The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural and Live Stock Journal in the State;





VOL. CXXXH. No. 24.

Whole Numb" 3455-





FARM NOTES.





A Short, Versus a Long Rotation.





The writer lives in the eastern part of

Antrim county. in this locality a good

many potatoes are grown. Potatoes are

a good money crop, and we would like to

know what crops to grow in the rotation

with them. We find that potatoes do best

on a clover sod, and would like to follow

them with corn by keeping the ground

well cultivated and free from weeds dur-

ing the growth of the potato crop and

using a disk cultivator and spring tooth

in fitting the land for com the following





year so as to leave the old sod at the .





bottom of the furrow where the corn

roots will grow down into it. This corn

ground would be plowed for oats or buck-

wheat the following spring. We find that

the clover seeding catches much better

with the buckwheat than with the oats,

and buckwheat generally yields as well

or better than oats. We would like to

know if buckwheat takes as much potash

from the soil as oats would?





use, but we would sell.the buckwheat and

buy our oats. Would the proposed rota-

tion be too long for this kind of land?

We are of the opinion that the three

crops might be grown between the time

of plowing up the clover and seeding

down again if the rotation could be such

that no two crops in the rotation would

draw too heavily upon the same properties

of the soil. We know that potatoes re-

quire a great deal of potash, and we are

of the opinion that oats do also, and

woixld like to know what The Farmer has

to link; $9111: this and what suggestions



make with regard to a crop





affine-fig?“ a)??? potato“ the ash crop on





Wm

In planning this crop rotation, sub-

scriber has taken into consideration only

the plant food require-

ments of the crops men-

tioned, am wisely seeks

to avoid drawing too

heavily of the same ele-

ments of fertility in suc—

ceeding years, but there

is another point which

is vital to the growing

of maximum crops which

he appears to have over—

looked. While it is im—

portant that the plant

foods, and 'particularly

the three which are most

often mentioned and

considered of the most

importance in the econ-

omy of the plants,

should be present in an

abundant and available

form, yet there is an-

other requirement which

is often more pressing,

especially upon a sandy

soil, and that is the

presence of an abundant

and available supply of

soil moisture. The ele-

menets of plant food

which may be lacking

can be supplied in an

artificial way if neces—

sary, but in any except

irrigated regions the lat-

ter essential can be as-

sured only by a proper husbanding of the

natural supply, hence this is a factor of

soil fertility which should be considered

in connection with the crop rotation quite

as much as that of available plant food.

It is almost the unanimous opinion of

soil students, that the mechanical condi-

tion of a. soil is qute as important, in it!

relationlto soil fertility as is its content

of actual plant food; indeed, some of these

students contend that there is sufficient”

plant food in the average soil to grow

maximum crops almost indefiniely if thry





are pept .n proper mechanical condition“





“and properly tilled to make the plant food



'which they contain available for the

crops grown. on them. Now the most

importantmfactor in a good mechanical

condition of any soil is its content of

humus. The function of this decaying





Corn and .

oats are two crops we need for our own,





DETROIT. MICH" SATURDAY. JUNE 12. I909.





vegetable matter is somewhat different

in the different soils. In the heavy 501!

it holds the fine particles apart and per-

mits of the more rapid penetration and

percolation of water, since it quite re-

sembles a sponge in its abality to hold or

to. permit the passage of water. Thus it

aids in permitting the drainage of the

surface soil in wet seasons. In a sandy

soil, its functions are quite different. It

fills up the interstices between the larger

soil particles, thus enabling it to retain

a. much larger percentage of soil mois-

ture, which is delivered up to the crop





‘as needed thru the action of capillary

attraction, and absorbs and holds avall~

able‘plant food, deliveringit to the plants





as needed‘with the’ soil moisture. It is

particularly for this reason that the short

rotation, in which clover occurs every

third year, is best for sandy land, as it

keeps it in the best possible mechanical

condition thru the addition of humus as





'well as actual fertility to the soil each





time the clover sod is plowed down.



For these reasons the writer would pre-

fer a three-yearrotation on this land,

planting ,both corn and potatoes on a

clover sod, using as much land for corn

as the manure made on the farm would

cover, provided that much is needed £011

feed, and supplementing the mineral ele-‘

ments of fertlity in the land intended for

potatoes by a liberal application of. cam-y

merclal fertilizer. Then sow the land in

potatoes to oats the following spring

without plowing, as clover seeding will

generally succeed hett-‘r in oats after po-





of cultivated crops would be grown, so

the Enquirer would be the gainer in two

ways—an increased net profit and an

increase in the value of his land as

measured by its producing power. Maxi-

mum yields on a limited area are far more

profitablerin the long run than smaller

yields over a larger area, since the rela-

tive cost of production is less, hence the

wisdom of planning the crop rotation so

as to keep the soil in the best possible

mechanical condition, as well as high in

its content of available plant food.



In the rotation described in this inquiry,

some benefit would be derived from the

sowing of a catch crop in the corn and

plowing it down for buckwheat the fol-

lowing spring. Unfortunately we have

no legume suited to this use, but a crop

of rye so handled would add some humus

to the soil, and provide a covering over

winter as well as prevent a loss of plant

food from leaching and washing of the

soil, but it would ‘add nothing in the way

of actual plant food which the soil does

not already contain.



Fertllizlng Potatoes—Cutworms.



Will you kindly give me some advice

on the following points:

experiment with a potato fertilizer. I

propose to apply a fertilizer consisting

of nitrogen, 4 per cent; av. phos. acid,

6 per cent; potash, 9 per cent; about 800



per acre. Intend sowing broadcast

and borrowing into soil 1:. week or two

before planting potatoes. My soil is a

gravely loam. Is mrgéapla’n correct? , Sec—

and. I desire to use init as a preventive

against cut-worm in corn. Would it be

all right to drop it on the bill after

planting corn and then drag the ground?





First, I wish to’





75 CENTS A YEAR

81.50 THREE YEAR





to determine accurately just what fer-

tilizers give the best results, unless per-

haps he may be using more nitrogen than

would be necessary if the potatoes are

planted on a clover sod. However, this

formula compares very closely with that

which has given the most economical

results at the Pennsylvania station, and

also with that which is in general use on

the potato soils of Long Island and New

Jersey. But this is a question in which

the individual judgment of the grower

must be exercised. Last year the writer‘

used a formula containing 2 per cent nit-

rogen, 8 per cent of phosphoric acid and

10 per cent of potash; This year he is

using only half the above quantity of nit-

rogcn because of the fact that the crop-

will be planted on a clover sod, and only

about half the potash on account of the.

fact that the field was given a liberal

dressing of potash the last time it was

cropped. Doubtlesg the readers of The

Farmer would be interested in knowing

the outcome of this experiment, particu-

larly if the subscriber keeps an accurate

check on the results by leaving an area.

for comparison on which no fertilizer is

usedf '



Touching the use of kainit for the pro-

tection of corn from cutworms, the writer-

cannot advise intelligently, having never

tried it and having at hand no conclusi'e

data on the subject. However, this shou d

be a good season to try it out, as the

cutworms are unusually plentiful and are-

reportcd as doing a great deal of damage

to the early planted corn in many sec-



tions. Only this morn-





 





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tatoes than after corn, at least this is the

writer’s experience. The corn ground

can be sown to buckwheat if preferred

and seeded to clover. In this way better

average crops of both potatoes and corn

should be grown per acre than under the

plan proposed in the above inquiry, and a

third of the farm would be in grass each

year, providing an abundance of hay and

pasture. In the writer’s opinion the fer-

tility of the soil would show a marked

improvement under this system of crop

rotation within a few years, as the sup-

ply of humus could be kept up and sup-

plementary plant food would be applied

each time the land was plowed, and for

a period of ten years he is confident that

the net profits from the farm would be

larger than would be the case with the

longer rotation in which a larger area





L. Nichols, Hillsdale County, Mich.





Would a tablespoonful to hill be right





amount of Kainit to apply. .

Oakland Co. SUBSC‘RJBER.





As before noted in these columns, it is

impossible to tell, without putting the

question directly to the soil, what form-

ula of commercial fertilizer is best for

any crop on any soil. But this subscribel

has shown Wisdom in his determination

to test the proposition out with a liberal

application on the potato crop. Expe-

rience has shown everywhere it has been

tried, that comparatively liberal applica-

tions of fertilizer will give a maximum

profit in the potato crop. A comparison

of the results secured at different experi-

ment stations would also seem to show

that this subScriber has chosen his

formula for this kind of soil as wisely as

would be possible without experimenting





ing the writer was talk—'

ing with a farmer who

planted his corn about

the middle of Why, drill?

ing in a liberal amount

of seed because fearful

of their ravages, but

they have damaged the

crop to an extent which

he thinks will make it

necessary to refit and

rt-plant the field. The

outcome of this experi-.

mt-nt will also be wel-

come information to-

Michigan corn growers.

The amount and method

of applying would ap-

pear, in the writer’s

judgment, to be all

right. A simple rem-

edy of this kind, which

in its<~lf will be some-

thing of a hem-lit to the

soil and to the corn

crop growing upon it,

is certainly worthy of

a trial. Kziinit is some-

times recommended as

u. repellunt for insects

that work 011 the tender

shoots of young plants

above the surface of the

ground, but a eutworm

must get his food within

a limited arm, and the chance of keeping

him away from the corn by this means

would not seem very promising, yet the

plan is worthy of a careful trial.

Laying Tile in Muck Land.





Can muck land he successfully tiled,

having sufficient outlet? “'hen should

1t be plowed, and what crop first grown?



Branch Co. A. E.





Tile can be laid in muck land so the

drains wil work well for years, by having

the ditches perfectly true to grade and

laying the tile on boards so as to keep

them from settling unevenly. The trouble

with tile drains in muck land is that the

soil is so largely made up of vegetable

matter that it settles rapidly during the

inevitable process of decay which is con-

stantly taking place. For this reason the

outlet should be sufficiently low so as to.
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provide for some settling of the tile at





this point without submerging the mouth

of the tile. The use of the board in the





bottom of the' ditches will prevent to a.





large degree the uneven settling of the

muck, but unless it is possible to get a

good fall, the drain is likely to settle a.

little unevenly and in time this may

interfere with the proper working of the

drain, but this will not occur anywhere

nearly as soon if this plan is adopted as

if the tile is laid in the soft muck, and if

the muck is of an even depth below the

drain it may work well indefinitely.



The land may-be plowed at any time

when it is dry enough, but probably the

best time is in the spring'when the grass

may be burned off and leave nothing in

the way. However, after harvest is a,

good time, if the grasg can be mowed

and removed. Buckwheat is a good crop

with which to subdue a muck soil, but

if it is plowed in the fall so that a good

seed bed can be prepared it can be used

for almost any spring crop, provided a

little mineral fertilizer is used so as to

balance up the plant food content of the

soil.



POTATOES FOR THE GENERAL

FARMER.



Altho we have never grown potatoes

as a farm crop we have always planted

from one to two acres of them each year

so we could always have enough for

home use and if the season was at all

favorable, some to spare. In growing

this small acreage we have attempted to

give them as good care as most large

growers. For many years we have treat—

ed the seed each season with corrosive

sublimate for the scab and find that the

tubers are nearly free of this fungus.

The labor of this operation is insignifi-

cant. Simply put the potatoes in a barrel

and cover with a solution of one ounce.

of corrosive sublimate to seven gallons

of water, letting them remain in the

solution for one and one-half hours. Then

draw off the solution and put into a11-

othcr barrel, or leave in pails until the

potatoes are pourod frotn the. barrel,

when it can be turnrd back and more

potatoes put in. Afmr smking the tu-

bers should be. handled in crates or bus-

kets that have not rcccntly hcld scabbv

potatoes, or have been subjectrd 111 the

same treatment as the stcd. Be careful

that nothing cats the trtatcd £52_ed_,70_-_.1;

drinks the solution, as it is deadlv poison.

This season we are soaking a _pa1t of the

seed in formalin instead of corrosive sub-v

limatc and if results are as good will use

this entirely llt’l‘t‘uftt'l‘ as it is not poison-

ous. I believe the formula is 1A,. pint of

commercial formalin to 15 gallons water,

the sccd being left in two hours.



“"0 controlled the bugs in every man~

nor, from hand-picking thru spraying

with an “atomizer” sprayer, applying

plaster and paris green when the dew is

on, to spraying with a barrel sprayer.

Vthn the Colorado beetle. gets to work

we must drop everything and get busy

or we will have. few potatoes. It has

bothered us to control the, bugs on some

seasons with lime and Paris green with-

out burning the foliage, but we have bet-

ter success with arsenate of load, as we

can apply more poison without injury to

the leans.



On several seasons we have sprayed

with Bordeaux mixture for the blight,

but we happened to strike the seasons

when it was not very prevalent, and got

but slight results, but another season

when we neglected to spray for the

blight it ncarly ruined the crop. In View

of the added vigor the spray gives the

plant and the insurance against the

blight, I believe, anyone with even a

small patch cannot afford to neglect this





 





lspraying. The beetles are not often

troublesome in this section on fields

pantcd after the tenth of June, and the





bulk of the crop is planted after this

time.



then possible, we. like to plant in hills

about 3 inches apart, both ways so we.

can avoid much hand labor. In a small

way these rows can be cultivated once

in a row with a fine tooth cultivator,

after they are well 11p. Previous to this

the ground is kept clean with the spike

tooth barrow



W'e plant with a hand potato planter,

and dig with a fork. 'These tools answer

very well for the grower with but a few

acres. For several years we have selected

seed by the hill method While digging,

taking only those hills that have a cer-

tain number of good potatoes to the hill

and no poor ones. I believe the hill se-

lection theory is correct, but it takes

a number of years to demonstrate it.

If we accept the testimony of such grow-





4 THE MICHIGAN FARMER. '





ers as Mr. Tyler, '01 St. Joseph county, 11/.

find a gradual increase in yield and uni-

formity thru a. series of years. which is

apparently due, at least in part, to this

method of seed selection.



For several years we have observed





the potato crop and market in this vici- ‘





nity, and have talked with growers in

potato localities, and believe the crop will

often work well in the farm rotation.

This season we are chancing eight acres,

and if we can handle them satisfactorily

in connection with fruit and farm crops,

may purchase more approved potato tools

and make them a regular factor in the

rotation.





Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





On the afternoon of Decoration Day

we had one of the heaviest showers of

rain that I ever experienced and during

the night of the same day another ex-

tremely rheavy shower. This rain was so

heavy that it simply put us out of busi-

ness. We have not been able to do a.

thing and at the present writing, June

7th, I haven’t a kernel of corn planted

and we have 50 acres of ground to put in.



I might have had 20 acres or more

planted but I was extremely afraid of

another dry season and I wanted to get

the balance of the corn ground plowed

so that if we did have a shower, we could

save the rain. Last year a great den”.

of our late planted corn for ensilage did

not come up at all because it got so dry

and the seed would not germinate. 1

did not want to make the same mistake

again, so I did not fit the fall plowed

ground but kept on plowing and partially

fitting, trying to save all the moisture.

As it turned out, we would have had

moisture enough, of course, but' we did

not know this. Ordinarily, we would say

that it is too late to plant corn, but I

shall plant the whole 50 acres to com

just the same. The ground is now all

plowed and partially fitted and if the rain

will only hold off a few days, we can put

it all in in a short time. It is certainly

early enough yet for ensilage corn, but

the corn that we wanted to mature and

husk may be caught with an early frost.

151111 such falls, however, 'as we have.» had

for the last' three or four years, t-h'e're is

still time for this corn to maturerand I

shall certainly take the iisk.



My beets are}: 519.1; not planted. I did

not calculate to put them in very early

hetause I wanted to work the ground

over three or four times and destroy that

many crops of weeds before we planted

the beets. Then again, I did not want

to put them in so early that they would

practically mature before the dry weather

of August. My experience is that they

stop growing then if they are pretty

wvll matured and then if we get late

August or September rains, they begin to

grow again, which is an injury to the

crop. The leaves all dry up and When

you come to harvest the beets, you

haven’t any tops to feed. One reason why

I grow beets is to have the tops to feed

cows in place of ensilage, and my theory

is that if you will plant the beets about

the first of June and give them good cul-

tivation, they will remain green thru the

August drouth and you will have green

fresh tops to feed When you harvest

them. You will get just as much sugar

as tho they were planted earlier. Be-

sides this, by cultivating the ground oc-

casionally, you will destroy weeds so that

it will be less expensive to handle the

crop afterward. This has been my ex-

perience with late sowed beets.



Owing to the pressure of work and the

untimely weather, we haven’t been able

as yet to get in the alfalfa. I intended

to put this in earlier, but now will have

to resort to midsummer seeding. Manv

who are expert in alfalfa culture claim

that midsummer is the best time to seed

alfalfa anyway, so I am not discouraged

about this. As a matter of fact, I am

not discouraged about any of the crops

because the season is extremely late, and

I believe that the great law of nature

is compensation. If you have a late

spring, you have a late fall. If you have

too much rain at one season of the year,

you don’t have enough at another. The

only way I know is to go on and use your

own judgment as best you can, carry out

your plans as fully as possible, take your

chance and abide by the results. I never

saw a season yet, if the farmer did that,

but he got fairly good crops.



There are some encouraging things.

Everything bids fair for a splendid hay

crop. The wheat has come on wonderfully

and this cool weather looks as if it might

be the making of the cat crop. I am not

sorry now that I stuck to it and put in

all the oats I intended to at first. The





 





 

 





oats ’and 'peas alga thriving, too, while last





year the oats and plans were practically .





Comm! C. LILIJI.





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DOES THE MANURE SPREADER PAY?





a. failure.





 





 





This is a question that nearly every

farmer in every locality is asking him-

self. Will it pay me to own a spreader?

I have used one for nearly four years

and wOuld not be without one if I had

only 100 loads to apply to our soil each

year. I have drawn about 1,200 loads

with my machine and at 10 cents a. load

for hauling and spreading you can readily

see how quickly a man can make a

spreader pay for itself in a short time

and not saying anything about the even-

ness of the distribution and the great

amount of hard labor it saves.



A man with a machine can do his haul-

ing alone and there is a saving of at

least $1.50 per day which a farmer is

obliged to pay hauling the old way if he

wants to get his work done-in good sea-

son. Another good feature about a

spreader is, you can put your manure on

any place you desire to. You can top

dress lightly or you can put on a. heavy,

evenly distributed coat to plow under,

which is impossible to do by hand and in

one—half the time in which it is done in

the old way.



Taking into consideration the labor

saving, the evenness of distribution and

the saving of time and manure, I think

:1 spreader is one of the best tools for

a farmer to buy.





Hillsdale CO. C. C. D.





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Pea and Bean Profits.





This letter speaks volumes for the

efficiency of the Owens Bean and Pea

Thresher:



When I purchased your bean huller, I

promised to let you know how I liked

the machine. It certainly beats my ex-

pectation. I have owned several different

machines, but for rapid, clean threshing

this machine excels them all. I threshed

for Mr. William Shaw 120 bushels in 50

minutes, and as we did not know we were

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The construction and Width of the sepa—

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get into it, threshing clean, without

breaking the beans. My customers all

say they would rather have this machine

than any they ever had.



Yours truly,

MARK SHEPARD,

Lawrence, Mich.



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The Wilder- Strong Implement 00., Mon-

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its well-known line of “whirlwind" en-‘

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The April number of the Agricultural

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It is a. noticeable feature with many

excellent writers to say that such and

such things should come to pass with

sows and their litters, providing that they

have been properly fed and properly

handled. An illustrative instance is a

quotation from Coburn’s new book, in

Michigan Farmer, of May 29, in which

he says: “Provided with and taught to

eat suitable foods some weeks before—

hand, pigs are not noticeably checked in

their growth by weaning.”



The statement is correct, but it lacks

deflniteness inasmuch as it does not tell

'what proper feeds are. To some it may

be satisfactory, but to most of us it is

too ambiguous—there is an uncertainty

as to what the author intends to convey.

I have before me a work devoted to

feeds that does not give a single state-

ment as to the things in the feeds that

should be avoided, or the feeds that are

safe to use. Whether the authors have

lacked actual experience, I am unable to

say.



Let us consider some of the feeds that

are at hand on most farms, that can be

used to feed the brood sows while the

pigs are young. We say can be used, for

some feeds are unsafe for several rea-

sons. One of the things that the feeder

must avoid, is feed that will produce

scours. Of late years many cull beans

have been fed to the store and fattening

hogs, with safety and profit; but when

beans are fed to brood sows, in liberal

quantities, when the pigs are running

with them, especially if the weather is

wet and cold, there is generally trouble.

If such a diet is persisted in there are

likely to be losses. The feeder should

keep in mind \the fact that anything that

is hard to digest with the mother will

affect the pigs. Beans that are fed to

hogs are not generally thoroly cooked,

and are unfit for the brood sows. If

allowed to sour they are certainly dan-

gerous.



As thev'pigs are generally farrowed in

April and October, there is grass for the

saw 'to eatsa very proper feed~butg¥t

the pigs follow out on the grass on the

cold and frosty mornings, they are pretty

likely to get scours. If they are retained

in the pens until the frost has melted

from the grass, it is safe.



The sow can be fed slops from the

house, skim-milk and buttermilk, with

the grain feeds, and in the spring of the

year if one has some sugar beets, or

mangolds, they can be fed with benefit.

Soaking the ground grain feeds twelve

hours is a help as they are more easily

digested. A mixture of corn and oats

ground together, equal parts, and then

an amount of middlings, or ship stuff,

equal to both, make a ration that will

sustain the sow and enable her to give

a large amount of milk. A few ears of

whole corn will be relished and help sus-

tain her. '



If from any mishap, or mismanagement,

the pigs get the scours, it is a good plan

to keep them comfortable and dry, and

give the sow the medicine. From a half

to a tablespoonful of flour of sulfur, ac—

cording to her size, if given in a

little feed, in the morning, a half hour

before her regular morning meal, is, per-

haps, as good a remedy as the farmer

usually has at ‘hand. It can be given

as many mornings as the necessity of

the ease seems to require.



As to the feed for the young pigs

while with the sow, it is not a difficult

matter to select it. Pigs will pick up

shelled corn about as soon as anything

they can get hold of. Let them have a

little to chank on for their benefit. Some

crusts of dry bread crumbled, and put

into some sweet milk, in a little trof,

to which the sow does not have access,

makes a good starter. If the milk is

from a cow recently freshened they like

it all the better. In the absence of the

milk from a newly freshened cow, use

a little sale molasses, as it will attract

them on account of the odor, and they

will take hold of it quicker than if it

were not in the feed. Scalded middlings

mixed in with the milk and fed warm

makes an excellent feed.



After the pigs have got to eating well

be careful and not feed only as much

at a time as they will eat up clean.

Sloppy feeds left in the trof, especially in

warm weather, soon sour and if eaten by

pigs will often cause scours. Always

feed from a clean trof.



For an ideal ration take of corn and





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





oats ground together, equal parts, sift

out .the oats hulls, and mix an equal

amount of middlings, and take about

what they can eat up clean each time,

scald it, stir in some milk and feed while

warm. Increase the amount of feed as

their capacityvfor holding it increases. and

no faster. Feed regularly and give them

a chance for exercise, and a dry, comfort—

able place in which to sleep. Fed on

such feeds as we have mentioned, for

both sow and pigs, there ought to be no

trouble on account of the diseases to

which they are often subject, or any

check in their growth when the time

comes to wean them. ,



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BLOAT 9N SHEEP.





 





Many flock owners have learned by dear

experience that loss is frequently in-

curred by bloat while the flock is on pas-

ture. The very tender and succulent con-

dition of the grass during the early spring

months induces sheep to feed greedily

upon the young growth which produces

congestion of the digestive tract. It is

an ailment which attacks sheep that

runs its course very rapidly and unless

prompt and'proper treatment is immea

diately administered fatal results follow





in a very short time. Many valuable ani- .





mals are sacrificed every season on ac-

count of this trouble which is generally

most prevalent during the early pastur-

ing months of spring. However, any

sudden change of feed is very apt to

induce bloating and particularly so in

case the change is from dry feed to that

of a more juicy nature. Sheep, when

suddenly turned to pasture are more

subject to attacks of bloating than when

gradually allowed to become accustomed

to the radical change of diet. When

turning to pasture in the spring it is an

excellent practice to permit the flock to

graze for a short time at first and then

put them back on dry feed. When sheep'

are turned onto meadow pastures there

is great danger of bloating as the forage

comes on very rapidly when the weather

conditions are favorable. l



Bloat, or hoven, as it is frequently

termed, is produced by fermentation in

the rumen, or first stomach, of very.

succulent green food which distends the‘

walls of the organ and causes it to press

injuriously upon the diaphram which en-

closes the chest. This abnormal condi-

tion prevents the contraction of the mem-

brane which separates the respiratory

organs from the digestive cavity, thus

interfering with respiration.



There are several excellent treatments

for bloat which should be well understood

by every iloek owner as very little time

is generally available in which to call a.

veterinary or look up any form of treat-

ment. It is a geed practice for every

flock owner to, have near at hand a

trochar for tapping the left flank half

way between the haunch and first rib

and well up towards the back-bone so

that the pent—up gas will readily eseape

thru the orifice. In case a trochar is not

at hand a pocket-knife will answer the

purpose, altho it is less reliable. An

alkaline solution poured into the stomach

frequently alleviates the symptoms and

removes the troube. I have given hypo-

suli‘ite of soda, 1 dr., in warm water and

removed the attack. I have also ob—

tained good results from giving 1 dr. of

carbonate of ammonia in a little water.

After the attack has been reduced, a

dose of epsom salts should be given to

remove the fermented matter in the

stomach. There is one thing that should

always be kept in mind in case an animal

is tapped for bloat during the hot

weather, and that is to apply some anti-

septic to the wound to prevent parasitic

infestation.



Too much attention cannot be given to

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should be watched closely, but perhaps

no other forage crop is more apt to in-

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began growing rape I had considerable

trouble with bloating. It is not safe at

any time to allow sheep to pasture on

succulent forage when at all damp. As

a rule sheep are far more apt to over-

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case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.





“Many queries are answered that apply to





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the same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a reply that





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Barren cow.—-I have a 7-year-old Jersey





.. cow that dropped her last calf over a.





" faied to get her with calf.

_. impossible to get her with calf.





treatment given





trials last summer

This spring

she is in heat most of the time, but it. is

W. C. V.,

McBain, Mich—You might try the yeast

in this column, but in





year ago. Several





' her case I believe she will prove barren.





Atrophy of Muscles-I have a 5-year-

old horse that is lame in front, caused,





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muscles. J. R., Gera, Mich.—Apply equal

parts tr. cantharides, turpentine, aqua

ammonia and raw linseed oil to wasted

shoulder muscles twice a week—«or you

can safely apply any one of the blisters

advertised in this paper and expect fairly

good results.



Irritation of Urinary Organs—I have a.

12-year—old mare that, when working,

will stop and urinate every 20 minutes.

What had I better give her for she is

getting poor? I imagine she is a little

tender over her kidneys. P. A. D., Man-

celona, Mich.—Give 1 oz. bicarbonate soda

at a dose in feed three times a day for

one week, then give 2 drs. carbonate

potash at a dose in feed two or three

times a day for another week. Also give

1 dr. iodide potassium at a dose once a.

day for two or three weeks.





Cow Urinates Before Milking—I would

like to know how to break two cows of

the habit of urinating when they are

being milked. This is a very disagreeable

and unpleasant sort of a habit they have.

J. R. R. T., Holt, Mich.——After cows con-

tract a habit of this kind, it is almost

impossible to break them of it: however,

I am inclined to believe it is a result of a.

peculiar nervousness that comes over

them; perhaps by being extremebr quiet

and kind to them they will forget this

habit, or feed them while you. are milk-

ing them.



Weakness—My 14—year—old mare is in

fair condition, but seems to give out

easily; she sometimes gets so weak that

she falls; her appetite is good, she is well

fed and has a liberal allowance of con-

dition powder. The tendons of her fore

fee have been sprained and are yet some

swollen. D. L. B, McConnellsville, Ohio.

w—It is possible that your mare has a

little heal-I. trouble. Give her dr.

ground nu.\ vomica, 1/, dr. powdered digi-

talis, 1,; oz. ground ginger and 1/2 oz.

ground gentian at a dose in feed two or

three times a day. 'Work her moderately,

but avoid fast driving, heavy pulling or

over exertion until she recovers.



Periodic Ophthalmiar-I have a brood

mare that seems to be going blind—one

year ago one eye had a white scum come

over it and the last week the other eye

is seemingly affected the same way. She

feels Well otherwise, works good and has

a fine appetite. She is heavy with foal.

J. S., Sunfield, Mich—Dissolve all the

borac acid the water will absorb and

apply this lotion to eyes two or three

times a day and give a teaspoonful pow-

dered nitrate potash at a, dose in feed

every other day. Feed her grass and it

she is used, shade her eyes with a. green

cloth. '



' Rheumatism.——I have a cow that must

have rheumatism, on account of her

lameness shifting from one part of body

to the other, and I am inclined to believe

that it has been brot on by feeding her

too much beet pulp. 1*}. F., St. Louis,

Mich—Give 2 drs. salicylic acid at a dose

in feed two or three times a day and

change her food supply for I am inclined

to believe your suppositions are well

grounded. After giving the salicylic acid

one week, give 3 dr. doses of carbonate

potash at 3, dose in feed or water two or

three times a day and the following week

give citrate potash in the same quantities

and the same number of times a day.





Stomach Vertigo—I have a mare that

is troubled with nervous spells, throws

her head, trclnbles and jerks’. \Vhen

standing still will act drowsy and sleepy

yet has good life and is high in flesh.

The last sick spell she had she acted

crazyawhen standing will hang her head,

her eyes look drowsy and she acts quite

stupid. C. ll. C., Eau Claire, Mich.—

Your horse suffers from stomach vertigo

(staggers) or she may have some circula-

tory trouble and if so very little can be.

done to relieve her. I suggest that you

reduce her in flesh. Give a, dessert-

spoonful bromide potash at a dose in

feed two or three times a day for a few

days; also give 20 grs. calomel at a dose

every day for three or four days then

give a dose once a week. Grass should

be fed to her in order to loosen her

bowels. It is good practice to lessen her

quantity of blood producing food; he-

sides, she should do moderate work every

day.



Injured Spine—I have a colt that is now

about a year old that has been sick for

about a week; he is fleshy and apparently

in fairly good health. but has had dis-

temper, and while I was trying to catch

him he threw himself. We succeeded in

up, but he has poor use of

his hind quarters. Our local Vet. has

been treating him and he seems to be

improving. Do you believe the treatment

ought to be kept up? G R, Mason,





Mich—VVhen your colt fell, hit is possible

that he fractured one of the bones of his

back, or displaced vertebra. There is





no doubt some undue, pressure. on spinal

cord causing a partial loss of power; this

gives him the wabbiy, uncertain gait

behind. Give ’fi dr. ground nux vomlca

and a teaspoonful powdered rosineat a

dose in feed two or three times alday.

Appy equal parts turpentine, aqua am-

monia and sweet oil to back every day

or two. These applications should be

made from root of tail to center of back,

directly over spine. Grass and a few cats

is the best food for him.



Cows' Teat. Has Two’ Openings—I wish

you would tell me what to do for a cow

that has a hole on side of teat, causing

her to leak milk when I milk her. J. D.

M., Pierson, Mich.-——Scarify the edge of

opening and stitch it together with either

linen or silk thread, but before using the

thread soak it in one part carbolic acid

and ten parts glycerine and all the bet-

ter if you boil the thread for ten minutes

before soaking it in the glycerine and

carbolic acid. Apply some of the glycerine

and acid to wound twice a day.



Irritation of Generative Organs—I have

a two-year—old filly that has been in heat

continuously for four or five weeks. It

must be some sort of weakness for I have

been unable to do anything for her to

prevent it. A. 0., Elmyria, Mich—Feed

her no grain, but keep her on grass and

away from other horses. Give a tea-

spoonful powdered nitrate potash at a

dose once a day. It is ‘ssible that she

has some uterine or vaginal polypus or

tumor; therefore, it would perhaps be

wise to consult a veterinarian and have

him make an examination by hand.



Enlarged Throat Glands—One of my

cows has a swelling in throat which I

believe is an enlargement of the glands.

I succeeded in reducing them with blis~

ters, but they have not entirely reduced:

her breathing seems to be somewhat af-

fected. I have given her 1 dr. doses

of iodide potassium and 2 drs. powdered

sulfate iron for ten days; she has been

sick for three months; her milk supply

lessens. She came fresh three months

ago and I am inclined to believe is safely

in calf now. C. C. H., Grass Lake, Mich.

——Give her 1 dr. doses iodide potassium

three times a day, also give 1/2 oz. nitrate

potash once a day. Apply iodine ointment

to enlarged glands once a day.



Light Milker—Gastric Fever.—One of

my best cows which is now a new milker

and only gives a quart of milk after the

calf is thru sucking. Some three weeks

before she had her calf a heifer sucked

her. Do you think this the reason she

does not give more milk? Also, what can

be done to increase the flow of milk? She

is well fed, runs on good pasture and

besides that is fed ensilage. J. A. L.,

Bay City, Mich.———It is possible that your

cow suffers from gastric fever and is per-

haps not digesting and assimilating her

food properly, or perhaps she is naturally

a light milker. As you know, some cow:

do not give as much milk one season as

another, for reasons which are not‘ easily



explained. However, I presume this is

on account of the digestive organs not

performing their normal functions. Give

her 1.93. 'fiimrbcnate soda, 1 oz. ground

ginger, 1 oz. ground gentian and 1 dr.

salicylic acid at a dose-in feed night and

morning. ‘If, her bowel movements have

an offensive odor, give her 1 lb. sulfate

magnesia, which will purge her some.



Stricture.——I have been a subscriber to

M. F. for the past 12 years and have

derived a great deal of useful information

from it, especially the veterinary depart—

ment. Saturday morning we had a val-

uable 3-year-old heifer come fresh; she

gave milk last year and was a very easy

milker. She was dry about ten weeks

after we stopped milking her—she was



milked out several timeswout of one

quarter we could not get a drop of milk,

there was a lump about half way up the

teat. We worked with it for a long time,

finally we used a knitting needle as we

did not have a milking tube; we also

used a. straw and got some milk. Kindly

tell us what to do? F. L., Lapeer, Mich.

-——You are making a mistake in using a

knitting needle, or straw in teat. What

you need is a self—retaining milking tube.

Measure the length of her teats and

order two of the Lawrence Pub. Co., tl-e

31/2 inch costs, delivered, 350, the 3-inch

30c each. Before using them each time

they should be boiled for ten minutes

or dipped in a carbolic solution, one part

carbolic acid and thrity parts water. This

will prevent infecting the udder. Apply

directly over bunch a small quantity 0’

iodine Ointment every two days.



Capes in Chickens—I wish you would

tell me what to do for gapes in chickens

L. 0., Camden, Mich. As you perhaps

know, gapcs is caused by parasitic worms

that make their way into the windpipe

and attach themselves to the lining. The

female is about 1/2 inch in length and the

male not over 1,4 inch long, and are fre-

quently attached to each other. Chickens

affected with gapes usually open and

close their mouths frequently, and in bad

cases grow weak. Their wings droop,



sometimes they have a cough, and in or.

der to prove your diagnongis it may be

necessary to examine a dead one, or even

kill one and make an examination of it—

there you will find this worm in the wind-

pipe. Now, in order to treat a case of

gapes successfully, I find it necessary to

remove these worms and I invariably use

a small pair of splinter forceps and when

I have no suitable instruments, I strip

a feather almost to a point, dip it in

some spirits of turpentine and pass it

into the entrance of windpipe, base of

the tongue, and turn it around two or

three times, but of course, you must be

gentle in doing this work, or the remedy

will be worse than the disease. You can

enter this feather when the animal is

breathing as the entrance of the windpipc

r-pcns. Many chicken breeders give a

little asafoetida, others give some cam—

phor occasioally. One part turpentine and

four or five parts lard or vaseline applied

to the necks of young chicks once a week

is a fairly good preventative.





 





sick from well, and use disinfectants

freely and clean up your premises where

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ABERDEEN-ANGUS.





Herd headed by _ NDULA’I‘A‘ BLAICKBIBD

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herd bull closely rented World's Cb:mplon,‘and

one yearling b lleft.. .F-re t and car fare to buyers.

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GUERNSEY BULL BALF ....



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transferred. Choice Chester White Pigs for sale.





WILL W. FISHER. Wltqrvuet. Mich.





noLSTElNS—A fine registered bull of excellent

breeding andlndlvldunuty, 17 mos.

old for $100. I. M. BHOBMAN. Fowlervllle, Mich.





“OLSTEIH BuLLs—Onc 14 1110., son of chum



pion milch cow of Mlcu

Sire, Blr Jollie Johanna, No. 36664. One 20 mo., very

finelndividuul. largely white. Two3mo. old. Beau-

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June mm. L. E. CON NELL, Fayette, Fulton 00., 0.





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Holfl'ln'Frmnn- FARM, Owen Tnft,Proprletor.

R. 1, Oak Grove. Lelv. 00.. Michigan. Boll phone





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Royal King. W. B. JONES,OakGl-ove,n. No.3,Mlch.





BOAHDMAN STOBK FilillM. ] Holstein Baffle,





JACKSON. MIC

Has more Imported Holstein-Fried”: Cows

than any farm In the Middle West. Registered

BULL CALVEB of the most fashionable breeding. 30

fine. registered, Duroc Jersey sows due to furrow soon.





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“a ml“ “"11"” mm em... a not. old. at

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which 111 a k 0





SPECIAL ........ ..





management to leave the State. the entire 0 nip-

ment of IOIIOD must be cold. to ram!

Bum-thorn cows and heifers. mostly Young Ph luau.

Young Mary: and Lavinia: with two or three

crosses. and a high class herd of P. 0. swine no, In the

offering. Come and see them ind you will be surprised

at the prices made. P. P. P0 E. Mt. Pleasant, Mich.





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Let us quote you prices on some choice bows nd

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Have some choice cows and heifer: at right prices.





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ERDENHEIM FARM





SHROPSHIRES





Enwuv s. cranes, Owner.

Rams and Ewes for Sale.





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ROBERT GROVES.‘Shephot-d.

R. F. D. No. 3. Pontiac. Mich.





SIIIIDPSIIIBE MALI. STOOKHIII.





Will make special prices for thirty do I. on w

from 1 to 8 years old, all bred to Imporged Cogpe:

and Manuel! rams to lamb in March and April, also

on very choice cw. lambs, this is to make room for an

Importation that is oln to arrive this I ring.

L. S. DURHAM 118. Concord. lilllohlcnn.





GO INTO sum RAISING





Buy of Michigan's Largest Breeder of good sheep.

Bomoyn 0. Parsons. Grand Lodge, Mich.





ngggI‘LEET—Fgoclgfogndefl km with 40 ewes

In one up re reg ! red ewes of the

but breeding possible. .J. 0'. A. COOK.Mp_rrlo-.Mlcb.





H068. _

FOR SALE... 2,000 PIGS,





%th(l’l :mwegks old. at 02.450l to 03 each: any breed.

y express and 3 ve your money’s worth.

UTILI§ATION 00.. Grand Rapids; lflloh.





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OYCROF'I‘ FARM. Sldllaw. loll.





 





 





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A FEW FALL Gwrs men. rough“ 1 us.

also one!“ lot of» a “z: b Kin:

Premier. A. A. PAT'I‘ 1.1.0. _ pl ch.





 





nuansmltnsmmr ““2.

Premier Longfellow and Masterpiece. the world’s

champions. C. D. WOODBURY, Landing, Mich.





Berkshire Brod Sam. iflifiifi’fii‘fi





0N DUKE for Full furrow, It prices that will sell

them. Two good young boars left. Rather than

have public sale we will save the expense and give

you the dllhrence, but they have got to go ulck

Hupp Farm, G. C. Hupp. M312, Blrmlnghnm,inch'





 





 





ADAIS BROS. IMPROVED CHESTER WHITES,Lilchflold,llch ,



won more premiuml in ’08 than any other hard in Michigan

Stock all use: for Illa. Prize winning WuOtpinxton, W. Leg-

horn and Bull Rock can, 31 per 16. Shorthorn buli- a heifer.





IMPROVED CHESIEH “HES—““3 9°" bred





for early fall furrow,



one full boar. also March Apr. furrow ready tosblp.

W. 0. WILSON. Okemos, Mich. (Both Phones)



Boar: ready for service





CHESTER WHITE. :15 00: Gilt- brcd for full





furrow 020.00: Spring pigs either sex. Bhtlsfaction

guaranteed. COLON C. LILLIE, Coopersvllle. Mich.





nunoc JERSEY SWINE. limit I"? i.-





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





 





 





 





 





Dunoc JERSEYS—Boers ready for service. sown

bred. Pigs at weanlng time shipped c. o“. d. it de-

sired. L..B. KUNEY, Bell Phone' 131," Adi-Inn, Mich.





¥Notnlng for

Duroc Jerseys M.,, resent

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hanna‘s. lch.

DUROC Jersey of size and quality. 40 Bonn ready

for service. 50 cows at Farmers Prion. Satis-

faction Guaranteed. J. 0. Barney. Goldwater. Mlcu





 





 





 





 





 





 





Northern Grown Jerse s.

ROYCROFT FARM. Sidnnw. Mic .





ERBEY Bull Calf born Feb. 9. ’09, first calf of a

heifer whose dam gave 7344 lbs. of milk in '08.

Sire’s Dam’s record 10,060 lbs. In 10% months.

THE MUERAY-WATEBMAN 00., Ann Arbor, Mich.





 





 





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys.

We have some splendid bull calves for sale from

one to six months old. They are from cows with

records of 300 to 42.5 pounds of butter last year.

Write for description and prices.



OLON C. LILLIE. Coopersvflle. Mich.





St. Lambert Jerse s





heifers. L. R. KUNEY,





RED PilllEll BULLS. iii‘fl‘ié‘lxisgfiiné’li’l‘l'fé





sows. John Berner a Son. Grand Ledge. Michigan.





 





2 18 months, 2 1 year

bulls. some cows and

dr an, Mlcb., Bell Phone.





 





 





 





I need not,

tell you the importance of separating the'





‘13. HUMMEL, Mason. Mich. (Citizens Phone.)





MARSTON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.

‘ '1'. 1r. MARSTON. Bay City. Michigan.

CHO”! JERSEYS- :i-o‘éfgtt‘diifibglltgouuuni

CLARENCE nmsron a No. 2. Fenton. men.





EAVY MILKING BHOBTHORNEI—Cnp spare

a few females. Good notes good as cash.





 





O I. C.’s Boers asows unsold. I have a fine lot of

. young pigs that will soon be readyito ship.

A. NEWMAN. Route No. 1, Mariette, Mich.





9 —‘ALL nous. Thirty‘sows bred

00 I- C S for spring furrow. Shipped

on approval. H. H. JUMP. Munith. Mich.





 





 





Bears ready for service. Spring . l b

00 1- C0 grandson of World’s Grand Chargigsloxi

Glonwood Stock Form, Zulnnd, Michigan, 11. 6. l'hono 94.

swine very prolific. My herd la

00 '0 C0 beaded with a grand son of Jackson

Chief, the world's Champion and Grand Champion

the greatest O. I. C. boar in the world, also a Grand

son of Tutesy second, the world champion sow

Place your order now for spring pigs. °

A. J. GORDEN. R. No. 2. Don. Mich.





 





ANLINGIPlgs and bred Bows at bargains to

quick buyers. from lar'gestyled, prollfic Poland-

Cnlnn sows. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





—Choice young boars, fall far-

POICNd'chinas row, bred right. some show pro-

spects and herd headers. Prices right. Write today.

L. W. Barnes & Son, Byron, (Shlawnssee Co.) Mich.





Poland-Chinas.‘ giggle but spring

your order now. WOOD dc SONS. Saline. Mich.





LARGE ‘EIGLISHH VOILKSIIIBES.





Boers ready for service $15.00: Gilts _ ‘ d fprfnll lar-

row 820.00: a ring piss either sex. suction guar-

anteed. C LON C. LILLI‘E, Coopenvlllc. Mich





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MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAA





THE ITOULOUSEJBOOSE AS A PROFIT

EARNER. '





 





 





The Toulouse goose is supposed to make

up for its deflciences as a parent by its

great weight, abundance of feathers and

easy keeping qualities. It is the almost

invariable custom to set the eggs under

hens, owing to the goose’s habit of break-

ing them while sitting. A good-sized

hen will cover and incubate four or five

goose eggs, and usually every egg will

produce a thrifty gosling.



Recently I have become convinced that

the troubles of the Toulouse goose in

hatching her own eggs come from the

fact that the breeding stock is usually

kept too fat. Her instincts are all right.

She wants to do her whole duty by her

offspring, but when fed too much grain

her fat accumulates until her efficiency

is ruined and disaster to her whole clutch

of eggs frequently follows.



After repeated experiments which had

convinced me that I could not afford the

time required for hatching and rearing

goslings “by hand” and by the hen, I

decided last spring to try once more, as

we had a patch of waste ground, value-

less for general purposes, but an ideal

place for a goose pasture.



Three Toulouse geese were obtained

in early spring. They had been kept on

scanty rations the previous winter. A

fine gander was secured and all were

turned into a marshy pasture where they

soon proceeded to shift for themselves.

After the snow had uncovered the grasses





Puzzle Picture:





and roots they practically discontinued

coming up at the feeding hour. They

obtained their sustenance entirely from

the meadow and marsh. There, on the

little “islands” among the reeds, they

made their nests, each bit of land, as the

old school geographies told us, entirely

surrounded by water. There the mother

.geese set and hatched their young. After

waiting a day or two for the goslings

to gather strength for the journey, with

many loud directions and much encourag-





 





{swam to land.

‘ water and walking across the little islands

‘of the marsh, they reached the meadow

:and safety.





 





 





Ling help from the gander, they led the





young down into the water whence they

Alternately swimming in





All three nestfuls hatched within as

many days, and a busy and important

fellow was the father, as he led out each

hook, and finally combined all into one

harmonious whole.



No Feed or Care Required.



They were never fed until full grown.

A vacant shed was put at their disposal,

Where they were driven in rainy

weather, and at night. Neglect in wet

weather cost a few during the first few

weeks, but within a very few days the

old geese themselves marshalled their

forces to their shelter at night. In fact,

they did everything but fasten the door.

This I did, and let them out in the morn—

ing. That was absolutely all the care

they received, and we had twenty big

young geese in the fall for which we had

ready sale before we began feeding for

fattening. ,



The picture which accompanies this

article presents a fine example of the





,. THE -‘ MICHIGAN FARMER.





goose’s retention of her wild instinct for

hiding her nest. 'She is not easy to find

in the picture, nor was she easy to see

when I was looking directly at her.

Among the grays and browns of her sur-

roundings her brown and gray feathers

blended with the dry leaves and sticks

about her. Notice the curve of her neck

and the clever way she hides her bright

bill from sight until head and neck are

not unlike the fallen branches about her.

A piece of wood could not have been

more motionless than she at my ap-

proach.



When, after a couple of weeks, this

nest was inundated in the flood that fol-

lowed the excessive mins of the last of

April, I raised the eggs out of the water

and put them in a box of straw. This

proving inaccessible, a stairway of sticks

and stones was made and this she

prompty climbed and then resumed her

interrupted labors.



Given a supply of water, waste land

and a fence, I am convinced- that a few

geese should give better returns on the

investment with less labor than most

other kinds of stock. The feathers will

pay incidental expenses and the increase

should be all profit. But, if you value

peace of mind, do not forget the fence.



Saginaw Co. E. H. MCDONAGH.



MAGNITUDE OF THE POULTRY

INDUSTRY.





 





Poultry growing is an adjunct of every

properly conducted farm and of every

rural home. : Probably no class of live

stock is more widely distributed nor is

any other so universally reared as poul~

try. The flesh of fowls is prized as

toothsome and nutritious by all, while





 





Find the Goose—An Illustration of how well this Fowl retains

the Wild instinct for Hiding Her Nest.





eggs, the most digestible form of animal

food, are coming more and more into

use in lieu of high-priced meats. Be-

sides their constant consumption as food,





vast numbers are required to supply the‘





demands of manufacturers. In annual

value the products of poultry rank next

after those of the dairy and of animals

slaughtered. About one-sixth of the ag-

gregate value of the animal products in

the United States is credited to poultry;

their contributions to the country’s

wealth reach an annual total of half a

billion dollars or more—rm amount about

equal to the value of the nation’s wheat

crop. '



Their right to recognition may be fur-

ther indicated by the fact that in 1999 the

total value of the barley, rye, buckwheat,

broom-corn, rice, kufir-corn, flax, small

fruits, grapes, all orchard products, sugar

cane and sugar beets raised in the United

States, as reported by the census, was

less than the earnings of poultry. W'ool

is looked upon as a. most important com-

modity, but the census showed its value

less than one—third that of the poultry

and eggs produced on our American

farms. Oats is a. crop appreciated by

stockmen, and potatoes are everywhom

staple, but the combined value of those

two crops in 1907 was not greater than

the income from the fowls.



According to the census of 1899 the egg

output was then valued at a higher fig-

ure than the aggregated gold and silver

product of the United States in any your

for nearly a half century, and poultry

and eggs together in 1900 were worth

more than the world’s annual production





(6)? N 621





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in about 60 days. I had doctor after

doctor, food hurt me and I had to live

almost entirely on magnesia and soda.

All solid food distressed me so that water

would run out of my mouth in little

streams.



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Winter?



Isabella Co. WM. A. Bon’roN.



I am certainly of the opinion that it

will pay any farmer who keeps from

seven to twelve cows, and other young

stock, to build a silo. I have expressed

this opinion many times in The Farmer

and the indications are that I will have

to express it a good many times more.

I cannot tell Mr. Berton the best kind of

wood to build a silo of. Really, I do not

think it makes very much difference. I

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Ensilage will heat up after the silo is

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cent of the corn crop ‘by putting it into

the silo. over the old Way of dry curing.

This is under- favorable conditions foi-

dry curing. 1(- the stalks are left out in

the field half Of the winter it could easily

increase the loss to 50 per cent. I think

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Then, after he gets his beet tops fed

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food for his cows fromearly in the fall

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MAY MEETING OF NORTH OTTAWA

COW TESTING ASSOCIATION.





 





The May meeting of the North Ottawa

Cow Testing Association was held at the

farm home of J. M. Park on Saturday,

May 29. It was decided to hold the next

meeting at the farm of Colon C. Lillie,

June 26.



After partaking of a chicken dinner,

the association discussed the folloWing

subjects:



What Kind of a Silo to Bulld.



Mr. Ed. Lawrence led in the« discussion

of this topic. He stated that he now had

a stave silo but thinks that if he were

to build again he would build a cement

block silo. The consensus of opinion was

that a cement block silo is the best that

can be built. Mr. Lillie, however, stated

that he intends to build a new silo this

year and will probably build a cement-

lined, lath-and-plastered silo. He stated

that he has figured on the cost of the

cement blocks,’ and also on the cement-

lined silo, and is confident that a cement-

lined silo can be built for less money and

that it will be practically as good. His

old SllO is a cement-lined silo; it has

stood the test for some sixteen years

and is practically in as good condition as

ever. A cement—lined Silo is simply lat‘hed

on the inside with patent board lath and

clapboardcd on the outside, then plas-

tered on the inside with rich cement

mortar on the board lath. This gives a

dead air space which protects against

freezing and gives as tight a wall as

cement blocks. If properly constructed it

“fifevery way as good as cement blocks.

' “where one has to purchase gravel

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Tlg next subject discussed was “Feed-

ing' and Keeping Account of Young Cat-

tle.’{‘5,i Mr. Anderson, the cow tester, led

in the discussion. He said he thot it

just as necessary to keep track of the

cost of raising the young heifer, from

the time she is dropped until she becomes

a cow,'as it is to find out the most eco-

nomical producer among cows. That is

thefirst test. We charge the cow with

all the feed consumed and give her credit

for the butter—fat she produces, but we

do not give her credit for the skim—milk,

and very few people have any very well

defined idea as to the value of skim-milk.

Now, if we keep records of the young

growing heifer we will find out something

abdut the value of this skim—milk when

fed on the farm, and will also know the

cost of producing or raising the heifers

until they become producers.



Anothcr question that ought to be con-

sidered by the farmer is, how much new

milk should We feed a veal calf? Mr.

Anderson was of the opinion that farmers

are fattening veal calves at a loss; that

they might better sell the butter-fat in

their milk at the market price than to

feed it to calves; that they would get more

profit out of it. Also, how'much can we

afford to feed the farrow cow that we

want to fatten? Shall we keep her any

considerable length of time, or shall we

sell her as soon as she is unprofitable as

a producer of milk? In order to know

anything about this we must keep track

of the feed she consumes and make some

estimate of the expense. Unless we do

that we do not know Whether we are

throwing money away or not. One mem-

ber suggested that if we could purchase

cows when we wanted to, it would be

better to purchase cows than to raise

our own heifers; that is, that there would

be more profit in them. But the opinion

of most members present was that the

only way to get good cows is to raise

them, and that the other plan would be

impractical. Consequently, we have got

to raise our own heifers, and we ought

to know what it costs to raise them. Mr.

Anderson‘was of the opinion that the

cow tester would have time to figure the

cost of keeping the young cattle at the

same time he did the testing for the

cows. Some members present t‘hot it

would be an excellent idea to next year

attempt to get some data relative to the





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.   . (7) 623





‘ coat of growing young dairy stock, and

it is likely that some very valuable results





Will be“ secured.



increasing the Protein In Clover Hay.

« The third and last question was “When

to cut and how to make clover hay.” Mr.

D. C.’ Wells led in the discussion. His

rule is to begin to cut clover as soon as

some of the blossoms begin to turn brown.

He believes that the proper way to cure

clover hay is to cure it in the cock. He

does not always do this on account of the

necessary labor and expense, and if the

weather is good he attempts to make the

hay in the windrow. This seemed to

meet the views of those present. Secre-

tary Lillie suggested that if the clover is

cut when the first heads began to blossom,

and is properly cured, the same as alfalfa

is cured, the hay will be richer in protein

than it is ordinarily. He stated that the

chemical analysis of alfalfa shows about

12 per cent of protein while the analysis

of red clover hay shows only about

61,5 per cent, but the analyses of

the green growing plants do not show

anywhere near this difference. There is

only about 1 per cent difference in digest-

ible protein between young growing red

clover and young growing alfalfa. His

opinion was that the reason there is so

much difference in the hay after curing

is that alfalfa has to be cut before it gets

too ripe, while the common practice is to

leave clover until it gets nearly ripe, and

consequently it has lost a considerable

portion of its digestible protein.



Now, if clover hay is to be out When

the earliest blossoms appear, the only

safe way is to cure it in the cock. It

cannot be cured at that time in the win-

drow. It takes too long to cure it in the

windrow and much of it is scalded in the

sun; the weather in our climate at this

time of year is too catchy, and it would

be too risky to have any amount of it

cut at once and attempt to cure in the

windrow.

do is to cure in the cock. Then comes

the idea that if we out much of the clover

hay and put it in the cock, a heavy rain

would cause great damage. The only

safe way is to follow Gov. Hoard’s advice

and have some hay caps made out of

white ducking or cotton cloth for 1he

cocks. , This question of hay caps was an

entirely new one for the members of the

association, no one present ever having

used them, and it led to quite a discus-

sion as to what they should be made of,

how much they would cost and whether,

011 the whole, they would be practical.

Several members finally agreed to try

hay caps, if only in a small way, this

year and report progress. Mr. Matthews,

who has had considerable experience in

buying and selling hay, said he had never





.yet been able to buy choice hay—nothing





.but NO. 1. Choice hay is hay that is very

dry, or cured under cover, and the only

way to get it would be to cure the hay

under caps. It was the opinion of a

majority of the members that we could

well afford to try curing clover under hay

caps. If the hay becomes richer in pro-

tein, and therefore much more valuable,

then we could just as well put a little

expense into hay caps and cure our clover

hay in this way as to pay out so much

money in the purchase of bran, gluten

feed, cottonseed meal, etc.



Another idea suggested was that if we

cut the clover crop early we would be

practically sure of another good crop of

clover that season. Mr. Lillie stated that

last ‘year he cut one field early enough

so that he cut two crops afterward, mak—

ing three crops in all of rcd clover hay

in one season. The second and third

crops were not large, but the season was

very dry. If there had been timely show-

crs there is no reason why he could not

have gotten three good crops of hay.

You cannot do this, however, if you leave

the first crop until some of the blossoms

begin to turn brown. You must cut it

before it is fully maurc, just as you

would alfalfa. If, therefore, the cutting

of clover when the first blossoms appear,

and curing it in the cock under hay caps,

will make hay that is much more Val—

uable and will practically assure two

crops, and in favorable seasons three, off

the‘same field, it is 'v‘vell worth the con-

sideration of every man who grows clover

for stock.



Mr. Anderson was asked how they

make hay in Denmark. He replied that

all of the hay there, the clover, the

timothy and all the grasses that are put

up for hay, are cured in the cock; that

no one attempts to cure hay in the win-

drow. The grass is out before it matures.

The probability is that the farmers of this

country have been cutting their clover

later than it ought to be cut for the

greatest profit. SECRETARY.





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CURRENT COMMENT. '





 





That there is a. growing





Highway interest in the highway

improvement. problem seems to be

clearly indicated by the





discussions which may be heard on the

subject wherever a few farmers are gath-

ered, either in a public meeting or for a

neighborly chat. This is a. matter for

congratulation from the standpoint of

better roads, for the reason that we will

have just about the kind of roads that

public sentiment demands, hence road

improvement is more a matter of educa-

tion than of legislation. A united public

sentiment in favor of road improvement

along any line or in accord with any plan

would accomplish wonders, but with pub-‘

lic sentiment divided as at present; with

one faction favoring the county road

system and another as strongly opposed

to it; with one set of men believing in

the benefits to be derived from the cash

road tax and another set so dissatisfied

with it that they do not want to see it

successful; with opinion as badly divided

with r'égard to the benefits to be derived

from the building of permanent roads

with state aid, and with opinions equally

at variance as to the changes which

should be made in the road laws to make

them more satisfactory to a majority of

the people, rapid progress in road im-

provement may be effected should be

there is need enough for road improve-

ment in practically every township in the

state is one point upon which those hold-

ing such widely different opinions on the

proposition in general should be able to

agree, and the question which every man

should ask himself at this time is not

how the conditions under which such im-

provement may be affected should be

changed, but rather how he can use his

influence to the best advantage for the

improvement of the roads in his com-

,' munity under the conditions which now

surround the problem, and which must

continue to surround it for two years

more at least.



The man who thinks the best interests

of the community can be served by the

building of permanent roads under the

state reward road plan will find plenty

of scope for his activities in working up

sentiment to that end. Someone must

take the initiative in all movements of

this kind, and one man's influence, when

exerted in the way of educating public





sentiment along this line, has often ac-





compliehed more than excuse. that rap-





may be considered a. thankless task, but

the consdonsnen of having done some-

thing worth while for the benefit of the

community will be found ample reward

by the man with sufficient public spirit

to undertake a work of’ this kind. Prob—

ably this is one of the chief benefits de-

rived from the county road system, in the

counties where it has been adopted, since

a great proportion ‘of the state reward

road has been built in these counties.

But there is nothing to prevent the town-

ships of the state from taking advantage

of the provisions of the state reward road

law. All that is needed to this end is

some active work by public spirited citi-

zens who are willing to devote a. little,

time and effort toward interesting their

fellow citizens in the securing of state

aid in the improvement of the main trav-

eled roads in the township. This does

not of necessity mean that they must

advocate the building of expensive stone

roads. The state reward road law pro-

vides for state aid in the building of

graveled roads which come up to the

requirements of the law, and many town-

ships might profitably receive such aid

in the improvement of the main traveled

roads within their boundaries, if'inter-

ested citizens would only take the initia-

tive to that end. The legislature has

increased the appropriation for this pur-

pose for the next two years and it would

be the part of wisdom for the citizens

living in localities which are not under

the county road law to get a fair share

of such assistance for the improvement

of their highways.



Then there is a. large class of farmer.

who believe it to be for the best interest

of all concerned to bring about a degree

'of improvement in all the roads, rather

than the more permanent improvement

of a small portion of them. There is also

ample room for the exercise of their in-

fluence in this direction. While the high-

way commissioner, under the direction

of the township board, is charged with

.the duty of maintaining and improving

the roads in each township, yet these

officials will, in the great majority of

cases, be amenable to public sentiment.

and it is only necessary to develop such

sentiment to have it find expression in

a practicallway in the betterment of the

roads of the community. It may be by

the use or the road drag. the reducing of

heavy grades, the graveling of sandy

stretches, or in any one of a' dozen

directions, but the persistent effort of

any one or more men, working along the

same line, if wisely directed, will surely

be reflected in the character of the roads

in any community Within the year. Per

haps there may be a lack of funds to

make needed improvements, but the

working up of a general interest in the

proposition will make it easier to secure

larger appropriations for next year. in

many townships the size of the appropria—

tion for road purposes was immediat'ely

reduced when it became necessary to

pay the tax in cash, and yet the system

is blamed for.the apparent fact that so

few improvements are made on the high-

ways of the township since its adoption.





And not alone in the application of the

road improvement tax, but of the road

repair tax as well, is there room for the

activity of interested parties in any com-

munity. During the past year we have

heard many complaints and been asked

to give advice in many cases where com-

plaint has been made that the road repair

tax was not wisely and properly applied.

The law provides that this tax shall be

expended by the highway commissioner

on the highways which will directly bene-

fit the property taxed, but with the pro-

vision that if there is a surplus after the

highways and bridges directly adjacent

to the property taxed have bcen put in

good condition such surplus may be e!-

pended on other highways and bridges

in the township, wherever any improve-

ment may be needed. But to prevent the

abuse of this provision, the' law further

provides that upon complaint in writing

from any ten or more resident taxpayers

that the road repair fund is being un—

equally or unjustly applied, or work im-

properly performed, the township board

may direct the expenditure of such road

repair fund or the manner of performing

the work. In a majority of cases it will

not be necessary to resort to the town—

ship board if grievances of this nature

are taken up with the highway commis-

sioner in all fairness, but it is a proper

safeguard and may prove useful in many

instances. .



So, no matter what our views may be

with regard to the proper provisions of

a road law which would fit our ideal, let





 

 

 





 





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the betterment, at our highways, until 1‘





opportunity offers to change it. .Probablr

no two farmer-3' would exactly moons

to the kind ’of weather than would behest

for their business, but they don’t sulk

about it if it is not to their liking, be-

cause the weather is a factor which they

cannot control. They simply do the best

they can under. conditions which exist.

even if they are not as they would like

them. The same men would perhaps

agree little better on the highway propo-

sition, but it would be to their mutual

interest and the interest of the community

at large for them to work together as

far as possible to the end that the high-

ways may be placed in the best possible

condition under conditions as they exist.

The man who simply washes his hands

of the whole matter has no real right to

complain of results. .It is a public prob-

lem, and it is every man's public duty to

aid as best he can in its satisfactory

solution.

Among the laws passed

The- Gasoline by the legislature during

Can. the recent session was one

providing for more com—

plete and stringent regulations with re-

regard to the sale and use of gasoline.

The reader will remember that a. law

passed two years ago provided that gas-

oline and kindred petroleum products

must be kept by merchants in red cans

properly labeled, and could only be sold

or delivered by them in cans so painted

and labeled. The changes incorporated in

the present law make it more stringent

in that it applies to the consumer as well

as the merchant. This law is known as

House Enrolled Act No. 25. Its pro~

visions are briefly summarized by State

Oil Inspector Neal as follows:



“This repeals the act providing for the

labeling of gasoline cans with tags or

labels.



(1) At retail gasoline, ctc., can only

be delivered to the purchaser (consumer)

in cans, casks, barrels or packages paint-

ed a vermilion red (meaning a bright red)

having the name of the contents lettered

thereon.



(2) Persons (consumers) can purchase

or have gasoline, ctc., on hand for use,

only when same is contained in cans or

packages so painted and lettered.



(3) It is unlawful to put kerosene in

cans, packages, etc... so painted and let-

tered.



(4) In other words, tanks on stoves,

in autos, boats, engines, ctc., can only

be filled from cans, barrels, casks, ctc.,

that are so painted (bright red) and let-

tered.



(5) Merchants must have their gaso-

line tanks in their places of business

painted a bright'red and lettered.



(6) VVholesaiers can only deliver gas-

oline ctc., to retailers, or users of gaso-

line in, or into, tanks, barrels, ctc., that

are painted red and lettered.



(7) And violations of this act should

be promptly reported to this department

for investigation, or to the deputy in

whose district the violation occurs.”



This law goes into effect September lst

of the present year. Gasoline for cleaning

purposes may be sold in bottles, properly

labeled, in quantities of not more than

one quart, as under the old law.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





Foreign.





According to the last report of the

geologist of Mexico, that country now

has in sight 300,000,000 tons of coal. The

country is now independent as to coal

supply and has imposed a duty of one

dollar a ton on all coal importations.



The government of Australia has, thru

its premier, offered‘to the British govern—

ment a contribution in the form of a

Dreadnaught battleship of a similar addi-

tion to the navy of the mother country.



Floods in western Canada have inter-

forcd with traffic generally and some of

the main lines of roads have not been

able to get a train thru in several days.



A parade held in Milan in commemora-

tion of the Franco-Italian war which gave

Milan her independence, resulted in a

fight when the young socialists in passing

the statue of Victor Emmanuel lowered

their flags as a protest against monarch~

ism. The crowd watching the procession

immediately fell upon the socialists and

tore their flags to pieces, injuring a large

number.



Mr. Wellman, who is about to make

another attempt to reach the North Pole

has. besides other new features on his

airship with which he “hopes to reach the

coveted point, a set of propellers that will

raise or lower the airship at the will of

the navigator.



Thirteen balloons started in a long dis-

tance rate at Essen. Prussia. June 6.

The three balloons making the longest

trip will be entered in the international

contest starting in Switzerland this fall.



A company is now organized for the

purpose of conducting daily airship ser-

vice‘ between Paris and other French

cities. The scheme is being supported

by large capitalists and the French gov-

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. case of war. ~

The last “vital statistics-a-.of“fienoe





shows a large diminution tn.tho_nernher

of dentin for the year‘ 1908’s.“ u,1n-'

erase lathe nmnher of births. the ponds

lation of the country having increased

thrr-iir natural sources 18,007 during that





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The Italian minister of marine has

ordered 10 destroyers and one scout ship

built. The vessels are to be completed

within 20 months.



The arched roof that supports Ville-

broeck canal at the‘ int where it crossed

the Seine river, rmany, broke last

week and allowed water from the canal

to pour into the river in such quantities

as to flood the surroundin territory.

Boats in the canal were stran ed because

or shallow water.



The ice fields about New Foundland

continue to embarraSs transatlantic

traffic, boats at this season always hav-

ing a free course by way of Belle Isle

and thence out across the. ocean; but now

it is necessary for them to make a cir-

cuitous route around the southem part

of New Formde to escape the ice.



The policeman who executed twenty

men at Velardona, Mexico, because they

participated in a riot, was arrested re-

cently and is now in prison on charges

of punishing the men without givmg

them a trial. ._



In spite of the fact that the recent

cruel outrages in Asia Minor have abated,

there is great uneasiness in the districts

where massacres occurred and it is likely

that martial law will be declared at

Aleppo and possibly elsewhere. The new

government is sending Macedonian troops

to the seat of trouble. The court martial

trials of those guilty of the former

atrocities will then be held.



National. ‘



At a conference held in Washington of

the boards of health of the different states

a resolution was pasSed asking the Con-

gress of the United States to appropriate

$1,000,000 to establish a. ,sanltarium at

which place all lepers of the country can

be kept at the expense of the govern-

ment.



The Jefferson Davis Memorial Park

was dedicated at Fairview, Ky., on June

3. The site of the park is the birthplace

of the Confederate leader.



A gasoline motor car was recently test-

ed in Minnesota. and the engineers found

it to be perfectly feasible, as a speed of

60 miles an hour was attained over a.

course of 75 miles and return. The car

carried 75 persons and is fire-proof, being

built of steel. The railroad companies

are planning to ,use the cars on their

branch lines where it is believed they

will lessen expense over the present .sys-

tem and give much better service.



Altho the new Cuban government has

acted at times to the displeasure of the

government at Washington, the latter,

according to a recent statement. ,1 .013 the

opinion that the new attempt tdi‘eg'et a.

nation of the inhabitants blithefl'iélflfids

looks promising. ’The financ‘lnga ot;_,_th0

adventure will be trying but the wealth

of the island is such as to make possible

the handling of a much larger undertak-

ing than has yet been tried.



An American company is embarrassing

several transportation companies by buy-

ing up all the dock facilities in Havana

and Matanzas, Cuba. »



Ten baloons started from Indianapolis

Saturday in a contest for long distance

flying. Sunday evening four of the num- '

her were still in the air. The others

had landed in Kentucky and Tennessee.

The course of all the balloons was south.



A fire which caused the destruction of

1,000 buildings in Presque Isle, Men, and

made as many people homeless, did dam~

age to the extent of $300,000.



A. Milton Holden, a Detroit capitalist,

banker and broker, committed suicide by

shooting last Monday morning.



The lVisconsin senate lost a resolution

asking congress to change the constitu-

tion so that senators can be elected by

the direct vote of the people.



Not in years has the number of cases

of rabies been so numerous as at present

about Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty-live bur-

roughs and townships are under quar-

antlne.





FRUIT PROSPECTS.



This season promises to be a good

year for most small and tree fruits. Of

course, there is still time for frosts, in-

sects. or fungous diseases to get in their

work, but barring such possibilities we

should have a good crop of all fruits with

the possible exception of apples and

strawberries. '



Apples trees that did not bear heavy

crops last year and were not too much

injured by the scab fungus, have blos-

somed well, but those which bore a crop

last year, or which blossomed full, but

were prevented from maturing a crop by

the ravages of the scab fungus, are blos-

soming lightly or unevenly.



Strawberry vines that had good care

last summer and made a good growth in

spite of the dry weather, are showing up

well this spring. Many patches, however,

were badly damaged by the drouth of

last fall or by the freezing and thawing

of the bare ground last winter and un-

less copious rains stimulate them during

1liagxtzestmg season, the yield is apt to be

lg .



Pears, plums, peaches and cherries all

blossomed fairly well and a sufficient

portion of the fruit appears to be setting

for a good crop.



Cane fruits were ,not killed down as

badly last winter as usual and are bud—

ding well. In fact, there was little killing

back of wood of any kind last year on

both cane fruits and trees. This was no

doubt due in part to the mild winter, it

hardly reaching the zero mark at any

time, and in part to the dry autumn which

checked growth early and allowed it to

mature well before cold weather. This

checking of wood growth no doubt had

much to do with the formation and ma.-

turing of fruit buds. and hence the good

prospects for fruit this year. S. B. H.





 





 





 





 





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The editorial in The Farmer of April

II; on ma 'mprwement is to the point,

and it is unity that the advice given is





' so seldom acted upon. For years we have





been advised to use the drag, the split

log, the plank drag, a piece of railroad

iron, or something of the kind, to go over

the roads in the spring to level them up

and fill the ruts, and also 'to give them

the samevkind of treatment. after a. heavy

rain, while they are still m'uddy, to stir

up the mud, especially if it be clay soil,

and make it dry hard.’ Every farmei

knows it will not do to work his land

while the soil is water-soaked, and the

heavier the soil is the Worse the results

of stirring it when it is soaked with

water. We all know that working it at

such times causes it to bake when the

sun dries it out, so that it becomes





, nearly as hard as a brick, and the less





vegetable matter in the soil the harder it

will bake. Now, while such a condition

is far from desirable in our fields, yet

for roads it is an ideal condition. This

is just the results that the split log drag

will give it used at the proper time, and

as the right time to use it is usually

when the soil in the fields is too wet to

work, the farmer can well afford to do a

little Hussionary work. near at home, and

show others what an be accomplished

if the township officer cannot be induced

to act. The average farmer, if 'he stops

to argue the matter at all, «will argue

that he has paid his highway tax in good

dollars and cents, and that it is up to the

township ofi‘lcers to apply it to the roads

on the way to do the most good, and he

is right, in a. way, but the township om-

cers, alas, are often no wiser than the

average of mankind, and to judge from

observation, they sometimes do not aver.

age up very well, but that is the fault

of the farmers, for they do the electing,

and ought to see that the candidate for

the office has other qualifications than

being a good republican, or a good demo-

crat. Last year a. stretch of road in

our township, clay and sand, mostly thr:

latter,'was gone over, late in the spring,

after the soil had dried out, with a disk

harrow, a roller hitched behind. (I am

glad to say that the officer was not re-

elected this spring). What good such





,treatJment does at such a season sur-





paSses my comprehension, unless to en-

able some farmer to earn good wages.

To judge from the prices paid in some

cases, money was no consideration.

Take, for example, the case which ac—

tually occurred in one of the townships

in this county, where a farmer, with team

and roller was employed to go over a.

stretch of two miles of road on which

the scraper had been at work. The

farmer was to go over the road twiCe,

down and back, so that he drove four

miles, which he could easily do in less

than an hour._ The price received for

the work was two dollars, which I con-

sider pretty good pay. Most farmers

would be willing to neglect their farm

work and put .in ten hours a day, six or

seven days in the week, at twenty dollars

a day. I certainly hope that such cases

as the above are rare. We all want good

roads, and I think the most of us are

willing to pay for them, a reasonable

amount, but we don’t want to be taxed

to provide work for someone at twenty

dollars per day for man, team and land-

rollcr. \Ve ought to elect some man who

has proved himself an intelligent and

up-t-o—date “path-master" under the old

system, and if he “makes good" then

keep him in office as long as possible,

and let him work out an intelligent sys-

tem of road improvement for the entire

township. \Ve cannot expect any great

results in one year from even the best

of men, but if an intelligent system is

followed and time is given to work it

out, then we can confidently look for

better roads each year. It might be well

for progressive young men in each town-

ship to make a study of the good roads

problem, and become thoroly informed

on the best way to treat the roads under

varying conditions of soil and drainage.

One who had proved his ability to make

the roads of a township what they ought

to he would undoubtedly be in demand at

a good salary.



I consider it most unfortunate that the

vote on the county road- law, at the

spring election, was adverse. The cities

in the county all voted in favor of the

law, but the rural districts were against

it without exception. I am convinced

that it was only a lack of understanding

of the scope of the law that induced so

many to vote against it. The only ex-

planation which I saw was an editorial.

in the Michigan Farmer a few weeks be-

fore election. Not one farmer that 1





 





   





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talked with on the subject knew anything

about it except that a county road law

was to be submitted to them at the

spring election, and most of them seemed

to think that there was to be a. change

from the township unit to the county

unit, and that one man would look after

the roads of the county, or appoint depu-

ties to represent him, which would make

a lot of appointive offices, and tend to

create a “Machine," and they did not

want any more machine politics. There

ought to be started a campaign of edu-

cation, 90 that when the subject is again

brot up for vote it will be understood. .1

am confident it it was understood it would

receive the sanction of a. majority of the

voters. A system of county roads built

of proper materials, and constructed to

last more than a. few years would be an

object lesson to every township officer.

and would do much to create a sentiment

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Less than 30 years ago the telephone

was considered a toy of little commercial

value. Today over 160,000 are in use in

Michigan alone—most of them are in cit-

ies and towns.



Owing to the denser population and

greater demand, the companies naturally

developed the cities first, and during this

development period were compelled to

neglect the farming districts. In order

to supply the demand for farm tele-

phones, which was slight, and from indi—

viduals located at great distances, the

company would have had to spend such

large sums that the farmers could not

afiord to pay the rates the company

would have had to charge to insure a fair

return for the service furnished and the

necessary investment.



The Michigan State Telephone Com-

pany was the first to solve the farm tele-

phone problcm, and thru a special depart-

ment organized for this branch of the

business, have been so successful in aid-

ing the farmers to secure service that

today over 40.000 farmers in Michigan

have telephones at very reasonable rates,

and serviceas far reaching as the city

business office. a



The company, in order to build lines

for the 190,000 farmers in the state, would

have to secure capital thru sale of stock,

which obviously means that the stock-

holders would expect dividends on their

investment. Right of way, the laying,

out of the lines, the hauling of poles and





material, the hiring and boarding of

men, sent from distant points to build

the lines, and the labor and livery to





patrol and maintain the lines, would bring

the cost up to a figure that would prohibit

many from subscribing for service. The

company saw that the farmers in theii

dull seasons could use their teams, and

they and their cmpioyes could easily

build and maintain the lines, saving a

large item of expense. All that was re—

quired was a little advice and supcrvismn

in the construction and laying out of the

lines and purchase of material and ap-

paratus.



The Michigan Company prepared litera-

ture on the subject, selected trained men

to meet the farmers to help them arrange

and construct their lines, and to advise

them about maintenance and operating.

The company also arranged with the

firm Where its supplies wm-e purchased,

so that the farmers could buy at the same

prices that the company buys, and also

arranged to interchange connections with

those farm lines.



The value of the service to the user

increases every time a new telephone is

connected, as it increases the number of

people with whom he can talk, so this

mutual interchange of business 118:1

helped both the farmer and the Michigan

company—for the farmer connected with

the Michigan Company can reach every

point in his community, in the state, and

a large part of the United States and

Canada, and the Michigan Company can

offer its town subscribers a larger calling

list, and thus make its telephones of

more value to its patrons and help to

build up its large long distance system.



During the past winter farm line com-

panies have been organized in all parts

of the state, and now over 300 are con-

nected. The local managers in the dif-

ferent exchanges, or the superintendent

in Detroit, are prepared to meet and

assist any individuals or companies who

are interested. If you are interested, send

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At this season the sun is high and its

direct rays are especially hard on lettuce,

and the protection afforded by liberal

mulching will often add half to the value

of the crop. Lawn clippings or any

green material are valuable for this work

and may be applied in liberal quantities.

With this kind of material there is no

danger of heating; but the reverse will

be the result. Put it close about the

plants and also along the rows, it will

keep the ground cool and will be con—

stantly adding nitrogen which is required

in large quantities, for best results at

this season of the year. Coarse manure

is also good for the purpose as its leach—

ing fertility will stimulate the plants to

rapid growth which is essential to crisp-

ness.



Tomatoes also are included in this

class; and even large areas will amply

repay the cost of labor and material. For

this crop it will pay either in wet or dry

seasons; as in the former case it keeps

them off the ground and largely insures

against rotting and keeps the fruits free

from sand or mud. In the latter case,

especially if drouth is severe, it will be

much protection and also lengthen the

fruiting season. The present time is op-

portune for this work as it can be done

now much easier and cheaper than after

the vines have fallen down. Any kind of

litter is good; but of course, material that

will add fertility as well as afford pro—

tcction is best. Taken at the right time,

while the plants still stand upright, it

can be rapidly done, and the expense and

trouble will almost certainly be much

more than repaid in the larger yield and

better quality of crop. Cucumbers will

be much benefited by the Same treatment

especially if the weather is hot and dry.

In all cases, however, the size of plants

or vines will largely determine the right

time for doing the work. As long as

the size of plants will admit of working

close to the rows it is usually wise to

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begins to pinch; then the mulching will

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quantities are used. But in any case,

it Should be put on before running vines

are too much spread or other vines begin

to fall down.



There are always more or less of these

lying around, and there is no time like

the present to get them, or some of them,

finished up and out of the way. In thin-

ning the beets or mangels we shall find

a good many vacant places and while

we find it necessary to thin out in many

places, others require to be filled in. So

when pulling out where they are too

thick, save the best of them for filling up

vacancies. They will stand transplanting

with very little loss, only clip back the

tops below the leaves and set them care-

fully. They will make good growth and

are so much of an improvement over

thin and straggling rows. The same

treatment is also good for the onion rows.

Pull them, carefully clipping both root-

lcts and tops. The transplanted ones will

make good bulbs by fall, and the vacant

places had better be treated thus than

left idle.





Keep the seed stalks out of the rhu-

barb. Ono stalk, if allowed to mature the

seed, will dcbilitatc the plant more than

all the edible stalks that the clump will

bear. VV'hencver the plants are thru bear-

ing it is a good plan to work up the soil

especially around the hills and if the

poultry have access to the patch, it is

a good plan to induce them to work in

the ground as they are helpful in gath—

ering up the curculios cultivation suffi-

cient to keep out grass and weeds is

helpful and whatever is intended for win—

tcr forcing should be fed and worked to

the limit in order to store up as much

vitality and force as possible. Sowings

of radishes are still in order from ten

days to two weeks apart, so that suc-

cessions may be kept up. Give them a

liberal dressing of nitrate of soda which

will be very helpful at this season of the

year. A little later the summer and au-

tumn varieties should take the place of

the early sorts, as they will stand the

hot weather without becoming pithy or

tough. Avoid the use of rank manure,

or sowing on ground where they or any

of the cruciferae family were grown the

previous year as these precautions are

the best known safeguards against the

maggots which are liable to infest the

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Plume. no smut or rust. out yields

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WORKINGS OF THE COMPULSORY

SPRAYING LAW. '





 





In this article I do not wish to criticise

the compulsory spraying law or the ap-

pointment of inspectors to see that the

law is enforced, but I wish to call atten-





tion to a few conditions where the law





does not work. as intended. I will give

a little incident that has just happened

to illustrate the point. This week a

farmer called to see me in regard to get-

ting material to spray his orchard for the

scale. He informed me that the inspector

had sent him notice to spray his trees

about two weeks before. This would

have been the last week it would have

been safe to spray for scale as the buds

were getting pretty well opened up. The

next week rains and winds prevailed

most of the week. On Saturday, May 15,

the inspector sent another notice direct-

ing him to spray for the San Jose scale

within ten days. He then came to me for

material. I attempted to explain that

it was too late to spray for the scale with

any effect without injuring the foliage

and blossoms, the trees being in blossom.

I advised him to go to the inspector and

explain this to him, and tell him that the

notice was so short he had neglected to

spray until too late, but that the following

season he would do the right thing, and

cut his poor trees and spray the rest.

This he concluded to do, and went away.

The next day he was back again, saying

he had talked with the inspector and the

latter was going to force him to spray.

and would not let him off. He did not

want trouble and thot best to go thru the

operation in as slack a way as possible

to satisfy the inspector and neighbors.

He stated that he did not care for most

of his trees as they were old and rotten,

but he did not have the time to cut them

now. He would squirt some weak sulfur

wash at these and take care not to hit

the good trees. So he went to the drug-

gist for sulfur, but the druggist told him

that a Bordeaux-Paris green preparation

he had for sale was just as good as the

lime-sulfur for scale and everything else,

so he purchased some of this. That eve-

ning he talked with a neighbor who

sprays and found that his material was

useleSS for the scale, so the next day he

made a third trip to see me, and I finally

let him have some prepared lime-sulfur

solution after assuring myself that he

would not damage good trees with it.



Now this man had spent at least three

half days right in corn planting when

time was precious, in getting material to

spray trees, which operation could not

possibly do any good and might do con-

siderable damage. I have only the farm-

er’s side of the question, and perhaps

he was as hard-headed as the inspector.

It was quite plain that neither knew much

about spraying, but one wished to Show

his authority, and perhaps the other to

evade it. The result was an expense to

the township and to the owner of the

trees, with no benefit and perhaps dam—

age, and possibly hard feeling among

neighbors.



This case may be an extreme, but the

facts are that many of the inspectors in

townships where little attention is paid

to fruit are incompetent men, first, be-

cause thcre are few if any taxpayers of

the township that are practical fruit

growers and capable of filling the office





as they should, and second, because those,

satisfactorily ‘





who might fill the office

will not qualify. It would seem to me

that if the state inspector or his deputies

could advise as to the appointment,

rather than leave it entirely to the town—

ship board the results would be more sat-

isfactory.



W'ith qualified inspectors and time to

educate the people to the necessity of

spraying and its results, and the import—

ance of checking contagious diseases, the

law works out satisfactorily, and it is

likely that in time it will prove effective

in non-fruit—growing communities.



Let us present another side of the pic-

ture. Another farmer has 25 acres of

apple orchard five years old. He has

purchased a sprayer and says it is fun

to spray them, and he will spray every

time I say he ought to. He declares

he has the finest orchard in the county.

Now who will make a success of spray-

ing, number one, or number two?



Calhoun Co. S. B. HARTMAN.





 





The season for spraying for the 0:1ng

moth is on, and every farmer should

strive to spray his fruit trees or get them

sprayed at this time if possible. If he

can not possibly do this he should spray

by the middle of June, tho he can not

expect perfect apples if he has not

sprayed before this time.





JUNE 12,1909._





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Try it. Don’t stop eating other things,

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notice the gain in strength.



The regular size package of Quaker

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packages cost 25c, and the family size

package containing a piece of beautiful

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osslcsnbbr THE STATE Assocm-

, TION OF FARMERS CLUB_8.



President—A.;L. Chandler. Owosso.

Vice-President—Mrs. Clara. L. French,

Pompeii.



Secretary—Mrs. W. L. Cheney, Mason.

. Treasurer—D. ’ K. Hanna, Caro.

CorreSpOndlng Secretary—Clayton Cook,

Owosso. . .



Directors—D. M. Beckwith, Howell; D.

M. Garner, Davlsburg; T. B. Halladay,





No ell; E. C. Hallock, Almont; B. .

Holden, Wixom; Wm. Marks, Fair

Haven.





Address 'all correspondence relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. W.

L. Cheney, Mason, Mich.





Associational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

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Associationai Sentiment.—

The farmer: he garners from the soil

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CLUB‘ DISCUSSIONS.





 





FoOd for the Farmer.—-The. Perry-Ben-

nington Farmers’ Club, of Shiawassee

00., met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

James _Ralph, in Morrice, on Friday, May

7. The club now holds “afternoon meet—

ings. About 3:30 the meeting was called

to order by President Morrice. The lit—

erary and musical numbers were both

numerous and good. Mrs. Cooper in her

pleasing manner, read a paper on “House-

hold Conveniences." Miss Pearl Mac—

donald, an instructor from the M. A. C.,

gave _a"lielpful and practical talk on

“Food." She gave the different elements





that various foods contain. The foods

needed in keeping the body in good con-

dltion. She that if we were temperate in

our eating we would be able to take al-

most any food. If certain food agrees

with us, it is all right to eat it, even it

it has been classed with the lndigestible.

All vegetables are very nourishing and

if some didn’t'like them they could learn

to eat them if they kept trying. She

thot we could learn to create an appetite

forganything even if we did not like it.

In buying meat we are apt to call for the

final: cuts. such as sirloin, porterhouse,

etc.“ but if the tougher meat is prepared

it is more nutritious and more of

There Is no food value

its 'for’they contain mostly, water,

t bananas, raisins and dates, which

are rm nourishing. . _§he .said the harm

it 0 strong and too much at a time.

Me lOdS, were given in preparing differ-

entJTfoods to make them digestible.



T e Question Box brot out some inter-

esti g discussions on the following sub-

jects:" “Is it a fa'ir‘comparison to com-

pare boarding house fare with the farm-

ers' bill of fare?" Mrs. Morrice thot not

because the farmers have more to do

with in getting up a meal and have nearly

everything fresh. “Is it profitable to sow

barley as late as this?" Mr. Black thot

it would grow all right. “How should

starch be made so when ironing it Will

not stick to the irons?" Miss Macdonald

said it should not be made too thick and

parafin or a little kerosene put in would

help. After a sumptuous supper, includ-

ing ice cream, and cake, the club ad-

journed t-omeet in June with Mr. and

Mrs. Beckley. A good program is being



re ared.

p Bitter Roads and How to Get Them.—:

The May meeting of the Salem Farmers

Club was held at the home of Mr. and

Mrs. Thos. Hammond. Good music was

furnished by Mr. and Mrs. F. Lovelace.

Mrs. Franc Smith gave a recitation,

and a timely reading

was given by Mrs. M. Hamilton, on “The

Value of System, or a Man’s Clearing

House.” The subject of “Better Roads

and How to Get them," was then dis-

cussed by the club, opened by Chas Boss

and Rev. J. Bettis. A good many 301ned

in the'discussion. All were in favor of

better roads. How to get them is still

a matter of discussion. A resolution was

sent to our representative at Lansing,

H. Wirt, Newkirk, to this effect: “The

members of Salem Farmers' Club are op-

posed to present township road law, and

are in favor of dividing the township into

four- sections.” After music, club ad-

journed to meet in June with Mr. and

Mrs. F. Lovelace.—~—H. C. Thompson, Rep.



Home or School Training.~The new

home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cook was

the scene of the May meeting of the

Maple River Farmers' Club. A large

number of visiting friends from the city

and other clubs to the extent of over a.

hundred and fifty, enjoyed the excellent

program'and social entertainment. The

usual lively and spirited discussion of

important questions made the occasion a.

very pleasant monthly event. President

E. N. Waugh called the meeting together.

Devotional exercises were conducted by

Rev. Hanks. Report of the secretary

showed a large number of members pres-

ent despite the very busy season. .Mrs.

John Bilhimer read a very excellent paper

on “Which is More Important—Girls’

Training at Home or in School?” Mrs.

Bilhlmer thinks-a girl’s training should

begin at‘home where the influence is pure

and wholesome. Her first training should

be cooking.-.;.,A college education is good,

but home training better.



“The South as I Saw It," was very en

tertainlnglv. presented by Mrs. A. L.

Chandler. The south: has many attrac-

tions and advantages. Many of the cities.

of the south will~shame those in the

north.“ Strangers receive a hearty.w.el-

come ‘at the churches. The principal





 

 





rid coffee or coma. ‘Was drinking.





 





industries, of the authors, dohin raising

fruit. and vegetables. Very llttleg’stock or

any kind is maintained.



Patriotic Subjects.—Mrs. C. S. Rich-

ardson read a. very able, prepared paper

on "The Mistress‘of the. White House."

She was born 46 years ago and educated

in Cincinnati. In music’Mrs. Taft is

unexcelled. She is a lovable woman and

always in company with her husband.

Rev. . H.'Hanks spoke on “The Pat-

riotism for the Day." Decoration is one

of the most sacred days of the whole

year. It is not enough th-.- we follow

in the footsteps of our fathers: we must

go farther. Patriotism demands bravery.

A character pure, wholesome and above

reproach. Miss Otle Cook read In a Very

pleasing manner a poem written by Will

Carleton entitled, "The Army of the

Dead." which was very well received.



“Parcels Post" was spoken on by A.

L. Chandler who advised a limited parcel

post merely as an extension of the system

already in vogue. Mr. Chandler believes

that a parcels post would be of great

service to the farmers and would not in

any way conflict with the regular mail,

if not carried too, far. Others spoke on

the topic, some favoring the new reform

while others were undecided. The meet~

ing was then adjourned for supper which

was a very attractive and important part

of the afternoon program.





E ‘





«rt-m MICHIAN a FARMER- .





_GRANGE ;





 





 





 





that it was the best address on the sub-

Ject’ ever heardby a Pomona audience.



“What the coming of State Grange, to

Traverse City means to Charlevoix‘Co."

Was the subject assigned to W. J. Smith,

lecturer of Maple Grove Grange, who

showed how not only the Grange would

receive vast benefit but the entire county

and all of northern Michigan. Worthy

Master Ward explained the progress of

the movement to take 500 Charlevolx

Patrons to Traverse City, and the success

of the movement now seems assured. A

committee, headed by Bro. D. S. Payton.

was named to prepare an exhibit of Char-

levoiv county products to take to Traverse

City next December.



After supper the third degree was ex-

emplified by South Arm’s degree team

in a manner which bro-t out all the bean-

ties of Grange ritualistic work, after

which the fifth degree was conferred in

full form on a class of 31, by a picked

degree team from Marion Center Grange.



The next meeting will be held in August

with Maple Grove Grange, which was de-

clared the banner Grange of the county.



Charlevoix County Pomona still holds

the proud record of being the largest

Pomona west of Pennsylvania, and at

each meeting confers the degree on large

classes. Bro. E. B. Ward, our master,

has served almost continuously since its

organization and it will be a glowing

tribute to his work in behalf of the Order

when, next December, he goes to Traverse

City at the head of 500 enthusiastic Pat—





Grange owns its hall and is alive and





 





 





Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more

consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."





 





THE JUNE PROGRAMS.





 





Suggestions for Second Meeting.





“1 believ’e all children’s good,

Ef they’re only understood.

Even bad ones, 'pears to me,

’8 jest as good as they kin be."





Children’s Day Program.—In charge of

Flora of the Grange, who may make it

a day of real joy to the little ones of

the neighborhood, with refreshments at

the close. Let the children furnish a pro-

gram of recitations, dialogues, fancy

drills, flower exercises and songs. For

the older peoples’ part, use the topic:

“The Child—V. His School and Home

Conditions.”





A REAL “SOCIAL CENTER."





 





The meeting of Lapeer Pomona with

Burnside Grange, No. 1, on June 3, recalls

the fact that at this location are clus-

tered what are commonly called the

forces necessary for making an ideal





ushing Grange work in all lines—Glenn



. Dubois, Lect.



Silver Lake Grange, located at Monroe

Center, Grand Traverse C0,, is prosper-

‘ing. This is one of the older Granges

in the county, it having been organized

in 1876. For many years it did a good

work. Then interest lagged and meetings

ceased to be held. ' The past winter the

old members and some new ones were

gotten together and on March 4 the

Grange was reorganized. At the last

meeting there was an attendance of 14.

Three candidates were initiated in the

third and fourth degrees and five applica~

tions for membership were received. This

Grange has bright promises for the future

because of the large number of young

people who are taking an interest in its

Welfare.





 





Discuss Practical Farm Toplcs.—At the

last meeting of Ithaca Grange, of Gratiot

Co., the following questions were read and

discussed: “What is the best food for

young chicks and how to care for them."

This was answered principally by the

sisters, and the brothers thot they had

the laugh on them because nearly every

one had a. different plan [of care and dif—

ferent kind of food. However, the scale

was turned when the brothers commenced

to prepare the ground and to cut and

plant potatoes. Every man had a plan

of his own and thot it best. Some of the

ground was check-rowed and some was

drilled in rows one way. The seed ranged





 





 





A Lapeer County Social Center—Church,





rural community. Here, side by side,

in the open country, are found the church,

the schoolhouse and the Grange hall. The

accompanying cut shows the situation

and suggests the further opportunities

that lie before this enterprising people.

That it is an enterprising neighborhood,

the homes and farms testify even to the

stranger in their midst. I like to look

forward in fancy and see this picture

softened by the growth of trees, shrubs

and vines that will be planted about these

buildings; and see also the provisions

made for outdoor necrcation of the boys

and girls by apparatus erected on the

school grounds. Such a picture, however,

is only a future promise of the present

beginning which is now in reality a “so-

cial center,” equipped to serve all phases

of the community’s welfare.

JENNIE BUELL.





 





POMONA MEETINGS.





Charlevoix COunty.



Charlevoix Pomona met with Marion

Center Grange, Thursday, June 3. Altho

a very busy season, the attendance ranged

from 140 to 150. The morning session

was called to order by Worthy Master

Ward at 11:30 and the routine business

of Pomona disposed of before dinner.



After dinner reports were read from a

majority of the Granges of the county.

all except one reporting themselves in a

highly prosperous condition.



The address of the afternoon was de-

livered by Bro. J. C. Ketcham, of Barry

Co.. who took for his subject,‘“Rural

Progress." The universal comment was





 





 





Schoolhouse and Burnside Grange Hall.





from one or two eyes in the hill to whole

potatoes, mostly dropped regardless of

which way the sprouts were, but one.

woman took pains to stand every piece

sprout up, with the result that the pots.-

toes came up three or four days earlier

than those which landed any old way.





 





COMING EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.



Kent Co., with Oakfield Grange, Wed—

nesday, June 23. Miss Jennie Buell, State

Speaker.



Clinton 00., with Banner Grange, l’l'ed-

nesday, July 7



3£ly Co., at

July 13.



Rosford Pomona (Roscommon 00.), at

Roscommon, Saturday, July 31.



Chippewa Co., with Rosedaie Grange,

in July.





Pinconning, Tuesday,





 





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DETROIT WHOLESALE ‘MARKETS.





June 9, 1909.

Grain and Seeds.





Wheat—The average value of wheat

the past week has been above the average

for the previous period, but no new rec-

ord for the season was made. There has

been general improvement in the crop

during the few days Just past, Michigan's

outlook being just now as .promising as

it has been in many years; but the

plants will mature late and country mil-

lers will persist in having the first mark-

etings so that dealers at large centers

are not counting on getting any consid-

erable amount of the new crop with which

to fight the bulls on the July option,

Where much of the market interest is

now focused. Government crop report is

bullish on winter wheat but gives the

bears courage in the spring wheat sec-

tions. One year ago the price paid for

No. 2 red wheat was 96c per bu. Quota-

tions for the past week are:



No. 2 No. 1 No. 3

Red. White. Red. July. Sept.





. . .1.57 1.57 1.54 1.20% 1.13

Fri. . ......1.56 1.56 1.53 1.20 1.12%

Sat. ......

Mon. .....1.55 1.55 1.52 1.20 1.12%

Tues . . . . .1.56 1.56 1.53 1.21 1.13%

Wed. .....1.57 1.57 1.54 1.20%. 1.13%





Germ—The corn situation has not im-

proved from the standpoint of the con-

sumer. The depletion of the supply, the

invasion of cutworms and damage from

excessive rains have kept the bears anx-

ious and allowed the bulls to secure

higher figures the past week. Planting

has been generally delayed and in many

sections where the crop was gotten in the

ground at a seasonable date unfavorable

weather has stunted the young plants.

Last year the buyers were paying 740 for

No. 3 corn. Quotations are:





 





Thurs.





No.3

No.3 Yellow.



Thursday 77 7

Friday 77%,, 78%.,

Saturday

Monday 771/2, 781,5

Tuesday ...... 77 78

Wednesday .............. 771/2 781/5;





Oats—The oat situation has become a.

little more bearable to buyers since the

government crop report has given the

public notice that improvement has taken

place in many sections since a month

ago. This year’s crop is estimated by the

government experts at 1,034,000,000 bu.

A year ago we were paying 551/20 for No.

3 white oats. Quotations are:



No. 3 \Vhite.

Thursday 2





concoct-ooooono-oo-ol —:





Friday ........................... 621/;

Saturday -

Monday ......... 62%

Tuesday ............... . 62%,»

Wednesday ............... . ....... 621/5.





Beans.——-No business is tra-nspiring in

this department of the market and the

following nominal quotations show no

change since a week ago:



‘ , Cash. Oct,

ThurSday $255 $2.05





Friday ........ 2.55 2.05

Saturday .........

Monday .......... . . ......... 2.55 2.05

Tuesday . . . . . . . ............. 2.55 2.05





\Vcdnesday ................. 2.55 2.05





Cloverseed.—The activity of this trade

is confined almost entirely to futures.

Prices are higher. (‘rop reports are a;

little discouraging to the farmers. Quo-

tations are:



Prime Spot. Oct. March.





Thursday ........ $6.90 $6.7.) $6.90

Friday . . . ..... . . . 6.10 6.85 7.00

Saturday ............ . . . . . ..

Monday . . .......... . . 6.95 7.10

Tuesday . . . .......... . 7.00 7.15

Wednesday ...... . . . . . 7.10 7.55





Rye.——There is fair demand and no

change in price. The price is 920 for

cash No. 2, last week’s quotation.



Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





Wheat .. ............ 17,536,000 10,780,000

Corn ................ 2,883,000 2,841,000

Oats ....... . ......... 7,499,000 7,463.000

Rye .................. 219,000 35.000

Barley ............... 944,000 1,300,000





Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Flour.—Prices steady. Demand is good.

Quotations are as follows:





Clear ....................... . ........ $6.30

Straight ............................. 6.40

Patent Michigan ..................... 6.35

Ordinary Patent ..................... 6.10





Hay and Straw.——Values remain at last

week’s level. Carlot prices on track are:

No. 1 timothy, new, $14@14.50; No.

timothy, $13@13.50; clover, mixed, $12;

rye straw, $10@10.50; wheat and oat

straw, $8@9 per ton,



Feed—Steady. Eran. $31 per ton:

coarse middlings, $30; fine middl-ings, $31;

cracked corn and coarse corn meal, $31@

32; com and oat chop, $30.



Potatoes—The old potato deal is not

looking good to those who failed to sell

a few weeks’ ago. Prices are down from

last week and the trading is not exciting

at the decline. Good stock is quoted at

75@80c per bu. New potatoes from the

south are quoted at $1.65@1.70 per bu.



Provisions.——Family pork, $21®22; mess

pork, $19.50; light short clear, $20; heavy

short clear. $22.50; pure lard, 12c: bacon,

15c; shoulders, 100; smoked hams, 1315c;

picnic hams, 91/20.





Dairy and Poultry Products.





Button—The leading butter markets

have been firm several days back and

advances in quotations made. Prices

here are about 1%(2 above the figures of

last week. The following are the quota-

tions for the week: Extra creamery but-

ter, 261/2c; firsts, 2536c; dairy, 200; pack-

ing, 18%c per lb.





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.THE MICHIGAN FARMER. ‘





Baum—lime demand for eggs continues,

firm. The offerings are large and market

is' steady with prices a fraction lower





'than last week. Extra fresh eggs, case

count and cases included are now quoted





at 20940 per dozen.



Poultry.—-Nothing is transpiring to ex-

cite interest in poultry. Demand is small

and supply is not crowding. Prices are

lower. Quotations are: Hens, 14@14$§c;

roosters, 10c; fewls, 14%0; ducks, 14@15c;

geese, 8@9c; turkeys, 16@17c; broilers,

24612-250. ‘



Cheese.——New Michigan, 13%@14c; York

state, old, 17@18c; new, 14c; limburger.

fancy old, 17@180; new, 14c; Schweitzer,

fancy old, 20@21c; 'brick cream, 16c lb.





Fruits and Vegetables.





Apples.-—Market steady. Best grades

are quoted at $7@7.50 per bbl.



Onlons.—Bermudas, $1.50 per crate.



Strawberries.—-24-qt. cases, $3@3.25.



Gooseberries.-——Per bu, $4



Vegetables.—Green onions, 10c per doz;

radishes, 10@12c per doz; cucumbers, 50

@600 per doz; lettuce, 50c per bu,

head lettuce, $2@2.25 per hamper; water-

cress, 25c per doz; spinach, 50c per

bu; parsnips, 90¢ per bu; oyster plant,

400 per doz; asparagus, 40@50c per doz;

rhubarb, 40@50c. per doz; green peas,

$1.25@1.50 per bu.





 





OTHER MARKETS.





 





Grand Rapids.





Creamery butter is up a'cent and a half

this week, while dairy advances 1c. The

egg market is unchanged. Dressed hogs

are a little higher, sales being reported

at 9179c. Poultry is off 2@3c per lb.

Prices paid for early green stuffs on the

city market ranged as follows: Beet

greens, 40@50c bu; asparagus, 25c doz;

green onions, black seed, 100 doz; rav

dishes, 7@8c doz. First southern Mich-

igan strawberries showed up in this

market Tuesday, and 16-qt. crates were

sold by jobbers at $2@2.25. The berries

were smaller than southern stock, but

have a better flavor. With favorable

weather home grown berries will be in

next week. In grains, the only change

noted is in an advance of wheat 30.



Quotations follow:



Grains—Wheat, $1.55; corn, 79c: oats,

61c; buckwheat, 60c'per bu; rye,» 80c.



Beans—Handpicked, $2.50 per bu. '



Butter.—Buying prices, Dairy. No,. 1.

181/2@19c; creamery in tubs, 26c; prints,

261/2c per 1b. ’ "



Cheese—Michigan full creamis selling

at 16@1617§c per lb; brick, 17c; Swiss, 17c;

limburger, l7c. "



Eggs—Case count, 19i2019%c.



Potatoes—TOQTSc per bu.



Cattle.~—Cows, $2.5Mr4' per cwt; steers

and heifers, best quality, 3@51/2c; dressed

mutton, 9@10c; dressed veal, 6@9c;

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

heifers, 71/2fi‘91/éc. .



Hogs—Dressed, 91/20. ,



Live Poultry. Fowis, 11@12c; roosters,

7@8c; turkeys, 18@19c; broilers, 114 to





 





g 2 lbs., 25@,280,





New York.





mitten—Western factory firsts, 200;

crcamcry specials, 27((0271/20 per lb.

Eggs.——Easicr. Western firsts to ex-

tras, 21@23c; seconds, 206520140 per doz.

Poultry—Alive, weak and lower. W’est-

crn chickens, broilers, 22@25c; fowls, 16c;

turkeyS, 13c. Dressed, quiet. Western

broilers, 28@30c; fowls, 151/2@16l/zc per lb.

Grain—“heat, No. 2 red, $1.51 per bu;

corn, No. 2, 86c; oats, mixed, 621/2c.

Potatoes—Per 180 lbs., $2.62@2.75.





 





Pittsburg.

Potatoes—Michigan. 80@85e per bu.

Apples—Steady. Baldwins, $525616;



SPY. $5@5.50; Spitzenburg. $5@5.50.

Eggs—Western firsts, 22c; do. extras.

22®22%c; current receipts, 210.

Butter.—Creamery, 25@26c; prints, 241/5

@25c per lb.





 





Chicago.





W'he‘at—No. 2 red, $1.55@1.60; July,

$1.193/,,; Sept, $1.105/8.



Corn.——~No. 3, 751/2c; July, 72140; Sept,

Oats—No. 3 white, 57@581/_.c; July,

531/4c; Scpt., 441/40.



Beans—Pea beans, handpicked, $2.65

per bu. for choice; good, $2.50@2.60; red

kidney, $2@2.15 for old.



Butter.——Higher. Creameries,

dairies, 201/2611‘241/20.



Eggs.——Easy. Firsts, 191/2c; prime firsts,

2114c per doz.



Potatoes—Steady. Carlots in bulk, 85

mtllc for average offerings.



Elgin.



Butter—Market continues firm at 261/20

per 1b., which is an advance of ll/ze over

the price of last week. Sales for the week

amounted to 876,600 lbs.





23@27c;





 





Boston.





WOOL—The eagerness with which man-

ufacturers and brokers have sought wool

and the lack of support from old clips,

are steadily pushing prices to higher

levels. For the first time since the panic

woolen and worsted goods are on about

the same basis. It is reported that fully

90 per cent of the present season’s crop

is in the hands of dealers which makes

it rather certain that values will not

decline from the present standard. Quo~

tations for the leading domestic grades

are: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces: XX.

35@36c; X, 33@34c; No. 1 washed, 4000

41c; No. 2 washed, 4063410: fine un-

washed, 27®28c; fine unmerchantable, 30

@31c: 1/,,-blood combing, 35((036c: bid-blood

combing, 35@36c: 14-blood combing, 34@

36c: delaine washed. 40((D42c; delaine un-

washed, 3362340. Michigan, Wisconsin

and New York fleeces: Fine unwashed,

25617260; delaine unwas’hed, 31©32c; 1,12—

blood unwashed, 34@35c; Sig-blood un-

washed, 34®35c; 14-blood, 33®34c. Ken-

tuckv. Indiana and Missouri: %-blood,

35@36c: 1;{,,-blood. 36@37c.





' TH 3." UV! ‘ crook" MARKETS.

' 0 Buffalo. ’

June 7, 1909.





(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards.

East Buffalo, N. Y.)





Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 130 loads; hogs, 10,000

head; sheep and lambs, 5,000; calves,

2,000 head. ‘



We had a good supply of good cattle

here today. We do not look for as many

again this season. If the runs in Chicago

let up we look for the trade to be a little

better next week. One extra good load

of cattle brot $7.25 today. The heaviest

cattle were the hardest to sell and most

of them went from $6.50@6.75. Fat cows

sold strong quarter lower today and bulls

were from 25@500 per hundred off. The

supply of stockers today Was light and

they sold about steady. Fresh cows and

springers also sold steady.



We quote: Best export steers, $6.75@

7; best 1,200 to 1,300 lb. shipping steers,

$6.50@6.80; best 1,000 to 1,100,1b. do. $6@

6.40; light butcher steers, $5.50@5.75; best

fat cows, $5@5.25; fair to good, $4.25@

4.50; trimmers, $2.75@3; best fat heifers,

$6@6.25; light fat heifers, $4.75@5.25; best

bulls, $4.75@5; bologna bulls, $4@4.50;

best feeding steers, 800 to 900 1b. de-

horned, $4.50@4.75; 700 to 750 lb. dehorned

stockers,» $4.25@4.50; common stockers,

$3.50@4; fresh cows and springers, $45@

55; medium, $35@45; common, $25@30.



\Ve still advise caution in buying the

common and grassy kinds of cattle as

there is a wide spread in prices. ,



The hog market today opened about

steady at Saturday’s prices, no choice

heavy hogs being on the market. Good

many hogs today showed grass and this

kind is very hard to sell. We look for

a liberal run of hogs the balance of this

week and think the prospects barely

steady. ‘



Medium and heavy, $7.95@8; mixed,

$7.90@7.95; best yorkers, $7.65@7.85; light

yorkers, $7.50@7.60; pigs, $7.30@7.40;

roughs, $6.75@6.80; stags, $5.50@5.75.



The lamb market today was active

while sheep were quarter lower than

Saturday. We look for steady prices

the balance of the week.



Spring lambs, $8.75@9; fair to‘good,





 





>$7@8.50; culls, $5.50@6.50; skin culls, $4





@450; yearlings, $7.50@8; wethcrs, $C@

6.25; ewes, $5@5.50; cull Sheep, $2604;

best calves, 386178.25; fair to good, $7@

7.75; heavy, $4@5.





 





Chicago.

June 7, 1909.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today ...... 19,000 49,000 12,000





Same day last year ..24,838 39,274 14,000

Received last week ..47,777 129,605 69,876

Same week last year.32,607 128,134 81,131



Cattle were offered too liberally last

week for the requirements of the trade,

and prices suffered average reductions

of 10@25c, while grassy cows and heifers

were off 25.611400. Grassy stock is dis-

criminated against and promises to rule

still lower. Heavy steers are now in

smaller demand and buyers want the

lighter weights that are good and fat.

Beef steers have been selling largely at

$6@6.90, with the cheaper class of light

steers going at $5@6, and the best class

of shipping cattle of strong weights at

$6.90@7.25. Good fat cattle were pur-

chased frecly at $6.50@6.85, and a medium

grade at $6.10@6.45, 1,275 to 1,400-lb.

export steers having a moderate sale at

$6.35@6.65. Distillery-fed steers went at

$665607, and Texas steers at $5.90@6.40.

Cows and heifers sold at $3.55@6.50, stock

showing a pasture finish going as much

as 40c below the recent high time, while

sales were made of canners and cutters

at $2@3.50. Bulls had quite a slump,

selling at $3@5.30, while calves found

buyers at $3@7.75, according to quality.

Good pasturage induces owners of un-

finished cattle to keep them on the farm,

and stockers and feeders have sold at

$3.30@5.65, high prices determining many

stockmen from loading up. Sellers

claimed that it was almost impossible to

sell milch cows, even at reductions of

$5637 per head, sales ranging at $256055

each. Beef cattle of the less attractive

kind will work lower in the future in all

probability, but fat finished beeves will

naturally sell well.



Today's market was animated for the

better class and rather slow for others,

prices ruling about steady.



Nothing has happened in the hog mar-

ket of late to change the healthy under-

tone that has so long been witnessed,

and stockmen need have no apprehensions

regarding the future. The requirements

of buyers continue quite large, and even

liberal receipts have been purchased at

advanced ' ures. There is a shortage

in the country, and so long as the con-

sumption of fresh pork and cured meats

is so heavy as a result of their relative

cheapness compared with other meats

the raw material will sell much higher

than in most former years. Not only is

there a good outlet for the better class

of shipping hogs of good weight, but even

the weighty pigs are having a good de-

mand for cutting up into fresh pork,

For some weeks hogs have been mark-

eted heavier in weight, and the recent

average has been 218 lbs., but this is

less than in some recent years. Some

farmers are still selling off their young

hogs in order to save their corn, but this

seems to be. a mistake, even if feed is

unusually dear. Grassy hogs are dis-

criminated against. The market today

was active and steady to a nickel lower,

with sales at $7.05@7.80, and pigs bring:

ing $585657. Top hogs were the highest

of the year.



During the last few days packers have

forced sensational declines in sheep and

lambs, but this was natural after seeing

fancy wooled Colorado lambs sell early

last week at $9.90 and shorn Colorados

at $8.90. The packers received large

'supplies of Tennessee and Kentucky

spring lambs consigned to them direct

from Louisville. having senvt buyers some

time ago to that market. Today’s re-





, m7 ’ ’12.."1909."





ceipts were .small and embraced 45,000

lamina-treiceivedrm :' packers.” 51am offered

on he open mar of. were mostlyinferior

in quality, fully 80 per centbeing of that

description. Prices were Steady at the

recent decline, with ewes salabl at -$3‘@‘6,

wethers at $5@6.50, yearlings ,1: $6.50@

7.50, clipped lambs at $4@8.50 and spring

lambs at $6@9. Prospects are better for

good prices for spring lambs than for

sheep this summer.



Horses are in smaller demand than ar

shorttime ago. it being the transition

period from spring to summer, and larger

offerings than usual are apt to cause

weakness in prices. Drivers ar fairly

active at $150@350 per head, an gaited

well-mannered saddlers are having a fair

sale at $175@400. Good draftersqare

wanted at $175@215, with a better class

weighing 1,700 to 1,800 lbs. going at $225

@260, while a few finely matched pairs

have brot $450@540. Feeders have a fair

outlet at $165@200, and chunks move»

slowly at $140@200, some recent con-

signments having gone $15@25 below their

prices paid a month ago. F.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





Nothing has transpired to shake the

confidence in hogs shown for a long time

by believers in the future of the market.

It may be repeated that there is a real

shortage in the hog supply, both thruout

the east and the west and, so far as can

be discerned from a careful investigation.

high prices are assured for the entire

summer season. Stockmen arriving in

Chicago and other. western markets con-

tinue to report no large supplies of hogs.

left in ~- their respective localities, but.

some gain in recent receipts was a fore-

gone conclusion after farmers finished.

their corn planting. The eastern ship-

pers in the Chicago market have ldng

been conspicuous buyers of the better»

class of hogs, and the strength in prices-

is in great measure attributable to their





 





, liberal purchases.





Warm weather, when it makes its first

appearance, works unfavorably for the-

sale of heavy cattle, and of late these-

have been among the first to show weak-

ness in prices, especially consignments.

that could not be classed as choice beeves,

such as are_taken regularly in the Chi-

cago market for eastern points, such as:

Boston, New York and Pittsburg. Handy

fat little yearlings have come into gen—

eral favor with buyers, for the popular

taste runs strongly on light cuts of beef,

owing partly to warm Weather and more

perhaps to the great dcarness of beef

everywhere. The consumption of beef is.

larger than it was a few months ago,

but. it is still much below normal, and

if as many cattle were marketed as in

former prosperous years cattle prices.

would rule very much below the figures.

now seen every week. Grassylcattle are

being offered in steadily increasing vol-

ume and are discriminated against.

strongly by buyers, and this class will

undoubtedly suffer further de‘lines in.

the near future. As for good. lgatqcurgrnv

fed cattle, light supplies for Jul A gu‘st.

and September are expected, it train ' the

prevailing opinion that fewer by far will

.be shipped to market than for years and

that there will be a good demand at a

high range of prices. It is almost a‘ cer-

tainty that the small amount of summer

feeding will make high prices and will

result in substantial profits.



This has been a great season for mark-

eting calves, liberal numbers having been

sent from the Illinois, Wisconsin and

Michigan dairying sections, while big‘

supplies have gone from Texas to Kansas.

City. Milk sells high, and naturally the

dairymen are anxious to get rid of them

as soon as possible. Fortunately for sell--

crs, there.has been an excellent demand.

for good veal calves at fairly high prices,

considering the heavy offerings, but a.

great many heavy and inferior calves

have sold unsatisfactorily.





THE IMPROVED TYPE OF’ PEA OR:

NAVY BEAN.





 





There has been quite a lot said from

time to time, thru the agricultural pa-

pers, as well as some of the daily papers,

about this type of pea or navy bean.

being introduced by the Alfred J. Brown

Seed Co., of Grand Rapids, Mich. Any

seed grower of twenty-five years expe-

rience could hardly afford to recommend.

or advise farmers, who make their bean.

crop one of their money crops, to plant

this new and improved type unless they

knew this bean had many advantages-

over the common pea or navy bean for

which Michigan has been known for pro-

ducing the best quality for many years:

past. While it is true that Michigan

stands at the top for high grade pea.

beans, it is quite DOSSible for any expert»

in bean growing to produce, by carefuli

selection, an improved type of pea or

navy bean that is worth a lot of money'

to bean growers thruout the state. The-

Brown Seed 00., who have been carefully

growing this bean for the past five years,

do no? claim that the bean itself is any

different in point of flavor, baking quali-

ties or canning quality, except that it:

is more uniform in size of seed, more

uniform in ripening, earlier to harvest,

and more productive, and the seed beans.

are pure white. The habit of growth is-

not unlike common pea or navy beans.

grown thruout the state, except that the

plant has a tendency to carry its pods:

well upon the plant so that few, if any,

come in contact with the ground, and'

very little or no handpicking is necessary-

‘The time for planting and cultivation.

is just the same as other pea or navy-

beans.





 





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Thursday's Market.

June 10, 1909.

Cattle.



Receipts, 625. Good grades steady;

common, thin cows and. light grades 25@

350 lower.



, We quote: Dry-fed steers and heifers,

$6@6.25; steers and heifers, 1,000 to 1,200,

_$5.75@6; steers and heifers, 800 to 1,000,

$5.25@5.50; grass steers and heifers that

are fat, 800 to 1,000, $5@5.25; grass steers





.and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700, $4@





4.50; choice fat cows, $4.50; good fat

cows, $4@4.25; common cows, $3; can-

ners, $2@2.50; choice heavy bulls, $4.50;

fair to good bolognas, bulls, $4; stock

bulls, $3.50; choice feeding steers, 800 to

1,000, $4.50@4.75; fair,feedlng steers, 800

to 1,000, $4@4.50; choice stockers, 500 to

700, $4; fair stockers, 500 to 700, $3.50@

3.75,; ~,stock heifers, $3; milkers, large,

young, medium age, $40@45; common

milkers, $25@35.



Roe Com. Co. sold Rattkowsky 5 butch-

ers av 816 at $4, 2 do av 315 at $3; to

Prince 4 stockers av 750 at $4.30, 3 do

av 646 at $4.25, 2 do av 440 at $3; to

Haley 1 do weighing 410 at $3.50; to Fish

1 cow weighing 870 at $3; to Regan 7

butchers av 600 at $4, 2 cows av 960 at

$3.50; to Goose 5 COWS av 1,036 at $3.50;

to Caplis 4 do av 1,117 at $4.50, 3 do av

990 at $4.50; to Prince 1 stocker weighing

740 at $4.50; to Cook 21 mixed butchers

av 900 at $5.50.



Spicer, M. & R. sold Austin 6 cows av

938 at $3.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 do av

875 at $2.50. 23 steers av 1,011 at $5.65;

to Young 2 cows av 930 at $3.50, 8 steers

and heifers av 893 at $5.50, 2 cows av

855 at $3, 1 steer weighing 680 at $4.25;

to Mich. B. Co. 2 bulls av 1,440 at $4.50,

1 do weighing 790 at $4, 4 cows av 822 at

$4, 1 cow weighing 1,120 at $4.50, 6 do av

985 at $4.40, 2 bull and cow av 1,110 at

$4, 2 do av 1,050 at $4, 3 steers av 850 at

$5.50, '6--do' av 991 at $5.75, 2 do av 865 at

$5.75;‘23 steers and heifers av 800 at $5.70;

to Rattkowsky 2 cows av 870 at $3.40:





‘ to Bombeski 1 bull weighing 570 at $3.50,





4 citriiicl‘rsrav 700 at $2.50; to Bresnahan





,ijEis cameras. at $4; toPrince 1 stocker





age lyng 670 at $4, 1 feeder weighing 760

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5; to Bresnahan 5 canners av 864 a





at $ :60; to Sullivan P. Co. 4 cows av 950

at $4.50, 1 bull weighing 1,400 at $4.50;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 do av 1,140 at

34.25510 'Mich. B. Co. 10 steers av 840 at

$5.50; to Fry 2 do av 800 at $4.75, 2 do

av 840 at $5.25; to Regan 3 do av 400 at

$4; to Youngs 2 cows av 1,020 at $3.25,

1 do weighing 850 at $3.25, 1 steer weigh-

ing 700 at $5.



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

3 steers av 793 at $4.75, 13 do av 890 at

$5.75, 1 do weighing 1,010 at $5.75, 1 bull

weighing 1,450 at $4.50, 1 do weighing

730 at $3, 19 steers av' 705 at $5, 4 do

av 542 at $4.50, 1 heifer Weighing 650 at

$4.50; to Prince 2 stockers nv 675 at

$4.50: to Thompson Bros 2 bulls av 1,085

at $4; to Huston-.26 feeders av 1,014 at

$4.85; to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 bulls av

1,260 at $4.25, 19 steers av 982 at $5.75;

to Sullivan P. CO. 1 bull weighing 1,460

at $4.25, 3 cows av 976 at $3.50, 4 steers

av 1,000 at $5.90, 2 do av 1,060 at $4.75;

to Newton B. Co. 5 butchers av 988 at

$4.50, 1 cow weighing 960 at $4, 3 steers

av 1,093 at $6.35.



Kendall sold Marx 1 bull weighing 1,070

at $4.40, 2 do av 1,040 at $4.40, 2 steers

av 825 at $6.



Kalaher sold Mich. B. Co. 3 steers av

723 at $5.50, 2 cows av 990 at $4.



Smith sold Hammond, S. & Co. 3 steers

av 856 at $5.40.



Mohns sold Fitzpatrick Bros. 2 cows

av 1,000 at $4, 1 heifer weighing 800 at $5.



Sharp sold Sullivan P, Co. 2 cows av

1,000 at $4, 3 steers av 1,031 at $5.75 .

'Haley sold same 1 do weighin 970 at

2 bulls av 1,340 at $4.35, 1 o weigh-

ing 830‘ at $3.50.



Smith sold same 2 cows av 1,050 at

$4.50, 2 do av 1,110 at $4.



Sandie & T. sold Kamman 1 heifer

weighing 830 at $5.75. I cow weighing 850

at $3, 6 butchers av 623 at $4.50.



.Tohnson sold same 2 steers av 860 at

$5.25, 4 butchers av 687 at $4.25.



Haley sold Bresnahan 1 steer weighing

690 at $4.75, 3 heifers av 550 at $4.





Veal Calves.





Receipts, 1,054. Market 50@75c lower

than last week. Best, $7@7.50; others,

$3.50@6.75; milch cows , and springcrs,





dull, very common.



Spicer, M. & R. sold Burnstine 11 av

150 at $7.50, 7 av 160 at $7.25, 7 av 135 at

$7; to McGuire 6 av 155 at $7.35; to Mich,

B. CO. 9 av 155 at $7.75, 2 av 200 at $4,

32 av 150 at $7.25, 3 av 140 at $7, 38 av

140 at $7.35, 14 av 130 at $7; to Caplis

5 av 125 at $5, 42 av 130 at $7; to Mc-

Guire 16 av 150 at $7.65.



Roe Com. Co. sold Genich 12 av 121 at

$7.35; to Sullivan P. Co. 27 av 130 at $7,

5 av 140 at $5, 20 av 125 at $6; to Caplis

12 av 140 at‘ $7, 2 av 235 at $4.50.



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

Co, 2 av at $5, 11‘av 150 at $7.25. 1

weighing 2 , at, $5, 14 av 140 at $7.50, 1

weighing 160 at' $5, 10 av 170 at $7.50; to

Rattkowsky 1 weighing 160 at $7.75; to

Mich. B. Co. 11 av 135 at. $7.25; to Parker,

W. 8: Co. 5,av.115 at $5. 18 av 135 at $7,

2 av 140 at'$5, 29 av 140 at $7.25; to Mark-

owitz 35 av 150 at $7.20.





Jedele sold Hammond, S 82 Co. '5 av





‘ 166 at $7.50. '





Kalaher sold same 1 weighing 190

at $5, 21 av 155 at $6.50. '

Duelle sold same 2 av 100 at $5, 33 av

145 at $7.25. '

Belheimer sold same 12 av 130 at $7.30.

Long sold same 9 av 150 at $7.50. .

Johnson cold Sullivan P. Co. 25 av 130

at $7.25.

Haley sold Thompson Bros. 5 av 185 at

$5, 28 av 135 at $7.25. -

Parker, W. & Co. 21 av





Kendall sold

140 at $7.50.



Mertz sold same 33 av 150 at $7, 6 av

110 at $5. '





Haley sold Goose 21 av 125 at $5.55.



Groft sold Fitzpatrick Bros.‘ 20 av 128

at $6.75.



Morris sold ,same 5 av 120 at $5, 35 av

155 at $7.



Haley sold Newton B. Co. 5 av 128 at

$4, 20 av 135 at $6.50.



Wagner & A. sold same 4 av 125 at $5,

21 av 130 at $7.25.



Sandle & ’1‘. sold same 18 av,135 at

$7.25, 3 av 175 at $5. -



Weeks sold same 23 av 130 at $7.



Bennett & S. sold Rattkowsky 2 av

125 at $7.50.



Sheep and'Lambs.



Receipts, 1,260. Market steady (quality

considered). Thin, common grades not

wanted; keep them on the farm.



Best lambs, $7.50@7.60; fair to good

lambs, $6@6.50; light to common lambs,

$5@5.50; spring lambs, $8@8.25; fair to

good sheep, $4.50@5; culls and common,

2@3. .

Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co. 14

sheep av 75 at $3.75, 17 lambs av 75 at

$7; to Young 14 spring lambs av 63 at

$8.25, 23 lambs av 90 at $7.50, 4 sheep av

115 at $5.50; 5 do av 115 at $4.25; to

Thompson ‘Bros. 38 lambs av 70 at $6.50;

to Sullivan P. Co. 33 sheep av.80 at $5,

1 buck weighing 170 at $4; to Fitzpatrick

Bros. 30 mixed av 80 at $5.75.





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Spicer, M. &. R. sold Mich. B. Co. 3

sheep av 105 at $4, 16 lambs av 65 at

$7.25, 8 sheep av 70 at $3.50, 28 mixed





av 90 at $5.85, 15 sheep av 107 at $3.75.

6 lambs av 88 at $7, 2 do av 90 at $7, 1

sheep weighing 160 at $4, 20 yearlings

av 80 at $6.25, 15 lambs av 78 at $7.75; to

Young 48 do av 82 at $6.25; to Fitzpatrick

Bros. 61 do av 73 at $7, 10 sheep av 79

at $4.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 18

sheep av 90 at $5.50, 6 spring lambs av

60 at $8; to Eschrich 28 mixed av 80 at

$5.50, 19 sheep av 70 at $4, 1 lamb weigh-

ing 60 at $7.



Groi‘f sold Fitzpatrick Bros. 2

150 at $3, 5 lambs av 55 at $7.



Morris sold same 1 sheep weighing 80

at $3, 2 do av 65 at $5, 14 lambs av

60 at $7.



Bennett & S. sold Parker, W. & Co.

23 sheep av 110 at $4.50.



Jedele sold Hammond, S. & C0. 1 buck

weighing 100 at $2.50, 7 sheep av 90 at

$3.50, 6 lambs av 65 at $6.



Wagner & A. sold Newton B. Co. 1

buok weighing 170 at $3, 3 sheep av 105

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sheep av





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Sandie & T. sold same 15 do av 80 at

5.25.





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Kalaher sold same 5 do av 100 at $3,

10 lambs av 71 at $7.50.



Johnson sold Sullivan P. Co. 2 spring

lambs av 60 at $8, 5 sheep av 150 at $4,

24 do av 90 at $5.



Haley sold Thompson Bros. 20 sheep av

105 at $5.50, 28 lambs av 90 at $7.



C. M. Belheimer sold Mich. B. Co. 180

dry-fed lambs av 80 at $7.60.



Hogs.



Receipts, 2,920. Good grades 10@15c

higher; others steady.



Range of prices: Light to good butch~

ers, $7.40@7.60; pigs, 36.75507; light york-

ers, $7607.40; stags, 1.4.: off.



Roe Com. C0. sold Parker, W. & Co.

214 av 180 at $7.40.



Sundry shippers sold same 137 av 170

at $7.40, 130 av 145 at $7.25.



Spicer, M. & R. sold same 44 av 200 at

$7.40, 36 av 185 at $7.30, 9 av 208 at $7.25,

19 av 175 at $7.15, 391 av 180 at $7.50.



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

Co. 540 av 190 at $7.50, 188 av 160 at $7.35,

218 av 170 at $7.40, 389 av 180 at $7.45.



Sundry shippers sold same 116 av 180

at $7.50, 56 av 200 at $7.45, 117 av 180

at $7.40.



Sundry shippers sold Sullivan P. Co. 51

av 235 at $7.60, 217 av 178 at $7.50, 235

av 170 at $7.45, 31 av 130 at $7.





 





Friday's Market.

June 4, 1909.

Cattle.





The run of cattle was light and the

trade dull at Thursday’s prices.



We quote: Good dry—fed steers and

heifers. $6.60; steers and heifers, 1,000 to

1,200, $6526.25; steers and heifers, 800 to

1.000, $550696; grass steers and heifers

that are fat, 800 to 1,000, $5@5.25; grass

steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to

700, $4.50@4.85; choice fat cows, $4.50@

4.60; good fat cows, $4: common cows,





$3603.35; canners, $150692; choice heavy

bulls, $4.75: fair to good bolognas, bulls,

$4.50; stock bulls, $4: choice feeding





steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.75@5.15; fair feed—

ing steers, 800 to 1,000, $4.50@4.60; choice

stockers, 500 to 700. $4.25@4.65; fair

stockers, 500 to 700, $4@4.25; stock heifers

33.256114; milkers, large, young. medium

age, $404347; common milkers, $20@30.

Spicer, M. & R. sold Hammond, S. &. Co.

3 bulls av 973 at $4.50, 1 do weighing 1,000 at

$4.50, 2 do av 725 at $4; to Sillington 8

stockers av 516 at $4: to Prince 2 do av

540 at $4, 2 do av 480 at $4, 1 bull weigh-

ing 600 at $3.50, 2 do av 500 at $4, 9 do

av 363 at $3.50; to Regan 9 butchers av

686 at $4.30; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 steer

'weighing 1,130 at $5.50, 1 cow weighing

1.030 at $3.85; to Hammond, S. & Co. 3

COWS av 980 at $4.50, 4 butchers av 842

at $5.25; to Carey 1 cow weighing 940 at

$3.25; to Fry 8 butchers av 1,031 at $4, 3

bulls av 773 at $4. 4 steers av 817 at $4.75.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Kamman 3 cows

av 1,033 at $3.75, 1 bull weighing 1,080

at $4.25, 10 steers av 920 at $6, 1 cow

weighing 910 at $3.75, 1 do weighing 980





' 1 THE“ MICHIGAN FARMER.





 





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at $2.50;*to Sullivan P. Co. 1 steer weigh- I

log 1,090 at,$6.50, 1 bull weighing 1.090

at $4.35,» 1 do weighing 1,140 at $4.35, 2

do av 825 at $3.60, 3 heifers av 790 at

$3.33; to Heinrich 19 steers av 1,230 at





Roe Com. Co. sold Schlischer 6 cows av

990 at $4.25.

Veal Calves.





The veal calf trade was 25@500 lower

than on Thursday.



Best grades, $7@7.75: others, $4@6.75.



Miller Bros. sold Newton B. Co. 23'

av 140 at $7.50.



Bishop, B. & H.

av 160 at $7.50. ,



Same sold Goose 6 av 115 at $5.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 8 av

150 at $7.50.



Bishop, B. & H.

150 at $7.75.



Same sold Bresnahan 6 av 120 at $6.25.



Sheep and Lambs.



The sheep and lamb trade was full



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very common.



Best lambs, $7.75@7.90; fair to good

lambs, $6.50@7; light to common lambs,

$5.50@6; spring lambs, $8@9; fair to good





shfep), $5@5.50; culls and common, 33

.5 .





sold Oversmith 2!





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Miller Bros. sold Newton B. Co. 1 sheep

weighing 140 at $5.

Bishop, B. & H.

av 85 at $7.25.

Same sold Oversmith

at $5. <

Same sold COOper 27 do av 90 at $5.50.

Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 2 sheep

av 130 at $3.

Bishop, B. & H.

av 100 at $3.50.





sold same 27 lambs





8 sheep av 120'





sold same 7 sheep





Hogs.





The hog trade was active and prices

paid were 5c per hundred higher than on

Thursday.



Light to good butchers, $7.40@7.50; pigs,

$6.75; light yorkers, $7@7.25; stage, 54 off.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, &

Co. 278 av 180 at $7.45.

$7ll3iéller Bros. sold same 127 av 160 at





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BY NELSON A. JACKSON.



“Whoop-e-e-e, whoop!” ‘That, to the

ears of the gang, meant come. .You came

with a rush to the place, where Mitt

stood by Ben Proctor’s barn, the side

of which was ‘completely covered with

gaudy posters, announcing the attrac-

tions of a Wall-a-poo Indian Gagawa.

Medicine Company.



“Gee whiz,” you exclaimed, "I’m going

Then the whole

gang nearly lost its breath, for the entire

thing was free. Free! How you cher-

ished that word; no longing this time for

the necessary money; no planning how

to make a few extra nickels; no need to

teaSe. You could go, of course you could.

Wasn’t it free, and the lack of money

was always the reason given why you

couldn’t attend every chance show that

came along.



How‘you kids stood and drank in the

startling information set forth by those

posters!



“I’ll bet that fellow standing back

there by the fire, with his arms folded,

is the chief. Gee, ain’t those feathers

dandy? They look just like turkey

feathers.”



“I wonder how ‘Injuns’ used to build

fires,” queried Gerald. “John, (his big

brother), says that they didn’t used to

have matches.”



“Huh, ain’t you never studied history

and learned how they used to pound

stones together to make sparks that set

the leaves on fire?” answered Frank.



“I don’t care if the Old history does





say so. I don’t believe it. You try it

and see. I‘ll bet you $5,000 you can’t

do it.”





“You kids make me tired,” drawled

Mitt, “don’t you know that you’ve got

to be an ‘Injun’ to make stones spark,

and then you’ve got to have just the right

kind of stones.”



“Dad’s got an old flint—lock musket up

in the garret. It makes a spark, when

iron hits the stone. My great—great—great

grandfather had it in the Revolutionary

War. Come on, kids, an' I’ll show it to

you.”



You swelled with pardonable pride as

you gave this information. VV‘hat did it

matter if every member of the gang had

seen this self-same musket twenty times?

Where is there a boy who will not turn

out of his way to see and handle a gun?



At supper you proceeded to enlighten

the family concerning the \Vall—a-poo

Indian Gagawa Medicine Company and

were sorely puzzled on account of the

lack of enthusiasm exhibited by father

and mother. But you were completely

dumfoundcd when mother finally re-

marked that you had better not plan on

going.



“\Vhy, ma, why can't I go? It don’t

cost nothing, it’s free; it says so right

on the bill on Ben Proctor’s barn. I

never seed a real, honest, live ‘lnjun’ in

all my life. Please say ‘yes.’ " Your lip

quivered and your eyes got suspiciously

moist, but mother still shook her head.

It was beyond your depth to decide, why,

if a thing was free, you couldn't go,



“I’ll be awful good and not forget to

Split the kindlings once if you’ll let me

go just one night. Why, there’s going

to be a whole tribe of Indians with their

squaws and papooscs, an’ they’re going

to have wigwams an' dance an' yell an’

throw their tomahawks an’ make bclicve

scalp people, an’ wear feathers an‘—oh,

please can‘t I go?”



“\Vcll, my boy, mother and I will think

about it." Dad's words brot a little gleam

of hope, enough so that you commenced

to plan and you went to bed to dream

of Indians and their bloody deeds,



At breakfast, the last cloud was dis-

pelled from your sky when mother said

that you might go for one night. \Vhen

you started for school you found the rest

of the gang lined up in front of the

posters. You were greeted by the chorus,

“going Jack?" You were quick to reply

in the affirmative, being very careful to

reserve the fact that, thus far, only one

night’s pleasure had been promised.



You kids stood and discussed the show

until the warning bell called you to an

irksome duty. “Old Bow Legs,” the

teacher, had a hard time of it with you

that day. Your minds were far back in

the early ages, when the Red Man

roamed at will in the forest primeval.

You were not spending your precious time

on such trashy things as school books.

You were fighting with and trying to





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the air and you heard, not a. Wall-a-poo

Indian warwhoop, but Bow Legs saying,

“What's the matter, you little imp? Get

to work, or I’ll give you something smart

to think about.” For the rest of the day





'you at least kept up the appearance of





studying.



The anxiously awaited day came at

last, and at noon you saw a real live

Indian, dressed in buckskin and feathers.

To your surprise, he was‘ neither yelling

or brandishing a tom_ahawk, and, so far

as you could see, he had no scalping

knife, but was engaged in the rather

belittling work, so you thot, of distribut-

ing, from house to house, circulars, which

set forth in no uncertain words the many

virtues of VVall-a-poo Indian Gagawa.

But he was an Indian, so you and the

gang followed at a respectful distance.

Abruptly, he turned. You kids stopped

stock still, but instead of a warwhoop', he

merely said, “Here, you lazy kids, dis-

tribute some of these circulars on your

way to dinner.”



“Gosh, wish I was an Indian, then I

wouldn‘t go to school no more,” Frank

sighed, as you slowly made your way

back after dinner. “Injuns don’t have

to learn nothing; they always know

everything.”



School over for the day, you could

hardly wait for the evening. You were

with the rest of the gang standing about

in front of the old opera house, two hours

ahead of time, and the moment the doors

were opened, in you all rushed and lined

up in the front row of seats.



‘That show, to your mind, was a dandy,

and you, in open-mouthed wonder, took

it all in, to the minutest detail. What

did it matter to you that there were only

two Indians, no squaws, no wigwams,

no scalping, and no fiercely contested

battles? \Vhat the show lacked, your

imagination easily supplied. Little did

you care if the greater part of the time

was spent by a red-faced, loud—voiced

man shouting forth the wonderful cures

wrought by VVall-a-poo Indian Gagawa,

only one dollar per bottle. You even

converted him into an Indian chief, har-

anguing his braves on the eve of battle.

Oh! it was splendid. You did think it

was a little mean, tho, when the red-

faced man announced: “Ladies and gen-

tlemen, we are very glad to see you with

us tonight. “'0 are sorry that, on ac-

count of illness, the rest of our Indians

could not be here for the first perfor-

miince. “'e expect them tomorrow. On

Saturday evening we shall prepare a.

special feature program, which you can-

not afford to miss. You will be able to

learn more about true Indian life by

attending that exhibition than in any

other known way. On account of extra

expense, the admission will be 25 cents.”



As a matter of fact, the extra Indians

never put in an appearance and the Sat-

urday night show was no better than the

first night, so Frank said, and he went;

he always went.



The next day, the gang, with you as

chief, became a tribe of Indians and at

once went into camp back in the gully,

just back of Fred Kirk's stone quarry.

You got feathers and old sacks; adorned

your trousers and coats with fringe, and

topped off the whole thing with some

startling head dresses.



Then you stopped and pondered what

to do. “I’ve got it,” yelled Frank, danc—

ing with delight. “Let's get Iiill Elwire

and pretend that he’s a white man we

have captured and we are going to burn

at the stake.”



“Gee, that’s all right, but how are we

going to get him off out here,” you asked.



\Yill lived in your neighborhood, but

he was a smarty and went mostly with

the down-town gang. Furthermore, from

previous experience, he had learned to

leave the gang pretty well alone.



“I’ll tell you what,” suggested Dwight.

“You know he likes me better than the

rest of you. \thn I ain't with you kids

I can get ‘him to come back here to see

if he can tell what kind of a hole this is."



After dinner you sneaked back to the

gully and carefully concealed yourself in

the bushes in the neighborhood of the

hole. In a short time you saw them com-

ing up thru the old orchard. As they

drew nearer, you could hear Bill telling

Dwight that he was sure it was a fox

hole, “cause he had seen foxes up here."

You trembled with excitement and could

hardly keep from making a dash. But!

you waited until Bill got down on all

fours to smell of the hole, when, with a

blood-curdling yell, the gang rushed upon

him and had him fast before he realized

what was happening. Then the storm

broke.



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",‘Shut upifi you broke in. “Touch him

and ‘f‘you’ve‘ got the rest of the gang to

none; He was just doing-what 1, as chief

of the tribe. drdered.” _



Your captive was led down into the

bottom of the ravine and tied to a tree.



You » now harangued . your assembled

braves.



“Friends and noble warriors, at last,

by the cunning of Black Eagle, we have

captured our deadly pale-faced enemy,

Slow Foot. He has killed our deer, de-

stroyed our hunting grounds, burned our

forests, shot our braves and starved our

squaws. He claims to have authority

from the Great Father of the pale faces.

We know that——"



“You darn f———,” Bill starts to speak.



“Gag him,” you commanded, and

promptly an old handkerchief was thrust

into his mouth. -



“We know that Slow Foot has two

tongues. One he has for" the Indian and

the other for his brother, the pale face.

The Great Spirit gives him to us. What

shall we do with him? “Ponder well, then

speak, my noble braves.”



“Burn him at the stake,”

unanimous reply. -



“Well spoken, my braves; prepare the

victim.”



The kids removed from the struggling

Bill the greater part of his clothing and

tied him to a stake already prepared,

then surrounded him with brush. This

done, you all began to dance around the

pile of brush wood, hopping first on one

feet then on the other, all the time

chanting in solemn tones, “Aga-wag-a,

aga-wag-a over and over again.



Stopping to rest, you ordered the gag

pulled from Bill’s mouth. He was some-

what frightened, for he knew that you

kids were capable of most anything.



‘.‘Has the trembling Slow Foot aught

to say before the torch is applied,” you

asked.



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gt‘Burn him,” is the4only answer. .

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fit only to hoe the corn and cook the

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Bill was untied and allowed to stay

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Sad to relate, Bill forgot his promise

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by the vinegar standing in same, readily

disappeared and the cruet looked as clean

as when new. Heretofore, we have had

considerable trouble cleaning this dish.—

Mrs. E. H. H.





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THE NEW FLAG.





 





BY GLADYS HYATT SINCLAIR.





The next time that you want some-

thing to do suppose you take pencil and

paper and draw a flag with the stars in

the blue field arranged as they are in the

new flags.



Do you know that each star in our

beautiful flag means one state—one for

your 5 _te and one for mine and one for

each stay-in our country? How many

stars are "there in the old flags? Just

forty-five. The. new flags, first floated

July 4th,. 1908'," carry forty-six.



Oklahoma claims“the new star. About

eight years ago, while many of my read-

ers, perhaps, were‘very little, only In-





; THE MICHIGAN FARMER.

. . :5 f “i: I.O.II‘\¢.1-\;' >2 2:": ‘2'": '1‘, I . > 0 He , , ‘



dians lived ‘Wlie're’ tilé sea state is now. ' * ' “



«Then the , government said that white





men 'might go and make homes for their

boys and girls "on, that land. Hundreds

of men traveled on the railroads as near

as they couldlget to the land, then rode

to it on horseback. 'But' hundreds more

traveled with horses and big, white-cov-

ered wagons. , The‘boys and girls rode in

the wagons with their mammas. They

had blankets and dishes and sometimes

a little stove. They cooked and ate gypsy

fashion and slept in the wagons.





 





So many people went, and they made

so many farms and towns and cities that

the baby place has beaten you in grow-l

ing. It is a grown—up state with its own

star in the flag. . '



But you are not too little to know where

the new star will go. The forty-five stars

in the old flag were arranged in six rows

like this:





To make a place for the new star and





still have the field look well, we must

have a new pattern. So, after looking at

a great many, the men at Washington

decided on this one.



First row, eight stars.



Second row, seven stars.



'Third row, eight stars.



Fourth row, eight stars.



Fifth row, seven stars.



Sixth row, eight stars.



Now try to make the flag. Let it be

twice as long as it is wide. Make thirteen

stripes, the top one being red, and let

the field that holds the stars come to

the bottom of the seventh stripe.



THE FLAG OF' THE STARS AND



STRIPES.





 





BY IDA BENSEN.





Red and white and blue it waves,

Our country’s banner free,



O’er shores which ocean proudly laves,

A. land of-liberty. .



The lifeblood which the patriots shed



Has stained the flag- its glorious red; -



From heaven’s arch, the deepest blue



Has” dyed its field with azure hue,



From which shine out the stars of light



To guide us in the Way of right.





0 glorious ‘flag which patriots love,



True emblem of the skies above,



May our courage glow as thy stripes of

red,



W’Ylen aught in freedom's name is plead;



As thy deep, dark field of heavenly blue,



May our hearts and thots be pure and

true;



And as thy stars of spotless white,



May our lives be guided by virtuc‘s light.





Teaching Farmers to Operate Motor Cars.





There is a motor car proposition laid

before our readers in this issue that a

good many of them will want to take

advantage of. It comes from the \V. H.

McIntyre Company, at Auburn, Indiana.

whose wonderful motor car for country

roads and all service is becoming popular.

The McIntyre people want farmers who

are thinking of buying motor cars to

come to Auburn at their expense to choose

and prove their cars at the factory. It’s

a good business proposition for car buy-

ers. There are some thnty styles of

cars there to select from and there is no

other way to be sure of getting the car

that really suits you. The company pays

all expenses, railroad fare, hotel bills, etc.

And farmers are not limited to a hurried

inspection and single trip test. You can

take all the time necessary to make up

your mind what you really want. Stay a

week or longer if necessary, so you can

learn to operate and know all about your

car while at the factory and be able to

drive it_ home yourself. But the company

sends a driver home or part way with

every car, if the buyer feels that he needs

any further aid. Along with other ad-

vantages of this offer, the company prom-

ises something unusual in low factory

prices. The offer is certainly a good one

for intending buyers. Look it up and see

whether you do not want to take ad—

vantage of it. These McIntyres are ad—

mitted to be great cars for country road

use. The following interesting letter

from a traveling salesman to his gen-

eral manager in Kansas City concerning

a McIntyre car in the deep spring roads

of Western Kansas, shows how McIntyre

ears perform under severe tests.



Horton, Kansas, May 22, ’09.

Dear Sirz—I would have liked verv much

to have had you “cast your optics" on

wagon No. 26 and crew when we arrived

at Holton on Tuesday night.



We have traveled 52 miles, and six of

these were thru newly worked roads. 30

of them were thru rain and mud which

was three to five inches deep and in

many places up to the hub. We tried

out the chain the grips for the first time

and the machine sure did “roll up her

sleeves and tuck up her Skirts" and go

some. She came thru without a hitch

and we carried between 200 and 300 lbs.

of Kansas soil. There was so much mud'

on the sides of the wagon that you could

not read a word of the lettering.



The best part of it is that the wagon

shows no ill effects of the trip.



Yours very truly.

A. L. BLACK.





 





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seed and hay. Don’t continue the old

INVESTIGATE THE NEW





 





"I tried to thrash my crop with a regular thresher,

but I found that ovsr'one-tlu'rd of the seed was split.”





_ . This is what hundreds of farmers write us—then some of

them tell us that they just gathered by hand enough for seed

and turn the rest of their crop into feed. Others again will



hand pick their whole crop and hull the pods with a small

. hand huller.





, Are you aware of the tremendous waste of profits there

are in these methods of handling a crop of beans and

peas? Just figure what your crop is worth per acre—-

$30.00 is a low estimate we are sure, but even at that

you do not have to grow very many acres before you

have lost enough to pay for an OWENS Thresher.





Perhaps you are" one of the many who do not





 





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of your. profits from Peas and Beans are lost if you do not thresh them from



the Vines In such a way that you save ' the seed in A WHOLE CLEAN, MAR-

KETABLE CONDITION. The Owens Threshers are guaranteed

absolutely will not split the seed, and yet take eve

also shred the vines taking all sand, dirt and foul stuf





to do this. They

pod from the vines. They will

out of them. Handled by an





Thresher your crop will yield you better in quantity and in rice both for your





wasteful way of hand 'ng r' r

THE PROFITABLE “OWENS"MWAY





The Real Value of a Crop of Peas and Beans





attempt to save the seed—just use it for feed—vines, ’





seed and all.





If you knew that every seed your vines produces I





could be saved to bring you highest market prices,

that the vines couldbe shredded for hay, bringing you

more money than if you sell or feed it as taken from

the fields—would you not investigate the merits of a

machine guaranteed to produce these results? Then

let’s tell you about the Owens Threshers.





If you. have tried the hand picking process you

know how slow, tedious and expensive it is and it





would pay you to learn about the Owens '1‘ eshers





before you harvest another crop. , -





In short, you do not know what the real value of :





Peas and Beans are until you have threshed your crop

with the-





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Double Cylinders Larger Separating Space





than any other Thresher of Equal Size-—

which has double cylinders, enabling one to run the thresher at a

low rate of speed, preventing any possibility of splitting the seed—

and yet being able to take every pod from the vines.

(A single cylinder thresher cannot take all the pods from the

vines if the speed is reduced sufficiently so as not to split the seed.)

“The Owens" has on account of its extreme length, a larger

separating space in proportion to its size than any other thresher built.

This also makes the Owens do much cleaner work than any other so

that you can do without a recleaner.

It is built of absolute first—class material by the most skilled me-

. chanics and workmen, and is an all around superior thresher——

But we are unable to give you a true, clear description of the Owens

in this ad. Our catalog does that fully, besides shows you illustrations

of all parts of the machines. You better send for it—it's a valuable book

for the grower of Beans and Peas, as it gives information gathered from the

best authorities on how to grow and cultivate them.





Try an OWENS Thresher

at Our‘ Risk





We will send any of our 16x28 and larger size

machines on a six days approval test to any responsible

farmer or thresherman. We don't ask you to take our

% word for what the thresher will do, we offer to have the



' thresher demonstrate it to you in actual operation, run

by yourself.

You cannot possibly lose by accepting such an offer, and

you better write us for further particulars today.





 





 





The Manufacturer's Own Proposition to You

Is the most liberal ever made by any manufac-

turer. If we have no agent or dealer in your

locality, we will save you their commission, but

ybu must write us no we can explain it to you

fully. and send you price list and full particulars





 





 





 





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READ WHAT THEY SAY

WHO OUGHT TO KNOW





South Bend. Ind.



J. L. OWENS C0.. Minneapolis. Minn.



Gantnamam—The No. 4 bean thresher I bought of you

last year is a dandy one. All that saw it work says it does

the work line. we can thresh 10 bushels of kidney beans per

hour with a 2 H. P. engine. and it will do all you claim it

will do. Yours truly.



Signed. L. F. CAUFFMAN.





Carmen. Okla.



J. L. OWENS C0.. Minneapolis. Minn.

Ganrnamsm-Tbe 16x28 thresher is all that you claim



and more. We are now threshing cow peas at a rate of 25

bushels per hour. The vines are the heaviest growth we

have ever handled. but with 4 horses on the power. and three

hands. we hullcd 400 bushels last week. and hauled them

from the field where they were in bunches using"the teams

of the power to haul in. and were hauling about half the

time. For these short days this is a pretty-good showing.

We are now threshing from stacks. and the machine is doing

perfect work. We had figured on 800 bushels. but there

will be nearer 1200 as it gets them all from the vines. Your

16x28 huller is a success. Respectfully.



J. P. JOHNSTON.





Neosho. Mo.





 





J. L. OWENS C0.. Minneapolis. Minn.



GENTLEMEN: —'I‘he 26x44 thresher that I bought of you



did the work so nicely far and near they came to see it work



and allwere pleased. 75% more peas will be sowed here



this year because of this separator here to do the threshing.

Yours truly. 7



JACOB I. VICKERS.





Blodgett. Mo.

J. L. OWENS C0.. Minneapolis. Minn.



GENTLEMEN:‘—l bought one of your 26x44 pea and bean

rhreshers. and I must say that it is the best machine I ever

saw for threshing clean and also for quantity. The peas I

threshed sold for a better price than any other. and even the

hay sold for a better price. as the Owens Huller takes out the

sand and dirt and takes very little power. 70 pounds of

steam will run the whole rig. I advise any man that wants

a machine to buy an OWENS THRESHER as they can‘t be

beat. I hope you sell lots of hullers this year. and remain.



Yours respectfully.

‘ H. W. WERNECK.





Merrill. Mich.



J. L. OWENS C0.. Minneapolis. Minn.



GENTLHMEN:—Thc new bean and pea huller that I bought

of youLMr. Byers is _a cracker-jack. The fifeeder works to

perfection. All the faultl have with It is that I can‘t let

beans enough to it. Threshcd 320 bushels In 3 hours and

20 minutes. If they can beat that with any other make of

machineI would like to see it done. Yours truly.

ISHMAEL DAVIS.





635 Superior Street

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.