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VOL. chxu. No. :9.

Whole Number 3450.





 





FARM Nores





 





Corn Versus Peas and Oats.





We have a ten-acre lot, the soil of

which is heavy clay loam, covered with

a heavy June grass sod. We haVe it

covered: with manure. We are going to

put this lot with the twenty-acre one

next to it. The twenty-acre lot is corn

stubble and will be sown to oats and

seeded down to clover. Would it be best

to put this ten-acre lot into oats and

peas and seed to clover or plant to corn

and try and seed at the time of the last

cultivation. Barley does well with us,

and is quite good to seed after. Have the

oats, peas and corn on hand.



Macomb Co. Po'r'rs BROTHERS.





The comparative merit of the .two

methods suggested for getting the field

seeded to clover this season, would de-

pend not a little upon the season, which,

of course, is a problematlcal factor in

the consideration of the subject. The

writer has seen good seedings of clover

secured with oats and peas on clay soil

and where this crop is sown thinly

enough so as to mature a crop of grain,

there is a good chance of getting a good

seeding of clover with it in a normal sea-

son; possibly a better chance than of

getting a seeding in corn where the seed

is sown at the last cultivation. Of

course, much depends upon weather con-

ditipns. Either ,rnethod would not prove





. wry "shtisfactoixy if the season .wiere as





dry as last year. However, conditions

aré more favorable for

a first class crop of oats

and peas and cal-so fnr

getting a seeding with

this crop where the crop

is gotten in early. The

weather conditions have

prevcntcd rapid pro-

gress with the spring.

work and in case the

oats and peas could not

be gotten in early in

May we would prefer to

chance the corn crop.

However, seeding in the

corn crop is an uncer-

tain proposition. We

have sccn just as nice

seedings secured in this

way as in any other,

but they are not a uni-

versal success by any





moans. A great deal

depends upon weather

conditions, not only





during the fall but dur—

ing the winter as well

in the success of a

clover seeding which is

sown so late in the year

as it must be when

seeded in corn. How—

ever, from the stand—

point of the crop to be

grown this year, the

corn crop would be bet-

ter than either of the

others suggested, since

it has a much longer growing season and

would utilize the plant food stored up in

this sod much better than the crops with

a shorter growing season. On this ac-

count, if the problem were the writer’s,

he would plant the field in corn and

seed at the last cultivation as suggested,

using a‘little timothy as well as clover

so as to insure some kind of a stand

of grass upon the field.

Fertilizing Potatoes.





Please tell me thru your paper what

kind of fertilizeriyou use for potatoes?

My soil is a clay loam with clay and

gravel subsoil.’ A part of the ground was





in potatoes'last ‘year. I am going to spread '





stable .manure on a part of the field.

The field”; ‘has _ only been cropped three

times. Please state kind and amount per

acre. - -



Indiana. R. PATSEL.





The question of the kind and quantity





DETROIT. MICH" SATURDAY, MAY 8. 1909.





of fertilizer to use on potatoes for best

results is one not easily answered, and

one which every farmer can best deter-





.mine for himself by experiments con-





ducted on his own land and under his

own conditions. As before noted in these

columns the writer is experimenting to

determine these points for himself, but

has not yet reached the point where he

feels that 'he can tell others what is most

profitable under his own conditions, to

say nothing of theirs. This year we will

use 1,000 lbs. per acre of a commercial

fertilizer having a formula of 1:8:5. This

will be applied as soon after plowing as

is practicable and th-oroly worked into

the soil before the potatoes are planted.

As the land is a clover sod the nitrogen

content of the soil should be sufficiently

high to make it unnecessary to have

much of this element of fertility in the

fertilizer. Last year we used a formula

of 2:8:10, putting on the same quantity,

but upon a timothy and June graSs sod

instead of a clover god. “'9 did .not get

a large crop, but the season was very

dry and the fedilizer isexpected to show

up in the. oat crop that is now being sown

more effectually than it did in the pota-

toes. However, the price received for the

tubers was unusually'high, and we be-





lieve that we got back the investment





made in the, fertilizer, and will try the





same liberal fertilization again to de-'

I





tion must do the same for himself. Too

many take it for granted that what they

hear or read about the use of fertilizers

is true and will apply to their conditions.

But the best way to find out is to put

the question direct to our own soil, and

the sooner this is done by the. average

farmer the better. It need not be done

on a large scale at first, but it is the part

of wisdom to determine whether or not

we are neglecting a. means by which we

could increase the profit derived from our

busineSS.



'The Crop Rotation and Soil Fertility.



I have a two-acre field of black sand

that I wish to plant to potatoes this ycar.

Two years ago a crop of rye was takcn

off and last .vcar a crop of barb-v Now

if I applied about 200 lbs. of fertilizer per

acrc do you think I could razsc a profit—

able crop of potatoes? if not, how much

fertilizer should be used?



Wayne Co. SUBSCRIBER.





While it might be possible to raise a

fair crop of potatoes on this land by

applying the amount of fertilizer men—

tioned, or, in fact, without applying any

fertilizer at all, depending upon the fer-

tility Of the soil, yet a crop rotation of

this kind is not in line with good farm-

ing. ’Soil fertility does not depend upon

the presence of plant food alone. It is

quite 1as dependent upon mechanical con-

dition, as upon-the actual presence of

sufficient plant food to”grow‘ a good crop,

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of humus or vegetable matter gets into.

a‘ poor mechanical condition, which in-

duces puddling and baking in a heavy

soil, and leaching with rapid drying of

a light or open soil, so that the growmg

crops will either suffer from a. surplus or

a deficiency of soil moisture, depending

upon the soil which they occupy, and are

thus unable to make the best use of the

fertility present in the soil. This is one

reason why Michigan lands of either class

should be seeded to clover frequently in

the crop rotation, since clover adds much

humus to the soil. It also supplies it

with a liberal store of nitrogen taken

from the inexhaustible store of this ele-

mcnt of plant food contained in the air.

In addition to these benefits its elaborate

and deep root system reaches down into

the lower strata of soil and brings up

mineral plant food which is out of reach

of the shallower rooting crops, making

it available for the use of future crops



Thus clover is a great soil rcnovator. as

wcll as a profitable crop, and no oppor-



tunity should be lost to seed the land to

this crop when it is in small grain in

which a. clover seeding can be secure-1

with a .minimum of labor and loss of

time. This frequent recurrence of clover

will keep” the land in good mechanic-at

condition and better supplied with‘avail—r

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amount or chmlnéféidl"fgymmhnur

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termine this point more accurately, leav-

ing a check plot, of com-so, to arrive at

as exact results as possible. When the

writer first commenced to use commer-

cial fertilizer on potatoes he put it on in

small quantities only, gradually increas-

ing the quantity from ycar to year to

determine if possible how much could

profitably be used under our conditions.

As above noted this is a. point which

cannot be determined in "a single year,

as conditions affecting theproblem vary

to such a great extent. However, eastern

growers and several experiment stations

have found that it pays to fertilize liber—

ally and we are‘ going ahead on that

finding until we can determine this ques-

tion accurately on our own account. And

for the reasons given above every farmer

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be poor 21. maximum crop cannot be c):-

Tlcctcd, even with libcral fcrtilizatirm.

The growing of successive crops of small

grain on this field, to be followed by

potatoes will rapidly exhaust the humus

or vegetable matter contained in the soil

and tend to get it into a poor mechanical

condition. Humus is a wonderful agency

in soil fertility, separating the particles

of compact, heavy soil, making it pos-

sible for the water to percolate thru it

casily and giving access to air, which is

so necessary to plant development. On





the other hand, it fills the interstices be-.

'tween the coarser particles of the lighter-

and looser soil, making it more retentive





of soil moisture, and holding the soluble

plant food contained in the soil in an

available conditionfor the growing crops.

Thus the soil which has been depleted





or some similar crop for

this. pirrnnaa.





Of course, where. one

has small areas which

it is dcsired to crop con-

tinuously, the same end

may be secured by the

use of liberal applica--

tions of stable manure,

which adds both humus

and nitrogen to the soil

in libcral quantities. It

also makes Considerable

mincral plant food con-~

taincd in the soil avail~

able for the use of

crops thru chemical ac-

tion rcsulting in ncw





combinations, w l1 i c h

proccss is also promoted

thru the action of the,





bcncficial bacteria which

it contains. \thn this





dcsirublc condition of

tho soil is obtuincd, thru

HH- usc of clover or

stablc manurc, or better

still by the use of both,





Ihcn commercial ferti-

lizcr can be most prof-

itably used to supple—

mcnt and increase the

available fertility of the

soil. In fact, its proper

usc is supplementary

to these other means of

promoting fertility and

a good mechanical condition of the soil,

rather than as an exclusive means of

keeping up soil fertility, for which pur-

pose it is likely to prove a disappoint-

ment for the mechanical reasons given

above.



The amount of fertilizer which it may

be profitable to use on the potato crop

under these favorable soil conditions is

commented upon in answer to the above-

inquiry. The quantity which it would be

profitable to use on a soil which has been

repeatedly cropped without the applica-

tion of stable manure or the growing 01'

clover is still more probl-emetical. If

the land is still fairly well supplied with

humus, or if the season is a favorable

one with a good distribution of moisture

thruout the growing season, liberal appli-

cations would probably be profitable, but
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if these conditions do ntot prevails. max-

imum. of benefit could not be reasonably

expected from the fertilizer. The potato

crop removes many times the amount of

plant food contained in this small appli-

cation of fertilizer, and while this amount

might be of some benefit in getting the

crop started, the yield would depend

altogether upon the condition of the soil

and the season, while if the land is in

ideal: mechanical condition the crop will

be much more independent of climatic

conditions for the reasons given. On

the rich prairie soils the farmers have

been able to grow successive crops of

grain for many years without much Sup—

plementary fertilization or the growing

of clover, but this policy has depleted

the wonderful store of humus which na-

ture has deposited in the soil to an

extent which is very apparent where the

rotation of crops has been persistenly

neglected. Thus the judicious crop rota—

tion must go hand in hand with intelli‘

gent fertilization for best results, and

commercial fertilizers are often con-

demned as unprofitable or worthless

simply because the land is not in a con-

dition to make the best use of them for

the benefit of the growing crops. They

are undoubtedly a valuable agent for

supplementing the fertility of the soil,

but cannot be successfully depended upon

as the exclusive means for the mainte~

nance of soil fertility.





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AFTER A HEAVY RAIN—WHAT

THEN?





 





Heavy rains have been quite general

over the .state the past week. More water

has probably fallen during this time than

has fallen as rain since last summer.

This means that the soil is Well filled

where it did not run off too rapidly, and

our business is to try to conserve this

rainfall for during the summer months

when we usually have ‘something of a

drouth.



Fields that are plowed Should be har-

rowed down well as soon as the soil is in





condition to work well—when it will

crumble after being pressed in the hand.





If worked too soon it will be heavy and

the stirring and tramping may cause it

1,...11}... mil become hard; if left too

1 will crust oven and be somewhat

lumpy w. 1111 luokon up and. V1: ll also b1



come imrflrwthat it can J r? pork-ed

to Evantage until after another rai





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such time, especially

land is a heavy clay that they do not

care about saving the moisture as there

is too much already and what they want

is to get rid of it so they can work the

land and get out the crops. \‘ery Well,

the proper thing to do then to culti-

vate the soil as soon as it is dry 1-nougl1_

for in addition to conserving pros-lure in

the lower soil this will dry out the uppe:

that is, the layer stirred by the har-

so it will soon become dry enough

It will be seen that cul-

tiyation stirs up a layer of the surface

soil so this will become dry and this in

turn acts as a blanket to prevent the loss

of the moisture from below by «vapors.-

iion, so a double purpose is served.



If the fluid liot llll‘chdy plchd DOW

will be a good time to hustle this 1’1Dol"l~

lion, and the plow should be followed by





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row.

to plant crops.





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the burrow as soon as the top soil has

dried a, little—a half day or a day after

being plowed. It will barrow Well then,





and the soil will dry out less than if left

without harrowing until ready to plant.

The ground will also be in better shape

than if no harrowing had been done until

just before planting. i believe that sev-

eral workings of the week apart

will place it in better than if

the same number had been

given all at once. Even if this wcrc not

:ipparcnt thc soil would bc better arcutcd

and in b1-ttcr condition 1'-l1c111icnlly than

it‘ the working had been given all at once.

Early Plowing.





soil :1

(ondition





of Workings





'l‘hc plowing for corn is progressing

whenevcr we can lind time for doing this

when the ground is suitable, I should

like to have all the plowing done in

April if possible, but as it is not. early

May is the next best time. The ground

may then bc \vorkcd occasionally to pre-

vent its baking and get it lcvelcd down





and pulverized. In this way we can get

‘3. good seed bed that will hold moisture.

For the harrowing we will use for the

most part a cmnbinzdiorn spring and

spike tooth harrow and loave the surface

as level as possible afll'l‘ each working.

“’e may also use the cutaway some.



We have often had a chance to compare

the crops on early and late plowed ground





THE MICHIGAN FARMER. .





and find that the early plowed, invariably

does the better. It seems to be a kind

of partial summer following.



I should likes the experience of farmers.

who have disked or cultivated in oats





on clean ground. Some report little suc- ;





cess with the method. We have had

good results on clay ground with oats





sowed in this manner, but have not tried ‘





it on prairie soil until this season We

disk1d the field with a cutaway harrow

tlnte times and harrmcd with a spring

tooth once. The oats have been in the

ground about two weeks with so little





 





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warmth that they have just begun to

sprout. It might have been better if we

had waited until later before sowing, but

I can not see why the disking would not

hold moisture about as well as the

plowing.



That Osage Orange Hedge.



Some time ago we described our osage

orange hedge and the treatment we con-

templated giving it, that is the trimming

11p of the best trunks as high as we





could reach with the ax and the cutting the





of the others. This has been done and

the brush burned at a cost of about $7.00

for a hedge forty rods long. It is not a

desirable job, and it is probable that the

trunks will sprout quite rapidly, but it

at least enables one to get nearer it with

:1 team, and with some work put upon

the cutting of the sprouts I believe we

shall get some good posts in time.

Calhoun Co. S. B. H.





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the sun will coun out, the snow and ice

will vanish, and all vegetation will glow

the faster foi the them soaking it has

had. The oats were half drilled the. 29th,

and before dark were well covered with

snow, and it has rained or snoWed a good

share of the time for the last thirty—six

hours, but that has so moistened the soil

that the plant food in the fertilizer will

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rains that usually come in March and

early April have been postponed until

now. “'0 ought to be thankful that this





cold and snow comes in April rather than

in May, hence there bright side to

look at, as there usually is. If this kind

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FEEDERS' PROBLEMS.





 





Summer Farage for the Hogs.





I have an acre of ground for hog pas-

ture which I seeded last summer and

most of the clover killed out. Now, what

could I sow on it to make the most feed

for the summer until after haying and

harvesting? Would it be better to sow

rape, or Canada peas and oats, and what

time and how much should I sow? I

manured the ground over last summer

and I want to make as early feed as

possible, as I will have two sows and





seven pigs to pasture it. 7

Kalamazoo Co. 0. VV.





Where forage is desired for the early

summer, rape would be the better crop

to sow. The peas are better adapted to

late summer pasturing, the common prac-

tice being to turn the hogs into them

when the grain is well formed and allow

them to harVest the crop. Of course,

the peas will also make green forage,

but where it is desired to seed the land

to clover for pasture the following year

the rape will prove a more satisfactory

crop. E‘he seed should be sown at the

rate of four or five pounds per acre on

a Well prepared see-d bed, seeding to

clover at the same time. In from four

to six weeks the rape will be large

enough to pasture, altho if many hogs

aré to be turned into it it should not be

used much before six weeks from the

time of seeding. Rape makes an excel-

lent green forage for hogs, but has some

objections for small pigs, especially where

it makes a rank growth. If the small

pigs, particularly if white in color, are

allowed to run thru a rank growth of

rape when it is loaded with dew it is apt

to cause an irritation of the skin which

is undesirable. This tendency is not as

notieable with black pigs, but if the pas-

turing is begun at just the right time and

the stock of hogs is regulated to the

area, there will be no real cause for

trouble of this nature.



Grinding Grain for H0rses.



I have a variety of corn called the white

capped dent. It is so hard at this season

of the year that I thOt it would be best

to haveit ground to feed to my horses.

"Will you kindly tell me thru your paper

which is best. to have it shelled and just.

ernckéfl‘or ground" fine. cob and all. I





have no oats to feed with it.

Allegan Co. . W. STALEY.





'VVhere corn is fed as the exclusive

grain ration it is better to feed it in the

ear, as the horse eats it more slowly and

masticates it better. Where it is very

hard, soaking it in water from one feed

to the next will remedy this condition

and will improve its feeding quality about

as much as grinding. Where it is ground

it should be mixed with bran or other

bulky feed so as to make it more easily

digested. In fact, it is both desirable

and economical to mix it with other feeds

in compounding the ration for the work

horses, as advised in the following reply

to a. query. It always pays to give the

matter of grain rations careful attention.

but this is particularly true in a season

when all grains are as high in price as

they are at present. It does not pay to

feed a grain ration which contains so

much 0f one element of nutrition, that

some of it is wasted in the animal eco—

nomy, which condition of affairs can

only be avoided by the feeding of a well

balanced ration.



A Ration for the Work Horses.





Have been much interested in reading





your articles on grain rations for farm





horses and wish to ask you for a balanced

ration for horses, from the following

feeds: Corn (car), 750 per bu; corn meal,

$30 per ton; bran. $30 per ton; oats, 650

per bu; oil meal, $1.85 per cwt., economy

being an important consideration. Team

weighs about 2.700.

W. L. VOKE.





Van Burcn (“0.



In making up a ration for the work

horses from the feeds enumerated in this

inquiry, the composition of the ration

would depend somewhat upon the kind

of hay that is being fed. The writer is

now buying the grain for his work

horses, and after some deliberation has

settled on a ration made up by mixing

600 lbs. of shelled corn, 200 lbs. of bran

and 100 lbs of old process oi] meal. This

gives a grain ration with a nutritive

ratio of one to six, as compared with a

ratio of one to eight for oats. But we

are feeding timothy hay, which is very

deficient in protein, for which reason we

have thot it profitable to use. a ration

carrying a little more protein than oats

contain. If mixed hay were being fed

we would increase the proportion of corn

in the ration from the standpoint of

economy, but from the standpoint of effi—





ciency this ration would scarcely be. too.





narrow, even with mixed hay. To horses

of 1,200 lbs. weight we are feeding 12





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lbs. per day of this grain, and all the

timothy hay they will eat on full work.

Heavier horses should be fed a little

more than this amount, which corre-

sponds quite closely with a ration of 15

lbs. of oats in its content of nutrients.

So far this ration is proving entirely sat-

isfactory, and is fully 50 per cent cheaper

than its equivalent in oats at the prices

quoted. It is doubtful if this same com-

bination could be improved upon by the

inquirer from the list of grains given.

If preferred the corn could be fed sep-

arately from the other feeds if desired

to use it in the ear, but we would not

expect quite as good results when so

fed, as the object in using bran is as

much to give a desirable bulk to the ra—

tion as to increase its protein content.

Possibly later in the season we shall

grind the corn in this ration and feed





the grain ration with cut feed, but with .





it fed in this mixture our horses are

masticating the corn well and eat the

ration a little slower than would be the

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DEVELOPING THE YOUNG BREED-

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To properly present the subject of

growing and developing young swine that

are to be used for breeding purposes it

is necessary that we discuss the matter

more largely from the standpoint of the

breeders of registered swine—to whom

the farmers and feeders look to the fuller

development of the principles of heredity

and selection.



The selection of the young sows that

are to be grown for breeding purposes

should be made at the time they are

taken from their dams. The sow pigs

that are well marked, show a good heart

and rib girth and development, stand

square on their toes and possess quality

should be separated from the others and

removed to a yard or pasture away from

all other hogs and fed in a manner that

will promote the growth of their bone

and muscle and build up good strong

and vigorous constitutions, without over-

loading them with fat. Much, in fact,

all of the sow’s future usefulness as a

breeder will depend upon how she is fed

and developed until she has reached the

age and size. that it is desired to breed

her for her first litter.



It cannot be too firmly impressed upon

the minds of the breeders of registered





swine that the practical farmers and

feeders demand that their hogs possess

bone, muscle and constitution as Well





as the fancy markings and breed char--

acteristies. The man who has a clover,

alfalfa or blue grass pasture is very for—

tunate indeed, and by the use of a very

small amount of grain food will promote

an ideal development. (“om may be safely

used in the ration if the gilts are not

making good gains in flesh; but» it is not

necessary to overfeed them with a heavy

heat prmlucing ration because they are

growing long and rangy, for then they

are on the road to future utility. Try

and maintain that kind of growth. Skim

milk, wheat middlings, bran, ground oats

and linseed oil meal are exeellent foods

for young breeding swine. Many breed-

ers are making a success of supplement-

ing their young gilts rations with digestel‘

tankage and find it a Very economical

and efficient source of protein.



There are many .other excellent foods

for young gilts that may be used with

good results, the main point being to

feed for bone, muscle and flesh and avoid

putting on an excess of fat. “'hen pas-

ture is out of season alfalfa and clover

run thru a. cutting box and fed in the

form of a thick slop will keep the pigs

digestive apparatus in excellent condi-

tion. in my own experience i have found

no kind of grain food superior to ground

oats as a part ration for the growinggilts

from the time they are seven months or

age until they are ready to breed for their

first litter. If all of our young breeding

animals were fed ground oats as a part

of their grain ration we would have more

regular breeders and animals whose or—

gans of maternity were properly devel-

oped. I am fully satisilcd that if ground

oats form a part of the, ration there will

be but little difficulty in getting the

young sows safe in pig and they will,

be deVeloped in a manner that will in-

sure their future usefulness as breeders.



XVhile it is possible to attain extremely

heavy weights at a very early age, better

economical results will be obtained if'

the gilts are, grown and developed upon

a cheaper ration of such foods as may

be grown on the farm. By planning our

feeding so that clover, alfalfa and blue‘

grass pasture enter into the economic!

development and growth of our gilts itl





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Advice thru this department is free to

subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and addrPSS of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

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Bursal Swelling—Have a mare with

soft bunch on hock. Can it be taken oft

without blistering? -J. Z., Wayne, Mich.

—Apply iodine ointment to bunch once

a day and it will perhaps reduce it. '



Sore Shoulders—When my mare is

backed she ShOWS soreness in right shoul-

der, but when going ahead, does not show

it much. What had I better apply? W.

H. S., Kingsley, Mich—Apply equal parts

spirits camphor, extract witch hazel and

alcohol to shoulder twice a day. Hand

rub muscles for 15 or 20 minutes twice

a day.



Diseased Tai1.—What is the cause of

my horse's tail dying? The first joint

is dead and the second is shrinking and

losing its life. W. G. C., Yale, Mich.—

The tail has been injured and it has. no

doubt, interfered with the circulation of

blood thru tail. Cut off the diseased

portion and the tail will soon heal; no use

trying to restore the diseased parts to

a normal condition.



Mange—The hair is coming off my

cattle around the eyes, and bare spots

are appearing on different parts of the

body. None of my neighbors know what

to do for it. J. E. R, Fremont, Mich.~

I am inclined to believe that your cattle

may have mange or ringworm. Apply

sulfur one part and lard four parts;

when this mixture is made add some

carbonate of potash and it should be ap-

plied once a day for a few days to the

bare spots.



Bunch in Udder.—Have a cow that has

a bunch in udder the size of a hen's egg.

situated just in front of hind teat. This

hunch has been there since last summer;

do not know what caused it. Cow is

perfectly healthy and this never does in

any way seem to interfere with milk. R.

N., Ionia, Mich.—-Apply iodine ointment

to bunch once a day and it will perhaps

remove it. Also give 1 dr. iodide potas—

sium at a dose in feed night and morning

for twenty days. .



Cramp of Muscles—Have a driving

horse that seems to have a stiff neck, the

cords are swollen on left side, extending

along neck to shoulder, thot perhaps he

caught cold, but he is not sick—has been

in this condition for the past ten days.





C. . Freesoil, Mich.——Your horse.

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Stomach Worms—What is wrong with

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weeks old then they hump up their backs

and hold their heads down, grit their

teeth and will die in about three hours.

Sheep have been fed pea straw, timothy

and alsike hay with oat chop. R. ..

VVhittemore, Mich—Your lambs die the

result of stomach or bowel worms. Give

15 drops fluid extract gentian and three

drops worm seed. oil at a dose once a

day for a week.





Chronic Cracked Heels—I have two}





horses that have had scratches on hind

legs under fellock since middle of last

winter. Have hot remedies from two

local veterinarians which have failed to

effect a cure. I have also applied coal

tar dip. My horses are fed a good quality

of feed and plenty of it. IV. A. M., Beu—

lah, Mich.~~Chronic cracked heels are not

easily cured. Apply pcroxhie-hydrogen

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and four parts Vaseline, once a day. If

there are fungus sores in cracks, burn

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lzll-gct..~l\iy cows are having udder

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Soon after I commenced to feed corn,

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are quite hard. G. A. 8., Nirvana, Mich.

—It is possible that you are feeding your

cows too much corn. Give 1/2 oz. pow-

dered nitrate potash in feed twice a day





and apply iodine ointment to udder

bunches once a day. If the bunches fail

to reduce give 1 dl‘. iodide, potassium at

a dose twice a day for 10 or 15 days.

Are your cows wcll bedded and is your

stable kept clean and dry? Have your

cmvs not been stauding in a cold draft





or lying on cold damp ground, for these

are all causes.

larren C0\\‘s.»~I have two cows in my





herd that culvcd last llccenlbcr which

have not conle in heat since. These

cows have. noted the same cVel-y year. I

have tried your formula for barl'cll cows,

but I don’t think these, come under that

head for they have calved every year,,





but it bothers me to get them in heat:

A. P., 011-:





What should I do for them?

stcd, Mich—Give each cow 1/{3 oz. pow-

dered capsicum, 1 oz. ginger and 1/2 oz.

powdered rosin at a dose in feed two or

three times a day. I have known open-

ing the neck of womb or a forced service

to have the desired effect of bringing

them in heat.



Partial Paralysis—I have a sow with

pigs four weeks old; the sow appears to

have lost the use of hind quarters. I

have been told that she has kidney worms

and to give her turpentine She will get

well. What should I do? L. T., Freesoil,

Mich.—Your sow has perhaps been fed

too much corn and had too little exer-

cise. Feed her oats and oil meal. Give

her 15 drops tr. nux vomica at a dose





(Continued on page 531).





 





 





 





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IF You giggly MEDICINE,

YOU snouu HAVE THE BEST.





Although there are hundreds of prep-

arations advertised, there is only one

that really stands out pre—eminent as a.

remedy for diseases of the kidneys, liver

and bladder.



Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root stands the

highest, for the reason that its remark-

able health restoring properties has been

found to be just the remedy needed in

thousands upon thousands of even the

most distressing cases.



Swamp-Root makes friends quickly

because its mild and immediate effect is

soon realized. It is a. gentle, healing

vegetable compound—a physician’s pre-

scription for a specific disease.



Swamp-Root is not recommended for

everything.



A Sworn Certificate of Purity is with

every bottle.



For sale at all drug stores, in bottles of

two sizes—fifty-cents and one-dollar.





SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE BY l‘lAIL.





In order to prove what Swamp-Root,

the great kidney, liver and bladder rem-

edy, will do for you, every reader of the

Detroit Michigan Farmer who has not al-

ready tried it, may receive a sample bottle

by mail absolutely free. Address Dr. Kil-

mer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. Write

to-day.





 





 





 





'Horse Owners Should. Use

GOMBAULT’S





Caustic

Balsam





The Great French Veterinary Remedy.





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833mg." Sore Tiltiroat, Eton it is invaluable.



“MHTEE that one toblespoonfui of



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tle of Gaunt c.8alsam so 8 arran-

tomrnyimatisfaotion. rice 8 1 .50 per bottle. Sol

b dru gists. or sent by express, charges paid, with to

dlreotlems for its use. Send for descriptive simmers.

testimonials. etc. Address

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FREE!





I! new customers will send cc to a cute e.

we will send a 250 box (12 doses) oPDyi'.pFallg’s

New Worm Remedy. and write you a letter

telling about worms and how to kill them with—

out hurting the horse. We deliver 60 separate

doses (5 times the quantity) by mail for $1.00





DR. FAIR VETERINARY REMEDY 60..

w. c. FAIR, V. 5., Prop'r,

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Pongemgg {gem 13066 maresm foal from one semce (if a

sin ion. . 0th .00. 8 rec aria Outfit 01'

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MAY 8, 1909.

LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





It is the handy little cattle of a medium

grade that average buyers are after, and

it does not take a great many of the

higher-priced beeves to go around. The

fact is, the buying capacity of the average





.family is limited, and the cheaper light





cuts of beef are in greater favor than

usual. For a long time fat cows and

heifers have met with the best demand

and have been bringing relatively the

best prices, with decreasing receipts. It

seems strange that so few stockmen care

to feed female cattle.



Owners of hogs refuse to be stampeded

by the big packing concerns into hurrying

their droves to market, and every bad

break in prices is sure to be followed by

a great falling off in the receipts at Chi-





'cago and the Missouri River markets.





The packers have been claiming a loss on

an average of $1.25 on every hog they

cut up, and strong efforts have been

made to establish a lower basis for hogs,

great numbers of hogs being left over

in the Stockyards at night, thereby swell—

ing the supplies the following day to

increased proportions. These accumula-

tions have been used by the packers as

a club to force prices lower, but after the

reduction in values took place country

shippers shut down on their marketings.

The eastern shippers have required de-

cidedly less hogs, as the dcarness of hog

meats has seriously curtailed their con-

sumption, but the supply of hogs of late

has been too small even for the curtailed

requirements. It may not be amiss to

advise farmers to market their matured

hogs, but to hold others to maturity.

There is no greater folly than that of

marketing healthy growing pigs. The

farmer stands in lis own light by doing

so, and the little ellows are not Wanted

and must be sold at a big discount.



For several \veeks there has been an

exceptionally small demand for stockcr

and feeder cattle in the Chicago stock-

yards. This is easily accounted for by

the dearness of corn and the unsatisfac-

tory demand for finished beef cattle. A

little later good grass may be, expected

to start up larger buying in some quar-

ters, and light-weight cattle will un-

doubtedly become more active. A few

venturesome stockmen are taking chances

and investing in high—priced heavy feeder

cattle that can be matured in a compar-

atively short time, but most farmers are

afraid of the game. It may pay out, but

it is well to go a little slow in such mat-

ters. A. few prime heavy feeders have

been selling around $5.50Q5.60 per 100

pounds. .



Live—stock receipts during March at

seven primary interior markets, 3,671,890

head, show considerable increases over

March, 1908 and 1907, figures of 3,379,678

and 3,088,978 head. All the larger centers,

with the exception of St. Joseph and St.

Paul, show figures in excess of those re—

corded for March,,1908. The increase is

due totflgrger readipts during the month

of cattle;- hogs afid sheep. Receipts at

the same markets during the first quarter

of the year, 10,449,993 head, were about

10 per cent below the corresponding re-

ceipts in 1908. Chicago, Kansas City,

Omaha and St. Joseph show considerable

losses for the quarter, primarily under

the head of hogs, but also under the, head

of cattle and calves. The calculated

number of cars used in transporting the

total number of live stock to market for

the first quarter of the year, 178,915, was

below corresponding totals in 1908 and

1907 of 200,494, and 188,092 cars, respect—

ively, tho the numbcr of cars for March,

01,904, compares favorably with the lVILu‘ch

number for the preceding two years.



Shipments during the Illtmtll of pack-

ing—house products from <‘hicago, 161,-

456,407 pounds, show a decided decrease

when compared with March, 1908 and

1907, figures of 200,150,013 and 199,525,571

pounds. The largest losses in shipments

are shown by fresh beef, lard, hides, and

canned meats, while cured meats and

pork show larger totals than for March,

1908. Shipments for the tirst quarter of

the year, 501,030,701} pounds, were about

20 per cent below the corresponding 1908

and 1907 figures, due mainly to losses in

the shipments of fresh beef, cured meats,

hides, lard and canned meats. The smal-

lcr shipments of canned meats from Chi-

cago correspond fairly well with the

diminished export demand for the article.



The eastward trunk—line movement of

provisions during the month from Chi-

cago and Chicago-Junction points, 80,390

net tons, shows a similar decrease as

compared with corresponding 1908 and

1907 figures of 119,032 and 111,519 net

tons. A considerable the not so heavy

a decrease is also shown by the quarterly

figures of the movement, 230,581 net tons,

which were about one—fourth less than

those reported for the first thrcc months

of the two preceding years.



Live—stock receipts during the month at

four principal Atlantic seaboard cities,

(377,590 head, were considerably below

like, receipts during March, 1908. Smaller

totals are shown for the arrivals of all

classes of animals, chiefly hogs. The

total for the first quarter of the year,

2.260.254 heed, likewise shows a consid-

erable shrinkage when compared with the

corresponding 1908 totals of 2,499,815

head, the decrease being due to smaller

receipts of hogs,



Horse breeding is being given a new

impetus in Michigan by the unusual

scarcity and high price of farm and draft

horses. Generally speaking, a better

grade of sires is being UScd than ever

before, and as size counts in the price

it is probable that the colts bred will be

better fed and cared for than was form-

erly the case with the scrub colts bred

upon the farms of the state.



According to information received by

the Department of Agriculture thru the

Department of State, the Belgian Gov-

ernment has issued a decree, effective

May 1, removing the restrictions pre-

viously imposed against the importatmn

of cattle from the United States because

of the existence of foot-and-mouth dis-





ease.





THE M‘ICHIGAN.





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0 statement which might be made in type

could be more convincing proof of the

superiority of the harvesting machines



comprising the International line than is the

world-wide popularity of these machines.



You' know the real test of a harvesting

machine—the only test that tells—is actual

work in the field.



In the last half century more than two

hundred different makes of harvesters have

been put to this test.



You know the machines that have stood

the test and proven dependable, year in and





' year out—the machines that today are known





the world over.





Osborne

Plano





McCormick





Milwaukee





Champion

Deering





The popularity of these machines is not due

to chance or luck.



It is due to one thing only—that the men

who originally built these machines, and the

men who took up their work when they were

through, have made machines that were right

—machines that have always brought in the

full harvest under all conditions in the quickest

time-with least labor on the part of man and

horse, and with the least trouble and delay

from accidents.



Today -——- 1909 — McCormick, Deering,

Champion, Osborne, Milwaukee and Plano

harvesting machines are more popular than

ever before, because they are better than ever

before.



They are better because they have been im-

proved from time to time in every detail of

construction, whenever it has been found that

any improvement could be made. These

machines are built to work successfully under

the varying conditions found in the harvest

field. If the grain is down and tangled the

reel and platform can be so adjusted that all

of the grain will be cut and bound much the

same as when it is standing straight.



In the manufacture of these well known

lines of machines great care is exercised both

in the selection of materials and in construc-

tion. All the bearings are easily accessible so

that you will have no difficulty in oiling the

working parts and giving the machine the at-

tention which it Should have in order that the

full measure of success may attend its work

throughout the harvest season. Every pre-

caution is taken to furnish you with a machine

that you can depend upon during the busy

harvest time when delays cost money.





INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA, CHICAGO, U. S. A.





(Incorporated)





It may be that you do not need a binder—

but in all probability you need a harvesting

machine of some kind—mower, hay rake, or

hay tedder. If so, you should choose from

one of the six leading lines of harvesting ma-

chines. The mowers and rakes are just as

standard as the binders.



If you buy your machine from one of the

six leading lines there will be no necessity for

you to stay awake at night worrying about

how you are going to get through your har-

Vest.



When you buy a machine you would like

to be sure that the principle of construction is

correct, that the materials are high grade and

that the workmanship is skilled—for these are

the things that determine the quality of the

machine.



The harvesting machine question is not a

small matter. If you make a mistake in the

harvest field it is going to be costly. The

ripening grain will not wait while you are

skirmishing over the country to find some ex-

tra part that is needed to repair a broken

down machine. If you buy one of these

harvesting machines you will evade such

troubles. In case of an accident you can get

all the repairs you want from a nearby Inter-

national dealer, who always carries a full sup-

ply in stock.



If you are in need of a harvesting machine,

it will pay you to look into the merits of these

well known lines.



For a full-value harvest you must have a

dependable machine in dependable condition.

(let ready now while there is time. When

the grain is ripe will be too late.



We urge upon you the importance of de-

ciding this matter now, because if you put it

011 until a more convenient time, the chances

are that you will never give the subject proper

attention. You no doubt think there is plenty

of time,—but the harvest season will be upon

you the first thing you know. Therefore c0n~

sider this harvesting machine question now

while you have the time to give it proper study.

Write for any information that you may need

to help you make a wise decision.



Ask the dealer for the catalogue of the

machine you want. If you do not know the

dealer nearest to you, ask us.



From the International dealer you can get

repairs that fit, if repairs are needed. Also

the best binder twine—McCormick, Deering,

Plano, Champion, Milwaukee, Osborne or In.

ternational.



Get your catalogue now and place your

order early.





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When you Build or flepalr remember that the most

durable and economical material is concrete, also that





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Three D311! Papers





For those who would like to have

three daily papers a week, we have ar-

ranged with the New York Thrice-a-

Week World so that we can offer it with

the Michigan Farmer a year for only





Detroit.
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farmers and their wives to let

,. “bucket bowl” cream separa-

tors of all sorts alone—be-

cause thEy wash hard, rust

easily, are easily damaged and wear out in

consequence.





How do you like this solid dish pan full of

disks? There is absolutely nothing in that

pan but disks—just disks from the bottom up—o

and all from a “ bucket bowl ” machine a dis-

gusted farmer and his over-worked wife dis-

carded for a Sharples Dairy Tubular.





They got very tired of washing and drying

it twice a day.





What’s In

The Other Pan?





That little piece in the other pan is the

triple tinned, pressed steel, wear forever

dividing wall used in the Sharples Dairy

Tubular Cream Separator bowl. It is about





. . . . . . . Will you wash one

like a napkin ring 111 sxze and shape, is Just as you prefer one piece. then get a Sharples





Dairy Tubular Cream





easdy washed, is instantly removable and 15 "bucket bowl”machi





bowls.





You’ll never forget this picture.





i. time you think of cream separators you’ll in“ that are being





 





 





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The easiest way to prove ,. . - 3

a thing is to show it. . Th D

For years, We have advised " _ . e _ - ls

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absolutely all there is inside Sharples buiar bowls contain only one little piece. in-

stantly removable and just like the single





Dairy Tubular Cream S e p a r a t o r

piece in the dish pan. All other separators are

a... “hue... 1......» “up...“ 0. pa... and The Sharples Separator Cos

works. The full dish pan contains the many

Every disks used in one of the “bucket bowl” mach- Toronto, Can.





load for Sharples Dairy Tubulars.





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think of the difference between'the

Sharples Tubular and the “bucket

bowl” kind—a difference in work,

wear, efficiency and profits just as great as

the difference in the contents of these two





pans.





It is not surprising that Tubular sales ex- .

céed those of most, if not all, other separators I

combined. “Bucket bowl” sales are so re-

duced, by Tubular popularity, that the leading

maker of disk machines (the self styled

“original” disk maker) has found it necessary

to commence suit against a catalog house that

has been making and selling a cheap sepa-

rator with disks like his for a number of years.

Why? Because he has lost his grip—taken a

back seat—is so out of date that, he’s scrap-

ping for trade with the catalog house concern.





The Tubular is made in the world’s greatest

cream separator factory. Branch factories in

Canada and Germany. It is the world’s great-

piece or a pan full? If est cream separator. It will give you greatest

Separator instead of , satisfaction—greatest profitr—sgreatest wear.

ne. Sharples Dairy Tu- Get catalog NO. 152





West Chester, Pa. Portland. Oral





discarded by the car Chicago. Ills. San Francisco. Cal. ‘





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Would 40,000 Endorsements

Have Weight With You? ‘





Especially if the 40.00) cumo from good solid suc-

cessful fur ors and duirymen nil over tho land? No

More tlinntlllLUOO Notional Groom Sepnrntors have "an!

been sold to such people—yet the National costs Lifting

more than some separators. There must be a

' good reuson. '





National Gream’Separaior





 

 

 

 

 





sells to the level-bended (-luss who demand a full REES: ‘

return on mcry iuvcstnu-nt. and know that they 8

don't gt-t it. in :i chomp mnil-orderseparator—made “we“



to sell rut llt‘l‘ tlmn (in the best work. Cleaned





The Nui ionnli m-ts all the (-rcnm‘und lnstsn life-

time. often Without; expense of rcpuirs for yours





 





nuiiycurs. Your (lOIIil‘l' will supply_y0u with n

Nntinunl for lliS[l(‘(‘tl(iii ortrinl 11.3011 insist. Illus- Closest

tram-«l cuinlou oi full pnrtu-ulurs free on request. Skinner





THE NATIONAL DAIRY MACHINE CO.

Goshen. Ind. Chicago. Ill.





 





 





 





7 ,, 7 1 V ' W—WTTMT‘ —BULL CALVES

Earn Your Own Dream Se araior: GUERNSEYS

. ed cows. ALLAN KELSEY. Lnkeview. Mich.



The Chicago Special Cream



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FARMER S .. new. rrrrrcrrcrarrd F01! SALE assistants: semen:

perfect—1t costs 50‘.u less than endale. Prices right. M. L. Dean. Napoleon, Mich.



any other separator and Is

HOLSTEINS_A tine registered hull of excellent

breeding and individuality. l7 mcs.

old for 8100. '_I. M. SIIORMAN. Fowlerviile, Mich.

HICKORY GROVE STOCK





"OiSlBIR'FTIRUIRS. FARM. Owen Tnft.Proprietor.

R. 1. Oak Grove. Lelv. 00.. Michigan. Bell phone





. ROLSTEINFRIESIANS‘firgegjfifffiflrgflgfig





Royal King. W. B. JONES.OnkGrove.R. No.3.Mlch.





TOP NOTCH HOLSTEINS.





 





 





50%; better, point for point.

WANTED and we can prove it. It is fully



guaranteed in every detail—its

‘_ distinctly original patentcd

skimming device simply gets all the cream. It

is the easiest running separator ever made, and

the most convenient~in fact, every desired

feature in a cream separator is found in the

Chicago Special. We want farmer agents and

are willing to pay you well for getting our

separators introduced. We have the most lib-

eral offer ever madc~30 days FREE TRIAL——

send no' money—just try the. machine—we

want you to be both judge and jury. Write to-

day for illustrations. description, and prices.

Kuriz 8: Company. 626 Monadnock Blk. Chicago.





 





 





 





 





combining in themselves. in excellent pro portion,

the blood of cows who now hoid. and in the past have





 





 





 





T-‘r ~- " -:~, prices. MCPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich,

. THE LARGEST AND BEST LINE OF





WELL DRILLIN G fffiiiiihi‘iitiill;.[littliiflEFEE'E;





than any farm in the Middle West. Registered





 





MAC H I N E R Y in America. We BULLCAI.V'ES ofthe most fashionahiebreediug. 30

have been makr tine. registered, Duroc Jersey sows due to farrow soon.





 





 





ing it for over 20 years. Do not buy until. you





see our new Illustrated Catalogue No.14. Send HOLSTEINS—I‘wiillnsill g‘AggiekOornligo-

pin. 2 or je e ol" 0.





for it now. It is F“ Fla.





“Top Notch” registered young Holstein Bulis,.





held Worlds Records for milk and butter-fut at fair ‘





-. Lillie Farmstead Jerseys. 3068- v .





 





.Whv ‘l ’vb:ll lisf‘flll“; . "‘ ..i , ..

:3 ”assessment“ m 53.5. a}: FOR SALE. 2,000 Enos.





records of 300 to 425 pounds of butter last year. . 6 to 3 weeks old, at $2.50 to $3 each: any breed.

Write for description and prices. Will ship by express and give your money’s worth.

COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich UTILIJA'I‘ION 00.. Grand Rapids. Mich.





Si. Lambert Jerseys, fiiiliisills%lixt1:sc02ri'lsyne:d NORTHERN GROWN BERKSHIRES.

heifers. L. R. KUNEY. Adrian. Mich.. Bell Phone. no YURUF'I‘ FARM. Sidnaw. Mich.

man POLLED BULLS. t:°.‘5‘.‘ié‘:.$i$?.“.§.‘:ntg , B E R K s H I R E 5:53;.th

sows. John Berner dz Son. Grand Ledge. Michlgfl Duke. and our new herd boar Prime Bacon

_ 9861 l. a great son of the noted Lord Bacon. and





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE. of Intense Masterpiece breeding. Guerusoys.





'1‘. F. MARS’I‘ON. Buy any. Michigan. M. B. Tukeys. B. Ply. Rocks. Pekln Ducks.





Hupp Farms. Birmingham. Mich. G. C. Hupp. Mgr



CHOICE JERSEYS Large BLanberts. Young

' stock of either sex for sale. FEW FALL GILTS bred for fall fax-rowing,



CLARENCE BRISTOL. B. No. 2. Fenton. Mich.





(150 choice lot of liming pigs bred by Kim:

s P E CIA Owingto conditions





 





Premier. A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerviile. Mich.





which make it .

necessary :0. y... BERKSHIRE menses.

management to leave the State. the entire equip- Premier Lon fel‘ow and Masterpiece. the. world‘s





ment of Francisco Farm must he sold. 30 Grand y . - n -

Hhorlhorn consand heifers. mostly Young Phylliscs. champions. (" D' WUODBURY' Lansing. Mich.





Young Mara/s and Lavinia: with two or three Scotch "'2 T . .

- DAMS BROS. lMPROVED CHESTER WHITES,thchfiold,Hich.

crosses, and a high class herd 0‘ P' 0' SWIne are m the A won more premiums in '08 timnhany other herd in Michigani





ofl‘ering. Come and see them and you will be surprised gmck 1n n. as f... m, prize win... ~

: _ _ . . , ng W. Orpmgton, W. Le -

. at the Pnges IDES PriPOPE, Mt- P193351”. Mkh- horn and fluff ltock eggs, $1 per 15. Shorthorn bulls & heifeiqn'





‘ WOODLAND SHUHTHUHNS, ”cnzsrrn wn"astaswrzrnrrsss





Let us quote you prices on some choice cows and A150, {3” pigs either sex. 0,1119“ ”)0de for June

heifers. We want to buy a good hull out of a heavy ‘ dell\ery. ‘V- 0- “711150”. Okemos. Mich.





I milkin: dam. Red preferred. B f

unmarsseses-r R- mm... mchizan- CHESTER WHITES- rm {thing’s 5:52:53

l 1 . f D l- ‘ '4r v' v. i . . -



_1. rom “Dal arrow 3-0m. ispiiu., p as either stx. Balismctlon

E BULL CALF for sale Shorthomg” guaranteed. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.

with Sil’Olg milk inheritance. kept in Dairy form





for ages. Full milk remrds kept. Correspondence DUROC JERSEY SWINE,§P€lfi10crId Dog‘s. £1

0 ( eggs.





solicited. W. \V. KNAPP. Waterviiet. Mich. .

for 15. J, H. BANGHART. Lansing. Mich.





Pure Bates Shorthorns. Duroc Jerseys—lalsgtéitiggeszg:

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastinxs. Illicit.





Poiled Durhams. A. l). DeGarmo. Highland. Mich.

—'.’.Bll l .8 ksoid t

RED POLLEU CATTLE $35.03 exfaiYeBYodhegecows arid ‘ DUROC Jersey of size and quality. 40 Bears ready

heifers nt$5010$75. E.Brackett, Ailegnn. Michigan. I uforéervlce.t 30 solwa altali‘armeza firices. Satin.

f’" he on unran ee . . ‘. arney. ‘0 water Mich

HARTLAND. MICH. ‘

J. B. DHOUSE Siflcli FARM, No bu... .0, m,

Elli/geeme_ch_oice_cows_a_nd_heifera at right prices.

SHEEP.

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O I. C.’s Boats &:sows all sold. I have ‘a. fine lot of



. young pigs that will soon be ready to ship.

_A. NELKMAN. Route No. 1. Mariette. Mich.



9 -—ALL AGES. Thirty sows bu;



0. l- C S for spring furrow. Shipped



H. H. JUMP. Munith. Mic





 





 





on approval.





 





 





 





. .. - . Boers ready for service. Bprin i s b

' 5 2nd, Born Mar 20. 19(18. Unquestlonabiy the best SHROPSHIRES 0. I. Ce , 'g p g y

‘u'lln "aniliaciurlng 00-; (””6310 hi-ed yearling bull in the state. 3 Bull calves 2 to 4 mo. Glenwood stfl‘fifgf‘fifigfif’flghfigfiffif‘g. (riiznliiiii?n‘





,-_. old. A. R. O. dams.





ANGORA GOATS FGR SALE “$5631 51:15:21 go):- .‘ thing 300d,





Write at once if in need of some-

l.. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio. '





EDWIN S. GEORGE, owner. I O. I. C. gvgine very prolific. My herd la





 





FRED H. MOORE. Rochester. Indiana. 3 H E R E F0 R Ds:—g)(i-tialni§xeil:odlgi)ll:g§'





JERSEY BULL From imported dam; double. China hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.





 





 





 





l grandson of Flying Fox; 1 yr.. ‘





at a bargain. Hhinevnle Farm, Pt. Austin, Mich. {





BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





‘ABERDEEN=ANGUS.





Herd headed by [WOULATA BLACKBIRD

I'I‘O 83836. one of the best sons of PRINCE 1T0

50006. and Grand Champion Bull at the Detroit ___ ,

and Grand Rapids Fairs of 1907 and 1908. Herd con- ERSEY Bull Calf born July 4th 08. first calf of a

sists of Erlcns. BlackbirdS. Prides. etc. heifer whose dam gave 9350 lbs. milk in one year,





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W D ‘ TE STOCK FARM Ionln Mich. ‘ test54-10. Sire’s Dam’s record 10060le. with first calf,

00 Lo 9 . 1 test 5 2-10 porct. The Murray—Waterman Co. ,Ann Arbor,Mich.,R6.





OLI.ED JERSEYS—Hermes: dairy cattle.

Rules for registration. breeder’a names. etc.. of





 





 





 





 





 





Northern Grown Jerseys.

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‘ljmmnEEN ANous bull, 1 Polled Durham

_. herd bull closely related to World’s Champion. and

i no yearling bull left. Freight and car fare to buyers,





(LOVER BLOSSOM FARM. Port Austin. Mich, Chen. S. Hatfield. Secy. Box 9. R. 4. Springfield. 0. i





aded with a grand son of Jackson





Rams and Ewes for sale. Chief the world’s CI in l d G

, 18 on an

WRITE FOR PRICES T0 i the greatest 0. I. C. boarpin the worigiIglghzné‘i‘izonnd





ROBERT GROVES, Shepherd“ 5011 Of Tuteay second. the world champion sow.





‘ Place your order now for spring 1 s.

n. F. D. No. 3. Pentiumyich; 1 A. J. oounnu. R. N35. Dorr. Mich.





‘ HEAVY BONED Pom“ Ch'na hem and young 5.....-





’ SHBOPSHIBE HALL STOGK FARM' horn built! at bargains. Send for





l Will make special prices for thirty days. on ewes snap-shot photos, ROBERTN



‘ from 1 to 3 years old. all bretho Imported (Paper. . EVE' Pierson. Mich.

and Manseli rams to lamb in arch and Apr I, also . —Choic u _

on very choice ewe lambs, this is to make room for an Poland-China: row. brgdyliigiifi .fiififgfig 5:3.

importation that is going to arrive this spring spec-Ls and herd headers. Prices right. Write today.

L. S. DURHAM chONS. Concord. Michigan. L. W. Barnes «5: Son. Byron, (Shiawassee Co.) Mich.





 





 





60 mm SHEEP RAISING p........c........ was.





your order now. W0 D C . -

Buy 0‘ Michigan’s Largest Breeder of good sheep. O chONS Saline. Mich





Romeyn C-anm-Gr-nd ”dile’m‘m LARGE ENGLISH YORKSHIRES.





AMBOUILLET—Flock founded 1892 with 40 ewes Boar: ready for service $15.00; Gilt! bred for fall far-

selected from one hundred registered ewes oi' the row 020.00: spring pigs either sex. Satisfaction guer-

beat breeding possible. J. Q. A. COOK.Morrlce.Mich. anteed. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.





 





 





 





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COST OF KEEPING A COW A YEAR

WITHOUT A PASTURE.





 





What will it cost to keep a cow a year

where pasture cannot be obtained?

New York. B. F. MACK.





No one can answer this question in a

way that will fit the different sections of

the country, owing to variation in the

prices of feed. \Ve must also take into

consideration whether a cow is kept on

a farm or not, because if kept on a farm

where ensilage can be grown the cow can

be kept cheaper than where cnsilage docs

not form a part of the ration. I answer

this question largely from my experience

with my own herd of cows, and I try

to keep them as cheaply as possible and

to furnish them a liberal ration. one which

will enable them to give a maximum pro-

duction for the entire year, and not only

that, but one year with another.



I believe that thetcheapest food that:

can be raised for the bulky part of the

ration is corn silage and clover hay, con-

sequently in this estimate I have used

nothing but these two foods. As a matter

of fact, however, we do feed some shred-

ded corn fodder and some pea—and-oat

straw, and this would cheapen the ra~

tion a little bit, owing to the lower value

of this roughage as compared with clover

hay. These tw'o feeds mix in with the

clover hay and corn silage nicely, give

a. little variety to the cows, and do not

detract at all from the ration.



Then I have figured on using cottonseed

meal and Oil meal for a grain ration-

no other grain. Of course, if you put in

wheat bran or gluten feed, or almost any

other concentrate, at present prices the

cost of the ration will be increased some-

what. I‘ put in these two foods because

we know just what we are buying in

them. There is practically no chance for

a'dulteration because they are good foods

and fill the bill, and because, in purchas-

ing digestible protein. I do not know

Where you can go and buy it as cheaply

as you can in these two foods. I might

'have figured a ration in which peas and

0815.1 ed a part, but so much depends

upon thé cest of raising peas and oats,

and also upon the fact that they are not

successfully grown in all localities, that

I finally concluded not to take them into

consideration. \thn a cow is fresh, and

for the first six or eight months there-

after, she requires a heavier ration than

during the latter part of the period of

lactation or when she is practically dry

and storing up energy and making prcp-

aration for the next year's campaign. So

I have. divided this feeding period into

eight months and four months, and I

figure on giving the cow 37. lbs. of corn

silage and 13 lbs. of clover hay per day

for the first eight months. That, all will

admit, is a good liberal roughage feed. I

doubt if all cows would eat that much.

Figuring corn silage at $2.50 per ton

would give us a cost of $10 for the silage.

Figuring clover hay at $9 per ton would

give us $10 more for the cost of clover

hay. Then I have figured 2 lbs. of cot-

tonsecd Incal and 2 lbs. of oil meal per

day for eight months. That, also, is a

good liberal feed. The latter part of the

eight months the cow will not require so

much as this, but during the heavier part

of the milking period she ought to have a.

little more. These grains, ligurcd at

$1.50 per cwt., or $30 per ton, would equal

$7.20 for both the cottonseed meal and

the oil meal, or a total cost of $34.40 for

the first eight months.



Now, for the last four months of the

year I have figured 30 lbs. of corn silage

and 10 lbs. of clover ‘llay for roughage;

also 11/2 lbs. of the cottonseed or oil meal.

During the latter part of the period, and

during the period when the cow does not

give milk, I would cut out the cottonseed

meal and feed nothing but the oil meal,

and I think that 11/2 lbs. :1 day would be

a good liberal feed. Then for the last

four months we would have the ensilago

costing $3, the clover hay $4.80, and the

oil meal 2.70, making a total for the

year of $41.00. This, of course, is fig-

ured for 1.000 lbs. live weight. If a cow

doesn't weigh 1,000 lbs. she wouldn’t be

expected. to eat that much food. If she

weighs more than that you will have to

increase it accordingly.



Where one has rough land that cannot '

be plowed he is apt to figure the pasture

as not amounting to much. On good

level land that can be plowed, however,

I belieVe it will pay to cut down the

pasture to the lowest limit and feed the

cows a ration in the barn. I believe at





THE MICHIGAN FARMER. to





man will get more out of his cows in a

year than he will Where he depends very

much on pasture.





 





A CREAMERY OVERRUN.





 





What is the overrun on 100 lbs. of

butter-fat?



Will the salt increase or decrease the

weight of butter, and how much? Our

creamery man says he gets nothing for





salt.

Monroe Co. J. XV. KEENEY.

First. The overrun on 100 lbs. of but—





ter-fat is a. very variable quantity. There

are hardly any two creameries that get

the same results. The reason is that

creameries differ in the mechanical losses

from skimming and churning and that

sort of thing, and there is hardly one

buttermaker in 25 who can control the

per cent of moisture in butter. Conse-

quently, nobody can tell how much over-I

run 100 lbs. of butter-fat would have. until

he knew the conditions under which it?

was made up. Theoretically, 100 lbs. 01‘

butter—fat ought to make 121 lbs. of but-

ter and have the butter safely within the

moisture limit; 21 per cent is the stand-

ard overrun set by the Dairy Division

of the Department of Agriculture for

gathered-cream ereameries. In whole-

milk creameries 19 per cent is the stand—

ard overrun, it being figured that a part

of the butter-fat is lost in skimming and

is sent home to the farm.



Second. Salt will certainly add to the

weight of the butter. Salt dissolves in

water, but the water, will take up no

more space or volume after the salt is

added than it did before. Now, when this

salty water is incorporated in the butter

it does not add to its volume, but it docs

add to its weight because it is more dense

and solid. Ordinary creamery butter con-

tains 212 to 3 per cent of salt.





THE MODEL STALL AGAIN.





 





 





I intend to remodel my barn this sum-

mer. Would like to have Mr. Lillie ex—

plain how the model cow stall is made.

How much lumber would it require to

build 16 stalls on this plan? How is the

2x4 behind the cow fastened? Can you

have water before the cows all the time?

How are the cows tied? How deep and

how wide would you have the gutters

behind the cows?



How would you make horse stalls so

as to have them comfortable for the

horses and handy for the attendant? Is

cottonseed meal a. good feed for work

horses? How would you feed cottonseed





 





meal, corn and timothy bay to horse in

spring. while doing the spa‘ng work, for

best results?



Montcalm Co. SUBSCRIBER.





The model stall is 7%,» ft. long from the

feed alley to the gutter. Then you make

the width of it according to the size of

your cow. For the smaller sized cows

31/2 ft. is wide enough. but if you have,

large cows the. stalls should be somewhat.

wider. The stall has a double manger,

one. manger being on a level with the

stall itself and usually made of cement.

This is where you feed the grain and

ensilage or other succulent food. Then

the hay manger is 28 inches above this.

The bottom of it is narrow, simply a 2x6

plank. This hay manger is boarded up

on the alley side, while, the side toward

the cow is made of slats nailed to the

bottom piece of the manger and slanting

back toward the cow at an angle of 47,

degrees and high enough so that the man—

ger is 21/2 ft. Wide on top. Then there:

are single-board partitions separating the

cows.



Now you can easily figure out the

amount of lumber that is necessary to

build this stall. The 2x4 behind the cow

is fastened by toenailing on either side

to the bed piece of the stall. It Is sup—

posed that the stalls will be placed on a

cement floor, consequently you will have

*to put in a 2x4 for the base, or sill, of

each partition, and the 2x4 behind the

cow is toenailcd to this base 2x1 on either

side. You can have the gutter any depth

and width that you like. i should say

that a gutter ought to be a foot wide and

eight inches deep. '



I would not recommend this kind of a

stall for horses. In the first place, the

hay would be above the horse’s head

constantly and he would be getting chaff

and dirt into his mane. Then I would

not like to have. a horse cat from a trof

on a level with the floor of his stall. I

Would rather have a manger higher up.

Then, again, you could not use the 2x4

across the stall in the case of geldings

because this would prevent the urine froml

running back into the gutter. I would,

build a horse stall with the manger elc—i

vated 21/3 to 3 ft. high, and you can have:

this large enough to hold the hay, and

have a. grain manger in one end of the

hay manger, which would be nothing

more nor less than a small box.



In the case of model stalls for cows

you can easily have water before each





 





 





BEAI. ANII FAKE

CREAM





SEPARAIOB #

IMPIIUVEMINIS





A year ago, in keeping with its policy of ALWAYS

HOLDING A POSITION FAR IN ADVANCE OF

ALL ATTEMPTED COMPETITION, the DE LAVAL

Company put on the market an entire new line of

Improved Farm and Dairy sizes of cream separators.



They were brand new in every part, from the supply

can at the very top to the shape of the base at the very

bottom, and reflected the result of three years of study,

experiment and test by the DE LAV AL engineers and

experts throughout the world, based on thirty years of

experience in cream separator invention, deVelopment

and use.



Every good feature of previous DE LAVAL machines

was bettered and many new and novel ones added,

accomplishing greater simplicity of construction, ease of

cleaning and replacement of parts; less cost of repairs

Where necessary; easier hand operation; more complete

separation under hard conditions; greater capacity, and a

material reduction of prices in proportion to capacity.



A year of practical experience in the aetual sale and

use of 100,000 of the new machines in 1908 but served to

suggest still greater refinement of manufacture and a few

finishing touches of perfection in the details of construction

of the new line of machines as they are now ofl’ered to

190%) buyers.



The 1908—1009 changesin the DE LAVAL machines

on the whole have been SO COMPLETE AND BE-

MARKABLE that the man who hasn’t seen and used

an Improved DE I .AVAL really cannot know what the

perfect, up-to-date cream separator is TODAY.



The new DE LAVAL machines literally “SIVEPT

THE FIELD” in 1908 and competition was driven to

such desperate extremity that THIS YEAR most of them

have come out with all kinds of CLAIMED advertising

and catalogue “improvements”. Nearly everybody has

an “IMPROVED” 100‘.) machine and is making a PLAY

for business on that basis.



But we make the POSITIVE STATEMENT that

there is not A SING LE 1’EW OR ACTUAL IMPROVE—

MEN T in any of them, and while some features have been

bettercd it has been merely through the appropriation of

DE LAVAL ideas from TIV O TO T\VENTY YEARS

OLD and in most cases long 'since discarded in

DE LAVAL construction.



That’s a PLAIN STATEMENT, made in plain words

that no one can fail to understand. It has the knowledge,

experience, reputation and capital of the DE LAVAL

Company behind it. Some people won’t heed it; some

peOple won’t believe it. That will be their loss. Those

who do will profit and benefit by it.



We stand ready to PROVE IT to any one desirous

of buying a separator for the first time or of trading In an

old and out-of-date machine for a new one.





THE ma LAVALEEPARATIIR on.





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cow by having individual buckets. We

have these in our stable. A‘ pipe runs

along on top of the lower manger and is

fixed on a dead level. Then a bu'cket is

put in each stall and a supply tank at

the end of the row of stalls on a level

with the top of the buckets. This is gov-

erned by' a float valve, keeping the buck—

ets constantly full.



Cottonseed meal is a good feed for

work horses, that is. a small portion of

it; but where I fed horses timothy hay

and corn meal, 1 should prefer to feed oil

meal in preference to cottonseed meal,

because it regulates the bowels better and

I think will keep the horses in better

physical condition. ~





GROUND BUCKWHEAT FOR COWS.





Kindly give me your opinion on feed-

ing buckwheat to milcl‘. cows when

ground with corn and mixed with other

feeds. There is a mill near us that

has a surplus of buckwheat. They offer

to mix 2 bu. buckwheat and 1 bu. of corn,

grinding and selling it for $1.55 per cwt.

I have that of mixing one sack (160 lbs.)

of a commercial stock food, 100 lbs. corn

meal, 50 lbs. wheat bran and 100 lbs.

corn and buckwheat. \Vhat do you think

of this mixture?



“'e have been feeding silage once a

day and cottonseed meal all winter with





other feeds but are out now. We are

milking 18 cows.

Van Buren Co. E. T. 13.





Corn meal Would be superior to ground

buckwheat for cows and consequently it

your buckwheat costs you as much as the

corn meal I should prefer to use the lat-

ter. It is more palatable and digestible.

Where the buckwheat is made into flour,

the resultant buckwheat midd‘lings are

rich in protein, containing about 20 per

cent of digestible protein. This, then, ls

rich enough in protein to help balance

up the home—grown ration, but the buck-

wheat itself, ground flour and all, is not

rich in protein, containing only about

7.2 per cent—not as rich as corn meal.

Besides, it would contain the, buckwheat

hulls, which are practically worthless as

a food. I think that a mixture of the

stock food mentioned and corn meal

would make a splendid ration, one good

enough for any cow.





 





APRiL MEETING or NORTH OTTAWA

cow TESTING ASSOCIATION.





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This association met for its April meet-

ing at the farm home of l\lr. Milo Edison,

on Saturday, May 21. Mr. and Mrs. Edi-

son furuishod a splendid dinner for the

members prcscnt. The barns and Jersey

herd of Mr. lildison wcrc inspcctcd by the

mcmbcrs bct‘ore dinner. Mr. Edison has

a hcrd ol‘ pure—bred .lcrscys that he can

well be proud of, and he knows the pedi—

grce of each animal from .\ to Z and

sccms lo cnjiy telling it. After dinner

lhc :is‘sociltion was culled to ol‘dct' by

the lill'rlIb m, .lohn '.\,I. Park, Jr., and the

mull: \ ol‘ 1?»





 





previous lib-villi: wa-ro

Hal-Z : l d tippio‘wrl. It was decided to

hold "- .‘G-iy n . - till: (.1, i‘riday. May

1%, cl 1:» ll"':lli‘ of .lo‘ n N. Park.



3.2. kiwi worn. 1 . ll-sli r. nmdw .formzzl

rcoul st [Cut the n-vmciuti in buy him

:xir-Y .vr livln-‘wl: lcs'c‘. ill wplniil d

ii in I: \\. in» \‘A-"_\' coin." HM" 1o have

x\‘,', ,.i , I‘ w? 3r ,, .v, ,3 ‘»,_~,'< nfug

in ' i . 'i \ * a” A ~ H H'



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All \l.‘ t“ ’ V \

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:Il~'~‘|«‘l:ll“'llfs ll‘ .“fl



'l'hi- i'v Honing sulll- » Y: i 1,-2 wt: 1, "Que-

lili-lllliol‘s ])l'4 Still ““l'v ”truss-l:

First. .\l‘o ll‘l‘ bl'cctliilg :i-'~i~lnliniiS

now bcing folmcd by the Michigan iii):-

pcrimcnt station practical and worthy of

our support? "l‘his subject, was intro-

duccd by Mr. John l2. Martin. of Grand

Rapids. llo lliot tllcsc associations were

a good thing and more especially in coma

muniiiis whcro the were. small.

in scclhns wivcrc l‘arincrs all kcpt good

Nizcd herds it Would not be so practical

because there cvcry i‘a’iner licedcd to

own a bull himself, and this seemed to

be the opinion of all members present.

These associations have the advantago

of furnishing a means whercby a dairy

sire can be kcpt until his real worth is

known, w‘hcrras it is the usual prtacticc

of l'armcrs to change sires every two Or

three years, rcally bcfol‘c the real value

of their sires is known. liy changing

from one. neighborhood to another they

can be. kcpt to a better age. Another de—

sirable feature of these associations is

that they also encourage community

bre’ding. which cvcrylmdy thot was a.

desirable thing. Even tho there were no





hcrds





organized breeding associations in a com-





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THE SMICHIGAE





munity,‘ dairymen of each community

ought to keep the same breed of cattle.

This would practically accomplish the

same purpose as the organized breeding

associations.



Second. Which is preferable, a perma-

nent pasture, or a pasture used as one

crop in a rotation of crops? Mr. L._ E.

Peck led in_ the discussion of this subject

and his opinion was that a permanent:

pasture is preferable. He gave as the

principal reason that by having a per-

manent pasture it costs less to fence the

farm; that a permanent pasture has a.

tougher sod and cattle can be turned onto

it earlier in the spring. He had ob-

served that where people practiced pas-

turing as one crop in the rotation, some-

times the clover failed and the pasture

grew up to \veeds in place of grass, yet

they had to keep this field in pasture all

summer because they had no other pas-

ture. This would be entirely obviated

with a permanent pasture.





One member suggested that shade

trees were necessary in a pasture, for

cattle to enjoy themselves and do their

best: that where pasture is used in a.

rotation it is impracticable to have shade

trees because they do not work well in

working the fields of the farm, while in

a permanent pasture. one can have plenty

of shade and not have it interfere with

the regular farm work.



The question of fertilizing in keeping

up the, permanent pasture was thoroly

discussed. Some claimed that the per-

manent pasture would run out and in a.

few years you would get very little bene-





 





fit from it. Mr. Matthews, who had con-

siderable experience in farming in Eng-

land, claimed that in England there were

permanent meadows and pastures thatl

had not been broken for generations, and,!

,Vct they yielded good crops of both pas-

ture and grass. lie claimed that on the:

moist land pastures of England basic

slag produced splcndid results in improV-,z

ing the pasture. Of course, the only ele-l

ment of fertility which bas"c slag con-i

tains is phosphoric, acid. This would

give us an idea that we might improve

our pcrmancnt pastures here. by the use

of phosphoric acid in the form of phos.

phatc rock or bone meal, or perhaps basic

slig, the same as they do in England.

Mr. Matthews said that the use of iiitmtc

of soda would make a wonderful improve—

mcnt in the pasture the first year, but

unless its application is kcpt up it does

not do so well afterward. and he thot

nitrate of soda too expcnsive for annual

application. \\"here Dl'l‘lilnllx'lll pasturcs

bccome moss grown and do not seem to

thrive, Mr. Park suggcsicd that he had

improved his greatly by disking early in

the spring and seeding to clover, the

t'lIchl‘ acting as a host plant and improv-

ing the yield of grass. Several inst-inccs





\\'4‘l'l‘ giw-n whwrc a drcssing of stable

limlllll‘c on permanent

pa<liirc lid-l greatly ilnprm‘ml lit" produc—

liHll of Hz:-





prnl‘olls of lilc





llrvs'tlll'c. \‘Ciicrc stable mu—





ll‘ll~- cannot in: us d TI-r this pur-p use,

th- 2: ti rcsoil tlswuc l'ovrn ol‘ commcz'cial

it it'ixwr w Pl :1 lr'w'rmbi" br a paying

lli\'t'f~‘illflll,

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sccd meal and oil mcal rather than at-

tempt to fccd the groin ration raised on

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No long goose neck pipe in the United States

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Dairy women as well as experts consider that

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buy the mixed dairy grains, or whether it, “Q‘oéé‘QZOS $¢QQ3® ‘fi‘gVQQ :vygtiégldgvfiliosgplt‘lgg

would be ]n'cft'~rablc to buy such feeds as,’ oQé e, g", 0 ‘3' (J ‘50 . . work. 11:30 slaimmingi

gluten feeds, oil meal, cottonseed meal; Q0 43,02}? '5‘NQ’Q‘ 9' 59% ‘9‘ £2,333): $2.33?“

wheat bran. etc. The, opinion of nearly 04,0 96V?) ‘27:???)65 0‘21 gefi‘cho ‘Qé‘é&- ‘ : "‘32: 1,53%“ 9".“

every member present was that it would 69:; q. ‘2’ “b. ‘2 £¢>.~‘p¢0‘°’§® «639° 0‘ otthesemnchinealnuaeizoday. Bend torFree‘é‘atalog.

pay the farmer better to buy the cotton- 0°47. $§é¢®‘g.$e~@ “Raw? zséypv manna SEPARATOB on. BOXE nwrnoum.

seed meal, oil meal, etc, rather than to ‘30 low V°~& 6239 04¢» q}! ”0" ¢Q>°°y '

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tHORTICULTURE-i





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SPRAY PROBLEMS.





 





 





 





The lime sulfur for the scale is applied

once more, and of course, we are glad

when this is done for it is a disagreeable

job at the best. We used both the home

cooked wash and the commercial prepara-

tion. The latter is by far the most con-

venient to use, especially if at a distance

from home as some of our orchards are,

and when the Weather is catchy, but

where one has the conveniences for cooking

the material the home-made product is

very satisfactory. So long as it is kept

warm no trouble is experienced, but let

it cool and chrystals will form which

require heat to dissolve. Where only a

little is left in the bottom of the spray

tank over night we find that it will

bother unless cleaned out and re-cooked.



The commercial material having no

sediment will not bother about clogging

unless lime is used to whiten the trees

and show where one has sprayed. This

is the first season we have used this ma.-

terial, and we had the disagreeable ex-

perience of getting in too much lime, or

of mixing it in too concentrated form, as

it apparently formed a precipitate with

the sulfur preparation which rapidly set-

tled to the bottom and clogged the intake

screen to the power pump even when

this screen was held near the top of the

tank. In this case about 20 pounds of

ground lime was usrd to 200 gallons of

liquid, it being diluted to about a halt

barrel and put into tank after it was

nearly full of the commercial lime—sulfur

mixture and water. Afterwards about

five pounds of lime were used to 200

gallons of liquid and no further trouble

'was experienced, but the trees were

whitened but little and it was difficult

to see Where one had sprayed. I be-

lieve a better job can be done when the

spray shows well on the trees, especially

if one sprays a second time after a

change of the wind, which is necessary

to do a th‘oro job with lime-sulfur. If

anyone has had a similar experience with

the commercial mixture or has been able

to use sufficient lime with it to whiten

the trees well, I should be glad to hear





u from him.





We also used a. power sprayer for the

first time, and altho it caused us con-

siderable annoyance at times it saved

a lot of hard work and some time, and I

believe it will give good satisfaction when

we become more. used to it.



As to the comparative value of the

‘home-made wash and the commercial

material, I can tell better next fall, as we

have used both in the same orchard, and

we have tried both on trees little affected

and on trees nearly dead with the scale.

If the commercial material proves to be

as effective after seasons’ test, I believe

it will almost entirely supplant the home-

made wash.



Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.

MID-I‘VIAY AND ITS HAPPENINGS.





The third week of May should bring us

to the height of the transplanting season.

Tomatoes especially 3will require attention

now; and good soil preparation counts for

much in the ultimate results of the crop.

It pays to have a good supply of rotten

manure ready for use in thc hills at set-

ting timc. Fct'd them at the start and

they will fill the baskets at the harvest

time. If the plants are spindling they

should be covered well up to the, tops

and not be left high and dry in the air

to be whipped and twisted by every wind

that blows.



The quickest and easiest way to set is

to run a light furrow for the rows.

Drop a good shovel of manure for cach

hill and set the plants more 'or less slant-

ing, according to their height and stocky

growth. Be sure that they are covered

well up to the branches, leaving only the

tops above ground. “’lieii properly set

the tops will lie almost on the ground,

but they will stand erect after, a. day or

two at most and will be all “the better

for the heaVy covering. In this way of

setting they get plenty of earth which

they really require, and it is so much

better than putting the roots down deep

into the cold soil. Then, too, the covered

portions of the stalks will at once begin

to throw out feeders to gather in the

more available plant food nearest the sur-

face.



By this time the cucumber and melon

plants ought to stand the open ground.

It is well, however, to plan business to

be at home in case Jack Frost decides





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





to make a call. At this stage of growth,

they can be easily protected thru quite a

cold snap by covering with anything that

will keep the sell off the plants, then

cover over all with more or less earth

according to the weather. In this way

they can be safely carried thru a temper—

ature that will freeze the ground. I recall

once having to hold sweet corn for three

or four days of really cold weather by





turning flower pots over the hills and

covering with soil, and not a spear





was lost.



- Parsnips and salsify, if sown now, will

have none too much 'time to make good

growth; and mangels or carrots intended

for stock feeding, will also be in season

now. The wrinkled sorts of peas are in

good time; but it is safe to watch the

weather; and if cold and wet, cover them

shallow which will make them safe under

ordinary conditions. Evergreen and other

late sorts of sweet corn are none too

early now, but it will pay to take the

precaution of soaking the seed well and

if p0Ssible, start the germination, es—





pecially if weather conditions are still

unfavorable.

Cabbage, cauliflower and brussels





sprouts seed for the late plants ought

also to be sown now. Make the seed

beds as rich and fine as pessible and do

not sow too thickly. It makes but little

difference whether sown in drills or

broadcast, but when well established the

plants should be thinned sufficiently to

all-ow of stock growth. As soon as the

plants begin to break thru the ground,

dust liberally with air-slacked lime, coal

or wood ashes to prevent attacks from

the cabbage fleas. The former is best

of all as it will be a precaution against

clubroot if it should happen to be present.



The more tender kinds, as peppers, egg

fruits, etc., had better be held back for

a little rather than take the risks of :1

chch which cold weather will invariably

give them, even if they escape the dam-

age of a light frost. \Vith all the pre-

cautions possiblc we are liable at times

to get caught, but with the above cau-

tionary measures the suggestions if fol-

lowed will bc fairly safe.



The above list comprises the main

varieties that require especial attention

just now. Radishcs may be. sown for

succession every two weeks until mid—

summer or later. Lima beans that have

been started under cover had better be

held for a little time than to take chances

with cold, wet weather as they are spec—

ially liable to rust under such conditions.

It is good practice to spray them occas-

ionally with nitrate of soda solution; an

ounce to the gallon of water, or saltpetcr

will do equally well. It is good plant food

and will also prevent rust.



Cultural work is, of course, in order at

any and all times, too wct ground being

excepted. “Keep the cultural tools hot,"

is good advice and never fails to bring its

reward.



Wayne Co. J. E. MORSE.

CARING FOR BEARING STRAWBERRY



PLANTS IN SPRING.

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The severe drouth of last summer and

fall was very injurious to newly sct

strawberry plants. Our plants, of which

We set about 3.000 in April of last year

on level, well drained land, made a fair

growth during the early part of thc sca-

son, but later many signs indicated that

a plentiful crop of bcrrics would be out

of question that summer. Ilchvcr, the

plants wcrc frequently cultivated and the,

chds kept down. The past winter had

been an exceptional one. Many days Were

so warm that we decided that a mulch

would possibly be detrimental, and finally

it was iicglcctcd altogether. There was

no hcaving out of plants, as the soil, hav—

ing bccn dry so long, was vcry porous.

Inspection of these plants a few wccks

ago almost caused uS to plow up and

rcplant, but this seemed such a loss that

We eoncludcd to experiment a little. \Vc

procured a. bag of high grade commercial

fertilizer, containing nitrate of soda, dricd

blood, muriate of potash, (actual 10 per

cent), and very fine ground bone. This

was distributed liberally along the rows

of most of the plants (not on the plants).

and carefully hood in. The effect has

been great, as is also the difference.

between the fertilized and the unfertilized

plants. “70 do not expect much of a

return from the plants omitted in the rip-1

plication of fertilizer, but the others give

great promise, especially since the copious

showers which have evidently assisted

the chemicals in their work, and if frosts

do not destroy them, we should have an

excellent crop, considering the drouth of

their first growing season. It is not yet

too late to make such applications, par-





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ticularly to late varieties. All strawberry

plants, whether early or late, are greatly

benefited by an application of fertilizer

of the composition indicated above, just

after the blossoms fall. If made later the

nitrates are apt to cause the berries to

be soft and impair the shipping and

marketable quality. While the nitrogen

greatly increases the size of the berries,

the minerals, and particularly the potash,

renders them of firm texture and im-

proves the il-avor. Do not neglect to

apply the commercial fertilizers. If in

doubt as to the result leave arrow with-

out and note the difference.

Ohio. E. A. SEAsoN.





HORTICULTURAL TOPICS DIS-

CUSSED.





 





Planting About the Home.—The coun-

try and city dwellings and yards that

look home like are comparatively few.

Some of these are so because of accident.

Rarely is one made beautiful by design.

The rural people have a better chance

to make their home attractive than their

city cousins. Space is not wanting, as is

the case in town, and the things to decor—

ate with are at hand. \Vhy so few homes

are attractive when scarcely a country

place can be found where some effort

has not been made to beautify it, is due

to this, that attempt is made to get a

collection of plants about the house in-

stead of making a picture of the land-





scape. Vthn looking at a collection of

plants one sees the beauty of some

particular maple or lilac bush. If a pic-





ture is made of the whole planting the

individual plants are made less promi-

ncnt, and the entire yard and surround-

ings are impressed upon the mind at

once.



The House.——As the dwelling is the im—

portant part of the landscape it should

be made the central figure of the picture.

Nothing should be placed so that pcrsons

lx'ccp the lawn in

trccs should be

behind the house





passing cannot see it.

front upon. The tall

placed at Ulf‘ sitlcs or

to form a background. This. is where

most yards are, faulty. The trees hide

the house and are therefore given the

greater consideration, which is wrong.

Thc trccs whose tops arc seen over the

roof of the house suggest to the person

that thcrc is something hcy‘ond, that the

family living there has not placed all

they have in the front yard for show.

This picture also needs a frame as \vcll

as a background, and it is made by plant-

ing trees and shrubs in groups about the,

border of the yard. These groups are

so placed that any dcsircablc view from

a window in thc house can be preserved,

and undesirable ones scrccncd. A stream,

valley or landscapc may be put in a frame

as vimvcd from the windows of the dwel-

ling if care is used in planting. Plant,

for instance, two large trees at each Side

of this View. The branches above will

form the top of the frame and the trunks

the sidcs thereof.



The Lawns—This is the common friend

that introduces the host to strangers. It

should not he marred with Ilowcl‘ beds;

tufts of twigs hcrc and thcrc often spoil

its beauty and cfl‘cctivcncss. It is unkind

to place anything between yourself and

your guests. Flowers are planted along

the border of the shrubbery composing

thc framework of the picture where they

will show to good advantage bcing in

rclici‘ against thc shrubbcry. llavc an

abundance of plant food for the grass,

trccs, shrubs, and other plantings to fccd

on. This is especially neccssary for the

lawn. If the line bctwccn thc lawn and

the house is too harsh modify it by

planting low shrubbcry, and pcrhaps a

few modest flowch to harmonize thc tWo.

'ly placing the flowers about the borders

ncar the shrubbcry and the, house and

kt-cping thc centcr open, caring for the

lawn becomes very easy.





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\VORMS.

Mr. J. G. Litzcl, Township Clerk,

“'arrensville, Ohio, writes: “I used

Pyrox on apple, pear and plum trccs





this Spring.

in this locality this year owing to late

frosts and rains during the blossoming;





season. I had, however, the nicest crop

of pears we ever grew, smooth and

vcry free from worms. Plums, altho





only about half a crop were a fair size‘





and did not rot nearly as much as in

previous seasons.” “Pyrox” does not

wash off the foliage like Paris Green,





but sticks like paint thru even heavy}figiflefitaisiffuflnu-YW‘





E31 Too Late To Plgnl Strawberries.





rains. TVe endorse it. Address this’ pa-

per or Bowker Insecticide 00., Boston,

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Tobacco Worms, Cut_ Worms,

Melon, Cucumber and Vine Worms, <3:

Tomato Worms, Pea and Bean { ‘

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Herrmann’s ,

iii-Grade Pure Paris Green





Common bulk paris green, and many

that are sold in packages, contain

100 much free arsemous and, which

makes it scorch and destroy the plant

and fail to kill the insects. Herr-

mann’s Hi-Grade Pure Paris Green _1s

sure death to all insect pests, and Will

never burn the most tender leaves of

plant or tree. Fewer applications needed.

Guaranteed to conform to the require-

ments of all the state agricultural

colleges. Put up in packages .of 174

lb. to 56 lbs. If your dealer Will not

supply you, write to

us and we _will see

that you get it.





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the price I'm making direct to farmers and dairy-

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year. l’llulso send you my big 1100K FRE . Ad-

dress—Wm. Galloway. Pro... VIM. GALLOWAY co.

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





* ' For some years it

The State and the has been the policy

State Fair. of the state to ex-

‘tcnd aid in a small

way to thc various organizations in the

statc foundcd for thc ptirImSc of promot-

ing agriculturc ill its Various branches,

beginning with thc State Horticultural

Socicty and the State Dairymcn's Asso-

ciation, and latcr extcnding to the State

Fair and the “'cst Michigan hair. This

aid dii‘i‘crcd from that which had been

cxtcndcd t0 the othcr agricultural socie-

tics in that it was for the purpose of

paying prciniums to exhibitors, it bcing

spcciiicd that it must be used for the

benefit of Michigan exhibitors, thcrcby

tending to promote a more liberal exhibit

of Michigan agricultural products, and

particularly livc stock, at those hailing

agricultural shows. Thcrr- is now pcnd-

ing in the lcgislaturc thc usual small

appropriation bills ior these various pur-

poses, that for this stall-x fair provi ling

for an appropriation of fil‘HiUH per )‘mtl‘

for the ncxt two ycars. but. owing to thw

outcome of a inst cow in which thi-

suprcmc court ri-ndcrcd a dM-Tsion that

a small appropriation madc by on. last

lcgislaturo to aid thv Michigan (‘orn 1m-

provomcnt Association was unconstitu—

tional, and owing to the opinions hcld

with rcgard to othcr appropriations hero

mcntioncd by thc attorncy gcncral. as

well as to thc dcsirc to hold appropria-

tions down to thc lowcst possiblc point

in vicw of thc DI‘OSDt‘t'llVO inadcquacy

of thc amn'opriations madc by the last

lcgislaturo to mcct the currcnt cxpcnscs

of thc statc during: tht- currcnt ycar, thcrc

is an apparcnt hcsitaiion on the part of

of thc legislators to grant those appro-

priations this ycar. which makcs any

phasc of tho proposition a most pcrtinent

topic for commcnt at this tinic.



So far as tho propcr rclat'ion bctwccn

a stall» and a statc fair is conccrncd we

liclit‘Vt‘ thcrc is littlc room for argumcnt.

'l‘hc statc fair should bc a state institu-

lion in fact as wcll as in namc. fostcrcd

and supported by tho state to thc cxtcnt

ncccssary. and controllcd and managcd

bv statc authority. 'l‘hc statc fairs in the

sistcr statcs about us which have most

cfficicnily rcprcscntcd thc agricultural

and othcr industrics of thosc statcs have

been so fostcrcd and conirollcd by the

state, and we bclicvc it would be to tho

advantage of the state in an industrial





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I {THE MICHiGAN FARMER.





Way, and particularly to t-he‘agricultural

industry of the state, if the Michigan

State Fair were so controlled and man-

aged. This would place the responsi-

bility for its conduct on state officials

and insure a state support whichwvould

obviate the occasion or necessity of fric-~

tion between the fair managcment and

its patrons, which is bound to occur

under the present method of conducting

the big show. Such dissatisfaction has

been of frequent occurrence. due to the

opinion of exhibitors and patrons that the

fair was run too much on a revenue

basis. The answer of the management

has been the necessity of meeting the

interest on outstanding bonds and of re-

ducing the large floating indebtedness

incurred in improving the grounds and

erecting the buildings, and for which the

officers and directors of the society have

become personally responsible. Possibly

the public has been too exacting in its

attitude; probably the efforts of the man-

agement to place the Michigan State Fair

on a plane with other institutions of the

kind have not met with the general ap-

preciation which they merit, but in any

case the solution above offered would

insure the result for which they have

been striving and remove all doubt as to

the future of the state fair, thus making

it of the greatest possible benefit to the

state. .



But if in their wisdom the legislators

do not believe it to be a wise policy for

Michigan to assume this new obligation,

then we believe the small appropriation

herctofore grantcd should be continued,

since it will be returned to a class of tax-

payers who are doing a valuable work in

building up the agriculture of the state

and who in turn will perform a vastly

greater service to the state in the added

publicity which will be given to her

agricultural pussibilitics and the oppor-

tunities which are offered in this and

other industrics. Previous differences be-

lwccn the State Agricultural Society and

cxhibitois of Michigan bred live stock

and othcr products have bccn satisfac-

torily adjusted, and the premium list of

tho Michigan Stato Fair is the most lib-

cral of any in the country, distributing

the prizes hung up more widely and

cquably. This fact will undoubtedly pro--

mote a largo exhibit of Michigan products

this year, but without statc aid in some

form thcrc is no assurance that such will

be the casc in future years. Unqucs-

tionably Michigan nccds a good state fair,

and to the end that such may be assured

for thc futurc as well as thc prcscnt, wc

bclicve that Michigan Farmer readers will

agrcc with us in advocating its state

owncrship and operation, and barring leg-

islativc approval of that plan, a contin-

uation of the appropriations hcretofore

grantcd for the promotion of the more

gcncral cxhibition of Michigan grown and

owncd live stock and othcr farm pro-

ducts. If so, a word to your legislators

would bc timcly.



A liberal discussion of this proposition

is invited.



An organization



Otsego Co. Farmers has bcon effected

Organize. by the progressive

farmcrs of (itscgo



county that promiscs much for thc agri-

culture of that sit-lion of tho statc and

that might be cmulaicd with profit by

1M farmu-r: of many of NW oldcr and

loin-y ilv'uglrnpxid :.:,':rir-ultur:if sm-iions of

the stoic 'J'his ny'grnizmnm is known as





luv (ilblrg'f) (‘uuli'v PMU'H anti "l'n't'."





Grown-rs“ Associa‘i'vn, it» ,2... and pur-

IiHHl' 1F vi-r’y Mill (riflllhsdvj 3:. “,1 (fired

10 Win-ii lht lizr-mlu-rs :uw ; Urn} to sub—

Scribe \vhwn joining tic :-«\.~.vu':itjt,or:, the





text of whirl) is as imiuws



l. l lu'llcvc in lilo farm ii: 1hr oviu.

pation of i'ar'ning. and in tint» rt of iarm

methods that build up thi: lam: and in-

crt-asc i'arm proiils.



2. I lii‘ll“\'l‘ that {waning is: :. r’rmmlnv

industry, and that il‘ l sur-cccd as a

farmcr I must study my businoss.



3. hclicvc that (llscgo county is it

,‘l‘ood placc to firm and that tho warm

loam' soils of this county arc cspccially

wcll adaptcd to thc growing of potatocs

and clovcr.



4 I bclicvc in a lhrcc—ycar rotation of

crops. l bi-licvc thit onc of thc most

protitablc rotation< for (llscg‘o county is

clovcr, potat't‘ws and small gra‘n. caCh

grown onc ycar. in thc ordt-r namcd,



51. l lwlicvc that thc basis of a suc-

ccssful potato crop is a bcavy clovcr sod,

plowcd down about scvcn inchcs dccp

in tho fall.



6. T bclicvc in carly spring planting

for potatocs, thoro tillagc to kccp down

woods, and pro-scrvc soil moisturc. and

thc spraving of potato vincs for both in-

si-ct pcsts and plant discascs.



7. l bclicvc in thc use of improved

potato machincry. and in thc gradual and

cautious use of cmnmcrcial fortilizcrs as

valuablo adjuncts in increasing profits in

potato farming.



R. T bclicvo that two, or at most thrcc.

varieties of potatocs arc all that it is

rise to attcmpt to grow for profit in

Otscgo county, and that of those varieties





probably, the been: late variety for prac-

tically. the whole of Northern Michigan is

the Rural New Yorker.



9. I believe that potato yields can be

increased by proper selection of seed, and

that seed potatoes should be selected

only from hills that produce a uniformly

h‘gli number of merchantable tubers,

with no small or ill shaped potatoes.



10. I believe in 300 bushels of potatoes,

and five bushels of mammoth clover seed

pcr acre for Otsego county, and that I

am ready to demonstrate that these

yields can be obtained right now.



it. I believe that I may change these

beliefs for better ones when I have stud-

icd and worked more with these crops.





In effecting its organization, this asso-

ciation has affiliated itself with the

grunge to an extent which should facili-

tatc communication with its members and

promote a local discussion of the prob—

lems involvcd in a beneficial way, by

electing as vice-presidents of the associa-

tion one mcmber from each subordinate

grunge in the county, as set forth in the

constitution, the text of which is as

follows:





1. The name of this organization shall

be the Otsego County Potato and Clover

Growers' Association.



2. The purpose of this organization is

to encourage the culture of potatoes and

clover seed in Otsego county, and to

promote the general welfare of the farin-

ing population.



The officers of the Association shall

consist of a President. Secretary, Treas-

urer, Chairman of Publication Committee

and as many Vice-Presidents as there

are Granges in the county. Each Vice-

President elected shall be a member in

good standing of 21 Grange in the county.

No two Vice-Presidents shall belong to

the same subordinate Grange. The Vice-

Presidcnts shall rank officially in alpha—

betical order.



4. The officers of the Association, in-

cluding the Vice-President, shall consti—

tute a standing executive committee of

the Association, with the duty of further-

ing the interests of the Association along

all agricultural lines. Unless otherwise

ordered by the Association this committee

shall arrange for the meetings of the

Association as occasion demands, for

schools of instruction, and shall dircct

the experimcntai demonstration work of

the Association. The President and Scc-

rotary of the, Association shall be Chair-

man and (‘lcrk of the committee who

shall kccp the minutes of each meeting,

such minutes to be read in full at the

first rcgular meeting of the Association

following. .



5. The dutics of the officers of the

Association shall be those usually per-

taining to the respective offices.



. New members may be admittcd to

the Association by an affirmative vote of

two—thirds of the members prescnt at

any regular meeting, and the payment

of the mmnbcrship fecs.



This (‘onstitution may be amcndcd

by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of

the members present at any regular mcct~

ing, providcd notice is given of the pro-

poscd amcndmcnt at tho prcccding regu-

lar mccting of the Association.



R. Thc officers shall be elcctcd at tho

first mccting in the year, which mccting

shall bc known as the annual meeting,

and shall be bold in January.



9. All pcrsons clcctcd to membcrship

in this Association shall pay a member—

ship fce of 25 ccnts cach ycar, failurc to

pay same within 60 days aftcr the annual

mccting, shall cause the set-rotary to drop

their namcs from the. roll of, membership.



10. Tim 'l‘rcasurcr shall pay ordcrs

drawn on him by thc Secretary, only

whcn counlct'signcd by the President or—

acting Viral—President.



11. Publication committee shall crm-

sist of a chairman and the vice—prcsidcnts

of the Association.





’l‘hc history of the organizatioh of this

association, togcthor with aims and pur-

poscs which its cnthusiasiic mcmhcrs





,hopc to accomplish has bccn furnishcd





”j; fur pollination by ils pl't*f~'i(l¢‘lll, Itlld

:ipvn-m. in anolhr'r column of this issuc.





'l‘i. - Arguio'zali-ln would sccm to prom-

lrl ,L‘ll'f‘l "mulls for tho county which

.os my: .4 1‘. i!;3":~.ii'.‘w in wi‘i’cr-iing this

ji"‘l.l1"',i",'5’/.”) oi Um lcind in Mirth-

3.9:" J' 3') on» «' veil? mining the lino Of

(”Huniv'ly pr'wl‘n‘wn \v‘iich this .Vlil‘h—

c: u J’nW't'H'! rams NH!!! :olvomicd as host

:v*t::p‘.r~d in NW ‘yau conditions, and

3-. “fr 1}: I'4/—'I,t)(-":‘ll'.'l- flaillll'l‘ of markci—

3.... rm II'JII‘i'U‘lliL’,’ suppllcs is not at





pm \‘nt r'ontwnplatml, thwrc is much

promise of fnliilhncnt in the hopc c\'~

pinvsst-d by its prcsidcnt that thc supcrior

quality of thc products oi’fcrcd will make

compctition so kccn among buycrs who

sock to sccurc thcm that thc full markct:

value will be assured to thc producor

without incurring thc rcsponsibility and

dciail work which would dt-volvc upon

its ofiiccrs if the organization wore so

broadcncd in scopc as to includc this

fcaturc. It can. howcvcr, bc, a grcat help

to its individual mcmbors who scck to

market i'hcir products as intclligcnily as

thcy will glow thcm tln'u thc inilucncc

of this association by co‘lccting and dis-

scminating among its mcmbcrs accurate

statistics of production and data touching

all kinds of factors which are likely to

havc an cffcct upon cithcr supply or

dcmand in thc lincs of production which

will be promoted by this organization.

To one who is a student of agriculture

it must be at once apparent that this

organization will be of great value to





MY 8, 1909;





its membership in. many ways, and that

the increased prosperity of its members

Will soOn be reflected in the increased

valuation of their farms, not alone be—

cause of their increased fertility brot

about by the wise system of crop rota-





tion, liberal fertilization of the soil and,





the adoption of the best cultural methods

for the growing of the crops which this

association has been organized to pro-

mote, but as well thru the favorable

publicity which will be given the section

by this very means. The farmers of

Otsego county are to be congratulated

upon the progressive spirit which has

prompted the organization, and the suc-

cessful working out of the problems in-

volved should prove an object lesson of

no little value to the farmers of older

sections of the state, who have been wont

to look upon agriculture as a calling or

doubtful success in our northern counties.

We shall be glad to keep our readers

informed touching the outcome of this

association, which seems to promise so

much for the improvement of Michigan

agriculture in general and that of Otsego

county in particular.





orseco co. POTATO ANIS CLOVER

caowsnsv ASSOCIATION.





 





Replying to your favor, I will give you

an outline of the origin and purpose of

the Otsego County Potato and Clover

Growers’ Association.



We owe the idea of organization to

Prof. C. ‘B. Smith, of the U. S. Depart»

ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant

Industry, office of Farm Management.



Mr. Smith is well acquainted with this

part of Michigan, and as quite extensive

operations are carried on here in raising

clotter seed and good potatoes, Mr. Smith

has spoken .here twice on the two sub-

jects, once some months ago before the

Business Men’s Association of Gaylord,

where he was received with enthusiasm,

and again the latter part of February

when he spoke in the court house, with'

Prof. L. G. Dodge, of the same depart-

ment, to the most rcprescntative agricul-

tural audience ever gathered in Otsego

county. These two gentlemen spoke on

better methods of raising those two pro-

ducts, clover and p0tatocs——-the latter so

natural and so good in this soil, and the

former so necessary to keeping up fer-

tility, and so productive of valuable/kind

good seed, and not liable to lead farmers

to exhaust the soil. ‘Vhile our county

average is about 100 bushels per acre,

Mr. Smith holds before us the ideal of

300 bushels per acre, which he says he

firmly believes can be made a common

occurrence here. By noting the “crccd,”

you will scethe gist of what he would

have us do. Many of us bclieve that he,

is entirely right. He has written a series

of very clear, sane, convincing letters to

the farmers, and publishcd in county pa-

pcrs, this winter and early spring. His

letter in last week’s paper on “Plowing

for Potatocs,” is a model of its kind. The

seventy—five men present at. his last meet-

ing here bccame members of the asso—

ciation, The association elected a presi-

dcnt, secretary, treasurer, and a vicc~

prcsidcnt from each grange in the county.

The prcsidcnt was authorized to appoint

a committee on constitution. The officcrs

named, including those vice-presidents,

constitute the executive committee, with

duties and powers as outlined in section

ll of the cncloscd copy of the constitution.

The main purposc, of tho association is

one of gcncrai uplift—to improve methods

and output. In improving methods we

hopc to bring it; to pass that all shall

follow a short rotation, viz., clover, pota-

locs and grain. This insures a prompt

i'i'illl‘ll of humus to the soil, and will lop

oil the s'lipshod, unsystcmatic efforts of

thc majority of farmors, and increase

yicld. It is dcsircd to accomplish a gen-

cral diSscmination of inforn'lation in

simple language on the principles of bet-

lcl‘ potato raising, and clover raising,

which will soon be sccn in all that the

farmcl‘ docs. \Vc want to stop the late

planting of potatoes, induce more culti-

vation, tho discarding of all but two 01‘

thrcc standard varictics at most, the

spraying for blight which is not practiced

at all yet in this county, in fact, to lct

tho name, “Otscgo County Potatoes"

mcan cxccllcncc, high standard, and be

synonymous 'with good potatoes and vig-

orous clover sccd, to induce a degree of

skill, and rivalry, and desire to be high

grade yet known to but few in this

latitude.



This is in the same spirit that Prof.

Holden has awakened the corn culture

spirit, and the spirit that prevails- with

leading dairymcn. We want to induce in

cach farmer the spirit of taking pride in

his crop, and, briefly. of thinking a. great
MAY 8, 1909. ,





deal of, and a great deal about, his

business. ‘



The matter of selling the crop, or of

forming a. co-operative organization for

the handling of the crop of the county,

instead of letting it be done by dealers

will not be taken up this year. We do

not feel that we have developed well

enough, or have developed sufficient ex-

ecutive ability, nor are we in command

of proper resources or capital. Neither

do I believe that there is as yet here a

sufficient spirit of co-operation to swing

so big a project. I do think that there

would be among us too much of the

spirit of jealousy and pettiness. I hope

this. will in time disappear. It is desired

now to. make the output of such a supe-

rior quality that the farmer producer can

safely say to the buyer or dealer, not,

“W'hat will you give me,” but, “What

am I offered,” and leave the moment to

sell to the judgment of the farmer. Many

of us believe that when our product is

so good that it becomes a prize on the

market that competitive buyers will seek

our crop and payzall that the market

will stand. We do not seek to corner the

market, or to force prices, but to win

thru a natural method—excellence.

Should railroads continue to demand ex-

cessive rates, or buyers combine to keep

prices unfairly low, there are other things

that the association may yet do. The

association will try to work out tests,

with the use of different fertilizers, sprays,

systems of culture, leguminous crops.

etc. The association also offers three

prizes. for the best acres of potatoes

grown under conditions which it pre-

scribes.



We propose to raise a sample acre on

the fair ground, and to dig them with

modern digging machinery, and to plant

half the acre to pure seed of an early

variety; the other half to pure seed of

a later standard variety: to fertilize both

with commercial fertilizer and to spray

half of each kind for blight for compari-

son with the unspraycd half; to {lquinn

off the' potatoes at the fair, limiting the

amount sold to any one man to five or

ten bushels, that the seed may be Well

disseminated at a reasonable price.



A gentleman has offered to finance

the effort on the acre. lie is to have his

expenses returned out of the sale of

potatoes raised, but is not necessarily

tow-hm the whole crop. The acre was

measured today.



It is desired to cultivate 10 or 12 times.

We expect to gather experiences among

farmers as to all kinds of conditions that

affect yield—drill or check row; large or

small seed, fertilized and unfertilized;

best distance apart for rows; level culti-

vation or hilling, etc.



Thank you for your interest in us. We

plan to become such a strong body that

we can ask for experts to come here to

speak, and for the Agricultural College

to give us a short course here in the

winter. R. D. BAILEY, Pres.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





Political differences in Santa Cruz.

Mexico, recently caused much rioting and

the authorities were compelled to arrest

so many of the employes of the cloth and

thread mills that the manufacturers have

been forced to shut down.



The condition in llonduras is very

alarming to the resident Americans.

Their business places appear to be in

jeopardy on account of jealousy on the

part of natives who have been unable to

cope with the American enterprise. Presi-

dent Davila has practically asked the

lnitcd States to interfere us he has

neither war munitions nor funds to put

down a rebellion should the situation

result in one.



Former President Ama-dor, of Panama,

the founder of that republic and its first

president, died Sunday afternoon. The

movement that he urged when othcrs

believed the independence of the, slate

should be postponed, was of direct as—

sistance to the arrangement for the build-

ing of the Panama canal. He was 74

years old.



The Zambesi River of South Africa,

will be the scene of an international re-

gatta in the spring of 1901. The event

will occur above the Victoria Falls. It

is under the auspices of the British

South Africa Company.



The greatest confusion exists about

and in Adana, Turkey, Where the Ar-

menians are being attacked by the riot—

crs. The officials who are uncertain

about affairs in Constantinople do not

know which side they should take and

as a result they are making no inter-

ference. The number of persons killed

in the riots have. been variously estimated

but is believed to run into the thousands.

’l‘hc gravest concern now exists over the

sanitary conditions of the city.



Former President Castro, of Venezuela,

is preparing a case against France for

his recent expulsion from Martinique.



Plans are being talked for a navy for

Canada. Cruisers for both the Atlantic

and Pacific. coasts are being considered

by those promoting the idea.



Sir Robert Bond. of Newfoundland, who

is charged with making secret arrange-

ments for a confederation between that





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recently while, attempting to make a?

speech at Western Bay and was finally

thrown by the indignant inhabitants into

the sea where his friends afterwards res—

cued him. The election fight is being

bitterly waged and the former premier

denies any connection with the plot to

unite the Island with the Dom’nion.



An heir to the throne of Belgium was

born to the royal family last Friday

morning. All Belgium is celebrating the

event as it enhances the chances of the

country continuing independent.



Reports lead to the belief that a new

revolution will soon be on in Morocco,

as the recently deposed Sultan, Abdul

Aziz, has been gathering supporters about

him and the town of Mequinez was sacked

by them but a few days ago.



The new government of Turkey has

finally succeeded in forming a cabinet.



Because of the increased expenditure

called for by her larger navy and for

meeting the demands of the old age pen-

sion bill the British treasurv shows a

deficit for the past year, of about $80,000,-

000. It was expected that the adminis-

tration would provide some new sources

for raising funds to cover this shortage

at the opening of the house of commons

but the people were disappointed since

it only advised heavier drafts upon the

sources already taxed.



National.





A large number of deaths, a heavy loss

of property and much suffering resulted

from the storms that swept over the

state and country last week. The sever-

est storm passed across Tennessee from

west of the Mississippi. In that state

scores of lives are reported to have been

lost and hundreds of buildings wrecked.

All parts of Michigan suffered from the

storm of last Thursday night when a

heavy fall of snow and freezing threat-

ened the fruit crop and delayed farming

operations and the lightning which ac—

companied the snow did considerable

damage in widely separated sections.



The Michigan supreme court refused to

compel the issuing of an injunction in

favor of the railroads preventing the

railway commission from enforcing thc

recently established baggage rates. The





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





island and Canada, was roughly handled!





 





former ratcs were unjust to the traveling

public, especially where excess of bag—

gage was carried but a short distancc.



An agreement was signed by the ope—

rators and the miners' representatives

at Philadelphia Last week which will in—

sure peace in the anthracite coal regions

for a term of three years.



On May lst 55-4 saloons went out of

business as the result of the April elec-

tion in 19 counties of Michigan. There

are now thirty dry counties in the state.



The seventh United States infantry,

which has been located at Fort \Vaync,

Detroit, is now on its way to the Phil-

ippincs.



The grand jury called by the circuit.

judge of Jackson. to investigate the

affairs of ex—‘VVarden Armstrong; of Jack—

son prison, has returned indictments

against twenty persons.



Much opposition is growing out of the

reported purpose of the state of hlissi-

sippi to present to the battleship given

her name, a s‘chr service bearing the

likcncss of Jefferson Davis.



A bill has been signed by Governor

Hughes, of New York. making it u mis—

demcuror to admit children under 10

years of age, who arc not accompanied

by parents or guardian. to any moving

picture show that gives entertainment

detriment to health or morals.



The third of a series of debates be-

tween Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee. and

Dr. Samuel Dickie, of Albion College, will

take place in New Orleans. The first of

the series will be held at 1\'lilw;1ukcc and

the other at Chicago. The micstion under

discussion is the merits of practical pro-

hibition. .



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awarded 23 persons medals and cash to

the value of $14,000 for dccds ol‘ lu-ruism

done since the last meeting of the com-

mission three months ago.



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the trial of Gov. llaskcll, ot‘ ()klzlhonm.

and six other prominent men upon the

charge of forming a conspiracy in con»

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'I‘hc scnutc of blissnuri 'l'uilmi to lMFS

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of the whipping post now in us» in con-

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just completed her maiden target prac-

tice in Cuban wutcrs reports that thc

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





ECONOMY IN THE LARGE SQUARE

POULTRY HOUSE.





 





I have been on the farm for about forty

years and have kept more or less poultry

each year, the number of fowls varying

from 50 to 400 head. I kept them in a.

house 12x100 ft. and found it very in-

convenient as it necessitated so many

partitions, feed trofs.and drinking ves-

sels. So I concluded to make a change.

Last spring I built a house 40x40 ft..,

inside measurements, thus giving 1,600





be overcrowded if they are to make the'feet of floor space, and am well pleased





best p0ssible growth. In growing broil-

ers and roadsters one may crowd the

chickens much more than is generally

considered safe, and may find that he

gets a greater profit in this way than

by giving the chicks the ordinary amount

of room; but the grower of laying and

breeding stock finds that his stock de-

teriorates very rapidly under such

methods.



For all chickens intended for laying

or breeding stock. free range should be

considered essential to their proper

growth. The growing chick must have

room enough to get what exercise, green

food, and the greater part of the animal

food it needs without special expense or

effort on the part of the keeper. Under

such conditions, by feeding sweet, clean

grains like oats, wheat, and corn, one

can make big rugged chickens with little

expense and trouble. This is the ideal

way to grow chicks. It is not always

feasible, not always the best adapted to

one‘s circumstances; but there are very

many cases where it would prove the.

best way, yet is not followed.



Methods Employed Dependent Upon



Conditions.



Many people who have a fine range

for chicks fuss too much over their care

and feeding. A distinction should be,

made between the times when such work

will pay and when it Will not. Most per-

sons who grow only a. few chicks, say :70

to 100 on a good—sized grassy town lot,

or 200 to 400 or 500 on a farm, need not

do much for them further than to give

them clean comfortable quarters at night,

keep them free from lice, and see that

they have an abundance of grain and

water. To provide green food for chicks

which can get all the fresh grass they

Want, or meat food for those which can

find for themselves all the insects and

worms necessary for them, is worse than

wasting one’s time and money.



But when chicks are grown on limited

range, or upon an extensive scale, it is

generally impossible that they should do

as much for themselves by foraging, and

the keeper must look more particularly

to their feeding. He must giro them a

good variety of food, a better variety of

grain than when they are not limited or

crowded as to range; must furnish them

extra green food and plenty of it, for

when at all crowded they soon Soil and

make unfit for food the grass they do

not kill: must give them plenty of animal

food, for they soon exterminate all that

is to be found in the territory they can

cover without wandering more than is

consistent with the best growth: must

furnish all these things in abundance, and

let them balance the ration thci‘nscIVcs.



'i‘ho it is often said that chicks are

generally ovcri'cd, the case is: extremely

rare whcrc sound chicks, gchn the oppor-

tunity to exercise as they desire, and

given a proper variety of food, have been

injured by overfccding. Growing chicks

handled right from the start. do not need

to be forced to exercise. They run and

scratch because it is natural for them,

because they are healthy and hearty—

full of animal spirits. If a grass yard

alone does not furnish all the exercise

they want the scratching shed could well

be made use of for such purpose.



If sheds are not feasible, an effort

should be made to furnish a supply of

hay or straw in some shady spot where

the grain will be scattered. If thcre. are

any leaves in the enclosures, grain scat-

tered among them fosters exercise. A

shed. open on all sides, with the roof of

single boards and battcncd, and with

boards at the ground a foot or eighteen

inches high to prevent the. litter from

being scattered, answers the purpose

well. If hay or straw were put into this

and all grain fed in it. the chickens

would be more contented and would

thrive better. Such sheds cost but a

trifle, being no more expense or trouble

than the low shades and shelters of

boards which many poultry keepers have

to make to protect their chickens from

the heat of the sun and the pouring

rains. Why not make them higher and

a little larger and use them for scratch-

ing sheds?



N. H. A. G. SYMONDS.





with it. On the coldest and most blus-



tery days last winter those hens would



sing as merrily as birds in spring.

Description of House.



As stated, the house is 40x40 ft. The

walls are of concrete 5% feet above

ground. It is studded inside with 2x4

seantling and lined with tarred paper

tacked onto studding. This keeps it dry

and warm. Being built on a sand knoll

it has nothing but an earth floor. It has

five windows in south side, each contain-

ing eight 10x12 in. panes, and three in

east side.





on north side. The roosts are in north-

west corner, and there is a ventilating

shaft in center. I tried the experiment

of wintering 25 colonies of bees in this

house last winter and they came out in

fine condlion this spring.



Now as to the difference in cost. In

my new, or square house, I have 160 feet





There are small shutes or;

runs for chickens to pass in or out thzu:





 





of wall, enclosing 1,600 square feet of.





floor space. In the old or long'house I

had 224 feet of wall, enclosing 1,200

square feet of floor space. There is about

the same proportion of waste in the





roofing. So you see there is quite a dif-l





ference in favor of the square house, in

cost of material and construction. I keep

in this house at present, 250 hens and

get about 150 eggs daily.





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HELPS FOR THE BEGINNER IN

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Use of Extractor to Prevent Swarming.



I have not yet mentioned the use of the

honey extractor to prevent swarming.

'l‘o extract all of the honey in a hive pre-

paring to swarm is a certain preventive

of swarming. _



Then why not extract? First, because

the operator whom I am writing to help

has no time to extract honey during the

busy season. The honey must be left

on the hives until leisure after the honey

flow is over. Second, honey when first

gathered is very thin and watery. In this

condition it is no more fit to extraét than

are green apples to eat. For this reason

do not, under any circumstances, extract

any honey until it has been capped over





and thoroly ripened by the bees in the1

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flavor and is apt to sour. Produce a good

article, a thick delicious honey, and it

will pay you in the long run. Large pro.

duccrs are very careful to have their

honey Well cured and capped by the becs

before extracting.



From the foregoing it will be under-

stood that whilc the extractor may some-

times; be used as an aid in controlling

swarming, much good judgment must be

used in havin;r ion"): ripened.



A Word About Handling Bees.

ir-iorc entering thc s'i‘ojcct of extract-

ing honey, thci'r- may be some who would

appreciate a word about L'r-iicrzll manipu-

nation of bros in their bin-2'.



lives are controlled in two v.'aj.'.’—‘, '.'i7.., by

gentleness, with a knowlcdgc of their

habits, to avoid arousing their ternpcrrr,

and thru exciting their fear. I confess:

that I control bccs mainly in the latter way,

because limited time requires rapid work

with my bccs. Suppose the combs Of

honey are ready to be removed from an

extracting super. \Vith smoker well

lighted, send a few puffs, of smoke into

the entrance. “'ith screw-driver break

up the cover and blow smoke enough on

top of the frames to drive as many bees

down as possible.



As We. are to remove the super entirely

it is best to break it loose with screw-

driver, blowing smoke in between, and

set it on a bottom—board. Place the cover

on the hive from which the super has

just been removed. YVith screw-driver,

pry the frames apart on either side of

the one We wish to remove. This gives

room to remove the comb without injur-

ing the bees in the least. Shake. and

brush the bees from each comb in front

of the hive and place the combs under

cover at once in an empty hive or comb

box.



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withS—the proper amount required. As

before statpd, much smoking may be

avoided by removing honey with bee

escapes. It is, however, necessary for

every operator to understand the sub-

duing effect of smoke. When smoke is

used a general roar is set up in the 'hive.

This is a sign of subjection on the part

of the bees and for the operator to let

up on smoking them. Have the smoker

ready, keep the bees well down in the

hive when working, and few stings if

any need be received. Study the habits

of your bees and remember that smoke

is painfultothem and that to use too

much is cruelty.



In using escapes it is necessary that

no cracks be left for bees outside to gain

access to the honey in the super above

the escape. Bees rob very readily after

the honey flow, and at no time does one

have to be more careful.- Bobbing is

simply carrying honey by the bees from

a strange hive to their own home. I will

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honey exposed while extracting.



Equipment In the ‘Honey House for



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better and puts horses in prime condition. The ingredients in Dr. Hess Stock Food are recommended by prominent medical men to





act upon digestion, build good blood and eliminate all dead, poisonous matter. Sold on a written guarantee.





100 lbs. $5.00; 25 ll). pail $1.60. Except in Canada and extreme West and South. Smaller quantities at a slight advance.

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top of the tub to support the combs when

uncapping and also to remove cappings

from the knife.



AA ten-penny nail may be driven thru

the Cross—bar from the under side to rest

the comb on.‘ The comb supported on

end of this nail is revolved to uncnp op-

posite sides without removing from the

pivot. The honey which drains from the

cappings is drawn off thru the molasses

gate.



, Strainers.

, - J .. ‘ Rifrumeither extractor

or.“ g pings must“bg strained thru at





10 stl'itwo thicknesses of medium fine

cheest’zlcloth. A galvanized tub having a

molasses gate in the bottom also may be

used for a strainer tank. Spread tho

strainer, (doubled) over the top of tub

andrt'le a rope around. twisting it tightly

with a stick. The strainer should say:

enough to hold at least two pailfuls of

honey. ‘





 





 





 





The Honey House.



Almost any building which can be made

boo light will answer for a honey housc.‘

It should have windows COVOI't‘tl witlr

wire screen (preferably doubled, with an‘

inch space between), and arranged sol

that bees can get out but cannot return.

Ilse wooden doors in preference to Si’l‘m‘ll





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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as the latter attracts robber bees which

get into the honey house when the door

is opened. Arrange extractor, mppmg

rvccpincle and strainer tank in commu—

ient order. Have each tho proper height

for catching Money in pails 01' cans. I

have said nothing about the proper puck-

:lgcs for storing honey, as much «ll-ponds

on the method of marketing. Pails, 5—221].





(ans, or barrels may be used, tlt'mll'illlig

to the demands of the market.

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LIVER TROUBLES IN HENS.





Several readers write for information

touching liver troubles in fowls. In fowls

that have died that organ has been found

greatly enlarged and in some instances





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





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It doesn’t cost as much to raise stock properly as it does to let them raise



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—~nud dip your stock in it occasionally you Would be surprised

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covered with light colored spots which 24 CANVAS GLOVES AT FACTORY PRICES $1





have become more or less hardened.





“'hilo a description of the methods of one dozen pairs first grade canvas gloves.

feeding and caring for the fowls would Address J’ 3' FOUS'I', VALPARAISO, INDIANA.





EGGS—11.50 per 15. l' "silo? an... whims.) per setting of

! BEST IN MlCHlGAN- Big Business Barred ‘ S. O. 15. P. C. Pigs singly or in pairs of the best

Rocks. White, Silver. Golden. Butt" Wyandottes. }' breeding. R. W. MILLS, Saline. Mich.

Rhode Island Reds. Leghorns, & Hamburgs all vnr- l





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ICUBB. Leghorna. ROCKS Wyandottes. Beds. good utIl- . ILVER LACED GOLDEN

- . ' and White Wyandottes

lty matings $1 per 1a.s5 per100. Ducks. Pekius. Ron-f S and Barred Plymouth Rocks. Eggs 01.50 per 15.





Send me $1.00 FOR and receive by





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aid in diagnosing such cases, it is certain RED BABIES—Rhode Island Red I en'IAYIEBbWYE'Indim “u““e'~M“SC°V3v *1 p" 13-, $2.50 for 30. C.W.BROWN1NG. Portland.Mich.





 





E. J. IIASKINS. Pitt-ford. Mich.





 





baby chicks only 150





 





that the deaths are due to inflammation.





 





_ h, 15 100 d . P ‘ _

or congestion of the liver, a condition gbficago. ljfihiana‘iiblisl}’kanaggecliy?lil§llswgldlgiag?ll)gz FOR SALE 35593.??805 8157?; lostlig: ill-iii): ," S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS. ggliff‘ngl;





such is suau br , _ . troit- ToledO- Eggs $2 to 820 per 15. Owner CHICA-

V,‘ u y 0t am“ 133 Close 09“ I GO KING, world’s greatest Red male. High grade

hnement and consequent lack of exercxse l eggs and chicks too few parties on ashore basis. half

mmbincd with the feeding of too much 1 price. EDWIN B" CORNISH- Edwardsburg, M‘Ch-





starchy food. Fowls that have been con-‘ “MONEY IN EGGS”

fined and fed largely on corn thruout the S 0. BROWN Leghorna—My method and farm



.- ' . . - - range has developed layers with vigor. My

“inter are qulte apt t? dCV elop thlsl eggs produce .layers. One-third fancier-‘5 price

trouble along towards spring. I and better layers. $1 per 30. $2 per 60. :3 per 100. 05

It is not definitely known whether these, per200.$7per3oo. J.E.McARTHY.R.3,Enfield.Ill.





troubles are communicable, but as they R $6.3. S 0. Rhode Island Bed and 00;};571?!“

usually run thru an entire flock it is ' Y‘mette E32!- 31 per-15.05 per 100. - per

probable that they are spread from fowl ' BUELL BROS" Ann Arbor. Mich.





to fowl thru the droppings. The remedy; I L n E &



is to correct the conditions which brot S NG Ea dn'c‘mmk Minorca gal—.2 ”'50

on the trouble by removing those not yet from 945.3 to 955.1. D. c. Huggett.Grand Ledge. Mich.

affected to clean quarters, giving plenty

of exercise and balancing the rations by ' rinnlfallgggsKS—fmfgy choice :ec‘kerzls yeti

lain ‘l f reen food, 5 ' t skim- gas . : ner . ompsons ran 5800

idik’g (Refinty 0 g wee . as the best. L. R.Kuney, Adrlnndflch. Phone 131.





 





 





 





 





per 15. (Northrup stock.) Fine Inge bim- 300"“ l only. GILMAN A. GREEN. 0 arkston. Mich.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





kept A. 0- FREEMAN. Ypsilanti, MiCh- I ready, It’s free. Big Birds—Greatest Layers. 15

WIIIIB WyandoiIo Eggs {mmtprtesfvanmgfi-A- l 123% ; cockerels yet for sale. FRED MOTT. Lansing. Mich.

ngsoc . per ors. ‘ .. -



per30 eggs. A. Franklin Smith, Ann Arbor, Mich. I SINGLE cOMB WHITE LEGHOHNS lggggrfigz'hlastggr

_. 1 h hma, w] lteW and tt 1) ; :1: 26 for 01.50: 60 for £2.50: 34 per hundred. Satisfncp

EGGS 3L 1% £535 31 a seitlng. $1.50 (:0: fiwg ; tion guaranteed. Colon C. Llllle, Coopersville. Mich.

settings. E. D. BISHOP. Route 36. Lake Odessa,Mich.





Barred PI mouth flocks”??? l’l‘l‘lh'

81:26 for $1.5o;y5o tor $2.50: :4 per hunlii‘i'ed. Igniting? Fox AND WOLF HOU Nos





tion luaranteed. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersvllle. Mich. of the best English strains in Ameri-





s c w LEGHORNS—Eggs 15 for ca; 40 years experience in breeding

. . . $1: 50 for $2.50;





these fine bounds for my own sport.

100 for 04. Buy of the man who erfects one breed





 





 





 





 





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I now offer them for sale.

Send stamp for Catalogue.

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II c Il I IIBIIS the “dual purpose” breed. Eggs"



' ' ' ' from5matings $1 per 15:32.50 per50. :

Improved Poland-China pics eligible to registry 35 I

each. W. T. FRENCH. Ludington. Mich. I pies at present.





OLLIEB for Service—Two Registered sable and

white prize winners and stock workers. No pup-

W. J. ROSS. Rochester. Mich.
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DETROIT-WHOLESALE MARKETS.

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May 5, 1909.

Grain and Seeds. .

Wheat—The reaction which set in last

week in the wheat trade was only tem-

porary as new high prices have been

reached this week—on Tuesday the bid-

ding price for No. 2 red cash wheat'gomg

to $1.45. This advance is being attributed

more to real conditions than to the ma—

nipulations of speculators. The weather

in the winter wheat districts has been

a bull card and the delay in getting spring

wheat into the ground is working against

the buyers. Tho the farmers are slow

to plow fields that show any poSsibihty

of making any sort of a crop. so much

of the fall seeding is such an absolute

failure that a large area is going under

to give the land over for other purposes.

The stocks at the different centers are

rapidly decreasing and millers are anx-_

ions men since the demand for tiour

holds up well. Liverpool continucs firm

notwithstanding the heavier shipments

from Russia. The price on the Detroit

markfit for No. 2 red wheat one year

ago was $1.03 per bu. The following



quotations ruled during the past week:



No. 2 No.1 No. 3



Red. “'hite. Red. July. Sept.

Thurs. ...1.40 1.40 1.37 1.133,, 1.061,;



Fri. ...... 1.40 1.40 1.37 1.12113 1.06





Sat. ......1.41 1.41 1.1’. 1.14 1.0614

Mon. ......1.41% 1.41% 1.38% 1.14 1.0614

Tues. .....1.45 1.15 1.43 1.17 1.08%,





\Ved. .....1.4.') 1.45 1.43 1.16% 1.07%





Corn.——The supply of corn is short at

grain centers and the farmers are not

delivering the grain in large quantities.

The bulge in wheat prices has been of

some help to this deal but the grain

itself and the delayed condition of farm

work put the dealers in a position to

advance prices. In spite of the higher

figures the demand for corn continues to

be urgent. One year ago the price_foi

No. 3 corn was 70c pcr bu. Quotations

for the Week are:





No. 3

No. 3 Yellow.

Thursday 75 :76

Friday ....... . . . . . ..... . . 7e 16

Saturday . ..... . . . ...... . . 75% 76%

Monday ....... . 761/2 77%

Tuesday ....... . ..... . . . . 77 78

Wednesday ............... 78 19





Oats.—Local prices have not changed

the past week. The market is slow but

firm. The feeling of dealers is regu-

lated by weather conditions—cold, wet

days urging the buyers to press for more

supplies, and warmer weather causmg

them to express an easier mode. The

delay already caused by the cold weather

can be remedied only in part since a.

larger part of the crop in the northern

states will get in nearly a month later

than in nornm) years. One year ago 1110





price for No. 3 oats was 55c. Quotations

for the week are:



No. 3 “"hite.

Thursday ...... 71/;

Friday ......... 57%

Saturday ...... 57%;

Monday ....... 571/;

'J‘ucsday ..... 571/2

\Vedncsday ...... . ....... . . . . . . . . 571/2





Beans—Nothing has transpired in this

deal to cause any comment and prices

are ruling on the same basis as last weck

for cash goods. The October deal has

advanced owing to the delayed condition

of spring work largely. Quotations for

the week are: ‘



Cash. Oct.





Thursday $230 $1.97





Friday ........ ..... 2.50 1.97

Saturday .......... 2.50 1.98

lVlonday ............. . ....... 2.50 2.00

Tucsday ....... . ............ 2.50 2.00

Wednesday ................. 2.50 2.00





CIoverseed.~The active season for this

market has passcd and prim-s arc resting

on about the same basis as, a week ago.

Conditions of the growing crop are not

encouraging to those who desire low

values. Over large areas of the slate

little seed is expected. Quotations for

the week are:



Prime Spot. Oct. March.





Thursday ........ $5.75 $6.50 36.65

Friday ..... 5.75 6.50 6.65

Saturday 5.75 6.50 6.65

Monday ...... . . . . 5.75 6.50 6.65

'l‘uesday .......... 5.75 6.50 6.65

\Vednesday 5.75 6.55 6.70



Rye.—On account of small supplics





there is little doing in this tradc. Th1-

price is 89c for cash No. 2, an advance

of 1 cent.

Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





Wheat .............“29,624,000 31,140,000

Corn ......... 3,602,000 4,811,000

Oats ......... 8,008,000 8.2»l6.000

Rye .......... 424,000 11:0.000

Barley . . ............. 2,693,000 2,002,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.

Flour.-Prices are unchanged. Demand





is good. Quotations are as follows:

Clear ................................ $6.00

Straight ......................... 6.15

Patent Michigan .................... 6.50

Ordinary Patent ..................... 6.25

Hay and Straw.—Prices unchanged.





Carlot prices on track are: No. 1 timothy,

new, $10.501flll: No. 2 timothy, $950010;

clover, mixed, $96710; rye straw, $8698.50;

wheat and oat straw, $7607.50 per ton.



Feed.——l‘nchangcd. Bran. $28 per ton;

coarse mlddlings, $20: fine middlings, $30;

cracked corn and coarse corn meal, $29;

corn and out chop, $27.



Potatoes—The trade has becn easier

the past few days. The high values brot

out more tubers than dealers expected

were being held, but the offerings have

not been so liberal as to demolish the





 





market. Bermudas are off 500. Goal

stock is quoted at 950@$1 per bu. New

Bermudas, $5.50 per bbl.



Provisions.——Family pork, $19.50@20,

mess pork, $18.50; light short clear, $19;

heavy short clear, $20; pure 1a1d, 111,1‘2c;

bacon, 14c; shoulders, 9c; smoked hams,

12%c; picnic hams, 90.



Dairy and Poultry Products.



Butter. The local deal is not active

owing to high prices and to the small

receipts. The price advanced a cent the

past week following higher quotations

at other centers. Quotations are: Extra

creamery, 27c; firsts, 250; dairy, 19c;

packing stock, 170 per 1b.



Eggs.—This market is strong and ad-

vances have been made during the week.

The receipts are decreasing while the

demand continues strong. For extra

fresh, case counted, 211/20 is being paid.



Poultry.——There is little news to indi—

cate that there will be any increase in

the receipts of poultry which have for

many days been very small. The market

is slow. Quotations arc: Live—Spring

chickens. 1661161/fic: i'owls, 151/3 (11 16c:

ducks, 150116c; geese, 1017111c; turkeys,

1511200 per lb.



Cheese.'1\iichigan, 16(1‘1161/20; brick,

crcain. lTigfiISc; schweitzer, 19702011

liinburger, June. 15c; Oct.. 170 per lb.



Fruits and Vegetables.



Apples—Market firm. lest grades are

onoicd at $5.75/116.50 per bbl.



Onions.wSpanish. $1.75 per bu: home—



i'own at 75418th per bu; Bermudas, $1.30

per crate. '



Vegetables.—Green onions, 10c per doz;

radishes, 206130c per doz; cucumbers, $1

per (102; lettuce. 86110c per lb: head let—

tuce. $1.50 per hamper: watercress, 400

per doz; spinach, $1 per bu; parsnips, $1

per bu; oyster plant. 40c per doz.: as-

paragus, $1.50 per doz; rhubarb, 4061 50c

per doz.





 





 





OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.





The wheat market is higher, local mills

paying $1.41 this chk. Other gra‘ns are

practically unchanged. The local lettuce

market has improved a little. growcrs

getting 561.6(3 per lb. Creamery butter

has, advanced 1c with the dairy product

unchanged. Eggs are 1/Zc higher, dealers

paying the country merchants 191/2c.

Meats are firm, dresscd hogs bringing

9c readily early in the week. In live

poultry, chickcns are quoted 1612c higher.

Potato prices remain steady at 80(11‘85c

at up-state points. The supply of tubers

in growers' hands is not large now.



Quotations follow: .



1rains.—\\'hcat. $1.41; corn, 75c; oats,

570; buckwheat. 60c per bu; rye, 750.



Beans—Handpicked, $2 per bu.



Rotten—Buying prices, Dairy, No. 1.

23c; No. 2, 161/;c; creamery in tubs, 261/2c;

prints, 270.



Cheese—Michigan full cream is selling

at 16@161/2c per lb; brick, 17c; Swiss, 17c;

limburger, 17c.



Eggs—Case. count, 191gc.



Potatoes—8001850 per bu.



CattlewCows, $2.50f11‘4 per cwt; steers

and heifers, best quality, $36121; dressed

mutton. 86190: dressed veal, 6610c;

drcsscd beef, cows, 5@7c; steers and

heifers, 61éfi9c.



Hogs—Dressed, 9C.



Live Poullry.—Fowls, 14@15c; chickens,

15/1116c; roosters, 10f11‘11c; turkeys, 18@

19c; ducks. 1260140; broilers, 11,4 to 2 lbs.,

3071‘32c pcr lb.





Chicago.



“'heat, No. 2 red, $1.461/z@1.471/2; May,

$1.28; July, $1.16.



(‘orn.~l\'o. 3, 736373140; May,

July, 690.



Oats.——No. 3 white, 55@57c; May, 56%c;.

July, 49%0.



Beans—Pea beans. handpicked, $2.55@

2.58 per bu. for choice: good, $2.45@2.50;

red kidney, $2612.05 for old.



Butter.~—Firm. Creameries, 3@27c;

dairies, 191/261241/20



Eggs.~—F.asy. Firsts, 21c; prime first's,

22c pcr doz.



Porntors—Steady. Car lots in bulk,

fancy, 81.0251103 pcr bu; ordinary, 98‘c@1.





71%c;





Plttsburg.

Potatoes.eliichigan, 907195c per bu.

.v\ppl(«s.v~Stcadv. King. $6.23 pr‘r‘ bbl;



Spy. $5715.50; Spitzenbmg. $5615.50.

lifluFrrV‘Yl'Fif'l‘Yl firsts. ‘12c; do. extras-7,

211211 current icr'lipis. 21321:.

liuilirr'.—-—Cl“'alnl—.‘_‘., 2622!; prints, 2712!:

per lb.





 





New YOrk.

Butter—“’rw-lc-rn fwlor-v first“, 191/2711

20(1; crt-amcry spr-r‘ials, 291461230 {Ir-r 11,,





 





Eggs, Firm. Vii-“#711101 $101511)" [incl/.01],

221.94123rq do. Iii’sis, 2:413:24,” .11,_ 51.1.-

onds, 21’11‘_‘ll/._.c per doz.



l’1111ltr_\'.~ Alive. steady and higher.





“'cstcrn chickcns. broilcrs, fill/111:5c; fowls,

161/241ch. lirr-sscd. firm. \Vcstcrnchick-

ens, 12115:: fowls, 15/11161- pcr lb.



Gr:ii11.r~\\'ln-at. No. 2 rod, $1.43671.4’l

pcr bu: corn, No. 2, SL1/gc; oats, mixed,

59(11591,éc.





Elgin.



Butter. Market continues firm at 271:

per 11)., which is an advance of 1c since

last week. Sales for the week amounted

to 535.200 lbs. as compared with 504,600

for the previous week.





 





Other Potato Markets.

New York.—»~Pcr 180 lbs” $2.62@Q.S7,

which is last week’s quotation.

St. Louis.~Northern stock quoted at

93cfl$1.03 per bu.

Philadelphia.——For good offerings, 80@

90c per bu.





Boston.



“Wot—It is claimed that fully 90 per

cent of the new clip west of the Missi-

ssippi has already left the hands of the

producers and also about half of the

fleeces from states east of that stream.

The bidding has been lively the past

week for the goods and prices have looked

upward. Generally speaking, farmers





 





THE. MICHIGAN FARMER





MAY 8, 1909.





::'e quite well-satisfied with the' prices.There -was an active Vand-«flrm- 'market





t..;_t are made. There is no dealing in





01.1 wocl and domestic offerings are

s.n.‘.ll. QuOLaticns are: Ohio and Penn-





sylvania fiet‘ces—-XX, 34641350; X, 32@33c;

No. 1 washed, 381:039c; No. 2 washed,

38@39c; fine unwashed, 23@24c; fine un-

merchantable, 26(027c; 1A-blood combing,

3061:31c; L/g-blood comb.ng. 30@31c; 14-

blood combing, 23@31c; delaine washed,

39111400; delaine unwashed, 30@31c: Mich--

igan, VViseonsfn and New York fleeces—-

Fine unwashed, 22@23c; delaine un-

washed, 2861‘290; 1/é-blood unwashed. 29@

30c: %-blood unwashed, 29c; 1/;--blood,

2861290. Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri

-——%-blood, 29@30c; 141-blood, 28(1‘29c.





THE LTVE STOCK MEKETs.





 





 





Buffalo.





May 3, 1909.





(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards, \

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 150 loads; hogs, 14,800,

sheep and lambs, 13.000; calves. 2200.



The cattle market today was active

and from 5fi‘10c per hundred higher than

last week on all desirable kinds. By noon

the yards were fairly well cleaned up.

One fancy load of cattle on the market

brot $6.65 but the bulk of the best cattle

sold from 66.25.656.50. Bulls also sold

higher, one very fancy bull selling as

high as $5.5 .



r\\'e quote: Best export steers, $62561)

6.50: best 1,200 to 1,600 lb. shipping steers,

95.906165; best 1,000 to 1,100 lb. (10., $5.60

((15.85; best fat coWs. 3551711525: fair to

good. $4614.25: trimmers, $2.50fi1‘2f1'5; best

fat heifers, $5.50fi5.75; light fat heifers,

84.2561450; best bulls, $5155.25; bologna

bulls. $4.25@4.50; best fccding steers, 8‘00

to 900 lbs. dehorned, 91.756143“); 700 to

750 lb. dehorned stockcrs, $4.50(1_1'4.75;

common stockers. .3.5tW1 4.



Fresh cows and springcrs were in good

demand today and sold some higher than

last week. “'9 quote: Best cows, $5061)

60; fair to good cows. 330(1140.



The hog market today was about steady

with Saturday and at the close about all

the good quality hogs are sold but there

are a fevtt. loads of the lighter weights

going overWunsold.



\K'e quote: Mcdium and heavy, $15040

7.60; mixcdgs 67.4561755: best yorkcrs,

$7.40@7.50; light yorkers, 6120617235; pigs,

$6.90@7; roughs, $6.40@6.50; stags,

$5605.25. '



The lamb market today was active and

higher. “'e quote: Twp lambs, $190413:

fair to good, $7.25@7.75: culls, $61117; skin

culls, $471 4.50: yearlings, $6.50@6.75;

wethers, $5.75@6; ewes, $5@-’.25; cull

sheep, $261.4. .



Best calves, $7.50@7.75;

good, $6@7.25; heavy, $4@5.





medium to





Chicago.

May 3, 1909.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ......19,000 42,000 12,001)

Same day lash-"ear ..19.204 55.663 22.1173

Received last week ..45.676 132,366 63,459

Same week last year.52.965 128,062 81,558



Cattle have bcen marketed for two

weeks in succession in very small num—

bcrs as compared with recent normal

years, and a bad feature was that, of

crowding the great bulk of the reccipts

into Monday, thereby giving buyers a

great advantage over sellers. On Munday

of last week over 28.000 cattlc \vcre re-

ceived in the Chicago stockyards and

prices drople 156125c for most dcsc'ip-

tions of steers, butcher stock sustaining

a much smaller dccl‘nc. This had brcak

was pretty much recovcrcd on \\'edncs--

day and Thursday owing to limited re«

ceipts and a goocl demand. altho market

requirements have not improved mate-

rially. Beef steers sold last week chiefly

at $5.40fi6.45, with inferior to fair light

steers selling at $4.75fl‘5.50 and a limited

number of choice heavy shipping cattle

bringing 95650617. A month earlier siccrs

sold at “iii/117.35, a _vcar ago at $4.45@

7.25, and two years ago at $4.25/116,25.

livijscrs continm-d to show a prcfcrcnce

for light—weight l'lllll". and there was an

(.xr-oilr-nt trade in cows and heifers at

311.5041625, while r-annt-is and culicrs

sold at $2713.13. illllS-S had a fair sale

at 351.17.715.25, and calves wr-rc shipped

in f'rlr—lr from dull}! rcgions in llllnois

:-nri adjoining waves. and sold at $2.500)

7.70 {it-1 1‘10 fir-g for inferior heavy to

prime 1ng.? .olza. The slor-kcr and fccdcr

trade v.1”; on a modern”: scale owim.r to

the blunt-r prim-.15 roslrlting from the

smart-r offerings, with sales; at $5101 5.60

in: 111.:- prion-:41, Htockcrs to thc bcst heavy

{M (1"13‘. .‘Illlk‘dfl and springcrs wcre

grarr'cr and higher, wjlh a fairly large

raster“ <hlppi11g demand at $71041 60 per

head. The fulurc of catilc will dcpcnd

on whcthcr thc rcr-cipls are licld down

to modcralc proportions.



Last wcck closcd with an avcrage ad-

vance of cattlc for the wcck of 100115c.

The supply today was small for Monday,

and an active gcncral demand put prices

up 10/1115c, with the. bcst sales at $10541)

7.15. The outlook looks brighter.



Hogs had some good rallies in prices

last week after Monday’s big dccline,

caused by receipts of 50,561 head on that

day. Later there were further dcclincs,

but on the whole the market stood the

strain of larger supplies quite well, buy-

ers cvidcntly wanting a good many hogs,

especially those of the bctter class. A

good many hogs are needed at the pres-

ent time for supplying the people with

fresh meats, and recent prices were ex-

tremely high as compared with most

former years. The average weight of the

hogs marketed here has at last increased

to 215 lbs, compared with 201 lbs, late

last February, 219 lbs. :1 year ago and

235 lbs. two years {1110. Still there are

too many pigs and underweights,and much

of the time of late the quality of the hogs

has been unsatisfactory. Nothing has

happened that is calculated to hasten the

marketing of hogs, but it is a good plan

to let matured droves come whenever

ready. There is certainly no surplus.





today, hogs sélling at $6.80@7;40. The

top price of the year was $7.60. -. .

Sheep and lambs have been coming to

market less freely than some weeks ago

and in smaller volume than ’in recent

years at corresponding dates, and further

good advances have taken place in prices

under the influence of an active general

demand. Colorado wooled lambs were

the greatest: favorites with killers, who

paid extraordinarily high prices for prime

flocks. There“ has been a great increase

1n the marketing of Colorado clipped

lambs, however, and all the native lambs,

as well as most of the sheep and year-

lings, came,s_horn. The big end of the

Colorado lamb supply has been marketed,

and the season is nearly ended. Meager

offerings and a good demand caused a.

boom in prices,today, and new high

records'were reached. La.mbs sold at

$8,609 for wooled and at $5.75@7.65 for

clipped. Shorn sheep went at $4@5.75

for ewes, $5.40fi16.25 for wethers, $4@5

for rams and $5.75@6.60 for yearlings. 'A

sale was made of clipped Mexican two-

year-o’ld clipped wethers at, $6.35.

. Horses in good condition and attract-

ive to buyers are having a good sale at

firm prices, while the commoner ones are

slow and inclined at times to sell lower.

Southern chunks are slow sellers at $60@

110 per head, while farm chunks are no

longer active, buyers paying 913063175.

Big drafters are in liberal supply and sell

moderately at $175@215. with choicer ones

bringing $225@250 and upward. Light.

drivers of a good class are wanted at

35140011350, and Shetland ponies are in

active request at 875611150. .





 





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





. Cattlemen are, in many cases, in a ser-

ious quandary as to whether to continue

to feed cattle this season, many of them

having failed to profit in the industry in

recent years. One grcat drawback is

found in the competiti'n of city butchers

and packers for cattle that the feeder

would like to place in his feed lot. The

killer outbids him. and he gets left. The

cattleman also has to keep his eyes open

and see that his cattle do not have to be

sold at a serious disadvantage by com-

ing on the market whtn grass—fed cattle

are competitors. A few 'attlernen are

trusting to luck and paying fancy prices

for heavy fced‘ng Slccrs, hoping that

when the cattle are rclurned as finished

heavy fancy beeves a few months hence

the market price will be high enough to

rcmunerate them well. Others are buying

a lighter kind of cattle and paying a.

moderate pricc.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





Ottawa Co., April 29.——There has been

so much cold, rainy weather during the

month of April that farmers have not

been able to sow any oats up to date,

and the prospect at this writing does not

look as tho the gro 1nd would be in con-

(lition to work for .cvcral days yet. On

account of so much cold, wet weather,

grass docs not grow to amount to any-

thing, and wheat is at a standstill. In

fact, wheat does not look as well as it

did a couple of weeks ago. It has a sort

of stunted appearance. llay is in better

demand and the price is advancing. A

few flocks of shL-cp have beh sheared,

and a small amount of wool has been

marketed at about 25 cents pcr 1b., which

is about 10 ccnts higher than last year.

A carload of hogs was lately shipped

from this section. The price paid was

61/; cents.



Calhoun Co., April 21.—Thc spring is

somewhat backward and wcathcr remains

quite cool, which is a condition desired

by fruit growers as the buds have started

but little as yet. Farmers are busy get—

ting in oats, and a larger acrcage than

Usual is bcing sown in this vicinity.

“heat is looking bettcr than in the early

spring tho it is quite variable, many

iiclds being backward on account of the.

dry autumn. Thcre is iitllc old wheat

in the farmers' hands as the recent high

priccs havc induccd them to scll. Corn

is Vcry scarec, but considerable oats are

bcing sold. Pricc 5::c. Wheat is around

$1.30. Not much stock being shipped,

less being fed this winter than usual on

account of scarcity and high prices of

grain. Fruit trccs and bushes appear to

have comc tlll‘ll the winter with very

little wintcr killing.



Allegan Co., April 27.~According to the

l‘dichigan l‘rop chort for April, wheat is

looking vcry bad in this county, which

may be, true in some sections but here a

few milcs ncrtli of Allcgan city wheat

and rye are looking fine. and old seeding

of (‘lll\'(]‘ has not kil cd out as badly as

it usually docs. Hut very few oats are

in on amount of the continuous rains but

most of thcm will bc put in this Week if

wcalhcr pz‘rmils. More allnilion is being

gchn to spraying this spring than here-

tofore. Auctions have bccn numerous

and priccs have bccn good, especially for

horses and dairy Cows. The dollar mark

in potatoes opcncd up a glod many pits

but the price soon dropped again,



Oceana Co., April 25.—()ur spring is

cold and vcry wet. Prices very good for

all farm products, viz.: Wheat, $1; corn,

4061450 pcr crate of cars; oats, 600; hogs,

61/14:; fowls, 10c; cows, $40@50; pota-

tocs, 80c.



Branch Co., April f—l..~'l‘he weather for

April has bccn generally dry and cool,

but a soakcr which set in on the evening

of April 28 and still continues has made

up all deficiencies in moisture. Oat sow—

in practically completed but weather so

cool those sown even two weeks ago are

not up yet. Early sown wheat generally

looking well, but that sown late. espec—

ially on clay ground. has made little

growth as yet, and many fields seem to

be almost a total failure. Outlook for

hay about the poorest on record. New

seeding of clover nearly all killed out

and old timothy meadows very badly in~

jured by drouth. Fruit prospects good so

far. Pastures starting nicely now,





 

 





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MA: _8, 1909. _





Roe Com., Co.- sold Rattkowsky 3 av

__ , . 200 at $4, 19 av 1%0851‘: $6.25; to Mich. B.

' ~ . 20 130 . .



In the first edition the Detroit Live COKendin soldatliiich. B. Co. 17 av 125

Stlock markets are reportsh of lasl: wdeetlg; at “35‘



3‘ other markets are rig t “D 0 a - Jedele 3 1d Fitz atrick Bros. 2 av 140

Thursday’s Detroit Live. Stock markets at $6.50; 0 p . .

are given- in ,‘the last edition- The first Bclheimer sold Burnstine 10 av 137 at $6.

edition is mailed Thursday, the last 8111- Vaughan Bros. sold same 17 av 145

tion Friday morning. The first edition is t $1

mailed to those who care more to get the Torrey sold Friedman 7 av 120 at $6.10.

paper early than they do for Tl'iursdays at 5530.

Detroit Live Stock market report. You McKenzie & C. sold Sullivan P. CO. 5

may have any edition desired. Subscrib— av 120 at $4, 13 av 130 at $6.50.

ers may change from one edition to an- McAninch sold same 3 av 105 at $5, 17

other by dropping us a card to that effect. av 125 at $6.



Leach sold Newton B.$Co. 5 av 140 at



$6.50, 1 weighing 130 at 5.



DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS“ Johnson sold same 5 av 105 at $5, 20



av 130 at $6.25.



Thursday's Market. Sheep and Lambs.



May 6, 1909. ‘ Receipts, 2,026. Market 1560250 higher

Cattle. than last week. No sale for spring himbs,

ROCBiDtS. 1.1791.l Masket active and 10@ nCi-ge‘svtanltfgibs $7607 25‘ fair to good

15C higher on a gm 93‘ Ian'bs $650071? light to common lambs

lie quote: thra dry_fed steers a00d $6@6.25; spring lambs, $8; fair to gmu

heifers, $6606.35; steers and heifeis, 1. 0 sheep $4605? culls and common $3fi‘3.75.

to 1.200, $550606; steers and heifers, 800 Bishop B, & H. sold Fitzpatrick Bros

to 1,000, $5.25@5.75; grass steers an_d hef— 3 bucks ’av.95 at $3 12 lambs av 55 at

ers that are fat, 800 to 1,000, $5605.35: $5 50_ to Parker W, & Co 33 do av 90

grass steers and heifers that are fat, .100 at. $3,} 95 1 buck, weighing '170 '11; $3‘ to

‘0 700' 34'5”“; “mice f“ °“WS' $5; gOOd Duttoii ’181 111an av 77 at $715 99’ do

fat cows, $4.50@4.75; common cows, $3.50 av 70 it $715' to Parker “7 .&. Co ()5

@4; canners, $2@2.50; choice heavy bullg, sheep av 70‘ fig $3 1 do weighing 110- at

, ’ $3.50; to Escliiich 2 bucks av 16.) zit $3.50.





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$5; fair to good bolognas, bulls, $4..

s‘ock bulls, $4@4.25; choice feeding steers . .

800 to 1,000, 34.75515; fair feeding steers, lrgealllgegfi: SglgoFét‘EnglCl: $313861) W

800 to 1,000, $4@4.50; choice st-ockers, 500 0L7 h - l)d Ne ton B Ca 140-01-

to- 700, $4.25@4.50; fair stockers, 500 to 90 030“ S0 19 dW 12-0 2-? 3510ij it"

700, $3.75@4; stock heifers, $3575.50; miik- . ‘35 {$6,501 17075211V . 7:3; {“07 am 3

ers, large, young, medium age, $406055; av a a ' ’ ‘ O a‘ a '

common milkers, $250530. 20 t

Roe Com. Co. sold ()geltliorp s oer; . ‘ , V

av 845 at $5.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull SD10“, M-MS‘ R- ,S'Qd Neiitmi B. CO;

weighing 1.350 at $5, 3 cows av 1,0?6 at 4 sheep Eight; 31% $"]"‘0v2 2(19 lamb? av ‘;'

$3.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 20 S$tt‘(‘l:,S 2,} 3;" to "1' ' (’0' 0 av 9*) at $0

. 1 00 .20, 20 do av 1,142 at 0.21: a“ - _ ,

$3 81,1111”an 1ng C0. 2 bull and cow av 1,005 Bros. 33 1:41an "V 6" at $63?“ 10 511991)

at $4 50- to Caplis 3 butchers av 503 at 2‘" $30 at $0, ‘1 do-” 1.10 at $050: 8 lumbs

$4 1'hu'11 weighing 1870 at $5 3" ‘5 at $695. 1” Sm'mir lambs av 52 at

13=shop B & H sold Mich '1'; Co. 10 $91 10 111“"“110h 17 “1WD 3" 60 at $450-

steers av 894 at $5.60, 5 butchers av 961 Iggl1101lll‘%5§9‘d MiCh' 13' CO- 115 lambs

‘ r . ‘ 4. 0 z , {1V .5 a .73.».

inflow-Ell, %§.c€gvssfihifgg alt 5C3 ’32 ((11: A: Vaughan Pros. S"‘l(l Young 28 lambs

, I- 7 - ' . y .— . o . v ,v

1,033 at $4.75, 9 steers av 950 at $5.75, 9 i“ ‘9“ At $710. .. “gene; 100 at $4. _

do av 806 at $5 1 do weighing 1,000 at liveacli sold same .71 mined aVV93 at $5.40.

$5 2 bulls av 1,160 at “£0, 1 do weighing 1\“_I}tl£111 sold l’zirkcr, .\\. 6’; Lo. 9 lambs

1,510 at $4.50; to Mich. B. Co. S cows “1.61,“? $973" .. 101 1 .

and bulls av 1.070 at $4.60; to Sullivan US$953 N" Mme ambs av 65

. Co. 17 steers av 1,090 at $5.75; to Eli a "" '

Cooper 2 'heifers av 300 at $3.50; to New-

ton B. Co. 20 steers av 1,135 at $5.75, 1

bill] weighing 970 at $4, 1 steer weighing.





av 105 at $4.75.





Hogs.

Receipts, 4,242. Market 100 lower than

last week.

ltangc of prices: Light. to good butch-





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1-“0 at 3'" and 1 (0w wmghmg “90 crs, 57.2077725; hiss. $6.50fl6170; light'





at $2.75; to Regan 4 butchers av 7:15 . ._ . , , ...- . ..



2 stockers av 765 at $4.60: to Hammond, )Ol‘l.\t"Y‘S, $6.90@ 7.20,, “'17? ‘13, city



8. & C0. 5 butchers :iv 1,070 at $4.85, 10 3’15“”)- ,3- 5‘ liar-“03,1““11,“~ &-,C0-

do av 905 at $5.00, 2 do av 1,200 at $1.00; 23% “‘f ,1“; ‘ltgil‘zfimuir-l i‘" 1‘j‘_“.’~‘_ 551-30!

to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weighing 1,820 ~R 3)" c") Mic-L - 131‘ ‘1) 140 3} $31”-

at $4.50, 6 steers av 911 at $5.60, 4 eiws t 52:12,, om. 0' 50 same “3 3V 160

av 1,150 at $5, 0 do av 910 at $4.50, 1 as 0; M & R 1d , q. . 1m

bull weighing 830 at $4.50, 10 steers av pl‘ 9,1: 0' .' sol some "" I” f-

1.008 at $5.85, 10 do av 803 at $5.30; to 3: £15100. o1 av 140 at $4.35. 41 av 15'»

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M""“* B' CO' 1 COW “'mghmg 1'1“) at Bishop, n. & it. sold Sullivan P. Co.‘





53 1315-. :ng:. Vi 010 atv35. 4 do av 980 at t ., . - . __ ,

$1.40: Zto Bgesri‘i’hnn 2 heifers av 435 at "6 “V 1"O at $60?" 56 1‘" 1")" at ’l’G'SO‘

$4, 1 bull weighing 1,630 at $5: to Kain-

man B...C0. 9 steers av 1,094 at $6, 6 do

av 946 at $5.75; to Marx 7 do av 861

at $5.65.



Spicer, M. & R. sold Kull 5 steers nv

$250 at $4.50, 6 doqfav 86$1 at $5.50: to Mich.

J. Co. 0 do av 5.. ) at 3.23; to Bresnnlizin , .__ , m _ .



1 do weighing; 830 at $1, 3 butchers ov “3 83:1“) 'f]_t,,'§"‘)0' 40 21v ll“ at $"10’ ‘544

950 at $4, 1 steer wcigl’iing‘ 1,180 at $5, 1 ”v.1” at 3“,?“ , 1 ..

llllll weighing 1‘110 Ht $4.50, 1 0‘)“. \\'("‘l,‘.’.'ll-‘ .wiljhgry sll.]u:i‘1‘S S’mlll $211110 llli it\' 100 at

ing 1,030 zit $4, 1 do wcigirng 820 at $4, $WU» "‘1 a" 10” at 3"”-



5 do HV 980 at $4; to (‘nplis 2 Slt’t‘l'h‘ :iv .

$20 at $5, 1 row weighing 1,100 at $1. “ Friday’s Market.





$7.20, 150 :H' 170 at $727175.



Sundry shippers sold some 52 av 200

:it $7.30, 61 21v lift or $76.85, 1312 av 100 at

$7.25, 37 av 173 at $7.325.



Spiel-r, 1VI. & It. sold llnmmond, S. &





do av 1,016 at $3.50, 2 do nv 010 at. $3.23, , ADV” 3”. 1909-

3 do av 1,140 at $4.37»; to Region 3 heifers Catt-e.



nv SRO zit $4.25: to Allen .0 stockers av 6‘30 Market steady at 'l‘hursdiiy's prices

‘ at $4.50; to Sullivan 1*. (‘0. 9 steers nv \\'e quote: Extra dry-fwd steers and





1.101. at $5.85, 22 do av 1,010 at $6, 15 do heifers, $7 5476; steers 11nd heifers, 1,000

nv 1,010 at $5.65, 1 do weighing 1.19:) 11L to 1.200, 555097161: steers llll'l lioil'crs,

$5, 1. bull weighing 1,730 {it $5, 3 steers R00 to 1.000. 375075.125: gross steers :ind

iiv $10 at $5, 4 cows av 1,175 {Lt $1.73, 7 heifers thnt .‘il‘I‘ fut, 80:! to 1,000, $7,715.35;

sti‘ors av 1,110 at $5.85, 1 bull weighing irriiss steers :ml hwiers thut :tl‘t‘ fill, 500

1,700 at $4.75, 8 steers av 1,016 ill, $6, 2 l” 700, ill-1.5071477»; ('lioii‘c fut cows, 35.1.50;

steers av 1.150 at $17: to Thompson THUS. i:"‘~~d l‘zit (WP-K‘s. $1"! l 7.0; cmnmnn cows,

15 do nv 903 at $5.40. 5334.52.73: runners, $2612.35; ('linim‘ heavy



McAnincli S')ld l'li'esnzihan 11 butchers hulls, fill/l: fair to good bolognns, bulls,

{IV 630 (it $4.4”. Ell‘l/f-“Lf—‘fll SlOCk bllllS, $350614; ('lllllCU ft‘t‘d~



Johnson sold same 0 Steers 21v 845 inf—1‘ \‘W‘i‘l'o‘, 5‘00 to 1,000, $-l.-'irl’u/-l.%5; fair

at $5.30. trolling st’cr'i's. 800 to 1.000‘ $1771.30;



lmwi'iislein sold lVlicll. B. (To. 27 (-wivs ('llllli't‘ stm‘kcrs, 500 to 700, $1.33fi-lfl”.

{H' 1,100 :11; $4.85, 7 do 21v 1,003 at $4.85, l'uii‘ stOt-kcrs, 500 to 700, $150774: stuck





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1 (1‘) weighing 700 at $3. llt‘:fl"l'H, 3.2371345”; llllllit‘l‘s, lurgc, young,

llcnilt‘rson sold iliimniond, S. & Co_ 1; medium age, $456,753; common lllllkt‘l’s,l

sti-i'l's 77v 1.000 at $3.85. $330.10. I

licniliill sold l\lnr.\' 3 cows LtV flfiif} ut Sheep and Lambs. l

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$4 7.0, 2 steers ov 71m :11' $5.40. Market Steady with ’l‘hursdiiv. Dust.

llendcrson sold Sull‘viin 1’. Po. 22 steers lilllll’S. $7: fair to good lambs, $1:fifi.;’.0;‘

av 1.12:} fit $6.35, 20 .1.) .‘lV 1,193 zit $0.10. light to common lzimhs, $-l.730:5.23; V\'thl

Dennis sold some. 23 do :iv 1,090 at $610. lambs, 37.50018; fair to good sheep, $4.50,

.‘lcdclc sold some 2 do :i\' 1,180 at $6.25, 1"! 5; culls and common. $3.5Wt3-50. l

1 bull weighing 1,380 at $4.75, 3 steers ziv HOQS- l

330 at $550. Market 1070150 lower than on Thursday. l

Young's sold gnnip 2 do {1V 1,110 {11 $33,85- ll‘dllg‘e 0f DI'lN‘SI Light to good butch-l

Grol'l’ & S. sold Schlischer 2 bulls my 700 M's, $7.2Il'i17.2i0: pica $0.0‘lv1055; light

at $4. 4 steers av 1.007 at $6, 4 do av 782 B'OI‘ROI‘S. 396-75517; slug-*3 1.7!; off.





:it $5.25. Spiccr, M. 8: R. sold Sullivan P. CO.

Veal Calves. 90 av 145 at $7.15.

R ". 5‘ q. .: '{“ S' .‘ (. hhfi.

0((1Dl\, 1,16 11 ill I t. trong at last VETERINARY.





\vcck‘s close. Best, $673707; others, $471)

6.:Bmillch cJo3ws and springers steady. 0 (Continued from page 520)-

isioD. . & H. sold Goose. 12 av 120 in feed three times it (luv and enouch

$66.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 16 av 130 at castor oil or cpsom salts. to kin-p lilir

.l).l:l,- to Rattkowskyrfl. av 150 at $6.75, bowels open. Also give :1 tcnspounful of

l “(‘lglllllffi, 130rat $0; to Strauss & A. ginger in feud twice 21 day. Apply equal

.l UV 100 at 2:10, 44 av 120 at $6.50. 19 lléll'fs turpentine, aqua ammonia :ind

:IV 130 :it $0.70: to MarkoWitz 29 av 12:") swoct oil to bilt'k once :1 dnv. She should

:it $6.50; t‘LFNOWtfm _B. CO. 2 av 105 nt have been exercised. porhzips kept in of

$1, 17 il\'.liii) at __$6.7:i, 4 av 140 at $5.50, dryer place and not fed quite so muchl

g) “V ];,0 {it $6‘.7€);0t0 Parker, W. & Co. groin. Food her some vogetul.)les. l

2"." av 130%nt $6. ~7 {IV 120 at $6. 3 av Enlarged Glands—Cough.—l have a 6-5

1.0_ nt $6; to_ Strauss & A. 17 av 13 at year-old more that has a bunch in berl

gt‘i;_;,()‘ 5 av 12'.) at $6.50; to Sullivan P. Co. throat and coughs some, which is pm'—‘

8 av 120 at $050. 5 51V 9" at $5.20. hops the result of distemper. I do not

Spicer, M. & R..so1d Young’s 9 av 155 believe. that she has the hezivcs, but her;

:it $6.75, 1 weighing 130 at $5.50; to wind seems to be short. C. \V. C‘.,"

'I‘hompson Bros. 3 21v 105 at $6.25: to Kingston, h'lich. Feed vour more no

irodoloff 5 av 115 at $6.25; to Thompson clover, nor musty, badlv 'cured fodder of

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O the lovely May—time,

Fragrance everywhere,



Blossoms dancing on the trees,



Nesting birds, and circling bees,

In the sun—lit air;



The May-time, the play-time,



When all the world is fair.





0 the tender May-time,

When skies are soft and clear,

Little lambs for joy are leaping.

Downy chicks from shells are peeping,

Young things far and near,

Love the May-time, the play—time,

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BY ALONZO RICE.





“Thine full many a pleasing bloom



()f blossoms lost to all perfume.



Thine. the Dandelion flowers,



Gilt with dew, like suns with showers.”



Thus wrote that good old English poet,

John Clare, of the flower that is inter-

preted as standing for coquetry.



The botanist thus catalogues it: Dan-

delion. Leontodon, taraxacum. Indig—

enous to Europe, but naturalized in

America. Blossoms early in the spring;

its flowers open a little after sunrise, and

close before sunset. The name is of noble

origin; dent ne lion, from the resemblance

of its jagged leaves to the lion's teeth.

Its lnilky juice contains the medicinal

qualities, and that in pharmacopoeian

language is known as Taraxicum Dens

Leonis~as large a name as any orna-

mental plant that blooms.



Tile geranium], from the Greek “ger-

anos," a crane, because the long-pointed

axis of its seed pods are supposed to

resemble the bill of a crane, can not trace

as noble an origin in its name as the

dandelion which harks back to the king

of beasts. Neither can the gladiolus,

which derives its name from the Latin

gladius, a sword, from the resemblance

of its leaves to that weapon.



In short, what Iltn‘vvrillg plant is there

that can point to a noliler origin for its

name than the one whose jagged leaves

resemble the lion's teeth? Then think

Of‘the TVirtues and the uses of the dande.

lion. It does not ask for any cultivation

—only room to grow ill and a square deal.

It does not have to be mulclled, potted

nor protected in any way. It is winter-

proof in any climate and hangs its yel-

low banner on the outer walls before

other springr flowers, protected by glass,

dare to step out of doors. Its leaves fur-

nish good “greens“ and salad, and its

roots excellent beer of the kind the thrifty

housewife knows how to make. From

time immemorial its stems lhave furnished

millions of children with raw material

for making “curls,” and its ripened seeds

have supplied young lovers with the

means of deciding their fate! \Vhat

costly orchid or what imported hothouse

plant has done as much?



It has been a favorite flower with the

poets. Our own dear Lowell says:



Dear common flower that ,L’IYHV‘SI beside

the way,



Fringing the dusty road with ll.ll'ililr-'~‘s





gold,

First plcdgc of lilithcsolne Maj;

\Vhich children pluck, and. rail »:‘ p i-l~,

uphold,

High-hearted lilif'callvfl‘s. o‘»i,ju'-~'i 'I'./‘:t

they

An l‘lldorado in the grass hat.- fu’:T.Il.

\V'hich not the rich cal'tll's :lnlpiw l' .ml

May match in \Vcalth—lholl all more





dear to me

".l‘han all the proudcr summer booms

may be.

Then the delight of gathering “alw-r-nsz"

but let our colored friend ten n:

0n dc fust wahm day in the uhly spring,

Dig (tern, dig (lenr .

“”en de robin's (tinned his froat foil tcr

sing,

Dig (lem (lall'line greens!

“”011 de peach trce blossoms bloomin‘ all

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Dig dcm, dig dcm,



Nevah yit had‘s many’s I could eat,

Dig dem dan’line greens.



I lubs a chicken dat r0ose jest right.



Easy f-oh ter catch on de darkes‘ night,

Dig dem dan'linc greens.





But some watahmillion‘s no good at all,

Dig dem, dig dem,



’N' nlos’ chickens squawks Wc’n yoh pays



em’ er call—



So dig dem dan’line greens,



'N’ bile ’em up wid er piece fat meat.



Hit’s de oneses’ dinnall a niggah kin eat;

Oh, dig dem dan’line greens!





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THE EARLY AMERICAN AUTHORS.





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Harriet Beecher Stowe.



The author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

was born in the quaint old town of Litch-

field, Conn., June 14, 1812. As a, child

she was brilliant; and her father, a min-

ister carefully cultivated and nurtured her

intellectual .yearnings and desires. When

only fourteen years of age. she began

writing for publication and in 1836 she

married Prof. Stowe. She resided in

Cincinnati for some time, and her resi-





of her renowned slavery epic, “Uncle

Tom‘s Cabin,” which appeared serially

in the “National Era." at that time a

flourishing paper. This book, the not

representing her best efforts, met with

tremendous success, notwithstanding,

llnre being Solution copies sold in four

years. In 1856 there appeared “Drcd,”

in many ways similar to her previous

hook; in 1859, “The Minister‘s \Vooiug,"

which Lowell and others praised very

highly, came off the press. The next

year she published “Agnes of Sorrento,”

an Italian romance, and in after years

she wrote humorous tales of New Eng-

land, “Old Town Folks,” etc. Tho much

callle from her facile pen, she produced

nothing; equal in quality to her earlier

writings; today “The Minister’s Wooing,”

and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” from among

an abyss of work, alone remain widely

read. Slle died July 1, 1896.



This great epic 'of slavery has never

been considered literary by the critics;

but altho the elect assail its blunders





 





and erudities, the public will not put it '





aside. It appeared at the psychological

moment; published later or published ear-

lier. its success would have been far less.

It is dramatic, emotional and true to life.

Mrs. Stowe intended to picture the evils

of slavery, and she (lid in a vivid and

terse way that; holds to the mind of the

reader long after he has put the book on

its shelf. There is no scene in the novel

lnore touching,r than this which follows:



“On the face of the child, however,

there was no ghastly imprint~only a

high and most sublime expression—the

overshadowing presence of spiritual na-

tures, the dawning of immortal life in

that childish Soul.



“They stood there so still, gazing upon

her, that even the ticking of the watch

seemed too loud. In a few moments Tom

returned with the doctor. He entered,

gave one look, and stood silent as the

rest.



“‘XYhen did this change take place?’

said he in a low whisper.



“ ‘About the turn of the night,’ was the

reply.



“Marie, roused by the entrance of the

doctor, appeared hurriedly from the next

room.



“ ‘Aug‘ustinc! (‘ousinI—Ohl—what3' she

began.



“‘llush,’ said St. Clair, hoarscly, ‘she

is dying!’



“Mammy heard the words, and flew to

awaken the servants. The house was

soon aroused—lights were seen, footsteps

heard; anxious faces thronc'ed the ver-

anda, and looked tearfully thru the glass

door; but St. Nair heard and said noth-

in: he saw only that 10ok on the fact-

Uf 1.].1‘ litt'I: .~'l“‘-]l‘:l‘.



“‘02:, Ll" she would only wake, and

:yn-al: once mow-3’ he said; and stooping

«xi-r her he spoke ill her ear~—‘Eva,

tl'vzl.lTlL’:'



"’l‘lle Iarze lrl‘lf; eyes unclosedssa smile

passed ov‘r llr-r fact-~~she tricd to raise

her head and to speak.



“ ’IJo you know me, Eva?‘



“ ‘Dear papa,’ said the child, with a

last effort, throwingr her arms about his

neck. In a moment they dropped again,

and, as St. Clair raised his head, he saw

a spasm of mortal agony pass over the“

face—she struggled for breath, and threw1

up hcr little hands.



“‘0, God, this is dreadfull’ he said,

turning away in agony, and wringing

Tom’s hand, scarce conscious what he

was doing. ‘Uh, Tom, my boy, it is kill-

ing lnel’



“Tom had his master’s hands between

his own; and, with tears streamingr down

his dark cheeks, looked up for help where

he had always used to look.



“ ‘Pray that this may be cut short!’

said St. Clare—‘this wrings my heart.



“ ‘Oh, bless the Lord! it's over—it's

over, dear master!’ said Tom, ‘Iook at

her.’



“The child lay panting on her pillows,

as one exhausted—the large clear eyes‘

rolled up and fixed. And what said those

eyes, that spoke so much of heaven?

Earth 'was past, and earthly pain; but

so solemn, so mysterious, was the trium-





 





 





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Some ightning nod islary

BIGINALITY—Over 20 years ago Prof. Dodd

.was nearly killed because he was standing near

the screen door when the house- was struck by

lightning. He is of an investigating nature and much

given to scientific research, and when the thunder-

bolt came so near to him his thoughts naturally turned

in that direction. He Wondered why it. was more

dangerous near the screen door than some other

places. He wondered why some houses were struck

and others not, and to help him in his.investigations

he arranged a. machine to make a stroke of lightning,

and with this he experimented and investigated until he learned Why some

things were never struck, and he satisfied himself that lightning never

occurs without a cause. His next step was to discover the most satisfactory

means of removing the cause. It was about three years before this was

done, but; the record of buildings protected by the lightning rods he invent-

ed shows that his method is correct. >, '





 





 





 





TABILITY—lt is understood by everybody that

many of our most important inventions are lost to

general use because the successful inventor does



not have the prope training nor the inclination to prop-



erl handle the sa s of his invention, and no one cares

to uy an article unless it is made by a firm with suffi-

cient capital to stand behind the goods manufactured,



and it is here that Mr. A. D. Struthers, business mana- .



ger of Dodd & Struthers, has proved his mettle. \Vhen --



Prof. Dodd was satisfied that his invention was of value,



he looked about him for a man to manage the business—



someone who could finance it, buy the materials to the _

best advantage, look after the details of manufacturing, and direct the

sales force. Mr. Struthers was just the man he Wanted—he was a man. of

rare judgment, a keen business man, with years of experience and With

success a part of' his make-up. For him to take hold of a busmess guaran-

teed its success. This, however, was his biggest undertaking. The light-

ning rod business was in disrepute, and lightning rods were being sold

mostly by men who were thoroughly unscrupulous, and hIS first work was

to get the business on a higher lane. Prof. Dodd lectured to Insurance

companies, and Mr. Struthers ta ked with leadlng busmess men every-

where, and the result was to establish as sales agents for Dodd & Struthers



a clean, honest, conscientious list of businessmen, and the grafters were



largely driven out. N ow Mr. Struthers’ time is largely taken up in hand-



ling the finances of the great business bullt up by the combined efforts of

these two men. This business now covers the largest part of the United



States, and their goods are sent to the farthest corners of the earth.





 





 





of business is that the article sold shall

be worth the price it sells for, and

quality is an important factor. In buying

lightning rods especially the quality must

be, of the very best, for the lives and proper

of the customer depend upon its doing the work for which it was intende g

and here is where Dodd & Struthers stand in a class by themselves. In the

cable they manufacture they use wire that is as pure as copper Wire canbe

drawn, for uprights and points the material is carefully selected and no

poor points can get past the inspector. For the making of couplers, and

insuring them to be the best, a foundry is maintained, in fact Dodd &

Struthers manufacture the goods they sell and can therefore know that, they

‘ are right. In this way they can not only talk quality, but they

tan and do deliver it. The quality of the D. & S. goods is such

that goods bearing their trade mark, I). & S. , are recognized every-

where as the Standard, the acme of lightning rod constructlon.





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EFERENGES and ENDORSEMENTS

——The National Association of Mutual In- . , .. _

surancc Companies of the U nitcd States in Wawmmm _



convention assembled endorsed Prof. Dodd and mgr-rut "'



recommended the use of the Dodd & Struthers

lightning rods. Many other companies, both



Mutual and Stock Companies, lnake discounts



where the D. & S. rods are used. We received the



highest award at the \Vorld’s Fair at St. Louis and

the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition the high-

est award was also received.



C. H. Martin, President Peoples Savings Bank, Des Moines, Iowa, says:





We are pleased to recommend to you the firm of Dodd & Struthers, of this city. who

have been customers of ours for many years. We have always found them honorable and

upright. in all their dealings and would consider them perfectly good for any contract

they may make. .



Geis Botsford, Secretary The Commercial Club, Des Moines, Iowa, says:



Dodd & Struthers are, well known to us. We have watched this business grow and we

look upon them as one of the leading institutions of our elty.





Can you afford to risk any other Lightning Rods than these?





0000 & STRUTHERS, Des Moines, Iowa





   





   





 

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

 

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





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‘people he 'met at the party were the. myself? No, I will bear the burden my-





‘if you were in trouble."





without it. 1‘





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THE MICHIG.AN FA.RMER.

pliant brightness " of that face, that it but said nothing of what he had heard

choked even the sobs of sorrow. They to Dora. He wanted to think first. What

pressed arOund her in breathless still- should he do? The money would help

ness. ' him so much, but would it not also be

"‘Eva," said St. Clair gently. lending his aid to that which he had

“She did not hear. sworn not to? You are not supposcd to

“‘O‘h, Eva, tell us what you see! What know 'what he wants of the land. whis-

is it?’ said her father. pcred the evil one. But you do know.

“A bright, a glorious smile passed over declared conscience, mercilessly. You

her face, and she said. brokenly—‘Oh. 10\'<‘ need the money and no one knows that you

—~joy—peacel' gave one sigh, and passed know but Wayne, whispered the tempter

from death unto life!” again. I wonder what Dora would say?

I might tell her and let her dccide, ho

thot; the land is really hers anyhow, but

this thot was too much even for him to



BY I'BMA B. MATTHEWS. countenance.



Chapter Vll.—-Temptation. Leave that girl ”(0 .

Don found to his surprise that the that I am too much of :1 coward to tiOOlth





 





 





TH EODORA.





decide something





equals of thOSe he had been in the habit self. This decision did not cud the battle,

however. He turned restlessly in his





bed and tried to dismiss the subjccl, say—





off the reserve that he had kept and rc— .

ing that he would dccrde in the morning,





solved henceforth to be one with the _

people among whom the remainder of his hilt 1t WOUId 110': fl‘OWIi- . .



life must be spent. This soon became “Now, see here, he Silld mininself at

apparent to Dora and. never as exclusiVe IRSt» “till-S thing IS \i'I‘OIig‘;aif it was not

as her brother, she rejoiced that it it would not trouble me so. He cannot

was so. have it!" and then with free mind he





All of their neighbors called upon them slept the 51091) 0f the jUSt-

and seemed very friendly and Dora was The next morning the

glad to return their calls and be one of poured again.

them. “There is much more real friend- “I suppose you have decided to accept

linoss here than in our society at home.” my offer,” he said with n satisfied smirk.

she remarked one day to Don. “I feel “No"’ answered Don quietly; “you can-

that these people would not pass you by not have the hind."



“Sharp! I might have known it when

I found I was dealing with on casterncr.

Name your own figures, thou."



“You do not undcrstund mo. You can-

not lmvc the land at any price."





 





stranger ap-





Don pondered this question and won-

dered why it was so. Among all they

had known in the Oh] life there had not

been one that they trusted as they did

the Scotis, but why this was so was :1 “Ii'hy not?"

problem he had not found the key to as “Zecnusc I understand that you

yet. to build a saloon thorn"



“By the way, I forgot to tell you that “A fonai‘c!“ snccrcd the man.





wish





a man callcd to sec you while you were “A fonhlic if you like, but I will not

gone today,” Dora continued. bc :1 party in any way to 21 business of





business that deprives mcn

:llul lllakcs suffcring





“A man! Who could it be, and what that kind. :1

did he wont?” of their lllrlllillcul



“I am sure I do not know, for he made for_womcn and childrcn. Good-day, sir,”

no other crrund than to see you and said and he bowcd the angry man from the

he would come again tomorrow." house. 1



Tiny wcrc both curious about the ox- “Vi’hnt did you do to ihut mun, Don?”,

pct-icd cullcr whcn hc .‘llllli‘lll‘t‘ll lilt‘ l‘ol- Dora asked him :1 short time after. “I“





lowing day. He was a polished, smooth— was out cutting some roscs and he wont!

talking man, but us liora him





by me looking like a thunder Cloud {lnd‘

into the living room and Wcllt to call her muttering to himself. Really, I somehow





brother she dccidcd that he did not seem feel afraid of him."

just like a gentleman and she did not—.- “I did not do anything,

like him. to let him have the piccc ol'





 





shu i\\'l‘tl





only refuse

lzllltl he





After a. few passing remarks he said: wanted. Perhaps I uscd stronger lun—

“You have :1 pretty placc here." gungc than I ought lllldt‘l' tho circum—





stances for, Dom, I am ashnmcd to tell



“I would like,” continued the cullcr. you that I was strongly tempted, nilho

to buy a “”16 corner down “i the other looking at it now I do not: soc how I could

end where the street cars stop and am have hositnicd for a minute.”

willing to pay it good price for it." Dora loolzcd puzzled. “I [hot you want—



“I hardly think I CHH‘ i0 dispose 0f any ed the money so much. “my did you not

of our land," Don replicd coin'icuusiit let him ll:l\‘t" it?”



“Oh, it Will not ilitt‘l‘ft‘l'o With 3'011 km.“ “Because he wanted to build a saloon

I only want a place large enough to set thcrc,"



a building on and will pay you—v" naming “A saloon! 011, Don!"

(L mice entirely out of proportion to tho “I thot‘ i know your feelings in that

service required. mutter,“ smilcd hc. “\Ve will got along



Don was, astonished at the price numcd without tho moucy, I dare say."

but anS\\"'1‘cd that he must think it OVGI‘ “Much bctter than we would with ii,"

as ho ncvcr (llll things hustily. suid Dom dccidcdly.



“Oh, that, is all right," and tho stranger \Vuync and lmitic were over that (‘\'o.

badc him a smiling goodby, promising to ping. “\Ycll?” begun “'zlync, “I suppose

Come the ncxt day for his dccisiou. you will sct your othcr ire-cs now." .



Don cxpluincd to Dom what was wunt- “No," unswcl‘i-d lion, quietly; “not this

(\(l. “It would be it grcui hclp to us just your,"

now," hc suit], “and would cnublc mc lo \\';1_vuc sn’d no more but he looked sur—

ii'ccs ihzii I was so priscd, uiul Don, sccing thc look, (-on_

lllllli'ilI "i did not let that mun have thc

hind l1.» wuulcil,”



“Not lcl him huvc it!"



“No. ui‘tcr I found what ho wanted it





Don rcplicd that they had.





 





uuxioim



about."

Dom was lhoii‘ul. “\Yhut did he want



of it?” silc :iskcd.





“l don't know, and the price ho oi'fcrcd,





being so much more than ihc loud is for."

worth, mzidc mo suspicious. 'l‘hut was \Vill’hc “u,“ silent but his mind was

why 1 uskcll tinlc to think it over and, busy, and this wus whut hc iliol: IIcrc l





bcsidcs, I could not sell it anyhow willi— :li lcnsl, is :l mun lo whom clu'isiiuuitv

out your consent." is somclluug morc thou a. uamc. Thcn



That, cvcniug’, however. the mutter was almost, pcrsumlcst mc. iii-lilo, on thc

cxpluincd to him. llc mot \\':iyuc :1 short (ltili‘l‘ hand. was not in the [cost sur—





wziy down tho roud who suit] to him:

“Vi'cll, did you ‘hzch :1

bit of your land today?" crwisc, for 21



“Yes," :iuswcrcd lion. “I did." hor uniurc



“And d’d you take his offer?"



“No, l :tskcd limo to think it ovor. To

tell the truth, I have bocn

since to know why he

offer for tho place. I womicr what he :ill

'untcd of it.” who have ucvcr



“Didn't he tell you?" my lit'c. might."



“No." lioru smilcd.





\Vuyne laughed. ihot we





prised; iurlccii. she would llil\'t“

chuncc to sell it

work in

was watching these





anxiously





ncw forcc was at

21nd shc

new friends of licrs

foil.

puzzled ever “I ncvcr thot I could

lllzltlt‘ so big zill silo told “01“.! onc tiny:





lest they





lip :t christian,”

“but if you, thru

if I,

had It grout sorrow in





your troubles. con, il sci-ms us





“It is. when trouble comes





“\‘Vcll, I will ibcu." nccd it lllns'i, lmiiic. I nevus,





he said. “He wants to build it saloon could liztvc stood all thui I havc unnhlmlfl



thcrc.” \thn trouble comcs, us it must to all

“A saloon!" I supposc in time, it is u sure refuge, :1

“Exactly. You see it is a fine location. firm rock."



the cars all stop there and many people “Don't,” Lettie had sn‘d with a shud—



get on and off there. It will be :1 heat dcr. “It sccms :is if :1 Shadow hovered





little sum for you anyh'ow, and you will



never miss the land."

Don made no reply. for



war had begun to wage.





over my life while you were talking.”

“You are fanciful, door,” she said. but‘



in his heart a it was some time before Lottie could.



He went home shake the feeling off, but from that dayl





l,





!I can out almost





I

bccu ‘

grczlily disappointed bud ho tlccidcd othv





(17)) 533





OLD SOAKERS





Get Saturated With Caffeine.





When a person has used coffee for a

number of years and gradually declined

in health, it is time the coffcc should be

left off in order to sce whether or not

that has been the cause of the trouble.



A lady in Huntsville. Ala., says she

used coffee for about 40 years, and for

the past 20 years was troubled with

stomach trouble.



“I have been treated by many physi-

cians but all in vain. Everything failed

to pcrfcct a cure. I was prostrated for

some time and come near dying. When

I recovercd sufficiently to partake of food

and drink I tried coffee again and it

soured on my stomach.



“I finally concluded coffee was the

cause of my troubles and stopped using;

it. I tried ten and then milk in its

place, but neither agreed with me, then

I commenced using Postum. I had it

properly made and it was very pleasing

to the taste.



“I have now used it four months, and

my health is so greatly improved that

anything I want and

well, whereas. before, I suf-





can sloop





‘fercd for yours with insomnia.





“I have found the cause of my trou—

bles and a way to get rid of them. You

can depend upon it I appreciate Pos—

tum."



“There’s a Reason.”

to “’cllville,” in pkgs.



Ever read the above letter? A

new one appears from time to

time. They are genuine, true

and full of human interest.





Read “The Road





 





 





D0 YOUR SUSPENDERS CHAFE

YOUR SHOULDERS?





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instantly to every motion of your body. Once you discover"

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will never wear the old rigid back kind again.



The extra Heavy Weight, made especially for farmers,

outlasts several pairs of ordinary Suspenders. And they are

sold with the maker's guarantee—Satisfaction, New

Pair, or -Money Back.



If your storekeeper cannot suppiv you, we will send you

a pair direct from the factory, postpaid, upon receipt of

price, 50 cents.





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756 Main Street, Shirley, Mass.





 





 





 





 





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--' ”Windmill can

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—it has a practically noiseless brake—it is

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and alfalfa grow, the Saginaw

Silo is making farmers rich. You

cannot afford to be





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Silage from it tastes so good to

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on dry food or pasturage. Write

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Des Moines. Ia. ,





Minneapolis
534 as)

she began to learn Dora‘s faith and trust





I)" ' ' d



h God.

espa'r an ~ 8Among others that Don and Dora met,

Despondency





when they began to mingle with their

neighbors more, was a young man by the

name of Howard Murray. Dora was

pleased with his straightforward manner

and pleasing countenance. “‘I feel sure

the is good,” she said; “I wonder why we

never met him at the Scotts?"



“He may not be so in love with them

as you are,” answered Don mischievously,

but Dora only shook her head and felt

sure there was another reason.



She learned later that this was true,

for, speaking of him to Lettie one day,

she could not but notice her embarrass-

ment.



“We were very good friends and he

came to see us a. great deal,” Lettie

acknowledged, “until I went to spend a

winter with my aunt at San Francisco.

I met Albert there and when I returned

I was engaged to him and Howard has

never visited us much since.. It has

ofbilieoqeffbu} a ‘zfimalniqcar'l tell dtliel starts? always grieved.me,” she continued, “that

spondericl‘ly eéflllzl‘fl‘l‘t‘d ebfvtIlggfd‘eri‘nwliglgari‘iy my parents do not approve 'Of Albert.”

a daily burden of ill-health and pain ‘00- Dora said nothing. She had met the

eggseieflg disorrillsrsirfind t‘dertangernentfil ct young soldier when she first came to Cal-

are -distirllcf-lyldfeininiili§.r diliheotggt’iisi‘es Ls); ifornia, altho he was now in the Phll‘

bravely endured completely upset the lppines, and she had found something

nerves if long continued. lacking in his face. She could not help



Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a but contrast him with Howard Murray

positive cure for weakness and disease of . . '

the feminine organism. and she wondered if Lettie had not been



dazzled by a. showy uniform. She said





IT MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONG nothing at all of this, however, for it

SICK WOMEN WELL was not her place, but she wondered





It allays inflammation, heals ulceration vaguely if things did happen wrong some-

and soothes pain. It tones and builds up timeS.

the. nerves. It fits for wifeh~ood and motli— . -

erhood. Honest medicine dealers sell it, 5118 could not bUt notice, however, as

and have nothing to urge upon you 351th“ summer sped by and Lettie told her

“just as good.” It is non-secret, non-al—Tfhat Albert was to have a furlough to

(033132110 3;ng11§(50%aecfilglgagétgsyea’i‘%§j come home and they were 'to be married

probably know of some of its mung, cures. before he returned to his regiment, that

If you want a book that tells all about a shadow seemed always on the face of

ltmiigrlrlies 1151;353:513: hmtv to cure ttherrfl, Mrs. Scott, altho she strove to be cheer—

: , > —cen 5 amps o r. , . . .

Pierce to pay cost of mailing only, and ful. Of cours«, Slle-lllflt, it is only nat—

he \lel Send you a free copy of his great Ural lllOy Sllflllld (llsllke to lose Lettie

{IfOlJ'sarlldAplag'e illuStiy'itclcl Contll’nfllllt Selase from the home, but, altlio nothing was

.I‘ (.‘(lC'd (Viser—reVise , up- o-(a c e i- - . - ‘

tion, in paper covers. In handsome cloth- said, she felt sure thdt It was because

binding, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Of her 6110100-

Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. But the summer waned, the mountains





were again brown and the preparations





WESTERN went steadily on. Even the wedding

gown was completed.





320 A I “I am sure I do not know what I shall

cres “stead 0'16“ Acres ever do without you,” Dora said to her

t1Aafuiéthéarludvilioeinenttoqet- friend one evening.

”$33,agggmhgfigggygg Lottie smiled but seemed uneasy, a

Canadian Government has in- ' r .' ) -' . ' - '

creased the are“ that may be i thing that 1 01a liad noticed much in her

taken [£3233 homesteader to friend of late. She was paler, too, than

a — .

1,2,”;3urchasefiegtag‘fi,‘23,53 her wont and Dora wondered if she was

per acre. These lands are in ' 3 _ ' '

the grain-raising are“. where not qum, “(11, but she did not complain.

mixed fur-min is also carried i'l‘hen came the news that cholera liad





' on with ' . . . . .

Arhiiw‘tfi‘li‘i‘ii‘gigifficfigifuut ‘brokcn out in the Philippines and that





to Hudson Bl‘y, briiigin the world’s .. a. r‘ . v .



markets sthoiisaiid milesgneurer these i All“ 1 t mlhht “fit be able 1‘? {.4 t awn} .iS



wheat fields. where schools and he had planned. Dora. fancied that Lettie



churches are convenient. climate . .



excellent. railways close to all set. appeared relieved and more like herself



tlements and local markets good. again, but she put the thOt from her as

unworthy.





"It would take time to assimilate the revo-

(Concluded next week).





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





lotions that a visit to the great empire lying

to the North of us unfolded at every turn."

Correspondence of an Illinois Editor. who

visited Western Canada in August, 1908.

Land: may also be purchased from Railway

Ind Land Companies at low price! and on

easy tel-mu. For pamphlets. maps and infor-

mation “to low Railway Baton, apply to Snp’t

of Immigration. Ottawa, Cum. or to the

luthorized Canadian GovernmentAgent.





M. Y. McInnes. 8 Ave. Theatre Block,

. Detmit. Mich.; 0. A. Laurier. Mur-

’ quette, Mich.





PRETTY AND ARTISTIC PORCH

BOXES.





 





BY E. E. n.

Pretty porch boxes containing bright-

.liucd flowering plants add to the attrac-

Wtivencss 0f the home. Often this affords

——.the only opportunity of satisfying the

desire. for these beauties of nature. To

cultivate flowers ill beds is not always

convenient. To be able to tend them in

boxes where they are near at hand and





To avoid this trouble use

out of the way of poultry is gratifying.

It is vexing to see an energetic hcn with





PROTECTION BRAND

swiftly moving feet carrying destruction





to one's pct blossoms or newly started

plants, yet that is exactly what happens

many times in the flower bed. The porch

box, generally speaking, is secure from





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Many leaks in roofs are caused by

water running through Nail Holes





 





. such depredations.



Any strong box which is of the right

shape, long and narrow, with a depth of

six or seven inclics, makes a good porch

box. It may be painted the color of the

house or be of a contrasting shade. Green





ASPHALT READY ROOFING C0. iis always good, as it liarmonizcs and





DEPT.D.80 PINE ST..NEW YORK.U.S.A iblcnds with the foliage of the plants it

i contains. '



i One of the very prettiest boxes I ever

saw, and one which attracted a. great

'0 ”Ays FREE TRI‘L deal of attention last summer, was cov-

K "\ 32%.;3; iggfi‘égggghfimfi‘b‘fifi‘i! cred) with rough bark from the woods,

\ , you aronotuunnodifastencd on “1th nails. nge pieces





7‘“ “m “mum mad" 10‘1”" were selected, taken from old logs where



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i art catalogs illumatingevor undo: by decay. A trip to the back pasture,

writ npostal and every-





The roofing without an exposed

Nail Hole.





Send for free sample to





 





 





 





 





 

 





a. bicycle or a pair

I.“ no "01. B 0ftiresrromanvone they had fallen off or become loosened

fig§$fidflfggeigfingwwgfefim “"10! or any place where there is fallen timber,





at any price until you receive our late“

ONE 0E" in it will cant you to would undoubtedly reveal just the ma-

mnzwmb, “my.” free postpaidby ‘tel‘lfll necessary. If the pieces are not





‘ ,, return mail. Youwillgetmuchvaluableln- ~ ' . . ‘

“mm” Donotwalt,wriwitnow. found of the iequlred shape, they can





TIRES. Coaster-Brakes.Buinp easily be made so by the use of saw and





up-whodl nnd all Iundriel at half usual prices. axe The d ee ‘ . .

. . ply serrated bai k With its

HEAD OYGLE 00? Dept. II 77 CHICAM artistic conformation and color tone,





Watson E. Coleman. crotontlmakes an ornament 0f the box itself.

PATENT “mm” W“""“g'°“'31{§h.'.ue‘}j When filled with blooming plants and

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vice iree. Tern“ low.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER‘,





trailing vines the effect is 'truly pleasing.



Almost any plants do well in boxes if

supplied abundantly with water. The soil

needs to be quite rich and a layer of fer-

tilizer from the barnyard should be placed

in the bottom or else mixed with the

earth. No provision for drainage is re-

quired, as excess of moisture finds its

way out thru the crevices of the boards.



Geraniums, if young and thrifty, are

particularly good bloomers, but if old and

scraggy may better be discarded and new

ones procured from the greenhouse. It

is the new plants which are most

symetric‘al and also the most persistent

in bloom.



Petunas give abundance of bloom in

boxes, as do nasturtiums. No box is quite

complete without at least a few of the

latter, and if they are given complete

possession with a sunny exposure, they

will furnish a perfect riot of vivid color-

ing all summer.



Foliage plants are favorites for porch

boxes, and a fern or two is a pleasing

addition. T‘hose from the woods or way-

sides are beautiful and will not break

over if transplanted early enough so

growth has not progressed too far. Red

and white geraniums with a fern, a few

nasturtiums and a root of English ivy

or any pretty trailing vine will not fail

to give a satisfactory effect all summer.

Crowding should be avoided. A few

plants, small when set, will soon com-

pletely fill an ordinary box.



Beds of flowers in the yard may be out

of the question for some who would love

to have them, but there is still ample

opportunity for gratifying a desire for

the beautiful blossoms in the way sug-

gested. Indeed, the back yard, as well

as the front one, may be filled with bloom

all summer and defiance bidden the fowls

by filling different receptacles, raising

them a foot or two with earth from the

ground, and planting therein seeds or

plants. But water must be provided and

with abundance. That is the only pro-

vision after the planting.





SOME US—ES FOR KEROSENE OIL.





 





BY LAUREL KIIBK.



There are few things about the home

more helpful to the housekeeper than

kerosene oil. The oil will remove ink

and fruit stains from clothing without in-

juring the fabric. Soak the spots in the

kerosene and then wash them in hot suds.

Or, if they prove obstinate against this





treatment place the garment or stained.





article (if of material that can be boiled)

in a granite dish. Take a pailful of soft

water, half cupful of kerosene oil and

nearly a half bar of soap and pour over

it. Boil from one to three hours. This

will often take out ink stains from table

linen when other methods have. failed.



Bath tubs, sinks and wash basins clean

easily with a. cloth wrung out of the. oil.

Nickle—plate on a stove may be kept

bright by rubbing with the oil and then

polishing with a piece of soft flannel.

()ilcloths and lincoleums wiped up with

a cloth dampened with the oil will look

fresh and new.



Kerosene is good for cleaning the rub-

ber rollers of the wringci' if they have

become discolored and covered with lint.

Dip a cloth in the oil and wipe off the

rubbers, then wipe it with a dry cloth

and they will be bright and clean.





 





EMERGENCY PROVlS—IONS.





 





BY E. E. BOCUE.



In our ice-room we have an “emer—

gency” shelf, stored with some choice

things that will keep Well—candied

fruits, nut meats, raisins, fruit cheese,

a good brand of extract of beef, canned

Salmon, a line brand of leaf tea, coffee,

olive oil, olives, aild such other extras

as may be Used to add a dainty touch to

a hasty lunch for an unexpected guest.

To reach this shelf and other high points,

I have a small, light step ladder with two

steps, so built as to stand firmly without

danger of upsetting the occupant. A high

stool stands under the pantry shelf and

is often brot out to sit upon while wip-

ing dishes, making cake, etc. A few

sheets of wax paper is very convenient

to use in putting up a dainty lunch~and

there is no excuse for putting up any

other kind. Also have a roll of wrapping

paper, and coarse meat paper conven-

iently placed; the latter to lay doughnuts

upon when warm .





 





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of Quaker Cats and such cereals are far

superior in strength and endurance to

those who rely upon the usual diet of

heavy, greasy foods.



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first of all. It is the most p0pular food

in the world among the foods sold in

packages.



All grocers carry Quaker Oats. It

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Address all’cofiespondence relative to

the organizationof new Clubs to Mrs. W.

L. Cheney, Mason, Mich.





Assodatlonal Motto.—

The skillful, hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.





Associational Sentiment.—

The farmer; he garners from the soil

the primal wealth of nations.





 





 





How THE LOCAL CLUBS ARE

CONDUCTED.





One of the most interesting feat’iires

of the associational meeting is the Con-

ference of Local Club Workers, to which

about two hours of one «session is de—

voted at each of these annual meetings.

The last meeting was no exception to

the general rule in this respect, and this

feature of the state meeting has been

neglected until this time only for the rea—

son that space did not permit it to be

reviCWed at an earlier date. But in this

and succeeding issues we will touch upon

the features of local club work that were

noted by the representatives of many of

the local clubs represented at this meet-

ing. Unfortunately we will be able to

do no more than hint at the central thot

expreSscd by some of these delegates by

refen'in to notes taken at the time, but

these hints may suffice to give the mem‘

bers of other clubs an idea of the work

which is bcing done in local clubs in dif-

fercnt sections of the state, and per-

chance may contain suggestions of value

to their own organization should they

care to broaden the work now being done

along the lines followed out by other

clubs as expressed in this conference.



MrS. Jennie M. Ford, delegate from the

Twentieth Century Club, of Jackson Co.,

said that, the regular work of that club

had been sadly interfered with by the

fact that three prominent members had

died during recent months and another

was on his deathbed at the time of the

meeting. The work of this club is direct-

ed along all beneficial lines. The ques-

tions discussed refer to farm work and

problerhswlcgis’lation and the general bet—

termpnhg countryelifeh All-of the intent

in the 4c is made useful in the varied

ln‘fisrvés of the club. A fair is held as a

special feature.



The delegate from the Deerflcld Club,

of Isabella Co, stated that the scarcity

of farm labor interfered not a little with

the continued progress of the organiza-

tion. Political economy is a field of dis-

cussion which is not barred in this club,

the members of which feel that it is every

man's duty to be a politician in the best

sense of the word. Political questions

are for this reason discussed in a broad

way, party lines being obliterated in their

consideration.



Mr. M. H. Crafts, delegate from the

West Blackman and East Leoni Club, of

Jackson ('70., reported that the club holds

nine wgular meetings during the year.

The members of this organization believe

that the grcatcst benefit accrues from a.

small, live club, and that there is room

for many more of this kind in the state.

A special fcaturc is made of an ice cream

social in June, the recc‘pts from which

help materially in dci‘raying the expenScs

of the club.



l)clcgale George Coyer, of the Sher-

man Farmers’ Club, of Ncwaygo (‘o.,

rcportcd that club a lively organization

with forty odd members, each of which

generally lived up to a resolution taken

when the club was organized to take .‘t

half day off for each meeting; they aim

to be there at ‘12 o’clock sharp, so as not

to miss dinner. Socials are held as a

means of adding to the resources of the

C‘lUll, which was reported as having a

balanCe of $60 to $70 in the treasury.

Rousing Thanksgiving and Christmas

dinners are also given and lots of other

entertainments provided which are ap-

preciated by the members in a social

way. This active club is trying to effect

the organization of new clubs

townships. and is apparently in a most

prosperous condition thru the unusual

enthusiasm of the members as expressed

by the delegate in the (‘lub Conference.





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WHICH QUA-LITIES MAKE THE BEST





 





 





WIFE.

Paper read at the Hickory Farmers’

Club. of 'I‘uscola Co., by Mrs. J. D.

Montei.





In dealing with the subject before us,

“Which qualities make the best wife."

I might give the value of the women as





* THE MICHIGAN, FARMER.





‘ estimated by a little girl whose [compo-





sition, Was written on “Boys."

“Boys are men that have got as big





as their papas, and girls are women that.

Men .





will be young ladies by and by.

were made before women. When God

looked at Adam, he said to himself, ‘Well,

I think I can do better if I try again,“

and then he made Eve. God liked Eve,

so much better than Adam that there





have been more women than men ever





since. Boys are 'a trouble. They wear

out everything but soap. If I had my

way, half of the boys in the world would

be girls and the rest would be dolls. My

papa is so nice I think he must have been

a. little girl when he was a. little boy."



Now, as we have a high estimate

placed on the girl, we must place a high

estimate on the qualities of the woman.

At first we might ask ourselves the ques-

tion, what qualities do I want my dangle;L

ter to attain? Do we want her to be

society woman or a parlor ornament, a

woman that is ashamed of her mother

in public or‘ afraid to get her hands soiled

and consequently lets her mother do the

work and wait on her? Or, do we want

her to become an all round woman? One

than can preside over the parlor_com-

pany, can master the musical instrument,

can complete the work in the kitchen

in mother's absence, is not, afraid to care

for and help her smaller brothers and

sisters if there be such, can make her

own clothing, or at least part of it and

can be a help and comfort to her par-

cuts as well as an entertainer.



No doubt every mother here would

choose the latter. Now the question

arises, how am I to have my daughter

attain to be an all round woman? Is it

the college education that fits a girl to

be such? I would answer, No. In so

saying, I do not condemn the college ed-

ucation, but for the average person I

would not recommend it. Of course, it

tends to broaden the mind, etc. (lftcn

they are so broadened that the girl does

not want to come down to the common

routine of everyday life. Rut, neverthe-

less, I believe in a good education such

as can be obtained at our home schools

and nearby village high schools, together





with practical teaching of economical

housework, and also of the value of

money.





I would like to say right here that it

seems to me, mothers ought to get bet—

ter acquainted with their daughters.

“'hat I mean by that is to take them

as your bosom companions and get their

affections so that they will not be afraid

to tell you their difficulties and troubles

and express their opinions on different

subjects. Let them know you are inter-

ested in them and whatever they do,

whether it be work or pleasure; be a girl

with them as much as possible. Do not

let them hear you say (as I have heard

mothers say), “I would rather do the

Work myself than be botbcrctl with her

mussing around.” If the mother has not

the patience to teach her daughter, who

will?



Now the girl who is brot up to woman-

hood with such careful training cannot

help but be the most useful woman when





she is a wife. She will be qualilicd to

do her part for the bottorn‘icnt of the

home. She will not be above doing the





mending and keeping things up in order.

She will be an chr-hclpful mate for her

life companion, and the light of the home.



But she ought to be a christian. and

then raise her standard of men. If she.

would say, and hold to it, ‘I will not go

with anyone that drinks, chews or

smokes and will not marry anyone that.

is not a christian. there would not be so

many unhappy homes and divorce cases.





CLUB Bl;CUSSlONS.





 





The Hickory Farmers’ Club, which was

to have met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

McDoncll, was entertained by them at

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cool, (as they





were. preparing to more). The attend—

ance was good. taking in consideration





the condition of the roads, and all did

ample justice to the sumptuous dinner

the ladies had prepared, after which the

meeting was called to order by l‘rcsinlcllt

L. ll. Cool, and opened by the usual c\'—

crciscs. “”9, then listened to a p-ipcr on

a very interesting subject. “\\'liich uuaL

itics make the best wife?" by Mrs, .l. ll.

Montci. All thot Mrs. 1\rontoi's ideas of

:1 god wife were fine. Several other:

gavc their opinions which VVPrc vcrv much

In the same line. Mr. (lriflhi was as—

Siilfned the subject of' “flow to kucp the

boys on the farm," which seemed an (HI-9V

subject for him to handle and if we would

all follow his advice it would no doubt

be better for both parents and boys. Mr.

Dowling also gave us some good thots on

the subject. Mrs. R. Reavy gave an

appropriate solo entitled. “Stay on the

Farm.” Then came the question box, and

a good social time was enjoyed by all.





The next meeting will be held in the.

afternoon of May 27th, at the home of

Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Rcavy in Caro—R.





“7.. Cor. See.





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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved.”





 





 





THE GRANGE AND SOIL FER-

TlLlTY.-——l.





Three pictures come to my mind when

I think of the soil and our relations to it:

One picture is of a little man, still in

dresses, who is pouring Lake Michigan

sand from an iron spoon into his tin pail.

He is intently watching the clean, shiny

grains as they fall; but who shall tell

what thots he thinks? It is» the idle

play of life’s untaught and inexperienced

hours. ..



The second picture is the common one

of the springtime—a man holding a plow

as it cuts the sod and turns furrow over

upon furrow. I have heard this man say,

“I like to plow, for as I follow the team

I think of what it means, this bringing

of soil and plant food into new combina-

tions; of how they will act and react upon

one another; how the moisture can now

make fresh paths down to the seed—roots

and start new processes astir there. I

feel I am having a part in a great work.”



The third picture shows a man, old with

years and bent with long days of farm

labor, whose eyes have a shine of some—

thing like affection in them as he looks

down at a handful of earth he holds, and

he seems to say to it, “I have worked

long with you but I am only beginning

to know your secrets. 1, and my fathers

for generations, have practiced the art

of handling your acres, but our sons





must now clltcr into your science. ‘Ne

have been ballled by your many-s'ded—

mess, but they will begin Willi what we





have lcztrm d by failures. They will teach

others, also, what they lcarn by real

study in the field and laboratory. “’6

deemed you simple, cheap, inexhaustible.

They will know you to be wonderful,

costly and easily squandered.”



In these pictures are three types set

forth; first, the thotlcss child playing with

unawakened agriculture; second, the man





who has begun to think upon world—old

Droccsscs of farming; and, lastly, the





farm—seer, filled with reverence for the,

marvels centering in one handful of ordi-

nary soii, looking into the future with

assure-d hope,



Arousod public sentiment has demanded

a national policy for conserving the re—

sources of the soil. The humblcst farmer

must have such a policy also if he is to

opcratc his acrcs lH‘Hllizllll)’ and Content—

cdly. This i< the licrilugo of agriculture.

\\'hat more fitting instrument for taking

an aggressive part in mccting these do—

mands can be found than alrcady exists

in tho Erango‘.’ Is there a greater duty

laid upon the Grange today than to assist

in realizing these demands?



.licsxua WELL.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





Crawford Grange, located at (irayling,

Crawford (‘o., moved into its new home

on March :0, which homo is rcportcd as

being in one, of the finest (lrangc halls

in the state.



Thomas Wilde

\\'il.lo organizid a

Hall in Hendricks

(‘o,, Thursday

('lrangc

.lJi-puty





Grange.«~l'll-piit_v John

(.‘raugc at tho ’l‘own

township. Mackinac

evening, April 21’. ’l‘his

ras organized on the birthday of

\Vildc‘s father and was named

in his honor. 'l‘hc following are the

officers: Muster, Allan I’;,i1'c.cls; overseer,

ii. if. LOckwood; lccturcr, .J. .l. llcrushzi;

Slt'\\':il'(l, Chas. Lockyvood; ass't steward,

Edward Parcels; lady ass't steward,

Katherine Lockwood: chaplain, George,

liycrsc; treasurer, Ray lit-rusha; secre—

tary, Julm l“. Sirublc: gatekeeper, Damon





'l‘ildcn; Ceres, {owcna Parcels; Pomona,

Mrs. J. J. llcrusha: lt‘lora, icatrice llc-I

rusha. Next met-ting of Thomas “'ildo





(irangc at the Hendricks township hall

Tuesday evening, May ll. ’



Planning for Fair and State Grange.—

Mcmbcrs of Summit (lrangc, of Grand

'l‘raVcrsc (“o., at u recent moclillg', dis—

cussed plans for its second annual fair,

which event will occur in Soplcllllnd' or

(lctobor. Last your a creditable exhibi-

tion was conductcv‘l on a notice of two

\vocks. This year's show is to outdo the

former effort. The question of how cv—

tcnsive an exhibit the (lrangws of this

corner of Michigan should make at: the

time of the State Grange at: Travs-i'sc

("ity next liccembor also camc up, Ncarly

cvcry I’utrou at the meeting spoke upon

the subject and the members were prac-

tically unanimous in the opinion that

there should be a display. (lno member

suggested that fruit. grains and poltlilu‘s

be put on exhibition. It was urged by





one speaker that the corn grown in this

reason is of a better quality than that





produced in southern 1Vlichigan from

which part of the state the larger num—

ber oi delegates to the big meeting will





come. and that therefore the visitors

would enjoy inspecting a good corn dis—

play. A sister suggested that the hall in





which the State Grange meets be dec-





 





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orated so as to have a rustic appearance,

,stalks of corn, sheaves of grain and

pumpkins being used. '



Brevort~'Grange.-—Deputy John Wilde

organized a Grange of Patrons of Hus—

bandry‘at Allenville in Brev-ort township,

Mackinac 00., Tuesday evening, April

27, with the following officers: Master,

John Summerby; overseer, Samuel lur-

ton; lecturer, Ethel Summerby; steward,

Chas. Litzner; ass't steward, Wm. Shim—

kovitz: lady ass't steward, Fern Kelly;

chaplain, Margaret Martin; treasurer,

Wm. Luepnitz, Sin; secretary, Adam

Litzner; gatekeeper, Hiram Kelly; Ceres,





Susan Erskine; Pomona, Lena Yat l ,

Flora, Johanna Brown. Next meeting

May





Practical Topics Well Handled by Butter-

nut Patrons.





The last meeting of Butternut Grange,

of Montcalm Co., was a good one. Mas—

ter Patterson was absent on account

of illness and the lecturer presided, an

excellent program being carried out.



The first number on soil fertility,

“Plant food, its nature and source," was

taken 'up and discussed generally. It

brot out the fact that our soils are. like

our banks—we cannot draw out unless

we'put something back—and that the

yield of our crops can be doubled at one-

half the cost per acre. Total or partial

exhaustion of the soil is caused by farm—

ers not understanding what plants need

to feed them. I‘lxpcriments show that

1:00 lbs. of water pass thru the plant for

each pound of dry matter, and the most

important factor in raising good crops

is moisture to tide over times of a scanty

rainfall. Nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon

from the air, and potash. lime, phosphoric





acid, magnesia, iron and sulfuric acid

minerals are what the plants need. It

was proveu that nature turns all her





plants back upon the soil to furnish more

food for the next set of plants, Man sells

or destroys his crops, thus “robbing the

soil."



in). Boyer, in a short talk, said that

what the (lrangc is demanding in the

way of legislation is a parcels post. a

higher tax on tclcgraph and iclv'plmnt;

companies, a good primary law, the 'l‘ol‘-

rons system of land transfers and prac-

tical good roads lcgislation.



“Child Life~l~lis Scnscs.” the first of

the series of studies on child life outlined

by State Lecturcr, was mad.“ the subject

of a paper by Mrs. \‘i'm. lluyck. Sho

described a physically normal child and

gave, position children should be taught

in reading, viz., sitting with the light

shining over the left shoulder. She de-

scribed some of the causes of deafness,

one of which was a growth behind the

nostrils. In discussion it was brot out

that poor light, fine print, cigarette smok-

ing and unhealthy home conditions are to

blame for much of the defective eyesight

among children, and it was held that one.

child out of four is somewhat deaf in

one car or both.



This was the meeting at which the

sisters Were. to present recipes for (-00 —

ics, with samples made according to ’ 9

recipes. Only three l‘cspondcd. but this

fcature of the program proved an inter—

esting uric. The recipes submitted were

the following:



Frosted cream cool<"os, by Mrs. Neu—

man: (‘up of sugar, cup of nn‘)lasses, cup

of shortening, cup of sour milk, 2 eggs,

(leave whites for frosting), ‘J spoonfuls

of soda and flour to make thick paste.

Ginger, spices to suit taste.



i’oor man‘s cookics, by Mrs. Eli black:

’l‘wo cups sugar. cup of sour crcam, 1

(g flour to make thick paste, 2 tea-

spoons baking powder, 1., toaspoonful

soda. Flavor to suit taste,



(.‘rcam cookies, by Mrs. It]. \’\'. Johnson:

'l‘wo eggs, lMJ cups of sugar, cup of sour

cream, 1/; cup of butter, 1 tcaspoon of

soda, flour to make thick pastc. Flavor

to suit taste.



Strength of the Grange in the

Traverse Section.



There are TN subordinalcs and c’ght

Pomona tirangcs in the ton cluutics in

thc northwestern corner of the lowor

pcninsulu of Michigan, \'\'t‘\l“il'tl cuultv

ranks Ilrsl, it lriving L’u sulmrdinzltws, unvl





Grand





lu-l-lunuu county ranks tcnlh, it having

but tlllt‘ (lraugi- 'l‘lu‘ counties and tho

number of (,lrungcs in each are as 1'.l_

lows:



\\,'c.\l'or.l ............................... ’l

t‘liurlcvoix .............................. ll;

Ant rim ................................. ll

Kulkzislxri .............................. 11'.

Grand 'l‘rayIr-p ........................ l'l

.l-Zmnu-t ................................. N

Missuukcc .............................. h

lVlduistt-c ............................... 7|

l’it'llzio- ................................. 1

Lecianau ............................... l





'l‘hcrc is :I l’uuou-i oi cour'ly tirungo

in ouch of the cuuzlil‘s :—'.i\'.x liar/dc null





.lmclzllmu. It is wtpw‘twl. ll >\\«-\' 1‘, that.

icnzic will have u l‘omonzi by 11111.

COMING EVENTS.

Pomona Meetings.

(lratiot <‘o_, with Arcadia tif‘ung‘l', Sai—

lll‘iluy. May N. Sl'itv .\l;i<llr li'ill, Stall:

Simukcr. Mustcrs' :izul lwclui‘crs‘ t‘onr





i'crclu'c,

lngham Co, with Alaiodon

Friday, May it.





(lrungn‘,





Anil'iui (‘o.. with l'?lls\.\'orth ‘1'".‘lll5;",

“'i-(lilcsiluy ililti 'l‘lxlll's-l'm, May 11%;“.



("hurlcvoix t‘o,, with South Arm

Gruugc. 'l‘liui'siluy, .liun- 2:,



[it‘ll£l\\'l‘t‘ V», with Madison Grunge,

'l‘hurslluy, Juno 3:.



“'uynu (‘o., with I’ll! lock Hr‘lngc,

Friday. June l. l’rof. II. S. Show, State

Spcakcr.



Kent (hr, with tlul-zllr-‘d tlrwngu, \‘x'wl—





ncsduy, June 22!. Miss .lcnuic liucll, Stale.

Speaker.

with





("hippowa (‘o., lioscd'llc (lrullgo





in June.





(wuss (‘o_, with li-Illlclti





June.





Grange, in
A Gasoline Engine Which Attaches to and‘lForms Part of Any Standard Pump?

Beats a windmill to a frazzle and costs less. Needs





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towers—no cement foundation—no anchor posts





-'-—no special platform—no fixings of any kind.





Just set it up alongside any pump anywhere, bolt





it in place, and it’s ready for work. It takes only a few

m1nutes. Then you are sure of water when you want it

and 1n any amount you need for practically a lifetime.





This little wonder—worker is a pigmy in size but





a Giant in strength. Pumps water from a well of





any ordinary depth 31 strokes a minute.





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begin to more than hint, in an ad like this, about

how much time and money it will save you—but





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Engine, and if factory is clogged with orders tell me how soon you could

ship

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catalog will tell. The coupon will bring it.





. Fuller 8: Johnson

Farm _

Pump Engine





This is the only practical and reliable Farm Pump Engine. It took us years

to perfect it. Then we tested it thoroughly on our farms to know that it was right.

Now we can supply your urgent need and give you an engine that will be a money-

saver, a satisfaction and convenience for you as long as you live.



Don’t compare this sturdy engine with any of the cheap, untried contraptions

which may be offered you and which are built to sell. Remember, it’s made by the

Fuller & Johnson Mfg. CO., of Madison, Wis, who for years have been manufacturing

Farm Machinery and Gasoline Engines of the highest quality.



You will do yourself an injustice if you consider buying any kind of an engine for

pumping, or any kind ofa windmill—or even repair the one which has blown down——

before you get our price. You can afford to replace a good windmill with the Farm

Pump Engine if only to save your back on the hot summer days. It’s then that your

stock needs the most water, and the wind sometimes doesn’t blow for weeks.



And—remember this—the Farm Pump Engine can’t blow down. Reports show

that the windmill loss during the February blizzards alone total up lznndreds of t/Iozl-

sands ofdol/ars. If Fuller & Johnson Farm Pump Engines had been used, the farmers

of the northwest would now be just t/zz's much money in pocket, for there would have

been no loss whatever. .



Windmills are dangerous, too. If you have had to climb to the top of a tower to

fix something and nearly had an arm sheared off—or got your clothing caught and

just escaped being thrown to the ground—you will [snow zonal we mean. You would

be surprised to know how frequent sue/z accidents are.



There are dozens of other things we would like to tell you about this Wonderful

engine and the varied uses to which it can be put by those who have other uses than

pumping. They are so important and so vitally interesting that we urge you most

earnestly to write for the book and learn them all. Do it today, before you forget.

The coupon below is for your convenience.





HOW WE SELL





The Farm Pump Engine is sold through dealers only. It has been so recently put

on the market, however, that many dealers are not yet supplied. If not yet in stock

with your dealer, write us today sure for catalog and price.





FULLER 8: JOHNSON MFG. CO., 220 State St.. MADISON, WIS.





For 30 Years the Leaders in Standard Farm Machinery

Manufacturers of a full line of Open Jacket Engines for Farm Use. Also Standard Farm Machinery,

Plows, Corn Planters. Cultivators. Tobacco Transplanters. etc.





 





 





   

 





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The Farm Pump Engine reduires no special foundation.

Any good Well platform is sufficient. A few minutes after

you unload it from your wagon, it’s in place and at work.



You need no pump jack, no belts, no arms, no shafts—

simply tighten four common nuts and you have a perfect

pumping outfit. -



It runs quietly and practically without vibration.



You needn’t have a tank unless you want it. T‘he.Farm

Pump Engine always starts at once and will fill the stock

trough in a few minutes. By connecting on a piece of

common pipe for extra air chamber or “head,” you can

throw water over any ordinary building direct from the

hump. This gives protection against fire. It is geared so

that the crank will lift 1,000 pounds—half a ton—31 strokes

a minute. This is sufficient to work in any ordinary well.

Length of stroke is adjustable.



It has run all day in midsummer with the thermometer

90° in the shade. And it has pumped all night in zero

weather.



“'e have buried it in snow and it melts its way out. It

runs steady and without undue heating, with the ther-

mometer 90° in the shade. It‘s as persistent as a bull pup

and won’t let go until you shut it off or the fuel runs out.



“'e can’t begin to tell you hcre of all the uses of the Farm

Pump Engine aside from pumping. The catalog goes into

that—tells how it’s used

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arranged with pulley to

run separator, the churn

or other implements—110W

it does the washing and

wringing out the clothes,

and in dozens of ways

helps the farmer and the

Farmer’s Wife. Be sure

to use the coupon today

and learn all about thin

Sturdy “little giant."





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





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