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i The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.
DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, MAY 2,1914.

VOL. CXLll, No.18. i
Whole Number 3781.

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Timely Suggestions on Ornamental Planting.

S a natural result of the cos-

mopolitan nature of our people,

many styles of architecture are
found represented in the farm home.
Perhaps none of these different types
is more adapted to the usual environ-
ment of the farm home than the mod-
ified colonial type of permanent
building quite commonly used by the
pioneer settlers from New York and
other eastern states. Later a more
fancy type of architecture came into
vogue, but present-day tendencies are
toward a plain but substantial sinr-
plicity of design, which is really far
more attractive.

The attractiveness of a farm home,
however, does not depend so much
upon the style of architecture which
has been followed in the building of
the house or the pretentions of the
building itself as upon its environ-
ment. \Vhile our country is yet too
new and the average period of land
tenure too brief to have permitted
the development of ideal environment
about the average farm home, even
if the owner of the average farm
home had the proper ideal in mind,
yet there has been a very encourag
ing progress in this direction. For
instance, we no longer commonly see
the “front yard” of a generation ago
enclosed by a high fence of some sort
and indiscriminately planted to shrub-
bery and spotted with beds of peren-
nial bulbs and annual flowering plants
all placed without any apparent plan
or appreciation of the effect as a
whole, with the intervening patches
of grass in the yard mowed once a.
year or not at all, the shrubbery un-
trimmed, and more often than other-
wise obstructing the view of or from
the house. Most of these old “front
yards” have been cleared out at a
greater expense of labor than would
be required in clearing an acre of
new land, the, fences have been either
removed or replaced by those better
adapted to the purpose, the. ground
has been leveled and an attractive
lawn made in front of the house
where chaotic variety ruled before.

So universal has been this change
in the environment of the average
farm home that today it is the ex-
ception rather than the rule not to
see a fairly well kept lawn at the
front of the farm house. But, not-
withstanding this great and almost
universal change in the environment
of the average farm home, there still
remains a vast difference in the ap-
pearance of the homes to be observed
in a day’s drive through the country
which is not altogether, or even large
ly, dependent upon the size, design or
cost of the house itself. Where na-
ture has been permitted, under intel<
ligent direction, to add to the attrac-
tiveness of the picture, a result has
been attained which cannot be secur-
ed -by the building of a costly house
alOne, no matter what the style of
architecture which is adopted, and
these improvements are inexpensive
and easily made if they are given a

proper degree of thought and a. well-
devised plan is carried out at this
season of the year.

Too often, however, where there
has been a desire to secure the best
possible natural setting for the farm
home, there has been an apparent
lack of carefully laid plans with an
eye to the future development of the
general scheme when time- has per-
mitted the growth of the trees and
shrubs which have been planted. The
writer calls to mind an instance of
this kind, where a farmer built a fine
residence and planted spacious

vironment of the farm home and at
the same time to save the reader
from making just such mistakes as
that to which reference is above
made, that the following general sug
gestions with regard to the planting
of trees and shrubs about the farm
home are made.

As a first essential it should be re-
membered that if such plantings are
to improve the appearance of the
home they must not hide it from the
point where the most people will view
it and if they are to make the home
the most honielike, they must not in-

 

The Approach to and View from the House Should be Unobstructed.

 

 

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Thiclker Plantings May be Made

grounds in accordance with a care-
fully considered design in which dense
growing evergreens were the main
factor. These grounds attracted uni~
versal attention during a considerable
period while the trees were develop-
ing in size, but later it was found
necessary to cut a large part of them
away in order to preserve a View of
the house from the highway, and ad-
mit light to the rooms, or to afford
a pleasant View from the front porch.
It is to encourage judicious planting
of trees and shrubs to improve the en-

 

 

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at the Side or Rear of the House.

terfere either with light in the rooms
or the attractiveness of the views
which may be gained from the house
itself. Then the lawn should be large-
ly an open grass plot, with perhaps
an occasional tree where it will afford
appreciated shade ,without obstructing
too much the approach to or view
from the house. Shrubbery should
preferably be along borders or of a
low growing sort next to the founda-
tion of the house itself, which will
give it an air of occupancy and care
which is at once pleasing from Within

and without. The taller trees should
preferably form a background for the
house, and when so placed will en-
hance its appearance to a marked de-
gree, while the shade afforded may
be enjoyed in seclusion and comfort.
Aside from a proper Use in irregular
borders at desirable points. shrubbery
and climbing vines may well be used
to screen unsightly objects from the
house or the adjacent highway, thus
completing the picture which marks
the difference between a house and a
home in the best sense of the word, a
differentiation for which no other lan-
guage save our own has two separate
words.

In accomplishing these results, it is
unnecessary and in many cases inad-
visable to use other than native varie-
ties of trees, shrubs and vines. In
any event, a great variety should not
be used. and they should be carefully
selected with a View to their perma-
nence rather than to their rapid de-
velopment if the best and most last-
ing effect is to be secured from the
planting. In any event. either from
the standpoint of appearance or ef-
fect, the planting of large growing
trees should not be too close to the.
house. and the planting of bulbs or
flowering plants should be confined to
borders along fences and adjacent to
buildings. rather than indisr-i‘iminate-
ly placed in beds where a close shav-
en lawn is far more attractive. By
following out these few simple prin-
ciples of landscape gardening, indulg-
ing the fancy of the home owner as
to detail. a great improvmnent in the
home PllVll‘OlIIIlt‘Ilt can he made at
very small cost indeed.

And even if the home owner is'not
of artistic temperament or such a na-
ture lover at heart that an attractive
nature picture appeals to him, he will
be amply repaid from the" standpoint
of a profitable investmt-nt alone by
the making of such simple improve—
ments in the home environment. No
man can tell when the unexpected
may make it seem desirable to sell
his farm. and the farm home, the en—
vironments of which make it seem
homelilte rather than n‘wrcly a place
to live, will always be sin-n the pref—
erence by any purchaser and partic-
ularly the purchaser who has money
with which to buy and a definite idea
of what he wants in the way of a
farm home.

Then there is another side to this
problem. and that is the effect which
such improvements will have on the.
youngr people of the farm home, par-
ticularly if they are given an oppor-
tunity to aid in the planning and par-
ticipate in the planting and care of
the trees or shrubs. The writer well
remembers when a very small boy.
the period when the first steps were
taken toward transforming the old
“front yard” into a respectable lawn
about his boyhood home. Natural
forest trees were, for the most part,
selected for planting about the house
and along the. adjacent highway.
Among those secured from the wood-
lot for the purpose was a little whip
of a maple seedling considered too

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THE MICHIGAN FA-RMER

MAY 2, 1914. .

 

 

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writes of his experience last season with
field peas. Scores of other users have
had similar experiences with legumes,
clover, alfalfa, vetch, peas, beans.

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for inoculating your seeds with Fer-
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l. Bigger, better crops.

2. Richer soil for coming seasons.

1. Nu expense for fertilizers.
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min-I cart for the present crop, leaving part for the

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poor and too small for practical use
in the planting scheme which was be-
ing followed, consequently this little
whip of a tree was given to the writer
with permission to plant it where he
liked and care for it himself. A loca-
tion was selected which was happily,
though accidentally, well chosen; the
tree was planted and dug about and
watered so religiously during the
coming seasons that it made a far
better growth than any of the better
specimens which were planted else-
where and not given the same care.
Today it is a fine tree, so placed that
it does not obstruct the view from the
front or side of the house, yet afford-
ing appreciated shade over a consid-
erable area of the lawn, and fitting
nicely into the other surroundings.
The best possible argument for the
planting of permanent varieties nat-
ural to the location is afforded in this
connection. The writer’s brother at
the same time was given a silver pop-
lar to plant and care for in an ad-
jacent location. This made a much
more rapid growth, but has now
reached its maturity and within afew
years will have passed from the pic-
ture, while the adjacent maple tree

 

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«will continue to offer its cooling shade
land attractive appearance for many
years to come. It is also a tie which
aids in binding the writer to the old
home.

The reader who would similarly at-
tract the children of the family to the
farm home; who would make it a bet-
ter place in which to live while he
cares to occupy it, and at the same
time enhance its value, should it be
necessary or desirable to sell it, can
accomplish these results by carefully
making and following a plan by which
nature will be permitted to add to the
beauty of the environment of the
home and thus of the home itself.
This is the season of the year to make
and execute such plans, and it will
pay amply, both in satisfaction and
from the standpoint of an investment
to make and act upon them at once—
and to make it a family affair.

Oakland Co. A. R. FARMEB.

 

 

FARM NOTES.

 

Blighted Potatoes as a Source of
Seed.

' Will you kindly advise me if pota-
toes that have been injured by blight
can be treated in any way that will
make them answer for seed another

year?

Vt’ayne Co. F. M. O.

The question as to whether the
spores of potato blight live over win-
ter in the seed is one upon which
scientists do not wholly agree, al-
though it is the consensus of opinion
among investigators who have devot-
ed many years to the study of this
that this is one method, if

 

lfungus lives over winte r and devel-
lops the following year. It is definite-
ly known that potatoes affected with
the disease produce weak, spindling
sprouts, or in many cases no sprouts
at all, and often the infected potatoes
rot in the ground before the plant can
gain a foothold, where they are used
for seed. For this reason, if not for
the reason that there is a possibility
of the crop becoming infected with
blight through the agency of diseased
seed, it is questionable whether it
would be profitable to plant seed
from a crop so badly blighted, that
any considerable amount of rot de-
veloped in the tubers during storage.
Catch Crop for Green Manure.

I have one field where clover seed
was sowed on wheat in the spring of
1913, which is a failure. I want to
sow something on this field and har-
row it in to be plowed under this fall
as a fertilizer and humus. What can
you recommend for this cover crop?

Hillsdale Co. E. C. S.

It will be a difficult proposition to
sow any crop on this land this spring
by simply sowing the seed and bar-
rowing it in, which will make a very
satisfactory cover crop. If it is de-

 

sired to sow a cover crop with a. min-

imum of expense for seed and prep-
aration of a seed bed, it is the ,writ-
er’s 'opinion that no better selection
could be made than Dwarf Essex
Rape. By discing the field over thor-
oughly and then harrowing, a suit.
able seed bed could be prepared so
that fair results could be expected
from an early seeding of rape, and
the cost for Seed would be small.
This would afford summer pasture
for sheep, hogs or young stock, and
a fair amount of vegetable matter to
plow down in the fall, and although
it is not a leguminous crop and will
not add any plant food to the soil
which it does not take from it, yet
rape seems to have a beneficial ef-
fect upon the soil, as noted in the
crops which follow it. A leguminous
crop, such as soy beans or cowpeas,
would perhaps be superior as a. soil
improver, but would necessitate more
labor in the preparation of the seed
bed, and considerable more expense
for seed and seeding. '
Seeding Alfalfa in or After- Oats.

I am desirous of getting a catch of
clover or alfalfa on a light sandy soil
that has been run pretty badly. It
has been quite heavily manured this
spring. Would it be all right to sow
some oats on it for hay, then culti-
vate it thoroughly and seed, or would
it be best to keep it well cultivated
and seed in July or first of August?
There is a field of sand veteh which
I cut hay from last season, but is a
good stand now. Would it pay in the
end to turn it under and sow some-
thing for hay, or better let it stand
and plow under the green growth and
seed when I seed the above mention-
ed field?

Mecosta Co. C. H. 0.

Where it is intended to sow oats
to cut for hay and seed to alfalfa the
same season, the better plan, in the
writer’s opinion, would be to sow
oats, not too thickly, and seed to al-
falfa in oats, then cut the hay before
the oat crop has begun to draw too
heavily on the soil moisture. Inas-
much as the field has been well ma-
nured, this method of seeding would
be as likely to succeed-if not more
likely—than midsummer sowing after
the oats had been cut. The expense
of seeding would also be less in this
way, and there would still be the
chance of midsummer seeding if the
early seeding failed.

Fertilizing for Alfalfa.

I want to seed two acres to alfalfa
in August. It is a sandy soil, now a.
light clover sod. Will it be all right
to top-dress with stable manure? I
want to use some fertilizers. What
kind is the best to use, and how
much? How much seed does it take
to the acre? Is treating the seed
just as good as to sow soil for inocu-
lation? What is the best kind of
lime to use and about how much?

Kent Co. E. F. T.

There would be no objection to
making a liberal application of stable
manure to this field and plowing the
same down for alfalfa to be sown in
midsummer. It would be better to
sow the seed not later than the last
of July, and preferably by the mid‘lle
of July instead of waiting until Aug—
ust. If the manure is applied and
the ground plowed early enough to
prepare a good seed bed and kill the
weeds thoroughly. the manure will be
a great help in getting a good. stand
of alfalfa. Ten to 15 pounds of seed
are used, according to conditions, and
about two tons of ground limestone
per acre would be a satisfactory ap-
plication of lime.

lnoculating Red Clover.

Would it be advisable to inoculate
red or June clover with the bacteria
treatment? Would this help to get
the ground inoculated for alfalfa?

Calhoun Co. B H. W.

In countries where red clover has
never been grown, it is often found
necessary to inoculate the soil for
success with the plants in the same
way that it is necessary to inoculate
for alfalfa on many Michigan farms.
It is doubtful, however, whether there
is any soil in Michigan which is suit-
able for the growth of clover which
does not contain nitrifying bacteria
peculiar to the clover plant. In some

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cases where it is difficult to get a
stand of clover, it will be found that
the soil is not in a proper condition
to make a suitable home for the bac-
teria, in which case it will pay to ap-
ply lime as a soil amendment, which

will make conditions more favorable

for the development of the bacteria.
Sowing Alfalfa with Spring Wheat.

I have a piece of ground which I
experimented on previously. There
is about one and onehalf acres in
the piece. I sowed about one-half
acre to alfalfa three years ago last
spring and it didn’t do as well as I.
thought it should have done. The
second year I cut it twice, but in the
sprung the roots seemed to have been
drlven out of the ground by frost. I
plowed the ground last spring and
planted mangles and had a fine crop.
Now I would like to sow this whole
plece of ground to alfalfa. The soil
IS a rich clay loam. I have thought
I would sow spring wheat as a nurse
crop. Would this land that has had
alfalfa on need to be inoculated?
Would you kindly advise how to in-
oculate the rest of the piece. Some
advise the use of son where alfalfa
has been grown and if so. how much
alfalfa would you use per acre?
Would you sow by hand and harrow
it in after seeding to wheat? As I
would like to experiment a little I
would like your advice.

Montmorency Co. J. P.

While this method of seeding alfal-
fa would be something of an experi-
ment, there would seem to be no
good reason why the plant could not
be as successfully seeded with spring
wheat as with barley or oats, and
where the soil has been inoculated by
previously growing the crop, this
method of seeding has proven suc-
cessful in many cases. Whether the
soil which was previously in alfalfa
would need inoculating or not would
depend on Whether the former stand
developed root nodules or not. It is
the writer’s experience that where
the soil is in a proper condition to
favor the development of this bacte-
ria, inoculation is not necessary when
the land is seeded to alfalfa the sec-
ond time, consequently, unless this
soil needs lime, it would seem to be
a safe proposition to seed without in-
oculating on that portion of the field
which had previously grown the crop.
The balance of the field may be in-
oculated by the use of inoculated soil
or by using pure culture on the seed,
the soil method being preferable
where practical. Different quantities
of alfalfa seed are favored by differ-
ent farmers who have success with
the .crop. The writer has found eight
to 10 pounds of seed ample under
favorable conditions, but many suc-
cessful growers insist on the use of
15 pounds per acre. Where the alfalfa
is to be seeded with Wheat, the most
practical way of getting it in the
ground would be to sow through the
seeder attachment, letting the alfalfa
seed fall ahead of the drill, although
any method which will get it covered
lightly will be satisfactory.

Seeding Alfalfa with Clover.

I have a ten-acre field of fall wheat
which I intended to seed this spring
to alfalfa, but I saw in your paper it
is better to sow alfalfa and June clo-
ver to inoculate the soil. How much
would you advise me to sow per acre
of each, or would it pay me better to
inoculate the alfalfa for seed and sow

it alone? What is the best way to
seed it?
Emmet Co. P. S.

Where one intends to seed land in
wheat or other grain crops which has
not been previously seeded to alfalfa.
it is generally a better plan to mix a
little alfalfa seed with the clover, as
by this means natural inoculation will
be developed for future crops of a1-
falfa, providing the soil is in suitable
condition to favor the development of
this bacteria. If it is not, it will pay
to make an application of lime to put
it in such condition. The mixture can
be made to suit, depending upon the
purpose for which it is to be used.
Where mixed with clover. it is gener-
ally made only a small factor, in
which case it should be applied as

the clover would otherwise be sown,

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MAY 2, 1914.

THE FARMER AND STATE RE-
WARD ROADS.

In an article entitled “Stone Road
and the King Drag,” published in the
issue of the Michigan Farmer for
February 7, C. L. Ross, of VVashte-
naw county, criticizes unfavorably,
the main contentions in two articles
on good roads, previously contributed
by the writer to these columns.
These articles dealt more particularly
with the subject of crushed stone
roads as they appear in Fayette town-
ship, Hillsdale county, and in Pauld-
ing county, Ohio. The fundamental
principle in the article of Mr. Ross,
may be found in his assertion that
no working farmer needs or wants
stone roads. If this is true, then of
course all the talk about permanent
road improvement is in the interest
of automobile owners and others, and
opposed to the best interests of the
farmers as a class. But is this true?
Possibly so, in Mr. Ross’s community
where permanent road improvement
seems to be a thing of the future;
but certainly not, in Fayette township
or in any locality where the farmer
has had an opportunity to try a strip
of gravel or macadam road and judge
personally, of its merits.

In 1905, Fayette township began
improving the roads under the cash

 

tax system as opposed to the old road,

district, pathmaster idea. At first,
many farmers were bitterly opposed
to this innovation; but it required
only a year or two to convince these
that the new system was by far the
more effective and in the long run,
more economical. Some sort of meth-
od was introduced to take the place
of the general disorder and lack of
system which characterized the road
district method under which men sol-
diered with their teams and wagons.
and when they did work, made the
highway well nigh impassable for
weeks to come. In 1908 the township
took another step and entered on the
work of constructing state reward
roads. After the construction of one
mile of gravel road, the macadam
road plant was ‘set to work, on trial,
with the result that the outfit, includ-
ing stone crusher and steam roller,
was purchased at a cost of $3,500.
The nature of this crushed stone high-
way and the progress made by the
township were set forth in a previous
article, and need not be repeated here.
At a net cost of $1,200 per mile. Fay-
ette township has constructed excel-
lent stone roads which have passed
the inspection of the state highway
commissioner. The township has not
gone into debt to build these roads,
and the tax has not been heavy, con-
sisting of two dollars on each one
thousand dollars’ worth of property.
In. the light of these facts, it was vot-
ed at the recent township meeting to
construct three more miles of stone
road the coming summer. In the light
of these factsualso, a petition was
presented the township board, pre-
vious to the town meeting, asking for
the construction of certain strips of
stone road, in. particular neighbor-
hoods. Now this petitibn was not
made by automobile men, but by
“working farmers” who have found
out the real worth of good roads and
who want them in their immediate
neighborhood.

But the advance in favor of perma-
nent road improvement is spreading,
and the stone crusher is no longer
confined to Fayette township. Litch-
field township, which joins Fayette,
now has a similar outfit and is con-
structing stone roads. Litchfield has
taken this step because the experi-
ment. in Fayette proved eminently
successful and satisfactory. Two oth-
er neighboring townships are consid-
ering the proposition of purchasing
outfits for the building of crushed
stone roads, and it seems more than
likely that these townships will fol-
low'the example of Litchfield and
Fayette. At the last spring election,

THE MICHIGAN FARMER'

Hillsdale county voted on the county
system as opposed to the township
system of road improvement. The
proposal to adopt the county system
was voted down overwhelmingly. The
vote was, however, in oposition to a.
system and not in opposition to the
good roads idea which has» come to
this section to stay. One hundred
thousand dollars will be spent by the
townships of the county, this year,
for road improvement. Nine of the
18 townships are now constructing
state reward roads. Half as many
miles of state reward road will be
built in the county this year, as have
been constructed altogether, hereto-
fore. Hillsdale county is essentially
a county of farmers. None of the
townships in which state reward
roads are being built, contain cities,
and some of them can scarcely boast
of an incorporated village. It is the
farmers, the working farmers, who
are voting money for good roads—for
stone roads and gravel roads that are
making their communities more de-
sirable places in which to live. It is
the farmer who knows a good road
when he sees it and when he hauls
heavy loads over it, and he is willing
to pay for the privilege. Good roads
are surely coming to Michigan, and
it is utter folly to oppose the move-
ment. Wherever the process of per-
manent road construction is once be-
gun, it is bound to continue, for it is
the only satisfactory method. Beyond
a doubt, the coming of the automo-
bile has hastened the building of good
roads, and insofar as it has done this
it must be counted a benefit. The
roads of this. section have long been
notorious for their undesirable fea-
tures, and the same has been true of
roads in other parts of the state. In
Hillsdale county, farmers have stone
to give away, .and for this reason,
the crushed stone road would seem

to be the best kind to build. In a
section where good gravel is abiin—
dant and stone for crushing are

scarce, doubtless the gravel road will
be found preferable.

Hillsdale Co. J. A. I{.\ISEH.

SOWING ALFALFA WITH PEAS.

 

In the Michigan Farmer
4, \K'. E. D., of Mason county, says he

is going to sow alfalfa with canning;
factory peas and asks if anyone has

tried it. In reply I will say that a
good many of the farmers of Oceana
county are seeding alfalfa as well as
common clover in that way with good
success. I have sowed alfalfa in that
way the past two years with splendid
success and am going to try it again
this spring.

'If your soil Is well drained there
are three principal elements that go
to make up a successful seeding of
alfalfa, and if they are not already in
the soil they must be added before
you can succeed. If only two of them
are added you will have only partial
success or total failure. These ele—
ments are lime fertility and inocula~
Iion. If there is limestone or lime-
stone gravel in your soil, it is a good
indication that you do not need any
lime.

In order to make a grand success
you must have your land in a high
state of fertility. I use 30 tons of
good stable manure per acre and will
not sow alfalfa until I have applied
that amount.
in my estimation, is inoculation on a
cloudy day. Spread at least two tons
of soil from a successful alfalfa field
on each acre and harrow or disk it
into the ground at once and then
plow about six inches deep. You can
inoculate with a culture that you can
get at the experiment station at Lan-
sing, but the trouble with that is, you
cannot get enough of it to adhere to
the alfalfa seed alone, if I could not
get soil to inoculate with and had to
use the culture, I would inoculate the
peas as well as the alfalfa seed.

Oceana Co. H. K. BRANCH.

 

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letter of endorsement was
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'ment as to just what the
and would not do.

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menial to the high qualities of the

_ . THE MICH‘IG‘IAN‘ F'hR‘MER
‘ Crazy About His

SHARPLES
MILKER '

is the way in
which one user of the

This man’s

Company in answer to his
request for a frank state-

SHARPLESMILKERwould
The
text of his letter

“In reply to your inquiry re ard-
ing my milking machine, Wil as.
I have used the SHARI’L IS MILK-
ER several months and find it
real practical. In fact, I would
not do without it for the price
of two.

‘ ‘In my opinion it produces more
milk than the ordinary hand milk-
er. My cows are not one breed——
just select, good milkers. At
present I have 21 head. Their
quarters are in better con-
dition than they ever were when
the cows were milked by hand.

“I will conscientiously recom-
mend the SHARPLES MILKER
to anyone needing a machine. If
you have as many as 10 cows you
should have a milker. My SHARP-
LlfiS has not failed a milking so
far. I am crazy about the machine
and love to talk about it."

i We quote this unsolicited testi-

SHARPLES MILKER believing
you dairy farmers appreciate the
full significance of such a state-
ment by one whose dairying inter-
ests are identical with
your own.

SHARPLES

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BUILDING UNDERGROUND SILO.

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Several years ago I built a cement
silo at a bank barn. Silo was 35 feet
high, about half of it being below the
ground. The bottom was 11 feet be-
low the feeding basement floor. The
water level prevented my building it
deeper. .

I find the underground part of silo
to be the most desirable for the fol-
lowing reasons: The ensilage never
freezes below as it does above. This
one item saves a lot of time and
damaged ensilage. Ensilage also
keeps better below ground in sum-
mer, the air being cooler and stiller.
Therefore it is not necessary to feed
as fast to prevent spoiling.

It is also much more convenient to
elevate the ensilage a short distance
than it is to climb up 35 or 40 feet
to drop it down and then climb down
and gather up the ensilage again. I
take a nest of one and one-half bush-
el baskets, step down a short ladder,
fill the baskets, step up the ladder a.
little and shove baskets out of the
door until all are out. When I get

- out I find my ensilage all in the has-

kets ready for distribution. By so

' doing I save the time usually taken

to gather the ensilage up after it is
pitched out of silo.
I am not bothered any with seep-

3’ age, and think if one will keep above

water level there will be no trouble
in this way. To prevent air seepage

_" I gave inside of silo a good coat of
" warm coal tar, which has been thin-
} ned with’gasoline for easy spreading.
. One coat made the walls air tight.

Allegan Co. V. P. SMITH.

BUILDING THE SILO INSIDE THE

BARN.

 

\

I am about to put up a silo this sea-

' son and as you have had a good deal

of experience in that line I would like
your opinion. I would like to put the
silo inside of the barn if it would be
just as well there. Some say it is too
damp, which causes the silo to decay
soon. Others say it is the only place
for it. I have plenty of ham room,
the barn being 40x60. The cow stable
is a lean-to on one end, facing a mow
20x40. I would like to build the silo

3 in this mow, facing the cows. I have

only 40 acres so will have plenty of

; barn room. My reason for wanting to

put the silo inside is to keep the en-
silage from freezing, also the silo
from drying up and blowing down in
the summer. Having it inside would
also save painting and roofing it,
and a lot of hoop slacking trouble,
and taking up slack on account of
shrinking. What do you think of the

ulan?

Bay Co. W. H. S.

I would not approve of building the
silo inside of the barn, even though
you have plenty of spare barn room.
If you have plenty of ham room you
are very fortunate, because most of
us don’t have barn room enough. Of
course, a barn 40x60 feet on a 40-acre
farm is something rather unusual and
possibly you never will need all that
barn room. Even though you never
do, or never expect to, yet I would
prefer to build the silo on the out-
side. If you build the silo on the in-
side the barn it isn’t in regular shape.
You want the silo where you can get
the ensilage cutter right up close to
it so that the blower pipe will run al-
most straight up and down. If you
would have to set the cutter outside
so that the blower pipe would run
slanting it would clog up when you
are filling, because the friction on the
side of the pipe will be so great that
it will not work well. Unless the
barn is a very high barn, you would
not get a very tall silo on the inside
of it without having it extend up
through the roof, which would spoil

 

the roof of the barn. If you intend

 

. ' MAY 2, 1.914.

to fill the silo by setting the ensilage
cutter on the barn floor you must fig-
ure to have room to drive in with
loads of corn and unload them, and
to drive out again. Be sure your barn
is built so that this will work, before
you figure on putting the silo in the
barn.

If you build a cement silo or a lath
and plastered silo, there will be no
trouble about hoops. Of course, some
of the stave silos need a little atten~
tion, but the best stave silos now are
built out of well seasoned staves that
are tongued and grooved and there is
very little trouble about the staves
getting loose and out of shape. So
far as the ensilage freezing is con-
cerned the barn will not be so very
great a protection unless it is heated
artificially or unless it is heated by
the cow stable, or something of that
sort. A hay mow in an ordinary barn
is just about as cold as out of doors.
If it gets down to zero weather this
zero weather will penetrate an ordi-
nary barn just as well as it will a
silo. I will admit that it would not be
quite so liable to freeze, but I don’t
think you would notice very much
difference. Of course, a large amount
of live stock in the barn would help
to keep it warm, but as I understand
it, the silo would be set at one end of
this long hay mow and would not re-
ceive any heat from the animals at
all.

HAND-MILKING VS. MILKING MA‘
CHINES.

 

Referring to the article on the art
of milking, in the March 14 issue of
the Michigan Farmer, I would like to
ask the writer what he thinks of the
milking machine?

Huron Co. H. S. T.

While I am a great believer in ma-
chinery, and understand that we must
use all the machinery that we find it
profitable to use, believing as I do,
that human beings should not do any
labor that can be done as cheaply as
machinery. This would put me at
once into the list of people who be-
lieve, and yet I am frank to say, that
I do not believe that a milking ma-
chine can milk a cow as successfully
as an A No. 1 milker. We know very
well that most machines can do their
job equally as well, and even better,
than the human being, but milking is
a different kind of a job entirely.
When one milks he is operating on a
living, breathing, sensitive animal. It
is entirely different from work on
metal, wood or fabrics. No machine
ever was made, and I do not believe
one ever will be made, that will ma<
nipulate the cows’ teats and udders
as successfully as the right kind of
a man._ This man must be inteligent
enough so that he can do the job cor-
rectly. He must understand enough
about milk secretion and the anatomy
of the udder so that he realizes what
he is trying to do. Then he must
have a good strong hand and have
proper control of the muscles in order
to manipulate the udder and extract
the milk successfully. More than
this, he must have some influence ov-
er the maternal instinct of the cow
herself. If he wants to get the most
out of a cow he must have the knack
of getting in the good graces of that
cow, and she will give quite a quan<
tity of milk just to please him. Tak-
ing all of these things into consider-
ation, I do not believe it is possible
to invent a machine which will do as
good work as an A No. 1 milker.
However, I believe that the milking
machine will do better work than the
average milker does. I don’t think
very much of the average milker, and
I have had a whole lot of experience
with them, too.

The milking machine is a. success.
It will milk cows clean and success-
fully. It will milk them in a com-
mercial sort of way so that you can
get a large herd of cows milked at
less expense than you could do it by
hand. .Nevertheless, I do not believe
that coWs will ever do their best; I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BEATRICE

Cream Separator

Says Farmer Onswon
I've been up one side and down the
other of this cream separator question
for 20 years, and I’m for the Beatrice
Cream Separator every time. '

The Beatrice is the one high-grade sep-
arator that is sold at a. reasonable price.

 

We all have some respect for our pocket-
books. None of us farmers want to
pay out $100 to $125 whcnwe can get
the same thing for $65 to $85.

Well, that’s the cream separator situa-
tion. The Beatrice sells at $85 for the
largest size machine, 1000 lbs. capacity.
Other high grade separators sell for
$110 and upwards for less capacity.

The Beatrice gives you—-

Clean skimming, easy clean-
ing, easy running, conven-
ience, long life, big capac-
ity. It skims cold milk as
well as warm milk.

Compare other machines with the
Beatrice; you’ll agree with me that you
pay more for them than the Beatrice
price, but you do not get as good a
machine for your money.

Take my advice and investigate the
Beatrice. Write to nearest office below
for free catalog and name of local
dealer near you.

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Save your money.

‘Jerseys,

 

.THE MICHIGAN FARMER

do. not believe that cows will make
the highest records which it is profit-
able for them to make, with the milk-
ing machine. They will do well and
yield profitable messes, and I think a
commercial dairy will make more

they will without it, yet the fact re-
mains that if you could only get the
right kind of milkers you could get
cows that would do better. It is al-
most impossible to do this and you
can do the milking in a commercial
way with a milking machine and get
good results.

BUTTER-FAT TEST OF DIFFERENT
BREEDS.

 

Will you kindly tell me what the
approximate butter-fat test should be
for the different grades of different
breeds of cows. That is, meaning what
a poor, fair, and very good cow should
give under favorable conditions.

Ogemaw Co. F.

Butter-fat alone does not determine
the value of an individual cow nor
any particular breed. It is only one
element in the value of milk—quality
—and we must take into considera-
tion quantity just as well as quality.

give large quantities,
give large quantities of milk do not
give milk that is very rich in butter—

: fat.

I don’t think one could give the av-
erage for any particular breed because
breed individuals vary. It could only
be given in a general way. It is ad-
mitted by all. I think, that on the av-
erage, Jerseys produce the richest
milk. They also, on the average, pro-
duce the least quantity of any breed.
Jersey milk averages around five per
cent butter-fat. A good many Jer-
sey cows will give more than five per
cent, and a good many less than five
per cent. At the St. Louis Exposition
the herd of Jersey cows averaged
4.8 per cent butter—fat, but these Jer-
seys were pretty good producers: by
this I mean they produced a large
flow of milk for the breed. Guernsey

. cows, on the average. I think. produce

milk not quite so rich in butter-fat as
but there is very little dif~
forence, and on the other hand, as a
rule they give a little larger quantity
of milk. Ayrshires produce, on the
average, a larger quantity of milk
than the Jerseys or Guernseys, but it
'is not quite so rich in butter-fat. I
should say that around four per cent
would be an average for Ayrshire milk
and this I think would be practically
true of dairy Shorthorns as well. Hol-
stein cows produce the largest quan-
tity of milk. As a fact, so far as
quantity is concerned, this breed is in
a class by itself. On the other hand,
they also produce milk containing the
least amount of butter-fat. Around
three per cent is the average for Hol-
stein cows. It lacks in quality but
they make up in quantity.

VALUE OF CORN HUSKS FOR
FEED. ,

 

Will you kindly tell me if the husks
on cornstalks have any feed value for
cows. My neighbor said it was no
good. I would like your opinion.

Antrim CO. C. S.

Corn husks, if they are not dry, are
just as valuable for feed as the stalk
or leaves of the plant. However, if
the corn is left to mature thoroughly
and the corn husks get very ripe and
dry, I think they are of little value.
Much of the starch and sugar is then
turned to woody fiber and they are so
dry and ripe that they are very un-
palatable and contain a large amount
of fiber. If the corn is out just as
soon as it will do to out, before it
gets too ripe and too dry, the corn
husks are just as good as the corn-
stalks or the foliage of the plant.
The butt of the corn, however, is
practically worthless when the corn
becomes mature. It is so hard and
contains so much cellulose or woody
fiber that it is practically indigestible.

 

money with a milkingmachine than ’

 

 

Most cows that give rich milk do not 5
and cows that;

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on need a new.

    

 

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st If you are still using some gravity or setting
" process of creaming—
BECAUSE your cows have likely freshened now and your
supply of milk is greatest. ‘
BECAUSE your spring work requires every minute of your
time and a good cream separator will be a great timerand
labor saver.
BECAUSE your young calves will thrive best with warm, .1
sweet separator skim-milk.
BECAUSE with your increased milk flow your greater
waste of cream, withouta good cream separator, must run
into more money than you can afford to lose.

 

nd Ifyou have avery old De Laval or an in-

: ferior separator of any other kind whether

new or old——

BECAUSE the losses of the poor separator from incom-
plete skimming, and the tainted product of the hard-to—
clean and unsanitary separator mean most when your
volume of milk is the greatest.

BECAUSE of the ample and “more than advertised”
capacity of the De Laval, with which you can S'eparate
more quickly and save time, when time means most
to you.

BECAUSE an improved De Laval Cream Separator
is so much simpler and more easily handled and

cared for than any other. and you

can’t afford to waste time these
husy days fussing with an inferior
or half worn-out machine.

BECAUSE the De Laval Separator
of to-day is just as
superior to other
separators as other
separators are to
gravity setting.

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These are all facts a
De Laval catalog, to
be had for the asking,
helps to make plain,
and that ex ery De
Laval local agent is
glad of the Opportunity
to prove to any pros-
pective buyer. If you
don’t know the nearest
De Laval agency sim='
ply write the nearest
main office, as below.

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THE CARE OF THE BROOD MARE.

The care which is bestowed upon
the brood mare prior to the bearing
of her colt and the feed with which
she is fed, will largely determine the
thrift and vigor of the offspring. We
must take good care of the mare be«
fore the foal is dropped if we wish to
have a colt that will be worth rear-
ing. The materials which go to build
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but the neglect of sufficient exercise
is one of the greatest banes to the
rearing of thrifty and vigorous colts.
To shut the mare up in a box stall
and give her plenty of good nutritious
feed Without a liberal amount of ex-
ercise is a practice which is too com-
mon. It is risky. Better work the
brood mare, being judicious in this
matter that the work be not too se-
vere. Idleness is something which
should be avoided. The best colt I
ever saw was one which was born not
more than a half hour after the mare
was unhitched from the plow.

It would not be advisable to work
the mare right up to the time of foal-
ing, but when it comes time for her
to drop her colt, she should be put
into a box stall and given a bountiful
supply of good clean bedding.

Clean bedding is imperative. From
all that we have been able to learn
thus far, the navel trouble which is
so prevalent in young colts is the re-
sult of bacterial infection at the time
of birth. This infection is thought to
be transmitted by means of the dirt
which is on the bedding in the box
stall in which the colt is born. and
it is true, that colts given a good lib-
eral supply of clean litter are rarely
troubled with this ailment. It is a
good precaution to disinfect the straw
with a two per cent creolin solution
or some other good disinfectant.

Ingham Co. I. J. MATTHEWS.

 

KEEP EWES IN GOOD FLESH.

 

A feature of more than secondary
importance in the management of
nursing ewes is keeping the ewes in
good flesh condition throughout the
suckling period. On account of the
heavy drain caused from nursing their
lambs the ewes are very likely to be-
come reduced in flesh and run down
physically.

Pasture in the spring while plenti-
ful and palatable is low in nutritive
quality. At first, partially because of
the change from dry to succulent food
the ewes seem to do well. apparently

, taking on rather than losing flesh.

 

But as the season wanes and pasture
becomes less palatable the ewes be.
gin to shrink.

As the lambs develop they require
more nourishment, consequently draw
more on the ewes. The deep milking
ewes are the ones most likely to lose
flesh. These ewes are the flock own-
er’s most valuable individuals and
every means should be used to keep
them in good flesh. Some ewes will
keep in good flesh Without very much
attention, but invariably these ewes
are poor milkers.

As a general rule, the best milking
ewes are the ones to sufler from the
low nutritive food value of spring and
early summer pasture. It is poor
management to allow the ewes to be-
come thin and physically impover‘
ished, as disease and minor ailments
are likely to gain foothold and cause
endless trouble. When ewes nursing
lambs become thin in flesh there is
good reason to believe that the food
supply is improperly balanced and
that there is not sufficient food ele-
ments in the ration to meet all the
requirements of the body.

Ewes kept in good flesh condition
are stronger physically and more able
to perform their natural duty of pro-
ducing a large flow of nourishment
for their rapidly growing progeny. No
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when inadequately fed. A large num~
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nently rendered worthless each sea-
son on account of becoming run down
and diseased while nursing their
lambs.

The practice is prevalent among
American flock owners to turn their
flocks to pasture in the spring and
thereafter allow them to shift for
themselves the rest of the pasturing
season.’ Where plenty of highly nu- '
tritious forage is accessible and the
range quite extensive, the practice is
not so harmful, but where the flock is
confined to a limited area and the
pasture becomes “sheep sick” there
is considerable danger of stomach
worms and other internal parasites
causing untold trouble and loss.

Frequent change of pasture and the
feeding of supplemental forage and
grain are excellent means of assisting
in keeping the ewes in good flesh
condition. It is very seldom that
pasture conditions are favorable to
keeping the ewes in good flesh with«
out some additional green forage and
grain. On most farms it is conven<
ient to sow some supplemental forage
crop near the regular sheep pasture
where handy to feed. Then, too, the
feeding of a light grain ration is a
necessary adjunct as it supplies food
elements essential to flesh formation.

Shiawassee Co. L.‘ C. REYNOLDS.

INDIANA CATTLE FEEDERS’ CON‘
VENTION.

 

The annual spring meeting of the
Indiana Cattle Feeders Association
has been called by President Maurice
Douglass, to meet in Lafayette, Indi<
aria, Saturday, May 16, 1914. The
meeting will be held in connection
with the cattle feeding trials at PHI"
due Experiment Station. Seven lots
are now on feed and will be ready for
market by the middle of May. Valu-
ation of the cattle will be made by
commission men. The cost of cattle
finished on different grain rations,
rate and cost of gain, and profit or
loss per lot will be shown. .

An attractive feature of the day
will be the address of Mr. J. D. Wa-
ters, of Dawson, Illinois, who has for
years been one of the most prominent
beef makers in the corn belt. His
subject is “My Method of Making
Beef.” This should appeal to all cat-
tle feeders and especially to those
who have seen the excellent product.
from Mr. Water’s feed lots.

F. G. KING, Secretary.

 

 

 


 

 

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Spring Work for the Tomato Grower.

 

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HE selection of the soil is an im-
T portant factor in tomato grow-

ing. A sandy or sandy loam
with a southern exposure is most de-
sirable soil for the early crop. Late
tomatoes can be grown profitably on
many types of soils if other condi-
tions are right. Tomatoes should nev-
er be planted on a poorly drained soil.
They will not do well, at least dur-
ing the dry seasons, unless irrigated,
on a soil which is underlaid with a
very open porous subsoil.

Two very important things should
be kept in mind in connection with
the selection and preparation of the
soil for tomatoes. First, that it must
contain an abundant supply of avail-
able plant food which should be pres-
ent in the right proportion, and sec-
ond, that there should be at all times
an abundance, but not an oversupply,
of water. The tomato is a rank feed-
ed and to one case of overfeeding,
there are hundreds of examples of un-
derfeeding. About 96 per cent of. the
tomato fruit is water. If the avail-
able supply of water in the soil is

insufficient the result will be a re-
duction in yield.
Get Good Seed.
Tomato seed is not expensive and
the best obtainable is none too good.
gardeners have been

Many saving

well hardened off before they are put
in the field. Some growers prefer
plants in bloom or with small toma-
toes on them. Such plants must be
transplanted with great care. The
roots should be disturbed as little as
possible. To harden off plants which
have been grown in the greenhouse,
place them in a cold frame which can
be covered, if necessary, but which
should be left uncovered except when
frost threatens. It only takes a few
days of such treatment to get the
plants ready for the field. They
should be watered sparingly when
hardening them off. Just before tak-
ing them to the field, they should be
watered freely. '

The proper distance to space the
plants will vary according to the na-
ture of the soil, the variety, whether
a compact or spreading habit of
growth and the method of training to
be employed. On rather thin soils
and when trained to stakes, early va-
rieties are spaced as close as three
by three feet. On more fertile soils
three by three and one—half or four
feet will be better. When trained on
wires, the rows are often spaced four
or five feet apart and the plants from
18 inches to two and one—half feet in
the rows. Late tomatoes are planted
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inato fruit which grew on a vine that
had only a comparatively few fruits
on it would not be desirable even
though that particular tomato
the finest specimen in the patch.

For the early crop, it is most satis-'
factory to grow the plants in a green-
house until nearly time to set them
in the field. The seeds should be
sown thickly in rows in flats or
benches. Be sure to get the plants
started early enough. As soon as the
plants are large enough to handle,
they should be pricked off into flats
or beds, spacing them about two
inches each way. A second trans-
planting should be made before the
plants begin to crowd. This time they
may be set in two-inch pots. A third
transplanting should be made in from
two to three weeks and a four or five-
inch pot is desirable at this trans-
planting. Paper pots, dirt bands and
berry boxes are also used. For the
late crop, the greenhouse is a very
satisfactory place in which to start
them, but some growers are very suc-
(-essful in growing plants in hot beds.
For best results the seedlings for the
late crop should be transplanted once
or twice, whether grown in the green-
house or hotbed.

TranSplant Large Plants for Early
Tomatoes.

Success with early tomatoes de-
pends to a great extent on the kind
of plants used. They should be large,
nearly ready to bloom, stocky and

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commonly. On very rich soils, even
wider spacing will be necessary for
best results.

In the case of the early crop, it is
usually advisable to furrow just be-
fore setting. If the plants are to be
rowed both ways, the ground should
be cross marked before the furrowing
is begun. The plants should never be
set in dry soil unless watered when
set. The late crop can be set with a
spade, dibble or with a transplanting
machine.

Before the plants are set the soil
should be put into very good tilth.
Right after they are set cultivation
should begin and should be kept up
frequently as long as the cultivator
can be gotten through between the
rows without injuring the plants. It
is not sufficient simply to keep the
weeds down. The main purpose in
cultivating should be to conserve the
soil moisture.

C. A. VVAin
Vegetable Field Agent, M. A. C.

PLANTING FRUIT TREES.

The soil should preferably be in
good tilth before planting, and the
holes for the trees should be dug suf—
ficiently wide and deep to receive all
of the roots of the tree. The harder
the soil the wider and deeper the
holes should be.

Fill in with loose,
packing the soil well around the
roots. Avoid using sod or any coarse
material, or the leaving of air pock-
ets, as either will cause a drying out
around the roots, which is detriment-
al to the tree. Use care and you will
be repaid with a good stand of trees.

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CURRENT COMMENT.

 

In his annual Arbor

Arbor and Bird Day proclamation,

Day. Gov. Ferris has fol-

lowed the precedent

which heset last year in broadening

the scope and purpose of the occasion

as indicated in the above title. The
text of his proclamation follows:

One of my dearest memory pictures
is father sitting in the cooling shade
of a beautiful pine that he and I
planted long years ago. The sweet,
plaintive music of this tree comes
back to me in moments of solitude.
Trees are real friends of man, beast
and bird. In recent years we have
come to realize this. It is hoped that
Americans will ‘acquire enthusiasm in
preserving useful and beautiful trees
in both city and country, that they
will plant every year useful and bean-
tiful trees by the roadside, in school
yards. about their homes, in parks
and farm fields.

Let us cherish a loyalty and love
for our feathered songsters; yes, a
tender regard for the birds who can’t
sing, birds that destroy in the aggre-
gate millions of destructive insects.
The economic and aesthetic value of
bird life is beyond calculation. The
hearts of boys and girls and “grown
ups” become more human, more help-
ful, as they come to read aright the
Creator’s message in the lives of
trees and birds.

Therefore, I, Vi'oodbridge N. Ferris,
Governor of the State of Michigan, do
hereby designate Friday. May 8th,
A. D. 1914. as Arbor and Bird Day,
and do request that this day be ob—
served by all schools. public and pri-
vate, and other educational institu-
tions by the planting of trees for
beautifying school grounds and parks,
and by conducting suitable exercises
for promoting the spirit of protection
to trees and birds.

That the fitting observance of Ar-
bor Day will be more general this
year than ever before seems to be as-
sured. not only by the Governor’s
proclamation, but as well by the fact
that the State Department of Public
Instruction and the State Teachers’
Association have been conducting a
campaign to that end. The State Sup-
erintendent of Public Instruction has
prepared and sent out to the various
schools of the state a suitable pro-
gram for the celebration of Arbor
Day, and approved plans for the de-
velopment of ideal school grounds
for schools of different sizes and
types. while the State Teachers' As-
sociation, through its president, has
addressed a circular to. the public
spirited citizens of the state in a well
directed effort to secure the organized
cooperation of parents toward a more
successful observance of Arbor Day
and, in general, toward better condi-
tions in the schools.

If, through these agencies, Arbor
Day couldbe made the occasion of a. ,
getting together of the people of "the

‘TH'E MIC'HI‘GAN'FA‘RMER‘

community at the local school, then
would the day have been given a. still
broader significance, for by making
theschool more of a social center for
the community it would naturally
come in. for a larger share of the
thought and attention of the average
patron, thus serving a. most desirable
end. Every Michigan Farmer reader
should by all means interest himself
in the Arbor Day celebration at the
school which his children attend, and
follow up this interest by considering
the immediate needs of the school.
Once interested in the proposition to
this extent he will be quite certain

25 to be present at the annual school

meeting later in the season and in a
more liberal and patriotic frame of
mind than would otherwise be the
case.

But Arbor Day and its season
should not be allowed to pass with-
out making some improvement in the
home environments as well as those
of the school. With this coming of
the spring season, the thought of ev-
ery home owner, be he farmer or not,
should turn instinctively to the possi-
bilities of home adornment through
the planting of trees, shrubs or
vines. True, the spring is a busy
season 011 every farm, but it will pay
to devote a little time to secure the
aid of Dame Nature in the matter of
home adornment, not alone in the
satisfaction which will accrue there-
by to the adult members of the fam-
ily, but as well in the inspiration
which will be afforded to the children.
No family in which there are children
should permit the season to pass
without appropriate home observance,
and the pleasure and benefit derived
will be increased by giving the chil-
dren a part in the work of planting
and in the subsequent care of the
trees or shrubs, as the case may be.

Nor should the Bird Day feature be
neglected. Most of us know too little
about our feathered friends. Give the
children a chance and they will be-
come greatly intereSted in the identi-
fication of the common birds and in a
beneficial study of their life history.
To this end they should be provided
with a good bird book and a pair of
opera glasses will be a great aid to
them in bird observation and study.
Arbor and Bird Day will be a good
time to begin doing some of these
things which most of us busy people
have too long neglected.

Enough has per-
Are You Keeping a haps been said
Work Record? through these
columns with
regard to the desirability of keeping
some form of cost accounts in the
season’s farm campaign, yet too
much emphasis cannot be placed on
the desirability of as accurate 3 rec-
ord as can be kept of the cost of each
and every crop grown upon the farm.
As has been previously explained, the
first step necessary to any kind of
adequate cost account is a record of
the labor performed on account of
each crop. Considerable care must
be given to the fixing of the cost of
that labor, but it is not essential that
this be all figured out at the begin-
ning. The main thing is to start in
with the record of the labor actually
expended on the several crops grown
on the farm. Having such a record
any farmer will be sufficiently inter-
ested to figure out its approximate
cost at the close of the season when
there is more time to devote to such
work, and it will really be easier to
figure it then, since the incidental
consideration which will naturally be
given to the problem in the keeping
of the simple time record during the
summer will simplify its solution not
a little.
' And while we are keeping this time
record, it will be a simple matter to
keep an accurate cash and ledger ac-
count of the commercial transactions
of the farm. This is the most com-
mon sort of record kept upon the av-

erage farm, but its value is not as
great as it might be made, unless an
inventory of property is taken at the
beginning and close of the year. The
spring season is the most convenient
date for the taking of an inventory,
since such items of property as stock
and feed will be at the minimum
point and easily estimated. It is also
a good time from which to date the
fiscal year of the farm, since it is just
the beginning of the season’s active
campaign and most of the crepe
planted will be marketed during the
year. May we not hope that every
reader will take such an inventory
without delay, if he has not already
done so, and start at once in the
keeping of a cost account with each
crop grown, putting down the value
of materials used and the time of
men, horses and tools and all items
properly chargeable as cost incident
to the production of the crop? It will
pay better dividends on the invest-
ment of time and labor than would
twice the time invested in any other
way.
While the second
Standardization the conference on
Key Note. marketing and
farm credits,
held in Chicago last month, as viewed
by a correspondent who attended the
meetings, was made up of many pro-
fessional men of as many minds, all
of whom sought to speak for the Am-
erican farmer, a careful reading of
the addresses given by prominent men
seems to reveal a unity of opinion
among several of them on the point
of the importance of the standardiza-
tion of farm products. There is no
doubt that a standardization of pro-
ducts should be made the beginning
of organized effort among farmers
who seek to better marketing condi-
tions. Other things being equal, it is
quality that sells goods and that cre-
ates an active demand for more goods
of the same kind, and the community
or district that markets goods of one
grade upon which the trade can de
pend as standard is bound to benefit
thereby, both in a stimulated demand
for the goods produced and in the
price which these goods will com—
mand in the open market. Likewise,
the individual farmer who markets
goods direct to the consumer will ben-
efit in similar degree by standardiz-
ing his product so that the purchaser
may know just what he is purchasing.
This is but an illustration of the
law which governs trade of all kinds.
Manufacturers of high grade goods of
all kinds advertise and sell them un-
der a trade mark which is in itself a.
guarantee of quality, because the pro-
duct is made to measure up to a cer-
tain fixed standard which the manu-
facturer guarantees. The same law
of trade applies to foodstuffs which
are the product of our farms in like
degree, and it will prove greatly to
Our advantage to work in conformity
with, rather than in opposition to it.
in the grading and marketing of our
products.

JUST AS GOOD.

 

Whenever a manufacturer makes a
great success, by producing an unus-
ually good article and advertising it
extensively, and becoming widely and
favorably known, some other manu-
facturer tries to steal his thunder and
profit thereby. ,

He goes to merchants and tells
them his article is just as good as
the advertised one, and offers a. little
better discount.‘ Some merchants are
caught by the, ruse, and when a cus-
tomer calls for the advertised article,
they try to sell the unknown brand,
by saying it is‘just as good.

Most of us‘ know that the article
offered for “just as good” is never as
good as the original—at best it is only
an imitation. Let us stick to the man
who isn’tafraid to advertise and guar-
antee his goods. ‘

 

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HAPPENINGS or THE WEEK.

 

Natlonal. .

Mexican Affairs.-—The absorbing
topic this past week has been the
Mexican trouble. On April 21 Ameri-
can forces were landed at Vera Cruz
on the east coast of Mexico and the
commanding position was taken with
very little resistance. That city is
now under martial control. At pres
ent battleéhips are in ornear all the
important harbors of that country,
maintaining an effectual blockade.
The embargo on arms and war muni-
tions across the border from this
country, which was raised some
months ago, has been made operative
again. The position of the rebel
forces as to the trouble between the
United States and Huerta has given
the administration at Washington
some apprehension, Gen. Villa being
reported as loyal to the United States
while the constitutionalist chief, Car-
ranza,iscounted as more favorable to
joining Huerta against this country.
The general opinion is, however, that
the rebels will rather aid than oppose
the move taken by this country to
punish Huerta for insulting the stars
and stripes. The latest news is that
of overtures from Brazilian, Argentine
and Chilian representatives for peace.
It is declared, that Gen. Huerta is
agreeable to mediation.
preparations for further military ac-
tivity are going forward here and it
is apparent that the Washington ad-
ministration will consider only such
a convention as looks toward, not. only
the settlement of differences between
~the Mexican dictator and this coun-
try, but also the adjustment of mar.
ters pertaining to Mexico’s internal
troubles.

Fully 2,500 refugees arrived at Gal-
veston, Texas, Saturday night, from
Vera Cruz, Tampico, and other points
near the east coast of Mexico. Be-
cause of quarantine measures impos-
ed by the governor of Texas, the un-
fortunate people will be‘ required to
remain aboard until proper inspec-
tions can be made.

Congressional leaders and the treas‘
ury department have agreed upon a
plan for raising an emergency fund
of $118,000,000 for war expenses. The
plan includes a bond issue of $100,-
000,000 and an indirect tax for the
remainder.

On Saturday, May 2, in every state
of the Union will be held demonstrao
tions for equal suffrage. It is esti-
mated that millions of people of both
sexes will meet in these gatherings
to demand universal enfranchisement.

Following the idea that better
school work can be done where class-
es are smaller, the large Central High
School of Detroit will diVide its class-
es into six groups, three of girls, and
three of boys. Each of the groups
will have entirely separate class or-
ganization.

An important medical discovery has
been made and substantiated by re-
cent experiments. Physicians have
found that sodium phosphite is an an-
tidote for poisoning by bichloride of
mercury. If the antidote can be giv-
en before the corrosive poison has
left the stomach, the effect of the
latter can be counteracted. By rea-
son of the fact that biChloride of mer-
cury has become an important anti-
septic the discovery is considered of
great value.

A fire at Philadelphia destroyed
two large fertilizer plants entailing a
loss estimated at $1,350,000, which is
covered by insurance.

George F. Baer, president of the
Reading Railroad, died at Philadel-
phia, Sunday night, at the age of 72.

Engagements in which a number of
soldiers and miners were killed have
occurred in Colorado where miners
are out on a strike for better wages
and working conditions.

Foreign.

Monterey fell into the hands of the
Mexican rebels last week. It is like-
ly that the next conflict will be at
Saltillo where preparations are al-
ready being made by both the federal
and rebel forces.

English oil concerns are dispatch-
ing several geological experts to Mor-
occo and Algeria to investigate oil
fields and to ascertain the desirability
of making investments in the prop-
erties.

It is rumored that members of the
Russian Duma are making vigorous
protest against Germany’s foreign
policy. The protest is particularly di-
rected against the alleged effort of
the government at Berlin to precipi-
tate a crisis in Bulgaria for the pur~
pose of adding to Germany's pos-
sessions. -

What is believed to be a prelimi-
nary movement toward the establish-
ment of martial law in Belfast and
other parts of Ulster, was begun Sun-
day when three regiments of infantry

were started from Dublin and the=

Curragh for the northern province.

 

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This Magazine Section forms a part of our paper every week.

 

Beautifying Rural School Grounds.

By IRENE KENDRI CK.

HE state teaChers’ association is
sending out circulars calling the
attention of Granges, horticul-

tural societies and others likely to be
interested in such work, to the desir-
ability of making Arbor Day one of
practical value.

This is a good work, for the barren
desolate condition of the average
country school yard is all too well
known, and the worst feature of it all
is that such a state of affairs is in no
degree necessary. Nor would it be
so serious if it were only a question
of an improved landscape, but it has
been shown to the complete satisfac-

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Plan for School Grounds of Limited
Size, suggested by Professor
Halligan, of M. A. C.
it, that such conditions have a very
strong influence either for good or
evil upon those who come in contact

with them.

As an argument that to beautiful
school surroundings may be traced at
least to some degree, a spirit of con-
tentment, industry and morality, the
writer would like to submit the case
of District No. 5, Blissfield.

The buildings, while up-to-date and
well cared for, are perhaps no better
than those found in most places. But
the grove of great maples that sure
round them are very hard to match
for beauty.

“'l1en, long before the Civil War,
the men, Mr. Francis Brown and Mr.
E. Blaisdel, to whom were introduced
the task of choosing the site for the
new building which was to take the
place of the old log schoolhouse,
chose a fine young maple grove, they

showed their good judgment, and
builded, perhaps better than they
knew. For years these men have

slept in the little cemetery on the
banks of the Raisin river just across
the fields from the school yard, but
the trees they spared, stand as far
more eloquent monuments than the
marbles at their heads.

A very short time after the building
of the schoolhouse, Mr. William Col-
yer set out a row of more maples
along the entire road side. He, too,
has joined his neighbors in the silent
little city on the hill, but the work he
graciously "begun, has still more gra-

ciously been completed by the pass-
ing years. From the time when in
earliest spring, the trees redden with
bloom and later luxuriate in shades‘
of richest green and in autumn riot in
marvels of red and gold, to the chill
of winter when they reach out long
protecting arms about the little white
schoolhouse, they are the children’s
friends. ‘

As the little ones have gone in and
out among them, they have probably
been all unconscious of the deeper,
more subtle influence of the trees up-
on them, but there is never a one who
could not tell you the trees’ share in
their playing. What heights to tempt
the daring climber! \Vhat strength
of limb to hold the long, sweeping
swings! What hiding places for the
little tots behind the massive trunks!
What fun with the winged seeds!
What picnics at noon in the shade!
What games knee-deep in the fallen
leaves. But the trees are not all. To
the west is a grassy slope of about
one-half an acre, ideal for athletic
sports. This slopes sharply to the
north and makes a pretty fair coast-
ing place, which is a rare thing in
this locality.

The above statement of the attrac-
tions of this school district, may, or
may not, be related to the statement
which follows of other rather unique
conditions in the same district. Space
may not permit an argument that the
one is the result of the other. The
reader may ponder it out for himself,
but the following facts are at least
striking.

The district is at present divided
into about 30 farms. Less than one-
third of them are in the possession of
men who are newcomers. The re-
mainder are in the hands of men
whose fathers and grandfathers have
lived in the. same place before them.
The following are names of pioneers
that the third generation are still res-
idents of the neighborhood: Brown,
Colyer, Hall, Sherwood, Poole, Miller,
Schraeder, Kendrick, Larnley and
Austin. This would indicate that the
“keep the boy on the farm” question
was not a troublesome one here.

The scarcity of help has no terrors
here, evidently, as there will be prob-
ably less than five hired men in the
neighborhood this summer, and not a
single tenant. This lack of hired help
does not mean that a run-down, gone-

to-seed condition prevails, but that
each farmer has brain and muscle
and health to be independent of hired
help, and is able to bring about very
satisfactory results. Aristocratic live
stock has an appreciative home here.
Up-to~date methods prevail and peo-
ple in general mind their own busi-
ness and are ready to lend a helping
hand.

To return to the school, it is plain

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that the “Race Suicide” ogre has not
been making faces here, since the
school roll is filled and there are ba-
‘bies at home.

It must be admitted that there are
other significant advantages, fertile
soil, good market, nearby city attrac~
tions, but the writer contends that
the beautiful school is largely respon-
sible for these many favorable con-
ditions.

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Tree Planting and the Public Schools.

By EAR] WILLIAM GAGE.

ENERALLY speaking, the rural
G school grounds are neglected.

No pains are taken to make
them tractable. Children love the
trees, just as they love the birds and
the flowers and for this reason alone
it becomes the plain duty of parents
to beautify the grounds withtrees
and shrubs.

The real cause for this neglect
seems to lie in the failure to appre-
ciate the importance of comfort and
beauty in educational endeavor and
to fully realize the actual interest of
the American youth in the natural
world about him. Some school direc—
tors and parents of children attend-
ing the rural schools where the
grounds are neglected, have erred to
the extent of not feeling that children
would care for trees and shrubs, even
when set out. This is a flagrant mis-
interpretation of our present-day spir-
it of childhood; if the children are
not appreciative of the beauty and
rights of trees and shrubs, the school
age is just the age to engender this
spirit. If children fail to reach due
regard for the things of nature dur-
ing the days they spend in the old
country school, it is safe to state
that they never will. So the beauty
of the country school grounds will
have much to do with the future life
of the child.

\Vith the better understanding of
youthful desires, one comes to appre-
ciate an awakened interest and regard
for things beautiful and a general dis-
position to respect all well-directed
activities for the improvement of
school life in rural communities.

Trees possess far more than the
comfortng value, as desirable as it is
to school life, for scholars that study
under uncomfortable conditions are
half-hearted workers. The trees pos-

sess as well an educational value. In-
deed, bare grounds are regarded as
an opportunity.

Children interested

 

 

 

An Uninviting Place to Spend Nine Months of the Year.

in the work of selecting. planting, and
growing trees and shrubs about the
school may gain in following such
work, a considerable knowledge re-
garding the proper care of trees. In
after life these lessons. in all proba-
bility, will prove invaluable to them
in their work. Too many directors
of schools have the common thought
that all that need be done in planting
trees is to go to the woods and dig
out a sapling, no matter what its
kind, and go to the school lot and dig
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An Attractive School Ground May be
Worked Out in any District.

afterward. School directors have been
known to do this, during vacation,
when children were at their homes.
But in doing so the children lost one
of the valuable assets of school life——
a knowledge of tree planting and the
desire to see more trees in rural
regions. Such acts are frequently re-
sponsible for many failures in plant-
ing trees. Some knowledge of tree
culture is certain to become useful to
a, large proportion of school children.

Possibly technical forestry and cer-
tainly the ordinary requirements of
tree culture should be taught in rural
schools. Forestry and tree culture
are now attracting attention. Tree
growh is becoming an economic mat-
ter and should eventually result in
extensive introduction of proper
courses of study in the public schools.

There exists another side to the
educational value of tree planting,
which should urge leaders to make
the school house and everything about
it attractive and beautiful. The rural
school building should be made the
community center, where every ra-
tional person in the district can find
something of interest. If it be possi-
ble to make the grounds so they will
appeal to the best in the many mem-

 


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easier to establish such a‘ center and
not only establish it but also to se-
cure the voluntary co-operation of
these persons in guiding the enter-
prise.

It 'is better to plant too niany trees
at the start than too few. Some will
die out, while, if more survive than
are required, the unnecessary ones
may be removed. Many schools make
it a plan to plant one tree each arbor
day. This is very good as far as it
goes, but Where we are obliged to
wait for 50 arbor days to roll by be-
fore we have planted the desired
number of trees for the grounds, little
general benefit will result.

A movement to beautify the school
grounds in any community will likely
meet with some discouragement.
Farmers are prone not to take up this

ICTOR HUMPHREYS hurried

into the interurban station,

glanced at the big clock on the
wall opposite, and walked briskly to
o the ticket office window.

“How soon does the next car for
Groveland pull out?” he asked of the
agent who was checking in a book.
Victor was traveling for Gaston &
Company’s canned and bottled goods
and to him promptness in arrival on
any given field seemed important. He
was now about to take an electric car
to Groveland, because he could not
get a train for three hours.

Without looking up from his em-
ployment, the individual drawled:
“The next Groveland car leaves at
ten- fifty.”

Again Victor looked at the face of
the big clock. He drew his gold
watch from his pocket and comparing
the two timepieces moved his own
forward a minute to make it corres-
pond With the other which now mark~
ed ten thirty-seven.

“Might as well eat here, while I
wait,” decided the far-seeing travel-
ing man. “I’ll just about have time,
if I hustle.”

With an air of familiarity with his
su1 roundmgs Victor walked around a
corner to the station restaurant. He
hung his derby on a rack and set his
cowhidesuitcase on the floor under—
neath where it could be constantly
watched. He then took a place at one
of the numerous small tables and mo-
tioned to a waitress. After leisurely
brushing the crumbs from two other
tables, the waitress came and took his

order. Then she sailed away and dis-

appeared through a swing door.

While he waited, Victor drummed
nervously on the table. Suddenly he
ceased. He had noticed a. young,
dark~eyed woman sitting at a table in
a remote corner. She was dressed in
black, evidently in mourning. Victor
started. “She looks enough like Olive
Grace to be her twin sister,” he de-
cided~“or herself.’ But, when he ob-
served further, that idea was put to
flight, for she was accompanied by a
trained nurse in uniform who was
caring for a young baby. Now Victor
knew that Olive was still unmarried
or thought he knew it.

But the waitress broke into 'this
train of thought. She unloaded her
tray of its small dishes and set them
around his plate. He now had eight
minutes in which to eat his meal. But
he did not mind the haste; he was
used to eating his meals on the run.
Success in the pickle business meant
hustle.

Presently, Victor rose from the ta-
ble, when his ear caught the sound
of the Groveland car rolling up to the
station. He grabbed his hat and suit-
case and made a dash for the car. By
the narrowest margin his hand seized
the railing of the platform just as it

 

began to move, he gave his suitcase

[KAY 2, 1914.

matter seriously; they seem tothink
that the school grounds are the last
location for trees or shrubs. Hence,
public indifference will be the one
great enemy of the movement. But
once a district has been planted and
beautified, the work of performing the
same work in neighboring districts
will be comparatively easy. Although
farmers are conservative, once they
realize the value of trees upon the

school lot they will become enthusiast

tic about their own district.

To be of permanent value the plant-
ing must be a matter of concern to
the entire community. The teacher,
and the school can not accomplish the
work unaided by the parents, neither
can the parents accomplish anything
without the co-operation of the schol-
ars and teacher. All must be inspired
by a community spirit.

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That Unidentified Suit Case.

By CHARLOTTE BIRD.

a fling and pulled himself upon the
steps. He settled himself in the
last unoccupied seat and proceeded
to make himself comfortable. The
car was nearing the edge of the city
and the motorman was gradually in~
creasing the speed for the long
stretch across the. level county.

It was a two-hour ride so Victor de-
cided to read. He opened his suit-
case for the magazine he was in the
habit of carrying, and then he stared.
His head whirled. Instead of the
magazine, a man’s toilet set, a night-
shirt and several freshly laundered
shirts and collars he beheld, tucked
up in a lot of woman’s and baby’s
white things, a powder box and a.
bottle of milk.

Now Victor was still a young chap
of five and twenty and never a thing
did he have to do with a woman’s
wardrobe or a baby’s bottle—for even
his masculine eyes detected that this
innocent looking bottle of milk could
have been prepared only for some
baby.

“Oh, thunder! I am in a peach of
a fix! I’ve got some woman’s suit-
case. It means a trip back to that
Infernal station again.”

Imperiously he rose and rang the
bell and at the next stop the wonder-
ing conductor let him off. There he
had no choice but to wait for a re-
turn car. In the chilly air of early
spring he tramped up and down the
platform, kicking his impatient feet
to keep them warm.

“I could gain time by walking,” he
growled to an anaemic looking wom-
an in a faded black dress. But the
woman shied off toward the door of
the waiting I‘OOlll and risked no reply.

Bad things as well as good have
their end and by and by Victor was
gliding back to the inter-urban station
as fast as his car could carry him. At
length it stopped. With an energy
which attracted the attention of all
present, Victor pushed forward and
felt compelled to crowd down the
steps ahead of the slow tottery old
woman whom the conductor was help—
ing off the car. He knew that it was
unpardonably rude but why must
such poky people travel to the detri.
merit of others!

He dashed up the stone steps and
entered the still well-filled waiting
room. If only the pretty youngr wom-
an who looked so much like Olive
(trace were still there! His eager
eyes swept the room. Ah, there she
sat and the trained nurse with the
baby nearby. And, sure enough, at
the nurse’s feet stood a browu cow-
hide suitcase, a perfect twin to the
one he was carrying.

On the young woman’s face Victor
thought that be detected a worried
look. And no wonder; had the situa-
tion not worried him most infernally!
He advanced upon the party with his
blandest manner; he was so delighted
to discover the solution of the dim-

 

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

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culty within his grasp, that he long;
ed-to um somebody. .

With a. winning smile he lifted his'
hat, and m, like the plain business
chap he was, he plunged immediately 3
into the matter in hand: “I am most .
happy , madame, to be ableto correct
this most unfortunate mistake. For,
of course, it must have been yourl
suitcase which i was so unlucky as to
carry ofi.” .

“Nobody has carried our suitcase
off,” she assured him.

“You may think that now,” he re-
plied with a little less of confidence.
“But you had better examine. I be-‘-
lieve that I have your suitcase—have
had it, in fact, for an hour or two.”

“Your are clearly mistaken,” again
assured the young woman. “Nurse;
has only this minute closed our suit—‘
case and she discovered nothing
wrong. But, pray tell me, are you not
Victor Humphreys?” 1

“You are surely not Olive Grace?”

“Who else should I be?" rejoined
the young woman, with a girlish
laugh. Judging from both faces, the
old quarrel which had separated them_
a year ago, had been forgotten.

“W'ell, that’s one on me,” and drop-
ping down on the seat beside her, he
drew out his handkerchief and wiped.
his beaded forehead. .

Then, grasping Victor’s viewpoint,
Olive hastened to explain: “Oh, the,
baby! It is sister Mary’s and I am
taking the poor little motherless fel-
low home with me. Of course, you
have not heard?”

“No, I didn’t know.” and instantly
Victor was all sympathy. This news
accounted for the black clothing and
Grace’s troubled air. No, there was
nothing that he could do. She and
the nurse were all ready for the next
car. Yes, he might write to her—4
at the old address—and call, if he
happened to be in that neighborhood.

Again Victor's eye fell upon the dis-
turbing topic. “This suitcase now,”
be reverted. “Whose do you suppose
it really is?”

“If you should'search, you might
come across some clue,” suggested
she.

“Not so had.” agreed Victor and,
accordingly he opened the receptacle
and proceeded to turn over its con-
tents. He shared the View of the con-
tents with his companion. She could
see for herself that the suitcase be-
longed to some woman and perhaps
she might help him to find the owner.
Other waiting travelers, men and
women, became interested and cast
furtive glances into the receptacle.

Presently. Victor unearthed a let-
ter and with 3 “Here we are,” pro-
ceeded to examine it. Clearly his
caution had gone to sleep. But his
natural honesty prompted him to act
aboveboard relative to other people’s
property. Nobody should have cause
to say that he had removed the least
thing. 7

“Of all funny things!” thought the
discoverer aloud. “This blamed let—
ter is addressed to me.’ He tore the
letter open and read it. “Awfully
que r!” he ejaculated. “Evidently,
this suitcase is the property of A. J.
Oke, of Cleveland. Ohio. But how did
the guy ever come to Know me? I
never heard of him.”

By this time the other people were
more interested than ever. “Oke!
Oke!” Victor continued to meditate
aloud. "A. J. Oke! Peculiar name!”

“So is a joke.” laughed an old man.

“Oh, I tumblet” and the manly
form and bearing of one Victor
Humphreys subsided into sheepish-
ness. “Those fellows are certainly
one ahead of me at my owngame!”

Amid the general titter, with a
hasty adieu and a “delighted that I
have met you,” Victor hurried with
the suitcase to the cigar store across
the street to wait for the next Grove-
land car. “Sold out!” he laughed to
himself from time to time.

And yet something appeared tre-
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for the worker's health—tor he does not

The little tailor of the story books, sitting cross-legged on his bench,
and pressed—making a thousand motions to do .
what could better bedone by a hundred, and never doing the same ll
thug twice in the same way.
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Clothcrafl: No. “5130” Blue Serge Special, $15.00

The number of ways in which quality has been increased and cost
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The Whole Truth All of the Time.

F each one of us were to take an

oath this morning to tell the

truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, for 24 hours, I wonder
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vow, the whole time? How many of
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ing. Ciphers are nothing, so we really
add nothing to it when we put them
on in talking to our friends. And how
much better it looks to say we are
banking $200 or $500 a year than to
admit it is only a lone $20 or $50 we
are putting away for the rainy day.
If we think of it at all we think we
are hurting no one by telling the
story, yet it is an untruth. I doubt
if there is any other subject on which
we are less truthful than this. If we
are accused of it we excuse ourselves
on the ground that we never were
good at figures, and let the untruth
go at that.

I have no quarrel, however, with
the person who chooses to stretch his
income. If he wants to set a pace
that will tire him out to keep up with
it, that’s his affair. The one I am
after is the man, or the woman, who
is loose with stories which affect oth-
ers. It is so easy to tell half-truths
which are damning, while a whole
truth would do no harm. Just the
other day a woman told me that a
common friend had not yet‘ erected
a headstone for her deceased hus-
band, but she already had a half doz-
en other men running after her. Both
statements were true, but the gossip
neglected to add that the half dozen
men were investment sharks running
after the widow’s insurance money,
and that she had not put up a head-
stone because she had to keep the
money to provide for her two children
and mother-in-law. The woman who
told the story would vow she had not
told an untruth, but hadn’t she?

Such untruths are the most vicious
because no one but intimate friends
of the victim know the conditions
back of the story. An innocent per—
son is injured irretricvably and the
one who starts the story will right-
eously vow she told only the truth.

Most of us can be relied upon to
sidestep facts when the assessor
comes around. Just before tax time
the value of real estate goes down to
a figure which threatens to plunge the
country into ruin. Farm lands and
city lots decline with a rapidity that
makes the beholder dizzy, until after
the taxes are paid. But if you should
happen to be a prospective purchaser
instead of the assessor, what a differ-
ence. Land which was only worth
$15 or $25 an acre for taxation. can’t
be bought short of $100 per acre, and
is really worth $150, only the owner

 

is anxious to sell. The yearly rise
and decline of land values in this
land of the free and home of the ex-

aggerator is enough to qualify every
property holder for membership in

T. Roosevelt’s famous club.

The prize fabricator, though, is the
young man in love. Of course, he
never looked at a girl before in his
life, that goes without saying; and if
this particular one will only conde—
scend to look upon him with favor
Heaven will open up to her at once.
Her slightest wish shall be his law,
she shall have the best in the land,
etc., etc., etc. Why enumerate? Every
married woman knows the story, and
the unmarried ones prefer to hear the
original version, so I will desist. I
won’t even hint that after the lover
becomes the husband he soon loses
his wings and develops into a. more

,human. Let him indulge in flights of

fancy, with the comforting knowledge
that he has the world with him.
DEBORAH.

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY STYLES
RULE.

EVER in the memory of the
N present generation has there

been a better time for the
woman with little or no money, to
stay out of the stores where dress-
goods and gowns are on display, for
never have there been fabrics more
alluring and styles more picturesque,
designed for no other purpose than to
tempt the weak. The Parisian mo-
distes, they tell us, have been study-
ing the paintings of those great ar-
tists of the latter part of the eight-
eenth cenury and the early nine-
teenth, Reynolds, Gainsborough,
\Vatteau, Greuze, and Romney, and
the result is a picturesque assortment
of rich brocades, soft shimmery stuffs
and Pompadour effects, in styles that
are ravishing on models, thoughhow
they would look on some of the wom-
en who must choose new gowns and
suits, is quite another story.

Panniers are a settled thing, though
so far only the more ultra dressers
are wearing them. More worn, be—
cause less conspicuous, are the three-
iier skirts, which are seen in suits
as well as in dresses. Short front
coats, with long backs are in favor
and the kimona sleeve continues
good. V—shaped necks which demand
the net and shadow lace guimpe are
in evidence, but instead of the frill
which stood up about the neck in
Elizabethian style, a ruffle of soft
lace which falls down is preferred.

There is a rage just now for dull.
soft-textured goods, which has led to
the revival of taffeta, and gowns of
chiffon taffeta are vying with char»
meuse, crepe meteor and crepe dc
chine, for popularity.

For more practical wear, ratine con—
tinues a strong favorite, but it is a
much dressed-up ratine which clamors
for favor this spring, coming in
checks, stripes, mixtures and brocad-
ed effects. Black ratine makes a
good serviceable dress for hard wear.
Lighter are the cotton voiles and
crepes which come in all the new col-
ors, Russian blue, tango, and white.

Shadow lace and net waists for
wear with the suits continue in favor.
But as a novelty, colored waists are
offered. They need not match the suit
in color, pale blue waists being worn
with dark blue suits, and pale pink
with dark brown.

HOME QUERIES.

Household Editorr—What materials
are suitable for children’s suits and
rompers- ?-—Anxious Mother.

For everyday wear anything which
will save the mother work is suitable,
and there is nothing better designed
for this than seersuckcr. It needs no
ironing, a big point in its favor, and
comes in good durable, dirt—defying
colors. Seersucker should be the
chief fabric used in everyday suits.
\Vith seersucker play suits and a
white galatea and brown Holland
dress up suit, the small folks should
be ready for any occasion.

Household Editor:—~llow would you
dress a boy of fivc?~—Puzzled Mother.

Buy one or two of the new pat-
terns, straight, plain blouses with the
knickerbockers buttoned on. These
are replacing the Russian suits and
are more easily made. They are
smart made in two colors. the pants
brown or blue or dark rcd. the blouse
white with collars and cuffs match-
ing the pants. Two or three of these
suits for dress-up and a dozen or so
rompers for every day, would be suf-
ficient. The rompers may be made
in one piece, with low neck and short
sleeves for summer wear. '

 

THE HOT WEATHER COOKING
PROBLEM.

One advantage which the city wom-
an has over the average of her coun-
try cousins is the superior facilities
at her command for hot weather
cooking. It is a very different propo-
sition to turn on the gas, apply a
match and prepare the meal or do the
baking in a hurry, then turn off the
fuel supply the moment it is done,
than to toil over a hot kitchen stove
after kindling such a hot wood or coal
fire as to increase the already oppres-
sive heat of the kitchen to an almost
unbearable degree in order to get the
stove up to the boiling or baking
point. In addition to being better
from every standpoint, the gas is
cheaper, too, than the solid fuel which
is still so largely used in country
homes. Yet, this difference is Wholly
unnecesasry, as a practical degree of
the advantages above described can
be enjoyed by the, substitution of a
good gasoline stove for tho wood and
coal range during the hot weather pe-
riod at least.

Some women look upon the gaso-
line stove as a dangerous proposition,
but there is really no greater danger
of accident from the use of a gaso-
line stove than from the use of wood
or coal as fuel. All that is required
is what your husband would call
good “horse sense.” I remember when
our people got thcir first kerosene
lamp in the old home many years ago
there was the same fear that some
women have of gasoline at the pres-
ent time, and an agent came along
selling a colored powder (doubtless
chalk), which was guaranteed to pre-
vent an explosion if a little was put
in the lamp. The “safety first” in-
stinct prompted the purchase of a
package of this material. and thence-
forth the lamp was used with a feel-
ing of far greater security.

Familiarity with the more volatile
liquid fuel through the large use now
made of gasoline engines and automo-
biles on the farm has accomplished
the same results so far as the use of
gasoline as a fuel is concerned. It is
aboon to the “cook” of the farm home,
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The greatest problem in subordi-
nate Grange work is to create inter-
est and enthusiasm and to maintain
that interest and enthusiasm unabat-
ed throughout each succeeding year.
A careful analysis of the reasons for
the permanent growth and prosperity
of the many Granges of the state that
are graded as first-class, shows in
practically every case that these
Granges. are held to a full program of
definite, worth-while things and ex-
actly the reverse is the truth where
the Granges are slow, inactive and
uninteresting. This word of greeting,
shall therefore be a call to the officers
and members of each subordinate
Grange in the state to make their
particular Grange a Working Grange
for the year 1914. In attempting to
realize this ideal the first responsibil-
ity rests upon the officers of the sub-
ordinate Granges as a whole and up-
on the Master, Lecturer and Secre-
tary with particular force. A careful
study of the causes of Grange suc-
cess will show a large percentage in
those subordinate Granges where
these three officers are strong in their
respective places. The importance of
the work of the officers in making a
Grange what it should be, is strongly
emphasized by the practice followed
in Massachusetts where each of the
288 Granges of the state is carefully
inspected and marked as to its effi-
ciency and the standing of each
Grange published in the annual pro-
ceedings of the State Grange. At least
75 per cent of the points considered
in rating each Grange directly relates
to the work of the officers. This di-
vision of responsibility may vary with
local Granges, but is not far from a
correct statement of average condi-
tions. Will not every officer of the
subordinate Granges in Michigan put
to himself the personal question for
1914:

“What sort of a Grange would my

- Grange be
if every Grange officer were just like

me.”
For the master there is a definite

program of work for the year to be
laid out and followed up faithfully, a
careful study and earnest and sym-
pathetic interpretation of the ritualis-
tice work, a prompt and businesslike
manner of handling the business de-
tails of the Grange and, an eternal
vigilance to be maintained lest mat-
ters shall arise to cause friction and
dissension. For the secretaries there
is the clear and accurate keeping of
records, the positive need of keeping
dues collected to date and the pre-
sentation of all official communica-
tions to the regular meetings of the
Grange. For the lecturers there is
the magnificent opportunity of serving
as a teacher of those who look to the
Grange as a “School out of School,”
and of being a molder and director
and promoter of the intellectual life
of the community. While it is true
that no set of officers, however, capa-
ble, can make a Grange year highly
successful without the earnest and
enthusiastic support of the member-
ship, yet it is also true that we Amer-
icans delight to follow able and efl'i-
cient leaders. This message to the
Granges of Michigan is therefore
an earnest plea to the officers for a
heart to heart consideration of their
responsibility in the important work
of the Grange and a call to the mem-
bership to support the officers loyally
in their endeavors—John C. Ketch-

- am, State Master.

' AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

 

The fine weather brought out a
large, attendance at the last meeting
of Nunica Grange. The first and sec-
ond degrees were conferred in an ear-
nest and impressive manner. The

THE MICHI

degree stair deserve much praise for
the pleasing way in which they in-
itiated the large class of candidates.
The literary program, although rath-
er short, was very instructive. The
papers, “The Farm Vegetable Gar-
den,” by Mrs. Murray, and “The Farm
Flower, Garden,” by Nellie Moore,
were well received and showed that
they know how a farm home can be
made attractive and pleasant. The
little pantomime given by some of
the young members produced no end
of laughter from start to finish.

POMONA MEETING.

 

Charlevoix Pomona Grange met in
joint session with the Farmers’ Insti-
tute Society at Ironton Grange Hall
on Thursday, April 9, with an attend-
ance of about 150. The following
Granges Were represented: Boyne
River, Harmony, Wilson, Peninsula,
South Arm, Rock Elm, Maple Grove,
Marion, Barnard, and Ironton. An in-
vitation from the County Fair Asso-
ciation was read and accepted, invito
ing the Pomona Grange to hold a
Grange Rally on the fair grounds dur-
ing the fair. It was also announced
that the Fair Association had raised
the premiums in the cattle, swine and
sheep departments. A committee con~
sisting of Wm. Mears, J. A. Newville,
and Walter Black. was appointed to
confer with like Committees from Em-
met and Cheboygan counties in re-
gard to holding a tri-county Pomona
at Petoskey during the Bay View As-
sembly. Professor L. R. Taft, of the
M. A. 0., gave two addresses in the
afternoon. one on “What ails the
Farmer's Orchards,” and the other on
.“Farm and Commercial Fertilizers.”
Some of the things he said “ailed”
the farmer’s orchards were that they
needed spraying and priming and in
setting a new orchard a man should
put out fewer varieties and more of
each. J. H. Milford, County Commis-
sioner of Schools, gave a. talk on
“Centralization of Rural Schools.” In
the evening G. C. Ferris, of Detroit,
gave an illustrated lecture on the
Panama Canal, which was much en-
joyed by all who heard it. Supt. Gan-
iard, of East Jordan, gave a paper on
“Agricultureoin the High School.” The
next meeting will be held at the town
hall in Boyne Falls on Thursday,
June 11. State Master J. C. Ketcham
has promised to be with us at that
time—L. D. Willson, Sec.

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(Concluded from last week).

I think Mr. Roosevelt has really
touched upOn the vital points in cause
and solution of the farm help prob-
lem. The farmer must provide his
help with home life, and the only sat-
isfactory way to do this is to build
neat, respectable tenant houses, such
as no respectable family would be
ashamed to live in. He can set apart
enough land for lawn and garden and
hire married men. Not only can the
latter enjoy their own life, but so can
the employer’s family. If unmarried
men be employed besides, the labor-
er’s wife will often gladly take them
in for pay. It is often possible to se-
cure her help for extra work in the
employer’s home if she be sufficiently
remunerated. Again, as Julian Bur-
roughs urges, farmers must not dis-
criminate against help having chil-
dren. for some of these latter grow
up to take their place in the ranks. I
agree with him that we must “build
up an efficient, reliable working class
on the farm.” Again, the farmer must
arrange his work that it be not too
seasonal, and make a practice of defi-
nite regular hours of work, leaving
a reasonable amount of time for the
man to spend with his family, and in
his own fashion. Occasional holidays
and an annual week’s vacation on full
pay will be found a paying invest-
ment for the farmer, especially since
most helpers will agree to take their
time off during the dull season. Then,
too, much can be done to keep both
the hired help and the children con-
tented with farm life, by providing
neighborhood amusements and recre-
ations. Farm helpers dread being left
much alone. They should then not

be required to work too much alone. day in May.—Mrs. Tansweli, Cor. sec.

G A N F A R M E R
Theoretically, the percentage system
of paying help, that is, of giving them
a percentage of what is made on the
farm, over and above a certain stan-
dard amount, in addition to their reg-
ular wages, is said to be very effec-
tive in securing greater interest and
efficiency, but thus far it does not, as
a rule, work out practically.

There is another source of relief
for the farmer and his wife, and that
is in the introduction of the modern
labor-saving machinery. This has a
further effect, namely of attracting
the better class of farm labor to the
employ of the owner. The gasoline
engine has become a most useful ser-
vant on the farm, besides running the
washing machine, the vacuum cleaner
and the churn in the house, it pumps
water, runs machinery for shredding
corn, cutting wood, grinding feed, etc.,
outside. The labor-saving machines,
such as corn planter, harvester and
shredder. the potato digger and plant-
er, the manure spreader, the hay
loader and slings, are too numeroue.
and too well known to mention. The
modern farmer has gone a step far-
ther in some instances. and is using
the traction engine as does his west-
ern brother. By means of the steam
engine plow, two men can operate 18
plows and hold, controlled in their
hands, the power of 80 horses that
never tire. The great importance this
has for agriculture is especially ap-
parent when we consider that “more
power in human labor is spent for
plowing than for any daily need.
There are 6,730,000 farmers in the
United States, each plowing nearly
40 acres a year.” But the traction en-
gine is an expensive machine, too ex-
pensive for the individual farmer, you
say. So it is, To make it a profit-
able investment, three or four neigh-
bors must unite in a stock company
and purchase it together. This is one
step in rural co—operation, a step the
far-reaching consequences of which
cannot be foretold, only surmised.

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

 

A Practical Demonstration.—At the
April meeting of the Ingham County
Farmers’ Club, a demonstration by O.
S. Bush proved to be of more than us-
ual interest. He had samples of soil

 

to test for acidity and spoke chiefly
upon the value of lime. Nothing
would help a depleted farm more than
a liberal application of lime. \Vhile
lime is especially good for clover it
is not necessary in order to grow a
good crop of corn and really detri-
mental for a good potato crop. There
are large quantities of marl all over
this county and this is one of the
cheapest ways to prepare soils for a
good bed of clover or alfalfa. By put,-
ting hydrochloric acid upon the soils
1n tumblers he showed how much
lime there was, also used litmus pa-
per, to show whether the soils need
lime. If they are acid it will turn the
paper red. One great question is
where to get the lime at the least
cost. Hydrated lime costs $7 a ton
and all available the first season.
while common limestone is only worth
$1.25 a ton and is available as long
as there 1s any particles left. The
last paper of the afternoon was by no
means the least and was a summary
of the “Advantages of Farm Life.” by
Mrs. Ives. In part she said: “The
farm is the best place to be born, to
be married, to make money. and for
the final last sleep. The modern farm-
er does not do any harder work. or
as much, as the successful ball play-
er, and the educated man is the one
that 18 onto his job. There we find
true courtesy and hospitality and the.
cry of isolation is dead and buried.
We have pure air, pure water and
room. More lands are being cultivat-
ed, deserts irrigated, and no need of
famine while there is 16 acres per
capita. .One of the requisites of a
farmer is a home, not a house. The
old order has passed away with the
scythe, the spinning wheel and other
accessories and in the new order we
hear much about efficiency, and we
all want an efficient kitchen, where
the housewife can conserve her ener-
gies and have time for the duties and
pleasures of the day. The next meet-
ing of the Club will be held with Mrs.
Diamond and Mr. and Mrs. Sanford,
at Maple Lawn Farm, and will be a
dairy meeting. After music, the Club
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to a clean, sparkling brine and tastes
genuinely salty. Ordinary salt stays
cloudy — “scummy” —— and has a
bitter after-taste.

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finest flavor of your butter instead
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Prize butter makers use VVor-
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April 28, 1914.

Wheat—Although prices now aver-
age above those of the previous week,
the position of the market continues
somewhat bearish. This condition
follows the excellent reports from the
winter wheat sections of this country
where the outlook is for the largest
crop ever produced. Improved weath-
er in Argentine and larger Russian
offerings have been offset by a de-
creased European visible supply.
Northwestern receipts are below those
of a year ago while Winnipeg has re-
ceived more than in 1913. Then No.
2 red wheat was selling here at
331.07%. Quotations for the week are:

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Red. White. May
\\'ednesday . . ...981/2 98 98%
Thursday . . . “.9814 97%, 98%,
Friday .......... 98%, 97 3/4 981/2
Saturday ........ 981,3, 97%, 981/2
Monday ......... 98152,, 9814, 99
Tuesday ......... 98 1/2 98 98%
Chicago, (April 28) .—No. 2 red

wheat 951/2c; May 92%0; July 8691330
per bu. '
Corn.—\\'hile a few price changes
have occurred the market has held
comparatively steady this past week.
Argentine shipments showed some
falling off but the weather conditions
in the corn belt of this country aided
farmers in rushing work to the dis-
advantage of market gains. One year
ago the price for No. 3 corn was 560.
Quotations for the week 2are:

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER

1300-lb. do $8.40@8.60; best 1100 to
1200~lb. do $8@8.50; coarse and plain

24c; extra firsts 23@231;éc; firsts 220;
seconds 18@19%c; packing stock 140
per lb.

Elgin.—~Market is firm at 231,60 per
1b., which is the same as last week.

New York—The market is steady
with prices unchanged. Creamery ex-
tras 25@251/2c; firsts 231/2@241,éc;
seconds 22@230; packing stock 15@
160 per lb.

Eggs.—In good supply and active
demand. Prices are 340 higher than
last Week. Current receipts of fresh
stock are quoted at 19%0.

Chicago.~—The market is firm and
active under advancing prices. The
demand is good for both home con-
sumption and storage purposes. The
prices are about 1c higher than last
week. Miscellaneous lots, cases in-
cluded 17%@190; ordinary firsts 17%,
181760; firsts 183/a@191/4c; seconds 150.

New York—Market firm with prices
unchanged. Fresh gathered extras
22%@230; fresh gathered storage
packed firsts 20%@21c; fresh gather-
ed firsts 19%@20c.

Poultry.—Market is steady and
important change. Live—-
Springs 18@19c; hens 19@20c; tur-
keys 19@200; geese 12@13c; ducks
17@18c.

Chicago—The trading is only mod-
erate and almost all on local account.
Fowls are 1/20 higher than last week.
Springs are sold at old rooster prices.
Quotations on live are: Turkeys,
good weight 160; others 120; fowls,
choice 16c; old roosters 120; geese
120; ducks 16@18c per lb.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

Apples.——-Market is quiet and on the
decline on account of warm weather.
Barrel stock quoted: N0. 1, $5.50@
6.50; No. 2, $4@4.50 per bbl. In Chi-

No No.2 cago the market is very easy. The

Mixed Yellow. demand is gradually falling off. Stocks

Wednesday ......... 67 69 of apples on hand are larger than the

Thursday ........... 68 70 dealers like to see with a declining

Friday ------------- 6'8 70 market. Barrel stock quoted: Spies

Saturday ........... 68 70 $5@6; Baldwins $5@5.50; Ben Davis

Monday ............ 68 70 $4@4.50; Golden Russets $5; Starks
Tuesday ............ 671/2 69%; $5,

Chicago, (April 28)-—N0- 2, 681/20; Potatoes.—Market is firm, with

May 640; July 63%0 DPI‘ bu. prices about the same. Quotations:

Oats—This trade developed a. little
Weakness. The other grains, togeth-
er with good weather, have helped the

bears. Prices are little altered, how-
ever. One year ago standard cats
were 380 per bu. Quotations for the
week are:
No. 3
Standard. \l’hite.
Wednesday . . . . . . 41 1/2 41
Thursday . .......... 411/2 41
Friday ............. 41% 41
Saturday ........... 411/2 41
Monday ............ 41% 4111;,
Tuesday ............ 41% 41

Chicago, (April 28).——Standard oats
39c; May 370; July 371,40.

Beans—Good demand prevails and
prices are higher. The local board of
trade quotes immediate and prompt
shipments at $2.02; May $2.07 per bu.
Chicago reports steady prices. Pea
beans, hand—picked, choice, are steady
at $2; common $1.75@1.85; red kid—
neys, choice $3.

Rye.—This cereal is steady. No. 2
is quoted at 66c per bu.

Barley.—At Chicago barley rules
easy and is quoted at 49@660 per bu.,
while Milwaukee quotes the malting
grades at from 52@65c.

Cloverseed.——Va1ues higher. Prime
spot $7.75 per bu; alsike at $10; To-
ledo prime cash is quoted at $7.70
per bushel.

FLJUR AND FEEDS.

 

Flown—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 100-11). sacks, jobbing lots
are: Bran $28; coarse middlings $30;
fine middlings $3 ; cracked corn $29;
coarse corn meal $30; corn and oat
chop $26.50 per ton.

Hay.——Good hay scarce, with prices
higher. Carlots on track at Detroit
are: No. 1 timothy $16.50@17; stan-
dard $15.50@16; No. 2, $14@15: light
mixed $15.50@16; No. 1 mixed $13.50
@14; No. 1 clover $13@13.50.

.New York—Prices steady. No. 1
timothy $22: No. 3 to standard $18@
21 50: No. 1 clover $18@19.

Chicago—Prices here rule steady.
(‘hoice timothy is quoted at $18@19
per ton; No. 1, $16@17; No. 2, $13@
14 per ton.

Straw—Steady. Rye $8@8.50: oat
straw $7@7.50; wheat straw $7@7.50
per ton.

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.

Butter.—Market firm with the de-
mand good. Prices are unchanged.
Extra creamery 23360 per lb; firsts
"22%c: dairy 17c; packing stock 14c.

Chicago—Market is steady, with
prices unchanged. Extra creamery

 

In bulk 62@65c per bu; in sacks 70@
72c per bu. for carlots. At Chicago
the trade is dull and prices have fal-
len off 20. \Varm weather and lib-
eral receipts are the causes of the de-
cline. In New York the market is in
excellent condition. Prospects are for
continued firmness and higher prices.
Good Michigan stock is selling well at
82@83c per bushel.

WOOL.

 

This market continues firm; prices
are being well maintained. It is ap-
parent that there will be a shortage
in this year’s crop, due partly to the
reduction of herds. Last year’s terri-
tory clip amounted to 153,000,000 lbs.,
while the estimates for the present
year are given as low as 115,000,000
lbs. But few contracts for fleeces are
made, due to the lack of supplies. An
occasional lot is offered and quickly
taken at ruling prices. Michigan un-
washed delaine is quoted in Boston at
23@24c; do 14, 1/z and 37é-blood, 23@
240 per lb.

GRAND RAPIDS.

This is the last of the potato deal
and tubers have been bringing 550 at
Cadillac and other outside stations
for several days. Marketing has been
rather brisk of late and stock is pret-
ty well cleaned up. Prospects point
to a large acreage for the coming
season and large dealers are offering
to make contracts with farmers at
300, or market prices open till Nov.
1. The hay market is dull, prices at
the city market ranging from $14@
17. Pea beans are steady at $1.80;
red kidneys $2.75. Poultry is firm,
live chickens bringing 151/2@16c. Eggs
are 17@17%c.

 

DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.

 

There was a fair amount of produce
and a goodly number of buyers at the
Eastern market Tuesday morning.
Prices are steady. Potatoes were of-
fered a little more freely at 80@850
per bu: lettuce 80@85c per 6-lb. bas-
ket. Cabbage is scarcer and inferior
in quality, prices ranging from $1@
1.25 per bu; carrots 75c: eggs 220 per
dozen; rhubarb 25@35c per bunch;
hens offered at $1 each; loose hay is
steady at $15@18 per ton.

 

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.
April 27, 1914.
(Special Report of Dunning and Stev-
ens, New York Central Stock
Yards, East Buffalo, N. Y.)
Cattle—Receipts 4.000; ,the heavy
grades steady: butchers 10c higher;
prime steers $8.75@8.90; best 1200 to

 

 

weighty steers $7.65@7.90; fancy
yearlings, baby beef $8.25@8.50; me-
dium to good $7.75@8; choice handy
steers $7.80@8; fair to good $7.70@
7.80; extra fat cows $6.75@7.25; best
cows $6@6.25; butchers’ cows $5@
5.50; cutters $4.15@4.50; trimmers $4
@425; best heifers $7.50@8; medium
butcher heifers $6.75@7; stock heif-
ers $6.25@6.50; feeding steers $7@
7.85; stock steers $6.50@7.50; extra
bulls $7@7.25; bologna bulls $6.25@
6.50; stock bulls $5@6; milkers and
springers $45@90.

Hogs—Receipts 16,000; market is
steady; heavy and yorkers $9.10@
9.15; pigs $9.

Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 15,000;
lambs 15@20c lower: sheep steady;
wool lambs $8.50@8.75; clipped $7.40
@760; yearlings $6.50@6.75; wethers
$5.60@5.75; ewes $5@5.25. Calves
slow; tops $8.75@9: fair to good $7.50
@850; grassers $5.50@6.50.

 

Chicago.
April 27, 1914.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts today..20,000 33,000 20,000
Same day 1913..29,938 58,089 24,138

Last week ..... 48,217 94,536 100,165
Same wk 1913..48,422 118,661 80,651

Cattle start off this week with a
rather slow demand, except for the
best class of steers and fat butcher
stock, and prices are barely steady as
a rule. Hogs were 50 higher at the
opening, with an $8.80 top and extra
heavy hogs selling up to $8.75, but
later trade was slow, and prices de-
clined 5@10c. Hogs marketed last
week averaged 235 lbs. Shipments
from here last week aggregated 27,948
hogs, comparing with 20,173 a week
earlier and 21,487 a year ago. Sheep
and lambs are about steady today,
with business late in starting and un-
certainty as to how the market will
be before the close. Shipments of
sheep and lambs from here last week
aggregated 28,698 head, comparing
with only 16,360 a week earlier and
14,752 a year ago.

Cattle were largely 250 lower last
week for steers and 10@15c lower for
butcher stock, with much larger re-
ceipts and no correspanding improve—
ment in the general demand. The
large runs were on Monday and VVed-
nesday, 25,307 arriving the former day
and 14,663 the latter day. As eastern
sections are marketing a good many
beeves, eastern buyers have not been
especially good purchasers in this
market, and even good fat cattle sold
lower along with the others. The
larger part of the steers sold at $7.90
@9, with ordinary to pretty fair light
weights going at $7.10@7.95, medium
grade steers at $8@8.35, good lots at
$8.40@8.95 and choice to fancy steers
at $9@9.40. Common to fair year-
lings brought $7.75@8.50 and good to
prime yearlings $8.60@9.25. A fairly
active trade was witnessed in butch-
ering cows and heifers at $5.15@8.65,
with sales of cutters at $4.65@5.10,
canners at $3.50@4.60 and bulls at
$5.25@7.75. No large business was
transacted in stockers and feeders,
high prices tending to restrict sales,
with most stockmen reserving their
young cattle for fattening. The ex-
treme range of prices for these cattle
stood at $6@8.30, with few heavy
feeders going above $7.90 and numer-
ous transactions in well-bred young
stock steers at $8@8.25, but a sale
was made of 24 prime 1,008-1b. feed-
ers at $8.15. Under $7 only a com-
mon kind of stockers and feeders
was sold. Good to prime heavy stock
steer calves sold at $7.65@8.35. and
stock and feeding cows and heifers
had a fair sale at $5.35@7.35. Calves
were marketed freely at $5@8.85, with
the late top for prime vealers $8.75.
Milkers and springers of the choicer
class were in improved demand, and
two prime cows brought $92.50 per
head. Sales were made all the way
down to $55@60 for ordinary cows.

Hogs were marketed last week
much less freely than several weeks
ago or a year ago, and recent bad
breaks in prices caused numerous
stockmen to hold back their swine
until the market had time to rally
and rule better for sellers. A much
better eastern shipping demand than
the poor shipping outlet for the pre-
ceding week was quite a help in
checking the decline in prices, but 10—
cal packers were as bearish as ever
and resisted every upward movement.
Light and medium butcher weights
sold the highest, with prime heavy
hogs going at a discount of about So
as a rule. The big packers received
a good many hogs consigned to them
direct from other markets, taking this
means to hold prices down. Recent
receipts prior to last week averaged
in weight 232 lbs., being four pounds
less than a few weeks ago, and com-
paring with 244 lbs. a year ago, 230
lbs. two years ago and 246,1bs. three
years ago. Hogs averaged good in
quality, and prices were much higher

 

MAY 2," 1914;

than in former years, 1910 and .19-13
excepted. At the week’s close hogs
were selling at nearly the same prices
as a week earlier, the extrme range
being $8.30@8.771,é, with pigs going
at $7.50@8.40.

Sheep and lambs were marketed
more liberally last week than a. week
earlier, and this caused unsettled
prices, even the choicest Colorado-fed
wooled lambs selling off with com-
moner flocks. A great many clipped
flocks were marketed, and these sold
at a large discount from prices paid
for unshorn consignments. Moderate
numbers of spring lambs showed up
and brought $7@12 per 100 lbs., with
a number of carloads from Louisville
consigned direct to local packers. An
active demand for feeder lambs and
inadequate offerings put prices much
higher. After sales of Colorado wool-
ed lambs of the best grade early in
the week at $8.60, the market closed
on Saturday for wooled flocks as fol-

lows: Lambs $6.50@8.35; wethers
$5.75@6.50; ewes $4@6.25; bucks
$5.50@6. For clipped lambs buyers

paid $5.50@7.25. Some clipped lambs
were sold to feeders at $6.60. Shear-
ing and feeding lambs brought $6.75
@755. '

Horses were in excellent general
demand last week, with only moder-
ate receipts and firm pricesfor most
offerings. Drafters weighing from 1650
to 1900 lbs. brought $250@300, and an
exceptionally fine 2,000-lb. horse sold
at $350. Express and wagon horses
had a good demand at $225@250’per
head, with lighter ones selling as low
as $165. Inferior small chunks sold
mostly at $165@185 and larger ones
at $185@200. Drivers sold usually at
$65@150, farm geldings at $125@185
and farm mares at $145©225.' The
United States army is asking bids for
supplying the service with 1,200
horses.

(Continued from last page).
are starting early, and winter grains
look fine. There has not. been much
work done in the fields yet, but small
grains will be sown as soon as it
warms up; 25 per cent of alfalfa hay

is still in farmers’ hands; the hay
market is poor. Stock is doing well,
and cows are high in price. The irri-

gations are being made ready to run
water as soon as needed. Farmers
are buying corn at $1.50 per cwt; oats
$1.20 per cwt; eggs 120; butter 17c;
cream 200.

Ohio.

Sandusky Co.—It is fine and warm
now. after a cold wet spell. Farmers
are busy sowing oats. There will be
a big acreage of corn and oats sown.
Wheat is in bad shape. Meadows
seem to have stood the winter well,
excepting some new stands of alfalfa.
Some peaches are killed. Fruit is
rather late in starting to blossom.
Horses and sheep are extra high,
with plenty for sale. There are lots
of. cattle to be marketed yet. There
is not much being sold now except
eggs and butter. Eggs 16c; butter
220. Hay is slow at $10@12. Apples
§i@2 per bu; corn 70c per cwt; oats

c.

 

Chicago live stock commission mer-'

chants are cautioning their country
Datrons against marketing their half-
fat cattle, as there is a wide margin
in prices between these and Well ma-
tured beeves, with quality and flesh
much appreciated by slaughterers.
But after cattle are matured, nothing
is to be gained by holding them any
longer.

'r FOR SALE
3 Reg. PERGHEBUN STAIIIIINS

One dark gray, comingv'i. years old. weight 1650, good
bone, extraflood feet. nice style and acti'on: one dark
brown. coming 2 years old, extra. poodlbone. will make
a ton horse: one dark gray, coming 2 years old, the
making of a horse. Those stallions are all sired by
a horse that took second place at! the International,
and are all recorded in the Per. 8. of America.

AMOS LVGIBIHL. Pandora. 01110.

For Sale—2 Reg. Percheron Mares .33.].
WELLS W. GARDNER, Fenton. Mich. Bell phone.

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sacked. F. O. B. Dryden. Mich. FRANK BARTLETT.

ALFALFA SEED

We are offering the finest grades Western Grown
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MAY 2, 1914. ' -

THIS is THE LAST EDITION.

The first edition is sent to those who
have not expressed a desire for the
latest markets. The late market edi-
tion will be-sent on request at any
time. '

DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Thursday’s Market.
, April 30, 1914.
Cattle.
Receipts 1426. Market steady at
Wednesday’s and last week’s prices.
We quote: Best steers and heifers
$8@8.50; steers and heifers, 1000 to
1200, $7.50@7.75; do 800 to 1000, $6.75

‘_.s._._

 

@725; do that are fat, 500 to 700,
$6.50@7'; choice fat cows $6@6.50;
good do $5.25@5.75: common cows
$4.50@5; canners $3@4.25; choice

heavy bulls $6.75; fair to good bolog-
nas, bulls $6.25@6.50; stock bulls $5
@6; choice feedingsteers 800 to 1000
$6.75@7.40; fair do $6.50@6.75; choice
stockers, 500 to 700, $6.50@6.75; fair
do $6@‘6.25; stock heifers $5@6; milk-
ers, large, young. medium age $65@
75: common milkers $40@55.

Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 5
butchers av 988 at $6.50, 1 cow wgh
990 at $5.75;..2 do av 1100 at $6, 2
steers av 810 at $7.535, 5 do av 1020 at
$8, 1 do wgh 860 at $7.25; to Boetner
28 feeders av 874 at $7.40; to Kam-
man B. Co. 7 steers av 835 at $7.35,
1'.“ do av 825 at $7.50, 12 do av 905 at
$7.50, 1 bull wgh 830 at $6.50; to Brei-
tenbeck 2 cows av 950 at $5.75, 1 bull
wgh 1410 at $6.40; to Newton B. Co.
18 steers av 1044 at $7.80, 15 do av
1007 at $7.80, 2 cows av 1110 at $6, 2
cows av 900 at $6.25, 3 steers av 1073
at $$57.80; to Schuer 2 cows av 875
at .

Spicer & R. sold Sullivan P. Co. 4
cows av 1125 at $6.60, 2 do av 995 at
$6, 3 steers av 983 at $7.60, 3 bulls av
1327 at $6.75, 12 steers av 1030 at
$7.75, 4 cows av 1175 at $6.25; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 2 bulls av 1410
at $6.50, 9 steers_av 833 at $7.50, 1
cow wgh 1160 at $6.75; to Haddrell
9 feeders av 787 at $7.35; to Breiten-
beck 20 steers av 825 at $7.30; to
Parker, W. & Co. 21 steers av 770 at
$7.25; to Bresnahan 2 bulls av 1050
at $6, 4 cows av 940 at $5.50, 1 do
wgh 740 at $5.50; to Bresnahan 12
steers av 658 at $7.20; to Hammond,
S. & Co. 2 butchers av 1010 at $7, 1
cow wgh 1280 at $7, 1 bull wgh 1240
at $7; to Bresnahan 1 cow wgh 860 at
$5.50, 1 steer wgh 600 at $7, 2 do av
495 at $6.75, 6 do av 655 at $6.75; to
Thompson Bros. 21 do av 860 at $7.45,
1 bull wgh 780 at $6.50.

Roe Com. Co. sold Kamman B. Co
10 cows av 1083 at $5.90; to Bresna-
han 3 cows av 960 at $5.25.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Rattkowsky
2 steers av 1135 at $6.50, 3 cows av
1170 at $6.15; to Newton B. Co. 13
steers av 809 at $7.50, 4 do av 955 at
$6.60, 14 do av 830 at $7.35, 1 do Wgh
690 at $7, 16 do av 1065 at $7.90, 3
cows av 1017 at $6, 1 do wgh 950 at
$5.25. 1 do wgh 970 at $6.50, 3 bulls
av 1653 at $6.50, 2 steers av 875 at
$7.25, 2 do av 1185 at $8. 2 do av 985
at $8, 26 do av 852 at $7.60, 8 cows
av 1140 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 1000 at
$5.75, 2 steers av 970 at $7.50, 1 bull
wgh 1370 at $6.50, 6 heifers av 820 at
$7.65, 3 heifers av 577 at $6, 1 bull
wgh 1690 at $7.50: to Bresnahan 4
cows av 985 at $5.50, 2 do av 945 at
$5.50, 1‘] steers av 872 at $7.75, 2
cows av
at $5.75, 7 do av 950 at $5.60; to
Breitenleck 5 do av 994 at $5.90; to
Sullivan P. Co. 23 steers av 1085 at
$7.65, 5 do av 1088 at $7.80, 2 do av
1080 at $6.55, 1 do wgh 920 at $6.50.
2 cows av 1135 at $6.25, 2 do av 975
at $5.75.; to Hammond, S. & Co. 2
steers av 935 at $7. 2 bulls av 1400 at
$6.50, 6 cows av 11:51 at $6.50, 6 steers
av 1083 at $8.

Veal Calves.

Receipts 968. Market steady with

last Thursday; 25c lower than on
\Vednesday. Best $9@9.25; others $6
@850.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Newton B. Co.
3 av 130 at $7, 14 av 135 at $9, 12 av
140 at $9; to Applebaum 4 av 155 at
$9.50; to Rather 6 av 130 at $9.50; to
Applebaum 7 av 155 at $9; to Ratt-
kowsky 18 av 140 at $9.40; to Goose
14 av 145 at $9.50; to .J Goose 44 av
145 at $9.50, 4 av 140 at $9.25, 5 av
115 at $8.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 4 av
150 at $9, 2 av 190 at $9, 5 av 115 at
$8, 4 av 120 at $8.50, 4 av 155 at $9,
2 av 135 at $7.50; to Thompson Bros.

21 av 125 at $8.50; to Kull 6 av 120 at .

 

$8.75, 2 av 110 at $8.50; to Costello
5 av 109 at $8.50, 18 av 140 at $9; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 14 av 145 at
$9.25; to Rattkowsky 3 av 135 at $9:
to Hammond, S. & Co. 7 av 135 at
$8.50, 2 av 160 at $9.25, 20 av 140 atl
$9, 7 av 130 at $8.75, 21 av 145 at*
$9, 3 av 100 at $7.
Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 1967: Market steady. Best
lambs $7@7.25; fair to good lambs
$6.50@7; light to common lambs $5.50
@650; fair to good sheep $4.50@5;
culls
lambs .38. -

 

1050 at $6, 6 do av 1035 ,

and common $3.50@4; wool‘

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

Bishop, B. & H. sold Newton B. Co.
62‘ wool lambs av 60 at $7;

B. Co. 16 spring lambs av 60 at $12, 4 ,

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wool lambs av 75 at $8; to Parker,
W & Co. 151 do av 85 at $7; to
Thompson Bros. 10 sheep av 100 at
$4.50, 6 do av 125 at $5, 6 do av 110
at $5, 15 do av 75 at $4.50; to Mich.
B. Co. 54 lambs av 73’ at $7, 16 do
av 55 at $6, 19 do av 55 at $6.25, 26
yearlings av 85 at $6.75, 21 do av 90
at $6.50; ~to Thompson Bros. 24 lambs
av 65 at $7; to Hammond, S. & Co.
3 spring lambs av 50 at $11.

Spicer & R. sold Mich. B. Co. 22
sheep av 110 at $3.25, 24 spring lambs
av 51 at $10; to Newton B. Co. 113
lambs av 75 at $6.70; to Parker, W.
& Co. 23 do av 71 at $6.75.

Haley & M. sold Mich. B. Co. 11
sheep av 105 at $4.75, 19 lambs av 65
at $6.75, 5 wool lambs av 75 at $7.75,
69 do av 70 at $6.75.

Roe Com. Co. sold Barlage 10 sheep
av 80 at $5, 92 clip lambs av 65 at $7.
Hogs.

Receipts 8662. None sold up to
noon. Looks $8.35@8.40.

Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co.
425av 190 at $8.40.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. &
s680352500 av 190 at $8.40, 24 av 180 at

Spicer & R. sold Hammond, S. &'
Co. 500 av 190 at $8.40, 250 av 180
at $8.35.

Haley & M. sold same 350 av 190
at $8.40, 125 av 180 at $8.35.

Market closed dull at the decline
from last week.

James Fontaine, of Lakeview, was
on the market with two loads of the
beet cattle seen here in some time,
that he raised himself. Twenty—one
of them were sold by Bishop, Bullen
& Holmes to Hammond. Standish &
Co. for $8.50 per cwt; they averaged
1130 lbs. The other load was heavier
and up to noon $8 was the best price

offered, they being too heavy for the

trade.

 

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1 . 'lax. Wheat graded from Contract
,. to No. 1 Hard, weighed heavy and
a” yielded from 20 to 45 bushels
per acre: 22 bushels was about the
.tnl average. Mixed Farming may be
considered fully on profitable an industry as
grain raising. The excellent grasses full of ,
nutrition, are the only food required either ..
If, for beef or dairy purposes. In 1912. at Chi~ ..
1 came, Western Canada carried otl’ the ‘
' Championship for beef steer. Good ',
,,, schools. markets convenient, climate excel-
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Canada oflers the bizgeet opportunity
of any place on the continent.
Apafly for descriptive literature
on reduced rciiwny rates
Superintendent of immigration,
Ottawa Canada. or to
Canadian Government Agent.

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You can put them on quicker than wood shingles
and they always look well. M'e make them of
heavy steel. painted or heavily galvanized. They .
come single. 8 on sheet or in clusters 2 it. by 0
any length from 5 to 10 it. 9'

Send for new mining and get our low fac- .0 “39‘
tory prices. Catalog shows all sizes and .0 Ill)

 
     
     
     
      

 

       
         
    
   
 
   

  

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with such care.

part.

AD RIANCE
MOWERS are
scientifically and
mec hanically
correct. The
. main frame

is one piece—
v e r y strong—
absolutely rigid
-— insuring per-
fect alignment

Adi-lance Mower
Made in 1858

 
   

Addnnce Mower
Made in I 9 l 4:

Ask your FLYING DUTCHMAN DEALER

 

Dept. 26

   

The construction of the ADRIANCE is
such that there is no great strain on any one

  

of shafts—perfect mesh of gears under most severe use.

Cutter Bar never binds—it is so flexible that it will follow uneven ground
perfectly, also swings over the tongue when not in use. _
Forward Acting Foot Lever does the work with a
natural movement of the leg, also serves as a foot brace
in controlling a fractious team.

Write us for our FREE ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET.

MOLINE PLow Co.

MOLIN E, ILL.

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Read This Letter:—
Louisville, N. Y.
Send us a set of Guard
Fingers for the Adnance
Mower bought in 1875. This
machine has been in active
service sometimes on several
farms, for the 39 years since
purchase. With new guards
is good for years to come.
PREMO & SONS
This is just one of many
such letters that we re-
ceive.

    
   
   
       
     
       
         
 

    
     
       
       
     
    
 

    

A D R I A N C E
Spring Draft device
completely overcomes
shock to driver and
team should an ob-
struction be met.

Beside being the
strongest and best
built mower on the
market, you will find
the ADRIANCE is
the lightest draft and

easiest to handle.

 
 
  
 

    

 
 

50 Years’
Service has
proven. the
Superiority
of Adriance
Construction

     
 
 
      
       
   
  
 
 
  
 

 
 
   

      
 

   

   

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Horse Owners Should Use

oommuws
CAUSTIC BALSAM

The Great French Veterina Remed .
A SAFE. SPEEDY a POSITI E CU .

Prepared exclusively
b J. E. Gombault, ex-
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Impossible to produce any scar or blemish.
The safest hcst Blister ever used. Takes the
flame of all Iiuiments for mild or severe action.
llcumves all Bunches or Bleiuishes from Horses
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As 8. HUMAN REMEDY for Rheu-
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is invaluable.

E GUARANTEE that one table-
spoonful of Caustic Balsam Will produce
more actual results than a whole bottle of any
liuiment or spavin cure mixture ever made.

Every bottle of Caustic Bulnum sold is
Wax-ranted to give satisfaction. Price $1.50

per bottle. Sold by dl‘ugg‘ists, or sent by ex-
press, charges paid, with full directions for its
use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo-
nials, etc. Address

THE LAWRENGE‘WILLIAIIS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

These are our specialties
just now. Our '25 years

DRESSED IIOGS

exper' h .ta l‘t '
DRESSED VEAL how £2156: tllgm l‘lgrlydld
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POULTRY reputation :3; “1.333... 2.....‘3;
_ and quick returns is assured by

our record.
WRITE TODAY.

Chas. W. Rudd a. Son, Detroit, Mich.

Ship your Hay to Pittsburgh audio
Danlel Mccallrey Sons Company

Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rot—any bank or Mercantile Agency
FARMERS—“'0 are paying good premium above
the Otficial Detrmt Market. for new-
lnld_ e 28 shipped direct to us by express. Write us

for In omntion. It will pay you. American Butter
& Cheese 00.. 31-33 Griswold St... Detroit. Mich.

' Wholesale Commission House.
GUESS. Fulhr& 00., Detroit. Want your apples.
potatoes. poultry and rabbits. Quick returns.
BOUGHT—Bears. Foxes. Mints. Ducks. Guineas.

and all kinds of birds and animals.
William J. Mackeneen. Box 334. Yardley, Penna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

styles of this roofing, the cheapest when 0 We
service is considered. “'0 pay freight. .0 “I“; 6"
Write for Catalog now and be . I 402 ”one“:
sure to gt: din;nsions of tool. 0.9 5L. Cant“, U.
Kenna .[8 005118 9 Senduulogaronce
& Calms Co. , ,0. to
EH. 1886 .0
I402 Dongle! Street 0
Canton, 0. '0 Name..............................

   
 

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l Beet Cash Offer takes a No. 8 United States Separator

(2 (:04 cows). Used only one year. In perfect condition.

For information write. a. G. Bench. II. I, Cele-e. Ila.

DO YOU NEED FARM HELP?

We have many able-bodied young men. mostly with-
out farming experience, u ho wish to work on terms. It
you need a good, stead}, sober and willing worker
write for an order blank. Ours isnphilanthmpie

organization. aed we make_no charge to employer
Our object is to encourage farming

The Jewish Agricultural
l‘.’th BL.

or employee.
among the Jews.

Society. 714 w. Chicago. Illinois.

 

 
   
  

  

' HAT’S what many
Southern Farmers are
making. Alfalfa yields 4' co
6 crops annually. Other hay crops do pro-
portionately as well. It‘s the greatest dairy
and livestock section of America.

GOOD LAND, $15 an Acre Up
Truck,poultry and fruits of all kinds make big profits.
Seven to ten months growing season. Climate very

healthful. Learn the his. ask [or "Southern
Field" magazine and land lists.
ILV. Elohnrde.Land&Ind.Agt. Sout hem Ry

Wnuhfdaouznfl. MobileéOhlo.
Ga.So.&Fla.Py

Farms and Farm lands For Sale

WANTED farms from 0'» ners forsnle. We havcdirect‘
buyers. Send description. llIagazim._pflfl,-C“.
Western Sales Agency, Minneapolis, Minn,

    
  
 

  
 
   
         
          
 

 

 

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For sa'e —In whole or part. 320 acre Southern Michi-
gan farm. Good soil, buildings and fences.
Must sell. 0. B. Schairer 214 Dewey AVO..SWiHSVul(‘, l’a.

MICHIGAN FARMING LANDS

Near Saginaw andIBny City. in Gladwin and Midland
Counties. Low prices; Easy terms: Clear-title. Write
for maps and particulars. STAFFELD BROTHERS.
17> Merrill Building, Saginaw. (W. 8.), Michigan.

6000 ACRES—Rainy Lake, Preeque Isle County.

Clay loam land. lumbered 20
years ago. Easily cleared. $10 to $12.50 per acre.
Small payment. long time. Alsobmil-acre ranch and
partly ~improved farm. No crop failures or floods.
Grain, grass, fruit, vegetables and live stock returns
challenge com arisen. JOHN G. KHAU’I‘H. owner,
Rainy Lake ettlement. P. O. Millereburg. Mich.

FARMS, GOOD. CHEAP, PROFITABLE.

UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES NOW.
State Board of Agriculture. Dover. Delaware.

CASH FOR YOUR FARM

I bring buyers and sellers to other. Write me it
you want to buy. sellOr trade. steblished 1881. Frank
P. Cleveland, 948 Adams Express Building, Chicago.

 

 

 

 

 

- —2 cm )8 a year here. no snow-
SOUlll Georg“ Farm: New olony of Ohio and Mich.
1gan Farmers. Virgin soils. on railroad, Oorn, Cotton.
and paper Shell Pecan lands. Write for booklet today.
Wayne Development i‘o.. Owners, Grand Bldg-.,llrunewiek. (in.

$100K Tools FARM—157 acres, Ill-room house.
i ! burn 40x60, 35 cow stalls, silo.
horse barn 30x40, fruit. hen house. running water to
buildings. Included 25 fine Holstein cows, air horses.
all tools. hay. grain. Only . 2WD cas . balance
time. 5 percent. interest. Catalog number 1028. Hall‘s
Farm Agency. Owego, Tlogn Co.. New York.

GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH 0F

Farm Value

800i is believing and the only way to buy n farm.
nfilament] descriptions are too much alike.

 

 

 

FARMERS' REALTY (20., Quakertown, Pa.

 


 

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

MAY -2, 1914.

 

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You can keep ensilage as succu-
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Built of vilrilicd clay hollow blocks—it
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-—no hoops to tighten—first
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If your silage is perfectly cured,
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. 'OXALBITOL ‘

Heals Cuts, Burns and Sores

It is an antiseptic dressing
that is sold on its merit, money
returned if not satisfied. Send 35 cents to

OXALBITOL C0., Honesdale, Pa.

“Saw your ad. in the Michigan
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Watching the Egg Market.

 

T this season of the year many

producers impair their egg

market. This they do through
carelessness generally brought about
by other duties which are numer-
ous and exacting in the spring time,
and it may be that the course they
follow in neglecting the egg market
is the economical one. However,
there are many instances where the
other duties could be carried forward
in their usual way and the trade still
supplied with choice eggs if the dan-
gers of the season are pointed out and
little precautions taken.

Warm days necessitate frequent
and regular collection of eggs from
the nests. We would repeat this with
emphasis, although it has been many
times mentioned in these columns.

weak shell, one stale specimen, an-
had better be disposed of in some
other manner. One cannot afford to
take a chance on their being satis-
factory to private customers. It would
be more to one’s advantage to lose a
few good eggs than to allow one poor
one to get by.

Not only do many take the above
precautions to keep the eggs good and
eliminate undesirable ones, but in ad-
dition they test them. It frequently
happens that eggs have spots in them
due often to the physical condition of
the hens.
may be detected by use of a. tester.
The illustration on this page gives a
view of one type of tester, together
with the appearance of a heated egg,
one that started to rot, one with a

 

HEATED

 

' spor R07

 

SHELL WEAK

 

 

FRESH

 

 

STALE

 

BLACK ROT

 

CRACKED
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Use the Egg Tester in a Dark Room.

The light inside the box will shine

through an egg placed at the hole and indicate its condition.

\Vhere the eggs remain and are kept
warm by other hens coming on the
nest afterwards, the conditions for in-
fection and decomposition of the eggs
are present. Frequent collections ov-
ercome this danger.

(‘lean nests are another requisite.
Where filth has been permitted to
gather in the nests it not only dirtics
up the shells and makes the eggs less
salable, but the chances of the eggs
becoming infected with some of the
decomposing bacteria are greatly mul—
tiplied.

Again, the condition of the eggs
will depend upon how they are stor-
ed whilc waiting to be marketed. It
not infrequently happens that, the
housewife stores them near the cook
stove where the temperature is high
and where the same changes will take
place in the eggs as when they are in
an incubator or under a hen. A cool
place where evaporation is small and
foreign odors, such as onion, garlic,
and petroleum are absent, is best. A
cellar that is cool and not too damp,
will serve the purpose well. Currents
of air should not be allowed to pass
over the eggs as such exposure causes
them to shrink by absorbing the
moisture of the contents.

Where one is catering to a special
trade (and we are surprised and
pleased to find so many who have
regular customers in the towns and
cities) he cannot afford to include in
his shipments the contents of nests
that have been hidden away by the
hens and afterwards found with eggs

 

of unknown age and quality. These

 

other with black rot, a cracked one,
and a perfectly fresh one. Inside of
lflte tester a light is placed and the
instrument is used in a dark room.
The egg is held in the hole and the
light shinging through it indicates its
condition. With a little instruction
one of the younger members of the
lfmnily can go over the eggs and make
sure that they are all right, and at
the same time become interested in
'an important plume of 21 his industry.

These precautions will take com-
paratively little time and will not only
laid the producer in keeping his pri-x
vate market, but will also help in
creating a kecncr demand for his of-
ferings, which will make sales easier
at good prices.

 

MEAT FROM ARGENTINE.

 

Large quantities of Argentine froz-
en beef are being shipped to New
York, and strong efforts have been
made by dealers of late to force it in—
to distributive channels before rising
temperature renders handling it diffi-
cult, if not impossible. Distributors
expect to be forced to place frozen
beef in cold storage during the period
of hot weather, to be held there un-
til next fall. This is the season of
maximum production of beef in the
southern hemisphere, and later on im-
portations of this beef will decrease.
For a month loading in Buenos Aires
for New York has steadily increased,
aggregating in four weeks 96,000 quar-
ers, or the product of nearly 25,000
cattle. Some of the Argentine beef
has been offered in the Chicago mar-
et, and retailers have endeavored to
sell it for the same prices as those
asked for choice native beef, but con-
sumers found it poor eating.

These and other blemishes

Crop and Market Notes.
Michigan. ‘ .
Shiawassee Co.—Wheat, 'rye and
clover have wintered well and are
doing fine. Good acreage "of oats be-
ing sown. Fruit trees are budding.
Much building isvbeing. done. Hay is
selling at $10@13 per ton: wheatr92c;
oats 420; eggs 16c; butter 24c;~hogs
$8.40. - ‘
Crawford Co.—Except peaches, the
fruit buds promise good crops. :Rye
is fair except in low places Where ice
damaged it. Clover has been dam-
aged by heaving more than usual.
Some are spraying, others. putting in
oats, of which the usual acreage will
be sown. Bean prices have improved
and this will encourage heavier plant-
ing of this crop than was expected.
Kalkaska Co.—Spring is late. Fruit
buds are beginning to swell and seem
to be in good condition.
acreage of spring crops will be plant-
ed. Fall plowing is helping to rush
the crops in so they will have anor-
mal start. Winter grains and mea-
dOWS are looking good. Need warmer
weather however. Farmers with silos
brought stock through in goodcondi-
tion while others had poorer results.
Potatoes moving at 500: COWS and
hogs bring good prices but are scarce.
Shiawassee Co.—V\'cutber excellent
for working land. A few fields of
oats and barley sown. but, seeding is
well under way. A large number of
farmers fall plowed for spring crops
thereby hastening cat and barley sow-

mg and reducing heavy spring work.

 

New seeding and what are coming
on in fine condition. llyc is looking
well. Very little injury done winter

crops by standing water. Lamb feed-
ers are beginning to market their
lambs. Very few feedms purchased
the second lot of lambs. A few farm—
ers are buying young cattle and put.—
ting’ on pasture for full marketing.
Road building has begun and a num—
ber of miles of state reward road will

be constructed in this county this
season.
New York.
Genesee Co.—Wintor grains and

seeding has suffered more; during Ap-
ril than they did the rest of the win-
ter. Stock prices a little easier, as
is also the case with land values.
Peach buds have been damaged, but.
other fruits seem to be. all right.
Bean prices are better and they are
being marketed freely. Potatoes are
moving lnarkctward. Dairy butter
230; creamery 25c; pork 101/2c; hogs
80; fresh eggs 18c: using chickens
20c; fowls 15c; lambs 14c; wheat $1;
oats tic; potatoes 70c: beans, $2@3;
cabbage $20; loose ha}: $11@13.
New Jersey.

Morris Co.—Sp1'ing is late; weath-
er cold and wet. About the usual

acrezge of oats and corn will be put

in. Winter wheat and we are look-
ing well. Cows sell high but the
horse market is a little dull. Wheat
$1; 1g 22c; butter Gin. Farm help
scarce.

Pennsylvania.

Lancaster Co.—-V\'heut,
new seeding looking fine.

look healthy. Farmers. will substi—

tute potatoes for tobuu-o, owing to

the low price the latter is bringing.

clover and
Fruit buds

Potatoes are now being planted. Old
ones are bringiig 75c per bu; eggs
17c: butter 35c.
Ohio.
Warren Co.~Spring is very back-

ward, and very little cuts- or potatoes
have been planted. There is consid-
erable plowing to do 5%, owug t0
lrcquent showers. The usual acreage
of corn will be planted. The pig crop

is an average and >tarting well.
Wheat and rye are in line condition

except on soggy fields. Meadows will
be light, owing to last year’s drouth.
Bluegrass and pastures are starting
tine. Hens are laying well, and a.
large crop of chicks will be hatched.
Dairying is steady, owing to the low
price of butter and cream. Many new
tile drains have been laid this spring.
\Vheat 900; corn 700: seed oats 50c;
potatoes $1.25; hay $12.50; butter 250;
eggs 150.

Indiana.
Elkhart Co.——Not much work can
be done, as we are havin a late
spring and rainy weather. 0 plow-

ing for corn has been done yet, but
some of the farmers are getting their
ground ready to sow clover. A num-
ber will sow 10 to 25 acres of clover,
and 20 to 30 acres of corn. Market
prices are: Corn 60c: 'wheat 900;
oats 500; rye 600; cowpeas'$2.80 per
bushel. Winter grains have come
through the winter in good condition,
and meadows are in fine shape. Hens
are laying well: 'eggs 16c; butter 23c.

Jay Co.—The weather has been cold
up till Easter. W'heat was looking
fine, but the protracted froSts are col-
oring the blades. Some oats and bar-
ley has been sown on well ditched
ground. Roads are in fine shape

where the drag .method prevails. The
farmers are buying autos and tile and

The normal ,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

MAY 2,1914.

fence. ~ Meadows are looking fine.
Winter grains are being held by the
farmers for feeding. Spring work is
well under way and much plowmg is
being done. An increased acreage of
oats is expected, as last year was
practically a failure. Potatoes 80c;

corn 90c; wheat 940; oats 36c; hay
$8@12; eggs 16c; butter 200; hogs
$8.50; cattle $7.50.

Daviess Co.——We are having aback-
ward spring. Grass is starting slow-
ly, and feeds are getting . scarce.
There were heavy frosts April 9 and
10. Meadow prospects are excellent,
and the acreage is large. Old mea.
dows thought to have been killed last
fall are coming out nicely. About 50
per cent of peaches killed, but other
fruit is in good condition. Oat sow-
ing is late on account of wet weath-
er, and the acreage will be small.
There has been no spring plowing
done yet. The decline in prices of
produce two weeks ago is now _re-
gained, and all markets are more live-
ly. Corn 700; potatoes $1.10; wheat
95c; Chickens 160; eggs 160; butter
20c; hay 318; cows $60@100; beef
$8; hogs $8.50-

Ohio.

,Fair‘field Co.——Wheat is promising,
though some fields unprotected by
snow are injured. We have had con-
siderable rain, and the ground is too
wet to plow, therefore few oats have
been sown. Grass is looking well.
Peaches are said to be killed, but ap-
ples are uninjured so far. Stock is
looking well, and there is plenty of
hay and fodder. Quite a quantity of
hay is being shipped to market. There
will be a large acreage of corn plant-
ed. Eggs 15c; butter 25@30c; potatoes
$1; wheat 94c; oats 400; corn 65c.
Milch cows are scarce and high in
price. Hogs are plentiful, but gener-
ally healthy.

Guernsey Co.—Peaches on the low
land are killed, but on high land the
prospects are fairly good. Meadows
and Winter crops are in fine condi-
tion. The weather has been wet and
cold, and farmers could not get on
the land to work, therefore little plow-
ing has been done. Oat sowing is
late, but there will be a large acreage
planted this year. Roads are in bad
condition, but are being dragged.
Roughage is about cleaned up. Eggs
20c; butter 350: potatoes $1@1.10;
corn 75c; oats 45c.

Hancock Co.—Wheat and meadows
look good, as the warm weather has
started the growth. There are still
some oats to sow. There has been
some plowing for corn. There are
more spring pigs than usual, and
many hogs are fattening. Hay is sold
.for $9@10 per ton: cream 241/20; eggs
16c per dozen.

Harrison Co. Spring has been very
wet and backward. and very little
plowing has been done yet. As the
season for sowing oats is almost past,
there will not be a large acreage
sown. The prospects for a fruit crop
are good. and farmers are spraying
and pruning and putting their or-
ChBl‘dS in fine shape. VVheat never
looked better. and meadows are fine.
What .alfalfa we have came through
the Winter in good condition. and is
now making a fine growth. About the
usual amount of corn will be plant-
ed. Stock of all kinds came through
the Winter in good shape, and some

 

farmers are turning stock out on the'

grass. Sheep are selling for 5 6 er
head: horses $150@275; bufte? 280;
eggs 160. There are lots of chicks
being hatched.

Wisconsin. ‘

Clark Co.—The spring is a little
late but the outlook for crops is good.
Not much work done as yet as the
ground is a little too wet. Farmers
Will plant more than the usual amount
of potatoes this year; other crops are
about the same as usual. Meadows
and Winter grains look good. Butter
26c: eggs 17c; cheese 18c; potatoes
520;- hay $9. .

Illinois.

Perry Com—Fruit buds are not very
far advanced for the time of year.
Grass, wheat and rye look fine. Very
little oats have been sown yet on ac-
count of the wet spring. It depends
on the weather what and how much
will be planted. Roads are bad for
the time of year. Wheat 900; oats
50c; hay $12@18; butter 180; eggs
17c; chickens 13c; northern potatoes
$1; seed potatoes $1@1.25. It is too
wet to plant potatoes yet.

Missouri.

Vernon.Co.—We have had consid-
erable rain so far this month. All
kinds of small grains are looking well
and growmg fast. A large acreage of
oats was sown. Some plowing is be—
ing done for corn, which will be
planted soon, as the farmers desire
to get. the early planting done so as
to raise some early feed. There does
not seem to be very much stock in
the country, but there are a few hogs
and calves shipped out all the time.
The peach, plum, pear and apricot
trees are in bloom. Apple trees are
budding, and prospects are for a good

THE MICHIGAN FAR‘MER

fruit crop. Eggs 16c; butter 16c;
chickens 14c; potatoes $1; corn 750;
oats 45c; hay $12. .

'Nodaway Co.—Spring work has
started with a rush. Fruit trees and
other trees are not very far advanc-

ed. We have had plenty of rain and

the ground is wet and cold. Roads
are in bad shape. Winter grains are
in fine condition, and meadows and
pastures are making a fine start.
There is not much stock or produce
going to market. Many farmers are
setting out fruit trees. Corn 700;
hay $10; chickens 140; eggs 140; but-
ter-fat 300.

Mississippi Co.—-VVe are having fine
spring weather. Farmers are prepar-
ing for the corn crop. Wheat and rye
look fine, and oats are up. Timothy
hay $8.50 per ton; chickens 14c; but-
ter 25c; potatoes $1; corn 65c; flour
$5.20 per bbl; hogs $7@7.50; milch
cows $60@100; beef $6.25; pea hay
$15@30, according to quality.

Vernon Co.—VVe had a freeze on
April 8. Peaches were out in full
bloom, but were not injured. We have
the best prospects for fruit that we
have had for several years. Wheat
and oats never looked better here.
Some corn that was up was frozen
down, but it is all right. Fall seed-
ing of grasses look fine. Farmers’
wives are busy with incubators, as
this is quite a poultry raising coun-.

try, and it is quite a profitable in-‘

dustry.

Phelps Co.——The weather has been
very cold and much rain since April
1, although grass is coming out nice
and green and making good pasture;
wheat is looking good. On April 8-9-
10 it was eight belowr freezing, and
the fruit stood the cold very well.
There has been a large acreage of
oats sown and considerable ground
prepared for corn. Work on the farm
at present is at a standstill on ac:
count of so much rain. Hogs $8.50;
cattle $8.25; sheep $6.25; wheat 900;
corn 850; butter 20c; eggs 15c; hens
131,60; spring chickens 30c per lb;
turkeys 14c; ducks 131/2c; geese 80
per lb; guineas 200; hides, green. per
1b., Ill/20; feathers 43@60c per lb.

North Dakota.

Foster Cor—The weather has been
stormy for a few days. Farmers are
waiting for the ground to dry so they
may begin seeding. Hay meadows
have not been hurt so far. Dry feed
has been plentiful this year. Hay is
selling at sales for $5.50@7.50 per
ton. The pig crop is quite large this
spring and not much loss. Cattle and
hogs have been quite steady in price
for the last few weeks, but the horse
market is rather dull.

South Dakota.

Meade Co.——Spring wheat is about
all in, and farmers are plowing for
corn, oats and alfalfa, of which there
will be many acres sown. Grass and
alfalfa and winter grains are begin-
ning to show life, and trees are be-
ginning to bud. Farmers are setting
out a great many fruit and forest
trees. Potatoes are selling for $1@
1.50; eggs 12c; butter 25c; cream
27c.

Nebraska.

West Central Otoe Co.———We are hav-
ing fine spring weather at present.
Fruit trees will soon be in bloom.
Peach buds are about all dead. Ap-
ples are all right so far. Meadows are
greening up fine. Wheat looks good,
though some has been winter-killed in
spots. Farmers are busy seeding oats
and also discing the ground for corn.
Some will plow for corn, but the
greater portion of the corn ground
will be disced. Grain markets are
unchanged. Timothy seed $2.75 per
bu; seed oats 500 per bu; cream 220;
eggs 150; hens 12c; hogs $8 per cwt.

Dodge Co.——We have had cold and
rainy weather for several days. Farm-
ers are seeding oats. Winter wheat
looks fine since the rain. and pastures
begin to look green. Fruit buds are
in good condition. Some are planting
potatoes and making garden. Roads
are rough in places since the rains.
There is not much grain coming to

market now. \Vheat 78c; corn 610;
oats 33c; butter-fat 22c; butter 230;
eggs 1%c: cows $7.15; hogs $8.50;
sheep $6.75.

Dawson Co.——April opened up with
several days of windy, cloudy weath—
er, but little moisture fell. Since
then we had two hard freezes, which
seriously injured fruit buds. A large
acreage of alfalfa will be sown this
spring. Present indications are that
winter wheat will be an average crop.
Meadows are beginning to show some
growth, and very little field work has
been done.

Knox Co.———The weather is very fav-
orable for spring work, and we have
had some nice rains. Some plowing
has been done. Fruit buds have not
started to open yet. Meadows and
Winter grains look good. There will
be more corn than usual raised this
year. Some farmers are paying $4
to $5 an acre for breaking prairie.
Hay is seeling at $6 per ton; hogs
$8; butter-fat 200; eggs 13c.

Scotts Bluff Co.—Alfalfa and‘ grass

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Traction Sprayers cover four or six rows at
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POTATO GROWERS

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Deadly Scours

Scientific Tested. Safe and SURE CURE.

FO R 75 CENTS

we will send pre aid bottle to lost a year. Money
refunded if it ails. Scouts are prevalent in best
regulated calf barns.rctard growth and are often fatal.

Don’t Take Chances.

Equally sure with grown cattle and hogs. Easy to give.

ROUGEMONT FARM REMEDIES, Detroit, Mich.

MINERAL
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33 Package OUREB any case or money refunded
81 Package OURES ordinary cues. Mineral Hoavo
Remedy 00.. 463 N. Fourth Ave" Pittsburgh.Pa

JNO. CRAWFORD,
Horse Importer,
Byron, Mich.

10 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.

AUDTIDN! AUDTIDNH AUCTION!!!

0! horses and mules every Monday. Private solo
daily. From two to five hundred head always on hand,
farm mares and chunks. delivery and wagon hotness
fiavemont sore o-ity horses. and drafters and work

areas of every kind. South ST. PAUL HORSE AND
MULE 00.. Union Stool: Yards. South St. Paul, Minn

—FOR SALE. ‘
REGISTERED PERDHEHDNS m, 01.. Sum:
Also Some moron. all ages at farmers prices. Visitors
always,welcome. F. L. King l Son. Charlotte. Mich.

PE "GHEnol—With aize. style. bone and action. State

and International winners, included.
Also a Blue Roan Belgian. No better in the state. Come
and see them. John Bchipper. Filmore Center. Mich.

Sod? $22323 Clydesdale STAllIiINS

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wear right.

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satisfaction, and genuine comfort. These splendid shoes
are not equalled by other shoes selling at anywhere

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are made to last and hold their shape. Buy Mayer Honorbilt
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WARNING—Always he sure and look for the
Mayer name and trade mark on the sole. If
your dealer cannot supply you, write to us.

We make Mayer Honorbilt Shoes in all

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ABRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS—Cockerels all sold.
Have some nice pullets and yearling hens. Eggs
for hatching. US’I‘RANDER BROS. Morley. Mich.

LYMOUTH Rock cockerels 5 to 11 lbs.. according to
P age. hens Bto 8 lbs.. 15 eggs $2; Mammoth Brbnze
Tom Turkeys 8 to 35 lbs. according to age. Price 88
to $25. 10 eggs $4. A. E. OBAM'I‘ON. V assur. Mich,

~From the Bradley strain for
Barred '- “OGk Eggs Hatchiugat $1.50 per setting.
A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerville. Michigan.

I stuns—Single Oomh VVhito Onckerels, eggs,
“I", N day-old-chicks. Safe delivery guaran-
teed. Order ahead. Mary Tom pson, Redford, Mich.

Elan—Barred Plymouth Rocks. Bred-to—Lay.
E6 ' ' Eggs. 01.50 wt 15: $2.75 per 30. .
EGG-A-DAY Pou try lianith. Marshall. MU‘h.

Barred Ilook Eggs. 15 For $1.50. 100 For $7.
W. O. 0 h

OFFMAN. R. No. 6. Benton Harbor. Mic .

' -—Eggs from best pens $3 per 15;__89
Whlle WYIIIIIOIIBS per 50; $15 per 100: from 3 pens we
per 1:”). David Ray. 202 Forest Ave. YpSllantl. Mich.

IIIIIIIEI] llIlIllI EGGS FOII lIAllllIlllli‘iiifop‘é‘i-ridili

J. A. BARNUM. Union City. Michigan.

tHIOKS—We ship thousands each season. Booking
Jorders now for spring delivery. l‘r ices always right,
Free booklet. l-‘reeport lininherv. liox 12. Frecport, Mll‘b.

LILLIB FARHSTEAD POULTRY

. P. R k . B. I. Reds. and 8. O. W. Le horn egg
Il‘hr saloeolg for $1: 26 for $1.50; 50 for 2.50.
COLON 0. LILLIE. Coopersville. Mich.

' —From white Indian runner and
Eggs For Halchmg Pekin ducks. ‘hite African
guineas. H. V. Eostetler. Route No. 1. St. J ohns.Mich.

Pine liml Whils Orpinglonsfiiigxdcg‘; 3:351“:

eggs. Write for catalogue. MR8. WILLIS ROUGH.
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INGLET BARRED ROCKS—The winning and lay-
ing strain. Birds of quality & size. Eggs $1.5 l per 13.
Iii. B. ’l‘urkey eggs. selected mating $2 50 per 10. Years
of experience. Plainview Stock Farm. Romeo. Mich.

STANDARD BRED R. l. REDS

Hose (it Bin 10 Comb. S. L. Wyandottes. Pearl Guineas.
1’. dz W. 13. R. Ducks. Eggs (show quality) 32 per
15. (good grade) $2.25 per' ll eggs sent free by
P. 1’. lb 1 yrs. sub. to Michigan Poultry Breeder

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EGGS from prize winning Barrel Rocks. ii. 0. White
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31.50 per setting. $2.230 ier two settings. Cock-
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' from Mammoth Rouen Ducks,
for Halcblng weigh; 10 to 12 lbs. Eggs $2.50 per

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EGGS $1 per setting: $5 per 100.
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HINTS ON DUCK RAISING.

 

You will usually find that you will
get a larger number of ducklings
from the same number of eggs than
you will of chicks, as the eggs are
usually more fertile. They may be
hatched in incubators, though 1 pre-
fer to set them under hens, if possi-
ble, and I like, also, to give the duck-
lings to hens to raise.

Duck eggs require more moisture
than those of the hen, and therefore
it is well to place the nests as near
the ground as possible. It is also a
good thing to place a shovel full of
dirt, in which there are no stones, in
the bottom of the box, and then a
soft covering of clover chaff. This
makes an ideal nest.

.Provide Moisture at Hatching Time.

Sprinkle the eggs with warm water
every day for the last two weeks of
incubation and at hatching time the
ducklings may be helped out of the
shell, and they will live, while a chick
treated the same way will usually
die. Young ducks hatch more slowly
and more unevenly than chicks, so
do not throw the eggs away if they
do not hatch at approximately the
same time. I have had nice healthy
ducklings batch when the hen had set
over five weeks.

Give young ducks plenty of water
to drink at all times and deep enough
so they can wash their eyes, but keep
their bodies as dry as possible until
they are feathered. Do not feed un-
til they are over a day old and then
about every two hours only what they
will eat up clean. If any is left take
it away, as they must never have any-
thing sour or mouldy. The second
day feed stale bread moistened with
sweet milk so it will be crumbly. Ov-
er the bread sprinkle a little fine sand
about the size of granulated sugar.
This should be fed for five days.

How to Feed the Ducklings.

On the sixth day add some of the
following ground dry mixture: Two
parts wheat bran, one part middlings,
one part corn meal, three per cent
beef scrap, and three per cent sand.
Add just a trifle of this at first, to
what has been fed, and increase ir.
gradually for a few days. Then the
bread may be omitted and the mash
moistened with either milk or water.
Weed less often so that. by the time
they are over three weeks old, they
will be getting only three feeds a
day. On the tenth day add a little
cut clover or lettuce, increasing slow-
ly until it forms about one-fourth of
the mash. The beef scrap and sand
are gradually increased so that by
the time they are four weeks old one
part of scrap and one-fourth part of
sand will be given with the grain
given above. I have also had good
success by making a johnnycake of
ground oats and corn, sifted to re-
move the oat hulls, some bran, a lit-
tle salt and soda, mix with butter-
milk for moistening. It should be
baked well. Moisten with milk, eith-
er sweet or sour, and add a little beef
scrap and sand for feeding. It: makes
a good ration but is considerable
trouble. After they are three weeks
old, commercial chick feed or wheat
and cracked corn can be fed at night.
They grow so rapidly that they re-
quire more feed than a chicken of
the same age, though I do not think
that it costs any more to grow duck-
lings than the same number of pounds
of chicken. I have had them weigh
81/2 lbs. and measure 34 inches from
bill to tail when four months old.

Keep them from Getting Wet.

I usually have a pen made and keep
them shut in until the grass is nearly
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that they always have water at feed-
ing time as they will take a, mouthftil
of feed then a drink of water. A good
way to provide water for young ducks
is to keep an inch mesh wire screen
over a pan of water.

'A few years ago I had a nice flock
of young ducks, some of them weigh-
ed about a pound apiece. One night
just before bedtime a hard storm
came up, and after a little while I
heard the ducks peeping. I lit a
lantern and went out to investigate.
The wind had blown the carpet off' of
the coop and they had all run Out in
the rain, and there they lay most of
them apparently drowned. I gathered
them up and took them in the house.
built a fire, and put them into water
as hot as they could comfortably
bear. They soon showed signs of
life, and I saved nearly all of them.
I have often followed the same treat-
ment with drenched chickens and
chilled lambs, but never had such
marked success as with the young
ducks. CLAUDIA BETTS.

A GIRL’S SUCCESS WITH CHICK-
ENS.

 

Three years ago Henry Melsma, of
Filmore township, Allegan county,
Mich., gave his 15-year-old daughter
five hens with the privilege of set-
ting them and owuing their chickens.
He greed to furnish the feed for her
the first year. She set the five hens
and they came off with 62 chickens,
47 of which were pullers. -

She sold 13 cockerels for $5.64.'At
the beginning of the second year‘she
purchased three incubators and
brooders. The third year she sold
167 dozen eggs and $43 worth of
broilers. She had a. large henhouse
built and starts out this year with
560 pullets. She has already sold $80
worth of broilers and has over 200
young.r chicks besides the three incu-
bators full of eggs for the third batch.

The girl assists her mother in the
house and does all the work incident
to her chicken industry. She ships
all her eggs and broilers to Chicago,
where she realizes the top of the
market. '

She has established a reputation
among.r the hotels and restaurants in
that city and they are sure that 'the
produce they purchase of her is fresh
and wholesome.

Miss Melsma has made arrange-
ments with. a number of butchers for
their scraps and for the cracklings
left after rendering out lard, and
she drives the team to set them to
feed her foWls. She says she expects
to build two more chicken houses and
to build them of cement blocks She
expects to start out next year with
1,500 laying hens.

Kent Co. A. D. SPENCER.

THE QUEEN BEE.

 

The queen is a fair and stately pee.
differing from the workers both in
shape and color: she is longer than
a honey bee by one—third, and some—
what longer than a drone, but not
quite so big around. The queen is
treated with the greatest respect and
affection by the bees. A circle of her
offspring often surround her, testify-
ing in various ways their dutiful re—
gard, offering her food from time to
time, and all politely backing out of
her way, to give her a clear path
when she moves over the combs. So
strong is the feeling of the workers
for the queen, that if for any reason
she is removed, the whole colony is
filled with cor'isternation and dismay.
Her death, when it is too late in the
season to raise another queen, means
the final extinction of the colony .'

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THE, MICHIGAN FARMER

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

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llama; dull llall‘ghfifizmbmdégffif fins ‘3‘,
E. T. ENCER. E. B. 29. Portland. Michigan.

OUR YOUNG GUERNSEY BULLS. old enough for

service. for sale Exceptional breedi ing and in
dividuality. Village Farm. Grass Lake. Michigan.
2111: months old

HEREFORD BULL 118montbsold.

ALLEN BR08.. Paw Paw. Michigan.

 

 

Advice through this department is
free to our subscribers. Each com-
munication should state history and
symptoms of the case in full; also
name and address of writer. Initials
only will be published. Many quer-
ies are answered that apply to the
same ailments. If this column is
watched carefully you will probably
find the desired information in a re-
ply that has been made to someone
else When reply by mail is request
ed, it becomes private practice, and a
fee of $100 must accompany letter.

9* Loss of Appetite—I have a cow
that came fresh three weeks ago; was
let out of barn day after she calved;
drank freely of cold water and since
then she seems to have lost appetite

for food. H. H. WK, Muskegon, Mich.
Give her % 02. fluid extract cin-
chona,1,§ oz. fluid extract gent1an

and 1 dr. fluid extract nux vomica at
a dose as a drench in a pint of water
three times a day. If her bowels are
costiVe, give epsom salts.

Leucorrhea.———I have a mare ten
years old that has vaginal discharge,
but she is not in foal. 0., Chica-
go, 111. ——Your mare should be fed on
easily digested, highly nutritious food
and given all she cares to eat. Give
2 dis. powdered sulphate iron and 1
dr. iodide potassium at a dose three
times a day. Dissolve 1 dr. perman-
ganate of potash in a gallon of tepld
water and inject her once a day; al-
so inject her with a one per cent s0-
lutiou of carbolic acid daily.

Ringbone. —l have a three- -year- -old
colt that has a bunch on pastern,
causing lameness, and I am inclined
to believe it 1ingbone. l have applied
led iodide of mercury one part, lard
four parts, but the colt still shows
lameness when first driven. A. M.
B., Ovid, Mich. -—-HaVe him fired and
three weeks later apply the same
remedv you have been using, but re-
member you should give him abso-
lute rest for a month or more.

Breeding Question—Treatment of
Navel. ——Do you apprOVe of breeding
a mare the ninth day after foaling.
which is in pelfect health and is nev-
er worked much? I would also like
to know how to take care of colt’s
navel at time of birth. W G. A. Fre-
1110nt,M1ch—-I believe it is a good
plan tob leed mares the ninth day
after foaling, because they usually get
with foal and if not breeding them
a second time if successful, brings
the colt at right time of year. The
stable 01' stall that mare foals in
should be cleaned and thoroughly dis-
infected, fresh bedding should be sup
plied The naVel of colt, and hind
parts of mare, should be treated with
a two per cent solution of creoline,
creso dip, Carbolic solution or a one
to 1,000 solution of bichloride of mer-
cury and cord tied with a sterilized
string, one inch from body and the
navel cord end painted with tincture
of iodine or c1ude carbolic acid, then
apply healing lotions until the colt is
well.

Itch. —I have a mare 16 years old,
in very good condition, but she suf-
fers from itch Last winter I used
buckwheat straw for bedding and she
had a similar attack a year ago. F.
M. F., Croswell, Mich—Clip her and
dissolve 1/1 1b. hypo-sulphite of soda
in a gallon of water and wet her
body once or twice a day. Also give
her a teaspoonful of hypo sulphite of
soda at a dose in feed three times a
day. Perhaps the bedding you use
has most to do with this itchy con-
dition of skin.

Garget. fOne— —quarter of my cow’s
bag has been diseased for the past
five weeks and I have applied phy-
tolacca and oliVe oil, also given her
nitrate of potash and have also used
milking tube, but I fail in effecting
a cure. T. W. K. Fennville, Mich.—
Apply one part iodine and 20 parts
fresh lard once a day. Give 2 drs.
potassium iodide, and % oz. hypo-
sulphite of soda at a dose in feed
three times a day. The diseased
quarter should be milked out thor-
oughly three times a day and gently
hand- rubbed.
on 32511101 .2112.“"snt‘st“$.f:r.fts:.sl::si:
.No.1 Twining. Mich.

 

heifers. Mrs. Cl ara Durham}!

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

HERD- FDUNDED IN 1900.
trai ressn nted consist of Trojan Erica. Black.
Ere-5152:.“ er. Bar. anew“ °'
3!! m s e. O G -
"303111109191: FARM. lonia. men.

GUleINSEY BULL CALFéo:i°°l’ markeg‘ks wfieks
great - . as In.
Vilma“ PARK. Wayne. menu“.

 

 

 

 

IOLSTEIN BULLS AT FARMERS PRICES

by one of the best bulls of America.
LONG BEACEFARM, Augusta,KalamazooCo.. Mich

ESPANORE FARM,

LANSING. MICH.

Register’dHnlsleins

Bull Calves $50 to $200.

An absolute guarantee with each purchase.
CHASE 8. OSBOBN. g0" L. M. HATCH.
ADAM 11:. FERGUSON. ““1 Supt.

Dam' 3 record ‘20 lbs.

Four Ionlh llld Holstein Bul bum, m 7 a...
Granddaughter of HengerveldDeKol. 116 A R. O. daugh-
ters, 8 above be. . calls sire has12A..R 0. daughters,
and helrs a son of Pieter-tie Hen erveld' s Count DeKol.
97A R. 0. daughters above 0 lbs. 3100 delivered.
Write for pedigree. Hobart W. Fay. Mason. Mich.

HOLSI‘EIN FRIESIAN CATTLE BREEDERS of
high record cows. Young bulls at farmers prices.
ONES & LUTZ. Oak Grove. Michigan.

——Ofl'er bull calves, choice A.
“kn"! flora" .breeding. 8100 and up.

COLE BROTHERS COMPANY. Ypsilanti. Michigan.

 

 

 

5 Buys 10 hi? h grade Holstein heifers from 15
$7 0 to mmo. 0 113. all nicely mar k.ed and bred o

a registered bull. B. AVEY. Akron, Michigan

FOR SALE
Grandson at Old Pontiac Knrndyke

Sir Lunde De Kol No 8815-9-11 grandson of the late
Pontiac Korudyke. 11811er 2.5141 years old. mostly white.
large. fine specimen, weight nearly 000 lbs. Some
fine stock from himt 0 show. His dam’ s sire is half
brother to Hengerveld DoKol. Pietertje Hengorveld's
Count DeKol and DeKol Burke. As a six year old
she gave 16000 lbs. 4% milk. A rare opportunitV to get
a line young bull cheap. Price, if taken at once 5175.

RICHARD MFENENBERG, Fremont, Mich.

BIGELOW’S HOLSTEIN FARMS

Breedsville, Michigan.
Breeder of high class

Registered Holsteins.
A FEW CHOICE $2‘”§‘21’é."‘2f“‘1‘1‘. Bill‘ €33,313?

GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

l ' ' ' Herd Headed by Albina Bonto
llo slam men liaillo 13...... 130.110.9312.. 1......
for dam and siro’s dam A. PLO. at 4 yrs. butter 7 days
28.37 lbs. No stock for sale. W. B. Reader, Howell, Mich.

 

L
The Michigan llama and lraining School, fi’i’ffif'
Ofiers Choice Purebred Holstein ull Calves. 1 to 7
mo old. Also choice grade Holstein heifers out of good
milk producing dams. List furnished upon application.

“Top-Notch” Holsteins.

Choice bull calves from 1 to 7 mo. old. of fashion-
able breeding and from 'dams with official milk
and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.
MOPHEISON FARHS 00.. Howell. Michigan.

Purebred Registered

HOLSTEIN CATT L E
The Greatest Dairy Breed
Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklets
Holttein-l‘rierian, Auc..Box I 64, BrattleboroNi.

 

BUTTER BRED JERSEYS BULLS

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCKFFA13M.E
Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan.

0 I 0 —Three September Boar's. four

September Gilts. Am also taking
or rders for 9 ring £1 8. they are extra good ones.
NEWMAN'S TOO ARM. B.No.1..Mariette. Mich.

 

Yearling and two-y-ear old. Eli ible
1102:, Bill's to register. 13 lendid breeding. Price
rg .

Address LEWIS EY, Metamora. Mich.

F90“ SALE CHEAP—Choice Registered Jersey
Bull Calf, born Oct. Int,

13. From high agroducing prize winning stock.
0. S. BASSETT. 4 Drexel Pl.. Kalamazoo. Mich.

JERSEY

Brookwater Farm. Bo F.D

 

 

~iBulls calves bred for product-
DAlso cows and heifers.
. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.

 

JEn3E's—Tuon yearling bulls, well bred and well
We invite personal inspection.
SMI’I‘IJg & PnARKEB. Howell. Michigan.

FOR SALE—61 registered Shorthorn bulls. solid
col era, the best of breeding. from
6 to 14 months old. Stock located on the farm
P. . Cusack Muir Michig
A. A. PALMER & SONS. Orleans. Michigan.

FOR SALE
Registered lied Pulled Heifer

12 months old. Having sold all my Rod Polls but
this one. intended keepiniher for family use being
out of the best cow in my erd but she must go also.
Easily worth $100 but the first draft of 575 takes her.
Also ofl'er a fine lot of Shetland Ponies. $50 to $7 5
each. One to three Years old.

EZRA BRACKETT, Allegan, Mich.
FOR SALE—l4 Pollcd Durham 81. Shorlhorn Bulls

from 4 to 24 months old. 0. CARLSON, Lofloy, Mich.
llillll llllEll SHlllllllOllllS 3&3”; Bfixefi’t'fih‘iié
sodl . MEL Mason. Michigan.

SHVQRTHORN CATTLE

. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.

TWO Sillllllllllllll BULLS gdemfill‘dfilgd $35.35"

W. E. MOBRISH. Flushing. Michigan.

SHEEP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
  
 

- [T PAYS TO BUY PURE BRED SHEEP 0F
- PARSONS "Engages

\. I sell and ship everywhere and pay express

Wri tefor club offer and rice list.

,.‘ Oxfords Shropshire: and' Poll lainea.

t/fll PARSONS.GrandLedge.Mich. 111.

 

 

 

 

H008.

—A few extra Sept.Boars and bunch
uuroc3&wciorias— of Gilts for 1st of April furrow.
.T. STORY, Lowell, Mich., Citizens Phone5 55

BERKSHIRES

. ready for service. 0L5
or shipment. Aberdeen

 

 

Pure bred berkshire boar pi
to 825. Spring pigs $10 crated
Angus bull calves 850 to 8200 Closely related to four
International Grand Champions. Wri for com-
plete list of Angus Offerings in Michigan.

GEO.'B. SMITH

Vice President Michigan Angus Breeders Ass'n.
ADDISON, MICHIGAN.
BERKSH'RE—Choice fall Boars and Gilts of select

breeding.R also springfiigs. Priced to sell.
.WHITE OAK FAR

a plicationw and transfer papers in—

BCFkShIFB Pigs! cl‘hded 810.“? hits Wyandotte eggs for
hatching. 82.10050per . (3-00.13 Pardeo.Galien Mich.
BERKS RES Choice spring boars and gilts.
priced to move quick. Farmers

stock. EL BURST STOCK FARM. Almont, Mich

rown City, Mich.

 

 

' —Reg. Bred Guts—Orders taken for
chest”. “hi“: spring pigs and Collie ups. Holstein

Bulls at Bargains. BAY B. PARHAM. ronson, M 11-h.

 

3 Fine Foundation llerds ior Sale.
HERD No. 1—13-year-old hull with 27 lb. dam.
5 3-year— old A. R. O. heifers. from A R. O, dams and
A..R sires and all bred to A. R. bulls. Choicest
breeding. fine conformation, perfect udders.
nicely marked, and a chance to start where it
would take ears to breed up to.
HERD No. 2— earling bull with 4 world's records in
his breedinfi
1 10-year ol 26 years old. 22years old and 1 3
years old. and” .1 of them bred to A. R bulls. the
6th not bred. l A. 11.0. cows.

L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. 071 I0.
MAPLE Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herd—~Tu-

bercullin testedb y l. S. (lmcrnmont. Bull (11le
from cows in R. of M. test. Heifer calves whose dams,

 

cnrsrrn hurries-“gym,111%ng163mm

MEADOW VIEW s'rocu FARM 11011311111 sMiclhigan.

 

o_ I c —Sows bred for June f:.1rrow We are
also taking orders for spring igs
JOHN BERNER a S.ON Grand Ledge. M‘ich

0 I (:35 —I HAVE A NICE LOT 0F

0 o - LAST FALL GILTS 0N

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

 

0 I c -—Take orders forspf-ingpigs. OneRmo. fine
typo Jersey rice reasonable.
N. H. Weber Oak View Farm, RoVal Oak Michigan.

 

0 l C —-l6 sows bred for spring furrow 30Ifall
’-

 

o I cls All sold. Would be pleated to book
I I your order for "1er 1gs.
C. J. THOMPSON, Rockfo . Digicfilgan.
0 I C —Boars six months old. spring pigs.
gilts. Satisfaction guaranteed
A. B. GRAHAM. FLINT. MICHIGAN.
—Choice fall ilts, Se t. f rro
nuroc Jerseys .1 W113... pal... “ r:
TAB LVIAN Cherry Lawn Farm. 11.2. Shepherd, Mich
—Duroc Pigs 8 weeks old their boned
FOR SALE kind $5 each. Also some lindggiits for
September Farrowini. Pedigrees furnished. Write
your wants to AME iii SON. Cassopolis. Mich.

 

 

 

 

F0" S‘LE—A few hoaVy boned Duroc Jersey boars
Weighing from 100 to 200 pounds each.
M. A. BRAY. Okeinos. Ingham Co.. Michigan.

DUROCS—A good grouthy fall pig immuned
and bred for August farrmV will
make you moneV. Give me Vour order now f01
May shi ment. Also fall boars ready for service.
KOP . KON FARM Kinderhook Michigan.

 

 

FOR SALE DUROC JERSEYS— —College Boy 13805
farrowed Sept. 7. 1911. two Aug. 1913 boars. Write
for price, etc. J.H .Banghart, Lansing, Michigan.

 

Fancy bred Duroo Jerseys—Boars dz Gilts of spring dz
summer furrow. Good individuals at reasonable
prices. John McNicoll Station A 84. Bay City Mich

llllllll-EL 8100K FARM $2932: 332% 123335de

prices. E. R. CORNELL. Howell Michigan.

 

 

Durocs—25 large high classy sows. bred for March it
‘ April to 8111mm C rimson Cherry AdVance & Oakland
hancy. Writeor come dz sec. J. C. Barney,Coldwater.Mich.

DUROC JERSEYS—1.31’ies‘éxfl‘ro‘ffiir‘éf
CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan.
UROCJPRSEYS~ Fall gilts of the large, heavy

boned type. bred for Aug. and Sept. farrow. Also
springpigs not skin. I“. J Drodt. 8.1. Monroe. Mic-h.

——Spring boar s from prize- win-
DUNE-Jerseys mug-N strains. Sows all ages
Brookwater Farm. 11.]? 0. .Ann Arbor. Mich.

 

 

 

 

[‘BGE TYPE P c —Largest in Miih. Bred gilts
all sold A few good fall pigs
left Watch this space for something large and
good. they please where our the
E. LIVINGSTON. Purina. Michigan.

POLANI) CHIVAS—113333.? Eighgfi'rgeénillfig‘:
Prices right. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta. Mich.

Poland China Boar; Sow: Bred, ill ollho Big Type.

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

 

 

 

P c ——I"all boats and gilts. Spring“pigs. Shorthorn
. females, Oxford bireep. C . CRUM. Secy.,
Cont. Mich. Shorthorn Ass'11.. McBridos, Michigan.

 

POLAND CHINA PIGS—From large Prolific stock.
Shorthorn Bull (lanes. Eg s 31 per 15 from ohoicU
Barred Rocks. ROBERT NE E. Pierson. Michigan.

 

IFTLER'S Big Boned Prolific Poland Chinas. (lrow

big. kee easy. mature early ready for market at
6 months. by"! Because w'e Ve bred them that way
for more than 20 yrsrs. Web ave 23 big boned boars
ready for service. Buy one and make more month on
your hogs. You can ’t get an' better at any price
P.C. History Free ..C BUT ER. Portland. Mich.

' Fall Pigs and Minerva
Poland China Bred Sows ”Mm... WWW”,
guaranteed. R. WV. MILLS. Saline. Michigan.

 

 

30 Poland China Fall Pigs—Good ones from immune
sows 810 and $15 each, while they last. red HOW
sale Feb. 27th.send your name for catalog if you want to
buy Big Types Wth Quality. Win. Wamc, Goldwater. Mich.

 

350 BIG TYPE MULE FOOT B()GS~Amorica’s
Obampmn Herd. Prolific. hardy. Best for Mich.

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

 

YORKSHIRE SWINE— Boats all sold. Yearling
sows bred for March farroVV.VVean1ing§igs ready
May lst. GEO. S. MCMULLEN .Grand Le e Mich.

Bred sowu bred gilts and boat
""50 F003 pigs. not related. for sale. Satis-
faction guarantecd. (l .IK REGLOW. Ada, Ohio.

 

F0“ SALE—~Yorksbiros. milk fed. spring pigs and a
few sous bred for April farrou. Prices
reasonable. 0. H. J0 BSE Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

 

Y k h' Guaranteed to not die of Cholera. Prolific,
or 3 "es long deep and well fleshed. Feb. 11nd March
pigs. Trios not akin. Boats. Cribbs Brom. Waten’liot.'flieh.

YORKSHIRES

’l‘ be large. long- bodied. heavy- boncd prolific kind
Sows 11nd gilts bred for spring farrow. 60 head of Sep
tembor.()11tober and November pigs. Prices reasonablu

 

 

 

 

 

 

grand- dams. and rent rzrand-dumsare in the Register 1 ' '1'86
of Merit. IR IN FOX Allogan. Michigan. wants'. alfiflvogpgjralzfi; 1:3th 2881;23:3114332‘; W. C. COOK. R. 42 Add. Michigan.
-—t f i . . ' ' '
Lillie Farmstead Jerseys 0. I. c. GILT .roizs'a...2..’anan? Lillie Farmstead Yorkshrres
ggfgei'rgulinvggfieioo dGlIEI‘il-lllfgz- £31? $33.1;‘élzegé CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM' Monroe. MiCh‘ Open gilts and gilts bred for September furrow
good ntirysfigachtognulo. No .emales for sale at 0 I C -gu“ bred for Jsune andglulfiffumvfi APO gpriggaotiizg; :fihg-ntsgoxd pairs and tries not akin.
080 1,1145%?” 0 r1 igs erv1cea 9 cures. sod '
0° 1‘ Gm 000M”- m 1 m express. '3. h. AND saws. Dansville, M1011, COLON c. 1.11.1.113. Coopersvilie. Michigan.

 

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Withou

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“75‘,”
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me the coupon.

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ouch of

worms. Hogs of all ages suffer from these deadly parasites.
Then cholera. swine plague and other conta—
gious diseases get in their destructive work.

Stock troubled with worms don’t thrive: they
cough. have fever. act dull and don t‘ gain a
pound. Your feed is wasted: your profits are
-gtolen. Your animals frequently die, causing
total loss of many dollars. I'll stop all this quick with Sal—
Vet, the great worm destroyer and conditioner. I have done
it for thousands of others. I'll do it for you, before you pay .11 rcpt "wk 0, the deadly
me a penny. if you will just send

S.I.Fsii,Pret. TIIE s.lt. FEII. co. new HF ilevoland. Ohiom
”rm-.wmdenllb. of";&c.l;vca&fmhm hot or sbmmm I,

 

freight charge when“:
days are up report results.

ire—m won’t owe me a cent.

Send No lousy—lust the Coupon o' 9' “is “’9 / /
If you will fill out the coupon—tell me 0. K O x
- how many head of stock you have—- .’ '3 . ,z’ ,I f /
in unlit to a... 1 11 ship enough Ssl- o 3.95%" / / .-" / '
Vet to last than on daysm You .mp1 pairings?” 0“ r .
w
If 5'.) does not undid ..' §,}’
5 .
free intestinal wound, I'll ycancel t'heu‘d . Q

'wo "’ ,.
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I’ll Prove It 60 Days'

 

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“Before You Pay 0.” ”We"
Lit-re pigs only a few weeks old are often found loaded With I Read Thls Letter: 0;;enm‘ggfdbfimfldggmfim3:08:23.» ’0 .;q.;,.§~° l
have had cholera bud. (hadwest {VIE-cholera on ndjol omxng farm, ,tlost mm forty .0 \V «a 3“.)
the!“ ea! 0' m
$.5— had r" 6 . 9 t. .
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Practical Science.

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TREATMENT OF SEED POTATOES
FOR FUNGOUS DISEASES.

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A most timely article relating to
the treatment of potatoes for scab
and other diseases has been just got-
ten out by the New York Agricultural
Experiment Station by F. S. Stewart
and \V. L. Gloyer, a summary of
which follows:

General Conclusions..

It seems best to advise potato grow-
ers who wish to disinfect the tubers
they use for seed, to use the gas
treatment only in cases where it is
impracticable to use either the liquid
formaldehyde solution or corrosive
sublimate. The safety and efliciency
of both the liquid treatments for scab
have been thoroughly established,
while the evidence proves the gas

 

Rhizoctonia and casts considerable
doubt on its effectiveness against the;
scab. \i'hen it is desired to treat;
potatoes for both Rhizoctonia and
scab the corrosive sublimate solution
should be used.

Formaldehyde Gas.

Use a thoroughly tight, unheated
room. Place the seed tubers in shal-
low, slatted crates, not over eight
inches deep, and so arranged that the
gas may circulate freely on all sides
of the potatoes. For each 1.000 cubic
feet of space in the disinfection room
use three pints of formaldehyde (40
per cent solution) and 23 ounces of
potassium permanganate (slender,
needle-shaped crystals). Spread the
potassium permanganate over the bot-
tom of a large pan or pail having a
capacity equal to about one quart for
each ounce of permanganate. Pour
on the formaldehyde, close the door
at once and keep it closed for 24
hours. It is important that the dis-

 

infection room contain approximately
10 lbs. of potatoes per cubic foot, or
167 bushels per 1,000 cubic. feet. \Vith
smaller quantities the tubers are lia-
ble to be injured by the treatment;
while with larger quantities the treat-
ment may not be effective. If neces-
sary to treat smaller quantities than
10 lbs. per cubic foot, it is suggested
that a smaller room be fitted up for
a. i‘umigator if possible, or that the
quantity of chemicals be reduced pro-
portionately. No tubers should be
placed directly above the generator.
if possible, the treatment should be
made before the tubers have begun to
sprout as sprouted tubers are more
liable to injury. The temperature of
the chemicals at time of mixing
should be above 50 degrees F.

 

Formaldehyde Solution. 9
Mix one pint of 40 per cent formal-f
dehyde solution with 30 gallons of
water. Soak the uncut tubers in this
solution for two hours. The same so.
lution may be used repeatedly. Treat.-
cd tubers not, required for planting
may be used for food or fed to ani-
mals with perfect safety.
Corrosive Sublimate Solution.
Prepare a solution containing two
ounces of corrosive sublimate in 15
gallons of water. This is best done
by first dissolving the corrosive sub-
limate in a small quantity of hot wat~
er and afterward diluting to the re-
quired amount. Soak the uncut tub-
er: in this solution one and one-half
hours. Recent investigations by Gus-
sow and Shutt in Canada indicate
that the strength of corrosive subli—
mate solution decreases so rapidly
with use that it is necessary to reject
it after using three or four times. As
the solution corrodes metals it should
be used only in wooden or stone ves-
sels. These should be kept away from
animals until very thoroughly cleanse
ed from the solution. It is very poi-

 

sonous. All treated tubers should be
either planted or buried.

THE MlC‘HIIGAN FAitMER. ‘ _
My Steel'Solecl Wor
Are Light-'-Comfortable--Waterproof

Java Your Feet, '

H ealtb, Money

This is the only practical
shoe .ever .invented- for,
Year-Round Wear of all
Out-Door Workers--

One Pair Lasts Many. Jeasons

MAY; 3,1914.

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No other workshoe—no leather nor rubber boot—can stand the strain of one spring season ‘on
treatment unreliable for controlling f the farm. One pair of my “STEELS” lasts many seasons—through the damp, mud, slush and

A Million Endorsements

Six years’ Wear, through all kinds of weather, have
proven my “STElCLS” an absolute N l? C l“. S S l TY to
to more than a million workers. Not a man or boy
who has ever worn them would willingly go back to
leather shoes or rubber boots.

livery wearer of my “steels” has enthusiastically rec-
ommended them to friends and neighbors. Those who
know the true worth—the undoubted superiority of my
“steels”———-have helped to build my business—have sold
thousands of pairs every year by their endorsement of
my “steels.”

Protect Your Feet and Health

livery outdoor worker knows that wet weather ruins
leather shoes—makes them harden, crack and “draw”
the feet. Shapelcss shoes make corns and bunions. Rub-
ber boots, overshoes and "arctics" sweat, scald or “par-
boil” the feet. Damp, gritty, cold cement floors wear
and grind rubber or leather soles and chill the feet.
’\\'et feet cause rheumatic pains and sickness —- make
you lose time and health.

“ Steels ” Give Year-Round Service
My “steels” give year-round service from year to year,
because they are Absolutely \\'ATERPROOF—-light,
comfortable, healthful, economical —- cool in summer
and warm in winter—always in Shape — keep the feet
powder-dry—cost less than others —— outwear 3 to 6
pairs of all-leather workshoes or rubber boots —-— save
doctor and drug bills. ~

This Boolc FREE

' ' ’ " Every worker is entitled to this FREE
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“steels.” hIail the coupon or a postal,
write your name and address plainly
and I will send your copy postpaid.
“The Sole of Steel” gives foot-truths
and shoe-truths—tells how to keep
your feet in prime condition. Don’t

fail to get THIS FREE BOOK.

   
   

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{water of Spring—the rain, dust and heat of Summer-«the hard-baked stubble and furrow of
Autumn—the sleet, snow, ice and cold of Winter.

Try “Steels” At My Risk

I invite every man or boy who works out-doors—cv-
ery Farmer, Stock, Dairy or Creamery \Vorkcr, Fruit
or Truck Grower—to see and try my “steels” at my
expense and risk before they buy any workshoes. Just
TRY these “steels” at MY RISK, then, if they are not
the best you ever saw for YOUR work, send them back
at My expense. Send me the coupon, stating style and
Size.

Sizes for Men, 5 to 12
Steels, 6 in. high, . . . . . . xi“ $3.
Steels, 6 in. high, extra grade of leather . . 3.
Steels, 9 in. high . . . . . . . [1.
Steels, 9 in. high, extra grade of leather, black or tan 5.00
Steels, 12 in. high, extra grade of leather, black or tan 6.00
Steels, I6 in. high, extra grade of leather, black or tan 7.00

Sizes for Boys, 1 to 4
Steels, 6 in. high . . . . . . . ' $2.50
Steels, 9 in. high, extra grade of leather, black or tan 3.50
Each style of “Steels” is worth at least twice as much
as the best all leather workshoe of the sa me height.
Shipped same day order is received by Parcel Post,
prepaid, 26c extra.
My “Steels” run in same sizes as ordinary, all leather
workshoes. in case of error in ordering, exchange will
be made to larger or smaller size, without extra cost
to you.

I Guarantee My "J‘TEELJ‘" to Please You and Do Not Consider
the Transaction Closed Until You Are More than 50 tisfied By

TEN-DAY FREE. TRY-ON

You Take Absolutely No Risk!
ORDER COUPON

N. M. RUTHSTEIN. The Steel Shoe Man,
Dept. 224 Racine, Wis.
Dear Sin—Please send me. by Parcel Post, one pair 01"Steels" Size
...................... inches high. Enclosed find post oflice money order

for s . It is understood if these shoes are not satisfactory
and all you claim for them, I can return same and you'll return the above
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Also Manufacturer of the World Famous “J‘cien‘tific $6093” for Dress and General J‘erbice

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,> of harness all shown in Phelps’ new book? Is it worth a
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Station 32 -. Columbus. Ohio

  
  

 
 

 
     

 
  
 
   
   
 
 
   
 

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