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The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal 1 .i" the State.

V°'" cmx'"°"‘°£ DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY. DEC. 14, 1912. ggf5,g¥,§:g,





Whole Number 3621.





 





LL who attended the event united . . inary judging in the elimination process

A in praise of the Thirteenth Inter- The Thlrleenlh Inlernall Ila] progressed, it became the almost unani-

national Live Stock Exposition, ' . mous opinion that baby beef would again



held .at Dexter Park, in Chicago, last he demonstrated as superior in quality

week. Unusually favorable December , through the winning of the grand cham-

weather promoted a. large attendance a. contender for the championship and the state, but it is clearly demonstrated pionship by some one of the contestants





during the early days of the show and was made reserve grand champion steer that their absent-e is not a handicap in the yearling carlot classes. This pm-

the mild days favored the scattering of of the show—the Iowa College steer, Black which the skillful feeder cannot over— diction was finally verified in the selec-





 





. the crowd throughout the grounds and Rock, namesake of an‘ illustrious pre- come. tion of a load of superb Angus yearlings,

I the extensive carlot exhibits in the decessor. As the illustration shows, the grand exhibited by Edward P. Hall, of Mechan-

yardS, leaving the judging rings and am- There are other factors in this victory champion fat steer was an animal of icsburg, 111., who also won the grand





phitheatre only comfortably filled and of the Canadian steer which are worthy wonderful quality and finish. Competi- championship in the 1910 carlot show

giving everybody a much better oppor- of special note, chief among which is the tion in the auction ring was strong for with another lot of Angus yearlings.

tunity to see the ShOVV than would have method by which he was grown. He was his possess-ion and he was sold after spir- ’l‘hese yearlings were declared by the

been the case had inclement weather entirely a product of the northwest, ited bidding at 30 cents per pound to :1 judges to be as fine a load of baby

kept a majority of the patrons indoors. where corn is not grown, never having local department store. His principal hooves as were ever exhibited in a show

The extent of the attendance was better ring. ’I‘heir' chief competitors for this





grand prize were a load of two-year-old

Angus steers, winners of the two—year-

old championship and made reserve grand

champion carload of the show, cxhibited

by W. C. \\‘hitc, of Missouri, and the,

throe-maar-old Ilcrefords fed by Noti‘e

Dame Ifnivcrsvity, of Indiana, which were

champions in the ilirec-year-old class.

The individuals from this exhibit: Were

picked from a herd of 45 head of Angus

yearlings fed by Mr. Hall this year. It

is notable that while the Grand Cham—

pions wcrc carefully handlcd during the

entire feeding period they are a product

of the Opt‘ll feed lot, ncvcr having had

shletcr. Mr. Hall purchased the calves

late in October, 1911, immediately put-

ting them On a feed of corn, oats and

bluegrass pasture, the pasture being sub-

stituted by hay and shocked fodder as

roughage later in the season. In March

the corn grain ration was supplemented

by a. lightfced of cottonseed meal, grad—





judged at the night shows where not half

of the throng who attended could be

seated in the immense amphitheatre.



As usual, the chief interest during the

early days of the show centered about

the judging of the individual fat steer

classes during the elimination process,

which of necessity preceded the selection

of the grand champion fat steer. For the

second time in the history of the Inter-

national this honor went to Canada, and

indicentally added another grand cham-

pionship to the already long list which

stand to the credit of the Angus breed.

The grand champion steer, illustrated in

the accompanying cut, was Glencarnock

Victor, 2, two-year-old grade Angus steer,

. bred and exhibited by J. D. McGregor», of



Glencarnock Farm, near Brandon, Mani-



toba.‘ This steer weighed 1,630 pounds at



a trifle o’ver two years and seven months



of age. His sire was Elm Park Ring-



master, a pure—bred Angus bull belonging

to Mr. McGregor’s herd and his dam was ually increased until they were: given two



a grade COW that nevcr had a name. Be- . ,. . y, . . pounds per day. together with all the



ing an exceptionally good calf, displaying * , ' 't corn they would eat. In addition, two





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the best traits of the breed, he was pur- . . ’ . . moods of molasses was added to ‘2 -

chased by Wm. Porterfield, a Manitoba Glencarnoek Victor, Grand Champion Fat Steer at the Thirteenth International. 1mm in SCptembcr. The, total 0:11:21:

. fitter, who exhibited him at the Winter had a pound if this grain during his life. compctitors for grand championship hon- plugs of this carlot exhibit was $855

fair at Brandon, where he capturt‘d the Neither was he ever fed any of the so- ors were “Black llock," the, Iowa candi- and tiny sold in the auction ring at $14

- first prize last March. Such were his called concentrates, his sole diet being date above mentioind. and l’rathcr's per cwt. They averaged 1,189 pounds in





development ‘and apparent possibilities grass, hay. oats and barley, This is not l’rime Knight, a Shorthorn calf exhibited weight.

that Mr, McGregor repurchased the steer only a tribute to the skill of the feeder by J. 14‘. I’rather, of Illinois, awarded the The sweepstakes winners in the carlot

and placed him in the hands of his herds- but in a measure upsets the theory that championship in this breed, and regarded hog classes were Berkshires, shown by





man to be fitted for this year’s Inter- corn is essential to the attainment of a as a strong contestant for the big honor George N. 'ltunkle, of Industry, lll. A

national. high finish or that silage is absolutely of the show as hc went up the line. The notable feature of this exhibit was the





 





It is a matter of noteworthy interest necessary to the attainment of rapid fat steer cIaSses were particularly strong fact that it was comprised of survivors

that this herdsman, Robert Brown by growth. Unquestionably these are valu- all along the line, and the work of Itobt. of a drove of swine that had passed

name, is a brother of John Brown, the able factors which add to the profit of Keene. the London judge, received general through two sicges of hog cholera. This





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herdsman at the Iowa college who fitted thOse who are more fOrtunately located, approval. - exhibit consisted of :30 Berkshires, aver-

.‘ the winner of the 1911 championship and as in Michigan, for silage can be profit- The intercst in the carlot fat classes aging 424 pounds in weight.

the product of whose skill was this year ably produced in practically all parts of was keen as usual and, as the prelim- (Continued on page 537).





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





 





Grand Champlon Carlot of Fat Steers at the 1912 International. A Grand Lot of AngusYearllngs and a Living Testimonial to the Superiority of Baby Beef.
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I

THE VALUE OF STRAW.





 





One of the principal profits for the

farmer in raising small grain is the

straw. Years ago. when it seemed quite

impossible to deplete the virgin soil by

continued abuse of cropping year after

year and putting nothing back to retain

its maximum fertility, farmers used to

make no account of straw, and to get rid

of it millions of tons of straw were burn-

ed, especially in the western states. Not

many years ago, in Illinois, the large

paper mills consumed all the surplus

straw, and used to buy it of the farmers

by the ton or stack. The mills of course

made the price so low that it did not

make much financial gain to the farmer.



But now times have changed and the

farmer, through his careless method of

keeping up his soil fertility, is obliged to

buy tons of expensive commercial fer-

tilizer, aside from utilizing all the straw

he produces, in order to make his land

produce anywhere near a standard crop.

Two years ago after I finished threshing

I had four good sized stacks of straw

and, with seine old oottoms that were

left over from the year before, it looked

impossible to use all this straw, and as

there were many who wanted a few loads

I let over 40 loads go off the place at

$1.50 to $2.00 per load.



\thn 1 was in the Union Stock Yards

at Chicago last spring I inspected a for-

tilizer plant there and it set me to think-

ing why it would not pay every farmer

who produces straw and feeds most of

his grain out on his farm to have his

own fertilizer plant on his own farm.

which would supply his wants materially.

This company gathers up the manure

made in the yards, dries it and grinds

the same. as fine, as can he. bags it up

and sells it to the. farmcrs for $1.50 per

sack of 100 pounds. The joke of it is the,

farmcr is paying for this stuff twicc. in

the first place it is made from hay for

which the farmer pays the exorbitant price

of about $40 pcr ton and corn that costs

around $2.00 per bushel that the stock

yards company fccds our stock while thcy

remain in the yards. Of course, this is

a game that we can’t beat but when it

comes to buying manure at $in per ton

and paying for the tlelchry of same, tin-y

can count me out (if such a game. Now,

if it pays those. who buy this fertilizer.

and it must pay as the company told me

they could not make it fast enough for

the demand. I am sure it will pay to go

at it in a busincss way and make every

load or ton of barnyard manure possible.



Bed Down Yards as Well as Stables.



Instead of my lctting any straw go off

my tarin l am going to bed my feeding

yards down. This fall before the cattle

were placed in the yards I hcdded them

down. also the basement cattle barn,

lthSO ft.. over two feet deep and just

rccently I did the same thing over again.

i had thought some of making a cistern

Outside of the yard to catch the liquid

manure that leaches away. But instead

of going to this expense I will dump in

straw Often enough to absorb all the

water and this will make much better

fertilizer than the liquid. It is amazing

how a drove. of cattle will trample straw

down. You can put it several feet deep

in the yards and in a short time it seems

to be all gone. But it should be replaced

and the whole surface of the. feeding

yards kept dry with new straw. I want

to make an even 1,000 mammoth spread—

cr loads of manure every year to haul

out on this farm, and I am going to do

it. This will add more than that many

dollars to the receipts each year, aside

from adding to the value of the. land

year by year. It may look to some like

a long. tedious task to haul out this

much manure every season. It is true

it would be if the old methods were em—

ployed by hauling a few wheelbarrow

loads on a wagon at a time and forking

the same off in piles in the field. then

throwing away a lot more good time by

spreading it. Three men and four good

horses and two large-sized spreaders will

haul 1.000 loads or over 100.000 bushels

of manure in less than 20 days to nearby

fields or an expense that will not ex-

ceed $150. This will well cover 00 to 125

acres. '



Keep the Straw on the Farm.





No matter whether a farmer keeps

dairy cows, feeds cattle. sheep or hogs.

if the yards in which they run are kept

well bedded down with straw it will

make a larger quantity of manure eVery

season. It is safe to say that the farm-

ers who cater to this method of farming

will have a farm in the end. as well as

a pocket full of money. But the man

who sells his hay, grain and, last. but

not least. his straw from his land. will

have no “farm” or money either. Moral,





. THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





make the most of your own fertilizer

plants;' they are inexpensive and very

profitable.





\Vashtenaw Co. B. F. WAASHBURNE.





IMPROVED VARlETIES OF TIMOTHY.



VVhlle timothy is the typical hay plant

of the United States and its hay is usu-

ally used in comparison with different

forage .plants, it is a strange fact, but

true nevertheless, that little or no atten—

tion has been given to its improvement

or to the possibility of the deVelopment

of improved varieties.



When the farmer wants to grow corn

he has his favorite variety; if he intends

to set out an apple orchard he may se—

lect the Baldwin or the \Vinesap or the

kind best suited to his farming condi-

tions; if he grows wheat or cotton or rice

or cowpeas, seed of some particular and

special sort is secured, but when he buys

timothy for planting he buys simply tim-

othey seed and not any special variety of

known origin and value.



On this point, Prof. II. .I. Webber, of

the Cornell Experiment Station, where

experiments looking toward the improve—

ment of timothy were begun as far back

as 1903. says: '



“If we ask for selected timothy seed,

what we get is simply seed that has

been specially cleaned and winnowed or

is from ‘a particularly-well-cured crop. It

is clear that such-procedure is contrary

to the well—known principles of agricul-

ture, and if we desire to secure the best

possible crops of hay we: must plant im—

proved varieties adapted to our condi-

tions.



“It is clear that the most important

problem before hay growers today is to

secure improved varieties that are known

to be adapted to local conditions and lit-

ted to give the best quality and yields

of hay undcr such conditions. Not until

good varieties adapted to various regions

have been secured can we expect any

very general improvement and increase

in the hay crop of the. country.”



In beginning the experiments at the

Cornell Station, timothy seed was ob-

taiucd from 16:1 different places in the

l'nited taStes, and 60 places in foreign

countries. Over 17,000 individual plants

were grown from this seed and these

have formed the basis for study of var-

iations and selection of improved types.

Aside from increasing the yield it has

been found possible to secure other im-

portant improvements. such as resist-

ance to rust. The best of the new va-

rieties are. in large measure resistant to

rust. It is also important in the timothy

industry to have varieties ripening at

different scasons, and early, medium. and

late sorts have becn produced. In ordi-

nary timothy. when the proper stage for

cutting is reached. many of the leaves

are usually more or less dried out.

Green—leavcd types have, bccn secured, on

which the leaves remain green and fresh

until the seeds have matured fully. Hay

from such sorts is of superior quality.

The varieties of commercial value pm-

duced in the course. of the experiments

at the Cornell Station are being propa-

agted as rapidly as possible in order to

obtain seed for distribution.



Experts are of the opinion that while

the value of the hay crop may no doubt

be greatly increased by the use of im-

proved varieties, a great deal also de-

pends upon the time when the hay is

cut. In the eastern and New England

states. the farmers usually aim to cut

their hay soon after the plants are in

bloom .but a considerable part of the

crop is cut at a much later period; in the

central or corn belt states, the cutting is

usually done at a later period. Experi-

ments made at the Kansas Station seem

to indicate that the proper time to cut

timothy is between the time of full bloom

and the period when the blooming has

just passed and the seeds are in an early

stage of development.



In Farmers’ Bulletin 514 on Experiment

Station Work, which will be issued soon,

the Department of Agriculture will pub-

lish a simple method of breeding timothy

that has been devised at the Cornell Sta-

tion. This method is thought to be easy

of application and to be adapted to the

general use of farmers and especially of

timothy-seed growers.





Washington, D. C. G. E. M.





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FE NCE POSTS.





 





e t tile as good as clay tile?

If Ash? 5311111)an make them that would be

all right in the winter time if I had a

cellar that does not freeze and a hand

machine, or Would it be impossible to

make them in cold weather? How long

after they are made will they be fit to

lay in ditch? - Are cement fence posts all





right? What size wire should I use in

posts?

Ionia. Co. A. I. B.





It is not possible to speak from actual

experience with regard to the lasting

qualities of cement tile as compared to

burned clay tile or glazed tile. But there

is no reason why cement tile should not

be as indestructible as burned clay tile.

Cement is now used for making all man-

ner of indestructible things, and it is

lasting, and there isn’t any reason why

cement tile will not last as long after it

is laid in the ground as any tile. I have

used some of them in drains but of

courSe they have not been in use long

enough so that I know anything from

actual experience, and yet I know well

enough that they will last. One trouble

with the manufacturers of cement tile is

that they ’are a little afraid to put

enough cement in to make them real

strong, and one has to be careful about

the breakage, because the ones that I

used would break more ‘easily than the

soft burned clay tile or the glazed tile.

The glazed tile are the strongest and you

have the least per cent of breakage in

handling them, but by being a little care-

ful in handling the cement tile the loss

need not be serious.



There is no reas0n Why you can’t make

these tile with a hand machine in the

winter time in any place, like the base-

ment of the barn or the basement of

your house, if it does not freeze. They

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time as in the summer time. You don’t

have to have warm weather. In fact,

you can work cement where it freezes

some if you will use a little salt in the

water that you mix the cement and sand

with. I am of the opinion that a hand

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man can make his own tile if he has the

time to do so, and by doing so he can

save a considerable of the expense of tile

draining. The tile are ready to use just

as soon as they are thoroughly dried or

hardened.



Cement fence posts would be just as

indestructible as cement tile. When one

has the mould for these fefice posts and

the wire and will make them out of the

proper proportion of cement and sand

and leave them until they are properly

‘cured or set, there.isn’t any reason why

they should not last just as long as a

man wanted fence posts to last. Of

course, it will not be as handy to fasten

a woven wire fence to these posts as it

is to drive staples into a. cedar post, but

this can be overcome by having staples

fastened into the post as the posts are

made. I am of the opinion that the day,

however, has not yet come when we can

afford to use cement posts, except for

end posts for a wire fence. My under-

standing of the subject is that they cost

fully as much or more than cedar posts,

and cedar posts are so practical and will

last so long that I am of the opinion that

it will pay us as long as We can get

cedar posts under 20 cents each, to use

them in preference to making cement

posts. A cement post, of course, is in-

destructible unless it is‘broken, and if

proper'wire is used to reinforce the ce-

ment it will take quite a strain to break

it, but no doubt they will crack but will

be serviceable even after that. I think

the size of wire generally used in making

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COLON C. LILLIE.





HANGING UP HAMS FOR SMOKING.



This may seem like a very simple mat-

ter, and so it is. However, hanging up

hams so there is no possible danger of

their falling into the fire, or upon the

floor of the smoke house is something I

learned after considerable experience,

having met with more or leSS loss at

different times by having the hams fall

into the fire. The way to fix them so

Ithere is no possible chance of their fall—

ing down—unless the spike or pole on

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on” the fleshy side; then turn the ham

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Then take a piece of small wire, long

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the 'ends of the wire together at the

hook, leaving it long enough to reach

around the pole or spike. Many h-ang'up

hams for smoking by using a string or

wire passed through the rind at the hock.

When the hams get warm the tender rind

often gives way and they are very apt

to fall into 'the fire, ruining them and

sometimes setting the smoke house on

fire. A case of this kind was reported

last year at a meeting of the insurance

company of which I am a member. Had

this man known how to prepare hams for

hanging as described above he need not

have been inc0nvenienced by losing his

season’s meat supply, and the making

good of the loss by the insurance com—

pany would not have been necessary.

Ottawa Co. JOHN JACKSON.





CROP ROTATION EXPERIMENTS.





 





The results of tWeniy years of crop ro-

tation experiments are given in Bulletin

No. 100, North Dakota Experiment Sta-

tion. The authors are Professors J. H.

Shepperd and R. C. Don-oghue. The plot

that has been in continuous wheat for

the twenty years averaged a little over

13 bushels, while the average yield of

wheat on all the plots in the rotation

experiments was 19 bushels. Wheat after

corn yielded 7% bushels more the first

year than wheat after wheat—the second

year 71/2 bushels more, and the third year

2% bushels more. These results were for

corn in hills. Wheat following drilled

corn (six inches) gave a less yield than

wheat after wheat the first year. The

second and third years the increase was

about the same as after corn in hills.

Manure applied to corn ir a four-year

rotation with wheat gave an increase in

yield. The value of this increase amount-

ed to $1.40 per load of manure. “'hen

applied to millet in a similar rotation the

increased value of crOps amounted to





$1.65 per load. The rotation of crops

proved disastrous to weeds.

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SCHOOL CHILDREN TO PLANT

TREES.





The New York State College of For-

estry has sent a letter to the principals

of all the high schools and preparatory

schools of that state offering to give

illustrated lectures and demonstrations

upon forestry before the schools so that

every child in the state may understand

what forestry is and may learn to love

the trees and forests.



The planting of a bit of waste aland by

the school children of 'each community

will definitely connect in their minds the

trees and the waste land problem of the

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fulness. A large proportion of the» area

of the country is non-agricultural land

and is better suited to the growing of

forest trees than anything else.



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The grand championship in individual

fat 110g classes was won by John Francis

& Sons, of Lenox, 111., on 3. Poland China,

barrow in the 12 and under 18 months

class The exhibit was probably the best

ever put up at the International and the

Beikshires were the only competitors for

the championship their elass being es-

pecially strong, both in numbers and

quality.



The winners of the grand championship

in the cariot sheep classes were the pro-

duct of a Michigan feeder’s skill. This

distinction was won by E. G. Read, of

Riehland, Mich., on a load of Idaho range

lambs. Mr. Read bought these lambs on

the Chicago market on October 14 last at

a cost of $6. 25 per cwt. They were pur-

chased in connection with other lambs

comprising a bunch of 2,500 head which

he is feeding. These lambs weie fed just

50 days, being started on oats and bran

and a run 011 grams for the first three

weeks aftel which they were put 011

rape pasture and the bran and oats ra—

tion giadually changed to corn and oats

At first the feed consisted mostly of btan

and at the last nearly all corn Self-

feeders were used thloughout the feed-

ing period and the lambs had the run of

a rape pasture up until the last two days

before being shipped to Chicago, when

they were kept housed because of a

storm. TheSe lambs We1e b1ed in Idaho

by the Wood Live Stock Co. , who make

a. specialty of producing Ilampshire

grades, believing they are the best pro-

duct for feeding purposes, which can be

produced from the native stock.



This load of lambs was closely crowd-

ed for first place in the class f0r western

lambs by another load of Idaho lambs

fed by Miss Lois McFadden, of Home-

wood, Ill, who was winner of the first

prize on native 11 ailings last year Their

competitms for the grand championship

note the first prize native lambs exhib-

ited by H. O. Hutson. 0f Ohio, and the

western yearling wethers by J. Orton

Finnev, of Illinois, both winners of first

prizes in their classes In the native

lamb class Ben Conley, of Marhall, Mich.,

who has been a consistent exhibitor of

prize winners at the International, won

second prize.



In the individual fat sheep classes the





championship was won on a yearling

Shropshire wether by J. and D. .1. Camp-

bell, of Ontario, Canada.



111 all of the breeding classes, as well





as the fat classes, the exhibit was of an

t‘XI‘Qt‘dIHeg good quality and required

(lose studv to be fully appreciated. So

“:11ge was the show that little more can

be said in the space at our disposal than

to give a list of the championship awards,

which so fai as available at the writing

of this report, were as follows:

Carlot Grand Championships.



Cattle—Ed. l‘. Iiail. Mechanicsburg,

111., on Angus yearlings.





Sheep—ll. t}. ltead, ltichlantl. Mich.,

_1111 range lambs.

liogsr7-(1e0. .\'. Rnnkle, Industry, 1111.,





on 4"4— lb. Berkshires.

Fat Cattle Championships.



“1111_—1_1ca1-olds.i.i D. lilctir'cgoi Bran-

don \ianitolla. on (ilcncz‘unock Victor

tgradc Angus) .also grand championship

sit-er of the show.



Yearlingsr-wlowa Agricultural College,

on I’rime (mentiit1 (pinc— bred Angus),

also l‘cserve gr. 1111i champion of the show.



CalvesfirJ. l<. |‘.1‘ather of Illinois, on

lf’rime Knight. (plile- lircd Shorthoin)



Grand Champion VVcthcr.—..l and D.

.i. (‘:1111pbell, Ontario Canada, on year-

ling Sinopshire wethei.



Iiogm—«Grlnd champion barrow, John

I? ~15 & Sons, New Lenox 111., on

l1e211_ weight l’oland China



lttsm‘ve Grand Champion BarroW.--——

Iowa State Coll1ge on heavy— weight Beik-

shire



(.Iand Champion Pen. ’John Francis &





Sons Lenox 111, on lic.iv1-11 eight Poland

Chin-as. _

Reserve Grand Champion Pen—Iowa.





State College on heavy-weight Berkshires

Horse Championships.

Percherons.——Grand champion stallion,

J. Ill. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, ind, on

Imprecation. Reserve champion, Burgess

Stock Farm. i‘i’enona, 111., on Kiaquer.

Grand champion mare, Truman's Pioneer

Stud Farm. lushneii, I|1., -on Iiyssope.

Reserve champion, Burgess Stock Farm,



on Kalliope.

Cl) deSdaIes. “Grand

Graham Bros, Clalemont Ont





champion stallion,

on Glen-





iffer.G1and champion mare R A. Fair-

bairn. New Mar,ket N. J., on Harvieston

Baroness.





French Coach—Champion mare, P.

Marshall, Hinsdaie, 111.. on Madaline.

Geiman Coach. ——Champion stallion, J.

Crouch & Son, Lafayette. Ind, on Min-

no. Champion mare. same, on Trefrau.

Breeding Sheep Championships.

Shropshires.—Champion ram, L. Kam-





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meror, Broodhead, Wis. ., on two- -year- -o.ld

Champion ewe, J. & D. J. Campbell,

Woodville, Ont., on yearling.

Hampshires.—Champion ram and owe,

Walnut Hall Farms, Donerail, ,. Ky.

Oxfords—Champion ram, Geo. McKer-





row & Sons, Pewaukee, Wis. Champion

ewe,. Peter Arkell & Sons, Teeswater,

Ont. -





Dorsets.—Champion ram, W. H. Miner,

Chazy, N. Y., on lamb. Champion ewe,

Nash Bros, Tipton, Ind., on yearling.



Lincolns.—Champion ram, H. M. Lee,

Highgate, Ont., on aged ram. Champion





ewe, A. W. Arnold, Galesville, Wis., on

yearling.



Cotswolds.—Champion ram, Anoka.

Farms, Waukesha, Wis., on two-year-





oid. Champion ewe, E. Brien & Sons,

Ridgetown, Ont., on yearling.





Breeding Swine Championships.





Chester Whites.#Grand champion boar,

Adams Bros, Litchfield, Mich. Grand

champion sow, C. R. Doty, Charleston,

Illinois.



Hampshires.—Grand champion boar, J.

F. Brys-on, Edinburg, Ind. Grand cham-

pion sow, Sal Tone Stock Farm, Green-

burg, Ind.



Duroc- Jerseys —Grand champion boar,

J. S. Goodwin, Chicago 111. on Colonade.

grand Champion sow, Mahion Bros, Os-

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BREEDERS’ MEETINGS AT THE

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American Shorthorn Breeders’ Associa-

tion.



The members of this association met

at the Congress Hotel on December 4.

and elected the following directors: B.

C. Allen. Colorado Springs, Col., to suc-

seed former Governor A. C. Shelienbar-

ger. of Nebraska, also Ed." J. Otis of

Cleveland, and Daniel Combs, of Hickory

Valley, Tenn. The old officers were later

re-elected by the directors at the an-

nual meeting.



The Percheron Society of America.



The annual meeting of this society was

held in the Congress Hotel, Chicago, 011

the evening of December 3. President

Nave, in his address. reviewed the growth

of the socicty. which has taken in 709

new members during the fiscal year and





now has a membership of more than

4,500 distributed throughout the United

States and Canada. Secretary Dins-





more’s annual report showed that during

the past year 10.132 animals have been

recorded, which is more than 2,000 in

excess of the number recorded inflany

previous year. The report of the finan-

cial committee showed the society to

have a good surplus in the treasury. The

election of directors resulted in the choice

of C. M. North, Grand Island, Neb, J. H.

Lee, Harveyvilie, Kansas. A. P. Nave,

Attica, Ind., and W. S. Corsa, of White

Hall, Ill.

The Continental Dorset Club of America.

This club held its annual meeting on

December 3. Five hundred dollars for

premiums was appropriated for the Pan-

ama Exposition in a competition open

entirely to members. Twenty-five dollars

each will be given as special premiums

for Illinois and Indiana state fairs. The

salary of the secretary was doubled. The

following officers were elected for the

cnsuIng year: President. H. H. Wheeler;

vice-president, H. H. Cherry; secretary—

trcasurer, Joseph E. Wing; executive

committee, Mark McClure, Arthur Banks

and H. H. Cherry.





The American Shire Horse Association.





This association met on December 3,

with a representative attendance of

breeders. The sccrctary’s report showed





the association to be in a satisfactory

financial condition with an increase in

registration in both imported and home—

bred anmals. No officers were elected





as they serve tWo years. J. H. Truman,

the veteran English exporter, made an

address which was cordially received.





Other addressed filled out the time and



made the meeting a profitable one for



the members.



American Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ As-

socia'tion.



The meeting of “this organization was

held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on the

cvening of December 3. The secretary's

report showed the total of 1,066 entries

for the year and 157 new members en-

rolled in the association. The financial

conditiOn of the association was shOWn

to be excellent. Election of officers re-

sulted as follows: President, H. J_ Hess,





Vi'aterloo, 1a.; vice-president, W. N. Fos-

ter, Attica, Ind; secretary, Chas. Gray,

Chicago, 111.; treasurer, C. J. Martin,





Jefferson, Ia. New members of the





board of directors: John D_. Evans,

Chas. Escher, Jr., Garrett Tolan. Mem-

bers of directory holding over: A. C.





‘Binnie, H. J. Hess, W. N. Foster, M. A.





Judy, E. F. Caldwell, H. M. Brown.





American Shetland Pony Breederc’ As-.





sociation.

This association held its annual meet-

ing with a dinner for members in the





Hotel Sherman. Georg? Heyl, of Wash-

ington, 111., was chosen president; J. R.





King, of' Chicago, vice-president, and

Miss Julia Wade, Lafayette, Ind., sec-

rotary.





The American Yorkshire Club.



This organization held a meeting at

the Stock Yard Inn on the evening of

December 4. The officers’ report showed

the affairs of the club to be in a grati-

fying condition. The report of the board

of directors indicated that they expect

the Yorkshire breeders to profit by the

opening of the Panama Canal, which

will stimulate trade of Yorkshire breed-

ers in foreign countries. President Fish-

er read the annual address and short

talks on the Yorkshire hog were made

by other breeders.

American .Miich Goat Record Association.



The eighth“ annual meeting of the Am-

erican Milch Goat Record Association was

held in Breeders’ Hall at the Union Stock

Yards, Chicago, 111., Tuesday, December

3, 1912, at 2:00 p. m. The secretary-

treasurer submitted his annual report,

There Were 115 new registrations of milch

goats and 35 transfers issued during the

past year. Thirteen new names were

added to the membership.



The “foot and mouth”

continuing to be prevalent in England

and Europe, no importations will be per-

mitted probably next year. For the in-

formation of those not knowing, no im-

portation was made the past year. The

election of officers resulted in continuing

the same members for another year:

President, W. A. Shafor, Hamilton.0hio;

vice—president, Prof. Francis King Cooke,





disease still





Vthetka, 111.; secretary-treasurer, J. C.

Darst, Dayton, Ohio.

Directors—7E. L. Petersen, Plymouth,





\Vis.; Winthrop Howiand. Redlands, Cat;

Herbert Spencer Greims, New York City;

D. S. Zook, Wooster, Ohio; Rev. D.

Campbell Mayors. Casanova, Va.





 





 





 





FEEDING EXPERIMENTS WITH PIGS.



In a feeding test with 20 pigs lasting

160 days, on a ration of corn chop, but-

termilk and barley and sorghum forage,

conducted at the Oklahoma Station, the

average daily gain was .51 lbs. as com-

pared' “19111,... gzl‘2. of 1122 lbs. on corn

chop and buttermilk. A lot of hogs turn-

ed into a field of corn yielding at the

rate of only 17 bushels per acre made a

gain of 1.2 lbs. per head. Zestimating

the value of the gain at seven cents per

pound, the hogs returned a value of 63.-

15 cents per bushel. I



A test of ear corn vs. ear corn and

supplementary feeds for 16 hogs averag-

ing about 200 lbs. in weight gave the

following result: On our corn alone the

average gain per head and day was 1.02

lbs. at a cost of 4.57 cents per 1b.; on

corn and tanka-ge a gain of 1.09 lbs. at

a cost of 4.74 cents per 1b.; on corn

and alfalfa meal, a gain of 1.021bs.,

at a. cost of 5.3 cents per 1b., and 011 corn

and alfalfa bay, 3. gain of .96 pound at

a cost of 5.76 cents per pound.





 





HOG CHOLERA IN IOWA.





 





Dr. E. A. Buxton,

Vinton, Iowa,





the veterinarian of

states that hog cholera is

costing that state fully fiftccn million

dollars this year, and the $3,000 appropri-

ated by the state authorities for fighting

the disease is utterly inadequate. The!

serum treatment has proved effcctive

where used, he says, and the same state».

ment is made by officers of the IoWa.

Veterinary Association. The secretary

of that organization says the appropria-

tion of the state for stamping out the



malady should be increased to at least

$10, 000 Not long ago the disease broke

out in the Iowa Experiment Station, and

tested serum was used promptly, with

highly satisfactory results. 'l‘wo hogs

had already died from the disease, and

at the time of inoculation quite a num-

ber of the swine were sick, but the ser-

um worked so well that only one more

hog died. Since then there has been no

more trouble from sickness in the herd.

The secretary of the department is proud

of the fact that out of three hundred

hogs only three hogs died. Director \V.

J. Kennedy. of the Iowa State College,

places the loss this year in Iowa from

110g plague at an aggregate of fully

eighty million pounds of pork, or 35 lbs.

or more for every man woman and child

in the entire state. It having been found

impossible to procure enough tested ser-

um promptly in the state, although the

authorities paid high prices to manufac-

turers for serum, the state of Kansas

was called upon for assistance, which

was at once responded i0, and the Kan-

sas serum has been sold to Iowa farm-

ers by the Iowa authorities at its actual

cost.





Michigan Farmer Sells Rams.



Ira B. Baldwin Hastings, Mich., who

has been advertising Rambouillet rams,

writes. “I have sold rams lately to beat

the band through my advertisement in

the Michigan Farmer."





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FEEDERS' PROBLEMS.





 





Does Rape Cause Scurvy In Pigs?





Does rape canse scurvy in pigs? If

not, what would cause it, and what is





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Scurvy may be taken to indicate any

one of a number of skin diseases which

affect pigs and which may be due to dif-

ferent causes, such as are due to para-

sitic infection, such as mange, ringworm,

etc., or various contagious ailments to

which pigs are subject may cause an

eruption of the skin. It is generally

conceded, however, that when small pigs

are allowed to run in rape of sufficient

size so that they become wet from the

dew or rain which collects on the plants,

it has an irritating effect upon the skin

and they become scurfy and sore, with

disastlrous results so far as their thrift

is concerned. _



In such cases the obvious remedy is to

remove them from the rape and feed

them on a nutritious and Well balanced

ration. At the same time it would be

well to give local treatment by washing

in a solution of one part coal tar disin-

fectant to ten parts water and applying

some sort of healing lotion. Where par-

asitic trouble is also suspected one part

kerosene may be added to two parts of

vaseline, or one part sulphur to two

parts lard. If the trouble is simply irri-

tation, however, these more active rem-

edies would not be required. Too much

starchy food should not be used with

pigs in this condition and a laxative ra-

tion should be fed.



Ground Oats Vs. Middlings for Pigs.



Which is the more economical for

growing pigs, ground oats at $1 per cwt.

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ground corn?

Barry Co. A. J. B.





At the \Visconsin Station in trials of

a combination of ground oats and corn

meal, this ration was found most eco-

nomical when fed in the proportion of

one—third oats to .two—thirds corn meal.

In this trial it was found that tlhe feed-

ing requirements for 100 pounds of gain

was comparatively low, the lowest

amount of feed" required on this ration

f0r 100 pounds of gain being 402 pounds.

At the Missouri Station it was found





e-t‘b‘li .Wlerfiusriual parts of ntiddlings and,





corn meal (Were fed 439 pounds of, this

combination was required for 100 pounds

.93, gain. Of course, without data relat-

‘.....‘. t....:.he age and size of the pigs or

other factors entering into the trial, the

comparative results of the single trials

are not conclusive. Theoretically, mid-

dlings would be a better feed to mix with

corn meal tlhan ground oats and for very

young pigs would probably be more eco-

nomical at the present price of oats, at

least as a factor in the ration. But avail-

able data of official trials would indicate

that for pigs of suitable age, so that; the

increased amount of crude fiber in the

oats would not prove objectionable, the

ground oats would be the most econom-

ical feed in the proportions above men-

tioned. It would, however, undoubtedly

be a matter of economy to add a small

amount of feed rich in protein, such as

digester tankage in the ration to secure

a better balance and more rapid growth

or less waste of the carbohydrate ele-

ment in the ration fed.





 





FIGHTING HOG CHOLERA BY PAT-

RONIZING HOME BREEDERS.





 





As a breeder of h-Ogs for the last 25

years I have observed that this state

gets more hog cholera, from the shipping

in of breeding stock from other states

than in any other way. I have noticed

that both breeders and farmers are in-

clined to send to the far West, or to some

other section where hog cholera is very

common. Such stock is usually shipped

into the state about fair time and shown

at some large or small fairs, coming

down, while there, with the cholera, and

in this way spreading the- disease. When

I buy hogs abroad, I buy at a season

when hog cholera is not apt to be rag—

ing, and even then I keep them by them-

selves for a long time to see if they de-

velop any ailment.



But why should We buy breeding stock

abroad when it is well known to the

breeding fraternity that Michigan has as

good, if not the best, breeding stlock of

any state in the union? So I would like

to ask my brother readers and neighbor

farmers, why not buy breeding stock of

each other and improve the already good

stock of hogs we have? Then, instead of



. listening to__the whoop and howl of west-

ern breeders, set up a hue and cry of our

own, through the Michigan Farmer and

other good papers of our state, that we

not only have the leading hog stock of

the union, but that our animals are also





healthy and our state practically free

from hog cholera, for if other states will

stop shipping us' hog cholera we will soon

be free from it and able to not only sup-

ply our own needs but also have some

good healthy stock to spare for neighbor-

ing states. Think it over, brother breed-

ers and neighbor farmers, and let us

talk it over this winter through our

splendid talking trumpet, the Michigan

Farmer.





Montcalm Co. ROBT. NEVE.





 





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





Horses had a limited sale last week,

the last public auction sale taking place

Wednesday, as the stables at the stock

yards were required after that day for

the horses on show at the International

Live Stock Exposition. The receipts were

quite small, but enough horses were of-

fered to go around, and prices were no

higher. The commoner animals were

salable at $75@100 per head, while farm

workers were slow at $90@185, w1th_ sale

of delivery wagon horses on a baSis of

$130@210. Loggers and feeders were

quoted at $90@230 and fair to prime

drafters at $150@260. - .



The greatly inadequate offerings of

old, thin canning cows and bulls in the

Chicago market for many weeks has

proved a. serious matter to the packers,

who have experienced much difficulty in

securing sufficient material to keep their

big canning forces employed regularly.

The extremely high prices for beef

everywhere have resulted in materially

increasing the demand for canned. beef

and other canned. meat products“ these

being sold at ‘comparatively low‘ prices in

the markets of the world, and Just when

the need was greatest the supply of can-

ning cattle in the greatest market in the

world fell off seriously. This necess1-

tated sending out buying agents from the

Chicago canning establishments and they

have scoured all the markets of the east

and middle west for canning cattle. They

have secured large: numbers of canners

in their travels, and on a recent day the

Chicago packers had in 146 car loads of

canning cattle from such markets 'as

St. Paul, Milwaukee. Louisville, Cinem-

nati, Buffalo and Indianapolis. .



In recent weeks Chicago market prices

for fat lambs and sheep have been rela—

tively higher than in other markets east

and west, and this has drawn large

numbers from such states as Ohio, Mich-

igan and Indiana to that market. The

highest markets in the country have

been those on the PaClfiC coast, that

region being short on live muttons. _At

no time has the demand for feeding

lambs abated in volume, and prices have

shown great firmness, advancing fre—





' ' hed ‘

ue 1y although ruling, . with finis .

'illocvkl‘, ’much below tile prices vi 3. yeah





ago. is extremely regrettable that with

such a superabundance of corn, oats, hay

and roughage, farmers should. go through

the winter season now starting in With

small supplies of cattle, hogs and sheep.

Recent sales of corn in the Chicago mar-

ket have been all of 17c per bushel lower

than a year ago, while oats sold as much

as 18c lower and wheat from 10 to 120

lower than a year ago, the single bull

feature in the wheat trade being the

Balkan war and possibilities of its spread-

ing so as to include the big European

powers. Wheat and oats have been mar-

keted with extreme liberality ever Since

harvest—far more than a, year ago—and

it was impossible to avert big falls in

values. Corn is so cheap that farmers

are to a. large extent planning on crib-

bing as much corn as they haVe room for

after husking is finished, western farm-

ers obtaining only 330 a bushel. Recent-

ly the corn receipts at primary points

have fallen off because of the refusal of

the cash houses to buy as liberally as

usual. Of late the receipts of oats in

the Chicago markets have fallen off in

their average grading, and supplies of

high-grade oats are expected to full be-

hind in volume. .



Because of the enormous domestic con-

sumption of fresh and cured hog. pro-

ducts, the accumulations of prOViSions

have been greatly lowered within recent

months, and stand much smaller than a.

year ago, every new month showing large

reductions. A year ago the packers were

manufacturing liberal quantities of lard,

hams, bacon, etc., but for many weeks

the requirements for the fresh pork trade

have used up most of the hogs. The ex-

port trade has fallen greatly behind, how-

ever, because of the dearness of cured

hog products, and exports from this

country for the present calandar year are

making a poor showing as compared with

1911. Pork exports for the year furnish

the single exception, having aggregated

37,081,000 lbs. during the first 10 months

of the year, against 35,186,000 lbs. for the

same period last year. Lard exports ag—

gregated but 394,783,000 lbs., compared

with 439,378,000 lbs. for the same time

last year. Ham exports amounted to

149,235,000 lbs., compared with 155,040,000

lbs. last year, and exports of bacon ag-

gregated 158,446,000 lbs., compared with

160,637,000 lbs. a year ago.



Prospects for hogs are believed to war-

rant owners of healthy, growing young

hogs holding on to maturity, with cheap

feed everywhere and a serious shortage

in the country’s supply. While prices

have undergone the large decline inci—

dental to the beginning. of the winter

packing season, there seems to be little

probability of their falling to a level that

would render the fattening process un-

profitable.



Clarence Ragsdale, of Monroe county,

Mo, owns 200 healthy hogs, 11 sows hav-

lng farrowed 88 pigs in a recent week.

He says he never has hog cholera among

hls plgs and is not fearful. “I watch my

hogs all the time,” he says, “and when

they begin to cough or their hair looks

unhealthy, I feed them on lye, lime and

ashes, often on tobacco. I never lose any

hogs from cholera.”





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Advice through this department is free

to our subscribers. Eachcommunication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will rbe published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

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accompany the letter.



Voniiting.——Have cow that has thrown

up hcr feed for the past two weeks. She

cats heartily. but fails to keep it down.

Have consulted our local Vet. but he in-

forms the that he has never had a case

of this kind. A Subscriber, Gd. Ledge,

Mich—This is not a common ailment in

cattle: however, it dOcs sometimes occur.

Vomiting should not be confounded wit'h

rumination. In this case, however, it

may be only a disordcrcd and irregular

rumination. ]t is pcrhaps caused by a

disordered state of the digestive system,

may be duc to a. partial closing of the

opening Hill) the second stomach or pos-

sibly a distcntion of the gullct. I have,

known cascs \i'ht‘n thcrc was a canccrous

and diseased condition of the fourth

stomach. The animal should be kept

quiet. especially after eating a hearty

meal. easily digested food and plcnty of

watcr should be givcn. Give 1/; oz. of

chloral hydratc and 8 ozs. of whiskey in

a pint of cold watcr as a drench two or

thrcc times a day. .\ liquid or semi—

solid dict for a tow days is advisable. l

tind lrcating this kind of a case, it is

donc with somc spcculation, for it is

ditiicult to makc a correct diagnosis.



indigestion, \\e have taken your pa-

pcr for tho past scvcral ycars and are

\\'cll silislicd with it. llavc a cow that

has bcen out ot‘ condition for thc past

month, she eats and drinks well. is some

stiff in hind quarters, bowcls and kidneys

act fairly i‘rcc. but she is growing poorcr

daily. She has good carc and up are

anxious to put hcr in condition. .I. \'.,

Hrayling‘, Mich. Hive. licr 1 oz. ground

mutant. 1. oz. ground ginger and 1 oz.

bicarbonatc soda at a dose in feed thrcc

tintcs a day.



ltidgling llogmwl have been a reader of

the Michigan bartncr for many years and

Iind it a very uscl‘ul paper and espccially

thc vclcrinary column. as it contains a

grunt tlcal of valuablc information to

farmers and stock mcn. I want to con—

sult you regarding a barrow, one of a,

pair that had becn altered before i

bought them. 1 am inclined to believe

one of them was not; propcrly castrated.

as hc acts very much likc a boar. A’l‘hey

arc both shut up to fatten and are about

lit for pork, but do not intcnd to kill

them for a few weeks. \\’hat. do you

advise. me to do with this pig'.’ ll. 0. 13,,

Itoyston, Michbtlne ol' the, tcsticlcs or

perhaps neither of them, have appeared

in scrotum, conscqucntly 11c is what is

tcrmed a ridgling. In order to operate

on him, an abdominal opcning would

have to be made, therefore it iiivolvcs

some risk and if i were you. should con-

tinue i'ccding him, but pcrhaps kecp him

in pen by himscli‘. The ilcsh of him will

not taste strong.



infantile Paralysis—Can you suggest

trcatmcnt for kittcns three months of

age that appear to have dilliwulty in

walking and arc unable to climb. They

sccm to be unable to direct thcir move—

lllt'lll.\ and frequently travel sidcways.

'l‘bcir beads tremble and they walk with

a straddling gait. They eat well, are

plump and playful. \'. S, Chcboygan,

MichssI am inclined to belicve that your

kittcns will not rccovcr; however, they

will be benefited by giving them 1 gr. of

powdcrc-d areca but for each pound they

wcigh and this medicinc should be .w'ivcn

to thcm daily for thrco days, then gIVc

it twicc a week for two chks. ’l'hcy

may possibly be troublcd with worms.

Also give a few grains of groumlgentlan

at a dose two or thrcc timcs a day.



Cough—#Stocking-rrltidigcstionr—llaVc a

black driving marc ninc years old that is

unthril’ty. l fccd hcr two quarts of oats

at a food twicc :1 day and some condi-

tion powdcr mixed with it. I also l‘ccd

hcr a {my carrots, hay and corn cnsilage.

lt‘or thc past six weeks she. has been

coughting, and I might add that last

spring she had an attack of laryngitis.

She also stocks in left hind leg. I also

have an eight-ycar-old horse that is

rough in cent which I have given worm

medicine, but have not seen him pass

any worms. C. 'l. C., Clio, Mich.~Mix

together equal parts ground gentian,

ginger and licorice and give hcr two ta-

blespoonfuls at 21 doh‘c in fccd two or

three times a day. For your other horse

give 1,1. oz. red cinchona, 1/2 oz. ground

gentian, 1/; oz. bicarbonate soda and 1.

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

two or three times a day.



Mourned for Colt—Kidney Disease.—

On Oct. :11 l. weaned colt and it thrived

nicely. The mother, which is again in

foal. has not done well. She secmed to

mourn for colt, grew weak, soon required

assistance to help her up. Her urine is

very dark colored and I am inclined to

believe she has kidney trouble. She has

had good care and plenty of feed and for

some time had a fairly good appetite, but

lately does not eat enough. A. L. R,

Deford, Mich—You made a mistake in

separating mare and colt; they should

have been kept in adjoining stalls night

time. Give her 1 dr. fluid extract nux

vomica, 1 oz. fluid extract gentian and 1

oz. fluid extract cinchona at a dose in a

pint of water as a drench or in feed

three times a day. Also give her a tea-

spoonful acetate of potash and a tea-

spoont‘ul tincture digitalis at a dose twice

or three times a day. She should be fed

plenty of nourishing food.





 





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5 He_at Auction Sale of Jerseys. 25 Head

WEDNESDAY, DEEEMBEB 181b, 1912, 1 P. M.





One Herd Bull, 9 Registered Cows and 3 Halters. 6 High Grade Cows

and 6 Grade Heifers: all tuberculin tented.





Lucy's Rioter of St. Lambert 3rd. 75015.

Sire Lucy’s Rioter of St. Lambert 63998.





ington Court House, Ohio.

the greatest St. Lambert bull in Ohio.





 





Bred by Hugh K. Stewart, Wash-

Sadd to be





Darn Bessie B. Marigold 186276, by Pedro‘s Sir Marigold 54510. Lucy’s Rioter





has eleven daughters in sale.





Six of the cows freshened this fall, the rest between now and spring.

The sale will be under cover on my farm a half mile west of Walnut Avenue

Station on the Orchard Lake Division of the D. U. R.





Post Office, Orchard Lake, Mich.

HENRY (i. KYLE, Auctioneer.





H. WILL GREEN, Proprietor-





 





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Great value to bog men. On care and dis-

cases of hogs. Tells how to destroy worms,

cure and prevent disease. Sent free. ’Write

Dr. D. C, Snoddy 00., Nashville, Tenn. pep”)





 





Inventions Sought by Capital. Write for free Book





PATENTS that PAY BEST





R. S. d A. B. Lacey. Dept. 89, Washington, D.C.





~Horses cattle, sheep. swine and

For sale poultri, nearly all breeds. Sires

excha ed. South Wes Michigan Pedigreed Stock

Aas'n.. avid Woodman. Seo'y.-'I‘reas..Paw Paw. Mich.





BREWER? DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd, consisting of Trojan Erioos Blackbirds and

Pridee. only. is headed by rton W. a Trojan Erica,

by Black Woodlnwn, sire of t 9 Grand Oham ion steer

and bull at the International in Chicago, 00., 1.910.

A few choicely bred young bulls for sale.



WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionln. Mich.





AYRS HIRES"°”° 0* ......... .1...

breeds: youn bulls



and bull calves for sale. Berkshire swine. All pure



bred. Michigan School for Deaf. Flint. Mich.





GUERNSEY BULL CALVES,

YORKSHIRE PIGS. Good Stock.

HICKS GUERNSEY FARM, Saginaw, w. s.. Mich





GUERNSEYS—Bull calves from high producing an—

cestors. Herd tuberculin tested. No

females for sale. ALLAN KELSEY. Lakeview, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





10 Registered Guernseys





(‘ons in milk. Bulls and bull calves. YVrite today

for sale list. G. A. WIGENT, Watervliet. Michigan





 





liltlti. GUERNSEY BULLS—serviceable age; sire

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

thcm. Cheap. JOHN EBELS. R. 10. Holland. Mich.





HATCH IIERI) IIOLSTEIN ‘Xiitiifieafiliésfiffifif





onable prices. HATCH HERD. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





 





 





OLSTEIN Bull Calf—11 mo. old. Dam and Grand-dam has



A. R 0. records “18.741115. and 24.98 lbs. butter in 7

days. Will sell for $60. B. B. REAVEY, Akron, Michigan.



—-.\I achine on hi in speed now,





"OLSTEIN I am selling $1 U bull calves





for $75 delivered. and can rove it. with 1$edigrees

and photos. HOBART W. AY, Mason, ichigan.





 





Purebred Registered





H OLSTE IN CATTLE





The Greatest Dairy Breed

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"Top-Notch” Holsteins.





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

breeding and from dams with ofiicial milk and butter

records for sale at reasonable prices. Also young

bull calves.





MoPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlehlgan.

Lillie Farmstead Jerseys





(Tuberculin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber-

cnlosls.) Several good bulls and bull calves out of

good dairy cows for sale. No females for sale at.

present. Satisfaction guaranteed.



COLON C. LILLIE. Coonersvllle. Mlch.





FOUR O‘HOIOE I. ll. 0. HOLSIEIN BULL OALVES





from six weeks to one year old. Price $40 to 8150. ELLIS

W. DORIN, Brookside Farm. Sunfleld, Mich. R.F.D. 3.





BULL CALVEs—Richcst Hengerveld.



DeKol and Korndque

breeding. Special-prices for nick sale. YPSILA D

FARMS, Ypsilanti, Mich, ole Brothers. Owners.





 





 





 





EGIISTERD Holstein Cattle—Two ood bull calves



Herd headed by Hengerveld oin Pietertie.

Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerele.



FLOYD F. JONES. R. l". D. 3. Oak Grove, Mich.





Jersey Cattle For Sale.





C. A. BRISTOL Fenton. Michigan.





 





DEC. 14. 1912.





o l —TWO BOARS. fit to head any

0 0 herd. Fall 138 read to ship.

0. 'J. THOMPSON. Rock 0rd. Mlc lean.





O l C9 Choice gilts, bred or open. Fall

0 o S l . either sex. at farmer-3'

prices. CHAS. SEEEICANOE. Deford. Michigan.



. E i b d ilts, service boars

0' II c- “fins 03:38pm? 1151’. akin from State

Fair winners. Avon ale Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich.





’ —A“ 8808. wthy and large. sows bred.

0' l' c S Males readfoloom select from. Attractive





prices on young stock. H. II. Jump. Munlth. Mich.





 





I of superior uality. 17 choice younll

0"! c 8 Ito and 11 t?) y oung boats. Pairs

no akin. F ED NICKEIR Monroe. Michigan-





Write me for

O. I. C. SWINE rice on Spring

Pigs, airs and tries. not akin. ave a number

of serv 00 males of good (1% 9. Write me describing

of your wants. A. J. GOR ‘EN. B. No. 2 Don, Mich.





 





o I c Swine. both sexes. Males weighing 100 to 225

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

GEO. P. ANDREWS. Dansville. Insham 00.. Mich.





 





0 l C’s—Fall plgs,either sex, from prize-winning

o o ' stock. Also 2May boars left. Call or

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





 





' —Both sexes and bred gilts, also

[leg- ehOSIOI While: serviceable registered Holstein

bul s. Bargains. RAY PARHAM,. Bronson. Mich.





 





0 I C's—A fine lot. of last spring stock for sale.big

'0 - growthy type. either sex airs not akin.

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

west. of depot. OTTO B. soHU’LZE. Nashville. Mich.





 





   

   

 

   





sow WEIGHED 932 L35.

A 23 mourns cm





'5

lONlA GIRL





I have started more breeders on the road to em:

0059 than any man living. I have thelargest and tin-

est herd in the U. 8. Every one an early developer,

ready for the market at. six months old. I want. to

filace one has in each community to advertise my



erd. Write for my plan,“How to Make Money from

Hose.” 0. s. BENJAMIu.a.u..|o Pom-nu, uu‘n.





 

 





 





 





”Unoc JERSEYS—Fall and Spring boars from

" prize-winning strains. Sows

all ages. SPECIAL BARGAIN in summer on s.

Brookwater Farm, R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor, Mic .





 





——Bulls ready for service. bred for

Jerse 5 production. Also cows and heifers

Breakwater Farm. . D. No. 7. Ann Arbor, Mich.





J

BUTTER BRED Ei‘éfi’sffiifi”





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek, Mlecnn County. Mlchlxan.





FOR SALE—Jersey Bull Oall‘lg‘i’f‘ 1.912;. 513.;

individual from the best of blood lines. WATERMAN

& WATER MAN, Meadow Land Farm.Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





 





 





0R Salc,.lorsey Bulls. old enoughfor service, sired by a grand-

son of imp. Interested Prince and from (:oWs that. produce

400 105300le. butter annually. A. Newman RI, Murl ~ttc, Mich.





RED POLLED BULLS FOR SALE" Li‘i‘i‘k'i‘fi";





strains. JOHN BERNEB & SON, Grand Ledge. Mich.





 





 





Scotch Shorlhorn Bulls and Heifers For Sale.

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





 





I —Bcef type, dairy strain, 'oun

Dally Brad Shodhorns bulls, 7 months old for’ sales.

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





 





Holstein-Friesian Cattle‘ngk'z‘“§o.‘,‘.}?t

GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Mlchlgun.





 





()LS’I‘EIN BULL CALVES—Sired by our 30-“).

bull A.R.O. dams. Duroo Jersey boars and gilts

of best. blood lines. E. It. CORNELL, Howell. Mich.





' Calf. out. of grand daughter

H0|5te'n BU" De Kol 2nd. Butter Boy

3rd. Sired by best can of Pontlac Butter Bog.

Price only $50. 0. D. WOODBURY. Lansing, Mic





PRINCE BARRY IleKOI. No. 98325.





HOLSTEIN BULL CALF (8 months old).





This splendid individual'is} Hired by F‘ldessa Romeo

of Riverside No, . ‘. am Bonrdman Daisy No,

1113001, H, I". H. B He is from the best ancestors of

the Holstein family. His pedigree contains many of

the most. noted animals of the breed close up. Certi-

ficate of Registration and Pedigree go with call.

Reasonable terms for quick sale.





P. T. COLGROVB. Hastings. Michigan.





 





 





' ~Large Cattle—Heav y Mllkers.

llalry Shoriiloms Milk Records Furnished. Bulls

all sold. Prices right. A square deal to all.



W. W. KNAPP. it. No. 4. Watervliet, Mich.





 





 





SHEEP.

—Good Yearling F l e l d

OXford D0“ Slice Rams of all ages for sale.



I. B. WATERBU Y. Highland. Michigan.



OXFORD “A”: sired by and ewes sired by and bred

to 1m orted Rams for sale. B.

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

OXFOR [)8 for sale. at reasonable

prices; twenty-live two.

ear-old OXFORD rams; four two-year-old SHROP-





HIB rams; and five yearling Shropshire rams-

PARKBURST BROS.. Reed City, Michigan.





“BREED UP YOUR SHEEP”"2§§‘£’§ 53335.13:





" ‘h z . v -

PARSONS, . a.“ N%.Si?"8‘;£.§.i“ 6.5.122. hi3...





 





 





 





 





Bigelnw’s Holstein Farms





Breedsville, Mich.

Have for sale several fine young

bulls out of cows with high official

butter and milk records.



Send for circular.





Holstein Bulls.





 





l Holsteln Bull - S 60

I Holstein Bull - 75

I Holstoln Bull - 100

l Holsleln Bull - ISO





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

LONG BEACH FARM,

Augusta. Michigan:

FRED S. KENFIELD, Proprietor.





' an

llnrlhorn Grown Shropshire Sheep s,.‘2,,§?"‘¥;';£

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

service. one of the best Jersey bulls in Mich. 3 yr. old.

Blue Bells Golden Lad 86851. Will be sold cheap if

taken at once. D. C. Magohay. R 1, Harrisville. Mich.





Reg. Hamobuillel Sheep. Pure Bred Poland Ohina

HUGS and PERCHERON HORSES. 2% miles

E. Morrlce, on G. T. B. R. and M. U. R. J.Q. A. COOK.





 





 





HE chance of your life time to start a flock of Reg. Ram-

bouillets, 24 Breeding ewes and 10 Elegant Ewes lambs, bred

right. Must sell. lra B. Baldwin, B. R. No.4 Hastings, Michigan.





SH ROPSHIRES FOR SALE





50 Choice two-year, yearling and ram lambs;

20 yearling ewes from imported sires.





F. R. OTTAWAY. Flushing. Mich.





F0 R SALE—Choice Shropshire Yearling

Rams in lots of one to twenty.

Prices right. JONES (E MORRISH. Flushing, Mich.





Shropshire Rams and Ewes

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





 





 





 





 





Must Be Sold By 1190.15





' ready for service. Sired by Johanna

HOlSleln Bu": Concordia Champion, whose dam and

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

Avg, fat 4.5%. You can buy a bull rig ht if you do i

by the above date. Who will be the first. to get; a

bargain? Twenty-five cows-and heifeanzed to the





above bull also for sale.

LI El GONNELL. - F.y°“°' Ohio-





 





H008.

BREE choice Berkshire Bears ready for service. to





folose out. Wnte me your wants, we will please you

with our stock, A. A. PATTULLO. Deckervtlle, Mich





BERKSHIRE. BOARS





May and June fan-ow. large size. henv bone. . $18 and

$2] each. GEO. E. LAPHAM. St. Jo ns. Mackinaw.





BERKSHIRE Choice spring boarsand gilts,

riced to move quick. Farmers

stock. ELMHURS STOCK FARM, Almont, Mich.





 





 





 





FOR SALE—HOLSTEIN BULL CAIF





Born June 5, 1912 sire a son of the Kin of the

Pontiaos from a daughter of Henuerveld eKol.

am of calf, an A. . 0. daughter of Sadie Vale

Concordia'e Paul DeKol, her dam amlb. Imported oow.

D. s. LEWIS. Marshall, Mlch.





- . ' b. - l b d

Magnificent Berkshire Semen Boars Lt, gzie'ffgw

Duke and Prime Bacon. Little better than pork price.

A Bargain. Bougemont Farms. Detrott. Michigan.





I I I -Bo b ' .

Quick Iaiunn Borkslum affirmii‘fiui‘iflié’h

or





 





 





FOB SALE—6 yearling Holstiein Fries-

lan Bulls, 2 A. R. 0. bred. Some cows.





 





Also bull 0 van. 34 years a breeder.

Photos and 13009 on apglicatlon. W.

0. Jackson. u Ben , In ., 719 Rex St.





 





refun ed. 0. S. BARTLETT. Pontiac. Mich.





_Y '

Improved Chester: .30? are“... .‘g‘:

Also a few tried sows to be bred for spring furrow

and early fall piss. W. 0. WILSON, Okemos. Mich.





 





 





LARGE TYPE ”unocs—Spring pi s that are large



boned an lengthy. Some

open fall ilts of the right sort. Let me tell you

about anyt ling you may be in need of or call at

MAPLE GROVE FARM. Stockbridge, Michigan.





 





I HAVE some extra ood DUROC males for sale.



Prices right. last. fa l and spring fan-row. Breeding



and quality my standard. Bred sow sale this winter.

H. G. KESSLER. Cassopolle. Michigan.





 





—for sale: 20 line service boars of fancy

nuroc Jerseys breeding and individual quality.

Prices reasonable. John McNicoll, North Star, Mich.





OUROO JERSEYS—25 SPlllllO 801118 FOR SALE.

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastlnxs. Michigan.

Duroc Jerseys for Sale‘ii’Jé‘fiaé’aafioiizii

Friesian bull calf drop ed Se 1:. 25. Write or come

and see. R. e. VIVIAN). R. §o. 4, Monroe, Mich.





DUROC G I LTS“§i.‘i.2°E.§?észoS&m ?





KOPE-KON FARM. Kinderhook. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





SWINE. Spring and summer pigs for

Burns JETS?! sale. both sexes. I pay 'express. 2‘3

years experience. J. H. BANGHAR'I‘. Lansing. Mich.





Big Smoolh Poland Bhina Hogs Eifiiiéiaifii’eiif°§é

reasonable prices. ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Mich.





BUTLER’S Big Type..Blg Bone Poland Chlnae

combine .size, bone and a reasonable

amount of quality, but size'and bone come first. Here

we oll'er the biggest. lPOHed yearling boar|in Michigan

for 840. Some big_ spring boars‘by him, and 50 fall pigs

at. $8 each or $1.) per gait: airs not akin. Pedigree

with every pig. J. 0. CT EB. Portland. Michigan.





POLAND CllllllAS’ngggr ‘33:; 11¢]:ng Some-

P. D. LONG, a. No. 8.gGrand Hand: '33:}:



Big Bone PHOLTFIO POLAND CHINA BOA as ready

'





for business. Qualitfihigh, rices right.

Write today. Maplewood Stock ‘arm, A legan, Mich.





Pol-JAN” CHINAS—llgotél gettitem and Home

Prices right. w. J. RAGELSHAM‘?2:;I;stg,H11115;:

POL‘ND BHINAS E83513: 502312..Shfihdfiigniimiiilf (:11

right. L. W. BARNES (It SUN, Byron. MtchIgan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





I ARGE styled Poland China spring and fall pigs

4 from strong, healthy. rolific breeders, either sex





at. low prices, ROBE 'l‘ NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





P. c. BOARS AND SOWS‘iS’gPliliil'.:lffifi

A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. Michlgan.

P. C. BOARS‘iu‘ihgg" .2“. °i31iiflri”'smiii”§§i?§

faction guaranteed. It. Vi. MILLS, Saline, Mich,





N Poland Chinas‘".i‘~‘;.‘£i“ “$3.1.





wants. W . L. PENNOCK, Hastings, Mich.





 





 





 





 





I AltGETYHE P. C. HOGS—Largest in Mich. Bonn;

J all sold. A few fall pigs. Also Some extra Iarg:

spring gilts to be bred to two of the best young

boars I could buy In Iowa. Come or write. Fro.-

livery. W. E. LIVINGSTON, Parma. Michigan,





IWO YOUNG IAMWOHIH 801118 FOR SALE





T. F. MARS’I‘ON. Bav City. Michigan.





‘OHOLEBA PROOF HOOS





I'keep from 4000 to 6000 grade Yorkshire. Poland

China and 'lamworth cholera immune hogs and am

selling prolihc brood sows and thin shoats at. rices

that make them desirable on cholera infected arms.

Will furnish open news or those bred to- cholera

immune boars. I expect to have several thousand

pigs for sale next Spring from immune stock.





can WHOM“: ‘Omfllipids, lick.

LlllOE YORKSHIRE SWINE—53ifin‘ifilafikiii‘éd £3.21".





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





LARGE Yorkshiree—Choioe breeding stock. all ages,

not akin. from State Fair prise-winners. Pedi—

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





Lillie Farmstead YURKSHIHES.





A flwlendld lot of fall pic! at reduced rloee. ire

infill!“ not aYkln. Yo new?f and glftstlgai afor

9 now. our money younwno e .

f(‘.0|.0N C. LILLIE. Cooper-evil“. Mich.





 





 





 





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EIBER AND IRON IN THE F000 OF

MAN.





 





BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.



It is recognized by physicians that

quite a large per cent of the diseases of.

mankind, is.primarily due to faulty nu-

trition. It is, I think, quite well estab-

lished that the character of the food of

man should depend somewhat upon the

nature of his daily work. In the feeding

of animals this principle is adhered to

and is considered, in this field, a sort of

rudimentary precept. The unscientific

boy on the farm will not give the same

character of food to the horse, idle in

the stable, that he gives to the one

working in the field. He recognizes, con-

sciously or unconsciously, two points—-

one being that the idle horse does not

need such a concentrated food as the

one working, because the demands on his

system are not so great—the other, that

the inactivity of the animal makes it

dangerous to feed a highly concentrated

ration. These two considerations are

practical ones with the farmer.



In the human diet, while unconsciously

recognizing the one, we almost totally

disregard the other. 'In fact, it is more

frequently the case that the person do-

ing the least amount of muscular work

is the one who eats the most highly con-

centrated foods. In the cities it is not

the working classes who live on the most

nutritious or most highly condensed food,

but banker, lawyer, merchant and busi-

ness man—the one whose life is made- up

more of mental than of muscular ac-

tivity.



Reasoning from the standpoint of the

animals. which is, it seems to me, a

logical one, the man who is doing the

greatest muscular work is the one who

needs the most highly concentrated and

most nourishing foods. It is the person

who does the least muscular work and

on the other hand a great deal of mental

work who suffers most from gastro-in-

testinal troubles, and I have frequently

known a sufferer of this class to be

greatly benefited by a vacation which

contributed brisk muscular exercise.



In view of these and other considera-

tions, which in this Short article cannot

even be touched upon, it has seemed to

me that we. have gone, perhaps, a little

too far in our zeal for a condensed and

concentrated human food.



A, by no means unessential, function

of the stomach and inteStines is their

peristaltic action, by means of which.

their food content is moved about con-

tinually and forced onward. To say that

this contributes to the utilization of the

food and the elimination of waste is put-

«ting it lightly. It is in fact, very essen-

tial. A vegetable food not highly con-

centrated or rather not highly purified is

a great aid to this more or less mechan-

ical function of the alimentary organs.

No better example, of the tendency in

modern manufacture, can be given than

that 'which is the basis of the great

flour milling interests. The effort is be-

,ing made constantly to reduce -to a min-

imum the mineral matter and fiber in the

wheat, and a high grade patent wheat

flour today contains but from one-fourth

to one-half of one per cent mineral mat-

ter with a correspondingly low content

of fiber or cellulose. This well nigh per-

fect process of milling may contribute to

the nutritive value of the flour, but we

must reCOgnize that there'are factors to

consider other than the high rate of di-

gestibility. The fiber in the food has a

distinct office outside of its nutritive

qualities. In fact no particular nutritive

value is claimed for fiber or cellulose, but

it favors the onward movement of the

products in the alimentary canal and

thus is an indirect aid to nutrition. .

A bulletin recently issued by the Uni-

ted States Office of Experiment Stations

emphasizes in a marked degree the state-

ment that white wheat bread is more di-

gestible than whole wheat bread, and in

fact devotes considerable space to these

deductiOns drawn from actual human di-

gestion experiments. It has’seemed to

me that the whole subject is little short

of an axiom for while there has been

little work done, in human nutrition, on

which to base canclusions, at the same

time enough has been accomplished in

the study of animal nutrition to lead one

to infer Vwith considerable accuracy that

the result would be what it actually was.

It has seemed to me that little doubt

could be cast'upon the conclusion of that

bulletin. However, admitting this, the





,.main underlying point still remains. Some





of the persons who diet Upon whole wheat

bread may do so because they think it

contains more nutriment or is more di-

gestible than white bread. Possibly the

majority who eat whole wheat bread may

reason in this manner. But, I think, few

die'tists have looked at it in this light.

The mere fact’ithat white flour is more

digestible than whole wheat flour has

had little weight with them. It explains

practically nothing. There is an effect—IL

mechanical, physical, chemical—call it

what you will, outside the realm of di-

gestibility that claims for whole wheat

bread a high place in the human dietary,

a place in some instances above white

flour bread. This effect is not due in any

way to the large or small amount of di-

gestible protein but partially at least to

the fiber or cellulose present in the whole

wheat bread. Everyone concerned in the

feeding of animals knows well the lax-

ative effect, on the dairy cow, of bran

and foods containing considerable fiber.

There seems no reason to dispute the

inference that its effect on man will be

in a measure the same. Crowding into

the stomach food, which contain no fiber

or ballast, even though they are highly

digestible, is an evil which, it has seem-

ed to me, scientific men have not suffi-

ciently realized.



Again, the high milling of vegetable

foods reduces the quantity of mineral

matter and may this not be a point worth

some consideration? Bunge has shown

quite conclusively how poor milk is in

iron, and when We know that white flour

contains much less iron than is found in

milk, we may infer that the amount of

iron the human system can obtain from

white bread is exceedingly small. This

would not be a matter worth so much

attentiOn were it not for the fact that

bread is such a staple article of diet and

some provision must be made among

these regular articles of diet for the con-

sumption of foods that will meet the daily

requirements of the body. Analysis shows

that, as a rule, the vegetable foods con-

taining a fair per cent of iron also con-

tain a considerable amount of cellulose

and thus the two go hand in hand. How

much highly concentrated and highly

milled vegetable foods contribute to the

great per cent of anaemia of the popula-

tion of cities because of a lack of min-

eral matter in the food, I do not care to

discuss for few definite data are obtain-

able. Certain it is, however, that aphy-

sician would never recommend as a diet

for an anaemic person, high grade patent

flour bread.



Finally I simply desire to say, that

factors of digestibility, while interesting

from a scientific standpoint, in the hu-

man dietary, at least, are not necessarily

evidence of the adaptability of certain

articles of foods to human needs. There

are other factors, such as mentioned

above, that influence greatly the suita-

bility of the food and they may not in

themselves of necessity be highly diges-

tib-le.





 





 





LABORATORY REPORT.





 





What is the relative heating qualities

of anthracite and bituminous coal, i. e.,

how much more heat will a ton of hard

coal produce than a ton of soft coal?

Which is most economical to use as fuel?



Ogemaw Co. A. L.





The question raised above is one that

has occupied the attention of business

men for many years. In most sections

of the country wood is no longer a com-

mercial possibility and the use of 00a]

of some kind is absolutely necessary. The

approximate values of soft, or bitumi-

nous, coal, and hard, on anthracite, coal,

are in the ratios of their heating values.

Soft coal varies in heating value from

8.000 to 15,000 units, whereas hard coal

is much more uniform, with a heating

value of approximately 14,000 units, much

depends upon the ash content. The high-

er the ash content, the lower the heating

value. Generally speaking, hard coal

has a higher heating value per ton, but

its cost more than offsets this advan-

tage.



Soft coal, of good quality, is much more

economical than hard coal. Soft coal is

not so pleasant to handle because it does

not as a. rule, burn so completely in the

ordinary stove and the carbon in the

smoke settles 0n everything near the

house. It is 'especially trying when the

housewife has a full line of clean clothes.

It is also less clean to handle.



There are stoves, however, which burn

soft coal so completely +hat there is



(Continued on page 545).





,THE MICHIGAN





PRACTICAL SCIENCE.





   





 





 





 





 





Mitchell 1913





The New 1913 Mitchell is be-

yond all question the best

automobile for you to buy!





0U know pretty well What you

want, and we have learned by 78

years’ ex erience that you want

the best ve icles that money will

buy, without wasting a dollar of the

money. That’s a Mitchell car for you.





The 1913 Mitchell is the wonder of the year;

a marvelous combination of the handsomely finished

city cars, the swift and powerful cars for tourists, and

as easy to manage as the simplest electric. (Prices

$1500, $1850, $52500—worth double!)





Electric lights and electric self-starter!





These are great advantages, the electric lights are

tremendously powerful”; show up every bad spot in

the road for five hundred feet ahead. Battery kept

charged by generator. The electric selflstarter saves

all the labor and. annoyance of cranking the engine,

and adds greatly to your comfort and safety,l keeps

you out of the cold, wet and mud, and makes it

possible for the women and boys to start the motor

and drive the car.





All Mitchells, like most of the very high-

priced cars for 1918, have the new long

stroke, T—head motor; the newest thing

for increased power and high efficiency.





Powerful—all the horse—power claimed for them.

Simple—you and your boys will easily understand

the entire “works” very quickly. Economical—they

don’t cost much to run. Handsome—nothing has

been spared that would add to their appearance.





There’s nothing too good to be used in the Mitchell; it.

has all the new improvements, everyone of them. Also the

same high-grade workmanship and material that have gone

into Mitchell vehicles throughout the past 78 years.





You won’t find any other medium-priced car that ofiers

anything like the advantages of the Mitchell—a $1,500 car

in the $5,000 class. You can’t beat it at any price. You

can’t equal it at anything like the price.





All with T-head Motor and 36-inch Wheels





Weeel Base S r0 e Price ibliieB'

7 passenger Six 60 ll. P. 144 in. 42 :12 7 in. €2,500

2 or 5 passenger Six 50 ii. P. 132 in. 3% x 6 in. 1,850

2 or 5 passenger Four 40 H. P. 120 in. 4% x 7 in. 1,500





DEALERS EVERYWHERE





Mitchell=Lewis Motor Co.





Racine, Wisconsin





M. A'. YOUNG, 754 Woodward Ave. Detroit. Mich.





 





m 539.
540 :(s)





L THE DAIRY





. _

CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE.

FEEDING YOUNG CALVES.





 





 





How can I raise calves on skim-milk?

\Vhat feed should I use and how much

should be fed with the milk? Have used

some of the calf meal.



Barry Co. L. F. F.





The prepared calf meals on the mar—

ket were designed to be fed where no

skim-milk is used. The idea was to fur-

nish dairymen who sell whole milk for

city consumption as market milk'with a

ration which would take the place of

this milk, and so the calf meal theoreti-

cally is compounded to give the calf a

complete ration in place of the whole

milk. In other words. it is designed to

be a substitute for whole milk. People

usually don't think it necessary to take

any considerable pains in feeding grain

with skim-milk because skim-milk is

considered a good ration for the calves.

But when we think about the. matter we

realize that skim-milk is not a good ra-

tion for young growing calves. \Vhole

milk is a splendid ration. It is nature's

food for the calf. but when we run the

whole milk through the cream separator

and take out the butter-fat we have

thrown the ration Ottt of balance, and

calves will not do well upon pure skim-

iniik because it doesn't contain enough

fat. Now, what we want to do is to fur-

nish. if we can, some grain that is rich

in fat to take the place of the butter—fat

which has been removed. and keep the

ration balanced.



“’holo milk. that is. the milk before it

has been run through a separator, con-

tains a nutritive ratio of one to four. or

thercabouts. that is. to every pound of

protein that is in the milk there are four

pounds of carbohydrates. Now that is

nature’s balanced ration for the young

growing calf. When We skim this milk

take out the butter—fat. then we have a

ration with a ratio of one to two; that is.

one pound of protcin to two pounds of

carbohydrates. Now you can see that

taking out the fat throws this ration for

the young calf decidedly out of balance.

lnstcad of having a ration with a nutri-

tive ratio of one to four, we have got

one with a ratio of one to two. and it is

our business. if we can possibly. to put‘

something into this milk for the calf

which will bring this ration back to its

normal balance. If we put in corn meal

it doesn't do it, although corn meal is

rich in fat, but it also has considerable

~ protein. enough so it does not balance up

the ration. “'9 must have something

richer in carbohydrates and fat than the

milk. If we pttt in ground oats it is a

little better than corn but it is not rich

enough yet. If We put in whcat mid~

«llings the ration is still bt‘iicl‘. and yet

wheat middlings contain protein and Car-

bohydrates in exactly the same propor-

tion that whole, milk does. It would be

a complete food in itself and wood be

practically as good as any of the calf

meals to feed in the place of milk. but

when we put a complete food like wheat

middlings ill with skim-milk which is un-

balanced we don't balance it. We must

havo some food that is richer in fat than

the skim-milk. and we can go over the

whole list of commcrcial feeding stuff and

we find nothing that will furnish the de-

sircd amount of fat in the ration for the

(“tlf. and still kcep the ration balanced;

that is. to keep the proportion of protein

to carbohydrates one to four. Some peo-

ple use oil meal. This is the flaxsecd

meal after the oil or fat has been taken

out of it. But this has about the same

proportion of protein and carbwhydratcs

as skim—milk itself, and adding that to

skim-milk doesn't balance the ration for

the calf. However. if we take, the flax-

sced meal itself before the fat is taken

out. this product has a nutritive ratio of

one to five. or one pound of protein to

live pounds of carbohydrates. and the

beauty of it is that the carbohydrates

here are largely in the form of fat be-

cause ground fiaxsecd or fiaxseed meal

contains 30 per cent of fat. One might

argue that corn meal. having a nutritive

ratio of one to 10 would be better to mix

with the skim-milk. but in it the carbo-

hydrates come from starch and sugar.

and we want the carbohydrates in the

food for the calf to come from fat be—

cause we have removed fat, which is

more easily digested than starch and sug-

ar from the calves' milk. And so there

isn't any question but what the best

substitute for whole milk for young grow-

ing calves is skim milk and fiaxseed

meal. Make the fiaxsced meal into a

jelly by boiling it in six times its amount





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.‘





of water. In other words, take one pint





'of flaxseed meal and six pints of water





and boil to a jelly. This will give you a

product of about the right proportion.

Then begin by giving the calf a gill of

this with his skim-milk. Gradually in-

crease it. using your own judgment, to

keep the Gulf in a good thrifty condition.



Now, besides this milk and flaxseed

jelly. of course. the calf wants to be en-

couraged to eat clover hay as soon as

possible. It is a nice thing to give them

in addition. other grain, like oats or

ground oats. or ground barley. or in fact.

almost any feed that you have at hand.

By giving them first a little handful of it

and encourage them to eat it. the more

you can get' them to eat of this the

faster they will grow and the more

thrifty they will be.



“'e also want to encourage the calf to

eat a good ration of bulky feed. likc clo-

ver hay and corn silage. It expands and

develops the digestive tract and when the

animal comes to maturity it will have.

greater digestive capacity which is cer—

tainly a necessity to large producing

cows. The calf that is raised entirely on

whole milk or largely on whole milk un-

til it is five or six months old, will not

make the feeder, and will not have the

digestive capacity that the calf fed a lit-

tle fiaxseed meal with its milk and en-

couraged to eat more bulky food. be—

cause this develops the digestive tract

and gives the ca‘f larger digestive ca-

paci-ty.



Now with regard to the. amount of

skim—milk to feed a calf. I don‘t 'think

that you ought to give the calf too much

skim-milk. Of course. when it is two or

three weeks old it depends largely upon

this skim-milk and flaxsecd jelly for its

food. and it should be fed as liberally

then as it is ever fed. For an ordinary

calf. or. we will say. for instance. for a

Jersey calf. which is a small calf. five

pounds of milk twice a day is sufiicient.

It is all it ought to have. Let it get the.

rest of its food from other grains and

from roughage. Larger calves, like Ilol-

steins. of course require more. possibly

twice as much. depending on their size.

But in every instance it. is better to be

modcrflto in the use of skim-milk and

encourage the calf to consume a goodly

portion of roughage.

SUCCESS WITH SMALL SILO-FILLING



OUTFIT.



Noticing the answer to It}. II. on pur-

chasing a private outfit for silo filling. I

wish to give my experience along this

line. I put up a silo five years ago this

fall 12x24 feet. and four feet of cement

foundation. In lflll we added eight feet

to this, making a total of 12x32 at pres—

ent. and this fall I was sorry that I did

not have eight feet more. for we could

not get all of the corn we planted for the

silo into it. So don‘t build too small. is

my advice.



Now in regard to owning an outfit for

your own use: The first three years we

exchanged work with neighbors and I

do say that I was not very well satisfied

with results. I never worked harder in

all my life than I did while helping my

neighbors, in going about three miles to

work and staying until six o’clock p. m.,

then going home and doing all the chores

and repeating this for about two weeks

I got tired of it. Also I have had a man

engaged to come with outfit. and I would

ask him if he could come such a day and

I would go to work and cut a lot of corn

down on the strength of his promise,

then something would surely happen and

consequently the corn had to wait; and.

of course. there is always a loss when

the corn gets too dry.



In 1910 I purchased a five-homo gaso-

line engine and a No. .0 cuttcr. By :1“-

ting the engine second-hand the outfit

cost. me in the neighborhood of $250. Now

this engine will run the cutter in gOOd

shape and bloWs the ensilage 32 feet

without any trouble, Of course, this will

not take in a whole bundle at once, but

we can run a good load of corn through

in twenty minutes. that is. with one man

to feed one man to unload and a boy to

cut bands. Last fall wc ust'd one team

and wagon. but this fall we used two

teams and two wagons. We load up both

wagons. bring the loads to the machine,

and run it through and we find. With my-

self. a month man and a boy we hired

for five d-tys. that we could fill the silo

and get one-third more in It (for we re—

filled several times). put in less hours

and we were always at home.



Now. with some of my readers this

may sound something on the play order,

but with a man who has eighty acres of

land and moderate means, and especially

one who has the things that E. H. has

to contend with. I certainly would not. go





 





out of business, knowing what I do about

owning one’s own outfit.





Kent Co. .I. C. W.





A P-ERSISTENT MILKER.





 





Bought a cow Sept. 28. 1912. Party did

not know exactly when she would be

fresh. As she gave about 6 or 7 qts. ,of

milk a day I continued to milk her twice

a day until Nov. 10. Then once a day,

bttt did not get her dried up and she

dropped a calf Nov. 17, still giving about

2 (its. a day. So far has not come to

her full flow of milk yet. \‘t'ill she ever

do so before she. is fresh again? is there

anything one can give her to bring her

back to a full flow of milk now? She is

a grade. (Hereford and Jersey). Milk

tesls four per cent. \Vould it be advis-

able to keep her a year?



Osceola Co. E. F. C.



A cow that will give milk right up to





the time of coming fresh again and not

dry up on her own accord, is a persistent

milker. These are just the kind of cows

that we are looking for. These are the

kind of cows that, are profitable, produc-

ers. I am not saying that a cow should

give milk continually the year around.

but I do say that a cow that will give

milk the year around is more apt to be

a profitable producer than one that goes

dry of her own accord for any consider-

able length of time. “'hat we want is

'a cow that is willing to do business the

entire year. and will, if allowed to, and

then it is our duty to control that cow

and dry her off so that she has a little

vacation or period of rest before she

froshens again. VVe do this largely for

the benefit of the offspring. in all prob—





ability a cow should go dry from four toi





six weeks.

pl'cpttr'tiit‘n'l for the coming yield. but the





cow that goes dry of her own accord for‘





three or four months is usually unprof—

itahlc.



'l‘l~c probability is that this cow will

not give as mttch milk the coming year

its shc would had she been dried ofi’ four

weeks before she freshcned. That would

lie but natural. And yet she perhaps

gave more milk last year than she would

if she, had been dried off. so there can

be little or no loss. The serious result

from a case like this is apt to be upon

the offspring. The calf will show less

vigor where the dam has not been dry

fOr a certain length of time before she

frcsltcnc-d again. But I certainly would

not sell this cow. I would feed her well.

Give her a good liberal ration. She may

not come to her full flow of milk. but

she will, I believe, give a profitable flow.

and then next year before it is time to

freshen. dry her off and give her a nice

little vacation. Feed her well all the

time and I believe that she will be a

profitable producer.



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every conceivable argument. and not a

single reason for changing to the new,

remained unchallenged. The whole ground

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A POOR FEEDER—MEVRITS OF THE

DIFFERENT BREEDS.‘





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I wish to ask Your opinion regarding

cows. 1 have just bought a cow, about

three-fourths Jersey. three years old.

she is very “finicky” about her feed. She

won’t eat wheat bran unless I put oil

meal in it. She won’t eat turnips, car-

rots, or beets. The corn fodder has to

be the best and she wants a change ev-

ery day or two. I have a small amount.

of good a'lsike clover hay whicn she eats

well for a couple of days. Do you think

‘she is sick or just “notional?” She was

fresh in March and comes fresh again in

June, gives about 1% qts. at a milking,

apparently very rich. She had a slight

attack of kidney trouble a few weeks

before I got her but I think she was

always fussy about her feed. Is this a

characteristic of Jersey cows, and are

they‘tender? I have been told that Jer-

seys are too tender for Grand Traverse

county. Are Holsteins at all superior to

Jerseys for butter cows? I mean on the

average. I know that quality lies in the

strain, or individual, and not in the

breed. I am on a new farm with but

small clearing and cannot afford to grow

the necessary fodder for cows and horses

and want to put up a silo next fall but

fear my new cow won’t eat silage.

have a half, or less, Jersey cow and a

heifer calf also. I want to work up to

about eight or ten pure-bred cows of

whatever breed I decide upon. Can you

give me some idea of the merits of the

Various breeds?



Grand Traverse Co. W. F. J.





It may be that your cow is not vigor-

ous, that she lacks in vitality, in other

wards, that she is not what is known as

a. hearty animal, and consequently she

is not a good feeder nor a good producer.

This is not characteristic of any particu-

lar breed, but such animals are found in

all breeds. It may also be that this cow





is simply notional and has got into that.





habit because her former owner has hu-

mored her. She may be a spoiled cow.

It may be that she was not brought up

right as a calf. This has a great deal

to do with the cow’s notions about eat-

ing. Animals, like children, have to be

educated to eat certain new foods. I

know of no animals hardly, unless it is

hogs, that will take hold of a new food

for the first time as they will something

they are accustomed to. The probability

is that your cow has never been in the

habit of eating~ any bran and conseqently

at first she does not take to it. The

probability is that if she is hearty it will

only be a short time before she will rel-

ish it very much, and it is the same with

en‘silage, or any new kind of feed that

the cow is not accustomed to.





This trait is very noticeable in chick—

ens. You tuke chickens where the food

is changed from wheat, we will say, to

corn. You put corn before them and

they will not look at it, they seem to

have no desire to eat it at all, and will

have to get very hungry, indeed, before

they eat it. But after they once get t0

eating it they find out that corn is good

and there is no trouble after that.



Now this is largely so with young cat-

tle. Foods that they are not used to eat-

ing they have to learn to like, and it is

the same way with people. How many

people ever liked celery the first time,

or Olives the first time they ever ate

them. There are many vegetables that

we grow to like. Evcn some people can‘t

get accustomed to eating certain vege-

tables at all.~ They don’t like them. It

is nothing but a notion because, if they

would keep on tasting them they would

soon learn to like them just as other

people do, and this is the way with cat-

tle. Now, in bringing up a calf he ought

to be fed a variety of foods that he may

get into the notion of eating anything

that is set before him. It is all nonsense

to bring up a good healthy calf so that

he won’t eat the common foods which

are to be fed to him afterwards. But, on

the other hand, if the calf is naturally

delicate it will not be a good feeder any-

way. V



No, this is not craracteristic of Jer-

Seys. A good, healthy, vigorous Jersey

is as good a feeder as you will find any-

where. They will eat anything and seem-

ingly about all that you care to give

them. Breed has nothing to do with

this. -Years ago when I built my first

silo we had to teach the cows, nearly all

of them, to eat silage. They didn’t know

what it was. They didn’t seem to like

the smell of it, nor the taste of it. Some

of them even wouldn’t taste of it at all,

but now we have no trouble, because

even the young calves when they are a

month old are given a little silage and

there is no trouble about their ever re—

fusing it.



With regard to the merits of the dif-

ferent- breeds of dairy cows. I believe

that I am liberal minded enough to dis-

cuss them on their merits without any

prejudice whatever. I have said a great

many.times that I didn’t believe that.





 

 





was difference enough between the four

leading breeds of dairy cows, namely:

Jerseys, Guernseys, Holsteins, and Ayr-

shires, so that a man would make any

mistake if he selected the breed which

suited his fancy best. If a man likes a

Jersey cow better than he does the oth-

er breeds then I should say, take the

Jersey cow. On the other hand, if he

likes the Guernsey best, the Holstein

best, or the Ayrshire best, then select the

one that he likes best, because he is

more liable to give this breed better at-

tention than he will one that he likes

less. And while the different breeds have

their characteristics, on the whole there

isn’t so very much difference in their

value as producers of dairy products.

The Holstein cow gives much more milk

than the Jersey, yet this milk is not so

rich in butter-fat, and consequently 100

lbs. of Holstein milk is not worth as

much as 100 lbs. of Jersey milk. And so

the Jersey doesn‘t have to give as much

milk to have her product as valuable as

the Holstein. All four of these breeds

have been bred and selected for genera-

tions for the sole purpose of taking food

which the farmer produces upon his land

and converting it into dairy products at

the. greatest profit. Years ago when I

made my selection the Holstein cow was

not as prominent or so widely distributed

as she is now. Very little was heard of





her in this country. Since then, of

course, they have been increasing in

popularity. There is room for all the





dairy breeds in this country, and yet

I see no reason, as._a dairyman, in mak—

ing a change. I am confident that the

Jersey cow will take too food which I

produce upon my farm and make it into

dairy products as economically as any

dairy animal that can be found. I am

warranted in saying this from the rec-

ords of Co-operative Cow Testing Asso-

ciations and the records of public dairy

tests, and the records of private dairy

tests. I am aware that’ there are Hol-

stein cows that have produced more but-

ter—fat and many of them have produced

more milk than the Jersey, and yet this

does not settle the question. The ques-

tion is, which cow will take a dollar’s

worth of food, and make the most out of

it? Or, in other words, which cow will

give us the largest value in dairy pro-

ducts from a dollar's worth of food? Or





THE MICHIGAN





 





stated in still another way, which will

produce dairy products the most econom—

ically? A Holstein cow, being a larger

machine, will consume more food and

produce a larger amount of dairy pro-

ducts. But this is no sign that she is

the best cow for a farmer to own. Eco-

nomical porduction is the final test. If

the Holstein cow will produce most eco-

nomically she is the best cow, if the Jer—

sey cow will produce the most econom-

ically she is the best cow, and so with

the other two dairy breeds. You will

find unprofitable cows in every breed, and

you will find excellent cows in every

breed. There is a great difference be-

tween individuals of the same breed. but

there is very little, if any, difference be-

tween the average run of the different

breeds.





FAVOR STATE-WIDE TESTS FOR TU-

BERCULOSIS.





 





Large milk producers supplying the

Grand Rapids trade met in that city on

November 30 and votcd in favor of a

state-wide-law requiring frequent tests

of herds for tuberculosis and also a law

governing importation of cattle, similar

to the laws in effect in IVisconsin and

other statcs. 'Dr. Elzinga, a veterinarian,

declared that Michigan is a dumping

ground for other states. Dr. Elzinga ad-

vised the use of the inter-dermal test,

thOugh in the case of cattle shown by

this test to be tubercular he advised also

the use of the temperature test -to make

sure. The new milk ordinance adopted

by Grand Rapids has many requirements,

including the tuberculin test of herds,

and the milk producers there feel that

they should get 20 cents a gallon, instead

of 14 to 16 cents as at present.



J. H. Skinner, farm demonstrator for

Kent county, urged the dairy farmers to

know what their milk is costing them as

the first step toward setting a price on

it. He finds silos going up all over the

county and says that milk cannot be pro-

duced profitably wit‘hOut silos. The need

of more alfalfa fields was pointed out

and next year, working under govern-

ment direction, demonstration areas of

at least an acre will be started with al-

falfa in each of the 24 townships of the

county. The feeding value of alfalfa is

equal to that of bran, pound for pound.



Kent 00. A. GRIFFIN.





 





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PROMOTING EGG PRODUCTION.





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It is not as impossible as experience

might lead one to believe, to secure a

continuous supply of autumn and winter

eggs without artificial stimulation of any

sort; but it needs knowledge and good

management. In the first place, a knowl—

edge of breeds and their peculiarities is

essential. Broadly speaking, none but

the large, loose~feathered varieties are

naturally good winter layers (fifteen or

twenty years ago no breed could excell

the original Langshan in this respect),

and. as they are also slow maturers, pul-

lets must be hatched in late January.

February and March to ensure egg pro—

ductiOn from September onwards. Then

strain has much to do with prolificacy,

and it is important to use, for hatching.

the eggs of individuals which have laid

during the desirable period if the quality

of producing eggs at unnatural seasons

is to be perpetuated.



Comfortable houses. not necessarily

warm in the southern districts, but well

ventilated, light, and sunny in aspect,

with a comparatively dry run, are also

factors. Some experiments were made

years ago by a friend of mine with the.

object of ascertaining what influence. if

any, a dry and a wet run had on the pro-

lificacy of pullets. Nearly related fowls

of approximately the same ages were

segregated into two lots, the one being

placed in a large. airy house with a run

into a small, dry gravel yard, the other

being similarly housed aiid treated, but

allowed to run into a grass paddock. The

fowls in the ‘dry yard not only throve

best, but proved very much more prolific

than their relations. and their owner was

fully satisfied, at the end of his investi-

gation, that to keep the feet of his fowls

dry was an important factor, both in

promoting early fecundity and in ensur-

ing a continuous supply of autumn and

winter eggs.



It seems to be very generally recog-

nized that a morning feed of meal. stiffly

mixed with hot water, is very much bet-

ter than a similar mixture fed cold. This

one can well understand; also the neces-

sity of incorporating in the ration some.

kind of animal food, Such as cut bone,

chopped liver, or butcher‘s scraps two or

three times a week at the season when

natural insect food is unprocurable.



The use of peppery foods and spiccs to

stimulate the egg—producing organs to

an abnormal state of activity is a course

often recommended by vendors of such

products. and is one frequently adopted

by the owners of unprolific hens. There

is no doubt that the articles in question

sometimes seems to fulfill their purpose,

though whether they will actually stimu—

late the really immature fowl into full

reproductive activity is certainly open

to question. If a pullet is on the point of

laying, a slight stimulatiori may induce

the. completion and deposition of the ova:

but there are probably articles more na—

tural and lcss likely to be harmful to the

digestive organs i‘han peppers and spices.

which will have the same effect.



i\€[owbray, in his Treatise (1824). makes

the follt’nving suggestions: “To promote

fecundity and great laying in the hen.

nothing more is necessary than the best

grass and fair water: but malted or

sprouted barley has occasionally a good

effect whilst the hcns are kept on solid

grains. but if continued too long they are

apt to SCOllI‘. Cordial horse-ball is good

to promote laying in cold and damp

weather, in place of some of the water

with which the morning mash is mixed.

and scents to stimulate the birds with-

out causing any lasting or undesirable

effects.” '



The French recommend buckwheat.

corn, “seconds" wheat. hemp seed and

oats to promote laying: they also haVc a

theory that barley augments the volume

of the yolk, while rye favors the devel—

opment of the white.





Canada. W. R. GILBERT.





 





WHEN ARE EGGS FERTILE?





 





In a test made by the Maryland station

to determine the time, required for eggs

to become fertile after. a male has been

added to the breeding pen, 20 single c-omb

White Leghorns, housed without, runs,

were kept from the male birds for three

months. A cockerel of the same variety

was then added and on the fourth day

following 10 eggs were laid. seven of

which were fertile. In another test. us-

ing 18 Rhode Island Red pullets and one

White Plymouth Rock cockerel, four eggs





I





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





were laid on the seventh day and all

were fertile, six were laid 0n the eighth'

day, three being fertile. In another test,

using a pen'of the same breeds, eight

eggs were laid on the eighth day, all be-

ing fertile. These tests, while not con-

clusive, seem to indicate that it is safe

to save eggs for hatching from a. pen of

Leghorn hens after the male bird has

been in four days. In the case of the

larger or general-purpdse fowl the re-

sults show that possibly a longer period

should be allowed to elapse, seven days

being the time in this instance, Where

Rhode Island Reds were used. It is pos-

sible, however, that the crossing of the

breeds may have had something to do

with the longer period.





IN ANSWER TO INQUIRIES.





 





Another Case of Roup.





My chickens’ eyes get sore, finally

swelling until they become blind and

then die. They have a good large coop





and I feed corn, wheat, oyster shells and

water.

Ottawa Co. B. S.

It seems reasonably certain that your





fowls have roup, which appears to be

quite prevalent this fall. from the num-

ber of inquiries received. This trouble

begins with an ordinary cold induced by

subjecting fowls to draughts or damp-

ness. Its contagious nature and various

methods of treating, have been described

in these columns many times. Read,

carefully, the article on the symptoms

and treatment of this disease in last

week’s Farmer.

Leghorns vs. Minorcas.





“'hich breed is the better egg producer

hw'the Brown Leghorn or the Minorca or

Will] cross-bred fowls produce better re-

su ts'.’





St. Joseph Co. H. B_



SO much depends upon the attention

given to developing and improving the

laying qualities of a flock of hens that it

is difficult to satisfactorily answer a

question of this nature. 'By selection of

the best layers, and their retention for

breeding, an egg—laying strain of almost.

any breed can be developed which will

surpass in production ordinarily good

tlocks of supposedly better laying breeds.

Leghorns and Minorcas are both mem-

hers of the special egg—laying class of

breeds and, as a general proposition, we

believe there is little choice between

them. In the great international egg-

laying competition, recently concluded at

the, Storrs experiment station in Con-

necticut, first honors went to a pen of

“'hite Leghorns, closely followed by a,

pen of White \Vyand‘ottes. The Brown

Leghorns showed a little better than the

Black Minorcas but both were pretty

well down in the list.



Cross—bred fowls sometimes prove su-

perior to pure-breds where only one

cross is made. Some poultry raisers es—

pecially ‘like cross-breds for market poul-

try. claiming they secure quicker growth

and greater size from crossing good meat

or general-purpose breeds. However, the

use of the progeny for breeding almost

invariably brings rapid deterioration, so

it should be thoroughly understood that

cross-breeding must stop with the first

cross.





 





 





A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON FOUL

BROOD.





 





Foul brood is now found in 19 states

and threatens the destruction of bees in

nearly every county in some states. Mich-

igan has it in 46 counties, and perhaps

in others of the 69 counties of the lower

peninsula where all the disease is fottnd.



0f the many who possess bees, very few

are well posted on these diseases, their

prevention and eradication. For the ben-

efit of Michigan bee owners we have se-

cured a valuable series of articles on this

subject. Beginning next week, the arti-

cles will present the various phases of

the subject as follows: 1. Origin, conta-

giousness, spread over Michigan and Uni-

ted States. effects upon bees and honey

crop, cause of infection and precaution-

ary measures. 2. Symptoms, distinction

between American and luropean foul

brood and how to detect them. 3.

Foul brood laws of Michigan, 4. Cure of

American foul brood. 5. Cure of Euro-

pean foul brood.



The. information carried by this series

is up to date and thoroughly dependable,

the author. Mr. Norman F. (lute, of Shi-

awassee county. having had experience

in caring for bees thus affected in large

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The days of bonanza apple growing is

_.past. I Within the past few years the ap—

ple has received more advertising than

any other farm product. “Land and Ap-

ple” shows have sprung up like mush-

rooms in all parts of the land. The ap-

ple was always connected with the sell-

4 ing of land on account of the fortunes

that have been made out of apples: it



x. sounds better to use big figures with the

selling of land. On account of this ad-

vertising many haVe gone into apple

growing, and until the methods of mar-

keting are improved and simplified the

increased production will decrease the

price the producer gets for his crop.

Extravagant methods of orcharding could

be afforded in the days of big money.

Apple economy is a necessity now when

apple profits more nearly come to the

’level of those of other crops.



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agement in the orchard. It is the cheap-

est and most efficient way of doing nec-

essary things. It is knowing what ev-

erything costs you in the money equiva-

lane for your time, the time of others

employed, material, wear and tear of

tools, and interest on money invested

for each of the operations of orcharding.

Do you know what it costs you per bar-

rel to pick and pack your apples, to haul

them to the freight car? What has

spraying cost you in time and materials?

Do you know what it cost you to repair

your spray rig?



A few cents more per foot for ladders

that weigh a few pounds less will save

dollars in picking. A few dollars spent

in providing convenient picking bags will

save many times their cost in the time

of picking and in bruised fruit. The half

bushel basket with its wire (S) hook to

hang it on the limbs and the grain sack

doing duty as a picking bag are expen-

sive receptacles to pick in.



Ignorance of the principles of a gaso-

line engine has been expensive to many.

It is really surprising how well some gas-



1 oline engines will run after the lack of

care and abuse they have received.

Enormous amounts of temper and time

have been wasted on little things left





undone in little- ways during spraying

time when time was precious.



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generally spending so as to save. A little

more money put into pruning, cutting

down the tops of the high trees; a little





vmore spent on a more abundant and con-

venient water supply and for better and

more spraying apparatus and conven-

iences; wise investments in handler tools

for orchard cultivation and for the har-

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growers of this state fortunes.



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whether the profit is enough or not.



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1 CABBAGE GROWING.





 





introducd into this

locality, (Hillsdale county), in recent

years, the one which has proved most

popular is that of cabbage growing. This

industry, although carried on in various

parts of the state, is so loealized that

the majority of farmers. know practically

’1 nothing about it. An illustration of this

is found in the district of which I write.

i which is restricted almost entirely to a

couple of townships. while farmers in the

remainder of the county and in neigh-

boring counties are unacquainted with

the industry.

Owing to the fact that cabbage grow-

ing has been engaged in successfully

I ‘ here, for a dozen years, and that this

, ‘ was the banner season. it has occurred.

l to the writer that a few w0rds in regard

l to it would be of interest to many read-

ers of this paper.

In growing cabbage successfully, farm-

ers here have found that the first re-

quisite is good ground. A field which





Among the crops





 





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





might produce a fair crop of corn, might

still lack the fertility to produce a. pay-

ing crop of cabbage. Small heads, even

though solid, will not be accepted by the

kraut makers, and unless the ground is

fertile enough to grow large heads, the

crop is practically a, failure.



In regard to the condition of the land

after cabbage has been grown,” many

farmers in this locality say they can

raise better oats after cabbage than af—

ter corn. Whether this is due to the

fact that the best ground is usually set

to cabbageiis, of course, a. question.



Concerning the amount of labor ex-

pended in growing a crop of cabbage, it

is claimed by experienced growers that

the work is much less than in the case





of cern. The plants are set, for the

most part, from the middle till the last

of June, and if the ground is plowed





early and worked occasionally, previous

to setting, the task of cultivating is ma-

terially lessened—three times through

with the cultivator being usually consid-

ered sufficient.



Aside from cultivating, but little work

is done in the cabbage field till the time

for marketing arrives. Some growers salt

the heads to drive away worms, but. as

a. rule, the worms are left unmole‘sted.

A couple of rows of plants around the

outside of the field, are generally a prey

to these pests, while the remainder of

the crop is not injured



At marketing time, an axe is used to

cut the cabbage and a pitch— fork to load

it on the wagon. Generally, by the first

of November, the crop has been con-

verted into kraut.



A few figures in regard to the banner

crop of this season, will be of interest:

Something like twenty-five hundred tons

of cabbage found its way to the local

kraut mill or into the hands of shippers,





during the time of marketing. At the

prevailing price paid, this amounts in

cash, to over twelve thousand dollars.





The average yield per acre was 10 tons,

with 15 and 18 tons not uncommon.

The biggest yield reportcd was twenty-

three tons per acre. This grower sold

his cabbage for five dollars per ton, thus

realizing $115 per acre, for his season’s





work. Many of the farmers who en-

gaged in this industry, this season, are

experienced cabbage growers who grow





and who con-

nine years





cabbage year after year,

sider the crop a paying one,





 





 





out of ten.

Hillsdale Co. J. A. KAISER.

ASPARAGUS.

Among toe perennials which should





have a place in every garden there ought

to be room for asparagus. It is easily

grown. Any kind of soil will do, if it is

made rich enough. The bed once made

will last many years if it is given a little

care.



To make a bed, prepare the ground as

early in the spring as the weather will

permit. Cover the ground with a heavy

coat of manure. Plow deep and pulvcrizc

the soil thoroughly.



Either year—old or two-yenr-old plants

are set. The former are small, so easily

transplanted and less liable to a setback

from handling. They may not yield as

large a return at first, but the difference

will be small and the younger plants will

soon overtake the older. I'sually it is

preferable to set the yearling plants.



The roots may be set as close as 12x18

inches, but this is advisable only for the

small garden where space is at a pre—

mium. For such close planting extra.

care should be given and the; roots should

be well fed.



In ficld culture the plants are set much

farther apart, 2x5 feet, 3x4 feet, or even

more. The roots will take up all the

room, as the plant has a larger under-

ground system. Such wide planting is

more satisfactory in the garden than

Close setting, if there is room.



After that plants are set they should

be cultivated often enough to keep the

ground mellow and clear of weeds. Late

in the fall, after the tops have been re-

moved and the ground has frozen, the

rows are covered with manure. This is

not only for a fertilizer, but to keep the

frost from going too deep. Asparagus is

not tender. It will safely cndure a se-

vere winter. But a mulch will enable it

to start earlier in the spring. _ .



During‘ the second summer cuttings

should be taken from the strong roots

only, if from any at all. But it is better

to let the plants grow uncut till the third

year. After that cutting may be freely

done.



Asparagus may be raised from the

seed. if desired, but‘ it requires a little

longer time than to procure the roots

from a nursery. The seed is sown in

drills 18 inches apart. It should be thin-





ly scattered, since nearly all of it will

grow. Sow at any time durin. the

spring, but the earlier the plants are.

started the better for their growth dur-

ing the summer. If the seed is soaked in

warm water” it will be more prompt in

coming up. Xthn well started they are

thinned to stand three inches apart in

the row.



The seed may be planted in hills to

form the bed. Such plants, growing

where thcy are to stand, so needing no

transplanting, ought to produce a strong

bed nearly as quickly as one set with





 





yearling plants. It is a method, however,

that is not commonly followed.



The asparagus beetle is at times and

in some places, a serious enemy. Young

chicks are fond of it and if given an op—

portunity will do much to keep the in—

sect in check. Spraying with arsenate

of lead is also effective. \Vhile the shoots

are being out there is not much injury

done. The mischief comes later, when

the stalks are left to grow.



Asparagus rust is a disease that has

become widcsprcad. Affected stalks turn

yellow and die in the summer or early





fall. On examination black eruptions of

the smut or spores will be discovered.

Such stalks should at once be cut out





and burned. Bordeaux mixture will keep

the disease in check. The best preven-

tion is an abundance of available plant

food. Applications of nitrate of soda

are excellent. This fcl‘iillZOl‘ has a won—

derful effect on asparagus, causing it to

produce a vigorous foliage. Some varie-

ties are less liable to injury than others.

The Palmetto is among the best as a

rust resister.



It is not ncccssury to give extra large

quantities of fertilizers at first, but after

the bed has bcgun to yield shoots it can

hardly be fcd too much. ch plants can





stand as much. Not only barnyard ma-

nure, but the commercial fertilizci's may

be usod. 'l‘hosc strong in nitrogen are

needed, since the plant is to produce such

a largo amount of top, and that very

rapidly. \\'ood ashes or some oilicr form

of potash arc valuzible. Slops and soap-

suds are good.



Salt. oncc docmcd important, is no

longer considcrcd of much value for as-

paragus. laxcriments, howcvcr, indicate

that it has sonn- virtue. But the plant

is not injured by it. oven in quantities





sufficient to kill grass and weeds.





Asparagus will endure neglect, but that

is not to be recommended. The large.

succulent shoots yielded by a bed well

carcd for. compared with the slender,

tough stalks from a neglected bed is a

proof of the value of good cultivation

and generous feeding in the production





of this delicious chctable.





Oakland (‘11. I“. l). \\'l‘ll.l.S.





GOOD RETURNS FROM SMALL

GARDEN.





 





 





That a combination of skill and a

small plot of ground can produce wealth

to a degree far bcyond the belief of the

common farmer, is illustrated by the re-

turns from John Hudson’s lu5x200—ft.

garden in Kent county. This plot of

slightly over a half acre, bcsides furnish-

ing vegetables and fruit for a. family of

eight, produccd enough to bring to the

owner fully $200. Among the sales were

$510 worth of fruit. grapes. curraiits and

go-oscbcrries. $7.89 of beets, $8.10 of rad-

ishcs, $22.12 of carrots and $52.27 of on—





ions.



Much of the land grew more than one

crop during the season. The crop of

grecn onions was followed by late cab-





bagcs, and turnips. Beets were removed

and the ground was planted to radishcs.

A planting of endive was made after a

good crop of carrots was harvcstcd. Thus

by knowing the season best fitted to the





diffcrcnt crops as wcll as the time re-

quired to maturc them this widc-awake

gardener Was ablc to dove—tail the dif-

t‘ercnt kinds together so as to increase





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with the investigations

in view the origination of new

types of citrus fruits. a striking new

dry-land introduction

the departmcnt of a species related to the

orange. This is the desert lime of Aus-

tralia. which is important by reason of

the fact that it is a species which will

stand frost, bears drought remarkably

Well. and has edible fruits which, al-

though small. are of fair quality for

preserve making.





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having





The Minnesota Academy of Social

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





The problem of :m

The Farm Labor adequate labor supply

Problem. is becoming a more

serious one upon the

farms of Michigan each year. Only on

cxccedingly favorable

bcr wculher has enabled many farmers

to sccurc the bulk of the corn crop and

then at, a high cost. A bulletin. recently

issued by the l'nited States Dcpartment

of Agriculture on the. “Supply of Farm

Labor." affords Some inth'esling statis—

tics upon this point. Figures compiled

from past census repoI'ls show that in

1820, 83.1 per cent of all persons reported

as having gainful ocr-upations were em-

ployed in agriculture. In 1840 the num-

ber of persons so cmployed had declined

to 77.5 per cent; in 1870, 47.3 pcr ccnl

were so ('mployed and in 1880, 44.1 per

cent; in 1800 the percentagc had dc-

cllncd to 37.2. 21nd in 1900 but 35.3 per

cent of the people in gainful occupations

Wcl‘e employed in agriculture



ljluring this pcriod, however, the num-

ber of persons employcd in agriculture

increased from ".068058 to 10"4‘1651 01'

five limes. This pcrgccnta e is not great-

ly different from the figures given in this

bulletin for the most important agricul—

tural countries of Europe, although in

some of the countries where other indus-

trics have not bccn rapidly developed

and where improvi-d machinci'y has not

been largely introduced lhc- percentage is

vcry much higher, being highcsl in ”un-

gm'y where 67.7 pcr ccnt of tho pooplc in

gainful occupations arc employcd in 21g-

ricullure.



There has, of coursc. been a rapid in—

crcasc in the use of lz’ibor-saving ma—

chinery upon tho farms during the last

generation. In 1880 thc uvcl'age value of

machinery per form ,was $101; in 1890 the

value had increased to $108; in 18th there

was a marked increase to $131, while-

fi'om 1900 to 1910 there was an enormous

increase, the average value of farm ma-

chinery per farm being $199 in that year.



The increascd productivity of human

labor, due. to the employment of this

labor-saving machinery has been great,

but hardly sufficient to offset the de-

crease in the proportion of our people

employed in agriculture. which has no

doubt been a grent factor in the general

rise of the price of foodstuffs which

has contributed to the increased cost of

living, not only in this country but

throughout the world.



In summing up the situation in this

bulletin, the conclusion is reached that

in the future farm labor will not be re—

cruited to any appreciable degree from

the cities. It, however, points out that

the farmer would not need to get his 18.-

bor from the cities, if he could hold

the. country population to the soil, an

object which is undoubtedly being pro-





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THE MICHIGAN PARMER.





moted in no small degree by the agen-

cies which have operated to relieve the

isolation of farm life to such an extent

in recent years, together with the in-

creased social activities whlch these

agegcles have brought about.‘





In view of the fact

The Philippines and that leaders who

the Filipinos. will direct legislation

in the next Congress

advocate a different policy with regard

to the Philippines than that which has

been pursued since control of this in-

sular territory was assumed by the Uni-

ted States at the close of the Spanish

war, we assume that our readers would

be glad of first hand information regard-

ing the islands and their people. Upon

this assumption we have arranged for

a series of articles descriptive of the

Philippines and the Filipinos, to be run

in our maguzin'c section during the early

part of the coming year. '



The first of these will appear in the

first January issue and should be care-

fully rcud as it deals with the location

and character of the islands themselves,

and is essential to the boiler understand-

ing and appreciation of the- articles which

follow. The second of the articles will

rclutc to the people and will naturally be

of greater interest, as peoplc are always

more inlcrcsting than inanimate things.

These will bc followed in turn by articles

on the industries of the mummy. includ-

ing agricullurc, and are designed to be

essentially information articles which

will convoy to the reader a better knowl—

cdge of these distant islands and their

pooplc. thus better fitting them to form

an inlclligcnt opinion as to the proper

course for the country to take with rc-

gurd in them.



Those ai'tlclcs are from the pcn of a

former l\ll(~hig:111 man who has spcnl:

many years in the Philippines in the

govornmenl sc-rvicc and has an inllmalc

knowledge of the country and its people.

As above slated. the articles will be

strictly information articles l'o make

111cm of the greatest possible value. and

will not bo cmbclllshcd with the desm‘ip—

lions and folklore, which might make

lhcm more intercsling reading from '21

lllci'ui‘y standpoint but which would not

contribute to the purpose for which they

are published. In vicw of the importance

of the subject. we beSDEtlk a careful pe-

rusal of this series of articles by every

Michigan Farmer reader.





In a recently publish—

A Big Margin of cd interview, Prof. R.

Profit. S. Shaw, of M. A. C..

in commenting upon

1he high cost of living, after referring to

the price being paid to producers of beef,

pork, poultry and dairy products, referred

to the low range of prices prevailing in

tho sheep market and called attention to

the fact that there is absolutely no jus—

lillczlllon for the present high range of

retail prices in this class of meats.

After referring to the unusually heavy

runs of sheep and lambs in the big mar—

kets and the comparatively low prices

which have prevailed for the live product.

l’1'of. Shaw 1'cfc1'1'cd to statistics contain-

cd in a communication rcccnlly rccclved

from the secretary of the Nationul \Vool

(ll'owei's' Association, which rcfci'rcd to

the wholesale price of drcssed lambs and

shccp as quote-d by the packers, ranging

from six to 111m- pcr pound. cht, tak-

ing up the price asked for dressed mut—

ton in the local rclail 111:11'kcts. ranging

from 14 to 231,51- per pound. a part of

which was supplied by local produccrs at

prices ranging from three to 51/3c De'I‘





pound, live Weight, Prof. Shaw reached

the conclusion that, while producers now

receive an unusually low price for mut-

ton, consumers are paying the usual high

range of prices for these products, leav-

ing too large a margin of profit for the

dealer.





In summing up the situation, Prof.

Shaw reached the logical conclusion that

unless relief from this situation comes,

notwithstanding the use which is being

made of mutton by the packers for can-

'ning purposes and to work into sausage,

present tendencies will later result in a.

marked scarcity of sheep and enforced

high priccs for farmers, dealers and con-

sumers alike in mutton products.





It is difficult to see what: immediate re-

lief can be afforded, except through the

action of the producers themselves.

\thre there is so wide a margin between

the price of a. product to producer and

consumer there is opportunity for the

working up of 11 trade in dressed mutton

by producers who care to take that

method of availing themselves of a larger

portion of the consumers dollar. Many

city families would be glad to avail

themselves of a dressed lamb or a side

of mutton if they could secure same at

a fair margin above the cost of produc-

tion and slaughtering, including delivery

to them. Producers can easily figure out

the profit on this proposition from the

fact thut from 48 to 52 per cent of the

live weight of lambs and wcthers con-

stitutes the marketable carcass and that

some revenue will be derived from the

pelt and other by—products in addition.

in the case of fat ewes the percentage

of dressed carcass to live weight may

run as low as from 45 to :30 per cent.

Here is an opportunity for sheep owners

to try direct marketing and ulso, at pres-

ent prices of mutton, a fat 1211111) or sheep

will afford an economical source of meat

for lhe farm family which will make a.

much appreciated variety.





 





STATE CORN SHOW ANNOUNCE-

MENT.





 





The Ninth Annual Corn Show will be

held at tho \\'estcrn Normal School, Kal-

amazoo, January 0 to 11 inclusive.



The giving of prizes in the senior

classes have given way to certificate“ of

honor, ribbons and badges.



The Junior class has bccn divided into

three divisions, 8 to 12, 12 to 16, and 16

lo 20 yours of ago.



Many valuublc prizes will be given in

each class and a sweepstnkc.



The program will fill four days.



Jun. 7.~v.\lfalfa growei‘s' cxpcri‘ance

111ccting, lcd by Mr. A. R. Potts, iii.

A. C.



Jun. .‘l.—A.luvenile education and junior

clubs, lcd by Mr. \V. H. Funnce. Cadil-

lac: Mr. C:11'y .\. Rowland, Kalamazoo

ccunty; 1111'. Nye, M. A. C. Department

Of Agricultural Education.



Jan. 9.~.\gricullu1'ul day. On this day

three kinds of Michigan soils will be

considered. la) Prairie soils, led by

Mr. Milo Snow, llichland, broad acre

plan; Mr. J. S. Bartlett. KulumazUo, in-

tensive plan. (b) Rolling land. Mr. Hen-

1'y “hippie, Augusta, broad acre plan;

Mr. L. J. Bradley. Augusta, intensive

plan. (0) Sandy soils, led by Mr. Ostcr-

honl, Kalamazoo county, broad acre plan;

Mr. N. B. Beers. Richlzmd, intcnsive

plan.



Mr. Jason \Voodman will give in dctail

an explanation of the prospective work

of the agricultural bureau in this county





 





 





 





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HAPPENIN_GS OF THE WEEK.





National.



Nine men are believed to have been

killed at. Cord-,ova Alaska, by an av-

alanche from Copper Mountain, which

also carried away several buildings of a.

development company. Eleven men were

buried and but two were removed alive



Several telephone compan es in the

southwestern states have merged into

one laIge company with a capital stock

of $40, 000, 000.



The powder house at a qua1ry at Bell-

w,ood 111., blew up Monday afte1noon.

hortunately, the quarry hands were away

at lunch when the accident occurred

The shock was distinctly felt 15 miles

away.



Train robbers took $20,000 in gold from

an express car en route from Bakersfield

to Taft, Cal.



The money trust committee of the fed-

eral house of representatives is In ses—

sion at W'ashington. It is indicated that

the committee will recommend a law

providing for the incorporation of clear—

ing house associations and probably

governmental regulations of these insti-

Lutio‘ns.



A 14—inch gun which was being tested

at Sandy Hook proving grounds Monday,

exploded, but fortunately no one was i11-

jul'ed, although fragments of iron weigh-

ing almost 1,000 pounds showered 011 all

sides of the mcn present.



A federal grand jury is now in session

in Detroit, considering violations of the

olcomai'gai'ine law, opium smuggling,

counterfeiting, white slavery cases. etc.



A plan for strengthening the naval re-

sci'vcs of this country is under way. The

scheme comprehends the use of the

crews of merchant vessels, piivate ves-

sols, members of skilled t1ades.elc., to

supplement the regular naval force and

the employment of merchant vessels to

enlarge the transport service. The plan

is finding general support among ship-

owners and others dil'cctly interested.



President Taft has been petitioned by

a. number of citizens of California to

change the regulations of thc l’unama

Canal to conform with the Hay-Paunce—

fote treaty.



Plans are being perfected by leading

colored people. of the country to cele-

brate the fiftieth anniversary of their

freedom next October.



()11 Tuesday and \\'ednesd:1y of this

weck repl'esonlutives Of the progressive

party will meet in Chicago to map out

a general program looking toward the

perpetuation of the party.



Farmers are watching with interest a.

cuse before the circuit court of Gratiot

county where an action has been brought

for damages measured by the loss of a

crop, due to poor seed furnished and

guaranteed to grow by the defendant.

The case is an unusual one and if the

damages are allowed, it will give those

who purchase seeds hope of recovering

damages due to interior seed stock.



A jury in the cirruit cou1t of Allegan

county found Os<ar M. Auerbnch, charged

with the shooting of Harry M. Fisher. 01’

Chicago, guilty of murder in the first

degree. An appeal will likely be taken

as the verdict was based upon circum-

stantial evidence.



The Michigan liability act is being pa-

tronized by a majority of concerns em-

pl01i11g many laborers, and alcording to

the commissioner in a recent st: llement,

is effecting a great saving to the state,

those injured as well as to employers.



Foreign.



Great Britain is making formal de-

mands upon CongreSS to either repeal

the act providing for the free passage of

American coastwisc vessels through the

Panama canal, or for the submission of

the question to arbitration.



The status of political affairs in Mex-

ico appears to be alarming to the present

administration. So uncertain and un-

stable, is 1110 condition in several states

that the government is apparently pow-

erless to restore order and protect peace-

ful citizens in their homes and at work

and so the offices of the church, sci in

motion by a papal decree, have been

invoked to ask for Divinc intervention.

To this end a midnight mass was begun

in every Catholic church in the republic

Monday night.



Recent information from Constanti-

nople describes terrible massacrcs by the

Turks in Galllpoli of the province of

Adrianople. Six Christian villages were

sucked by the troops, the excuse for the

muIdeiing and pillaging being that the

inhabitants had inte1fered with telegraph

mes



The action of Greece in refusing'to

join with the Balkan states in suspend-

ing war Operations till terms of peace

might be considered between the allies

and Turkey now appears to be better un-

derstood. It: was at first thought that

the old differences between Greece and

the other states to the north had reap-

peared and were breaking the compact

entered into to drive Turkey from Eu—

rope. But the- explanation now held is

that by Greece’s refusal to join in the

a1mistice she prevents Turkey from

making use of the delay by strengthening

her position. That Greece is affecting

this purpose is proven by her occupation

of Syrakon and St. George only about

four hours distance from Janina where

the remnants of the Turkish Monastir

army are thought to be.





The third annual meeting of the North-

ern Null Growers’ Association will be

held on December 18- 19 at Lancaster.

Pa. Headquarters will be at the Hotel

Wheatland. Papers Will be read by. Dr.

Robt. T. Morris, Mr. T. '.P Littlepage,

Prof E R. Lake, Prof C. P. ‘,C.lose Mr.

Clarence A. Reed, Mr. W N Roper, Mr.

J. F. Jones and other prominent persons

connected with the nut- -growing industry.





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DEC. 14, 1912.





A' STATE FAIR ESSAY.





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BY DON WALDRON.



The Boys’ State Fair School is launch—

ed, and although its trial voyage was

rather stormy, the boys seemed well sat-

isfied with it. I think they appreciated

the efforts of Mr. Swift, Mr. Field and





‘Mr. Sattler for our happiness and wel-





fare. ,



I reached the State Fair grounds Mon-

day p. m., registered and *went through

the auto building where the prime- skill

of auto engineers could be found.



The Oakland Company had a. large ex-

hibit of touring cars «and silver cups

they had won. The Hupp, Hudson, Studew

baker, Buick, Rambler, Maxwell and

Chalmers were» also there, from roadsters

and touring cars to motor trucks. The

Kalamazoo, Patterson & Co., and Colum-

bia buggies were shown. Each year sees

the buggies more patterned after the au-

tos. The Larkin Company occupied one

corner with their goods. Thcre were

several old autos on show. A Packard

Model A, built thirteen years ago and

still in use, and a Pacific Model F built

in 1903, an E. M. F. 30. name. “Long-

horn,” by reason of a long pair of steer’s

horns killed in _a head-on collision. This

machine, owned on a ranch, ran 45,000

miles without overhauling, and then able

to go 40 miles per hour. A Regal, the

first auto to cross from Atlantic to Pa-

cific in less than 30 days. An Abbott

Detroit having a record of 100,000 miles.



The new dairy building contained a

fount of education. A case of tubercu—

lated meat showing small blotchcs of

yellow tubcrcular germs, surrounded by

a white ring of body cells trying to starve

the tubercular germs out, (which is the

only way of killing these- germs). If the

body is weakencd it can less sHCcessfully

combat it, letting it spread until it so in-

fccts a part as to cause it to break down

with a hemorrhage. A modcl of a sani-

tary milkhouse and its equipment was

shown. The De Laval and Sharpie-s

Cream Separator Co.’s had a largo show.

Leon G. 'Vthelc-r and Chancy Nichols

occupied the northwestern part with ex—

hibits of strained and comb honey, longi-

tudinal sections of bee. hives and supers

showing the bees and their living habits.

The Pure Food Department had an ex-

hibit well worth noticing. The state

spent thirty-six thousand and sixteen

dollars for pure food and one hundred

and sixty-eight thousand for military

purposes last year. The high cost: of

living was explained. XVe buy too much

meat and package breakfast foods. At

ten cents per package for corn flakes,

corn meal costs $320 per ton. Plain oat-

meal and cracked wheat are very good

and cheap. Pound for pound whole milk

has greater food value than beefsteak

and costs one-half as much. Potatoes are

our most valuable food, being cheap,

easily digested and of great nutritive

value. The potato as a food for bi‘ious-

ness, rheumatism, gout, arterioscolus is

very valuable.



‘This department destroyed 68,000 bot-

ties of pop, etc., sweetened with sac-

charin. It was surprising to see the

amOunt of flavoring made with alcohol

and some strong adulterant for the ila-

vor. They found linseed oil adulteratcd

with petroleum as follows:



National Linseed Oil. Co, Cleveland,

0., 20 per cent: Standard Oil Co., Clcve-

land. 0.. 12 per cent; American Oil Co.,

Cleveland, 0., 45 pcr cent; South States

'l‘urpcnt‘ine C0.. Cleveland, 0., 15 per

cent: iarfield Paint Co._ Cleveland, 0.,

{:5 per cent; Globc Refining Co.. Cleve-

land. 0., 40 per cent. ,



Adjacent to the dairy building was a.

small barn of cows on a competitive

test. They were milkcd with a machine,

their food and products Weighed. A talk

was given on the building of a dairy herd

and it was said: “Although our cows

are good, our method of raising calves is

base. They being often irregularly fed

with sour milk which, causing 'scours, is

likely to permanently ruin their diges«

tive tract. \‘i’e never think of raising

lambs, pigs or colts that way.”



The horse barns were well filled. The

Bell BI‘OS., having a large show of Bel-

gians; George Ackerman, of Hackneys

and Clydesdales: C. C. Judy, Illinois, of

fancy saddle horses, mules-and Shetland;

ponies: French Bros, of draft horses;

Chas. Bunn, Illinois. imported Hackneys

and Shetland ponies. The judge gave us

some pointers 0n horses.

breeds are characterized by a plump,

round, massive body and thick neck. The

shoulders upright, having a place for the

collar. The breast should be wide, the

legs clean-cut and the front ones wide

apart. The foot should be large and

round and dark colored. A road horse





The draft'





should have a lean neck, lithe, active

body, ,high flank, shoulders long and

sloping.‘ The body should be deep up

and down, front feet close together, toes

not out, rather straight hoof, somewhat

narrow and dark colored. The saddle

horses should have a smooth, short back,

high withers, thick in the ribs, and be

smooth-riding. The other points should

follow the road horse.



The angle of the pastern is important.

In front it should be of an angle of about

45 degrees. In the draft breeds it may

be more erect. The angle behind should

be about 60 degrees.



The cattle barns were well filled. A

long row of Jerseys from Hood, Lowell,

Mass, won many firsts. N. W. Vt'agner

won a majority of firsts in Shorthorn

cattle; .I. H. Miller, of Indiana, in Foiled

Durhams; Reed & Knowles, 1“. E. Eager

& Son winning out first in Holsteins'.

George Ineichen & Son had a large herd

of Red Polled cattle, winning nearly all

firsts.



The hog barns were not all filled but

there was a good show. especially of

Duroc—Jerseys, Tamworths, and Berk-

shires. The Tamworths resembled cle-

phants. Those standing well on their

feet, lengthy, having good hams and

shoulders capturcd the pork prizes.





The quality of sheep was good. There

being several exhibits from Canada in the

Shropshire class made competition sharp.

F. A. Harding coming off with the most

firsts. In the Lincolns .I. C. Lethbridge

& Son won most firsts. I“. A, Harding

again coming to the front in Cotswolds

with all the firsts but onc.



The. main building was filled. The Tul-

lar Envelope Company had a machine

made of metal, Which automatically turn-

ed out envelopes as fast as the operator

could bind them into bunches. Cigars

from raw to finished product were shown.

The cigar was made by taking strips of

leaf of about a cigar‘s length and rolling

thcm up in a leaf. It is then rolled un-

der the palm of the hand on a board. It

rcquires loss than a minute for the mak-

ing. A Ford auto was made during the

week in tho building. Tbc It. C. II. C0.

showcd an auto in the rough and the

making of some parts. The Cass Tech-

nical School had a large show of manual

labor articles, from work shop to finished





product. The l')etroit-A1aska Knitting

Company demonstrated sock knitting

with a machine which automatically

(hanged color of thread and made the





foot. The scriptis Motor Boat Company

showed an engine. a new motor boat and

an old Scripps, with which Capt. Larsen

went through the Niagara Rapids. The

Bush & Lane l’iano Company and Grin-

nc‘ll Bros, had a line display of pianos,

and put up scvcral.



The Horticulture Building was filled to

the limit. \V. B. Brown occupied much

space with flowers. The fruit on exhibit

was mostly apples. grapes and pears.

The county exhibits were around on the

walls, Berrien county winning first, 0c-

cana county second, Grand Traverse

county third, winning the silver cup as

pcrmanent, Oakland county fourth, Jack-

son county fifth, Kent county sixth.

\\'ashtcnaw county seventh. The Monroe

Nursery, Michigan, Orchard (.‘o., San-

ilac and Charlevoix count‘ics also exhib-

itcd. The: individual competition plates

ware arranged alphabetically on low ta—

bles in the ccntcr so, with the wall ex-

hibits, everything could bc wcll vlcwcd.



in the Agricultural Building the \l'cst

Michigan l‘iwvelopmcnt Burcpu had a

nice and large display of apples. It had

a Signhoard comparing the relative cost

of producing apples in the west and here,

proving h’lit-liigan to be. in the lead by

far. The Upper Peninsula l)cvclopment

Bureau, Northeastern I)cvclopment Bu—

reau, lngham county and (Brand TraVcrse

county had exhibits of small grains. both

in sheath and berry. vegetables, grasscs





and some fruit. There was but little

corn on show.

There was a Western United States





and Canadian Agricultural exhibit undcr

the grandstand, showing some fine grain

in sheath and berrynlegumes and some

fruit in alcohol.



The United States Navy had some

models of the United States war ships,

Maine, Salem, Oregon and Florida, two

torpedo boat destroyers. a submarine

boat, Holland, which attracted c0nsider-

able attention.



The machinery department was inter-

esting, covering two or three aeres. The

saucy puffing of gasoline engines. could

be heard everywhere. There were many

two-cylinder machines. The Rumely Oil





Tractor Co., the Pitts, Advance, Huber,

and Port Huron Thresher Companies, had

a showof engines, bean huller, clever





- *THB MICHIGAN FARMER.





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huller and corn huskers. A stone crusher

and good roads construction were in 0D-

eratlon. The I. H. C. demonstrated gang-

plowing. There were many silos and silo

fillers and considerable farm machinery.



The German Kali Vl’orks, located next

to our tent, showed samples of crude

potash and in its diffcre-nt forms, as

Sylvinit, containing sixteen per cent pot-

ash, kanit about twelve per cent, muriate

and sulphate each about fifty per cent.

Potash is most valuable on sandy soils

and by pictures in the building of it the

benefits were proven. I



“'e went to Belle Isle. Friday. a. m.,

via a Woodward avenue street car as far

as it went, and walking to the. river,

boarding the steamer “Promise,” which

took us to the Island. “'0 walked around

the grounds, first visiting the aquarium.

There were white, road, cat, trigger and

surgeon fish, sturgeon, perch, trout. log-

gerhcad, lane and dog snapper, red got-up»

er, sea horscs, (-els and seals. In roam—

ing around the grounds I saw in 'pcns,

or cages, owls, swan. wild geese, ostrich,

Canadian lynx, prairic dogs, otter, all-

gator, polar, black and brown bears. rac—

coon. buffalo, white and mule fallow deer,

California sea lion and timber wolf.

There are about 700 acrcs in the grounds.

It is all soddcd ovcr, and kept lawn-

mowed, except the line roads, which are

paved. There are many trees, mostly

elms. We came back on the large boat,

“Britannia," marchcd up thc Sidewalk

and those not staying at the Y. M. C. A.

boarded a strcci car for the f,.ir grounds.



Prof. French gavo a short talk on the

importance of work. Agriculture was an

occupation that was bccomlng important

as the town population was lncrc-using

and the rural dccrcasing. Schools of ag—





riculture arc being cstabllshcd and thc

time is coming whcn their importance"

will cause many moro. The educated .





farmer is more likely to remain on the

farm. as ho can obtain better





and, knowing the why and whcrcfore of





things. livcs in a happicr state of mind.



The wcll-t'cd hog is comfortahlc. so may

farmc-r bc. The educated

only afford, but appre-





an ignorant

farmer can not





ciate luxurlcs. ills definition of success;





was, “l’rcctmsistcnt, systematic applica-





tion to whit you aim at. makes success.” ,





I learnctl countless things through ex-

perience and observation. I saw the air-





ship rise, fly and light. I found out soIne—.





thing of traveling and sweeping. i saw

the fireworks, rcprescntlng the fall of

Mexico, with numerous other set and air

pieces. 1 saw binder twine

nnwoven fiber being led over an cndlcss

chain into :1 small revolving thing shaped;

like two saucers put togcthcr rim to rim‘

and coming out onto a spool as binder

twine.



The night horse show, with the hi5.:h"—t>





 





 





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MOTHERS ARE “TOO BUSY.”





never pleasant reading. But it is



often profitable to the mother of

girls to know just how the other moth-

er’s daughter got started in the wrong

direction. The state papers have been

full of harrowing tales for weeks past of

girls of 13, 14 and 15 years who have

been ruined in dens of vice. Invariably

the tale traced to its beginning shows

that the mother was ignorant of what

her girl was doing, who her companions

were or where she Went when she went

out of an evening. Either the mother

didn’t care, didn’t even take the trouble

to ask, or else the girl lied and the moth—

er never took pains to verify the stories.

In any case, lack of confidence between

mother and child was at the root of the

whole thing.



If these girls came from the homes of

the debased and ignorant we might ex-

cuse the mothers. But more often than

not they come from homes of refinement.

The fathers are all too often wel'l-to-do

artisans or professional men. the moth—

ers, women of average education, intelli-

genes and culture. TVhat is the matter?

How did they let their daughters get

away from them? How could the girl be

running about to cheap theaters. saloons

and questionable resorts and the parents

never know it? These are questions the

police are asking, and they are questions

every mother might well ask herself.



It began away back when the girl was

just toddling around. There were other

children, probably a baby younger. The

mother was busy and worried and when

the little one. came to her, clung to her

Skirts and tried to tell her something in

which the baby-mind was deeply inter-

ested, the mother Loosed the clinging

fingers. and hustled the baby away. She

was too busy to stop for childish confi-

dences. The little one- came again and

again before she has learned that mother

Wasn’t interested in her, that the things

she enjoyed were too trifling for mother

to notice. As she got older she played in

the street and there met girls who liked

the. same things she. did. They had her

confidence instead of her mother. Still

Older grown, these girls told her the

mysteries of life her mother should have

ttld her if she had not been too busy, or

('1ll‘t‘IOSS. to think about it. And the girl

learned, not the. things she should have

known, but the things which poisoned

her mind.



She began going out nights at an age

when she should have been at home in

bed. Her mother made a feeble remon-

strance- but was easily quieted by the

story that she was going to stay with a.

chum and study. The mother, still in-

terested in her own affairs more than in

the girl. was satisfied. After that the

descent was rapid. Six months, perhaps

a. year, and the, parents are stunned to

learn that their daughter, whom they

still think of as a baby. is ruined for life.

They blame everyone but the right per—

sons, themselves.



So many mothers never think of their

children when they are out of sight.

Some. of them sworn to feel that their

child could do no wrong, while others are

quite frank and say they don’t care what

the children do so long as they don’t

bOther them To be charitable. let us

assume that these mothers do not mean

to be taken literally. They probably

mean they don’t care what: the young-

sters do so long as it is all right, and

trust to the children’s honor to keep out

of mischief. But children are shocking-

ly literal, and the child who knows her

mother isn’t over-particular isn’t going to

be a. bit particular herself how she gets

her good time.



Eternal vigilance is the price of safety

with daughters as with everything else.

The country mother may think her

daughter is carefully guarded and couid





THE story of a. girl’s ruined life is





'not come to harm‘. But the country girl





meets her temptations, too. Cheap thea-

ters are invading every country village.

Trolley cars make a trip to a near—by

city a mere incident, where 15 years ago

it was an 'event, and even the best-inten-

tioned girl is often influenced by her

companions to dc}, things she knows she





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'judgment upon them yourself.





shouldn't. Chaperones are quite passe

with the up-to-date American girl but if

every mother would insist that her

daughter should not go on an excursion

'that brought her back home in the mid-

dle of the night unless she was accom-

panied by an older person, there would

be less chance for broken hearts and

ruined lives.



Know what your girls are doing. Know

their companions. Don’t be just satis—

fied with having her tell you their names

and who their parents are. Insist that

she bring them to your home and pass

She may

think you are over-particular now, but

there will come a day when she will rise

up and call you blessed. The tendency

in the modern American home is to let

the young folks rule. Let us go back to

the methods of our fore-fathers and in-

sist that mature judgment is better than

childish impulse. DEBORAH.





THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING.





 





BY LALIA MITCHELL.

The new housewife would fain make





a Christmas pudding, but the recipes are

difficult to follow and she fears a failure,

so she either does without or makes the

greater mistake of purchasing one in a

tin can at the grocery.



The following recipe is easily made and

less likely to fail than the mince pies

which she attempts without a. moment’s

hesitation.



Take one pound of beef suet fine chop-

pcd, one, pound of seeded raisins chopped.

and one pound of English currants. To

these add one pound of bread crumbs,

very dry ones. two large apples chopped

fine, a little minced orange and lemon

peel and two ounces of shredded citron.

Mix these together, beat four eggs with

half a pound of brown sugar, stir in half

a cupful of milk, add an ounce of chop-

ped almond meats and a teaspoonful

each of ground ginger, ground cinnamon,

grated nutmeg, and salt.- Combine this

mixture with the suet, mixture first pre—

pared, add two wine glasses of brandy

and three ounces of sifted flour. If this

seems too stiff to beat with a heavy

spoon, thin it with milk, it must be much

thicker than ordinary cake dough,how-

ever, and there is little danger of its be-

ing found so.



To prepare the pudding bag dip a

strong linen cloth first in hot water and

then in cold. Vi'ring very dry and sprin-

kle the inside generously with flour. Put

the pudding in this and tie the four cor-

ners of the bag tightly together being

cireful to allow plenty of room for the

pudding to svs ell as it soaks.



Immerse the bag in boiling water and

keep almost at the boiling point for five

hours, adding hot water as it boils away.

At the end of that time transfer the- pud-

ding from the bag to a large dish and

set it away to grace the Christmas board.

PRACTICAL GIFTS FOR THE HOUSE-



WIFE.





nY MAE Y. MAHAFF‘Y.



An inexpensive but highly desirable

gift for the woman who has hcr laundry

work done in the house, is a lining for

the clothes basket. This should be made

from heavy muslin, duck or some. such

material. A piece is cut to fit the bottom

of the basket. and two pieces for the

sides, each sufficient to go half round the

basket. The side pieces are. sewn to

the bottom and together. and the top is

bound with tape. ’l‘ape- is then sewed to

each end to tie about the handles, thus

holding the lining in place. This will be

found much more satisfactory than the

usual lining of old papers. If desired,

an additional oval piece may be bound

as a covering for the top. This should

also have ties for the handles.



Luncheon napkins of any description“

are useful in the household, but if some-

thing a little out of the ordinary is want-

ed a set like some recently seen will be

found satisfactory, and will create a.

great deal of interest when guests are

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ticeable feature was a quotation or say-

ing worked in one corner of each, wash-

able red thread being used. Blue would an-

swer equally as well, and would be more

suitable with blue and white china. The

sentences were placed across the corner,

and the napkins s0» folded and laid at the

plates as to make the writing easily read—

able. The words were first written in

long hand with a pencil, then outlined in

fine, even stitches with the embroidery

cotton. Such sentences as these are suit-

able:



“Sit down; you are Welcome.”



"Small cheer and great welcome make

a merry feast ”



“A hearty welcome to thee, strangei.’



“Sweets to the sweet’



“For auld lang syne.”



“Face to face with our friends.”



“A holy life is a continual feast.”



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"For man must eat."



“Here friends are made, and here true

fellowship begins.”



“Eat, drink, and be merry.”



“Come bide awhile with me.”



“Lest old acquaintance be forgot.”



Another practical and at the same time

handsome gift. is a pillow top made from

a yard of burlap, green being a good col~

or. Cut from cretonne which has a

striped design of several inches width,

two bands, and stitch them onto the bur-

lap about six inches from either selvedge

edge. Fold the burlap to make a pillow

half as wide as its length, and stitch

across the ends just at the outer edge

of each band. Ravel the six inches of

burlap at each end to make a fringe.

Turn the raw edges on the sides in and

whip down to form an opening which

can be caught together after the pillow

is slipped inside. These pillow covers

are so quickly made, and of such durable

materials that they form one of the most

desirable gifts one can make for the

housekeeper, and are also good for the

man of the house for his den, or for the

boy’s room. They also sell readily at

bazaars.





COOKING PUMPKIN.



Someone asks how to make pumpkin

pie without eggs. ,As good a pie as any—

one can make with the best of material

can be made without eggs, cream or but-

ter; if the pumpkin has been first prop-

erly cooked. In this lies the secret of

real success. And the woman who calls

it done when soft enough to be pressed

through a sieve loses much of the deli-

cacy of the pumpkin.



Cook in just enough water to keep it

frOm scorching on the start, stirring only

as often as is necessary to keep it from

scorching, and when it is soft still keep

on cooking and stirring occasionally. Fin-

ally it will need more close watching.

and at the very last almost constant stir-

ring. The finishing test is when it is so

dry that it cleaves from the sides of the

kettle when stirring. Then add for an

ordinary sized field pumpkin, .a table-

spoonful of salt, a cupful of sugar, and

a teaspoonful of ginger. stirring all thor-

oughly into the pumpkin before removing

the kettle from the fire. Cooked in this

way, unless the pumpkin is more than

usually stringy, putting through a sieve

is not, necessary.



If the stirring process is deemed too

laborious nearly as good results may be

obtained by cooking in the usual way

until soft, then adding the seasoning,

and placing in a spider or large baking

pan and finishing in the oven. In this

way the flavor is as good, but the sub-

stance more inclined to he lumpy.



For the pies, allow a tablespoont‘ul of

flour to each pie. Thin. the pumpkin

with sweet milk until it is of such con-

sistency as to readily place itself in the

crust. Just how much milk is needed,

depends entirely upon how dry the pump-

kin is cooked, but a very few trials will

enable one to adjust this right. Sweeten

to taste, and add nutmeg and cinnamon.

Bake in a moderate oven, and the pies

should be of a rich brown color when

done, and as rich in flavor as though

stuffed with cream and eggs—B. L. P.





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It has come to be a matter of quite

general consent, our Christmas gifts of-

ten go far wide of the mark. Where is

an individual to be found who has not

had the same experience, of receiving

utterly useless presents which only serv-

ed as a source of embarrassment later

on?



I would not advoeate confining gifts to

such prosaic, practical things as handker-

chiefs and hosiery, but we 4.“ admit that

these hold no such terrors for the reci-

pient as some of the impossible articles

usually found among our collections the

day after Christmas. Let us resolve this

year to put more thought into our giving

and not as is sometimes the case, delay

till the last minute before deciding and

then take whatever is easiest.



A good magazine, published twelve

times a year, is a constant reminder of

the giver. It may be addressed to the

whole family as well as to a single indi-

vidual, John Smith and Family, Box 26,

R. F. D. 4, with the name ‘of the post

office, will ensure its safe delivery and

aways is a Wise choice. A well chosen

book makes an acceptable gift and these

come in 25 and 50 cent bindings as well

as the more expensive ones.



For the housewife no one ever makes

any mistake in buying the practical arti-

cles which are in everyday use. A plain

linen towel is more apt to find favor with

her than an elaborate match receiver or

a fancy pin tray. Probably she has more

of these now than she knows what to do

with. Handkerchiefs also are safe gifts

for a woman, ditto aprons of both plain

and fancy model. To a busy woman ev-

en a set of kitchen holders often repre-

sents the acme of acceptability. Several

years ago a friend gave me at Christmas

a pair of pillow slips with crochet inser-

tion in the -hems, finished with an edge

of the same andlam yet enjoying them.



It is never so easy to select gifts for

men. but here are a few which are on

my safe. list. A subscription to a maga—

zine or farm paper. The Michigan Farm-

cr makes an excellent present for a man

who is a farmer and many like to read

it if they are not farmers. Handker-

chiefs are very much overworked at hol—

iday time but are usually acceptable for

all of that. A neat neck muffler for the

man who wears one will prove its worth,

but not all men wear them. A box of

good socks for one of the family or a

near relative will be all right but beware

of neckties, which men like to pick out

for themselves. Since nearly all men

smoke. cigars of their favorite brand are

welcome in quantity small or large. Pipes

they prefer to choose. the same as neck—

ties. Gloves may be said to be on the

safe list, a pair of dark brown dogskin

or mocha or the warm fur ones for cold

weather driving. A young man would

enjoy using a pair of fine military brushes

while his dad would probably prefer a

hair brush of the old—fashioned kind. illn-

hrellus are acceptable gifts for men of

any age.



Girls are not hard to please and there

are innumerable little things, in dress and

its accessories that they are just longing

to possess. It is never any bother to

think of suitable gifts for them. any-

thing from furs to feathers, boots to

bandeaux. Since it requires so little to

please a child there is no excuse for neg—

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in things perishable. such as expensive

and intricate toys. will not be encour—

aged but by all means let their gifts in-

clude something besides the practical

caps. shoes and mittens which they would

haVe to have any way. Sleds, skates,

NYE books. dolls, and dishes never full

to charm the little ones and the years

when these satisfy are so few and so

quickly passed that we Should make the

most of them.



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BY PEARLE WHITE M’COWAN.





One can scarcely do a child a greater

injustice, unthinkingly, than to leave the

selection of his or her Christmas gift

until the last moment, and then, in as

much of a quandary as ever, turn to the

bookshelves in some store and hastily

select whatever sounds as though it might

be interesting. True. one may stumble

upon something good, but equally as like-

ly you may get something entirely un—

suited to the taste of the her or girl for

whom it is intended, and possibly even

lowering to their ideals and standards of

conduct. .



W'e are all of us so much influenced by

what we read, especially the young whose

characters are just being formed, that it

behooves us to put some serious thought

upon the selection of the books which We

place in their hands.



The boy with a leaning toward some

special subject, electricity; possibly, or

photography or history, would perhaps

like a good book along his especial line.

Don‘t try to get him one, however, un-





less you know what you are buying. Nor





boy, however interested, cares to wade

through page after page of dry facts and

statements, told in language altogether

beyond hisage. If you do not know of

a. proper book on his faVoritc subject ask

some educator, someone who has special—

ized along that line. to advise you in

your selection, or else buy something en-

tirely different, something merely enter-

taining, perhaps, but wholesome and ele-

vating in its moral tone.



Among the story books there is a wide

range of choice. I should hesitate con—

siderably before presenting one of the

Alger books to a child of mine. Not that

I consider them especially demoralizing,

in fact, they are doubtless intended to

have the opposite influence, but there is

so much dishonesty and trickery describ-

ed in them, and their tone is so plainly

trashy, that it‘ cannot but help to culti-

Vale a taste for something less than the

best class of literature.



Not so, however, with some Of our older



standard works, the King Arthur Tales,

for instance: but be careful to get those

written in language suitable to the age

of the child. The same holds true also

of Robinson Cruesoe, Swiss Family Rob-

inson, Joan of Arc. and other entirely

worthy books that every child should

know.

} Much has been said and written in a,

satirical line about the works of lllruest'

Thompson Seton. The skeptical have

dubbed him “nature fakir,” but when all

is said and done, for real throbbing, in—

tercsting stories of the habits and cus-

toms of our wild animals, stories that

any boy will like. he, after all, cannot be-

beaten. What if your maturer wisdom

('2) does doubt the absolute truth of all

his yarns, they at least inspire an inter-

est in and love for our wild creatures

that it will-hurt no child to possess. In

fact our boys will have finer, nobler na-

tures because of the very instinct of pro—

tection which such books inspire.



Among books of this class let me men-

tion, “Monarch the Big Bear.” “Lobo,

Bag and Vixen,” “The Biography of a

Grizzly” and “Krag and Johnnie Bear.”

Then there is “The Little Brother of the

Bear,” by \Villiam J. Long, and “Birds

that Every Child Should Know,” also,

“Wild Flowers that Every Child Should

Know.” the two latter by Frederick W.

Stack. And we must not forget to men-

tion that splendid book of story and pho-

tograph, “\Vhat I Have Done with Birds,”

by Gene Stratton Porter. Another inter-

esting and instructive book for the boy

or girl who is studying geography is

“Europe in Pictures.” by H. Clive

Barnard. .



Also there is the long list of “Cousin"

books which teach entertainingly of the

customs of the land about which they are

written. . They are called “Our Little

German Cousin,” “Our Little French

Cousin,” and so on down the line of na~

tions.



Then in the purely entertaining books,

though wholesome and elevating in tone,

are those old favorites which We loved in

childhood, and which we wish our chil-

dren to know and love, such as Louisa

M. Alcott’s "Little Men,” and “Little

Women,” and “Jo's Boys.” Also “Alice

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others that will suggest themselves to

you as your own childish favorites.

Among other and later books that ev-

ery boy or girl above twelve years old

should know, must be mentioned, “The

Second Violin,” by Grace S. Richmond,

and “Mother Carey’s Chickens,” by Kate

Douglass Wiggins, the latter especially

being one of the sweetest and homiest

little stories written in the last few years.

“The Bishop's Shadow,” and “The Big

Brother of Sabin Street,” are intensely

interesting books, especially the first, and

they are both of a high moral tone. The

Bishop is supposed to be Phillips Brooks,

and “his shadow.” and the Big Brother

(both the same character) the little street

boy who accidentally made his acquaint-





ance and promptly took him for a. model.



"Dandelion Cottage” is a. story, every

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those that' will stay by our children and

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as we have done with “Little Men” and‘





“Little Women.” Their author, Anne

Fellows Johnston, knows and understands

girls (though some of the first of the ser-

ies are equally as well loved by boys, for

there are some splendid boy characters

in them).



These are only a few, a very few, of

the many thoroughly good books to be

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BY ROBERT CARLTON BROWN.





(Book Rights Reserved by the Author.)





She had a chance to talk again next

day and she poured into the ears of Mrs.

Raimer, her mother’s friend, all the story

of her striving to learn.



Mrs. liaimer gazed at the pallid little

face king and thoughtfully. Finally she

arose and said, “I’ll write to your father,

dcar. Tomorrow you may sit up in bed.”



Jerusha. wondered what Mrs. Raimcr

would write. She was in great doubt

about everything; at times she thought

she had been right to run away, at oth-

ers it seemed selfish, unnatural. But the

romance of a new life appealed to her.

She almost wishcd she had maintained

her new identity as Elizabeth “'alters

and had not blurted out her whole story

impulsively. -The romance of going out

alone as a new person was appealing.

She talked long to Mrs. Raimer about it

ncxt day and was surprised when the

elderly lady smiled a, breezy, youthful

smile and said she quite agreed with her

and if there was one thing that kept life

intoxicating it was romance. _



The next day as Jerusha was being

helped into a wheel chair by a. maid,

Mrs. Raimer came in radiantly, extend-

ing a letter. instantly recognizing the

scrawl of “fatts, Jerusha gave a little

gasp of pleasure and eagerly devoured

the following:



“My Dear Mrs. Raimer:



You cannot know what: relief your let-

ter brought me. I was neither surprised

nor pained when I found Jerusha’s note

saying she was going off on an adven-

ture all alone. I was struck with a.

vague feeling of loneliness which grew

into fear as I recalled the world, with

which I have almost lost touch. Then I

considered Jerry’s resourcefulness and

knew that no harm could befall her, and

just as I was trying to combat my lone-

liness and cudgcl my brain into believ-

ing that the girl would get along all right

your charming letter comes.



Yes, I agree with you. Jerusha muSt

have scope. She is like her mother, as

you say, only I regret that I have been

unable to give her the opportunities her

mother had.



Your suggestion that I come and visit

her while she is with you sets me ting-

ling, but I have been out of the world

so long I am fearful of undertaking the

journey. Besides, I want Jerusha to do

the thing she calmly thinks best. If she

saw me she would surely come home and

1 am certain that would not be for the

best.



if you will talk over your kind sug-

gestion with Jerusha I shall abide hap-

pily by your mutual decision.



I have heard Elizabeth speak of you

often and I am sure, since the tie be-

tween you girls was strong, it cannot be

less between you and Jerusha when you

get to know her.



I enclose a note to .Terusha. and I can

only extend my fervent thanks again to

you for the kindness you have shown

my little adventurer.



Believe me, my dear Mrs. Raimer, your

most devoted servant,



Zebediah Wattles.



P. S.-—I appreciate your youthful view-

point in wishing to help Jerusha mam-

tain her little romance and you may rest

assured I shall keep the story secret un-

til you two decide the best solution.



Jerusha glowed as she finished the let-

ter and looked her thanks into the con-

fident eyes of Mrs. Raimer, who stood

by, waiting for her to read Watts’ note

to herself.



Jerusha opened it with nervous fingers

and read:



Dearcst Jerry:



I understand. You have inherited your

nature from both mother and me. I have

only hampered your future and now you

have a chance.



You won’t know until you are much

older how fortunate you were to fall into

kind hands at the outset. But God looks

after his own and you have been well

looked after. To think that a horse

should have stepped On your foot, and

that in the buggy was an old friend of

your mother’s who took you home and

nursed you. But life is just like that.



Now don’t: worry about me. I have





the bees to keep me busy and Sidney for

company.



Mrs. Raimer has been kind enough to

suggest that she may be able to help

you solve your future. Do what you both

think best, dear, but be guided by her

advice, for she is older and" knows your

need even better than you do.



You have an opportunity. I can sym-

pathize with your adventure and when

anyone asks about you I shall only say

you are away at school. You are, aren’t

you? The school of life!



You must send me a kiss every night

and I will receive and appreciate it. But

don’t come back till you are ready. I

am honestly happy that you have put

yourself in the way of progress, although





‘you can imagine my first shock,





You must write me, and tell me your

adventures if you decide to stay with

Mrs. Itaimetr, and I shall lock them all

up'lin my breast and fondle them over

(my.



\Ve shall be just as close by letters.

though I will miss your corn bread. I'll

tell you about the cow and you'll have

the advantage of knowing all about home

without having to be here. '



Now that you’ve taken the step I am

glad, and if you’ll write me every day

or so, you are more than forgiven.



“'ith all the love and hope in the

world, my dear. Watts.





Jerusha handed the letter to Mrs._

Raimer and dropped her head to hide the

tears glistening in her eyes.



“He is right,” exclaimed Mrs. Raimer

on finishing. “And you will stay until

the foot is well and we can come to a

decision about what is best to be done.”



“Of course," cricd Jerusha gratefully.

adding a postscript to a letter she had

already written XVatts and giving it to

Mrs. Raimer to be mailed.



That afternoon for the first time the

doctor said .lcrusha might see Mrs. Rai-

mer’s grandchildren, whom she had heard

romping about the house. Mrs. Raimer

had already explained to Jerusha that

she was only visiting her daughter in the

hOuse and caring for the children while

her son-in-law and daughter were on a

holiday trip.



The children came in. and in the spirit

of adyenture which Mrs. naim’er adopted

so easily she introduced .Ierusha to them

as Elizabeth TValters. Before the day

was out the children were calling her

Elizabeth and making her cut paper dolls

and fashion cups and plates out of tin-

foil as she alone knew how. ‘



Jerusha felt she was living in fairyland

and was really Elizabeth \Valters before

another week had passed.



Vt'hen she could hobble about shi look-

ed after the children and wrote daily to

Watts about the fine house she was liv-

nig in and how Mrs. Raimer read aloud

to her and what fun they were having.

She told minutely of the electric lights

and the funny shower bath that made

her tingle all over every morning, and

“'atts at home mumbled over the letters

in secret and was glad.



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her about London, New York, Paris and

Venice and said that it reminded her of

the way Sid talked. She told him hOW

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about the surprise party planned for the

youngest on Saturday.



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the party and after breakfast trooped out

to the fairy-land lawn with a crowd of

happy-faced neighboring children, neatly

‘dressed, ‘soft inannered, so much more

grown-up than those in Turtle Creek.

There were bright hammocks and little

nooks for games. Behind the grave-vine,

growing leafless, was a real merry-g0-

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The boys and girls were racing eagerly

for the first ride. Jerushn followed with

Mrs. Raimer, as happy as they; she still

used her crutch, but her eyes beamed

and no one would have knOWn from her

face that there were still little shooting

pains in that bothersome foot.



As she passed through the grape vines

and beheld the merry-go—round she gave

an involuntary start as she stated at the

man in charge. A strange fear gripped

her. The man was bowing to Mrs. Rai-

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about his throat and spoke with a for-

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ready, Madam.”



It was Bango. As Jerusha recognized

him the smile faded from her face and

her cheeks went red with a rush' of blood.

Bango turned to her with an absent

stare, as though trying to place her.



Jerusha was glad for the new dress

Mrs. Rainier had forced upon her as a

loan. She had a frantic desire to main—

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it was part of the game, and her terror

at possible discovery was almost gen-

uine.



Later, sitting with Mrs. Raimer in the

grape arbor she told of her fright and

how already she felt like another person

living in a strange land and having won-

derful adventures.



“That is the spirit of life,” said Mrs.

Rainier, who knew the story of Bango.

“You must continue your adventures.

I’m going away next week and you must

come with me."



“Oh, but I mustn’t!" Jerusha cried. “I

mu’St find some work to do. You have

been too good to me already.”



“Now, Elizabeth," smiled Mrs. Raimer,

using the name which pleased them both.

“You will find it work to travel with me.

You will be my companion. I am often

irritable and cross—"



“Oh, I can’t believe that.“ Jerusha

put in.



“And yOu must keep me young. I hate

to travel alone. I need someone- young

about me constantly to keep me sweet,

you know, as the hay needs sun. I need

someone to look after me a bit, too. You

must come. You‘ll find me fussy and all

that, it will“hc work for you. but you will

see the world, and it‘ you will travel about

with me I'm sure we can pick up some

things worth while.”



It was the opportunity lVatts had

Spoken ot‘. Jerusha, happy in her new

life. was tempted. She had not seriously

thought ahead and realized that Mrs.

Rainier must go and would offer to take

her along. If she could only make her~

self feel that she could furnish value re-

ceived from Mrs. Raimer she would go.

The temptation gripped her, but the

offer seemed so one-sided- Yet she

might make herself valuable as a com-

panion. She would!



“But are you sure you need me? You

know I’d love to go," she cried frankly.

“It will be expensive to have me around

all the time. Do you think I could do

enough to repay you?" .



"Mercy, no! I don't think you‘ll have

anything to repay me for. Your part is

just to be around all the time. I hate to

be alone. You won‘t ever be in the way.

It isn‘t your nature. That's what I want

stlmebody for. I’m thinking. too much of

myself and the ills my flesh is heir to. If

I had a niece or a grand-daughter as yet

eligible as a traveling companion I'd

have had one of them with me long ago.

I like to see things through young eyes.

I like youth about me. I think you will

help me considerably.”



So it was settled; Jerusha jubilantly

wrote of her decision and opportunity to

Watts and she was in a great flutter of

excitement for three days following.



She made trips to Chicago with Mrs.

Runner and picked out wonderful weaves

she had never dreamed of before, and

bought hats that put Miss Be-ttes’ to

shame. But Mrs. l'taimer’s shopping for

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productive of decent, good-looking things

that would wear. Mrs. Raimer was an

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believe in a girl having anything more

than neceSSary; but, of course, her way

'was far different from anybody’s in Tur-

tle Creek or Bayview. '



Jerusha had . never even imagined

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How Watts would enjoy it! It was all

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furniture; she thanked the waiter in the

dining—car so often that Mrs. Raimer was

forced to admonish her by explaining

that such thankfulness would require a

tip out of all proportion at the end of the

journey.



To think of spinning through thousands

of little box—like places so gruesomely

like Turtle Creek; just rushing by, not

giving a second’s thought to one of them.

Ttushing by to New York, where every—

thing seemed like the great dream of a

poet, or an artist. If \Vatts were only

with her! But she must not think of

that.



There was much waiting for Jcrttsha

in New York, much more than she had

ever imagined. The hurry and bustle of

it all enthralled her. It‘ was all Vcry

wonderful, she could not help repeating.

She had awakened in just the place she

had hoped to. And Mrs. Raimer was so

indulgent, scemcd to take such great de—

light in the girl’s frcsh appreciation of

everything. At .lerusha’s merest sugges—

tion they went next day to see a ~Whist-

ler exhibition at the Metropolitan. It

was her introduction to the world of art;

she could not have had a better one—it

was never forgotten.



Such a palace they lived in, too. .Tc-

rusha could ncver get over the marvel of

going downstairs in an elevator and roll-

ing up Fifth Avenuc with Mrs. Raimer

to the nearby art galleries and theatres.

Every hour seemed like tlte turning of a

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like sampling a fresh bottle of (‘thuislif‘

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maintain the. joyous spirit of discovery

which she loved, continuing to call hcr

companion Elizabeth and introducing her

as Miss '\\'altcrs.



Thcy had four splendid rooms at the

(llendcnning and went downstairs to thcir

totals in a big dining-room. She wrote

sparkling letters to \Vatts about lllc

fairy-land and he addressed her as “My

Princess" in answering, and fell in with

tho spirit of the play quite as enthusias-

tically as Mrs. Rainier.



Hit tltc second night came their first

caller. .lcrusha was distinctly unncrvcd

at the thought of meeting a young man

who knew no home but New York, who

had livcd at such a sumptuous hotel as

tho Clcndcnning most of his life. But

Mrs. ltaimc-r insisted On Jerusha’s prcs-

cnce at the call of her nephew.



.ler’usha thought of Sidney 'lCdgcworth

and tricd to picture What this young fcl—

low might bc likc. Sid had told ltcr of

lioodlo and Jim and the other llaryard

mcn. Shc was a bit awed by his (le-

scriptions.



lly the time the nephew. ,lt‘itzdun liai-

mcr. appcarcd. she had quitc composed

ht-rsclf and was ready to meet him with

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.lctrusha took no part in thc conversa-

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Doodle was mentally comparing her tan

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deciding he must ask his aunt more

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her private maid, he thought, grooming

and massaging a face as firtn and child-

isl.ly round as that. How well she wore

her clothes, too. Sort of an air that made

thcir faultncss simplicity tell!



There was something of the latent ac-

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THE MICHIGAN FARMEfi. ‘





All the young people like her. I used to

have a. chum, Sid Edgeworth, who called

her the salt of the earth, and ‘his affin-

iiy;’ used to beau her around when she

came to see me: at Cambridge; said he

found her better fun and much younger

than any of the girls who—”



“Sidnf‘yltllgeworth!”Jerusha had cried

in a low tone of surprise, the- name only

half audible. But “Doodle” Raimer had

*aught it and interrupted himself: ,“Yes,

Sid Edgcworth, do you know him? Or

have you heard Aunt talking about him?

I forgot to tell her; he’s marooned out

west in some little town near Chicago

now. Aunty might have- called him up

and asked him in to see her. It would

have been some rclief to Sid, I guess.

Having an awful time with the mosqui-

toes and natives, according to the last

word I had from him. I wonder, do you

know him?”



“011, no,” Jerusha’s assurance was

quick, just a bit too eager. “Probably

l’ve heard Mrs. Raimer speak of him.

The name sounded familiar.”



That night, before going to bed. Jeru-

sha adroit‘ly gained from Mrs. Raimer all

hcr knowledge of Sidney Edgeworth. It

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little illuminating incidents which

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that ever 10an his way through college.

In her enthusiasm over Sid, Aunty Rai-

mer let slip by unnoticed the girl’s un-

usual interest in him.



Alonc in her room that night Jerusha

took from the little black purse, tucked

away inside a modish new one, a dried

four—lcaf clover. She held it close and

inhaled its crisp fragrance for a long

Ininutc; as she took it away it brushed

against her lips and she let, it remain

there a thoughtful moment, her lipe ca-

ressing it unconsciously.



Then she brushed back her hain and

tucked the. dried lcaf away. Sid had

picked it on one of their rambles and

given it to her for good luck. She had

brought it along, with a broken mute

which \Vatts formerly used On his violin

hclore he was forced to sell it. Those

trtasures she guarded zealously; it was

all of the past she cared to carry with

her, all thc past shc needed until that:

sinzcday when she and \\'atts should—

But it was bod—tinic. This was no way

to servo Mrs, ltaimer, and that should be

llCl every thought.





Chapter Vlll.—Wanted—A Heroine.



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he fits in with the scheme of things so

wcll that he has become a “trusty.”



A year in Turtle Creek.



Sid was much changcd. But he was

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him a, _tc-mporary spurt of popularity, But

it hadn’t lasted, and Sid had slipped

back.



Naturally the disappearance of Jeru-

sha. which had causcd no little sensation

in ’l‘urtle (Trcck, forced him to go farther

in scarch of companionship. \Vattles be-

camc- prcoccupicd after his daughter had

gonc, and he was so peculiarly silent and

sccrctiyc that Sid did not find the old

plcasure in his company, for he could

itcver be made to talk of Jerusha. That

'\\'atts heard from her Sid was certain,

but he could get no more satisfaction

titan that .lcrusha us away at school

and doing nicely.



(if course, .lerusha‘s standing in town

was utterly lost. .\t first it was said she

had been kidnapped by the gypsies, then

that she had run away with a drummer,

aftcr that—oh, all sorts of things. ‘Vhen

\Vattles announced that she was away at

school, nobody believed it, and other ru-

mors floated about: some said she had

gone to Chicago to be a. stcnographer,

others that she'd gone to be an actress,

but nobody came. Vcry near the truth in

nearly ten months that had elapsed.



Sid had had another fling at Turtle

Creek society. Sam Dunlap. possibly im-

pressed by the young fellow’s activity,

urged him to continue his calls at the

house. Sid took advantage of the Oppor-

tunity and gladly plunged into the social

swim once more. But his success was

only conspicuous because of its failure.

He didn’t seem to fit in; Susan Dunlap

was the only girl who attracted him, but

it was so seldom he could ever see her

alone, and never at a social gathering,

for Harold Ewer was always present. Sid

grew tired, too, of hiding his cigarette at





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the approach of every respectable citizen

and so fell back into dissolute ways—for

Turtle Creek.



The whole year. had netted less than

three thousand dollars, for the grape juice

had not been very profitable on account

of purchasing the necessary equipment,

and the bees had not begun to pay. His

income was approximately the showing

Nathaniel Edgeworth had so shrewdly

anticipated. His best Splurge of business

ability had brought less than two hun-

dred dollars, and that was soon swal-

lowed up in expenses; so on the report

that Sid handed to the executors of the

will the figures read $2,837.00 in proved

receipts. Not a very good showing.



Sid was discouraged. He had tried a

dozen ways to make money, but somehow

they had all fallen through. He didn't

possess the necessary persistency or

something; he lacked business balance.





Hornblll strove heartily in his service,

but it booted him nothing. Poor old fel-

low, he was a faithful vassal. working

hard and doing his best. And now Fate

had chosen Brigadier General Hornbill to

deliver the final blow of Fortune to Sid.

It was cruel, and hard for the old fellow

to bear. He-had stayed off informing Sid

of the impending things. He had put it

off till the last minute, when he feared

Sid might overhear the news in town

somewhere, and it was his duty to inform

him at first hand.



One evening in middle August, as they

sat after supper on the veranda. enjoy-

ing the evening cool, killing mosquitoes

and time, trying to poke into life a most.

desultory conversation, old IIornbill led

up to the subject.



“There'll be changes in the old town

afore long, I fear, Sidney,” he said.



“Oh, I dare say Stimpson’ll cut his

whiskers again or somebody'll paint his

barn for winter," answered SidncyEdge-

worth, looking up with little interest.



"Yes, I s’pose you’re right," answered

Ilornbill meditatively. “But be that as

it may, I’m thinkin’ there’ll be more im-

portant changes. I've a notion the old

farm won’t be the same as it usta be.”



“Are you going to rotate the crops or

put the cows out in the north forty for

a change?” asked Sid, his mind quite

easy. for there were no surprises in store

for him; he had settled into the dull rou-

tine and had taken a little to reading in

tiresome law books—all the house afford-

cd—a diversion of his grandfather’s.



“Yes, I’m goin’ to put that twenty

acres out behind the crib there into corn

next spring. But that ain’t all.”



“No? “’ell, what then?" asked Sid, a.

bit ex-aspcrated by the old fellow’s insis-

tcnt repetition.



“Ii"ell, there’ll be a lot of changes I’m

thinkin', when—when the new railroad

comes through."



There! It was out!



“New railroad?" asked Sid idly. He

seemed to remember overhearing some

talk of it in the village.



“Yep. It’s runnin’ through Bayview,

you know, an’ it‘s comin’ this here way.

Haven’t got a notion why they're thinkin‘

of Turtle Creek, but it sorter connects a.

couple of big towns and they might as

well stop at a little town now and then

on the way, you know. Just for a sort

of rest like.”



“Don’t think it’ll boom property do

you?” asked Sid hopefully.



“No. It does do that in some towns.

But there ain’t nothin’ here to boom,”

answered Hornbill. “But be that as it

may, I think it’ll be more than inclined

to hurt the property through this here

way.”



“Of course it won’t touch the land

here.” said Sid confidently.



“That’s just the trouble. I’m of the

opinion that it will.” He paused and

took a reflective pull at his pipe, then

led up to the thing delicately. “You’ve

noticed them tellers sort of surveyin’

about the land an’ the town in general

lately?”



“Yes, but what’s that got to do with

it?” . ~

“Nothin’. onlY. well, I was talkin’ to

one of them fellers t’other day an’ he

tells me they’re plannin’ to cut through

your land here.” he said hesitatingly.



“Good!" cried Sid. “Then we’ll sell it

to tnem for a big price and I’ll make that

”hundred thousand.”



“Well,” answered Hornbill timidly, as

though the thing were still open to argu-

ment,‘ " “they’ll be cuttin’ through the

best part of the land; they’ll be wantin’

about a hundred acres, an’ you see. the

very 'top price for that there land is a

hundred 'an’ ten dollars an acre. The

very top price."



“Arid that WONG be only-ten thousand

dollars. A tenth for charity-w said Sid

thoughtfully. . >





 





THE. MICHIGAN FARMER.





"Only ten thousand is right!” _



"‘But, I saygthey can’t do that! It

wouldn’t be fair to me!” cried Sid. “Why,

by George, there’ll be little more than

the creek land then and we can’t make

much out of that. Why, I’ll never have

even a chance to make that hundred

thousand dollars."



“I was Just goin’ to remark, it don’t

il-ook at all likely.”



“But I say, that’s not very decent;

they ought to pay me a better price.

Look what I’ll lose by it! They must

take that into consideration.”



”Be that as it may, they won’t! They’ll

condemn that property an’ they’ll ride

over you rough shod an’ pay just what

a court decides it’s worth.”



Sid was pacing back and forth across

the porch, his shoulders. jerking and a

very puzzled look on his face.



“Not very sportsmanlike. these rail-

roads, are they?" he cried suddenly.

“nooks jolly close to highway robbery.

I say, couldn't they run their confounded

road somewhere else? Through some

chap’s property who doesn’t need the

land, but does need the money.”



“They might run it through Bramble

Hill." reflected Hornbill.



“Fine! Now there's a worthless bit of

land. IVhy don‘t you suggest that to

them, Hornbill?”



“But. if they do that," cried the old

fellow, “it won’t do you no good to mar-

ry Susan Dunlap. There Won't be no

Bramble Hill left to have Sam Dunlap

give ye as a weddin‘ present.”



“General, you're a horrible alarmist!

The railroad is coming through my land

and spoil all my chances to earn the hun-

dred thousand; it may cut through

Bramble Hill, too. Then both provisions

of the will would be blon-kcd to me. Love-

1y prospect, isn't it?" lle thrust his fists

deep into trousers’ pockets and increased

his pace, striding back and forth ex-

ciledly.



“It looks bad, Sidney, exclaimed

llornbill. “But they prob'ly won't cut

through Bramble Ilill. too. We'll hope

for the best, anyway. Still, Sidney,

they're sure to, condemn that hundred

acres au' pay you what they call a fair

price, if you don’t: agree to sell it to ’em

cheaper at first. There was a teller here

talkin' to me about it a chk ago.”



“Is that so,” remarked Sid slowly. “I

suppose you didn’t want to trouble me

with the business details. It was good

of you. But it comes pretty hard hear-

ing it all at once, you know. I suppose

you've dreaded it for some time. It’s

nevcr popped into my head before and

the shock had sort of unnerved me, I

guess. )ut then, it was good of you not

to bother me with the worry until now

that it’s necessary.”



“Yes, I seen it comin’, Sidney,” re-

plied H'ornbill in a quavering tone. “I

guess maybe your grandfather knowed

this was goin’ to happen, too. He was a

powerful far—sighted man. That’s how

he made his money.”



“Then I presume that hundred-thou-

sand-dollar clause in the will was a

trick?" Sid was flushing deeper and

walking faster. “He got me to live here

a year, knowing that this was going to

happen, that the railroad was going to

cut through this land, and that I'd never

have the slightest chance to make good

on that will?

fool out of me with that will or what, do

you think?” He turned and looked quiz-

zically into Ilornbill‘s troubled eyes.



“No. Not that. Sidney. He only just

wanted to have his own way. that's all.

You see, he fixed it so it would be im—

possible to make that hundred thousand

dollars. But be that as it may, Sam Dun—

lap’s mighty happy over this right-of-

way business, you can bet. It puts you

kind of out of the runnin‘, the property’ll

all go to Susan, unless—”



“Confound it!” cried Sid, stopping ab—

ruptly. “Isn't there some way out of

this trap? It’s a blooming octopus, hug-

ging me close. that will. There must be

a way to loosen its tentacles. You’re

shrewd, Hornbill. For heaven's sake

think up something. A man ought to

have at least a chance left. It’s like be-

ing a drunkard with his bottle broken on

the Sahara. I can fight when there's a

chance.- But there isn’t a. single. hope

left. They don’t play fair, these railroad

people-"



"Corporations ain’t got no conscience.

They can’t stop a train to consider an

individual, unless he’s on the track an’

they want to avoid damages. But you

just—”



“Vi’hat a fool I’ll look if the property

is sold for ten thousand dollars and I

stay around here for three more years

trying to glean a living from the chaff

that’s left?”



(Continued next week).





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THE DECEMBER PROGRAMS.

Suggestions for Second Meeting.

(1912 Round-up Day Program—~“Not

the end, but on the way”)





Music.

Reading, “A big bank customer.”





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Four great questions in which farmers

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Business protection.

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THE STATE GRANGE IN SESSION AT

SAULT STE. MARIE.



With every county in Michigan—bar-

ring far-off Kewccnaw—entitled to rep-

resentation, and with more than 30 new

subordinates added during the year, the

body of delegates assembling at Sault

Ste. Marie as this is being written prom-

ises to make a new record for the state

so far as numbers are concerned. That

the attendance of patrons not delegates

will also surpass that of many former

years is anticipated from the interest

displayed by the loyal patrons of the Up-

per Peninsula who, for the first time, are

enjoying the privilege of attending a.

State Grange “at home." Proud of their

success in planting and developing the

Grange throughout the peninsula, and

grateful for the benefits that have come

to them through the organization, they

will bring to this meeting a spirit of en-

thusiasm and a confidence born of ac—

complishment which must'provo inspira-

tional to patrons from the older sections.

The holding of a state meeting on the

farther side of the Straits at this time is





a, fitting recognition of the earnest en-

deavor of the men and women who have

added more than 100 Granges to Mich-

igan's roll, and will result in a general





conviction that the Grange, as an essen-

tial factor in the agricultural progress of

that region, is building, not only rapidly

but substantially. A concise and accu-

rate rcport of the proceedings will appear

next week, supplemented, in succeeding

issues, by fuller details of the outstand-

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THE NATIONAL GRANGE MEETING.





 





Proceedings of the Forty-sixth Annual

Session Boiled Down.



The delegates to the National Grange,

consisting of the several state masters

and 111M)“ wives, assembled in the elab-

oratcly decorated drill hall of the armory

in Spokane, 1Vash., on November 13. This

year 30 states were entitled to represen-

tation and 29 responded to roll call, Ken-

tucky, whose master was detained by ill-

ness, being the only absentee. On mo-

tion of National Lecturer Hull a message

of sympathy was despatchcd to the ab-

sent delegates, Master F. P. Wolcott and

wife.



in reviewing this meeting it is imprac-

tical to enumerate the various functions





of an educational and entertainment

character which served to relieve the

monotony of routine convention work.





Suffice- it to say that the city of Spokane

and the patrons of the coast states gave

the organization a great reception, that

the attendance of visitors was fairly sat-

isfactory and that the reports of officers

and standing committees, without excep-

tion, showed the organization in healthy,

thriving condition. That section of the

country was clearly entitled to a. visit;

from the National Grange, the order

having grown remarkably in \Vashington,

Oregon, and adjoining states in recent

years. At this meeting the seventh de-

gree was conferred upon a class of 199

patrons. mostly from the states 0f Wash-

ington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana.

Twenty-eight of the 29 states represented

contributed to the total of 472 new

(lranges formed during the year ending

Sept. 30 last—«the largest number organ-

ized in one year in the history of the

organization. Montana was admitted to

the sisterhood of Grange states during

the year and organization work was be,-

gun in \Vyoming but as yet not enough

lranges have been formed to give the

state representative in the national body.

\Vork preliminary to organization was

also done in the states of Virginia, North

Dakota and Tennessee.



The impressive annual memorial ser-

vice was held on Sunday, Nov. 17, nearly

a dozen delegates assisting in paying a.

last tribute to the memories of members

of .the national body who passed away





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during the year. The names of those

memoralized were: Samuel E. Adams

and Wm. S. Chowen, of Minnesota; Fred-

erick Robie and Edward Wiggins, of

Maine; Thaddeus Graves, of Massachu-

setts; J. M. Thompson, of Illinois; A. B.

Peck, of Cannecticut, and Mary M. Rear-

don, of Kansas.



Before final adjournment was taken

the delegates voted to hold next year’s

meeting in New Hampshire. '





Master Wilson's Recommendations.



After reviewing the year's work and

showing that National Grange finances

continue in satisfactory condition, the

National Master said, in the course of

his annual address: “Last year the Na-

tional Grange gave its executive com-

mittee authority to expend in extension

Work an amount that would not reduce

the funds in the treasury below $100,000,

no organized state to receive more than

$2,000 per year. The committee was also





authorized to expend in the organization

of new states not more than $5,000. The

results have been very satisfactory, and

[the national master recommends that the

same plan be carried out another year.

He holds>that it is more important to

build up the Grange in weak states than

to organize new states.”



The working out and putting into ac-

tive operatiOn a. practical system of fin—

nancial co-operation that will benefit not

only the producer but also the consumer

was advocated. Master ’Wilson believes

that such a system can be inaugurated

as will enable patrons of one section to

buy or dispose. of their products to pa-

trons or Granges of another section,

tthereby eliminating all intermediate prof-

1. s.



He reminded the delegates that the

last National Grange endorsed the Lewis

bill for postal express. Becoming con-

vinced, however, that the measure had no

chance, the executive committee gave its

support to the parcels post measure

which finally became a. law. While this

law is not all that the Grange desires, he

recommended giving it loyal support, the

Grange meanwhile redoubling its efforts

to secure a general parcels post system.



On good roads he said that, since» 75 per

cent of the country’s products must pass

over the public highway before they can

be transported over railway or water

system, the Grange should favor suitable

appropriations by Congress for highway

construction and maintenance, to be ex-

pended by a national highway commis-

sion working in conjunction with similar





commissiOns in the states.

{elatiVo to the Grange and politics,

Mr. Wilson said: “I am always pleased





to see our members elected to offices of

trust. and believe thereby our organiza-

tion is enabled to do more effective work,

but no official or past official has a

right to use his official position, or to

allow himself during political campaigns

to be introduced as an official of the

Grange; nor has any official or member

the right, according to our organic law,

to write partisan letters or addresses for

publication and allow his name to be

signed thereto as an official or past offi-

cial of the Grange.”



Among further recommendations may

be noted a demand for the immediate re-

peal of the Canadian reciprocity law now

upon our statute books; for the estab-

lishment, by the Department of Agricul—

ture, of more experiment stations in all

parts of the country as means for prac-

tically illustrating to the farmer the im-

portance of soil conservation; for lending

Grange influence in so modifying our ed-

ucational and social ssytems as to better

conserve- the health, morals and intellect

ot‘ the American child; for active support

of the oleomargarine measure, recently

prepared by representatives of the Grange

and the National Dairy Union, which

will be considered by the present Con-

gress; for the ratification in each Grange

state of the amendment to the federal

constitution providing for election of U.

S. Senators by direct vote, a. reform of

which the Grange was a pioneer advo-

cate.



Financial and Other Reports.



The financial statement of the treas—

urer, Mrs. l‘lva S. McDowell, of Massa-

chusetts, gave the total resources of the

National Grange on Oct. 1, 1912, as fol-

lows: Balance with the Farmers’ Loan

&. Trust 00., $13,971.36; deposits in sav-

ings banks with accrued interest, $11,-

159.02; railway and other bonds, with ac-

crued interest, $55,766.62; loans on real

estate, with accrued interest, $17,527.63;

unexpendcd Grange extension fund, $655.-

72; unexpended deputy fee fund, $310. To-

tal, $99,390.35. Dues received from the

various State Granges during the year

aggregated $20,757.13, New York leading

with $4,974.11, Michigan being third in

the list with $2405.22.



National Secretary Freeman’s report

showed 472 Granges organized and 33 re-

organized during the year, with 786 sev-

enth degree and 4,592 sixth degree cer-

tificates issued.



Chairman Godfrey, of the executive

committee, presented the following state-

ment of funds expended during the past

year: Salaries, $3.975; executive com-

mittee, $1,159.09; loans and expenses,

$10,042.66; miscellaneous, $4,247.87; Na-

tional Grange Monthly, $3,702,60; ex-

penses of secretary’s office. $1,041.97; sup-

plies for secretary’s oflice, $4,388.08; Na-





tional Grange session eXpenses (1911),

$2,823.62; Hampton case, $440.86; exten-.

sion fund (master), $18,000; deputy fee





fund. $2,400. Total, $52,221.75.



National Lecturer Hull, in his report.

referred to the aid given to subordinate

lecturers through the lecturer’s hand-

book, prepared and issued during the past

summer in accordance with the action

taken at/ the last national meeting. In

all abOut 6,300 copies of the handbook

have been sent out. During the year the





National Leoturer attended Grange meet-

ings in eight states, devoting much of

his time from July 15 to Sept. 15 to the

summer field meetings. Reviewmg the

lecture- work, he said: “Our Grange lec-

ture- field is broad, almost infinite, and

fraught with possibilities that no man

can measure. We can not well put too

much eoffrt into the work of furnishing

help. encouragement and enthusiasm to

our leaders in this field. No one line of

endeavor will bring greater results along

-this line than the holding of state and

subordinate lecturers’ conferences.”





Results of Cammlttee Work.





The carefully prepared reports of the

numerous committees were well consid—

ered, some of them discussed at length,

but space will not permit of more than

a mere record of the action taken on

questions of general interest and import-

ance.



In recommending the organization of

Grange fire insurance companies wher-

ever membership justifies, the Grange

gave full credit to these companies for

not only having benefited members finan-

cially but for having proven a powerful

factor in building up and strengthening

the order. As to life insurance, a special

committee was created to investigate the

different methods of life insurance, based

on the legal reserve and adequate rate

plan, and report at the next session of

the National Grange. Messrs. Smith,

Black and Pettit were named as the

committee.



Good roads appropriations by Congress

were favored but the Grange held that

each state should work out the most

feasible and practicable system of build—

ing and maintaining its roads and there

should be national, state and county co-

operation. This does not carry with it

the idea of a system of national or cross-

state highways, but rather a market cen-

ter system of roads, and when these are

properly looked after in the various

counties of the several states, transcon-

tinental highways will naturally follow.

The committee stated that the cost of

transporting farm produce in this country

is 32 cents a. ton per mile, against 10

cents in European countries. The aver~

age haul is 8.4 miles, therefore our farm-

ers pay $1.26 more to get a ton 0f hay to

market than they w-ould if they had

roads equal to those in Europe.



The manipulation and inflation of trust

companies’ stocks and bonds were held

to be responsible for the consumer being

compelled to pay interest and dividends

on many times a just capitalization, and

exorbitant salaries to many useless offi-

cials, and the National Master w s au-

thorized to appoint a committee f three

to study and summarize the results of

the various investigations" conducted by

Congress and other reliable sources of in-

fOrmation, and put the same into suit-

able form to report at the next annual

session, the necessary expenses and per

diem to be allowed for this committee.



Under the head of co-operation the

Grange endorsed the proposed American

commission for the investigation of Eu-

ropean systems of agricultural finance

and in addition proposed that the legis-

lature of each state in the Union be

urged to appropriate the sum of $2,400 to

defray the expenses of two delegates

who, in company with the delegates from

the other states. shall make a study of

the various financial systems of the world,

and evolve a plan that shall meet our

financial needs. It also advocated the

creation of a bureau of markets in the

Department of Agriculture for the gath-

ering of statistics and information and

the dissemination of knowledge with a

view to the better handling and market-

ing of staple agricultural commodities, as

outlined in the Hoke Smith bill that

passed the Senate last session. Co-op-

erative buying and selling plans submit-

ted simmered down to the creation of a

bureau of information, with the National

Grange Secretary at its head, who shall,

with the aid of the states having similar

bureaus,, list and classify the probable

surplus products of these states and aid

in finding the best markets and the best

methods of marketing, and make an

equally careful inquiry in relation to those

articles needed and consumed by each

state, and in all cases of inquiry render

all assistance possible in the way of de-

mand, supply, prices and cost of trans-

portation.



Proportional representation in the Na-

tional Grange was again defeated, the

rejected resolution proposing that each

state master and wife, or husband, shall

have one vote, and also, for every 10,000

members above the first 10,000, shall have

one vote each additional. A like- fate be-

fell resolutions calling for increased com-

pensation for organizers, and for an in-

crease of the extension fund allotted to

each state from $2,000 to $3,000.



On the recommendation of the commit-

tee on transportation the Grange re-

affirmed its stand for placing the postal

seI'VICe on a par with that of the leading

nations of Europe. It also held that the

t1me is ripe for a nation-wide movement

to secure physical valuation of all inter-

state railways and proposed taking steps

to organize a movement to secure neces-

sary congressional legislation.



Master Wilson and Delegates Atkeson

and Pattee were named a committee to

confer with President-elect Wilson about

the appointment of a capable representa-

tive of the- farming interests as Secre-

tary of Agriculture.



Among resolutions of lesser moment

that were adopted are the following:

Favoring the legalizing of co-operative

enterprises by Congress and state legis-

latures; endorsing the action of Congress

in restriction of immigration; opposing

legislation abridging the freedom of the

press; favoring theNewIands River reg-

ulation bill, so that all river regulation

projects shall be treated as units from

the source to the mouth; opposing the

pending oleomargarine measure knowu

as the Lever bill and favoring theen-

courage-ment of vocational education by

congressional appropriation as proposed

in the Page-Wilson bill. '





 





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: FARMERS’ CLUBS





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Delegates assembled for the twentieth

annual meeting of the Michigan State

Association of Farmers’ Clubs in Repre-

sentative Hall, at Lansing, at 10:30 a. m.,

December 3. The morning session was

devoted to the routine business of the

convention, which included the payment

of dues, presentation of credentials and

appointment of regular committees which

were as follows:



National Affairs—A. R. Palmer, .1. Mc-

Devitt, C. B. Scully and Mrs. Ida E.

Webb.



State Affairs—James N. McBride, G.

W. Detwiler, A. B. Cook, Edgar Burk

and F. Williams.



Honorary Members. -—— Ex—Presidents,

with J. T. Daniells, chairman.

.Committee on Resolutions—Col. L. H.

Ives and J. T. Reiman, with power to

appoint a third member.



Credentials—Mrs. C. A. Bullock, Mrs.

R. J. Robb and Mrs. J. L Beal



Club Extension—R. J. Robb. O. C.

Kingsbury and D. M. Morrison.



Temperance—D. M. Beckwith, C. P.

Johnson. Mrs. L. J. Bradley, Mrs. A.

Marshall and Mrs Wm Zufelt.



The afternoon session, which opened

at 1:30 p. m., was opened with music and

inv0cation, followed by the report of the

Associational Secretary, Mrs. C. P. John-

son, of Hadley and Elba Farmers’ Club.

The introductory portion of her paper





relating to the prosperity of the Club»





during the past year follows:



Again We are reminded of the shortness

of time as we realize that one year in—

stead of a few weeks has passed since

we last assembled in our annual meeting,

December 5-6, 1911.



The political campaign with its many

issues is over and the country regaining

normal condition, though Michigan wom—

en will “fight it out on this line if it

takes all summer.”



The farmer has fought a hard game



with the elements and while some sec—

tions report bountiful harvests others

tell of disastrous floods, ruined crops and

general discouragement.

.. However, ”All is well that ends well,”

and the Farmers’ Clubs of Michigan are

to be congratulated on their pluck, en-

thusiasm, and prosperity during 1912.



January 1 there were listed 115 Clubs

from thirty counties, Milbrook township,

Mecosta county; Broomfield, Isabella

county, disbanded in 1910; Oxford, Oak-

land county, Twentieth Century. Jack-

son county; Jolly, Saginaw county; Dun-

dee, Monroe county, and probably Ross

and Charleston are dead leaving 108 plus

the six new ones, Clover Leaf, Charleston

township, Kalamazoo county, Progressive,

Hillsdale county, Greenbush, Gratiot

county, “Texford Boys’ Agricultural Club

and Vt'atervliet, making 114 from 28 coun-

ties at present.



The organization of a new Club in La-

peer county is reported.



Charleston township, Litchfield and

Progressive Clubs have already joined the

State Association and We trust the oth-

ers will do likewise.



Your secretary has failed in all her at-

tempts to reach Northville, Livingston

county, Garfield, Bay county, Exeter and

Ash, Monroe county, Clyde and Grant,

St, Clair county, Liberty, Jackson coun-

ty, Pine River, Gratriot county, and Wise,

Isabella county. Any information con-

cerning any of them will be gratefully

received.



Many requests for copies of the con-

stitution and by—laws, information on or-

ganizing looal Clubs, have been answered

promptly, and we note with pleasure the

increasing popularity of the movement as

social, co-operative, and educational fac-

tors of rural life.



The Wexford County Boys’ Agricultural

Club is a wide-awake organization, cer-

tain to leave a lasting influence. on the

community. The Aurand District Agri-

cultural Club, of Calhoun county, began

its work in 1910 and is still hustling for

its motto:



Work“ makes the man,



Want of it the Chump,

The man who wins

Takes hold, hangs on, and humps,

allows no shirking.



The boys’ corn contest, conducted by

Ingham County Club, was very successful

in enthusiasm and corn yield.



g‘ Accounts ‘of these Clubs may be found





in Michigan Farmer issues of Feb. 17.,





Nov. 2-16, 1912, and are well worth read-

,ing. ' »



Charleston Township Club organized a

, Junior Club and expects good results.





TH e . 'mcm‘cxs ' AFARM‘ER;





Requests for song books for club use

were numerous and samples are on the

desk for your inspection.‘



The work of the last year has been

much easier, owing to increased familiar-

ity with the work and elimination of the

advertising feature. .



The balance of the secretary’s report

was devoted to the details of the work of

her office during the past year and an

account of the four meetings of the ex-

ecutive committee held during the year.

This report was such as to impress the

delegates present with the serenuous na-

ture of the secretary’s work and the ex-

tent to which they are indebted to her

for the success of the organization.





Following the secretary’s report and

another musical number, Mrs. M. C.

Spencer, state librarian, gave a talk on

the traveling library, which should re-

sult in many delegates taking back to

their local Clubs the idea that much ben-

efit could be gained to the organization

by making use of the state traveling

libraries which are selected with a special

view to the class of readers to whom

they go.



At this point occurred a transposition

in the program, Prof. R. S. Shaw, of M.

A. C., addressing the Club on his topic.

“Agricultural Extension Work," in place

of Dr. Eben Mumford, who was to talk on

“One Phase of Rural Development,” and

who addressed the meeting at a later

date. After an excellent reading by Miss

Alta Sackett, of Pickford Farmers‘ Club,

Mr. J. F. Rieman, of Flint, gave an ad-

dress on “Modern Methods of the Modern

School,” in_which he advocated a differ-

ent method of selecting school commis-

sioners in order that men of merit might

be longer retained in office.





Tuesday Evening Session.



The evening session was opened by

music rendered by the industrial School

boys, and address of welcome delivered

by Rev. Williamson, who acted for Gov-

ernor Osborn, who was unable to be

present. This address was ably respond-

ed to by T. H. Townsend, of Eessex

Farmers’ Club.



Next came the president’s address.

Unfortunately; space will not permit the

publication of the president’s address in

full in this issue. Briefly summarized,

after extending a cordial greeting to the

delegates and visitOrs present, President

J. D. Leland at once devoted himself to

an analysis of present conditions affect-

ing Club people and the making of suit-

able recommendations for their improve-

ment. He denounced in no uncertain

words the pernicious influences of the

liquor interests in Michigan politics.

Vt'hile President Leland declared that he

believed the liquor question to be the

greatest moral as well as financial ques-

tion which should engage the attention

of the farmers as well as very other class

of American citizens, he did not neglect

to touch upon other questions of import-

ance to farmers in general and Club mem-

bers in particular.



He referred to the inadequate and un-

staple nature of the present state organ-

ization of Farmers’ Clubs and referred

to the action taken at the last meeting

by which a committee was appointed to

draft proposed amendments to correct

this difficulty. The amendments, which

were the result of this committee’s de-

liberations, were strongly advocated by

President Leland and the delegates were

urged to adopt them, which they later

did with slight amendments.



He touched upon the question of co—

operation and urged Club members to

make their organization the neucleus of

co~operative work. Touching upon he

banking question, President Leland stat-

ed that he could see no necessity for

farmers’ co-operaiive banks such as are

being quite extensively recommended at

the present time for the reason that in

his belief the added benefit derived there-

from would not compensate for the time.

trouble and responsibility necessitated

thereby. He did advoeate, however, the

government guarantee of bank deposits,

properly regulated and handled, stating

that after years of thought and investi-

yation upon the subject he is convinced

that such a move would not only be of

great benefit to the farmers but to every

other class of people and all banks out-

side of great financial centers.



The question of farm taxation came in

for its share of attention, but as this

subject was to be touched upon in the

program by Hon. James N. McBride, of

Shiawassee county, it was passed over

hurriedly. President Leland strongly

recommended the effort of Prof. French

of M. A. C., in the establishment of Jun-

ior Agricultural Clubs throughout the

state and stated that he believed this

movement to be one of the most import-





ant. and beneficial in its results of any

movement in the interests of the high-

est development of agriculture and the

raising of the standard of its popularity

in the minds of the young people of our

state. After noting that there were many

other- questions of importance which

might be mentioned. many of which,

however, were to be discussed during the

meeting, President Leland closed his very

comprehensive and well received address.



Other numbers of the evening program

were readings by Hazel Belle Crosby, of

Ceresco Farmers’ Club, and an illustrat-

ed lecture by O. H. Benson, ot’ \Vashing-

ton, D. C., on the subject of Boys' and

Girls’ Clubs as they haVe been developed

in the south under government auspices.

Through the facts presented and the pic-

tures shown upon the screen, Mr. Ben-

son impressed his hearers with the fact

that much good has been accomplished

through these Clubs and that great ben-

efit would result from a similar organiza-

tion of the boys and girls of Michigan

along the lines recommended by the De-

partment of Agricultural Education of

M. A. C.





Wednesday Morning Session. 7



The first two hours of the “’ednesday

morning session were devoted to a con-

ference of local Club members, always

an interesting feature of the program.

Something as to the reports of the var-

ious delegates regarding the work of their

Clubs will be given in future issues. Im-

mediately upon the calling of the regular

session the reports of the committees

were received and acted upon with the

exception of the report of the committee

on State Affairs, which reports were

adopted as follows:





National Affairs. '





1. Resolved, That we again urge upon

our National Congress the propriety of

adopting the resolution, submitted to it

by this Association one year since, desig-

nating Sept. 30, as Memory Day, to be

devoted to the sacred purpose for which

it is inlended.



Resolved, That we congratulate the

country upon the adoption of a parcels

pOst, and believe that any imperfections

in the system may best be rectified after

they have become manifest by trial.



2. That we favor national aid for the

public highways.



3. That we favor such amendment to

the Interstate Commerce law as will stop

the shipping of intoxicating liquors into

dry territory.



4. That We heurtily approve of the

policy of conservation of all national re-

sources for the benefit of the. whole

people.



5. That we urge the co-operation of

national and state forccs in the suppres—

sion of the white slave traffic and the

social evil.



6. That we urge upon our governor "the

use of all possible influences to bring

about the era of universal peace.



7. That we urge the immigration bu-

reau to inert-used endeavor to divert the

stream of immigration from our cities to

the rural sections. where additional labor

is so urgently needed.



Whereas, the chief engineer employed

by the United States and working (as

should be supposed), for the whole people.

asks for an appropriation of $56,766,992

for the so-called benefit of the army for

river and harbor work.



Therefore be it resolved, that we here

assembled, representing the farmers of

the state of Michigan, ask of our repre-

sentatives and senators in Congress, that

the item of $1,475,000 for St. Mary's river

be so amended, if it is possible by their

efforts, to transfer $1,000,000 of said

amount to national or state good roads

fund, and that if the $1,000,000 is needed

to deepen the channel of St. Mary river

that the same be raised by the parties

directly interested, viz... the iron and

copper mine owners, the steel trust, etc.





State Affairs.





“'e ask that provision be made for a

general utilities commission by enlarging

the scope. power and name of the State

Railway Commission to include the! su-

pcrvision of public utilities and corpora-

tion service. .\ single commission with

enlarged scope being more effective than

a multiplicity of commissions.





\Ve favor state supervision of all

bunks. A private bank without public

control should be prohibited. “'9 favor

a law that will compel all offerings of





stocks and bonds to be submitted to the

scrutiny of a state bank commissioner and

making :1 penal offense to offer for sale

such, unless officially examined and au-

thorized.



\Ve favor the initiative. referendum and

recall of all officials.



Vy'e ask for a specific tax on automo-

biles, based on their horsepOWer, and this

tax to be used for highway purposes. And

the restriction of the public highways

for use in testing motor Vehicles without

adequate compensation therefor.





We ask for the abolition of offices

where modern conditions has rendered

the duties obsolete, as in the case of salt

and oil inspection.



We favor the establishing the office of

agricultural commissioner and uniting all

the varied interests of agriculture undef‘

a single head. At present the state dairy

and food commissioner, state live stock

sanitary commission, horticultural offi-

cials, fertilizer analysis officials are sep-

arate operations without 'a common head

or unity of purpose.



The multiplicity of petty lawsuits has

turned our courts from the distribution

of justice to the wrangling over cases





in) 553





where the merits are insignificant as

compared to the cost. We therefore ask

for an adequate commission to decide as

to the necessity of legal processes at

public expense. Also that personal dam-

age cases be submitted to arbitration be-

fore legal processes are permitted, and

that nine jurors be permitted to declare

a verdict. Also, that appeals from the

justice courts involving sums of less

than $100 be prohibited or referred to

arbitratiOn. . _



The necessity of making pl‘OVlSlOn for

prisoners owing to the inability of the

Detroit HouSe of Correction to longer

care for short-term prisoners, is a state—

wide problem. To solve this we ask the

legislature to consider the success of the

Colorado plan, only modified to suit Mich-

igan conditions. by utilizing the labor'of

prisoners in clearing up land and drain-

ing land to provide homes and farms

out of non-utilized state lands, with some

compensation for the prisoners for effi—

cient work, or to be employed in the con-

struction of highways.



Resolved, That the apparent defeat of

the constitutional amendment granting

woman's suffrage demands the attention

of the public to the situation whereby a

“special interest" attempts to deprive the

elective franchise of a great moral force.

We ask that the power of the state be

used to determine that an honest count

be made and that if the record is so

clouded that the true will of the people

be obtained by the legislature re—sub-

mitting the question of woman’s suffrage

at the next election.



Resolved, That we endorse the move-

ment made by the administration of Gov.

Osborn to adequately analyze the com-

plex tax system of Michigan and that

the general property tax system, while

adapted to a primitive state is not now

equitable nor possible of a just distribu~

tion of burden. \Ve ask our legislators to

investigate the Massachusetts and VVis-

censin plans of taxation with a view to

their adaption to Michigan needs. and

also a provision for property registration.



“'e favor a simplified primary law, the

Australian form as adopted by several

western states. Also a complete and full

corrupt practices act.



We ask for a law prohibiting or the

manufacture or sale, or keeping in st0ck

of cigarettes, making the smoking of cig-

arettes in public a misdemeanor punish-

ed by law.



We favor medical certificates of health

and mental efficiency as a pro-requisite

to the issuing of marriage licenses.



The national government has success-

fully dealt with the white slave traffic

under the Mann not, while state enforce—

ment of state laws are not equally effec-

tive. \\'e favor a. law similar to the

KenyOn act of Iowa, which, by judicial

decree, establishes the l‘t‘llllikllion of a

house and establishes a strict quarantine

of the place and publishes the name of

the owners of the property.



We ask that provision be made by law

that will permit any pupil in Michigan to

have free tuition in any high school in

the state and that theprimury school

fund be used to compensate the respec—

tive school districts at a rate not to ex-

cced the per capita cost of instruction in

said school. \Ve also recommend that

the tuition fees for non-resident students

in our state educational institutions be

increased to meet the actual per capita

cost of instruction in said institutions.



We favor free text books for all schools

up to and including the eighth grade.





Resolved That in case of the resubmis-

sion of the woman suffrage amendment

to the state constitution at the spring

election, we, the State Association of

Furmcrs’ Clubs, recommend that an ad-

dress to the voters be prepared and each

Club member be made to feel that the

Ilt'CeSSlly of securing the largest possible

Vote and that the local Clubs be made

centers of work for securing an affirma-

tive vote.



\Vc favor the closing of shows and

theaters on the Sabbath «lay, by statutory

law.



“’c ask for a law for thtgrepeul of

the act creating thc Michigan Bonding

Co., which may well bc called the incor-

poration of the forces of evil to hinder

law enforcement.



“'e favor a free tuition law.



Club Extension.





\Ve w0uld recommend to the Farmers’

Clubs of the Statc Associulion, that they

co-operutc with Mr. \V. H. French in the

estublishment of Junior Clubs over the

state. These are to be under the gen—

eral supervision of the county school

commissioner, but we. as Club members,

can do much in assisting him.



\Ve would call to your attention the

corn clubs that havc bcen conducted over

our state and urge upon you the advisa—

bility of inking up such Work among your





boys. These could be worked out very

niccly in connection with the Junior

Clubs.





We would recommend for your consid—

eration the planning of programs that

shall study some subjects throughout the

year. Get a traveling library from the

state library and then plan a systematic

study of one or two farm topics.



Club fairs have proven very profitable

in many Clubs.



\N'e would recommend that we use our

influence to study through our attorneys

such laws as those relating to temperance,

foul farm seeds, and highway and tele-

phone laws as brought to our attention

by Hon. Lawton Hemans. Because many

of our executive officers hands are tied

until complaint of violation is made.



Perhaps We have not taken this subject

as was intended. Club extension means

primarily new Clubs but your committee

feel that there are other things that can

extend our Club influence besides new

Clubs.



We believe that :1 Farmers’ Club in a

community should be doing things for

that community that shall make for bet-

ter farming, better homes, and better in-

dividuals.



(Continued next week).





 

   

   





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MARKETS





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NOTICE.





As will be observed from the following

columns a change is made in the classi-

fication of the markets in this week’s

issue of The Farmer. Instead of ar-

ranging the reports as to places, they are

now arranged according to products, all

the market news and quotations for each

product being collected under one head.

We believe this will be a convenience to

our many readers, and will serve to give

a more comprehensive idea ,of the gen-

eral market for any product.





 





 





 





GRAINS AND SEEDS.

December 11, 1912.





 





Wheat.—This market is lower and is

slightly weaker than a few days ago. The

trade is, however, occupying a stronger

position than most dealers feel it should

have. The government crop report, heavy

sales by farmers, the large increase in

the visible supply and the splendid con-

dition of the growing plant all seem to

favor lower values than are now ruling.

In spite of this, when an attempt was

made to bear the market on Tuesday, it

was found that a good demand for the

cereal existed and the oeffrings were so

largely bought up that the bears became

frightened. The possibilities of further

war trouble in Europe on an even larger

scale than during recent activities give

the market an uncertain stand which

dealers on both sides are watching with

much concern. Good houses are buying

wheat. Cash demand is fair and flour

trade quiet. One year ago No. 2 red





' wheat sold on the Detroit market at 950





per bu. Quotations are:

No. 2 No. 1

Red. White. May. July.

Thursday .....1.05% 1.04%. 1.10% .93

Friday ' .1059; 1.0494 1.101/2 .93

Saturday .....1.051,é 1.044/2 1.1014 .923};

Monday ...... 1.05 1.04 1.091/2 .9214

Tuesday ...... 1.05 1.04 1.09% .9214

Chicago, (Dec. 10).——-N0. 2 red 99c64)

$1.02; Dec., 8394c; May, 89%c; July, 86%c.

New York, (Dec. 10).——No. 2 red, 86c

at elevator; Dec., 90340; May, 9561953“.

Corn—The. corn market rules easy and

lower. The movement. of this grain is

slow, due largely to the lightness of

country offerings. Efforts by the bears

at Chicago to stampede the market have

thus far failed. The Detroit market is

quiet, very little corn changing hands.

(me. year ago the price for No. 3 corn

was 611/30 per bu. Detroit quotations for

the week are:





No.8 No. 8



Corn. Yellow.

Thursday 491A) 501/;

Friday 491/2 501/2

Saturday 49 50

ItIonday ................... 481/2 491/2

Tuesday ...... 48 49





Chicago—No. 3 yellow, old 57c; new

431/269460; Dec., 47%0; May, 48-760; July,

4 c.



Oats—Further improvement is noted in

this market during the past, week. There

is a good demand and the receipts from

local elevators are only moderate. In

spite of the bearish tendency of the corn

and wheat markets, oats have been able

to advance. One year ago the price for

standard oats on the Detroit market was

501/;‘gc per bu. Detroit quotations are:



Standard. \Vhite.





N0. 3

Thursday ................ 37 36

Friday .......... .......... 37 ' 36

Saturday ......... 37 36

Monday ................ . . 37 36

Tuesday .................. 37 36





(‘hicago—No. 2 white, 341/2@35c; Dec.,

212110: May, 32%0; July, 33c.



Beans-«This market is lower. Receipts

are increasing with the demand holding

about steady. It is probable, however,

that little business in dealing will be

done until after the holidays. Quota-

lions:



'lietroit.——lmmediate shipment, $2.15;

prompt shipment, $2.13; Dec. and Jan.,

."2.10.



IChicago—Hand-picked choice, $25560

2.65; prime, 352.45.612.50; red kidneys, $2.30

6:)2.40 per bu.



Clover Seedfill‘his market is firm and

quiet, demand steady and offerings are

small. Quotations:



Detroit.——1’rime spot and Dec., $11;

prime. alsike, $13.



Toledo—Prime cash for Dec., $11.10;

Feb, $11.20; alsike, prime, $12.75; March,

$12.80.



Rye.—'.l‘his deal is dull with practically

no sales being made. Quotations:



Detroit—Cash. No. 2, 620.



Chicago—No. 2, 60617630





 





 





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Noun—Jobbing lots in M; paper sacks

are selling on the Detroit market per 196

lbs. as follows: Best patent, $5.60; sec-

ond, $5.30; straight, $5.20; clear, $4.90;

spring patent. til-10; rye flour, $4.80 per

bbl





Feed.—Detroit jobbing prices in 100-

lb. sacks are as follows: Bran, $23;

coarse middlings, $24; fine middlings, $29;

cracked corn and coarse corn middlings,

$29; 'corn and cat chop, $22 per ton.



Hay.——Carlots, on track, Detroit: No.

1 timothy, $16.506Bi7; No. 2, $15@15.50;

light mixed, $15.50@16; No. 1 mixed,

$14.50@15.



Chicago—Choice timothy, $14.20; No.

1. 166917.50; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $14

6015; No. 3 and N0. 2 mixed, $10@13;

clover, $7@12.



New York—Market steady; standard

$22 per ton; No. 1, 3225061723; No. 2, $21;

No. 3, $186919; No. 1 mixed, $186920; No.

1 clover, $18.



Straw.—Car lot prices on wheat and

oat straw on Detroit market are $9@10

per ton.



Chicago—Wheat straw, $6.50@7; oat

straw, $7697.50; rye straw, $7@7.50.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER; .





DAIRY AND poutmv PRODUCTS.





 





Butter.—~—Market firm at the prevailing

prices. Jobbing prices in the Detroit

market are: Fancy creamery, 36c; firsts,

33c; dairy, 22c; packing, 21c per lb.



Elgin.—Market firm at 350. ~



Chicago—Feeling easy with prices,fa.v-

oring buyers. Smaller consumption makes

trade slow, the late high prices having

driven consumers to the use of substi-

tutes. Extra creamery, 35%@36c; extra

firsts, 3469350; firsts, 32@33c; seconds,

2761228c; dairy extras, 32c; firsts, 280;

seconds, 26c; packing, 15@23c as to qual-

ity.



New York—Market weak. Creamery,

extras, 371/2@380; firsts, 34@361/20; sec-

onds, 30@33c; thirds, 27@29c; state dairy

best, 34@35c; good to prime, 30@33c;

common to fair, 24@28c; packing, 20@

24c as to quality.



Eggs.——Demand for fresh eggs better

than supply in the Detroit market. Our-

rent receipts, candled, cases incl'uded,

selling at 300 per dozen. .



Chicago—Market easy for both storage

and fresh stoek. Quality of eggs shipped

in as fresh so variable as to cause wide

range of prices. Miscellaneous lots, 20@

27c, cases included; cases returned, 20@

26c as to quality; ordinary firsts, 24c;

firsts, 2660270 per doz.



New York.-Market unsettled. Fresh

gathered firsts, 2869300; seconds and low-





er grades, 2160270; western gathered

white-s, 30611380.

Poultry.——Detroit. Trade is steady.





Offerings are small. Demand fair. Dress-

ed—Spring chickens, 136015c; hens, 1264)

14c; old roosters, 10@11c; turkeys, lite)

19c; ducks, 17@180; geese, 1361/14c per

lb. Live——Spring chickens, 1360140; hens,

1264.130; No. 2 hens, 90; old roosters, 96!)

10c; turkeys, 1760190; geese, 136014c;

ducks, 1564.16c per lb.



Cliicago.~—Market steady. Receipts are

smaller than a week ago. Demand is

fair. Turkeys, good weight, 15c; others,

10c; fowls, good, 12c; spring chickens,

121/2c; ducks, large, fat, 13c; do., Indian

runners, .t2c; geese, full feathered, lzc;

do., plucked, 861/10c per lb.



New York—Firmer for dressed. Fresh

killed western chickens, 1361;171/2c; fowls,

1261141/2c; turkeys, 1360190 per lb.



Cheese—Prices are ruling on a rather

high basis and most dealers are only

taking enough to supply current de-

mands. Quotations:



J)etroit.—\\'holes-ale lots: Michigan

ilats, 161/26117c; New York flats, 181561)

19c; brick cream, 171é6l/18c; limburger,

171,261181/2c; imported Swiss, 28@29c; do—

mestic Swiss, 2160220; block Swiss, 191/261)

20c per II). ’



Chicagoa'l‘winS, 15c; daisies, 16@161/zc;

young Americas, 1669161/éc; limburger,

new. 156il51/2c; brick, choice, 151760 per

pound.



VeaI.—Deir0it. Steady, fancy, 12613130;

Choice, 106le per lb.



Cliicago.-—Quiet. Fair to choice, 80@

110 lbs., 126,1»13c; extra fancy stock, 131/20;

fair to good, chunky, 101/360111/20 per lb.





 





 





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples.—~Market is slow and prices re-

main unchangeu. Detroit quotations are:

Baldwin, $2.2oii02.50; Greening, $2.50.@

2.75; Spy, $275603; Steele Red, $3603.50.



Grapes—Detroit. Catawbas, 150 per

4slb. basket.



Potatoes—Detroit.—Market is fairly

active, with no change in values. Car

lots are moving slower than smaller

quantities. Michigan stock, in car lots,

530 in sacks, 48c in bulk.



Chicago—Market healthy and about

steady, with receipts exceeding those of

a Week ago but readily absorbed by the

trade. Michigan Rurals and Burbanks

are selling at 406il48c for fair to good and

49m 52c for fancy sacked.



New York.~\Vieak and in increased

supply. W'estern offerings, $1.25@1.75 per

bag.



Onions.—~This market is in bad condi-

tion owing to the large crop.



Detroit.—-550 er bu.



NeW‘ York.~ Vestern, per crate, for

white, 400((1. $1; 100-lb. bags reds and yel-

lows. 756i‘80c.



Chicago. \Veak.

550 per 65-lb. sack.



Cabbage—All the large- markets are

overstocked and buyers are making their

own prices. Outlook is rather dark.



l>ctroit.—l’er bbl., $161125.



Chicago—llolland bringing $4606 per

ton. lied cabbage is scarcer and quoted

at 75c6t$1 per bbl.





MISCELLANEOUS.



WOOL—The feeling in this market is

firm. Supplies are short and demand ac-

tive. Houses are cleaning up bins early.

Quotations:



Chicago—Medium, unwashed, 2460260;

coarse do., 216123c; tubs, washed, 2761)

35c.



BostoniMich. fine... 206E21c; do., IA;-

blood, 286Il29c; do. {VS-blood combing, 29@

30c. per lb.



Provisions.—Market is only fairly ac-

tive. Quotations:



Detroit.——Family pork, $236924; mess

pork, $20; clear, backs, $226024; hams,

166Dl7c; briskets, 111,é@121/2c; shoulders,

14c; picnic hams, 131/2c; bacon, 17@19c:

pure lard in tierces, 120; kettle rendered

lard, 13c per lb.



Chicago.-—Mevss pork, $17.75@18; lard,

$11@11.05; short ribs sides, $10@10.621,é.



Honey.—Detroit.—Steady. Choice to

fancy comb, 1660170: amber, “@150; ex-

tracted, 91/669100 per lb.





Grand Rapids.



Dealers are paying the country trade

30c for No. 1 dairy butter and 300 for

fresh eggs. Live poultry delivered is

bringing the following prices: Hens, 10c;

turkeys, 15c; ducks, 100; geese, 8c. Dress-

ed hogs are worth around 9c. Beans, both

white and red, are quoted on $1.80 basis,

but there are reports of red kidneys sell-

ing at $2.10 at some nearby stations.

Wheat is quoted at $1.05; corn, 49c; oats,

34c. Hay is selling at $12@15 per ton.





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THE LIVE snack MARKETS.





Buffalo.





December 9, 1912.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards, '

East Buffalo, New York).



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle, 240 cars; hogs, 125 double decks;

sheep and lambs, 90 double decks; calves

600 head. ~



With 250 cars of cattle on our market

here today, .and with the weather cold

and freezing, our market was strong and

from 1061)15c per cwt. higher. With an

active market, about everything was sold

at the close, and the close being about

steady with the opening.



We quote: Best 1.350 to 1,500—lb. steers

$9609.50; good to prime 1,200 to 1,300-lb.

do., $8@8.50; good to prime 1,100 to 1,200-

lb. do., $775608; coarse, plain, 1,100 to

1,200-lb. do., $7.25@7.50; medium butcher





 





steers, 1,000 to 1,100, $6.75607.25; butcher,





steers, 950 to 1,000, $6.40@7; light butcher

steers, $5.75@6.25; best fat cows, $661)

6.50; butcher cows, $5605.50; light butch-

er cows, $4.256il4.50; cutters, $3.75@4;

trimmers, $3.50@3.75; best fat heifers, $7

@7350; medium butcher heifers, $57561)

6.25; light butcher heifers, $4.75@5.25;

stock heifers, $4604.25; best feeding steers

dehorned, $650697; fair to good stockers.

$5.25@5.50; light common stockers, $4.50

604.75; prime export bulls, $6606.25; best

butcher bulls, $5.50@5.75; bologna bulls,

$450605; stock bulls, $4.50@5; best milk-

ers and springers, $65@75; common to

fair kind, $40@50.



We had 125 loads of hogs on sale to-

day. Light receipts and a stronger mar-

ket reported at all western points put a

little spirit in the trade; the opening

sales were generally 5@10c higher on the

best grades, while pigs were from 20@

300 higher than Saturday‘s close. It was

generally a one-priced market for the

best grades, $7.90 taking the bulk. Pigs-

and lights, $7.75; roughs, $675607; stags,

$661650. The close was slow and 5c

lower, and several loads going over un-

sold. »



The sheep and lamb trade was fairly

active today, with prices a quarter high-

er than the close of last week; most of

the choice lambs selling for $8.35; year-

lings, $5.506426.50. Look for steady prices

the balance of the week if the supply 15

not too heavy. _ _ ‘



We quote: Choice lambs, $8.2:l6il8.35;

cull to fair do., $5.506in8.15; yearlings,

$5.506126.50; bucks, $2.506D3.25; wethers,

$4.5061‘4.75; handy ewes, $4604.25; heavy

ewes, $4604.10; cull sheep, $2.506D3.25;

veals. choice to extra, 351050601250; fair

to good, $7.50@11; heavy calves, $4.50

@6.





Chicago.



December 9, 1912.

Cattle. . Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ..... 20,000 35,000 40,000

Same day last year..28,732 42,038 37,070

Received last week..75,702‘ 187,045 157,074

Samei week last year.60,119 172,488 134,012



Cattle opened this week in an active

manner after early slowness, buyers find-

ing that owners were firm as a rock in

their views, and sales of steers and

butcher st0ck were largely 106vlhc high—

er, the greatest strength in steers being

shown in the middling kinds and pretty

good lots, rather than in the choicest

beeves. Eleven cars of Canadian range

cattle were among the arrivals. Hogs

Were active and 10c or more higher, with

sales mainly at $7.40607.85. Hogs receiv-

ed last week averaged 226 lbs., compared

with 213 lbs. one year ago, 225 lbs. two

years ago and 218 lbs. three years ago.

Sheep and lambs open this week active

and 106915c higher for the better class,

prime lambs reaching $7.90. Some belat-

ed range ilocks, arrived mostly on the

feeder order.



Cattle were marketed in greatly iii-

creased numbers last week, the Interna-

tional Live Stock Exposition swelling the

offerings, as is the case every year._ Of

course, the» show cattle that won prizes,

as well as others that were exhibited

there, sold in a class by themselves, as

did the show feeder cattle, and the fat

beeves intended for the show that were

turned down by the weeding committee

also sold above the general market. The

grand champion car lot of yearling steers

went to an eastern buyer at 14c per lb.,

compared with 159340 a year ago, and the

champion steers of the show brought 500

per 1b., against 900 a pound paid a year

ago for the champion. The general cat-

tle- market, aside from fancy stock, was

so overIOaded that prices suffered de-

clines of fully 256p400 per 100 lbs. on an

average, the poorer lots of. grass-fed

steers going at $5.80@7.50, With sales of

short—fed lots at $7.60608.60. The ChOlC-eSt

lots brought $1061.11.25, the steers going

at $10.75 and over being mainly lots re-

jected by the show managers. Butcher

stock, like everything else not strictly

fancy, had a full part in the dowmvard

movement, cow and heifer sales being

made at $4.30606.75, although sales of

limited numbers of choice to extra fine

heifers took place at $7608.50. The bulk

of the beef steers crossed the scales.at

$7356le, the higher average than during

the previous week being accounted for by

the choicer average grade of the offer-

ings. Cutters Went for $3.60@4.25, can-

ners at $2.756D3.50 and bulls at $4627.25.

The stocker and feeder trade was fairly

large, with lower average prices except

for choice lots, stockers going at $4.25@

6.75 and most of the feeders selling at

$6.25@7.75, with a sale. of 60 head of

fancy 1,240 to 1.275-1b. Hereford feeders

to an Ohio man at $8. Calves sold freely

on a basis of $4@10.60 per 100 lbs., and

there was a limited trade in milch cows

at 34069100 each, few prime cows being

offered. ‘



Hogs were marketed last week with a.

great deal of‘freedom, the Monday re—

ceipts aggregating 53,344 head, and a.

good many visitors to the big stock show

brought some hogs with them. Little

change was seen in the general features

of the market, and as the eastern ship-

ping demand was still no more than mod-

erate, the Chicago packers were in a

position to hold pnices down. Eastern

packers are still receiving a. great many





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DEC. 14, 1912.





hogs from their home territory, so that

they are not dependent upon_the Chicago

market for supplies at this time. The





hogs arriving were all needed, however,





for there is all the time the biggest kind

of consumption of fresh meats, while

dured meats and lard are having large

sales constantly. Stocks of provisions

held in Chicago warehouses on Dec. 1,

as officially reported, showed fair de-

creases in stocks or old product made

prior to October 1 and small increases in





product made since that date. Total cuts ,





of all meats decreased about 2,800,000 lbs.

during November. Strong weight bar-

rows still top the hOg market, with prime

light hogs fetching a moderate discount.

Hogs sold at the close of the week at

$7.25@7.75, being a little lower than a.

week earlier, pigs fetching $5.75@7.25 and

Etigs $7.60@8, with boars going at $2.75





Sheep and lambs were marketed liber—

ally last week, and the show exhibits

were the highest in quality ever seen.

There was weakness in prices part of

the time, especially for consignments

that were off in quality, but the market

was on the whole a very good one for

owners of fat flocks, ruling decidedly

higher than a month earlier, as well as

much higher than a year ago. Existing

conditions are regarded as highly prom-

ising for fat live muttons, as well as for

fat beeves and choice hogs, and the great

abundance and cheapness of feeds ShOUId

induce stockmen to take the utmost pains

to finish off their stock carefully. As for

feeder lambs, there is an insatiable de-

mand, and limited offerings brought a

boom in prices last week. When the

week closed prices for most kinds of

sheep and lambs were as high as a. week

earlier, with feeding lambs higher at

$6.2561»7.10. The extreme range of prices

for lambs stood at $5697.70, with a top

at $7.75 for the week. Yearlings were

salable at $5.85@6.50, wethers at $4694.65,

ewes at $2.506D4.25 and bucks at $25061)

3.50. Feeders paid $4.50@5.25 for year-

lings, $3.50@4.25 for wethers and $3@3.60

tor ewes.





NATIONAL CROP REPORT.





 





The Crop Reporting Board of the Bu-

reau of Statistics of the United States

Department of Agriculture, estimates

from the reports of correspondents and

agents of the Bureau, as follows:



_\\'inter Wheat—Area sown this fall is

2.5 per cent less than the revised esti-

mated area sown in fall of 1911, equiva-

lent to a decrease of 828,000 acres, the

indicated total area being 32,387,000

acres. Condition on December 1 was

93.2 against 86.6 and 82.5 on December

1, 1911 and 1910, respectively, and a ten-

year average of .



Rye—Area sown this fall is 1.4 per

cent less than the revised estimated area.

sown in fall of 1911, equivalent to a de-

crease of 35,000 acres, the indicated total

area being 2,443,000 acres. Condition on

December 1 was 93.5. against 93.3 and

92.6 on December 1, 1911 and 1910, re-

ggezctively, and a ten-year average of





 





MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.



“'heat.——The condition of wheat as

compared with an average per cent is 90

in the state and southern counties, 88 in

the central counties, 91 in the northern

counties and 97 in the Upper Peninsula.

One. year ago the per cent was 86 in the

state, 83 in the southern counties, 88 in

the central counties 92 in the northern

counties and 94 in the Upper Peninsula.

The total number of bushels of wheat

marketed by farmers in November at 95

fiouring mills is 96,695 and at 75 elevators

and to grain dealers 60,663 or a. total of

157,358 bushels. Of this amount 87,827

bushels were marketed in the southern

four tiers of counties, 52,658 in the cen-

tral counties and 16,873 in the northern

counties and Upper Peninsula. The esti-

mated total number of bushels of wheat

marketed in the four months, August-

November, is 2,250,000. One hundred

mills, elevators and grain dealers report

no wheat marketed in November.



Rye—The condition of rye as compar-

ed with an average per cent is 92 in the

state, and northern counties, 93 in the

scuthern counties, 91 in the central coun-

ties and 96 in the Upper Peninsula. One

year ago the per cent was 88 in the state

and central counties, 85 in the southern

counties, 93 in the northern counties and

96 in the Upper Peninsula.



Fall Pasture—~The condition of fall pas-

ture as compared, with an average per

cent is 98 in the state. 97 in the south—

em and central counties, 99 in the north-

(‘l‘lll counties and 102 in the Upper Penin-

sua.



Live Stock—The condition of live stock

throughout the state is 96 for horses, cat-

tle, sheep and swine.





 





“The International Live Stock Exposi-

tion is expected to result in a. further

awakening of interest in high-class

breeding in the corn belt and to bring

about the improvement of live stock, and

there is certainly plenty of room for im-

provement in breeding, as well as in

scientific feeding. In recent years better

sires and dams have been used more ex-

tensively on farm and ranch than ever





before, and many of them were the off»





spring of winners ,at the International

shows. The International has been spok-

en of as the farmer’s post-graduate

course and the boy’s primary stock

school.



There has never been such a scarcity

of thin old cows on the hat-rack order

suited for canning purposes as this sea-

son, and a short time ago one of the

Omaha canning houses was compelled to

close down for lack of material.' The

Chicago canning houses are still forced

to scour the country in search of canner

cattle to keep their forces busy. Numer-

ous poor specimens show up in the Chi—

cago market at ‘times, and many of,such

cows fail to pass the federal government

inspectors and are condemned to go ’to

the tanks. , t





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- THIS IS THE LAST' EDITION. weighing‘1270 at $5; to Hammond, S. & at $6.75; to Parker, TV. & Co. 23 do av I

'00. 1 steer weighing 1350 at $8.25; ~ to 80 at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 59 yearlings av'

1 In the first edition the Detroit Live Kamman B. Co._7 butchers av 750 at $5; 105 at $4; to Mich. B. Co. 6 lambs av

stock markets are reports 0f last week; to Mich. B. Co.°2 do av 1005 at $6, 36 75 at $7.75, 21 dO‘av 70 at $7.65.

all Other markets are right Up to date. steers av 1100 at $9. Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 60 .





Thursday‘s Detroit Live Stock markets Haley & M. sold Robinson 7 stockers sheen av 95.at $3. 185 lambs av 70 at _w"h 3'—





are given in the last edition. The first av 693 at $5.75, 2 do av 540 at $5.25, 5 $7.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 28 sheep av 90

edition is mailed ,Thursday. the last ew- do av 598 at $5.60; to Mich. B. Co. 1 cow at $3.50. , WILDT

tion Friday morning- The first edltlon is weighing 900 at $4, 3 bulls av 573 at $4.25, Haddroll sold Sullivan P. Co. 4 lambs





mailed tolthoie wiggeflagf) ngeTgoufgagzg 3 steers av 980 at $5, 9 do av 806 at $6.50, av95 at $7.50, 8 sheep av 90 .11 $3.25.

, paper eary an . . 2 cows av 1000 at $5, 3 steers av 927 at Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan 1’. Co. ‘ in

, 333221322y823Elienmgéfiiiidrepgfibscfigu $6.75, 2 butchers av 790 at $4.75 2 do av 66 lambs av 80 at $8, 26 do av 53 at $6.25, Bean “Ck“!!! mad. 8

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ers may change from one edition to an- 8.10 at $5, 6 do av .666 atr $5.60, to Bres 40 sheep av 7110 at r$2.00'.34 lambs lqv 250 thereby securlng for yourself the top

0‘ ard t th teffect nahan 1 COW Welghlng‘ 1000 at $3.60, 3 do at $0.15, to Roung 2.) sheep av .1.) at .,.3. 5, _ .

Other by drom’mv “5 a C 0 a ' av 470 at $4, 3 do av 950 3.11 $3.65, 2 bulls 46 do av 80 at $3, 20 do av 65 at $2.50, price for hand picked beans.





av 470 at $4, 5 butchers av 548 at $4.75, 15 do av 100 at $3.40, 26 lambs av 45 at . .

1- DETRO'T LIVE._S_:C.’CK MARKETS' 4 cows av 815 at $3.65, 5 do av 726 at $5.50; to Thompson bros. 50 sheen av 110 Price $4.1.0.b. Vassar, Mich.

' Thursday’s Market. $3.50, 5 do av 876 at $3.75; to Cooke 6 do at $3.50, 26 do av 8:) at $3.21; to angle Write for Catalog.





December 12, 1912. av 990 at $4.80, 1 do Weighing 1180 at P. Co. 108 lambs av 75 at $7.75, 94 do av





Came, $4.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 butchers av 70 at 57.7.3, 24 sheep av 00 at $3.25, 10 THE MILLER CO”





990 at $5.80; to Goose 8 cows av 1041 at Hammond, S. & Co. 90 do av 125 at $3.50;





 





 





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otgf,‘3m§::a§g80€l0@9283Shflggefulliaitmlggé $4.10; to Saparo 5 do av 916 at $4.25: to to Ntlgle 1’. (30".?!) lambs, av 70 at $8. 104 VASSAR, MICH.

\ week. — Nagle P. Co. 2 do 11v 1120 at'$5.75, 3 do do av 80 at $7.111, to Hammond, b. d: (200.

l We quote: Extra dry-fed steers, $9@ av 1160 at $4.90, 1 1..) weighlng 1180 at 23 yearlings av 140 at $4. 5:) lambs av 8'j

' ‘ ’12; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200, $7.50 $5.25; to Bresnallan 4 do av 870 at $3.60; at 718.115' to Soon}; {7 do av 10 at $1.436

@8; do. 800 to 1000, $6.50@7,25; do. that to Kllll 2 steers av 745 at $6, 5 do av 640 to Hammond, b. & Lo. 11 yearlings (1V We Want HAY & STRAw

are fat, 500 to 700, $4.50@5; choice fat; at $5.25. at $4.50. . H _

cows, $5.50@6.25; good do.,-$4.50(g15; com- Veal Calves. . ogs. . .-

mon cows, $350604; canners, i,3@3.50; Receipts, 399. Market strong at last Receipts, 7,241. None sold up to noon; .Wegetthetop pricemaconaigrti’mentséamake

l ‘ choice heavy bulls, $5.50; fair to good week’s prices, Best, $961111; otharS, $4.50 looks 1501.259 lower than last week; liberaladvancemmtsan promp remit nces.

bolognas, bulls, $4506.05: SUJCK bulls, $3.75 017850; milch cows and springers strong. packers bidding $7.10((17.J.1. . [Daniel Mccaflreyvs Sons C0.

(6:04.25; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1000. Bishop, B. & H. sold Thompson Bros. Bishop, B. & 11. sold‘l‘arker, \\. &_Co_.

. $5.50«ilfi.25: fair feeding steers. .800 t0 1 weighing 110 at $10, 2 av 150 at $10.50, 2217 av 200 at $1.25, 860 av 1.80 at $1.20, PITTSBURG, PA.

‘ 1000, $5655.50; choice stockers, 500 to 700. 2 av 125 at $10.50; to Goose 12 av 130 at 610 av 160 at $7.15. Reform”W’shiuwllnus‘cqmpmy'or anybuuncm





 





$5615.50; fair stockerS- 500 to 700. 34434-75; $9, 2 av 225 at $5; to Parker, W. & co. Haley & M. sold Hammond, s. &_ co.

stock heifers. 63-7504: milkel's. large. 6 av 155 at $11; to Hammond, s. & Co. 450 av 210 at $72... 31» av 1.80 at $7.15.





 





 





young, medium Iage, $45@75; common 1 .weiolline; 110 at $9. 8 av 145 at $11; to 240 av 160 at $7.10,. 280 11v 140 at $7. _ ‘ _

I milkei-s, 3061140. Mich_°B. Co. 5 av 165 at $10.50. 4 av 145 Roe Com. Co. sod solivan P. CO. 32.. W

Cattle markt‘t closed 1551251; higher at $10.50, 6 av 1511 at $10; to Rattkowsky av 190 at 57.2...

than last week on all grades but bulls 2 av 130 at $10, 3 11v 175 at $6, 3 3270140 __ , . . - ,

and calves. at 10,5'0; to Sullivan 1’. Co. 8 av 1 a .

Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich.1B. Cgfi. r300 $103120, é av 150 at $11, 3 av 200 at $13502 Friday’s ill/121683;” 6 1012 BUFFALO, N. Y.

steers av 860 at $6.60, 10 av 7 7 at .o , m Mcpuire 3 av 100 at $8, 8 av 15 a 1‘1" * .y . - We want our

10 butchers av 602 at $4.23; to Bresnahan $11. J Cattle. shipmentsy of [ OUL l RY

2 COWS av 875 at 353-751 1 d0 weighing 9'00 Haley & M- SOld Newton 13- CO- 8 3" Receipts this week. 2.665; last week“ Do not fail us on Live or Dressed





at $4751 5 3V 988 at 34-50, 6 'dV 908 at 130 at $10, 1 weighing 230 at $7. 4 3V 155 2,662. Market opened steady at 'l‘lllll's-

553-85, 5 81V 1000 at $335, 4 3V 900 at tit $10.50, 1 weighing 150 at $10.50, 2 aV day's prices. Extra dry-fed steers, $7.50

$3.75. 3 11v 907 at $13.85: to Parker, \‘l'. & 12?. at $10.50; to Mich. B. Co. 9 av 140 @8; steers Oand lloit'cl's, 1.000 to 1.200.





Co. 26 steers av 675 at $5.75. 10 do 21v at 1050, $6.50(w7.25; do. 800 to 1.00, $550716; do

1487 at $10; to Newton B. Co. 30 butchers sine} & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 2 av 175 that are fat, :00 to 700. $450615; choice POULTRY RAISERS





 





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av 733 at $5.25, 1 (‘llW “’Plgllillg 1020 at at $10; to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 av 150 fat cows. 535.5061'3-593 i—‘I‘lfld (10.. $450015? Ship us.y0ur Dressed Poultry for Christmas

$3.50. 13 d0 21V 889 at 033-75,]: d0 21V 807 at $11; to Burnsline 4 av 155 at $11, 1 common cows, 16117001421; Lianners,‘ $361 trade. Write us for prices.

at $3.80; to Goose 20 do av 832 at $4.25, weighing 200 at $10; to (loose 2 av 130 at 3.65; t‘htllce hcllvy bulls. -_$:1.50; filll‘ to . . SMITH & C0.,

9 do av 900 at $4.25; to Cooke 2 steers av $9, 5 av 125 at $1 3 av 115 at $0 good bologna bulls, $:t‘.._i0r(1.i; stock bulls. 41 W. Woodbridze St.. Detroit. Mlch.

1335 at $8.50; to Hammond, 8- & CO- 5 Roc Com. Co. sold Thompson Bros. 1 $3.75@4.25_; (-horci» feeding sti‘ers, 800 to

COWS av 1116 at $4.50; to Parker, 1V. & Co. weighing 120 at $11: to Goose 3 av 120 at 1.0001111150711125; tzilr (to: 800 to 1,1100,

2 bulls av 1110 at $5; in Newton 13. ()0. $9, 1 weighing 180 at $6.50. $56} 5.110; ('l1tll(l(\_slilt'lii-L‘S, 500 to 100’ $5611) R Aw F U R s

8 butchers av 705 at$5, 1 heifer weigll- Sh nd Lambs 5.2.5; full-“711),, 500 in 100. $4614.15; stock

ing 750 at 3.50, 11 butchers av 800 at $6, “P a - _r _ heifers, 53.1.1414; Int—lkt‘l‘s, largo, young, Thousands ”f samfied shippers receive our

14 do av 560 at $4.75, 4 cows av 907 at Receipts, 6263. Lambs 50 to too higher medlum llgt’, $406116“; COllllTlOll lllllkel‘S. price “81“ G“ ”,0“, name on our mailing list

$3.75. 4 (10 3V 982 Edi 554-75. 2 till 11V 1185 illilll last week: Shem) Stead)“ B‘ctstlarrtbd $3061.40. and we. will kecpwu posted on marketconditions.

at $5, 25 butchers av 706 at $4.73, 2 cows $8018.25; fair to good la‘llmfi lift-1007.001 Veal Calves. Emmy,“ ,1“ EXPRESS onanons.

av 1065 111 $3.85, 2 heifers av 900 at $5.70, tight to common lambs, $00111: yearling? Receipts 1mg “rook. 1:12; Inst “v1.1.1.3 607; “PAHARHE NU COMMISSION.

4 do av 600 at $5. 9 cows nv 1005 at $4.25. $4015.50: fair to gmlll sheep, $3693 ' market sic-.uly lit 'l‘lllll'sday‘s prices. Host HENRY M. FRANK co,

6 butchers av 706 at $5.50; to (ieriscll 22 culls and common. $2413. $9.50Qr11: others, $4018.50. Mitch cows ,

. . .‘ . . . . 4 iv . ' 91 she? av 85 . . .- ,,,.. . V , 250-202 Seventh Ave..New York.



steels av 960 at $7.50, to Blesnalmn 1.3 Hall) 1% M. sold doling D .md Humbug MIMI}- CUTOUT AND MAIL AT ONCE



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cows av 901 dt $3.15, to Rattkowsky 4 at $1.10. to hewton R. Co. 1 h L

do av 070 at $4.50. $3.50, 3 do av 70 at $3; to Nllgle P. Co. S eep and ambs.





 





Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 heif— 44 lambs av 73 at $8. 122 (10 av 60 at Receipts this week, 10,084: last week, ‘ ”———' ——

er weighing 780 at $6.25, 8 steers :iv 907 $7-3, 65 do av 65 at $7.50, 11 do av 70 at 7,276; market steady ' of Thursday's



at $7, 3 do av 700 at $5.50; to Bresnahan $8; to Haves 36 do zlv 6503f $7, 76 do nv prices. Best lambs. $7_2;(,,\7.50: fziir to an en

52 at $5.85: to Nagle P. Co. 98 do av 65 good lambs, $650607: i





 





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$3.65, 1:: butchers av 545 at $4.50, 1 cow at $7.50. 6 q & c lambS. h$5@6;$33ée%rlgilggs. $41715: éair to Like you, Who We," to Make

weighing 700 at $4; to Robins n 5 feed- Sniopr & R. sold Hammon . i. . ,0. good s eep, . n (1 : on s an com- ,



61‘s av 704 at $6. 4 stockers av 510 at 9 lambs av 53 at $6.50: to Sullivan P. CO. mon, $2.75@3. , 33,000 m

$53-25: to Mich. B. Co. 1 cow' weighing 29 lambs av 40 at $5, 18 sheep av 125 at Hogs. 1 Weneedagooduve man righ'now

1030 at $5.25, 1 do wcighing 1230 at $4.75. $3.50. 22 lambs av 50 at $6; to Newton B. Receipts this week, 10,857: Inst week, . in your territory ,0 handle ”,3.

3 steers av 800 at $6.10. Co. 13 yearlings av 75 at $5.50, 13 lambs 10,732; market steady at qlhuredflylg esme deals for us. No expen-





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Roe Com. Co. sold Brcsnahan 6 cows av 65 at $5.50, 95 do av 75 at $7.75. 21 do prices. Light to good butchers. $7500,



av 770 at $3.75. 5 do av 898 at $3.75, 5 do av 65 at $7.25, 48 do av 60 at $6.25: to 7.60; pigs, $675707; light yorkel's, $7.35

av 976 at $3.85, 14 do av 850 at $3.70; to Mich. B. CO. 70 yearlings 21V 125 at $4. @750; stags one—third off.

Newton B. Co. 10 do av 851 at $4.75, 15 54 do av 120 at $4: to Nagle P. Co. 82 Market Note:—'l‘llere will be no market

butchers av 643 at $4.85. 5 do av 788 at lambs av 75 at $7.90, 5 yearlings {w 110 at these yards Christmas day. Anything

$4.40, 18 do av 863 at $5.25, 13 cows av at $6; to Costello 14 sheep 11v 105 at arriving will be cared for, but the yards

970 at $3.75; to Thompson Bros. 1 bull $3.50, 17 do av 85 at $3, 40 lambs av 60 will be closed.





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that means that no one can do more or better.





Therefore to insure utmost Security, Satisfaction and Profit, you should





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





.TF‘E FLYING DUTCHMAN





Endless Apron

Chain Drive





Strong—Simple—Light Draft





Just look at the lines of this Low Down Spreader.



See where the wheels are located—right under the load—just where

wheels should be.



The greatest weight comes on the rear wheels—giving perfect traction

power without the extra heavy mud lugs that others require.



The Box' is as long as any spreader built, yet the distance between the ~

wheels' is from 25 to 50 per cent less than other low down Spreaders.



Think how much easier to handle in the barnyard and in the field—and

it takes just one less horse to run it than the long unwieldy ones. Not a

freakish feature about it—no, not one—~we have never known a freakish

implement to give satisfaction.



Another point—the Flying Dutchman is lower behind than in front—the

apron and load travel “down hill”——another light draft feature. The endless

apron has 18 inches clearance between the lowest point and the ground-

6 inches more than some others—some difference.





Steel Frame—Steel Wheels—Steel Beater





Apron runs on three sets of hardened steel rollers—absolutely no sagging.



No other spreader so simple in construction—one lever operates entire

machine. No other spreader so well built and strong—no other spreader so

generally satisfactory to the user—“The Lightest Draft Low Down Spreader

Ever Built.’



We also build the Moline Spreader which' is of the same construction

but has a Return Apron.



Our Handsome Spreader Booklet Free.

Also 1913 Flying Dutchman Almanac.

Write today





MOLINE PLOW CO.





Dept.26





MOLINE, ILL.





 





 





 





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“GALLDWAY'MEANS“TBARGAIN”





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Timso It’s

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—the most substantially con-



structed and simplest-to-run ,

engine that ever came out of a

factory. You won’t find an-

other engine like lt an where.

It starts at a touch—coss sonly a

penny or so for gasoline on a big

job — never goes .

wrong —deveiops more

than rated R. P and

sold 050 to 3300 less

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To $300

CHEAPER!





than you can buy

same H. P. engine

: from mail-order

house.jobberordeal-

or anywhere of equal

quality -— and better

than the best of them

all. That’s a Galloway

Engine.





Guarantee of Permanent Satisfaction or

Write Your Name on a Postal and I' ll mail on my big



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back The t1 ial will not have cost you a. penny.



. Get the book and see the bargains I’ m offering. There isn’t a. house in the country



that. I don t beat for price combined with quality. Write now for my special 1913





roposition and price

WM. GALLOWAY, President





The WILLIAM GALLOWAY COMPANY, s45cc Galloway Station. Waterloo, Iowa

REMEMBER—We carry stocks of our Engines in CIIICugo. Kansas City, Council Bluffs and Minne-

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Let the .iumbo





.Do Your HOISTING





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

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

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

trouble. temper and tugging it saves isn ’tworth a dozen Jumbos. don' I keep it.





Jumbo’Saiety Hoist and Wire Stretcher





Here’s a hoist that thousands of farmers —nothing to wear out or give way. It will

have gone wild over because it’s so handy last a lifetime and IT’S SAFE. That’s why

—bccause it simplifies all their lifting. it’s popular.



The hoist, which can be used equally Over 60, 000 of these hoists in various

’g well as hoist and wire stretcher. is fitted sizes are in use. Made of best stee1.criti-





 





 





with an automatic locking device that cally tested and inspected before shipment.

acts on the pull rope. The lock is in the FShi Eifiped for 30 duys'

upper block. ' The intstzint you letfilp on the 11 a Emisi’e‘i.“ wéwrey:

:’ pull rope,zip. goest e 00 whic takes a 8 “3’ '

(7 bull-dog grip on the rope—holds it until Where BesldesJumbo



. Hoist and Wire

you are ready to lower the load. And the Stretcher we make 9

iv .a heavier the load, the tighter the grip. sizes of Hall Safety





'7'?! This is the only successful self-locking Hoists-capacity. 400

7" device on the market with a. patent adjust- ӣ4335 lofi'issame and

_ f, ment for ropes ofallconditions. Its success your dealer 3 for the





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HALL MFG. C0.,807Main $1., Monticello, Ia.

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of stumps a day. No stumps

, can resist the Hercules.

" Doubles land value—enables

on to make $1200. 00 on 40 acres

the first year after stumps are

, out—and $750 .00 in crops

every year after. Get the

proof. Why not





Write Us Now





Book tells all the

acts—shows many

photos and letters

from owners—tells all

about the many Her-

cules features. We'll

also quote you a. special money-saving price

proposition that will mterest you. Address

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wood and save

time, coal

and money;

your neigh-





MAKE

$5 to $1 5 a DAY

Hundreds are doing it





with an APPLETON WOOD SAW





We make 7 styles—steel or wood frame

——stationary or mounted‘ on truck with

gasoline engine making a



Portable Weod- J‘awing Rig

Rigid frame, iathe- turned arbor, running

in self adjusting. non- heating. dust- proof

boxes makes our saw frames simple.

strong. safe and succestul.



We also make the famous

FRICTION-DRIVE DRAG SAW

APPLETON CIRCULAR LOG SAW.

Ask for our completefree catalog.





APPLETON MFG. CO.





620 Fargo St” Batavia. Ill.





 





 





 





 





Use KERUSENE Engine Free!





 





Amazing “DETROIT" Kerosene Engine

shipped on I!) days' FREE Trial, proves

kerosene cheapest. safest, most power-

ful fuel. If Iatllfl'ed. pay lowest price

ever given on reliable farm engine; it

not. pay nothing. No waste. no evapo-

ration. no explosion from coal oil.





Gasoline Going Up!

Gasolineis 9cm 15c higher than

coal oil. Still going up. 'rwo

pints of coal oil do work of three I

pints gasoline.‘





Amazing “DETROIT"





—only engine running on coal

oil successfullymaes alcohol. gas- ,

olineand benzina too. Startswith- - _

out cranking. Only three moving ' _ inderscan-

parts—no cams—no sprockets—no ' ' notcarbonizo

gears—no valves—the utmost in simplicity. power and strength.

Mounted on skids. All sizes. 2 to 20 h p., in stock ready to

ship. Engine tested before crating. Comes all ready to run.

Pumps. saws .Othreshes. churns separates milk. grinds feed.

shells c6rn. runshome electriclightingplant. Pricelistripped').

.29. 50 up. Sent any place on 15 days’ Free Trial. Don' I

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DETRO '1‘." Thouso dam use. Costs only postal to find out.

if you are I'flrst in your neighborth to write. you get Special

Extra-Low Introductory price. Write 1411





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GRIND 150m BU. lPER HOUR





 

 





Bowsher Mills often reduce the

cost of grinding one “half That's



.because they are light running.

with pertectconical shape g rind-

era. different from all others.





 

 

   

 

   

 





   





swee grinders.

Riff-2019“!” folder on maloc-





LILPMSIII' C... Swill lull. Illl.





$10, 000 Backs:





this portable wood saw. Gugghantee ear-money

refunded and freight paidb ways1 unsatisfac-

tory. Youcancosll yearnflo a day with





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mediateiy machine starts. only 81

your to which ripp table can be

added. Write! ores