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VOL. CXLll. No. 5. :

Whole Number 3768.





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 1914-.





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Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs in Michigan





which was first fostered in the



south by the U. S. Department of

Agriculture, has proven such a success

that the idea has been gradually deVelop-

ed in the northern states, including

Michigan. The scattering clubs which

have been developed in our own state in

the past few years have been so success—

ful and so productive of interest and ben—

efit to their members, and the general de-

velopment of this work has seemed so

fraught with possibilities that a plan was

developed last year by Prof. W. H.

French, at the head of the Department of

Agricultural Education at M. A. C. for

the organization of buys’ and girls’ agri-

cultural clubs throughout the state. At

about the same time, or shortly thereaf-

ter, the U. S. Department of Agriculture

begun to extend its efforts in the same

direction in those states in which Farm

Management work was being undertaken

in co-operation with the land grant col-

leges, of which Michigan was one. In our

state these two forces have been co-ordi—

nated, and a comprehensive plan for the

organization of these clubs has been de—





THE boy and girl club movement,





veloped under the general..direction...,of.a_

to the Department of Agricultural Edu— '





the Department of Agricultural Educa-

tion at M. A. C., with the Department of

Farm Management co-operating in the

counties organized for this week.



Much general interest has been mani-

fested in this proposition by Michigan

Farmer readers and a number of inquir-

ies have been received regarding the plan

and method of organization. This infor-

mation is summarized by Prof. French

as follows: _



The Junior Agricultural Association of

Michigan for- Boys and Girls.



The new movement in education toward

the introduction of vocational and indus-

trial subjects into our course of study,

brings with it vast opportunities to

teachers, schools, and communities. On

the agricultural side there is a great op-

portunity in each rural district for the

community to co-operate with the school

in presenting agricultural training, social

training, and business training. In order

to facilitate this the Agricultural College

and the Department of Agriculture at

“'ashington are co-operating in the or-

ganization of Junior Agricultural Clubs,

or better known as boys’ and girls’ clubs.





The purposes of these organizations may





be stated as follows:



1. To afford opportunity for boys and

girls in rural schools to apply certain ag-

ricultural theories and principles present-

ed in the course of their education.



2. To afford an opportunity for the

home and the school to unite in the de-

velopment of certain agricultural and

home projects.



3. To bring together in a social way

the young people of the community.



4. To aid in training children in mat-

ters of organization, government and so-

cial practice.



5. To help in developing good farmers,

good home makers, and good citizens.



The plan of organization is, in brief, as

follows:



1. Any person between the ages of 10

and 18 years may become a. member of

the local club.



2. The young people of any school dis-

trict, or of several districts, or of a

township, may unite and organize the

young people of the ages mentioned

above into a. local club with the usual

ofiicers.



3. The secretary of the club furniShcs





cation of the College a list of the club

members and officers, and the said de-

partment gives the club a number. and

theFe are consecutive throughout the

state in the order of organization.



4. There is an enrollment fee of 25c

per member. ”ach club forms its by-

laws and determines the time and place

of meeting.



5. Each member of the club is furnish-

ed with a list of desirable projects from

which each selects a suitable project

which is to be organized and worked out

during the season. At the close of the

season there should be a local exhibit of

the products and each club member work-

ing out a project makes a written report

to the College or to the Department of

Agriculture.



6. The county commissioner of schools

in each county is the supervising officer

for that territory, and ail loeal clubs

should report to him, and he should ad-

vise. in regard to the organization, pro-

grams, exhibits, etc.



7. In organizing the work we have two

divisions: (3) Those counties in which





 





special county agents or farm specialists

are employed, and (b) those in which no

specialists are employed.



For the first division Mr. C. A. Rowland,

of East Lansing, is employed to organize

and supervise the bOys’ and girls‘ clubs

in thoSe counties where county special-

ists are empioyed. In all other counties

MI‘. E. L. Grover, of the Department of

Agricultural li‘ducation of the College is

the oxwganizei and supervisor.



8. All concspondence should be ad-

dressed to the Department of Agricultur-

al Education at East LanSing. At the

close of the season Mr. Rowland and Mr.

Grover will supervise the receiving of re-

ports, will assist in organizing and judg-

ing exhibits and in awarding prizes.



9. The local community will be held

rcsponsiblc to defray the necessary local

expenses for exhibits and prizes.



10. The projects for boys include:



(a) Corn growing——a plot of not less

than one acre.



(1)) Potato growing——a plot of not less

than one—fourth acre.



(C) Strawbe.Mex—plots from

teenth to one-eighth acre.



(d) Poultry raising.



(e) Vegetable gardening.



(f) Care of fruit trees.



(g) Care of dairy cows.



11. For the girls the following projects

are suggested:



(a) Tomato growing—plot to

one-tenth of an acre.



(b) Canning fruit and vegetables.



(0) Bread making.



(d) Sewing—making of a dress or suit

of underwear.



(0) Embroidering.



(f) Fiower gardeningsea lit‘ll not less

than 200 square feet, and not less than

six varieties.



(g) Butter making.



All farmers’ organizations are request-

ed to‘ assist in this matter of organizing

the young people for the practical work.

An Example of this Work in Michigan.



Frequcnt mention has been made in

these columns of the boys' corn clubs

which have been organized in Michigan

during recent years, particularly one in

\\'exford county, which was among the

pioneers in this movement. \Vith regard

to the work of this organization for thc

past year, County Commissioner of





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lows:



Wexford Boys’ Agricultural Club.

AVexford cOunty boys have succeeded in

organizing and maintaining the largest

and most permanent juvenile corn grow-

ing club in the state. The club is known

as the \chi‘ord Boys’ Agricultural Club,

and it now enrolls as members 152! boys.

It was organized in April, 1909, and has

carried on a most sucCessful corn show

and contest every winter since that date.

Aside from this the club has sent three

of its members each year, and paid all

their expenses, to. the short course in

general agriculture at the Michigan Agri-

cultural College, and last year maintain-

ed a summer camp over on the shores of

Lake Mitchell for its members. The boys

themselves carry on all the work of the

organization under the guidance of the

county commissiOner of schools, who is

chairman of the executive committee.



For their annual meeting, which is held

each year on the Thursday and Friday of

the week before Christmas, the boys pre-

pare an interesting two-day program

which consists of lectures by farmers’ in-

stitute Workers sent out by the State Ag-

ricultural College, by educators, and pa-

pers and short talks by some of the boys

themselves. Between lecture sessions

there are games and exercises in the big

gymnasium, in the swimming pool, bowl-

ing alleys and other places of recreation

in Cadillac‘s big Y. M. C. A. building

where the meetings are held each year.

The annual meeting and corn show was

held this year the 18th and 19th of De—

cember. There were about a hundred

boys present and 32 made creditable ex—

hibits. The corn “as of excellent quality,

showing marked improvement from that

exhibited in former years. It could be

seen the boys had learned a few things

from previous experience. I



Each exhibitor is required to keep a.

detailed account of the expenditures up-

On and receipts from his acre of corn.

Barnyard manure is clia'ged at the rate

of two dollars for a two-horse load, the

rent of the acre at five dollars, the boy’s

labor at ten cents an hour, and the work

of cacii horse at five cents an hour.

These reports are signed by the conteSt—

ant and witnessed by two persons not

his relatives. Some good recOrds were





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-"Boy3’at the 1912 Corn Show of the Wexf‘ord Boys’ Agricultural Club.





Thls Annu alv





Feature and the Summer Outing Brlng the Boys together Twice a Year.
THE MICHIGAN FAR"MER





made. Arthur Lindstrom, the winner of

the big sweepstakes prize, raised 120 has-

kets of’corn on his acre at a. cost of 17

cents a. basket. Elmer Cedarberg raised

81.32 bushels at a cost of 25 cents a bush—

el. TheSe are pretty good records con-

sidering the fact that the average yield

for Michigan is about 34 bushels.





Prof. Walter H. French, of the Agri-

cultural College, Prof. Myron A. Cobb, of





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‘some of the prominent speakers at the





“meeting. Every boy present enjoyed the

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ment for the farmer boy and were inter-

ested in his earnest words of advice for

further advancement. It was a speech

long to be remembered. The boys who

took part in the program were Arthur

Lindstrom, Don Wright, and Sidney Bel-

ville.



Prof. Cobb acted as judge of the corn

exhibits which made a goodly sight laid

out on tables in the lobby of the build-

ing. About $210 was distributed in prizes

to some 30 successful exhibitors.





This club also maintains a summer

outing camp for those members who can

get away for ten days' vacation during

the last of July, just between haying and

harvest. This camp is held at the Y. M.

C. A. camp grounds over on the further

shores of beautiful Lake Mitchell. It is

equipped with a large comfortable bunga-

low and plenty of tents for sleeping pur-

poses. A large sized man cook looks af-

ter the large sized appetites of the young-

‘sters who generally mow away a sight

of grub. Last year was the first season

a camp was organized, and but few of

the boys from the farm were able to get

away. Most of them did not succeed in

convincing “Dad” that a boy needed an

opportunity to play. Next year it is

hoped, more boys can be assembled for

this important meeting.



“A summer camp and a summer's va-

cation for farm boys,” SOme will ask in

Surprise. But why not? The farm boy

goes to school a large share of the year

and works all the year round. Why not

an outing for him, too? And isn’t it just

the want of opportunity for him to get

away and enjoy himself with his com-

rades and giving him no play that gives

the bright boy on the farm a longing for

the city?



The camp is under military discipline

and is in charge of Hugh Jameson, sec-

retary of the Y. M. C. A., and the coun-

ty commissioner of schools. Mr. L. S.

VVesterman, physical director, has charge

of the athletics, and physical exercises.

Courses in Bible study, woodcrnft, swim-

ming, rowing and sailing are given.



The corn contests ai‘e held not for the

purpose of increasing the yield of corn or

its quality, although these ends are at-

tained. The summer camps, and annual

'mid-winter meetings are not: primarily to

give the boys at good time, although these

are worthy ends in themselves. All these

activities are carried on for the purpose

of making better boys and better men. It

is not so important that a boy shall raise

a hundred bushels of corn to his acre as

it is that the acre of corn shall raise a.

hundred bushel boy. There is a spirit-

ual lesson in raising a perfect ear of corn.

There is a lesson in social efficiency in a.

game requiring united effort. Secondary

aims are the ennobiing of the vocation of

farming, giving the boy a glimpse of the

pcr‘Sibilities of scientific agriculture, and

the attainment on the part of the boys of

a certain amount of physical skill and

ability to do team work. But it must not

be forgotten that the big purpose in View

is a matter of education.





FARM HELP.





 





This is getting to .be quite a problem

with farmers in many sections, how to

hire and be able to keep suitable help.

On account of this difficulty, some farm-

ers are obliged to give up the business

much sooner than they otherwise would.

Even on a comparatively 'small farm,

when a man arrives at a certain age, it

is impossible for him to get along with-

out some help at certain seasons of the

year. And for this class of farmers the

situation seems to be growing worse ev-

ery year. There seems to be plenty of

young men, but unlessa farm is near

some town or village where they can eas-

ily and frequently meet and mingle with

other young men, it is hard to interest

some young men so they will stay any

length of time on the farm, even if they

can make more money than in town.



While there are some farms large enough

so the owner can afford to build a tenant

house for a married man and keep him





profitably employed the year round, there

are hundreds of others who cannot do

this without getting into debt, besides

runningrbehind, because a ,married man

must have enough more wages than the

single man who IIVes with his employer.

There has been considerable talk about

importing foreigners, and some cities

have bureaus that advertise to furnish

farm laborers from this class. But cases

where this class of help are at all satis-

factory are very rare. By the aid of im-

proved machinery, a farm can be carried

on with much less help than was the case

a few years ago. Inventors are constant-

ly studying along this line how to lessen

labor, and cheapen farm production so

the farmer can get a little more than 35

cents as his share of the dollar.





In some progressive farm neighborhoods

co-operation, or in other words, changing

work, is practiced. While this works well

many times, there are instances that

might be mentioned, when changing work

is not always satisfactory. It is the opin-

ion of the writer that if farmers in the

future expect to have less trouble in pro-

curing help, they must put more in prac-

tice‘the customs of the town. That is,

instead of working until six o’clock, and

then expecting the hired man to work an

hour or two after that time. milking

cows, etc., manage the farm so as to quit

work at six, or have it understood that

extra pay will be given for all work per-

formed after that time.





Ottawa 00. JOHN JACKSON.





OUR UNDEVELOPED. AGRICULTURAL

RESOURCES.





 





In traveling over the northern half of

Michigan, one is deeply impressed with

the fact that as an agricultural state our

resources have hardly been touched. VaSt

areas of timber land are being stumped,

and still larger tracts remain as the lum—

ber-jack left them.

Ludington, and from Saginaw to the Soo,

farming is still in its infancy. True,

some of our best'farms and orchards are

found in this territory, but they are con-

spicuously few in comparison to the un-

improved land which extends for miles in

many places. This part of the state is

passing from a lumber to a farming dis-

trict and still has room for thousands of

young farmers.



The clearing and stumping of this land

requires a. great deal of hard work, but

many a farmer is succeeding in doing it,

and when once cleared it is a virgin soil.

Michigan is in this respect one of the

newest states in the Union.



“'ith the aid of higher agricultural ed-

ucation at the College, elementary agri-

cuiture in many of our public schools,

and 21 of our high schools, farmers’ bul-

letins, federal and state field experts,

farmerS’ institutes, and the agricultural

preSS, Michigan farmers are becoming

srecialists and the outlook is certainly

bright for the fellow who isn’t afraid of

work.



There are a few things, however, to be

borne in mind if we, as farmers, are to

succeed. Michigan has a wide range of

climatic and soil conditions. Some of the

fruit that grows so well on the western

coast and tops the Chicago and Milwau-

keep markets is a failure back in the in-

terior. Some real estate firms are clear-

ing $10 an acre land, planting it to fruit

trees where late spring frosts are prev—

alent, and selling the land at $600 an

acre. All purchasers should investigate

the adaptability of the land for the pur-

pose in view.



The question of soil fertility is one of

the utmost importance with most of us.

My method of working it out in Oakland

county is as follows: Adopt a four-year

rotation beginning with red clover and

allow it to remain on the same field for

two Years. In the fall of the second year

cover it with barnyard manure. Plow

under in the fall or spring and plant to

corn. Just before the last cultivation of

the corn sow 30 pounds of sand vetch and

a. peek of rye per acre. Plow this under

in the spring and‘seed to oats with clo-

ver. Cut the oats when ripe and begin

the rotation again with the clover.



Grow some alfalfa but do not include

it in the rotation. It is frequently hard

to get a stand of alfalfa and it may re-

main for several years on the same field.





I save all liquid manure from the cow

stable gutter by allowing it to run into

a. cement basin outside the barn. This

is absorbed by straw and leaves, and

hauled out to the fields once a Week.



This system of rotation may not apply

to many other parts of the State, but

each farmer must work out his own.



Oakland Co. . C. W. MELICK.





From Harrisville to-





JAN. 31, 1914.





FARM NOTES.





 





Seeding Alfalfa After Wheat.



I have two acres in wheat which I

want to sow back to alfalfa. Shall I

plow or disk the ground after harvest,

and would that be early enough to get

good seeding? Where can I get good

seed and should I inoculate? Can I ob-

tain inoculating material from M. A.

if needed?



Eaton Co. W. TV.



It would probably be better to plow

the wheat stubble immediately after har-

vest and then make a firm seed bed by

frequent harrowing and rolling; this plan

would insure more freedom from weeds,

than would be Secured by disking the sur-

face of the soil. If alfalfa is sown before

August 1, or by that date, it will in a

normal season get sufficient growth so

there is a fair chance that it will with-

stand the winter. It is better to secure

northern grown Seed if pessible, which

can generally be had from advertisers of

alfalfa seed in season. The pure culture

for inoculating the seed can be secured

from the Agricultural College, and will

be helpfulif you have no soil available

for this purpose.



Varieties of Alfalfa.



I desire to seed some eight acres of new

land to alfalfa this spring. .Are there

different kinds of alfalfa? If so what

kind is best for this country? Does

Michigan require an extra amount of

vitality and are dealers required to state

kind of foul seed in their clover? How

do you test for vitality and purity?



Charlevoix Co. D. A. R.



There are a number of varieties of al-

falfa, but the common variety has given

quite as good results as any except some

of the hardy strains which have been de-

veloped by careful seed selection meth-

ods. It is quite important to get north-

ern grown seed, and a germination test

could easily be made to determine the

vitality of the seed, although this can us-

ually be quite well judged by its appear-

ance, as is the case with clover. The

Michigan seed law requires dealers to

state the amount and kind of weed seed

present above a fixed minimum by count.

The purity of the seed can be determined

by forwarding a sample to the Depart-

ment of Botany, at the Agricultural Col—

lege, East Lansing, accompanying same

by a fee of 25 cents. The head of this

department is charged with the inspec-

tion of seeds by the law.



Kainit for Potatoes.





How would kainit, 12 per cent actual

potash, be for potatoes? I have a pasture

lot of sod, am putting a coat of manure

on it this winter and would like to know

if kaimt would help out any?



Oceana C0. G, ll. [1.





Most authorities recommend sulphate

or muriate of potash as a more desirable

potash ingredient for fertilizing potatoes

than kainit, for the reason that the latter

contains a large percentage of 00mmon

salt and thus attracts moiSture freely,

making it difficult to handle in a mixture.

“”hile it is generally conceded that fer-

tilizers for potatoes should contain a

larger amount of potash than for grain

CI‘ODs, yet complete fertilizers are more

generally used, since practically all of our

soils need phosphorus as well as potash

for the production of maximum crops.

Some authorities advise the use of kainit

with manure, distributing it with the ma-

nure at the rate of about 50 pounds to

one ton of manure. 'It is not, however,

advisable to use it as a stable absorbent

as ground rock phosphate is sometimes

used, on account of its injurious effects

upon the feet of the animals which may

come in c0ntact with it. Figured from

the standpoint of cost, there is no par-

ticular object in using the kainit, since

the potash can usually be obtained as

cheaply in the form of sulphate, or at a

less price in the form of muriate. How-

ever, except for the mechanical difficulty

above noted, there would seem to be no

reason why kainit could not be satisfac-

torily employed as a fertilizer for po-

tatoes.



Soil for inoculating Alfalfa.



I have a four—acre field I want to seed

to alfalfa. I want to seed it with the

cat crop I will sow. I can get dirt from

a field that has been seeded to alfalfa

and then plowed up. Along the edge of

the alfalfa field the alfalfa still grows.

Now would this dirt do to inoculate the

four-acre field and how much would it





take?

Allegan Co. B. W. K.





There is probably no doubt that this





soil from the field which has grown a'





successful crop of alfalfa would be effec-

tive in spreading the inoculation to the

field which is to be sown. The bacteria

peculiar to alfalfa remains in the soil

once it is established there, as does that

peculiar to clover, which is present in all

of our soils which are 'in a proper physi-

cal condition to grow the clover plant

succeSSfully. The amount of soil used

for inoculating purposes varies from 100





' pOunds to a; tan or more per acre, those





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‘using a liberal application claiming that

it is profitable because thorough inocula-

tion is more quickly secured.



Fertlllzer for Beans.





What grade of fertilizer is best for

beans? How Should it be sown, and how

much? This is for heavy clay soil in

fair condition.



Huron CO. H. H. S.





Some of the most successful bean grow-

ers in central Michigan who have a soil

similar to that described, have experi-

mented with different fertilizers, and

reached the conclusion that a. moderate

application of a standard grain fertilizer

containing a small percentage of nitrogen

and potash and eight or ten per cent of

phosphoric acid, using about 200 pounds

per acre sown with at least three feed

runs working so as to distribute the fer-

tilizer on each side of the row and only

a portion of it in the row with the bean

seed, since beans are peculiarly suscep-

tible to injury from contact with the fer-

tilizer, especially if it contains much pot-

ash. For this reason, only light applica-

tions of fertilizer are advisable for beans,

while a fertilizer containing only a rela-

tively small percentage ofpotash should

be used if the fertilizer is to be applied

at the time of seeding, as suggested.

Larger applications or larger percentages

of potash might be safety used if the fer-

tilizer is' sown broadcast and mixed with

the soil before planting the seed.





One CrOp System Vs. Rotation.





We have a Six-acre plot of land com-

posed of muck and clay loam soil. It has

been planted to corn for five successive

years. The last crop, 100 bu. per acre,

was equally as good as the first. The

land is well tiled but the soil is badly

infeSted with weeds. We have tried sow-

ing small portions of it to millet and

oats. but the millet produced such a rank

growth that it was undesirable to feed,

and the oats lodged before heading out.

“lould it be advisable to continue plant-





ing the plot to corn as long as a good

crop is produced?

Lcnawee Co. S. R. U.

Vl'hile, under ordinary circumstances,





the rotation of crops is much more desir-

able than following a one-crop system of

farming, yet under special conditions such

are are cited in this inquiry, this may

not be the case. This lill’ld is apparently

better adapted to corn than to any other

crop to which it can be devoted; owing

to the bounty of nature it is stored with





sufficient available plant food so that

maximum yields are secured year after

year. I'nder these conditions, it would





certainly appear to be more profitable to

continue planting it to corn as long as

these good yields are maintained, and

perhaps even after a falling off in yield is

noticed it wouid still pay to devote this

land to corn by applying the mineral ele-

ments of fertility in the form of fertilizer,

particularly phosphoric acid. Of course,

in time the nitrogen content of this

ground will become somewhat depleted,

but so long as the muck is decaying a.

fresh supply of nitrogen will be made

available each year. The best way to

handle our land is in the way which will

yield the greatest annual returns without

such depletion of the soil as will materi-

ally reduce the yields secured. Under

ordinary conditions, this can best be ac-

complished through the use of a crop ro-

tation, but where this is not the case,

there should be no hesitation in following

a one—crop system.

What Alls the Clover?





I have a field of June clover that I cut

for hay in the summer and again for

seed. It was a good stand of (lover but

I noticed in the fall that a great de1l had

(ll((l I want to pasture it this coming

Season; now what can I do )to remedy it

to make me a good pastuie‘.’ The c. over

seems to be dead in large spots only.



Ileiiien Co. C.





It is impossible to advise with regard to

this case without some intimation us to

the probable cause of the cover dying on

these spots. It may have been due to

insect pests, such as the clover root bor-

er. In that case it would he inadvisable

to undertake to depend upon this clover

for pasture this year, as the destruction

of the stand would very likely be com-

pleted by these inFects during the coming

season. In any event. the amount of for-

age which wi‘l be yielded by a, seCOnd

year stand of clover is problematical,

since many of the plants will die after

they have matured seed, as is the case

with this stand. \Vhilc the clover plant

is not strictly a biennial, it is usually so

classed, and unless seeded with other

grasses, a better way is to use it only one

year in crop rotation. If this clover starts

up well in the spring. it might pay to

leave it for pasture. An examination will

determine whether the troub‘e was due

to the clover root borer or not, and in

case it is found present. it would be best

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sary to use catch crops for pasture dur-

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LIME-SULPHUR iNJURY.



What is know as lime-sulphur injury

has become quite a serious problem to

the apple grOWeI‘. In fact, some believe

that it is almost as serious as Bordeaux

injury, which was the cause of our change

from Bordeaux mixture to lime-sulphur.



The Oregon Experiment Station has

been carrying 011 an investigation on the

cause and prevention of this injury, and





-the result of their findings showed that





the injury was caused by the calcium

poinulfidcs and occasionally by the Cal-

cium thiosulfute; the other ingredients of

the mixture being harmless. It was also

found that a rain immediately after the

spraying decreased the liability of injury.

This latter finding is somewhat in hat-

mony with the writer's experience. He

has not found that the injury was greater

when atmospheric conditions were such

as to favor rapid evaporation of the

spray.



Too heavy or coarse sprayings were also

found to make more liable the injury.



The density or the Beaume test reading

was found to be no indication of the

power of the mixture to cause injury, as

no two lots of material which tested the

same contained equal amounts of soluble

sulfides. It was also found that the com-

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cause trouble than the home-made, and

it was suggested that it was the commer-

cial article being boiled for several hours

to get it in concentrated form which put

the sulfides into solution and caused the

trouble. Lime-sulphur solutions boiled

not more than an hour rarely did any

injury.



Sun scald and other causes of injury

were often mistaken for lime-sulphur in-

jury, although sunburn was found to be

worse on sprayed trees than unsprayed

ones. Leaves affected with scab 01' other

fungus were moI‘e easily injured by lime-

sulphur than those not, the affected parts

of the leaves often being bumt quite

badly.



Preventative MeasureS.



For preventative mcasurcs the Oregon

bulletin suggested greater dilution, the

use of home-made mixtures, or the addi-

tion of something to the spray to make

the sulfides insoluble. Iron sulfate, cop-

per sulfate, zinc sulfate, sulphuric acid

and carbon dioxide were used for this

latter purpose. At a dilution of one to 20

for the lime-sulphur iron sulfate, copper

sulfate, and carbon dioxide gave excellent

results on apple, peach, pear and cherry.

The copper sulfate and the iron sulfate

were used at the rate of two pounds to

50 gallons of spray. There was apparent-

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of these materials. Carbon dioxide was

injected in the mixture in another case

until the remaining poiysulfidcs gave the

solution a clear amber color. No measure

of the gas was made but the success with.

this suggested that those who used a gas

sprayer had means to prevent lime-sulphur

injury. The other materials tested did

not give us good resultS.



The use of either of these materials did

not decrease the fungicidal value of the

lime-sulphur by making the suifides in—

soluble as polysulfides in solution are not

necessary for fungicidal effect.



Another finding mentioned in the bulle-

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was not as eflicient a fungicide as the

regular boiled material but that it was

used because of its safety from burning

the tender peach foliage. Should the ad-

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Soil Treatment in a Young Orchard.



I have a five-acre Duchess orchard

which is three years old. The land is

quite high and the soil gravelly loam and

sand. It has been washing down quite

badly on. the side hill and it seems to be

quite deficient in humus. We have rye

in the field now and the intention was to.

seed it down to clover in the spring.

“'ould it be better to plow the rye under

in spring and then plant some hoed crop?

I am desirous of helping the young trees

and would thank you for suggestions.



St. Clair Co. J C.



In orchards where the soil is deficient

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Red Canada Apples. '



I am about to Set seven acres off to

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information on this matter.



Newaygo Co. R. S.



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worked on some thriftier stock. It is

generally an annual bearer but sometimes

is quite irregular in this regard. The

fruit is of very high quality but when

kept afte1 mid- winter it often loses fla-

vor. It usually biing. s mme than average

prices on account of its quality and ap-

pearance.



As the behavior of this variety varies

under different conditions one must be

sure that he has conditions suitable for

its best development. It is doubtful

whether Newaygo county would be a.

good place unless. after careful investi-

gation the grower finds that he has the

favorable conditions.



ARSENICAL POISONING FROM

SPRAYED APPLES.



An article in a Christiana, Norway, pa.-

per warns the public there of the possi-

bility of arsenical poisoning from eating

American sprayed apples.



A doctor, a. well-known food bacterialo-

gist of Norway after having been indis-

poscd from eating an apple, examined a

number of apples imported from America

am! found in the calyx end a visible lay—

er of green powder. A microseopical ex—

amination showed that the powder con-

tained both arsenic and copper, which

were more than sufficient to cause pois-

oning if carelessly peeled. It was also

~stated that traces of arsenic were fouurl

all over the skin of the apples. and it was

feared that the arsenic had penetrated

into the flesh.



The above suggests that we might uSe

a little more care in spraying our fruit

during the latter sprays so as not to

stain the fruit, especially if for export

trade. ‘





 





MIDWINTER MEETING OF MICHIGAN





STATE HORTICULTURAL

-SOCIETY.





 





The midwinter meeting of the Michigan

St:1te Horticultural Society will be held in

Benton Harbor, Mich., Thursday and Fri—

day, February 5-6 in the auditorium of

the First Baptist Church. The State So-

ciety will be the gueits of Berrien Coun-

ty Horticultural Society. which numbers

over 200 members.



Everyone should attend this meeting.

If you wish to be an up-to-date grOWer,

get out and find out what is doing in the

world. If you gain nothing more than a

new interest and enthusiasm in your

work, you have been more than paid for

the small expenditure of money and time.

Come and bl‘ing the ladies with you.



Program.



The Sod Mulch Orchard, Ralph Ballard,

Niles. .



Fine Points 011 Growing Small Fruits,

F. E. Beatty, Three Rivers.



Making Money with Melons, Harry

Blandford. Farm Agent Newaygo County.A



Horticultural Development in Michigan,

(illustrated), Prof. H. J. Eustace, Lan-

sing.



How Can

More Effective?

ton Harbor.



Tax Reform in Michigan, Prof. David

Friday, Ann Arbor.



Tomato G1‘0wing, C. W. Wald, M. A. C.,

Lansing



D1 Frank Lattin. Albion N. U., (sub-

jects announced later).



Grapes for Profit, M. D. Burkirk, Paw

Paw.



Profitable Points on Peaches, F. Bar-

den. South Haven.



Stumbling Blocks in Co-operative Mar-

keting, C. F Hale Grand Rapids.



For Better Results in Fruit Growing,

Frank A. \Vf lken. Detroit



Farm Management MOVement, Dr.

Eben Mumford, state leader for M. A. C.

and U. S Department of Agriculture.





we make Our Fruit Laws

Rep. J. J. Jakwuy, Ben-





 

 

 





“Eastern Shore”

Trees are the Trees ‘

For Michigan.





The “Eastern Shore” of Mary-

land has a. warm. loose. deep 3011.

that is particularly adapted to

producing good trees. In it roots

develop to an extent and fine.

uses not known in heavy inland

soils. The long. warm growing season

puts into trees a vigor not found in

trees of colder climstes. These trees

are budded from hearing orchards, and

have inbred superiority in yielding fruit.

They succeed splendidly in Michigan.

k of them—gusranteeing them—

stands one of the largest, oldest. most

skillful and eflicient nursery firms in

America. We sell only trees we grow.





The Harrison 1914 Catalogue





tells how we grow these trees so well. -

It gives planting plans and directions,

and the facts about varieties of apples

and peaches that should be planted now.

Contains the story of how we made a

hundmd acre peach orchard produce

fruit this year that sold for $35. 000 ..00

Our experts will answer your ques~

tions ‘gladly.





WRITE TODAY for the

Catalogue and tell us

ebontyour planting plans.





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Alsike Glover and Timothy mixed. Full 1-3 Ks. a bi

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JAN. 31, 1914.





Unusual Method





Thinning for regular production is giv-

en considerable importance by Mr. Case

in his excellent address before the recent

State Horticultural Society meeting at

Traverse City.



It was mainly by thinning that he got his

Baldwins to bear fair crops nearly every

year. By this practice he got them to

bear at the rate of two barrels per tree

during the off year. In the past he tried

every way to get the trees to bear regu-

larly and then by chemical analysis he

found‘that the apple itself was practically

all water but that the seed contained in

concentrated form essential plant food

elements. This suggested to him that if

he could grow less seed and more flesh he

would relieve the trees of considerable

strain and could probably make the trees

bear every year. This led him to thin~

ning, which gave the results mentioned

above. Mr. Case believes that by prOper

feeding, care and thinning biennial bear-

ers like the Baldwin can be brought fair-

ly successful to annual bearing. After

the June drop he has his men thin all

clusters to one apple. For a second thin—

ning, which immediately follows the first,

he instructs the men to leave them no





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





s of Orcharding.





for the total number of hours worked

from grain to fruit farming. His book-

keeping showed that fruit paid him so

much more than grain. He knows what

everything costs him and the profit each

fruit has paid him. He has found that

it costs him from $1.00 to $1.25 to pro-

duce a barrel of apples and put it on

board the cars. He gave figures showing

a six-year average of the yearly net re-

turns of each fruit he grows. The results

were as follows: Grapes, $39; peaches,

$55; plumS, $74; pears, $98; apples, $124;

cherries, $174. He said that there were

unsatisfactory conditions which brought

down the returns on the peaches and he

was sure that otherwise they would have

shown larger figures.

Keeping Farm Accounts.



Mr. Case has a simple way of keeping

his daily farm expense accounts and by

it he is able to keep close tab on the ac-

counts of his farm. The following illus-

tration is a copy of his monthly work

sheet. He has one of these for each

man. These sheets are ruled off for 31

days and across the page for the various

diviSions of his farm work. The first

column is the date column and the next





Style of Farm Account Sheet used by Mr. Case.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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(‘lOsCl‘ than inches. He has hard

work to get his help to thin as he wants

them to, and at one time his men Went

on a strike because they did not want to

pull off so many apples; they thought

that it was a shameful waste. Some va-

rieties need thinning more than Others.

\Vealthy is especially benefited by heavy

thinning. Thinning at blossoming time he

has found too expensive. The best thin-

ning tools he has ever found are the hu-

man hands.

Experience with Aphls.



Mr. Case had the usual experience with

aphis during the past few years. The

rosy aphis has been especially hard for

him to control. Spraying gave him poor

results. and he told of one grower who

sprayed nine times and still had them.

He said that the parasite, the ladybug.

was more easily killed than the aphis and

therefore he did not hope to get much in

results from them. Only one grower he

'knew of had success and he had his men

go through the orchard in spring and cut

off all limbs with the rOsy aphis on

them. Two men went over 14 acres in

two days and quite satisfactorily con-





four





trolled this insect.



Mr. Case is very exact in the keeping

of his accounts and it was the fact that

he kept books which made him change





 





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each (My.- Following are. spaces for the

various fruits he grows on the, farm. The

tOtal for the day is at the extreme right

of the sheet and at the bottom of the

sheet is space for the totals of time put

in for each fruit. The lower total col-

umn running acrOSS the page and the one

at the right must balance in the lower

right corner. Below this form is space

for the laborer’s name, the month of the

year and the total days worked, rate per

hour, and total amount due the man.

Under the heading of farm expense he

puts expenses which can not be charged

to any certain fruit.



We are glad to give these few sugges-

tions regarding Mr. Case's method of

fruit growing. \Ve have called them un-

usual because they are uncommon. When

similar systems, of farming become cOm-

mon, farming will be on a much better

basis than it is now.





FOR NEXT WEEK.





An article giving the most simple and

practical method of pruning the grape

vine will appear in the horticultural col—

umns of the next iSsue of the Michigan

Farmer. This will be the first of a ser-

ies of articles which will give detailed

directions for pruning the different tree

and bush fruits.





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You can not buy too good a bull. The

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tested. one whose heifer calves are

known. The only trouble with this is

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because the bull’s dam and granddam on

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and they cannot do well on an entirely

bulky food or on such a bulky succulent

fOOd as corn silage. Brood mares and

growing colts can eat a good fair feed of

corn silage every day and do Well upon

it. Some work horses with slow work can

out a small feed of corn silage once a

day. It isn’t considered a proper food for

driving horses at all. It is too bulky and

too loosening. So feed liberally to cattle

and sheep and feed sparingly to horses,

especially driving horses. Work horses

that are not driven fast and brood mares

and colts can eat a good feed once a day

with profit.



Smaller sized cows, say sows that weigh

900 pounds. some of them less than that,

will not eat over 25 or 30 pounds of corn

silage a day. This will be all that they

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silage are more subject to tuberculosis

than those fed on other kinds of feed?

It is reported in this section of the COun-

try that the big condensed milk factories

in Illinois will not buy milk from cows

fed silage. It is also repOrted that the

farmers in Bainbridge. Mich., are not us-

ing their silos for that reason. I have.

been thinking of buying a silo but if that

is the case it would be unprofitable to

build one. 0. W.





There is absolutely nothing in this idea

that feeding cows silage has a tendency

to bring on tuberculosis. It is well known

by all physiologists that cows that are

fed on good food, on ratiOns that are

conducive to health, can better ward off

disease than any other cattle. Run-dOWn

debilitated cattle are most susceptible to

disease. Corn silage, being a succulent

food, makes a healthier ration than one

having no succulent food. It is absolutely

wholesome. The cattle like it. And it is

conducive to health rather than the re-

verse.



Cattle most subject to tuberculosis are

those that are confined for long periods

in poorly ventilated stables and warm

stableS. These are usually cattle that are

fed silage. You can’t feed silage in the

open lot out of doors, you must have a

good warm stable to feed it in. But if

cattle contract tuberculosis While in a

close, warm stable, it comes from the

fact that the stable is not properly light-

ed and ventilated and not from the fact

that they eat corn silage.



A number of years ago, before people

had much experience in feeding corn sli—

nge, some of the condensed milk factor«

ies had prohibited the feeding of silage

bccause it tainted the milk. Now the

reason for this was because people put

their corn into the silo too grecn, before

it matured, and it fermented a great deal

and we had what is known as sour silage.

This has a strong rank taste and odor,

and the milk absorbed some of this,

probably from the air of the stable. At

any rate, the milk had the ensilage taste

and the condensary peopie could not use

it. it spoiled their milk, and therefore in

some districts they refused to purchase

milk where the cows were fed corn sil-

age. But since people learned that the

corn crop must mature before it is put

in the SllO this rank taste and smell give

no more trouble and, the antipathy

against silage by the condensed milk peo-

ple has been removed. I do not know of

an instance now where people who feed

corn silage are barred from Selling their

milk to a. condensary. In fact, some con—

densarics have never found it necessary

to prohibit the use of corn silage. They

have always allowed corn silage to be

fed and rather have encouraged it be-

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WHEAT AND RYE FOR COWS.





I, like many others, would like your

advice as to feeding my dairy cows. I

have plenty of good cornstalks which I

feed twice a day, and bean fodder from

white beans. This bean fodder is in the

best-of shape. I feed this once a day.

For grain I haVe been feeding one part

ground wheat and rye and two parts

bran. I am buying my grain. I would

like to know what kind of grain is best

to buy, so that I will have a balanced





ration.



Allegan Co. H. \V. B.



If I had to buy the grain for the cows

1 certainly would not buy wheat or rye.

Neither one is necessary for a dairy feed.

especially rye. Cows don‘t like rye. Of

coruse, they will eat it. and if you will

mix the ground rye and ground Wheat

half and haif with wheat bran, they

ought to do very well. It makes a good

ration. If you have some wheat that had

been injured and had the rye on hand

and it would not bring a very good mar-

ket price, then there might be some ex-

cuse for feeding it. As long as you have

to buy the grain I would buy neither

wheat nor rye. “’heat is worth so much

at the present time for human food that

you can not afford to use it in feeding

cows, so I would say, buy corn meal,

wheat bran and oil meal, or gluten feed.



If you would buy corn meal and wheat

bran and. mix them equal parts by

weight, not by meaFure, and then feed

about two pounds of oil meal a day and





 





THE MICHIGAN FARM'ER





three or four pounds of cottonseed meal

per day.



Don't feed hogs cottonseed meal. Cot-

tonseed meal seems poisonous to hogs.

It has never been satisfactorily explained

why they do not do well on it. The Texas

Experiment Station made Quite exhaus-

tive experiments trying to feed hogs cot-

tonseed meal, and they made a failure of

it every time. Many of the hogs died.

None of them did well. Save the cotton-

seed meal for the steers and feed some-

thing else to the hogs.





A SATISFACTORY FEED MANGER.





 





 





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enough of the corn meal and wheat bran

to make a pound of grain to every four

pounds of milk the cows give a day. or

three-fourths of a pound of grain for ev—

ery pound of butter-fat they produced in

a Week, then you (ould expect to get

good results.



Of course, the roughage part of the ra-

tion is nothing extra. Cornstalks are a

very good feed but they are not as good

as clover hay. Bean pods would do very

well for a Certain part of the ration. And

there ought to be clover or alfalfa

hay in the roughage. You ot ght to have

corn silage. You will not get the best

and most economical results without corn

silage or some kind of roots, as turnips

or mangel Wurzels. You ought to have

one succulent food in the rat‘on. You

can, of course, get along with the corn—

stalks and bean pods. They shou d be

fed rather liberally. Don‘t expect the

cows to eat every bit of them, and then

feed the grain ration that I have indi-

cated. But if you could have a feed of

beets, or' dried beet pulp, :noistened fivq or

six hours before you feed it, the results

would be more Satisfactory. Beet pulp

moistened, helps in part to form a suc-

culent food.





 





AM I FEEDING A BALANCED

RATION?





Please advise me as to how near a bal-

anced ration the following is: I am feed—

ing a small bunch of steers; they are get-

ting at present corn silage from corn that

would go from 80 to 100 baskets to the

acre, about 15 lbs. per head twice a (lay,

with four quarts of cooked barley twice

per day and mixed hay as roughage once

a day. I just commenced feeding-cotton-

seed meal and am feeding half a pound

per day per head. Is cottonseed meal





good for hogs?



Isabella Co. G. H. P.



l wouid anSWer this question by saying,

ycs. Corn silage. mixed hay, barley, and

cottonseed meal, fed in the right propor-

tion would make a splendid balanced ra-

tion for growing fattening steers or for

milch cows. It is not necessary to weigh

the ensilage or hay fed to fattening steers

or dairy cow's. They are bulky foods and

the cheapest that we can get, and we

want the cattle to eat all they will. So

that is the rule: Feed all the hay they

will eat up clean Without wasting. Then

feed them a grain ration to balance up





this roughage, making. it economical, so.





far as digestibility and assimilation is

concerned, and also to make the whole

ration mOre concentrated. I do not be—

lieve in feeding cooked barley. If it is

ground into meal cattle will get a‘.l the

food nutrients out of barley without its

being cooked. You can certainly make

it into meal cheaper than you can cook

it. and you can feed with much less both-

er. I would gradually increase the cot-

tonseed meal from half a pound to three—

quarters of a pound, then up to one pound

and finally before the Steers are finished

you may find it profitable to feed “erhaps





in a manger for dairy cows that is giving

results along all the lines mentioned.



The manger is planned to go with

stanchions. The illustration gchs one a.

gen: ral idea of the pr'fncip‘e on which the

manger wosks. \\'hat constitutes the side

of the roughage manger towards the feed

alley is iixed on hinges about a foot above

the floor in :uch a manner as to allow

the portion of the side above the hinges

to turn back toward the cows until it

comes into a horizontal position. Now

\\ hen it is in this horizontal position the

side which is up has feed boxes con-

structed on it by running 2x6's crosswise

of the boards composing the manger box,

which boards are run parallcl to the feed

alley. This provides feed boxes. Now to

to make the manger ready for feeding

roughage turn the side up as shown in

the illustration, and a large manger is

provided for feeding ensilagc, hay, fod-

der, etc.



It is not neceSsary that each cow have

i he of these sections to herself but Usually

the portion of the manger side in front of

tour or live cows will be made into one

unit, so that the feed boxes are prepared

for four or five cows by merely turning

down one section of the manger.



Some advantages of the manger may

be noted: It can be made very stong

and is not gotten out of condition by the





animals nor the feeder; it keeps the feed .





boxes perfectly clean and does not allow

excess of concentrated grain to lay be—

fore the animals after they have gotten

their till; it is compact, occupying no

more room than the ordinary manger; is

easily managed and makes a liberal sized

roughage manger Where cows will not

waste their feed. A. II.

DOES A COW ALWAYS TEST THE

SAME?





\Yill you please inform me whether or

not the test of milk from cows ev<~r var-

ics’.’ \\'e haVe noted on one of our cows

a variation from 5.0 to 4.0 per cent. \\'hat

is the average test of Jersey. ‘3



Monroe (.‘0. T. B.



The milk of all cows varies in the

amount of butter—fat. First it Varies with

the period of lactation. When a cow





’comes fresh and gives a full flow of milk





she usually doesn’t test quite so much on

the average as later on in the period of

lactation, and when she is nearly dry or

a stripper she will test more than ft any

other time in the period of lactation. But

besides this she is liable to vary from

one milking to another. If you wil‘. get

the table of tests from thc experiment

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you will see that the same cows vary

considerably from milking to miiking in

the per cent of butter-fat in their milk.

There are instances where cows have

varied two and three per cent from one

milking to another. In testing the milk

from our own cows We find this variation.





 





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HORSE BREEDING PROBLEMS IN

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Discussions at Meeting of the Michigan

Horse Breeders’ ASsociation..



At the annual meeting of the Michigan

Horse Breeders’ Association, held at the

Agricultural College, East Lansing, Mich.,

on January, '14, Mr. August Miller, of

Clinton county, opened the program by a

talk on



The Sire of Draft Horses.



Mr. Miller said in part:



“By pulling together we will get the

best reSults and the one who can pull the

largest loads will get the greatest re-

turns So it is with the draft horses.

They pull not only large loads but ideas,

for the advancement of a people can be

measured by the horses they keep. Fur-

ther than thiS, the grade of horses in any

given community is largely dependent

upon the Sires siring the colts of that par-

ticular neighborhood.



“Only the best breeding sires should

be selected for mating with breeding

mares and it is equally as important that

the owner of two or three mares be crit-

ical of the sire he uses as it is that the

larger breeder select the breeding sire

with care. In order to be a critical judge

of horses it is neceSsary for the farmer or

breeder to attend fairs, shows or other

places where horses are shown and note

the pOints of excellence shown by these

show animals. Books and other author-

ities on the subject of horse judging are

at hand so there is no excuse for one not

knowing the points of a good horse, and

knowing this, one is able to select the





 





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course, it also is necessary that the

breeder have natural ability and knowl-

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knowing what animals to breed and how

best to accomplish his ends, he will be

able to feed the young :=tock intelligently

and develop it into good draft horses."

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these requirements. I would rather have

a smaller sire that is buiit right than a

larger one that is not put up right. It

must not be lost sight of that a draft

horse must have a. short back ”



Care of Navels of New Born Foals.



The next number on the program was

a discussion of the above topic by Dr.

J. P. Hutton, who said in part: “There

has been a great deal of discussion

about this matter in the agricultur-

al press and others of late years

and it is a subject which is before all

practical breeders. The importance of

this trOuble has been slightly exaggerated

by some who have likened the navel of

the new-born foal to that of the new-

born babe but these comparisons are not

accurate for there is a great difference

existing between the new—born foul and

the new-born child. The navel cord of

the foal is very much greater relatively

than that of the child.



“When the foal is born, the navel cord

is severed in its fra-ilest part and the

arteries and veins are drawn up into the

body. NOW it is a well-known fact that

the substance of the navel cord is a gela-

tinous substanCe which is known in phy-

siology as tharton’s Jelly, and this is a

very good feeding place for micro-organ-

isms to feed and breed. Further than

this, there is always some tissue which

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becomes dead, either drying or sloughing

away. \Ye know that nearly all natural

mothers of the animal kingdom lick the

navel of their newly-born which serves

a double purpoge: First, to cleanse the

navel, and secondly. to suck out all the

gelatin which remains on the navel cord.

Both are very important‘function‘s but

the removal of the gelatinous material

from the navel makes it heal more quick-

ly and removes a media which would be

a breeding place for infectious and trou-

blesome bacteria. Perhaps one reason

why foals have navel trouble more com-

monly than calves is becauSe of the

greater amount of licking which is done

by the cow as compared to that done by

the mare.



“Some have propOsed to cure this navel

trouble by ligation or binding of the navel

but this has not been satisfactory be-

cause just as soon as the navel is bound,

3 great deal of Wharton's Jelly and the

dead tissues are bottled in, as it were, and





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they decay, causing very serious dis-

turbances. Furthermore, the binding of

the navel by any means cannot exclude

injurious micro-organisms for the simple

reason that the ligature will soon decay

away and then the organisms enter.





“There are many theories advanced as

to the probable cause for so much navel

trouble and among them we have the

idea that the navel furnishes a place

where infectious organisms may enter

and set up disturbances within the body

of the foal. Along with this same theory

we have the belief held by most veteri-

narians that this trouble may be trans-

mitted from the mare to the foetus before

birth. Others believe that navel trouble

is infectious and as such, may be carried

by the stallion from mare tonfiare.





“Of these possible theories, the first one

is the one m0st commonly accepted;

namely, that organisms enter the navel

after foaling. These may come from

soiled straw, dirt, or other material with

which the navel may accidentally come in

contact. We do know, however, that

when mares have the influenza in the

spring, this may be transmitted to the

fOetus and the foal will be likely to have

navel trouble.



“If the above theory is correct, then it

seems advisable to keep the stables very

clean and the box stall Where the mare

is to foal should be kept very clean and

disinfected once every two or three

weeks. The straw or bedding upon which

tllc colt is to be delivered should be dis-

infected thoroughly with a two per cent

solution of some good disinfectant. as

creolin. After the colt has been born a.

day or so, it would be a good plan to

squeeze the jelly and dead material out

of the navel with the hand, which should

be thoroughly disinfected before this is

done After this, the navel should be im-

mersed in at 1:1000 solution of cormsive

sublimate by holding a small pan of the

solution up to the fool’s belly and aliow-

ing the navel to remain in it about 15

minutes. This will destroy all germs

which might be at the point Of entrance.

Then paint the end of the novel with

iodine or carbolic acid, being careful not

to let any of the material get on the

body of the foal.





Question: What Is your Remedy for

Leaky Navels?

Dr. Hutton: “I do not like to give any.





specific remedies for this at the present

time for I have used nearly all of the

remedies now known and I have found

that all of them will fail at times and

under certain conditions.



"The one which I have used most is as

follows: Have enough help to lay the

colt fiat down without any hobbies so

that he can get up quick. Now disinfect

the navel. Now take a small syringe, say

3-16 of an inch nozzle, and fill it with

hydrogen peroxide. This nozzle is now

worked up into the tube leading to the

bladder and the hydrogen peroxide is dis-

charged. After it has boiled the tube out

quite thoroughly, I take another syringe,

the nozzle of which is detachable and

may be filled separately, and fill the noz-

zle with a very small amount of turpen-

tine. This is inserted into the tube lead-

ing to bladder as far as pessible and then

the pump part of the syringe is screwed

on and the turpentine is discharged as

the tube is being drawn out. Now the

coil: should be allowed to get up quickly.

The value of this treatment lies in the

fact that the turpentine will swell up the

tube and prevent further leaking but one

should be careful that this tube is not

placed too near the bladder for if any

turpentine should get into the bladder, it

would set up a pretty violent disturb-

ance."



Que:tion 2: How do you Treat Navels?



“Those that bleed when colt is born

and blood spurts out at each heart beat?”



Dr. Hutton: “Most breeders are usu-

ally scored at the sight of blood. How-

ever, if bleeding continues long at birth,

the navel might be bound up for a short

time until the bleeding has stopped and

then the ligature should be removed.”





FEEDERS' PROBLEMS.





 





Cob Meal for Cattle.

What is the value of cob meal for





cattle?

Montcalm Co. E. McC.

Corn-and-cob meal, where the corn and





cob are ground together, was found to be





JAN. 31, 1914.





of equal vaiue pound for pound, as com-

pared with pure corn .meal in steer feed-

ing at the experiments conducted at the

Kansas station some years ago. In one

trial, less corn—and-cob meal was requir-"

ed for a given gain, while for another

trial more was required as‘compared with

corn meal. At the Texas station a sav-

ing of three per cent was made by feed-

ing cob and husk ground together with

grain. It is generally considered that

there is little, if any, food value in the

corn cobs, but that the apparently bene-

ficial results are due largely to lightening

up the corn meal. When corn meal is fed

in other mixtures, as with oats, this re-

sult might not be and probably is not as

apparent.

Grain Ration for Horses.



I have a milk route, go four times a

week and haul about two tons at a load.

Have a.- span of five~year-old rmares.

weight about 1,350 lbs. Have corn and

oats to feed them. It takes half a day

to make the trip. How much grain

should they have at a feed? Should they

have more in the morning before they

go on the trip than when they are idle?

I Would like to keep them in good fieSh

but I do not want to feed them enough

to hurt them; they are both in foal.



Clinton Co. J.





One-half day’s work four times a week

should not require a heavy grain ration

to maintain a young team. in fact, this is

just about the right quantity of work to

keep them in good c0ndition on a mOder-

ate ration. XVhere only a moderate grain

ration is fed, as would be required by

horses moderately Worked as above de-

scribed, it is not necessary to vary thc

feed to any extent on days when they

are idle. Where a heavy grain ration is

fed, however, it is quite eSsential to cut

down the feed when the horses are not

working, else serious trouble sometimes

follows. If given about one-half the grain

which would be required on full work, a

team USed as above deslxribed should be

kept in good condition, and the watchful

feeder will easily determine whether the

supply should be increased or diminished.





 





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





GOVernor Dunne. of Illinois, has issned

a, proclamatiOn quarantining that state

against 19 states in the matter of tuber-

(‘ulOus dairy cows. Under existing lax/VS,

it 'has been charged that Chicago was

made a dumping ground for tubercular

dariy cows. The proclamation applies

only to tubercular dairy cows and pro-

vides that all cattle brought into Illinois

from any of the quarantined states shall

hour a certificate of health with respect

to bovine tuberculosis. The elimination

of transmission of tuberculosis through

milk and the protection of cattle breed-

ers against tubercular infection of their

herds are assigned as the reasons for

this action. Cows must be set aside for

slaughtering for best" when brought in

from quarantined states unless having

certificates declaring them to be free

from disease. Very little demand exists

in the Chicago market for ordinary dairy

cows, buyers being much more particular

in insisting upon high grading than in

former years, and there is never any glut

of prime dairy cows.



L. A, Lennon, of Kansas City, statw

that on account of corn scarcity‘and the

prevalence of cholera, Kansas will have

but a meagre hog crop to ship to mar-

ket. “Cholera is still raging," he says,

“In a recent week we had sick hogs from

all parts of Missouri and Kansas that

were 500 miles apart, indicating the ex-

tent of the infected area. Omaha terri-

tory also has been ravaged, but corn is

more abundant in Nebraska, and Omaha.

Will be receiving hogs late in the winter

when Kansas City will be bare. In Kan-

sas feeders are using corn costing 700

per bushel and upward, and with that

handicap to contend with, swine will be

fed to only a point that will allow them

to pass muster in the market. The win-

‘ter supply of hogs will be light and

weights deficient everywhere in Missouri

River territory. Kansas will market the

few cattle it is finishing early, and the

beef supply from that quarter will be the

shortest in many years.” ,



The far western sheep and lamb feed-

ing operations in the United States are

estimated as about the same as last year.

with Utah and Idaho coming into marked

prorninence as sheep and lamb feeders.

while both Montana and Wyoming are

also doing a great deal of lamb and sheep

feeding this winter. The far western

shecpmen are in the habit of finishing off

their flocks in prime condition, with the

feeder end especially small this season,

the profit-i derived from fat live muttons

being especially liberal. Parts of the dis-

tant west are doing less feeding than a

year ago, but other sections are reporting

increased feeding, so' that as a whole

operations are believed to be on a level

with a year ago. Northern Colorado

sheepmen are largely engaged in produc—

ing lhigh-class mutton, and one Wealthy

firm is feeding 42,000 head in Colorado

and Wyoming, including 32,000 lambs,

9,000 ewes and 1,000 wethers. The un-

precedented dearneSS of corn is a draw-

back. that cereal Selling in the Fort Col-

lins district for $1.40 per bushel, but COL-

orado has been favored with the best

crop of alfalfa. ever grown, and alfalfa

hay and beet tops are being used as feed

with the best results. The beet tops are

fed early and grain- and alfalfa hay later

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URGE every farmer to see to it right now

that his work horses are put in condition

for the hard work of spring and summer.

so that when the sun shines your horses will

be rid of their old coats, full of stamina and

ready for business.





And don’t overlook the spring pig crop—the

mortgagelifters. Start them off free from

disease—free from worms.





   





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Being both a doctor of medicine and a doctor of veterinary

science. I know exactly what farm stock need to get them





in condition for spring.





In my left hand I hold the formula of Dr. Hess Stock

Tonic—showing every ingredient. what each ingredient is

for. and you will notice that the U. S. Dispensatory—one

of the world’s greatest authorities—certifies these in—

gredients to do as I claim.





Look these ingredients over— Tonics to improve the ap-

petite—Blood Builders to enrich and tone up the blood——

Laxatives to regulate the bowels and Vermifllgcs to expel

worms. I want to emphasize one fact as forcefully as I

know how: Dr. Hess Stock Tonic will not only rid your

stock of worms, but will put them in a condition unfavor-

able to worm development.





 





Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a





Makes Poultry Healthy Makes Hens Lay

This is a splendid tonic—it tones up the dormant egg organs and

compels each hen to lay regularly. It also helps chicks grow and

shortens the moulting period. It is a sure preventive against

Roup. Gapes and Cholera. Costs but a penny a day to feed 30

fowls. Sold on my liberal Money-Back Guarantee. 1%) lbs. 25c;

5 lbs. 60c; 25-lb. pail $2.50. Except in Canada and the far West.





 





 





 





 

 





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0U. S. Dispensatory

Medical Colleges

’Noted Veterinarians





‘ All certify the ingredients l

v. of Dr. Hess Stock Tonic to do

just what I claim for them. ,





Nu: Vomica. Digestive and Nerve Tonic.



Quasu'a. Digestive Tonic and Worm Expeller.

Sulphate of Iron. Blood Builder and Worm Expeller.

Sulphate of Soda. Laxative and Liver Tonic.

Common Salt. Appetizer and Expels Worms.

Epsom Salts. Laxative.



Nitrate of Potash. Stimulates Kidneys.



Charcoal. Prevents Noxious Gases.



Fenugreek. Tonic and Aromatic.





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





The above is carefully compounded by Dr.

Hess (M. D.. D. V. S.). with just enough

cereal meal to make a perfect mixture.





 





 





ing season. and that those with calf are

vigorous and fit.



Remember, your stock have been cooped up

for the last few months and have been on dry

feed. As corn or oats. hay and fodder do not

contain the laxatives and tonies so abundantly

supplied in grass, your stock are pretty apt to

be out of fix. Some of your animals are liable

to be constipated, rough in hair, their legs may

have become stocked, or they have dropsical

swellings, but the most common disease of all.

especially among hogs, is worms—worms.





Dr. Hess Stock Tonic





A Splendid Conditioner—-





A Sure Worm Expeller





Remember, it’s the cow in the pink of condition that fills the

mtlk pail—the horse that digests his dinner that pulls on the

bit—the steer with an a petite that lays on fat, and the hog

that is well and free ram worms that gets to be a 200-

pounder in 6 months.





80 sure am I that Dr. Hess Stock Tonic will put your

animals in a thriving condition. make the ailing ones

healthy and expel worms. that I have authorized your

dealer to supply you with enough for all your stock, and

if it does not do as I claim. return the empty packages

and get your money back.





Now, listen, Dr. Hess Stock Tonic is never sold by peddlers.

but only by reliable dealers whom you know. I save you

the peddler's salary and wagon and team expenses. as

these prices prove: 25-1b. pail $1.60: lOO—lb. sack $5.00.

Smaller packages as low as 500. Except in Canada. the far

West and the South.





Write for Free Stock Book—It’s a Stunner

DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio





 





Dr. Hess Instant Louse Killer





Kills lice on poultry and all farm stock. Dust the hens and chicks

with it. sprinkle it on the roosts. in the cracks; or. if you will

keep it in the dust bath. the hens will distribute it. Also destroys

bugs on cucumber. squash and melon vineS, cabbage worms. slugs

on rose bushes, etc. Comes in handy sifting-top can. 1 lb. 25c;

3 lbs. 600. Except in Canada and the far West. Guaranteed.
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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





A subscriber living in

Southwestern Michigan

suggests that the Mich-

igan Farmcr could do

its readers a valuable service by devot-

ing more zittcntion to the relations be-

tween landlord and tenant, giving as the

reason for the suggestion that in a dis-

tance of eight and one-half milcs he can

count sixteen farms that are worked by

tenants or the owners of which icnt ad-

ditional land. This statement suggests a

pertinent question regarding the advan-

tages of farm ownership or farm tonuntry

for the young man with limitcd capital

who is starting into the farming business.



Of course, there can be no, question but

that the owning of a farm home is a dc-

sirable goal and one toward which every

young iniin who aims to make farming

his life business should work. But for

the yomig man with limited resources it

may be considered as a d<~batablc ques-

tion whether it is boiler to invcst in liind

to an extent which will impair his avail-

able working capital. or rent a farm and

use his limited savings as working capi-

tal in the purchase of equipment and ma-

terials with which to incrcasc his labor

income. The same question may proper-

ly be debated by the man who owns a

small farm and is confronted with the

alternative of buying or renting more

land as a means of adding to his labor

income or his profit from the business if

he prefers to use that term.



In the ('llllf'lidCl‘JIiiUll of this problem

from a purely economic standpoint, the

relation of working capital to the labor

income or profit in the business is the

factor of greatest importance. The farm





Farm Ownership

vs. Tenantry.





surveys which have been conducted by

the Bureau of Farm Managomcnt seem

to indicate, that there is :in important





rclatioriShip between tthe factors of suc-

cess which probably accounts for the fact

that in the survey referred to in a com-

:iient published in the last issue. the la-

bor income or profit of the {uni tcnant

averaged higher than that of his farm-

owning neighbors with similar cducation-

:il' attainments and training. (fommon

sense also teaches us that unless the nec-

essary czipit.il is available to operate the

farm to l-cst advantage the ,mcrc posses-

sion of acres does not insure either a

good labor income or a substantial profit

from the business of farming. \Vhen con-

sidered from this standpoint the increase

in farm ten-.inti‘y which is so noticeable

in many sections does not necessarily

point toward the decadence of our agri-





culture. It simply indicates that the

young men who are entering the busi-

ness of farming have studied the prob-





lems involved sufficiently to appreciate

that they can make a larger profit on

rented land, using their available capital

for operating purposes, than by tying up

all of their available resources in pur-

chasing a. piece of lzlnd and suffer the

handicap of insufficient working capital.

So far as the relations between land-

lord and tenant are concerned. is it diffi~

cult to speak of them adequately in gen-

eral terms. Local conditions differ so





 





THE iMI-CHIGAN FAR’M~ER





greatly as to make each case an

individual problem which can best be

worked out by the landlord and tenant.

There is, however, one very important

thing in this connection which should

never be forgotten or neglected, and that

is to have a complete understanding of

every detail of the agreement, which

should be most complete and put in writ-

ing. This will avoid the complications

and diSputcs which all too frcquently oc-

cur between land owners and tenants,

and will generally prove to be an insur-

ance policy of satisfaction to both.



The thing to be mOSt deplored in our

system of farm tenantry is the short

term for which such contracts are usu—

ally made. This is generally bad for both

land owner and tenant and worse for the

land. Longer leases. with adequate pro-

vihion for the maintenance of soil fer-

tility would be better for all parties con-

ccrned, and particularly for the future

generations who must depend on the

rented soil for a livelihood.





In commenting upon the

inefficiency of our rural

delivery service, 3. Wash-

tenaw county farmer

Writes us that since the establishment of

the rural delivery he has traveled over

four tilOli-"lllld miles for his mail. Not-

withstanding the fact that he lives on a

main traveled road between tw0 substan-

tial towns which runs directly to the

county seat, he has to go a little over

one—half mile to get his mail, yet; there

are three farm homes and two tenant

houses between the roads served by the

two adjacent mail routes. Naturally he

docs not consider this an equitable dis-

tribution of service, and there are many

others similarly situated throughout the

country. This man—and no doubt many

others who are so situated—feels that

there was greater need for the perfection

of the rural delivery service than of the

cstablishmcnt of new features in the

the linstul service, such as the parcel

post.



There is no doubt legitimate cause for

complaint by many farmers with regard

to the nature of the rural delivery ser-

vice which they are getting under exist-

ing conditions It should be remembered,

however, that the development of the ru-

rzil delivery service has been very rapid

and fairly complete, considering the size

of the problem involved. Few of the most

Visionary of the advocates of rural free

dclivcry foresaw even as complete a de-

velopmcnt as has occurred in so short a

time. L'navoidably there have been mis-

takes in the laying out of routes, and un~

d'oubtcdly the service might be improved

in many places by their alteration, and

the very best way to secure such im-

provement in the service is by agitating

the problem as this reader suggests the

Michigan Farmer should do in behalf of

its many subscribers who are similarly

situated. The problem, however. must

be considered as a local one in each in-

stance until sufficient sentiment has de-

veloped to secure general and compre—

hensive action, either by the department

or through the intervention of Congrefs.

But we bclicvc that such general action

will be hastened by the adoption of the

parcel post rather than delayed, since the

very character of this Service is such as

to make it almost imperative that the

rural carrier come in touch with the farm

home, which is the originating point or

final destination of the matter curried.



But there are difficulties in the way of

needed changes in rural delivery service

which ought not to exist. A case or two

in point will serve to illustrate. We know

of one farmer living on a rural delivery

i-ontc who refuses to use the service be-

cause the carrier does not get to his place

until afternoon, preferring to go a mile

for his mail rather than wait until after-

noon to get his morning paper. Another

farmer living in' the same neighborhood

refuses to patronize the rural route which

passes his door, because the carrier starts

from another post office than the one at

which he has been accustomed to get his

mail for many years, preferring to go one

and a half miles for his mail rather than

change his post office address. Prejudices

of this kind make readjustment of routes

difficult where the quality of the service

as a whole might be improved to the ad-

vantage of the community at large. There

can be no question but that even the

present development of rural delivery

serves as a great boon to the farmers of

Michigan and of the country, and we

truSt and believe that the time is not far

distant when each and every one of them

will have his mail delivered at his door,

but until this general result can be se-

cured, many of the local inadequacies of





Rural Delivery

Service.





the service could doubtless be eliminated

by the tactful co-operation of interested

farmers who are not receiving adequate

service under present conditions.





The government

The Government and has been applying

Big Business. the Sherman law

the regulation of

big business for the purpose of main-

taining competition in trade for a suffi-

cient length of time and with sufficient

vigor to convince our “Captains of In-

dustry” that all their cases will be given

attention as soon as they can be reached.

As a natural reSult there is a very nota-

ble tendency on the part of the interests

concerned to learn the application of the

law to their business and comply with its

spirit as well aS'its letter. The a35ur-

ance given by President Wilson in his re--

cent message to Congress that the gov-

ernment would gladly render all the aid

in its power to applicants who desire to

reorganize their business so as to com-

ply with the rcquirements of the Sher-

man law will doubtless stimulate still

more general action along the same line,

and tend to promote a revival ofbusiness

activity throughout the country.



While this present tendenCy augurs well

for the business prosperity of the imme-

diate future, what the ultimate result of

the present efforts toward the regulation

of big busineSS may be is difficult to fore-

tell. In this connection the proposition

at present under consideration for the

construction and operation of a. railroad

in Alaska by the federal government is

of interest. An experiment of this kind,

if tried. may either be the beginning of

the establishment of a new governmental

policy or the end of an agitation for the

government ownerShip of public utilities.

At any rate we are apparently approach-

ing a better understanding if not the

solution of the problem of government

regulation of big business.





On the first page of this





Boys’ and Girls’ iSsue will be found in-





Ciubs. formation regarding the

plan which has been



adopted for the organization of boys’

and girls' clubs in every rural com-





munity in the state where there is suffi-

cient local interest in the possibilities of

the work to insure its financial support.

This plan is follOWed by a description of

the work done by one of the independent

clubs of this kind which has been in ex-

istence for several years.



From the success which has attended

the prosecution of similar" work in the

south, it is apparent that these clubs are

considered of sufficient benefit to make

their local support profitable for the com-

munity. In fact the boys of Some of

these clubs have Opened the eyes of the

country with the results which they have

attained in the growing of an acre of

corn, while the girls have made just as

enviable records in the growing of to-

matoes or the other activities in which

their organizations iave been engaged.

From the results which have already been

attained by members of the few clubs of

this kind which have been organized in

Michigan it appears that similar results

will be secured in our own State. and that

the object lessons afforded by the boys

will prove a benefit to the agriculture of

the communities in which these junior

agricultural associations are formed which

will far exceed the small cost of their

local support.



Vi’e bespeak for this movement the

hearty support, of the progresswe farm

communities of the state, to the end that

their brightest and best boys and girls

may thus have their attention directed to

the pOSSibilities of the farm before they

have Settled their minds on some other

career.





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tile, or an engine? Get the catalog now.

and when the snow blows sit down and

digest it. You will then be able to choose,

when the time comes. with a better as-

surance of satisfaction.



MOSt all of the better manufacturers

advertise in the Michigan Farmer. When

you write them, be sure to use the cor-

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ANNOUNCEMENTS.





The National Corn Exposition takes

place at the Fair Grounds. Dallas, Texas,

February 10-24.



Michigan Round-up Institute, or

“FarmerS’ Week,” occurs at the Mich-

igan Agricultural College, East Lansing,

Mich.. March 2-7.





 





JAN. 31, 1914. ,.X





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

National.



About ten o’clock Sunday night a col-

lision occurred on the MichigaruCentral

Railroad northwest of Jackson, between

a passenger train and a freight train,

and four persons are known to have been

killed while 11 others were more or less

Seriously injured. No official statement

has been made as to the cause of the

wreck. Both trains were making fast

time; the passenger train was running at

about 45 miles an hour while the freight

train was probably going at 30 miles an

hour. '



Two children at an orphan asylum at

Utica, N. Y., and four others are in a.

critical condition as a result of a mistake





made by a. nurse who administered poi-.





son instead of medicine.



The interest in the graft probe of New

YOrk state is nation-wide. It is expect—

ed that United State Senator O’Gorman

will confirm the sworn teStimony of for-

mer Governor SuiZer with respect to the

attempt to extort $150,000 from a con—

tractor, and it is generally believed that

the'revelatlons already made are but the

beginnings of the discovery of extensive

grafting with funds appropriated for

highways, the great barge canal and aq-

ueduct contracts.



.The United States Department of Jus-

tice is now busy with plans to prosecute

a ring of conspirators who, through

bankruptcy proceedings have defrauded

creditors consisting of banks and mer-

cantile firms and other concerns out of

more than a million dollars during the

past year. The head of the ring is locat-

ed in New York City.



Six boats are in various. processes 0f

construction at the shipyards on the De-

troit river. These boats will go into the

water in a few months. and the activity

indicates a healthy outlook for commerce

on the Great Lakes. ‘



The Department of the Interior and

Secretary of the Navy are making pre-

liminary surveys of oil fields in the cen-

tral west for the purpose of determining

the feasibility of the United States gov-

ernment purchasing oil lands, controlling

same and constructing pipe lines to carry

the product to the coast.



Street railway companies are much

agitated over the steel-car bill now be-

fore Congress. The bill requires all trans-

portation lines, both steam and electric,

engaged in'interState business to substi—

tute steel cars for present wooden cars.

Representatives of the different concerns

were in Washington last week protesting

lagainSt the enactment of the bill into

aw.



Last week the Michigan Supreme Court

upheld the validity of the Verdier Act

which was appealed from the Wayne cir-

cuit court. This decision enables cities

to amend their charters piecemeal.



The Illinois legislature has about stop-

ped the practice of disposing of cows to

dairy interests that have been thrown

out of Wisconsin herds owing to the fail—

we to take the tuberculin test and sold

at enormous profits Buying such cows

in Wisconsin at $20 and selling them to

lllinois dairymen for $75 is no longer pos-

sible, for the new state veterinarian, Dr.

0. E. Dyson, is enforcing the new law

most energetically.



in anticipation of a strike of 1,100 tel-

egi'aphers, the St. Louis & San Francisco

Railway has begun to change its tele-

graph lines into a telephone system for

railroad communication.



Foreign.



News comes of the failure of Great

Britain to gain control of oil fields in

South America, and as a result of this

refusal of concessions by Colombia and

four other Latin-American countries,

England has been compelled to change

her naval program, being unable to se—

cure oil fOr fuel as she had planned. It

is announced. therefore. that the addi-

tions to her navy will be 25,000 ton ships

instead of 30,000 tons and the size of the

guns will be 121/2-inch instead of 15-inch.

Coal will be used as a fuel instead of oil.



It is reported that the United States is

to intervene in Mexican affairs for the

pul‘po—Se of giving the people of that

country an opportunity to hold a free

election. Rear Admiral Fletcher, it is

stated, is under orders to send a force of

3.000 marines to Mexico as soon as Pres-

ident Huerta. resigns or is forced by the

rebels to leave the capital. The United

States will also be on hand to protect

Americans and other foreigners who are

living at the Mexican capital.



The revolutionary movement in Haiti

appears to be daily getting stronger. All

the towns in the north are in arms

against the government. and several

points have been Captured by the rebels.





it is feared that the success of the rebels'





will put this country in an embarrassing

position and because of this it is feared

that military action may be necesSary on

the part of the government at Washing-

ton.



The Panama canal is practically com—

pleted. In a Short time it will be possi-

ble for large boats to pass through the

structure from the Atlantic to the Pacific

oceans. Colonel 'Goethels. who has had

charge of the construction of the canal,

and who has been spoken of as Commis-

sioner of Police of New York City. will

probably be unable to become an official

of the metropoliS, since he feels it his

duty to remain at Panama until the can-

al has been completed in every regard,

and put into successful operation. which

will probably require him to be there

fully 18 months longer.



An explosion in a fireworks factory at

Terre Annunziata. litaly, resulted in 19

persons 'being killed and 18 seri0usly in-

jured. The victims were caught beneath

the falling walls of the building which

collapsed after the explosion.



Reports indicate that the railway strike

in South Africa. is near, an end. as is also

the case with the striking miners. The

soldiers called out at Pretoria to protect

life and property have been retired. with

the exception of regiments located at

three stations.
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VHOW the BOYS Kllled a Bear FRANK Ely SWEET.





one throughout the Nortliwest. The



unprecedented drouth, to which

was due in part the terrible fire that de-

vastated the city of Chicago in October

of that year, also gave rise to fires that

swept through the timbered regions of

Minnesota, Wisconsm and Michigan with

a fierceness and fatality never known be—

fore or'since. Whole counties were swept

from end to end by furnace-like blasts

that spared neither vegetable, animal, nor

human life. Small settlements were re-

duced to ashes and their inhabitants cre-

mated in a single night.

along the logging riVers of the west, far

south of the timber belts, felt the effect

of the conflagration in the pine lands fifty

miles or more to the north. Smoke so

filled the air for weeks that it dimmed

the sun and parched the throat, and wild

animals were driven from their usual

haunts, so that deer and bear were plen-

tiful where such animals had not been

seen for years.



This was particularly true of the “bot-

toms" of the Black RiVer, near the junc-

tion of that stream with the MissiSSippi.

in western \Visconsiu. This swampy bot-

tom land, covered for the most part with

timber, was the common fall pasture for

all the stock of the neighborhood.



There was consequently great excite-

ment, especially among the boys who had

to bring home the cows at night, when

they discovezed in a muddy cow path

curious tracks as long and 'wide as a man’s

hand. Ted and George \\'atson, and Amos

ieynolds, were three mischievous young-

sters, so “Uncle Dan" was Skeptical when

they told him of the tracks.



”\Vhy, you young scamps,” he said,

with a broad grin, “that’s a bear’s track,

and there hasn’t been a bear in these bot-

toms since you were born. You rascals

want to carry guns when you go after

the cows, and think a bear yarn would

he excuse enough for a chance to shoot

your own legs off; now, don‘t you?"



The boys' faces betrayed too plainly

that the tracks had inspired them with

that very hope.



“\Vell, there’s a bear now,” said Ted

stoutly, “and when we come home all

chewed up some night you’ll wish you’d

let us have guns.”



“Ask Sammy Dixon if we didn’t see

tracks,” spoke up Amos, somewhat hotly.



“Yes, We did," declared Sammy; "saw

’em plain as day and big as our hand.”



“Was there any heel to the tracks,

Sammy?” asked Uncle Dan, more soberly.



“Yes,” excitedly; “kind of round.

square ones.”



“Kind of wide and narrow ones, too,

weren‘t they, Sammy?”



“Yes, sir,” quickly assented Sammy,

encouraged by the serious manner of the

questioner, “and they were so long,”

measuring with his hands, “and as wide

as—ouch! Quit your pinching me, Ted

\Vatsonl”



L'ncle Dan broke into a roar and went

off to work.



“You made a pretty mess of it with

your baby talk, didn‘t you?” said Ted,

with a contempt that withered Sammy.

“Better go home and have your mother

put short dresses on you again. You

ain’t got sense to wear pants, nohow.”



But Sammy had his revenge when he

appeared the following afternoon with a

gun nearly twice as long as himself—an

old army musket with a bore big enough

to take in a man’s thumb, and noted for

the execution it could do among a flock

of ducks at short range. The stock ran

the whole length of the long barrel and

was so straight at the breech that for

once Sammy’s short neck was a decided

advantage, making it easy for him to get

his eye down in line with the sights. The

lock was so stiff that Sammy could not

raise the clumsy hammer with his thumb

in the ordinary way, but had to plant the





THE autumn of 1871 was an eventful





 





People living





butt on the ground and press the hammer

back with both hands when he cocked it.



Uncle Dan nearly had another fit of

laughter when Sammy came up the path

with the gun over his shoulder, the

Weight of the long barrel tilting it down

and making it hard for Sammy, with his

short stature, to keep the muzzle off the

ground.



“Is she loaded, Sammy?” VUncIe Dan

asked.





“Yes, siree!” replied Sammy proudly;

“loaded for bear. Six buckSliot and a

marble.”





I’nele Dan now let out the repressed

roar.



“You‘re safe enough with that gun,

Sammy,” he grinned. “It’s so much long-

er than you that you can’t shoot it and

get in front of it at the same time, even

if you try." .



“Yes, sir," agreed Sammy, not quite

catching the point of the joke. “That’s





would not trust the boys to load the guns,

and gave them no extra ammunition, and

he charged them strictly not to point the

guns at one another,vand to shoot nothing

but bears.



\Vith fast-beating hearts the boys

scoured every thicket on their way, but

came home at night without having seen

so much as a fresh bear track. Even the

old tracks had been obliterated by the

cattle. But, although they had to endure

no end of chaffing from Uncle Dan and

the older boys, they started out day after

day with hopes as eager as ever.



“He's there and we'll have him yet,"

declared Ted, and when one night some

heavy animal sprang out of a thicket and

went crashing through the brush as they

were on the way home just after dusk,

he charged them to say nothing about it

at home.



“They’ll only laugh at us,” he said;

“and even if they should happen to be-





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Hunting The Poles.





' By ALICE ANNETTE LARKIN.





 





I think I’ll go and hunt the Pole;

I hardly know which one;



It seems to me that both of them

\Vould be a lot of fun.



If I should find the North Pole first,

l’d giVe it: to Aunt Mae;



She needs a cli‘)the.~'-polc pretty bad,

That’s what I heard her say.





And if I find the South Pole first,

I'll use it for our flag,



For Billy Brown broke ours all down

‘\\'hen he was playing tag.



Or else, if it was very small,

I'd tie it to some string



And go a-fiShing with the boys.

Right down at \Villow Spring.





I couldn’t take as many things

As Mr. Peary did:



My sled is broken. so‘s my liOi'Se,

The dog has gone and hid.



I’d like to have some men and boys

To go along with me,



But all of them are busy now;

it's feeding time, you see.





I guess if I should start at once,

And hurry very fast,



I'd manage somehow to be back

Before the spring is past.



There‘s work enough for me to do,

I'm busy every day;



But folks that run a farm, of course

Must have some time for play. ’





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what father said, and that the other boys

must look out for themselves."



Still laughing, as much at the long

faces of the other boys as at Sammy's

exuberant confidence, Uncle Dan called

the boys into the house and, in spite of

his wife’s protest, sent them after the

cows, each with a gun over his shoulder.



A more valiant band—in their estima—

tion—never went to the wars than the

four youngsters as they filed down the

road with guns at “shoulder arms.” Amos

had Uncle Dan’s rifle, while Ted and

George carried, one a rifie,‘ the other a

Shotgun, belonging to the older boys.

Sammy was no longer in disgrace; in

fact, he had bounded suddenly into such

popularity that the others dropped their

customary snubbing manner and made a

hero of him on the spot. Uncle Dan





lieve it, the men folks would start on a

limit and get him themselves.”



One day, however, after the boys had

been carrying the guns about a week,

something happened. Uncle Dan’s thresh-

ing machine was at work in the field of

a neighbor at some distance from home.

Just before sundown one of the crew saw

a large black animal making its way from

a cornfield across a strip of prairie to-

ward the bottom.



“A bear! a bear," he yelled, and the

feeder chucked the butt of the bundle in-

to the cylinder so suddenly that the hum

of the machine quickly stopped with a

throbbing rumble like a huge bee caught

under a boy’s cap. Some of the men ran

after guns, while others caught up pitch-

forks and, on foot or mounted on the bare

backs of horses, Swiftly unhitched from





the horsepower, gave chase to the bear.

Several horsemen overtook and surround-

ed Bruin before he rcached the timber,

but the horses Were so shy oi the brute

that their riders could not get near

enough to render their pitchforks effec-

tive. although the bear received enough

sharp mods to make him desperate with

rage. lle could wheel and dodge, too, so

much quicker than his assailants that he

was fast gaining ground and nearing the

wools.



Just then Bije Loney, a Six-foot young

backwoodsman, the champion runner,

jumper and boxer for miles around, and

the only man with niccd and (:(illi‘agc

enough to reach the combat on foot, came

panting up with a three—tined fork. Bije

saw that the beill‘ was about to get away





from the horsemen and, recognizing an

opportunity to add fresh laurels to his





brow, with a wild whoop and his pitch-

fork at “charge bayonets," he dashed

boldly at the bear. startled by Bije’s

whoop Bruin wheeled and. rearing on his

hind feet to receive the charge. by a cou-

ple of furious swipe." of his prodigious

paws right and left he scnt the fork spin—

ning in one direction and thc valiant Bije

sprawling in another. Then bolting be-

tween the legs of a horse he upsct both

steed and rider, bouudcd over the ridge

and disappeared in the timber.



The boys were driving the cows home

from a distance of several miles hack in

the bottoms when this happened and, as

usual, struck off to one side of the trail

for a hunt on the way home; for the

cows, once started in that direction, could

be trusted not to stop until they reached

their respective barnyards.



This evcuiug the boys had planned to

visit the “plum patch," a spot of sandy





ground some feet higher than the sur-

rounding llllll‘ShES, and overgrown with

wild plum trees and grape vines. This





plum grove was in the edge of the bot-

toms, and the sun was just setting as

they reachcd it.



The stock had beaten paths all through

the thicket, and thcy marched around

and through it with ihcir plans all laid as

to just what they should do in case they

“jumped" ll bear. Ted and Amos Were to

do the execution with their ritles, and

should they fail to kill at the first tin- and

the bear take after thcm, George was to

blind him with the two charges of buck—

shot in his shotgun so that Sammy might

finish him at short range with his old

musket.



The boys were pretty nervous when they

first approached the thicket, for the rank

growth of plum trees, overgrown and

matted with grape vincS, afforded ideal

hiding places for bears. aside from the

attraction they knew the fruit would

have for the animals. The boys grew

bolder, however, when they had traversed

the patch quite thoroughly, examining the

paths for tracks and peering cautiously

into every dark covert. \\'hen they had

made pretty sure there was no bear in

the vicinity, they stopped at the edge of

a thicket where a grape vine had grown

a thick canopy over a huge, fallen tree—

top and, with the guns on their shoulders,

hogan eating their till of the frost—ripened

grapes.



Mum-hing the purple. luscious clusters

the boys forgot for the time being all

about bears, when suddenly and Without

the least warning there came a fearful

sound, like the mingling of a grunt and

a roar and the crashing of brush from

the old tree—top.



“The bear! The bear! Run!" shouted

Ted, the captain. Forgetful of their well-

laid plan of battle, of everything but that

they had legs to run with, they were only

too ready to obey.



“Run!” screamed Ted again! “he’s af—

ter us!" And didn’t they run! They

couldn’t run fast enough. The ground

seemed to cling to their feet and, without
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thinking of their guns except as so much

weight that impeded their flight.

threw them aside and crashed through

the brush, crashing through puddles,

leaping, stumbling over logs and hum-

mocks; they ran as none of them had

ever run before—all but Sammy. He,

poor chap, too witless with fright to real-

ize that his gun might be used as a.

weap0n of defense, or that he could run

faster unincumbered by its weight,

brought up the rear with all the speed his

short legs were capable of, the clumsy

musket still trailing over his shoulder.



“Oh, fellows!” he screamed, "don’t run

so fast! I can’t keep up, boys! Ted!

George! Amos! hold on!” Then as he

glanced back and saw the bear with open

mouth close at his heels, “Boys, he's com-

ing! Help! Murder! Oh, he's got me.

I'm a dead -man!”-—Bang!



The others heard no more, and Sammy

knew no more, for just as the bear made

a vicious grab with his wide paws for the

trailing muSket, thinking, no doubt, that

it'was a part of Sammy’s anatomy, that

doughty hunter tripped over a log and

fell in a faint from sheer fright. On the

others flew, hearing Sammy’s frightened

cries and the report of his gun but not

daring to stop until they reached a wide

opening and the silence behind told them

they were no longer pursued.



“W'here’s Sammy?”



“Sammy’s gone.”



“The bear’s got him!” came from the

three in almost a chorus as they huddled

together in the dusk, trembling and weak

with terror.



“W'e're a pack of sneaking cowards to

leave him like that,” burst out Ted, now

that his first sickening fear had passed.

“If I had my gun I'd go back and—”



“But I heard him shoot,” Amos put in.

“Maybe 'lle'S killed the bear.”



“Killed nothing,” sniffed Ted. “More

likely the bear’s eating him at this min—

ute. Come on fellows,” desperately. “I’m





going—"

“Hark!” Amos shouted, clutching his

arm. “I hear him calling now.”





“S-a-y, fellows!” It was Sammy’s

voice, without mistake, sounding far back





in the darkness, faintly at first, then

louder. “Hold on there, you pesky cow-

ards! I’ve got him! I’ve got the b-e-a—r!





'COme on back and help skin him!” And

then with wondering shouts the other

bOYS sprang to meet Sammy just as he

broke into the opening with the old gun

still trailing behind him.



“Did you kill him?” they gasped.



“ ’Course I did,” answered Sammy;

“just poked the gun in his face and blow—

6d his head off." And with bOId strides

he led the way back to where the bear

lay, sure enough, with the top of his head

nearly shot away.



“He’s my bear. The six buckshot and

the marble fixed him!" crowed Sammy,

dancing wildly about the big black beast

that had so nearly made a supper of him.

“W'hel'e's your guns?” he suddenly asked,

noticing for the first time that the other

boys were weaponiess. They hurried back

and had no more than gained possession

of their weapons than they heard shouts

and the galloping of horses. Guided by

their calls, two of the older cousins soon

rode up to them. The cows. coming home

without the boys, after the pitchfork bat-

tle 0f the afternoon, had alarmed ITncle

Dan and caused him to send the older

boys to look the youngsters up. The bear

weighed over five hundred pounds, and

they hand to go home and return later

with lanterns and haul him home with

Bije Loney recognized

him as the same one that had vanquished

him, and the marks of fork tines on his

body not only corroborated Bije, but ac-

counted for the animal's savage humor

when the boys encountered him.



Uncle Dan made Sammy tell the story

to the crowd that gathered when they

bought the bear home, patting the boy

on the back and laughing uproariously.



“But how did it happen, Sammy, that

you killed him and the other boys never

fired :1 shot?" he asked, with a quizzing

look at the others.



Sammy was too much of a boy not to

take all the honors that came his way,

yet too much of a man to disclose the

ignoble part his friends had taken in the

affair.



“Why, you see,” he said, in words that

were true enough. though they conveyed

a false impression. “he took after me so

fast the other fellows were afraid to

shoot, and I got the first shot, and, of

course, there wasn‘t any uSe of shooting

again after them six buckshot and the

marble hit him,” a conclusiOn that was

amply verified by the appearance of the

bear.





 





.Several bears were killed in- the same





they .





JAN. 31, 1914.





locality later that fall, but the boys did

not kill them. Although they carried their

guns eVery night they kept pretty close to

the trail and the cows, and gave plum

thickets a wide berth. Sammy, of course,

became a great here among the boys of

the neighborhood, magnanimously allow-

ing his three companions to share the

honors with him, though in a lesser de-

gree. It was not until years after that

Ted and George and Amos gained the

moral courage to tell how cowardly they

ran, and Sammy to acknowledge his

fainting, and that the Shot which killed

the bear was an accidental one, fired by

the old musket striking its hammer

against a tree when Sammy fell.





I

OUR RUSSIAN PEASANTS.





 





BY ISAAC MOTES.



Anyone interested in studying the life

of the Russian peasants need not go to

Russia in order to do so. Take a trip to

McPherson county, South Dakota, and

you'll see Russian farmers living just as

they do in the homeland. They repre-

sent, perhapS, the lowest class of people

from the Czar’s dominion, therefore they

are typical of life in that country, for ig-

norant peoples change their manners only

by slow degrees.



A few years ago I taught school ameng

the Russian settlements in that county,

lived in the homes of the Russian farm--

ers, learned their language to some ex-

tent and got much insight into their

hOme and social life.



The county at that time had between

Six and seven thousand inhabitants, at

least nine-tenths of whom were Russians.

There is a family living on almost every

quarter section lit for farming, and they

build their sod houses‘on the corners ad—

joining each other, thus reproducing tho

peasant village settlements of the n‘d

country. Sometimes the barns and dwell-

ing houses are built under the same roof,

so as to home a short haul for their fuel.

for they burn the refuse thrown out of

the cow stable and dried in the sun, thus

reducing the coal bill to a minimum.



You will find few houses with floors or

ceiling, and seldom more than one or two

windows, with no ventilation. You will

find no reading matter in the home ex-

cept perhaps a German paper and an old-

fashioncd hymn and prayer book in the

:ame language—Low Dutch, or incom-

plete German.



They all have large families, but the

parents care little for the education of

their children, sending them to school

only the limited time required by law. If

teachers allowed it, the children would be

started to school at the age of four or

earlier, to get them out of the way at

home, and would be taken out of school

when big enough to be uSeful around the

ham and in the fields. They think the

public school system is a burden imposed

on them by the government, and compare

it to the military system in Russia. Ev—

tl‘ytlllllg expended for school purposes

they consider lost.



I once called the attention of a. Russian

school director to the condition of the

blackboard. It was made of pine boards,

painted and polished until smooth as

glass, and the chalk absolutely refused to

stick. He said it was made that way to

save chalk. \Vhen I afterwards asked

113m for a box of chalk he uIiSWei‘ed that

when they paid a salary of twenty-five

(lullal‘s a month the teacher was expect~

ed to furnish the chalk. Another farmer

complained to me that in Russia they

made his children go to school to learn

llussmn, and here they make them learn

English, while he and his wife under—

stood neither.



These Russian farmers are a very ig-

norant class, Slll)el‘»~'tithllS, raw in man-

ners, quick—tonmered, deceitful and de-

graded, but very cunning in trade and in

bunting down the price of merchandise in

stol‘cS. I once saw an old fellow spend

fifteen minutes in the busy harvest sea-V

sou trying to get a. can of tomatoes for

eight cents that was marked ten. Fail-

ing to do so he wont out angry, sending

his wife in later for it, she paying the

lull price.



They often quarrel among themfelves,

but hold up for each other if an outsider

interferes. One afternoon an old farmer

came from town with his wife, quarrel-

ing on the way. Driving up to the place

where I boarded, the man got out of the

buggy and asked to borrow a pick han-

dle. On inquiring what he wanted with

it he said, “To beat my wife with."

Needless to say, he didn’t get the pick

handle, and this turred his wrath from

his wife towards us. After blustering





around a few minutes he drove on to-





 





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JAN. 31, 1914.





wards home, apparently in a better 'nu-

mor with his wife. ’



'These Russian peasants are slaves to

the cigarette habit. When they meet

ant, chat on the road or in t0wn, if only

for five minutes, they roll and smoke a

cigarette. They are great tipplcrs, and

usually support as many saioons in their

towns as churches. They drive to town

011 week days and spend most of their

time in a. saloon, but on Sunday the Same

people go to the meeting house in, the

same town for worship. They spend the

day at the church, taking their noon

lunch along. 0



Notwithstanding their ignorance, they

seem satisfied, in the main, with their

surroundings, and feel at home in this

country, more especially where the set—

th-ment is entirely Russian. Their farm

life here is about the same as in the

country they came from, and I suppose

they knew as little about the government

of the Czar when they lived in his domin-

ion'as they do now of Uncle Sam’s. They

pay their taxes grudgingly, observe the

customs of their ancestors and have ,no

further ambition.



Their living expenses amount to al-

mOSt nothing. They use but little lumber

in their houSes—only for rafters and door

and window facings. The walls are most-

ly sod, and the roofs of straw and sod.

A big sheepskin overcoat, with the wool

turned inward. is the most necessary gar-

ment in winter. This covers not only

the trunk of the body, but the legs down

to the knees. On a sack of flour they

will live for a month and support a fam-

ily. I knew one old fellow who settled

down on the'prairie, built a sod house.

with the aid of his wife, and lived there

seemingly with, no means of support

whatever. His father-in-law gave him a

few sacks of wheat, and a kind-hearted

neighbor gave him an. 0): with the lump-

jaw. He bOught a pair of horses on time,

hitched them to a plow with the ox and

began breaking land and sowing wheat

while his wife gathered the rocks into

piles.



These Russian farmers know nothing

about COmfort as we Americans under-

stand it. Even if presperous their fare

consists of the plainest food. I was Once

invited to dinner by a Russian farmer in

good circumStances. \Vhen we came to

the table there were no plates, cups nor

saucers upon it—«simply a fork and a

spoon for each individual. In the mid-

dle of the table sat a bowl of milk, some

bread, and a large dish, somewhat like

a washbowl, full of hot, steaming dump—

lings. The farmer asked me, as a strang-

cr, to commence first. but I was at a

loss to know how to begin. As I hesitat-

ed, the youngest in the family, a boy of

eight, helped me out of the dilemma by

taking his fork and diving it into a

dumpling, raising it to his mouth and

munching it. In less time than it takes

to tell, half a dozen more dumplings were

forked out of the bowl and we were eat-

ing them in the same manner, while sev-

en spoons Were now and then dipped into

the bowl of milk to wash down the

dumplings.



These peasants, old as well as young,

are quite sociable and visit each other

frequently, bringing viols, accordians,

drums and other noisy instruments. They

are supplied with sunflower seed by their

hostess. Thefie they shell with their teeth

and chew the kernels, apparently with

much relish. If relatives or close ac-

quaintances haven’t seen each other for

some time they embrace upon meeting,

for a hearty kiss or two.



I roomed at the sod house of a Russian

peasant once, as my employment made

my presence there necessary. The win-

ter was severe, and the farmer often ex-

pressed his disgust at the Weather in

mutterings and grumblings. One morn-

ing when the thermometer regi: tered

about thirty below zero he took me

around to the barn, showed me a calf

less than twelve hours old and asked me

if I thought it could stand the cold. I

replied that I did not know. Next he

showed me some chickens that had had

their feet frost-bitten. I told him I

thought they were best fitted for the

block, hoping to have chicken stew for

supper. There was no sign of chicken

stew, however, on the table when evening

came, but that night when I got ready to

retire I found the calf tied to my bed-

post, stalking lustily about, while at the

foot of my bed, in a large box with slats

over the top, were the chickens, hens

cackling, roosters crowing. The farmer

said it was the only way he could save

them, but I told him I would have to

'look for other quarters next day.





These Russians have no ideals other





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THE'MICHIGAN FARMER'





than that of having money in the bank

and owning a big tract of land, with a.

large herd of cattle grazing on it. If they

are getting rich, and the old sod house

is moidering to ruin, they build another

of similar construction, maybe a little

larger. They may build a frame house,

but more likeiy they still live in the sod

house. They may buy a load of coal, but

they burn very little of it. As before

stated, they burn dried refuse, and some-

times the smoke gathers so in the room

that they can hardly distinguiSh one per—

son from another. They almost all have

sore eyes. suffer from catarrh and are

scarred with smallpox. '





LITTLE FARM FABLES.





 





BY AUNT QUILLIA.





Bob’s Object Lesson.



Bouncing Bet was the abomination of

the sty. Had she been a member of the

human family her selfishness would have

earned for her the appellation of the end-

seat hog.



XVith her enormous bulk and vicious

mouth she cowed all other occupants of

the pen, invariably crowding them from

the trough or the feeding—ground where

the corn was thrown. Bleeding ears and

bitten sides constantly attested to her

greed and glad were her companions to

slink away to some remote corner and

there wait until she had satisfied it with

the last vestige of the rations supposed

to have been sufficient for all.



She was also Bob’s particularaversion,

now that Ned was away attending high

school and the duty of doing chores had

descended to him.



Bob was not tall and the enclosure

over which he had to turn the kitchen

refuse was a disgrace to the place being

an old, patched—up, rickety affair that

went by the name of fence.



Since coming to Clover Croft his father

who was a neat, tidy farmer, had not had

time to attend to this piece of unSightli-

ness, as the late owner had left many

similar ones about the premises, having

been so absorbed in accumulating acres

that he had neglected all appearances and

(-Onveniences, and had died, not only

“land-poor” but absolutely insolvent.



One cold morning after a frozen rain

had left fields, roadsides, lawns, and barn-

yards one glare of ice, Bob went to feed

the hogs. CautiouSIy picking his way to

the pen, fearing every moment that a

slip might cause a fall and flood him with

his undesirable burden, he found, on

reaching it, that, as usual, Bct was stand—

ing on her hind feet, fore ones planted on

the top rail, grunting defiantly, small eyes

glaring greedily. aitd infiolent snout ready

to fight its way into the pail.



Bob's caution in keeping his own foot-

ing so divided his attention that, just as

he was in the act of lifting the pail over

the fence in order to empty its contents

into the trough, a lunge of Bet’s bulky

body gave the whole ramshackle struc-

ture such a jar as to throw both him and

it to the ground.



W'ith his cap sliding one way, the pail

another. face, hair, hands, and clothes all

submerged in the greasy flood, Bet grunt-

ing voraciously above him, he managed to





cxr-laim, “You ini.-‘crab‘.e creature, you

have ruined my jacket and made me

taidy for school, but thanks to your





greed you have lost your own breakfast

and taught me what pa means when

speaking of your former owner he says,

‘Urasp all, lose 2111'."





THE FARM PAPER.





 





BY ‘3, SMITH.





“'hen your horses have the colic,

And the old cow’s calf goes wrong;

“‘hen the market's on a frolic

And quotations are not strong;

“'hen you fail to get a corn crop,

Ditto with the wheat and hay,

Better turn the old farm paper—

See what other fellows say.





Perhaps you want to build a pig-pen,

Maybe silo. farm—house, barn;



You will find the very thing, men,

In your pain-2' (if the farm—



Just how large or small to make it,

Of what stuff that it should be,



’Cause there‘s other fellow’s trie:l it

And they tell you—tell you free.





Again, we want a new farm tangle,

But we hesitate to buy,



And in doubt We hot and wrangle—

Hate to take a chance and try.



\Vell, we get the old farm paper,

Advertised, We see our need,



Sold by York, right in our home town,

And it’s doubly guaranteed.





We subscribe—’tis business purely.

If all things we farmers bought

Paid us dividends as surely,

Money soon would be unsought.

Though we sometimes need the nickels.

As they leave us for the year,

We know well they'll be returning,

Bringing others in their rear. .





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Mrs. Corntassel: “Oh, dear!

Just look at this! And smell

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never meddled with. But if

anything will bring out both

stain and smell, it’s Fels-

Naptha Soap. Let’s try it,

anyway. I see you have a

box. That’s right. I always

tell everybody to keep plenty

on hand.”





Never be sure that

a thing is ruined

until you have tried

washing it with Fels-

Naptha Soap. If

Fels-Naptha in cool

or lukewarm water

doesn’t do the work,

you might as well

throw the article

away.



Fels—Naptha dis-

solves grease, makes

dirt disappear and takes

out all kinds of stains.

Clothes washed with





Fels-Naptha do not

have to be rubbed hard

nor boiled and are

cleaner, sweeter and

Whiter than ever be—





fore. It does all kinds





thoroughly and in less

than half the t1me It

used to take.





Just follow the easy

directions on the red

and green wrapper.





Better buy it by the carton or box.





Fels 6: Co., Philadelphia.





 





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A Free Cure for Many Ills.





HY do I feel so enervated in the



‘;‘/ morning?” asked a woman a few



weeks ago. And, although I

could not tell that particular woman why

she felt unfit for work when she first got

up, because she told me so little about

her general health, I can hazard a guess

that the reason so many people feel

grouchy and dumpish in the morning is

because they do not get enough fresh air

while they are sleeping.



\Ve all remember from our earliest les-

sons in physiology just how essential

fresh air is to the human body. We know

that when we inhale we ought to draw in

air laden with oxygen which is taken up

by the blood in the lungs and that when

the air leaves the lungs it is laden with

carbon dioxide, a poison given in ex-

change for the life-giving oxygen. We

know that the blood must have the oxy-

gen in order to burn out the waste of the

body and keep up the process of life.



But what do We do when the first chilly

blasts come down from the north? Shut

our bedroom windows and stuff the cracks

with old rags, to keep out every sniff of

pure air. Or at best we open them a beg-

garly six inches, and then if a breeze

strikes our nostrils we [burrow our heads

under the bedclothes in order to get away

from/it. \‘i'e are so averse to getting

something for nothing, that we refuse

health in the winter time because it

comes to'us in the form of a breath of

pure iCy air.



Over and over and over again through

the night we breath the same air, air

which has been robbed of its life-giving

property and laden with poison. Even if

some of us do open the room in the day

time and ”air it out" as We say, we

quickly take up the oxygen at night and

before morning are breathing nothing but

poison. All too many never open a win—

dow in their bedroom from October until

April, in spite of the fact that they have

been carefully taught the value of good

ozone.



If you sleep with your windows c10sed

and want to see what you are breathing,

try this. (let up and dress some morn-

ing, go out doors and take 15 deep breaths

of really pure air, and then go back at

once into the room you have just left. If

the stuffy atmosphere of your sleeping

apartment doesn’t convince you that you

need a change, nothing I can write will

do so. The woman who is tired out and

exhausted mornings can work a wondrous

change in a week’s time if lack of fresh

air is the cause. Open all your windows

as far as possible from the top, OXl‘QI)t

one. and as far as possible should mean

half way. The other window should be

raised from the bottom to form a current

through the room. Set the bed where the

wind will not how directly upon you, or

if you can not do this, screen it from di-

rect di'aughts. Then prepare for bed.



\Vcar woolen underwear and boss, a.

thick fleece-lined night dress, or better

still, a flannel one, bathrobe, hood and

mittens. At your feet put a stone jug

filled with boiling water, or if you haven’t

this a good hot brick or flat iron. l’ro-

Vide other bottles of hot water or heated

bricks to place about your body, he sure

of plenty of thick comforts, and then re-

tire. lt is a good plan to have an extra

comfort thrown over the foot of the bed

to be drawn up towards morning. In the

sanitorium at Howell, the patients have

thick horse blankets which are warmer

than the aVerage comfort.



Thus fortified against the cold you can

go to bed without fear of being cold or of

catching cold, and may be sure of the

best night’s sleep you have had for

months. Inside of a month you will feel

the difference. Jangled nerves will be

quieted and you will be surprised to find

yourself Singing some morning before

breakfast.



Half the nerves of women are due to

lack of enough oxygen. The busy house-

keeper all too often fails to get out

through the day, and at night sleeps





without proper ventilation in the room. ‘





 





Feeding her blood entirely on vitiated air,

is it any wonder that the impoverished

blood fails to keep the nerves in tone? A

brisk walk of ten minutes each day and

sleeping with fresh air all night will cure

many a case of threatened nervous pros-

tration. Perhaps you can't get the ten

minutes. Very well. you can at least stop

one minute ten times a day, step outside





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the door and fill your lungs with fresh

air.



Nothing could be simpler or cost you

less than the treatment just suggested.

But because it is free not a dozen women

who read this will avail themselves of it.

Instead, they will go to a doctor and pay

him for medicine which they will take and

not feel a bit better than they did before

they began. It is a queer thing about

human nature that the things we can get

for nothing we always despise.



DEBORAH.





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Screens Easily Made at Home.





By PEARL WHITE McCOWAN.





VERY housewife appreciates a

E screen. They are as useful in sum—



mer as in winter. Nothing is bet-

ter to keep the drafts off the baby as he

takes his daily nap upon the porch,» and

they are equally as handy to use about a

sick room, either to protect from direct

heat, or drafts from some open door or

poorly fitting window sash. They are

just as fine for use before a fireplace or

stove to protect one’s flesh and eyes from

too excessive heat, and the light house-

keeper, who is usually cramped for room,

will find innumerable uSes for them in

screening from View the homelier uten-





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sils of her work. If one is not blessed

with a bath room one or two good sized

screens will quickly partition off a corner

of a. room and make thereof a warm cozy

little corner round the radiator or stove

where the children of the family may

take their baths. And they are especially

desirable in a becdroom, thereby insuring

some degree of privacy even when the

room must be occupied by two persons.



In fact, a screen is one of the handiest

articles about a house, and there is no

reason under the sun, why they should

not harmonize with their surroundings

and partake somewhat of their owner's

individuality. Thus the plea. fon the

home—made screens.



For the porch or living-room, where a

good substantial screen is desired for

constant service, burlap or heavy denim

are probably the most satisfactory ma-

terials for the cover. The frame will

need to be of lumber, and therefore

slightly heavier than many of those com-

monly sold in stores, but all the better,

because less apt to tip or blow over.



The one photographed was made from

strips of planed lumber three-quarters

of an inch thick and one and one-half

inches wide. These were sawed into

lengths as follows:



Four pieces five feet long, four pieces

five and one-half feet long, 12 pieces 17

inches long, making in all a total of 59

feet of lumber at a cost of one cent a

foot, or a total cost of 5!) cents. _



Besides this there Were used six boxes

of black upholstering tacks or nails at

six cents a box, 36c; nine hinges, one and

one—half inches square with screws, 25

cents; one box of 5Ai-in. brads, 5 cents;

glue, 5 cents; two and three-fourths yards

of dark green 36-in. burlap at 20 cents a

yard, 55 cents.



For the finishing of the woodwork

there was one can of “ground color" at

20 centS, and one can of mahogany var-

nish at 25 cents, making in all a total

cost of $2.30.



With chisel, knife and auger, the big

boy of the house fitted the cross pieces

into the long upright pieces by what is

termed in carpenters’ dialect, a mortise





and tennon. That is, two holes were

bored into the sides of the long pieces

whereever a. cross piece was to be fitted,

and then with a pocket knife the space

between these holes was cut away and

the corners squared to fit the ends of the

cross pieces which were cut away with

chisel and knife to a. uniform size as

shown in Fig. A. The secret of a Well—

made screen lies right here. These pieces

need to fit well to look well.



The bottom cr0ss pieces are nine

inches from the floor, the top ones six

inches from the top of their reSpective

panels. Still other cross pieces are fitted

about five inches beneath the top ones.

This strengthens the frame', besides giv-

ing the whole a very pretty panel effect,

as shown in the drawing. This is not

visible in the photograph, as it shows

only on one side of the screen, the burlap

being nailed to the side photographed.



The brads and glue are used to make

all these fittings of cross pieces abso-

lutely secure, and the frame, of course,

is stained or varnished tb the desired

color before the burlap is applied.



The combination described, dark green

burlap, mahogany varnish, and heavy-

headed black leather upholstering tacks,

makes a rich and beautiful screen that

harmonizes well with almost any fur-

nishings.





If, however, one desires a. little more





color, or a somewhat more distinctive

idea, a particularly good effect is ob-

tained by using a fancy molding for ap-

plying the burlap. These fancy moldings

can be obtained at any furniture store

and almost any photographer’s gallery

at a cost of from two to 12 cents a foot.

The lumber yards usually keep them in

plain lumber at from one-half to two

cents a foot. These latter may be stain-

ed or varnished like the rest of the

frame.



The frame for a most beautiful screen

was stained a dull black, and dark green

burlap applied with a fancy gold and

black molding. Another lovely combina-

tion was a frame varnished to a rich





 





The Screen Completed.

dark cherry, with molding stained to

match; and a soft brown denim, upon

which was stenciled a conventional design

in blue and dark brown.



For the daintier bedroom screens, a.

frame of white, with a molding of blue

and white, or green and white, or gold,

and, instead of burlap, a delicate two—

toned matting, is perhaps the most tasty

and beautiful thing. In the large city

stores similar screens are selling for a

very high price, but their construction at

home need not be particularly expensive.





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A somewhat cheaper combination. that

is nevertheless very dainty, is a frame of

white or light blue, and a cover of dainty

flowered curtain material applied with a

fancy braid and gilt tack-S. Or, better

yet. a cover of scrim or linen with a

pretty stenciled design in each upper

panel.



All these styles are not only serviceable

and easily constructed, but ornaments to

any home and a joy to the eye of the

most fastidious housewife. -

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB’S



“FRIENDLY CLINIC.”





 





Some misunderstanding exists regarding

the intentions of the Friendly Clinic, the

department organized by the Twentieth

Century Club of Detroit for the benefit of

girls from the country who have come to

the city to seek employment. One mother

writes to ask if the clinic can furnish

board and rooms and what are the rates.

The ladies in charge have not planned

any such work. but only to give advice

and encouragement to strangers in the

city.



From 7:30 to 8:30 each Saturday even-

ing. any girl needing counsel will find

women ready to help her in the club's

rooms at the earner of \Vitherell and Col~

umbia streets, one block east of “700d-

ward avenue. On this evening the With-

erell street entrance will be used instead

of the door on Columbia street. Girls

who are new to the city and alone, may

present their problems and be sure of

motherly advice and suggestions. Sev-

eral have already availed themselves of

the clinic, and the women hope to reach

every homesick country girl who needs

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BELIEVES IN THE VACUUM

CLEANER.

BY MARY c. BLUE.

About a year and a half ago we pur-

chased a small hand vacuum cleaner. Of





~t-ourse. the suction is not as strong as





a 20-horse power machine, nevertheless I

can operate it alone and today it is doing

just as good work as when new.



V‘Vhen we first used our machine we

were ashamed of the dirt we had been

harboring although we were endeavoring

to have a sanitary home by having no

carpets tacked to the floor.



Before we purchased the vacuum

cicaner, dusting the floors was some—

what difficult as it is very muddy in our

section of the country and a quantity of

mud is necessarily tracked into the house

which makes the dust.



By using the vacuum cleaner nearly

every day in the winter the children can

play over the living—room rug without

kicking up a dust, which was an impor-

sibility when we used the broom and dust

pan. or the carpet sweeper.



One great advantage of these cleaners

is. that they make no dust when being

operated. In fact, you can dust and then

sweep—~which seems strange at first. No

dust while sweeping is a great saving in

curtains. walls and furniture.



“Doesn’t these cleaners wear the car—

vpets out?” is often aSked. We think

them no harder than the broom. Dirt

and dust will cut a carpet out. Remov-

ing the carpet or rug to the clothes line

and nearly beating the life out of it

(and out of yourself as well), takes out

cnly a fraction of the dirt that these ma-

chines pump out.



These machines have no equal in clean-

ing mattresses. pillows, or upholstered

furniture. It is astonishing how much

dust can be taken out of a mattress.



“'e often lay the comforters on the

floor and go over them with the cleaner

and remove more dust and do it much

more easily than by washing. The wom—

an who goes over her rugs weekly with a

machine will find she has greatly reduced

the house cleaning problem.



A delicate woman with a large house

may find it necessary to divide her clean-

ing into two or more days.



The thoroughness with which these ma-

chines do their work will make any wom-

an whoiuses them their friend. One lit-

tle woman voiced her enthusiasm for the

vacuum cleaner when she said, “If I

should break my vacuum cleaner and

c0uld not buy another, I would beg, bor-

row 01- steal the money before I would

do without one."





Mutton, venison, rabbit, wild duck, in

fact. all meat with excess gameness, be-

come delicious when soaked in skim-milk

and keep almost indefinitely in its brine.

One‘ day before using take out. wash, lard

and dry well. Buttermilk may be substi-

tuted for skim-milk for small game and





 





THE MICHIGAN FARIMER





one day’s Soaking will be sufficient.—

F. H.



To keep moths out of carpets, wash the

floor with a strong brine before laying

the carpet and sweep with salt once a.

week—L. N. ‘





 





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‘Cold weather is here with its train of

chapped handS, roughened skins and sore

lips, and mothers are anxiously inquiring

what they can do to heal up small hands?

Is there a quicker cure than our Old

friend, vaseline? 'Indeed, vaseline is so

true and tried a friend to man, that with

some it is meeting the fate of all good

friends; and being neglected for others of

more flashy appearance and name, but

not half the merit.



When you burn your hand severely and

go to a doctor to have it dressed. doesn’t

he coat it gently with a thin smear of

vaseilne and wrap it in absorbent cotton?

He will tell you he doesn‘t know of any-

thing more healing. than vaseline. and he

might add, nor anything which would

cost him less money. If you look in his

case of surgical instruments, you will

probably find he has them coated with

the same vaseline to prevent their rust-

ing, a tip you might make use of when

you put away your carving set.



If the baby’s head is inclined to be cov-

cred with scale or dandruff he will tell

you to rub in a littie vaseline at night,

and gently wash it with pure soap in the

morning, and the Scale will be removed

and in time heal up. If he isn’t too busy

he will add that the vaseline will encour-

age growth of hair on the small head. for

this is another use to which vaseline may

be put. V'laseline mixed with crude oil is

claimed to be a fine thing to stop the

hair falling out and start a new lot to

growing.



In many homes vaseline is the standard

remedy for every sort of skin and scalp

troubie. Recently a new cure has been

credited to it. that of canker sores in the

mouth. .\ victim who has been troubled

for a long time and tried all sorts of

cures, in desperation one day seized the

vaseline jar and rubbed some on the ir-

ritating sores. Inside of 24 hours they

were healed. ”Vaseline in metal capped

bottles is said to be the purest and best

for family purposes.





 





FASHIONS BY MAY MANTON.





 





 





Our large Fashion Book—containing 92

pages illustrating over 700 of the seoson‘s

latest styles, and devoting several pages

to embroidery designs, will be sent to any

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No. 776—.\ design for embroidering an

infant's carriage cover. Stamped on 21x

36 best round thread Scotch linen, with

one dozen 12-yard skeins of white mer-

cerlzed floss work, 600.



No. 733—A design for embroidering a

shawl coilar and cuffs. The scalloped

edges are to be buttonholed. The dots

can be worked solidly or as eyelets.

Stamped on best white pure Irish linen

with mercerized fiOSS to work, 60c.



No. 774—A design for embroidering the

ends of a table or dreSser scarf. Two

ends 12 inches wide are given. Stamped

and tinted on art crash, 17x54 incheS,

with mercerized floss to work, 40c.



No. 632—A design for embroidering a

doyley 10%. inches in. diameter. One

transfer ., is given. Stamped and tinted

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Little Miss Taylor had Potts Disease, 9. pro-

gressive, destructive disease of the spinal column,

usually. tubercular. and often accompanied by

paralysis. The trouble in this case had been

in existence three years when her mother.

Mrs. W. S. Taylor. R. F. D. No. 2, Clinton, Ind..

brought the child to this Sanitarium, Feb. 22.

1910. At that time. because of the disease and

deformity of the spine. the child’s head was

forced forw -her chin in contact with

her chest. ,



This picture, recently taken, shows her

condition and appearance at this time. Write

Mrs. Taylor. In treatment ofthis case pIas-



ter paris was not used. The





L. C. McLain

Orthopedic

Sanitarium





is a private institution. de-

voted exclusively to the

treatment of crippled and

deformed conditions, es-

pecially of children and

young adults.

Write us freely regard-

ing Club Feet. Spinal

Diseases or Deformities,

Infantile Paralysis Hi

Disease Bow Legs Knoc

Knees, Wry Neck. etc. We will

send you descriptive literature

and adwse you fully. Eye-patients

as references every where.

THE L. C. McLAIN

Orthopedic Sanitarium

905-1. Aubert Ave.. St. Louis, Mo.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   





 





   

 





 

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 





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Shrinkage of Beef Cattle While Enroutc to Market





 





stock arrives at market, the Weight



is usually less than that shown at



the farm. This loss in weight is called



“shrinkage,” that is,’ Shrinkage is the



difference between the Weight of the ani-



mals at the farm and the weight on ar-



rival at deStination. The “net shrinkage”



is the difference in weight at the farm



and the weight of the animals at which

they are sold on the market.

Some Definitions.



All animals lose in weight during the

trip to the market, because of excretions

from the alimentary canal, from the uri—

nary organs and from moisture given off

by the lungs in breathing. A portion of

this loss may be gained after the stock

has reached the market where ‘they are

usually given food and water. The con-

sumption of this food and water is term-

ed “fill.” Now. the loss in weight which

occurs between the farm and the destina-

tion is termed “shrinkage enroute.” and

the loss in weight after the animal has

had food, water and rcst is termed

“shrinkage after fill,” or “net shrinkage.”

This net shrinkage is determined by sub-

tracting the weights of the animals after

they have been fed, watered and rested,

from the weight of the animals at the

time they left the farm.



Each year there are thousands of dol-

lars involved in legal entanglements be-

tween owners of live stock and the rail-

roads, because of excessive shrinkage. A

knowledge of the normal Shrinkage of an-

imals moving to market will not only en-

able the owner to get a more definite idea

of the value of his cattle at home from

the market reports, but will also prepare

him to understand whether a shrinkage

has been excessive, and if so whether he

or the railroad is responsible. Of course,

there is always a possibility of abnormal

variations when making shipmcnts of

cattle, and it is the purpose of this ar-

ticle to point out some results of work

done by the Department of Agriculture

which brings to light certain causes of

normal and excessivc shrinkages.



Grass Cattle Are Nervous.



There are two general groups of cat-

tle, grass cattle and fed cattle. Cattle

used to the open country are frequently

so nervous after being shipped and un-

loaded at the stockyards that they will

eat and drink very little because of the

confining surroundings and the presence

of so many people walking about. If the

same cattle can be unloaded in the dark

and are watered and fed before people

begin moving about, they will often take

a good fill. Where such stOck arrives on

the market in the afternoon, it is the

custom to gch them a little water at

that time and then at night feed them all

the hay they will eat, and in the morn-

ing allow them to take all the water they

will drink before the market opens. This

assists in giving them a fairly good fill,

but does not overcome the drawn appear-

ance which this class of stock usually

presents when coming onto the market,

largely because of their nervous con-

dition.



Finished Stock Not so Easily Excited.



()n the other hand, cattle which have

been stable-fed and finished for market

are usually docile; they are accustomed

to seeing men walking about, and expect

feed from them, as n, consequence they

do not show the restlessness ol‘ the range

stock, and if weather conditions are fav—

orable, they usually take u good fill and

lie down or stand about in perfect con-

tentment. Although this claSs of cattle

do not expend a large amount of nervous

energy, their fill does not make up for

the full amount of shrinkage enroute,

which leaves a net shrinkage to be ac-

counted for when sales are made.



Another factor that should be given at-

tention here is rest. While animals that

are permitted to make a heavy fill im—

mediately upon their arrival at market

may overcome a large portion of the

shrinkage enroute, Still if sold immedi-

ately they will have a drawn appearance

which always militates against advan-

tgeous selling. If, on the other hand, the

animals have an opportunity to lie down

over night and become accustomed to

their new surroundings, they will beCOme

relaxed, their appearance will be more





3‘ LL cattlemen know that when their





normal. and buyers will be tempted to





offer a higher quotation for them, which





increased price often overcomes the en-

tire loss from the net shrinkage of the

animals.



Mr. W. F. Ward, in giving his experi-

ences and observations as an expert of

the Department of Agriculture along this

line, points out the different factors that

cause shrinkage. Any one of these fac-

tors may effect loss in weight of cattle

during transit. Many times when con-

signments are sent under seemingly iden-

tical conditions, the shrinkage will vary

considerably; this makes the work of de-

termining the different causes of shrink-

age a tedious as well as a. difficult task

to perform.



The Influence of the Season.





The first factor Mr. "Ward mentions is .





the character of the season and the ef-

fect it has upon pasture graSS, water

supply etc. In a dry year when pastures

are short and the water supply is low,

the animals usually arrive at the loading

point with a fill far below normal. This,

of course, is more noticeable in the west-

ern states than in Michigan, but the re-

sult is that the animals developed under

the influence of a dry season usually give

a very small shrinkage, since the fill at

market overcomes a very large part of

the shrinkage enroutc; but during :1 nor-

mal year, when grass is abundant and

water plentiful, cattle will arrive at the

pens with a normal fill, which means that

the shrinkage is likely to be large during

the ride to market, and will be only part-

ly overcome by the fill after arrival.

Method of Feeding.



Observations have been made as to the

amount of shrinkage in the weight of

cattle that have been fed different ra-

tions. For instance. silnge—fed cattle us-

ually shrink very heavily while in tran-

sit, but they also make a large fill after

arriving at their destination. The fills in

many cases have been so large that the

net shrinkage of silage—fed cattle usually

average smaller than for any other class

of fed cattle. One shipment of this class

of cattle which came under the observa-

tion of Mr. \Vard mentioned above, shows

that the animals not only overcame the

shrinkage in transit, but actually gained

seven pounds each. There were 107 head

in this consignment. The cattle had been

kept from water and given dried feeds

for 15 hours before shipping. Pulp-fed

cattle usually show a. heavy shrinkage,

while corn-fed cattle show a greater

shrinkage than that of the silage-fed cat-

tle but a smaller shrinkage than the pulp-

fed cattle.



Character of Drive to the Railroad



Station.



The distance from the farm to the rail-

road station alSo makes a difference in

the amount of shrinkage, likewise the

method of driving and the character of

the route are detemining factors. Should

the animals be hurried the shrinkage

would be greater than if they are allowed

to take their time. Also, if they can

graze along the way and secure water

whenever they desire it, there will be less

shrinkage than if these opportunities for

eating and drinking are not at hand.

\Yhile the influence of the use of inferior

dog.~', of men who are not accustomcd to

handling cattle cannot be definitely de-

tcrmined, yet it is apparent that these

things are important when one desires to

have, his stock get to market with the

least possible shrinkage; yelling, cursing

and pounding the animals appear to be

charged up to the owner with compound

interest.



The Kind of Cattle.



As suggested above, the class of cattle

is another factor to be considered when

seeking to find the cause for shrinkage.

For instance, steers do not usually shrink

as much as cows of a similar weight;

then, too, the size of the animals has

much to do with the shrinkage. Steers

weighing 1,000 pounds will Shrink more

than steers weighing 750 pounds, all oth—

er conditions being the same. The degree

of fatness also causes variation, it being

observed that well finished or fat animals

do not Shrink as much as half—fat Ones.



The Length of Railroad Route.



The distance from the initial shipping

point to the destination is also a. deter-

mining factor in the amount of shrink-

age; naturally the greater the distance in

transit, the larger will be the shrinkage.

It has been learned, however, by aetual





JAN. 31, 1914.





weights that after animals have been in

transit over 36 hours, the rate of shrink-

age is not so great per 100 miles during

the latter part of the journey as during

the first part. The largest shrinkage us-

ually takes place in the first 24 or 36

hours.

Condition of Cars.



The condition of cars in which the an-

imals are shipped seems to affect the

amount of shrinkage. It is well known

among cattle shippers that when cars are

well bedded with snnd or similar mate-

rial, the cattle stand up much better and

do not show the restlessness exhibited by

animals that stand upon the floor of the

vehicle. The motion of the car does not

cause the animals to slip and fall as

much as when there is no bedding pro-

vided. Besides there is danger of losing

the animals that fall down in the car

because of the slippery floor, by their be-

being trampled upon, and poorly bedded

cars may do them much injury through

cauSing them to be so tired that they im—

mediately lie down upon reaching the

market, instead of taking their fill.



Weather Conditions.



The kind of weather prevailing during

Shipment probably affects the shrinkage

of cattle more than any other one factor.

Even though the animals have access to

feed and water before loading a sudden

change of weather may prevent them

from taking any water at all, which

would cause them to weigh up light at

the point of origin and this, of course,

would result in a smaller shrinkage than

Where they make a good fill before going

onto the cars. Likewise a severe change

of weather at the time the animals arrive

at their destination may prevent their

taking a good fill, and thereby greatly in-

crease the amount of shrinkage. For

example, cattle arriving during a blizzard

will usually drink very littlc water and

eat sparingly, they therefore weigh up

light and the Shrinkage is great. Cold

rainy and cloudy weather also prevent

the animals from making a good fill and

the same is true of close, warm, muggy

weather, and during such periods the ap-

petites and thirst of the animals are not

great, whereas if the cattle have several

hours for rest, and the weather is nor-

mal, they will make a good till, which re-

duces the net shrinkage.



TIme of Arrival on Market.



We have already intimated that the

animals will make a better fill and show

up to better advantage if they have had

a chance to rest before the market hour.

This means that the time the animals

arrive on the market is an important fac-

tor in determining the amount of shrink-

age there will be. Should thcy arrive in

the afternoon or early evening, they can

be given a little water and an abundance

of hay; the following morning, water may

be turned on and kept before them all

day. Where the cattle are from feed

lots, the shipper may, in addition to the

water and hay, give them other feeds on

the morning of the sale. If, however,

they are only grassy cattle, then water

and hay are probably all that: will be giv-

en. Cattle that arrive during the morn-

ing 01' the sale are usually too tired to

take fccd and water immediately. These

animals, unless they are so tired that

they immediately lie down, take an im-

mediate fill, and the owners usually try

to sell them before they lose much of

this fill. It may be stated, however, that

it is not always desirable for cattle to

have an excessive fill at market. Buy-

ers are always aware of how the cattle

are handled, and when they see an ani—

mal that has had an abnormal fill they

bid lower for such, to allow for the heavy

loss in dressing. So, in spite of the un-

natural condition the increase in weight

is seldom great enough to overcome the

decrease in the value of the animal, due

to the lesser price offered. Mr. \Vard

states that the skill of the feeder is

shown htre by getting the increased

weight from the fill without giving the

animals the appearance of being stuffed.



The rehearsal of these causes of reduc-

tions in the weight of live stock should

assist farmers in delivering their animals

in better shape, as well as helping them





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Crop and Market Notes.





Michigan.





Gratlot Co.—A fall of 'Snow January 3

resulted in a run of sleighing which has

been patched up by a few light falls

since, and this afternoon and evening

enough has fallen to make good roads.

'l'he roads have been icy for a week, and

today’s snow came in a slush which

should make sleighing ideal when it

freezes. The snow is six to 12 inches on

the fields so that wheat, rye and feedings

are well protected. But few farmersin

this section make any attempt at feeding

cattle. Usually two to six COWS are kept

with a few head of calves. There is but

little farm activity at this season. Uc—

iasio‘nally a farmer is cutting and mar-

keting wood which brings $2.15 green.

Chores and keeping fire engages the at-

tention of‘ most farmers. Corn is the

chief grain on the market at 54c shelled.

Hens have not shown much interest in

high-priced egg . From 60 to 100 hen

iiocks are producing from four to 16 eggs

3. day. They sell at 27c. Butter fell off

three to fiVe cents the second week In

January. The markets pay 17@220. Live

hogs have advanced 50c since January 1.



Sanllac GEL—Snow has been falling more

or less for the last week, but in Spite of

high winds and frost, the ground is all

covered nicely, the thinnest places hav-

ing four or five inches. The ground not

being frozen much, one could hardly wish

lor better conditions for wheat and mea—

dows and fields in general. S.cighing for

the past ten days is lather thin in some

places, lots of gravel being drawn on the

highway. A considerable amount of young

cattle are being fed. but no lambs. liens

have been checked from laying some-

what by zero weather. Some hay is goxng

to market.



Ottawa (Sm—There has been just snow

enough to cover the ground nicely this

month but not enough for sleighing.

Wheat went into the winter in good con-

dition. About the usual amount of hogs

are being fed, but not much other stock,

as this is a dairy section and most of the





 





 





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$10@12 per head when three weeks old.

Eggs are beginning to come into the 10-

cal market a little more freely, but not

more than enough to supply the local de-

mand. The price at present is 28c. There

has been so little rain that the roads are

in fine condition so that autos have been

able to run in the country almost up to

the present time. Many farmers are buy-

ing autos.



Shiawassee Co.—A heavy snow storm

swept over this portion of the state the

15th. sleigliing is splendid and farmers

are bu:y hauling wood. logs and manure,

Many barns and residences will be built

as soon as the weather opens up. Sugar

beet agents are busy securing acreage for

another year. Farmers are a little slow

in contracting for growing beets on ac-

count of the lower rate per ton. Wheat

now has a good covering of snow and

ready for severe weather. Not as many

lambs have gone on feed this winter as

last on account of the uncertainty of the

feeding season. No cattle have been put

on feed. Two farmers purchased a few

horses on the Chicago market and will

lit them for the spring trade. Hogs are

not plentiful. A number of farmers are

out of the sheep business because of the

poor prOSpects. Most farmers who are

in the dairy business veal their calves at

four to seven weeks of age, consequen

very few young cattle are grown. T e

hay market is very dull and practically

nothing doing. No business being done in

the bean trade.



Monroe Co.——On January 2 it began

to snow, continuing all day until about

(right inches had fallen, the first this win-

ter. We have had a very good founda-

tion for sleighing if it would freeze up

and the snow stay on, as the snow was

very wet and heaVy as it fell. We have

had very mild open weather this fall,

much plowing and tile draining have been

done, and farmers have had a good chance

to make improvements. Hens produced

a fair amount of eggs during December

so that it cut the price of eggs a few

cents. I expect they see the women's

proposition to boycott the gg business in

Toledo, so the hens set about it to help

the women out. Fresh eggs are now 34c

dozen; fowls, live 12c; dressed 13((1/l4c;

ducks 18.71)19c; geese 1561/1612; turkeys, live

l9@20c; dressed 23c: hogs, dressed 9%0;

rough and heaVy 8%,(w9c; calves 12617130.

A good deal of hay and grain is going to

market, also some potatoes, though some

potatoes are being kept back for a higher

price. Some farmers have been having

trouble with their cows having scours,

some being very bad. No one seems to

know the real cause. A good many cat-

tle are fed. and horses are doing well.

Some farmers are feeding molasses to

stock. Wheat and seeding are showing

up well so far. The roads at times have

been very bad, though we have a good

deal of stone road which helps out con-

siderably.



Arenac Co.-On January 2nd it snow-

ed all day and night, making good sleigh-





ing in most parts of the county, thus-





helping the new seeding and wheat, a1-

tlzough some farmers claim it is too late

to do much good. Farmers busy them-

selves getting out a few logs, wood and

posts for future use. Cattle doing well,

young stuff pretty Well cleaned up. Cows

are bringing a good price, but other

grades are down. Hogs are Scarce and

prices are very good; no cholera in these

parts. Farmers are marketing some hay,

beans, hogs, oats, etc. Beans $1.50 bu;

hay $9@13 ton; hogs, dressed 7%@9c;

oats 350; chickens, IiVe 8@9c; potatoes

50c. Not many feeders in this section,

either in sheep or cattle, as this is a new

territory.

New Jersey.



Morris Co.—The weather has been .very

cold, with very little snow.. .Ice is 10 to

12 inches thick and the creameries and





 





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others who have ice houses are buSy fill-

ing them. The Quality was never better.

Winter wheat and rye are looking fine.

Roads are in good condition. Hens are

slow in getting started to lay. Eggs 350;

butter 3:3c; bran $29; horses $150@250;

cows $506y80.

Pennsylvania.





Lancaster Co.—There are thousands of

steers fed annually in this county. The

Lens have begun to lay because of the

open winter. There has been scarcely

any snow here. \Vheat is very good.

l":i,:rncrs are marketing hay at $12@16;

Wheat 85c;, straw $8; butterd‘at 36@4OC;

drcs or] pork 10c; dressed beef 120. The

condition of the wagon roads is normal.

As this is a tobacco and dairy section,

the farmers strip ,their tobacco and at~

tend to their dairies during the winter

months. Molt farm laborers are hired

by the yea: Over half of the farms are

farmed by tenants.



Chester Co.——-The farmers of this coun-

ty employ the most of their time through

the winter taking care of the dairy, the

milch cow being the principal stock fed,

and there is about the usual number be-

ing cared for this winter. Owing to the

:hortage in crops the past year, the

farmers have very little to sell except the

milk, which will net 415.0 per quart. We

have had very littie snow, and the roads

are frozen, but are smooth and in good

condition.



Montgomery Co.——The weather has been

fine for this time of the year, with hardly

any snow yet and not much ice. ,The

roads have been in good condition so far.

Wheat and grass fields are in good condi-

tion. The hens have not begun to lay

yet. considering the nice weather this fall.

As this is a dairy section 32 miles frOm

Philadelphia, the farmers are m0st1y en-

;guged in tending to the dairy and getting

wood and fence material ready for next

:pring. Farmers living near the railroad

ship their milk to the city. The price

will be for January 41/30. freight included,

which is 60¢ per 100 quarts. Milk at the

creamery is $1.70; eggs 36c; creamery

butter 42c; poultry. dreSScd 18c; hogs,

dressed $11; veal calves $10.50; choice

timothy hay 70c; meadow 45c.



Ohio.





Columbiana Co.—-The new year has

started in with a‘ heavy snow fall in

this section. the snow covering the ground

to a depth of two feet. Roads were in

line condition before the snow, and sleigh—

ing will be fine when the roads have

worn down a little. The farmers are

not very busy at present. A good many

have been hauling logs. The wheat look-

cd line before the snow and is.in fine

shape for cold weather. Hens are not

laying much yet, but the price of eggs

has gone down to 320. Farmers have not

been selling much for a few Weeks. But-

ter is 35c; chickens 13c.



Brown Co.—The ground being cov-

ered with snow, and the thermometer

standing at about the freezing point, it

is taking more feed than it has since win—

tcr set in. There is scarcely any stock

being fed for market and not many hogs.

The farmers are getting no eggs at all,

which has caused a good many to market

their poultry. The wheat has h-id ve'y

severe weather until the last Week or so.

which has checked its growth. Theroads‘

are in fair condition for the time of the

year. The farmers are engaged in odd

jobs such as cutting wood and hauling

out manure, also plowing when weather

permits. Eggs 28c; butter 22c; chickens

12c per lb. ‘ .



Missouri.



McDonald Co.—\\'e are having winter

here now. It is not very cold, but pretty

Wet. We have had almost a foot of snow

this winter. Not very much stock is be-

ing fed except the usual run of stock.

Cream is being shipped out of the coun-

try by the farmers to quite an extent;

the price for butter-fat is 3460350. The

hens are not laying very much now;

eggs 25c; corn 600. although there is

practically no corn being sold.



Kansas.



Pierce Co.——The Commercial Club and

business men of the town of Plainview

organized a public sale day that anyone

can bring in anything that they have

that they want sold and it will be sold

to the highest bidder by an expert auc-

tioneer free of charge, the first \\'ednes-

day of each month being sale day. Last

Wednesday was the second sale (lay

since it was started, and was a good day

and a lot of stock and farm tools chang-

ed hands. There have been but a few

farm sales; fairly good prices were real-

ized: milch cows seilingr well.



Antllope Co.—Not very much stock of

any kind being fed in the north half of

this county at the DreSent time. Hens

have not begun to lay Vt‘l'y much; eggs

are 25c locally. There has been no snow

as yet. Fall wheat and rye the in good

shape, but only a small acreage planted.

Corn and oats are being marketed to a

limited extent at about the usual prices.

The roads are good. Farmers are shell—

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dred buShels for shelling.



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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





111-71





 





Wheat—VVith values averaging slightly

above those of last week,

is ruling steady to firm.

gentine has been

merit in the trade '

vances the reports indicate a smaller es-

timated surplus week after

pa.~t week being no exception.

ment was somewhat counteracted by

creased Shipments from Russia, but the





the wheat deal

The crop of Ar-





as the Season ad~





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and the British Islands has strengthened

because of the recent severe weather '

that part of Europe which condition has





the new crop lies uprotectcd over a large

but no damage has yet been done

because of the '

‘ marketing the

large quantities.

for No.2 red wheat was 5111.101/~ per bu.

Quotations for the 111%. t week are:





grain but not

1 ago the price





................





.............. 98%





increased offerings of

the miid Weather and the re-

ports of shipments from Argentine mili-

tated against the bulls

but the position. of the trade

withstand the

the average values

than a week ear-





this opposition

are fractionally .higher





is the opinion

' ago the price for .

3 corn was 500 per bu. Quotations for the

past week are:





strength to the cereal,





2 white corn:





Oats—Prices

throughout the





. except that the east and foreigners

asking to have the usual

One year ago the





have not been

number of orders filled.

price for Standard oats was 350 per bu.

Quotations for the past week are:





Standard. White.





.................





(Jan. 27). —Standard oats, 39%





 





Beans—No cshanges appear in this deal

with the movement only

board of trade. quotes

and prompt



January $1.87; ,

Chicago reports a small trade.





$2.05612.10; common $1.7561‘2

steady at $295633 per

Rye.———This cereal rules Steady.

is quoted at 66c per bu.

Barley.—At Chicago barley is quoted at

while Milwaukee quotes

the malting grades at from 6563750,

——.-\lthough a good

are off 10c for common

seed but steady for '

' quoted at Detroit _$8.75 per bu;

. At Toledo prime cash

at $8.65 and prime alsike at $10.75.

Timothy.—~l”rime '

quoted at $2.55 per bu.

AIfaIfa.——Steady at $7.25 per





 





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Flour.—J0bbing lots in 1,4; paper sacks

are selling on the Detroit market per 196

Best patent, $5.30;

, spring patent,

; rye flour, $4.40 per bbl.

jobbing lots:





cracked corn,

, corn and oat chop, $25.60





Hay.—-Ilay is moving slowly.

winter enables '

men to do with less. No change in values.

Carlots on the track at Detroit are:





1 timothy, $156316; standard $146115; No:





York. —0ffe11n s

but the tone of the t-rade isrfirm. -No. 1

timothy $216322; No. _3 to standard $1663

\er $176318 pe1 tonl lior largt bales



Chicago. ——All

timothy is quoted at 1316631610 per

1, $146314.50; NO. 2, $11.5061‘12.





oat straw $750658;

$7638 per ton.

Chicago—Quotable as follows: Rye $7@

7.50; oat $7@7.50; wheat $650637.

New York—Rye straw $16@17 per ton;

oat straw $10631].





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





“71‘1th straw,





 





 





Button—Market experienced a

decline, prices droppmg So on the local

' Extra Creamery 280





per lb; firsts 260; dairy‘21c; packing stock





 





Chicago—Market is eaSy with light de-

mand and fairly good supply. Much of

the butter is of poor quality. Prices ruie

40 lower. Quotations: Extra creamery

28c; extra firsts 2,5@27c; firsts 240; sec-

onds 220; ladies 20c; packirg stock 1263

19c per lb, according to quality.



Elgin.——Markct easy at 281/26129c per

lb, Which is 31/20 lower than last week.



New York—Market dull with piicefi

41/2c lower than last week. Quotations:

Creamery extras 2963291,§c; iii :ts 2763

281/20; seconds 24@261/_)c; packing stock

191/20 per lb.



Eggs.—Market steady with no change

in prices. Current ieceipts of fresh stock

is quotable at 31c per dozen.



Chicago—A fair demand existed with

prices slightly lower. Storige egg are

nearly'exhaur‘ted which means demand

for fiesh strick. Quotations: Miscellan-

eous lots, cases included 28617‘31c, accord-

ing to quality; ordinary firsts 29632914c;

illsls 3161';l.c1/4 , refrigerator stock steady

at 2" 61271/0 f01.~\pril firsts.



Nuew Yo. k. —Market continues fair with

prices about 20 lower. Quotations: Fresh

gathered extras 3461135c; extra firsts 32%

61.1330; fir. ts 311/26b32c per dozen.



Poultry.—I.ocal market holds firm with

pices unchanged. Receipts are light and

easily disposed of. Quotations: Live.—

Springs 141/36315c; hens 146114143c: tur-

keys 106i200; geese 1661, 17c; ducks 1763180.



Chicago.—Market is firm with hens lo

and spring chickens 1/20 higher than last

week. Prices on other poultry remain

the same. Quotations on live are: Tur—

keys, good weights 160; others 12c; fowls,

choice 15c; spring chickens 14c; geese 10

611213, according to quality; ducks 150.



Cheese—The market continues firm

with prices slightlydower. Twins are

quoted at 1661717c; choice 151/36316c; Dais-

ies 17613171511 young Americas 171/2611180;

limburger, 121/2611130; brick, choice, 151/2

@160.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples—«Market firm with prices un-

changed. Quotations: NO. 1, $450635;

N0. 2, $2.506r3.50 per bbl. At Chicago

apples are meeting fair sale at prices

about 50c higher than last week. Values

for country picked range from $350636

per bbl. No. 1 .lonathans are selling for

$3616: Spies are $450615; Baldwins are

$450615.



Potatoes.-The local market is steady

with priccs unchanged. Quotations are:

ln bulk 60617650 per bu; in sacks 6563700

per bu for cai'lots. At Chicago prices are

without change, Michigan white selling

for 606165c per bu. In New York the

market is Stronger with Michigan pota-

toes selling at 756180c per bu. In Pitts-

burg good stock meets with fair demand.

Michigan stock is held at 70637213 in bulk.



Cabbage.——Steady with prices unchang—

ed. Good quality is Quoted at 2325063275

per bbl. At Chicago stock has good sale

but the old is not moving freely. Prices

are unchanged. Quotations: Holland

$1.90 per bbl.



Onions—On the local market prices are

steady. Quoted at $1.15 'per bu. for yel—

low and $1.50 per crate for Spanish.

Chicago trade in domestic st0ck is fair

With prices unchanged. Sacks 65@70 lbs.

Michigan grown sell at $1.25@1.50.





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





 





The egg market opened this week at 30





617310, with dealers looking for lower

prices in case the warm weather contin-

ues. Butter remains unchanged, No. 1





dairy being quoted at 25632612 No change

is noted in the. potato situation. Time is

passing, the growers are still holding back

and prices do not advance as they ought

to. The bean market is also very quiet.

Apples are in better demand, best stock

bringing $1.20631.75 per buShel. Hay is

worth $166318. Grain prices are as fol-

lows: Wheat 931/2c; oats 39c; corn 65c;

buckwheat 650; rye 55c; beans $1.60; red

kidney beans $2.





 





PRICES ON DETROIT EASTERN

MARKET.





 





There was a fair market Tuesday morn-

ing, with produce selling a little slower

than a week earlier. Potatoes were of-

fered quite freely at 750, which is 50 be—

low la-'t week’s price. Apples were in

comparatively light supply and going at

from $1.25631.75 per bu. Cabbage ranged

from 6061900; carrots 506365c; turnips 60

6390c; parsnips 606365c per bu. Pork is

off a fraction, now selling at llc per 111.,

fresh eggs were held at 45c per dozen;

celery ranged from 15611301: per bunch,

with the best quality rather ordinary.

Loose hay is moving slowly with the best

price at $18. per ton.





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

January 26, 1914.

'Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, New York).



Receipts of stock here today as follows:

Cattle 130 cars; hogs 95 double decks;

sheep and lambs 70 double deck.~‘; calves

500 head.



“’ith 130 cars of~cattle on our >market

here today, all the handy butcher grades

of cattle, weighing from 1000 '11s. down—

ward, sold stlong and in many instances

~a dime higher than last week.

cattl‘e, fiom 1200 up, were not as good

quality as In t week and sold from 1063

15c per out below 11st Monday' 5 prices



“e had a light supply of hogs today

and a higher market on all kinds. General

sales 0f best $8. 90 with a few closelv

sorted vork weights up to $8. 95. Pigs and

lights, as to qualitv and weight. $8. 7563

$8.90. Roughs $7. 75638; stags $6. 50637.

Late market was extremely dull and with

quite a number going over unsold looks

like a lower trade tomorrow.



The market was active today on handv

lambs and sheep, but dull onv heavy

lamb“. Prices steady with the close of

last week. Choice handy lambs selling

mostly from $8.25@8.35. Heavy lambs





At‘





Aped





w éighty'





selling mostly at $7.50. We look for slow





trade 011 heavy lambs all the season.

Most of the orders calling for lambs

weighing from 75 to 80 lbs Look for





steady prices on lambs last of week, un-

less we ha\e heavy receipts.



\Ve quote: Choice lambs $8 21638 35;

hclvy lambs, $7"161H:'10;cu1 to fair do.

$6618; yea lings, $6. 506117; bucks, 83.5063

4.50; handy ewes, $5.50@5.60; heavy do,

$5.256L5.35; wethers, $1756.16; cull sheep;

$4634.50; veals, choice to extra, $1263

12.50; fair to good, 31106171150; heavy

calves, $550618.



Chlcago.

Januay 26,

Cattle. Hogs.

Receipts today ...... 24,000 36,000 28,000

Same day last year..18,256 51,7031 86,868

Receipts last week ..53,546 184,335 111.088

Same week last year.52,258 198,127 95,951



This week opens with a steady market

for butcher cattle and fat steers, both

having a good demand, but other steers

are very slow and about a dime lower.

Hogs are active and 56010c higher at $8.20

61.8.55. Hogs received last week averaged

219 lbs., comparing with 217 lbs. a Week

earlier, 209 lbs. three weeks ago, 226 lbs.

a year ago, 213 lbs. two years ago, 224

lbs. three years ago and 209 lbs.

years ago. Sheep and lambs start off the

week active at firmer values for the best.



Cattle were marketed freely for still

another week, and whi'e local and ship-

ping trade requirements were up to the

lecent average, the continued large sup-

plies en ibled bu\ e1s to force better terms

in a majority of cases, although prime

beeves sold very well. The bulk of the

steers brought $8.106z9.10, with most of

the high—class beeves offered on Monday

and \Vednesday and choice to extra steers

of heavy weight going at $9619.50, while

the cheaper ClaSS of light—weight, short-

i'ed steers brought $6.756117.75. Good

heavy steers went at $8.50 and over and

good to prime little yearlings at $85063

9.15. A fair to medium class of steers

sold at $7. 80638. 45. and desirable butcher-

ing cows and heifers found a very good

outlet at $4. 70639. 10 as an extreme range

of prites, but very few sold above $8.

Cutters brought $4.2061‘4.65, canners $51.30

((74.15, and bulls $540618, a prime 900-lb.

yearling bull bringing $8.23. There was

no lack of good-sized countt'y buying or-

ders from feeding districts of the. middle

western states for desirable stock and

feeding steers. and the volume of sales

reached fair proportions. considering the

moderate offerings and the advancing

prices. Sales were made at much the

highest prices of the season to date, with

most of the feeders carrying much weight

taken at $761825. Stockers brought as a

rule $5.806137.80, only well—bred little year-

lings selling anywhere near the top, while

stock and feeding COWS and heifers had

a fair sale at $4.85616.85. Calves were in

good demand, and the sole cause of a

weakening in values part of the time was

a larger supply than usual on Tuesday.

Light-weight veal calves found a good

sale at $9.7567711 per 100 lbs., with sales

of calves all the way down to $4.50638.50

for much heavier weights and good sales

of stock calves at $7.50638.25 for good to

choice. Milch cows wei'e extremely slow

of sale at $556175 each, the poorer cows

going usually to killers.



Hogs made the regularly high price

record last week. going at the best figures

recorded since last October, and after-

wards weakening in values because the

rise resulted in stimulating the receipts

to much larger proportions. Eastern ship-

pers became less urgent buyers after hogs

of the bet grade sold up to $8.60, and

local packers held back for lower terms,

while speculators loaded 11p with more

swine than they could dispose of readily

At the close of business on Tl‘111"-<la\

thele were about 15, 000 hogs left to be

carried over to the next day, the largest

such supply held over since last August.

Prime hogs of heavy weights continued

to sell at highest prices, but the premium

for these over prices paid for the best

light weights was much smaller than

some weeks ago. In quality the offerings

made an excellent showing, and it is evi—

dent that most droves had good care and

plenty of corn to eat. The recent receipts

have averaged decidedly heavier in weight

than a few weeks ago, and stockmen

show much more confidence in the future

market. Provisions are active and high,

with pork selling recently $3.30 per bbl.

higher than a year ago and other pro-

ducts Showing similar advances. Hogs

went as high as $8.60 last week, and Sat-

urday‘s sales were at $8.156L‘8.50, or near-

ly the same as a week ago. Pigs closed

at $625638, stags at $8.6561.8.95 and boars

at $275614.



Sheep and lambs suffered several con-

siderable breaks in prices last week be-

cause of receipts that exceeded the trade

requirements. the decline being quite

geneial and embracing yearling: s, as well

as other live muttons. Colorado fed lambs

arrived in fairly large numbers. coming

in big flocks and averaging well in qual—

ity, and hay—fed Montana lamb; adapted

for feeding wants were offered in fair

numbers and sold relatively much better

than killing lambs. for there was no dan-

ger that too many feeders would be ship—

in.~ A feature of the trade was the

sale of a bunch of 228 head of Colorado

78-1b. yearling wethers to a packer at

$7.50, the highestpricepaid since last

May. Much of the week there was more

call for sheep than for lambs. the former

being scarce, and the two sold closer in

values than usual. The week's closing





1914.

Sheep.





rice: were: Lambs $6638.10; ye earlings

6.2367740: wethers $5.33((36.25: ewes $3 50





635.75; bucks $3634.25: feeding lambs $6.25

@730. Fat sheep and Yearlings advanced





during the week 10607250 and lambs were

largely 106315c lower.



Horses were in extremely limited gen-

eral demand last week. with eastern ship-

pers wanting a few of the good draft

class weighing around 1600 lbs. and farm-

ers cal‘ ing for moderate numbers of farm

chunks around 5514063195 per head. Farm

mares were salable around $20063226. a

few being salable up to. $240, and a few





 





four-





nice farm teams Went at $400 or a little ‘f,





above that figure. Mott of the drafters

sold at 8225617265, and prime extra heavy

drafters were mostly norninal around $275

61-350, with inferior 01d horses almost un—

salable at $75@125. Country shippeis com-

plain of losing money on numerous ship—





ment~ and it is best to go slow at

present.

MICHIGAN FARMERS’ INSTITUTES.





 





Farmers’ Institutes will be held at the

following points during the month of

February: .



Count Institutes.



Muskegon Co., olton, Feb. 2-3.



St. Clair Co., Port Huron, Feb. 2—3.



Lapeer Co., Dryden, Feb. 3—4.



Ottawa Co., Holland, Feb. 4-5.



Allegan Co., Allegan, Feb. 4—5.



Shiawassee Co., Owosso, Feb. 5-6.



Barry Co., Hastings, Feb. 6-7.



Berrien Co., Eau Claire, Feb. 9-10; Cass

Co., Cassopolis, Feb. 11-12; Calhoun Co.,

Battle Creek, Feb. 12-13; St. Joseph Co.,

Constantine. Feb. 13-14; Branch Co.,

Goldwater, Feb 16- 17; Genesee Co., Flint,

Feb. 16-17; Hillsdale Co., Hillsdale, Feb.

17-18; Van Buren Co., Feb. 17-18; Jack-

é‘on Co., Concord, Feb. 17-18; Lenawee

Co., Adrian, Feb. 18-19; \Vayne Co., Flat

Rock, Feb. 18-19; Macomb Co., Romeo,

Feb. 18-19; Monroe Co., Dundee, Feb. 19-

20; \Vashtenaw Co., “'illis, Feb. 20—21;

Livingston Co., Howell, Feb. 20-21.



One-Day Institutes.



St. JOSeph Co., Moorepark, Feb. 2;

Parkvillc, Feb. 3; Mendon, Feb. 4; Leoni-

das, Feb. 5; Sturgis, Feb. 6-7; Burr Oak,

Feb. 9; \Yhite Pigeon, Feb. .



Monroe Co., Azalia, Feb. 4; Erie, Feb. 5.





Isabella Co., Shepherd, Jan, 31; Blan-

chard, Feb. 2-3; VVeidman, Feb. 4.

Kent Co., Rockford, Feb. 2; Cannons-





burg, Feb. 3; Sand Lake, Feb. 4; Cedar

Springs, Feb. 5; Ada, Feb. 7; Alpine, Feb.

16; Carlisle, Feb. 17; Kinney, Feb. 18.



Lenawee Co., Tecum~eh, Feb. 2; Macon,

Feb. 3; Holloway, Feb. 4; Morenci, Feb.

5; Ogden, Feb. 6; Blissfield, Feb. 7.



St. Clair Co., Adair, Feb. 4; Smiths,

Feb. 5.



Van Buren Co., Almena, Feb. 9; Ham-

ilton, Feb, 10; Keeler. Feb. 11; Covert,

Feb. 12; Hartford, Feb. 13; Lawrence,





Feb. 14.



Saginaw So., Spaulding, Feb. 10;

Frankenmuth, Feb. 11; Bidgeport, Feb.

12; Burt, Feb. 13: Lawndale, Feb. 17;

Freeland, Feb. 18; Hemlock, Feb. 19;

Chesaning, Feb. 20.





Wayne Co., Redford, Feb. 9; Plymouth,





Feb. 10; lnkster, Feb. 11; Denion, Feb.

12: Bc'leville, Feb. 13; \Vest Sumpter,

Feb. 14; New Boston, Feb. 16.; Eureka,

Feb. 17.



IoniicCo., Orleans, Feb. 10; Orange,

Feb. 11; Danby, Feb. 12.



I‘Vashtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, Feb. 7;

Dixb01'0. Feb. 9; Ypsilanti, Feb. 10; Sa-

line, Feb. 11; Milan, Feb. 12; Chelsea,

Feb. 13: Northfield. Feb. 14.



Macomb Co., Mt. Clemens, Feb. 12;





Meade, Feb. 13.

Oakland Co.,

Feb. 18; Ortonville,

20; Wixom, Feb. 21

District Round-up Institutes.



Grand Rapids, Feb. 24- 28; Kalamazoo,

Feb 24- 28; Pontiac, Feb. 24- 28; Saginaw,



Feb. 25- 27.



State Round- up Institute and Far'mers

Week, Agicultural College, East Lansing,

March 2-7





Troy, Feb. 17; RocheSter,

Feb. 19; Holly, Feb.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





(Continued from page 121).





farmers a1e taking it easy, having noth-

ing to do but chores. There is little

stock being fed on account of the short-

age of corn. Stock in good condition.

Wheat is growing fine under the snow.

We have about eight inches of snow, and

it is very favorable for more today. Hens

laying but little. No grain being Sold.

Roads are muddy and some frozen. Eggs

30c; butter—fat 320.



Knox Co.—This has been a fine winter

here so far, with no snow to speak of,

and the weather is mild. Stock of all

kinds is looking fine. A few cattle are

(lying in stalk fields. Quite a number of

hogs have died with cholera aIOund here.

Cattle are selling high at sales Hogs

$7.50; corn 500; oats 320; eggs 35c; cream

320 per lb.



Dodge Co.—We are having a fine win-

ter here so far, with no snow, and the

roads are in good shape. There is not

very much stock being fed in this locality

at prefient. The hens have not begun to

lay yet. Wheat is in good condition and

there are prospects for a good men next

y,ea1 The farmers employe themselves

milking cows and doing chores. Farmers

are not hauling very muth grain to mar-





ket now, .since market is down a few

cents. Prices are: Wheat 75c; corn 57c;

oats 33c; butter-fat, delivered, 350; but-





ter 320; eggs 32C.



Scotts Bluff Co.—December was cold,

with the thermometer around Zero most

of the month. There was quite a. heavy

loss of range stock where hay could not

be gotten to them. There are about 50.000

sheep fed here. mostly lambs. There is

no grain shipped out and we are shipping

in. corn at $1.40 per cwt. There is a lot

of alfalfa to sell at $5 per ton in stack or

$8679 on t1'.ack Thre me several laige

herds of hogs. and most of the farmers

have from a do7en US 50 head. They feed

them m0stly 0n sugir beets and alfalfa

hay, with a little ground wheat or bar—

ley. Most of the farmers find plenty to

do feeding sheep or baling and hauling

alfalfa hav. There are a few government

farms yet to be taken here, and back 30

miles there is plent of grazing land, and

one can homstead 640 acres.





GETTING MORE FOR OUR EGGS.





 





The first of three articles on how farm~

ers can realize more for the eggs produc-

ed upon their farms. will appear in the

February 7 issue of this journal.





 





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, JAN. 31, 1914.





THIS IS THE FIRST EDITION.





 





In the first 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-

tion Friday morning. The first edition is

mailed to those who care more target the

paper early than they do for Thursday’s

Detroit Live Stock market report. You

may have any edition desired. Subscrib-

ers may change from one edition to an-

other by dropping us a card to that effect.





DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Thursday's Market.

January 22, 1914.

Cattle.





Receipts, 1602. Market steady.



We quote: Best steers and heifers, $8

@825; steers and heifers, 1000 to 1200,

$7.50@7.75; do 800 to 1000. $6.75@7.25; 'do

that are fat, 500 to 700, $5.50@6.25; choice

fat cows, $5.50@5.75; good do, $5@o.25;

common cows, $4.50@5; canners, $3(a_4.2n:

choice heavy bulls, $6.50@6.75; fair to

good bolognas, bulls, $6@6.25; stock bulls,

356115.75; choice feeding steers. 800 to 1000

$6.75@7.25; fair do, $6@‘6.50; choice stock-

ers, 500 to 700, $6@6.50; fair stockers, 500

to 700, $5.50@6; stock heifers, $5@5.75;

milkers, large, young, medium age, $75@

100; common milkers, $45@65,



Spicer &. R. sold Mason B. Co. 3 steel‘:

av 847 at $7.35; to Perrin 10 stockers av

695 at $6.85; to Kull 4 butchers av 880 at

$6.25, 5 do av 702 at $6.15; to Sullivan P.

Co, 3 steers av 923 at $7.50, 1 cow wgh

1280 at $6,~ 1 do wgh 1080 at $4.75, 1 bull

wgh 1660 at $6.50; to Kamman B. Co. 26

butchers av 929 at $6.75; to Hammond. S.

& Co. 30 do av 771 at $6.80, 3 bulls av 970

at $6.50, 2 cows av 975 at $4, 11 steers av

1024 at $7; to Newton B. Co. 10 do av

1183 at $7.65; to Holmes 17 stockers av

500 at $5.75; to Frgr 5 butchers av 652 at

$6.25. 1 cow wgh 80 at $5, 2 heifers av

675 at $4.50; to Newton B. Co. 8 butchers

av 731 at $6.50, 1 heifer wgh 780 at $6; to

Mason B. Co. 10 do av 736 at $6.75, 3

bulls av 1127 at $6.25. 6 cows av 840 at

5.50.

$ Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. 8: Co.

7 cows av 1030 at $5.75, 1 do wgh 840 at

$4, 1 bull wgh 1160 at $6.50, 5 do av 988

at $6.25, 13 steers av 623 at $7.15, 4 cows

av 927 at $4.25, 2 bulls av 1365 at $6.50.

1 do ‘wgh 1130 at $5.50, 4 do av 952 at

$4.25, 7 do av 1103 at $5.75, 4 cows av

790 at $4.35, 6 do av 1021 at $5.90, 1 bull

wgh 1250 at $5.90; to Rattkowsky 3 _cows

av 700 at $5; to Fromm 11 do av 950 at

$5.60; to Mich. B. Co. 26 steers av 880 at

$7.10; to Newton B. Co. 23 do av 920 at

$7.25, 6 do av 890 at $7.75, 14 do av 87:)

at $7, 1 c0w wgh 1010 at $5, 1 do Wgh

970 at $4, 13 butchers av 933 at $7.25; to

Sullivan P. Co. 7 do av 860 at $7.25, 4

steers av 1015 at $8, 3 cow and bulls av

850 at $6.50, 13 butchers av 982 at $7.15,

7 cows av 980 at $5.60, 1 steer wgh 1330





'at $7.25, 1 do wgh 1170 at $8.25, 1 cow





wgh 1250 at $6.50, 1 bull wgh 1640 at

$6.75, 2 cows av 975 at $5.25; to Bresna-

ban 4 steers av 692 at $7.25; to Thomp-

son Bros. 1 cow wgh 940 at $4.50, 1 do

wgh 1000 at $4; to Marx 18 steers av 926

at $7.15; to Parker, W, & Co. 30 do av

752 at $6.75; to RattkOWsky 5 cows av

1054 at $5.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 3 steers

av 1023 at $7.40.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow

wgh 1030 at $5.50, 1 steer wgh 720 at

$6.50, 2 do av 1020 at $7.75, 10 _do av 1108

at $7.65; to Goose 6 cows av 10.0 at $5.30;

to Smith 12 steers av 1106 at $4.60; to

Rattkowsky 2 oxen av 1620 at $6; to

Parker, W. & Co. 3 butchers av_ 733 at

$6.50, 2 cows av 915 at $4; to Sullivan P.

CO. 9 butchers av 885 at $6.50, 2 bulls av

1475 at $6.75; to Hammond, S. & Co. 23

steers av 903 at $7.35, 2 cows av 1140 at

$3.75; to Newton B. Co. 11 butchers av

845 at $6.85; to Sullivan P. Co. 5 cows

av 1010 at $5.50, 1 do wgll 730 at $5.25, 2

do av 900 at $4.50, 1 do wgh 800 at $5.50;

to Hammond, S. & Co. 6 butchers av 710

at $6.25, 2 cows av 1020 at $5.50, 10 do

av 1045 at $5.50, 2 bulls av 1315 at $6.75;

to Rattkowsky 2 do av 1260 at $6.35; to

Murray 3 stockers av 713 at $6.50. 2 do

av 685 at $6.50; to Parker, W. & C9. 13

butchers av 662 at $6.25, 7 do av 1150 at

$8, 1 cow wgh 990 at $7.25; to Hammond,

S. & Co. 6 cows av 843 at $4, 3 do av

937 at $5.25; to Newton B. Co. 11 steern‘

av 986 at $7.25; to Breitenbeck 16 cows

av 970 at $5, 7 butchers av 790 at $6.10.



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

12 COWS av 1116 at $5, 2 bulls av 1235 at

$6.50, 2 oxen av 1385 at $5.75, 2 cows av

1000 at $5.90, 2 do av 835 at $5.90, 8 steers

av 830 at $7.25, 1 do wgh 790 at $6: to

Sullivan P. Co. 1 bull wgh 1220 at $0.50,

1 steer wgh 920 at $8, 1 do wgh 920 at

$7.25, 2 cows av 1110 at $5.50; to Kull 7

do av 831 at $5.85, 1 bull wgh 860 at $5,

18 butchers av 729 at $6.80; to Sullivan

P. Co. 3 steers av 920 at $7.40; to Thomp-

son Bros. 2 cows av 1000 at $5; to Goose

2 do av 975 at $5, 3 do av 1037 at $5.65;

to Kamman B. Co. 5 do av 1160 at $5.80,

20‘ steers av 943 at $7.15; to Parker. W. &

Co. 9 do av 795 at $6.75; to Rattkowsky

2 cows av 1110 at $5.40, 3 do av 1083 at

$5.40; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 heifers av 725

at $6.50.



Veal Calves.



Receipts, 489; market steady.

$11@12; others $8@10.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co. 13

av 155 at $11.50. 2 av 145 at $8.50; to

Thompson Bros. 2 av 150 at $11.50, 1 Wgh

120 at $11.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 18 av

150 at $11.50, 1 wgh 210 at $6.50, 1 wgh

100 at $950. 1 Wgh 130 at $11, 3 av 150 at

$10.50, 10 av 138 at $11.50: to McGuire 1

wgh 140 at $10.50, 7 av 150 at $11, 1 wgh

210 at $8. 5 av 160 at $11.50, 2 av 110 at

$9.50, 8 av 145 at $11.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 1 Wgh

140 at $10, 5 av 165 at $12, 1 wgh 160 at

$12. 5 av 155 at $11.



Haley & M'. sold Parker, W, & Co. 2

av 190 at $11.50, 1 wgh 200 at $11.50, 3 av

140 at $11, 2 av 110 at $11.50; to Newton





Best,





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMIER





B. Co. 6 av 150 at $11.50; to Ratner 8 av

9135 at $10.50, 1 wgh 190 at $9, 5 av 125

at $11. .



Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 2

av 135 at $11. 5 av 140 at $11.50, 5 av

125 at $11, 5 av 120 at $11.50.



sheep and Lambs.





Receipts, 6508; market strong at Wed-

nesday's prices. Best lambs. $7.75@7.85;

fair to good lambs, $7.25@7.65; light to

common lambs, $6.75@7.25; yearlings,

$6.75@7; fair to good sheep. $4.75@5.50;

culls and common, $3.50@4.25_



Spicer & it. sold Bray 141 lambs av

75 at $7.80, 26 do av 65 at $7, 25 sheep

av 105 at $5; to Parker, W. & Co. 13 do

av 95 at $4.75, 5 lambs av 70 at $7.50; to

Nagle P. Co. 48 sheep av 95 at $5, 109

lambs av 85 at $7.75; to Strauss & A. 191

lambs av 80 at $7.85; to C0stello 67 do av

55 at $6.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 27 do av

68 at $7.25, 9 do av 72 at $7, 4 sheep av

120 at $5, 25 lambs av 70 at $7.70, 37 do

av 75 at $7.75, 8 do av 60 at $6.75.



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

Co. 29 sheep av 85 at $4.50, 6 do av 70 at

$3.50, 4 do av 100 at $4.75, 27 do av 105

at $5, 12 do av 85 at $4; to Parker, W. &

Co. 206 lambs av 88 at $6.90; to Sullivan

P. Co. 35 lambs av 65 at $7, 46 do av 68

at $7.25; to Thempson BrOs. 12 do av 68

at $7.35, 51 sheep av 125 at $4.50; to

Breitenbeck 47 lambs av 75 at $7.35; to

Costello 38 do av 73 at $7.35; to Swift &

Co. 842 do av 80 at $7.75, 14 do‘av 75 at

$7.65, 16 sheep av 90 at $5.25, 96 lambs av

90 at $725; to Hayes 10 do av 54 at $7.25;

to Costello 10 do av 51 at $7; to Sullivan

P. Co. 35 sheep av 110 at $5.25, 42 do av

105 at $4.50, 14 do av 100 at $4, 18 lambs

av 65 at $7.25, 14 do av 75 at $7.40; to

Levy & Son 22 sheep av 150 at $5.50; to

Sullivan P. CO. 38 do av 90 at $4.50, 43

lambs av 65 at $7.25; to Barlago 18 do av

68 at $7.25, 36 do av 75 at $7.80; to Nagle

P. Co. 46 sheep av 125 at $5.



Hugs.



Receipts, 5619; nothing sold up to noon;

looks like pigs $8.20; others $8.25@8.30;

5c lower.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co.

510 av 200 at $8.40, 1500 ov 215 at $8.35,

1500 av 180 at $8.30, 400 av 160 at $8.25.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 150

av 225 at $8.40, 160 av 190 at $8.35, 60 av

160 at $8.25.



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

400 av 200 at $8.30.

$8Séraicer & R. sold same 600 av 200 at





 





_ In the month of July last year a farmer

livmg in Jasper county, Indiana, pur—

chased in the Chicago stock yards 100

head of good Shorthorn cows in calf. pay-

ing for the bunch $4.40 per 100 lbs.. the

cows averaging 825 lbs. each in weight.

In a recent week the buyer of these cows

sold in the Chicago market a carload of

yearlings that tipped the scales at 625 lbs.

for $9 per 100 lbs., or a trifle over $56 per

head. Thus he obtained for the offspring

of these cows 3. price that more than off-

set the first cost of the breeders, and he

is still the owner of the cows, which are

now four years old. These cows now

weigh around' 150 lbs. more than when he

bought them and have increased at least

$1.50 per 100 lbs. in their actual values.





 





 





 





 





Wheat Yields 4? Bushels





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Grown by Mr. E. Platts. Pelham Corners, Ont..

with an application of 300 lbs. per acre of

Buiialo Two-Ninc-Fivo Fertilizer.

About 3 times the average yield in Michigan.





Buffalo Brands not only produce big yields

but increase the weight and improve the unlity of

the 8115111.. They are Soluble, Availab e and in

perfect drilling condition. Our hook





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Also write for our pamphlets. Hay Forage Crops,

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Apple, Peach,





Cherry and other Fruit Trees, Small Fruit Plants.

Shrubs, Ornamental Trees and Roses. Hardy.

vigorous trees from the famous Lake Shore regions

of Northern Ohio. Bend for Catalog. Address





1‘. 8. WEST, Maple Bend Nursery.

Lock Box 137, Perry,0hlo





 





 





 

 





Equipped with “Nip"

bottom. Can also be

fitted with the famous

Cockshutt “Judy,”

uKid" or "Kangaroo”

bottoms.





   

   





Ask for





Sulky.





other make you can buy.





Easy to Control and Operate.





Adjustments on the “Beaver" Bulky are coolly

and quickly made. See how convenient the lovers

are to the operator-right in front of his hand—

hc can change the width or depth of cut instantly.

A heavy coil spring makes the! operation of the

Raising Lever child's play.



Put your son or daughter on this plow—or any

body who can drive a team—and they will do as

good work an an experienced plowman with 3

Walking plow. Because. once set. the Cookchutt

“Beaver" stays there and does uniform work

right to the last furrow. A steering rod connects

front and‘rear furrow wheels-holds them snugly

in the corner of the furrow wall and insures

steady and even plowing Levers all operate on

malleable ratchets. making posmble very fine

adjustments.





   

   

 

   

 

 





Cockshutt’s have been building good plows at Brantford, Canada, for a

great many years and one of the most. popular

It is equipped with every latest, Improvement known to plowdom;

in built of high-grade materials throughout and by men who know from ex-

perience the actual requirements of your section of the country.

that will give you more genuine satisfaction and better service than any





 





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Proper design and Superior Materials.





These are two points where Cockchutt's excel-

Ours is a plant with an ex crimental staff working

every do in the year to mprovc and perfect the

desi 0 our goods. They go far afield for first

hen experience. Rest assured the type and

design is correct. The “Beaver" is not an ex-

periment in any way—it has proven its ability on

thousands of progressive farms. Illustration

shows it e nipped with knife colter. We also

suppleydRol ing Oolter or Jointer when they are

want. .





Cockshut-t Plows are made of the best materials

we can buy for the purpose—heavy steel beams,

fine malleable ratchets. carefully fitted and strong

brackets and braces, substantial axles and wheels.

all of the highest. grades of materials. Then each

plow has a fine durable finish put on it. because

we know that good materials are worth good

protection from the elements.





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 





 





 





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Mail Coupon today.





There is the Cockshutt style of riding or walking Plow

to meet every plowing demand. The Ontario .FOOtIlft Sulky,

the famous Judy, Nip and Tom Thumb walking plows are

Put your name and address on

coupon and we will gladly send you our latest catalogues

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to best. advantage. Our





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RABBIT ourr‘ilroiridirn TODAY.





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We Want HAY 8o STRAW





We get the top price on consignments, make

liberal advancements and prompt remittances.





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PITTSBURG, PA.





Reference, Washington Trust Company, or any bank in city.





 





 





 





 





NEW YORK Are the best anywhere. and

lowest priced. We show and



FARMS sell them every day. winter

and summer. Ask for list.



McBUBNEY & 00.. Fisher Bldg.. Chicago. Ill.





FARMS, GOOD. CHEAP, PROFITABLE.

UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES NOW.

State Board of Agriculture. Dover, Delaware.





sUNNY BANK DAIRY .AND FRUIT FARM-440 a.

.560 per a, Good buildings. good soil, 7 miles from

Chicago boat. Surrounded by summer resorts. Milk

route, furnace. wind-mill, 'l‘el.. best of water. For sale

by owner. ILA. BLACK. RR. 8. Muskexon. Mich.





-—Four sections adjoining pro ert i

F0“ SALE Alberta. Canada, Three miles ill-01:

ra11:gnd.f700 aclres brokten. ei ht. miles of fence. 314.000

WM 0’ mac iinery or on e at bar ain. Add 9 ,

F. N. Hait. owner. 550 Rockefeller 131.15.. Clevelandg.





MICHIGAN FARMING LANDS





Near Saginaw and Bay City. in Gludwin and Midland

Counties. Low prices: Easy terms: Clear title. Write

for maps and particulars. STAFFELD BROTHERS.

15 Merrill Building. Saginaw. (W. 8.), Michigan,





 





 





 





 





 





Wholesale Commission House.

aflgflu FIIIIOI'a con Detroit. Want your apples.

potatoes. poultry and rabbits. Quick returns.

FARMERS—We are pa lng good rcmium above



the Oillcia Detroit arket for new-

lnid gs chipped direct tone by express. Write us





for in ormation. It will pay you. American Butter

& Cheese 00.. 31-33 Griswold 8t.. Detroit. Mich.





H AY—Fllll SALE l.h32§."1w§?‘n.vlilfirflf

Rudyard, Chippewa 00., Michigan.

Wanl Prion on I Silllard Second Hand Slump Puller





For large pine stumps. Address

0. SAMPSON. 517 Mother 58.. Chicago. Ill.





WANTED—Ian and Will; £85.?33“:?§.2§’%sh$ii§§

from Detroit. Man must. be a good fuamer and stock





man and 0d housekeeper, no chil ren.

H. B. KISIfADDEN. 410 Scherer Bldg., Detroit, Mich.





 





Farms and Farm Lands For Sale.





1 5 0 FARMS FOR SALE—Near Phila. and Trenton

markets. good RR. and trolley facilities, New

catalog. Est. 20 years. Horace G. Reeder, Newtown.l’a.





SELL FARMS. Send

C. no Rose Farm AgGY- for new bargain list.

State and Warren Sts.. Trenton. N. J. Estb.1908.





 





 





FOR SALE

A Good Mill Property,





75 bbl. capacity food mill. Graham and Buckwheat,

water power. in one of the best. milling towns in

state. Dairy business. calling for immense amount

of all kinds of food, good opening Sale of all kinds

of oat dairy feed and salt. have been here 20 years

can make good showing as to what I have done. an



the outlook is 60 per cent better My age com ells

me to get out and give younger man a chance. ill

doing good business. but can be doubled with good

mnna er. Can give time on part, and would

consi er ocd farm for part or all. If interested

write for ull description and ictures of mill. house

and born and view 0 water. A dress owner for prices.





A. 0. HUTCHINGS,

Box I74. Howell. Michigan.





WHY BENT when we sell the best land in the north-

west on crop Ipayment Ian? RED

RIVER VALLEY LAN CO" argo. N. D.





 





ABARGAIN—SO a. of heirshipgroperty, good soil and

water. Large house.2 human icken coop and wagon

house. Good for stock. 4 miles from town. Good roads,

R D. «2 ’phone, 890 a. lira. P. Ell-pp, Suniield. lick.





FAR MS—Four Bargains. 4“” for 826(1). 60 acres

for 83500, 74 for $4“. and 105% for

only $5000. Jackson County Farms. Nicely located.

Good buildings. For good farms write.

BYRON STILLSON. Jackson. Michigan.





FOR SAL —40 a. farm 1 mile from town

well fenced With nearly all

woven wire fence, Gravelly loam soil. 3 a. timber. 4





a. alfalfa. small apple orchard. plenty of small fruit.

8-room house, ‘ 4 basement barn. chicken





 





 





 





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50(3). hog pen and corn crib. No waste and.

Ad recs. H. WILBEB, Leslie. Michigan.





 





MONEY-MAKING mums-:3. cream:

stock and tools often included to settle quickly

More for your money in productive land near good

markets here today than elsewhere on earth. Get

the facts. Big Illustrated Bargain Sheet free. E. A.

STROUI‘ FARM AGENCY. Station 101,New York City.





FOR SALE





Two excellent IOU-acre farms in Middlesex County

Canada, four miles from lencoe. on good'grnve

road; soil rich clay loam. These farms are well

fenced, good buildings and water. Will be sold

reasonable; possession last of March. Also one of

the best fifty acres. two miles from Glencoe: rich

clay loam. large house, barn, stable. shed and drive

house, good well With windmill.



ARCHIE MOVIOAR (Moan). R. R. No. 2. Glcnooe.





MONEY IN N.Y. PARKE





Which can be “bought right" and at ownere‘ lowest

rices, by patrons 0 our members who are the leading

arm brokers in all arts of the State from Bull'nlo



to Ogdensbur 'and ew York City. See information.



views and re iable descriptions in bulletin of





EARN BROKERS ASS’N., of N.Y. Sec. No. 8, Oneida, N.Y.





lO-Acre Farms; Price $1,000.

Make $1,000 Yearly Profit.





Farmers are makin from 81000 to $1500 r

on adjoining Ill-acre gums. on exactlypcifiggyliallil

of land raisin strawberries, early vegetables and

Soultry; only 84 cash needed. rowing season of

40 days, fertile soil and plenty of rain and sunshine

enable you to plant. in February and raise three crops

3. your on the same land. Only a mile to town; near

large city and iamous seashore Bummer resort. Neat

cottage. outbuildings and good well. Own this farm

and: let. ItEpa gal-RIC??? IiiAnR‘ll/llm your. Write for

c ures. . . ’ ‘ AG EN ,

I’m Southern 131.13.. Wilmington. N. Coy Station





BRIGGS TIIE FARM MAN





160 A. Romeo. 3 A. orchard. 3 A. timber Ii 1

gravel and clay loam soil. good drainage, vaggulalivé

miles Page fencing. 9-room house with cellar. 7-room

.enant house with cellar, basement barn 30x77 with

[00 ton silo filled. 30x40 horse barn. cod poultry house.

nog house. 28x30Wgranary. wind-mlll. tanks, )4 mile

rggtglrgciérifia. Ilsa: onehteam I‘ieavy horses. 11 cows,

. ogs. one ay an other i: ‘ . ' '

ion at once. Terms if decileimn 513.000.





Flillll E. amass, 819 Blue Bank 0105., Detroit, Mich:
124—20





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shut off the fertilizer.





The above illustrates why there is such

a big demand for ‘





A. A. C. Fertilizer





”and why our factories never _shut down.





We make special compositions required for the dif-

ferent crops, grown on all kinds of soils. We furnish a

fertilizer with 34% available phosphoric acid; special

grain fertilizer 2-12-3 and 20-4 analysis; also half potash

fertilizer for muck land, etc.





Your soil may be well cultivated, weather condi-

tions may be perfect, you make sure of the seed; why

take any chances with the fertilizers?





Write us for information and tell your friends.

want agents where we have none. Let us hear

from you and we will send handsome 1914 cal-

endar and booklet on fertilizers, postage paid.





The American Agricultural Chemical Co.

Detroit Sales Department, Detroit, Mich.





Also Cleveland and Cincinnati. Address nearest office





 





 





 





 





 





 





   

   

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





 





 





 





 





N THE face of an advancing



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which has made I/Vz'l/z'zzms Qualz'zfy

mean the best in harness for the

least money.



Our fair and square methods

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create and hold in the minds of

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The Steady gmwth of 0111‘ have none other than the cele-

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we offer, at prices asked else- confidence in our merchandise,

where for ordinary grades. guards our customers against

we want you to know 311 disappointment and protects

about oufr harness store—tbs them against loss.

reasons or its success—an '

.the values we are now enabled Turn to th_e harness pages .Of #

to offer. Turn to the harness our blg General Catalog, or write

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our new 00 O arne ,

! saddlery, blankets, fly nest: Team Harness

dusters, robes, trimmings, ‘

whips. This book also con-

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buggies, implements, cream

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farm tools and other farm

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THEMICHIGAN FARVMER





JAN. 31, 1914.





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CITY MILK SUPPLY.





 





BY FLOYD W. ROBKSON.

(Continued from last week).



The Score Card Shows the Dalryman



where to Commence.



The condition of the utensils used; the

facilities which the dairyman has for

cleaning these utensils and sterilizing

them; and then afterwards the condition

in which the milk is kept after its pro-

duction; the temperature and the facility

with which the milk is marketed, all are

reflected in the score card system of in-

spection. “’hen. therefore, an inspector

viSits a dairy farm and makes his score

according to the individual items of the

score card, the dairyman has left with

him a careful record of the inspector‘s

judgment" of conditions at his dairy with

emphasis laid upon the points in which

he is weak, so that if he is anxious to

produce milk of high quality he knows

where to begin to make improvements.



So much for the production of milk up-

on the'farm. The next step is the trans-

portation of this milk, and here we find

a conflict of responsibilities. The farm—

er’s duty ends, of course, when he has

transported the milk to the railway sta~

tion, and sometimes when the carrier has

taken it from his farm. The check the

inspector has on these conditions of

transportation is a temperature check,

and he may simply insert a thermometer

into the various cans as they arrive at

their destination in the city, to deter-

mine if they have been kept under suffi-

ciently low temperature to make rapid

development. of bacteria. impossible. So

most city health departments have desig-

natcd a temperature of 50 degrees and

have empowered their inspectors to re-

ject milk which arrives in the city at a

higher temperature than thiS. Of course,

as we have stated, we do not sec 'how

the dairyman can guarantee that milk

shall reach the city at 50 degrees or low-

er, except he is in position to bring it in

himself which, of course, would pertain in

but a. very small percentage of cases.

The best they can do is to deliver the

milk to the railway station at a temper-

ature under 50 degrees, and this they

may be able to accomplish. It is the

duty, it seems to us. for the state to in-

sist that the distributer or the carrier be

compelled to furnish proper facilities for

refrigerating the milk when it is deliv-

ered at the station. In this way, and in

this way only, do we see how milk may

be marketed at the proper temperature

and the respective parties be made re-

sponsible who are indeed responsible, at

their respective pointS. It manifestly is

unfair for the city milk inspection de-

partment to reject milk when it reaches

the city and throw it back upon the pro-

ducer simply because it is not at the

desired temperature, through no fault of

the farmer. And yet we realize it is the

only chledient at the hands of the milk

inspector, for he is simply preventing the

marketing of unwholesome milk Within

the confines of his authority.



Why Could Not the Railroad Commission

Supervise the Transportation of Milk?

It seems to us that there is an imDOI‘t'



in”: Problem to be argued before the

state body having charge of the problems

of transportation, and they be urged to

campel the common carriers to tranSDOTt

this Dreduct, milk. and deliver it to des-

tination in a condition at least as satis-

factory as that in which it is placed in

their control.



In New York City this problem has

been met in a measure by the installa‘

tion of milk trains which reach way 0111:

into the state for the milk supply. Milk

which is carried to the city in refrigerator

cars arrives there in almost as good a

condition as when it is produced on the

farm. but no milk is improved by being

permitted to stand on the Station plat-

form in the sun for from One to three

hours before the train arrives and then

being carried for two or four hours on

the train in an ordinary express car with-

out refrigeration, until it finally reaches

its destination'in the city at a tempera-

ture between 60 and 80 degrees, under

which conditions the bacterial develop-

ment is indeed very rapid.



The conditions surrounding the produc-

tion and transportation of milk are con-

ditions that need very serious study. We

think they are of sufficient importance

that the state should appoint a commis-





sion to inquire into the methods of trans-‘





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portation of milk and to recommend eith-

er to the legislature or to the state rail-

road commission a feasible plan to pro-

tect this milk on its way from the pro-

ducer in the country to the consumer in

the city.





LABORATORY REPORT.





 





Tuberculosis Germs In Mllk.



Can a cow be examined by her milk to

tell if there are any tuberculosis germs?

St. Joseph Co. F. M. F.

Regarding the detection of tuberculosis

in milk we will say that it is rarely de-

tected in this way. It is now the general

concensus‘ of opiniOn that tuberculosis

may be conveyed in the milk supply, but

it is a very difficult matter to detect the

tuberculosis germ by ‘an examination of

the milk. This has‘ been done but it is



the longest way round.



.The best method of determining if the

animal has triberculcisis is to subject her

to the tuberculin test, which is not a

difficult test to make. although it does

take a little time and depends upon some

detail Skill. We would suggest that if

you have any suspicion of the cow in

question you have her tested by the tu-

berculin method. In fact, nowadays peo-

ple are not waiting for this suspicion to

arise. It is getting to be the custom to

make sure of the matter by having their

milk-producing animals subjected to this

test in the first instance.



Making Cider Vinegar.



I have 25 barrels of cider that I made

last fall. It is hard now. I want to make

vinegar cut of it. “'hat can I do to it?

Can I make vinegar before next summer

without much expense to me?



St. Joseph Co. SUBSCRIBER.



With reference to the manufacture of

cider vinegar from hard cider with not a

greater quantity than 20 or 2:3 barrels,

we think the best thing to do is to allow

it to stand in the barrel until it has be-

come converted. It may be a good idea.

to rack off the barrels until they are not

more than two—thirds full. If one has a

number of barrels it would even be bet-

ter to reduce them to one-half barrel in

coutents. Then lay them on the side and

open the bung. Perhaps pour in a gallon

or two of good strong cider vinegar in

each one. It would be well, then, to

place the barrels in a store room where

the temperature may reach as high as 70

degrees. Every two or three days roll

the barrel so that the stocn solution will

occupy a. slightly different position and

will be given an opportunity to get more

in contact with the air. One must bear

in mind that in the manufacture of vin-

egar plenty of fresh air is needed for the

process. This will take three or four

months for the manufacture into vinegar

to be completed. This slow process will

make a splendid grade of vinegar, al—

though this is not accomplished as readily

as some of the processes in vogue in large

factories. \\'e would like to state, how-

ever. that one of the most prominent vin-

egar firms in the country has gone back

to practically this slow barrel proeess for

the manufacture of vinegar because they

believe it produces a splendid product.





CATA LOG NOTICES.





 





Planet, Jr.. farm and garden imple-

ments, manufactured by S. L. Allen &

Co., Philadelphia, Pa., are fully illus-

trated and described in a 72-page catalog

sent by this firm on request. In it will

be found listed all kinds of garden imple—

ments, including hand hoes and seeders,

and a large variety of styles of horse cul-

tivators for every purpose for which such

an implement is needed on the farm. with

many of which Michigan Farmer readers

are already well acquainted. XVrite for a

copy, mentioning the Michigan Farmer.





Zyro Metal Silos, made of anti-corroswe

galvanized sheets, and manufactured by

the Canton Culvert Co., Canton, Ohio,

are illustrated and described in a hand-

some catalog which will be sent upon re-

queSt to Michigan Farmer readers. In

it will be found full information regard-

ing the materials and methods used in

manufacturing this silo, details of its

erection, and other information of inter-

est to prospective users.





D. M. Ferry & Co., Seedsmen, Detroit,

Mich., will mali their 1914 Seed Annual

upon request to Michigan Farmer read-

ers. This large catalog lists a. full line

of farm, garden and flower seeds offered

by this well-knowu Michigan firm, every

variety being carefully deScribed, with





many illustrations.





The annual catalog of small fruit

plants, publiShed by Mayer’s Plant Nur-

sery, Merrill, Mich. lists a select line of

choice small fruit plants and a number

01' kinds and varieties of trees and seeds.





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CONDUCTED 'BY W. C. FAIR, V. S.





Advice through this department is free

to our subscribers. Each communication

should state hiStory and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published.

Many queries are answered that apply to

ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably find

the desired information in a. reply that

has been made to someone else. When

reply by mail is requested, it becomes

private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must

accompany the letter.





 





Congestion of Udder.—V’Ve have a. cow

whose udder gets hard every little while;

it will be all right in the morning, but

swelled and hard in the evening. Only

right fore—quarter affected. L. A. T.,

Otsego, Mich.—Give her 1/2 oz. powdered

nitrate of potash. Feed her Well salted

bran mash, keep her bowels open and

apply hot raw linseed oil to congested

quarter every morning. She should be

kept in a warm, comfortable place and

not allowed to stand in cold draft.



Pigs Have Fits—I have six little pigs

about two months old which» appear to

have fits. So far only two of them seem

to be affected and one of them died.

They appear to be healthy and as lively

as any pig can be, then all of a sudden

one will fall over, kick and squeal, froth

at the mouth and then inside of ten min-

utes will be up'running around again.

This usually happens when I go to feed

them, but this morning I found one had

died in one of these spells. Thinking it

might be worms, 1 opened the dead one,

but fOund it free from worms. some

blood around the lungs and heart and

froth in the mouth. 1 have been feeding

them milk with boiled beans. at little

middlings and occasionally some corn.

\l'. \\'., Johannesburg, Mich.——I am inclin-

ed to believe that your pigs either choke

or suffer from spasm of larynx and this

causes them to tumble and while down

struggle more or less. It is usually

brought on by either feeding cold feed

or them choking on food. Feed food that

is less apt to choke them and this is

best done by spreading the feed out thin

and feeding it to them warm. '



Contagious Catarrh.—~Three of my hens

have a disease that affects the head.

comb turns pale, eyes swell shut and this

trouble IS doubtless contagious. F. M.,

New Haven, Mich—Mix together four

parts ground gentian root, four parts of

ginger, two parts powdered sulphate of

iron, one part pulverized hypo-sulphite

soda and one part salicylate of sodium

and give each of your fowls 3 grs. at a

dose in feed twice a day. Also give each

of the sick fowls 1A3 gr. of quinine four

times a. day. Apply a saturated solution

of boracic acid to head and eyes twice

a day.



Wolf Teeth—Bridle Teeth—«Bots—l

would like to know more about wolf and

bridle teeth; also bots. A local Vet. re-

marked that my horse had wolf teeth.

causing him to appear sleepy and that

they should be removed, and so I had

him remove them from all my horses. He

is a liveryznan and I told him of having

two wolf teeth extracted from a horse by

a traveling Yet. and he said that the

bridle teeth had been extracted. He

also informed me that horses were trou-

bled with bots and that he had cured

:nany horses of them. \Vould like to

have your opinion on the subject. XV. G.,

Rapid City, Mich—First of all you should

employ a licensed Vet. who has a good

reputation, to treat your horses. \Volf

teeth seldom if ever do any harm and I

never remove them unlesg it is done to

please an owner who suffers from n tra-

ditional belief that they cauSe loss of

vision. Bridie teeth should never be ex-

tracted, unless one of them becomes dis-

eased and this seldom occurs. Nearly

all horses have a few bots which they

invariably get rid of in the spring sea-

son, and without having suffered any bad

effects from them.



Weakness—We have rt boar three years

old that has been a good stock getter,

but lately he refuses to serve sows. Mrs.

A. M. W., Ann Arbor, Mich.—Give him

15 grs. of ground nux vo:nica and a tea-

spoonful of powdered capsicum at a dose

in feed three times a day. Feed him

oats and roots, instead of corn. Keep

his bowels open and force him to take

more exercise and if he is very fleshy re-

duce him.



Dog Has W'orms.—I have a little rat-

terrier dog that has been bothered with

worms for quite a while and I would like

to know what to gIVe him. E. 8., Hope,

Mich. Give your dog 11/2 grs, of either

powdered kamala or powdered areca nut

at a dose for each pound the dog weighs

every two or three days when stomach

and bowels are fairly empty.



Muscular Soreness.—For the past 12

months my seven-year-old horse has in-

clined to stretch when Standing still and

his legs must itch a little for he is in-

clined to gnaw them. W. M., Armada,

Mich—Give him a tablespoonful of Fow-

ler’s solution of arsenic at a dose in

feed three times a day and apply one part

alcohol and two parts tepid water to

itchy legs twice a day. If his legs are

covered with dandruff and scurvy condi—

tion of skin, apply one part kerosene and

six parts vaseline daily.



Cow Holds Up Milk.——What can be

done, if anything, to make a cow give

down all of her milk? M. D., Greenville,

Mich.—Av0id excitement. let her eat

while milking, the same milker should

always milk her and it should be done

speedily. I am told that‘cows who listen

to music during milking seldom hold up

their milk.





 





 





 





 





 





HEWO

BELGIANS

They Are Here!





[-1. & H. Wolf. importers of Belgian

Horses exclusively, advise old and

prospective patrons that their new 1913

importation is now in their barns. It

is in 9.11 respects by far the most se-

lect lot of horses of this breed that

have ever been stnbled in their barns.

Big, weighty, typey drafters of quality

all through. that challenge comparison

with the Best Anywhere. A select lot

of mares, too. Get our terms and Guam”

antee. This will interest you as much

as the horses. '





Hewo Stock Farm

Wabash, Indiana

More than a quarter century

with the breed.





Metz Bros,





Niles, ,Mich.





We have a fine lot of imported and

American bred





Percheron Stallions





on hand and we can sell them for less

money than any other importer. ‘Vrite

us your wants.



METZ BROS.. Niles. Michigan.





JACKS and MULES





Raise mules and get rich.

18 Jack and Mule farms un-

der one management, where

can be seen 420 head fine

large Jacks. Jennys and

Mules. 14 to 17 hands high.

Good ones. Stock guaran-

teed. Write for p r i c e 8

today. Address

KREKLER'S JACK FARM



West Elkton. Ohio.

Branch barns. Clinton. Ind.





FOR SALE





2 Pure Bred Registered Sufl’olk Stallions 9 years old.

Absolutely sound. good stock getters. good to work

and as quiet. in harness as any more or elding. One

imported from Sufiolk weight 200mm. 0t or Canadian

bred weighs 1800 lbs. Both are registered in American

and English Registration Books. and are good enou h

to go in any show ring; also 3 a an of mules and .’

other horses. All horses not so d before Feb. 10th.

will be sold at auction at Almont. Mich. on that date.

For particulars address.

FRANK BISHOP. Almont. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





3-Perclieron Stallions-3

4-Percl1eron Mares-4





All choice and Registered in the Percheron Registry.

Having sold our farm they will be sold at. bargalns.

Write for what. you want or come and see them.

Farm near the station.



PARSONS & BALDWIN





Walorvllol, Barron 00.. Mlchigan.





l8 Percheron Stallions





2 to 4 years old. blacks. Also young mares.





A. A. PALMER 6: SONS,

BELDING. MICH. 1% Miles from Orleans.





PUBLIC SALE MULEFOOT HOGS





Feb 12th. I914, four miles west of Milan. Mich. 2i

mulefoot. hogs. 5 poland china. bred sows, Shead of

grade draft horses and colts. cow and calf. Write

or sale bill. C. F. BACON. Milan. Michigan.





For Sale—Percheron Stallion four years old. Dark

grey. wei ht 2l50 lbs. strictly right in every

way. RUFUS 0V RHOLT. Dutton. Michigan.





 





Buckeye milk I'log IIouses





make hog raising easy. They insure the litter

against disease, are always dry and warm. Easily

Last . moved and kept clean. 612 feel)

Life long. 4 feet high, with many uni-

Time que. patented features.





Write for Catalog Today

Fully describes complete line of metal

' lpeciolties. Sent free on request





. ' Thomas &. Armstrong Co.,

”Main St. landomOhio





MIME MIXED FERTILIZERS

SAVES MONEY BETTER CROPS





The purchlse and home mixing of fertilizer materials

save: from $4.00 to $8.00 er ton. Then, too. you know

the sources of lant foo are genuine and the best. No

room for frau . Home mlxin is urged by all Ex cri-

ment Stations. Agricultural lollegee. Institute .

cures. etc. Opposed only by fertilizer manufacturers.

We are the largest importers and distributors. end the

gioneers of home mixing. We carry full stocks of



ltrate of Gods. Pctac es. Acid Pho-phote Bone.

Tanks e.Blood.Buic Slag,ctc.. at all principal points

at all t mes for prompt shipment.Write for notations

klet on. “HOME MIXI G—HOW





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





and our free

AND WHY"

NITRATE AGENCIES COMPANY.

McCuno Building. Columbus. Ohio.

Silver [and v ndofls‘o‘Klnnm r. W .. w!

pallet-$1.60. mall's E. Brigmhfi’hbzkfrfilh. fall:





BREDERS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE. ,,





ongwood Farm Aberdeen An us cattle for sale.

Youn bulls an ' eifers. good individuals and well

bred. arehall oily. ll. R.10. Charlotte. Mich.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





Herd, consisting of Trojan Ericas. Blackbirda, and

Pridee. only. headed by BLACK QUALITY ITO.

& hull of exceptional individuality and merit. A few

young bulls for sale.



WOODCO'I‘E STOCK FARM. Ionla. Mich.





cu ERNsavs-Bm W...“ - .. bu"

calves i! sold this month.



W. W. BURDICK. Holt. Michigan.

—Four-year-old bull. A.R, Breedin . Three





cum“. 3 tire-bred heifers. Two high grade eifors.

Two bul ca ves. G. A. Wigent. Watcrvliet. Mich.





AY RSHlREs—One of the foremost dairy breeds.

Bull calves for sale. Write fonds.

description. Michigan School of the Deaf.Flint,Mich-





A FEW CHOICE $2'9§?11.F”f"“£ 38” Still}?





GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.





GUERNSEYS~ch Tuberculin Tested. WIndor-

more Form. Watervllet. Mich.

J. K. BLATCHFORD. Auditorlun Tower. ChicogoJll.





ll0LS'I‘EIN BULLS A'I' FARMERS PRICES





Sired by one of the best balls of America.

LONG BEACH FARM. Augusta. Kalamazoo Co..Mich.





OLSTEIN FBIESIAN CATTLE BBEEDERS of

high record cows. Young bulls at. farmers prices.

JONES & LUTZ. Oak Grove. Michigan.





APLE Lane Register of Merit Herd—Tuberculin

M tested by th L. S. Bureau of Animal Industry.

Bull calves from cows of R. of M. test. No Females

less than .100. Average of R. of M herd, 526 lbs, of 85%

butter In one year. IRVIN FOX. Allegan. Mich.





BULL CALVES—Sired by Albina Bonte Butter Boy



No. 93224 whose dam as 3 Jr. 4 Yr.

old has 7 day A.R.0. record Milk 604.8 lbs. Butter

27.03 lbs. W. B. READER. Howell. Michigan.





OR SALE—Holstein Bull Calf mostlywhite. nicely

marked. and a beauty. from a registered sire and a

high grade dam. 1 mo. old . Also a few choxcc barred

rock cockcrela $1.50. Hillcrest Farm,Kalamazoo.Mioh.





 





EGISTERED HOLSTEINS-Didfyou read my ad

in last week's Farmer. I have another bull 75 BI-

ccnt samelbreedin . same Wewrica and terms. . rite

for pedigree. HOgBART . AY. Mason, Michigan.





5!

“Top-Notch Holstolns.

Choice bull calves from 1 to 3 mo. old. Of fashion-

able breeding and from dams with ofllcial milk

and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.

MOPHEISON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlohlgln.





Purebred Registered

HOLSTEIN CATT L E

The Greatest Dairy Breed

Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklets

Holstein-Friction. Auo..Box l64. Brattleboro.Vt.





FAIR LAWN FARM





OFFERS YOU A FINE





HOLSTEIN BULL





.lust Ready for Service.





6 Dam‘s Ave. better than 25 lbs.

Butler in 7 days.

'm‘ WRITE OR COME.





REED & KNOWLES, Howell, Mich.

Bigelow’s Holstein Farms





Broodsvillo, Mich.

Have for sale several fine young

bulls out of cows with high official

butter and milk records.



Send for circular.





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Some Holstein Bar ams.



Mlnlto Butter Bo 3d. No. 71404—Dam aline DeKol

Pride. No. 53183 utter in 7 d3ys.26.83 lbs. milk

508.61. or cent of fat 4.22. His sire Minito Putter

No. 8, With 11 A. II. 0. daughters. and he by

Pontiac Butter Boy. with 57 A. R. 0. daughters.



Handy Walker Segis. 13 months old, by a grand son

of King Segis, 77 A. R. 0. daughters and out. of a

22-Ib. dam.



Star Pontiac Bonheur. 13 months old. bya grand

son of Pontiac Korndyko, 77 A. daughters. and

out ofa daughter of Rosa Bonheur 5th. Colantha.

Lad. 10 A. R. 0. daughters. DON'T buy a bull until

you know about these three.



.FIVE A. .. 0. cows. each with a heifer calf.

aired by Minito Butter Boy 3d. No. 71404. A BA HGAIN

to someone wanting 10 females. Write or come

QUICK if you want. any of the above bargains.



L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohlo.





BUTTER BRED ”restroom

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Sliver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.





JERSEYS-fr.“ norm 5:; “snail:



Brookwator Farm. R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.

— i b .i ' ',



J E R S EVS 3:11:13." oilf‘i’fiii‘l“?~oi2..t“éI.'X3



brooding. MAIILON INSI£EEP. Ilnlly. Mich.

Lillie 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. Satisfactiongunranteed.



COLON C. LILlil'E. Cooper-ville. Mich.





Milli BHED 3Hlllllllllllll8‘é‘sf lfifirlitfregéiiind

Shorthorns. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.





FOR SALE—2 Scotch Shorthorn Bulls and 2 young

Percheron Stallions. Call or write.

H. B. PETERS, R. R. Elsie. P. 0. Burton. Mich.





louno snoornonu soils-lico°ig‘ooami¥°°d

WARNER BROS.. Almont. Michigan.

b ll l

SIIOI'IIIOI‘II Also ‘i’nfi‘. ’p’é’lfihgffg y’il’LLQ's‘slafi‘i’XSJ

an extra good one. M. A. BRAY. Okcmos. Mich.

—B l f

9 Shorlhorns oi‘é'. ” i522: snl°l§§§li£§i

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





¢





SHEEP.





-—Yearlin¢ and ram lambs from Oh i

[CICUSICR flock of Thumb of Mich. Also selccntnllglgfi

shire swine. Elmhurst Stock Farm. Almont. Mich.





ling. Bambouillol Shun, Puro Broil Poland China

HOGS and PERCHERON HORSES. 256 miles

I. Mon-loo. on G.T. RR. and M.U.R. J. O. A. 000K





T PAY! TO BUY FUR! BRIO SHEEP OF PARSONS.

"the sheep men of the out." Shropshireu, Rsmhoulllot.





 





 





 





 





Pollod Denice: ond Parsons Oxfordl. B. 1. Grand Ledgodllch,

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008008 cl. VIUIOBIIS Eli‘s? dfififiirsi33k‘l3rlfli‘e‘?





STORY FARMS, Lowell. Mich. City Phone 55.





ERKSHIRE For Sale—80w Bred for April fan-ow-

ing and a. choice lot of fall pigs either sex.

A. A. PATTULLO. Dcckervllle. Michigan.





' ~S ring and summer pigs write us

CRGSIUI "llllas yogr wants. Price andqualit ti ht.

Meadow View Stock Farm. R.F.D. No.5,Hollan .1!!! ch.





0 l .——Boars all acid. A few gllts bred

I 0 o for April and May furrow.

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan.





—Bred gilte all sold.

OI II c- SWINE have a No. of Spring

pigs on hand. Will book orders for Sept. pigs.

got my price on pairs and trios not akin.

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





RITE US Your Wants For Reg. Chester White Swine.

Holstein Bulls, Scotch Collie pups. Sept. pigs now

ready for shipment. RAY B. PARHAM. Bronson. Michigan.





 





o l c’ —Gilts bred for Mot. and Apr. furrow. Aug.

- o 3 igs. All of right type. Ipaé ex recs.

GEO. P. A DREWS. Dansville. m 0.. lab.





0 l C —Spring boars all sold. Have a fine lot of

I I I 8 ring gllts. Sept. gigs, read to ship. not

akin. Lengt y Prince No. 381 . head 0 herd, (Will





ngha





weigh 56 ton when mature.) A. Newman. R. l. Mariette. Mich.





o I 0 —Spring Boats all sold. fall pigs ready to

I I I ship. also a few choice red polled heifers.

JOHN BERNER & SON. Grand Ledge. M101].





9 —Two Good Last 8 ring boars.

0- '- C s. A fine lot of gits and fall

pigs on hand.

mile west of





OTTO B. SCHULZE. One-half

Depot. Nashville. Michigan.





 





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I have started more breeders on the road to suc-

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ready for the market at. six months old. I want to



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o ' c—Swine. Holstein Bullcnlf. Bf. R. and

I I ' White Leghorn Ckle. Write me your wants.

FRED NICKEL R. No. 1. Monroe. Michigan





0 I C —18 months and 4 months boars. Also

I I 0 taking orders for sprin pigs. Oak View

Form. N. H. Weber. Prop.. Roya Oak. Michigan





0 l c -—16 sows bred for spring furrow. 30 fal

' I I 1{133.121.1163 and rowthy. Write yOur

wants. (3ng WOOD STOCK ARM, Zeeland. Mich.





nunocs—Bpring pigs all sold. Fall pigs, either

sex. Prices reasonable. SC. S’I‘AHLMAN

CHERRY LAWN FARM. R. 2. Shepherd. Michigan.





' of the large heavy boned type. bred

”“700 Jars” Bllls for April furrow, Also fall lgs

[3&er not akin. F. J. Drodt.Monroe, Mich. Route 0.1.





Fancy bred Duroc Jerseys—Boom dz Gilts of spring rt

summer furrow. Good individuals at reasonable

prices. John Mchcoll. Station A. R4. Bay City. Mich.





noun-n 8100K FIRM 33.233: lil’li 12.123332

prices. E. R. CORNELL. Howell. Michigan.





nunocs—36 High Class immuncd boars ready for

service. Special prices for 30 days. Write

or come and see. J. C. BAliNEY, Goldwater. Mich.





DUMB JERSEY BRED Gills lfidr'l’fl’iloinnl‘gl'fi





blood lines. W. C. TAYLOR. Milan. Michigan.





DURIIC JERSEYS—10 Bred Gills for Sale





CAREY U. EDMONDH, Hastings. Michigan.





”Ukocs—Pall yearling sows and spring gilts. bred for

March and April furrow, bred to two of the

best bred hours in the state Also a few boars, (all are lIll-

lilll-iu ) (Jnnm or write. II. G, KI‘IESLER. Cussopolis. Mich.





—Spring boats from prize-win-

lllll‘oc-Jerseys ning strains. Sows all ages

Brookwater Farm. R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.





POLAND CHIVAS—€523? fulfillmsegfn‘ln?“





Prices right. w. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta. M53132





L‘HGE TYPE P c A few boars left. Am booking



0 . orders for bred ilts, Bred to



Young Hadley, Big A Wonder and gig Defender.

H. O. SWARTZ, Schoolcruft. Michigan.





POLAND CHINA _T...........m..

kind; bred giltsut



farmers prices. ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Mich.

UTLEB'S Big Boned l’rollfic Poland Chinas. (lrow

big, keep easy. mature early. ready for market in



(3 months. Vl'hy? Because we've bred them that way

for 20 yrnrs. Buy a bred sow or some igs now. and

make more money. 50 bred sows. 100 falfpigs. Poland

(‘hinn history free. J C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.





' *Sows bred. also summer and fall pigs,

POlalld ohllla from large. prolific HOWH. Barred Rock

rocker-ole. $1 each. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Mich.





' Fall Pigs and Minorca

Pillalld Chlna Brad sows cockerols. Satisfaction

guaranteed. R. ‘V. MILLS. Saline. Michigan.





POLAND OHINA B... m. .m. i...

pigs prices right.



G. W. HOLTON. R. No. 11. Kalamazoo. Mich.

urge Type P. O.—-Bred gilts ready to ship weighing

from 300 to 325 lbs. Sir-ed by and bred to the lur ost

hours in the state and from dams weighing up to 700 be.

Come and see and be convinced. Expenses paid if not.

as represented. W. E. LIVINGSTON. l’nrnm. Mich.





3 Poland China Full Pigs—Good ones from iinniuno



sows 810 and 315 each. while they last. Bred sow

able Feb. 27th,sepd your name for catalog if you want. to

buy Big Types With Quality. Wm. Waffle. Goldwater. Mich.





—All ages for sale. Big rowth .



Mllle Foul H083 prolific. profitable. health‘fv. Wrige

for what you want. G. C. KIIEGLOW. Ada. Ohio.

350 BIG TYPE MULE FOOT EGGS—America's

Champion Herd. Prolific, hard . Best. for Mich.



Also Ponies. J. DUNLAP.BOX M.Williamsport. Ohio

YORKSHlIlEs—iB?amhal]ld8130M} Itlnvfez fefv 905v igs

we 11 e or as o r' z



fan-ow. OSTRAIVDER BROS. Mgr-110;.“ Mlclll):





YORKSHIRE-Swine—Boars and gilts all sold. Aug.

. farrowed pigs. Baits not akin. for sale. Special

price on trios. Geo. . McMullen. Grand I.edgc.Mi(-h.





—F . ,.

YO R KS H l R E S will lfiiei‘éiil‘ll‘iifitlifir

MEADOWLAND FARM

Waterman & ‘Vntermnn. Ann Arbor. Mich.





YORKSHIRES





The Int 6. long-bodied. heavy~boned roliflc kind.



Sowa an gllts bred for spring furrow. head of Sep-



tember.October and November pigs. Prices reasonable.

W. C. COOK. R. 42, Ada. Mlchlflln.





lillioFormsleadYorkshiros





ring gilts. splendid ones. Fall pigs. either sex.

6 Its bred for Six-in fax-row.

COLON G. Ll LIE Cooporlvlllo. Michigan.
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HOW TO PICK OUT THE VIGOROUS

BIRDS.





 





A weak fowl very seldom shows the Sex

characteristics as clearly as the Strong

birds. The male bird that is continually

crowing and in other ways showing his

sexual characteristics can' be depended

upon to be constitutionally strong. The

female that is merrily singing and cack-

ling all day long, is another individual

that is vigorous and healthy. Probably

the best indication of a fowl's physical

condition is by her actions. The physi-

cally weak are inactive and sluggiSh, and

more likely to sit around, or on the

roossts, than scratching for feed. Those

individuals always last from the roosts.

and the firSt on it again, can be depend—

ed upon to be the weakest specimens in

the flock. I have invariably found this to

be true. Another good way of picking out

those of the lowest vitality is to pick

those moping around in the corners, or

standing around in the sun with their

feathers ruffled. Not only are all of these

constitutionally weak, but they are surely

very unprofitable birds to keep. Sell them

and be rid of them. Those individuals

that make it a practice to roost during

the daytime, are plainly showing their

physical weakness.



The deep, compact, thick body shows

more vigor than the slender and more

delicate body of the same variety. A fowl

of low vitality is likely to have a long,

thin beak and head; long, thin neck; long,

slender body; long, thin thighs and

shanks and long thin toes. Just the re—

verse is true of the constitutionally

strong.



A, healthy, strong and vigorous chicken

has a bright red comb and Wattles of

medium size. It has prominent, bright

and clear eyes. Shrunkcn eyes invariably

shows physical weakness. Remember a

fowl carries its health certificate on its

head.



The development of tail feathers is an-

other sure indicator of a strong constitu-

tion. The breast bone of a constitution-

ally strong bird should be round and full,

the keel bone well covered with meat to

the, point, and broad between the legs.

This denotes great muscular development

and a Strong etii'i.\‘tittitit’iii.



The shanks should be of a pronounced

color, of the variety, and not faded out,

as is the case of the fowl of a low vital-

ity. Large, plump shanks are sure indi-

cations of a strong constitution.



Brilliancy in the, plumage is an indica—

tion of constitutional vigor. Feathers of

the fowl in low vitality grow slowly—they

are likely to be dull and ruffled as com-

pared to the close-fitting, smooth, fully

developed, bright plumage of the vigor-

ous fowl.



Remember another thing, a good appe-

titc and a large crop is an infallible in-

dication of Vigor. One great reason why

so many flocks of chickens do not pay

lu-ttcr than they do is became so many

weak specimcns are allowed to be in a

flock. A weak and low vitality chicken at

its best is unprofitable. A weak fowl is

much more apt to fall victim to any kind

of disease, it may also be the int-ans of

developing a discase in your flocks.



So you see, at best it is profitable to

cull out all constitutionally weak indi—

viduals and to dispose of them. Your

breeding stock should be selected accord-

ing to their vitality. Allow no fowls,

wither .scx, in your lgn'ccding pens that are

not constitutionally strong and vigorous.



New York. F. W. KAZMEIER.





WINTER POULTRY HINTS.





 





 





\\'intcr is here, you knew it, of course,

but did you know that those liens wading

around in the snow would not" could not

—lay eggs? Yes. Vcry likely you did but

neglected to shut them in. E *g are

high. The man or woman who can gath-

er a few dozen eggs every day will not

soon become the victim of the high cost

of living, so it behooves us not to forget

the things that go to make these eggs.



No one can teil us just how to produce

winter eggs but it can be done. It is a

problem we must work out for ourselves

to a certain extent. One thing is sure,

we must keep our courage up. It is a

hard thing to do sometimes but it is nec-

essary for a discouraged farmer is almost

as hopeless as—well, as an egg farm left

to run itself.





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If the lady of the house will sprout a

few oats the succulent green tops and

sprouts will go a long way toward mak-

ing winter eggs, besides keeping up the

health of the flock to a great extent. A

sprouter that will do to experiment with

may be easily made from an ordinary box

about three feet square and four inches

deep. Tear off the bottom and replace it

with coarse cloth and it is ready for work.

As many boxes may be made as neces-

iary but after you try sprouted oats for

a while this winter you will probably want

a regular oat sprouter next year. Simply

soak the oats over night and place in the

box. Keep them at a moderate tempera-

ture and sufficiently damp and the sprouts

will be ready to begin feeding from in

three or four days. I have sprouted oats

in almost every kind of a contraption im-

aginable and I have never yet been both-

ered with mould.



Fresh meat and freshly ground green

bone are great favorites of mine for mak-

ing winter eggs and I prefer them to the

commercial beef scrap if I can get them.

A bone grinder does not cast a great deal

and is a valuable addition to any farm if

one has a place near him where green

bone may be secured.



Besides these things we must have an

abundanCe of good litter. Most people

undervalue good clean straw as a winter

egg producer but did you ever notice how

liens wiil work and how contented they

are when digging in the litter scattered

(chr the floor of a warm, well lighted,

well ventilated house? It is the content-

ed hen that lays the egg.





Now if we have plenty of milk this bone '





and meat can easily be dispensed with. I

have never used milk extensively because

I never had it to use, but with pienty of

milk and the grains grown on our farms

it is not a difficult matter to produce win-

ter eggs if We use s0me sort of System

in the care of the flock. The hen re-

sponds quickly to regular care and with-

out it She is likely to be an unprofitable

servant.



Indiana. IV. C. SMITH.



GROUND OATS FOR FATTENING



POULTRY.





In the majority of poultry runs a few

fowls are generally being fatted up for

home consumption, and most poultry

keepers have their own favorite method

of doing this. At one time the food most

favored for this purpose was corn meal,

as it adds weight quickly to the birds fed

on it. As this meal produces so much

fat and comparatively so little firm flesh,

there is but little advantage in using it,

and consequently it is rarely employed by

those who are anxious to procure the best

class of table birds. Preference is now

given to ground oats as the staple food,

for while it is admittedly an expensive

form of food. the results accruing from

its use are sllch as to prove it the most

economical after all.



The advantage that feeding mashes

made from ground oats have over many

others are that, while they contain a

large proportion of fat-producing mate-

rials the flesh—forming mattcr is equally

high. In addition to this, the meat form-

ed as a result of feeding on ground oat-4

is of an exceptionally fine quality, being

white and well ilaored. Taking these

things into consideration it cannot be

wondered at that ground oats are regard-

ed with great favor as a first-class fat-

tening food by numbers of experienced

poultry keepers.



Canada.





 





W. R. GILBERT.





 





 





Observations made by government offi-

cials show that the month of maximum

egg laying of hcns is April, with birds

kept in closed, warmed house and March

with those kept in a curtain-front house.

As eggs bring a higher price in March

than in April, it should not take long to

determine the better method of housing.





Now and then someone wants to know

if it will be all right to mix grit in with

the soft mash so that the hens will be

sure to get grit enough. Nohby no means

should grit be mixed with the mash. If

you provide hoppers of grit and shell, the

birds will know enough to help them-

selves without your placing it in their

food. In their hurry they might get more

grit in the crop than was necessary,

which would not do them any good, if

positiVe injury was not done.





 





 

 





 





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ILVEB, GOLDEN and WHITE WYANDOTTES.





White Stock Especially good, send for air I .

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to the man with a family looking for a. home:

to the farmers son. to tho renter. to all who

wish to live under better conditions.



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talk of the world. Luxuriant Grasses give

cheap fodder for large herds: cost of raising

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The sum realized fer Becf. Butter. Milk an

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“The skillful hand with cultured mind

is the farmer’s most valuable asset.”

Associational Sentiment:



“The Farine:‘: lie garners from the

soil the primal wealth of nations."





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Tenantry, the Silo and Scientific Farm-

Ing Dismissed—The Januaiy meeting of

the Eisex Farmers’ Club was held on the

14th with Mr. and Mrs. Austin E. Cowles.

The day was quite cold, with a chilly

wind prevailing. Yet the interest in the

Club, with a. desire to enjoy its pleasures

and benefits, brought nearly all members

to the appointed place of meeting and a.

profitable session resulted. Mr. Cowles

is one of the younger enterprising farm-

ers of Essex township and is making a.

success in his chosen calling. His fine

farm of more than 200 acres, is Supplied

with ample and convenient buildings, giv-

ing proof of his energy and its inteliigent

application. The main barn is 40xl71 feet

in dimension. with a sheep barn attached,

of 50x100 feet in size. In the latter barn

800 sheep are being fattened; 42 steers.

also, are being prepared for the spring

market. Under the roof of the larger

barn is a cement silo of 300 tons capacity.

The house is heated with steam. and a

lighting system supplies light for house

and barns. The Club engaged in the usual

opening exercises, following which Mrs.

George J. Jewctt gave a most

reading, entitled, “The Balanced Life.”

from the brain and heart of that gifted

writer, Miss Jennie Buell. A synopsis ot'

the article would not do it justice. It

should be considered only in its entirely.

A reading by Mrs W. I. Came was the

next number. “Land Specuiailon,” being

the theme presented. It was shown that

greater prosperity will result if the tiller

of the soil be the owner of the same, in—

stead of being “A Tenant at Will," as is

the case in England where seven-eighths

of the land is cultivated by tenants. In

Germany a different system prevaits,

much of the land being owned by those

who till it. In s0mc European coun—

tries Share-tcnantry is coming into vogue.

The thrifty Danish farmer is the one who

can give the American farmer “points”

in the matter of getting for the producer

his proper share of the price paid by the

consumer. A reziding by Mrs. Frank Har-

vey. “The Rum Seller’s Sign Board,”

closed the forenoon program. The exer-

cises of the next hour and a half cannot

be “fully” (let‘m‘ibed with the pen, and is

left to the vivid imagination of the read-

er to Supply. The afternoon exercises

opened wiih'the singing of “I’ve VV'un-

dered in the Shades of Night." toil call

was responded to with conundrums and

a lively guessing contest resulted. “The

Silo” was the theme assigned to A. E.

Cowles, who gave a very practical talk on

this subject. Having filled and used his

300-ton silo for several years he was able

to present facts. He believes that with





, the aid of the silo. Michigan farmers can





compete succeSSfully in the market with

the-Western feeders of cattle and sheep.

Silage keeps young stock in thrifty con-

dition during the entire winter months.

The silo makes best uSe of the entire

crop. Silage may be fed with profit, dur-

ing the entire year and, thereby, more

stock can be kept on the farm and its

fertility be much increased. A general

and interesting discusgion of the subject

brought out the pres and cons in a help-

ful manner. Mrs. C. A. Matthews being

called on for a recitation, gave mirth to

the proceedings by rendering “The Man

and the Musket." and in so acceptable a

manner that more was cailed for and

brought “She stood at the glass and tried

to button her waist behind.” Following a

lrecess the discussion of “Docs Scientific

Farming Pay?" was taken up, D. S. Mor-

rison and Geo. J. Jewett being selected

to lead the discussion, which bomme gen-

eral, the trend of which insisted that





 





 





former methods must to some extent

yield to prefi‘ent—day requirements. The

meeting closed with the singing by the

entire company, “What a Friend we

Have in Jesus.” The February meeting

will be held on the second VVedncszluy of

the month at the parsonage. with Rev.

and Mrs. G. W’. Plews. of Maple Rapids.

—J. T. Dunleils, Cor. Sec.



Discuss Balanced Ratlons.—The Look—

ing Glass Vailey Furmers’ Club was de-

lightfully entertailncd by MI'. and Mrs.

John Henuing zit their mozlci‘n form

home. About 60 members and friends

were present and after a social hour a





bountiful dinner was served. The pro-

gram was opened with two pleasing in—

strumental piano selections by Mrs. Lu-





cille Rice. This was followed by business

and announcements after which Mrs.

Bertha Workman gave an intcrcstiuc and

instructive paper on Legumes as a Food.

She gave a. classified description of pod

bearing plants and their value as a food.

Will Workman gave a pnpcr on “Good

Seed Corn.” He told how to select, ‘dry

and store the seed. A general discuSSion

followed. The Club next enjoyed two in-

strumental Selections on the piano by

Mr. John Henning. Mr. Herman Bliss

spoke on “The Cost of filling my silo.”

and 'Mr. A. W, Oliver told of “A more

profitable corn planting method.” Fol-

lowing this. the half-hour for study of

balanced' rations was conducted by Mrs.

J. J. Maier, after which the Club adjourn-

ed to meet with Mr. and ,Mrs. Charles

Chaplin, February 10.——Mrs. W. K. Lee,





 





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TH E FEBRUARY PROGRAMS.





 





 





State Lecturer's Suggestions for First

Meeting.



Song.



Roll call, responded to by each man

naming the woman he considers greatest

in American history; and each woman

naming the main she cou~iders greatest.



Housewives should study food matters:



1. Put less not more, food upon their

tables. 2. Seek to understand food uses

and valueS. 3. Strive for wider variety

of wholesome food.





“Lincoln, the brother of men,” decla-

motion.



Patriotic drill, in charge of surprise

committee.





Questions propounded for answers to be

given within three minutes’ time.



Song, by quartet.



Vi'hat I liked in this program.



Simple refi'e.<hmciits, served by lady

officers.



Suggestions for Second Meeting.



Fifteen minutes" song practice.



Roll call, i'csponded to by each giving

a favorite quotation.



What improvement in our rural school

can our Grangechampion and push to a.

reality? Discussion.



A new book I have read.



Orchestra music.



How make a day at Grange or farmei‘s’

institute worth more than a. day at

home? by a man and woman.



Character Song.



Refreshments of home-made

furnished by young ladies.





candy.





 





 





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





Successful Membership Contests.—-Two

of Eaton county’s hustling subordinates

have recently closed membership con-

testw'. Charlotte Grange added 58 names

to its roll and initiated a. class of 86, the

largest class of candidates in its history,

at its first January meeting. The other

subordinate referred to is Prospect

Grange whose contest brought in 24 new





members. Both of these Changes are

booming, and most of the other subordi-

Mates of the county are showing cvi-





deuces of healthy growth and wide-awake

interest, all of which means that Eaton

must be reckoned one of the really strong

Grunge couniics,



Leelanau Pomona was entertained by

Empire Orange in December. The ap-

pointed day "proved a good one. although

ruthci‘ chilly, but this did not prevent the

mziiiy loyal patrons from attending. The

meeting was culled to order {it 10 a. m.

and many important business matters

wore discussed and settled, After a boun—

teous repust and meri‘ymukiiig the guests

were urlicred to the town llilll where a.

program was to be given for their special

entertainment. The program was a good

one, reflecting credit upon Lecturer Bird-

sey. It comprised a number of readings,

recitations and musical numbers and an





excellent report of the recent State

Grunge meeting by Bro. Fred Atkinson.

A fifth degree session was held in the





evening at which occurred the initiation

(it five candidates. Over 100 people were

present, this showing the rapid growth of

Leelauau Grangcs and the patrons’ loyal

attendance—4lcna. Butter.



Nunlca Grange, of Ottawa county, held

a fliil‘ in Deccmber which developed so

much interest that it was decided to

make it an annual Grange event. lts new

officers, recently installed, are the follow-

ing: Master, lii'i C. Smith; overseer.

Mrs. Wm, \Veavci'; secretary and treas-

urer, Solon Paul: lecturer, Andy Peter-

son: steward, Wm. Hzillock; assistant

steward, George Edwards; lady assistant

steward, Mrs. George Edwards; chaplain,

Mrs. Emma Spencer; Corm‘, Nellie Moo:‘e;

Pomona, Edna Brown; Flora, Laura Bal-

dus.



Cass Pomona Grange met in Cassopo-

olis, Wednesday, Jan. 14, to elect officers

for a term of two years. The following

were chosen: Master, Fred Wells; over-

seer, Harmon Cobie; lecturer, Mrs. Lora

Rickert; steward, Wm. “'agner; chap-

lain, Ilcv. Springsteen; assistant steward,

Loo Parker; treasurer. G. W. StrOiig; sec-

retary, Mrs. Vi'm. Wagner; gate keeper,

Fred Brady; Ceres, Mrs. Fred Morley;

Pomona. Mrs. Harmon Coble; Flora, Mrs.

é3\lbcrt Martin; L. A. 8., Elizabeth Had-

en.



Wetmore Grange, of Alger county, re-

ccnily lilSileli-il tho I'Hlloii'in}: officers for

the pi‘esont your: Master, Chas. A. Go—

garn; overseer, Benjamin Nelson; secre-

tary, John Lelmcn, .lr.; treasurer, Joseph

(,‘,:isl<;iiietlc: lecturer, Justin G. Boucha;

stlward, ’l'hos. D. Connor‘s: assistant

Stl'\\'1'll'(l, Orson Llyermore; lady assistant

ntewzii'l, Pour] Ii'lcCombs; chaplain, Mrs.

F. E. Cornish; gale keeper, Wm. Robin-

.ou: Mom, Flora Lehncn; Ceres, Blanche

(Iurski; Pomona, Elsie Puquin.



L’Anse Grange, of Bai'nga county, has

elected and installed the following offi-

cers; Master, .loseph Picurd; overseer,

Vi”. H. Turner; lecturer, Mrs. C. H. An-

derson; steward. Mike COnnoi‘s; assistant

steward, Carl Bentzen: chaplain, Rev.

Davey; treasurer, .1053. Kemp; secretary,

C. H. Andersou: gate keeper, Jas. Grace:

Ceres, Mrs. Clyne: Pomona, Ruth Jack-

son; Flora. Kate Jackson; lady assistant

steward, Grace Ch'ne.





 





COMING EVENTS.





 





Pomona Meetings.





Seward (Baraga 00.), at Keween ‘

Baé,tSatutéiay, Jan. 31. aw

non 0., at Charlotte, Saturday.

Feb.- 7. This meeting is to be a county





rally, :viiith egichdofff the first four degrees

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Belgium





The Melotte bowl hangs down





from a single perfect hearing

and spins like a top. II will

conlinuc spinning: for half

an hour aitcr you stop





turning: crank unless you

apply brake. Patented

self - balancing

bowlisentircly

automatic. You

can’t get it out

Of balance and

soperl‘ectis the

balance that it

is impossible

for it to vibrate

and effect the

skimming efficien-

cy like other sepa-

ralors. ’l‘hc bowl

chamber is made of

spcciulcast iron. por-





tary and will last a

lifetime.





World’s Grand

Prize Winner





Here are a very few

of the hundreds of

grand world’s prizes

the Melotte has won.

The entire list would

cover this page:





lSSS—Brussels—International

Exhibition —- Progressive

Prize.



ISM—Medal of Higher Merit.



1895—Vienna—First Prize.



1897—Brnssels —World’s Ex-

hibition. First Prize.



1898—London—First Prize.



1900~_Paris Gold Medal and

First Prize.



1903~London Gold Medal and

First Prize.



1904—St. Louis —First Prize.



NOS—Milan — Firs t G rand

Prize.



1907- Amsterdam — F i r s t



rize.



Ell—Brussels —— Grand Prize



and] First Gold

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