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50 CENTS A YEAR

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URDAY, MARCH 21, 1914-.





Permanent Buildings For The Farm.





N authority on architecture said



the American people were the

only ones who, in spite of the ad-

vancing prices of lumber and labor,

were still wedded to wooden struc-

tures. The old customs when tim-

ber was plentiful and the carpenters

were used to lumber, and construc-

tion was along certain lines, still un-

doubtedly prevail where modern con-

ditions demand a change.



In earlier days the locations of

buildings, with reference to roads and

villages, together with local condi-

tions, were not certainly fixed. The

first idea of farming was getting "the

land cleared up to make a home and

with it the buildings, were a growth,

not a fixed and permanent plan.



Modern buildings on the farm are

nOt a good risk from a fire stand-

point, and few of the old line insur-

ance companies will write farm build-

ing policies,

when once a farm building fire is

started, the loss is nearly always

complete. The same residence in the»

city would. with fire protection, usu-

ally be Saved. Then for a long time

title lure of the west, with the oppor-

tunity for cheap lands and wider

areas, made it easier for the sons to

secure farms than in Michigan, and

permanence of family interest and

control was not inherent, as in older

countries.





At the present time agriculture is ,





permanent. The day of cheap land

is a thing of the past and never to

return. Building material,

larly lumber, is three or four times

the value of fifty years ago. Labor

has nearly doubled in price, while the

lasting qualities of wooden structures

are not in any way increased. Under

these circumstances farm buildings

offer opportunities for permanence,

coupled with comparatively low cost

of construction, as compared to

lumber.





The cut of the farm residence erect- crte), the marble being the aggregate sparks, although burning when flame varieties of farm seeds





by the writer last





the reason being that





work, when the concrete is partially

set, a considerable portion is cut

away and later fine concrete mortar

pointed in, smoothed with a brush

and later painted. This gives the

“projected” stone appearance which

does not obtain when cut stone is

used. Disc—shaped small stones are

used for the arch work over windows

and doors.



The porch pillars are concrete cast

in a wooden form and raised in place

by means of a winch. Each pillar, ex-





and when set the 'marble is ground is applied. The back porch, in addi-

down with carborundum, so that the tion to the cement floor, has also, as

floor is practically marble. When well as over the outdoor cellar, a ce-

rugs are used, or carpets, stiffened ment roof plastered on expanded met-

with glue on the under edge, a more a1 lath and painted. This cement roof

desirable and permanent flooring than is somewhat of an experiment, but

wood is obtained. There is absolutely apparently successful. .

no sound and no danger from fire, The window frames, cornices and

especially where an open grate fire is porch ceilings alone require paint and

used occasionally for heat and always but a few gallons of paint are used.

for ventilation. Exposure and weathering improve



The same scheme for mantel is the appearance of the stone, as may

used, only small fancy stones are cho- be noticed with the exposed top

stones on a pile of stone.





 





 





Modern and Permanent Farm Home





particu- elusive of caps and base, weighs over sen





a ton, and while massive are compar-

atively inexpensive and will last for-

ever.



The porch floors, 8x36, are of con-

crete, with a hardening admixture

used, also the steps are of the same

construction. Terrazzo, or Venetian

flooring, is used on a considerable

portion of the house. This is marble

chips embedded in cement (not con-





 





It is doubtful whether this line of

building would be economical other-

wise than on the farm, since hauling

and selecting the stone would be at

enormous expenSe in the city or vil-

lage. To the farmer, with stone on

the farm and teams to haul them, to-

gether with the sand and cement, all

heavy material, it especially appeals.



Furring strips are used on the

sheathing so that there is an air—

space, an inch of lumber and ten

inches of cemented stone wall which

makes both a warm house in winter

and cool one in summer. Fern banks

can grow on the north side of the

house without injury to the walls, as

well as climbing vines at other points-



All costs and permanence consid-

ered, including the freedom from wall

painting, I am under the impression

that such a house is little, if any,

more expensive than an all-lumber

house. During the last few years I

have used five carloads of cement in

The fireplace thus made is an- permanent farm buildings, including

tique and rustic in appeaiance and barn and silos. There was used in

not over half the expense of the pur- the house as it appears here, one

chased article. A basket in the the minimum carload of cement, or one

place makes a pleasant fire for late hundred and forty barrels.

autumn and spring use Removing Shiawassee Co. J. N. MCBRIDE.

the fire basket allows the use of ob—

durate chunks of wood which accum-

ulate on the farm.



The main Ioof is asphalt shingles

which are fire— —proof from falling





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N. McBride, Shiawassee Co.





MAINTAINING THE PURITY OF

FARM SEEDS.





 





The problem of maintaining pure

is one in

which the farmer is





 





summer to replace a -'°°

building destroyed by

fire, illustrates one

idea of permanent

building well suited

to locations where

field stones abound.



This building is of

balloon frame con-

struction, with a ten-

inch stone veneer,

laid in concrete. The

base wall stone may

be boulders of any

size. When the sill

line is reached stones

not to exceed ten

inches in thickness

are used. As the cut

shows, many stones

used are of consider-

able size. The scheme

in laying being a

large stone surround-

ed by a less size and

grading down to

stones as large as a

man’s fist.‘ Toward

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The Other Building: on the McBride Farm are also of a Permanent Type of Construction.





. ' - vitally interested for

V upon the seed rests

the crop. If the va-

rieties of seed are

impure, this will be

reflected in the crop

when it is harvested.

Prof. F. A. Spragg,

plant-breeder of the

Michigan Experiment

Station, discussed

this matter at a ses-

sion of the Round-up

Institute, which was

recently held at the

Michigan Agricultur-





 





al College.

Farm Seeds Must be

Kept Pure.

If the seed is not





kept pure, what will

the harvest be? We

must expect to reap

what we sow and if_

we sow seed from a

lot of miserable and

scrawny plants we

must expect to reap

undersized and shriv-





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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eled grain. The problem of keeping

the varieties pure on the average

farm is not a very difficult matter but

it does take a little time. The first

thing which Prof. Spragg advised is

that the farmer take a half-bushel

measure just before harvest time, go

into the field and make selection of

a few heads. You will be surprised

to find what a small amount of time

it will take to make the selection and

will also be surprised to find what

good results may be obtained from

this practice. Two or three of these

baskets full of heads should be put in

a gunnysack and stored away over-

head in the granary so that mice or

birds can not destroy them. Then,

some time in the winter, the heads

.may be taken down and threshed and

run through the fanning mill to take

out the light kernels and chaff. This

will furnish enough seed “to plant

quite a patch next year. This will

furnish a necleus from which seed

' may be kept year after year.



Clean Grain Separator Thoroughly.



There is probably no other agency

which is more potent for the mixing





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THIE_ MICHIGAN -FARMER





of varieties of farm seeds than the.-





grain separator as it goes from farm

to farm doing its work. If one will

look at the sieves carried with the or-

dinary grain separator, doing com‘

mercial work, he will find that many

of the screens have. small and, under-

sized grains still clinging to them

when they come upon the farm. It is

the mixing of these seeds with those

which have been produced upon the

farm Which is undesirable. 'Very of-

ten each of two varieties is adapted

to certain uses, but when the two are

mixed, the mixture is useless for

either set of conditions for which the

varieties are adapted.



If the grain separator were allowed

to run 15 or 20 minutes before the

seed is saved, better seed would be

secured. The separator gets cleaned

out thoroughly in that time, and then

the quantity desired should be set

aside for seed. Since crop production

is founded upon the seed as a unit,

we cannot over-emphasize the import-

ance of keeping the varieties of farm

seeds clean and free from foreign

varieties. I. J. MATTHEWS.





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Conserving Soil Moisture.





T is almost impossible to overrate

the importance of water as a fac-

tor in crop yields. Where the sup-



ply of water is large and uniform,

large crops are always raised. Where

water is scarce, small crops, or no

crops at all, are harvested. Irrigated

lands, from the time of the ancient

Babylonians to the present, have

been the best producing lands known.

There is no other factor which exerts

so large an influence on the crop as

does the water. Soil which is only

fair in productive capacity, or is even

poor, will produce enormous yields

when water is supplied abundantly.

In the humid regions of the earth,

crop yields fluctuate from year to

year, according to the amount and

distribution of the rainfall, except in

those very restricted areas where ir-

rigation is practiced to tide over dry

spells. Such being the case, it is im-

portant that every practical means

be taken to prevent the escape of

water from the soil to the air except

through the crop which is being rais-

ed. It is the purpose of this discus—

sion to take up in order the following

four factors which affect the reten-

tion of water in the soil: Plowing,

after-cultivation, humus and drainage.

Plowing.



Plowing is universally agreed to be

the most fundamental farm operation.

In the final analysis, all crops depend

upon plowing, and the success of all

crops depends more on proper plow-

ing than upon any other one opera-





 





The second requisite of plowing to

conserve moisture is that it be done

early—in the fall if conditions per-

mit. When land is plowed in the fall

and left rough, the small ridges and

hOIIOWS tend to retain the snows and

rains where they fall; and this in-

sures a more even distribution of soil

water on rolling land when spring

comes. There is also another point.

The Winter is to be considered the

time for the soil to store up water

for the coming season’s crop. It has

been shown that in the spring, fall-

plowed land contains more moisture

than nearby unplowed land. In some

cases where it has been measured,

this difference has amounted to not

less than six pounds per cubic foot of

soil. In any case, it behooves the

farmer to stir the soil in the spring

as soon as it is dry enough to be

worked without puddling. Water

evaporates very rapidly from unstir-

red soil in the spring. In some cases

the amount may reach as much as 20

tons per acre per day. The following

brief table, reported by the late Prof.

F. H. King, gives some idea of the

amount of water lost by delaying

plowing. On April 28 samples of soil

were taken from two strips of soil

which were very close together, and

the amount of water present was de-

termined. Strip No. 1 was plowed on

the same day and No. 2 was left un-

plowed. On May 6 the water present

in the two strips was again determin-

ed, with the following results:





 





 





.- 1st foot,



lbs. water.

No. 1 (plowed) .............. 13.87

No. 2 (not plowed) .......... 10.58

Loss from unplowed land.... 3.29





2nd foot, 3rd foot, 4th foot,



lbs. water. lbs. water. lbs. water.

20.66 18.32 16.05

17.98 17.28 13.94

2.68 1.05 2.11





 





tion. It is very important, then, that

the plowing be attended to in the

very best manner possible. The first

requisite of a good pob of plowing on

moist soils is that it be deep. The

reason for deep plowing lies not so

much in any added power for pre-

venting the escape of soil moisture

as in the formation of a larger re-

servoir for catching storm waters. It

is a well known fact that rain does

not percolate readily into hard, pack-

ed soil, nor does it go quickly into

the subsoil unless it be sand or grav-

el. It is the top layer, the furrow

slice, kept mellow by cultivation and

by more or less regular additions of

humus, which catches and holds the

storm water, and delivers it gradually

L to the subsoil below and the plants

above. When it becomes saturated,

the excess of storm water must flow

off. Obviously, then, the deeper the

layer of soil, the greater will be the

quantity of , water absorbed before

that layer will be saturated.





There is thus to be seen during the

eight days in the first four feet of

soil a loss of 7.13 lbs. more of water

per square foot of surface from the

unplowed than from the plowed land.

This amounts practically to 200 tons

per acre—an amount sufficient to pro—

duce in a crop almost two-thirds of a

ton of dry matter. These results give

force to the statement made above

that the farmer should work his soil

in the spring just as soon as danger

of puddling is past.



After-Cultivation.



Another important consideration in

the conservation of soil moisture is

the after-cultivation. This after-cul-

tivation should begin immediately af-

ter the soil is turned over. Not a day

should interVene, because the furrow

slice, and in many places the subsoil

itself, is exposed to the free action

of the air; and under Such circum-

stances evaporation is exceedingly

rapid. The barrow should .go on at

once. Afterward, throughout the sea-





son, the attempt should be to main-

tain a good soil mulch. What do we

mean by a soil mulch? By such a

mulch we mean a finely pulverized

surface or layer of soil. This layer

must .have its capillary connection

with the soil below thoroughly brok-

en. The country abounds With farm-

ers who run a cultivator through the

corn and thereby scratch a few par-

allel shallow furrows with parallel

ridges between. They then pat them-

selves on the back and congratulate

themselves on the splendid manner in

which they conserve the moisture.

The fact is that they have not estab-

lished a mulch. The ridges consist of

unstirred soil, and under such condi-

tions evaporation is actually more

rapid than before. It is a valuable

practice in very wet weather, because

it encourages evaporation and lets

the air into, the soil; but as a meas-

ure to prevent evaporation, it is worse

than useless. In establishing a soil

mulch, all of the surface soil should

be stirred.



A third requisite in retaining a

large amount of water for the use of

the crop is to have a large amount of

humus in the soil. Humus works in

two ways to increase the storage ca-

pacity of soils. In the first place, it

has great water absorbing power of

itself. This alone would largely ac-

count for the water holding power

which it gives to soils. Moreover it

adds further to the retaining power

by holding the soil grains farther

apart, thus giving the soil a spongy

texture. A soil cannot do its best in

supplying moisture to crops unless it

contains a great deal of humus. A

large part of the value of organic

manures and green manuring crops is

due to'the humus which they supply.



Drainage.



The last topic to be considered here

is that of ditching. It seems rather

anomalous to think of ditching as a

means of conserving moisture—and

so it is. Ditching adds no water to

the soil, and it prevents none from

evaporating; but it does often pre-

vent drouths from being destructive,

and for that reason is discussed here.

Ditching, especially tile ditching, low-

ers the water table early in the

spring. This is an especially valuable

action, as it permits early working of

the soil and allows plants to root

deeply. Where the water table is

high, the roots of plants cannot ex-

tend downward to any great extent,

because they must have air. When

the dry weather of summer comes,

the water table sinks rapidly, and the

plants are left high and dry in the

upper layers of soil. When the soil

is properly drained, the plants grow

rapidly from the start and root deep-

ly, so that when dry weather comes

they are prepared to draw on the

moisture supply of the lower layers.

It is by the lowering of the level of

saturation in the spring, that ditch-

ing decreases the damage done by

dry summer weather.



Summary.



In short, then, the essentials in re-

taining the largest amount of mois-

ture in the soil are early and deep

plowing, the maintenance of an effec-

tive soil mulch during the season for

cultivation, the maintenance of a high

humus content, and a system of drain-

age which does not permit the water

to be too high in the spring. With

these points carefully looked after,

we may expect the largest crops pos-

sible under local conditions of soil

and of climate.



Indiana. H. E. Manx.





LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.





 





The winter is going—practically

gone. The sun’s rays are getting so

direct that one can feel the increased

warmth. The days are much longer,

and one feels the thrill and the joy of

approaching spring. Winter has its

pleasures but spring brings hope and

real joy to the farmer and to all. We

can have little complaint to ma'ke





MARCH 21, 1914.





about the weather during the past

winter. It has been almost an ideal

Winter for enjoyment and for the

farmer generally. There is no doubt

but what the lumber business has

suffered on account of the eXtreme

warm temperature during the early

part of the season, but the latter part

of the Winter has been such that they

will get out of it much better than

they thought at first. And so the ice

man was nervousfbut the first of

February he had an ice crop that “was

all that one could wish for. .



Our cattle and other live stock

have Wintered in better condition

than normally. I think this is due

somewhat to better quality of hay as

well as to the moderate temperature.



We had so much fall plowing done

last fall that I am anxious to get to

work again on the farm, because it

seems to me that we can get our

crops in this year earlier and in bet-

ter condition and that the promise for

the future is brighter than ever.





An Emergency Ice House.



For several years We have not put

up any ice on the farm, because we

did not think it necessary. The cream

was the only product that needed it

and this was sent to the creamery

twice each week, and by keeping it in

cool water we did not have any trou-

ble in keeping the cream sweet and

in fairly good condition, at least the

creamery made no particular objec-

tion to it. But new conditions have

changed just a little bit. The cream

now goes and will 'in the near future,

at least, to an ice cream plant in the

'city. Cream must be in extra good

condition for the making of ice cream,

consequently I did not want to risk

going through the summer without

some ice, because we might need it

in order to keep the cream in good

condition, although we expect to ship

it or haul it every day. But I had no

ice house. This ice cream proposition

is something of an experiment. We

didn’t have the time; we didn’t like

to go to the expense at the present

time of putting up an ice house, still

I wanted ice for the hot weather next

summer. The old saying is, “neces-

sity is the mother of invention," and

so it seemed with us. Along about

the first of February we had one of

the silos empty. We have fed from

this silo from the fall at the time of

filling and have just emptied it. We

conceived the idea that we could put

ice into this silo and that the hot

weather would be over with before we

needed the silo to refill along the last

of next September or first of October,

and why not utilize the silo, and so

we have put up ice in the silo. It

was not very convenient to get saw-

dust, because we are just passing out

of the sawdust era in this country

and it is hard to get, and so we have

used straw, leaving quite a space be-

tween the ice and the side of the silo,

we have tramped in straw and also

covered the ice with straw. How it

will keep of course I do not know, but

I expect it will keep fairly well.



, Flax in Cats.



At an institute in Sanilac county a

farmer told me it was a splendid prac-

tice to mix a little flaxseed in with

the seed oats and you could get just

as many oats and could raise quite a

nice lot of flax. Flax in with the oats

makes the oats much more valuable

for feed. Now‘I have been bothered

many times in getting flaxseed meal

for the calves, young calves, to mix

with the skim-milk. Sometimes you

can buy this product on the market,

but the last time I bought it on the





market we had to pay about $5.00 per '





100 pounds. This is expensive, al-

though flaxseed contains 30 per cent

fat. , Then I bought some flaxseed and

ground it, but you can’t always get

flaxseed. And so I tumbled to this

idea at once and bought a bushel of

fiaxseed and intend to mix it in with

the oats. Then, by running the oats

through the fanning mill we can sep-





arate the flax and have our own" for





grinding and be independent.





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About one year ago I saw an article

in the Michigan Farmer on soy beans,

by E. E. Evans, and it seemed so good

to me that I made up my mind to try

some myself. I sent for one'bushel of

seed and drilled three acres, drilling

them in rows 28 inches apart. I did

not get to plant them until the 21st of

June. They began to come up in 92

hours from the time of planting, and

grew very rapidly, as the ground was

moist and warm at that time. I cul-

tivated them three times and got very

good results from them. I put half

of them in the silo, mixed in with the

corn, about one’part beans to six

parts corn, and I have .very fine sil-

age which the cows like immensely.

I made some into hay, and the cows

are very fond of the hay. I left one-





half acre to get ripe, and have beenv





feeding a small amount to three pigs

each day; they are very fond of them

and I never saw small pigs do as well

in the winter time. I think they are

the best feed I have ever fed. I have

not fed my sows any oil or cotton-

seed meal, and they are in fine con-

dition.



I treated the beans with pure cul.

ture, but drilled the first three rows

with seed that was not treated, then





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





where -gravel containing limestone‘

has been applied to the road.”'



While at my home, which is at

Grindstone City, Mich., during my va-

cation, I noticed a phenomena that

seemed to me of greater moment

than that seen on country roads.



You doubtless know that at Grind-

stone City is located the grindstone

industries of the Cleveland Stone Co.

In the process of the manufacture of

these stones, a large area of the

earth’s surface is quarried, and there

is a great deal of waste rock, Which

is put into the old quarries to fill

them up. But when the firm first be-

gan the industry, about 40 years ago,

they piled a lot of this refuse rock

near the lake shore.



To understand what follows, you

must know that this refuse rock is

usually very small pieces of the stone

that are too small to be made into

grindstones or scythestones or are

small pieces that have been broken,

or chipped from the larger stones in

process of manufacture.



One day I walked out over this

large pile of refuse stone, which had

eroded very little during its 40-year

exposure to the action of the atmos-

pheric agents, and I was surprised to

find that it-was covered by a rank

and tall growth of sweet clover.



I could not determine how this tall,





 





Uninoculated and Inoculated Soy Beans Grown 23 Inches Apart.





went on with the seed that was treat~

ed, and you have no idea of the dif-

ference in the growth and color of the

plants. The roots of the inoculated

plants were loaded with nodules and

such large ones, while those that

were not treated had but one here

and there, and those very small. I

am sending you a picture with two

specimens that grew just 28 inches

apart.



Mr. Evans said in his article that

soy beans would stand more heat and

more cold, and more wet and more

dry weather than corn, and that he

really thought they did better on poor

soil than they did on rich soil, which

I find to be true. I planted some

samples that I had in May, and they

soon came up. We had a number of

frosts after they were up, and I did

not see any of them frosted, and in

the fall my corn and potatoes were

killed long before my soy beans were.



The ground that I planted was a

good clay loam at one end of the

field, and in the center it ran up to

quite a sandy knoll, and right on the

top of this knoll is where I had my

best soys.



I did not harvest my soy beans that

I let get ripe, until the middle of Oc-

tober. I shall sow more soy beans

this coming season.





Cheboygan Co. D. PIFER.‘





 





SOME OBSERVATIONS ON SWEET

CLOVER.





 





‘ I note in the issue of February 21,

your reply to J. D. H., relative to

“Sweet Clover as a Soil Builder and

a Forage Crop.”



I was particularly interested in that

part of your reply which referred to

théi'ufainiliar phenomena “which can

often be observed along count’ry'roads





rank growth of sweet clover could

subsist on so little moisture; for, al-

though the stone pile was close to the

shorembeing about 50 feet from the

water’s edge—it was at least 10 feet

above the level of the water.



I resolved to find out; so I began

to throw away the small stones that

were around the roots of one of the

smallest of these sweet clover plants.

I worked at this for quite a long time

but still I could see that small root-

lets led downward.



Glancing over at the water I was at

once convinced that all of this large

patch of sweet clover was watered by

the waters of Lake Huron itself. Each

plant had sent its roots downward

among these stones for ten feet to

the lake level. Then, too, I realized

the relationship which the sweet clo-

ver bears to alfalfa, remembering as

I did that the latter plant often has

a root, or set of rootlets that are

from six to ten feet in length.



Where the seed came from, which

seeded this stony tract of land, I do

not know, unless it was due to the

wind.



Huron Co. C. B. WINTER.





WATCH FOR THE NEW THINGS.





 





It is not always the man who gets

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“I bought my Studebaker in November, 1869, at Litchfield from

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SWEET CLOVER FOR PASTRUE

ON HILLY, SANDY LAND.





 





I have ten acres of hilly, sandy soil

that I wish to seed and make into

pasture land. What kind of grass

would you advise for this soil for

permanent pasture? This field has





and for the last two years has laid

idle. I have thought of sowing it to

Would that be apt to

catch well and should I so“ a nurse

crop with it? If so, what should I

sow and what time in the season

should I sow? If I should prefer,

could I sow this field to anything

that would furnish me pasture this

summer for cows?



Genesee Co. H. C.

Sweet clover will not make a per-

manent pasture any more than red

clover. To my mind you can’t get

any better pasture on this land than

common red clover. This is well root-

ed and perhaps more thrifty, especial-

ly on sandy land. If this land is

quite sandy the SWeet clover might

be an improvement. Early this spring

it probably would be better to seed it

with a light seeding of oats or barley

and then cut the oats or barley for

hay, getting them off early» and give

the entire ground to the sweet clover.

You couldn’t pasture it until late in

the season. Sweet clover will make

quite a lot of pasture and would pro-

duce seed if not fed off and re-seed

itself partially. It is just the same

as red clover. Either one of them, if

they are pastured down or if they are

mowed often enough, so that they

don’t go to seed, will hold in the soil

at much longer time than if allowed

to go to seed. One can make Quite

a permanent pasture out of common

red clover if he doesn’t let it go to

seed. To have a. permanent pasture,

one that endures for years, we should

have a mixture of grasses. It is a

splendid thing to mix clover seeds in

with the seed, because they start

quicker and you get more out of them

and they are gradually run out by

the other grasses. A mixture of com-

mon red clover, sweet clover, and a1-

falfa and some white clover, together

with timothy, orchard grass, meadow

fescue, and tall meadow oat grass,

would be a good combination for a

permanent pasture on this field. The

fact is, the more grasses you get into

a permanent pasture the better, so

that you have something that is pret-

ty good during the entire growing

season.





We really know little about SWeet

clever as a pasture crop or‘ as a hay

crop or any kind of a forage crop for

this country at the present time. In

the south it is grown some and is

now grown some, I understand, in the

northwest. I experimented a little

with sweet clover a few years ago,

sowed it right along the side of al-

falfa and common red clover, and it

didn’t do as well as either one of

these plants, but it might n’efxt time.

I believe that if this field was up in

shape, was rich enough to get a good

stand of alfalfa this would be an

ideal place to put alfalfa, because al-

falfa will remain down a good num-

ber of years without replowing if you

keep it fertilized. The only trouble

with the alfalfa proposition is that it

does not make a good pasture plant.

It ought not to be fed off indiscrim—

inately. When the new shoot starts

from the crown the alfalfa ought to

be cut, the sooner the better, but it

ought not to be out until this new

growth does start. Consequently it

is not an ideal plant to pasture ex-

cept for hogs.



If you want quick pasture, that is,

pasture for this summer, I know of

nothing any better than peas and

oats. Sow this field to peas and oats

as early in the spring as possible, us-

ing equal parts of peas and oats by

measure, and sowing about two and

a half bushels per acre. When they

get four or five inches high, you can

turn the cows on and have quite a

considerable pasture this summer.

The other crops will not furnish pas—





 





ture until late in the season and





not been seeded for 10 or 12 years'





MARCH 21, 1914.





ought not to be pastured very much

until the next season. '

COLON C. LILLIE.





POWDERY POTATO SCAB ,IN

MAINE.





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A recent investigation has shown

that the powdery scab of potatoes

exists in portions of Maine adjacent

to or near the Canadian border, which

has been traced directly to seed po-

tatoes brought over from the infect-

ed districts of New Brunswick. Thus

far only a very small per cent of

Maine farms have been found affect-

ed, the infestation being worst in the

extreme northern part of Aroostook

county, which is not as important a





 





.potato district as the southern end of





the county, where also a few scatter-

ed cases have appeared.





The federal government in an ad-

visory capacity is now co—operating

with the state officials to insure that

all potatoes that go out are inspected

and certified to be free from powdery

scab, while the Maine authorities are

making a search for all cases of the

disease. The action contemplated

will not prevent the shipment of

sound potatoes from this important

district, but will safeguard the inter-

ests of other states that depend upon

Maine for their seed supply.



Washington, D. C. G. E. M.





FARM NOTES.





 





Cement Floors for Horse Stable.





I am going to build a horse stable

aginst one end of my barn, 16x30 ft.

What is the best floor plan for same

and does it want any incline if built

of cement? If built of cement does

it need plank on top of cement?



Leelanau Co. M. W. F.





Concrete makes the best floor for

any stable. It is a satisfactory floor

for a horse stable and is all right for

the stalls except for a few horses that

have the pernicious habit of pawing

their bedding back. The writer has

used cement floors in his stable, in-

cluding the stalls, with entire satis-

faction for some years, but one horse

would remove all his bedding each

night, and a plank floor was supplied

in this case. The floors in the stalls

should be given a slight fall toward

the rear of the stall and if‘grooved,

say one-half inch, will be more satis-

factory for geldings.



Substitute Hay Crops.





I have seven acres of land, part

clay and part sand, sod ground, that

I would like to sow some kind of seed

on that would make hay this year, as

I have no other hay. What would

you advise as best to sow and how

much per acre?



Barry Co. F. F. M.





There is perhaps no better substi<

tute crop for hay than peas and oats

where sown early on a suitable soil.

If this sod ground is a clover sod and

in a fair state of fertility this would

be a good combination to sow. If it

is a June grass or timothy sod it

would be better to sow soy beans or

even cowpeas in drills and give cul-

tivation between the rows. Cultural

methods best adapted to the growing

of these crops will be published in

these columns at an early date.



The King System of Ventilation.



Can you tell me anything of the

King system of ventilating barns?

\Ve are building a basement barn 30x

40 ft. We want to know how to in-

stall the system.



Van Buren Co. W. H. A.



The King system of ventilation con:

sists of a large ventilating flue ex-





tending from near the floor of the'





stable out through the roof and sev-

eral intake flues for the admission of

fresh air opening into the stable near

the ceiling and having the outside op.

ening several feet lower than the ap«

erature into the stable: The aggre-

gate capacity of the intake flues

should be the same as that of the

main ventilating flue. For horses and

cows the capacity of the ventilating

flue should provide not less thanm30

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each animal, where the outtake is 30

feet high. If higher thedraft will be

stronger and the flue can be made a

little smaller, and vice versa. The

theory of the system is that the main

ventilating flue will carry the foul air

from the stable and the intakes will

admit fresh air without unnecessarily

lowering the temperature of the sta-





»—~hle, since the air of the stable is





warmer than that outside and will not

pass down through the intakes. These

should, however, be provided with

shutters as a strong wind may nec-

essitate the closing of those on one

side of the stable during very severe

weather.



Peas and Oats on Light Land.



Would peas and oats be practical

to sow for hay on light run-down

land? Also would it pay on first.

class land to thresh for grain?



Kent Co. G. S.



Under favorable conditions as to dis-

tribution of moisture, peas and oats

will make a fair growth on rather

thin land if gotten in early, but neith-

er is a dependable crop on this type

of soil. In many sections of the state

soy beans and cowpeas are used as a

substitute hay crop with far better

success. The cultural methods best

suited for success with these crops

and the results secured from them on

thin soils will be published in these

columns at an early date. Peas and

oats make a profitable grain crop for

feeding, on good land.



Fertilizer for Timothy Meadows.





Would it pay to use nitrate alone

on'a field of timothy? I have a field

sown to timothy and clover but the

extreme dry weather killed most of

the clover. I want to mow the field

for hay. Would any fertilizer help

the crop, if so how much would be

about the right amount? If fertilizer

is applied to the hills of corn after

it has come up, about how much

should be used to each hill?



Cass Co. P. 'A. K.





Nitrate of soda used alone on a

timothy- meadow would undoubtedly

stimulate a better growth than would

be secured Without any fertilization.

Whether it would be profitable or not

on any given soil could only be deter-

mined by a trial. About 100 pounds

per acre would be a maximum appli-

cation, as there is danger of injuring

the plants under certain weather con-

ditions by the direct surface applica-

tion of a concentrated fertilizer such

as nitrate of soda. In a recent work

on Fertilizers and Crops, one of the

best authorities in the country rec-

ommends the early spring application

of a mixture of fertilizing ingredients

which will afford 5.5 per cent of nitro-

gen, six per cent of available phos-

phoric acid and six per cent of potash,

using it at the rate of 400 to 800 lbs.

per acre.



Applying Fertilizer to Corn.





If fertilizer is to be applied to corn

in the hill it should be done at the

time of planting instead of after the

corn is up. The writer formerly used

a fertilizer attachment and distribut-

ed the fertilizer in the hill at the

time the corn was planted, but found

it unsafe to use more than 100 pounds

per acre in this way, as larger appli-

cations were likely to injure the ger-

minating quality of the corn if the

weather happened to be dry at the

time of planting. Later, this practice

was abandoned and about 500 pounds

per acre sown broadcast and harrow-

ed in when the ground is being fitted

for the corn. The corn plant has an

extensive root system and will make

better use of fertilizer applied in this

way than most cultivated crops.



Speltz as a Grain Crop.



What can you tell me about speltz

as a profitable crop? Would it be ad-

visable to sow it in place of oats for

a grain crop to feed out to stock?

How would it do to mix with oats and

sow, say one-half of each?



Oakland Co. E. W. M.



While Speltz has been grown suc-

cessfully in Michigan in an experi-

mental way, it is better to experiment

with it than to substitute it for oats

as a main crop until it has been dem-

onstrated that it is superior to oats on

any given soil. Winter emmer, also





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





sometimes erroneously called speltz,

has been more succeszul than spring

sown speltz in some localities.

Varieties of Soy Beans for Michigan.

Having lost my clover crop I am

thinking of planting soy beans. Which

do you consider the best variety for

y, and would you advise using

ichigan or southern grown seed?

How many must I sow per acre, soil

being fairly good, consisting of a

sandy loam with clay sub-soil. Is it

necessary to inoculate soil and seed?

St. Joseph Co. W. J. K.

Some of the varieties of soy beans

which will ripen in Michigan make a

rank growth, and the writer would

favor the use of some of these rather

than seed grown too far south, al-

though some Michigan growers seem

to favor southern-grown soy bean and

cowpea seed where the crop is to be

cut for hay. The Mikado is a favorite

variety with some who have grown

soy beans for this purpose in Michi-

gan. The seed should be drilled in

rows 28 to 30 inches apart at the rate

of about one-half bushel per acre.





THE DREDGE DITCH.





 





The most potent factor in recent

years, in the conversion of unculti-

vated land into tillable, fertile farms,

has been the dredge ditch. Not since

the axe of the pioneer changed the

wooded hils and dales to cleared

fields, has so marked a transforma-

tion taken place as that made by the

coming of these dredge ditches. Thou-

sands of acres of untillable marsh and

swamp land have been converted into

level meadows and pasture fields, or

fields of waving grain. A marsh over

which the writer skated in boyhood

and which in time of high water re-

sembled a lake rather than a marsh,

now lies high and dry, its hundred

acres being counted among the most

valuable in the neighborhood. Mean-

dering creek—beds lined on either bank

by a yard or two of trees and bushes,

have been straightened and the plow-

share and harrow stir the rich earth

where once the Creek meandered and

the Wilows stood.



With the dredge ditch, as with ev-

ery other innovation, whether in rur-

al communities or elsewhere, progress

was at first slow, and many owners

of land in the path of the new im-

provement, fought the proposition to

the last. Often the enterprise meant

greatly increased taxes, with no im-

mediate benefit in sight. But expe-

rience has shown the benefits of this

kind of draining and its advantage

over the old-time, hand-made ditches

which did not drain properly and

were forever filling up with muck and

other material. It is now admitted

by all, that in most cases at least, the

value of land drained by a dredge

ditch, has been increased beyond all

proportion to the extra ditch tax.

From the immediate viewpoint of dol-

lars and cents, therefore, the change

has been for the better, adding thou-

sands of acres to the tillable land and

increasing greatly, the value of farms

affected.



But while the results seem appar-

ently, to be all of a beneficial nature,

there is another side to the dredge

ditch question,‘worth considering. It

is held by those in a position to speak

with authority, that deforestation has

already been carried too far in this

country. It is claimed that the terri-

ble floods which inundated portions

of Ohio and Indiana, last year, would

have been impossible, had the head-

waters of the rivers lain within thick-

ly wooded regions. Torrential floods

and suffocating droughts make up the

weather conditions in countries total-

ly deforested. In view of this fact,

the question arises, is the dredge

ditch only another method by which

the land may be more certainly clear-

ed of every vestige of wildness? The

immediate effect is beneficial; but

will this prove true in the long run,

or will it be found that man has ov-

er-reached himself in 'his battle with

Dame Nature?





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THE FEEDING AND CARE OF THE

ORPHAN COLT.





 





Many farmers who lose the mare

shortly after or during parturition are

forced to raise the colt by hand. They

are confronted with the problem of

feeding such a foal to secure the best

results. It is a tedious task and re-

quires a great deal of patience, and

great care in cleaning thoroughly all

the utensils used in feeding.



Cows’ milk is the only milk that

can be fed to the colt satisfactorily.

The less amount of butter-fat it con-

tains the better suited it is as a food

for the orphan colt. There is some

difference in the composition of cow’s

milk and mare’s milk. Henry gives

the average composition of the two

as follows:



Marc’s milk, 72 tests: Water, 90.58

per cent; casein and albumin, 2.05





, per cent; fat, 1.14 per cent; sugar,





5.87 per cent; ash, 0.36 per cent.

Cow’s milk, 705 tests: Water, 87.27

per cent; casein and albumin, 3.39 per

cent; fat, 3.68 per cent; sugar, 4.94

per cent; ash, 0.72 per cent.



These figures ShOW that the mare’s

milk contains more water but only

about one-half as‘ much casein and

albumin and ash as the cow’s milk.

The cow’s milk contains over three

times as‘ much fat as the mare’s milk.

This shows the importance of adding

water and sugar to the cow’s milk,

as is the practice among the farmers

who are successful in raising colts.



The first milk of the dam (the

colostrum) acts as a laxative to re-

move the faeces from the bowels of

the new-born colt. It is very import-

ant that the colt gets some of this

colostrum. Some farmers even draw

this milk from the mare thinking it

dangerous to the colt. If the orphan

does not receive the colostrum in a

short time it should be. given a dose

of two ounces of castor oil and one

ounce of sweet oil, in fresh cow’s

milk.



Digestive disturbances occur very

readily in hand-fed colts and it is im-

portant that special care be given in

preparing and feeding the colt. Add

enough water to a tablespoonful of

white sugar to dissolve it, thenadd

four tablespoonfuls of lime water and

enough fresh milk to make a pint.

The lime helps to correct the diges-

tive disorders and also keeps the or-

gans in a healthy condition. Feed 31‘

most one-fourth of this mixture every

hour for the first few days. Never

feed the colt cold milk, always be

sure that it is at blood temperature.



Some farmers feed the colt from a

pan or bucket. This method is a

good one if the colt will drink, but

usually the quickest and most sani.

tary..method is to feed him with a

bottle and nipple. After feeding clean

all utensils thoroughly, since milk is

an excellent medium for the growth

and development of bacteria. The in-

tervals between feeding can be length-

ened and more feed given as the colt

grows older. The amount of feed

given should be guided by the condi-

tion of the colt. If it scours cut down

the amount of milk and give the an-

imal two ounces of castor oil and one

of sweet oil. After the colt is three

months old give it all the skim-milk

it will drink, three times daily, leav-

ing out the sugar.



Encourage it to eat alfalfa, clover

and grain. Feed it crushed oats and

bran with the hand and it will form a

liking for the material. As it gets

older crushed corn and bran, equal

parts by bulk, with a small amount

of linseed meal makes an excellent

ration. If the colt can be turned out

on pasture in early spring so much

the better. Be sure to feed the colt

liberally, especially while it is young





and it will turn out to be as good a

horse as if the mother had raised it.

Indiana. J. C. KLI'NE





STORY OF THE BREEDS.





 





Aberdeen- Angus Cattle.





Will you kindly publish in your pa-

per a brief history of the Angus breed

of cattle?



Tuscola Co. C. H. K.





The origin of the Aberdeen-Angus

breed, like that of most of the British

breeds, is largely if not purely a mat-

ter of spculation. Authorities are di-

vided in opinion as to whether the

breed descended from the polled wild

white cattle of Britain, or whether

the breed is a “sport” from a. black

breed with horns which formerly ex-

isted in Scotland. The breed takes its

name from the counties in northeast-

ern Scotland where these cattle came

into earliest prominence, namely: the

counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine, and

Forfar, also known as Angus. By





some authorities this excellent breed





is thought to have been developed by

a combination of the blood of two

polled breeds formerly common in

Scotland, one sort of which were

rather small and puny cattle, com-

monly kept by crofters, (small tenant

farmers), and a larger and better do

veloped kind of cattle which furnish-

ed the black color, while the small

kind perpetuated the polled charac-

teristic, and furnished a large ele-

ment of the stamina for which this

breed is justly noted; this is, how-

ever, as above stated, a matter for

speculation.



The improvement of the Angus cat—

tle first occurred, so far as it is a.

matter of recorded history, during the

first third of the nineteenth century.

The first really great improver 0f the

breed, Hugh Watson, of Keillor,

Forfar, commenced his work between

1808 and 1816, and by practically the

same methods as were adopted by

Coiling and other great breeders in

improving the other British breeds,

he produced animals of improved type

which won at all the great shows and

did much to popularize the breed.

Other famous early breeders, include

Wm. McCombie, of Tillyfour, Aber-

deen, and some half-dozen other not-

ed breeders whose work was accom-

plished during the first half of the

nineteenth century. The breed was

first introduced into America, in ’73,

the first importation being made by a

Kansas breeder. A few were brought

over in successive years, but impor-

tations.were not nifmerous until the

early ’80’S, since which time their dis-

tribution throughout the United States

States has been remarkably rapid,

and that the breed has given a. good

account of itself is evidenced by its

persistent winnings at the Interna-

tional Live Stock Exposition and oth-

er shows.



The characteristics of the breed are

too well known to every person who

has been a. patron of even our state

fairs, to make a description in this

connection necessary.





Many stockmen are looking around

for stock steers and well-bred feeders

for refilling their feed lots, and buy-

ing orders in the Chicago market are

increasing, this demand coming large-

ly from-Illinois and Indiana. Demand

has centered in choice-bred yearling

stockers and high-class 800 to 900-1b.

feeders, with a much stronger demand

for nice little yearlings than for other

descriptions. A great many attractive

lots of cattle have been shipped back

to feeding districts that cost around

$7.50@7.75, with limited purchases of





prime steers all the way up to $8.

while a commoner to fair class sold

for $6 and upwards, with inferior cat-

tle selling below $6
MARCH 21,1914.





A HOG CHOLERA CONFERENCE.





A conference on the hog cholera

problem was held in Chicago by state

and federal experts and officials, on

March 3, 1914. A committee, com-

posed of R. A. Pearson, President of

Iowa Agricultural College; Ward Gilt-

ner, Bacteriologist, Michigan Agricul-

tural College; Geo. R. White, State

Veterinarian, Tennessee; W. H. Jar-

din, Director Agricultural Experiment

Station, Kansas, and W. B. Niles, in

charge of the Federal Serum plant,

formulated the following resolutions

relating to the policy of state and

federal authorities in the matter of

the control of hog cholera:



Resolutions Adopted.



We regard hog cholera as one of

the greatest questions before the pub.

lie at this time. The disease has been‘

prevalent many years, with - losses

fluctuating between wide limits. The

heaviest losses, as shown by the best

available data, were 120 and 130 hogs

per thousand in 1887 and 1897, re-

spectively. The estimates for 1913

are 100 loss per thousand, and the in-

dications are that the disease is pass-

ing through another period of rapid

increase. In view of the high cost of

living, such enormous losses of a val-

ued food product must be regarded as

a calamity.



The main problem at this time is

to control the disease. With progress

now being made, both in science and

practice, it may be expected that the

question of eradication will come up

later; but unquestionably, the matter

of control will be uppermost for years

to come.



For success, the first requirement

is an honest and earnest purpose to

co-operate as between all the inter-

ests involved, especially the scien-

tists, the veterinary profession, farm’

ers, common carriers and packing in-

terests.



The control and final eradication of

hog cholera will depend largely upon

the education of farmers to the im-

portance of observing sanitary prin-

ciples.



The serum alone treatment may be

given by anyone without danger of

causing the hog cholera, the danger

to those treated being due to ignor-

ance of the use of serum or of sani-

tation. While it is preferable to have

serum used only by competent veteri-

narians, it is not deemed advisable to

require that laymen may not use

serum alone.



The closest possible supervision of

the manufacture and distribution of

serum should be provided, to assure

its purity and potency. It is believed

that this should be in charge of fed-

eral authorities in such plants as may

properly come under their supervision,

and provision should be made in the

different states to duplicate and sup-

plement the federal efforts along this

line.



It is desirable for the states to

manufacture serum, but neither by

the size of the plant nor by the price

of the product should this efiort be

monopolized by the states.



The simultaneous treatment should

be used only by those who have had

special training. The ideal arrange-

ment would be to allow its use only

by federal and state veterinary offi-

cers. Other officers who have had

sufficient training in the use of virus,

and in sanitation, may use the simul-

taneous treatment with safety. Where

it is not possible to restrict virus to

official hands because of shortage of

funds or lack of officers, or for other

uncontrollable reasons, it should be

used only by such other persons as

have been given a special permit af-

ter receiving special instruction, which

is as thorough and detailed as feas-

ible, and who show that they under-

stand the essential fundamental prin-

ciples. But in any such case, the un-

official laymen should be permitted

to use virus only in his own herd, and

then only if the district is already

infected.





TH E M I c. H IGAN F Af-R M E R





The manufacture,‘ distribution and

use of virus should be rigidly con-

trolled by federal and state author-

ities. .



Quarantine and sanitary measures





should be much more actively empha- ‘





sized and enforced. Especially is it

important that freight cars which

have carried infected stock shall be

promptly disinfected after unloading

and infected premises should be rig-

idly quarantined.



The prevailing practice of rushing

sick herds to market should be dis-

couraged in every way possible «and

in lieu of such disposal of sick herds,

the owners and other persons con-

cerned should be advised and encour-

aged to treat them with anti-hog chol-

era serum.



That the promulgation and enforce-

ment of all live stock sanitary regu-

lations and other measures incident

to quarantine remain invested in the

live stock santiary boards and state

veterinarians of the various states.



Progress in combating hog cholera

is being made. Special credit is due

to individual efforts on the part of

veterinarians and farmers. The intel-

ligent interest of county agricultural

agents is commended and it is believ-

ed- that those agents should give

chief attention to assisting farmers

to secure the aid of competent veter-

inarians, and when that is not possi-

ble, they should assist the farmers

themselves to take proper remedial

measures, always emphasizing the im-

portance of sanitation. There is rec-

ommended the temporary assignment

of a competent veterinarian by the

state government independently or in

co-operation with the federal govern-

ment to any district where difliculties

on account of hog cholera are most

acute, his services to be available to

farmers without cost, for the pur-

pose of demonstrating the best meth-

ods in different communities.



Work of the highest character is

being done by the United States Bu-

reau of Animal Industry, which Bu-

reau brought out the serum treatment

for hog cholera, a treatment which

has been adopted in most states and

countries where the disease exists.

We acknowledge with appreciation

the action of Congress, whereby far

more liberal provision than ever be-

fore has been made to investigate

and combat the. ravages of hog chol-

era. Similar provision has been made

in several states, but the legislatures

are urged to make more liberal ap-

propriations of this character.



There should be the closest co—op-

eration between states and federal

authorities and all persons concerned

should be willing to suppress their

own opinions on relatively unimport-

ant matters, and follow the lead of

federal authorities in the interest of

the adoption of uniform methods

throughout the entire country.





The wool markets of the country:





are displaying decided firmness in

prices, with reviving speculation,

whereas last year speculation was at

low ebb. The fact may be accepted

that those who have made contracts

to sell wool yet on the sheep’s back

have given buyers too great an ad-

vantage, with scarcity developing all

over the world, especially in the Uni-

ted States, and stocks carried over

from last year well sold. As manu-

facturers are carrying extremely little

wool, the new spring clip will be of-

fered on a bare market, and strong

prices are assured. There is already

competition for grades of wool that

have been wholly without demand for

months past, and buyers are showing

interest in grades that were actually

unsalable only a few weeks ago. A

prominent wool dealer in Chicago re-

marks that contrary to the expecta-

tions of a great many authorities in

the textile industry, American mills

are able to meet foreign competition

and to hold their own.





There is going to be lively competi-

tion for southern stock cattle as soon

as the spring opens, and the Pacific

coast is sure to make heavy purchas-

es for replacing the great depletion

caused by the long drought of last

year.





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A SOIL FERTILITY PROBLEM.





 





(Continued from last week).





Mr. Quarries’ Letter.



Somewhere in his his agricultural

chemistry, 'Liebig says that all soils,

with but rare exception, contain real-

ly in plenty of every element of fer-

tility necessary for the fullest crops;

but that these ingredients are lying

there in a latent and therefore use-

less state, and this simply for want

of a solvent. Carbonic acid, he points

out, is the proper solvent; and this

the soil has to draw from the small

percentage of that gas mechanically

mixed with the atmosphere, and from

slow processes of oxydation. In five

thousand measures of air there are

but two measures of carbonic acid.



Carbonic Acid as a Solvent.



Carbonic acid is not only thus use-

ful as a solvent, setting free many

fertilizing elements in the soil in a

soluble state, and, therefore, available

to plants; it also attracts nitrogen

from the atmosphere, decomposing

it and forming carbonate of ammonia,

which is an invaluable constituent of

the most nutritious parts of plants,

such as their fruit and seeds. There

is great abundance of nitrogen in the

atmosphere. In five thousand meas-

ures of air there are four thousand

measures of nitrogen. But plants can-

not absorb nitrogen to any apprecia-

ble extent directly from the atmos-

phere. They can take it up in quan«

tity, only through their roots, from

the soil, and then only after it has

been converted into ammonia through

the agency of carbonic acid.





As Liebig and other agricultural

chemists point out, the black earth,

composed of decayed organic matter,

called humus, is a very valuable in-

gredient of the soil. But it is by it-

self perfectly insoluble in water, and,

therefore, is of no direct use to

plants. Its chief use is as an ab-

sorbent of carbonic acid from the at-

mosphere. Carbonic acid, after it is

thus absorbed, attracts nitrogen from

the atmosphere, turning it into am-





monia, as above stated, the most val-‘





uable of all plant foods. In 'this way

only is humus a valuable constituent

of the soil.



Now, I found myself thinking this

way:

of all fertilizers.

from nitrogen. The atmosphere is

full of nitrogen. But the only way

nitrogen can be used by plants is

when it is changed to ammonia; and

the only way to make that change is





Ammonia comes





through the agency of carbonic acid.»

Then, why not promote that desirable





change by supplying carbonic acid

artificially and directly to the land?

We are continually supplying nitrogen

artificially to the land, as ammonia,

while we know that four-fifths of the

atmosphere resting on the land is

nitrogen. Why not try the plan of

artificially supplying the soil with

carbonic acid; of which there is not

a two-thousandth part as much in the

atmosphere as of nitrogen?

Reasoning thus, it occurred to me

that, if my conclusions were right, it

ought, for instance, to be quite pos-

sible to gain all the advantages of

“fallowing” landwthat is, leaving it

without any crops for One or two

seasons—without all that waste of

time. The chemical action sou orht, by

leaving land idle as follow, according





to Schoedler’s Physics, is “ * * *.





by frequent plowings in order that





the oxygen of the atmosphere may,





unite with the carbon of decaying

substan‘ccs, and so form carbonic

acid: * * .* “Hence we consider

carbonic acid as one of the chief nu-





tritious constituents of the food of!

table equivalent of fat and beef. And!





plants.”





Ammonia is the most valuable?





ScienCC.





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How the Experiment was Tried.



With this idea of artificial fallow-

ing in view, I had a plot in a large

garden, 40 feet square, spadéd early

in October. As each trench was dug

across, it was charged with carbonic

acid and then covered up with loose

earth from another trench. To make

sure of saturation of the soil with the

gas, I wound a quarter-inch lead pipe

along the bottom of each trench, with

perforations a few inches apart, along

the part covered by the soil; so that

when the gas was forced into the pipe

it would be free to escape into the

soil. A small retort pipe for generat-

ing the gas was fixed on each end of

the pipe, in which broken limestone,

marble, or chalk, with dilute sulphur-

ic acid were used as generators.

Charging was repeated once, and

sometimes twice, a month, till March,

on the tenth of which the ground was

spaded again, and on the ,15th planted

with potatoes, without any other fer-

tilizer whatever.



On the adjacent plot, with soil the

counterpart of plot 1, after the same

cultivation that No‘. 1 plot had, it was

planted with potatoes from the same

bag, on the same day as No. 1. But

this plot was giVen a full dressing of

well-rotted stable manure. During

growth the two crops were cultivated

exactly alike.





And What Came of It.



Result: The vines of No. 1 were

much taller and stronger than those

of No. 2, and of a much lighter shade

of green; the crop also matured ear-

lier. At digging, the crop off No. 1

weighed about one-third more than

that of No. 2. A great many potatoes

of No. 2 were scabby, which often

happens when farmyard manure is

liberally used. There was no sign of

scab found on No. 1 plot.



The potatoes were those known as

“magnum bonums,’ an oblong, early

variety. The tubers of No. 1 plot

were longer in shape and much clean-

er looking than those on No. 2. But

in cooking, it must be admitted, they

showed a somewhat coarser grain;

though in flavor there was practically

no difference observable.



I drew the conclusion that, if the

stimulation of No. 1 had been bal-

anced by the addition of some nitro-

genous fertilizer——not more probably

being necessary than a quarter of

what had been given to plot No. 2——

then the crop of No. 1 would have

been much heavier still, the quality

equal or better; or say double the

crop of No. 2, at a cost of little or

nothingmore to produce it.



The principle involved in this nov-

elty is almost identical with that ac-

tuating English cattle breeders some

40 or more years ago, when they de-

cided in the matter of preparing beef

for the market that it was just as

much trouble and cost to feed a little

beef as a big one. So they set about

breeding cattle with more bone, big-

ger frames, to carry more beef when

the animal was fattened. They found

their conclusions well founded, and

can now fatten their big two to three-

year-old, loose-skinned, silky-haired,

shorthorned Devons, etc., of great

weights, just as easily and at no more

cost than it used to be to feed little,

hide-bound, cross-bred mongrels, of

three or four years, and not weighing

when finished more than half as

much.



By the application of carbonic acid

to the soil when idle, or directly to

soil about plants while growing, the

size of pants can be enlarged almost

indefinitely. All that is needed is to

maintain the proper balance of nitro-

genous fertilizing, so as to cover the

larger frames with what is the vege-





' MARCH 21, 1914





this,7to the «end that, on the same



square foot of soil, may be grown at



little or no more expense, at least,



a greater(possibly double) the weight



that is now grown there. '

A Gas that Can be Poured.





To those unfamiliar with such





. things, it may be mentioned‘ that car-.





bonic acid gas is so heavyrthat it can

be emptied out of a vessel like water.

Poured on loose earth, it sinks into

every interstice exactly as water does.

It is perfectly invisible, but its pres-

ence anywhere is easily detected by

applying a lighted match, which is

instantly extinguished. It mixes very

slowly with the atmosphere, so that

a vessel filled with it will stand in-

tact, like water, for a long time. It

is absorbed by water, without pres-

sure, to the latter’s volume; but un-

der pressure water takes up great

quantities, as evidenced in the manu-

facture of mineral waters. In combi-

nation with water, it is therefore

quite practicable to apply the gas to

the land.



Applied to the soil beneath growing

cabbages, the effect of the gas was

very remarkable. One row, so treat-

ed liberally, mounted up like giants

over their neighbors and developed

great leathery leaves, like young palm

trees, the stalks being immensely

strong. Another row, where the gas

was introduced more sparingly, the

cabbages developed good heads, about

twice the size of their ordinary neigh-

and quite equal in quality.



But the most remarkable and per-

haps the most significant effect of any

obtained was in the application of the

gas to a young privct fence. So mar:

velous was the development of the

plants of the part treated, in size and

strength, over the others, that in one

season they seemed to attain about

three seasons‘ ordinary growth. In-

deed, through the evidence of-one’s

own eyes in this experiment, one is

compelled to think that, in arboricul-

ture alone, the possibilities of gain by

artificial carbonization of the soil are-

very great indeed.



Editor’s Note—Read Dr. Robison’s

criticism of this interesting theory

in the last issue.





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HOW FINE TO CUT SlLAGE.





 





I have read a great deal in The

Farmer in regard to silos and silage,

and have been feeding silage for the

first time, this winter. I had my sil-

age cut half-inch, and wondered if

there is more value in the feed if it

is cut quarter-inch. Would like to

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as to know which is best.



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If silage is cut into half or three-

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the silo much better than when out in

longer lengths, consequently there

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PEA MEAL ALONE AS A CONCEN-

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Can pea meal alone be fed to

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Pea meal can be fed alone as a

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with them. But pea meal alone would

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clover hay and corn silage, all the

cows will eat up clean twice.a day,

it would only take a few pounds of

pea meal to balance the ration. I

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a day for every pound of butter-fat

the cow produced in a week, or a half

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or four pounds of milk produced in a

day. On the other hand, if you would

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pea meal, equal parts by weight, I

would increase the grain ration to a

pound a day for each pound of but-

ter-fat produced in a week.





 





CORN AND COB MEAL AND

SWEET CLOVER.





 





Is corn and cob meal harmful to

horses? This is the only grain I am

feeding. How much grain should a

cow get to do her best? I would like

to know the feeding value of sweet

clover hay as compared with alfalfa.

Some farmers here say stock will eat

it better than alfalfa.



Wexford Co. E. A. M.





The amount of grain to feed to a

dairy cow depends somewhat on the

roughage part of the ration, and, of

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tion the capacity of the cow. No two

cows should be fed exactly the same

amount unless they yield the same

amount of butter-fat. The Danish or

the Wisconsin rule is to feed a pound

of grain a day for every pound of

butter-fat produced in a week, and is

a good one. For rather small cows

that are heavy producers this would

be an abundance of grain, and per-

haps three-fourths of a pound would

be better.



I don’t think that com and cob

meal fed to horses would injure them.

I would want to feed them some clo-

ver or alfalfa hay if they had nothing

but corn and cob meal as a grain ra-

tion. It would be better to mix the





THE MICHIGAN'FARMER





corn and cob meal, equal parts by

bulk, with bran than to feed it alone,

or mix it equal parts with, ground

oats. If you feed clover hay or al-

falfa hay you could get along very

nicely with just the corn and cob

meal.



Sweet clover hay is even richer in

protein than alfafa, therefore would

be more valuable to balance up. a ra-

tion on the farm. The general com-

plaint about sweet clover hay is that

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that is, no kind of stock will eat it as

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and cob meal if you gave them a

sufficient amount of it.





WHAT- TO MIX WITH OATS FOR

'COW PASTURE.





 





I have a field that I seeded last

spring but it was killed out by the

drouth. Am thinking of sowing it to

oats for cow pasture in the spring.

Is there any other forage crop that

I can sow with the cats to improve

the pasture?



Kalamazoo Co. C. W. D.





If you will mix Canada field peas

equal parts by weight, with your oats

and add about a quart of rape seed

per acre, you will get a good deal bet-

ter pasture than you will with oats

alone. The peas are richer in pro-

tein and make a better food, and so is

the rape. If you turn them in too

early and pasture it pretty close, of

course the rape will not amount to

much, but if you don’t the rape, later

on, will furnish more pasture than

either the peas or the oats. How-

ever, the oats want to be pastured

enough so that they will not form

joints because, if they do, when they

are eaten off they will not grow again

If they are pastured just fairly

close they will keep growing up and

make a continuous pasture, but the

peas and the rape certainly should be

added to get the most out of the land.





PEA PICKINGS FOR COW FEED.





 





_How valuable do you consider pea

pickings as a cow feed?

SUBSCRIBER.





Ground peas or pea meal is a splen-

did cow feed. It contains about 22

per cent digestible protein and is

equal in value, pound for pound, to

good gluten feed. It is more palatable

and the cows will do better on the

same number of pounds per day of

pea meal than almost any other food

you can feed them. Pea meal mixed

with ground oats, about one-third pea

meal to two-thirds oats, makes one of

the best dairy rations that you can

feed, and this, with corn silage and

clover hay, will make a balanced ra-

tion for the dairy cows. If a cow does

not give a full flow of milk on this

feed she, is not a good dairy cow, and

you cannot expect to get her to do

well on any kind of a ration.





It is impossible to say just how val-

uable pea pickings are because one

does not know the quality. They are

not as valuable as good ground peas

would be, but still are well worth

consideration. Take the dirt, if any,

out of them and the balance is worth

nearly as. much as good peas for

feeding.





ALL COWS SHOULD NOT BE FED

THE SAME.





 





In answer to a question you said

once that you would not feed over

two pounds of cottonseed meal to a

cow. Would you feed a cow which

made only six pounds of butter-fat a,

week, two pounds, and one which

made ten pounds, the same amount?



Midland Co. C. M. »





I would feed only the best cows in

the herd two pounds of cottonseed

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, would reduce the amount. For in-

stance. a cow .. producing'six pounds

of butter-fat in a week I would feed

no more than one pound of cottonseed

meal a day and would make up

the balance of the ration by feeding

five pounds of corn and oats. This

would make six pounds, or as many

pounds per day as she produces

pounds of butter-fat in a week. Feed

the other cows in proportion. This,

I am sure, would give them a suffi-

cient amount of protein for the milk

they are producing, and would be all

the grain that you could afford to

feed them. ’





MILK FROM SiLAGE-FED COWS

FOR BABIES.





 





We supply our local town with

milk. One of our patrons, with a very

delicate four-weeks-old-baby that they

are trying to change from mother’s

milk to cow’s milk, has been advised

by physician to get milk from a dry-

fed cow rather than get milk from

our cows that have ensilage.’ It is

not a question of purity or amount of

butter-fat, but only that the doctor

says he has heard that milk from en-

silage-fed cows was not suitable for;

infants. How about this?



St. Joseph Co. B. A. W.





I think the doctor is entirely wrong.

A cow is fed corn silage in the ra-

tion is much more liable to be in the

pink of condition than if she had no

succulent food at all. If the cow was

fed entirely on roughage, with' no

grain or other forage, that would be

wrong. But with corn silage as one

food in the ration, the cow will be in

better condition and more liable to

give pure, normal milk.



A large percent of cows are fed sil‘

age now days, and thousands and

thousands of babies, as well as in-

valids, are using the milk, and there

is no complaint. The healthfulness

of our market milk is better now, on

the average, than ever before, and

silage is one of the things that has

brought it about. Silage in the ration

makes conditions more like June, or

grass conditions, which are as near

ideal as we can get.





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We contemplate elevating our barn,

which is 32x62, out to out, and turn-

ing it with end to the road and put-

ting a 7-ft. basement under it with

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lengthwise, giving 3% ft. feed alleys

on each side, 8 ft. driveway and 12-in.

manure ditch or gutter. We can ac-

commodate 30 cows with 3,%_x61,§ ft.

stalls; this includes feed rack of 2 ft.

allowing 4% ft. for cow to gutter. i

am somewhat at a. loss what kind of

stalls to put in. Can you give me any

light on the stall question? The floor

will be concrete. Do you know the

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fully received. We have ten acres

sown to alfalfa, if it goes through the

winter all right. We limed the land

and- inoculated the seed from cul-

tures obtained from M. A. C., but the

drouth was very hard on it.



Jackson Co. T. E. M.



I want to congratulate T. E. M. on

the plan of remodeling his barn, turn-

ing it so that it will end towards the

road and arranging his cows in two





' rows of stalls facing the outside with





a driveway between so that he can

remove the manure, the worst job on

the dairy farm, with a minimum cost





MARCH 21, 1914 ’





deep. Above this, 18 inches from the

top of the‘ grain manger you will start

the bottom of your hay manger, which

will be narrow at the bottom. A 2x4

or a 2x6 will make the bottom and

the side towards the cows should be

made out of slats sloping back at an

angle of about 45 degrees. There

should be a space four and one-half

feet from the back of the grain man-

ger to the gutter, making the stall

six and one-half feet long. Three and

one-half feet is wide enough for mod-

erate-sized cows





A cut of the model stall has ap-

peared several time in the Michigan

Farmer. Perhaps you didn’t notice it.

If you look over your les you may

find this out, which will assist you

very much. Or you can send to the

Dairy and Food Department at Lan-

sing and get a bulletin explaining this

stall and giving a 'cut of it. In this

cut, however, there is a movable man-

ger for the ensilage and grain. Gov.

Hoard made his mangers as I have

suggested, on the bottom extending

the whole length of the row of cows.

Some, however, prefer this movable

manger, which can be drawn into the

alley and all the grain and ensilage

deposited in there and then fed to all

of the ,:ows at the same time.





I am of the opinion that your al-

falfa will come through all right. It

is barely possible that the drought,

which did not allow it to make a very

big growth, compelled it to root deep~

ly, and if it did it may be fully as

well prepared to stand the winter

than as though it had been plenty of

moisture. This is an interesting point

which I shall watch with a great deal

of interest because I have some a1-

falfa that has got this same condition.





PUT THE SILO ON THE BANK

SIDE OF THE BARN.





 





My barn is on a. basement. Would

like to put my silo on the upper side.

i would have to dig down to a level

with the feeding floor which would be

about five or six feet, and build to

the surface of the ground with ce-

ment. Or would you advise me to

build on the other side of the barn?

This side gets all the drainage from

barn as the barn has cement floors.

If the cement for five or six feet in

bottom of the silo will give good sat-

isfaction, I shall be glad to build on

upper side of barn.



Eaton Co. S. S. G.





The silo will be perfectly satisfac-

tory on either side of the barn. I

would put it where it would be the

handiest. You can excavate into the

bank, as you say, down to the level

of the basement floor, and put a grout

wall up to the top of the bank, or you

can build a wall out of cement blocks.

You couldn’t put the lath and plas—

tered silo in this bank down to the

level of the basement floor because

the dirt coming in contact with lum-

ber would soon decay it. There is

one thing that you must remember if

you use grout, stone or cement blocks

for the base of your silo, and that is

that you must plaster the wall on the

inside. This rough grout work or

stone Will not keep silage unless it is

plastered with a rich coat of cement

mortar. Put a circular sill on top and

set your studding so that the lath will

just come out even with the wall be-

low. Then when you plaster, begin





 





 





 





 





and labor. It is too bad your barn

isn’ just a little bit wider. Thirty-two

feet is just a little bit narrow, but I

think probably you can get along.

Three and one-half foot feeding alleys

are just a trifle narrow for an en-

silage car and yet one can make the

car a little narrower and get along

very nicely. The best width of a barn

for this arrangement is 36 feet.



I like the model stall. There are

objections to it which some think are





at the very bottom and plaster oveF

the stone wall and up onto your lath

so that it will be a smooth surface all

the way up. Make this mortar two

parts clean, fine, sharp sand to one

part of cement.





   

 





but i sell you a better machine and give you a bonus

as well to try it, which shows my faith in my

separator,rny proposition and my plan

.No such offer as I make on the

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serious, but it has good qualities also

and I think that the good qualities





air will come down one of them and

the warm out of the other. If your





c‘emmefififi'fifigafifififigfigtfifihfiffit lsfiganlog predominate. g The bottom manger, the ventilating shaft is too-large you may



mm ,emmmmdemdaymd[havemnmfln a“, ritome mum and manger that holds the ensilage and have two currents of air in the same

gleao‘lllphfiws 51%;:ng "i‘é'io‘i’itlgniii; ggnqaggfgdflhflfif‘ g"; m pgpgg Cow Book grain, should be two feet wide and shaft, which, of course, will. also cause

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and a half feet square on the inside.
profits go to patrons, what would be . \\ {‘2‘ “‘3 V x

the right way to do, charge full retail ' _ \ \w





price for creamery products or charge

say, one cent above price of butter-

fat for butter sold to patrons. What

do you consider the better practice,

especially where the creamery is

hard up. How much is buttermilk

worth as pig feed at the creamery?

Where can I get blanks for keeping

complete records for creamery?

Leelanau Co. 0. H. P.





Most creameries charge the cream-

ery patrons wholeSale prices for but-

ter, rather than retail prices, and I

think this is right. If the farmers had

to pay a retail price they could keep

their cream out once a week or, often

enough to make their own butter. Of



‘ course, if it is a purely co-operative

+ plant and the profit distributed to the

patrons, it doesn’t make so Very much

difference, and yet all the patrons

will not buy the butter from the

creamery and some of them will buy

more than others, so a fixed price

must be established. If they sell the

butter to farmers at wholesale the

same as they sell to other people, it

is fair to everybody.



Buttermilk is worth fully as much

as skim-milk for feeding purposes.

Much depends upon how you feed but-

termilk or skim-milk, as to whether

you get their real value or not. The

farmer who understands that these

foods are rich in protein and will feed

corn, barley or similar grains with

them, to balance up the ration, will

get very much better results than the

man who attempts to feed them

alone. Fed alone they make too nar-

row a ration to give the best results.

At the present price of feed there

isn’t any question but what either of

these feeds is worth 25 cents a bun-

dred pounds if fed to common stock.

‘I For high-bred stock their value would



‘ be considerably more as it is impos-

* sible to have as nice young animals

without skim~milk or buttermilk as a

part of the ration, as it is with it and

the farmer could afford to pay an ex—

tra price for these things for that

very same reason. As high as 50

cents per 100 lbs. could be paid for

these foods to properly balance a ra-

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COWS. Address ................ . ...... .

T We have alfalfa and clover hay, County ...........





bean pods, corn fodder and silage,

also corn, rye and cull beans. Please

advise as to how to make a balanced

ration for milch cows. '

Oceana Co. S. G. A.





Here are a number of foods that

will furnish plenty of variety, both in

roughage and concentrates, and they

are of such a nature that they can

make a good balanced ration without

purchasing any other food. You can’t

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Farmer Hatching con— contest. getting 181 test getting 208 chicks test getting 96 chick:

test.hatching12ochicks chicks from 181 eggs in from 209 eggs in two trom 96 eggs in one

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CURRENT COM MENT.





 





The Rural Organiza-

Rural Credit in tion Service of the

Michigan. United States De-

ment of Agriculture

has conducted during recent months

an investigation into rural credit con-

ditions in the several states of the

Union. The investigation in Michigan

was made by Prof. W. O. Hedrick, of

M. A. 0., whose report recently filed

with the federal bureau, contains in-

formation and conclusions which

should be of interest to. Michigan

Farmer readers. In gathering the

data upon which his report is based,

Professor Hedrick visited a score of

country banks located in typical agri-

cultural communities so distributed as

to fairly represent the varied agricul-

tural conditions and industries of the

state. From the information thus re-

ceived, Prof. Hedrick found that these

twenty banks averaged doing 83 per

cent of their total business with farm-

ers. In no case was it found that less

than half of the total business of any

of these banks was transacted with

farmers, while in some cases prac-

tically all of the business of the

banks was with their farmer patrons.

The average proportion of deposits

received by these banks from farm-

ers equaled 80% per cent, upon which

was paid an average of 3.55 per cent

interest. Prof. Hedrick states it as

his belief, however, that on account of

the penalties imposed by banks upon

patrons for disturbing their deposits

that this rate of interest could be

safely shaded down to three per cent

or less.



With regard to the loans made to

farmers the report states that the

proportions were almost exactly even

upon the average as between those

made upon real estate mortgages for

a considerable length of time and

those, made upon chattel, collateral

and name securities for a short time,

49.8 being the figures for the first

case and 51.2 for the latter. The av-

erage length of time for the mortgage

loans approximated 57~12 years, with

renewals common. The average rate

of interest on this class of loans was

61-3 per cent, with the tendency

strongly toward a rise in this rate.

Short time loans to farmers were

made for an average period of 4.4

months and at a rate of interest which

averaged 7.85 per cent.



As a means of determining the ap-

proximate aggregate of deposits in

and loans from banks in the state

made by farmers, Prof. Hedrick ap-

plied the averages secured from the

compilation of the data derived from

the 20 banks visited to the total of





 





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rural banks in the state as shown by

the report of the State Bank Commis-

sioner, including such a proportion of

the city banks as be estimated to

represent the percentage of business

done with farmers by those banks and

the national banks located in small

towns whose business would natural-

ly be similar to that of the state

banks which he visited. As a result

of this computation he estimates that

the amount of deposits received by

the banks of this state from farmers

approximates roughly $117,520,63820,

and that the amount of loans made

to farmers approximates similarly

$116,739,447.41. Similarly estimated

the amount received by farmers in

interest upon their deposits equals, at

the average key rate, $3,613,222.34,

and the amount of interest paid by

them for loans equals, at the key

rates above given, $8,171,161.50.



In addition to this source of credit,

the report mentions. the manufactur-

ers of agricultural implements, the

retail merchants and individual weal-

thy farmers who loan their money

direct to other farmers but no at-

tempt is made to analyze in detail

the extent and comparative import-

ance of these sources of credit. In

this connection it is interesting to

note that the bankers who contribut-

ed the information upon which this

report was based were generally in-

clined to minimize the importance of

such sources of credit to farmers as

compared with that afforded by the

banks. The report also states that all

of the bankers visited expressed the

opinion that the farmers of Michigan

were amply cared for in the matter

of securing credit. While some of

them were not opposed to govern-

ment assistance to the farmers in this

respect, all said that the farmers of

the state are now receiving at as low

a rate as possible as much credit as

they could use. A few of the bankers

visited defended the rather wide mar-

gin between the interest paid to farm-

ers on deposits and the rates charged

them for loans by asserting that farm-

ers were expensive patrons to deal

with; that, while they were safe

enough so far as actual risk is con-

cerned, they were extremely indiffer-

ent as to keeping up, their credit, pay-

ing their indebtedness to the bank

promptly or in making renewals, and

that on this account higher interest

charges were necessary than would

otherwise be the case.



These are the more important fea-

tures of this report on rural credit in

Michigan, although no attempt has

been made to follow its rather com-

prehensive detail in this brief com-

ment which is submitted to the read«

er without remark as to its signifi-

cance, as is the report itself to the

Rural Organization Service of the fed-

eral government.



Several Department

Surplus Potatoes. of Agriculture



publications have

recently been issued with the object in

view of stimulating potato production

in the United States. One of the most

recent of these is a bulletin of “Les-

sons for American Potato Growers

from German Experiences,” which is

largely devoted to data relating to

the manner in which the German

farmers dispose of their potato crop.



If the effect of the removal of the

tariff on potatoes had not been coun-

teracted by the necessity of imposing

a rigid quarantine on potatoes from

foreign countries, including Germany,

there would probably have been need

for the potato growers of the United

States to study these methods for the

disposition of the crop other than for

human food, since less than 30 per

cent of the German crOp is used as

human food in that country and the

balance of their immense production

might properly be designated as “sur-

plus” potatoes from the standpoint of

the American grower. Of these,

something like 40 per cent is fed to

live stock and an item of about 100,-

000,000 bushels is distilled into alco-





hol. According to Department of Ag:

riculture figures the average price for

potatoes used for distilling alcohol in





Germany, between 1906 and 1910, was,





18.3 cents per bushel. As the price

of the surplus will quite accurately

reflect the price received for the en-

tire crop, it will at once be seen that

open competition with the farmers of

that country in the production of po-

tatoes for our market would mean

low prices for this product of our

farms.



The temporary elimination of such

competition, not only from Germany

but other countries as well, is no

doubt one reason for the administra-

tion’s attempt to stimulate greater

production in this country in order to

avoid the possibility of short produc-

tion and high prices which would not

tend to reduce the high cost of living.

But it is doubtful whether the farm-

ers of our important potato produc-

ing states would care to increase pro-

duction to an extent which would

place the commodity on the same





price basis as that which obtains in'





Germany. One of the methods men-

tioned for the disposition of the sur-

plus potatoes in Germany is drying

the potatoes for stock feed, in which

form they are fed to horses and cat-

tle as a substitute for corn. This

may be an attractive proposition

in Germany where corn is not a

staple crop, but the situation is quite

different in our principal potato grow'

ing states, the major portion of which

lies well within the northern boun-

dary of our great corn belt.



Crop production is an economic,

rather than a sentimental proposition

with the American farmer, and the

area which he will devote to the pro.

duction of potatoes in the aggregate

will doubtless continue to be In ac-

cord with his previous experience as

to profit from the crop as 00mpared

with other cash crops which may be

grown upon the farm, until circum-

stances place such automatic regula-

tion of supply and demand under nor-

mal conditions beyond his further con-

trol, after which the result is proble-

matical. 'In the meantime, however,

it will be decidedly to his advantage

to lower the cost of production as

much as possible, to the end that he

may still get a small profit above the

cost of production in seasons when

there is a surplus of domestic pota-

toes, which is quite as likely to occur

as is a shortage for domestic needs

in any given season. '





, In another column of

The.Control of this issue will be

Hog Cholera. found the resolu-

tions adopted at a.

recent meeting of federal and state

officials charged with the control of

hog cholera, so far as that may be

possible, which declarations reflect the

most advanced ideas upon this sub-

ject. It is to be noticed that the con-

trol of this destructive disease is giv-

en precedence to to its eradication in

recent official utterances on the

subject.

the necessity for the co-operation of

farmers in infected diSLricts is con,-

sidered absolutely vital to success in

the control of this disease, to say

nothing of‘ its eradication. Such co-

operation should be accorded in ev-

ery case, regardless of our personal

opinions on the disease and its

spread. Certainly the scientists who

have devoted years of study and re

search as well as experimentation to

the solution of this problem are bet-

ter qualified to direct its control and

ultimate eradication than is the lay-

man who is sometimes inclined to

scoff at scientific opinions because his

own experience does not seem to sub-

stantiate them.





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MARCH 21, 1914.‘





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and address. The name will not be

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through the paper if request is made

to have it withheld. We cannot, how-

ever, render service to inquirers un-

less this request is complied with.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





National.





Formal announcement has been

made of the engagement of Miss E1-

eanor Wilson, youngest daughter of

President and Mrs. Wilson, to Hon.

William Gibbs M’Adoo, Secretary of

the Treasury.



The United States fish hatchery at

Northville, Mich., is furnishing 55,000

speckled trout for planting in Pen-

noyer Creek and its tributaries.



The battleship New York, the most

formidable of the American, navy, is

practically ready for the sea. It cost

about $12,000,000 and is equipped, with

14-inch guns.



The International tribunal of arbi-

tration for Great Britain and the Uni-

ted States began its second session in

Washington, March 9, and will con-

sider 16 English and 10 American

cases. The tribunal is composed of

Henri Fromegot, of France, Chas.

Fitzpatrick, of Canada, and Chandler

P. Andrews, of the United States.



Food prices reached their highest

level in 24 years, in November, ac-

cording to a report recently issued

by the United States Department of

Labor. Since then there has been a

slight decrease, although they are

still higher than a year ago. The

prices for eggs were higher then than

ever before; corn meal and milk also

reached their highest point.



Arrangements are being made to

hold the International balloon race in

this country next July. St. Louis,

Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, 03.1.,

are bidding for the event.



Investigation by a federal grand

jury into what are known as “book

frauds,” conducted by swindlers in

New York city, has resulted in charges

aggregating over $3,000,000. The gov-

ernment will probably begin prosecu~

tion of the alleged swinders this

month.



A. successful campaign against the

tent caterpillar was waged in the

northwestern part of the state last

week. This insect has been doing

serious injury to apple and forest

trees in that part of the state.

Through the efforts of Prof. M. A.

Cobb, of the Michigan State Normal,

the school children were enlisted to

gather the egg masses of this pest.



Following the order issued, by Gov.

Ferris, that cock-fighting should be

stopped in the several counties of the

state, 50 men attending such a gath-

ering were taken in a. raid made by

Sheriff Rimmelle, of Saginaw county

early Sunday morning.





Foreign.





The Chinese Republic has appoint-

ed Hsia Chia-Fu as their diplomatic

representative at Washington. While

not experienced in diplomatic affairs,

it is expected that the new minister

of the youngest republic will handle

the-delicate problems arising between

the two great republics with credit

to himself and his country.



Reports are that the Mexican rebels

are about to attack Torreon, a move-

ment that has been anticipated for

some weeks. On Sunday both armies

were on the move and small encount-

ers between skirmishers have result.

ed. Means of communication are be-

ing closely watched by the partici-

pants.



A disastrous earthquake occurred at

Akita, Japan, a small town 300 miles

north of Tokio, April 15. It is report-

ed that 300 houses collapsed and 60

persons were killed, while 300 others

were trapped in a mine. The volcano

Asama-Yama simultaneously became

active.



The destruction of six villages and

the killing of 1,500 persons is the toll

of a hurricane that swept through the

province of Kupan, southern Russia,

Saturday. Along the eastern coast of

the Sea of Azov waterspouts and the

severe winds caused floods that did

much damage to property.



France will give a medal in com«

mendation of the late Charles Tellier,

inventor of the cold storage process

now in use all over the world.



The situation in Mexico still seems

to be a. deadlock. General Huerta re-

fused the combined mediation of Bra-

zil, Argentina and Chile to settle the

Mexican problem, on the grounds that

the relations between those countries

and Mexico were not of the best.

Many of our conservative senators

now believe that the restoration of

peace lies with the United States and

that conflict will be necessary. The

matter which has heretofore been

avoided will be brought up in Con-

gress for discussion.





 





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The Indlan Play Of Hlawatha





URING much of the year Way-



agamug, like many other



places in Northern Michigan,

ceases to be. When summer draws

near and thousands of tweary city

toilers begin to long for the lake and

the woods, the place is roused from

its winter hibernation. Then it comes

to be a regular station on the sum-

mer suburban train out of Petoskey

and a flag station on the through

trains.



It was an afternoon late in July

when we boarded a northern-bound

train at Bay View. Fifteen minutes

later we left the car at Wayagamug.





By HOPE DARING.





ing us that the Indians of that region

had long looked for the coming of a

prophet who was to be to them a De—

liverer. During the scenes this man,

hidden in the undergrowth, reads

aloud, in a sing-song manner, the pas-

sages from “The Song of Hiawatha”

which describes what is going on on

the stage. All the songs, cries, ex-

clamation and the few words of the

Indian actors are given in their own

language



The play as given has ten scenes,





 





Chibiabos, “the Sweetest of all Singers.”





The sold building in sight was a long

rustic affair which contains a curio

store, a restaurant, rooms for some

of the Indian actors and for the man-

ager of the play, and the tier of seats

for those who attend the perform-

ance. We immediately took our

places. Notwithstanding that the

scene had been many times described

to us, we leaned forward, to gaze at

it with eager interest.



The seats were elevated. Directly

in front, with a railing between us

and it, lay a stretch of water, spark-

ling in the sunlight. Across this is a

pebbly beacl1,'cleared for a little way

inland, and then bordered by a growth

of scrubby native trees. At the right

hand the land receded to a narrow

strip with a wide expanse of the blue

lake beyond it. On this strip stood a

towering rock with a few shrub-like

pines near its summit. This is Nan-

abozh’s Rock and plays an important

part in the rude drama. At the left

hand of the spectators is a stretch of

lightly-wooded, level land whereon

were several wigwams and one log

hut. The small boy who sat at my

side, and who had seen the play be-

fore, told me that this region was





.“the land of the Dacotahs,” while the





wooded region that bordered the Wat-

er on the farther side of the great

rock was “the land of the Hereafter.”



The play is given by a band of

Ojibway Indians. During the winter

some of them give a representation

of it in various cities, but here there

is no sceneryand few stage accessor-

ies save the sky, water, and woods.

It is given crudely, but in that crude-

ness lies its charm. Students of In-

dian life find that the old customs

and habits are faithfully reproduced.



The manager, a White man in mod-





ern dress, appears on the beach and





explains the play’s significance, tell-





Gathering of the

Tribes” is first. Several canoes filled

with Indians appear, gliding over the

water, to land on the beach where

two of their number have already

erected a Wigwam. They wash the

war paint and the blood stains from

their hands and faces in the waters

of the lake, break their war-clubs and





of which “The





smoke the calumet of peace. At the

same time they receive the promise

of a coming Prophet,



‘A Deliverer of the Nations,



W ho shall guide you and shall teach

you’



In the next scene the infant Hia-

watha appears. He is a sturdy Indian

baby, and his faithful nurse, “wrink-

led old Nokomis,” carries him 011 her

back in the typical cradle of the pa-

poose. Incidentally it may be said

that Nokomis, ugly, awkward, is one

of the best of the actors, playing her

part exceptionally Well. Later comes

on the second one of the three Hia-

wathas that appear on the stage—the

boy. This scene was realistic and

charming—all the tribe were devoted

to the child. Chibiabos taught him to

sing, Iagoo to shoot, and Hiawatha

proudly slays a red deer. Pan-Puk-

Keewis, who is the embodiment of

emischief throughout the play, teaches

the boy to dance, and it is said that

this dancing never fails to bring

rounds of applause.



Soon the young chief Hiawatha

comes on the scene. He dreams of a

mate, and, notwithstanding Nokomis’

injunction that he Wed “a maiden of

your people,” he departs to “the land

of the Dacotahs.” With a simplicity

that out-Shakespeare’s Shakespeare

he makes the most of the journey in

our sight, much of it in a canoe. The

teepee of the arrow-maker is visible,

although at some distance. The old

man and his daughter are seated at

the doorway, she “plaiting mats of

flags and rushes,” when the young

chief arrives. The wooing is direct

but romantic. Minnehaha brings food

and water and accepts the deer Hia-

watha offers. Soon, with her father’s

consent, the pretty Laughing Water

crosses to her lover’s side, saying in





 





 





 





 





Pau-Puk-Keewis’ Leap from Nanabozh’s Rock.





 





 





Minnehaha.





acts, while the concealed reader says

in words for her, “I will follow you,

my husband.” The journey to Hia-

watha’s home, in the poem, “through

interminable forests,” on the stage is

quickly accomplished in the canoe.

“The \N'edding Feast” is a long

scene, containing some things not

given in the book and some that, in

sequence of time, come later. Nokomis

welcomes the young couple; many

guests gather to do honor to Hia-

watha and his bride. Chibiabos, “the

sweetest of all singtu-s,” sings, and

Pau-Puk-Keewis gives a wonderful ex-

hibition of dancing. Other dances,

some of them symbolic, are introduc-

ed here, also songs. Then comes the

gambling scene when Pau-Puk-Kee-

wis wins from his fellows all that

they have staked in play. He is driv-

en from the village but a little later

returns, to find it deserted, and

throws things round in confusion.





“As an insult to Nokomis,

As a taunt to Minnehaha.”





In the anger that this causes he is

pursued by his infuriated fellows and

takes refuge on Nanabozh’s Rock.

Seeing that he is about to be cap-

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To the islands of the Blessed,

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scene of the drama. We visited “the

land of the Dacotahs” where, in pots

suspended over outdoor fires, savory-

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Indians talked freely with us, but

their conversation served to dispel

the romance; the mother of the baby

Hiawatha told us proudly that his

name was Willie Jones. The rock





was of great interest to my compan-

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on that was spread a coat of gray

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By HATTIE WASHBURN.





 





RIMITIVE man had every need

P to be a close student of nature,

for he was dependent upon her

direct resources for subsistence, for

clothes and shelter, and only through

a knowledge of the ways of her crea-

tures could he insure his life from

the many dangers which best him.

With the advance of civilization,

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his remote ancestor, it generally

passes through many hands, under-

goes a number of changes, is exam-

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may not mistake them for others that

are unpalatable or poisonous. He may

know nothing of the ways or even

the habits of the animals whose flesh

he eats. Circumstances do not re-

quire that he track some beast'to its

lair and by skill, strength and cun-

ning, make it his prey. So it is with

modern man’s clothes and shelter, his

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portation, his every need and enjoy-

ment. Though they must come from





 





 





mention The Michigan Farmer.





nature, they may all be so indirect

that he himself has no close contact

with the universal mother, no need

to make a study of her ways and

mysteries. He may be one of the pro-

ducers, one of the transporters or one

of the manufacturers who transform

the crude products, but whatever his

part in the great turmoil of civilized

life, he is but a. cog in the vast ma-

chinery and his needful contact with

nature is but slight.



The agriculturist lives nearest to

nature, but even he is seldom one of

her students, save to such an extent

as is necessary in the production of

the plants he chooses to cultivate or

the animals that multiply and flourish

under his protection and care.



Thus with the advance of civiliza-

tion mankind has w‘andered farther

and farther from contact with nature

and knowledge of her ways, and left

to a chosen few the study of her laws.

A small and ardent band who, from

love and appreciation of nature’s won-

ders and beauties would deVote their

time and energy to her cause and

seek to teach to others the lessons

they learn from the book of nature,





which all may read but none shall'





finish.



And is not this general neglect of

nature study unwise and impractica-

ble for many reasons? Has not man-

kind, through ignorance and neglect,

allowed many of nature’s greatest re«

sources to be wasted?



Her forests have been felled or

burned faister than she could produce





others, while a scarcity of lumber and

fuel and a less uniform distribution

of moisture has been the result. [in

learned agriculturists have robbed

the virgin soil of its fertility, while

with knowledge of nature’s laws they

could have made those same fields

produce more instead of less, year by

year.



Many of nature’s harmless dumb

creatures, like the bison, the ante-

lope, the mountain sheep and others,

have been ruthlessly slaughtered un-

til they exist only under the protec-

tion of those who awoke almost too

late to a knowledge of their needs,

or awakening in time, were powerless

to stay the tide of human ignorance

that swept our virgin country from

coast to coast.



Once the land was teeming with

bird life but through ignorance we

have allowed our feathered friends to

be slain till birds are comparatively

scarce. There has been a correspond-

ing increase in insect life and the

trees that fire and ax have spared are

threatened with ruin. So great have

become the encroachments of insects

upon agriculture that it now costs the

United States more to feed her in-

sects than to maintain her govern-

ment. Birds of prey have been con-

demned and killed without redress

and a great increase in the numbers

of harmful rodents follows.



These are buta few of nature’s lav-

ish gifts that have been wasted be-

cause of the general ignorance of

mankind.



Nor should we think of the mate-

rial benefits alone resulting from na-

ture study. Perhaps the greatest ben-

efit to be derived from a. close con-

tact with the universal mother, a.

study of her laws and moods and an

appreciation of her beauties, is the

influence upon the individual.



No soul communing with nature,

with love and understanding, can fail

to perceive that the works of nature

are in truth the Manuscripts of God,

whereon are written truths that ev-

eryone may redd with at least some

degree of understanding if he but ex-

ercise the faculties with which his

Creator has endowed him.



How wise the advise of Bryant, one

of nature’s poets, to those who are

sick at heart,

en sky, and list to nature's teach-

ings.” There, indeed, will the sad

and weary find peace, joy and wis—

dom, for, “To him who in the love of

nature holds communion with her vis-

ible forms, she speaks a various lan-

guage.” '



Every normal mind, from the day

of intelligence in the babe to the last

glimmer of memory in the aged,

craves knowledge of some kind. When

that craving is pure and wholesome,

to wantonly deny it either to oneself,

or to others is an outrage against the

individual and society in general. The

study of nature would seem to be the

first and most natural demonstration





“Go forth under the op- '





MARCH 21, 1914."





of the craving for knowledge. Many

of the first 'questions asked: by the

child are in regard-to the objects of

nature it sees. We can all recall how

the visible forms of animals impressed

our‘childish minds with endless in-

terrogation as did nothing else Per-

haps many of the questions that pre-

sented themselves . and seemed so

simple then, are as far from solution

in our minds now as when we gazed

into the vaulted sky and wondered if

it were the floor of heaven.



It has been said that the school

boy’s most valuable lesson is that

which he learns on his way to and

from school. Some of that lesson he

may acquire from his fellows or from

observation of the works of man, but

it is safe to believe that the greater

part of it comes from his contact with

nature. The normal child who is not

denied his birthright by the narrow

confines of the city, revels in the lore

of field and stream, of wood and

plain. '



Knowledge which one can not use

for profit or pleasure, either to him-

self or others, is not education'any

more than a. material which the

healthy body can not digest, is food.

When the most natural, the pleasant-





est, the most profitable and inex—

haustible study for mankind, the

study of the Creator’s works, is





thrust aside and ignored while the

misguided student pores over misty

volumnes of dead languages and

stocks his brain with facts, he will

not use in after life, he is but wan-

dering farther and farther from the

goal he seeks.



All book learning is not useless

knowledge nor can anyone, however

gifted, go forth and learn much with-

out the guidance of those who have

gone before; Books that have with-

stood the test of time are the choic-

est thoughts of the greatest minds,

but a perusal of them alone Will make

no one wise and all other subjects of

which they treat are quite insignifi-

cant as compared with the study of

nature.



Nature study includes the study of

everything which our Maker has

created, from the farthest star in the

universe to the soil beneath our feet.

It includes the painstaking, all-em-

bracing observation of every plant

and creature, whether found in unex-

plored wilds or in close contact with

the habitation of mankind. It includes

the study of man himself in every

phase of life.





AN APPLE-GU ESSING GAM E.





 





BY

Guessing apples is an amusing game

for a small party. The winner may

receive either a basket of bright red

apples or an apple-pincushion. An

apple limb switch makes a good



“booby prize.”



Provide each guest with a sheet of

paper and a pencil and ask each to

write the answer to the following

questions in order:



1, What apple is a month?



2, What apple was put to death

during the Civil War?



3, What apple is a sovereign?



4, What apple is a drink and the

juice of the maple tree?



5, What apple do contestants seek

to win?



, What apple do we get in winter?



, What apple is a state and color?



, What apple is verdant?



, What apple did King David love?

10, What apple is a crustacean?

11, What apple is a lady. of rank?

12, What apple is used for coats?

13, What apple is a fruit?



14, What apple is a color?



15, What apple is an animal and a

feature?



The answers in their order are: 1,

Mayapple; 2, Northern Spy; 3, King-

apple; 4, Wine Sap; 5, Prize; 6,

Snow; 7, Arkansas Red; 8,’ Green-

ing; 9, Jonathan; 10,1Qrabapple; 11,

Duchess; .12, Astrakhan; 13, Straw-

berry; 14, Russet; 15, Sheep Nose.





L. M. THORNTON.





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Jack as a Champion of the Helpless.





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By ALTA LAWSON LITTELL.





 





ITH his skates thrown over



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from side to side at every

movement of his vigorous young body,

Jack Ryan strode through the woods

011 snappy February morning on his

way to the mill-pond to meet the

boys of the Eaton school. His usually

laughing face was clouded and he

slashed viciously at the underbrush

with his hockey stick as he hurried

along.



“I’d just like to give him one good

punch, anyway,” he muttered. He

made such a ferocious lunge at an

oak sapling as he spoke, that, his aim

missing fire, he plunged headlong into

a snowbank.



Some Weeks before Jack’s father

had promised Jack and his sister

Peggy $5.00 each if they would bring

home from school perfect marks in

deportment. On the very day of Mr.

Ryan’s promise Jack had got into

trouble in school with Harold Wilson,

who deliberately planned to get Jack

a black mark. Jack might have ex-

plained the situation and cleared him-

self, but he had just been reading

about the winter at Valley Forge, with

the Conway cabal, and, flushed with

hero worship, had refused to tell on

Harold or to allow any of his friends

to tell. Like many a hero of larger

growth he had since learned that it is

one thing to be a hero on the spur of

the moment, when your friends stand

around to char, and quite another to

keep right on at the hero business af-

ter the impulse has cooled and the

shouting has died out. Many a time

since the incident he had been in-

clined to wonder if it wouldn’t have

been more practical, to say the least,

to have straightened matters out and

got his $5.00. But he had always dis-

missed the thought.



This morning, though, it was differ-

ent. 'Peggy had just got her $5.00 and

had already spent it, in imagination,

in 50 different ways. Jack had tried

hard not to care, but it was a little

too much to expect a fourteen-year—

old boy to be altogether heroic under

the circumstances. If he had $5.00,

Jack knew exactly how it would be

spent. Before night he would have

that twenty-dollar, six-shot pump gun

which Mr. Stevens kept in his hard-

ware store window just to aggravate

boys with only $15.83 in their banks.

\Vith the $5.00 added to his savings

Jack could have the gun and a box of

shells, too, and the one wild dream of

his life would be realized. Over and

over and over the thoughts of what





he might have done raced through his

mind, always with the accompaniment

of Harold’s meanness. And as Jack

hurried to the pond he longed to give

Harold one good punch just by way

of relieving his feelings.



His sudden tumble into the snow

bank, however, somewhat cooled his

temper. He picked himself up with

a grin, fished his skates out of the

snow, threw them over his shoulders

and started off briskly again.



“See here,” he remarked severely

to himself, “You decided to let that

affair go unnoticed, and now it’s time

to stop thinking about it. Just you

march on to the mill-pond and pre-

tend you don’t care.” And whistling,

“Hark from the Tombs a Doleful

Sound,” as the most unwarlike air he

knew, he trudged along.



Suddenly just ahead of him a rabbit

hopped across his path, and sitting

down by the side of the road, looked

at him as impudently as though it

knew he couldn’t possibly buy a gun.



“You wouldn’t sit there with that

saucy grin on your face if I had my

gun,” threatened Jack, stooping down

to scoop up a snowball as he spoke.

The rabbit darted away with what

Jack vowed was a malicious wink,

and Jack let fly the snowball at the

bith of vanishing fur.



As he turned to go on a sound came

to him and he stopped to listen. \Vas

it a kitten, or a child? He could not

tell which. Clearer now on the frosty

air, since the sounds of snow creak-

ing under his feet had ceased, it came

again. It was both child and kitten,

a little girl crying and a kitten mew-

ing piteously. Though he had been

anxious a moment before to shoot a

rabbit, Jack could not bear the sounds

of suffering and he hurried along to

see who was in trouble. -



Coming to the edge of the woods he

saw eight-year-old Milly Brown across

the clearing, standing by the stone

wall on top of which stood a boy

swinging her pet kitten by the tail.

Jack knew at once that the boy was

Harold. There wasn’t another lad in

the Eaton school mean enough to do

such a thing.



His heart thumped madly and his

voice was almost joyous as his, “Hi

there, Hal, drop it,” cut into Milly’s

cries, scoldings and beseechings.



Harold’s song of “Ding, dong, bell,

pussy’s in the well,” which he had

been illustrating by swinging the kit-

ten back and forth just out of Milly’s

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he 'still held it tightly in his arms.

j“Make him give it to me, Jack,

pleaded Milly tearfully. “My poor,

dear, little kitten. He’s made it all

dizzy and hurt it dreadfully.”

' “Give her that kitten, Hal," Jack

commanded. “You ought to be

ashamed of yourself.” ,

, “Oh, is that so,” sneered Harold.

“Maybe I had and maybe I’ll give her

the kitten when I get ready. I don’t

have to be bossed by you.” '

‘ “You’ll get ready now or wish you

had,” threatened Jack. “You needn’t

think I’m afraid of you because I let

you off at school. Get down from

there and give Milly her kitten.”

Although a half head taller than

Jack, Harold had no desire to fight

him. He much preferred fighting boys

of his age by trickery, and reserved

his fists for little children and ani-

mals Which he was sure would not

turn on him. 'Besides, Jack was the

acknowledged champion of the Eaton

school, and kept constantly in train-

ing with boxing gloves and a punch-





.ing bag in his father’s barn, though





he never went about seeking a battle.

On the other hand, Harold objected

to being dictated to by anybody.



“If you want her to have the kitten





, come and get it for her,” he jeered,





suddenly jumping to the ground on

the other side of the fence and start-

ing acros the field on a run.



Quick as a flash Jack threw his

skates and stick to the ground and

vaulted over the wall, while Milly

danced up and down on the other

side screaming, “Oh, my poor kitten,

my poor kitten. Kill him, Jack, kill

him. I want my kitten.”



Across the meadow flew the boys,

Harold still clinging to the kitten.

Ordinarily it would have ended with

Harold's escape for he was the cham-

pion sprinter of the school as Jack

was the champion boxer. But this

morning he was hampered by a long

overcoat, while jack in a sweater had

nothing to hinder him. A stone, hid-

den by the snow, aided the cause of

justice and Harold stumbling over it,

went down.



The kitten, released by the inglor-

ious fall, scampered to the top of a

tree which stood near, as Jack came

up, panting and exultant. Not on his

own account could he touch Harold.

but here was a cause which would

satisfy even George Washington. As

the defender of woman and the pro-

tector of helpless animals, surely no





‘one could object if he gave Harold





what he deserved.



Harold scrambled to his feet and

assumed an air of bravado.



“Oh, of course you can beat me,’

he sneered. “I’ve got on this big coat

andyou know I can’t do athing.”



“Take it off," Jack said amiably,

“and I’ll take off my sweater. VVe’re





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EW people have any idea how

our dishes are made or have ev-

er visited a pottery, with’ its

roof, adorned with queer, bee-hive-

like objects~—the tops of the kilns.

It is a most inteiesting experience,

even to the uninitiated, to walk

through the many rooms, noisy with

the rumble of machinery and the

movement of many feet, and watch

dishes grow under skilled fingers;

where the walls are lined with work

benches and the middle of the rooms

filled with drying-racks, and it would

seem that the workers, busy as bees,

would get in the way of each other as

they turn this way and that. But ev-

eryone knows his place and work,

and there is no confusion as the work

is carried forward with machine-like

precision.

The clay of which our dishes, and

all earthen-ware vessels are made, is

brought to the potteries from differ-





‘ent parts of our country—some from





the Southland, some from the eastern





 





,the tree top.





going to settle-this thing right now.”

He had his sweater off even before

he finished speaking. “Hurry up, I’m

due at the pond in just five minutes

and I don’t want to be late.” ;



Harold tossed his coat on the

ground and bent over on the pretence

of tying his shoe-lace. By raising him-

self suddenly he hoped to take Jack

off his guard and pitch him over

backward, for he knew that if he

fought fairly he had no chance. Jack,

however, was too well acquainted with

Harold.



“No you don’t Hal,” he said firmly.

“I’ve seen you fight before. Stand up

here and take your medicine like a

man, because I’m going to give it to

you.”



And he did. The fight which fol-

lowed was so short and decisive as to

be scarcely worthy of note. Jack was

glad, on the whole, that it was wit—

nesed only by Milly, perched on top

of the stone wall, and by the kitten,

which sat smoothing its ruffled fur in.

It was too tame and

one-sided an affair for boys to witness.



“It’s really no satisfaction to fight

you, Harold,” Jack complained, as he

sat cn his toes chest and rubbed his.

face vigorously with handfuls of

snow. “You don’t offer enough re-

sistance. Just see how peacefully you

lie there and take this and this and

this.” He emphasized each word with

a hearty scrub. “I’m never going to

fight you on my own account, you

aren’t worth noticing. But every time

I see you tormenting anyone younger

than you are or hurting an animal,

I’m going to give you a good drub-

bing.” He slipped a bit of ice down

Harold’s neck as he spoke. “If you

want to fight me you’ve got to learn

how to handle your fists. Come around

nights after school and I’ll give you

boxing lessons free. Maybe you’ll

know how to fight in a year or two.

Now get up and march.”



Jack arose, and Harold, red and

rumpled, scrambled to his feet, and,

picking up his overcoat, walked off,

muttering threats, while Jack threw

his sweater over his shoulder and

went back to recover skates and

hockey stick. '



“I’d climb up and get your kitten,

Milly,” he_expla_ined, “but it would be

afraid of me. Leave it alone and it’ll

come down after awhile.”



“Oh, Jack,” gloated Milly, “Didn’t

you scrub his face good and hard,

though! I just wish I was a boy so

I could fight him, too.”



“Never mind, Milly,” laughed Jack,





“I guess he won’t touch your kitten





again. If he does just let me know.

I’m sure he’ll never bother me any

more.”



And as he whistled, “See the Con-

quering Hero Comes,” Jack hurried

on to the pond.





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'The Making of Pottery.





By DEMAREST GLENTWORTH RUBINS.





coast, while still other kinds must

come longer distances, being brought

over the water from foreign shores,

for each ware requires its particular

kind of clay.



This clay is first thinned with wat-

er until it is liquid enough to run

through pipes, from which it drops

down between heavy sacks and the

water is squeezed out by machinery,

leaving the clay in a plastic condi-

tion. The making of these peculiar

“sacks” is quite an item of expense,

but by wise management and a little

care they can be made to last some

time. A contract is given for a cer-

tain number of sacks whenever need-

ed, and as their construction is very

simple,. it is an easy matter for the

sewer to make large wages. One

woman who has contracts from three

or four potteries averages $5 a day.

Out of her earnings she has built a

beautiful home and is helping he

two boys through college. "



When the soft clay is removed be-
MARCH 21, 1914.





tween the sacks it is distributed to

the workers on the different floors,

each of whom has only certain dishes

or vessels to make. They will pinch

off a small lump of clay, ”flatten it

into a thin sheet by hand, slap it ov-

er“ a mould, trim the edges a little

and set it away to dry, in less time

than it takes to tell it. If there is to

be a raised design on the piece the

mould having that design is selected.

and the 'dried clay will show the

same. Perhaps, instead of setting it

away to dry,‘ the clay-covered mould

is handed to a second man, who trims

it off with sponge, knife and wheel,

before it is handed to an attendant to

be set on the drying racks. Most of

these men are. piece-workers and so

fast do they work the attendant must

move quickly to keep the green dish-

es out of the way and a fresh mould

beside the first worker.



After the clay has dried, the mould

is removed, and, if the dish or vessel

is to have knobs, handles or ears, it

is turned over to another department

where it is rapidly turned around and

around and every little roughness

trimmed off with a knife, washed in-

side and out with a sponge, the addi-

tions stuck on in the proper place.

and it is again set away to dry. After

the second drying it is ready to go to

the first kiln, which is fired to a white

heat for about fourteen hours.



Almost before the contents are cool

enough to handle, the kiln is opened

and the brown pottery removed. It is

then carefully inspected for cracks or

other imperfections, then turned over

to the glazier, who immerses each

piece separately in a tank filled with

a liquid, the making of which is the

factory’s secret, it being the aim of

each pottery to find a preparation

that will not craze or crock. But

there is something very unhealthy

about it, and the men who dip do not

live long, consequently are paid enor-

mous wages. After the glazing the

pottery is taken to a second kiln

where it is again subjected to an in-

tense heat, from which it emerges,

plain white ware seen in the stores.



If it is to be decorated, it is taken

to the decorating department where

nimble fingered girls sit at long ta-

bles with piles of white ware before

them, rapidly putting the design on

each piece, using transfer patterns

for the purpose, each factory making

its own designs and patterns. The

pottery is then immersed in big tubs

of "water that stand beside the work-

ers which removes the pattern but

leaves the design in color. If flowers

or color is not wanted, the raised de-

::ign left by the mould is picked out

in gold, or perhaps a gold band is

placed around the edge, the work be-

ing done with a tiny brush. Shaded

colorings are blown on, a rubber tube

and compressed air doing the work.

the operator afterward rubbing off all

surplus color with the ever present

sponge. For his skill and speed he

receives very high wages. After all

the decorations are on, the pottery is

burned a third and last time’, and is

then ready for shipment.



The sample room is the climax of

the visit, for there is displayed the

finished product in all its beauty and

wealllr of color and design. The tray:

cling salesmen carry samples of all

stock patterns, from which the mer-

chant may order, or he may have a

peculiar pattern or design of his own

which the pottery will develop and

make for his exclusive trade.



Not a single “sample” piece is for

sale, and with a sigh and many a

longing look the visitor reluctantly

takes his leave, stepping into the out—

er air with an increased respect for

such common things as dishes.





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into practice in this as in other in-

dustries, and for this .reason a recent

announcement that a new way of

uniting the fabric and rubber used in

the making of rubber boots and shoes

into a single unit, will be~ interesting.





The motor car industry during the

past 15 years has influenced a tre-

mendous development in the manu-

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methods, new processes and remark-

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ed of in the manufacture of rubber

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And higher development has been

attained from the standpoint of tough-

ness and durability in the manufac-

ture of automobile tires than in any

branch of the rubber industry.



The process of making rubber foot-

wear, up to the present time has been

to lay the rubber upon the fabric by

hand and vulcanize without pressure.





Tire manufacturers have realized

for years that if a boot or lumber-

man’s shoe could be. made of the

same stock and by the same process

which made it possible for motor car

tires to travel 10,000 miles or more,

over the roughest roads, they would

have a boot far and away beyond any-

thing in the way of rubber footwear

heretofore produced. But up to the

present time it has been regarded as

practically impossible to produce such

rubber footwear. Therefore, the an-

nouncement that these goods can be

made by the well known unit-con-

struction, high-pressure process, is re-

garded as a master stroke in the rub-

ber industry.



The tremendous pressure under

which the rubber and fabric are weld-

ed together and vulcanized into a sin-

gle unit makes each actually a part

of the other, so that it is impossible

for this footwear to crack or peel,

leak or come apart.



This great achievement will likely

be a tremendous incentive and im-

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Joseph R. Drake, vice-president of

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half duration, most of which time was

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older than our country and labor is

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Don’t Lay Too Much





“Are Americans losing the skill of

eye and hand that made us great as

an industrial nation?



“Are American factory operatives

today degenerating into mere tenders

of machines?



“One thing is certain, the trend of

industrial training in the technical

high schools of the country is not in

the direction of the development of

those powers of inventiveness and in-

genuity that was the foundation of

our national greatness.



“When I go through our technical

high schools the boys at work im-

press me as being mere tenders of

machines.”———Ella Flagg Young, Supt.

of Schools, Chicago.





 





adays about vocational training.



Fit the child for some special

work, and do not litter up his mind

with a lot of stuff he is not going to

use in his work, is the cry of the

hour. While it is good in its way, I

often wonder how we are going to tell

just what the child will use and what

he will not.



I was educated in the old-fashioned

way, which we are now told was al-

most criminal. My mind was stored

with a “mass of unrelated facts,” as

our present-day educators say, and

yet out of that jumble of facts I don’t

believe there is much I haven’t used

some time or other. So that when we

begin weeding out the unnecessary,

who is to say where to begin?





But I started out to wonder if we

are not training our boys and girls a

wee bit too much along one line. I

have in mind a young man who has

been trained most carefully. In pub-

lic school he had several years of

manual training, when he learned to

make all sorts of fearful and wonder-

ful things 'with tools bought and paid

for by the board of education. He

followed this up by four years at a

college, where he studied engineering

and did shop work with other ex-

pensive tools. Theoretically he should

be able to do all sorts of odd jobs

And he can if—he has

the proper tools.



Really. it is a joke to watch him

work. His mother asks to have a

shelf put up in the kitchen. He first

sits down with pencil and paper and

figures up the. stress. Then he makes

a. diagram of the side wall of the

kitchen, carefully indicating each

screw hole and the size of the screw.

This takes a. day, usually. Next morn-

ing if his mother can furnish saw,

plane, hammer, tool for making holes

to fit the nail head, screws and nails

of a certain size, and a few other im-

plements he proceeds to put up the

shelf. I will say this for him, when

he has finished the job is a real work

of art. No high-priced cabinet maker

could improve on it. But was it worth

all that time and expert work?



To me the lamentable thing is that

he can’t work without proper tools.

everything must be to his hand just

as he had it in school or college, or

he is lost. My brothers, with a brok-

en saw, a jack knife and a good sized

stone for a hammer, would tackle any

job of home carpentering and get it

done satisfactorily. While this highly

trained: expert would stand helpless

and dejected unless you give him a

kit of tools. Why, I’ve seen women

with a hairpin, butcher knife and

monkey wrench, educated in the old

style, with a' “hodgepodge of ideas,”

which at least they knew how to use,





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At ,Ho‘me, and Elsewhere





Stress on Specializing.





do a job in a half—hour that this chap

would take a day to do with the prop-

er tools, and couldn’t do at all with-

out them.



Is it the young man himself who is

at fault? Is it because he does not

know how to utilize the things at his

command, or is it the educational sys-

tem. Perhaps it is the boy’s fault

that he has no conception of anything

outside of the way he has been taught

to do things. Give. him the proper

tools and he can do anything. But

show him the work and leave it to his

initiative to find a way to do it, and

he is lost.



Vocational training is a fine thing,

no doubt. But to my way of thinking

the world has too many specialists.

Every boy and girl should know a lit-

tle about every other line of work,

unless they expect to spend all they

earn hiring each other to do the bits





 





   





 





of work which come up about a. house-



The farm boy, and girl, too, should

know how to drive a nail straight, and

how to use a saw, chisel and plane.

And the boy and girl in town should

know how to make and care for a

garden. The person trained to do just

one 'thing is helpless. It is this know-

ing but one thing which has kept the

foreign working classes down, While

the versatility of the American toiler

has made him the wonder of the

world. It will be a sorry day for the

American laborer if he comes to a

time When he, too, becomes a machine

to do but one thing. Let us do one

thing better than any other if you

like, but be able to do all the others

well enough to pass if emergency

arises.



DEBORAH.



Lest the author of the foregoing art-

icle be accused of plagarism, she

wishes to state that it was writen be-

fore Mrs. Young’s speech, parts of

which are quoted—Ed.





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The New Hats are Conservative and Becoming.





 





HE advance guard of spring hats

seems to indicate that if our

frocks must befreakish, at least



)ur chapeaux may be sensible and be-

coming. Small and medium-sized hats

.re the thing for early wear, and the

atest ,importations show none of the

arge garish effects which have some-

imes been perpetrated upon suffering

womankind. Especially becoming to

youthful fresh faces are these new

‘ats, small, close-fitting, and rolled up

.t one side, or neat low-crowned sail-





their absence. Maline is much used

in pom-p01ns,rfolds and bands. Ev-

erything is good, say the trimmers,

so no matter what you use you will

not be a back number.



Of course, there must always be a

new color, even if it is new only in

name, and this spring it is tango.

Tango looks exactly like our old





friend, burnt orange, but don’t make

the mistake of calling it that lest you

show you are not quite up with mod-

Blue





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ors, though these sailors must be

trimmed. The more matronly hats

are close-fitting, many without the

rolled brim, the high effect being

gained by bows of ribbon, or “stick-

ups,’ as the milliners say, of maline,

ribbon or other materials.



Both back and front trimmings are

good, the majority favoring a front or

side-front effect. The Mercury bows,

which have enjoyed a short vogue,

are already fading. Flowers in abund-

ance are seen and ribbons of all hues,

textures andwidths, but plumes and

feathers are most conspicuous by





shade is good, especially peacock

blue. For the more sober folk are

taupe and black, while white for the

younger women is. seen a great deal.



Very smart for either the young

woman or the matron, is a. hat of

Milan rolled high off the face on the

left side, but fitting closely down over

the hair, which, by the way, must be





'drawn down about the ears, covering





them if you wish to be right up to the

minute. The brim of the, aforemen-

tioned hat is filled in with black ma~

line and has a band of jet. ‘ A hand-





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MARCH 21, 1914.





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pecially good model, and is becoming

to almost any woman who can wear

all black.



For girlish wear a plaque of white

horsehair is shown. This is trans-

parent and shows beneath the braid,

stiff clusters of autumn foliage, the

foliage being inserted between the

braid and the inner lining. Beneath

the brim are clusters of flowers and

a knot of ribbon.



Sailors to the uninitiate are sailors

in name only, as they little resemble

in shape our friend of other years.

Who would suspect that the much-

trimmed hat in the illustration was a

sailor? But the milliner solemnly

vows it is. It is of fine brown straw,

trimmed with ribbon of the same

shade and a wreath of tiny roses and

forgetme-nots. The ribbon around the

top of the crown is pinked and pleat—

ed, and the hat was a jaunty effect

when poised about a piquant face.



Of white ribbon is a helmet hat





which promises to be good for spring





wear. The entire hat is made of rib-

bon, yet it has the effect of the police

or fire laddie’s helmet. Trimming it

are Mercury wings, poised ready for

flight, on the brim.



A peacock blue hat for girls’ wear

takes the form of a small, close-fitting

turban, the brim turning up at the

left front into a high point. The trim-

ming is a tall “stick-up” of peacock

ribbon, fastened to the high point of

the crown.



Quite a little fancy braid is shown

just now, but the finer braids promise

to supplant them before the season is

far advanced. For the woman who

wants something neat, serviceable

and unobtrusive, is shown a close-fit-

ting hat of black fancy braid with

medium crown and plain brim, trim-

med very simply with loops of black

ribbon on the left side. Some flowers

are used on these black fancies, but

simply trimmed with ribbon or ribbon

and jet, they are neat and smart ap-

pearing.





YOUR NEW CURTAINS.





 





BY A. 1.. L.



F you are going to buy new cur—

tains this spring for any room in

your house, unless you have that



abomination of desolations, a parlor,

you will make no mistake in buying

scrim. Scrim for living-room, dining-

room and sleeping-rooms, is offered

you when you enter a drapery depart-

ment and ask for something new. Of

course, other things are shown, mad-

ras, voile and marquisette, but scrim

seems to be the leader. either in ecru,

ivory or white. I l '



And, when you stop to consider,

there are good reasons for this popu-

larity. Scrim is transparent, it lets

in plenty of light and does not ob-

struct your view of the street, it is

soft, so that it hangs in the soft,

straight folds just now demanded; it

is as easily laundered as your dish-

towels, and, best of all, it is durable.

In this last respect it is a better in-

vestman than madras, which does not

wear nearly so long, though it is un-

doubtedly pretty curtain material.



You can buy your scrim as plain or

as fancy as you like. It is sold by the

yard with narrow or a wide lace edg-

ing either on both sides or on one;

with plain hemstitched edges; with a

narrow border of drawnwork; with

drawnwork borders three and four

inches wide; with drawnwork striping

the whole width of the curtain, and

with borders of colored floral wreaths.

So you may have curtains beautifully

plain or very much fussed up, just as

you desire.



As to price, you can buy it any-

where from 15 cents to 50 cents the

yard. The 25-cent quality is a good

bargain, the scrim is fairly fine,

though, of course, not so fine a weave

as the more expensive variety. Voiles

and marquisettes come at the same

prices, while the madras retails at

from 19 cents the yard to $1.00.





THE MICHIGAN





For the living- -room plain straight

curtains of ecru or ivory scrim, hung

close to the glass, -would be pretty,

with over-drapes of Some sun-fast fab-

ric in dilll green, brown or maroon to

suit the general color scheme of the

room. The drapes may hang simply

from the side of the windows, or you

may use side drapes and a valance

across the top, from a foot to a foot

and a half wide.



In the bedrooms, cretonnes and

chintzes are used for the over-drapes,

pink, blues and yellows being in great

demand.



Lace curtains for state rooms are,

of course, always good. But the busy

housekeeper is turning more and more

from lace, which is so hard to “do

up,” to the cloth curtains which may

be put in with the week’s wash any

time she thinks of it, and quickly and

easily gotten out of the way.





THE LAUNDRY ROOM.





 





During the winter months house-

wives find that, of all household tasks

laundry work is the most taxing not

only on strength, but also on health.



The need of a laundry room is ex-

treme at this season of the year. It

is not possible to do washing without

the house becoming somewhat damp

from the steam which arises from the

hot water, and in case there are little

ones in the family, they are almost

sure to contract colds on each wash-

day and thus- suffer from such local

congestion during most of the winter.

This should not be regarded lightly.

“Nothing but a cold” is an expression

too commonly heard. A cold reduces

the vigor while nature is trying to

make both growth and daily repairs,

and prevents that perfect develop-

ment which might otherwise take

place during childhoodwnot to men-

tion those dangerous gatherings in

ears and mastoid bones, so common

to childhood, which are almost invar-

iably caused by colds.———Juanita L.

Shepperd, University Farm, St. Paul.





FASHIONS BY MAY MANTON.





 





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No. 8195—,—Fancy blouse, 34 to 40

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No. 8200—Semi-Princess gown, 34

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No. 8174—Seven-gored skirt, 26 to

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No. 8194—One-piece skirt, 22 to 30

waist.



The above patterns will be mailed

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(4) to heavy Irshaped frame of malleable

iron — iron that can’t break . Heat can't

escape: stays tight and bakes right always.

Partition in bottom flue guides heat to front

of oven: no need to turn bread in a Majestic.

Ordinary ranges of cast iron or steel, can ’t

be cold- riveted because hammer blows break

cast metal. Such ovens are bolted loosely

to thin body metal, without oven frame.

This leaves cracks that must be filled with

putty. which soon falls out. allowing heat to

escape. The better fire then required buckles

the unbraced oven and burns out the range.

Other Msjestie advantages: Hot water mov-

able reservoir of pure. nickeled copper.

Pocket pressed from one seamless piece-

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That's what it means to use Aristos

(Flour—you use less to get the same

result. Milled from Red Turkey

Wheat, Aristoa Flour has superior

strength—the flavor and the nutri-

ment of the wheat are retained in

greater proportion than in most

other flours. You save because you

need not use so much, not because

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When you see the advantages

that show 1n a Majestic, you 'll want it!

1. Body lined with extra heavy, pure as-

bestos, held in place by open grating so

that asbestos can reflect heat onto oven.

2. Oven top curved— heat hugs closer

than with ordinary square top, and is bree-

ed by heavy bolted beam.



3. Patented plate around base of pipe adds dou-

ble thickness where ordinary stoves are weak.





Majestic oven is cold-riveted





in: lever. N o wear on bottom of reservoir.

(Flush top reservoirs have aluminum top.)

Unbreakable iron braces on oven door.

Oven rack slides out easily and stays rigid

and level under heavy weight. Cup catches

falling ashes when emptying pan. Open end

ash pan scoops up ashes inside as you slide it

in. Ventilation under pan—floor can ’tscorch

These Majestic advantaggs show: but qual-

ity only shows with use. ajestics are made

entirely of malleable and charcoal iron.

Charcoal iron looks like ordinary iron or

steel but resists rust three times as long.

That’s why you can ’tjudge quality by actual

“penance, much less by pictures. The



ueetic Reputation should be your guide.





The men-folks won ’t use worn out form ma-

chinery. W by should you “get along" with

an old cookstove that wastes fuel, ruins bak—

ing and requires frequent repairs? A new

range would save its cost; but gets. good one.

A cheap range is never cheap. A Majestic

Range always requires less fuel and repairs.

skes best and outwears 3 ordinary ranges.

See the Majestic before you buy any. Ma-

jestic dealers are in every county of 40 States.

If you don’t know the Majestic dealer near

y,ou ask us: and write for‘ Range Compari-





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THE RURAL HELP PROBLEM.





 





Paper prepared by Miss Nora

Braun, of Webster Farmers’ Club, and

read by Mrs. E. N. Ball, before the

State Association of Farmers’ Clubs.





I have chosen this subject because,

having lived in a rural community

practically all my life, I have found

ample opportunity of becoming ac-

quainted with farm problems. Ac-

cording to my observation and con-

sideration, the problem of sufficient

and efficient help is one of the great«

est before the farmer and his wife

today, for upon it the others in great

measure hinge. The problem appeals

to me- because of the direct relation

between it and the social condition

of our rural population, and further,

between it and the high cost of living

that is bearing so heavily upon our

urban population. If in writing this,

I can reach any of the fundamental

underlying causes of present condi«

tions and add even one worth~whi1e

suggestion to their solution, I shall

feel amply repaid for the effort.



Printed information bearing direct-

ly upon this problem seems to be de-

cidedly meager, and I can speak from

direct personal experience of but a

limited territory, most of which lies

in the eastern half of VVashtenaw

county, Michigan. Yet that the' con-

ditions of this section are typical

seems evident from the reports of ac-

quaintances representing many wide-

ly separated districts of the middle

states. And what are these condi-

tions?



When I think over a long list of ac-

quaintances living on farms and check

off those that have the necessary

help to carry on their business in

such manner as to leave a margin for

profit and yet have opportunity for

self-culture—in less words, who can

get the best out of life—I find these

favored individuals pitifully few. We

may not be able to tell why, but'the

fact remains that the farmer and his

wife are handicapped, and seriously

so, by the lack of help. They may

have all sorts of labor-saving machin-

ery, and this is surely essential under

present conditions, but as yet this

machinery has not become sufficient

ly automized to give eflicient results

without a level head and a pair of

capable hands to manipulate it; and

when there is but one such head and

one such pair of hands, these hear an

unnatural strain. Under these condi-

tions, the victims of present rural

conditions see their long-boasted in-

dependence sweeping away, for how

can a man feel independence when

work is his master? Whichever way

the farmer—and the term includes

his wife as Well—turns, he is con-

fronted by tasks which must be done

if the farm is to be kept at a high

standard of productivity, such tasks

as tiling, fertilizing, spraying, fenc-

ing to make pasturage possible, cut-

ting out dead timber, etc. In the

spring and early summer, he is con-

fronted by the necessity for spraying

when the oat land should be plowed,

by corn-planting when late potatoes

are demanding the same attention, by

cultivation of these crops when the

haying should be done, and so it goes.

Many a time during the season his

patience and faith are tried as he

sees the dollars literally slipping out

of his pockets as the grain or other

crop is over-ripening and wasting for

lack of a harvester. This is especially

true of him who mixes agriculture

proper with, horticulture._ . g



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CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





,Membership Growing.——The Somer-

set Farmers’ Club is still growing in

membership. The Club met at the

Congregational Church in Somerset

for the February meeting on the 28th

ultimo. -The noonrhour found a good-

sized company assembled. After din-

ner was served, the meeting was call-

ed to order by Mr. F. R. Smith. Af-

ter singing of “America" by the Club

and prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Van-

buskirk, business followed, part of

which was the voting into member-

ship of several families. A committee

was appointed to draft resolutions on

the death of our highly esteemed sis-





ter and former secretary, Mrs. Mary





Carney. The topic for discussion was

then opened by the chairman, Mr.

Smith, followed by others giving their

personal experience on the topic, “Is

it profitable for the average farmer

to use commercial fertilizer?” The

discussion seemed to prove that where

there is a lack of barnyard manure

the commercial fertilizers are very

necessary and profitable, and a great

advantage in starting the young and

tender crops, such as corn, etc., ahead

of weeds and getting it well sarted

towards a vigorous growth. An ex-

cellent program then followed. Club

adjourned to meet March 28 at the

home of Mr. Lewis Walworth Jerome.

—Mrs. Zoa E. White, Cor. Sec.



Discuss Taxation Problem.-——The

Hadley and Elba Farmers’ Club held

its February meeting with Mr. and

Mrs. C. P. Johnson, 75 enjoying a

very pleasant day. The meeting was

called to order by the president B. L.

Snook. Song by the Club, “Sweet

Ble-and-Bye.” Mrs. Branch gave a fine

paper on conducting the finances of

the household, which was well dis-

cussed. W. E. Ivory and L. G. Selby

gave a. fine talk on “Taxation Re-

form,” which met with a very lively

discussion. Mr. A. H. Nalor, county

superintendent of schools, gave a

short talk on the “Boys’ Corn Club."

——Cor. Sec. .



Three Good Meetings—The East

Otisco Farmers’ Club has held three

large and interesting meetings this

year. January 8, the first meeting of

1914, met at the home of Mr. and

Mrs. E. M. Wooldridge. Sixty sat

down to the bountiful dinner served,

after which the annual election of offi-

cers was taken up. The following

were elected President, Clarence C.

D. Strain;

secretary, Mrs. Cora Kohn; corres-

ponding secretary, Mrs.‘.Mabel Chick-

ering; treasurer, Mrs. Charles John-

son. A selection of music was given

then E. M. Wooldridge, delegate to

the State Association of Farmers’

Clubs at Lansing, gave a very inter-

esting report. The February meet-

ing met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

M. L. Howe and J. D. Strain, Febru-

ary 5. Here 75 partook of the usual

dinner. At 2 p. m. meeting was call-

ed to order by the president. Two

selections were read by Mrs. William

Wilson. Then a short business meet-

ing was held, after which a discussion

on the resolutions passed at the State

Association of Farmers' Clubs at Lan-

sing was led by E. M. Wooldridge.

The president appointed as a commit-

tee to make out programs for the re-

mainder of the present year. The

regular monthly meeting of March 5

was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Beach. Fifty-two were present

at dinner, after which the meeting

was called to order by the president.

A short business meeting was held,

then an excellent program was given.

A discussion on the question, “Are

conditions favorable for a young man

acquiring a farm at the present

time? If not, how may they be bet-

tered?” was led by Fred Currie, Er-

nest Chickering and Anthony Kohn.

Then all joined in singing, after

which some current events were giv-

en by Clyde Beach. After the literary

and musical program which closed

the program, Club adjourned to meet

at the home of Mr. Wm. Leach, April

2.——Mrs. B. A. Chickering, Cor. Sec. '



Have Big Meeting.—Ceresco Farm-

ers ’Club, to the number of 125, held

a delightful meeting with Mr. and

Mrs. Jacob Paul, coming in sleigh-

loads of eight and ten. To appreciate

one of these meetings one must be

there. One lady said “I like to come

to the Club for everyone knows ev-

erybody else. There is no formality,

just a monthly reunion of one fam-

ily.” As usual the dinner played an

important part in the success of the

meeting. Professor Crosley, like ev-

eryone else, was in his jolliest mood.

Called to order, we sang a Club song

written by J. H. Brown. George

Reese gave a fervent prayer. Mrs.

Hall read the minutes of the last

meeting. A paper by Florence Blake

was fine, and a recitation by John

Woodruff was greatly enjoyed. P. M.

King presented the topic for discus-

sion, “How will legumes benefit the

farmer?" Adjourned to meet March

25 with .Mr.rand ,Mrs. George Smidt.

“—-'Mrs‘.'P. M King,” Cbr. sec. '





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APRIL PROGRAMS.





 





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for First

Meeting.



Opening song, “Grange Melodies.”



Roll call of officers, responded to

by each telling of some notable pro-

gress in any line.



The Torrens land title system, a

paper.



Surprise feature, in charge of the

young people.



What is your progress: 1, in gov-

ernment reforms? 2, in care of chil-

dren and young? 3, toward fuller co-

operation?



Dialect recitation.



Music. ' , .

Master assists lecturer in securing

above program.





HESPERIA GRANGE AND TEACH-

ERS’ INSTITUTE.





 





The Twenty-second Annual Union

Grange and Teachers’ Association In-

stitute of Oceana and Newaygo Coun-

ties, began on Thursday, February 12

and ended Saturday evening, Febru-

ary 14. It was the greatest intellec-

tual feast the association has ever

known. These meetings have been

held in Hesperia, a village of 700 in-

habitants, and 12 miles from a rail-

road, which may well be proud of

the way it has taken care of the

crowds which come from all parts of

the state. This last Chautauqua in-

volved an expense of about $100 a

night for talent, and also a good sum

for the day programs. But few towns

of its size could pay that amount and

still have money left. Four hundred

and fifty dollars worth of tickets were

sold and after all expenses, were paid

there was a good sum left for a

starter for next year.



The program was surprisingly good

and furnished entertainment, educa-

tion and inspiration in a pleasing

variation. The first lecture was “Jean

Valjean,” by Rev. Frank Luce, of the

First M. E. Church of Cleveland. This

lecture was a dramatic narrative de-

lineating the leading character of Vic-

tor Hugo’s masterpiece, “Les Miser-

ables,” and gave one a due apprecia-

tion of this famous character of the

fiction world. The Walkerville Or-

chestra furnished the music at this,

the first evening meeting.



The popular Mr. H. R. Pattengill

was the first one on the program Fri-

day morning. His talk was on “Tue-

bor,” and he soon made his listeners

understand what this motto of our

commonwealth stood for. He brought

out the value of our state and by do-

ing so made those who heard him feel

proud that they lived in Michigan.

His talk was interspersed with his

usual good humor and wit.



Mr. H. B. Blandford, of Newaygo

county, farm adviser, gave a good ad-

dress on “Dairying and Fruit Grow-

ing.” He said that with the proper

knowledge both of these branches.,of

farming could be carried on with

profit. ‘



Judge Van VVickle, of Hart, gave a

splendid talk on “Lincoln.” He said

that Lincoln was a diamond in the

rough_ among the rocks, and that he

was an example of the fact that abil-

ity, no matter where it is ,will'be

recognized. ‘ '



“Fads and Fundamentals” was the

subject handled by Mr. Otwell, Asst.

Supt. of Public Instruction. He said

that fads in education did harm, while

fundamentals were very essential.

Prof. Davis, of the U. of M., also

spoke on education, having as'his

subject, “Vocational Education.” He

suggested that the prime purpose of

education was to help the individual

to help himself.



A Grand Rapids High School Quin-

tet, with Mrs. A. E. Ewing as reader,

furnished the Friday evening entera

tainment. They furnished an excel-





lent evening’s program.





Opening the program on Saturday '





morning, Prof. R. D. Hollister, of the





_ U. of M., gave a splendid address on





the “Oral Interpretation of Litera-

ture.” He believed that we could get

much more out of our reading if we

read aloud. He gave short readings,

which were well rendered, to illus-

trate his points.



Our friend Pattengill again appear-

ed on the program, this time talking

on “Lessons from the Big Ditch.” He

told of the magnitude of that famous

work of engineering, of which all

Americans are proud. In this talk he

also brought out strongly the fact

that riches will not make a nation

successful; it needed vision, educa-

tion, industry and Yankee ingenuity

to do big things.



John C. Ketcham, Master of the

State Grange, was warmly Welcomed

when ‘he appeared on the program.

He gave things in his right-from-tha

shoulder manner, which drove home

many important things and gave one

an optomistic feeling in his endeavor

to help to overcome some of these

things.



Prof. Hollister next gave a recital-

lecture on “The Rivals,” in which he

showed himself an excellent interpre-

tor of literature and an impersonator.



Closing Saturday afternoon’s ses-

sion J. I. Gibson showed stereopticon

views and talked on the good fea~

tures of Western Michigan.



Saturday night the hall was pack-

ed to its limit, some even sitting on

the stage. The occasion of this crowd

was Hon. J. Frank Hanly, ex-governor

of Indiana, who talked on “The Gov-

ernment of the Fathers.” His pleas-

ing and eloquent manner won the

hearts of all who heard him. He

made a strong plea for upholding our

country’s constitution. He said that

it had no parellel in human history,

and that its preservation was worth

while. We, the children of our fath-

ers, must not raffle away our heri-

tage. He told no jokes or stories and





help up his hands to stop applause,‘





but still he held the attention of ev-

eryone there.



Thus ended the great meeting. Half

has not been told. The orchestral

music, the singing, led by that man,

Pattengill, and many other things too

numerous to mention, were of the

highest order. This Hesperia Chau-

tauqua is certainly a world unique

attain—M. R.





PROSPECTIVE GRANGES.

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The organization of new Granges at

Chester, in Eaton county, and at Mid-

dleville, in Bar, county, is given ser-

ious consideration.



At Middleville, C. F. Keiffer, aState

Grange organizer, finds considerable

interest, as the people there realize

the Value of a well organized and ac-

tive'Grtnge to the community. They

know'it to be a potent factor in the

moral, social and educational ad-

vancement of the country.



At Chester preliminary steps have

already been taken. A large number

of local people and a delegation from

the Charlotte Grange, held a meeting

recently with E. C. Pray, Master of

the Eaton County Grange, in charge.

After informal remarks by Mr. Pray,

F. C. Curtis, who has been active in

getting this Grange under way; W. L.

Huber, Master of Charlotte Grange,

and others, the following temporary

officers were elected to hold office un-

til the next meeting:



Master, Mr. Holmes; secretary, Lyle

Ryan; treasurer, Lafe Davis.



County Deputy Pray has arranged

to spend some time in the locality

and a large delegation is promised

when the new organization starts on

the road of effective and comprehen.

sive work.





COMING EVENTS.





 





Pomona Meetings.





There is to be a County Grange

Rally at Pontiac, March 25,at Grange

Hall, 3 Lawrence street east, at ten

o’clock a. m. Banquet at noon in the

Armory on Water street. Free to

all farmers. Lecturers’ and Masters’

conference at 10:00 a. m. After din-

ner regular Pomona Grange to which

all members are invited.





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able influence of the importa-

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the prices of that cereal in this

country. A few comparisons will help

us to better understand the situation.



Argentine has a population of near-

ly seven millions of people. It is

about 5,700 miles from New York to

Buenos Aires, the chief city and cap-

ital of the country. Buenos Aires is

a fine city of 1,314,000 people, and the

largest city in South America. You

will observe that over one-fifth of the

country’s whole population live in this

one city. The present rate on corn

from Chicago to New York is 21 cents

per hundred pounds, or about 12 3-5

cents per bushel.



Argentine is the second largest corn

producing country in the world. In

1911 it produced 260,000,000 bushels

of corn, and in 1912, 240,000,000 bush-

els. Iowa produced 432,000,000 bush-

els in 1912, and 323,000,000 bushels in

1913. So you see in 1912 Iowa over-

topped the whole of Argentine by

192,000,000 bushels, or she raises

more corn than any nation on earth,

except the United States. In 1912

Missouri produced 243,904,000 bushels

of corn, or about 4,000,000 bushels

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Missouri had been 5,700 miles away

from New York and you had heard

that the great state of Missouri was

pouring its immense corn crop into

the United States. What then! Would

you stand and tremble? In the past

Missouri and Argentine have stood

about equal in the production of corn.

Europe would not take one bushel of

our corn if it was cheaper in Europe

than in the United States. It requires

about one day’s extra sailing to reach

Europe over the distance to New

York. If it is worth more in Europe

why bring it here?



Of course, this being a corn famine





UCH is being said of the prob-'





Argentine and Our Corn Markets.





year they can afford to bring a little

as our prices are higher than usual.

Now can they afford to pay ocean

charges, elevator charges at New

York, railroad freights, and the

charges again where it is consumed,

and knock our market all to pieces?

As soon as our com declines to the

usual price how about Argentine? It

is said we only export two per cent

of our corn crop in general and use

the rest at home. Where is the two

per cent to export this year? We are

now short on our last crop over our

bumper crop by 678,000,000 bushels,

and we did not have corn then to

throw at the birds. If Argentine could

throw every ear and nubbin it has

into the United States and not save

one for seed, we would then be a

whole lot short of our bumper crop.

The whole world produced 4,152,000,-

000 bushels of corn in 1912 and the

United States produced 3,125,000,000

of it, or about three-fourths of the

whole worlds’ crop. In the same year

Iowa, Illinois and Kansas together

raised more com than was raised in

all the rest of the world.



Now we have Chile and Uruguay to

deal with and they both raise corn

and border on Argentine. In 1912

Chile raised 6,000,000 bushels and

Uruguay 8,000,000. Now the whole

population of South America is about

50,000,000 and these three countries

must feed all the rest of South Am-

erica and all the West Indies and part

of Europe and have enough left to

swamp the United States. The rest

of South America and the West India.

Islands are tropical countries and do

not export corn. They ship a little

corn to parts of Africa besides. You

have heard of the “Big Stick,” this

is a Big Stick being used by the grain

men to frighten the farmers into sell-

ing their corn as cheaply as possible.



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OMMUNITY planning can do

much to increase the profits in

farming. The community that

produces a good deal of one kind of

product, and that of good quality,

can market to much better advantage

than can the community that pro-





« duces a little of everything and not

- much of anything.





The unit of mar-

keting is the carload—and a train

load of one product can be marketed

better than the carload. The locality

that can market a train load of hogs

at a time will secure better prices

than can be secured where it is diffi-

cult to scare up a carload. The for-

mer place will have a market at all

times as there will be no trouble in

making up a carload. In the latter

place it will not be possible to market

whenever one wants to, even though

the market be the best.



The market comes to the place that

has much of one thing to sell. ’By a

community working together the qual-

ity can be improved and this brings

a better market, a more discriminat-

ing market. In time this community

that has worked together in produc-

ing a lot of one thing, and that of

good quality, will build up a reputa-

tion. This will result in a premium

being paid for the products. This

worth

money. It will bring dollars and cents.





This is work that can be started by





8. Farmers’ Club or Grange, or by





some members of it. Potato raising

is one line of work. The point would

be for all to grow the same kind of





 





potatoes and to plant and care for the





crop so as to secure quality and uni-

formity. Pork production is a good

line. Egg production can be worked

out well. Use one breed of poultry.

Feed and care for them so as to se-

cure a good production of eggs the

year round.

having the eggs gathered, packed and

shipped at least once a week, or bet-

ter, twice a week. Guarantee the

eggs. Have some way of marking so

that each egg can be traced back to

the farm it came from. A heavy pen-

alty should be imposed on the farm

that sends out a bad egg. It is spoil-

ing the market for the whole com-

munity.



Many ways will suggest themselves

in which a few farmers or a commu-

nity can plan together and in that

w'ay bring a good market to them.





 





SELLING PRODUCE ON DETROIT

MARKETS.





 





'Can you inform me how to get



a stall on the Detroit city markets?



Also, to whom to pay the fee?

Wayne Co. G R.





There are two‘classes of stalls on

the Detroit markets—one class is

rented day by day, while others are

rented for the season. The season

stalls are leased at $50 for the year.

The other stalls are charged for at

the rate of ten cents per day. The

practice in regard to stalls of the lat-

ter class is fer the farmer to drive

his rig into a vacant one, after which

the superintendent collects the fee.



One of the rules of the Detroit mar-

ket is that the produce sold thereon





Have some means for





his employer. It appears that the city

does not issue pamphlets containing

the rules and regulations of the mar-

kets, as is done in many places. How-

ever, a little experience, observation

and inquiry will supply one with the

necesary knowledge to market his

goods through these institutions.





 





SHIPPING BUTTER IN SUMMER.





 





.I have been shipping my butter all

Winter wrapped in paper, but when

warm weather comes I shall have to

stop shipping and take the low prices

offered at our local markets ; or else

I shall have to find some way of pack-

ing the butter so it will not soak

through. .



Leelanau Co. SUBSCRIBER.





It is pbssible to ship butter to con-

sumers during the warm months. The

writer has received shipments through-

out the summer of 1913 and not a

single consignment appeared to'have

been injured during transportation.

The shipments were made by ex-

press. Of course, the butter must be

handled with dispatch and the usual

precautions taken of keeping it cool

before delivering to the common car-

rier and after it has been placed in

the hands of the consignee.



It will be found practical to use

crooks for shipping the butter in sum-

mer. If the crooks can be enclosed

in a crate that will accommodate the

number to be shipped at a time, it is

possible to protect the butter consid~

erably from extreme temperatures

due to holding on station platforms

carrying in open delivery wagons, etc.

But if such a crate is made it should

be so constructed that the crooks will

not strike against each other. We

have used one that holds six five-

pound crooks, and when properly

packed the crooks have always arriv-

ed in good condition.



Plan to have the butter enroute

during the night. If it can be deliv-

ered at the station in the evening so

as to be shipped to arrive at is des-

tination in the night or early morn-

ing, and be delivered the following

forenoon, less trouble will be found

in keeping the shipments in good

shape. Most producers will find it

convenient to do this, but where it is

impossible, then the delivery should

be made near train time with the but-

ter kept cold by wrapping with heavy

cloth or carpet and at all times kept

from the direct rays of the sun.

Where the shipments do not require

to be sent on a. certain day, one can

often avoid shipment on an extreme-

ly hot day to the advantage of the

butter.





 





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change has just given a. practical

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tages of co-operative marketing of

farm products and purchasing of farm

supplies. The exchange has been op-

erating for five years. Its capital is

about $28,000. This last year it did a

business of over $700,000, and made a

profit of 52 per cent. Its stock shares

have doubled in value and its mem-

bers have received good prices for

their products. The 600 men who

make up its membership are prosper-

ous and well satisfied with their bus-

iness.



There could be no better refutation

of the widespread idea that farming

is profitable only for the middleman.

Farming is profitable for the farmer,

provided the farmer is alert enough

to resort to the methods of modern

business. This. is one phase of agri-

culture that the agricultural press and

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Crop and Market Notes.





Michigan.



Berrien Co.——There are more sales

here than usual, and stock of all

kinds is selling well. There are not

many hogs going to market. The first

carload of potatoes has been loaded

to ship, the price received being





 





around 500. A large amount was held





over for spring delivery with_ the

probability of not being much higher

than that. Ice dealers have been very

busy and have filled their houses with

the best ice in years. It is a little

too early to be certain about the con-

dition of wheat and meadows, after

the snow has gone.



Sanilac Co.-—There was good sleigh-

ing throughout February; ice men

have had a good harvest. Apparently

the wheat and meadows have suffere

little as yet, but we hope to see the

snow remain as long as possible. Not

much marketing done, and prices are

not very attractive. Farmers have

about 10 per cent of their beans left.

There will be a large amount of build-

ing of silos, barns and houses the

coming season. Prices are: Wheat

890; oats 36c; beans $1.65; hay $7@

11 baled; eggs 22c; butter-fat 28c.



Arenac Co.——The first few days of

March were cold, with quite a bliz-

zard. All grains seem to have stood

up well, also new seeding is better

than anticipated. Stock is wintering

fine and bringing high prices. Hens

are laying well, and price of eggs is

good. Some beans, potatoes and hay

are being marketed. Beans $1.55; po-

tatoes 50c; loose hay $7@10 per ton.

There are a great many auction sales,

and there seems to be plenty of buy-

ers.



Mecosta Co.—-—Signs of spring are

now appearing. Some sleighing yet.

Fall seeding appears to be in good

condition. Farmers who held their

hay find they have missed the best

market. Quite a quantity of potatoes

were marketed the past month for

45@50c.



Branch Co.—Farmers made good

use of the sleighing during February

to draw farm produce and logs. Most

of the snow is gone, and roads are

quite muddy. Wheat, rye and seed

ing looking fine, and promise a good

crops. Hens are laying better now,

Wheat 95c; corn 65c; buckwheat $1.70

per cwt; oats 37c; potatoes 60c@$1;

butter 230; eggs 220;. Most of the

stock that was in feeding has been





sold;



South Hillsdale Co.—Snow is nearly

gone, though there is some ice on

the fields. Wheat, rye and meadows

are in fine condition. Stock is all

looking well, and there is plenty of

feed of all kinds. There is quite a

number of auction sales, and every-

thing brings good prices. Eggs are

not plentiful as yet. Stock of all kinds

is nearly all sold, and good prices

were procured. Milch cows are in

good demand, and high prices are

paid for good producers. Beans and

potatoes are not raised here in large

enough quantities to supply the de-

mand.



Washtenaw Co.—-The severe weath-

er of February does not seem to have

had any injurious effect on wheat and

meadows, and prospects are for a

more than average crop, should con-

ditions continue favorable. The mild-

er weather is bringing out‘ a good

many potatoes, and the price is 500

per bushel. There is probably 25 per

cent of the crop yet to be marketed.

Shipping day every Wednesday seems

to bring out a big bunch of cattle

and hogs. Cattle $6@7; hogs $8.

Hens are beginning to lay, and eggs

are coming to market quite freely. A

great many auctions are being held,

and prices, especially for milch cows,

are high, from $60@100. Feed of all

kinds is plentiful. A good quantity

of hay is being sold at $11@12 at the

barn.



Shiawassee Co.—-—Wheat and rye are

still covered with snow and are in

good condition. There isn’t much

grain moving now, and prices on

grain are dull. There seems to be no

demand whatever for hay. There are

plenty of auction sales, and every-

thing is selling fairly well. There

are some sugar bushes being tapped.

There will be quite a number of barns

built this spring. Beans are about

all mark'éted, the price received being

$1.70; wheat 95c; oats 37c; potatoes

50c; corn 64c; hogs $8; cattle $7;

cows are selling at auction at $75@

125; horses $150@300, according to

size. Hens are beginning to lay, and

price of eggs has dropped to 240;

butter 28c. .



Ottawa Co.——There is still some

snow on the ground, so the wheat

and meadows are well protected. A

considerable quantity of wheat has

shipped from different places. A

considerable quantity of wheat has

been marketed lately at 950 per bu.

Eggs have dropped to 220, and the

market is well supplied. The aver-

age price of beans is $1.60. and some





 





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are holding for higher prices. The

price of potatoes is about 600.

Hillsdale Co.——The winter has been

favorable in this section for wheat

and clover. Wheat, however, shows

signs of the ravages of the Hessian

fly. Bean growers in the writer’s lo-

cality are holding last year’s crop for

the most part, but few having sold.

Most of the potatoes were disposed of

in the fall, and the surplus from the

winter’s supply will be about all that

will be available for the spring mar-

ket. Owing to the colder weather,

hens did not lay so well as a rule, in

February, as during the previous

months, but the output is now in-

creasing. Cattle, hogs and sheep are

selling well at auction, whilethere is

a marked decline in the price of

horses over the price in recent years.

Cows bring at auctions from $50@

100. Young cattle of all kinds are





d scarce and sell well. Eggs and but.





er are bringing around 25c in the 10-

cal market. Apples are very scarce

and bring from $1.25@1.50 per bu.

Hens are selling at auctions at 75@

800 each.



New Jersey.



Monmouth Co.——The ground has

been covered with snow for some

time, but it is feared that winter

grains have been hurt, as there is a

thick coating of ice under the snow.

Grass is not likely to suffer so much.

Poultry and milk are about all that

is being marketed. Eggs are very

scarce on account of the cold weath-

er, and sell at 30c. There are several

public sales in this section. Cows are

selling at $70@140; hogs $35@40.

Stock is not looking very well. A

blizzard began March 1 and contin-

ued two days, and snow acompanied

by high wind drifted the roads badly,

there being no mail service for a.

week. Wagon roads were all blocked,

trains were tied up and considerable

damage done to telephone and tele-

graph lines.



Pennsylvania.



Montgomery, Co.——-On March 2 we

had one of the worst blizzards in

many years. The ground is now cov-

ered with snow, which-is a good pro-

tection for grass and grain. There

has been no material change in the

markets. Milk at creamery $1.70; in

city 41/30 per quart; eggs 28c; dairy

butter 24c; chickens, live 160; dress-

ed 180; hogs, dressed $11; veal calves

$11; good fat cows 6%@7c. Horses

are scarce and high, not many being

raised here.



Erie Co.-—Everything in this section

looks favorable for farmers. Meadows

and winter grains have been covered

with snow through the coldest weath-

er. There is not much produce being

marketed. Hens are beginning to lay.

Farmers are getting ready for sugar

making. Eggs 24c; butter 35c; cheese

17c; hay $10; straw $6; potatoes $1;

apples $1.25; cows $90; veal 8c;

horses $200@300.



Lancaster Co.——Meadows and wheat

not in good condition. Grain has all

been sold. Steers and bulls 7%@

8%0; tobacco is dull, 6@8c per 1b;

eggs 310; poultry 14@17c; dairy but-

ter 35c; creamery 400; potatoes 85c.



Ohio.



Wayne Co.-——The weather has been

cold and the ground is covered with

snow and ice, but there is no sleigh-

ing. _We have had about a week of

good sleighing. The wheat and mead-

ows looked fairly well when the snow

fell, but is still covered with snow

and ice. Some wheat and oats being

marketed; wheat 93c; oats 38c. There

are not many cattle fed for market in

this section, and not much dairying

done. Hogs are going to market at

11c per lb. Hens are laying moder-

ately; eggs 25c; butter 280. Farmers

are not doing much but chores, h‘aul-

ing a little manure, cutting wood and

attending sales.



Darke Co.—On February 23 we had

one of the most severe storms for

many years; snow drifts closed the

roads, and. railroads were out of

commission for several days. Tem-

perature 16 below zero. Snow pro-

tected the crops from cold weather.

Butter 270; eggs 25c; hogs $8.50;

corn 55c.



Brown Co.—The past month was

the coldest we have had this winter.

with temeprature around zero, but





the wheat and rye have been well'





protected by the snow. There are

quite a number of spring pigs, but

fat hogs are hard to find. There are

a good many young lambs. There is

a large number of public sales, and

feed is selling well. Fodder is scarce

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





March 17, 1914.



Wheat—Although the price decline

of last week was recovered Monday,

a bearish turn on Tuesday lost to the

trade all the gain and more. Just now

the news favors lower prices. The

outlook for America’s growing crop

was never better. In practically ev-

ery section of the country where win-

ter wheat is grown the plants were

covered with snow whenever the tem-

perature was low enough to do dam-





 





age and now as the snow *leave’s Are- .usual.from,the west, mostly centrali. -





ports are coming in of the crop’s ideal

condition. Added to this are letters

reporting the promise of an unusually

large acreage of spring wheat, be-

cause of much fall plowing having

been done and the splendid way in

which the spring season is opening

up. But the bulls realize that the

changes will be in their favor, and

are content that prices are holding

up so well in face of these adverse

conditions. The price one year ago

was $1.06 per bushel for No. 2 red

Quotations for the week are:





No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May.

Wednesday . . . ...98% 9 1.01 111,

Thursday . . . . .98 97% 1.00%

Friday .......... 98 % 98 1.00%

Saturday ........ 98 % 98 1.00%

Monday ......... 98% 98 1.00%

Tuesday .......97% 971/4, 99%,





Chicago, (March 17).—No. 2 red

wheat 941/20; May 930; July 880 per

bushel.



Corn.—In spite of the easier feel-

ing in wheat circles, corn is improv-

ing in strength and price. There ap-

pears to be a good general demand

from feeding districts of the coun-

try, although the visible supply shows

an increase of over a million bushels.

One year ago No. 3 corn was selling

at 50%c per bushel. Quotations for

the week are





N o. 2 No. 2



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ......... 63 65

Thursday ........... 63 % 65 %

Friday ............. 63 % 65 %

Saturday ........... 63 % 65%

Monday ............ 64 66

Tuesday 4 66





............ 6

Chicago, (March 17).—May corn,





680; July 69%0; Sept., 66%c per bu.



Oats—Fractional changes have oc-

curred in oat values, with the prices

at the opening this week identical

with those of the week before. The

volume of business is small. Visible

supply decreased 762,000 bushels. One

year ago standard oats brought 34%0

per bu. Quotations for the week are:





0. 3

Standard. White.





Wednesday ......... 41 14 40%

Thursday ........... 41 111, 40%,

Friday .......... . . 41 % 41

Saturday ........... 41 % 41

Monday ............ 41 % 41





Tuesday ............ 41% 41

Chicago, (March 17).———May 39%0;

July 39%c; Sept., 377/80.

Beans.~Market is dull and steady.

The local board of trade quotes im-

mediate and prompt shipments at

$1.80; May $1.85 per bushel. Chicago

reports a steady trade. Pea beans,

hand-picked, choice, are steady at $2;

common $1.75@1.85; red kidneys,

choice $2.90@2.95.

Rye.——This cereal is higher. No. 2

is quoted at 68c per bu.

Barley.—At Chicago barley rules a

little more active and is quoted at 49

@68c per bu., whiIe Milwaukee quotes

the malting grades at from 53@68c.

Timothy.——Prime spot is steady at

$2.40 per bu.

Alfalfa.—Steady at $7.25 per bu.

CIoverseed.——Values are ower again.

Prime spot and March $8. 0 per bu;

alsike at $10.50; Toledo prime cash

is quoted at $8.35 and prime alsike at

$10.60.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Flour.~——Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs.,as follows: Best

patent $5.30; second $5; straight

$4.75: spring patent $5.10; rye flour

$4.40 per bbl.





- Feed.——In 100-lb. sacks,~jobbing lots.

coarse middlings:





are: Bran $27.50:

$27.50: fine middlings $29; cracked

corn $29; coarse corn meal $28; corn

and oat chop $25 per ton.



Hay.—Steadv at last week’s advance.

Carlots on track at Detroit are: No.

1 timothy $15@15.50: standard $14@

14.50: No. 2. $12.50@13.50: light mix-

ed, $14@14.50; No. 1 mixed $12.50@

13: No. 1 clover $12@12.50.



New York—Market is higher and

firm. N0. 1 timothy $21@21.50: No.

3 standard $16@20.50; light clover,

mixed $18@19.50; clover $17@18 per

ton for the large bales.



Chicago.——Offerings are more limit-





ed and demand good. Choice tim-

othy is quoted at $16.50@17.50 per

81115 51610. 1 $14.50@15.50; No. 2, $11



Straw.—Steady. Rye $7.50@8; oat

straw $7@7.50; wheat straw $7@7.50

per ton.



New York—Rye straw $17@18; oat

straw $11 per ton. '



Chicago—Rye straw is quotable

here at $7.50@8; oat straw $6.50@7;

wheat straw $6.50@7 per ton.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





Butter.—Market quiet with prices





 





%c lower. Extra creamery 26c per

lb; firsts 25c; dairy 19c; packing

stock 16c.





Chicago.—Market rather dull and

conditions are not encouraging. This

market is receiving more butter than

ed creamery stock. "Pri‘Ces‘ar'e lower

than last week. Extra creamery 26%c

per lb; extra firsts 25%@26c; firsts

24@24%c; seconds 22@23c; ladles 20

@21c; packing stock 160.



Elgin.—Market quiet at 26%c per

1b., which is %c lower than last week.



New York—A sharp decline of

about 30 was experienced here and

has caused unsettled conditions. Quo-

tations: Creamery extras 25%@26c;

firsts 24@25c; seconds 22@23c; pack-

ing stock 15%@16c per lb. -



Eggs.—Warm weather has brought

greatly increased receipts and much

lower prices, there being a decline of

8%c. Current receipts of fresh stock

quoted at 18c per dozen.



Chicago—There is considerable

trading going on but the supply is

more than equal to the demand. Most

of the buying is for immediate use as

lower prices are looked for. Prices

are about 60 lower than last week.

Miscellaneous lots, cases included

19@20%c; ordinary firsts 19%@20c;

firsts 20%c; seconds 180.



New York—The demand here is

good, and the receipts light. On ac-

count of the break in prices in other

places prices have dropped here.

Fresh gathered extras 31%0; extra

firsts 31c; firsts 30@30%c.



Poultry.—Local market holds firm.

Very little poultry coming in. Prices

unchanged. Live—Springs 17%@180;

hens 17@18c; turkeys 18@190; geese

15@160; ducks 17@18c.



Chicago—Conditions still continue

steady. Spring chickens are %c low-

er and geese are lower but otherwise

prices are the same. Quotations on

live are: Turkeys, good weight 15c;

others 120; fowls, choice 15c; spring

chickens 16%c; geese 12c; ducks 16

@170 per lb.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





Apples.—Market firm with prices

unchanged. No. 1, $5@6; No. 2, $4@

4.50 per bbl. In Chicago the market

is somewhat quiet but steady. Hold-

ers are still firm in their views al-

though the quietness gives them some

anxiety. Barrel stock is quoted: No.

1 Jonathans $6@7; Spies $5.50@6;

Baldwins are $5.50@6. In New York

gaSnocy Baldwins are selling from $6@



Potatoes.——Market continues firm;

prices unchanged. Quotations: In

bulk 58@600 per bu: in sacks 63@65c

per bushel for carlots. At Chicago

the market was oversupplied last

week and prices are about 2c lower.

Many cars could not be disposed of

even at the reduced prices. Good

Michigan white stock is quoted at 58

@630 per bu. In New York good

Michigan stock is selling for 74@76c

per bushel in carlots. The market

there and in other eastern cities is

weak and has a tendency toward a

lower basis. It is reported that in

Nebraska and other western states

where the drought ruined the last

crop, there is a good demand for seed

potatoes.



Onions—The local market is steady

with prices unchanged. Quoted at

$3.25@3.50 per sack for yellow and

$1.75 per crate for Spanish. At Chi-

cago the demand is increasing for

fancy sound onions and the prices are

holding up strong. Sacks 65@70 lbs.

Michigan grown, sell at- $2.



Cabbage.—Steady with prices un-

changed. Good quality is quoted at

$3@3.25 per bbl. At Chicago the sup-

ply on hand exceeds demand. Prices

are lower. Holland or Red $1.50 per

bbl, $15@18 per ton, according to

Quality. In New York good stock of

Danish or Holland sold at $22@24 per

ton by shippers. while in Cincinnati

New York Danish sells for $30@33

per ton.





 





 





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Reservations of stalls on the city

market opened this week and patrons

of the market will have until April 1

to.secure their old places. Heavy re-

ceipts of eggs makes the market weak

at 21@22c with prices subject to

change daily. N0. 1 dairy butter is

quoted at 20c. The poultry market is

firm and advancing. Hay is slow. No

special change in potatoes or beans





 





is noted. Grain prices at the mills

are: Wheat 910; rye 580; oats 39c;.

corn 65c. Greenhouse growers are

selling lettuce at Go, a price that does

not yield much profit.





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





For the time of year there was a

fairly good market Tuesday morning,

with a respectable number of wagons

and buyers present. Prices continue

good. Potatoes are being offered in

moderate quantities with the price

ruling around 80c per bu; cabbage is

firm at 80c@$1 per bu; lettuce 75@

80c; parsnips 75@800; apples scarce

at $1.50@2; carrots 40@500; horse

radish 75c@1; some chickens were

sold at $1.40@1.50 per pair while oth-

ers were asking 200 per lb; egg

prices ranged from 30@35c per doz.

Hay. is ., coming a little“ more freely

and the marketis dull with values

ruling from $13@17 per ton for loose.





 





THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.



, March 16, 1914.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock

Yards, East Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today as fol-

lows: Cattle 161 cars; hogs 85 d. d.;

sheep and lambs 55 d. d.; calves 1000

head.



With about 160 cars of cattle on

our market here today, and only 17,-

000 reported in Chicago, our market

was dull and draggy and lower from

start to finish. Cattle weighing from

1300 lbs. up sold about 100 per cwt.

lower than last week. Cattle from

1200 to 1300 lbs. sold a strong quarter

lower than last week, and at the finish

of the market some loads sold 35c

per cwt. lower than last week, and the

butcher grades of all descriptions sold

fully 15@25c per cwt. lower up until

noon, and after this from 25@40c per

cwt. lower than last week. At the

close of the market, there were sev-

eral loads of undesirable cattle left

over,‘and the market closed in only

a fair condition, with prospects no

higher in the immediate future.



Our hog market suffered a 10@15c

break on all grades but pigs today,

owing to fair supply here and liberal

run at Chicago. All good grades sold

at $9.25 generally. Pigs and lights

from $8.90@9.10; roughs $8.25@8.40:

stags $7@7.75. Market fairly active

and a good clearance was made, with

prospects about steady for the next

few days.



The market was active today on

handy lambs and sheep, but dull on

heavy. Prices steady With the close

of last week. Choice handy lambs

selling mostly at $8. Heavy lambs

selling from $7.25@7.50. We look for

slowltrade on heavy and coarse lambs

all the season. Most of the orders

calling for lambs weighing from 75

to 83 lbs. Look for steady to shade

higher prices on lambs last of week.



We quote: Choice lambs $7.90@8;

heavy do $7.25@7.50; cull to fair do

$6.50@7.85; yearlings $6.50@7.25;

bucks $4.50@5; handy ewes $5.75@6;

heavy do $5.50@5.75; wethers $6.15@

6.40; cull sheep $4@5; veals,'choice

to extra $10.25@10.50; fair to good $9

@10; heavy calves $5.50@8.





 





Chicago..

March 16, 1914.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.





Receipts today..17,000 54,000 25,000

Same day 1913..17,036 28,783 21,715

Last week ..... 47,289 118,892 115,687

Same w’k 1913..48,250 152,065 82,960



Today’s cattle receipts look small

for a Monday, but buyers got so well

stocked up last week that they are

indifferent, and prices are no more

than steady. Some fat butcher stock

sold early at stronger prices, but the

trade in steers was late in starting.

Hogs broke a dime on the exception-

ally liberal offerings, with sales at

$8.45@8.85. Hogs received last week

averaged 232 lbs., or 5 lbs. more than

a week earlier. Sheep and lambs are

steady to a dime lower, with buyers

slow in taking hold. Top lambs

brought $7.85.



Cattle prices were on the down-

grade last week because of the mark‘

ed increase in the receipts over the

preceding week, there being no corres-

ponding growth in the local and ship-

ping demand. Pretty much everything

under the head of cattle sold off

sharply, females included, and calves

too, went much lower, as did the bulk

of the stacker and feeder. cattle. The

Monday market was a very unsatis-

factory one, with receipts aggregat-

ing 24,765 head, or a big share of the

offerings for the whole week, the fall

in cattle for that day being 15@25c.

The bulk of the steers sold during

the week went at $8@9.15, with the

best class of heavy steers going at

$9@9.65 and the commoner light lots

that were merely warmed-up on a

short feed taken at $7@8. Fair and

medium lots brought $8.10@8.50 and

good fat beeves $8.60 and upward,

with sales of medium to prime year.

lin s at $8@9.35. Cattle selling at

$8. 5 and under were discriminated





against by killers, but steers adapted '





for feeding had a good outlet, with

average prices decidedly lower. Sales

of butcher cows and heifers took

at $5.20@8.50, while cutters brought

$4.79@5.15, canners $3.65@4.65 and

bulls $5.50@7.80. There was consid-

erable trading in stockers and feed-

ers, sales ranging at $5.50@8.15 and

some fancy yearlings that averaged

but 677 lbs. taken at $8.25. The de-

mand centered largely on good to

choice yearling stockers, which were

apt to go as high as the best fleshy

feeders. Stock and feeding cows and

heifers had a fair outlet at $5@7.25,

while good to- choice heavy stock

calves brought $7.50@8.25. The calf

market sustained a big decline in

prices, with heavy ones selling at $5

@850 and fair to prime light vealers

going at $9@10.50. Milch cows sold

slowly at $55@85 each. The week’s

close saw beef steers and female cat-

tle largely 25@35c lower than a week

earlier and stockers and feeders ir-

regularly lower. Late calf sales were

at $10.15 for the best.



Hogs have continued to show afirm

undertone for still another week, and

following delcines in prices on days

of fair receipts and moderate buying

by eastern shippers, receipts fell off

so much that good recoveries took

place. Stockmen owning hogs are op-

timistic regarding the future and ex-

pect to see higher prices later on.

Small weekly gains in average

weights of hogs marketed here are

shown, as is usual at this season of

the year, and this results in sales of

prime light hogs that weigh around

185 to 195 lbs. at about as high prices

as those paid for the best hogs of

heavier weight. Fresh pork is having

a big sale everywhere, prices being

lower than for other meats, and there

is a fair demand for provisions. On

March 1 aggregate stocks of provis-

ions in the five principal western

packing points amounted to 243,604,-

000 lbs., comparing with 252,201,000

lbs. 3. year ago and 237,408,000 lbs.

two years ago. Today's market'was

a notable one, as the former high rec-

ord of $8.90 for the present year was

broken, hogs selling at $8.50@9. Light

weights sold the highest by 50, with

pigs at $7.80@8.85.



Sheep and lambs were in good local

and shipping demand on the whole

last week, owners getting good prices

although the market declined at times

under too liberal offerings, supplies

being much larger than a week ear-

lier. Native lambs were marketed

very much less freely than fed west-

erns and Colorados, with fair offer-

ings of hay-fed Montanas. The in-

quiry for feeding lambs continued in

excess of the moderate offerings, and

firm prices prevailed. On the high,

spot of the week prime lambs brought

$8, with a later moderate reduction in

prices, although they closed 10@15c

higher than a week earlier, sheep of

the better class closing 15@25c high-

er. Lambs closed at $6@7.90, year-

lings at $6.25@7, wethers at $5.65@

6.35, ewes at $3.75@6, bucks at $4.50

7@15525 and feeding lambs at $6.50@





Horses were marketed in normal

numbers last week, and the recent

dullness and weakness was followed

by a large attendance of buyers from

various points and much better buy~

ing at advancing prices for the better

class. Farm horses had an especially

free sale on the basis of $140@210

per head for geldings and $150@225

for breedy mares of ordinary to prime

grades. Inferior animals were slow

at $50@125, while wagoners were

wanted at $170@240. Fair to good

drafters sold for $235@270, while bet-

ter and heavier ones sold to the limit

of the light offerings at $275@325. A

few pairs of nice livery horses

brought $550.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





Argentine beef is selling in eastern

markets about two cents per pound

cheaper than the domestic beef, it be-

ing a much poorer kind than is gen-

erally sold in the markets of this

country.



The average weight of the hogs

marketed in Chicago during February

was 224 lbs., being eight pounds heav-

ier than during the previous month,

but six pounds lighter than in Febru-

ary last year.



Charles Shurte, the well-known Chi-

cago sheep seller, says the sheep and





lambs fed in the states east of that.





city have been largely marketed, and

he expects a larger eastern demand

in‘ the Chicago market than heretofore.

The territory tributary to Chicago, in-

cuding Indiana and southern Michi-

gan, from whence that market usu-

ally receives a good many consign-

ments, has been a liberal contributor

to the Buffalo market this year and is

reported as pretty well cleaned up by

this time. Recently Colorado has been

furnishing the Chicago market with

much increased numbers of lambs,

and the have shown marked im-

provement in quality over earlier of-

ferings from that state. . . '





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.. THIS IS THE LAST EDITION.

The first edition is sent to those who

have not expressed a desire for the

latest markets. The late market edi-

tion will be sent on request at any

time. ,

DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday's Market.

March 19, 1914.

Cattle.



Receipts 1266. Medium fat cows

25c lower than last week; other

grades steady.



.We quote: Best steers and heifers

$8@8.25; steers and heifers, 1000 to

1200, $7.50@7.75;" do-800 to 1000, $7@

7.40; do that are fat, 500 to 700, $6.50

@7;. choice fat cows, $6@6.25; good

do, $5.25@5.50; common do, $4.50@5;

canners, $3.50@4.25; choice heavy

bulls, $6.75@7; fair to good bolognas,

bulls, $6.50; stock bulls, $5.50@6.25;

choice feeding steers, 800 to 1000,

$6.50@7; fair do, $6.25@6.75; choice

stockers, 500 to 700, $6.50@6.75; fair

do, $6@6.25; stock heifers, $5.76@

6.25; milkers, large, young, medium

age, $70@80; common milkers, $35@

45; good, $55@65. .



‘Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 1

cow wgh 990 at $5.50; to Mich. B. Co.

1 bull wgh 1396 at $6.75, 1 cow wgh

800 at $4.50; to Chapman 4 feeders





at $6.25 toBrass 2 cows av 965 at

$5.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 cow

wgh 900 at $4, 23 steers av 905 at

$7.50, 6 do av 865 at $7, 2 do av 1165

at $7.75, 1 cow wgh 1250 at $6, 2 bulls

av 1340 at $6.60, 16 butchers av 922

at $7.36; to Sullivan P. Co. 5 steers

av 906 at $7.20, 1 bull wgh 1260 at

$6.60, 1 do wgh 1040 at, $6.50, 1 steer

wgh 1140 at $7.50; to Breitenbeck 3

cows av 1020 at $5.15, 2 do av 1090 at

$4.75; to Bresnahan 5 heifers av 664

at $6.50; to Breitenbeck 1 bull wgh

1350 at$ 6.75, 1 do wgh 1080 at $6.50;

to Kamman B. Co. 3 steers av 817 at

$7, 4- cows av 990 at $6, 2 heifers av

800 at $5.75; to Mich. B. Co. 4 cows

av 887 at $6; to Bliss 2 cows av 900

at $5.25; to Newton B. Co. 12 steers

av 1114 at $7.60, 4 do av 1145 at

$7.60; to Fry 3 butchers av 723 at

$5.25, 1 cow wgh 740 at $4.



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

& Co. 1 canner wgh 750 at $3.75, 1

bull wgh 1560 at $6.65; to Parker, W.

& Co. 4 cows av 985 at $4.50, 1 do





'wgh 1090 at $5.50, 2 steers av 1025





at $7, 2 do av 1095 at $8.25, 1 do wgh

1200 at $7.50, 11 do av 1095 at $7.85,

1 bull wgh 1180 at $6.75, 3 canners av

917 at $4.25, 6 cows av 1041 at $5.75,

1 steer wgh 970 at $6.75, 14 do_ av

1060 at $7.50, 4 cows av 1000 at $5.50,

5 butchers av 710 at $6; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 5 steers av 1102 at

$7.75, 2 do av 830 at $6.75, 2 canners

av 695 at $4.25, 10 steers av 964 at

$7.40, 3 cows av 950 at $4.25, 7 steers

av 911 at $7.25, 2 bulls av 1245 at

$6.75, 12 butchers av 800 at $7, 4 do

av 855 at $7, 1 bull wgh 1150 at$6.50;

to Rattkowsky 2 cows av 1030 at

$5.75; to Bresnahan 4 stockers av 667

at $6.25; to Bower-sox 1 cow wgh/1060

at $5.50, 2 heifers av 670 at $6 3 cows

av 920 at $6.25; to Gerisch 12 steers

av 902 at $7.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 8

steers av 852 at $7, 2 do av 1045 at

$7.50, 1 bull wgh 870 at $6, 3 cows av

1080 at $5, 10 butchers-av 1020 at

$7.15; to Mich. B. Co. 12 do av 920 at

$6.40; to Parker, W. & Co. 15 do av

794 at $7.40, 16 do av 854 at $7.40.

Veal Calves.



Receipts, 639. Market strong at

Wednesday’s prices. Best, $9.50; few

choice $10; others $5@9. .



Bishop, B. & . sold Sullivan P.

Co 7 av 135 at $9.50, 18 av 140 at

$9.25, 2 av 200 at $5.50, 4 av 130 at

$9.25; to Mich. B. Co. 12 av 150 at $9,

6 av 155 at $9.50, 2 av 95 at $7.50, 9

av 135 at $9; to Goose 2 av 145 at

$9.50, 10 av 128 at $9.50, 3 av 165 at

$9.50; to Rather 4 av 125 at $9, 7 av

150 at $9.50; to Rattkowsky 2 av 110

at $8.50; to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 av

160 at $9, 1 wgh 160 at $10, 5 av 125

at $9.50, 3 av 140 at $8, 10 av 154 at

$9.50; to McGuire 10 av 159 at $10,

9 av 150at‘ $9.50, 9 av 150 at $10; to

Sullivan P. Co. 4 av 135 at $9.50, 11

av 135 at $9.50, 4 av 130 at $9.50, 2 av

125 at $7, 2 av 140 at $10; to Thomp-

son Bros. 3 av 220 at $5, 5 av 110 at

$8; to Hammond, S. & Co. 4 av 155

at $9.50, 1 wgh 140 at $8, 1 wgh 130

at $8.50, 5 av 140 at $9.50.



Haley & M. sold Goose 2 av 145 at

$7.50, 2 av 175 at $9; to J. Goose 7

av 135 at $9, 5 av 140 at $9.50, 1 wgh

150 at $8, 3 av 140 at $9, 2 av 150 at

$7, 2 av 170 at $7.50.



Sheep and Lambs.





. Receipts, 2536. Market strong. Best

lambs, $7.50@7.60; fair to good do,

$6.75@7.25; light to common lambs,

$5.75@6.50; yearlings, $6.75@6.85;

fair to good sheep, $5.25@5.50: culls

and common, $4@4.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle P. Co.

218 lambs av 75 at $7.45, 178 do av

75 at $7.45, 16 sheep av 115 at $5.35.

160~do av 108' at $5.65. 108 lambs av

75 at $7.50, 9 sheep av 105 at $5.25.

13 do av 110 at $4.75, 198 lambsav 90





THE MICHIGAN 'FAVRAZMER‘





at $7.25, 195 do av-95 at $7.25, 24 do

av 85 at $7.30; to Parker, W. & Co.

204 yearlings av 88 at $6.85, 15 lambs

av 70 at $7; to Newtoan. Co. 33 do

av 88 at $7.40, 20 do av 55 at $7.25, 88

do av 75 at $7.25; to Bray 15 lambs

av 91 at $7.10; to Sullivan P. Co. 9

sheep av 115 at $5.65, 21 do av 100 at

$4.50; to Thompson Bros. 36 lambs

av 75 at $7.50; to Costello 20 do av

50 at $7; to Barlage 51 do av 85 at

$7.50, 1 sheep weighing 100 at $5.50.



Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 8

lambs av 55 at $7, 7 do av 60 at $7, 3

sheep av 140 at $5, 37 lambs av 68 at

$7.25, 10 sheep av 122 at $4.50; to

Young 34 lambs av 60 at $7, 9 do av

80 at $7.40. - ‘



Spicer & R. sold Costello 11 lambs

av 65 at $7; to Young 38 do av 70 at

$7; to Mich. B. Co. 10 sheep av 122

at $4.50, 26 do av 125 at $5.25; to

Bray 100 lambs av 82 at $7.50; to

Kull 11 do av 85 at $7.50.





Hogs.



Receipts, 5671. None sold up to

noon; prospects 5@100 higher. Pigs

$8.75; others $8.80@8.85.



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

Co. 2100 av 190 at $8.85, 475 av 160

at $8.80.



Same sold Sullivan P. Co. 250 av

150 at $8.80, 125 pigs av 115 at $8.75



Spicer & R. sold Hammond, S. &

Co. 250 av 200 at $8.85, 50 av 150 at





‘ av 755 at $7; to Fry 1 heifer wgh 790 $8 80





Harley & M. sold same 540 av 190

at 58:85.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





(Continued from page 343).

and‘ high. liay $14@18; corn 60@

800; burter 200; eggs 240.



Indiana.



Tippicanoe Co.—The warm weather

during the latter part of February

melted the snow and consequently

left a great amount of water on the

meadows and winter grains. Colder

weather set in during the first of

March and now the fields are covered

with ice. This may injure the winter

grains considerable. Purdue Univer-

sity has accepted a bequest in south-

ern Indiana of 520 acres of land. This

farm will be used for experimental

work in that part of the state. Not

very many eggs are being marketed.

They are selling at 300; old hens 12c;

lard 11@12c; wheat 900; corn55c;

oats 35c; timothy $15; clover hay $12

@15; butter 280; lambs $4.50@6.50;

steers $7.50@8.



5 Elkhart oo.——We had cold weather

during February, with plenty of snow

and the roads have been good with

fine sleighing. Wheat and clover have

been well protected, and we look for

a good crop. There are quite a num-

ber of sales this spring, and stock is

selling at fancy prices. Good horses

sell at $175@215; milch cows $65@

75. Hens are commencing to lay, and

eggs are going down in price. Farm-

ers are getting ready for spring work.

Wheat 900; corn 350; oats 35c; rye

60c; butter 30c; eggs 28c.



Jay Co.—The potato situation is

about normal for this county, and

some imports will be necessary to fill

the local demand, price about 80cper

bushel. There are no beans grown

in this section. Here are two pro-

ducts that a farmers’ co—operative ex-

change between states could make

the growing sections more money for

their products. Winter crops and

grains have been .well covered dur-

ing the severe weather. Meadows are

excellent, as the long open fall grew

a cover crop which did excellent cov-

er service. Egg production is very

low,- with a price of 200.

sell for lie. All farmers’ institutes

show 200 per cent gain in member-

ship. Farmers are selling some

grain; wheat 96c; corn 800; rye 56c;

oats 360; cloverseed. $7.50; alsike

$10; timothy seed $2; flour $2.80 per

cwt; bran $1.25 per cwt; butter 18c;

hogs 80; cattle '37; sheep $5; wool

180 per lb. Roads are drifted and

heavy for moving farm produce.



Illinois.



Perry Co.~—March has been hard on

wheat and grass, as it freezes every

night and thaws during the day. Most

farmers have but little to sell. Some

are selling hay and corn and others

are buying. Corn and oats have to

be shipped .in to supply the demand.

Roads are very muddy. No plowing

has been done yet. Corn 85c; oats

50c; wheat $1; hay $12@18; eggs

24c; chickens 13c; butter 200; stock

peas $2.20 per bushel. Milch cows

are high, $70@80. ,. ‘



Missouri.



‘Vernon Co.——The weather is like

spring. Farmers will begin sowmg

oats this week. Wheat is looking fine.

There is not much grass yet for the

Stock. There is not much stock be-

ing sold. Chickens 13c; butter 250;

geese 100; ducks 130; eggs 200; hogs

$8; hay $12.50; corn 850; oats 35c;

shorts 81.50 per cwt. .



Nodaway Co.——We are havmg real





 





"March weather now. The winter has





been mild. Wheat, -rye and meadows

are in fine shape. Most of the stock

is in fine condition. Cattle and hogs





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are selling high, but horses are not

in demand. There are the most auc-

tion sales ever known here. There

are a great number of farms chang-

ing hands. There is plenty of hay

and corn" fodder to feed till spring.

but not much corn, Hens are not

laying much. There is very little pro-

duce being marketed. Farmers have

sold all their surplus. Roads‘are al-

most impassible. Cows $50@150;

horses $75@200; corn 65c; hay $10;

eggs 25c; chickens 13c; butter 200;

butter-fat 300.

Nebraska.



Knox Co.—Meadows, winter wheat

and r e are infine .shape. There is

not, uch grain being marketed.

Roads are in fine condition. Hens are

beginning tollay. No spring- work has

started yet. We are having cold,

blustery weather. Hogs $7.80; corn

in ear 49c; shelled 51c; wheat .72c;

oats 32c; butter 15@20c; eggs 205:;

cream 220.



North Dakota.



Foster Co.—-We are having a snow

storm today, and it is hoped that

there will be more moisture soon, as

the high winds are making things

look as if it would be very dry this

summer. Farmers are busy cleaning

grain. There is some talk of having

a creamery here this summer. Indi-

cations are for an early spring. Hogs

and cattle are selling at $7 per cwt;

butter and eggs are beginning to

come in again; butter 25c; eggs 25c.



(Continued on page 350).





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





Cured hog meats are having a large

sale at decidedly higher prices than

were paid a year ago, but lard is held

down in price by the extremely large

stocks in the markets of the world,

the aggregate being much greater

than a year ago. The amounts of

provisions in Chicago warehouses

continue to increase, but the gain last

month was smaller than in recent

months. Provisions are inclined to

follow the course of prices for hogs

and the latter have been selling uh-

usually high, with a strong demand

in western and eastern markets. Re-

cent prices for hogs were much above

corresponding dates in former years,

1910 excepted, when the country’s

supply was unusually small. At the

recent high time prime hogs sold on

the Chicago market for $8.90.





Prospects are regarded as bright

for high prices for prime corn-fed

cattle, as the supply in the country is

known to be short.



Washington Leavitt, chief cattle

buyer in the Chicago stock yards for

Swift & Company, .was in Texas and

other states recently, looking over

the cattle supply prospects and he

says it looks like a shortage this

year, particularly in the Missouri riv-

er territory. He says the country

must have more and better cattle, es-

pecially in that vast region, and while

on his visit be endeavored to arouse

an active interest in the subject on

the part of farmers and stockmen

generally. Mr. Leavitt is confident

that there should be magnificent prof-

its in carrying on the cattle industry

if the producers will take advantage

of the cheapened feeding methods and

carry only a good grade of cattle.



F. M. Jones, of Clinton, N. Y., has

purchased a Holstein-Friesian bull for

$15,000, making a new high record.



The Swifts are getting their new

pant in Australia in operation and ex-

pect to begin slaughtering by Septem-

ber. Armour is reported to have se-

cured at site for a plant adjoining the

Swifts. As a result of the invasion

of Australia by American packers,

cattle prices are said to be advanc-

ing rapidly. .





 





. The high value of, corn silage as a :





feed for lambs has been demonstrated

by a recent experiment at the Pur-

due university.



A good many low-grade cattle of





.the canner class have arrivedvrecent-





ly from Mexico in Galveston, Texas,

steers selling around $5 per 100 lbs.

and cows from $4@4.50. Mexican

cattle are almost invariably of low

grade, and they sell accordingly.



Canada is alarmed over decreasing

production of live stock and is devis-

ing ways and means for recuperating

the industry. Saskatchewan’s plan is

to furnish financial relief for the live

stock industry by the state.





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It will be but a short time when the





- hum of the spraying rig and the odor





of brimstone will again prevail in

well-kept orchards. These will also

be present in orchards where they

have never been before, where the

process of rejuvenation has been start-

ed. It is more for those who are hav-

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line that this is written, as there is

nothing especially new that can be

presented to experienced growers on

scale spraying.



The first thing to give considera—

tion is the material to use for scale

spraying purposes. There is no doubt

as to the value and popularity of lime-

sulphur as a scalecide. It has become

a common and staple commodity for

those dealing with fruit growers’

needs. Where the best quality of this

material can be bought the cheapest,

should determine the source from

which we get it. It has been just a

matter of a. few years that the home-

made lime-sulphur was popular and

considered the most efficient, but with

the improvement in making the com-

mercial, the home-made hardly stands

a show, either from the standpoint of

efficiency or economy.



Buying Lime-Sulphur.



'In buying the commercial article

we should take care to ask the com-

pany’s guarantee with reference to

what percentage of soluble sulphur

the mixture contains and what the

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should be mentioned. The directions,

generally given on the barrel, allow

for a one to eleven dilution. This is

not enough, as mixtures testing 32

degrees should be diluted one to eight

or nine for best results.





There is no better time for spray-

ing for the scale than in spring, just

before the leaf buds open. At this

time it is supposed that better results

are had in controlling the scale, but

the real purpose of spraying at this

time is because of the fungicidal val-

ue of this application. Many of the

winter spores of scab are killed at

this time. For scale killing purposes

fall spraying is also good, and is of

especial value if the trees have been

badly infested. Then a'fall spraying

should be followed by one in spring

as one spray will not clean the trees

of scale very thoroughly.

Thoroughness in Spraying Essential.



There is no ‘one factor in the con-

trol of the scale more important than

thoroughness. This matter can not

be too strongly emphasized as the

scale is not killed until it is covered

with spray. These minute insects get

in the cracks and creases of the bark

and up in the smaller limbs, because

the bark is thinner there; being a.

sap sucker it naturally does the best

where the sap is the closest to the

surface.



To make thoroughness easy, one

must have a good spray outfit with

plenty of power, and all the rest of

the equipment, such as nozzles, hose,





 





25 per cent of soluble sulphur, and

test about 32 degrees Beaume. There

are a few companies who make an

attractively low price but do not es-

pecially call your attention to their

guarantee which is required by the

pure-food law.



Occasionally growers will seriously

consider something other than lime-

sulphur for scale spraying purposes.

This is a good thing, as we Should al-

ways be on the lookout for improve-

ments, but unfortunately we have

nothing yet which is any better than

lime-sulphur. Some are getting good

results with a certain brand of oil

spray in the eastern part of the coun-

try, but Michigan experience shows

that it has no advantages over lime-

sulphur. Other forms of sulphur com-

binations and mixtures which have

fancy names, should be avoided as

one will usually get more name than

anything else for money expended.



Diluting for Scale Spraying:



The matter of diluting the lime-sul-

phur may seem of little importance,

but, due to the fact that often the di-

rections given with the commercial

article allow for too much dilution for





 





best results, it is a matter which





 





The Spray Days will soon be Here.





etc, in good shape. Some attention

given to the keeping of the outfit in

order will often make the difference

between good and poor work. Scale

spraying at its best is no pleasant

task, and with things out of order it

becomes decidedly disagreeable.



Thorough work can not be done

from one side of the tree as with the

best care. in spraying in that manner,

there will be a, narrow strip of the

limb on the farther side which will

not be covered. It is absolutely es-

sential to spray from at least two

sides to do thorough work.



How the Scale is Killed.



Spraying should not be done while

the temperature is below freezing for

the best results can not. be had then,

as the chemical change the lime-sul-

phur goes through is hindered at low

temperatures. It was not until a few

years ago, when Dr. George Shafer,

of the Agricultural College at East

Lansing, carried on some experiments,

that we knew how the scale was kill-

ed. He found that the lime-sulphur

has the power of absorbing oxygen

from the air, and when it covers a

scale it softens the waxy scale cover-

ing, causing it to seal fast to the bark





MARCH 21, 1914.





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end then by abSorbing the oxygen in

the air it suffocates it. -



Spraying will never entirely rid an

orchard of scale, but it will keep it in

check so that it will cause" no trouble.

If you have scale in the orchard it is

therefore advisable to spray for it

every year.



As to how serious an infestation

one should endeavor to clean up, de-

pends upon how long he desires to

wait for a crop. As long as the trunk

of the tree is all right it can have a

large share of its top dead from scale

and still be brought back to useful-

ness. All of the dead limbs should

be cut off and a good, thorough appli~

cation given the tree at least twice

during the dormant season. The new

limbs which come out should be

trained for the new top. It is certain

that an old tree can put on a new

top and bring it to bearing quicker

than it takes a young tree to come

into bearing.



Protecting Yourself Against Spray.



The action of lime-sulphur on the

skin is injurious to most people.

There are a few who are not affected

by it, but it is advisable for most all

to keep their hands out of the mix-

ture as much as possible, and to fre-

quently grease their hands and face

with vaseline. The common canvas

glove, well oiled, isthe best to wear.

There are a few makes of rubber

gloves which are quite serviceable,

but they usually cost quite a little.

Any leather which is liable to come

in contact with the spray should be

protected, or frequently oiled. Har-

ness and shoes can easily be spoiled

by spray if they are not taken care of.



Give due consideration as to wheth-

er you did a very thorough job before

you put the blame on the material

you used. Some seasons the scale

will spread faster than others, and

may show up considerably in sprayed

orchards. Thorough work, however,

will keep the scale from doing harm

even in such seasons.





RETURNS FROM A FARM GAR-

DEN.





 





So much has been written about

the farm garden that it seems there

is not much more to say, but in these

times of so much talk about “high

cost of living” I wish to tell how we

met this cost with the farm garden

and earned a nice little bit beside.



I live in the Michigan fruit belt and

little attention is paid here to any-

thing but fruit. Many of the farmers

even buy their winter potatoes.



If they do plant a garden it is for-

gotten until some future time when

they happen to think of it and be-

cause it is overgrown with weeds they

will say it did not pay for the time

it took to plant it. ‘



There is no hit of ground on the

farm that will give so much value for

the space it occupies as this garden

if someone will just spend a few

hours in it with a hoe and keep the

weeds out.



As the following account will show,

our farm garden paid very well for

time and money spent, and this is

only half what it would have made in

a seasonable year. The dry, hot

weather spoiled the second planting

of sweet corn and the lima beans.

The corn never had an ear on it and

lima beans were only picked once.



The radish seed made the most

money for the amount invested, and

sweet corn the least. I planted Scar-

let and Rosy Gem radishes in three

different plantings.



I will tell you how I kept worms

out of my radishes. I made the rows

then covered the seed white with air-

slaked lime before I put the dirt on,

and as the result we got beautiful,

crisp radishes with not a sign of a

worm about them.



There is great demand for all kinds

of garden vegetables all summer for

we have a great number of summer

resorters here from June until Sep‘

temper. .



We have _a horse and wagon and





THE.MICHIGAN FARMER





father went early in the morning

three times a week and sold the veg-

etables to the resorts. Here is the

account of vegetables sold, besides

we had fresh vegetables very day all

summer and enough put away for win-

ter use, “which I value at quite a sum.





Radishes $2000

Lettuce 2.00

Onions 2.00





Green beans 14.00

Wax beans 6.00

Beets tooJIODIOIOIIOIUDCICOOOCO 5-00

Turnips ..... 3.00

Carrots

Sweet'corn 12.00

Lima beans 7.00

Tomatoes

Cucumbers 1.00





 





Amount for vegetables. . . . . .$74.00

Sweet corn fodder. . . . . . . . . . . 6.00





Total ....... .., ............... 80.00



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Every farmer should have capons

to sell; yet we find that only a small

percentage have them, although they

may have any number of roosters to

sell at ordinary market prices. Turn

this surplus into profit. Capons have

brought more dollars into the pockets

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production of eggs. So take care of

your roosters properly this year. Do

not allow any more dollars to roll

away from you.



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ing poultry is how can we best dis~

pose of the meat so that We shall be

able to make up for the fowls that

are a dead weight upon our feed bill?

Capons is the answer. And .the way

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poultry.



No Profit in Selling Friers.



The best of chicken men will tell

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as much equipment to care for and

as much time and money investment,

to raise these surplus cockerels as it

would the same number of pullcts.

We shall, therefore, desire to gét the

most from them.



We may rush them to the meat

market just as soon as they weigh

from one to two pounds, and sell

them for friers. But there are thou—

sands of other men doing this same

thing, so let us be practical and do

something different, and get our pay

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production, any way you figure it.

Young cockerels will average 25 cents

a head, and we would get just $50 for

200 head. This will about cover the

entire cost of production, throwing

your time in gratis.



But selling these same 200 cock-

erels as capons we will receive eight

times as much money, or about $400,

just $350 more than friers sell for a

few months earlier in the season. Add

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Gage, we won’t make and more Christ-

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just as much as you do. I wish that

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so young.” So I stopped, just as or-

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The Leghorns, which usually weigh

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this for his roosters.



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clean profit of $325, if we pay our-

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month pretty good profit from ca.-

pons? I should say so.



Time to Market Capons.



Capons are placed on the market

when other birds are all sold off as

friers and are the market flooders

earlier in the season. This insures a

high price. Capons sold any time

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be just as pleas‘ed with the result. It

will serve to swell the yearly profits

up to the point you desire them, and

will give one more good reason why





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honey-bee on which we must depend.

As there are very few bumble-bees

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against water, slush, snow and dirt. Outlasts

two ordinary pairs of shoes. Not aflected by

manure. Black or chocolate color. same quality.



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us and we will see that you are supplied.





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OME fine oun registered Clydesdale Stallions



for Sale years old. In theaprin some



will make ton horses0 with lots of qua ity an



action. Must be sold before the first of April.

F. A. PETZ. Capac. Michigan.





 





SBeALE-3 Ref Percheron Stallions. 3 to 7 rs. old.

of B'breeglntPn an individual merit combine. Oome

or write, Peters. Burton. Mich. B. B. Sta” Elsie.





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stallions. Br mares

and oung stock. Price-toss“. All registered. Pioneer



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POULTRY.





Pure Nrod Barred Nook ”Nookorols—Eg‘éfitfifi





at reasonable prices. eggs for hatchifih in

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Standard Brod ll. 0. 8 S. C. R. 1. Beds





”Heavlsé winners at Ludington 1914 Tshow. Best

taper! good ones 824,025 30. W. I. R. not8

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..postto and 1 year's b. Noultry Breeder

ach customer.° MFcRE OH FRUIT d:

E‘iOUnLTRYm FARM. Ludington. Michigan.





INOLET BARRBD ROCK COCKERELS FOR SALE.



Thef N. Y. winning and laying strain. Two for



85. oneiI r.83 Eggs from the noted strain 31. 50 per 13.

PLAINjVIEW STOCK FARM. Borneo. Michigan.





FORdR SALg—Eggs l'or hatching from M. Pekin Ducks



shorns. two best lines in America.

also afew ookrlBsr at 81.50 one and two Jersey bull

calves elig. to reg. Claudia Bette. Hillsdaie. Mich.





PLYMOUTH Rook cockerels 6 lb. to 11 lb. according

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plant and the female organs on the

others, and the pollen must be carried

from one to the other. Then again,

there are plants like the raspberry on

which the pistils mature before the

stamens and consequently they must

be fertilized by the bees carrying pol-





, len from some of the earlier blossoms





to the later ones where the pistils are

ready to receive them.

Experiments Show the Value of Bees.

Extensive experiments have been

carried on to find out just how much

benefit the bees are to fruit and clo-

ver. I could give you a lot of these

but consider it unnecessary. I will,

however, sum it up by saying that

with the fruit trees, branches that

were shut away from. the bees but left

exposed to the wind, matured from

two to five per cent of the blossoms,

while those exposed to the bees, ma-

tured an average of about 20 per cent.

With the clover the difference was

more striking as no seeds were found

at all on plants screened from the

bees, although all about them the

heads were well filled. This was not

only in one trial but was tried over

and over with the same results. Will

it pay the average farmer to keep

bees himself or would it be better to

depend on the bees of the specialists





good for the fertilization of their fruit?





Well, of course, that depends some-

what on circumstances such as wheth-

er there are plenty of bees close by

and whether you care enough for the

honey to wish to put in a very little

of your time for the sake of a supply

of that delicious table delicacy.





Keep Bees in the Orchard.



Certainly, unless there are other

bees in a short distance from your

orchard, it would be economy to in-

stall a few colonies there, and by

learningjust a few of the general

principles of bee-keeping you can pro-

duce a. lot of honey from one or two

colonies of bees. There is just one

item, in my opinion, which might

cause the average farmer to hesitate

about investing in a few bees in this

way. This is the prevalencelof dis-

ease which is spread very largely by

people handling bees who haven’t a

thorough knowledge of how to handle

them in such an emergency. In a

neighborhood where disease is too

rampant, I should advise to keep out

of them or have a neighboring spe-

cialist look after them for you.





The Pierce Method of Keeping Bees.



You might be afraid of bees and

would not handle them for twice what

you could get out of them. This is

not a very serious handicap for I can

tell you briefly of a system of hand-

ling bees, which does not include

stinging in the category and needs

but very little handling. This meth-

od, known as the Pierce Method, after

its founder, Mr. Pierce, of Grand Rap-

ids, is briefly described as follows:

The hives are not kept out of doors

as is the usual custom, but are placed

in the attic or overhead in some out-

building where they will be out of the

way. An entrance is cut through the

side of the building through which

they may take their flights. Instead

of leaving the bees with a single story

for a brood nest, they are given two,

which gives them lots of honey for

wintering and plenty of room for the

queen to lay in through the summer.

This, in connection with plenty of

storeroom above, will almost entirely

do away with swarming. In case you





‘want some increase it is very easily





secured by simply picking up one

story of the hive and setting it on a

new bottom, and when you have put

on another hive of combs and the

necessary supers the bees will do the

rest. If you do not want the increase,

put on about five or six supers filled

with sections and foundation in the

spring, and forget all about the bees

until fall. When it begins to get

pretty frosty nights, go to your hive





and open up the top. You will find '





the bees have all clustered down in

the brood chambers below and all you

will have to do is pick off your tod‘r





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GAN FARMER





or five cases of comb honey, pack a

few old quilts or something else

around them to keep them warm until

spring, and your work is done. Not

very hard, is it? I promised you there

would be no stinging. Well, there

won’t, for bees, when they find they

are inclosed in a building, when they

fly out of the hive will have no

thought of stinging as a general thing,

but will make for the first crack of

light they can see to make their es-

cape. Of course, if you were so care-

less as to pinch one in your fingers

they might probably sting.

Mecosta Co. L. C. WHEELER.





BREEDS AND BROILERS.





 





Kindly advise as to the best kind

of poultry to keep for early market-

ing purposes. and at what age or

weight to sell to best advantage. It

would be quite convenient for me to

get R. I. Reds but have been told they

do not weigh up good, but appear

large on account of having loose and

fluffy feathers. SUBSCRIBER.





Your question is hard to answer for

several reason. First, no man has had

experience with all breeds so as to be

able to judge on that matter, and sec-

ond, it is very hard to tell as to the

time or weight to sell, because the

broiler 0r roaster market is a. very

precarious one.



It is stated by authorities that the

light, or egg breeds, will grow as fast

up to a pound and a half, as the heav-

ier kinds, but beyond that weight the

heavier breeds will have decidedly the

advantage and two months later they

will often weigh a half more than the

light breeds. A cross between the

Leghorns and one of the heavier

kinds is said to make a very fast

growing bird for broiler purposes.



It is doubted very much if it would

pay to go into the broiler or roaster

business alone, unless one has a very

special market for them. It is more

often successful as a supplement to

the egg business. and if used in that

connection. one of the American

breeds would be best as it would not

be advisable to cross on account of

affecting the egg production. Any of

the American breeds would do. It

must be a mistaken impression that

the R. I. Reds weigh light for their

size, as their standard is equal to that

of the other popular American breeds

and it is claimed that they produce a

good lot of dressed meat for their

weight.



The difference in strains in breeds

may often be more than the differ—

ence between breeds. It greatly de-

pends upon the purpose to which the

particular strain has been bred.



The matter regarding marketing

weight is a. thing which has to be

studied with reference to your special

market. Time is also a great factor

in marketing. A pound and a half

bird may bring a good price early in

the season but would be sold low lat-

er. Usually a pound and a. half to

two pounds fowl sold as early in the

Spring as possible will bring the best

profits.





HOPPER FEEDING.





 





All of our chickens are fed their

geeds, grains, dry mash, oyster shells

and grit in self-feeding hoppers.

These hoppers are partitioned off into

four compartments, to feed the pre-

viously quoted feeds. The oyster shell

and grit is that which Can be bought

from any poultry supply store. The

grains consist of an equal mixture of

cracked corn and whole wheat. The

dry mash is made as follows: 50 lbs.

of wheat bran; 50 lbs. of wheat mid-

dlings; 50 lbs. of hominy; 50 lbs. of

beef scraps; 15 lbs. of ground bone

meal. This always before them, and

these hoppers are large enough to

hold a. week’s supply for two of these

houses, or about 200 chickens.





 





Be sure to see that the hen coop is

clean and dry; otherwise, the \dirt

and dampness may produce disease

conditions when mild weather comes.





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H. & H. Wolf. importers of Belgian

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More than a quarter century

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Horse Importer,

Byron, Mich.





70 Head for Sale





Percheron, Hackney and

Clydesdale Stallions.

Also Some Fine Percheron &. Hackney Mares





with foal. Now gentlemen I am

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15 BLACK

Percheron

Stallions





MUST BE SOLD





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(Continued from page 334).

Michigan.



St. Clair Co.—We have had a very

cold , February, ‘ but good sleighing,

throughout the month. Farmers are

getting ready for sugar making; oth-

ers are very busy marketing hay.

There is a good deal yet to market.

At present it is only bringing $11 per

ton. Potatoes 600; oats 37c; wheat

900; butter 27c. .

Shiawassee Co.~—Weather moderat-

ing and snow is gradually disappear-

ing. Sleighing about gone, but .roads

are very icy. Farmers who have been

holding their beans are beginning to

think of marketing. Some farmers,

however, are determined not to sell

for less than $2, claiming they can

not afford to grow beans for less.

Wheat is coming through the winter

in good condition. A few loads of

potatoes are seen going to market.

Wheat 920; beans $1.65; ,rye 580;

oats 380; potatoes 500; eggs 250; clo-

ver seed $7@9; dairy butter 250.



Crawford Cor—VVe , have had a

heavy snow storm, although not

enough to make gool sleighing. The

farmers have marketed most of their

grain. Veal calves are now selling

for $10 per cwt; milk $1.90 per cwt.

Hens are laying well, eggs 300. Many

of the farmers are employed in saw

mills at present.



Oh‘io.



Clermont Co.——-The recent snow

storm brought six inches of snow

which is still on the ground, although

the weather is now warmer. Farm-

ers are stripping tobacco and hauling

it to warehouses, selling at 9@1()c.

Stock is about all sold, a few fatten-

ing for spring markets. Wheat and

rye in fair condition. Farmers have

been plowing their ground the past

month, but most of them are feeding

their stock, shipping milk and cream

to creamery and waiting for better

Weather, Dirt roads are in bad con-

dition. Corn 750; wheat 85@9OC; po-

tatoes 900@$1.15; good dairy cows

$75@90, calves 9@1lc; chickens 180;

eggs 24c; butter 300.



Warren Co.-——Past ten days cold and

wintry, with eight inches of snow,

and drifted some. Temperature reach-

ed the zero mark, and some reports

below zero. Wheat and rye are in

excellent condition, well protected by

snow. Roads have been excellent.

Farmers are marketing hay and

wheat and a few have some corn to

sell. Stock is all marketed except an

occasional bunch of hogs. Much plow-

ing has been done owing to the warm

weather up to this month. Public

sales are well attended, and articles

sell well. Spring moving has begun.

Some farms are changing hands at

good prices, ranging from $65@130

Local prices; Hay $14;

wheat 95c; hogs $8.60; horses $165;

milch cows $80 and in demand, but-

ter 300; eggs 28c. The recent cold

Weather has stopped hens from lay-

ng.



Holmes Co.—The past 10 days have

been very cold, the ground is cover-

ed with snow, and the roads are very

rough. it looks as though the new

road law compelling trustees to drag

roads Will not be enforced very much.

Wheat moving slowly at 93c; corn

700, none sold here; oats 45c; clover-

seed $8; hay $11. There is not much

real estate changing hands. The us-

ual number of farmers are moving to





 





town. Two rural churches have been

sold at auction. The Grange is doing

much good.





Wayne Co.——The weather has been

quite wintry the past few weeks. The

snow storm of February 22 drifted

the roads, and there was some sleigh-

ing for a few days. Previous to the

snowfall, the ground has been bare,

freezing the wheat badly. There is

still some grain to market, but farm-

ers are not selling anything. Farmers

are doing chores, hauling out ma.-

nure, and taking some logs to mill.

Feed is holding out well, and cattle

are in good condition. Hens are not

laying very well. Eggs 260; butter

280 per lb.



Carroll Co.-—The weather has been

very cold and windy, which is hard

on wheat and rye. There is about six

inches of snow, and the roads are

very rough. Some farmers have some

sod plowed for corn already. Butter

300; eggs 300.



Highland Co.-—Wheat and rye in

good condition, as it has been covered

with snow since the first of Febru-

ary. Corn is scarce, and selling at

75@800 per bu; oats 500; hogs and

cattle scarce, and selling at $8.50@9;

horses $150@200. Wagon roads have





been in good condition all winter

Prospects for grass are fair. The

hens are not laying much yet. Hay





$8@10 per ton; straw, baled $4 per

ton; potatoes $1.10 per bu.



Crawford Co.—We are having cold

Winter weather, the coldest being six

below zero. There is about eight

inches of snow, and sleighing is ex-

cellent. Wheat and grass suffered





 





before the snow, by the hard freez-





MARCH 21, 1914.'





ing. Not much grain is marketed as





:yet, some Wheat and timothy seed.





Not many hogs and lambs for market

now farmers are selling mostly cat-

tle. Kentucky hogs had been shipped

here and sold to farmers for feeding

purposes. Stock is doing well, and

prices are fair, with the exception of

butter and eggs, which have decreas-

ed in price. Wheat 920; timothy seed

$2; corn 600; oats 36c; steers $7.50;

veal calves 100; chickens 13c; butter

200; eggs 24c.



Medina Co.—Wheat fields and mea-

dows are still covered with eight or

ten inches‘of snow, of which there

has. been an unusually heavy fall this

winter. The thermometer has regis-

tered around zero for more than two

weeks, the lowest being 12 below

zero. The farmers and lumber deal-

ers are taking advantage of the fine

sleighing by getting an exceptionally

large lot of logs into mill. Farmers

are marketing some grain, principally

wheat, beef and pork. Wheat 94c;

oats 400; pork 81/20; beef 6@7c;

lambs 6@7c; chickens 16c; eggs 260.



Columbiana Co.—There has been

fine weather for a few weeks, though

it has been cold, and there is consid‘

erable snow on the ground. Roads

are in fine, condition. Wheat looks

good so far. A good many farmers

are baling hay, but the price is not

higher than it was last fall. There

seems to be a. scarcity of straw.

There have been a good many public

sales and everything sells high. Hay

$12; straw $9; wheat 900; corn 750;

oats 450; potatoes 750; butter 240;

eggs 24c. ‘



Harrison Co.—We had cold weather

throughout February, the coldest be-

ing six below zero. The heavy fall of

snow drifted roads badly, making it

difficult for rural mail carriers to get

through. Wheat is well protected

with snow, and prospects are for a

good crop. Feed is being pretty well

cleaned up, and some farmers will

have to buy corn. Stock of all kinds

is wintering well, and is high in price,

cows bringing $75@100; horses $200

@250; chickens 150; eggs 25c; butter

280. Farmers are busy feeding stock.



lndiana.



Wayne Co.—Recently we experi-

enced one of the worst blizzards that

this country has ever known. Snow

was drifted higher than the fences in

many places, and the roads were im-

passable until the farmers united in

digging a way through. The roads

are yet in such condition that no

hauling can be done. The tempera.-

ture dropped below zero several

nights. Farmers are not doing much

now except caring for stock, which is

wintering well. Many public sales

are being held, and stock is selling

high. Many renters will be moving

soon. Most farmers are holding their

grain for higher prices.



lllinois.



La Salle Co.~March came in rid-

ing on a severe wind storm or bliz-

zard, and driving the mercury rapidly

downward. Still the month may end

in the traditional lamb-like fashion.

W'heat, rye and growing crops have

not been hurt by the cold weather as

they are fairly well protected by the

snow. Farmers have been using the

road drag extensively. Hogs and live

stock are scarce. Following prices

prevail for home produce: Butter 26c;

eggs 320; lard llc.



Marion Co.—There has been an un-

usual amount of snow during the

month of February and this has serv-

ed to keep the meadows and winter

grains in fairly good condition. How-

ever, the cold weather has taxed the

farmers’ hay mows to such an extent

that three-fourths of them are now

buying hay and straw. Many farmers

are now placing orders for limestone

and rock phosphate to be used in the

spring. The egg production remains

good. The products being marketed

are: Eggs 250; butter 28c; veal

calves 90.



Kansas.



Cowley Co.—Wheat and rye are in

fine condition, but the continual wet

weather has kept farmers from pas-

turing during this month. There has

been considerable rain and snow and

a few days of zero weather. Some

losses of stock have been reported.

There are a good many sales, and

stock in general sells well. There is

no grain to market, and most farm-

ers are buying shipped-in corn. There

has been no spring work done as yet,

but as soon as the ground is in prop-

er condition, work Will begin.





RANGE CATTLE WINTER WELL.





 





Almost ideal weather has prevailed

over the greater part of the north-

western ranges during the past win-

ter, and cattle enter the spring in

much better average condition than

in most former years. Owners are

expected to hold back their cattle un-

til they are good and fat, for they,

realize the good profits to be made by

following such a course, knowing the

cattle shortage both on range and

farm throughout the country.
MARCH 21, 1914.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





 





 





 





 





 





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





Advice through this department is

free to our subscribers. Each com-

munication should state history and

symptoms of the case in full; also

name ind address of writer. Initials

only will be published. Many quer-

ies are answered that apply to the

same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably

find the desired information in a re-

ply that has been made to someone

else. When reply by mail is request-

ed. it becomes private practice, and a

fee of $1.00 must accompany letter.





 





Incipient Bone Spavin.—-I have a

mare that shows lameness in barn

and for a short distance after taking

her out, but there is no swelling or

soreness that I can find in hind leg.

W. M. H., Estey, Mich—She shows

symptoms of incipinet bone spavin

and will be benefited by rest and blis-

tering hock with one part red iodide

mercury and four parts fresh lard ev-

ery week or ten days.



Weak Tendons and Ligaments.—I

have a colt ten months old that must

be weak in fetlock joint, because the

joint sags down low and never

straightens up to natural position. E.

K., Mayville, Mich—Very little can

be done to assist nature in strength-

ening the tendons and ligaments of

your colt's leg; however, I would sug-

gest that you feed him well and rub

joint and tendons with alcohol twice

a day.



Loss of Appetite—My 11-year-old

cow which came fresh last August,

seems to have almost entirely lost her

appetite and her bowels do not act

free. I have thought of having her

tested for tuberculosis, but the near-

est Vet. is 14 miles away. B. G.

Interlochen, Mich—Her liver is no

acting; give her 1 dr. of calomel anti

1 oz. of bicarbonate soda at a dose

night and morning for two days, then

give her 1 1b. sulphate of magnesia

dissolved in 3 pts, of warm water as

a drench daily until her bowels move

freely. If one dose acts fairly well,

don’t repeat. Also give her 1 oz. of

ground gentian, 1% .drs. ground nux

vomica, and 1 oz. of ground ginger at

a. dose in feed three times a day. Give

her a dessertspoonful of salt twice a





da .



Partial Loss of Power.———We have

two pigs six months old that have

poor use of their hind legs and re-

main down behind most of the time.

When they were six weeks old, we

commenced feeding them ground bar-

ley and oats and .furnished them all

the milk they would drink. P. K.,

Harbor Beach, Mich—Your shoats

will perhaps never strengthen enough

in hind quarters to walk well; there-

fore, all things considered, I believe

you had better fatten them for the

butcher. Feeding an unbalanced ra-

tion and want of sufficient exercise is

the most common cause of loss of

power in hogs, but your cases are now

chronic and their food supply has

been fairly good; that is why I advise

you not to try to effect a cure.



Tuberculosis of Liven—I have lost

a. few hens this winter and on exam-

ination after death, find their livers

enlarged and covered with white

spots. My hens have good care and

are well fed. T. M., Pontiac, Mich.—

Your chickens die of tuberculosis of

liver, an incurable ailment. You may

have on your farm cattle or hogs that

suffer from tuberculosis and the chick-

ens may become diseased by picking

in the diseased animals’ excrement;

or being fed milk from tubercular

cows.



Diseased Teeth—Weak Stomach.—

I have a little dog that is the pet and

companion to a very old man. He is

a small lap dog and is fed the best of

food at meal time; his dishes are kept

clean and he has as good care as a

child requires. He had what we

thought a light attack of mange, but

we got him over that. Now his mouth

is sore, teeth nearly all loose, some of

them gone, and when he drinks cold

water it doubtless causes toothache.

His bowels act fairly good, but his

stomach is very weak. By prescrib-

ing for him you will confer a favor

on my grandfather and also the writ-

er. G. H. L., Hart, Mich—Give your

dog 20 drops of liquor-pep ml, or 40

drops of essence of pepsin t ree time"

a day; or, you may give him one-

third of a teaspoonful of bicarbonate

of soda three times a day. In canine

practice and in these kind of cases,

I have found great benefit by giving

them black coffee three or four times

a day and well toasted stale bread

makes a good food. His loose teeth

- should be extracted and tartar remov-

ed from sound teeth. This will aid in

preyilenting future decay of remaining

tee . -





disk barrows are especially popular among

farmers who understand the sod and in-

tensive tillage, and who appreCiate the big

difference in the value of disk barrows.

They are made in styles and sizes to meet the

requirements of every farmer. whether he uses

a large tractor or one small horse for power.

Ask your dealer to show you a Caraway

(Cnsnx). [the doesn’t sell Corawav (CLARK)

barrows. write us. Don’t accept a substitute.

We ship direct where we have no agent.

Send for catalog. "The Soil and Internal:

7371622." It shows the many advantages of

Curawav(annx)disk ,



«barrows over others 77" Jul“ “'0

and contains valuable

information about the

soil and tillage.





 

 





BOOK FREE





' The Soil and

Intensive

Tillage





The Cutaway Harrow Company

Maker oftlu original CLARKdirb 1mm and plan:





ITHLEA STOCK FARM-





Oiiers for sale a 6-month old son of KING SEGIS

PONTIAC HOWELL. grand son of Ki of the

Pontiacs. Dam is a grand-den hter of Pont ac Korn-

dyke. Price $100. delivered. rite for articulate.

HERBERT L. SMITH. Shiloh. M chlgan.





“Top-Notch” Holstelns.





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

able breeding and from dams with official milk

and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.





MOPHIISON FARMS 00.. Nowell. Mlohllln.





 





 





 





 





992 Main Street Higgunutn. Conn.





 





 





 





JACKS and MULES





Raise mules and get rich.

18 Jack and Mule farms un-

der one management. where

can be seen

int c Jacks. Jennys and

Mn . 14 tel? hands high.

Good ones. k guaran-

teed. Write for p r i c e s

today. Address

KREKLER'S JACK FARM



West Elkton. Ohio.

Branch barns. Clinton. ind.





AUCTION SALE





Wednesday, March 25th





I will sell my entire hero of Registered Holstein

Friesian Cattle consisting of 20 head. My farm is 2

miles south and )5 mile west of Powers Sta. on D.U.B.

All trains will be met at Plymouth. Mich. day of sale.

GEO. HAKE. Northville. Michigan.

FRANK BOYLE. Auctioneer.



F0“ SALE—Reg. Percheron Stud Colt. 2 yrs. old



next month. Color grey. Pros sot

ALFRED ALLEN. Mason. ich.





 





for a ton horse.





BREWERS DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





ANGUS CATTLE FOR SALE





We have on hand several choice pure-bred Angus

bull calves which can be sold for immediate delivery.

These calves are sired by Louis of Viewpont. a Grand

Son of Lucy's Prince. the International Grand

Champion bull for three years in succession. We

also have for sale a few choice heifers from this herd

bull. Will make a price on Louis of Viewpomt as

some of his heifers are old enough to breed. Address





oionwoon FARM, Addison,Michigan.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS





HERD FOUNDED IN 1900.

Strains re resented consist of Trojan Erioas. Black-

birds and Brides. only. Black Quality Ito. a bull of

rare individualit and merit. heads the herd.

WOODCOTE TOCK FARM. Ionla. Mich.





ABERDEEN ANGUS.





'I‘wo extra registered BULLS FOR SALE. The

best of breeding. The kind that grow out and gt

large with qualitf; Nine months old. rice $75 and. .

if taken soon. quire F. J. WILB it, Clio. Mich.





AY RSHIRES'SSH 2:19;". 5359332? ‘v‘i‘ll’é ifiiegé‘:

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

I'I EREFORD BU LLS iit‘fifil‘fo‘llf





ALLEN BROS.. Paw Paw, Michignn.





 





 





 





 





F s ' -—Ohoice Guernsey Bull calves. Sired by Im'pv

or a . Deanies Sefluel 14630, out of Dams second to

none. EDWIN MIL





GUERNSEYS‘EZE. Tllffimilr‘fié’fliih. "ii'l‘dii

J. K. BLATCH‘FORD. Auditoriun Tower. ChicagoJll.





ESPANOR-E FARM,





LANSING. MICH.





Hogisler’dHolsloins





Bull Calves $50 to $200.

An absolute guarantee with each purchase.





onasn s. osBonN.I L. M. HATCH.

ADAM E. FERGUSON. io'n'mv Supt.





IOLS'I'I‘IIN BULLS AT FARMERS PRICES





Sired by one of the besi: bulls of America.

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





ER. Birmingham. Michigan.





 





 





Purebred Registered





HOLSTEIN C A TT L E



The Crestest Dairy Breed

Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklets

Holstein-Fried“, Asso..Box I64. Bremeboroyt.





Bigolow’s Holstein Farms





Breedsville, Michigan.

Breeder oi mall Class





llegislered Holsleins.





ll Flne Foundation Holsleln Herd For Sale





Minits Butter Boy 4th. No. 71404. Dam. Pauline DeKol

Pride, Butter in 7 days. $.83 lbs. fat 4.22%. Sire

Minita Butter Boy, No. zsoosmu. ll A.R.O.daughters.





 





 





 





 





 





he by Pontiac Butter Boy. with 57 A.R.O daughters.

May Hartog Beauty. A. R O. No. 219731.

Kekke Hengerveld DeKol 4th. No. 178958 A. R. 0

Anna DeKol Mechthllde A. R. O. No. 157734,

Osnfull Mechthilde DeKol. A. a. o. No. 151571.

Kenilwcrth Duchess. A. R. O. No. 165184.



These cows are three years old, all with good A. R. 0.



records. from A. R. sires and out of A. R. 0. dams,



and all bred to A. R. bulls. I never have oil'ered as



a lot for sale as these. Price for the six.



also have bulls and bull calves that will please you.





L. E. CONNELL, Fayette, Ohio.





Pay Dividends on $500 Per Acre Land



On the northwest coast of



g dends on that land. averaging

400 lbs. butter fat per year.





California there is a rainfall of

Moral: Grade up your herd by melting a

pure-bred Jersey sire from a producing dam.



Get facts about Jerseys from

THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB



324 W. 23d St.. New York, N. Y.





 





 





are paying interest and divi-





 





 





 





I have started more breeders on the road to In:





csssth man living. Ihave thelargsstand fln-

est herd in t. s U. 8. Every one an early developer.

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

glass one hog in each community to advertise my



srd.Writs for my plan.“Howto Make Money from

Hogs." o. s. sinuous. mu... I 0 Portland. Isl-h.





 





 





O I C’s.—I HAVE A NICE LOT OF



0 . 0 LAST FALL GILTS 0N



HAND. OTTO B. SCHULZE. One-half mile

west 01 Depot. Nashville. Michigan.





—Bred gilts all sold,

0. I. 0. SWINE 1...... .1... o. 8...,“

pi on hand. Will book orders for Sept. pigs

go my {rice on pairs and trios not akin.

. J. GORDON R. N0. 2. Dorr. Mich.





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

0 0 - taking orders for s ring pigs. Oak View

Farm. N. H. Weber. oyal Oak. Michigan





0 l C —16 sows bred for spring far-row. 30 fal

C I I





EN“. large and rowthy. Write your

wants. GL WOOD STOCK ‘ARM. Zeeland, Mich.

o I c’ —Bred gilts all sold. Summer and fall boars



. - S weighin§125 to 160 lbs. All of right ty 9. I pay

express. G. P. An rows. Dansville, Ingham .





o I 0 —Extra choice bred gilts. service boars and

I ' . 8 ring i . not akin. From State Fair Win-

nors. AVO DAL‘IDBHOCK FARM. Wayne. Michigan.





heater Whites—Fall pigs. either sex, orders taken

for spring pigs. Write your wants. Price a ual

ity right. Meadow View Stock Farm. Holland. ich





 





Prop..





 





,Mich.





cIICSIOI Whites—Reg. Bred Guts—Orders taken for I





ups. Holstein





pigs and Collie

ronson, Mich.





sprin

B. PABHAM,





Bulls at Bargains. FAN





0 l G’s ,

i I your order for spring

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockfor . Mic





O. I. C. GILTS—E’i‘l§°2€.§i’é§ “some".





CLOVER LEAFI STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.





iss.

igan.





 





 





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EQUINE JERSEYS {Sledp‘SS 333335221322?





. DBODT, Monroe. Michigan, Route No. I,





 





—Ohoice fall gilts, Se t. for

”In.“ Jerseys at reasonable priogs. 81:03

STAHLMAN. Cherry Lawn Farm.R.2.Shepherd. Mich

FOR SALE DUROC JERSEYS—College Boy 138657





farrowed Sept. 7. 1911. two Au . 1913 boars. Write

for price, etc. J. nsing, Michigan.





 





H. Banghnrt.





 





Fancy bred Duroo Jerseys—Boers & Gilts of spring &

summer furrow. Good individuals at reasonable

prices. John McNicoll. Station A. B4. Bay City, Mich.



K0"“_El SIUUK PM." new offer Duroc Jersey pl

of either sex at reasonabf:





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





limos—25 large high classy sows, bred for March it

April to Barney Crimson,Cherry Advance do Oakland

Fancy. Write or come & see. J. C. Burney.CoIdwnter.Mich.





 





 





 





from 50 to 100 inches per year.

There land is worth $500 per

acre. but grade Jersey herds

BUTTER BRED JERSEY BULLS

FOR SALE

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Michigan.





Allegan County.





 





JERSEYSH-Bulls calves bred for ioduct-

ion. Also cows and eifers.

Breakwater Farm. ELF. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor, Mich.





 





JEnsEYS—Two yearling bulls, well bred and well

grow . We invite personal inspection.

SMITH & PARKER. Howell. Michigan.





 





MAPLE Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herd—Tu.

berculin tested by the U. S. Bureau of Animal In-

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

Females less than 8100. Avera e of R. of M herd. 5261hs.

of 86% butter in one year. Iii IN FOX. Allegan, Mich.





Lillie Farmstead Jerseys





(Tubsroulin 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. Satisfactionsifiranteed.



OOLO C. LIL]. . Coopersville. Mich.





 





—1 yr. old. alsoZ yearling heifers

For 8". JOY“! BIIII sired by a grandson of Imp.

Interested Prince. The Dams are arge healthy high

producing cows. Newman's Stuck Farm,Msrlette,liiich. Kl.





 





[on s‘LE-—Six head of strictly high class Polled



Durham cattle at a bargain if taken‘soon.

Two cows will calve soon. Head of herd cost 3500.

W. E. MAXWELL. R. F. D. No. 7, Allegan, Mich,





 





FOUR Shorthorn Bulls For Sale. roans. eight to ten

months old Also two re istered cows due in

March. W. E. MOBRISH.





F OR SALEiEEE’fl’t‘lE’.‘ ”iii .Ziiv‘ihl





good ones. W. C. OSIUS. Hillsdale, Michigan.





SHORTHORN CATTLE

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.

SHORTHORN BULLS, 12. all ages. Best of breeding. Prices





right. Also P. C. hogs and Oxford Sheep. C. W. CIIUM.

Secy.. Cent. Mich. Shel-thorn Breeders Ass'n. McBridsl. Mich.





Dill" BRED soonlnonos-gg ”’9‘ bat“ Strains





years a breeds f

Shorthorns. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigag.





loooo snonmonn onllstfnag‘ss'atsofm“





WARNER 1330s.. Almont. Michigan.

SHEEP.

IT PAYS TO BUY PURE BRED SHEEP 0F





_ \ PARSONS ‘2“, $23,113.?

, - Issll d h' rywh d pay res

. 3%! . clung. wllifla. clubedegékfi—gzcxglizg





lushing. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





   





 





 





Oxfords, Shropshire-

PAHSONS.GrandLedge.Mich. a].





 





 





. - . i .

oil. HOLSIEIIs‘thfinihttlt.”:‘.in‘3’.fit: =3.

Pietertje Hengcrveld's Count De Kol (%A R. . daugh~

tors.) $95 delivered. HOBART W. FAY. Mason, Mich.





SQUARE DEAL IIOLSTEIN FARM





ofl'srs 21you this bull calf to improve your herd. Born

Jan. . 1914. His randsire has 11 A. R. 0. dun hters.

His grand dam in e 21.84 butter as s3-yr.-cld. is dsm

made 19 lbs. butter, ave. 82.47 lbs. milk. If interested

write. R. G. Brown. .R. 3. Fowler-ville. Liv. 00.. Mich.





Hons-mm ramsuN CATTLE BREEDERS of

hi h record cows. Young bulls st farmers prices,

J RES & LUTZ. Oak G Mlchigs





A FEW ClillCl mm“





Friesisn Bull Calves

for Sale. A. B. . B .

GREGORY a BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.





v s s I '

Thu Illothan Homo and Ironing School, I" 3;?

Offers Cho co Purebred Holstein ull Calves. 1 to '7

mo. old. Also choice grads Holstein heifers out. of {000,

milk producing dams. List furnished upon applies ion.





 





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nflf003&“0l0"13 of em. for ls‘i); 03328.? c.3331}

M. T. STORY, Lowell. Mich.. Citizens Phone 55.





BERKSHIRE SOWS‘SEE‘E if}; Afii‘lmi‘fl’yr‘igl





”MOOSE each. B. B. REAVEY. Akron. Michigan.





BERKSHIR need to move quick Farmers





stock. ELMHURB s'rocx man. Alm’oni; Mich





BERKSHIRE For Sale—Sow Bred for April furrow-

lng and a choice lot of fall pigs either sex.

A. A. PATI‘ULLO. Deckerville. Michig-





o c '-Sows bred for June farrow. We are

s I I also taking orders for a ring igs.

JOHN BERNER a SON. Grand L go. lch.





s -F ll i . 'th c

O. I. C. 8 agorl‘éi'oraémeioShirfhbi' fill

furrow. MAPLI an an . Deford. Michigan.





 





 





Choice spring hours and gilts.





 





 





 





 





 





QUROC JERSEYS—l Yearling Boar For tale





ABEY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.





DURocs—Two extra Apl. gilts for Apl. farrow.

. 850 each' May gilts for Apl., 830; Apl.

gllts for Apl., 335; of t 9 best breeding



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and slit .

bred to the son of the Jr. Chain 0 nterngttlional;





(All immunod.) H. C. KEESLE . Cassopolis. Mich.





~Spring he s f ' . .

Dunc-Jerseys no.5 amt”. ’33.."3? its.

Breakwater Farm. RF. . No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.



—Largost in Mi h. B i

[AME TYPE P. c- all sold. A fewcgood lfill] 1:11;:

left. Watch this space for something large and





good. they please where ever they go.

W. E. LIVINGSTON. Perms. Michigan.





— B t W

roinno ClllNAS Boo. Eastwood‘s:

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

POLAND CHINA SWINE. Shorthcrn cattle, Oxford





sheep and B. P. Rooks. High grads Holst i

and Guernsey calves. Robert Neve, Piersoxldiaichigaxilit.3





POLlllll onion—Essen?“ nod-





G. W. BOLTON. R. No. 11.





 





Some good

Prices right.

alnmazoo. Mich.





Poland China Boar; Sow: Bred, Ill ol the lllg Type. I





A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. Michigan.





BUTLER'S Big Boned Prolific Poland Chinas. Grow

big has easy. mature early. ready for market at

6mont s. by? Because we've bred them that way

for more than 20 years. We have 25 big boned boars

ready for servwe. Buy one and make more money on

if)“, hogs. You can't get ani better at any rice.

.0. History Free. J. C. BUT ER. Portland. ich.

Fall Pigs and Minorca





POIand China BICII sows cockerels, Satisfaction

guaranteed. R. W. MILLS. Saline. Michigan.

have one dandy





Larbge Type P.C.



sprin oar yet. Can 8 are Big A Wond .: ' '



«099350 lbs. 11. o. silanrz. schoolcnflrm‘ifclfim

Poland China Fall Pigs—Good ones fro '



30 sows 810 and $15 each. while they last. “1281:ngl 3(1)):





sale Feb. 27th.send your name for catalog if you want to

buy Big Types with Quality. Wu. Wallis, Coldwlter.Mieh.





350 3.12.3523. sensor nonsense-

0 er . ro c or . ' .

Also Ponies. J. DUNLAP.Box M.Willia:i:po:{ Olllclg





Mu|e Foot Bred sows. bred gilts and boar





. pigs. not relatrd. l . .

faction guaranteed. G. C. KREdLOW.BA‘dea. gills.





YORKSHIRE SWINE—Boers all sold.

sows bred for March farrow. Weanling

May lst. GEO. S. McMULLEN. Grand Le





 





 





Bred gilts all sold





Yearling

igs ready

so. Mich.





MULE FO0T 2632' E::‘$li.‘."°'¥éh‘.2“»$°m for





Cookerels. FHA K RTLETT. Drydenfa'i‘mfi?





Yorkshires- All- Sol £22,233."

MEADOWLAND FARM '

Waterman & Waterman. Ann Arbor, Mich.





—Yorkshlres, milk fed, 9 tin i

FOR SALE few sows bred for April” fargi-olllv.“s 33%.;

reasonable. 0. H. JOBSE, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.





YORKSHIRES





All sold. Would be pleased to book 3





The Isr e. long-bodied, heavfy-boned rollflo kind. ‘

arro fighead





Bows an gilts bred for s rin .

tombsr.Ocliober an NovSmbgr pigs.w





W. C. COOK. R. 62, Ads.





of Sep-

Mlchlgsn.





Prices reasonable. ‘





lillie FarmsloallYorkslllres i





Spring gilts splendid ones. Fall pigs. either sex.

Gilts bred or String farrow.

COLON G. Ll Ll Cooper-wills. Michigan
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