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1 VOL. CXLI. No. 6. i

' Whole Number 3655.





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1913.





50 CENTS A YEAR.

$2 FOR 5 YEARS.





_ Home Improvement . islProfitable.





An Illustration of the Real Estate :Value [of BeautifyingthefFarm. Home and

EliminatingAdvertising Signs_'from the Buildings.





HE poorest property in the city is



I reserved for the gaudy advertise-



ing sign and the building which is

decorated with the virtues of summer

tonics and hair restorers is not usually

located in the most desirable section of

any town. A Michigan man who under-

stood the real estate value of developing

a business-like appearance for his farm

home told the story of how his friend

accumulated the money paid for a two-

hundred acre farm.



Sorenson was out driving one Sunday

afternoon and passed a farm with the

"For Sale” sign tacked on the hitching

post. Inquiry found that the price was

only $1,500 for 20 acres of fairly good

clay soil, a small seven—room house, and

a good substantial barn. The barn was

a Wonderful sight tobehold and orna-

mented in bright yellow letters thatpro-

claimed the advantages of trading with

a druggist who guaranteed a remarkable

cough cure. It may have been profitable

advertising for the shop-keeper, but what

about the farmer who allowed the best

part of his farming business to lose in

real estate value because it looked like a

circus poster?

modern office building or prosperous man-

ufacturing institution allow the walls of

his property to be placarded with ugly

handbills? He would never‘consider such

a. proposition even though the offer of a.

small financial return would sound like

the promise of a fakir at the fair who is

always giving “something for nothing.”



This farm was located where it would

have made an excellent suburban home

for some city man if there had only been

a homelike appearance around the house

and barns. The big yellow signs were

not in harmony with the beauty of.the

fields and orchards and. like an ugly scar

on the landscape, they drove away friend-

ly investigation of the property.



-The owner of the farm was enthusistic

over the remarkable possibilities of his

place and only wanted to sell because of

ill—health and the itching to 0wn.an

orange grove down in Florida. He ex-

plained with self—evident pride that even

the wall of the barn was a money—maker

and stated, “I get $10 per year for those

advertising signs and they are so big

that the painter has to '





“'ould the owner of a.





with the natural beauty of the country.'

The Home Grounds influence the Buyer.



Sorenson knew the money value of good

looks and so bought the place for $1,500.

The advertising contract ran out thenext

month and the sign painter found that

the new owner was going to do SOme

scraping on the barn, but that his artis-

tic ability was unnecessary. The barn

was cleaned and then repainted with a

good quality of red paint and looked as

if it had a more retiring disposition than





his berry farm on the edge of the back-





'Woods and moved over on the main road.





His wife was a lover of llowers and the

next spring the front of the house was

brilliant in its array of color, and climb-

ing vines were gradually creeping around

the windows and hiding the storm scar-

red woodwork. Sorenson mowed the

front yard good and tight at the slightest

provocation and laid out some nice ilower





'beds along the roadway that curved gent-





ly toward the ma’in auto track to the





 





 





when glaring toward the road in an ar-.

ray of‘ gaudy yeIIOW' letters.



Sorenson loaded the front porch into a

wheelbarrow and knocked it to pieces be-

hind the chicken coop. Then he proceed-

ed to dig out the lumber stored in the

attic and after spending a few dollars at

the planing mill. hired a carpenter to help

him at $2.50 per day. The new veranda

only cost $7.50 for outside labor and

changed the appearance of the house to

such an extent that it now looked to be

a comfortable home, and Sorenson sold





 





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big city. The old fence was wheeled out

behind the hen house and dumped in the

kindling pile with the remains of the

front porch. ,



Sorenson was not an old man and he

was slicking up the farm home because

he wanted to make some money. The

next spring the place was looking better

than ever and the expense of develop-

ment had been small, outside the cost of

labor. The proper time for disposal had

arrived and the “For Sale" sign was

again tacked on the hitching post. For





some time the travelers on the main

road had been watching the progreSs on

the little farm and they speculated on

why a man should wish to sell such a.

homelikc looking place. .



The. first inquirer found that the price

of Sorenson's farm was $3,500, and soon

decided that he wanted a country place

worse than dividends from his automo-

bile factory. The deal was closed on the

spot.



Sorcnson had 30 days in which to leave

and this was ample time to drive around

the country and make a few observa-

tions. About two miles down the road

lived an old man and his wife who had

passed thc age of efficient service and

were living by the kind permission of

their rathcr arrogant hired man. They

told about a desire to go to the city and

wanted $6,500 for their 120 acres of run-

down land. Sorcnson bought the farm.

Cheap Looking Signs Reduced the Value



of this Farm.



The barns on the place were arrayed

in glorious colors and looked like the

billboard that oftcn protects the city

dump from close inspection. A row of

beautiful oaks were growing along the

farm where it frontcd on the road. and

nearly ex'cry tree was placarded with a.

tin or wooden sign heralding a coming

auction or describing some soothing

brand of tobacco.



The nearby fence would have bcen

suitable for the display of signs and

handbillsy but cyt-ry one had been se—





curely spiked into the venerable oaks. "





The bark showed many scars where pre-

vious signs had been pried off and more

up-to—date announcements substituted.

The general impresSion of the place was

unfaVorable and .the beauty of nature

was being outraged for a small gain. The

reaction struck the purse of the owner

who was uncrmscious of the unkempt ap-

pearance of his farm home.



Sorcnson had read an article on tree

surgery and loved a beautiful tree better

than anything on the farm, except his

family and a spirited horse. The first

day all the signs were removed from the

trees and the rough scars and gaping

wounds were smoothly cemented. The

mowing machine cut down the grass



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Think of the money

that y0u can save ev-

ery year on the cost of

paint.” ‘

The “For Sale" sign

’had been up several

weeks before the buyer

had been attracted to

this farm by accidentally

thinking of the latent'

pessibilities of t h e

place. The owner nev-

er considered that the

$10 remuneration for the

Use of7 his barn as' a

billboard had cheapen-

ed the appearance of

the farm home and re-

duced its real estate

value several hundred

dollars. Prospective buy-

ers of small farms





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but Nothing Shows from the Road Except the Ga‘udy Advertisements.





highway and the farm

had assumed a more

busineSS—like a I) D c. a r-

ance. The entire cost

of the day's work,

counting labor, cement,

and the use of the team

and mowing machine

was about $5, and the

general opinion of the

farm had favorably in-

creased about 50 per cent

in the minds of travel-

ers on the main road.

The next job was to

hunt up fl the druggiSt

who was advertising

some fake nostrums all

over the barn and the

carriage shod. Arrange-

ments were made to

scrape off the grimy

white letters and some

good paint harmonized

the buildings with their

.natural surroundings. An

over abundance of ever-

green trees obscured the

veranda and gave the

house a. gloom—y and





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ed the promising crop of plantain and

dandelion seed.





Sorenson farmed this place for three»





years and just about made expenses, as

the land was partially exhausted and the

addition of fertility was a «costly opera-

tion. His profit‘was all in the increased

value of the land. Finally be located! a

200-acre farm which was on the opp‘Osite

side of the city, and was on the market

because the progressive and industrious





traits of the owner had fallen to zero.~





The “For Sale” sign was stuck in the

front yard of his own farm and a small

liner inserted in the local ,paper. This

time the paper brought the buyer to the

place but the appearance of the sur-

roundings sold .the farm. The price was

$10,000. and with this money Sorenson

bought the ZOO-acre farm which was one—

half mile nearer the city but in the same

need of rejuVention as all of his other

ventures.



Sorenson expresSedhis method of suc-

cess as a combined farmer and real es—

tate dealer as follows: “Buy at the right

price and after cleaning up the place, sell

promptly when the buyer comes along

with a good offer. Appearances mean

money and never allow the man with

over-developed commercial instincts to

make a billboard out of your finest build-

ings and shade trees. I know several

good farmers who are allowing their

buildings to be placarded with advertis-

ing, but they do not realize that it cheap-

ens the farm and leaves a bad taste in

the mouth of every country-loving citizen

in the community. When I buy a farm,

I know the value of the soil and the

buildings and then I find that the owner

always knocks off several hundred dol-

lars from what the P1108 is worth. The

reasons for the diminished value are the

gaudy advertising signs on the buildingS.

cheap placards on the trees, no flower

beds in the front yard. no vines on the

veranda and a general lack of appreciat-

ing the landscape possibilities of the farm

home.



I pay the owner as much as he could

get from anyone else but I know that it

does not cost much fOr the simple im-

provements that make the farm home

more homellke. He thinks that it costs

a lot of money to make a few simple im-

provements and is willing to depreciate

the. value of the entire farm and let some

man with progreSSive ideas reap the re-

ward of intelligent labor. “'hen I see a

farm building that combats the harmony

of nature by glaring toward the road in

its coat of brilliant colors, I know the

significance of the sign. There is a. farm

that can be bought for less than it is

worth and it will not cost much money

to improve its appearance and derive a

good return from the investment."



Ingham Co. R. G. KIRBY.





RECORDING AMOUNTS OF RAINF'ALL.





 





Some time since Mr. Lillie said he

wished he knew how much rain fell upon

a certain occasion.



Having had quite an extensive experi-

ence in the volunteer weather service, I

know that Mr, Lillie, or any other, or all,

leaders of the Michigan Farmer may

know, with approximate accuracy, how

much rain falls at all times. at trifling

expense and very little trouble.



If you have access to a tin shop have

your tinner make you a cup of tin or

galvanized iron 12 inches deep and about

four or five inches in diameter. On the

closed or bottom end of ms have him

attach an open extension about six inches

lorig, to fit on the upper end of a post.

to hold your gauge in an upright posi-

tion. or take a section of eavetrough

Conductor pipe about 20 inches long. File

off the smoothest and straightest end so

it is straight across. and then six inches

from the other end insert a stopper that

will hold liquid cement. Set this in an

exactly upright position and pour in about

two inches of cement. Use clear cement

and it probably will be water tight, but

if not pour in half a pint of asphaltum

roof paint or coal tar. (By the way. if

you ever have a cement tank that does

not hold water treat it with these, ap-

plied hot, and you will have no more

trouble. The aSphaltum, if pure, will -not

taint the water, but the coal tar will).



Now remove the stopper from the lower

end and fit it loosely to the top end of

a DOSt that Will stand at least seven feet

above the surface when set, Set the

post in the center of an open space, not

near large trees or buildlrfgs, at least 20

feet acrOSs. The larger the better. Let

your gauge, whenein place on top of the

post. stand exactly perpendicular. After

a min lower“ your gauge and insert a.





 





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will show how deep—Ethic water is in the

gauge. Measlure depth- on a. rule, and you





'have. the:-raintai'1..gn~ men“..- -. 1 ‘





If a record= of each rainfall L-is‘ made





.you have, "ab-the end of the year,- data





that it-is-a‘tuleust a. satisfaction .-to have,



and » that maybe ‘of great, use V‘ in com-



paring with the rainfall of otherl-years.

Barry Co. ’ SUBSCRIBER. ‘





 





‘LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





We are beginning to see'the end of the

seaSOn at last. Today, July 31, we have

started in to cut the last field of‘oats.

This, of course, is pretty late. but the

season is pretty late. The haying and

wheat harvest are done, and with a few

more days of fair weather the oats will

be harvested. The corn is practically all

cultivated. the last cultivation, the culti-

vation after harvest. It now shades the

ground so that it will not dry out very

much, practically no weeds can grow,

and I do not think cultivation from now

on will be profitable. It .has been ex‘

ceedingly dry and yet in the last culti-

vation, before the last rain, which came

this evening. the cultivator brought up

moist dirt. A few fields of corn have

rolled the last few hot days. and Showed

the effect of dry weather, but this is

about the first. Some fields of beans

that have not yet been cultivated as well

as they ought to haVe been show some

yellow leaves, and the result of dry

weather, but our section here has stood

this dry season very well indeed. Of

course, the pastures have not yielded as

they did last year, the old meadows did

not yield as well and even in new mea-

dows the clover was short. And yet,

take it all in all, it is a much more sat-





isfactory season than last year.

And now with the hauling of the oats





will begin the preparation for anew crop

next year. It is my intention to disk it

thoroughly both ways. the oat stubble,

before it is plowed for Wheat. This will

not only conserve moisture but on our

clay land it will chop it up so that when

it is plowed it will not be as lumpy. We





are bothered very much some years, es-





pecially dry years like this, with the oat

stubble plowing up in quite large lumps

in places. Now a thorough disking be-

fore plowing prevents this largely. and I

am sure that it conserves moisture. Not

only that but the land will fit almost

enough better after plowing to pay for

the disking before, and there is one sat-

isfaction in having a heavy investment

in a traction engine and engine tools,

and that is that we have got the power

and a willing horse to do this work. If

it is hot Weather it will make no differ-

ence.

The Corn Crop.



The corn conditions in this section are

the best in years I think. There is a.

better stand. Corn 'has a better color.

Iris growing nicely. It hasn’t been

Hunted by wet weather nor by dry

weather as yet. Two years ago we had

a good corn serison. Corn matured and

was thoroughly ripened, but extremely

wet weather early in the season made

poor stands. This year we didn’t have

those conditions Last year it was ex-

tremely dry when the corn was planted

and then it came too wet and you could

not cultivate the corn. YVe didn’t get

a good stand and we had a miserably

poor crop. We didn’t get any growth. It

looks this year now as if I was going

to have ensilage enough to fill all three

silos, and if I do that means plenty of

good feed for next year for the dairy

cows. And while I have a short crop of

hay, if I can. get an abundance of en-

silage, enough to feed through next sum-

mer, it will help matters very much and

lessen the fecd bill in summer feeding.



The New Seeding.



One thing that has suffered the most

severely I think this year is new seeding

of clover. I hear complaints from all the

neighbors that their clover seeding is not

as good as it ought to be. On my wheat

Stubble there seems to be enough clover

but it is exceedingly small. You have to

look pretty sharp some places to see any

at all, but there are real small plants

there. A good shower tonight may re-

vive this, now that the wheat is remov-

ed, so that it will live. I have faith that

enough of it will live to make a good

catch becauSe I haven’t lost a catch of

clover in the history of my farming, and

I don't hardly believe I am going to lose

it this year. If I do it will be, the first

time and will be .a serious loss.



A Catch Crop of Rape.



Despite the dry weather we got a gOOd

catch of rape in the oat field Which we

intend for has pasture after the oats are

removed. The oats are not a big crop.





foreboding asphct. ‘- They were ‘removed :‘thin, slim spatula ofiufill'l'lntedi'Wood‘that.





and ornamental flower beds soon replac-r





aprice of meat.





They am'not a cooawténa; ,tnativis, they

are th‘lrrb’n _the ground.- ‘I sovedthe

usual amount of: seed- per acre but the





conditions (were such that oats did‘rnot-





stool this year and consequently we have

not. as heavy'a crop. but they afe spies-





‘did oats, just as: clean and pretty as you





ever saw,-and they. seem to be well filled.

The cats not being so thick has been

favorable to the rape and there is, a

Splendid stand of rape all over the field.





I am encouraged that we- are going to





have plenty of rape for pasture for the

100 spring pigs -which we will turn off

this fall, and' this .will help to make

cheap pork. You can talk all you are 3.

might to about alfalfa for a hog pasture

but I don’t believe that hogs will do as

well ‘on alfalfa as they will on rape pas-

ture. Dwarf Essex rape is well worth

the consideration of any man who raises

'hogs or sheep. There is no trouble about

getting it to grow on good land.





The High Price of Meat.





It is amusing as well as interesting to

hear farmers complain about the high

The butcher now days.

of course. brings some meat around at

your doortwo or three times a week. He

aSks pretty good prices, there’s no qu’eS-

tion about that. But is the farmer in-

terested in cheap meat? Is it not better

for the farmer to have dear meat than it

is cheap meat? The farmer, of course,

now days buys fresh meat, but the farm~

er is the seller of meat rather than the

consumer of meat. That is. what he con-

sumes amounts to comparatively little to

what he sells. One can easily under-

stand why the city consumer should

grumble at the high price of meat, but

the farmer it seems to me ought to feel

pleased that meat is high in price, be-

cause when he sells mea‘t then he gets

something for it. For instance, I have

just sold 74 hogs and I got 8179 cents a

pound for them live weight. Now I be—

lieve I can afford to pay a pretty good

price for what little fresh meat we want

to consume in the family, and it is much

better for me to sell pork on foot for

8%, cents a pound and pay what might

seem an exorbitant price for fresh meat,

than it is to have the fresh meat cheap

and then sell the hogs cheap. Farmers

are prone to grumble a little anyway. I

suppose the farmer who is farming with-

out live stock and has no meat to sell is

in the same position that the city con-

sumer is so far as meat is concerned. and

he is interested in cheap meat, but the

most farmers have meat to sell, and what

they consume in their family compared

to what they sell, is exceedingly small.

and therefore they are interested in high

prices for meat products.





Weeds.



Hot weather showers stimulate the

growth of weeds on rich soil. Everybody

understands that. On the fields of the

home farm where stable manure has been

used for a good many years the land is

full of weed seed, there is no doubt about

it. Hot weather showers this year have

caused these to germinate. I had a field

of lima beans and a field of sweet corn

intended for the canning factory. I was

in hopes to get these through to market

without hand hoeing, but the red root

came up in the rows of beans and in the.

rows of corn and grew so rapidly that

the only thing to do was to hand hoe it,

and we have had a gang of seven or

eight men for over a week taking the

red root out.



SEEDING LOST—WHEAT AFTER

WHEAT.





 





I lost my seeding in my wheat this

year. in fact, all of my seeding. and

my wheat and rye was the best I ever

raised. I want to know if it would be

the best to put the wheat ground back to

wheat again? The land is clay loam and

I want to know about the fertilizer. Our

county farm expert told me last spring

that my land needed phosphate and I

would like to know what kind to use and

how much per acre. I also have a piece

of corn on sand, fairly rich, quite low.

Would it be advisable to sow to clover

and timothy at the last cultivation? Is

this very successful? Would I get hay

another year? Would it be advisable to

sow oats with the clover?



Allegan Co. T. W. K.





Usually it is not advisable and not con-

sidered good farming to seed wheat after





wheat. that is, to put Wheat in two years '





in succession. Where one, owing to the

conditions of the season, however, loses

a catch of clover it might be the proper

thing to do. If .the land is in splendid

condition it might stand another crop of

wheat and then with a. favorable season

get a good catch of clover. But it takes

good land to raise two crops of wheat and

have them profitable. If T. W. K. is-af-

ter a catch of clover as. soon .as he can

getit, my advicevwouldrbe to disk this





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wheat "stubble where “loser



orlqwork .it - up With ”ii ”I'll! 3:; .



how, any tool. at fact.» per-hop it

beqthe roller and the’:'harrow.“



firm seed remand sow; iiitoxpio "in

August. ‘Any time in august van-“a :“I‘

would prefer to seedéb'eforeéthe' mlddieef

August or by the middle of. "ALIBIISt.“if

peSsible,- but if there is nbt enougi'i‘mois-

ture~at that time it can be‘deterred un-

til well towards the last of AustistL Here»

is a good place to use a good commercial

fertilizer; In this way you can get un-

doubtedly a. good} catch of clover' which

will make a good crop of hay next year.

It will be a little bit later -to out than

as though you had not lost your seeding

'in' the wheat, but in this way you can

maintain your rotation of cropsrand not

seed wheat after wheat. Of course, I am

not afraid to seed wheat after wheat on

good strong land where good applications

of fertilizer are used, because you can

keep up the land- and raise good crops,

but as I say, it is not considered good

farming. It is pretty exhaustive of veg-

etable matter or humus in the soil. It

would be much better farming and much

safer to work up this wheat stubble and

seed to clover alone than it Would be to

put it into wheat again and then seed to

clover next year.’





Kind of Fertllizer to Use.



Most all soil in the state of‘Michigan

needs phosphoric acid. We are deficient

in this essential plant food. On the oth-

er hand. very much of our land needs

potash and nitrogen as well, and so I

think it is safer to use a complete rer-

tilizer than it is to use simply acid phos-

phate. 'If you are sure you have got a.

sufficient amount of nitrogen and potash

in your soil to raise a good profitable

crop of wheat then you can get along

with simply phosphoric acid. In this case

you use phosphoric acid to help balance

up the plant food in the soil and get

more out of your land. I would use a.

fertilizer that was comparatively rich in

phosphoric acid, but I would like to have

a little nitrogen to give the plants a good

start, and a little potash also for fear

that wasn‘t a sufficient amOunt of avail-

able potash in the soil to raise the beSt

crop. If you could use a fertilizer con-

taining one per cent of ammonia. 12 per

cent of phosphoric acid and two per cent

of potash it would be a splendid fertilizer

for you. Or a 1:9:2. or a 2:8:2 ought to

give you splendid results.





Seeding Clover in Corn.



Some years you can seed clover at the

last cultivation of corn and get a 'good

catch, but it is risky. If you have got

a good corn crop, the corn is taking all

of the moisture from the soil and the

clover stands a mighty poor. chance. On

the other hand, if We have plenty of

moisture and warm weather the clover

will germinate and come up' and make a

live of it until the corn is cut and then

it will come on and make a good crop,

but conditions are not always favorable

and more times you will lose your seed

than you will have a good crop. In seed-

ing clover at the laSt. cultivation of the

corn, or in seeding wheat stubble to clo-

ver, I would not think of using oats as

a nurse crop. You don’t need any nurse

crop. You are better Off without it. 'The

oatswill take part of the moisture which

the plants need. and as this is the time

of year when very few weeds make much

of a growth, a nurse crop is not neces-

sary. We sow a. nurse crop in the spring

time so that it will germinate quickly

and shade the land and prevent noxious

weeds from growing, but at this time of

the year we don’t need a nurse crop. and

under no consideration sow oats in seed-

ing that is seeded the latter part of the

Summer, in August for instance.



COLON C. LILLm.





CONCRETE FOR GRANARY FLOORS.





 





Concrete granary floors can be made

waterproof by the following method: Lay

concrete about two inches thick and lev-

el, then cover with two thicknesses of

tarred felt, taking care to break joints,

(No. 1 or No. 2 felt may be used,) then

lay two inches more concrete and finish.

This makes a water-tight Job with little

added expense.





by laying concrete over the broken parts

and extending each way and while yet





green imbedding iron rods to reinforce it. .





leveling the surface and pasting tarred





felt over the green surface and covering .





with an inch or two of concrete. Cement

mortar sticks to tarred felt so that it

can not be removed when dry. The felt

can be. used in any work where a water-

tight job is required.





Hillsdale Co. . W. G. Born.





 





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I have repaired concrete water tanks
AUG..9,”1913.1 "





some- SAM-ran?"- PROBLEMS INCI-





DENT TO THE WASTE 'OF

FARM MANURES.





 





BY FLOYD W. nonnsort.

While we are discussing the evils of

the waste of farm manures and consider-

ing in general the economical side of

farm life, it is well to pause and con-

sider for a time some of the sanitary

phases of the problems.



Sanitation Comes First.



Sanitary considerations force attention

from two viewpoints: First, from a.

standpoint of health, and second, from a

standpoint of economy. During the time

which we have devoted to public prob-

lems and the consideration of agricul-

tural interests, we have tried to convey

at the same time to the farmer the im—

portance of sanitary considerations. There

is no single farm problem which has its

sanitary relationship so conspicuous as

the problem of the conservation of soil

fertility. It has usually been considered

very difficult by farm lecturers and farm

writers to impress upon the farmer the

importance of any new move without it

has been found possible to show a'de-

cided advantage from the economical

point of view. This was the case a few

years ago much more pronouncedly than

at the present time and yet we find that

farmers will still give much closer at-

tention and much more careful consider-

ation to a problem if it is apparent that

it presents a pronounced economic as-

pect. This is not an unusual or excep-

tional condition of affairs. Neither is it

peculiar to farmers alone for it has bccn

our experience that the only way to se-

cure the attention of business men on

most any improved project is to show a

decided benefit from the financial point

of view.



Considerations of Health

go Hand- in Hand.



\Ve have purposely kept the economical

consideration in the background more

than most agricultural writers have done.

This has been done not without a fixed

purpose, for the writer has contended

that it is possible to awaken the farm-

er's interest from standpoints of

and other considerations as well as finan-

cial. \X'e have, therefore. in the discus-

siOn which we are about to undertake,

relative to the sanitary problems incident

to the waFte of farm manurcs, placed

consideration of health in the foreground.

It is impossible, however. to draw at all

times sharp lines of division between

problems of health and problems of econ—

omy. for, of course. health considerations

to man and animals carry with them,

and intimately connected with them,

financial considerations as well.





The Farm Unit is Getting Smaller.





In this country farms are growing

smaller. This must necessarily be. as





the value of farm lands increases as the

increases and as the demand

The





population

for farm lands likewise increases.

unit of operation on a farm is conse—

quently becoming smaller and smaller,

and intensive agriculture, or intensified

farming, is being forced to the front.

\Vith the consequent reduction in size of

the unit in farming the question of the

pasturing of stock on the small unit

farms presents an aspect which calls

for careful consideration. ch have held

with others, that the best rcsnlts in the

conservation -of animal manures is ob-

tained by removing the excrement. both

liquid and solid, to the field as soon as

possible after it is produced. It would

seem aadvisable, then. that pasturing

stock on a field 'would solve this prob-

lem in the best way possible. Certain it

is that the opportunity for the conserva-

tion of that manure is greatest under

pasturing conditions.





Rotation of Crops Applied to Pasturage.



Most farmers are familiar with the

great advantages of the rotation of crops

and the evils of continued cropping of

one particular. crop on a single field.

Aside from the evil effects upon the soil

caused by the tramping of stock while

continualaly pasturing on one single field,

we have, however, to take. into consider-

ation the effect upon the vitality of the

Stock itself from this continued pasturing

on especially a small permanent pasture.



The natural habitat of many worms

and other organisms is the intestinal

canal of animals. It is common knowl-

edge that as far as sheep, horses, cattle,

hogs, etc.. are concerned a variety of

life of this low order are contained in

the excrement of these- animals and one

of the decided advantages of composting

of manures has been to destroy the lar-

vae and the eggs of this insect life. On

a small common pasture-they pass freely

from the intestines of the animals; the





and Economy‘tfilt is





health.





THE {MICHIGAN FARMER





incubat-ion'peri‘od of the eggs and the

larvae is passed in the grass and on the

weeds in the pasture and is again taken

into the animal system when the grass

in the pasture is consumed as before. In

this way many insects, together with

many forms of disease, become literally

inbred in the Stock on the farm and the

vitality of the stock becomes of neces-

sity very much lower because Of this

condition. Especially is this true in the

caSe of sheep and swine. Sheep are close

feeders and swine particularly quite

readily manifest the evidence of the evils

of constant pasturag’e and its accom-

panying soil pollution.



A rotation of crops including the break-

ing up of the pasture, followed for two

or three Years, destroys in a large de-

gree these insanitary evils. A continual

pasturing on the same field furnishes ev—

ery opportunity for the continuation of

these evils. The economic aspect of this

matter therefore, as well as health con-

siderations in the stock, necessitates the

careful watching of this condition and

guarding againSt its evils. But more

particularly than all, the above is the

effect on human beings because of the

prevalence of the conditions here enu-

merated.



SOME OF THE HANDICAPS OF THE

FARMER.





 





In all departments of industry, man-

kind is subject to limitations. The farm—

er suffers from these limitations as

much, if not more, than many who are

engaged in other occupations. He is con-

stantly meeting them, and it is beyond

his power to avoid them. Farming, even

when most expertly directed, is not an

exact science, and between the known

and unknown there is much uncertainty.

true scientists have given much

time and study to agricultural problems,

and have afforded much assistance by

the discoveries which they have made.

But notwithstanding all their efforts, they

have left untouched many of the limita—

tions by which the farmer is surrounded.

The farmer of today is just as helpless

in the presence of certain forces of na—





ture, as was the farmer at any other

time. in the history of the world. He

cannot prevent or divert the cyclone;





neither can he control the lightning, so

but that it is still a very destructive





agent. Neither can he control the rain-

fall, or prevent drouths, early or late





frosts or other injurious Climatic changes.

.lle cannot lengthen or shorten the grow—

ing season, so he is limited in the choice

of the products which he wishes to raise.

For he cannot raise products that are not

suitable to the latitude in which he re-

sides, no matter how profitable such pro-

ducts might be. There are many other

things pertaining to his work which he

would be glad to change. but which are

beyond his control. “'0 hear much about

increasing the fertility of the soil, so as

to keep producing better crops; and

when the chemist announced that he

could analyze the soil, and tell just what

was needed to make the land very pro-

ductive, it was thought one of the. great-

est difficulties of the farmer had been

surmounted. \l'hile it is possible to tell

by analysis just What elements are lack-

ing in the soil and by specially prepared

fertilizers to supply these elements, yet

we cannot increase the productiveness of

the soil beyond a certain limit. So it is

folly to talk about increasing the fertility

of our farms by fertilizers or any other

process, so as to keep on raising better

crops year after year. Plants need some—

thing more than food; they must have

a certain amount of moisture, sunlight

and air, and in these requirements man

finds a limitation which neither knowl-

edge nor skill can overcome. For the

average farmer to undertake to increase

the fertility of his soil, and try to adopt

and carry out many of the theories as

advocated and recommended by some

scientific agricultural writers, would prove

so expensive as to invole him in hopeless

bankruptcy. But notwithstanding the

many drawbacks which the farmer has

to contend with, he still has it within

his power to get as much pleasure and

comfort out of life as any other business

man, because farming is a business as

well as an occupation.





Ottawa Co. JOHN JACKSON.

WA N TE D.





At once, a few men who are hustlers,

for soliciting. No experience necessary.





Good salary guaranteed and expenses

paid. The work is dignified, healthful and

instructive. In writing give references





and also state whether you have a. horse

and buggy of your own. Address Box J.

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Profitable crop of wheat on A. A. C. Co.

Fertilizers puts more money in your pocket

and makes more business for us. That is the

reason why our factories never shut down.



We have spent fifty years and a great deal of money

to find out how to make the right kind of fertilizers

for wheat and all other crops, and the farmer cannot

go wrong when using





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While the supply lasts we will furnish this Season special

compositions for wheat. Banner Dissolved Bone, 34% Avail-

able Phosphoric Acid; and our Banner Bone Fertilizer with

Potash, 20% Available Phosphoric Acid, 4% Actual Potash,

24% Total Phosphoric Acid.





The best is none too good. About one thousand tons of

surface soil is cultivated to the acre, and it is hard for some to

understand why an application of a few hundred pounds, of

good fertilizer will make such a wonderful increase in the crop,

but that is science. Our fertilizers are quickly soluble and are

so compounded that they thoroughly enrich the soil on the

same principle as a few drops of blueing will color a large

amount of water.

If all the farmers knew A. A. C. Co. Fertilizers as

they ought to know them not enough could be inan-

ufactured to supply the demand.



Write us and we will tell you more about fertil-

izers and how to use them. We want agents for un-

occupied territory under our consignment contract.

The American Agricultural Chemical Co.





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THE-.MaICH-IGAN FARM’ER





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FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.





 





Rye Vs. Corn as a Hog Feed.



As I am thinking of feeding my crop

of rye to, hogs, I would like to know how

rye compares with corn; which will make

the most pounds of pork, one bushel of

rye or one bushel, of corn? \Vhich is the

best way to feed it, ground or whole? At

the present price of hogs and ‘rye,-which

way can I make the most? Also would

I: pay to buy hogs to feed it to? I will

greatly appreciate any information you

can give in regard to this.



i VVashtenaw Co. P. C.

, 'In’ some extensive experiments made at

Copenhagen Station as to the compara-

tive value of corn, rye and barley, it was

fOund that the gain on corn was slight-

ly higher than that made on either rye

or barley, but about the same as that on

a mixture of the two other grains.

Slaughter tests showed that the shrink-

age was practically the same in each

case and that com made rather the soft-

‘est pork, on the whole, which is contrary

to the'gener'al opinion along this line. It

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the sheep furnishes a kind of meatthat

is toothsome, wholesome and' nutritious.



Among the natural enemies - of the

sheep we might mention external and in-

ternal parasites, which include ticks,

scab and worms that prey upon the sheep





both externally and internally andretard .

the growth if they~ do not destroy the:

life of the sheep. ‘ Other natural enemies .

are the wolves and bears‘ot' the newer.





portions of country, the dogs of thickly

settled portions, and the democrats of





the virulent type who have an inherent 4.

as well'as an acquired hatred for sheep '

generally, and the wool growing branch.





especially. Taken all together the enemies

of the sheep are multiform and multitu-

dinous. '





Every four years the present dominant

party meets in convention assembled andv





reaffirms allegiance to the principles and

traditions of the party. which means that

they hold the same hatred toward the

sheep industry that their forefathers did





in antebellum days, when they were de-'





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want in a manure spreader.

One that is easy to load, light for your

t d Y t t horses free from constant repairing, and one

30 '- 11110 e ' ' ' '

a“ a: any 03°19‘39“ ‘ for. that Will last as long as you think it ought to.





ONLY HIP—HIGH, easy to What You Get

1353' ”nggfpgfygfibgfpfi With a John Deere you get a low-down

Each forkful of manure is spreader in which the advantage of big drive

placed just W119" it is need‘ wheels is not sacrificed for the low down feature.

22‘. Egggfiifiuw‘” '°° ""0 You get a spreader that is easy for your

p ' horses because it has these big drive wheels,

together with roller bearings, few parts, the





rye is ground and fed in the form of a

slop with skim—milk or other suitable

combination of feeds. the same as corn, When they by any means gain a dom-

it will give approximately the same re- inant position and can influence and con-

suits which will be secured from the trol national legislation. the first thing

corn. they do is to go at schedule K, the wool



Thus the matter of the relative valueschedme' and do their best toward crip—

of the two grains may well be the deter~ pling the W001 industry by bringing the

mining factor as to which shall be used American farmer who farms on improv-

for hog feed. It is well, however, to re— ed lands of considerable value, and lives

member that a combination of grain on a high plane of modern civilization, in

feeds in the ration is superiOr to any one close competition with the wool growers

feed, both as to palatability and digesti- 0“ cheap and public lands in Australia

bility, which are prime factors in eco- and Argentina. The present tariff bill

nomic production. before Congress puts wool on the- free



list, while on manufactured woolens there

_ is a duty of 35 per cent advalorem. The

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marsh ngS_ red-top and orchard grass growers must come down to a level with

as complarequwiltgi qtiqmolthtyg‘inlay for feed— the cheap lands and cheap labor of for-

lilies; eyour valtuaffble Dalllgl‘ 310133523: Mgr} countries, bUt the manufacturers

terest a good many readers besides my~ mart be better protected against foreign

self. capital and cheap labor,



Mecosta Co. G. \V. D. The question naturally arises as to

Henry’s Feeding Tables give two an- whether the American farmerscan en-

aiYSes of marsh or swamp hay, The di- (lure and contend against such odds and

gestible nutrients given in one case are enemies. As far as wool raising is con-

2.4 per cent of protein, 29.9 per cent of (rerned, considering the prices for labor,

”carbohydrates and 0.9 per cent of fatS: there was never a time in the history of

in the other case 3.5 per cent of Dro- the country when the American wool

tein, 44.7 per cent of carbohydrates and grower deserved a substantial protective

tariff more than at present.





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those that have been used

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90°“ 9'“ ’1” Em .' “1 giving parts. It makes the spreader ow own.

33,3321" mmfiflfifiufifit It permits the use of big drive wheels. It does

possible. These features are away With clutches, chains and adjustments.

Filly d dugufgd YE; 3:; It puts all the strain and stress of spreading on

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2.8 per cent protein, 43.4 'per cent carbo-

hydrates and 1.4 per cent of fats.

It will thus be seen that one analysis





hay is somewhat less valuable, while the

other analysis S‘llOVVS a larger percentage

of digestible nutrients than is contained

in timothy hay.



As compared with the above orchard

grass contains 4.9 per cent of protein,

42.3 per cent carbohydrates and 1.4 per

cent of fats, while red-top hay contains

4.8 per cent protein, 46.9 per cent carbo-

hydrates and 1.0 per cent of fats





As bluejoint is one of the better of the



wild grasses it is probable that the high-

er of the two analyses given for marsh

or swamp hay would approximate the di-

gestbile nutrients in hay made from this

grass. If so the analysis would Show it

to be higher in its content of digestible

nutrients than timothy hay, but lower

than hay made from orchard grass or

red-top which closely approximate each

other in this regard.

It should be remembered, however, that

palatability is a factor of no small con-

sequences in the economic value of any

forage and has much to do with the com-

parative value of different feeds.





KEEP THE SHEEP OR QUIT—WHICH?





It certainly seems strange that so use-

ful an animal as the sheep should have

so many natural enemies. From the time

of the record of thedoings of our first

parents, sheep have been a necessary ac-

companiment or man. furnishing every

year a fleece of wool, indispensable as an

article fromrwhich clothing can be man-

ufactured that will meet the needs of

,the infant in; swaddling clothes,. the well-





. dressed gentleman and lady, .and‘the‘ocm





togenarian who ’needs the comfortable

flannels as a warmth-giving necessity in

his declining years. Surely it istrue that

the products of wool are both a luxury

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the stages of life. .It ‘is also true that





of what is designated as marsh or swamp'





_ winter use.





are in the same table given as follows: the enemies of the sheep and wool indus-





try, there are hopes of success and profit

for the man who has a genuine love for

the sheep business, and is so situated and

located that he can follow it as well. or

better, than other branches of farming.

There is a shortage in both cattle and

hogs, and the demands for meat from the

consume-rs can not be met.





sure to remain there as long as the great





army of workers can secure empIOyment'





to earn money with which to buy meat

to supply their wants. High prices are

sure to prevail at most times of the year

for a good quality of mutton. especially

limbs of handy weights. All can not be

supplied with beef and mutton must be

substituted, and in some cases mutton is

the first choice.



It certainly is a good time to plan to

raise all the lambs one possibly can to

consume the grasses in the pasture

fields, and the cheap feeds of grains and

forage feeds that can be garnered for





bean pods,’ shock corn and other forage

crops can be used with cull and other

grains of all kinds to good advantage- in

growing and fitting lambs and sheep for

market. There will surely be good profits

in the business. It is not worth the

while to get discouraged bii account of

the low tariff rates on wool, and quit, for

it will only be for a short period of time.

Cling to the sheep—they are among- the

farmer’s best friends.



Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP.





There is a good demand for high-class

breeding boars and sows. and 'sales are

reported at high prices. At a recent auc-

tion sale a Minnesota stockman paid $415





for a two-year-old boar. the next, best~





price for a boar, $400, being paid by an

Iowa StOckman,

bought to go to Ohio, Indiana. Illinois,

Iowa. ’Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota.

Twenty-seven ».boars brought in the ag-

greagte $3232.50. making an average of

$119.71. Twenty-six sows sold for $2.320,

making an average of nearly $90. Fifty-





‘three sows sold fer $5,552.50. making an -

average of $104.75..

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The prices.

for both beef ,and pork are high' and.





The clover, alfalfa, silage,»





The hogs offered . were '.





 





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' mmlullllmlmlllmlmllllllWinllllllllllnlllllllmlmllllmlmllllllllllmlmlle 'your barn so that you would have one

, ' free end to this gutter so that it could be





' ' ' ' '. scraped out, I prefer to have shallower

_ alr - gutters and then use a sufficient amount



. . of straw as an absorbent to absorb all



' . , = of the liquid manure. Then it is easily

filllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllylllllllllllllll'lfi pitched 0pm ,the manure trucks and.

CONDUCTED! BY COLON. C. ‘LIL‘L‘IE. spread on the fields.





 





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“DOG DAYS” THE BEST

TIME TO BUY ONE





There was never before as good a time to buy a DE LAVAL

Cream Separator as right now.

. The Hdog days” are at hand when dairying is most difficult

Without a. separator . and when the .increase in quantity and

. improvement in quality of cream and butter

are greatest through the nee of a good

separator, which with present high prices

means even moreinow than ever before.

Then there is the great saving of time





 





 





REMODELING A BASEMENT FoR cow ls THERE DANGER OF MILK FEVER?





‘ ~ STABLE.

' I have a young cow that will soon have

. her second calf. She should come in in

I wish to fit over a small basement, -. - - ‘ ,

22x32 ft. inside, for cows and young cat- (Eigiimdlalysnggd ihirgzdgiglrhfiya higofiiipmtladi

fl'gl I wglililsddpgietoafifltébillnhigleii:(1300:: the pasture has been extra good and she

.51 .9 A“ and sanitary I expect to have kept gaining instead of drying up. She

veniia t 1 t receiv t f cor is a Holstein, the only Holstein I have.

3051 Otli'imflallo I xrgctpatr OUtmgriIO a? Now what I want to know is, if there

Citlp tlli north 0‘: Isouth Oenlé of barn is inoreOdanger of her havmg milk fever

Tn jitonsidgering the question you 'may F‘V mlltkigg rihght up tovgalti/lng,uor got:

. 1 ‘ g g _ can’ ry er up. . a is e es

cpnsxllei beth thfe $‘fflelnfs‘llgofllt‘disfige treatment for her now? She is the only

S atncilon‘ orm 0116:? 6f “it“: 2; I caii cow I ever had that I could not dry up,

pu “m as many havé andd still have it ill fact most of my cows dry up too easy.

liriiitelecofililicnient and/sanitary \Vl‘iatv do \Vhen she came in Ibefore her bag caked

. . ‘f. i y ' , _ badly and one of ier quarters did not

zvgtjhthlnkrSfedkleeeeli’ng“liiheé’lclztittetlle(gl‘ifregl‘ give more than half as mucinmilk as the

the giittger‘ bijt hfving a place to hold "the“ but now ttmS quarter ls ngg as

both solid and liquid manure. lugging; tgg res. J. T. B.





Barry Co. SUBSCRIBER. _ . _ .

There is very little danger in a heifer





 





   





 





 





 





. The inquiry does not say whether the l . 'lk f "t‘ h f t 1f (1

rows of cow stalls are to extend across iavmg ml ever “I n er lrs ca ,an ' '

* 32 feet 01‘ 22 feet In other words it is :l slight danger under ordinary conditions and labor, Wthh (301111138 for more In summer

- w than at any other season and often alone





of her having milk fever with the second

calf, but with this cow that is being»

milked right up to her second period of

lactation I do not consider there is any

danger at all of milk fever. Milk fever

only comes when a cow has been dry for





not stated What dimension shall be the

length of the stable. This, of course.

‘ will make some difference in the amount

of cattle that can be kept, but whichever

'way is used for the width or length of

stable, neither dimension is sufficient to

make a stable and have it the handiest

possible. Thirty-six feet in width is the

narrowest that you can have a stable

planned for two rows of cow stalls. Then

:PIihZlefiilflliifgjvjfthezil?‘:llllh(:'s ntelii-GZ‘If’t‘fi: V‘Hls system and milk fever, so-called, is its cost before the end of the year,-and it may he bought for

two rows or (‘OWS broad enough so that ”W "om”t- R“ 3“”? ”_ “"W “"98“" 1%“ cash or on such liberal terms as to actually pay for itself.



you can drive through with W. “‘“V 3‘ ”“ ”W" ""mt‘c““y "" “a"ge‘" Look up the nearest DE LAVAL agent at once, or drop us





trucks or ‘manure spreader to take care whatever 0f milk fever. a line lid 6 Will have him IOOk 0U u

of your manure. This is the best way to Mllk fever now days 1". Wit very much a W y p.





liave Your stable. A 36-foot bal‘n givcs :sieiiklxailliiew1:10t::n(;ll:i::'-ma\l\ivea::]\1ra:t. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR co-





ftlilr—fOot feed alleys and a ton—foot

the cows go dry now and have a good NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE ’





Slth‘C botcif’ell tile IOWS Di (”\‘5. dlld tllclt

Va(ntl0n and lest Ill), Fttll'e up 01101.,”V fl]

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saves the cost of the separator, aside from

all its other advantages.



This is likewise the season when

DE LAVAL superiority counts for most

a considerable length of time and she is over other separators,—in closer skimming,

allowed to develop a splendid udder. large;- capacity, easier running, easier

The" ““9“ She ”951mm and the milk handling, easier cleaning and absolute sanitariness.





is all removed from the udder at once, A 1 _ ,

there seems to be a collapse of the ner— A DE LAVAL bream Separator bought now Will eaSily save





 





 





 





 





is about as little as you can get. _ ,

l .. _ ' a big years work. and when they come

With the basement described 3011 "‘1“ in if we are careful about milking we '

h‘lVe t0 (1151191158 “1th the broad (“we' will have no trouble. .-\t the first milk-





 





way lie-tween the two mws of- yours and ing we milk out 0111‘, a small portion;

use a htfle carrier or a Y‘Vlmpnl‘wmw to then the second milking a little more is

take out the manure. This can be done taken out and so on for two or three!

. , . . ,.

so that you can keep two rows of cows. (MW when thcre is little or no danger,

You could even keep 1“") 1‘0“?“ “f "”‘V5 of milk fever and we milk the animal‘

in 22 feet. It would be a little bit crowd- clean 1

ed but if you took particular pains in Should, from any cause, too much ij

putting in plenty 01 Windows and see to the milk be removed at once, and we get!

it that you had a good system of venti- a case of milk fever then it is not vcrv‘

lation installed properly, I think you serious Situation. All you have to havei

could make it sanitary and 111W“ “V” is an all!‘ pump and force air into tllei

« . ‘- .. ' 90; - " . . f .

”'“S 01 GOV” m a ““ loot stable. X9“ udder and (listend it agaln as lt was he-

could have the cows face outside and this {we the milk was" removed and the cow,

Would give a little broadcr alleyway be- in ()9 Gag“ out of 100 is relieved at

. . . ‘ " ‘ ’ " '

tween. ()ne 511mm?” “k“ that 0““ hum once, but the best way is to prevent it,

carrier could be utilized for both rows of. .H I have said bv relieving the udder of

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One Year to Pay!” :4





it

Buy- the New Butter- .g ;- i -

fly Jr. No.1. Light running 1:: 3

easy cleaning, close sklm- , , .





 

   

 

 





ming, durable. Guaranteed

a lifetime. Skims 95 qts.





 

 





per hour. Made also in four _,

larger sizes up to 51-2 shown fire.

30 Days' Free Trial Earns its own cost _

and more lly what

t saves in cream. . ostn brings Free crit-

alog folder and ”direct—fromJactory” offer.

Luy from the manufacturer and save alf. ’12] /





ALBAUGH-DOVER CO. ‘

2269 Marshall Blvd. ,cmcaco





 





 





There are many

superior features

in the





 





 





 





i COWS' If you had the cows face the celi- the pressure gradually and not take the

tel they would breatlic into each otliel 5 milk all out at mice. y F d a anee

faces. Not only that but you would have .. . , , _ . _ ,. . TheOnly ee

' . \\ith sutli a promising cow as this it That’s Guaranteed .



i to have two littei tunnels and two piollably would have b091, better if you Let us tell

tracks, one behind each tlow of tons in could have dried her up and given her 1 0 youthgflout

older to take caie of he mamue‘ four to six weeks. or perhaps eight weeks Reliable Agents Wanted



I don’t like to get into a discussion vacation. She would have accumulated . “BuyaNappanee

With refgafrdtto the merits Otfndlfferigt enough energy so that She would have The Ready Ratlon for DalryCows and getaguarantee”

ways 0 as ening cows m S u ) (35- 0 been likely to have. made a bivger record Go to ourdealerfif he can’t- supply on, write

1: v 1 v']] . x f 't ‘~ ] «v.1 . - . - b - ~ ualandygetasmnny Iackaas you want FREKEHT PAID. "appanefl “If. & Mlg. co"

“0 peep e “l aglet, or i is also y a. the coming year, but nothing serious nas Feed two aacka(200) lbs.) tonn onecow—watch results 315 S M d'



. t . . “’l‘l . . -. ., 1- . . especially the second week. i? LARRO-FEED does not 0. a mon 51.,

mater of fanQ. 10“ 15 n0 UN (15- happened with the cow herself. Your p'lqeziseyou. ”1:1lethel‘limésegmacgeandyouampg“ iii; NAPPANEE, INDIANA



» . H ' . . , . . . s ' ' . se y lousan so -

piitlng about tastes, is an old liomlm call probably won t be quite so strong as flair§£§§F¥hE°aanflgwa "mum: co.





 





 





 





proverb. One man likes the model cow it would had the dame been dried Off-j but 824 Gillespie Building Dotrolt.Mlchizan





stall better. another man likes the swing it may be that she has vigor enough so





 





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:ianehmini {Zill‘sonallin however, I lllie tlhnt she- llilas contlinutid to give a good - Whether you are in the Dairy Business or not

19 ITH‘KG S - low of mi { ant (eve op a healthy, vig- o

I know of a few large commercial dair- orous fetus at the same time. At any You Can Get All The 8th Annual Natlonal





fies in this country that have the wide rate. the only thing to do now is to keep

gutter With the grating over it, and it milking the cow and feed her well. Don‘t

seems t0 be practical. l‘crsonally', 1 (l0n't scrimp on her feed. Give her a. full ra-





 





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M‘QUICKW Chicago. Oct. 23rd to Nov. mm;





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. ii think I would like it. and still it is a firm and thank your stars that you have — will afford mu the gun det t‘ d t'

, _, _ ., . . i s on mg an recrea lo

, good \\ ay to keep the cows clean. All the start for such a good animal. SUE—l Wehavc allour Silostock of the season. as well as chance to compare witii

:i 4"“ ”K“ under cover, and its thor- your brother farmer from all over the country





the liquid manure and lunch of the SOlld __. as to what is going on In the. dairy world because





manure passes at once through the grat- EDUCATIONAL SCORING CONTEST.

ing‘ into the receptacle, which is an ex-

tremely large gutter. Tile only trouble \Vith seven more entries of butter and

is in keeping thiS gutter sanitary, keep— one more of cheese than were shown in

ing it 50 that it W011,t smell. By using the first scoring contest, the second scor-

3C'i<l phosphate rather freely this can iilg held by the state dairy and food de-

be done more or less successfully. I RHOW pal'tment at Detroit in July, indicated an

of one man who has a deep gutter with appreciation by the butter and cheese

a grate over it that made what seems makers of the state Of the work being

like a convenient arrangement. He has done by the department.



a scraper run by DOWE‘P- This scraper The scores showed considerable varia—





pnuaiilfigfiasgfigg ready to everybody and everything of value to the industry

‘ Will be on tap.

Write, telephone or

,wlre us, and we rig!

make “emery“ c ' Michigan White Cedar





E'Imt us 3 nd you our

his: arm FE N CE POSTS





The In: est makers of Silos in the c , . ‘



world. 8 Address nearest factory: GLORCE M CHANDLER” Onaway, Mich.

582 Union Bldz., Anderson. Ind. .

582 IndianaBldg.,DcsMninchn. Mention the MiChigIn Farmer





582 Silo Bldg, KansnsCity, Mo. . . .

when writing to advertisers.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





nicely fits the gutter and when this is {ion from thOSQ made at the revious . .

drawn along or pushed along by power gathering. In the butter depirtment W Tile—Steel Re‘nforced

the'contents of the gutter are all forced whole milk samples were marked up ._ . iéfireproof,weatherproof,practicallyeverlasting—the

out at one end, and he has it fixed 50 nearly four per cent above the average ' . ;:‘] most permanent typeoi buildingconstruction known.

that the manure is forced into a manure for May, while. milk and cream samples ‘I - I i bu'llt‘lflhE’ll [MgfiEfllSlgABLE SILO

s ra er. . , . ., s i o o owv1tri e ca. loc . .

prlled trouble of it is, verv little, straw 319;: 3:131:32)thth£13220?“ cent and .. ‘. notbeblownover,will last; “fellingIvgictiliomtgucgnfltclgr

. . . . , ' ( _ , ‘ , ,7 ed a falhng . repairs. Glazedsldeskeepsflagesweetandpalatable. An

is mixed With the lltlmd and solid ma- off of about one per cent. On the cheese . ,, . I masonc-a“b“”d‘tl and‘twm give 3'13“”me ”955 3'15

nure in this gutter. The manure is de- side of the contest both the soft Mich- . g. _ prosperityto your farm that will be worth muc to you.

Cldedly- SlODDy in condition, and one l.gan and the cheddar classes were run- . .- - ‘M‘Our Illustrated Silo Bock

would have to get used to handling it in ning lower~the former averaging 93.20 “ . ., , . ‘ Ills w3itlfil“§f‘§ul§fo‘ifiédé’é‘d“;Liiifikoffffm2‘3-Siim

this ,Way in order to properly‘apply it. per cent as against 96.5 per cent for the I V ‘I S‘”"’”-’"‘ “1” "JV—Wk!” catalog A '

But, of course, this could be overcome May averages, while the latter averaged NATIONAL FIRE PROOF‘NG COMPANY

by a little experience on the part of the 94 per cent as compared with 95 per cent ‘ ' " ‘ HUNTINGTON- IND.





dairyman. Unless you could arrange for the earlier scorings.
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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





In the last issue we



The Parcel Post commented upon athe

Situation. parcel post situation

and a movement which



had been instigated in Congress to tzlke

from the T'ostmastcr General the admin—

istrative power for changing parcel post

regulations as provided under the pres-

cnt law. -\ communicatini from Prof.

\V'. A. Henry. who has taken an active





interest in the movement for an adequate

parcel post in this country. gives the »pro—

posed change in parcel post regulations

as proposed by Postmaster General Bur-

lcson as follows:



“(in rural routes only. :it a charge of

fivr cents for the first pound, and a half





cent for each additional pound, or frac-

tion thereof. The first zone is increased

to 1.50 miles. airline, from the receiving





postofiice; and the carrying rate reduced

to live cents for the first pound and one

cent for each additional pound. ‘Vlien

this ruling goes into cffcct. a farmer can

send a 20-pound package for 15 cents to

his postofiice. or to any person on his

own rural route: or 20 pounds to any

postoffice within 150 miles fer 24 cents.

Thus, the weight is almost doubled and

tin» rate cut about in half. Thereiftcr.

ordinary postage stamps are to be used.

instead of the special stumps now em-

ployed. These changes will make thc

parcel post service ten times more val—

uablc than now."



In his communication Prof. Henry inti—

mates that the express companies and

railroad interests are behind the move-

ment to limit the Postmaster General’s

power in this direction and points out

tllv desirability of the present provision

of the law, intimating that it will be time

enough to limit the power of the Post-

master Ccncral in this direction when it

has been found that he is working against

the wishes of the people in postal mat-

ters.



This opinion is in line with that of ev—

ery thinking person who has studied the

situation. And there is no question as





to the attitude of the people upon this

qucstion. The present parcel post law

did not satisfy them. but the prospect





that it would be gradually broadened and

improved as experience demonstrated the





feasibility of such action made it more

.‘l(‘(‘('l’)table.

All that is necessary to have its pres-





cnt provisions retained is for the inter-

ested people—and country people especial-

ly—to write a courteous letter to their

two senators and representative in the

lower house of Congress expressing their





opinion in this matter. Such letters.

when they are numerous, always have a.

wholesome influence upon congressmen





or legislators. If the reader is interested

in the proposition of making the parcel

post more adequate he should at least be

willing to make a personal appeal to his

senators and congressman.





Too often questions of

economy are given more

consideration than ques-

tions of health. a fact which is as true

upon the farms of the country as in the

homes of the city. But queStions of

health are vastly more important to the





Public Health.





s‘t. West. Detroit. mourn-n. .





public than questions chimera economy.

since health is the one factor—er our lives

which makes them really worth living,

and besides health and economy are so

inseparably connected that the one can—

not be} considered without the other.



For these reasons the people-cf the





. state in general and those of the country





in particular should take an interest; in

the fact that a special food and health

train is traversing the state and will stop

at many towns on the different railroads

of the state, according to the schedule

published in another column of this and

succeeding issues. The exhibits on the

train and the lectures or information

given will be well worth while and the

knowledge gained may easily aid in the

conservation of that choicest of human

blessings, good health.





In previous issues we



Business and the have commented upon



Banks. the apparent stringency



in the money market



and the attitude of the bankers toward



same. Of course. bankers generally show



considerable reluctance to comment upon



a situation of this kind, but in cases



where they do express opinions they are



likely to be as varied as are those ex-



pressed by the 'average man upon any

Subject which may be introduced,





In recently published interviews of De-

troit bankers, various opinions were ex-

pressed regarding the cause of the ap-

parent money stringency when reports

show bank reserves to be Well above le—

gal requirements. One financial journal

in commening upon the situation after a.

careful study, expresses the opinion that

the present difficulty is due to lack of

confidence on the part of financiers, al-

though some business men’s opinions

charge the apparent stringency in the

money market to the influence of New

York financiers.



All agree, however, that the situation

is improving, and at p0ints in the inte-

rior of the state as well as in industrial

centers this appears to be true. upon in-

vestigation. One influence which has

tended to relieve the Situation is the an-

nouncement by the Secretary of the

Treasury that from 325000.000 to 350.000.-

000 of government funds will be available

to be distributed among the various de-

positories of the south and west to aid

in moving the season's crops.



Along with this announcement comes

one which is of no less interest because

of the innovation which marks the gov-

ernment's first real participation in the-

commercial affairs of the country in that

Secretary McAdoo expresses a willing-

ness to receive prime commercial paper

as security for the deposits made.



This is in line with the plan provided

for by the pending currency bill. upon

which there is apparently as Wide 3 di-

versity of opinion among bankers as in

Congress. A more careful analysis of

this bill than had been given it before

previous comments were made would

seem to intimate that it is not sufficient—

ly liberal toward the banks to secure the

general comperation of the state banks

and trust companies. Under its provi-

sions. to identify themselves with the

federal reserve banks. such institutions

would be obliged to tie up one-fifth of

their capital stock in the stock of the

federal reserve association and would re-

ceive but five per cent dividends upon

this sum. which is doubtless less than

could be secured from the same funds in

other channels at the present time. This

feature, howcver, is one which has not

been reached in the discussion of the

proposition in Congress and it may be

changed. almig with many other provi-

sions of the bill during its consideration,

should it finally receive favorable consid-

eration by Congress. '





After an investigation

which has occupied

nearly six years and

in which nearly acar—

load of books and papers have been filed

with the Interstate Commerce Commis-

sion and become part of the proceedings

in the case. that body has taken action

in the matter of the regulation of ex-

press rates. It has ordered a reduction

in rates to become effective on or before

October 15 of the present year, which it

is estimated will reduce the income of

the express companies over $26,000,000 a.

year, or approximately 16 per cent of

their gross income. But one of the most

important features of the order is that it

includes notable referms in practices and

also an entirely new method of making

rates.



As might be expected, the express com—

panies have protested that it will be im-

possible for them to stand the cut pro-

posed, especially in view of the fact that





Government Reg-

ulation.





TH E- .M *I—CLH I G A N ‘ If} R:.-M?’TEER:5.





the” eatlibllshlment :of the'pamel .905? has,





flew





deprived them-.01 much profitiin cuss-yin:

small packages. which they claimhioimg‘,

quite 30 per cent of» the revenue they.

formerly received in carrying parcels of

11 pounds Weight or. less. . . ' , ,



..After a, full investigation, however, the

Interstate Commerce Commission does not.

belieVe that thiswis. a. legitimate'reason

for holdingvup rates for the express com-.

.panies. The new ratesiestablished under

the order are made for a period’of five

years only, on the theory that this period

will give abundant opportunity for the

testing of these rates under varying con-

ditions amounting to a normal average

which the commissicin believes to be the

only way that an absolutely proper rate

basis for the express companies can fin-

ally be determined. In the meantime the

express companies will be at liberty at

any time to bring forward new facts as

a basis for a petition to the commission

for a modification-of the order.



Under this order the basis of.classlfi-

cation prescribed is that all articles‘of

merchandise of ordinary value are to be

carried at first-class, or ordinary m‘er-

chandise rates, while articles of food and

drink. with a few exceptions. are desig-~

nated as second-class matter to be car-

ried at a rate approximately 75 per cent

of first class. Certain commodities; such

as newspapers and periodicals, bread and

other articles for which especially low

rates are now charged. are made sub-

stantially the same- as under existing

rates.



Another reform meaSure contemplated

under this order is the appointment of

a permanent committee to revise the

rout-es of express carriers and eliminate

the circuitous routes which are now a.

cause of considerable complaint on the

part of shippers.



This action on the part of the Inter-

state Commerce CommiSSion is an im-

portant one and is an added proof of the

feasibility and desirability of government





regulation of public service corporationsr





Naturally, however.» these corporations

may be expected to make vigorous pro-

test, due to the fact that they have so

long enjoyed a monopoly of a kind of

business in which they could, levy as

heavy a charge as the public would stand

without interference.





THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY.





 





You pay no more for advertised mer-





‘chandise than for unknown brands. and





you are far more certain of being pleased.



There is a moral responsibility upon

the manufacturer who advertises. as well

as a business reason. to deliver goods that

are satisfactory. For he has virtually

promised to do so. by his invitation in

the paper, while the man who does not

advertise has made no promise whatso-

ever.



Just remember that the manufacturer

who takes the trouble to tell you about

his goods is much more likely to sell you

100 per cent value than the manufacturer

who has extended you no invitation.



Those who are aSking for your business

can be found in the Michigan Farmer.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





 





 





National.





The strike of the copper mine workers

in the upper peninsula of Michigan re-

mains unsettled. Thus far there has

been no serious rioting or disturbance,

which perhaps is largely due to the troops

ordered to that section by Gov. Ferris.

It appears from reports that the miners

stand ready to arbitrate differences with

the operators, but thus far the latter

have refused to make a statement of

their side of the case or what they, will

agree to. It is declared that outside aid

is now being asked by the miners to help

finance the fight and it is probable that

during the present week there may be

developments of a significant nature.





The people of Detroit are watching

with much concern the development of a

concrete issue between the city officials

and the Detroit United Railway. An ul-

timatum has been presented by the may-

or to the common council. which body is

committed to sanction same, to the effect

that all persons riding upon cars using

streets where franchises have expired.

pay only three cent fares. The D. U. R.

has declared that it will not continue to

do business on this basis. The day set

for enforcing the proclamation is Aug. 7.



One, man was killed. one probably fatal-

ly' injured and a third badly hurt by a

north-bound train on the Pere Mar-

ouette railroad near Erie, Mich., last

Monday night.



Two Italians were taken into custody

in Detroit Monday, being held as mem-

bers of a gang of counterfeiters. A num-

ber of counterfeit 50-cent pieces has been

in circulation in Detroit and through this

means the detectives were led to arrest

the two foreigners.



Five members of the West Virginia.

Legislature have been sentenced to pri-.

son for graft in connection with the elec-

tion of a. United States senator early in





 

 





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has ensallow‘, gbvpe‘jrmltiii he members:

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Representative bankers of Elli-large cit-

ies in the agricultural regions- of. the,

south, middle west and Pacific Coast-

have been invited to Washington-1:0 con-f

sider the distribution of the 350,000,000;

of. government funds: about to bedeposs

ited in national banks to facilitate-the

marketing and movement of the nation's. ’

crops. ' ' '



Following the-decision of the United



States Supreme Court the railroads of

the state of Minnesota will soon put into

effect the two-cent rate on lines within

the limits 'of that state.

'The Saginaw Humane Society adopted

a resolution calling upon the Michifian:

State Live Stock Commission to rescind”

an order providing that all dogs without

muzzles or unchained be killed.



The board of education of VVyandotte

has arranged to provide the school chil-

dren of that city with text books at 10

per cent above the actual cost.



Educators of New York city are com-

plaining of an insufficient number of

qualified teachers to fill positions in the

high schools of that city. There are ap‘

proximately 100 positions ‘now open.



M. R. D. Owings has been elected Di-

rector and

Rumely Company. Mr. Owings all his

life has been associated with the devel-

opment of American agriculture. He was

secretary of the Milwaukee Harvesting

Company up until 1898. and for eight

years back has been advertising mana-

ger of the International Harvester Com-

pany. It was through his enterprise that

the International Harvester Company

Service Bureua, which has done so much

educational work along agricultural. lines,

was established and developed.



Foreign.

administration seems de-

termined on its Mexican policy. Henry

Lane Wilson. for-several years ambaS-

sador to Mexico, whowas recently called

from Mexico to Washington, insisted on

the recognition of the Huerta adminis—

tration. and has resigned because he and

the government could not agree with re-

gard to a definite course. President VVil-

son has selected former Governor John

Lind, of Minnesota. to be the personal

representative of the President and ad-

viser to the American embassy at Mex—

ico City. Mr, Lind is now en route to

Mexico to urge the Huerta government

and the representatives of the rebels,to

lay aside their differences temporarily and

proceed to a peaceful election of federal

ofi‘icers. There is an understanding that

the United States government will rec—

ognize an administration brought‘into be-

ing in this manner.



It is reported through Belgian sources

that an exceptionally rich gold field has

been discovered in the province of Ka-

tanga in the Belgian COngo, Africa.



The new Chinese Republic is disturbed

by a rebellion in the southern provinces,

the province of Kwang-Tung being most

prominent in the revolt. The latest ad-

Vices seem to show that the federal gov-

ernment will be fully able to overcome

the rebels and ‘restore peace. General

Lung Chi—Kuang, the commander of the

government troops has been made gov-

ernor general of the above province to

succeed the rebel governor.



“’hat promises to be an important dis-

covery is announced by directors of'the

Pasteur Institute before the Academy of

Science in session at Paris. It consists

of a serum which has been proved to be

a successful remedy for cholera in monk-

eys. and from this it is inferred that the

remedy will prove effective in the case

of humans affected with the malady.



Seven persons were killed in a fire

caused by an explosion of a. lamp in a.

cottage 10cated 15 miles east of Quebec.



Twenty-two coal miners perished in a.

fire in a mine near Glasgow, Scotland.

Only one man escaped alive from the

shaft in which the fire occurred.



A revolution is on in Venezuela. The

rebels are reported to be acting under

former President CaStro. The govern-

ment forces report two victoies over the

ebels, one at Uren and the other at

Espinoza.





The federal





 





 





FOOD AND HEALTH SPECIAL TRAIN.





The Michigan State Board of Health

and the State Dairy and Food Depart-

ment are running a special educational

exhibit train over Michigan railroads dur-

ing August. Special demonstrators ac—

company the train to explain the exhibits

and anSwer questions. Visitors, and es-

pecially high school pupils, are asked to

bring their note books and cameras if

they have them. and compete for the





prizes which will be offered for photo-





graphs of the train and reviews of the

exhibits. The itinerary of the train for

the ensuing week is as follows:





Rockford, Aug. 9, 7:30 to 9:00 a. in.

Cedar Springs, Aug. 9; 9:20 to 10.20 a.m.

Howard City, Aug. 9, 10:50 to 12:20 pm.

Big Rapids, Aug. 9-10, afternoon and

Sunday.

Reed City, Aug. 11, 7:55 to 10:00 a. m.

Cadillac, Aug. 11. all afternoon.

Manton. Aug. 12. 7:45 to 9:30 a. m.

Kingsley. Aug. 12. 10:20 to 11:20 a. in.

Traverse City. Aug. 12, all afternoon.

Northport, Aug. 13. 7:50 to 10:001a. m.

South Boardman, Aug. 13, 12:45 to

15 p. m.

Kalkaska, Aug. 13, 2:40 to 6:30 p. m.

Mancelona, Aug. 14, 7:30 to 10:00 a. m.

Elmira, Aug. 14, 10:40 to 11:40 a. m.

Petoskey, Aug. 14, all afternoon.

Brutus. Aug. 15. 7:50 to 9:00 a. m.

Pellston, Aug. 15. 9:15 to 10:15 a. m.

Mackinaw City, Aug. 15. 10:50—balance

of day. .

Cheboygan, Aug. 16, 8:22 to 2:00 p. m.

Wolverine, Aug. 16. 3:00 to 4:00 p. m.

Gaylord, Aug. 16-17, 4:45 p. m. to over,

Sunday.





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This Magazine Section forms a part of our paper every week.





“ A Day’s Ramble on the Chickamauga.





\ T must have been a peaceful day when

I I first heard the noise of the rippling

waters and the voice of the winged

songsters that lived upon its banks. That

first time was the day of my birth, for I

was born in sight of the Chickamauga—

a beautiful name, musical, but to one

who has heard it all his life it becomes

sOmewhat common—an every-day word.

Perhaps if Nature had not demanded

that I remain by the side of my mother,

I would haVe strolled away, and have

explored this stream of water, named for

and by some Indian tribe years before.





I would have strolled away,

On that my natal day,

But Nature bade me stay.





To me the waters chuckled, instead of

rippled. They seemed to coax me away

from my home, and to shed tears in an

effort to win my friendship. After win-

ning my friendship, I discovered a kin-

ship existing between me and this lovely

stream. The Chickamaugas had spent

many years in growing maize, running

down deer, indulging in the green corn

dance and other festivities along its

banks. Its beauties were diversified; it

was charming. -



My first adventure was when I

upon my knees an eighth of a

babyhood and, when reaching

the dense growth of canes,

my father had foiled my plan

by stealing softly away and

hiding in the undergrowth,

there imitating the noise of a

bear, which was repulsive to

me. InStead of retreating

with my legs in a horizontal

position, I stood erect and

bade the creek a hasty good-

bye. '



I courted the

first wading in

and splashing near the banks,

where the family washing

was done. My friendship in-

creased and, naturally, the

stream drew my attention to

its inhabitants. Consequently

my sporting senses were soon

developed. I discovered that

the fish would 'eat most any

fresh meat. Like an Indian,

I took the first that was in

'my sight. I caught a toad,

which was chopped in twain

with a maltock. This acted

like a charm, for, without re-

moving it, I landed three eat-

fish.



Leaving the, pole in the wat-

er, I went out on the hillside

and discovered a large chick—

en snake, about six feet long,

and heavy. It was killed and

tied to the tail of my half-

grown mongrel dog. The dog

was of a gentle disposition,

and had never refused to lick

my sores. He was brave, but still a COW-

ard. He started off down the road, his

feelings much injure-d; hearing something

crawling behind him, he looked around.

His ‘eyes bulged on seeing the snake

close at his heels. He yelped and set

off down the road at break-neck speed,

yelping at every jump. At frequent in-

tervals, he, not slacking his speed, would

look back. The snake was following. He

reached the end of the road. -H_e revers—

ed his framework and traveled over the

same ground as before until he reached

the other end of the road._ Here he re-

versed his body again and became more

frightened each time that he ran the

race. He was perspiring freely. The

poor fellow was suffering for breath. I'

nailed him by his long ears while in rap-

id transit, and removed the snake, throw-

ing it out of the way. He was my‘plain

old Rover again and soon forgot my'boy-

'ish' prank. '



About this time I ran up a: few feet





crawled

mile in





stream by

its waters,





 





By ROBERT SPARKS WALKER.





above the stream and assisted my father

in lowering the skeleton of a giant Indi-

an. There were many of these, and it

was no uncommon sight to me. The

skeleton outlined the body of a man who

would doubtless stand more than six feet

high. The job completed, I returned to

the stream, which continually haunted me.



A little later a youngster joined me

and We went down oyster fishing. Our

oysters were mussels, but we cooked and

ate them juSt the same. They would

have been better if we had had some salt

to season them with. We removed them

from the shells and then cooked them.

\Vithout telling my father what I had

done I calmly asked him, the following

evening, if mussels were good to eat. To

this he replied, “No, my boy, they are

poisonous." \Vell, I made no reSponse,

and he never knew that I had already

been eating them.



I managed to leave the stream long

enough to plant some corn. The field

was in sight of the stream, and I could

plainly hear the rippling of the waters

over the stony bottom. While dropping





this com a black cloud slipped up on us





has a natural affinity for water. In croSS-

ing a stream you had better keep spur-

ring him in the side or he will deposit

you in the bottom of the stream. I had

seen this old horse wet my father’s Sun-

day trouser legs a. sufficient number of

times to know that it was wise to keep

an eye on him in crossing a stream. A

neighbor told us to ride him up into the

deep water and, when he was in the act

of lying down, to jump across his head

and give him a good ducking, which

would forever cure him of this bad fault.

\\'e were born experimenters, so we rode

the old horse up into deep water. He

broke down at the knees immediately,

and my brother, like a frog, leaped over

between his ears. He succeeded in bap-

tizing the animal perfectly, but the old

horse shot his head high up, throwing

my brother six feet into the air. He

came down with a splash, went to the

lJOttom of the stream, and came near

losingvhis woolen hat. He clambered

back on the old horse’s back, drenched,

but a much wiser boy. The old horse

evidently chuckled to himself, as this

never changed his disposition one whit,





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bank, eight feet above the water, to the

middle of the stream. I thought my dog





needed a ducking. Taking him out on

the end of. the log I showed him the

beauty of the stream, up and down. I





tried to call his attention to some au-

tumn leaves which Were passing under

us but he seemed to confine his think—

ing and attentiOn to the purpose for

which I had brought him out on the log.

“\Vell,” I said, “I muSt give you a nice

little bath this morning, so here’s to

your good health, old boy." and-just as

I was in the act of throwing him in the

log broke at the bank and there was an

awful splash. I had joined the dog in

the baptism before he had reached the

water. Log, dog and I—all in one big



heap~and the waters rushed upon US.

And still I moved down the stream,

growing older every moment. It was

autumn. The leaves were brown, and the

scent from the growing fields of corn

evidenced the approaching harvest. The

golden grain was scarcely ready to put

into the bins. \Ve were making an in-

spection of the fences. Live stock often

stealthily entered our fields at this time

if the year and destroyed a part of our

crops. \Ye heard a noise near the creek.

It was an old rognish sow tearing down

, the corn. “'0 had a large





 





yellow dog. as sensible as he

was long. “'0 asked him if

he heard the hog. ilc nod-

ded his head and was imme-

diately off. Ile chased her up

and down the, banks of the

creek, through the dense

growth of bull weeds. but she

would not get out. Slit‘jtllllp-

ed into the deep creek and

swam across. “'0 waded in

with poles and followed her.

“'e inflicted bodin punish-

ment all along the way across

the stream. The dog was

swimming by her side. Con-

tinually nahbing her on the

neck. My brother on one side,

and I on the other, were

pounding her with poles. “'6

had little sympathy for a

rogue. either tWo-footcd or

four-footed. teaching the oth-

er side, she could not scale

the high bank and resumed

her swimming toward the

starting point. We gave

chase as before and seized

the opportunity of whipping

her. The (10;: stood right by

us, seeming to that this

animal destroying what

We had made that ycar and

what we had to depend upon

to keep our bodies heated un-





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The Chlckamauga.





and huge streaks of lightning lit up the

sky. My brother mounted a horse and

tucked me up snugly behind. \Ye gal-

loped off down the road at full speed.

The horse became frightened at the

lightning and our hired man’s bulldog

chased us. “'e were barefooted. The

dog frightened the horse the more by

biting at him. All was in a state of tur-

moil. The dog made another lunge and

bit my brother through the foot.



The horse made his way to the barn.

In the shelter was a large boat. The

horse ran under out of the storm and

reared up on his hind legs. My brother

pitched off headlong, and I took a tum-

ble, my .side striking a decayed end of

the boat and splitting it. The horse let

down his front feet but, seeing my broth-

er w'ould be crushed, threw himself

around and my brother was' not touched.



Our other old horse, they said, was a

May colt; that is, he was born in the

month of May. A May colt they say





and he was just the same old horse,

with the same old habits, and of the

same congenial disposition.



I moved on down this stream. I knew





not where it had its source; made no in-

quiry, for I didn‘t care. As far as I

knew, this stream only extended a few

hundred yards above my father‘s farm

and a little below it. This was all that

was required to meet my demands, and

my fancy, so I concerned myself only

about 'those things which were furnish-

ing me pleasure, and laughter.



I moved on down the stream. I was

growing older every day. In walking a

slick inundated log one day I slipped and

fell right headlong into the stream; ne—

ceSSity forced me to swim and I have been

swimming ever Since.



It was one day that the older folks

were clearing some land along the creek.

I always had an eye open to pleasure,

with the creek. .my brothers“ or my dogs.

A long sycamore tree projected from the





til the next spring. She was



soon off at the other bank,



Where her owncr came run-



ning up and took her home.

It was October, and we were cold and

wet. “’e thought nothing of it, but ex-

amined the fence. \Ve repaired it and,

in the dense undergrowth, never lost our

senses but were still taking every op—

portunity to investigate.





\Ve discovered on this steep hillside,

covered with a mass of large trees and

shrubs, a tree which my brother said was

a cottonwood. He examined it, and then

I followed his example. \Vhile I exam—

ined it he had disappeared into the un-

dergrowth. I heard him give a shrill cry

but thought he was doing it purposely.

Pretty soon I went the way that he had

gone, our other little Spitz dog trotting

at my feet. I carried an axe. In a mo-

ment I was walking astride a small bush

that supported a large hornets' nest.

They swarmed out; I threw away the axe

and took out through the bushes, runningr

up the steep hillside where the dense

bushes kept them off. I saw the little

dog coming with his ears laid back and
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. snapping at: every jump at the half dozen





or more hornets that followed him. I

scolded him, and tried to divert his

course. He came steadily on towards

me. I threatened to hits him with a

stone. but he came right ahead and

jumped into my lap. He. if any, was the

only one that was stung. Looking down

the hill, I spied my brother crouched be—

hind a large poplar tree. hiding from the





hornets that had previously given him

chase.



And then I never forsook the Chicka-

mauga. I moved down the stream on

another occasion, to set out a fishing

hook. I traveled down the side of 8.





steep hill, through the leaves and under-

growth, until I came to a little peninsula

about two feet wide, which extended in-

to the stream 'at least fifteen feet. In—

stantly I heard a great rustling iii the

leaves of undergrowth and in the direc-

tion from which I had just come. I

liStened. and pretty soon was enabled to

decide positively that it was the noise

made by the crawling of biacksnakes. I

didn't get my pole anchored on the little

peninsula. but turned my attention to the

demons which apparently were on my

trail. I held up one foot and listened as

a dog does when he is anxious to discern

the direction of his master's voice in the

distance. In a moment the snakes were

in view. Their h0:l(ls Were close to the

ground, and they were running—almost

flying in motion~side by side in my foot-

steps. The came to the small peninsula,

held a momentary consultation, and then

one remained on thcballk while the oth-

er crawled twelve feet below and jumped

into the water. Both were vicious look-

ing vipers, and were eyelily matched ill





this respect. My first boyish thoughts

Were to jump into the creek, make for

the other side and thus escape. So I be-





gan to lower my right foot into the wat-

er. The bottom I knew was stony, as it

was just at a point where the stream

ran over a large ledge of stone. Reach-

ing no bottom. I concluded my only op-

portunity to escape lay in putting up a

tight. The snake that had crawled into

the water was now within reach and I

began to whip him with the pole which

I held in my hands. I was succeeding

admirably in givingr him a severe beat-

ing, at the same time keeping an eye on

the rascal that was lying,' in wait on the

bank. But the snake was wise. He

might have been older than I, for he dis-

played some wonderful sense. In the

thickest of the fight he dived into the

water. which was semi-transparent, but

came on towards me. Just what he in-

tended to do with me, if I allowed TnY-

Self to remain on the stone peninsula. I

could not well make out. but instinctive-

ly I cared not to remain to ascertain. I

continued my unmerciful pounding, but

this was unsatisfactory. I could deal

him no heavy blows. My pole was a

weak one and bent at every stroke. The

licks I gave the serpent were nothing. I

tried to gouge. him with the sharp end

of the pole and, in the near melee, my

pole was lost in the water. The snake





was then at my bare feet and his head.





was almost out of the water. My pole,

the only weapon. was lost. It was now

time to resort to the safety appliances.





and the only ones nature had endowed

in e with were two good strong healthy

legs. legs that I understood thoroughly,





safety escapes that had been tried on

parents and live stock and they had nev-

er failed me. \Vould they do so on this

occasion? That was the vital question I

desired to ask but hadn’t the time. It

was time I was moving, but the thing

that worried me was the snake on the

bank which I had either to jump over or

kill before I could milke my way out. He

was lying motionless, a big black fellow,

as sleek and shiny as a polished ebony

stick. All at once I ran out on the bank,

made a long leap and landed three feet

beyond the dangerous looking fellow.



I took no time to see what his actions

my rude passing without salu-

I retraced my footsteps through





were at

tation.





the deep old leaves. sticks and under-

growth. In an instant. he was at my

heels. I imagined I could feel his breath





on my bare feet. I had heard that when

snakes chose to run you a race, if you

happened to get in front, or happened to

be the one in the lead. turning back

would cause the serpent to turn coward.

I thought of this but chose not to ex-

periment in this lonely spot. I length-

ened my steps and raised my gait to the

highest notch. It was difficult to get

through the undergrowth. The ground,





although covered with a deep layer of.





autumn leaves, was stony and rough. It

was difficult to keep from stumbling. The

snake had the advantage of me here. His

rate of travel was not siackened, nor





was his» path obstructed. Hekept-up

the hot chase. If.I had had- Just one

moment for rest I should have been ex-

tremely frightened, but my main object

was to get out of that undergrowth

where I could haVe an equal chance with

the viper—~21 chance to run an honest

race.



The cleared land was what I was seek-l

ing. and I found inland here is where I

met, fortune and misfortune. , A large

dead tree‘was lying down the hill directs

ly across my pathway. It was closely

hugged by many small shrubs in the un—

derbrush. The snake was still pursuing.

I leaped the log. I was active. “'herc

did I land? I could see daylight ahead,

but when I landed I saw the stars. This.

log was lying Just where the hillside gave

way to a bluff. When a hill turns ab-

ruptly to level ground there is always a

bluff. This spot was where the hill turn-

cd to level ground. The log was lying

on the crest—the dividing line. The un-

dergrowth concealed this fact from me.





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By MRS. F. NISEWANGER.





 





“Want to buy a 'possum, don’t you,

Mister?”



“I didn't know that I did, Samba,

but—" I hesitated a little, looking down





at the small, eager descendant of the

family of Ham; “how much do you want

for him?"



The darkey's

shrewdly as he

"Young and tender,

mighty fine dinner.

four hits."



”Dinner!" I ejaculated;

to eat him, you youngmannibal.

him it will be. for a pet."



“Oh, 'scuse me, Mister." the boy apol-

ogized, with a broad grill and eyes that

danced with what I now believe was joy-

ous anticipationdof imaginary adventures

ill store for myself, but he only conclud~

ed, "Four bits is the price, anyway." ill

a voice that intimated regret that he had

not asked six.



“Is he perfectly well and sound? You

didn’t hurt him when you caught him?"



“Not a scratch on him, Mister.”



“All right, gueSs I'll take him.” I ac-

quiesced. ”but wilere'd I better keep him

till I tame him?"



The boy's grin was a broad one. “If

you don’t keep him pretty tight," he

cautioned. ”he won’t stay long enough to

get tame.”



“And what does he like to eat?” I fur-

ther questioned, as another thought

struck me.



“Anything you do, Mister." the boy as-

sured me. “Won't be any trouble at all."



Thus did I, a lone, peaceable Cincinnati

business man, become owner and direc-

tor of one small, bright-eyed opossum

that sometimes threatened to assume the

proportions of a full-grown white ele-

phant.



Before buying him I had not stopped to

consider what I should do with my new

possession, but the problem now present-

ed itself as I took my somewhat belated

way down to the office. Evidently he

would have to stay there with me for

the day, for there was no time to take

him any place else. The mental sugges-

tion that I take him to my rooms with

me at night died a premature death. for

my provident but stern landlady would

not even consider such a proposition, I

well knew. Several plans presented them—

selves in rapid succession, only to be

discarded until, by the time ‘I had reach-

ed the office, I was forced to the conclu-

sion that it would probably be the home

of Jerry—as I had promptly named my

prospective pet-~for an indefinite length

of time. That, at least, was mine, and if

I wanted to convert it into a menagerie

there was no one but myself to consult

aboht it.



At the door I accosted my “office hop”,

with,' "Bob, I need some help. I wish

you would go out to the store-room and

roll in'lthat small barrel and a piece 0

wire "netting to' cover the top’.”’~ ‘

"‘Sure.” ‘Bob replied 'obligingly, smiling

understandingly at my meek-looking pro-‘

tege.‘ _He' returned promptly with the

barrel, staples, netting and hammer.



“The darkey I bought Jerry of,” I vol-

unteered. depositing the opossum .in the

barrel, “intimated that he was some

persimmons in the matter of making

get-aways.”



“So I've hear .” Bob grinned.



“Think I can fix him, though, so he’ll

stay till I can get him a' wire cage,” I





bright eyes narrowed

fenced ingratiatingly.

MiSter; make u.

Ought to be worth





“I don’t want

If I buy





*way he had escaped.





I learned it, though. through experience: EXPERT‘NEEBED.

I leaped the 103‘ but didn’t-.land on a < -——-'-—





level with my starting point: " I took a . Br'ronn QUan;



tumble, rolled over and over, then landed I've been 'readin' in the papers ,

several'feet below ‘on a large slanting Now for quite a little speilf"

stone. On striking the large inclined 'BOUt the high-brewed farmin’ experts

stone. I tore my clothes, my arm was out, A}??? :gnsfigiiigfilgéléml‘hgg



and blood began to gush from my wound. What to raise, an’ how. an’ why,

But I didn’t stop there. The large stone So's there'll be more grain, and such-

inclined into the water and Iwasshurled ‘

‘by momentum into the Chickamauga. -A

big. splashing 0‘ the water and I went ’T seems that We’ve been sort o' lazy,

under. I was not drowned, you know, And must hustle 'round quite spry—f

else you would not be reading this. I Raise more corn. ap' wheat, ,an' barley.

struggled and finally was soon again So.€att:;sbr?§g:aif‘lnbefligivg'era;n rye,

strolling on the bank. What had become An’ they’ve got the nerve to tell



of the snake? I did not know. Possibly That we don’t know how to “manage,"

and undoubtedly when I leaped the log,





An’ we’re livin’ most too well!

throwing it between US. he reversed his “reire not claimin' that we’re perfect,

course and gave up the chase. I was But we wish they'd tell us why

bloody, muddy, wet. and my clothes torn. They don't educate the merchant

but in half an hour I had joined my HOW ‘0 sen' 3" how ‘0 ”“3"





Or give lessons to the banker,

brother where snake chases are never So’s we womdnit have to pay

known—hoeing corn.





Twelve per cent. or more. per annum.

(To be concluded next week). ‘Vith a “bonus,” too. they say.





like, . , .

For the middleman to buy.





middleman’s big profits

the folks of farm and town:

An' the railroads, too, are needing

An expert t6 call them down.

So they'd better send an expert

That can show us all the way

To be broader, kinder. people

In our dealin’s. day by day.





Opossum.





Show us how to be unselfish

said comfortably, drawing the small mesh 05:: ”pigcgglgofigil gegiogtowan

netting tightly across the top of the Doln’ good wher’er we of",

barrel and stapling it down all around. Yes, I guess we need an expert.

“Howis that?" I demand (I, fl _ An’ his salary he’d earn,

ishin e upon it For to do as we’d be done by



g. Is a. lesson hard to learn.



“Guess you’ve got him." Bob approved, .





grinning down at the apparently dead 0 d Sk h i h

opossum in the bottom of the barrel. n my 9 ' s 0W ng t at a very uneasy





I turned the barrel on the side, put a Jerry had at some time held sway.

Screen in from; of it. sent Bob for food hiA thorough search failed to disclose

and water and gave myself no more con- m andvI was forced to choose- between

cerli about the matter. Before closing tLWO conclusions Either SOmeone had de‘

up for the day, however, I bade Jerry liberately borrowed my pet opossum or

goodbye, promising him a new cage in he .had escaped and run away' Jim Wm“

the morning. _ , - ren, a young attorney across the hall,

‘But when I returned with the cage in and Miss IVatson, a stenographer em‘

the morning I found. that'l 'ha‘direc‘xoned‘ Played by both of us, Occasionally enliv-

without my host. The barrel was empty cned the. tedlurn 0f ofl‘ice hours by harm-

and Jerry nowhere to be seen. How less practical Jokes, and it occurred to

had made his escape. and what he: had lne that one or both Of'them might have

done with himself, it was not possilble to smuggled Jerry away to have the D1939‘

say for a co'nSIderable time. The barrel are of seeing me hunt for-him. so I de-

seenled just as we had left it—the net- Cided to below, thinking that if I show-

ting securely covering the top and. every ed no uneasiness and made no lnql‘irles

staple in place. A minute search, how- there would be little satisfaction in keel)‘

ever, disclosed a few hairs caught in the ing my pet and he would presently be

wire at one side. and we saw that our voluntarily returned.

wild prisoner had managed to escape by The hours Slipped by uneventfully, Jim

pushing his sharp n0se between wire and ran in to see me and I Was later in his

barrel and worming himself out, Office. In fact, on one pretext or an-



Where he was. was another question. other, I managed .tO be in all the Offices

After windows and doors had been ex- on“ the floor during the day, bl“ “’33

amined, proving to our satisfaction that faced to pass Up evcl‘yone as apparently

escape from the room had been impossi- guiitless 0f Jerrys disappearance and fi“'

ble, another careful search finally looated ally decided that he must be gone for

the truant in the waste paper basket fast good. *

asleep. Late in the afternoon I got my work





He was quickly transferred to his new in prettyMgoml‘Vshape for the day and

home—the secure wire cage—and kept ang or ‘55 ason to take some dic‘





there during the taming process. After tation. I glanced at her critically sev-

he had become used to us and the new eral times as she worked and decided

life, however, he had the run of the office that she. too, was a ‘first-classtactor 0“

and became the pet of all on the floor. was innocent of any connection with





. Jerry’s disappearance.

Only at night was he confined to his

cage, but returned there also for his The dictation finished, Miss Watson





meals. closed her notebook, went to my desk.



One day. just befOre closing hours. a. :hghtly Opened the drawer in which

telegram unexpectedly called me away Ypewriter paper was always kept, reach-

on business and necessitated the taking ed "1 for a She“! 01' the paper—~and Swans

of an evening train. I shut Jerry in his erect, uttering one bIOOd'CUI'dHNS shriek

cage for the night, placed-an extra sup- after another.





lily of food there for him. put my desk letttl] shirieks cointlnuling at every

in order, and left in such a hurry that I lea ' an eyes wde W th horror, She





forgot to tell anyone to see to him if I retreated to the hall and t00k a tiptoe

should be detained longer than expected. DOSe there while I ruslled to the desk.



It was three days before I~returned carefully pulled the drawer Wide open.

and more than once during that time I and, as-I lntuitively Suspected With the

had wondered if anyone had thought of first Shne_k"f°und Jerrycurled “D: sound

Jerry and noticed whether he had plenty ”1899' his ‘50“ bOd-V “ding and falling

to eat, so he was rather in my mind regularly W‘th his breathing, ‘

when I opened the office door. A care- Havmg had Plenty to eat and nothing

less glance around gave a little impres- to worry lhlm’ he had gotten into the desk

slon of unusual confusion and I went through ”5 open front and. by Slipping

straight through the office and into the back and under one Side! had‘ been able

small room beyond, Where Jerry’s cage ‘to-reach thls snug, dusky draWer for his

stood. 'The cage was in place but Jerry long nap. BUt to ”"5 day I think Miss

was not in it. It was plain that I. in my Watson believes that I put him there

haste at leaving, had either fastened the £0“ he? ”Dress benefit, knowing that. af-

door insecurely or that someone had pur- ter dictation, sheimust get paper from

posely opened it and taken Jerry or giv- that; particular drawer.

on him the'run Of the office. It was

plain,_ too, that- someone had provided

him with fresh feed. ' ,



A 'more careful'look at my rooms ma- carried it too far.

teriaiiz'ed the- impression 'of confusion in- mate: _

to a very ‘ definite understanding that “Did you raise a good crop of wheat?”

Jerry had certainly had “the run of the “Fine.” '

office,"‘ but he" neither seemed to. be "Oats do well?"

about nor to have left any record of the “Never better.” _



i V l _ . “Corn crop satisfactory?"



‘Books and flies were considerably dis- "‘Prime." ' ~

placed and tumbled about, there were -He_ should have stopped there, but he

marks 'of sharp 5 teeth onI‘door 'and1 didnjt. The next question gavé‘kim'away_'

window frames.7 and a litter of papers 3-D", you plant much succotash?”





 





 





 





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Every man likes to pretend to know

something about farming, but this fellow

Said he to his seat-





i:
AUG. 9. 1913.





THE TILLER’”OF THE SOIL.





«h——-—





at J. A‘. KAISER,





Behind the giamor and the glare

Of courtiers and kings,



Ot’ martiaied ranks and victories,

Of coronets and rings





Has ever stood the sun-browned host

or delvers in the soil.



The horny hands and brawny limbs

or hardy sons of toil, .





The kings most absolute have known

And trembled at his power



Which has assailed and toppled thrones

In dark rebellion’s hour, .





The llberators of the race

Have hailed these men of toll



And led them forth in Freedom’s name

'Gainst ruin and despoil.





\Voe to 'the nation that has not,

In peace Or war’s alarm,



A host of sturdy, sun-browned sons,

0f tollers on the farm.





A HOMESTEADER’S TENT.





 





BY w. F. WILCOX.

In those parts of the great west where

the land is still in the making the home-

steader does not possess many comforts.





T~H1E MICHIGAN FAR'MER.





foolishness," and that his mother had

gotten along without them. Once when

she retorted that his father had gotten

along without a self-binder and hay

slings, Josiah had only grunted and has-

tily gone out to attend to the horses.



On the morning of our story Josiah and

his wife, with their three younger chil-

dren, were sitting at the breakfast table

silently eating their morning meal, when

Josiah broke the 'Silence by recounting

his troubles and the great amount of

work he must do that day.



“Confound it,” he began, “thet there

hired man has got a day off ter-day 'n

left me with all the work. I’ve gotter

cultivate the corn, ’n fix the pasture

fence ’n hoe those bloomin’ Cannader

thistles outen the ’taters, ’n—’n—Well,

dang it all! I can’t think where to begin.

By jings, Mandy, a woman don't know

what a man’s got to do!” he finished ab-

ruptly. .



“Mandy" said nothing. Then an in-

spiration seized her. She was an obedi-

ent wife and seldom questioned the ways

of her husband, but she had decided that

Josiah needed a lesson.



“Josiah," she began,





“would yu’ mind





 





 





 





 





 





The Primitive Abiding Place of a Western Homesteader.





The typical home is a shack—box-car-

like affair—«often not nearly as large as

a car. In one room, without paint, paper,

plaster or even a planed board, the home—

steader and his family dwells. There are

no outbuildings, no barns, no sheds or

comforts for the cattle which roam the

range the year around.



All of which proves that half the world

knows not how the other half lives. The

eastern farmer, whose farm has been de-

veloped for hundreds of years, with all its

accumulations, has no idea of the hard-

ships, privations and discouragements

that beset the rancher on new undevel-

oped land in the Golden \Vest.





There is a frontier today, with its

pioneers, and their conditions and life

are not so very different from those of





the eastern pioneer of tw0 hundred years

ago.





JOSIAH’S HOUSEKEEPING.





 





BY VIVIAN ENGSTROM.





Josiah Ileatherton was one of the most

prominent farmers living around the vil-

lage of Spencer. He Was a man of good

character and, by hard work and good

management, aided and abetted by his

industrious little wife,

fairly “well off.”



I-Iis large red barn and fine buildings

were sources of pride to him, represent-

ing as they did years of work and sav—

ing. Through skillful management his





most productive in the country.





farm had become one of the finest and if"





tradin' work fer a day? I‘ll do your work





an’ you stay in the house an' do mine.”



He looked at her in incredulous amaze-

ment. “IVhat!” he ejaculated; “(1 ’ye

mean it?”



“(If course I do," she answered, ser-

iously.



“\Vaal, I’ll be gummed!” He had re-

c0urse to his favorite phrase, which he





used when he could not express his emo-

tions in other words.



“Iteckon ye’ll call it a bad bargain by

night,” he added grimly.



“\Vill you do it?” Mandy demanded.





" ’Course I will if you really mean it,”

he said. “Ye’ll at least see what I’ve

got to do.” Mandy said nothing but had

ideas of her own.



And so it was arranged that Josiah and

Mandy were to trade work for a. day,

for their mutual benefit. After sending

the children to school they exchanged

instructions for the day's work, and at





length Mandy donned her “chore clothes"

and went out to her work. Being a mod-

erately strong woman and better versed

in outdoor work than her husband dream-

ed, she succeeded fairly well. In fact,

it is doubtful if the great Josiah himself

could have done better.





'How it went with Josiah we shall soon

see. His first task was to wash the

dishes, a task which he considered child’s

play, and somewhat beneath him. It

was completed without special incident.

except the breaking of a. fine porcelain

cup and the upsetting of the dishpan,

when he went to empty it, which occa-

sloned a deluge of hot water over the

lower portion of Josiah’s anatomy. This

incident was not especially conducive to

good humor and somewhat disconcerted

him.



The next task which had been assigned

him was to wash a few work shirts and

the hired man's underwear. By the time

he had rubbed all the clothes on the old

cracked washboard he mentally decided

that anyone who chose washing as a pro-

fession was a fool. Yet it did not occur

to him that his patient little wife had

washed year in and year out on the same

old washboard, and little thanks she got

for it, too.



He was just about to wring the clothes

when it occurred to him that his wife

generally put bluing in the last wash

water. He immediately went to the cup-

board in search of bluing, not knowing

that it was not necessary for work shirts

or hired men’s underwear. At last he

came across a bottle of liquid stove-

blacking which one of the boys had mis-

chicviously labeled “Bluing.” This he

took to the tub and added a generous

dose of it to the water containing the.

nm'leScrving shirts and underwear.



At length he had the clothes hung out

on the line and Was surveying them with

evident‘ pride, although it seemed, even

to his unpracticcd eye. that the hired,

man’s underwear “kinder dark.” 1





 





\ViIS





After en'iptying the wash water he

went to feed the chickens. lie did hot

notice, the large l'lymouth Hock rooster,

standing in the midst of his harem and?

watchingr the strange two-legged appari-

tion with a belligerent eye; nor did he

give the, “mad rooster" a thought until

there was a flash of spurs, aecmnpanied

by a warning “gr-r-r-r,” and he made





for the, fence, with the infuriated rooster

in hot pursuit.



When Josiah saw the cause of his ig-

nominous retreat, and the spilled milk,

which the chickens should have had,

trickling down his pants’ leg, 3 great

rage surged through his emotional heart.

Seizing a stick he cleared the fence and

made for the wary rooster, who, seeing

the purpose of the two-legged creature,

made good his escape under the corn

crib.



Josiah said something not very compli—

mentary to Mr. Rooster, and then hastily





sought the house. Soon he strode to the

woodshed, seized the broom and began





expending his wrath in vigorous strokes

on the kitchen iloor. He had almost fin-

ished, and had succeeded in raising a

terrific dust, when there was a knock at

the door. Josiah groaned.



Ile hastily set down the broom and

called weakly, “Come in.” The door

opened and in stepped Mrs. Walton in all

the glory of a new hat and spring frock.



“Er—ah—How-d’ye-do,” said Josiah





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





he had become





But, however.well he had fulfilled his





own dreams,





Josiah had done very little*





 





in the way of improving his own dwelling





house,

wife worked and planned. She

labor-saving devices and her whole house

was decidedly inconvenient. Josiah had

never set any stock in “these hy’ai new-

fangled contraptions,” meaning washing

machines, etc., although he himself had

allthe “contraptionsifhe could get for

lightening labor onthe farm. He did not

appreciate his vwifefsfi/work and believed

that he; had ‘by Lfar'the'l harder time of it.

.-To.hernreniuefihté“Tori/some bit of furni-

tum; or soriibJOtHerififi-ng for the house,

he always turned a deaf ear, saying that

he had no money to spend for “sech





 





the domicile wherein his patient

had no





 





 





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Science of

descriptions of
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wondering whether he'd get out

if he jumped through the'





faintly,

very much

Window.

“Why, hello," said Mrs. \Valton, sur—

veying the dusty room and new house-

maid. "“‘hat-er- are you doing in here?"





“l'm—er-ah, well you see I just came

in fer a drink, 'nw’n—Mandy was gone

ter feed the chickens 'n wanted me to

sweep the floor while she was out. ’n ’n

—l did." stammered Josiah, seized with

a brilliant idea. ‘ .



“Yes, I see,” commented Mrs. \Valton,

glanciig about the room and wondering

what on earth was up. "l‘llvwait for

her, if you please.”





 





.losiah foresaw calamity and glanced

at the v'iiitlr)\v. "‘IVell-er‘-the fact is-“

er—«she I guess won't be back for awhile.

in fact, She was goin' to the woods to

see it‘ the gooseberrics are ripe yet." He

determined to brazen it out as best he





could.



“Oh! I see." said Mrs. 'Walton, con-

sumed with feminine curiosity as to

.losiah‘s extraordinary behavior and





knowing full

her all.

“\\'ell, I gueSs I'll go," she added. just

as Josiah was calculating the size of the

window sash. He was greatly relieved at

her departure and determined to lock the

door if he saw anyone coming after that.





well that he had not told





He. then looked at the clock and gasp-

ed. It was half—past eleVen. “\Vaal, I’ll

be gummed," he ejaculated, having no

idea it was so late.



llustily he set about preparing dinner.

but he was relieved 0f the arduous task

by the opportune arrival of his wife who





came in {mm her work, dusty but ra-

diztnt.



”My," she exclaimed. “I like the

change. “You don‘t know how tiresome

it is to work in the house day in and





day out, at the same old tasks.

you like





.“Say, Mandy, d’ye'want chicken fer sup-





per?” he added.‘

"Why, I don't know. Why?” she

asked.





,





How do

it ?" -





“All right, I s‘pose." Josiah muttered.





“()h, thought probably you’d like chick- -

en fer a change.” Josiah discreetly for-

bore to mention the incident of the fore-

noon which had prompted his remark,

and in which he had not played a very

heroic part.





 





Then they sat down to their midday

meal Josiah in gloomy silence, .and

Mandy smiling wisely to herself. After





the meal she went out again to her work,

leaving Josiah to wrestle as best he

could with the problems of housekeeping.



\Ve shall not dwell on his afternoon's

experiences. Suffice it to say that, hurry

as he might, he could find no leisure mo-

ments; everything went wrong with him,

and therefore his humor did not mate-

rially improve. And when, at night Man-

dy came in after a good day‘s work and

feeling better than she had for many a

day, She found a somewhat gloomy and

sorry looking hubby presiding over asup‘

per table which bore the best fruits of

his culinary art.



He brightened up a little, however, as

the evening wore on, and the Josiah that

wearily sought the bed that night was

not the same Josiah who arOSe from it

that morning.



Next day he drove to town and what

was Mandy's amaazement and delight

when he returned with a washing ma-

chine and several other household appli-





 





ances. “\Vhy, Josiah." she exclaimed,

“what——," but Josiah only grunted and





went to the stable with the horses. But

Mandy went about her work with a joy-

ous heart, for she. knew that a better

day had dawned for both of them.





 





 





THE SCHOOLHOUSE A SOCIAL

CENTER.

2n: t‘ilA’llJJu‘S ll. cHESLEY.



.\s We grow older. most of us, I think,

iind ourselves looking back to those dear

old days when a. “little red schoolhouse"

perhaps it was :1 white one~~\\'as

mixed in our youthful minds with

things as alder fishing poles, white



tents in the distant village, and

other halcyon boy-

hood. Possibly there are memoxics of a

stout, birch stick or a pliant that

helped its to assimilati- the rudiments of

the three I::=., and, if some memories are

painful. there. are s» many that are

pleasant that the balance is .~tron}_:ly on

that side. Perhaps I ought not to men-

tion it (but remember this was long ago)

thcre may have been for each of us some

shy. blue-eyed maiden whose dinner pail

we delighted to carry. it, with \Vhittier,



“Memory to a gray-haired man



A sweet child fill‘o is bringing."

then mint we look upon the old school-

house almost as the devout pilgrim looks

the lloly City.



In many of our thriving farm commu-

nities have taken the places

of old buildings. Perhaps we cannot say,

“Still stands the schoolhouse by the road."

meaning the one we loved, but our chil—





__,,,.

sadly

such



circus

many incinories of





llllt‘l‘





upon





nc ' houses





drcn in after years will look upon the

house that stands there new .‘H We (lid

upon he old. For this reason let us





make their memories as pleasant as pos—

Sllll€_'.

lint my pu‘posc was not to deal with a





matter of sentiment but rithcr to dis—

curs iii‘it-lly a phase of country life that

is all—important. Many of our young men

and wonzcn of the present day get a

glimpse of city life—«enough at least to

make them dissatisfied with rural condi—

tions. It is the part, and should be the

Hill], of the older pe-iple to recognize the

needs of youth in this rer‘pect and en—





(ll-Il'y'c“ to pruvidt- something to hold and

keep them contented. To be sure, there is

the church, and the church is‘a noble fac—

tor in rnial life. \Vherever the church is

strongest there a greater percentage of

the young people are remaining on the

farms, There are. however, needs which

the church cannot fill. The Grange hall,

where there is one, becomes the social

center, but many communities are a con—

siderable distance from a hall which can

be used for social gatherings. The school-

house, therefore, becomes the logical so-

cial center, where debating clubs. farm-

erS' societies, sewing'circles and such

gatherings should be held. The fathers

and mothers should see to it that whole-

some meetings of some sort are fre-

quently held. In the winter, when the

evenings are long. much innocent enoy-

ment can be, had at a neighborhood





schoolhoum social. I have lived ten years

in the city but I have yet to find any

enjoyment. so keen and so pure as that

of the old days in the neighborhood

social.





in the poorer farming communities of





New England, the middle and central

states, a very small proportion of the

boys remain on the farms of their fath-





ers. \\'hen the old folks finish their earth—

ly journey. the old place is sold to some

city family desiring a summer home, or

perhaps~ to an Italian or some other for-

eigner, who. with his numerous progeny,

will soon make, the barren hillsides liter—

ally “blossom as a rose.“ The boys of

the farm, if they are not specially gift-

ed, become street-c.11r cOnductors and

motormen, clerks and salesmen, eking'out

an existence, but probably never owning

a home in the city. Many of them, when

it is tOo late, realize the mistake they

have made. It is this class that should

be saved to the country, and, I claim, it

is the fathers and mothers who must

make country life more attractive. Along

with the. introduction of new machinery

and scientific methods of farming should

be. added social features that will appeal

to the youth. In this the country School-

house should h:tve a large part.



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If You Would Be Popular.





other that human beings desire, it is



to be popular and have friends. It

gets us at all ages, that wish to be lik-

ed. The baby "showing off” before vis-

itors, the young girl jUJt budding into

womanhood. the politician after votes.

and the woman faded and worn and past

he:- prime. all have the same craving.

Perhaps no question is more frequently

asked of the “Aunt Jane's" and "'MrS‘

Illank‘s“ conducting beauty columns in

papers, than,“How can I be popular?" It

leads the request for freckle lotion by

several hundred, and even vies with that

other old friend, f‘How can I make my

young man propose?"



The best way in the world to make

yourself popular is to stand for some-

thing. The only woman of my acquaint-

ance whom I can neither like nor dislike

is one who is so tame she has no con-

victions of her own. She never knows

whether to put the boys in blouses or

Russian suits until she finds out what

the neighbors are going to do. Her hus-

band picks out the church to which she

ishall go and the books she is to read,

because she can't decide. I am told that

he even picks out her kitchen aprons,

but I won t believe that until I see him

buying them. Lust summrr she started

to make currant jelly, and changed her

recipe and methods three times in an

hour, because three different women

dropped in and told her just how they did

it. Of courr'e, the jelly didn't "jell,” and

she blamed her neighbors for bothering

her. Needless to say. that woman isn‘t

popular, she doesn't stand for anything.



There is another little woman whom

everyone likes, because she is always

contented and jolly. She has no par-

ticular education, no accomplishments of

any sort. She can’t even cook. She is

neither pretty nor witty and she can’t

tell a story worth'h‘earing.

laugh heartily at any story anyone- else

tells, no matter how old it is. In fact.

she is usually laughing. and that is why

people like her. Whether it blow hot or

cold, she figures it out that the weather

is probably best for that day, so she ac-





IF there is one thing more than an-





cepts it smilingly. And she is popular

because she stands for contentment.





I know another woman who is just this

woman's opposite, and yet she has hosts

of friends. She is educated and hand-

some, and terribly witty, her wit has a

sting that cuts. And she is discontented

and restless and doesn’t laugh at your

jlkes unless they are bran new. But

She has a heart that beats responsive to

human needs, and a purse that opens to

every genuine want of friend or foe.

llalf her discontent is caused by the ter-

rible injustice she sees about her, so

those who know her overlook her sharp

Words and love her for her generosity.



Another friend of mine, the woman

who is most popular of all in my ac-

quaintance, is loved for her simplicity,

friendliness and broad common sense.

She is not extreme in either sense, she

is neither always content 'nor always dis-

content. just satisfied when things are

the best they can be, and dissatisfied if

they can be righted and nobody attempts

the task



I shall never forget my first meeting

(with her. I had been twc weeks on a

city paper and had been sent out to “do"

a swell society wedding. Never shall I

the exact location of my heart

The size of the house

gave me my first shock, the butler with

his impassive face and silver tray. for my

set my knees to trembling, and





spec of the bride and her mamma I wob-





bled so I had to lean up against a table

:to keep from toppling over

friend was there, a reporter for a rfval





My future





paper She might have ignored me, gar-





fn'ered up her facts and escaped but she





didn’t. She didnt have to be told that





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But she can





tucked-





f‘and I’ll never know the difference.

added. ’ Another enthusiastic member as;

(sured me that she would give up all the





except the church,

_-Woman’ 8 Club.

One glance





at my pallid face and the sound of a,

weak, small voice told everyone the story.

She took me in hand, althOugh I didn’t

know it at the time, and without any





effort on my part I got my “story.” W'e





left together, and the few kind words she

said to me on our way back down town

made me 'her slave for life.



She is the same with everyone. 'The

weak, timid, helpless, and the stranger,

are her especial care. She numbers her

friends in every walk of life. Laundress—

es, shop girls, stenographers, dressmak-

ez's, women of wealth, lawyers, doctors,

and children are among those with whom

she is popular because she has under—

stood and has helped. And she never

does anything big. Just the little,





thoughtful things that any of us could

d), but don t.



There are a Variety of ways of making

yourself popular for n time. You can be

the most popular person in town just by

Spending money, so long as the money

lists. And you can be the most popular

girl if you are a good dancer, so long as

you can go to dances. You may be pop-

ular by cultivating a form of cheap wit,

or by being able to tell a good story, or

by playing the piano well, or even by

learning how to make the best bread or

cake or Shortcake in your neighborhood.



None of theSe ways, however, are very

satisfactory. Your popularity is not apt

to be lasting or of the real first water

variety. The best and mo-‘t lasting sort

of popularity is that gained by- living

right, putting the other fellow first, or at

least equal to yourself.





DEBORAH.





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A Rural Women’ s Club.





By KATE BAKER KNIGH I.





 





It was my privilege to attend recently

the meeting of a club of women in a.

rural district in the southeastern part of

Michigan, and so favorable was the im—

pression made upon me. that it seems

worth recording in'the hopes that the

women of some other community may be

encouraged to undertake a similar enter-





prise.

This organization. is strictly a rural

one, its members all living in a farming





district within :1 radius of five miles from

the tiny country town which forms its

center. Although the club is only a year

old, it has a membership of 40 and it

has already identified itself with the

County Federation of Women’s Clubs.

it meets on two afternoons each month

at the homes of various members, where

n literary program is given and a social

time enjoyed. Refreshments are. not serv-

cd. so the entertaining is not an onerous

tlSk upon the hostess.



As in the city clubs, so in this rural

club, a neatly printed program shows the

work mapped out for the year. On ex~

amining this, I noticed that a leader was

appointed to take charge of the program

at each meeting. and it was her duty. so





_ I was told, to provide music and such ad-





ditional features as she wished, to sup-

plement the two papers which form the

main part of each program. The. topics

which the club has been considering this

year have not been confined to any one

but have been of such a nature as

to lead out and broaden the interests of

its members, or to quicken their powers

of observation. One topic that I recall

was “Our Native Trees and Flowers.”

and for consideration with that was.

"Some of our Native Birds." In Septem-

ber, at about the time our public schools

open, the subject for discussion is to be

“Our Rural Schools—what can we, do for

their Betterment?" The day of my visit,

one lady presented the subject of “Child

Labor in the United States," and anoth-

er, “The Play-ground Movement." Both

were carefully prepared papers and would

compare very favorably with the. Work





line,





done by members of the city clubs.





Perhaps what most strongly impressed

me in connection with the meeting, was

the enthusiasm of the members and the

spirit of good fellowship which

Seemed to prevail. Possibly the former

accounts for the fact that. although it

was in the midst of haying and the be-

ginning of wheat harvest—a busy time

with farmers—over 40 persons wercpres-

ent. One lady told me that she packed

her dinner dishes in the dishpan and

them away. to be washed at





night' when she did her supper work——

" ‘she





general





other organizations of the community,

rather than their





That- the work- of this organization has





 





some practical value aside from its social

and literary features was proved by the

action taken during the business session.

The attention of the members was called

to the case of a crippled ‘lrphan Child

who for over a year has been an inmate

of the county poorhouse. A committee

was appointed to investigate the. matter

and see if there was not some way in

which the club might aid the child by

securing for him proper medical cure and

an opportunity to recciVe an education.

The annual school meetingr to be held the

following week was announced and many

of the ladies pledged themselves to at—

tend. The discussions concerning the

needs of the school Were lively and to

the, point and. if I mistake not. there

will be something doing in the little. red

schoolhouse ere long that will add mn-

terially to the health and comfort of the

children who attend.



Now this is not an unusual community

nor are these women more capable than

is the average woman of our rural dis-

tricts today. but they have learned the

value of team work. The merc fact of

their organization gives to cnch individ-

ual mcmbcr a feeling of power and calls

'forth her latent possibilities. “'hut if it

does require some effort to get out to the





club meetings! Every member of this

rural club will tell you that it fully re-

pays hol‘ by giving her something to

think abort l‘iliSllit“ cf llcr own inter—

ests, as wcll as develcping a new power

of’ appreciation. Are there not other





localities where such work is waiting to

be. done? XVho will be the one. to take

the initiatch and start the ball rolling?

it is work that counts socially, intellectu-

ally. and morally, and work that may

he made to brighten and bless wherever

its influence is made manifest.





 





 





lRONING-DAY HELPS.

BY MARY MASON wmoH’r.

To do satisfactory work in ironing one

needs to have irons of different sizes and





shapes, heavy irons for table cloths and

other large pieces, smallcr irons for

5113111.ch pieces. and some small pointed





one: for the sleeves. ruffles and such like:

these irons should be kept in perfect cOn-

dition, for it is impossible to do good

work with rough. not perfectly clean

irons. I find the best method is to clean

them after using them slip into paper

bags and Stme iway in a dry place. To

clean irons scour with bath brick. and

then Wipe them over with olive oil to

prevent rusting. Salt and kerosene oil

are also excellent for cleaning irons. Be-,

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removed: but there is not much danger

of the irons sticking it the starch has





been made properly, and the irons are

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of results.



Sprinkling the clothes

helps much in ironing. If the clothes are

too damp, or not dump enough the work

will be tedious in the first place and un-

satisfactory in the other. Not having

them evenly'dampened also has much to

do with results. If one does not own one

of the new patent sprinklers a whisk

broom. Or better still, a rubber atomizer

such as is used for spraying flowers, will

Serve the purpose, nicely. It is the best

plan to sprinkle the clothes the night be-

fore, unless the weather is very warm

and damp when there might be danger

of the clothes mildewing. Stretch the

table cloths both ways after sprinkling,

then fold smoothly and roll up. All

starched things will need to be more

thoroughly dampened than the unstarch-

ed ones, and linen more than cotton

goods. Line the basket or tub with a.

heavy towel. pack in the clothes. then

cover with another heavy towel that has

been sprinkled. l’ongee should never be

sprinkled but ironed perfectly dry.stock-

ings. flannel and woven underwear of

all kinds do not need dampening.



“'hen one has no helper, and has large

ironings to do it is necessary that every-

thing bc done to lessen the labor of iron-

ing day that is possible. A small mangle





properly also





that can be attached to a table can be

obtained for a few dollars; through this

all the plain clothce‘, such us, everyday

shoots. towels, underwear, stockings and





such like can be passed. The clothes

that are to go through the mangle should

only be slightly dampened, and should be

carefully folded. _\ high stool is quite a

relief to one when ironing. In hot

weather one does not care to stay near

the range While ironing. instead they

prefer a cool room or outdoors. but the

walking back and forth to exchange irons

is quite tiresome. besides the irons cool

off quickly. In our country homes it is

not often possible for us to take advan-

tage of the» new electric or gas irons,

since the electricity and gas are not

available. There is an improved denatur-

ed alcohol iron that is highly recommend-

ed by those who have used it. and then

there are. the box irons in which charcoal

is burned, and those which are heated

by small hltn' of red-hot iron. These will

retain the. heat much longer than the

ccmmni flat iron. Some use gasoline or

lNil stoves on which to lle'lt their irons

1n summcr, and these can be moved out

on the porch if desired.



It is often not convenient

to send the men’s good shirts or the tail-

ored shirt waists off to a distant laundry

to be done up. so the housewife on the

farm gene‘ally has to do this hersnlf. \i'c

have always considered this one of the.

most difficult parts of our ironing until

We learned the secret of doing them up

properly. If the collars, cuffs and shirt

fronts are desired very stiff cold water

starch must be used on thcm, and unless

one. has the starch made right. and the

irons of the right temperature the irons

are very liable to stick. or else scorch. In

making the starch use abriut two table—

spoonfuls of the starch to one pint of

water. Dissolve the. starch in one cup of

water. Take a cup of boiling water, and

dissolve in it one-half teaspoonful of

borax. and udd eight or ten drops of tur-

pentine, pour this over the dissolved

starch. This amount of starch should be

enough for two shirts, and several col-

lars and cuffs.



Separate collars and cuffs are much eas-

ier ironed than those attached to the

garment. About an hour before you are

ready to iron them dip the collars and

cuffs in the starch. after stirring it well

with the tips of the fingers. and fold up

in a towel. It is very important that

the irons, should be of the right tempera—

ture—it is necessary to rave them very

hot. yet not hot .enough to scorch. Test

themon a bit of damp cloth before using





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A Woy Some People Hove.





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“Before marriage my wife observedin

summer and country homes, coming in

touch with families of varied means, cul-

ture, tastes and diseriminatlng tenden-

cies, that the families using Postum

seemed to average better than those us-

ing coffee.



“When We were married two years

age, Postum was among our first order

of groceries. We also put in some tea.

and coffee fer guests, but after both had

stood around the pantry about a year

untouched, they were thrown away, and

Postum used only.



“Up to the age of 28 I had been ac-

customed togdrink coffee as a routine

habit and suffered constantly from in-

digestion and all its relative disorders.

Since using Postum all the old complaints

have completely left me and I sometimes

wonder if I ever had them."



Name given by POStum Co.,

Creek, Mich. ‘Vrite for booklet,

Road to VVellville.”



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Regular (must be boiled).



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them on the collars or cuffs. Wipe over

carefully with a rag'dipped in hot water

before beginning to iron, test your iron,

then run it lightly and quickly over the

wrong side, then lightly and quickly over

the right side; then iron heavily on the

wrong side until nearly dry, and then on

the right side until perfectly dry. In

ironing a starched front use the same

method, first smoothing out all creases

with a damp cloth, then iron downwards

and sideways until perfectly dry and

smooth. The collar band should not be

starched as stiff ashthe collars and cuffs.

As we mentioned before, heavy irons

should be used for the table cloths, and

the linen should be ironed until it is per-

fectly dry, or it will draw and have a

puckered look when only partly dried

with the iron; this is important in iron-

ing all goods, but more so for linen goods.

As few folds as possible should be ironed

into table cloths, and do not have the

irons too hot or the fiber of the linen

will be harmed. Colored gowns should be

ironed on the wrong side if you wish

them to retain their fresh look, and never

use a very hot iron on colored goods, es-

pecially delicate colors, for the heat is

liable to fade them, or cause them to

change color. “'hen ironing white or

light colored lingerie gowns or white

skirts spread a bit of muslin or old sheet

on the floor to insure them from getting

soiled. “'hen ironing thin or sheer goods

of any kind keep near you a bowl of

tepid water and a small sponge or bit

of cloth, since the goods will dry out very

rapidly, especialy on hot windy days, and

it will need to be dampened in spots

where it has become too dry to iron nice-

ly. Iron the lace. insertion, medallions

and embroidery first, and on the wrong

side, also the ruffles before the plain

parts of garments. All embroidered doil—

ies or centerpieces or embroidered waists

should be ironed on a heavily padded

board. a heavy soft towel folded in sev-

eral thicknesses will answer the purpose.

Now when (lrcsSes and waists are trim-

med with so many buttons it is well to

know that they can be- ironed over with-

out harm. by ironing on a soft p:1dded

board. The buttons will sink in, and the

goods can be ironed without trouble.

\\'i1en ironing baby ilannels, instead of

dampening the flannel cover With a (lamp

cloth and iron over it; they will look like

new. Any fine ilannels can be ironed in

this way. Light wash silks should be

squeezed between the hands until the

water is all out of them, then they

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sheet, rolled up tightly, and should be

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Save all the cord which comes on gro-

cries. Cast on 1'10 or 60 stitches on knit-

ting needles and knit back and forth,

plain all the time so as to make it tight.

Knit aboutfour feet long. This makes

a fine mop 1-ag.—.—J. A. W.



To keep a new butter bowl from crack-

ing warm or melt lard and with cloth

rub it on the inside several times. Paint

the outside with hard oil. I have been

very successful since doing this way.—

Mrs. E. S.





Rub your leather furniture about once.





a month with olive oil. It softens the

leather and keeps it from cracking, as

heavy, genuine leather often does. This

not only makes the leather wear longer

but softens it and gives it a finish like

new—Mrs. J. J. O’C.



When I am grinding dry bread for the

little chickens I tie either a paper or

cloth bag over the food chopper to pre-

vent the crumbs from scattering. When

the bag gets full I empty it and fill it

again—Mrs. O. J. VV.



Try heating your lemons before squeez-

ing and you will get double- the amount

of juice—M. A. P.



The meat of a fat hen or goose may

be preserved, by cooking it until nearly

tender. Then remove from the kettle

and set the broth with all the fat which

has cooked out, away until it cools. Re-

move the thick layer ef fat from the top

of the kettle and set it on the stove to

heat. Then put the meat in this fat

and cook until tender andbrewn. Pack

the fowl in an earthen dish, pour the fat

over and around it.and set away in a

cool place. If you have morethan one

fowl it is preferable to eat the ribs, rump,

neck, cip, and preserve only the breast

legs and wings. —L. M. T.





 





After blacking a stove my hands were

always a sight until I hit on the follow-

ing scheme: _Take a good -soap that

lathers freely. Make a "thick lather. as

a man w0uld use fer shaving. Rub it

into the hands thoroughly. Do not wipe





"THE MICHIGANFARMER-





also ‘as a





them but rub it all in, getting well under

and around the nails. Then black your

stove. .When washing the hands after-

ward the seap in the pores carries the

blacking with it.——Mrs. S. .



Try toasting bread in the corn pepper

and save burned hands—Mrs. E. V.



When mending stockings for children,

try slipping a large roll of papers in the

leg and see how much easier the patch

ll put on.——Mrs, E. V. .





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When Troubles Trouble.





Dear Deborahz—As I have just finished

reading your article in The Farmer,

“Pushing on the Lines,” I feel to com-

pliment you, as you have fully described

the way I feel so many times. As I read

it I was led to question myself, “Does

she really know me?” But feeling quite

sure you do not, I am glad to know that

there are other women just as foolish as

I am who can fully sympathize with me.

, Being a farmer’s wife on a large farm

with a hired man to do for, I so often

worry over my many household duties.

and as you say, “do the little things over

and over in my mind," before I really





get to them. My husband tries to talk to_





me, as he does not believe in worrying,

but just the Fame, I think you know,

that he does not know the many tasks I

have to do.



I thought as I was reading your article

of the words of our Blessed Master, in

Luke 10:38—42, as he visited at the home

of Mary and Martha. Martha was trou-

bled about her sewing, but Mary was so

anxious over the presence and teaching

of Jesus that she didn’t trouble herself

about the dinner. So Martha spoke to

the Master about it and notice the an-

swer He gave her, and 110w tenderly He

speaks to Martha:



"Martha! Martha! thou art careful and

trliubled about many things-«but one

thing is needful, and Mary hath chosen

that good part, which shall not be taken

away from her.”



So you see the Master is not pleased

with us when we worry over these tem—

poral things, but would have us look

higher. llow many Martha's we find in

the world today, and-so few Mary's, I am

sorry to say.



I am so glad you have written this

article, Deborah, and feel it has been a

great help to me and I hope there is not

one farmer's wife who has not read it

and who has not been benefited thereby.

—An Interested Reader.



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BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.





One of the most enjoyable events it

has been the writer’s privilege to attend

was recently given by a Sunday school

class to which she belongs. It was in

honor of the aged people of the church,

the inmates of a Home for Aged \Vomen

in the vicinity being included in the in-

vitations.



All too often the older people are nec-

essarily or unavoidably left out ofamaj-

ority of the good times of the. church

and neighborhood. Either they are un-

able to get about, or the simple fact that

they have passed the time of their great-

est activities leaves them in the list of

overlooked. It is not a difficult matter

for a group of stronger men and women

to give these “older grown” a memor-

able day, one they will never tire of talk-

ing ever, and incidentally bring joy to

their own hearts.

that the greatest satisfaction comes to

ourselves when we are giving pleasures

to others. It was one of our neted club

women who, when appealed to by a mu-

sical club for suggestions as to how they

could revive interest and keep their mem-

bership, which was gradually lessening

despite their weekly meetings and rehear-

sals, sent this tersemessage: “Sing for

others. Excuse brevity. My busy day.”

There is little doubt in my mind but that

a dinner party and reception for aged

people will bind together and revive in-





terest for any group of younger people





who will undertake it.



This special occasion was during the

time of rambler restes, and the tables

for the chicken dinner which‘was served

were decorated with these beautiful flew-

ers, a spray being placed at each cover

favor. Easy chairs, rugs,

couches, pillows, stands, fans, and flowers

in profusion gave the parlors of the

church beauty and comfort



Conveyances were provided for all who

would otherwise be unable to attend, and





It is an undeniable fact,





AUG. .9, 1913.





the program of toasts Was largely pro-

v’ided‘ by the old people,~‘..one "or their

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QUIETER COLORS IN FALL STYLES.



The early fall styles are already in.

Think of it, when at the time this is

written farm-wives are still picking ber-

ries and making currant jelly! This

truly is a wonderful age, but I often

Wish they would let us finish up one sea-

son before they start to run another in

on us.



Anyway, the styles are in, and thanks

be those awful colors known as Bulgar-

ian are either much toned down er‘net

at all. Black and white is coming in

strong in millinery, and promises to be

good for garments as well. The milliners

are showing street hats of black velvet

and plush with bands of white or white

card with loops and ends. There are

other hats of lavender and freak shades.

but they will haVe few buyers among

Women of good taste.



In fabrics the coarser weaves promise

to be good, with wool ratine a favorite.

Velvet and plush will be popular,



The new suits show draped skirts and

pronOunced cutaway effects in the coats,

which are three-quarter length.





HOME QUERIES.





 





Household Editor:—Some of our piano

keys are turning yellow. I have tried

several remedies but with no results.

(‘an someone tell me of something to

whiten the-m?—~Reader.



Reacler2—A, piano expert advises wiping

the white keys of the piano with a cloth

dipped in wood alcohol every three or

four months, to prevent turning yellow.

You must take care not to tench the

black keys. If the keys have already

turned the only way to whiten them is

to have them ground down on an emery

wheel and repolished. You need not feel

bad if the keys do turn yellow, as this

shows they are real ivory.



llmischold lCditorszVill you kindly send

me, through the. columns of your Home

page, some recipe for bleaching white

clothes that have yellowed with age? 1

have tried bleaching in .rain water, with

but little effect—Mrs. \Vm M.





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SQUAB RAISING.





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When taken up as a fad, without pre-v





vious knowledge or preparation, the rais-

ing of squabs many times proves an ex-





pensive disappointment; but when fol-

lowed along practical lines, with good

stOck and substantial houses, it often





proves as lucrative as well as a pleasant

undertaking.



The prices which may be expected for

squabs, which are pigeons four or five

weeks old, run from $2 to $6 per dozen,

and a pair of Homer pigeons will raise

10 pairs a year. To get these'prlces or

this number of squabs, however, requires

constant care.



Most of the failures are due to starting





on a large scale with limited facilities,

and no practical experience. It is far

better to begin with 25 pairs and select





breeding stock of your owu raising until

you have the required number.



There are a number of breeds. but

straight Homers are best. since you can

expect squabs to mature in four weeks.

Dragoons are larger, but do not mature

so quickly. A cross between Homers and

Dragoons has given satisfaction. as the

squabs are a little larger than pure. Hom-

ers. and mature almost as soon.





In buying the, birds from a breeder in-

sist upon well mated pairs. In buying

an equal number of hens and cocks it does

not necessarily follow that they will be

mated. To be sure of it, confine each

pair in a coop having a partition to sep-

arate them f0r a few days, then turn

them together and observe if they mate.

If so they may be turned into the breed-

ing pen. The same method should be

followed in mating young birds of your

own raising.



A loft has been made to do, but it will

be much better to have a house on the

ground. A dry place should be selected.

and a house, large enough for 40 pairs.

built of good lumber; it should be 8x12

feet, high enough to stand in when at-

tending the birds. and well lighted and

ventilated. For a house of this size

there should be a fly eight feet wide. of

the same height and 20 to 30 feet long,

inclosed with wire netting of a mesh

small enough to exclude sparrows. as

these pests w0uld otherwise eat much of

the feed. Do not place perches or any-

thing here against which the pigeons

could fly and injure themselves: a six-

inch board placed along both Sldes' and

the end. four feet from the ground. is

the proper thing for them to alight upon.

The nest boxes should be removable

shelves two feet long arranged along the

sides. These shelves are a foot wide,





 





being di-

the next tier by an upright

board of the same width as the shelves.

The reason for having the nest boxes of





and the same distance apart,

vided from





this length, is that it is necessary for

each pair to have- room for two nests,

since they will be laying before a pair

of squabs are matured. 'For these nests,

small pans or crooks are used—~two of

them in each shelf. Straw should be put

where the birds can get it for nest build-

ing. Never have a running board or

alighting'board within the house, since

some of the more puguacious are likely

to create a disturbance among their

neighbors. Perches are not necessary,

as the birds will roost in the nest boxes

which are easily cleaned by removing the

shelf once a week.





In boxes on the fioo; keep a plentiful





supply of sand and crushed shell, same as





you would for poultry." Plenty of water

should be supplied every day, as pigeons

require a daily bath as well as plenty of

drinking water. The feed should consist

of cracked corn. wheat and peas, with an

occasional feed of millet or hemp seed.

Feed them twice a day, at eight in the

morning and again at four 0r five in the

afternoon, giving to a pen of 40 pairs

about three quarts at a feed. This

should be put in a long shallow trough on

the floor of the pen. and never outside

in the fly. If any of the feed is left in

the trough, cut down the feed. as they

should not be allowed to eat stale food.





Pigeons are subject to roupo and other

diseases. For roup, camphorated oil in-

jected into the nostrils after cleansing

with warm water usually proves effectu-

al. Tobacco stems placed in the neSt

pans, and other precautionary measures

as practiced with poultry, will keep lice

and mites in check. -



If deSired to extend the quarters it will

be more economical to build one house

that can be divided into five pens by par-

titions. with fiy divided in the same way,

than to build separate small pens. The

pens are made eight feet high and of the

same width for the re~1son that four—foot

netting can thus be used to best ad-

vantage.



Vi'hile the ordinary pigeon, as kept on

farms in barn lofts is filthy, it does not

follow that they prefer such surroundings

in order to thrive. Their pens should be

kept clean. HaVe drinking fountains

washed every day, and once a Week put

a little carbolic acid in the water. When

cleaning the floors sprinkle a little lime

about, and otherwise disinfect.



Missouri. H. F. G‘RJNSTEAD.



THE USE OF THE HEDDON HIVE.



The object of this article is not to ad-

vertise this hive but to tell you how to

use it if you have it. I '1night say fur-

ther that if you have any of the stan-

dard hives in use now in your yard. are

accustomed to them and like them, I

should go mighty slow about changing

for any other kind of hive, no matter

what merits may be chimed for it.



“'hile the Heddon hive is not so largely

used as the dovetailed hive, which has

come to be considered the standard hive

of the country, it has come. into quite

prominent use among a certain class of

bee-keepers, principally comb-honey pro—

ducers.



As you will see by looking at the illus-

tration, the hive is made 11p of three

parts or sections; for this reason it is

often called the sectional or the divisible-

brood-chamber hive. As

'it is used more than

anything else for comb

honey I 'win describe

the usual method of us-

inf! it for this purpose

‘The bees are usually



Dllt away for vyinter

with three sections fill-

edwith honey, and in

the spring the number

of sections can be l'eg'-

lated according to the

number of bees there





are in the hive. If

there is a good roaring

colony there. the three





sections may be left on

just as they are, but if

there is only a medium

colony one section of

the brood nest should

be removed, thus giv-

ing the bees that much

less space to keep warm in. If they are

weak, they can be reduced to one sec-

tion. Now yOu can watch them as they

grow in strength and add sections as

needed until the beginning of the honey

fi0w, or until you wish to divide them,

if you wish to increase.



The colonies

to begin with





which had three sections

will probably have suffi—

cient space to keep the queen busy till

the flow is on. When you get ready to

put on comb-honey supers you will find

that those colonies having three sections

of brood nest will be in about this con-

dition: the two lower stories. or sections,

will both be filled solidly with brood, but

the upper story will probably be filled

mostly with honey. Take the section

filled with honey and, removing the mid-

dle section, put each in the other’s place.

Then put your comb- -honey supers on top,





_' latter





and you have an ideal condition for im-

mediate work in the supers. What honey

there is in the brood nest is right in the

middle of'it where the bees do not want

it, and they will immediately begin opera-

tions to get it out of there. As the up-

er part of the brood nest is full of brood

they cannot put it there. and so, as they

ne'vei store it below the brood. there is

no place to put it but in the supers.

which is just where you want it.





Colonies having two sections of the

brood nest will be. handled much the

same way except that as they have only

two sections the sections are simply re-

versed. the top one put at the bottom

and the bottom one on top. This gives

you the exact conditions you found when

you shifted the :cctfons in the three-sec-

tion colony. “'ith only two sections the

queen will have gone well up into the

second section with her brood. and honey

will be found only in the upper part of

the section, so when we reverse the sec—

tions we again have the honey in the

center of the brood nest.





If there are any colonies that 'have only

one section filled at the beginning ‘of the

flow these had better be united. As the

season progresses some colonies will grad-

ually Work back to the old condition, viz.,

lots of honey in the upper section and

brood all below. As this is not very

conducive to honey production they should

be again reversed when these conditions

appear.



If natural swarming is allowed, swarms

can be hived On one section at first, with

a super above. and work will then begin

above at the same time as in the brood

nest. These conditions should not be left

for long, however, as it has been my ex-

perience that colonies so left will fill the

first super above the broad nest full of

pollen. which of course ruins the honey.

As soon as comb building is well begun

in both hive and super. slip an extra sec-

tion between hive and super and you will

get fine results.





If you wish to find the queen in one of

these hives, instead of handling frames

as you have to in the other styles of

hives you handle whole sections at a

time. shaking the bees out of them. or

smoking them until the queen runs out

on the bottom bars, or on the top bars

of the frame below, or on the bottom

board. It is claimed by those who advo-

vato the use of this hive that this methOd

of finding the queen is far ahead of hav-

ing to look through all the frames for

her. I could never find any advantage- in

it, however, and in fact have often found

that I was compelled to go through the

entire set of sixteen frames in order to

find her.





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Michigan Farmer have had a similar ex—

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the number of days it takes the eggs to

hatch. I have found that they seldom

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hatching in from 20 to 22 days, us—

ually'Zl days. Pekin duck eggs. are sup-l

posed to require 28 days for incubation.

.This spring I set some duck eggs under

hens. In due time the ducklings appear-

ed, but they continued to hatch, one o;-

tWO each day for several days. Finally

after the hens had been sitting 21/2 days;

over five weeks, and no duckling had

hatched for several days, I decided that

the remaining eggs might as well be

thrown out. I proceeded to give them to

the pigs when “quack" went one poor

little fellow: it was tOo late to save him

and I am still wondering how long it

would haveotaken him to hatch. I have

had-them hatch in other years when I

thought they had been sitting for five

Weeks but was not absolutely sure. This

year, however. I am certain of the time.

The ducklings have been unusually strong

and vigorous and have grown rapidly. I

have not lost one and they are. nearly

full grown. I cannot account for their

slowness in hatching, unless it is that I

was veiy busy and neglected to sprinkle

the eggs with warm water the last week

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August 6, 1913.





Wheat—The wheat market the past

week has shown more or less nervous-

ness. Prices advanced rapidly until Sat-

urday since which time a bearish feeling

has prevailed. While cash values are.

about steady with the previous week,

futures show an advance. W'eather con-

ditions are important in price making.

While the wheat crop of this country is

sufficiently advanced in most sections to

be secure from further danger, the in-

fluence of the drouth on the corn crop is

so affecting that deal that dealers in

wheat felt compelled to advance the lat-

ter cereal so long as there was no prom-

iSe of rain to improve corn conditions.

Russia’s crop is also suffering from un-

favorable weather. Should conditions

there remain unchanged it is probable

that the crop of that country will have

a bullish influence on the world market.

One year ago the price for No. 2 red

wheat was $10514 per bu. Local quota-

tions are as follows:





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N0. 2 No. 1



Red. White. Sept. Dec.

Thursday ...... 88 88 89 92%

Friday ........ 89 89 90 93%

Saturday ......89’,.*; 89%, 90% 94%

Monday ....... 89 88 90%, 94%

Tuesday ....... 88 87 89 9

\Vednesday . . .88 87 93 y 97%





Chicago, (Augus‘t 5).—No. 2 red wheat,

new, 801.,(u‘s7l/gc; No. 3 red, new. 85@

Sfiigc: Sept, 861/40; Dec, 90%9‘ per bu.



Corn.-Coin values continued to ad—

vance until Tuesday when there was a

slight reaction owing to the promise of

rains in certain sections of the corn belt.

This grain has become the leader among

the cereals, and because of the rapidly

advancing prices, which have advanced

fully 12c within a short period, other

grains have been strengthened in their

market position. The crop has been ser-

iously damaged already; whatever may

be the future weather conditions it can-

not attain a normal yield. However,

smue good would be done by copious

rains at the present, time. A year ago

No. 3 corn was selling here at 75%c per

bu. Quotations for the week are:



No.3 No.3





Corn. Yellow.

Thursday . ................ 67 69

Friday .................... 68% 701/2

Saturday ....... . .......... 70 72

Monday ................... 711,4; 731,5;

Tuesday ................. . 701/; 721/2

\Vednesday .............. 71 73





Chicago. (August 5).—-I\'o. 2 corn, 691/2

(uTOC; No. 3, 61l1,1,((1691;éc; Sept, 0954c;

lieu, 053.10. per bu.



Oats.*.\lthough conditions surrounding

this grain are not such as to advance

the market. the influence of corn has

improved piices over what they were a

weck ago. The market is easy with a.

fair amount of offerings. One year ago

the price for standard oats was 53c per

bu. Quotations for the week are as fol-





lows:

No. 8



Standard. White.‘

Th ursda y ................. 43 3.1 421?;

Friday .................... 441i; 431};

Saturday ................. 451,3, 441,1;

Monday ................... 443.; 433,;

Tuesday .................. 441;, 431,»;

“'edncsday ............... 44 43





Chicago. (August 5).-—.\'o. 2 oats, new,

40§4Q14114c; standard. new, 4114((1'42140;





standard, old. 42@421,4c; Sept, 41":30;

Dec, 44c per bu.

Beans.—Bean values show a further





decline in cash sales, while bids for Oc-

tober deliyeries remain on a par with a

week ago. Prices for immediate, prompt

and August shipment is “$1.80 and for

October $1.85 per bu.



Chicago, (August 5).—.—\ substantial de-

cline is also noted in bean value: at this

point with pea beans. hand—picked. quot-

ed at 8.9061105 per bu; red kidneys, $1.05

(”1.80: white kidneys, $3 per bu.



Rye._This deal is lifeless and prices

rule llrgc below the figures given last

week, the local price being 0219c for No.

2. .\t Chicago No. 2 is quoted at 621g€il

631'gc for new rye.



Barley.~This cereal has adVanced dur—

ing the week with quotations :lt Chicago

about 20 higher. the figures being 5061650

per bu. The same price obtains at Mil-

waukee.



Clover Seed—Both common and alsike

seed have improved in price the past





week. The outlook for the crop is de-

clining. Practically all de-Iling is in fu—

tures. Prime October and December seed





is quoted at $8.65;‘ October alsike, $11. At

To‘cdo, October is quoted at $8.571/2. while

October and December alsike are selling

at $11.40 per bu.



Timothy Seed—This market remains

unchanged from last week, with prime

seed selling at $2.50 per bu.





 





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Flour.—Jobbing lots in 1,6, paper sacks

are selling on the Detroit market per 196

lbs. as follows: Best patent. $5.50; sec-

ond_ $5.10; straight. $5; spring patent,

$5.10: rye flour. $4.60 per bbl.



Feed—In 100-lb. sacks. jobbing lots:

Bran. $23; coarse middlings. $23; fine

middlings, $26; cracked corn and coarse

corn meal, $26; .corn and oat chop, $24

per ton.



Hay.—Prices steady at last week’s ad-

vance. Carlots 0n the track at Detroit

or: No. 1 timothy. $15.50@16: No. 2,

$12.50@13.50: light mixed, $14fii1450: No,

1 mixed. $11.50@12.50. -



New York—Large baled. No. 1 tim-

Mhy 321; standard, $19@20; light clOVer





 





mixed, $18@19; heavy mixed, $15.50@17'

per ton; . :

‘Straw.——Detroit.—Lower. Rye, $8@9;

wheat and oat straw, $7@7.50 per ton.



New York—New, rye straw, $17@18

per ton.





 





 





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.



Butters—A better feeling is in evidence

at all points, due to the pretty general

opinion that the low point for the sea—

‘smi has been passed. Elgin recovered a.

%c on Monday and the local market made

a like advance. Extra creamery, 261/20

per lb; firsts, 25c; dairy, 21c; packing

stoclc, 19c.



Elgln.-—Market steady at 26%0.



Chicago—Values here show practically

no change although the situation isret

garded as more satisfactory than for

some weeks past. Quotations are: Ex-

tra creame'ry, 26%c; extra firsts, 250;

firstS, 240; seconds, 230; dairy extras.

25c; firsts, 231/2c; seconds, 220; packing

stock, 12((0210 as to quality.



New rYork.——This market has a firmer

tone. Values generally unchanged except

the better qualities of creamery, which

are 1,420 higher. Creamery extras, 26%@

271,.1c; firsts, 25617260; seconds, 23%@24%c;

stale. dairy, finest, 25%(026c; good to

prime, 24((1r25c; common to fair, 22@231/§c;

packing, 18617215420 as to quality.



Eggs—The situation in regard to eggs

is similar to that in butter—the low point

appears to have been passed ‘and values

are on the up grade everywhere. Local

quotations are. up 1%0 from last week.

Current offerings, candied, quoted at 19¢

per dozen.



Chicago—Nearly all qualities are some-

what higher, the better grades gaining

1c or more. MiscellaneOus receipts,

cases included, are quoted at 10((ill5c; do

cases returned, Mill‘il/Jc; ordinary firSls,

1660170; firsts, 19c: extra, 220 per dozen.



New York—Good stock commanding an

advance of a full cent. Fresh gathered

extras, 25((1‘27c; western gathered whites‘,

21ml27c per dozen.



Poultry—Offerings of young stock are

increasing rapidly and prices are gradu-

ally declining in consequence. Locally all

grades of chickens are off a full cent.

Other kinds unchanged. Quotations are:

Live.——Broilers, 17c; hens, ISl/éc; No. 2

hens, llfi?12c; old roosters. 10((i‘11c; tur-

keys, 176T18c: geese. 1269130; ducks, 15@

16c per lb.



Chicago—Chickens lfi‘ll/gc lower; no

other changes. Quotations on live are:

Turkeys, good weight. 13c; others, 12c;

fowlS, gOOd, 131/20: spring chickens, 16@

17c: ducks. 13c; geese, 10c; guinea hens,

$4 per dozen.



Cheese—Steady. “'bolesale lots, Mich-

igan flats, 131/2671“; New York flats,

lfilgfii‘lfic; brick cream, 141460150; limbnr-

ger, 151,1,fi16c.





Veal.—Little doing; quotationslargely

nominal. Fancy, 131/2@14c; common,

100110.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





 





Apples.—The increased supply has low-

ered values. Now being quoted at $1.25

per lid. and $3.50fi4 per bbl.



Huckleberries.——Quoted at- $4614.50 per

bushel.



Goeseberries.—Not plentiful at .250433

per bushel.



Currants.’}ligher.

per bushel.



Raspberries—The red kind are more

plentiful and somewhat lower; blacks un-

changed. licvls, $4614.25 per bu; black,

$2412.21 per iii-qt. case.



Blackberriesmfs‘elling at; $2fi2.25 per 16-

qt. case.



Potatoes.—On the markets here the of—

ferings are bringing around $1 per bu.

Imported tubers are quoted at $2.65@2.75

per 21/2 busack. _





Ordinary, $3. 50604





 





DETROIT RETAIL PRICES.





 





Eastern Market—There was a large

market on Tuesday morning. In spite of

many wagons, however, buyers were pro-

portionately more plentiful and produce

was selling at prices quite satisfactory to

farmers. For this season of the year the

variety of produce was limited, there be-

ing scarcely any small fruits on sale. Po-

tatoes were scarce and selling rapidly at

$1 per bu: tomatoes scarce, selling rapidly

at $4615 bu; green peppers, $1; cucumbers

large, $1.25: summer squash, 50c; green

corn, 00cm$1 per bag of 10 dozen: car-

rots were priced at eight bunches for 250

for small. and larger roots at 8060900 per

bushel. Cabbage, 900(131 per bu: thimble.

berries around $3 per 24-qt. case; celery

per bunch, 35c; lettuce, 456F55c per bas-

ket: eggs around 300, per dozen. Loose

boy is still quoted at $136116 per ton and

moving slowly.





 





GRAND RAPIDS.





Tuesday morning's city market was the

biggest of the season to date, with an at-

teudance of 540 and 335 loads of fruit and

produce. First home—grown Osage melons

of the season were brought in. also first

pears. Fruit prices were as follows: Ap-

ples, 40cfi$1.25: pears, $1fil1.40: blackber-

ries, $15002: gooseberries, $1.40; plums.

$2; huckleberries. $2.35. New potatoes

have the wide range 01" 4006331. most of

the early crop running the size of wal-

nuts. The late crop of potatoes promises

well. Hay continues at 3111461717.. Eggs

are worth 18@19c. Corn has advanced

to 72c.





THE LIVE. STOCK! MARKETS.

Buffalo.

August 4. 1913.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo. New York).

Receipts of stock here today as foll0ws:

Cattle,.200 cars: hogs. 65 double decks:

sheep and lambs, 25 double decks; calves

1000 head.

With 200 cars of cattle on our market





TH'E MICHIGAN FARMER '





J

here today, and heavy. runs everywhere,

west ofus, our ,rnarkét- on everything ex-

cepta few loads of prime heavy cattle

weighing 1350 or up was fully 15@250 per

cwt. lower than last Monday. A few

loads of the heaviest cattle sold full

steady with last Monday. The market

closed very dull with at least 40 cars of

cattle here unsold. . . ‘ .-



‘ Best 1350 to 1450-lb. steers, $8:60@8’x90;

best-1200 to 1300-”). do., $8.25@8.60’; best

1100 to 1200-1b. do., $8@8.25; coarse and

plain heavy steers, $7.75@8; choice handy

steers, $8@8.40; grassy 1000 to 1100-lb.

steers, $7.25@7.75; grassy 800 to 1000-lb.

Steers, $6.75@7.25; best fat cows, $6@

6.50; best grassy cows, $5.25@5.75; good

do., $6@5.26; light do., $4.26@4.75; trim-

mers, $3.25@4; best fat heifers, ‘$7.25@

7.50; medium grassy heifers, $6.25@6.75;

common heifers, $5.50@6; good to best

feeding steers, $6.50@7.50; fair to best

stockers, $5.50@6.25; best butcher bulls,

$6.50@7; best bologna. bulls, $5.50@6.25;

stock bulls. $5@5.50; best milkers and

springers, $55@80; common to good do.,

$45@55.



Receipts of hogs today were light,

about 65 double decks, and trading very

Slow and uneven. Light weights selling

to best advantage; heavy hogs practically

neglected at the close. Some choice lights

sold at $9.70@9.75, with the bulk of the

mixed grades at $9.55@9.60 and choice

heavies quotable at $9.406n9.50. Pigs sold

right in with the yorkers as a rule.

Roughs, $8@8.25; stags from $7.50@7.75.



The sheep and lamb market was- fairly

active today, with prices about the same

as the close of last Week; most of the

choice lamabs selling from $7@7.35; year-

lings, $5.50@6.25. Look for about steady

prices the balance of the week.



\Ve quote: Choice lambs, $7607.35; cull

to fair lambs, $6606.75; yearlings, $5.50@

6.25; bucks, $2.50ml325: wethers, $5.25@

5.50; handy ewes. $4.25@4.50; heavy do.,

$390604: cull shcep, $2.50(w3.50; veais,

choice to extra, $11€il11.50; fair to good;

$9.50(w10.50; heavy calves, $5.50@7.





 





Chicago.

August 4, 1913.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ..... 17.000 47.000 34.000

Same day last year..24.285 31.343 28.055

Received laSt week..47.857 124.153 111.292

Same week last year.50,565 120.967 121.604



Seventeen thousand cattle looks like a.

very moderate supply for a Monday, yet

buyers are taking hold very sparingly and

bidding a dime lower in quite a number

of instances. .-\t a late hour little had

been done. Hogs are off on an average

a dime.'with sales at an extreme range

of $8fl9.30. Inferior lots of sows make

up a big share of the daily receipts, and

the average weight of the hogs received

last week fell ofi“ to 238 lbs, being 8 lbs.

less than a week earlier, and comparing

with 241 lbs. one year ago, 236 lbs. two

years ago, 254 lbs. three years ago and

229 lbs. four years ago. The best sheep

and lambs are bringing firm prices. and

some prime ewes sold for $4.00, but bids

are lower for the rank and file of the

offerings. There was a bid of $6.85 for a.

bunch of 7,000 feeder lamb< from Idaho

by a Michigan sheepman, but it was re-

fuscd.



Sixty-one cars of northwestern range

cagtrtle arrived‘ today and sold at $6.30@

\‘4ll)-



Cattle receipts were increased last Week

at a InOFt inopporiune time. for the hot





weather greatly curtailed the consump--





tion of beef, and naturally prices for the

general run of cattle pursued a downward

course, even the very best finished beeves

sharing in the decline. The greater part

of the steers declined all of 25c, with nu-

merous instances of reduction of 400,

while cows and heifers averaged GONG-$1

lower than the ‘high time of the previous

week, and the market for them was bad-

ly demoralized. The bulk (if the steers

crossed the scales at .$7.75((?‘8.485. the best

corn-fed heavy steers going at’$8.75@9.10

and the commoner lots of grassy light-

weight steers at “(17.95. Fair to me-

dium grades brought $8108.40 and good

steers $8.45fi178.70, while common to prime

little yearlings found buyers at $7.80@

0.10. but very good cattle sold near the

top figures. As is usual at the midsum-

mer period, the cattle offerings, showed

increased percentages of grassy stock.

with a smaller representation of good

bccve’s. Butchering cows and heifers had

an outlet at $4.70”18.60. and cutters

brought 5542061400. while cannet's snid at

$325041?) and bulls at $4.50fri7.85. Lower

average prices for stockers and feeders

prevailed, as the demand was very poor,

but prime feeders were :‘carce and firm.

Stcckers sold at $5.50fi7.63 and weighty

feeders at 36.00%‘8, while a sale took

i‘lace cf 22 head of extra fine 1.112—lb.

Shorthorn feeders to go to Indiana at

$$8.20. Veal calves had a good sale at

$9.506i‘11, 'with sales of the heavier

weights of calves at $508.25. Milch cows

sold sparingly at $50fl75 per head. and a





fancy Holstein sp‘inger brought $125. A,





year ago the best beeves advanced to

$085. The first range c‘ittle of the- year

arrived la‘t week and so'd at $6.1’0fii7.50

for steers and at $5.25@6.50 for cows. the

cheaper steers going for feeders. Fifty-

fOur cars of rangers arri‘ved from Mon-

tana and South Dakota.



Hogscontinued in good local slaughter-

ing demand lzxst week, but there was a

great falling off in the eastern shipping

demand. and this enabled buyers to force

some reductions in prices, especially for

droves that failed to grade well. , A good

many brood sows, thin and skippy. have

been coming on the market and selling

at an extremely large discount, while the

best light-weight hogs have continued to

go highest of everything. With lessdo-

ing on outside account. local speculators

also curtailed their purchases, leaving lo~

cal packers to do most of the buying, and

on some days a good many hogs had to

be carried over unsold. More swine have

been slaughtered by the packers of the

country since the first of last March than

for the corresponding time last year, yet

the supplies were well absorbed and





prices are far rhigher ‘ t

years while porik is_,_mor-e am .34, ”fer

barrelhigher than a year ago. Both fr£sh

and cured hog products are having an

extremely large consumption. The close

of last week found hogs selling for $8.25





@9335, compared with $8.50@9.50 a week~

.earlier.





, Pigs closed at $7.50@8.65- and

Stags. at $9.10@9.50, with throwout pack-





‘ing sows bringing $7@8.26.‘ .





Sheep, yearlings and lambs were rush-

ed to market last week in such generous

numbers that prices experienced sensa-

tional declines throughout the whole list,

the general demand falling off and being

unablegto absorb the offerings. The Ida-

ho, Montana, \Vashin‘gton and Oregon

ranges shipped in flocks much more liber-

ally, Idaho furnishing lambs mainly, and

the proportion of feeders was extremely

small, sheepmen finding it profitable to

make their holdings fat before shipping.

There were also a good showing of na-

tive lambs and native ewes, but the sea-

son for shipping southern lambs from

Louisville direct to the big Chicago pack-

ing concerns has been drawing to a close.

. The close of last week saw lambs sell

$1@1.25 per 100 lbs. lower than a week

earlier and aged sheep 50@75c lower.

Lambs sold at $525637. with prime range

lambs quoted up to $7.25 and feeder lambs

firm at $6.50@6.90. Yearlings were sal-

able at $4.75fii)6.50, wethers at $3.50@5.25,

ewes at $2.5061)4.50 and bucks at $3603.75.





Horses had a very limited general de-

mand last week. and buyers were ex-

tremely particular in making selections,

common and medium grades being dis-

criminated against almost invariably. In

fact, it was impossible in numerous in-

stances to get bids. Sales were largely

at 5515061150. inferior animals being slow

at $85@100 and prime heavy drafters

almost nominal at $275@350.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





 





Northern Isabella and Southern Clare

Co.’s, July 28.~—(‘.ood growing weather af-

ter a terrible downpour of rain which

was badly needed. Haying nearly done

and not more than half a crop. Oats

nearly fit to cut and they are a good

crop. Beans look fine and promise a

good crop. Corn looks fine, also pota—

toes. Sugar beets will be a bumper crop.

All kinds of stock selling well.



Sanilac 00., Aug. 2.—}laying all done

and wheat harvest about rcompleted. Very

little threshed as yet; what has been

threshed is a fine sample and yielding

about 25 bu. per acre. The. next ten

days of dry, hot weather, such as we

have been having, will find the oats and

barley about harvested. also. Corn is

making fine growth. Late potatoes are

getting a good start, but early ones are

a poor stand, hardly ready for table use

yet. Considerable highway repairing in

progress: \Veather prophets say we are

going to have a dry August and Septem—

ber. Hay market is a little stronger.



Emmet Co., Aug. 2.—Except for being

a little dry during the last half of the

month, and this short drought was brok-

en by a line. rain the last day of the

month, weather conditions were very fa-

vorable for the growth of crops and for

the prosecution of farm work. The hay

crop was better than an average. and,

in most instances, secured in prime con-

dition. the'at filled well and berry is

plump. Oat crop said by many to be the

best known in this section for many

years._ l’aying prices at the stores: But-

ter, 250; eggs, 24c; new potatoes, $1. Pas-

tures are looking good, and new seedings

are coming on finely.



Klalkaska, Co., .luly 30.——~\Ve are having

some line ruins which are very beneficial

to second crop clover, pastures and all

'growmg crops. May a light crop; wheat

and rye good; corn growing finely; late





,potatoes'have been infested badly with





bugs. Oats/ripening fast. Buyers pick-

mg up'a‘ll the cattle and hogs they can

findhyoungdgt-ass“stuff, at about 5c; hogs

SC. on foot; milch co'Ws, $506065. Corn

Will principally be put into silos. No

threshing done yet but will begin in a.

iew (lays. Considerable alfalfa being

sown, which promises'to do well.

' Indiana.



' Decatur 00,, July 28.~—\\'heat threshing

is in fulbblast: yield is good; oats and

hay are light but of good quality. Pas-

ture is coming along nicely, and the





,growing corn certainly looks fine. This





will be an excellent fruit season. but the

peach crop will only be fair.



Noble 00., July 29.—Pasture is short;

clover is not doing very well, but all

stock _:1re thriving and keeping in good

condition. The cats crop is a failure, and

hay'is not much better. Wheat is of fine

quality and is yielding bountifully. There

is a splendid outlook fer a bumper crop

of corn, although we have needed rain

badly, and the failure to get it at the

right time or at all is responsible for the

poor showing.



Monroe 09., July 30,—Dry weather pre-

vails; conditions are discouraging. Gar-

dens, oats. meadows, pasture, all are no

good. Corn has suffered immensely from

the long drouth. The wheat has done

well. Farmers are drawing on their cap-

ital, selling timber, and buying expensive

corn to feed hogs. This is a bad season,



Wisconsin.



Pierce 00., July 30.—Wisconsin is not a

wheat growing state. A large majority

0f the farmers buy their flour. The long

June heat was not only detrimental to

the farmers’ crops but to business activ—

ities in all directions. Now the other

extreme. Storm after storm, including

large ouantities of wateryhail and wind.

Oats and hay are normal' if they can be

saVed. Corn during the hot. muggy

weather tried its best to catch 'up to

near what it should be, but has been

badly beaten by the wind and completely

Wiped out by hall in strips.



W. E. Li ingston, Parma. Mich, who

has been advertising Poland-China hogs,





 





 





writes that the results of his advertise-'





ing in the Michigan Farmer have been

very satisfactory. .
m. ~





 





 





 





   





AUG. 9, 1913. , ,

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Stack Markets" are reports of last week:

all other markets are right up inc-date.

Thursday's‘ Detroit Live Stock markets

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DETROIT :lVE sTOCK MARKETS.





Thursday's Market.

11 July 31, 1913.





. , - Cattle. .

,Receipts, 1739. Market dull and 25c

lower than last week;'quality common.

We quote: Best steers and heifers,

$7.50@7.75; steers and heifers, 1000 to

1200, $6.75@7.25; do. 800 to 1000, $6.25@

6.75; grass steers and heifers that are

fat, 800 to 1000, $6.‘25@6.75; do. 500 to

700, $5.50@6.50; choice fat cows, $5.50@

5.75; good fat cows, $5615.25; commou do.

$4.50@5; canners, $3@4; choice heavy

bulls, $6.50; fair to good bolognas. bulls,

$5.75@6.25; stock bulls, $4.50@5.50; choice

feeding steers, 800 to 1000, $6.25@6.75;

fair feeding steers, 800 to 1000‘, $6@6.50;

choice stockers, 500 to 700, $6.25@6.50;

fair do., 500 to 700, $575616; stock heif-

ers, $5.25@6: milkers, large, young. me-

dium age, $60@75; common do., $40@50.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Jesse 13 stickers

av 577 at $6; to Sullivan 1“. Co. 2 bulls

av 1000 at $6, 2 steers av 910 at $6.35,

4 do av'1050 at $7, 13 do av 972 at $7, 5

cows av 930 at $5.50; to Thorburn 9

stockers av 550 at $6.25, 14 do av 552 at

$6, 9 do av 736 at $6.50; to Schumaker

7 bulls av 546 at $5.25, 4 stockers av

545 at $5.25; to Hammond. S. & Co. 16

butchers av 681 at $5.85, 5 do av 512 at

$1.75. 7 cows ava 1014 at $5.25, 1 steer

weighing 910 at $7.25: to Mich. B. Co.

6 cows av 727 at $5.25; to Parker. W. &

Co. 3 bulls av 1097 at $6.25, 3 do av 1017

at $6.25, 5 do av 848 at $6; to Breitenbeck

6 cows av 980 at $4.75, 1 do Weighing

1000 at $4.50, 4 butchers av 612 at $5.75;

to Applebaum 3 do av 777 at $4.75; to

Hammond, S. & Co. 19 steers av 978 at

$7.23, 7 do av 900 at $7.30, 3 cows av 880

at $4; to Kull 3 cows av 1013 at $5.25, 2

steers av 785 at $7: to Sullivan P. Co.

steers av 1155 at $7. 6 do av 583 at $5.50;

to Parker, 11'. & Co. 23 steers av 1044 at





0





$7.25; to Mich. B. Co. 14 butcher: av

580 at $5.50, 1 steer weighing 1620 at

$6.25; to Brcsnahan 4 cows av 937 at

$4.25; to Hammond. S. & Co. 19 steers

:Iv 978 at $7.25, 1 bull weighing 1330 at

$6.25, 1 do Weighing 1180 at $6.50, 2





heifers av 800 at $6.25.



Spicer & R. sold Bresnahan 1 cow

weighing 930 at $4.50, 3 butchers av 840

at $6.25, 2 cows av 1090 at $6, 1 do

weighing 970 at $5. 8 do av 1031 at $5.25;

to Bracy 2 bulls av 590 at $5. 2 heifers

av 375 at $4.50. 1 cow weighing 690 at

$3. 18 stockera av 471 at $5.25: to Ham—

mond, S. &.Co. 11 bulls av 1013 at $6,

7 heifers av 636 at $6, 17 steers av 843



. ' 1 cow weighing 1220 at $5; to

Bell & L. 5 feeders av 826 at $7.10; to

Mich. B. Co. 19 cows av 976 at $5.25; to

ThOrborn 5 stockers av 672 at $6.25. 9

do av 610 at $6; to .lessee 10 do av 500

at $5.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 13 butchers

av 822 at $6.50, 6 do av 700 at $5.75; to

Lowenstein 20 stockers av 535 at $5.75;

to Kamman, B. Co. 5 butchers av 656 at

$5.60, 12 do av 850 at $6: to Bresnahan 2

cows av 810 at $4.25, 4 do av 807 at $4.

20 stockers av. 583 at $5.75, 3 cows av 960

at $4.25; to Grant 5 bulls av 531 at $5;

to Mich. B. Co. 6 butchers av 931 at

$5.75. 2 cows av 835 at $4.20. 10 butchers

av 750 at $6.25, 1 bull weighing 1150 at

$6; to Kull 8 butchers av 670 at $6, 10

steers av 998 at $7.25 6 do av 911 at

$735.3 cows av 1083 at $5.35, 5 bulls av

910 at $6.



,Roe COm. Co. sold Bresnahan 1 cow

weighing 930 at $4.15, 1 do weighing 1040

at $4.10; to Sullivan P. Co. 15 steers av

1066 at $7.40: to Newton B. Co. 15 do av

1020 at $7.50; to Bracey 14 stockers av

495 at $4.90, 1 do weighing 470 at $5; to

Mich. B. Co. 6 butchers av 811 at $6. 24

do av 716 at $6.35. 11 do av 790 at $6.25.

5 do av 730 at $6.50, 2 do av 820 at $5.50.

2 heifers av 650 ‘at $6; to Merritt 10

stockers av'550 at $6, 14 do av 486 at

$5.40. 4 do av 440 at $5.40: to Sullivan P.

'00. 2 cows av 1100 at $5.50; to Kull 4

butchers av 737 at $6.60, 2 do av 550 at

$5.75. _ ‘ ‘



Haley & M. sold Hammond. S. & Co.

2 cows av 1125 at $5.75, 8 butchers av

904 at $7: to Bresnahan 1 cow weighing

1310 at $5.50, 6 heifers av 641 at $6.20;

to Schumaker 17 heifers av 556 at $6.75:

to Sullivan P. Co. 2 bulls av 1285 at

$6.25. 6 cows av 1008 at $5.40. 1 bull

weighing 1090 at $6.25. 3 steers av 683 at

$5.75. 1 do weighing 1170 at $6 25: to

Davenport 14 stockers av 503 at $5.90; to

Lowcnstein 2 heifers av 630 at $5.50: to

Hertler Bros. 14 stockers av 557 at $5 95,

21 do av 582 at $6. 5 do av 504 at $5.85.

11 do av 537 at $5.85, 3 do av 1‘97 at

$5.50: to Mich. B.AC0. 4 bulls av 81?. at

$5.90. 3 butchers av 840 at $6. 2 heifers

nv 985 at $7.25, 3 cows av 833 at $5.25.

3 heifers av 700 at $6. 2 bulls av 780 at

$5.25, 2 do av 1110 at $6.25, S cows and

bulls av 978 at $5.75. 1 steer weighing

900 at $6.75. 2 heifers av 520 at $6: to

Merritt 6 Stockers av 680 at $6: to Sul-

livan P_ Co. 3 heifers av 777 at $5 50, 3

do av 720 at $5.50; to Mason B. Co. 13

butchers av 717 at $6.35.



Sharp sold Mich. B. Co. 3 cows av

1087 at $6, 3 do av 1093 at $4.90.



Rigelow sold same 2 bulls av 755 at

$5.25. 6 butchers av 800 at $6.



Johnson sold Hammond. S. & Co. 5

COWS av 990 at $5.50, 7, heifers av 653

at $6.25.’



Same sold Bresnahan 14 stockers av





555 at $7.60.

' Veal calves.

Receipts. 738. Market steady. Best.

5106171075; others, ”@950. -

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B: Co. 3 av





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





150 at $10, 1 weighing 100 at $8.50, 5 av

145 at $9, 12 av 160 at $10.50, 4 av 215

at $7, 3 av 160 at $10.50, 13 av 150 at $10,

1 weighing 360 at $8; to Goose 3 av 250

at $5. ' '



Dancer &. K. sold Burnstine 6 av 140

at'$10.25. . - ~



Long sold same 3 av 175 at $10.50.



Groff sold Lowenstein 4 av 130 at

$10.50. _



Spicer & R. sold Newton B. Co. 2 av

170 at $10, 2 av 150 at $10.50, 1 weighing

220 at $7, 3 av 160 at $10.50, 1 weighing

120 at $6, 8 av 120 at $10, 1 weighing 240

at $10; to Mich. B. Co. 4 av 155 at $10.50;

to Applebaum 7 av 155 at $8; to Ratt-

kowsky 2 av 370 at $5; to Browne 9 av

146 at $7.50, 15 av 166 at $10, 2 av 225

at $5.50, 15 av 163 at $8, 20 av 155 at

$10, 6 av 158 at $10.50, 10 av 67 at $8,

2 av 245 at $5.50. 2 av 135 at $9; to

Burnstine 6 av 140 at $10.50.





Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 13 av





.135 at $10.50, 1 weighing 100 at $9, 2 av





170 at $9, 15 av 225 at $6, 7 av 165 at

$10.50, 8 av 155 at $10, 2 av 140 at $10.

6 av 160 at $10; to Newton B. Co. 8 av

1.50 at $10.50. 2 av 250 at $5, 1 weighing

140 at $7, 1 weighing 230 at $7, 2 av 250

:-t $5, 6 av 165 at $10.50, 4 av 150 at $8,

'8 av 150 at $10.50.



\\'eeks sold Newton B. Co. 7 av 147

at $10.50.



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

cv 150 at $10, 6 av 165 at $9.25, 15 av

190 at $8, 10 av 170 at $10.50, 7 av 150

at $10; to Applebaum 4 av 155 at $10.50,

4 av 150 at $10.25; to Goose 5 av 160 at

$10.50. 2 av 145 at $8, 3 av 275 at $5.50;

to Thompson Bros. 5 av 145 at $9.50, 5

av 130 at $7.50, 3 av 170 at $7, 4 av 140

:‘t $10; to Rattkowsky 12 av 180 at $8;

to McGuire 15 av 160 at $10.50, 3 av 150

at $10.75. 2 av 160 at $9.75, 2 av 140

at $10.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



3406. Market dull at last

Lambs 25c lower than on

\VedneSday. Best lambs, $7697.25; fair

do., $6@6.75; light to common do., $5@

5.75; yearlings, $56116; fair to good sheep,

$4604.25; culls and common, $2.75@:l.25.



Spicer & R. sold Newton B. Co. 21

lambs av 55 at $7; to Hammond, S. &

Co. 20 sheep av 125 at $4.25, 29 do av

105 at $4.25, 2 lambs av 70 at $7.25; to

Fitzpatrick Bros. 13 do av 50 at $6.25,

21 do av 65 at $6.75, 13 sheep av 110 at

$4.25, 22 do av 130 at $4.25



\Veeks sold . Newton 20





Receipts,

Week’s close.





lambs av 65





2 at $7





Bishop, B. & li. sold Hammond, S. &

Co. 63 lambs av 73 at $7.25. 7 do av 80

at $7.50. 8 do av 53 at $5.50, 8 sheep av

140 at $4.25; to Sullivan P. CO. 9 lambs

av 40 at $5.50, 43 do av 67 at $7. 34 sheep

av 95 at $4; to Nagle P. Co. 65 lambs av

75 at $7.25, 38 do av 65 at $7.25, 10 sheep

::v 114 at $4.25, 21 do av 115 at $4.25, 9

(’0 av 115 at $4.25, 62 lambs‘av 65 at

$7.10; to Thompson Bros. 17 sheep av

100 at $3.50; to Parker, 1V, & Co. 42

lambs av 60 at $6.25; to Hayes 23 do

av 53 at $6.25, 21 sheep av 90 at $3.50; to

Sullivan P. Co. 57 lambs av 65 at $7.10,

5 sheep av 125 at $4; to Fitzpatrick Bros.

73 lambs av 60 at $6, 17 do av 55 at

$6.15; to Hammond, S. & Co. 72 do av

67 at $6.85, 47 do av 65 at $6.75: to Fitz-

patrick Bros. 15 do av 80 at $7.25.



Haley & M. sold Newton B. Co. 105

lambs av 65 at $7. 44 do av 75 at $7.25.

18 sheep av 100 at $4; to Davenport 49

do av 110 at $4.25; to Hammond, S. .

Co. 45 lambs av 87 at‘$7.25. 11 yearlings

av 100 at $5.25. 6 sheep av 100 at $4.25:

to Hayes 19 lambs av 50 at $6.75; to

Newton B, Co. 22 do av 80 at $7.25, 33

do av 67 at $7, 27 do av 55 at $6.75, 7

sheep av 80 at $3.



Hoe Com. C0. sold Bariuge 8 lambs av

67 at $7.25, 13 lambs av 75 11587.25, 13

sheep av 165 at $4.25. 8 do av 125 at

$4.25. 29 lambs av 70 at $7.25.



Long sold Heek 50 sheep av 77 at $3.25.

Hogs.



Receipts, 2023. Market 100 lower than

on Wednesday.



Range of prices: Light to good butch-

ers, $9.30; pigs, $9.35;.1ight yorkers, $9.30;

stags one-third off.





 





Friday's Market.

August 1, 1913.

Cattle. .





Receipts this week,

1819; Market steady

Cline.



\Ve quote: Best steers and heifers.

$7.500P7.75: steers and heifers, 1000 to

1200, $6.75fi)7.25; do. 800 to 1000, $6.256!»

6 75; grass steers and heifers that are fat,

.800 to 1000, $6.25fi6.75; do. 500 to 700.

555506-650; choice fat cows, 5555040575;

good do.. $5615.25: common cows, 64.5069

5: canncrs. $3.654: choice heavy bulls.

$6 50; fair to good bolognas, bulls. $57561.

625; .‘t0ck bulls, $4.-50fi5.50: choice feed-

ing 'steers, 800 to 1000, 562561675; fair

feeding steers, 800 to 1000. $6666.50: choice

stockers. 500 to 700. $6.25fl650; fair do.,

500'to 700. $575616; milkers, large. young

medium age, $60fi-80; common milkcrs,

$406950.





1782; last week.

at _T11ursday's de-





Veal Calves.

this week, 780; last week,

1056: market strong choice grades 250

higher. Best, $106011; others, $7,709.50.



Shee‘p and Lambs.



Receipts this week. 3726: last week,

3993. Market dull at Thursday’s decline.

'Best lambs, $6.50@6.75: fair do.. $6@6.50;

light to common lambs, $3@5.75; year-

lings. 8475617550; fair to good Sheep,

$4694.25; culls and common, $2.75@3.



Hogs.



Receipts this week. 2196; last week,

3950. Market 5c‘higher. Range _of prices:

Light to good butchers, $9.35: pigs. $9.40;

light yorkers, $9.35; stags one-third off.





Receipts





 





In recent weeks generous supplies of

canner cows have been received in Kan-

cas City and St. Louis. and beef trim-

mings experienced a decline of fully $2

per 100 lbs. in a fortnight. Canning cows

also sold off in. the Chicago market. Cut-

ters also sold considerably lower in the

latter market. ' '





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Advice through this department is free?





to our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

casein full; also name and address or

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered’that apply to

the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that

has been made to someone else. When

reply by mail is requested, it becomes

private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must

accompany the letter.





 





Condition Powder for Horses—I would

like to know a good formula for making

condition powder for horses. W. W., Bar—

oda. Mich.~1n the preparation of condi-

tion powder it is largely a matter of cost;

therefore, I take it that you would pre-

fer a good common sense, and not too

expensive, a formula. Mix together equal

parts by weight, powdered sulphate iron,

ground gentian. ginger, fenugreek, bicar-

bonate soda and salt. Give each animal

a tablespoonful or two at a dose in feed

two or three times a day. This I have

used on the farm during the Winter sea-

son, giving small doses of it to my

horses. cattle, sheep and hogs with sat-

isfactory results.





Scrotal Tumors—l castrated several

pigs early in June, two of them have now

developed hard bunches where testicles

were removed. Can you advise the cause

and how should they be treated. R. B.

C., lthaca, Mich.——Y0u may have u:‘ed a

dirty knife and infected wounds; or your

hands may not have been free from in-

i'ectivc germs; or the .cord may have unit-

cd to the skin of scrotum causing a tu-

mor to grow on its end. Cast hog and

remove these bunches, shortening cord.

then apply to wound one part iodoform

and ten parts boracic acid once or twicef

a day.





Enlarged Stine—I have a colt that has

enlargement of stifle joint and our local

Vet. advises me to have it fired. Anoth-

cr Yet. says to use an absorbent blister.

I have done nothing but apply a liquid

blister. F. I’.. N._ (iaylorlL Mich.*Clip

the hair off stille and apply one part red

iodide mercury and eight parts ceratc of

cantharides every ten days. i do not bc-

lievc it necessary to fire him and if he

has to be fired, wait until cooler weather.



Infected IIddcr.——()ur cow came fresh

the tenth of May and for five Weeks she

did Well, then suddenly checked in milk

iiow. three-quarters of her uddcr became

inflamed and our local Vet. thought it the

result of a snake bite. The milk from

those three quartcrs is unfit for use. This

cow has acccss to both low and upland

pasture; the clover on upland contains a

whole lot of seed and I forgot to say that

i had applied turpentine and vaseline to

udder under the direction of our local

Vet. (i. S., Reading, Mich.~«I an in-

clined to believe that your cow will prove

unprofitable, for dairy purposes this sea-

son. llowevcr, you may try giving her

1 oz. doses of hyposulphite of soda three

times a day for one week. then 1/2 oz.

doses of nitrate of potash for the fol-

lowing week, then continue alternating

treatment for some time to come. Apply

one part iodine and ten parts vaseline to





ttliseased portion of udder every day or

we.



Diseased lldder.—As I have been a

reader of the Michigan Farmer a long





time and get such good information out

of it, would like to ask a few questions.

“'e keep three cows. all giving milk, two

new milch this spring, one a year ago

this summer. One. of the two that came

in this spring gave bloody milk a while

shortly after she freshened and since then

the milk seems to be stringy and clogs

up the separator. He left her milk out

and still the separator seems to be full

of slime. Do you think it is catching

from one cow to another? We have. been

troubled with our milk for a number of





years. Had to keep selling first one cow

then another. until we have only three

left. 'l‘hey alSo fail to get in heat and





when they do. don’t get with calf. They

have been running in woods pasture this

Summer. D. 8.. Mt. Morris, Mich.—





'Stringy milk may be caused by a fungi





developing in the liquid. besides the

spores are often present in the system of

the (our. It is possible that your water

supply may not be good, or it may be

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‘D‘rE reached the conclusion in our



laSt talk that the membelship

of a co—operative organization

should be limited to those who would be

benefited by it. Now we desire to go a

step. further and consider the authority

that members have in the organization

after it is affected, with particular refer-

ence to their voting power.



A word should be said in the first

place, however, about the educational and

cultural value of the ballot in co-opera-

tive institutions. Authority always car-

ries responsibility, and responsibility

properly shouldered makes strong men.

Many a country lad who has perhaps a.

sick mother, or others to look' after,

struggle through youth into manhood and

emerge into strong characters because

they have stood under their responsibil-

ities by using every talent in their pos~

session to meet those responsibilities with

power, courage and respect. Now the

member of the co-operntive organization

should value his voting power, since it

demands that he observe, think and de-

cide—the elements that make the most

fertile soil for brain growth. He should

feel that he has an opportunity and he

should study and watch that he may

make the best of this Opportunity. By de-

Voiing himSelf to the interests of the

society he will some duy, in the not dis-

tant future, find himself equipped with a

fund of valuable information which, but

for the mcmbership. he would have been

unable to have and enjoy. “'9 should,

therefore, count our voting power in our

organization as a valuable assct.



Now there are two gcnoml mcihods of

distributing the voting powcr in business

associations. Tho most common one is

to make the money invcstcd the basis of





voiing; that is, for every ten, or one

hundred, dollars, (In the case may be,

that a person has in the concern he has





one votc. If ten dollars is the basis

and :I person h:Id fifty dollars invested,

then hc would have five votes, or if he





had five hundI‘cd dollars then he would

be able to vote fifty times on every mat-





ter put up for balloting. This is the

method employed in all stock companies

or corporations. It makes money the





basis.



There are modifications of this method

of distributing the votes. The most im-

portant one is to establish it on the

amount of dealing each member docs with

the concern. Under this arrangement the

person who sold a co—opcrativc concern

10,000 bushels of wheat would have more

votes than the one who sold 1,000 bush-

els. Or the one who did $5,000 worth of

business would not have the controlling

power that one who did $25,000 worth of

business. But these plans all make the

unit for determining the number of votes

:1 person has, a property one.



The Second general scheme of deter-

mining the voting power of (‘O-ODO'l'flthB

mcmbcrs is fixed on a personal basis.

Hcrc men, not money. form the ground

upon which the organization is controlled.

It does not matter whether a person has

ten dollars or ten thousand dollars in-

VcSted he will command only one vote on

all matters that come before the associa-

tion. And the same is true as in the

amount of business one does. Here the





man becomes the unit :rnd the plan of

distributing authority upon this basis

Seems to be more successful. so far as





co-opcrativc concerns go, than the first

plan mentioned.



And on American soil this method

should be the one most naturally adopt-

ed, for here we haVc been schooled in the

idea of one man’s equality with another,

so far as rights and obligations may be

concerned. Jefferson’s declaration that

“all men are created equal," has been

wrought into the very fibre of American

manhood and womanhood, and the plan

of incorporating the same idea into the

government of business associations as

we have in our political communities and

states, should meet universal favor.



The plan, too, ordinarily gives a, fairly

equal property representation. As a class

farmers’ sales and purchases are more





'nearly equal than are the business deal-





ings of most any other class of producers

or consumers. On an average the differ-

ence is too small to be of importance in

an organization of the kind under con-

Sideration.





 





While some able and experienced or-





ganizers take exception to the idea of

associating men for business purposes

under a constitution that gives each

member a single vote, regardless of the

patronage or capital provided, the ma-

jority 0f students of co-operative business

enterprises believe in the “one man, one

vote” principle. Their contention, which

seems to be a sound one, is that capital

has a market value and that whoever

furnishes it should be paid the usual rate

of interest whether he be a. member or

an outside party, and this interest, these

Students hold, should satisfy the person

or persons who supply the funds without

granting additional voting power. Since

commercial co-operation ,in its final on—





alysis is for the purpose of equalizing

business advantages and opportunities





among its members .without impairing in-

dividuality in property rights and obliga-

tions, it would appear that the single vote

idea is the only logical way of working

toward this most commendable and valu-





 





AUG. 9, 1913.

well grown specimens, ‘hand- piéked, 0f

good color for the variety, normal shape,

practically free from insect_ and fungus

injury, bruises and ether dé’fécts, except

such as are necessarily caused in the op-





,e'ration of packing, Or apples of one va-





riety which are not more than ten per





f‘cent below the foregoing spec1ficat10ns”





Such apples may be marked according to

their size, “Standard Grade, minimum

size, two and one- half inches; ” “Standard

Grade, minimum size, two and one- fourth

inches;” "Standard gIade, minimum size,

tw0 inches.”



The penalty for violating the Sulzer law

by misbrandlng packages is one dollar

and costs for each barrel offered for sale.





 





TO FACILITATE THE HANDLING OF

' TRUCK CROPS.





 





An association of truck farmers in

Cook county, 1“,, maintain a selling store

in South \Vater street, Chicago. The

membership of this association exceeds

1,500 and represents farmers inside the

city limits and close by on the outside.



One feature of this selling place is that

.my of the commission merchants on

either side of the street are quickly sup-

plied with various producis within a.

short time after the order is received by

telephone. An order is loaded one. truck

like that shown in the picture, and it is





 





 





 





 





 





 





Delivering Fruit Ordered through a Farm er’s Store Located Among the Commission





Houses in Chicago.



nble end. It frees men from the oppres- pushed on the sidewalk to the door of

sion of business autocracy and grants the commission merchant, whose place

them full citizenship ‘ in an industrial may be three or four blocks away.



dcmocracy- And the succeSs which has A pedeStrian in South \Vater street

attended associations that give but a must takes chances. \Vhat with rolling

single vote to each member convinces barrels, shifting boxes and crates, and

thoughtful men that the plan works as the wheeling of trucks, makes it well





as it sounds in theory.

therefore. that the

“one man, one vote” principle should be

ndhcrcd to closely and that it might be

deviated from only under extreme cir-

cumsianccs.





well in practice

\Vc are confident,





CONDITION OF—ERAIN Enops IN

RUSSIA.





 





A cablegram dated July 23, 1913, from

the International Institute of Agriculture,

Rome, Italy, which has been received by

the United States Department of Agricul-

ture, gives the following estimates for

European RUSSiél: Production of spring

wheat, 511,101,000 bushels; all barley,

530,297,000 bushels; all oats, 1,029,623,000

bushels; the estimated production com-

pared with last year is for all wheat 26.5

per cent more, for all barley 16.3 per

cent more, and for all oats 5.8 per cent

more.





 





SULZER APPLE LAW NOW lN FORCE.



The federal law which establishes a

standard barrel and standard grades for

apples and known as the Sulzer law,

went into effect July 1. While the statute

does not require one to grade f-ruit and

pack it in barrels according to the pro-

visions of the law, it does require, under

penalty, that all .who pack and sell fruit

as of“‘Sta_ndard Grade" must see that

the fruit is graded and packed according

to the stipulations. In the law the words

“Standard Grade ” are to take the place

of the expression, “Number One,” and

the requirements for“‘Standard- Grade"

are: “Apples 01' one variety, which are





nigh impossible to work through the ver-

I'table maze. Shins often are skinned,

clothes are torn. and irate passcrsby say

unplintable things but up to this time

no city authority has been able to induce

the commission traders to take one inch

less of the valuable space.

Illinois. J. L. GRAFF.





 





CANADA’S HAY EEOP.





Compared with former years Canada’s

hay crop will be short. for 1913. The

acreage is practically the same as aycar

ago, but the condition, according to the

government report, is 81 compared with

96 in 1912 and 91 in 1911.





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,, VETERINARY.

. (Continued from page 119).



R. F. K., lely-go, Mich—Chronic lym-

phangitis is not easily treated success-

fully and external applications .usually .do

harm. Give her 2 drs. potassium iodide

at a dose twice a day; also give a des—

sertspoo‘nful of Donovan’s solution of ar-

senic at a dose three times a. day. She

shOuld be allowed to run in pasture

nights, even if worked during the day.



Poll Evi1.-—Have been keeping my four-

year-old mare in stable with low ceiling

and I am inclined to believe she has

bumped top of head on ceiling. for the

upper part of neck is swollen and tender.

Her p01] is very tender and I would like

to know what to apply. She is healthy.



., Bad Axe, M‘ich.~You are right,

she bruised top of head and if.y0u will

applylthe following lotion four times a

day it will reduce swelling and subdue

soreness. Mix 1/2 pt. tincture arnica, 8

ozs. tincture opium and 1,4, lb. sugar of

lead in one gallon of water.



Bog-Spavin—Thoroughpin.—I have a

three-year-old colt that came in from

pasture lot the other morning with a

puffed hock joint; these puffs Show in

front and both sides of joint, but he is

not lame. I think this trouble must have

developed quickly for I have worked him

all summer and would have noticed puffs

had they been on long. E. T., Camden,

Mich—Apply equal parts spirits camphor

and tincture iodine to puffs three times

a week.



Vertigo—I have a mare that has dizzy

spells which last for a few moments, then

pass off. Yesterday while driving on the

road she stopped and then commenced to

rush ahead, then stopped again, tremb-

ling violently, then fell down. But as

soon as I could unloosen the harness she

was up again apparently all right. C.

N. E, Lake Ann, Mich—Your mare suf-

fers from vertigo (blind staggers) and if

she is fleshy reduce her, keep her bowels

open and active and give her 1 dr. of

potassium bromide, 1 dr. ground nux

vomica, and 1 oz. bicarbonate soda at a

dose in feed three times a day.





Ridgling.—I have a three-year-old stal-

lion that has apparently only one testi-

cle, our 10cal Vet. says he is a ridgling.

In castration will the removal of the one

testicle suffice? 0. R. T., Otter Lake,

Mich—Removing the testicle that is in

scrotum without removing the one in ab-

dominal cavity which has not descended

will not improve his disposition. Vi'ork of

this kind should not be performed by any

other than an expert who makes a busi-

ness of catSrating ridglings. Most Vets.

are qualified to do this work and I ad-

vise you to have both teSticles removed

at the some time, and in nearly all lo-

calities there is an expert castrater who

can'do this work safely.





Rheumatism.—Have a cow seven years

old that has been stiffenedand acts as

though she had rheumatism. She has

been in this condition since last May and

is growing worse. Can you tell me what

ails her and if she is curable; give me a

remedy; also inform me if her milk is

fit to use. P. K., Minden City, Mich.—

Your cow suffers from chronic rheuma-

tism and it is not always an easy matter

to differentiate between articular and

muscular rheumatism for the cunstitu—

tional symptoms are. somewhat similar. if

the joints swell. then it is articular; but

if local. and affecting quite a portion of

the body, it is doubtless muscular rheu-

matism. Give her 2 drs, sodium salicy-

late, 15 oz. ground gentian, 1 dr. ground

nux vomica, and a teaspoonful nitrate of

potash at a dose in feed two or three

times a day. Apply equal parts spirits

of camphor and soap liniment to sore

parts once or twice a day. and if you

are sure of. its location, apply cerate of

cantharides occasionally.

be used with safety.





Chronic Cough—Henves.——I have a nine-

year-old mare that our local Vet. has

been treating for laryngitis, but with poor

results. She has a nasal discharge,

coughs considerable and breathes exactly

like a horse with heaves. R. E. S., \Vood-

ville, Mich—Give her 1 dr. powdered sul-

phate iron, 1 dr. tincture lobelia. 1 dr.

fluid extract gelsemium at a dose three

or four times a day for two weeks, then

give ya oz. Fowler’s solution, 1 dr. of

ground nux vomica and 1/2 oz. ground.

gentian at a dOSe in damp feed three

times a day. Wet her feed and avoid

giving her clover, or dusty, badly cured

foddei‘.



Enlarged Glands—Cracked Heels—Have

a horse whose tonsils or glands behind

jaw are enlarged. When eating she makes

a snoring noise. Also what will cure

scratches on colt? C. W. C., Laingsburg,

Michn—Give her 1 dr. potassium iodide at

a dose in feed or water two or three

times a day and apply one part iodine

and ten parts fresh lard to enlarged gland

two or three times a week. Apply one

part oxide of zinc and four parts vase-

line to sore heels once a day.





'Distemper—Impure Blood—~Bunches on

Legs. I have a brood mare that had dis-

temper last spring: she has been in an

unthrifty condition ever since, has poor

life. and coughs occasionally. I also have

a six-year—old gelding that is not thriving

and his shoulders are covered with pimp-

les. Our looal Vet. examined his teeth

and said they were all right. We also

have a three-year-old heifer that seems

to have several hard bunches on hind

legs beneath the skin, which are move-

able. E. H” Perrinton. Mich—Give your

mare plenty of nutritlos food. avoid work-

ing‘h'er' too much and give her 1,9 oz. of

fluid extract cinchona. 1,3 oz. fluid , ex-

tract gentian and 1 dr. fluid extract nux

vomica at a. dose three times a day. Give

your six-year-old horSe 35 oz. Donovan’s

solution of arsenic and 1 oz. of bicar-

bonate soda at a dose in feed three times

a day. Apply one part iodine and ten





 





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He wil make you cod money. Come nick.

J. C. BUTLER. P d. Michigan. Bell 1’ one.





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J. K. BLATOHFORD, Auditoriun Tower. ChicagoJll.





BERLNRD BULLS FOR SALE 65233333





ALLEN BROS" Paw Paw. Michigan.





HOIOE Bull Calves from A. R. 0. dams. Sired by

C our hard sire who-c dam and sire's dam each made

over an lbs. in 7 days E. R. Cornell. Howell. Mich.





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GREGORY c BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.





“Top-Notch" Holstolns.





Choice bull calves from 6 to 10 mo. old, of fashion-

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and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.

MOPHEISOI FARM‘ 00.. "0'0“. HIohlglll.





The Reason Why!





IT PAYS TO BUY PURE BRBD SHEEP

0F PARSONS. “the sheep man of the out."

I sell and chip everywhere and pay owl-ecu charges.

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if (1 xi - rop iron, am ll -

Otiiefinoefil'hf alums! lets & Polled-Delaincc.

- Kingsville. 0. July 1], 1913.



Mr. R. 0. Parsons. Grand Ledge. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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For sa '0 istcred HOLgTEIN smns. ready

for service. HATCH HERD. Ypsilanti. Mich.





FOR SAL —0n Cornwall Farm. Clare. Michigan.

Holstein new milch cows. Alsolgood

Dalryman wanted. Enquire of ERNEST PI TZ.





F 8 I ~2-yr.-oldJersey Bull—Dam'sTl-yr.-oldrecord

W a 040551 lbs. milk. 5131M. fat. 604 lbs. butter.

Sires dam's record—12997 lbs. milk; 611) lbs fat. 706 lbs.

butter. 2-yr.-old full sister's record»8610 lbs. milk, 435

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(Tnboroulin 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.



OOLO C. LILLIE. Cooperovlllo. Mich.





 





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BUTTER BRED wanes”

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allem County. Michigan.





 





For Sale—4 Reg. Holstein cows bred to Sir Knrndyko

Pietertje Hengerveld. No. 559% Alan 2 bull calves





and 3 heifers. E. A. BLACK, a.’ s. Lakeview. Mich.





F Sale—Registered Jersey Cattle, tuberculin test.

or ed: bulls and bull calves: heifer and holler

calves: cows with Register of Merit. and Cow Testing

Association records. IRVIN FOX, Allegan. Mich.





—Bnllo ready for service. bred for

Jerseys production. Also cows and heifers.

Breakwater Farm. K. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





 





ERSEY BULL—Well bred. eighteen months old and in beauty.

9 Will exchange for a Holstein Bull of the Mine value.

'1‘. E. HUNT. Boss Lake Fill-m, Route 5. White Cloud, Mich.





Notton Farm, Grass Lake, l‘lich.





A few young Jersey Bull Calves at 8?.3 to $45 each.





 





 





Do Bl: Irecoivedeford Sheep, ‘ ’y

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ome wth sheep a couple of my not hbors came,





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biggest shoe they ever saw and the best around





here. I wil koo the onto. I paid the express

agent. 32 for it. anking you for your firompt do-

llvery. (I remain. Yours truly. Arthur . Peck.





At one time men drove many mile. in

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BRED Sheep are ordered by letter of





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, Purebred Rethtered

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Bigelow’s Holstein Farms





Broodsvillc, Mich.

Have for sale several fine young

bulls out of cows with high official

butter and milk records.



Send for circular.





WANTED 10 HOLSTEINS.





Registered heifers between one of 12 and 20 mo.

0. E. MN‘I‘IRS. Oncsoy. Mlohlgnn.





DISPERSION SALE .

screens-9WD... esteem-as

and see them. . D. WOODBUBY. Lansinc.- Mich.





 





 





Holdall Frisian: Gallic. - era's. °‘v$§’“§§..'i“lli'





quality not quantity. W. B. Jones. Oak Grove. Mich.





WWW .IEllEll CHILE For Salt.





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llEll POLlEll coils and HEIFEBS‘E‘iili‘ES's‘l'rEl’SE

John Boner a Son. Grand Ledge. Mich. Route 4.

Mill BllEll SflnanOBI8:?é‘i3:.2l§f‘ aligns:

J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.

SillllmlOllll cititEflagsiteratiifsra"!

shire rams and ewes. M. A. BRAY. Okemoa. Micg.

flail] Simon-fixamm'fii‘aaa’m:





No stock for sale at. recent.

W. W. KN PP. R. No. 4. Watervliet. Mich.





 





 





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‘ ' —month old. Sire has 10 A. It. 0. daugh-

"Okla“ Bu" tel-s. his sire 97. 4 above 30 lbs. Dam

A. R. O. 7 days 12.5 lbs., 30 days 51 lbs. at 22 months

old. $50. the $100 kind. Hobart. W. Fay. Mason, Mich.





 





' is offering more and better

The Ingleflde Farm Shropshire Sheep than over

before: All stock recorded. Write us what you want

HERBERT E. POWELL. Ionia, Mich. Citizen's Phone.





 





' —Good ones cheap. Write before

Slimpslllfl Rams Au . 15th. for special proposition.

KOPE RON FAB . Kinder-hook. Michigan.



HROPSHIRE rams 1 and 2 years old. and some





extra food lamb rams. wool and mutton type.

GEO. P. NDREWS, Dansville. Ingham 00.. Mich.





 





 





The Maples Shropshire-s

We have to offer extra good yearling and two year

old rams. Also a few ewes for sale. . E. Leland &

Son. Ann Arbor. Mich. R. R. No. 9. Phone 747 one ring.





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11068 and PERCHEBON HORSES. 25‘ miles

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”arm ‘rldflfll: Either Broode dulemA r‘ll undying.

M. T. Story. B. B. 48 Lowell, Mich. ty Phone 56.





   





 





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BERKSHIRE can can. ”sickness

stock. ELMHURS STOCK FARM. Almont. Mich.





' —brcd for July farmwing.also achoice

‘ hailing 50'! lot, of Sprio Pig for sale. Either

sex. A. A. PATTULLO. B. 0.1 eckerville. Mich.





o I 6 —Big growthy type. last fall gilts and this



O 0 0 spring farmwtooffer. cry good stock.



Scott. No. 1 head of herd. Farm M mile west of depot,

OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. Mich.





 





O I C —-MAROH and APRIL PIGS. the long

0 0 I grou'thy kind, with plenty of bone.



No cholera ever on or near farm. Satisfaction



guaranteed. A. NEWMAN, R. l. Mariette, Mich.





o ‘ I c I -all sold. Orders booked for April

I 0 s and May pigs of the choicest breeding.

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan





, —Bred sows, March pigs pairs and

o. l. C S tries. Bull Rock Est-ts 8150 per 15.

FRED NICKEL R. 1. Monroe. Michigan.





0 l C, —All ea. growthy and large. Males

' 0 8 ready. 00 to select from. Attractive prices

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I have started more breeders on the road to suc-

cess than any man living. I have thelargcat and tin-

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

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

place one hog in each community to advertise my



0rd. Write for my plan.“£[ow to Make Money from

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farm. Stock nil regis‘

J. R. WAY. Pompeii, Mich.





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tered in 0. I. O. Ass'n.





‘lf —I am offering 2004b.

0. I. C. 5 [NE giltg‘ bred. due to

furrow the latter part, of August. and fore part of

September. All who are interested write me



A. J. GORDON, R. No. 2. Dorr. Mich.





llUIwC-JERSEYScEaLniguitar" its:

all ages. SPEGIAL BARGAIN in summer pi .

Breakwater Farm. R. l". D. No. '1. Ann Arbor, Mix.





 





 





 





I llroc Jerseys—Gila; all sold. Spring pigsof the large

and heavy boned type. Pairs not akin. Satisfaction





guaranteed. F. J. DROD’l‘, H. No. 1 Monroe. lch.





 





nuroc Jerseys For Sale—«Three fall boars. also oprin

pigs, either sex: _of finest breeding and individlm

quality. John McNicoll. Station A. R4,Bay City Mich.





 





llumc Jerseys—Homing Bill Spring Pigs For Salt.





CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastlnl's. Michigan.

PolAN” CHINAS— Both Western and Home

_ , Bred Either sex. all ages.

Prices right. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta, Mich.

ARGE STYLED POLAND CHINA SPRING PIGS-





Sows bred for fall furrow, also Shortlmrn Bul

calves at close prices. Robert Neva. Pierson, Mich.





11:01AM) ClllNAS‘filil‘E' ”03' 33%;. 33323?





c

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P. c. iiiiicli lull mm Piss—3:3. steam





to please. R. W. MILLS. Sauna. Michigan





LlllliE TYPE P. c. FALL PIGS 323$. 633$“?





s ring pigs} ever raised. Eight. sows farrowod as.

nine or write. Expenses paid if not. satisfied. Free

livery from Purina. W. E. Livingston. Purina. Mich.





P. C. llilAIS AND 80WS“l‘;"all;l£§lfil3%‘l

A. A. WOOD a SON. Saline. Michigan.

350 BIG TYPE MULE FOOT HOGS—Ail a for





sale. Prolific and hard . Best. breed for Mic I an.

Also Ponies. J. DUNLAP, ox M.Williamsport. 0 io





 





 





 





LARGE Yorkshires—Ohoice breeding stock. all 339:.

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

grees furnished. W. 0. 000K. R. A2 Box 22.Ada. M’ch.





ORKSHIRE Swine—We have some nice sprin

Ypigs now ready for sale. Write for diacri t' '

OSTBANDER BROS. Mor'lisy.pllfol'::lllll





Lillie Farmstead YORKSHIRES





Spring bred Its all sold. Gilts bred for no t A at

‘ furrow. 8c amber plan elther sex. air- :nd “cg-lice

not akén. or ring p .





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OLON C. LILLIB. oer-vilh- Mich.
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THE MICHIG'ANQFARMER ,





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FALL PLANTING 0F ONI‘ON SETS.



Onions for bunching in the spring can

be matured from two to three weeks

earlier by setting them out in the fall

just before freezing weather and after

it is sufficiently late for no growth to

take place. As both the demand is

greater and the price higher for bunch

onions first on the market, _it is advis-

able to set out a few, at least, in the fall.



Even though one does not want to pro-

duce them for market purposes, it will

be worth one’s while to grow a few thusly

for table use. It will give a supply long

before spring planted ones can be gotten

ready and while they may not be quite

so finely flavored, being the first table

vegetable, they will be relished,



For fall planting, the sets should be

placed somewhat deeper in the soil than

is customary in the spring. This is to

protect them from excessive freezing.

They should be placed one—half inch

apart in the row and then covered with

earth and firmed down. The rows may

be spaced at any desired distance, but

should not be spaced nearer than three

inches.



A wise precaution which will have

beneficial results, is to cover the onion

bed with a thickness of manure The

covering will protect them from exces-

sive freezes and at the same time enrich

the ground. Rains will wash much of

the available plant food out of the ma-

nure into the soil, and when spring

comes, the bulky part of the manure can

be raked away, leaving the. surface free

for the young plants to break through.



Fall-planted onion sets will have asub-

stantial growth in the spring before the

ground could be prepared for planting

them then. They will begin to grow al-

most as soon as the frost is out of the

ground. Having a good start they will

grow much faster than those planted

early in the spring.



Profit is greater from them because

the selling price per bunch is generally

higher and because fewer onions need be

given in a bunch for the first on the

market. Although the. quality is not

quite so good, the supply of green pro-

duce being very limited in the early

spring, there will be a good demand and

quick sales for all one can raise.



As soon as the ground can be worked

in the spring. cultivation should be be-

gun. A little quick acting fertilizer, such

as nitrate of soda and muriate of potash,

mixed in the soil around the rOots will

hasten growth. By trying a few quarts

the first year. one can get an idea of how

it is done and be better prepared to go





into it on a larger scale the second

season.

Pennsylvania. L. J. HAYNES.





THE SAN JOSE SEXLE.





 





 

 

 





It is nox evcral years since the San

Jose scal' as been distributed over the

country ,et the inquiries regarding it





   

 





nce that it is not well known,

even in localities where it has long been

established. All kinds of scale insects

are mistaken for it. some of them so un-

like it tlrit the wonder is how such a

mistake can be made.



The oyster-shell bark scale is one. It

resembles the San Jose just about as

much as an elephant looks like a grey—

hound. Moreover, the oyster-shell scale

was known as a common insect on apple

trees long before the San Jose scale had

crossed the Pacific.



The common wooly aphis is another.

It is to be found on a Variety of trees

and has been known for generations. Yet

there have been those who have in all

seriousness accused it of being this new

immigrant from China. It proves hOW

little is seen by the great majority of

persons, until their eyes are forcibly

opened, and what wonders they see then.



The scale is much worse on some va-

rieties of fruit trees than on others. It

will kill a Maiden Blus’h, while a Gideon

beside it may be little injured. A Rhode

Island Greening will be covered with it.

though a Duchess may be nearly free of

it. So it is with pears. The scale picks

out 3 Bartlett, a Flemish Beauty or a

Sheldon, but avoids a Kieffer.



This apparent freedom of selection is

explained as really a difference in the

bark. The scale muSt depend for the

most part on some external means of

transportation. The female cannot fly,





it can only crawl, and not very far at

best. But it gets on the Claws of birds

and on insects. The wind, also, is re-

sponsible for carrying it about. Obvious-

ly, it cannot choose the place where it

is to go. It can only stay where it is

left. If the place is favorable it lives and,

multiplies, otherwise it merely dies. One

tree in an orchard is as liable to a visit

ft‘Om a scale—infested bird‘or beetle as is

another. Then it is reasonable to infer

that the scale starves on the thick bark

of one tree, but finds a good feeding place

on another. ,



While birds, insects and winds are dis-

tributing the scale and thus doing some

injury, they ought to be given credit for

being of some benefit. They may carry

a few of these insects to uninfested trees,

but these are as nothing to the millions

that are killed by the same process.

Think how manyflgstrong’wind will whip

off a. tree and deposit on an adjoining

meadow or grain field! Perhaps the wind

iS, after all, an important means of

checking the scale. At least the fall

brood is moving at a time when there

are apt to be heavy winds. As there is

frequently a great loss of fruit from this

cause it is only fair that there should be

Compensation of some, kind.



It is only for a brief time that the

scale can move about. “’hen they first

appear they seem to be playful, running

in under the stall of the parent and out

again like chickens under the mother

hen's wings. But this is for a short time

only. Then they start out in search of

breakfast. If they find a place in the

bark where they can insert their beaks

before they are exhausted they at once

begin to pump the sap out of the tree.

There they stay, form a scale for a house

and send forth their young. Then, hav-

ing done as much mischief as they are

capable of. they come to an end.



The male scale is smaller than its mate.

It is further distinguished by having five

little dots on the Skull, but these are to

be seen only by the aid of a rather

strOng microscope. The common pocket

glass is not powerful enough. The male

has wings. but the female does not. How-

ever, these do it no good after the shell

is formed.



The San Jose scale is viviporous. That

is to say, it is produced alive. The

mother scale is dormant through the

winter and spring. In the latitude of

Southern lVIichigan the first brood begins

to move the latter part of June, so the

season of breeding is short.



The fecundity of the creature is beyond

comprehension. Scientists claim that if

all the progeny of :1 single pair should

live it would be possible for them to

number two billions at the close of the

breeding season, or one summer and fall.

Such figures mean little. Fortunately,

they do not all live. Comparatively few

of them produce young.



Oakland C0. F. D. WELLS.





HOLD PEACH TREES IN CHECK.





 





 





 





We have had a little experience of late

in regard to the growth of peach trees

that might benefit some fellow who is

just trying to grow a few trees. The

trouble with a good many soils is that

that certain soil will produce more growth

of wood than is needed for the tree and

the result is a tender, unprotected, brash

tree that will not stand the winter. A

soil that ordinarily is rich in nitrogen

or better, call it humus, is the worst for

a tree- of the peach sort because of the

excessive growth that it will invariably

promote. YVe have found that our most

thrifty trees are the ones that we have

planted along a fence row and where

there is no cultivation of any kind. In

this place there is nothing except a sod

of long bluesgrass that tends to hold

back a tree if it does anything at all. By

planting in this way we get a tree that

does not kill back each winter and thus

lose a part of the growth that it ought

to have ahead for the coming year.





 





 





 





Ohio. R. E. ROGERS.

Orchard sanitation requires constant

vigilance. The protection afforded by





sprays is assured only when spraying has

been done incessantly. The continual

watchfulness for dying branches, decay-

ing fruit and rubbiSh and their immedi-

ate removal, or destruction, is the price

that successful fruit growers must pay

for their reputation. ‘ '





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When you feed on the ground, much of the grain is trampled in





the dirt and lost.





That means more feed—and less profit on





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They are easy to build, and are permanent; free from rat holes,





disease germs and dampness.





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Concrete floors save labor and





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EDUCATIONAL“ VALUE OF NOVELS.





 





Paper read by Miss Maud Smith at a

recent meeting of the Columbia Club, of

Jackson county.





Is the novel a real factor in education,

or is it only a sweetmeat pleasant to the

taste, but not at all necessary to the

mental or moral development? Assuredly

no one would care to make a meal of

sweetS, realizing the need of strong tis-

sue building material, but to eliminate

the other would leave an unfinished sense

of something lacking that we would soon

acknowledge. In fact. scientists declare

that the food value of candy is most im-

portant. That' a pound of chocolate

creams contains as much food value of a

certain kind as a full meal. So we be—

lieve in the realm of literature the novel

has a decided value as a mental food.

notwithstanding the old time prejudice

against it. Probably not more than half

a century ago the novel in many homes

was classed with certain other objects

as belonging to those things that demor-

alize and degrade. I recall when we had

the first neighborhood library in Jeffer-

son, that “Ben Hur" was one of the

books added, and one of the old members

of the Club refused the same. saying he





had lived all his life without reading a'





novel and he didn’t think he would begin

then, thus illustrating the old time feel-

ing against the same. Perhaps much of

this came from the word “novel" being

assoeiated with the flashy, weak style of

writing such as the dime noved, known

as an exaggerated tale of blood and war—

fare, of the purely sentimental and un—

real style of Mrs. Holmes. Bertha M.

Clay, E, P. Roe and others. Certainly

the great novelists of the past won a

recognition, tardy as it was, of the great

world of thinking readers.‘ Dicken's nov—

els did more to reform the “debtors’ pri-

son" than any other force brought to

hear. His characters are so well known

that today they are commonly referred

to in all phases of society. George El-

liott's description of country life in Eng-

land and the people of the same has

made such novels as Adam Bede. The

Mill on the Floss. and Silas Marner fa-

mous while her masterpiece Romola shows

such keen insight into the moral nature

of man and the insidious growth of evil





.until the moral sense is completely over-





thrown in the character of Tito. ‘Of Vic-

tor Hugo’s works the world is indeed the

richer for thwe masterpieces. The char-

acter of Jean Val Jean is scarcely

thought of as an imaginary one, but takes

his place with the good bishop. as well he

may, among the world’s heroes. Kathleen

and the Resurrection of Count Tolstol

have created a wonderful power of mould-

ing thought as the great writer believed

they ,might. One of the current maga-

zines gives Jane Eyre, Vanity Fair and

the Mill on the Floss credit for being

among the greatest novels for character

study. When Cooper’s Tales were recog-

nized in Europe as being worthy of no-

tice, they gave the world the first accu-

rate picture of frontier life, followed by

the more polished descriptions of Wash-

ington Irving. Another phase of our peo-

ple and country became pronounced, but

not until the war clouds showed the great

heart of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Un-

cle Tom‘s Cabin was given to the'worid.

did our country have the honor of pro-

ducing the one novel that has never been

excelled for popularity or in its for

reaching results. Next to the Bible this

famous novel has been printed in more

languages than any other book. Doubt-

less among American novelists none have

reached greater (true than the recent

Mark Twain. Just what the educational

value of many of his novels are would

be hand ‘to determine. ' educators and

teachers holding contrary Opinions. ‘-





1Crisis, The Crossing, elc.





LLouise Alcott,





One purpose they surely have served to





affiliate the snobbery of European aris-





tocracy aiid those who affect it. He

glaught‘alSo-the world wholesome laugh-

ter until its echoes encircle the globe.

Comingas they. dexfrnm, all‘ranks and

conditions of life,.the,novelists bring ma-

terial from various sourceslto enrich their

readers. . NotiCe the recent development

‘of. Marie Claire. the poor French seam-

stress, on the point .of departure, having

lost her eyesight with‘ no means. of gain—

ing a livelihood, but whose novels and

short stories are among the popular ones

of the day. In contrast compare Winston





~ Churchill, giving to us such valuable stor—





such as The

Of the novels

or‘ stories as we more frequently refer to

them for juveniles. the value is almost





ies of our own country,





.inestim‘able, lastingimpressions are giv-





en throughr the ’medium of the story

whether read, or better still, related than

could be given in any-other way and

surely we have a rich field in our clear,

gifted, home- loving novelists, such as

Kate Douglass Wiggins,

Joel Chandler Harris. and- a host of oth-

ers. Finally one .might Say the educa—

tional value lies in. selection, the amount

we are satisfied to learn, the quality we

are able to appropriate, and then only

to mix it well with the more substantial

so as to furnish a balanced ration for the

best mental growth. and to further. this

end it would seem as if the circulating

library furnished by the state could be

used to better advantage or else more

neighborhood libraries be established The

Tabbard Inn library, in many places

where books are rented for five cents per

number by the purchase of one book, is

commended.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Young PeOpIe’s Meeting. —The lndian-

fields Farmers Club was entertained at

the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos

Andrews, July 17. Although the busy

season of finishing haying and cultivating

beans and beets has at hand, nearly all

the members put aside the duties of the

farm and met for an afternoon of social

enjoyment as well as for rest. which our

members are sure to find when they at-

tend our monthly meetings. This being

the annual meeting of the young folks in

the Club, they. took entire charge at the

beginning. Musical numbers both vocal

and instrumental, and recitations were

given in abundance At the close of the

the meeting the young folks escorted the

members out to the beautiful lawn where

we were greeted by the finest refresh-

ments and last, but not least, we were

treated to a "surprise"in the shape of

dishes of ice cream and cake galore. Miss

Edith Andrews, assisted by Lucy An-

drews were the refreshment committee.

About 70 members were present to enjoy

the young folks' treat. both intellectually

and socially In August a picnic will be

enjoyed in what is known as Richard-

son’s Grove on the bank of Cass river.—

Margaret Arnold. Cor. Sec.





Discuss County Agriculturist.——Deerfield

Farmers' Club met at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. George Killen. Saturday July

26. Meeting was called to order by Pres-

ident Frank Eaton. Following the open-

ing exercisw a good musical and literary

program was rendered. including a read-

ing by Mrs. Frank Clark, “Fatherhood,"

which clearly showed not all depended on

the mother but the father as well. Ques-

tion, "What, if any. benefit would we de-

rive from a county adviser?” Discussed

by D. Glaspie. Wm. Jubb. Frank Clark.

W. B. Jones, F. Eaton. and others. All

seemed to thing no real benefit would be

derived and would only have 11 tendency

to make one more office seeker. Select

reading by Mrs. George Evans, entitled.

“If you can’t help. don't hinder." Ques-

tion box, conducted by Guy Hosley, con-

tained many useful questions and brought

out some lively discussion. Club then

adjourned to meet with Mr and Mrs.

Eben Close, August 23, for a picnic. Af-

ter which the crowd were all arranged

and had their pictures taken. about 75

being DreSent. and then partook of a

bountiful supper to which everyone did

Justice. and departed for their homes,

feeling it was indeed an afternoon well

spent. —Mrs. Elsie Leonard. Cor rSec.





. Hold Annual Picnic-.—The annulol- picnic

of the Highland and Hartland Farmerq'





.Club was held at Maxfield Lake on .Tulv





2K. The following program was: given:

Music by the Hartland band. Male quar-

tette of Highland: West Highland band;

Invincible uuartette. Address on co-op-

oration through a county agriculturist.

hv Dr. Eben Mumford. of East Lansing.

Music by the Hartland band. The Aug“-

nst meeting will be held With Mr. and

Mrs. Charles Muscin. the first Saturday

in August—Marv E. Openo. Cor. Sec.

Hold Social Heetinq.—Ceresco Farmer-9'

Club held a delightful meeting. July 30.

at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.

A. W. Cronkhite. of Emmett. Sixty

members and visitors were present. A

bountiful picnic dinner was served at

one o'clock and the whole day passed in

sociability. them being no program. Mr.

Brown. of Battle Creek. took a few snap

shots to be used in moving pictures at

the forthcoming home comlng celebration

to be held at Battle Creek in August.

The Club will hold their annual picnic the

first Wednesday. in September in the





grove of It: and Mrs. Frank Schmidt—r





Mrs. P. M. King, Cor. Sec.





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guyaestlons for Second Meeting.





Song, “Farewell to Summer,” No. 132,

Grange Melodies.



Why does it pay to attend Grange in

summer? by four members



Recitation, “A toast to laughter ”



Can a city man go to a farm in your

neighborhood with $1,000 and make good?

How?



Character song.



A farm girl of 18, with a. common

school education, wants to go to city to

earn more spending money but father

and mother object: 1. -What advice

would you give girl? 2. What would you

do if you were girl's father? 3. What

would you do if you were girl’s mother?



Question box.



The Grange Ginger Jar, opened by a

“Surprise committee."



Music by orche'Stra.





HOME-GATHERINGS.





 





Paper presented by Mrs. Helen P. Wil-

son at the June meeting of Kent Pomona,

held with Oakfield Grange.





The home is the index to the moral

character of the individual, the founda-

tion to the great commonwealth, and the

masterpiece of Divinity! Without the

home the nation would soon become ex-

tinct.



“'hat, then. is more fitting than that

the home-gathering should hold first place

in the world of social entertainment?

And. furthermore. that it should be made

the faithful exponent of the social de-

velopment of the family? “'hat form of

organized society can compare with the

pure atmosphere of the home-gathering

of a well constructed household? Its

prompting motive is love, the first great

gift of god to man! Here all meet on

an equal footing. No strife f0r precedence

dwarfs the soul nor cast.-: its withering

glance upon the sanctity of the home cir-

cle. And it is here especially, to the old

farm home, that, after the lapse of long

intervening years. the weary heart turns.





What memories cluster around the

home-gatherings of our childhood days.

and the days when grandfather and

grandmother were coming! How we felt

their hallowed presence! How we listen‘

ed to catch their words of wisdom or sat

with bated breath as they told stories of

pioneer days and the hardships they

cheerfully endured for the sake of mak—

ing a home in the great new country.

Home! That magic word! When the

eye grows dim, when the step has lost

its buoyancy and the'hair is turned to

silver, that word and its memories of

happy home—gatherings has the power

to cause the step, for a time, to grow

elastic, and the eye to shine with un-

wonted brilliancy. as the spirit catches a

vision of its ideal of eternal youth! Dis-

tance makes no difference, for,



Tho' broad ocean roll between,

It adds but beauty to the scene!



It is the memory of country vacation

home—gatherings, and the attendant spirit

of culture and refinement which lingers

about them. that causes the city man,

when he has secured a competency. to

seek out for himself and family a home

in the country. He remembers his own

childhood and its narrow conditions. and

determines that his children shall have

better opportunities. For are not all

great men born in the country? After

the contracted walls of the city, the coun-

try Seems, to him. so large and broad,

and the poor people of the country seem

to be in so much better cOndition than

the poor people of the city. that he can

scarcely wait for the day of his release.





Again. it is coming to be a recognized

fact that there is no occupation which

gives to man or woman so fully all the

conditions of a happy and independent

life as farming. Nevertheless, it requires

both brains and skill to retain these con—

ditions. and to keep abreast of the bus-

iness and social progress of the farming

class. And ought we not to be glad that

this is so? That instead of being “a

brother to the ox” we have it in our

power to raise our business to the stan--

dard of the best. and to bring about us

the highest elements of beauty and re-

finement. The people of the country to-

day have no excuse for ignorance. Their

facilities for education are just as good

as those- of the city people Books, pa-

pers. electric cars. free mail delivery. and

many other things have combined to

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ditlon._ In view of all this. why should

not this country home-gathering hold

first place in the social world?



The spirit of the times has been tend-

ing towards concentration in city centers

for amusement and recreation, and the

family or friendly gathering has almost

been relegated to the past. Vl'hile this

has been the means of great pleasure to

some. it has left others, who were un-

able to meet the demands of society at

large, out in the cold.



l‘Vithout a thought as to where this

will lead, we have allowed ourselves to

be drawn away from the one place most

dear to the heart of the country man or

woman who is true to the place of his

or her birth. And when we take the

social element from the country, we take

from it that which is the true basis of

civilization. And if. just at the height

of social progress, we forget our duty to

our' own class, can we complain of the

result? If we give our time wholly to

city club meetings. can we complain if

the country home’gathering is a failure?

Can we conscientiously complain if coun-

try society deteriorates? Far be it from

our. desire to belittle the club movement,

in a restricted sense, but let us have less

of the club element. and more of the

home element!



Again, the one deplorable result of the

club element, as compared with the ele-

ment of the country home-gatherings. is

the class division of the. sexes. It is com-

ing to be more and more an accepted

fact that this class division is productive

of evid consequences. which can only be

remedied through the medium of con-

stant endeaver to bring back to the

starting point the true social relations of

the sexes. Fathers. brothers and sons,

make your greatest effort to be at the

home-gathering. for. aside from impera-

tive duty which rests upon you, we need

your presence. Not only that. but you

yourSelvcs will receive an incentive to

right living which cannot be overestimat-

ed. A brighter day will dawn for the

country when we bring our social pleas-

ures home to good account.





\‘l'hat is more desolate than the coun-

try home whose fireside is never cheered

by the preseuce of loving kindred and

friends? “'hat, indeed, is more unat-

tractive, where the rooms never echo to

the merry laughter- of happy-hearted

children; where brothers and sisters, un-

cles and aunts, never assemble to do

honor to a kindly invitation, and where

the table is never graced by the presence

of those aged ones who have but a little

time at most to hear us company? God

pity the home that is thus unblessed!

But, better let there be no home-gather-

ing whatever than one without a hearty

welcome-l l'se economy, if you must, in

all else. but let there be no economy in

the hearty welcome.



About the home-gathering there lingers.

at one and the same time, a delightful

informality and restraint; here age and

youth meet. with no thought of the dis-

parity of years. Age needs. youth, to

cast about it that charm of informality,

while youth needs age to give it that

grace of quiet dignity and restraint which

only comes through deep experience.



(To be concluded next week).



Maple Row Grange. four miles from

Manton. celebrated the Fourth of July in

a safe, sane and happy manner. A pro-

gram had been planned for the forcnoon

but a big display of fireworks and a

downpour by nature kept most people at

home until nearly noon. The fine dinner

furnished by the Grange was well patron-

ized. There were candy. ice cream. pea-

nut and fruit booths. Swings were put

up and seats placed in the beautiful grove

that surrounds tho Grunge hall. There

was a ball game and the usual sports,





after dinner had been served and the

happy day closed with an address by the

State Grange speaker Mrs Doia Stock~

mam of Lansing, on “Value of Gianzc

Vi ork to the Farmer.” The meeting paid

all expenses of the ball game and othei

sports and of the state speiker besides

leaving a fair profit to help on the

Grange hall which this Grange is paying

for. Also it afforded a day of pleasure for

nearly 400 farmers and their fimilies





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