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The Corn CrOp.

Lengthening the Growing Season.

It is not possible for us to get an
ideal corn season made to order so
that it will be just long enough for
corn to ripen, dispose of its surplus
of moisture and take on that firmness
and finish that is so necessary for
quality and feeding value. Although
this is true, it is within our power to
lengthen the season considerably by
providing good seed and proper cul-
ture. There are several factors that
enter into the art of prolonging the
growing season and thus make it pos-
sible to produce better corn, each of
Which donates its mite toward a more
successful crop.

The time of planting is one of the
most important of these factors. We
cannot expect corn to mature and
make a good grade if we delay plant-
ing until the middle of the summer,
for the season will be too short.
Neither should we expect the best re-
sults if‘we plant too Early, so that
the corn is stunted in

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is warmer than that beneath the sur-
face. A fine silt on top permits all
stalks to grow upright, whereas when
clods are present many of the stalks
may be deformed and stunted early
in life.

Shallow, frequent and early cultiva-
tions are conducive to rapid, regular
growth. This does not interfere with
the development of the lateral root
system, but it does conserve the
moisture.

Manure and the right kind of fer-
tilizers make the crop develop more
rapidly than it otherwise would, al-
though their use is not thought of as
much along this line as for the pro-
duction of a larger yield. Even when
only scantily applied, if well mixed
with the soil they induce rapid
growth. These furnish readily avail-
able plant food and as about two-
thirds of the food that the corn plant
uses is taken up during the first half
of its growth, a more complete root
system is developed in the early
stages of plant life. The sooner the
root system is developed the larger
will be the area of the soil that the

able to produce two ears and one
stalk but it cannot produce two good
stalks and two ears.
Indiana. C. H. WHEATLEY.
PROTECTING THE CORN FROM
CROWS.

 

Considerable interest has been de-
veloped in an inquiry as to the best
method of protecting corn from crows
and the reply thereto which was pub—
lished in a recent issue of the Michi-
gan Farmer. Many readers have con—
tributed short articles on this sub-
ject, describing their methods of pro-
tecting the corn field from the depre—
dations of crows, from which the fol-
lowing have been selected for publi-
cation:

Would Let the Crows Alone.

I would like to say to the man who
asked for a remedy to prevent crows
from pulling his corn, that the best
way is to let the crows alone. It is
commonly believed that crows pull
corn to get the kernel that is in the
ground. Really, they are after the
cutworm that is attacking the plant.

3 50 CENTS A YEAR
52 FOR 5 YEARS.

gnawing at the plant or crawling
through the ground. Any reader can
prove this to his own satisfaction by
observing as above noted, or by tak-
ing a field glass and watching the
crows; or, if they are not then satis-
fied, they can become so by shooting
a few of the crows and examining
their crops.——~R. V., Calhoun County.
Treats the Crows, Not the Corn.
Noting the inquiry of (I. C. H., of
Kent county, as to how to keep the
crows from injuring the corn, I will
offer my plan. I take my repeating
shotgun and about a dozen shells and
go to the woods early in the morning.
Having previously observed a tree
where they frequently light, which is
generally one with a dead top. I con-
ceal myself in some nearby bushes
and begin to “caw” as though there
were a hawk or something about, to
excite them. The crows will begin
to congregate and fly around awhile,
after which they will light in the tree,
then I work the trigger and the gun
does the rest. When I have shot a

sufficient number, I take them to the

cornfield and hang them up: that is
all that is required to

 

early life by late cool
Weather, and set back
so weeds will get the
start of it. But if
planted just as soon
as the ground is warm
and all danger of
frost is passed, it will
have a far better
chance to mature and
produce a satisfac-
tory yield.

Another thing worth
careful consideration
is the kind of seed to
use. Good seed with
a degree of vitality
that causes quick,
persistent growth af-
terwards is worth
many times more than
seed of poorer qual-
lty. The corn produc-
(-d by this good seed
will ripen long before
the other if given the
same chance. Good
seed will give a per—
fect stand which is as
essential to the high-
est yield as a long
growing season.

The manner in
which the seed bed is
prepared also helps in
adding days to the
length of the season. A well prepared
seed bed insures quicker, surer' and
more uniform germination. It con-
serves moisture to tide over the sum-
mer drouth, so that the growth dur-
ing the warm days, when corn grows
most rapidly, is not retarded. It
makes cultivation easier and more ef-
fective, which induces rapid growth.

The method of. planting plays an
important part also. Fairly deep fur-
rows afford plenty of moisture during
the germination period, so-that this
process may go on wiihout being
checked. A light covering instead "of

a‘heavy‘coat enables the sprouts to

come through the soil quickly and
This also, .aids rapid germi-

‘bins instead of one good ear.

  

plant feeds upon. Manure and fer-
tilizers do not help in this respect
and are not as effective when drilled
in the row. A better plan, we find, is
to spread broadcast and harrow it in
the soil. ‘

Suckers are parasites—degenerates.

No sucker, no matter how promising.
should be allowed to grow. They only.

retard the- development 'of the .better

stalks that produce‘the ears. Suckers

never, produce good porn. -' It takes
watchfulness to keep, them, down.- One
may start under the ground, catch up

with the main stalk and be mistaken
for a healthy, normal stalk. The re-’

sult will probably ‘be two chaffy nub-
. The
root systemof the main, stalk may, be

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A Good Seed Bed is the First Essential in Insuring a Profitable and Well Matured Corn Crop.

 

I have seen men scatter corn on the
surface to decoy the crows, and they
would not touch it. The farmers
would then say that the crows liked
the sprouted kernels better. What
reader has not seen where the crows
have pulled thecorn plants and left
kernelpand- all lyinglon the ground,
but Who has ever known them to pull
them ' ut‘.a.ny time except early in
the, m0" {fig “when the chtworms are
at work‘fi'jf Mr. G. c. H. will walk
over 'his PQcfir‘rpfield sonle' morning af-
ter the . va‘si“ have been at work.
and dig-in'the bill a little, he will find
most ‘of‘the kernels left in the ground,
and he will find‘ places where the
crews have dug several inches from
the hills. They can hear the worm

keep ‘thP crows away.
By practice one can
imitate a crow very
\'\ ell :. 2d call their. for
a long distance—t).
ll, (2. lial’on County.
Treats Seed Success
fully.

ll‘or lilr benefit of
your lea (Erlrs, I will
give my method of

preventing the crows
from pulling corn.
Take equal parts of
raw linseed oil and
gas tar or pine tar.
Mix and pour about a
tablespoon l‘ul i n t 0
about a halfbushel of
corn and stir until
each kernel is coated.
This treatment, will
11 o l: interfere W i t h
planting in any kind
of planter, neither
will it injure the
corn. While I do not
claim this to be a
“cure-all,” l have used
it. (and so haw my
neighbors) for the
past six or sexeu
years, and find it is
equal to anything Wt-
Ahave ever tried. A few
(:cnts’ worth of each
of the ingredients will dope a lot of
seed corn—J. ll. \'., Allegan County.
Another Method of Seed Treatment.

For twenty years I have treated my
seed corn to prevent deprcdations of
crows, in the following manner: I
put the shelled corn, about a bushel
at a time, into a closed tub, cover
with lukewarm water and let it stand
about five illinutes, then pour the wa-
ter off and apply about four table-
spoonfuls of coal tar, which will coat
the corn nicely. The corn is then
stirred with a stick until every kernel
is coated, then mix in enough wood
ashes to cover the coat. If planted in

 

a machine or hand-planter, the corn;

should then be spread on a canvas to

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coated. This is also a protection from
wireworms and other enemies, as
nothing will bother it. During the 20
years I have used this treatment, I
have not had one failure—T. B., St.
Clair County.

Uses Pine Tar.

Referring to the injuirylof G. C. H.
regarding the protection of corn from
crows, will give the remedy which I
have used with good results for sev-
eral years. Put the corn, .about one
peck at a time, in a suitable vessel,
warm it just a little, then take pine
tar, warm it to about the same tem-
perature, and mix in thoroughly 3.
sufficient amOunt to coat each kernel,
then mix with dry screened wood ash.
es. A ten cent can of pine tar
is enough for about three peeks of
corn. Some may think this a tedious
job, but two men will treat from a
bushel to a bushel and a half in about
an hour, and I can guarantee it crow-
proof. If you have any corn left, it
is good for the next season—H. W.
B., Arenac County.

 

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Wl-IY HAVE RATS?

 

There isn’t a single farmer in the
entire country that hasn’t been both-
ered with the rat at some time or
other. It is one of the worst pests
that the farmer has to deal with and
the losses from its depredations
amount to millions of dollars annual-
ly. In addition to its destructive hab-
its the rat is known to be an active
agent in the carrying of disease
which makes it doubly important that
it should be destroyed.

Too many farmers neglect the piles
of boards and 'rails that accumulate
around the' barns. This makes an
excellent ratflharbor and they will be
found in a place like this, for they
can rear their young without being
molested. Clean up the barnyard and
burn the piles of trash. Pile the
boards and rails on a support about
a foot from the ground and this will
help to prevent the rats from making
a home in them. Have some extra
help and a good rat dog when de-
stroying rat harbors. Kill the ro-
dents and don’t let them escape to
some other place where they will
multiply and be thicker than ever.
They are noted for their great fe-
cundity and their ability to adapt
themselves to all sorts of conditions.
They breed three, four, or even more,
times a year and produce from six to
seventeen young in a litter. Females
breed when only four or five months
old. It is plain to see how many rats
you will have around the place if no
precautions are taken.

Rats have developed so much intel-
ligence and such extraordinary cau-
tion that attempts to exterminate
them have often failed. Make con-
crete floors and foundations and the
rats won’t have any place to live.
Board floors in the barns, granaries
and sheds are just the place for the
rats. They get under the floors and
work up the dirt, making a fine place
for a harbor. The farmer that has all
of his buildings equipped with con-
crete foundations will have little trou-
ble unless he has too many outside
places where they can‘hide.

When a corn crib is built, choose a
well-drained spot, and sink the walls
about 20 inches in the ground, mak-
ing them of concrete. Have the space
within the walls thoroughly grouted
with cement and broken stone, finish-
ed with a rich concrete floor. Rats
will have a hard time living in a
place of this kind. Of course, we
know that there are cheaper ways of
excluding rats from either new or old
corn cribs. They may be effectually
kept out by the use of either an in-
ner or an outer covering of galvan-
ized wire netting of half-inch mesh
and heavy enough to resist the teeth

. of the .rats.

Poisons, traps and cats can render

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rats that are living in a place that
We'cannot reach-ourselves. A cat is
better than a trap every time for
they can easily get a rat when he gets
a little too far from his nest. Cats
are good for destroying the young
ones in the nest and this gets them
befOre they are large enough to run
around and do damage to the grain
that is stored in the barns. Every
farmer can well afford to keep a few
cats around the farm, for they are
worth their Weight in gold when it
comes to the rat proposition. It is
hard to catch rats in a trap for they
are just a little bit too smart. About
the best success can be attained by
using the wire-cage trap. Place a
fish head in the trap and you will
catch more rats than you know what
to do with at one time. We were
bothered with rats a few years ago
and as we had purchased some fish
we decided to place a head in the
wire trap and see what kind of re-
sults we would have. We placed the
trap near a corn crib one night and
to our surprise we found 24 rats in
the trap the next morning. The next
night we set the trap again and
caught 16. Pretty good work for one
fish head. Before setting the trap
again give it a thorough scalding, for
the rats are very sensitive about
Coming around a place where they
smell the blood of their own kind.

Be careful about putting out poi-
sons for they may do more damage
than good. The farm dog or some of
the cats may get hold of the poison
and die. Spread the poison in the
runways of the rats where any ani-
mals or chickens can’t get hold of it
and the rodents will be poisoned
without any danger. Don’t let up on
the rat killing until the entire place
is cleaned out. Get your neighbor to
do likewise and then you won’t get
any of his rats after your are all
gone.

Indiana. T. W. HARVEY.

LILLIE FARMSTEAD NOTES.

 

This spring has not been an early
one, and it looks now, taking every-
thing into consideration, that it will
not be an extremely late one. The
weather of late has been pushing the
season forward remarkably fast. We
have had continued cold weather in
April and severe freezing, and the
entire month of April was unusually
dry. I like to have a good warm
soaking rain early in the spring to
settle the ground and warm it up. We
began working the ground about the
middle of April. The ground worked
fairly well. The ground was very
cold. In some places it was soggy
and we couldn’t work it as good as if
there had been a good rain that had
circulated down through. Yet the
weather was dry and it was rather
cool, and it was a nice time to put in
crops. In this vicinity many of the
people had their spring seeding all
done in April. I was behind, as usual,
and While we had our cats sown and
16 acres of peas sown on that date,
we were not through by any means,
but it would only have been a matter
of a day or two had abundant rains
not come. We, however, needed the
rain so badly that one cannot com-
plain. The new seeding of clover and
alfalfa and grain already sown need-
ed rain badly, a good warm rain, and
we got it. The rain on the 24th help-
ed out some, but it was not enough,
but on the 27th and now again on the
28th, we have had plenty of rain.
There is none too much and the
ground will be dried off in a few days
unless the rain continues, ”which I
hope it will not at the presenii time.

Pastures. .‘ 3

Pastures are quite baékwai‘d. Here
it is the first of May and no one has
turned out their stock, not even sheep
or young cattle. Of course, we do not
make a practice of turning out-cattle,
especially the dairy cows, until the
grass gets a seed start.

We 1 Thardiy .

ever- turn them out before the 15th of
May and sometimes not until June.
With the young cattle we are always
a little slow about turning them out.
The weather is so unsettled in the
spring, a few warm days and then
cold weather. Cattle that have been
in good warm stables "all winter feel
these sudden changes. Not only that,
but the pasture does better if you let
it get‘a good start. You will need all
of it along when dog days, and the
excessive heat come, and dry weather
in the summer time, and if you feed
it off close in the spring there will be
practically nothing at that time of the
year. On the other hand, if you let
it get a good start so that the cattle
cant eat it down early, you will have
something that will last through the
drought. We want this with our
young cattle, because .it is quite a
chore to have to feed them extra on
pasture if the pasture is so far away
from the barn. We needed this rain,
too, for those people who have tim-
othy meadows. They were doing
nothing. The ground was too dry.
These rains, however, and the warm
weather, will give them a start.

The wheat crop in this vicinity and
in fact, all over the state, as far as I
have traveled, looks the best, I think,
on the average, that I ever saw it. In
our particular neighborhood there is
not a poor piece of wheat. One field
we sowed extremely late, that looked
rather had earlier in the spring, is
coming on wonderfully. It didn’t look
as if a single spear of wheat in the
whole neighborhood was winter-killed
and it has lived through the dry April
with some severe freezing, and now
comes these warm abundant rains, and

it simply can’t help but make a'good‘

growth of straw and a good growth of
straw usually means a good crop of
wheat.

Alfalfa.

The alfalfa which I seeded last
year, as I stated before, made very
little growth last summer on account
of the extreme dryness of the season.
I was afraid that it would not live.
But it did. It remained green right
through the dry weather ‘but it did
not make any growth to speak of. It
didn’t make very much growth last
fall. As a matter of fact, there wasn’t
hardly moisture enough to wet the
ground down so that it could, and last
fall was not a very growing fall as
the weather was rather cold. But it
lived through the winter and I have
a good stand on every portion of all
the fields that I sowed. The fields
that I seeded along the first of May
are very much the best. I think I
have almost an ideal stand on these
three fields. I experimented with
nurse crops and without a nurse crop,
understand this was seeded along the
fore part of May. A portion of it I
sowed a bushel of oats to the acre
and we out these cats off for hay to
get them out of the way so that the
alfalfa could have the field to itself.
On a portion I used winter rye as a
nurse crop and on a portion I used
no nurse crop at all. There were
quite a number of weeds on portions
of the field where I used no nurse
crop. We clipped this twice to kill
these weeds. I was afraid on some
portions of the field that there was
such a growth of weeds that it would
practically kill out the alfalfa but it
didn’t seem to do so. It lived through.
If one would look now you would say
that those portions of the field where
we used winter rye were very much
superior to the portion where we used
oats as the nurse crop or where we
had no nurse crop ’at all. There
seems to be a very much larger
growth, but when you examine it
close you find that. the rye lived over
the winter and that the rye is mak.
ing a good growth this spring. . I am
going to have rye mixed with alfaifa
for the first cutting. When you come
to examine the alfalfa it doesn't seem
as if there is very much better catch
where we had the rye or where we
used cats or where we seeded with-

sizes and then a

‘ MAY 16, 1914.

out a nurse crop. As a matter of fact
I consider it a splendid catch in' all
three instances. I am very" much
pleased and fairly well satisfied.
These abundant rains the last day or
two have made this alfalfa fairly
jump. You can almost see it grow,
and I am positive that I am going to
have at least two crops on these fields
this year and it looks now as if they
might be abundant, too.

About four acres of alfalfa that I
sowed the first of July after we had
taken off a crop of early peas for the
canning factory, is the poorest I have.
The ground was too dry. The peas
had taken out so much of the mois-
ture. There was a nice little shower
just at the time of harvesting the
peas and we got right onto the field
and disked it just as soon as we got
the peas off, to preserve this moisture
and worked it up and sowed the al~
falfa. On part of the field I drilled
the seed in the same as you would
wheat, that is, I put the spouts of the
grass seeder attachment right into
the drill hose, it was drilled in. And
yet with this only a small per cent
of the seed germinated, not near so
much as where it was sown earlier,
and I haven’t got as good a stand, al-
though I believe on this field there is
a sufficient number of plants so that
I will get a good crop. As a matter
of fact, after you get alfalfa establish-
ed you don’t want too many plants.
One plant to the square foot will bring
you just as big a crop of hay as to
have many more. The fact is, that
with an alfalfa field it is a question
of the survival of the fittest, the
stronger plants will predominate over
the weaker ones, so that eventually
you will not have a great many plants
to the square foot anyway, you can
sow the seed as thick as you are 3.
might to, but after two or three years
you will not have a great many plants
to the square foot. The larger, thrift-
ier plants will crowd out the smaller
ones. COLON C. LILLIE;

CORN PLANTER CANNOT COUNT.

 

Though almost human in the way
it does its work, the corn planter
cannot count the kernels of corn that
go into each hill. This the corn grow-
er must do in the adjustment of his
planter plates before it is taken -to
the field. After the seed corn is ger-
minated to test its vitality, it should
be shelled by hand, butt and tip
grains discarded and graded for size
of kernels. The grading for size of
kernels can _be done by means of
sieves into large, medium, and small
suitable planter
plate used for each size kernel. To
make sure that the corn planter will
drop the desired number of kernels
to the hill at least 90 times out of
100, it should be blocked up on a
clean floor and operated by hand.
Plates with different sized openings
should be tried out until a pair is
found that will drop the desired num-
ber of kernels every time. If the
plates do not work properly, they
must be filed or drilled until they
will. As a rule, a little adjusting is
all that is necessary to give the de-
sired number of plants to the hill. On
the other hand, a poorly adjusted
planter may easily offset the advan-
tages to be derived from well select-
ed and tested seed.

A DURABLE WHITEWASH.

 

To make a good durable whitewash,
slack hydrated lime with hot water,
making it about the consistency of
thick cream. When ready to apply
add enough prepared plaster to each
bucketful to make it quite thick; ap-
ply With a brush. It will dry very
quickly and does not rub OE or slip
like the ordinary wash. Mix the lime
and plaster only, as needed, as the
plaster sets very quickly. Also wash

brush as soon as you are through,

with it. - > .
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Ward Orchard Notes.

The Ward orchards at Pontiac have
become known among the progressive
fruit growers of the state on account
of the early productiveness of the or-
chard, its steady bearing, and the
well colored and high quality fruit it
produced.

This orchard was set in 1900 by
Henry Ward, whose father was one
of the earliest and most prosperous
lumber men in the state. It covers
approximately 200 acres of the 250-
acre farm which is just outside of
Pontiac. The land is slightly rolling,
parts of it running to swails. The
soil is of a gravelly loam, although in
some places it is quite light, but it is
of such character that it develops
high color in the fruit. The farm bor-
ders on two of the numerous Oakland
county lakes, Square lake and Ham-
mond lake.

Sheep Manure of Great Value.

Prior to setting the orchard Mr.
Ward was heavily interested in sheep,
buying large numbers of them each
year for feeding purposes, a single
consignment in one case consisting
of 20 carloads. The sheep were fed
in mammoth sheds, which are still
standing on what is called the ranch
property, located a short distance
from the orchards. The orchard prop-
erty was bought so as to have a place
to put the sheep manure and it is
said that it was so heavily applied
that it was hard to turn under. This
has undoubtedly been of untold value
to the orchard, as it has been one of
the chief factors in its past produc-
tiveness.

Orchard Productive.

The orchard consists of about 23,000
trees, of which over 10,000 are VVag—
eners, over 7,000 Jonathans, about 2,-
000 each of Wealthy and Duchess and
over 1,000 each of Baldwin and Shia-
wassee. ‘

The trees started to bear when
three years old, and since then have
never failed of a fair crop. The larg-
est crop of good barreled stock was
three years ago, when there was over
12,000 barrels. Last year the pros-
pects were for about 15,000 barrels
but the spring frosts brought the crop
down to less than 6,000 barrels.

The trees are set 20 feet apart each
way, with the Wageners serving as
fillers almost entirely. In a few places
the trees are crowding a little but by
proper pruning it is hoped, with but
few exceptions, to keep the orchard
intact for several years yet.

Canker and Girdling.

In the past the trunks of the trees
have not been thoroughly sprayed and
considerable rot canker is the result.
We are paying special attention to
spraying the trunks this spring and
during spare time this summer shall
trim cut the canker and paint the
wounds with lead and oil. Also, the
middle of the space between the rows
is the only part cultivated. This has
resulted in islands of sod around each
tree, which made excellent harboring
places for the field mice. As a result,
girdling by the mice during the past
winter has been quite serious in some
parts of the orchard. At present we
have some of the men digging the sod
away from the base of the trees with
planters’ hoes, and thoroughly paint-
ing all the girdled parts before they
dry out too much, with pure white
lead and oil.

The Spring Spraying.

We have spent considerable time
this spring in repairing the spraying
equipment. This has worked to con-
siderable disadvantage in getting
things started and has set our work
back to quite an extent. On this ac-
count we shall make one spraying be-

 

fore the blossoms, suflice this year.
This was started about the middle of
April and finished about May 5. What
we call the scale zone, or that part
of the orchard which had the most
scale, was sprayed first and at the
strength of one to eight. The other
parts of the orchard were sprayed
with one to ten until the leaf buds
began to open, when the strength was
gradually reduced until toward the
end of the spraying one to 25 was
used. While the entire orchard has
been sprayed it is the intention to
keep one or two spray rigs working
until blossoming time, touching up
spots which were skipped at the first
spraying.

The farm is amply supplied with
buildings, there being three barns,
one large spray shed on the shore of
Square Lake, a cooper shop, arranged
for four coopers and with storage
space for about 1,500 barrels, a very
large packing house which has stor—
age capacity above for more than
5,000 barrels, and a large tool shed
and implement shed. Photos and
more detailed descriptions of these
buildings will be given later.

Business Management.

We leased this orchard because we
realized it a good business opportu-
nity. Our past experience leads us
to believe that we can make a suc-
cess 'of it, and furthermore demon-
strate the economy and practicability
of scientific methods and manage—
ment. Close records of everything
will be kept, which will undoubtedly
be the source of valuable and inter»
esting information to the readers of
the Michigan Farmer. Whether our
experiences are successful or not we
shall give them, since quite as much
can be learned from failures as from
successes. W. W.

TROUBLE DEPARTM ENT.

Knobs on Apples.

Kindly tell me what causes knobs
on apples, and how to prevent them.
-—Reader.

The chief came of knobs or pro-
tuberances on apples is spray injury,
caused by using Bordeaux mixture.
Knobs from this source are teat-like
projections which have a russety ap-
pearance. They are more commonly
found on the Ben Davis apple than
any other, as that variety is probably
the most susceptible to Bordeaux in—
jury. '

Knobby and deformed apples are
also caused by insects and diseases.
The common apple scab is a frequent
cause of such deformities. When it
attacks the apple when still small, it
checks the growth of the part of the
apple attacked. This will cause a
lob-sided apple, and one infected in
several places will often present the
knobby appearance. .

The curculio also causes apples to
be deformed in this manner. In most
cases where the curculio has stung
the apple the growth of the apple at
that place is greatly checked, while
the other parts will endeavor to make
normal growth. Several stings on one
apple will give the apple a very ir-
regular and knobby appearance.

Thorough spraying at the usual rec-
ommended times, with lime-sulphur
and arsenate of lead, will prevent this
sort of trouble from either of the
above causes. The lime-sulphur should
be used at the strength of one to 40,
and two pounds of arsenate of lead
should be used with each 50 gallons
of spray.

The currant worm and mildew may
do considerable damage if the goose-
berries and currants are not sprayed.
Use Bordeaux and arsenate of lead.

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“Oh! I always use plenty of oil!”
Does that insure correct lubrication?

NO!

A low-quality or wrong-bodim’ oil, no
matter how freely it is used, can never do
the work of the correct lubricant.

“Plenty” of too-light oil often leads to
loss of compression and escape of explosion.
This means loss of power and unnecessary
consumption of gasoline.

HPlenty” of too—litany oil will often fail

to distribute properly through your feed,

system. Excessive friction, burnt bearings
and carbon trouble will result.

“Plenty” of low—quality oil simply means
plenty of imperfect protection for the mov—
ing parts.

The absolute necessity for oil whose
“body” is correct for his motor and whose
quality will show maximum lubricating
efficiency is entirely overlooked by the
motorist who, says:

“Oh! I always use plenty of oil. ”

By guess-work and luck you may sometimes
get oil for your motor'whi‘ch is correct in

body,” and eflicrent in qua/zty.’ ’ You
Mould be using such oil continuous/y.

You can be sure of it by using the grade of
Gargoyle Mobiloils specified for your car in the
Lubricating Chart on the right.

Make a note of the grade specified for your car.
Then make sure that you get it. If your car is not
mentioned,scnd for our complete Lubricating Chart.

This standard guide to correct lubrication was
prepared after a careful analysis of every make and
model of car. It represents the professional advice
of the World-leaders in scientific lubrication—the
Vacuum Oil Company.

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Mobiloils

It is safest to buy in original barrels, half-barrels
and sealed five and one—gallon cans. See that the
red Gargoyle, our mark of manufacture, is on the
container.

They can be secured rrom reliable garages, auto-
mobile supply houses, hardware stores and others
who supply lubricants.

For information, kindly address any inquiry to
our nearest office. The city address will be sufficient.

 

 

Correct Lubrication

Explanation: In the schedule. the letter
opposite the car indicates the grade of Car—
goyle Mobiloil that should be used. For ex-
ample: "A" means "Gargoyle Mobiloil
A." uArc” means "Gargoyle Mobiloil
Arctic. " For all electric vehicles use Gargoyle
Mobiloil "A". The recommendations cover
all models of both pleasure and commercial
ehicles unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

  
   
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On request we will mail a pamphlet on
the Construction. Operation and Lubrication
of Automobile Enginco. It describes in de-
mil the common engine troubles and gives
their causes and remedies.

The various grades of Gargoyle Mobiloils.
purified to remove free carbon. are:

(.‘aruoyle Mobiloil "A"
(.‘argoylr Mobiloil "B“
(iargoylr Mobiloil "E"
Gargoyle Mohiloil "Arctic"

Stationary and Portable
Engines and Tractors

For all types of Gasoline and
Oil Engines. ll'atrr (loo/:d—Uge Gar-
goyle Mobiloil A in summer: use Gargoyle
Mobiloil Arctic in Winter. Air tooled" Use
Gargoyle Mohiloil B the year round. Tract-
ors— Use Gargoyle Mohiloil ll the year
round.

Mobilubricant—vln the new patented
Handy Package. The correct grease for
compression cups. for power - transmitting
parts of automobiles. and for lubricating farm
machinery. The spout fits the filling plug
opening of the Ford. and all other cars.
To expel the grease—turn the key. No dirt
—no waste—no trouble. Sold in one and
three-pound tins.

VACUUM OIL CO., Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A.

Specialists in the manufacture of high-grade lubricants for
every class of machinery. Obtainable everywhere in the world.

Detroit Boston

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Real Northern Grown Seod Potatoes

BUELL’S HUSSET HUBALS

Disease free: blight. resisting; scab resisting; fine eat;-
ing; high yielding. Grown on Monlowood Form. Write

DORR I). BUELL, Elmira, Olsego County, Mich.

—Greatsoil impmvers, heavy yielders,high
30! ”Balls feeding value, best variety tested Agricul-
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‘ AND NANCY HALL SWEET

Earl Triumlill POTATOES. succeeds anywhere.

One undred p ants delivered. 500. Other Plants.
PROF. WAUGHTEL, UPTONVILLE, 0A.

STRAWBEHRIE —EVERBEARINO Amp.

cus $2.50 per 100, Fancies

$2.75 per 100. All you

want. Postpaid nnywhere in U. B. or Canada. Guaran—
teed true to name. The comin berry for home and
market. ALLEGAN NURSER , Allegan. Michigan.
Strawberry Bond oddrest and net 25 fine.
PLANTS FREE Everbeorin Strawberry Plants
free. Dept.39, MUTUAL NURB RY CO.,St.Louis,M0.

BEE IIIVES, SECTIONS,

t c'ovmb Foundation.
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5 E E D co R —Mich. Yellow Dent. home.

grown, fire dried. tested.
Golden Fleece and Reg. Swedish Select Oats. Semi
for sample and circular. EA. Bywater. Memphis,Mich.

-—1000 bus. 1912 crop. Imp. Earl
Seed Corn Learning, Reid’s Yellow Deni;
and “ hite Cap. Finest quality. germination perfect.
82 per bu. Catalog free. THEO. BERT a 8088. Ilelrose.0.

SEED OATS-Regeneroted .Swedlsh Select, stiff

straw heavy yielder, free from smut.
prime stock, recleane , $1 per bu.. sacks free. Write
for sample. Also Green Mountain Potatoes. vigorous
grower. good yielder. quite free from blight. 750 per
bu.. sacks free. Colon C. Lillie. Coopersvllle. Mich.

PEA BEANS—Early Klondvke. white. 1913 yield

25 bu. screened per acre. $2.25 Hand
Picked $2 screened. Early Yellow Dent corn .2 bu.
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ALFADALE FARRI. St. Johns. Michigzan.

SEED. pure white and biennial

SWEET yellow. 'Prices and circular how
c LOVER to grow it. sent on request. Everett
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and GRATES.
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Gears thoroughly pr otect ed .
Different from this picture. which
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Patures and their Improvement.

 

ERY few appreciate the fact that

pastures are constantly being

deprived of their plant food.
When you think of it, everything is
taken off from a pasture and nothing
is added. Where the animals are fed
grain rations in connection with the
pasture, what droppings are scattered
on the pasture will add some plant
food to it, but in the majority of in-

stances these droppings are partially

and in some instances almost totally
wasted so far as the plant food is con-
cerned. The droppings are left un-
der some shade tree or by some wa-
ter hole where the animals go at
night, or during the heat of the day,
and very little of it is put where it
ought to be put. Consequently pas-
tures, after a number of years even
on good rich land, bceome depleted
so of fertility that they do not yield
anywhere near as much as they did
when the land was fertile. Pasture
land on creek bottom or on low
ground where there is plenty of mois-
ture and where the land is exceeding-
ly rich will, of course, last for years
and still produce a luxuriant growth
of grass, but on upland where the soil
is rather thin and none too fertile to
begin with, the yield of grass grows
less and less each year and after a
number of years the pasture will not
carry one-half as many animals as it
did in the first place. Now the reason
for this is largely due to the fact that
the soil is becoming exhausted of
plant food. Pasture grasses are sur-
face eaters. If you plow this pasture
and cultivate it and re-seed it you will
get a new supply of plant food, but
very often the pasture is on rough
land that cannot well be plowed, hill-
sides and the like of that, and the
only way‘ to maintain the pasture or
to improve it is by applying some sort
of plant food to the surface of the
ground.

Nothing is better than to top-dress
with good stable manure. If the land
is smooth enough so that one can use
the manure spreader this is the best
way to 3 ply it because it is evenly
distribut d. If the land is so rough
you cannot draw the manure spreader
you can still apply the stable manure
by hand. A field with almost no grass
at all can be brought into a good
stand of grass and it will grow lux-
uriantly by top-dressing it with stable
manure. This can be done by driving
it along the top of the hill and throw-
ing it from the wagon down the hill,
giving the fork a good twist so as to
evenly distribute the manure. I know
of some people who would smile at
the idea of applying stable manure to
a pasture. Our country, of course, is
rather new for such practice as this.
A few years ago a neighbor who saw
me applying stable manure on the
thinnest places in the pasture, and it

;was thick sod pasture, too, and yet

there were little ridges, or knolls, that
were thin and did not yield very
much, and we were applying stable
He remarked that

He thought it was extrava-

stable manure on a pasture, and yet
we can bring up these poor places in

:the pasture, even sand ridges where
,but little grass grows naturally, by
:giving them every year or_ every oth-

er year, a good application of stable

:manu-re and make them productive.

Pastures are liable to get sour and

'llf they are it is dilficult to keep clo-

ver in the pasture for any consider-
able length of time. June grass even
does not do well in a very acid soil.
nor timothy. Some of the wild grass-

es grow fairly well in a soil that con-
tains considerable acid, but the bet-
ter pasture grasses, those that are the
most valuable for this purpose, will
not do well in a soil that is acid. If
your pastures are acid it will pay to
put on lime. It can be put on at any
time, late in the fall or early in the
spring, or in the summer. If hydrated
lime is put on it will act more quick‘
ly, and is more effective. It should be
put on either in the spring before
the grass starts, or late in the fall,
or put on during a dry time in August
when the grass is dormant. If it is
put on rapidly growing grass and the
grass is wet so that the lime will
stick to it, it will be injured some by
the lime because it is caustic. Ground
limestone can be put on at any time
without this effect but it does not act
as quickly and is not so soluble in
water.

Where one hans’t stable manure,
and can’t get it, the pasture can be
top-dressed with commercial fertiliz-
er. There is one particular place in
my cow pasture that is an upland sort
of a hill. Before I purchased this
land it had been cropped continuously
and then I seeded it to permanent
pasture. It didn’t grow luxuriantly.
We didn’t get a good stand, the rea-
son was because the ground was not
properly fertilized. I didn’t have the
stable manure to put on this and it
was not very convenient to apply it
because it was a. bad place to get to.
So this land of about one and a half
or two acres we top-dressed with com-
mercial fertilizer. We simply sowed
it broadcast and did not even harrow
it. This soluble fertilizer will be car-
ried into the soil to the roots of the
plants by the first rain that comes. A
good top-dressing of commercial fer-
tilizer will last for several years. It
is not necessary to top-dress them ev-
ery year, providing one gives a good
application of 300 to 400 pounds. It
might be better to give an application
of about 200 pounds every year.

Another thing we ought to do to
maintain our pastures, and that is, we
ought not to pasture them too close,
especially early in the spring. Grass
ought to get a good start. A good
top growth also encourages a good
growth of roots. If you pasture it off
too close early in the spring there is
little chance for this growth, and the
pasture will not be as productive as
if the grass is allowed to get a good
start before being heavily stocked.

COLON C. LILLIE.

LIVE STOCK NEWS.

 

It is learned on unquestionable au-
thority that the movement of cattle
from Texas pastures to Oklahoma
pastures, usually from 6,000 to 7,000
cars, will this year not exceed 2,000
cars. The drought last year forced
out many Oklahoma cattle, and it is
impossible to make good the shortage

this spring, so that the fall marketing '

promises to be the smallest in years.
In Texas there is a general movement
to gel: back into the cattle breeding
industry after being neglected for
years. All cows of proper age, heif-
ers and yearling steers are in good
demand at extremely high prices.

Eastern dealers and manufacturers
have been traveling through the west‘
ern sheep growing states and endeav-
oring to make further. contracts for
the spring clip of wool, but trades are
reported as fewer than usual, sheep
owners refusing to make the request—
ed small reductions in prices. It is
stated that about 40 per cent of the
Montana clip and about 25 per cent
of the Wyoming clips have been con-
tracted for to date, while about one-
half of the ldaho clip is reported to
have been sold. and about 80 per cent
of the clip of Utah is reported to be
under contract. Foreign wools are
being imperiled in 1%3mounts, and
In a recon week. 1009. P0111628
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ONDUCTED BY COLON c. LILLIE.
“SEEING IS BELIEVING."

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The man who first voiced the state-
ment, “seeing is believing,” voiced a
fundamental truth, notwithstanding all
arguments to the contrary. I have
heard a great deal about bovine tu-
berculosis and its terrible ravages
among cattle, together with conse-
quent effects upon those who consume
milk from tuberculous animals. To
those who were fortunate enough to
see the autopsy on a tuberculous cow
at the recent meeting of the Michi-
gan State Veterinary Association, the
“white plague” scare becomes a real-
ity and the details of its horrors be-
come more vivid.

'The cow upon which the autopsy
was performed was, to all outward
appearances, ingood health and with
a fairly good covering of flesh. She
probably looked as good or better
than two-thirds of the cows in Mich-
igan this winter. A careful, exterior
examination previous to the killing,
showed that she was breathing pretty
often, but otherwise nothing abnormal
could be detected. But when an ex-
amination was made of the internal
organs, it was found that the lungs
were about three times as large as
normal and other of the internal or-
gans were affected. Dissection of the
lungs revealed a condition which was
nauseating and revolting. It is well
known that after the lesions have
been formed, they may heal up and
the abscess becomes filled with lime.
I saw Doctor Giltner cut through some
of these with a sharp knife. Many Of
these calcified lesions were the size
of a hen’s egg and the knife rasped
through them like it would through
so much sand. Then some of the ac-
tive lesions were cut into and from
the incision thus made, a thick cream-
colored pus oozed out. The sight was
terrible and one which will be re-
membered by all those who saw'it.

The teaching is this—who can tell
by the looks of a cow whether she has
tuberculosis or not? In a few cases,
an expert can tell it by an ‘external
examination but the tuberculin test
rarely fails to convict adiseased an-
imal. Even the basest criminal would
not be guilty Of asking his family to
consume the product of such an ani-
mal. There are a great many farm-
ers who do not want their herd test-
ed because some of the cows might
react and would be sacrificed, but if
every farmer in Michigan could have
seen the autopsy which I saw, I will
wager ten to one that they would
have gone home and had their cows
tuberculin tested at once. A hideous
monster lurks in every spoonful of
milk produced by a cow having tuber-
culosis Of the udder.

There is, however, one fortunate
feature about tuberculosis, and that
is that the organisms do not grow
and multiply in the milk. This is one
of the exceptions for most pathogenic
bacteria find milk a very good feeding

and breeding place.

Ingham CO. I. J. MATHEWS.

A RARE OCCURRENCE.

 

We have what I think a very rare-
Occurrence in the cow business. We
have a three-year-Old cow which was
due to freshen April 18, 1914.

On March 31 she came in, dropping
a male calf which came dead. We
milked her about ten days but did
not use the milk, as it did not seem
to be good, and she gave only a small
amount.

‘ While milking her the seventh day
I noticed signs of another calf and she
was giving less milk every day. So
we dried her up at once, and in a few

I think something must have hap-
pened her, to lose the first calf. Of
our herd of 47 milch cows this is the
first chance of twin calves we have
had.

Macomb Co. DALLAS FIELD.
DOES FEED AFFECT THE QUAL-

ITY OF MILK?

 

Does feed have any effect on the
quality of milk? In other words, can
one feed a Holstein cow so that she
will give a higher per cent Of butter-
fat in her milk?

SUBSCRIBER.

It has been stated in the Michigan
Farmer many times that you cannot,
except only temporarily, change the
per cent of butter-fat in milk. The
richness of the milk or quality Of the
milk, is fixed by the individual and
not by the feed. However, when a
cow has a sudden change Of feed, as
in spring when changing from the dry
ration to an entirely succulent ration,
the system of the animal is so out Of
normal that she is liable to produce
a quality Of milk different from what
she produced on dry feed. The same
change can be brought about in the
winter time by sudden changes of food
which throws their system out of nor-
mal condition. When the cow be-
comes used to this feed and gets in
normal condition the per cent of fat
returns to its normal limit as fixed by
the breed and the individual. By se-
lection and breeding the per cent of
butter-fat can be changed in the
breed. The question is whether the
butter—fat produced by a single indi-
vidual can -be changed by giving a
different ration. If this could be done
then we could feed a Holstein cow
such food that would make her milk
as rich as Jersey milk. We know that
is not the case, however.

THE MILKING MACHINE.

 

A question in which we are much
interested in, and have tried to post
ourselves in regard to its use, both
by reading and calling on those who
have them, and our conclusion does
not agree with that of the writer in
answer to H. S. T. in Michigan Farm-
er of May 2.

Our investigations have not been
with one kind of machine only, but
with different makes. We found one
man who had used his machine over
five years. He had made ”many tests
for advanced registry and had done
the milking with the machine and

claimed that his cows gave more milki

by machine than hand-milking.

At another place we also found:

them doing official testing and using
the milking machine. This man told
us of milkng a very short-teated heif-
er which took him a full hour to milk
by hand. At the third milking he
used the machine and milked her in
eight and one-half minutes.

At another place we found a ma-
chine in use and the man had but
eight cows, but very good ones. He
informed us that he had practically
lost the use of his hands and was
obliged to get a machine or sell the
cows. So he bought a machine and
was fully satisfied that he could get
more milk by the use of the machine
than by hand. In every case we in-
vestigated, those using machines
seemed to be well satisfied.

We came home and ordered a ma-
chine. After a trial we may be able
to give further information in regard
to this question.

Hillsdale Co. W. G. BOYD. v

The summer silo is cheaper and
better than soiling crops in produc-
ing results \in tiding the herds over
the period Of short pasture.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Of an inferior separator, in as few words as it could well be put.

THER separators skim cleaner than is possible on the average

with gravity creaming, and De Laval Cream Separators skim

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harder conditions of cool milk, running heavy cream or separating
the milk of stripper cows.

O THER separators produce a cream superior to gravity creaming,
and De Laval cream is smoother, less frothy and so much ‘
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OTHER separators save time and labor over gravity setting or
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easier turning, greater capacity, easier cleaning and easier handling
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gravity creaming, and De Laval Separators save their cost
every year over other separators and last from ten to twenty years,
or on an average five times as long as other separators.

 

 

E LAVAL Separators cost a little more than other separators,
but very little, and they soon save that small difierence and i
go on saving it every few months for all the years they last. '

WHY STOP HALF WAY IN BUYING
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WHY then but half solve the problem of best results and greatest
economy in dairying by the purchase of an inferior separator
or go on dairying with this important.
problem but half solved if you are already
using an inferior separator that you
might so easily replace with a De Laval?

WHY not solve it now in the only
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. you have a poor separator,
replace it with a De Laval.
If it is not convenient to
pay cash- you may buy a.
De Laval on such liberal
terms that it will actually
save and pay for itself.

    

 

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nothing and may save you
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DETROIT, MAY 16, 1914.

 

 

CURRENT COMMENT.

 

Since our last
The Spring Clean-Up. issue went to

press we have
received a copy of a proclamation by
the Governor, designating Friday,
May 15, as clean-up day. The scope
of the Governor’s proclamation is
broad, calling attention to the desir-
ability of eliminating economic waste
of all kinds, and referring especially
to the desirability of cleaning up the
winters debris, not alone as a means
of eliminating the danger of destruc-
tive fires, but as well to eliminate
the breeding places of disease produc-
ing bacteria. It urges as well that
all public officials and civic organiza-
tions unite in urging the importance
of this work and that all schools rec-
ognize the day through fire drill ex-
ercises and discussions of the best
methods of the conserving of life and
property.

In this connection the State Fire
Marshal has issued a bulletin calling
attention to the desirability of mak-
ing the activities of the spring clean-
up day so thorough as to make it in
fact a fire prevention day. As illus-
trating the need in this direction he
refers to the statistics which show
that the annual fire loss of the United
States is $2.50 per capita, as compar.
ed with an annual per capita fire loss
for western Europe of 33 cents.

Too often We farmers, knowing that
efforts of this kind are primarily di-
rected toward securing a general
spring cleanup in the towns and cit-
ies, infer that there is no reason why
we should give any attention to them.
But will we find this to be true upon
reflection? Are there not many little
jobs of cleaning up around the out
buildings and on the farm, if not
about the house, which we are con-
tinually putting off until a more con-
venient season. which could be done
in a short time if we would but get
at them? If so, let us attend to them
now, if official clean-up day has pass-
ed without seeing them done.

At the present time

Marketing the the United States De-
Wool C-lip. partment of Agricul-
ture is engaged in a

campaign to secure better handling
of American wools to the end that the
domestic product may not suffer from
the standpoint of market quality and
grading when compared with foreign
wools offered in the American market.
In addition to sending out circular
matter giving instructions to growers
regarding the proper handling of their
wool clip, a conference of interested
parties has been called to meet in
Washington early in June for the dis-

 

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THE MICHIGAN FARMNER

cussion of the problems involved.
Among the topics which. have been
suggested for discussion at this con-
ference are, the manufacturing value
of American wools; the improvement
of farm and ranch methods of hand-
ling wool; the possible adaptation of
foreign methods to American condi-
tions; improvements in ’methods of
marketing; improvements in methods
of breeding; the standardization of
the wool clip, and the prevention of
damage by dogs and predatory ani-
mals. Briefly stated, the advice given
in the Department’s circular matter
regarding the handling of the domes-

“% tic wool clip may be summarized as

fOIIOWS: Sack ewe, lamb and buck
fleeces in separate sacks. Shear black
sheep separately and keep the fleeces
separate. Tie the fleeces with paper
twine, which does not adhere to the
wool. Remove the tag or dung locks
and put them in separate sacks mark-
ed to show their contents.

While it may be a comparatively
simple matter to secure a desirable
standardization of the domestic wools
produced on ranches by this means,
the farm conditions in Michigan and
other important wool states are so
different that the results of such ef-
forts are bound to be slow in making
their appearance. The flocks are
small and scattered, and the only
present avenue of marketing wool
which is open to the small producer
is to the local wool dealer. In the
earlier days when Merino wool was
one of the principal farm products of
the state, Michigan wool growers
made a practice of washing their
sheep. Then the tags Were washed
separately and a proportionate amount
of this wool included in each fleece.
Later, with the general introduction
of mutton sheep, washing was discon-
tinned and earlier shearing was gen-
erally adopted. These wools were
generally fairly clean, but occasional-
1y a dilatory farmer would include a
bunch of dirty tags in his fleeces and
others would permit their sheep to
run to a straw stack with resulting
chaffy fleeces with the consequence
that Michigan wool gained a bad rep-
utation in the market. Notwith-
standing a very considerable improve-
ment in these conditions, this is still
often offered as a reason for low bids
on the local clip.

So far as the grading of the wool
on the farm is concerned, it is an im-
possibility in Michigan. Michigan
growers can, hOWever, have their wool
clean and suitably tied, as most of
them now do. But under existing con.
ditions it is difficult to see how the
marketing problem can be solved, oth-
er than by stimulating competition
among local dealers, since the flocks
upon our farms are too small and too
scattered to make co-operative mar-
keting seem feasible. Michigan wool
growers will, however, be interested
in the efforts of the Department along
ducational lines and will await with
interest the outcome of the proposed
conference.

The executive com—

Would Insure Ef— mittee of the Uni-
fective Serum. ted States Live
. Stock Sanitary As-
sociation, at a special meeting held in
Chicago last week, passed strong res-
olutions favoring rigid state regula-
tion and control of hog cholera serum
laboratories operated within the sev-
eral states without a federal license.
These resolutions, which included
specific recommendations as to the
requirements which should be enforc-
ed in order to insure the efficacy and
safety of the hog cholera serum pro-
duced, were addressed to the gover-
nor of each state, and in view of the
expressed belief of the committee by
which they were formulated that ser-
um is being placed on the market
which may be not only unreliable, but
a detriment to the hogs to which it is
administered, the authorities having
hog cholera work in charge in the
various states, will undoubtedly be di-

rected to investigate the matter in
their respective states and exercise
such authority as they may hsVe to
insure the production of reliable and
eflicient hog cholera serum in the
commercial plants within their re:
spective jurisdiction.- In cases where
sufficient authority, is not new dele-
gated to the sanitary officers of any
state, legislation. should 4 be recom-
mended and pushed to the end that
the, proper oflicers may be clothed
with such authority. '

Hog cholera has been on the in-
crease in this country during recent
years, notwithstanding the effort
which has been made toward its con-
trol. Our scientists have apparently
found a means of aiding materially in
its contrbl and final eradication in the
serum produced under the so-called
Dorset-McBride-Niles system, and it
is eminently proper that state as well
as federal governments should insist
on the keeping of all commercial pro-
ducts of a similar nature up to the
official standard.

A day’s drive

Road Maintenance. through the open
country at this

season of the year, when the spring.

road repair work is in progress, will
convince even the skeptical that in
many progressive communities the
work of road improvement is being
conducted in a much more satisfac-
tory manner than was the case a few
years ago under the old law. But it
is a far cry from the kind of road
maintenance which was practiced a
generation ago under the operation of
the old highway labor tax and that
ideal economy in road maintenance
which will at all times insure the
most eflficient‘roads at a minimum of
total cost, and the last mentioned
ideal has not yet been reached. Prob-
ably it will not be reached until the
time comes when all road mantenance
work is performed under the direction
of experienced men, if not trained en-
gineers, but the pointing out of a few
common errors in the matter of road
maintenance may be helpful to that
end.

One of the most common errors
made by the inexperienced man who
directs local road improvements
where hills are being graded or de-
pressions filled, is in the taking of
proper precautions to prevent the
washing out of the work done or of
the side of the roadway from which
material has been taken for nearby
use. It is far better economy to put
in culverts or sluices where needed
before nature has called-attention to
the need, and a few loads of sod
dumped at the right place will often
save a serious washout at the road-
side, yet these are factors in road
maintenance which the inexperienced
overseer is likely to overlook. Anoth~
er common mistake is the sacrifice of
safety and efficiency of roads to the
economy of labor where fills are made
by leaving them too narrow. But per.
haps the most common mistake of all
which is made by the highway official
comes from his desire to please the
people whom he represents in this
capacity rather than from error in
judgment, in that too much in the
way of special improvements may be
undertaken at the expense of general
maintenance, which would make all
the roads more passable. Properly
used, the King drag can be made of
great service in this latter direction
and the wise overseer of highways
will contribute greatly to the effi-
ciency of the roads under his care, as
well as to his own popularity as a lo-
cal oificial, by its more liberal use.

 

ADVERTISED GOODS COST NO
MORE.

 

Some people think advertised mer-
chandise costs more than unadvertis-
ed. Just the reverse is true; it usu-
ally costs less for the same quality.

The reason for this erroneous im-
pression is that goods offered in coma

MAY 16, 1914. .

petition with advertised goods are of-

ten cheaper in price, but they are
also more cheaply made.

Advertised goods must be well
made, for they sell on their reputa-

tion, while imitations are designed to

sell because of their lower price.

'If you keep informed on the adver-.

tised lines of goods, you know which
ones are standard.

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.

 

National.

The United States armored cruiser

Montana, with the bodies of 17 blue
jackets and marines who gave their
lives in the recent capture of Vera
Cruz, arrived at New York Sunday.

Mme. Lillian Nordica, the leading
American prima donna, and one of
the most finished sopranos in operatic
history, is dead at Batavia, Java, where
she had gone for her health. She was
born on a farm near Farmington, Me.,
in 1857.

President Wilson has issued an or-
der to the commander of Federal
troops in the Colorado strike zone to
stop the importation of any strike-
breakers and to disperse to their
homes all non-resident miners.

One person was drowned and two
rescued after much difficulty, from the
waters of Baltimore Bay, Mich., May
10. The sail boat in which they were
riding capsized.

C. W. Post, the millionaire food
manufacturer, of Battle Creek, com-
mitted suicide at Santa Barbara, Cal.,
last Saturday. He recently underwent
an operation and has since been re-
ported to have been suffering from
cancer.

Railroads estimate that 500 new set-
tlers came to Michigan each month
during March and April of this year.
A majority of these new families
come from states to the south, par-
ticularly Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

A matter of wide-spread interest is
the expected removal within a few
months of the Chicago general pro-
duce commission houses located for
many years along South Water Street
to new quarters, not yet made public,
but expected to be near the new rail-
road terminals. An enormous busi-
ness is transacted daily on South Wa-
ter street in veal, butter, eggs, poul-
try, vegetables, fruits, berries, etc.
Cost of construction of the new quar-
ters for these markets is estimated at
somewhere between $20,000,000 and
$30,000,000, and it is. estimated that
the change will bring about a saving
of about 35 per cent in operating, be-
sides an extension of general business
in country produce.

The United Confederate veterans
are enjoying their twenty-fourth an-
nual reunion at Jacksonville, Fla. The
veterans have endorsed President
VVilson’s attitude regarding the Mex-
ican situation.

Foreign.

The rebels of Mexico. are making
general assaults upon all strongholds
in the northern part of the country.
The important cities are Saltillo and
San Louis Potosi and the ports of
Mazatlan and Tampico. These points
are being attacked by forces aggre-
gating over 35,000 troops.

During the past week affairs in
Mexico have not been so promising of
peace as they were the previous
week. While Huerta is still agreeable
to the plans of settling differences
with the United States by means of
arbitration rather than by the sword,
and has sent his envoys to deliberate
with those of the United States, Argen-
tine, Brazil and Chili at Niagara Falls,
Canada, it was reported that the Mex-
ican chief is importing arms from
Germany and that the Washington
administration is contemplating send-
ing 10,000 additional troops to aid
General Funston, who has charge of
the land forces. The rebels refuse to
join the armistice and are continuing
vigorously their campaign against the
posts occupied by Huerta and com-
manding roads leading to Mexico City.
The latest report tells of activity
against Tampico, where the rebels
command as many men as are de‘
fending the city. The great oil tanks
in the vicinity of that place are con-
sidered a menace, as by losing their
contents and setting fire to the fluid
it is possible to destroy the city.

Earthquake shocks about Mt. Etna
Sicily, Friday and Sunday resulted in
many deaths and the destruction of
much property. It is impossible to
learn the loss of life as the heat and
the interrupted condition of lines of
communication prevent close investi-
gation and the dissemination of in-
formation. Several villages are be-
lieved to have been wholly or nearly
destroyed, and hundreds of persons
are victims of the disturbances. Na-
tives are fleeing to places without the
danger district. Aid is being sent
from this country. '

 

 


 

 

   

ii LITERATURE
POETRY
HISTORY ana
INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  

 

‘17Ie FARM BOY
an? GIRL
SCIENTIFIC an?
MECHANICAL

 

 

 

 

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

Every article is written especiallyior it, and does not appear elsewhere

 

 

A Story

ORDERING the banks of the Kal-

amazoo river at a certain point

in its course through southern
Michigan ‘lies a country village. In
many respects this little burg differs
not at all from hundreds of others of
equal size in this commonwealth.
There is the railroad station with its
grain elevator towering alongside. At
a little distance the belfry of the vil-
lage church rises above the tree tops.
The ancient grist mill, once a flour-
ishing flour mill before the days of
the modern “patent” product, still
stands casting its shadow into the
pond. Nearby is the village black-
smith shop where four generations
of horses have stood patiently on
three legs while submitting to the or-
deal of shoe fitting. The schoolhouse
is there, of course, and the inevitable
general store. All these charateristics
are shared with other similar villages,
but in one feature does it differ ma-
terially, and it is of this particular
feature that I want to tell you.

Time was when the village ceme-
tery was an exact counterpart of the
burial plots so often found in rural
communities. Headstones were tota
tering or had fallen prone into the
tall grass. Here was a terrace and
there a hollow, with many an un-
sightly mound of earth left to be cov-
ered over with weeds and brambles.
Foundations were sunken and awry.
The trees had been unacquainted with
the pruner’s shears for years and in
places their low sweeping branches
had killed out the grass. In short, all
conditions combined to present a gen-
erally unkempt appearance. To crown
it all, the sexton, whose duties took
him to the cemetery semi-occasional-
ly, had been allowed to use the most
conspicuous corner for a rubbish
dumping ground. Indeed, one could
easily have mistaken the place for a

portion of the Deserted Village of

Goldsmith’s tale.

But fortunately for the people of
this community, there dwelt in their
midst a public spirited woman who
not only had ideals but good, practi-
cal ideas. She was not a native resi‘
dent, having come to live in the vicin-
ity since her marriage; but she was
possessed of an altruistic nature
which found expression in an inter-
pretation of that adjective which I
once read:

“Do all the good you can,
In all the ways you can,
To all the people you can,
Just as long as you can.”

When time had emphasized the
feeling that her httsband’s people were
her people, and his home, her home,
in memory of the devoted father-in-

law whom she had known but to love,

and the many dear friends Of passing
years, the neglected burial spot ape
pealed to her as a field Of endeavor
and upon its transformation she bent
her energies She had won the inter-
est and hearty co- operation of her
husband and a few loyal friends which
made the task of interesting others
in heI plans mere easy.

An incentive to action was furnish-
ed in the knowledge that they would
be but continuing the work of a 'ceIn-
etery association which had been or-
ganized in 1839 and reorganized and
enlarged‘in’ 1868 by a number of

the sturdy faImeI pioneers of the
vicinity but which, upon their deaths,
had gradually become non-existent so
far as any practical work was con-
cerned, whereupon the cemetery had
fallen into the condition of disorder
previously mentioned.

However, the memory of the good
work of these early settlers proved an
inspiration to those Of the present
day and filled with a desire to carry
on this work until some definite re-
sults should be attained, our friend
raised, by subscription, a considera-
ble sum for the straightening and re-
setting of tombstones on permanent
foundations and the grading of lots.
More than sixty headstones were lean-

of Real Achievement.

a. useful purpose the demand was for
one that should be legally stronger;
and that with business conducted un-
der state laws might become a helpful
factor in the wide movement for cem-
etery improvement.

Accordingly early steps were taken
toward incorporation of the old asso-
ciation and after a number of weeks
this was accomplished under Michi-
gan Statute Act No. 87, of the year
1855, with amendments thereto: the
lot owners, or owners of rights of
burial, being the stockholders in the
new association.

Then followed the election of a
board Of nine trustees and at their
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Transform the Unkempt Cemetery into an Attractive Landscape.

 

When Broken Markers were Restored,

ing, fallen or broken when the work
began. Indeed, one marble slab was
found fully six inches under ground,
with a well-sodded turf covering the
soil above it. Its discovery was due
entirely to one of the older residents
of the village whose home, when a
child, adjoined the cemetery and who
insisted that a stone had stood upon
that spot.

The work was hard and discourag—
ing at first, but from the beginning a
distinct plan was kept in mind to car-
Iy out the most approved methods of
modern cemeteries whenevei consent
to do so was granted by lot owners.
To a great extent grades and terraces
were done away with; uneven sur-
faces were smoothed; trees were.
pruned or cut out entirely where it
seemed best, and after some weeks Of
strenuous labor a decidedly changed
appearance in the cemetery rewarded
their efiorts.

Realizing that order and system are
essential to success in all business
affairs, the workers felt the need of
an organization which would be prop-
erly recognized as a corporate body.
While the old. organization had served

Terraces Leveled, Brush Removed,
the whole Community Began to Show Enthusiasm in the Work.

laivs adoptd, and a Memorial Trust

Fund established for perpetual care
of lots. The nucleus of this fund
was a bequest of $75 from a lady who
had relatives buried there.

From a small beginning the Memo-
rial Trust Fund has already grown to
considerable proportions. At the pres-
ent time it consists of more than
$1, 000 in money and $1,900 in memo-
Iial notes.

One of the members conceived the
idea of notes for this fund being ac-
cepted by the association. The inter-
est, not less than three per cent, due
May first, annually, cares for the lot
on which note is given. A note may
be paid at any convenient time or
left as a claim against one’s estate.
The plan has worked out most satis-
factorily and the notes held by the
association are considered among its
most valuable assets. By this meth-
od the corporation is relieved of the
care of the money until such time as
the notes are paid in. '

The cash Memorial Trust Fund is
to be invested “in such safe and pro-
ductive securities as the board of
trustees shall determine,” and is now

WBy One Who
Assisted.

invested in a bond bearing four per
cent interest, together with an ac-
cumulating amount in the savings

bank at three per cent.
A deposit of $50 by cash or note is

required for perpetual care of lots
containing 480 square feet: and on
lots of greater or less area the sum
required is in proportion. As the in-

terest on these several sums is deem-

ed necessary for their proper mainte-
nance a by-law of the association is
that no lots in future shall be, sold
without this provision. “(“2110 ’means

that the lots shall be kept lawn mown,
the surface kept leveled and in good
condition, and any monument or
marker in good repair.

Lots outside the. Memorial Trust
Fund are cared for by annual assess--
ments, due in advance. May first of
each year, and as long as assessments
are paid there is no difference in care
given. The amount of the assessment
is computed at three per cent on the

sum that would be necessary to de-
posit for perpetual care of the lot,
except that no lot is assessed less

than 75 cents. Lots on which assess—
ments are not paid are mown usually
twice a year, the menu for the pur—
pose taken from the SM!) Ial expense
fund.

A provision of thc (‘cz'peration law
is that any surplus not Incded for the
care of a contributor’s let may be ex-

pended upon ground reserxed from
sale but not upon an) other person’s
lot. Many llllpl‘OVt‘lllt‘llib will be pos-

sible from time to time
increase of this surplus

The n onies of the association are
divided into three funds. designated
as Memorial Trust Fund. leneral
Expense Fund and Care Fund. The
first has already been (\plained. The
second fund is re—imhursed from the
sale of lots and such profit as may
come from foundation work, which,
work the association performs for the
individual lot owners at a stipulated
price. To the third fund. the Care,
or Working Fund, is transferred each
year’s interest on the t‘ash Memorial
Trust Fund, interest on memorial
notes and assessments for annual
care. From this fund is paid all la-
bor for lawn mowing; and otherwise
improving lots thus prmid'ed for.

To obviate the danger of tangled
business problems arising. a complete
system of book-keeping is demanded
that shall show in Mark and white.
at all times the condition of financial
affairs. This has been found indis-
pensable in connection with the work
of the association and the books kept
by both clerk and treasurer aim to be
a complete IeCOId of all transactions
and inspection is invited.

The annual meeting of stockholdeis
is held on the second Monday in May.
The ownership of a lot OI right of
burial entitles the holder to one vote
which he may cast in person or by
proxy. One vote is also granted upon
lots owned by several heirs, subject
to the same conditions. During the
past year ninety-five lots have been
cared for and much work of a gen-
eral nature has been done.

An annual event for the "past three‘
years, while so much needed to be

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dune, has been a “Work Day,” which
occurred about the last of May, be-
fore Memorial Day if weather condi-
tions permitted. ‘On these days a
goodly company assembled, armed with
scythes, lawn mowers, rakes, spades,

shovels, wheelbarrows and saws, and

from morning until sundown the slo-
gan was, “Work, for the Night is
Coming!” At noon a bountiful pot-
luck dinner was served by the ladies
in an adjoining house which the own-
or kindly opened for the occasion. All
of this work was freely given and re-
sulted in a considerable amount re-
maining in the treasury to be expend-
ed in other improvements.

The first work day was purely an
experiment, though our dauntless
Lady of Achievement did not doubt
its success for one moment. There
were many, however, who did and it
was amusing to see the half-hearted
manner with which they entered up-
on the work, changed to whole-souled
enthusiasm as the day advanced. In-
deed, to paraphrase a familiar quota-
tion, “Those who came to scoff re.
mained to work.”

Members of the association are
working at present‘for a chapel and
receiving vault. Many are brought
back to this cemetery who have no
kin living in the village. If services
are held at all they must be in the
church a half mile distant. Plans are
already on foot for the realization of
this dream of a chapel and the fulfill-
‘ment will come, we doubt .not, in the
near future for those interested are
full of zeal and are working hard to-
ward the goal.

Indeed “Hard Work” has been the
watchword of the faithful. Can you
imagine the labor and thought which
has been expended in tracing the rem-
nants of the old pioneers’ families
throughout our vast country? Letters

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without number have been dispatched
from Maine to California, all expense
(which has amounted to dollars) hav-
ing been borne by the writers, the
only compensation being the enlist-
ment of the interest of those address-
ed. It is gratifying to note that these
letters have met with a generous re-
sponse, only a very few remaining yet
unacknowledged.

Some views of the cemetery as it
now appears are herewith given. Un-
fortunately (or perhaps fortunately)
no view was ever taken “before
treatment,” three years ago. It is
probably just as well. It would not
have been a pretty picture and any-
one who has ever seen a neglected
country cemetery can conjure up a.
view in his own mind which will be
a perfect likeness.

Those of you who, when children,
reveled in the pages of ,Gulliver’s
Travels will recall that, “the king
gave it as his opinion that whoever
could make two cars of corn or two
blades of grass to grow upon a spot
of ground where only one grew before,
would deserve better of mankind and
do more essential service to his coun-
try than the whole race of politicians
put together.”

Such might be said with equal truth
of the one woman who made possible
this Story .of Achievement, for while
she has been greatly aided by hus-
band and friends, her undaunted en-
thusiasm and persistent effort have
been the main factors in the resultant
success.

And if this simple narration of the
transformation wrought by a small
band of workers shall prove an in-
Centive to others who have in their
midst a neglected “God’s Acre,” the
writer will feel her humble effort not
in vain and she who inspired that of
fort will rejoice that her work has
been deemed worthy of emulation.

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Interesting Facts About the Honey Bee.

By Z. I.

QUICK glance at a bee’s face

would suggest that it has only

two eyes. But after close ob-
servation, three small eyes may be
discovered half way between and a
little above the other two eyes. They
are hidden away under the down, and
can not be seen unless the tuft of
hair is shaved.

Perhaps someone says, “Then a bee
has five eyes. No wonder that it can
fly so straight and swift to the flower
that it is seeking.” We find after ex‘
amining the little insect more close-
ly, that each of the two large eyes on
the side of its head is made up of

about 6,300 tiny ones, which gives it

12,600 plus the other three eyes above
mentioned. The fact is, the two large
organs of sight are called compound,
because of their great number of

.“facets,” and are very far-seeing.

The need of this little creature’s
strong sense of vision is obvious,
since it is obliged often to fly many
miles, seeking for flowers from which
to extract the delicious sweets.

The remarkable triad of eyes on the
top of its head, are near sighted, so
that the honey bee is able to see
either at a long distance or a short
distance.

Instead of eye lids, it has long hairs
that protect those delicate and much
used organs, and prevent their being
harmed by the dust and pollen. When
it makes its toilet, it combs its eyes
as well as its head.

Its long, strong tongue is also very
wonderful in the manner of its con-
struction and working. Watch a bee
as it lights on a blossom that is too
tiny for it to enter. It thrusts its
queer, brown tongue out and lowers
it into the rich, fragrant depths of the
flower, gathering up a full share of
nectar.

This curious tongue is equalin
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it folds it up neatly and packs it away

DAVIS.
in its proper place beneath its head.
Although it is so strong, it is flexible
and thread-like in its appearance and
is wrapped in two hard sheaths of
horny-like substance.

The tiny place given the bee to car-
ry its nectar in, is very interesting.
It is a honey-sac so small that it
looks like a soap bubble, and is no
larger than a sweet pea. seed. It is
found in the upper part of the lower
half of its body, just between its
wings.

This little jug-like bag does not
hold more than one drop of flower
sweets. After gathering it with her
hairy tongue, she swallows it, and
then it goes into the little bubble-like
honey jar. But she takes it home for
the bee babies to eat instead of cat-
ing it herself.

Why is it that when the bee swal-
lows the pollen with the nectar, that
the honey found in the comb is al-
ways clear? It is because the bee
puts the nectar through a. strainer In
the honey—sac. Every bee strains its
sweets before depositing them in the
cell. By the perfect action of a set
of muscles, all the pollen is strained
out and the clear honey is allowed to
go into the comb.

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BY M. PEIITON VVHI'I‘E.

Flowers, especially long-stemmed
flowers, are. usually scarce on the 30th
of May. Last Decoration Day some
school children made floral flags to
place on soldiers’ graves. Oblong
box covers, most of them belonging
to shoe boxes, were filled with damp
sand. The stripes and field, were
drawn in the sand with sharpened
sticks or pencils and filled in with a1~
ternating rows of red and white dais-
ies for the stripes and vetch (com-.
monly called wild pea) for the field
of blue. A' few white daisies scattered
in the vetch represented the stars.
Any small flowers of suitable colors
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Once‘Again Be Thankful.

AM not as ardent an admirer of
I Ralph Waldo Emerson as I might

be, but for years I have been de-
voutly thankful that he write that es-
say on “Compensation.”

“For everything you have missed,
you have gained something else; and
for everything you gain you lose
something.”

“The farmer imagines power and
place fine things. Butthe President
has paid dear for his White House. It
has commonly cost him all his peace
and the best of his manly attributes.
To preserve for a short time so con-
spicuous an appearance before the
world, he is content to eat dust be-
fore the real masters, who stand erect
behind the throne.”

While it would be hard to imagine
the last clause true about one or two
of our later presidents, it neverthe-
less follows that We do not know the
price paid for position by any of the
great ones we sometimes envy. If we
did we would probably be content
with our own humble lot, where if we
do not attract attention we are at
least of so little importance that no
one troubles us. It all resolves itself
into the indisputable fact that what
you miss in one way is made up to
you in some other.

If you do not own property, you
don’t have to pay taxes. If you
haven’t fine clothes, you do not have
to take care of them. If you are
minus cut-glass you needn’t worry for
fear it will be broken. And if you
haven’t an automobile the price of
gasoline never troubles you.

So what your friends and acquaint-
ances have should never be a cause
of annoyance to you. If you knew all
of their life you probably would not
exchange places with them. For six
months I have envied a woman whose
husband’s work takes them from city
to city. In the ten years of their
married life they have lived in 33 cit-
ies and in 10 different states. I have
secretly wished that such a happy
fate‘could be mine. Think of the
sights I could see, the people I could
meet, the knowledge I could pick up,
the “CULTURE” I could acquire. Be-
sides, there would be the freedom
from housework, for, of course, when
you may only live in a city a couple
of months it would never pay to keep
house. I have compared this crea-
ture’s happy, care-free life with my
sordid existence among pots and pans,
and wondered dismally why my bus-
band insisted upon sticking to one
job in the same town when he, too,
might travel about and see the sights.

Yesterday this happy woman and
her husband unbosomed themselves
to me. It was after a dinner in our
home, which I feared they would not
enjoy because it was so different from
the fine fare they usually had.

“This is the first time in six years
we have lived in one town long
enough to be invited into a real
home,” began the wife. “I had almost
forgotten what a home was like. If
you could only know what we 've en-
dured, living about the country with
all our worldly goods and chattels in
a trunk, trying to bring up two chil-
dren in transit, you would pity us
from the bottom of your heart.

“We haven’t money enough to go to
the first-class hotels and boarding
houses, and it’s either a fourth-rate
boarding hense or ‘rooms furnished
for light housekeeping with cock-
roaches free’ for us.” she added bit-
terly. “Just now we have an assort-
ment of old furniture in three rooms,
with two stoves for heating and the

Only bathroom, an unheated room,

downstairs. Our coffee pot is an old

enameled basin with half the glaze
chipped off. Our dining-room and
kitchen are one small room, where we
turn from the table and toss the
bones into the kitchen sink without
having to get up. We haven't a closet
in which to hang a garment, and
children’s wraps and books and pa-
pers are all piled in confusion-on bed
and box couch. I haven’t a chance
to be tidy or to teach my children any
habits of order and neatness. It takes
all my time to keep them hushed up
so they won’t bother the rest of the
roomers so we’ll get put out. The
poor little things aren’t being brought
up at all. They’re being yanked
across the continent to the tune of
‘For goodness sake don't be so noisy.’
They dont know what a real mother
and father are, we are only the peo-
ple who crush out all their play in-
stincts for fear they’ll annoy some
nervous person.

“If I had a home of my own, if it
was only tw0 rooms, but there was
nobody else over me or under me or
alongside of 111e, I’d never ask anoth-
er thing of life.”

“Yes, but think of all you have in
place of it,” I began. “Think how you
have treveled and how much you’ve
seen.”

“Seen,” she exploded. “How much
can a woman see in a city she knows
nothing about, when she has two
small children, no mother or sister to
take them off her hands for an hour
or so, no money to hire help, and her
husband away at work all day? I’ve
seen a lot. I was in Washington six
months, and never got within gunshot
of the White House. In Boston three
months and never glimpsed a library
or art gallery or public building ex-
cept from the outside as we rode by
on the street cars. In New York I
never got to Coney Island, and here
in Detroit I have never even got over
to Belle Isle. I’ve lived in many won-
derful cities but all I’ve seen in them
has. been depots, ten-cent stores and
cheap rooming houses.”

My own humdrum existence, with
its regular duties, but comfortable
home, congenial surroundings and few
good friends, assumed a different look
after her bitter invective against the
sordidness of her life. It was the old
law of compensation, we’ve missed
traveling around, but we’ve all been
comfortable. If the children want to
shout and kick around, there is no
one to complain but the immediate
family. They’ve always had their own
room, one of my friend’s bitterest
complaints is that her children have
never had their own room, they’ve
always had to sleep on a box couch
in the sitting-room. There has not
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safety.

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hope I’m cured. I am going to try at
least, to remember my compensations.

DEBORAH.

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Household Editor.—-Please explain
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crochet pattern of March 28. I do
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and “tr.”—-F. J. C.

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Three.

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Summer Salads. ’
By Mrs. Jeff Davis. '

OTHING is more appetizing,

during the warm days, than a

fresh, crisp salad, and it'is as
nutritious, as delicious. "It can be
planned along most economic lines,
so should be frequently provided for
the home luncheon and supper. To
make salad successfully, it should be
kept in mind that the ingredients
used must be invariably, firm and
cold, the dressing properly mixed, and
the green vegetables on which it is
usually served, crisp, fresh, thorough-
ly chilled and thoroughly dried. Fol-
low these simple rules and salad
making ebcomes a pleasure, and fail-
ure will not be feared.

To prepare the uncooked vegeta-
bles for salad, pick over, discard
bruised portions, look out for insects
by washing each leaf or stalk thor-
oughly, drain and pile in order on a.
wet towel, tie and lay on ice, or
where they will keep crisp for sev-
eral days. Do not scrape celery un-
til ready for the table. Pare cucum-
bers and let them stand in ice water
half an hour, but do not slice until
just before serving. Lettuce must be
well dried, and thoroughly chilled.

Mayonnaise Dressing—In a small
salad bowl standing in ice water, put
one-half level teaspoon of salt, one-
fourth teaspoon white pepper, adash
of cayenne pepper, and if for meat
salad one teaspoonful of dry mustard.
If for fruit or vegetable salads add
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the yolk of one egg and beat until
jegg thickens. Add. drop by drop, one
! cup of olive oil, or choice cottonseed
Foil, stirring each portion well into
lithe egg before adding another. When
quite stiff stir in one tablespoon of

BHShel ura‘eslleiiion juice, using two for one cup of.

011. Some people like the addition of
two tablespoonfuls of white vinegar,
and two teaspoonfuls of cream is an
limprovement. When done, it should
lbe like smooth, glossy butter, stiff
lenough to keep in shape. Pack it
laway in a glass jar and keep cool. If
ltoo thick when ready to use dilute a
‘portion with a little lemon juice, or
the beaten white of egg, or with a
little stiffly whipped cream.

French Dressing—Mix at the table
in a small bowl with a lip, one-fourth
level teaspoon salt, a few shakes of
paprika, or white pepper, three table-
spoons of olive oil or good cottonseed
oil, and one tablespoon of lemon juice
or vinegar. Stir until vinegar blends
with oil, and pour it over salad. If
mustard is desired, add it with the
salt. Add, also, a few drops of onion
juice. This is used to season, or
marinate, fish and meat salads before
adding the richer dressings, and also
on most of the simple dinner salads.

Spring Salad—Arrange in salad
how], some lettuce, well dried and
torn or shredded, with small leaves
whole; a few slivers of onion, or
leaks, or chives; a sprinkling of
minced parsley, or grated cheese, and
one or two tiny radishes sliced thin,
Any other combinations of vegetables
may be used. Dress at table with
salt and pepper, then oil, or sweet or
sour cream, and lemon juice or vine-
gar, using it as you would if you
were seasoning for your own plate.
Mix and toss lightly about and serve
at once.

Cabbage Salad, French Fashion.—
Cut a small new cabbage in quarters
and let stand in ice water to chill.
Swing in a cloth until dry, cut out
and discard the hard center, then
shred very fine. Shred fine a green
pepper freed from seeds and veins
and prepare a tablespoonful of chop-
ped parsley. For a pint of material,
mix half a teaspoonful of salt, one-
fourth teaspoonful, each, of mustard
and pepper, four tablespoonfuls of oil
and two of Vinegar. When thorough-
ly blended dispose on a serving dish.
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MAY 16, 1914.

of cooked beet and with lengthwise
quarters of hard-boiled eggs.- 1

Harvard Salad—Peel six medium-
sized tomatoes, scooping out a small
quantity of pulp from the center of
each, then sprinkle the insides with
salt, invert and chill. When ready to
serve fill the. cavities with equal
parts of grated cheese, diced cold
string-beans, and minced cress, work-
ed together until smooth and mois-
tened with French dressing. Arrange
each tomato on two or three heart
lettuce leaves, garnishing' with a lit-
tle grated egg yolk and a cube of red
jelly.

Yvette Salad—Take equal measures
of celery, cut in thin slices or sprigs
of cress, lean cooked ham or corned
beef or tongue in tiny cubes, and
half as much of pimentoes, cut in
half-inch squares. Dress with mayon-
naise dressing.

Cucumber Jelly with Tomato May-
onnaise.——Pare three ordinary sized
cucumbers and cut into thin slices,
placing in a granite pan with a cupful
of cold water and cooking until soft.
Then force through a puree seive, ad-
ding three tablespoonfuls of gelatin,
soaked in one cupful of cold water for
ten minutes, together with a pinch of
celery salt, half a teaspoonful 0f on-
ion juice, one tablespoonful of vine-
gar and a dash of cayenne pepper.
Return again to the fire, stirring un-
til the gelatin is dissolved. and after
coloring with a little spinach juice
and seasoning with salt, strain
through cheesecloth into a ring mold.
Chill the jelly until firm, and cold,
unmolding on a round platter and fill-
ing the center with cubes of fresh
tomato mixed with mayonnaise dress-
ing.

Sardines with Potato Salad—For
a generous pint of cold, cooked pota-
toes, cut in cubes, chop fine, one
slice of mild onion, one-fourth of a
green pepper, three olives, three
branches of parsley and one table-
spoonful of picalilli. Add the chop-
ped mixture to the potatoes with half
a teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea-
spoonful of paprika, three tablespoon—
fuls of olive oil and one tablesponful
and a half of cider vinegar. Mix all
together thoroughly and turn into a
salad bowl. When ready to serve dis-
pose, sardines freed from oil, on a
soft cloth, against the salad and en-
tirely around it. Finish with a table—
spoonful or more of finely chopped
cooked beets above the sardines.

Baked Bean Salad—Cover three
cupfuls cold baked beans with French
dressing; let stand for one and a half
hours. Drain, sprinkle with onion
juice, mix with mayonnaise dressing
thinned with cream. Arrange on serv-
ing dish and garnish with slices of
hard cooked eggs and finely chopped
parsley.

Orange Salad—Remove the outer
and inner white skin from three or-
anges and cut into small cubes (a
tart variety is best). Arrange these
in a layer on a shallow platter, cov-
ering with a layer of chopped walnut
meats, sprinkle very lightly with olive
oil, and set aside for several hours.
At serving time wash, and pick over
a large bunch of watercress, shred—
ding it finely, and mixing in a half
teaspoonful of salt. Then add half a
cupful of diced radishes, and the or-
anges and nuts (drained); toss light.
ly together and serve perfectly cold,
garnished with a few heart lettuce
leaves.

Egg and Beet Salad—Boil sixpr
eight young beets, and when tender
cut into tiny cubes. Slice four hard-
boiled eggs and arrange eggs and
beets on lettuce leaves. Over this

place mayonnaise dressing, and over'

all sprinkle chopped olives.

The Michigan Agricultural College
will graduate 198 men and women this
June. Of these 74 are enrolled in
agriculture,‘ 60 in engineering, 50
in home economics, 12 in forestry, and
two in veterinary science. The class
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GROWING THE PULLETS.

 

Comfort for the chicks should be
the keynote on every farm after the
hatching season is over and the
chicks should be yarded and housed
so that their care may be easily at-
tended to. This is especially true of
the pullets for it is to them we will
look for the profit. The more we neg-
lect them now the less will that profit
be, so we should not form the habit
of putting off their care.

Keep Crops Clean.

The big pest that we are compelled
to fight day in and day out, is vermin.
They are always present, unless ex-
traordinary care is taken to wipe
them out, but it is in the warm days
of spring, and through the hot sum-
mer that they are most deadly to
chicken profits. Clean quarters for
the pullets, with plenty of fresh air,
shade, food and clean, cool water,
means that they will mature at the
time nature intended for them to.

Many people neglect their poultry
because they are so very busy with
the other farm work at this season
of the year that they have no time
to spend with it. It always seemed
nothing short of tragedy to me to see
folks roll up their sleeves and work
and worry through the brooding and
hatching season, then, when the oth-
er farm work began to press, let the
poultry just take care of itself.

Use a Feed Hopper.

This work can be arranged so that
but a few minutes’ time each day will
care for several hundred fowl and an
hour given to the care of the houses
once a week will keep them clean and
free from vermin. To do this one
had best use dry mash fed from hop-
pers. They may be made at home by
anyone that is at all handy with a
saw and hammer, and I have yet to
see a growing pullet that had too
much feed, provided a variety was
kept before her and she had plenty
of range. They need lots of food. If,
however, they can find a good part of
it in the fields their cost is not high.
They do not need corn, but wheat
bran, milk or meat scrap and ground
oats with an occasional feed of whole
wheat, will bring them along until
one can almost see them grow.

We are apt to become lost in the
maze of literature that is written con-
cerning balanced rations, but I prefer
to let the pullet balance her own ra-
tion. If a sufficient variety of feed is
kept where they may get to it, if they
are provided with plenty of room in
the roosting houses, and the lice are
kept down, the pullets will thrive,
cholera will be a rare thing in the
flock and they will develop into hens
that will begin to lay in the fall and
be money makers.

Indiana. W. 0. SMITH.
PRESERVING EGGS FOR FUTURE

USE.

 

Without a doubt the cold storage
plant is the very best place in which
to store eggs for winter use, but this
is not available to many farmers and
so they must resort to the use of oth-
er preservatives. This is especially
advisable at this time of .the year
when market eggs have not reached
such a high price as they will along
the first of November or just about
the time the hens have gotten over
their moulting period.

infertile Eggs Best.

Before eggs are prepared for stor«
age, the preserver should see to it
that they are infertile. as infertile
eggs keep very much better than fer-
tile ones. The eggs should be strict-
ly fresh for they will keep much bet-

ter and moreover, if a decaying egg

all the eggs around it. The third re—
quisite for eggs which will store sat-
isfactorily is that they be free from
filth of any kind, as any foul matter
adhering to the shell may taint the
preservative and in this manner will
be carried to the other eggs placed in
the medium. After placing the eggs
in the solution, being careful not to
crack the shells, they are preferably
kept in a moderately cool room where
the temperature may be kept from
getting too high.
Water Glass Method.

A very satisfactory and common
way of preserving eggs is by means
of the water-glass treatment. une
gallon of water-glass, or sodium sili-
cate, is sufficient to preserve 40 dozen
eggs, and as the cost of a gallon of
preservative will not exceed 50 cents,
the cost of storing will be about one
cent per dozen. In diluting the wa-
ter-glass, pure water that has been
boiled and then cooled should be used.
Use one quart of the water-glass to
each 15 or 20 quarts of water. Make
up the solution, place in a tub or the
vessel intended for packing, placing
fresh eggs in the receptacle from
time to time until it is filled. One
should always be sure that the water-
glass solution comes up about two
inches over the top of the last layer
of eggs. Many people wash their
eggs before they pack them, but this
is a mistake, as the washing injures
the keeping quality of the egg. There
is a mucilaginous coat surrounding
the egg and it is thought that the
washing dissolves this coat and leave!
the substances free to enter the egg.

Other Good Methods.

Many farmers have good success in
keeping their eggs by packing them
in salt, or bran, but whenever these
are not available in sufficient quanti-
ties, the water-glass method is per-
haps the best. When eggs are to be
preserved in salt or bran, the mate-
rial should make a cover at least two
inches thick above the upper layer of
eggs. Kept in this manner, eggs have
been known to remain good for sev-
eral months. In case bran is not at
hand, oats are a good substitute.

Ingham Co. I. J. MATTHEWS.

CEMENT DUCK PONDS.

 

Kindly give me a plan for making a
duck pond. I had in mind a saucer
shaped, about 12 or 14 inches deep,
cemented over bottom and sides, but
someone told me a cement trough for
either ducks or chickens is injurious
to the fowl. Is that statement true?

Tuscoia Co. M. G. T.

In answer to the question relative
to making duck ponds I would sug-
gest that the idea of a bowl shape, 12
to 18 inches deep, cemented, is very
excellent and to my knowledge will
not be detrimental to the ducks in any
manner. There are several of these
ponds in use in this state and many
of the large duck farms of the east
are using similar ones, from which
many of our patterns have probably
been derived.

A cement trough to contain food or
water might be detrimental to the
birds through injury to their beaks or
bills.

I would suggest that in general a
good plan in making a pond is to
have a gradual slope from the ground
level as a central point about 14 to 18
inches deep, at which point may be
placed a trap, the top of which
reaches the ground level, or an inch
below, so that there may not be an
over—flow on the bank,‘causing muddy
or sloppy conditions about the yards.
which might be undesirable. '

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BREEBERS’ DIRECTORY.
CATTLE.

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

HERD FOUNDED IN 1900.
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THE MICHIGAN FARMER

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Take Better Care of Wool Crop.

PRELIMINARY report of the

investigation into the methods

of marketing American wool,
now being conducted by the govern-
ment, indicates that from 10 to 20 per
cent of the value of the crop is lost
annually through the neglect of a few
simple measures. Under existing con-
ditions, when American and Austral-
ian wools lie side by side in the ware-
house, the poor handling of American
wools is so noticeable that the price
is inevitably affected. This handicap
would be removed to a great extent
if all growers would agree to do four
things:

Four Suggestions.

Sack ewe, lamb, and buck fleeces
in separate sacks.

Shear black sheep separately and
keep the fleeces separate.

Tie the fleeces with paper twine,
which does not adhere to the wool.

Remove the tags or dung locks and
put them in separate sacks marked to
show their contents.

Figures prepared by the Bureau of
Statistics (Agricultural Forecasts)
and based on reports from 383 grow-
ers who sheared in 1913 a total of 2,-
269,005 sheep show that at the pres-
ent time about one-half of the flock
owners sack ewe, lamb, and buck wool
separately, about 60 per cent separate
the black fleeces and tie with paper
twine, and less than one-half put tags
in separate sacks. It is pointed out,
however, that the correspondents who
took the trouble to answer the inquir-
ies of the investigators, and from
whose replies these statistics are com-
piled, presumably represent the more
progressive element in the industry,
and that if it were possible to obtain
the facts from every woolgrower in
the country the percentage of those
using the improved methods would be
found to be much lower.

It is pointed out also that although,
on the face of them, these returns do
not seem so unsatisfactory, the value
of wools produced in a given locality
is set by the general reputation al—
ready established. Buyers will not
alter their prices for small individual
clips, though they may be better
handled than the average, and in con—
sequence those who do put up their
wool properly are made to suffer for
the sins of their neighbors. This

should not be and the fault can be
corrected only by a change.

Buying concerns can and may, how-
ever, allow their representatives more
latitude in discriminating detween in-
dividual clips. But even should they
do so, prices could be altered only for
clips of sufficient size to yield around
10,000 lbs. of each grade contained.

Fifty-nine cases were reported in
which dockage for tags was made up-
on the whole clip, although the tags
had been separately sacked.

A Community Problem.

The remedy, the investigators de-
clare, is to raise the reputation of a
locality by an agreement among the
growers not to permit any po‘orly
handled wool to leave the community.

It can not be said that the growers
who follow the practices advocated by
the market at present receive much,
if any, compensation for so doing. As
in other lines, it rests with such pro-
gressive individuals to bring their
communities up to a common stan-
dard that will be of benefit to all.

In the opinion of the investigators
the reforms already mentioned would
be sufficient for the present to put
American wool in a different light.
Later it may be advisable to adopt
the Australian methods of “skirting,”
or removing from the Iieece the wool
of the legs and belly, and grading be-
fore sacking,

LOSS IN SHIPPING EGGS.

 

According to figures obtained by the
Food Research Laboratory of the De-
partment of Agriculture, nearly seven
per cent of all eggs packed in crates
and shipped, arrive at their destina-
tion in bad order. This means that
on an average 24.96 eggs out of every
30 dozen packed and shipped arrive
at the market either as cracks, dents,
leakers, or mashers. These figures
were obtained as a result of the indi-
vidual examination of 6,000 dozen
eggs before and after shipment, and
a further general study of the condi-
tion of 71 carloads, or over 500,000
dozen eggs shipped from 36 packing
houses in the corn belt to 10 different
markets on the eastern coast. In
New York city alone 116,668,267 eggs
arrive at the railroad and other ter-
minals in bad condition.

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Crop and_Ma_r_l:ct N otcs.

Michigan.

Arenac Co.——A large acreage of oats
has been sown. New seeding looks
faiorable in most places. Rye is in
fair condition, and wheat looks good.
The lamb crop is reported good, but
the pig crop is only fair, some farm-
ers having heavy losses. Contractors
are offering 210 for wool. Some new
orchards are being set and some
spraying is being done. Eggs 160.;
butter 18@24c, according to quality.
Live stock is very high.

Branch Co.—Spring lambs are do-
ing well. Many have lost all or part
of their spring pigs. Good staple W001
brings about 23c. The average
acreage of spring crops is about nor-
mal. Wheat is looking rather poor,
rye fair. Meadows and pastures have
made a good start, but are somewhat
later than usual. Old orchards are
dying from scale. A few, rather
more than last year, are spraying. No
commercial orchards are being set,
but some are setting small plats for
home use. Wheat 95c; oats 37c; corn
in ear 350; beans $2; potatoes 60c;
butter 250; eggs 170; wool 20@230.

Monroe Co.——Last year’s hog crop
is about all marketed at good prices.
The spring pig crop is about up to
the average. Cows are bringing good
prices, but not so high as during the
early part of the year, on account of
a decrease in the price paid for milk,
good cows bringing $60@80. Some
fields of alfalfa and clover are badly
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Peach, plum, and other small fruit
trees are in blossom, and bid fair to
be a. good crop. Little spraying is
done in proportion to the number of
orchards, many being neglected. A
good acreage of oatswas sown, and
coming up nicely. Cattle $8@8.50;
sheep and lambs shipped to Toledo
market $6@6.50; dressed hogs $11@
11.50; calves $12@12.50: fowls 16@
17c; eggs 17@18c; timothy hay $15@

16; wheat $1; oats 41@43c; corn in
ear $1 per cwt.
Ohio.
Medina Co.—Spring work is very

backward. Scarcely any cats in ex-
cept on winter plowing. Most farm—
ers will put in an average acreage of
crops except potatoes, of which few-
er will be planted. Wheat looks good.
The freezing and thawing for about
two weeks has damaged clover seed-
ing. Fruit trees are backward, be-
ing just about ready to blossom.
There has been a marked interest
taken this spring in spraying. Hay
$13; wheat 94c; oats 40c; pork 8%c;
beef 6%@71/20; eggs 18c; cloverseed
$10 per bushel.

Harrison Co.—VVe are having fine
spring weather, and everything is
looking good. The pig and lamb crop
will be short this spring. Wool has
advanced in price, last year’s crop
selling for 250 per pound, but no
sheep shearing has been done yet this
spring. There is about the average

acreage of cats being sown, and there
will be an increased acreage of corn.
Wheat is looking fine, and prospects
are, for a good crop. Rye and mead-
ows look good. Fruit trees are now

MAY 16. 1914.

in 'full bloom, and if frostdoes not

come there will be a bumper crop.
Farmers are spraying and are putting
their orchards in better shape :than
usual. Nonew orchards .are being
set, but old orchards are being filled
up where the trees have. died. The
roads. are being dragged, and are get-
ting in fine shape; Butter 200; eggs
16c; hogs 80; cattle 70; fat sheep 50;
wheat 900; corn 500; oats 550.
Madison Co.—Farmers are. very
busy with spring work. The pig crop
is short, and much cholera still pre-
vails. The lamb crop is fair. Not

many oats were sown on account of ,

the late spring. A large acreage of
corn will be planted. Wheat and rye
look excellent. Meadows and pastures
are good. A heavy frost May 1 dam—
aged fruit to some extent. Wheat 92c;
corn 600; oats 400; rye 60c; cattle $6
@8; hogs $8.50; sheep $5.50; lambs
$7; eggs 18c; butter 25c; potatoes
$1.10 wool 23c. ‘:

Hardin Co.——Farmers are making
slow progress in their work, as there
are some oats to be sown yet, and the
ground is too wet to permit work.
The recent rains have been favorable
for the grass and wheat. FrUit trees
are in bloom. There was considera-
ble spraying and pruning done and
some new trees set. The scale in this
locality is very bad, and it would be
useless toyattempt to raise fruit With—
out spraying. The pig and lamb crops
were fairly good. Buyers are offering
220 per pound for wool; eggs 18c;
cream 22%0 per lb; hogs 80.

Darke Co.——Wheat is promising a
good crop. We have not had much
rain this spring, and the ground in
some localities is getting very dry to
plow. Oats all sown, and consider-
able corn, is planted. Grass is look
ing well. There will not. be much
fruit this year. Eggs 160; hogs $8.50;
cows $7.50; corn 580 per bu; wheat
90c per bushel. ' m
. Fairfield Co.-——We had cold weather
in April, which made farmers late
with their spring work. .The acreage
of oats sown will be light. Some
wheat was injured by too much rain
on land where tiling was neglected.
The pig crop is fair, and the lamb
crop light. Very little corn has been
planted. Grass is taking a nice start.
The apple crop is promising. The
peach crop will be light on upland,
and generally killed on low land. The
cherry crop will be 0. K. Most fruit

growers are spraying. Hogs $7@8;
sheep $4.50@5.25; lambs $5@6.25;
butter 250; eggs 18c; hens 13c:

wheat 94c; corn 65c; oats 400; pota—
toes 75@900. -

Greene Co.—The pig crop is rather
uneven this spring, some having suc-
cess and others losing all in February
and March. Lambs are about an av-
erage. Wool is 200 per 1b., and plen-
tiful. There will be a less acreage
than usual of spring grains and oats,
but more corn planted. Wheat, rye

and meadows look good, but pastures.

are late. Eggs 16c;

fer-fat 251/20; wheat 920;

600; rye 58c; oats 400.
Indiana.

butter 200; but‘
corn, 56@

Noble Co.——We have had some good‘

growing weather lately, with plenty
of rain. Wheat looks good, also mea-
dows and pastures. The acreage'of
oats is not large, but farmers-are
preparing to plant a large acreage of
corn. Winter damage was consider—

able to plum and peach trees, and the ,

outlook for these is poor. Prospects
for apples, cherries and small fruits
are fairly good. Farmers have taken
a great deal of interest in spraying
their orchards this spring, the'San
Jose scale having made its appear-
ance in a great many orchards. Fat
stock has nearly all been marketed.
The lamb and pig crops are about the
average. Wool 18c; hogs $8@8.35;
wheat 910; corn 850 per cwt; chick-
ens 11@120; butter 200; eggs 17c;
lard 12c. ._

Wayne Co.——Spring work is being
pushed rapidly. Most of the corn
ground has been plowed, and some
corn has been planted. Oats are com-
ing up nicely.
of corn and cats will be sown. Wheat,
meadows and pastures are in excel-
lent shape. The pig and lamb crops
will not be large, owing to many hav-
ing been lost on account of the cold
spring. Fruit prospects are fair.
There is not much spraying done
here, but farmers are awakening to
the need of this work, Eggs 160; but—

$ttgir2520c; corn 520; wheat 900; hogs
Alien Co.——The outlook for the
wheat crop is the best in years. The

farmers have their oats in, and are
now working on their corn land. Po-
tatoes 65@750; springchickens 15c;
ducks 12@13c; wheat 930: eggs 180;
fine country butter 20@24c; beans,
hand-picked $1.60; home-grown onions
$1.30 per bu; apples $1.25 per bu.
Wisconsin. . .

Pierce Co.—On account of the heavy
rainfall, Only. about 10. per cent of
seeding is done. Most of the land to
be sown or planted has been plowed.

(Continued on page 542).

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The 1914 program of the Webster
Farmers’ Club, of Washtenaw county,
is a souvenir booklet with the por-
trait of Daniel Webster printed on the
cover page. The title page, in addi-
tion to the name of the Club and the
year for which the program serves,
also gives the date of organization,
which was 1884. The next page con-
tains a list of the officers and com-
mittees of the Club, and that follow-
ing it gives the order of business fol-
lowed in the meetings, while the suc-
ceeding pages are devoted to the pro-

grams for the monthly meetings, one

to each page. A desirable feature of
these programs is the announcement
of the day as well as the month for
which each serves, and the name of
host and hostess. Each program fol-
lows out a definite thought or subject,
designated as Animal Husbandry Day,
Farm Machinery Day, Home Day, etc.
Each program is complete as given,
except that musical numbers are not
assigned, although appearing on each
program. The question box is also a
regular feature of each program. Pa-
pers or addresses on stated subjects
are a feature of each meeting, and
one subject for discussion is given in
most cases. Roll call is responded to
in a variety of ways as announced,
and an appropriate quotation bearing
upon the general subject of the pro—
gram appears for each month. Thus
each program may properly be desig-
nated as a special feature event, a
plan which should add not a little to
the general interest of the meetings.
No meeting is announced for July.
All-day meetings are held throughout
the season. This program plainly in-
dicates that long experience in Club
work has enabled this pioneer organ-
ization to make the most of its meet-
ings, while the judicious choice of
subjects insures the interest of young
and old alike. The program might
well serve as a model for younger or-
ganizations.

CLUB DISCUSSIONS.

 

Forecasting the Weather.—At the
April meeting of the Ingham County
Farmers’ Club, Judge Bristol spoke
on the subject of “The Weather Bu-
reau.” After giving a few reasons

why it is safe to discuss the weather.
sometimes called the “Health of the
Earth," he said the United States
Weather Bureau was first organized
in February 1870, by an act of Con-
gress authorizing the- Secretary of
War to take meteorological observa-
tions at the military stations in the
interior of the country. In October,
1890, another act was passed by Con-
gress, transferring this work to the
Department of Agriculture and that
“the chief of the weather bureau shall
have charge of forecasting the weath-
er, the issue of storm warnings and
flood signals for the benefit of agricul-
ture, commerce and navigation.” The
benefits of the bureau were quickly
appreciated The United States is divid-
ed into eight forecasting districts and
the weather bureau maintains tele-
graphic observing stations in all parts
of the country. There are about 200
of those acting simultaneously, and
precisely at 7:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.,
a record is made, barometer is read.
rain and snow fall measured, velocity
of wind recorded and all conditions
noted. Each forecaster condenses

this information in a cypher telegram:

of about one-half dozen words which,
when translated. would make 40 or 50
words. This work is completed by
8:00 o’clock and messages rapidly
sent out, having the right of way ov-
er all other telegraphic business. So
rapid and efficient is this service that
in one hour after the morning fore-
casts have been wired to Washington.
every farmer who has a telephone can
get information as to the weather
conditions in his locality during the
next, 24 hours. Storm signals are
posted in the ports of the Great
Lakes and while the loss from storm

was formerly 75 per cent of all losses.
than 25

it is now less per cent.

 

THE MICHIGAN FARMER

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g Grange.

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AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.

Farm Advisor and Consolidated
Schools were the chief subjects dis-
cussed at the Cass County Pomona,
April 11, which was held with Clover
Leaf Grange in Mason township.
Nearly every Grange in the county
was represented. The meeting was
called to order at 11 o’clock by Mas-
ter Fred Wells for the transaction of
necessary business. Following the
serving of a finely prepared dinner,
for which the Clover Leaf ladies are
famous, the meeting was again called
to order in open session, with the
county lecturer, Lora M. Rickert, in
charge of the program and Past Mas-
ter Fred M. Brady presiding. The
first topic was very ably presented by
F. B. Wells. He said in part: “It was
a deplorable fact that we are losing
to the towns and villages those who
should be kept on the farms, and only
until we can interest the farmers in
more scientific and. business-like
methods, can we hope to retain our
population. It will be impossible to
do this without a teacher, and the
farm advisor fills that place.” Miss
Stella Adamson favored the audience
with a reading, after which V. R.
Hungerford, commissioner of schools
for Van Buren county, spoke upon
the subject of consolidated schools.
The school problem is of vital import-
ance to rural communities, he said,
for only as our rural schools are im~
proved will we have a more content-
ed rural population. When our chil-
dren can receive their high school ed-
ucation in the open country then may
we hope to see more of our boys and
girls stay on the farm. The consoli-
dated school will meet this need. A
question box in charge of W. W. Rey-
nolds, created much discussion and
brought out many good ideas and
suggestions. The meeting closed with
a vote of thanks to Clover Leaf
Grange for the royal entertainment
given their guests.

Three Granges Hold Rally.-—On Ap-
ril 17 Wayne, Volivia, and Golden Rod
Granges held a rally in the Wayne
town hall. State Master Ketcham, on
his way home from a Grange workers’
conference in Chicago, stopped and
delivered an address at the rally. Mr.
Ketcham gave this as one of a series
of Grange rallies to be held in every
county in the state this year, and his
influence will bear fruit in better in-
terest and better results. The com-
mittee on arrangements prepared a
banquet to follow the speaking, at
which nearly 200 pere seated. Here-
tofore, Pomona Grange has met four
times a year. This rule will be chang-
ed this year, and six meetings will be
held. One was held in Mason town-
ship a short time ago, and the next
one will be at Wayne town hall, some
time in June. Only one Grange has
gone down since the revival com-
menced two or three years ago, and
that was the Pokagon Grange which
had started out with good interest
and many interesting meetings. They
expended considerable money in build-
ing sheds for their teams, and after
these were blown down they could
not get good crowds during the win-
ter months and finally gave up.

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TRl-COUNTY MEETING.

A large assembly of Grangers and
their friends of the counties of Barry,
Eaton and Calhoun will hold an en-
thusiastic rally at the Charlotte Fair
Grounds, June 13.

The first feature of the day’s pro-
gram will be a parade in which the
various Granges will be represented
by floats portraying different phases
of farm life.

Sports and general sociability will

fill in the time until the picnic dinner
is served at noon.
.To the afternoon program the pub-
lic is cordially invited. The address
of welcome is to be given by Past
Master N. P. Hull. To this State Mas-
ter J. C. Ketcham will respond. Man-
aging Editor of the National Grange
Monthly, Chas. M. Gardner, The High
Priest of De Meter, will give the prin-
cipal address of the day.

At five o’clock the fifth degree will
be conferred at Charlotte Grange

Hall.

 

OPPORTUNITY!

’"" Holstein Bull Oelf

Bred

Dec ”-18me a den ter of Sir Johanna I'riend
B. . Price. . Bul
cal born Dec. 2243 from a daughter of DeKol
Paul DeKol no. 2.114 A. a. 0. daughters. Price. .
Heifer calf born Oct. 19-13. from extend danfllter of
i oh Friend Clothllde. P 00 8100. well
marked. heifer more black than white.

HOWARD EVANS. Elli CIIII'D. "loll.
Hgfilflfl in I CATTLE BBIEDEBS of

3"??de an WSW“

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ESPANORE FARM,

LANSING. MICH.

Begister’dHolsieins

Bull Calves $50 to $200.

An absolute guarantee with each purchase.
CHASE S. OSBOBN, gowns" L. M. HATCH.
ADAM E. FERGUSON, ‘ Supt.

Buys 19. registered heifer 8 mo. old and reg.
$225 istered bull-7 mo. old. bot 1‘ white. not
not akin. B. B. REAVEY Akron Mlchl an.

‘ —Ofler :bull calves. choice A.
”1°" fifla' 11.0. breeding, 3100 and up.
COLE BROTHERS COMPANY. Ypsilanti. Michigan.

Honduran «an. inn senses-ass.
29 lbs of butter in 7 days. . 8 ' to

delivered. Wri
for pedigree. HOBART W. FAY. Mason, Mich.

Handsome Ilioroughbrsd Holsioin Bull 0%"

f I . M 25 lb. Butter bull; out of rand A R. .
(1111:“ e Seveyn-eights white. Splendgd individual.
ROUGEMONT FARMS. Detroit. lllchlgnn.

BIGELOW’S IIOLSTEIN FARMS

Breedsvllle, Mlchlnan.
Breeder of high class

Registered Holsteins.
A. R. O. IIOIS'I‘EIN COWS FOR SALE.

6 very fine A. B. 0. cows. bred to Johanna Concordia
Champion. and Duke Ormsby Pietertje DeKol. Price
81%0. Service bulls and bull calves. Kindly write
me just what you want.

L. I. CONNELL. Fayette, Ohio.

IIOHIOIII HOME llO IIIIIIIIIO SCHOOL
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APEEB. MICHIGAN.
Breeder of High Grade Holstein Cattle. Lists and
prices upon application.

' ’ ll 1
A FEW CIOICE fit‘fifi.”f‘“€.no“. 33.3%?
GREGORY & BORDEN. Howell. Michigan.

' ' ' Herd Headed by Albina Bonte
Holstein men Cattle 13......- Boy 210.9312. A
for dam and sire‘s dam A.R.O. at 4 yrs. butter '7 days
28.37 lbs. No stock for sale. W, B. Reader, Howell, Mich.

“Top-Notch” Holsteine.

Choice bull calves from 1 to 7 mo. old. of fashion-
able breeding and from dame with oflcial milk
and butter records for sale at reasonable prices.

MePHEISON FARMS 00.. Howell, Michigan.
Purebred Registered

HCLSTEIN CATT L E
The Greatest Dairy Breed

Semi for FREE Illustrated Booklets
flolnein-Frieeian. Auc..Box I“. BrattleboroNt.
—B I] calves near] ready for service.
JERSEYS Biured b Jacoba’eil‘airy Emanon 101111.
SMITH & PAR ER. Howell. Michigan.

13 ——541

. — h f r a tin fan-ow, BOIfall
0e lo Co 16 ‘0'. red 0 p t y. Write your

1 . lar e and row
wants. GLIglfWOODISTOCK ARM. Zeeland. Mich.

o I c —-Sows bred for June fan-ow. We are
l I l -aleo takin orders for spring igs.
JOHN BERNER & 80 . Grand Ledge. ich.

0 I. c —§ilts bred for June and July farrow. Also
0 0 prlng gigs. Serviceable boars all sold.
I pay express. . . ANDREWS. Dansville, Mich.

 

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50" WEIGI‘IED 932 L35.
A 23 MONTHS 0 D

‘ IomA GIRL

I have started more breeders on the‘ road to sue-
ceee than any man living. I have thelargest and flu-
est herd in the U. S. Every one an early developer,
ready for themarket at six months old. I want to
glance one hog in each community to advertise my

rd. Write for my pian,“How to Make Money from
Home.” 0. 8. IIIJAHIN.I.Ne.I 0 Portland. lien.

 

 

 

! All eold. Would be leased tobook
0. I: c 8 your order for 9 ring igs,

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockfo . Mic Igan.

o I C ——Three September Boats. four
0 o 0. September Guts. Am also taking
orders for spring i 3, they are extra good ones.
NEWMAN'S STOC ARM, R. No.1,Marlette, Mich.

0 l C —-Boars six months old. spring nice.
o o 0 ilte. Satisfaction unranteed.
.1. R. GRA AM. FLINT MI HIGAN.

—May I have the pleas-
o. I. C. SWine are of waiving your
order for a pair or trio. not akin. of April
and May farrow. The are bred rifiht. Satisfaction

A. J. G RDEN. B. o. 2. Dorr, Mich.

 

guaranteed.

F0" s‘LE—A few heav boned Duroc Jeree boars.
Weighing rom 100 to 200 pcun s each.

M. A. BBAY. kernoe. Ingham 00.. Michigan.
UBOC JERSEYS—Fall gilts of the large. heavy

boned type. bred for Augj and Se t. furrow. Also
springpige, not akin. F. J. rodt. R3. Monroe. Mich.

DURocs—A good growthy fall pi immuned
and bred for August garrow will
make you money. Give me your order now for
Ma chi ment. Also fall boars ready for service.
0? . KON FARM. Kinderhook. Michigan. '4

7

0R SALE DUROC JERSEYS-College Boy 13855
fan-owed Sept. 7 1911. Sflpring pigs after June
1, 2914. J. n. BAhenAR . Lansing. Michigan.
Fancy bred Duroo Jerseys—Boers & Gilts of sprin &

summer fan-ow. Good individuals at reasons 19
prices. John McN icoll. Station A. R4. Bay City. Mich.
i

mm smcx mm more 1...... a... w
pm... 1:. a. con frail. °fi$§1ftnif§§féii '
Duroce—26 large high classy sows, bred for March it

April to Barney Crimeon,0herry Advance & Oakland
Fancy. Write or come A see. J. c. Barneyfloldwntenllich.

 

 

Jerseys For Profit

DUROC ERSEYS;$.§°.Z.§:“:J¥SZ£3
CAREY U. DMONDS, Hastings. Michigan.

 

AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB, 82% W. 23d St... New York
If you are

In need of JERSEI nun-s will quote you prices

on some grandsons of Hood Farm Pogip 9th. that will
surprise you. Fieherton Farm. Pontiac. Michigan.

write us today and we

APLE Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herd—Tu-
M berculin tested by [1.8. Government. Bull calves
M. test. Heifer calves whose dams,
rand-dams are in the Register
0X. Allegan. Michigan.

from cows in R. of
grand-dame. and rent
of Merit. Ill IN

I I
Llllle Farmstead Jerseys
(Tuberculin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber-
culosis.) Several good bulls and bull calves out of
good dairy cows for sale. No females for sale at
present. Satisfaction ygranteed.
COLON C. LILY. . Goober-ville. Mich.

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BUTTER BRED {igh‘rsffiiim

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.
Silver Creek. Allogan County, Michigan.

 

Yearling and two-year-old. Eli ible
10“., ill": toregister. S lendid breeding. rice
right. Address LEWIS BI EY. Metamora. Mich-

 

JERSEY —Bull calves bred for ioduc-
cion. Also cows and eifere.
Breakwater Farm. R. F. D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.

FOO SALE-14 Foiled Durham &. Shorihorn Bulls

from 4 to 24 months old. 0. CARLSON, LeBoy, Mich.

Ollfll OREO SHOBIHONNS $.23: Bfizfieihflflfl

all sold. J. B. HUMMEL, Mason, Michigan.

SHVQRTHORN CATTLE

. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.
SHEEP.

I'I' PAYS TO BUY runs em suns? or
PARSONS ”may?!

I sell nnd sh' everywhere and pay express

Moms. Ehgt’dfffl“: m.,-.23. mist:

PARSONS. GrandLedgamch. RI.

"008.

' ' -A few extra Bept.Boars a d b h
nurocsav‘chnas of Gilts for lot of Apriln {31:227.
M. T. STORY, Lowell, Mlch.. Citizens Phone 55.

BERKSHIRES

Pure bred Berkshire boar pl . ready for service. .15
to 826. Spring pigs $10 crated or shipment. Aberdeen
Angus bull calves to $200 Closely related to four
International Grand Champions. Write for com-
plete list of Angus Offerings in Michigan.

GEO. B. SMITH

Vice President Michigan Angus Breeders Ase'n.
ADDISON. MICHIGAN.

BEIKSIIIR °h°‘°° “Prinz boars and gun.

riced to m i k. 1'‘ re
stock. nnuucas STOCK FEB‘lidlllAleont.nMuigh.

OEHKSHIOEEEESE" falll Boats and Grilfe odftselefit
WHITE OAK ”1322 117°13§f4lu§r§3§n bi?» high}

chCSIST “MISS-R." Bred Gillie—Orders taken for

spring pigs and Collie u e. Holstein
Bulls at Bargains. FAY B. PARHAM. reason. Mich.

OHESIEO WH|153_Eh31¢l§Ii%ctlu'l°'s giglmh kind'
MEADOW vmw s'roox FARM. nonlndhicfiiun.
9 —8pring pigs. get my price bevfcfirfi

09 I. C 5 you bu elsewhere. CLO
LEAF STOCK FARM. R. o. 1. Monroe. Michigan.

9 —-I HAVE A NICE LOT 0
9...!- .%.s.; state‘s. Gianni
west of nepo‘t. Nas‘hville'. minus“. °

 

 

 

 

   
       
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OUROC JERSEYS’ESJSEEML" 3223’.” “if “

C.
STABLMAN.Cherry Lawn Farm.B.2.S epherd,Mich.

—— ring been from rize- i -
DUTOC'Jerseys 1; :15 strains. Sowep all :gge
Bmokwater Farm. 8.17“. . No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.

For Sale-lime Jerseystfe‘iiorss this? ‘ili’.
pigs of either sex,. Myron Shorten, uimby. oh.

l‘ncE IYPEP c—Largeet in Mich. Bred gilte
- I all sold. Afew ood fall pigs
left. Watch this space for eometh ng large and
good, they please where ever they 0.
W. E. IVINGSTON. Parma,%flchignn.

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POLAND CIIINAS 3:23 fitfiifimwfin‘h 11°”

Prices right. w. J. nAeELsHAw. Augusta.lmi'oh2

MY OH MY!
What an Opportunity.

Starting May let. we are going to give to the farm-
ers and breeders. an opportunity to get started right
in the breeding industry. We are going to ive you
achance to get hold or foundation stock t at will
give you a nucleus for one of the finest and best

erde in your community. We are going to show you
as we have others. that you WI 1 have greater
eucoeee vrith our big ty

POLAND CHINAS

than with any other breed. We want to place at
least one pig. or a pair in every community, to adver-
tise our herd. 6 will send sample pair on time and
give agency, if not already taken. If interested.
write for our plan and prices.

HILLCRES’I‘ FARM. KALAMAZOO, MICE.

Poland china Boar; Sow: Bred, All of the Big Type.
A. A. WOOD

a SON. Saline. Mlchlgan.

~Fall boars and gilts. S rin i . Sh rt
P. c- females. Oxford Sheep.p Q'Vy. BOiBUM? 823;:
Cent. Mich. Shorthorn Ass‘n., McBrides. Michigan.

OLAND CHINA PIGS—From 131' e Pr l'fi t .
Shorthorn Bull Calves. E e 81 get Fifth]: cshgicke
Barred Books. ROBERT NE . P arson. Michigan.

BUTLER'S Big Boned Prolific Poland Chinas. Grow
big. hoe easy . mature early. ready for market at
6 months. by? Because we've bred them that way
for more than 20 years. We have 25 big boned boars
ready for eervtce. Buy one and make more money on

our ho a. You can't get an better at any rice.

.0. His ry Free. J. C. BUT ER. Portland. Mich.

Poland China I“ all PigewGood ones from i
3 cows :10 and 815 each, while they last. Brigidnggv?
sale Feb. 27th,send your name for catalog if you want to
buy Big Types with Quality. Wm. Waffle. dominion-Isl.

350 BIG TYPE MULE FOOT EGGS—America's
Champion Herd. Prolific hard . Beat for Mich.
Also Ponies. J. DUNLAP.BoxM.WiIliameport. Ohio

OBKSHIRE SWINE~Bcars all sold. Yearling
sows bred for March far-row. Weanllng igs ready
May let. GEO. S. McMULLEN. Grand Le ge. Mich.

Mule Foot Bred sows- bred m. m. boar

pigs. not related, or i . 8 ti -
faction guaranteed. G. C. BRIGLOW.BAden, 011i;

Fan S‘LE—Yorkehlree, milk fed, spring pigs and a
few cows bred for April furrow. Prices
reasonable. 0. H. JOBBE. Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

' Guaranteed to not die of Cholera. Pr lid ,.
“"13”": long deep and well fleshed. Feb. and Mart-(h
pigs. Trice not akin. Boare. Cribb- Bm. ervllet. Ilicll.

“teeming..".¢.'.2L.E:°°l'.e2l,2:3"!-

YORKSHIRES

The large. long-bodied, prolific kind. Gilts bred for

J“ 1. August and September far-row. choice lot of

spring pigs. pairs and trioemot akin. Prices reasonable.
W. C. COOK. R. 42. Ada. Michigan.

Lillie Farmstead Yorkehires

Open gilts and gilte bred for September rarrcw.
Spry €135 either sex pairs and tries not akin.
Seti ac ion guaran .

COLON c. LILLIB. Cocperlville. Michigan.

 

 


  

 

THE MICHIGAN- FA’PLMER

MAY 16, 1914.

 

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.

 

May 12, 1914.
Wheat—Trading in wheat has been
changeable this week but the bulls
are making a good showing in spite
of the almost perfect government re-
port which places the promised yield
at 630,000,000 bushels, much larger
than any ever yet harvested. This
report had, however, been discounted
in the market, as news of a perfect
stand over the winter wheat area was
public knowledge. The past few days
information of damaging work by the
Hessian fly in Missouri and Illinois
has been militating against declines,
while the strong demand from Eu-
rope and the British Isles, heavy ex-
ports and the reduction of the Am-
erican visible supply by over 5,000,000
bushels, together with small receipts
at primary elevators have aided in
keeping price levels well maintained.
Also spring wheat seeding is being
delayed somewhat. One year ago the
price for No. 2 red wheat was $1.07%

per bushel. Quotations for the week
are:

No. 2 . No. 1

Red. White. July.
Wednesday . . .9934 99%, 87
Thursday . . . .. . . . 99% 99 87
Friday .......... 99 98% 86%
Saturday ........ 99 98% 86%
Monday ......... 99 % 99 871/4,
Tuesday . . . .99 98% 87

Chicago, (May 11).——No. 2 red
wheat 95%@961/,c per bu;
94%0; July 861430.

Corn—A general improvement
characterized the corn market this
week. Rains have delayed planting
and made preparation of fields diffi-
cult in the northern part of the corn
belt. Weather conditions have also
damaged the crop in Argentine and
held up shipments from that country
to this, many of them being cancelled
entirely. Visible supply shows a de-
crease of over 2,000 bushels. One
year ago the price for No. 2 corn was
56%c per bushel. Quotations for the
past week are:

No. 2 No. 2

Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ......... 69 70%

Thursday ........... 69 70%
Friday ............. 69% 71
Saturday ........... 69% 71
Monday ............ 69% 71
Tuesday ............ 69% 71

Chicago, (May 11).—No. 3 white

corn 68%c per bu; May 67%0; July
657/30. ,
Oats.—-Although it was anticipated
that with the opening of lake navi-
gation large shipments of cats would
be forthcoming from the Canadian
northwest, but one boatload has been
received at Chicago thus far. In. fact,
the price in the Dominion is quite as
high as on this side of the line. Rain
has also been excessive in many
places, reducing the prospects of the
developing crop. One year ago the
price for standard oats was 40c per

bushel. Quotations for the past week
are:
No. 3
Standard. White.
Wednesday .. 41% 41
Thursday . .......... 41% 41
Friday ............. 41% 41
Saturday 41% 41
Monday 42 41%
Tuesday ............ 42% 42
Chicago, (May 11).—No. 3 white
oats 38%@383/,c; May 37%0; July

35540 per bushel.

Beans.——Demand has eased off a lit-
tle. The local board of trade quotes
immediate and prompt shipment at
$2.08; May $2.15 per bu. Chicago re-
ports firm prices. Pea beans, hand-
picked, choice, are steady at $2.25@
2.3 ; common $2@2.15; red kidneys,
choice $3.25@3.35.

Rye.—This cereal is steady. No. 2
is quoted at 650 per bu.

FLOUR AND FEEDS.

 

FIour.—Jobbing lots in one-eighth
paper sacks are selling on the Detroit
market per 196 lbs. as follows. Best
patent $5.30; second $5; straight
$4.75; spring patent $5.10; rye flour
$4.40 per bbl.

Feed—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots
are: Bran $28; coarse middlings $30;
fine middlings $32; cracked corn $29;
coarse corn meal $30; corn and oat
chop $26.50 per ton.

Hay.——Good hay scarce, with prices
steady. Carlots on track at Detroit
are: No. 1 timothy $1 .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 $22.50; No. 3 to standard
$17.50@20.50.

Chicago—Market firm at higher

prices. Choice timothy is quoted at‘

$18.50@19 er ton; No. 1, $16.50@
17.50; No. , $14.50@15.50 per ton.

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

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.

Batten—Market fairly steady with
prices 10 higher than last week. Ex-
tra creamery 25%c per lb; firsts
24%0; dairy 17c; packing stock 1 c.

Chicago—Market is steady with t e
price 10 higher. Trading is slow and
market somewhat quiet. At present
prices buyers prefer to await develop-
ments. Extra creamery 260; extra
firsts 25c; firsts 22@23%c; seconds
18@20%c; packing stock 16@16%c.

E1gin.—Market is firm at 260 per

 

1b., which is 10 higher than last
week.

New York—The market is easy
with prices advanced %c. Creamery
extras 26%@27c; firsts 24%@260;
Egonds 22%@24c; packing stock 16

7c.

Eggs.——Eggs are in good supply
and market is firm at prices 340 low-
er than last week. Current receipts
of fresh stock are quoted at 18%c.

Chicago.—Market is steady and ac-
tive at prices about 1c lower than
last week. Good eggs are in demand
while checks and dirties are a drug
on- the .market. Miscellaneous lots,
cases included 17%@18%c; ordinary
firsts $171,4@17%c; firsts 18%@
18%0.

New York—Market firm with prices
slightly lower. Fresh gathered ex-
tras 22%@23c; storage packed firsts
2@1;,§@220; fresh gathered firsts 20%

lo.

Poultry.—Market easy with prices
on hens slightly lower. Live—Springs
18c; hens 16@18c; turkeys 19@20c;
geese 14@15c; ducks 17@18c.

Chicago—The market for fowls is
stronger and prices are %c higher.
Other stock remains unchanged. Quo-
tations on live are: Turkeys, good
weight 160; others 120; fowls, choice
160; old roosters 10%c; broilers 1%
@2 lbs. weight, 32@350; geese 10c;
ducks 14c; spring ducks 25@28c.

\FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

Apples.—Market is quiet and easy.
Quality is getting poor. Barrel stock
quoted: No. 1, $5.50@6.50; No. 2
$4@4.50 per bbl. In Chicago the mar-
ket is easy. Winesaps, Willow Twigs
and Ben Davis meet with moderate
demand. Other varieties slow and
box apples very dull. Barrel stock is
now quoted: Spies $5@6; Baldwins
$5@5.25; Ben Davis $3.50@4; Golden
Russets $5; Starks $4@5; Willow
Twigs $5.50@6.

Potatoes.——Market quiet and steady;
prices unchanged. Quotations: In
bulk 62@65c per bu; in sacks 70@
720 per bu. for carlots. At Chicago
the market is steady. Nice potatoes
sold well at present prices. The of-
ferings are light. Good Michigan
stock is quoted at 65@7OC per bushel.

WOOL.

 

No changes are noted in the wool
market. Sales are meagre at ex-
tremely firm prices. The 1913 fleece
wools are entirely in the hands of
manufacturers, and the new crop has
not made its appearance on the mar-
ket as yet with the exception of a
few stray offerings. The quality of
the fleeces is high, and the price will
probably rule steady with present
quotations for the old crop, which are
20@210 for fine and 23@24c per lb.
for unwashed offerings.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

Business on the city market is in-
creasing as the season advances.
Green onions sell at 100 per dozen;
lettuce at 60; pieplant 40@500 per
bushel; potatoes 70@750. Asparagus
started this week at 750 but will be
lower owing to increased offerings.
Eggs start off at 17%@18c; dairy
butter at 170. In live poultry chick-
ens are bringing 15c; ducks 16@170;
geese 12@13c. Dressed hogs contin-
ue at 10%@11c. Wheat is worth 930;
oats 39c; corn 65c; white pea beans
$1.90; red kidneys $2.75.

DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.

 

Tuesday morning’s trading was
small and the variety of products was
confined largely to lettuce, which was
selling from 60@700 per basket. A
few potatoes were offered around 85c
per bushel. But little loose hay is
coming forward, with the price hold-
ing around $16@18 per ton.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Buffalo.
May 11, 1914.
(Special Report of Dunning and Stev-
ens, New York Central Stock
Yards, East Buffalo, N. Y.)
Cattle—Receipts 4,000; market
steady to strong; prime steers $8.75
@935; best 1200 to 1300-lb. steers

 

$8.50@8.85; best 1100 to 1200-1b. do
$8.25@8.60; coarse and plain weighty
steers $7.75@8; fancy yearlings, baby
beef $8.40@8.75; medium to good $8
@825; choicehandy steers, 90 to
1000, $8@8.25; fair to good 1000 to
1100, $7.75@8; extra good cows $7.25
@ 50; best cows $6.50@7; butcher
$5.50@6; grassers $5.25@5.75;
trimmers $3.75@4.25; best heifers
$7.75@8.25; medium butcher heifers
$6.75@7.25; stock heifers $6.25@6.50;
best feeding steers $7.50@7.85; fair
to good $7@7.25; best stock steers
$7.25@7.50; common light steers $6.50
@7; extra good bulls $7@7.25; bolog-
na bulls $6.25@7.50; common to good
$5@6; best milkers and springers
$75@90; medium to good $50@60;
common $30@40. .
Hogs—Receipts 17,000; market 10
@150 lower; heavy mixed and york-
ers $8.80@8.85; pigs $8.85@9.
Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 12,000;
market 10c higher; top lambs $8.25@
8.35; yearlings $6.50@7.50; wethers
$5;75@6; ewes $5.25@5.50. Calves
strong; tops $10.50; fair to good $8@

COWS

9.50; grassers $5.50@7.

 

Chicago.
May 11, 1914.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Received today..17,000 38,000 15,000
Same day 1913..17,985 45,032 14,843
Last week ...... 37,969 92,753 84,258
Same wk 1913...47,717 119,714 86,745

Fat butchering cattle were fairly
active this morning at firmer prices,
but steers were late meeting with a
demand, notwithstanding the slim re-
ceipts for Monday, prices were no
more than steady to a shade higher.
Hogs declined 10@15c, with sales at
$8@8.47%. Armour & Co. and Swift
& Co. received upward of 5,000 hogs
consigned direct to them from other
markets. Hogs marketed last week
averaged 234 lbs. Sheep and lambs
were 10@15c higher, with a small
run, including only four cars of wool-
ed lambs. Prime clipped lambs
brought $8.

Cattle were received in such unus-
ually small numbers last week that
sellers were in a position to dictate
terms. and nearly all descriptions
sold at higher prices, including the
commonest as well as the best offer-
ings. Beef steers went chiefly at a
range of $8@9.15, with the commoner
class of light-weight steers going at
$7.25@8.15, medium lots at $8.20@
8.75, good fat cattle at $8.80@9.10 and
choice to fancy heavy steers at $9.15
@960. Yearling steers sold at $8.75
@925 for the better class and at $7.75
and upwards for other descriptions.
For fair to fancy butchering cows and
heifers there was a ready outlet on
the basis of $5.15@9, with a sale of
30 fancy Hereford heifers that aver-
aged 666 lbs. at the top price. Cut-
ters went at $4.65@5.10: canners at
$3.50@4.60 and bulls at $5.40@8. The
stocker and feeder trade was restrict-
ed again by the insufficient offerings
and continued advances in prices.
Pastures are getting in good condi:
tion once more, and hundreds of farm-
ers are anxious to utilize them, but
they are deterred from doing so by
the extremely high prices asked for
well-bred cattle adapted for grazing.
Sales of stock steers and weighty
feeders have been at $6.25@8.40 with
sales at $8.10 and upward consisting
mostly of prime little yearling stock-
ers. Stock steer calves of good to
choice quality sold at $7.65@8.50, and
fair sales were made of stock and
feeding cows and heifers at $5.50@
7.50. There was an active trade iii
veal calves of light weight at $8.60@
10 per 100 lbs.. with sales down to
$5@7.75 for the heavier weights.
Milkers and springers sold at $55@85
per head, with dairymen wanting the
choicer cows and most common ones
going to killers. Prospects look food
for a good summer market for good
beeves, as there is a shortage, and it
is a mistake to send in half-fattened
stock. During the latter part of the
week cattle were in much slower de-
mand, and the advance was largely lost.

Hogs underwent such sharp reduc
tions in prices during the previous
week that many owners determined
to hold back their matured swine un-
til a partial recovery, at least, took
place. and then activity in farm work
was a factor in decreasing country
shipments. Much Smaller receipts
than usual made the packers more
eager to take hold. and although the
eastern shipping demand was not us-
ually especially large, prices had sev-
eral advances. Recent offerings have
shown up nicely in quality, the aver-
age weight up to last week having

been 234 lbs., comparing with 239 lbs. .

one year ago, 227 lbs. two years ago
and 243 lbs. three years ago. As is
usual at a time of the year when hogs
are coming to market in increasing
weights, the best light hogs sell at
the highest prices, and the best heavy
lots go at a discount of about'5c. Pro-
visions are in good local supply, 'Chi-

'c’ag‘o warehouses holding on the first

day. of the month 115,190,895 lbs. of
hog products, comparing with 127,-

954,752 lbs. 3 month earlier and 101.-

474,594 lbs. 8. year ago. After hogs
had sold up to $8.67% there was a de-
cline, and Saturda ’ sales were at
$8.10@8.60, pigs selli g at $7.40@8.45.
$8 gibeek earlier the best hogs brought

Colorado wooled lambs boomed last
week to the highest prices of the year
under the influence of a vigorous de-
mand. Receipts of sheep and lambs
were reduced from those of the pre-
ceeding week, and aside from Col~
orado wooled lambs, most of the re-
ceipts consisted of clipped flocks.
There was as active a- demand for
feeders as ever, but offerings were
greatly inadequate. Late in the week
Colorado wooled lambs brought $7.75
@890, with clipped lambs going at
$5.50@7.90 for culls to prime lots.
Shorn flocks sold as follows: Year-
lings $5.90@7; wethers $5.40@5.90;
ewes $3.50@5.85; bucks $4@5. Feed-
ing shorn lambs brought $6@6.25.
Sheep advanced during the week- 25
@35c; yearlings 40@50c, and most
lambs 500.

 

NATIONAL . CROP REPORT.

 

The Crop Reporting Board of the
Bureau of Statistics (Crop Estimates)
Bureau of Statistics (Crop Esti-

mates), United States Department of.

Agriculture, estimates, from the re-
ports of correspondents and agents of
the Bureau, as follows: , .

On May 1 the area of winter wheat

to be harvested was about 35,387,000 _

acres, or 3.1 per cent (1,119,000 acres)
less than the area planted last au-
tumn, but 11.6 per cent (3,688,000
acres) more than the area harvested
last year, viz 31,699,000 acres. .

The average condition of winter
wheat on May 1 was 95.9, compared
with 95.6 on April 1, 91.9 on May 1,
1913. and 85.5, he average for the
past ten years on May 1.

A condition of 95.9 per cent on May
1 is indicative of a yield per acre of
approximately 17.8 bushels, assuming
average variations to prevail thereaf-
ter. On the estimated area to be har-
vested, 17.8 bushels per acre would
produce 630,000,000 bushels, or 20.3
per cent more than in 1913, 57.5 per
cent more than in 1912, and 46.3 per
cent more than in 1911. The out-
turn of the crop will probably be
above or below the figures given
above according as the change in con-
ditions from May 1 to harvest is
above or below the average change.

The average condition of rye on
May 1 was 93.4, compared with 91.3
on April 1, 91.0 on May 1, 1913, and
89.4, the average for the past ten
years on May 1

The average condition of meadow
(hay) lands on May 1 was 90.9, com-
pared with 88.5 on May 1,1913, and
a ten-year average on May 1 of 88.1.

Stocks of hay on farms May 1 are
estimated as 7,832,000 tons (12.2 per
cent of crop), against 10,828,000 tons
(14.9 per cent) on May 1, 1913, and
4,744,000 tons (8.6 per cent) on May
1. 1912.

The average condition of pastures
on May 1 was 88.3, compared with
87.1 on May 1, 1913, and a ten-year
average on May 1 of 85.6. '

Of spring plowing 70.9 per cent was;

completed up to May 1, compared
with 67.2 per cent on May 1, 1913, and
a ten-year average on May 1 of 66.6.

Of spring planting 56.4 per cent
was completed up to May 1, compar-
ed with 57.0 per cent on May 1, 1913,
agd54aéi eight-year average on May 1
o . .

CROP AND MARKET NOTES. -

 

(Continued from page 540).

Lambs are doing well where there is
plenty of shelter. Our main line is
milk and its by-products. We get 240
for butter-fat, cash at our door, and
can sell all the cheese made at 180.
No whole milk is sold. Most of the
grade steer calves are sold as baby
beef, as it pays best. Butter 250;
eggs 15c; cloverseed $8. .

Iowa.

Osceola Co.-—The seeding of small
grains was nearly all finished by Ap-
ril 22, since which time we have had
several rains, and grain is coming up
fine. Winter wheat was killed, as it
did not ‘make sufficient growth last
fall on account of the drouth. Clover
meadows and pastures wintered well.
Farmers are busy plowing for corn,
and planting will be about the first
week in May. Seed corn in some 10-
calities tests good, and in others very
poor.

Colorado.

80. Weld Co.—Fruit buds look to
be in good condition. Winter grains
looking fine. Lots of spring wheat
planted. Plenty of moisture. Some
cabbage set out. There will be a large
acreage of cabbage, tomatoes, peas
and cucumbers planted here. Alfalfa
looks cod. Eggs 15c; butter 250:
wheat 1.22 per cwt; .milch cows and
horses are high. Farmers are well
along with their sprmg work. Fences
Were most all down from the heavy
snow of December.

 

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THIS is THE FIRST 591740,».

The first edition is sentto those who
have not expressed a desire for the
latest markets.
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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

'mcdayio Market.
May '7, 1914.
Cattle.

Receipts 1116. Heavy steady; all

other grades strong and 15@ 25c
higher. ,_ , .
We quote: Best steers $8.25@8.40_;

mediums, 800 to 1000., $7.50@8; steers
and heifers, 800 to 1000, $7.25@825;
do that are fat, 500 to 700, $6.75@
7.50; choice fat cows $7@7.25; good
do $6.25-@6.‘75.; common cows $5.-50@
$5.75; owners $3.50’@4.‘25; «choice
heavy bulls $7’@7.’25; fair to good ho-
logna bu'l‘ls $6.50@6.75'; stock bulls $6
@650; choice feeding steers, 800 to
1000, $7.25@7.75; fair do $7@7.2_5;
choice stockers, 500 to 700,.$7@7.25;
fair do $6.50@6..75; stock heifers $6@
6.50; milkers, large, young, medium
age $65@85;-:co-mmon milkers $45@
55; young grazing cows $5.25@5.60.

Haley &-M. sold Mich. B. Co.
steers av 991 at $7.90; to SullivanP.
Co. 2 cow and bull av 1030 at $6.75,
4 steers av 1112 at $8.25, 2 cows av
1160 at $6.50; to Thompson Bros. 2
bulls av 1025 at $7, 4 cows av 975st
$6, 2 bulls av 1090 at $6.65; to Davres
26 stockers av 508 at $6.80; to Brei-
ten-beck 2 butchers av 615 at $6.25, 1
steer wgh‘840 at $7.75, 6 do av 870
at $7.85: to Kamman B. Co. 1 hull
wgh 1060 at $6.55, 1 heifer wgh 530
at $6.75, 13 do av 770 at $7.60; to
Newton B. Co. 3 steers av 873 at
$7.75, 1 bull wgh 910 at $6.75, 1 cow
wgh 970 at $6; to Breitenbeck 2 cows
av 995 at $5.85.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co.
7 steers av 715 at $7.30, 2 cows av
1005 at $6, 22 steers av 1050 at $7.90;
to Sullivan P. Co. 10 do av 979 at $8,
2 cows av 1030 at $6.50, 2 do av 1105
at $6.60, 3 do av 1033 at $6.25, 1 do
wgh 850 at $6.50, 9 steers av 1094 at
$8, 4 do av 1085 at $7; to Mich. B.
Co. 4 cows av 857 at $6.25; to Ham-
mond, S. & ‘Co. 11 steers av 1187 at
$8.25, 1 do wgh 1390 at $7.50, 3 do
av 700 at $6.75, 21 do av 880 at $7.80;
to Parker, W. & Co. 2 bulls av 1190
at $6.65, 2 do av 1075 at $6.50; to
Mich. B. Co. 2 cows av 1200 at $6.65:
to Bresnahan 2 do av 920 at $5.50, 3
do av 863 at $5.50, 1 do wgh 1120 at
$5.50, 2 stockers av 560 at $7; to Ma-
son B. Co. 12 steers av 802 at $7.65,
6 do av 887 at $7.75; to Sullivan P.
Co. 3 steers av 1050 at $8.25, 2 bulls
av 1020 at $6.75, 2 cows av 770 at
$6.75, 2 cow and bull av 1290 at $6.90,
2 cows av 1080 at $6, .2 steers av 825
at $7, 1 bull wgh 1200 at $7, 1 cow
wgh 950 at $6.25; to Parker, W. &
Co. '20 butchers av 1022 at $7.25; to
Home 2 cows av 870 at $5.75; to
Rather 6 steers av 700 at $7.40; to
Parker, W. & Co. 20 do av 980 at $8,
2 do av 960 at $7.25; to Sullivan 1".
Go. 18 do .av 1000 at $8.15.

Veal Calves.

Receipts 958. Market 500 higher
than last week. Best .$9.50@10; oth-
ers $7@9.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.
1 wgh 130 at $9, 4 av 140 at $9.50, 1
wgh 160 at $9.50, 1 wgh 140 at $9.50,
3 av 185 at $9.50, 2 av 150 at $9.50,
10 av 160 at $9.50, 2 av 145 at $9.50;
to Rattkowsky 12 av 150 at $10; to
Goose 7 av 140 at $9.50, 2 av 310 at
$6.50; to Rather 2 av 150 at $10; to
Hammond, S. & Co. 27 av 155 at
$9.50; to Sullivan P. Go. 18 av 150 at
$8; to Parker, W. & Co. '6 av 130 at
$10, 38 av 155 at $9.25, 7 .av 150 at
$9.25; to Rattkowsky 3 av 145 at $10;
to Ratner 9 at! 150 at $10; to Ratt-
kowsky 7 av 160 at $8.75; to Sullivan
P. Go. 15 av 125 :at $8, 10 av 158 at
$9.75. 20 av 1.40 at $9.50; to Newton
B. Co. 48 av 150 at $10; to McGuire
24 av 160 at $10, 3 av 140 at $8.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 2392. Lambs strong to .a
shade higher; sheep steady. Best
lambs $7.25'@‘7.50; fair to good do.
$6.50@6.75; light to common lambs
$4.50@5.75; fair to good sheep $5@
5.25; culls and common $3.50@4.50.

Haley & M. sold ”Newton B. 00. 221
lambs av ‘65 at $7.25, 22 do av '95 “at
$7, 74 do av 83 at $725, 5 :do av .50 at
$6, 4 sheep‘av 125 at $5; to Thomp-
son Bros. 8 sheep av 85 at $4.50, 5 'do
av 108 at [$4.50, 3 do av 92 at $4.75, 23
lambs av 70 at $7.

Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. &
Co. 24 lambs :av .75 at $7.10.

Hogs.
Receipts 7481. Market °
antrhadethsgsgaao. 50 higher’
is 0.11. . . sold Mill .
52% av (5140 me $8.70. er & co
co om. ~ 0. sold Sulli , . * .
3221a; 1972:3131 $8.70. ' van P CO
aey . .sold'sam 2 '
ӣ58230. B & H e 75 av 200

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The late market edis '

THE~MICHI

Friday's Quartet.
. 'May 8, 1914.
Cattle.

Receipts this week 1269; last week
1535:; market steady. Best steers $8.25
@3850; steers and heifers, 800 to 1200
$7.25@8.25; medium grades, 800 to
1000,, $7.50@8,; steers and heifers that
are fat, 500 to 7500, $6.75@7.50; choice
lfat cows $7@7.25; good do $6.25@
6.75; common cows, $~5.50@5.75; can-
ners $3.50@'4.25; choice heavy bulls,
$7'@7.25'; fair to good bologna bulls,

$6.50@6.75; stock heifers, $6@6.50;
choice feeding steers, 800 to 1000
$7.25@7.75; fair d-o $7@7.35; choice

stockers, 500 to 700, $7@7.25; fair do,
.$6.50@6.75: stcok heifers. $6@6.50;
milkers, large, young, medium age $65
@8'5; common milkers 4.5@55; young
grazing cows $5.25@5.60.

Veal Calves.

Receipts this week 107 5; last week
1180; market steady. Best $9.50'@10;
others $7@‘9. .

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts this week 2507; last week
2203; market steady. Best lambs
$7.25@7.50; fair lambs $6.50@6.75;
light to common lambs $4.50@5.75;

fair to good sheep $5@5.25; culls and

common $3.50@4.50.
Hogs.
Receipts this week 9018; last week
11,412; market slow; all grades $8.65.

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

Swollen Fetlock Joint—I have a
colt that has a swollen fetlock joint
which is somewhat inflamed, but is
causing no lameness. When the joint
is moved I imagine I can hear a
grating noise. G. R. R., Clark Lake,
Mich.——The joint is sprained but the
bones are not fractured. Apply one
part tincture arnica, four parts alco-
hol and five parts water to joint
twice a day and bandage it in cot-
ton. The colt should have absolute
rest or be turned in paddock alone.

Spinal Disease—Have an old horse
that passes dark colored, thick urine,
is sensitive to pressure on loin; when
walking hind quarters sway from side
to side and I would like to know
what to do for him. H. M. C., Bangor,
Mich—Give 1 dr. ground nux vomica,
1 dr. powdered nitrate of potash and
1 dr. potassium iodide at a dose in
feed three times a day. Also give a
dessertspoonful of Fowler’s solution
at a dose twice a day.

Obstructed Teat.—There appears to
be an obstruction in end of teat
which interferes with flow of milk
and I would like to know what to do
for it. G. E. G., Marion, Mich—The
opening in teat should be made larger

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GAN FARMER

the morning, wheat, oats and corn,
through the day; they are shut up in;
a park and am cutting grass for:
them; besides, they have lots of gray-1
el. They are all last year’s pullets.
R. C. McC.,, Durand, Mich—The sick:
fowl or fowls should be removed from:
balance of flock and give them some :
ground ginger, ground gentian, bi»

cWonate soda and a little salt in: . t

their feed every day. It is needless-
for me to say their roosting place
should be free from drafts, and kept
clean. Soon as damp, raw weather
ceases they will doubtless recoverf
without any farther treatment. :

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Immigration figures show that the population
~91 Canada increased during 1913, by the addition . ,.._'
'0 400,000 new settlers from the United States
and Europe. Most of these hevegone on farms
‘ln Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Lord William Percy, an English Noblornnn
M18: ..
“The possibilities and opportunities odor-ed by . . .
1110 Canadian West are so infinitely renter '
than those which exist in England. but it '
looms absurd to think that people should be
impeded from coming to the country where
they can most easily and certainly improve
lair position.” 1;- v

New districts are being opened up,
which will make accessible 9. great
number of homesteads in dlstrlcts
especially adapted to mixed tarm-
lng and grain raising. ,

For illustrated literature and
reduced railway rates, apply to
Superintendent of Immigration,
Ottawa. . or to the
Government Agent.

'51. V. Inclnnos,

 

usilo‘lor less. but we won’t. For future _ an
your success. it pays togive the utmost in 5110 values,
There are certain easemials in silo construction. cer-
. miniatures foundlnlhe Saginaw 'lhst mike.“ preemin-
ently different from any other silo.

Silo and silage‘requiremenm are met
in the construction and materials used
in the Saginaw silo. It is the steel-
built stave silo. wood solidly united ,
and doubly reinforced by steel, the
strongest building material known.

The strength of steel and the silage
qualities of wood used in the Saginaw
silo solve your silo problems. Write
for silo book No. 117 See the
Saginaw agent in :your locality.

In: Macwne Commas"
(Formerly-Farmers HandyWugonCo.)
Saginaw, Mich. Cairo, Ill.

Des Moines. In. St. Paul. Minn. ;
Ft. Worth. Texas

 
  
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 

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l, l ES’ceelreirrfor-cedglazed
vitrifiedhollow tile. No
repairing. painting or.
trouble; easy to erect;
flrstcostislow,andfirst
cost is last cost. It is

Proof Against Air, Sun, Fire

Wind, rmisture and Time

Notice End View of B.V.T.Block-
double inside and outside walls;
triple deadnir chambers—an ex-
clusive B.V. T. feature—insures ,
air-tight joints. Write for free
booklet —- G

 

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with a sound. -

Acidity of Stomach—Indigestion—
Loss of Appetite.-I-Iave a cow that is

inclined to chew bones and eat rub-l

high. I also have another cow that
is thin and not thriving well.
havle two calves that are not doing
wel .

ground gentian, 1/2 oz. ginger, 176 oz.
Salt at a dose in feed three times a
ay.
dered sulphate iron, gentian and salt
and give your thin cow a tablespoon-

ful or two at a dose in feed two or .

three times a day. Give your calves
.a small teaspoonful of cooking soda
in their milk three times a day. You
should change the feed of your cows,
be sure and salt them well and let
them have grass as a part of their
ration.

Infected Udder.——I have a cow that
freshened April 30;
ters are blocked; both our local Vet.
and myself have been unable to get
milk from either hind quarter and
have used milking tubes. F. M., Fain
grove, Mich—Apply one part fluid ex-
tract belladonna, one part fluid ex-

tract phytolacca and four parts olive '

oil twice a day. Gentle hand~rubbing

will have a good effect; also give her '8

a tablespoonful of powdered nitrate

10f potash at a dose in feed or water"

twice a day for a few days.
Grub,in the Head—I have lost five
old sheep and seven more are com--

plaining with grub in the head. What .

can I do to cure them and how can
it be prevented? W. "T. M., Prescottg
Mich—Blowing some Scotch snuff in-
to the nostrils and nasal chambers of
your sheep may cause them to sneeze
out some of the grubs, but if not,1
have your Vet. itrephine through theg
bone of face and wash them -out with.
a weak salt solution, and then wound
of face will soon heal. Grub in the
head «cannot be prevented.

Catarrh.—-—I have a flock of 50 Ply-:-

.month Rock chickens that &had :roupi

real :bad last fall: I succeeded in sour-r .

.ing them, but now I have a fowl that
.shows symptoms or roub. All the rest
«of my chickens are seemingly heal-g

lthy. I am flooding mash, corn .meal in‘ .

I also i
H. A. R., Reading, Mich—Give. ,
your cow 1 oz. cooking soda, 1,5 oz. .

Mix together equal parts pow- .

both hind quar- -

    

Backed up by

'84 years of oxperlonoo

The Ross is the only machine of this type that:
is equipped with steel cuttlng a parntus.
steel blower disc, and steel truc . Other
machines of this type are furnished with cast
. iron cutting apparatus, cast iron blower disc.
The steel equipment makes the Ross Indes-
tructible, and the most reliable and durable
silo filling machines on the market. Strong
claims 'made 3for strength, capacity, durabil-
ity and casein feeding. Ask for large catalog

The E. W. ‘lloss 00., Box 114 Springfield, Ohio

lé‘iifi’iQUlCK

ROSENTHAL Cyclone Feed Cutter & Silo filler

Loses you no time in_Rush Season. Three sizes-6 to 18

H. P. Self-feed, With automatxcspecdcontrol; direct

drive to main cutter-head shaft, 2 3-8 m. in diameter,

‘ wi &owerful fan on same shaft. Will not break.-
, ill not clog. Emery whccl attached.

Built by manufacturers of ROSENTHAL

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.' Write for catal .
State power 115%.

health-loomfflusker cowfiox 2. Milwaukee, Wis.

 

 

 

 

mania“

LIVE Let us handle your
' PWLTRY, poultry,fruits,farm pro-
' BROILEIIS, ducts. Our 25 years in

FRUITS, the same store assures
_ POTAToES, your satisfactoryresults.

0NIONS. CHAS. W. MIDI) & SUI,

ETC. Detroit, Michigan.

 

Shlp your llay lo Pittsburgh anulo

Daniol .Mcllallrey Sons Company
Pittsburgh. Pa.

Ref—any bank or Mercantile Agency

 

FARMERS—We are paying good premium above
the Official Detrort Market for new-

laid 9 so shipped direct to us by express. Write us
for in ormatlon. It will pay you. American Butter
& Cheese (30.. 31-83 Griswold St... Detroit. Mich.

- w l l c A ' H
lirlggS. Fuller & 60... 13.33.32? ° “523.3313“ ”$133:

potatoes, poultry and rabbits. Quick returns.

Farms and Farm Lands For Sale

Money-Making F arm
120 Acres, 81700. Part Cash.

Owner has made money, wants to retire; 40 acres
fields, pasture for 15 cows, wood and tlmber; {SOD-tree
sugar: bush; comfortable 10~room house, 2 big cow
barns, other buildings, newly repaired; well-located,
mall delivered: if taken now Boows and farming tools
Included; photo and details. page 4. "Stmut's Farm
Bargains" on y free. E.A. S'l‘BOUT FARM AGENCY,

 

Statlon 101. nion Bank Bldg” Plttsburg, Pa.

 

owns-Rn or 64 ACRES

Supports family of 10; $5,600.
Grain and dairy. Over-looks
the Perklomen Valley. Two
mlles to railroad, one-halt

v A L u Es mile to store, etc. Two dwel-
’ lingo, Main Road.

FARMERS' REALTY 00., - QUAKERTOWN, PA.

MICHIGAN FARMING LANDS

Near Saginaw and_Bny City. in Gladwin and Midland
Counties. Low prices: Easy terms: Cleartltle. Write
for maps and particulars: STAFFELD BROTHERS.
15 Merrill Building, Saginaw. (W. 8.), Michigan.

6000 ACRES—Rainy Lake, Presque Isle County.

Clay loam land. lumbered 20
years ago. Easily cleared. $10 to 812.50 per acre.
Small payment. long time. Also 1200-acre ranch and
partly improved farm. No crop failures or floods.
Grain, grass, fruit, vegetables and live stock returns
challenge com arisen. JOHN G. KRAI’TH, owner,
Rainy Lake cttlement, P. 0. Millersburg, Mich.

 

 

 

- ' —2 crops a year here. no snow.
smith “Borgla Farms New Colony of Ohio and Mich-
igan Farmers. virgin soils. on railroad, Corn, Cotton.
and paper Shell Pecan lands. erte for booklet today.
Wayne Development (‘0.. Owners, (Ir-and Bldg.,Brunswick,Un.

n, . , —200 acre dairy farm. 3 miles from
s Gnlosburg. 2 houses, 2 barns with
stable for 38 cows, 3 silos. cream

separator gas engine. an excellent up-to-date farm.
EDWI‘N' w. vossuno, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

 

 

Money Makers,~llnady Shelled, Musl 60 83.231 £8,533;
silo. big barns. .wagon house. ice house, ~18 choice
Holstein cows. pou- mules, pair horses, wagons, bar-
nessos, everything. See catalogue number 1016.
Price for all. 312000. part. cash. HALL‘S FARM
AGENCY. Owogo. Tloga 00.. New York.

 

$4500 69 a... 9-room house. large basement barn. fruit,
. 1;) a. clover. good soil, near Ry. town. Detroit
40 ml. Other forms. The Ypsilanti Agency Co..Ypsilanti.Miob.

FARMS, G001), CHEAP, PROFITABLE.
UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES NOW.
State Board of Agriculture. Dover. Delaware.

 

 

Fm. sale—In whole or part. 320 acre Southern Michi-

 

gan farm. .Good soil, buildings and fences.
Must sell. 0. S. Sobalrer 214 Dewey Ave.,Swlssvale, Pa,

 

’ crop under very unfavorable conditions. “The
sotlcflodmbe-hmd louver-y much improved."

WEN

wonderful .multe—blgger, i-bottor crops.

Bacteria e me-ofztheamt-supply of‘Nitro on

Quark;
Bacteria and why Ferguson's is best.

 

“Fine Peas and Beans

A user of'll'etguaon’s Nltrogon Bacteria (name on request) writes with enthusiasm of his excellent
Nodules were large and full", ‘ '

Ferguson’s

used to lnooulnto the seeds of legumes—peas, beans, alfalfa. clover. watch—almost invariably gives'
It does more than that: it .
Enrich. the Soll lor Future Crops.

Nitrogen. thefood thatplnnrelmusthave, lathe thing most‘likely tobe lacking in the soil.
In“ in thernlr. storing it upon the roots of the plants
in such quanllltlesthnt tho'orop cannot nee in a l and a big out his is left for the future. The same -
bottle contains allrthe variational Booterin:reqnlred for lnocn ation of any legume.
ham quantity. 600:1 acre. 492: 5 cores,

Write for spools
We 'Wnnt Agents—A Wary Liberal Otter.

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BY FLOYD w. ROBISON.

Among the articles coming under
the jurisdiction of the United States
Internal Revenue Department, along-
side of oleomargarine, is abnormal
butter. Abnormal butter is, as the
term implies, butter which through
manipulation, either accidental or
planned, has become different from
the ordinary marketable product.

It is evident that one of the main
points wherein butter becomes a var-
iable product, is in the content of
moisture which may be incorporated
therein. Some have contended that
it is not proper for Congress to pre-
scribe the limit to the amount of
moisture in butter but we think there
is little question of the authority of
Congress in the matter, or indeed,
likewise, with the propriety of con-
gressional legislation on this point.

We Believe in a Butter Standard.

Butter is a food product and as a
food product, if for no other reason,
a certain standard of excellence
should be maintained. \Ve believe
that it would be more proper for Con-
gress to rule thata certain percentage
of fat is desirable in butter, rather
than to say that more than a certain
quantity of water should constitute a
taxable product. The wording of the
statute in that respect is somewhat
as follows: After designating the sub-
stances which are subject to taxation
it mentions “butter which has been
so treated that it is made to absorb
abnormal quantities of water, milk or
cream.” Congress did not specify
what an abnormal quantity of water,
milk or cream is, but left to the In-
ternal Revenue Department the task
of prescribing this limit. Accordingly,
the internal Revenue Commissioner,
with the sanction of the Secretary of
the Treasury, directed that he would
construe as abnormal, any butter
which contains 160 per cent and over
of water. \l'ith this ruling we are in
entire accord for we see no reason
why butter should contain 16 per cent
water. However, an excessive con—
,tent of salt is just as objectionable
as is an excessive content of water
but, of course, there is the salt limit
for the reason that excessive salt is
not possible because of the exceedingly
strong taste of the salt incorporated.
Best Butter Has High Water Content.

Taking the butter which has been
given the most satisfactory score
from a standpoint of material, pala-
tability, color, appearance, etc., the
percentage of moisture incorporated
therein will vary within exceedingly
narrow points. It may almost be safe-
ly said that the very best butter on
the market today, or on the market at’
any time, will be found on analysis to
contain between 14.0 annd 15.0 per
cent of moisture. This being the case,
it may easily be seen that the maxi-
mum limit for moisture in
must be sufficiently high to permit of
a reasonable fluctuation from this
standard. One may not tell the qual-
ity of the butter by a determination
of the moisture content, but many
butter makers have assumed that this
could be done, for knowing that the
best butter on the market contains
14 per cent or more moisture they
have evidently assumed that all that
was needed to make their product of
equal value in the market was to
place 14 per cent or more moisture
in it. The addition of moisture to
poor butter does not make good but-
ter. It does seem to be true, how-
ever, that good butter made from
good material, in the right kind of a
way, will accumulate to itself during
the process of manufacture in the
vicinity of 14 per cent moisture.

(Continued next week).

butter .

THEVMICHIGAN FARMER

  

 

Flying” Dutchman
Hay Loader

No Chains
No Coco
No Gem
No Del-yo

  
 
   
    

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With this Loader, one man can put on a good, even load of hay, in
practically the same time that it would take two men with other loaders.

The Flying Dutchman loads hay, clover or alfalfa without “chewing it up”
or threshing out the seed.

It operates with the long, easy, natural stroke of the hand rake, elevates
carefully and loads it on the wagon in excellent condition.

Works on an entirely new principle that does away with all cams, drums,
chains, sprockets, rope webs, ears and trouble.

Light Draft and Long fife—There’s nothing to wear out or get out of
order, and the extra long stroke does not pound the machine to pieces.
. No Clogging—The yielding deck effectual] prevents clogging. Heavy or
light hay, swath or Windrow can be handled wit out any adjustment.

All-Steel Frame—It cannot warp, sag, rot, nor get out of shape.

Many ADRIANCE Mowers
, I, _. In Use 40 Years

7 .‘ k- ' k. . Are giving excellent service today.
i \ in . ./ , No other Mower has such a record
ll“: 12...??? “ii/1x because none is so well built.

Adriance Mowers have nearly 60
cars of the hardest kind of service
ack of them.

They are the best made—simplest in
construction—lightest draft—most
powerful—need fewest repairs, thou-
. _ _ sands of users will testify.

Adjustable carrying springs take weight from center bar and put it on
the wheels, greatly reducing draft and increasing traction.

Cutter Bar follows the ground no matter how uneven it may be.

Automatic spring draft prevents damage to machine, driver or team in case
obstruction is struck.

Forward acting, natural position foot lever makes ideal foot brace in
controlling fractious team.

_Many other strong Adriance features explained in our FREE BOOKLET.
Write for it today. ‘

Your Flying Dutchman Dealer sells Adriance Mowers, Flying Dutchman
M Hay Loaders and complete line of Flying Dutchman

‘ Farming Implements. See him.

Moline Plow Co.

Dept.26 MOLINE, ILL. ‘ .
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An All Around Tractor

The Rumely GasPull, Tractor is indispensable on the average
size farm. 'It combines plenty of power with ability to work
profitably at all sorts of jobs—either belt or tractive.

RUMELY ..
AS ULI.

A Pom:

15-30 horsepower
The GasPuii is built right—~strong and sturdy, yet light and
easy to handle. Weighs but 11,0001bs., turns a 15-foot cir-
cle. It has variable speeds, and all working parts well pro-
tected. Will run close to fences and trees. Easily pulls
30,000 lbs. on ordinary roads;
The GasPull furnishes cheap reliable power for threshing,
baiing, shredding, hauling, plowing, road building and saw-
mg.
Rumely service is back of every Rumely machine—49 branches
and 11,000 dealers—supplies and repairs on short notice.
Ask for interesting catalogue on the GasPull, No. 352.

RUMELY LINES

Kerosene Tractors!) Threshing Machines Cream Separators
Gasoline Tractors Corn Machines eed i
Engine Plows Billing Presses

RUMELY PRODUCTS COMPANY .

(Incorporated)
Power-F arming Machinery Illinois

Battle Creek, Mich. Columbus, Ohio Indianapoliand.

        
     
   
       
       
     
     
     
     
   
         

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ok tells
of profits baling hay.
Sandwich owners lead
allothers: Make$200to
$300 clear profit every
' month bailing bay for
growers in their district. "32 tons in 8
-hours with a 3-man crew" writes C. W.
Brown. Merrill. Michigan. Blenty more bale
‘20 toao tons daily. rain or shine. Ila Tonnage.

SANDWICH
Hay Presses

This mighty. solid steel MOTOR IALER supplie-
itu own power from high guide, hopper cooled.
Goa En ne, 4 6, 8 or 10 H. . mounted on same
truck. ared Magneto. No break downs. An-
other exclusive feature—full power delivered to
Press by heavy steel roller chain. a outpolid,
salable bales. No dangerous belts to slip or
stretch in wet weather. No other hole: has
this friction clutch on press, can start or Ito

instantl .Simpleseif-feeder that stands hard crow -
mg e make Horse and Bell: power presses too.

‘Grasp This Golden Moment ,

and mail a poatal for our famous “Tons Tell"
catalog that shows you in actual figures the
money made with the Sandwich Press and how
you can pay for your press from your first year's
earnings. Sent lroo postpaid Address today
Candwlch Mfg. 60.. 1 09 Oak St" Sandwlch,’lll.
onloi. council Iluflo. In. Box :09 Know City. no.

7' WIRIT’IMEY'

to now, ow, Ioto pnool on -o ’nmoul
Galloway Engines and big, illustrated FREE onulog.
My engine! no standard, high unlity angina.
' Mode in sizes in n I 8-4 to 16 It‘l’. 0m ,
in use badly. All uuld on 30 dnyl FREE hill, booked.
by five your promise and 915,000 bond. Money back
if not satisfied. Inventlguioi Quit paying exorbi-
tant prices for inferior engines. Son mlddlomon'o
profit. Be your own denier.

1 CT FROM THE MANUFACTURER
and Save $50 to $300 on Gasoline Engine.

Tint oomol shout to no" keeping your
money “home I: Iny my you our think of.
Writ. mo before you buy.

FREE Service Deportmont (but will

help you ooleot And lnItIil the .
but nylo and also engin- you need. for your , ‘,‘
work without out to you. Lot ma lend you
my Now1914 Special Offer. Jult write for
my ethic: and now, low prim bod-y.

* Addreu In. Galloway, Pro-t.

WM. GALLOWAY CO.

I85 Galloway Station :

          
     
 
    

    
 

      
 
   

        
                 
     
         
       
 
 

 

      
  

 

 

 
 
 
  

 
      
    
 
  
  

For Profits
Big capacity—low upkeep
cost—high speed with safety—
18 models—motor. horse and
belt power. The

“King of Balers”

Light draft with or without
engine or engine platform.
~ - , Engine and press to-
__. gather weigh 4250 lbs.
Write today for catalog.

Hampshire St. Quincy, lll.

 

 

 

 

       
      

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gasoline
by the man mm“.
or tho load. llrum holds
240 it of ropa.

 
    
  
  

Ireland Hay Hoist

A powerful machine that saves time and labor in
storing hay and in other hoisting. Used in con-
nection with harpoon fork or sling. Attach it to
yourown engine. Safe and easyto operate. Instant
control. Pulley to suit your engine. Guaranteed
as represented. Write for circular and prices.
IRELAND MACHINE a FOUNDRY 00., Inc.
88 State Street, Norwich, New York.
We Manufacture
Bow and Shingle Mill-,Wood and Drag Bow Machine!
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CENTER SHEAR GUTTERS

Make best Ensiiage at least cost. Patented Cen-
ter Shear feature effects a positive shear-cut entire
width of bundle, from sides to center of throat. Less
friction, greater cutting capacity. decreased expense for
power. Mulleable iron (unbreakable) kuiie wheel. Cat-
alog explains fully. ‘
send for it.
MUMAZOO TANK &. SILO CO.
KAUMAZOO. MICK.
Minneapolis. Minnesota
Kansas City, Missouri
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The Michigan Speed
Governor

GUARANTEED torun cream
separators right from either
engine or line shaft. Thous-
ands use them. All are satia-
fied. Write for full informa-
thn ‘50 llowell Machinery Co.,
Howell. Michigan.

 

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Sim Labor
Son- the Sop-rotor

PUMP GRIND SAW 3:352:
Wood Mills on Beat. Engines are Simple
Food W0 Sow
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