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VOL. CXXXIX. No.7”.

~Wholo Number 3619.





able one for the extent of rainy,



cold weather. This weather has

been ideal for the production of an epi-

demic of late blight of potatoes. Mich-

igan has not had a severe attack of the

blight for nearly ten years but old grow-

ers know and fear it. Last year not a.

single severe loss was reported, but this

year it is to be expected that some coun-





T HE past season has been a remark-





ties, especially those in which late po-

tatoes are an important crop will be

hard hit.





Fortunately the late blight was true to

name this year and the main attack was

late, so late in fact that many varieties

escaped entirely,



Late blight of potatoes is one of the

best known of plant diseases. Presenting

as it does, clearly marked symptoms, and

attacking a money crop of Michigan, it

Should be understood by all growers.



The Symptoms.



Late blight works as a leaf and stem

blight and as a tuber rot. Leaves and

stems that have been attacked by the

late blight wilt and lop over quite as it

hit by frost or killed by scalding water.

The killed parts soon become black, not

merely drying down. The under side of

the diseased leaves shows a white, cob—

webby, fungous growth. The attack

may take a. single leaflet of a leaf or it.

may advance so that the entire plant in

rotted. The attack always begins in a.

few scattered spots but with a dashing

of the spores of the'fungus from vine

to vine by the rains and by swaying

tops, the disease makes enormous pro-

gress.



The tuber rot comes from spores of

the fungus that are washed into the soil

to them. These spores sprout and can

penetrate the sound skin of the potato,

although the decay is more rapid if the

epidermis is broken.



The beginning of rot in the tuber is

as hard to tell as the final stage is easy.

Infection may be so light as to escape

detection until the rot has commenced.

Rot begins as a. darkened area—showing

as a. reddish brown discoloration through

rthe skin—and this may extend into the

tuber only a small fraction of an inch.

A potato so infected it put under con-

ditions of moisture,

soon becomes completely

rotted, chiefly through

the agency of the blight l

fungus and certain “Wet

rot" bacteria. A potato





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rotted in this fashion

becomes a slimy, sticky,

ill-smelling mass. If,

however, the potato is

put under drier condi-

tions, “dry rot” follows

and the tuber wizens up





and becomes covered

with white cotitony

tufts of the fungus. Un-

der either condition





loss to the man with

potatoes in storage fol-

lows. .



For many years the

Michigan Farmer has

been giving the growers

of potatoes the follow-

ing advice about dig-

ging potatoes: \Vhere

vines are struck by the

blight, delay digging for

a week or more. This

advice has saved many

thousand dollars to the

state. The advice is

based on work done at

the Vermont Experi-

ment Station.



It was found there by

careful experiment that

potatoes; which were

dug soon after the

death of; the tops rotted





badly in storage.‘

severe infection which took place from

the tops;

spores,



germs and the

great.

the tops were out of the way,

nearly all the infect-ion and such of these

potatoes that were

from spores which were washed to Ithem





DETROIT. MICH.. SATURDAY, NOV. 30. 1912.





THE ROTTING OF POTATOES.





This was due to the through the ground.





potatoes rotted in

never were taken





These tops bearing myriads of

dusted the potatoes with the

subsequent rotting was

Potatoes left in the ground until

avoided





that is very wet. either



of the soil or from the season.

" Rot ln Storage.



The amount Oi rot to





diseased became so





Then, too, we have

the possibility thut many of the infected

the ground and thus

into the cellars.



One must not leave potatoes in ground

from the nature

Potatoes

so left are badly injured by wet rot.





be expected





 





 





 





 





 





 





Early Stage of Late Blight on Tubers.

tato Does Not Come from Stem End, but Shows at Various Polnts.





Early Stages 04‘ Dry Rot on Tubers. Caused by Late Blight.





Note that Rotting Shown in Halved Po-





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storage can be predicted only from an

examination of the plants in the field

and from conditions of the storehouse. I

expect the rotting in storage this season





to be large, and with late-maturing va-

rioties in whiwh blight appeared. Ishould

belieVe that, early sale is the only thing





to be advised, for with conditions as they

are. a total loss may be expected.



Rotting in storage bears a. direct rela-

tion to the temperature and dryness. If

the cellar is dry and cold rotvting will be

checked to a great extent. Many—in

fat-t, most—growers do not have dry con—

ditions nor is the temperature kept low

enough. The storage Cellar needs con-

stant attention and should be equipped

with :1 good thermometer and means of

ventilation.



What to Do.





As can be g‘zllilt'l‘tul from what has

bel‘n said of tho tl-tmugo done by this

disease, little remains to be done by the

grower with hanlly rotted potatoes, ex-

cept to throw out the rotted crop and

count up the loss. It. is a good time,





however to look up the protection that

spraying of the crop gives.‘ .\s is well

known, spraying with Bordeaux mixture

is an (cilit-icnl control mmsurc for late

blight. In Michigan, however, in most

seasons, the spray is applied to control





the curly blight and to stimulate the

foliage, simply because late blight is not

always a factor.



It has been abundantly proven in this

state and in others that the use of spray

determines whether a man makes a.

profit or not. This will be proven again

this year with still a greater margin in

favor of the man who sprays and who

sprays often.



In many cases the recommendation to

spray means that in nine cases out often

it will pay to spray, hut in the case of

potatoes the recommcntlution holds ten

times out of ten. Not only does it pay

to spray to save the crop, but you actu-





ally get a. bigger crop in years when

there is no blight. The action of cop-

per on the foliage is little understood,





but nevertheless sprayed plants are. stim-

ulated, keep green longer and give big-

ger yields than unspraye-d plants. Here,

then, is on insurance against blight—

and there are no pre-

miums. It is protection

without cost, protection

with a profit.



M. A. C. G. H. COONS.



Note—In order to de-

termine [the loss to the

state the Department

of Botany is very anx-

ious to find out the loss

in every county of the

state. Correspondence

invited.





 





Another factor in this

connection which seems

worthy of careful obser-

vation is the compara—

tive immunity of differ-

ent varieties in this re-

spect. \Ve have observ-

ed in blighted ilelds at

least two varieties, the

seed of which had be-

come mixed with the

seed used in planting

these fields, which ap—

peared to be almost

wholly immune from the

destructive ‘late blight.

l'nfortunately, however,

these were not very vul—

liable or productive va—

rieties in Michigan, al—

though one was :1. high—

lly recommended German

variety, the seed of

which was imported

some five or six years

ago. The other was a
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new variety secured from an American

seed firm for experimental purposos. Ob-

servation would seem to indicate, how-

ever, that as between two varieties of

equal productive value there may be a

difference as to susceptibility to damage

by late blight. Under present conditions

it has been well said that spraying is

the only insurance policy against dam-

age from this disease, but there may be

:1 promise of greater immunity from such

loss in the future through the develop-

ment of more blight-resistant varieties.

We shall be glad to hear from our read-

ers as to experience regarding the com-

pcrativc qualities of different varieties

in this direction—Eds,

FARM NOTE&





inoculating Alfalfa.





About the last of August 1 disked up

my oat stubble and after top-dressing

lightly with manure and 200 lbs. of com~

merciul fertilizvr to the acre, also using

200 lbs. of hydrated lime per acre. I

sowed my alfalfa. But a short time ago

it bcgan to get yellow in spots, although

in places there are a few nodulcs. I used

“Pure Culture.” which I got from M. A.

C. for inoculation. \l’hat I wish to know

is, would it do to sow dirt which is in-

oculated this fall, or should I wait until

spring?



Jackson Co. L. C.



So many factors enter into this prob—

lem that it is impossible to state defi—

nitely whether this stand of alfalfa can

'be made to succeed by inoculation with

soil containing the bacteria. peculiar to

the alfalfa plant or not. In his experi-

ence the writer has found that where an

application of lime is necessary to get a

successful stand of alfalfa the results are

not at once'apparcnt. at least not the

same extent as obtains tho. following

year after thevlime. is applied. In a num—

her of experiments covering several

B'Eai‘S. thc writer has used limo of dif—

ferent kinds and in varying quantities in

preparing thc mill for alfalfa. (irnund

limestone has hecn applied at varying





rates. from one in three tons per acre

and hydrated limc and ground burned

lime in quantities ranging from a few

hundred pounds to nearly one ton per

acre. although as small an application

' us 200 pounds per acre has never been





tried on the writer's farm.



“here between 300 and 400 pounds per

were used, however, apparently as

securing a stand of al-



uttaincd as where a

heavier application was made, but in no

case have these results seemed to be

what might bc desired the first year (if-

ier the application was made. For in-

stance, this year the writer seedcd a

small arca, some ihrce acres. of alfalfa.

in corn on land which had had an appli-

cation of about 500 pounds of hydrated

limo two years previously. zli'lcr alfalfa

lillll failed to catch when it had been

umculalcd both with pure culture and

with soil containing the bactcria. This

lime was applied to the ground the fol--

lowing year after this failure, when the

land was being fitted for potatoes. The

next year it was sown to oats and seeded

in alfalfa. This was in the summer of

1911, and although a. perfect stand was

serurcd it was rather small in the fall,

owing to the exceedingly scvcrc drouth

which prevailed. As an added protec-

tion during the Winter, about four loads

of manure per acre were applied with a.

manure spreader in the fall. Notwith—

standing this precaution the alfalfa win-





at re

good results in

falfa have been





tier-killed. except in a few protected.

places and the ground was plowed and

planted to corn last spring. The corn





was liberally fertilized and made a very

good crop. During the latter part of

July it was seeded to alfalfa the seed-

ing being lightly cultivated in, and this

has made a perfect stand very thick,

and with perfect inoculation. There was

also good inOCulation in the stand secur-

ed last year in the oats on this same

land, one year after the lime was applied.



A fourteen-acre field was also seeded

to a mixture of alfalfa and alsike clover

seeded in oats last spring, hydrated lime

having been applied at the rate of 500

pounds per acre when the soil was be-

ing prepared for oats. A good stand of

clover with a fair sprinkling of alfalfa

was secured, but nothing like as good a

stand of alfalfa as we have uniformly

secured the second year after lime has





been sown in the several experiments

tried during recent years.

From these experiences it would ap-





pear that where only light applications

of lime are made it\ requires some time

for it' to neutralize the acid condition of

the soil and make it a fit home for the

nitrlfylng bacteria. How ever, if your

stand of alfalfa endures until spring, it

would, in the writer’s opinion. be entirely

radical to inoculate by sowing soil and





THE MICHIGAN FARMER;





harrowing same in before the plants have

started to any considerable extent.

Potatoes in the Crop Rotation.





I have recently purchased a sandy

farm, good potato land in good Condi-

tion. I intend to use a. four-year rota-

tion with potatoes after corn. \Vould

you manure before the corn or the po-

tatoes? The man I bought it of said if

I manured for the potatoes it would keep

away the blight.



Tuscola Co. C. E. D.





Where potatoes follow corn in a. four-

year crop rotation, it would be much

better in the writer’s opinion to use the

stable manure on the sod ground in-

tended for corn for several reasons. First,

the corn has a longer growing season

than the potatoes and much of the plant

food in the manure would become avail-

able for this crop. But another very

good reason is that the manure could be

drawn on the sod ground in the fall and

winter or in early spring with far less

loss of plant food than would be the

case were it drawn on the corn stubble

ground. Where a four-year rotation is

used with corn following potatoes, how-

ever, some provision should be made to

add vegetable matter to the soil between

the two cultivated crops. This, of course.

can only be done through the use of a.

catch crOp. Perhaps the most available

crop for this purpose would be rye sown

in the corn, either before or after the

corn was out, according to weather con—

ditions. This would serve as a cover

crop over winter, appropriating the avail-

able plant food in the soil and holding it

in the roots and crown of the plants.

Then, when the ground is plowed for DO-

mtoes the following year considerable

vegetable matter will be added to the

soil and this plant food stored 11p by the

rye will gradually become available for

the potatoes throughout the season.



The land should, however, be liberally

fcrtilized for the potatoes if this plan of

crop rotation is followed. But here one

could use commercial fertilizer with bet-

ter results than would be the case if the

manure wore used on the potato

ground and the commercial fertilizer de-

pended upon for the corn. On a sandy





soil. as ordinarily handled, a three-year

rotation is more satisfactory, all things

considered, than a four-year rotation,





but if provision is made for adding vege-

table matter to the soil and plenty of

plant food is provided the four—year ro-

tation will be entirely practicable.



The idea that the application of ma-

nure to potato ground will keep away

blight is an entirely erroneous one. This

disease depends upon the presence of

spores and the weather conditions, the

blight being more destructive‘ when the

weather conditions favor the rapid de-

velopment of the fungus, as in damp.

muggy weather of rather even tempera-

lurc. The only preventive for the de-

structive blight is thorough spraying

with Bordeaux mixture.





TAMARACK SWAMP LAND.





 





 





We have a two-acre tamarack swamp.

It has been drained with an open ditch.

East of the ditch it was burned over

several years ago. ’l‘hl‘ west side was

similarly treated two years ago. The

whole is underlaid with blue clay and in

the driest times the water level is not

more than 30 inches bclow the surface.

I applied stable manure to the east side

two years ago and received very little

returns from it. This spring we sowed

timothy and alsike on the whole. The

east side is practically a failure, except

near the hard land. '1 he west side lJI‘O-

duced a splendid stand except a little

near the ccnicr and on spots that were

not burned over when it was cleared. In

the center the stand is light and on the

unburned surface it is a total failure.

\Vhat is the most economical method of

handling such a piece of land? The muck

seems to be very deep. Would it become

solid to hold up a. horse if it were thor—

oughly drained?



Kent Co. I. J. H.



I believe from the description given of

this land and the way crops behaved up—

on it that it is sour and also that it is

deficient in phosphoric acid and potash.

The-n the remedy is to use lime and

phosphoric acid and potash. Lime will

sweeten the soil, phosphoric acid and

potash will furnish the necessary plant

food ingredients, and you will get a.

growth of crop then.



If you thoroughly tile~drain the land it

will assist very much in overcoming the

acidity. This tamarack swamp has been

water soaked so long and there is such

a mass of vegetable matter to decay

that it contains organic acids undoubt-

edly, and’ by thoroughly tiling it, allow-

ing the air to get through and drawing

of! the water, it will assist very much

in making the land sweet. but to hasten

this you ought to apply lime. You can

use ground limestone or hydrated lime.

My personal preference would be hydrat-

ed lime at the rate of abOut a thousand

pounds per acre. This will sweeten up





the surface soil so that there won’t be

any question about its acidity. Now

most all muck land is deficient in potash

and phosphoric acid, especially in pot-

ash, and I would advise the application

of the muriate of potash, say 200 lbs. per

acre well worked into the soil, and 200

lbs. of acid phosphate also will put this

tamarack swamp in condition to/ bring

you some crops.



The probable reason that you didn’t

get any results by applying stable ma-

nure was that the stable manure did not

overcome the acidity of the soil and it

did not furnish phosphoric acid and pot-

ash in desired quantities. Stable manure,

of course, is a splendid thing to use even

on muck land, but it isn’t a balanced

plant food, especially when your soil is

deficient in the mineral elements because

the mineral elements are just the ingre-

dients which stable manure is deficient

in, and this stable manure ought to be

balanced up by using the mineral ele-

mcnts. If you will apply the lime and

the phosphoric acid and potash then I

think you will also get results from the

addition of stable manure, although the

manure won’t be as necessary then be—

cause you haVe already applied two 0f

thc essential elements of fertility. The

probability is, however, that while this

muck land contains much inert nitrogen,

very little of it is available. The organ-

ic matter hasn't been made available by

the action of the elements—there hasn't

been sufficient time—although it may be

that this action has taken place more

rapidly than I think. If you don’t care

to apply these ingredients on the whole

field you can get small quantities of them

and try it on a. strip across and this will

tell you just what you can afford to do

in the future. COLON C. LILLIE.





MARKETING THE BEAN CROP.





 





 





Quotations on beans from all markets

are largely nominal, there being few

transactions between dealers and no con-

signment lots to amount to anything

placed for sale. Thus, the market is

largely based on future prospects of the

trade and the present demand for imme-

diate cousumptiou. The demand is steady

and beans are retailing in this market

at 12 cents per quart. in Chicago they

are- selling to the retail trade at $2.55@

2.65 per bushel for choice stock, and at

these prices beans furnish the cheapest

source of protein in the dietary which is

available at the present time.



But the consuming public or the retail

trade will take the product only'about

so fast, and as quite a majority of bean

growers insist on forcing their product

on the market soon after it is secured,

it is evident that the market will be

conducted on what is considered a. safe

speculative basis by the dealers who pur-

chase the crop for future distribution.

But with beans this situation is even

more marked than with other products,

for the reason that the crop must be

prepared for distribution by picking and

bagging, and this is a. task requiring

considerable time and labor especially in

a year like this when the weather has

been such as to make the average of the

bean crop rather heavy pickers.



As a reSult, when beans are freely of-

fered to local buyers in bean sections,

they soon get their bins full and are

naturally not anxious to keep taking in

beans until a portion of those already

bought can be picked and either shipped

or sacked and stored, which naturally

has a depressing effect upon the market,

as conditions are likely to be much the

same in all sections



Another factor which is more or less

detrimental to the tone of the market is

that a good many beans are somewhat

damp and must be handled frequently or

losses would occur from heating in ele-

vator storage bins.



Under these conditions it would be

wise for those who are in a posi-

tion to do so to refrain from mar-

keting their bean crop until the rush

season is over, and, Where home labor is

available. it might pay to hand—pick and

sack them, as in this way they can be

more safely stored and will be ready for

immediate delivery whenever the market

is ripe. Naturally the local bean buyer

who purchases considerable quantities of

beans for distribution on the later mar-

ket, expects that he will be able to make

a profit upon them. Of course. his ex-

pectations may not be realized, but they

are based on the apparent supply and

demand. as estimated by the best judges,

rather than on the present overcrowded

market. Hence conservative marketing

of this cash crop by growers will tend to

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dollar which grOWers will secure. ,





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of hogs kept on the farfn. The success

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the right type and proceed with his

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he has not the right kind of sows it is

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Selecting the Sows.



The success of the hog breeding and

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the character of the sows kept in the

herd. One of the things to look to in a

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breed but small litters, no matter how

beautiful they may be in gcneral appear—

ance. It does not cost any more to win—

ter a sow that will produce ten or tweIVe

pigs than it does one that will produce

but four. It is a matter of good man-

agement to give much attention to and

use good judgment in shaping the swine

herd on the farm.





The Kind of Boar to Use.



One can not afford to breed a good lot

of sows to a boar that is closely related

to them. No other class of stock kept

0n the farm will show evidences of de-

terioration as quickly as will the swine.

_The general conformation, tlirit‘tiness and

constitutional vigor will be injured very

soon, and the hogs soon reach that con—

dition usually expressed by the farmers

as “run out.”



In order to secure the most satisfactory





results the boar should come from a

family of hogs that are prolific. The pigs

can be- bred backwards as well as for-

ward in general characteristics. and re-





sults indicate that the boar has much to

do with the size of the litters produced.



VVhile 'thd slows may be somewhat

loosely built the boar should be of that

form described as compactly built. As

he is expected to transmit to the pro-

geny the general form, he himself should

be as closely as one can secure, about

an ideal shaped hog. If he has short,

broad head, a short neck which molds

evenly intowide shoulders, is wide be-

tween the forele-gs, has, well sprung ribs,

broad back, long hips and deep hams, he

will transmit to the pigs an inherent

tendency to put on meat where it is

worth the most, and that too, at a.

small cost for fee-d. {the profits, whether

large or small, are often fixed by the

character of the animals that are bred,

raised and fitted for market.





When to Breed the Sows.



It is safe to assert that more disap—

pointment and loss with the spring pigs

come from having them farrowed too

early than from any other source. A very

large percentage of the farmers do not

have a suitable place in which to farrow

and care for early litters that come when

the Weather is cold. There is not suit-

able places Where the pigs can be- kept

dry and warm, and at the same time

have plenty of pure air. The general re-

sult is that disease in some form gets

hold of the pigs and there are severe

losses. It is safe to say that not fifty

per cent of the pigs farrowed in March

in Michigan are saved in a condition to

make profitable pork producers. The

stunted and diseased pigs are sure to

make indifferent and unprofitable hogs.



When the spring opens about the first

of April, then the pigs can be saved, can

get out of doors where there is plenty





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





of fresh air, get to the ground, chew the

dirt, eat some green feeds, and make a.

rapid and healthy growth. The month

of April and the early part of May is

the ideal time to have the spring pigs

farrowed.

Handling the Breeding Stock.



During the breeding seasons, it is by

far better to keep the males and females

well apart. If the SOWS are near the

boar he will be constantly worrying, and

will not do well. Keep the boar away

by himself.in dry, comfortable quarters.

“'hen it is desired to breed a sow take

her to the boar and let him serve her

and take heraway. One service is as

well for the sow as more. and the boar

will be in much better condition if al-

lowed to serve a sow but once.



Sometimes neighbors may desire to

breed some sows to the boar. Do not be

misled by some of the “old fogies” who

will declare that they will get more pigs

at a litter if you will let them turn the

sow in with the boar and leave her over

night. Such a proceeding will be likely

to injure the boar for good service for

the remaining portion of the season. It

is safest to conduct your breeding busi—

ness in a. .manner to keep the sire in ex-

cellent condition for service throughout

the whole year.





Oakland Co. N. A. CLAPP.





 





COST OF KEEPING HORSES.





 





The truth of the statement that the

mcthods of handling and the. stable ac-

commodations have a marked influence





on the amount of feed rcqnircd to keep

a horse in good condition has bccn prov-

cn by investigations made in Columbus

by the animal husbandry studcnts of the

College of Agriculture, (lhio Slate lini—

vcrsity. These investigations have been

carried on for several years, over 1,000

hcad of horscs have been included. It

was found that the concerns with the

poorest accommodations for their horses

and where the least care was given, were

paying out the largest amount for feed.

The average cost keeping horses in

Columbus is 40.1 cents a day, and con—

trary to popular bclicf heavy express

horses are fed for nearly two and a half

cents less than light driving horses. The

‘lowest cost was $89.02 per year in the

case. of an underfed animal, and the

highest cost was $229.02, a stallion being

fitted for show. One noticeablc fact was

the absence of varicty in the. ration, the

principle roughage being timothy hay

the. year round and it was common to

find this feed given in excess. Corn and





of





cats constituted the principal grains fed.

in one instance a saving of $11.15 per

animal, or a yearly saving of $669, was





brought about by the use of four pounds

of oat straw in place of a similar

amount of hay.





MICHIGAN IMPROVED LIVE STOCK

BREEDERS’ AND FEEDERS’

ASSOCIATION.



The meeting of the executive commit-

tee of the Michigan Live Stock Brecd-

ers' and Feeders’ Association, was held

at the M. A. C., in the office of Sccretary

Brown, Thursday, November 14. at which

time arrangements were complctcd for

the annual meeting which will convene



at the M. A. C., January 15-16, 1913.



Aside from the usual intcrcsting pro-

gram there will be matters of c.\'ccption

al interest and importance to the live

stock interests of the state that will

come up for discussion and detlnitc ac-

tion. A. legislative committee consisting

of T. F. Marston, H. H. Ilinds, and \V.

II. Shantz, were appointed to prepare

and present to the coming Inccting cer-

tain proposal legislative enactmcnts up-

on which may hinge a great deal of weal

or woe for the live stock industry of the

state for the future.



A new feature has been

for the coming meeting, which consists

of a hog exhibition and killing contest

which will take place at the College at





inaugurated





the time of the annual meeting. Awards

will be made by the association, the

funds for which were provided at the





executive committee meeting.' Champion-

ship cups will be presented, and already

entries have been made to make this a.

very interesting and Valuable exhibition.

Anyone desiring to 'enter hogs of any

breed should correspond with Secretary

George A.‘ Brown at the earliest possible

date.



All who enjoyed the inspiration and en-

thusiasm of the last annual meeting

will appreciate what the annual meeting

haas in store with its added feature.

Plan now to be there.



R. C. REED, President.





THE INTERNATIONAL.





 





As noted in the last issue, this year’s

International, the thirteenth in this ser-

ies of events, will be the largest and most

magnificent ever held. Each year the

average quality of entries has been bet-

ter and this year promises to be no ex-

ception. \\'ith a world shortage of live

stock and the high price which prevails,

there never was a better outlook for

live stoek breeding and feeding than at

the present time. So far as the Inter-

national is concerned, it will furnish the

patron two requisite factors of success,

viz., an up-Io-date knowledge concerning

breed improvement and economic meth-

ods of production. This, together with

the entertainment and pleasure which

may be gathered at the night shows, the

knowledge which can be gleaned from

the judging ring, the appreciation of val-

ues which will come from attendance at

the daily sales of pure-bred stock, all

will prove of exceptional value to the

International patron and all are reasons

why every farmer who can possibly ar-

range to do so should attend this premier

live stock show between November 30

and December 9.





 





JUDGING PROGRAM.

International LIVe Stock Exposition, No-

vember 30 to December 7, 1912.

Cattle Department.



Monday, December 2, 9:90 A. M.——Pure-





 





bred'and grade steers; college and ex—

periment station stock; Clay-Robinson





specials.





’l‘uesday, llcccmlicr 3, 9:00 A. Mrs

.llcrct'ord classes; Galloway breeding

classes; carloads fat cattlc; “short-fed





special" carloads.

\Vednesday, llcchnbcr

.‘\bei'dcen-.\ngus brccding

ford breeding classcs,

M.—~Shorthorn





4, 9:00

classes;

concluded.

III-coding classcs.

Thursday, llccctnbcr 5, 9:00

Shorthorn brncding‘ classes;

Angus breeding classes,





A. M.—

Ilere-

1:00 1’.





A. M.—

A bcrdeen-

concludcd. 1:00





1’. A’wa’IiUtI-I’UIICKI breeding classes.

Friday, llcccmlicr 6, 9:00 A. 1“.—

l’ollcd Durham brccding classes, Red-





l’ollotl brccding classes, concluded,





Sheep Department.



Monday, heccinber 2, 9:00A.1V[.—Pure-

bI-cd, grade and cross—l.)re(l wethers; COI-

lcgc and cxpcrimcnt station stock; Clay-

ltobinson specials.





Notc:-~~Fat sheep entered for slaughter

must be placed in charge of committee

Monday evcnlng, Dccenibcr 2. The hour





for slaughter and for





dressed carcasses will be designated by

committee in charge.



’l‘ucsday, .I)echnber 3. 9:00 A. M.—

Shropshiro breeding classes; Lincoln

licecding classcls; oarloads native and.





range sheep.

\\'cdnesday,

Cotswold

brccding

classes.





breeding

classes;





classes;

Cheviot





Hampshire

breeding





il‘lIIII‘sday, il)cccnil.lcr 5, 9:00 A. M.—

(lxt‘ord—Ilown breeding classes; Dorset

broodingr classes; .ltambouillet breeding

classcs.



Friday, December 6, 9:00 A. M.—South-

down brccding classes; Leicester breed-





ing classes.





Swine Department.



Monday, December 2, 9:00 A. M.—Bar-

rows, all classes; college and ‘experiment

station stock; Clay-Robinson specials.



Tuesday, December 3, 9:00 A. At.—

ici'ksliirc breeding clasees; Poland-China

brccding classes.





\\‘cdnesday, Ileccmbcr 4. 9:00 A. M.—-

lmroc-Jerscy bI'ccding ciasscs; llamp—

shire breeding classes.



’l‘hursday, Decembcr 5. 9:00 A. M.—

(3hcstcr-\\'hito breeding. classes; York-

shire brccding classes.



Friday, Dccember 6, 9:00 A. lVI.—Tam-

worth breeding classes.



Horse Department.



Monday, December 2, 9:00 A. M.—Bel—

glans. 1‘. M.-—l)raft geldings to halter-

singles.





9:00 A. Brrr‘ri‘TIF-

AL—vlh‘aft geldings in 11:11"





December 3,

1‘.





Tuesday,

chi-Irons.

ncss pairs.



\\'cdnesday, December 4.~—Clydesdales.





l’. M.~l)raft geldings in harncss-threes.





Thursday, December 5.——9:00 A. M.——

Shires. 1’. M.~—Draft geldings in bar-

ncss- fours.



ll‘riday, December 6, 9:00 A. M.——Suf-

folks; liackncys. 1’. M.——French coach

litil‘SPS.



Saturday, December 7, 9:00 A. M.—





l’onies to haltcr.





 





UNITED STATES LIVE STOCK SANI-

TARY ASSOCIATION.





The Sixteenth Annual Meeting of this

association will be held at Hotel Sher-

man. Chicago, December 3-4, 1912.



The association includes all leading

fedcral and state live stock sanitary ofli-





 





cials it has done good work in secur-

ing unil‘oimity in state live stock sani-

tary laws and quarantine regulations.





The 1911 meeting was the- best attended

and most successful in the history of the

association. Already indications point to

a larger attendance and better program

at this year’s meeting.



All state veterinarians, members of live

stock sanitary board and officials inter-

ested in federal, state or municipal live

stock sanitary control work are cordially

invited to attend.



Particulars can be had of Secretary J.

J. Ferguson, Union Stock Yards, Chicago.





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HEWO

BELGIANS





NEW IMPORTATION





We have given more than a quarter

century to importing. breeding and dis-





tribution of the Belgian horse. We

handle no other breed and believe we

have now in this new importation of

stallions and mares a clan 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

about them and to visit us at any time.





H. & H. WOL‘F





Wabash, Ind.

HEWO STOCK FARM





METZ BROS.





NILES, MICH.





We have a fine lot of imported and

American bred





 





 





 





 





 





awarding prizes on,





Dcccmbcr 4, 9:00 A. Ill—I





Percheron Stallions





ion hand andwe can scll them for less

money than any other impmter. \\ rite

us your wants.





METZ BROS., Niles, Michigan.

A. A. PALMER 6c SONS





Open the season with the finest aggregation of





PERGHERD Stallions





and Mares



they have over otl‘ered to the breeding public.

60 Head to select from.



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





Advice through this department in tree

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

private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must

accompany the letter.



llogs Have Lice—Am anxious to know

how to rid my hogs of lice. l have been

advised to feed sulphur. but concluded to





 





consult you before doing so. .1. P. M..

Mcndon. Mich—Drop 5 ozs. of crushed

stavesacre seed in a gallon of boiling





water and let it simmer for two or three

hours. then strain and till to original

one gallon, then apply to [lousy hogs ev—

cry two or three evcnings and you will

soon rid them of lice. Kindly under-

stand that the liCc may be in other places

besides on hogs; therefore. you will have

to clean, disinfect and whitewash thcir

pens in order to get rid of them all.

Partial l’aralysis.—~I have it shoats six

months old that are fed rye meal and

middlings with separator milk and water

for slop. and they also have plenty of

new car corn with him,» lot to run in and

cement Hour to feed. This last weck

thrcc ol‘ them have partially lost ("ilill‘ol

of their hind legs. they eat heartily when

food is placed within their reach. but

will not Voluntarily g» to it. it. 3.1.. Ut-

inCll.v“YUU should feed them less





sego. ‘ . .

starchy food, snbstit utmg oats and Oil

meal in place of nc, w corn. Give each





of a grain strychnine

and apply

:iin-





shoat one-Sixtieth

at a dose three tinics a day

one part turpcntine. onc part aqua





monia and six parts camphorated oil to

back three times a weck.

ll ~‘1ives~lndigestion.-r l liavc a IB-ycar-





old mare that has heavcs. is Very thin.

but has a ravenous lippt'tllc and will eat

about all the feed that a person can HIP-

ry to her. I have led her lots of grain.

but she I'ails to lay on tlesh and l nould

like to know what can be donc that will

improyc hcr condition. 1”. 171.. Clio, Mich.

.hYou had bctter cxumine her n-eth for

they may need floating. Give her a des—

sertspooni‘ul ot‘ Fowler's Solution, a lv‘lt-

spoonful tincturc lohelia,’ a teaspooni‘nl

tincture iiux voniica and a tablespoont'ul

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





The. t‘ccding and management of her will.





have more to do with her getting into

gmul condition, than by giving drugs. it

is important to kecp her stable clean and

plenty of fresh air should be admitted at

all times.



(‘hronic 1.ymphangitis.—~I have a horse

that has been troubled with lymphati—

gills; his legs stock. worse one timethan

another, and he has been trcaied by our

local Vet. who says there is no help for

him. E. F. \V. .... (‘ixford, Mich—Your





Vet. is perhaps right. as little can be

dOne towards effecting a cure. in this

kind of a case; however. you had bcttcr

try giving him 1. dr. potassium iodide, 1

oz. bicarbonate soda and 1 oz, ground

gentizin at a dose, in feed two or three

timer: :1 day.



Nun-l infection—I have u colt about





four weeks old that is sufferingr from in—





H‘t‘lt‘il navel and is now having joint

trouble. Have. called in our local Yet.

\\llii says there can be nothing done;

however, he prescribed quinine which we,

have given to colt three times a day.

“'0 are alSo unable to hi‘dl 'wound at

navel. This sore is not less than two





inches in diameter and is in a suppura-

live leughing condition: besides. it con-

tains some proud llcsh. .1. ll. V., Sheri-

doubtful whether the





dan. Michp-wlt is

bacterin treatmcnt would help your colt

now or not; howuver, you might ask





your Yet. to give it a trial and apply one

part iodoform and ten parts boracic acid





to wound twice a day. \\'lien your colt

came. you should have treated its navel.

then you Would have :iVoided this trou—

ble.





Ringworm.~ .1 have a cow that has sev-

eral sore spots on «lifl‘ci'cnt parts of body

that are about the size of a silvcr dol-

lar. The hair seems to shed out or" these

patches and leaves the skin bald and

rough. ll. \\'. .l., Honor. )lich.~.\pply

one part iodine and ten parts vaselinc to

hold patches every day or two and give

her a desserispoonful of powdcrcd sul-

phur at a dose in feed night and morn-

ing.





 





 





 





Everything appears to favor good prices

for well-matured hogs in the future. and

the only bearish feature at the present

time is the restricted eastern shipping

demand in the Chicago market. of

coursc, in sections of the corn belt where

hog plague prevails the. proper thing to

do is to market hogs without delay. but

whci'c swine are healthy. it will assured-

ly pay for owners to feed them tn full

maturity, making use of the abundance

of low-cost feeds. It is true that hogs

have had the customary big decline in

prices seen pretty much every year when

the fall and winter paCking Season op—

ens, but it will be seen by those who

make comparisons with past years that

hogs are still higher than usual so late

in the year. For instance, the packers

entered the winter packing season with

hogs costing in the Chicago market

around $7.85 per 100 lbs. A year earlier

the average cost was $6.10, two years

earlier $8 and three years ago $7.75.

With the single exception of two years

ago, the average price on the first day

of November stands the highest on rec-

ord for that time of the year. “'hile it

is impossible to know what the future

will bring forth, there is good reaSOn for

predicting that hogs will sell higher for

the present winter season than for the

corresponding period a year ago.





VETERINARY





“THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Bigeiow’s Holstein Farms,





‘ BRE'EDSVILLE, MICHIGAN,





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





for circular.





 





“Top-Notch” Holsteins.





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 60.. Howell. Mlohlgan.





 





 





WE BUY OLD BAGS

68 SOUND AND TORN

We Pay The Freight

lieferenr-é—Citizens Bank.

It pays to take care of them. They bring good

AUCTION SALE Dec. 2nd

Reg. Rambouillets 75 bred ewes,

20 Rams; 6 P. C. Saws, 35 Pigs,

East Morrlce, Michigan.

Hog Book Free.

Great value to bog men. 0n care and dis-





butter and milk records. Send

inoouors BAG co.

724 “roadway, BuIInlo. N. Y.

money. Write what you have and we will name price.

DRAKE BAG C0., Box 36, Port Huron, Mich.

both sexes; 6 Cows; 2 Horses.

J. Q. A. COOK,

eases of hogs. Tells how to destroy worms,

cure and preventdiscase. Sent free. Write





 





;Dr. D. C. Snoddy 00.. Nashville, Tenn. pomp





 





Hag. Percheron Stallion and Mara Colls lor Sale.





M. A. BRAY. Okemos. Mich.

~Horses. cattle. sheep. swine and

For sale poultry. nearly all breeds. Sires

exchanged. South West. Michigan l’edigreed Stock

Asia” )avid Woodman. Sec'y.-’1‘reas..Pa.w Paw. Mich.





 





 





 





 





unmm’ DIRECTORY. I

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd. consisting of Trojan Erie‘s Blackbirds and

Prides, only. is headed by Eierton W. a Trojan Erica.

by Black Woodlawn. sire of t a Grand Chain ion steer

and bull at the International in Chic-‘0. 80.. .





 





 





 





A few choicely bred yon bulls for sale.

WOODCOTE S‘l‘gHK FARM. Ionla. Mich.

l .

' Y -Onoof foremos‘ dairy

lA RSI-[IRE breeds; you 0 bulls

and bull calves for sale. Berkshire swine. nfill pure

lvrcd. Michigan School for Deaf. Flint. Mich.





I I

Lillie Farmstead Jerseys

('l‘uboroulin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber-

culosis.) Several good bulls and bull calves out. of

good dairy cows for sale. 0 Jamaica for sale at.

present. Satisfaction iifiranteed .

COLON C. LILL . Coopersvillo. Mich.





Jersey Bulls lo the Highest Bidder.





2 Fall Calves, Grandson: of Hood Fan Pogis 9th.

2 Spring Calves, both State Fair winners 1912.

I 2-year-old, also State Fair winner 1911 & 12.





Any of the 5 bulls will be delivered F.O.B. Pontiac

consigned tothe part. sending in the highest. bid

arriving here on or be ore December MM). 1912.



Write at once for particulars. pick out your bull

and send your bid to



FISHEBTON FARM. Pontiac. Michigan.





 





 





 





REGISTERD Holstein Cattle—Two 00d bull calves

Herd headed by Hen terveld ' in Pieter-tie.

FLOYD r. JONES. a. rah). 3. Oak Grove. Mich.





Jerse Cattle For Sale.





C. A. ISTOL Fenton. Michigan.





 





 





—-Bnlle ready for service. bred for

Jersays production. Also cows and heifers





Brookwater Farm. ‘ D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.





BUTTER BRED ”rattles”





’ CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM

Silver Creek. Alloxan County. Michigan





FOR SALE—Jersey Bull Ball‘l’é’fif‘ {3.0.2. 322;.

individual from the best. of blood lines. WATERMAN

.1 WATEBMAN. Meadow Land Farm.Ann Arbor. Mich.





A ERSEY BU L 1A. ‘ f

WILL EXCHANGE Dgroc Gilt. AIII‘.l{iildnToIlB Disrlbc:

for sale. F. A. Lamb & Son. Cassopolla._MlehIgan.





an) POLLED BULLS ran SALE’ Links";





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





Scotch Shorlhorn Bulls and Holler: For Sale.





W. “1 KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





0M5 YEARLING SIIIIIITIIIIIIN BULL





color white. for sale. WV. (7. OSll’S. Hillsdaie. Mich_





 





 





 





 





 





GUERNSEY BULL CALVES,

YORKSHIRE Pios. Good Stock.

HICKS GUERNSEY “RI. Saginaw. W. 8.. Mich





GUERNSEYS—Bull calves from high producing an.

cestors. Herd tuberculin tested. No

females for sale. ALLAN KELSEY. Lakeview. Mich.





10 Registered Guernseys





Cows in milk. Bulls and bull calves. Write today

for sale list. G. A. W'ltildN’l'. “utervliot. Michigan.

QUEENSEYS Bull calves seven months old. splendid



breeding. Moderate prices. Address. J.

K. Blatchford. Windermereli‘arm, Watervliet. Mich.





 





 





REG. ommxsrzv Bi‘IfLs—serviceahie age: sire

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

them. Cheap. JOHN EBELS. IL 10. Holland. Mich.





IIA'I‘CII HERD IIOLSTEINST§¥8iffi§l§i§22$





unable prices. HATCH HERD. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





HolsteimFfiesian CattlerThe kind that





make good.

GREGORY & BORDER. Howell. Michigan.





OLS’I‘EIN BULL (‘ALVES—Sired by our 30-").

H hull A.R.(). dams. Duroc Jersey boars and ilts





of best. blood lines. E. ll. CORNELL. Howell. ich.





' Calf. out. of grand daughter

HOISIGIH BU" De Kol 2nd. Butter Boy

3rd. Sir-ed by best son of Pontiac Butter Bo .

Price only $50. 0. l). WOUDBUBY. Lansing. Mic





I

Holstein Bulls.

I Holsteln Bull - s '80

I Holstein Bull - 75

l Holstein Bull - 100

I Holstein Bull - I50





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





LONG BEACH FARM,

Augusta, - - - Michigan.





Must Be Sold By 090.15





' ready for service. Sired by Johanna

IIIIISIEIII all": Concordia Champion. whose dam and

two grand dams average 29.32 lbs. butter in 7 days.

r‘u‘g. fut 4.57%. You can buy a bull right. if you do it

by the above data. Whowill be the first to get a

bargain? Twenty-live cows and heifers;bred to Lthe

above bull also for sale.





L. E. CORNELL, - Fayette, Ohio.

_ . nd . 1 . ( _

H OLSTEINS EKiS‘é‘fwiii‘éoil‘; Rfii‘idfi‘.





Pontiac. bull call for $50 worth $100. Get. his pedigree

and photo. HOBART YV. FAY. Mason. Michigan.





 





 





N M FOR SALE—6 yearling Holstiein Fries-

f“ ’9‘ ian Bulls. 2 A. R. O. bred. Some cows.

. m - Also bull calves. EH years a breeder.

W, W Photos and podi ees an ap lication. W.



Man“. O. J ackson. Bout. Bend. In .. 719 Rex St.





FOUH CHOICE I. H. 0. HDLSTEII BlllL OILIES





from six weeks to one year old. Price $40 to 3150. ELLIS

W. DOBIN. Brookside Farm. Sunfield. Mich. R.F.D. 3.





F0! SALE—4|?LS'I'EIN BULL CALF





Born June 5. 1912. are a son of the Ki of the

Pontiacs from a daughter of Hengerveld eKol.

Dam of calf. an A. . 0. daughter of Sadie Vale

Conmrdia's Paul DeKoI. her dam amlb. imported cow.



ED. 8. LEWIS. Marshall, Mlch.





Purebred Registered

H OLSTE IN CATTLE





The Greatest Dairy Breed

Sued for FREE 11W Booklet





 





 





 





 





Holstein-tried“. Anon Box I“. hailstormvt.





' —-Beef typo. dairy strain. youu

Dal" Br'd Shawn's bulls. 7 months old lor mi:

Cash or good note. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Mich.



' ~Larg'e Cattle—Heavy Milkers.

“all! SIIMIIW'M Milk Records Furnished. Bulls

all sold. \VPchBKfl ht. A square deal to all.





 





APP. R. No. 4. Watervliot. Mich.“





 





 





SHEEP.

“BREED UP Youghsggrr'jfiiggziigt‘:

pARSONS, R. N3». 1.93:“? fed“: M‘l‘gh.

Oxford Down Shag}??? Jill“: 15.1.33



1. B. VVATEBBU Y. Highland. ichigan.

OXFORD “AM: tarot} by snidewlfs sired by inlld 1)"le

F. MILLER or GHOROI‘L‘I: BPILinAsNE?rFiiB:t?l-Wich:

0 x F 0 R D s gt€.:3°e.“:..§%ir:irsi





year-old OXFORD rams; four two- 'ear-old SHIN)?-

B IRE rams: and five yearling hropshirorains-

PABKBURST BROS" Reed City. Michigan.





choice Hog’slered maumun seem...





all ages. bred

and sold right. Ira B. Baldwin. Hastings. ieh‘.





 





 





 





 





 





 





Rams





Superb Von Homeyer Hamboulllel: 225.333.. 1......

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





Iorilicrn Erown Shropshire Sheep g:‘,‘..‘2?"¥;‘;}‘7

lingand two-year—oid rams. two boars old enough for

sex-rice. one of the host Jersey bulls in Mich. 3 yr. 0 d.

Blue Bells Golden Lad 86.951. Will be sold cheap if

taken at. once. D. O. Magahuy. ll 1. Harrisville. Mich.





SH ROPSHIRES FOR SALE





50 ChOICC two-year, yearling and ram lambs:





fl) yearling ewcs from imported sires.





F. R. OTTAWAY. Flushing. Mich.





 





 





 





' -Yearling rams at. $12 (1

ShrODShlres 51."). Two extra fine ramgllit

$25 each. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Mich.





 





FOR SALE—Choice Shropshire Yearling

Bums in lots of one to twenty.



Prices right. JONES t MURRISH. Flushing, Mich.

' —-Ten 00d ewes. Yearling rams and

SMODSIHI'CS mm ambs. One aged Imp. Minton

ram. WILLIS S. MEADE, B. No. 3. Lapecr. Mich.





Shropshire Rams and Ewes

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





 





 





 





Nov. 30. 19.12-





—All . wthy and large. sows bred.

0. I. vs nuwmmalmto select. from. Attractive





prices on young stock. E. II. J umv. Munith. Mich.





r l of on rior quality. 1? choice young

o"' c s ilts 3d 11 to y young boars. Pa. rs

iED NICK ‘





 





no skin. 1' Monroe. to]:

O.’ I. C. SWINE ‘lféfifsfprifii

Pigs. sire and tries. not. akin. ave a number





of serv co males of good ty 9. Write me describing

of your wants. A. J. GO'RDPEN. R. No. 2 Don. Mich.





n l 0!: with size a quality. the kindloan

- - guarantee to ive satisfaction or w i re

money. Newman s8too Farm.R.No. 1.Marlette.Mlch.

Swine. both sexes. Males weighing 100 to223

0- I. . lbs. Herd registered in O. I. 0. Association.

GEO. P. ANDBEVVS. Dansville. Ingham 00.. Mich.





 





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0 l C’s-J‘s“ pigs.either sex. from prize-winning

_ o o stack. Also 2May boars left. Call or

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





' —Both sexes and bred iltn. also



“38- cIICSIBI Whlle: serviceable registeredgllolstein

bulls. Bargains. RAY PARHAM.- Bronson. Mich.

0 I c, ——A fine lot. of last spring stock [or sale

. . S growtby type. either sex. airs not akin.

Sired by Grand Champion boar Scott 0. 1. Half mile

west of depot. OTTO B. BOHU‘LZE. Nashville. Mich.





 





\THIS





50" WEIGI‘IED 932 L38.

23 MONTHS O D'





" lONlA GIRL





Investor-ted morebreedmonthe road Gouno-

oesl than animal; living. I have thelargest and flu-

est herd in t e U. 8. Every one an early developer.

ready for the market at six months old. to

lace one hog in each community to

e Writotor my plan.“How to Make Money horn

Hogs.” o. s. BENJAHII.IJI0.I 0 Portland. “lob.





 





 





~I'nll and Spring been from

grim-winning strains. Sows

B RGAIN in summer pigs.

F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor.Mich.





BURN-JERSEY





all ages. SPECIAL

Brookwater Farm. R.





lIHGE TYPE Billions—$3322.33





open fall films of the right Fort. Let me tell you

about. anyl in you ma' be in n of or call a

MAPLE GRO E FAR. . StOCkbridge. Michigan.





I HAVE some extra 00d DUROC males for sale.



Prices right. last fit 1 and spring furrow. Breeding



and quality my standard. Bred sow sale this winter.

. G. KESSLER. Cassopolis. Michigan.





 





that are large

lengthy. Some





 





 





~for sale: H) fine service boars of fancy

“uroc 193313 breeding and individual quality.

Prices reasonable. John Mchcoll. North Star. Mich.





DURUC JERSEYS—25 SPHIHE BOIHS FOR SALE.





CAREY U. EDDIONDS. Hastings. Michigan.





I —s ' b0 .

Duroo Jerseys for Sale rofi’éé‘éi...”fio{.i°2?i

Friesian bull calf. drugged Seigt. 23. Write or come

and sec. R. G. VIVIA . H. o. 4. Monroe. Mich.





DU R0 0 G I LT sham msg’i’i‘i?

ROPE-ICON FARM. Kinderhook. Michigan.

SWINE. Spring and summer pigs 1%





tr

numc 19f”! sale. both sexes. I pay' x recs. 2.":

years experience. J. H. BANGHART. La





.8 p

nsing. Mich.

DUROC JERSEY "9. Fa“ “‘1

. Vi inter Bears.

ready for service. Prices right. for 10 days. Write or

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

from large sires.





Big Smooth Poland China He either sexes. at.

reamnable prices. ALLEN BR 8. Paw Paw. Mich.

PoLANB CHINAS—Eilher sex. all ages. Some-



P. D. LONG. n.‘§l§“s.“8¥gu¢iti§.pli%: '95::





- PHOLIFlC POLAND CHINA BOARS

Blg Bonn! for business. Quality high. rices 11:?“th

Write today. Maplewood Block Form. A legiui. M ch.





roiirn cruiser: margarita?



Prices right. VI. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta. Mich.

B .



POLIHD SHIIIIS nfiril‘gofififinEifi‘iiiafgfinglglfé‘é‘;



right. L. W. BARNES it SON. Byron. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





LARGE styled Poland China spring and fall pigs

from strong. healthy. rolilie breeders. either sex

at. low prices. ROBE 'I‘ NEVE. Pier-on. Mich.





P. C. BOARS AND SOWS’t'i’geiii‘p’i‘niléfi





A. A. WOOD 8L SON. Saline. Michigan.





P. C. Willis—his? “Weft?“ Flygmi‘tmé‘iliéf

faction guaranteed. R. Vi. MILLS. Saline. Mich.





N Poland Chinas““vi‘v‘;i’él“;n‘;

wants. w . L. PENNUCA’. Hastings, Mich,“





Butler’s Big Type Poland Cliinas.





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

in herd. Two big yearlin s at $30. Early spring pl 9

$20 to $23. Summer pigs 3 0 to $15. Fall ,pign $5 oac .

Pedigree with every ‘





lg.

J. c. BUTLpER. Portland. Michigan.





A'IIGE'stmin P. C. Hogs. largest in Michigan. A



tow big strictly heavy boned boars of Mar. furrow



left. weig flux from 275 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 from Parma. Exfemges paid if not satisfied.

W'. E. LIVINGS '01s, Parma. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





HOOS.

DUHOSS and VlfllOngS’qfiofii‘éf’l lgfiflwgfsi‘érlfi‘i





farrow. Prices right. ‘. B'IOIKY. Lowell. Mich.





 





 





BREE choice Berkshire Boats ready for service. to

Cclosc out. Write me your wants. we will please you

with our stock. A. A. PATTULLO. Deolrerville. Mich





BERKSHIRE BOARS





May and June farrow. large size heavy bone. :18 and

$20 each. GEO. 1-1 LAPHAM. sic. Johns. Michigan,





Choice spring boars a d 'l

BBIKQEIRES griced to move quick. nFargetf‘s

stitch. ELMHUBB STOCK FARM. Almont. Mich,

. I ' -—Besth d. ‘

Quick Ialuiuigi IflkSlllI'CS satiafié’mfi’ifnififlé’é

or money rerun ed. 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.

Washed igs either so $15

BERKSHIHES was

. is are -

ferred. Excellent breedins. ralleles, hlzllividm.

c. C. COREY. New Haven. Michlgn.

o I c Extra. choice bred slits. service boars

- I Iandsrinap fmtha





 





 





 





 





at n to

Fair winners. Avo 0 Stock l‘arm. Wayne. Mioh.





lVlO IOUHS IMHUHIH BflIHS FOH SILE





T. F. MABSTON. Bav City. Michigan.





GHOLEHA PROOF H063





I keep from 4000 to 6000 grade Yor ire Poland

*Ohina and Tamworth cholera immune ogs and am

selling prolilic brood sows and thin shoots at, rioes

that make them desirable on cholera infected arms.

“ill. furnish open sows or those bred to cholera

immune boars. I expect to have several thousand

pigs for sale next. Spring from immune stock.





ILVIH lHUHlS PIG FIRM. Grand Habitls, IIlcli.

LARGE YORKSHIRE SllHE“§§‘&n§3i.$k§?éd 31.???





Geo. S. McMullen. Gite. Phone. Grand Ledge. Mich.





 





ARGE Yorkshires—(Yhoioe breedi

not. akin. from State Fair prizlgwlltgggrs‘lllfggdet

grees furnished. W. C. COOK. R. 42, Box 22.“... Mich.





Lillie Farmstead YORKSHIHES.





, A tow choice Gilt- bred for September (arrow. mod

ones. Sprin pics. either sex. pairs and tries not





 





 





 





akin. Sat tio teed

COLON cf'fi'fifi's. coopeuvme. Mich.





big ‘
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FIVE-“MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





Get My Low Price On The





PRACTICAL -; SCIENCE.





 





Accessomss IN THE HUMAN

DIETARY.





 





BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.





The FunctIOn of Common Salt.

Aside from .the consideration due to

palatability and taste, it has been ex—

ceedingly diflicult to ascribe a true place

in the human dietary for common salt,

otherwise chemically known as sodium





chloride. There is sufficient scientific

evidence to indicate that certain races

of men use salt very sparingly indeed,





and in some instances the use of salt is

entirely unknown. It seems that this,

we might say peculiarity, exists almost

entirely among the races of men who

are flesh eaters entirely; and conversely

it seems true that the use of salt in the

dietary has come about concomitant with

if not as a direct result of, .the use of

vegetable food.



Salt Content of Animals an Argument In



Favor of Evolution.



Certain scientists haVe- attempted to

show that the demand of man and other

animals for salt is one evidence of their

evolution ,from the seafaring animals,

as .the best evidence we haVe at the pres-

ent time indicates that at one time all

beings were acquatic, .that is, living in

the water. Because of this and because

of .the fact that the waters of the earth

contain considerable quantities of sodium

chloride, the bodies thereby acquiTe, as

a result thereof, sodium chloride as an

inherent constituent. \Vhere animals and

man have been removed for long periods

of time from the dietitic consideration of

vegetable foods, the demand for salt has

very greatly decreased. This brings up

far consideration another phasc of the

Very interesting war between the sodium

salts and the potassium salts. Expert-

ment stations have early discovered the

fact that whereas from most points of

View it was difficult to see any real dif-

ference in the structure and in the be-

haVJor of chloride of sodium, or common

salt and the chloride of potassium which

is used extensively as a fertilizing in-

gredient, in spite of this however, they

discovered that plants would not grow it

sodium chloride were substituted for

potassium chloride in the fertilizer. As

a. matter of fact, an analysis of the in-

organic constituents of plants reveals

the presence of a considerable amount

of potassium salts.



Why the Ocean Contains Sodium Instead

of Potassium. ,



It is a strange condition but neverthe-

less true, that the ocean contains a

heavy concentration of sodium chloride.

In other words, the ocean, we know, is

salt and this salt is a. sodium salt. The

question .then comes up, why do we find

such a. large content of sodium chloride

in the sea. and such a small content of

potassium salts, despite the fact that

potassium chloride as well as sodium

chloride is exceedingly soluble in water.

It seems that the potassium combining

with the silicic acid of the earth’s crust

docs not yield as readily to the action

of carbonic acid as does sodium, but re—

mains behind as a very insoluble feld-

spar, while the sodium. dissolved by the

action of the carbonic acid in the water,

goes in streams to the as a sodium

carbonate whore the carbonic acid is lib—

erated and the sodium combining with

chloride forms the soluble sodium chlo—

ride of the sea, While the carbonate, or

carbonic acid, being liberated, combines

with the other alkaline metals, sinks to

the bottom, forming our strata of car-

bonate of lime, etc.



The Land Needs the Potassium.



Sea water is in this way very rich in

common salt and very poor in potassium

Chloride, whereas, on the other hand, on

the land we find the soil to contain

greater quantities of potassium chloride,

or potassium salts and to be relatively

poor in sodium chloride. \Ve Should ex—

pect, then, a priori that vegetation would

naturally contain. a greater quantity of

the salts of potassium than of sodium,

and as a matter of fact, except in a few





50.11





well-known instances. the plants seem

to exert a decided selective, absorbing

power for potassium salts. Indeed, so





great is this demand on the part of the

pletnts that, as stated before, we reCOg-

nize this and supply the potassium salts

in fertilizers, to take the place of those

removed from the soil by crops, and to

establish the most favorable conditions

for plant growth.



Sea animals, because of their environ-

ment, contain an exceedingly large

amount of sodium chloride, or common





salt, consequently among those races of

animals or man which subsist entirely

or largely upon these animals, the de-

mand for common salt is Very limited

and in some instances, as we have said.

is unknown. However; among animals

which have to live almost, if not en-

tirely on vegetation, \which vegetation,

as we have just noted, depends so inti—

mately upon the potassium salts in the

soil and of a consequence contain such

notable quantities of potassium, we may

naturally expect as a result thereof that

the demand for sodium chloride among

such would be very marked.



Why Herbivorous Animals lee Salt.



In certain sections of the world there

are notable deposits of common salt and

the attractiveness of these places to ani-

mals has been so ‘well known that they

have been called “salt licks,” meaning

spots where animals cangregate to lick

the salt deposits that are there. This

dcmand is not at all a fanciful one, but

is forced upon animals because of the

ore-sidedness of their vegetable diet.



Unquestionably the human race has

become accustomed to the use of alto-

gether too large quantities of salt. This

is not necessarily an accident, but is due

largely to the peculiarities of our mode

of living. We might assume that the

amount of salt needed in the ordinary

dict might best be arrived at by study-

ing the salt content of milk, which is a

product that nature has provided for the

Sustenance of the young. \\'e find that

several times the amount'of salt which





would be contained in a diet of milk,

which We might consider as ample, is

taken into the body in the ordinary





human diet. It is even conceded by some

that the use of spirituous liquors also

tends to the introduction of abnormal

cuantities of salt in the system.



Too Much Salt is Very Undesirable.



Salt is exceedingly soluble, as we know,

in water, and the decided thirst which

is created when large quantities of salt

and salty foods are taken is simply an

evidence that nature requires that this





product should (be .exceedingly highly

diluted in order to pass the organs of

eXcretion with the least possible dam-





age. The task that is devolved upon the

kidneys in excreting the soluble'con-

stituents of the food and the waste con-

stituents of the body is an enormous task

and when we realize that the perfect

condition of the excretory organs of the

body seems much more vital to our ex—

istence than that the health of the di-

gestive organs of the body be kept per~

fect, we will then appreciate why it be-

comes desirable—yea, necessary—to take

cognizance of any extra burden which is

put upon these organs. The introduction

of large quantities of salt in the diet

imposes an extra burden. upon the kid-

neys for its excretion, the use of large

amounts of salt should therefore be dis-

couraged. The introduction of any un-

necessary inorganic constituent in food

products shOuld likewise be (leprccated,

and on the same grounds. \Ycre we to

consider, for instance, no immediate in-

jury bccause of the introduction of sodi-

um benzoate, salicylic acid, borax, sac-

charine, and the various so-called pre-

servatives which commercial interests

“'(ltlld like to introduce into food pro-

ducts, we say, were We to consider each

one by itself to be harmless. their col-

lective use should be discouraged beo'

C'lUSO of the burdens they impose on the

already overworked excretory organs of

the body and especially the kidneys.



Why Salt Tastes GOOd on Potatoes.



it is well known that a diet of potatoes,

for example, is exceedingly unpalatable

unless taken with considerable quantities

of common salt. An analysis of potatoes

would indicate that a person living al—

most exclusively on such a diet would

take, during the course of a day, from

35 to 50 grams of potassium. XVith the

continual warfare which we have shown

is going on between salts of potassium





and salts of sodium, we may thus see

why the use of sodium chloride is so

necessary with the diet of potatoes. Po-





tatoes are exceedingly high in potassium

and while other vegetables and other

cereals do not contain this large quan-

tity of potassium, yet the presence of

potassium is so sufficiently marked that

the use of sodium in more or less large

quantities is indicated in the diet.

Salt Unknown to Some Nations.

Bunge states that there are certain

nations who do not have the word salt

even incorporated in the language and

(Continued on page 499).





 





 





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Hercules Stump Puller ‘





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a few stumps in your fields. I want to make, you a

price that will save you atleast 50% on the regular



price of the famous Hercules This is the best chance that



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cheapest and best way.





Pull ; Out The Stumps!





Stump land is loafer land, robber land. failure land. You can t

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You Take No Risk





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be lost. Write me now while my special

price offer holds good. Address me personally,





B. A. FULLER, President. I

HERCULES MFG. COMPANY.

331 21st Street. Conurvlllo, Iowa.





 





 

 





 





   

 

 





 

 





   





 





   

 

 

   

 





 





 

   

 

   

   

 

   

   

   

 

   





 





   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 





 





 





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Don’t let heavy hoisting turn

your back into a. donkey engine.

Simplify your hoisting with a





.Iumbo Safety

Holst and Wire Stretcher





Here’s awonderful little labor-saver that you action, that the mere ull nec ' '

can try for 30 days free—a hoist that holds load is sufficient to release thisfiiirfii to lift the

the load in mid-air as well 2.18 hotstmg it Up- Simplicity is the secret of the Jumbo’s big



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How It Works—In the upper block of the Besides the Jumbo Safety Hoist and Wire

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PURCHASING A PRIVATE OUTFIT

FOR SILO FILLING.





 





I would like very much to but up a

siloo; but if 1 do I will have to own the

entire outfit for cutting the silage and

puttmg it into the silo, as there are no

such outfits here that can be hired. I

have looked up the matter of prices and

'hnd that a. silo will cost about $200, a

cutter with blower about the same, and

a gasoline engine large enough to drive

it, very nearly $400, making the total

outlay about $800. Now this amount is

beyond my reach, and as I do not ex—

pect to keep more than ten cows. I doubt

its being a good business plan to put so

much_money into it. The question of

help Is also to be considered, for the

“hired man” is almost an extinct species

here; there are two men on our farm,

myself and my son, and l have thought

to get a four-horse engine. which we

could use for swaing wood. grinding feed,

etc., and a smaller cutter, with carrier

Instead of blower, for i know the blower

requires a great deal of power, and then

cut the cornand put it in the silo a few

loads at a time, as we could do it our-

selves. 100 you_ consider this plan prac-

tical? Kindly give your advice along this

line. Unless I can do something of this

klnd I shall have to go out of the cow

busmcss as my present way of keeping

them is decidedly unprofitable.



Montcalm Co. E. ll.



This is certainly a good opportunity for

neighborhood (-o-operatvion. As E. H.

says, it is hardly practical for a single

farmer to go to the expense of $800 or

$1,000 in putting up a silo, and purchas-

ing the necessary machinery, an outfit

for filling it, and then use this machin-

ery only a, few days each year. especially

where one intends to keep only ten cows,

and yet I would have a silo if i had to

do this. But it seems to me that it

would be unnecessary for one man to do

this whole thing alone. “'hy can't you

get some people in your neighborhood to

co—operate? ’l‘hcy needn’t necessarily be

your next door neighbor, but men living

within a radius of five or six or even

ten miles. It you could get five or six

men to put up silos and then jointly pur—

chase an ensilagc cutter it would be

practical. and you wouldn‘t have to buy

an engine to run it. You could get a.

thresherinan with an engine and hire

him by the, day to fill those silos, and

this can be done at a reasonable rate.

The trouble in purchasing :1 small en—

gine of four or tiVe horsepower for this

purpose is that it can't do the work.

There isn't enough power to it. It re-

quires a. lot of power to run an ensilage

cutter and do business, and when you

get ready to do business you want to do

it. ‘tiol so, too. in gt‘tting a two? small

t‘ll,~il .gc cutter, and then to get one with

ilit- old-fashioned carrier rather than the

ltower. It is not up-to—dute. and you

tton't be satisfied with it, and you will

only use it two or three years before

you will trade it off or get a new one.

and my advice would be to get one that

is up-to—date and of the best; quality,

and then you will have something that

can be of use to you.



i have been through this proposition

myself, and know from actual experience.

When I tirst built my lirst silo there

wasn't an ensilage cutter in the Whole

community and there wasn't another silo

within six or seven miles, and so i pur—

chased a small ensilage cutter. It was

a very good one and Would do good bus-

iness but it required a good threshing

machine engine to run it. It wanted a

ten or twelve horsepower engine to run

this cutter and do good business. It

takcs a lot of power to cut good. big.

heavy green corn and elevate it. Of

course, we had no blower attachment and

had to use the old-fashioned carrier.

Now if you ever use the old-fashioned

carrier and then use the blower you

wouldn't go back to the old~fushioncd

carrier for anything. VVhen we got

through filling our silo there was all the

way from 50 to too baskets of ensilage

around on the ground where it had ac-

cumulated at the lower end of the car-

rier: been blown out. With the blower

when you get through cutting there isn‘t

any left, it has all gone up into the silo.

The first ensilage cutter which I pur-

chased had 12—inch knives, and it would,

as I say, do fairly good work. but you

had to cut the bands and.t‘eed the bun-

dles in as you would into a threshing

machine.



Now, with a good-sized cutter with 19

or 20-jnch knives you don‘t have to cut

the bands. The bundles go through with—

out cutting. It is less expense and you

can do it faster. Of course. where it is

absolutely impossible to get more help,

why, with a small outfit two men could





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draw up a load of. corngnd run it into

the silo. This would work all right but

it Would be so Slow that I doubt if it

would be satisfactory.‘ If you could only

get a few of your neighbors to build

silos and then you could exchange work

and have a gang of men and fill all of

the silos quicker than you could fill your

own, working alone, and itwould be done

in a much more satisfactory way. I ven-

ture to say that you couldget a. thresh-

erman at that time of the year to come

with his engine and run the ensllage cut-

ter for $4 or $5 per day. He would be

through with threshing and will have

nothing for his engine to do, and if you

would co—opcrate with your neighbors

and buy a real good ensilage cutter and

get a thresherman to rtm it, after he had

run it one fall yOu could prObably sell

him the ensilage cutter for practically

what you gave for it and get it off your

hands. He simply wants to know that

there is a business in running this en-

silage cutter. He doesn’t take the ini-

tiative because he didn't know that there

is any business and there wouldn’t be

any business unless five or six of your

neighbors build silos. But if you can get

co-operation among your neighbors and

get a half-dozen silos, then, if you can’t

get a thresherman to buy an ensilage

cutter you could buy it yourselves and

I venture to say in two years time you

can sell him the outfit so that you

could get out of it if you didn’t want to

keep it yourself.



“'ith the statistics which we now

have for ensilage as a beef producing

food there isn’t any question but what

it would pay a man, whether he keeps

cows or beef cattle or fattens sheep. or

keeps a breeding flock of sheep. to put

his corn into the silo. He can get more

food out of it than in any other way,

and it is only going to be a matter of a

few years before every man who keeps

live stock has a silo. You will simply

begin the good work. If you are keeping

track of current agricultural matter you

will know that the farmers in Iowa and

lllinois who do not keep dairy cows are

building more silos at the present time

than dairymcn. simply because some

very successful experiments have been

made at experiment stations with regard

to feeding ensiluge to fattening steers.

They fluid they can get much more ,out

of their corn crop if they put it into the,

silo, and they are building silos by thé

hundreds and thousands on beef farms.

The, silo is not going to be confined to

the dairyman alone. in the future by any

means. The steer man used to laugh at

the dairymun and tell him that he needed

a silo but that he did not. The dairyman

knew that the steer man needed it just

as well as he needed it but he couldn’t

convince him. Now cold facts have con-

vinced the steer man that in order to

make, the most economical food for his

fattening steers he must put corn into

the silo, and if you start the good work

in your neighborhood you will find that

there will be no trouble in a year or two

about getting a. man to come and fill

your silo just as well as to come and do

your threshing, and you can change work

with your neighbors and get your job

done in a very short time. Further-

more, it will be more satisfactory than

it will to attempt to have a small outfit

of your own. This is my judgment after

actual experience with this whole busi-

ness. If you will discuss this matter

in your farmers” club or your grunge this

winter I venture to say that you could

find a dozen men in your vicinity who

would put up silos next year, and this

w0uld make. the proposition practical.





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There are many rearrangements about

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side to be covered by the first snow

storm; it is inconvenient to get the ma-

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and passageways are furnished to make

every part of the barn easily accesaible;

poor floor, mangers and other equipment

hamper quick work. Many of these con-

ditions could be overcome or improved

at little cost and. especially where help

must be employed to do chores, the

change would, without doubt, effect a

cOnsiderable saving.





Milch cows of the highest grade are in

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on the market to meet the requirements

of the dairy interests of the middle west.

There seems to be everywhere a deter-

mined effort to buy suprior cows, and it

is perfectly easy to sell a prime milker

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THE MILKING MACHINE.





 





DO you think that the milking ma.-

chine will hurt a cow’s udder? A man

who pretends to understand these ma-

chines claims that they would draw the

blood from the cow’s udder if. the ma-

chine were attached after all the milk

was drawn. How many cows can a man

milk with one machine in one hour?

About what is the expense of keeping

the machine in repair? Could I afford

to buy one to milk 20 cows? We are

finding it difl‘lcult to get men to milk;

when hiring they always make inquiry as

to the number of cows to be milked and

if it be many they seldow will offer their

services. I am started in the dairy bus-

iness and have 20 cows at the present

time. I would like to increase my herd,

providing I could make the machine work

and be independent with regard to the

milking proposition.



Lenawee Co. A. T. W.



I should like to ask if you still use

your milking machines? If so, are they

a success? Do the cows dry up as soon

as they would by hand-milking? I am

thinking of purchasing one. ‘1 milk from

10 to 13 cows.



Ionia Co. C. E. B.





As both of these inquiries refer to the

milking machine, I am answering them

together, because they 1equire practically

the same answer. we haVe used milk-

ing‘ machines now at Lillie Farmstead

for about seven years. yet we have never

used them continually the year through.

We generally begin using the milking

machines along in the spring after all

of the COWS have freshencd, when we

have the barn full, and when we want as

many men to get out into the field to

work as we can get hold of. Then I

insist upon using the milking machines,

and two men with my outfit of. four ma-

chines, will handle a herd of 50 cows,

and do it nicely. We continue using the

milking machines until the cows begin

to dry up for their vacation, which is

alOng in August. Then, when the milk-

ing becomes a small job so that two men

can do it without much trouble, we dis-

continue the milking machines. I can't

tell you just why, only the men prefer to

milk by hand when the cows give small

amounts of milk, and I don’t insist on

their using the milking machines only

during the spring and summer when it

takes so much help to do the milking.

As long as two men can do the milking

I make no objection to their milking by

hand if they prefer to do so. We have





two men who do not pretend to go intd-





the fields to work. They take care of

the cows and hogs and hens, and one of

them does-odd jobs of repairing part of

the 'time. They have time to milk and

get through with all the chores by six

o’clock in the afternoon, and as long as

I don’t figure on these men going into

the field it makes practically no differ-

ence to me whether they milk the cows

by hand or whether they milk them with

the machines, and after cows become

strippers it is not as practical to milk

with 'the machines as it is before, be—

cause each cow must be examined after

the milking machine is taken off to be

sure she is milked clean. It is some

trouble to put the milking machine on

and take care of it while it is working

and they seem to think that it doesn’t

pay when cows are strippers.



Many men have asked me if I think

the milking machines practical, if it pays

and I have always replied that I cannot

tell, for I don’t know. I would not like

to get along without it, and yet I don’t

think it is practical for a small herd.

It takes considerable time to keep the

milking machine clean and properly ad-

justed, to take care of it. It is not a.

difficult job, but it takes time, and it is

a puttering job, especially .for a man

to do.



I am also asked, “Will cows give as

much milk if milked by a. machine as

they will by hand?” and I cannot answer

this, because we all know that a cow

will hardly ever do as well one year as

she does another. She is a variable

quantity. One year she does exceed-

ingly well and then perhaps the next

year she doesn't do as well. Now, if you

milk her during one of her poor years

with the milking machine, then you are

liable to blame the low yield to the ma-

chine. On ‘the other hand, if she is

milked with the machine the year that

she seems to be in her prime, then you

will say that a cow will giVe more milk

when milked with a machine than she

will without it. There is not data enough

so that it gives us any reliable informa-

tion. The sum and substance of it is,

when you milk a cow with a milking

machine you can’t milk her by hand, and

so it is impossible to tell, whether she

would do better milked the one way or

the other.



I am satisfied that the milking ma-

chine in the hands of a. careful person

will milk cows as successfully as the av-





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erage milker. I don’t believe that it is

as good as a first-class milker, but where

you have to depend upon hired help to

do the milking, I am satisfied that it

will milk better than the average milker.



Now, with regard to injuring the cows’

udder by leaving the machine on, I nev-

er knew of a cow’s udder being injured.

Of course, it is not a good practice to

leave the machine on after the cow has

been milked, but it will not suck blood,

it will not cause any pain, it will not

cause the cows any inconvenience, it

will not injure the udder, if it is not

taken off just when it should be. The

intermittent suction of the machine pre-

vents lthis. The earlier milking ma.-

chines, especially the old simple milking

macnme, had a continual suction. This,

if’it was not removed as soon as the

milk was removed from the udder, would

keep sucking until it would draw blood.

In fact, if you put the teat cup on the

back of your hand and kept it there long

'enough it would draw blood from the

back of your hand because it was acon-

tinuous suction. With this intermittent

suction no injury of this sort occurs.



One machine will milk from eight to

ten cows an hour, not any faster than

one man can milk by hand, and so it

don’t seem to me that if you only have

eight or ten cows that it would pay to

have a milking machine, because it takes

a man to run one milking machine, and

with Only one machine you c0uld milk

just about as fast by hand as you could

with the machine. The saving comes

where you have 40 or 50 cows and have

from four to six milkers, where one man

can run two or three of these machines.

Then, if one machine will milk eight to

ten cows an hour, the same man can

milk 18 to 20 cows an hour by using two

machines, and he can tend to two ma-

chines as well as he can to one. This is

where the time is gained with the milk-

ing machine.



The milking machine, as a machine,

is as near perfection as any machine I

ever saw. It has cost. very little for re-

pairs. Just occasionally a small amount

for rubber mouth pieces and a. few cheap

springs that run the pulsater. In other

respects there has been no expense what—

eVer. The rubber, of course, costs for

the first cost but it is very durable, lasts

a longtime, and the expense of keeping

upn'the outfit is smaller than with any

other machinery that I ever handled.





 





MORE AND BETTER MILK.



Dr. A. D. Melvin, of the department of

agriculture, who returned to Washington

this week from the meeting of the milk

producer‘s’ Association at Chicago, tells

an interesting story of progress in the

milk business toward what promises a

purer supply of milk for the public and

without lessening, but on the contrary,

increasing the prosperity of producers.



At the show the Bureau had a demon—

stration that attracted considerable at-

tention. The dairy division of the De-

partment had selected a dozen cows at

random from one of the big dairies near

Chicago. These animals were kept in a

model stable all the time and fed identi-

cal rations. Over each stall there was a.

big chart, added to daily, showing the

weight and cost of the ration for that

day and the weight and value of the

milk produced.



The owners were. astonished at the re-

sults. Some of the animals were making

money for their owner and some were

losing it. With some of the cows the

dairy would have made money selling

them for beef. This was just in line

with the experience of the Department

wherever the cost ratio system of scor-

ing has been tried in a dairy.



A couple of months ago the same ex-

periment was tried on a dairy outside of

lVashington. The dairyman had 32 cows.

After scoring them all carefully the De-

partment picked out 12 and their owner

got rid of them. After this weeding out

the dairy was actually making more mon-

ey than before. The boarders had been

eating up the bulk of the profits in food,

without returning anything for their keep.



Dr. Melvin stated that the dairymen

of, the Country are beginning to realize

that their interest is advanced by the

adoption of scientific measures based up-

on hygienlc laws. There is really acom-

munity of interest in this matter of the

healtfulness of the milk supply. Antag-

onism between the milk producer and

health officials is bound to result in loss

to the former. It has now been demon-

strated that the dairyman can take ad-

vantage of scientific methods not merely

to keep his product pure and whole-

some, but to increase the quantity and

decrease the cost.





 





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tables are out of the way, clear the gar-

den of all dead vegetation and then plow

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ter that accumulates where the vegeta-

bles wcre grown. If all this is raked into

heaps with the remains of the truck still

on the ground and burned when it has

dried out, many of the insect pests and

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the garden so that the fowls may get. a.

feast of the worms while the plow is

throwing them to the surface. If it can’t

be managed any other way, coax the

chickens in with a little grain. They

can do a great. deal of good at such a

time. After plowing. disk and harrow

well so that the soil will be in shape for

early spring planting.



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WINTER TREE PROTECTION.





 





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orchard trees. it also acts as a protec—

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our method of

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with slats between layers to prevent

pressure, they hqu kept finely and are

so delicious we cannot eat enough of

them. It is the Salem, a large red Va-

riety with a vinous flavor, that we prize

most highly for its eating and keeping

qualities. Other sorts in our grapery are

the Concord, Delaware and Niagara. all

excellent and productive.



By planting canes cut from the old vine

trimmings wc keep a yearly supply of

young plants. This may be done in the

open ground either in spring or fall. “Te

never take the trouble to pack them in

sand to be wintered in the callar, as the

manner of some is, for it is quite- unnec—

essary. Pieces are cut with about four

buds, two for inserting in the ground to

make the root—one bud might do, but

two are safer—tWo buds are above to

form the branch, only the more vigorous

of these is left after starting, the other

.is rubbed off.





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





In every available place, along build-

ings and fences, in unuSed' woods, these

canes are planted for permanent occupa-

tion and an extra row oft times added

for distribution among friends. _ There is

no need of anybody’s going without

grapes if he owns the merest plot of

ground. It is

post for the attachment of the stem.

Some of our vines are attached to a

single Dost; others are trained on wires.

All receive a severe annual trimming,

performed any time in the dormant pe-

riod above freezing weather. From our

abundant yield last season we bottled

several gallons of grape juice. The re-

maining pulp was pressed through a.

colander and added to the cider apple-

sauce.



ifnfcrmented fruit juices of all kinds,

and emphatically that. of the grape,

make acceptable and wholesome bever-

ages for the summer mouths, nor do we

restrict its use to any one season.



The possibilities of this fruit in the

manufacture of sauces and relishes is

beyond easy computation, but it appeals

most gratefully to the palate as it. comes

fully ripe. fresh from the vines.



Oceana Co. M. A. HOYT.





 





PROCEEDINGS OF STATE HORTICUL-

TURAL SOCIETY.





 





(Continued from last week).



The program arranged for this half—

day session was designed especially as

a school for beginners in fruit growing.

Prof. Eustace spoke on selecting the site,

dwelling somewhat on the importance

of nearness to market. R. D. Graham,

of Kent county, gave some of the prac-

tical methods. he has followed for years

in preparing the land and planting trees,

particularly peaches. Mr. Graham has

had poor luck in starting orchards on

sod ground and says his best success has

come from selection of his poorest land,

such as would not grow white beans, so

avoiding too much early growth and soft,

weak wood in the trees. He dOes not

advise cover crops in one or two-year-old

orchards. Some of Mr. Graham’s points

were: Every tree should be root-pruned.

l‘runc from the bottom and use a sharp

knife rather than shears. Take off ev-

ery broken root. Cut the tops back af—

ter the trees are planted. In planting

hudded peach trees I always put the

buds one way, then the trees are of

more uniform growth. We usually trim

peach trees to a. switch, then cut the

switch off. “re grow our tree too high,

as a rule. Cultivate very thoroughly up

to August 1. I like a corn crop in a

young orchard and potatoes are. the last

thing I would plant.



In the discussion that followed, Henry

Smith, of Grand Rapids, said he preferred

to set out sweet cherry trees in the fall

rather than spring. The question of use

of dynamite in digging holes for trees

was brought up, and one member stated

this method had cest him seven cents

a hole. Another grower placed the cost

at only three and one-half to four cents,

but in this case only one-fourth of a.

pound of dynamite was used and the soil

was simply loosened. None could say as





to the benefits coming from dynamiting

holes, the experimcnt not having been

tried long cnough.





l’ruuing and cultivating was the sub—

jcct handled by O. K. White, of the Col-

lcge. Mr. \X'hite laid stress on the im-

portance of the first pruning, since. at

this time the height of the head is es-

tablished, also its general shape. The

four reasons given for low—headed trees

were convenience in pruning, in spray-

ing, thinning and harvest, while on the

other hand, only one reason cOuld be

urged for high heads, namely, conven-

ience in cultivation. “I like to have the

top distributed along the trunk,” said

he. “Many growers prefer one—year-old

apple and sweet cherry trees, because

they can better govern the distribution

of the top and avoid crotches. If an

orchard is planted in the fall, wait till

spring to prune for there may be some

winter injuries. Cultivate young or-

chards early in the spring, and often, to

preserve moisture, kill the weeds, break

up the surface and liberate plant food.

Stop cultivation about August 1 and then

use cover crops.” Mr. “'hite gave- prac-

tical demonstrations in pruning one and

two-year-old apple and peach trees. He

prefers shears to the knife.



Just before adjournment there was a

brief discussion of the need of a fruit

marketing association. or associations,

and co-operation among growers in the

packing and selling of their fruit. A. M.

Young, of Oceana. county, led in the dis-

cussion and President Farrand named a.





enough for the root and a'





committee of five to confer on the sub-‘

jéct and report later to the convention.

This Committee was composed of A. M.

Young, R. A.,Smythe, George Friday, E.

0. L866, and C. B. Welch.





Wednesday Morning.





Miss Lucy Page Gaston, founder of the

anti-cigarette movement, spoke briefly of

her work at the opening, saying that 11

states have already made the cigarette

an outlaw, and that Michigan would be

next.



I). R. Waters, of Ottawa county, read

a paper on "Protection From Frost,”‘in

which the theory was advanced that

spraying the orchards with water would

protect the buds from frost injury. He

had not tried the experiment, however,

except in a small way on shrubbery.

Prof. Taft stated that spraying has giv-

en results, and that frosts were too in-

frequent in Michigan to make an invest-

ment in smudge pots profitable. The

question as to the possible influence of

the Chicago drainage canal in changing

climatic conditions in the fruit belt was

touched upon, but the growers did not

seem greatly alarmed over it. One mem—

ber said the canal would increase the

shipping facilities and would greatly

benefit the Michigan growers. C. J. Mon-

roe. of Van Buren county, stated that in

his long experience as a grower he has

never lost a. tree or a fruit cnop when

t..e wind was in the west and blowing

across the lake.



Robert Thompson, manager of the Cold

Storage & Forwarding Co., of Ontario,

and a prominent Canadian grower, was

the next speaker and his remarks were

informal, seeming to come welling up

like a spring, from many years of ex-

perience. At the outset he asked for

questions, with a. view to giving the

growers just what they wanted most.

Mr. Thompson said in part: “The \Vil—

liams is our leading strawberry, but it

wouldn‘t do well here, perhaps. We raise

an kinds of tender fruits and are not

troubled to any great extent by frost.

\Ve raise fruit for canning factories and

for general distribution, the strawberries

selling at home and other fruits being

shipped into the western provinces. We

are going into currants and gooseberries

more extensively than usual. Our lands

bring from $200 to $2,000 per acre. VYhy?

Largely, I confess, because eastern land

dealers are booming that country and in-

ducing city people to ‘go out and get an

easy living.’ Still, I believe in land in—

vestments and have an eye myself on

property that I am ready to pay $600 an

acre for. Vi'e are a large group of grow-

ers and ship in quantities by freight at

low rates with good service. \Ve raise

small fruits between the tree rows. I

use barnyard manure and commercial

fertilizers, preferring steamed bone and





acid rock on light land. I would put

barnyard manure on currants every sec—

ond year. We use cover crops, plowing





down vetch and clover.





Next came the real feature of the

three days’ meeting. and one that was

thoroughly appi‘é‘t‘itttcd by every member

present. This was the annual speaking

contest by senior students at the Mich-

igan Agricultural College, the boys giv-

ing plain, sensible talks of interest and

profit on live topics in fruit growing.

Fifteen young men participated, each

one being introduced by Prof. Eustace

and limited to five minutes. Score cards

were distributed among the audience and

there were 100 judges. Zach one of the

speakers did remarkably well and there

was difficulty in selecting the winners.

The three cash prizes were $15, $10 and

$5, and the winners were as follows:

First, H. F. Miners, St. Joseph, on “The

ltcd Grape or Downey Mildew;” second,

I. J. \Votrdin, Owosso, “The Sulzer Apple

Bill;” third, L. H. Hutchins, Fennvllle,

“Legumes for Cover Crops.” Other con-

testants, with the subjects, were: T. F.

Baker, Grand Haven, “Top Working Ap-

ple Trees;” L. C. Carey, Charlevoix, “Ap-

ple Packing-boxes and Barrels;" C. C.

Carstcns, Michigan City, Ind., "Pedigree

Trees;" W. S. Fields, Buffalo,-N. Y.,

“Baldwin Fruit Spots;” F. L. Granger,

Lexington, “Needs of Michigan Horticul-

ture;” A. H. Hendrickson, Grand Rapids,





“History of the Native Grape;" G. T.

Leonard, Hart, "Three Kinds of Apple

Trees;” R. W. Loree, East Lansing,





"Apple Breeding;” A. J. Olney, Reeman,

“Varieties for Commercial Peach Or-

chard;” R. R. Pallthorp, Petoskey, “Cod-

ling Moth in the Packing House;” I. J.

Pickford, East Lansing, “Thinning

Fruit;” H. A. Schuyler, Adrian, “Busi—

ness Principles in Horticulture."

Similar cash prizes of $15, $10 and $5

were awarded in the fruit judging and

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THE RESULT OF AN AVERAGE

BARNYARD CACKLE.



The flock of ye humble scribe consisted

of 69 hens and 11 roosters of Plymouth

Rock parentage. Their place of business

consisted of one henhouse 13x40 ft., with

shed roof, facing the south, with one

enclosed acre of ground for work and

recreation.



The time of performance was Nov. 1,

1911, to Oct. 31. 1912, inclusive. The rea-

son that I balance books at this season

of the year is that most all of the sur-

plus stock has been disposed of.



The eggs were all sold in the local mar-

ket. Chicken raising was carried on by

the hens as a matter of second nature

to propagate the species, the offspring

numbering~ 180. Ten of these did not

survive, leaving 170, 40 male members of

this number being sold to make room

for their more promising brothers and

sisters.



Along about the middle of August the

bane of the poultryman (cholera) de-

scended upon this happy flock and, in a

very business-like manner, reduced the

number by 50. The remainder, except

20, which were sold or eaten at different

times, I now have on hand.



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is a. complete account of the whole

cackle:

Debit Account.

Nov. 1, ’11, to 69 hens and 11

roosters at 50c ....... . ...m...$ 40.00

125 bu. ear corn at 280. 35.00

638 lbs. oats at $1 per cwt .. . 6.33

755 lbs. wheat at $1. 50 per’ cwt. . 11.23

676 lbs. cornmeal at $1.10 per cwt.. 7.43

Oyster shells, scraps, etc.. . .... 7.74

Value flock and feed ....... ......$107.73

Credit Account.

Nov. 1, ’12, by 10 yearling hens...$ 6.00





By 130 pullets and roosters ........ 65.00

Value eggs laid during year....... 92.17

By 40 young chickens sold........ 14.37

By 20 hens and roosters sold, and

eaten 13.85





Stock on hand and sales..... ..$191.39

Value original flock and feed.... 107.73





Balance ....... . ...... $—83.66





The value of the eggs laid, by months,

figured at rthe average selling price, is

as follows:



Month.

November, 1911





Amount.

$ 2.28





Av. price doz.

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December, 1911 ........30 4.70

January, 1912 .......27 2-5c 7.29

February, 1912 . ....... 27%0 11.17

March, 1912 ...........18.8c 12.78

April, 1912 .............17%c 15.45

May, 1912 .............167-9c 12.83

June, 1912 ..160 8.74

July, 1912 .............17c 12.36

. ugust, 1912 ...........170 1.6?

September, 1912 .......220 1.10

October, 1912 ..........24c 1.80

Total ..... $92.17

Ingham Co. LACEY GRIEB.





BUILDING up TYPE IN THE FARM-

ER’S FOWLs.





 





While there is no question that the

type of poultry which the farmer should

own is not identical with that which fills

the pens at our big poultry shows, I hold

that the mougrels and indifferent stock

found in so many barnyards should give

way to a better and more- clear‘ly mark-

ed strain, more even in appearance and

more closely approaching the Show fowl

in type and plumage. It is not expected

that the barnyard shall be turned into

a pen of show birds, but I do say and

think that farmers should pay more at-

tention to mating up and improving their

flecks instt‘ad of raising so many uneven,

scrawny and light fowls. It is possible

that a pen of fancy poultry valued at a

thousand or more dollars by its owner

purely as show birds, would, if set down

in II farmer’s barnyard be worth but a

few dollars to him, and yet if a few of

those same fowls be crossed upon a flock

of farmyard fowls, in the course of one

scason a great change and improvement

could be noted.



Our markets demand an even grade of

fowls, and anyone accustomed to selling

early hatched fowls in the early seaSOn,

when prices range high, will be readily

apprised of this fact—that the more uni—

form and even a crate of fowls are the

better will be the price received, with

sales more readily made. With these

facts in View, I began to look around for

something that would meet my needs. I

already knew that the Plymouth Rock

was the type desired in our market,





hence I began to try to find out if that

type would answer the demand for a.

general purpose fowl for the farmyard.





I was told it would. This was several





, years ago.





I found myself with a. very badly mix-

ed flock of Games, Rocks, Black Spanish

and everything else. The Black Spanish

were beauties, but they had to go. I had





about three dozen Plymouth Rocks, or





at least they had some resemblance to

them. So one morning I sorted out all

other colors and kept this flock of Rocks,

sending the rest to market. I secured

from a breeder of Barred Rocks a cou-

ple of cockerels of a good strain. The

next season when my young chickens be-

gan to feather out about half of them

bore resemblance to the Plymouth Rock,

and the rest were variegated in color. My

idea then was that if I was to own a.

flock of one color of feather and breed.

I must start new by buying a flock from

someone who followed up a line of thor-

oughbred fowls, or else follow up a per-

sistent line of breeding possibly for years.



The next year I had cause to change

my mind. One flock of hens was mated

up with cockere-ls from a hatch of eggs

secured from a Michigan breeder, and I

had but one odd colored bird hatched in

two hundred. Thus I have found it to

be a, very easy task to secure a nice flock

of even-feathered fowls and also one

that is capable of giving satisfaction,

both in egg production and at market

time, with but little trouble and outlay

of expense. Of course,I do not pretend

to say that I have any high scoring

show fowls for I do own that I know

nothing much concerning points of merit

in thoroughbred poultry. But I know

from experience that I am suited better

with my even colored flock, and if the

demand for breeding purposes was any

good omen of luck, I am satisfied that I

made no mistake in starting and follow-

ing up this strain in my own farm yard.



Ohio. G. W. BROWN.





IN ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.





 





Choosing a Breed.



Can you tell me which are the best

layers of the heavy breeds of poultry.

I am interested in the Barred Rocks, R.

I. Reds, Buff Orpingtons and Wyandottes

but do not know which one to decide up-

on. Which are the heaviest of these

breeds? G. B.



All of the breeds named can be classed

as general-purpose fowls, and I don’t

think that one would be warranted in

saying that any one particular breed is

better than any of the others named.

They are all good, and I think that one

can select whichever one of the four he

fancies most and make no mistake. The

number of eggs which they lay will de-

pend largely upon their care and also

upon the care of their immediate ances-

tors. The production of eggs is not so

much a matter of breeding as it is of

environment and care. I have an idea

that one of these breeds will lay just

about as many as any of the others un-

der similar circumstances. I keep on

my own farm two of these breeds, name-

ly, Barred Rocks and R. I. Reds, and

I can see no particular difference with

regard to their laying qualities. I like

them both. I don’t believe any mistake

would be made in selecting the Barred

Rock if that is the breed which you

fancy. They are the, second largest of

the breeds mentioned being slightly

lighter than the Orpingtons and slightly

heavier than the Reds and \Vyandottcs.



COLON C. LILLIE.

Probably Tuberculosis.



An Oakland county woman writes that

her hens become lame in one leg, limp

around for several weeks and then die.

At first they eat well and seem in good

health. Gradually their appetites fail

and they are reduced to nothing but





skin, bones and feathers before they die.

They are never confined and are fed

wheat. corn and oats. The flock has





been thus troubled for several years but

losses have been greatest this season.



It is possible, even probable, that your

flock is being depleted by tuberculosis.

The facts that the trouble has existed

for several seasons, that it appears to be

steadily gaining ground and that the

fowls become much emaciated before

death, all point to this disease. The con-

ditions under which they have been kept

have been in their favor; had they been

closely confined the disease would prob-

ably have made much more rapid pro-

gress.



Make a. careful postmortem examina-

tion of the next victim and if the liver,

also the spleen (the small rounded, purp—

lish organ lying just above the liver) and

the intestines are found studded with

yellowish-white cheesy nodules of vary-

ing sizes it is suggested that you bring

the matter to the attention of the de-

partment of bacteriology at M. A. C., as

a microscopic examination of the affect-





'* THE MICHIGAN PARMER.





ed organs will be necessary to definitely

determine whether the fowls are tuber-

culous. The department above mention-

ed has made a. careful study of this dis-

ease, as it affects poultry, in recent

years, the salient results of which were

given in our issue of Jan. 27, 1912.

“here this disease is found to have

secured a firm foothold ina flock the

treatment usually prescribed is to de-

stroy the flock, thoroughly clean up the

premises and Start anew with healthy

stock. These are heroic measures and

inevitably entail considerable loss. If it

is possible to remove those fowls which

are yet vigorous and apparently healthy

to new quarters, in which they can have

an abundance of sunshine and pure air,

it may be possible that whatever tend-

ency toward tuberculosis the fowls may

possess will be overcome. To be on the

safe side, however, it will be best not to

use any members of such remnant flock

for breeding- purposes next season.

GETTING THE BEES INTO THE

CELLAR.





The most satisfactory place, I have

found, in which to winter bees is a good

cellar built of stone or concrete entirely

below the ground level, under a dwelling

or other building, where the tempera-

ture can be maintained at from 44 to 50

degs. F. Any cellar fit for fruit or vege;

tables will do to winter bees in, provided

a corner may be set apart for them and

cut off from the main cellar by some

sort of partition.



There must be means of ventilation so

as to reduce the temperature which may

become too high, especially if the col—

onies are strong and numerous. I take

them in without the cap or super, and

give them both upper and lower ventila-

tion. The hives may be pile-d on top of

each other, placing slats or blocks on top

of the first tier before putting-Ion the

next, so that there may be a space be-

tween them. I leave the hive entrance

entirely open, turning it to the wall or

towards the darkness, so the bees will





 





not be induced to fly. Darkness is im-

portant, and the window, if there is

one, should be darkened by a curtain.





A special bee cellar in which nothing

else is kept is certainly desirable, but

many bee-keepers cannot afford this and

yet can well spare room in a good house

cellar. From years of experience, re-

peated by others, I find that about 45

degs. is the nearest correct. This may

vary a little according to outside tem-

peratures, but the degree at which the

bees remain quietest is correct. A low

hum is all that should be heard. IVlIen

the temperature rises, or gets too low,

the noise increases. Towards spring a

few bees will lcave the cluster, from

time to time, and fall to the cellar floor

after making a vain attempt to escape.

Those bces have become restless from

some cause, and would disturb the quiet

of the others, so it is better that they

should die. The loss in this manner

will be small.



Carry the bees into the cellar as soon

as there is little prospect of their having

any more flights. Leaving bees out for

two or three weeks after freezing weath-

er has come, hoping for that “one more”

last flight, is poor management. Even if

the flight is secured, nothing particularly

has been gained by it. After bees have

settled down into that quiescent. state

in which they pass the winter, they may

as well be in the cellar where the con-

sumption of food is much less than in a

freezing temperature. I am satisfied

that, in this latitude, bees are bettcr off

when put into the cellar before their

honey and combs have been exposed to

a freezing temperature and the other

conditions that go with it. At this time

the combs are usually dry, while, if ex-

posed to a freezing temperature for a

time, there will be considerable moisture

all through the hive as the result of

condensation. I believe that bees placed

in a good cellar before hard freezing,

with the hive perfectly dry, will stand

confinement far better than they would

otherwise. If pains are taken a day or

two in advance to see that the bottom

boards are not stuck fast, and the hives

slightly raised at one end, thus causing

the bees to draw up among the combs,

they can be picked up quietly, and be

quickly and carefully carried into the

cellar. F. G. HERMAN.



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all run down from a. spell of fever. He

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“Last spring I had an attack of fever

that left me in a very weak condition. I

had to quit work; had no appetite, was

nervous and discouraged.



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Nuts, butl I paid no attention to him and

kept getting worse as time went by.



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none of them see-med to help me. My

systennwas completely run down, my

blood got out of order from want of

proper food, and sev‘éral very large boils

broke out on my neck. I was so weak I

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CURRENT COMMENT.





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Wisconsin has main-

Co-operative Legis- tained licr n-puta-

lation. tion as u progres-





state by the

incor-





sive

passage of :1 law governing the

poi'uiion of co—operative associations.

l'ndci' this law any number of persons.

not less than live, may associate them-

sclvcs togethcr as a co‘opcrative organi-

zation for the purpose of engaging in any

agricultural, duiry, mercantile, mining,

manufacturing or mechanical business on

the co-opcrative plan. The law provides

for the form of articles of incorporation,

the manner of filing thcm and the fees

for same. An essential feature of the

law is the provision for the distribution

of broilts on the basis of patronage utter

a reasonable rate of interest has been

[mill on the capital invested, further

pz'ullts being distributed in proportion to

ilw amount 10f business doru- through the

association by the individual members.

01in a. limited amount of stock can be

held by any one pcrson and each stock-

holder is limited to one vote instead of

voting according to the amount of stock

held, as in other corporations.





As a matter of protection to such or-

ganizations. the law provides a penalty

for the use. of the word “co-operative"

by any organization that is not based on

true co-opcrmive principles, or which

does not comply with the requirements

of the act and pay profits on patronage

rather than on capital stock above the

prescribed limit. The. law provides that

cuch co—opc‘i‘zitivc organization shall be

managed by a board of not less ihrin five

directors to be elected by and from the

stockholders for such terms of office as

the laws may prescribe. Power is, how-

ever, given to a majority of the stock-

holders to remove at any time any di-

rector or oiiicci' for cause.



The articles of incorporation may be

amended by majority vote of the stock-

holders at any regular or special meeting

called for that purpose. The dividends

which maybe paid upon the capital

stock, to which purpose the profits are

first devoted, are limited to six per cent

per annum. Next, the law provides that

10 per cent of the net profits shall he set

aside for a reserve fund until that fund

shall reach an amount equal to 30 per

cent of the paid up capital, also five per

cent of the net profits must be set aside

us an educational fund to be devoted to

teaching co—operation, after which the

remainder of the net profits is distributed

by uniform dividends upon the amount

of business done by shareholders and

upon wages and salaries of employes,

one-half the amount of such dividends

to be distributed to non-members of the

association who have done business

through it, according to the amount of

such business.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





This law. is Well worthy of attention of

all who are interested in the development,

;of co-operative enterprises: With the

‘growth of such enterprises which is

bound to occur ,in Michigan at no distant

date, enabling and protective legislation

somewhat of this character would be

most desirable.





In his recommenda-

tions for new legis-

lation contained in

a communication to

Governor Osborn, as recently made pub-

110, State Highway Commissioner Ely ad-

vocated a. new departure in road mainte-

nance. He recommends that the state

highway department be given authority

to maintain state reward roads, for the

reason that many roads built under the

state reward system by the state and

county or township are allowed to de-

teriorate by the officers who have charge

of their upkeep. As a means of correct-

ing this evil, he recommends that the

state pay a. small amount per mile fOr

the upkeep of roads and take charge of

the work. Other recommendations are,

that the state increase the bounty for

roads wider than nine feet, as prescrib-

ed under the present law, allowing $100

for each additional foot up to 16 feet in

width. It is the opinion of the commis-

sioner that the nine-foot road is too nar-

row on main thoroughfares, where there

,is passing of rigs.



Another innovation recommended by

the commissioner is that of levying of a.

specific tax on automobiles in lieu of the

100111 tax and’license fee now imposed,

the tax to go into the state highway

fund. He suggests that a tax of $10 each

on 40,000 automobiles would furnish $400,-

000, which he estimates will be needed

for state reward purposes next year.

This recommendation is made upon the

ground that automobiles do more damage

to the roads than other volucles. hence

their owners should pay something to-

ward their upkeep.



These recommendations are of interest

to every Michigan Farmer reader. The

suggestion of the state maintenance of

state reward roads is worthy of special

attention. I'ndoubtcdly it might in-

crease the cost of inspection somewhat.

but on the other hand there is every

possibility that it might be most bene-

ficial in an educational way, thereby

more than offsetting any increase in the

cost. .



This would be particularly true with

graVcI roads. In this type of road the

matter of maintenance is a most import-

ant one. If gone over at just the proper

time with a. light scraper or a King

drag these roads can he maintained in

first-class condition at a small expense,

while if neglected they soon become full

of ruts and holes, thus greatly reducing

the Sitisl‘uctiOri in their use and the

pel‘mfll’lt‘nCe of th'JI‘ scrvice. Unqucstion-

ably local highvay officers need object

lessons of thil kind. Also the local

traveling public needs similar object les-

sons, for with o. bctter knowledge of the

possibilities of cheap care on gravel and

even earth roads will come an insistent

demand {or the use of those methods

which will inci'casc their efficiency at a.

small CJst.





Maintenance of Im-

proved Highways.





The Michigan For-





Will Seek Forestry cstry Association in





Legislation. session at Saginaw

last week. adopted

i'csolulions culling upon the governor—





clcct and the mi-mbers of the incoming

lcgislotui'e to take vi’fective steps to pre-

vent, if possible, the further depletion of

Michigan forests and the extension of

the waste land areas of the state. The

tcxt of this resolution follows:



’l‘hc Michigan Forestry Association

views with doc-p concern and alarm the

continuous depletion of our forest re-

serves. large forests and woodlots alike;

the extension of our waste land areas;

the (:normous import of timber into the

slate and thc utter lack of any actual

work or effort on the port of the state

and people to check the changes for the

worse or rcplenish the supply of forests

and give back to the state the beauty

and protective cover which it so badly

needs.



It deplores the sale of millions of acres

of state lands, lands poorly fitted for ag-

riculture, making possible bad land spec-

ulution.



It alsd declares for forest fire protec-

tion and interest on the part of the pub?

lic domain office in reforestation: and

that the public domain office shall have

full charge of fire protection in the for-

ests.



Several of the ideas expressed in these

resolutions will form profitable food for

thought for many Michigan Farmer read-

ers. By far the greater proportion of the

timber area left in Michigan is included

in the woodlots of the state. and yet

comparatively few farmers give these

woodlots the intelligent attention and





care which. they merit. Realising this.

the State. Board of Agriculture has put

an experienced field man at the service

of the farmers of the state in this con-

nection. Mr. C. A. Tyler, who needs no

introduction to our readers, is looking

after this important work 'of advising

farmers who are seeking information as

to the best means of handling their

w00dlots in order to perpetuate and im-

prove them and at the same time make

them as great a source of revenue as

rossible. This is a subject which un-

questiOnably should be given more con-

sideration by the average farmer.



The other mistakes pointed out in the

above resolutions are of equal import-

ance in a general way and are worthy of

the careful attention of the governor-

elect and legislature. Undoubtedly there

is much in the reforestation propaganda

which has emanated from certain sources

which is impractical, but at the same

time there is a very practical side to the

question which is well worthy the atten-

tion of each and all of us.





A movement has been

started by the directors

of a. number of state

fairs to interest the

federal government in a proposition to

erect government buildings on state fair

grounds in which to show what the gov-

ernment is doing in the way of promo-

tion of scientific farming, irrigation, for-

est protection, etc. It is said that a

large number of cengressmen have been

sounded upon this subject and that an

encouraging proportion of them have

been found to be favorable to the

scheme.



It appears, however, that in the event

of such government action only those

ll'airs would benefit which are state fairs

in fact, as well as in name, which, un-

fortunately, would not apply to our Mich-

igan fair and is another argument in fa-

vor of the state owning and operating

the state fair, a policy which has been

long and consistently advowited in the

clumps of the Michigan Farmer.



This mutter of federal aid for state

fairs is. of course, only in a speculative

stage at present, but it is not an un-

reasonable proposition hence onc- which

is worthy of consideration as an added

reason for such action as is above rec-

ommended.





Federal Aid for

State Fairs.





The production engin-





The Production eer has become an im-





Engineer portunt factor in mod-

ern manufacturing en-

tei‘prisc. His business is to clieapeii the





lost of production by introducing labor-

suving dcvices and by directing the en-

ergy of the workmen along lines which

will ticcolllpllsh most with the least ex-

penditure of time and lélbOI‘. In business





enterprises, other than manufacturing,

he is known by other names, such as

ellicic-ncy expert, cost accountant, etc.





lie is, in fact. a sort of business doctor

who socks out the weaknesses in the

busincss organization as the physician

locates the weaknesses in the psysical

organism and, like the modern physician,

takes such steps as may be practicable

to remove the cause of the business ill.

This sort of pimt‘cssioiial doctorng has

come to bc a recognized business and





’experts along this line have been profit-





ably employcd by thousands of business

houses in hundreds of different lines all

over the country.



This aid which is to be extended to

the farmers of Michigan through the

ri'urm management experts known as dis-

trict supervisors and county agents

through the cmoperation of the United

States Department of Agriculture and

the State Board of Agriculture, is di-

rectly comparable to the line of profes-

sional work above mentioned, and in-

stead of resenting any implication of in-

Efficiency through offering such aid. the

farmers of the state should make every

possible use of these efficiency experts

to make their business more profitable.



This is a good time for every farmer

to ask himself whether his farming 0p-

crutions for the post year have been prof-

itahlc or not. If they have not, why?

If this important question cannot be

solved without outside help, or if the aid

of one of these government efficiency ex-

Derts will assist in its correct answer

and in the solution of the problem of

making next year’s campaign more prof-

itable, there should be no hesltuncy in

seeking such aid or advice. Let us make

the greatest possible use of these men

who have at their command data which

is not available to us as individual farm-

ers, the interpretation of which will

make them able to help us in the correct

solution, of many of these vexed prob-

lems.





Nov. 30. 1912.

HAPPENINGS or THE‘WEEK.





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National.





The vote for women's suffrage is still

undecided. The state board of canvas-

sers are at work and with three coun-

ties missing the vote stood on Monday

with 239,948 votes for and 239,920 against

the amendment. The unofficial figures

0n the vote of the missing three coun-

ties included in the above count gives

totals of 247,830 votes for and 248,558

votes against the measure, or a majority

against the measure of 723. The result

is being very much criticized because

those counties not making early reports

before showing increased majorities

against the measure. it being implied

from this that irregular work has been

done.



The National American- Woman‘s Suf-

frage Association elected officers at the

Monday session of the conVentlon now

being held at Philadelphia. The follow-

ing officers will serve the ensuing year:

President, Dr. Anna H. Shaw; first vice-

presldent, Jane Addams; second vice-

president, Mrs. Charlotte Whitney; cor-

responding secretary, Mary 'W. Dennett;

recording secretary, Susan W. Fitzger-

ald; treasurer, Mrs. Stanley W. McCor-

mick.



The plant of the Union Sulphur Co.,

and adjacent warehouSe buildings, of New

York City, were destroyed by fire Mon-

day. Thirteen persons were seriously

hurt, two men are missing and $750,000

damage was done by the flames.



All explosion in the Corn Products Re-

fining Co.’s plant at VVaukegan, 111., is

believed to have killed 25 persons and in—

jured as many more. Thirteen girls are

thought to be among those who perished,

the starch room caused the explosion.



14 bodies having been recovered from

the ruins. ‘Combu'stion of the starch in



Two blocks in the town of Royal Oak

were destroyed by fire Sunday and dam-

age to the extent of $30,000 was done.



The locomotive engineers of 52 rall-

roads are pleased with the outcome of

the arbitration of differences between

the engineers and the railroad compa—

nies. The board of arbitrators reported

their decision November 24. In place of

the general advance that was demanded

by the men they were allowed a certain

increase with a fixed minimum wage.

Michigan locomotive engineers benefited

by the decision. The arbiters urge the

creation of a federal and state board for

the purpose of handling such matters in

the future.



_It is believed that the strike in W'est

Virginia. coal mines is near an end and

that an agreement between the miners

and officials will be effected.



A thousand square miles of territory.

lying mostly within the Sioux Indian

i-cservation, was swept by a prairie tire

of large proportions last Saturday and

Sunday. The town of \Vhite Owl is re-

ported entirely wiped out and many oth-

vcr places threatened. A number of home-

steuders are belicved to have perished

in the flames.



The prosecution of the accused dyna-

.mite plotters in the federal courts at

Indianapolis continues. Already 400 wit-

nesses have been examined by the gov-

ernment and there are 160 more to tes-

tify. Thus far the testimony bears out

the confession made by Ortie E. Mc-

L’Manigal.



Of the mail handled by the post office





depantmcnt during the last fiscal year.

three and eight-tenths per cent was





frunked mail. The matter sent out :is

political documents would have returned

to the govcrnment $3,250,000 had it been

paid for at the usual rate.



John Shrunk, who shot Colonel Roose-

velt on the night of October 14, at Mil—

waukee, has been declared insane and

is now committed to an asylum.



A memorial statute was unveiled in

honor of the late Vl'illiam Cotter May-





bury, of Detroit, at Grand Circus Park.





in that city Sunday, before a throng of

people who had gathered to pay honor

lo the distinguished citizen.

Foreign.

Strained relations exist between Servia

and Austria. Servia desires a strip‘ of





sea coast that her commerce may be

improved and this she cannot secure

without disturbing Austria‘s interest.





Now after the successes, with the other

allied forces, against Turkey. the little

isolated country is eager for the coveted

coast line. Russia is believed to be sup—

porting Servia’s move to gain her wants

and Germany is rcported to be behind

Austria in opposing any demonstration

along the Austrian border. “'hile there

is still hone that the matter may be set-

tled without war, yet should trouble start

the relations are such that a major part

of Europe would likely be embroiled in

the conflict.



A. disastrous stampede occurred at a

theatre- at Bilbao, Spain, last Sunday

afternoon where 50 children were killcd.

The operator lost his nerve when a film

ignited, and yelled fire, which started the

rush for the exits, those in the rear

trampling to death such as were unable

to get out of the Wily.



The Mexican government is ruling wlt

an iron hand. It is stated that fully 25

villages in the state of Oaxaca have been

destroyed by the federal troops. It is

generally believed. however, that these

drastic measures will not gain the end

desired, as the rebels will gain moral

strength thereby.



It is still impossible to estimate the

damage done by the hurricane which

swept over Jamaica last week. Railway

communications have been restored to

some of the important points but many

isolated places still exist.



According to a cable dispatch from the

far east, war has actually begun between

China and Mongolia, a telegram stating

that Uliassutai, Mongolia, has been cap-

i‘ured by Chinese troops. Russia is or-





dering detachments from various mlli~

tary stations toward West Mongolia and

Urge. presumably to protect her own in-

terests and to be ready to meet condi-

tions unfavorable to her interests.
NOV. .5 1912.





PROCEEDINGS OF STATE HORTPCUL.

TURAL SOCIETY.





 





(Continued: from page 496).-

identification contest. by junior and sen-

ior students in horticulture, as follows:

First, Robert Loree, East Lansing; sec-

and, F. C. Crawford, Casevine; third, C.

B. Olney, Reexhan; honorable mention,

J.. A. Petrie, Bellaire.





Wednesday Afternoon.





R. G. Phillips, of New York. ushetary

of the International Apple Shippers’ As—

sociation, was. the first speaker and he

condemned to the limit of speech repre-

hensible methods of packing fruit and

urged growers, with great force, to “abol-

ish junk.” Said he: ”‘W'e’ve not meas-

uré‘d up to our opportunities as growers.

We’re blinded to the fine points of our

industry. As growers, you are creators

—-bringing into being an apple, out. of the

dew and rain and mother earth. There

is no mation more Independent or more

noble. It takes the Almighty, plus a

man. to produce an apple. Orchards are

increasing and our investments are grow-

ing. W'e must do two things—abolish

junk and advertise. We must. build for

the future, not for today. I want an

awakening, a baptism of the square deal.

Just plain J-l'-N-K is the ruination of

our markets and as long as we ship this

stuff we must never expect to have a

market. We must gain the- contidence of

consumers. Reliability is the watchword

of the business world. Poor fruit brings

good fruit down to its level. It is true

that the honest pack is rewarded but the

reward is not adequate. Now a word as

to the remedy. It does not lie in any in-

dividual brand, or in one state, but in

the new natiOnal Sulzer apple law, the

standard pack that looks the Whole world

in the face and says, ‘try mc.’ The bill

was passed at the crucial time and this

standard pack forms the ideal basis for

advertising. The commodity you adver-

tise must square with your performances.

Advertising has wonderful powers and a

committee of our society is now at work

on publicity plans to increase consump—

tion of apples. It is possible to double

the consumption of apples and yet have

them bring a fair price. Establish pack—

ing schools, use the Sulzer bill, make it

alive, and then insist on selling under it.

The dealers cannot solve the problem.

We must go to the- growers, the fountain

head. The Sulzer bill is the way of sal-

vation and I beg of you to rally round

the standard. Pack under the Sulzer

bill.”



Edward Hutchins, of Allegan county,

opened the discussion. saying in part:

“We want a law that will enable us to

be honest, and to gain credit for it. [’11-

der the Sulzer law this is possible." Mr.

Hutchins described briefly the workings

of the- newly organized fruit growers’

exchange at' Fennville, where 100 mem-

bers turn over their orchards to uniform

and careful methods of packing and

handling the fruit, the association charg-

ing five per cent to cover expenses. “'hilc

results may not be entirely satisfactory

the first year, Mr. Hutchins is satisfied

that a desirable trade in smaller places

is being lined 11p and that the future has

promise.



“Fruit Growing from a \Voman’s Stand-

point," was the subject of an interesting

address given by Mrs. Paul Rose, of the

celebrated Rose fruit farms in Benzie

county, who: With her husband, has made

Wild lands of northern Michigan to blos-

s0m and burst into fruit. Yet she says

modestly, “what we have done, others

can do. Nay, they can do more, for

there are bulletins and colleges and aids

at every hand. It wouldn’t be best for

every woman to engage in fruit growing.

but to one who likes it—What a {am-inat—

ing business. A woman can plant trees

as straight as a man and can spray if

necessary, in fact. there is no part of

fruit work she can't do. The wife should

acquaint herself with the work so that

she can direct it when her husband is

gone. Always direct your work-it will

not run itself. I have looked after as

many as 85 packers in cherry time. Be

firm with your workers but don’t nag

them. Be interested in each worker,

study them and learn what they are best

adapted for. My advice is to be careful

in selection of location. Get near to

market and near to help. Don’t plant

too extensively and dOH't buy land ‘un-

Sight and unseen.’ “'e women may be

easy; but there are others.”



Thomas S. Smith, of Illinois, discussed

apples from the commercial standpoint.

At the outset he called for a vote on the

Northern Spy as the leader among apples

and the result was divided, many mem-

bexs preferring other varieties. Then'he





said: “We. think the Spy Is best, for it

brings the most money. 'The Steele Red“.

is a great apple but won't cook as well i

as the Spy. These varieties will not turn

brown in cold storage. W'e like the Mic-h—

igan Greening especially well and find»

they will‘keep a month longer than the

Greenings from anywhere else. The Mich-

igan Jonathan is fine but a little under-

size this year. The Grimes Golden is in'

a class With the Jonathan and grows

better in the south. Why don’t you grow :

more 20-0unce Pippin, that splendid bak- .

ing apple so common in New York. The‘

”Spitz” has high flavor but is not a good .

bearer and you can‘t compete with the.

west in this variety. I wouldn’t plant

too many Duchess nor too many Bald-l

wins. Would prefer the W'ealthy and"

Duchess t0 the Yellow Transparent.

Sutton’s Beauty is not popular. “'0. paid

this year $1 per barrel more for Spys

than for any other variety.”



At the close of the afternoon program,

J. E. Merritt, of Manistee, gave an illus-

trated talk on his work of clearing over

300 acres of wild land near III-anistee‘, 200

acres of which have been set to fruit.

'1 ne first operation is brushing, then

snagging with horses and chain, followed

by burning snags and then the big stump

puller gets .in its work. A surveyor is

employed in setting out trees. Numerous

slides showing leading Michigan fruit

growers and their orchards were also

thrown on the screen.



The annual dinner of the society was

served at the St. Cecelia building Wed-

nesday evening, with upwards of 300

members present.’ Chas. IV. Garfield was

toastmaster and three—minute talks of a

happy nature were given by A. S. White,

C. J. Monroe, A. .l. Franz, Mrs. C. J.

Chatfield, R. A. Smythe, R. G. Phillips,

Thos. Gunson, Arthur Ilendrickson, J. H.

Skinner, Mrs. M. lu‘. Campbell, and Prof.

Eustace. There was an early adjourn-

ment and many went to the apple show.



Kent Co. A. GRIFFIN.



(Concluded next week).





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(Continued from page 493).

these nations live almost exclusively up-

on an animal diet.



So great, however, has our desire for

salt become that it is quite customary

even when eating meat, to add some

considerable quantity of salt to the diet.

“'13 believe, however, that this is an

acquired characteristic occasioned by ex-

actly the same reasons that causes us

to highly spice our foods and to use

strong sauces, etc., with our meats.

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Crawford Co., Grayling, Dec, 4-5,

()tsego Co., Gaylord, Dec. 5-6.

Montmorency 00., Atlanta. Dec. 6-7.

Mason (10., Ludington, Dec. 10—13.

Alpcna Co., Long Rapids, Dec. 10—11.

Cheboygan C0., Wolverine, Dec. 13-14.

l’rcsque Isle C0., Millersburg, DeC.



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LET US GIVE THANKS FOR WORK.





 





ing morning and listened to your



pastor discoursing on thankful-

ness, how many of you thought to be

thankful for work. Work, just plain

work, not thankful for a job that would

bring you in money, but thankful that

the Creator. of the Universe ordained

that work should be the biggest factor

in life.



What would your life be without work?

Just close your eyes and try to imagine

what you would do if it should suddenly

be decreed that you could never work

again. That hereafter all the tasks

which you have done should be taken

away by others and that your life was to

be one of absolute ease. It would result

in one of two things, you would either go

to the dogs or to the lunatic asylum in-

side of five years.



W'ork is all that keeps half theapopu-

lation of the world in the straight way.

It is really shocking to think how many

upright citizens who go along day by day

earning their living and leading a life





3‘ S you sat in your pew Thanksgiv-





of morality would quickly depart from,





ways of rectitude if the necessity for

earning a living were removed. Their

minds are active, bodies vigorous and

hearts young and they must do some-

thing. If that something need not be

work it Would certainly be mischief,

though it would shock these good citi—

zens dreadfully to think that they might

under certain circumstances go wrong.



That is why I have so much sympathy

with the wealthy men and women who

lead such worthless lives. The poor

things can scarcely help it. Just think

what you would do if there wa'Sn’t anY—

thing you had to do! If all you were

expel-ted to do by your family and

friends was to SDt‘lld money, do you

honestly think you would be, any better

than people you read about? Of course,

we can point to such women as I’lelcn

Gould and say that this is what we would

do with our wealth, but I doubt it. To

choose the course that Miss Gould has

taken requires an unusual character,

great powers of mind, wonderful self—

control, pcrt‘cct judgment. a soul in bar-

mony with tho Infinite and a vision that

sees beyond today. How many of us

have it? How many of us can rise above

the circumstances of our own life in our

own little sphere? VVould it be easier to

get beyond selfishness and frivolity in a.

life where we were expected to be selfish

and frivolous? The woman who works

because the work is in front of her wait-

ing for her to do it, is to be respected,

but the one who hunts up the work to do

must be regarded with veneration.





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Work is a great character builder.

There is nothing like doing 8. disagree-

able task well if we'wish to develop hon-

esty and perseverance. It is much eas-

ier, in a way, to half do the task we dis-

like, or to leave it half-finished if some-

one offers to relieve us. But it is in-

finitely better for that soul-mansion we

are building to stick at the onerous duty

until it is well done. We talk about

wanting to take part in the real battles

of life. The greatest of life’s battles are

fought in the kitchen with the dish cloth

for a flag and the mopstick for a wea-

pon. And when it gets dOWn to brass

tacks, it does not require half the ability

and tact and self-control to win a battle

in a woman’s club or a school meeting,

or to expose some graft in civic matters

that it does to bring order out of chais

in the kitchen and ‘keep the wheels of

domestic machinery running smoothly.

For soul culture commend me to the

woman who can keep house successfully,

doing all the work herself, and never

lose her temper or good manners. Going

out in society can give nothing like the

polish that. good honest work honestly

done, puts on.



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I used to pity myself because I had to

work. It seemed a shame that I had to

peg away on the job day in and day out

when so many other women, whom I

didn‘t consider half so clever as myself,

had leisure to have a good time. Lately

I’ve got better acquainted with those

women and I really believe I’m the one

that is having the good time. I have

something to do that counts. The women

of leisure have to manufacture their work

and busy themselves about such trivial-

ities as club committees and boards of

managers that are .of no interest to «any-

one but themselves. Housekeeping, I

mean homokeeping which, I am told, is

the new and better word, is of interest

to everyone. For‘it not only is of mo-

ment to the family but it is of vital in-

terest to the state and nation. If, out

of the homes come the future rulers of

the country, it is the women who man-

age those homes who are to decide what

children will be the rulers.



Just to bake good bread, provide

wholesome meals, wash clothes, sew on

buttons, bath‘e children, and tidy rooms.

It seems like‘very commonplace work to

be thankful for. But if it is honestly and

faithfully done it makes for all that is

good and beautiful, contentment, order

and peace.



“For all Thy mercies Our Father We,

thank Thee,” but for work most of all.



DEBORAH.





 





 





 





FLORAL WORK FOR DECEMBER.





By Eva Ryman Gaillard.





the flowers so many little duties come



to mind that each must be mentioned

briefly in order to remind workers of as

many as possible. One of the final dut—

ies of the, year in the open is that of

seeing that all needed mulchcs are in

place. and that rhodendrons and other

half-hardy shrubs that retain their fol-

iage. are protected in some. way. Straw,

cornstalks or other materials may be

used but, where available, evergreen

branches are best as there is nothing

about them for mice and moles to feed

on. The object of this top-protection is

to ward off the sun‘s rays rather than

'to protect from cold, and while it should

be ample for that purpose it should not

be solid enough to smother the tops.



Small evergreens like the arbor vitaes

and spruces, are very brittle. when frozen

and it is a. good plan to put. up guards

of some sort if there is danger of their

being struck in any way.



Look up the little odd jobs that can

still be done and see that they are done

for when the days begin to lengthen and

the “cold to strengthen,” it will, prob-

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plants already in hand, so a few as to





getting sorts less commonly seen may be

helpful. Spirea .laponica, with its enor—

mous white plumcs, is one of the most

showy flowers known and this is the

month when they should be ordered. If

potted about the last of the month, kept

in a cool cellar until the last of January

and then brought to the light and

warmth they will start into growth very

quickly and well repay one for any trOu-

ble taken to secure them. _



Gladioli are rarely seen in the Window

though there are varieties suited to

forcing. The one known as Blushing

Bride is one of the best and if potted

now and handled just as hyacinths are

they will make a fine showing in April,

often being open at Easter time.



If the stress of fall work crowded flor-

al plans aside it is worth while to know

that bulbs of all the polyanthus type of

narcissi and many other sorts of bulbs

may be potted as late as the end of the

year and come into flower before any

appear in the garden. Sometimes a giv-

en amount of money sent to a large deal-

er after the fall rush of busineSS is over

will bring several times as many bulbs

as could have been purchased with the

money earlier. With such an order it is

Well to leave the selection to the dealer

for, as all bulbs are worth having the





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buyer is sure to get the money’s worth.



Rows of small pots in a. window are

not ornamental and the sun Shining on

their sides dries the soil so rapidly that

daily watering is necessary and, what

is worse, burns the roots until they are

practically useless to the plant. To ov-

ercome both faults get long boxes, Sim-

ilar to outside window-boxes; put a layer

of drainage material in the bottom and

set the pots into_the box, placing the

tallest plants at the back. Fill the spaces

between pots with some light material

like moss or charcoal. Arranged in this

way the plants and the top-soil get the

benefit of the suushine while the pots

are shaded, and the plants make a more

attractive showing.



During this month many plants will

seem to make no growth but this should

cause no worry if they seem to be heal-

thy. Keep them clean, give as much

fresh air as possible, and water when

necessary. When standing partially dor-

mant they will need less water and no

fertilizer for they are simply taking a

natural rest and next month when the

days lengthen and the light strengthens

they will start into new and vigorous

growth.



During the winter just beginning, the

work in the window-garden will consist,

mainly, of supplying the water and food

needed and fighting bugs. The bugs will

furnish employment enough in any ease,

but the one who works on the “ounce of

prevention theory" will find it much eas-

ier to keep them under control. Dozens

of remedies might be named but we can

give a few, only, of the most reliable.





Lice, mealy-bug, scale, red-spider and

other insect pests thrive in dry, heated

air and, again, we urge the- cleanliness

which means washing, and moisture on

the foliage. insects of 'different kinds

select plants of different kinds to work

on, Plant lice have a fondness for ros-

es, cinerarias, pelai‘goniumé, and similar

plants. If they appear wash them off

and while the leaves are wet dust them

with the. finest of tobacco dust or wash

them thoroughly with a weak tobacco-

tea. Quassia tea made by steeping an

ounce of quassia chips in three gallons of

water is another good wash, or spray.

Either tobacco dust or fine quassia chips

scattered on the soil will go far toward

keeping them away.



Mealy-bug appears in axils of the

leaves and one unacquainted with it

would not suspect that the little cottony

looking bunch was an insect, but it is a

very hard working one and the surest

remedy is to touch each one with a drop

of alcohol or spirits-of—camphor,





Scale appears on hard wooded plants

or on old, tough leaves and each little

scale covers a nest of tiny insects. Be-

cause. of their scale covering, spraying

has little effect and some force must be

used in rubbing them off. After the

scale has been removed, wash the plant

in a suds made of whale-oil soap; sul-

pho—tobacco soap, or common naptha.

soap.



Red-spider is common where the air is

dry and moisture is the only remedy.

\l'ash and spray with clean water fre-

quently, being sure that the under sides

of the leaves are moistened. A pan of

hot water set among «the plants every

day helps to keep this pest in check and

is good for the plants in other ways.





\Vhite worms in the soil may be killed

by the use of lime water. Dissolve a

lump of lime as large as your fist in half

a pail of water and when settled, water

the plants with the clear lime water.

Let the soil in the pot get as dry as pos-

sible without injury to the plant and

then pour on the lime water until it

comes through the drainage holes.





Never get into the habit of watering

all the plants in a collection while-you-

are-at-it. The one who waters 3. cactus,

century—plant, rubber—plant, or any oth-

er having thick smooth leaves, as often

as the geraniums need water, will surely

ruin it and for the reason that one loses

no moisture by evaporation through the

leaves, while the other losesmuch in

that way. The looks of the surface soil

is not a reliable indication as to the need

of water for many times it seems moist

while lower down it is bone dry. or is





NOV. so, 1912.





 





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wet and soggy below when dry on the

surface. Lift the pot and "tap the side

sharply with a knife, or similar object.

If it gives off a hollow, ringing sound

the soil is very dry, but a dull thu-d in-

dicates a wet soil. Knowing the condi-

tion is knowing what to do. 'Water only

the plants that need it. and water them

thoroughly. Warm water is best for the

plant and it should be poured on until it

begins to run through the drainage holes.

All that comes through into th saucer

should be poured off.



Plants on which flower buds are near-

ing perfect development, those that have

completed their natural period of growth

and are ready to rest, and “sick" plants

should not be fertilized or forced in any

way, but those that have filled the soil

with a mat of roots and exhausted the

food supply. need repotting or feeding,

and during the winter the latter is the

easier. The barnyard will afford the best

of fertilizer though not quite as pleasant

to use as the commercial brands pre-

pared expressly for house use. A tea-

spoonful of commercial fertilizer sprink-

led on the soil and watered down, once

in three weeks, will be about right for a

thrifty plant in a six-inch pot. Little-

and-often is the safe rule for using any

fertilizer, for too much or too strong will

injure the roots and over-stimulate the

plant.



Planvts good for but one season. or

those on which it is desirable to force

the blooming period, may be stimulated

by using a teaspoonful of household am-

monia to a quart of water, or by dissolv-

ing a, lump of nitrate-of-soda. as large

as a pea in each pint of water. Use

either of these- stimulants once :1 week

if rapid forcing is desired, less often if

not working for flowers to be used soon.

These, and some other things will stim-

ulate the- plants to the limit, but they

are not plant foods suited to building up

a. strong, lasting growth.





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Household Editorz—I saw in the Mich-

igan Farmer a request for a bed-bug

remedy. My mother and myself have

used 'the following for years with the

best results: In one pint of fresh tur-

pentine dissolve one ounce of corrosive

sublimatc. Take a feather and go all

over wherever there are signs of bugs.

This is a sure remedy. Can some of the

sisters tell me how to wash :1 green silk

waist without its changing color? I am

a great lover of the Michigan Farmer.—

Mrs. Cora 13., Henderson.



The best way to clean the waist would

be to soak it for an hour in a gallon of

gasoline and then wash it out of the

fluid. Some have succesS with naptha

soap and gasoline, using the two like





- soap and water. I have never tried the





experiment so can not say how it works.

Be sure to use plenty of gasoline. You

can let it stand after using until the dirt

settles, then pour off the top and use

again.



Household Editorz—Please publish this

recipe for Mrs. G. 8., South Branch. I

have used it with good results and I

think she will find it good also, if she

will follow the directions to the letter,

as I did. I think The Michigan Farmer

a dandy paper. It has such good sug-

gestions for the housewife and also for

the man of the house. if we stay on

the farm we will not be without it. A

good preparation to rid the house of bed-

bugs is a mixture of wood alcohol, one

part, and gasoline, three parts. Take one

room at a time, drcnch every part of it

and shut up tightly for 24 hours. Aair

by opening doors and windows. Sweep

before and after doing this and burn the

sweepings, Avoid artificial light while

using the fluid. The mixture is highly

inflammable. It is sure death to every

form of insect life.«Mrs. F. H. B., De-

catur, Mich.



Household Editor:—I saw in the Mich-

igan Farmer that Mrs. G. S., of South

Branch, asks for quilt patterns and a

remedy for bed-bugs. Vi'e have no quilt

patterns to Offer but we have had lots of

experience with bed-bugs. \Ve managed

to get rid of them by using lots of gas-

oline in the bed-steads. \Ve usually use

an oil can for squirting it in all cracks.

To get rid of them in the~walls and

rooms, if you use wall~DaDer it is a 800d

plan to repaper your rooms. Size your

walls before you put the paper on, and

put in the sizing a little Paris Green or

lead arsenic. Then give your woodwork

a coat of paint. If it does not need

paint, a coat of varnish will answer the

same purpose. See that you do not es-

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Tcosts nothing but a postal. and it may

mean a fortune for you. as it has for

many others who have been successful

in selling Dr. Ward‘s medicines, spices.

extracts and household commodities.

But ou‘ll have to hurry—tho territory is go-

ing as net as we can parcel it out to men in all

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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.

November 26, 1912.

Grains and Seeds.

Wheat—The wheat trade continues to

show uneasiness with conditions more

favorable to the bulls than a week ago.

The political situation in Europe and

Asia has been the large factor‘ln ad—

vancing prices from last week’s low mark.

it seems probable that Austria, Servia,

Russia, and perhaps Germany, will be

thrown into a conflict. Should such be

the case a large portion of the European

Supply of wheat will be held back, thus

affording an improved demand for wheat

from other countries. The report of war

between China and Mongolia is also en-

couraging the bulls to take hold of the

trade. ’iuis news is augmented by a

decline in the world’s exports of a mil-

lion bushels under what was expected,

and also of a scarcity of cargoes in Eng-

land. On the other hand, india and Ar—

gentine have good weather for finishing

their crop, while in this country and

Canada the movement of wheat is very

free and the international Institute of

Agriculture reports that the production

of wheat in the northern hemisphere for

1912 is 6.4 points above the production in

1911. One year ago the local price for





No. 2 red wneat was 97c per bu. Quota-

tions for the week are:

No. 2 No. 1



led. \Vhilte. Dec. May.

Thursday ..... 1.05% 1.04% 1.06 1.10%

Friday ...... 1.05% 1.04% 1.05% 1.10%

Saturday . . 1.0614 1.0514 1.061/4 1.1114

Monday ...... 1.07 1.06 1.07 1.12

Tuesday ..... 1.0614 1.051/4 1.0614 1.111/4





Corn.——The corn trade continues on a

steady basis. The influence of wheat

would haVe worked higher values but

for the fact that farmers are selling for

December delivery quite liberally. This

counterbalances the other influence. On

the. local market there is very little ac-

tivity in this grain, dealers having only

small stocks to fill orders. A year ago

the price for No. 3 corn was, 661/2c per

bu. Quotations for the week are:





No. 8 No. 3



Corn Yellow

Thursday ................ 63

Friday ................... 61 ,63

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

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

Tuesday .................. 58 61





Oats—«Oats show a tendency upward.

A fractional advance in the price is not-

ed in local quotations. The strength of

wheat, no dOubt, favored this change,

although the grain itself probably war-

rants an improvement in prices. The

local grannries are not too well supplied

and the demand is active. Standard oats

sold at 50%c per bushel one year ago.

Quotations for the past week are:



Standard. Oct





Thursday ................. 341/2 331/),

Friday .................... 341A; 331/2

Saturday ................. 341/1; 33%

Monday ................... 35 34





Tuesday .................. 35 34

Beans—«This product is firm and ac-

tive. it seems impossible to get the le-

gumes away from primary elevators be-

t'illiSt- of a scarcity of hands for picking

and cars for transporting. Quotations





i re:



1 Cash. $606

Thursday $235 .22

Friday ...................... 2.35 2.20

Saturday ................... 2.3:} 2.20

Monday .................... 2.3.3 “.20

Tuesday .................... 2 3;) 2.20





Clover Seed.—Firmness characterizes

this market. An advance of 25c in the

leading grades was made Monday. There

is a scarcity of clover seed supplies in

all grades and the offerings at the lead-

ing markets show this shortage. The

demand is fair. Quotations are as fol-

lows:





Cash. Dec.

Thursday .................$l.0.75 $12.75

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

Saturday ................. 10.75 12.175

lionday .................. 11.00 13.00

Tuesday .................. 11 00 13.00





Rye."*]()'0 continues to decline, the

present value being 60 below the reduced

quotations of last week. The Interna—

tional Institution of Agriculture reports

the rye crop in the northern hemisphere

22.2 points above the crop for 1911. No.

2 rye is now quoted at 63c per bu.



Flour, Feed, Potatoes, Etc.



Fiour.—~The market is active with all



grades steady.





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

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

Clear ................................ 4.90

lye .................................. 4.80





Feed—Steady. Carlot prices on the

track are: Bran, $23 per ton; coarse

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

ed corn and coarse corn meal $29; corn

and oat chop, $22 per ton.



Hay and Straw.—Market steady and

firm, Quotations are: No. 1 timothy,

$16.50@17; No. 2 timothy, $15@15.50;

clover, mixed, $14@16; rye straw, $11@

11.50; wheat and oat straw, 9@10 per

ton.



Potatoes.——The general situation of the

potato deal is steady. The offerings are

more restricted in volume than earlier

and the trade would indicate an im-

provement in values later on. Detroit

quotations remain unchanged. Local





prices for car lots on track are 530 in

sacks and 480 in bulk.

Provisions—Family pork, $23@24; mess





THE 'MICHIGAN FARMERe





pork, $19; clear, backs, $22@24; hams,



16%@17%c; briskets; 11%@,120;.~shgu1ders



14%c; picnic ha'ms',‘ 14c; fbacon,'f’18@200;



pure lardin tierces; 12%0; kettle render-



ed lard, 1364c per 1b. '

Dairy and Pauitry Products.



Button—This market continues firm

with prices unchanged. The markets of

this country all Show considerable

strength and many have advanced prices

during the past week. Local quotations

are: Fancy creamery, 35c; first cream-

ery, 32c; dairy, 22c; packing stock, 21c

per lb. .



Eggs.——The usual shortage for this sea-

son is here and values are gradually ad-

vancing to higher levels. The past week

witnessed an addition of 1c to local quo-

tations, fresh receipts, candied, cases in-

cluded now being quoted at 300 per doz.



Poultry.—Thanksgiving trade has aug-

mented the demand for poultry and

prices show considerable firmness in

spite of the increase of offerings of all

kinds. Quotations: Live—Springs, 12@

130 per lb; hens, 10%@111,éc; No. 2 hens.

861190; Old roosters, 8@9c; turkeys, 16@

18c; geese, 12@13c; ducks, 15@16c per

lb. Dressed—Hens, 12@13c; springs, 13

@14c; ducks, 18@20c; geese, 15@16c; tur-

keys, 21@22c per 1b.



Veai.——Steady. Fancy, 12@13c per lb;

choice, 10@11c.



Cheese.—Michigan flats, 161/2@17c;

York state flats, 18%@19c; limburger,

171/2@1'81/2c; brick cream, 181/2@190; do-

mestic Swiss, 21@23e. '



Fruits and Vegetables.



Pears.——Keiffer, 750 per bu.



Apples.~—Deal is not satisfactory to the

grower. Local prices: $1.756:»’3.25 for,

fancy, and $1@1.50 for common; poor,

75c@$1 per bbl. Snow apples, $225603.

Good apples by the bushel are selling

around 50@75c. .



Honey.——Steady. Choice to fancy comb

16((0170 per lb; amber, “@150; extracted,

ill/zcvloc.



OniOns.——Per bu.. 45@50c.



Cabbage.——$1@1.25 per bbl.





 





OTHER MARKETS.





Chicago.





“"heat.—-—No. 2 red, $1.03@1.06;

85540; May, 911/20.



Corn—No. 3 old, 52@53c; new, 46@

46%c; Dec., 4797.40; May, 481/gc.



Oats—No. 2 white, 34%@35c;

31%;»; May, 321/30.



Button—Receipts last week showed a.

fair increase over the previous week but

were still about 14,000 tubs below those

of the corresponding week last year, and

this week opened with a gain over last

week's openin. Strictly fancy fresh

goods in urgent demand with sufficient

call for under grades to keep stocks well

cleaned up. Extra creamery in light

supply and 1/20 higher, being quoted at

341/th extra firsts, grading 90 or better,

in good demand at 33c; firsts in fair de-

mand at 31c; seconds moving well, ow-

ing to light offerings, at 29c. Dairies in

moderate supply and meeting a fair de-

mand at 310 for extras, 28c for firsts and

260 for seconds.



Eggs—With offerings running ahead

of this period last year the market is

holding up well. Fresh, graded stock

moving readily at former values; poor

lots slow and irregular; storage eggs

easy and fractionally lower. Quotations:

Firsts, 27c; ordinary firsts, 240; at mark,

cases included, 22@25c; storage, 20%(90‘210

per dozen.



I’oult:ry.——Tloo large a proportion of

mediocre and poor stock brought a de-

clie of 2c on turkeys at this week’s open-

ing. Other kinds practically unchanged

but somewhat irregular, owing to wide

range in quality. Now quoted as fol—

lows: Fowls, 100 per lb; springs, 12c;

ducks, 12@13c; geese, 121/2c; turkeys, 10

((1.15c.



Potatoes—Firm and active with some

grades showing slight gains in values.

Receipts continue moderate. Now quot-

ed as follows: Michigan, 50@53c per bu;

Minnesota, 48@520; Wisconsin, 48fi752c.



{cans—Little doing in this market.

i’ca beans again slightly lower. Quota-

tions are: Pea beans, choice, hand-pick—

ed, $2.55@2.65 per bu; prime, $2.45@2.50;

red kidneys, 21922561235.



Hay.and Straw—Both hay and straw

continue steady under increased offer-

ings and a moderate. demand. Clover $1

lower and oat straw slightly higher.

Quotations are: Timothy, choice, $1961)

20; No. 1, 351650018; No. 2 and N0. 1

mixed, 5514601650; clover, $7@12. Straw.

—16ye, $8@9; wheat, $650607; oat, $7@

7.5 .





Dec.,





Dec.,





New York.



Butters—All grades of creamery butter

are firm at advanced figures. Demand

steady and receipts lighter. Quotations:

Extra creamery, 360; first, creamery, 33

@35c; seconds, 29@320; process extra,

271/3612280 per lb.



i<lggs.—~Trade steady. Receipts are

small and demand good. Fresh gathered

extras are quoted at 38@41c per dozen;

extra firsts, 3460370.; firsts, 29@32c; west-

ern gathered whites, 33(rv-i2c. _



Poultry.—Dressed.——Chickens and fowls

are about steady with values for turkeys

higher. Fresh killed western chickens

are quoted at 11@18c; fowls, 131/2@16%c;

turkeys, 24@25c.





 





‘ Elgin.

Butter.——Market firm at 34c per lb.,

which is an advance of 1/20 over last

week’s quotation.





 





Boston.



WOOL—Wool brokers are very much

pleased with the situation of the mar-

ket. They bought their supplies early,

but at figures which caused them a little

concern. However, the demand later

called for such large quantities that deal—

ers haVe been gradually advancing quo-

tations and at the same time disposing

of their holdings, so that even at this

date the crop of 1912 is practically clean-

ed .up so far as desirable offerings are

concerned. The sales of the past week

while considerably below those of the

former week, aggregate a large number

of small orders. The demand for fleece





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wool is‘ from fair to good. Michigan de-

laine sold last week at 25c. .Oneehalf

blood combing is'quoted at. 28@29c';f'%-

blood combing at 29@300; 1,4-blo'od comb-

ing, 29@3oc. Dealers are not shading

prices.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

November 25, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, New York).



Receipts of stock here today as'follows:

Cattle, 303 cars; hogs, 130 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 145 double decks; calves

1,000 head.



With 303 cars of cattle on our market

here today, and 20,000 reported in Chi-

cago, our market was anywhere from 15

@25c lower than last week. Western

markets being considerably lower the

past week and a smaller number of buy-

ers on our market from the outside to-

day, together with this being Thanks-

giving week, trade showed a considrably

lower basis, the decline, in most cases

on butchering grades. Canners were

from 10@15c lower. Bulls were steady.

Fresh cows and springers steady.



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

$8.75@9.25; good to prime 1,200 to 1,300-

ib. steers, $7.85@8.50; good to prime

1,200-ib. steers, $7.50@7.75; coarse, plain,

1,100 to 1,200-lb. cattle, $7@7.25; medium

butcher steers, 1,000 to 1,100, $6.40@6.85;

butcher steers, 950 to 1,000, $6@6.75;

light butcher steers, $5.50@6; best fat

cows, $5.50@6.25; butcher cows, $4.75@

5.25; light butcher cows, $3.75@4; cut-

ters, $3.30@3.50; trimmers, $3@3.30; best

fat heifers, $6.50@7.25; medium butcher

heifers, $5.50@6; light butcher heifers,

$4.50@5.10; stock heifers, $4@4.25; best

feeding steers, dehorned, $6@6.50; com-

mon feeding steers, $5@5.25; light com-

mon stoekers, $4.25@4.50; prime export





 





bulls, $6@6.25; best butcher bulls, $5.50.





@575; bologna bulls, $4.50@5; stock bulls

$4.50@5; best milkers and springers, $65

@75; common to fair kind, $40@50.



With 130 loads of hogs on our market

here today, we had a steady trade on

all grades, but the close was rather tame

and some late arrivals went over unsold.

\Vas generally a one-priced market for

all but roughs and stags; pigs, yorkers

and good weights selling generally at

557.756.177.80. generauy the latter price.

itoughs, 56.75@6.90; stags, 50.25@6.50; 10

to 15 double decks going over unsold,

and the late market very dull.



The sheep and lamb market was fairly

active today, with prices steady with the

close of last week, most of the choice

lambs selling for 70; yearlings, $4.50@5;

look for about steady prices the bal-

ance of the week.



\Ve quote: Choice lambs, $6.90@7; cull

to fair (10., $5.50@6.75; yearlings, $4.506!)

5; bucks, $2.50@3; wethers, $4@4.50;

handy ewes, $3.50@3.75; heavy do., $3.50

(03.60; cull sheep, $2@3; veals, choice to

extra, $10@10.50; fair to good, $7.50@

9.50; heavy calves, $4.50@6.



Chicago.

November 25, 1912.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 18,000 42,000 48,000

Same day last year..29,384 46,396 30,665

Received last week..70,311 164,855 184,362

Same week last year.62,496 194,631 131,342



Country shippers, warned by the slump

in prices last week and by the expecta-

tion of a bad market this week, shipped

in very few cattle for today, and prices

were largely 10c higher, some lots sell-

ing 15c better, despite the limited trade

wants. Among the offerings was anoth-

er shipment of Alberta range cattle by

the owner of the cattle that sold recently

at such high prices. Early this morning

the hog receipts for today were estimat-

ed as much smaller in volume than later

arrivals showed the supply to be, and

prices ruled higher, sales being made up

to $7.90, with rumors of agsale at :58.

Later the market weakened all along the

line, dropping back to last Saturday's

figures. Hogs received last week aver-

aged 224 lbs., compared with 211 lbs. 3.

year ago and 230 lbs. two years ago.

Sheep and lambs averaged weak to lower

because of the large receipts so near

Thanksgiving, following last week’s gen-

erous supplies. The day's run was esti-

mated at from 45.000 to 50,000 head. The

best lambs brought $7.25, and wethers

were lower. The run from Montana.

ranges was unexpectedly large.



Cattle awere marketed last week in

such greatly increased numbers that

bnyers were in a position to hammer

down prices for the greater part of the

offerings, and even good fat beeves were

purchased on decidedly easier terms, al-

though the proportion of strictly choice

beeves was very small. Such steers as

brought $10.70@11 the previous week

were not offered, and the better'claSS of

such steers as came to market found

buyers at $9.50@10.65, while light-weight

grass-fed steers sold at $5.30@7.65.

Short-fed steers sold at $7.50@8.50, and

there was an outlet for the better class

of little yearlings at $9.50@10.60. The

greater part of the steers went at $7@

9.50, grassers and short-feds greatly pre-

dominating. Butchering cows and heif-

ers sold freely at $4.35@7.25, and there

were a few scattering sales of extra

choice ones at $7.50@9.75, while cutters

brought $3.85@4.30, canners $2.65@3.80,

and bulls $3@7. The canner end of the

market has been the strongest of any

branch for some time past, with nowhere

near enough offered to meet the demand,

packers having been obliged to buy stock

in other markets for converting into can-

ned meats. The consumption of fresh

beef is still greatly below normal because

of its unusual dearness, and demand is

running much more on. the lighter cuts

and on the lower-priced grades than

heretofore. The stocker and feeder trade

has undergone marked improvement, with

many orders from sections where corn,

hay and roughage are abundant, and





sales were made of ’stockers at $4.25@6.50





and of feeders at $6@7.50. Calves were

in much poorer demand than usual, and





.at $40@110 per head.





NOV. 30, 1912.





prices averaged lower, with sales at $4@

10, per 100 lbs. The nearness of Thanks-

gi‘ving checked the demand for. beef and

veal. 'Miich cows were firm and active

The week closed

with prices for cattle 25@40c lower than

a. week earlier.



Hogs were marketed freely last week,

and all that prevented bad breaks in

prices was better buying on some days by

eastern shippers and by local speculators.

There were rallies in prices at times on

good buying, followed by sharp breaks

due to larger receipts, although it was

obvious that the packers wanted all the

hogs they could get hold of. The char—

acter of the demand was not greatly dif-

ferent,from that of recent weeks. With

choice barrows of strong weights the

highest sellers, these being wanted by

shippers to eastern packing points. Pigs

from cholera sections arrived in consid-

erable numbers and sold at a wide spread

in prices. Hog cholera is prevailing ex-

tensively in Iowa, and it is announced

that the state veterinarian needs more

money to cope with the disease. It is

certain that the ravages of the malady

will cut heavily into the future supply of

hogs, and it is frightening many farmers

in infected districts into abandoning the

industry. Meanwhile stocks of provi-

sions are decreasing rapidly, necessitat—

ing the slaughtering of large numbers of

hogs to restore holdings. The close of

the week saw hogs selling at $7.25@7.8:),'

being a shade lower than a week age,

pigs bringing $4.50@7.50.



Sheep and lambs were marketed freely

last week, with fed flocks from feeding

districts of the middle west greatly pre-

dominating in numbers. Montana again

furnishel mos oi the range consign-

ments, and these were chiefly made up

of feeder stock, which came in very ac-

ceptably to meet the large demand for

thin stocx To feed. Feeders averaged

higher for [he better class, but live mut-

tons were apt to show weakness, al-

though the average grade of the offer-

ings was much poorer than heretofore,

so that prime lots had on the whole, a

good outlet. The nearness of Thanks-

giving was a disturbing factor, as the

demand at that time always centers

much more on turkeys and other poultry

than on mutton, beef or pork. Many

complaints were made regarding poor

railroad service, trains arriving fre-

uently late in the day. During the latter

part of the week prices broke badly un-

der poor buying, leaving lambs 35((1250c

lower than a week ago and a limited

break in sheep of the best grade. while

ewes were off fully 25c. Lambs closed at

$i)((y7.30, yearlings at $5@5.75, wethers

at $4fi1‘4.40, ewes at $2@4 and bucks at

$2.75Gp3.25. Breeding ewes brought $3.50

((5, and feeders bought lambs at $5.25@

6.80 and wethers at $3.50@4.15.



Horses were in very small demand for

still another week, and it was unfortu-

nate that the receipts were larger, as it

meant weak prices in many instances.

The cheaper animals went for $75@95 per

head, with drivers slow at $100@180,

while delivery wagon horses were quot-

ed at $135@250 and drafters at $160@300.





LET us TAN .

vnun HIDE.





Cattle or Horse hide. Calf, Dog, Deer,

or any kind of skin with hair or fur on.

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them into coats (for men and women),

robes. rugs or gloves when ordered.



Your fur goods will cost on less than

to buy them. and be wort. more. Our

Illustrated est-log gives a. lot. of in-

formation which every stock raiser

should have, but we never send out this

valuable book exce 1; upon request. ‘



Ittelis how to ta. e of! and care for

hides; how and when we pay the mum

both ways 3 about our safe dyeing pro-

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goods and game trophies we sell, taxi-

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your correct dress. .



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NOV. 30, 191:. . .





TH'S IS THE .usr EDITION. "





In the first edition .the Detroit Live

stock markets are reports of last week;

all other markets are right up to date.

Thursday’s Detroit Live Stock markets

are given in the last edition. The first

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Thursday’s Market. .

November 28, 1912.





Cattle.



Receipts, 2,062. Market strong at

Wednesday and last Week’s prices.



\‘Ve quote: Extra dryrfed steers, $7.59

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

$6.50@7.25; do. 800 to 1,000. $5.50@6; do.

that are fat, 500 to 700, $4.50@5; choice

fat cows, $5.50@6; good do., $4.50@4.75;

common cows, $3.75@4.25; canners, $361)

3.50; choice heavy bulls, $5.50@6; fair to

good bolognas. bulls. $4.75@5; stock bulls

$3.75@4.50; choice feeding steers. 800 to

1.000, $5.50@6.25; fair do., 800 to 1.000.

$5.25@5.50; choice stockers, 500 to 700.

$5(w5.50; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $4.50@

4.75; stock heifers. $3.50@4.25; milkers.

large, young, medium age, $45@65; com-

mon milkers, $30@40.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 2

bulls av 1.340 at $5.25, 9 butchers av 531

at $4, 12 do av 690 at $4.45; to Kamman

B. Co. 11 do av 661 at $5; to Newton B.

Co. 10 cows av 930 at $3.75. 7 do av 933

at $3.60: to Goose 5 do av 1.034 at $4.25;

lo MoMore 9 stockers av 562 at $4.50, 3

:10 av 483 at $4.50; to Mich. 1’). Co. 5





‘cows av 884 at $4.75; to Bresnahan 10





stockers av 563 at $4.50; to Newton B.

Co. 13 cows av 900 at $3.70; to Parker.

\V. & Co. 25 steers av 862 at $5.75, 9

coWs av 926 at $3.75; to Mich. B. Co. 8

do av 1.062 at $4.50, 10 butchers av 701

at $5; to Kamman B. Co. 1 bull weig...ng

1,400 at $5.50, 12 butchers av 808 at

$5.60; to Roscrans 6 do av 630 at $4.75,

1.8 do av 652 at $4.75; to Newton B. Co.

3 cows av 953 at $3.50, 4 do uv 1,050 at

$3.85: to Goose 11 do av 913 at $4; to

Sullivan 1'. Co. 2 bulls av 675 at $4.



Spiccr & R. sold Sullivan 1’. Co. 4 bulls

av 1.,190 at $5, 1 heifer weighing 910 at

$6. 1 cow weighing 830 at $3.50; to Bres—

nahan 2 cows av 980 at $3.60, 2 do av 760

at $3.50, 7 do av 883 at $3.60. 16 do av

875 at $3.60, 3 do av 910 at $4.50; to Kam-

man B. Co. 1 do weighing 1.130 at $4.50,

7 steers av 846 at $6; to Thompson Bros,

6 cows av 995 at $4.25, 12 butchers av 681

at $4.25; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 2 cows av

900 at $4.75, 2 do av 830 at $3.50; to Bray

-l canners av 695 at $3.60; to Goose 9

butchers av 350 at $4.25; to Fry 2 steers

av 570 at $4.75, 16 do av 700 at $4.75.



Bishop, B. & II. sold ilresnahan 1.5

COWS av 945 at $3.85; to Sullivan 1’. Co.

10 steers av 933 at $6.50, 9 butchers av

900 at $4.50; to Newton ll. Co. 4 steers

av 1.075 at $7.50, 2 cow and steer av 1,010

at $4.50, 5 cows av 906 at $3.75, 8 steers

av 700 at $5. 1. bull weighing 1,630 at $5,

25 butchers av 705 at $5.25, 5 steers av

1,150 at $7.50. 5 do av 924 at $6, 24 stock—

crs av 556 at $4.50, 13 cows av 970 at

$4.25, 19 do av 880 at $3.90; to Saparo 10

do av 928 at $4.10; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 6

butchers av 825 at $4.50, 5 do av 766 at

$5.35; to Hammond, S. & Co. 18 cows av

954 at $4.20; to Parker, 11'. & Co. 4 do

av 886 at $3.1m, 15 butchers av 562 at

$4.25, 1 bull weighing 1,070 at $4.75; to

Jerome 2 stockers av 630 at $4.85; to

Newton B. Co. 4 do av 642 at $5, 7 cows

av 886 at $3.75, 4 do av 940 at $3.75, 1

bull weighing 1,580 at $5.50, 6 steers av

670 at $5, 10 cows av 982 at $4, 7 do av

887 at $3.75, 2 do av 1.010 at $4.50, 3 do

av 827 at $3.70, 4 do av 945 at $4.50. 18

do av 920 at $3.70, 4 do av 950 at $3.75,

3 heifers av 713 at $5.25, 8 cows av 1,125

at $4.90.



Haley & M. sold 'Breitenbeck 20 cows

av 883 at $4.10, 18 butchers av 820 at

$5.70; to Bresnuhan 10 do av 614 at $4.85,

1.0 do av 478 at $4.20, 2 cows av 820 at

$3.50, 6 do av 860 at $3.60, 3 do av 826

at $3.50; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 11 butchers

av 550 at $4.20. 3 do av 570 at $4.50, 3 do

av 500 at $4.35, 3 steers av 750 at $5.25,

4 cows av 985 at $4.10; to Hammond. S.

& Co. 4 do av 960 at $4.15. 3 steers av

800 at $5.25; to Snow 2 stockcrs av 515

at $5.25. 4 do av 575 at $5.25; to Nagle

P. Co. 3 cows av 1,087 at $4.65. 5 do av

1,166 at $4.60; to Schlischer 4 do av 977

at $4, 13 butchers av 560 at $4.60; to

\V'ynegs 14 cows 21V 980 at $4.20; to Marx

2 heifers av 705 at $4.25 3 steers av 590

at $5; to Hammond, S. & Co. 9 butchers

:lV 573 at $4.40, 7 do av 590 at $4.50: to

Nagle P. Co. 6 cows av 1.903 at $4.80,

4 do av 1.145 at $4.50: to Lachalt 3 steers

av 750 at $5.25. 2 cows av 900 at $4.25, 8

butchers av 871 at $5.20; to Laboe 3 do

av 733 at $4.75; to Goodwin 5 cows av

903 at $4; to Bresnahzin 11 do av 863 at

$3.60; to Sullivan P. Co. 9 do av 860 at

$4, 4 steers av 822 at $5.25.



Downing sold Bresnahan 3 cows av 980

at. $3.85, 20 stockers av 272 at $3.85.



Sandall sold same 8 cows av 860 at





' .40.

”Handrail sold same 12 cows av 940 at



.. 5. ~

Egggohnson sold Hammond, S. & Co. 35

butchers av 700 at $4.15.



Sandall sold Mich. B. Co. 31 butchers

av 660 at $4.85, 9 cows av 980 at $4.50.



Weeks sold Rattkowsky 3 cows av

1.050 at $4.30.



Veal Calves.



Market 50c higher than last week. Best

$9.50@10.50; others, $4@9; milch COWS

and springers strong.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 23 av

140 at $10: to Newton B. Co. 1 weighing

170 at $10.50: to Goose 6 av 225 at $4.75;

to Newton B. Co. 2 av 105 at $8, 2 av

150 at $10.50.



Haley &. M. sold Newton B. Co. 3 av

140 at $8; to Goose 9‘av 225 at $4.



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





 





THE' MICHIGAN' FARMER. '-





‘4 av-130 at $8, '14 av 145 at~$10; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 5 av 155 at $10. 3 av 115

at $8.50, 2 av 115 at $8, 3 av 125 at $10,

2 av 120 at $8.50, 5 av 125 at $9, 2 av 150

at $10; to Goose 4 av 135 at $9.50; to

McGuire 7 av 150 at $10., 1 weighing 120

at $10. 4 av 150 at $10, 3 av 155 at $10;

to Kull 8 av 130 at $10; to Hammond, S.

& Co. 1 weighing 130 at $10.50, 4 av 325

at $5.50, 4 av 300 at $5.50; to Parker, W.

& Co. 4 av 145 at $10, 2 av 190 at $7, 10

av 135 at $9, 9 av 150 at $9.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



'Lambs 25617350 higher than last week;

Sheep steady. Best lambs. $6.75@6.80;

fair to good do., $6696.50; light to com-

mon lambs, $5@5.50; fair to good sheep,

353811375; culls and common, $1.75@2.75.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle P. Co. 10

sheep av 99 at $2.50, 106 do av 115 at

$3.50, 53 do av 105 at $3.50, 101 do av 120

at $3.50, 42 lambs av 70 at $6.50. 21 do

av 80 at $5, 99 do av 80 at $6.50; to Bray

56 shoep av 90 at $2.75. 13 do av 78 at

$3.50, 12 lambs av 75 at $4.25. 51 do av

75 at $6.75, 10 do av 56 at $5.50, 17 do av

55 at $5, 19 sheep av 65 at $2.75. 17 do

av 110 at $3.25, 21 do av 1.00 at $2.25, 60

do av 83 at $2.50, 21. do av 105 at $2.75,

13 lambs av 60 at $3.50; to Hammond. S.

& C0. 24 sheep av 105 at $3.50; to Mich.

B. Co. 52 lambs av 70 at $6.25; .to Hayes

14 do av 60 at $5; to Georgia & S. 38 do

av 70 at $6.60, 35 do av 60 at $6.50. 48 do

av 75 at $6.80, 61 do av 75 at $6.65; to

Harland 30 do av 50 at $5. 17 do av 85

at $6.50; to Mich. B. CO. 21 do av 55 at

$5.50, 43 do av 50 at $5; to Nagle P. Co.

35 do av 65 at $6.25, 35 do av 60 at $6.25,

33 do av 75 at $6.80, 14 sheep av 110 at

$3.25, 24 do av 100 at. $3. 51 lambs av 75





‘at $6.60, 183 do av 75 at $6.50: to Mich.





R. Co. 64 do av 47 at $5: to Sullivan P.

Go. 10 do av 74 at $6.65, 14 do av 75 at

$6.75.



Haley & M. sold Bray 20 shecp av 100

at $3.50, 79 lambs av 75 at $6.70, 95 do

av 75 at $6.25; to Costello 49 do av 55 at





$4.25. 13 do av 50 at $5; to Naglc P. Co.





10 sheep av 98 at $3.50, 49 lambs av 70 at

$6.25; to Hayes 23 do av 65 at $5.25, 27

sheep av 100 at $3.50: to Newton B. Co.

109 do av 90 at $3.75. 8 do 11V 77 at 2,

15 lambs av 50 at $5, 75 do av 65 at

$6.25.



Roe Com. Co. sold Thompson Bros. 28

sheep av 90 at $3.50. 15 do av 100 at

$3.25, 24 lambs av 67 at $6.25, 36 do av

75 at $6.50. 12 sheep av 100 at $3.50; to

Rattkowsky 15 do av 100 at $3.50; to

Bray 67 lambs av 70 at $6.25; to Nagle

P. Go. 7 do av 100 at $6.50.



Spicer & ll sold Mich. ll. Co. 41 sheep

av 90 at $3.25, 9 do av 85 at $2, 50 lambs

av 50 at $5. 8 do av 55 at $5.25, 49 do

av 50 at $5.50: to Bray 20 sheep av 65

at $2.25. 34 do av 85 at $2.25; to Mich.

B. (lo. 69 lambs av 75 at $6.65. 3 Sheep

av 105 at $3.50.



Hogs.



Markct 10(11.15c lower than last week.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $7.40m.7.50; pigs, “€117.25; light york—

ers, $7.25@7.30; stags one-third off.





 





Friday's Market.

November 22, 1912.

Cattle.



Market steady at Thursday's prices.



We quote: Extra dry—fed steers, $7.50

((08; steers and heifers, $1,000 to 1.200.

$6.75@7.25;; do. 800 to 1,000, $5.75fi‘650:

grass steers and heifers that are fat. 800

to 1,000, $5.75(w650; do. 500 to 700, $42561;

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

$461475; common cows, $350154; canners

$2.75@3.25; choice heavy bul‘ls, $6163.50;

fair to good bolognas, bulls, anon-1.75:

stock bulls, $3.75@4.25; choice feeding

steers. 800 to 1,000, $5.50@;6.25; fair do.,

800 to 1,000, $5((L‘5.50; choice stockers. 500

to 700, $4,75(w5.25: fair do., 500 to 700.

$4@4.50; stock heifers, $375614; milkers,

large, young, medium vage. $45@75; com~

mon milkers, $306540.



Veal Calves.



Market steady at Thursday's prices.



Best, $9fl10: others, $4@8.50; milch

cows and springers steady.



Sheep and Lambs.



IlIarket stcady at Thursday‘s price..



Best lambs. 36.506660; fair to good

lambs. $5.75606.25; light to common do.,

$4635.25; fair to good sheep, $3@3.50;

culls and common, $1.75Qr‘2.75.



Hogs.



Market strong; 100 lower than Thurs-

day. Range of prices: Light to good

butchers, $7.50; pigs, $7@7.20: light york-

crs, $7.25Cdr7.40; stags one—third off.





 





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BY JOHN A. SIMPSON.





It is an understood fact that ances-

tors exert a tremendous influence upon

their descendants. The chief difficulty in

connection with ancestors is that they

are selected for us, and as long as peo-

ple are prevented from choosing their

own ancestors there is bound to be dis-

satisfaction. Philosophically, it’s the

principle of taxation without representa-

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a paying once—sometimes. It is utterly

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and never wavcrs for love or money. You

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the Milky \Vay into a cream crock. This

fact contribute-s many surprises, and is

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genealogical hunter.



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commingling in the product of the pres-

(‘nt day.



It is a. pleasant experience no doubt to

gaze into the branches of one’s ancestral

tree, and to find, perched on a bough, or

snugly ensconced in some ancestral

crotch, an unimpeachable noble, or a.

well-authenticated king. And if one

should find along the way the record of

one brave heart that dared to stand in

some dread spot alone, or to lift up, in

some dread crisis when every other fled,

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of cheer, he could be forgiven for a.

shout of joy.



And there would be the wicked, , the

ignorant, .the inefficient, who had poured

into the pool of life streams to make it,

not a fountain of virtue, but a dismal

swamp of corruption.



Yes, genealogy, like most human pur-

suits, has its unfortunate side, and, while

it sometimes leads the investigator into

the «radiant starlight of some ancient

glory, it is apt to beckon one within the

gloomy caverns of merited oblivion. or to

lift the curtain from some wretched

scene of infamy or some haggard skele-

ton of unpardoned sin. In the long run

about half of our ancestors would rather

put us out if they should unexpectedly

drop in to dinner.



I one time had a friend who was a.

crank on genealogy and the genealogical

tree. By some fate he stumbled upon

the fact that one of his paternal forbears

had married a lady whose father was a

cousin, once or twice removed, of a.

nephew of a grand niece of one of the

wives of Henry the Eighth. After mak-

ing this gratifying discovery he spent the

remainder of his days in heralding this

knowledge to his wife (who was of 'com-

mon stock), and making numerous fur-

ther voyages upon the genealogical sea.





It became after awhile such a mania,

with this man that he wrote to the

leading nurserymen, asking for catalogs

of their trees, and especially for any of

the genealogical kind. He offered big

prices for new ancestral trees, and spent

days going to places where he heard of

any for sale. lie planted rare seeds, and

set out peculiar specimens, and once the

hired man found him, in an unusually in-

sane spell, earnestly laboring to graft a

copy of “Thomas’ Genealogical Notes” on

a promising example of the Damson

plum.



This true and significant tale should

teach us that the study of genealogy. it

carried to an extreme, will very possibly

lead one intoastate of bewilderment and

mental eclipse. It is enough for a man

to keep the peace in the bosom‘of his

family, without reclining'in the lap of

every forefather. He should be thankful

to get along with his present relations,

and not attempt to lug in all the en-

tangling alliances of the past. If I had

as many ancestors as a crown prince,

and enough genealogical trees to rehabil-

itate the Black Forest, I should gently,

yet firmly, wave them from my mind as

though they were the vague and shadowy

figures of a. dream.





 





BRAMBLE HILL.





BY ROBERT CARLTON BROWN.





‘ (Book Rights Reserved by the Author.)





Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.-—Na-





' thaniel Edgeworth, eccentric, hard-head-





ed and wel‘l-to-do, is passing his declin-

ing years upon his 400-acre farm on the

outskirts of the village of Turtle Creek.

His household consists of Mother Hub-

bard, housekeeper, and Brigadier Gen-

eral (by courtesy) Hornbill, a fellowvet-

cran; Zeb \Vattles, an aged musmran

who, with his daughter Jerusha, occupies

a cottage (rent free) upon the farm, also

spends much time with his venerable

benefactor. Estrangement and finally

death, robbed Nathaniel of his only son

some years previous, following which,

bitter remorse induced him to grant the

means of a. liberal education lt‘O his sole

descendant and grandson, Sidney Edge-

worth. In like manner he had befriend-

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 lCdgeworth has completed his course

at Ilarvard and rented an eixpens1ve

apartment in New York where he is

searching for a position as diligently and

sincerely as his grandfather’s allowance

of $500 per month will permit. Among

obstacles encountered are two college

chums#Doo<l-le, a typical case of “more

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

together better sort, who has found a.

job in Yonkers. Jim’s last night in the

big city is made the excuse for an all-

night celebration. On their assembling

in Sid‘s quarters in the early morning

they find a «telegram announcing the

death of Nathaniel Edgeworth of Turtle

Creek, who, in a heated argument with

Brigadier General Hornbill burst a blood-

vessel and immdialtely passed away. Af-

ter the funeral of his grandfather Sid

yearns to get away from Turtle Creek

but remains for the reading of his an-

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

tions imposed by that document promise

to indefinitely delay his return to New

York. By the terms -of the will Sid in—

herits the farm at Turtle Creek, and val—

uable securities in addition provided,

that he lives upon the farm, with the ex-

ception of two weeks’ vacation each year,

for a period of four years and during

that time acquires, by gift or purchase,





an adjoining strip of rough land known

as Bramble Hill belonging to the foster

father of Susan Dunlap; or, in lieu of

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.

case. of his favorite cigarettes and de-

velops a determination to make the best

of his new environment. Jerusha points

out the folly of overlooking little things

and as a result Sid offers a site for the

Old Settlers’ Reunion, which is accept-

ed, and prepares to earn a small sum by

supplying refreshments, for the occasion.





Chapter Vl.——The Runaway.



The Old Scttlers‘ Reunion came off

regularly once a year, like the snake’s

skin, the circus, or Good Friday. It was

placed in Indian summer because har-

vesting was then over and ’most every-

body had money to spend for a good

time.



It was at hand again. It had come.



Sid was on the grounds early, ready

'for his harvest; the ice cream and lem-

onade prepared in advance, thanks to the

efforts of Brigadier General Hornbill,

Mother Hubbard, Jerusha, Wattles and

Sid, who had directed Oley (the Swedish

gentleman who flirted with a hoe regu-

larly, by the month, on the Edgeworth

farm) and two husky helpers, also of

Swedish birth.



Yes, everything was in readiness. Sid

watched it all; the decoration and games

committees were on hand, and the sun

hardly up yet! Finishing touches were

being laid on by deft and busy fingers;

some lugging ropes to make swings for

the children, others laying out the base-





 





ball diamond and planning a potato race

course. , ‘ , " _' '



Over at the 'end of the grove; where)

the trees grew thick, Sid found, Susan





Dunlap busyin-g herself, with a‘score of‘





devoted followers, hanging lurid Japanese

lanterns in a little social spot, the ice

cream headquarters, which WOuld be un-

usually active after the strenuous day’s~

sports. ' '



“Improving on Nature?” said Sid, as

he watched Susan hang a. screaming red

lantern with a green glare about its bor-

der on a soft brOWnish oak bough.



“Yes, aren’t they awful!” she exclaim-

ed, catching his spirit. “The declaration

committee said we’d have to make last

year’s ones do. But we'll make it so in-

viting people can’t stay away. You’ll

sell lots of ice cream to the folks Who

seek this shrine.”



“I hope so,” replied Sid. "Why don’t

you bank up some of those boughs in

that nook over there and make a sort of

cozy corner of it, a sweetly sylvan nook,

you know, where they can sip their ice

cream and come- back for more.”



“Oh, that’s an idea,” she answered,

fluttering off to impart the scheme to

her lantern-bearers.



Sid looked absently at the beVy, clad

in white, giggling and happy-faced, It

was rather nice, that picture. ‘ “Too bad

Jerry Wattles don’t go in for that sort

of thing,” he ~mused. “I’ll bet she’d en-

joy it.”



Jerusha had kept a promise to Sid that

she would surely be at the picnic. She

shyly sought her OWn element and found

it in the midst of a crowd of shouting,

laughing children, early comers around

the swings.



Sid, at a distant lemonade stand, saw

a swing soar through the air with its

burden of tickled, squealing pink ging-

ham, and finally, at the far end of the

pendulum’s sway, saw thelaughing face

of .Icrusha; it was she who was furnish-

ing the motive power.



lie waved to her, but just at that mo-

ment she grasped the heels of the pink

gingham bundle in the full career of its

sweep and ran under, pushing, with a

triumphant, impelling jump at the end

of the rope‘s course, sending the tight-

clinging, shrieking, breathless child far

toward the nodding leaves of the tree-

top. Then a dozen shrill voices clamored

for their turn. Two dozen insistent

hands tugged at her skirt.



Sid was arriving and saying hello. She

was busy having the children, quarrelling

over “first turns” and “next turns,”

draw cuts with long and short grasses,

and her greeting was more brief and

otherwise occupied than Sid wanted.



“Can’t you play with a fellow nearer

your own age?” he interceded for him-

self as she. lifted a little Norwegian lad

into the swing. “You’re altogether too

popular.”



Susan Dunlap and a Miss Bettes (from

Bayview) were walking near and looked

at each other with meaning smiles as

they caught only the last few words.

Miss Bettes said something about a.

kindergarten to her friend. Then they

stood still with their backs innocently

(turned and heard: “You know, you

make a fellow forget he ever grew up

and knew cities and chorus girls and

silly society damsels and Broadway

belles. I wish I were the little Norsk

in his first blue overalls—if it would

make such a difference—” Sid stopped,

conscious of other eyes than Jerusha's,

and saw Miss Dunlap and her friend re-

treating.



Jerusha colored hotly under her tan,

and when she could recover her self-pos—

session, turned to the children and called

out with less gaiety, “Now, whose turn

next?”



Sid turned away to the portable merry-

go-round. It was run by a gipsy family

and brought into the grove at dead of

night in parts, wrapped in canvas and

carried in two wagons; one, a huge 01d

prairie schooner, driven by the owner,

Bango, a low—browed Italian, his blowsy

wife asleep among five of her swarthy

young ones between two ornamental

horses and the crank shaft, which Rosa,

the old mule in the lead of the proces-

sion, propelled by following her fiy-bitten

nose in a prescribed circle.



A confused, jumbled picture that group

presented, like circus-day morning, like

a. band of Saracens striking camp. Ev-

erything was so unorderly that Sid could

not tell whether the thing was in the

process of construction or destruction.



“If Jimmie were only here I suppose

he’d know soon enough whether this

gang is doing construction work or not,”

smiled Sid. “Poor old Jimmie, I dare





say he’s still. stewing away in Yonkers

over bolts and things. Wonder what he’d





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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think if he could look in» on me- now?

The lee-cream man! The Coney-Islander

of Turtle Creek! I ,wonder what Doodle’d

think?” '



Sid jerked himself back to the line of

duty, hunted up Oley and his two futile

looking Swedish hunkies. directing them

as though they were members of his

diplomatic legation. “And I say, you

gentlemen might take those tin cups

down to the creek and wash them." Or.

“\’l'ould you really much mind removing

that salt you just knocked into the ice

cream. It’s best to let the customers

salt it to their own tastes."



By ten o’clock the grove was filled and

Sid found himself, iCe-bespattered and

dripping, ladling out ice cream to those

who couldn't refrain till lunch time. Rich

country cream it was, fresh from the

cow and hen, at five cents a plate. Think

of it! Sid recalled that one time in

Venice, seeking shade in the San Marco

Piazza, he had ordered a plate of nea-

politan ice cream and paid about forty

'cents for it, exclusive of the tip.



Mother Hubbard was helping with the

lemonade, two glasses for a nickle, and

Sid was called to relieve her while she

made a [lying trip to the house for more

sugar.



Among his first customers was Mr.

Stimpson, who marched up and glared at

him like an owl blinking at a succulent

beetle, ordering a drink and grandly

treating hovering Old Wattles to the sec-

ond glass.



“Warm! Too gol durned warm for

me," remarked Mr. Stimpson casually,

when he had finished. making a mouth

like a sucked lemon and leering at his

empty glass. “But guess I'll have jest

a drop more of it to take the taste out

Of my mouth. Only don't put none of

that got blame mint stuff in it, I ain’t

no -d———-d cat.”



“I was thinkin’ that was what made

the drink,” put in Old \Vattlcs mildly.

“\Ve used to make mint julcps down

south and the mint was much more to

my likin’ than the whiskey. But they

were splendid drinks, splendid," his

tongue rolled over the last ‘word linger-

ingly.



“Liquor in ’em!" demanded Stimpson

with a glare. “No wonder you can‘t

Work like the rest of folks. That gol

blame. liquor's incipacitatcd yell4—l1‘ltglputt—

itated ych, I say.” Sid was thankful for

the explanation; the word sounded much

as though he had sneezed it.



Later on, Susan Dunlap breezed up

with Ewer and patronized the lemonade

introducing Sid to a very nice

Bayview, who acted

slumming





booth,

young couple from

as though they were on a

party. They asked him to be a third

judge, with Mr. Ewer and the young

man from Bayview, at the sports that

afternoon, suggesting that he could get

Mother Hubbard or Jerusha to tend the

stand for him.



Sid accented out of civic pride and was

rather pleased that Susan Dunlap had

shown him this attention; evidently it

Was only her foster father who really

disapproved of him. He hoped it augured

something for the future, and he was

glad he had remembered .lerusha‘s in-

junction and hidden his cigarette at the

approach of Stimpson and lVIiss Dunlap.



The games began in the middle of the

afternoon. Sid was so busy running

about, arranging potatoes for the boys’

races‘and pacing off distances, that he

did not notice a retiring little person

winding in and out, unobtrusively, her

eyes down until the attention of the peo-

plc was riveted on a race or some con-





test, when she had a chance to look

without being looked at.



Her dress was almost white. It was

carfully darned and laundered to look

something more than calico, and there

was a nice little pattern embroidered





down the front; original. and not inar-

tistic. lut at the seams the cloth show—

ed a dullish blue, as though that had

once been the prevailing color of the

habit,



She looked sometimes toward Sid, and

when he glanced her way she smiled

happily.



Fifty yard dash for girls from sixteen

to sixty,” cried the facetious manager,

the type of man who is always lending

a hand with Marcelline futility at such

functions.



Part of Sid's work as judge was to

tunt up eligible contestants. Miss Dun-

lap and Mi'ss‘Bettes (from Bayview, high

heels, high hat and all) came forward as

entrants at Sid’s solicitation, thus re-

moving all doubt as to the propriety of

the thing and attracting others by their

initiative.



In drumming up.trade to make the

event worth the prize, Sid walked along





 





“rt-n3 MICHIGAN FARMER.





the line of grinning lockers-on, his man-

ner quite easy as he called on the young

ladies of Pike county to show the boys

how fast .they could run, that being the

injunction laid upon him by the man-

ager.



He saw suddenly a little figure dart

behind the pompous and perspiring form

of Mr. Dunlap. In an instant he was

after her. It must be .lcrusha. He hadn’t

thought of her before. She was surely

seventeen, though she didn't look it, and

quite eligible. Old Ilornbill caught Sid’s

purpose, saw the girl darting past him

and reached out with his stick, blocking

Jerusha’s escape and holding her with

his free hand as though she was an es-

caping rebel.



She was flushed and defiant when Sid

rushed up and insisted that she enter the

event.



“If you run as fast as you did tryin’

to get away you’ll win the race, all

right," said Hornbill, shaking his cane

emphatically.



“Please do," urged Sid; ”it's so hard

to get anybody to run. You won’t dis-

appoint me.”



She faltered a moment, glanced away

and then answered with a tight little





smile. “\Vhy, yes, I'll run if it's as im—

portant as that. But I'd rather stay out

here.”





She took her place with Miss Dunlap

and Miss Bettes (of Bayview) and the

few others who had been attracted,

standing a little to one side as she saw

Miss Bettes look at her with a languid

smile and say something to Miss Dunlap.

who immediately made her keep quiet

and turned to Jerusha with a greeting.



Jerusha was very uneasy, uncomfort—

able. She, didn’t like to be be-f‘ore so

many people. it was the first time she’d

ever participated in any of the Old Set-

tlers’ Reunion events.



“Now, girls,” the sports manager push-

ed his dripping, grinning face into the

group and called them to order, “take.

your places on this line here. You want

to run to that there, string those hand—

some tellers are holdin' up. Run as

though you was after a husband. There‘s

a bc-oo-tiful prize for the lady that Wins.

Run, now, girls, when I shoot the pistol."



Elbowing and giggling, the girls found

their places on the line, .lerusha among

them, trying to laugh like the rest.



'The manager stood aside.

ready!” he cried. An instant

fired the gun.



Off went the pack; Jerusha. standing

dazed for a moment by the report, found

herself far in the rear. Then her feet

suddenly bit into the ground and she was

running swiftly—running like a boy, not

mincing along nor holding her skirts and

jogging her hat back to place continu-

ally. like Miss Bettes of Bayview.



Like a fawn she sped on, passing the





“Now,

later he





lagging oncs; some, out of fear, were

hanging behind, others out of respect





for the Misses Dunlap and llettes who

were 'toddling in the lead, elbows flapping

like wings, helping each other and chang-

ing their dress-holds with the celerity of

professional wrestlers.



.lc-rusha, wasn’t awed. Now that she

was running she didn‘t care, sllc didn‘t

think of anything but how glad she was

to be going somewhere, to be on her way

out of that sea of laughing; faces.



The finish line suddenly appeared, only

a leap ahead; the Misses Dunlap and

llettes were hat and hat, about to cross

the tape. .l'erusha, gaVc a bound. shoul-

dcring Miss llettcs in her eagerness to

get past and win -~-at least to get away.

Somehow she dashed in between them

and cleared the line amidst a maze of

cheers from the rooting farmer boys.



But instead of slackening speed she

dashed on, through the holiday crowd,

stepping on Aloisious Stimpson's cornish

toe in her flight and leaving behind her

a trail of curses from that worthy gentle-





man. She didn’t hear them for she had

cleared the crowd. It was very much

like stage fright. Jcrusha didn‘t d'tre





Stop and go back. She was making for

the woods and freedom.



It was a plain case of runaway. This~

old farmer‘s turned and gazed after her;

one old fellow, purple with laughter, yell-

ed, “Stop that there young colt. Why,

gol durn it! She’s goin’ a mile a min—

ute.”



At that moment Jerusha leaped through

the ice cream bower, hurdled the cozy

corner of boughs and disappeared among

the trees.



Aloisious Stimpson, his face a puzzle

picture, turned on the garrulous old

farmer exploding over the runaway and

chopped off these words bitterly: “Damn

it! Quit yer swearin’! Can‘t yeh see

there’s ladies present?”



Over in a secluded spot Miss Dunlap





and several wild-eyed matrons were ald-

ing Miss Bettes, for she had lost her

balance when Jerusha shouldered her

and had fallen to the ground, perma—

nently injuring her proud hat. She sat

tcar-and—grass—stained among her help-

ers who were readjusting the ribbons,

plumes and puffs of false hair,‘ very dis-

heveled and indignant.



“She’s simply ruined it, and it cost

twenty-five dollars," wailed Miss Bettcs.

“I‘d like to get ahold of that girl. Oh.

I’d like' to get my hands' on her. l'd

show her how a young lady should be—

have." She slipped off into self-sorrow-

ing with accomplished ease once more

and ended up: “Pretty mess! Think of

the disgrace, Susan: think of sliding on

one’s car before half the male population

of the county! Oh, I wish I had nchr

seen Turtlc Crock!"



Sid walked home alone late that night

after it was all over. It had been a hap-

py day. He had enjoyed the action and

everything. in his pocket he carried the





prize that .lcrushu had failed to come

for—an elegant gold bracelet, the kind

that turns green lhroe months after





Christmas. He chuckled as the picture

(f her runaway returned. In the morn-

ing he would take the prize over to her

and she would laugh cmbarrassedly and

explain her fear.



He had reachn-rl homo and was just

going in when a form rcsolvcd itself from

the gloom and Old Wattles came up, put—

ting a faltering hand on Sid's shoulder.



“Is—is Jerry back thcrc‘.’ liid you see

her?" he askcd with a limorous (player.



“thy, no 3" cried Sid. surprised. “I

haven't secn her since the race. Didn’t

she go straight home? l‘ve got her prize

here.”





"I guess not: she ain’t there now.

There’s no sign of her."



“But nothing could have happened!”

cried Sid.



“I don't know,“ thc old follow shook

his head slowly. “She's been actin’

mighty duct-r lately: talkin‘ about New

'York an‘ l‘aris an’ all that. I don‘t

know."





Chapter Vll.—-Jerusha in Wonderland.





 





 





 





Bango swung his 10m: whip with thcf

chc'p of a lariat; it cut through the, ln-f





dian summer haze and cracked

the shingly sides of the mule with the

ily-bitlcn nose. \\'i-th a lurch the cara-

van started. a crazy old wagon, over-

crammed, like a Christmas stocking. Two

horses and the mule—Mold Rosa, whom the

children loved so well. the rosette on her

forehead and all»——were required to drag

it along.



Behind came a smaller van,

in pitiful imitation of the chief wagon.

only one horse was attached to that. and





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against ‘





'Rango’s grown-up son (already thirtccn):





dozed on the. scat.





.\1 the crack of the whip both vehicles.





lurched crazily forward and l'ango sent

ahead one of his younger boys with a

red—eyed lantern, to bt‘

through the. dcscrttal picnic grove; until

the Edgeworth priVate road was reached.

Then he would crawl into the big wag-

on. climb over his mother and a few

sisters, shove his little brother out of the

way and drop on the jouncing wagon

bottom.



As they nosed out of the picnic grove

Bango cracked his whip many times with

great gusto. it had been a good day.

He had counted the profits: forty—seven

dollars, mostly in nicklcs and (limcs, rc-

posed in a mum-lied and mildcwcd feed—

bag. used as a pillow for the t‘rowsy

head of Zara, his wife.



It had lu'cn a good day.

always ('lllllli on much money at the

Pike t‘ounty ()ld Seltlers’ l'tcunion,\\'hich

he attended every year. being informed

of the date by a lellcr to a saloon in





path—tinder:





Zango could 4





Chicago, on the outskirts, infested by his‘





tribe and run by a relation. But there

was paint to buy for thc inanimate

lrorscs and oats for the others. Life is

not all one mcrry whirl with the merry-

go—round man; there is the winter with-

out work to live through, and all that.

Still, forty-semen dollars is not bad day's

work.



Bango cracked his whip again; old

Rosa scrambled up a grassy slope and

swung into the Edgcworth privatc road.

I'ler hoof's dragged a bit. but she couldn’t

complain; there had bcen the rest from

four in the morning, when they had ar-

rived, until tcn, when she [took her place

at the Windlass crank to propel the mer-

ry-go—round. Then. too, she had had her

hour off at different times during the

busy day, being “spellet” by less able

animals.



Bango greeted the clear road with an—

other exultant crack of his whip. Then

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his second son, scuffed him smartly on

his scarred head, and growled like a dog

thanking some kind endower for a chunk

of poisoned meat.



He called back to his grown—up son,

propping his eyes open in the little wag—

on behind until they should reach the

main road when the drudge of a horse

would follow her dispirivted nose without

driving, to look sharp.



Bango seldom traveled in any such

haste. He liked to loll and spend the

night on the road. But this was the end

of his season. \Vinter was drawing in,

and he had another engagement for the

day after tomorrow, twenty miles past

Bayview and only a long day out from

Chicago, his winter quarters.



So Bang-0’s ark, piled with pairs of

wooden animals (some even Noah had

never seen) jounced along the Bayview

road (passing through the proud city af-

ter which the road had been named) the

night 'long. Bango himself cocked the

square, block—built mass of his body on

a. rude- bench up in front of the main

rwagon, after the caravan was well under

way. He slept with his eyes half open;

it was habit with him, and only occa—

sionally did the eyes deceive him and

Close tight. It happened four times that

night, and at each occurrence wise‘ old

Rosa felt, the slack on her lead lines and

stopped abruptly to snatch off a. few pop-

py—cycd dreams for herself, standing in

the road, setting a. pattern for the jaded

pair behind. But llango always awak-

ened and curled that cracking whip

against Rosa’s sides and under her bony

body, where it still bit. Then the cara—

van would roll monotonously on.



At seven o'clock Bango aualu-ncd per-

manently, drove into a [thicket close to

the road, jumped down and walkcd back

to the little wagon. There he silently

cuffed his oldest son intro shocked Wakc-

i'ulncss and walked sullenly t0 the rear

of the wagon, where he jerked down the

back-board and pulled out a burlap bag

of dry bread, broken meat and a scat—

tering of VOg‘clablcs. .-\s he reached far

in for a frayed old horse blanket (Rosa’s

one comfort in life) and a bag of oats,

he caught a, sudden movement in the

dim interior. Bcing a phlegmatic, in-

crcdultms sort of person, Bango felt

quite certain that it wasn’t one of his

wooden animals come to life, so he

touched in quickly and grabbed the mov-

ing thing. Dragging it to the light with

much dilllcullty, for the thing resisted,

he twisted it in his hard hand and found

it to be a. human foot, with a leg at-

tached.



“Let go!” came a smothered scream

from within.



Bango pullcd all the harder in recogni-

tion of the request. His Wonderingr son

rushed to his aid, blink—eyed and upon-

mouthed. A second foot shot out and

kickcd liango in the jaw. llis hold

looscnf'd, he clapped both hands to his

i‘acc and mingled ltalian and gypsy oaths

in a striking melange!



With surprising celerilty a wiry little

body wriggled over the end of the wag—

on, dropped to its feet and made a dash

for the woods where the trees stood thick

nearby.



But Bango had recovered. He reached

out a thick, heavy hand, with black

splotches sprawling over it, and his

lingers sunk into the shoulder of the

ilccing form. There was a ripping of

rotten cloth, but Iliango’s grip held. He

swung the person around and Staredinto

piercing black eyes aflare with fire and

fury. ;\ tight brown list shot out, land-

ing harmlessly on his heavy chest.



Bango pee-red into the face and laugh-

ed a long, low, calculating laugh, oI‘sur-

prising cadence, at which the son beside

him winced.



“Hoooo'o~” he exclaimed in prolonged

scrutiny, “eet’s a nica lectle girl, nica

lecltle girl. She stcala da ride. Jive me

for pay one kick in da. jaw. Eet ees nica

lcetle girl.”



“Let go!” the voice was firm, but

Bango’s ears were quick to catch the

tremble in it.



“Stay an’ have breakfast, leetle girl,”

he mocked. “You have come long way.

You mus’ a be hungry.”



Before the girl could answer a mop-

like head was «thrust through the canvas

curtains of the wagon in front and Zara

peered out. The woman asked a quick

question in a garbled native tongue.

Bango replied in elaborate English: “Eet

ees nica i'eetle girl. She ees hide like da

kitty-cat in da hole by da museek box

an’ da lion, so soft—vera. nica da place.”



Zara shiflted her bulk and clambered

over the 'end of her wagon like an easy-

going bear; several of the cubs followed

and stood clinging to her red petticoat.



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ceased struggling and stood tense and

combative, and looked her over with a.

very shrewd eye for so slow a person.



Then Zara’s brown lips parted in a.

toothless grin as she questioned: “Gotta.

no home?”



“Yes, I’ve got a home, and if you

don’t let me go to it this—”



“No; nica leetle girl,” Bango cut her

off by twisting the slender shoulder in

his cruel hand. The girl turned and shot

a penetrating glance at him, but she did

not wince. “You 'lika da merriev-go-

around, you come along maybe to ride

some more?"



The girl still looked into his glinting

eyes; there came a hurt, animal, hunted

look into hers and she turned toward the

woman; “I only took a ride,” she said.

“I can pay for it. I will pay for it."



At the mention of money Zara came

closer to the girl, so that she stood

guarding her on one side, opposite Ban-

go, five childrcn effectively filling in-the

gaps and completing the circle. At a

significant glance from Zara Range be-

came most affable and suddenly released

his hold on the prisoner.



The girl shook back her shoulders, en-

(leavoring to suppress the relief which

would express itself in the escape of a

pent-up breath. One of her brown little

hands went into her blouse, groping

about in fumbling haste.



Bango improved the moment by sum-

ming up her physical beauty and re-

marking: “You are nica leetlc girl. You

pay monie for da ride. You are preettie

leetlc girl, so black, lika da blackberry,

da blackberry dat grows by da road. A]-

most black like a gYDsy.” His simile

seemed to please him very much; he

shrugged his shoulders delightfully, but

it was evident Zara did not have the

same fondness for it. Her eyes were

watching the movement of that little-

hand within the blouse. Yes, it was di-

rect, as direct as possible under the cir-

cumstances. The girl would bring out

all her money. She would hide nothing.

(hn-‘s thoughts are always writ on one’s

face. .



The hand came out, clutching a black

purse, old and worn, as though the girl’s

mother before her had carried it.



“Ilow much is it? How much do you

want?" she asked. looking at the woman.



"How far you come from, leetle girl?”

put in Bango, drawing nearer.



“llow much you got?" cried Zara,

shooting him one of those looks of un-

derstanding So common to wedlock.



“But how much is the ride? What

docs it matter about the amount of mon-

ey I have?"



Zara’s tarmac-telling had developed

just one ilaw in her method of divina-

tion; she always counted on the credu-

lity of her customer. Somewhat start-

led, Zara fell back on the one disarming

tool in her kit. She became sullen and

insolent, as only a gypsy can.



“\Yhere you come from? How we

know you did not steala da monie? May-

be you like to go back where you come

from, yes?”_



“Oh, no!” the girl’s grip on the purse

loosened the least bit.



“You come from Toortle Creaaak?”

qucricd Bango, with a sudden flash of

thought. “I no scc you on da merrie-go-

around at da peccncec."



The girl swung about and looked at

him squarely.



“No. I crawled into the wagon near

Bayview. 1 don’t come from Turtle

Creek.” ller vcry vehemence was con-

vincing. liven Zara couldn’t be certain;

had she had a pack of cards to finger

thoughtfully for a moment she might

have figured the thing out.



“\Vherc do you want to go, then?”

Zara askcd sharply.



The suddenness of the question caused

a tell-tale and awkward pause; but the

girl had answered in a moment: “I want

to go home. 1 live right over the hill

there. I’ll give you twenty—five cents for

the ride,” she had covertly abstracted

some small coin from the worn, black

purse.



Bango glanced sharply in the direction

of the hill; he remembered two farm

houses nestling near together just behind

it. Besides, they weren’t far from the

road, and Range always felt that what

could be obtained by craft should never

be taken forcibly. He looked at his wife.

There was a sneering laugh on her face;

that laugh had caused Bango trouble

more than once. His business instinct

urged against highway robbery.



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to keep still about it, too," he suggested

testingly.



“Five dollars!" the girl’s fingers clutch-

ed the purse still more tightly; she jing-

led the coins in her hand.



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OFFICERS or THE STATE ASSOCIA-

TION OF FARMERS' cLuss.





President—J. D. Leland, Corunna.

Vice-President—D. H. Morrison. St.





Johns.



Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. C. P. John-

SOII. Metamora.



Directors—C. L. Wright, Caro; E. W.

Woodruff, Blanchard; C. P. Johnson,

Metamora; H. W. Chamberlain, White

Lake; Wm, T. Hill, Carson City; Jerry





Spaulding, Balding.



Address all communications relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.

P. Johnson, Metamora, Etch.





Associational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

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THE ANNUAL MEETING.



The twentieth annual meeting of the

Michigan State Association of Farmers‘

Clubs, .which convenes in the capitol

building at Lansing on December 3,

should be made the occasion of a grand

rally, not alone of the delegates from

every local Club in the state, but as well

of leaders who are particularly interested

in Farmers’ Club work throughout the

state.



This organization, which begun in a

small way twenty years ago, has gradu-

ally grown to an increased importance

which makes it generally recognized, not

only in Michigan but throughout the

country, There are important amendments

to the constitution of the State Associa-

tion which will be acted upon by this

canvention and it is important that a

full expression from local Clubs.and Club

leaders should be given upon the points

involved.



Also,

meeting





the program provided for this

is a. most interesting and in-

structive one. It will be time well spent

for any Farmers Club member who is

able to do so, to be present at this meet-

ing on. December 3—4. Certainly every

local Club in the state should be repre-

sented by delegates, since they will de-

rive a direct benefit out of all proportion

to the (fest involved. If delegates have

not been elected from any local Club

they should be appointed at once by the

officers, or the Club should be represent-

ed by the officers themselves at this

coming meeting.



These delegates or representatives of

local Clubs should be prepared to place

the views of their respective Clubs before

the meeting or the proper committees in

concise form in order to facilitate the

business of the convention. They should

also be constantly on the lookout during

the sessions for ideas which would be

helpful to their local organizations in the

maintenance of interest or the accom-

plishment of results which would be ben-

eficial to the community.





CLU B DISCUSSIONS.





Question Box a Feature—The Vl’ixom

Farmers’ Club held its November meet-

ing at the very hospitable and commodl-

ous home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Moore,

with a goodly attendance. After a sump-

tuous dinner a. fine program was carried

out consisting of recitations, music and

select readings, after which the question

box was opened and the queries discuss-

ed. There were 13 questions-among

them the one that provoked the most

discussion was. “How to keep boys on

the farm.” BY starting them when

young to get them interested in the farm

work, making them partners in the bus-

iness and discussing the WOI‘k with them

freely. The Club elected two delegates

to represent it at the State Association

of Farmers’ Clubs at Lans1ng.———Mrs, R,

D. Stephens, Cor- Sec.



Boost County Farm Expert Flam—A

large number of members of the Charles-

ton Farmers’ Club, of Kalamazoo county,

were very pleasantly entertained at the

home of Mr. and Mrs. William Henson,

Saturday afternoon, November 9. A fine

picnic dinner was served shortly after

noon, followed by the business meeting.

In the absence of Presrdent Hagelshaw,

Vice-president Perry occupied the chair.

It was decided that Mrs. Floyd Cov1lle

should select as many helpers from the

senior club as she deemed necessary to

assist her in supervising and. teaching

the girls' department of the junior club.

Mrs. L. J. Bradley and flank McClary,

with L. L. Joy as an alternate, were

elected delegates to attend the conven-

tion of the State Farmers’ Clubs, to be

held at Lansing. December 3-4. L. J.

medley gave a brief talk of his meeting

in Kalamazoo with the board of super-

visors relative to selecting an agricul-

tural expert from the Agricultural Col-

lege at Lansing-to work among the mm-

as of Kalamazoo county. ”The lectur‘





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consisting of several vOca‘l ’eo'los by. Mrs.

L. L. 'Joy, accompanied. on» the violin by

Mr. Joy, {a piano solo by Ferris Brad-

ley, and a song by the Club, "Gaily and

Brightly,” selected from our new Club

song book.‘ A recitation by Alta. Fenner

and a. paper prepared by Carey Row-

land, who was unable to be present, and

read by, Mrs. Floyd Coville were also

much enjoyed. Miss Spring, of Gilmore’s

store. Kalamazoo, gave her last of a ser-

ies of three lessons in fancy work to the

girls and ladies of the Club. The next

meeting will be held with Mrs. Sarah

Holmes and Miss Merna Holmes on De-

cember 14. The topic chosen for disaus-

sion was upon the Good Roads question

and Frank Griffith, our highway commis-

sioner, was chosen to lead the discussion.

—Cla.ra ralmlter, Reporter.



A Thanksgiving Program.—.——The Odessa

Farmers' Club met with Mr. and Mrs.

Francis Rush, Saturday, Nov. 9. Dinner

was the first thing on the program, con-

trary to the usual order at this time of

year. At the call of President Foght, the

company joined in singing “America.”

The roll call was answered by giving

Thanksgiving items and proved an in-





teresting number, Mrs. Francis Tucker

read a poem , "When Mother Goes to

vote," which we doubt not will be





partly verified after the next legislature

does its work. Mr. Henry Stinchcomb

opened the subject for discussion, in the

absence of Mr. Augst to whom it was

assigned, namely, “What is, the greatest

blessing the people of the United States

have to be thankful for?” The ideas

were numerous, one said, “For peace

with all nations,” another, “For the fact

that there was plenty to eat, no famine

in the land.” “For our civilization which

comes from righteousness. “For the

Christian religion.” “For scientific sur-

gery.” “For Christian parentage.” “That

we are not as the Turks.” "For the

privilege of the home and this home.”

Next came the election of officers. The

result was as follows: President, M.‘ L.

Foght; vice-president, Henry Stinch-

comb; recording secretary, Mrs. Rachel

Lezpard: corresponding secretary, Mm

Lottie M. Durkee; treasurer, Henry Cur-

tis. Mr. and Mrs. XV. S. Angst were

elected as delegates to the State Asso-

ciation of Farmers Clubs, to be held in

Lansing early in December with Mr. and

Mrs. John Bower as alternates. A vote

was taken among the ladies to each take

the baked goods for the next year's

meetings. Adjourned to meet with Mr.

and Mrs. Augst in December.—Reporter.





Woman’s Day.——V\'ith each November

comes Woman’s Day and the annual

chicken-pie dinner of the Ingham County

Farmers’ Club. This year the Club met

with Mr. and Mrs. James ‘Blakely in

Mason. There were not as many pres—

ent as usual, doubtless owing to the epi-

demic but the committee were on time,

dinner ably served by the men on time,

and the program commenced a little

ahead of time. President Ives called the

'meeting to order and as V'the first busi-

ness of the day called for a report of the

boys' corn club committee. Mr. Robb

stated that after all bills were paid from

the money collected for this special pur-

pose, there was a deficit of $2.57. After

some discussion it was moved and car-

ried that the secretary draw an order

upon the treasurer for the amount. Mrs.

Taylor read resolutions from the presi~

dent of the state association relating to

a change in the constitution as regards

dues and membership, and said amend-

ments were not endorsed by this Club

and the delegates Were instructed to

vote to reject the amendments. Mr. and





Mrs. R. J. Robb were elected delegates

with Mr. and Mrs. E P. Rowe as alter-

na es. ‘





The Children in the Rural Home.—

President Ives now turned the meeting

over to Mrs- Jewett, the vice-president,

who ably presided the rest of the after-





noon. After singing “America,” Mrs.

Beebe offered prayer and the secretary

called the roll, the answers being rela-





tive to man, and as usual apt quotations

were given. After a song, “Harvest

Hymn,” composed for the occasion, Mrs.

Ives read the Club alphabet, which was

full of interest. containing the names of

all Club members. Mrs. J. S. Hawley

sang a solo, after which Mrs. Dora

Stockman. of Lansing, gave the address

of the afternoon, “W'ork and Play for the

Children in the- Rural Home.” In part

she said she wanted to suggest ways and

means to keep the normal child busy.

After speaking of the kindergarten in

the cities. she said in the country this

work. must be done by the mother. The

first thing a child holds is usually a soft

woolen ball, and a ball represents unity,

roundenss of things, and in later life a

hall is essential to foot ball, base ball,

basket ball, etc. Next comes the cubes

or blocks. It is natural. for a child to

build up and tear down and if given an

expensive toy his first instinct is to see

how it is made. and if he takes it apart

he cannot put it together again. So, in-

stead -of buying things already made.

select those that he can use for con-

struction. Great possibilities lie in the

potato, apple and beet. Pieces of these

with toothpicks will help keep one busy

and many lessons can be told about the

seeds, the little brown babies, and if one

can have a sand table, so much the bet—

ter. If not, put sand in your dripping

pan. It is natural for a child to want to

do things and want to own things. A

large part of the criminal classes are

those who have had nothing to do. So

do not make the mistake of allowing'the

child to be idle. The possibilities of a

pair of scissors and paper are many, and

after emphasizing the ”Do and don’t

policy,” she closed with the familiar quo—

tation from Holland:

“We build the ladder by which we rise

From the lowly earth to the valuted

skies,

And. mount. to. its summit.

round.”



The next .meeting will be held with Mr.

and Mrs. Robtert Laxton at the Home-

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THE DECEMBER PROGRAMS.





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First

Meeting.



(Grange Day Program—Forty-fifth an-

niversary—“Let us close the door behind

us and look forward; and with one com-

mon purpose strive for the good of all.”

—Oliver WilSOn).



Election of officers for 1913.



Roll-Cal'l—responded to by each nam-

ing one thing the Grange has accom~

plished in its 45 years’ existence.



Review of a copy of “The National





Grange Monthly.”

Fifteen minutes of “fun-fest.”

Music throughout this program by





Grange chorus.





A LEADING FEATURE OF COMING

STATE GRANGE MEETING.





 





Patrons who annually attend State

Grange haVe become accustomed to dock-

ing forward to the State Lecturer’s pro-

gram as the most enjoyable and instruc-

tive feature of the week. Miss Buell ad-

vises us that, at this year’s meeting, all

of the time allotted to the so-called Ilec~

turers’ Conference program, aside from

a. few supplemental fratures of an en—

tertainment nature, will be given to the

presentation of the question of co-opor-





atlon, Mr. E. M. Touslcy, of Minnesota,

secretary of the Jtight Relationship

League, having been secured to deliver





the principal address. The league which

Mr. Tousley represents is taking an ac-

tive interest in promoting legislation fav-

orable to the formation of co—operative

associations. and in this connection it

may be noted that \Visconsin already has

enacted a low g‘thel'l’llllg the formation of

co-operative organizations and providing

{or a division of their profits in propor-

tion to the bosincss transacted by them.

The salient features of this law are pre-

sented in an editorial comment in this

issue, since familiarity with this new

line of legislative effort seems essential

to the fullest and most careful discus—

sion of the topic as it will be presented

at the coming Sault Ste. Marie meeting.

Miss Buell plans to give ample time for

questioris and for general discussion,

thoroughly believing that the subject is

full of possible great things for the

Grange.





 





A BEAUTIFUL NEW WORK.





 





It will be recalled that the State Wom-

an's Work Committee, early in the year,

announce-d it had found a Grange woman

who would represent the committee in

calling upon patients who came to the

two large state hospitals in Ann Arbor.

There is probably no time at. which there

are not a, number of our patron friends

in these hospitals, most of them having

come from distant parts of the state,

often alone, and who have no personal

friends to call up0n them during their

stay. Scarcely a rural neighborhood in

Michigan but has had one or more of its





members in one or the other of these

hospitals. All who have ever been in a

hospital among strangers will at once





appreciate what it means to have some—

one take a. personal interest in their

Welfare.



The lady whom the committee found

doing this work, and arranged for her to

continue it in the name of the Grange,

is an etc-lecturer of Charlotte Grange

now here with her son. who is in the

University. During these months she

has spent much time calling from bed to

bed through the wards of the hospitals

and asking if the patients are from

Grange homes, leaving a trail of cheer in

her wake, for, of course. her sympathy

is not reserved for members of any one

organization. Where she finds a mem-

ber of the Grange she leaves 1101‘ card so

that she may be called upon to write

notes or do little arnands of kindness for

the sick one. Her heart is in this work.

”I love to do it," she says. “It takes me

three afternoons to make the rounds of

one hospital, and two to go through the

other, but I find people so appreciative

and grateful for being remembered in

this way that I am more than glad to

do it. I receive words of highest praise

for the" Grange- from many who do not

belong to it, and the attendants are glad

that their patients are cheered by it.”



“I find some such pitiful cases," she

went on, “where I wish I might do more.

For instance, when patients stay a long

time they grow tired of the food, though

it is good. I often wish that I had a

glass of jelly or a. bottle of fruit juice





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to add to their meals. And they are So

glad, too, if I bring apples, saying that

those taste more like home fare than

oranges. I divide my own store of these

things, but it does not go far.”



I wish you might have heard Mrs.

Sprague tell of individual cases; one of





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‘ these was the Wife of a Grange member





and mother of nine children, Who watch-

ed so eagerly for her coming. Those who

stay long come to know her as a real

friend and many are the cordial notes of

appreciation that have come back to her

on the return of patients to their homes.

Although the \Voman’s Work Commit-

tee suggested, last spring, that we co-

operate with this systematic meth-od of

cheering afflicted brothers and sisters,

we have overlooked it during the busy

summer. I am therefore telling you of

this work now, when our cupboards and

bins are full, so that any Grange or per-

son, who feels inclined, may box up a.

few apples, glasses of jelly, marmalade

or fruit juice and contribute them for

this purpose. Send it prepaid, by ex-

press. to Mrs. M. Sprague, 632 S. Thayer

street, Ann Arbor, or send it by friends

who visit there. Every bit of it will be

made to go on an errand of sunshine. A

further suggestion is that you label each

package with the name of the donor and

the Grange, thus making more real the

bond of fratern-il thoughtfulness.

JENNIE BUEl.L.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





A New One in Houghton.——A1ston

Grange was organized at Alston, .liough-

ton county, “'edncsllay evening, Nov. 13,

with 38 charter members. The following

head the list of officers: Master, Donald

Grant; secretary, Carl Smith; lecturer,

I‘lliel Kirirantzui. The charter will be

held open unlil Saturday. Nov. 30, when

the next formal meeting will be held.

The new Grange starts out strongly and

with brilliant prospects.



Completes its First Year.——Bay Shore,

one of Charis-vol): county’s youngest sub-

ordinate-s. (‘i‘lt‘hl‘lllod its first anniversary

on the evening of Oct. 30. The organiza-





tion has lvl‘lll-lpel‘ed during its first year

and its pt‘nsllm‘ls seem bright. About

100 wvre- in attendance at the anniver—

sary Tin-cling and an unusually good





program was rendered, Bro. l). E. Mc—

Clure delivering the principal address.

Annual Grange Fair‘s—h‘wuth Lowell

Grunge. of Kcut county, hold its annual

fair in tho (lrangc hall at Alto a few

weeks ago. it proved a gala event for

both farmers and townspeople. The hall

was tastefully decorated with autumn

leaves. There was a fine display of

fruits, grains and vegetables and in the

women’s department of quilts, fancy

work and baked goods. A chicken-pie

supper was served in the basement din-

ing-room. The fair proper was followed

by an excellent program of literary and

musical numbers. marches, dances, etc.





Galesburg Patrons’ Second Annual Fair,

held recently. prove-(l a marked improve-





ment OVer that of last year, both in

quantity and quality of exhibits, due

largely to the steady growth of the





Grange during the year. The hall was

opened to the general public and many

v1s1tors pronounced tho showing equal to





that of a county fair. Prizes were

awarded for several kinds of corn, pota—

toes, apples, turnips. carrots. parsnlps,

beets, onions, squash, pumpkins, bread,

cookies, pie, cake, candy, butter, flowers

and various clasxes of needlework.

Among the vegetables was a mammoth

pumpkin, the number of semis of which

each one was askml to guess. \Valter

Flanders guessed 62.3 and revolved a box





of candy, the correct

be 68l.



Coopersville Patrons have acre-prod an

invitation to meet with Nulllt'it (:range

for an old-fashioned spelling and singing

contest on Saturday, Nov. :lll. in prep-

aration for the evmit the Grange held a.

spelling match last Saturday evening in

connection with its big corn supper at

which a prize was offered for the best

old—fashioned johnny czikc. At a recent





number proving to





meeting the Grange received its first

financial report from its lecture course

committee. The l‘t‘pul'l‘ indicating that





outsiders have thus far given the course

little support. The committee reported

94 course tickets sold, of which 66 were

taken by members of the order. The

first lecture was given Nov. 6 by Dr.

Collcdge and showed that the course is

worthy of more liberal patronage. At the

primary election for nomination of State

Grange officers this Grange endorsed Bro.

VV. F. Taylor, of one. county, for

member of the State Grange executive

committee. The married members of

this Grange will strive to outdo the young

people in the production of a play during

the coming winter.



Charlevolx Grange recently entertained

the members of the county normal class,

the program including an interesting talk

on the meeting of the State Teachers’

Assoeiation. The class will return the

compliment by furnishing the program at

a future meeting.





 





COMING EVENTS.





Michigan State Grange, Fortieth An—

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Pomona Meetings.





Grand Traverse COL. with Fife Lake

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Thursday, Dec. 4—5.



Kent (10., with Grattan Grange, Wed-

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