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DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1914.

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Two Stories AbOut Self-made Farmer‘s

‘JCCESS is a relative term. By
8 it we usually mean that a man
. has prospered as well, or better,
than the average of his contemporar-
ies. \Valter M. Brown, of Gratiot
county, has succeeded in his farming
venture, if we measure it by such a
standard. 1

Success may come in a variety of
ways. One may succeed through ac-
cident—what we frequently call "good
luck.” Or it may be the result of
questionable shrewdness whereby one
gains, but someone else must lose
through contributing to that gain. But
the success that usually gives the
greatest satisfaction is the one that
comes by way of honest, intelligent
and persistent effort. Mr. Brown’s
success has come over the latter
road.

Since we are speaking of
in farming, we need to measure it
according to agricultural standards.
Today Mr. Brown has 80 acres of the
finest land in Gratiot county, and that
means as good land as it is possible
to find anywhere in the state, well
fenced, with buildings that approxi-
mate in value $3,500, land in a high
cultural condition, fully 10,000 tile in

SUCCESS

 

farm purchased by Mr. Brown had
been rented for a number of years
previous and had consequently reach-
ed a low stage in the scale of fertil-
ity, but that every field is now pro-
ducing very satisfactorily as may be
gathered from the above catalog of
yields.

Before mentioning the live stock
the reader would undoubtedly like to
know the crop rotation used in this

ing it into the rotation every three
years, by feeding the bulk of the pro-
ducts grown upon the farm, and by
returning manure to the fields, re-
markable strides Were made in devel-
oping productiveness during the first
few years of his occupation. Recently
commercial fertilizer was added to
the list of agents used to get better
yields, and Mr. Brown’s testimonial is
that the results are definite and well

 

 

 

 

working condition, and 30 apple trees General View of the Farm Buildings of Walter Brown, of Gratiot County.

just coming into bearing—in all, a
property worth in round numbers,
$12,000. VVhen' he came from Clinton
county in 1900 Mr. Brown would have
readily parted with his earthly be-

longings and his capital stock for,
His accumulation since has'

$1,000.
all come from his farm. Not only
this, but he and his good wife have
raised a family of six children.

To accomplish these results, a sys-
tem of general, farming has been fol-
lowed. The usual variety of grains
has been _grown, and hogs, cows,
sheep, horses, and poultry raised.

\Vhile the cropping for the season
of 1913 varied in some of its details
from that of other seasons, it is quite
typical of the plan followed by Mr.
Brown and will give the reader an.
idea. of the proportion of each of the
general farm crops that he puts out.
There were four acres of rye from
which be secured considerable pas-
ture, and 61 bushels of grain; eight
acres of oats which yielded 400 bush-
els; ten acres of hay that produced
approximately 20 tons; 18 acres of
corn that averaged 110 baskets per
acre; ten acres of beans that matured
a crop of 168 bushels, machine meas-
ure, ~or-~180 ebusheIS/ as. returnedrby‘
the elevator; an acre of potatoes
from which were harvested 80 bush-
els; 11 acres to pasture; 10 acres to
woodlot and eight acres to roads,
lanes, fences, yards, etc.

Beans have been the main cash
crop, although wheat is grown fre-
quently. The remainder of the crops
are practically all fed out to the dif-
ferent kinds of stock. Following such
a scheme it has been possible to

greatly improve the fertility of the
land.

It is only fair to state that the

instance. Like most practical men,
Mr. Brown has always felt that each
particular case may require special
handling as to the manner of crop—
ping; however, he has two three-year
rotations to which he adheres closely
except where he feels that the field
would benefit by some variation of
the regular order, One of the three-
year-rotations is to follow corn with
oats and that with clover, and the
other consists in sowing wheat after
beans and seeding t‘o‘clover.

Clover has been the important crop
in building up this farm. By bring-

worth while where the soil is well--
drained, but in places where provi-
sion has not been made to relieve the
soil of surplus moisture the results
from the use of these fertilizers did
not appear to be sufficiently large to
warrant the expense. On drained land,
however, by combining manure and
commercial fertilizer, and the use of
clover once every three years in the
rotation, he believes more economi-
cal results are obtained than without
the commercial product, that is, it is
possible to feed the soil a more near-
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' Beans are the Main Cash Crop, Although Wheat is Grown Frequently.

, 'How by Careful Management and the adoption of a three—year crop rotation a young Gratiot County
farmer accumulated a property worth $12,000 in a dozen years

manure alone and consequently it is
cheaper.

In the live stock department of the
farm, sheep and hogs make up the
larger part. The flock of breeding
ewes consists of 25 grade animals. In
disposing of the lambs from these
ewes, Mr. Brown follows a practice
that is not common in most general-
farming districts. The lambs are us-
ually dropped early, put onto pasture
and carried through to September,
when they are turned off direct from
the field. The returns, considering
the additional feed required for the
winter, he believes to be much better
than from the usual method 01' hold-
ing till December or later. Bean pods,
cull beans, and some oats and corn
are fed to the breeding eWes.

Two brood sows are kept. These
sows usually raise about 30 shouts
each year. These shoats consume a
considerable portion of the corn
grown, besides skim~milk and other
by-products.

From three to four cows are kept
for dairy purposes. The milk is sep-
arated on the farm and the cream
sold to a local dealer while the skim-
milk is disposed of as stated above.
Young stock not wanted for dairy pur»
poses are fed, frequently with other
cattle bought in the neighborhood.
The dairy cows, young cattle and the
sheep, are capable of consuming the

corn fodder, and other coarse feed
grown upon the farm.
The chickens are common stock

and are kept for the eggs they pro-

duce, as well as the surplus birds
that are annually turned off. The
eggs are sold at a near-by store.
About 50 hens are carried over each
winter.

The motive power of the farm is
furnished by three work horses. While
there are times when it crowds three
horses to do the necessary work, they
can do it under average conditions
and keep down expenses during the
slack months. Occasionally a. colt is
raised, the sale of which adds to the

income of the farm.

There are those, no doubt, who will
criticise some of the practices fol-
lowed by Mr. Brown, but no one
knows better than he himself that
this farm can be made to return larg-
er revenues. He appreciates that a‘
better class of stock, the enlargementl
of his dairy business, the introduc—(
tion of the silo, would all enhance the,
earning power “of his equipment, andl
now that he has gotten well out of
debt he proposes to make these
changes. But we contend that the
lack of these things makes his suc—
cess the more remarkable. He has
more than made ends meet, with the
handicap of methods that one with
more capital might adopt. ‘Whatf
might have been his success had he,
been in a position to introduce these
from the start?

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of this farm would teach with much

- emphasis, and that is the advantage

to the soil of putting clover in the ro-
tation every three years. By so do-
ing he has been able to make a prof-
itable farm of -one that was badly run
down. He contends that it has been
this practice which has brought him
over the obstacles of a heavy debt,
considerable sickness, run-down and
undrained land, no buildings, poor
fences, etc.

Mr. Brown does not take the full
credit for what has been done with
this farm. His good wife and partner,
he declares, has contributed every bit
as much as he himself—her industry,
economy and encouragement always
lightening the burden and adding to
the income and unmeasurably to the
pleasure of farming.

 

FARM NOTES.

 

improving a Run Down Soil.

I have 20 acres of very stony, poor
land which I would like to improve. I
'would like to pasture the field this
summer, then plow it in the fall and
sow rye. Would cowpeas be a good
crop to sow for both pasture and fer‘
tilizer and would sheep do well on
such pasture? I sowed sweet clover

‘here last year with no success.

St. Joseph Co. N. D.

Since sheep are to be pastured on
this field this summer, it would be
a better plan to prepare a good seed
bed and sow to Dwarf Essex rape
this spring. Then in late August disk
up and sow to rye and vetch. The
cowpeas would be a good crop to im-
prove this soil, but would not make
as good sheep pasture as the rape,
While if the vetch is sown with the
rye, this will provide a leguminous
crop to utilize for hay or pasture, or to
plow down next spring. Cowpeas are
said to make excellent pasture. for
cattle but have not been used yet to
any extent as sheep pasture in this
state, although doubtless they could
be so utilized.

Seeding Clover In Buckwheat.

I have a ten-acre field that I want
to sow to buckwheat this season. A1-
50 would like to seed it to mammoth
clover at the same time. As I have
not had any experience with seeding
in buckwheat I thought perhaps it
would not be advisable to do so. Per-
haps some Michigan Farmer reader
could give their experience along that
111 .

Eeelanau Co. SUBSCRIBER.

Clover can often be more success-
fully seeded in buckwheat than in oth-
er grain crops, provided the soil has
been so handled as to conserve its
moisture content until the buckwheat
is sown. If, however, the ground is
plowed just before the buckwheat is
sown and the weather happens to be
dry at this season of the year, there
would be little prospect of success
with the clover seeding.

Seeding Sandy Land to Clover.

Will you please tell me the best
and quickest way to get the following
described land seeded to clover? Soil
is a sandy loam; has been in bay for
about four years. and June grass is
quite thick. Could I plant to beans
and after harvesting same sow lightly
with timothy as a nurse crop for clo-
ver the following spring?

Saginaw Co. F. R. D.

This plan would not work out in
practice. The timothy sown in the
fall would appropriate too much of
the plant food and moisture to give
the clover a good chance to become
established when sown in the spring.
If there has been difficulty in getting
this land seeded, it might pay to ap-
ply lime then sow to clover with a
thin seeding of cats following the
beans, and cut the cats for hay so as
to give the clover the best possible
chance.

Seeding Clover with or without a

Nurse Crop.

Have a field which was in potatoes
last year and wish to seed to clover
this spring. Which would be the best
way to seed, without any crop or sow
barley with the seed? The land is

.quite light and summer grass comes

in quickly. Would barley be worth

anything for hay if out green?
Branch Co. A. C.
If a light seeding of either cats or

barley, is used as a'nurse crop and
same is cut for hay before the nurse
crop has caused the young plants to
suffer for moisture, this would be
fully as advisable as sowing Without
a nurse crop and perhaps more so
where there is considerable summer
grass as described in this inquiry.
The cats would be more desirable
from the standpoint of cutting same
for hay, although on a light, thin soil
at large growth could not be expected.
Planning the Crop Rotation.

I have a field of five acres which I
manured last spring, plowed, sowed
beans, which were good. In the fall
I just worked it over and sowed it to
rye, which is also standng good My
neighbors advise me to plow it under
and sow corn on it, or leave it go for

a rye crop.
Saginaw Co. H. M.,Jr.

The disposition of this field should
depend largely upon the question of
crop rotation. If desired, it could be
seeded to clover in the rye this
spring, or if a longer crop rotation is
planned and the field is needed for
crops this season, the rye could be
plowed down and planted to corn.
Other things being equal, a short crop
rotation is best under average Mich~
igan conditions for the maintenance
of soil fertility.

Cultivating vs. Plowing for Oats.

Will oats cultivated in with a corn
plow do as well as to plow the land
and sow the cats? As I have no disk
I intend to seed with alsike and tim—
othy. This land is a little low and
lasit year was in corn, and before that
so .

_ Van Buren Co. L. L. J.

A good seed bed can be prepared
for oats with a good cultivator, but
the work will not be very much less
than would be required by plowing. If
a thorough job is done, however, the
prospect for an oat crop on such soil
as mentioned in this inquiry would be
fully as good.

MODERN CONVENIENCES ON THE
FARM.

 

There is no reason why many farm-
ers could not have some of the mod-
ern conveniences enjoyed by people
who live in cities and villages, if they
would only think so. Because there
are many things that any ingenious]
farmer could do himself so the ex—
pense would be very little; such, for
instance, as making a good drain di.
rectly from the kitchen in which wash
water and other slops could be
thrown, and carried several rods from
the house, instead of being thrown
on the ground near the door, which is
very unsanitary, to say the least. And
if the well is a number of feet from
the house the water could be forced
into a tank in the kitchen by a hand
force pump and thus save the wife
many steps every day. As many
farmers have gasoline engines, the
work of pumping water into the house
as well as the barn, can be utilized
for this purpose. A gasoline engine
is no longer considered a luxury, but
has become almost a necessity on
nearly every farm of any size, be—
cause it can be put to so many labor-
saving uses on the farm. And this is
one of the principal things every
farmer must take into consideration
at the present time if he makes a
success of his business. A neighbor
living about a mile from my place,
who has a gasoline engine, has re‘
cently purchased a storage battery
and installed a perfect electric light-
ing system in his house and barn.
And when he is running his engine to
separate his milk or pump water,
he can store up enough electricity to
light his house and barn at night, so
he does not have to be to any extra
expense by running his engine on pur-
pose to store up electricity. For this
reason, aside from the expense of in-
stalling, (which was not large), his
lights cost him but little. This shows
what many farmers can do if they
wish, without waiting perhaps for
years for some power company before
they could get electric lights.

Ottawa Co. JOHN JACKSON.

 

 

 


 

APRIL 11, 1914.‘

WHAT ABOUT THE SEED BEANS?

 

The beans in this section are more
or less diseased. Is it safe to plant
even those affected the least? Is
there any way to treat them that will
kill the disease so as to make the
seed perfectly reliable?

Genesee Co. J. H.

As has been previously stated in
these columns, bean growers cannot
be too careful about the quality of
the seed which they plant this sea-
son. Of course, it does not matter
whether home-grown seed or seed se-
cured atta distance is used if it is
free from anthracnose and blight, the
fungous diseases which are so pre-
valent in «the state at the present
time, and which are damaging the
bean crop each year to a greater ex-
tent. In fact, the home-grown seed
might be preferable if it is free, or
even reasonably free from these dis-
eases. If there is any doubt about
this, however, the proper thing to do
is to send a small sample of the seed
to Prof. Muncie, East Lansing, Mich.,
who is making special investigations
in the matter of bean diseases in
Michigan. If the beans show brown
or yellow spots it is a safe conclu—
sion that they are infected with one
or both of these diseases, but they
may be infected even if they do not
indicate it to the inexperienced ob-
server, hence it is better to send a
small sample from the seed stock for
expert examination.

While it is probable that most of
the bean stock grown in lower Mich-
igan is infected to some extent, it has
been found from experience and ob-
servation that many sections in
northern Michigan where the bean
crop has been grown for but a short
time are practically free from these
fungous diseases as yet, and if the
home-grown seed is infected it will
pay a large dividend on the invest-
ment to secure seed from
northern Michigan point. In several
coses in Shiawassee county where
this' northern grown seed was plant-
ed side by side with home-grown seed
last year, the yield was several bush-
els greater per acre for the northern
grown seed. The seed will cost a
little more, but the beans run small-
er in size so that there are enough
more of them per bushel to make up
for the increased cost, ,in‘ the opinion
of many . who have planted them.
This difference in the size of the,
beans is apparently due to climatic
conditions as these beans will in-
c-reaSe in size when grown in south-
,ern Michigan counties. ’

Securing the cleanest possible seed
seems to be the only practical means
of insurance against loss from these
bean diseases which is available at
the present time.
M. A. C. are working on the problem
of controlling the diseases by the
treatment of the bean seed, but no
definite results have as yet been an-
nounced. It is up to the bean grow-
ers of_the state to make the best
possible selection of seed for this
year’s planting, and the wise grower
will not delay a move in this direc-
tion until planting time arrives.

THE CONSERVATION OF MA-
NURE.

 

Popular opinion is that the place
for manure is on the field and not in
the yard at any time; that there is
more waste in the yard than in the
field. Now at breaking up time is a
good time to notice. While you watch
the colored water from the yard, go
to the dead furrows or runs from the
fields where the winter’s manure has
been spread. Go farther and look at
the brOok that takes the water from
the yard and the one that takes it
from the field. Follow it to the riv-

er. It is red. Where did it come
from, yard or field? _
Tuscola Co. D. MALIN.

It is undoubtedly ’true that for

some.

The scientists at'

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER’

the very greatest economy in the
conservation of the farm manure it
should not be applied to the fields
When the ground is frozen and cover-
ed with snow. But it is equally true
that for such conservation of the
plant food content of the manure it

should not be allowed to accumulate

in the yard and lie exposed to the
rains and, as is too often the case,
to the wash of the eaves of the barn.
The little red stream will be observ-
ed from the yard quite, as readily as
from the field. The very best way to
conserve the value of the manure is
to store it in a manure shed, well
packed so as to prevent fire fanging
until the ground becomes settled in
the spring. This being impractical
on many farms both practical farm-
ers and scientists are pretty well
agreed that the loss is less where
put on the field as soon as made,
than where the manure is allowed to
accumulate in the yard until settled
weather comes in the spring.-—Eds.

SOW FLAX WITH BARLEY.

 

In your issue of March 21 I noticed
that Mr. Lillie said he was going to
sow some flax in his oats this spring,
so thought I would offer a few sug-
gestions. He will get better results
if he sows the flax with barley, as
they will ripen about the same time.
Also, in sowing the flax do not mix it
with the grain to sow with the drill
as it will all work out before the
grain is half out. We use a grass
seeder, sowing the flax after the drill
and then rolling the ground. Again at
threshing time the flax will come out
under the separator, so there will be
no need of running the grain through
a mill. we usually sow about three
quarts per acre.

Huron Co. Tuos. Rnwsoy.

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB WORK.

 

Alpena County.

About fifty boys and girls under
the leadership of field agent, H. G.
Smith, of Alpena county, are plan-
ning upon entering a potato-growing
contest. Each child will grow the
same variety and the acreage will be
limited to one-eighth acre. All will
plant the same variety, the Late Pe-
toskey, sometimes called “The Dusty
Rural.” Through the generosity of
a local banker each contestant will
be provided with one and one-half
bushels of pure seed.

In spite of unfavorable climatic
conditions, a successful corn contest
was conducted last year and many
boys will continue to grow corn dur-
ing the coming season. The variety
employed is the Wisconsin No. 8.

Iron County.

Over 200 boys and girls are entered
for club work among the rural dis-
tricts of Iron county. Two lines of
work are being undertaken, potato
growing and poultry raising. Com—
missioner of Schools, John F. Mason,
will devote a large part of his time
during the summer months to visit-
ing club members and assisting them
in developing their projects.

All entering the potato contest will
grow the Sir Walter Raleigh, pure
seed being obtained through County
Agent R. G. Hoopingarner. The basis
of acreage is made one-fourth acre.
Iron county is splendidly adapted to
potato culture. Herman Talbot, of
Iron river, a 1913 club member, re-
ports a yield of 43 crates from one-
eighth acre.

Contestants choosing poultry rais-
ing as a project will select from
among four standard breeds. The

W'hite Leghorn, Rhode Island Red,
White Wyandotte, and Plymouth
Rocks are the breeds.

Each contestant will hatch and
rear the chickens from one setting of
15 eggs. In case of misfortune, a sec-
setting may be secured and a fresh
start made—C. A. Rowland, Assist-
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11,000 dealers—supplies and repairs on short notice.

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'mobile should know how to run it.
doesn’t know how to run it he doesn’t know how
He can’t get the touch or the feel of the
car through some other man’r Izzmdr.
way to buy a car is to sit in the driver’s seat, handle the
car yourself and get the action of the whole business.

That’s the way we are selling

the Mltchcll car this year.
probable customers to’try the car themselves and find
Nine-tenths of the men who own
cars are amateurs the first season and they know—and we know—
that the only way to learn a car thoroughly is to ride in it, drive it
T/mz‘ kind of _ inflrmation i: unbaired.
It’s the only kind on which to base an investment.

Our dealers everywhere are pre-

pared to co-operate VVlth you to this end.
They will willingly lend you a Mitchell model. If
the car drives well and acts well under your guidance, than ask the
dealer for: the details of construction and the materials used therein.
Ask your dealer to show you all the models. The engines all perform
the same whether in the big and little sixes or the four.
as well as the other. Try one or try all.
let some one else tell you how the cars operate. Drive them yourself.

Here is the Equipment for all the Mitchell Models Which is included in
p . the List Prices:

Electric self-starter and generator—electric lights—electric horn—
electric magnetic exploring lamp—mohair top and dust cover“
‘ Tungsten valves—Jiffy quick-action side curtains—quick-action
two piece rain vision wind-shield—demountable rim. with one
extra-speedometer—double extraftire carrier—Bail- bow holders—
license plate bracket—pump jack and complete set offirlt class tools

  

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STEEL-BUILT means just this. Every Saginaw
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staves are unknown in the Saginaw Silo.

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Anglo-Steel rib, Saginaw Inner Anchor, Saginaw
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alnst wind and storm. Any

aginaw owner will verify this
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Before you erect a silo get the
facts. Compare the Saginaw with
any other silo. You will quickly
see why the Saginaw leads in silo
sales. Saginaw Silos give sweet
clean, succulent silage year in an
year out.

See Saginaw igent. Send for
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It means silo Butlsmctlon.

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A GOVERNMENT HORSE FARM.

 

Near to Middlebury, Vt., is a farm
oWned and operated bythe Federal
Government, under the direction of
the Bureau of Animal Industry of the
Department of Agriculture, the main
purpose of which is to breed and im-
prove Morgan horses. There is an
old gentleman living in Middlebury
who has always bred Morgans and
spent much time and money in advo-
cating their superiority. In 1906 he
succeeded in interesting President
Roosevelt and the then United States
Senator from,Vermont in the neces‘
sity and importance of perpetuating
this sturdy animal, with the result}
that the Department of Agriculture
secured and established a small stud

with the Vermont Agricultural Col-
legs. In the following year, however,
this wealthy Vermonter sold Uncle
Samuel three good-sized farms for the
munificent sum of three, dollars, on
condition that the land he devoted to
breeding Morgan horses. Thither was
moved the government Morgan stud.

At the time of our visit there Were
about 60 head of all ages upon the
farm. The mares and colts were run-
ning in pastures, while 12 to 15 stal-
lions were stabled in roomy box
stalls. The pastures are provided
with water in each field supplied
from a central system at the build-
ings and pumped by electricity oper-
ated automatically. These horses are
given plenty of feed but no extra
care, with the idea of rearing them
under practical conditions which will
maintain the proverbial Morgan hard-
iness.

are utilized in developing another
idea of the men in charge. The gov-
ernment is compelled to buy annually
many horses for cavalry mounts and
other army purposes. Such horses
must be of a certain size, color,
weight, and build, which require-
ments are not easily met. These men
conceived the idea of using the Mor-
gan stallions to produce horses of the
character they must have. Here is
the plan they are practicing.

These stallions are traveled in con-
tiguous territory, so far confined to
New England, and mares are solicited
under certain conditions. Any farmer
may breed a mare to a government
stallion under the terms of a signed
contract. This contract provides that
the owner of the mare is given the
option of either paying a service fee
of $25 when the colt is three years
old, or he may sell the colt to the
government at a determined price of
$150. If he elects the ‘former, Well
and good; he pays the money and the
transaction is ended. If he elects the
latter, the government man inspects
the colt and if it does not meet the
requirements is rejected, and no ser-
vice fee is charged. Upon such re-
jection the farmer may do as he
pleases with the colt. If the govern-
ment buys the colt no servicew fee is
deducted. The purpose of all this is
to interest the farmers in raising
marketable colts, and at the same
time establish a source of supply for
army mounts.

Naturally there must be certain
limitations as to the mares which
may be bred, else there would be ser-

uvitous. So far, however, the only
practical limitation has been that the
mares offered. must be sound; of
course, unreasonable lack—of size may.
furnish cause for rejectioh.’ In' ac-
cordance with this contract and-con:
ditions 300~ mares were bred in '1913,
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which was maintained in Connection‘

The numerous stallions maintained

vices which would be sure to be grat‘.

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Since its acquisition the farm has
been'. much improved by the erection

of substantial wlre fencing, good
practical barns and water system,
while the superintendent informed

me he uesd $400 worth of dynamite
last year in cleaning out trees from
certain fields. The larger part of the
farm is in pasture. The main crops
are hay, corn fodder and oats.

Aside from the horses the only live
stock is a, flock of Southdown sheep.
numbering about 50 ewes and their
produce. They seemed to be good
representative specimens of the breed
and in fine condition. One man gives
this flock his entire attention. How
much more in keeping with‘ the main
purpose and character of this farm
would be the maintenance of a choice
flock of Merinos! They have certain-
ly done as much to make the name
Vermont known to all the world as
have ever Morgan horses, as Well as
to bring its people wealth; likewise
are they as practical and as valuable.
For centuries Spanish government
and nobility kept Merinos while for
more than a century and a quarter
the French government, despite revo-
lutions and wars, and the fact that
its form ran the entire gamut from
anarchy to despotism, from monarchy
to democracy, has preserved unharm-
ed, its flock of Merinos. What more
proper, or more fitting, then, that Un-
cle Sam should maintain and improve
a flock of Vermont Merinos on his
farm in the very center of the sec-
tion which was most instrumental in
developing and introducing these
woolbearers, whose improvement of
the native flocks stands out as one of
the greatest feats of American live
stock development in all the world in
the nineteenth century?

This farm and its breeding opéra-
tions is under the direction of Mr.
Rommel, of Washington, while the
active superintendent is Mr. Fred
Hammond, a grandson of Edwin Ham-
mond, one of the greatest breeders of.
Vermont Merinos. Everything about
the farm is kept neat and apparently
run practically and systematically.
Especially noticeable was the court-
esy and geniality of Mr. Hammond;
upon my remarking that I was taking
too much of his time, he replied that
he was there to show the people, who
ever came to see, the character of
the farm and the manner of its oper-
ation, for it belonged to the people.

Washtenaw Co. Roscou Woop.

 

DEVELOPING A SPRING FOR WA-
TERING STOCK.

 

I have 25 acres of muck land with
a county drain ditch on one side,
which I use for pasture for horses
and cattle. Now cattle will go to
water in ditch, but horses will not,
being too soft; also tried a wooden
slanting bridge to water’s edge, but
still horses will not go, so I have to

dip water out of ditch five feet deep

for all stock to drink. I have a good
spring in bottom of ditch. Can it be
forced to surface of adjoining land?
Neighbors adjoining ditch will not
permit damming of ditch, so I can
not use hydraulic ram.

Oceana Co. B. J.

Mr. Johnker’s situation as stated, is
aggravating. No one can advise, but
might suggest. The answer seems to
depend on the spring. If there is
sufficient flow why not take a dry
time and dig down, putting in crock;
using posthole digger, taking pains to
make crock fit so water cannot es-
cape, and follow with crocks similar
to crock wells, using cement for mak-
ing tight joints. Perhaps some gravel
in the bottom. Perhaps by making
secure so water can not escape, the
overflow might be high enough to
permit trough to carry to tank. If
not, would haveva well on which he
could use pump. DITCHER.

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' FEEDERS’ PROBLEMS.

 

. Rape for Hog Pasture.

I have five ,acres of sandy loam
which has been considerably run and
was seeded last year, but I lost the
seeding. I wish to sow to something
that will build up the land and make
hog pasture for the coming season.
How would rape do? How much
should I sow per acre, and at what
time? ' ‘

Oakland Co. SUBSCRIBER.

Nothing could be sown on this land
that would make better hog pasture
during the summer than Dwarf Es-
sex rape. It also seems‘ to have a

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

 

 

beneficial effect on the soil, but it is
not a leguminous plant and does not
add actual plant food to the soil. It,
seems, however, to store considerab1e§
fertility in its strong root system and!
this becomes readily available fori
succeeding crops. About five poundsi
per acre sown broadcast, on a welli
prepared seed bed will be sufllcientl
seed to use. It can be sown as early
in the spring as oats, if desired, or
later for fall pasture if preferred.
Grain Ration for Farm Horses.

Can you tell me what is the best
balanced ration for a horse that is
working hard, weighing about 1,200
lbs., and how much would you feed
at a meal? Also, how much hay
would you recommend feeding, mixed
timothy and clover?

Montmorency Co. J. S.

The farm horse at maximum work
requires about the same ratio of nu-
trients in its ration as the dairy cow.
Oats constitute a well balanced ra-
tion for the work horses, and a
combination of feeds which apprixi-
mate the same ratio of nutrients
will give the most economical re-
sults. The amount required to keep
the horses in good condition at max-
imum work will vary with different
individuals, varying from 12 to 16 lbs.
of oats or equivalent for a horse of
1,200 lbs. in weight. Horses at farm
work should be given a moderate
feeding of hay morning and noon, and
a liberal feed.

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LIVE STOCK NEWS.

 

Importations of Mexican cattle are
encountering various obstacles, and
they are not as large as had been ex-
pected. Risk in handling these cat-
tle is great.

Cliff Cherry, a large land owner and
cattle raiser of Kendall county, Illi-
nois, was in the Chicago market on
a recent day with a. shipment of three
carloads of fat cattle. He reported a.
scarcity of cattle in this part of the
state. Mr. Cherryislthe owner of ov-
er 300 cows and heifers which he is
breeding and is a firm believer in
raising beef cattle for the market. .

Texas cattle are reported as rapidly
getting into good condition, and dur-
ing April, Mayand June large ship-
ments will be made from that state.
San Antonio expects that abOut 5,000
cars of cattle will be gathered in that
part of Texas, and if the cattle are
not rushed to market too much in a
lump, they will be absorbed without
any difficulty, as there is sure to be
a large demand at the chain of Mis-
souri river markets.

The time of the year when calves
are marketed liberally is here, and
prices for calves in the Chicago mar-
ket have experienced a regular smash-
up, but thus, far the retail price of
veal is as high as ever, despite the
fact that the best veal calves have
been selling for $8@8.50 per 100 lbs.
Tuesday is known as “calf day,” and
on that day the offerings are much
larger than on other days or the
week.

The market for hogs is showing a
strong undertone still, with every
prospect of a continuance of high
prices, and it is not at all unlikely
that the better class will go higher
than ever. The high point of the year
in the Chicago market was reached
some time ago. when prime butcher
weights sold at $9. Some dealers re-
gard an advance of choice light and
medium-Weight butcher hogs to $9@
9.25 as a basis as quite likely, but
they do not think that heavy packing
hogs are likely to sell on a $9 basis,
at least for any considerable time. It
is natural as the receipts run more
and more largely to heavy hogs that
these should drop to a marked dis-
count and that the choicer lots of
hogs of lighter weight should sell the
highest of all, as has been the rule in

 

former years.

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tections.
one of them.

Is it rim-cutting? That does ruin almost
one in three of the old-type tires. It is the
chief cause of tire expense.

But we make that impossible in No-Rim-
Cut tires by a method which we control.

Is it blow-outs? No-Rim-Cut tires are
final-cured on air bags, under actual road
conditions. Thus we save the countless
blow—outs due to wrinkled fabric.

This extra process—used by no other
maker—costs us $450,000 yearly. But it
saves our tire users millions of dollars in

history.

tires.
blow—outs.
ls it loose treads?
control of a process which
danger by 60 per cent.
ls it tread wear?

\Ve paid $50,000 for
lessens this

Then use Goodyear
All-Weather treads. Double-thick treads
made of very tough rubber. Made flat, so
they run like smooth treads on dry roads, yet
they offer wet roads 3 resistless grip. These

What Ruins Your Tires?

Note How We Combat It in No-Rim-Cut Tires

No other tire in the world offers

 

That’s why these tires rule Tiredom. Last
year our sales were $33,000,000. We sold 11
times as many tires as in 1909. And this
year’s sales show the largest increase in our

Men have bought, in the past two years
alone, more than two million Goodyear tires.
Theybonght them because countless mileage
comparisons have proved them the greatest

Lower Prices

Prices on No—Rim-Cut tll‘CS,ln the past year
alone, have dropped 28 per cent. Now they
far undersell some others. But that is. due to
our mammoth output, to our efficiency, and
to our modest profits.
averaged 6% per cent.

At Goodyear prices you can get the best

  

Last year our profit

tires men can build. And

 

        

  

Needless Waste

Any tire cost you Suf-
fer for lack of these
features is a needless
waste. No-Rim-Cut

treads are immensely
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No-Rim-Cut Tires

 

With All-Weather Treads or Plain

you get four costly, tire-
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no other tire.

Give these tires a
chance to prove them-
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Goodyear dealeflii’e

       

 

 

     
      
 

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gimp; marten AND BETTER~MORE MONEY!

You will net from 15c to 20c more on every sheep you shear with 3 Stewart No. 9
Machine._ Don't labor with hand shears in the old, hard, sweaty way. Don't
have aching, swollen wrists. Don’t scar and disfigure your sheep with

uneven shearing and spoil the wool With second cuts. a e o the
fleece smoothly nnd quickly in one unbroken blanket with a f

Stewart Ho. 9 .3th Shearing Machine . 22

n r
and get a length and quality of wool that willbring II!
the_ ighest price. The Stewart runs so easin a . ‘w
child can turn the handle _while you shear. The 3”. for Gli ping
Extra profits soon pay for it. It's the most Horses, Mules and owe
BALL
Stewart penance.

perfect hand operated shearing ma-
Clipping Machine

     
 

      
  
 
 
  
   
   
 
 

 
    
   
    
 
  
  
  
  
  
   
    
   
  
  
  
 

   

chine ever devised. Has ball hearings
in every part where friction or wear
occurs. Has a ball bearing shear-
ing head of the latest improved To clip 0,865 at the pro.
Stewart pattern. Price com- per time im roves them
in every way. hey look and
feel better, do more work,
rest better and et more good

flete, including 4 combs and
cutters of the celebrated
from their feed. nsist on having
the “Stewart." It’s the easiest to

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turn does the fastest work stays
sharp longer-and is more durable than
any other clipping machine 5.
made. Gel m min your dealer. price 3"
or send us $2.00 and we will ship =
C.0.D. for balance. Satisfaction guaranteed.

   
  
 
  
 
  
  

Stewart pattern, $11.
, Got one from your
dealer. or send us $2.00
and we will ship C.O.D.
for the balance. Money '
back if you are not well
pleased with it.

 

CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHIFT 00. 115 [131"! "0-. CHICAGO. Ill.
$ 50 Write for FREE catalogue showing most com lete
line of Sheep Shearing and Horse Clipping Machines.

 

 

Use NATCO Tile—They Last Forever

‘, Farm drainage needs durable tile. Our drain tile are made of best
Ohio clay, thoroughly bud burned. Don’t have to dig 'em up to be
replaced every few years. Write for prices. Sold in carioad lots.
Also manufacturers of the famous NATCO IMPERISHABLE

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NATIONAL FIREPROOFING COMPANY. Fulton Building. PITTSBURGJ’A.

 

 

When writing to advertisers please mention the Michigan Farmer

 

J ntilateYomBarii

and healthier live-stock will insure
. '_ bigger profits. Replacoimpure,heated
lk ~ air With sweet, fresh air, by installing

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‘ They PfOperly ventilate. keep out rain

'1 -. and Wind and are very ornamental.

n \ \ ', Made of heavy, galvanized iron that
lasts. Send for Free Booklet called
Ventilation of Modern Farm
Buildings. ” Tells all about scien-
tific ve tilation. Write for it Today.
THO AS & All-STRONG C0.

Dep't M. lonilon, Ohio

   
    
    
   
 

 

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APRIL 11. 1914.

 

  
  

  

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after the making, the samples in

tained no iron (rust).

with non—rustin skimminv sections of
a

butter.
guaranteed never to rust.

rusting guarantee.

this big exclusive
separators without it.

eXClusive U. S. non-rusting feature.

‘ Chicago _
Salt Lake City

  

    
 

A Recent

U. , 3. Government Report

Makes plain your need of a

STATE ‘
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The skimming device of which is GUARANTEED
NEVER TO RUST.

The scientific staff of the dairy division in the United States Depart- '
ment of Agriculture recently conducted a series of experiments to learn what i
. effect,if any, iron (rust) has on cream and butter.

1

- The tests definitely established the fact that
even minute particles of iron (rust) caused
certain undesirable flavors and that in every
instance when buttqr was scored a few days

iron (rust) was present scored lower than
the butter made from cream which con-
F In using the United States Cream Separator
silver you avoid all risk of having “metallic”
The U. S. sections are positively

No other sep-
arator manufacturer gives you a printed non-

-Yet, United States Cream Separators with .
anrovement are sold at no higher prices than other

'It is time well spent to learn from your U. S. dealer or us more about the.

VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO.,
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PRODUCING PURE MILK FOR
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Having the herd and having them
tested as advanced scientific knowl-
edge dictates, the care which will be
productive of the best results is ex-
ceedingly important. The cow is very
susceptible to external influences.
Subjecting the animal to storms and
hard weather invariably leaves its
mark upon the milk. The dairy cow
should never be permitted to drink
from pools or from running streams,

especialy in localities which are well

populated, for these ponds and
streams probably contain the refuse
of a dozen farms and a half hundred
households. Pure spring or well wat‘
er should be given with regularity

and in abundance from troughs which

are easily cleansed. For this purpose
nothing answers better than enamel-
ed iron basins.

Do Not Feed Sloppy Food.

The food should be well selected
and plentiful and should not be of
soft, sloppy kinds, such as distillery
or brewery refuse. It should never
be kept in lofts above the stable
Where it is constantly contaminated
by the foul odors from below. Great
care should be exercised in regard to
suddenly turning the animals out in
the spring to indulge in overfeeding
of green grass, which might cause
bowel troubles among the children
living upon the milk.

The personal hygiene of the cow is
most important. The dairy animal
must be carefully curried and comb-
ed twice daily. The fioors of the milk-
ing stalls should be of stone, cement
or concrete, and must be carefully
scrubbed before the cow is brought in,
and left wet, so that no dust will fly
from them. A rope or strip of cloth
should be suspended across the rear
of the stall, separating the tail from
the hind legs, to prevent the tail from
switching dirt into the pail. Preced-
ing the milkers, a helper must wash
the udders, first with soap and then
with clean water, at the same time
looking for any spots or abrasions. If
such sores exist, the animal must be
at once taken from the milking barn
and isolated in the infirmary, where
she must remain until the place is
entirely healed.

Preparation for Milking.

The milkers themselves should
have nothing to do with the prepara-
tory work but must be ready to fol-
low the washer at once. Their cos-
tume should be pure white from head
to foot, including linen‘ caps, all fresh
from the steam sterilizer, so that
their clothing may be protected from
dirt and grease, which may later be

sources of contamination. The hands

should be washed first with green
soap, then after rinsing, soaked in a
solution of boric acid or some mild
antiseptic and washed again in boiled
water.

The first few streams from each
teat should be allowed to fall into a
refuse bucket, thereby washing the
dust and dirt out of the milk chan-
nels. The balance should be caught
in an improved milk pail, so devised
that the milk passes through two lay-
ers of sterilizing gauze and one inch
of absorbent cotton. After milking
one cow the milk should be hurried
to the carrier’s can, which must im‘
mediately be taken to the dairy.
Within 12 minutes after leaving the
cow it should have passed through
the cooler and be reduced to a tem-
perature approximating freezing. This
is one of the most important points
in all scientific dairy methods. Even
the deeper glandular tissue of the ud-
der contains bacteria or germs which
will create deleterious changes in the

~ arator,

milk, but these are absOlutely. inert

.at low temperatures and if the milk

is chilled enough after milking, and

kept cold, it will keep for days. ‘
Pare Milk Keeps Well.

. After cooling the milk should be at

once bottled, sealed and packed in

crushed ice. Milk so handled has been

sent to London and to Paris, and

reached there without the slightest‘

change. If milk is put up as above
outlined, and proper care is used in
so doing, there will be very little ob-
jection to the product. There is one
additional procedure, however, that
may be considered. It is best for ev-
ery dairy to have a centrifugal sep-
with which the milk and
cream can be immediately separated.
The advantage of this is, that in feed—
ing infants, physicians like to feel
that in dealing with milk they have
an article of absolutely known per-
centages.

If the cream and milk are separat-
ed, they can be united again in such
percentages as may be desired. Milk
should contain four per cent fat, and
16 or 20 per cent cream. The per-
centage of fat must be plainly stamp-
ed upon the bottles. Aside from the
great CODVenience, the separator is
known to throw out mucus and min‘
ute blood clots, so small that they
pass through the most perfect filters.
This makes the milk more pure. To
be sure, the separator and cooler ‘are
expensive; so are the self-binder and
the threshing machine. However, we
find it economical to have them.

Clean Milk Profitable.

The dairyman will find it most prof-
itable to him to follow out these gen-
eral outlines in placing a high grade
article upon the market. If he is
supplying a city market, he must face.
the fact that civilization is advancing
along lines which indicate that other
than pure milk will have no demand
in the near future.

Now is the time that money can be
made and a reputation established by
offering to the market a milk which
can be recommended by physicians
and laity alike. Pure, absolutely pure
milk, is the only commodity of which
the demand is so much greater than
the supply that the few producers
can name their own terms and have
them accepted by the public.

New York. S. VAN Anny.

 

DOES SILAGE EVER CAUSE COWS
TO BECOME INTOXICATED?

 

A recent article in a local newspa
per states that some cows near here
became intoxicated from eating sil-
age. I would like your opinion regard—
ing this.

Genesee Co. H. F. B.

I should treat the article in the pa—
per as a huge joke, and a pretty
cheap joke at that. Reporters some
times find it pretty hard work to gel.
interesting news for a cosmopolitan
paper, and they seem to amuse them-
selves by writing things about agri-
culture of which they know but little,

When corn is put into the silo at
the right stage of maturity a slight
fermentation is produced, but this fer-
mentation doesn’t go far enough 1':
change the sugar and starch to al-
cohol. It is only the acidity stage of
decomposition. It is slightly acid and
COWS and other cattle have consumed
silage for years and they didn’t get
intoxicated either. I don’t believe
it would be possible to get any con-
dition of this sort. Corn silage has
been kept in the silo for as long a
period as ten years and then fed to
cattle, and it was in just as good
shape as it was the first year it was
put in. It is really and truly pre-
served, and after this slight fermenta-
tion at first there is no chemical'
change whatever, and the silage can;
be kept year after year. We feedt
corn silage, not only to mature dairy
cows, but to young growing dairy‘
heifers, dairy, calves, and even to
lambs. I have fed it for 25 years and
never had anything like this occur.

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APRIL 11, 1914.

 

The women-folks praise the

BEATRICE

Cream Separator

for its easy cleaning
Says Farmer Onswon.

The great bugaboo with most
separators is cleaning the bowl.
The Centrifugal Washing Device
does the trick for the Beatrice——
washes, rinses, dries and aerat'es
in two minutes.

One of the many good reasons
for preferring the Beatrice is that
it’s a remarkably simple machine
-—very few parts—all of them
easy to get at.

The makers have wisely con-
structed the B atrice so it does
not give trouble.

When you take home the
Beatrice you are not taking
home a machine to worry
over. It is ready for duty,
nrght and morning, for
years to come.

But dependability is just one thing.
Don't overlook the other requisites.
The Beatrice gets all the cream whether
milk is warm or cold. It turns as easy
as any separator. And it's no job at
all to wash up and clean up when you
are through.

Buy your separator with your eyes
open. Don t buy any machine till
you know the Beatrice. My word for
it, it will save you money and worry.
VVrite the nearest oilice below for cata-
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REGISTER OF MERIT JERSEYS.

 

Please give conditions in full upon
which Jerseys may be registered;
also qualifications for entry in the
Register of Merit.

St. Clair Co. E. D. D.

Cattle can be registered in the A111-
erican Jersey Cattle Club, that are
the product of pure-bred registered
Jersey sires and pure-bred registered
Jersey dams. When you have such
cattle send to the secretary of the
American Jersey Cattle Club and get
pedigree blanks, and by paying
the proper fees your animals can be
recorded.

Register of Merit Jerseys is a dif»
ferent proposition. Registered Jersey

ister of Merit class, when they have.
produced a certain amount of dairy
products in a given length of time. A
two-year-old heifer, in order to be reg-
istered in the Register of Merit class
must produce 2501/2 pounds of butter-
fat in 365 days following her freshen-
ing as a two-year-old. For every day
a cow is over two years old when she
begins her test, you must add 011e-
tenth of a pound of butter-fat. This
increases in this way until the cow
is five years old, when she must pro-
duce 360 pounds of butter-fat in one
year to be eligible to the Register of
Merit. This amount holds for all
coWs five years old or older. She is
eligible to registration in Class AA
if she has produced the required
amount of butter-fat in the year and
also carried a calf 155 days during
the test period. She is eligible to
registration in Class A if she has
produced the required amount of but»
ter-fat but not necessarily carrying a
calf that length of time.

 

HOLSTEIN BREEDERS MEET.

 

Pontiac-East Michigan Holstein-
Friesian Association met at the as
sembly rooms of Pontiac State Hos-
pital the afternoon of March 26. After
enrolling of new members a paper
from the pen of G. A. Dimoc, of Kala-
mazoo, was read.

He showed that the foundation up-
on which rests the work of those
breeders who have accomplished not-
able results was the painstaking and
scientific application of the laws of
breeding. These laws were dwelt up-
on somewhat, particularly the princi-
ples of variation and prepotency.

This feature of heredity was traced
through high per cent of characteris-
tics received f1‘om immediate parents
,of animal, to the marked influence in
determining the strongly line bred
character distinctions of ancestors
many times removed.

Mr. Dimoc was unable to be pres-
ent, but his paper, “The Succesful
Breeder,” will be sought after as
among the best in Holstein-Friesian
literature.

The Hon. D. D. Aitken, of Flint, de-
livered the address of the afternoon
taking up possibilities of organization
coupled with the advertising the as-
sociation is planning to do. The mar-
ket question for pure-bred milk (H01.
stein-Friesian) as well as animals, in-
dicating progress over conditions of
50 years ago, was submitted for ear-
nest thought of the membership. The
relation of typhoid and tuberculosis
to strict sanitary measures of present
day was touched upon.

Some instances of error in the tu-
berculin test were cited, but in spite
of the limitations of test, a hearty
too-operation was asked in all matters
pertaining to the universal use of it
,as it is the best means at hand at
present to determine the disease.

A review of work accomplished by
,the breed at the State Fair was fol-
lowed by a strong plea for additional
representation, and a summing up of
advertising possibilities in connection
with this line was further acted upon
_by the association at the finish of
Mr. Aitken’s address, by the appoint
ment of a committee to commence
work in this direction at once.

Geo. H. Brownell, of Detroit, gave
an enlightening talk on publicity. He
[discussed the advertising campaign
tentatively adopted by the associa-
tion, and ably seconded Mr. Aitken’s
outline for creating a pure-bred meat
,and milk market. He dwelt at some
length upon the matter of a state iso-
,lation farm, now growing in popular
favor, and reviewed the progress
,made and the work done for this by
Holstein-Friesian interests.

 

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You cannot get warm skim milk to feed them

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Tom Profit Tells Why

 

 

I've told you that I like Keen Kutterwood—work‘i 11'
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Horticulture.

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PROPAGATION 0F PLANTS FROM
CUTTINGS.

 

From the point of economy as well
as efficiency in getting plants true to
the parent stock, the propagation
from various forms of cuttings is the
most important of all methods. The
grape, currant, gooseberry, cranberry,
such trees as willow, poplar and cot-
tonwood, and shrubs of the order of
hydrangea, tamarisk, privet and a
few others are propagated in this way
from mature wood cuttings.

The essential method of preparing
the cuttings consists in cutting the
wood into convenient lengths, each
length containing from two to five

' buds. Grape cuttings are usually made

about a foot in length, and contain
from three to five buds. Other cut-
tings may be shorter. They may be
cut at any time after the leaves fall
till the sap begins to rise in spring,
though it is more desirable to make
the cuttings in early winter, put them
in- bundles of uniform length and bury
in the ground below the frost line or
pack in sand or moist sawdust in the
cellar. The early cuttings callous 0V-
cr, and thus root more readily.
Making Cuttings.

While any cutting may root, the
proper way to cut them is to make
the lower cut just below a bud, with-
in a half inch. All the wood below
the lower bud dries up'and perishes,
and it is more desirable to have none
of this on'the cutting. Clean slanting
cuts with a sharprknife should be
made, and the cuttings made so that
they will all be about the same length.

In spring, as soon as the ground is
sufficiently dry to work, the cuttings
should be put out. Open a furrow
deep enough to contain the cuttings
so that only one or two buds will
show above the ground. Set the cut-
tings in the furrow, or trench, six
inches apart, being careful to set
with bottom or butt end down. Draw
the earth up to them and press firm-
ly. The success of growth depends on
frequent and shallow cultivation and
in keeping down weeds. Grapes, more
universally than other plants, are
propagated by this method, and with
proper care 90 per cent will root. The
following spring, these plants will be
ready to set in the vineyard or garden
where they are to grow.

Propagating Roses.

Roses are propagated from cuttings
of either mature or green wood, but
need such protection as is afforded by
an inverted fruit jar or sash. The
“confined air” causes them to root
more readily, after which the glass
may be removed.

Where irrigation is practiced, pop-
lar, willow or similar trees may be
propagated by setting green posts
four to six inches in diameter and
eight feet long, at the edge of the
ditch where there is a plentiful sup-
ply of water. They will soon grow
into shade trees. The mariana plum
is the only fruit tree that readily
roots from cuttings, though under fav—
orable conditions other varieties fre-
quently root in this way.

Missouri. H. F. GRINSTEAD.

SPRlNG PRUNING OF THE SMALL
FRUITS.

 

Except for the purpose of getting
out the old stuff the practice of prun-

'ing is not thought of as being essen-

tial to small fruit culture by a great
many growers. They fail to realize

that the quality and size of the fruit

will be better and that the patch-can
be kept in more vigorous health by
cutting out useless parts which act as
a drain on the plants. Pruning'also
is of great help in the control of dis-

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eases such as the anthracnose of the
raspberries and the cane borer of the
gooseberries and currants, and makes
more easy the picking of the fruit
and the cultivation of the ground.

Pruning Gooseberries and Currants.

for Results.

In the pruning of the gooseberry
and the currant there are a few im‘
portant things to consider. One of
them is to be on the lookout for the
cane borer and cut them out when
pruning.
the cane near the top and works
down. It consumes the pith of the
cane and the excrements it leaves
gives the center of the cane a black
appearance. In pruning, part of the
cane older than the last season’s
growth should be clipped back a lit-
tle at the top to see whether the cen-
ter, or the pith, is a healthy green or
not. If not, the cane should be clip‘
ped back until the healthy pith is
reached. -

To get the best results from the
gooseberry and the currant there
should be about five good bearing
canes when the bushes are trained in
the ‘bush form. The tree form of
training is not practical, because,
should the borer get into the trunk,
it would practically ruin the bush,
and also, the top cannot be renewed
as well when the bush is trained in
this form. The canes bear their best
for about three years, therefore to
keep the bush at its maximum in
bearing, the canes should be renewed
occasionally. The pruning should be
planned so that one or two of the
shoots which sprout from the ground
should be left each year to take the
place of the old canes.
the canes should also be thinned out
some and. if the past season’s growth
has been very large it should be clip-
ped back a little.

Pruning Raspberries and Black-

berries.

The raspberry and blackberry
patches should also be pruned at this
time of the year. It is supposed that
the growing canes of the black rasp-
berry and blackberry were summer
pruned when about three feet high
and the canes thus encouraged to
make good laterals. These laterals
should now be cut back to about six
inches and all but five of the strong-
est canes should be cut out altogeth<
er, as that number will furnish the
amount of bearing surface for best
results. Of course. if the old canes
were not cut out in summer, they
should all be cut out in the spring.

The blackberries should be kept in
hills as much as possible with about
five good bearing canes t0 the hill.
The laterals should be clipped back
to six inches in length as in the case
of the black raspberries.

Red raspberries need no pruning
except to cut out surplus shoots and
old canes which were not cut out last
summer. In thinning out the shoots
only the strongest should be left.
They should also be kept in hills with
about six shoots in the hill.

 

 

TOM ATO ES.

 

Tomatoes should be started in flats
in the house or in the hotbed early
in spring. The plants are much im-
proved by transplanting
flats or another part of the hotbed.
setting them three inches or more
apart each way. They should not be
planted out in the open ground until
all danger of frost has passed. Set
plants in rows four feet apart and
three feet apart in the rows and
pinch in the plants so that they may
not quite cover this space but allow
room to get among them.

One ounce of seed will furnish 1,000
plants. Cultivate thoroughly until the
plants cover the ground.

Hi:

This insect usually enters

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APRIL 11, 1914.

TROUBLE DEPARTMENT.

 

Green Crop for Strawberry Ground.

I have a small piece of giound in
st1awberries which, for certain rea—
sons, I would like to keep in straw-
berries. This season will be the sec-
ond picking, and as soon as they are
through bearing I wish to plow the
ground and sow something on it that
will give me something for green ma-
1 will use both barnyard ma-

nure.
nu1e an commercial fertilizer, but
want something growing on the

ground after the strawberries are tak-
en off. What will be the best crop
to sow or plant at that time, about
July 15?

Midland Co. J. B. C.

Turning under the strawberry patch
after it is thlough hearing, will give
you some green manuie, but as you
suggest, it would be best to have the
mound covered during the latter part
of the summer. If your soil is de-
pleted of humus there is nothing bet—
ter than sand or winter vetch to sow
at the time you mention. With fairly
favorable conditions this plant will
make a lot of humus and will also
gather nitrogen from the air for fer-
tilizing purposes.

If you intend to set strawberries
the following spring, with the green
manure and barnyard manure you
turn under, there is a possibility of
this large amount of vegetable mate-
rial loosening up the soil too much
for the best results with strawberries.
The vegetable matter may not be de-
cayed enough in that time to give the
fertilizing value and will tend to dry
the soil on account of its coarseness.
It would be advisable to plant some
hoed crop the following year and
then the strawberries after that.

Care of Young Orchard. ,

I have an orchard of 150 young
trees, consisting of apples, peaches,
peas and plums. The orchard has
been plowed each swing and a hoed
crop raised between the trees. Last
season about the first of August I
sowed the g1ound to 1ye and vetch
and have a good stand. The t1 ees are
also mulched quite
marsh hay, using tar pape1 protec-
t01s. Now which would be the best
f01 the orchard, to plow it again and
keep it cultivated, or to leave the
mulch around the tiees and cut the
rye and vetch for bay? The soil is
sandy but in a good state of cultiva-
tion and the t1 ees have made a good
glowth. If you think it would be best
to plow it, at what time should it be
plowed and how? Two years ago I
plowed it east and west, plowing to
the tiees. Last spring I plowed in
the opposite d11ect10n Now it ought
to be plowed some other way, but I
hardly know how to do it.

Bianch Co. S. S.

The best way, from the standpoint '

of the orchard, would be to continue
your practice of sowing cover crops
and turning them under in spring un-
less the trees are making too much
growth and therefore will be delayed-
in coming into bearing. This might
more likely be the case with the late
bearing varieties, such as the Spy
and the Baldwin. The fact that you
have peaches and plums scattered
through this orchard would make it
more advisable to cultivate the or-
chard, as such fruits always do best
under cultivation.

You might plow and cultivate the
tree rows and leave a strip of grass
in the middle to cut for hay for a
year or so, without injury to the
trees, if you desired. For trees the
age of yours the cultivated strip
should be the width of four or five
furrows on each side of the tree row.
The plowing should be done late in
April, or as soon thereafter as pos-
sible.

It would be advisable to plow one
way all the time, as the roots of. the
trees then become established to that
way of plowing. In changing your
direction of plowing you are disturb-
ing and tearing up roots which have
become established in the upper soil.
It is easiest to plow to the trees but
occasionally the furrows should be
thrown from the trees so as to keep
the ground from ridging up too much.

 

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may demonstrate no better than
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other car in this class. And the
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Reo the Fifth is built to endure.
It is built for safety, for low cost
of upkeep, for long years of per-
feet service. The man who builds
it has for 27 years been learning
how to better cars.

Takes Six Weeks

It takes six weeks to build Reo
the Fifth. Days are spent on tests
and inspections rarely applied to
cars. Days are spent to get utter
exactness, by grinding and re-
grinding.

All steel is twice analyzed. The
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We use 190 drop forgings—IS
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cost we use a clutch which pro-
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To get super-strength and free-
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Must Stay New

To prove out this car in every
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and inspect it. And the require-

  
  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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remain about as good as new.

New Features

This year we give you the stream-
line body. We give you the best
system of electric starting and
lights. We give you dimming
searchlights, and many new ideas
in equipment.

And we give you a price $220
less than last year, with electrical "
equipment. This is due mainly to
the fact that all our special ma-
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previous output.

This car will save the average
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New-Style Body
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Electric Horn

 

One-Rod Control

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This Acme Sprayer throws a fine spiral spray of
any liquid lnSCCthldL.. wl1i11 wash or water paint.
solid spiral point cleans out the spray cap every time

you work the lever.

The control is automatic. the valves are air and water

tight. the bronze and brass parts cannot rust.
The bronze and seamless brass pumps on

ACME Sprayers

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tank is tested to 60 ounds rensure and ca1

SD rayer I3

equippledA with 3- foot 090 an adjustable shoulder strap.

A1- 1110 Sprayers and
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Samples on request.

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CURRENT COMMENT.
Vi'ith the opcning of
The Farm Cost the spring campaign
Account. every farmer who
_ has not previously
done so, should prepare to keep some
kind of a cost account in order to get
at least an approximate idea of the
cost of producing the different com-
modities grown upon his farm. Too
few farmers have anything like an
accurate idea. of the cost of produc-
ing the commodities which they sell
on the open market as a means of se‘
curing the necessary cash income, yet
this is the most essential kind of
knowledge for the development of
farm management which will produce
a maximum income from the farm
with a minimum of labor and with
due consideration to the maintenance
of the fertility of the soil.

Obviously, the best time to begin
the fiscal year of the farm is in the
spring, at or about the close of the
winter feeding season, since at this
time the stock of forage and grain,
and of live stock, if stock feeding is
a factor in farm production, will be
at its minimum point for the year,
and the taking of an inventory will
be grcatly simplified. and an inven-
tory of the farm and its equipment
and supplies is an absolute essential
to the keeping of any adequate sys-
tem of farm accounts. Hence, the
first step in the direction of inaugu-
rating a farm accounting system
should be the taking of an inventory
which will fOrm a basis for compari-
son next year and enable the owner
or operator of the farm to make an
accurate accounting of his gain or
loss for the year.

But the farm accounting should not
stop here, for it is cven more neces-
sary that the farmer should know
where he made or lost his money
during the year, than to simply have
an accurate idea of this fact con-
cerning which he could make a close
guess in any event. The cost of a
bushel of potatoes or wheat, or a
hundred pounds of milk or pork. is of
more interest in relation to the prob-
lem of farm management than is the
simple fact as to the net gain or loss
in the Operation of the farm as a
whole, hence some. effort should be
made to arrive at approximately ac-
curate estimates of such costs.

It is, of course, extremely difficult
to arrive at exact conclusions as to
the cost of any farm product, owing
to the complex factors to be taken
into consideration. The cost of la-
bor, and especially of team work in

the field, is a difficult cost to fix and
at the start must be a more or less
arbitrary estimate. In the matter of
the cost of team work, for instance,
the interest on the «cost of the team,
and equipment, its depreciation In
value, the cost of feeding and care
for the year, etc, must be spread ov-
er the number of days when actually
employed at preductive labor in or-
der to get at the actual cost of this
factor in crop production. This year’s
cost records will help to solve such
problems for next year, and in the
meantime the estimate placed upon
such cost, if applied to all products
alike, will at least have a relative
value in arriving at accurate compar—
isons of profit or loss in the different
lines of farm production, hence the
keeping of some simple form of cost
accounts should not be delayed on ac-
count of this difficulty.

The use of a little judgment of the
kind commonly called “horse sense”
in the vernacular of the day, will en-
able any farmer to make approxi-
mately accurate estimates of each
item of cost which enters into the
production of a crop, and it will be
a simple matter to make a daily rec-
ord of same throughout the season.
Once any farmer has persevered in
the keeping of such a record for even
a single season he will be sure to
continue the work, since its value
will be so obvious as to dispel any
doubt which might exist in his mind
as to the Wisdom of, and profit in,
such a course.

As a means to the end of interest-
ing every Michigan Farmer reader in
this proposition, we have planned to
publish examples of different forms
of cost records throughout the sea-
son. Some of these may, and doubt-
less will, contain suggestions of val-
ue to readers who are operating un-
der similar conditions. But this is
really an individual problem, like a
majority of the problems which the
farmer has to meet and solve, and a.
degree of personal initiative is desir-
able in this directon as well as in
every other phase of efficient farm
management. May we then not hope
that every Michigan Farmer reader
will inaugurate some kind of a cost
accounting system this spring, to the
end that he may be able to make a
fairly accurate estimate of what each
and every class of products produc.
ed on his farm costs him under his
own farm conditions? If so, more
will have been accomplished for the
future betterment of Michigan agri-
culture than could be done by the
printing of volumes of technical arti-
cles relating to the growing of farm
crops.

The last Legis-
lature enacted a
law of consider-
able importance which will shortly go
into effective operation. This law pro
vides that the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction with the co-op-
eration of the State Librarian shall
prepare lists of books suitable for
township and district libraries. These
officers are now preparing such lists,
which will shortly be ready for dis-
tribution, and will be furnished to
each officer entrusted with the care
and custody of their respective libra-
ries. Unquestionably, this law is one
which should prove beneficial in op-
eration, since there is no doubt but
that selections of books, particularly
for school libraries, have not always
been wisely made. A prominent edu‘
cator recently made the assertion that
he had visited schools where “The
Life of Jesse James," and the most
trashy of novels, were accorded a
place on the shelves of the school
library, the explanation offered being
that the township library had been
divided up among the school districts
and these were included in theirallot—
ment. Doubtless this kind of books
make interesting reading for the
youngsters, but their imaginations

The School Library.

may be safely trusted to supply an
adequate element of adventure with-
out such inspiration.

No school plant is ideal without a
library of well selected books”, but the
selection of books adapted to the age
of the child as well as books of suit-
able character is vital, and such a list
will doubtless be useful to school offi-
cers in making proper selections.

 

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

National.

Secretary Daniels, of the United
States Navy Department, has issued
an order which absolutely prohibits
the use or introduction of alcoholic
liquors upon any vessel of the navy
or within the confines of any navy
yard or shore station. The order is
to become effective July 1, and will
concern 64,700 men.

Last week the lower house of Con-
gress passed the Sims measure which
repealed the free tolls provision for
coastwise shipping through the Pan-
ama canal, by a vote of 247 to 162.
The measure is now before the Sen-
ate.

Mrs. Lillian Stevens, NationalPres-
ident of the W. C. T. U. is reported
dangerously ill at her home in Port-
land, Me.

A fast train went through a bridge
on the Wabash Railroad west of At-
tica, Ind., last Saturday, three per-
sons being killed and 35 injured. The
bridge had been weakened earlier in
the day by the wreck of a freight
train.

All the big lines of railways east
of the Mississippi are financially in-
terested in an alleged system of
wholesale robbery by railroad em-
ployes, said to have been revealed
through investigations by federal ofli-
cials. The loss through the robberies
is claimed to amount to hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Grand juries in
several states will be called upon to
return indictments against suspected
employes.

The Illinois spring elections, which
take place on Tuesday of this week,
are being generally watched because
of the women voting there for the
first time. In the state there are 258,-
000 women registered, and it is ex-
pected that 80 percent of these will
vote. The main issue is local option.

Five tourists’ hotels were destroy-
ed by fire at St. Augustine, Fla, the
oldest city in the United States, last
week. The loss is estimated at $500,-
000. Many records and curios dating
back to the days of Spanish rule in
the sixteenth century 'were burned.

Announcement has been made by
the organization committee of “ the
new currency law of the boundaries
of the 12 districts into which the
country is divided for operating the
new system and of the 12 reserve
cities. A total of 7,548 banks will be
affected by the new measure. Lower
Michigan is placed in Chicago’s terri-
tory, While Upper Michigan is in the
territory of which Minneapolis is the
center.

Fully 600 Michigan school teachers
attended the Michigan Schoolmasters’
Club at Ann Arbor last week.

At the election in November 33
senators must be selected for the up-
per house of Congress. Two of these
will be to fill vacancies. Of the 31
present members whose terms expire
March 3rd next, 17 are republicans
and 14 are democrats. National in-
terest is taken in the contest in Ala-
bama between Representative Under-
wood, of the National House of Rep-
resentatives, and Congressman Hob-
son.

Foreign.

King Gustav, of Sweden, is serious-
ly ill, and there is general anxiety for
him throughout his own and other
countries.

Last week a. blizzard off the north
Atlantic coast caused a great loss of
life and much property damage to the
fishing interests of Newfoundland.
Seventy-seven persons of the sealer
Newfoundland, perished, while it is
believed that 173 more men on the
ship Southern Cross have succumbed
in the terrible storm. This is the
greatest tragedy in the history of
fishing in these famous fields. The
disaster was aggravated by the drift-
ing ice floes.

During the week events in Mexico
have favored the rebels. Torreon has
been captured, and the federal forces
driven far beyond that city. Many of
the city’s inhabitants, including 800
Spaniards, are- being deported to El
Paso, Texas, by order of Gen. Villa.
This action is similar to the one fol-
lowing the taking of Chihuahua four
months ago. Gen. Villa has also been
exonerated by a commission appoint-
ed by Carranza, chief of the constitu-
tionalists, of the murder of W. F.
Benton, the British subject and
rancher in Mexico.

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Wm. Williams and [our other farm-
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The Big Cylinder. the‘ Man Behind
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A Farmer’s Tour Through the Holy Land.

By PROF. ALFRED VIVIAN.

S there anyone who has not, at

some time in his life, wished he

might see with his own eyes the
land sacred to all Christendom, the
birthplace of the Savior? Who can
describe the sensations of the pil-
grim when at last his long cherished
dream becomes a 1eality?

Palestine is the “mother of relig-
ions” and is revered not only by the
Christian but by Jew and Moslem as
well; for it is the home of the former
and many of the spots most sacred
to the Mohammedan are «found within
its borders. It is off the main trav-
eled routes, and its comparative inac-
cessibility makes it less a tourist re-
sort than it might be if more easily
reached.

Lower Palestine has one line of
railroad (from Jaffa to Jerusalem),
the entire length of which is 54 miles.
It is a narrow gauge line and the
journey takes a little over four hours,
or an average of 12 miles per hour;
but during that journey the train
climbs from sea level to an altitude
of about 2,600 feet. The first part of
the way lies across
the plain of Sharon
which with the towns
of Lydda and Ramleh
are replete with Bibli-
cal associations. The
train passes close to
Ekron mentioned in
connection with the
ark of God (1 Sam.
v.-vi) and later runs
along the‘ valley of

1. Village of Bethany, where Christ Raised Lazarus from the Dead.
Plowing on the Plains of RephaimwNeai Bethlehem ‘5.

Resting Near the Mount

Sorek famous for its ancient viticul-
ture, and for its connection with the
story of Samson and Delilah. The
line now enters a rugged gorge called
W'ady Ismain, which it climbs until
it reaches the highlands near Jerusa-
lem. The sides of the ravine are pre-
cipitous limestone hills, dotted here
and there with villages and showing
in many places unmistakable signs of
terracing which probably dates to the
time of Roman occupation.
“Jerusalem is builded as a city that
is compact together.” “As the moun-
tains are round about Jerusalem, so
the Lord is round about his people"
(Psalms cxxii. and cxxv.). The
mountains are indeed “round about
Jerusalem” for the city is built on
four hills, and as far as the eye can
see in every direction rises mountain
after mountain. The older part of
the city, enclosed by irregular walls,
is probably much smaller than the.
city which existed in the time of
Christ. Old as the city now seems,

of Temptation. 4.

not much is left of the Jerusalem of
the Bible, for it has been many times
destroyed and rebuilt. As the re-
buildings were made upon the debris
of the old cities one must dig a hun—
dred or more feet to find them, for
recent excavations show that in some
cases the foundations of the old city
walls are 130 feet below the present
surface of the ground.

While this condition of affairs
throws doubt on the exact location of
many of the sacred spots of Jerusa-
lem there is enough left to fill the
visitor with reverence. What matter
if Pontius Pilate stood here or six
feet from here when he said, “Behold
the Man!” What matter if this altar
or you hilltop marks the spot where
the cross stood upon which the Lord
was crucified! Is it not enough to
know that the natural features of the
country remain practically unchang-

ed; that kings and prophets and holy
men of old looked upon these scenes;

Whatever one’s belief, a visit
should be made ,to the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre, for this is accepted
by the Roman, Greek, Armenian, Sy-
rian and Coptic churches as marking
the spots where Christ was crucified;
where he, was buried in Joseph’s
tomb “wherein was never man yet
laid” (John xix 4]); and where he
again appeared to Mary after his res-
urrection. Many other traditions with
little scriptural foundation are asso-
ciated with this building. At any time
of the day may be witnessed an in—
teresting service by one or more of
the sects having chapels here.

A visit should be made to the
Mosque of Omar, or “Dome of the
Rock” as it is properly called, which
stands upon the summit of Mount
Moriah where tradition says Ornan
had his threshing-floor; where Abra-
ham offered up Isaac; and where at-
terwards the Jewish Temple, the
glory of Israel, stood. The Mosque

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
  
 
 

Scenes in the Holy Land.

that the son of God trod the ground
upon which we here walk; that some-
where in the buried city underneath
our feet He did bear His cross, and
these hills trembled by the earth-
quake’s power when he expired

A new Jerusalem is rapidly devel—
oping outside the walls, and most of
the newer and better buildings are
found here, but the interest of the
traveler is centered in the old walled
city with its crooked, dirty streets. In
many cases the streets run right
through buildings and in others are
covered over for several blocks.
Queer little shops abound, and every-
where prevails the utmost indiffer-
ence to sanitation, which is one of the
characteristics of the Oriental mind.
Beggars are in evidence on all hands,
and the cripples and deformed, as
well as the thousands of cases of
blindness and sore eyes, fill one with
pity mingled with disgust that such a
state of affairs can be allowed to

continue.

2. Olive Tree said to be over One Thousand
Donkey Train.

is a magnificent building with its col-
ored tiles and marbles glistening in
the sunlight, and its beautiful win-
dows (the making of whose glass is
a lost art), but the mind refuses to
dwell upon the present building and
turns to the past when the psalmist
wrote and the patriots sang of the
Temple’s glory, and then thinks of
the fruit of disobedience, and how
glory vanished, until at last the pag-
an hosts utterly destroyed the holy
place. Now no Jew may enter the
temple area. and just outside the wall
they may be seen at the “Jew’s \Vail-
Ing Place” wailing out lamentations
over the destruction of the Temple,
and praying for the restoration of the
kingdom.

To merely catalog the interesting
things seen at Jerusalem would ex-
ceed the limits of this letter, but we
can not pass on without mentioning
the Mount of Olives. This mountain,

"associatedwith so many acts in the

life of Christ, lies a short distance

from the city. It commands a Splen-
did view of the Holy City, which lies
like a map in the foreground. To the
eastward is seen the valley of the
Jordan and the mountains of Moab
and Bilead. The Dead Sea seems
quite close at hand, owing to the
clearness of the atmosphere. It was
on this 111ountain that Christ stood
when he lamented over Jerusalem
and here he taught his disciples to
pray. Below lies the Garden of Geth-
semane, the scene of that night of
anguish, where today are found olive
trees which, were probably alive at
that memorable time.

We journeyel to Jericho over the
same route which was followed by so
many Biblical characters, and which
marks the boundary between the
tribes of Benjamin and Judah. The
road from Jerusalem 10 Jericho lies
through a barren, treeless land. Rocky
limestone hills tower on either side,
appearing at a distance to be entirely
devoid of all vegetation, athough
many flocks of sheep and goats man-
age to pick a precarious iving from
the scant herbage.
Jerusalem is 2,000 feet
above and Jericho 800
feet below the sea
level, and although
only 1:? miles apart in
an air line, some 10
miles extra must be
traveled in order to
Wind the way down
the steep mountains.
0n the road lies the

Years Old. 3. Camel Train
little village of Bethany where the
Savior raised Lazarus from the dead:
and the house of Mary and Martha as
Well as the tomb of Lazarus, although
of doubtful authenticity, are pointed
out to the visitor. A short detour on
foot permits of a view into the deep
gorge of the brook Cherith where
Elijah was fed by the ravens——the
supposed spot being marked at the
present time by a monastery.

Jericho is located on the level plain
of the Jordan River, the old town be-
ing some distance from the present
filthy and uninteresting village. From
a dista e all that can be seen is a

mound of earth, but recent excava-,

tions have uncovered the ruins of a
town which was undoubtedly the
Jericho of the Bible. It is interesting

to note that nearly all of the old vil- i
lages in Palestine are upon mounds -

such as this one. The old houses
were built of sun-dried mud bricks,

and as they crumbled to. pieces the:
All the ma-j

dirt was left in place.

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money.

easy, but wasn't.

and money.

Years of Common Sense
in Clothes Making

No. 5130 Blue Serge Special is a
suit of clothes made for real men of

all ages who want the utmost in
solid, substantial value for their

It's the culmination ofrsixty-eight
years of common sense in C 10th-
craft Clothes making—which sounds

It meant studying every little opera-
tion from cutting the cloth to sewing on
the buttons—to find the one best and
shortest way in each case.

Here’s another point: Cutting the cloth
for twenty suits at once not only means
doing it better, it also means saving time

better lining, better designing.
No other method could have put so

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allowed to accumulate in the streets,
and each‘time a house was built it
was upon the top of the existing‘de-
bris. The excavations at Jericho show
that there are at least three towns,
one below the other, on this site. 01d
Jericho consisted of mud huts just
like those found, in the village of to-
day. Nothing ever changes with the
Arab, and we saw many of them
making bricks out of mud mixed with
straw and dried in the sun just as
was done 4,000 years ago. The debris
accumulates in the village and the
villager builds over it just as his an-
cestor did from time immemorial.
Near old Jericho is Elisha’s Foun-
tain, a tremendous spring whose wa-
ters make possible a small oasis in
the otherwise desert land. This is the
spring mentioned in Second Kings Il
Whose bitter waters were sweetened
at the command of Elisha. Near here
is the Mount of Temptation which
many authorities believe to be the
mountain mentioned in the descrip-

nure of animals and other refuse was .

 

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much all-round value into a suit like - , - o
“5130”at$15.00—all ready to put on and 3°)“ Of our Lords Temptauon (Matt Hamilton, Brown .
wear. '

About nine miles away lies the Shoes

Clothcraft includes many models, both
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and patterns. It’s the one GUARAN« .
TEED ALL \YOOL line at $10 to $20. |
\Vritc for the new Style Book and per- '
sonal note of introduction to the nearest
Clothcraft dealer.

They are honestly made and honestlysold.
The dealer who displays the Hamilton,
Brown sign is a safe man to buy shoe from.
He sells shoes that have been givmg sat-
isfaction to every person who buys them.

Look for the Hamilton, Brown sign and
buy your shoes there.

You can get any kind of a Hamilton,
Brown Shoe you want, for any pur-

Dead Sea; in some ways the most re-
markable body of water in the world.
It is 1300 feet below the level of the
Mediterranean Sea, being the most de-
pressed sheet of water known. Into it1
empty the Jordan and one or two:
smaller streams. There is no outlet,
the level of the water being main- | . if member of the
tained by the excessive- evaporation Fggfiyfigaligiyiiggiiindsizesandprices.
The Joseph & Feiss Company during the hot summer months. The W M.

water is of the brightest blue iinagin-
able, but is so strongly impregnated
with salts that nothing can live in it.
The human body can not sink in it,
and we saw men floating on their
backs like corks with arms and feet

This label on
every Clothcraft
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high in the air. Standing upright in
I the water the body will float with
[oak Be and the Cast Pnce about one-third above the surface.
y iThe water has a nauseous, bitter
’taste, and if allowed to dry on the
en 0“ “y “es skin leaves an irritating deposit of +
_ salts.
It is ant 5% TUCh What Wt): fag'tbut what {3“ Standing on an elevation near the
g? d or V}, tah you fiay’ a e ermines 3 Dead Sea and looking north, a ribbon Save Bi Mone on
WIS om o 6 pure ase. of green is seen stretching away into R g f) y
the distance, made by the trees along 00 In
Rouge Rex Shoe N0. 470 the bank of the Jordan River. Every . . v . '
is a shoe giving full value for your money. Stage Of this. “Yer ls sacred ““1 1115'
This is a tan outing shoe as illustrated, 8 »torical aSSOCIaUOFS’ and one can Wlth
inches high with a bellows tongue reasonable certainty, looate approxi-
to keepout the dirt Thestock is our mately the places where many of the
special re—tanned chrome leather eyen‘ts. occurred” Time and .agam the
made for hard wear rivei is mentioned in the Bible, from
' the crossing of the Isrealites on dry
iii/iiiegfiih‘igaaxifiéi ground (Joshua iii), to the baptism of
find the shoes. and our Lord himself by John the Baptist. , _
g ggewd‘gsjfig‘zgf‘gggfi (Matt. iii). Here every- year at the F.
~ " and tellyouwhere to Epiphany season about 10,000 mem- Protect Your Ere .
. get the shoes. Ad— . Lightning
drags Dept}, bers of the Greek church baptize Buildings against
. . 3 Storm
themselves in the Jordan, the river
HIRTH-KRAUSE COMPANY having been previously blessed by the
Hide to Shoe Tanner. and Shoo Manufacturers priest. They dress in their shrouds for
GRAND RAHDS ' " MlCHlGAN the occasion, and many who can not _ . ‘~—~
come themselves send their shrouds Steel Shlngles
by others to have them dipped in the "W . .,
. . e pay the freight
THAT WIRE FENCE The Grand Rapids sacred Water. The banks 0f the I‘IVGI are‘fircproog, weatlieir-plroofl, colddaiicl'heabproof. . .
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gimmii‘iifiiiis riaridlfifmss‘t‘dnpahieso 0" "I c i Vt I SI their I'OSG colored blOSSOHlS We shall {Elixign-nying on on pltLl tools. Any one can out
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are writing to advertisers and you WI“ do us a favor. £51138 him? it? theesinmigw hi: ioiféi Mummmllwsmam ammum'fifl”'-

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APRIL‘II, 1914.

 

Buy Your Tires Wisely
Investigate! Give thought to
your tires. You’ll find that
standard makes are sold with
verbally expressed implied life
of 3,500 miles. 0n the other
hand, Ajax tires are guaranteed
in writing for 5,000 miles!
Simple arithmetic shows a sav-
ing of 1,500 miles, or 43%.
This saving is important. Take
advantage of it.

Tire cost may be the biggest
item in the upkeep of your car.
Put Ajax tires on all fourwheels
and save from $4.00 to $20.00
per tire, according to size. You
make this saving not because
Ajax tires are cheap but because
Ajax tires’ are better—by 1,500
miles. See the Ajax dealer—he’s
nearby. Ask for Ajax Booklets.

A @E X
TI RES

Plain Tread Non-Skid
Guaranteed (in writing) 5', 000 Miles

‘5 While other: are do I'm z'ng‘ Quality
we are guaranteeing 1'1.‘

AJAX-GRIEB RUBBER C0.
1796 Broadway New York City

Factories: Trenton, N. J.

 

 

 

 

 

The General
says:-
Every building on your farm will
be a better,more valuable build.
ing if you give it a Cerfain~teed
roof! The label on

Certain-teed

—
, ROOFING

guarantees 15 years’ service. No
‘ test” for toughness, plisliility or any-
thing else can give you advance knowl-
edge of how long a. roof will last

Roofsdon’t wear out-they dry out. Let
the three biggest mills in the world
guarantee the roofing you buy.

Your dealer can furnish Certain-teed
Roofing in rolls and shingles—made

the General Roofing Mfg. Co. worlds
largest roofirig manufacturers, 3.51) St.
Louis. 111., arseilles, 111.. York, Pa.

 

 

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but write toda for our bit!
_ 1914 catalog of ‘Ranxorf'
Bicycles, Tires and Sundries at new so low they will
astonish you. Also particulars 0 our grout new or
to deliver you a Ranger Bicycle on one month's fro.
trial without a cent: expense to you. _
you can make money taking orders for bicycles,
tires, lamps. sundries,_etc. frompunbig und~
some catalog. It's tree. _It contains “combination offers"
for rte-fitting your old bicycle likenew at ver low cost,
Also much useful bicycle information. Send or it.
Low Fm direct to you. No one else can
offer such values and such
terms. You cannot afford to buy a bicycle, tires or sundries
withoutfirat learning what we can ofi'er you. Write now.

sun cch: co. nopi. i-ii, cameo, ILL

 

New Model‘Wntch-Shspod 500
axiomatic L is ht er

've and useful article over pre-

     
   
 
  

seated. Operated with one hood; gives

_1 M inlhntsnoou light. No bsttery. non-

:lll “Flame: Does away with matches.

- i . , Light your pine, clgsr. cigar-

“ 9th. lomp. gu jet. etc. Dandy

m tor the end of your chain.
WANTED

AGENTS EVERYWHERE

I, Write to; wholesale term- and prices.
C. 0. BRANT MFG. 00.,
I48 Duane St" N. Y.

   

mAnd a stranger will they not follow,

THE? MICHIGAN FARM'ER‘

,but will flee from him, for they know
not the voice of strangers.” (John x).

Water is scarce in this country and
the places Where the shepherd can
water his flock are few. It often hap-
pens that several flocks meet at one of
these’fountains and become mixed
While the shepherds visit or eat their
humble repast together. Upon depart-
ure the shepherds stand apart, and
each gives his peculiar call, when the
sheep separate and cluster around
their respective masters. Thus a bit
of imagery which would be lost on
the occidental mind is made clear by
a very little knowledge of oriental
custom.

At the inn of the Good Samaritan,
while waiting for the horses to rest
after the long pull up the mountain,
two men walked in and at the same
time heard a peculiar cry almost like
that of a young baby. The men
reached down in the bosom of their
blouses and each drew out three
young lambs, evidently only a few
hours old, which again recalled a pas-
sage of Scripture:

“He shall feed his flock like a
shepherd; he shall gather the lambs
with his arm, and carry them in his
bosom.” (Isiah Xi ii.).

The road from Jerusalem to Bethle-
hem passes through the fertile plain
of Rephaim where David had three
battles with the Philistines. Further
along are seen the fields of Boaz in
which gleaned Ruth the Moabitess,
and it is easy to imagine that the
fields nearby were those in which the

 

 

 

 

Lay Your Building
, Wmm'i'llll” a.

  

 

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“no

 

“I’ll Pay $1.00
for Every Knot”

—that's my 1914 challenge
to every man who buys or
sells lumber! I’ll pay $1.00
per knot for every knot
any customer can find in

an Alad in Houses is higher
gn grade throughout than
is regularly carried by any
sellcrofluinbcrinAmcrica.
Clear Sidm , Clear Floor-
tng Clear nlcrior Finish
and _Cloar Shingles are
furnished for cur-r21 Alad-
din Dwelling House.

0. E. SOVEREIGN,
Gcn. Manager.

and costly inspection.

 

 

 

Aladdin Readi-Cut houses save you four profits-no middlemen, you buy direct

    
                 

 

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Problem on

Master Designers, Builders and Manufacturers

Before this Board of Seven comes every Aladdin House
for the acid test of perfection.
analysis of these experts.
must prove his plans to the complete satis-
faction of: First, the Master Designer,
for accuracy; Second, the
Builders, tor practicability, strength
and structural harmony; Third,

our RedCedar Sidin ship- Factory Experts, for elimination
ped from Bay City. stand of waste , standardization cl
1‘5de to prove ‘0 0U “1 lengths and economy of costs.
this we. that the umber

Unless the work of these high
priced men could be spread over
a thousand houses, the cost
would be prohibitive. No other
organization can subject each
house design to this searching

ALADDIN Readi-Cut Houses,
Barns, $137 to $2,000

13—429

This Table
3 .. ”v my
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No detail escapes the keen, searching
e designer

aster

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. ‘ , ‘ . ‘ fr th m k r. Al dd' h sh betterlumber. “One Dollar for every knot Warm MT
shepheids kept “'atCh OVE‘I the” “001‘s lociirr‘i‘dfiouihfiagéCilfy Rigid 23:?“ IS‘aidiang'Ws the Alzlildin guariintee thzfiit protects Furnace
‘ . — you. 0 t or e er 'ves t is protection. materis cut to t—saving

' on that memorable nlght “ hen the you one-tliird on the cgolst o labor—you can build your house in half the time. $28.95
angel appeared to them to announce Aladdin catalogs show pictures of houses and farm buildings from $137 to Complete
the birth Of Christ the Lord (Luke $2000. Get the big Aladdin catalog today—tree on request. . Battlhillllm
11.). Another sweetly pathetic story 5-Room House 2 $37.50
is associated with the tomb of Ra- Complete .\&~
Che)” near the road’ “vthh’ Whlle 1t -; .g This Snug, warm winter home with five rooms, ’6?
may not mark the exact spot of Raw j' . 298. Price includes everythin needed to 9Q}

, ‘ _ . l _ ‘H build. Alllumber cut to fit, her ware, locks, ’ 5‘! ‘0‘5
Che] S 8'1 ave, lllLlSt be lery neai tllCi ‘13?" 7 - nails, paints for two coats. Can beshipped O ? Knox,
place. (Genesis XXXV.). T ' $1.! ' ‘- —{ samedayorderis received. Complete$298. ¢°¥’$°:”°\° 3

Bethlehem is frequently mentioned l Al d P ' l l d E th' 0 5090‘”?
in the Scriptures, but Its crowning i a n [.ch “6 u es very “‘9 0“»9 *0
glory is the wondrous event recorded Price for every Aladdin house includes everything-necessary to ,2 0°
. . bmld. All lumber cut to fit; framing lumber, sheathing, siding, 99' 9‘ .'
1n the second chapters 0f Matthew ; ‘s’hinalef; igteriorl firLish, windows, lat}:l armdfplaster or plaster \°¢ ‘19

x , ' J oar , ar ware, 0c 3, nai s, paints an oi s or two coats, in-

and Luke, “th11 makes Bethlehem am side and outside—inshort, a complete house. Send today 9 69° $0 .
household word wherever Cliristian- for Catalog No. no 04,
ity is professed, and causes the . . 0 a9 09‘ .

. . |_'“| . s x .-
thoughts of millions to be turned to N0 American C0llSll‘llCl10ll C0 ‘ 0°
this Judean village as year by year 4.14.Aladdln AvenBay City, Michf 0 T 563' 6"". w ’ 9;"
the Christmas tide comes round. mu’mmcmnn'mmda'Texas'omm and M'ssouy$° 90° 9° (96° 0" a)"

 

 

The spot first sought by the visitor
is the Church of the Nativity which,
is located on the reputed site of the
village inn of the time of Christ. Be-
neath the church is the rock-hewn sta-.
his so common in those days, and in
which the Savior was born. Perhaps
the churches are not justified in locat-
ing the exact Spot where the manger
stood, but there is good reason to be-
lieve that it was somewhere in this
stable. A silver star marks the place
where the manger is supposed to
have been. Outside the church the old
market place remains as it was two
thousand years ago

EASTER.

 

. BY L. M. ’l‘llORXTON.
Oh, merry bells of Easter tide
O’er barren boughs you ring,
Where northern skies frown angry
wise
And your wintry breezes sing.
But dear your tidings to my heart
And sorrows pass away,
Such news you bring, of Christ the
King,
This Resurrection Day.
Oh, merry bells of Easter tide
O’er southern field and dell,
Your strains are heard while every
bird
The chorus helps to swell.
But southern hearts must know some
griefs
For loved ones passed away
You quench their tears, you calm
their fears.
This Resurrection Day. _
Oh, merry bells of Easter tide
You sound on every Wind,
Your story blest to every breast
To comfort all mankind.
Since He who opened wide the tomb,
Walked forth Divine, to say,
Beyond the Pall, Life waits for all

 

 

This Resurrection Day.

MODEL 7-C
$225.00

 

EXCELSIOR

ALWAYS MAKES
00

  

QUALITIES THAT MAKE GOOD

Are Power, Reliability, Safety and Economy

The Power and Speed of the EXCELSIOR has been fully proven in every
big event on track and road, and the Excelsior Auto Cycle now holds practically
all speed records from one to a hundred miles, and is the ONLY Motor-Cycle
that has ever attained the speed of one hundred miles per hour.

The reliability is demonstrated in every official endurance test and by the
number of Excelsior Auto-Cycles used in Police, Telephone and Rural Mail
Service. The Chicago Police Department has over one hundred motor cycles
in daily service—all Excelsiors, and every one MAKES GOOD.

Safety is assured by the complete grip control, by which the entire operation is under
absolute control of the rider without removing the hands from the handle bar grips

EXCELSIOR
World’s Records

1 mile..36 seconds flag

 

Seven models for 1914, ranging in price from $190 to $260.
The standard model is 7-C. 7-1() H. P.,
at $225. The same machine with Excelsior two-speed, $260.

W rile today for illustrated catalog and address of the nearest
The catalog will give you full details and the dealer will
prove by demonstration. DO I T NOW.

chain drive twin

 

miles ........ 3-07 (1 ant,
10 miles ........ 6-18 g
50 miles.. . . .33—551 5
75 miles... . .50-55 2-5
100 miles ....... 68-014-5

The only motorcycle that
has ever attained a speed
of 100 miles per hour

 

 

EXCELSIOR MOTOR MFG. _& SUPPLY COMPANY,
2216 Union St., Chicago, iii.

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When Writing to advertisers
you saw their ad. in The

lease state that
ichigan Farmer.

 


 

 

    

hcrc'l a NElesET Roof-
ing for Every Building

    
 

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Success.

EXT after the question, “How
can I be popular?” the question
which agitates most young
folks is, “How can I become a suc—
cess?” In fact, not only young folks,
but old folks as well, are agitated by
the question and the great god suc-
cess numbers more worshippers than

ERE’S why the owner

of the biggest barn in
Minnesota chose Neponset
Paroid Roofing:

“Slowly made" roofings are the only kind
that wear out slowly. You can 't make
good ioofing quickly‘.‘ Rush the manufac-
ture and you get‘ ‘patchy,” uncertain
products. Omit tests and ins ections and
you get roofing products quic to‘ “’run 111
summer—quick to become brittle in winter
——quick to start a leak-quick to wear out

 

altogether. _
Get‘ ‘Neoonset Roofings"-—the' ‘slowly all the other gods and goddesses com-
made" kind. Nothing skipped. Nothing bin e d.

skimped Every dollar’ 5 cost giV es a do]-
lar‘ 5 worth of durability Any one can
easily lay them. They are the finest kind
of insurance against repair bills— fire—and
all roofing troubles.

Sold by dealers everywhere. Write for

we all want to be successful. And
why not? Success gives us a feeling
of sureness and confidence which en-
ables us to go to still further success-

name of nearest. dealer
Surely send for 010‘ Roof Boole—Free es, while the unsuccessful person has
a feeling-of hopelessness which makes

it well-nigh impossible for him to
“make good.”
It is perfectly legitimate to wish to

PARC") ROOFING be a success. But first stop to decide

Other \‘epoiuet lumfiiigs are—\‘cponsct Shingles for “'th )'011 consider a success. I kno‘V
residences; .\epoii.~;11 lrosl 116, the colored roofing. a, woman “th married successfully. I
l 7 ‘ .
658 Newgeltlgtb 8‘ SON £3, Willa. "u. say this because she told me she did.
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New York Chicago \Vashingttfn 5.111 Francisco And the reason she says this 18 be-
Canadian Office and P111111 1 amilton Ont. ' ‘ ‘ ‘_ ‘ ,

415.111.111.111 , ‘3 f ,m. ”3,7,“, d ”a,” cause she married a man With lots of

f/na‘ nfhnl-rn- :ripfzvq- 11111, \M 711:: money She llVPS in a large house

”11!:er 1fm: d 8111 (1111: Paper - ' « '

and keeps two servants all the time,

with a woman twice a week for scrub-

bing and washing and a man for the

LOOKS-works yard and furnace. She has so many

. clothes there are scarcely occasions
like a Gas Stove

enough in the year for her to wear
them all. Her table is well set, when
I
Burns Oil army
0
. Gasoline

she can keep a good cook to prepare
the food, she travels whenever she
feels like it, has an electric car, en-
tertains lavishly, is entertained as
Nomattei' Vthie . . . _ a
T1“ 1,“. w“ .1111 laVlSllly and 1s constantly seeking
ring: city gas 11111- ‘
lV;1_iiilcnce Iifiito 31.11; l“ pleasure. I 1, \V 11 h -
itc 1en. any 1-1 ,V 1. , . __ 1161‘-
foltksd“hfohli‘le' .llistm:'s IS ghseh lappsht t be h S e 1: V'nc
“<1 00111311115111 7 1- a l
‘1: h11c tli1 .\ cannot. gt' 1; gas are using these ‘ OHS: e Gui-1 0 e appy, t1
stousb11au~e they cook and l1ak1 to perfection. nothing to do and 110 temporal WOT—
\ou don’t) need to 'fuss” with a Detrazt Vapor . .

5'- ries. But unless she is constantly on
Simply light t burners and put the cooking . ,
on at once—inst like a city gas stow 133312;: the go. or being amused at home,

i: eed . .
xiiyniiip DETROIT APOR ,STOVESm mi: 111‘.” well, things aren’t Just smooth. She
Hilfiiyg WO K UK: as Tlrme 11.. must be constantly excited in order

l 6 cut an holes int e nor. 1e 51m 11 _ ‘
lgfoiiiphttgin itstlyfand can be plactd in any pain not to give way to 1191 VGS. If she
OleieebliiEiilli;laie 111111111111 and as siiuplctas mm were a child I’d say temper, but being
ft [11111 1's. 'lli V ruiuii'c 11:1 111111111111 1m ‘ _ _ .' . , ,
iiifi-‘eimwilo wicks fitsbvotns 1111p, 111- anything; a successfully maiiied woman it can 1;
th tl okslikc 11 VV 11 . .
1"?thknuvmoieuhoutflrtroi"!I mayor/r5311“ be That. She IllllSt be (OFStantly
stimulated. She has the attitude of

Ask Voui' d1 alc'i about 1111 1-1: splc 111liul stm cs. , . - 1 , 1 . l. in

Write us today for our new free catalog 1 a “ oman “ ho IS at} 31d 5119 ,5 g0 g
l\o. Tlowhich fully demrilfl8 and illus' T to miss something if she 1811 t ready
trates these stoves. 1‘ . .

‘ . . to 11111 at '1 moments notice and
The Detroit Vapor Stove Co.. DetrOIt. Mich- J p ‘ ‘ _ .
start out to some club or 1eception.

Would VV ant. 111111 at 011M 'Ilu y 1m 11111111 iiitiftccii
She has no time for her family. Al—

 

 

 

 

       
       

  
 
   
 
 

    
 
  
 
 
    
    
    
   

 

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SPEC|AL thouig‘h sh: 1has t1tlhi'eetchildren 911::
see ess o 1131' , an s rangers.

TRIAL nurse looks after them and as a re—

OFFER ‘sult they are coming up to be useless

A one (6111 post card VVill
denier—charges prepaid—-
To T n Define You BuV
-in your own home one of
our regular $11.10 Comhi-

juiemobers of society. The oldest, a

girl of ten, can not dress alone, and
11.111011 11.1.11 v.11 Vacuum the Six-yeai-old boy can not button
11111111111...“ "up“ his own shoes, though children young-
Sweemr. ]f111t.1relV satis- , .
ti1-1d.tal<r1V orders from only two of )nlll‘ neighbors er than he are helping to earn their

for $9. 00 each and keep yours FRE F. , , .
EurV machineguaranteed—deliVered aid. You OVV'n ]1V]ng by peddlings papers. In a.

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run no flak—send no money. Try fie Pore You ,
Buy. Agenlu “1111th cwrywhere. liberal 11yiiiniié=1ainll~q “'Ol‘d, they are not being taught self’

THE LACE-OMETER (30-, Adrian, Micbizm- reliance, which is the most valuable

lesson a child can learn. The motto
:12',LIG"TN|NG Hons of the entire family is, “Let someone
9c PER FOOT

else do it.” While the mother is

away serving on child-labor commit-
Bost Quality Copper-Extra Heavy Cablo
System guaranteed eatlsfac tory or your

tees her own children are at home

11'" arias “castrate g"°“'i“"i “" ““0 1111111511.... _
makeseuwmmgpmm I have another friend, who did not
The J- A- SCOtt CPmDmV 1111a1'1'y successfully, because her hus-
new; Dctrolt. 111111. band only gets $12 a week." By—the—
way, the first woman’s household
Steel Shoe BOOK Six]? $20! costs her that much a. day to keep up.
PairOutlasts3toGPairsRll-Leathers FREE This friend has three children, too,
31“§12‘;‘1"§‘1‘1f1‘;."12°;‘.‘1’:§."13“"$1.332?" til-DAV which means five to feed, clothe and
nude throwing away leaner- my." shelter on $12 a week. She ought to
be the one to be nervous, poor thing,
with a problem like that to solve. But
as a matter of fact, she is the calm-
est, happiest person imaginable. Her
children have no advantages, my first

 

 

 

 

   
   
 
 

loled shoes. boots, rubbers, etc.
Steel Shoes keep feet dry. No
colds. sore throat.

    

. pey- tor them. They fit Hound reel easy—no
orn bunionsorsorenesa. Write postal for book,
Th0 So cot dell, learn how to save $20 shoe money.

aanurnsrsnamsteasmuu. 0111.024 autumn. friend says' for there is no money-

But they never seem to miss them.
“Heaven and nonnw Swedenborg'ea $400 “an”

 

They can at least go to public school,
111111101- Landenberger. Windsor oPldcle. 'stpo Loni a. Mo [and at home there is always harmony,

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER
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Woman and Her Needs.

At Home and Elsewhere.
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filllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIlllllllllfF‘.

an advantage entirely lacking in the
other home. The girl of ten not only
dresses herself, but the baby as well.
And she can wash dishes and tidy a
room and bake a plain cake and broil
a chop as well as her mother. When
mother is in bed with a. headache,
daughter can get a good plain meal
for father, and she is as proud as
can be over the fact.

The-motto of this home is “Every-
body pull together,” and each mem-
ber lives up to it. The housemother
is not always informed on the very
latest news of the day, but there is
no friction, no nerves. The family
takes its troubles and pleasures to-
gether and if the pleasures are sim-
ple they leave no sting behind.

Which woman is the success? My
first friend says she is, and my sec-
ond friend takes it for granted that
she could never hope to be rated with
the successes. But personally, when
I consider her happy. well ordered,
peaceful home“ and then compare it

with the spirit of'tension and irrita-l

bility which rules in the other, I
think the term success ought to be
given to the woman without money.
It all depends on what you mean bv
success. I agree with Edgar Guest:
“If I haVe kept my faith in God,

If I have cheerful been and kind,
If I have been content to plod

And seldom grieved and never

whined,
But bravely faced each morning task.
No more of me the Lord will ask.”
DEBORAH.

THE PARCEL posr FOR FARM-
ERS’ w1ves.’

 

BY 011.1111)” lili’l"l‘S.
The claim is made that, although
the farmers Were the most anxious
and insistent for the parcel post law,
they are using it much less than
some other classes of people. Prob-
ably one reason is that we haven’t
yet become accustomed to its many
benefits, and another is that the rates
have been so high. But as the rates
are reduced and people get accustom-
ed to buying by parcel post, it will
open an avenue by which the farm-
er’s wife and daughter can add very
materially to their income.

I read not long ago of a man who
advertised in one of the city dailies
to ship fresh fruit and vegetables di-
rect to the consumer. He used an or:
diiiary market basket and' shipped
twice a week to each customer what-
ever fruit or vegetable was in sea-
son. He could not allow customers
to specify their preferences as it
would have been impossible to fill
orders that way, but he always aimed
to give them good value for their
money.

That is important in building up a
parcel post trade. \Ve must furnish
better goods at a little less than the
price charged by city dealers in order
to gain and keep customers. A mar-
ket for butter, honey, hickory nuts,
etc., could readily be established and
if customers are satisfied they will
tell their friends, and so a profitable
business might be established. If one
is conveniently situated near a large
city, one might find a good market
for cut flowers. Probably the best va-
rieties to ship would be asters, sweet
peas, dahlias and gladioli. If shipped
regularly they might yield a good
profit during a season.

The parcel post certainly offers
great possibilities and we ought to
take advantage of it. Many women
do much of their buying of dress
goods, millinery, furs, etc., from the
mail order houses of Chicago, New
York and other large cities, and if a
reliable firm is patronized it is usu-

APRIL 11, 1914.

 

 

Mrs. Shiftless—‘ ‘I’m asham-
ed to have you catch me read-
ing when I ought to be wash-
ing my blankets. But I sent
Mary to the village for some
soap that wouldn’t shrink
wool, and the storekeeper
wrapped it up in this news—
paper that has such an inter-
esting story in it. I just
couldn’t resist a. look at it
for a minute.”

Anty Drudge—”Well the
storekeeper knew his business.
He sent_ you Fela-Naptha
Soap. Now, if you’ll spare
me a. few minutes I’ll show
you how to use it in lukewarm
water. You can get through
in no time, and then you can
finish your story with an
easy mind. Fels-Naptha is
grand for all kinds of woolens,
it makes them as soft, and
downy’as when new.”

Fels—Naptha will
get your clothes on
the line in a couple
of hours after break-
fast, and you can
start ironing Mon—
day afternoon, feel-
ing rested and re-
freshed. That will
makeyourTuesday’s
work easier, too.

Fels-Naptha Soap
works best in luke-
warm water, and lit-
tle rubbing is neces-
sary. Your blankets
will be soft and
white.

Buy Fels-Naptha by the box or
carton. The easy directions on be

the Red and Green Wrapper should
followed.

Fels 6: Co., Philadelphia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Cheaper Thnn Wood
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Strength-rStrong enough to hold
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Adaptability—Adapted to all con-
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wire fence is desired.

Service—Give much more and
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the article can be bought for about
two-thirds the price paid the local
dealer.

Of course, many merchants object
strongly to this method, but if the
profit is in our pocket instead of the
merchant’s, Why not?

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Household Editorz—VVhat is the
difference between the “English” and
the “Russian” way of serving 3. din-
ner?—Curious.

In the English way, the food is
served from the table, the hostess
serving soup, dessert and salad, while
the host serves the meat course. In
Russian style everything is served
from the side by servants, the master
and mistress being practically guests.

Household Editor—How do you
blanch almonds?——M. B.

Cover with boiling water 'and let
stand over the fire until the skin read-
ily slips off between the fingers, five
or ten minutes. Then drain off the
hot water, cover with cold water and
slip off the skins under the water.
Dry in a warm oven or spread on a
platter and dry on the table.

Household Editor:——V\'ill you please
tell me the correct furniture for a
large living-room? Would a large
mirror be good taste?—A. M.

A large library, or reading table, to
be placed in the center of the room
under a ceiling light, book cases.
large easy chairs, one or two plain,
straight chairs and a good leather
couch are all appropriate for the liv-
ing room. The furniture should all be
plain, simple and durable, the best
you can afford, either fumed oak. mis-
sion, golden oak, or any good substan‘
tial wood which you like and can af-
ford. Reserve mahogany and white
woods for the parlor, it you have
one. The mirror would be all right if
it has a plain, quiet frame of wood.
I would not use one with a gilt frame
in a living-room. The idea is to have
everything for use, and reserve frills
for ShOW rooms.

In reply to M. E. 8., I am sending
my method for making and using ev-
erlasting yeast. To start it take the
water that potatoes have been boiled
in, put in a quart fruit jar, within
two inches of the top, add one-half
cup of white sugar and one cake of
dry yeast, let stand 24 hours, stirring
occasionally, when it is ready to
use. When wanted, take half for a
baking, then put two tablespoons of
sugar in the jar and more potato wat—
er but no salt. This is all there is
to it. Heat and cold do not seem to
hurt it.——M. E. B.

SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.

If new earthenware is boiled before
using, it will last longer. Put it, in a
kettle, well covered with cold water,
and heat until boiling, then let ihe
ware cool with the water. This al-
ways makes lantern globes almost
proof against breakingiers. 0. \V.

A serviceable spread for a table
much in use where there; are children.
can be made by braiding or crochet-
ing pretty carpet rags. it may be
made in any shape desli‘ed.r~1\'li's. W.
B. S.

Instead of using a wooden darner
get a shoetree and put the stocking
on it. Then you can see exactly
where the darn ought to go. Another
good idea is to paint half of your
darning ball white, and use it under
black-footed stockings.—-F. T. M.

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Because my Lord arose on Easter

Day

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la .

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tomb

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shingles falling off a building because the nails had rusted
through. Now half of them are rusted off before they’re

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Fifty years ago nails were made from pure, old-fashioned
.iron, which rusted very slowly and evenly. Nearly all modern
nails are made from steel with a high content of impurities.

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Flames. Roofing. Siding. Corn Cribs. Silos. Tanks.
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Please mention the Michigan Farmer when you
are writing to advertisers and you will do us a favor.

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0 get $165 for a horse that is

worth $225 is discouraging, par-

ticularly so when a few days
later it is learned that two men from
different communities were looking
for just such an animal as was sold
and would have gladly paid the high-
er price for it. _

Multiply Your Chances.

It has been said many times that
competition is the life of trade. While
students do not always agree that
competition is best for business un-
der all circumstances, it is certain
that a horse will sell for a better
price when there are five men after
it than where only one is bidding and
he n0t being anxious to buy. Here
c01npetition is the life of trade from
the standpoint of the seller; and
without exception the person who
would dispose of a product is better
satisfied with the price he receives
on a competitive market than on one
where there is no competition.

Then, too, a buyer may desire a
product of a certain character; he
may wish a sire that will strengthen
the weak qualities in his dairy cows,
or a strain of oats peculiarly adapted,
to his soil and climate. Now if he is
a good judge and has a clear idea of
what he is after, there is far more
likelihood of his securing the coveted
sire, or cats, if he has fifty sires to
select from or twenty kinds of oats to
choose out of, than where he had but
one or two of each offered.

From both the standpoint of the
seller and the buyer it seems import-
ant, therefore, that many he inform-
ed of the desire to sell and to buy.
The seller wishes to attract many
buyers and the buyer smiles when he
sees numerous offerings of the kind
he is after. All parties are more apt
to be better satisfied when dealing
is done under such circumstances.

There is no Paradox.

Lest the reader think that here is a
paradox, that is, that in fulfilling one
condition it would be an impossibility
(to fulfill the other, it is well to further
explain: “here a farmer has, for
instance, a horse for sale he would
reasonably expect to receive more
nearly what the horse is worth if
there were a hundred men bidding
or the animal than if there were five,
since there is more likely to be some
person or persons among the hundred
who would find the animal or article
offered to meet his or their particular
needs. 0n the other hand, if a buyer
has a hundred horses to pick from
he is more certain to find what he
wants. Now if there are a hundred
men who want horses and there are
a hundred horses for sale, a far great-
er number of the men will find the
animals they want and the horses will
sell at better figures, if all the men
have a chance at the whole number
of horses than if each man knows of
but one or two of the horses offered.

Now this illustrates the advantage
of advertising. By giving the public
notice of what you want to buy or
what you have to Sell, you enlarge
the number of persons who offer
goods, or the number who would pur-
chase of you, as the case may be.
The supply of goods is not enlarged
nor the general demand increased al-
ways, but there is a better chance of
getting in touch with the man who
wants the very thing you have, worse
than any other man, or of finding the
person who has the identical thing
you would buy. And here is the rea-
son that there is no inconsistency, or

 

paradox, in the aims of the buyer to

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find many sellers and the seller
find many buyers.

'Ilhis, then, leads us to the question
of how shall we go about to enlarge
the circle of those interested in mar-
keting certain products of the farm?
How can a farmer interest a large
community in the things he would
sell or buy?

Experience is undoubtedly the best
guide in a matter of this kind, and
while We find that some business is
gotten by those who sell to their
neighbors, and perhaps a. little more
by those who show products at the
fairs, the great majority of the'farm-
ers who succeed in selling their sur-
plus stock, or other products, or who
get the things they are after, is the
class who advertise in the press.

There Are Illustrations.

Speaking generally, it must be not-
ed that farmers have neglected to use
the local papers and the farm journal
for doing the very thing that is so

to

important in marketing, i. e., inter-
esting a. large community in the
things he would buy or sell. A few

however, have availed themselves of
these channels of spreading informa-
tion. A Michigan-breeder of Short-
horn cattle wrote us in February as
follows: “I am all sold out of bulls.
Have sold 17 this winter. Change my
advertisement to Shorthorn cattle.”
Mr. Barnum tells in a letter that this
journal sells more poultry, than all

other advertising put together. A I
northern Michigan bean grower who
had seed free from anthracnose, etc.,
advised his publisher in these words:
“Please do not run my bean adver-
tisement in March as ordered. Am
flooded with orders. More business
than I could possibly handle.”

What they Show.

Now these testimonials are but a
few of hundreds from satisfied farm-
ers who have tiied the adveltising
method of reaching a large commu~
nity of pcxsons, and they unmistak-
ably show that such a method has a
place in the farmer’s progran1,'as well
as in that of the merchant. Of course,
there are many articles of. a staple
nature where advertising would seem
to be of no account, the same with
the farmer as with the merchant, but
on the other hand, there is a wide
field Where much better returns could
be had in selling, and more satisfac—
tion in b11y1'ng,vif appropriate adver-

tising is done.

Take potatoes: Off hand, it would
be said that it is not worth While to
advertise potatoes, and it no doubt
would be useless in most instances;
but experiments have been tried in
the sale of high quality potatoes
grown in upper Michigan, and it has
been proven that by advertising sales
can be readily made at prices consid-
erably advanced over those offered in
the usual channels of trade. Even
now a campaign is on to induce peo-
ple to eat more apples, which should
help the sale of this fruit. Such ad-
vertising has aided greatly in the dis-
position of citrus fruits and western
apples, and no one would care to
guess what products could not be sold
at better advantage if the selling
were to be preceded by a judicious
advertising campaign.

Advantage in Community.Work.

Inasmuch as it frequently happens
that certain districts, or belts, grow
certain staples to greater perfection
than do other less happily situated 10-
calities, community advertising be-
comes possible and profitable. The
illustration given above of the citrus
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THE. MICHIGAN, FARMER

gests how this is done. In advertis-
ing staple products of this kind it is
probable that community advertising,
such as co-operative associations, and
similar organizations may do, will at-
tain a considerable magnitude. Mich—
igan potato growers have a chance to
do profitable publicity work, also
her apple men and general fruit grow-
ers because of the excellence of her
potato and fruit crops. We shall ex-
pect in future years to see much ad-
vertising of this character, for in the
past year or two the amount of it
done has attracted no little attention.

80 it seems that the farmer as he
enters more generally into the field of
business and fits some of the rules
and methods of the business world to
agriculture, will appropriate the ad
vertising idea, and when this is com-
mon, the man endowed with efficient
intellectual powers, either naturally
or by reason of special training, will
be much better equipped to conduct
the commercial end of farming than
will the untrained agriculturist.

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Crop and Market Notes.

New York.

Genesee Co.—Winter grains and
seeding are still nicely covered. P0<
tatoes are offered more freely, and as
a result the price has dropped to 570.
A few beans are also marketed. Hens
are beginning to lay; ggs 240. The
farmers in this vicinity have contract-
ed a large acreage of peas, lima beans
and tomatoes for the cannery. But-
ter, dairy 27c; creamcI'y 30c; pork,
dressed 120; live 9c; chickens 15@
17c; lambs, dressed 131/20; wheat $1;

 

oats 45c; beans $1.80@1.90; cabbage
$20 p01 ton; loose hay $11@13 per
t.on

Pennsylvania.

Crawford Co.—Winter crops are
looking fine, wheat never looked bet
ter, also new seeding looks well. The
farmers are busy in their sugar
camps; the sap is running Well.
Roads are not in bad condition for
this time of the year. Prices: Eggs
200; butter 30c; potatoes 70 per bu:
apples $1 per bu; parsnips 60c per
bu; milk $1.90 per cwt; chickens 10c.

Ohio.

Highland Co.w\N’e have had a cold,
rough March, which has affected the
grass and wheat to some extent, on
account of the hard freezing on the
bare ground, and making spring work
late. Farmers have begun plowing.
There are prospects of a large
acreage of corn. Hens are beginning

to lay; eggs 150; butter 25c; corn
70@750; oats 45@50c; hogs $8.75;

cattle $7@8; potatoes $1.20; hay $12
@15; hens 12@14c.

Holmes Co.——The cold spell of six
weeks duration has been succeeded
by spring weather. Wheat has suf-
fered some by freezing, but cannot
tell how much yet. A greater part of
last year’s wheat crop has been mar-
keted at 93c. About 60 per cent of
hay crop is still in farmers’ hands,
and the price is $11. Cloverseed is
plentiful, selling at $8. Horses are
not in much demand. Cows scarce
and high. There is plenty of rough
feed for stock. Cattle and hogs are
in good demand.

Sandusky Cor—Wheat is showing
the effects of the severe winter. Mea-
dows seem to be in good shape.
There will be a large acreage of oats
and corn. There is still some frost in
the ground, .which is delaying spring
work. Farmers are busy trimming
and spraying and cleaning up. Roads
are good, being dry on top. There is
not much being sold except eggs and
dairy products. Eggs are plentiful at
160; butter 24c. Hay is slow at $10@
12; wheat 93c; oats 380.

Ashtabula Co.~VVeathcr is mild and
warm now, but the roads are muddy
and in bad condition. Winter wheat
is looking good. Live stock has win-
tered in good condition. Sugar mak-
ing is about over; it was a light sea-
son, and syrup sells for 900 per gal—
lon. There are numerous sales, and
stock sells high. Hens are laying
well; eggs 18c; cloverseed, red $9:
alsike $12; timothy $3.50; butter 23@
250; dressed pork ,llc; chickens, live
14c; wheat 900; oats 40@45c; buck-
wheat $1.50 per cwt; potatoes 60@
800; loose hay $10; calves $10@11;I
sheep $6@6.25; cattle $8.75@9.

Columbiana Co.——The weather is
somewhat milder the past few days
and has the appearance of spring.
Roads are in good shape, being nearly
dry in some places. Farmers have
been doing considerable hauling of
manure, lumber, tile, etc. Wheat and
meadows seem to be in good condi-

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April 7, 1914.

Wheat—The excellent condition of

the new crop is overshadowing other

news items and the price of wheat

shows a tendency to drop. A year

ago the price was $1.12 per bu. Quo-
tations for the past week are:
No. 2 No 1

Red. White. May.

Wednesday . . . ..97% 971/4, 98%
Thursday . . . .9797; 971,; 98:34,
Friday .......... 98 97 1,4 99
Saturday ...... . 97% 97%, 98%.;
Monday ......... 97 1/2 97 88%,
Tuesday

Chicago, (April 6).—No. 2 red 93
@940; May 90940; July 86%0.

Corn—In spite of shipments from
Argentine and a weakening of the
wheat trade, the corn deal showed
strength and advanced a cent Mon-
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3 corn was 54%0 ’per bushel. Quota-
tions for the past week are:
No. 2 N0. 2
Mixed Yellow.
Wednesday ......... 61/2 681/2
Thursday ........... 661/; 681/2
Friday ............. 661/2 681/2
Saturday ........... 661/2 68%
Monday ............ 671/2 691/2
Tuesday ........... .. . . .. . .
Chicago, (April 6) .—No. 3 corn

671/2@69c; May (58590; July 6858c.

Oats.——The delay of spring work by
the continued cool weather has been
a bullish factor in the oat deal and
on Monday the price held steady in
spite of the easier wheat trade. One
year ago the price for standard oats
was 371/20 per bushel. Quotations for
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No. 3

Standard. White.

Wednesday ......... 42 41 1/3

Thursday .......... 42 41%

Friday ............. 42 411/;

Saturday ........... 42 411/2

Monday ............ 42 4111/2

Tuesday ........... 42 411/2

Chicago, (April 6).——N0. 2 white

oats 411/2@42c; May 393/8c; July
395/3c.

Beans.—Demand good at advanced
prices. The local board of trade
quotes immediate and prompt ship~
ments at $1.98; May $2 per bu. Chi-
cago reports a steady trade. Pea beans
hand-picked, choice, are steady at $2;
common $1.75@1.85; red kidneys,
choice $2.80.

Rye.—-This cereal is active.
is quoted at 681/20 per bu.

Barley.——At Chicago barley rules
easy and is quoted at 54@64c per bu.,
while Milwaukee quotes the malting
grades at from 52@65c.

Cloverseed.—Values took another
drop. Prime spot $7.65 per bu; al-
sike at $7.95. Toledo prime cash is
quoted at $7.50 and prime alsike at
$9.75.

Timothy.—Prime spot is selling at
$2.30 per bu.

Alfalfa.—Higher at $7.50 per bu.

No. 2

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
are: Bran $29; coarse middlings $28;
fine middlings $30; cracked corn $30;
coarse corn meal $29; corn and oat
chop $26.50 per ton.

Hay.—Demand steady; prices un-
changed. Carlots on track at Detroit
are: No. 1 timothy $15@15.50; stan-
dard $14@14.50; No. 2, $12.50@13.50;
light mixed $14@14.50; No. 1 mixed
$12.50@13; No. 1 cloyer $12@12.50.

New York—The market continues
steady. N0. 1 timothy, $20@21;
No. 3 standard $15@20; light clover,
mixed $18@19; clover $17@18 per
ton for the large bales.

Chicago—«Prices here rule higher.
Choice timothy is quoted at $18@19
per ton; No. 1, $16@17; No. 2, 13@
14 per ton.

Straw.——Steady. Rye $7@7.50: oat
straw $7@7.50; wheat straw $7@7.50
per ton.

New York—Rye straw $17@19; 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 firm with prices
1%c higher. Extra creamery 26c per
1b; firsts,25c; dairy 17c; packing
stock 14c.

 

Chicago—Market is steady, with
prices slightly higher. Extra cream-
ery 25c; extra firsts 24c; firsts 211/2
@221/2c; seconds 19@20c; ladles 17
@18c: packing stock 160 per lb.

Eight—Market is firm at 241/2c per
1b., which is the same as last week.

New York—The market is weak,
although prices are slightly higher

than last week. Creamery extras
25%4@261,4c; firsts 24%@251/20; sec-
onds 22@24c; packing stock 13@

151/2c per lb.

Eggs.——Market stimulated by the
approach of Easter. Prices slightly
higher. Current receipts of fresh
stock are quoted at 19c.

Chicago—Market steady at prices
about the same as last week. Mis-
cellaneous lots, cases included, 17@

181,.gc; ordinary firsts 17@171/20 per
doz; firsts 18@181,r:;c; seconds 151/2@
160.

New York.~Market firm at last
week’s prices. Fresh gathered extras

211/2@22c; extra firsts 201/2@210;
firsts 20@201/2c.
Poultry—Market firm at slightly

higher prices on all poultry. Live—
Springs 19@200; hens 20@21c; tur-
keys 18@200; geese 13@14c; ducks
17@180.

Chicago.-—-Tthe market is steady
with no change in prices. Quota-
tions on live are: Turkeys, good

weight 16c; others 12c; fowls, choice
180; spring chickens 18c; geese 12c;
ducks 16@17c per lb.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

 

Apples—Demand is fairly good and
prices are unchanged. No. 1 $5.50@
6.50; No. 2, $4@4.50 per bbl. In Chi—
cago the market is quiet, although
fancy stock is held steadily. Trade
in box apples is dull. Prices have
not changed: Barrel stock is quoted:
N0. 1 Jonathans $6@7; Spies $5.50@
6; Baldwins $5@5.75.

Potatoes—Market is firm, with
prices slightly higher. Quotations: In
bulk 60@62c per bu; in sacks 65@
670 per bu for carlots. At Chicago
the market is firm, and some are
holding for higher prices. Good
Michigan stock is quoted at 60@65c
per bushel.

Cabbage—Steady with prices un-
changed. Good quality is quoted at
$3@3.25 per bbl. At Chicago the sup-
ply is excessive and demand is only
fair. Prices about the same. Holand
or Red $1.50@1.75 per bb., $20@22.50
per ton.

Onions.—The local market is steady
with prices unchanged. Quoted at
$3.25 (93.50 per sack for yellow and
$1.75 per crate for Spanish. At Chi-
cago the market is weak. Holders
are getting anxious ,to get rid of old
stock. New stock is also slow. Good
yellow sells for $2.50 per sack and
Spanish at $1.50 per crate.

WOOL.

 

 

Boston.——Supplies have been moving
out very rapidly since the first of the
year. While last week’s sales were
far below former weeks, the amount
aggregated 2,000,000 lbs. Prices are
being well maintained on all desira-
ble lots. The supply of fleece wools
is practically exhausted. Michigan
1Ag-blood is quoted at 23@24c; Mich-
igan fine, 20@21c for unwashed.
Vi’ashed fleeces are selling on about
a 280 basis. In the wool growing
states contracting is going on at a
rapid pace at prices several cents
above those obetained for similar
grades 8. year ago.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

The potato market advanced five
cents during the past week, with buy-
ers paying 500 for stock. Local deal-
ers say that the situation. is peculiar
and that outside markets do not war-
rant the advance. A recent canvas
made by the Grand Rapids & Indiana
Railroad shows that between 2,600
and 3,000 cars of potatoes have inov~
ed from loading stations on this road
this season and the railroad people
estimate that 1,500 cars remain to be
moved, largely in farmers’ hands, for
shippers as a rule have unloaded and
their Warehouses are empty. A sim-
ilar condition is said to exist on oth-
er Michigan railroads. The bean mar-
ket is also higher, with white pea
quoted at $1.55@1.70. Eggs are firm
for the Easter market, dealers pay-
ing 171/2c. Poultry is scarce and high-
er, with'151/zc live weight oflered for
fowls and. chickens.

DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.

 

The offerings Tuesday morning
were readilyitaken by the buyers. Po-
tatoes are up to 900. No apples were
offered; onions sold as high as $2 per
bushel, and cabbage up to $1.15.
Horseradish 10c per bunch; eggs 22
@230 per dozen. Loose hay is com-
ing in more slowly. with the price
still ranging from $13@17 per ton.

APRIL 11, 1914.

THE. LIV-E STOCK MARKETS.

 

Buffalo. «

‘ ‘ - . .April .6, 1914.
(Special Report of Dunning '& Stev-
ens, New York Central Stock
Yards, East Buffalo, N. Y.)‘
Receipts of stock here today as
follows: Cattle 175 cars; hogs 90 d.
d.; sheep and lambs 85 d. d.; calves

1600 head.

With 175 cars of cattle on our mar-
ket here today and with only 16,000
reported in Chicago, our market on
all cattle of good quality and finish,
weighing above 1200, was strong to
100 per cwt. higher than last week.
Cattle of common quality and butch-
ers’ weights sold from barely steady
to about 100 per cwt. lower than last
Monday. At the close of the market
everything was well cleaned up at
steady prices, with steady prospects
for the future at present prices.

We had a fair supply of hogs here
today, about 90 d. d. all told. Trad-
ing was slow and all grades about a
nickel lower, outside of pigs. This
class ruled strong. Pigs sold at $9.25
generally. Best grades $9.35. Clos—
ing trade was dull and a few going
over unsold. ‘

The market was active today on
both lambs and sheep. Prices 25c
lower than the close of last week on
lambs; sheep steady. Choice handy
lambs selling mostly at $8.40. We
look for steady to shade higher prices
on lambs last of week; it will depend
upon receipts. \

We quote: Choice lambs $8.35@
8.40; heavy do, $8@8.10; cull to fair
do, $7@8.25; yearlings $7@7.50;
bucks $4.50@5.25; handy ewes $6.25
@650; heavy do. $6@6.25; wethers
$6.75@7; cull sheep $4.50@5.75; veals
choice to extra $11.50@12; fair to
ggd $9.50@11; heavy calves $5.50

 

Chicago.
April 6, 1914.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts today..16,000 36,000 29,000
Same day 1913..27,069 39,498 20,721
Last week .....38,881 95,369 90,916
Same w’k 1913..39,65l 167,801 82,316
The condition of the cattle market
at the present time may be inferred
from the slowness of the general de-
mand today, with so small a Monday
supply. At a late hour very few
steers were sold, and values for cat-
tle not strictly choice were no more
than steady. Prime beeves and fat
butcher stock were called about a
dime higher. Hogs were active at an
average decline of 50, with an $8.90
top. The hogs received last week
averaged 234 lbs. The run of lambs
and sheep was excessive, and trade
dragged at declines of 10@250, but
some prime yearlings brought $7.50,

few being offered.

 

CROP KN?) MARKET NOTES.

 

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tion. There is very little produce be-
ing marketed. Hens have been lay»
ing well for the past two weeks; eggs
24c; butter 24c; apples $1.25 per bu;
potatoes 750 per bu.

Indiana.

Wayne Co.—The ground is thawed
out, but is not dry enough for plow-
ing or sowing oats. Wheat and young
clover looks fairly well. Roads are
in excellent condition for the time of
year. Some wheat and corn is being
marketed. The farmers who have
sugar bushes are now making maple
syrup, but the production will not be
large this year. The syrup sells for
$1.25@1.50 per gallon. Hens are lay-

ing well; eggs sell for 160; wheat
3gisc; corn 600; hay $10@12; hogs
8.25.

Daviess Co.—There have been no
oats or potatoes planted, as is usuan
ly done in March. Wheat and new
meadows are slightly damaged but
are much better than a. year ago.
There are few products for sale ex-
cept poultry, butter, eggs, etc. Cattle
$7.50@9; hogs $7.50@8.50; horses
$125@200; milch cows $60@100; hay
$17.50@20; corn 55@70c per bu;
wheat 90c; potatoes $1 per bu; chick-
ens 13c; butter 20c; eggs 180.

Jay Co.—Roads are good' Much
stock is moving to market owing to
the scarcity of feed. Many silos are
empty, and feeders are forced to ship.
Good prices prevail. Wheat is com-
ing out in faircondition. Cloverseed
is all sown. No oats sown yet. . Mice
did much damage to young trees and
shrubs during the snow. Eggs 16c;
chickens 110; hay $7@11; corn 85c
per cwt; oats 360. Many farmers are
buying autos.

lowa.

Osceola Co.—We are having fair
weather. Snow is all gone, though
we did not have much this winter.
The ice harvest was a month later
than usual, but the quality was very
good. The top wages for hired men
is $40 per month. Land values are
high, prices paid recently being
around $167 peryac're. ‘ '-

 

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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday's Market.
April 2, 1914.

Cattle.

Receipts 1464. Market steady with
Wednesday, but 15@25c lower than
last week on everything but canners,
stockers and feeders which are
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Best steers and heifers
steers and heifers, 1000 to
1200, $7.50@7.75; do 800 to 1000, $7@
7.25; do that are fat, 500 to 700, $5.50
@650; choice fat cows, $6@6.25;
good do, $5@5.50; common cows,
$4.50@4.75; canners, $3@4.25; choice
heavy bulls, $7@7.25; fair to good
bolognas, bulls, $6.25@6.50; stock
bulls, $5.50@6; choice feeding steers,
800 to 1000, $6.75@7; fair do. $6.50@
6.75; choice stockers, 500 to 700, $6.50
@675; fair do, $6@6.25; stock heif-
ers, $5.50@6.50; milkers, large, young
medium age, $60@75; common milk-
ers, $40@50.

Haley & M. sold Costello 4 heifer‘
av 572 at $5.00, 2 butchers av 810 at
$6.25, 2 steers av 945 at $7.25, 3 do av
797 at $7; to Mich. B. Co. 1 bull wgh
1430 at $6.50, 1 cow wgh 1000 at $6.
16 steers av 766 at $7.30, 1 bull wgh
900 at $6.75, 1 cow wgh 990 at $6; to
Bresnahan 1 cow wgh 776 at $4; to
Mason B. Co. 2 heifers av 590 at
$0.75, 1 cow wgh 990 at $4.75, 10
steers av 743 at $7.25, 2 cows av 975
at $5.15; to Thompson Bros. 2 do av
1075 at $5.75, 1 heifer wgh 670 at.
$6.65, 16 butchers av 766 at $7.15; to
Kull 26 steers av 871 at $7.50; to
Gerisch 20 do av 1043 at $7.40;

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 4
steers av 790 at $7.25; to LaBoe 1 do
wgh 620 at $6, 1 cow wgh 960 at
$5.75; to Bresnahan 1 do wgh 810 at
$4.50, 1 do wgh 1040 at $5.25: to Mich.
B. Co. 11 steers av 904 at $7.30, 1 bull
wgh 1360 at $6.65, 8 steers av 946 at
$7.40, 1 bull wgh 1290 at $6.65. 13
steers av 891 at $7.40, 1 do wgh 1140
at $8, 1 bull wgh 1140 at $6.65, 2 cows
av 1340 at $6.50; to Mitchell 5 stock-
ers av 708 at $7; to Merritt 3 cows av
970 at $5.35; to Sullivan P. Co. 4
steers av 1000 at $6.25, 4 do av 895 at
$7.25; to Hammond, S. & Co. 1 bull
wgh 1600 at $6.60; to Mich. B. Co.
12 steers av 800 at $7.50; to Rattkow-
sky 1 cow wgh 1700 at $6.65, 2 do av
890 at $5.35, 1 do wgh 1150 at $6.50, 1
bull wgh 1490 at $7; to Mason B. Co.
7 cows av 1093 at $6.25, 9 steers av
905 at $7.40; to Thompson Bros. 2
cows av 1005 at $5.25, 16 steers av
860 at $7.35, 7 do av 943 at $7.60, 1 do

nwgh 1020 at $7.60; to Laboe 1 heifer

wgh 750 at $6.75, 1 steer wgh 1040

at $7.50; to Fruitchey 34 stockers av

356 at $6.65, 4 cows av 790 at $5.35;

to Heinrich 12 steers av 1076 at $7.60.
Veal Calves.

Receipts 582; market active and 75
@$1 higher. Best $11.50@12; others
$7@10.75.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Nagle P. Co.
4 av 150 at $10, 6 av 135 at $10.50: to
Sullivan P. Co. 5 av 120 at $10.75, 3
av 150 at $11, 1 wgh 130 at $9, 2 av
120 at $10.50, 5 av 150 at $8, 16 av 155
at $10.75, 3 av 170 at $11.50; to
Thompson Bros. 5 av 145 at $11, 6 av
135 at $11; to Hammond, S. & Co. 5
av 125 at $10.50, 10 av 147 at $11; to
McGuire 4 av 130 at $9.50, 21 av 150
at $11.75; to Mich. B. Co. 14 av 135
at $11.75; to Sullivan P. Co. 8 av 130
at $11.50, 5 av 150 at $12, 4 av 175 at
$8.50, 7 av 135 at $11.50, 10 av 159 at
$11.75, 7 av 140 at $11.75, 6 av 155
at $12; to Parker, W. & C0. 3 av 170
at $12, 5 av 140 at $10, 4 av 145 at
$11.50, 4 av 110 at $9, 8 av 145 at
$11.50, 8 av 140 at $11.25, 11 av 125 at
$11, 2 av 140 at $8.50.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 3462. Market strong. Best
lambs $8.25; fair to good do, $7.50@
8; light to common lambs, $7@7.25:
yearlings, $7.25@7.50; fair to good
sheep $5.75@6; culls and common
$4@5; clip lambs $7.

Spicer & R. sold Young 26 lambs
av 80 at $7.50; to Mich. B. Co. 10 do
av 55 at $7, 36 do av 78 at $8, 38
8295?? av 120 at $6, 4 do av 110 at

Haley & M. sold Parker, W. & Co.
$1? 215ambs av 70 at $8, 10 do av 59 at

Bennett & S. sold Newton B. Co. 30
lambs av 95 at $8.

Hogs.

Receipts 5883. None sold at noon;
prospects 10c higher or $8.80@8.85.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. &
Co. 2000 av 200 at $8.85, 410 av 180
at $8.80.

Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co.
107 av 200 at $8.85, 91 av 160 at $8.80.

Haley & M. sold Hammond, S. &
Co. 885 av 200 at $8.85.

Spicer & R. sold same 350 av 290
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jlong for a door to this. It was nailed
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gthe slide plan. This was closed each
lnight as soon as it had grown dusk.
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got the houses, with separate com-

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and buried a peek of chick feed in
same previous to placing the chicks
in the house. With the use of a
mash feeder this fed them for two
weeks without my continuous care,
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fresh water again. The mesh feed-
ers should be filled each day to in-
sure plentiful supply.

Two little tricks which I learned
last season .repaid me a. thousand
times, and saved the lives of hun-
dreds of chicks. I use the portable
hovers, as I do not like the ones
which cannot be removed easily
when cleaning, or be put away at end
of season. I took a. strip of two-foot
chick wire, one-inch mesh, and cut it
to proper length to circle hoverer and
leave a six-inch space out from heat-
er all around. By making use of two
strips of wood I nailed the ends of
this together, which left a complete
circle of wire. This was placed about
the heater for the first three days,
both day and night. The chicks did
not stray away from the heater, and
learned their proper place for “moth-
ering.” This saved a large number of
chicks, for they are sure to walk out
from underneath the hoVerer at night,
and by straying into a corner, will
become so chilled that by morning
they cannot be saved.

The other plan was to nail strips
of one-inch mesh wire in the corners,
so that when the stock crowded in
the corners they could not smother
each other as there was an air space
behind them.

By covering the roof with two—ply
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wheat, waste, and beef scrap, grew
faster than those fed a dry mash of
the same composition. The Plymouth
Rocks and Rhode Island Reds made
greater gains than Leghorns under
the same conditions.

In a crate fattening experiment a
lot of 16 chickens averaging 3.31 lbs.
each, gained 10.75 lbs. on 105 lbs. of a
mixture consisting of wheat, bran,
corn, chop, and wheat middlings, 3
lbs. each with 1 lb. of beef scrap. An-
other lot of 16 chickens averaging
2.37 lbs gained 8 lbs. on 60 lbs. of the
same feed, and another lot of 25
chickens, averaging 1.24 lbs. each,
made a gain of 13 lbs. on 74 lbs. of
feed. It is stated that the gain in
weight is but a small part of the ben—
efit of crate fattening, the most im-
portant being the improvement in the
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No Lepsi'ded Stones

Eve CLEVELAND GRINDSTONE is absolutely
even it hardness all through. and sh as knives,
axes. hoes and cutter-bar lades exa y right.

Made of the only genuine Berea stone. finest in the
world. Guaranteed to do satisfactory grinding. or
youi mone back. We are the biggest grindstorie
runners in ericn. We have experts of 50 years'
experience who select stones with the right grit
for farm use. Let them select for you. \IEL

CLEVELAND 3:73“...
Grindstones ml .4"

Look at the fine stone shown below! It‘s the
CLEVELAND “EMPIRE,” a sturdy grinder to run
by hand or gas engine. Ball-bearing. Strong
frame andtrough of cast iron that

won’t rust out. Genuine Ber-ea
biggie? mounted on steel
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.1ulley. wm last a me.
‘ ime. Write for our great
’ booklet, “The Grit that
Grinds.” and we’ll give
on the name of ournear-
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you money. Write to

THE CLEVELAND
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STAN DA'RD'BRED R. l. REDS

Rose & Sin le Comb. B.‘L'.'W.vandottes. Pearl Guineas.
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- a .222 - a. .iih°'q****2**.'~°*2*
:, d e . per . eggs sen rec y
l’l Pg“; frgrs.) cubMto. Michigan Poultry Breeder
given to each customer. F ENCH FRUIT &
POULTRY FARMS. Laudington. Michigan.

008 from rile winning Barred Rocks. R. C. White
ELeghorns s'llver Bpan‘gled Hamburgs. Fawn & White
iiinners. Circular free. ’Eiolsteln bull cal \‘es Henger-
veld DeKol blood. Riverview Form. B. No. 8. Vassar. illicit.

Eaas—Pure bred Light Brahmas. White Wyandottes.
31.50 per setti . 82.50 er two settin . Cock-
erels. MR8. E. D. BI HOP. ke Odessa. ichigan,

OSE and SINGLE COMB RHODE ISLAND RED

and INDIANORUNNER DUCK souls; ill-Bi? heavy
- ' 1 rs. up winners. Lg‘ gsan s cc ors e.
”inmifiysanED NAPIER. Novi. Michigan.

1: l. .
onPIioioiriltdidm‘irtiizisms-2.55:5.
teed. Ordeuhcsd. MaryThompson.Redford.Mich.

' from Mammoth Bouen Ducks.
Egg IOI‘ Illlcblflg wei ht 10 to miss. as $2.50.”:
11. . G. Fisher. Bout-e . Box 98, Birming am. Mich.

EGGS—White Holland Turkey 9 for $3.00. white egg
strain; Indian Runner bucks 13 forSl: Barred
Rock 15 for $1. '1‘. B. dz E. H. McDona h. Burt Mich

ANCY (S. 0.) WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS.
F Price $2 and fl each. Choice eggs. 8] per setting.
John McNicoll. Station A.. R. 4. Bay City. Michigan.

I ._'. ', 100.
8. 0. Whit: yggorgvgfis famed. ‘39:??? 2....

ing strain. S. Montague. Michigan.

lion Comb Illiodo Islsodllsd Egg: ‘iégfpfiiafm'
BUELL BROS" ~Ann .Arbor. Michigan

LYMOUTH Rock cockerels 5 to l1 lbs.. according to

age hens 5 to 8 lbs.. 15 eggs 82; Mammoth Bronze
'I‘oin Turkeys 8 to -35 lbs, according to age. Price so
to 8%. 10 east 34. A. E. OBAMTON. Vassar. Mich.

FOR SAlE—We have the finest pens of White

Orpingtons in Indiana. backed by

trap-nested stock. E in lotsof 50 or morebc apiece.
B. H. MACKE‘lstR. Napanee. Indiana.

E663 FOII NATCIIIIC‘EEE‘S‘E %2fi‘“fsfi°'§a$1p§f'ii%f

MRS. CALVIN FULLER. R. No. 2. Bancroft. Mich.

 

—From the Bradley strain for

Blind P. "03k E388 Hatching at 81.50 per setting.
A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerville. Michigan.

INGLET BARRED ROCK COCKERELS FOR SALE.

. The N. Y. winning and laying strain. irwo for

$5. one for $3. Eggs from the noted strain $l.s0_per 13.
PLAINVIEW STOCK FARM. Romeo. Michigan.

OSE COMB WHITE LEGHORN EGGS for-setting.

R 15 for $1.50. 50 for S3. 100 for 8.3. A. R. LILVEI

it. No. 23. Elsie. Mich. Union_ Phone loo-3 it.

ose Comb Rhode Island Reds. Consistent winners at Lansing
Rand Bay City. Seine good breeding males. also eggs for hatch-
ing. Sand for free mating list. J. Ezra Welsh. Mason. Mich.

0R SALE—Eggs, for hatching from.M. Pekin Ducks
F and ii. 0. Br. Leghorns. two best lines in America.
also a few ckrls. at $1.50 each. and two Jersey bull
calves elig. to reg. Claudia Bette. Hillsdalc. Mich.

[66" n‘v-Barred Plymouth Rocks. Bred-to-Lay.
' Eggs. 81.60 or 15: $2.75 per 30.
EGG-A-DAY Pou try Ranch. Marshall. Mich.

Barred Ilock [$8335 For $1.50, 100 For ST.

W. O. COFFMA . No. 6. Benton Harbor. Mich.

WHITE LECIIOIIIIS Illi-illn-CIIICNS”li'vtifd‘if.ff

Maple City Poultry. Plant. Box 0.. Charlotte. Mich.

' ~Eg from best pens $3 per 15; $9
Whllfl “animal“: perfi; $15 per 100: from 3 pens 750
per 15. avid Ray. 202 Forest Ave. Ypsilanti. Mich.

BlllllEO IIOCK EGGS. FOR HATCHIIIOҤli?0p%$'1ACT

J. A. BARNUM. Union City. Michigan.

GHICKS—We ship thousands each season. Booking
*orders now for spring delivery. Prices always right.
Free booklet. Freepcrt Hatchery. Box 12. Freeport. Mich.

our PLYMOUTH noon-2:32,” unsatisfiez

wants. GEO. W. WAGNER. nn Arbor. Mich.

LILLIE FARr’is'rEAo POULTRY

B. p. Rocks. 11.1. Reds. and s. o. W. Le h on.
for sale. lb for II?” for $1.60: 50 to on

.50.
COLON o. mLLm. Cooperssille. Mich.

' ——ll'rom white Indian runner and
Eggs For I‘IIIOIllllgz-rpekin ducks. White African
guineas. H. V. Hostetler. Route No. 1. St. Johns.Mich.
PRIZE WINNING BARREDRQCKS. S.C. Reds. Pekin
and Indian Runner Ducks. Stock

for sale. eggs 51 lg. chicks. Circular free.
EMWOOD FAR ., R. R. 13. Grand Rapids. Mich.

. . ' ——As good as the b t.
PIIIG CrISI Whll. orplflglons Pullets. cockereelss.
9333, Write for catalogue. MR8. W'ILLIS HO UGH.
Pine Crest Farm. Royal Oak. Michigan.

ARR ED P. Rooks—Cocks. Hens. Cookerels & pnllets
B for sale. Also tries and pens mated right. Giiar.
antee to satisfy you. Ostrander Bros. MorleV. Mich-

' F O c
8. L. lllillllOllE EGGS—o,'°§,g;°‘é.lfgggs “3‘53:
Satisfaction guaranteed. 1'. E. Cowdrey. Ithaca. M ioh.
gILVEB. GOLDEN and WHITE WYANDOTTES.
k.

White Stock Bpecially good, send for circular.
Browning's Wyandotte Farm. R. 30. Portland. Mich.

Tells why. chicks die

J. O. Reefer, the poultry expert of 1604 Main 812..
Kansas City. Mo.. is giving away free a valuable book
entitled “White Diarrhoea and How to Cure It."
This book contains scientific facts on white diarrhoea
find tells how to pre are a simple home solution
that cures this to his disease over night and
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Address all communications relative
to the organization of new Clubs to
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APRIL PROGRAMS.

State Lecturer’s Suggestions for

Second Meeting.

Sons.

Roll call, responded to by each
member giving a sentiment or fact
relating in some way to a cow.

Recitation or reading, “The Farm
Creed.”

Which is more profitable, making
butter at home or selling cream at a
creamery?

1. Making butter.

Character song.

Care of cream to be sent to a
creamery, a« ten-minute paper by a
man. Discussion led by a woman.
Reading, “The Discontented Farm-
r.”

2. Selling cream.

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Music.
Exhibit of dairy utensils, models
and pictures, in charge of steward.
Treasurer assists lecturer in secur-
ing helps for this program.

 

BENNINGTON GRANGE.

The worthy lecturer of Bennington
Grange has given me the task of
naming the good points I received
from last meeting’s program. Well.
I think that program worthy of men-
tion in the Grange department of the
Michigan Farmer, and think it our
State'Master, Mr. Ketcham, had been
present he would have been impress‘
ed with the notion that an ordinary
Grange under ordinary circumstances
can produce a program worthy of
mention at some Pomona meeting.
Perhaps he might have remembered
it some time at a Grange gathering in
northern Michigan. I once heard him
tell of the good meetings they have
up there.

The first was roll call, responded
to by the patrons mentioning some
labor-saver they thought of,s and per-
haps we all thought of more when we
reached home. The Michigan Farmer
had a good article for the ladies on
this subject some time ago.

Mrs. Drury and Mrs. McKowen im-
pressed us with the idea that if we
wished the Grange to prosper we
must not be afraid to put forth the
best within ourselves for its advance-
ment. It applies to every member.

Mrs. Ruess suggested that we con-
template a corn club for our boys the
coming summer. This impressed me
very favorably. The worthy lecturer
read a very entertaining letter from
Mr. and Mrs. Shadbolt. We all wish-
ed that we might call upon them in
their beautiful southern home.

The question, “Which pays best, for
a man to work a small farm alone, on.
a large one and hire help,” was dis-
cussed very ably but all in favor of
the large farm. I think I might have
derived more benefit from that sub-
ject if something had been said for
the small farm. If the time had nof
been limited I think some good things
might have been said in favor of the
small farm. It might be a‘good sub-
ject for discussion at some future
time. One thing is certain. A
microbe of independence can run
through the veins of the small farm-
er that never can through the man on
the big farm who has to depend upon
hired help to get his work done.

\Ve were then most highly enter-
tained by members of the Grange who
presented a dialog dealing with the
house servant problem. Though some-
what of an exaggeration it gave each
one the impression that so long as
we are given health and strength it,
is most desirable to do our own
housework and thereby be independ-
ent of the servant question.

We adjourned, all feeling amply re-
paid for having gotten together to en-
joy each other’s society for a day.—
Mrs. John Burgess.

AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

Gratiot County Much Alive—State
Lecturer Chas. F. Kiefer, of Morley,
Mich., is helping us make things hum
once more in “Old Gratiot.” We have
not as yet attempted 'to revive the
dormant Granges but are making a
strong effort to infuse new blood and
re-enthuse those of our Granges which
are not up to normal. We have sub-
divided the county in three parts,
with a local deputy for each section.
Our Pomona boasts over $125 in the
treasury and with that fund to draw
upon we bid fair to keep things mov-
ing. Bro. Kiefer will have complete
ed a canvas of our county bythe end
of the third week in March.

 

THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM.

(Continued from last week).
I believe that another equally im-

portant reason for the few competent
workers that are seeking employment
on the farm may be found in the lack
of sdciety and recreation there. To
one reared in the excitement and so-
ciety of a city. with the numerous
show-houses and other forms of rec-
reation—cheap and garish though
they may be-io such a one, especial-
ly if young, life in the country seems
intolerably monotonous. They would
agree with a Toledo man who
brought his family to live in a neat,
comfortable tenant house four miles
from Ann Arbor. They had a good
home, plenty of fruit and vegetables
for the gathering, reasonable work at
good wages, but they preferred physi-
cal want in the city to social starva-
tion in the country, and soon moved
back. Perhaps if they had stayed
longer, or if the country people had
been a little less conservative and
taken them in, these city people
would have found less need for To-
ledo, but our rural dwellers make less
attempt to become acquainted with
these transients. “What is the use?”
they argue. “They will soon move
away. Besides, they often belong to
a more or less degenerate type.” Un-
fortunately, too many of our present-
day laborers are practically degener-
ates, and the fact that they do not
care to be associated with them in
name or in person, is one reason why
the better class of young men shun
farm work. ,
(Continued next week).

 

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

Favor Township High SchooI.—-The
Greenbush Farmers’ Club held its
March meeting at “Cherry Lawn,”
with Mr. and Mrs. John Zigler on
March 19. About 80 members and
visitors were present to listen and
take part in the excellent program.
The Club opened by singing, “The
Farmer Feeds them All,” followed by
the Lords Prayer in unison. Follow-
ing the secretary’s report, Mrs. Rob—
ert Cahoon opened the program by a
recitation, followed by a vocal duet
by two of our little ones. After a
song by the Club, adjournment was
made for a. bountiful dinner. After-
noon session opened by a song by the
quartet. J. M. Hoxie then made an
excellent address on “Some of the
Defects of our Rural School System,
and their Remedies.” He pointed out
very clearly that our country boys
and girls are getting but small re-
turns from the vast sums of money
raised for our educational system. He
contended that only six per cent of
our rural scholars ever reached high-
01‘ institutions of learning. He fur-
ther argued that our money was tak-
en to the cities to learn the profes-
sions, which do not iiiatei'ially ad-
vance or specialize farm life and its
duties. He advocated by his own ex-
perience that an education by theory
and practic» were two distinctly dif-
ferent tlllllf'S. His remedy for our
rural schools was the township high
school. “What is the best money
crop for fill‘lllCi‘S in this locality?”
was discussed by C. A. Sevey and
others. He thought, as did most of
the members, that the corn crop was
by far the best crop when everything
was taken into consideration. Rev.
Plews of Maple Rapids, was then in-
troduced by the president, and gave
a very excellent address on “Physical
Culture.” He pointed out that it was
physically necessary and by God or-
dained, that we should take the very,
best care of our bodies. He took a
decided stand against the foolish cus-
toms of modern day dressing. If we
will do away with many of our cus-
toms and habits in eating, drinking,
and dressing, it will aid materially to
the, longevity of life. Several visitors
were present from Washington Cen-
ter Club, and Essex Club. The next
meeting will be held with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Cahoon and Mrs. Willard
Cahoon, at the “Orchard Hill Farm.”

,-—Edgar Burke, Cor. Sec.

 

    

HEWO
BELGIANS
They Are Here!

H. & H. Wolf, importers of Belgian
Horses exclusively, advise old and
DrosDective patrons that their new 191.“:
importation is now in their barns. It
is in all respects by far the mOSl se-
lect lot of horses of this breed that
have. ever been stzibled in their barns.
Big, weighty. typey drafters of quality
all through, that challenge comparison
with the Best Anywhere. A select lot
of mares. too. Get our terms and Guar-
antee. This will interest you as much
as the horses.

Hewo Stock Farm
Wabash, Indiana
More than a quarter century
with the breed.

 

 

 

 

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Special Announcement.

The fine lot
of horses re—
ceived in our
last two im port-
ations are now
in fine shape
and you are
invited to come
and sec Ameri—
ca’s foremOst
selection of

Belgians &. Peroherons
BELL BROS., Wooster,0hio

JNO. CRAWFORD,
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
going to sell. Be sure to get my
price before you buy.

 

 

 

15 Black Percheron Stallions
MUST BE SOLD.

$250.00 AND UP.
A. A. PALMER & SONS, Belding, Mich.

AUCTION! AUCTION I! AUCTION!!!

0? horses and mules every Manda . Private sa

daily. From two to five hundred heiill always on hamllt.a
farm mares and chunks. delivery and wagon liorsese
pavement sore city horses. and drui'toi-s~ and work
horses of every kind, South ST. PAUL HORSE AND
MI'LE 00., Union Stock Yards. South St. Paul. Minn.

.._1 big. heavy boned, Rog. Perch 1 ' -
F0" s‘l-E lion. 1 yr. old past. Alsofl Reg. I)::Clh§;i‘lll
mares in foal. M. A. Bray. ()kemos. Inghum Co,.l\lich.

 

ORBALE—3 Reg.P9r(-lieron Stallions. 3t ~ ,
Fol? breeding and individual merit comliiiled.nl:Ԥil1(ild
or write, H. B. Peters. Burton. Mich. R. R. St8.. Elsie.

- _p . . . -
Percheron Slallions collif’é’ifgs.iiif’iiifiloi‘fil’ié’sb
lbs. 8400 to $600 8001:. JOHN B. AM ES. Bymn. Ohio.

ERCHERONS—The only farm in the st
_ . ate wh
. International first prize winners have actua‘llg
been bred and raised. Come over and buy 2i good one- no
reasonable offer refused. John Scliipper. Filmore Center. Mich.

OME fine youn r istered Clydesd l S
S for Sale from tfi'yenrs old. In tllhgpritifgllsiggg
Will make ton horses With lots of quality and good
action. Must be sold before the first of April.
A. PETZ. Capac. Michigan.

—Pure Bred registered im rted

F0“ SALE gggman} Coacht Stédlion, Aug: No.
. .. . uaran as d.

getter and sold for no fault; weight 1500.801l141i1ist gogglg

at once. W. AUSTIN EWALT.V.S. Mt.Clemens,Mich.

Folsue-tor22.222*.2222.2**2m.m-. Hoe-*2
“360' . Hnnm‘r s'rnUBLE.‘ M333. filthiglgg?

A BALKY HORSE 33.12“ Cffii‘ééiiv’é
remedy. For further particulars write to
0. F. HOPPE. Ann Arbor. Michigan.


  

 

 

 

 

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‘1 fat in the scale: qf justice. >

Our rice for the Bradley
No. 1 lat Drop Force Drop
Corn Planter, complete with
check rower is $28.50, direct
from our own factory. Its
equal, if obtainable elsewhere,
would cost you $40. 00 to $50. 00.

For complete description
and prices turn to the imple-
ment ages of our big (xen-
eral atalog, or if you prefer,
send for our new Planter and
Implement Book which con-
tains descriptions and illustra-
tions of the complete line of
Bradley planters, plows, culti—
v a t 0 rs , barrows, Spreaders,
etc.. besides buggies, wagons,
harness, gasoline engines, sup-
plies for dairymen, poultry~
men, fruit growers and bee
keepers. \Ve make edge drop
planters too. These are also
described in the book we will
send you. Just say “Send me
your Planter Book No.75M76
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HIS is the old reliable David
Bradley No. 1 Flat Drop
Force Drop Corn Planter.

For over thirty years it has held
first place with thousands of
farmers in all parts of the country
under all conditions. Recent
improvements have made it even
more popular t/zzm before.

It takes all kinds and sizes of
seed, deposits without scattering.
Is strong and durable, yet light
enough in weight and in draft
for any ordinary team to handle
easily.

Simple, easy to adjust and
drops uniformly. Hinged seed
boxes tilt forward, making it easy
to change plates. These and
many other advantages are fully
explained in catalog described
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Your roof must have power to resist ' _
the blazing sun, the forceful wind, the pouring ‘
rain and the driving snow. ‘ ..

Real life and resisting power come from, natural
asphalt. We use the natural asphalt from Trinidad Lake

to make

Genasco

‘THE'TRIIIDAD'MKE‘ASPHALT

 

The natural oils of this asphalt stay in Genasco and
make it proof against rot, cracks, and leaks.
Be on the safe side—get Genasco for all your buildings.

The KANT-LEAK KLEET makes seams watertight without cement, prevents
nail-leaks. and gives an attractive finish. Ask your dealer for Genasco—smooth or

mineral surface; several weights.
samples.

Write us for the Good Roof Guide Book and

The Barber Asphalt Paving Company

Largest producers in the world
of asphalt and ready roofing.

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A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE MILK
PROBLEM.

BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.
(Continued from last week).
The Cost ,of Milk Approximates Five

Cents Per Quart.
With other items of depreciation,
such as money necessary to keep the
land and buildings up to their origi-
nal condition, it may be readily seen
that the dairymanrmust receive five
cents per quart for his milk before he
has fully covered the cost of the pro-
duction of that milk and the money
invested therein. That farmers do
not get five cents per quart for their
milk is not sufficiently well known in
the cities, and when they do not re-
ceive this amount then they either

_ are not receiving six per cent interest

on their investment or else they are
making up for the deficiency by in-
fringing on the legitimate domain of
some other business in which they
may be interested.

\Ve believe that the greatest pro-
gress in successfully securing a.
wholesome supply of milk will be made
by having the public generally realize
the cost and difficulties in the pro-
duction of milk, and we want dairy-
men to appreciate the value of the
investment which they have in this
business. And after proper consider-
ation is given by the consumer and
the city milk distributor for the work
and money involved in the production
of milk, then it becomes possible, and
then only, to demand of the dairyman
that more attention be given to the
sanitary condition of the milk under
consideration.

The Cost of Distribution of Milk.

\Ve think we have covered in a
general way, the real costs entailed
by the producer. We are at present
not in position to give the costs of
the distribution of this milk. It is
certain that the distribution of milk
in the city costs more under our pres-
ent system than it should. It is dif-
ficult to say how, short of municipal
control of the distribution of the milk
or of co-operation on the part of milk
distributers, this can be remedied.
The trouble of trying to remedy con-
ditions of distribution has heretofore
been that the minute distributors get
into a co-operative frame of mind, the
immediate result always is the in-
creasing of the. cost of milk to the
consumer, instead of lowering it, and
without any additional considerations
being given to the producer. The riv-
alry among distributors is so keen
that it is necessary for their wagons
to cover the same routes, the same
streets. If distributer A. has a milk
customer within a certain block in
the north end of the city, then there
are usually from two to a half-dozen
milk distributers who furnish milk to
some one family in this same block
every day. The cost of the distribu-
tion of this milk is several times
what it should be at this point were
all of these patrons supplied by one
wagon.

We do not know how this can be
offset unless it may be done munici-
pally or unless permission is given
for different companies in the city to
co-operate in the distribution of the
milk. But unquestionably this is one
very large item of expense, for the
distribution of milk by wagons is an
expensive item. For figuring the mon-
ey represented in the distribution as
$2,000,000, which would amount to $80
per cow, we would find that $120,000
must be realized on the year’s work
to account for the interest value of
the money alone. This would be
equivalent to 0.2c per quart which, of
course, must be added to the cost- of

 

the distribution of the milk, all of

APRIL 11, 1914.

LJ

Science.

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which items, of course, the consumer
who buys the article must pay for. '

The most remarkable thing about
this, we think, will be apparent to the
reader, and we are especially anxious
that it become apparent to consum-

ers, is that the dairyman must re--

ceive greater returns for his product.
We believe that legislation on this
matter through the medium of an in-
vestigating committee, composed of
competent, practical men, which com-
mittee would have the power at the
same time to establish proper meth—
ods of procedure in the retailing of
milk and proper transportation of the
milk, would safeguard to the producer
a. satisfactory price for his product,
which gives a fair margin of profit
over the costs entailed in the produc-
tion of milk, and would likewise in-
dicate to the consumer What a fair
price for this commodity, milk, should
be. This, at the same time, would in-
sure the production, state-wide, of
clean, high quality milk.

 

SURFACE CULTIVATION DEFINED.

 

Please advise me in regard to sur-
face cultivation of crops, especially
in sandy and sandy clay soils. What
I want to know is the difference be-
tween a surfacee cultivator and a
shovel cultivator.

Gratiot Co. H. A. M.

Surface cultivation means the stir-
ring of the surface soil thoroughly for
a depth of say two inches and leaving
it in a fine level condition so as to
form an effective soil mulch. The
most suitable implements for surface
cultivation are those which will best
leave the soil in the condition above
described. Special implements are
now made for this purpose, which are
undoubtedly superior to those in com-
mon use. Of the cultivators in gen-
eral use, the spring-tooth comes near-
er to giving the desired results than
the shovel cultivators, and of the lat-
ter those having narrow shovels give
a better soil mulch effect than those
with wider teeth.

 

CATALOG NOTICES.

 

Ross Bros. Co., \Vorcester, Mass,
send upon request a hndsome 120-
page illustrated catalog of vegetable,
grass and flower seeds, in which is
listed a complete line of these goods,
as well as farm implements, tools,
and other specialties. Mention the
Michigan Farmer when writing for
this booklet. -

“I. H. C. Almanac and Encyclope-
edia,” published by the International
Harvester Co., Chicago, is a TOO-page
bdoklet containing a large variety of
information of value to every farmer,
handily indexed for reference. This
is a valuable little booklet which
should be a welcome addition to ev-
ery farm library. Mention the Mich-
igan Farmer when writing for a copy.

“The Happy Engine Owner,” is the
title of a 64-page booklet published by
the Hercules Electric 00., Indianap-
olis, lnd., telling all about gas and oil
engines, and ignition in particular.
Different types of ignition are treated
in separate chapters, while all gas
engine troubles, their causes and rem-
edies are thoroughly discussed. Men-
tion the Michigan Farmer when writ—
mg for a free copy of this interesting
and valuable booklet. ‘

The Marlin Firearms Co., 127 Wil-
low street, New Haven, Conn., have
recently published their Ideal Hand—
book No. 24, which contains a large
amount of practical shooting helps,
information regarding rifles, pistols,
shotguns, and the proper ammunition
for each, etc. Tells how to cast bul-

lets, how to measure powders accu-_

rately and re-load ammunition, how
to save money and do better shooting
with less wear on your gun, etc. This

book, together with catalog of repeat- ‘

ing rifles and shotguns, will be' sent
on receipt of stamps for postage, by
the above firm.

 

The hundredth anniversary of the
writing of the national anthem, “The
Star Spangled Banner,” will be held
in Baltimore in September of this
year.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

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E Veterinary. g

filllll|llllIlllllllll||IlllllIllI|||lllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllll||lllIllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllfi
CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR, V. S.

Advice through this department is
free to our subscribers. ,Each com-
munication should state historV' and
symptoms of the case in full: a1; 0
name and address of writer. Initials
only will be published. Manv'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.

 

 

 

Weakness ——I have a two -0year old
colt that perspires when in stable. but
does not appear to be sick. H. B.,
Berlin, Mich. —If you work colt clip
him and giVe a tablespoonful of the
following compound powder at a dose
in feed three times a day: Powdered
nitrate of potash, ground gentian, fen-
ugreek, bicarbonate soda and salt.
His bowels should be kept open and
his food changed

Difficult Churning. ——-I have a new
milch cow and every churning 15 full
of false butter. What is the cause,
and is there a remedy? O. E. F.,
Ridgeway, Mich. --——You may keep your
cream in too cool a place, for you
should have no trouble in chuinmg
cream into butter made from a fresh
cow.

Irritation of-Sheath.—The urine has
irritated sheath of my 12-year-old
horse so much that the parts a1e
very sore and I would like to know
what to apply. F. M., Ashley. Mich.
—Apply one art oxide of zinc and
five parts va eline to sore parts of
sheath once a day. Give him 1 oz. of
bicarbonate of soda at a dose in feed
three times a day. Keep him VVell
bedded.

Effects of Milk Fever. —F0u1 weeks
ago one of my cows freshened fol-
lowed by an attack of milk feV er. and
later she relapsed, now she is only
giving about a quart of wateiV', slimV
fluid, t,which is mixed with some blood.
J. E. S., Allegan, Mich. —He1' uddei
has become so congested and infect-
ed that you might as well dxy 11e1,f01
it will not pay you to milk her. .

Scours.—-—A calf four weeks old
died after having scours 20 days. now
another calf four days old shows the
same symptoms. This calf is .fed
milk by Khand —A. W., Standish,
Mich. ——-Give your calf. 10 grs. of salol
at a dose four times a day. Disinfect
and thoroughly clean stable, and do
not forget to treat the navel of all
young animals at birth, for bV' doing
so you will prevent such ailments as
this.

Ringworm.—I bought a cow that
had a few blotches on one side and.
now several of my cows have simila1
sore places. A. C D., Mt. Clemens
Mich. —Apply one part iodine and 15
parts fresh lard t0 sore pal ts thlee
times a week. Before applying the
ointment, the sore parts should be
washed thoroughly with soap and wat
er before the first application is made

Cow Ejects Food. —In front of 111V
five- ”year -old cow and in bottom of
manger every morning I find a quan-
tity of partially masticated food and
I am inclined to believe she drops
part of her cud. This cow seems to
be healthy and is due to freshen in a
few weeks. W.- D. R., Ionia. Mich.—
Feed her one-third less bulky fodder
and increase her grain supply.

Loss of Powe r.—I have three pigs
that have kidney worms, causing
them to lose the use of their hind
qua1ters. I have been giving a tea-
spoonful of powdered copperas divid
ed between the thiee pigs once a
day. M. J., Clio, Mich. —It is VerV
difficult for an expeit to tell whether
pigs suffer from kidney worm or not
I am inclined to believe that your
hogs have been .fed too much fat— —pro-
ducing food and not enough bone,
muscle and tendon producing food
Instead of corn, give them oats. 011
meal, bran, tankage and 100ts. Keep
them dry, warm, and see that they
exercise some every day, Apply one
part turpentine and three parts olive
oil to back every day or two Mix a
teaspoonful of air-slaked lime in their
feed night and morning.

M. H., St. Clair, Mich—Your pig is
incurable.

Mange—I have a Pig nine months
old with a dry, deep scurf over its
entire body, causing intense itching.
W H. C., Jackson, Mich. —Apply one
part sulphur, one- -half a part carbon—
ate p‘otash and tWO parts fresh lard to
itchy parts of body three times a
week. After the itchiness leaves, ap-
ply one part oxide of zinc and nine
parts vaseline every day or two

 

'THEHMICHI

Duroc Jersey Sow
Looked Like Picture
of Skinny [log In Ad—
She Is Now In Good Condition

“I want you to know what MERRY WAR
POWDERED LYE did for a valuable red Duroc
Jersey now of mine. . . . . . . when our sow took
sick we did not know what was the matter with
her-she looked just like the picture of your
skinny hog in your ad , so we used a can of
MERR RY WAR POWDERED LYE and she was
able to stand up in three days. When we began
using MERRY WAR POWDERED LYE we ex-
pected to find her dead at any moment. She 13 now
in good condition and I expect her to farrow me
at least ten pigs first of August. . . . .”

(Original letter on file' in our office. Name and
address will be furnished upon application to 113,
E. Myers Lye Co.)

Merry War
POWDERED Lye

Costs Only 51: per Ilog, per Month.
To Feed Regularly, Twice Each llay

A 10c Can of Merry War PO WDERED Dye
Contains 120 Feeds—

3nough to keep a hog Well conditioned for 2 months.
For sale at most druggists, grocers and feed deal-
ers. It is convenient to buy in case lots, 4 dozen
cans. $4.80, at which price we will ship it to you
direct, prepaid, if your dealers won ’1; supply you.
When ordering send us your dealers’ names.

Don’t Take Chances
Putting Anything Claimed To Be “Just
As Good” In Your llogs’ Siomachs

Don’t make doubtful and glerha ps dangerous experi-
nents with‘ ‘any old lye". erty WarP OWDER RED
Lye has been prover—its use is not an experiment—it
.s “I. to use according to sim le direction .

Letus send you in. our va cable booklet ' How to
Get the Biggest Profits from Hog Raising” .

E. 11111-1115 1.11: co., St. Louis, Mo. Dept. 171
“There Are No Substitutes"

. (i Wislw‘LWas

"1 are. .,
\ MerryWarlyeHog‘

 

Gates Soft Ground Shoe.

s The flutes 15 simple, cfllcient. easily put on and taken
. 11 you want the best and most successful
0:026 ground shoe under all conditions for

‘ over 20 years buy the
ATES. Fits any horse,

the bales being so nt-

sttnched as to l'B‘ldllV ad-
just to any size foot.
sizes. A trial will satisfy

' you. Write for full de-

’ . Agents wanted.
T. TROWIRIDGE.
Doe-Our. Mlehlgnn

    

.c.

 

JACKS and MULES

Raise mules and get rich.
18 Jack and Mule farms un-
dermno management, where
can be seen 260 head fine
1111' e Jacks. Jenny's a nd
Mu es. 14 to 17 hands high-
Good ones. Stock guaran-
teed. \Vrlte for p r i o e s
today. Address
KREKLER’S JACK FARM

West Elkton. Ohio.
Branch barns. Clinton. Ind.

100--4lh consignment Sale—.100

OF REGISTERED

HOLSTEIN CATTLE

Wednesday, April 22, at 12 M.

Sole will be held In the city of Howell, Living-
st on 00., Mlch., rain or shine.

This is our 4th annual sale. and we aim emh year
to put 11 a better class of cattle 'lhcy are 11. fine
lot of ca tie. including many with 0. records,
They are from the host families of the breed. such as
Hen ervelds. DeKols Pontiacs. King of the Ponti-
ace, lng Sonia. Pontiac Korndyke. Grace ane 2d.
35 .5.5; Sadie VuleConcordia. 30.64; Susie DeKol Paul.
30:;% Pontiac Clothllde DeKol2d 73.21: Queen Can-
trilla 3d. 30. 71. Hillside Do Do. 31. 94. Also bear in mind
our consignments are all females. most all from or bred
to such stock as Mmentioned above. Catalog April 8.

KB CURDY. Secretary.
COL. PERRYdL COL}? KELLEY. Auctioneers.

 

 

 

C. White Leg-horns. Bred for size, shape. vigor. egg produc~
a tion.12 yrs exp 1rience breeding Leghorns. Hun-hing: eggs $4
per 100,1l11y—old chicks 810 per 100. A.O. lIonm'd,’l‘ecumsel1. Mll'll.

 

Fox and Wolf Hounds

of lie but English strain In America
40 years experience in breeding
these fine hounds for my own
sport. Save your pigs sheep and
p01.1ltry Send stamp for catalog.

T. B. HUDSPETH,
Sibley, Jackson County, Mo.

HOUIDS FOB Hilllllllfi LF°§AS°£§u§1¥$nk FEllllETS

Send 2c stamp. W. CKY, Bolmesvllle. Ohio.
D .

WANTED HERD 2:111:52 Wefiwiztflili labilhyiilggwgf

Huro ton. State exactly what you han and rice.
Address, DELL SHAIN. Route 1. Pt. Huron. lch.

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

HERD FOUNDED IN 1900.

Strainers mBresented consist of Trojan Erlcas. Black-

birds and rides. only. Black Quality Ito. abnll of

rare indiViduallty and merit. headsth eher
WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mlch.

AY Minors-3:11 21.11: 12:62-11? 311.1223:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

description. Michigan School of the Deaf. Flint Mich.

 

   
 

GAN EARMER

ANGUS CATTLE FOR SALE

We he ve an 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
11 of Lucy' 5 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 Viewpoint as
some of his heifers are old enough to breed Address

oinnwooo 1.111111. Addison, 11133133...
FOR SALE-1‘s: inertia“ e"-

C. B. UNDERHILL. New Hudson, Michigan.
2 six months old

HEREFORD BULL 1 1s 313.111.0111.

ALLEN BROS.. Paw Paw, Michigan.

 

 

 

F s I —Ch01ceGuernsevBullcalves Siredby 1111'?
or . . Deanles Se uel 14630. out of Dams second 0
none. EDWIN MIL ER. Birmingham. Michigan.

GUERNSEYs-Reg. Tuberculin Tested. Winder.
more Form. Watervliet. Mich-
J K. BLATCHFORD. Auditoriun Tower. Chicago. Ill.

UERNSEY BULL CALF, nicely marked 3 weeks
old, great grandson of Gov. Chene. takes him.
AVONDALE STOCK FARM. Wayne. Michigan.

OUR YOUNG GUERNSEY BULLS, old enough for
ice. for sale. Exceptional breedln and in
divlduallty. Village Farm, Grass Lake, ichlgan.

IRLSTEIN BULLS AT FARMERS PRICES

Sirod by one of the best. bulls of America.
LONG BEACH FARM. Augusta, Kalamazoo 00.. Mich.

' ' 4mo thsold, darkmarkln ,
lloglslorod Holslom Bull 1... 35:... ., . 14 33 1.. m5.
daughtera of Pieter-tie Hen ervelds Count De ol. 98

uhters, 4 above -.Ibs. his sire Is a son of a
33- lb. cow w 0 has a 29- lb. four Vear old full sister. $95
delivered. W rite for pedigree. HobartW.l“sy,l1uon.hlich.

OLSI‘EIN FRIESIAN CATTLE BREEDERS of

hi h record cows. Young bulls at farmers prices.
St LUTZ. Oak Grove. Michigan.

A FEW CHOICE golsgein Erie-11111: B8." gauge

GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q10 0% Buys 11. registered Holstein bull calffi n1 V old
wh i to. and 11 ( hoice high grade heifer calf
4 mo. old. 56 white. not akin, B. B. Reavey, Akron, Mich

 

Holslein Frilsian Dalila egéeefsgeng‘nainrmgg

for dam and sire' s dam . O. at. 4 yrs butter 7 data
28.37 lbs. Nostock forsale. W. B. Reader, Howell, Mich.

I I I I L eh r.
The Allchlgan Home and lrammg School, “1’ e
0 Here Choice Purebred Holstein ull CalvesM .10 to 7
mo. old. Also choice grade Holstein heifers out of good
milk producing dams. List furnished upon application.

BIGELOW’S IIOLS'I‘EIN FARMS

Breedsvllle. Mlchlcan.

Breeder of high class

Registered Holsteins.

 

23 —4391

\THIS

sow wnonzo 932 LBS.
A 23 mourns 01.1: ,

‘10N1A 01111.

I have started more breeders on the road to suc-
cess than animans living. I have thelargest and flu-
est herd in ELEvery one an early developer,
ready for themarket at six months old. I want to
glue one hog in each community to advertise my

nerd Write for my plan, “How to Make Money from

08!.” O. 8. IllJAMIN.I.Io. I 0 Poul-ml. Mich.

 

 

 

0- I c —80ws bred for June (arrow. We are
I also taking orders for spring pigs
JOHN BERNER & SON. Grand Ledge. Mich.

o- l c! —Gilts bred for June farrow. A few
8 good boars on hand 1811:; express.
G. P. AND EWB. Dan'sville, Inghum

Michigan.

9 ' -—I HAVE A NICE LOT ()l‘

0- I. C 5. LAST FALL GILTS 0N

HAND. OTTO B. SCHULZE. One-half mile
west of Depot. Nashville. Michigan.

-B1-ed gilts all sold.
OI II c- SWINE have a, No_ of Spring
pigs on hand. oWill book orders for Sept. pigs,
got my £1130; pairs and tries not akin
RDON R. No. 2. Dorr. Mich.

0 l C —18 months and 4 months boars. Also
taking orders for sprin pigs. Oak View
N. H. Weber, Prop.. Roya Oak. Michigan

 

 

 

 

Farm.

 

0 I C ~16i sows bred for spring furrow. 30 fal
GLEI 8. large and y. Write your

wants. WOOD STOCK ARM. Zeeland. Mich.

 

Chester Whites—Fall pigs either sex. orders taken
for spring pigs. rite your wants. Price 61' qual
ity right. Meadow VleVV Stock Farm. Holland. Mich

 

' —Reg. Bred GIIts—Orders taken for
ch33lor Whiles spring pigs and Collie pups Holstein
Bulls at Bargains. BAY H. PARHAM. Bronson, Mich.

I All sold. Would be pleated to book
0- 'I c 5 your order for ring igs

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockfos . Mic Igan.

——l1red for June furrow. and

0. '- CI GILTS a few choice (all hours.
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.
DURoC JERSEYS-Fnll pigs of the large heaV'V'
boned type. pairs not akin

F. J. DRODT. Monroe. Michigan, Route No.1,
—Choice fall gilts, Sept. iarrov

”Ill'oc JerseySat reasonable prices 8. (l

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

DUROCS—A good grouthy fall pig immuned

and bred for August fan-011' will

make Vou moneV'. (‘in0 me Vour order now for

May shi ment. Also fnll boars ready for serviu.
KOP] KON FARM.K1ndel-hook Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

I!
“Top-Notch Holsteins.
Choice bull calves from 1 to 3 mo. old, of fashion-
able breeding and from dams with oficial milk
and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.

MoPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mlohluon.
Purebred Registered

HOLSTEIN CATT LE
The Greatest Dairy Breed
Send for FREE Illustrated Booklets
Holsteinfl‘riesian, A;so..Box [64. Brattleboro. Vt.‘

 

 

FOR SALE DUROC JERSEYS— —College Boy 13'2" .17
furroucd Sept. 1911 two Aug. 1913boars. Writi
for price. etc. .H. Bnnghnrt. Lansing. Michigan.

 

Fancy bred Duroc Jerseys—Boers dz Gilts of spring d'
summon furrow. Good individuals at reasonable
prices. John McNicoll. Station A. R4. Bay City. Mich.

KOllll-El. SlililK FARM @3232: 3.231% 13523253. 0

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

 

Domes—25 large high classy sou-.51 bred for Marth it
April to BarneV ( rimson. Cherry Adi ance & Oakland
Fancy Write or come it see. J. (‘. Hnrney,Cald“utenllit'h.

 

3 Fine Foundation Ilerds for Sale.

HERD No 1—13- year- o-ld bull with "7 lb. dam.

5 3-3 year old A R. O. heifers, from A R O. dams and
A. ll sires and all bred to A ll. bulls. Choicest
bretding. fine conformation. perfect udders,
niceIV marked. and a (hnncte to start where it
would take years to breed up

HERD No 2—\’ earling bull with ti world’ 8 records in
his breeding.

1 10- year- -old_ 26 years old. 2 2 Vears old and 1 3
years old. und' 1 of them bred to A. . bulls, the
6th not bred. All A. Rd). cons.

HERD No. 3~1 four months bull from a iI-il lb. sire
and out of a 21- lb. graud- (lau liter of I 11111 BG( 1's
DeKoI. .5 three months old eifors from A R. O.
dams and by a 27- lb. sire.

Bulls and cakes 311111111 for sale.

L. E. CONNELL, Fayette. Ohio.

NR SALE JERSEY BULL'léulimtd’ido ll?

old. Lnr e for 11 e and of extra type. Address.
NEW MA 8100 FARM, Mariette. Michigan.

 

 

MAPLE Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herdw '1‘ u-
berculin testedl by U. S. OoVernment. Bull calves
from cows in R. of M test. Heifer caliesVVhose dams
grand dams, and lug/eat grand- dams are in the Register
of Merit. IN FOX. Allegan. Michigan.

JERSEYS—Bulls calVes bred for p1oduct-
1011. Also cows and heifers.
Brookwoter Farm. R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor Mich.
JERSEYS—«Two Veal-ling bulls. VV'eII bred and VVell
grown. We inVlte personal Inspection.

SMITH do PARKER. Howell Michigan.

Lillie Farmstead Jerseys
(’I‘ uberoulin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber~
culosil) Several good bulls and bull calves out of
good dairy cows for sale. No females for sale at
present. Satisfaction naranteed.

COLON C. LIL]. Cooper-ovum. Mich.

DAIRY BREE SHOBTHURNS 36,33; 33,22,225“§.‘."fi;
all sold. J. B. HUMMFL,M111-10n, Michigan.

SHORTHORN CATTLE

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michlg‘nn,

 

 

 

 

 

 

qllORTRORN BULLS, l2, all sizes. Bestof breeding. Prim-s
k right. Also P. ('. hogs and Oxford Sheep, (‘. \V CRI'WI.
Secy., Cont. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders Ass'n. McBrides, Mich.

YOUNI Sillllllllllllll BULLS‘i‘idimifi 33582313le

WARNER BROS.. Almont. Michigan.

SHEEP.

l ' t -Yesrling and ram lambs from Champion
flees or: flock of Thumb of Mich Also select Bekr-
Elmhurst Stock Farm. Almont. Mich.

 

 

 

shire swine.

 

   
  
 

~. 11 PAYS TO BUY run; 11111.11 sum or ‘
. PARSONS "fittings?“ ..
I sell and ship everywhere :7 express

‘ and .
\ . charges. Write for club offer and 'ce_list.
0xfords.Sh1-opshires and'Po lle d- nos.

PARSONS.GrandLe§ge. Mich. BI.

 

 

H008.

-A few extra Se 1:. Hours and b noh
nur0c3&vwchrias of Gil to for 1512 of April farurow.
M. T. STORY, Lowell, Mlch., Citizens Phone 55.

 

 

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BERKSHIRE b33533... 31.03831; Lilli... 6.73.31.39.33?”

 

WHITE OAK FARM. R. Brown City. Mich.

' 6 months.

 

DUROC J ERSEYSIAJTAXL‘E‘ETEZJJ

CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.

—8 ring boar s from prize- -win-
DUNN-Jerseys lll’nfl strains. Sows all ages
Brookwater Farm. R. I". D. No. .Ann Arbor,Mlch.

 

 

——L 7 M
UlliiE "PE P c. aiii‘o‘ifit. ‘l’ 13J°2003322l1 “3:15:
left. Watch this space for somethings large and
good. they lease “here ever they

. 1. lVINGSTON. Parma. Mlchlgan.
—B W'

POLAND CRINAS 13le Eightfrnboznillfiazgl:
Prices right. W'. J. HAGELBHAW. Augusta. Mich.
POUND GillNAS"?§§3.§§“§1?‘L.Z°.M pgfigerfé‘fé‘
G. .HOLTON. R. No. 11. Kalamazoo. Mich.

Poland China Boar; Sows Bred, All ollhe Big Type.

WOOD do SON. Saline, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

POLAND CHINA PlOS——From large Prolific stock.
Shorthorn Bull Calves. Eggs .1 per 15 from choic9

Barred Rocks. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson, Michigan.

 

I ’1 LE R'S Big Boned Prolific Poland Chiiias. Grow 1
big. kee e‘xeasy, mature early. ready for market at
11V " Be1 ause VVo' Ve bred them that way ‘
for more than 20 years. We hAVe ‘35 big boned boars
rend) foi service Buy one and make more umneV on
pour hogs. low can '1'. get any better at any rice.
C History I“ roe. J. 0. Bl 'ILER, Portland. ich.

 

' Full Pigs and Minort'a
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