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

 

 

VOL. CXLl. No. 20. ;
WholdNumbcr 3669.

DETRO,IT,'.MICH_., SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 1913.

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1TH the decadence of Michigan’s
VV once great lumber industry has
. come a growing appreciation,
among thinking people, of the economic
value of forest growth. This quite gen-
eral appreciation of an obvious fact would
have brought about more immediately
practical results, had it reached an earlier
development. The principal results so far
attained have been characterized by many
words, both spoken and written, and ap-
parently few deeds which are helpful in
throwing the light of experience upon the
many phases of this vexed problem.

It is true that forestry, in the larger
meaning of the word, has been made the
Subject of practical experiment by the
state as well as by private owners of con-
siderable areas of cut-over lands in nonh-
crn Michigan. The Public Domain Com-
mission, which now has control of all
state landS, has withdrawn these lands
from sale, and has adopted the policy of
establishing adequate fire protection and
practicing Supplementary planting over
limited areas where a sufficiently large
block of land is held by the state. Some-

thing like two thousand acres have been

so treated in north central Michigan, with
what appears to be most gratifying results
as judged by our most expert foresters.
This work will undoubtedly be continued
until mOSt of the land which has been
withdrawn from sale and placed in forest
reserves has been made the subject of
such conservation work. “'hile there is
a difference of opinion on this point among
Michigan foresterS, there is quite a gen-
eral feeling that it is in the rehabilitation
of these large tracts of timber land,
whicn is of little present value for agricul-
tural purposes, that the greatest. prospects
for success along forestry lines are of-
fered in Michigan.

It is true, however, that by far the larger
part of the standing timber of value now
remaining in Michigan, is included in the
farm woodlots widely scattered through
the ‘state. Unquestionably conservation
methods should be employed in the man-
agement of these woodlots’ if they are to
be retained as such on the farm. Here
again, the opinion of practical foresters as
well as of farmers, is divided, one school

believing that gOcd land is weith more
for agricultural purposes than for the
production of timber in the woodlot. Oth-

ers maintain that the woodlot may, in fu-
ture years, he made the most profitable
part of the farm. All are however, agreed
on one point, that from the standpoint of

F arm-7‘ Forestry.

a desirable landscape effect it is indispen-
sable that the cultivated fields be inter-
spersed with wooded areas. It is also a
matter of great convenience to the farmer
who has a woodlot from which he can se—
cure timber as needed for use about the
farnr and we believe it may be taken as
the consensus of opinion, among both
farmers and foresters, that a woodlot
should be maintained upon every farm of
average acreage within the state.

Owing to the feeling which is quite gen—
eral among people who are particularly
interested in the forestry problem, our
Agricultural College has offered the ser-
vices of a field man to advise farmers with

knowledge' possessed by the

\\'hen it comes to the matter of supple-
mentary planting, however, here the
ordinary
farmer is inadequate, and on this point he
should have expert advice before proceed-
ing in any but an experimental way. In
the matter of planting previously culti-
vated areas to forest trees, there iS still
greater nced of competent advice, both as
to the varieties of timber which had best
be planted and the methods of planting
and care best adapted to their proper de-
velopmcnt.

.\s an illustration of this fact. we would
refer to the experience of one southern
Michigan man who some ten years ago

 

 

A Thick Stana of Locust Seedlings Planted on Thin Land.

regard to the handling of their woodlots,
particularly with regard to supplementary
planting, etc. As a general rule, however,
the farmer with good sense needs little
advice on this pmpOSition, if he will only
do the best he knows in the matter of
conserving his woodlot. There is no more
important factor than the keeping of live
stock out of it, unless it is that of keep-
ing destructive fires from running over
the woodlot. and this is not a factor of
great danger over a large portion of the
state. Next in the matter of cutting tim-
ber in such a manner as will keep the
production of the woodlot at its optimum
point, it is only necessary to use ordinary
intelligence in cutting the mature trees
and thinning the stand where necessary,
in order to permit a maximum develop-
ment of the trees.

 

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purchased 40 acres of rough, poor land,
which the previous owner had found un-
profitable to longer cultivate, for the pur-
pose of experimenting in farm foreStry,
Because he was familiar with the good
qualities of the timber, and had been ad—
vised that it was best adapted to the pur-
pose for which he desired to grow it, most
of this area was planted to locust seed«
lings during the first few years following
the purchase 0f the land. Had a compe-
tent forester been consulted in this mat-
ter, there is no doubt but that this farmer
would have been advised to plant some
other timber with the locust, or perhaps
some other varieties 0n the entire area,
and his experience has demonstrated that
such advice would have been helpful.
The accompanying cuts will explain the
reason why; the first of these shows the

appearance of this planting after it had
bccn out'only a few years, showing a
healthy, vigorOus growth of the young
trees. The second illustration shows a
closervicwofthe character of this growth
while the last one shows the havoc which
has becn wrought by the locust borer after
some eight or nine years have. elapsed,
practically ruining the prospect of an
early harvest of marketable timber from
this planting. it is probable that if this
growth were cut off and burned so as to
destroy as many of the insects as possi-
ble. that the subsequent growth would be
sufficiently thick to shade the trees, and
very much lessen the damage done by
these insects.

The writer has seen this demonstrated
on a small area on his own farm where
more than thirty years ago a small area,
was plantcd to locust timber for experi-
mcntal purposes, with the result that the
llrst growth was destroye’xl, and much of
the second growth succumbed to the. at-
tacks ot‘ the destructch insect, while the
first llllllH‘l' of any Value was cut the
proscut yc.tt', when wc sccurcd sulllcieut
posts to build t'otty rods of ft'llC‘C from this
small cxpcrimcntal planting of about two
square, rods. In at least our: (fast! where
locust seedlings were used for supplenwnt-
ary planting in thc woodlot, the borers
have troubled the trccs little if any. The
shade of tho other trees doubtless hclpcd
in this diicction, while the grub-outing
birds would do more thorough work on a.
t'cw trccs than on a larger area in kccp-
ing thcso pcsts in (‘llt't'l{. In other cases
where (‘atalpa speciosa has been planted
in localitics unt‘aVorablc to its best chel-
opulent. unsatisfactory results have been
attaincd, while in other more favorable
locations, cxccllcnt results are reported.
It \\lll thus be seen that where, supple—
nicumry pldnling is contemplated or where
picviously cultivatcd art-as of rough land
are to be utilizcd for forestry purposes on
the farm, it is best to avail one’s self of
the advice which may be had for the ask-
ing. by applying to the forestry depart-
ment of )l'. -\. C. _

(in the other hand, in the more simple
management of the w0odlot, the avcrage
farmer will nced little, if any, assistance
if he applies to the problem the good
sense which his own obscht‘ttion should
give him along this line. The manage-
ment of thc woodlot is, however. an im-
portant itcm of farm managcment which
is too often wholly neglected or given
scant thought. or attention. It is espec-

 

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433—2. . .

THE MICHIGAN FARME‘R

ialiy worthy of our careful consideration ture course along this line can perhaps be
at this season of the year, when our. fu- shest mapped out.- ‘

Maine Potato Growing

 

Due to the fact that potatoes are an important cash crop in_ Michigan, 3. large
proportion of Michigan Farmer readers are interested in anythlng in'the way of
authoritative information regarding the crop. “'hile, as prevmusly noted in these
columns, statisticsindicate that Michigan will this year lead all the states in the
total production of potatoes, yet the per acre yield will not bea record of which our
growers have like reason to be proud. Statistics also show that in this important
matter of per acre yield Maine potato growers lead the country, hence Michigan
Farmer readers will be interested in firSt hand information regarding the natural
advantages and cultural methods which have enabled them to attain this enviable
position. .To the end that our readers may have the benefit of such information
we haVe arranged fOF the publication of a. Series of articles on this subject from
the pen of Mr. W. F. McSparran of Pennsylvania. who is at present engaged in

institute work in Maine and writes from

T is scarcely necessary to state that

Maine is the great potato country.

The tuber grows here bountifully in
almost every section and under eVery con-
dition of Scientific culture and ordinary
neglect. For many years it was thought
that the great ecunty of Aroostook was
the potato field of Maine, as it is probably
ultimately destined to be of the nation:
and the more enterprising and progressive
farmers of that county early adopted new
and advanced methods of culture and care
and haVe taken the lead, making the
fame of their wonderful crops wide as the
nation.

Vast sections of the United States draw
their seed stoek from Maine, and in these
sections it is supposed that all the Maine
potato crop is sold for high prices for Seed
purposes and that the lucky growers
down here have merely to haul a hundred
or a thousand bushels of tubers to mar-
ket and carry back or deposit in bank a
hundred or a thousand dollars.

To this class of people Maine potatoes
meant Aroostook potatoes, but it should
be known that the country of Maine Out-
side the same sixty—five thousand square
miles of Aroostook county (only partly as
vet taken from the forest), raises pota-
toes also. Statistics are all we have to
base estimates and stories upon and are
often unsatisfactory, by reason of their
pOSSibly taking on local color, but in the
main are the most accurate guesses we
have. This source runs the yearly Maine.
potato crop up to about 253000.000 bushels,
with this year a probable market out-put
—deducting reservations within the state
for local consumption and seed purposes——
of 20,000,000 bushels. Aroostook claims. a
full two-thirds of this enormous crop, the
other third being given to the rest of the
State, in which dairying is general and
more diversified farming followed than in
exclusive Aroostook.

Instead of the Maine crop going largely
50uthward for seed purposes. as I have
said was widely supposed. only a small
percentage is so absorbed, the bulk of
the crop seeking consumption for food
purposes in the absorbing population cen-
ters of the country. And instead of the
farmer bringing home his dollar per bush-
ei, he has to average generally to give
considerably more than two bushels to
acquire the one dollar; and when it is
remembered that he is a prodigious user
——and often an absurdly extravagant and
wasteful uSer—of commercial feitilizer,
this dollar he brings home has a tremen-
dous discount. A conservative estimate
of the average per acre cost of commercal
fertilizers for the Maine potato grower is
forty dollars. To this may be added fully
twenty dollars per acre for labor and oth-
er tlxed charges. To the at-large potato
grower of our country this production cost
would mean conSiderably more than net
selling realization, but the Maine grower
is farming real potato land. endowed for
the purpose when the morning stars sang
together in the surprised dawn of crea-
tion. and whereas the aforesaid at-large
grower counts his crop at less than a
hundred bushels per acre his competitor
in Maine counts his in barrels. Indeed. a
careful inquirer of open mind in any Sec-
tion of this tuberous state can find farm-
ers who produce three hundred, four, five,
six hundred bushels per acre, and do it in
patches ranging from one to one hundred
acres, and where they are careful in col-
tivation and spraying are able to do it
again and again, with resultant profits
that make the telling of their stories a
substantial basis for the dreams of the
city back-to-the-landers. There is no rea-
son why these immense crops shall de-
cline, and many reasons why they Will
eventually become more general over the
state, when the man on the land shall
come to a fuller conception of the day
dawn endowment under his feet and fol-
low more carefully the hints and helps
that science is holding out to him.

At this writing there are a great many.
unsold potatoes in Maine, and, in fact, a
great many undug ones, but not enough

he scene of his investigations—Eds.

all counted to make farmer holders in
other states fear a low market. There
will be up and down markets, largely due
to this state’s disorganized or unsystem-
atic methods of marketing—rushing off
all the cars they can get to fill on a strong
market till the market sags from satia-
tion, then withholding shipments till the
market has normal digestion, then repeat.
The local prices here are about 50 cents
per bushel. At one point where loading
was heavy I asked the price and was told
62 cents. At the same paint the next day
it was 50 cents. Fifty—five cents seems to
be about the general expectation on cur—
rent markets, with hopes of much higher
winter and spring prices.
PennSylvania. W. F. MCSPARRAN.

WHY CROP ROTATION?

In arranging a system of crop rotation
we should have in view three things. IVe
may keep our land busy every year in the
production of useful crops. increase fer-
tility by growing a proper proportion of
those plants that feed from the air, and
check weed growth by the constant and
systematic change involved.

So far as most general farming is con—
cerned we have but three classes of crops
from which to form our rotati0n. First,
there are the cereal grain class, including
the cornmon grains as well as the true
grasses; second, hoed crops, as corn and
roots. which may be cultivated while
growing; third, the legumes which includes
the clovers, peas. beans and vetches. Up-
on the proper arrangement of these three
classes depends the successful rotation.
It is therefore eessential that the charac-
teristics of each be understood.

Those crops classifying under the first
division. while forming a large range of
plants, are very similar in their manner
of feeding. All obtain their supply of food
from the earth, are comparatively light
feeders on potash, but require large quan-
tities of soil nitrogen. Their general ef-
fect. both on the fertility and the cleanli-
ness of land. is not good, for they reduce
fertility and give the weeds a chance to.
grow and multiply. However, their eco-
nomic value is such that we can hardly
afford to diSpense with them. We should
rather aim to give them Such a place in
the rotation that any disadvantages they
possess may be reduced to a minimum.

In what are usually called hoed crops
we have a class of plants that are sim~
ilar only in the manner of their cultiva-
tion. Being planted in separated drills or
squares they admit of intertiilage during
the period of growth and should be util-
ized as the cleaning crop of the rotation.
\Vhere cattle in one form or another are
an important branch of the farm opera-
tions a supply of cheap, succulent food,
such as corn silage and roots afford are
practically a necessity. In view of this
fact, tugether with the opportunity for
cleaning up by thorough and persistent
cultivation, we can no longer afford the
fertility-loss and crop-skipping incident
to the wasteful system of summer-fallow-
ing.

In legumes, comprising the third division
of farm crops, we have those plants on
which all rotations are based. Red clover
is, of course, the most important for rota:
tion purpOSes. This family are distin-
guished for their ability as air feeders.
That is, they take the most important part
of their food from the air. The surround-
ing air consists largely of gas, nitrogen,
which forms the chief fertilizing ingredi-
ent of soils. In this form it is useless as
a plant—food for most crops, and must be
changed to a solid form before they can
utiliZe it. Only the legumes have the
faculty of feeding directly on this gas,
nitrogen, and not only getting their own
supply in this way, but leaving a large
amount in the earth in a solid form to be-
come gradually available for succeeding
crops. It is easy to see the significance
of this. Every ton of clover harvested
and fed on the farm and returned to the
land in the form of manure will have the

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same effect on the fertility of the landless
though it were bought and fed, because
the nitrogen which it contains was got,
not from the soil. but from the air. There
is, moreover, a great deal of fertility ad-
ded to the soil through plowing down the
stubble and roots.

As concrete examples of how the prin-
ciples of crop rotation may be followed
out in practice, I will outline here two
rotations with which I have had experi-
ence. The first is a three—course one and
consists of the following: First year,
clover; second year, hoed crop, manured;
third year, wheat, oats or barley seeded
down.

This fulfils all the requirements of a ro-
tation in the matter of maintaining fer—
tility. but from the large amount of bulky
fodder, hay and hoed crop, it is best suit-
ed to a farm heavily stooked with cattle.
Another rotation which consists of fOur
courses. perhaps, meets the needs of most
farmers better:

First year. clover; second year, oats:
third year, hoed crops, manured; fourth
year, wheat and barley seeded down.

It will be observed that the foregoing
examples are appliable to farms main-
taining some land in permanent pastures.
When the land is of such a nature that
it is desired to bring the whole area into
the rotation, I would not break up a clo-
ver sod the second year, but devote to
pasture purposes for one season. The ex-
ample given above may be easily rear-
ranged to admit of a fourth year. Such
a rotation is followed on the 50 acres con-
nected with the Ontario Agricultural Col-
legee and Prof. Day expresses himself as
well satisfied. -

In the matter of weed eradication, the
well managed rotation is an important
factor. By careful observation it will be
noticed that certain crops are conducive
to the growth of certain kinds of weeds.
For instance, fall wheat and rye are fav-
orable to the growth of cookie, pigeon
weed and chess; spring grain to wild oats,
mustard and fox-tail; meadow and pas-
ture to curled dock, ox-eye daisy and
plantain. Keeping this fact in mind. the
remedy is obvious. By growing spring
crops 0n land infested with weeds com-
mon to fall grain, the spring cultivation
required for putting in the crop will de-
stroy the majority of weeds that com-
menced to grow the previous fall and by
growing fall crops on land that is infest—
ed with weeds common to spring grain the
crop is harvested before many have had
time to mature their seeds.

If the general principles I have tried to
discuss are intelligently applied, any farm-
er can form a rotation suitable to his
needs. The examples given should be
considered suggeStive rather than as mod-
els, there being many conditions that call
for more or less modification. Every
farmer should, however, adopt some defi-
nite system. for without rotation there
can be no rational cropping of the land.

Canada. J. HUGH McKENNEY.

FIRE PROTECTION ON THE FARM.

 

Very few farmers ever expect to have
a fire. We did not expect anything like
that to ever happen, although we had al-
ways lived in deadly fear of one, for the
barns are located within less than a
stone’s throw of the house, and We had
always felt that when one went the rest
would go along with it, 'but luckily they
did not. Even in spite of our conStant
dread we were rather careless about our
insurance even though one of the family
was connected with the local mutual in—
surance association. Our house was a
big 12-r00m story and a half affair with
most of the modern improvements. but
because it was not two stories in height
it was not rated as a first-class house.
Later on the company made a, clause re—
lating to such heuses as ours but owing
to a tendency to put things off we never
took advantage of it. Thus it was that
we got but $1.200 insurance on a house
that the contractor would nOt duplicate
fer $3,600. If a little more attention is not
paid to such matters many other farmers
will get “stung" just the same way We
did. .

I remember a story abOut an old farmer
who built a great house, like many farm-
ers do. He fitted it out with Wilton car-
pets with fuzz an inch thick, and insured
the furnishings (all as good in their way
as the carpets) for $100. We were a con-
siderably better off than that for we, had
$1,000 on furnishings. That may seem to
be a lot of money to have in furnishings,
but: just itemize the contents of your
home. Take each book, each chair, pot,
pan, kettle. overcoat, dress, milk crock,
can of fruit. and so on, and see where
you come out. The totals mount up

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NOV. 15, 1913.

alarmingly fast when there are a ‘few‘-

grown-ups in the family.

We were 'lucky enough to come out
about even on the furnishings proposition.
But, had we not gotten the stuff' out of the
sitting-room parlor and three bedrooms,
we w0uld have been behind a few hun-
dred dollars. At present I know of many
well-to-do farmers who have at least
$2,000 worth of furnishings in their homes
who do not carry more than $500 to $600
insurance on them. It is mighty likely
that you are ameng them.

In our case we did but one thing that I
would advise anyone eISe to do, and we
did that accidentally. Last fall we had
some apples high up on some trees, and
to get them We. had to buy an extension
ladder. That ladder saved us about $300
at a conservative estimate. After the
fire broke out the stairway was cut off in
about three minutes. Several of the neigh-
bors were on the scene before the men
folks were and they ran these ladders» up

to the upstairs windows and so got every-

thing out of two rooms.

Had it not beeen fer two treees in front
of the h0use the barns would have gone;
but the heavy foliage kept the sparks
back enough to keep the barn from catch-
ing. Now I am a strong advocate for
chemical extinguishers. When the fire
caught, two women were alone in the
house. They tried to carry water but
soon had to give it up as a bad job, for
the fire did nothing but gain headway.
When the neighbors arrived it was too
late. Now, had there been a few extin-
guishers about the fire could have been
under control in a few minutes. Had we
had water under high pressure the tale
would have been different; but we did not.
There are many things that might be;
but a real experience, such as we had.
will do a great deal toward making them
so. Now my advice to any farmer would
be. first to see to his insurance; second.
to have ladders about within reach, and
third to buy a, few chemical extinguishers.

Ohio. C. A. W.

STORING THE TOOLS FOR WINTER.

In riding through the country one is
impressed with conditions which might
go unnoticed in his own neighborhood,
with which he is too familiar to notice
anything out of place, or even on his own
farm. One such condition with which the
writer has been impressed in a recent trip
through the central portion of the state,
is the fact that many farmers leave the
work of storing the tools for winter until
winter comes.

If there is not storage room for all the
tools and implements used on the farm,
it should be provided. The writer uses a
plan which may be helpful to some of his
brother farmers in this connection. This
plan consists in the use of a cheap shed
so located that it can be utilized as a.
shelter for stock run in three different
fields, for which purpose it is used in the
summer season. In the winter it is used
as storage for implements, such as plows,
harrows, disks, etc., which in the summer
season are generally in use in the field or
Stored temporarily in a shed which is
utilized as a stable in the winter. This
plan reduces the cost of storage room to
the minimum by utilizing it all the year.

Oakland Co. A. R. FA'RMER.

LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.

 

Scabby Potatoes.

We have the most scabby potatoes this
year in the history of my farming, and
I am iinable to account for it. Last year
the potatoes were reasonably clean, and
the seed this year was treated with for-
maldehyde as usual, and yet the potatoes
are very scabby. The potatoes were
planted on a field where quite a heavy
growth of alfalfa was turned down a year
ago last spring, that is, it was not fresh
turned alfalfa. The alfalfa had laid in
the ground one year and then replowed
last spring. In some places this alfalfa
was so heaVy that it furnished more or-
ganic matter than I like to put into the
soil at one time. In other places there
was rather a light stand on account of
the field not being properly drained. \Vhere
the alfalfa was the heaviest the potatces
contain the most scab. Most people think
that the best place for potatoes is on a
clover sod, a freshly lturned one, and that
has been my experience. I thought turn-
ing under this quite heavy growth of al-
falfa would be a splendid place for the
potatoes even the second year because we
turned under a splendid amount of or-

ganic matter and it put the land in fine,

physical condition for potatoes, which as
everybody knows, doesn’t want to be a

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condition so that it will Settle down too
hard or else the potatoes do not do well.
Four or five years ago when this field
was in sugar beets I gave it a good ap-
plication of lime but it had no lime since.
it certainly would appear from the
amount of scab-by potaltoes that the land
is not acid, and probably the extraordi-
nary amount of vegetable matter in the
soil has furnished a splendid place for
bacteria to work, including the bacteria
which produce the scab on potatoes. Cer-
rtainly, however, I shall fight shy of a1-
i‘alfa sod for potatoes in the future.

It is barely possible that the exceed-
ingly dry year had something to do with
the scab also, and this furnished a. splen—
did chance for these bacteria to develop.
Perhaps if we had had more rain the bac-
teria. wouldn’t have thrived as well as
they seemed to and there would have
been less scab on the potatoes, but cer-
tain it is that we have a. scabby mess of
potatoes. Some of them are unmarket-
able. The yield, however, is very good
fOr an exceedingly dry year. ,

Fall Plowing.

“7e are getting along exceedingly slow
with our fall plowing. The ground isn’t
too wet, it is just in good condition to
plow. In. some places it is rather dry,
and yet we have had over a week of bad
weather for traction plowing. None too
much moisture has fallen but it has been
drizzling and we have had a little snOW,
and it made the surface of the soil wet
and sticky so that the tractor would not
work at all. On heavy land that contains
a good per cent of clay, if the surface is
a little bit sticky this sticky dirt will
pack on the wheels of the tractor and
make it absolutely helpless. 1t fills up
between the lugs on the wheels and the
wheels will just simply slide and spin
round and round and you can do nothing
with it. We left the stubble field and
went onto sod. There the engine worker]
nicely and We only nicely got started on
the sod when there came too much rain
and snow and so made it slippery on tor)
and we had to quit and we haven’t start-
ed again now for some four or five days.
The weather is drying off some and if it
doesn’t freeze up we can plow again, '1
think, in a few days.

It is a. remarkable year in a great many
ways. Here it is the 3lst day of October
and tomato vines out in my garden are
barely touched with the frost, just the
mere tips of them show signs of frost,
the rest of them are as green as they
were in the summer time, in fact, greener
because it was so dry in the summer time
they could hardly look green. Down the
length of a spade the ground is dry. The
low places in the pasture fields and in
the woods that usually, At this time of
the year, contain water are just as dry
as can be. The creeks barely run, just a
little bit.

During this wet sloppy time as we could
not plow or dig potatoes or harvest sugar
beets We have been top-dressing the new
seeding of clover, using the accumulation
of summer manure, cleaning out the calf
pens and the henhouse yard and that sort
of thing. I know it is pretty late in the
year to top-dress clover. Undoubtedly
this should have been done in' August.
But we couldn’t do it 'in August because
neces-
sary to do, and so we are doing it now.
It certainly will do no harm. Possibly a.
little of the clover will be injured by the
manure spreader going over it, but the
ground is firm. In a field like this it is
not very sloppy on top because the grow-
ing vegetation takes care of this small
amount of moisture that has been falling.
There has been no slipping ot‘ the wheels
of the manure spreader or anything of
that sort so I think it has been a. favor-
able time for that sort of work.

Looking back over the season one can
find very little satisfaction. It has not
been a profitable year in this section for
farming. It is better than last year. Last
year there was an actual loss in farming,
that is under my syStem of farming. This
year there will not be any loss, but there
will not be very much profit. A good
soaking rain in the summer time would
have made a good profit. YVe threshed
our beans the other day. They went
eight bushels to the acre. Nice beans;
but there isn’t very much profit in an
eight-bushel crop of beanS. Now every-
body says that a good rain in the sum-
merJime would have made 15 or 20 bush-
els to the acre. The man who threshed
the beans said it was a good crop for this
year. He said he threshed many Crops of
beans that only Went two or three bush-
els to the acre, but there is little conso-
la-tion in that for a man. We have got
to raise more to make crOps profitable.

THE MICHIGAN FARMUER

lCE HOUSES FOR FARM use.

Our first ice house was built in 1876. It
was a cheap one, but answered the pur-
pose extremely well. It was entirely
above ground, 14 feet square, 12 feet high
to the plates, and had a ridge roof of
boards. The four sills were halved to-
gether at the corners and spiked; four
plates were halved together at the cor-
ners and spiked like the sills. There were
four sets of rafters 2x5 inches, 10 feet
10ng. The weather boards were 12 feet
long, nailed to sills, plates, and girts. A
girt being placed on each of‘the sides to
prevent the boards from bulging. when
the sawdust was packed around the ice,
and in the space between the lining boards
and weather boards. A few strips of roof-
ing lath were nailed on the rafters, and
on these were nailed two thicknesses of
boards for roof—the upper course cover-
ing the cracks of the under, and were
narrowed to save lumber. The door was
31/2 feet wide, and 61/“, feet high, placed in
one gable end. Short pieces of boards
were placed across the doorway on the in-
side, to hold the sawdust while the house
was being filled. The door sill was about
on a level with a wagon box. When first
built it was lined on the inside with white
pine boards placed horizontally and nailed
to studding 12 inches from the weather
boarding, and the space between was fill-
ed with dry sawdust tamped down to re-
main permanently. Pine boards were
used for lining because pine will outlast
hemlock.

XVhen the ice was packed a space was
left between the lining boards and the ice
and kept filled with sawdust tamped down
as the pile of ice was built up. This fill-
ing with sawdust prevented the cakes of
ice. from getting out of place when walk-
ed over by the packer. Pains were tak-
en to cut the cakes about the same size.
and about a foot square, when the ice
was 10 or 12 inches thick, and larger
when the ice was thinner. The cakes
need not be too large to handle easily
with the tOngsv and if out the same size
they can be packed better and faster,
and will keep as well as larger cakes. Snow
was used to fill the cracks between the
cakes as the mason uses mortar in build-
ing a wall. If there is no snow, pounded

ice will answer the purpose. In a few
years the lining boards had rotted and
had to be taken out, but the weather

boarding being still sound we continued
to use it, and leaving a space a foot wide
between the weather boards and the ice,
filled with sawdust well tamped down,
found that the ice kept just as well after
the lining boards were taken out.

The building required about 2,000 feet
of hemlock boards at $9.00 per thousand
feet, $18, and took a. carpenter and my-
self two days to build it, costing about
$5.00;nails and door hinges cost $1.00,
making the total cost (not counting the
pine board lining which was unnecessary)
about $24.00. The house was serviceable
for 23 years. Of course, the present cost
would be considerably higher. \Vood, be—
ing a non-conductor of heat, is no doubt
the best material for the.construction of
ice houses, but as wooden houses rot so
soon, and lumber has become so expen-
sive, it might be advisable to build with
brick_ or concrete.

There should be a chance for the cir-
culation of air over the ice after it pack-
ed and covered, to make it keep well.
Some people may dispute this, but it iS
true. To secure this neceSSary circula—
tion, the boards on the gables of our house
above the ice were sawed full of holes
representing hearts, diamonds and clubs.
Lattice work would answer the purpose.
A small quantity of ice will not keep
the season through in the best construct-
ed ice house. Many houses are built en-
tirely too small. Farmers who use ice
to cool their milk should never build one
less than 12 feet square and 12 feet high
to the plates. No house can be built that
will preserve all the ice put into‘ it. In

spite of all precautions in building, and
care in packing, a considerable portion
will melt in warm weather, and unless

some provision is made to let the water
eScape readily into the grOund, or into a
drain. it will melt the ice on the bottom
very fast. We provided good cheap drain-
age by firSt placing a layer of hemlock
brush on the ground inside the house and
on top of the brush, some straw, and on
this a foot of sawdust. and then the ice.
No other systemof drainage could have
Served better.

To keep, ice well, three things 'are ab—
Solutely required, ventilation above. drain-
age below, and a non-conducting wall of
sawdust a foot thick on all sides of the
ice pile, and on top and bottom.

Pennsylvania. J. W. INGHAM.

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CHANGES DURING THE ROTTING 0F
MANURES.

BY FLOYD w. ROBISON.

Shrlnkage of Manures.
It is a well known fact that during the
process of the decomposition, or rotting,
of manures a considerable shrinkage takes
place. It has been estimated that this
shrinkage is such that it takes from one
to three tons of fresh manures to equal
one ton of the well-rotted material. When
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of the essential manurial ingredients——
that is, nitrogen, phosphorus and potas-
sium, the shrinkage is generally due to

fermentation loss which means the loss of
the carbon dioxide gas. We have tried
to emphasize repeatedly that when it is
pogsible, the greatest returns are usually
found by returning the manure to the soil
as rapidly as possible but that there are
certain conditions in certain specific soils
which warrant decidedly the composting
of manures until the organic matter has
become well disintegrated. As we have
explained in a previous paper, if this
composting is properly carried out there
need be no apprehension as to the loss of
valuable fertilizing constituents for the
fermentation changes which take place in
the compost heap when properly made
are chiefly carbon dioxide gas and other
gaseous non-manurial constituents.
Rotted Manure is a Concentrated Manure.
Pound for pound. we venture the as-
sertion that well-rotted stable manure or

perhaps, better, well-composted stable
manure. on most soils will yield a can-
siderably greater return than will fresh

manures. but when we bear in mind that,
as stated above, a composted manure is
in reality a concentrated manure of from
one to three, it will probably not hold true
that the ratio of importance of composted
manures is conSequently higher.

The Use of Gypsum as a Preservative.

The question of what materials to use
in connection with barnyard manure is
one that up-to-date farmers are constant-
ly considering. From the time that com-
mercial fertilizers first began to be ser-
iously considered in this country it has
been evident to the students of agricul-
ture that the beSt results in the applica—
tion of fertilizers would come from a. hap-
py combination' of natural manures, such

as barnyard and stable manures, with
certain types of commercial fertilizers.
Until a few years ago it had been qfiite

the practice to use with barnyard ma-
nures a certain compound of lime known
as gypsum, but the real purpose for which
gypsum was USEd was to take care of the
nitrogen loss which occurred in the stable
through fermentation of the liquid ma-
nure. “'e are confident that the value of
gypsum in this regard has been very
much overestimated. We make this state-
ment also, not without appreciation of the
fact that some of our well known teach—
ers in agricultural chemistry have long
advocated its use. The actual experi—
mental evidence. however, does not seem
,to warrant the investment of very much
money in gypsum as a preventatiVe of the
loss of valuable manurial constituents. In
fact, in view of the other materials now
available it would seem to the writer a
decided mistake to use gypsum at all for
the purposes above mentioned.
The Solvent Action of Manures.

Experiments which we have conducted
corroborate the opinion of some investi-
gators to the effect that well rotted ma-
nures, capable of undergoing fermenta-
tion in the soil do in one way or another
exert very appreciable solvent activities

 

on the fertilizing constituents of those
soils. Just how this is done is not defi—
nitely known. Whether it is due to the
solvent action of certain gases or acids
and alkalies, or whether it may be due to
encouraging the development of definite
types of bacteria in the soil which in their
turn may feed directly or indirectly upOn
the otherwise insoluble soil constituents.
is not definitely known, nor for general
farming purposes is it perhaps neceSSary
to know just how this action is brought
about.

Comparlson of Stable and Barnyard Ma-

nures.

The Ohio Experiment Station has done
some very creditable work along these
lines and has made a very interesting ex-
perimental comparison of the effects up-
on the solubility of phosphoric acid of
yard manure and stable manure treated
with different so-called absorptive or pre-

 

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Science.

servative agents. The soils in the ex-
perimental plots were arranged with eight
blank experimental plots receiving no ma—
nures or fertilizers at all. In plot No. 2'
barnyard manure and floats were used;
in plot No. 3 stable manure and floats
were used. A dilute solution of nitric acid
extracted from the soil in which no ma-
nures were used showed 5.32 pounds of
phosphoric acid per acre. In plot No. '2
in which barnyard manure was used, with
floats, there was extracted 22.4 per acre;
in plot No. 3 in which stable manure and
floats were used, there was extracted 49.8
pounds per acre. In other words, the
treatment with floats and stable manure
gave nine times the amount of available
phosphorus that existed in that soil be—
fore treatment, and likewise showed the
superiority of stable manure to barnyard
manure, in this treatment of 2 to 1.

Taking the average of the eight plots
We. find the phosphorus dissolved by the
dilute acid on the unfertilized plots to be
6.01 pounds per acre; the amount of phos—
phorus rendered available by a combina-
tion of treatment with different phosphor-
such as floats,
acid phosphate, and the like, showed 10.25
pounds per acre. “‘ith barnyard manure
in the place of stable manure under the
identical conditions there is on the aver-
age very nearly twice as much phosphor-
us made available as in the case of the
barnyard manure. The main value of
that experiment is that the use of a phos-
phorus-carrier, that is, a commercial fer-
tilizer containing a. considerable quantity
of phosphorus, when combined with a
barnyard, or stable manure, exhibits a
decidedly advantageous arrangement. that
is, as far as the available DhOSphorus in
the soil is concerned.

(Centinued next week).

 

LABORATORY REPORT.

 

Applying Lime and Manure.

I have a piece ofclay and limestone bot-
tom with a heavy sod. I want to put in
corn next year and I want to manure it
on the sod and plow it under. This field
needs lime. “’ill it be all right to plow
the manure under and then lime it on top
after it is plowed? Will the lime inter—
fere with the manure? Next spring when
the ground is ready to plant would it be
all right to sow fertilizer on top and har—
row it in?

Pennsylvania. A. M.

The plan of procedure with regard to
the fertility of the field mentioned above
may be followed with safety. The writer
is inclined, however, to question the need
of this soil for lime if. as we understand
him to say, it has a lime subsoil or bot-
tom. XVe should like to know what the
evidence is which prompts his statement
that the field needs lime. It would seem
to the writer that if there is a limestone
bottom in the field ‘there must be a con-
siderable amount 0f lime in the surface
soil althOugh, of course. it does not nec-
essarily follow. However, the plan of
procedure as stated in the question, may
be followed with safety for, if the manure
is put on first and plowed in, then a top
layer of lime will not interfere therewith.

Fertilizer may be placed on top and

harrowed or drilled in, as the farmer
prefers.
We would like to inquire whether he

has tried the growing of clover or le—
guminous cr0ps on this soil? If he gets
without any difficulty a good stand of a
leguminous crop we are inclined to doubt
the necessity for using lime.

Clarifying Cider Vinegar.

I have on hand six barrels of vinegar.
Five of them are ready for use and the
Sixth is not clear encugh, but is as strong
vinegar as the other. It was all made of
pure apple cider. An answer on now to
clear it would be greatly appreciated. 1
name read somewhere about the use of

isingglass, but how much of it to use I
have forgotten.

Mason Co. F. B.

In regard to the clarifying of cider Vin~
egar we would Suggest that he fill a large
crock with beech shavings, if they are
available; if not. use well cleaned corn
cobs (broken up). Pour the vinegar on-
to these cobs or shavings in the crock
until they are covered completely. Allow
to stand for some time, two or three
weeks. and then carefully draw off ‘the
supernatant, or clean vinegar, with a.
siphon. taking care not to agitate the
contents of the crock. We think this

method will clear the vinegar sufficiently,
and to our mind is decidedly preferable to
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BUTCHERING ON THE FARM.

Farmers’ hog killing for home consump-
tion is not USually done until the weath-
cr is quite cold, and sometimes not much
before Christmas. It is usually done out
of doors, and it frequently happens that
the day appointed is cold, windy and
snow squally; but as the help is engaged
and preparations made, the farmer goes
on with it.

Most farmers are amateur butchers and
have their particular way of doing the
work, which they consider good enough,
but some may be interested in hearing
how some of their brother farmers do it,
and their reas0ns for so doing.

Some people do not fecd their hogs for
hours before killing and the reasons
The feed is wasted;

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given are as follows:
it renders the intestines more liable to
rupture in removal when full, and the
blood, not being so full of assimilated food,
will drain out of the carcass cleaner. and
thereby make the meat keep better. \Vith
all due respect for these misguided peo-
ple, I think their reasons are unsound.
Hogs will continue to gain in flesh every
hour until killed, and the undigested food
in the‘entrails will be devoured by the
hens if emptied. As for bleeding out,
they will bleed out juSt as clean if stuck
right, as if they had not been fed in three
days. I feed our hogs the evening before
killing, the Same as usual. They expect
it, enjoy it, and would feel worried- with-
out it. I COuld never see that it made a
particle of difference in their condition
for butchering.

Some farmers knock their hogs down
with a club before sticking. This may be
necessary when they are cross and threat-
en to bite. Others think it more humane
to shoot them with a rifle. This might do
when there was only one hog to be killed,
but where there are several the shooting
would terrify them unnecessarily, whether
the shooting was done in the pen or out-
side of it.

XVe catch our hogs in the pen, put a.
rope around one hind leg, and drive them
to the place of slaughter. I always put
the rope on myself_ because having always
fed them and cleaned the pen, they are
not afraid of me as they would be of
strangers. I can rope them without any
difficulty, and in half the time a stranger
could.

The hog is thrown down and rolled
squarely on his back. The knife is in-
serted in the neck just forward of the
breastbone. and close to it, then thrust
downward and backward in the direction
of the tail. Some stickers say the knife
Should be pushed into the neck at an
angle of 35 or 40 degrees. This assures
the severing of the big arteries, and en—
sures a good stick. To stick a hog lying
on his side, the sticker is more likely to
get his knife under the shoulder blade,
and cause blood to settle there to the in-
jury of the meat. Pork will not keep
well unless the blood is removed from the
fleSh, and when the stick is a good one,
the carcass will bleed out cleaner when
the head is kept much lower than tail.
At the slaughter houses in Chicago the
hogs are not stuck until hung up on an
iion rod by a chain fastened to one hind
leg. The most important thing in butch-
ering hogs is to get a good scald, so that
the hair and bristles can be easily and
speedily removed by scrapers. It is better
to have the water too cold than too hot.
.\ “cold scald" can be remedied by an-
other bath in hotter water, but an over-
hot Scald cooks the skin, and “sets” or
fastens the hair so that it can only be
shaved off with a sharp knife. Sometimes
in the effm'ts to remove it with Scrapers
some of the skin will be scraped off which
injures the appearance of the pork, and
is especially objectionable if the hogs are
to be sold. Getting a good scald is not a,
matter of luck. It can be obtained every
time by taking the necessary pains of
testing the water with a thermometer. No
man can tell the right temperature With

his hand. For large hogs, 170 degrees is
about right. For small hogs, or pigs,

with thinner skin, the water should not
be above 160 degreesyand they shOuld not
be kept in it too long.

For scalding, a. platform 18 inches high,
and a big barrel with the bottom dug into
the ground and the top leaning against
the platform at an angle of 45 degrees, is
commonly used. The leaning of the bar-
rel is to make it easier to “souse” the

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hog and draw' him out. A little wood
ashes, or soft soap, put into the water
will assist in removing the scurf. To
handle a hog in scalding, a hog hook is
an indispensable tool which can be made
by any blacksmith. It can be hooked into
the jaw when scalding the tail end, and
into the gambrel of one leg when scald—
ing the head.

The. hind end is usually scalded first, in
order that the head (which is the hardest
to clean) may be attended to when hot—
the time it cleans the easiest. Scrapers
are for sale at some hardware stores, but
farmers can-make them from pieces of
old corn cutters, cradles, or bucksaws.
They should not be sharp, and if old case
knives are used, they mtISt be dull. The
head, ears. and legs, being the hardest to
clean should be cleaned first. The few
hairs, and wool, which will not Scrape off,
should be shaved off with a sharp knife.
Before hanging up the neck is slit open.
the tongue and part of the gullet and
windpipe are cut around, pulled out, and
left hanging. It can be done easier before
hanging up. After being up the hog
rinsed down with some of the water tak-
en from the scalding barrel and scraped.
then it is rinsed with clean cold water
and scraped down.

Removing the internal organs, or “gut-
ting." is not a difficult operation if prop-
er care is taken. A slit is made from be—
tween the hind legs to the throat, and the
stomach and inwards laid bare. The. flesh
is cut bctwecn the hams and the pelvic
bone severed carefully with an axe. The
hind legs are then spread on the gambrel
and the rectum cut around on all
pulled forward and left hanging

It might be tied with a string if
of leaking, which is sel-
dom the case. The stomach and intes-
tines are loosened from the backbone.
pulled forward and taken out to have the
lard removed from them as soon as pos-
sible while warm. Afterwards the breast
bone is cut with an axe, and the “pluck”
—heart. liver, lungs, tongue and wind-
pipe—are removed. Lastly the inside of
the carcass er'pecially the bloody neck,
is washed by dashing clean cold water.
Hogs should be kept hanging until cold
before takcn down to cut up and salt,
but should not be allowed to freeze. Pork
never keeps so well after being frozen.

Pennsylvania. J. W. INGHAM.

LIVE STOCK NEWS.

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1135,, while yearling ewes from the_ra_nge
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under other circumstances. Many sheep-
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result of the marked preference every-
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mutton. Out on the Montana, Idaho and
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years ago numbered fully 200.000 head.
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THE MICHIGAN FARMER

Problems of the Dairy Farm.

r

OME of the greatest problems in
S agriculture confront dairy farmers

at the present time. Although but-
ter and milk prices are at a compara-
tively high level we are finding it'more
difficult to make a, profit from our cows.
Any dairy farmer with a herd of high-

‘ class, rich milk-producing cows can cer-

tainly not expect, or even want, the but-
ter and milk prices to reach a level that
will curtail consumption. But on the
other hand, how are we going to produce

these products under present economic

conditions at a profit?

Even the older dairy farmers cannot re-
member when all kinds of feedstuffs were
ever higher. All kinds of legume hay $15
to $25 a ton; bran $30 a ton, and all oth-
er gi'ain foods in proportion. Every bus-
iness has its ups and downs and the dairy
business is no exception. Here in Erie
county, N. Y., dairying is one of the
leading industries and a large portion of
the milk is sold to the city trade and
handled by the condensaries who manipu-
late the product as the markets demand.

Conditions Have Changed.

Now right here let us draw a. brief
COmparison of the dairy situation of to-
day with that of fifteen years ago. The
price of milk and its products at that
time was about two—thirds, perhaps a lit-
tle less then than now, either the milk
sold to the city trade or to the creamei‘y
or cheese factory. The price for the
whole milk rungcd at about eight, 10 and
11 cents per gallon for the year and the
other dairy products in proportion, if
anything a little leSS. But what did it
cost to produce milk at that time as
compared with the cost involved to pro-
duce it today. At that time bran was
sold for as low as 50 cents per hundred,
and hardly ever over 75 cents a hundred.
Gluten, oil meal, brewers’ and distillers'
feeds could be bought at still lower prices,
and for roughness. hay, corn fodder and
straw was available at less than one-half
what they are selling for today.

Another very important factor was at
that time. and is now. the amount of
money invested in the stock and equip—
ment to do buSiness with. It is, of
coursc, a well known fact that they did
not have the pure-bred, high-producing
cows that we have now, but the average
cows in this section of the country were
better. consequently for a return of prof-
its. for nimicy invested. losses incurred,
etc, they were very much better off than
we are now. The average price for cows
kept for milk production was from $25 to
$40. Fifty or sixty dollars was an unus-
ually high price and there were some good
high producers among them though they
were not registered stock. In many in-
stances these cows often sold for as much
money after being milked one lactation
period, and in some instances more, than
they COFI in the first place. So the cap-
ital or money invested in that part of the
business would take care of itself, and
sometimes increase with wide-awoke
buying and selling dairy farmers, where
with others again it would lose out the
same as with different dairymen today,
but not to so great an extent.

Labor is Now a Limlting Factor.

In the matter of hired labor one good
man can command as much money today
as two men at that time. In those days
one could hire good men during the win-
for months for fill) :llld board and during
the summer for $20 a month and board.
Today we are fortunate if we secure a
competent man for $25 to $35 u month
for the year. Then the matter of team
work and house feeds is an item that has
more than doublcd in the cost of labor
and maintenance during the fifteen-year
period. On my form it costs at least $225
more to maintain the work teams today
than it did fifteen years ago. figuring the
interest, the interest on the investment,
taxes and depreciation of horses. In the
matter of the cost of living we find that
practically everything used in the house
has nearly doubled in price during this
period. Taxes have increased at least
30 per cent and many farmers are finding
it a difficult matter to secure loans at
the same interest rates as then:
conditions have increased the cost of
producing milk and butter at least 50 per
cent during the past fifteen years. Then,
to add to the above natural causes dairy
farmers are being compelled to submit to
certain restrictions and regulations that
in many instances add to the cost of pro-
duction.

In those days the returns from the
dairy, whole milk, butter and cheese,

These '

were very nearly clear profit. Of Course.
the present price of butter is very high
to the consumer but how is it to the
dairy farmer and milk producer? Does
he get anything for the rise in prices of
everything needed to produce it? Feed
is on the average more than 50 per cent
higher than it was in those days. Labor
is from 50 to 60 per cent higher. Taxes
and interest are higher. The cost of
horse maintenance has greatly advanced.
It costs more for a dairy farmer to sup-
ply his home necerities and comforts.
The price of milk has advanced approxi-
mately one-third during the same period.
Here with us it is worse yet. \Ve can-
not, for any reasonable price, secure as
good cows and we don‘t know where to
get them from, unless we change over our
farms and get into the breeding business.
This is a big change and involves quite
an expense and means that we must cut
down our acreage of cash crops, and
greatly reduce our net profits for the
year. If similar conditions prevail for
another five years it will necessarily drive
thousands of dairy farmers out of the
business, for there are very few who will
stay with a business for any length of
time without getting some fair compen-
sation for the capital and labor and ex-
pense involved in the business, and if
there is any line of farming that requires
capital, labor and close attention, it sure-
ly is dairying.
What Shall we Do?

Now the question necessarily comes 111)
what are we to do to change this situa-
tion for the better? For immediate relief
there is nothing in sight, as prices of
feed are not likely to be reduced. Of
course, the prices of feed are to a certain
extent governed by the extent of the
grain crops throughout the country. but
the feed men and the manufacturers of
by-products seem to be able to control the
feed market, to a certain extent, regard-
less of the whole grain prices. Looked at
from any standpoint the dairy farmer of
today is between the high hills and the
deep sea.

Now what are we going to do to pre-
vent a still more discouraging situation
than confronts us now? I think it would
be advisable to go a little slow about it.
\\'e Americans are inclined to overdo
things when we start out for anything.
\\'e have always argued that our rapidly
increasing population would consume- dairy
products faster than production would
increase and made ourselves believe that
dairying could not be overdone, but why
is it, then, at the present time, that the
price for dairy products is below the cost
of producing them on the form? At the
same time, if I am informed right. the
consumers are paying prices for whole
milk which should not the dairy farmer
a decent profit, providing he could reach
them with his milk without giving more
than it COSts to produce the milk to have
it put down at the consumer’s home. In
the case of butter a small margin sep-
arates the producer and consumer, how-
ever few dairy farmers who are selling
milk at butter prices can afford to feed
heavily and keep their herd up to maxi-
mum production more than eight months
during the year.

I have discussed this situation with
some of the best dairy farmers in this
end of the state. One of the oldest milk
producers in this part of the county said:
“As I see it, under prevailing conditions
the most advisable thing to do is for us
dairy farmers to cut down the size of our
herds and exact a greater annual yield.

In this way we can reduce our feed bills
and by buying :1 reasonable amount of
fertilizers keep up the fertility of our
farms I am going to cull out my herd,

buy more fertilizer and grow more pota-
toes and beans. I am sick and tired of
paying $60 to $100 for scrub cows and
having them ruined from crowding and

overfeeding, trying to make milk for the
city trade. If all the dairy farmers
would do the same thing the price of

milk would advance and we could make
a decent profit from our business. If
overfeeding and forcing for heavy milk
yields is going to ruin a good cow in two
or three years some other fellow is going
to invest his money in that cow. I am
going to grow more of my feed and pro-
duce less milk. It is much easier to buy
a few sacks of fertilizer and hand out a
check than it is to wait on a lot of cows
the year round to scrape up a few loads
of manure.
Breeding Good Cows ls Expensive.

Many institute lecturers and agricultur-

al writers severely critisize dairy farmers

 

NOV. 15, 1913.

because they are not breeding and devel-
oping better cows and thus producing
milk at less cost. They tell him how easy
it is to buy a registered bull, select the
beSt heifer calves, and make money sell-
ing milk and butter at present prices, but
the dairy farmer who has been up against
some of these problems knows such
claims are unreasonable. The Connecti-
cut Experiment Station some time agor
published a bulletin that throws consid—
erable light on this question of breeding
and developing dairy heifers. The actual
figures given in this bulletin when com-
pared with the results obtained by some
of the beSt dairy farmers throughout the
country seem to be approximately correct
and such results cannot be set aside as
not applying to general conditions in the
leading dairy sections of the country.

In discussing this phase of the dairy
situation, Prof. J. M. Trucman says that
the results of the experiment have been'
a distinct disappointment to those who
have had charge of the breeding. It was
hoped that enough good calves would be
born every year to make it possible to
keep on increasing the average milk yield
to seven, then to eight, and possibly to
nine th0usand pounds a cow. It has been
found possible to increaSe the yield from
5,000 to 6,500 without much trouble. but
from that up improvement is slow. A
large number of the heifers born fall be-
low that standard and must be discard—
ed. This adds greatly to the cost of pro-
.duction. Most of the increase in milk
flow has come from better feeding and
care rather than from any improvement
in breeding. A careful study of the ani-
mals in the herd at the present time,
compared with thosc in the herd five
years ago shows that the individuals are
not much improved. At the beginning of
the experiment the herd consisted of 25
well-bred cows of the different dairy
breeds. The cows have been virtually
raised on the college farm. Well-bred
bulls have been used and a constant ef-
fort has been made to improve the herd
by breeding and selection.

New York. W. MILTON KELLY.

MILKING TIME.

 

 

Although considerable storied romance
hangs about the evening hour of milking,
there is a practical side to it which should
be recognized by every dariyman. In
these days of a multiplicity of statutes,
many states have promulgated laws for
the guidance of milk producers. while
large creamei'y owuers and milk compa-
nies have added rule to rule in their ef-
forts to satisfy the public as to cleanli-
ness and sanitation. All these things
should open the eyes of the farmer to the
necessity of exercising the greatest care
at milking time.

In the first place the pails used for
milking should be thoroughly clean. This
does not mean cleaning with cold water
but scalding and re-Fcalding, then an ex-
posure to the effects of air and sunshine.
I like the partially covered pail best, as
the covering keeps out a good many par-
ticles of dirt and rust, but of course more
work is required to keep it clean.

A great many do not recognize the nec-
essity of approaching the cows with gen-
tleness. I have seen a cow that would
not give more than half the usual mess
if milked by a stranger. There are some
COWS of such a nervous temperament that
the greatest care is always necessary. A
harsh word would practically stop the
flow of milk. While this is not true to
the some extent in all cows, yet it is well
to remember that steady, careful handling
of the herds will increase the flow of milk
while arbitrary methods will cause a de-
crease.

If a cow is inclined to be restless at
milking. gentlench will almost always
prove more effective than the kick of a
number tcn boot—which so many hired
men and even owners of herds. them-
selves, often resort to. If a cow kicks she
can often be cured of the habit by tying
her close to a partition. Then crowd her
close to the side when sitting down to
milk. In this position she cannot uSe her
feet with much effect, and unless she is
too badly confirmed in the habit, she will
soon submit to the inevitable.

The cow’s sides should be carefully
brushed, that no dust and dirt may drop
into the pail. In this connection, the
quarters of the cattle should be frequent-
1y brushed and swept clean of cobwebs
and litter. As little dirt and dust as pos-
sible should be allowed about, as in these
days of germs and microbes one never
knows what may find its way into the
milk.

“Cleanliness and Gentleness." should be
the motto for milking time.

New Hampshire. 0. H. CHESLEY.

 

 

 


 

 

 

NOV. 15, 1913.

DAIRY NOTES.

Marketing vs. Production.

Many people look so carefully after the
marketing end of farming that they neg-
lect the producing end. Farmers get to-
gether 0n the street corners and talk
about the price of butter—fat, when the
market goes up and when it goes down.
They accuse the creameryman of beating
them out of one-fourth per cent in their
test, and they put more stress upon that
one-fourth per cent and the price of but-
ter-fat than they do on producing a hun-
dred pounds of butter-fat. I don‘t want
to belittle. in any way the market end of
farming. I don‘t blame a farmer for look-
ing after this end of it and getting all
that he possibly can out of it, but I don’t
want him to concentrate his whole atten-
tion upOn the marketing and neglect the
producing end because theré’ is more
money to be made by the farmer’s giving
his effort to the producing end then to
the marketing end.

This last sentence may seem strange
talk but it is a fact just the same. The-
farmer with all the talk he may breathe
forth cannot change the market end Very
much. The great law of supply and de-
mand governs it almost entirely. To be
sure, he can, if he is near a". large city,
hunt up customers and cut out the deal-
er's profits, but there are things about
this kind of marketing that are exacting,
and he usually pays for the extra price
that he gets in one way or another. But
he will quibble over the market end of it
and let his cows stand out in a cold storm
and lose five times as much. He will say
that it doesn't pay to produce milk and
butter-fat when the market drops two or
three cents a pound and at the same time
he neglects to breed his cows so that they
will freshen in the fall and get the larg-
est yield Out of them during the year
when butter is high. He will quibble a.
whole day with the, tester at the cream-
ery because his test this month is not up
to his test laSt month, within one-half
per cent, while he has not considered at
all the factors of production. He doesn’t
ration; he

furnish his cows with a good
hasn’t them in the most comfortable
quarters and he is losing dollars there

“heie he loses 0an cents at the market-
ing end ,

Co- operation in selling is all right,
the thing farmers ought to undertake and
do. At the same. time if they concentrate
too much attention on the marketing end
so that they neglect the producing end
they are losing dollars for the sake of
saving cents. There is such an opportu—
nity for the dairyman to profitably in-
crease the production of his cows. that
he cannot afford to neglect it in any way.
I know of retail milk men who are talk-
ing that the price of milk ought to ad-
vance all the while, (and I think it had,
so far as that is concerned). They are
figuring on that end of it all the While;
but at the same time they are milking
cows that they ought not to milk. They
are feeding them and taking care of them
improperly. Otherwise they could increase
their profits by doing the proper things at
the producing end of the game while they
are absolutely accomplishing nothing at
the Selling end of the game. YVe ought
to do both, of course, but first of all we
ought to look after the producing end of
the business juSt as carefully as we can
and get what profit we can out of it.
Then sell it for the best price that we are
able to get.

Raise the Heifer Calves.

it is

Veal is 10 to 12 cents per pound live
weight. Splendid price! \Vhen a calf
three or four weeks oil will bring from

$10 to $1) and $18, and sometimes more,
it is a great temptation to sell It is
“easy money.” There is profit in it. You
are sure of it so you get the money and
riSk. On the other hand, good
getting scarce. The ordinary
cows are cleaned up for bologna sausage.
beef being so high, and there isn't any
question but what in a year or two good
cows are going to be scarcer and higher
than they are now. Anything like a. de-
cent dairy cow in this county now sells at
auction sales for from $60 to $80 and
$100. Now that veal calf that brought
you $10 to $15. if raised up to maturity
would bring from $75 to $80. There is a
good chance there for getting a~ profit out
of the feed which the calf consumes. Not
only that, but the chances are. under ex-
isting conditions today, that you will need
that heifer calf yourself when she is
grown up, so you better dispose of your
skim-milk in the most profitable way,
and that is to feed to a well-bred dairy
heifer calf. It is worth more than 25
cents a hundred as feed for such a calf.
It is Worth 50 cents a hundred and even

lull llO
COWS are

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

75 cents a hundred. If the price of cows
and calves keep increasing it will be
worth even more than that to feed to
well-bred dairy heifer calves. Raise them
and you will make no mistake.

WORLD RECORDS.

 

One is simply amazed when he hears
of a new world's record with a dairy cow.
One can hardly believe that a little cow
weighing only 1,000 pounds, like Emmi—
nent’s Bess, could give over 1,100 pounds
of butter in a year, 100 pounds of butter
more than her live weight. nearly 1,000
pounds of butter~fat, or nearly her ac-
tual weight in butter—fat in 2365 days. It
is a mystery how the cow can consume
enough feed and manufacture this
amount of food into milk to produce that
amount of buter—fat. The same, of course
is true of all the world’s records. The
Holstein record, the Guernsey record. the
Ayrshire record. How can these individ-
uals do it.

Michigan should be, and is, proud of
the fact that with one breed at least she
has the world’s record,‘ the Jersey record
of over 1,100 pounds of butter in one Year
by a "cow weighing only 1,000 pounds.
Michigan has splendid dairy cows repre—
senting the other breeds that she is also
proud of, and these world’s records are a
source of inspiration to many dairymen.
People see what individuals have done.
what dairymen are capable of doing with
the right individuals, and they are in-
?Dired to do better, and every inspiration
of this sort puts dairying on a more prof—
itable and on a higher basis.

()n the other hand, perhaps. these rec-
ords are incredible to the skeptical. They
don’t believe it. It is quite :1 stretch of
the imagination to understand Low a cow
weighing 1,000 pounds will produce her
own weight in butter—fat in a year. There
are only a few cows that profitably can
do it, and so some people, because they
haven‘t got this kind of cows seem to
think that no one else has them. Then
again, a man is discouraged because he
can‘t get his cows to do anything like it.
So in this way it may be argued that
these reports do some harm. but the
great source of good which will be ac.
complished by these records of course
greatly
subject.

\Vith regard to these great cows. there
is a great deal in the individual but we
must not forget that there is a great deal
in the herdsman. or the owner of the
cow. Very few people are willing to take
the necessary care of a cow to produce
a world's record. There is possibly as
much in the training as there is in the
breeding. Often the owner happens to be
a wealthy man and doesn’t do the work
himself but employs somebody who is
willing to do this and knows how to do it.
I remember when I was a member of the
board of directors of the National Dairy
show and we wanted Mr. Gillett to attend
a board meeting where important mat~
ters were coming up, that Mr. Gillett
couldn’t come. He was milking Johan-
na's 4th, and she was making a world’s
record, and the man couldn’t trust the
milking of that cow to anybody else; he
must be right there at every single milk-
ing. He must see that she had the prop-
er feed and all that notwithstanding the
fact that his son was an expert feeder of
cattle. There was too much at stake. I
heard the herdsman who took care of
Jacoba Irene when she made her great
test. say that he was scarcely out of sight

of the cow and almost never beyond
reaching distance of her. Every want
was catered to. Few people. are willing

to do this and yet these things are nec-

essary if you make world’s records. How
many men are willing to milk heavy
milkers three, and four times a day in

order to make records? Vi'e are not will—
ing to do these things and therefore we
should not expect our cows to make these
records. How many men are capable of
training lrlal Pointer so that he would
pace :1 mile in less than two minutes, or
Nancy Hanks or any other great trotting
horse. Such men are few. There is as
much in the training as in the breeding.
\\'hen world’s records are made these the
factors have worked together. There are
only a few individual cows in any breed
that are capable of making the records.
The average man and the average herd
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(‘hicago live stock commission firms re-
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CURRENT COMMENT.

 

 

 

 

 

Mention was made in
The Seed Selection these columns. some
Campaign. weeks ago to the ef-
fect that a systemat-
ic seed selection campaign woiild he car-
l‘ied on in certain Michigan counties in
which agriculturists are located. Dr.
Mumford, head of Farm Management.
Field Studies and DemonstratiOn ll'ork
in Michigan has forwarded data relating
to the result of.this campaign in certain
of the counties where it was conducted.
Saginaw county was selected as the best
field in which to open a campaign of this
kind, and during three days of September
a campaign was conducted under the
auspices of the Agricultural College and
the Saginaw County Farm Bureau. Fif—
tecn meetings were held during the three
days, in which the workers covered some
220 miles. These meetings were attend-
ed by many leading farmers of the var-
ious localities, and perhaps one of the
most; important educational features of
the campaign was the attendance of the
school pupils at various points at which
meetings were held, school being dismiss-
ed for the purpose. In one locality the
young men attending the high school went
into the corn fields and made selections
of the type of corn which appeared to
them to be the best for seed. Their se-
lections were judged by experts. indicat~
ing that the boys had grasped the princi-
ples of good seed selection. as they were
complimented upon their work.

The details of this work are not of so
great importuncce to the general reader,
howcvcr, as the conclusions which were
reached as a result of this campaign.
Among those cunclusions, several are of
no little importance. It was the judgment
of the men who conducted this campaign
after inspecting typical funns in all parts
of the county that too much corn is be—
ing grown which is not suited to the con-
ditions in this section. There is a great
mixture of varieties, and the type of
much of the corn grown indicated that it
has been brought from the south. These
varieties have generally deteriorated in
this climate until the corn produced from
them has a large cob and small kernels,
which tendency is becoming more mark-
ed the louger these types are grown here.
As an illustration of the variation in the
different types, it was obscured that in
some sections varieties were found in
which there were many ears With only
ten rows of kernels averaging about 400
kernels of com to the ear- In contrast
to this, varieties were found which we're
better adapted to this climate, which
would produce 800 to 1,000 kernels per
ear. or more than double the production
of the poorer type. In this campaign, the
desirability of securing new types of seed
corn from a similar latitude instead of
getting them from further south, was im—
pressed upon those "attending the meet-
ings.

(me great need, as demonstrated from

_THE M1CH 1 CAN FARM ER

1...“.

the observations made in this campaign.
is the standardization of a few varieties
suited to the sectiOn in Which they are
grown. In addition to what individual
growers 'will do in this direction, and.

‘many of them it was found have been

growing one particular variety of corn for
20 or 30 years, and practicing careful se-
lection of seed, there is, in the opinion of
these educators, a splendid opportunity
for the seed grower who will intelligently
produce seed corn especially adapted to
the section, and so handle it that it will
be desirable seed. .Progress along this
line is found to be slow at the start, but
just as soon as individual farmers in var-
ious communities begin to use systematic
methods in improving their seed corn by
the ear to row method. other farmers in
their communities will not be slow to
adopt this method.

The same principle will hold true in the
selection of other seeds and if seed selec-
tion campaigns such as the one above
mentioned produce no other beneficial rc-
sults than to induce here and there a
farmer to give greater attention to the
matter of careful seed selection, they will
be well worth while.

The progress which
More Educated Farm- 'is to be noted in
ers for Michigan. Michigan agricul-
ture is a. matter
for sincere congratulation, but perhaps
there is no factor of that progress which
gives greater promise for the future than
the modern tendency toward higher ag-
ricultural education. This is to be observ-
ed in every department ‘from the full tech-
nical course at the Agricultural College to
the one-week farmers' schools which are
being held in various parts of the state,
and even in the fai'mcrs’ institutes and
other similar extension work. The en-
rollment in the regular agricultural course
at M. A. C. is nearly 50 per cent greater
this year than in any former year; besides
this there are some 140 new students en-
rolled in the new two-year agricultural
course which is designed to afford educa-
tional opportunities during the winter sea-
son to farmers and their sons. Then the
number of high schools in the state in
which full agricultural courses have been
established has been considerably increas-
ed, and the number taking such courses-
in these schools has increased to a cor-
responding degree.

There is likewise apparently an increas-
ed disposition on the part of a. great ma-
jority of farmers in the state to read
more agricultural litemture, to observe
the practices of other farmers more close-
ly. and to experiment for themselves more
freely in order to reach the correct solu-
tion of some of the vexed problems with
which they are confronted. The enroll-
ment of the students in the agricultural
College or in high Schools giving agricul-
tural courses is but a. small indication of
progress in agricultural education, but as
straws show which way the wind blows,
so is this a. reliable indication of the pres-
ent trend in Michigan along this line.
Practical agricultural education is not
confined to the lecture room or the school
room; it is the work of a. life time, and
there are today many more farmers than
ever before who are seeking to increase
their fund of kn-0w1edge along agricultural
lines. That they are succeeding admir—
ably is. indicated not only by the manner
in which the average farmer converses
upon scientific topics relating to agricul-
ture, but as well in the results which are
being secured in actual practice upOn
their farms. These results are more ap-
parent each year, and speak volumes for
the future well-being of Michigan agri-
culture.

. The success of the
Preparing for the farmers’ institutes held
institutes. in any locality depend
very largely upon the

preliminary work done by the officers of
the local institute society or by those pro-
gressive farmers who are interested in
the holding of an institute in their own
community. 'Not infrequently one hears
criticisms of the- superintendent of insti-
tutes because of the subjectswhich state
speakers sent to those institutes discuss.
Where these are not of a. nature to be
interesting or beneficial to those who at-
tend the inStitutes this result is unavoid—
able: but where proper preliminary work
has been done, as above suggested, this
cause for criticism will not often exist.
If any special speaker is desired, the sup-
erintendent of institutes should be advis-
ed of that fact as early as possible. If a.

state speaker is wanted who can discuss
any particular problem which the inter-
ested farmers of the community‘desire to
take up at their institute meeting, the

by

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superintendent should: be advised oii'that
fact as soon as possible. and if he is-un-
able to send a speaker who can discuss
that topic or the particular phases of it
in which the farmers of the community
are interested, they can be advised in
time so that it will be possible to secure
direct methods such a. speaker from
some other source.

Quite often the local farmers’ inStitute
would be a. greater success if it cost
more in the way of time and energy and
perhaps, also, in money which was con-
tributed by the people of the community.
That which costs us nothing we are 0ft
times prone to value lightly, but that for
which we pay. either in time, work or
money, is apt to be for more appreciated
by the average man.

Many of the very best institutes which
are held also utilize local talent to a con-
siderable degree. There is in practically
every community some man or men who
have gained special knowledge along some
line of agricultural effort. which would be
of value to their neighbors, and which
might well be made the topic of discus-
sion at. an institute meeting. It will be
noted by the observing person, that in
those localities where the farmers’ insti—
tute is giVen early and serious considera-
tion, the most successful institute meet-
ings are held.

Too much emphasis cannot be placed
upon local preparation for the institute.
Where the work is under the direction of
a c0unty inStitute society, that organiza-
tion should be in touch wit': all its units,
to secure the- best results. Perhaps the
idea recently adopted by the Hillsdale
county institute association at the sug-
gestion of President Shupp is as good a
plan to bring about this result as any
which has yet been advanced. In the fu-
ture, that organization will hold its an-
nual meeting on the Second Saturday of
October, at which time the officers will be
elected instead of at the county roundup
institute, as is the usual custom. It is
believed that this will insure the attend—
ance of representatives from a. much
larger number of townships than were
present under the old plan, and will thcs
enable the organization of the season‘s
institute work in a manner which will im—
sure more generally successful and well
attended meetings.

The opinion has been advanced from
many sources that the farmers’ institute
as at present conducted, has outlived its
usefulness, but this, if true, is more large-
ly the fault of the people in‘the various
communities where the inSItitutes are- held
than of the System itself, and this is the
point at which reforms should begin which
have for their aim the desired improve-
ment in the educational value of the local
farmers’ instituteS.

THIS IS THE TlME OF INCREASE.

 

At this season of the year our adver-
tising begins rapidly to increase in vol-
ume. Most of the old-timermr friends
of former years—are with us again, and
a. few newcomers are making their maiden
speech this fall.

Let us read what they have to say, for
many times they tell us things we ought
to know but do not, and always they point
the way to better and safer buying.

We think the advertising in the Mich-
igan Farmer this fall is more interesting
than ever.

i

FARMERS BEING, DEFB‘AUDED.

 

 

- We continue to learn of instances where .

farmers are being defrauded by milk and
cream buyers. One of these occurred in
OScoda. county. The farmer in question
had been receiving reports from his cream
buyer of tests averaging around 20 per
cent. 0n talking with others he became
suspicious and protested. His next deliv-
ery of cream was reported back as test—
ing 30 per cent butter-fat. A careful sam-
ple of this same delivery. when tested by
disinterested parties, showed a test of 38
per cent buttery-fat instead of 30 per cent.
One community of Michigan is astir and
it is safe to say. that the profits of this
particular cream buyer will be less in the
future than it has been in the past.

Your cream buyer is perfectly honest,
no doubt, and if he is he will be more
than pleased to haVe you test yOur milk
and cream, as it will relieve him of all
Suspicion by his patrons. You, too, will
be better satisfied to know.

Subscribers to the Michigan Farmer are
particularly fortunate in having the priv-
ilege of the free tests made of these pro-'
ducts by Dr. Floyd W. Robinson, of the
Michigan Farmer Laboratories.

The directions are simple: Thoroughly

NOV.~15. 19:13.

mix milk or cream by pouring-it from lone

dish toenother three or fourmtimes. ‘Fill "

a. 4-02. wide-mouthed bottle and enclose

in mailing case. Send by parcel post to _

The Michigan Farmer Laboratories,~6'?4
Woodward avenue, ‘ Detroit. w

Should you not have bottles and mail-
ing cases we can furnish a. bottle and 08.53
for 10c in stamps, or a mailing case alone
for Be. Address orders for bottles and
cases to Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich.
but send. cream as directed above.

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK

Natlonal. V

Winter was introduced on Sunday by a.
severe snow and wind storm which did
considerable damage throughout the state,
including the crippling of telegraph, train
and traction service. A velocity of fifty
miles an hour was attained by the wind
at the height of the storm, which was
general throughout the central and east-
ern section of' the country. the weather
bureau predicting freezing temperatures
as far south as the Florida line. The full
force of the gale was felt on the lakes,
compelling shipping to seek shelter.

The New York elections held last week,
in which public interest throughout the
country was centered, resulted in the
complete overthrow of Tammany influence
and the election of John Purroy Mitchell,
the fDSion candidate, by an overwhelming
majority. This will doubtless mean the
retirement of Charles F. Murphy, the
leader of Tammany Hall, although it is
considered that it will require more than
one political defeat to eliminate that or-
ganization from New York politics. The
mayor-elect is a young man only 36 years
of age, who has long been known as an
anti-Tammany democrat. His majority
was approximately 100,000.

Attorney—Gen. McReynolds has handed
down a. decision to the effect that a pro-
vision of the new tariff law authorizing
a discuunt of five per cent on all goods
imported in American vessels is nullified
by the proviso to the effect that nothing
contained in the proviSion will be so con-
strued as to abrogate or affect the pro-
visions of any treaty concluded between
the United States andany foreign natiOn.

The strike of the.street car conductors
and motormen in Indianapolis was settled
through the efforts of Governor Raiston
in such a. manner that both sides claim
victory. The traction company fought
against recognition of the labor union,
while‘ the employes’ main object was to
obtain arbitration of all differences and
dlsputes with the company.

Dr. Charles McBurney, who attended
President McKinley when stricken by the

assassins bullet. died at his home in
Cherry Hill, Mass, on November 7. In an
essay published in 1889, Dr. McBumey

created the first general reCOgnition cf
appendicitis as a disease, established a
means of diagnosis and the character of
treatment, to which fact his professional
colleagues dubbed him the “father of ap-
pendicitis.”

The. accidental shooting of a horse by
boy hunters in Macomb county has re-
sulted in a crusade against hunters by the
reSldent farmers and authorities of the
county. '

A woman’s presence of mind prevented
a. panic in a moving picture theater in
Detrozt Sunday afternoon. Although a
young lady only 22 years old, the wife of
the theater's manager, she quieted the
crowd when the room became. filled with
smoke and by personally directing their
exit from the theater, prevented a panic.

Twa wholesale jewelry stores on Jeffer—
son avenue, Detroit, were burglarized ear-
ly Sunday morning by expert cracksmen,
who blew the safes open and secured jew-
elry valued at more than $7,000-

The award of the arbitration board on
the case of the conductors and trainmen
of eastern railroads, gives an increase on
present wages of seven per cent to about
one hundred thousand employes. This is
the first case to be settled under the New-
lands amendment; to the Erdman Act.
which was practically adopted as the
means of affecting a settlement in this
case. It is estimated that this will in-
crease the operating expenses of the rail-
roads affected about six million dollars a.
year, an increase of abOut eight-tenths of
one per cent. ~
g .Warden‘ Simpson, of Jackson prison,
suffered a. fracture of both bones of his
right leg on Friday of last week, by fall-
ing between a freight car and loading
platform while showing visitors through
the prison plant.

Foreign.
. The Mexican situation is, in the opin-
ion of those best informed, in govern-
ment circles, rapidly approaching a. crisis,
although the week opened without anyone
having a definite idea. as to just what
course would be pursued by the adminis-
tration in the event that Presidentl—luerta
continues in defiance of the demands
which .are believed to have been made
upon him by the United States. It is gen-
.erally understood that
practically mean his elimination from the
Mexxcan situation, which it is claimed
that the Mexican executive does not ser-
iously contemplate. The recent elections
have been formally declared void by
President Huerta, on the ground that an
msuflicrent number of votes were cast to
be censidered a true manifestation of the

will of the people. The future policy of -

the government in dealing with the Mex-
ican situation will probably be made pub-
110 in the near future. In the meantime.
a conference of state military authorities
has been called by the war department to
perfect a plan by which the state militia
could be mustered intothe regular army
in case such a war measure should be-
come necessary. '

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‘o‘r HEN the Graham family arrived
at the little summer resort on
the coast in western VVashing-

ton. Betty, the nine-year-old daughter,
was almost beside herself with joy. Per-
haps you would have been, too. if you had
never seen anything better than a picture
of the great Pacific ocean.

”Oh, mother,” Betty was looking at the
big hotel on the hillside facing the sta-
tion, “doesn’t it look like an old hen; and
all those cunning little white cottages and
tents huddled around it are the chicks.”

Mrs. Graham smiled. “I’m sure your
old hens and chicks are wise to stay SO
near the shelter of the great fir forest
with old Ocean roaring so fiercely." Then
she turned her little daughter’s faCe to-
ward the sea.

Betty gasped in surprise. My! how big
it was—~there really didn’t seem to be any

 

Betty’s Art Gallery

By M. PELTON WHITE.

every few minutes, at least, Betty was,
to watch Old Ocean and hear him roar
and growl as he beat the rocks at the
lighthouse half a mile up the beach. Some
little girls would have been lonesome, for
the nearest cottage was almost a mile
distant and Betty had no playmates. No,
that's not quite true. To be sure there
were no other children to play with, but

the very day they came a big fat cat
appeared, humped himself, stuck up his
tail, and rubbed his sleek sides against

Betty’s black stocking leg. He stayed,

 

“She was right in the midst of doing some eyebrows: on an old giant’s forehead—”

end 'to it.
way, way Off
dropped down to touch
sea flew up to peep at the sky.
clapped her hands.

“Oh, mother, the white steeds
bringing the sea’s blue chariot."

But Mrs, Graham had no eyes
breaker steeds racing shorewaz-d with
wave chariots in tow. Z\Ir. Graham had
come up and he didn't seem a bit happy.

“\Vhat is it, dear?” his wife inquired
anxiously.

“We might as well sit on our baggage
and wait for the first train that will take
us home." answered Mr. Graham. “The
hotel is packed.”

“We can live in one of the cottages.
That w0uld be perfectly splendid!" . Two
dimples bored holes in Betty's cheeks.

“Perfectly splendid." agreed her fath-
er. “I'nfortunately, though, the cottages
are all full, too—there‘s not even a tent
for rent.”

The, two dimples hid themselves very
quickly. Possibly they saw tears in Bet-
ty’s eyes and were afraid of a splashing.
Mrs. Graham patted the thin little hand
that slipped into hers with a soothing
“Never mind, dear, we’ll surely find
something."

“Beg your pardon, madam!” An old
gentleman waiting for the train came to-
ward them. “I heard what was said
about everything being fullwperhzlps I
can help you a bit." He glanced down
at Betty. “Your little girl doesn‘t look
very rugged."

“She's had Whooping cough," Mrs. Gra-
ham explained. “The doctor wished her
to have a change. She must be well and
strong before school begins."

The old gentleman nodded. “Sea air
will do it, mam. I come down for a. cou-
ple of weeks each year——helps the stand
the winter better. It’s only a ramshackle
sort of a place that I can offer you, and
it’s a mile from town. but the roof doesn’t
leak,” his eyes twinkled, “and if you’re
not too particular. the furniture will do.”

You may be sure that right then and
there Mr. Graham made arrangements to
rent the house for the rest of the sum-
mer. Two hours later they were unpack-
11-5; trunks and running to the windows

She wasn’t quite sure whether
in the distance the sky
the sea, or the
Then she

are

for

he took a fancy
rug—it did
perhaps
“Flittcr-

too. Perhaps because
to Mrs. Graham‘s steamer
make him a soft warm bed—or
just because he liked the name
mouse." Betty called him that.

Early one morning when the Grahams

had been enjoying the'r home for two
weeks, Mr. ,lraham went as usual to a

farm house half a mile inland for milk.
After he had gone the boy from the vil—
lage store came with supplies and the mail.
lie was well on. his way back before Mrs.
Graham found time to open her letters.

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One was from Grandma Graham. It said
she would arrive on the ninth and re-
quested her son to meet her at the junc—
tion forty miles distant where she would
have to change cars.

“Why, mother, today is the ninth."
Betty always ma1ked off the day of the
week on her little calendar each morning.

Mrs. Graham up in consterna-

sprang"
tion. “So it is!" She glanced at the
clock. “Your father won't be here in
time to catch the morning train down.

old grandma—J wouldn't have her
“hat shall 1 do?"

l‘OOr
worried for anything.

“\Vhy don‘t you meet her. mother? .l’m
not afraid to stay alone till father
comes.”

“it wouldn't be over half an hour.”
311‘s. Graham hesitated. “I don't like to
leave you, but it‘s too hard a day's trip
for you to take." She snatched up her

hat and gloves, stooped and kissed Betty.
then fairly flew down the trail, calling
bat-k as she ran: “Your story paper came
this mozning—lell father to meet the late

train tonight."

Betty threw kisses from the doorway,
:then hunted up her weekly paper and
. Straightway forgot she was alone. She

read for some time. At last Flittermouse
Spied her, climbed to her shoulder and
tickled her neck with his whiskers.

“Oh, you tease." Betty pulled him
down, then tied the, wrapper she had tak-
en from her paper to a bit of string and
tOgether they raced over the old house.

All at once it occurred to Betty that her
father was a very long time returning.
she picked up the cat and walked a little
day down the trail. No one was in sight.
She came back and tried to amuse her-

‘self by looking through her box of agates

and shells, but she wasn't very successful.
To tell the truth she was getting just a
wee bit lonesome. Flittermouse 'ha’d rolled
himself in a hall and gone to sleep, and
the silent forest and pounding ocean
weren't very good company. She guessed
it might be lunch time. Anyway she was
hungry. A bowl of bread and milk and a

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fat yellow-skinned pear made her feel
better so, the tide being out, she went to
the beach to hunt mosses. For once Old
Ocean had forgotten to leave any keep-
sakes: for the little girl.

Betty sat down and leaned her head
against a boulder. Surely her father and
mother must have met and decided to go
together to meet grandmother. Something
warm rolled down her cheek and spatter-
cd on her hand. She sat up stiffly and
winked very hard—she just wouldn‘t be a

cry-baby. .\ smooth bit of wood caught
her eye. She picked it up and began
digging.

Around the beach ran a high bank of
wet sand. Betty climbed part way
scratched her name. Then it

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up and

occurred to her that it would be fun to
scoop out a face. It looked so comical
she laughed outright. She molded an—
i-tlx-Ar and another until she had quite a
row. l“littermouse the had gotten over his.
sleepy spell) watching from the bank.
lying; so busy made the little girl quite

forget to be lonesome. She was right in
the midst of doing some eyebrows on an

old giant's forehead when a frightened
voice called: “Betty, Betty, where are
you and father and mother, with

azunndma following closely, fairly tumbled
down the bank in their haste to find her.

"l‘lease, phase don't spoil my art gal—
lery," warm-{1 l'lctty; the next min-
ute She. was being: smothtrcd with kisses.

Everybody tried to tall: at once. Mr.
Graham had been invittd to make one of
.l day‘s fishing party and sent the milk
and .‘l note explaining his absence by the
(‘lllll'-} boy, but evidently the chore boy
forgot to deliver either. It just happened
that Mr. Graham returned to the village
as the evening train pulled in. He was
more than sulprised to see his wife and
mother among the )‘iassengers, and wor—
ried, too. when they found that Betty had
been left alone all day in the ramshackle
litIUSO.

The next day grandma. was examining
the "Art (‘htllt’a‘yf'

“slip shows quite a bit of talent,” Betty
heard her my. “\\'ho knows, son, we
may have an artist in the family.”

(tilt:

In) you suppose gi‘andi‘ua had anything
to do with the brushes and a box of
paints that Betty found in her stocking
the next Christmas?

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The Alpha and Omega of an ApplesBy ROBERTS. WALKER.

HE apple is classed as the king of
fruits. It should be so. It is the

first mentioned in connection with
the biblical history of the creation of the
world. It is more often referred to than
any other fruit, and has become a staple
food for millions. But few of us pay more
than paSsing attention to it; of course.
we knmv that it is often highly colored
and is almost round, but as to the details
of the building of an apple, we know lit-
tle or nothing.

Suppose we interest ourselves a mo-
ment and learn a little about the begin-
ning and ending of an apple. First, we
have all seen. a blossom. The blossom is
located on the end of the apple, and un—
like the peach, or cherry, which has its
fruit inclosed in the blossom. Now, a
full blooming apple tree is a most beau-
tiful sight, and the odor of the crab ap-
ple is the sweetest of all blooming trees.
To begin with, I should have told you that
the apple belongs to the Rose family. I
have often thought, to make the apple
more important. we should say that the
rose belonged toithe Apple family, but I
presume that the botanists are correct. If
you will examine a blooming rose, and
compare it With the apple, also the rose
apple, when the blossom is shed, the
marked resemblance will be noted.

To begin with the apple blossom, we
have already noted that it is located on
the end of the tiny green fruit, and con-
sists of many small parts. The first we

 

 

A Cluster of Apple Blossoms.

Note the Calyx, Stamens, Plstlls, Anthers, Etc.

 


446—10

see are the bright petals, which nature
has colored highly and hung out'as a
beacon to the insects, to direct their at-
tention when hurrying by. These petals
on one apple, taken as a whole, are called
a corolla. The outside covering of the
corolla, or the greenish case, is called the
calyx, and each little sectiori of the calyx
is called a sepal.- Now, if you will exam-
ine a ripe apple you will still find the
calyx—it remains with the apple through-
out its growing career. We also note
that these blossoms come in clusters, and
that the weaker ones wither and die.

'Inside of the petals we find a number
of thread-like organs protruding, each
wearing a yellow cap. These are called
the stamens. The yellow cap on each
stamen is called an anther, and is just a
bag of pollen dust. which we shall soon
learn is a most important material for
making the apple. It may seem that we
shall never get through finding one thing
inside the other, but we will finally get to
the end of the thing. Inside of this circle

 

The Omega of an lmperfectly Pollen-
ized Apple.#The three sections near A
received pollen dust; the two at B re--
ceived none.
of stamens we find another green stem
growing out from the center, which
branches at the top into five sections.
This little green stem is called a piStil
and each of the five divisions is called a
style. The enlarged tip of each style is
called the stigma. and these ends are
gummy, so that when anything light falls
upon them they will hold.

Let us move a bit farther down. and in
so doing we find at the base of the pist‘l.
and beneath the blossom, a greenish bulb.
and this greenish bulb is to be the future
apple. This greenish little fellow is called
an ovary or egg bulb, because it is what
hatches out the apple. In the center of
this little green bulb—cut it open for
yourselves— will be found five little Sec-
tions. called ovules, and we find the ends
(it? the five divisions of the pistil right
here in these five sections, one part of the
pistil ending in each ovule or section. If
the ends of the pistil catches some pollen
(lust, each of these little sections in the
center of the apple makes two seeds.

How many seeds does a perfect apple
contain? I have not found one perslin in
ten who could tell. But here is the rule:
Each apple. as I have tried to explain
above, has five sections, and each Section,
when properly fertilized. has two seeds.
Then each perfect apple will contain ten
seedS. But there are always variations
as to the, number of seeds in an apple,
and I shall soon tell you why.

The Making of the Apple.

In early spring nature hangs out the
blossom beacons to the insects, like the
patriots hung lanterns for Paul Revere
21s a signal for him to perform a certain
act. The bees see these signals, easily
locate the flowers and crawl down into
them for pollen dust, bee bread. and neo-
tar. As a bee crawls in he gets the yel—
low pollen dust almost all over his feet
and body, and is mOSt certain to smear
this dust over the tips of the little green
end of the pistil. When he has smeared
it over the pistil, this dust seems to vital-
ize it, and is what is called fertilization.
The little ovules, down in the center of
the apple, are vitalized, and if the bee
got dust on each of the five tips of the
pistil. then there will be ten perfectly de-
veloped seeds. If the bee got the, dust
on only four, then the apple. when it rip-
ens, will haVe only eight seeds: the fifth
sectiou will close up. but not entirely. If
you were to take the ends of your sharp
nails. or a pair of tiny scissors, and clip
the ends off two of the five divisions of
the pistil. then the apple would have only
six seeds. If you were to clip all of them
off, then there would be no apple at all.
If one division only is fertilized. then the
apple will be practically of no value and
is not likely to hang on the tree.

So it is very desirable to heme the bees
at work in the orchard, distributing the
pollen dust, for without them we would

‘ not have many apples. Bees flying from

one variety of apple to another and car-

THE“MICH-IGAN‘F1ARMER

,rying pollen dust of the dilierent varieties,

produce what is called crosslfertil'ization.
Or they may get the pollen dust of two
or more varieties on one blossom. This
has a wholesome effect in producing per-
fect apples, f0r nature abhors self-fer-
tilization. Then if the seed from a. cross-
fertilized apple be planted. the resultant
tree is likely to be a. new variety entirely,
or it is likely to be of any variety of ap-
ple grown in the orchard. For this rea-
son you can not tell what variety of tree
will be produced from a seed. The fruit
produced from a seed will partake of the
characteristics of both varieties, and this
is the way we get new varieties of apples.

 

OUTWITTING A RED FOX.

 

BY H. F. GRINSTEAD.

Every few days, usually about nine
o’clock in the morning. he could be seen
trotting leisurely across a smooth bottom
field from the timber on the river to a.
lesser tributary a mile away. The McNair
shocks in the field just above the route
boys saw him many times, and so did
Rover; but after one or two chases, in
which the fox resolved himself into a
rust-colored streak, he lost all interest for
the shepherd dog. Not so with Tom and
Bob McNair, Who were husking corn from
selected by Reynard for a smooth run
across the bottom land. Each time they
saw him their desire to take him alive
increased, until it became the absorbing
topic of conversation as they worked to-
gether.

“I'll tell you what, Tom.” said Bob, the
younger, as they stood watching the su-
perb animal as he turned his head to look
back at the boys every little While, “that
old fellow can’t be caught any common
way of trappin’, because George Mason
knows all about catching foxes and mink,
and he tried all last winter; he used
chicken for bait, and set his traps in the
edge of the pond; but there was nothin’
doin’ for old Red-Top. Just look at him
now, will you, on that mound by Harper's
old well! Did you ever notice how he
takes the high ground, and always stops
on a mound, where he can look around?
Mason said he saw him jump on stumps
and logs trying to see what was up when

he got scent of a rabbit‘mhe wasybaiting
some mink‘ traps with; but he never Vgot
near the trap."

“Yes, and if Mason had used his head,
he might have trapped him,” replied Tom,
who talked less and thought more than
his younger brother. “Just wait till this
afternoon, and I believe we will stop his
trips across Harper’s wheat field for
good.”

After noon, when the boys came out
to work, they carried with them six No. 2
steel traps and a live chicken in an old
bird cage. ,

At the edge of the timber on the branch
where they had seen the fox disappear in
the morning, were four or five heaps of
stOne that had been hauled out of the up-
land fieldS. and there were also numerous
logs, stumps and brush heaps. There were
no large trees here, but several smaller
oak and hickory. In a scrubby black oak,
at least forty steps from the nearest of
the heaps of stone. the boys hung the
caged chicken six feet from the ground,
and well concealed from sight by the
small branches. Then they began to dis-
tribute the traps.

Knowing that the fox would get on the
very top of the rock heaps or other ob-
jects to reconnoitre as soon as he got the
scent of the live chicken, the boys'set a.
trap on top of each pile, fastening the
chain to a stone, and covering traps and
all carefully with fallen leaves, which
would not arouse the suspicion of the an-
imal. On a log that had fallen across a
stump a trap was set by cutting a large
shallow depression for the trap and cov-
ering with rotten wood. The six traps
were thus Set on stumps, stone heaps,
logs. and one on a. mound of earth beside
the old well in the edge of the wheat field.
No effort was made to destroy the human
scent, since a path ran along the edge of
the woods by which children passed to
and from school every day, and the fox
was undoubtedly accustomed to the scent
of man at this place. None of the traps
was less than two rods from the chicken.
The bays had well calculated the cunning
of the old fox. and were right in thinking
that he would discover the nature of this
chicken breakfast prepared for him before
he got nearer than that.

In the morning, after the chores were

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done, Bob and Tom'cut across from the
barn to the bottom field befOre‘-,go‘lug",to
their task or husking corn. They found
all the traps on the stumps as they had
left them, and could see no sign of a fox
or other animal on or near the piles of
stone, but when they reached the farther
heap, near the edge of a thicket. they
Saw signs of .disturbance and found that
the trap was gone. It had been fastened
to a flat stone. It was not difficult. how-
ever, to follow the trail made by dragging
the stone, and not more than fifty feet
away, in a thicket of hazel brush, they
came upon old Red-Top, one fore foot in
the trap and the other raised menacingly.
as he bristled threateningly.

Fer years he had made sport of dogs,
but his curiosity and appetite had at last
combined in his undoing. A well directed
blow from Tom's club, and the career of
the cunning old fox was ended.

CHILDHOOD’S HOME/rr'“\,,J

BY FLORENCE E. HAAS.

It is evening in the homeland.
And I see the lowering sun

Shining through the dim old forest,
Telling that the day is done.

1 can hear the splash and murmur
Of the brooklet flowing by.

In whose surface there is mirrored
Moon and stars and azure sky.

1 can hear the drowsy tinkle
Of the sheep bell, far away.

And a host of evening echoes
That are silent through the day.

I can see the COWS come homeward,
And, I fancy, in their wake

Trips a barefoot, brOWn-haired laddie,
Azure-eyed—my own namesake.

I can see my precious mother
Standing at the open door,

And her form, of queenly stature,»
Shadowed on the kitchen floor.

I can see my father turning
Homeward at the setting sun,

And the weary harnessed horses
Glad that toil and day are done.‘

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Many years have passed since childhood.
With its pure and care-free joy;

Many changes has that home known
Since it sheltered mewa boy.

We are scattered o‘er earth’s surface—
To the east and to the west—

Still our thoughts are ever turning
To the home we love the best.

Years, turn backward. till you’re resting
On that home. that place of joy.

And I’ll seek thy sheltered presence
Like I did when just a. boy.

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Semi-Centennial of an Immortal Utterancc.

THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS—DELIVERED NOVEMBER 19, 1863.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a
new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the propositlon that all men are

Although the occasion has not been ac-
corded national recognition, a number of
the states have followed the lead of Ill-
inois in encouraging appropriate obServ-
ance, eSpecially in the public schools, of
the 50th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettys-
burg address. The date is \Vednesday,
November 19, which Illinois, .by proclama—
tion of its governor, has designated “Get-
tysburg Day.” On th t day civic socie-
ties, patriotic organizations and individu-
als will pay fervent tribute to the author
of this great literary and moral treasure,
while, in complianc’e with a suggestion
from the state Superintendent of schOOIS,
half a million pupils in the public schools
of the state will, at half-paSt three in the
afternoon—the hOur at which the address
was delivered upon the battlefield—repeat
in unison the immortal words of the na-
tion’s first martyr. Thus will deserving
tribute be paid to a masterpiece which,
for all time, will serve as a model of
brief, simple and effective speaking that
is unparalleled in the literature of the
world.

 

SIDE-LIGHTS ON LINCOLN’S CHAR-
ACTER.

BY L- D, STEARNS.

Abraham Lincoln. “The Great-Heart of
the White House." when approached by
a reporter for material for a campaign
biography. said. “There is no romance.
nothing heroic in my early life; the story
can be condensed into one line, and that
line you will find in Gray’s Elegy——

'The short and simple annals of the
poor.’ ”

Born in the midst of poverty. studying
by the light of the fire after the work of
the day was done, he was a commoner of
the commoners: growing to manhood with
an inborn love of truth and justice. know-
ing humanity as few know it. he possess-
ed‘ the power to sway hearts and rule

created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great clvil war, testing whether that nation or any

'nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.

We are met on a great

battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as the
final resting place for those who here gave their llves that that nation might live
It is altogether fitting and proper that we shOuld do thls. .
But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot cons
aerate-AN a
hallow—thls ground. The brave men, llvlng and dead, who struggled heerec :23:
!

consecrated It far above our poor power

to add or detract. The world will llttle

note, n0r long remember, what we say here. but it can never forget what they did
here. It Is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work

which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced,

It is rather for us to

be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored
dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full

measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall
died in valn; that this natlon, under God,

not have
shall have a new birth of freedom, and

that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from

the‘ earth.

 

wisely over 50,000.000 people, to say noth-V
ing of commanding a great army of 1,000,-
000 men, because above all else he not
only saw and understood his country’s
needs, but felt them, even as one feels
the shortcomings of a loved child.

His kindness to the soldiers was unpar-
alleled: he pardoned whenever pardon was
possible. “If,” he replied. when being re-
monstrated with on one occasion, “a man
had more than one life, I think a little
hanging would not hurt this one, but af-
ter he is once dead We cannot bring him
back, no matter how sorry we may be, so
the boy should be pardoned."

Again. upon granting a pardon to one
who had thrown away his gun and hidden
behind a tree. he cried. “If Almighty God
has given a man a cowardly pair of legs
how can he help running away with
them!”

Tall. raw-boned. austere of features, he
pOSSessed alike wondrous depths of ro-
mance. sadness and humor.

Upon a certain occasion, while Presi-
dent. betng asked how it happened that
an irate caller went away smiling, with
inimitable humor he told the story of a.
farmer who, having been troubled by a.
great log in his field, remarked at length
that he was rid of it. When a neighbor

exclaimed, “How did you do it? It was
too big to haul, to knotty to split, too wet
and soggy to burn," the farmer replied
“I plowed around it." ’

“And,” added Lincoln, "I plowed around
Governor — , but it took me three
mortal hours to do it. and I was afraid
eyery minute he would see what I~ was
a . '

'He revealed most clearly the keynote of
his power in his famous remark, “The
Lord loves the common people—that’s why
he made so many of them;” and on an-
other occasion when he said to a room-
mate, “When I am dead I wish my friends
to remember that I always pluck a thorn
and plant a rOSe when in my p0wer."

Impartial—unassuming—fearless——he will
live in the heart of his country as long
as it shall endure.

LINES ON LINCOLN.

 

BY RALPH WOODWORTH.

Steadfast, serene, alone he stood
In times of greatest stress,

The while his heart poured forth a flood
01 love and tenderness. ‘

No wonder 'tis, nor mystery.
That martyred he should be;
No character in history
So like the Christ as he.

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NOV. 15, 1913. ' '

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

Some Whys and Wherefores of Money.

ByJ.“KINGHAM.

the currency bill, is an appropri-

ate time to talk about money and
financial affairs. Everyone»knOWS that
in all civilized countries money is the uni-
versally recognized representative of prop-
erty and can be exchanged for any kind
of goods, live stock. or real estate, and
can be let out for hire, like houses, horses,
and lands, and that it will purchase la—
bor. Perfect money should have intrinsic
value, aside from the government's guar-
antee. A guinea should be worth a guin—
ea without the guinea’s stamp, the king‘s
likeness, and the impress: of the mint,
being merely to show that the coin has
been tested and weighed by competent
men appointed for the purpose in accord-
ance with law.

Gold and iilver, though not nearly so
useful as iron and steel, are useful and
beautiful metals and, owing to their Scar-
city and the amount of labor required
to obtain them from the earth, or the
rocks in which they are imbedded, have
great intrinsic value, and consequently
nearly all civilized nations, in allages,
have found it convenient to use them as
money; and it is probable that unleSs vast
deposits of these metals should. be discov~
cred, rendering them abundant and cheap
as lead or iron, they will always retain
the place they have held in the ages
past, and continue to be the money and
standard of value all over the world.

It is the invariable law of commerce
that when the volume of money in circu-
lation is increased, the prices of property
of all kinds will increase in the same
proportion, and there is not much doubt
that the increased production of gold in
Alaska, and other places, has been one
of the factors in causing the increased
cost of living.

Gold is valuable for gilding, making
watch cases, pens. jewelry, and in den-
tistry. Silver is valuable for the manu-
facture of table cutlery, watch cases and
for other uses, and theSe metals are be-
ing more extensively used in the arts as
population and wealth increase, conse-
quently a. considerable increase from the
mines can be absorbed without unduly
inflating the currency.

The iron money of ancient Sparta. was
worth its weight as irOn, and no more.
Lycurgus, the law giver, never intended

NOW, while Congress is debating

that it should be worth any more than
iron, because he did not wish the Spar-
tans to become a commercial hation and
some of them get rich, sordid. and un-
patriotic, so he ordained a kind of money
that would not be taken by other nations.
and was t00 bulky for extensive trade at
home.

Paper money is more convenient on
some accounts, is easier to carry about in
the pocket and to transport than gold
and silver; but it has no intrinsic value

of its own. It depends for its value upon ,

the credit of the issuer, whether it be the
government, a bank, or an individual.
Paper money is only the promise to pay
the note (when demanded) in lawful
money. If the government, or the bank.
that iSSues the promises to pay, does not
stand ready to redeem them in gold they
will not pass current at their face value.
The “greenbacks,” or linited States legal
tender notes, all through the Civil ”War
and up to the time of the resumption of
speciepayments, were at a heavy dis-
count as compared with gold.

When a government issues paper mon-

eywas our government was compelled to,

do during the war. as fast as several
presses can print it, money becomes too
plentiful and cheap, and property, farm
products, and labor become dear, so that
the debtor can pay his debts with half
the'money he expected to pay when pa-
per money was at bar with gold; and the
creditor who is obliged to receive it at par
considers himself defrauded of his just
dues.

VVhen'our government resumed specie
payments the greenhacks and national
bank notes immediately rose in value to
a par with gold, the value of property
suddenly fell, debtors found it hard to
pay their debts and many of them be-
came bankrupt in consequence.

What is wanted by all classes, the rich

and the, poor, the laborer and the em-'1

ployer, is a stable measure of value, like

gold, and a bank-note circulation that is:

secured beyond the possibility of loss to

the people through whose hands it passes ‘

in buying and selling, is imperativcly de-
manded.

bonds with the treasurer of the I'nited
States, are perfectly secured and as good
as the government notes, or greenbacks.

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A NEIGHBORLY REVENGE.

BY R. G. KIRBY.

Miss Eugenia Comfort lived in the lit-
tle village of lnksterville. Her father had
been one of the pioneers of the village and
when 'old Mr. (‘omfort had passed out of
his miserable existence he left a goodly
fortune fOr his only daughter. lie was
not a miser because he spent more money
than any other citizen of the town, but
he was selfish because he spent it all on
himself. He made money every day Of
the week and could think up more
schemes during the Sunday sermon than
most men evolve in many months.

Miss Eugenia had been rather unfortu-
nate because she had inherited too much
money along with her father’s disposition.
In all the village She was regarded with
peculiar respect, but she needed no sym-
pathy as she claimed never to be lonely
and lived a life of whole-soulcd satisfac-
tion with herself. Her philosophy of life
could be put in a. nutshell because it was
so small and narrow.

Mrs. Hiram Hopkins lived just across
the road from Miss Eugenia and they
were therefore neighbors in every sense
of the word. They gossiped about all the
other people in the town and never had
anything in the house when they wanted
to bake, or to mend the back porch. Miss
Eugenia. would sit down and make out a
list of the things that she needed over to
the Hepkins house before she started the
noonday meal, and Mrs, Hopkins would
figure out how many spikes it would ‘take
to repair the back fence, and then visit
Miss Eugenia before she began the me-
chanical operations. Thus you see' they
were neighbors. _

Everyone knew, the ancestry. of Miss
Eugenia. and pitied her, accordingly, but
no one knew where»Mrs.W,Hiram Hopkins
came from and they wondered and kept
on wondering, but she did not get any
mail and they did not learn her previous
camping ground. Mrs. Hopkins took in
washing. and as she was a good wash-
woman the town was right glad 'to re-

ceive her. She was more useful than Miss
Eugenia.

Our friend, Miss Comfort. was consid-
ered literary, as she subscribed for nearly
everything that the town had ever seen.
By taking advantage of some clubbing
offers in the holiday advertisements she
had accumulated enough literature to
make a Carnegie library look like the
Inksterville newsstand. Mrs. Hopkins
took the local Breeze, which only came
mice a week, and consequently she didn't
know very much. They were neighborly,
however. and visited each other on the
slightest provomtion.

Mrs. Hopkins went over to the Comfort
place and said, “ lood morning, Miss l-Iu-
genia,” and then Miss Comfort remarked,
“Yes, isn‘t it fine? Have you read the
wonderful story that is running in the
Country Bugle?”

“No," said Mrs.
take it.”

“Say, I think that the article on matri-
mony in the Ladies’ Spokesman is the
most ridiculous effusion that ever came

Hopkins, “1 don’t

from the pen of mortal man. I do Il‘iti

approve of this journalism that doesn't
agree with my ideas on the censtruction
of happy homes,” and Miss Eugenia ex-
pounded her own original thoughts in a
most masterful manner.

“I don’t take that paper," drawled Mrs.
HopkinS.

“Well." commented Miss Eugenia, “Do
you know that the Illustrated Bumtown
Reviewer is going to give prizes for the
best poem on the First Love, which is
sent to Bora Bean Bubby, of the Heart-
sick Department, before January first?"

“I do not read any of those magazines.”
Paid Mrs. Hopkins as the crimson tinge
of embarrassment lighted up her plump
cheeks.

“That is too bad, for they are so use-
ful,” murmured Miss Eugenia, and she
contemplated the sad fate of her poor
neighbor who only took the Breeze and

Our national bank noteS, being?
secured by the deposit of l'nited States“

 

 

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i A Girl who . asks—
“MayI trim your Hat ?’3
ad free of charge

She trims thousands of hats every
year. She does nothing else, in
fact. So far she has trimmed and
made oversome five thousand old
hats, and made them look like new.
She learned how to do it in NewYork,
Paris and Philadelphia. And she
does it by mail and without charge.

She is the Millinery Editor of Tée
Ladies’ Home Journal, and thou-
sands of girls and women have
learned to relyupon her to make
a hat last more than one season,
and to tell them what to do with a
hat that is too good to throw away.
In addition she answers questions
relative to the dressing of the hair.

She does it in part each month in
Tfle Lacz'z'er’ Home Journal, but her
greatest work is done by mail, in
personal letters, full, comprehen—
sive, and directly helpful :to the
individual need. Her work is
part of the personal service that
the magazine gives to its readers,
and that has made it a living,
human institution that goes beyond
print and paper and reaches outa
helpful hand of actual service. A
booklet, entitled “The Story of

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600,000 Invisible Hands,’ ’ tells some?

 

 

never enjoyed quiet association with the,

great minds of our age who are con fan‘—
ly getting their board bill paid every once

thing about this service. A postal-
card request will bring a copy.

A year’s subscription to The Ladies’ Home Journal,
by mail, costs $1.50, or it may be bought from any
Newsdealer or Boy Agent at 15 cents a copy. /"

THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
INDEPENDENCE SQUARE
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Books by a farmer

We employed a practical farmer to
travel all along the Co tto n Belt
Route. in Arkansas and Texas. and
talk with the farmers themsel ves:
get pictures of their farms and their

personal statements.

Because he

was a farmer this man knew what
you wanted to know about these
sections. and he tells you in these
free books (new editions). Scores of
actual photograph pictures of the
farms he visited. You must not miss
reading these books it you are in-
terested in a better location. Send
me your name and address today.
E.W.LaBEAUME.Gen’I Passenger Agent

St. Louis S.W. Ry. (Cotton Belt Route)
1126 H0?“ Bldl. St. Louis. Mo.

 

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- THE MICHIGAN :‘FARME'R

in a. while..by the grace of a. benevolent
editor. ’ " > - ' :
Miss Eugenia and Mrs. Hopkins sat on
the veranda for an hour and they talked
of all the things that people usually dis-
uss when they have nothing worth while
to talk about. If Mrs. Hopkins would
only take the papers that 1 have, how
many times we could meet on common
ground, thought MiSs Eugenia. The mag-
azine stand on the Comfort porch was
amply filled with the latest periodicals.
Some of them had been carefully read by
Miss Eugenia and others only scanned,
while some showed unmistakable signs
that they had never been opened, and
thus filled a place more ornamental than

useful. Some were large and had beau-
tiful cover designs, while others were

small but thick and amply filled with live-
ly illustrated stories. It was never ex-
plained why Miss Eugenia took a con—
struction engineering advocate, a sheep

news, and a pig weekly. but doubtless
they were in the club offer and Miss Eu-
genia preferred that her library of the

world‘s best literature should be com-
plete.
It was a great aggravation to Mrs. Hop-
kins, for she had once lived in a better
community and had réad everything in a.
circulating library. She didn’t like to
hear Miss Eugenia dwell on the wonder-
ful stories in the unavailable periodicals.
Did Miss Eugenia Comfort ever offer to
lend these magnzines to her poor friend
and neighbor? She was loyal to the pub-
lishers’ idea that every man should have
his own copy and never allowed one of

 

 

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springing up everywhere, making
industrial centers of small towns.

Railroads—telephone companies—are
searching constantly for trained men in

The Government Parcel Post System
is growing so fast it needs men every
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Railroad Mail Service.

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the precious periodicals to leave her read-
ing stand until it was carefully filed away
on the Shelves with her father’s al-
manacs.

As they sat there in the light of the red
autumn sun the telephone bell rang in 'the
buck hall and Miss Eugenia Comfort ex-
cused herself and went to answer the
jingling bell. Mrs. Hopkins quickly step—
ped to the reading stand and pulled a.
stub pencil from the pocket in her apron.
A little yellow pod followed the old stub;
then Mrs. Hopkins listened quietly until
she knew that Miss Eugenia was engaged
in a gossiping lecture over the ’phone and
would probably not return for half an
hour. Quickly she picked up and laid
down the various papers and magazines.
each time making a hurried note on the
square yellow pad. One sheet after an—
other was filled, torn off, and pushed into
her apron pocket. The ’phone bell jing-
led, the receiver clicked against its metal

holder and Miss Eugenia came back to
icsume thc afternoon visit with her
neighbor. Mrs. Hopkins was feeling like

a heroine in disguise and could not keep
down the exullant feeling that surged
back and forth over the narrow pathway
of her brain. She had an idea, and when
people get something unusual they are
not reronsible for any mental phenomena
that may occur.

The sun sank lower over the fields of

brown and crinkled shocks of corn at the
edge of the village and Mrs. Hopkins
thought of home. “Goodnight. Miss Eu~
genia,” she said, with a voice Sn cheery
that the imperturbable Miss Comfort mar-
Vcled over the fact until the next week.
“Goodnight.” responded Miss Eugenia,
and the neighbor went down the walk and
across the wecdy road to her rented
1house near the cornfield.
; The next two weeks were busy ones for
iMrs. llopkins, and Miss Eugenia made a
,Visit to the city to do her fall shopping.
i'l‘hc two lloighhorr: did not see much of
!each other, but finally the old desires
grew strong éllid one day Mrs Hopkins
left her tub and ploddcd across the road
to the Comfort home.

“How is that new serial story that you

 

 

read in the Country Bugle?” dryly re-

marked Mrs. Hopkins. .
“Oh, the Bugle has not come this

week," said Miss Eugenia, and she eyed

her neighbor with all the Surprise that
comes when an old friend says something
that is unexpected.

“Vi’ho won the prize that the Ladies’
Spokesman is offering for the matrimony
story?" inquired Mrs. Hopkins.

“The Spokesman has not arrived this
Week and I guess that all the magazines
are rather late." resumed Miss Eugenia
and she developcd'a wry face to prove
how di-‘gusted she was with the mailman,
the publishers, and everyone else that ob-
structed her literary desires.

”The Bumlown Reviewer is certainly
a live little publication.” said Mrs. Hiram
Hopkins. "1 just sent to one of their ad-
vertisers and got two more bars of soap
for a. quarter than they sell down to DOS.
kin’s grocery.”

“Where did you see the Reviewer?” in-
terrupted Miss Eugenia.

 

. "I take it,” promptly replied Mrs. Hop-
kins. g ‘ " ,

“Well, it is funny that mine has not
arrived yet,” said Miss Comfort. “When
did your Bumtown Reviewer come?”

“On the morning mail the day before
yesterday,” smartly answered the neigh-
her.

The magazine stand had been removed
from the veranda to the front parlor, as
the late fall days were growing chilly and

Miss Eugenia preferred to read near the,
open fireplace or sun herself in the broad ‘

bay window. The little reading stand
and Miss Eugenia were inseparable com-
panions, and hence her most useful piece
of furniture had moved inside as the out-
door world became uncomfortable. The
stand was now an empty sight to behold,
for Miss Eugenia had filed her old num-
bers with the almanacs before going on
the fall shopping tour. \Vhen she arrived
home she had anticipated finding a huge
stack of journals that would require sev-
eral days for their perusal. The hour of
disappointment had been keen and the
calm Mists Comfort could never recover
from the rude shock she received at the
village post office. Only two copies of the
Inksterville Breeze were pushed through
the window and she walked rapidly home,
dazed and bewildered at the sudden re-
versal of her fortunes.

Miss Eugenia did not dare to tell IVIrSu
Hopkins, and in fact Mrs. Hopkins did
not come over to the Comfort home for
three days. Finally the strain was un-
bearable and Mir's Eugenia decided to go
over and counsel with her neighbor. She
boldly went into the house Where her
friend was scrubbing on the clothes of
the village banker and, after the usual
preliminary remarks, sat down 0n' the
only available kitchen chair. Mrs. Hop—
kins appreciated an excuse for the ceS—
sation of her activities and invited her
into the parlor. On a wash bench, which
had been covered with a folded red table-
cloth, reposed all of the latest magazines
which had formerly graced the reading
stand in the home of Miss Comfort.

Miss Eugenia gasped and her eyes bulg-
ed as she noted the pleased expression on
the face of her good neighbor. Miss Eu-
genia Comfort had never encountered
such a terrible situation, and dark sus-
picions entered her mind. Had Mrs. Hop—
kins been robbingr the mails? NO, noth-
ing like that, for Miss Eugenia, inspected
the addresses that remained on many of
the covers. Thcy were plainly addressed
to Mrs. Hiram Hopkins, InkSterville,
Michigan, and therefore the poor neighbor
had developed literary aspirations and
subscribed to nearly every one of the
magazines that were formerly the exclu-
sive property of Miss Eugenia Comfort.

“That new serial in the Ladies‘ Spokes-
man is line,” said Mrs. llopklns. "It
seems like I can hardly bear to do the
washing when we have so many inspiring
stories to pass away the time. I hope
you will read it when your Spokesman
comes, Miss Eugenia.”

MiFs Eugenia gasped but replied, “Yes.
it is a vel‘y nice story and I hope that I
will be able to read it after the next
mail.”

“[ hope you will,” innocently agreed
Mrs, Hopkins as she wiped her heated
brow with the hem of her gingham apron.

Inksterville did not realize the silent yet
terrific struggle that passed on between
the two neighbors. It lasted for several
days and Mrs. Hopkins took every occa-
sion to mention the wonderful tales in the
Bumtown Reviewer and made herself
popular with the neighboring farmers by
presenting them with two copies of the
Sheep News and the Pig \\'eekly.

Finally Miss Comfort watched the mail
for the last time. then bought a package
of stamped envelopes and wrote a breezy
little letter to the publishers of every one
of her magazines. She insinuated sev-
eral things about dishonest editors who
accept hard-earned money and then fail
to deliver the goods on the regular date.
The editor of the Pig \Veekly replied first,
and he said: “Three weeks ago we re-
ceived a letter from you saying that you
had been recently married and wished
your name changed on our subscription
roll. In fact, you said that we should re—
move the name of Miss Eugenia Comfort
from our list and address you henceforth
as Mrs. Hiram Hopkins, Inksterville,
Michigan. “'9 regret that we have caus—
ed you any inconvenience in this matter
and trust that our relations may be more
pleasant in the future. We cannot un-
derstand why you do not receive your
paper as usual.”

Miss Comfort read the letter three times
and then decided to faint, but she read it
again and became too mad to faint. It
was :4: most despicable crime that had

 

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ii _ ’NOV- 15.1913- - THE M I on «I G A N F A' R Mg‘E'R‘ 13—449

1: ever been committed and Miss Eugenia»

' Comfort sighed and moaned as she per-

., g . ’ ceived the perfidy of her neighbor. Mar-

' ’ r'ed! She quivered all over at the dread-
ful thought and then began to outline a
terrible assault on the little White house
at the edge of the cornfield.

She had not visited Mrs. Hopkins for

. . some days and now hardly dared risk an
i ‘ encounter. At last she donned her red
' shawl and walked briskly down the board
walk. through the weedy gutter, and across
the yard to the home of Mrs. Hopkins.
The hOuse was locked; she looked in the
window and the rooms were very hare.
She inquired of the farmer who was husk—
ing corn in a nearby field and he Was the
man with the enlightening news. “Yes,”
said he. “Mrs. Hopkins said that she was
getting tired of this town so we bought
all of her household goods for twenty dol-
lars and she is going back to her old home
the other side of Chicago. She left on the
local the night before last and said to tell
‘ you that the magazines were all stacked
up in a bundle in the fruit cellar and you
could have them any time you came over
with a wheelbarrow."

Miss Eugenia Comfort thought of many
things, all in such a confused tangle that
she could searcely thank the farmer for
his important information. It was un-
doubtedly a fearful crime and Mrs, Hop-
kins should spend many a year in jail to
satisfy society for this heinous offense
against a. loyal neighbor. Another thought
troubled Miss Eugenia. Could she hear
to have the entire populaitiOn of the town
talking about the trick that MrS. Hopkins
had played. She was appalled at the
thought that Inksterville might know.
lnksterville would laugh, and as they
laughed long and loud at nothing. what
would happen if they found a good excuse
to jeer at the unfortunate Miss Eugenia

      
      
    
    
 
   
      
    
   
   
   
     
   
   
   
    
 
    
 
   
   
      
 
    
    
      
    
   
    
      
        

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Eight Million Mon Look
for the “Ball-Band” Sign on-
Rubber Footwear

That “Ball-Band” sign means quality. It means
a lot more wear and more comfort than cheap
footwear can give.

There’s not a bootmaker in the world who
wouldn’t give millions of dollars for the “Ball—Band”
reputation. This reputation cost us millions of d01-
lars to get. “Ball-Band” Rubber Footwear is the
leader because there’s better stuff in the goods.
“Ball-Band” will stand up under kinds of work
where ordinary boots would go to pieces in
a surprisingly short space of time.

  

 

 

Every article of “Ball-Band” Rubber Footwear gives such sat-
isfactory returns for the money it helps to sell other “Ball-Band’,’
Goods. When the wearer of “Ball—Band” Boots or Arctics wants

Comfort.
“ . .
The town constable and detective, Peleg a wool boot he asks for the Ball-Band” Coon Tail Knit Boot.
POSkerIOtv mum “ndoumedl-V have 35' Ours is the only high-grade all-knit Boot of this character on the
i sisted her in the solution of the grave market

problem as he would have run down the
culprit and rectified the wrong. But T‘elcg
was the town news agency and everyone .
would know about the terrible swindle
that had been practiced On one of their

If you will figure the value of your rubber footwear according
to the cost per day’s wear, “Ball—Band” becomes the cheapest you

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honorable townsmen. Miss Eugenia

thought the matter over very carefully “ ,, . , . .
h and the longer she thought the mom, so” the Bani—Rand Sign. It s. m the Windows of 45,000 honest
. siblc she grow. The magazines were still dealers and it s on the goods—1f the Red Ball is not on the goods

you are not getting “Ball-Band” Quality.

If your dealer is not one of the 45,000 “Ball-Band” dealers,
write to us. We’ll see that you are supplied. Write anyway for
Free Illustrated Booklet describing “Ball—Band” Footwear.

The “Ball-Band" Boon Tail Knit Boot is knit, “Ball-Band" Arctic: are made with
not felt, insuring the utmost wear and ser- one, two and four buckles. The
vice. The patented snow excluder keeps Red Ball is on the sole. Look
out snow, dirt, grain and chaff and keeps for it. The tops are best cash-
the ankles warm. Heavy gum overs to fit. merette and the linings we make
This boot is completely shrunk; it can be ourselves from the same kind of
washed when dirty—it simply rwon‘t shrink wool that goes into the Coon
any more. Tail Knit Boot.

MISHA'VfllngA WOOLEII
3|9 Water Strleet
Mlfliawaka. Indiana

coming to Mrs. Hiram Hopkins but, true
to instructions, Miss Comfort had gather-
ed in the whole supply and finished the
serial that ran in the Ladies’ Spokesman.

One more danger entered her mind. The
postmaster would soon be suspicious and
ask why she stopped her subseriptions to
all of the leading periodicals. She was
afraid that Mrs. Hopkins’ subscr'ptions
would soon stop, as she had left town,
and then he would have no reading mat-
ter without patrOnizing the Inksterville
newsstand.

Miss Eugenia was worried and at last
Sat down and wrote to the publishers of
her papers and magazines as follows:
Dear Editor:

My wedding will be postponed for some
time, so please erase the name of Mrs.
Hiram Hopkins from your subsi-ription
roll and continue to send your magazine

     
  

   

 
    
   
   
   
   
  
    
   
   

to Miss Eugenia Comfort as heretofore. "The House
Very truly yours. That Pays
Miss Eugenia Comfort. Millions

for Quality"

Mrs. Hopkins never came back. and
Inksterville never knew. Miss Eugenia

i Comfort lived on, inspired by the mar-
4 velous talks in her weekly supply of
i l. printed matter. One day she read an an—

nouncemcnt in the city daily. Wanted:—
Magazines for hospital distribution. .\d-
dress Salvation Army. Then Miss Eu-
genia became more chful than she had
ever been before. She boxed up the whole
batch, including her father’s old almanacs,
and Tim, the village drayman. hauled
them to the station and paid the freight
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Are we Thankful?

F there is any persori who has more
cause for thankfulness than the av—
erage American farmer, he has yet to
I suppose there are doz-
ens whlr after reading this, will begin to

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grumble and recite their apparent nu-
merous causes for complaint, beginning

with early spring frosts and ending with
December taxes. But after you have done
that, do, I beg of you, start out afresh
and name over y0ur causes for thanks-
giving. And among these, rate high
enough to eat. of good quality and yours
for the raising. It is a little thing to
you, this well set table at slight expense.
But let me tell you that scattered all over
the land in small towns and in big cities
are thousands of families who, while
straining every nerve. can barely earn
enough money to get enough f0od to sus-
tain life, say nothing about having the
variety and abundance that the farmer
takes for grzmtcd.

In the average city home it is a posi-
tive sacrifice to have, friends in for a meal
or two. The mother must plan for a week
in fore. and after to mnke both ends meet.
For a family of five $40 a. month will
barely provide table necessities in De—
troit, say rmthing about: the treats which
the farmer's wife can give hcr family
with merely a little additional work. And
yet we Sec foolish young people. and mid-
dle aged people as well, leaving the
“drudgery and pl‘lVlltlllll” of the farm, to
seek a life of “ease and plenty" in the
big towns.

So much for why you should be thank-

ful. Here are. a. fcw suggestions for the

dinner which is to typify your happy

Efrnmc of mind. ..
C(mSOmme

1.Celery llearfs Little l’lckles or ()lives

l‘lunkcd “'hitelish (lnrnishcd with

l’arsley and Lemon
Creamed Unions

Mashed Potatoes

Lemon Ice

Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing
Boiled l‘otutncs llubburd Squash
Cold Slaw
Cranberry .lclly
‘llot Brown Bread \\'hlle lircad 'Hutler
Mince l’ie Pumpkin Pie
Cider
Coffee Cheese Biscuit

As nearly as posrible I have planned

this dinner so that cverythlng may be off
the farm, or at least a product of our own
state. \\'ith the exception of the olives
and lemons for the lcc, everything else
may be, found in Michigan, and many of
the farmers may provide their own fish.
The centerpiece should be half a large
pumpkin, hollowed out, ovcr'the sides of
which trail wild grape vines or other vines
from your own wood or roadside. Fill the
pumpkin with rosy checked apples, late
pears and nuts from your own new. At
each place, lay a. spray of bitter-sweet.
burberry or other bright; leaves or berries.
The cousomme should be made. the day
before and re-heatcd nt the lust momcnt.
Cut equal quantities of round beef and of
veal into cubes and brown slightly in the
bottom of the soup kettle. Then add
water to NlVOl" and cook until the water
has evaporated. Add three quarts of wat-
er, uud when it has boiled up again, u
three-pound chicken, cut in pieces. Let
simmer until the. fowl is tender, then re-
move the. chicken. and add u half-cup
each of carrot, onion and celery chopped
fine, a tablespoon of salt, a hit of pm‘sley,
bay leaf and a few pepper corps. and
simmer uuother hour. Strain. cool, re-
move fat and clarify. To clarify pour off
the top of the stock and for every quart

 

allow the slightly beaten while and crush-
ed shell of one egg. Put over the fire and
stir constantly until the soup boils.
let boil for five or ten minutes. Then
strain through cheesecloth and set away
until ready to serve. Pass the celery
hearts and pickles or olives with the soup.

Planks on which to,cook the. fish may
be secured at any kitchen-furnishing
store. They are of oak, about an inch

 

NOV. 15, 1913.

 

 

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At Home, and Elsewhere

 

 

 

 

thick, and of various sizes. Clean the
fish and split it down the back, heat and

butter the plank, a. brush and cup of
melted butter should be kept for such
thingS, and fasten the fish to the plank

with new tucks. Brush the fish with the
melted butter, sprinkle with salt and Del)-
per and bake about 25 minutes in a hot
oven. To serve, remove the plank to :L
platter, cover the space between the fish
and the edge with imLshed potatoes, aI'~-
range slices of lemon on the fish, and hide
the edge of the board with parsley or with
celery leaves if you have no parsley. Servo
a little of» the mashed potato and a Slice
of lemon with each service of fish.

In preparing the creamed onions select
small ones of uniform size and change
the water several times while cooking.
Always cover onions with plenty of boil—
ing water, and leave off the lid of the
saucepan.

The lemon ice should be served in your

prettiest stemmed sherbet cups. To
make, boll one quzlrl of water and two
L ups of sugar 20 minutes, add three-

fourths of a cup of lemon juice and freeze
until mushy. Then remove the, top and
add the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs
and continue freczing until hard.

Chestnut stuffing for the turkey is eas-
ily made. Boll one quart of chestnuts

until soft enough to mush. llub into the
mixture two tablespoonsful of butter, salt
and pepper to lusle, and then stuff the
bird as with bread dressing. If you have
not enough to fill your turkey, add a pint
of the chicken, chopped, which you used
for the stock, or it pint of bread crumbs
or both. \\'utch the turkey carefully while
inastlng or rather, watch the oven. Gur-
ulrh with barberry lcavcs and berries, or
lacking them, with sprays of parsley alter-
inning with cranberry jelly molds. Cran-
lu-rry jelly is made by buiing one quart
of berries with one cup of water until
the. berries burst. Then psess through a.
sieve, add two cups of sugar and stir un-
til the sugar <li>‘solves. Pour into molds

and set away to jelly.
JCVery housewife has her favorite way
of cooking squash and of making cold

slaw. The slaw is prettier if simply shred—
ded instead of being cut up fine.

There are dozens of recipes for the
brown bread, but the simplest way is as
follows: To one pint of buttermilk, in
which has been dissolved two level tea-
spoons of soda, add one teaspoon of Suit.
:l half-cup of brown sugar, one cup of
molasses, four tablespoons of lard. melt—
e-d, one cup of white flour and three of
glahum sifted. Stir up as you would a.
cake and pour into a buttered bread tin.
llukc one hour in :1, medium hot oven.

The pumpkin and mince ples, of course,
farmer‘s wife knows how to make.
The cider is cuslly obtained from your
own form. The coffee should be made in
immaculate pot, and should be strong
and clcur. sclved with or Without cream
as the family desire. Perhaps you make
your own cheese. If you do, so much the
bclter for the ’l‘lumksgiving,r feast. Servo
with it the hard biscuit put up by the
baking companies for this purpose.

cvcry

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A WORD FROM A ”MARTHA."

 

 

BY MARY CLARK.

The “Marys" and “Marthas” of the
feminine portion of humanity seem pretty
evenly divided, and observation has Shown
me. that the “Mal-thus” have the worst of
it. in the long run, because of their “wor-
risome" dispositions.

Being a, “natural born Martha" mySelf,
I feel capable of telling :l few truths to
siFter “Marthas,” hoping Ihcy will be wise
enOugh to change their dispositions (it
can be done), as I did mine.

I was a puny young woman, of 18 years,
and 98 pounds, when I married, and I
thought it would be a lasting disgrace for
a speck of dust to be found in my house.
The washing must be on the line early

Monday mornlng, (ahead of my neigh-
bor’s), Tuesday was ironing day, VVed-
uesday mending and, baking, Thursday

general round-up of work, Friday sweep-

A

ing; Saturday forenoon I worked as hard
as I could tear, getting ready for Sunday
Saturday afternoon I went to town, there
to do my little “dab" of marketing, com-

pare notes with other “Marthas,” and
listen with what fortitude I could sum—
mon, [0 the good-natured laughter and

jokes of the “MaryS” who came to town,
bouSling‘ having left their dishes un-
washed, and floors unswept. I observed
that these “Marys” were nearly always
healthy, happy~go-lucky women, and had
us many, or more friends, than we “Mar-
thas," who were always too worn out, for
fun, or were too much tied down with
Our work to enjoy life.

As the. years pawed. my work became
harder, nud my health poorer, until I fin—
ully landed in a hospital, where I under-
went :1 severe surgical operation. There,
for the first time. in my life, I had time
lo look things squarely in the face, and, I
lmpe, leurn how little and no-account, my
ceaseless efforts had been. In the long
hours of illness and convalescence, I
learned that I had worn out mind and
body, for worse than nothing, and resolv-
ed that if ever I got out of that old bed
I would turn over :1 new leaf with a ven-
geunce.

I got out, and I turned over the leaf,
and though it was hard, I can let my
floor go :1“ day without sweeping, or can
even let the washing go till Thursday or
Friday. If I don't feel like baking bread
I make biscuits, and if there is any fun
going I‘m there “with both feet.”
operation always hard on the
but when I feel like “flying to
pieces" 1 dig .'I can of. bait, grab a fish
pole. and with my trusty dog, I “hike” to
the little stream thut ripples through our
farm, and by the time I have spent an
hour, listening lo the music of the stream,
birds and bccs, admiring the flowers and
um], maybe. catching a trout or
have forgotten all about nerves,
“may to cook and eat anything

of

A11 is

Ilt‘l'Vt‘S,

ferns,
two, I
and am
eatdblc.

It won‘t make a bit of difference 100
years from now, whether we washed on
Blouday, or no! at all, but it does make a.
big difference now, to our families, so let
us not be “burdened with many things,”
but, like Mary, choose “the better part,”
and. while taking life easier, we Will also
be making it pleasanter for the dear ones
in the home.

If your John is going to lown, or to a.
neighbor‘s, throw your bonnet on, and go
along; he’ll be pleased to have your com-
puny. (lo chnlciug and berrying with the
children. ’l‘hcy‘ll help do up the work,
when you get back. Above all else, 100k
for the bright side, It's mere, though you
may huvo to turn your little world upside
down I.) find it.

 

LATE AUTUMN GARDENING.

MY SUSAN .u. KANE.
l-‘z'um no season of the year do we get.
lwucr returns for a fcw days spent in the
gdrdcn than in the lute uutumn.

Begin the preparation of the garden for
winter by pulling out all annuals. Burn
this refuse. it makes nu unsightly heap
if left to decoy and a diseased soil is apt
to rcsull when such decayed stuff is used
for I‘cl'lllimlion in a small garden.

lluvc pcrl'cclly diy sand in which to
plucc the dahlia. tubers and gludlolzl bulbs
after lhcy have bccmne sufficiently dry to
PM them where they will not
nor be too walm. Lift the geralh
iums and pack them closely in :l box
(bout nine inches in depth. Set them in
:1 shed or protected place until there is
danger from freezing, then put them in a
cellar. mt ll window if possible. \Nater
when the, soil becomes dry on top. They
\\'lll “dump off" if too much water is giv-
en. lo the, spring cut them back, leaving
two eyes on each branch coming from the
main stzllk. You will have blossoms from
them long,r before you would have from
young plants bought in the spring. The
growth from such :1 bed of geraniums is
more compact and even, and produces'ten
blossoms in one the first year.

Geraniums, marguerites, and fuchias
may be preserved by lifting them with as
muchsoil. as possible; tie'mg— t-hemin- bun—
dies and hanging them with heads down

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Iii-«a,.gool-'cellar or~ root-house. It must.

not be "forgbtt‘en- that the dry gase0us air
cf tthe furnace room will kill plants.

The lawn now is mOWed for the last
time and all grass borders closely trim-
med. It is a mistake to leave heaps of
leaves or other refuse 0n the lawn in win—
ter, everything should be raked off, then
if an impoverished condition 0f the soil
warrants it, a well-rotated manure, free
from straw; may be spread and raked
evenly into it.

If in August the borders of daisies,
snow-on—the-mountain, Shasta daisies and
early border carnations were reset, they
should now be well protected by laying
light branches over them first so the
leaves and coarse manure used to cover
them will not smother the plants.

The empty beds should be sprinkled
lightly with rock salt and air—slaked lime,
and a generOus portion of wood ashes if
they are to be had. Then turn the earth
in ithem, smooth, and cover with a layer
of manure.

Cut away any ill-shaped branch you
may see on tree or shrub and give it a
new chance for grace and beauty next
year. Turn the soil about the roots,
mound it up and further protect the roots
with a layer of manure. In cold climates
wrap roses and all delicate shrubs with
gunny sacks, and be sure they are not
removed in the spring until the bluebirds
have been heard several times.

In this preparation of the garden for
the winter and spring many will want
beds of tulips, hyacinths. daffodils. and
other bulbs, for there is nothing in floral
culture that gives so much pleasure as
a bed of these early spring blossoms.
\Vhen preparing the bed for bulbs, if the
soil is good, mellow it. to the depth of six
inches. If it is poor soil, remove it to
that depth, put into the space a two-inch
layer of coarse gravel or Cinders. and
make a well rounded bed of good soil.
Use nothing but old, well-pulverized ma—
terial. In fact, it is much better sifted.
Set the bulbs firmly about twice their own
depth and six inches apart. Cover in
cold climates with very coarse manure.
Keep the covering in place with small
stones, never boards. The blossoms ap—
pear firSt in many bulbs and boards are
apt to bl‘ulSe their heads.

Gardens cared for in this way in the
autumn are pleasing to look upon even
when the thermometer stands low and
snows pile high, and the promises of the
awakening spring are more quickly real-
ized.

CANNING CLUB GIRLS SOON TO VISIT
WASHINGTON.

Fifteen girls, one from each of fifteen
Southern states, are soon to be given a
trip to Washington as a reward for their
splendid work in connection with the girls’
canning clubs which are conducted under
the auspices of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture. These 15 girls are
the state winners in the various contests
that have been carried on and are the
pick of about 25,000 girls who are enrolled
in the canning clubs.

The canning club work was begun three
or four years ago by the Bureau of Plant
Industry in co—operation with various pri-
vate agencies. Prizes have been given
before but never have the winners been
sent in a body to W'ashington, although
the state winners in the boys‘ corn clubs
have been rewarded in this manner. The
Department of Agriculture considers that
the time is now ripe for the prize girls to
have a similar trip. The selection of the
Winner is made differently in different
states. In Georgia, for instance, the prize
will be awarded by the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce at the Atlanta Corn Show.
In some cases a women’s club or an indi-
vidual or a board of education gives the
prize. A great number of public-spirited
people are encouraging the growth of the
canning club idea as an educational pro—
ject and the trips will all be paid for
thrOugh the generosity of private agencies
or individuals.

The Department of Agriculture does
not supply the funds for the trips which
the young women will make, but it has
arranged that the women agents of the
canning clubs shall be summoned to
Washington for an official conference at
the same time that the girls are to visit
the capital and they will, therefore, be
called upon to chaperon the girls from
their respective states. The eleventh of
December is the date on which this con-
ference is now expected to be called and
on which the girls will probably arrive.
They will come for a. stay of four or five
days.

In order to determine which girls are
to be chosen, a choice first is made of the

T HE fM'I C H I~rGTA N‘F' F AvR M E R

best girl _in each" county, on the basis of”

notes, reports and exhibits of the com-
petitors. A state contest is then 'held in
which the winners of the various coun-
ties compete. This is frequently held in
connection with a state fair.

Each girl of the 25,000 girls enrolled in
the canning clubs is supposed to have car-
ried out a definite project in gardening on
a tenth—acre plot. The girls have raised
tomatoes principally, but frequently they
plant string beans, cucumbers, peppers,
okra, etc. In certain regions figs are pre-
served; in others grape juice is made.
The raising of the vegetables or fruits is
but one feature of the work. When the
family 'has been supplied with fresh pro—
ducts and then the local market, the girls
are expected to can the. Surplus. This is
for home use and for the local market.
Peaches, berries, and corn are frequently
put up as side lines in the canning.

Miss Bessie Starkey, the Virginia girl
who had the best record last year of all
the states, as far as yield goes, obtained
5.298 pound of tomatoes in one season
from ‘her tenth-acre plot. Many girls have
made a profit of over $100 from their one-
tenth of an acre in one season. Some of
these have failed to win first prize as
there might be more than one in a single
state able to attain this result. The prof-
its have likewise enabled the girls to help
get an education.

A young Mississippi girl has made
enough to start in the state normal school
and has continued working her way
through that institution by growing and
canning tomatoes in her vacation. She is
now beginning her second year. She has
become a recognized canning expert in
that community and has been put in
charge of a club of girls in the state
school who are going into the work of
canning tomatoes to help pay their ex-
penses.

The funds which the Department of Ag-
riculture expends on the girls’ canning
club work goes strictly for instruction
and organization. Even then the Depart-
ment does not supply all the funds but
works in co-operation with the various
agencies that happen to be interested in
the project for their individual districts.
Thus the Department may co-operate with
a college of agriculture, with a state de-
partment of agriculture, with a board of
education, or with a local chamber of
commerce. The work was originally first
started in the southern states but so
great has been its success that it has been
extended to the north.

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A curious fallacy has been going "the
rounds to the effect that the term “black
bread" implies a kind of famine food,
whereas in several civilized countries it
is just as much the staple and normal
article of diet as is our white loaf. There
is very little difference between the nu-
tritive value of the wheat and the rye
loaf. In some I‘eSpeCtS rye presents cer-.
tain advantages over wheat, and in others
wheat may be better than rye. Rye con-
tains a rather greater percentage of solu-
ble carbohydrates than wheat, but some-
what less gluten, although the total pro-
tein matters amount to the same in both
ilOurs. Chemical analysis shows very
trifling differences of composition between
the two cereals. One distinct advantage
of rye bread is that it keeps fresh longer
than bread made from wheat. Rye bread
aim has distinct laxative properties.
Pumpernickel or whole rye bread is more
laxative than schwarzbrod, possibly on
account of its relative coarseness of tex-
ture. It is an interesting fact that when
once the flavor of rye bread is appreciat-
ed ordinary white bread seems monoto-
nous because of its comparative tasteless—
ness, and so it is common to find the rye
bread—eater demand black bread when-
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THE MICHIGAN FARMER

 

struggle between the express in-
terests and the public over the
question of express tariffS. Shippers of
all classes have complained that express
rates were unreasonably high, while the
agents of transportation companies have
religiously declared that they were caring
for this class of commerce at as low a
charge as possible under present existing
conditions. On the complaints made
against the companies, various farmers’
organizations and agencies have worked
hard to secure reductions. Among these
are the Grangcs, Farmers’ Clubs, the ag-
ricultural press, produce men, etc.

The firSt real victory of the opposing
agents was gain-ed when the federal gov-
ernment enacted the parcel post law. The
provisions of this measure at once brought
the express companies to the realization
that they were to have competition in
their business, to 2i certain extent at
least. and since the law has been enlarged
to accommodate parcels up to the 20-
pound limit, an incrcaSed amount of the
carrying business hau bccn taken from
the express companies by the pas; 1; ice
department. ,

About the time that the parcel post law
was passed by Congress, a resolution was
adopted by the same body authorizing
the Intersmte Commerce Commission to
investigate the express business for the
purpose of determining whether or not the
rules were excchch. In order to arrive
at a. just conclusion. the commission ar-
ranged for hearings :it which both side.q
(ruld present evidence purporting to sub—
stantiate the grounds they were arguing
for. .\s a result of the work of the com-
mission, lower rates were ordered and a.
new system of determining the rates es-
tabllshed.

In the ncw classification. all articles of
merchandise of ordinary value are to be

EFOR a long time there has been a

 

carried as llrsl-cluFH, at ordinary mer-
chandise rates. Articles of food or drink
will be carried as second-class, the rate
for which is 75 per cent of the tirst-claSs
rate. Articles of extraordinary value
must be so declared at the time of ship-
ment, as the express companies will not
be held liable for more than $30 on a 100-
pound shipment, and a maximum of .70
cents per pOund for (-3011 pound over that
amount, unless. as stzitcd above, the ex-
traordinury value of the shipment is de-
clared when it is delivered.

blessed if the inferior grades of

apples which they grow could be
disposed of without these grades coming
in competition with the better grades.
The blessing would be of a two—fold na—
ture. In the. first insmnce there, would
be lees competition for the better grades,
Since it is a fact that buck: lers buy these
inferior grades of apples le’l‘illiy and
flood the cities with them to the great
detriment of thosc seeking to sell better
stock. And in the second place the, clim—
ination of the inferior grades from the
regular market channels would go far to-
ward populurizing Michigan apples. For
these general reasons any economic plan
by which the poor apples can be used
without coming where, good apples Should
have full sway ought to enlist consider—

FRUIT growers of Michigan would be

 

ation from the growers.

The vinegar industry provides an amaz—
ingly large Outlet for the poorer class of
apples. \thn we consider the universal
use of vinegar a slight realization of the
enormOuS amount of apples required to
supply the juice, is suggested. On almost
every table of every family of the civil-
ized world this acid is to be found. For
it the farmers and the city folks, the
rich and the poor, all have a craving. And
since apple—cider vinegar is generally re-

 

quested and governments are now taking
precautions that fraud is not worked up—
on those asking for the apple-cider brand,
it is imperative that great quantities of
apples be used for this purpOSe. One ele-
vator company of Montcalm county,
Michigan, sent over 60 cars of cider ap-
ples to a single vinegar concern of Ohio
in one season, and this is a. single in-

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Express Rates to Be Reduced.

 

Under the order of the commission a
uniform terminal charge of 20 cents for
each shipment less than 100 pounds will
be made, while the rate for transportation
will be established pro rota according to
the weight carried. The rate for carrying
added to the 20 cents for terminal charge,
will then be the amount charged against
the goods for transportation and delivery.
It is believed that the arrangement will
materially reduce present rates.

When this order was announced by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. some

 

Carload o-f Vinegar at the Docks. Large

NOV. 15, 1913.

table and more of it is employed for pre-
serving: purposeS. A great quantity is
uSOd by firms engaged in the manufac-
ture of mince meats, sauces, catsups,
]llCl{lt‘S, CtC.

.\ Single one of the Benton Harbor vin-
egar pluuts ships from one to two car—
loads of vinegar every day for three
months during the season. Cargoes of
vinegar are taken out of the,harbor on
stcamsnips to Chicago where an immense
quantity is consumed, and fI‘Om which
distribution is made to the four quarters
of llicglobe. The territory of this one fac—
tory reaches to Lake Superior and the
Missouri river, south to the Ohio and to
the Ohio-Pennsylvania line. The vinegar
retails at about 15 cents per gallon. It
costs 18 cents per barrel to transport
across lake Michigan.

The vinegar plants receive apples by
team and by carlozid lots. They are
brought from outlying districts in box
cars on both electric and steam roads. In
instances they are gathered up and load-

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Quantities of inferior Apples are Taken

from the Regular Market by the Vinegar Manufacturers.

time ago, it was anticipated that compli-
cated court proceedings would follow be—
fore the order could be put into force. But
owing to the favor which the parcel post
has received :it the bands of the public,
and other portentious influences, the ex-
press companies liave not opposed the ac-
tion in a legal way. but are reported to
have accepted the plan of the commission
without contest.

The new rates will therefore go into ef-
fect abOut the first of December. We pre-
dict that the reduction in rates will have
mmsideriible influence on the direct selling
of farm products to purchasers, thereby
materially aiding the farmers in disposing
of their produce by encouraging a more
economical System of marketing.

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Getting Rid of Inferior Grades of Apples

 

stance of the hundreds that occur in sea-
sons of bumper apple crops.

lnl‘eriOr grades of apples are fit for no
other Dlll‘l')03"e than for cider and cider
vinegar. for at the usual price for such
fruit it really brings but a. small consid-
iuiiiion as compared with the price at
which good apples are sold. An interest-
int,r fcatui‘e comes from the passage and
present operation of a new packing law
in Michigan covering the preparation of
fruit for the market. The new law for—
bids the packing of fruit of :1 lower grade
than those shown zit the ends, in center
«51‘ a bul‘i'el. One of the results is that
much of the fruit once packed with the
fancy brands must now find some other
use. and one of the uses is vinegar. An
old—time vinegar maker says there is go-
ing‘ to be better vinegar than in paSt
years for there will be more apples of
better quality for the liquid product.

There are three vinegar factories in
Benton I'labor, Michigan. These three
factories have been taking the vinegar
applesct‘ all the orchards in Bei'rien coun-
ty for the last 25 years, and Berrien c0un~
ty is known as one of the greateSt fruit
counties in the world. The same fac-
tories also take such fruit from a Wide
area in other apple sections of the great
“'olverine domain. In fact, there is a
constant Scramble to buy up wind-falls
and other unpackable fruit.

It is claimed that less of the juice of
the apple is being kept as cider. It is
told by a veteran manufacturer that beer
largely supplanted the use of cider as a
beverage, but the use of vinegar is great-
ly increased. More of this product is be-
ing consumed’on the average household

ml in u (111' standing near the orchard.

One point; that should be impressed is
that while any farmer dreads to sell his
fruit in bulk by the wagon or carload at
30 cents a hundred pounds, it is a good
thing to have a place to put a product
that would otherwise be a waste. Six
dollars a ion for fruit that would rot 0n
the ground is 1311' better than nothing.
Sump farmers after they have sold the
fancy product of their orchards are able
to llflllli from $100 to $300 from cider
apples.

There are of course other considera—
tions; A barrel of apples free of inferior
fruit is bound to get a good name. The.
law now requires the packer to stencil
his name on the package, but Whether or
not the name of the apple growor is on
the barrel the quality is bound to make
him known; so that in the end the apples
that have been ground into vinegar at 30
cents a hundred have brought a good
price.

“'0 have mentiom-d only three vine—
cur mills in one town. There are mills
scattered all over the. fruit country, not
to mention any of the evaporating and
cunning concerns which serve a similar
purpose in bit-axing the fruit grower.

So ibc rcader may form some idea of
the immense proportions reached by the
vinegar trade. l’eople crave for some-
thing sum- (13*) well as something sweet and
this l,\' why the liquid products of the or-
clmi'd {me now being handled by the car.
train, and ship load.

Illinois. J. L, Ginnmi‘.
THE COST OF BUILDING A CREAM-

ERY.

During the past few years a large num-
bcr of creameries have been built in the
'l'n'ited Slater. Many of them have, been
successful from the start, while others
have mum after a few months’ operation.
and some were never even started.

.\n investigation of the creamery busi—
ness in scvci'al states by the Department
of Agriculture has shown that the cause
of many of the failures was due to lack
of a sullioicnt number of cows, which
should not be less than 400, and that oth-
ers failed because of improper organiza-
tion. in the case of co—operative creamer-
195, and excessive cost of building and
ci‘iuipment. Many creameries have cost
about twice their actual worth, and Were
not of the type suited to the locality in
which they were built.

The cest of a creamery building about
28x48 feet, will vary from. $1,000 to $1,800,
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lion, and the cost of material and labor.
Such a building uSually consists of a main
work room, engine and boiler room (in-
cluding space for refrigerating machine),
coal room. refrigerator, storeroom, and

office. ,

Machinery for a. gathered-cream plant,
consisting of 15—horsepower boiler, 10-
horsepower engine, combination churn
with a capacity of 600 pounds of butter,
and other necessary apparatus, will cost
approximately $1,200. Machinery for a
whole-milk plant will cost about $1,830.
This equipment will handle from 1,000 to
1,200 pounds of butter per day. If a re-
frigerating machine is included the cost
will be from $600 to $1,000 more.

The total cost of a creamery would
therefore vary from $2,200 for a small
gathered-cream plant without artificial re-
frigeration. where labor and material are
cheap. to $4,650 for a whole-milk plant in—
cluding artificial refrigeration and a. high-
er cost of labor and material.

Crop and Market Notes.

_ Michigan.

Shlawaosee Co., Nov. 3.——There are
plenty of potatoes in the farmers’ hands
in this locality, some farmers having as
high as 1.400 bushels in pits. Meadows
in fine condition. Wheat never looked so
well, beautiful color and splendid growth.
Rye also looking well. Farmers generally
have plenty of feed on hand for wintering
their stock. Some wheat, oats, barley
and rye being held by farmers for better
market. Beans going to market. Lambs
are beginning to come for winter feeding.
No cattle on feed.

Sanllac Co., Nov. 5.——Farmers are mar-
keting their surplus potatoes from the
field,\50c being paid for good clean stock.
About 150 bushels per acre the average
yield. Old meadows are in good healthy
condition, new seeding rather thin but of
good growth. Wheat has made a good
growth and will be in good condition for
winter, but the rye crop was more neg-
lected and some fields are not much more
than up at this writing. Corn made a
heavy growth; the same can be said of
most small grains, consequently the farm-
ers have abundant rough feed, but hay
was injured by drought the fore part of
the summer, making that end of the mow
a little empty. Not a very large acreage
of wheat was harvested the past season.
about enough for home conSumption- Oats
and barleyare being marketed freely at
37c per bu. and $1.25 per cwt. respectively.
The fanCy price paid for veal has dimm-
ished the supply of cattle materially, con-
sequently feeders are looking to other
markets to fill” their barns. Lamb feeders
are scarce. Beans are worth $1.80 per
bu. Apple market rather dull, the hand-
picked are put in the cellar and the rest
Sold for 30c per cwt. if time can be found
to draw them. Auction sales are numer-
ous but not so warmly appreciated as in
other seasons.

Hillsdale Co., Nov. 3.—The work for the
fall in this section is now well under way.
Much of the corn not put in silo, is al-
ready husked. The yield in different 10-
calities is varied, with a range of from
40 to 100 bu. per acre. Sixty bushels per
acre would probably be a. big estimate for
the county as a whole. Favorable weath-
er during October brought late potatoes
through better than was considered pos-
sible earlier. Most of the tubers are har—
vested and are being delivered by farm-
ers at from 50 to 60c per bu. Wheat is
looking fine, with little signs of the insect
that has proved such a. scourge to this
crOp. (‘lover seeding was pretty well
wiped out by the summer’s unprecedented
drought but what came through is looking
exceptionally well. Wheat and rye are
good. Not enough feed for home use.
Hogs, sheep and cattle are being fed but
not so many as usual on account of the
scarcity of corn. Oats 36¢: per bu; clover-
seed $6.50 per bu.; hogs $7.75 per cwt.
are being marketed.

New York.

'Genesee Co., Nov. 6.—-P0ta,toes this year
about half a crop. but of good quality.
Not many being sold. Farmers are wait-
ing for a higher price which in all prob-
ability they will receive. Most meadows
in poor condition, being pastured too
closely during the severe drouth. Some
lost their seedings, some got a. poor stand,
some a good stand. ConditiOn of wheat
and rye fields is above the average. Many
farmers will have forage and grains for
sale. Others have enough for their own
use and some will have to buy quite a
little. A few of the farmers expect to
feed cattle and lambs. Turkeys quite
scarce; other poultry rather plentiful.
Some beans, potatoes, cabbage and hay
are being marketed. Beans $2@2.85 per
hu: potatoes 65c; cabbage about $20 per
ton; hay $13@15 per ton. On the whole
this has been a. poor year for the produc-
91‘ and perhaps it will be‘ worse for the
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Pen nsylvanla.

Perry 60., Nov. 5.—Past few weeks very
rainy. Corn molding in the shock. Corn
is half huSKed and is even poorer than
expected. Several western stock dealers
have been trying to sell several carloads
of coltS, but farmers are slow about buy-
ing. Some few farmers buying automo-
biles. Turkeys are plentiful this fall and
selling at 150 per 1b; chickens 11c: butter
30c; western oats being sold here at 55c
per bu. Seasonable weather now; ice in
mornings-

Lancaster 00., Nov. 5.—Potatoes scarce
and '80c per bu; meadows good: wheat all
out and up good; rye is extra good; feed
about half enough for farmers. Turkeys

THE “MICHIGAN FARfMER

scarce' and high; chickens plentiful at '13c
per 1b; ducks scarce; geese scarce. To-
baCCo curing nicely. Butter 35c; eggs 35¢;
celery two bunches for 5c; radishes 5c;
turnips 50c per bu; cabbage 5@8c per
head; apples scarce at $1 per bu.

Erie Co., Nov. 2.—-Potatoes are about-
half a crop. Early potatoes very light.
Late ones good quality but few in a. hill.
Prices 600@$1. Meadows are in fair con-
dition; new seeding is very good; very
little wheat is being raised in this county
owing to the expense in raising and con—
ditions of seasons not adapted; wheat 900
per bu. Rye is raised in very small quan-
tities, with small acreage. Farmers are
well supplied with winter feed; stock, such
as hogs, are the main meats but very lit-
tle beef is being produced, which renders
beef very high- The farmers in this vi-
cinity market their calves, “being such a
high price," which leaves the beef pro-
duction in a. critical situation. Turkeys
are a very rare article in this section but
other poultry is being produced in large
quantities and is now selling at good
prices. Farmers are marketing consider-
able buckwheat at $1.50 per cwt. Chick-
ens are being marketed at 1504 live; eggs
35@40c; butter 30c. Hay market ranges
from $8@10 per ton. Corn is of poor
quality owing to early frost which caught
it before maturing. Fodder was damaged
and pastures a-re looking good, owing to
frequent rains of late. Farm help very
scarce.

Ohio.

Brown Co., Nov. 8.—The potato crOp
was almost a failure, retailing at 30@35c
a. peck; there was a large crop of wheat
and rye sown which is looking well. The
hay crop was short. but there was alarge
amount of fodder cut and the farmers are
pretty well supplied for winter. A good
many hogs are being marketed with price
lowest it has been for some time. Butter
230; eggs 30c; chickens lOfl‘lZc.

Monmouth 60., Nov. 5.——Potatoes nearly
all marketed with about three-fourths of
a. crop; prices range from 60@80c per bu.
Meadows in fine condition; new seeding
looking unusually good. Wheat and rye
211% good. About one—fourth of a. grain
crop unsold. Principal market stock rais-
ed is dairy cattle and hogs. The average
dairymen keep about 20 cows and the
number of hogs about 40 head. Milk is
selling at 5c per qt., with %c off for
tranSportation. Apples sell- for 75c@$1.25
per bu. Pork at 120 per 1b., dressed. Nice
weather for fall work: about half the corn
husked. Rye 75c; wheat $1.

Crawford Co., Nov. 3.—The rain and
sleet we had the latter part of the past
month reminds us that winter will be
coming again. Farmers are making ready
to put up their fodder by baling out their
hay. Choice hay sells for $12 a ton on
track. Farmers are busy husking corn
by hand. Some. have begun shredding;
farmers are in need of help, hands being
very scarce. The hickory nut yield is
heavier this year than it has been for
many years. There are very few sound
nuts, however, a vast majority of them
being wormy; sound nuts sell for 21/»_@3c
per 1b. A large number of hogs being
fed for market; the price is up to Tl/gc.

Greene Co., Nov. 4.—-Farmers are busy
now with their corn, which is of very
good quality but not up to average in
yield. PotatOes are all dug, not enough
for home use; our organization importing
a carload from Portage county. Plenty
of feed for winter use, although hay lS
advancing. New meadows are fine, clover
the best for several years. Wheat and
rye look good; early sown wheat badly
infested with fiy. Some chickens being
marketed at 110 for hens; springers 12c;
old roosters So; no turkeys to speak of.

Carroll Co., Nov. 5.—The potatoes are
all dug and the crop was very poor. The
meadows, new seeding, wheat and rye,
are in fine condition, as we had plenty of
rain this fall. Most farmers will have
enough feed for their own use. Of the
surplus grain I think there will be more
wheat for sale than any other grain.
There will be much soft corn this fall.
Farmers are just beginning to husk.

Holmes Co., Nov. 4.—Clear and cold,
with plenty of showers. Potatoes 75 per
cent of a crop but nice. Meadows in fair
shape. Wheat and rye are good. Grain on
hand, 30 per cent.

lndlana.
_ Jay Co.—-The potato situation is alarm-
ing; speculators are selling their wares
from the cars at 900 per car. Not only
potatoes but apples. peaches and other
products. Apples sell for 85c@$1; peaches
as high as $2.75 per bu. Meadows are in
fine conditions as we have been having
splendid fall rains. Not washy rains but
gentle soakers which have produced a
fine fall growth, making a fair winter bed
for protection. Wheat and rye seeding
are above the average and in fine condi-
tion. The dry fall extending up into Oc-
tober forced late seeding, thus eScaping
the fly ravages. Farmers are keeping
plenty of feed on hand for use during the
Winter. Some are stocking heavily to
speculate on future good prices. The
greatest amount of fodder in the coun-
ty's history has been stored in barns and
Silos for winter use. About one-third of
small. grain and feeds have been sold but
practically no corn has moved, only by
those that are pushed for money. The
stock being fed consists mostly of cattle.
Hogs and small pigs are being hustled to
market to escape the cholera scare. One
veterinary vaccinated 950 in tWo weeks:
results perfectly satisfactory; 3.000 will
probably pay the county loss from this
diseaSe. Farmers are marketing cats at
35c per bu. Cloverseed $5.50: eggs 34c:
chickens 10c: ducks 8c: turkeys 15c; hay
$13 for timothy: hogs $7.50.
Iowa.

Osceola Co., Nov. 6.—'I‘he potato crop
was fair, yielding all the way from 100
to 150 bu. per acre. Early planted pota-
toes seemed to be the better. Corn husk-
ing well under way; another two weeks
of favorable weather and it will all be
cribbed. A few farmers have shelled and

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Electric Lights Are Cheaper “Than Oil

Fire losses from oil lights cost American farmers millions annually. Yet you can
have saiety With the luxury of electric lights and electric home comforts for less
than you now pay for oil by installing.

A Bissell Electric Light and Power Outfit

The batteries for night. use are charged while your gasoline engine is doing its
daily farm work, making your electric current cost you less than the city man pays.
Our Free Bulletin No. 204 tells all about it. \Vrite for a copy today.

THE F. BISSELL CO.

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It costs money to keep a car over winter in the city. Stylish,
rich people use Electrics during the winter and buy new gasoline
cars in the Spring. You want to buy the last year’s car now and
SAVE over HALF the money. Will furnish photograph and de-
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GRAINS AND SEEDS.

November 11, 1913.
Wheat.—~There was a steady and con-
si:tent development of strength in the
wheat market throughout the past week.
Dealers are of the opinion that the many
factors now operating have taken the
market from the rut and placed it largely
into the hands of the bulls. The govern—
ment crop report just issued merely sub-
stantiates the fact of a bullish situation
in this country, and this news, together
with reports of damage from Argentine,
where the crop is estimated to be 30.000,-
000 bu. short Of a normal yield, and also
small crops in Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary
and other producing countries of Europe,
has caused thOSe needing wheat to bid
for the grain and thus stimulate higher
prices. It is the general belief among
dealers that prices will have a tendency
to advance from now on unless unforeseen
events intervene. One year ago the price
of No. 2 red was 81.07% per bu. Quota-
tions for the week are:
No. 2 No. 1
Red. \Vhite. Dec. May.

 

“'ednesday . . . .94 94 941/2 98%
Thursday ...... 941/2 941/2 95 991/;
h'l‘iday ..... . . . .95 95 951/2 99%
Saturday ...... 95 95 951/; 9913.3,
Monday ........ 951/2 951/2 96 1.0014
Tilefiday ....... 96 96 961/; 1.00%,

Chicago, (Nov. 11).—No. 2 red wheat
961/2c; May 8614c; July 91c per bu.

Corn.—-The cold weather, the govern-
ment report. and the strong tone prevail-
ing in the wheat market were important
factors in strengthening the corn market,
which shows a fractional advance over
the closing values reported a week ago. A
large amount of Michigan corn was caught
in the recent storm. One year ago the
price for No. 3 corn was 611/20 per bu.
Quotations for the week are:

No. 2 No. 2

Mixed Yellow.
“'ednesday . . . . . .......... 741/; 751/;
Thursday ...... 741/2 723%;
Friday ...... 741/2 7:)‘1/55
Saturday ................ 75 36
Monday .......... ......... 75 :6
Tuesday ................ 75 16

 

Chicago, (Nov. 11). No. 2 corn 7269
721.1c; Dec” 6874c: May, 70c; July, 69340.

Oat:.'~In spite of the advances in the
wheat and corn markets, oats have con-
tinued steady throughout the week. There
has been fairly liberal selling by farmers.
One year ago standard oats were quoted
at 333/10 per bu. Quotations for the week

are:

‘ No. 3

Standard. \Vhite.
Wednesday 421/2 42
Thursday 4212 42
Friday . 421,5 42
Saturday .......... 421/2 42
Monday ............... . .. 421/2 42
Tuesday .................. 421/) 42

Chicago, (Nov, 11).——No. 3 white oats,
39(040c: standard 411461141150; Dec., 38c;
IVIay, 4163c.

Beans.—Trade is steady. Considerable
threshing yet to be done. Prices are un-
changed. Immediate and Nov. shipments
are quoted at $1.80; January at $1.85 per
bushel at cmmtry points. .-\t Chicago the
market is higher with pea beans hand—
picked. choice, quoted at $2.25; common
$1.75fw2; red kidneys, choice, $3693.10 per
bushel

Rye—This cereal is steady and quiet.
No. 2 is quoted at 67c per bu.

Barley.—-—At Chicago barley is quoted at
56@80c Der bu.. while Milwaukee quotes
the malting grades at from 6069800.

Cloverseed.—Values rule higher and the
trade is firm. Prime spot is quoted at
Detroit at $8.25 per bu; December, $8.30:
March $8.40. Prime alsike is steady at
$10.50 per bu. At Toledo, December and
March are quoted at $8.55 and prime al-
sike at $10.65.

Alfalfa $eed.—Market is steady, with
prime spot quoted at $7 25 per bu.

Timothy Seed.#Market steady at $2.50
per bu. for prime spot.

 

 

FLOUR ANND FEEDS.

 

Flown—Jobbing lots in % paper sacks
are selling on the Detroit market per 196
lbs; as follows: Best patent. $5.30: sec-
ond, $4.90; straight, $4.50; spring patent,
$5.10: rye fiOur, $4.60 per bbl.

Feed.——In 100-lb. sacks. jobbing lots:
Bran. $25: coarse middlings, $27; fine
middlings, $27; cracked corn, $31; coarse
corn meal, $30: corn and oat chop, $26.50
per ton.

Hay.—A firmer tone prevails in this
market and prices are up 500. Carlots 0n
the track at Detroit are: No. 1 timothy
316504117; standard $15.50@16; No. 2,
814506115; light mixed $15.50fl16; No. 1
mixed $135061”.

Chicago.~#(')fferings light and demand
good with prices steady. Choice timothy
quoted at $186919 per ton; No. 1, $165061)
17.50; No, 2, $156116.

StrawfirDctroitee—Steady. Rye, $8699;
wheat and out straw. $7fii‘750 per ton.

Chicago.»AQiiotable as follows: Rye
$8@9; oat 866176.50; wheat $6636.50.

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.

Butter.—-Despite unsatisfactory condi-
tions at some. points. the butter market
is nominally firm. Top grades appear to
be holding their own and even command-
ing advances in some cases. l‘llgin re-
mains unchanged and the same is true of
the local market with the exception of
best creamcry which is'up 1c. Quotations
are: Extra creameiy 310 per lh: firsts
29o dairy 23c; packing stock 21c per lb.

Elgin.—-—Market firm ’at 31c per 1b.,
which is last week’s quotation.

Chicago—This market shows little life:
supplies are not cleaning up as well as
last week. Considerable difficulty in find-
ing an outlet for under-grade stock and
the effect is seen in slightly lower values
on all grades. Quotations are: Extra
creamery 310; extra firsts 291/2@300; firsts
25@27c; seconds 221/2@23c; ladies 211/2@
22c; packing stock 201/2@20%c per lb.

New York.~The better grades of cream-
ery and dairy are higher. Quotations rule
as follows: Creamery extras 33%(L341éc;
firsts 2864.311/2c; seconds 251/269271/2c; state
dairy, finest 31@311/2c; good to prime 27@
300; common to fair 2361.260; packing 20@
220 as to quality.

Eggs.-—Prospects for a better egg sup-
ply have not been improved by the cold
snap and all markets are unusually firm
and markedly higher. The local quotation
is 30 higher than a week ago. Current
offerings, cases included, quoted at 33¢
per dozen.

Chicago—The demand for fresh stock is
carrying prices upward at a rapid rate,
a rise of 36940 occurring since last week.
Receipts of desirable qualities very light.
Quotations are: Miscellaneous lots. cases
included, 28@33c, according to quality;
do cases returned, 271/261321/2c; ordinary
firsts 3069320; firsts 331é@34c; refrigerator

stock in fair demand at 26c fer April-

firsts.

New York—Famine prices prevail in
this market. the advance on good quality
stock since this time last week being 8@
100. Quotations: Fresh gathered extras
45@48c; extra firsts 42((1344c; firsts 3961410;
western gathered whites, 4569580 per doz.

Poultry. The recent glut in the local
market has served to check shipments
and conditions are improving. Hens are
still lower than a week ago, while geese
and turkeys show a good advance. Quo-
tations: Live—Springs 12%.(013c; hens,
111/26712c: No. 2 hens 960100; old roosters
961710c; turkeys 19fir20c; geese 14617141/20;
ducks 1541160

Chicagow'l‘his market is steadier. due
to the feeling that more moderate receipts
may be looked for from now on. No price
changes of consequence. Quotations on
live are: Turkeys. good weight, 16c: oth-
ers 12c; fowls. general run. 101/2c; spring
chickens 121/90: ducks 11((Il3c: geese 8@
13c; guinea hens $56117 per dozen.

Cheese.—Market rather quiet. values
unchanged. Wholesale lots, Michigan flats
156115140; New York flats, 17411171/gc: brick
cream, 17617171120: limburger. 14%fiD15c.

Veal.—Rather scarce in the local mar—
ket. Demand moderate. Quotations are:
Fancy 13(11‘131/2c per lb; common 10111110

Cliir-ago.~—'.l‘i‘:ide quiet; receipts light
and supplies well cleaned up. Quoted as
follows: Good to choice 906F110 lbs., 14@
141/30; fair to good 6041‘90 lbs., 111/2fr113l/QC.

 

FRUITSWAND VEGETABLES.

 

Apples.—Trade is firm at steady prices.
QuotationS: Snow $4694.50; Spy $3.50@
3.75; Greening $3.506‘c3.75; King $3.50fl4;
Twenty—ounce $3.50@3.75 per bbl; No. 2,
$1.75@2.25 per bbl; bulk 5312561150 per
cwt. At Chicago there is a firmer feel-
ing for all classes of offerings. Values
rule from $2.50fii5.25 per bbl. No. 1 Jon-
athan’s selling best; Spies are $2.75@4;
Baldwins $3673.50.

Pears —Kiefers, 75cfili$1 per bushel.

Potatoes.»~The cold weather has dimin-
ished receipts and strengthened the mar-
ket but prices as yet have not changed.
Quotations are as follows: In bulk
60((I‘l7Oc per bushel: in sacks 6561'l75c per
bu. At Chicago the receipts are about
equal to requirements, and market re-
mains steady at last week’s prices. Mich-
igan stock is going at 70613750.

Cabbage.~Steady at last week’s figures.
Good quality quoted at $2692.25 per bbl.
The demand is fair at Chicago with offer—
ings fairly liberal. Quotations range from
$1.25@1.50 per bbl.

PRICES ON DETROIT EASTERN MAR-
KET.

 

On account of cold and storm. market
was small Tuesday and competition for
offerings gave dealing a strong tone. Po-
tatoes went fast at 900 for the ordinary
offerings. Apples had a good sale with
values ruling from 75c@$1.65. the latter
price being for hand-picked Spies. Cab-
bage scarce at 5061160c per bu; onions,
$1.75. No hay was to be seen and the
prices for loose timothy range from $15
@18 per ton. ' '

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The blizzard and cold weatherzstoppecl
bue'incss entirely 0n the city market on
Monday morning. There were no'farmers
or gardeners in sight. The egg market
is higher, dealers paying 32W34c for fresh
stock. The butter market holds steady.
with dairy quoted at 23c. Potatoes con-
tlnue at 65fll70c and reports from Cadillac
and loading stations up the state indicate
a free movement from farmers’ hands
with prices around 55c. Apples range
from 85c01_$1.25. Hay is somewhat highe“.
the farmers reporting sales at 318((122.
Live fowls continue at 941100: ducks at
12Wl4c: turkeys l4fii16c. with dressed
stock 2c higher. “'heat is worth 90c;
corn 74c; oats 40c; rye 58c: beans $1.70.

THE LIVEflsToCK MARKETS.

November 10, 1913.
Buffalo. -
(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,
New York Central Stock Yards,
East Buffalo. New York).

“71th 265 cars of cattle on our market
today and the worst storm of the autumn
smison. the cattle market remained steady
with last Monday. in fact. quality consid-
ered. cattle weighing from 1200 lbs. and
up. sold fully steady and the handy
butcher cattle, both steer and female
stuff, sold strong,to 10c higher.’ At the
close there were possibly 20 cars unsold,

in the way of odds and. ends and unde-
si-rable stuff.

.VVe quote as follows: Choice to prime
heavy native cattle, $8.50‘@8.75; anything
strictly prime and corn fed would bring
90 or more; best shipping steers, Canada,
$8608.25; fair to good weight steers, $7.35
@760; fair to good shipping steers, $7.25
@750; plain weighty steers, $7@7.35;
choice to fancy yearlings, 38.506179; good
yearlings, $7.75@8.25; best handy weight
butcher cattle, $7.75@8.25; heivy fancy
fat cows, $6606.50; choice to prime fat
cows, $5.50@5.75; good butcher cows. $5.25
@550; common to good cutters, $4@4.25;
canners, $3.50(a‘3.90; prime to fancy heif-
ers, $7.50@8; best heiferS, $6.75@7; medi-
um to good heifers. $6@6.50; best feeders,
$665657; fair to good do, $6@6.25; best
stockers, $6.25@6.75; good do. $5.75@6.25;
common (10, $4.75@5; best butcher bulls,
$6.25@6.75; bologna bulls, $5.75(gl6.25;
stock bulls, $5615.75; best milkers and
springers, $75@100; mediums to good, $45
«060.

Owing to the light receipts of hogs all
over the COuntry today, due chiefly to
weather conditions, our market was con-
siderably higher than the close of Satur-
day. especially on light hogs. Pigs and
yorkers sold 256400 higher and other
grades 1044715c higher. Bulk of all weights
$8.50, a few selected $8.55; roughs $7.50@
7.75; stags $7@7.50. The close of the
trade was strong and the outlook appears
good for the near future.

The sheep and lamb market was active
today; prices 20c higher on lambs than
the close of last week. Most of the choice
lambs selling from 31775622780. Look for
shade lower prices on lambs the last of
the week with moderate receipts.

\Ve quote: Choice lambs, $7.75fi'7.80;
cull to fair, $5.50@7.60; yearlings, $5.25@
6.25; bucks, $3693.50: wethers, $5425.25;
handy ewes, $4.40@4.65; heaVy ewes. $4.25
((04.35; cull sheep. $3fl3.50; veals, choice
to extra, $11.50@12; fair to good, $10@11;
heavy calves, $550628.

Chicago.
November 10, 1913.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Received today ...... 20.000 32.000 30.000
Same day laSt year..2],643 32.622 60.770
Received last week..62.486 147,870 196.209
Same week last year.52.289 92.038 131.956

This week opens with a moderate cattle
supply for Monday, and there is a fairly
large. demand at steady to better prices.
steers. of quality and butcher stock selling
largely a dime higher. As usual, demand
centers on fat light-weight cattle, heavy
beeves being neglected. Hogs took a quick
upward turn of 15c, selling at 21575070825,
Hogs received last week averaged lower
than for a long period. 205 lbs. being the
average, comparing with 211 lbs. one year
ago. 203 lbs. two years ago, 233 lbs. three
years ago and 223 lbs. four years ago.
Sheep and lambs open the week with fat

stock extremely scarce and 1061.20c -high-,

er, choice lambs selling up to $7.90. Range
old ewes. thin range lambs of light
weight and ordinary fed flocks predomi-
nated.

Cattle opened the past week with a run
of 22.012 head on Monday and an average
advance of 10(lll5c, while many stocker
and feeder sales showed advances of 15(0)
25c. This improvement brought out a
\Vedneb‘day run of 25.596 head. and there
was a prompt decline of NO 25c, followed
by a further decline on Thursday. Late
in the week cattle sold lBflMOc lower than
a week earlier, heavy lots suffering much
more than fat light weights. The bulk of
the beef steers offered during the week
crossed the scales at $7.75 (1925. with the
common to fair light-weight gxassy lots
taken at $6.75fi8 and the better class of
weighty cattle at $9619.25. The choicer
class of little yearlings brought $9699.85.
the top price breaking former light high
records for the year. Fair and medium
steers brOught $8.05@8.45 and good kinds
$8.50@8.95, while butcher lots of cows and
heiferssold at $4.75fl8.25, a few heifers
of extra quality going at $8.50fd‘9.65. Cut-
ters sold at $4.15@4.70, canners at $3.25
W410 and hulls at $4.75fi7‘7.65. The stock-
er and feeder traffic was only moderate
at times and good at others, governed by
the course of prices. stock steers selling
at 9549061750. feeders at $6636.85 and
stock and feeding cows and heifers at
3150626315. There was an active and
higher calf market, coarse heavy to prime
light vealers going at $4.50@11.40. Milch

cows had a fair sale at $60@100 per heady

A feature ,of the beef‘ cattle trade of es-

.pecial importaiiCe .was the marked pref-.

erence3 shown by slaughterer’s'dor fat
yearlings. these far outselling the heavier
beeves. ‘ r ' ' ' ‘ *

Hogs made'a low-water mark last Week'

by selling off to the lowest figures record-
ed since February, receiptshere and else-
where l)ei{ng on a generous sca’le,‘while
eastern shippers failed3niost of the time
to buy very freely. There was a rally af—
ter early sensational breaks. and the opin-
ion was expressed that the markct had
seen its worst, but this is doubtful. A
prominent packer gave out an extremely
bearish view, and this was widely circu-
lated. Hogs of heavy weight continued
to form but a' small percentage of the of-
ferings, and‘this naturally caused them
to sell much higher than the lighter
weights, the best prices being realized on
lots averaging 213 to 285 lbs. Pigs com-
prised a large proportion of the daily of—
ferings and sold at a big discount, despite
the extremely large demand for fresh pig
pork everywhere ,. ' '

Sheep and lambs opened at lower
prices last week on a Monday run of
49.190 head. but had good‘rallies on sub-
sequent days, as the offerings decreased.
Market clOSed 10((225c higher for fat stock
than a week earlier. with Saturday quo—
tations as follows: Lambs $5.50@7.75;
yearlings 3535617640; wethers $4.35@5.30;

ewes $3fi4.605 bucks $350614: breeding»

ewes $4.25‘fil550: feeding lambs $5@6.65;
feeding yearlings $4.50W550: feeding
wethers $4@4.60; feeding ewes $3@3.75.‘ ‘

CROP AND MARKET. NOTES.

 

(Continued frOm page 453).
marketed new corn at 55@57c per bUShel
and grain buyers say it is dry. Meadows
are dead._ Cattle are getting the run of
the stalks now. Not any cattle feeding
done to speak of; not enough hogs left
to follow them to make feeding a paying
venture and besides corn is high in price.
Not much grain sold; oats 32c; barley
55c; wheat 73c; butter-fat 300; eeggs 23c;
potatoes 55c.

Missouri.

Barton 00., Nov. 4.—Pastures are still
good. “'heat and rye have made a fine
start with just about enough rain to keep
ground in good shape. Corn fodder will be
the principal rough feed here and will be
shredded mostly. Corn is light and a
poor quality. No corn being put on the
market. \Yheat 82c; oats 450; potatoes
from the north are selling from the car at
80c. Home—grown sweet potatoes $1.25
per bu; they made one-fourth of a crop.
Butter-fat 280; eggs 25c.

South Dakota.

Deuel Co, Nov. 4.——-Potatoes good, some
froze in the ground; most farmers have
some to sell in the spring. Meadows are
good; new seeding good stand. Not much
winter wheat or rye seeded: quite a lit-
tle surplus grain on hand 'yet. Not much
Stock for feed, only a few hogs. Some
farmers selling barley, price from 406.5550
21. bu. Not much wheat sold yet. price
only around 570 a bu. No oats sold. Had
a little snow last week: all gone now.
Started plowing again this morning.
Threshing all done. Large amount of feed
on hand.

Charles Mix 00., Nov. 5.—Weather is
fine and dry. Corn abmit all husked; no
potatoes on accorint of drought; not
much winter grain raised in this county;
alfalfa the only tame grass raised here.
Enough rough feed to carry stock through
winter. Not much stock feeding this win—
ter on account of poor corn crop: elevator
prices as follows: \\'heat 75c; corn 60c;
oats 45c; flax $1.15; barley 55c; butter,
dairy, 25c: eggs 22c: hogs. live $7.25; live
stock sells high. Milch cows sell for $60
{a 80. A car of potatoes has been shipped
in and selling at $1 per bu.

MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.

 

“meats—The final estimated yield of
wheat in the state is 15.73. in the south-
ernflcounties 15.70, in the central counties
16.5», in the nmthern counties 15.80 and
in the upper peninsula 24.92‘bushels per
acre. The estimated total yield for the
state is 12,121.491 bushels. The condition
of growing wheat as compared with an
average pel- cent is 95 in the state and
southern counties. 97 in the. central coun-
ties, 94 in the northern counties and 98 in
the upper peninsula.

.The ~total-number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in October at 89
ilouring mills is 152,707 and at 82 elevators
and to grain dealers 81,965. or a, total of
234.672 bushels. Of this amount 168,603
bushels were marketed in the southern
four tiers of counties, 48.473 in the central
counties, and 17.596 in the northern coun-
ties and upper peninsula.

The estimated total number of bushels
of wheat marketed in the three months,
August-October, is 2.250.000.

Forty—nine mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat marketed in Oc—
tober.

Corn—The estimated average yield per
acre of corn in bushels is 31.54 in the
state, 30.42 in the southern counties. 36.63
in the central counties 31.08 in the north—
ern counties and 36.22 in the upper pe-
ninsula. I

Cloverseed.—The per cent of acreage of

cloverseed harvested as compared With
the previous year is 103 in the state and
southern counties. 105 in the central coun-
tich'. 102 in the northern counties and 109
in the upper peninsula.
. The average yield per acre in bushels
is 1.68 in the state, 1.49 in the southern
counties, 1.80 in the central counties, 23‘
in the northern counties and 4.00 in the
upper peninsula.

_ReanS.———The final estimated average.
yield per acre in bushels is 11.63 in the
state, 10.57 in the southern counties. 12.49
in the central counties, 13.53 in the north-
ern counties and 15.07 in the upper pe-
ninsula.

'I’otatoes.—The estimated average yield
per acre in bushels is 92.12 in" the state.
77.09 in the southern counties. 107.10 in
the central counties, 93.00 in the northern
colunties and 166.31 in the upper penin-
sua. .. ‘ ’

Live Stork—The aVerage condition in
the state of horses and cattle is 97, sheep
96 and hogs 94 ~ ‘

'3 E?
u Q3 "gm 0)
5‘3 “ ”a 359
Farm Products. ES (-3.: '3‘ =12
w 1'“ "" ’2 E ' J?
:I. J O 5 ... "‘
71444 ' i Q) 5
,v_ \ Fir-Q w 2.9

“'heat 770,586 12,121,491 15.73
Corn ..........1,696.556 53,513,088 31.54
Oats ...........1,510.596 44,384,119 29,38
Barley ......... 82.955 . 2,045,360 24.66
Rye ........... 380,491 5,133,182 13.49
Buckwheat 61,702 583,060 13.83
Potatoes ....... 356,586 32,848.040 92.12
Beans ......... 424,230 4.932.621 11.63
Peas . . 64,086 1.194.445 18.64
Cloverseed . . . . 139,820 234.898 1.68
Apples ......... 227,635 19,356,039 85.03
Peaches . . 23.254 2,438,315 104.86
Pears . . . . . . . . . 9,092 760,578 83.65
Plums . . . . . . . . 3,720 335,462 90.18
Cherries . . . . . . . 7,601 953,616 125.46
Strawberries .. 8,434 406,460 48.19
RasDberries and .

blackberries . 9,086 516,541 56.85
Tons. Tons.

 

 

 

 

Sugar beets 78.781
Hay and forage 2,236,784

757,511 9.62
2,183,817 0.98

 

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' NOV. 15. 1913.

U":

THIS ls'THE'FlRST EDITION.

 

In tne'ti‘r'st edition the Detroit Live
Stock Markets. are reports of last week;
all other markets are right up to date.
Thursday’s Detroit Live Stock markets
are given in the" last edition. 'The first
edition is mailed Thursday, the last edi-
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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday’s Market.
November 6, 1913.
Cattle.

Stockers and feeders
lower

 

Receipts, 1470.,
steady; all other grades 10@15c
than last week.

We quote: Best steers and heifers, $7.50
@8; steers and heifers, 1000 to 1200, $7@
7.25; do. 800 to 1000, $6.50@7; do. that
are fat, 500 to 700. $5.25@5.90; choice fat
cows, $5.75; good do. $5.25@5.50; common
do, $4.25@4.75; canners, $3@‘4; choice
heavy bulls, $6.25@6.40; fair to good bo-
lognas, bulls, $5.50@6; stock bulls, $5@
5.25; choice feeding steers, 800 to 1000.
$6.75@7.25; fair do, 800 to 1000, $6@6.50:
choice stockers, 500 to 700, $6.50@6.75; fair
Stockers, 500 to 700, $5.75@6.25; stock
heifers, $5@6; milkers, large, young. me—
dium age, $70@85; common milkers, $40
@60.

Spicer & R. sold Bartley 26 feeders av
924 at $7.05; to Townsend 15 do av 985 at
$7; to Newton B.-Co. 10 butchers av 855
at $6.25, 11 do av 871 at $6.25, 4 do av
1080 at $6.10; to Breitenbeck 2 cows av
890 at $4.50, 1 bull weighing 1070 at $6;
to Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow weighing 1000
at $5, 3 do av 873 at $3.75; to Breitenbeck
1 bull weighing 920 at $5.50; to Sullivan
P. Co. 19 steers av 1020 at $7, 2 do av

950 at $6.50.

Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 1 bull
weighing 1240 at $6.15, 2 do av 1560 at
$6.25; to Kull 2 do av 735 at $5.50; to
Newton B, Co. 1 cow weighing 940 at
$3.50, 3 steers av 893 at $7, 1 do Weigh-
ing 640 at $5.50. 30 butchers av 945 at
$6.85, 13 do av 980 at $6.85, 2 steers av

1090 at $6, 3 butchers av 870 at $6.50, 1 $7

heifer weighing 530 at $6.50; to Breiten-
beck 3 cows av 933 at $4, 3 do av 1053 at
$4; to Bowersox 1 bull weighing 800 at
$5.50; to Applebaum 4 cows av 842 at $5;
to Bresnahan 9 heifers av 614 at $5.75; to
Kull 4 bulls av 630 at $5; to VVohlmer 13
steers av 964 at $7; to Mich. B. Co. 7
cows av 1096 at $5.25, 4 do av 980 at $5.75,
5 heifers av 840 at $6.25; to Bowersox 10
feetggrs av 780 at $6.30, 4 stockers av 627
at . .

Bishop, B. & H. sold Teggerdine 3
stockers av 607 at $6.25. 22 do av 668 at
$6.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 6 steers av 930
at $6.60, 8 do av 775 at $6.60. 1 bull
weighing 850 at $5, 4 cows av 950 at $4.50,
3 do av 897 at $4.25; to Bresnahan 18
heifers av 595 at $5.65; to Bartley 20
feeders av 1009 at $7; to Carey 11 do av
1013 at $7; to Parker, \V. & Co. 8 butch-
crs av 871 at $6.75, 21 do av 684 at $6, 14
do av 1051 at $6.75; to Applebaum 2 cows
av 955 at $5.50, 3 do av 780 at $4.25; to
Newton B. Co. 5 do av 710 at $3. 1 bull
weighing 930 at $5.50. 11 butchers av 776
at $5.50, 9 cows av 900 at $4. 1 heifer
weighing 740 at $6.25; to Brown 15 stock-
ers av 575 at $5.50; to Mich. B. CO. 1 bull
weighing 1280 at $6; to Bowersox 5 feed-
ers av 832 at $6.25; to Brown 12 stockers
av 508 at $5.40; to Kull 4 steers av 830 at
$6.75: to Hammond. S. & Co. 1 bull
weighing 1930 at $6.50. 3 cows av 907 at
$3.75, 3 do av 880 at $4_ 1 bull weighing
520 at $5.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 cows av
960 at $4.25; to Taggerden 4 stockers av
592 at $6.25; to Hirschleman 3 steers av
650 at $5, 17‘ heifers av 608 at $580; to
Newton B. Co. 3 cows av 893 at $3.50.

ROe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 9
butchers av 980 at $6.50, 3 cows av 950 at
$5, 1 do weighing 900 at $4; to Breitenbeck
2 bulls av 955 at $5.50; to Mich. B. (‘0.
2 do av 1125 at $6: to Hammond. S. &
Co. 3 cows av 760 at $3.75. 2 do av 980 at
$5: to Rymal 20 feedes av 934 at $6.75; to
Applebaum 4 cows av 830 at $4.75; to
Rattk0wsky 9 cows av 900 at $5, 3 do av
980 at $5, 1 do weighing 780 at $4. 6 do
nv 993 at $5, 4 do av 942 at $4.75; to
Kamman B. Co. 9 butchers av 840 at
$6.40, 1 do weighing 680 at $5.25; to V’Vatts
12 stockers av 550 at $5.75, 4 do av 635
at $6.25.

Veal Calves.

Receipts, 493. Market steady.
311; others $7@10.50.

Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 2
av 145 at $10.50, 14 av 140 at $10.25. 2 av
140 at $10.50, 4 av 175 at $11; to Goose 8

Best,

av 140 at $10.75; to Thompson Bros. 6 aV'

125 at $10.35.

ROe Com. Co. sold Nagle P, Co. 6 av
170 at $11. 7 av 135 at $8.

Haley & M. sold Parker. \V. & Co. 8
av 55 at $11. 3} av 175 at $11, 2 av 155 at
$11, 4 av 155 at $11; to GOOFe 6 av 215 at
$7. 2 av 275 at $7, 1 weighing 130 at $11.

Bishop. B. & H. sold Parker. W. & Co.
11 av 150 at $11; to Applebaum 2 av 105
at $8. 1 weighing 200 at $9, 1 weighing
140 at $11. 2 av 225 at $8; to Goose 2 av
150 at $6.50. 3 av 180 at $10; to Newton
B. Co. 8 av 150 at $11. 10 av 160 at $9.75;
to Sullivan P. Co. 6 av 135 at $10.50. 6 av
250 at $7. 2 av 160 at $11: to Nagle P. CO,
19 av 150 at $10, 1 weighing 170 at $11:
to McGuire 14 av 160 at $11. 14 av 140 at
$10.75; to Burnstine 3 av 160 at $11. 7 av
150 at $10.50. 4 av 155 at $11. 5 av 160 at
$10.50; to Goose 8 av 140 at $11. 3 av 150
at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 2 av 130 at $8.50,
5 av 160 at $10.50, 5 av 150 at $10.

’ Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts. 9450. Market steady with last
week; 10@15c higher than Wednesday;
heavy grades dull. Best lambs, $7; fair
to good lambs. $6.50@6.75: light to com-
mon lambs. 3550613625; fair to good sheep,
$4624.40; culls and common, $2.75@3.25.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co.
110 lambs av 70 at $6.75. 32 sheep av 105
at $3.75, 9 lambs av 55 at $6. 22 sheep av
80 at $3.25, 50 do av 95 at $3.50; to Ham-

 

THE MICHIGAN FAR'MER

mond, S. 8: Co. 86 do av 110 at $4.26. 20
do av 95 at $3.25, 13 lambs av 55 at at
$5.75, 38 sheep av 130 at $4.25, 29 lambs
av 48 at $5.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 16 do
av 50 at $5. 36 do av 52 at $5.25, 25 sheep
av 90 at $4, 20 do av 110 at $4.25, 15
lambs av 48 at $5.75; to Nagle P. CO. 64
do av 65 at $6.50,' 54 d0 av 75 at $6.75, 50
sheep av 117 at $4.25, 947 lambs av 76 at
$6.75, 51 do av 63 at $6.50. 74 do av 63 at
$6.65. 100 do av 68 at $6.65, 119 sheep av
1.00 at $3.50, 121 do av 105 at $4.20. 33 do
av 110 at $3.35, 95 lambs av 85 at $6.60,
91 do av 80 at $6.85; to Thompson Bros.
34 sheep av 115 at $3.85, 9 do av 100 at
$3; to Freeman 133 feeders av 50 at $5.75;
to Applebaum 27 sheep av '100 at $4; to
Sullivan P. Co. 47 lambs av 75 at $6.75;
to Nagle P. Co. 18 do av 70 at $6.60; to
Kull 40 do av 73 at $6.50; to Hammond, S.
& Co. 71 sheep av 115 at $4.25, 20 lambs
av 57 at $6. 19 sheep av 100 at $3.75.

Haley & M. sold Newton B. Co. 4 sheep
av 90 at $3.50, 27 do av 110 at $4; to
Mich. B. Co. 121 lambs av 78 at $6.85, 49
do av 70 at $6.50. 18 do av 55 at $6. 44
do av 55 at $6, 72 sheep av 100 at $4, 11
do av 87 at $4. 11 do av 105 at $4.25; to
Parker, W. & Co. 12 lambs av 75 at $6.85.
8 do av 65 at $6.75. 35 do av 65 at $6.65.
33 do av 60 at $6.50, 41 sheep av 105 at
$4.25. 141 lambs av 70 at $6.85.

Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle. P. Co. 17
Sheep av 115 at $4, 75 lambs av 83 at
$6.50; to Mich. B. Co. 101‘ do av 70 at
$6.75. 16 sheep av 90 at $3.50.

Spicer & R. sold (‘ostelln 12 lambs av
50 at $6.25, 13 do av 75 tat-$5.50. 48 do av
60 at $6.25; to Parker. TV. & Co. 19 do
av 80 at $6.90: to Hammond. S. & Co.
20 Sheep av 108 :it $3.60, 16 do av 90 at
$3.50, 78 do av 90 at $4: to Thompson
Bros. 16 lambs av 65 at $6.60; to Parker.
W, & Co. 8 do av 65 at $6.50. 6 sheep av
95 at $3.25, 5 do av 120 at $4. 20 do av
80 at $4.15. 13 lambs av 60 at $6.50: to
Nagle P. Co. 21 lambs av 60 at $6.25, 149
do av 75 at $6.75.

Hogs.

Receipts, 9738, Nothing doing at noon:
pr‘ces ruled from 30€1l40c lower than last
week.

Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 725
av 190 at $7.65, 235 av 200 at $7.70.

Haley & M. sold Parker_ W. & Co. 850
av 190 at $7.65.
Spicer & R.
Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, S. &
Co. 5510 av 190 at $7.65, 350 av 210 at
$7.60, 460 av 195 at $7.70.

Friday’s Market.
November 7, 1913.

sold same 1210 av 190 at

Cattle.
Receipts this week, 1923; last week,
2085; market steady.

We quote: BeFt steers and heifers,
$750618; steers and heifers. 1000 to 1200.
$6.75@7; do that are fat, 500 to 700. $5.50

6.25; choice fat cows. $6;g00d do, $5.25@
575; common cows, $4 25614.50; canners,

$2.50@3.60: choice heavy bulls, $6.25@6.50;
fair to good bolognas, bulls, $575616; stock
bulls, $450605; choice feeding steers, 800
to 1000, $6.75@7; fair do, 800 to 1000, $6.25

€76.50; choice stockers, 500 to 700, $660
6.50; fair stockers, 500 to 700. $550606;
stock heifers, $4.50@5; milkers, large,
young. medium age. $8061‘100; common
milkers. $406150.

Veal Calves.

Receipts this wcck, 676; last week, 756;

market steady. Best, $11; others, $7@

10.50.
Sheep and Lambs. '
Receipts this week. 12,215; last week.
9710; market steady. Best lambs, $6.75er
7; fair to good lambs, $6.50@6.65; light to

common lambs. $525626; fair to good
sheep. $3.75@4.25; culls and common,

3525001325.

Hogs. ..
Receipts this week. 12,930; last week.
12.289; market 10c higher.
Range of prices: Light to good butch-
ers, $7.80; pigs, $7@7.50; light yorkers,
$7.75@7.80; heavy, $7.75@7.80.

 

 

As cold winter weather approaches
there is a wide-spread movement upon
the part of stockmen owning cattle to
hurry such stock to market as they do
not care, to retain during the winter sea-
son. and this explains some (if the recent
heavy runs in the Chicago market. 33.545
head having been unloaded there on Mon-
day, Oct. 27. At such a time as this.
when the consumption of beef everywhere
is seriouSly lessened by its great dearneSS.
it is obvious that such extremely large
receipts of cattle cannot fail to have a
very depressing influence on values. and
this run brought about a. sudden fall of
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bulls and feeders, participating.

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No need to ruin your
eyes with poor light. Enjoy
-Jel'y evening. Read, study. play.
sew, etc., under light that‘s clearer nnd

brighter yet more natural, more eye—resting than
electricity, gas or acetylene. You can have such
slglitrsaving light—300 candle power—in any
room at only 1-3 cent an hour. Just write us
for full particulars about.

LCOLE MAN LAMPS

nd Hollow-wire Lighting Systems. Now used in
every country. Guaranteed for 5 years. Can’t spill,
can‘t smell. can't smoke, can’t clog up, can’t break. -
can t blow out, can’t explode. 2
. night. Fill only once a week, clean only once a year.
y to install in less than one day. One per-
son wanted in every community to put in spare
evenings this winter showin Coleman Lamps
to friends and neighbors. ood pay. Write
t once for special offer to agents. ‘

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22! fl. (moi- Avc. Wichita. KI“...
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furnish good reference. Good stock and grain farm
In Newton County. Northwestern Indiana. 50 miles
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1. A. Illulglfilicllzmsgufficgfilg.’ Ind.

A natural fertilizer for soils deficient
in Phosphorus. Write for free book-
let A-11 and delivered prices.

Robin Jones Phosphale 00., Nashville. Tenn.
Michigan White Cedar

FENCE POSTS

GEORGE M. CHANDLER. Onnway. Mich.

LOOK HEIIEI Ila you wanl a BIG MARKER?

I will cut your name neatly on Brass (one inch let-
ters) and send to any address. postpaid. on receipt
of 25 cents. if more than 10 letters in name 2 cents
for each letter extra. Send all orders to

A. H. BRAUNLICH. Ida. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

The Largest and Best Line oi

SHEPHERD PLAID SKIRTS

Delivered to your door by parcel post prepaid at
manufacturer‘s prices. Skirts well made and guar-
anteed in every particular. A light weight skirt for
$2.50: heavy weight $3. Exactly the some as retail
for $5 and $6. Money back if not. perfectly satisfied.
Send at once for free samples of goods to select
from and blanks for measurement.
THE DETROIT SKIRT WORKS.
601-502 Hodgoo Bldg" Detroit. Mlchlnln.

WeWaniHAY&.SlliAW

. We get the top price on consignments, make
liberal advancements and prompt remlttances.

Daniel McCalirey’s Sons Co.
PITTSBURG, PA.

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for car loads. The E. L. Richmond 00., Detroit.

HAY Potatoes. Annlafl. We pav highest. market. price
Mich.

Responsible representatives wanted.

——Wa are paying 5 cents above the
FARMERS Ofllcial Detroit Market for new-
lnid eggs shipped direct tone by express. Write us

for information. It. will pay you. American Butter
& Cheese 00.. 31-33 Griswold BL. Detroit. Mich.

FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR FARM

A stock of Boots and Shoes. $4000 stock. Repair shop
which pays the rent. 0. V. PRATT. Homer. MICK

NEW JERSEY FARMS 11323130433333:

Oomp'e Farm Agency, 147 E. State St... Trenton.N. J.

 

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——entirely enclosed with woven
2100-110“? Ranch wire fence. $10,000 worth
buildings. line soil. living stream of water. lots of
speckled trout, sold 810.000 worth of cattle tromgranch
last. month. Hundred head yet. to winter. BIG
BARGAIN, $25 per acre. will take another good farm
in exchange for one-half value of this.
GBEENOUGH 8: BRAINICRI).Vaasnr. Michigan

' and unim raved lands in Delaware.
FOIIII. Farms diversifle farming live stock. de-
licious fruits and ideal homes. Il'or information

address. State Board of Agriculture. Dover. Delaware.

FARMS—5084mm dairy farm. 2 miles north
of Ann Arbor. 480-acre stock farm.
4milcs from Lansing). Several cmaller farms near
Lansing. Adress J. . TOWAR. East. Lansing. Mich.

BUY A FARM-In Montcalm or Kent County

where it. pays to farm. All sizes
and rices. Come and see for yourself. MICHIGAN
FAR HUME COMPANY, Greenville. Michigan.

CASH FOR YOUR FARM

I bring buyers and sellers to ether. Write me if
$011 wanttobuy, sell or trade. .etnblished 1881. Frank
. Cleveland. 948. Adams Express Bldg. Chicago, Ill.

 

 

 

MICHIGAN FARMING LANDS

Near Saginaw and Bay City. in Gladwin and Midland
Counties. Low prices: Easy terms; Clear title. Write
for maps and particulars. STAFFELD BROTHERS.
L5 Merrill Bullding. Saginaw, (W. 8.). Michigan.

MIIIHIGAN FARMS and FARM LANDS

For sale or trade; reliable information furnished on
any part of state. If you wish to buy. Boll or trade.

will? J. I]. BUTTEHFIELD, 521 Hammond Bldg, Dolrill

2500 ACRES cut. over hard wood land near
Rose City. Mich..on I). & M.R.R.espocially
adapted for stock and fruit raising. Address,
JACOB SCHWARTZ. Salinaw. Michigan.

FARM FOR SALERZ‘ihifiifi;

00.. near Dexter. Good buildings, well fenced. good
water. the very best. of land. Must. be sold to close an
estate; Inquire of J. A. Gallagher. Administrator,
1569 West Gd. Blvd. Detroit. Mich. Phone VVaI. 3069 R.

 

 

 

—-75 acres timber. balance cleared. well
545 Acres watered. 10-room house. eight-room
house. large barn and out. building. 260 acres flat
meadow land, 210 acres fine pasture. .11 mile to school.
must. no quick. S4800 gets it. IIALL'S FARM
AGENCY. Owego. Tiogn (70.. New York.

The Western Michigan Story

You have heard of the land where the fruit
with flavor grows and are desirous of knowing
more about the many Opportunities for all who
are willing to work. Write today for a copy of
the new magazine which will give you all
the facts. Address.

Western Michigan Development Bureau
Traverse City. - Michigan.

McClure - Stevens Land Co.

Successors to A .1 Stevens A Co. Established 1883.
Farm, Fruit and Stock Lands We own 20,000 acres of choice
unimproved lands in (iladwin and Clare counties. Sold on
any payments. interest 6 percent. Write for information.

 

 

 

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the use of a Hercules Stump Puller.
Bumper crops instead of stumps Big
money in place of taxes. $1,200 from 40
acres the first year—$750 in extra crops
every year after. Get the catalog of the

Hercules

Genuine Steel

Sytump Puller

on can clear an acre

of stumps a day. 30 da s’
free trial. Guarantee 3
years. Special introduc~
tory price proposition.
Write todaz‘ for
big free ca log.
HERCULES IFG. CO.
I" 22nd St-
Center-ville.
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The American Rueh to\

To Th. selllfll‘ Weetern Canada la here-elm-
Free Homestead: ’"“‘°

new
Districts of Manitoba. Saskat-
chewan and Alberta. there are
thousands of Free Honiesteads
left. which to the man niaklng
entry in 3 years’ time will be
worth from 020 to 025 per acre.
These lands are well adapted to
grain growing and cattle raising.

Excellent Railway Facilities
In many cases the railways in
Canada have been built in ad.
vance of settlement. and in a short time
there will not be a settler who need be
more than ten or twelve miles from a line
of railway. Railway Rates are regulated
by Government Commission.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The Ameri-
can Settler is at home in Western Canada.
, lie is not a stranger in a strange land,
having nearly a million of his own people
already settled there. If you desire to
know why the condition of the Canadian
Settler is so prosperous write to any or
the Canadian Government Agents and
send for literature. rates. &c.. to

M. V. McInnes
176 Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, Mich.

or address -fiupt. of Immingation.
Ottawa. Canada.

     
    
     

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grown. there is a place for a Stove: Alfalfa & Kaflir
Corn Grinder.

This machine can be used in nearly every section
of the United States. It Will cut and grind the
fodder mentioned above ______________._
and with thiscan be ground I
dry ear corn or shelled
grains independently or
mixed with the hay so that
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We build a full line of
Feedmillo and Samson
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Send tor catalog.

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Use an Eclipse Sprag Pump.
Used by the U. S. cpart- -
ment of Agriculture. Its ‘
construction is perfect.
Illustrated catalogue free.
Merrill & Morley Mfg. Co.
Sletien B lenien Illrhar. Mich.

Eclipse Spray Pump

Maple Syrup Makers,

The experience of thousands proves the

Champion Evaporator

The best for quality of syrup
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stating number of 5
trees you tap.

Champion

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Pulverized Lime Rock

We can ship in carioad lots in two days after order
is received from Mulkegon and Benton Harbor.

Write for prices direct to you.

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THE. MICHIGAN FARMER

  

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HOW THE SULZER LAW WORKED
THIS YEAR.

 

This law, effective last July, was hailed
with great delight by all connected with
the apple business. It was said to be a.
remedy for all the evils of packing ap-
ples, and there are plenty of evils in the
apple packing business. It was also said
that the buyers would demand Sulzer law
pack and therefore, to sell to advantage,
the grower would have to pack according
to this law.

The results, so far as the past season
is concerned, have been disappointing.
The growers, packers and even the buy-
ers failed to take advantage of the law.
As the low is not compulsory, many
Started with good" intentions, but when
the apple packing season commenced.
they continued with the old methods of
grading and packing fruit. FanCy XXX
and No. l are still in vogue and continue
to have their doubtful meanings. Buy-
ing apples is still like paying ten cents
for a grab in the bag at a church social.

There are undoubtedly good reasons for
those connected with the apple business
giving little heed to this law. The condi-
tion of the season's crop is probably the
most important one. \\'ith apples scarce,
the quality rather poor and the prices
high. poor stuff sold too well to give a
man the hcart to sort the apples as close-
ly as the Sulzcr law required. Also, there
were few who realized what real careful
sorting the law l‘equil‘cd. Growers who
have been in the business for years and
had a good reputation for their pack Said
that they did not know what a real good
grade of apples was until they tried to
pack according to Sulzcr.

This low is not :1 disappointment nor is
it valuc‘css; it is just what it was cluim-
ed to be. It has set a standard which is
to be our ideal in applc packing, and, like
all ideals. it cunnot be attained -in :1 day.
it is something toward which we can
work. It has brought lil'dlly of us to the
realization that we can still make great
in our methods of growing
Many of us will have, to grow much
fruit before we con hope to do
much packing according to the Sulzcr
law. if it has done nothing else, the law
is worth all the lime and energy its all-
vocatcs have given it.

bctter

THE SAN JOSE SCALE THIS YEAR.
—_“ a!

Thc work of the San Jose scale during
the past season has been diScouraging to
most all fruit growers, Fruit, otherwise
perfect, has been blemished by the scale.
and carct‘ul work in Spraying seemed us if
it was of little use. Mziny growers blame
the particular brand of lime-sulphur they

used, and from the complaints we hear
from this standpoint. it seems that all
brands of commercial lime-sulphur urc
poor. Others admit poor work, and still

others suggest that tho only satisfactory
way of controlling the scale is to go back
to the usc of the old home—made
sulphur. It not likely that the lime-
Sulphur is at fuull_in fact, most brands
are good~nciihcr is it generally conccdcd
that we will have to get out our cOoking
ilpD‘dl‘HtllScS to make the old 15:15:30
formula again. \\'c are not lctter pcrfcct
in our control of what we cull natural
pcsts. Nature brings Up something
cycry year, in fact every day. for
consider and control.

lime-
is

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us to

The post Scuson has bccn on unusual
One in that the wcnthcr was unusually
hot and dry. licut is necessary for the
development of life, and excessive heat

quickcns the development of most of our
insect pestS. The Sun .‘lose scale is es-
pecially affected by the heat of the past
season, as it is not as dependent on mois-
ture as some of our insects are.

It is practically impossible to entirely
eradicate the scale from an orchard, even
by the. most careful spraying. Here and
there in crevices and corners a scale or
two will be missed, and the scale is not
killed unless it is hit by the spray. The
few which survive the spraying are the
source from which the new broods come.
\Vith about six hundred scale to a brood
and a brood every thirty days, and with
this time undoubtedly conSidcrably short-
ened by the excessive heat of the past
summer, the few scale in spring were in-
creased to large numbers by fall.

Due to this prevalencce of scale, many
are considering fall spraying. If one wish-

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and trouble of
but except in

es to go to the expensc
doing this, it is all right.
cases where the infest-.iihm is very bad.
it would be economy to leave the spray—
ing until spring. Then an application of
lime-sulphur put on as thoroughly as a
man knows how, will be effective enough
to keep the scale in check. It is very
essential that the man who is handling
the spray rod has a very good idea of
what thoroughness moans.

\Vhen the trees are so badly infested
With the scale that it cncrusis the limbs,
it is advisable to make both fall and
spring applications, as it is impOSSiblc to
thoroughly cover all the scale of the en-
crusted limb with one spray. The full
application will take off the outer crust,
and then the spring spray will quite thor-
oughly clean up the remainder.

Don’t let the work of the scale this
year discourage you. but rather go after
it more persistently and more thoroughly.

THE GARDEN.

 

Leeks.
“'hat's in a name? Sometimes there
muy bc a good deal in ii. .\ stigma may

it thut even time cun
because of the odor
lcck that the culti-
in better repute
some reason. wheth-
cr this or another. the lcck is not often
found in Americun gardens, thmgh well
('lcsei'ving of a place thcrc. Many uses
«on be made of locks. They might take
lhc place of onions and the consumer be
the better for the changc in many cases.

be associated with
hardly cure. Is it
attached to the wild
Voted varictics are
lhun they are? For

llO

Lccks arc not-dillicult to grow, no more

than onions, The seed is sown in
spring, ihcn transplanted when
ulmut as large a lcnd pl-ncil, or they
may ll(‘ sown whcrc thcy are to stand
und thinned to thrce or four inchcs apart.
A rich, moist loam is hcsi. it can hardly

so
curly
us

be made too rich as lciks are ravenous
i‘ccdcrs. The little plants urc Set in a
trcnch six or oight inches dccp and as
they grow the soil is drawn in about
them. “hen the locks arc wanted for

use they will be mild, tender and blonchcd
ll(".ll'l_\’ white. l'nlikc thc onion, they do
not foim a bulb, but the part used is the
long, thick ncck.

Few varieties of the lcck are listed by
American sccd houses, which is evidence
that not much :iiicniion has been given
to its cultivation. In Europe it has an
important place in thc garden.

Lettuce.

Nothing in the garden has a more
poriant place for sulnds than lettuce. It
in demand curly and late. In fact, it
never is out of season, the only question
is how to gmw it. ()thcr products have
a limited time in which they are wanted,

im-

is

but lettuce bclongs to winter and sum—
mer. full and spring.
it is not practicuble to grow lettuce for

the lloillt: supply at all times of the year,
unless there is :1 greenhouse, but the sea-
son can bc lcngthencd far beyond that
possible to outdoor culture and it can be
done caisily. -\ hotbed will give an early
crop. Lam“ the coldl'l‘ume comes
into use. l’lunls may bc grown indoors
and be rcudy for setting out as Soon as
the wcuthcr will permit. in this way se-
curing a crop much earlier than from seed
sown in the open. During the hot days
oi" mid-summer it can bc grown in shade.
In the fall the coldi‘rumé again comes in-
to use for supplying the table long after
cVerything in the garden is frozen.
Lettuce is :1 plant of ancient lineage. It
was known to the Romans two thousand
years ago. llorocc mentions it as among
the viands served at a banquet. It would
be interesting to know how the plant of
that age compared with the lettuce of the

spring

present time. \\'ere the leaves Smooth
or crinkled“? “'cre the heads loose or
close? Through how long a season could

it be had? But such questions are idle.
However, it is safe to say that the Tiber
Valley Seed Company did not iSSue a.
seed cataIOg in which it claimed to have
a lettuce that was ten days earlier than
any other, because the art of printing was
unknown at that time.

Oakland Co. F. D. WELLS.

Don't forget to get the ladders in. It
is hard on the ladder to stand up against

a tree all—winter. It will appreciate the
advantages of a roof.

   

  

HE reason for the
great warmth and
delightful comfort of

a Lambsa’own union suit is
its thick, downy fleece.

 
   

 

 

I Fleece-Lined Underwear

is also remarkably durable
-——two seasons’ wear to a
garment. It will cut your
l underwear bills in two.
Your physician will tell you that
the heavy fleece-lining wards off
colds and promotes good health.

. Made for Men and Boys
in separate as well as union
garments, at 50c, 75c and up.

         

0W) Write {or Bodygard I

Book let 1V0. 3.

UTlCA KNITTING CO.
New York

Alakrr: al Bodygard Uurirr-wrarr. includ-
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Die
R o o F I N ,e
SAL E More than $3-5,ooo

worth of every

make and kind of
brand new, dependable roofing now be-
ing offered at; such remarkably low
prices, that we ask all in need or who
contemplate buying to hesitate placing
orders until they get these remarkable

Bankrupt

Prices. This lot consists of every known
make of rooting-Galvanized,2%c per sq. ft.:
Corrugated Steel, 1%0 per sq. ft.; Rubber
Surfaced Ajax Roofing 62c per square, etc.
We now own the Chicago House Wrecking
Company and incorporated for $10,000,000;
this tremendous purchase is the first results
-—nothing like it ever before attempted by
anyone. Every dollar’s worth of the roofing
guaranteed brand new. Every quality. Write
for free samples and remarkable prices.

HARRIS BROS. COMPANY
Dept. BM- 43 Chicago. Ill.

[Ask Only $192

Sand for Free Book on Cleaning and
Grading Grain. Then ask for the size
' machine you want. send $1.00 and I'll
ship 1914 Model Chaihani, freight pre-
paid, with special screens and riddles for
_ uil Grains, Grasses and Weed Seed where

you live. Give it a month's hard test. If
not satisfied, send it back and get your 81.
If satisfied. pay me any time before 1914.

CHATIIAM Grain . Grader and

MANSON 'Handles allgrainsund W Clean
CAMPBELL grass seeds; takes Out '5)! er

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loaves big. pure seed. Over 300.-
000 Chathnnis in use, and every
owner satisfied! Write a postal
now for my FREE copyrighted
book. "The Cliutham System of
Bree-ling Big (‘rops;" descrip-
tion. price. terms. etc. Address
nearest office. Dept.
MANSON CAMPBELL 00.

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I - lII SUMMER LMIII

I“ 0 An lill-ihe-year Home

in Fruit and Flower Land

For the Farmer, Busi-

E turer, Man of Leisure.

Tired Man, Retired

Man, The Boatman. Fisherman and The Hunter.
Sod, Climate, Rainfall, ideal. Come and see. Write
it. Illustrated booklets and Facts about F da FREE.
FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY <2)
J.E.lNGRAHAM,V.-Ptes., or LOUIILARSONJ‘Iorth-
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St. Augustine. Fla. 109 W. Adams St.. Chicago

Detroit, Kansas City, Minneapolis ~
ness Man, Manufac-
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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
the same ailments. If this column is
Watched carefully you will probably find
the desired information in a reply that
has been made to someone else. When
reply by mail is requested, it becomes
private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must
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Partial Paralysis—I have a hog that
has been stiff in all four legs for the past
four weeks. I am anxious to fatten him
and if so will his feed be fit for food?
G. S., Deford. Mich.*You have failed to
feed your hog a balanced ration and he
is now suffering from the effects of eat-
ing toc much corn and starchy food. Give
him more oats, oil meal. tankage. etc.,
but if the hog is in fairly good flesh, it
had perhaps better be slaughtered and
used for food. I do not believe the meat
from a hog of this kind, if well cooked,
can possibly be harmful.

Vertigo—Epilepsy.—I have a valuable
Collie pup that commenced having fits

some tw0 months ago and at, first they-

did not amount to much, but lately he
seems to have falling fits which last for
two 0r three hours. He is quite a heavy
eater and quite inclined to eat every kind
of food placed before him H. . .,
Marshall, Mich.-—If it is worms that is
causing these epileptic fits, he will per-
haps recover as soon as you succeed in
eradicating him of worms. Give 1 gr. of
kamala or powdered areca nut to each
pound of weight of dog. at a dose two or
three times a week. Also give him 5 grs.
bromide of potash and one-eightieth of a
grain of strychnne at a dose three times
a day. Recovery is doubtful.

Holstein Cow Fails to Come in Heat.—

My Holstein cow freshened May 27; Since
then she has failed to come in heat. She
has generally gone three months after
calving without coming in heat. C. F.
M” Capae Mich.—Give her 1 dr. ground
nux vomica and 2 drs. powdered capsicum
at a, dose in feed two or three times a
da '.
Abscess on Dog—On the lower part of
abdomen of dog there is bunch which
broke open in two different places and
discharged blood and pus. After it open-
ed swelling went down some, but it is
yet Swollen considerable. M. J. M., Mt.
Pleasant, Mich.——It will be good practice
to apply tincture of iodine every two or
three days; also apply one part iodoform
and ten parts boracic acid to sore twice
a day. Give him 5 drops Donovan's so-
lution at a dose in feed two or three
times a day.

Food Poison—Have a litter of pigs five
weeks old. which are nearlv all sick. One
of them died and two more are sick. The
symptoms are, first dullness, tips of cars
turn purple; later whole ear is purple,
the end of nose and feet soon become
diseased, also the legs become inflamed
and then diarrhoea sets in and lasts until
death. In six or eight days after the
sickness shows the pig becomes weak,
especially in hind quarters, then later
jerks and twitches until he dies. The
sow seems to be in good health. A. W.
A., Lennon, Mich—The food or water you
give them is perhaps causing all their
trouble; I cannot believe it cholera; how-
ever, some of the symptoms are a little
suspiciOus. Give each pig 1 gr. quinine
and a teaspoonful of whisky four times
a day. If you find this too big a dose cut
it down. Change both feed and water,
if you can.

Hard Milken—What can be done to a.
cow which will make milking easier? F.
C., West Branch, Mich.——Dilate milk canal
of teat with a sound. or use milking
tubes; a hard milker is usually always a.
tough milker, but I find good results fol-
low stretching the canal.

ScourS.—-I haVe a young colt that is
troubled with securs and every time I
drive his mother. colt seems worse. I
forgot to mention, colt is three months
old. J. G., Vermontville, Mich—When
you drive mare leaVe colt in stable and
feed mare food which is rather binding.
Give colt 10 or 15 grs. of salol at a. dose
three or four times a day.

Indigestion—Cough —Wind-broken—Sti-
ile Lameness.———I have an eight-year—old
gelding that appears to be in pain at
times; he stretches, drops back, groans
and when standing in stable all four legs
stock; besides, he sweats a little more

. 4than he should. I also have a seven-year-

old gelding that always coughs whenever
there is any dust blowing; the glands on
each side of neck are swollen and he has
Some discharge from both nostrils. I
have suspected for some time that his
wind was not right. I also have a. Per-
cheron mare that fell through barn floor
last fall; sinCe then she has had a bunch
on stifle and gone lame. J. S., Oono-
daga. Mich—Your eight-year-old gelding
suffers from indigestion, which is follow-
ed by colicy pains. Give him a table-
Spoonful of bicarbonate soda and a des-
sertspoonful of salt at a dose in feed
three times a day. Feed your seven-year-
old horse no clever, or dusty, musty, bad-
ly—cured fodder and less bulky food. His
hay and fodder should be moistened. Also
give him a tablespoonful of Fowler’s solu-
tion, a tablespocnful of ginger and atea-
spoonful of powdered sulphate iron at a
dOSe in feed three times a day. Apply
iodine ointment to swollen glands three
0.- four times a week. Apply one part

powdered» cantharides and eight parts of
fresh lard to“ stifle every week or ten days.

THE 4 M 11c H .1 G ANFA R 4M BR

 

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Hewo Stock Farm
Wabash. Indiana
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for prices. J. G. SUTTON. Decatur. Mich.

A grand son of Pietcrtje Hengervelds Count
DcKol. and out of Bertha Josephine Nudine.
This is an almost faultless individual. Guaranteed
right in every particular. and “dirt” cheap to a
quick buyer. Also 7 good cows. one fresh—the
others yet to freshen. The above would make a
fine hard for some one. $1950 will buy the bunch.

L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio.

 

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Grade Holsteins hé’i’iJr‘Zhifé‘ifllS
pure bred bull. to freshen in March and April. 575
web. 5700 for lot. HOBART W. FAY. Mason. Mich.

 

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The Jersey gives richer
and more butter than
any other known breed. at a

lower keeping cost. She does it

continuously and persistently.

I-Ier milk and butter bring better

prices than the product of any other

dairy breed. That's where quality

does count. Jersey facts free. Write
now. We have no cows for sale.

AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB
334 W. 23d Street, N cw York

    

 

BUTTER BRED JERSE‘éfBe‘”
CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.
Silver Creek. Allegan County. MichiI-tan.

FOR SALE
20 months old Jersey Bull

MEADOWLAND FARM
Waterman do Waterman. Ann Arbor. Mich.

JERSEYS—Bulls calves bred for product-
ion. Also cows and heifers.
Breakwater Farm. R. F. D. No.7. Ann Arbor, Mich.

I I
LIIIIc Farmstead Jerseys
(Tuberculin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber-
culosis.) Several good bulls and bull calves out of
good dairy cows for sale. No females for sale at.
present. Satisfaction granted.
COLON C. LILL . (booercv‘llle. Mich.
—Re istered Jersey Cattle tuberculin test-
For sale ed: gulls and bull calves: eifer and heifer
calves; cows with Register of Merit and (low Testing
Association records. IRVIN FOX. Allegan. Mich.
' -Calved Mar. 10th.
Dairy Shorihorn BuII For 8an 19m, A ”1......
Red. A cure breeder of extra good calvel. Always been
kind. W. W. Knapp. Watcrvliet. Mich.. R. F. D. 4.

2 Yearling Shorlhorn IIuII: For Salo’ggidmigp
White Hall Sultan. W. 0. 08108. Hillndale, Mich.

lllllll BIlEll 8H0Illll0llll83¥3§::.:{:f‘ ‘iu".‘i‘.2‘s'i‘o‘6:
J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.

9 Shorthorns’fi‘i‘.“ ‘52:: 8.“? 3.233%?

Write for pedigrees. W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Mich.

3 Choice Shorthorn Bulls For Sale.

'1 toil mos. old. Bates bred. Registered. (‘rll or writeto
J.E. TANSWELL. Maple Ridge Farm. Mason. Mich.

 

 

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Ton s‘l-Ewgrantfalon ginVVh‘ilteshalIkSulthnrflea cso‘c‘liloicg

females. . B. McQuillan. Howell or Chilson, Mich.

 

 

SHEEP.
FOR SALE at

0XI70Rll RAMS AND EW km... 9......

Address B. F. Miller or Geo. L. Spillane. Flint. Mich.

Ihroo-Inr-Illd OXFOIIII and SIIIIOPSIIIIIE IIam:

For sale cheap. Porkhurst Bron" Reed City. Mich.

For Sac OXFIIIIIIS, 30 IIog. Ilams. ll?" IliinI.

J. A. DeGARMO. Muir. Mic

T PAYS 1'0 BUY PURE BIED SHEER 0F PARSONS,
"the sheep man of the cost." Shropshircl, anbouillet
Pulled Delnines and Parsons Oxfords. R. 1. Grand Ledge,lliich,

Registered Merino Rams For Sale.
OSCAR FROST &. SON. Armada. Michigan.

IIog. IIamobuiIleI Show, Puro Brod Poland China

HOGS and PERCHERON HORSES. 2% miles
E. Morrice. on G. T. R. R. and M. U. R. J. O. A. COOK.

 

 

 

SHRCPSHIRE RAMS. Registered. Sired by Imp. Minton ram
Quality for grade or registered flocks. Also some young

ewes. Prices right. WILLIS S. MEADE. aneer. Michigan.

llElilSIEnEIl snoorsulnrmzaisa? mil:

Breedingof the best. Harry Potter. Dnvlson. Mich.

 

BlflDERS’ DIRECT‘DRY.
CATTLE.

MAPLESHADE FARM SHROPSHIRES

Reg. ewes bred to choice imported ram. Ram and owe
lambs. WM. P. PULLING & SON. Parma. Michigan.

 

Aberdeen-An us.

Herd. consisting of Trojan Ericas. B nckbirde and
Pridec. only. is headed y E86 n W. e GRA
CHAMPION bull at the State. West Michigan and
Bay City Fairs of 1912 and the sire of winners at those
Fain and of. THE INTERNATIONAL. Chi . of
1912. WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. lch.

GUERNSEYS‘Efi‘E; T:‘:S§.‘:“‘l9.i§:$i§‘.. “£3de
J. K. BLATCHFORD. Auditorlun Tower. ChicagoJll,

 

 

Purebred Registered

HOLSTEIN CATTL E

The Greatest Dairy Breed
Sn’nd‘for FREE Illustrated Booklets
Holstein-Friction. Ano..Box I64. BrottleboroNt.
S100 Buys a choice high grade Holstein heifer 7 mo.

old and a registered bull 7 mo. old. both ner-
fectly marked. is w Ito. B. B. ReeveyJ'Akron. Mich.

A FEW CIIIICB fi?‘“§”§i§."‘i’f“§.33" 3333:?

GREGORY a BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.

“Top-Notch” Holstclns.

Choice bull calves from 6 to 10 mo. old. of fashion-
nble brooding and from dams with oflciol milk
and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.

HOPHIISOI FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlchlunn.

Bigolow’s Holslein Farms

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

Send for circular.

 

Hegislorod Shropshire Hams.

$15 each; 3 yearlings; 4 2-year-olds: will also trade for
good one. (not used.) 0. E. WINTERS, Augusta, Mich.

IN GLESIDE FARM‘s‘ii'i‘iSi’s’fii‘fidmes‘f
ewes bred to chOice rams for 815.00 per head.

HERBERT E. POWELL. Ionla. Michigan.

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SHROPSHlRE ‘rAigITtwfogiig‘ifigdiarge-lshipgie?€
C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan.

SIIIIOPSIIIIIE IEIIILIIIE 51343333503533 i523?
W. E. MORRISH. Flushing. Michigan.

SIIIIOPSIIIIIE RIMS IIIII EWES FIIII SIIE.

DAN BOOHER. R. 1. Marion. Michlxan.

H005.

' ' ——A Desirable Bunch of Sows of
Dunes d. “Gloria: Either Breed due April and Ma .
M. T. Story. B. B. 48 Lowell. Mich. City Phone 5%.

 

 

 

 

—of spring fan-owing with tho
BCI'RSIIII‘C Boar best. of breeding for sale.
A. A. PATTULLO. R. No. 1. Deckerville. Mich.

h . .
BERKSHIRES angle? 35:39 ”333.?“ gag-1.13;
stock. ELMHURS s'rocx FARM. Almont. Mich

IIIIIIIiESS’S BEIIKSIIIIIES. IISIEIIPIEBE SIIIIII
THE LONG SQUARE KIND
2Hnndsome yearling boars. 3Splcndid fall cfillzc. 4
Spring pigs. Papers and pedigrees furnishe . No
cholera ever on the arm. Prices Reasonable.
W. 0. HULBERT. Mgr. R. 4. Big Rapids. Mich

o l 0 -BIG GROWTHY TYPE. Last sprin
- - 0 stock. either sex. pairs not. akin. Very
stock. Scott No. 1 head Form 3‘ mile west

 

 

of depot. orrro B. schufzi'o. Nashville. Mich.

Bull Ready For Service;

 

  

‘ 21—457

‘ ‘ .j .. ‘9." ’ V ' —Bred gilts all sold.
‘05 II ,c‘. SWINE have a No_ of Spring
pigs on hand, Will book orders for Sept. pigs.
get my Krice on pairs and trios not. akin.

~ . J. GORDON R. No. 2. Dorr. Mich.

 

Ghesicr Whiilfigfiiifintf“ Sfifi‘e‘i‘t'afiifiliF’iizi‘i‘.’
Meadow View Stock Form. R.F.D. No.5.HoIIan .Mich.
II.I.c’s.—-Iaking Orders Ior SopI. Pigs, RES.“
FRED NICKEL R. No. 1. Monroe. Michigan.
0. '- C’s—Bears ready for service. Aug. pigs. all

of riglét type. I pay express charges.

GEO. P. ANDRE Dansvillo. Ingham 00.. Mich.

 

RITE US Your Wants For Reg. Chester White Swine, Holl-
tcili Bulls, Shropslivre Sheep Lamb Rams. Sept. pigs now
ready for shipment RAY B. PARHAM. Bronson, Michigan.

0 I C -—Spring boars all sold. Have a fine lot. of
° ' 0 a ring gilts. Sept. pi . ready to ship, not
akin. Lengt y Prince No. 38161, end of herd. (Will
weigh if; ton when mature ) A. Newman. R. l. Mariette. Mich.

0. I. C. SPRING BoARS iii §3i§i .t‘ti‘éi.

JOHN BERNER & SON. Grand Led Mich.

‘4 was

$0" WEIGHED 932 L33.
A 23 MONTHS OLD

‘ IONIA GIRL'

I have started more breeders on the road to Iuc- -
case than any man living. I have thalargest and flu-
est herd in the U. 8. Every one an early developer,
ready for the market at six months old. I wont to
lace One hog in each community to advertise my
crd. Write for my plan,“fiow to Make Money from
Hogs." G. s. BENJAMINmmo. i 0 Portland. Illch.

    

 

For Sale. of the Int 0 growthy
nun": Jersey 80'" type. also 2 Reg. ercheron
Stallions Lyn-old. M. A. BRAY. Okemoa. Mich.

UROC JERSEYS—Spring hours of the big t no. a

few from cherry King.tho 1912 International 0 amp
ion, at prices that will sell them. W I'. T:ylor.hlilnn.llieh

uroc Jerseys For Sole—Three fall boars. also Bpl'ln
pigs. either set of finest breeding and individua
quality. John McNicoll. Station A. R 4.Boy City Mich.

I have a few choice young breeders

llllIlIIIle CRISIS“ of A ril farrow. either sex
Twenty years a breeder. . O. Wilson, Okemcs.Mich.
nunocs—36 High Class. lmmuned boars ready for
service. Special 1price-n for 30 days. Write

or come and see. J. 0. BA NEY. Goldwater. Mich.
IG’ TYPE DUROCS—March and April Boers. ready
for service. Pairs not akin. Also Shro shire
Rams for sole. F. J. DRODT. R. No. 1. Monroe. Ich.

Iluroc Jerseys—20 Spring Boar: IIndy Io Ship.

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.

IIIIIlOGS, Good Enough Io Ship Wilhoul Ihe Money.

KOPE KON FARM. Kinder-hook. Michigan.

Durocderseysfiagsdam "ES“...D’iif'Xégg

Brookwater Farm. R. F. .No. 1. Ann Arbor. Mich.
——B t W

POLAND CRINAS Bfeé‘. Eishhfi-mwznillg‘g:

Prices right. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta, Mich.

Poland China: and Single Bomb While loglmns.

B. M. WING & SO Sheridan. Michigan.

POLAND GHINAS

The Large Prolific Kind
lime; SPRING BOARS
At Farmers' Prices.

ALLEN BROS
Paw Paw. - - Michigan.
ARGE STYLED POLAND CHINAs—spring md

summer pigs. Also Oxford bucks and buck lamb!
at close prices. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.

P. 0. RIRBII IIIII IPIIII. PIGS”E§3.'8?.§.3§333

to please. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Michigan.
—Pl d C i .
FOR SALE .3a“l‘..iiii.3%w§°i§ices¥fiif€
G. W. BOLTON. R. No. 11. Kalamazoo. Mich.
[’0]. AND CIIINAS‘SRELCSJSE.“14832.2“..‘2152:

L. W. BARNES & SON. Byron, Shiowoano 00.. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

—B ' d S -
BIG TYPE P. C. mafia... 1:23’42315424‘34'31‘3.
A. A. WOOD 8; SON. Saline. Michigan.

POLAND comrade “2:.- :l' was; its:

0
P. D. LONG. R. No. 8. Grand Rapids. Michigan.

FOR SALE—Spaggial Prion of $20.00

for two weeks on P. C. BO S from prolific sown.
LeROY F. HOWARD. Schoolcraft. Michigan.

Large Type. P. C. Largest in Mich. Boers all sold.
. Am bookin orders for Bred Gilts. Come and sec
Biz Deemome. or eat Boar in U. S. of age wei ha 845
lbs. at 19 months. Wines aid if not. satisfied. tee
Livery from Pnrma. . E. Livingston, Patina. Mich.

lluller’s lllg Bone Prollflo Poland China:

Big boars ready for service. weigh up to 250 lbs, not

fat. from big prolific sows that not only furrow big

litters but raise them. Write for what you wont.
J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Michigan.

' —Pigs farrowed 1
large YOINSNIWS TPrize winnink aodgsugdrm:
JONES & LU Z. Oak Grove. Michigan.

IMPROVED LARGE YORKSRIRES

Rowe and gilte bred for September and October
furrow. Service boars. PI ll . '
and prices ucpon application. go a "08 Breeding

W. C. 00K. R. 42, Ada. Michigan.

BIG TYPE MULE FOOT FOGS—AII
350 sole. Prolific and hard . Boot breed for Minglfll for
Also Ponies. J. DUNLAP. ox M.Willinmsport. ONI

ORKSHIRE SWINE—Young boars ready for service. Alco
lpring farrowcd gilt: and Aug. Inrrowad pig: for lilo.
Pain not nkin, GEO. S. MCMULLEN. Grand Lodge, Mich,

YORKSHIRE SWINE—A few cnoico boon left.
sale. OSTRANDER BRSO‘Smeggfee; {MET-1.10!
Yorkshire Bonn—At. farmers prlcec.ahort nosed.bi.

boned fellows. forrowed April 24. weight 2251“,
Fall pigs. send for photos. Chas. Metz. Evert. Mich.

lillleIarmsleadlorkshlres

8 ring gilts. splendid once. Fall i , either so
GTlts h for Sprin p gs x.

red furrow.
ecton c. LILLIE Cooper-villa. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 


458—22

  

In a recent Farmer a writer from Ohio
makes the statement that all open-front
poultry houSes are “a delusion and a snare
where the mercury goes down to zero
every winter." I am sure the above is
an unqualified statement and one hard
to prove. The writer has managed large
poultry farms in two of the coldest states
of the Union—one in \\'isconsin and the
other in New York. 1 have been in the
poultry businer for more than 12 years,
have constructed more than 50 poultry
homes and made the plans for a. good
many more.

In the first place, I have learned that
one of the greatest factors in successful
poultry linsluindrjc is the provision of
plenty of fresh air without direct drafts.
One great thing yet to be solved is how
to get plenty of fresh air into a henhouse
without direct drafts :fnd without lower-
ing the temperature too much. The glass-
front poultry house does not by any
means furnish these conditions. The op-
en fiont is better than the glass front in
that it at least provides part of the es-
sentials, but the one which provides con-
ditions closest to the ideal. in lny Opinion,
is what we term the combination front.
The combination-front house insures the
most uniform inside temperature, provides
an abundance of fresh air without direct
drafts and admits sufficient sunshine.

.\bout ten years ago I built what is
termed a glass-front poultiy house. After
several months” use I found it so very
unsatisfactory that a portion of the front
was boarded up and half of the remaining
glass windoWs were removed and muslin-
cavered frames substituted. It was still
not quite satisfactory, yet in such shape
that it could be uscd. Since that time, I
have noticed several other cases just like
this one in our neighborhood.

.\ little later I constructed what is
termed an open—front house, this one be-
ing what is known as the Tolman open-
front houSc. Althouglr to my way of
thinking. this house is a little too open
for our climate, at the same time I have
been using it year after year with fairly

THE MICHIGAN ‘FARMER

The Fresh-Air Problem in Poultry Honsing.

satisfactory results. Just to show the
importance of fresh air, I might describe
a little experiment we conducted last win-
ter. \Ve had four hens with badly devel-
Oped colds; in fact, to all appearances
they were all going to develop roup in a
short while. So we placed two of the four
in one of these open-front houses, and
the other two in a cellar near the fur-
nace. The final result was that inside of
four weeks the two out in the open-front
house were laying, having fully recover—
ed, while‘one of the two in the‘ cellar
died, and the other had a real case of
roup. \Ve placed her in this open-front
house and, after a few days, she com-
menced to improve and finally got entirely
well. The care in both cases was that
usually given; if there was any difference
it was in favor of those in the cellar.
Fresh air surely does cure most all cases
of colds.

In the last two years I have constructed
three large poultry houses, each over 125
feet long and constructed on the principle
of the combination—front house. The house
constructed first is giving very satisfac-
tory reS-ults, yet I thought it advisable, in
building the other two, to decrease the
amount of curtain space until now I have
what I consider a happy-medium curtain-
i‘iont house. They are all giving the very
best of satisfaction.

.\ muslin front. in combination with the
proper amount of glass, can be success-
fully used in most all climates. The cold-
er the climate, the smaller the curtains,
For a cold climate, like that of Michigan,
Wisconsin and New York, a curtain about
18 inches wide and eight feet long would
be about the proper size for 400 sq. ft. of
floor space.

“'0 operate the curtains with the sun,
opening them with sunrise and closing
them with sunset. ()n exceptionally cold
and stormy days we, leave them down
until about 11 o‘clock. I’p to date, in my
opinion, the most satisfactory house for
all climates is the combination~front
building.

New York. F. W. KAzMEIER.

 

GREEN STUFF AND GRIT.

 

Fortunate is the poultry owner who has
a good supply of green stuff under ,cover

for winter use. Late cabbage makes a‘

good substitute for thc grass and other
growing stuff that is no longer obtainable.
In my case some has been stored in the
t't‘lldl‘ and the remainder buried. Nothing
that the hens can eat was thrown away.
Small potatoes. beets. turnips, etc, are
relished by the hens after grass is gone,
and quantities of" these are in the. cellar.
Sometimes they are chopped raw: some—
times they are cooked, but not often, for
hens like them raw. They are easily pre-
pared by simply grinding through an old-
fashioned sausage grinder or something
similar. A bone-cutter will do the work
more quickly. A bone-cutter is very con-
venient to have, even if hens do not ab-
solutely require cut bone, as we once
imagined they (lid. There is no denying
the fact that raw cut bone will help to
make hens lay, but it is so diflicult now-
adays to always have a supply of bones
that it is easier to supply some sort of
substitute.

.\ bone-cutter may be used to crush grit
for poultry, yet it is sometimes very poor
economy to take time to crush l‘Ut‘kS when
the commercial gilt and oyster shells are
so cheap. .\ great many people neglect
to keep a supply of shell or grit for their
hens, and when fowls are housed, or when
the snow is deep in winter, they suffer for
lack of something to help digest their
food. 1 find it pays to buy grit and
crushed oyster shells by the lllO-lb. sack.
They cost from 65c to $1 per 100 lbs,
here. it the best grade of shell can be
had it is not necessary to use the other
grit. Some people claim that crashed
oyster shells will not answer the purpose
of grit, but this is not the case in my ex-
perience. ‘\\'I1en I was unable to get the
grit they hens got along very well on shell.
However, 1 think it pays to buy grit for
both hens and young chicks, especially
the latter. Even the young pullets seem
10 prefer the grit t0 the shell until they
are ready to begin laying.
must have something to make their 0gb-
shells.

I do not consider that eithermeat or
“green bone" is really a necessity for hens
in winter. I cut out both of these several
years ago, but I give the hens (and pul-
lets, also) some good fresh buttermilk at
least twice a week, sometimes oftener.

It pays "to feed some wheat. no matter

Then they . .

what the market price of this grain is. I
bought a considerable quantity last winter
at $1.20 per bu. It may be cheaper this
winter. The wheat, here. was greatly

'damaged by rain while in the shock. No .

doubt it will be mouldy. If so. it will
have to be thoroughly cooked, for the
hens. By the way, I am going to try
cooked beans this winter. These beans
were damaged by weevil. They will be
made into a mash with bran and corn-
meal moistened with milk or water.
Ohio. ANNA W. GALLIGHE‘R.
FINISHING TURKEYS FOR HOLIDAY
TRADE.

 

\Yith turkeys, as with geese, there is no
hard and fast rule for fattening. different
breeders employing different methods. In
practically all instances. however, the
fowls are deprived of their liberty and
confined to a roomy, well-ventilated shed
n“ Outhouse. It is very essential that
such shed be damp proof and if located in
a somewhat dark and secluded spot. so
much the better. In preparing a pen for
market as early as Thanksgiving. only the
largest and best matured fowlsdthose
which are in condition to take on flesh
rapidly—should be selected.

Litter the floor of the shed well with
straw and put up some temporary roosts.
Adjoining the shed it is necessary to have
a small run and in this run their food
should be given. the fowls being admitted
to the run for a short time each morning
and evening to feed, drink, partake of
grit, and indulge in a dust bath. The
first meal of the day should be a mash
given at 8 a. m., and composed about as
follows: Barley meal, .‘1 parts: corn meal,
3 parts, ground oats, 3 parts; linseed
meal, 1 part: boiled potatoes, 5 parts, and
boiled turnips, swedes or mangolds. 7.
parts. These ingredients should be mixed
into a stiff paste with skim-milk or water
and fed in troughs. In the evening give
a mixture. of hard grain, consisting of
equal parts of cracked corn, barley and
oats.

For drink. either. skim—milk or pure
water may be used, the former being pre-
ferred. After the last meal each day the

‘fowls should be gently driven into'their

roosting shed and kept as quiet as pos-
sible.

There is some difference of opinion as
to the time required to fatten turkeys,
but from two to four weeks is the period
usually allotted. W. R. GILBERT.

 

 

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Address all communications relative to
the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. C.
P. Johnson, Metamora, Mich.

THE STATE MEETING.

The twenty-first annual meeting of the
Michigan State AssociatiOn of Farmers’
Clubs will be- held in Representative Hall,,
at the Capitol Building, in Lansing on
December 2-3, 1913. The program has
been printed and has been forwarded by
the associational secretary to the officers
(if each local Club in the state. This pro-
gram, which is an excellent one in all its
features, will be published in full in the
next issue. In the meantime every Farm-
ers’ Club in the state should choose its
quota of delegates to this meeting.

FARMERS’ CLUBS IN MINNESOTA.

 

Over in the state of Minnesota the
Farmers’ Club movement is growing very
rapidly. It is being fostered by the agri-
cultural extenSion department of the Uni~
versity of Minnesota, and an effort is be-
ing made through this agency to promote
the organization of a Farmers’ Club in
every rural community in that state dur-
ing the present year. To this end a cir-
cular has been published by the depart-
ment and widely circulated among the
farmers of the state setting forth the ad-
vantages which have already accrued to
the members of the 300 Clubs already or-
ganized and the possibilities of the or—
ganization in future benefit to its mem-
bers. The enthusiastic view taken of the
possibilities of this form of organization
by the Minnesota educators having the
promotion work in charge should be of
interest to every member of a Michigan
Farmers’ Club, for which reason we will
Dublish the following description of the
Minnesota Clubs, their work and the
aims of their supporters in this and suc-
ceeding issues as set forth in the official
circular above mentioned: -

A Farmers’ Club is simply a local or-
ganization of a group of farmers and
their families who have adopted a con-
stitution, elected necessary officers and
meet once a month or oftener at some
farm home, schoolhouse, hall. or other
suitable meeting place, where they spend
a few hours together, visiting. and giving
their regular program.

The work taken up by theFe Clubs us-
ually is more diversified than that of any
other organization in a community as
they are not organized for any one pur-
pose. They may bc of advantage to a
community in three ways, sooially, edu~
cationally, and financially.

The social advantages come through
their meetings. PeOple are brought to—
gether here who do not get together at
any other place. Near neighbors meet at
the Club and visit, who do not see one
another at any other time, just because
they do not make it a point to visit reg-
ularly. In one community in the western
part of the state, the proposition of or-
ganizing a Farmers’ Club was brought
before a few farmers by their county ag-
ricultural agent. Each farmer said there
was no community spirit in the neighbor-
hood and that it would be impossible to
organize a Club there and keep it active.
The agent persisted, however. and got the
community together for a meeting and a
Club was organized. Last summer this
Club held a picnic which more than 200
people attended. A representative from
the agricultural extension division was
there and questioned a few of the people
present about the Club.

Everybody said that the Club was the
best thing the community ever had. One
old man said he had not seen such a large
and congenial crowd of people together
in that neighborhood during the 26 years
he had lived there.
year before one could not get a crowd
together even for a “dog fight.” Many of
the ladies said that they had seen more
of their neighbors during the last year
than they had in the five years previous,
and had noticed how much more interest
the young folks were taking in the affairs
of the community and how much more
contented they seemed to be. Every man,
woman and child in the neighborhood
looked forward to Club day with much
interest. And this all developed in just
a few months in a community which was
said to have no community spirit. Many
instances c0uld be cited where Club day
is the big day of the month and over—
shadows everything else. Nothing but

Another said that the M

T-H EM to Hi GA N FA R” M BR

sicknesm’wiii..keep the people away from
the meetingS.

The educational feature of these Club
meetings is the strongest argument in
their favor. The men, women, and chil-
dren are all trained in public speaking
and learn how to think when on their feet
before a crowd and how to deport them-
selves in a gathering. The bashfuiness
of the children and the growing boys
gradually disappears. They learn to talk
easily with grown people. The distrust-
fulness which so often is found to prevail
disappears and all meet on a friendly
baSis. This is due as much to education
as it is to the fact that the people are
better acquainted.

(Continued next week).

CLUB FAIRS.

 

The Rives and East Tompkins Farmers'
Club held their annual fair for the benefit
of the Friendly Home, in Jackson, October
24, at the hall in Rives. Over 100 pere
present, including about 25 ladies from
Jackson. After the usual bountiful din-
ner, for which the ladies of the Club are
unequaled, an adjournment was made to
the large ball upstairs where the exer-

cises of the day were held. The speaker,
Rev. Bastian Smith, of the First Congre-
gational Church of Jackson, gave an ex-
cellent address, praising the Club for its
good work and attention to the fact of
this being the eighth fair the Club had
held. The literary part was in charge of
Rev. M. Andrews, who proved he was
worthy of the position by the many hu-
morous anecdotes he intersperSed through
the program. First on the program was
singing by the Club, followed by prayer
by the chaplain, and a good musical and
literary program. Rev. Mr. Andrews con-
cluded the program with a few remarks,
After which Mrs. Reid. the president of
the Friendly Home, told about the home,
explaining everything very clearly and
answering a host of questions from Club
members—Ina Stringham, Cor. See.

The Wixom Farmers’ Club held their
Third Annual Club Fair at the K. O. T.
M. hall in Wixom, and the adjoining va-
cant lot, on Saturday, Oct. 25. It was a.
complete success from start to finish. The
outdoor exhibits were products of the
farm. Some very fine specimens of the
different varieties of corn. One exhibitor
had 22 varieties in his exhibit of corn, all
raised on his farm by himself. Another
had 39 different varieties of garden pro-
ducts. A fine specimen of Swiss Chard
with all the other vegetables, made a fine
dismay. The fruit exhibit was not large.
but of an excellent quality. The outdor
exhibits were creditable and reflected
great credit upon the farmers of the Club.
The indoor exhibits were quite numer-
ous and very fine. Some very excellent
exhibits in baked goods in the children’s
department were shown, also in needle-
work. Many fine quilts, rugs and fancy
patchwork were among the exhibits in
the ladies’ department. Some fine sam-
ples of embroidery and drawn work were
also shown in this department. The cen-
ned and baked goods equaled those of the
state fair. Jellies and many other good
things were also 0n exhibition. A fine
dinner was served by competent help,
about 150 people being served by a very
efficient corps of waiters.

A very short but interesting program
was rendered in the afternoou, consisting
of vocal and instrumental music, recita-
tions and a demonstration in seed selec-
tion by exhibitors. An excellent talk giv-
en by David Gage, subject, “Education."
He said this fair is a great educator and
should be an inspiration to the younger
members to try to do even better but if
they did as well they need never be
ashamed. The trend of all educatiOn
should be to make better schools, better
society and stronger gOVernment. The
trinity of blessings cannot be duplicated
in the whole world. Mr. Gage finished his
talk with a recitation entitled. “The law
of recompense.” There were about 230 ex-
hibits, and $50 awarded for premiums.
Ice cream was also sold for the sale of
which, and the diner,-a nice Sum of mOn-
ey was realized—Mrs. R. D. Stephens,
Cor. Sec.

 

CLUB oiscussmNs.

Hold Annual Meeting.——The Charleston
Farmers’ Club met in October with Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Perry for an all-day
meeting. A picnic dinner was enjoyed.
This being the annual meeting the follow-
ing officers were elected for the coming
year: President, MrS. A_ P. Simpsou:
vice-president, Floyd Coville; secretary,
Mrs. L. J. Bradley; treasurer, Mrs. The-
ron Paimiter; lecturer, Miss Leona Miller;
reporter. Mrs. . L. Perry. Conductors
of Junior Farmers’ Club, Cary Rowland
and Mrs. A. J, AtkinS. After the business
the secretary read a pamphlet from the

. A. C. explaining the course of read-
ing marked out by the state for farmers’
reading clubs. There is no fee for such
a club and it is not necessary to belong
to a Grange or Farmers' Club, in order
to take this course. The only expense is
for the books. There are books for men
and for women, dealing with farm and
home topics. At the end of the courSe an
examination blank is sent to each mem-
ber and those who pass the examination
are granted a diploma. The question of
organizing such a club was left until the
next meeting. The topic for discussion
was “‘POultry, its care in winter.” The
discussion' was opened by Mrs. G. L.
Perry, who was followed by Mrs. Theron
Palmiter. Others freely joined in the
talk. The Club enjoyed music by a
graphaphone during the meeting and clos-
ed lwith a selection from the Club song
boo . ‘ ‘

  

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Our Motto—J‘The farmer is of more
consequence than the farm, and should be
first improved."

 

THE NOVEMBER PROGRAMS.

 

SuggestIOns for Second Meeting.

Ten minute song service.

Current events.

Recitation, “Keep it Before the People."

Book review.

Ironing day helps, by three women.

SOng by quartet.

Things I would like to see State Grange
do, by two men and two women.

Instrumental music.

“Surprise feature."

I __.__.__.______
LEELANAU POMONA AND ITS PROS-
PECTS.

 

Oneida Grange, youngest of Leelanau's
five subordinates, is on the tip of the
northwest shoulder of Michigan's lower
peninsula. It requires twelve hours con-
tinuous travel for one to reach it from the
southeast corner of the state. In October
this Grange served as host to its Pomona.
The meeting fell on a mellow, gloriOus
day. The ,wine of exhiiirating weather
tingled in our veins as we rode seven or
eight miles cross country to reach it. Some
day Leelanau will be known everywhere
among us as one of the most resourceful
and varied of all our counties; a county
nearly surrounded by water protection; a
county of productive soil, of hills that ap-
proach mountain size, of small lakes and
resort facilities. of fruit, fishery and farm
industries of no mean magnitude; and.

23—459

gressive lecturer, by the way. Among
the topicg discuSsed, two constituted a roll
call of members and brought out a wide
range of opinions. First the women were
asked to give their favorite manner of
serving tomatoes, and recipes for canning.
salads and pickling then had the floor.
The second topic was addressed to the
men, who were asked to say why better
grades or pure breeds of live stock should
not be raised upon every Leelanau farm:
this produced the information that but
little attention has yet been paid, on a
majority of farms. to the culling out of
scrubs and the raising of high-class ani-
mals; indeed, some there were who openly
advocated keeping commOn stock lest
high grade animals should receive the
same neglect now accorded scrubs. A few
spoke feelingly upon the other side, these
being owners of pure-bred animals. These
discussions are the best fruits of such a
gathering and muSt certainly set all to
thinking to good purpose in the direction
of scientific housekeeping and stock rais-
ing.

A prophecy, foretelling “Farm Life in
1940,” by a young lady from Empire
Grange, was a clever piece of Writing and
captivated the audience. Another young
lady from the same. Grange read a care-
fully prepared paper upon citrus fruits.
One of the delightfully entertaining fea-
tures of the program was an original song
by the dignified, elderly Pomona Master,
Bro, John Ruegsegger, and an encore re-
sponse in his native Swiss language. The
State Lecturer was courteously given time
to set forth the uSes of the program hour
and definite uSes a Grange may perform.
And then came another sumptuous meal,
with an evening devoted mainly to initia-
tion of a class of eight, business closing

 

  

Farm of Bro. and Sister Fred Atkinson, State Grange Delegates from Leelanau
Sugar Mountain

County.

finally, but by no means least, of many
intelligent people who have made a start
on the highway of rural organization that
augurs well for still further progress.
The event of greatest moment upon this
occasion was the fact that Oneida Grange
had a new hall which Pomona was to in-
augurate into Grange use. It is a hall of
excellent prOportions, well lighted and
well built as far as finished. The work
on it has nearly all been donated and in
consequence has necessarily been piece-
meal, but, under the direction of Master
Serson and Building Chairman Fred At-
kinson, the hall was in comfortable shape
to welcome its first guests. In time there
will be added a kitchen and interior fin—
ishings which could not be compassed for
this meeting. This will afford one of the

finest of open country centers for neigh-
A forecast

borhood culture and growth.

In the Background.

the long day. Delegates from Glen Arbor
Grange were elected to represent the Po-
mona at State Grange.

Next morning i awoke to look out upon
the blue waters of Traverse Lake dancing
at the feet of “Sugar Mountain,” which,
clothed in autumnal sheen, rose 600 feet
high near by the home which had selter-
ed me for the night. This home is that of
Brother and Sister Fred Atkinson who
are delegates to State Grange this year
from the subordinates of Leelanau coun-
ty. Here in this beautiful spot Mr. and
Mrs. Atkinson live in a large house, con-
verting it during the summer into a home
for resorters—for it seemed to me that
nothing could entirely destroy the “hom-
ey” feeling that Mrs. A. throws over all
about her. I sat at breakfast with five of
the eight sons of this family and their
wives—a goodly household to fall into in

 

 

Traverse Lake and Farm Lands near Home of Oneida Grange. Leelanau County.

of future uSes was shown when notice
was given of a meeting in the hall, on the
following week, when the district agricul-
turist would be present to discuss farm
practices with the farmers of the com-
munity.

The dinner served by Oneida ladies at
noon permits of any and all adjectives
possible to lavish upon such affairs: but
if I say it was a "true Grange feast,” all
is said in one word and truly said. Fol-
lowing this a lengthy program was called
by Lecturer Birdsey—an excellent. pro-

a strange land—albeit it be a land of
many good families, good homes and good
proSpects. JENNIE BUELL.

COMING EVENTS.

 

National Grange, Forty-seventh Annual
Meeting, at Manchester, N. H.. Novem-
ber 11 to 21.

' Pomona Meetings.

Ingham Co., with Capitol Grange. in
Lansing, Wednesday, Nov. 19. Address by
Secretary of State Martindale.

 


 

$950

Completely equipped
fl 0. 12. Toledo

   

$1075

With Gray 8’ Davis
electric starter and
generator

    
   
   
   
  
  
  
   
    
  
 
 
 
   
 
   
  
 
    
  
 

50,000 cars-eNot enough! I

that the Overland is the most economical and prac?
tical buy on the market. .

And why not? Look at the increased value
and the decreased price!

The motor is larger—but the price is lower.

The wheelbase is longer—hut the price is lower. ‘

The tires are larger—but the price is lower.

The new car has electric lights throughout—even
under the dash—hut the price is lower.

The body is designed with cowl dash and flush U
doors with concealed hinges—bat the price is lower.

It is magnificently finished. in dark Brewster
green, trimmed in polished nickel and aluminum, run-
ning boards and wheels to match—bat the price is lower..

Then there are Timken bearings, a jeweled
Stewart Speedometer—a larger steering wheel, and
deeper upholstery—but the price is lower.

Never before such value for such a price!

It is conservative to estimate that on the average
the new Overland costs you 30% less than any other
similar car made. And a production of 50,000 cars is
the reaSon.

Get in touch with our dealer. Arrange for an
immediate demonstration. October and November
are the finest motoring months in the year. If you
are thinking of getting a car negotiate today. Make
your appointment now.

OR from every indication and from orders on
hand we could double our 1914 production—-
make 100,000 cars and still be behind in orders.
We have on file immediate shipping orders
for over 10,000 cars. The new Overland
has been on the market for less than one month—
yet m that short time—in 30 days-—we have received
orders for one-fifth of our entire 1914 production.

,, For example: Away up in a very small town
in a remote corner of the great northwest, a dealer
had contracted for 40 Overlands to be taken during
the next twelve months. This isabig order for that
section of the country. The publication of our an-
nouncement (last month) brought him such an over-
whelming batch of cash orders that he came straight
to Toledo to literally beg for more cars. He stated
that he would take the entire shipment of 40 cars in
one month instead of twelve months as originally con-
tracted for. ' .

On the other hand our dealers in the large cen-
ters would take 500 cars apiece right now if we could
supply them. But 150 a day is the very best we
. can do at this time. And these 150 per day we are
. carefully and equally distributing all over the country.

Such selling records have but one meaning.
Such a demand must prove to you beyond all doubt

Handsome 1914 catalogue on request. Please address Dept. 86

The Willys - Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio

Electric head. side;
tail and dash light:

Storage battery
35 Horsepower motor
1 14-inch wheelbase

 
 

- Brewster green body

 
 

nickel and aluminum -
trimmings ' ‘

 
   
 

Deeper upholstery

 

Mohair top.- curtain.

Timken bearings

 

carburetor

Three-quarter floating
rear axle

33 :4: Q. D. tiroo
Cowl dash

 
 
      
   
   
 
    

and boot
Splitdorf magneto Clear-vision
Model R Schebler windshield -

Stewart speedometer)
Electric horn

Flush U doors with
concealed hinges