also most etxlrmnical-ly.

is a question on which there might be a

great difference of opinion, but it is my

purpose here no deseribe a method that

has been applied successfully for several

years. and one which seems economical.



As soon as the sheep are housed in



the fall, they are red clover hay in the

morning and corn fodder at night. care

'being taken to iced only what they will

eat up clean. They have free access to

lsalt and water all the time. The corn-

éstalks were grown in drills about three

Meet apart. on which a good many cars

"have formed. The stalks from the parts

lot the field in general on which grow the

~;.-oorem and smallest ears are led before

lambing and most»: with the best ears,

’itiieT. This; avoids feeding too much corn

'lJQI-QTG the heavier feeding is begun. The

3sheep have no difficulty in husking the

corn or getting it off the cob, and they

certainly waste lees than the ordinary

corn sheller This feeding i4 continued

twin}: little variation until a few days at-

718? the lambs are dropped, unless bean

pods are a‘allahle. in which case they

are substituted (.lct-asionelly for (the night

7 feeding of l‘rulder.

l '19 soon as: possible after the lambs: are

loin-Led. he sheep with lambs. an placed

man pens by themselvee and heavier feed-

,ing 1;: begun At first only a light feed

of 03 Ls and bran is given once a day. but

this is gradually increased until they are

fed Meir: morning and night all they will

913m: Any indication of over-feeding.

hc'*:\'~:~r. will cause a drop in 1hr— fee-ding

{or 24 few days; Then in conmwtim: with

11'." $913.14: of oats and bran. more com

{midi-f :.~ fed and sAots. having the best-

derr: {1-2: ears of com. This lee-ding in

unit? the lambs are shipped

iTLen 1'. sheep :zire at aunt‘s- sorted out

limo per: '11:: themeelvee and put back

:on the feed oi" hay and 191183.; and

lkep". so 11:11: they are turned out in the

jspring.

: This method of lei—ding saves a great

lexpcnse in the handl -ng of the corn, and

":he heavy lending is utottinuerl only dur-

.ing the time that is“ necessary {tear grow-

ing the l' amps a period 01 from live to

nine whens



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THE HOG MARKET



The F" 'w‘rl m..- in Live To My: which

occurred T'TYJ; 1'11»; 1115‘. were}: 11; member

xand the 7‘1‘51 View; it: November". agzne‘

gating, :11ij ll". ;:' pa»: cwr. seems to have

ihad [lu- 1:3“;22. effect of increasing the

run of huge film-x and other markets

Of course, were are other lat-101‘s which

enter imc me '10:; marketing problem at

this season of We Tray Just now the

prevalence of Ems: ctr-tern in nome leec—

Lions of the state am; 'i’m- rewiring

‘quaramlne pvt-wile” v 1<zsuwj by the

E81314? live #1 Mel; 521:9. “marzmission. pro-

hihilirlg' 73".» shipment m hugs gum m-

‘tended for immediate kHz-wigmgr, may

hare- had H tendency to augment the

,markeiing 'xt' hogs .ir 3‘9“?!)1 mural-2F: Then

“the fine-nlanr? TIC)! UJ'UYWT Ex‘l Il'm- Hexagcm 01'

‘lhe year imitates many iar'rnerr 19 mar-

ll:et their huge as earli- ers. pnsfiiillla ulnle

withers have 1hrmgh-t film by marketing

"them before the huge: flattened or: new

loom «some firm: the mandrel the price

iwoulcl be better than if they were Ina?»

lkele-c'i ‘l'clle’Y'

l There it no denying the lam. hmvever.

3 than a falling. market induce.- liberal

fselling on ”he pa "1 (Pl American lawyer's.

lThey seem 1r. are: to ‘hur'l‘y and get rid

'lol‘ their hogs am}. other ’rfl'tm‘luclx before

title price goes: still lower. no mafierwhnt

the indications; as 111 supply and demand

lma} be There is». of course an inclina—

lilUI‘l (m the; part of packer? to force liog

price-s: down at The season of the year





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‘wherl heaviest shipments may be ex-





pected. at which mime they are laying in

~21 stock of provisions for future sale. and

lthere is no denying the fact that nude-1'

lsome conditions they will be able to in—

,floenoe the market to a. very marked

idm- _



But it is also a fact that mere as a





: omfive shortage of huge in the

tenant-1w due to the scarcity and high

: price of grain during the past year, and





if ma? owners would hold bait-k supplies





= mu a flaming market that market mid

,nt one m renewed armed: and inn-

idler omelet short apply in: wall





5‘“-





Nov. 23. ms.





behawsnflrle for the packing my?

tm prices am below 1 supply nd

demand basls. Hence under existing

conditions It would be the part of wisdom

for those who are not forced to sell their

hugs to withhold such hogs as are not

finished to heavy weight, thus decreasing

supplies and importing a strength to the

market which is really warranted by

conditions of supply and demand. Once

tax time has been passed and the pork

barrels are tilled. there will be a notice-

able decrease in the shipments of hogs.

and by more conservative marekting, dis-

tributing supplies over a, longer period

of time the aggregate receipts to pro-

ducers will be very materially increased.





 





THE INTERNATIONAL.





 





As announced on another page of this

issue, the International Lin: Stock Ex-

position for 1912 will be held at the 'lfn-

i-m Stock Yards, Chicago, from November

30 to December 7. The list of entries for

this year’s show indicate that it will be

greater than ever, the individual entries

for the several clam-”m; being as follows:

Cattle. breeding classes, 83?, {at clwes.

2-15; sheep, breeding classes, 461, {all

classes. 35‘; swine. breeding classes 705,

int classes 340; horses. 1.286. making a

iulal of 4.246 entries in the individual

classes, lo say nothing of the hundreds

of cariuads of cattle, sheep and swim: in

the carlot classes which will be on ex~

llIblUUll in the stock yards proper.



This opportunity to see such a large

number 01' the very clinic-e111 individuals

and colleczions of animal}, 10 be found in

the world should not bc neglected by any

.‘wckman or farmer who can possibly

avail himself 01 the opportunity 0! visit-

ing this premier liVe stock .uhow. The

Mock is the ultimate end 01 all meat ani—

male and in this slum ring at: in no oth-

er in the count“ the ultimate end is

liezl ”1 mind in placing of ana1ds.Hem

2.5 rowlitn» elfie, (An lite practical stock

hri-ednr and feeder gain idea»: ('1: col—

nonnl-c vane to him and his businens and

401411.11: ideal» which will make him more

"IMHUJHM’UC. and confiequcntly more euc-

ceee‘l'ul. in addition to the FIEG‘W itself

then,» are other attractions much as the

lrleexinge ol‘ the, vari1 1.5 national breed-

cre.‘ ar-hl.l<.'la130!ll€.



For the convenience- of those who will

amend. the judging program will be giv-

en 111 me next issue. the program {or

November 30. the opening day, being de-

voied to il‘e students judging contest

lor the judging ol' horse-14, cattle. sheep

and swine The judging program proper,

which begins on Monday. will. llomcver,

be given 11.- me new issue.





 





NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS.





To Be Held .at Chicago During Interna-

tional.

Saturday, November 30.

American Society ml -lnlma‘ Nutrition,

Breeders‘ Hall. 1:00 .1». 111.

Monday. December 2.

Percheron Society of Arum-ma Con-

gress Hotel. 8:00 p. in

Tuesday. December 3.

American Shetland Pony Club. Sher»

man Houee. 3:30 p. m.

(Sentimental Dorset Club. Wool 01111.4»,

- 2‘00 11 In.

American Mitch Goat ltec A.>jt~'.li.'lal'll.l.rl

Breeders Hall. 2:00 p. In

American Ootswold llec. Amen“ Gallo»

way Hall, 7:30 p. 111,

American Shire Horse Assn. Anise-1.1.100:

Hall. 7:00 p, In.

international Live Stuck Expwsitlon

Saddle and Sirloin Club. 8:00 11 fl‘.

AmericAn Clxl‘ord-vlJth'n lic'c A13. M

11011. Breedere‘ Hall. 8:00 1» In

American Cheviot Sheep For: 1-31.)" Ex-

position Hall. 8:00 p. m.

lunlpshlrc Swine lieu. Assn. Woo

Ufilce, 8:00 p. In.

American AberdeenrAngm lay-Marry

Assn” Grand Pacific Hotel. 55.00 p, m.

Agney‘jcz‘gln Berkshire Assn. Slwrh Yaw-db

Inn, 8.00 p. In.

Wednesday. December 4.

Amencarl Shropshire. Assn. ,.!-.\.eso~-n~ibl:v

Hall 10:00 a. m.

bed 10mm Cattle- Club of .leerwa.

’Iweeder‘b‘ Hall. "00 p I'I

American l"ol'ctnd—Cl1lri:;i Record Asst:

Wool Office, 2:00 p. .111.

American Hampshire Eillf‘k‘p ..»‘-tsc:11.. up

pulsiu'tm Haul]. 7:30 11 In.

Natl-Una] Llfilfolll Sheep BY'k‘HdE‘TE 3.33511“

Wool Ofiice. 7:30 p. In

American Association oi limp 6': Br. (11

Belgian Draft Horses. A emembly .l-latll.

. :30 p In

I‘ll-ester Vl'lmre Congress,

Hall. 8:00 p. In.

American Shorthorn Assn. Grand l-‘a—

Elfll. Hotel, 8:00 pm.

Alllt—‘T‘lffln Yorkshire Club Stock Yards

11111. 8 :00 p. at

Thursday, December 5.

American Galloway Bxeeders' 11151511..

Galloway Office 8:00 p. m.

American showdown Breeders” Assn,

Breeders’ H8111, 58:00 p. in

American Sufloflk Home Assn, Breed

ere” Bldg. 8:00 p In.

American mmna Sheep m





Breed em





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NOV. 23. 1912.





THE MICHIGAN FARMBR. . 171 468





 





 





TO our friends and pat1ons who fors sixty—nine years have staunchly stood by us-—-who



have helped us grow from an infant publication in swaddling clothes to our present

commanding position among the agricultural papers of the United States and to our many

To these friends who understand our efforts to better the

farmer, his family and farm we announce The





MICHIGAN FARMER REDUCED





thousands of newer friends.





 





How can we afford to do

it? Is the first thought that

comes to your mind—We





couldn’t under old conditions





   

   





——liut we have decided to

take the bull by the

and Change the Conditions

—Yesl





V1: knowmbut we are going





horns

It’s a big contractw





at it with the same a1! ”I'M-”1H -

ness with which v1'ehavetacl1-

diliicult Bitu-





2





led man 31‘ other





ations. V1: have burned our





50 cents a Year

$1.—— °° for 2 Years





.3-5 for 3





.99- for 5 “





We will be able to do this and still maintain the hi g‘hs '

lence that has always characterized lhe Mic hi g a





 





bridges and committed our—

eelwe to the proposition irre-

vocably and :19. the fin-J. atep

in the r1:'1'11luti1111izi11g pro—

1:1:;-,:~. we have abandoned

premiums and their attend:

ant expense We haw: ab—

andoned all exorbitantly 1:7.-

penaive methode of producing

eubscriptione 'l'hc 1111111 cy

we have in this way we are





going to 1151 v1: to our :-.ub.:-;.1:'r1b—





 





1:11: in the shape of lower

1-.11 b:-..1'1'ipl.io!1 Nil/17:1.





tandard of excelx-

nl'armer.





 





For several years we have been giving

premium-.9 in connection with subwriptionn

to the Michigan Farmer not becauw: we

wanted to—but because 1:.11111111z'titorre forced

us 1.1;:4-we have discontinued this prac-

tice because we want you to read The

Michigan Farmer on its merits and 1.111

becaume of the premium induoenn ritm'l'r 1:

pre111i111.11:~ W1: haw 1.1111311 have b11111 worth

Vi llile and our 111l1flltl1avc a.- "V1'a3I-Z l-‘ln Irlade

in good faith but don’ t overlook the fact

that YOU have had to pay for the

premiums.





1:31:11 pap1-1' that u; .11; premiums males

the Hui-:11. iii.” r pay I111 them. and av a g1:.111:1al

thing 311'} l 1-3 Hinething a: a. 1111.111 '1; ti it

you would never think of buying otl.1;.'".r'.'.1:-.~1:.



l’ra.1.'ti1all3' all 3111- l3' 2.11:1 1.111. Jul pap-1:211:

cell for 5.1] U) a year ~ and a 11;; p rtioi. of

Lilli? dollar 1.3.01.4“: lor the premium and the (3X—

penal 3'1: salaried solicitor who s1-a1rur111: the

order 1’111111 you this expense adds

absolutely nothing to improve the

quality of the paper.





By doing away with premiums and dropping anti dispens-

ing with the expensive salaried solicitor—we can tarnish

our subscribers with The Michigan Farmer at one-halt our

old rates and still have more money to expand on the quality

at our paper~thar$ logical, isn’t it.





 





OUR CREED





WE believe Agriculture is a business

that will return as much of Wealth

and more of Health than any other voca

tion. Knowledge, Industry and liconorn y

are the foundation stones on which it rests;

Michigan Farmer will continue to furnish

the first, guide the second and inspire the

third. We believe the iarmers’ pa per

should be clean as well as practical; lofty

as well as spicy; liberal and broad as well





as vigilant and alert to the farmers’ inter-'





ests. Each week we shall continue to

present in plain language the recent, actual

experience of suc.cessful farm men and

women, We shall also have articles on

special subjects prepared by people who

know. We believe in keeping close to

the round; in open dealinu and 211111111

our “acts first hand. Our Office Editor:

are experienced and scientifically trained;

our Contributing Editors are all promin-

ently successful in their special lines .No





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you; 1:11 ‘11-.1;'1.:pt:11.1 Now ‘ll it 1.111111%. at :13. y

l...'.’.‘: Willflli ll}: I.“:)’.l_ l‘fV‘v‘ I!1‘111l.l.€t i‘i'iL’l '11:

your 11:111:".1.':;.. in: Five Years at $2.00 or

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Feature





Clubbing Offers:





Season 1912-13.





REMEMBER All combi-

nations must include The

Michigan Farmer.





 





 





FEATURE OFFER Na. 1, All Fm"

MICHIGAN FARMER tc Jam 'i 1914...





COSMOPOLITAN. regular price. $1.50... 13 .65

WOMAN 5 HOME COMPANION, regular \'

pt‘mt‘ M. £10 .............................





 





”E 7. All FOI‘





132 .25





FEATURE OFFER N0. 2.





MICHIGAN FAPMER 1.1; Jan, ‘I. 1914...

DELINEATOP..1ttuIa' once. $1. 5') ......

AMERICAN BOY regular pl'lct $1. 00





FEATURE OFFER NO. 3.





MICHIGAN FARMER to Jan, 1. 1914._. Is

MOTHER'S MAGAZINE. reg. price. $100

BOYS’ MAGAZINE, regular price. $1100.. J





other paper has such a stron corps of



special writers and none has suc masterly



editorial gu1dance. '

FEATURE OFFER NO. 4 17'





MICHIGAN FARMER 1:9 Jam ’ 1914 .20

YOUTHS' COMPANION. 1159 11111,: $2.110 :s

New Subbfll'lbt’lg Only.

‘NOMAN'S ‘WORLD. regular price. 251;

J





All ‘71





Isloo





FEATURE OFFER No. ‘5





MICHIGAN FARMER 1.1,. Jan 'I 7914

POULTRY POINTERS. reg. price. £101.

(HE HO" SEWIFE regular price 50.





FEATURE OFFER No. 6.





All F11

MICHIGAN FARMER to Jan. 01, 1914 Is .65

MUSICIAN. regular price. $1.51 .

WOMAN'S WORLD. regular price, 250 ‘





 





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FEATURE UFFEH No.13

MICHIGAN FARMER 1.1, Jam . 19"4

THE HOUSEWIFE regular :31 ‘Ice 5C1C , [3

BOYS’ COMPAN’ON woolen once but



GIRLS COMPANION regular pr be: ,101 l





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VETERINARY ’2’





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





Advice through this department is free

to our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to some one else. When

reply by mail is requested. it becomes

p1ivate practice, and a fee of $1. 00 must

accompany the letter.





 





 





 





 





Sweeney Shoulder Lameness.-—I haves.

Six-year—old horse that was hurt on the

hoat during voyage from Chicago to De-

troit one year ago last May. Soon after

i got him shoulder muscles began to

shrink and the whole shoulder seems to

be small. 11.2 has been treated by (lif-

i‘erent Vets. the first one injeeted an

arsenie solution into shoulder at different

times for four months without good re-

sults. 1 then applied a liquid blister and

this failed to help him mneh. Another

Vet. prepared some liniment which l ap-

plied and this seems to have failed in

helping;- him. This Vet. advised light

feeding. At times he will step ttpon the

foot quite, well. but most of the time.

will let it that); and litil)l1.(1~()n three legs.

lie has done no work for over a 3'6211‘.

l\1. l‘. t'.. I"il>‘il.tl\t .\li1'l1.~r it is possible

that shoulder 1311s l‘ra1111'ed and it' so a





.bony union h ts not Illxt‘ 1 plaee. but 11

fibrous union ut‘x'tll'l‘etl. 11 hieh means that

your horse will .tlwni‘s ‘oo lame. The





long rest and medivztl attention given

him Should hare brought about 11 recov-

01‘3' ere now, it he was 1'lll'1ll1'it‘. l‘nisler-

ing‘ shoulder every ten days with curate

ot‘ eanlharides will do him hood.



Chronic Laminitis. l l111Ve a live—year-

oid horse. whieh weighs 1.3.10 lbs, that is

sore and stiff but with exel'else most of

this soreness disappears, only to return

when he is allowed to stand still a few

minutes. Pressing tendons tails lomalte

him llint'h and he is inclined to plate all

tour t‘eet near each other when res-ting.

l"._ l. Nashville. AIII'IIJV‘I 11111 inclined to

believe that ~\‘ou have a case of either

1'lti'onit- lzttninitis tl‘ottnder). or eltronie

navicttlar disease and he will be benefited

by blistering. 1'Hl‘Jllt‘ls of fore legs with

one part red iodide mercury and twelve

parts eerate ol' eantharides every ten

days For tear it is .1 rheumatic ailment

_\'t1ll had better give ‘2 drs. salieylzite of

soda at 11. dose in feed twiee 11 day,



indigestionw—llide-l1ot1111l.n Have a pair

of horses 13 and 18 years old. and the

.titlt'Sl one is not thrivins. llad his teeth

tloated b3' :1 Kalamazoo \'1't.: this horse

oils 1-3'»~13tlti11u l feed him and he is fed

oats. wheat bran and elovet' hay with a

httudt'ul of oilmeal added. llis coat is

rough and hide seems tight: he also has

a discharge of muens or saliva coming

from mouth most of the time. \\. \\.

ll.. Alamo. Miei1.»(ii1'1~ your horse 1,..’_. oz.

Fowler's solution, 12 oz. tluid extract

gentian at 11 dose in feed three times a.

day. Dissolve 1 oz. borate of soda in a,

quart of water and wash out mouth

twice daily.



Sttrt‘eit linds *l“;ll‘i‘9\'.*I have 11 more

with ln'etittn: out .1li over body. l’imp—





les 1‘s. 9 about the size of hazel nut.

then m 1" disehargiug yellow pus. 'l‘l1ese

sores 'u: 11p in a few days and then :1

tresr ".l.'ll spring: up. She has been

In li)‘ several different Vets. who

".tf effect :1 cure. l". .\l,. Bristol,





it is possible that you have a

1 .se of farey and in order to ascertain

11111111111- it is or nit. you had better have



'. .\l;1il~.-in test applied and it' she re-

ans. silt} shouLd be destroyed. The symp—

' ‘11s you hire are snspieions. if site has

"=1'e3' it is :1 e-vntztgious ailment. similar



gtttnders, 111d dangerous not only to



filter horses. but to man. (live her 1,;

12. Donovan's solution .1t :1 dose in feed

:lo'ee tunes :1. day and apply one part

(“in-sol and 231) parts water to sores



.1'11111‘13' twiee :1 11213'.



Sore 'l'lll‘t’dis'XilSil‘ Cat'trrhsil have a

three—yoar-old tiii3' that has discharge

l‘z'om pose. and when drinking part of

water runs through nostrils. \\'henplow-

in: Sllw seems 1.. be short of breath. She

is large and srowthy and has had a

eongh for two or three Weeks. .l. 1), 3L,

l'fneonning. Ali-i1, Apply one part io-

iine and ill parts thseiiltt" to tlu‘oztt every

d.t3' or two. Hive her .1 11,-;1spoonl'ul tluid

i‘XTl'Lll'i. opium in 1 oz, of glyeeriue tit a

this» l‘A’lt'e- a tl'll‘.



t‘raeltr-d Heeisxrrl MW.) :1 lltll‘s‘l- that





 





ias s1 rah-hes. sores are mostly confined

to hawk part of hind legs". His legs stock

Stilllt' over}; night and i would like to





know how to treat him. ii, \\'. 11.. Per-

1'3', Milli. liissoive 4 ozs. acetate of lead.

‘ ozs. sulphate zine. it ozs, earholie deld





in 1 gal. of water and apply to sore

heels, three [inns a day. Also give him

a teaspoonl'ul of powdered nitrate potash





at a dose in feed three times a day. It

is needless for me to s13 th1t wet and

filth are exciting eatises of cracked heels,

C'lllSt'qllGi‘ltl} his heels shOuld be kept

dry and clean.



Divided 'l‘undtur—F‘vfle—year-old mare.

cut tendon badly on barbed wire fence

some time ago. since then she has not

been able to handle this leg: besides, she

must suffer 1"1111si1'le1'ahle pain. .I. S. 31..

Grindsrone. Mieh.~ Your mare should be

kept quiet and it.‘ so, tendon will perhaps

unite. Apply one part ('111‘l1olio acid and

20 parts glycerint- to sore twice a day.



\\ounded F-oie \1n1wl have a colt

that cut muscles of fore arm some nine

days since and our local Vet. stitched it

now the most of stitches are torn out

and I have been appi3inur hydrogen per-

oxide four or five times a day and other

healing preparations H H.. Fennville,





Mich—\fter applying h3drogen peroxide

dust on one part iodofonn and 20 parts

boracic acid twice a. day.





 





THE Micr—HGANT PARMER.





Bigelow’ s Holstein Farms,





BREEDSVILLE, MICHIGAN,





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





Send





butter and milk records.





farmers Who Will Need a lank Healer





 





Should try the NELSON. Note this heater In water

tank no heat going tor waste lundm' war.“ Now

in use in 25 states. oW'iil EKB 111111111 TRIALW

If after two weeks free t-rioul you do not. think it is

worth double the pri1e we ask for it. return it. to us

and we will [1113' the freight. both 1111311 We know the

heater is the vor3 host on tho market and v1e guaran-

toe it. to give satisfaction. To verify this we ask 3011

not. to BUY. but; to TRY it tun weeks free. We want.

you to be 3‘our own Judge. All we ask of '(111 is to give

our heater 11 tiiul Il‘ not. sold by your omo dealer.

riitze today for catalog No.18. and price.





ELSON MFG. CO.. Desi-field. Wis.





NflTlcE—Dgn’t Miss the



Big Dispersion Sale

of 55 head of Registered Holstein Cattle at



Fair Grounds, Akron, Ohio,





NOVI‘. MBI'. R‘ 2.5 1912

Frank P. Sutllffi. 8630 Wade I’ttrk Av.. (‘ lovchtml. (l.





 





for circular.

FOR SALE—WIS'I'EIN Bill]. CALI





Born June 5 1912 sire a son of the KtngDOJKO this



Pontiaos from 11. (Ian hter of Hengerveld



Dam of 0111121111 A. 0. daughter of Sadie Valle



Concordia! sPaul DeKoll. herdam 11.211111. importedcow.

.8. LEW WIS. Marshall. Mich.





Purebred Registered





H OLSTE IN CATTLE



The Greatest Dairy Breed

Send for FREE Rimbaud Boom

Holstein-Fried... Auo.. lo: "54. Intfloboro.“





HOLSTEIN—One hundred dollar bull calf at. 375

delivered. Let. me rove it 11 lth pedigree and photo.

Mostly white. Korn vko, Pontiac Dekol breeding

most popular. HOBART W. FAY Mason. Mit hlgan.





“Top-Notch" Holstei'ns.





Choice bulls from 11 to 14 mos. old. of fashionable

breeding and from dams with official milk and butter

records for sale at reasonable prices. Also young

bull calves.



MoPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlchlgln.





RFfiISTEhRD Holstein Cttttlo—' l‘ we od bull calves

ended by on orveld oin Pietertie.

FLOYD F. JONES. R. F. .05]! Grove. Mich.





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys

(Tuberculin tested Guaranteed free from ‘uber-

1-.11l11sls) Several good bulls and bull calves out. of

good deli-3 cows for sale. No females for sale at

present. Satisfaction uaranteed.



OLON C. LIL . Coonersville. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





DIX AUCTION SAL ~Atl1'ertised Nov. 111 issue.



Terms 1111 Belgizttt:t-‘1tttl-



lion will be 1. 2 and 3 years time on farm '. down.



balance to suit 0. X Washington. Mieh.

1 'ALI‘. NOVIuMBIS It "7tl 1.





A. A. PALMER 6: SONS





Open the season with the finest aggregation of





PERGHERU Stallions





and Mares



they have ever oti‘ered to the breeding public.

60 Head to select from.



P. O. Beldlng. Mich. R. R. Orleans.





Hog Book Free.





(treat value to hog men. On care and dis-

( uses of hogs Tells how to destroy worms.

1-1111. and Inevent at ease. Sent free. Write

in 1). C. Snoddy Co.,N Nashville, Tenn. Damp



—I'Iorses. cattle. sheep. swine and

For sale poultry, Mnearly all breeds. Sires

exchanged. South West Michigan Pedigreod Stock

Aes’n.. David Woodman. 880’ y. -T 1111111.. Paw Paw. Mich.





Blitz—1736111? 11111111210111.

CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd. consisting of Trojan Erioas Blackbirds and

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

by Black Woodlswn. sire of t 8 Grand Chem ion steer

and bull at the International in Chicago. 80..



A few choicely bred youn bulls for sale.

0D( O'l‘E ST FARM. Ionla. Mich.





AYRS H I RE —~One of foremost dairy

breeds: young bulls



and bull wives for sale. Berkshire swine ll pure



bxed.l\liehiut1n School for Deaf. Flint. Mich





GUERNSEY BULL CALVES.

YORKSHIRE PIGS. Good Stock.

HICKS GUERNSEY PARK. Saginaw. W. S.. Mich.



i’ .s d



GUERNSEY Bllll. $5.9" Bf.;§f‘;ifii’nglli‘?£‘ifii§.-

ness ritéht; now. Also young tow due in January.

.A. WIGENT. Watervliet. Michigan.





GUERNSEYS—Bull 1‘.1l1es from high producing 11n-

cestors.He11i t11l1ere ulin tested. No

females for sale. ALLAN KELSFY. Lakeview, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ill ti. (1X ICIINHF‘Y Bl I l.t-l~ser1t1 ouhle age: sire

Imp. Must be sold NovL'l.‘t1nie down and >111:

them Cheap. JOHN EBlt‘LS. ll. 10 Holland MI( l1





FOR SAL -—SEVEN HEAD of pure bred

GALI 0“.- \' CAT’I LE. all

ieinales. W. M. VINES ..ll N11. 2. ‘Pinekney. Mich.





IIATCII HERD BOISTEIN 71%?“51‘12?” £3.13?





unable prices. HATCH HERD. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





Holstein- Friesian Cattle-Tm. 13%;?“

GREGORY & BORDEN. Howe“. Mich Igau.





 





()LS 1‘ PIN Bl l I. t‘ALVlt‘S— Sired by our 30-1111

bull \. R1). d this Duroe Jersey boars and gil ts

of best blood lines. E. R. COHNI'I LL. Howell. M11 h.





Holstein Bull18“”*K‘L‘l‘zz'dir‘ié‘iél‘éigfifi‘;





3rd. Sirod b3 best son of Pontiac Butter Buy.

Price onl1 $50. ( I). VVOODBUHY. Lming. Mich.





THOROUGHBRED HOLSTEIN





Cows for Sale





Our stable is full so other a few choice fresh

cows with A. R. 0. records.





Also: iew Bully Good Bulls from $60 up.

LONG BEACH FARM,

Augusta, Michigan.





5--Yearling Holstein Bulls--5





And 4 Bulls from 4 to 8 months old.





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

Concordia Champion, the greatest bred bull of

the breed. Send for his breeding and be con—

vinced that this is not bluff. If you want this

kind. worth the money. write or come quick





L. E. CORNELL, - Fayette, Ohio.

fun % FOR SALE—6 yfiarginbg Holstiein Fries-





 





ian Bulls. Some cows.



Also bull calves. 34 years a



% @Photoe and pedi tees on ap licetion. W.

”21119304“: Jackson. Bout Bend. In. .719 Rex St.





FOUR GIIOIGE I. II. D. IIOlSIElI Nil. ”IVES





from u eehsto old. P14190150. mus

°nfi~1 Wmun. Buhfieltllieh. 3.3.11.3.





 





 





Jerseyucattle For Sale.





C. A. B STOL Fenton. Michigan.





 





——Bulls ready for service. bred for

Jerse s pioductlon. Also (0W8 and heifers

Brockwuter Farm ILF. D. No.7 .Ann Arbor. Mich.





BUTTER anso JERSEYgew





CRYSTAL SPRING ”OCKF

Alla etan County. Michigan.





Fill! SALE—Jersey llull Call’i’g‘fi“ £33111 iii};

individual from the best: of bloodlines. WAT MA N

& WAT EIIM AN.~Meadow Land Farm.Ann Arbor.R'i\l11-h.





KY 3 U i ‘ .1“ i'

WILL Excn‘"ei ADI‘Imcisé‘ilvt. BAIII filedélol‘ 111321;:

for sole. F. A. Lamb & Son. CussopolisNMIchlgun.





11111 90111111 BULLS 11011 SALE-5.111.121:





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





(INF. YEARIING SIIOR'I‘IIOIIN BUII.

color white. for sale. W. O. OSll'S. Hillsdalo. Mich.

llairy Brod Shodhorns‘giiiléiipfiéiiiifii 111.111.1211“





Cash or good note MEL. Mason. Mich,





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





' —Larg1—1 Cattle—Heavy Mllkers.

“a", Shodhorns Milk Records burnished. Bulls

all sold. Prices rlfiht. 11111111111114 deal to all



W. W. K APP. I‘LN .Wutei'vliet Mich.





 





NW. 23. 1m





.0. I. G. 33" °"-°‘°-° ”‘d .5?" “”5302





lair winners. Avon as ck t“lien-111. “Wayne. 10'1-



9 -All ages. th 11 l r . shred.

0. I. C 8 111.1... mmfif‘fio 153.01. imfii 'l'raonve

3.1L Jump. Munit. Mich.





prices on young stock



I of so out ali 1'1 choice young

OI '- c . ilts 1311110 ll“y guns boars. P

no skin. 3' BEN REL) Monroe. Michigan.m





O. I. C. SWINE Wilfonmé’prifié





Pigs. airs ' tries. not



of so so mas es of good tie“ “Write me duct-thing



of your wants. A. .603 .B. No. 2 Dorr. Mich,



o l cls with size 1% quality. the kind! can positively

uarantiee to ive satisfaction or Will refund



money. ewmaa' s Btoo Parm.l.No. LMnlette.Mich.





 





 





 





 





o I Swine. both sexes. Mules weighing 100 (10225

Ilbs. Herd registered in O. . . sscciation.

GEO. P. ANDREWS Dunsville. Insham 00., Mich.





 





0 I c, ~Fallkplgs.elther sex. from prize-winning

st ock Also 2 May hours left. Call or

write. Rolling View Stock Farm. Cass City, Mich.





' -Bot.h sexes and bred ta. also

"'9- ulna“ “II" servieoablu registered olsteln

b Bargains. RAY PAREAM.| Bronson. Mich.





 





50W WEIGI‘IED 952 LBS.

A 23 MONTHS 0 D





'E

IONIA GIRL





 





I have started more breeders on the road to suc-

cess than any man living. I have thelarsest. and flu.

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

ready fox-the market at six months 0111.1 want. to

Rises one hog in each community to advertise my



erd Write for my pltm‘ ‘How to Make Money from

HOBO." 0. U. sanctum-Juno Porn-mi.





. __ f

QPRM-ifipkmggxsn :“gom “viii. $122.32.?" 3’33.

9 r .

113111315311“ Farm. R. F. N.o NI Alnguzlrfi; filth;





LINE TYPE ”Runes—Spring pigs that: are large



boned and lengthy. Some

open full ilts of the right sort. Let. me toll 3011

about anleiin you am he in need of or 1-1111 at;

MAPLE GEO E FARM Stockhridfle. Michigan.





 





 





 





HAVE some extra flood DUROC males for sale.



Prices right.l11st. fal and spring furrow. Breeding



and quality“ 1113' standard. Brod 141111 sale this 11' inter.

.KESS LE B. Cussopol is. Michigan.





 





—for sale: 20 line service boars of fancy

nuroc Jewels breedin and individual qualiit .





Prices reasonable. J'olin cNicoll. North Star. Mic .





DUMB JERSEYS—25 SPMG HEIRS FM 311E.

CAREY Ii. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.

llUllflc JERSEY ”hfi‘iiii’émi’difii‘il '3i‘2.§”.§‘i‘3.§i‘.§:



Pairs not uki n. M.A “BRAY Okenios. Mich.





 





 





 





——8 ring boars ready

Duroc Jerseys for Sale 113...“... 110......

Frieslim bull cculf droprgod' Sept.‘216 . Write or come

and see. R.(‘ 1. VIVIN11.4. Monroe. Mich.





 





SWINE. Spring and summer pigs for

uum‘ 10788! sale. both sexes. I express. 2")

years experience. J. H.BANGHAR'1‘.pLansing. Mich.





 





'SHEER





' —Ye trling and rum lambs from Champion

LOIOOSIEIS floe it ol 1' ltuml) oi M 11' h. A lso selet t herk

shire swine. Elmhursh Stock 1“ arm. Almont. Mich.





 





~12u ewes. 35 rams nil in perfect

n’g- Ilamlllllliliols health. 001110 and see 1110 or

write for circular of breedin -—nnnoB better. 2% miles

E.M11r1'ice. out}. '1‘. II. 8.11 M. ..J O. A. 000K.





“ UXFMDOVIN SHEEP "—31.121111131313... 1:32:

"#30“. .hi“E.f.'I”-°ll”§3 “1‘ GRIND IEBGE. Milli.

Oxford DM Shee ~Good Yearling Field



.11. WATERBUE Ynafifgt‘ltfa'liéa ”faiths?“





0110111111111: 23°11?.112..°'.1::.:°i.b'.11§.”'11?

F. MILLEROI'GEORG‘ L. SPILLANI‘]. Flint.Mich.





OXFORDS for sale. at reasonable

prtt es; twenty- five two.

year-old OXFORD rams: four two 3ear-old BHICOP-

SHIRE rams; and live 3eatling Shropshire rams-

PARKBURST BROS" Reed City. Michigan.





choice Registered RAMBOUILLET ‘fifiiifilggfifsggg





and sold right. Ira B. Baldwin. Hastings Mich.





Superb Ion Homayer llambouillels 222:“.{33 113$:

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





‘ and B

Northern Grown Shropshire Sheop SW ...,f"“¥;‘..‘.‘?

ling and two-year- -old rams. two boars old enough for

81-. nice. one of the best Jersey bulls' in Mich. 3 yr. old.

Blue Bells Golden Lad 861-51. Will be sold (heap if

taken at; once. D. C. Magahay. R 1. Harrisvillo, Mich.





SHROPSHIRES FOR SALE





‘ two- year. yearling and ram lambs;

50 ChOIce ‘20 yearling ewrs from imported sires.

F. R. O I IA





WAY. Flushing, Mich.





 





 





 





 





—Yearling rams at $12 and

ShrODShirQSSL Two extra. line rams at

3‘25 each. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford Mich.

F0 R SALE—Choice Shropshire Yearling

Rams in lots of one to twenty

Prices right. JONES & MORRISH It‘lnshina. M1011-

—Ten ood ewes. Yearling rams and

surnames ram ambs. Gumball-1p Minmn

ram ILLIB S. MEADE. R. No.31 Lancet. Mich.





Shropshire Rams and Ewes

at. farmers' prices. HARRY POTTER. Dovison. Mich





 





H005.





 





908088 and IlGllllllIS‘Afi.1.“"““1 lgfiifiwfifrg‘l‘ifi





(arrow. Prices right. 1!. TO Y. Lowell, Mich.





BERKSHIRE BOARS





May and J one furrow. hrse size. heavy bone. $18 and

$2) each. GEO. ELAPHAM. St. J.oh.ns Michigan.





—Best breeding; best ty 6.

“ulnar. Satief action guarutcfiad





 





or moneyre 11.913 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich

Weaned igs either sex $15



Wredforsg bredgil’tIIS‘bred

sows $50. re lettered and trans-





breeding (in ideals.

We. 6. cosev.mm'mvn°°n"13bn.





DUROG JERSEY _V1Voin{£lBo:I":





ready for service. Prices ri htY for 10 days. Write or

come and see J.C . Y. Goldwater. Mich.





Big Smooth Poland China Hot} 9...... .91.... a.

reasonable prices ALLEN BB Paw Paw. Mich.

POLAND CIIINAS‘EIiEE'gig’fi it? fit... 521332





P. D LONG. R. No. .Grand Rapids. ich.





 





from large sires.





 





 





3' B PROLIP‘IO POLAND CHINA BOA RS ready

lg one. for business. Qualiti high. rices ri ht.

Write today. Maplewood Stock I‘m-m. A 88am M ch.





"HAND CHINAS—gr‘lii‘ Edwin“ 1.111191%.)

Prices right. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Angul-tta. Mich





LARGE styled Poland China s rin and fall pigs

from strong. healthy. EIprolific ree ers. either sex

at low prices. ’INEVE. Pierson. Mich.





— b d f

POLIllll l‘JllIIS £23133? 131 113$ $311323";

L. W BARNES & SON. Byron. Shiawassee 00.. Mich.





P. C. BOARS AND SOWS‘l‘i'geiiifii‘uilfii“





A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline, Michigan





I). C BOARS—large acye—Sirlvladlt‘ b3 K1§§?fl§:iz(i:l





faction guaranteed. R. W MILLS? Saline. Mie.h





N Poland Chinas“”;'.t9 MY kin"





wants .L. PENNOCK Hastingst Mich (1





Butler’s Ilia Type Poland Cliinas.





We have a few big-boned. long-bodied P. C. boars 3911

in herd. Two big yearlinfa at $30. Early spring pil

$20 to $25 Summer pig; $010 $15.}:‘1illlpigs 85 one

Pedigree w icth every



J.c . BU' I‘LBgR. Portland Michigan.





LARGEstmin P. O. Hogs. largest in Michigan. A

few big strictly heavy honed boars 01' Mar. farrovt

left. weighing from 27"1t to 300 lbs. in just good grow~

ing condition. priced to move them quick. Come and

see them. also see their big sire and dams. Free

livery tromF Farm Eexp uses paid if not. satisfied.

W.F .. LIVINGSTON. Patina. Michigan.





"Ill YOUNG IIMllllillH BOIHS Hill SILE





T. F. MARS’I‘ON. Bay City. Michigan





GHUIEHA PROOF H063.





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

111:: grade Yorkshire. Tamworth. I’olaud China and



mo brood sows. boars and shoots in any quantity

at; best Buffalo market price for fat yorkers on day

of sale. Sows to furrow soon included These hogs

are not fat. are cholera proof and prolific breeders.

Pigs that. are 6 to 10 weeks old at $ to 34





ALI/All BRDWN’ S PIG FARM,GramI IIspldsJVlich.

1111112 11111113111111 SWINE-hissmiatukied £3212





Geo. S. McMullen. Oitz. Phone. Grand Ledge, Mich





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





LARGE Yorkshiree—Choice breeding stock. all ages.

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

grees furnished. W..O 00015.11 4230x 22. Ada. Mich.





 





 





Lillie Fannsleati YORKSHIHES.





A few choice Gilts bred for £9me fat-row. good

ones. cSpring pigs. either "289”“! and tries not





lotnio DEM

LON 1:. 1511.143. econ-mi. m.





 





.m: 1531 «M “I'M .f‘”
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25-. .





NOV. 23, 1912.





Periodic Ophtnatmta—(Moon Blindness).

._Horge six years old has been troubled

all summer with moon blindness. I am

anxious to home this horse cured. E. B.

S, Adrian, Mich—Periodic ophthalmia is

a’dlsease considered, by the best Vets,

as incurable and none i400 well under-

stood. However, by fomenting the eyes

with hot. water and applying a saturated

solution of boracic acid, or applying one

part extract witch-hazel and six parts

water to eyes three times a day, also

feeding the animal on a cooling laxative

diet. keeping the bowels open and liver

active, loss of vision can be delayed. I

have obtained good results by giving a.

(lessertspoonful of Fowler’s solution at. a.

dose in feed or water two or three times

a day.



Spinal Paralysis—Local Vet has been

treating mare f-or pasti three months and

she falls to improve. She sways when

walking and occasionally falls. C. B.,

Caro, Mich.—~No person can tell whether

your mare will get well or not; however,

you had better give her 1 dr. potassium

iodide, 1 dr. ground nux v‘omioa and 1 oz.

ground gentian at a dose in feed two or

three 'times a. day. Rub her back from

noot of tail to witihers with equal parts

alcohol and water twice daily.





Open Ilock .Ioin't.——»llorse was kicked,

injuring hock joint, followed by a leak-

age and I am sure joint oil is escaping.

Local Vet. is inclined to believe case in-

curable. R. J. 1)., Believille, Mich—Open

joint, when occurring in a joint that

hinges, is always a serious ailment and

if the opening is large it is almost im-

possible to close it. Inject) one part

bilchioride of mercury and 2,000 parts

tepid water into opening twice. a day

and apply packs that have been soaked

in one part bichloride of mercury and

1,000 parts water, kccping them on joints

continually. it is needless for me 'to say

that horse should be kept: quiet, it often

becoming necessary to place animal in a

sling tlo prevent motion of joint. in some

cases blistering joint with ccrute of

cantharides. to cause swelling and clos-

ing of wound, is good practice.



ilooscncss of Bowels.——Ninc-ycar-old

more is .altogcthcr t‘oo loose in bowels

when working or doing road driving. She.

docs not appear sick; is almost as bad

when walking as when trotting. \Vhen

she stands still her bowel movements are

normal, but always too loose when) driv-

en. She has rubbed nearly all the hair

out of tail. A. (1., Rockford, Mich.——Mix

together equal parts ground gentian,

ouussla. ginger and bicarbonate soda and

give her two tablospoonfuls at a dose in

each feed. 1 would suggcst that you put

her teeth in good condition, and water

her often.



Orphan Colt.-~I lost a mare by accident

two weeks ago; her colt was only 3%

months old, but. eats oats and bran all

right. Had i better feed this colt "mu?

meal" or not? 1:. S. A., Lake, Mich.—

Sniall quantities of “calf meal.” fcd to

colts is all right; however, you had better

let it have plenty of oats, mixed hay and

good grass if possible.



Chronic Cough—Cow is troubled with

a chronic cough. E. W., Alpena, Mich.—

(live 1 oz. ground licorice, 1 oz. ground

ginger and 1/2 ‘07.. tincture opium at a

dose in feed or us a. dretnch three times

a. day.



imperfect lldder. I recently purchased

a good cow that has six teats; from two

of them comes a watery suppuraiing

fluid. it. }., Hillman, Mich—Milk her

daily and apply hot olive oil to bag twice

a. day. Give her a, (lesscrtspoonfnl pow-

dered nitrate of potash at a dose in feed

twice a day.



Barren Ifeifer.——TWo-year—old heifer

fails he come in heat. Her face is swol—

len and-eyes run tears. She drools nearly

all the: time, but seems worse when she

eats. Subscriber, Sumner, Mich._Apply

equal parts spirits of camphor and tinc-

ture iodine to swollen parts of face every

day or two», and give her 1 oz. ground

gentian, 1A2 oz. powdered cinchona and 1

dr. ground nux vomit-a at a dose in feed

three times a day. Also give her a des—

sertspoonful powdered capsicum at a dose

in feed night and morning.



Fractlured Hip—About a week ago cow

injured right hind leg in some unknown

manner. There is no perceptible bruise

or swelling, but she is unable to hear her

weight on leg. She gets up and down

with great difficulty and when she moves

I hear a grating sound. I have tried var-

ious 'liniments with no results. N. E. D.,

Mendon, Mich.——Your cow suffers from

fractured hip and if she is kept quiet the

bones may unite. It is possible she should

be placed in a sling. keeping her in a

standing position for four or five weeks.

External applications do very little good;

however, she will be benefited by apply-

ing alcohol to hip twice a day.



ltlversion of Bowel—Four-months—old

pig has protrusion lotf rectum. She has

good appetilte. l have given a dose of

castor oil once in week. F. J. 13., Maple

City, Miclr—Protruding parts should be

cut off with ecraseur or emasculator; by

removing it in this way you will have

less trouble in arresting bleeding. Apply

one part powdered alum and 20 parts

water three times a day.



Acute Indigestion—Diarrhoea Tubercu-

losis—My sows far-rowed the last of Sep-

tember. When pigs were about a. week

old the sows were taken sick and pigs

all died. One sow is troubled with loose—

ness of bowels and is weak in hind parts.

Another was costive and also weak be-

hind. The youngest was not very sick

and is all right again. The others are

gaining and apparently getting well. Will

these sows be all right for breeding pur-

poses? My shoats showed some sickness

scion after sows ttook sick but local Vet.

tells me it is not cholera. Have opened

four and find bowels have many hard

lumps and lungs appear congested: be-

sides, the kidneys are enlarged. I.

Jonesville, Mich—Your sows suffered

from acute indigestion and perhaps from

food poisoning. There is no very good

reason why you should not use them for

breeding. I am somewhat inclined to be-





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





lieve that sh'oats suffered from tubercu-

losis and perhaps congestion of luigs.



Acute Rheumatism.~—I have taken the

Michigan Farmer a number of years and

always read with interest the veterinary

(lephl'iillt'l‘ll and receive much help from

it‘. I now write to ask what ails my hens.

I have 200 lirown Leghorns which are.

fed on oats, corn, wheat, millet seed and

buckwheat, with plenty of clean pure

water. They also have oyster shells and

have a large clean coop; they are fed

twice a day. First symptom is lameness,

which seems th increase until they can

scarcely bobble and are unable to get

upon the perches. They seem to grow

worse rapidly, becoming so lame they

cannot walk, then die. ’I‘. A. C., Dans-

vil'le, Mich.~I am inclined to believe that

your chickens die from rheumatic trouble.

It is possible to prevent it by keeping

them dry and out of drafts. Their food

supply may perhaps be causing the iron-

ble. (live each chicken that takes sick

a tcasptoon'ful of castor oil and a dessert-

spoonful of olive oil~one dose only. Also

give ]/2 gr. sodium salicylate at a. dose

th0 or three times a day.



Cat I—Ius Wlorms.—~My cat seems to eat

fairly well, but what she eats passes

through her whole and on several cc-

casions she has Vlomited worms. J. A. F.,

Townley, Mich—Your cat perhaps eats

mice and rats and, if so, this may cause

it to become wot-my. Give cat 1/2 gr. pow-

dered kamutla for each pound of its

weight and, two hours later, give a tea—

spoonful castor oil. Repeat this dose in

three days if you believe it necessary.

Also give 10 grs. gnound gcntion at a.

dose twice a day and salt its food.



Chronic Grease 1lee’l.—l<‘ive-year-old

mare is troubled with scratches and

grease heel. A. J. 8., Sparta, Mich—Apply

one part bewdercd sulphate copper, one

part boracic acid and 1:3 arts vasctlinc to

sores once a day. Also give her a des-

sertsoonful of Donovan’s solution at a

dose in feed twice a day.



\Vorms-—Gargct.——Mare does not thrive

as she should; has good appetite but

passes a f(‘,lW worms. Cow has a slight

hardness of one quarter of udder and I

imagine that another quarter has be—

'(‘tillltg dist-used. 'l‘his cow has been on

clover pasture in wheat. stubble and has

plenty of creek water. it. (i. if, Coloma,

Mich.~Mix together equal parts powder—

ed sulphate iron, ground worm seed and

ground genltlan and give a tablespoonful

at a dose in f‘cetl twice 4! day. Apply hot

linseed oil to udder once a day and give

cow a tleaspoonful powdered sulphate of

«iron, 8. tablespoonful bicarbonate soda

and a «tablespoonful nitrate .of potash at

a dose in feed twice a day,



Vertigo—My dog s-taggcrs and falls

forward. '\Vhen calling will fall forward

on head and shouvldcrs. lie is a good

watch dog and 1 would like to save him.

It. M., Alleton, Mich—(live dog one—

sixiieth of a grain of strychnincl, 2 grs.

potassium iodide and 10 gi's. bromide of

potash at a dose three times a day. This

is dose enough for a dog weighing 25 lbs.





 





LIVE STOCK NOTES.



Even South American cattle are boom-

ing, and late adyiccs from Argentina say

that steers that were bought and sold

last year at $25 per head are bringing

$45 per head. on 80 per cent advance.

Meat. is retailing fully 25 per cent higher.

105919 of from four to five million dollars.



l’rime dairy cows sell extremely high

in the Chicago market. because of their

scarcity and a stcady demand. Recently

a big, fancy lied l’ollcd cow brought $105,

but such cows are mighty hard to find.



Feeding cattle have been selling in the

Texas, plains country at the highest

prices ever known. One stockman has

parted with his entire supply of steer

calves at $35 per head, with a 10 per

cent cut—out at $31.50.



The hog trade has furnished some sur—

prises in recent weeks, the great advance

in prices that carried values to the high—

est level seen in over’ two years being

followed by a Slide that bewildered many

st'ockmen everywhere. although it is us-

ual to expect a break in prices shortly

before the winter packing season opens.

on the first day of November. of course,

rallies in prices after sharp breaks are

inevitable, but there is no probability

that hogs will recover anything like their

lost ground, the top at the highest time

having been $94214. per 100 lbs. It is

known, however, that there is a serious

shortage of matured hogs in most pack-

ing feeding districts of the corn belt,

and the recent marketing of large num-

bers of young hogs of light weight by

frightened holders cannot oil to cut

heavily into future marketings of fat

swine, as well as at other western pack-

ing points, and they havo slumped sensu-

tionally in prices, falling as much as 2L

dollar a hundred pounds in a single Week.

The weak feature of the Chicago hog

market of late was the extremely small

eastern shipping demand, giving the big

local packers a fine opportunity to smash

prices.



The surroundings of the Chicago and

other western sheep markets have un—

dergone radical changes within a month,

the enormous receipts of flocks from the

range country having ceased, giving a

much better show for sellers of fed stock

from the middle west. Prices have un—

dergone a number of good advances all

along the line from time to time, with

fat lambs the main attraction to killers,

as usual. They have shown especially

good advances in prices on various oc-

casions, and fat little yearlings, prime

wethers and even fat ewes, have sold

decidedly better. Sheepmen are now in

a position to make good profits where

they carry on the industry in a business-

like manner, but it will not pay to ship

stlock back to market that is only partly

fattened, as too many are doing. Corn,

hay and other feed is generally abundant

and cheap, and there is no good reason

why stock should not be made good and

fat before marketing. There has been

at no time any perceptible abatement in

the country demand for feeders, and





 





many more could have been disposed of

had supplies been larger and prices some-

what lower. Late rcporUs say that much

less feeding than usual will be carried

on tins winter in most sections, Col-

orado excepted.



A prominent stock feeder from Menard

county, Illinois, sllys that the farmers of

that district are not bulking at the high

prices asked for feeding steers and are

bringing into the county a goo-d number

of strongr weight tl'ccding cattle [from

western points. He says: “These cattle

are. costing from $7.1le per 100 lbs. laid

down, and while the prices ‘look high,

thchre is confidence among the new own—

ers that the clearly apparent beef Short.-

age next year Will afford them a high

selling price. when the cattle are fat.”



The fut, heavy corn-fed cattle are pret-

ty well shipped out from Kentucky, most

of them havmg been contracted last July

at $5698.25 per 100 lbs. in the feed lots.





A good many cattle are being shipped,





in'to feeding distrl.ts from western mar-

kets, most of them being of a medium

class. Many Kentucky feeders are buy-

ing such offerings because of their much

lower cost on the hoof than those of

good to ch'oicc quality.



Shipments of feeders to sheep feeding

districts since last .luly have ran 40 per

cent behind last year, and much less

feeding will be carried on in such states

as Michigan, Ohio and lndiana than last

winter. Evidently mutton will come

high.



There are some experienced stock feed-

ers who haVe the courage to remain in

the business of producing beef on an

extensive scale, and not long since a

big Pennsylvania catllcman bought in the

Chicago stock yards .1 string of 400 head

of feeder cattle, winch ht.- shippcd to

Lancastcr, this being by far the biggest

transaction of that kind Witnesscd in

weeks.





The boom in prices for hogs that 11515,

taken place recently is based Solcly on.

the undeniable shortage of matured swinc;

throughout the corn bclt states, and fur-1





thcr advances air» t'rcl ly predicted by the

best allllIUI'lllt'S. ’l‘hc puckcrs :trc unabh:

to obtain ztnywhci'c ncur enough hogs to





supply their actual necessities, and specs





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Disinfect

Your, Pens





   





00 profit is absolutely dependent on hog





health. You can’t market heavyweights



from carelessly kept pens. if you would

gain the most return for feed and laborlspent,

keep all premises germ-free and hygienic With

occasional applications of Dr. Hess Dip and

Disinfectant. This is a guaranteed germ and

vermin killer as well asa powerful deodorizer

and disinfectant. it reaches down into'cracks

and crannies whereiice and other vermin hide

and quickly ends them. But more than this.





Dr. Hess [lip and

Disinfectant





sprinkled about the hog pens and sleeping quar-

ters materially lessens the liability of hog cholera

and other contagious diseases. It



Q also meets the Government require-



; ment for sheep scab. It is non-





, 7 poisonous, non-irritating, a n d

/ \ ). makesan efficacious dip for cattle.

not! , sheepand swine. Curesdogmango

‘, l, and eczema. Nothing like it to

(5V 4 sweeten sewersand outhouses.





One gallon makes 70 to 100 gal- ‘

ions of solution. Dip book

free—send for it. '





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ulatoi's have lulu-ll u hand in the busi-‘

ncss at the Chicago stock yards, making

sure profits and hlatcrlally aiding in thc

upwm'd movement of prices. Farmers

have utterly i'alhd to maintain the pork

production and \\lllit‘ the population of





the country has shot ahead at a rapid

rate, the country is growing for less hoKS

than chcrzll ycurs ago, the result being

such a great shortage that hogs have

been bringing the highest values obtained

in more thou t\~.o years. Speculators

liltVC itidcd lill‘ upward movcmcnt mate-

rially on scwrdl days rcccntly. Every-

thing polnts to further advances, and it

will be some time yet before the last pig

crop will be sufficiently matured to ship

to market, the greater part of the spring

pigs having been born much later than

usual. Cholera has curried off large num-

bers of pigs this year in lowa, lllinois

and other states, and many healthy pigs

have been marketed by panic—stricken

owners who feared the malady would

seize thcir pigs. At the present time

many little pigs are being marketed, and

disease is still prevalent in many sections

of the country. Still not more than five

per cent of lhf‘ pigs are condemned at

the post morlcm test carried on by the

gchrnnlcnt inspectors at Chicago. Iowa

has an especially short hog: crop. and so

has llllnols. l.l!icrs were small in lowa

last sprlrg, and the inclement weather at

that tinn- killcd them off by thousands,

while the dcztth rate has continued large

ever since. Cheap hogs arc cvide-ntly a

long way off, and predictions have been

madc that very much higher prices will

prevail during January, February and

March than were seen during the same

months this ycar. Too many gilts have

been uscd as breeders, this practice re-

sulting in small litters, and too many

young sows intended for brccding have

been allowed to run with fattening hogs.

tcports; from the soutbwcst say that hogs

down there are extraordinarily scart’e,





and that part of the country is greatly.





dependent upon the middle west for its

pork.



George L. Pratt. head hog buyer for

Armour & Co., and connected with that

firm at Chicago for a period of 30 years,

has retired. the firm presenting him with

:L pension of $3,000 per year for the rc-

mainder of his life. In the course of

some remarks made to his friends who

presented him with several valuable gifts,

Mr. l’ratt said: “in-breeding hogs is one

of the evils causing a. weakening of con—

stitution and facilitating tuberculosis rav—

ages. \Vhat other animal would submit

to the ill—usage. heaped On the hog with—

out resentment? Outside the breeding

establisl'lmcnts he rarcly gets decent

shelter, is submitted to inclement weath—

t-r. confined in filthy lots and fed illogical-

ly. ling growers should kcep away from

iii—breeding and pay attention to consti—

tution. I believe We will have healthier

hogs with the coming of alfalfa. Corn

and alfalfa makes an ideal ration. and if

I were asked for advice by a hog grow—

er, I would tell him to get a. patch of

alfalfa.”



The Interstate Commerce Commission

announced a decision on Monday uphold-

ing as a principle that where there are

two routes between the some points over

which different rates apply. a'Shipper

who elects to ship his traffic by the route

carrying the higher rate is not entitled

to an award of damages merely because

a lower rate was in force over the other

rou e.





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WHAT GRAIN TO FEED WITH SIL-

’ AGE AND TIMOTHY HAY.





 





I have five Reg. Holstein cows, aver-

age weight 1,350 lbs. Two have been

fresh about eight weeks and are giving

40 to 60 lbs. of milk a day; two have

been fresh since June and are due in

March and May; one is giving about 40

lo 45 lbs. of milk and the other, a. heifer,

about 25 lbs.; the other cow is just gone

dry and is due Jan. 5. \Vhat ration

could I feed economically, as I am sell—

mg cream. Have plenty of good silage,

hay 1s pretty much timothy, good pas—

ture daytimes and can get feed at. the

following prices: Bran, $1.50 cwl; cot-

tonseed meal, $1.60; oats, 30c bu; dairy

feed, $1.50. If you know of any better

feeds, give price. Could buy clover hay

for $10 a ton.



Clinton Co. J. R. H.



Where you can get. oats for. less than

$20 per ton they are a pretty good thing

to have in a dairy cow's ration. We

can safely figure that oats are worth

more as a dairy cow feed. or as a horse

feed, for that matter. than the chemical

analysis would seem to indicate. In fact

there is no grain, pound for pound. that

is any better than outs :is a part of the

ration. So I would he in favor of oats

at 30 cents per hushcl, of using this

grain in the ration. Thcn, again, if you





can get good clow-r hay at $10 per ton

you can afford to nsc it. and it' you can

exchange the timothy h.l_\' so that, in—





cluding the cost of exchange, a ton of

clover hay doesn't cost any more than

a. ton of timothy hay, you can well af-

ford to make the change, because a ton

of clovesr hay will produce more milk

than a ton of timothy hay. Now. with

regard to the balance of the ration: VV'ith

'the feeding stuff named you can get a

pound of digestible protein cheaper in

cottonseed meal than you can in anyof

the other foods, and with plenty of corn

silage and good hay, cottonseed nical

can be fed to a limited extcnt with

profit. 1 do not like to feed over two

pounds of cottonsccd meal a day to each

cow, and I would only feed cottonseed

meal before cows freshen. And probably

the cheapest and most economical ration

you could get, so far as the grain is

concerned, is to feed to the cows after

they have fi‘cshencd, two pounds of cot-

tonseed meal a day. Then feed bran and

oats mixed equal parts by weight. or in

place of bran buy gluten feed, which is

a. corn product and is a most excellent

feed for dairy cows, and mix this with

cats in equal proportion by weight. and

feed a sufficient amount of this together

with the two pounds of cottonsecd meal

to make a pound of grain for every

pound of butler-fat which tho cow pro-

duces in a week. I don't think any het-

lcr rule can be given than this, and on

either of these proposed rations I be-

licve that you would find that your cows

would do excellent.





 





GRAIN RATION WITH SILAGE, CORN-

STALKS AND BEAN PODS.





 





“’ith a si-Io full of cnsilage and corn-

slalks and bean pods for rough feed,

what grain Would I have to feed to make

a balanced ration for milch cows? Please

slate how much should be fed of each.



Kent Co. A. ll. \\'.



With these foods for roughage you

want a grain ration that is compara-

tively rich in protein, because both 'sil-

age and cornstalks are quite deficient in

protein- Benn pods are a little better,

being almost as rich in protein as clover

hay, but the probability is that there

will not be a sufficient amount of these

fed to make any great impression on the

ration. As A. H. W. doesn't say any-

thing about what kind of feed he prefers

or can get handy; he leaves me free to

select, the feeds. If I had just simply

silage, cornstalks and bean pods and had

to buy all of the grain ration at present

prices, I would make a ration out of

corn meal, ground oats. and gluten feed

or oil meal. I would mix corn and oats

in equal parts and grind them .togclher.

This is a very common ration fed by

farmers. Then I would buy gluten feed,

which is rich in protein, and mix it equal

parts by Weight with this corn and oat

chop, say 100 pounds of corn and oat

chop to 100 pounds of gluten feed. That

would make a splendid ration. Or, if

you prefer, you c0uld buy oil meal or

cottonseed meal. If you buy oil meal

then I would mix 200 pounds of corn

and oat chop with 100 pounds of the oil

meal, and if I purchased cottonseed meal

I would mix it in the same proportion

suggested for oil meal. And I would





feed each cow as many pounds of grain





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





per day as she produces pounds of but-

ter-fat,in a week. I think that is the

most satisfactory rule that can be given

if we are going to feed by rule.



Of course, give all the corn silage,

cornstalks and bean pods that the cows

will eat up clean every day. Don’t stunt

them on this, and there isn’t any partic-

ular use in measuring or weighing it.

Give them what they will eat up clean,

and then feed the grain ration. They

ought to do well upon this ration, and I

believe they will if they are good dairy

cows.





BEET TAILINGS FOR SILAGE.





 





Our sugar company make what they

call, ”beet tails,” i. e., small beet roots

and some dead leaves, say 75 per cent is

the root-ends ot' the beet. I can get this

and mix it with corn fodder the same as

you do with beet tops. “(till it work?

How did your corn fodder and beet top





silage succeed?

J. N. McB.





Shiawussee Co.



Beet tailings, composed of the fine

roots of beets and some of the tops,

should make good cow feed, and it could

be very nicely preserved by putting it in

a. silo. There isn‘t any question also,

but what, if this was mixed with corn-

stalks that it would make the cornstalks

more palatable and you would get much

more good out of them than you would

if you attempt to feed the stalks dry.

There is .no doubt but what the roots

Could he successfully cnsilocd. The only

question in my mind is whether you can

afford to draw these tailings from the

factory. It will all depend upon the dis-

tance you have to haul them. They

probably contain in the neighborhood of

75 to 90 per cent of moisture. If you

have to haul them very far it will make

the dry matter in them quite expensive

as a feed, and it would probably make it

more economical to buy dried beet pulp

instead.





 





THE BUTTER MARKET.



The condition of the wholesale and re-

tail butter markets of 'the country is,

without exception, firmer than a week

i'llzo. Not it single one of the large mar-

kets has failed to advance quotations.

Some of the cities, like New York, show

a. freer movement of top grades than of

inferior kinds in spite of the high values

ruling, but a majority of the trading

points report firmness in all grades, in-

cluding dairies. A shortage in the vol-

ume of receipts is the main pillar of sup-

port to the trade, ‘the demand being

about steady. A small per cent of butter

users are cn'deavoring to cut down the

expense of living by taking butter sub-

stitutes. ’l‘his innovation as yet offers

little danger to the butter counters, at-

though in time its influence- may become

an important factor in the making of

butter prices. For the present, however.

the dairyman is having a good market

for his butter.





 





SAVING SILAGE FOR SUMMER

FEEDING.





 





\\'e have a silo 12x30 {1. and intend to

refill it this fall. Now would it pay best

to feed the silage to everything this win-

ter and feed it all up, or would It be

possible withOut spoiling too much en—

silagc to savt- part of it till the dry sea—

son next summcr‘.’ As we have only ten

cows we would not feed it all this win-

ter. What harm does it do to feed more

than 30 or 40 lbs.. which are recommend-

ed? ()ur cows will out at least 50 lbs.

a day if they can get it. T



Antrim Co. W. B.



I would not save silage in this instance

for summer feeding because you can

provide soiling crops which will take the

place of silage. It is cheaper to have a

sufficient amount of silage so that you

will have enough left over to feed dur-

ing the drought of summer, but if you

haven’t got this amount then I wriuld

feed it in the winter time when cattle

are deprived of other succulent food, and

would make arrangements next spring to

raise a sufficient amount of soiling crops

so that 1 would have plenty to feed dur-

ing the drought. This can easily be

done. Even if you have a short pasture

during its flush you could supplement

this with green clover, with peas and

oats and later on with early sweet corn.

and then Into sweet corn, and finally

with field corn, and get splendid results.

It requires a little more labor to feed

soiling crops than it does summer silage.

but yOur cows will respond liberally to

the succulent crops. ~Then again, a silo

12 feet in diameter is almost too large

for the summer feeding of ten head of

cows. I don’t believe you could feed it

down fast enough to prevent spoiling by

eXposure to the weather. At any rate

I am positive that ensilage fed in the

winter time to the other stock would be

more profitable than to feed them dry

feed entirely .in the winter time. And

the more so since it is possible to raise

soiling crops for the cows during the

summer drought.





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TURNIPS AND RULTABAGAS FOR

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Q fill our silo with tur-

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but was told that they would not keep

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Washtenaw 00. W. J. B.



I never had any experience in putting

rutabagas and turnips, tops and all, into

the silo, but I don’t think there is any

question but what they will keep. As I

have explained time and again about

putting beet tops into the silo, there will

be quite a waste on top because they

pack in so loose that the air will get in

and spoil them for quite a distance. You

can prevent this by getting a load of

wet beet pulp and put that on top to

seal it up and keep them from spoiling.

In putting beet tops into the silo every

little while there is a beet that hasn’t

been topped, and this goes in with the

tops, and it comes out in fine shape, just

like cooked young beets. It is palatable

and the cows like it, and I don’t see why

rutabagas and turnips would not make

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or not. One would have to determine

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THE GRAIN RATION COSTS TOO

MUCH.





 





Very often we hear dairymen say that

if they could get along without the pur-

chasing of such expensnve grain rations,

:they could make some money with COWS.

Where we have to purchase the greater

part of the grain ration at the present

high prices, after deducting the cost of

this from what we get for our cream or

butter, it leaves the margin of profit

small indeed. There is no question about

this. The grain is seemingly the expen-

sive part of the ration. The things which

we grow on the farm, as silage, clover

hay, and alfalfa hay, don’t seem to cost

so much money, and yet if we will take

into consideration the amount of labor

necessary in raising them it would

amount. to more than is usually thought,

but the grain ration must be purchased

at the market price and be paid for in

cash that comes out: of the milk money,

and consequently we notice it perhaps

more than we would if it could be pro-

vided in some other way.



It will not do to scrimp on the grain

ration because the cows will yield less.

They must have a liberal ration. A good

cow will pay for a good grain ration. ‘Ve

can use our best judgment in compound-

ing :this ration so as to get the right pro-

portion of protein ‘to the carbohydrates,

and thus make it economical and profit-

able. If it is a balanced ration, and bul-

anced with due consideration to the na-

ture of the roughage part of the ration

being fed, then we can get more nearly

a. complete digestion and assimilation of

the ration, and a leSS amount of it will

be necessary to produce results than as

though it was not properly balanced. But

even then, the grain ration is expensive,

and I am of the opinion that the average

farmer in Michigan should attempt to

grow more of his grain ration on his own

farm. I have advised for a long time to

grow more peas and oats. Canada peas

make a splendid feed that is rich in pro-

tein to help balance up the roughage

grown on the farm, and if one has suit-

able soil and understands this crop he

can raiseafairly profitable crop. In some

localities, however, the pea doesn’t seem

to do well. For instance, in light sandy

soil, «the pea, unless it is planted pretty

deep and gotten in very early is liable

to be affected by the hot, dry weather of

summer, and it doesn’t fill well and

doesn’t develop well. We want rather

moist, rich ground for field peas. A soil

with considerable clay is better than a

sandy one if the clay is well drained.

And, of course, the same is true of oats,

and a man with this kind of soil can

raise anywhere from 50 to 60 bushels of

peas and oats, which makes a. splendid

ration, or certainly assists very mate—

rially in cheapening the ration. If one

can raise corn abundantly it doesn’t pay

to feed the cornmeal alone because it

doesn’t give a balanced ration. This

ought to be- balanced up by gluten feed

or cottonseed meal or oil meal or some-

thing of that sort. Otherwise it will take

so much of the corn meal to produce the

necessary amount of protein that it will

make a, very expensive ration,



I am of the opinion, however, that we

can feed a little less grain and more

good clover and alfalfa hay to cheapen

the ration. A cow ought to have all the





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





clover hay that she will eat up clean

every day. If it is alfalfa hay well tak-

en care of, so much the better, because

it is richer in protein. But, neither a1-

falfa nor clover will displace entirely the

grain ration. They, with corn silage,

should form the basic part of the ration.

Then give enough grain so that the cow

will do her best and we can cheapen the

ration. If we can raise a part or all of

this grain upon our own farm then we

do not have to put our hands down into

our pockets and take out hard-earned

cash to buy the'grain with, but we can

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this grain, wnich makes it more econom-

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ROPINESS IN MILK.





This is the season that the milk dealer

is likely to be tlroubled with ropy milk.

Beyond a knowledge of its existence

when his milk becomes affected, he has

but little idea of how to cope with the

trouble by following it to its source and

applying a remedy.



Conditions are usually brought to light

in about the following manner: The milk-

man making his usual round of calls is

informed by some of his customers that

after the milk had been kept for a few

hours it became viscid, slimy, or ropy,

apparently altogether unfit for use, and

disgusting to handle. This is sure to

cause a serious financial loss to the deal—

or as he may be entirely in the dark re-

garding the cause and control of such an

unsatisfactory state of things. Bacteri-

ologists have provcn conclusively, after

an investigation of numerous cases, that

ropy milk is not caused by a disease-

producing germ, but one. that lives in

water, and is not at all dangerous from

a health standpoint.



This little trouble maker is scientifical-

ly known as Bacillus lactis viscosus,

which means, the germ that makes milk

viscid. It is so small that it must be

magnified a thousand times before it can

be seem. Its natural abode is in water

containing organic matter where it lives

indefinitely and multiplies innumerably.

Let one of these fellows with the thick

gelatinous coat peculiar to him fall into

the milk can and the. trouble is on. In

24 hours he will have millions of com-

panions, which, with their slippery, slimy

covering have developed in the milk. It

is plain to be seen how it becomes sticky

or ropy. As a. matter of fact, the milk

is practically a mass of them.





Investigation generally traces the

source of trouble to the wells, cisterns

or coolingr vats. Just one drop of this

water accidentally splashed into a can

of milk would cause it to become ropy.

If some of the water gets onto the milk

house floor any dust on the same be—

comes infected and should it' blow into

the cans will cause the milk to become

ropy. Even if the milkman happened to

get his hands wet in lifting the cans in

or out of the cooling vat or in putting on

or removing the lids there is considerable

danger of the milk being infected. Cans,

pails and strainers should be thoroughly

scalded or they will be a sure means of

infection. Ropiness develops in from 12

to,36 hours‘so it is usually the customer

who is the only one in position to first

discover anything wrong.



Now for the remedy. The first thing

we will want to know is, whcre is the

germ lurking? This may be ascertained

as follows: Thoroughly scald out a num-

ber of bottles and put in them a small

quantity of milk fresh from the. cow.

Into one of these put about a. spoonful

of water from the cooling tank; into an-

other the same quantity from the well or

cistern used"to Supply the cooling tank;

into another a. little dust from the milk-

every source that may be suspected of

house iloor or the stable, and so on from

possible infection. Then, stop up the

bottles and set them away for 24 hours

when the contents may be tested for

ropineSS and the germ located. If the

source of contamination is the well or

cistern the water from these should not

be allowed to come in contact with the

cans or other dairy utensils. In case it

is impossible to obtain any other for cool-

ing purposes a little potassium bichro—

mate may be put in the vat at the rate

of one part to one thousand parts water.

This prevents the growth of the germ in

the water, but being a poison one should

use it with caution. The floor and walls

of the milkhouse should be thoroughly

disinfected with a five per cent solution

of sulphuric acid which may be applied

with an old broom. In a nutshell, keep

the germ out of the milk and it will do

no harm.





Canada. J. HUGH MCKENNEY.





THE SELECTION OF FEED STUFFS.





 





Last summer, or possibly in the spring,

when the cows were going out to pasture

we may have resolved in our minds that

when the animals were again put in the

stables and on a ration prepared by our

own hands that it would be more care-

fully selected than the rations we have

been in the habit of mixing in seasons

gone by. This resolve to do things as

they should be done comes to us regu-

larly when the work to be done is a great

way off, but when the duty is at hand

we are very apt to overlook the delicate

points that seemed important and go

along in the easiest manner possible.



Bull the proper selection of feeds can-

not be consistently overlooked. It lies

at the foundation of the dairy business.

An expensive ration will make it impos-

sible for the dairyman to succeed finan-

cially while an ordinary ration may give

him barely enough returns to cover ex-

penses. By giving the cows just What

they need in a palatable form one may

if he has good cows, secure a satisfac-

tory return after he has paid for the la-

bor, wear and tear of equipment, inter—

est on investment, and managerial sal-

ary. But that “satisfactory return” will

not come unless this matter of selecting

the ration is made a. careful study and

such feeds employed as will bring the

most ecouomical results.



An example will illustrate the advan-

tage of various combinations of different

feeds: On a, ration of wheat bran, corn

chop, alfalfa hay, and silage, the Okla-

homa station found the cost of milk per

gallon was 11.2 cents. YVhen on a ration

similar to theubovc, with the addition of

cottonseed mx-a'l, the cost of milk was

10.9 cents per gallon, but the quantity of

milk was slightly decreased. In another

test of the. cost of milk production on a

ration of bran, corn chop, cottonseed

meal, and alfalfa hay the cost was 11.7

cents per gallon. On a similar ration.

with silage, as a supplement, the cost was

10.4 cents per gallon, and the yield of

milk was slightly increased.



Besides the amount of fats, carbohy-

drates, and protein contained in a feed,

one should understand the effect me

feed has on the cows. Beans and peas

provide an excellent source of protein for

human food, but with some persons these

foods do [not agree, and they must eat

'Otl.el‘ things to secure the protein their

bodies demand, not because the: other

foods will supply protein cheaper, but

from the simple reason of necessity. And

with the dairy cow the same may be

found true. Cottonseed meal is very rich

in protein and the price. makes the unit

cost of that: clement lower than it per-

haps can be obtained in most other

foods: but it has been found that where

one expects to keep his animals from

your to your and wishes them for breed-

ing purposes, as most dairymen now do,

that the general effect of heavy feeding

of this product upon the cows is dele-

terious. Cows fed oil meal or other con-

centrates usually keep better for a long-

or period than do those fed liberally on

cottonseed meal. “’9 should, therefore,

not be hasty in the selection of feeds for

the. cows, but besidcs looking to the food

nutrients we should determine, if we

can, what the effect of using a particular

kind of feed will be upon the cows.



The cows should relish their feed. It

should be palatable, stimulating the di-

gestive fluids and making all the food

eaten as fully digestible as possible. I‘he

palatability of the feed has a, further

value in urging the animal to eat more

than she would of a feed that lacks this

quality, and in eating a greater quantity

more economical production results, since

a greater portion of the feed is turned

into milk.



In the selection of feeds for the dairy

herd there is, therefore, three factors, at

least, that the dairyman should consider,

first, the nutrients contained in the

feeds; second, the effect they will have

upon the animals, and third, their pala-

tability.





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With the passing of an-

other year the return of

the Thanksgiving season

finds us in the enjoyment of blessings be-

stowed by a bountiful Providence ex-

ceeding our deserts, and in most cases

our anticipations. Too often are we in—

clined to be pessimistic with regard to

the future and rebellious concerning the

conditions which immediately confront

us, but more often than otherwise these

things ultimately work out for our ma-

terial good, both as individuals and as

members of society. While the past year

has been considered one of discourage-

ment to many farmers, yet the outcome

has been better than was anticipated and

we have occasion to be thankful for

bountiful crops which are typified by the

first page illustration in this, our

Thanksgiving number. In addition to a

continuance of material prosperity, there

is every evidence of a healthy trend of

public thought and sentiment, denoting

an advance of social and civic ideals

among the people of the state and coun-

try. Let us then observe the Thanks-

giving holiday in a true spirit of thank—

fulness for the blessings we have en-

joycd, not alone for personal blessings,

and bountcous harvests, but as well for

the freedom from war, pestilence and

famine which we, as a state, and nation

have enjoyed.





Thanksgiving.





It appears that

even after the

electors of the

state have ex-

as favorable to 'the

constitutional amend-

ment providing for woman’s suffrage,

organized oppositiOn t0 the granting of

the ballot to the women of the state con-

tinues to be in evidence. This is per-

haps fortunate, rather than otherwise,

since it is likely to bring the real op-

ponents of woman’s suffrage out into the

open where they may be generally known

and recognized.



It appcurs that in a number of coun-

ties in the state the full text of the

amendment was not printed upon the

lullots, as rc-quircd by the constitution,

and efforts are being made to have the

votes in those counties thrown out in the

canvassing of the returns. The first cf—

fort of this kind was made in Gonessee

county, whcre pctition was made for an

injunction restraining the bourd of can-

vassers of Gencsee county from counting

the ballots cast on the equal suffrage

proposition. From the language used by

Judge Wiener in dismissing the pctition

for a writ of injunction~which petition

also set forth that the adoption of an

amcndment creating so many new voters

Would entail a. heavy additional expense

in future elections, and therefore would

result in pecuniary loss to the state——

it would appear that he considered the

petitioner a figurehead backed by other

interests opposed to the adoption of the

amendment.



In referring to the above, Judge Wis-

ncr said: “I cannot conceive of such a

situation unleSS it should be that the

complainant and others he mentions are

engaged in some business which has no

moral eXCUSe- for existence, and which

Will be wiped from the face of the earth

when women are permitted to exercise

the franchise." Following Judge Wis-

n'er’s dismissal the matter was taken to

the supreme court by petition for man—

damus to compel Judge Wiener to issue

the injunction, which petition was





The Opposition to Wom-

an’s Suffrage.





pressed themselves

adoption of the





promptly denied by the sum-sine 'caurt.



In connection with~ Judge .Wisner‘s

statement it is interesting to know that

the petitioner, in this case was the keep-

er of a. poolroom, and it is very gener-

ally believed by those in close touch

with the situation that the chief interest

concerned in the organized opposition to

woman’s suffrage is the liquor interest,

as might easily be inferred from Judge

Wisner‘s statement. Previous to election

this same organized opposition was ev-

erywhere manifest, purporting to come

from the National Association Opposed

to Woman’s Suffrage. This organization

sought to influence the voters of Michi-

gan through a cleverly worded advertise-

ment which was accepted by at least

one publication having a circulation

among the farmers of Michigan. Space

was solicited for this same page adver-

tisement in the Michigan Farmer, but

the advertisement was rejected in the

belief that it emanated from the source

above mentioned, and because the nature

of the matter which it contained was

calculated to deceive and mislead the

voter rather than inform him with re-

gard to the true source of, and reason

for, the opposition.



For this reason we hope that‘ the con-

tinued manifestation of this organized

opposition may develop its true nature.

Just who the people are who are oppos-

ing the adoption of woman’s suffrage in

Michigan Is a pertinent question for the

people to ask of those who have in any

manner aided in the campaign which has

been and still is being waged against

the granting of the elective franchise to

the women of Michigan.





The increasing pop-

ularity of vocation-

al “training is fre-

quently evidenced in many ways. A re-

cent report of 'the Superintendent of

Public Instruction of Pennsylvania indi-

cates that vocational training has in-

creased greatly in popularity in that

state during recent years, while the old

idea of manual training has waned in

popularity, both as a means of educat-

ing the student and fitting him for the

earning of a living. Without doubt the

commonwealth owes a. duty to the ninety

odd per cent of students who do not have

the advantage of high school training,

but who are compelled to take up life’s

more serious work after having attended

the» primary schools, oft times without

completing the grade work in those

schools.



By substituting more practical work

of a vocational character for the purely

technical work. which is required to pre-

pare the student for more advanced ed-

ucation, a vast amount of benefit will be

assured that large class of students. The

general introduction of agriculture in the

curriculum of the common schools in the

state of Michigan is an example of this

kind, and one which We believe is bound

to become increasingly popular in the

state as the benefit becomes apparent,

not only to the students of the common

schools but as well to their parents who

have a. voice in their control.





The- selling of a

manufactured pro-

duct is generally

recognized in the business world as be-

ing fully as important a factor of suc-

cess as its economic production. The

same law will hold good in all lines of

production, including agriculture. While

it is important that the farmer produce

his products economically, it is equally

important that he market them wisely in

order to secure a maximum profit. To

this end it is absolutely necessary for

the farmer to be a student of crop sta-

tistics and market conditions in order

that he may place his products upon the

market in such a manner and at such a

time as to secure the largest possible

returns from same. This is, of course, a

matter of judgment in which mistakes

will be made, but these mistakes will be

fewer and less serious on the part (if

'the man who becomes a habitual market

student than on the part of the farmer

who sells his products in a haphazard

manner or upon the advice of some other

person, which advice may or may not be

of a disinterested character.



we desire to encourage every Michigan

Farmer reader to become a close stu—

dent of crop and market conditions and

to this end we are planning on increas—

ing our crop reporting service and broad—

ening the scope of our already complete

market reports in order to afford the

student reader a still better basis for

accurate conclusions regarding the best

course to follow in marketing his pro-

ducts. In addition We shall seek to point





Vocational Training.





Be a Market Student.





out factors which are likely to have an ,.





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influence upon future market renditions





in various lines of production, but leav-





ing it to the reader to do his own think-





ing and reach his own conclusions as to

the best time and manner in which to

market his products.



Some market writers assume to be

able to predict the. future trend of the

market with a degree of accuracy. This.

however, is impossible for any man to

do except in a very general way, and it

is far better and more satisfactory for

the reader to reach his own canclusions

after informing himself upon Ithe facts

bearing upon the situation. Such a.

course gives a man a feeling of inde-

pendence and confidence in his business

ability which is most advantageous and

which is a. very considerable factor in

success. In fact, the close student of

crop and market conditions will not only

have a better idea as to the most profit-

able time and manner in which to mar-

ket his products, but he will also become

better educated in the matter of market

requirements and by keeping these re-

quirements in mind in planning his crop

rotation will add not a little to the profit

of his farm.





An organization known

Consumers Plan‘ as the Housewives

Co-operation. League, which took up

the fight for cheaper

milk in the city of Detroit after the re-

cent advance by the local distributors

from eight to nine cents per quart, has

grown rapidly in membership in conse-

quence of this move. It is stated upon

good authority that this organization now

includes about two thousand women who

are interested in the lowering of the cost

of living. Not having been successful in

bringing about a reduction in the price

of milk, if is said that these women are

now contemplating the establishment of

a co-operative dairy and distri sting sta—

tion to furnish its members with cheaper

milk. It is said that capital has been in-

terested in the project, providing it is

finally decided to carry out this plan. Also

arrangements are being made by this

organization for the purchase of staple

food products in cariots direct from the

producer for distribution among the

members.



This effort toward holding down the

price of foodstuffs to a reasonable level

is a commendable one on the part of

this organization. In this effort it is but

natural that such a mistake should be

centemplated as the actual production of

foodstuffs used. such, for instance, as

milk. There is probably no doubt that

in embarking in an enterprise of this

kind the product would cost more than

it could be purchased for from producers

who are already established in the busi-

ness who have a far better knowledge of

its technicalities and requirements.

There is no question but that this or-

ganization might far better secure their

supply of milk as they contemplate secur-

ing their potatoes and fruits, direct from

the producers, in a co-operative way, for

distribution among their members.





However, the work of this organization

will be watched with interest, since it

holds much of promise for the future,

when producers may sell in a co-opera-

tive way to consumers who purchase in

a similar manner, thus greatly reducing

the cost of distribution. saving money to

the consumer and at the same time in-

creasing the revenue of the producer.





According to a re-

cent statement of

Auditor-General Full~

er, the total amount

of mortgages upon which the specific tax

of one-half of one per cent has. been paid

during the fourteen months in which

the present mortgage tax law has been

in force is $129,300,000. Prior to the time

when the mortgage tax law went into

effect, the mortgages in the state which

were on the assessment roll and on which

taxes were paid, amounted to but $48.-

000.000, or scarcely more than one-third

of the total of the mortgages which have

been filed under the new law.





Of course, a considerable amount of

this total of mortgages was held by

banks and loan companies, which under

the old law were exempt from taxation

on this class of securities. But probably

not more than one—third of this total at

the outside were so held, indicating that

at least one-half of the mortgages in the

state escaped taxation under the old

plan of assessment. Notwithstanding

this fact, the new law has not been gen-

erally approved by the boards of super-

visors of the several counties of the

state, a number of which have adopted

resolutions requesting their representa-

tives in the legislature to use their inc



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With the Curious Whirling Dervishes





“Turkey Day” in our own land



will not serve to turn the eyes on

the nation from the Sultan’s unhappy

realm. “'ar in any part of the civilized

world awakens new interest in the pow-

ers involved, in addition to throwing

many sidelights on the history and cus-

toms of the combatants. In Turkey,

war has a peculiar meaning to certain

members of the regular religious orders,

who are called dervishes (a class re-

sembling somewhat the monks of Christ-

endom), for to these men, in time of

war, falls the task, very largely, of urg-

ing the fanatics on. The oddest of the

many curious payments made from the





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OttOman treasury is that which goes as

subsidy to the various convents of whirl-

ing dervishes.



To begin with, these “whirlers” are

little bands of mcn~street laborers,

porters and the like for the most part—

who assemble once a week, in a building

off from one of the mosques, to twirl

and sing and dance until they fall down

exhausted. By so doing they have help-

ed erase the sins of the, government and

secure for it the favor of Allah. The

more atrocities the Ottoman government

may have committed, the more anxious

is it for the prayers of the band, and

so the more money does it contribute.



Visitors are permitted to attend and

there is always a stranger 01‘ two in the

dark little chamber where the services

are held. The room is narrow and feebly

llightcd. To one side a latticed balcony

is reserved for fcmalc spectators, in or-

der that they may look on without being

obscrvod, while above them a gallery

holds the orchestra, whose cymbals. and

drums and flutes may inspire the whirl-

ers toward doing their best.



I’romptly at 8:40 p m. the services be-

gin. Eight dervishcs, each in white

jacket, belt and long white skirt, and

bearing on his head the tall dervish cap,

enter and form a circle about the Vice-

sheik, who is to be distinguished from

the rest by a green er-ribbon alone. At

one end of the room the head dervish

takes his place, clad in a robe of black

and a turban; silent and immovable, he

awaits their finding their positions; then,

at the appointed signal, somber figures

begin to twirl.



Nowhere in all the world has whirling

taken on such a. fine form as here. The

Whirlers are bare-footed, and, as the

progresses, one gradually





By Felix





catches the secret of their art. The men

stand on tiptoes, place the one foot

across the other in just such wise that

the legs touch right at the ankle. Each

twist of the foot, then, is of exactly the

same length as the rest, and in this wise

a strict uniformity is maintained. Round

and round—~once, twice, a dozen times,

a. hundred times—these men circle, and

in the silent room the swish of their

long, White skirts, rising in circles in the

air from the motion and revealing taut

white drawers beneath, sounds as the

foaming of a distant brook, while the

ever-shifting play of the white tluted

skirts fairly dazzles one, just to watch it.



How often these men spin around we

cannot begin to guess. Their revolu-

tions are ceaseless and unending. How

their heads can stand it, what fearful

neuralgia it must have occasioned at

first, and whether the prolonged exercise

does not eventually affect the heart, are

questions constantly arising in the on-

lookcr’s mind, but to all of them the

guides reply in the negative, for some

of these twirlers are'old men, with griz-

zled beards, who haVc whirled regularly,

once a week, for years.



Almost from the outset the twirlers

close their eyes, and this, it is said,

enables them to keep their balance after

the first half-hour of twirling. Round

and round, as some puppet in white on

a pivot, they go, and it is forty minutes

by the clock before the first sign of

halting.



Then. of a sudden, the sheik pro-

nounces the name of Allah, and, as if by

some magic, each one of those spinning,

turning figures comes to a stop, bows to

the ground, rises and dons a little black

cape. Then the, vice-sheik goes, sol-

emnly, t0 the chief. Bending, he kisses

this one’s hands, piously, and takes a

place at his side. The oldest dervish

does the same, but kisses the vice—sheik‘s

hands as well; then the next and toe

next, each in turn, repeat, embracing all

those gone before them. This done,





there is a signal and the men file out,

the ceremony gone through with for the

The government may go on mis-





week.





J. Koch.





ing or crying wildly to Allah (pronounced

Ah—lah), while their comrades Simply

go on with their endless revolutions.



How these men avoid collisions at the

outset is beyond comprehension. They

take their places, raise their arms, turn

up the one palm, turn the other palm

down, and then. the tall sugar-loaf fez

straight on the head, they spin slowly,

then faster, then with lightning rapidity,

round and round and round, until the

face first grows liyid, then pale, and, bit

by bit, the tired arms sink just a trifle

and the hands take other positions. Now

and then someone in the audience will

be seen to lunge forward. as though he,

too, would join in the whirling, and Mos-

lems nudge one another and remark that

he at one limo must also have been a

dervish and now longs to rejoin his old

colleagues. (lthcrwise the scene offers

no variations. 'l‘ht-re is only the swish

of the skirts and the tom—tom of the

drum to brcak the quiet of this quaint

little byway.



“'hcn particular prayers have been

said, and the ceremony lasts longer than

usual. novitiates will give out and fall

insensiblo to the lloor. So often does

this occur, in fact, that no particular at-





tention is paid to it As with the Jerk-

crs of Kentucky, many years ago, the

excitement of religious enthusiasm is

held to be the cause of the swoon, and

the dcrvishcs are left alone until they





 





 





 





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come to themselves, for it is during this

comatose state that true religious ec-

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Studying the Winter Birds—No. I.





By Orin E. Crooker.





INTER would hardly seem to be

W a seasonable time for beginning

the study of birds, but in some

ways the novicc will find that he can

make better progress in the study of

our feathered friends when the trees are

bare of leaves than when thcy arc in

full foliage. To be sure, there will not

be so large a variety of birds for him to

center his attention upon but he will

come to know this lesser number much

more intimately than he Would in sum-

mer.

\Vhether birds remain in our northern

states through the winter is, in large

measure, a matter of food supply_ Some





 





 





 





 





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governing, for retribution for all of the

past has been made.



This, however, is an ideal performance.

Time and again as one leans over the

balcony rail (for there are no seats

here) to watch the whir‘lers, one or more

will grow fanatic under the exercise,

throwing their arms in the air and chant-





birds, such as the flycatchers, find it

necessary to go south even before the

first frosts. Others that depend for their

food upon grubs or seeds are able to

spend the winters with us. Robins are

frequently knOWn to remain in some of

the New England states through the 'en-

tire year at such times as the supply of





certain berries is abundant. But, at best

the supply of food in winter is limited,

and at; any time it, is probably only the

most venlurcsome individuals of such

species that remain through the months

of snow and ice.



In order to study the birds that spend

tho winter With us it is only necessary

to assist nature a little by providing in

somc measure for their wants. A little

food, suitably placed, proves an irresist-

ible attraction and it is thus easy to

coax numbers of thcsc ft‘llill(}l'(‘(i individ-

uals to certain spots ncar the house

where they may be watched to advan-

tage. even from thc shclter of onc’s liv—

ing—room, either with or without the aid

of an opera. glass.



To this end ont- should pick out some

tree that is conveniently situated with

reference to the window near which one

most frequently sits. lit-t this trce be

known as one‘s “bird tree" or laboratory

for observation. The larger the tree and

the. rougher its bark the bottcr it will

prove for the purpose. if it has a few

hollows or holes up among its limbs, this

will add to its effectiveness, for such

places of seclusion, when located near an

establishcd food supply, may prove quite

attractive to a downy woodpeckcr or a.

nuthatch as a. retreat for the night.

Thus ono's “bird tree" may possibly be

the means of securing a few feathered

“roomcrs” as wcll as “boarders" through

the winter months.



Having selected the bird tree it is well

to build a shelf on its side toward the

obscrvation window. This should be

constructed of old lumber that has a

weathered surface»~—otherwiso birds will

be likely to shun it. Place it about six

or seven feet from the ground and let

there be. a moulding around its outer

edge, in order that such food as is plac-

ed upon the shelf may nor easily be

blown off by the. wind.



This shelf will serve two purposes.

Some kernels of corn placed thereon will

probably prove attractive to a wander-

ing blue jay or two and keep them in

the neighborhood for a day or so at a.

time when bird life of almost any kind

is welcome. A crow may in some local-

ities make bold enough in very severe
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weather to visit the tree if his sharp eye

catches sight of the yellow corn. But it

may be that the visitor which will give

the most pleasure will not be a bird at

all but a fox 'squirrel (in some localities

a grey, silver, or red squirrel). Such a

visitor, once he finds the table spread

for his coming, will in all likelihood take

his meals regularly at the bird-tree lunch

counter. He will become quite tame as

the winter goes on and often bring his

acquaintances with him—serving them a.

full meal at your expense.



Right here it should be said that noth-

ing should be kept on this shelf that will

prove to be any inducement to English

sparrows. Their continued presence

around a bird tree will keep other birds

away. \Vhole corn, being too large for

them to eat, will not attract them in any

number, although its very presence will

cause foragers of this species to visit

the tree now and then.



The food that will prove an irresistible

attraction to many birds other than Eng-

lish sparrows is strips of suet nailed to

the side of the tree. If these are placed

where the sparrows can get no foothold

on an adjacent twig they will pay but

little attention to it. The suet, however,

will be the means of bringing to one's





THE MICHIGAN FARMS-SR;





tree numbers of hairy and downy wood-

peckers, Chickadees, nuthatehes, creep-

ers and frequently other birds. A few

bones, with shreds of meat or gristle

clinging to them, may also be nailed to

the tree. These will be visited daily by

birds in search of food. In fact, one

will be surprised at how often the strips

of suet will need replenishing. The same

bird will come regularly several times

a day for weeks at a time to get a few

bits of the food that serves to keep his

bodily fires burning.



For birds of the sparrow family pro-

vision should be made in the fall, after the

.frosts have killed all vegetation, by gath-

ering a. few bunches of such dead grasses

and weeds along the fence corners as

observation will show to still retaintheir

seeds. These should be tied with cord

and hung away in a dry place where they

will not be disturbed. Then when snows

and ice are heavy upon everything they

can be brought out, bunch by bunch,

and hung from the side of the bird tree

so that they will just clear the surface

of the snow. Winter sparrows, juncos.

fox sparrows and now and then some





other varieties will call one “blessed”





when they discover such a treat await-

ing them.





 





RAM BLE HILL.





BY ROBERT CARLTON BROWN.





(Book Rights Reserved by the Author.)





Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.——Na-

thaniel Edgeworth, eccentric, hard—head-

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

ing years upon his 400-acre- farm on the

outskirts of the village of Turtle Creek.

.llis household consists of Mother Hub-

bard, housekeeper, and Brigadier Gen-

eral (by c0urtesy) Hornbill, a fellow vet—

cran; Zeb Wattles. an aged musician

who, with his daughter Jerusha, occupies

a cottage (rent l‘rce) upon the farm, also

spends much timc. with his venerable

benefactor. Estrangemcnt and finally

death, robbed Nathaniel Of his only son

some years previous, following which,

bitter remorse induced him to grant the

means of a liberal education to his sole

descendant and grandson, Sidney Edge-

worth. In like manner he had.bc«friend-

ed his sister's 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 lCdgcworth has completed his course

at Harvard and rented an C‘XanSlve

apartment in New York where he is

searching for '1 position as diligently and

sincerely as his grandfather‘s allowance

of $500 per month will permit. Among

obstacles encountered are two college

Chumsv-rTloodle. a typical case of “more

meney 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 Nathanicl Edgewol‘th of Turtle

Creek, who, in a heated argument with

Brigadier General Hornbill burst a blood-

vessel and immdiastely passed away. Af-

ter the funeral of his grandfather Sid

yearns to get away from Turtle Creek

but remains for the reading of his ari-

cestor‘s will, only to find that the condi-

tions imposed by that document promise

to indefinitely delay his return to. New

York. By the terms 'of the will Sid m-

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 rdugh land known

as Bramble Ilill belonging to the foster

father of SuSan Dunlap; or, in lieu of

acquiring 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. The profitable

production of wine, from the wild grapes

going to waste in fields and roadsides is

also considered. He wires Doodle for a

time of his favorite cigarettes and de-

velops a determination to make the best

of his new environment.





 





Jerusha stopped at Sid's rapid approach

and turned challengingly standing in the

middle'of the road.



“\Vell.” she exclaimed. as his eyes in-

stinctively sought the glaring faults in

her dress'.



“Let me carry one,” he offered, reach-

ing Out.



“You!” she laughed in his face. a boy-

ish laugh, droll, whimsical, cynically

boisterous.



Sid did look rather inefficient, stand-

ing there in his modish clothes—he had

even stopped on Main street to dust off

the bottom of his trousers.



He flushed at the taunting laugh.



“It’s too much for you,” he said with

slight reserve. '



“You'd get your hands dirty,” she an-





swered defiantly. the sum of the man

probably having been carefully calculated

before at the bee swarming. “Besides,

the milk might slop over and run into

those eaves-troughs on your pant-legs."



Not a shy little dewberry, hiding be-

hind the innermost foliage of the bush.

at least. A bold dewbcrry, hard by 'the

dusty roadside, accustomed to conditions,

hardships even.



“You object to the trousers, then?" Sid

asked, looking at her quizzically. “Would

you prefer me in kilts?”



She glanced down the road, gazed in-

tently for a moment, listening; then

summed him up in a. slow, cynical smile,

drew the muscles in her firm, sensitive

arms taut, bent her body like a shapely

bow, heaved at the milk pails and trudg-

ed on across the road. A bell clangcd

out some distance away. breaking harsh

and metallic through the hushed hour of

high noon.



“There‘s your dinner bell,” cried Jeru-

sha over her shoulder; “better get home

and rub off tilt‘ dust with toilet water."



Her combativity aroused Sid. In two

strides he reached her side and wrested

from her hand one of the heavy pails.



“(:0 on, leave me alone!” she cried,





giving him a vigorous push, the pail tilt--





ing and slopping a liberal dipperful over

the side into the turn-up at the bottom

of Sid’s trousers.



“There, now you’ve—”



The girl cut off sharply at the sound

of an approaching automobile, placed her

own bucket] on the ground and turned

with a challenging stare toward a bow-

window car just turning out of the Edge-

worth private road.



It was lthe motor of privilege. At the

wheel sat Miss Dunlap. and beside her

an important ‘looking young man with a

highly figured blue tie and a watch chain

dropping into his breast pocket from the

lapel buttonhole. above,~where it was

fastened with a fetching stud in the form

of a perfectly impractical tennis racket.





There was an amused look on Susan

Dunlap‘s face as she took in the surpris—

ing tableau. The nut-brown girl’s lips

curled contemptuously and parted, the

ruddy glow in her cheeks mounting to

her delicate temples as the important

young man beside Miss Dunlap nodded

toward her as though she were some fun-

ny little toad in the road.



Sid turned his flushed face and gave

Miss Dunlap a confused nod. The ma—

chine had come as-a total surprise to

him. He subconsciously noted the young

fellow (it would have been hard to over-

look him) and presumed he was the cause

of Susan Dun’lap's trip to Bayview.



Susan acknowledged his bow and, n0-

ticing the milk gliding contentedly down

his trouser leg, called out, “Been trying

the simple life?”



“Yes. Very complex, isn’t it?” an-

swered Sid, wondering why the fellow an

her side glowered at him and put a. finger

between his thick neck and high collar,

encouraging a freer circulation of air.



In a minute the machine was out of

sight. Sid turned to find Jeruaha. stand-





ing stOck still, looking after the auto,

her eyes aflare, her proud little nostrils

expanding and collapsing with the snap-

ping of her eyes.



“XYhy, why, what’s the matter. You’re

positively torrid!" he exclaimed, looking

at her.



“Oh, nothing, nothing!” she cried,

twisting at a tear in her dress. “None

of your business.” Her lips continued

in that hard, straight line as she said, in

an even direct tone, “Give me that pail!"



For answer Sid darted out a quick

hand, caught the wire .to [the bucket at

her feet and made off across the ditch to

the Wattles’ cottlage. The girl standing

in astonishment for a moment, then, her

lips quivering down from the straight

line, she followed him slowly.



He set both pails 0n the back porch

and waited till she came up.



The girl had a “thank you trembling

on her lips; her eyes seemed very strange.



Sid hardly noticed her; he was remem-

bering the dinner bell and that he was

hungry, almost ravenous enough to eat

a hulking steaming potato and its ac-

companying pork chop, though he would

draw the line at the heavy preserves af-

terward.



“You‘re Mr. VVattiles’ daughter, aren't

you?” he asked suddenly, as the girl

struggled with her “thank you."



She changed in an instant, neck stiffen-

ing, arms stretching down at her sides

and her mouth twisting back to that

sour smile.



“Well, what if I am?’ she demanded.



“Oh, nothing, nothing at all,” he an—

swered, quite startled by her vchcmence.

“Only if you are you‘ve got a mighty

nice t'cllow for a father. Ile’s so gentle,

so simple—really, Miss Wattles, I haven’t

seen anybody in Turtle Creek I like

nearly so well.”



Shc looked at him strangely, evidently

wondering if he were making fun of her;

Seemed gladdened for a moment, then fell

back on the easier, strangely unyouthful,

cynical smile; switched back again and

stood deliberating.



Meanwhile Sid, considering the matter

closed, being very .hungry and tearing

the wrath of Mother Hubbard if dinner

should be cold on his arrival, removed

his hat, bowed, and sped swiftly down

the Edgeworxth private road to the old

house where Hornbill, Mother Hubbard

and Oley, the hired man, impatiently

awaited him.





 





Chapter V.——Jerusha Has an Idea.





Sid sent to Chicago for books on grape

culture and wine making. In a week’s

time he had learned enough to feel cer-

tain that his wild grape wine idea was

practical.



‘Mothcr Hubbard resurrected an old

wine-press, cob-webbed, from the cellar.

“Ilf they‘d only left some wine in that

when it was put away it would be price-

less now,“ exclaimed Sid, examining the

ark and rejccting it in favor of a, new one

offered in a dcaler‘s catalogue.



Before the new press arrived, and while

Sid was busy with wild grape gathering

privileges, easily secured from the neigh-

boring farniers, a dozen swarms of bees

came by express to Watts and Sid drop-

ped his grape interests only long enough

to help. “'atts and .lerrusha handle the

new arrivals. Jerusha fitted him out with

a mosquito-bar head—dress, awhite jack-

et and canvas shoes. and \Vatts gave him

valuable lessons in heel-keeping, though

Sid found he learned more quickly from

Jerusha, who was as deft and proficient

as her father in the management of the

swarms.



It would be a matter for close analysis

to determine whether Sid’s interest in

the bees depended on Jerusha, or whether

his interest in the girl should be attribu—

ted to the bees. Anyway, he spent much

time daily with both and was even reluc-

tant to tear himself away from the en-

gaging new interest when his saddle ar—

rived from New York and he recalled the

promise Susan Dunlap had made him.



In the thick of the bee business he- had

called once on Susan and had felt a vague

chill in the clumsy, curious welcome Sam

Dunlap had extended. He had met her

by chance once since then and they had

got on much better without the blighting

restraint of her father.



Sid called her up on the primitive party

phone to announce the coming of his

saddle and remind her of the: ride to

Lake VVingra.



She answered in a pleased tone that

made him feel they were already more

than acquaintances. The excursion was

promptly arranged for that afternoon and

Sid, all eagerness, took his puttees from

his trunk and carried [them to the back

stoop to blacker: them himself ufor the

first time in his life.





NOV. 23, 19,11, 2





Jerusha. strolled up from the apiary,

which had been located in a splendid





southern exposure between the Edge-’





worth house and the Wattles cottage.



“Vat-ts says we’ll take out some of the

filled frames this afternoon and put them

in the new hives,” she said, leaning

against the churn and watching Sid with

interest. '



“ ’Fraid you’ll have to count me out,”

he looked up with an anticipant flush.

“I’m going to try that Kentucky colt;

the General says she has five gaits and

he is the only one on the farm that’s

ever tried her.”



“Oh!” there was a catch of disappoint-

ment in Jerusha’s tone.



"Don’t think I’m shirking so early in

the game! A fellow must have some

time for enjoyment." He paused and

glanced at her thoughtful face. adding

hastily, “Not that I don’t enjoy fooling

with the bees, you know. But I need a.

change.”



“Yes,” she said wistfully. “I guess

everybody gets to feeling once in a While

that they need a change.”



“That s0unds gloomy for you. Aren’t

you happy enough?” he said slowly, rub-

bing a buckle.



"Oh, of course,” her voice was gay in

spite of her Itrembling lower lip. “But

I’d like to see something beside the coun—

try for a change. Watts says I should,

and if t‘ho bees and everything go all

right he'll send me. I just can’t wait!”



“You’d soon tire of the city, same as

I do of the country—and shining my own

shoes.” exclaimed Sid, dropping his work

and pushing back the damp locks from

his forehead.



“But Watts can really get along with-

out me now. Not :that he always

couldn’t!“ she cried quickly with a re-

turn of her old defiant manner. "But

the bees keep him interested now and he

really doesn’t need me.”



“How’d you like to go east to a board-

ing school?" suggested Sid speculativcly.



“Oh, I don't want to go to school. I’m

too old. I want to do things. Watts has

taught me to teach myself. I’ll get just

as much from reading.”



“You know how to concentrate already,

and I guess that’s the end of study. But

l’ll talk to Watts and we’ll see if we can

plan a change for you."



“Oh, don’t do that, please! He knows

how badly I want to see things and it

will only hurt him to think I can't,” she

replied lightly, leaving the uchurn and

starting back to her bees.



Sid looked after Jerusha wistfully; she

was such good company, he rather wish-

ed he had decided to spend the afternoon

with the has.



But he ha much to look forward to

and Jerusha gas farthest from his mind

when he had finally mounted the spirited

filly and taken a. gallop about the door-

yard to calm the animal down.



He waved gaily to Vl'attlcs as he swung

past, and in ten minutes dismounted in

front of the Dunlap house, throwing his

reins in the Dunlap hired man, already

holding a. fine little bronco at the horse

block.



Susan was awaiting him on the porch

dressed in a. captivating riding suit of

the most proper cuvt.



They loped off together, looking for all

the world like a snappy, breezy summer

magazine cover done in crisp line.



“l'm hearing great things about your

industry," said Susan, as they reined in

to turn off the BayView road.



“From none of the Villagers. I hope?"



“NO. From Mother Hubbard. I met

her in town trying to deny—” she stop-

ped and flushed.



"Deny what?” Sid asked quickly.



“Oh, you know. People will talk; and

it‘s all over town that you’re starting

something dreadful, a. brewery or saloon,

I don’t know what all."



"The grape wine?”



“Yes.”



“You were wise to withdraw from the

oflice of taster. I suppose I must taste

my cwn wine if I make it here in Turtle

Ci‘E‘ck?”



“The town has a. tender conscience, you

know. Better make it unfermented grape

juice instead.” she suggested promptly,

having given the matter some thought.



"Why, say, that isn’t a. bad idea!

There’s just as big a market, I suppose,

and it wouldn’t offend the natives.”



“It would be much safer,” She offered

judicially.



“But what did Mother Hubbard say?"



“That you had gone to keeping bees

and were working very hard.”



“Yes, I’ve a bee in my bonnet, but I

don't know why on earth Mother Hub-

band should defend me. I frowned openly

on her coffee last night.”



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Nov. 23, 1912.





'A THANKFUL THANKSGIVING.





 





BY M. B. B.



The family reunion was to be at

Grandpa Horton’s. For this the children

were glad because, if there were no

coasting out of doors, \there was sure to

be plenty of it in the great barn where

they could slide down the fragrant hills

of clover and other dried grasses to their

hearts’ content.



The older young people were also glad,

because grandpa was usually in a. remi-

niscent mood at this time and they were

llikely to hear something entertaining

about early days.



But this year there was to be a new

note of interest added to the occasion.

Everybody was to come prepared to give

some special reason for being thankful,

preferably some historical face with a

colonial tang.



After all were seated around the fes-

tive board and grandpa had returned

thanks in his simple, reverent way, Un—

cle George remarked that this was a

small company compared with that of

the first Thanksgiving, there having been

ninety Indians present at the settlers’

dinner. “They were no sponges, either,”

continued he, “but proud-spirited hon-0r-

ees who did their part by going out and

killing five deer as their share of the

feast. However, I am thankful that; al-

though venison docsn’t often appear on

present—day menus, cranberry sauce is

likely to gladden Our eyes for years to

come.”



Charlie supplemented this by telling

how Governor Bradford specified that “be-

sides water-fowl the-re was a great store

of wild turkies” that year, “but.” he

added, “there are plenty of good things

besides wild turkeys and I see a whole

lot of them right now.”



Aunt Lydia was glad that she was in

no danger of being burned as a witch

on account 'of grandpa’s late illness.



Aunt Esther venitured that the huge

colonial fireplaces were more cheerful

and picturesque t‘han really comfortable,

and she concluded, “We of the middle

west would call their dimensions astound—

ing. Just think of it! A chimney twen-

ty feet square. I was reading only a. few

years ago of one of that size still stand-

ing in Rhode Island and the remark was

made that an ox could have been roasted

in it. A folding t‘rammel, or pot-hook,

nine feet long has been found in one of

those old-time chimneys, but I am truly





giving. I like plenty of elbow





THE. MICHIGAN FARMER.





thankful for my range, and. am glad that

I never have to lift kettles on and off

the pot-hook, or burn my face over 'open

flames.”



Willie observed that he was thankful

he lived in the day of plastered houses,

for he shouldn’t: enjoy having his head

scratched, while still in bed, by a hungry

wolf thrusting his paw through the crack

of an unchinked cabin as was the ex-

perience of a certain early pioneer.



”Yes,” rejoined grandma, “and with

your unchinked cabins went those old

rough puncheon floors. I have read, too,

of a dear, brave woman who begged her





men—folks to build their house around at





big flat stump which she might use for

a table. I am rejoicing in smooth floors,

pretty rugs, vacuum cleaners and plenty

of convenient tables.”



“Speaking of tables,” said Cousin Ad-

eline, “the very first settlers used what

they called a table—board. This was about

a. yard wide and rested on standards

something like a sawhorse. Although the

forests were full of fine lumber, there

were no sawmills and but few handsaws

with which to cut boards. I enjoy our

extension table, especially at Thanks-

room

then.”



“While we are alluding to tables,” put

in Phil, just home from Harvard. “1

must say I appreciate this beautiful plate

and the other dishes that adorn this one.

Our ancestors were content ‘with what

they called trenchcrs. Those were made

of wood and often were more blocks ten

or twelve inches square with a hollow

place in the center into which porridge,

meat, and vegetables were placed. Usu-

ally two children, or a man and his wife,

ate from the same one. Even governors

used them, and for many years Harvard

boys ate from trenchers at the college

mess—table.” .



And now it was Kate‘s turn. Brand-

ishing her handsome fork she exclaimed,

“I am thankful for this. '\\'hen America

was settled, only a few forks were found

In England. The first one brought over

was for Governor “'inthrop in 1633.

Thirty or forty years late a few odd,

little two-tined ones came over, but I

dtn’t see how they could use them.”



“I am glad that I have an individual

salt,” declared Uncle Ben, who hadn’t

been home in ten years. “Those old

high, silver saltcellars no doubt were im-





posing and, had I been the guest of honor-





in those days as I am today, I suppose





\WHO SHOULD





(15> 47.1

BE THANKFUL?





BY IRMA T. SOPER.





“You ask me what I’m thankful for?”

Said Farmer Brown. “Vt'ell, let me

think!

The crops wa’ant much good this year,

But my son Thomas doesn’t drink.

When Thomas went to town last spring

He got to runnin’ pretty ‘wild’;

Mother an’ I felt pretty bad;

For Torn, you know, ’s our only child.

A month ago our boy came home——

His voice a ringin’ straight and true—

‘No more of drink for me,’ he says;

‘With all that crowd you’ll find I’m

through.’ ”





“For what have I to be thankful?”

Asked the laborer in his cot.



“\Yhen my wages but meet the bread bill

You think I’ve a pretty hard lot.



Well, maybe, but Wife is still with me—

She was awfully sick last spring.



But she lived, and is strong and smiling,

Do you wonder I work and sing?"





“Aye,” answered the bent old woman

‘Who scrubs on the courthouse floor,



“I’ve a lot to be thankful for, mister,

Though I’m most mortally poor.



The childer’ are larnin’ that fast, sor—

They go every day to the school——



My Pat is that kind and hard workin’





I should be sitting ‘above the salt’ as

they called it; that is above the middle

of the table, next to the host and host-

ess who, side by side. sat at the head.

Joe, over there, would be ‘sitting below

the salt’ where children and people of no

dignity were seated, but I am satisfied

to be on middle ground with a saxltcellar

all my own.”



“It wouldn’t have been half so bad to

be seated with the no-accounts," rejoin-

ed Joe, “as to be cut off by log shutters

or 'oiled papcr windows from seeing out-

side. I am thankful for the fine, large,

glass window in front of me through

which I can see. the river.”



“V\'ell," said Bob, who had come in

from the city, “I am grateful for modern

lighting. \\'hen grandpa was young they

always announced their cvening meet-

ings, spciling and singing schools, as be—

ginning at ‘early candle light.’ I believe

grandma still has a pair of brass candle-

sticks, snuffers and tray, but oh, dear,

how dismal to have mended socks by a

tallow dip!”



"\Ve mustn’t forget the rural mail,”

declared Frank. “The carrier was callcd

the ‘post’ and usually wcnt on horseback.

In winter it took a month to go from





 





AUTUMN IN THE WOODS—ByALONzo





On rippling tides of autumn’s wine-like air,

Bright argosies of Ileaves are borne today;

And he who sought the Golden Fleece so fair,





Had not such dreams of beauty by the





“'ith what a splendor glows the fading scene;

The tinibeired hillsides fairy treasures hold;

The upland SthWs the gum—tree’s glossy green,

And maples bright with their unminted





The nut-shells carpeting the forest ground

Tel’l of freebooting squirrel, mounted high,



\K'ho, like bold Robin Hood, the forest-bound

Has made his home, his roof the Open sky.





And where the breath of autumn, balmy sweet,

The burdened branches of the browning trees



Int-(instant sweep. gay fare the children’s feet

in quest of their nut-crowned Hesperides!





The giant oaks, arrayed in russet and gold,

’l‘riuinphanu stand, the goal of victory won;



The lithe persimmons’ half—bare branches

Their purple fruit, slow-reddening in the sun.





On the light breezes the witch hazels flaunt

Long, golden petals, ceaseless to and fro;



From dark recesses lingering songsters haunt

\Vhere globes 10f 'the red partridge berries show.





The low, soft twittering of the waxwing comes

From our the cedar gloom, the livelong day;

In fruitless qucst, one faring bee still liums,

A moment poised, then booms full twang away!





The 1ast flash of the summer’s brilliant life,

on of the cardinal gl‘osbeak shines;





The crims

From field and wood.

Songsparrows southwar





\Vith pev

The gentians to

And dreaming still





the wind’s light touch





The robin’





On purpling grapes the ruddy sunlight falls

Subdued and soft; the drowsy crickets learn

A song of sorrow, while the partridge calls

In sadder strains as sunsets fainter burn.





Like one who doubts, the waning year abides;

“Nor yet on summer’s death. nor on the birth

Clouded the red sun hides,



Then dl‘ODS betimes behind the tilted earth.





Of trembling Winter.”





Farewell to summer!

Daylight’s redoubt.





with song no longer

d sail in wavering lines.





tals matching heaven’s serenest blue





if the old faith be true,

The lovers’ footsteps thitherward are led,





s speckled breast is turning brown,-

The hour frost glitters on the stubble—land;

\Vtith lonely calls the blackbirds hasten down

The slanting sky, in many a gathering band.





Shades of twilight gain

On sunny cohorts thinned,

Fall the first lances of the conquering rain,



As sounds the bugle of the marshaling wind!





way.





gold!





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around eyes, and skin clear to tip of

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and try every girl 1 know on them.”



“Don‘t begin on mo,” she laughed. “Our

cook rolls up father’s.”



“No, you're in the secret and would

probably fold them carefully just to get

even with me for trying you.”



“I don‘t know that I should fold them

at all."



“Thcn I should take it as a very fav-

orable sign, in spite of your indifference.

But tell me, is that Lake \Vingra over

there‘." They had reached a pebbly knoll

and beyond the trees stretched a sheet

of shimmering water, rippling in the sun.



“That’s it. Isn't it a gem?”



"Such a convenient little lake; one

might carry it about in one’s pocket for

picnics.”



“You must be more impressed with

our proud features. Vl'hy, if Aloisious

Stimpson heard you say that he’d dam it:

all up so you’d have nothing to carry

off.”



'Aloisious Stimpson, who’s that?” ask-

ed Sid, vaguely recalling the name.



“Why, he’s chief of the council of fath-



ers at Niles Pash’s store. He swears

beautifully; his pride in Turtle Creek is

the only thing sacred to his tongue.”

. “I’ll have to watch myself then; even

Hornbill protests when I take exception

to his statement that Turtle Creek would

have been as big as Bayview if it hadn't

gone dry at an ellection some years

back."



Sid felt it: was quite the pleasantest

afternoon he had spent since coming to

the country and he was very reluctant

to leave Susan when they arrived at her





 





house and founditwas only a little after

four. ‘



But on the ride home alone he pressed

his horse forward in the hope of air-riv-

ing in time to help finish with the bees.



Catching sight of Jerusha in the sunny

field where the new hives had been set

up, he reined in and gave his horse to

(Key, who was passing on his way to

the house.



“You‘re too late,” exclaimed Jerusha as

he came up. “\Ve’ve just finished. Every

one of the new swarms has enough bee's

bread and honey now to last it through

the winter. It was great fun. Sorry you

missed it. I’ve got to run over to

Havenhill’s for some butter now.” She

straightened her back slowly as though

it ached, and turned toward the creek.



“I‘ll go with you,” suggested Sid.



“All right. if you want to. Have you

tried that new wine press yet?” she ask-

ed as they started off toward the neigh-

boring farm. ,



“I haven’t had time," he replied, think-

ing of the village gossip handed 'on to

him by Susan. “I may give it up.”



“That's no way to talk. You can’t ex-

pect the- bees alone to make a hundred

thousand dollars for you.”



“Oh, I guess my chances at making

that are pretty poor. The figure is big

enough to stagger anybody, don’t you

think? Even you would give it up.”



“No. I wouldn’t,” she said emphati-

cally. “Think of the Chance! Only four

years and then you’ve got your whole life

to do just what you want. You could go

back to Paris and stay longer, as you say





ryou wish you had—and, and Italy. You





could go anywhere—d0 anything!”



“Your picture is very tempting,” ad-

mitted Sid. “But: what can I do? HOW

would you make any more money out of

this land if you were 1?”



“Oh, there’re such a lot of ways. I’d

do it! I know I’d do it-«if I were a

man; no, if I were myself,” she answer—

cd, “and I were to get; a million dollars

out of it. I'd find a. way—anything. I’d

work my hands off for four years and

get out of Turtle Creek and to some

place where I could see and learn and

do the kind of work I’m going to do,

some day."



Sid glanced sideways at her. She was

tense. He always felt incompetent and

futile before her ambitious spirit. She

was such a startling little person. Think

of overcoming environment as she had;

using as good English as Susan Dunlap

or himself, and all from reading it in

books. But then, her father had given

her something; he had learned much and

studied music in Berlin, though it had all

been swamped beneath the stagnant pool

he had sunk in. If only he had had some

of his daughter’s initiative! Jerusha had

the knowledge and wisdom of' a woman

already. having brought herself up rig-

idly, in spite of surrounding difiicultics.



“Yes, I really believe you would,” said

Sid earnestly. “But how; get down to

details.” He swung his arm at random

toward the grove along the creek.

“There's some land that’s bringing in

nothing. What would you do with that?”



She stopped on the path and looked at

the ground, limestone cropping out

among the trees and preventing its use

as farm land.



“Oh," she cried Suddenly, “I know!

The Old Settlers' Reunion takes place in

1858 than two weeks. lent the land to

them for the day. It's better than the

Glen, where they’ve held it the last ten

years."



“By jove! You are practical!” cried

Sid admiringly. “What's the amount of

rent I could get? VVho’s the proper per—

son to see about it?”



”Twenty-five dollars,” she cried. “You

will have to see Mr. Stimpson; he‘s one

of the trustees of your grandfather‘s es-

tate, you know."



“No, I don’t know. Miss Dunlap men-

tioned him this afternoon. I dare say

I’ve seen him,” answered Sid languiuly,

his manner having suddenly changed at

the mention of the rental price. “But

what's the use? Twenty—five dollars

wouldn’t help much toward the hundred

thousand.”



“It would be a beginning, anyway,”

answered Jerusha. confidently. “Besides,

you could get the privilege of selling

lemonade and ice cream for the picnic.

You're the one closest at hand if they

have it here. Don’t look for big things

all at once. Take care of the little

things. Go on, go to town right new

This minute! See Mr. Stimpson about

it. He'll be with the rest in front of the

store; you can tell him from the others

because he swears so dreadfully.”



“Say," replied Sid with a speculative

smile, “I think I’ll do that. It wouid be

something to pass the time, at least. 1'.





NOV; 23. ~19! “fir.





like that lemonade and ice cream part.

Once I s’uperintended a... keg party at col-

lege. I know where to get the tin cups

for less than cost, because the fellow’s

father manufactures them himself, and

he gives them to his friends when they

have keg parties. I know how to turn

the spigot. too. 1'11 sit astride the barrel

of lemonade and Ory out like a Roman

herald, “Pink lemonade—er—warranted

not to fade’——er—and all the rest of it,

you know. I’ll make money out of it.

too. I Will be a captain of finance, I

will out-general Brigadier Hornbill with

all his rent-collecting proclivities; I will

make a temple to action, and worship

there daily. I will barter and sell in the

public marts. I will vote early and often

and become a model citizen. Miss VVat—

tles, I fell it coming; it’s been on the

way so long. I am the human century

plant of busineSS ability. I am about to

bloom! Today I am coming out. I feel

the quickening of the sap in my veins.

I shall burst shortly, I shall dazzle the

world with my radiance, the brilliance

of my busineSS ability. I shall—”



“Meantime yOu haven't even rented

the land. Go along. Go now!”



Sid could never understand Jerusha’s

power of transmitting enthusiasm. He

didn’t like the notion of facing, for the

first time, the assembled fathers at the

store. But Jerusha turned suddenly and

left him alone, calling out, “Good-bye!"



When he had recovered his breath

there was nothing left for him to do but

cut cross-lots to the village.



As he walked along he began to takc

quite an unusual interest in the Old

Settlers’ Reunion, the lemonade, ice

cream and all. It was a sun-rift in the

gloom clouds he had been pulling about

his eyes and persistently burying his

head in.



“'hat if he could make that one hun-

dred thousand dollars? Oh, yes, Sidney

Edgeworth was a visionary, but for what:

else had he been trained?



If he could manage to make a hundred

dollars out of that Old Settlers’ thing!

\Vell, it would be something; a start.

Then it occurred to him that he’d have

to do a stroke of business equal to it :1

thousand times. That discouraged him

utterly.



It did look difficult. But he’d have to

take a, brace, go to church and stop

smoking cigarettes. Yes, he'd have to;

at the thought of it his hand mechanic—

ally slid into his loose outside pocket; he

drew out the heavy, plain cigarette case

and extracted a very fine sample of a

Utopia. Lighting it, he continued on his

way up Main street, bound for Stimpson

and a settlement of the ground rental.



At the corner store he halted, ner-

vously inhaled a deep puff of cigarette

smoke and, with forced calmness, sur-

veyed the awesome body of village fath-

ers, gathered on boxes and tilted-back

chairs beneath the porch roof.



Their expressions were. hardly invit~

ing‘, He didn’t know which one was

Stimpson and had no way of telling, ex~

cept for Jerusha’s hint, which he didn’t

sec very well how to test.



“I say,” he bcgan, addressing the body

at large, “I should like to speak to Mr.

Stimpson on a little matter Of—er—busi-

ne-ss. Can youverwum I addressing him

now?"



He had luckily hit on a transmittable

means toward tho desired discovery.



A lank, wiry man, sun—Wizened and

rickety, chewing a stogie in the

front row, removed the chcroot as

carefully as though it were a mecr—

schaum pipe in the process of coloring,

expectorntcd into the sawdust box at his

side, and drawled in dry, hay-feverish

voice: “You air addressin' Aloisious

Stimpson, but of yoh don’t take that go)

durn Cotiin nail out of yer dod blasted

soft-speakin‘, citified mouth, Aloisious

Stimpson ain‘t goin’ to say a word to

yeh, much less talk business. I hope

that percolates through yer—~—"



There was more pmfanity rippling

along, crowding for utterance, but Sid

promptly threw the butt away and cut

off further remark.



The gentleman answered Jerusha's de—

scription all right. It was Mr. Stimpson,

and from the admiring glances cast in

his direction by his collected colleague's

it was very evident that Mr. Stimpson

had stated his platform on the all~ab-

sorbing question 0f Nathaniel Edge-

worth’s grandson, and had said just what

he said he was going to say on his first

public meeting with that 1-ung scion, of

whose ancient house he was proud to be

a trustee.



Mollifled, but not won over by Sid’s

bidability, Mr. Stimpson nodded his head

in acceptation of the butt-throwing act



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Fannie commented.



Both girls had a hazy knowledge of law

proceedings that chry once in a while

summitmcd Mr. \Vcntworth to Red Bluff,

about forty miles distant. Here it was,

the very day before Thanksgiving, and

Mt. \Yentworth was expected to join her

husband in the big city to sign some

mysterious papers.



“It will be very late tonight when we

l‘CL’Ul'n home,” supplemented their moth-

er, as she. finished giving instructions to

her “two trusty Woe maids.” She. kissed

eight-ycar—old llora next, and lifted baby

llalph for a final hug. “No harm could

come :to my darlings in this peaceful

spot." she mentally reassured herself for

the twentieth time.



As she set out for a nearly two—mile

walk to the station, the four watched

her through the softly falling snow and

tried to belicve they wouldn't feel lonely.



“You did the. milking this morning it’s

my turn next." remarked Annie t‘o Fan-

nie, as they, along with Dora, who was

armed with the tire-shovel, set out to

clear a. path to the barn while {alph

nappcd. in some places the ground was

almost bare, but where the snow had

drifted the girls had great fun shoveling

it aside.



The path was short and they soon

reached the stall of their only cow, the

lawn—coated. it‘awn-cyetl Buttercup. “I’ll

do the straining,” announced Dora, do-

tcrinincd to share, responsibilities; and

when Ralph awakened for his supper he

clapped his hands delightedly at sight of

his blue china bow] of foamy milk.



The snow continued to fall with night‘s

descending shadows. and soon four

drowsy heads were pillowed in dreams,

to awaken bctiines to greet father and

llltllllt‘l‘ with 'I‘hanksgiving kisses.



“Uh! they never came home!" exclaim-

t-d ltora, sobbingly, as the sisters peered

into their parents‘ room, “int they‘ll be

ht'rt- all rights never fear," assured Fan-

nie, bravely, though not without inward

misgivings.



“Ccrtainly,’





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oonlirmed Annie. who pos—





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't'athcr's omnipotence. “Nothing ever

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you see." But as the trio went to the

windows and contemplated the glistening

landscape, its snowy heaps seemed more

of a menace than a. delight,



It was fortunate indeed that Ithe way

to the barn was so short, for a comfort-

able. path was beyond the strength of?

even three such willing pairs of hands.

However, by heroic perseverance, Butter-

cup missed neitiher her breakfast nor her

milking.



“\Ve’re much poorer than

Annie,” remarked Fannie, as

about preparing the noonday meal.

“Nothing but half a loaf of bread! If We

hadn’t eatten so much yesterday—" she





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THE MICHIGAN FAR.MER.





faltered. “But we can’t starve on milk,”

agreed the twins, yet undaunted.



Their holiday meal consisted of hot

milk, salted, with one slice of toasted

bread apiece for Dora and Ralph. They

recalled stories they had heard of per-

sons in desperate situations, and ac-

cordingly appreciated the fact that But—

tercup stood between them and starva—

tion. So it was not ,a dinner without

thanksgiving after all. Supper was fol-

lowed by a night of increasing anxiety.

\Vhat if something dreadful had ever-

taken their beloved parents!



The thought deprived the girls of any

appetite for breakfast the next morning.

Yes——of course they'd return, they told

themselves again and again, and a com-

fortable Welcome must he prepared. So

the fire was replenished, though a few

tears smashed among the ashes.



Hark! the silence of the whitened hills

was broken, or was it imagination? Yes.





‘ a sleigh was nearing the, house, and nev—





‘er had bells made such delicious music!



After the first joy of meeting, and a

hurried explanation of snow-bound trains,

with an added hindrance of wrecked

freight cars ahead, attention was direct—

ed to the mysterious box which accom—

panied the travelers.



“A'turkey!” cried the children. “Oh!

what a lot of good things! Are we rich

again, father?”



“Perhaps not, exactly,” ,replicd Mr.

\Ventworth, “but we’re a long way from

being poor." '



“\Vith so much cause for rejoicing,"

salt. Mrs. '\\'entworth, ”we’ll have a feast

of thanksgiving tomorrow.” and never

did a celebration bring more joyful met:

riment than that belated Thanksgiving

Day among the hills.





“it’s your Thanksgiving Day, too,”

Whispered Dora to their milk—giving

friend, and out of her apron tumbled





some yellow objects which Buttercup knew

in a minute were luscious carrots.





 





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BRAMBLE HILL.

(Continued from page 472').





“Well, what the devil

Don’t stand there like a





and continued:

do yeh want?

gol blame—"



He stopped again just short of an oath

oasis in the comparative desert of his re-

spectable speech and shook his crook-

handled cane at Ed Humphrey, sitting

at the feet of the fathers, eyes lit at the

sacred candle of Drink. That gentleman

had: lurched forward hazardously from

his lowly, and therefore safe, seat, and

was groping secretly toward the cigar-

‘ette butt.



Sid found Jerusha pumping water in

the yard as he returned from the village.

He stopped and told her how he had fin-

ally come to terms with the irascible Mr.

Stimpson, who had agreed to rent the

grove for his picnic.



Jerusha didn’t seem so elated over it as

he had hoped. Though she answered

happily enough, Sid felt a vague re-

straint in her manner. .



“What’s the matter?” he asked. “I

thought you liked the idea?"



“Oh, I do,” she answered quickly, “but

it does seem so small after all, when you

think of one—hundred—thousand—dol-

lars,” she drawled out the words, big-

cyed. “If I had to make good on that

will I’d find something bigger. There’s

going 'to be a new railroad coming

through Bayview; Watts was just telling

me. If I were a man and had a——hun-

dred—thousand—dollars to make off four

hundred acres of land I’d go to Bayview

and—"



She stopped abruptly, noting that Sid’s

interest had shifted to soft music that

suddenly welled out to them through the





open windows from “'attles’ plaintive

old piano.

Both stood listening. It seemed that





Sid was much more interested in the

music than in Jerusha's vague specula-

tions. It was Grieg, \V'atts‘ favorite the

had. met the master in his youth, at

Christiana), a little love song. light, full

of fantasy and that elusive charm of un-

derstanding 'vlove.



“VVhy does he play that so much?”

asked Sid, as the music ceased.



The girl half turned toward him and

“It was mother‘s favorite.

He’s played it every day, .like a prayer,

since she—”



Sid listened as the strains came glid-

ing ‘to his ear again. The touch was

vague and indefinite, a dream touch.

Wattles was not a great musician, but

he drew out of the piano a certain soft-

ness, gentleness, an almost feminine plea

that charmed. Perhaps that was his

faplt. He was too tender, too much a

spring child, loving, lingering. dreaming.



Sid motioned softly to Jerusha and

they sat down together on the damp,

mossy boards of the well to listen as the

old man’s sympathetic fingers played on

their song of an unforgetting love. Sid

wondered ifl Jerusha had, under her

wild, crisp, thorny, fragrant ways, any

of that strange. plaintive quality of ima-

gination, that capacity for romance, pos-

sessed by her father.



“Jerry,” he said, slipping unconscious-

ly into closer intimacy, “I suppose some-

times you get tired of having stayed in

the same place all your life. Do you ever

wonder what you’d do if you had a share

in somebody's million dollars?"



He caught the quickening of her breath

and then she answered in slow dream

words, eyes charmed half shut, “I’d buy

a Steinway grand for “'atts and a—oh!

a gondola for myself—and the southwest

balcony on a mouldy Venetian palace,

and I’d sit in my gondola under a ruined

arch bridge and I‘d peer out at the sun-

set, listening 'to music far, far down the

canal. And at night I'd sit in my bal-

cony and wonder and wonder—~till the

ghosts of old lovers would glide past be-

low in the darkling waters, and serenade

old sweethearts in a corner of my bal-

cony." She leaned forward, listening,

lost in golden Venice. The poise of her

proud, sensitive chin, and the almost-

Italian color of her tan made Sid think

she might as well have been a signorina





herself.



“And these are glistening jewels,

pearls, pearls; I shall make a rope of

them.” She ran her slight hand lightly





through a pail of corn for the chickens,

dripping the smooth grains through her

fingers as Marguerite did the jewels in

“Faust.” “See!” she leaned forward and

swept out her hands, which spoke in-

terpreta'tively, “this tall green grass is

a shady canal, all streaked with the

quivering shadows of palaces in pastel.

And Watts’ music is coming from that

gondola over behind the chicken house.

And I am hiding behind a pillar, peering





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out to see if you are coming—and—What

silly nonsense! There! The gondola’s

sunk." She grasped the bucket of corn

and jumped to her feet as Watts’ music

slipped off into echo with a final note.

“Chick-chick—chick! Here chick-chick!”

pausing, as she scattered the grain

about, to remark, “You know, I nearly

forgot the poor things.”



Sid was sorry she hadn’t.



He arose. Becoming once more con-

scious of the piano, his thoughts went

back to Watts. Yes, Jerry was like him.

His subconscious thought finally formed

in words he didn’t know he was mutter-

ing, half aloud: “And I suppose it's just





because Watts never—never did any-

thing; -never built a. brewery or fattened

swine, that the people don’t—well, don’t

appreci— ‘





“What’s that?” Jerusha asked sharp-

ly, turning fully toward him.



Sid looked down confusedly. “Oh,” he

said, “I was just thinking how lazy and

good for nothing I am—”



“Whatever made you think of that?’

she asked.



“Oh, I don't know,” he answered hast-

ily. “But I must be going. I’ve got to

get to work on that Old Settlers’ busi-

ness. I’m glad. It will give me some-

thing to do.



As Sid walked toward home through

the private mad he thought much of the

old musician and was inclined to parallel

his own case with that of \Vatts. That

heavy first three months of dull-eyed

speculation had only been relieved by

what Sid persisted in calling “Walks and

Talks Afield with Wattles.” Sometimes

it was with Jerusha, the wild dewberry.

How he had enjoyed those walks. They

did stand out—about the only things he

remembered. He had come to know

Jerusha 'well on the basis of comradery;

both being more or less social outcasts,

they had sought each other, neither fully

realizing why, “'attles was one of them,

too; for the sloth is a very silly animal,

not at all entitled to respect or much of

anything else. And what had old VVat-

tles ever done but fiddle and pound that

crazy piano of his, and, once in a while,





give a lesson or two? And was this

taciturn, provoking dude, grandson of

Nathaniel Ed-geworth, old grouch, any

better? Sid remembered, on one walk

through town overbearing two pointed

remarks. One was, “Thinks he’s too





pretty to work, I guess.” The other, “I

wonder et‘ all them dudes in N00 York





wear them there watches or sprained—

wrist straps?”

Sid thought, ‘too, of Hornbill. He al-





most felt that the old fellow took a fath-

erly interest in him. Hornbill endeav-

ored, with pitiful effort. to make Na-

thaniel Elgeworth’s grandson welcome.

He had never even referred, after the

first surprise of it, to the fact that he

had a half interest in the house.



To Sid the grotesque old fellow, talk-

ing continually out of the side of his

mouth, vehemently chewing his pipe and

working his shaggy eye-brows up and

down like an Italian policinello, seemed

an amiable old ornithorhynchus, kind

and house-broken, but far, very far from

human.



\Vattles was so different; he was kind-

ly, slow and understandable. lie had

ncver been to war and never wished to

go; while Brigadier-General Hornbill

thumped around like a peppery little

South American insurgent, and gulped

his potatoes as though he were catching

red—hot shells in his teeth on the battle-

field. Of course, he was a kindly old fel-

low at heart, but with a bullet through

his jaw, three through his waist, and

thigh, and one, Achilles-like, in the heel,

why shouldn’t he articulate oddly and

walk like a chicken with blistered feet?



Youth demands physical perfection. In

spite of that, Sid had come to like Horn-

bill very much, but he could seldom un-

derstand what the old fellow said, and

could never agree with him when he did.



Hornbill had taken up Sid's service

right where he had laid down Nathaniel

Edgeworth’s. He made an admirable

ai-d-de-camp, de‘spatched the business of

the farm in a few fiery orders, Sid being

wholly incompetent, and collected the

rents with a. rigid fist, accounting scrup-

ulously for every penny. As a. collector

alone he was quite worthy of attention

and Sid could afford to cultivate a great-

er appreciation of his talents, for the

fixed income to which he was entitled

came mainly from these rents.



But Sid had just Slipped along, con-

templating the exacting terms of that

will from afar. Now he was really going

to get busy, and he must go to Hornbill

for help. The ice cream and lemonade

must pay a profit.



(Continued next week).





     





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Household Editor:—I wish you would

tell me how to treat and feed unexpected

company. Thanking you in advance, I

remain one of your faithful readers.—

Mrs. F. A. 'R.





AS there ever a housewife who

W at some time in her career, has



not wished for an answer to

that vexed question, what to do with

unexpected guests, whether to smile hap-

pily, but falsely, and bid tzhem welcome,

or to come right out and tell the truth

in plain English, that they are not a

bit welcome at that particular time and

we think they might have sent word

they were coming, it is sometimes hard

to say. It does seem in these days of

rural mail delivery and telephones that

no one need descend uninvited and un-

announced upon a friend. But 'then,

guests will do it, and if We are to keep

our own self-respect the only thing we

can do is to make them as welcome as

we can.



Twenty years ago there was some ex-

cuse for such descents. Means of com-

munication were few and it, was not al-

ways possible to announce ones coining.

On the other hand, visits from friends

were infrequent and scattering and the

average person was so glad to have com-

pany that unexpected guests were hailed





with delight. Now, however, all has

changed. Most of” us have too much di—





version. XVe can hardly keep up with

our work because of the demands on our

time from outside sources. Church,

grunge, clubs, telephone calls, all inter-

rupt. the day's work and company is not

so much of a welcome- divcrsi-on as it is

a little extra bit of work. Most women

realize this and never make a visit with-

out announcing their coming. But. there

are still some who like to “surprise”

their friends.



And those “some" are usually the city

friends. it does seem as though women

who live in cities ‘think food grows al-

ready prepared on bushes in the coun-

try. .\t' least they are always saying,

“You know they always haVe plenty to





eat in the country, and it doesn’t cost

them anything. All they have to do is

just to run out in the garden and pick

it." So these women who wouldn’t

make a five-minute call on a friend in

town without telephoning ahead that

they were coming, will pack up the whole

family and swoop down on a. country

relativo or friend to stay from Saturday

until Monday.



VVell, we all know what we feel like

doing, but we mustn‘t. The only thing

.for us to do is to remember that we are

ladies and make the best of it. lVe

must treat every guest with courtesy, so

it behooves us to smile and make our-

selves glad. So much is necessary and

right. But it is neither necessary nor

right to spend the time in cooking and

baking for fear they will talk about us

after they are gone. If the family were

to haVe pork and beans, give it‘ to the

guests without apologies 1f bread and

milk was to be the bill of fare, serve

bread and milk. It is a. good wholesome

food, and far better for the stomach

than salads and desserts. Serve» just

what you had planned to have before-

guests arrived, and don’t apologize what—

ever you do. They will admire you more

for your independence than they would

if you hurried about preparing better

fare. I remember a neighbor who had

prepared nothing but fresh bread and

butter and young onions for slupper,

when a buggy load of friends drove in.

She just scurried a boy out into the gar-

den for more onions, cut‘ another plate of

bread and put on another pat of butter,

and ushered her friends to the table. She

didn’t even send to the cellar for a glass

of jelly or a can of fruit, or a plate of

doughnuts, though all those things were

there. And the guests all voted that

meal the best they had eaten for a week.

Everyone was jolly, the nostess wasn’t

tired out with cooking nor the least bit

“ilustcrec.” She had grasped the key

to the best way of entertaining unex—

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Diet No. 3 Whafthe Adult Should Know.





 





CERTAIN writers on the science of

right living tell us t at we all e t

about twice as much as we need.

Lalmratory tests have proven to the sat—

isfaction of the tester, if not of the test-

cd, that even a laboring man can work

on a diet which produces only 3.400 cal-

ories. Others say that 3,000 calories is

enough and that this amount of energy

can be furnished by 23.5 ounces of food

principles. Just as a matter of curios-

ity, it would be interesting for each one

who reads this to weigh her rations» for

one day and s'ce how mucl. she cats. I

venture to say that few would eat less

than twice as “lllt'll, and many would

eat three and four times as much as the

learned dietitians want to allow us, It

must be added that they magnanimously

allow a woman doing her own housework

the same amount as a laboring man.

\\’hatever we may personally think

about their deductions, and whatever the

experiments which we may make will

prove to us, it is certain that nearly,ev-

ervone eats not wisely but too well. ()ftcn

itus that our ration is not properly bal-

anced. More often that we eat too much.

Sometimes we eat too heartily ~f meat,

sometimes of potatoes and other starch,

sometimes of sweets and less frequently





of fats. But whatever the- cause, the ef—

fect, is shown in frequent headaches,

pasty complexions, pimply skins, bad





breath, constipation and the other ills of

indigestion.



I am not one of those who cry out

against the use of meat. Meat is a cell

building food and the man and the wom-

an who do bodily work certainly break

down cells which must be built up.

There is no better food for this than good





 





meat, well cooked and eaten with dis—

cretion. The beans, peas, lentils and

other vegetable proteids put forward by

vegetarians are often absolutely indi-

gestible to some stomachs and the nuts

which others recommend are so rich in

oils that they are by no‘means a suit-

able substitute for meat. But there is

such a thing as ovc'rdoing a. good thing

and many eat too much meat. Twice a

day is often enough to serve it, and many

persons are better if they eat it Only

once. An excess of meat causes uric

acid and this leads to rheumatism and

gout.



Lean meat and eggs, the tWO animal

proleids most used, should constitute a.

part of the dietary, but by no means the

greater portion. Starch, which is fortu—

nately cheaper than meat and eggs,

Should make up at least 60 per cent of

the whole day's rations, the remaining 40

per cent to be divided between the lean

meat and eggs and fats and oils, which

we get in the form of fat meat, butter,

olive oil and the natural fats in nuts,

grains and vegetables. This, then, is

what we mean by a balanced ration,

three-fifths of the day's bill of fare to

consist of vegetables, grains and fruit,

the remainder divided equally between

fats, lean meat, eggs, or the vegetable

proteins which are found in beans, peas

and lentils. Physicians are coming more,

and more to say that half the illnesses

to which flesh is heir are directly caused

by bad methods in eating, and the other

half might have been prevented if the

patient’s ancestors had eaten right and

the person had been nourished propenly

from birth.



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body must be built up entirely of what

we feed it, we can see the reason in this

theory. besides, if we stop to study our-

selves we must arrive at the same con-

clusion without outside help. How many

times we have said, “I must stop eating

so much candy. My stomach is all up-

set,” or, “If I eat too many eggs I’m

sure to be bili-ous,” or, “I really must cut

out fruit. I've eaten so much of it I am

all bloated up.” All these symptoms are





 





simply warnings from the body that we-





are giving it more of one sort of food

than it needs. If We heed the warning,

and stop indulging in the food which dis-

agrees with us, nature remedies matters

herself. But if we gratify appetite at

the expense of our patient and long suf-

fering system, nature gets tired of try—

ing to help us out and we have to call in

a doctor.



The great sin of most people especial-

ly those who live far from markets, is

eating too much sweet and starch in the

form of made dishes, as cakes, cookies

and pies. Starch is a good thing, but it

is better taken as nature provides it in

the form of vegetables and simply cooked

grains. Vegetables should form a large

part of the. dietary of every person, not

only for the starch but for the water and

salts which they contain and which the

body needs. Of course, we all salt our

food, but common salt can not take the

place in the body of the salt provided by

nature in the vegetables at our hand.

Yet how many persons turn in disgust;

from the vegetables which would give

them health, to eat quantities of pota-

toes, baked goods, and sauce and then

go to the doctor for medicine to over-

come constipation and stomach trouble

which sanity in eating would prevent!



How many there are who say, “I’ll eat

whatIlike and if it makes me sick I can

take a dose of medicine." How much

better to say, “I’ll eat what is good for

me and save the money I would [other-

wise, have to give a doctor, to spend for

thii gs I want." It may be all right to

abuse the stomach for a few times and

cure it with drugs, but there comes a

time when drugs fail to cure and chronic

dyspepsia, Bright‘s disease, diabetes, ev—

en tuberculosis, are the result. How sad

that so many, otherwise bright people,

can not see the folly of such ways of

living. \Ve would not say, “I'll put my

hand in the fire and if it gets burned the

doctor can dress it." Yet 'that proceed-

ing is exactly as sensible as to gut some-

thing we. know will make us sick and

then go to tihe- doctorvi‘or help.



Temperance in all things should be the

golden rule in eating as well as in drink-

ing. Just enough food to give the

strength to work and keep the body up,

and in the proportion given above, three-

fifths cereals and vegetables, one-

ilfth lean meat and eggs, and one-

ilfth fats and oils. Yet how few of

us make any attempt to observe this

simple rule which would mean so much

to our health and pocketbook. \\’e decry

drunkenness, while in our eating we are

as intemperate as the drunkard, and

without his excuse. For alcohol does

create an appetite for itself which it is

almost impossible to break, while over—

eating may bc overcome by ~the simple

process of stopping. The drunkard com-

mands our sympathy at least, while the

glutton deserves neither sympathy nor

respect.





CRITICISM.





BY ELLA E. nocxwoon.



Two young married women were in-

dulging in confidences concerning their

newly acquired relations. Said one: “I

have a perfectly adorable mother-in-law.

She never criticizes, no matter what

I do.”



Is not this the key—note of harmony

everywhere? Nobody likes -to be criti-

cized. Among those whose» relationship

warrants it it may sometimes be a ne-

cessity. Criticism, like ordinary com-

ment, may be favorable as well as cen-

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the part of the person who utters it.

Unlike blame, censure or disapproval

which may be felt, yet unexpressed, crit—

icism, is made known by word of mouth.

Consequently it usually carries more or

less of a sting. 'What we think does not

hurt anybody so long as we keep it to

ourselves.



It is easy to grew into a habit of crit—

icism, and quite unconsciously, too. Some

people are prone to pass remarks con-

ccrning whatever they see or hear, and

while this may do no particular harm it

is a bad habit to get into. Friendly crit-

icism is sometimes permissible, even de-

sirable, but one should be very careful

about offering it. The most considerate

of friends may give pain when they least

suspect it. There are very few who

have not suffered wounds at the hands

of friends, words spoken with thought—

lessness no doubt, but which hurt all

the same, and which cannot be forgot-

ten, however freely they may be for-

given.



Friendly criticism, as has been sug-

gested, is not meant in a harmful way,

but this habit of criticizing does not us-

ually stop there. It often manifests it-

self in unkind words which carry a

barbed shaft which rankle deep in the

heart.



One of the commonest varieties of

criticism is that indulged in between

members of the same family or between

friends concerning wearing apparel.

Someone buys a new hat, coat or suit

and straightway all the others begin to

pick flaws with it. One tells the unfor—

tunate possessor that the shape is un—

becoming or the style a season behind

the mode. Another remarks that the

color is not calculated to show off her

complexion to best advantage. If it is

blue it is too blue. 1f green, why, "green

has been worn so long.” This one would

have had it different here and another

says she would have liked it better if it

had been a littleldifferent there. In

some families it is actually an undertak-

ing requiring considerable bravery to

appear for the first time with anything

new.



Then there is the man who is never

quite pleased with his wife's selections.

She may vainly plead with him to assist

her in making a choice, knowing his

predilection for criticism. “Of course, it

is all right if you like it,” he remarks

nieaningly. “You are the one who has

got to wear it.” Imagine the feeling

with which she will wear that garment

forever afterward. If a thing is done

and can’t be undone how much better

to say nothing which can hurt. An





opinion frankly asked for while there

remains an opportunity for a change,

deserves a frank expression. \Vhen too





late to make a change, an evasion, or

even a tiny white lie is better than out-

right disapproval Which can do no pos-

sible good and will be sure to cause at

least. a cloud instead of perfect satisfac-

tion in the heart of the owner.



Let us then beware of this habit of

adverse criticism. Rather let us strive

to put a check upon our tongue and

where we cannot (,toi'iscientiously approve

let us keep silent,



“\Vhat you keep by you you may change

and mind



But words once spoken can

recalled.”





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DOPED FOODS.





BY CONDO J. HAM.



With all the legislation that has oc-

curred within the past few years for the

purpose of insuring pure foods, some in~

t'eresting and surprising things are to be

found still among our food products.

There is cider vinegar that never saw

cider, and mincemeat without a trace

of meat, and all sorts of misrepresenta-

tions to be found.



A class in the pharmacy department of

the University of Michigan recently took

up the study of pure foods and drugs for

regular class work and what they found

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extent our food supply is still commer-

cialized.



“We went down towu one day,” he be-

gait. “and purchased some ‘cider’ vine-

gar at a large grocery which had been

advertising ‘cider vinegar for sale.’ On

analysis we found it to be an acid com-

position wliicn would cost the producer

about half as much as cider vinegar can

be produced for. Not; only was this a.

cheat on the people, but the vinegar

was absolutely injurious to health. We

reported this case to the state pure food

authorities. A few days later when we

went to the same store to purchase some

more ‘cider’ vinegar, we were told they

had none in stock and since that time

we. have never been able to get another

sample of bat vinegar.



“One day a member of our class

brought in a sample of hamburg steak

and what we found started us on a

search for meats that were not doped.

That meat was as fine looking hamburg

as was ever sold, with a good red color

and absolutely no odor. “’9 found it had

been generously doped with a sulphite

preservative. \\'e then tried to find some

regulation packed meats Coming from any

of our large packing houses that had not

been doped in a similar fashion and all

of the so-called fresh meats were found

to contain sulphites. Now, sulphites in

themselves are not harmful to health,

but meat doctored wit'li sulphite preser-

vative can contain five times, as many

bacteria 'that are injurious to health, and

still not smell, as can meat no so

treated.



“Several of the Well-known brands of

ininceincat were then brought in and not

in '1, single- one of them could We find a

trace of meat. We. knew when we began

to examine mincemeats sold in packages

that we, would find no meat, for it can-

not be preserved. but those packages

were brazenly labeled ‘miiievmeat' and

every package was .1 misrepresentation

to the public.



“liven a little drug like spirits oft-am-

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WISHES.





BY ANNA STERNS.

If I had a magic wishing ring

That would bring what I asked, just any-

thing,

What I wonder, now, would it be

I’d ask that the fairies bring to me?





Should I ask for riches, for land and

gold.



For a treasure island with wealth untold?



Or should it be for the laurels of fame



And the joys that come from a well-

known name?





Should I wish for power or for fine ar-

Ta)”



For pleasure to drive dull care away?



No, oh no! for my heart decrees



There are things more precious far than

these.





Just for helpful task and strength to do,



For a few dear friends who are staunch

and true.



For the chance to aid some. weaker one,



And a place to rest when work is done.





For a heart set free from anxious care,

For eyes that see beauty everywhere.



If I had a magic wishing ring,



These 1 would ask that .the fairies bring.





 





make Brown Betty for dessert. This is

made by first shaking the crumbs in

melted butter until they are well butt-

tercd, then arranging crumbs and sliced

apples in layers in a baking dish.



Sprinkle each layer of fruit with sugar,

and it‘ y 1 like, lemon juice. Add a. tiny

bit of water and bake about an hour.



Cover for the first half hour. All baked

puddings are better covered for the first.

part ‘Of the, cooking, and only uncovered

to brown.



Household ICditor:—~Can you give- any

Suggestions for diet during scarlet fever?

-—”\lother.



\V'hile the fever is high it is best to

give only milk. As it abates, gruels,

oranges, stewed or baked apples, may be

given. After convalsecence begins give

soft boiled rice, farina, sago, oatmeal,

milk toast. baked potatoes and baked ap—

ples adding fish and chicken after the

third week.



llousehold .lCditor:—~llow do you blanch

i‘icc‘Z—Mrs. X, Y. 7..



Put one cup of cleaned and washed rice

in one quart of cold water and boil five



minutes after boiling point is reached.

Then drain, wash in cold water and drain

in a. sieve. .\ftcrwards finish cooking in

the. usual way.



Household l-Iditorz—A cooking school

demonstrator who lectured in our church

stated that if beets were not cooked done

in a half hour they never Would be.

\Vhat dO you think of that? I have cook-

ed them tch hours and they got soft and

were very good.~~l<‘arm '\\'it'c.



I think your demonstrator left cooking

school before she got to the course on

cooking yearmhlcs. The best tables give

from 45 minutcs to one hour for new

beets and y‘om- or five hours for old ones.



Ilousv-hold liditor:——ls there any way

to incasurc a cup of flour without a

measuring cup? \thn you only have

Ionl- it is usually wet with butter and

milk botforp you get ready to measure

your ilour.*-\mateur Cook.



I have found that four heaping table—

spoons of sifted flour make one, cup, but

as your idea of a lu-aping spoonful and

mine might be different you had better

try this measurement in your cup first

and see exactly .ow full the spoons must

be. \\'hy not sift and measure your flour

and leave in :1 basin lit-fore you use your

cup for other things?



Household l‘leitor: ----- “hat is

with this scntencv. “He has just went

——.lack.



You are using the, past form of the

verb in a perfect tense. The past par—

ticiple is always used in the perfect

tenses, or those- tenscs formed with have,

has, had, will or shall have, etc. The

sentence should read, “lie has just

gone.”



ill0usehold Editor:~1ly l’\\‘0~lllflll'tllS-Ul(l

baby cries all the time and has not gain—

ed in Weight for three weeks. i have

nursed her so far, but llile begun to

think my milk docs not agrcc. Willi her.

The stools are. yellow. (inn you suggest

anything to (lo‘fwTYoung Mothcr,



As the stools are of the right color I

think the baby does not get enough nour-

ishment and cries from hunger. Try

giving her one tablespoonful of cow's

milk before. nursing every other time. If

you find she digests this all right, grad-

ually increase the quant iirst by giv-

ing the milk before each nursing and of-

rterwards by adding a little bit more milk

each time until she seems sa" ficd. If

you are sure to give the milk before

nursing and nurse at once, it should not

hurt her.



Household Editor:—~\Vill _you please

print a good recipe for baking pumpkin

pie without eggs—Jim. IV. C.





I have never seen a recipe for pumpkin

pies without eggs. However, I suppose

you could use flour to thicken the cus-

tard instead of eggs, and use any good





“'I‘Oll'g'





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





recipe for pumpkin pies. Two level ta-

blespoonfuls of flour to each pie should





be enough. A good recipe for pumpkin

ies follows: One and one-half cups of

pumpkin, one and one-half cups of milk,

one egg (omit the egg and add the

flour), one tablespoonful of butter melt-

ed, half-cup brown sugar, half-teaspoon-

ful each of salt and ginger, one tea-

spoonful of cinnamon. This is enough

for one good-sized pie.



1. IV-hat is the best home CUI'QI for

nervous prostartion?



2. Should one try to take up a school

course after having left it ten years?



3. What‘ should one do who wishes to

have a better education, but still has not

the means to go through college?



4. Should one take cold baths in win-

ter or warm ones?



5. How can a person overcome the

habit of fault-finding?



1. The best cure for nervous prostr. -

tion is rest, fresh air, plain food, regular

habits and freedom from worry. The

patient should be thoroughly examined

by a competent physician to see that the

nervousness is not caused by some or-

ganic trouble.



2. There is no reason why one should

not take up a school course after a lapse

of ten years.



3. The best education is obtained by

wide reading and assimilating what one

reads. There are many good correspond-

ence schools for persons who can not

:n-ord to go to college.



4. If you are used to cold baths in

summer you may continue them in win-

ter. If you have been taking warm ones,

however, do not change during the cold

weather. Cold baths are not good for

nervous people, as a rule, as the system

is usually not strong enough to rally from

'the shock.



5. The only way to overcome any bad

habit is to stop it. This requires a strong

will and constant watchfulness.



The best way to clean varnished wood-

work is with a cheesecloth soaked in any

of the good furniture polishes. A good

polish may be made at home with two-

1hirds boiled linseed oil and one-third

kerosene, but this darkens the. wood.

\Varm water and a good white soap will

not hurt the varnish. If the spots are

obstinate, rub them lightly with a good

scouring powder and rub, as soon as dry,

with polish.





FASHIONS BY MAY MANTON.





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Mrs. Hustler—“I declare, I’m all out of breath trying

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them.



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fluence toward'making some change in

the law as it now stands.



The total amount of taxes collected up-

on this $129,300,000 of mortgages is $642,-

953.50, of which amount one-half goes to

the county in which the mortgage is filed

and one-half to the state. “’hat action

the legislature may take upon this prop-

osition is problematical, but it is entirely

probable that the flat rate will be some-

what increased if the plan of asseSSing

mortgages is not again changed. Such

a change would appear to be unfortunate

so soon after the adoption of the present

law, for which reason it is more than

likely that the present plan will be re-

tained, under an increased rate, provid—

ed any change is made by the incoming

legislature.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Nartional.





President—elect VV'oodrow V‘V'ilson an-

nounces that he will call Congress to-

gether in extraordinary session not later

than April 15 of next year. The purpose

of this session is to carry out the prom—

ise of the party platform which declared

for an immediate downward revision of

the tariff. The probabilities are that the

wool and cotton schedules will be among

those considered at this early session.



After three years of inspection of

school children in the city of Chicago, it

is reported that nearly one- -half of the

children are found ailing. It is further

reported that the number of physically



p'elfect school child1en is probably less

than one per cent of the total



Large interests are concerned in the

deliberations of the United States and

Canada boundary commission, in session

at VVashington The pIoposal to con-

struct a dam to protect the Livingstone

channel at the mouth of the' Detroit riv-

e1, will be considered. Also an investi-

gation of the pollution of the waters of

the St Lawrence river will be begun.

The scwagc and drainage systems of sev-

eral cities will be involved in the latter

inspection.



Statistics gathered by

of health indicate that whooping cough

was the cause of neaily 10 000 deaths

among children in the United States d111—





the Ohio board





ing lhc year 1909 This is 1 larger num-



ber than fell victims to scarlet fever.

Labor troubles are again disturbing the



peace in the Charlcston, W. Va coal





district. Many trains have been attack-

ed and much shooting participated in art

The





some of the more isolated places.

troops have been called in to quiet the

disturbance.



The football game betueen the Uni-





Versity of Michigan and Cornell Univer-

sity iesulted in a victory for the VVol-

verine team, the score being 21-7. The

M. A. C. -V\'abash game also resulted in

111 virtmv for Michigan, the Agricultural

College eleven winning by a some of 24- 0.



A rict occurred at North Collins N.

Y., between Italian residents and a party

of Indians from the Catiaraugus rcser-

vation, in which a number of the Indians

wexe more or less seriously injured.



Many persons .11e believed in have per-

ished in a firc in the St. George llotcl,

Los \ngcle-s, Cal.



Action is started for the pensioning of

old employes of the Detroit public lib-

rary. The matter will need to go before

the state legislature.



The “bath tub trust case,” startcd in

the federal couxts at Det1oit a couple- of

vears ago has just been acted upon by

the U. S. Supieme Court, in which the

broad principle was laid down that there

can be no monopoly in the unpaten'ted

products of a p itented machine without

infringement of the Sherman Anti-Trust

law.



Foreign.



The Balkan war continues to go

against the Turks. A steady advance

toward the capture of Constantinople is

being made by the allied forces. The

Turkish town of Monastir has fallen and

50,000 troops and three generals have

laid down their arms. This contest was

bloody and between four and five thou—

sand persons are reported killed. The

battle before Tcharaljn continucs, with

the allied forces constantly gaining little

advantages that are almost certain to

mean the capture of the place in time.

The Turks are conccntra‘ting their forces

least, delny

the capitulati on of the stronghold until

peace alrangemcnts may be made. An-





other appe 1i has |>ccn scnt to the pow-

ers to inicrvenc and pm a Stop to the

struggle. This, of course, has been upon





but it is not likely





that intervention will no made and Tur-

key, in all probability, will need to ap-

peal direct to her encmies for terms.

Cholera is reported to be raging among

'the demoralized and starve-d Moslem

trOops. British marincs were landed in

Constantinople to protect foreigners.





The grand jury provided by the Wayne

county supervisors is now in session at

the county building, Detroit. While the

committee was selected particularly to

look into the alleged graft cases in con-

nection with the (0mm0n council, a va-

riety of interests will be considered dur-

ing the session The first pioposition

for inquiry was to learn why action can-

not be secured against violators of the

Warner- Cramton liqu01 law



War between China. and Russia seems

imminent. President Yuan Shi Kai is

receiving hundreds of telegrams daily

urging an immediate declaration of war

in order that Chinese control of Outer

Mongolia may be perpetuated. It even

seems possible that should the govern—

ment refuse to declare war that a move-

ment outside the government will be

made. Reportshava it that, several Chi-

nese generals are already planning to





lead their commands against the Rus-

sians, now in Mongolia, without waiting





the president’s order or consent.





Work on the Panama Canal has been

prosecuted with considerable vigor and

it is expected that the great structure

will be open for the passage of vessels

some time during the summer or fall

season of 1913. The date set for the

official opening of the canal was Janu-

ary 1, 1915, but this date will be antici-

pa-ted to a great extent, according to the

unofficial reports of the engineers. The

appropriations thus far made by Con-

gress for the canal totals $322,541,468.

Precautions against further landslides,

which have caused considerable extra

Work, have been taken so that now the

interruptions from this source will likely

be diminished.



That the Mexican government is deter-

mined on ridding that country of dis-

turbances from uprisings, is evident

from recent orders from President Ma-

dero. Forces have been sent to those

sections where revolutions are usually

started and many cities belonging to the

people of rebellious tendencies have been





.sacked and destroyed The towns of

Ixtepeji and Zai were destroyed, also

other small towns and villages in the





northern mountains of Oaxaca. These

places are inhabited largely by lndians.





CROP AND —MARKET NOTES.





Ottawa 00., Nov 13. —A clover huller

is now at work in this section. The

yield of clover seed averages about one-

half bushel per ac1e, and the quality

is not first-class. There is conside1able

corn standing in shocks in the fields yet

to husk.

to do this work, as it is almost impos-

sible to hire men for this purpose. There

has been no fall plowii'ig done to amount

to anything, and most fields are getting

too wet to plow, so it does not look now

as though there would be much more of

this work done before winter sets in.

than was the case last season. Some

farmers have abandoned fall plowing en-

tircly for oats but instead they disk

their ground in the spring for this crop.

The apple crop was good in this section

and the market poor.



Sanilac 001., Nov. 15.—Excessive rains

have Iloodcd the low ground and stop—

ped fall plowing. Clay roads are almost

impassable, but We are, looking for the

wcather man to freeze it up soon. Corn-

stalks mostly in the field yet and not

much husking done. Beans have fallen





off in price. $1.80 the price now. Cattle

in good demand. Auction sales numer-

ous but money a little scurce with the

formcrs, consequently sales are not





netting as much cash for the proprietor.

()ats, 28c; wheat, Mic; hay, $10@12 per

ton. Roots about all stored in the cel-

lars.



Newaygo 00., Nov. 10.——October was

not a very good month for getting much

farm work done; some nice days but

none too good for rushing fall work.

Bean threshing is the order of the day

with some good yields. Farmers rushing

their corn out with some good yields.

Lots of late sown rye, a bumper crop of

apples, with a very low price, around

75c, pcr barrel. Potatoes about all dug

with some good yields, but prices are

low and farmers are storing. Prices of-

fered by dealers around 35c per bu.

Beans are about the $2 mark for hand-

picked: eggs, 27c; dairy butter, 33c;

chickens, 9c.



Ohio.





Carroll 60.. Nov. 13.—We are having

very nice weather for this time of the

year. All live stock is doing fine. Some

farmers are done husking. Some are

having their corn husked by a corn

liusker and some husked their corn out

by hand and are getting their fodder

shredded. The wheat and rye look good.





Most farmers are getting their coal haul- ~





ed while the roads are good.

cheap this year. Some hogs

Potatoes are cheap here this year,

ing at 40c a bushel. Buckwheat, 75c 21

bu; No. l timothy hay, baled, $17 a ton.

The weather is fine for the progress of

fall work and fall sown grain.





Sheep are

for sale.

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“Three Books in One" is the title of

a IOU—page booklet published by Funs-ten

Bros.'& 00., of St. Louis, Mo., largest

direct buyers and sellers of furs in the

world. This book is at once a trapper’s

guide, supply catalog and compendium

of game laws of the several states in

which fur-bearing animals are trapped.

This valuable little booklet will be sent

upon request to readers who mention

the Michigan Farmer.



James Sanitary Barn Equipment is

clearly illustrated and minutely dcscribed

in Catalog No. 10, sent by the James

Manufaduiing Co, Ft Atkinson, Wis.

The James sanitary equipment includes

several styles of stanchions, stalls,

mzlngers and other accessories of the

stable which‘ are essential to the modern

dairy. This catalog should be in the

possession of all who contemplate build-

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Eclipse Spray Pumps and Spraying

Apparatus, manufactured by Merrill &

Morley Mfg. Co.. Benton Harbor, Mich,

are illustrated and described in a 50-

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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

November 20, 1912.

Grains and Seeds.



Wheat.—-‘\Vith additional factors enter-

ing into the wheat trade to give interest

the general trend of the market has

been downward. Although war news in

the east constitutes the largest element

of influence, crop conditions in the Ar-

gentine, where a good harvest is now

expected, and a large world movement of

grain are other influential features ex-

isting outside the ['nited States. In this

country the weather has been favorable

to marketing and a large quantity of the

grain has gone out of the farmers’ hands.

The conditions in Argentine and the

heavy world movement has caused values

to decline at Liverpool, but the uncer-

tainty of the European political condi-

tions encouraged higher values at Berlin,

Antwerp and Buda l’esth. The situation

is perplexing to the dealers, most of

whom arc careful about loading up heav—

ily, or selling short. One year ago the

price for No. 2 red wheat was 071/40 per





bu. The visible supply increased over

six and one-half million bushcls. Quo-

tations for the week are as follows:

No. 2 No. 1

licd. \\'hiltc. Doc. May.

Thursday . . . .1.07 1.06 1.071,: 1.121/2

Friday ....... 1.06% 1.05% 1.07 1.12

Saturday . . . . 1.06 1.05 1.0611 1.111,;

3\1(lnday ......1.O61/_» 1.05% 1.07 1.12

'.l‘ucsday ..... 1.05 1,; Lilli/l; 1.06 1.11

\Vcdncsday . .1.051/g 1.041/2 1.06 1.11

Corn.-¥\'alucs for this connnodily rule

a fraction lower than for thc avcrage





0f the previous week. The change is

probably due to the influence ol' the

wheat inarkct. \Vhile weather condi-

tions haVc been such as to encourage

liberal off'crings of new corn, it appears

from reports that little of the crop is

being sold by thc farmers. The visible

supply shows a dccrcase of several thou—

sand bushels for the \Vt‘ek. The local

market is firm and the demand is better

than the supply, thcrc being very little

corn for sale here. One, year ago the

price for No. 3 corn was 751/20 pcr bu.

The week‘s quotations are as follows:





No. 3 No. 8



Corn. Yellow.

Thursday ................ 61 63

Friday ................... 61 03

Saturday . . . .............. 61 63

Monday . . . . . . ............ 61 63

Tuesday ................. 61 63

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





Oats.~—Trading continues on last week‘s

basis of values. The trade is holding

firm with a fair demand. The local rc—

improvcment in the





ceipts show some



average quality. Chicago houses report

that contract stocks are very light. The

Visiblc supply increased about onc mil-

lion bushels. A year ago standard oats

wcrc quoted at 510 per bu. Quotations





arc as follows:

Standard. Oct





Thursday ................. 34 32%

Friday .................... 34 33

Saturday ................. 34 33

.M onda y .................. 34 33

Tuesday .................. 34 33

\Vedncsday . . . . . . . . ...... 341/2 33%





Beans.——The attitude of the local deal-

ers indicates a firmer tone in the bean

trade. The decline in last week’s cash

quotations has been rccovered and on

Tuesday another advance of 5c was made

in both cash and llccembcr offerings.

These prices, however, are largcly nom-

inal as there are few exchange-s being

made by local men. Quotations are:





Cash. Dee.



'i‘lllll‘b'tizly $210 $2.15

Friday ..................... 2.30 2.1.)

Saturday ................... 2 :i 2.15

Mtlnday .................... 2.30 2.15

’l‘ul'sday ................... 2.35 2.20

\Vcdnesday .......... . . . . 2. 5 2.20

Cl0ver See'dl.~‘—\\'hile this product is





coming to the markct a little more- freely

than it has been, the splendid domand

for it is holding the trade firm at former

figures. Quotations arc as follows:





Dec. Alsike.

Thursday ............. . $10.75 $12.75

Friday ................... 10.75 12.75

Saturday ................ 10.75 12.75

Bionday .................. 10.75 1275

Tuesday ................. 10.7“) 12.75

NVedncsday .......... . 10.75 12.75





Rye—A further dcclinc of 4c is notcd

in this deal, the present quotation for

N0. 2 ryc being 60c.



- Grains and Seeds.

Flour, Feed, Potatoes, Etc.



Flouanhe market is active with all



grades steady.





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

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

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

(Rye ................ 4.80





Feed.—Steady. Carlot prices on the

track are: Bran, $23 per ton: coarse

middlings, $24: fine middlings, $20: crack—

ed corn and coarse corn meal $29; corn

and oat chop. $22 per ton.



Hay and Straw.——Market steady, ex-

cept rye draw 8 higher. Qoutations are:

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

$15@15.50; (ton/Er, mixed, 2513506316; rye

straw, 311.61‘C'.m; wheat and eat straw,

961110 per ton.



3 Potatoes—me general situation of the





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THE ‘ MICHIGAN FARMER.





potato deal is steady. Receipts are pre-

venting any sudden upturn in value,

they being large. Detroit quotations are

unchanged. Local prices for car lots on

track are 530 in sacks and 480 in bulk.

Provisions—Family pork, $21; mess

pork, 532461325; clear, backs, $226025; hams,





16611170; briskelts, 13611140; shoulders,

141/20; picnic hams, 14c; bacon, 18617200;





pure lard in tierces. 131/20; kettle render-

ed lard, 141/20 per lb. ‘

Dairy and Poultry Products.



Button—The local butter trade is ad-

vancing with the other markets of the

country. During the past week cream-

ery goods have been marked up 20.

Dairy quotations are steady with a week

ago. The prices are: Fancy creamery,

35c; first creamery, 320; dairy 22c; pack-

ing stock 21c per lb.



Eggs.~Conditions have not changed

from last week and prices are maintain-





ed at the advanced figures quoted a

week ago. Current receipts, candied,

cases included, are now selling at 290





per dozen.

Poultry.——Ducks are higher turkeys

steady, while chickens rule a little lower.

Quotations are as follows: Broilers, 111/2

611121/20 per lb; hens, 100; No. 2 hens, 9-0;





old roosters, 961/100; turkeys, 16611180;

geese, 1161120; ducks, 1261,113c; young

ducks, 15611160 per lb.



Vea|.—Higher. Fancy, 12611130 per 1b;

choice, 1061‘11c. -



Cheese.——Michigan flats, 161/2@17c;





York state flats, 181/261119c; limburger,

171/2601‘81/20; brick cream, 181/263190; d0-

mestic Swiss, 21617230; brick cream, 181/2

61,190 per lb. -

Fruits and Vegetables.

Pears.—1(eiffcr, 750 per bu.

Apples—Market about steady. Local

prices: 617561225 for fancy, and $160

1.50 for common; poor, 750@$1 per bb'l.

Snow apples, $225613. Good apples by

the bushel are selling a0 35611750



Honey—Higher. Choice to fancy comb,

166:17c per lb; amber, 1460150; extracted,

91/361100.



Onions.s~1’er bu.. 550.



Cabbage—$1614.25 per bbl.





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.



The potato market is very firm this

week, prices ranging from 5061550. No

improvement is arparent in the apple.

situation and offerings .here Continue.

hcavy. Spys and Greenings are in best

demand, Spys bringing 75c and Crccnings

5061600 .l-lay is worth $1361.16. The mills

are payinr as follows for grain: \Vheat,

$1.06; oats, 330; new corn, 500; rye, 60c;

buckwheat, 65c. Beans are worth $1.90.

Live poultry is quotcd as follows: Fowls

100; turkeys, 15c; ducks, 10c; geese, 80.



Chicago.



\Vheat—NO. 2 red,

843.,c; May, 001/30.



Corn—No. 3 old, 5294362530;

been 47640; May, 4714c.



t)ats.~l\'o. 2 white, 34611350; Dec. 31%‘0;





 





 





 





$1611.04; Dec,





new, 461/90;





May, 321/60.

Butter.——All grades are again higher,



creamcries gaining 161.11/20 and dairies



10 since this time last week. Reecipts





last week ran more than 20,000 tubs be—





low those for the corresponding week

last year. Demand for good creamery

stock is kcen and for dairies fair. Quo—





tations arc: Creameries, 2961134c; dairies

2661310.

l1)ggs.—Local and shipping demand for

graded stock is good, with receipts about

normal for this season of the year. Firsts

and ordinary firsts are quoted 1/20 high—

er. Miscellaneous lots and storage stock





quiet and slow at unchanged prices.

Quotations: Firsts, 27c; ordinary firsts,

24c; at mark, cases included, 2260250;





storage, 21146121160 per dozen.



I‘oultry.-—lncreased offerings have low-

ercd values on all kinds except turkeys,

which are quoted 10 higher. Quotations

on live are: Chickens, 10c per lb;

springs, 111/20; ducks, 1260131/20; turkeys,

17c.



1’0tatoes.~Markct sufficiently active to

take care of the moderate receipts which





are. still running considerably below

those at this season a year ago. Now





Michigan, 48611530 per

\\'isconsin, 4561)





quoted as follows:

bu: Minnesota, 476150c;





52C.

This market continues quiet





'lieans.

and easy. l’c-a beans show another 100





 





loss, due to lack of quality in some of

'thc offerings. Quotations are: I’ca

beans, choice, ."handspickcd, $2.60612.65

ier bu; prime, 5525061255; red kidneys,





522561235.

Hay and Straw.—Timothy offerings are





light and some grades show slight ad-

vances. Clovcr $1 lower and oat straw

slightly highcr. Quotations: Timothy,

choice, $196020; No. 1, $16.506?18; No. 2





$146116.50; clover, $761)





and N0. 1 mixed,

$8619; wheat, $650607;





12. Straw.——~Ityc,

oat, $7607.50.





New York.





111tter.~——All grades of creamery butter

show firmness at advanced figures. De-





mand steady and receipts lighter. Quo-

tations are: Extra creamery, 350; first

cl'eamery, 3261:1412 seconds, 281A: @310;





process extra, 271/261‘280 pcr lb.



'lilggsre’l‘he advanced values of a. week

ago remain the trading basis of this

week‘s market, except that extras Show

price improvement. Fresh gathered ex-

tras are quoted at 386141c per doz; extra

firsts. 34611370: firsts, 20611330; western

gathered whites, 336F420.



Poultry. Dressedealucs in chickens

have, widened. fowls are steady, and

turkey quotations are restricted to nar-

rower limitations. Fresh killed western





 





 





chickens are quoted at 1160190; fowls,

131/2617161/20; turkeys; 1960230,



Boston.

VVooL—The movement of wool from





dealers to manufacturers does not appear

to be subsiding greatly in spite of the

fact that stores are rapidly being de-

pleted. The demand for wool all through-

the present year has been unusually

good which has encouraged quick mar-





keting of products.

into the hands





The 1912 clip will go

of the manufacturers,

with possibly the exception of a. few

years, much sooner than previous sea-

sons’ clippings have done. Michigan fine

unwashed wool fleeces are quoted at 221/2





@230; delaine unwashed, 241/26D25c; 1/2-

blood unwashed, 27611280; %-blood un-





washed, 2961129160.

Eigin.

Butter—Market firm at 331/30 per 1b.,

which is an advance of 11/20 over last

wcck’s quotation.





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

November 18, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, New York).



Receipts of stock here- today as follows:

Cattle, 130 cars; hogs, 150 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 135 double decks; calves

1.200 head.



'\\'ith 320 cars of cattle on our market

here today, with prices 5611100 higher on

all grades of cattle, with the exception of

the plain class of cattle, there was

ample demand all day for all grades, and

everything that was in and yarded was

well cleaned up.



“'6 quote: Best 1,350 to 1,500-lb. steers

$961050; good to prime 1,200 to 1.300-‘b.

d0., $8618.75; good to prime 1,100 to 1,200

lb. (111., $7.7561l8; coarse, plainish, 1,100 to

1,200—lb. cattle, $7607.50; medium butcher

steers, 1.000 to 1,100, $640617; butcher

steers, 950 to 1,000, $6616.75; light butch-

er steers, $5.506116; best fat cows, $5.506D





 





6.50; butcher cows, $4.7561.‘5.50; light

butcher cows, $3.756114.25; trimmers, $3.25

613-50; best fat heifers. $6.7561r7.50; me-

dium butcher heifers, $5.506P6; light (10.,

$4.50615.25; stock heifers, $4614.25; best

feeding steers, dehorned, $6616.50; com-

mon feeding steers, $5615.25; light com-

mon stockcrs, $4.2561,4.50; primc export

bulls. $6616.25; best butcher bulls, $5.50





615.75: bologna bulls, $450615; stock bulls

$450615; best milkcrs and springers, $65

6175: common to fair kind, $406150.



()ur rccipts of hogs today were liberal;

150 double decks. Liberal receipts re-

ported all over the west today and lower

values caused our market to drop from

1561250 under Saturday’s bcst time. A

{my fancy closely sorted hogs sold at $8,

but the bulk landed at $7.00; yorkers,





$7.60617.85, and pigs gene-rally 71/30.

loughs 36.756177: stags, $6610.50. Trade

.





active. and a. good clcarancc was made,

with outlook fair for the balance of the

week.



The sheep and lamb markct was fairly

active today, with prices about 100 lower

than thc close of last weck; most of the

choice lambs selling from $7,115,617.40;

yearlings from $5615.50. Look for little

better prices the balance of the week.



\Ve quote: Choice lambs, $7.35617.40;

cull to fair (10., $5.50616.75; yearlings, $561)





5.50; bucks, $250618; wcthers, $45060

4.75; handy ewes, $4614.15; heavy ewes,

$3.7561l3.85; cull sheep, $2613; veals, choice





to’ extra, $10.5061111; fair to geod, $75061)





 





10; heavy calves, $450616.

Chicago.

November 18, 1912.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ..... 26,000 38,000 50,000

Same day last year..23.500 50,660 44,740





lteceivcd last week..58.042 144.015 100.800

Same week last year.84,418 161,203 150,081



Cattle start off this Wt‘ek in a much

less active manner than sellers would

like to see, and even the best lots failcd

to go oft' as freely as they did most of

last week. The unattractive offerings

were very slow. and sellers called prices

10617150 lower for the greater part. Only

about 2,000 western rangers were mar-

keted. Hogs were active and firm, sc l—

ing at $7.1l061.l7.90. Hogs receivod last

week averaged in weight. 223 lbs., com-

pared with 211 lbs. a week carlier, 210

lbs. 3 year ago and 233 lbs. two years





ago. Sheep were about steady on the

whole, With avcrage quality not over

good. Lambs were less active and most-





ly 10617150 lower. with choice lots wanted

around $7.50 and none bringing last

week’s highest figures.



Cattle have not been in any better de-

mand of late than for some time past,

the dearness of beef materially lessening

its sale, but continued extrcmely small

receipts compared with corresponding

weeks in former years have resulted in

some recent good advances in most kinds





of cattle. Extreme scarcity of the best

grade of long—fed heavy steers has re-

sulted in re—cstablishing the $11 price,





with choice beevcs selling at $10 and up-

ward and the commoner lots of grass-

fcd steers at $5.5061>6.60. The greater

part of the steers sold last week at $7611

9.50, with the better class of little year-

lings bringing $9.5061‘10.60 and plain and

medium short—fed steers at $7.60618.50.

Good grass-feds sold 111') to $7.70, and

thcre was a. good trade in fair to choice

cows and heifers at $440637, with scat-

tering sales of prime ones at $725618 50,

while three head of fancy rather heavy

heifers brought $9.25. Canncrs sold at

$2.(i56u3.‘80, cutters at $3.85@4.35 and

bull's at $3.75fi7.50, most bulls bringing

$46117. The stocker and feeder trade was

contracted by moderate offerings of the

better class of these cattle, as well as by

a reduced demand, and despite. the lim-

ited numbers on the market. prices weak-

ened, stock steers going at $4606.50 and

feeders at $5.706P7.20. with not many

sales as. high as $7. 1Vestern range cat—

tle arrived in smaller numbers. the sea—

son being near its close. and the average

quality of these offerings was very much

poorer than when the season was at its

heighth. Range steers sold mainly at

$550608 and range cows and heifers at

$4.50@6.50. Calves had a good demand

at firm prices, sales taking place at $465

10.50 per 100 lbs, with choice vealers

chiefly wanted. Milkers and springers

were in the customary good request at

$45@75 per head, with prime cows scarce

and worth up to $90 or more. The week





 





NOV. 23, 1912.1





closed "with beef cattle selling 156711250





higher than a week earlier and better

values on an average for stoekers and

feeders. ’





Hogs continued in very poor eastern

stripping demand for still another week,

with eastern packing plants obtaining

supplies mainly from their home terri-

TOI‘Y. and this serve-d to give strength to

the market on different days. There was

no rush upon the part of stockmen gen-

erally to get their hogs to market, but

the prevalence of hog cholera in many

places in Iowa was the cause of many

marketings of pigs and young hogs pre~

maturcly, and this accounts for the tOO

numerous consignments of pigs. Ship-

pers and local speculators were the lead-

ers in the buying that put prices higher,

and choice droves were the first to show

improvement in values. Choice barrows

of good Weights were the best sellers in-

variably, and choice light hogs sold at

a marked discount, while pigs sold at an

extremely wide spread in prices, depend-

ing a good deal on their weight. For

some time past packers have dominated

the provision market and have apparent-

ly worked to get hog prices down with-

out demoralizing the trade in cured pro-

ducts, which is most of the time on a.

large scale and far ahead of a year ago,

stocks of provisions everywhere being

much under this time in 1911. Hogs de-

clined late in the week and closed with

the top price $7021.13, compared with

$8.10 a week earlier, pigs sclling at $4.50

37.25 and coarse heavy hogs as low as

'7.20.





is



Sheep and lambs were shipped to mar-

ket in unexpectedly liberal numbers last

week, many shipments that were delay-





ed by the national elcction showing up.

The Monday sharp break in prices

caused by an exceptionally big run was





followed by good upward movements due

'to extremely good buying ordcrs for fat

stock, and prime natives sold wonderfully





well. Fed flocks comprised most of the

daily offerings, and most of the range

shipments came from Montana. There





was the usual livcly demand for feeders,

and prices wchc easily maintained, there

being too few to go around. Stock feed-

ers of long experience are Counting on

profitablc returns on fat live muttons,

as well as on fat hcchs owing to great-

ly (lccreascd feeding operations in the

corn bclt this winter. The close of the

chk shchd advulu'cs of 256140c for

lambs and 156125c for fat sheep over

figures of a wcck carlicr. Lambs closed

at $5.25617.70, ycarlings at $475616, weth-

ers at $4614.50, ewcs at $2614.25 and bucks





at $2.7561::50. {rccding (-wcs brought

$3.50614.60 and feeders paid $6610.00 for

lambs and $2.7561~i.l5 for sheep, with





yearling l'ccdcrs sclling at $4615.25.

.llorscs failcd to show any change for

the better last wcck, dcspito the mod-

erate offerings, thc general demand being

so slow that scl.crs found it no easy

matter to dispose of thcir consignments.

I’rices were not maintained very well,

and this was true cf pretty good horses.

Sales covcrcd a wide, rallgc of prices, the

poorer animals being quotcd at $7561125





and thc better class at 3517561250, with

strictly choice to fancy heavy drat‘tcrs





$275613l00.





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LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The hog markets of the country have

not developed much strength in recent

weeks, and the occasional good rallies in





prices have, been followed by fresh de-

clines, there helm.r little in the situation

that is bullish \\'hat the Chicago mar-





kct especially needs at this timc is the

revival of the former good (-astern ship.

pillg demand, for real competition among

buyers is absolutely esscntial to bring

about raising values. The strongest fac-

tor perhaps is the grcatly reduced stocks

of provisions hcld in western warehouses

and their rapidly decreasing supplies due

to the substitution of fresh and cured

hog meals for beef, which is now too

high~priccd to render it acceptable to

families of moderate means. It is un-

fortunate. that hog cholcl‘a is still widely

prevalent in portions of Iowa, necessi-

tating the premautrc marketing of large

numbers of pigs and hogs, thercby cut-

ting inlo future supplies of matured hogs.

In Some sections of that state farmers

have list all their pigs and hogs in this

way, and ill a rccent week inspectors

found 564 dc::d hogs on 56 farms. The

champion boar at the Iowa State Fair

was a victim, and many valuable breed-

ers have died. The. situation is serious,

and no real rcmcdy has been found.



The. Chicago LiVo Stock Exchange has

adoutcd a new adjustment of commis-

51011 (‘llill'scs to mcet the situation caus-

(d by tho fl‘Otllit‘llt “big car” shipments.

It doc-s not furnish an incrcase in com-

missions, but adjusts the charges to cov-

er the t‘XlH‘liSO of handling shipments

consigned in cars of greater carrying

capacity than 1111- standard 36-foot cars.



liig cattle fmdcrs in the beef—making

sections of tho cast are doing littlc buy-

ing of thin cattle to f'ccd through the

winter, accordng to John llarvcy, for

many years a buyer for Armour & CO.,

at (‘hcago, and now a resident of R0-

chcstcr, N, Y.



R. S. Shaw. dean and director of the





Michigan Agricultural College, showed

up in the Chicago stock yards

recently with 226 head of fcd western





yearling wethcrs that averaged 86 lbs.

and brought $5.35 per 100 lbs. and 18

head that averaged 90 lbs. and brought

$5. These yearlings were purchased as

feeders in the Chicago market during

the first half of last July at $4.75, aver-

aging at that time 69 lbs. in weight.

They made money for their owners and

sold at within 15 cents of the best year-

ling wethers on the market. Mr. Shaw





said lthiey were exceedingly useful in

clearing up the cut-over lands of

Sprouts, seedlings and weeds. He added





that the upper peninsula of Michigan

contains a vast amOunt of fine agricul-

tural lands valuable for growing wheat,

corn, oats, potatoes, alfalfa, clover, peas

and all kinds of root crops. '





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NOV. .23. 1912. _-

THis is THE LAST EDITION.

' t oditiou the Detroit Live

In the fire at





.av 125 at $9.50; to Mich. B. Co. 18 av

140 at $9.50; to McGuire 4 av 150 at

l t 1: 89:10.13 83; 180 at $10.



k to m an we : a ey M. sold Mich. B. Co. 1 weigh-

:l?cgthl:fmeukets are right up to date. ing 130 at $8, 3 av 135 at $9.50, 2 av 155

Thursth'S Detroit Live Stock markets at $9.50, 3 av 225 at $5; to Newton B.

are given in the last edition. The first Co. 2 av 140 at $10, 3 av 250 at $6.

edition is mailed Thursday, the last edl- Sharp sold Mich. B. Co. 18 av 135 at

tion mdgy morning. The first edition is $9.25

mailed to those who one more to set the Sandall sold same 3 av 155 at $9.25.

paper early thin they do for Thursdays Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1

Detroit Live Stock market report. You weighing 310 at $4.50, 1 weighing 160 at





may have any edition desired. Subscrib- $7, 7 av 150 at $10; to Newton B. Co.

iers may change from one edition to an- 6 av 150 at $10_





lother by dropping uaacard to that eflect- Spicer & R. sold Newton B. Co.‘ 1

~ ' ”~— weighing 300 at $7, 2 av 140 at $10; to

DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET‘- Mich. 1:. Co. 3 av 130 at $9.50; to Kull





8 av 110 at $8.50.





Thursday's Market. Sheep and Lambs.

November 21, 1912. Receipts, 5,763. Market steady at last

Cattle. week's prices. Best lambs, $6.40@6.75;





Receipts, 1.931. Market active at strong fair to gnOd lambs; $5.5‘O@G.25; light to

last week's prices on all grades. 00mm?“ lambs, $4615; fa" t0 .goodsheep,

\\’e quote: Extra dry-fed steers, $7.50 $3613.60; culls and common, 8175611275.

618; steers and hemp”, 1.000 to 1,200, Roe Com. Co. sold Barlage ‘2_1 lambs av

86.50871725; do. 300 to 1,000, y$5.25@6; 60 at_ $6, 102 do av 65 at $6.25, 62 sheep

grass steers and heifers that are fat, 800 ”V 99 at £350. 5 (:9 av 102) at $3.25, 42



to 1,000, $5.25m6; do. 500 to 700, $4.25@ lambs 3", 40, at_$3~ 0-



4_75; choice fat COWS, 555(55-50; gOOd (10., Sharp i010 Mich. B. CO. 24 sheep av

$4.50fi4.75; common cows, 313.5070425; 30 at $3.35, 24 lambs av 68 at $6..)0.

canners, $2.75@3.25; choice heavy buIlS. Haley & 2“,. 501d MICh- B' 00- 33ml“?

$5@5.50; fair to good bologllas. bulls, av PO at $”0 38_ d0 av fig at i525; %

$4.25@4.75; stock bulls, 887561425; choice 1130.165 17 ”0 81V 70 at $57 a (:0 81V 0 d

feeding steers, 800 to 1.000, 85.50616; fair 38“” 15 sheep 35’ 100 at $3~3"’- 14 do av

do 800 to 1.000, $5fi550; choice stock- 95 at $350: ‘0 “3818 P- C"- 26 ‘10 av 33

crs, 500 to 700, 84.77.615.25; fair stockers. at 36$?» 41510 11V 68,8,“ $649,021 do {‘V 75

500 to 700, 337561425; stock heifers. $3.75 3‘ Wm; :00” 3“," “hi, “’ a; fig“ 58 $135 a;

@450; milkers, large, young, medium age ' a '0' ' 1 S, .ep a 4’ a '.‘,’;',’,-'

$458275; common milkers, $308140. fl” “V g: at $5522,2.é71(ioaav11:0 ft$§':::"t§

' Spicer & R. sold Bresnahan 5 cows av (0 av "’ at ' 1 ' ‘0 V "_ a , ‘,""'

'058 qt $3.65 1 do weighing 870 at $3.50, Hayes 14 lamb: 11V 60 at $6 to Newton B.

11 do av 898 at $3.60; to Sullivan r. Co. C”, :‘l d” 31% ‘91fitgefi‘l-P c I, , 1

6 do av 936 at $4.25, 3 butchers av 783 SW” 61'. - 5‘”. ‘ “-5" ~ “- ’ am“

at $5 2 steers av 1.075 at 86.25 1 mm av 80 at $0: to M:ch. R. Co. 41 sheen av





. , , a 11.0 at $2.75, ~31 do av 11; at $8.40. 7

we‘ghing 580 at. $4.58 9 Etee’s “Y ‘16 at lilmbs av 65 at $5.75, 109 sheep av 105 at

$5.25, 1 cow weighlng 1.1.10 at $4.->0. 1 do M, , ,— . .



' ' 020 $86" 2 b ll‘ v 8'0 at --‘~~'”- 41* (1.. av 8 dt,$3.40. 18 lambs av

weighing 1’ ' at "‘M' U 5 a ‘ ‘ at $6.25; to Newton B. Co. 12 do av





- - ,— . . 70

$4.75, 2 steers av 82.) at $5.40. to Rindall 6' at $0; to Hammond. S. & Co. 7 sheep

75 at $2.50, 150 lambs av 70 at $6.30,





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5 stockers av 498 at $4.50: to Bcnodict

75 at $6.50.





6 cows av 730 at $1.15: to Snow 1 stocker 14 do av

lweiahihg 5:10 at $4.75. 3 do av 490 at ' Bishop B & H sold Wilson 145 lambs

84.65; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 1 lilill wcisrlllng .—‘,— ’ ' ' r 13

810 t 84 2r S cows ‘1" 1148 qt 8? to 81V ..., at $4.60, 18 do av .i0 at $4.50. do

a '1 - "v ' ‘ ‘ ' ‘ :lv 50 at $4.50, 15 she’ep av 95 at $2.50, 9

lambs av 100 at $5: to Hammond, S. &





Bresnahan 1,2»cows av 837 at $3.60, 1 do

“"85““? 8‘“) 3‘ '3’50- 7 d” “V 860 at Co. 21. do av 65 at $6.25, 19 sheep av 90





553-68 3 d" 3" “’66 at $43 t” ThOmI‘SO" at $2 75 30 do av 120 at $3 50- t0 sandall

Bros; 17 ”We“? a" 751326 at $43236 t? 10.0 (lo :iv 78 at $6.50, 12 do av 65 at $6.35,

Ere-““2113“ ” “mg av at $ -’ - i’ 55 sheep av 90 at $2.50. 10 do av 137 at





heifers av 470 at $4.35. . -r , .— ,,



Bishop, n. & I—i. sold Schumnkcr 6 iii-1,1,301;),golggglgg,atcg~~520,3338;151ng

feeders av 775 at $5.50: to Bresnahan 4 .8" 25‘1”}; lambs av go at $6 50 152 do av

cows av 935 at $3.60. 5 steers av 906 at 73211 8610 18. do av 83 at $650 30 do

$6, 9 stockers av 662 at $4.85. 1 heifer av 73 ‘at- $6 22 sheep av 105 .at' $3. to

weighing 720 at 8.3.2:} 2 do 23v 630 at BrOWn & 111,196 lambs av 75 at 86.503173

35"?“ 2 butchers av 6'”; ."t “‘2'“ 8 d” av do av 70 at $6.35, 10 ycarlings av 117 at

7.10 apt $5.25, 2 cows avylSO at $3.50. 2 do $5, 50 slicep av 115 at $3.50. 6 do av 120

:iv 8”" at $425: to hon-ton ,3 CO‘ 1‘ at $3: to Thompson Bros. 83 do av 75 at

butchers av 700 at $5. 10 do av 780 at $2 50. to Parker “, & Co 74 lambs av

$5.50 6 do av 820 at $5. 6 (10 av 666 at 8. at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 30 sheep av





384.40, l3 do av 622 at $4.50. 9 d0 av 850 ()5 , 2 r 36 . av 50 2t 4 r 26 d

M 34-85. 21 (l0 3" 662 at $3- 3 COWS av av a5t0 satao$:4.75'dl)o Hammbnd$ S0, & Co?

1.9": at $4.30, 6 d0 av 926 at $365, 3 do av {)4 Sheep av 52b at $350; to Breltenbeck





6:00 at $4. 4 do av 887 ast 83.75% 8 do av (,2

l,021 at $3.75, 16 (l0 av 76 at .,3.6:—). 3 (it) at $3. Fitz 811‘le BI‘OS. 25 0 av 90

3" 873 at 3350' 6 do av 11063 at $425, 4 at $3.50?) to Egchrich 49 lambs dav 60 at

d0 av 755 at $4, 10 d0 av 810 at $3.60, $4 22 (10 av 60 at $5

6 do av 786 at $2.60, 1 steer weighing ' Hogs.

1.000 at $6. 2 bulls av 670 at 8‘1. 1 do NO"? sold up to noon;

weighing 1,020 at $5: to Goose 12 butch- prospects as followm pigs! 25617500 high-

firs {IV 386 Fit $4. to Mason B. (‘4). ll (10 er than last week. '

av 584 at $4.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. Range of prices: Light to good butch-

l hull weighing 1.900 at $5.50; to Sullivan GI‘S, $7.50@7.65; pigs, $7,717,725: light york-

:P. CO. 3 COXVS 3V 905 at $4. 12 butchers ers $7.25@7.502 stags 0fi9~lhlrd Off.

av 716 at 33'75' 10 do av (.355 at $4M“)- Bislmp, B. & H. sold Hammond, S. &

Hale-V & M- 30’“ Sulhvan P- ‘70- 6 Co. 3.115 av 195 at $7.60, 1,015 av 185 at

butchers 3V 607 at $4.60, 2 Sl’OQY‘S {IV 775 $7 55 515 8V 150 at $7.50.

at $5.50. 2 do W 960 at $675. 1 bull 7...; Cum. cl. sold Sullivan P. Co. 187

weighing 960 at $4.85. 3 heifers av 866 at av 200 at $7.30. 160 av 135 at $7.50‘ 67

$4.25. 13 steers av 723 at $3.10, 2 cows av av 125 at $7.25.

980 at $4.35, 5 heifers av 704 at $4.90. 2 llalev & M. sold Parker, ‘7“ & C0. 450

bulls av 785 at $4.35. 3 heifers av 750 at av 19:,“ at $7.60, 150 av 160 at $155, 175

$5.50, 2 cows av 942 at $3.60, 1 do welgh' :lV 150 at $7.50. 198 av 165 at $7.45.

ing 1.030 at $4~50- 5 9‘99” 7‘" 1000 “t Spicer & R. soid same 888 av 195

$5.65, 21 butchers av 786 at $5.33. 3 [‘OWS $7.60, 115 av 155 at $7.50,

av 383 at $4. 4 heifers 3" 500 at $4~“0- 5 .\ short time ago Clay, Robinson &

(l0 3V 594 Ht $4~ 3 butchers av 618 at 00., of Chicago, wrote to their repro-

$4.25. 4 (10 8V 392 at 538;?“ 2 (‘f’WS 3" 890 sontative at Buffalo asking for informa-

at 33-75. 4 G0 “V 885 at $42": to Snow tion rogal‘ding eastern packing,r interests,

7 Slm'kers 3" 5“ at $4. 5 do “V “9 at and received the following answer: “We

$5.25. 8 (10 3V 534 at 81.80, 1 bull “"‘mh' iliink that there will be plenty of hogs





lambs av 65 at $6.25, 76 sheep av 95





Receipts, 6.397.





at





ing- 1.020 at $52711 t0 RTPSnllhj‘in 5 stock— to supply all the eastern trade until

"1‘3 3" 640 at $4~”0' N do av ”34 at $4-j"" around New Years. Good weight hogs

2 COWS 3" 825 at $3'50' S stockcrs “V "31 have. been very scarce and will likely





”t $4401 6 COWS av 901 at $3.75. 4 o‘lWS continue to be. \\'e are- of the opinion

3V 995 at 33-50? to Applebaum 4 <10 JV lllzlt. supplies will fall quite a little short

975 at 34' 7 d0 av 938 at $440; ‘0 Regan of one year ago, as there was a great

21- butchers av 500 at 43 t0 Bray 3 05"“ loss of pigs in the month of March and

ners av 827 at $3.50. 3 cows av 1,010 n We” many brood sows came to map

Rt 354' ki‘l in April and May that would not

R0“ Com. (7°- Sfim Bresnahan 4 COWS have come had they not lost their pigs."

:lV 915 at $3.50, 2 do av 1,000 at $4. 26 do __~ _--.,,,_-_._

av 880 at $2.60,53bd01av 960 at $3.6“: 10 WE ASK YOUR suppon-r AND

Newton B. Co. . utc iers av 730 at $4.15.

.‘I cows av 833 at $3.75. 8 stccrs av 827 .ASS'STANCE' . .

at $6.25; to Snow 7 stockers av 550 at In the new, Just and liberal revolution in

$4.65; to Sullivan P- CO. 7 bUICht‘I‘S’ av sulis‘cription prices we are offering on

450 at $4- 5 ”0433’ 414%? t$o4’1\12idh0 it," (4.00 the Michigan Farmer, by all odds the

2‘: 38w: (11127 gills at iii-1510 do 03v 9%.; 1:7; gi'catest and most expensive agricultural





$3.85, 28 heifers av 673 at $4.50. paper in America. Not only send in





Sandall'sold Bresnahan 5 lllll'l-Cllt‘I‘S 3V your own SUlJSCI‘lDllOH buL hell) 1].»; by



i£3%1%t,l$tn’$%6§0(10 av 668 at $48“ 3 COWS tolling all your neighbors and friends

Kalaher sold. Hammond. S. & (‘0. 2 about it.



cows av 1.065 at $4, 13 butchers av 826



at “50' ' ADDITIONAL VETERINARY.

Haley sold same 6 cows av 1.106 at __





 





$4.10.

Zenoski sold Mich. B. Co. 3 cows av 890





at $3.50, 2 do av 890 at $4.50.

Veal Calves.





Warts on Teats~l¢tingworm.——l have a

black cow that is giving milk; she is

bothered with white pimplos or tufts of

skin growing on tents. Also, what can



Receipts, 380. Market strong at last he done to cure ringworm on cattle? \V.

week‘s prices. Best. $9@10: others. $481) lil. L., Hillman, Mich—Apply acetic acid

5.50: milch cows and springcrs steady. in growth on teats and if the sores are



Dancer & K. sold McGuire 3 av 220 at open apply one part carbolic acid and

$6.50, 17 av 150 at $9.50. _ 30 parts water once a day. Apply either



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. CO. tincture iodine or iodine ointment t0

2 av 140 at $10, 3 av 115 at $7, 12 3V .135 blotches every day or two. .

at $9; to Parker, \\'. & C0. 1 “"‘lghmg Cow GiVes Bloody MilkwI have a good

130 at $9.50, 1 weighing 130 at $10. 1 cow that came fresh about two months

weighing 190 at ‘87, 3 av 145 at $9.50. 2 ago and one month ago she commenced

av 150 at $9.50, 4 av 135 at $9 5.0 i av giving bloody milk from one-half of ud-

150 at $7.50. 2 av 185 at $7, :lv 125 at (it'I‘. The milk and cream has a sort of

$9.50; to Goose 13 av 250 at $4.50, to pink color and I would like to know if

Thompson Bros. 10 av 138 at $9.50: to she can be cured? O. . S., Sparta,

Newton B. Co. 4 av 155 at $10. 3 av 150 Mich—Your cow must injure udder and,

at $9.50, 3 av 140 at $9.50; to Burnstine I would suggest that you ascertain the

4 av 100 at $8. 1 weighing 150 at $10. 1 cause and remove it. If you fail to diag-

weighing 120 at $9, 5 av 141 at $9, 1 nose the case, apply one part tincture





weighing 250 at $5, 5 av 160 at $9.50, 6 arnicri and ten parts water to udder two





THE' "MICHIGAN ' F’AIQIMBII.~





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soda ‘and salt and give each lamb a

small teaspooni‘ul at a dose in ground

feed twice daily. If they crave more

salt, place it where they can help them-

selves. Wood ashes, sulphur and sul—

phate of copper are rather harsh reme-

dies for the insides of lambs.





or three times a day. Give her a table-

'spoonful powdered nitrate of potash at

a dose in feed night and morning.



Nasal Catarrh.——I am feeding 25 lambs

and give them a pan of salt once a week

with two handfuls of wood ashes, two

table-spoonfuls of sulphur and the same

quantity of sulphate of copper and would Sore FOOL—I would like to know What

like to know if what I am giving them to do for a young cow that has a sore

is all right and if not. why'.’ Or would foot, causing her to walk lame. There

it be best to give them only salt? Many is a small sore between toes and I pre-

of these lambs have hard colds and run sumo the Whole trouble is in foot. J. L..

badly at the nose. H. G., Albion, Coral. Mich—Dissolve 1 oz. sugar of

Mich—Mix together equal parts ground lead and 1/2 oz. sulphate copper in quart

gentian, ground quassia, ground cinchona of water and apply to foot twice a day.

bark, powdered fenugreek, bicarbonate The foot should be kept clean and dry.





 





 





 





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Comprises about 2000 square miles of the richest agricultural land



in Montana, surrounded almost entirely by a rim of mountains— is



famous for its immense yields of wheat and won the prize cup at the re-



cent New York Land Show for the best wheat grown in the United States.

Ample rainfall—fertile soil—long hours of sunlight during

growing season makes this district unusually adapted for the

production of all grains.

Wheat yields per acre 30 to 50 bushels, oats 60 to 90 bushels, rye

25 to 35 bushels, flax 12 to 20 bushels, potatoes 150 to 400 bushels.

The richest sections of the Judith Basin are traversed by the g 5

new transcontinental line—the '





Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul





and

Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound

Railways





Newlines now under construction, from Lewistown to Grass Range, Lewistown

to Winifred and Roy. Lemstown to Great Falls, will open up a new territory

equally as productive as the older sections of the Judith Basin.





Send for descriptive literature and full Information

H. W. STEINHOFF, District Passenger Agt.

212 Majestic Bldg., Detroit, Mich.





0. E. SHANER. Immigration Agent F. A. MILLER

750 Marquette Bldg. General Passenger Agent

CHICAGO





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East Buffalo

East St. Louis

Fort Worth

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liberal advancements and prompt remittances.





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furnished. hooks mailed roni tly. rite “Sui?

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EEPOULTRY BEES;





PREPARING TURKEYS FOR THE

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Before killing turkeys for the holiday

trade I keep them for 18 hours in a clean,

airy place without any food. They. are

given water, for this gives a healthy

look to the skin and assists in cleansing

the digestive organs of matter that would

become sour and taint the flesh.



“'hen a bird is to be killed it should be

suspended head downward, with its feet

in a noose of strong cord, far enough

from the walls of the house and other

objects so that it cannot injure its wings

when it struggles. After stunning it by

dealing a. sharp blow at the base of the

skull with a club, pass the left arm

around the body of the fowl, under the

wings, and hold the side of the breast

toward you. Grasp the head in the- lcft

hand, opening the bill with the thumb

and forefinger, and thrust the knife blade

Hill) the mouth to the region just back

of the brain, making a sharp cut directly

across the roof of the mouth ‘to sever

the arteries. Holding the bird firmly

with the left arm and hand, begin at

once to remove the feathers with the

right hand, beginning at the juncture of

head and neck and working up over the





breast and hody. (live the bird a turn

that presents the back to the operator,

and begin at the ncck, or between the

wings, and pluck toward the tail. The

short feathers of the wings, tail, shanks





and neck are removed next, and the long





feathers of the wings and tail, if re-

moved at all, are plucked last.



As a general rule the feathcrs of the

last joint of each wing are left on. and





long feathers of the tail are remov-

the market requires.

is less likely to be torn

of chicken or duck, the

done carefully and

pickers should at-

The thumb

by

re-





the

ed, or not, as

Though the skin

than in the ('asc

plucking should be



none but experienced

tempt to hurry the process.

and forefinger do most of the work

firmly grasping a few feathers and

moving them by a quick jerk, which be-

gins upward toward the tail and ter-

minalcs outward and is accomplished by

a quick jerk of the wrist. This motion

first loosens the feathers in their sockets





by starting them th 0 way they grow,

and then removes them at the angle

least liable to tear the skin. A well—





grown turkey is very powerful and must

be held tirnily, yet with due care. for if

the wings are grasped by their extremi—





ties. or held too rigidly in any position,

the lvird may struggle and break or

\\'l‘l'l.l‘ll them out of joint, making the

”(il't‘ElSS unfit for sale. Careful handling





:t'tcr picking is also desirable, for a,

wruisc will cause discoloration.

Cooling and Packing.



In my experience. cooling is best ac-

complished by hanging the picked turkey-q

in the open air, out of the sun, long

enough to allow the escape of all animal

but not long enough for them to

or become. stiff if the tcmpcrz’ttur.»

is low. markcts do not require

turkeys to be drawn and some do. It

is always bcst to find out what your

market wants before killing, for if drawn

turkeys are shipped where undrawn stock

is wanted, the (-onsignmcnt is

considt-ralnc. should

be washcd clean and wiped dry, and all

blood removed from mouth and throat.

If care is used in killing and handling it

will not hc wash the body,

and the skin will retain the bright yellow

bcttcr than when cooled in

in the air.





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l‘acking is as important as picking,

but it is not so tedious. All consign-

ments should be packed tightly. not jam-

mcd, in clean boxes, with sufficient pack—

ing to prevent shifting en route. Birds

of different but not of different

qualities, may be packed in the same

box, and the contents of the box should

be correctly markcd on outside of cover.

If the mark says “Eight young cocks and

twelve young hens,” and the dcalcr, upon

opening the box, finds a few old birds

mixed in, he of course loses confidence in

the shipper and will not rccommcnd his

goods. Large boxes are inconvenient to

handle and less desired by small dealers

than boxes weighing from 100 to 200

poundS. If the market catered to favors

drawn stoek, drawing is performed rap—

idly before the fowl is hung up to cool.

The incision should be as small as pos-





sizes,





sible, and only the intestines need be

removed.

Stock intended for special markets





should be prepared with extreme care——





‘ umbk MNr~mm. «a. . . -





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





the intestines drawn and the head and

feet removed. When the head is cut off

considerable blood will be clotted in the

neck, and unless this blood is removed

it will turn black and show through the

skin. If there is any food in the crop

it is wise to remove it before cooling,

which is done by pushing back the skin

of the neck and working the crop out

from under it with the forefinger, taking

care not to tear the crop when separat-

ing it from the surrounding tissues. The

removal of this organ does not leave the

breast looking so well as when the crop

is empty and left in, because its absence

allows the skin to sag in front of the

breast bone; but if the food remains it

will show black through the skin, mar

the appearance and taint the flesh. Draw

the skin forward over end of neck and

tie with a clean string. \Vhen thorough-

ly cooled wrap the carcass in clean

parchment paper and pack in a clean

box. \Vhite paper alone ShOUlld be used,

for otherwise at the end of the journey

the color will be found to have deserted

the paper to cling to the skin of the

turkey.



New York. A. E. Yaxpanvonr.

CONVERTING THE TURKEY CROP



INTO CASH.





 





As a rule, we try to finish off all the

larger turkeys for the Thanksgiving mar-

ket. At that. time large turkeys are

wanted, everywhere. Later, during the

holidays, smaller turkeys are always in

great demand. Hen turkeys and late-

hatched birds, when properly fattened





and dressed, bring fancy prices in all of

the large markets.



Growing turkeys are harder to finish

than wc-Il matured ones. we let’ the tur-

keys have plenty of range until two

weeks before- the date on which they are

to be sent to market. They cannot en-

dure close quarters as well as chickens.

A large shed will answer their purpose,

if there is no turkey house on the prem-

ises. It should be clean and dry, with





Always feed the tow-ls in a. clean spot

on the floor, or in troughs. Corn should

never be thrown into filth, and it is al-

ways better to use troughs in feeding

mashes.



Provide plenty of sharp grit. Oyster

shell should be kept where the turkeys

can reach it at all times. Coal Cinders,

with the' ashes sifted out, are greedily

eaten by turkeys, even when other grit

is plentiful.



\Ve find it an excellent plan to turn

the turkeys out every two days, for an

hour or two, so they can get some exer—

cise. If grass or other green st'uff is

plentiful they will relish it greatly. In

case no green food can be found, some

cabbage should be fed in the house. Tur-

keys always relish raw onions and this

vegetable is said to be a preventive or.

liver disease in turkeys. There-fore, when

mixing the noon mash, we sometimes

add a quantity of chopped raw onions.



While turkeys seem to like whole corn

better than any other feed, we think a.

steady corn ration, without anything

else, is much more apt to cause liver

trouble than a. varied ration. An abund-

ance of clean water while they are- con—

fined is of course very necessary



Turkeys are kilied, dressed and ship-

ped in the same manner as other fowls.

Never allow them to freeze, as this

greatly reduces their market value. Dry-

picked turkeys usually sc-ll best in large

markets. However, it is a good idea. to

study the market beforehand.



In packing, be careful to assert the

fowls properly and place all of the same

grade together. \Vhen different qualities

are packed together the rating given is

invariably based on the poorest in- the

lot. it is best to have packages weigh

from 100 to 200 pounds, as these sizes

are most conveniently handled. 011 out-

side of package should be plainly writ-

ten the contents, gross weight and name

of the consignee, as well as that of the

consignor.



\thn shipping poultry that is first

clc ~ in every respect, it is a good idea





 





 





 





 





 





An Exceptionally WelLdeveloped Specimen of the Popular Bronze Breed.





good ventilation. Substantial roosts are,

of course, necessary. They should not

be over five feet from the floor, not too





close together and either flat or rounded.





on the upper side. Some prefer stout

poles, from the woods.



After the turkeys are placed in the

fattening shed we feed all they will eat,

morning, noon and night. \Vhole corn

is always given, morning and evening. A

mash, composed of equal parts cornmeal

and bran, to which are added some cook—

ed vegetables, such as potatoes, turnips

or pumpkins, is the usual ration at noon.

A little salt and some pulverized charcoal

are also added to this mash When con-

venient, buttermilk is used to moisten

the ground grain. It is a good plan to

moisten the bran and meal before the

vegetables are added, as this prevents

the mixture from becoming sticky.





to tag each fowl with the name and ad-

dress of the producer. In this way a.

reputation may be gained that will en—

ahle one to always dispose of stock at

fancy prices.



Ohio. ANNA W. GALLIGHElR.





POULTRY KEEPING AS A VOCATION.





In the field of industry there are many

vocations which afford remuneration if





 





pursued with intelligence and thought.

There is none from which, along with





profit, a greater amount of pleasure can

be derived than that of poultry keeping.

To watch the development of .chicks

.from the time they leave the eggs until

they become full-grown hens, ready to

bring cash into the hands of their own-

er, is exceedingly interesting. But it is

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Mutts, Gloves. etc.. from skin sent us to be tanned. We

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because of- their lack of a. natural liking

for" the work—~and there is plenty of

work in connection with building up and

carfyjng on a poultry business if it is to

be. made a success. But it is a business

that is not likely to be overdone, as Am-

ericans are great consumers of eggs, so

great that the supply does not nearly

equal the demand. Therefore, to the

person of average intelligence, pQSSeSS-

ing, perhaps, a fair knowledge of fowls,

a strong desire to learn and a liking for

outdoor life, poultry keeping is pregnant

with possibilities. To such I would say,





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





New Deal





drain. Pollen, or bee bread as it is pop-

ularly called, is crushed with ,the rest,

and fine grains of it find their way

through the sack or strainer cloth and

into the honey. This gives the product

a flavor which is very objectionable to

most people. Extracted honey, or the

other brand, is taken from the hives in

large combs and carefully uncapped with

a large knife made for that purpose. It

is then put into the extractor, which is

an upright tank in which are revolving

reels with pockets at [their other ex-

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go into it, put forth your best efforts,

work for improvement, read and benefit

by the experience of others and success

will Surely crown your efforts.

Wayne Co. Mns. A. D. PITCHER.





 





EXTRACTED HONEY VERSUS THE

STRAINED PRODUCT.





 





The production of extracted honey is

a phase of bee—keeping which, by those

outside of the profession. is very much

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misleading, as so many people confound

it with extracts. The real meaning of

the term, however, is not obscure, for

extracted honey is honey extracted or

drawn from the combs.



There is a very wide difference be-

tween the method of doing this now and

that in use years ago. In fact, honey

as sold in the liquid form in olden times

was not properly called extracted honey

but was strained honey. Thus we have

the vast majority of those not in the





below.





are placed and then, either by crank and

hand power, or by the use of a gasoline

engine, the reels are rapidly revolved and

the honey throwu out by centrifugal

force.



It is hoped that this explanation. sup-

plemented by the accompanying illustra-

tions, will help to bring about a clearer

understanding as to the way in which

the extracted product is secured and

serve to convince the consumer that,

honestly prepared, it is a most satisfac-

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MICHIGAN POULTRY SHOWS.





Dates for more than a score of poul-

try shows have been claimed by local

organizations throughout the state, most

of these exhibitions to occur during

December and January. Officials of as-





sociations having knowledge of additions

or corrections to the list presented below

will confer a favor by advising us. The

location and dates of shows already an-

nounced. so far as we have been able to

obtain them, are as follows:





Kent City ..................... Nov. 25-29

Pontiac .......................... Dec. 4-8

Owosso ......................... Dec. 9—14

Cass City ...................... Dec. 10—12

Michigan City ................. Dec. 16-21

Bay City ...................... Dec. 16-21

Battle Creek .................. Dec 17—22

South Haven .................. Dec. 17-20

Holland ........................ Dec 20-25





KalamagoO. Southwestern Michigan





Association .................. ec. 23-28

Jackson ................... Dec. 29-Jan. 2

Zeeland .................... Dec. 30—Jan. 2

Lansing ................... Dec. 30-Jan 4

Kalamazoo ...................... Jan. 6-11

Lansing ......................... Jan. 7—14

Detroit .......................... Jan. 7-14

Muskegon ...................... Jan.‘ 14—17

Sheridan ................. Jan 16-20

Calumet . ....................... Jun. 23-25

Mani‘stee .................. Jan 30-Feb 2

Flint ......................... Feb. 3-8





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That the Michigan Farmer, the best

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Dripped from a Bag of Crushed Comb





Hung Behind the Kitchen Stove.





profession calling the extracted hone)r of

tOday “strained honey."



Let me explain briefly the difference

between the two. Strained honey is

honey which has been crushed in the

comb, placed in a. bag and hung up to





an even $1.00, three years for $1.25 and

five years for an even $2.00, and the

high quality still be maintained. But we

have made it possible, as explained on

page 7, and you should take advantage

of it while it lasts.





 





 





 





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I have given the farm-

ers of this oountr and

Canada their fire and





I, did this 3 years ago.

after 17 years’ experience

designing gas engines.



Although this is my 4th

season as a. Tractor mak-

er. it is the first season



have ever done any ad-

vertising to tape of.



But now, after 3 years

. of remarkable success

- ' ‘ . and vtvitlfi a. dmoderntifac-

tor 0 an e a no on-

M' F' BATES wi e demand. I publicly





announce the Bates All-Steel Tractor.





My Specialty—Bulldlng Tractors

for Medium-Sized Farms





Other Tractor manufacturers have used their

money and brains to build big, heav tractors

for large farms. That alone has kept. 15 em bus .

None have ever made a serious attempt; to bui d

a. tractor light enough. simple enough and in-

expensive enough i'or men on farms of 160. 200.

240. 320 and 640 acres.



I have done just the opposite. I havespecinl-

ized on the smaller tractor, leaving the large

ones alone.



ith the result that I have erfected a tractor

that. pulls as much as 16 big orneo, yet. weighs

6.IIX)to 8,000 pounds less than any other of the

some ower. I did this by using high-grade

steel. netead of common iron.



ink what a saving of power and fuel to have

I to 4 tons less dead weight; to pull



And this tractor will work any place that a

horse can. With its light. wci hi: and wide

drivers. it; does not pack the sol . You can

barrow with It. do your discln . seeding and

rolling. Plowing 18 only one 0 its many use-

ful features.





You Can Get Into The





Fence Corners





With my direct~connectcd plowing outfit, you

can turn square corners. Can get. right. up





 





Weight 8.000pounds—25 and 30

H. P. on the wit (equal to 16

big horses at. the draw bur),

doubly-OppOsI-d engine, doubly-

protected motor, all working

parts enclosed, enclosed cal),

removable cab and bond, force-

feed oiling system. fuel tank

conveniently located. doubly





 





 





 





 





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into the corners of {our field. You don't have

to use horses to finis up the job.



Nor do you need a lowmun. The driver hano

dies the plows wit out getting off. Forthe

plow platform is parallel with and connected

with the engine platform. There’s no heavy

lifting. All operating levers are within a radius

of 12 inches.



No matter how rough or smooth or what kind

of soil. or what condition the coil 18 in. you can

plow it. With 0. Babes tractor it it can be

plowed at all!



‘ Eight to twelve acres is the usual day’s low-

ing With the Bates. And no man ever saw c eon-

er. better work.



The plow carriage can be instantly detached

and the tractor can be put to work at. any of

the hundred and one jobs that. a powerful en.

gine does on the form.





As to the Price





Even though I use first, quality steel at 110 per

lb. as against othem who use common iron all do

per 1b., my price is very reasonable. In fact, it.

18 ow.



That’s because I mnke tractors only. and

only tractors of one size. This gives me utmost

economy in factory operation.



My profit, per machine is less, too. than others.



I regard popular price as very important. in

the selling of any product. Hence, my decision

to maintain a low price.





Get My Free Catalog





It is neither fair to you nor to me to judge a

machine of such importance entirely by t. (:89

brief facts. I want; you to see some large pic-

tures of it and read what men now using the

Bates say about it. Then, when you have seen.

what. a wonderful tractor it is. I will tell you

the price. and that. I promise you. will prove

mighty attractive.



So send at once for my latest_cutulog. It: .is

free. Write today and you'll get it; by next mail.





M. F. BATES





BATES TRACTOR CO.





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clutch. no slipping, control-

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are always profit payers.

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Partridge Wyandntte cock'lu. Ind. Runner ducks.

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' and white Vl'yandottea a fine lot of

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Browning's W'yandotte Farm, R. 30, Portland. Mich.

Barred Rock Bockerels‘3;“,;.““§2§J°}i°§;§,“$§i‘£§

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Crystal White Orpmgtons faferfiianeZii‘ié’;

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hens. early hatched cockerels and pulleta .

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ORCHARD RENOVATION.





 





 





 





 





 





Much has been said about orchard ren-

ovation, most of which has been about

the brilliant prospects that are in store

for those who will undertake such work.

This has led many into the belief that

a headlong rush into the business was

all that was necessary to bring a full

pocketbook. As the result there are

some “sore heads" ‘from striking the

bottom during such plunges.



It seems almost proper to think of or-

chard renting when we think of orchard

renovation. One who renovates orchards

most always rents and the one who rents

almost without exception, renovates. Or-

chard renovation and renting are profit-

able if properly done. There are, how-

ever, a few things to take into consider-

ation to do the thing properly and profit—

ably.



Venturcs into orchard renovation in

farming districts where each farm has

from twenty—five to one hundred trees

whose lowest branches are about twenty

feet from the ground and with about

three to twenty varieties in the orchard,

can not ever be Vcry profitable. Small

Orchards in diffcrcnt places cause much

loss of time in all orchard work. It is

almost impossible to spray and to pick

the fruit on the old timers. pruned to the

Shape. of a palm tree, so common on

many farms. Such high trees generally

lack tlop or bearing surface and will not

yield the number of barrels that a tree

of normal size and shape will. ‘\\'hc»re it

will cost thirty cents to pick and pack a.

barrcl of apples picked from normal trccs

it will cost forty cents and over to pick

and pack a barrel of apples, not as good.

from high trccs.



A large number of varieties in an or-

chard incrcascs the cost‘ of. picking and

(it-creases the chance to sell the crop to





advantage. It also makes spraying hard-





er and the results from spraying will gen—

erally not: be as good as when there are

few varieties in the orchard. The old

farm orchards arc very likely to have a.

large number of varieties in comparison

to the, number of trees, as they were set

for home use, and not for commercial

purposes.



The water supply is a very important

thing to considcr in the renting of or-

chards. \Vithout water little success

would be had in spraying. \Vith water

a mile away the cost of spraying would

be ercatly increased. In cases where or-

chards are rented longer than for a few

yutrs it will pay to make some arrange—

mcots with the owner for a convenient

\\itl('l' supply near the orchard. if neces-

sary put in a storage tank and gasoline

engine. it will pay in the end. Be sure

that you will not be at loss for water

during dry times. If the August spray-

ing is missed on account of the lack of

water the loss will be more than the

cost of several water outtits.



ln renovating orchards the distance

from the shipping point should also re-

ceive attention. A matter of ten miles

will nearly make a. difference of ten

cents per barrel in the cost, and ten

ccnts per barrel each year for iiy'c years

or more would make quite a. little spend-

ing,r money.



If the orcharding amounts to car load

lots inquiry should bc madc as to the

railroad over which you will ship your

apples. Some roads will have a short-

age of cars much sooner than others.



The source of barrels should also be

given some thought. Some people are

paying thirty cents a. barrel while others

are paying forty—two. It is well to figure

the cost of the empty barrel delivered in

the orchard. The forty cent barrel is

sometimes cheapcr than the thirty—five

cent barrel when the dclivery charges are

considered. Again, it may be advisable

to pay a little more for barrcls from a

source from which you know that all of

your demands will be supplied. It is not

fair to the cooper to expect a large num-

ber of barrels from him and not take a.

share of them early in the season and

sttore them. The writer knows of several

orchardists who do this and they are the

first ones to bowl if there is a shortage

of barrels.



In the renting of orchards for renova-

tion care should be taken to have the

lease made out in proper legal form. I

know of several renters who would have

been a few thousand dollars better off if

they had spent: a few dollars to have the

lease properly made out. It is policy,





.THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





also, to have- the lease recorded on the

county records of the property.



The more renovation the orchard needs

the longer should be the lease and the

cheaper the rent. In such orchards the

sliding scale of prices is sometimes used.

The first year or two the orchard rent

Would probably be twenty-five cents per

tree; then fifty cents a tree for a few

years, after which it might go to seventy-

tch cents. Many orchards are not worth

more than fifty cents per tree at any

time. Some can be had for nothing for

the first two 'or three years. They are

generally worth all that is put in them.



Renting for cash is by far the most

satisfactory way of leasing orchards. The

Cost of orchard renovation is high and a

one—third share of the crop would very

often amount to an exorbitant price for

rent. The third may mean a difference

between profit and loss.



Van Buren Co. F. A. WILKEN.

WINTER PROTECTION OF STRAW-

BERRY PLANTS ESSENTIAL.

Among the various operations involved

in the growing of strawberries, there is

none of greater importance than that of

protecting the plants against injury from

exposure to low temperature and Winter

sunshine; and the reason becomes ob-

vious as inquiry is made into the nature

and habits of the plants. Among other

things, it will be found that the straw-

berry plant does not protect its bad sys—

tem with a well ripened w-oody growth as

is Ithc case with bush and tree fruit,

hence, for those latitudes subjcct to cx-

tendcd periods of freezing temperature.

it becomes necessary to supply additional

protection in order to conserve a. maxi-



mum dogree of vitality in the plants.



The quantity of material needed for

this purposi- as well as the time of its

application varies with the latitude, sca-

sonal differences, and other circum-

stances pcculiar to the locality. For the

blcak prairie lands of the Dakotas, it is

advised that eight to ten inches be, used

to secure the best results. This depth

of covering would require an immense

amount' of matcrial, a. quantity so. great

as to make the cost almost, if not quite,

prohibitive. in a region where straw is

sometimes sent up in smoke to get it out

of the way, the cost should not be so

great as to deter the grower in applying

the limit as to quantity. Ilowever, two

inches of settled material makes a pretty

generous covering, under ave-rage Mich-

igan conditions. This depth would per-

haps require six large loads per acre.

in our own operations, it is not often

that this quantity is used, or needed.

l'nder condition as they exist with us,

for the purpose [of winter protection

only, a Very light covering will meet fully

every need of the, plant, as we may safe-

ly reckon on an ample fall of snow. And

there is no material that will afford such

ideal protection as will a generous. blank-

et of snow; and to make sure of this we

only have to make provision for retain-

ing the snow as it falls; and this can be

accomplishml through the use of straw

and of windbreaks, either natural or

artiticial.



The location of our next year’s fruiting

bed is such that thcre will be a. constant:

accumulation of snow until it attains a.

depth of two to four feet, depending upon

the amount of snowfall. As there- will

be little, if any, freezing of the ground

under such conditions, it might appear

that, additional protection was unneces—

sary. This, howcvcr, is not the case,

for, as the snow goes next spring, there

will be a week or so when night freezing

will be the rule and this will work in—

jury to the leaves and crowns of the

plants left exposcd.



Some growers advise delaying Ithe ap—

plication of the mulching material until

the soil is frozen hard enough to hold

the weight of team and wagon. l'nder

a condition of soil saturation, this is ad-

visable, but otherwise nothing is to be

gained in thus delaying the operation,

except it. should be a question of con—

venience. The writer prefers to have the

work accomplished as soon as there is

any night freezing of the soil. A fixed

rule regarding the time when this work

may be most proiitably done is not pos-

sible, because of a variation in seasons,

and LL WOI‘d of caution will not be amiss

here: Care must be exercised in apply-

ing a mulch when the ground is in an

unfrozen state, for an application of a.

large quantity of material, or of mate:-

nial fine and close in texture, at this time

may cause injury by excluding air. A

light covering of some coarse material

applied early in the season and supple—

mented later by a generous blanket of





snow makes ideal conditions, for, no mat-

ter how deep this snow covering may

get, air will enter in sufficient quantities

to meet the requirements of the semi-

dormant plants.



As an ideal material for the purpose

of protecting strawberry plants, marsh

hay has no equal. The. material is coarse

and not inclined to settle close, excluding

air, and another good point in its favor

is that it is free from weed seed. Next

in dcsirableness, perhaps, we would place

corn fodder, that is. when grown thickly

or shredded. Forest leaves are excellent

for the purpose, but must not be applied

in large quantities. for the tendency of

this material is to pack closely, exclud-

ing air. Leaves. too, require the addi-

tion of Some coarser material, or some-

thing that has weight, to hold them in

place. In the absence of anything more

desirable, a light sprinkling of earth will

answer this purpose. Any kind of coarse

straw will do except for the one objec-

Men of supplying noxious weed seeds. We

use a greater or le-Ss quantity of this ma-

terial each season, but this is done with

the expectation that more or less work

will be required in the spring, to get rid

of the weeds thus introduced. But the

strawberry plants must be protected, ev-

en though t.he operation does entail a

great deal of labor; any remisses in this

matter is pretty sure to result in a fi-

nancial loss at harvest. This loss may

be large or small, but whatever the

amount, it is not a wise policy to take

chances in this way.



Emmet Co. M. N. EDGERTON.





PROTECTING THE FRUIT TREES.





 





it is an easy matter to lose trees from

the attacks of rabbits, mice, and other

rodents. There are a great many reme-

dies for curing trees that have been

girdled, but “an ounce of prevention is

worth a bound of cure.” The danger of

girdling is not so great as it is supposed

!o be, for the rodents attack only the

young trees. \\'hcn a tree becomes old

enough to have a hard bark, or a bark

that is ridged and seamed, the rodents

will not attack it. Food, in order to sat-‘

isfy them, must be young and tender.

Apple trees of more than two inches in

diameter are not likely to suffer.



Trees are attacked by mice when the

fields are covered with snow. The mice,

deprived of other food, seek out a tree

that has tendcr bark and will eat as far

above the snow as they can reach and

as far below as they can dig easily. As

the snow settles it gives the mice a

chance to eat the bark still further down,

and it sometimes happens that. a tree has

its bark so badly eaten that it is impos-

sible to save it. ,



A good protection is a screen made of

a few laths between which wire has been

woven in and out. The: laths should be

so small a distance apart that the mice

cannot get through. These screens can

be made in the house and quickly ad-

justed to the trees. .l’ick away the snow

or frozen soil from about the tree so

that the laths rest on the ground. This

will keep the mice from getting under

the screen. Other successful protectors

used in DI‘flCti<'flll,\' the same manner,

are On the market.





New York. '1‘. A. TEFT.





WHAT CAUSES SCULLION ONIONS?





 





In reply 'to the inquiry of )Ir. Keeney,

of Monroe: county, as to the reason for

so many scullinons growing, can only say

that my experience here has been very

similar this year. He states that he had

about 250 bushels per acre that were not

marketable. I had fully as many that

were unfit for the trade. I can account

for this in no other way than that the

backward spring delayed planting and

the wet weather caused a rank growth

of tops, and lacking our usual warm

weather in July and August the tops kept

right on growing, to the detriment of

the bottoms. The same conditions, how-

ever, have been ideal for cabbage and I

have the largest crop I ever raised.



Oakland Co. G. I. COWDIN.



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ANOTHER BERRY CANE DISEASE.





A report comes 'from England, of ob-

servations of a fungus which is responsi—

ble. for serious injury to raSpberries and

logan-berries. The fungus attacks the

stems during the summer when the

young growth is tender, and as a rule

lurid red or purplish patches appear on

the stem. \K‘hen several diseased areas

are present the canes are killed outright

during the winter, whereas when only one

or two infected areas are present the

canes may survive and produce a. certain





 





 





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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The “fat” years in the

Southwest are here and

one “fat" year follows

another. This year has

been one of bountiful

crops in the Southwest—

crops that paid the initial

cost: of the land because

the land was cheap .and

enormously productive.

For $25 an acre you can

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now farming. Such con-

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We have got the fruit, now





amount of fruit. Infection mostly takes

place during the fruiting period, hence

spraying can not be successfully resorted

to unless the fruit is sacrificed. If spray-

ing is found desirable the use of Bor-

deaux mixture is recommended. All dis-

eased canes should be cut out and burn-

ed as soon as noticed, and the practice

of allowing dead canes to remain si‘and-

ing throughout the winter is condemned.

This disease is known as Hendersonia.

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PROCEEDINGS OF MICHIGAN HORTI-

CULTURAL SOCIETY.





 





The forty-sccond annual meeting of

the Michigan State Horticultural Socicty

was held at Grand Rapids, November 12-

13-14, in conjunction with the Grand

River Valley Horticultural Society and

the Grand Rapids Fruit Growers’ Asso—

ciation. Sessions were held at the Foun-

tain Street Baptist church, and the con-

vention was fairly well attended lntcr-

te’st seeming to increase and was best

aL the closing session Thursday.



The annual election occurred Wednes-

day. President T. A. Furl-and, of Eaton

Rapids, having served two terms, was

ineligible for rc-clcclion, and on motion

of Geo. Friday, of Berrien Co.; Pomcroy

Munson, of Grand Rapids, former vice-

presidcnt, was honored by elevation to

the place as head of the society. Chas.

E. Bassett, of Fennville, was rc-elected

us secretary, on motion of C. F. Hale.

and R. A. Smythe, of Benton Harbor, is

the new treasurer, bcing placed in nom—

ination by Edward ilulchins. Mr. Smythe

succeeds James Satierlce, of Lansing,

for many years treasurer of the society,

who resigned on account of necessary

removal to California for the winter for

the benefit of his wife's health. New

members choscn on the executive board

arc as follows: Frank A. Vi'ilken, of

South Haven. succeeding J. P. Munson,

for one year; \‘i’. F. liawkhurst, of Sa-

line, one ycal‘, succeeding the: late 0. S.

Bristol; C. A. Pratt, of Benton Harbor,

three yours. rc-elecicd; Paul Rose, of

Frankfurt, three years. Succeeding Ed-

ward ilutchins, who has served two

tcr'ms and was not eligible for rc-elcc-

tiou.



Secretary Basselt reported the secur-

ing of 73 life memberships for the year

and 111 annual member‘s. Chas. W. Gal'—

field made a detailed report concerning

the T. ’1‘. Lyon Memorial Fund and the

report of Treasurer Satierlee showed a

balance on hand of $956.02. Secretary

Bassctt recommended that a change be

madc in the method of buying spray mu—

tel‘inl and supplics. The practice has

been to ask for bids but under this plan

many firms rcfnscd to submit bids that

later were to be advertised. Under the

now system thc socicty will pool its 01'-

dcr's, then go out and fill them at lowest

prices obtainable. On motion of L. B.

Hall, of Ionia county, the matter was

left to the executive board, with power

to act.



The need of co-operation and better

packing and marketing methods in Mich—

igan was emphasized early and often

during the three days and a committee

composed of A. M'. Young, of Allcgan

county, it. A. Smythe and George Fri-

day, of Berricn county, id. M. Ladd, of

Grand Traverse county, and C. B. Welch

0f Allegan county, madc the following

report, which was adoplcd:



“We recommend the establishing of

fruit marketing associations wherever

fruit is grown in sufficient quantities to





warrant it, and the co-opcra‘tion of these

associations already organized, for the

purpose of getting marketable grades





and for marketing same.



“We recommend adoption of the Sulzer

law and encouraging in every way its

practice by all the Michigan growers of

apples.



"We recommend that this society take

up the organization of local societies for

the purpose of grading and marketing

their products, espcciully apples, with

the further view of federation of all so-

cieties, with the object of better grading

and more profitable marketing of our

fruits.



“We ask the hearty support and co-

operation of every Michigan grower to

help make the Michigan apple a stan—

dard of quality, a profit to the grower

and an economic food for the consumer,





by cutting out all unnecessary expense

between the producer and the con-

sumer.”





The convention was opened with pray-

er by Edward Hutchins, of Allegan coun-

ty. President Farrand’s annual address

was brie; and to 'the point. “We are

here for business,” said he, “and in view





 





of conditions there is certainly work for





us to do.

what shall we do with it.? I can’t be-

lieve that the few hundred of growers

have the world glirtted with apples at

the present time and this problem of

proper distribution is worthy of our best

attention.”



Luther E. Hall, of Ionia county, who

has a. splendid Northern Spy orchard of

85 acres, 30 acres of which is in hearing,

was the first speaker on the program.

Mr. Hall is very partial to the Spy and

wishes that he had never known any

other apple. His views and practices

regarding low-headed trees and clean

cultivation do not quite follow modern

day touching and methods. but so fur he

has been successful. ills trees have

high heads, the lowest limbs being live

and a half to six feet from tho ground

and his orchard culture is a. compromise

between clczln cultivation and the grass

mulch system. llis orchard was planted

21 years ago on hardwood lands, a hcavy

clay loam soil, and has produced scvcn

Crops of apples. 'l‘r‘ecs arc set 40 feet

apart. The orchard is plowed in spring

and sowcd to Canada liel'i peas. \Yhen

pears have maturcd he turns hogs into

the orchard, allowing five hogs lo the

acl‘c, also spreads shcllcd corn as hog

feed among the trees. The hogs remain

there until the fruit hangs down, the

weeds are kept clipped off and the pea.

straw and weeds thoroughly ...ulches the

ground. The aim is to get humus in an





inexpensive way rind this mulch is about ,





as heavy as can bc, lur'ncd under in the





spring. His aim is to have the trees

bear, annually and not ovcl' bear. This

is done with the pruning shears and

small and unprofitable apples are elim-

inated. lie is not troubled with codlirl

moth.



F. .T. OVcrton, of Van Burcn county,

who led in the discussion, also favors





the gram mulch for apples, and a severe

heading annually, making a semi-

dwzirf orchard. ills orchard of five acres,

set 16 years ago, came into bearing at

tcn years and hours annually, about three

barrels lo the tree. The soil is sand

loam and clay. Trces are in sod and he

has cut several crops of clover and tim—

othy, which were left on ground as

mulch. Trees are set 20 foot apart, with

fall and winter varieties alternating, the

object being to avoid trcc competition.

Fall trees make their demands on the





in





soil early and wintc‘r trees call for food '





Several growers spoke in favor of

cultivation. Chas. \V. “'ildc, of

favors oats and vetch as a

orchard, sowing about

()ctobcl‘ 1. Discussion of high color and

how to gct it. followed. Prof. Eustace

said you can get color by the sod mulch





later.

clean

Kcnt county,

cover crop in his





syslcm, but the applcs lack flavor, yield

and sizc. Fruit grown on warm lime-

stone soils has better color. Pruning





lrccs and thinning to let in tho sun was

advised, also new of potash and wood

ashes. Henry Smith, of Kent cmrnly.

stated he has used potash and barnyard

manure with good rcsults. Secretary

Bussctt pointed out that the sure way to

get color was to get the sun.



“Grape Troubles and their Remedy,”

was the subject handled by Robert A.

Smyihc, of Bcrrien county. The chief

troubles mentioned were black rot, brown

rot and powdcl'y mildcw. which have

been especially troublesome during,r

past tWo years, owing to excessive rains.

These troubles are controllable by spray-

ing, about four sprays being necessary.

The new post known as root worm, was

also spoken of, which is not controlled

by spraying. 'l‘hcr'c are a few

around Bcnton Harbor and the remedy

proposed by an eastern authority is thor-

ough cultivation, turning the worm up

to the hot: sun, which kills. it. Mr.

Smythe bclichs' that grape discascs are

an angel in disguise. for the mcn who is

growing fruit indifferently will be put

our of business, leaving the licld open to

the mun willing to study, work and fight

for bcttcr fruit. In closing the speaker

made an earnest plea for co-opcretion in.

selling, saying, “wc can grow good stufi

but we can‘t sell it."



3corge Friday, of Berricn

cncd the discussion and

und dishonest packing

“we‘ve got to deliver the goods to the

man at the other end." Present associa-

tion selling methods, where the manager

gets the first half-cent per basket, met

with his strong disapproval. He gave

instances of carioads of grapes shipped

into the northwest from Michigan this

season, that were fit only for vinegar.

Mr. Friday favors associations properly

conducted, with the manager paid a

good salary.



Kent Co.





county, 0p-

(lcnounced poor

methods, saying,





A. G‘RJFFEN.

(To be continued).





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Our Motto—“The farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved.”





 





STATE GRANGE IN UPPER PENIN-

SULA.



For the first time in the history of the

organization in this state, Michigan pa—

trons will this year cross the Straits to

hold their annual State Grange meeting.

The dates are Dec. 10-13 inclusive, and

Sault Ste. Marie is the chosen city. The

planting of the Grange banner in every

county, save cheenaw, 0f the “upper

country” constitutes one of the greatest

achievements of the Grange in this or

any other state, and a better apprecia-

tion oil this fact by lower Michigan pa—

tron‘s is Sure to result from this oppor-

tunity to meet and to visit with those

Sturdy members of an order which ev-

erywhere stands for fraternal interest

and helpfulness. It is hoped that as

many members as possible, aside from

chosen delegates, will make the most of

this chance to see a section of the state

with which comparatively few of the

residents of southern Michigan are fa-

miliar.



SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF A STATE

GRANGE MEETING.





that I first

and I shall





December, 1902,

State Grange,

that first day of the. ses-

Nile‘s, who has become

something of a permanent fixture in

these meetings, met me and demanded

the password. Rrother K. L. Buttcrlield

shook and asked me to lead the

singing. I had met lirother Ilorton a

few weeks before at the National Grange





It was in

visited the

never forget

sion. Brother





hands





meeting, but had no acquaintance with

him farther than that. His gavel fell

shortly, and my interest centered in

him, the best presiding oliicer I had

seen up to that time. There was an-

other in that hall whom I shall never

forget. She sat at the. chaplain's sta-

tion, and when she. lifted her voice in

thanksgiving for the blessings of the





year that had gone, and sought light and

strength and peace that we might See

the way, that seeing we might be strong

to do, and that in all our work in the

order peace might prevail, she uttered

no vain repetitions. but site spoke the

language of a heart that beat true to

God and to the order she loved. To have

known Mrs. Mayo was to have a strong

faith in the world and in the principles





She prol'cssed.



'\\’t-ll. there, were the usual congratu-

latory speeches, plenty of music, and a.

good time generally until the credentials





committee came in With its report. There

was not a Grange in the 'l'pper 'l‘eninsu-

la then, though most of the counties of





lower Michigan were represented.

At the afternoon session lrotltcr l'l'or-

ton delivered his annual address. As be





reviewed the different lilies of Grange





work the order seemed to grow and take





on new importance before our eyes. As

he spoke of needed reforms in legisla-





tion he made everything so clear that

wise and helpful public. opinion twits

moulded right there while lie spoke. The

address was very long, but we forgot the

flight of time, forgot everything, save

the Grange, what it had acctmtplished

and the great things that still remained

to do. Master ,Ilorton paid a touching

tribute to Sister ilinds, of Stanton, who

had passed away during the year, and

closed his great address with a word

picture of “The Grange Ship." lie did





not speak loudly, though Representatives

hall was crowded. lle uttered his mes-

sage in a low impressive tone, but we all

him. I can see. that “Grange

just as he pictured her. lle

Slioke as a master builder, and he lifted

his hearers and helped them to see new

visions of Grange possibility.



0n “'edncsday afternoon Sister

ders held her Ilecturers’ conference. Her

program was less elaborate titan is the

custom today on like occasions but they

who took part (lid so because the-y had

something to say, rather than because

they were on the program. I recall Sis—

ter Buell’s essay, in which she then gave

promise of ability to do splendid work in

the lecturer’s field.



My mother was taken suddenly ill and

I was obliged to leave before the close

of the session. \Yhen I left the hall

Brother Hull was making a strong plea

for postal savings banks. He spoke very

earnestly and with some agitation, but

even then one might easily have foreseen





heard

Ship” now,





Saun-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





that the future held higher honors in

store for him.



I fear I haVe drawn out this story to

too great a length, but in these days,

when the order has grown to larger pro-

portions, when positions of honor are

sought with far greater anxiety than in

the times of which I write, in these days

when every man in the order is sub-

jected to “The X—Ray,” it does us good

to turn our thoughts back to a day when

great men and women wrought together

to build our order, with small reward

save the esteem and confidence. of their

sisters and brothers and the knowledge

that they were building wisely and Well

for the future.



All honor to the men and women who

have given the best years of their lives

to help build the Grange in Michigan.

They have earned our gratitude and our

esteem. May their example of faith in

our order, and Splendid service in its be-

half, ever be held worthy of emulation.



‘V. F. TAYLOR,





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





Charlevoix‘: Pomona met with lronton

Grange on Thursday, Nov. 7, with an at-

tc‘dance of about 100, representing nine

Granges. Before the meeting the mem-

bers were served a chicken-pie dinner by

the ladies of lronton Grange. After ditt-

ner the meeting was called to order by

Master \Vm. Mears, and the committee

having the matter in charge reported

that the Grange. rest room was prac-

tically completed and had cost approxi-

mately $350, of which $145.07 had been

paid. It was decided to pay all of the

smaller bills, leaving a balance of $163

to be raised later. In the evening a class

of seven brothers and six sisters was in-





itiated into the mysteries of the fifth

degree by the Marion Center degree

team. The next meeting of l’omona will

occur some time in February—Sec.





Pomona, Goddess of Fruit, was honored

at a recent meeting of Grand Traverse

Grange. The hall had been handsomely

decorated for the. occasion and contained

flowers, plates of fruit, branches of au-

tumn leaves, branches loaded with red

apples, witches made frotn black card-

board, and big red cardboard apples. The

center of the hall was occupied by a. La-

ble, upon which the fruit was massed. A

chicken—pie dinner was served after which





ten sisters and one brother contributed

to the aftert'toon’s program of recita—

t ions, readings and songs. The Grange





as a whole sang two songs, one out which

was the recently written “Equal Rights

for Michigan." by Mrs. E. It]. Duryea.

l’rimary election for officers of State

Grange will occttr at the next meeting,





and such time as is available for a pro-

gram will be given to discussing the

Grange’s legislative policy for the coming

year.



Sumner Grange, of Gratiot county, has

plans laid for another membership con-

test, the sisters to contest with brothers





for the honors of bringing in the greatest

number of new members.





 





COMING EVENTS.





 





Michig-tn State Grange, Fortieth An-

nual Meeting, at Sault Ste. Marie, Dec.

lit-13.





Pomona Meetings.



,lenesee Co., with Goodrich Grange,

Friday, Nov. 22. Mrs. Id. J. Creyts,

state speaker.



Ingham Co., with \Vebbcrville and Van-





town Granges, at farm home of Mr. and

Mrs. Hugh Silsbee. \Vcbbcrville, Friday,

Nov. 22. Thanksgiving program.





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the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

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PROGRAM FOR TWENTIETH ANNUAL

MEETING.





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Tuesday, December 3, 1912.

10:30 A. M.

Payment of dues.

Presenting credentials.

Appointment of committees.





Presentation of resolutions.

1:30 P. M.

Music, _ quartette, Mcsdames Emma

I-lart, \Villard Livesay; Messrs Willard





Livesay, John Kuhns; accompanist, Miss

Cora. I’ray, Greenbush Farmers’ Club.

Invocation, Rev. 0. J. Price,

Report of Associational Secretary, Mrs.





C. 1’. Johnson, Hadley and Elba Farm-

ers’ Club.



Music, quarette.



The Traveling Library, Mrs. M. C.

Spencer.



Hue .l’hase of Rural





Development, Dr,

Eben Mumford, M. A. C.

Reading, Miss Alta Sacketlt,

Farmers’ Club.

Modern Methods of the Modern School,





Eckford





J. F. Rieman, Flint.

7:00 P. M.

Music, Industrial School.





Gov. Osborn.

Townsend, Essex





Address of welcome,

Response, T. 11.

Farmers’ Club.





Music, quartette, Greenbush Farmers’

Club.



President’s address, J. l). Leland, Cor-

unna.



Reading, selected, Hazel Belle Crosby,

Battle Creek.



Music, industrial School.





Illustrated lecture, 0. II. Benson,

\Vashington, I). C.

Wednesday, December 4.





8:00 A. M.





Conference of Local Club \Vorkers, di-





rected by R. .l. ‘I’ierson, Hadley and El-

ba Farmers‘ Club.

10:00 A. M.

Report of Committees: Temperance,





honorary members, Club extension, good



of the order, credentials, national affairs.

Miscelleanous business.



11:00 A. M.



oilieers.

1:00 P.



furnished by





Election of





Music, School for the



Blind.

Invocation, Rev. W. H. Thompson.

Report of committee on state, affairs.





Michigan and its Proposed Canals,





Hon. Huntley Russell, State Land Com-

missioner.



Does a College Education Unfit Girls

for Farm Life? Mrg. C. A. Bullock

Hadley and Elba Farmers’ Club.



Music, solo, Rev. \\'. ll. Thompson.



Recitation, J. \V. \Voodworth, Battle

Creek





Agricultural Extension \York, Dean R.

S. Shaw, M. A. ‘





7:00 P. M.

Music, orchestra School for the Blind.

Tl‘i'easurer‘s report, Mrs. C. I’. John-

son.

Reading, .I. \\'. '\\’oodworth, Battle

Creek.





Music, solo, selcc.cd. .



Michigan, Mrs, H. .J. Campbell, iVash—

ington Center l<‘:,trmcrs' Club.



I’ionccr and .llistorical Museum, Mrs.

M. B. Ferry.



Music.



The Enforcement of the Drug and Food

Act, R. E. Doolittle. \\'ashington D. C.



Music, solo, selected.



Agriculture in Rural and

Schools, TV. H. FI‘CllCll, M. A.



All Topics Open for Discussion.





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'Nov. 23, 1912.





FARMERS’ CLUB FAIRS.





Nor‘th Shade Club.





The annual fair and home-coming of

the North Shade Farmers’ Club was

held last Friday at the home of iVilliam

T. Hill. The weather was all that could

be desired. In spite of the urgent de-

mand which compelled many farmers to

remain at home and attend to their bean

field's, there was a good attendance. A

large collection of the fruits of the earth

tastefully arranged on the porch and on.

the lawn gave the whole scene the ap-

pearance of a miniature county fair.



After an hour spent in receiving the

guests and in pleasant social intercourse

the members of the Club and the visitors

were invited to a picnic dinner in the

dining-room. The table was loaded with

an endless variety of edibles calculated

to tempt the most fastidious appetite.





After dinner the Club Was called to

order by the vice-president, Daniel

Splece, and the proceedings opened





with a song by the Club and prayer by

R. H. V. W'ade. The roll was called

by the secretary and responded to by

quotations. Mr. Campbell, of \Vashing-

ton Center, gave an interesting talk on

sheep raising, showing it to be one of

the most profitable ennterpries in which

a farmer can engage. Mrs. H. V. Wade

gave a recitation entitled “Tradin’ Joe,”

which was greatly enjoyed by all. \V. T.

Hill gave an address on ”The value of

State and County Fairs to the Farmer,"

in which he showed that many of the

fairs had degenerated and that the mon-

ey which should be spent in prizes for

farmers’ exhibits was devoted to horse

racing and other proiitless diversions,

which were of little or no benefit to the

farmer. A clever recitation was given

by Miss Clara Anna on “The l’ostoiiice

I’en,” which was well received. Brief

addresses were given by Rev. \\'. Mitch-

ell and Rev. H. V. '\Vade'.



Among the exhibitors were some very

fine pieces of embroidery. Mrs, Nettie

Todd exhibited some ripe rcd raspberries

on the stem. Elder \Valker contribtued

a few cornstalks 12 feet high. Mrs. Hill

showed a quilt which was spun and wov—

cn by her grandmother when she- was a

girl about the year 1798.



The members of the North Shade

Farmers’ Club are to be cmtgratuulatted

on their splendid exhibits and on a most.

successful meeting of the Club. Mr. and

Mrs. Hill filled the bill to perfection,

making the guests and visitors feel per-

fectly at home and affording every facil-





ity for a most enjoyable time. A con-

cluding song by the Club and the bone-

diction by lGlder \\'alker brought to a.





close a very profitable and pleasant ses-

sion of the Club which adjourned to

meet next time at the home of Mrs. Sal-

isbury—Ray Salisbury, Cor. Sec.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





In Memoriam.——The Hadley and Elba.

Farmers’ Club cancelled the October

meeting owing to the burial of Mrs. W.

II. Johnson, an esteemed former citizen

of Hadley, on that date. ,



Discuss Woman Suffrage.—The Salem

Farmers’ Club held its October meeting

at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs

Van Vorsc. An interesting discussion of

the live subject of \\'oman’s Suffrage

was a feature of the program and was

participated in by both ladies and gen-

tlemen, showing sentiment favoring the

question. Good music was given by Miss

Mable Naylor, also Mrs. Van Yorse.



Prepare for Annual Meeting.—'l‘he Club

held its November meeting at the com-

modious ne whome of Mr. and Mrs. Irv-

ing Johnson. A. stormy day prevented

a large attendance but a good time was

enjoyed. Music, business, and making

arrangements for the annual meeting,

comprised the program. New members,

Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson and Mr. and

Mrs. I). Farley. The annual

will be held at the town ball. A speaker





and a good time are expected—Cor. Sec.





 





 





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BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.



Amount of Food Required to Give 100



Grams Protein.



In order to obtain 100 grams of pro—

teid, which is approximately three. and

one-half ounces, if the human being de—

pended upon apples alone to supply it. it

would be necessary to eat 25,000 grams;

or 3,000 grams of milk; 800 grams of

wheat; 750 grams» of egg albumin; 480

grams of lean beef; or 430 grams of peas.

In addition to getting our 100 grams of

protein if we used cows’ milk, we would

also get 140 grams of carbohydrates and

47 grams of fat. In Wheat we would get

580 grams of carbohydrates and 14 grams

of fat; in peas, 230 grams of carbohy-

drates and seven grams of fat; in ap—

ples, 3,330 grams of carbohydrates and

practically no fats.



Ordinary Vegetables Are Low in Protein.



It is very evident that it is difficult for

the average human being to secure the

amount of protein necessary in the, or-

dinary vegetable foodstuffs. He might

succeed in eating enough potatoes to fur-

nish 100 grams of prote-id but if he did

so he would eat 5,000 grams of, potatoes

per day. This would amount to about

166 ounces of potatoes. Sixteen ounces

to the pound would approximate ten

pounds of potatoes to secure the de-

sired amount of protein. If he were to

live on rice, he would be able 'to obtain

this protein from 42 ounces of rice, which

would be nearly three pounds. If he ob—

tained the 100 grams of protein from such

a breakfast food. we will say, as wheat,

it WOuid be necessary to eat about 27

ounces of‘wheat, or nearly two pounds

of a breakfast food made from wheat.

i'nlcss the product were eaten dry it is

difficult, to see how a person could eat in

one day two pounds of Pet‘ttjohn’s break-

fast food or any other similar prepared

food. If meat is used to furnish the pro-

tein, we, find that by eating 16 ounces of

lean beef during the day the 100 grams

of protein may be secured. If pens are

used, about 15 ounces would furnish the

desired amount of protein.



The Balanced Ration in Human Food.



It is very evident that these figures

point to one happy solution of human

foods and that is a carefully balanced

dietary which contains on the one hand

just as small an amount of protein as is

absolutely necessary lIO furnish the min-

imum protein required for the body and

On the other hand, a sufficient amount

of carbohydrates and fats to provide the

other energy factors of the body.



Dietetic Considerations.



As we have explained in these columns,

the average adult human being requires

approximately 100 grams (31,3 ozs.) of

true proleid material per day. It seems

that under certain conditions this amount

of proteid material may be advanta—

geously rcduced below this figure, but it

seems to the writer that any apprecia—

ble reduction below this point migl’it be

considered a sort of idiosyncrasy of OC-

cupation, if that term may be used, and

would not apply generally to the public.

It is important to consider carefully the

sources from which this proteid is to be

obtained and we should bear in mind

that all substances containing nitrogen

do not have equal values in the dietary.



Nitrogen Compounds Vary in Food



' Values.



For instance, if we should take lean

meat as our ll'pical example of a protein

food material, we shall find upon a crit-

ical analysis that there are varying com-

pounds in lean meat which have varying

degrees of value in the dietary. There

are various nitrogenous compounds in

lean meat, the typical or true protein be~

ing entirely insoluble in water and con-

stituting the principal nitrogenous con-

stituent in meat. Accompanying this

true protein are also various other nitro-

genous bodies, the so—calied extractives

which, it is generally conceded, are in-

ferior in dietary value.



Meat Extracts and their Value.



This calls to our attention a class of

nitrogenous products which have been

used extensively as food for persons re-

covering from an illness, the so-called

meat extracts which are on the market.

Modern research has shown, and we are

indebted very largely to Fischer for light

on these points, that in the breaking

down of protcid material in the body a

portion of it 'at least becomes simplified

into what have been known as the amino





PRACTICAL SCIENCE—fl





acids. The amino acids seem to be the

intermediate product in the building up

of proteids but the human digestive

mechanism is so adjusted that it doe-s

not seem to get an equal value from the

amino acids that it gets from the com-

pleted proteid which has been built upon

the amino acids. We might, for the sake

of clearness, suggest an analogy at this

point. It is known perfectly well that

animal bodies are unable to derive nour-

ishment from the simple compounds,

such as nitrate of potash, sulphate of

ammonia, etc., but that plants seem to

make use of these elemental substances

in some way or another which permits

them to build up a complex material,

such as starch, or gluten, that is capa-

blc of directly nourishing animals. In

fact, the latest research has shown that

in the soil itself there exist these various

simple nitrogenous compounds known as

amino acids which undoubtedly serve in

one way or another as a nourishing

media for plants and thus, after the plant

or vegetable kingdom has‘ built up a

superstructure, then the animal kingdom

appears on the scene and is able to de—

rive nourishment from the living matter

made by the plants. The amino acids

and other similar nitrogenous bodies

which exist in meat extracts are in a.

way comparable to the simple bodies up-

on which plants subsist, although as a

matter of actual fact, they represent one

stage further in the, evolution of food

material rthan is reprcsenicd by the main

compounds which serve in plant nutri-

tion. \Ve should expect, then, that these

so—called extractive matters,

acids, ctc., represent the incomplete pro—

teid which nature has attempted to pro-

duce, and if the process of building or

growing went on suiliciently then the

extractive matter, or amino acids, or

simpler nitrogenous bodies which are

found in animal tissues would in time

ultimately be buildcd into a true proteid

material which would be a source of

direct nourishment for other animals.



The Role of Meat Extracts in the Diet



of lnvalids.



In a convalescing patient it is quite

as important to begin the process of

recuperation by stopping the tremendous

expenditure of energy. Before a patient

is in condition to actually begin building

new material, the ci‘fect of the ravages

of disease which are exhibited in the

'wasting ofbodily tissues, must be count-

eracted. One very valuable function of

the extractive matters which we have

called the amino acids class is that while

they do not serve as a direct source of





nourishment to the body in that they are:

built into healthy tissue perhaps they do‘





serve in such a capacity that they spare

or prevent the destruction of material





which is already an integral part of the!





body. We therefore call them sparers

tor proteids.





Meat Extracts are Supplements to True

Food.



Therefore, if in supplying nourishment

to the convalescing patient, we furnish

an easily assimilated substance which

will put a stop to the waste of material

already on the bOdy, the very first step

in the recuperation of the individual is

accomplished. Therefore, meat extracts

and the various bouillons have a very

valuable field and fulfill a. very desirable

mission in the diet. The serious error

that has arisen in the. use of these pro-

ducts has arisen through the ignorance

of dieticians as to the functions of these

extractive bodies. While they are valu—

able in stopping excessive waste in the

body it must also be remembered that it

is folly to attempt to build up permanent

tissues solely by theuse of these inter-

mediate amino bodies. Consequently the

skillful dieticians, once the tremendous

waste of disease has been checked,

begin immediately the gradual intro-

duction of the true food material

which at first becomes a supplement

merely to the extracts given but which

as the ability of the patient to assimilate

food increases is gradually increased in

the diet until the time ultimately comes

when the extractive material may be

eliminated almost completely from the

diet.





 





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correct. A few months and the separator has paid for itself. It does not cost you a penny because the in-

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