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DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913.

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~ICHIGAN is known as a dairy
M state,-she is known as a lumber

"state; she is a leader in the pro-
duction of beans, her industries in fact,
are more varied than are those of any
other state in the union. Yet, of the
states in the union, she occupies four-
teenth place in the number of horses
p__odt’10ed and'thirteenth in the value of
her horses. W'hy should this 'be so? Is
it because there are not enough David
Harums in Michigan Or is it because

Michigan farmers are too much interested.

in other lines of work and forget all about
tlflie team they are driving? .
fPractically every enterprise in the state
is" dependent to a certain degree, upon
the horse. The.bean grower must have
horses, the :man’ufacturer must have
them. The lumberman calls for them in
large numbers; the horticulturist cannot
do Without them, and 50,011 down the
list. This animal is more widely used
and trade is more largely dependent up-
on him than upon any other product of
the farm. ‘

Yet, what do we Michiganders do when
we are in need of horses? Do we pro-
duce them? No, we go

It costs Farmer Brown but very little
more to keep his large mares and driver
than it did Farmer Smith to keep his
three light ones. It is not as conVenient
with some machinery to work three
horses as two. Heavier machinery is
coming into use more and more. The
auto truck is doing away largely with the
intermediate type, the 1,300-pound horse,
in the city. The automobile is supplant-
ing the light horse, the driver, and coach
in a large way, so that the breeder of
this class of horses is compelled to seek
his market. The city market and the
farm as well, are constantly calling for
heavy horses of superior quality. In
short, then, we must conclude. that there
is more money in the heavy horse for the
farmer, by reason of greater efficiency at
farm work, because of a stronger market,
and because they are the best edvertise—
ment he can give his other business. N0-
tice the crowd on the street as the far-
mer drives by with his ~1,700 or 1,800-
pound pair of well-mated draft mares.
They say, “Look at that team. Beauties,
aren’t they? \Vhat farmer do they be—
long to? What, to Young Brothers? They

the low fee may be a valuable sire. The
basis for our selection should be a dif-
ference of $5 at the time of service may
make a difference of $50 or $100 on the
price of the colt, when it comes time to
sell.

\\'e often see trotting-bred mares mat-
ed with heavy draft stallions and draft
mares mated with trotting bred or coach

stallions, and the result in a few cases,’

desirable but in the greater number, dis-
appointing.

Mate draft mares with draft stallions.
If your mares are Percheron grades, mate
with the best purc-bred l’ercheron stal—
lion available. Keep the offspring and
breed them in turn to a l’erchcron stal-
lion. (lrcater uniformity will result in
the offspring—hence greater prices, and
if we pursue this~ policy a reputation will
become established. and we will become
known to buyers as producers of good
horses. Pure—breds will do as much
work as grades, and will sell for more
money, the registry certificates doubling
the priCe, other things being equal. How
many sections are there in Michigan
where a buyer can go in. and pick up a

rccding and Feeding Farm Horses.

advise breeding a large healthy two-
year—old and then turning her to a straw
stack to shift for herself. I believe we
make mistakes in over—feeding as well
as in under-feeding. At this time, heavy
feeding, especially of corn, will cause the
animal to become too fat, and round out
or mature at too young an age. An ov-
ersupply of oats and hay with too little
exercise, is equally dangerous. A supply
of grain and hay that just satisfies the
appetite and is readily cleaned up, to-
gciilcl' with plenty of exercise, is the
ideal combination for developing young
mares.
Feeding an Important Factor.

Feed plays no small part in the suc-
cessful growth, health. and fecundity of
the horse. I will not go into a detailed
study of feedstuffs for the horse. That
should be a subject'of itself. I wish, how-
ever, to make a few general~ statements
in paSSing.

First.—~Oats and timothy are safe feeds
but not the only horse fceds.

Second—Corn should be fed in limited
quantities to brood mares and growing
colts. Can be ft'tl in larger quantities to
the mature work horses.

 

into Iowa, Illinois, Indi—
ana and Ohio for them,
and gentlemen, we can
produce them cheaper
than we can buy them;
Michigan’ soil is as fav-
orable to the production
of horses as is that of
Illinois or Iowa; Mich-
igan’s climate is equally
as favorable, her mar-
kets are strong. just as
much can be gotten for
good Michigan horses as
for Illinois or Indiana
horses on Michigan mar-
kets.‘ Statistics show
that’ because} of the
grains and feedstuffs
produced on Michigan
farms, Michigan gets a
greater per cent of her
mares in foal and raises
a" greater per cent of
foals produced than does
Ifiwa, Illinois and rlndi-
aha, the states common- ‘
ly' known as the corn
States“. . ‘

The Best Type of Farm

 

 

Third—Horses doing
hard, steady work should
not be fed too much
succulcnt food. “‘ith

idleness increase the
succulency.
Fourth.—~Incrcase the
protein in the ration for
brood mare and coil, us-
ing bran and roots to

lightcn it.

Fifth.“ Straw, molas-
ses, and silage can be
fed with proilt to all

classes of horses if a
dcgrec of caution is used.

Sixth~ltegular feed-
ing without abrupt
changes in content not
only is a saving in few]
but decreases lo<ses
from indigestion, ctc.

Schnth.-—\\'ater the

horsc when he is thirsty
limiting the quantity
when he is tired and
hot.

The feed during preg’
nancy has much to do
with healthy develop—

 

 

Horses.
:The idea as to what
acnstitutes the best type
of farm horse has bccn too varied with
farmers of Michigan. Neighbor Jones
will say, “I like a horse that weighs 1,300
pounds for my farm horses, because I
have to get to town :in a hurry and can‘t
let my team walk all the way.” Neigh—
bor Smith is breeding and. doing his work
with 1,150-pound trotting bred mares. He
will tell you that he can do as much
with three of them as you can do with
your 1,700-pound horses and that “he can
pass anybody on the road.” Another
neighbor breeds Hackneys for various
reasons, but Farmer Brown says, “I am
breeding and doing my heavy work with
a- pair of $1,750-pound mares.” These
mares are doing my work and are rais—
ing me a pair of colts each season. True
enough, I keep a light mare and “she
can go‘ along. too.
read Work. The colts from these heavy
mares sell readily at $100 in the fall,

while Farmer ‘Smith has a hard ‘time.
' ' * 'it‘ we would produce better horses. The.

getting $507130: his.” - - ~ - ,_ . ,
I am not sure but that Farmer Brown
is quite right. Let us investigate a. little

more fully.

I keep her to do my,

A Profitable Brood Mare and Five of Her Colts,

breed pure—bred Berkshires out here in
the country. Guess they must have some
good ones, all right.”
Laying the Foundation Right.

Now comes the question, how shall we
breed the best class‘of heavy horses?

First,‘study the draft breeds. Make'up
our minds which one appeals to as
strongly. A great many of us will object
to the Clydesdale and S/hire because of
the heavy feathering of the legs. Others
will say that the Belgian would be all
right if he was a little more active. And
others will object to the Percheron, think-
ing him light—boned and curby at the
hock joint. Each breed has its weakness
yet each has also its desirable character-
istics and we should be governed in our
choice by the things which look best in
our own 'eyes, providing the market is
asking for that kind.

Second, we nmust give more attention
to the mating and handlingof- our mares

policy of so many farmers seems to be
“Breed to the horse with the lowest
fee.” In some instances the horse with

Owned by 3. Stevens, of Berrlen County,

carload of first—class draft geldings and
load the car at one depot? \Vhy not get
together as neighbors, form an associa-
tion and all breed one breed of horses?
Buyers would be looking for the surplus
and would visit that community because
they know they can get two cars of Bel—
gian draft geldings within a radius of a
few miles of the depot. So much for the
proper mating of mares.
At what Age Shall we Begin Breeding?
A great deal of difference of opinion
exists as to the advisability of breeding
mares at two years of age but in my
opinion, it is as a rule, the correct policy
to pursue. Breed a filly at two years so
that she may produce her colt just about
the time she is three years old. Then,
if she can be spared do not breed her
for a. year. The breeding at two years,
develops the maternal organs and broad-
ens the frame because it is at this age
that the body begins to take its shape.
This, of coarse, must be accompanied
with plenty of food of the right kind. I
would not advise breeding a little ”weak.
stunted two-year—old, neither would I

ment of the foetus and
its delivery at the time
of parturition.

A mixture of ground Gills and corn.
one-third being corn for the main grain
ration, is good. For mature working
mares four to five pounds, with two
pounds of bran two or three times daily,
makes an excellent combination. Ten or
15 pounds of corn silage or six or seven
pounds of carrots daily make a valuable
addition. Mixed hay twice daily with oat
straw at night, or better still, a, light
feed of alfalfa at noon in place of the
hay, makes a good roughage addition.
Brood mares should be kept in good
flesh but not loaded with _fat. A straw
stack with no grain is not conducive. for
success in producing healthy foals.

Exercise.

Exercise is one, of the most important
factors in the management of brood
mares. Regular daily work in the bar-
ness for both stallionsoand mares will do
more toward increasing the per cent of
foals and normal births than any other
one thing. Lack of exercise causes slug-
gish systems and is the direct cause of
so many of the losses in young foals.

(Continued on page 411).

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Even the man who has only a few as they are in gaining success in any
plum trees in his yard realizes the im~ other. line of endeavor. They can not be
portarce of spraying. to'get a crop. Many given too much consideration.
growers of cherries, however, seem to Spraying the Peach.
think that that fruit does not need spray- The peach does not need as much
ing, or, at least, they can get along very spraying to produce good clean fruit as
well without spraying the trees. With the apple does, but this does not make
the plums it'is a case of no- spray, no it true that the grower of peaches has
fruit, while with cherries you get fruit only a few peSts and troubles to confront
even if you do not spray. A fearful care- him. The serious troubles which attack
fulness has to be practiced, however, the peach orchard, little peach and D6801”!
when eating unsprayed cherries to make yellows. can not be controlled or pre-
sure that you are eating nothing but vented by the application of spray mate-
cherry. Worm meat has no value 0n the rial.‘ A'diligent use of the ax is the only
market notwithstanding the high price of method known to check the spread of
.other meats. It rather detracts from the these diseases.
value of the things in which it is found. Peach troubles controlled by spraying

The early sprayings of the cherry and are the scale, leaf 0111‘], CUI‘CUliO, mildeW.‘
the plum are greatly alike, although the peach scab, and PM. On account of the
sour cherry is not attacked by the scale SZippy nature of the tree the scale spreads
and therefore does not need the dormant quite fast on the peach. 'We are fortu—
season or scale spray. The sweet cher- nate, however, in having the tree a com-
ries and all of the plums are often in- paratively small one and in having the
tested by the San Jose scale and also the bark 0f SUCh a character that the spray
European fruit'scale. An annual spray- material Wlll readily adhere to it,
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one gallon of it to eight of water, is al- always be done in spring because. if the
most necessary. application is made before ‘the first of

For the other sprayings there is con- April, it Will also control the leaf curl if
siderable difference of opinion as to what lime-sulphur is used. The strength 01'
is the best fungicide to use. Some of “me-sulphur to use for'scale is about
our best cherry growers believe that the one to eight'for practically all of the
lime-sulphur is not an efficient fungicide 00mmer01al articles. '
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Bordeaux mixture. \Ve have tested the necessary a solution 0f CODDBI‘ Sulphate
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have found the lime-sulphur giving as per sulphate to 50 83110115 of water will-
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apply.

For the plum. we have all three of the
common fungicides, boiled lime—sulphur;
self-boiled lime-sulphur. and Bordeaux
mixture recommended. Our tests of all
of these have brought us to the conclu-
sion that the lime—sulphur (boiled) is the
best.

A poison should be used in each spray-
ing and when lime—sulphur is used arse-
nate of lead is the only poison to use
with it.

Time to Apply Sprays.

The, first spraying, aside from the scale
spray, should be put on just before the
pink of the blossoms show. The next
should be applied when the blossom pet-
als have dropped, and another spraying
should be made about ten days after.
These three applications will generally
control the leaf spot. rot, and curculio on
the cherry but on the plum it is advisable
to spray every ten days to two weeks un-
til withln a month of ripening time.

In bad seasons it is sometimes hard to
control the rot on plums that are suscep-
tible ,to it. in such cases an application
of dilute lime-sulphur. at the strength of
about one to 100. two or threeweeks be-
fore ripening, will be of great value. No
arsenate of lead should be used at this
time as it will spot the fruit. If desired.
copper sulphate diluted to one pound of
it to 150 gallons of water can be used in
place of the lime-sulphur.

For all summer sprayings the lime-sul-
phur should be used at the strength of
one to 50. and the arsenflte two pounds
to 50 gallons.

The leaf lice of both the plum and the
cherry can be kept in check by adding
one of the commercial tobacco extracts
to the spraying before the blossoms and
the one immediately after. It should be
added according to the directions the
manufacturers give as the different brands
vary in strength.

the crop is harvested 3. spraying of ar-
senate of lead, two pounds to 50 gallons
of water, will control them. For just a
few trees, road dust or dust of any kind
which will not injure the foliage will be
effective in the control of the slug.
Jarring the plum tree for the curculio
is a thing of the past. Spraying will con-
trol this insect more efficiently and eco-
nomically.
Japanese Plums Requlre Weaker Sprays.
The Japanese plum has more tender
foliage than the European and on that
account many recommend the use of self-
boiled lime-sulphur or a half-strength of
Bordeaux mixture. Even when diluted
the Bordeaux will injure the foliage, We
haVe had very good success with the
boiled lime-Sulphur, using it at the
strength of one to 50, and “being careful
to apply it in a fine mist and evenly over
the tree. ‘
Continually keeping at it and thorough-
ness are just as important factors in

 

sucoessful spraying of plums and cherries

Should the slug trouble the cherry after.

when that date is too late to get good
results. During the spring of 1911 all
sprayings made after the 15th of March
were not efficient in the control of the
leaf curl because the unusual warm
weather that spring started the buds
early. To get.g00d results the spraying
has to be done before there is any swell-
ing of the budS.

On most of the best peach locations,
the high ones having plenty of air circu-
lation and air drainage, in most seasons
no more spraying will be necessary to
grow good fruit. No orchard is entirely
immune frOm the troubles which attack
the peach during the summer. and in
some seasons some of these troubles may
develop quite seriously. As spraying is
a preventative and not a cure, it is there-
fore good policy to spray every year even
in favored places.

Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur Needed for

Peaches. -

Up to the time self-boiled lime-Sulphur
was diScovered we had no fungicide for
the peach which would be both safe and
efficient Bordeaux mixture even when
diluted so much that its fungicidal value
was worthless for peach troubles, would
injure the peach foliage by burning.
While the boiled lime-sulphur has given
good results withOut injury at astrength
of one to 50 in some cases, in others it
has caused serious burning at a strength
of one to 120, and therefore is n0t safe
to use.

To control the rot, mildew and black
spot the self-boiled lime-sulphur should
be applied abOut three weeks after blos-
soming time and again about one month
before the period of ripening.

If the cureulio is troublesome. and it
often is, an application of arsenate of
lend. using two pounds to 50 gallons of
water, should be made after the blossoms
have dropped and most of the shucks
have fallen off. and the arsenatc of lead
at the same strength should also be in—
cluded in the sprllylngs of the self-boiled
lime—sulphur. The arsenate of lead is the
only poison which can be used on the
peach without the danger of burning.

Making Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur.

Self-boiled lime-sulphur is a mechanical
mixture of lime and sulphur and not a.
chemical combination like the boiled or
commercial llme~sulphur is, While it is
the most expensive fungicide we have in
common use, and the hardest to make
and apply, it gives better results on the
peach than anything we know of. The
best formula to use is eight pounds of
lime, eight pounds of sulphur and 50 gal-
lons of water. Enough for 200 gallons or
more of'spray can be mixed more readily
and satisfactorily than smaller amounts
on account of the more satisfactory ac-
tion in slaklng of the larger amount of
lime. Should a small lot be made at a
time the lime should be started slaking
with warm water so as to keep from
drowning it. The lime should be: placed

in a barrel or. other convenient receptacle 1.
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(water for that purpose. When the Islak-

ing begins add the sulphur, which should
be put through a sieve. to break‘ up the
111111138. The. mixture should be stirred
constantly and enough water be added
to make thick paste. It should gradu-
ally be made thinner by the addition of
water and when the staking has ceased
enough water should be added to cool the
mixture. If it is not cooled soon after
slaking some 'of the sulphur may go into
solution and injury to the foliage may re-
sult. “’hen loading this mixtur into the
spray tank it should be put through a
sieve and all lumps of sulphur worked
through the screen.

Self-boiled lime-sulphur settles very
easily and therefore the arsenate of lead
should not be added until just before
spraying. A good agitator is very essen-
tial so as to keep the mixture in suspen-
sion as much as possible. Fine nozzles
and good pressure will do much toward
giving the trees an even coating of ina-
terial. '

Van Buren Co. F. A. \VILKEN.

SOME TREE PROBLEMS.

I am desirous of some information
about “Tree Surgery," which i cannot
get, even after writing to several sources
which should be able to furnish it. \\'liat
is the best method of keeping air and
moisture from getting behind the cement;
and also the method best suited to retain
cement in place while first hardening and
before the final surface coat is applied.
These are both important, and l, for one,
would like to know the most suitable
plan. Many articles are published on
what to do to tree wounds, some say use
one thing, some another, all agree that
some paints are harmful but fail to tell
why. \Vhat is the action on a healthy,
growing or dormant cambium, 01‘ the
following coverings: First, paint mixed
with some turpentine in it, that is. white
lead, linseed oil and turpentine? Second.
Japan drier? Third—Asphaltum roof
paint or varnish? Fourth—Rubber roof
paint? Fifth—Coal tar or creosote?
Sixth—The asphalt used for. filling the
space between sections in road concret-
ing? Seventh.—VVhat is the beat cover—
ing to put over a large wound on a ma-
ple tree at this time of the year when
they bleed so badly? Will pruning of
maple trees in the winter injure them?
I know that the position of the wound
and the way the cut is made are im-
portant as to the length of time it will
take for such a wound to heal. Do you
think that it is possible to use a dry mix
of cement for shallow cavities or even
medium-sized ones, with small external
openings and not use a form? Can wat-
er glass be used successfully to make ce-
ment used in filling cavities, waterproof?
To sum up, if pure white lead and oil
are used to cover the interior of all
wounds—even out to and over the cam-
bium—can asphaltum paint be used to
seal the space between the cement and

wood?
Clinton Co. J. B. C.

The repairing of shade and fruit trees
by filling the cavities with concrete has
often been mentioned in horticultural
publications. The whole subject is new,
in that too short a time has elap<cd to
determine just how efficacious this work
is, and especially as the earlier work
was very crude. Within the past five
years much. progress has been made to-
ward perfecting the methods of treating
cavities and perhaps we are justified in
thinking that present methods are per-
fect. At any rate, we have examples of
recent work that stand today in perfect
condition.

There is no reason why a farmer can-
not do this work as well as so-called
“experts,” providing he exercises com-
mon sense with mechanical skill, and the
average farmer is possessed of each of
these qualities. It is because of lack of
this combination that the majority of
failures can be attributed.

In the first place many attempt to save
old trees that are not worth the expense-
of treating, and unless a, tree has a par-
ticular value, either from a sentimental
reason or from its position on the farm,
it is questionable whether or not it is
advisable to fill its cavities if they be
large. This is particularly true of old
fruit trees. Common sense would seem
to say that it would be better to start
a new orchard, and give the new trees
the protection and care that the old or-
chard lacked; or, in other words. keep
your trees from having cavities by avoid-
ing bruises and keeping all exposed wood
well covered with a water-proof dressing.

There are two agencies of decay. air
and moisture, and to have perfect work,
all the decayed wood must be carefully
chiseled out and the cavity filled solidly
with concrete so as to exclude the agen-
cies above mentioned. This sounds com-
paratively easy but those Who have tried
it know that there are many obstacles to
overcome.

In removing the dead, and decayed wood
one sh0uld be careful not to remove any
more of the sapwood or that layer of
wood directly in back of the Cambium,

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'than is absolutely'necessary, for it is

through this wood that the sap flows to-
ward the crown of the tree and every bit
removed leSSens the vigor of the tree.
\Yhen» all the decayed wood has been re-
moved it is advisable to wash down the
walls of the cavity with creosote or crude!
carbolic acid so as to kill any mycelium
that may have penetrated into the wood.
Copper sulphate has been recommended
also but it is doubtful if this wash is
strong enough to penetrate the wood.
The next step is to paint the inside of
the cavity with a heavy coat of tar or—
sonie similar waterproof preparation. If
the cavity is shallow it may be necessary
to reinforce the concrete with nails and
wire. which is done by studding the walls ;
with nails and running wires from nail}
to nail. If the cavity is large it may beé
necessary to use steel rods such as arei
used in construction work. Care shouldi
be taken to anchor these rods in the:
wood as they make the tree more rigid:k
when put in this way. ,
The concrete should be mixed thor-v
oughly in proportions of three parts sand j
and one of cement and care should be:
taken not to have it too wet. When very
wet it is hard to hold in place while set-
ting and the more water the greater the
contraction frmn the WOOd, a condition
to be avoided. A good policy to follow.
is to have the concrete just moist enough
so that it will stick together when press-

 

ture can be used if desired but the “three
and one” recommends itself because it is
possible to obtain a very smooth finish
by troweling. If the cavity is large,
bricks and crushed rock can be used in1
the back of it. This strengthens the";
concrete and saves cement. Care niusti
be taken to have, the concrete well pack-
ed so as to make the filling as air—tight;
as possible. When approaching the sur-,
face shape the concrete to conform with
the contour of the trunk and see that in
no place does the concrete extend beyond ‘
the inner bark or calnbium. because it is
here that the new growth will appear. '

Ry carefully troweling the surface a1
very smooth and hard finish is obtained. '
This is especially important around the
edges as it is here that water tends IO'
seep into the cavity and troweling‘ will'1
reduce this trOuble materially. i

“’hen the concrete has set thoroughly
and has had time to dry out, paint the
surface with a concrete paint and fill in
around the, edges With rooting paint or
cement. This is quite elastic and will.
keep moisture out of the crevice between
the wood and the concrete. In painting,
the surface of the filling do not allow the“
paint to touch the cambium as it is quite
sure to kill it back. If concrete paint is
not available, coal tar will do fairly well.‘
At any rate it is superior to ordinary"
paint as it adheres much bctter and does
not seem to disintegrate the concrete to
the. extent of oil paints.

Many methods for treating tree wounds
have been published and while they un-
doubtedly have merit, yet perhaps thei
cheapest and best is coal tar. Coal tarj
is a- natural preservative. It adheres well!
to wood and costs but a fraction as1
much as lead paint. Asphaltum is equal-l
ly good but when dry it presents a shiny':
black surface which reflects the, sun’s
rays in the early spring on the new
wood and is apt to injure the same. It
really does not matter so much what is
used, as long as the wounds are kept
covered.

Many people think that the only time
to prune trees is during the month of
March. This idea has become so common
that probably 75 per cent of all the trim-
ming; is done during the early spring.
There is really no good reason for this!
idea except that the farmer has more‘
time to devote to this work at that time.
It is usually conceded that the best time
to trim fruit trees is during the dormant
season and perhaps better weather can
be expected in March than earlier in the
winter, but shade trees can be pruned
at any season of the year with the ex-
ception of sap flowing periods. The ma-
ples in particular should be avoided at
this season as they bleed badly. Summer
offers the best opportunity for the trim—
ming of shade trees. When the trees are
in leaf one can readily see just what the.
results are to be by remOving certain
limbs. ,Many fail to consider that a shade
tree should appear natural. Avoid con—
vention in this work and remove, first of
all dead limbs, then interfering limbs or
riders as they are sometimes called.
When this has been done be careful
about doing any more, as more trees are
injured by too much trimming than by
lack of it. E. D. PHILBRICK,
Forester Dept. of Parks and Boulevards,

Detroit, Mich.

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1,001 Knights of the
Spalding Deep Tilling Machine

have told us in dollars and bushels just what deep tilling means to them. They
relate their actual experiences—not their theories of deep tilling. in this mass of
evidence are several letters relating to soil conditions similar to yours. Below are a
few of these letters. If you want more deep tilling facts, write us for the book
entitled, “1,001 Knights.”

These Men Saw the Light '

it is the hard‘ground plow allrlght.
JOHN L. DOUGLAS.

Lake Linden. Mich., 11-15-12.

We would not. part with our
Spalding Deep Tllling Machine
for double the amount we paid,
unless we were perfectly sure of
being able to buy another.

Ground turned with the machine
is three times easier to get in
shape for seeding, than it is when
turned with an ordinary plow—
with the Tiller you get a regular
garden seed-bed.

We believe that. its only a case
of a. short time when a Spalding
Deep Tilling Machine will be
found on every good farm.

B. W. LEVEQUE.

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Toledo. 0. Oct. 3], 1912.

We hitched two of the deep till-
ing machines hitched behind an
Oil Pull engine last. fall. and plow-
ed forty acres with great success,
going down to a depth of lBinches
and laying the soil over in the
nicest. finest shape we ever saw:
it was simply the finest work that.
was ever done in our country.

We put. this land in sugar beets
and at the same time left a test
plot of land that was plowed in the
usual manner, and the result has
been that the land plowed by your
machine gave us an increased pro-
duction of sugar beets of from two
to five tons to the acre.

0. H. ALLEN.

Spalding Dept. 65, GALE MFG. (30., Albion. Mich.

Oroswell. Mich. July 1, 1912.

We hitched on to the deep tilling

machine w’th threi- horses and

found it did a much better job
than the walking plow.

We got some new shares and
started the common plow in the
bean ground; after two days we
made up our minds that we either
must. use the Spalding Machine or
give up putting in beans.

Although it was very hard and
stony, the Spalding made a much
better job than the plow. The
ground was easier fitted and we
know we don't have to wait for a
rain to plow. One piece was
stumped last. year and rooty; the
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A’ Rents-R's EXPERIENCE.

 

On page 293 of the Michigan Farmer of
March 8, A. S., of Muskegon county,
inquires what share the renter should re-
ceive, the owner furnishing everything.
If it would not be out of place I would
like to tell him of my experience.

For the last six years I have rented a.
farm of 200 acres in Van Bin-en county,
the owner furnishing everything and giv-
ing me one-third. and it has proved very
satisfactory to both of us. I rented it
four years as a grain farm. The owner
furnished three horses, all the tools, feed.
seed and paid one-half the threshing bills
and one—half the road work. I furnished
one horse and did all the work, paid one
half the threshing bill and one-half the
road work. Since then we have put on
cattle and hogs. I get the same share
of grain and hay as I did before. but I
furniSh one-half the stock and their feed
and receive one-half the proceeds, in-
crease and milk. Since we put on stock
the owner pays two—thirds of the thresh-
ing bill and two—thirds of the road work.

Van Buren C0. W. C. WILCOX.

THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZ-

ERS AND MANURES.

Prof. C. G. “'illiams, Agronomist of the
Ohio Experiment Station, was called to
the recent Round-Up Institute held at
the Agricultural College, to deliver an
address upon the above topic. which ad-
dress was very highly appreciated by the
large audience present. “’ith the in-
creased attention that is being given to
building up the fertility of the farms,
there naturally arises the question as to
whether one should accomplish this
through the use of the farmyard manure,
or commercial fertilizer, or both. Prof.
Williams attempted to answer this propo-
sition in the following manner:

Since it has been proven that ordinary
farmyard manure is one of the most use-
ful and well balanced. fertilizers, why
should we not maintain our soil fertility
by the use of live stock. This the speak-
er answered by showing that the amount
of live stock in the country was alto-
gether too small to ever hope to maintain
the fertility of her fields through the ma-
nure secured from them. Statistics show
that the live stock of the country, when
reduced to the equality of cows, would
amount'toabout 94,607,000 animals. Now
thisowould mean that there would be an
‘averageoof one cow to every 9.3 acres of
agricultural land in the country. It is at
once observed that this is altogether too
small’a number of animals to properly
maintain fertility and therefore we must
look to some other source for plant food
elements to accomplish the end sought.

Three questions were then proposed, the
answers to which will materially aid us
in forming a. policy, which, if intelligently
followed should lead us .to a higher suc-
cess along this line than we have attain-
ed in the past. These questions were:
“’hat use can we make of commercial
fertilizers? Vi'hat returns may we expect
from them, and how permanent are the
results from their use likely to be?

Prof. Williams then gave the results of
the work done at the Pennsylvania Ex-
periment Station to show what can be
accomplished by the use of commercial
fertilizers. The work at this station has
now been carried on over a period of 30
years, but tables had been prepared on
25 years of the work and furnished the
basis for his concluSions. The rotation
followed in the experiment consisted of
the following crops grown in order: Corn,
oats, wheat and hay. Everything was
removed from the fields each year except
the stubble and roots of plants. The
following table shows the average annual
results for the 25 years’ work reckoned
at these Values: Corn, 50 cents per
bushel; oats, 32 cents; wheat, 80 cents;
straw and stover, $2.50 per ton, while
nitrogen was calculated at 18 cents per
pound, potash at four cents and phos—
phoric acid five cents per pound.

 

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from the use of phosphoric acid and pot-
ash. In each ,instance, where nitrogen
was used in the commercial form it fail-
ed to return a profit upon the investment.
A few days before the Round-Up Insti-
tute, Prof, Williams had received the fig—
ures for 30 years in this experiment, and

the results of the last five years corres- -

pended closely to those of-the previous
years. The following table shows the
amount of dry matter grown upo'n the-
Dlots that had no treatment, those that
received phosphoric acid and potash,
those that received nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash and those that received
farmyard manure:

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g 5
“a ‘3 “<3 +3 . 3 g
3 s: . 2: ° =1 :2
«3 o m ' D" 0
. a.) 3 o '5 E; r g” '9 ”3’
Period. If «- ‘ ' f:
. ‘38 338 8% 5 s3
D E <:“'a. M
1882-1886 ..14.679 163377 1%976 Stile
1887-1891 . .14,339 17.090 18,333 17,832
1892-1896 ..12,611 17,764 18,825 17,967
1897-1901 . 9.562 15,440 16.716 16.721
1902-1906 . 9,848 16,368 17,895 17,487
1907-1911 .. 8,837 16,643 17,718 17,445

.A review of these figures indicates that
the fertilizers and the farmyard manure
are giving practically double the results
at the end of the 30 years’ Work that is
produced from the land receiving no
treatment. The table further shows that
with the exception of the period from
1897 to 1901, when, as was explained, an
off year caused a general falling off in
all of the results for the period, that
there is a great similarity between the
results received from the use of phos-
phoric acid and potash, and the manure.
It further indicates that where the three
plant elements are used, that is nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash, in the form
of commercial fertilizer, that the amount
of dry matter produced exceeds that of

.tlie area given the 12 tons of manure.

It would seem therefore. that this work
at the Pennsylvania Experiment Station
proves quite conclusively that commercial
fertilizers form a practical substitute for
barnyard manure.

Work at Rothamsted. England.

The next illustration given was the
work at Rothumsted, England. covering
a period of 60 years. The rotation used
in these experiments was turnips, barley,
clover or beans and wheat. The beans
were used where clover seedings failed.
All of these crops were removed with the
exception of the stubble and roots in all
cases where the natural handling of the
crops would leave them on the ground.
The following table presents the average
for the different crops for three 20-year
periods in all cases except the clover and
beans, which crops, because of theirin-
termittent use, could not be calculated on
the same basis as the wheat, turnips and
barley.

Untreat- Miner- Min. &

Periods. ed. als. Niti'o.
’Wheat, bushels:

First 20 years... 30.8 30.6 35.2

Sec‘d 20 years. 21.5 29.1 31.3

Third 20 years'.. 24.3 38.4 36.4
Turnips, pounds:

First 20 years...5,443 16.776 31,108

Sec’d 20 years..1,576 16,388 31,856

Third 20 years... 967 25,275 41,731
Barley, bushels: ’

First 20 years... 41.1 30.2 44.7

Sec’d 20 years.. 22.1 23.7 35.9

Third 20 years.. 13.7 22.2 29.2
Clover, pounds:

First 20 years...4.165 5,800 7,322

Sec’d 20 years..1,266 4,762 ' 4,602

Beans, bushels:
First 20 years... 12.8 14.0 23.1
Sec’d 20 years.. 13.8 22.5 20.9

So here again the proposition that
barnyard manure can be substituted by
the use of mineral fertilizers is clearly
demonstrated and the long period over“
which this work has been carried brings
added weight to the argument.

Prof. Williams uSed the results in this
work to show that nitrogen purchased in
the commercial form is not an economic
element to buy fOr fertilizing our lands
for the ordinary farm crops. An average
of certain crops which were grown on
soil fertilized with minerals and also on
soil fertilized with minerals plus nitrogen,

 

‘ Corn. Oats. Wh‘t. Hay. Value. Cost Profit

Treatment given. bu. bu. bu. lbs. Fert,
Check (no fertilizer used) .‘ . . . . . . .42.1 32.3 13.6 2,783 $63.00 $. . . . . $. . . .
48 lbs. nitrogen in form of dried

blood .......... . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .41.0 31.2 12.6 2,330 $58.00 8.64 Loss
96 lbs. phosphoric acid.............47.9 35.4 15.9 3,210 71.81 4.80 3.98
200 lbs. potash .................... 41.1 32.0 12.0 2,489 60.17 8.00 Loss
96 lbs. phosphoric acid and 200 lbs.

potash ............................ 54.0 40.0 18.5 4,138 84.51 12.80 8.68
96 lbs. phosphoric acid and 200 lbs..

potash and 48 lbs. nitrogen ...... 54.0 40-8 22~1 4,098 88.29 21.44 3.85
12 tons barnyard manure ....... . . .57.5 9.7 22.7 3,875 88.99 .. . . . .. . . .
20 tons barnyard manure. . . . . . . . . .57.1 1.0 23.8 4,119 91.91 . . . . . . .. . .

 

The above table ShOWS clearly that fer-
tilizers can be substituted for farm ma-
nure, provided, of course. they are used
in the right way. It is evident from the
figures that the greatest profit resulted

 

showed that in the former the crops were
calculated to be worth $43, while in the
latter they were worth $51.52, but the
cost of fertilizer on the former was $17.88
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Fertilizer for Beans.

Does it pay to use fertilizer for a bean
crop? ’I have a piece Of'tll'nOtllyy.SOd on
clay soil, not in. Very poor condition but
could be better, which I will put to beans.
NOW will it pay to use fertilizer? If so,
what kind should be used and how much
to the acre? How should it. be put on?
What per cen of crop should. it increase?
\Vhat causes the insects to eat the tops
off from the young‘plants? \Vhere do

'they come from?

Ingham Co. SUBSCRIBER.

A good many of the most successful bean
growers in the state c0nsider that it pays
"to use a moderate amount of commercial
fertilizer on beans, say 200 to 300 pounds
per acre. This should not be. applied in
the row with the beans as the potash in
the fertilizer is likely to injure the ger-
minating qualities of the seed. or if a.
portion of it is run in with the seed the
balance should be run into the drill hose
on either side of the bean rows in order
to avoid this difficulty. The. percentage
of the increased yield will depend alto-
gether upon circumstances, such as the
condition of the soil and the kind of sea-
son which prevails after the fertilizer is
applied, but it is the belief of many who
have tried it that a light application, such
as mentioned, of a standard grain fer-
tilizer, or one containing phosphorus and
potash will prove a protitablt investment
and yield a good rate of interest on the
money invested and cost of application.

Anthracnose.

Very often when young: lic-lii plants die
and have the appearance of being eaten
off close to the ground the trouble is no
insects, but fungus disease of beans
known as anthracnose, or some similar
difficulty. In fact, beans are. rather free,
from the depredations ot‘ illscct posts,
but very subject to fungus diseases. such
as the one mentioned.‘ The remedy is to
plant clean bean seed which is not in—
fected with the disease, the presence of
which is denoted by colored Splits on the
pods which generally extclld through the‘
tissues of the pods to the beans them—
selves.

Planting Beans ln Hills vs. Drills.

Can you give me any information as
to planting beans in hills ZR in. each way
with check-row planter. How many
beans in a hill and how does the yield
compare with the row beans? 7

Lapecr CO. V. 147. S.

FOrmerly nearly all the beans grown in
Illichigan were planted in checks from 28
to 32 inches apart, depending upon the
style of cultivators used. \\'hcii so plant-
ed six to eight beans wcl'c planted in
each hill, depending upon the variety,
the usual practice beingr to use about
One-half bushel of seed per acre when
planting in checks as compared with
three peeks per acre when planted in
drills. The writer has grown beans both
ways but not the same season so as to
afford a good opportunity for comparison
as between the yield securcd by the two
methods of planting. Howcvor, some of
the best crops we have ever seen grown
were planted in checks. and there is
probably little if any difference. in the
yield secured by the two methods of cul-
ture. The principal reasons for the gen-
eral change in policy of bean growers in
this respect were the convenience of the
drill as a means of planting as compared
with hand planters, as few had check-
row planters during the earlier days of
bean growing, and the fact that the mod—
ern bean pullers work a little better in
drilled beans than in hillcd rows. This
is not important, however, as the im-
proved bean pullers will do satisfactory
work where planted either way.

Amount of Alfalfa Seed to Sow.

What can you say in regard to seeding
alfalfa with a drill, rather than by broad—
casting it? How much can be saved in
seed. etc?

Jackson CO. .\. ll. i”.

There is probably no doubt that some.
less seed would be required whci'c alfalfa
were sown at just the proper depth with
a drill, than where sown in the ordinary
manner. At the Michigan Experiment
Station may be seen a perfect seeding of
alfalfa which was sowu with a drill at
the rate of six pounds of seed per acre.
At the recent Round—Up Institute. a Leli-
awee county farmer, who has met with
signal success in the growing of this
crop, stated that by making the seed bed
as perfect as possible he. had secured
perfect results by using only from four to
six pounds of alfalfa seed per acre. \\'here
June clover was sown at even as low a
rate as a bushel to 20 acres, the writer
has seen very good stands of clover re-
sult under what might be termed perfect
germination and
growth of the yOung plants. However,
this does not allow any margin of safety.
The writer has used about 12 pounds of

alfalfa speed-peria‘cre Where sown i,broad-

seven or eight pounds, or about the
amount that one would use of clover
seed, is sufficient where conditions are
reasonably favorable and where ”a good
distribution and even covering of the
seed at about the right depth is secured,
whether same is accomplished with a
drill or in some other manner. 4

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Sewing Alfalfa wlth C|0ver.

I have a seven-acre field of wheat that
I wish to r-seed to alfalfa. \Vhich do you
think would be best to sow. about a
quart of alfalfa seed with other grass
seed this season and then plow it and
sow all alfalfa next year, or to sow all
alfalfa now? My field is clay loam. \Vhat
kind of alfalfa should I sow and how
much?

Kent CO. J. A. B.

A good many farmers are now mixing
a little alfalfa seed with their cloven
seed in seeding land which has never’
grown alfalfa, with an idea of getting
the land inoculated with alfalfa. This is
undoubtedly a good plan, and in some
instances where this plan has been tried
the writer has heard of the alfalfa com-
ing on ~and making a surprisingly gOodl
stand after the first or secmid year when 7
the clover disappeared. However. if it is}
desired to get a stand of alfalfa as quick- .
ly as“ possible it would be a better plan
to sow a field to alfalfaalone, as in this:
way one will be more certain of successl
to be considered, however. it is undoubt-{

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ally a good plan to mix alfalfa with the
clover seed. as the stand of alfalfa will
he likely to be more succes‘ful when the
land is seeded to this plant in the fu—E
tune. The common alfalfa seed is alli
right for this state. bllt seed should pet
secured which was produced in a north-1
ci'ii location, rather than in states to the":
south of ll :. .\s seeding alfalfa with fall i
sown grain is in the nature of an (ix—i
pcl'imclit the writer would mix the al-
falfa and clover seed.

Amount of Clever Seed to Sow,

\\'hat is the right amount of clover.
sccd to sow per acre? 1 am a green hand 7
at l'ai'iiiilig. and i find so much difference .
of opinion i don't know where l am at,
on the subject. The. tablcs nearly all
give the amount in pounds. while the
drill and seeders are marked ill quartsl
How will I determine? ‘

)lccosta Co. A. ll. W.

The. ordinary amount of clover seed,
sown is about four quarts, or eight
pounds, per acre. Some sow more and
some. les; than this amount, but this
probably represents nearly the average,
amount of seed used by Michigan fal"ii—,
cl's. Very much depends upon the grin;
liiiiiatiiig quality of the seed and the
conditions under which it is sown. If the
seed is good alid evenly pliiited at the
proper depth for germination, llnilouht-‘i
cdly half this amount would suffice, l)ll‘.i
thcsc. conditions are sometimes ditllculti
to govern. hence the wisdom of usingi
sntl'lcient set-d to allow/.2). margin of safe-
ty in this direction.

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Destroying Ground Moles. ;
t
l have a field which is infested With
ground moles. I planted it to corn last
season and lost a large amount of it by
them. I want to raise corn on it again
this season. Do you know of any way
to treat the seed so they will not eat it.
without injury to the seed? Could plant
with hoe if the treatment hindered the
planter. What is the best way of (le—
sti‘oyiiig the moles?

Harry Co. SUBSCRIBER.
lilxpcl‘imclil01‘s appear to have deter-,
mined that about the most satisfactoryI
way cf getting rid of ground moles is by
trapping them with spring traps made
for the purpose. \\'0 do not know of any
preparation with which the seed corn
could be soaked that would prcvnt their
dcprcdatioiis. Some years ago we have
known of farmers smearing their corn

 

with coal tar to protect it from birds and
rodciits, but cannot state with what suc—
l-css. The corn was rolled in plaster af-
ter being coated with the coal tar and

planted by hand and covered with a hoe, ‘,

.\ better plan,iii the writer’s opinion.

would be to prepare the seed bed well‘
and plant when conditions were favory

able for the quick germination and rapid
growth of the young plants.

When to Sow Sand Vetch.

Being a regular subscriber and a very
interested reader of your paper, I take
the liberty of inquiring for some infor-
mation in regard to sand vetch. I have
a field of light sandy soil which I would
like to sow to vetch. \Vliich kind would
you sow, the winter vetch or the spring
vetch?

Mecosta Co. H. B.

The winter vetch is preferable to the
spring variety and should be sown in
midsummer, preferably in August, with
rye to be plowed down as a crop for

green manure the following spring, or.

utilized as a forage crop, as may be de-
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THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTIL-
IZERS AND MANURES.
(Continued from page 404).
and the latter $42.24. This leaves the net
profit decidedly in favor of the use of the
minerals only, the net profit from that
land being $25.12 as against $9.28 on the
land where nitrogen was added. Since
nitrogen can be provided by the growing
and turning under of leguminous crops it
would seem that reSults would justify a.
larger use of such crops for that purpose.
Work at the Ohio Station.

The third and last illustration used was
the work done at the Ohio Experiment
Station at \Vooster, and here the rotation
consisted of corn, oats, wheat, timothy
and clover. The rotation extended over
five years and all crops were removed ex-
cept the stubble and roots. The follow-
ing table gives the kind of 'treatment ap-
plied to each of the soils, the average an-
nual value of the crop produced, the cost,
and the gain resulting from the use of
the different fertilizers and the farmyard
manure:

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.provide manu‘reggenoughg- to: maintain our
land in --890d;..- ergggproducin'gg ‘oondition
it seems necessary. ,that , these fertilizers
be used inconjunction with__.what ma-
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LIME AND WHERE TO GET rr.

 

' I have read with interest your experi-
ences in farming of the last two years,
in the Michigan Farmer, and- think I see
an article aboutlime and your experi-
ence wit-h salne. At that time .I was not
particularly interested, but now I am.
ill’ould you- kindly let me know where
you get lime. what kind, how much to
use per acre, what it costs a. ton, and
what other information you can spare
time to give me?
. Eaton Co. . H. B.
If your soil is acid in reaction instead
'of alkaline, it needs lime. About the
best and mOSt practical test for this con-
dition is clover. If the clover plant grows
well without any trouble, if you have no
trouble getting a catch of clover, it is a
pretty good Sign that there is plenty of
lime yet in the soil. On the other hand.
if the .clover grows feebly, doesn't do
well, it is pretty sure that you need car-
bonate of lime in the soil. Of course,
you can make the litmus paper test or
the hydrochloric acid test, but clover is
about the most practical test. If your
soil is acid in reaction the only way to
neutralize it is by the use of lime.
Pulverized ground limestone, or hy-
drated lime, or caustic lime, or marl. will
do the business. You can get these of
a great many different firms. I advise
you to look at the advertisements in the
Michigan Farmer and you will find prac—
tically all of these different kinds of lime
used. It doesn’t matter so very much
which kind of lime you get. You. must
remember, however, that hydrated lime
is worth more than ground limestone be-
cause it has the moisture and carbonic
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and this must be taken into consideration.
Buy the kind of lime which will give you
the best net returns for the money in-
vested.
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CATALOG NOTICES.

The 1913 catalog of the Griswold Seed
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garden and flower seeds and ornamental
shrubs as well as nursery stock and small
fruits.

Burpee’s Prize Supplement for 1913,
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Treatment given plots. '
Five-year RotatiOn.
Check (nothing applied)
64 lbs. phosphate
Acid phosphate and potash
164 lbs. acid phosphate, 52 lbs. potaSh.
96 lbs. nitrogen
96 le. acid phosphate,
48 lbs. nitrogen

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4 tons manure
8 tons manure
Three-year Ro‘tatlon.
Check (nothing added)
8 tons yard manure ...................... .
8 tons stall manure
8 tons stall manure and 107 lbs. phos. acid
Four-year Rotation. .

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10 tons yard manure ,
10 tons stable manure and 400 lbs. phos-

phoric acid and 1 ton limestone and 400
lbs. complete fertilizer .. ..... . ........ ..

This work, added further testimony to
the claim that commercial fertilizers can
be used to maintainsoil fertility. and
since, as noted at. the‘beginnlng of his

address it is absolutely hopeless to err-

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In my story of the Odell herd last sum-
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an‘d a promise was given’to report on
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‘ remains to tell of the laSt of our neigh-
bors who has been working successfully
for a place among the great dairymen of
the country.

Hendrickson Brothers have tested but
two cows for the register of merit class,
but the result in each caSe is extremely
encouraging. Leta of Blue Ridge, 195,-
458, began the year’s test at the age of
seven years and ten months. and produc-
fed in all, 7,612 pounds and 14 ounces of
milk, with an average test of 6.608, equal-
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607 pounds three ounces of butter. Leta.
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owned by Mr. G. 0. Anderson. Lucy en-
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herd. This noble bull has been used here
for a sufficient length of time to have a
large number of daughters, and as their
owners did not wish to breed them to
him, Mr. Anderson sold him lust spring
to a butcher and he was promptly eaten
up. Now he turns out to be the sire of
some of the very best cows in the state,
and we would all like to use him, but
~he is dead. '

Examples like this emphasize the need
of a co~operative bi‘ccdei‘s’ association.
Had the value of this unimul been known
when our association was formed. it is
safe to say that he would not have ended
his days in a slaughter house until the
dairy world had gotten more out of his
life.

But I wish to speak further regarding
these two cows. There is a prevailing
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The grain ration was never heavy. llcn—
di'ickson Brothers have but a limited area
in pasture. and for this reason thc cows
were kept in the stable much of the time,
and fed practically a winter ration. On
their farm, the summer silo plays a
prominent part. The grain ration was a
mixture of cornfiake sii‘tings, bran, and
gluten meal. The cows were given enough
to keep them in good condition, and to
furnish the energy to enable them to
carry on their work, but they were not
once over fed.

They ran in the pasture for a little
while when the feed was zit its best, and
at that time the allowance of grain was
six pound< daily. but when they were on
a winter ration, which was true most of
the year, the heifer ate from 10 to 12
pounds and the old cow :1 little more.
’l‘gis sounds like light feeding to the man
w o is used to feeding for a record.

Just a word about the men behind these
cows. They are young men. very young,
in fact. The oldest of them began work
at the M. A. C. six years ago, and at
the same time he commenced his task of
herd building. lle began with a poor
grade herd, :md bought now and then, a
pure—bred animal. He used the best sire
within his reach each year, and tested
carefully ezich cow in his stable. He has
some good grades n0_w, although the pure—
bred animals are, fast taking the places
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Oceana Co. W. F. TAYLOR.
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MARCH 29. 1913.

brought me $14.80 at"‘th'is age." .Thls vea:i>”-~‘=‘—
had nothing but skim-milk and prepared ’

calf meal. After it was four». days old I
started giving the calf, after I took it
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creased it to one teacupful in tw0 gal-
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ADDITION TO BARN.

I wish to build an addition on my 401:
54-ft. barn, 40 feet 0r lean-to on end of
barn for horses and 40 feet along end of
lean-to and along barn to threshing floor
for cows, with a hip rafter turning
around corner. \Vould like an alley in
front of horses and cows, with heads to
the main barn. Would like to know how
wide you would suggest that horse barn
and cow barn should be. If you would
give me a plan or any suggestion, would
be grateful for favor. I intend to put in
cement floor in cow stable and would
like to ask you if it would not be just as
well to have floor back of trench in cow
barn six inches lower than platform for
cows, with trench about 12 inches deep.
or six inches deeper than walk behind
cows? Do you think an 8-in. concrete
wall would be a. satisfactory wall for
those stables?

Alpena Co. A. B. C.

For this lean-to addition to the barn
15 or 16 feet wide for cows. and it would
be better to have it even wider for

horses, you will want a four-foot feeding

alley in front of the animals, and
you ought to have a four-foot alley
back of. the gutter, and then there

ought to be something like eight feet for
the manger and the platform and the
gutter. Fifteen feet would do all right
for the cows but you certainly ought to
haVe 16 feet or more for the horses.
Again, your plan of having the cows
stand on a raised platform with the gut-
far back of them and then the floor back
of the gutter for the alleyway six inches
lower would work all right if you have
your gutter 12 inches deep, but a 12—inch
mine from the bottom of your gutter to
this platform is pretty high for cows.
Sometimes cows get the habit of standing
in the gutters and when they are deep
the cows frequently injure themselves.
I do not think it would be hardly neces-
sary to have it as deep as this.

I tuke it for granted that you intend to
have stanchions, and if you do it would
be a good plan to have the platforms for
tho cows :1 little longer at one end than
at the other so that you could put the
young heifers or smaller cows at one end
:llld the longer ones at the other, because
with stauchions the cows ought to be
lined up to the gutter in order to keep
them clean.

I would certainly put a cement floor in
the cow stable and also in the horse stu-
blc. It doeSn‘t pay to make a stable now
diiys without putting a cement floor in
it. Horses will stand-the cement floor
just as well as cattle and you can save
the manure so much more economically.

I am frank to say that I don’t like A.
B. C.’c plan for this stable. I don’t like
a lezin-to on the barn, and if I was going
to make this addition I would build a.
barn and end it up againSt the old born
on the 54—foot side, make it 36 feet “'lili‘.
1 would have the lower part of it a bum:-
mcnt and the upper purt of it storage for
stray. Then he could usc the old horse burn
to store wheat in whcn be harvested the
wheat and thresh and run the straw in
over the Stable. In this way if you kept
your cows in the basement on one side
you could keep the horses on the other
and have a combincd stable. Then you
could leave the driveway between the
horses and the cows wide enough so that
you could back the wagon in and loud

the manure directly onto the wagon.
which is the ‘ most cconomical way of
handling» the stable manure. Have the

cows aiid'the horses both face towards
the outside. Put in plenty of windows
and, while, this will cost ‘(1 little bit more,
it will be worth considerable more. You
will have storage for show, your bedding
will always be dry, you can have a much
better arranged stable. and in my opin-
ion after it is once built you will be glad
that you didn’t build a lean-to on the
barn, but rather that you built an extra.
barn ending up against your present one
so that you could have storage for your
straw above_and for your live stock
below.

Dairy farmers are seeking a more eco-_'
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MARCH’29. 1913. .. , -

ROUGHAGE WITHOUT GRAIN FOR
COWS.

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I am feeding my cows ensilage morning
and night and alfalfa hay noon andnight
Is it a balanced ration?

but no grain. ‘
\Vould it pay me to buy beans that
would pick half at 500 a bushel and

grind them, or could I buy some other “

‘ id be better? , _
grféiiieihélci.w°u , G. Ic. Bu

You can make a balanced ration so far
as food nutrients—protein and carbohy-
drates— are concerned, out of alfalfa hay
and corn silage; that iS, you can get
about the right proportion of protein to
carbohydrates and so have a balanced
ration. But I do not believe that you
will get good results out of feeding the
roughage alone. “'hile this ration is bal-
anced it is so bulky the cow cannot con-
sume enough of it to get food nutrients
enough to do her best, or anywhere near
her best. In all roughage there is avast
amount of crude fibre that is indiges-
tible. \Vhen a cow’s ration is entirely
roughage so much of the energy goes to
digesting the food that she cannot pro-
duce a maximum flow of milk on rough-
age alone. I simply would advise agrain
ration in connection with the roughage.

Ground beans for a portion of the ra-
tion would be all right. “'hile beans are
not very palatable to cows, that is, they
do not like them any too well, they are
rich in protein and at the present price
of cull beans are a cheap feed. They
will eat them ground, but I would mix
them with some other ration of grain. I
don't think you can get anything better
than corn meal. Your roughage ration
is balanced so far as food’ nutrients are
concerned and you can balance the grain
ration by mixing 100 lbs. of ground beans
to 200 lbs. of corn meal. Then your ra-
tion will be balanced two ways. First,
so far as the food nutrients are concern-
ed, and second, so far as the bulk and
the concentrates are concerned, and a
ration in order to be the most economical
and the most profitable, ought to be bal-
anced in this way.
a certain portion of concentrates in with
the roughage.

MILK FEVER.

\i’ill you please give me some infor-
mation regarding my Jersey cow? About
a year ago shortly after freshening she
got the milk fever; as she is about to
calve in a week or ten days and I am
inclined to believe she will get the fever
again, can you give me some remedy
with which I can prevent it?

Kent Co. L. D, Ii.

The way to prevent milk fever is to
not milk the cow out clean when she
first comes in. Milk only a small amount
the first time; the second time milk a
little bit more, but don’t draw it all; the
third time you milk still a little bit
more but leave some in the udder. Don‘t
get to milking the cow clean until the
second, or even the third, day. It is be—
lieved now that milk fever is caused from
the fact that when the milk is all re-
moved at once it causes such a nervous
shock to the system that the wrongly
named disease is produced. If you do
get a case of milk fever then the only
thing to do is to inflate the udder with
an air pump so that it is full, fuller than
it was before the cow came fresh. If you
never had any experience in this line the
only thing to do if you get a case of
milk feVer is to call a veterinarian. Ev-
understands this treat-

ery \‘cterinarian
ment now and it is rare that a cow
doesn’t yield to the treatment, and it

can be prevented almost entirely by do-
ing as I have indicated above.

 

A STONE SILO LINED WITH SHIP
LAP.

 

What is your opinion of a silo built of
stone, to be 14 ft. in diameter by 30 ft.
high from the floor of a basement barn?
Expect to make the wall 14 inches thick
at the bottom and to taper to eight
inches at the top, having it straight on
the inside. I have planned to line the
inside with ship—lap by nailing it to 2x4
studding set against the stone wall so
as to give an air space in the wall. I
have plenty of stone and the best of
sand on my farm and could do a part of
the work myself. \Vould this be better
than to build a stave silo?

Chippewa Co. , A. C.

One can make a good silo out of stone.
This has been proven a long while ago.
The only trouble is the first cost. ‘Vhile
you have the material, the stone and the
sand and everything but the cement on
hand you will find out that a stone silo
is expensive on account of the labor nec-
essary to make it. It is quite a job to
elevate the material to the top of a
properly proportioned silo. It is also quite
a proposition to break them, or trim
them, so that they will fit when you are

inside and make. it smooth.
“ ever line it on the inside with ship lap.
‘This would be an unnecessary expense

a

A cow ought to have~

 

THE MICHIGAN FARME‘R

up in the air on a scaffold. I know it can
be done. If, however, you build a stone
silo you want to reinforce it by laying
in galvanized wire or barbed. wire, or
something similar in with 'thestone. If
you build a stone'silo, plaster it_~on,the
But don’t

and would be doing things that you would
want to avoid. If you are going to have
a stone silo haVe a permanent building,
don’t line it with lumber and have this
lumber rot out and have to replace it.
Build it tip as smooth as you can on the
inside and then plaSter it with a good
cement mortar. This will make a splen-
did silo.

'I‘he stave silo is all right. The stave
silos that are made at the present time
by different manufacturing concerns are
good silos. You can also make your own
stave silo by getting out the staves 2x6
and setting them up and buying the
hoops of the manufacturer and putting
them together in this way, and make a
good serviceable silo. But if you build a
stone silo don’t think of sheeting it up
On the inside with wood. This won't
prevent it from freezing in cold weather.
The only way to prevent a silo from
freezing in real cold weather is to have
a little oil stove or hang a lighted lan-
tern in there, or something of that sort.
You can’t make a silo that won't freeze.

A SUBSTITUTE FOR MILKI FOR
CALVES.

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I am raising some calves and all the
milk that I feed them has got to be
whole milk. Now would Mr. Lillie or
someone else, tell me what I can feed in
the place of that; the kind that would
be the best and cheapest?

Vt'ayne Co. F. O. B.

I have never had any experience in
trying to raise calvei without milk. Of
course, one cannot afford to feed whole
milk to calveS. It is worth too much at
the present time. I“. O. B. docs not say

why he would have to feed whole milk.
This milk could be skimmed and the
cieam used for other purposes, for but-

trr making. or the cream could be sold,
and then the skim-milk used, and with
ilaxseed jelly in with the skim-milk one
('lll have a pretty good substitute for
Whole milk. But, on the other hand, if
he muSt use the whole milk then I would
give the calves a good start on the‘whole
milk. Feed them whole milk, or a small

amount anyway, until they are four weeks ‘

old. You could gradually decrease. the
amount of milk and substitute warm
water and grain. Oil meal is especially
good for cilvcs where they have a liberal
amount of milk, and if you can get some
oats ground rcal fine, or barley. and a
little corn meal, and have it ground fine,
and mix some of it with warm water to
provide them a drink. and thcn get them
to eating the grain dry as soon as pos—
sible, also get tlicm to eating nice clover
and alfalfa hay and roughage of all kinds,
they should do fairly well. They will
only eat a small amount of it at first
but will gradually learn to eat more. In
this way you can get them weaned from
the milk and raise very good calves, at

least, I have known of other people who;

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There are commercial calf meals on the
market which are claimed be a. good
subStitute for milk for calves. I have
never tried any of these but I am pretty
sure that I would try them if I ever at-
tempted to raise calves without milk.

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BALANCED VS. UNBALANCED RA.
TlONS.

 

A report .showing the difference in val-
ue of a balanced and unbalanced ration
for cows, according to experiments made
recently by the Illinois station has reach-
ed the Department of Agriculture.

Nine cows fed for 131 days a nutritive
ratio of 1:6 consumed 50.83 lbs. of di-
gestible matter per 100 lbs. of milk. A
similar lot fcd a nutritive ratio of 1:11
required 68.14 lbs. of digestible matter
per 100 lbs. of milk produced. The total
amount of milk produced for the two
herds was 39,393 and 26,839.9 lbs. of milk
respectively. The first lot consumed 15.79
lbs. and the second lot 19.92 lbs. of di-
gestible nutrients per pound of milk-fat
p-cducco, The rations consisted 0f corn
silage, clover hay and ground corn, Stip-
plemented by 'gluten fed in the narrow
ration and timothy hay in the wide ra-
tion. BecauSe of the lack of protein in
the ration fed lot two, the other nutrients
were not used to the best advantage.
This, shows in a striking manner that an
excess of carbohydrates can not be made
to take the place of a. deficiency of pro-
tein.

9—409

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ciency and transmit same to their pro-
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The work of the ewes after lambing is
to keep in a thrifty physical condition
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Sustenance for nursing young. Some
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his flock. Some individuals respond to
good feeding while others seemingly do
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take on flesh rapidly while nursing their
young are generally inferior milk produc-
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idly and at the same time produce suffi-
cient nourishment to promote maximum
development in her nursing progeny.
\\'hi1e I do not like to see the ewe: los-
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I always feel that a eWe is doing her best
when I notice she is inclined to sacrifice
her stored—up energy for her young.

A most important requirement in feed-
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properly compounded with such ingredi—
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right proportion to produce the best re-
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well—balanced ration for nursing ewes.

As early in the spring as possible the
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exercised not to make the change too
Sudden as it affects the quality of milk
Produced and it, in return, affects the
digestive System of the lambs. When
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good plan to feed them 'woll just h‘fore-
turning them out. They will then go to
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:it the burn either in the morningr or
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in counteracting the succulent effect of
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llo not overlook the vital necessity of
providing the ewes with a grain ration
while nursing their young. No matter
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Silage as a Feed for Hogs,

Can ensilagc be fed to shouts during
the winter without any ill effects? If it
can be fed to them, (‘Ollld they be fed
as much as they will eat well, or should
they have a certain number of pounds

per day?

Osceola Co. A. C. S.

“rhilo ensilage is too bulky a feed to
be made any considerable factor in the
ration for hogs, there will probably be no
ill effects from feeding a sufficient
amount to provide succulency in the ra-
tion during the winter season. if the hogs
can be induced to eat. it while they are
cmisuming sufficient grain feed to make
profitable gains. Mr. Alvah Brown. who
ha: for some years fed city garbage to
hogs on a large scale on his farm near
Grand Rapids, in describing his methods
before the American Public Health As-
sociation, at “'ashinglon. D. C., made
the following comment with regard to
feeding silage to hogs;

“My farm is almost entirely devoted to
the raising of corn which is harvested
when the kernel is just passing into the
dough state; this is run through an en—
silage cutter and cut into lengths about
three-quarters of an inch long and ele-
vated into silos ‘numbercd 15 and 16; as
We do not get a carload of garbage on
Sunday. one of our cars is placed be-
tween the silos and sufficient quantity of
ensilage is taken out to feed that day
all along the truck and the stock in the
other buildings are fed with the same
material, including buttermilk and meal,
by wagons. In feeding cusilage but one
day each week, the swine have quite a
relish, not only for the grain but for the
finer parts of the stalks and leaves, but
there is more waste in feeding eusilage to
hogs than to cattle.”

Millet as a Horse Feed.

i would like to know if millet is in-
jurious or weakening to a horse when
fed instead of hay.

Ant‘im Co. J. W. H.

if millet i: fell to horses at all it should
be fed in vci'y limited quantities and ill
connection with other roughage. In many
cases it has been found to be very dele—
terious in its effects upon horses. In the
winter of 1891-92 it was dcn'ionstrated
to have been the cause of the loss of a
large number of horses in North Dakota.
Repeated experiments at the North Da-
kota station have demonstrated its b:id
effects. The injurious symptoms were:
FirSt, an increased action of the kidneys;
second, lameness and swelling of the
joints; third, an infusion of blood into
the joint; fourth, destroying of the tex-
ture of the bone. These symptoms were,
of course, shown only in aggravated
cases where the millet had been fed for
a considerable time. It is not known
whether this injurious effect is more
marked in some localities than others or
in some seasons more than others. It is
generally considered, however, that if
millet hay is fed to horses at all it should
be cut and cured before the seed forms
to any extent.

Conditions affecting the hog markets of
the country are wholly favorable for the
fortunate owners, and there appears to
a year ago. Recent sales of wool in
Boston include fleece at 24@3ic. Cali-
fornia at 146/240. Texas at 15@24c and
territory at 15@26c.

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Heavy, steady hauling is not a hindrance
to success with brood mares. It is the
backing and side slips which cause the
trouble.

\Vhen large numbers of brood mares are
kept it is imposSible, on the average farm,
to keep them all busy at work. Where
'this is the case pick out certain mares
for work and plan to run the rest in a
good-sized field for exercise. By hand-
ling them in this way, the working mares
can be kept on a. good liberal feed suit-
able for work horses, and the mares in
the field on a. lighter, more succulent
ration.

Brood mares not at work should have
a dry place to be housed at night during
the winter months, but should be turned
into the field daily for their exercise.

A hay field with a good second growth
of timothy and clover makes an ideal
place.
a supply of bright cornstalks to the field
for them each day. The idea is to give
them something to do. It is a mistake
to turn a number of brood mares into a
small paddock with nothing to do but
quarrel and kick. An ugly old mare may
cause the rest to take plenty of exer-
cise, but it is the kind that usually re-
sults in a case or two of accidental abor-
tion.

Care at Foaling Time.

AS foaling time approaches, lighten the
work if possible, but keep the mare go—
ing. A mare will work all day and foul
at night without any trouble. Some
think it best to lay mares off ten days
before foaling. No man can tell whether

a more will foal on time or go over
time. The ten days planned on may
amount to two or three weeks. In the

meantime the udder fills and cakes and
in some cases the milk may start eight
or ten days before the fool is delivered.
Keep the mare working and the udder
down. It will fill when the time is right.
Feed should also be changed somewhat
at this time. The solid feeds, as oats and
corn, should be decreased and the bran

increased, the idea being to keep the
bowels loose.
Mares should be watched closely as

fouling time approaches. Vi'axing of the
dugs, or nipples, is the most immediate
indication, although this does not always
occur. A clean box stall or grass pad-
dock are the best places for mares to
foal. Some disinfectant, and I have found
tincture of iodine the most efficient,
should be at hand and as soon as the
foal is dropped, the navel cord disinfect-
ed and left untied. Novel infection and
constipation cause nine-tenths of the
deaths in young foals. The navel should
be closely watched and disinfected every
day until after the cord sloughs off.

The symptoms of constipation are a
droopy, listless appearance, ears lopped
over and a dull .eye. If these symptoms
exist after eight or ten hours. give the
colt an injection, using water at blood
heat, to which has been added a tea—
spoonful of glycerine. Two ounces at a
time will be sufficient and should start
peristaltic action. If action does not take
place, the operation should be repeated
in an hour.

The Care of the Foal.

Do not be in too great a hurry to help
the colt to nurse. Better to let him get
at it himself. If he. is unable to get
started after three or four hours, then
give him assistance. Do not try this
alone, get some help and get him started.
when you first begin. Continued fussing
usually causes the colt to get discour-
aged and frightened and he will quit try-
ing. Go slow with the mare’s feed after
foaling, and do not give her all the wat—
er she wants at once. Small quantities
given frequently is the better way. Bran
maSh is advisable for the first feed or
two after foaling. Mares should have at
least 10 days’ rest after foaling. If the
mare is to be worked keep her on dry
feed, that is, do not turn her to grass
one day and then give her dry feed and
work the next week. Either work and
dry feed all the time or grass and idle-
ness all the time for the first four or
five Weeks. When working the mare leave
the colt inSide. If he is allowed to fol-
low he will not only be constantly an an-
noyance to the mare and driver but will
tax his own system beyond a safe point.
Better keep him in a box stall with an-
other colt if’possible, or let him nurse
five or six times daily the first three
weeks. After three or four weeks he
will begin taking a little grain if it is
placed where he can get at it.

Feed the young colt liberally the first
year and give him a good place to stay.

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fLethim run with other colts if possible,
' for' he likes ,"company. ‘ If'he :is a, little
. backward about eating, he will come to
‘it much more readily if allowed to be

with others. Coltswill imitate each
other. I

‘ After the first season, a run on good
pasture is the best possible method for
growing him. Feed grain when the pas-
ture gets short and brown. Keep him in
good fair flesh all the time but don’t
fatten him by overfeeding or giving flesh
producing foods. Bone and frame can be
gotten only by the use of proteid foods
with some succulence or laxative added.
I will not go into the methods employed
for training or as usually termed, “break-
ing” colts. It is with a large number a
breaking process.

In closing I wish to draw this conclu-
If we are to have better farm
horses in Michigan, we mu<t keep in
mind three important things.

1. Be methodical in selecting and mat-

sion.

ing.

2. Be methodical in feeding and ex-
ercising.

3. Be methodical in handling brood

more and foal.

Note.-Paper read at the recent liound-
l‘p Institute by R. S. Hudson, Supertin-
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Loss of Appetite—I wish you would
tell me what to gch my cattle to produce

more appetite. \\'. 15.. Lambs, Micli.-—~
Give each one. l oz. of ground gentian.

nux vomicu and 1/2 oz. red
feed, or as drencli
or after meals.

1 dr. ground
cinchona at a dose in
in water either before

Seedy Toe—I have a valuable horse
eight years ok‘ that appears to have
brittle hoofs or if he is not shed his
hoofs break off badly. lle has worn

Shoes ever since he wus three years old
until last summer, when i tried us1ng
him on farm without shoes, but his hoofs

do not appear to grow. Is there any-
thing I can apply to boots to toughen

them and hasten their growth? N. A.
\\'., I’ort Sanilac, Mich—Apply lanolin to
lioofs once or twice a (lay and apply one
part turpentine, one part aqua ammonia
and six parts olive oil to coronet two or
three times a week. It is important that
his food supply should, be of good quality
and if he is kept in a healthy condition,
his hoofs will be less brittle than if he
has indigestion. Standing him in wet
clay an hour or two a day will do him a
whole lot of good.

Chronic Sore—Stockingg—My seven-
year-old horse met with an accident,
cutting leg when two years of age;

some time ago leg broke and wound dis-
charged pus with offensive odor; now it
is healed and he is not lume. but leg is
stocked. M. J. E” Buchanan, Mich.—
Give your horse a dessertspoonful of
Fowler's solution and a dessertspoonful
of powdered nitrate of potash at a dose
in feed three times a day. If the sore is
not quite healed apply one part iodoform
and ten parts boracic acid, covering it
with oakum and bandage.

Loss of Appetite—I have several pigs
that weigh 125 lbs. each, that appear to
have pretty much lost their appetite for
corn. but they do not show symptoms of
sickness. F. L. G., Jasper, M.ich.—~Give
a teaspoonful of fluid extract of gentian,
and a teaspoonful of fluid extract cin~
ehona at a dose, either in feed or as a
drench three times a week.

Lymphangitis—Capped Hock.~—I have
a mare [that had lymphungitis three
months ago; since then leg stocks. I
also have another colt that kicked stall
post and wall, bruising hock and a bunch
came on cap. A. ‘V. M., \Yheelcr, Mich.
mGive your mure 2 drs. potassium iodide
at a dose in feed three times a day. \\'et
leg with cold water; apply cotton and
a bandage over it, leaving it on part of
time when she is in stable. Apply equal
parts tincture iodine, and spirits of cum-
phor to point of hock two or three times
a week.

Sprained liege—One month ago my mare
suddenly went lame. Leg swelled to body
and has remained swollen ever since. The
leg is not as large as it was, but she is
still quite lame. She has been treated
by a Vet, but nothing we have done
seems to help her. Ii. D. R, Centreville,
MiclL—It is possible that you have made
leg sore from remedies you applied. Dis-
solve 1/4 lb. acetate, of lead in a gallon
of cold water, adding one pint fluid ex-
tract of opium and wet lame leg three
times a day. The bowels should be kept
open.

“Iarts on Teat.—-VVhat causes small
warts on cow’s teats? What will take
them off? D. H. S., Evart, Mich—“’arts
are supposed to be the result of skin
abrasions. causing the growth of wart
tissue. Those with necks should be cut
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CURRENT COMMENT.

The mid-winter
meeting of the
Blit'hignn state
Horticultural So-
ciety held at the city of Jackson last
week in conjunction with the Jackson
County Association, was a most interest-
ing scssion of the society. Although the
attendance was not as large as could
have been expected, the interest of those
prcscnt was in<piring to the speakers and
all who participated in the program. Each
Subject was followed by practical discus-
sions that brought the best information
of our most progressive fruit growers in

State Horticultural So-
ciety Meets.

reach of students and others who are
seeking to improve their methods and

their fruit. llcviews of the different ad-
dresses and diScussions will be given in
The Farmer as space will permit, the
address of Mr. Hale, of Kent county. on
“The Difficulties in the Road of 00-01)-

erative Marketing,” appearing in the
Farm Commerce department of this
issue.

Among the influences
which are calculated
to interest the coun-
try boys and girls in country life, there
is perhaps none more important than the
matter of recreation. If one were to ask
any number of country boys and girls
who have left the country and gone into
city occupations, their reason for so do-
ing we believe that only a very small
percentage of them would give as a rea-
son for their change the possible better
economic advantages offered in the city
industricS. 0n the other hand, a very
large percentage of them would say at
0110c. that country life did not afford ad-
equate means for recreation and amuse-
i.icnt. It does not necessarily follow that
tlicy will find open doors to wholesome
{ILIL'Q‘S of entertainment and amusement
lli [Ill' cities, but the chance that they
may do so appeals to them strongly, and
very inlluential factor in inducing
them to make the change.

In the city they may at least find more
or less innocent amusement for the rea-
son that amusement is a. business in the
cities and many people find it profitable
to cater to ‘this yearning of youth for
recreation and amusement. Country
parents do not appreciate the changed
conditions in this relation to the extent
which they ought. As a matter of fact,
the opportunities for recreation and
amusement are not so great in the coun-
try imiziy us they were a generation or
more ago. The old neighborhood forms
of recreation and amusement have many
of them passed and left little or nothing
in their place.

The average age of country people has
increased materially in recent years, due
to.the drift of the younger element to
the cities and this again is a handicap
to the spontaneous development of any

Rural Recreations.

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which are ’ s’o. necessary ,-. ”no enjdglahle
young manhood and" Womanhood, A
Fortunately there is ’a -tendency at the
present time to remedy this condition/to
some extent. The great national_sport
of baSebail finds its youthful exponents
in the country as well as in the cities
and has done not a, little to alleviate
this dearth of recreation and amusement.
Other outdoor sports are also partonized
more liberally and generally in the coun-
try than was formerly the case, but
there is a necessity for a greater devel-
opment of indoor recreation and amuse-
ment. In some country comunities where
a hall is available basket ball is serving
a good purpose as an indoor sport for
the winter season. So far as mental rec-
reation and amusement is concerned,
there has also been a like unfortunate
change. The old-fashioned debating so-
cieties have passed and country gather-
ings with their attendant social advan-
tages are less numerous than was for—
merly the case. True, in some commu—
nities amateur theatricals have to some
measure taken their place, but do not
fill the entire want in this direction.
This is a work in which farmers‘ or-
ganizations, such as the Grange, the
Farmers’ Clubs and. to a greater extent
even, the country church, should interest
themselves, to the end that this feature
of country life may be made more at-
tractive to the young people, for with-
out it economic reasons alone will not
hold them in the country communities.

The right of fran-
chise is one of the
m o s t cherished
rights of the cit-
izens of every 'free country, but along
with this right goes a duty which is in-
cumbent upon every elector. Notwith-
standing the effort which is made to “get
out the vote” by all parties at every gcn-
(ral election» there is a very large
“stay-ai—home” element of voters. But
this is not the most obvious neglect of
duty Oil tho part of eletcors in this con-
nection. \Yherc important propositions
such as amendments to the fundamental
law of tho static. on» concerned, the neg-
lcct of Voters to avail lhcmsc-lves of the
opportunity to cxprcss themselves is no-
torious. Many examples might be cited

Duty vs. Rights of the
Elective Franchise

where such grave neglect of duty has
been general on- the part of Michigan
electors.

It is only necessary to state, however.
that under the old constiiutiona] pro-
vision which required that a majority of
those voting at an election were neces-
Sill‘y for the adoption of a constitutional
ainciidmcnt submitted at such election it
was almost impossible to secure such a
vote on any proposition, for which reason
a change was made in this provision of
our constitution, so that at the present
time a majority of those voting upon the
proposition will secure the adoption of
a constitutional amendment and make
it a part of the fundamental law of the
state.

A notable example of neglect of duty
on the part of voters is brought to no-
tice in a recent dispatch from Buffalo,
N. Y., stating that In Erie county. in
which that city is situated, a proposition
for a bond issue for good roads, submit-
lcd at the last election. was entirely ig-
nored by 84 per cent of the electors with-
in the county. \Vhile this is undoubt-
edly an extreme case of neglect, yet by
ihctgcneral neglect of voters to inform
themselves upon the provisions of pro-
p0scd constitutional amendments and to

express their carefully considered opin-
ions on same at the polls, the aim of
popular government is largely defeated,

since popular government: is founded up-
on the principle of the greatest good to
the greatest number, or that the will of
the majority shall prevail.

For this reason we urge upon eVery
Michigan Farmer reader to discharge his
duty in this respect as well as in the
selection of the local and state officers at
the coming general eletcion in April.

Statesmanship and

Western States would eilOS are not us-

Bulld Silos. ually connected in
the average mind.
However, there appears to be a very

intimate connection between these two
terms in some sections of 'the country.
Recent information is to the effect that
a bill has been introduced in the Ne-
braska legislature providing for the ap-
propriation of a fund of $300,000 to be
used to loan farmers at four per cent,
and in amounts not to exceed $500 se-
cured by first mortgage, for the purpose
of building and equipping silos on their
farms. Oklahoma statesmen have ap-
parently become still more enthusiastic

connection ibe‘t‘wsen slips”, and prosperity..."
it_ being stated that}. bill was introduced -;
in the' Oklahom‘a "iiegisiatore‘f"providing,
to:- the appropriation of a funduof two ~
and a half million dollars for 'a similar
purpose. . ,_ 1, .' _ ‘ .

It is stated by ‘the'promoters of these
bills that the plan, is similar to one
which has been sudCes’sfully carried out
in Germany, the object being to'provide
the small farmer with a way whereby
he can build a silo at once and thereby
secure the undoubted economic advan-
tages which its possession would mean
to him. V

Fortunately, it is unnecessary to pro-
mote the progress of Michigan farmers
by such means, at least so far as silo
building is concerned, and in any event
the constitution of Michigan would not
permit legislation of this kind. This in-
cident is mentioned simply to illustrate
the fact that progressive farmers allover
the country are realizing more and more
each year that the silo is a necessary
factOr of equipment of an up-to-date
farm, the economic benefit of which is
out of all proportion to the investment
involved. More silos were erected in
Michigan last year than in many years
previous, probably as many as in all pre-
vious years, and doubtless this record
will be kept up until the farm which
does not include a silo in its equipment
of buildings will be the exception rather
than the rule.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

 

 

Some weeks ago we sent to the. editor
of the Michigan Farmer some legislative
notes, giving to its readers our ideas as
to the work of our state legislature and
outlining some measures which were be-
fore that body. Since that time some of
these proposed measures have been enact-
ed into law, and as the time of adjourn-
ment draws near perhaps the readers of
the Michigan Farmer would be pleased
to know wnat work had actually been
done.

Naturally. the more important measures
are left for the laSt, few weeks of the
session, but the resolutiOns submitting
to the voters of the state at the coming
April elcction the question of equal suf-
frage, the initiative and referendum. the
initiative in constitutional amendments,
recall of public officials and the short bal-
lot have all been passed and will be sub-
mitted to the voters for their decision in
a couple of weeks. \\'e are not attempt-
ing to say whether these propositions are
for the best or not, but surely the people
have manifested a desire for their sub-
mission and it will be interesting to await
their verdict.

As was suggested in our last article, the
demands for appropriations have exceed~
ed those made at any prcvious session of
the legislature. Our state institutions
are all growing, and naturally their
wants will increase from year to year.
“'6. do not begrudge the amount spent
for educational purposes as we consider
these expenditures more in the light of
investments and expect that the state at
large will be amply repaid for the amount
thus expended. But most of the money
expended for the care of the insane, the
criminals and the feeble minded cannot
be expected to return to the state any-
thing for value received, unless we view
them in the light of humanitarian acts.
If the increased demand along this line
is ever to be lessened it will come from
reformation along social lines. ,

Many bills have been passed amending
our banking laws which we trust will
result in added security to the depositors.
Our pure food laws have been so amend—
ed that that department may give us
more efficient service guarding against
adulterations in foodstuffs and short
weights in food supplies purchased and
thus will be enabled to render 'more effi-
cient service to the consumers. The”
“Blue Sky" legislation is still in the hands
of the committee. Much work has been
done in considering these measures and
many hearings have been granted to par-
ties interested from all parts of our
state, as Well as from other states, and
it is to be hoped that the result will be
a bill protecting the purchasers of stocks
and bonds from unprincipled dealers.

A number of bills amending the elec-
tion laws have been reported from the
committees and are now on the general
order of the Senate. These laws relate to
the conduct both of primary and general
elections and are aimed to simplify exist-
ing statutes, making it easier for the or-
dinary voter to express his wishes and
at the same time to guard against inter-
ference by those who wish to use politics
fOr personal gain.

The question of the employment of in-
mates of our prisons has becn given much
attention during this session. As the
reader well knows, a law was recently
passed forbidding the extension of any
contracts now existing in the prisons of
this state, yet everyone admits that the
prisoners should not be kept in idleness.
Some have thought that the use of these'
men on farms would be a solution of the
problem, but of late there has come a
protest from the vicinity of Jackson pris-
on against the use of prisoners on these
farms and the claim is made that the
presence of criminals in a neighbomood
IS undesirable from a social standpoint
and that the price of real estate in the
Vlcmity of these farms is sure to dete-
riorate. The proposition of moving the’
Jackson prison from its present locality
TO some place, outside of the city has been‘

 

      
  

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‘ Follows ' ‘

. A Good Breakfast i
Try a dish of

Post
Toasties

tomorrow morning:

These sweet, thin bits
made from Indian Corn
are cooked, toasted and
sealed in tight packages
without the touch of hu-'
man hands.

They .i‘eaCh you ' fresh
and crisp—ready to eat
from the package by add-
ing cream or milk and a
sprinkling of sugar, if de-
sired.

Toasties are a jolly good
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Fairbanks-’Morse
Eclipse Engines
Two Sizes: Sv'ii'l'fl‘flufi'fléi
. — A pint of gasoline will run
the No. 1 Eclipse engine an
hour and ‘pump over 1000
gallons of water against 80
foot head. Adapted to run-
ning cream separators,

churns, corn shellers, grind-
stones, ice cream freezers, etc.

Handy Reliable
Low Priced
As simple as it is possible
to make a. practical,
- powerful engine.
Manufactured in
our immense fac-
tory on the latest
automatic machines.
Large. dust-proof
"71' \ bearings. Thorough
- lubrication. All like
parts absolutely interchangeable. Starts
eaSily at any time. No danger from freezing.
No.2 Eclipse Engine is twice as powerful
as No. 1. Recommended for deep well pump-
ing. wood sawing, feed-grinding, etc. State
quantity of water desired in 24 hours and
we will send catalog No. FB 601

Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Chicago Detroit

Fairbanks Scales. fill and Gasoline Engines. Pumps, Water

System? Electric Light Halls. Vllndmllls. Feed Grinders

  
   
 
 
 
 
  
   
  

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. ,— . ~ ' ' ' ' coniderd i tenement greatness; ' ' " .- “ ' ‘_ “ ' ' '

.-‘ ate will ,visit Jackson prison this week . - - .
1-, -‘. and held a consultation with the board of

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3+; -- . trade and the‘ prison board. It is hoped
g Tlre ‘ ‘ you a. satisfactory plan may be evolved.
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The resolution to submit to the voters

: " " state-wide prohibition has passed the
‘ _ h committee of the whole in the House and

can 3““ ‘ on will be voted upon.in a day or two. If
'_ ‘ .. ‘ ‘ ’ it should be carried by that body it will
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. , petitiOns have been received asking for ’ ~ I
- one’s word {or is pretty much this legislation than for any other meas- a
' " ‘ ‘ , ure. l
Ofa‘IOtterY' Many important bills are yet in the \ -/. ,I Are you a
311' ha . 1 1 (1 fi (1 hands of the committees and the remain- " !!er > )
Qu “Y t t 13 C ear Y e ne mg days of the session will be busy ones. / i

and assured in the form Of a It is difficult at this time to say what
. . measures Will succeed and which ones
watt-.3“ guarantee IS measure‘ will be defeated. Some useful legislation
able m dollars and cents. may fall by the wayside, but we hardly

. ilhmdk that the state at large need to fear
. . ar ship either from too many bills be-
AJax tires (all types) are the ing killed or any really important meas-
only tires in the world sold ure failing of passage. -

with a written guarantee of A ”ARM“ MEMBER"

’ '“K-r-i-t-Farmer .

If you are not, we will send the K-rri-t out to your farm
and show you why you should be a “K-r-i-t F armer."

You show us what you want a motor car to do. Show us your
roads. your hills, your mud. your sand and the cost you can

 

5000 miles, and they have been H AppETmNGs OF THE WEEK. i afford for up-keep. and we’ll show you the car that can do it. .
thus guaranteed for the past ———— , . It is the K-r-i-t.
° National | . . . . .

eight years. . _ . ' , 1 ‘Four thousand farmers are drivmg of the highest quality grey iron cast-

. . . . aSTZe 33:50:: 63,]; “(Kigalfggfigg $533ng£1 K-r-i-t-s. We want to Show you why ing. _The Krr-li-t has the annular ball-
Eylery A’filx {Ire 13 bl?“ to rudn 5900 the territory east 0,. the Rocky Moun_ they bought K-r—i-t-s. We want you bearing sliding-gear transmiSSion
m‘.es' .6 eynmeo ‘3‘" Pro ““103 tains. On Friday. the 21st, a storm cen- to ask them how they like their With chome nickel gears.
being quality—not quantity. - ter which had formed in Colorado and K-r-i-t-s. We’ll put you intouch With The K-r-i-t has axle and springs

moved toward LouiSillna, suddenly turn-

Ajax “built in" quality means a saving ed northward up the BIiSSiSSiDpi Valley, l them. Write US for names and ad. made of Vanadium Steel and Steer.

 

 

 

 

       
   
 

 

 

isn dollars and cents 0“ from $4.00 to crossed the north central states and then dresses Of K-r-i-t—farmers. ing armsof Chrome Vanaldium. £116
20.00 atire. moved toward the Atlantic along the St. . K-r-i-t in ever essentia part as
j Lawrence river. At Detroit the barom- WCknOWWhYFheYbQUEhtK'T'l't's- more durability? more construction
, eter fell over .60 of an inch below nor- The three dominant reasons are— t th ’ er more real
mal and the wind attained a velocity of The K.r.j-t Motor, theK-r-i-tTrans- S reng 7 more POW , _ .
86 miles an hour which is the record for - - - sturdiness than a car of its rating
th 1 “1 , th' bu], a “win its ,2 1111551011, the K—r-i.t Axle._Those are t 11 n eds But that is what
4 yeirsmodf hiftaorysr Thee his: of iife, the l the Thr‘Ee Prime Essfmt’al' 0f the gisuiéilftgd tfie KZr-i-t out of the $1000 !
number of people injured and the damage car that isSturdy, Reliable, Durable class . That is why four thousand i
to property by the storm, will be difficult and Economical, farmers are driving K r-i-t-s i
Guaranteed (in writing) 5000 Miles 1to estimate. inis disturbance was fol— . h b ll b . Wr't u frth eof thenear- i
owed by :nmthei “inch raged over the The K-r-i-t has t e a - caring le. S o enam _ .
DropusapostalforBooklet“Figures north central slates Sunday Night and unit owe lant;four-c linderwater- est K-r-i t dealer and he Will bring l
ThatDon'tLie"a~-'l home ofncarest Blonday \Vhilc not so general this storm pd rp 1- d t nbloc the K r i t to our farm. l
Ajax Dealer. became a real tornado iii ~Nebraska and 00016 metor’ Cy m er 033 e y ;
Iowa and was far more destructive of ' o .
AJAX-GRIEB RUBBER C0. life and property. The latest reports Knt Motor Car Company ‘ ,1
, State that fully 225 persons Were killed. . o o -
1797 Broadway New York City the majority in (imalia. Nob. and around 1608 h't Grand Boulevard Penna" "wing”. :
F t ' .- T t ,N,J, 700 hurt. while the properly loss is var— «\ > «V . I} .'
(41 ac on“ ran on iously estimatcd from $5,000,000 to $10.— ' ‘J‘iflu ' i .

 

 

000,000. In Omaha, Neb., 152 persons ill'e
Ireported dead and 5230 injured; at Term
;llaute, Ind., 18 are dead and 250 injured:
tilt Ynlan, NH». 13 are dead um] 20 iii-

. iinrpd; at Council Bluffs. 1a., 12 are dead
HONESTY {and 17 injured; at Chicago five are dead
Mind 40 injured; at :BeY‘ilIlJ' Neb.. seven are

dead Llllti 17 injured. At a numberot‘ otli-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

' or plat-cs dculhs are rcportcd, which
i in a dry CCll bringr the total to 221, while. those injured
i 15 as HCCCS- aggregate 694.7 There are probably many
I unreported casualties that Will increase
it sary as hon- the dcutli toll of the violent wind l)t‘_\’0ll(l
ro- . the above figures. Michigan also suffer-
," esty In a cd severely from the Sunday night and
W Monday stOl‘m. The big dam at Muytield
4 “W' man- went out and the watchman lost his life
' in attempting to cscupc. The river is
‘ i a ' r 7lillt and one man was
4 , , COLUMBIA iunn nm high at l . . .
drowned. Traverse City is partially
' BATTERIES h fioodcd and Port Huron suffers from high ‘
. aVe 3- water. There are wasliouts reported on
the Alin Arbor and Polo Mai'quctte rail- ‘
i quarter Of a CCfltUI‘y Of roads. A church in irand Rnpids was Mainta’n It B d
honest effort and CXPC- unroofed and the baseball park_ grand- l s s o y a
. b h. d 1] stand was blown to the ground. Several .
I‘lence e In t em. h0uses Were wrecked at Benton Harbor H h T
and floods ill‘e reported at Reed City. The l empera ures
For every purpose fruit belt along: the western coast was
‘ - - ’ b - hard hit and much damage done. It is
requlrlng atterles estimated that the property loss in Micb~ . O
For 1 h A k igan will exceed $1,000,000. 212
maths. S
01‘ o - w '2 _
Because thc ilitlglln‘l government no No matter how fast you go on hot—
Cost No More' Last Lori er fused to give consideration to electOIal . _
’ g i'efOrms in that country the congress or test days, Polarine lubricates every

the labor party has ratified an order for
a general strike to be called April 14.

A headon collision at Kanaugu Junc-
tion. four miles cart of Gallipolis, Ohio,

part perfectly, maintaining the cor-
rect lubricating body at any motor
speed or heat.

It saves friction, wear, upkeep cost
and repair bills.

Manufactured by

National Carbon Co.

.CI‘ivol‘nd'Oh'o resulted in 18 persons being injured and

Factories m U'S' and Canada the two locomotives and several cars

Fahnestock Connections without extra being demolished. An open switch caus-
charge. ed the accident.

King George of Greece was assassinat- l-Iilm'fl It flows just as we“ at Emu

   

ed last week by ill] anarchist and the .. , .
throne is now occupied by his eldest son "“

. who will rule as King Constantine.

r Affairs between Turkey and the allied
i . ls ear forces are little changed from a week

F ago. Turkey has made concessions from
' . . . hei formerf (tlglnands in order that the:

__ ‘ iniuence 0 e powers may we )rougi
Hire a Red River SpeCial— to terminate the war. The allies, (m the

other hand, seem anxious to continue the

Polarine insures the greatest re-
sale value of your car.

Made by the World‘s Lubrication
Specialists.

Standard Oil Company

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‘ L TO threSh Your graln thls year‘ YOU conflict, believing that “105’ Will gain illl- _ Makers of Special Lubricating (Him for tho Loading
Will save {ingref Of your grain than you portant ground within a very silm't timc ‘30 Lugluccriuguud Industrial “'urks of the ‘VOK‘ld
4‘ eversave eore. and thereby be in it better position to _
* JOS' H' RObertS and five Other farm- Sistiiiiisiiliiilgl aiifimfiliiilin aiiimtiite (iliiiiildgiis —20 Flows Freely at zero
~ . . (‘ L l i g h g . C '-
5‘ ers 0f HughSVille, Mo.,say. It saved are reported daily along‘ the Tchatalja ‘10
' so much of the grain that would have lines. 1 O
E been wasted by any other machine itcports indicate the development of a h _ ZERO
that We practically got our threshing rather serious situation between Austria ~10
done for nothin ,, and Montencgro with regard to the ac- - .
_ g' , tion of the latter cmintry in her military -20
IthlldO thesame bYYOEI- Wecansend operations around Scutari. Austria has allllD
you hundreds of testimonials like above demanded that these operations be sus—
from allparisofthecountry. InSist upon pended until the entire civil population ’0‘
a RED RIVER SPECIAL this year and of the place has left the town. declaring /
that if such is not done arms Will be re— chno" REDUCING Mo‘ron’ OIL .

 

 

 

, Differences between the liberals and
TghehREDlRIVER SPECIAL 15 theonly conservatives in the Canadian Parliament

res .er w Heb 6:41: the gram out of the at Ottawa have been temporarily mended
strawlike you woulddo Withapitchfork. by an agreement between the govern-

TheBigCylinder.“theManBehind the merit and the opposition. The °‘0vern- - ' °

Gun." the patented Grate and Check ment has agreed to a closure bill,b which False Teeth He alred The MlChlflall Farmer One Y9"
Plate andtheShakerswhichbeattlzegrain Will enable the majority of the Parlia-

out are found only in the RED RIVER ment to shut Off debate at any time. in BY MAIL. The NIW YOI'k (3-a-week) Williil "“9 '9‘"
SPECIAL An other kinds execp .he if‘i‘ér’teifé'veiinvéiiieifm iii thigh “elitism -

epasse W nu O- .. pa '1) nineesour lien

giggggdggg $312.5 mm. .a d moon. This letter on becomes mes- gets-ms gggggggysgggg page: Both Only $1.20
pe 1 15 yea n sary In that appropriations for carrying matched with'the old ones. Gold filling and gold

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beat itout. It will saveyour titres/z bill. on the administration ext ’ '
e d ] crowns ut in that l t th to k . Th ‘1 Y ’
Write for proof. ‘ March 31, and the interim b11111 815.03) yprgo ural. write at onczggr‘l'ill pagfiufiguflfligfl he i e: 1?“? W o'rld Comes to yo}! three ”£1183
« *— vide funds for government Durposesl 211 IFE P. P. DENTAL LABRATORY‘ eac wee t n: slung you practically shew
NICHOLS & SHEPARD C0. through to the end of May, Which will . ancock Ave. East. Detroit. Mich. \ork daily. The New York World is unexcelled
g , I 'II n 0' M Elsi!" fl Oil-Cu' Tram give time for passing some redistribution ; to he f _ as a newspaper and will keep you posted on the
‘ Battle Creek. Michigan bill and the holding of an election should . g‘NIEn for s£Z.I"t’-i'3n3wii‘§s$riiiii’ori‘“§n oci>ii¢f§m “8W5 0f the world. Send all orders to
, Premier Borden so decide. . orthwmrn Business Annoy. Minneapolis. Minn. THE MICHIGAN FARMER. Detroit. Mich.

 


 

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The Case “3

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Few men can allbrd a motor car as a mere luxury.
But many cars are liuilt fOli looks alone. fLittle

' thou ht o actua requirements 0 cars
Why SO for ugse on country roads is put into their
making. For seventy years we' have studied the
problems of machinery for the country highways.
ln the Case Thirty we build a motor car that is all
that can be asked—in looks, as well as quality. We
put into this car hundreds of dollars that do not

 

3,2333% show on the suriace. We put them there for a
3.333%? reason. . They give this car out-lasting qualities

W" which few other cars possess. lt conquers mud and
rocky roads where other cars might flounder. it
stands the wear and tear of hard, continued usage. lts Superla-
tive quality in its second and third and fourth years becomes
more conspicuous than in its first.

Every ounce of material in the Case Thirty is the best
values. That that money buys. We could make large savings on the
Are Hidden cost of our motors by cheapening materials. We could

save on our clutches, transmissions, drive shafts. wheels
and other vital parts. LWe could cut our assembling cost in two.

\ at \ J «v it
Whose' Take our word for these things {or one year. Then, for years alter-
? wards, Congratulate yourself that you did. Remember. you must
word. take someone’s word for the values in the car you buy. Whose
word is safer to accept than ours? We have maintained an un-

broken pledge to three generations of your fam- C I S E

ilyl Consider these vital hidden values when
THIRTY

you gaze admiringly on the Case Thirty. Judge
it. by face values, in comparison with other cars.
Note that no other car has more pleasing lines,
. ‘ C . .
{acre rehnementb l3ut recall that in ltlhe h ase 34x4-inch TH”; ”Sanh
irty you are uying more t an rea y s ows. Wheel Ba”; lec_(2”a,,mr‘El_
liptic Sprin ; 4% x _5%-inch
Cylinders: emy Magneto Dual
System Single Point _lanihon:

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SPECIAL ARTICLE ON FOODS.

 

BY FLO-YD W. ROBISON.
Leavenlng Material.

The leavening agent used in the best
bread is an organic fungus plant known
as yeast. Technically, this plant belongs
to the genus known as Sacchromyces.
This plant is widely distributed through
the soil, especially in vegetable matter,
and likewise is quite abundant in the
air. It grows by the budding process,
similar to the way in which plants grow,
that is, one cell on another. Its chief
value, perhaps, may be considered in the
production of alcohol. and it is through
its properties by virtue of which it pro-
duces alcohol that it becomes most valu-
able as a leavcning agent.

The medium on which yeast operates
is sugar, and when the starch in the
flour has been converted by enzymic ac-
tion into maltose sugar, then the yeast
acts on the maltose, producing a small
amount of alcohol. at the same time lib-
erating :1 gas, known chemically as car-
bon dioxide. During the liberation of the
gas, at the desired temperature which
is usually about the temperature of the
human body, the flour mixture, or sponge,
becomes porous and tho 'pheiiomcnon
known as thc “rising” of the dough
takes place. ’l‘hi: rising is due to the
actiOn of ihe'gas in trying to escape; but
the glutenous nature of the flour retards
the escape of the gas, consequently the
dough rises and assumes the shape of the
leaf.

 

Yeast Varies in Value.

Yea<t varies materially in its value
for bread making purposes, depending
first, perhaps, on the activity of the
yeast, and secondly, on its purity. A
pure active yeast will cause dough to
rise very quickly under proper condi-
tions, and, as a rule, is to be prefcrred
over the slow, more Or less inactive yca<t,
for the reasOn that if the dough is ris-
ing through a considerable period of
time. souring is apt to result, due to the
action of foreign organisms. ,
Compressed Yeast Most Common Form.

A number of years ago, the so-called
yeast cakes, or dry yeasts, were com-
mon forms uSed. but at the present time
compressed yeasts which are composed
of fresh cultures of‘yeast are very much
used. In all. commercial bakeries, fresh
yeast is always used. The prominence of
the brewing induStry makes the brewers’
yeast very accessible, and some of the
brewers" yeasts are very pure cultures
indeed.

Value of Yeast Depends on Gas Produced.

The value of yeast for bread baking
depends entirely on the amount of car-
bon dioxide gas which it is capable of
‘ liberating under definite conditions. There
are Various methods of estimating car-
bon dioxide gas, and one approximate
way is to test the rising power under
definite conditions on a standard flour.
In the laboratory, the usual method is to
determine the amount of carbon dioxide-
liberated from a standard culture media.
The method of Meissel is a very desira-
ble method, and is briefly outlined as
follows:

Four hundred grams of pure sugar; 25
grams of ammonium phosphate; 25 grams
of potassium; mix together.

A small wide-mouthed flask Of 100 CC.
capacity is fittcd with a double perfor-
ated rubber stopper with two glass tubes,
one of which is bciit and passes nearly
to the bottom of thc flaSk. The other is
a larger tube, known as a drying tube,
which is filled with granular calcium
chloride, so the gas, passing through, will
be relieved of the water which accom-
panies, it. Into this flask is now placed
50 cc. of water and 4.3 grams of the
mixture given above is dissolved in the
water in the flask. Then, finally, one
gram of the yeast to be tested is added
and stirred into the liquid. The, flask is
now corked, and the whole flask and
contents, together with the rubber stop-
per and tubes, is weighed on a sensitive
balance. After the weight is determined
the flask is immersed in warm water,
kept at a temperature of about 86 de-
grees, F. After six hours, the flask is
taken out of the water, dried, and weigh-
ed again. The loss in weight is due to
the carbon dioxide set free by the fe'r-
mentation of the yeast. .

Adulteration of Yeasts.

Compressed yeast very frequently con-

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ing generally used. Sometimes as low as
five per cent of starch is used and at
other times, from 40 to 50 per cent. Many
samples of yeast contain no foreign starch
at all, and it has been somewhat of a.
question as to whether the adding of
small amounts of starch should be 0011-
sidered adulteration.
The Government Standard.

The United States Standard, established
under Food Inspection Decision No. 111 is
as follows:

1. The term “compressed yeast," with-
out qualification, means distillers’ yeast
without admixture of starch.

2. If starch and distillers’ yeast be
mixed and compressed, the product is
mis-branded if labeled or sold simply un-
der the name “compressed yeast.” Such
a mixture or compound should be labeled
“compressed yeast and starch.”

3. It is unlawful to sell decomposed
yeast under any label.

Chemical Leavenlng Materials.

The use of yeast for leavening neces-
sitates a considerable period of time be-
tween the beginning of the operation of
the dough mixing and the finishing of
the baking. Consequently there has been
a great demand for some agent which
will hasten the leuvening period. A
chemical leavening agent has arisen to
fill this demand. There is no question
that the most desirable form of leaven-

'ing is the one in which yeast is employ-

ed, but there seems to be a certain need
for a leavening agent which will respond
in a much shorter period of time. The
modern baking powders fit into this class-
ification. They have no food value, but
are simply instruments or tools by which
certain chemical re—actions bring about
the liberation of carbon dioxide gas, and
of a consequence, the accompanying
leavening process.

Sour Milk and Saleratus the first Baking

Powder.

In the. making of biscuit and various
cakes, baking powders find special appli-
cation. Before baking powders were on
the market, baking soda or saleratus,
used in connection with sour milk, ac-
complished the same purpose as do the
more modern baking powders. But there
was no very accurate control of the leav-
ening agent where sour milk and baking
soda were used, for the amount of soda.
to be used should depend on the amount
of acid in the milk, consequently there
was frequently either not enough soda t0
to combine with the acid in the milk, or
too much soda. was used. which overbal-
anced the acid in the milk, and a soapy
or bitter taste, followed.

The more modern baking powder is ad-
justed so the soda and acid ingredients
lire exactly balanced, so that the food
shOuld be neither too sour, nor over-sup-
plied with soda. Baking powder, there-
fore, consiSts of, first, an acid ingredient,
an alkaline ingredient. The acid ingre-
dient may consist of a number of differ-
ent substances; the alkaline ingredient is
always bicarbonate of soda.

Three Main Kinds of Baking Powder.

There are three principal forms of bak~
ing powder on the market. The first is
known as tartrate powder which is di-
vided into two classes, cream of tartar
powder and tartaric acid powder. The
second class may be called phosphate
powder. The third class may be called
alum powder. \Ve might add a fourth,
or composite Class, which consists of a.
mixture of the other three classes.

As with yeast, baking powders owe
their first and greatest value to the
amount of carbon dioxide. gas they can
liberate. Perhaps of secondary import-
ance is the residual product left behind
in the bread after the carbon dioxide is
libcrated.

\Vc have taken the position that all
baking powders, having in mind those
that are in the market at the present
time, are more 01' less injurious to health,
by which we mean that they are some-
what antagonistic to the normal process
of digestion. They seem, however, to be
almost, if not quite, necessary. and as
such, we have naturally been interested
in the class 0f_b:iking powder concerning
which the least objections may be raised.
“'e therefore place the different pow-
ders, according to their value, as follows:

First, tartrate powders. (a) cream of
tartar powders; (b) tartaric acid pow-
ders.

Second, phosphate powders.

Third, alum powders. '

 

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HOUSE FOR 100 CHICKENS.

 

A VVashtenaw subscriber asks for Mr.
Lillie’s idea of a poultry house to ac-
commodate about 100 chickens, and how
it can be arranged so that the laying
hens cannot lay in with the ones that
are sitting.

A house for 100 laying hens ought to
be about 15 feet wide and 60 feet lOng.
I would divide this into two compart-
ments, keeping about 50 hens in each. If
you want to, and will take the necessary
care of their quarters you can keep more
than that number in a house of that size.
Perhaps you might run it up to 75 in
each compartment, or 150 in all, if proper
regard is had for ventilation and clean-
liness.

I would, have this house face the south.
Have it five feet high at the back and
eight or nine feet high in front, with a
sloping roof. It ought to be double-
boarded so there will be no draughts.
I would sub-divide the 30-foot compart-
ment on either end into two compart-
ments, one to be called the living-room
and the other the scratching pen. Have
the living-room made comfortable, with
one window in it. You can have the two
living-rooms together in the middle of
the house, thus placing a scratching pen
on either end. This won’t cost as much
as it will to make a warm compartment
on either end. Have a platform at the
back of the house. with the nest boxes
under this platform. Put the roosts over
the platform. The south side or front of
the scratching pens can be simply wov-
en wirewchicken fence—without any win-
dows. It is a good plan to have a cur-
tain, made of cotton cloth, that you can
let down when weather conditions require
it. During the coldest, most stormy
days. you can feed the hens in the liv-
ing-room, but in all ordinary weather
feed them in the scratching pen. Make
them get out into the fresh air.

You should have separate coop or house
for the sitting hens, although you could
partition off a portion of one of the
scratching pens for their convenience.

COLON C. LILLIE.

MANAGING BROODY HENS.

 

There are many mistaken notions afloat
about the best way of breaking up broody
hens. It is true that ducking her head in
water will make the hen think of other
things, while taking her by the tail and
throwing her through the. window may jar
her a little. But the only reasonable way
of breaking up broody hens is by getting
them to lay as quickly as possible. This
diSpels their desire to brood and means
profit to you, for most of us keep hens
for the eggs they lay.

A good many think that the quickest
way of breaking up broody hens is that
of shutting them in a coop for several
days without either food or water—starv—
ing them to it. Then there are still oth-
ers who let them sit on the nest all the
time, and, incidentally, feed the lice.

A hen becomes broody, first. because it
is heredity, and. second, because of a
condition of nerve exhaustion after along
period of laying. The quickest and best
way of relieving this condition is to take
them from the nests and confine in a
slat-bottom hanging coop as soon as the
tendency to broodiness is noticed. If they
are permitted to remain on the nests for
a fewdays it takes much more to break
up this desire. Place the hanging coop
in a well ventilated and well lighted place
and feed and water them as well or bet-
ter than the other stock, because just as
soon as they begin to lay the broody in—
stinct will have departed. It is advisable
to place a male bird with them.

In the spring I go through all of the
pens twice a week and confine all hens
that show an inclination to be broody in
a specially constructed coop. They are
fed well and cared for in the best possi-
ble way. After they have been confined
about three or four days they are releas-
ed, but any that go back to sitting are
replaced in the coops for a few more
days' confinement.

“'here many hens are kept a special
coop in each pen is advisable. In all up-
to-date poultry houses the equipment is
not considered complete unless each pen
has a broody (3001). Not only can these
coops be used for breaking up broody
hens, but also for extra male birds.

The thing to bear in mind in breaking
up the desire to sit is to act promptly
and to so feed and care for the hens
that they will be filled with new life and
vitality, thus forgetting the desire to sit
and going to laying again. Feed them the
same as you do the other hens, and do
not forget the water and grit. If it is
ever advisable and profitable to feed any
kind of stimulating feeds it is when a hen
shows a desire to sit.

New York. F. W. KAZMEIER.

TRANSFERRING BEES.

 

To transfer bees from objectionable
abodes to modern hives is one of the
labors ofold bee men as well as the begin-
ner in bee-keeping. The easiest way to
buy bees, although not always the most
profitable, is to purchase from men who
are anxious to sell; this means not the
bee-keeper who keeps his bees in the
modern and profitable way, but the farm-
er who ha; only a. few colonies. which
have never been given any attention and
which, as he expre=ses it, "never did
pay.” Bees obtained in this way will be
found housed in anything from a soap
box to a cracker barrel. The new owner
naturally wishes to remove them from
such undesirable quarters, transferring
them to modern and more profitable
hives. An easy method of,doing this is
the following:

Blow a little smoke among the bees,
sufficient to alarm them. Set the hive a
short distance to one side and put in its
place a modern hive of frames containing
full wired foundation. Now turn the old
l‘llVe, or box, or whatever it may be, up-
side down, remove the bottom and place
a box over it. It will make no difference
if the box is not close tilting so long as
the bees are smoked sufficiently. “’ith a
stick or hammer rap on the hive for 10
or 15 minutes. The bees will fill them-
selves with honey and go with the queen
into the box above the hive and cluster.
If towards the last we set the box off
once or twice. vigorously shake the hive
and then replace the box we will greatly
hasten the emigration of the bees and
make it more complete. A few bees will
remain in the old quarters and these will
do no harm.

Next take the box which contains the
queen and nearly all the bees and shake
it in front of the new hive already placed
on the old stand. The bees will go in
at once and set to work drawing out the
foundation in the frames in a surprising-
ly short time, giving us a set of combs
which will surpass those obtained in any
other way. Should they be unable to
obtain honey, feed must be given them.
This is a good thing to do, judiciously,
even if they are able to get some nectar
from flowers, as the latter only stimu~
lates brood rearing.

Set the old hive aside for 21 days, when
the young bees will have all hatched
from the cells. If the weather is cold it
would be well to see that the hive is
protected or eVen brought into a warm
room so the brood will not chill. At the
end of this time drum the bees out as
before, kill the queen which has been
reared, and unite the bees with the oth-
ers, or form a new colony as before. If
a new colony of bees is wished the queen
is not killed but allowed ’to go into the
hive with the rest of the bees.

Now the old hive, log or box may be
split 'open so as not to break the honey
comb. The combs should be carefully cut
loose, the honey extracted by use of a
wire comb-holder, and the comb melted
into wax. The only loss in this method
is the time which the bees require to
draw out the foundation, and this is more
than made up in the superior worker
combs secured.

If the hive which has been emptied has
combs in it that are straight and are
composed of worker cellS, these may be
fitted into frames and a wire bound
around them to hold them in place until
bees fasten them securely, after which
the wire may be removed. Wire used
must be very fine—about 30. This is not
as satisfactory, however, as to melt up
the comb and send the wax obtained to
the supply houSes to be made into foun-
dation. The cost of making up this wax
into foundation is from eight to 13 cents,
according to the thinness, style, and
amount sent.

Shiawassee Co. N. F. GUTE.

 

 

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winners, eggs and day old chicksour speI I'IIltv. Also Mam.
Pekin Duck eggs. Claudia Bette. Hillsdule. Mich.

qTANllAIRD BRED R. I. REDS—Both IonIIIs eggs from show
Lstotk $2 per 1:"), funny 32 per 30, utility $6 pm 100 (by ex, )
sent. fun by l’. P. all wonderful wiIIteI l‘lV' Is. Also Mani
Af. gccsc & Rouen ducks F. & \I. runners. ll. Red ’lurks. P.
guinea hens. French Fruit & Poultry Farm, LIIIliugton, Mich,

' and white “yandottes, a fine lot of
Sllver some" \oung stoo k. New circular January lat.
Browning's Vlyandotte Farm, R. 30, Portland, Mich.

HITE ROCK, S. C. “'HITE LEGHORN. BLACK

8 anlsh and Indian liunne r duck eggs, 1.», 31.2.;
30,32; 33; 100 $5. G. N. Bl. It'l‘, ()akond Ohio.

WHITE WYANDOTTE—Famous Winter Laying
Strain. Eggs for hatI hing;

circulars now ready. L. ..OLDS Ypsilanti Mich.
WHITE lEGnoRNS—“Vl'yckofi Strain", stock
chix It eggs, circular free.

Maple City Poultry Plant. Box 0, Charlotte. MIch.
-—Noted for size, vigor and egg pro-

While wyandOHes duction.191i(ircular ready in
February. A. FRANKLIN SMITH Ann Arbor, Mic h.
——A ril nd May cockorels and eggs

Willi“ WI and? “88 foxi'mlz. March In. Send {01‘198
circular. Druid Ray, 21l2horest Ave.. Ypsilanti, Mich.

LILLIE FARFISTEAD POULTRY

B. P. Rocks, R. I. Rods. and C. W Leghorn eggs
for sale. 15 for 31:26 26 r 51.20250 for 82.50.

 

   

Prairie State Incubator 60., 413mm 8L, Homer City. Pa.

1 Wh pay more than our rice? I
’ “ K machines for only 513(1)
Hot water, double walls. dead air a
tanks and boilers, self-regulatin.

tth
who you I6 omignfilodwood oodlum rused-

12__§_ E__g_g_ Incubator ___2_Ifll Broader I'll“ S I o

(l), and pay freight charges East of Rockies.

Brooder shipped com late with t ermometers. lampsmgg- testers—readyto
E‘Ive your mnte tee-40:1 syn trial

to
COLON C. LlLLIE .Coopersville. Mich.

f ordered together we send

  

 

nce between, double glass doors. copper
ursery under egg tray Incubator and

bacon; finished In natural colon chewing the
-not purified to cover Inferior material. I! you will com 9 our

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hi l'Iw eC
"acme: ”gem“. with other: ousted It anywhere near-5mg: price we will feel sure of your order. Don’t buy nut: you do

dds-.yon'll can money-4t to investigate before you buy. Sen

FREE 1:3.me oroond'

In Your order and are time.

were: “sanitaumwlscousm INCUBATOR co., Box 126, Run", w.._

 

WHY INGIIBATII

The book entitled. The History of White Diarrhoea, or why incubator chicks die. will be
sent absolutely free by return mail. to any one sending us the names of I to 10 of their friends

(in at lime Hing”? 31"" 117i?“ (1 ll
la" 08‘ 01' We r011 6. can an S
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Saginaw Valley Slook Farm

Importers of

Belgian and Percheron
Stallions and Mares.

Formerly of Decatur. Inolana. 15 Years Importers.

     

 

Just arrived with an extra good importation
of stallions from 2 to 4 years old, which we
offer at very reasonable and attractive prices
with guarantee the best. If you come with
cash or baiikable paper we will try our best
to sell to you. We have our selling cloth on
every day in week. Write your wants or
come and see us.

ELI SPRUNGER 8- SON. Prone.
Ball Phone 292 I J—Z. Saginaw.w.s. Mich.

     

 

HEWO
BELGIANS

NEW IMPORTATION

We have given more than a quarter
century to importing breeding and dis-
tribution of the Belgian horse. We
handle no other breed and believe we
have now in this new importation of
stallion: and mares a clan of horses
that will please you, and all are for
sale at prices not equalled by anyone
in the business when merit is consider-
ed. Will be pleased to have you ask
about them and to visit us at any time.

H. & H. WOLF

Wabash, Ind.
HEWO STOCK FARM

  
   

 

     

 

 

       
      
 

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Buckeye Feeding Molasses

helps make more milk, and keeps
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—Bucke e Feeding
W y is relished

Molasses _
by horses. It keeps their stomachs ln

perfect condition, aids digestion and
besides saving feed, prevents kidney
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—Will keep your flock
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I —-Makes every ho a big
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562 Lafayette Blvd.. :-: Detroit. Mich
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W. H. EDGAR 6: SON,
562 Lafayette Blvd.. Detroit. Mich. J

 

I have ........................ head of cattle ...............

sheep.......... ........ hogs and .................. horses

 

 

 

 

 

   
  

DUNHAMS’
PERCHERONS

are today as for the past
forty-seven years the

Fresh importation. Cat-
alogue F REE. .

DUNHAMS. Wayne. Du Page County, m,
FOR SALE 31%13-year-

PERCIIERON STALLION

Chapelle No. 62940

Sire Olbert. Sire of dam—Calypso. A black weigh-
ing 1900 lbs. Bred by the Michigan Agricultural
College, and owned by

A. A. PALMER & SONS, Beldlng. Mich.

"PERCH ERONS

bred for utility as well as show quality. Stable
includes several international Winners. Young
stock for sale. Come. or write

B. F. ANDERSON. R. No. 1. Adrain. Michigan.

For Sale 7423:: Belgian Stallion

Sound and right in every way. . Also a. 3-year-old
JACK. Or will trade for other Live Stock and Real
Estate. Address.W.G. Himmelwright.Frankfort.Mich.

PEHGHEROIS—BLAGKS and GBAYS

We can show more bone and muscle than any breed-
or in Michi an. Young stock for sale from mares
weighin l to 2000 lbs. Imposant 79403 (79835)
weight £30 lbs. at head ofstud.

CHAS. 080000 6: bONS. Mendon. Mich,

2 STUDS, CHEAP.

' One imported 13-year-old. wei be 1800 lbs.. in bread-
1n condition. One registered ve-year-old. weighing

in show fit. Both horses are black with star. Sound.
big bonedZand setters of big. uniform'colts. rifistered
in A. P. A. J. . Butler. Portland. Mich. Bel phone

 

 

OME fine young registered Clydesdale Stallions
S for Sale romlto years old. In the sprln some
will make ton horses with lots of quality an good
action. Must be sold before the first of April.

F. A. PETZ, Capac. Michigan.

b ‘ W i.
I”§2i§i2.‘t‘fi’.“.2‘i..:§2 Stallions. offshore???”
Bone anleeight. G. & H. LOCKER. Iuflton, Ohio.

Mention the Michigan Farmer
when writing to advertisers.

Send me your trial proposition to prove that
Buckeye Feeding Molasses will benefit all
of them.

R F. D .........

Name...............
P. 0 ................................. State ..... . .................

 

 

STOPS LAMENESS
from 3 Bone Spevin, Ring Bone,
Splint, Curb, Side Bone 0r simi-
lar trouble and gets horse going
sound. Does not blister or re-
move the hair and horse can be

 

worked. Page 17 in pamphlet with
each bottle tells how. $2.00 a bottle

 

 

delivered. Horse Book 9K free.
A B SUR BIN EJR‘ the antiseptic

liniment f o r

 

mankind. Removes Painful Swell-
ings, Enlarged Glands, Goitre,\Vens,
Bruises, Varicose Veins, Varicosities,
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more if you write. 5,51 and $2 a bot-
tle at dealers or delivered. Mfd. by

w. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 268 Temple St. Spr ngileld, Mass.

+ BUSY

EVERY DAY

SHOWING

STALLIONS

SELLING

AT THE

LOW DOLLAR

SEE THEM AT

GEO.W. $0UERS & SONS.

IIUNIING'I‘QN. INDIANA.
(Stallion'Sei-vice Book, IO cents.)

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sidering individuals. Address. Box 3%. Oapao. Mich.

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Difficulties In Co-operative Marketing.

MARCH ‘29, 1913

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BecauSe of his experience in managing
a. co-‘operative selling association and of
having gone through practically all of the
obstructions usually found in the path
of concerns that undertake to dispose of
goods by ihe co-operaiive plan, Chas. F.
Hale, formerly of Oceana county, but
new of Kent county, was selected to pre-
sent the above topic before the recent
Winter meeting of the State Horticultural
Society at Jackson. For 14 years Mr.
Hale successfully managed a co-opera-
tivt fruit growers’ association in ()ceana
county and bccause of this success was
recently selected to perfect a similar 01‘-
ganization, exccpt that it is planned to
ultimately make it more comprehensive,
in Kent county.

Mr. Hule impressed his hearers with
the fact that everywhere there is dissat-
isfaction with the present methods of
marketing fruit and other farm products,
and while he feels that thcre is seeming-
ly an endless amount of preliminary cd-
ucationnl work 10 be done, he is con-
vinced iliat the solution lies in co-opera—
tion. The: principles underlying neigh-
borhood. instcud of individual, dealing,
are sound and when our pcople are so
disciplined in mind and heart to under-
take and loyally support such {in organ-
ization, those principles Will be rapidly
substituted for the present expensive and
wasteful methods.

Most Farmers Lack the Co-operative

Spirit, _.

The first difiiculty mentioned in the
address was that farmers do not easily
agrcc- in matters of business. This situ-
ation has. no doubt, dcvelopcd from the
independent lifc which the farmer has,
through these many years, lived. Natural-
ly his business methods are clemcntui‘y

Iand crude for he has alwuys depend—

cd upon his Own judgment and worked
out his own plan of pi‘occdure. For this
i‘cusmi the ways of doing business upon
our forms are almost as numerous as are
the sands on the seashore. ’l‘o sacrifice

'iillS independence for a common scheme

means a rcvolulion. and while all are
ready to admit that it would be a splen-
did tliiiig to deal through a common
agcncy us is planned by co-operutive con-
cerns, the actual laying aside of the Old
method piid taking :1 chance with the
new is gi'eaici' than the courage of many
will stand; hence, the failure to agree
and work togctlicr.

Not only the cxpcricnce of Mr. llule
but also that of practically cvei‘y otlici‘
manager of :i succchful co—operutivc scll-
ing organization, tcstilics to the neces-
sity of binding the members togethcr
with strong contracts in order that in
timcs 0f stress they may be compelled to
stand shoulder to shoulder through the
fight. During the early history of the
Ocenna co—opci‘ziiivc concci'ii outside buy-
ers were cziuci' to discourage the mcm-
bcrs with the plan; :md to do this they
would go to members who produced good
fruit and offer them a premium over the
price paid by the organization. lliiless
bound to the society by a strong contract
these inciiibci‘s wei'c quite sure to yield
to the ii‘llllli’dllfln of selling to the out-
sider zmd foiwzikiiisr the society. A fcw
iraitorous acts of this kind ordinarily
sounds llic death kiicll of co-opci‘ative
efforts, but it ll;lll])0ll0(l that the Oceans
society pulled through bccziuse of other
members who stood by loyully. Now
when organizing one of the features most
strongly impressed is to make the con-
tracts bctwecii the orgaiiizutioii and the
nicmbei‘s who expect to scll through it,
binding; yes, not only binding but they
also attach a penalty to the breaking of
the agreement so that this temptation to
leave is to a large extent removed.

No Standard‘for Grad'ing Goods.

Another difficulty is that there is no
uniform methods of putting goods up for
sale, this being particularly true of fruit.
During the first year of the organization
in Oceana county. each man packed his
fruit at home, then brought it and load-
ed same onto the cars, while the organ-
ization looked up buyers and attended to
the‘shipping. The plan brought trouble
at once. What one person graded as No.
1 fruit would compare with another’s
No. 2’s. Careful growers who gave their

trees care would have a fair per cent of
good fruit which they would designate
as belonging to the best grade, and that

properly. Others, through carelessness or
ignorance, would have fruit that uniformly
graded low; but, as would be natural,
their best fruit would also be graded as
belonging to' the best grade. All parties
perhaps, meant to be honest in their
packing. They did not plan to cheat,
but some of them did, and this became
apparent when the consignments were
heard from. Purchasers of this fruit
were disappointed, they could not depend
upon its uniformity and consequently did
not care for more. It, therefore, became
imperative to have uniform rules for
packing and to avoid disappointing buy—
ers a careful system of inspection was
installed.

To overcome the difficulty mentioned in
the previous paragraph it becomes nec-
essary to‘have the grading done where it
could be properly supervised. This re-
quired a central packing house. By in-
stnlling such an institution it placed the
organization in Ll position where the fruit
could be absolutely guaranteed as mark-
cd. This proved a long step forward,
since the products could be readily dis-
posed of at good prices when buyers
learned the quality of the fruit put up
and that they could rely on the informa
lion placed on the outside of the pack.

Inefficiency of Manager.

Many failures are the result of the
selection of :in incapable manager by the
board of directors. Unless the man.
placed at the head of a business of this
kind understands the usual method of
disposing of the crop and has that bus-
iiicss acumen and diplomacy that aid in
muking rcasonably good sales he is quite
certain not to succeed. A knowledge of
crop conditions and the best markets
for sending the goods, as well as an
ability to open up new avenues f0r dis-
tribution are essential in a manager.
’l‘licn, over and above all of these is that
other quality which is more important
than all the others, since it is native to
tho individuzil and not so readily acquir-
cd, and that is the quality of being (ll)-
solufely honest, and loyal to the concern
for which he i: laboring. Many organi-
zations have failed because of managers
proving i’uithlcss to their duty.

Starting with the Wrong Attitude.

Another difficulty is that the average
membci‘ approaches the association with
the wrong :ittiludc. T'sually it becomes
ncccsqii‘y. iii order to gct a. sufficient
number of llOl'Sx’lllS in a community inter-
cstcd iii'u movcmcnt of this kind to pic-
lurc its advantages i‘atlici- highly. These
pictiii'cs usually cling to their imagina-
tion and wlicii if bcccincs necessary to
lfll-IE‘. up thc regular duties of co-opei‘at-
ing they make no allowance Whatever
for deficiencies in human nature, with
the con-:cqucncc that should the manager
or ziiiyoiio clse officially connected with
tho (‘Hll(‘0l‘n make a mistake such mem-
bcrs {ll’f‘ opt to be discouraged. Now, in
ordci- to mukc such an necsmdation a suc—
cess the members who co-opcrnte should
go into it with the expectation that mis-
tzikcs will be made. If they approach
the i‘cul work in this framing of mind they
will not bc disfui‘bcd when things fail to
move according to an ideal program. They
will rather be encouraged with every
success and thereby have an increased
loyalty toward the institution.

 

A REASONABLE NOT AN EXORB-
ITANT PRICE.

 

That the readers of this department
may be better served. we have been
watching closely the attempts of produc-
ers to secure customers in Detroit to
which they can sell direct and while we
have been highly pleased with the way
most of the farmers have taken hold of
the proposition, we find that many have
lost out because they demanded too high
:1 price for goods'that had not had an
opportunity to gain a reputation. Takc.
for example, eggs: At the present time
the general farm price is around 16 cents
per dozen. This low price and the great
quantity produced just now enables prac-
tically all the stores in the cities to pro-
vide themselves with a good grade of
eggs. These stores are Selling the eggs
to city people for about 25 cents per doz-
en. When sent in 30-dozen lots it costs
about one and one-half cents per dozen

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to haVe the eggs from'a hundred miles
out n. the. ‘state delivered at a. private
resident in the city. In many of the let-
ters 'sent to prospectiVe customers the
producers have been asking for the .full
25 cents, expecting that the customers
will pay the transportation charges and
go to the trouble incident of distributing
among his friends. The result is that
they ‘do not give. the producer a chance
to prove his goods. If in the case of the
prices named above the producer would
ask, say 20 or 21 cents, giving him a mar-
gin over his home market of $1.20 or
$1.50 for a crate, then he would be well
paid for his trOuble and the buyer could
see an advantage in ordering. At all
other seas0ns of the year than from now
till about the first of June there is a
greater margin between the country and
city prices and a greater difference in
the quality of the eggs coming direct from
the farm and those in the general stores,
so that one can secure a larger margin
on a shipment than just now, but to

make direct dealing the success it should

be it must prove an advantage to both
the producer and the consumer. If the
producer attempts to take'all the margin
then he will have up~hill work in build-
ing up a trade. But if he follows a
"live and let live” policy he is certain to
find himself with a much more satisfac-
tory market than through the regular
channels of trade.

THE NOMID SYSTEM—A PLAN FOR

THE DISTRIBUTION OF FARM
PRODUCTS.

 

 

Chapter- VIII.—(Conc1uded).
Apples.

There yet remains a discussion of how
to handle apples before we have complet-
ed a list of the common products that
are sold direct to the consumer by the
producer. We shall give in these col-
umns from time to time, descriptions of
110w other products can be handled to
meet the requirements of the consumer
and still prove of economical benefit to
the producer to sell them direct, but will
close the present series with this disser-
tation.

Good Fruit in Demand.

A study of the fruit business from ev-
ery angle leads to the conclusion that
there is profit in it only when a good
proportion of the best grade of fruits is
produced, and this conclusion has special
application to the apple. To get a high
grade of fruit means that one must give
his orchard close attention and care from
the beginning to the end of the growing
season. The care includes spraying and
cultivation, besides pruning and, in most
instances to attain the highest results,
thinning of the fruit right after the June
drop. At harvest time increased-vigi-
lance must be shown to prevent even the
smallest injury to the fruit for it is now
being shOWn by our bacteriologists that
all rots in fruits start from little injuries
to the skin of the fruit; The point is to
grow good fruit and pack it in such con-
dition that it will keep well if handled
properly afterwards.

Packing.,

Packing may be done in boxes, barrels
or baskets. In a recent issue were given
different methods of packing in boxes so
that further attention will not be given
to that method here. Barrels may be
packed as follows: Remove the bottom
of the barrel and stand it with the head
downward. Put a circular piece of paper
in the bottom, cardboard is best if avail-
able, and on this carefully place a layer
of‘fruit with the} stem end toward the
head of the barrel. This operation is
done by putting a peck or a half-bushel
order. after which more are put in and
of apples into the barrel and placing in
placed in the same manner. The arrang-
ing of the fruit in this manner is called
facing. It is well to face two layers in
the bottom. The barrel is then' filled.
Do this by sliding the fruit from a small
measure. shaking the barrel after each
nieasureful is put in. A half-bushel bask—
et with a swinging bale is best for this
purpose. Lower the basket into the bar-
rel and allow the fruit to slide out to
prevent bruising. ', Vthn the barrel is
filled nearly to the top then one or two
layers are faced but this time with the
stems upward. The last layer shOuld ex-
tend up out of the barrel about two
inches. Another layer of cardboard or
paper is now put over the apples. the
chime hoops of the barrel are loosened
and the top one is taken off. The head
is placed 0n the fruit and pressed down
into position by' means of a barrel press.
The hoops are afterwards driven down
and nailed.' The lining hoops which fit
0n the inside ‘of‘ the ’staves against the

small*nafis.-- The barrel is marked on the
end that was down when packing with
the kind and grade;.also the' name and
address of the consignee is plainly writ-
ten, together with that of the shipper.

Where the producer looks after his
own delivery it is often desirable to de-
liver apples in baskets. One Oakland
county grower who delivers on the De-
troit market found it easier to make
sales where he neatly packed two or three
good varieties of apples together in a
half-bushel basket. Mr. Farnsworth, of
Ohio, who has at his disposal a car be-
lOnging to an electric company owning a
line passing his farm, and who has the in-
side shelved off to receive baskets of fruit,
finds that in disposing of his apples, 20-
pound baskets make a splendid receptacle
for carrying his best fruit. These bas-
kets go to the consumer and they hold
about the quantity that buyers usually
wish to purchase. It must not be over-
looked that the basket is a practical re-
ceptacle where the shipper has control
over the situation as in the case of Mr.
Farnsworth, but is not a desirable con-
tainer when shipping by common carrier
under ordinary conditions.

Shipment.

Local conditions will dictate to a very
large degree the manner of shipping, but
where apples are going by common car-
rier their bulk usually makes it necessary
to send by freight. Perishable products
are handled by the railway companies
with greater dispatch'than are other
goods, and if the apples are picked care-
fully, packed properly and cooled well
before shipped they will ordinarily reach
their destination in good shape.

 

 

CROP AND MARKET' NOTES.

 

Shlawassee Co... March 18.-—\Veather is
moderate,‘with strong southwest Winds
having a drying effect on the land and
roads. Very little snow on the ground.
Frost about out. \Vheat coming through
the winter in splendid condition, although
a large amount of injury has been done
from standing water and ice. Farmers
are beginning to see the necessity of bet-
ter soil drainage and a number of car
loads of tile have been unloaded. Two
or three farmers have purchased a car
each and intend to do a great deal of
tile draining this spring. The farmers
who have been withholding their bean
crop are wondering what is coming next.
Some farmers assert they will feed their
crop out to hogs before they Will sell
them for less $2. A large amount of
building will be done in this locality in
the spring. One building contractor has
contracts for building nine large barns
and two farm residences. Potatoes in
the pit have been hurt badly and large loss
is incurred. Sheep feeders are feeling
good over their seaSon’s work, some feed-
ers having made a fine thing. Farmers
who have been feeding a few head of
cattle are well satisfied.

Lapeer Co., March 21.——Very rainy; the
spring equinox now upon us; frost is
pretty well out of the ground. Farmers.
if this weather continues, can soon get
on their fields and commence spring
work. The wheat plants at this date
seem to be in good condition. The clover
does not seem to be damaged ,much as
yet. An unusual acreage of oats and
beans will likely be planted, with less
sugar beets than usual. Lots of auction
sales thus far this year. Some farms
have changed hands, others rented. The
price of horses is away up and cattle
bring good prices. Hay prices lower.

Genesee Co., March 15.-—Season open-
ing about normal as to weather condi—
tionS. Many farms changing hands both
by sale and rental. Help scarce and
wages high. Good roads work will be
commenced as soon as the frost is out
of the ground. The trouble is to build
them as fast as they are wanted. With-
out doubt the work will be continued
until all main thoroughfares are sub—
stantially improved. Marketing is rather
quiet at present because of muddy roads.
Many potatoes waiting shipment. Prices
are: Hay, pressed, $12; wheat, $1; oats,
32c; corn, 51c; beans, $1.65; eggs, 200;
butter, 29c; potatoes, 40@5OC. \Vork
horses remain very high. Also milch
cows: Tuberculin test enforced for all
herds supplying milk for Flint market
after May

Ohio.

Hardin Co., March 20.—The weather is
warm, with appearance of rain. Quite a
number of public sales this spring and
some real estate changing hands. “'in-
ter crops are looking fair, and we have
had a couple of tine runs of sugar sap
this spring. Some plowing has been done
the paSt week in the sod fields. Horses
are bringing a good round sum. Clover
hay around $56117 per ton; timothy, $10@
12; hogs, 9c; cattle high; hard to buy
a cow at any. price.

New York.

Niagara Co., March 20,—Mild weather
and bad roads owing to the thaw. Rob-
ins are plentiful and early flowers spring-
ing up. February saw much ice of fair
quality cut. There is good demand for
horses, teams selling'for an average of
$450. Cows are a scarcity, ranging in
price from $60@150, the latter for Jerseys.
Cabbage, after storing all winter and
loading on cars, only $2.50 a ton. Slump
on beans, $1.75 a bu., a drop of 35c in
10 days. Bran, $24.50 per ton; middlings
$27 a ton; potatoes, 45c per bu; oats. 420;
com, 40@60c a bu; hay, $12 per ton.

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WPAN OF MULES FOB SALE—Coming 3 and 4.
smalI but fine drivers. or will exohan e for
good cows. S. STANT N. Quincy. Mich gun.

BIEEDEIS’ llllEC’l‘OlY.
CATTLE.
For Sale—3T3: T335; ’lfihmfiiwsi“

rel
exohnn South W Mioh‘ilgnn Pedigreed Stock
so'n.. avid Woodman. Seo'y.- tens..in Paw.Miob.

 

 

 

 

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Fan s‘lE-fl Reg. 8. H. Bulls from 8 to 14 months b
Victor Robin to y Intel-nations
Winners. JOHN SCHMIDT. Reed City. Michigan,

SHEEP.

.. oxronnqym snag; "-iiariir..:s.aia
PARSONS. .hghgjjrg ,3: ‘3‘, BRAND LEIIBE, Mlllll.

LOlCISlII'S—Yearung and ram lambs from Chem ion
. . flock of Thumb of Mich. Also select erk
shire swme. Elmhurst Stock Farm. Almont. Mich.

llog. llomobuillol Sheep. m Brod Poland chino
HUGS and PERCHEBON ORSES. 2% miles
E. Mon-ice. on G. T. B. R. and M. U. R. J.Q. A. COOK.

SHROPSHIRES (it DUROCS
KOPE-KON FARM. Kinda-hook. Michigan
OOL—MUTTON Shrop. Ewes bred to imported

ram. Bargains. Also P.C.Brood sows. Write today
for price list. Maplewood Stock Farm. Allegan.Mich.
____—__._._.______._.—.__
________.._.._—_

H008.

' ' —A Desirable Bunch of Sowa of
“limos ‘1 “Chill! Either Breed due A til and May.
M. T. Story. R. R. 48 Lowell. Mich. ity Phone 55.
' ' — b di ; .
Quick Ialunn Berkshires Home? “229333.31
or money refun ed. 0. S. BART ETT. Pon tao. Mich.
BERKSHlflEs—Yearling Sowa bred for April it May
borrowing. Also a few 0 en Gilts.

A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerville. M chigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen-An us.
Herd. consisting of Trojan Erioas. B ackbirds and
Prides. onlfi. is headed by Ecol-ton . the GRAND
CHAMPIO bull at the State. West. Michigan and
Bay City Fairs or 1912 and the sire of winners at those
Fairs and at THE INTERNATIONAL. Ohio 0. of
1912. WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionla. lch.

AYRS HIRES”?&%3§.'°§33‘°" hill

 

,and bull calves for sale. Berkshire swine.

11 pure
bred. Michigan School for Deaf. Flint. Mich.

GUERNSEY BULL CALVES.
YORKSHIRE PICS. Good Stock.
HICKS GUERNSEY FARI. Saginaw, w. s.. Mich.

 

 

10 Ilog. Iiuornso isthmus", “ii?°%e.i‘f§%€
'Oome or write. J HN EBELS. R. %. Holland. Mich.
llEllENRll BULLS FOR SALE dfiigapi’lfigg
ALLEN BROS" Paw Paw. Michigan.
llA'l‘Cll HERD ll0lSTElNSl‘li‘8ifiiliéf’sii2‘ifii

onable prices. HATCH HERD. Ypsilanti. Michigan.

 

 

HOICE Bull Calves from A. R. O. dams. Sired by
our herd sire whose dam and sire's dam each made
over 30 lbs. in 7days E. R. Cornell, Howell. Mich.

A FEW CIIMCE £2‘°§°§12.F“i’?“§ 363‘ 823.2%“?

GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Mlchlgan.-

 

 

EGISTERED HOLSTEIN Korndyke. Pontiac, De Kol 3-year-
old cow. Mostly white. A. R. 0. dam. Bred to son of
Pietertjc Heng. Count DoKol to freshen in full. $200 delivered.
Write for pedigree. HOBART W. FAY, Mason. Michigan.

whose sire has nearly 100 sisters
“OlSleln Bull in Advancedfiegistry and whose
dam was Sired by best son of Pontiac Butter Boy.
Price 550. C. D. WOOEBURY. Lansing. Mich

F01! SALE—lltllS’l‘ElN BULL CALF

Born June 5. 1912 sire a son of the Kin of the
Pontiacs from a daughter of Hengerveld _ eKol.
Dam of calf. an A. R. 0. daughter of Sadie Vale
Concordia’s Paul DeKol, her dam to ZOIb. imported cow.

ED. 8. LEWIS. Marshall. Mich.

Purebred Registered

H OLSTE IN CATTLE

The Greatest Dairy Breed
Sand for FREE 111W Booklet
Holstein-Fried“. Alum, Box I64. Brottloboro,Vt.

“Top-Notch" Holsteins.

Yearling bulls all sold. Choice bull calves from 1 to
5 mo. old. .of fashionable breeding and from dams
With official milk and butter records for sale at
reasonable prices.

MOPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. M' "'_

service Bulls and Bull calves

Slred by Johanna Corcordla Champion,

whose sire’s dam and dam‘s dam average 34.06
lbs. butter in 7 days. average fat 11.67 % Also cows
and heifers bred to him. I can offer you bulls at
bargain prices. Try me and see, and do it quick.

L. E. CONNELL,
Fayette. -

 

 

 

Ohio.

Bigelow’s-Hulslein Farms

Breedsville, Mich.
Have for sale several fine young
bulls out of cows with high official
butter and milk records.

Send for circular.

LONG BEACH FARMS.
IIIILSTEIII BIILL GALVES

\VORLD RECORD STOCK. from $75 to 250
Augusta.(Kalamazoo Co.) Mich, F. S. Kenfield. Prop.

 

 

 

BULL CALF—$5O

Choicest breeding—Dam has 25 pound A. H. 0.
record. YPSILAND FARMS. Ypsilanti. Mich.

' ' ' —young bullso t of A. R. 0.
"0'3“". Frl'flan came dams and sireduby a bull with
a 31 lb. dam. W. B. JONES. Oak Grove. Michigan.

——Bulls ready for service. bred for
Jersays production. Also cows and heifers
Brookwater Farm. R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.

Llllie Farmstead Jerseys
(Tuberculin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber-
culosis.) Several good bulls and bull calves out. of
good dairy cows for sale. No females for sale at
present. Satisfaction guaranteed.

COLON C. LILLIE. Coooernfllle. Mich.

Dairy Bred Shortharns‘ii‘i’fi‘l‘é

at presen J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan,

' —-Lorge Cattle—Ii
lIoIry SlflII‘llIIIflIS Miik Record. of MEETS?
No stock W“. vevade all: present. .

K APP. R. No. 4. Watervliet, Mich.

SooIoII Shoflhorn lull: and Heifers Fo
r .
W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan. sa'c

 

 

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\‘I’HIS

30W WEIGI'IED 932 L33.
A 23 MONTHS O D

. ‘ IONIA GIRL

I have started more breeders on the road to suc-
cess thnqangman living. I have thalargest and fin-
est herd int 9 U. 8. Every one an early developer,
ready for the market at six months old. I want to
Eliseo one hog in each communit to advertise my

erd. Write for my plan ,"Howto ako Money from

.Hogs.” O. 5. BENJAIIHJIJIO. I 0 Portland. We‘ll.

    

 

Write me for
rice on Spring
ave a number

0. l. C. SWIN

Pigs, sire and tries. 'not. akin.
of serv 09 males of tyfie. Write me describing
of your wanes. A. J. GORD N. R. No. 2 Dorr. Mich.

 

0 I c Swine. both sexes. Males weighing 100 to 225
I I I lbs. Herd registered in O. I. C. ssociation.
GEO. P. ANDREWS. Dansville. Ingham 00.. Mich.

 

o I 0 Extra choice bred gilte. service boars
I I I and spring pigs. not akin from State
Fair winners. Avondnle Stock Farm. Wayne, Mich.

 

o I cos—airmid. Orders booked for April
. I I and May pigs of the choicest breeding.
C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan

 

0 Is—Elght young sows to (arrow in June.
0 0 spring pigs pairs and trims not. akin.
FRED NICKEL R. 1, Monroe. Michigan.

’ —All 1d. ill b k
0. I. S. Mai-Th w 00 orders for

I) .
ALBERT NEWMAN. firlette. Michigan.

0 l C’s—All a es. growth and large. Males

o 0 ready. 00to select. rem. Attractive rices

on young stock. H. H. JUMP. Munith. Mic .

0 I c —1 extra quality last March gilt Wt. 395 lbs.
- . a due to furrow April 14th. price $12.5. Bred

to Scott No. 1. Grand Champion. If interested write.
Otto B. Schulze. 56 mile west of depot, Nashville. Mich.

ounoc-oonsors-gge an.“ Erin: .o... grow
-w nn :1 s :31 . '
all ages. SPECIAL BARGAIN in “small; .2’3‘:
Brookwater Farm. R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.

MILES ALI. SOLD BUT lllIE‘Faj‘il‘n‘fi” il'c‘i‘iib’dilfl

Station A. Bay City, Mich. Route 4. Box 81.

 

 

 

 

For sale—A few first class fall ' t
Duroc Jerseys lmth sexes. weight 150 lbs. to $9le

price $25 each. M. A. BRAY. Okemos. Michigan.

Reg. nurocs—Bred sows $20 to $50. Boars $20 to 32F.

. Pigs old enough to wean $8 to $12 satisfao
tion guaranteed. F. B. Cook. 1%. B. 2, Stanwood. Mich.

IIUlIOG JERSEYS—Nothing For Sale at Present.

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.

SWINE. S ' . i
Duroc Jersey .1... a... 35:25“? assigns“!
J. ll. BANGHART. Lansing. lllich.
“ml? tl W 5.‘
"HAND CHINAS 133.11 mattiir‘éofn‘ill‘i‘éfif

Prices right. W. J. HAHJCLSHAW. Augusta. Mich

—L:irgest in Michigan. Brod ilts
Large Type P- c. all sold, have some good Sgept.
and Oct. pigs that have six». bone and quality. Write
your wants or come and sec. Expenses paid if not as re-
presented. Freolivcry. W.E. Li\'ingetoml’arnianich.

years experience.

B11? '1‘Yl;El’()L‘AND (‘IIINA BOAR—Cheap or
‘ w1' ext-Hinge or sow. A few 1' hi i"
gilts Jolt. ROBERT NEVIS. l'lcrsonJEMH-l‘i‘l‘éiillc.

POLAND CHINAS—l'lither sex. all ages. Some-

thing good t l '- .
P. D. LONG. R. No. 8. Grand Brigid: illiciilgég.

P. C. BOARS AND SOWS'Lt’Betive-eirvd

Ex ans: )1].
A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. Mlclglgtui.

I ARGE Morkshires-0hoice breeding stock. all ages.
J not akin, from State Fair prize-winners. Pedi<
grees furnished. W. C. COOK, R. 42. Box 22.Ada. M'ch.

Slop liaising Short Bodied Pigs“if.’§f...“’ir‘.i“nl‘.i.l‘i2
bears produce those. For sale. WATEHMAN ii:
V1 ATERMAN. Ann Arbor. Mich. Meadow/land Farm.

' ' —Aug. farrowed 'lt. f .' .. ’- . -
YorkShlre SWINE ling {figs readayl Magrlgtlf agissl‘o
Champion York and 211 best; carcass at I. L. S. Breed-
ers Sw‘in‘e Show at E. Lansing. Jan.. 1913.

(111.0. McMULLEN, Grand Ledge. Michigan.

Lillie Farmstead YORKSHIHES

Spring bred gilts all sold Gilts bred for

. . . ne
furrow. e tember pigs either sex. pairs Siting-Ills:
not. aklcn. rdere booked for spring pi

OLON c. LILLIE. Cooperfiiiie. Mich
DOGS.

EOUIDS F08 llllllllllgl 1“" CW“ 3““ FEIIIIETS

and Rabbits.
and 20 stamp. W LECXY. Holmesville. Ohio

FOX AND WOLF HOUNDS

of the boat English strains in Ameri.

gags‘goflygafl oxforience in breeding
_ on a .or .
now ofler them for calls.y own sport

~ ' Send stamp for Catalogue.

T. I. IIIIBPETIl. Sibley. Joolmu Co., Mo.

 

    
 

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March 26, 1913.

.wneat.—A1though the trade has been
considerably interrupted the past week
by the destructive storms which have
ravaged the central west, the general
condition of the wheat market is a little
more favorable to the bull side of the
trade.‘ The chief bullish features are the
heavy decrease in the visible supply,
higher prices at Liverpool, stronger mar—
ket in Europe and a firmer situation in
Argentine. At the Detroit market on
Monday cash wheat dropped 4%c because
no buyers were present to take it. On
Tue=day the decline was recovered and
the bulls forced an advance of three-
quarters of a cent over Saturday‘s price.
Flour is in poor demand and mil-
lers appear to be well supplied with
wheat to grind. One year ago No. 2 red
wheat was quoted at $1.001/2 per bu. on
the local market. Detroit quotations for
the past week are as follows:

No. 2 No. 1
Red. W'hite. May. July.
Thursday ....1.061/2 1.05% 1.0714 92%

Friday . . . ............................
satin-day ....1.0634 1.053/4 1.07% 922;;
Blonday ...... 1.02%; 1.01%; 1.07% 93
Tue-“day ..... l 011/.) 1.061/2 1.071/2 921/2
\Vednesday 1 071/2 1.06% 1 08 93

Chicago, (March 25).—.\‘o. 2 red wheat
$1.02611.071/2: M'ty, 8til/261,8$.i-’:i,c per bu.

New York, (March 25).—l\‘o. 2 red
wheat, $1.12 f. o. b. afloat; May, 95%;
July, 967361; per bu.

Corn.~Local prices have improved since
last week, the average being about a
cent higher. In Chicago the deal opened
weak Monday, but the bulls were able to
turn the market into one of strength,
while on Tuesday the opposite occurred.
()n the latter day inquiries from eastern
consuming centers showed that section
to be well supplied. One year ago No.
3 corn sold here at 60-74c per bu. Detroit
quotations for the past week are:

No. '

.i No. 3
Corn. Yellow.
Thursday ................ 511/2 521/2
Friday ....................
Saturday .. . .............. 511/2 521,53
Monday .. . . . . . . .. ......... .32 5::
Tuesday .................. 52 533
“'ednesday ............... 52 53
Chicago, (March 25).W~No. :: corn. 5060

51150: No. 3 white, 526t52!.c_’>c; May, 530
per buShel.

Oats—Following wheat and corn, this
cereal made a slight improvement during
the week, a fraction Of a cent being ad—
ded to the quotations. There is a good
local demand for oats and receipts con—
tinue light. At .Chicago, however, on
Tuesday the grain was without buying
support. One year ago standard oats
were reported on the local market at 570
per bu. _ Prices at Detroit the past week

are:
No. 8
Standard. \Vhite.
Thursday ................. 35 34
Friday ' ................. . . . . . . . .
Saturday ..... , ......... .. . 3513. 34‘,
Monday ........... . . . . 351/53 341,-;
Tuesday .................. 351,1) :‘.4 1,1.
\\'edne.<day ......... . . . . . . 353/2 341/2

Whit-ago, (March 25).——No. 2 white, 341,5.
(illitic: standard, 3-161‘5419c; May. 331m per
bushel.

Beans—The first evidence of a cnange
in the bean trade was indicated here the
past week, When an advance of 5c was
offered for cash. Since the advance there
has been a moderate demand holding the
trade steady at the higher leVel. l‘rcs-
ent quotations are. for immediate and
prompt shipment. $1.85; Nay. 1.05 per bu.

Chicago, (March 25).———Thc best grade
of beans are finding an open market.
while lower grades move slowly. l‘ea
Mans, hand—picked, fancy, 812061225;
choice, $2.05@2.10; prime. 61.8061185;
red kidneys, $1.756172.25; white kidneys,
$2.50612.75 per bu. '

Clover Seed—There is an active trade
in the seed market and prices are higher
and firm. Cash clover seed is now quot-
ed at $12, an advance of 40c over last
week. .-\lsike is down a little, now be-
ing quoted at $12.40 per bu.

Toledo. (March 25).»lioth common and
alsike seed advanced on this market. the
greatest increase being in the former.
Quotations are: Cash and March, $12.30;
April, $11.67l/2; alsike, prime, cash and
March. $12.55 per bu.

Timothy S ed.—No change on the local
market. sale. being made at $1.70 per
bu. The trade. however, is active.

Toledo, (March 25l.—~No change since
the advance noted last Week. Cash tim-
othy quoted at $1.75 per bu.

Rye.——The local market is dull and
steady at 62c per bu for cash N0. 2.

Chicago, (March 25).—Rye is a little
lower, now selling at 53861600 for cash
No, _

Barley.~—Cbicago, (March 251.—Market
about steady with range of prices ‘45@
68c per bu., accoroTng to grade.

FLOUR AND FEEDS.

 

Noun—Jobbing lots in M; paper sacks
are selling on the Detroit market per 196
lbs. as follows: BeSt patent, $5.60; sec-
ond. $5.20; straight, $4.90; spring patent,
$5.10; rye flour, $4.60 per bbl.

Feat—Detroit jobbing prices in 100-
lb. sacks are as follows: Bran, $23;
coarse middlings, $23; fine middlings, $27:
cracked .corn. $25; coarse corn”“meal,
$22.50; corn and oat chop, $22 per ton.

Hay.—While quotations remain un-
changed, the market is oversupplied and
demand is sluggish. ,Carlots on track
at Detroit, No. 1 timothy, 813506114; No.

2, $11@12; flight mixed, 1 .' 13'.-N0:. i
mined: $11@12'-per ton$2fig® ‘iti- " #13

Chicago.—Market lower. Choice tim-'
othy, $15.50@16.50 per ton; No. 1, $13.50@
14.50; No. 2 and N0. 1 mixed, $11.50@
12.50; No. 3 and N0. 2 mixed, $5.50@
9.50; clover. $5.50@10.50; alfalfa, chbice,
$17@18; do. No. 1, $15@16.50 per ton.
Straw.——Steady. Carlot prices on wheat
and oat straw on Detroit market are $8
@850 per ton; rye straw, $9@10 per ton.

Chicago—Lower. Rye, $6.50@7; wheat
straw, $4.50@5.50; oat straw, $5@5.50 per
on.

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.

 

Butter.—VVhile buyers are dealing more
cautiously because of the approach of
the time when production will be largely
increased, the local market had strength
sufficient last week to regain a loss of
1c in creameries. Dairy offerings un-
changed. Detroit jobbing prices rule as
follows: Fancy creamery, 35c ,per 1b.;
firsts, 331/201 dairy, 220; packing stook 20c.

Eggs.—The removal of the Easter de-
mand has eased up the egg deal and
prices rule a little lower. Supplies ample
in all marketsbut buying on storage ac—
count promises to prevent a serious
slump. At Detroit current offerings, can-
died, and cases included, are quotedat
171/20 per dozen.

Elgin.——Market firm at 34c.

Chicago.—Market very irregular, being
largely a hand-to-mouth affair with
prices governed largely by supplies in
sight. Top creameries are a shade lower
while some of the under grades are
steady to a fraction higher. Dairies have
recovered last week’s loss, while pack-
ing stock is firm and higher. Quotations
are: Extra creamery. 35c; extra firsts,
3461.341/2c; firsts, 3360340; seconds, 3161x32c;
dairy extras, 32c; firsts, 2761280; seconds,
25c; packing stock, 12@24c as to quality.

New York.~Creameries and packing
stock higher and very firm. Dairies un-
changed. Creamery extras, 3617/261i137c;
tirels, 351/361361/3c; sec0nd:, 3461341120;
state dairy, best, fil46135c; good to prime,
306L33c; common to fair. 2561290: pack-
ing, 2061724c as to quality,

Chicagor—Market iirm under a frac-
tional decline. Receipts about double
those of a year ago but being well taken
care of. Miscelanneous receipts. cases
included, are quoted at 161541170: do.
cases returned, 1661/161/2c; ordinary firsts,
1661161/zc; firsts, 17c. .

New York.——Holding up well under
heavy offerings. Feeling firm. Fresh
gathered extras, lil-‘Egc; ii‘sts. 181;_61‘181,,1r’_»c:
seconds and lower grades, 1731,6118c per
dozen. ’

Poultry.——.\ll kinds of poultry is still
:‘c ll‘(‘c and the record—breaking values re-
cently established are still in force. llucks
(:n a par with turkeys and even outsell-
ing thcm in some markets. Quotations:
Live—Spring chickens, 176117143e: hens,
17.61171/éc; No. 2 hens, 15c;— old roosters,
12c; turkeys', 106120c; geese. 1561151/2c;
ducks, 186120c per lb.

Chicago—Chicken4 quoted lower: ducks
higher. All kinds in moderate supply. The
quotations on live are: Turkeys, good
weight, 15c; others, 10c; fowls, good,
16c; spring chickens, 161/2c: ducks, large,
fat, 18c; do., thin, ordinary, 156116c;
geese. full feathered, 120; do., plucked,
861100 per lb.

New York—Dressed stock firm; fowls
and turkeys quoted higher. Fresh killed
western chickens, 14c: fowls, 1561171/Je;
turkeys, 15612414“; per lb.

Cheese.~\\'holesale lots, Michigan flats
new, 15617151/3c; old, 1761171/3c; New York
llats. 18l'536lrltlc: brick cream. 1663161430;
limburger, 181,4367‘191/20. -

Vea|.—lletroit.—Scarce and again high-
er. Fancy. 151/26716c; common, 1261147".

Chicago—Fair to choice, 806P1101bs..
1461141/3c; extra fancy stock, 15c; fair to
good chunky, 1361‘14c.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

Apples.——Tone firmer with prices un-
changed. The Detroit 'quotations now
are; Fancy. per bbl., 5325061350; ordi-
nary. 75c61$1.50 per bbl. '

(“hicagoereal unsatisfactory to sell-
e s. Standard winter varieties. $2613.50
per bbl. Lower grade: at buycrs’ prices.

Potatoes. Ample supplies keep values
down and give buyers control. Michigan
stock in car lots, 436F45c per bu.

Chicago—Receipts slightly larger this
week. but prices remain steady. Fancy
Michigan stock, 456148c per bu: best \Vis-
ccnsin, 426148c; Minnesota. 436148c.

New Yorkwl’lentii'ul and easy. \\'est-
ern stock, $1.70@1.75 per 180-lb. bag.

 

 

DETROIT RETAIL PRICES.

 

Eastern Market—Tuesday morning's
market was small because of the storms.
l'otatoes were selling at 506F55c; apples,
50(‘6161: parsnips, 306135c; carrots. 35c;
cabbage. 206T25c; turnips, 350 per bu;
lettuce. 7561‘85c basket. Loose hay slow
at $166718 per ton.

Grand Rapids.

The city market will open April 15 and
many of the stalls have been rented for
the season. The potato market continues
weak. with prices at outside stations
ranging around 30c. Hay also stays at
a low figure, $106013 being the range .'or
timothy and mixed. The egg market
fluctuates greatly and while 18c was
paid Tuesday. indications point to a drop
of 3@4c before the week is over. Dairy
butter is worth 260. Dressed hogs con-
tinue firm at Ill/260116.“.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Buffalo.
March 24. 1913.
(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
EaSt Buffalo. New York). .
Receipts of stock here today as follows:
Cattle, 120 cars; hogs. 60 double decks;
sheep and lambs, 45 double decks; calves
850 head. .
“'ith 120 cars of cattle on our market

 

here today, and Withasdrivmg rainstorm

ll the forenOon, 'our market, quality con-
sidered, wasjust about steady 'with last
Monday, except on the common cows and
heifers, which sold from 10(q115c per cwt.
lower. At the-close, about everything
was cleaned up, and the market closed in
about a steady position.

We quotezf Best 1350 to 1500-1b. steers,
$8.75@9; good to prime 1200 to 1300-lb.
do., $8.50@8.65; good to prime 1100 to
1200-lb. do., $8658.25; coarse, plainish 1100
to 1200-lb. do., $7.50@7.75; medium
butcher 'steerS, 1000 to 1100, $7.25@7.75;
butcher steers, 950 to 1000, $7@7.50; light
butcher steers, $6.506Li7.25; best fat COWS,
$6.75@7.25; butcher cows, $5@6; best
ufat heifers, 3578560825; medium butcher
heifers, 356.756.97.10; light do., $6606.25;
light butcher cows, $425616; cutters, $4.25
6ri.75; trimmers, $3.50@3.75; stock heif-
ers, $5616; best feeding steers, dehorned,
$7657.50; light common stockers, $62561)
6.50; prime export bulls, $7@7.25; best
butcher bulls, $650617; bologna bulls,
$5.756i'6.25; stock bulls, $5605.50; best
milkers and springers, $65@80; common
to fair kind do., $406l50.

\Vith a moderate supply of hogs on sale
here today, 60 double decks, the market
opened active and mostly a dime higher
than last week‘s close. Packers landed a
few heavy hogs today at $9.65, but the
bulk of the crop that went with a pack—
ers’ sort went over the scales at $9.70,
and the majority of the shipping grades
sold on a basis of $9.75. Roughs, mostly
$8.70; stags, $7618.

The sheep and lamb market was fairly
active today on the handy kind but slow
on heavy; prices about a quarter higher
than the close of last week. Most of the
choice lambs selling from $9.15@9.25.
Heavy lambs were slow sale; lambs
weighing over 88 lbs. very little demand.
Look for about steady prices the balance
of the week, with moderate receipts.

\Ve qtiote: Choice lambs. $9.15@9.25;
cull to fair (10.. $7610; yearling wethers,
$8618.50; yearling ewes, $7617.50; wethers,
$7617.25; handy ewes, $6.25606.50; heavy
ewes, $6616.25; cull sheep, $3.50@5.50;
bucks. $4615; veils. choice to extra, $11
6111.50; fair to good, $8.50@10.50; heavy
calves, $450616.

 

Chicago.
March 24, 1913.

Cattle. Hogs Sheep.
{eceived today ...... 18.000 38,000 20,000
Same day last year..20,248 55,421 36,556
lteceived last week..40.257 116,725 76,353
Same week last year-.5480!) 130,660 76,599
l‘Iarly rcpm'ts this morning made to-
day‘s receipts much greater than later
advices, for a bad wreck on' the North~
wc~tern llailroad in Tania. lowa, delayed
many consignments, many cars being un-
loaded there. Cattle, at first were slow,
but sold at steady prices for steers later,
with butcher stock especially active. Hogs
became active and firmer as the (lay ad-
vanced. with many sales 5c higher. Sales
ianged at 548806102211). .Ilogs received
la<t week averaged in weight 2381bs..
compared with 231 lbs. a month earlier,
217 lbs. 11 year ago, 240 lbs. two years ago
and 210 lbs. three years ago. Sheep and
lambs started off with a slow demand,
buyers bidding lower prices, but it was
thought that sellers would be able to ob-
tain former values, at least for fat (le-
sirable offerings. with such limited ar—
rivals. The receipts consited clhiefiy
of t‘olorado—Mexican lambs, with the av—

erage quality poorer than heretofore.

Cattle have been settling on a lower
basis for a week past in spite of the de-
creasing receipts. with the general de—
mand of only moderate proportions. Only
about 17,000 head arrived Monday and
but 15.000 on \\'ednesday. yet only the
best heavy lots sold up the first day. the
rise being but 10c. while two days later
a sharp decline took place. Better evi—
dence of the extremely limited consump-
tion of beef everywhere could hardly be
fmmd. .\ large share of the, beef steers
marketed during the week went at $7.75
((18.85, with the commoner to fair class
of light—weight. warmed;up cattle going
at $715618 and the choicer class of corn-
fed cattle of strong weight taken at $8.70
6150.20. the top being a nickel higher than
a week earlier. Medium lots of‘short-fed
steers sold at 88.10 and upward, with
good corn-fed cattle taken at 3384061865.
(‘ommon to prime yearlings brought $7.50
618.00. and there was a fair traffic in
butcher lots of cows and heifers at $5.10
618, a few heifers selling singly at $8.25
618.50. C‘u‘tters went at 84.50615, canners
at 83.25614.45 and bulls at $5657.40, bulls
selling relatively better than female cat-
tle. There was a big smash-up in calf
prices. sales ranging at 58525601125, the
top comparing with $12 a week earlier.

Hogs continue on their upward course.
and it has become a regular thing to see
new high records for the year every
week. A new top was reached last week
when $0.25 was paid for prime light hogs.
the highest figure attained since last 0c—
tober. Of course, reactions follow these
sharp advances. but the undertone is un-
mistakably in an upward direction, and
the general opinion is that further ad-
vances are to follow before top is finally
reached. Not only are swine coming to
market averaging well in quality, hilt
stockmen are making them heavier, and
Within a month there has been a gain of
ten pounds in the average weight of the
receipts.

Sheep and lambs have continued for
still another week to sell much higher
than in former years. especially lambs.
although they failed to sell near the best
prices of the season. They comprise the
princmal part of the daily receipts, Col-
orado lambs greatly predominating, with
Colorado-Mexican lambs making their
appearance in fair numbers. Prices for
SllPE‘D and yearlings have been much bet-
ter maintained of late as a rule than
for lamibs. as they comprised a moderate
lHQDm‘tion of the offerings, while the high
prices asked f0r lambs caused many
slaughterers to turn to the lower-priced
live muttons. Shearing and feedi‘ng
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'DEJ'ROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Thursday’s Market.
March 20, 1913.
Cattle. -

Receipts, 1314. Market steady at Wed-
nesday’s prices; MCI-150 lower than last
week. .

We quote; Best steers, $8@8.25; steers
and heifers, 1000 to 1200, $7.50@8; do, 800
to 1000, $7@7.50; do. that are, fat, 500 to
700, $6627; choice fat cows, $6@6.75; good
do., 35 (125.50: common do., $4.50@4.75;
canners, $3.75@4.25; choice heavy bulls,
$6.50@7.25; fair to good bolognas, bulls,
$'5.75@6.25; stock bulls, 3552561575; choice
feeding steers, 800 to 1000. $7@7.60; fair
do., 800 t0'1000,‘ $6@6.75; choice stockers,
500 to 700, 36.50697; fair do., 500 to 700,
$5.50@6; stock heifers, $5615.50; milkers,
large, young, medium age, $50@75; com-
mon,milkers, $35645.

Bishop. B. & H. sold Nagle P. CO. 15
steers av 1115 at $8, 2 bull: av 1600 at
$7, 3 heifers av 600 at $6; to Sutton 1 cow
weighing 950 at— $5; to Hammond, S. &
Co. 2 do av 790 at $4. 7'steers av 963 at
$7.85, 3 do av 733 at $6.75, 1 do weighing
1090 at $8; to Rattkowsky S cows av 857
at $5, 4 do av 992 at $5.50, 2 do av 1040
at $5.50, 1 steer weighing 590 at $7, 1
canner weighing 940 at $4.50. 2 bulls av
.021 at $6, 1 dowveighing 1240 at $6.25,
4 COWS av 830 at $4.10; to Kamman B.

-Co. 25 steers av 841 at $7.25; to Goose 11

cows av 1045 at $5.75. 1 do weighing 1030
at $5; to Mich. B. Co. 22 butchers av 950
at $7.45, 3 cows av 980 at $5.10; to New-
ton B. Co. 14 steers av 801 at $7.25. 3 do
av 83‘) at $6.50, 1 cow weighing 900 at
$4: to Breitenbeck 1 do weighing 960 at
$5.75. 5 do av 1000 at $5.75: to Hammond,
S. & Co. 1 bull Weighing 1120 at $6.25.
4 steers av 912 at $7.25. 5 steers av 584
at $6.25, 6 cows av 925 at $450.16 do av
936 at $5.25, 5 do av 1164 at $6.25‘ 3 bulls
av 1293 at $6.25, 1. do weighing 780 at
$5.75, 1 steer weighing 1050 at $7.25. 7
lfiiei3f5ers av 986 at; $7.65, 4 do av 610 at
.6. .

Roe‘Com. Co. isold Newton R. Co. 1
cow weighing 1000 at $4.50, 1 do weighing
930 at $4, 1 do weighing 1060 at $5.25,
steers av 654 at $6.50; 10 Sullivan P. Co.
2 cows av 980 at $5,_12 steers av 901 at
$7.25: to Kamman B. Co. 18 do av 914
at $7.50, 1 cow weighing 1080 at $6; to
Nagle P. Co. 2 bulls av 1420 at $6.75; to
Hammond, S, & Co. 2 canners av 810 at
$4.25 2 cows av 830 at $5.25. 7 do av
1086 at $5.85, 2 do av 945 at $4.50. 2 do
av 770 at $5; to Newton R. Co. 14 butch-
ers av 646 at $6.50; to Gerisch 26 do av
938 at $7.50; to Fry 8 do av 921 at $7.50;
to Nagle P, Co. 14 steers av 1112 at $8,
3 do av 883 at $7.25: to Thompson Bros.
3 cows av 883 at $6.50.

Spicer & R. sold Heinrich 4 steers av
980 at $7.65; to Holly 1 bull weighing 820
at $5.75, 1 cow weighing 1100 at $4.50, 1
do weighing 920 at $5.50; to Sullivan P;
Co. 1 do Weighing 1050 at $6. 4 do av
730 at $4.50, 4 do av 830 at $6, 9 butch-
ers av 856 at $6.85, 6 steers av 746 at
$6.90; to Newton R. Co. 2 cows av 835
at $4.25, 3 do av 803 at $4.25: to Apple-
b‘aum 6 butchers av 708 at $6.40: to Holly
3 stockers av 617 at $5.75; to Hammond,
S. & Co. 1 heifer weighing 500 at $5.75.
2 cows av 865 at $4.25; to Nagle P. CO.
12 steers av 978 at $7.50. 5 do av 928 at
$7.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 5 cows av
982 at $5.50, 4 do‘ av 850 at $4.10; to Sul-
livan P. Go. 13 butchers av 852 at $7; to
Holly 5 cows av 940 at $5; to Newton B.
CO. 7 butchersav 714 at $6.40.

Haley & M. sold Mason R. Co. 1 bull
weighing 1210 at $7.25, 6 butchers av 957
at $7.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull weigh-
ing 1170 at $6, 3 steers av 953 at $7.35, 1
cow weighing 930 at $5. 7 do av 1081 at
$6.10, 5. heifers av 762 at $6. 3 do av 903
at $7.40, 5 cows av 1006 at $5.75; to New-
ton B. Co. 1 cow weighing 810 at $4; to
Bresnahun 3 heifers av 660 at $5.50. 6
do av 800 at $6.40; to Breitenbeck 7 COWS
av 1070 at $5.75, 3 do av 883 at $4.50, 1
do weighing 830 at $4: to Hirschleman 2
steers av 625 at $6.50: to Rattkowsky 4
cows av 965 at $5.75, 1 bull weighing
1580 at $6.75; to Kull 1 steer weighing
1000 at $7.40. 8 do av 954 at $7.20, 1 do
weighing 1050 at $7.75. 3 butchers av 687
at $6.50, 1 bull weighing 1150 at $6.50; to
Mich. B. Co. 1 cow weighing 1.050 at
$5.50, 3 steers av 683 at $6.60.

Bennett & S. sold Hammond, S. & Co.
9 steers av 913 at $7, 3 cows av 983 at
$6, 1 bull weighing 640 at $5.

“’eeks sold Waugh 13 feeders av 924
at $7.60.
VealCaives.

Receipts, 632. Market steady at last
week’s opening; 50c lower than on Wed-
nesday. Best, 510.5%; 12; others, $5@9.50;
milch cows and springers steady.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 2

’av 130 at $12, 3 av 130 at $11.50, 9 av 135

at $12; to Goose 15 av 130 at $11.50; to
Parker, W. & Co. 23 av 145 at $12.50, 4
av 130 at $12, 5 av 145 at $12.50; to Goose

11 av 125 at $11, 17 av 135 at $11.50; to,

Hammond. S. & Co. 6 av 150 at $12.50:
to Burnstine 1 weighing 130 at $10, 2 av
190 at $12, 1 weighing 170 at $12.50, 3 av
115 at $11. 4 UV 150 at $12.50, 1 weighing
190 at $10, 19 av 135 at $12: to Sullivan
P. Co. 2 av 140 at $8.50. 22 av 145 at
$11.50; to Burnstine 4 av 95 at $10, 26 av

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V'iing 130 at $12; to Parker, W. & Co. 3 av

Mil) at $12.50, 9 av 135 at $12.50, I weigh-
ing 140 at $12.50. ' -

lSpicer & R; sold Sullivan P. Co. 3. av
i1657at $12.50, 1 weighing 110 at $9, 1
weighing 170 at $12.50, 1 weighing 110 at
$510; to Rattkowsky 1 weighing 120 at $11;
to Parker, W. & Co. 1 weighing 130 at
$12; to Thompson Bros. 5 av 150 at $12.

'Sheep and Lambs.

'Receipts, 2983. Market steady at VVed-
nesday's and last week’s prices. Best
lambs, $8.75; fair to good lambs, $8@8.50;
light to common lambs, $6.75@7.50; year-
lings, $7.75@8.10; fair to good sheep, $5.25
@625; culls and common, $3.75@4.50.

BlShOp, B. & H. sold Childs 240 lambs
av 68 at $8.25; to Nagle 1’. Co. 28 do av
80 at $8.50; to Sullivan P. CO. 53 sheep
av 88 at $6, 35 lambs av 54 at $7, 14 sheep
av 120 at $5.75; to Thompson Bros. 43
do av 88 at $6; to Parker, 1V. & Co. 101
lambs av 90 at $8.10. 97 do av 90 at $8:
to Mich. B. Co. 11 do av 55 at $6, 8 sheep
av “80 at $6.50, 31 lambs av 70 at $8.15, 27
do av 58 at $7.65, 164 do av 70 at $8.75;
to Parker, 1V. & C0. 6 do av 68 at $8. 31
do av 60 at $8; to Hayes 12 do av 50 at
$6.50; to Nagle P. CO. 56 do av 85 at
$8.75, 69 do av 70 at $8.40; to Hayes 13
do av 50 at $7, 17 do av 40 at $6; to
Hammond, S. & Co, 2 spring lambs av 75
at $13; to Swift & Co. 28 sheep av 90 at
$6.50. 2 do av 150 at $5.75. 35 do av 105

at $5.75, 23 do av 110 at $5.75, 1.9 do av
130 at $5.85, 53 do av 90 at $6.
Spicer & R. sold Thompson Bros. 20

sheep av 75 at $5.65; to Nagle P. CO. 83
lambs av 85 at $8.75; to Mich. B. CO. 14
lambs av 60 at $7. 19 sheep av 80 at
$5.75, 6 lambs av 50 at $6.50. 4 sheep av
70 at $5: to Thompson Bros. 28 lambs av
55 at $6.60; to Mich. B. Co. 9 do av 50 at
$6.60, 9 sheep av 120 at $5.60.

Sharp sold Mich. R. Co. 4 sheep av 120
at $5.50, 39 lambs av 75 at $8.50.

Glenn sold same 29 lambs av 65 at
$8.40, 20 sheep ztv 107 at $5.50.

Haddell & C. sold Bray 11 lambs av
7 at $7. '

Bennett & S, sold Hayes 11 lambs av
60 at $7.60.

Hogs.

Receipts, 3314. Market 100.150 lower
than \Vednesduy or last Week; none sold
up to noon; below are prospects.

Range of prices: Light to good butch—
ers, $9419.10; pigs, $9.15; mixed, $9; stags
one-third off.

llishop. B. & ll'. sold
(To. 1610 av 180 at $9.10.

Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 550
av 190 at $9.10,

llellcy & M, sold Hammond, S. & Co.
430 {W 175 at $9.10.

Spicer & it. sold same 415 av 170 at
910.

Parker, 1V. &

Sundry shippers sold same 250 av 170
at $9.10.

Friday’s Market.

March 21, 1913.

Cattle.
Receipts this week, 1517; last week.
1695. Market strong at Thursday‘s
prices. “'69 quote: Best steers, $8;

steers and heifers, 1000 to 1200. $750628:
(10. 800 to 1000, 37(0750; do; that are fat.
500 to 700. $66177; choice fat cows, $660“
6.50; good fat cows. $5715.50; common
cows, 354.506.14.75; canners, 3137561425:
choice heavy bulls. $650617; fair to good
bologna bulls, $5.75fu6.25; stock bulls. $5
605.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1000
$7017.50; fair (10.. 800 to 1000, $6666.75;
choice stockers, 500 to 700, $6606.75; fair
stockers, 500 to 700. $5.25frlL5.75; stock
heifers, $5605.25; milkers, large, young,
medium age, $50@70; common milkers,

$356145.
Veal Calves.

Receipts this week. 767; last week, 842.
Market $1.50 per cwt. lower; best, $10@
11; others, $5(u9.50.

Milch cows and springers steady.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts this week. 4047; last week,
4337. Market for sheep steady: lambs, 15
((6250 lower. Best lambs, $8.50; fair do.,
$775618; light to common lambs, $669
7.50; yeui-lings, $8: fair to good sheep,
$5.50@6.50; culls and common, $3.50@

$4.75.
Hogs.
Receipts this week, 4171; last week,

4448. Market steady at Thursday’s
priceS; few choice trifle higher. Range
of prices: Light to good butchers, $9.10
@915; pigs, $9.15; light yorkers, $9.10;
Stags one-third off.

The remarkable boom that has taken
place recently in the bog market was

predicted earlier in the winter season,
,vct it has come as somewhat of a sur-
prise to many farmers, who now express
regret that they were. so hasty in letting
go of their hogs prematurely. In a way
the packers and their press agents. who
were a unit some time ago in predicting
a slump to a much 'lower basis of prices
have done a serious injury, not only to
the stockmen owning the hogs. but also
to the multitude of consumers of fresh
and cured hog meats. as the source of
supply has been savagely cut into’. How
high hogs will ultimately sell is a sub—
ject much debated everywhere, and the
answer most reasonable is that hogs.
like lambs and sheep, will sell as high as
they can without materially disturbing
consumption. Obviously, there must be
Roe Com. Co, sold Hammond. S. & C0.
4 av 145 at $9, 22 av 140 at $12; to
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Detroit, — Michigan.

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POULIRY FIRM mum: 22121133333313.3332:

Bay City. or would bu 10 to 20 acres unimproved.
CHARLES A. B‘I'l‘i’GERRELL. Benton, Ill.

FARMS illll Fillll llllllS
Hill SALE on Excuiuai

Widow Must Sell

560-Acre Stock Farm, $6700

The four big barns on this New York State form are
needed to accommodate the cows it. keeps and crops
it. produces. These barns are worth price asked for
laud.:residence. barns and all: splendid location. onlys
3 miles to railroad town and markets; acres mostly
level fields. great. quantities hay and general croips.
125 fruit trees. spring and brook-watered pasture 'or
75 cows and 110 acres valuable timber; good 7-ronn1
residence, barn supplied with running water; owner
a widow unable to care for it; if taken immediately
only $6100, easy terms. All details and traveling
directions to see this and hundreds of other goo
farms fromBll-Xlll up. many with liVe stock and machin-
ery included, in all the best. farming sections of the
East, page 35, “Strout's Farm Catalog 36,".1ust; out,
gives accurate. valuable information regarding clim-
ate, soils. crops raised. markets, schools. railroads.
etc. Get the facts. Write today for free copy. E.
A. STROUT FARM AGENCY, Station 101. Union
Bank Bldg. Pittsburg, Pa.

For Sale Or Exchange

First class 231 acre stock 'orIl dairy farm in Allegun
County, Michigan, 3%.; miles from Plainwell, 1% miles
from interurlian. Fair buildin 3. dark loam soil,
lies level. no waste laud. Price 3 5 per acre. Will
take good income property or stock of general mer—
chandise for one-half its value.
ARRY THOMASMA, Owner,

433—438 Houseman Bldg.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Seeing Is Bellevmg.
I will sell my 1150-acre farm. located within 1:? mile
of (‘ity of Glndwin, Mich. Soil of black loam. level.
with 70 acres improved and stumped. Entirely fenced
with woven wire. has a fine flowing well, new six-room
frame house and log barn. Considered one of the
most. fertile forms in county. Wish to retire from
farming and Will sell for $6500 for quick sale. Call
on or write W. B. TUBBS. Gludwin. Mlchigan.

    

 

 

 

 

 

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1944419:-

‘Eere is the best bargain in, Michigan. 169 acres
clay loam hfiwocdvland just. rollin enough for good
natural dnlamew-acres improved.» no Rotary house
With 9 rooms and basement which cost. m-hfihard.
wood finish inside. Twogocd walls. Bruin-Inna shed.

The unimproved Inn is ionsily
lieialnlad adrgdua‘ifm-ds exotiflentl pu't&}re‘o nicely located
t - an 'oim’nctoe '2‘: or . per acre.
win to'ill health owner will sell for cam. THINK
F 1% only-037.50 per nore.~ You will double iyour
money in short time. We have'othcr farm: which are
splendid-Names. Write or come atom.

. FARM SALES 00.. Gindwin. Michigan.

For cheap improved farms in the best. Mixed Farmin
sectiono Alberta. (815 per acre 1: l. Also for 3

investments in City Properties. ‘RITE US. All
available information free. We charge you no fee if

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.vlou buy throng} us, as the seller ays us the usual
commission. RITE {’8 TUDA‘R). ECK RD «it
ATKINSON. ECKVILLE. ALBERTA. CANADA.

'I‘0R SALE—W0 80 ACRE FARMS.

One with small house and burn, 30 acres cleared.
balance stump land. some fruit. trout stream through
it. love] lay, firice 81, l, 516 down. nce yearly

8.li of 00. THE OTHER. A good 8 room

dune. barn. granary. hog house. 1200 91 capacity
cement ccllar.cthcr needed buildings. m sores cleared.
some fruit... 80 acre- wood lot. (fenced for pasture). all
level good land and a bargain at , erms: is
down, balance to suit. can berycid with timber.
Write or call on J. M. MoFAB‘BE . Rapid City. Mich.

AlialialandslurSale

Michigan hardwood cut over lands. some improved,

 

 

 

most productive virgin soil out, of doors, three
bumper crops alfalfa per year, excellent for all grains
and grasses and fruit. Terms and prices easy to,
attract quick development. Write

Thad. B. PRESTON, Unaway, Mich.
F RE E iul Sacramento Valley, the
richest valley in the world.

Unlimited opportunities. Thousands of acre: available at
right prices. The place for the man wan tings home in the finest
climate on earth Write to in public organization that gives
reliable information.

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‘Wesiern canada Farm Lands.

' ' ' ' offers on choice vir in
The Canadian Pacific Railway wheat“... mixed n.5,...
lug lands throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Prices 811 to 820 per acre. $2000 loaned by company for
improvements, also $1000 loaned for live stock. Sotn
tlers haveZQ years to pay. A splendid opportunity to
start in profitable farming. Special cheap excursions
weekly from Detroit and Chicago. You must see and be
satisfied before buying from us. Write for particulars.

0. P. 11. Land Dept, Hammond Bldg, Detroit.

——Forimmcdintc

For Sale pm... 80 Acres
choice level black loam land. located just outside
corporation. City of (lladwi’n. (lladwin County, Mich.
70 acres cleared, lar e Z-story ten-room frame house.
new frame barn 40x50. A fine opportunity for (min; .
irifiofarm life with all the city advantages. Price
$5 , is sure to bring $100 per acre in a very short

15. A. C(DAN. Gladwln. Michigan.

 

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CANADA LAND—Write for our 32 page booklet

con t ai n i n g 63 photographic
views, and statistical and detailed information
about our lands in east. central Saskatchewan It's
free. The W'aloh Land 00.. “'innipeg, Canada.

BUY NEW YORK FARMS NOW.

Best Lands. Best. Cro 8. Best Homes. Biggest horns.
Finest schools, churc es. roads and transportation.
For list. of New York farms address.

MCBURNEY & 00., Fisher Building, Chicago, Ill.

IF WE WOULD GIVE YOU I 40-ICRE FIRM FlllEE

Along our line of railroad, would ,\'0u be willing to tell
your friends about our land opening? For particulars-i
address r.J. B. Clark, Land Commissioner Live Oak.
Perry & Gulf Railroad (!o.. Box 139. Live Oak. Florida.

' and unimproved lands in Delaware.
Furl": Farms diversified farming, live stock, de-
licious fruits and ideal homes. For information
address. State Board of Agriculture, Dover. Delaware

‘20" SALE—40 ACRES. 7 miles northeast of Lake-
view. near church. school and store.
Buildings fair with silo. 30 acres cleared, 240 rods woven
wire fauce. Address 0. W. FUNK, R. 5, Ionia. Mich.
money in buying 3.

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MICHIGAN FARM HOME 01)., Groenville, Mich.

VIRGINIA farm and timber catalogue
just issued by
' GEORGE C. POWDEXTER G (30..
2" Mutual Building. Richmond, Va.
“SEND FOR ONE TODAY"

WHY PAY RENT

near Saginaw and Bay City. “'rlte for map and par-
ticulars. Clear title and easy terms. , Stafl'clii Bros.

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when you can buy
the Best Land In
Michigan at from
$12 to $15 an acre

 

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sold in small subdivisions.

hogs and chickens.

to boundary of every
drainage system perfect.

 

( to the great metropolitan centers.

LAND PR1 CES—Low, and terms of payment easy.

The canal, drainage and road construction completed,
The soil, a deep alluvial silt loam, the best in the valley

RAILROAD PASSES THROUGH THE LAND
Towns, Schools and Churches Near At Hand
CROPS—All kinds of cum (including oranges an ‘
lemons); vegetables. seeds, berries, alfalfa, cattle,
WA TER SUPPL Y—Unliinited. Wm delivered

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liberal advancements and prompt remittances. Check all on this list what you are particularly

Daniel HeCaiirey’s Sons Co.

PlTTSBU-RG, PA.
_ “com ‘Wubhulon' Trust Why, or any bank in City

interested in.

Citrns‘Fruits Deciduous Fruits. Dairying.
Hots. Poultry hula. General Farming. Al-
falfa. Berries. Bees, Garden Truck.

TEN YEARLY PAYMENTS

l 135 at $12: to McGuire'19 all 130 at'$11.75:;
to Mich. 13. Co. 2 av-1'40 at $12, 1 Weigh-
ing 170 at $12, 5 av 125 at $12; to 811111..
van P, Co. 7 av 135 at 312;.te (31.00394
av 12018.6 59:10 Kill] 10 av 137116812, 7.
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for tender feet

Many thousands now wear
Mayer Yerma Cushion Shoes
for comfort and for relief
, from ailments due to sensi-
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designed to conform to the
shape of the foot, providing a
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Mayer Yerma Cushion Shoes
are now accorded first considera-
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count of their excellent style,
comfort and wear. They belong
to the Mayer Honorbilt line. which
insures their high quality. If you
have foot trouble, or want solid
comfort, wear Mayer Yerma Cush-
ion Shoes.

Ask your dealer for [Ionorbz'lt Shoes.
If not obtainable, write to us.

WARNING—Be sure and look for the
Mayer name and trade mark on the sole

We make Mayer Honorbilt Shoes
in all styles for men, women and
children; also Drysox and Martha
Washington COmfort Shoes.

FREE—Send name of dealer who does
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do men lS.SO obvious a thing that

it no longer even holds our atten-
tion. Of course, women worry, we ex-
pect them to do so and think there is
something wrong with the average wom—
an if she isn’t fussing about something.
It never gets her anything except a
headache. but she doesn’t seem to realize
that. indeed worrying unfits some wom~
en for work and actually prevents their
doing the very thing they wish to accom-
plish, yet in spite of it they worry along.
So acoustomed are some women to wor-
rying that they become obseSscd. and
really believe that if they did not worry
something would happen. but by worry-
ing for fear it will, they kept it away.

HusbzmdS, fathers and brothers scold
and storm and set a better example.
They absolutely refuse to get fussed up
for fear something will happen day after
tomorrow. “Let it come, we’re here
first," is the masculine attitude. And
when women see what sound refreshing
sleep and good digeStion this frame of
mind brings to men, isn‘t it queer they
don't copy?

Tin-re must be reasons for the feminine
attitude, such things don't just happen.
And, of course. one Of the mo<t prolific
causes of worry is ill health. .\ diseased
condition of the body can not but act on
the mind, and the woman who has some
little chronic ailment Which constantly
irritates the nerv0us system, must make
a tremendous effort to keep from becom—
ing morbid. {infortunatelv few recog-
nize the necessity for fighting the worry
demon, and so we have the nerVous, fret-
i‘ul woman; nervous because she is not
in perfect health: fretful because she does
not "keep her body under.” to quote St.
Paul. or. as the small boy misquotcd,
“keep her soul on top.”

But there are scores of women who can

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not plead ill-health as an excuse. .\nd
in, nine-tenths of those cases the trouble
is that the woman takes herself too ser-
iously. That is one of the chief faults
of humanity. with women as chief offend-
ers. “’omen, especially housekeepers.
get out so little that their view of life
is necessarily limited. ['nless they are.
voracious readers, which few housekeep-
ers have a chance to be, life to them
gets pretty well narrowed down to “my
family.” “my home,” “my children.” “my
husband.” “my church,” “my club." and
“my Work." In many cases they even
lose sight of their own township. county
and state. to say nothing about the na-

 

    
    
     

 

 

 

tion and the. world.

it seems incredible, but there are some
women to whom the putting over Of a
washday is of mare importance than the
wreck of the Titanic. They would give
mic thought to the poor souls who went
down, and dismiss it with the rellection
that they hadn’t any friends on board.
I'lut the fact that they had to let the
washing go from Monday until '\\'ednes-
day would furnish them food for conver-
sation until next washday.

Their clever children quite overshadow
the fact, that there are other equally
clever children in the same town, and in
all the other towns of like size in their
state and in every state, and in Canada
and even in China and Japan, those hea-
then countries which most of us think
are. far inferior to ours. Their church is
the, only one that is right, their club is
easily the most important club in exist—
ence and their way of doing their house-
work r-ould not‘ be improved upon. Any
slight to any person or thing in which
this type of woman is interested throws
lin‘r entirely off her balance, because she
is so imbued with the sense of her own
importance.

Life is a serious business, of course,
but most of us take it and ourselves al-
together too seriously. it would be Well
for all of us to remember that the whole
world does not revolve around us. and
that nations are not waiting with baited
breath to h’ear the paper we 'read before
a club, or to ascertain if our bread came
out of the oven the right shade. There
are millions of other people on the globe,
each just as important as you and I, and
each, probably, thinking himself a little
more important than we. W'hy make
such a fuss, then, because we, fail to
get all the notice we think we deserve,

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W omen and Her Needs.
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WHY MOST WOMEN WORRY.

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or because our work doesn’t go just as
we planned or someone else’s children
are preferred above ours? To the One
looking down from above we are all
equal. 'The king on hist hrone and the
woman in her kitchen each has a work
to do which must be done right in order
to work out the scheme of creation. You,
personally, are of no more importance
than the thread in the shuttel. “’hy.
then. worry about the outcome?
DEBORAH.

FOLLOWING A COLOR SCHEME.

 

 

BY ELLA E. ROCKWOOD.

“Oh, what a pretty room!" impulsively
exclaimed a caller being shown over the
new home.

The living—room in question was all in
green and brown. The walls were cover-
ed with plain oatmeal paper in green.
The ceiling was of cream moire with a
narrow gilt picture molding at the angle.

On the floor was a rug carrying out the
two colors, green predominating. A con-
ventional design in all-over pattern, much
favored at present, was in shades of
browa on the green background. The
furniture was good of its kind, but not
expensive. There were a few easy chairs
of dark oak, one having a green cusnion,
a library table of the. same wood, a sim-
ple. couch or divan covered by a green
and tan spread with one or two pillows
in harmonizing tints. A few good pic-
tures on the wall, hung ilat at just the
right height, and a bookcase like the
other furniture, filled with selected vol-
umes, stood at one side.

The large windoWs were supplied with
green shades and over_these hung in
straight folds inside curtains of Arabian
scrim made to fall just below the ledge.
(in the plain oak mantle over the grate
were a few ornaments, a tiny gilt clock,
a photo or two and a small vase. That
was all, except that the table held a good
lamp, a few books in neat bindings, and
some of the new magazines. There wa<
nothing fussy, nothing glaring, but all
seemed to breathe a spirit of restfuloess
to eye as well as body, an effect gained
only by adhering strictly to the practice
of limiting the colors to two and having
these harmonious.

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HOME QUERIES.

 

_llousehold lCditorz—Can someone please
Save me a recipe for making a small
amount of peanut liulter‘l—Mrs. E. J.

Put a half pound of peanuts through

the food chopper, using the pulverizer
attachment, season to taste with salt and
a few drops of olive oil or a little melted
butter. if you have no food chopper pul-
verize the nuts in a mixing bowl, using
a wooden potato masher. This will be a
slow, tedious operation, however. You
can buy the butter so reasonably that it
scarcely seems worth while to make it
unless you have the food chopper.

Household lCditorz-Can you suggest a
new way for cooking asparagus? Some~
thing differenW—Mrs. B. ,

If you like cheese, asparagus and cheese
will be a welcome change. Arrange in
layers in a baking dish in the order nam-
ed, cooked asparagus, white sauce and
cheese, and on top of all sprinkle but-
tered crumbs. Put in the oven until the
cheese melts and the crumbs are brown-
ed, and serve at once.

Household Editor:—How do you cook
salsify?—X. 7. Z.

Scrape the stalks, cut in small pieces
and cook until tender in boiling salted
water, then drain and pour over it a hot
white sauce. Or you may drain, pour on
a quart of milk, bring to a boil, season
with salt, pepper and butter and serve
with crackers, as an imitation oyster
soup.

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RAG CARPETS.

 

BY MARY CLAIRK.

One profitable way I have found to
earn some money at home, without neg-
lecting my home work, or children, is to
cut and sew my neighbors‘ carpet rags,
for half the rags, and sell, or trade, the
carpet I have woven. One winter I sew-
ed enough to make 98 yards of carpet for
my share, the weaving costing, warp in-
cluded, about 18 cents per yard. Most

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of this carpet I sold for 35 cents per

 

Farmer Oxteam—“Well—I don’t:
know as I hold with these neW«
fangled' ideas about modern

machinery and such. Old
ways are good enough for
’ me!!!

Anty Drudge—“Yes! And look
at you r poor, overworked
wife! I s’pose old ways are
good enough for her, too! But:
from now on there’s one new
way she’s going to know about:
--and that’s the time-saving,
easy Fels-Naptha Soap way.”

Women can’t
afford to be be-
hind the times,
any more than
the farmer who

wants to be suc-
cessful can afford to
be without modern
machinery.

F els—N aptha S 0 a p
is the greatest labor-v
saver of the present
day. It does its work
with no fuss and both-
er, in cool or luke-
warm w a t e r, and
doesn’t take all a wom-
an’s strength to help
it get rid of the dirt.

It washes clothes
quickly and easily,
dissolves grease, and
makes stains disap-
pear.

Use Fels-N a p t h a
Soap for everything

about the home.

Follow the directions on the Red
and Green Wrapper.

Feln & Co., Philadelphia.

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You Cannot Get Away

from the March Winds, but you can keep your
skin soft and white by the use of

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Kelley s Carnation Cream
Will not soil gloves or veil, is delicately por—
fumed and immediately absorbed by the skin.
Send 50 cents today for a jar of
this Delightful Preparation.

Kelley Khemical Co., Detroit. Mich.

 

 

WANT!” A man or women. all or more time. to secure
information for us. Experience not neces-

sary. Nothing to sell. .GQOD PAY. Bend stamp for par-

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"‘n’eigh'boxysI ‘br a full-blood]? Poland China
' Digwh’dtm I kept for several years, and
:r-nieidé‘éeeveral dollars each year from the
{esale other TpigS- ‘ '

I" infrnaking rag, carpet. be ‘sure to cut
.,the rags fine, and of eVen width,- or your
"éarpet, will be. loose and uneven. Much
iquicker, better work cunbe done if the

 

' "rags are sewed on a sewing machine. If

‘ragsare mostly light colored, use light
colored warp for weaving, but if dark,
use dark colored. The prettiest rag car-
pet I ever saw was made of dark rags
with black warp predominating, and nar-
row stripes of orange and dark green.

- BRAINS IN THE KITCHEN.

 

BY ELRENE .NISEW’ANGE‘B.

. Some varieties of brains are very at-
tractive and delicious cooked with eggs
and cracker crumbs and served on a
pretty platter with sprigs of parsley. But
the proper environment for the human
variety, feminine, is within the sensible
, head, beneath the neatly combed hair 0f
‘ the woman “behind the gun” of domestic

warfare in the battle for healthier peo-
', ple and happier homes.

There is serious

thought of amending the poetic old say-
ing, “The hand that rocks the cradleis
the hand that rules the world," by in-
serting the words, “and prepares our
meals,” after “cradle.”

Between the Mrs. Newlyweds, who have
a tendency to‘spoil everything they at-
tempt. and the Mrs. Professionals for
whom. because of technical knowledge or
natural ability, everything seems to turn
out right, there is the horde of us, av-
erage mortals who are either moderately
careful or phenomenally fortunate and
are thus able to present a fair front but,
behind the scenes, are wasting time. en-
ergy and materials becauSe we plunge
ahead carelessly and thoughtlessly, blind-
ly doing as we have done without regard
to the personal application of suitability
to our'own condition 01' environment.
Here is a homely little example of pure
lack of thought:

A housewife became the possessor of a
fine new range, one of the good, expen-
sive sort, and after she had used it more
than a year a visiting friend asked. “How
do you like the new range; is it a good
baker?"

“I like it splendidly.” was the response.
“It heats up so quickly and holds its
heat so well that I can get a meal much
quicker than I used to be able to and it
seems as though everything tastes better.
It is too good a baker, though." she said
ruefully; “it will waste enough in its
lifetime to make it cost double its price.
There is the thermometer but I simply
cannot have the oven hot enough to bake
.bread or loaf cake, instead of drying it,
without burning them black at the bot-
tom.”, '

The friend glanced in the oven. “Did
you ever try putting your grate down on
the bottom of your oven and setting the
tins of bread and cake on that?"

The thoughtless housewife opened sur-
prised eyes. “Why, no, but I will.” She
did, and found that even the thickest
loaves baked perfectly, and will always
bless her friend for the helpful hint she
dropped, instead of blaming herself for
not using her own brain to solve her
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An ignorant or careless cook, though
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tion. Her oven may be all right, but in-
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her roasting. and leaving the meat itself
alone, she will ruin its juiciness and fia-
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enough to quickly sear the meat and
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tender, juicy, pinkish, not bloody, slices
from her finished roast, and spoil her
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a moderately hot oven so that some of
the fat can run out, and the heat grad—
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we cannot afford the highest priced
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thOught in cooking the cheaper ones the
family will smile and'ask for more.

' You may think your kitchen—and your
whole house»is just as neat. and your
meals just as well prepared as your
neighbor's, and she may be considered a
model; but are you sure that you accom-
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hardas his name. He lived alone, at the
cross roads, in a little house as dark and
gloomy as himself, and had as little as
possible to do with other human. beings.

Having no love for children, and show-
ing this attitude 011 eVery possible occa-
sion, it naturally followed that it was the
especial delight of the children of the
community to try to annoy him in every
way poesible. Trying, however, was
about as far as it ever got, for Daddy
Stone soon showed them that he was not
in his second childhood if his hair was
white and his back beginning to bend.

His success at detecting their tricks
and forestalling their pranks was only
1equaled by his delight in getting a laugh
l—a shrill, jeering one at that—on them
jon every possible occasion.

When Charley Ropes was thrown from
*his pony and got up spitting dirt and
.rllbbing barked shins, Daddy Stone hung
,over 1110 fence conVUIScd with mirth, and
,when Fred Black struck :1 stone with his
Jcoaster and went hurtling through the
air like a catapult Daddy’s pointing
finger and glimace- twisted flee wele the
first things his sulplised eyes sensed.

“You’d laugh at our funerals if you got
a chance to go to ’em, wouldn’t you?"
the boy stormed. “But you~won’t—get—'-
the»— chance!”

“llvbbe not, mebbe not.” Daddy cack-
ch, “so 1‘“ enjoy .Ve all I can now.”

According to neighborhood code, a boy
could have all the windfalls he wanted
without even asking for lhcmibut not
Daddy’s; not even if they fell outside, in
the road. The boys had tried it. too. but
finally gllve it up, defeated, declaring
that the old man had a thousand eyes
and that not one of them ever slept. It
did seem, sometimes, as though he were
in league with the Old Harry himself. A
mortal was not entitled to so many lucky
chances as fell to the lot of Daddy.

“He. needn’t be so mean to the girls,
anyway,” John Randall exclaimed in real
exasperation when his little cousin, Pearl
Cody, had come hurrying down the road
with flushed cheeks and tearful eyes of-
fer Daddy’s sharp, “Tut. tut, sissy, don't
(ct ll what don’t belong to ye,” when she
had hint to catch the fragrance of a
beautiful rosc that strayed over the
fence, without, she {lVGI‘l‘Gd with tremb—
ling lips, having any intention of pick-
ing the blossom. And. although the girls
lllel‘cly tried to avoid Daddy and thus es-
cape his vcnom, l’carl was not the only
one that held a little grievance.

Seeing that the old man was well able
to take care of himself, parents Dilld
little attention to the attempted pranks
of their progeny who considered llallow-
cen and April first as especially dedicated
to Illeir service; but the-<9, like more or-
dinary days, were branded as failures as
soon as Daddy appeared, which was in-

variably at the most Opportune moment
for himself.
Only last Halloween, the carefully 41d-

justcd little tick-lack, at the end of its
long string. had but fairly begun its per-
sistent tapping just up out of reach of
stiff—jointed old men, when from behind
the woodpile, in whose, shelter a group of
boys crouched, there poured an endless,
all-seeing stream of cold, soapy water.
Straight into grinning eyes and snicker-
ing mouths, and down yawning shirt col-
lars, it hiSSed and gurgled, while with
choked, disgusted yells the again out-
witted boys retreated—but not in good
order or in good temper.

““‘e’ll get even with you, yet!” Bert
Lyon spluttered.

“Ha, ha, ha ” jeered Daddy, in a
long, wavering, rising inflection that was
particularly exasperating.

“Yes, we will!” Willie Cole roared,
having finally gotten a good breath.
“April Fool’s day’s a comin’ and you’d
better "’

 

sit pretty tight.

“April Fool’s day, eh?” came back
tauntingly, in just. the tone to make a
boy take a dare. “When ye April Fool
Daddy Stone ye’ll be a goin’ some—and
when ye do," he challenged, “Daddy’ll
take off his old hat to ye.”

“All right, sir, all right! You can be-
gin to get ready now,” the boys raged in
blind acceptance,

 

 

.turned away with a cheerful,

‘not realizing until a,

Fools Day.

N lsewanger.

 

cooler moment that there was not one
chance inathousand of their succeeding.

‘They might possibly have had one chance

in a, hundred if they had not foolishly
mentioned April First; but Daddy un—
warned being an army, Daddy forewarn-
ed would be an unconquerable host.

And yet the challenge rankled. They
must do something—but what could they
do? Each plan suggested followed its
predecessor into the scrap heap, hurled
there with a. scornful, “Chthnut!” or
“Molly-coddle!” At last, along toward
spring, a grand council of war was held
and the girls were called in.

There were half a dozen of them—sis-
ters of the main plotters. They listened
gravely, their feminine judgment endors-
ing the scrap heap of rejected plans
when, suddenly, Alice Lyon had an in-
spiration.

“Fool Daddy Stone? Vl’hy, it will be
the easiest thing in the world,” she cried,
with sparkling eyes.

“Easy!” scorned her brother Bert.
“With Daddy counting on our breaking
our necks trying to do it, and lying awake
nights planning to get the best of us?"

“Why, don’t you see, that is just it?
He will be expecting big efforts; but if
you will just listen a minute I’ll tell you
how we can fool him tremendously by
just doing some unexpected little things
that he never heard of being done on
All Fool’s Day.”

That sounded just like what they want-
ed, of course, but how could a girl so
eusily solve the big problem when their
best efforts had been but (liSmal failures?

When Alice began to explain she was
greeted with a roar of protest. “You
must think we are a lot of sissies!” Fred
Black exclaimed.

“I don’t think anything of the sort,”
Alice retorted. “You said you wanted to
fool Daddy, and I am telling you the only
way to do it. If you want to follow the
advice we’ll help you, won’t we girls?”

Eager nods answered and a chorus of
excited voices declared, “I know what
I'll do.”

Alice looked at the boys and delivered
the ultimatum. “Take it or leave it, but
make Daddy take off his hat yourselves,
if yOu don’t want our help.”

The girls said but little more and fin-
ally, after wallowing around helplessly
and hopelessly for awhile, the boys adopt-
ed Alice’s suggestion with an air that
suggested, “\Ve can’t any more’n fail
and We’d a done that anyway," but in
the end they became fully as enthusiastic
as their sisters.

The course of Daddy’s life flowed on
smoothly but his shrewdness did not lose
its edge. The lack of youthful attentions
through March did not make him forget
that every day-brought a new month
closer. On the morning of April first he
was awake early and alerlly ready for
whatever the day might bring forth.

When he opened the from door of his
little house the sight of a purse on the
step made him laugh. He laughed loudly
and scornfully for the benefit of lurking
cars, gave the purse a disdainful shove
with his cane and went indoors.

The sight, from his back door, of a neat
parcel, from whose torn corner the soft
sheen of silk was visible as it lay scorn-
ed in the spring sunshine, gave edge to
his appetite for breakfast. A little later
a series of calls followed, as the children
of the neighborhood drifted by to school.

Alice Lyon came first. When Daddy
came frowning to the door in answer to
her knoek, he was met by a smiling,
“Good morning, Mr. Stone. I just stop—
ped to leave a lemon pie for your dinner.
I made it myself and hope you will
like it.”

“Thanky miss,” Daddy returned, sour-
ly. “I never eat lemon pie sence I took
a good mouthful of one made of suit
water, colored with butter color and fla-
vored with mustard.” ./

“Oh, really,” Alice sympathized. “Then
how glad you’ll be to taste a good one.
She set the pie down as though a door-
step was the proper place for it and
“good-bye.”

John Randall. came next with at tempt-
ing little open basket. “Mother sent you

'a few fresh eggs,” he greeted.

“Water and tissue paper is cheap,
son,” ,Daddy returned» condescendingly,
evidently, trememberlng previous April
first “boiled eggs” that were only empty
shells filled with water and having the

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MARCH 59W

ends pasted over with tissue 'paper.
“Hope ye had a good omelette for break-
fast”

“Bully!” John responded. ”Mother is
a dandy cook.” The basket joined the
pie and John turned away whistling.

Minnie Black soon followed with a lit;
tle sack of tea cakes. “I thought maybe
y0u would like a few for lunch,” she
smiled.

“Cotton is too expensive to eat,” Dad-
“Better take it
home for your ma to put in a quilt.”

“But the tea cakes,” Minnie urged, as
though she did not understand the insin-
uation. “I am sure you will like them."

“Oh, no, I won’t,” Daddy jeered, and
the cakes joined the collection on the
steps.

He was out in the yard when the small
children returned from school. Little
Pearl Cody, who had admired the forbid-
den rose, separated herself from her
friends and advanced with a pleasant,
“Vt'on’t you have one of my chocolates,
Mr. Stone?”

"NOt any with soap in ’em, thanky
miss,” Daddy replied grimly, beginning
to get tired of the silly little tricks with
which his sharp intellect had been re-'
galed during the day.

“Not a one of ’em worthy of bein’
tried on a idiot!” he fumed, summing up
the day’s attempts after Charley Ropes’
call, just after dusk, on the pretense of
having been to town and just stopping
with the mail.

”Only a. letter this time, Daddy,” he
remarked cheerfully. '

“Throw it in the fire yourself and save
me the trouble, will you?” Daddy storm-
ed. “I don’t have to put on my specks
to see through to the blank paper i11-
Side with ‘April Fool’ on it! My stars,
what do you consarned torments take me
for, anyway? The kind of old fool you'll
be some day?”

Charley tossed the scorned letter upon
the table. “I wouldn’t burn it,” he ad-
Vlsed. “Might be a legacy.”

Daddy ignored the advice. “Don’t step
on the pie and eggs and cakes,” he cau-
tioned sarcastically, as Charley turned
away. '

Daddy Stone went to bed early, dis-
gusted with life; but the scorned letter
was the first thing that met his sight in
the morning. He hesitated, then moved
forward slowly and picked it up ginger—
ly. After turning it over several times
and studying it critically, he slowly tore

it open. It couldn’t do any harm to read
“April Fool” when All Fool’s Day was
past. But this is what he read:
Dear Ml. Stone:

The pie was 1eally good Try it.——Alice
Lyon.

The eggs are genuine
1e’s best—John Randall.

The bill in the purse wasn’t countel-
felt. It is to pax f01 the apples we have
eaten. ——Fred Black & Co.
lea cakes haven’t any cottOn in
them. 1 know fol we ate their mates
for supper. —\\ innic Black.

The chocolates “6.10 of my best fon-
dant, not soap. You will find a box of
them on youl step—Peal] Cody

It is a new silk muffler in the package;
I earned it fm _\0u myself. —Willie Cole.

Did we fool you? You aren’t to be
glVOlll 1t'his“uinllcss we are pretty Sllle that
we (u 7 you shake ha (1
the hatchet? n S and bury

Some of Speck-

Your friends,
The Cross Roads Boys and Girls,

The medicine “as not entirely pleasant
to take, but Daddy was game. Making
a wry face, he presently swallowed it,
bottle and all. He had fried eggs for
breakfast and tea cakes and lemon pie
for dinner, and when the children came
home from school he stood barehended at
his gate with a new silk muffler around
his neck.

Captain Alice’s army knew just what
to do. It had been remorselessly drilled
in the genelositv maneuver and under-
stood thorOughly that there was to be
no gloating, no trampling on a fallen
foe.

Quietly the boys and girls marched up.
Sedately, with lids that were discreetly
lowered to hide 1ebellious twinkles they
shook the hand that Daddy extended sol-
emnly.

What might have happened next is a

question, but just then Daddy’s laugh
got away from him and, someway, it
didn’t sound jeering or sarcastic or

taunting any more and the children join-

ed in heartily, happily.
Then Daddy said, almost gently, to
Pearl, “Hope you’ll enjoy my loses this

summer sis, and I want ye all to enjoy
the apples this fall.”

Then, the surrender complete, he sigh-
ed, "I half believe I’m glad to call ye
friends, but I’ll be consarned if I know
whatin sense I’m going to have to amuse
me now. I’ll git old with nothin’ excit-
in’ to keep me young ”

 

  

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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At a recent meeting of the executive
committee of the State AssociatiOn of
Farmers’ Clubs, that body endorsed the
extension movement as promoted by the
Bureau of Farm Management of the De-
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with the State Board of Agriculture.

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Discuss Uniform Text Books.—Pcach
Grove Farmers’ Club held its regular
meeting, Saturday, March 15, at the home
of Brother D. W. Richardson and wife,
with about 60 people present. A motion
that every member act as a committee
of one to secure votes favorable to equal
suffrage for women, carried. The bill to
provide a. uniform school book system
was taken up and discussed. Mr. \Vhit-
ney gave an excellent talk. He took the
opposition to the bill as now presented
but said he favored a uniform system for
the first eight. grades of school work.
This seemed to be the opinion of others
that spoke on the subject. The program
was further extended with songs and
recitations, closing by singing Auld Lang
Syne. “'ill meet third Saturday in April
at the home of Brother Ellis. Cor. Sec.

Hold Annual Meeting—The Rives and
East Tompkins Farmers’ Club held their
annual meeting at the home of Mrs. Mon-
roe l’crrine. Saturday. March 1. Meeting
was opened by singing “Nearer My God
to Thee,” by the Club, followed by prayer
by.the chaplain. It was decided that any—
one wishing any special topic discussed
at the meeting should notify the literary
committee and they would arrange for it.
Six gentlemen members of the Club were
appointed to go to Lansing to hear the
reading of the state-wide prohibition bill.
After the election of officers and appoint-
ing of committees, an excellent program
was given, including many excellent muS-
ical and literary numbers and a paper
on “Economic Value of \Vomen's Clubs,”
read by Mrs. Eugene I’errine. After the
usual interesting question box the meet-
ing adjourned to meet April 5 when a
local option program will be given—Ina
Stringham, Cor. Sec.

DISCUSS Torrens System.——The VVixom
Farmers“ Club held their March meeting
at the commodious and hOSpitable home
of Mr. and Mrs. David Gage. Mr. and
Mrs. Gage are very popular people and
royal entertainers. There was an over—
ilow meeting, 100 being present. After
a bouutcous dinner, the meeting was call-
cd to order by the president and a very
cXcellent program was rendered, consist-
ing of recitations. vocal and instrumental
music. The. recitations were exception-
ally line. The question, “Resolved, that
Michigan should adopt the Torrens Sys-
tom of land transfer,” was ably presented
by Messrs. Pittenger, Bogart and others.
After quite a lengthy discussion it was
laid on the table. “Leaks on the farm"
was the topic assigned to R. D. Stephens,
who said they were many; caring for and
she'tering farm implements, waste of
lund and time, etc. He thought the
g‘l‘catel‘ waste was being behind at seed
time. as that made several bushels dif-
ference in the crop. Mismanagemont is
another great leak. The farmer should
strive to be just a litlle ahead of his
work and success is sure to follow. The
question box was next on the program
and questions answered without being
discussed as time was limited. Mrs. R.
D. Stephens, Cor. Sec.

Will Aid County Agent.~The Charles-
ton Farmers’ Club, of Kalamazoo county.
was very pleasantly entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. P. Simpson and family at
their home on March 8. A fine picnic
dinner was served shortly after noon. fol-
lowed by the business meeting of the
Senior club. Each township is to have
two men, who together will act as ad-
visors to assist our county agricultural
expert. Jason “'oodman, and the Club
was given the privilege of choosing one
of the representatives for Charleston
township. Mr. \Voodman having previously
chosen the other. Fred Barber was elect-
ed and will act with Carey Rowland.
Floyd Coville was appointed as a delegaiie
to the agricultural meeting at the Nor-
mal Building at Kalamazoo on the 14th,
and Miss Clare Palmiter was chosen as
alternate. As Mr. \Voodman was unable
to be present and give his talk. the time
was spent in diSCussing “The Poeket Mon-
ey of the Children.” Some excellent
ideas were brought out upon this subject
in regard to the different ways for them
to obtain their money. The Club decided
to meet on Friday, April 11. instead of
,Saturday, the regular day, as that is Mr.
VVOOdman’s ofl‘ice day and we want him
to meet with"'us. The members will
meet at that time with Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Coville and the Jnionr Club will
meet on_the following day. They are
planning to take a. trip to W. S. Kirby’s
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Our Motto—"The farmer is of more
consequence than the farm, and should be
first improved.” -

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THE APRIL PROGRAMS.

State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First
Meeting.

 

Opening song.

Corn Culture. (Substitute beans or any
other leading local crop).

Recitation, “Your Seed Corn.”

Exhibit, relating to corn~seed, seed-
tester, corn cookery, etc.

Gardening gossip.

Question, “What is better for a child
educationally, a flower garden or a vege-
table garden of his own?”

Exhibit of seed catalogs.

Solo.

Recitation, “When winter ends.”

Moek town meeting, by the women,
coached by a man.

Cookery samples
ments. .
Suggestions for Second Meeting.

Song.

The science and art of good plowing.
Discussion led by lecturer.

Recitation, “Plowed Under."

Plain potato pointers. (Substitute fruit
or otherleading money crop). Discus-
Sion.

Recitation, “Prayer and Potatoes.”

Instrumental music.

My way of getting rid of rubbish, dis-
cusSlon by three women.

Entertainment by “African Humani-
phone.”

served for refresh—

AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

 

Prospective U. P. Pomona._The sub-
ordinate Granges of Gogebic county will
hold a meeting at lronwood on Thursday,
April 3, for the announced purpOSe of or—
ganizing a Pomona.

Vermontville Grange, of Eaton county,
reports the addition of about a dozen
members in the past few weeks, with a
number of applications still to be acted
upon. Interest in the purposes of the or-
ganization is also on the up grade, good
programs being the rule.

The “Surprise Fealture” of a most ex-
cellent program at the last meeting of
Monroe Grange took the form of an
Easter millinery competition. During the
half-hour devoted to it the chief Occupa-
tion was the trimming of hats, both ladies
and gentlemen participating. A commit-
tee had arranged a table on which were
displayed both trimmed and untrimmcd
hats of all degrees of antiquity. with col-
Ored ribbons, flowers, velvet<, laces,
feathers and ornaments resurrected from
store-rooms and attics. Members were
provided with necessary thread, thim-
bles, needles, etc., and invited to select
a hat and display what skill they could
muster in trimming the same. A com-
mittee awarded a prize for the most
artistic and the most comical. Leo Ash-
ley received first and Frank Hume sec-
ond prize. This Grange will entertain
Lenawce Pomona on Thurwlay, April 3.

Good Meeting of Western Pomona.

Ottawa Grange entertained Pomona. re-
cently in a highly satisfactory manner.
Reports rendered by the various subor-
dinates at the business session indicated
that the organization in Ottawa county
is in good condition and steadily grow-
mg.

At the afternoon session Ralph “'ells
presented the subject of ”Farmers’ Insti-

tutes.” He said he had received many
useful helps from attending them. D. M.
Brown and .iohn Preston also enter-

tained the same opinion. Others were of
the opinion that short courses in agri-
culture held at several points in the
county would be of greater value.

The subject, “Beautifying the Farm
and Roadside,” was ably presented by
.Iohn Jackson and D. M. Brown, who
thought that if every farmer would spend
a little time each season in cutting Weeds
and setting a few shrubs and trees. in a
few years the change for the better would
be great. “Sanitation in‘the House”
was discussed by Mrs. Clara Root and
others. advising that we look well to the
collars and that the back yard be kept
just as clean and sweet as the front
yard.

The subject. “Can a Young Man with
Small Capital be More Successful at
Farming in the \\'est than in Michigan?”
started a lively discussion. Clarence Dud-
lcy thought that. judging from his expe-
rience and observation while in some of
the western states. there are today
just as good opportunities in our home
state.

The evening session opened with sing-
ing. Poultry talks were then given by
Isaac Sider and MrS. loot, who advocat-
ed the incubator for hatching and also
dwelt upon the importance of selecting
eggs only from the best layers. The ques—
tion box was then opened and topics for
serious thought and also some that caus—
ed amuSement Were brought forth.

COMING EVENTS.
Pomona Meetings.

Ingham 00.. with Vi’illiamston Grange,

Friday, March 28.

 

 

 

 

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There are still millions of acres of government land in Mon-
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These homesteads in some counties are 160 acres and in
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I want you—the man who is holding this paper in his hands right now—to, write to me
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something special to offer every one of you. I know what kind of farmers read this great
paper. They’re my kind—the up-to—datc, wide-awake kind—the kind I like to do business with.

You know what I’ve done in the past—saved more money for the farmers of this
country and given them a squarer deal than any other manufacturer. That’s why I’ve
been able to build up a mammoth business here iii-so short a time. Now, this year I’m
going to break all my own records. And I’m going to do it by putting some special
. . propositions right up to the best farmers in the country. I’m oing to make you some
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The Only Way ls THE GALLOWAY

And I want you to be the next one. I wan't to show you just what a man can do for on when he will sell you direct from his own factories to your farm. I want
you to see for yourself what an amazing difference it makes in prices when you don’t ave to pay one single middleman’s profit. Write me—you won’t be under the
slightest obligation. Just get this wonderful story. 1’“ show you how you can save hundreds of dollars in the next year alone. I’ll give you the eVidence—then let:

you decide. Send me the coupon, or a postal or letter, right’Tnow.
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satisfied. Ifive made cod-but I know that every bit of
my success is due tot e fact that every single man who
does business with me has found that he can trust me
absolutely.

l’m a armer myself—always have been and always
Will be. 1 was born and raised on a farm and I know
what you're up against when it_ comes to buying right,
because I’ve been through the mill muse .

That’s why I got into this business. used tosell farm
implements for other people. I didn’t keep at it very long because
I saw With my own eyes every day the actual evidence that con-
vinced me that the farmer slmpl couldn't get a square deal and
his money‘fs wort so long as he ad to ay a lot or middlemen’s

rofits w Ich were always loaded onto t a real value of the goods.

         
             
          
 
      
    

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seemsamoa un e eye e. ' ma e you an o 01' rig now t a you I so ute y can e se’s wor on e separator
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wasn’t to manufacture my own oods~-making them just the best en i e 1 Ga ’ ' - on a chance
that the could be made-41nd as 1111!] Ihrm direct to the farmers at Not one cent down. No bank deposit goon your mone in gang 2);. aggholeugiviglvhc:§:dllgEelEn 1:: “I 11:13:; {23: “t9 {or your-Pen, 11
actual actor-1f cost with only one very mall factory pro 3 added. your own pocket. I just want you to 'll'R my new Sprea er. l h - , y r -» 3 Listen. Right at t e start
glmted 0}“ I small way because i didn't have muc money. that's all. on your own farm for a whole 0118' enoug . Just say so and I ll let you keep It for 8 I'LL SAVE YOU
utlt didn t e longto rove that in faith in the intelligence month FEE . Test floutasdyou wouldn't think of testin month or even two months longer. I'll let you lck
nndbuying “d merit of 9 men on t e farms was founded on any other spreader in the worl . Pile on the manure a loo out any one of my nine different models you want I' let $25 to $50
lid rocks 37 usineee has been tremendous right from the start. and a half above the box. Put on all she’ll holdl Take the you put it to any test on want I f: to ' 't ,
y profits have been small--emaller than almost any other manu- fine powdered stuff or the toughest. heaviest. trampled- . t b . . y . 2 WE" you compare 1 Then,l ll let you try ‘
facturer in the COUfltX‘Y- n I’m KUIHK to kee ’em that way. l’d down, slough-hay kind from the calf-yard. If it's frozen, pm", 3' pomt “7“" any enmne 0“ the market. and I my New Improved Gallo-
rather make a small profit and sell a lot of goodb than a big profit so much the better. _Take it into your field, whip your team don (3 care What the other engine costs. I’ll put way Sanitary any way you want.
on a few powder 13 _ :0 mango?! and slaw: :t 1;! pearih Say, I knfowhtlhat’g anaawi‘u': the Gallows utp against any other engine. absolutely rs rdless of 1'" send you one of the” wonderful new BEDS“-
f course, ve ma e enemies among the other manu- es . o 0 you. es no 0 er manu ac rel" are. ev e price. u . remember, when you buy from me, I I save you tors, any size you want. right to your farm for 30’ 60

II I “ ‘1' ~ , _ n v - suggest to you. But. do you think for a minute i s it) you $60 to $800. .
gaggle'dsodv'llllkue e'rileeinirefit-11bunt‘loiluiiI izvoli-liiiiiir;tad'hel'pl "Lumgl'yg’fir a spreader and let ou abuse it that way if 1 didn'tkvmwit Can you beat that? Neverl I'll put the whole thing right 01' 90 days' "ml absolutely free. _ I want you to test
coodsatafai price. Naturally the deale s don t like me very would make “0°C" know What I m doml- V8 mad 9 square mite y . You handle the engine yourself--make it do It out every way that you can think of. (,ompare It
. well. either, {or 1 stand in the way of their i3 profits. That's why same offer for seven years, and the Galloway today is better your wor day after day for one month. two or three. I Won't wllith anytother machine that you know oi no matter what the
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.lotonhemhflve one out of their way to were resent m bum. than over. 40.000 iarmers have proved it. Besi es givina send any salesman or dealer around to help you make up your . anybo y e se tryin 0 sell you a se ator.
ness. They can't 0 that very well any longer. ngw. for l'vlb made you “19 be“ “Dread“ made at any price mind. how can bank on my mine and your judgment. Kinks them let you take their machine 'and set it right up D
335,000.00 Challenge Ofler an man or company in the world ' Your word goes. After you have had the free trial if you think , the side of mine. Take he skim-milk from one machine on
who can prove that every word 0 Galloway's story is not true l L'- SAVE YOU ‘25 To $45 that there is one other engine on the-market at any rice that is run it through the otheruthat will tell the story! .Tlieneg-
right down to the last detail. or can disprove that my factories are Invwhere near. the Gal|9way in quality. workmensh p or actual amine its wonderful patented features. See how ample ms
not exactly as shown, or can disprove any statement or claim I Try the Galloway and see for yourself what It will do. The performance. Just send it. right back. and I'll pay the reight both —how easy to qmale and how very, very easy to clean.
make. ’ I send you a copy of this challenge ofi'er when you write beat proof of all N t .0 mBChHJB ltsclf- loven patented f!”— Wflfl. 80 W '- 58 Out a finale Imv. Or, if you nil that the how perfectly it is made in every single part. And notice the
me. Besides that I ‘rotect every single man who does business “”95 3” CXCNBWB With the (NHOWHY: Doub a drive chains Gs owa isso far ahead of your expectations that you simply new improved featuxes that make it the most sanitary

with me with a $25 0 . Cash Guarantee Bond that makes it ust furnishing power from both wheels alike directtotbe beater can’t u ord to st along without it. you may keep it and on the se stator built._ .
- ~ and movm the load. The only endless apron force feed. equal-est. strai test and most. liberal olf b k th if on want toork ‘
reassess ”W“ ""h WW “8 m “1° United rdndd We. deed W. dum- mm- the 6...... word- .... .... or °' ”l“ °' W" mamas". T... a...enthusiasts:

, . 25 more than any other s reader sold toda . .w own; ow. you can’t beat that ofl'er anyw ere. No man llvin can 0 in we . if you think that the sin an o -:

Now. I want you to find out Just what all this means one to load; ii ht draft. wo horses will andle it easily. go further than I have to show my perfe’ét confidence in my goods l7" {he .32?” my.” price that you wourld “th’grilflfi 33:"
you in cold. M’d.cuh~ l've enlarge "FY line tremendous] PM between w 9"" entirely 0“ the reach. and many other “MANN“ the 055011412 satisfaction of every man i deal with. My Galloway. ‘ust ship itright back to me at my expense. I'l
or 1913. I am offering more bag-18.1115 and burger bargains' thanl special features. I can t to l them all. Just get my catalog engines have got to be so [perfect in every we that they simply agree righg now to pay all the freight both ways, so that you

sve ever been able to before want you to get the proof for b9f01‘9 you buy an 03-h" make 0" “3"” 0" ”We‘d"- ""19 I t’lme’vefl- that's 8‘ - Ma, his. beautiful engine catalog is won’t be onto penny of under the slighteatobligation ifyoud
yourself. gifléeregict filtgl'enfigingifi: tritegalerg‘t) £021; ogglgare csgrtain :2 yours for the "king. FREE. rite for it todayl clde not 5» lideptthl? sepgzraltililr after having had the free tris .

nJc. - nueceoeei.’ uaran ve

me. Get my free Spreader Book an vs uabie Eli-{DEE book of FREE SERVICE BUREAU! tolgrii). besides ‘vinz il'ou a .ehmufhffl 8:53.)?‘313011'; no

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