f“) fry/M2” /» - , 5/ / f /, é i \\ s K/ H The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State. DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 1914. VOL. ch111. No. 5. . Whole Number 3794. 50 CENTS A YEAR. 52 FOR 5 YEARS. Early Preparations For Wheat Seeding. T is probable that the abundant wheat crop of the present season will stimulate the sowing of an in- creased acreage of wheat this fall. The time is past when the wheat crop can be considered a specialty in Mich- igan. While a comparatively large acreage of wheat will continue to be grown in our state, owing to the fact that it fits in well with the crop rota- tion practiced on many farms, is an excellent crop with which to seed the land to clover and also provides the straw which is needed for use as bed- ding for the live stock, yet upon a majority of farms the matter of fitting the ground for wheat and sowing the crop is not given the careful atten- tion which was the case when wheat farming was made more of a specialty. Wheat is now quite largely a catch crop, being sown after beans or corn or after oats in the crop rotation prac— ticed upon many farms. Where wheat is sown after a cultivated crop is har- vested, there is little in the way of early preparation which demands at- tention. Under these conditions the cultivation of the crop is an excellent preparation for wheat when there is a suitable distribution of moisture to in- sure the early germination and quick growth of the seed when it is sown. Usually there is plenty of moisture at Wheat seeding time -to insure this desired result, but occasionally dry weather continues through August and well into September, so that seeding is sometimes necessarily delayed or the wheat is sown under unfavorable conditions. Where wheat is sown after corn, this condition can be obviated to some extent by shallow cultivation of the corn crop folloWing each heavy rain well along in the growing sea- son of the corn crop. With the bean' crop this is impractical, and little can be done toward ‘the conservation of moisture should dry growing of good crops of wheat, west- ern farmers are learning that it pays to conserve every bit of moisture pos- sible where stubble ground is plow- ed, in order to prepare a good seed bed for the wheat and get it in the ground under favorable conditions for promoting a vigorous growth. The second of the accompanying i1- lustrations shows the extreme of mod- ern practice in this direction in one of the middle western states, where the binder is closely followed by a very profitable one to follow under Michigan conditions where wheat fol- lows oats in the crop rotation. The ordinary farmer will, however, be obliged to practice some other method in the conservation of moisture and the preparation of the seed bed for the wheat. Where there is a good supply of moisture in the soil when the oat crop is harvested, as bids fair to be the case this season, it would be found a profitable practice to disk up the stub- A Good Way to Conserve Moisture in Stubble Ground Before Plowing. tractor with a gang of plows which turn over the soil to the width of the binder swath at each round. In mak- ing the next round, the binder throws the bundles onto the pIOWed ground, where the grain is shocked up and as soon as it can be drawn the prepara- tion of the seed bed is commenced. This plan would, of course, be im- practical upon most Michigan farms, but where a tractor is included in the farm equipment, this plan might be a ble ground as soon aspossible after the grain is cut. Where pains is tak- en in shocking the grain, the disking could be done before the grain is drawn, provided the moisture content of the soil seemed to make that course desirable. In case this is impractical, the time required to disk the field over thoroughly after the grain is drawn before plowing will be profit- ably invested in very many cases. Stubble ground dries out very rapidly under normal midsummer conditions, and the soil will plow up much better after the surface disking and conse- quent conservation of moisture. Farm- ers who have tried this plan are gen- erally found of the opinion that the field plows enough easier to repay the extra labor which is expended in this surface disking. In fact, the disking of even sod ground before it is plowed for spring crops is becoming increas- ingly popular among the few farmers who have tried this plan, and at least two farmers who have tried it have expressed the opinion to the writer that it is a profitable practice, even from the standpoint of the labor re- ,quired to fit the soil for the crop, to say nothing of the better seed bed which can be prepared Where this practice is followed. Generally it is no great task to pick out the thorough going farmers in a day’s ride through the country, from the appearance of the wheat fields at any time during the growing season, and it will generally be found that the man who gives the most thorough till- age as a preparation for the wheat crop is the man who has the big yield at harvest time, other conditions be- ing equal. So, no matter if wheat is not made a specialty upon the farm, it will pay to give some attention to the early preparation of the soil for the crop. Another thing which should not be delayed until wheat seeding time is the selection of the seed. There is no better time to secure good seed wheat than at or just after the harvest sea- son. There are a large number of va- rieties of wheat grown in Michigan; new kinds are being introduced in al- most every community every year, and quite frequently it is found that some one of these varieties gives a superior yield or a better quality of as compared with the kinds which have formerly grain w e a t h e r prevail. Where stubble ground is plowed for wheat however, it will pay a large dividend on the investment to begin making preparations for the wheat crop im- mediately after the harvest season. Mich- igan farmers could well take a lesson from the experience of those who practice so- called “dry farming” methods in the west- ern states. By using every means for the conservation of such moisture as may re- main in the soil after the grain "crop is cut, those who follow this method are able to grow excellent crops of grain with a mini- mum of rainfall. Ev- en in sections where the normal rainfall is sufficient for the Following the Binder with the Tractor and' Gang Plow in a Middle Western State. been grown in that community. Where a farmer in any commu- nity secures a high yield and good quality of wheat, the fact generally b e c o m e s known at threshing time, and it is easy to secure a supply of good seed at this sea- son of the year, while if this important mat- ter is postponed until wheat seeding time, it will often be found more difficult to se- cure the best quality of seed, and generally much more expensive than would be the case at harvest time. Another reason for selecting the seed wheat early and from a crop grown in the community if practi- cal, is the greater cer- tainty of getting pure, clean seed. In a state 78-2 THE MICHIGAN .FARMER AUG. 1, 1914. ., where rye is as commonly grown as is the case in Michigan, it becomes a serious weed in a great many wheat fields, and it is the part of wisdom to secure seed which is free from any mixture of this grain. Other common Weeds which were formerly very pre- valent in our wheat fields are now little seen, due to the fact that farm- ers have taken greater care in the se- lection and cleaning of the seed grain. This last mentioned factor in the se- curing of good seed is one which should never be neglected Michigan’s average yield of wheat will undoubtedly be high this year, due largely to favorable climatic con- ditions. While it is, of course, impos- sible to overcome the handicap of un- favorable weather conditions at any season of the year. and particularly during the winter season, it is possi- ble under normal conditions for Mich- igan farmers to maintain the high av- erage yield which will be secured this year by more thorough and painstak- ing preparation of the soil and more careful attention to other details of growing the crop which are within their control. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllIll|ll|lllll|llll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllll|IlllllJlllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll|IlllIllllllllllllllllllll Fixing Up About the Farm. VERY farm needs a frequent bar- E bering. Some men shave every day and always look neat. Oth- ers shave'once a week and look neat , for about two days out of the seven—— neat the first day and fairly so the second. There are no frequent trans- formations in the men of the first class.’ They come to have a sort of continuous standard of neatness, while the second class has its ups and downs. The same is true of farms. They may be divided into tv'vo classes—— those which get a “clarin’ up” once a year, say, and those which are almost constantly undergoing the process un- der the eye of a careful and methodi- / carry out in a way the spirit of the management There is no best time to begin fix- ing up. The job is always in order. No half-hour need go by unused. There are always many jobs waiting, and unless they are attended to when the first opportunity presents itself, they will accumulate until the task will require a real effort and possibly extra help to carry it through. After a place has been neglected for some time, or after a particularly busy period, perhaps the first thing to look after is to get all buildings cleaned out and machinery and vehicles into the place Where they are kept regu- larly. In the process of cleaning up :7»:\J “My,“ LII-I: I \ r '6- ‘t 2 437%; .1 I/L’” A Well-Made Building in Need of Repairs. cal manager. Let us state at the out- set that we do not advocate constant puttering. There are men who waste time trying to give their farms and homes a toy-like, over—groomed ap- pearance with the result that they make a lot of work for themselves and do not really make the place look gen- erally neat and business-like. Every loose end can not be kept picked up at all times and there are some things that are more important than others. However, there should be some kind of a system of keeping things in order and a little thought as to some rea- sons for neatness will help to make everybody about the place look after the little things and keep the farm- stead looking better in a general way. There are two general reasons why the practical farmer should devote himself to an occasional fixing up— business efficiency and general ap- pearance. The farm where everything is scattered about, out or place or dropped where last used, where gates are down, buildings out of repair, floors bad, and consequently danger- ous, roofs leaking, etc., and all lots well edged or partially overgrown with weeds, can not be as profitable as one where things are well kept up -—for obvious reasons. The mere item of harboring rats and other vermin is a heavy count against a littered barn- yard. On the other hand, where things are maintained in a semblance of or- der, at least, and where tools and ma- chines are kept in good working con— dition, in buildings that furnish rea- sonable protection against the ele- ments, and where there is a constant fight made against the encroachments of weeds, the owner will be found a hustler, and the help will be found to you will usually find a number of tools or parts of machines or implements that have been mislaid and which now may be put where they should be. There should always be a shop where such articles may be kept handy until needed. After the junk is all sorted out and all movable articles out of the way give the floor of the build- ing a cleaning with rake and stable broom. Then sprinkle it and sweep again. By this time you will have become more interested in the work and it will go eas- ier. After all, it is doubtful if there is any work that shows more satisfactory re sults than the good old- fashioned art of sweeping. In the cleaning operation places may be found in the floor which are weak or dan- gerous. That is the time to fix them up. It will pay to take a little time and get the old rotten planks neatly cut off at a solid place and over floor supports so that a new piece may be fitted in with both ends and the floor still remain level. A piece nailed on top of the original plank is always in the way at a Crit- ical time and is likely to block a. wheel or jerk the tongue of a wagon about in a way that is dangerous. There may also be found damp places indicating a leak in the roof. Such leaks may be effectually mended with a few shingles and a. little work. On this page are shown two pic- tures of a machinery shed. This build- ing was built many years ago, the frame being of hewn oak, the weather boarding of sawed oak. It is a build. ing that would cost four or five hun- dred dollars to replace. A few weeks ago it appeared just about as shown in the upper picture. The roof was like a sieve and worthless as a. pro- tection against a heavy rain. The weather boarding was loose at nearly every upright scantling and the loose ends were flapping in the wind. It was surrounded by strong, healthy burdocks and a pile of old iron and wooden machine parts had accumu- lated under the eaves. The floor was littered with trash and the loft had not been swept for years. The lower picture shows it after the weather boarding had been renailed, the roof patched, the doors taken off and re- nailed. A coat of paint will help still more and this will be given. It is now a good building, in which ma- chinery may be stored with safety, and all the result of a couple of days’ workand the cost of 700 shingles. There is a great improvement in the appearance of the entire surround- ings, due to this overhauling, and the work was well worth while. Every farm has some gates that do not work well. If they are used often they cause a loss of time every time anyone has occasion to open them. Often an hour’s work in reshaping and renailing and trussing up with a wire from the upper hinge corner to the lower outer corner will make a good gate of one that has been a continual exaspera- tion. In all of this work of merely cleaning up, the ob- servant wo ‘er will often find where a short cut may be made that will save min- utes every day, and thus hours during the year. ;We have a friend who is a stu- - dent of such short cuts and he has fixed every gate and /‘ inside door in his barn to sz swing both ways, and to "“0” fasten with a spring latch. When he is going through with anything in his hands or on his shoulder, he has but to raise the latch and push the door or gate open; then after he is through he swings it shut and it latches itself. But farm conveniences will furnish ammunition for other stories. This time it is just “fixin’ up” that we have in mind. After needed repairs noth- ing makes a greater improvement than a coat of paint or whitewash. The former, of course, is to be prefer- red, as it will last much longer. But .13. ”‘4", 3. '(fl/ * l’" V ter and hung over 'a Slow fire, in a glue pot. To this mixture add the gallons of hot water, stir well and let stand for several days covered from dust. It is better to apply the mix— ture hot. This may be applied with a brush, or, if you have a. spraying machine, it may be used to apply it to buildings, inside or outside. In whitewashing fences there is generally a great deal of waste when using the spraying ma- chine, but if the workman’s time is worth more than the material wasted it is economical to use the sprayer. For the work inside-of buildings the extra spray will go onto the floor and act as a disinfectant. For whitewash- ing stables, hog-pens, chicken coops, etc., is is a good plan to add a small amount of carbolic acid or coal—tar disinfectant. Lime-sulphur is fine to use in spraying chicken houses. In fixing up do not forget to look after the general appearance of the residence and surroundings. There may be a. rotten sill under the porch, or a few palings off the fence; the roof trough may be leaking slightly and getting ready to pile up expense in time of heavy rain by ruining in- side decorations which will cost sev- eral times more than will repair of the troughing. A limb that hangs ov- er the roof and rests thereon may be wearing the shingles, cracking the slate, or shading the roof so that it will rot and cause a bigger bill, by far, than it will cost to get up and saw that limb off. A lawn that is accustomed to the occasional use of the lawn mower has a home-like look that a neglected lawn lacks, utterly, adds value to the prop- erty and is a solace to the good wo- man who spends most of her time in and around the house. A walk with edges clean cutl—manicured, if you want to call it that—is far more at- tractive than one with frazzled edges. Some permanent planting about the foundation will furnish a consolation and pleasure for years to come. It is almost out of the question for the av- erage farmer or the average farmer’s wife, to plant each year and give the proper attention to flower beds about the house; but a permanent planting of attractive shrubs and vines may be made for small cost and it will in- crease in beauty as the years ‘go by. If a trellis is made for vines and ram- bler roses it will add greatly to the appearance of the house. A well-made trellis, painted white, makes a hand- some addition to the porch, even when nothing is growing on it. These are only a few random sug- gestions out of the many that might The Same Building After Being Overhauled. to use whitewash. Government white- wash, so often advised in these col- umns, makes a coating that is almost as good as paint. It is made as fol- lows: Slake a half bushel of lump lime in boiling water, covering it to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid, and add a peek of salt, previously dis- solved in warm water, three pounds of ground rice boiled to a thin paste and stirred in while hot, half a pound of Spanish whiting, and one pound of glue dissolved by soaking in cold wa- solid where paint is too expensive it is wise be made in this connection. They may be rather commonplace but no one can deny that they are sensible. If the daily work is done in such a way that things are returned to their respective places, no general clearing up and fix- ing up will be necessary. But it is only human to permit things to ac- cumulate, so let’s all resolve that ev- ery so often, say every three months. at the most, we will take a look about and clean up--at least the coarse part of it. Ohio. J. F. CUNNINGHAH. AUG. 1, 1914. LlLLlE FARMSTEAD NOTES. A Case of Too Much Moisture. The heavy rain of June 26 did a great deal of damage, especially to the late pea crop in this vicinity, and also to the corn crop. Corn was late enough anyway, and this exceedingly heavy rain, coming only just about a week after one as heavy, found the land full of moisture so that this last rain was not needed at all, and it came so exceedingly fast that water from the high ground ran into the low places and could not be taken care of by tile drains, or open drains for that matter, and the result was death to the growing plants, whatever they were. The late pea crop is not any- where near as good as the early pea crop. On back furrows and little rises of ground the vines are up knee high and are thrifty and nice. Just a little ways from there where the water settles the vines were very much injured and are not podding as they should. After this weather con- ditions were such that the green aphis or plant louse has attacked them and some fields are well nigh ruined. In fact, I understand that two or three fields have been plowed up without being harvested. Others are scarcely paying for harvesting. My other field of Alaskas, which were late planted for Alaskas, did not yield anywhere near as much as the early planting. Off from 13 acres 1 had seven and a quarter tons of shelled peas, just a trifle over half a ton of green peas to the acre. The prospects are that the later peas, or sweet peas, will not make as good a yield as this, so on the whole acreage of peas I think that they will average none too good. A Good Margin of Profit Needed with Canning Factory Crops. If there wasn’t any prospect of making more off from raising green peas for the canning factory than there is from ordinary farm crops, I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with them, because the business is so exacting. You have got to do everything just at a certain time. When the peas are ready to be har- vested for the factory it must be done in a very short time or else they get too large. No matter what happens, no matter what is on deck, every- thing must be stopped and the peas must be harvested. Consequently, a man must have a little better profit out of it than he gets out of ordinary crops or he will be better satisfied to raise the ordinary crops. Corn After Early Peas. As I stated in previous farm notes, I intended to disk up the early pea field and plant it to com. This was done. The corn is up three or four inches high at this date, July 14. Part of the field I planted with my own seed corn and the balance of it to sweet corn, just to see what it would do. We have certainly got a nice stand and, of course, it looks vigorous and thrifty this hot weather. On a smaller field I sowed buckwheat. We just got that planted last Saturday. Before we got around to disk this the ground had dried out a little bit and I am not sure that there is moisture enough there to get a good stand. If there is I think that I stand a fair show of getting a fair yield of buck- wheat. I thought it was worth the risk and the cost of seed, anyway. It will do the land no harm to disk it up and by using the engine we have the time to do it. Lima Beans Nearly Ruined by Exces- sive Rains. The excessive rains practically ruined the lima beans. I had 45 acres planted to lima beans. The last 25 acres We had just finished when the heavy rain came and more than three- fourths of the seed never came through the ground. Just as soon as it dried off enough and we could get the time, I put the big engine disk on and disked it up and replanted 25 cut it this THE MICHIGAN FARMER’ acres. '1 have got a good stand but it is so late that there is great risk as to whether they will mature suffi- cinetly for canning purposes this year. But, then, this farming is all a risk anyway. A farmer can plow his ground and prepare it and plant his seed, but he is entirely in the hands of the elements. If frost doesn’t kill it, and if dry weather doesn’t prevent it from growing, and numerous other things don’t happen, he may get a crop. Sometimes when he gets a crop the price is not satisfactory. So farming is quite a gamble from begin- ning to end. I figured that if I got a stand of beans by replanting and they didn’t get mature enough to harvest for the canning factory, that I could cut them and make hay of them or put them into the silo as I did last year, but I am getting sick of that sort of business on lima beans. How- ever, I could figure that there was nothing else to do. On one ten-acre field that we had planted to lima beans earlier the beans. came up be-- fore this excessive rain and were well- nigh ruined by the rain. Lima beans won’t stand very much wet weather. The rain threshed them all to pieces. The ground was water soaked. They look yellow. There is not a good stand. We are cultivating them now the second time, but I doubt if we ev- er harvest them. We will cultivate as best we can, and then if they don’t pay for harvesting I will simply disk up the ground when the time comes and sew it to wheat. Planting Potatoes Late. We didn’t get our late potatoes fin- ished this year until the sixth of July. Pretty late. But then, one other year I finished planting late potatoes on the sixth day of July and that year I had as nice potatoes as I ever raised in my life, and perhaps we will this year. Taking the heavy acreage that we put into spring crops and the har- vesting of peas when we ought to have been doing something else, it certainly was just as early as we pos‘ sibly could get them in. If one does the best he can, that is all he can do, and he must simply take what results are handed out to him. A Great Crop of Wheat. As I have stated before, we have a uniformly good crop of wheat in this country. I don’t know of one real poor field of wheat in the whole coun- try, and l have been around consider- able. Everybody has good wheat. No storms have lodged it, it stands up perfectly. We have got our wheat all cut and are beginning to draw today, July 15. This is a little bit later than usual. Many times we have the wheat all drawn before this time. But we year when it was just about right to cut, the berry was a little bit soft. Nothing this year seems to be as far advanced as it is other years, excepting perhaps the red clover. Timothy hay has come on lately wonderfully and we have got a splendid crop of timothy hay in this country. Of course, not a great deal of timothy is grown, but wherever you have a field you have got a splendid crop. On my 20 acres that I didn’t plow up on account of losing the new seeding we had a splendid crop and it was about two-thirds or three-fourths timothy. Our haying is all done. The second crop of alfalfa is growing won- derfully and we will soon have to be after it again. Early in the season. I figured that if my 70 or 75 acres of wheat averaged 20 bushels to the acre, I would be satisfied, but after it is cut and in the shock it looks better than that. I believe it will go 25 bushels anyway, and this I consider good because none of it is on the home farm. It is on just simply or- dinary land. Some people think it will yield even more than that, as much as 30 bushels per acre for the entire 70 acres. It is a good crop anyway, and we are hustling it into the barn just as fast as we can. COLON C. LILLIE. f «if \.' . VA 1.. H"! o: «r. Maj” "v ’4,” 45) flu "V/lqfim" «d /§‘(\(\‘b\{y‘ 8.5 Yes . 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Addre- Box J. care Michigan Earner THE MICHIGAN FARMER ”ellllllllllllllllllllllIlll|lllllllllllIllillllllIIl|IIlillllllillllilllllllllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllIll|llllllllI|I"llIllillI|IllllllllHlllllllllllllllIllll|llllIllllllllIllfllllllillllllliE . Live Stock. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll fillllllllllllllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllIllllllIlll|llllllllfllllllllllllllllIllHI|IIIIl|l|iIlllIlIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll|Ill|llllllllllllllllllllllllll|lIllII||IllllIIllllllllllllllllllllllilIlllllllllllfi DOG DAYS AND RABIES AMONG FARM ANIMALS.—|l. Perhaps no other one thing will cause greater furore among a crowd of people on the streets than the ap- pearance of a mad dog. They not only frighten and cause people to become panic stricken as in their effort they undertake to spread the dread malady with which they are afflicted among the people and the dogs along the streets, but at times digress from their regular course and seem to take great satisfaction in biting farm ani- mals, especially if they can find them in clusters around the farmyard. From this source alone much damage is sus- tained each year by. farmers having all kinds of stock bitten and losing them in a mysterious way, and some- times the difiiculty is diagnosed by the local veterinarian as rabies. Rabies Among the Cattle. As previously mentioned, the symp- toms manifested With animals afflict- ed vary greatly, according to the brain center that is affected by the disease. There is not the marked dif- ference between the furious kind of rabies and what is termed the dumb rabies among cattle as there is with the dogs. After the animal is bitten the dis- ease goes through what is called the “incubation period,” or in other words, the period of development. It is dur- ing this period that the farmer has an opportunity to first notice symptoms of the approaching disease. If the an- imal is in the yard with other stock, the first thing that will be noticed will be that she withdraws from the herd, standing drowsily by herself, and only occasionally manifesting any notice of things around. After the period of incubation, or sleepy period, the animal manifests marked symptoms. There will be pe- riods when they will moan and some: times 100 in a dismal way and remind one of homesickness expressed as only cattle can express such feelings. In some cases there will he fits of frenzy, while in others there will not. Usually the animal becomes frenzied at the appearance of a dog, and some- times if they hear a dog bark it will set them “crazy,” as we express it. They will tear around ready to fight anything that comes in their way. One of the symptoms that should be observed is their manner of walk- ing, which is generally unsteady, and the animal acts as though the hind quarters were partially paralyzed. In- stead of the head being held up in a. manner manifesting life and anima- tion, it will be carried downward in a drooping manner, and saliva will be flowing from the mouth. If the animal is watched closely, it will be observed that instead of cat ing common feed they are looking af- ter articles that will astonish one at their picking them up. Old pieces of cloth, straps and dry straw, such as they would not eat if well, are de- voured with seeming avidity. Even gravel stones have been found in the - stomach of the rabid animal. On account of the peculiar symp- toms manifested and the abnormal ap- petite shown, the veterinarian not thoroughly posted as to the symptoms of rabies will diagnose the case as in- digestion and treat the cow for that difficulty. The careful observer should look into the animal’s eye to detect the bloodshot appearance that is man- ifested where the furious type of re.- bies exists. When the individual owning the cow afflicted with the rabies is satisfied that such is the case, it is not wise to undertake to administer remedies. In fact, it is a dangerous thing to drench' the animal with medicines unless one’s hands are covered with gloves that will exclude all of the saliva from the mouth of the animal that is likely to flow upon them. If the ani- mal’s mouth is handled with bare hands and there is a slight scratch of the skin, or any opening, there is dan- ger of the saliva getting into” the cir‘ culation of the blood of the individual and inoculating him with the disease. As soon as one has decided the ani- mal is suffering from rabies, the soon. er it is destroyed the better. Instead of leaving the carcass on the surface of the ground as has been practiced by some, hauling to the woods and al- lowing the dogs to devour them, it is best to either bury so deep that the dogs cannot get to them, or burn the carcass. It has been claimed by those familiar with the character of the dis- ease that the germs of the disease will remain in the flesh a long time, and if there is an abrasion in the dog’s mouth, by eating the meat he is likely to become inoculated and there- by make it possible to further spread the disease. Rabies Among Horses. It is pitiful to see so intelligent an animal as a horse afflicted with the rabies. They first go through the pe- riod of incubation in a sleepy, dreamy way. The owner, not generally mis~ trusting what can be the cause of the horse’s stupidity wonders why he can- not arouse the animal to his natural animation and activity. As the furious stage comes on one of the first symptoms manifested will “be the horse lifting his head high, sniffing the air and snorting as if in fear of something to be frightened at were approaching. Then comes on the “mad fit” and the horse will jump and plunge, rear, kick and go through a series of rapid movements, and sub- sequently fall in a convulsion and tremble, and finally quiet down, arise and be quiet for a considerable length of time. The furious stage will ap- proach again and again, the horse g0- ing through the same motions and convulsions until it has worn itself out and dies in the tremor that fol- lows one of the fits. It is not generally admitted that rabies can be transmitted from the bite of animals other than dogs, but we would consider it advisable for one to allbw no other animal to come near a horse afflicted with this disease. or for any person to put themselves in their way, because they will bite at anything within their reach and it might be possible for them to distrib— ute the disease to other animals. The sooner the horse is gotten rid of after it is known that he is suffering from this terrible malady, the better it will be for all concerned. Rabies Among Sheep. It is often the case that a “mad dog” gets into a flock of sheep, usu- ally approaching them in the night when they are lying, and quietly bit- ing one after another. A considerable number have been bitten before they became frightened and retreated. The symptoms manifested among the sheep will vary considerably. The females of the flock do not usually manifest many of the furious symp- toms, but during the period of incuba- tion they stand by themselves and mope, as we call it, refuse feed and lose flesh very rapidly. As the subse‘ quent stage comes on, instead of fly- ing at other animals and undertaking to do harm, the female sheep usually lifts her nose high in the air and stands gazing into the sky, or walk- ing rapidly as if trying to get near something that it sees in the distance. With- the males of the flock when afflicted the symptoms manifested are AUG. 1, 1914. different. They go through the same period of incubation, or sleepy, dreamy period, but as soon as the furious pe- riod approaches they manifest a dis- position to fight. It has been noticed that where two or three males of the flock are afflicted at the same time, that they fight one another continu- ously until they are exhausted and die. When there is no other animal for the male to bunt and fight, they will sometimes select a post or cor- ner of a fence and hunt at it until they become exhausted and die. Precaution. When one has an animal that they consider has had the rabies and has been standing in a stall where there has been hay or feed of any kind on which the saliva from the mouth can drop, such feed and bedding, or mate- rial of any kind that can absorb the saliva, should be destroyed by burn- ing. There have been cases where animals that have not been exposed to the bite of the dog have been tied in the stall where the sick animal had been during the furious period, and the saliva had been distributed, have consumed the hay remaining there and have subsequently died of the disease. Veterinarians claim that the only way by which the animal can be inoculated by consuming food on which saliva has fallen is by an abra- sion in the mouth where the germ could enter the blood, and the inocu- lation can be thus perfected. Eradicate the Disease. In every state so remote from the habitation of wolves that the distribu- tion of the terrible malady cannot be brought from the wolves through the» dogs to the other dogs and stock in the community, it is possible to de- vise means by which the disease can be entirely eradicated. Having traced the source from which it comes, it is apparent that no other communicable disease is more easily eradicated than is this disease. Since the infection is transmitted by the bite of the dog, it is evident that the dogs are the ani. mals toward which we should direct our attention. Measures must be di- rected to the control of the animals for a sufficient time to cover the incu- bation of the disease. In other words, where the matter is undertaken, rigid measures should be followed for at least six months, because in different animals the disease does not develop with any regularity, but usually cov- ers a period of from three weeks to six months. It is inexcusable to neglect to adopt means which will prevent the spread of the disease menacing the lives of innocent children, as it is they that are usually bitten by the tramp dog while playing on the streets. Among the measures We will suggest: First—To tax the dogs in every township at a high rate, say $3.00 for male dogs and $6.00 for females. This plan will weed out very many of the worthless dogs that are kept as sim- ply a companion or pet for children that are always on hand and liable to be bitten by a tramp dog which may come along afflicted with the disease. Second—Restraining the dogs that are allowed to appear in public by the use of a muzzle, and enforce these rules and regulations by the laws of the state. Each and every state can rid itself of this dread disease by rig- orous measures, as has been shown in several localities. In the District of Columbia the federal government has taken up the matter and in only a short period of time has reduced the number of cases perhaps one-half. By enforcing the same rules for sev- eral years’it would be possible to en- tirely eradicate the disease and make it safe to not only keep that compano ion of man, the dog, but make it pos- sible for him to roam at will without ' danger of spreading this disease that is so destructive of property and so. dangerous to humanity. Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP. _._* __. _—.(_————-——-. —- ,,_ *Jmf.-. __ W “A ___.,_._.. “Q. _ ._-_._.....- — —-—’» — ~._.—-{.— -—-——-—. —- —- *L--..—-—_. _. __.__. 4.; __.__- 1... _ ..._.__.-..- And. 1,- 1914. gill"IlllllllllllIllllllllllllllHllllllllIllHilllllllHillllllllllllllllillllllllHIIHIllHlllllllllllllllllilllllllliE O Da1ry. agil-llllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfi CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll WILL IT PAY TO FEED GRAIN TO COWS ON PASTURE? Cows will give a larger flow of milk and retain that liberal flow longer when upon grass, if a grain ration is fed. Not only is this true, but being in better condition, they will give more milk during the following winter than will cows that have eaten no grain while running in the pasture. In a sense you cannot feed butter- fat into milk; but there is little doubt in the mind of the writer that the cow that is kept in good condition all the year around, will test higher than she would if she were not given a sufficient amount of food to properly sustain her. One argument in favor of pasture grass is that it is cheap food for a dairy cow. This is true if the pasture is not tillable. If it is, there is a question about it. But where the pasture is a rough area, not easily cultivated, it is usually a prof- itable source of feed supply. The profit in feeding grain to cows on good pasture depends upon the cows, in part, and in part upon the price which the grain brings in the market. Feed Good COWS Well. The better the cow the more liberal we may be in feeding her. The cow that will produce only one-half or three-fourths of a pound of butter-fat per day would need little grain if the pasture were fairly good, but in case it was the wish of the owner to keep a larger number of cows than the pasture would support, without some additional feed, then grain mght be fed with profit to rather small pro- ducers. Where plenty of roughage is grown for winter feeding it is often found that the summering of the herd is more difficult than to winter them. True, the summer silo is solving the problem in many cases but there is still a large number of people who must get along without the silo in summer, for a time at least. The addition of a grain ration will enable us to keep a large number of cows upon a given area during the summer, and maintain them in good condition. When we consider the cows that are large producers there is no question about the value of a grain ration ev- ery day in the year. Pasture Not Enough for Best Results. These cows can not consume enough grass to support their bodies and enable them to perform the work of which they are capable, as there are not nutrients enough in grass for that purpose. When turned out to grass in the spring they will give a fair mess of milk for a time, but almost without exception the milk flow will fall off after a time, and the animals will lose flesh. This means a farther falling off lat- er on, and in just a few weeks we hardly know our own cows, if we are so unfortunate as to own some good ones, and have cared for them in this way. We must get the notion out of our minds that a good cow will consume less feed than a poor one. We want her to consume more, and if she is a great producer, we must expect her to eat much more. The difference be- tween a good cow and a poor one is not that the good animal eats less, but that she converts a larger amount of what she eats into milk. There is little danger of over-feeding the really valuable cow. It is the poor producer that is usually overfed, becauseshe does not respond to the extra feeding. A Good Mixture for Summer Feeding. Corn meal and bran make an excel- lent mixture for summer feeding. Two THE MICHI parts corn meal, two parts bran and one part cottonseed meal will also be found good. Corn and oats ground to- gether, with cottonseed meal or glu- ten meal added will be found equally good. The amount of grain which it pays best to feed depends upon the cows and upon the condition of the pas~ ture. A light ration when grass is good, with a larger allowance as the grass gets shorter is the most eco- nomical way to feed. Of course, as the time of freshening approaches and the cows dry up, less grain should be fed. We do not want to over-feed the animals at this time and invite trouble, but we must avoid the other extreme, and keep them in good condition when they are dry if we expect them to be in shape for an- other year’s work. W. F. TAYLOR. FARM BUTTER MAKING. The largest part of the butter made in this country at the present time is not produced on the farms. With the coming of creameries the business of buttermaking has gradually been shifted away from the farms and into the hands of men who make that work a profession. In some cases this has been for the better for both producers and consum- ers, but in other cases it has been for the worse, particularly for the pro- ducers of cream. There are many farmers who should never try to make any butter as long as they can find a market for their milk or cream, for they have neither the facilities nor the skill to make a good grade of but- ter. Certain requisites are necessary for the production of first-class but- ter. Not all farmers have these and it is to the best interests of this class to let their milk go to the creamery, for they will make a failure if they attempt to make any butter and enter it into competition with that produc- ed by good farm or creamery butter- makers. Good Farm Butter is the Best Made. But those farmers who understand the art of butter making and who are reasonably well equipped for up-to- date dairying can profitably manufac- ture their cream into butter instead of selling it to creameries. With a full knowledge of the science of mod- ern butter making and a reasonable experience, a painstaking "dairyman can produce a better article than is possible for the average creamery. Well made farm butter is the finest in the world. It will keep longer, re- taining its original flavor, than the bulk of the creamery butter on the market. There are thousands of city people now who prefer to buy their butter of farmers, and thousands more would be glad to do so if they could. To make a choice article, every de- tail of butter making must be attend- ed to with the greatest care, from the time the cows are milked until the butter is sent to market. Cleanliness, system and painstaking are the prices paid for success in the farm dairy. The dairyman can always control the conditions surrounding his cows, keep- ing them clean and healthy, adopting such methods as will insure perfect and pure milk, and then control the conditions of the milk and cream from the time it leaves the stable un— til marketed as butter. The Disadvantages of a Creamery. The creamery man can only con- trol the milk after it reaches the fac- tory. He knows little of the condi- tions of the stables and cows from which the milk is produced that comes to him. One or two filthy and careless dairymen will contaminate and taint the whole supply. The im- pure bacteria in such milk multiplies itself several times every hour. The farm dairyman who avoids these evils will, as soon as the improved quali- ties of his products becomes known, GAN FARMER have no trouble in selling at a price corresponding with the quality. There are many things to encourage private dairymen. The most import- ant one is that, with a product equal or superior to that produced by the creamery, there is more profit for the farmer in making the butter on the farm than in having it done at a creamery. There are today numerous farm dairymen who receive from five to ten cents above quoted prices for creamery butter for their farm pro- duct. If a man has from five to ten cows, this means a substantial addi- tion to the yearly income. Indiana. W. F. PURDUE. WEIGHT 0F MILK AND CREAM. .— I got into an argument with a man the other day over the weight of milk and cream. I said milk testing four per cent weighed more than cream testing 28 per cent. The man main- tained that the difference was so slight that a common pair of scales could not detect it. For the above reason I would like to know the cor- rect weight of four per cent milk per gallon and of 28 per cent cream per gallon. Macomb Co. I. M. I. I do not know the exact weight of a gallon of milk testing four per cent, nor of a gallon of cream testing 28 per cent, and I can find no data upon this question. As a matter of fact, the weight would vary because the com— position of milk varies. Of course, there would be very little difference in the weight of a gallon of four per cent milk one time or another, and yet there would be a little because the composition of that milk varies. In one milking a cow gives four per cent milk and the next milking she gives five or six per cent milk. Now this would make a slight difference in the weight. I have no accurate meas- ure so that I could accurately deter- mine the difference in weight between a gallon of four per cent milk and a gallon of 28 per cent cream, and I think both would vary from time to time, not very much. But there isn’t any question but what a gallon of four per cent. milk will weigh more than a gallon of 28 per cent cream, because cream is, lighter than milk. If it were not for the fact that cream is lighter than milk it would not rise to the top of the milk. A gallon of milk is a small amount and consequently the difference in the weight would be very slight, but how much I do not know. A gallon of four per cent milk will not weigh as much as a gallon of three per cent milk, and a gallon of five or six per cent milk will not weigh quite as much as a gallon of four per cent milk, simply because it contains a larger per cent of fat, and this fat is lighter than the milk it- self. Milk itself is heavier than wa- ter because it contains solids. TO KEEP SILAGE. A good way to make the ensilage keep at the top of a silo when it is filled, is to put part of a load of straw through the silo filler just before it is through the job. Then sow a pail or two of oats on the straw covering and dampen them. This covering does away with about half of the spoiled ensilage, to be thrown out after the ensilage settles. Genesee Co. B. MADILL. MILKING_MACHINE PRACTICAL. There is quite a lot of machinery, the milking machines, the gasoline engine, and the vacuum pump, to look after, they are liable to get out of order. There is quite a lot of wash- ing to be done to keep the milking machines in good condition, and all these things must be taken into con- sideration when one buys a milking machine. It won’t run itself, nor it won’t wash itself. I am not prepared to say just how large a herd a man ought to have in order to make the milking machine practical. Each one must solve that for himself. 5-81 Save Money Now On a STEEL Roof! When you laty an Edwards Steel Shingle Boo you not only save big money on theflrst cost. but you save far more In years to come in not having to repair, repaint and reshingle every lit- tle while. Right now we are quoting amazingly low prices, direct from the factory, freight repaid, on Edwards famous Steel Shingles, V-Crimp. Corru- gated—all kinds of steel galva- nized roofing. 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OHIO —Yon should get the highest grade of limestone manufactured. Buy it upon the basis of analysis. We manufacture the highest grade pul- \erized limestone sold in Michigan. Let us prove it. Ask for sample and analysis. CAMPBELL STONE 00.. Indian Rlver. Mich. SEED RYE— Rocleaned Wisconsin Pedigree No.1. Strong tall straw. hea1lestnelder.$l25perbushel JohnS. Oapper Grand Junction Mich. Sacks free. Potato Crates. Price of 2S Nailed.. ............ $3.50 2 90 I00 I000 $12.50 $I20 Flat” . ”.00 100 F. 0. B. cars here. Terms. cash. M. H. HUNT & SON Lansing, Mich. FRUIT GROWER ‘Fm' be" 1- e a u I t s Ship to E. L. RICHMOND CO..'Dept. A. Detroit. 'When writing advertisers please mention The Michigan Farmer. THE PROBLEM OF FRUIT TREE PRESERVATION. _Along with the labor problem and the perplexing question of how to do successful farming without a. catch of clever, the farmers of this section have awakened to the fact that an- other grave question is confronting them. This last problem demands im- mediate solution, if the apple orchards are to be preserved, and with them, the dozen or more pear, peach, and plum trees that form a prized asset on most farms. So rapid and so dead- ly have been the inroads of the scale in the last two or three years, that entire apple orchards and other kinds of fruit trees by the hundreds, have been destroyed. In numerous in- stances the trees have died without the owner even knowing the cause. It would not be difficult even at this date, to find farmers who do not know what scale looks like, although the trees in their orchards may be dying from the effects of its ravages. Scale Destroying Orchards. But while some farmers may still remain ignorant of the real cause of wholesale fruit tree destruction, the great mass now understand the na- ture of the enemy and the imminent danger to orchards unless effective and immediate remedies are applied. It is true, too, that a dozen farmers are spraying their orchards now, where but one 012 two Sprayed a few years ago. But this is not enough. There is a crying need that all or. chards be sprayed for scale. The rem- edy and the method are known, but the problem is not solved at this. In a great many localities, especially where the farmer lives five or six miles from market, no attempt is made to make money from the or- chard. The real aim is to have apples for home consumption, both winter and summer, and for the making of cider and vinegar. Now the farmer who values his orchard for these things and not for the money he can make out of it, dislikes very much to see his trees destroyed, but he hesitates to spend the money necessary to pur- chase an outfit for spraying. A great many farmers of this class are halt- ing between two opinions, and while they are debating the trees are being destroyed. The question which con- fronts these farmers is this: Shall I go to the trouble and expense of buy- ing and using a spraying outfit, to save my orchard, or shall I let the trees die and depend on buying fruit from those who have preserved their trees. Of course, no farmer wants to be without an apple orchard. It is one of the time—honored and highly prized assets of farm life. Spraying Comes at Rush Times. To pick fruit from one’s own trees is a privilege which few are willing to forego. But adequate spraying out- fits are expensive. The work of spray- ing comes at a time when the farmer is rushed with other business, and he counts labor in some other direction much more valuable. It is sucii con— siderations which make the problem of fruit tree preservation a perplex- ing one. It is not the how or when of the matter, but will it pay? Is the old orchard worth the effort and the expense of keeping the trees in a healthy condition? In the light of the above facts, it would seem that a solution might be found in many instances, if someone in the locality would equip himself with a. good spraying outfit and go into the business of spraying fruit trees. Many farmers would be will- ing to pay for the spraying of their orchards, who do not wish to spend either the time or the money requisite gill"|lllillillliiHillillllliliflliiflllllilliiillllllliililll|lllllllllllllllllllllililliillliiilIliliilliliiilliiiliillllllilllllIllilliillllilllliliillilllfliili.’ iiiillllililiillliiiillllliliilllllilliiilllllililiiiililillllIliliilllllllliliiillllllig g . ,. g - Hortlculture. fillillllllllllillIlllIIiililllHillllillllIillilllillilllfllllllliilllilllllllilllillIlllililiiilllllliil|iiill|llillllliiilllllllliillllillllilll|IillillllliililllllilliiillIIlilIlliiillllillllllliiillllllllliiii||IIIlllllliilllllilllillllilIlllllllllllll—E to do the work themselves. When the modern grain binder was first intro. duced into this section, only one or two men in each locality owned these machines, and these did the work for the other farmers of the neighbor- hood. Today, nearly every farmer owns a binder and cuts his own grain. May not this prove to be the case with spraying outfits? Just now, the opening is for the man who wants re- munerative employment. By invest- ing in a spraying outfit, he can be as- sured of work and can save the fruit trees from destruction. Spraying Necessary for Preservation of Orchards. When the advisability and neces- sity of spraying become apparent, the farmers will invest in such machin- ery, and care of fruit trees will be- come general. But whether or no the problem shall be solved in this way, one thing is certain. Unless syste- matic means are taken to check the ravages of scale, the apple will soon become a rare product in this section. The spectacle of dead orchards has become so common that it no longer calls forth comment. The unusual spectacle of Michigan farms minus or- chards will become the rule and the common thing. Take away the or- chard, and you have taken from farm life not only a factor of convenience and comfort, but one about which pleasant memories and lasting asso- ciations linger. Preserve the orchard and pass it on to posterity. In no other way can the problem be solved aright. » Hillsdale Co. J. A. KAISER. TROUBLE DEPARTMENT. Cutting Back Shrubbery. Please print in your next issue of The Farmer the time of year to cut back rambler rose bushes and other shrubbery. " SUBSCRIBER. The best time to cut back shrub- bery of most all kinds is in spring. The rose bush may be likened to the raspberry bush, and to some extent the method of pruning is the same. In order to get the best results, the old canes of the rose bush will have to be cut out every few years, and new ones allowed to grow up and take their place. It would be advisable to allow at least one new cane to grow each year and cut out one old one, and in that way the process of change would be gradual. As with the raspberry, the old canes often become diseased, and therefore, aside from their lack of set- ting well to blossom buds, it would be advisable to cut the old canes out af- ter tWo or three years blossoming. Growing Currant Plants from Cut- tings. Will someone tell how to process to raise currant bushes from cuttings, and when the cuttings should be 111ade?—-—rrE, B. To get the best results in propagat- ing currents from cuttings, the cut tings should be made either in late fall or very early in the spring. If made in the fall, they should be tied 11p in bundles and packed in slightly moist sand and protected from freez- ing. The cuttings should be made from the past season’s growth which is well ripened up, and should be made from the thrifty shoots so that they can be made at least six inches long. The base of the cutting should be formed with a clean, square out just beneath a bud; the top out slant- ingly some distance above the upper- most bud. The cuttings should be planted so that one or two buds are left above the ground. If any num- ber of them are being set, a conven- ient way would be to plow a furrow and then set in the cuttings against the land side of the furrow. \ Make $4.00 to $8.00 more per acre from your Clover, Alfalfa, Peas Flax, Vctch, Timothy, ctc., etc. Don’t knock oi! the seed and leaves with a » rake or tedder. Equip your mower with a THORNBURGH SIDE DELIVERY BUNCHER and WINDROWER Saves all the seed and leaves and half the labor. Does away with extra trips over the field with dump- rake. eide- delivery- rake and tedder. Crop is deposited to side out of the way and team on next round and is left in loose hollow bunches or windrows. heads and leaves in center and the stems. which hold the sap. sticking out. Bleaching—Cures Quicker—Fits . Any Mower. No seed or Leave: Wasted If you are not one of the 100. 000 satisfied users write today for free catalog and give your Dealer's name. . THE THORNBURGH MFG. COMPANY, Dept. 01 Bowling linen, Don’t Trust Your Alfalfa to Luck Make sure of a good. big. healthy stand by inoculating the seed with Ferguson’s- NITROGEN BACTERIA Government tests in 34 counties of one state showed that four out of five of the crops Without inoculation failed. while almost all the inoculated fields grew fine Alfalfa. Furguson’s Bacteria gather Nitro- gen from the air. store it on the roots and feed it to the plants. One bottle contains all varieties of Bacteria for Alfalfa.Clover. Vetch. Peas, Beans—all legumes. Easy to use and costs very little. Soil is left enriched for future crops. Costa only a fraction as much as the beat commercial fertilizer Quarter acre quantity, 50e.; 1 acre 92: 1 acres $9. Let us explain why you need Nitrogen Bacteria. and why Ferguson’ 5 is best. Write for special booklet M—free. HOMEWOOD NITROGEN 00. SI leerly Sh. New York Olly. We want agents—A very liberal qfi‘er. RUN 0N KEROSENE 6c for 1 0 Hours Ellis Engines develop more power on cheap lamp oil than other engines do on high- riced gasoline. Will also operate successfully on lstlllate. petrol. alcoh hol or gasoline. Only three wo orldn parts. have patent throttle giving three en- glues in one; force-feed oiler; auto- mobile type muti‘ler; ball- -bearlng governor adjustable while run- ning and otln rexclusive features. A PRO VE IT— Evcry engine sent 011 30days' ap- proval. 10- -yenr(}usrnntce. Special factory prices on all sizes. Thouo sands of satisfied users. Write for big new 1914 catalog and special discount prices. ELLIS ENGINE C0.. 110 Illicit SL. Detroit. Nick. WePsy Freight. Fastest Hay Press 2'/2 Tons Per Hour‘ Greater capacity is guaranteed in all Spencer Presses. The guarantee with our Alligator Press says 92tons in 10hour8 or no pay.’ ’Large feed capacity—smooth and compact bales, uni- form in size. Load full weight into 09.13. All Spencer Presses are biggest money makers be- cause they give greatest capacity at smallest operating and repaircost. Writ te toduy for Free illustrated catalog _. describing full line J. a. arucza is William 81., Dwight. 11-1, HARVEST“ with hinder at. tachment. cuts and throws in iles on harvester or winrows. an and horse cut ands shock equal to a corn binder Bold 1n Devery state Price only $20 00 Eith fodder binder. D.,Borne Haswell Colo” writes: Veal-com harvested 0 sum claim l-o'rlt: out. fled 5‘11 ndahoekodea acne mllo,eane and earn laatyfoar. " estimonials and catalog free. 3 pictures of bar cereal-noose. Isaac‘s-1111a. Kala. BORN HARVESTER That beats them all. One horse outs two re s. 0 i to the shock Work ed “y 1. 2 or 3 men. No dehum- e. NOd‘v'l‘illl“ Blithe]? "MO tel l" A an e era. a a me. t ENNETT ‘ on W gen s Wanted Bu 111 Guaranteed Capacity C. G. B .. , ”mule. Ohio. also make Stump Pull or; - T THE MICHIGAN FARMER 7—83 ,‘AUG. .1, 1914. glllllllllllllilllIllilllllllllllllllilllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllIllIlihlillflllillillllllliilliiiiillIiilillllIliiilllllliiiliiillllliilllIlilllllllllllllllllli lllllllllllliiliillilllllllllllilllllIllllliilllllllllliliilllllilllllllillllifl Practical Sclcncc. ElliilllilIllilllIllllllllllllllllillllllIIIHIIIIHIIHIIIIlllllilllllllllllllllll|llllllllllilllillllllllllillilllliil|llllilillliillllliHllllllllliillllliiliilllillllIIHIIHHIIll“IlilllllllmillllllllIllllilllillilllllllillillllllilliilllIIIIIIHIE SOME CONSIDERATIONS BY THE WAY. BY FLOYD w. nomsox. There are very few movements to- wards public improvement in any line in which the impetus gains headway through consideration alone of the exact truth. This statement in itself ‘is apt to be very misleading and We venture the statement only because of the possibility of explanation at the same time. - Progress in Agriculture Has Been Through Sensationalism. There is an abundance of fact, of truth, warranting the changing of the method of operation in many lines of public endeavor, but it does not, by itself, seem to be sufficient to stir the public mind. It is only when some persons become interested in the problems who have the qualifications for presenting these facts publicly in an attractive manner, which causes the multitude to take hold of them and push them to a successful con- clusion. In plain language, it seems to be largely the sensational in pub- lic life which is at least the starting point in public improvement. As is usually the case, the sensational story is based on fact but goes far beyond it in elucidating the problem. Scien- tists have usually considered that the ethics of their position prevented them from presenting the usual busi- nesslike or sensational View of the problem which they present, conse- quently science has been considered prosaic and matter-of-fact in the mat- ters which it puts forward for public consideration. How Public Interest is Aroused. Chemistry is a prosaic science. No one scarcely thought of the tremen- dous interest which might be aroused by presenting the problem of food purity and food adulteration to the public as other business propositions are presented. The last few years, however, have amply demonstrated that the general public is interested in what were usually considered pro- saic matters of science for the nation- al and state food and drug laws have taken an almost vital hold upon the public’s interest. The reason for this is not because of the exact facts and truths shown, but largely because of the way in which these facts have been presented. To so arouse the public interest in problems of food and drug control, it has been neces-1 sary to adopt the methods which ex- perience of modern writers has found necessary to attract public interest. In so doing much has been said and written illustrating the'points involv- ed and the facts at hand considerably beyond that which has usually hereto- fore been considered warranted in the presentation of scientific matters. We do not think this is wrong. We find no excuse for the presentation of an untruth but it is necessary, to arouse public interest, to interpret scientific problem's in a language the public can understand. The mere fact that oieomargarine is discovered on the market contain- ing a yellow artificial dye, does not form a basis for deep consideration by the public. In fact, an item of this kind would have scant consideration in the columns of a newspaper, and would not be seen by the vast major- ity of the readers of the daily press. But when the significance of the ad- dition of a yellow artificial dye to oleomargarine is brought into promi- nence by a skillful writer, its effect, not only upon the dairy industry it. self, but upon the boosting of the prices for oleomargarine to the con- sumer, is clearly seen. When these data are skillfully ,portrayed. then this heretofore insignificant item be- comes of first column, first page sig- nificance. The controversy in a scientific way over the use of this or that chemical preserative in food products has been a prolonged one and, scientifically, a somewhat bitter one, a controversy in which the public have been little con- cerned with the bare facts presented. W'hen, however, it even became hinted that with the use of chemical preserva- tives, slack and untidy methods in the preparation of manufactured foods were permissible and that because of this permission through the use of chemical preservatives inferior raw materials could be made up into food and their presence in this manner dis- guised, then the public began to see that there was ample reason for their becoming intensely interested in this heretofore scientific controversy. But it required a man of sufficiently clear thought and vivid imagination to bring these facts out in modern style and as a consequence the benzoate of soda controversy has been a contro- versy in which the public in general has taken an acute interest. Extreme Sensationalism. These discoveries have not been without their evil effects for certain notoriety—seeking individuals have at- tempted to obtain public approval of their acts by sensationally stating that the whole fibre of our industrial and manufacturing operations are ac- tuated by motives of insincerity on the part of the manufacturers. This class of individuals are much to be criticized and condemned by the peo— ple in general, and it is a fine testi- monial to the accuracy of judgment of our people, that they have refused to be long led astray by this latter class of politicians.‘ Manufacturers of food products, as well as manufacturers in other lines of industry, are average citizens and their desire to be connected with 1e- gitimate industries is as great, and the percentage of men in these lines of business whose personal integrity cannot be questioned is as great as the percentage of public—spirited, law- abiding citizens in general. LABORATORY REPORT. Flaxseed Meal. Under another cover I am sending you a sample of flaxseed meal which I bought for feeding to young calves in gruel form as prescribed by Mr. Lillie. I have previously bought it at the drug store, but this lot I got at a feed store. It is so much different in every way from what I got at the drug store that I wondered which was the right kind to use. If what I got at the drug store is the right stuff this is sadly deficient in something. We have always had to pay ten cents a pound at the drug store and we got ten pounds of this stuff for 60 cents. (id. Traverse Co. E. S. The flaxseed meal submitted by the inquirer above, shows upon analysis 32.66 per cent fat or linseed oil. It will be seen, therefore, that this pro- duct has none of the fatty material extracted. Very frequently we find that products sold as flaxseed meal are in reality what are known as oil meal, that is, flaxseed 'meal from which the fat or oil has been remov- ed, by either the old process, consist- ing of pressing out the oil by means of hydraulic press, and which process leaves some oil in the meal, or the new process for extraction by using solvents, such as naptha, benzole, etc., and which treatment leaves practiéal- 1y no fat or oil in the meal. For feeding calves it is generally considered desirable to have the whole flaxseed ground so that the oil present in the flax will substitute in a meas- ure, at least, for the fat of the milk. We see nothing wrong, therefore, with the sample in question. r/ I], /»- ’fi " Light Weight) Hammerless Repeating Shotguns 12, 16 AND 20 GAUGES. MODEL 1912 This is the lightest, strongest and handsomest repeating .shotgun made. Although light, it has surpassing strength, because all the metal parts are made of Nickel steel, which is twice as strong as ordinary steel. It is simple to load and unload, easy to take down, and works with an ease and smoothness not found in repeaters of other makes. Look one of these guns over at your dealer’s. They are “THE MOST PERFECT REPEATERS.” FRICTION REDUCING MOTOR_OI 5,918,098 gallons sold last year 1,536,232 gallons more than 1912 The constantly increasing use of POLARINE by thousands of motorists is indisputable ' evi- dence of its lubricating effictency. It affords perfect lubrication to all makes and types of motor cars, motor trucks, motorcycles \ and motor boats. ab) POLARINE maz'm’az'rzs {/26 / correct lubricating body at any /' molar speed or temperature. POLARINE remains liquid at zero. POLARINE differs from all other motor oils, in that it lubricates perfectly at extremes of temperature. 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Fixing up About the Farm.-—Point- ing out the advantages of main- taining a desirable standard of neatness about farm buildings...78 Dog Days and Rabies Among Farm Animals.—A description of the symptoms of rabies in farm ani- mals, precautions which should be observed in the presence of the disease and methods for its eradication ...................... 80 Will it Pay to Feed Grain to Cows on Pasture?—An affirmative an- swer to this question and a dis- cussion of feeding on pasture....81 The Problem of Fruit Preservation. HA discussion of the problem of having fruit for home consump- tion from the standpoint 6f the general farmer .................. 83 Home Canning for the Market.—~A few pointers for the housewife who would add to her income by marketing canned goods ......... 88 Holding Farm Crops for Advances. —Some practical considerations bearing on when to hold crops for a probable advance in price ...... 92 CURRENT COMMENT. Reports have been received from scat. tered localities in Michigan of the prevalence of the army worm in numbers which have caused considerable damage to the oat crop in isolated sections, notably sections of the Thumb .district, and in scattered localities of central Michi~ gan. Naturally there is a feeling of apprehension with regard to. the ap- pearance of this pest in our state, and every Michigan Farmer reader will be interested in learning more about its life history and the methods which can best be used in its control. This information will be given in more de- tail in our next issue, but to the end that general apprehension. may be al- layed as far as possible, we will com« ment briefly upon the habits of this pest and the measures which should be taken for its control wherever the outbreak is severe. The sudden appearance and disap- pearance of this pest is mysterious to all but close observers. Early in the spring the adult moth appears and de- posits its eggs in a period of two or three days and then dies. In a week or ten days the eggs hatch and the young worms begin to feed. At this stage their protective coloring and their nocturnal habits make them dif- ficult to observe, and they are ordi- narily unnoticed during their early The Army Worm. THE MICHIGANFARMER life; When they have acquired full growth they commence to travel in “armies,” attacking whatever crops may be available, although they have a preference for oats, to which crop damage in infected districts has been largely confined. They soon mature and descend into the ground where their life cycle is completed, and they again issue as moths in two or three weeks; thus several broods may ap- pear inra season, for which reason farmers in infected districts should be prepared to inaugurate control meas- ures as required. The advance of the “army” can be arrested by plowing a deep furrow with the straight or land—side of the furrow next to the threatened crop. Holes dug every few rods will trap the worms, and they can be killed by the application of kerosene. Ordinarily this pest is kept in con- trol by parasites which attack it, and the development of the parasite is so rapid that attacks of this pest are not likely to be of long duration. Time was when the- person who suggested the propriety of a va- tion for farm people would have been counted a suitable candidate for a hospital for the in- sane. But times have changed, and nowhere more than on the farm, hence the suggestion of a vacation for farm folks. The farmer is just as much entitled to a brief vacation from his labors as is the business man, and will be just as greatly ben- efited thereby. He will return to his work with renewed vigor and a clear- er brain with which to make plans for the more successful conduct of his farm. But he needs it much less in the majority of cases than do the rest of the farm folks. The average farm housewife is far more closely tied to her work than is the lord and master of the home, and it is impos- sible for her to secure the change of scene and people which the other half of the household gets in the frequent trips to town or about the neighbor- hood incidental to the farm business without taking a few days off for that specific purpose. The young people on the farm also need a change from the monotony of their everyday life, and by just a little planning all can spend a pleasant vacation period to- gether to great advantage, brief though it may of necessity be. But how? That is the all absorbing consideration with every person who has a vacation at his disposal. And the answers which are found to the question are as varied as the charac‘ ter of the people who deliberate on the question. If an automobile'is available, this may simplify the solu' tion of the problem. If not, there are plenty of cheap and attractive little trips which can be made most enjoy- able for the family and prove the sub« ject of many delightful conversations in future days. Or, if the preponder- ance of family taste favors such a course, there is the fishing and camp- ingrtripwin fact, anything which will give a complete change of scene and environment. It is not so much an actual rest from' labor as a needed change which makes the vacation of benefit to farm folks. Nor is itordi- narily necessary to await .the inclem- ent winter season before thinking of or indulging in a brief measure of this needed change. It will be found entirely possible to arrange for a brief vacation for all the folks on any farm, and the making of such an ar- Vacations for Farm Folks. 'rangement during the midsummer sea- son would be a most desirable and appreciated change on very many Michigan farms. The development of sentiment favoring the permanent im- provement of the main traveled roads and the better- ment of all highways has been very marked in recent years. Much of this change of sentiment has been as- cribed, and probably rightly so, to the Good Roads and Agriculture. great change which has taken place in methods of transportation through the development of the automobile. This fact has tended to prejudice some people against the good roads movement anddivgrt their attention from the benefit which accrues to ag‘ riculture from the building of perma- nent roads. This direct benefit seems to be well illustrated by the report of an investigation recently made by the United States Department of Agricul< ture in Spotsylvania county, Virginia. In 1909 this county voted to raise a fund of $100,000 to improve 40 miles of roads. Two years after the com- pletion of this work there were ship- ped from the county seat of that coun~ ty 71,000 tons of agricultural and for- est products hauled in over the im- proved roads, as compared with a pre. vious average of 49,000’tons annually. In addition it was found during this investigation that the dairy products of the county had increased 140 per cent in the two years, while shipments of wheat had increased 59 per cent and of tobacco 31 per cent. In addi- tion to these evidences of increased production due to the greater ease with which products could be market-‘ ed over the improved roads, a careful estimate of the difference in this cost of hauling by the farmers of the coun. ty indicated that the expenditure of this $100,000 in the permanent im- provement of the highways of the county saved the farmers of the coun- ty about $41,000 per annum. While there is at present a well de- fined sentiment in favor of road im- provement in our own state, the ac- tual problem of building the best road for the least money may be said to be still in the experimental stage. But progress is being made each year, and with federal aid in the financing of the project of good roads in prospect for the near future there is an added incentive for the early solution of this economic phase of the good roads problem. The management of the Greater Michgan Fair, as the annual agri- cultural show at Grand Rapids is now called, is preparing for an attendance transportation facilities as well as in September 2-7, inclusive, far in ex- cess of that of the West Michigan Fair. last year, which aggregated 100,- 000 people. Plans have been made for the accommodation of the greatest fruit show ever put up in Michigan, and the location of the fair and the season’s exceptional fruit prospects make the successful culmination Of The Greater Mich- igan Fair. these plans a practical certainty. Inr ducements are also being offered to Michigan breeders of live stock to show at this fair and take down the liberal premiums offered, instead of permitting professional exhibitors from outside the state to carry away the prize money. While the fair runs over into the second week of Septem- ber, the live stock exhibits will be re leased on Saturday for the accommo- datiOn of exhibitors who desire to show their animals at the State Fair at Detroit the following week. This arrangement is one which should stimulate an excellent showing of Michigan bred animals at these two great agricultural shows at the two commercial centers of the state, thus utilizing the opportunity of demon- strating Michigan’s resources in this department of agricultural production in a practical way to a large percent- age of the state’s urban as well as agricultural population. The plans for the fair this year in- clude a rearrangement of the grounds, made possible through the opening of an addition to the park, in such a manner as to add to the convenience of exhibitors, those holding conces- sions and the patrons of the fair. The entertainment features include a high. class show in front of the grandstand, an Indian Village, and other instruc- tive and entertaining specialties while a fine racing program on the fast AUG. 1, 1914.4 track. --and an evening entertainment which will close with a display of fire- WOrks fully equal to the “Battle of the Clouds,” which proved so popular with the. patrons of the West Michi- gan Fair last year, are worthy of spe- cial mention. The list of special days begins with Grange Day, on Thursday, September 3, a feature of which is expected to be a. Grangers’ autoni‘obile parade. Im- provements have been made in the at this year’s fair, which will be held the grounds, in order to facilitate the handling of the expected large attend. ance. been made for the comfort, conven- ience and entertainment of fair pa- trons, and the patrons of this first of Michigan’s big fairs this year should include as many farmers and farm- ers’ families from all sections of the state as can possibly arrange to be there. HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. National. The Panama Canal will be opened for commercial use to vessels not drawing more than 30 feet of 'water on and after August 15.- , , To date there have been 13 victims of the bubonic plague in New Orleans. The plague was first noticed about a month ago, and is under the super—’ vision of the United States Board of Health. The federal government has filed its suit for the dissolution of the New Haven Railroad, steamship and trol- ley lines in New England. A grand jury will be impanelled to begin an inquiry looking toward the prosecu- tion of directors held responsible for 30?: complained off in the dissolution sui . Secretary Daniels, of the Navy De- partment, has issued an order abolish- ing imprisonment for desertion from the navy in times of peace. Punish- ment will now consist in dismissal from service or a fine. Bankers of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who have appealed to the federal government to have the Penin- sula detached from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve district and added to the Chicago district, are to be disap- pointed, as it has been announced that only changes of minor import— ance will be made. It has been announced by Secre— tary of the Treasury McAdoo that $34,000,000 from the United States Treasury will be deposited in nation- al banks for the purpose of moving the season’s crops. The starting of several tin plate mills in the Pittsburgh district was announced last week, giving employ- ment to 800 additional men. Eighteen new mills are to be erected immedi- ately. Prices on plates and shapes have advanced one dollar per ton. ~ Foreign. - The first bloodshed in the conflict in Ireland occurred Sunday. An at- tempt was made by the nationalists to import 10,000.rifles and 70,000 rounds of ammunition into Dublin. The government used troops in... an at- tempt to prevent the munitions get- ting into the hands of the national- ists. A riot occurred in’ which four persons were killed, seven others fat- ally wounded and,60 more, or less ser- iously injured. Just what effect the incident will have in the politics of Ireland and England is difficult to say, but the tragedy has caused con- siderable sensation, and it is feared that it is the beginning of a dreaded war. Servia has replied to Austria’s unti- matum and has accepted every con- dition and demand with a single res- ervation, but in spite of this it ap- pears that Austria is determined to go to war, and has already issued passports to the Servian minsiter, which may be construed as a virtual declaration of war. It is expected that Russia will take part in the con- flict, and she has already recalled her ambassador to Austria. On the other hand, Germany, although exerting herself to localize the struggle, is pre- paring to take a. hand, in the event that Russia interferes. Because Gen. Carranza will not en« ter into a formal agreement granting amnesty in all cases where local gov‘ ernments are turned over to his au-_ thority, he threatens to disrupt the proposed peace conference soon to be held by leaders of the different fac- tions in Mexico. The trial of Mme. Henrietta Cail- leaux for the killing of Gaston Cal- mette, now in progress at Paris, France, is assuming considerable p0. Iitical importance,~high officials being included among the witnesses. - In fact, every preparation has -— ~———~w—; , LITERATURE , POETRY HISTORY one INFORMATION :7 This Magazine Section forms a part of our paper every week. PUB Bus” Was/55955? 'Magazine Section ESTA ) . AL We FARM BOY an? GIRL SCIENTIFIC an?! MECHANICAL C Ev‘lery article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere Scenes Along the New" Water Way. By E. I. FARRINGTON. HE time is almost at hand when travelers planning a trip to Cali- fornia will book their passage all the way by water. Without doubt the Panama Canal will divert no lit- tle passenger traffic from the rail- A Canal Laborer. Off Duty. roads, for the water trip promises to be exceedingly interesting. Most people who pass through the canal will find that they have held very erroneous conceptions of the whole enterprise, as well as of the isthmus itself. It is commonly suppos- ed that the canal runs east and west. Probably it would if the isthmus ex- straightway to an intricate set of looks at Gatun, which will raise them to the level of Gatun lake, a body of water containing 164 square miles. Big as it is, this is an artificial lake, the water being received from two rivers. Its working height will be eighty-five feet above sea level. The Gatun dam is one of the greatest en- gineering accomplishments of modern named. One of the founders called all the time. times. It is eight thousand feet long, 2,600 feet wide and thirty-six feet high above the lake. People who judge waterways of this sort by the Erie and other canals in the United States will be astonished when they see the canal across the isthmus, for its width varies from 500 to 1000 feet. Steamers passing through will use their own steam, ex- cept at the locks, where they will-be propelled by electric engines running on cogged rails. Although the canal will have cost $375,000,000 and is destined to cause a readjustment of the whole world’s trade, the passage through it will be but an incident in the journey of the traveler, for the fifty miles will be covered in from ten to twelve hours. Many travelers will disembark to see something of the country Where a great army of men has been at work for years to accomplish what another army had tried to do but had failed. They will be rewarded for the time spent on the isthmus, for there is Ms, 31‘ ’ “I‘mlfidl ‘ pagu'au‘llnivl if i .An Attractive Residence Street in Culebra. tended north and south, which it does not. As a matter of fact, the canal runs southeast from the Atlantic ocean, and when t‘ e traveler reaches the Pacific ocean at the end of the canal, he finds himself looking more to the east than to the west. It is likely to be a distinct surprise to have the sun rise instead of set in the Pacific. The average traveler will come to understand the locks only when he sees them. The locks are necessary because of the fact that on the Atlan- tic side of the isthmus the rise and fall of the tide is only from twenty to twenty-four inches, while on the Pa- cific side it is from eighteen to twen- ty—two feet. There are three sets of locks and their lifts average thirty- tWo feet. Passing into the canal at theAtlantic end, ships will come much of interest, both within and without the canal zone. This “zone” about Which so much is heard is forty miles long and ten miles wide, extend- ing five miles from the center of the canal on both sides. Although the cit- ies of Colon and Panama are within the zone, they are governed by Pan- ama, except that the United States has the right to enforce sanitary reg- ulations and maintain order if neces- sary. ’Colon is at the Atlantic and Panama at the Pacific end of the great canal and both are important. Panama was the first town on the continent to be founded by Europeans and has had an exciting and romantic history. There is the old and the new city, with interesting old ruins in the former and some very good build- ings in the latter. It has a wharf a. thousand feet long, to accommodate the steamers which formerly had to be unloaded by means of lighters. The only railroad in the republic connects Panama with Colon. The latter city has benefited greatly by the coming of the canal builders, especially in the matter of sanitation. One feature of special interest is a huge statue of Columbus, after whom the city was to transport enough lumber through the tangled wilderness from the At- lantic‘to the Pacific coasts to build a. ship. Unfortunately, he incurred the enmity of the narrow—minded man who had been appointed governor of the colony and was beheaded. The climate of Panama is not only very hot, but very damp. People Who own pianos are obliged to keep a small electric light burning in them Otherwise the wires The Spillway of the Gatun Dam. the place Aspinwall, but the city is best known as Colon. Panama has fine, fertile soil, but it does not even raise enough vegetables to feed its own population. Bananas are very plentiful and one American concern exports $600,000 worth of this fruit each year. The production of cigars, cigarettes and salt is a gov- ernment monopoly, which is let to private individuals. The gold balboa, corresponding to our gold dollar, is the principal monetary unit. The name Balboa, by the way, is a com- mon one, arising from the prominence in that part of the continent of the explorer Balboa, the first man to view the Pacific ocean from the new world. Balboa was a man of tremendous en- ergy and one of his great feats was would soon rust out. In many houses rooms in which there is dry heat at all times is set apart for storing the clothing not actually being worn. All buildings used by white people have to be screened in. Even public buildings are constructed with wide porches, and much of the time is spent in the open air. The natives of the lower classes live in mere huts with thatched roofs. At first, when a great army of men had been assembled to dig the big ditch, the question of providing amusements for them outside of work- ing hours seemed a difficult one to solve and many of the men speedily found their way to an unsavory quar- ter of Panama City. Now, a little dissipation in the tropics is often “Magu‘i '5’. L- . . y... n“, g: Native Panamanian Girl Grinding Corn. I. ' -I x 7!, ,4 . 1 1'; 86-10 equivalent to signing one’s death war- rant and the efficiency of the men on the job seemed likely to be greatly impaired as a result of their search for pleasure. This problem was fin- ally solved in most satisfactory man- ner through the agency of the Y. M. C. A., which built club houses and provided game rooms and sports of many kinds to interest the men eacn evening. Ball games, bowling tourna- ments and various contests are con- stantly being conducted and evoke great enthusiasm. There is much more social life on the isthmus than might be supposed. Many of the engineers and various officials have their wives and families with them and occupy comfortable homes with broad porches carefully screened. It is interesting to watch these men as they return from their work, arrayed in disreputable looking clothes, black of hands and grimy of face, showing that they have been en- gaged in active manual labor. They are greeted affectionately by wives and sweethearts dressed in the whit- est and freshest of summer gowns, their dirt and old clothes being taken as a matter of course. They hold their hands behind them as they stoop to kiss the children that throng around them, in order that they may not soil their neat suits and dresses. Then the men disappear into the houses to come out a little later com- pletely transformed and 'clothed in spotless duck. It is quite different with the native Panamanians, most ofvwhom are not given to hard Work or careful dress- ing. Nature has been so kind to the people of Panama that they do not have to work hard to get a living, which is sufficient for the masses of them. One of the greatest drawbacks to the development of the country is the lack of labor. The average native can earn enough in two days to last him the rest of the week; why should he work three days, therefore? A rude shelter will answer for a house in this beneficent climate and food is very cheap, especially fruit. There are a few wealthy families but even they live in a manner which would not an peal to Americans. The men are given to cock fighting and cocking mains are conducted reg- ularly Sunday mornings while the women are at church. Religion is left mostly for the women and even with them is mixed largely with supersti- tion. The great cathedral in the city of Panama is one of the most promi- nent buildings. This cathedral has an interesting history, for it was paid for out of the private funds of a for- mer bishop of Panama, a man whose father had peddled charcoal on the streets and previously had been a slave. This was the first Negro bish- op in America. A curious feature of the cathedral is the roofing of the towers, in the red cement of which are embedded countless pearl shells, the sparkle of which may be seen far out at sea. The sea wall, a remnant of the old fort, is a point of interest for all vis- itors: perhaps, indeed, the feature of the city which they will longest re- member, for to stroll along it on a wonderful tropical night is to gain an impression of charm and delight to be experienced nowhere else in Pan- ama The plaza is filled with the vegeta- tion of the tropics and is rather at- tractive. There the band plays at night, while eager lovers trail in the wake of the maidens who have cap- tured their hearts, winning frequent smiles for their devotion. The rotund mothers of the young women are pret- ty certain to be their companions and would be horrified beyond measure if a young man should presume to ad. dress their daughters. Courtship is a slow affair, after the traditional Spanish custom. The swain must fol- low his lady love home and languish under her window for many days be- fore he can know his'fate. - In Panama, as throughout Latin America the plaza, the church oppo- site and the bandstand in the center, hold an important place in the lives of the people. The plaza is the gen- eral meeting place and is filled with animation after church services. The churches are pretty sure to be crowd- ed on feast days, if on no other oc- casions, and feast days come often. On such occasions even the men deign to attend. To outward appearance, at least, religion among these people is largely pure formalism. There seems to be little heart in it. Many of the clergy are plainly ignorant. Sometimes the vestments are just as plainly in need of washing. The band concerts on Sunday evenings afford the people unending delight. They have a natural liking for music and listen with appreciation to operas, waltzes and marches. Phonographs appeal to them and are not uncommon in Panama. Occasionally in dispatches from Panama one sees reference to the San Blas Indians, and may get the impres- ‘tomers. \ THE MICHIGAN FARMER, sion that they are troublesome cus- As a matter of fact, they are entirely inoffensive if let alone, but they have never been conquered and occupy a unique position among the people of tropical America. They are high-class Indians and take the great- est pride in their purity of blood. Their boast is that no San Blas has ever married outside the tribe, and their women are guarded so closely that a stranger seldom gets more than a glimpse of them. These Indi- ans are altogether different in man- ners and customs from the natives who occupy the cities and the outly- ing sections. The Negroes of the op- en country live in a highly primitive fashion. They dress scantily, live meanly and grind their grain with mortar and pestle. Seeing them, one does not wonder that laborers for dig- ging the canal had to be brought from other countries. These imported Ne- groes of the canal zone know how to work and work hard. Yet life even for them is not without its charm and you are not surprised when you find a slip-shod colored giant on the back steps strumming on a guitar. llllllllllllllllllllllllll|||I|Illll|IllllllNHHI|HllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIll|llIHlHHIIIIIHIIHIHHHIIll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllIHI|IIHIIllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The Good Times Partnership. By MRS, JEFF DAVIS. T is awfully hard," Grave thought, “to have to spend the summer va- cation on a lonely farm. If I could only have Matilda for a few weeks, I could better endure the rest of the time.” Grace Morgan had recently return- ed from the liveliest kind of a board ing school, and the summer that stretched before her seemed dreary, indeed. She had expected to spend a part of her vacation with her “chum," who, in return, would visit her, but all that had been changed. Matilda, the friend, had gone west to be with a married sister, and the times had laid such a compelling hand on the finances of the Morgan household, that she could not hope to make even a short visit to any of her school- mates. Although Grace did not complain before the rest of the family, she was inclined to take staying at home as a personal grievance, and was about set- tling down to a dull summer. But when she realized that the others were looking forward to a pleasant time, and expected her to be the leader In their amusements, she determined that they should not be disappointed. Her younger brother and sister, Robert and Claudia, were openly re- lieved that she was neither to go away, nor have a visitor. “Now we can have sister all to ourselves,” they said, “and it will be lots more fun than having strangers with us wnom she would have to entertain.” Only her mother noticed how brave- ly Grace was striving to hide her own disappointment. “It is hard, dear,” Mrs. Morgan said to her, “but just remember that, in all probability, there will be many other summers in which to visit your friends, but this may be the only one that all of our family will be' together, the entire va- cation, on the farm. So let us try to have such a good time that it will be a joy to recall, in the years to come.” “Indeed, we are going to have’all kinds'of good times, if the rest of the family will help me to carry out my plans,” said Grace. “I’m going to ex- plain when we are at leisure this evening.” “I want to organize a Good Times Partnership,” she said to the family, who were assembled in the sitting. room, that night, impatient to hear her program for the summer. “What is that?" asked Robert. “It is a party of people who have pledged to help each other have a good 'time," Grace continued. “We must pretend that we are strangers, even foreigners, in this neighborhood. and are eager to explore and enjoy the sights of the surrounding country. We can take turns in acting as guides. Each guide selecting his place of interest, and explaining its claims to fame, or beauty to the party he is piloting.” The entire family entered, enthu- siastically, into the spirit of the game. But Mother said: “My heart will be with you, but you know there is a great deal of work to be done on this farm. That will be my part. I’ll do the work, so that the rest of you may have more time to go on your outings.” “The Good Times Partnership will never agree to such an arrangement!” Grace exclaimed. “Why, the work is to be a part of the game. We must find out how the people’ live, in this strange land, and their method of carrying on the different occupa- tions. Mother, you will be the leader in explaining the system by which the housekeepers, in this neighborhood, accomplish so much. And to be thor- ough in our knowledge, Claudia and I will have to take lessons in domestic science. In this way the work will be accomplished quickly, and you will have plenty of time to join the other guides on their expeditions." “That sounds fair, and much more interesting,” said Mr. Morgan, and Mrs. Morgan looked greatly pleased. “Just follow the leader in domestic science," Mrs. Morgan said to the girls the next morning, “and she will demonstrate how the nice, golden butter is made on this farm,” and Grace and Claudia followed, laughing as they went. “Father is my leader this morning,” Robert added, as he hastened from the house. The Good Times Partnership prov- ed a great success. The girls made a game of turning the sour cream into butter, and transforming a few raw ingredients into royal cakes. The flower beds received especial atten- tion, and such rampant poses of the old-fashioned sort have seldom’ run riot. in any garden, as blossomed for the Good Times Partnership, that summer. The quantity of fruit and vegeta- bles that were tucked safely away in- to cans and jars for the family use during .the winter was greater even, than usual, for Grace declared that nothing must be neglected. And be- cause these tasks were done as sport, and joyfully, they were scarcely tasks at all. Best of all, with such willing help- ers, mother and father had plenty of AUG. 1. 191b, leisure for the good times that took them away from home. Many picturesque. historic, and quaint corners, and unexpected bits of nearby country were discovered. In fact, the Morgans felt as if they had never known, or appreciated, their surroundings before. Semetimes the nearest neighbors were invited to join these pleasure excursions, and soon the whole' community was interested in Grace Morgan’s novel way of spending the summer. Claudia’s outing generally took the family to some nearby town, or vil— lage. To her girlish imagination the. town held many attractions that‘ the country could not show. “That will be a pleasant diversion,” said Grace, when Claudia made known her plan. “We want to become ac. quainted with the towns, as well as the country, of this section of the state. Besides these trips have to be made anyway for the marketing, and trading for the family. The only dif- ference will be, they will be in the nature of a pleasure excursion for all of us, instead of being purely business trips for father, or Robert, as is us- ually the case." There were many little home pio- nics at the spring in the south mead- ow, where Mr. Morgan and Robert would come from the field to join the family in a moonlight lunch. Indeed. one form of amusement would sug- gest another, so the good times were many, and of various kinds. Never was a summer spent more pleasantly, but even the happiest vaca- tions must come to an end. When the time approached for Grace to re turn to school, not only the family, but the whole community was unan- imous in declaring that they had learned to more fully appreciate the beauties and advantages of their im- mediate surroundings. “One valuable lesson has been taught us,” said Mrs. Morgan, “is that it doesn’t require much money to have a good time. It isn’t necessary to take a long trip by rail or boat. with a trunk full of fine clothes, to some high-priced hotel. If we do a. little judicious planning, as Grace did. it isn’t necessary to go very far from home at all. “And best of all,” she continued, “we have been dependent on each other for our pleasures, and have been brought closer together. We have not only become better acquainted with our surroundings, but we know each other better. This vacation will re- main a precious memory to all of us, when life’s duty may call you chil- dren into widely separated fields of labor." “I have learned a lesson that I shall never forget, mother," said Grace, squeezing her mother’s hand with lov- ing understanding. “It isn’t neces- sary for a girl to have a ‘chum’ in or- der to have a good time. A mother is the best chum a girl ever had, for she knows a great deal more of inter- est to talk about, and is more loving, and sympathetic than the dearest friend any girl can possibly find.” A FEW REMARKS. As They Looked. Benevolent Lady (escorting news- boy to the country)——“See (pointing to some cat- tails which grew along the swamp read), my boy, do you know what they are?” Newsboy—“Oh, yes; they are sau- sages growing wild." There First. The lovely girl, having lingered a minute in her room to adjust her transformation, change the angle of her Grecian band, and make sure that her skirt fitted like the peeling of a plum, descended to the parlor to find the family pet ensconced upon the knee of the young man caller, her curly head nestled comfortably against his shoulder. . “Why, Mabel, " the young lady ex- claimed, aren’t you ashamed of your- self! Get right down.” “Sha' n’t do it, " retorted the child “I got here first.” AUG. 1. 1914. PM . I‘ . A».‘ HowtoGetLiimlieij ‘ c 0 Write to at Mill Price 35,-, 3;; you our prices which will surprise you. Mill prices on bright dry lumber shipped di- rect om our Yellow Pine mills. Prices for below what you would pay your local lumber dealer. Lumber of a better quality than usually sold from the retail lumber yard. Get our prices on smallorders as well as large ones. _ the sayings. 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We have some choice residence and business property to exchange for farms. - i b i sin rinii ainsiin smithsmsasszss (I) acres rich bottom land. town. 1% miles out: 1 itable for rinint and sugar beets; 60 acres I3 cla logeigpgoil. Price 860 r acre if taken value rapidly. b“ one Increasin , in“... Michigan. 1:. . Terms. Address. LOCK BOX To You, Mr. Farmer. Did you ever stop to consider that the popu- lation of the world is increasin every year. with practically no increase in lan area since the world n. a few years to own a (arm will he the all mark of wealth and distinction. The wise man will take the first opportunity to gitlcilnoi' in: can at one in this 33w cou‘ntfy W 0 11 open 11‘ up 1' so omen n Central British Columbia. The North Coast Land 00.. has some fine farming land for sale in the Prince George distrioththc valleys of the is inlklcy rind 9:30!“ Rivers. The In produ v0: 0 ma - no: first class country for stool: home market. The chance for the farmer to become independent. For information write. WHITNEY LAND COMPANY. 420 Germanic. ’ ,t-t ' St. Pauli. Minn. THE MICHIGAN FARMER The Home Canning Idea. By M. E. DUCKLES. For want of a. ready and suitable market almost every year we must see a considerable part of our orchard and garden produce go to waste. This waste is estimated to be 50 per cent, one-half of every dollar’s worth. The Department of Agriculture is under- taking to help do away with this an- nual loss by promoting the home can- ning idea. Many people are already familiar with the home canner. It consists of a little stove, with boiler, to be set up, out of doors, a soldering outfit, and a. few other utensils. It can be purchas- ed from a number of reliable compa~ nies for the small outlay of $10 or $15 and has a capacity of several hundred cans a day when run by an experienc- ed operator. As a. rule home canned products bring a better price than do the factory canned. Among the more wealthy families of the cities, and col- lege and university clubs, discrimi- nating buyers may be found who are willing to pay a reasonable difference for this class of goods when they are assured of their real superiority. By establishing a reputation for clean, carefully assorted material and appealing to this market, those en- gaged in home canning have found it to be decidedly profitable. Another thing in its favor is the fact that it may be done after the very busiest time of the summer is passed; that is, during August and September. In many parts of the country can- ning clubs are being organized among the young people. Some five or six girls in a neighborhood may form a club. They plan to meet once or twice a week at the home of one or their number out in the yard under the trees and spend the day some- what in picnic fashion, putting up fruit and vegetables that each one has gathered from her home orchard and garden the day before. The work is so divided that some do the paring and cutting, one operates the camper and perhaps another does the sealing and labeling. Most attractive, beautifully colored labels bearing the name of the club and its trade mark can be purchased at a few cents per hundred. There is a Wholesome pleasure in pasting on the bright labels, and then to see the cans in long rows and stacked in neat pyramids, gives a feeling of satisfac- tion to the producers which in itself is worth all the trouble and work of putting them up. Some girls and boys have made money enough with their canning out— fits to pay a good part of their ex- penses in college. This has been done principally by those who have special- ized on some crop like tomatoes. Clubs that are organized this season will be in fine shape to specialize next year. One-tenth of an acre of toma- toes may be grown to good advantage. Sweet corn, too, is profitable. And besides these there is rhubarb, aspar- agus, beans, peas, berries, and even pumpkins. The money saving phase of the un- dertaking is usually emphasized, but along with this must not be forgotten the educational side of it. To be able to put up a number of different kinds of fruits and vegetables successfully requires some study and more disci- pline. It is a most practical course in domestic science, and fits in nicely with the regular school work. Small problems continually arise demanding 'solution; tact and judgment are often called for and the constant exercise of common sense. Where prize con- tests are instituted there is an op. portunity for the display of literary and artistic talent in making reports and writing booklets. ’ No doubt the time will come when the home canner will be a part in common with the rest of the farm equipment, such as the cream sepa- rator. The canning proposition is right in line with the whole scheme of the conservation of our natural resources and the elimination of the enormous loss of our nation’s wealth. Boys and girls, and others, too, who would like to see the home can- ning idea promoted in their communi- ties would do well to take up the mat- ter with one of our gOVernment agents. School commissioners, super- intendents, and teachers could doubt- less increase the value of their ser- vices by using their influence in be- half of the movement and co—cperat- ing with the government agents. Ar- rangements can probably be made to have a free demonstration of the proc- ess where desired. Those interested should correspond with the Office of Farm Management at East Lansing. THE WHIPPOORWILL. The weird, uncanny note of the whippoorwill, which among the ignor- ant and superstitious classes is re- gard as a bird of evid omen, is a very common sound on a summer night on a farm, yet comparatively few persons have seen the whippoorwill. It is a nocturnal bird and is never seen in daylight except by accident. During the daytime it remains in the woods perched lengthwise of some limb or log where its protective coloring makes it will-nigh invisible. It never sits crosswise of its perch. The Whip- poorwill' live a solitary life, except when migrating. It captures its prey while in flight, which is in the early part of the evening and after part of the night. Its food consists of night- flying moths, various beetles, grass- hoppers and ants. Thus, it will be seen that these birds are most useful ones. The adult whippoorwill is about nine and one-half inches long, and has a wing extent of 19 inches. The adult female is about one inch shorter than the male. Their mouths are very large and b'eset along the sides with bristles; these, like those of the cat, seem to serve as feelers and prevent the escape of winged insects. The eyes are very large and of a bluish- black color; the upper part of the head is of a light-brownish gray, marked with a longitudinal streak of black; the plumage above is of 3. var- iegated mottled brown and grayish color; the three outer feathers of the tail on each side are blackish brown for half their length, thence pure white to the tips; a narrow semi-cir- cle of white passes across the throat; the breast and belly are irregularly mottled and streaked with black and yellow ccher. The female is marked about the same as the male, except that the bar across her throat is of a brownish ocher, instead of White. The whippoorwill does not build a nest but usually lays its eggs, two in number, on a few leaves in a depres- sion in the ground. The female at- tends wholly to the duty of incuba- tion. By the last of August the duties of rearing the young have been com- pleted, and then the old and young migrate to the south. REWARD. BY ARTHUR W. PEACH. Ask not that life may bring to thee A princely largess lightly won; In vain such prayer—thine eyes shall see The empty hours but swiftly run. Life gives her sweetest joys to him Who has a daily task to _do, . Though it may last till twilight dim Or span bright hours so brief and few. When tasks are done with willing heart _ The years a certain harvest bring, As ere the autumn days depart The fields are ripe for. harvesting! Eveww/yere on the F arm there are fascinating subjects for your Kodak—the harvest scene, old HShep" driving home the cows, the calf but- ting his pail of milk, the in— timate home scenes of every- day life and the good times with the children and even home portraits-*all of these have a value that cannot be estimated. Every picture tells a story that you will always be glad to recall. Kodaks $6.00 and up. 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She says it’s the greatest help she ever had for all kinds of work, and the directions are so easy to follow.” If you are one of the women who don't know about Fels- Naptha Soap and the easy, quick way it will do your work, you’d better lose no time trying it. You’ll find that it’s the best soap for every pur- pose that you ever used. It works best in coolor lukewarm water, and does scrubbing, diswash— ing, house-cleaning, even the weekly wash, in less than half the time and better than ever be- fore. Better buy it by the carton or box. Easy directions are on the Red and Green Wrapper. Fels & 60.. Phlladelphlfl. THE MICHIGAN FARMER Home Canning AUG. 1, 191.4. " Woman and Her Needs At. Home and Elsewhere #- ‘3 3146 for the Market. ROM the number of requests which followed a recent article in this department regarding home canning for the market, there are evidently several women in Mich- igan who have decided to make their vegetable and fruit gardens yield them some pocket money this sum- mer. There seems no reason why the woman who has the courage to try, should not make a tidy sum selling in the Detroit market this year, if her fruit is home-grown and she can at: ford to make a price which the aver- age housewife can meet. Much of the small fruit sold in the city this summer at prices which make it prohibitive for preserving and jellies. Red raspberries ranged from 18 cents a box to. 30 cents, depending on, the section of the city and the store in which they were sold. Black raspberries sold at 15 cents the single box, or two for 25 cents. Cherries and currants kept at 10, 12 and 13 cents the box, principally 13. Many a woman who in years previous has filled several cans with small fruit, this year decided that the family could worry along next winter on apple sauce, and bought fresh fruit only for the table. It follows as a matter of course that there will be many jars of jams and jellies sold over the grocery store counters next winter, for when cold weather comes children will be plead- ing for bread and jam, and mothers will be looking for a way to fill the demand. The jam sold at a medium price, 10 and 15 cents the glass, is us- ually three—fourths apples, or some cheap fruit, colored and flavored with berries to give it the name. Of course, this is sold on its face value, the housewife knows she is not getting pure jam, but she has to take what she can get. If she could buy a glass of home-made pure jelly or jam at the same price, or even a penny or two more, do you not think she would jump at the chance? There is a great market in the mid- dle-class homes for the person who would be content with selling goods at a fair profit. The trouble is that people who live remote from cities get the idea that everyone who lives in a city, in a comfortable home, muSt have plenty of money and nothing to do but spend it. As a matter of fact, the average city dweller has to hustle to make both ends meet and keep a cent ahead for a rainy day. T00 of- ten, when housewives from this class get in touch with a farm woman in the hope of getting fresh goods at a lower cost than she can buy in the store, she finds that she is expected to pay a little more than the store asks and the cost of transportation besides. If prices were made lower, more sales would be made, a larger business built up, and the profits would be larger in the long run. The woman who expects to can for the city market should take this into con- sideration, figure up the actual cost of her fruit, sugar and fuel, add the cost of express or parcel post, and then a fair per cent for her-time and work, and be content with a lower profit. She will gain in the end, for the gratified housekeeper will talk up her goods to all the neighbors, and a larger list of buyers will undoubtedly be the result. There are many things for the home canner to remember, if she wishes to build up a trade. For one thing, her ,be preserved. work must be distinctive so that cus- tomers will remember it and always ask for her goods. Her glasses and jars should be alWays alike, for many women never remember a name and only know the goods they want when they see it on the shelf. If you want your goods to sell, make sure that the customer will know your jars at a glance They should be neatly label- ed, and the labels on all your products should be the same, except for the name of the article in the jar. If your farm has a name, by all means use it on your label. “Strawberry Jam, from Sunnybrook Farm,” sounds as though it would be far more deli- cious than “Pickle Bros.’ Strawberry Jam,” which you immediately connect with a dirty, unsanitary factory. Of course, you will put into your jars only your very best products, thereby making a satisfied customer who will ask for your good again. You will be as honest in canning for the trade as you would in making your own wedding cake, and you will find that your honesty always pays. In writing a grocer or restaurant man soliciting his patronage, send samples of your products. These need not be large samples. You can buy small glasses that will not hold more than two tablespoonfuls, which will be all he will need to tell if he wants your goods. It is better to send along a self-addressed and stamped envel- ope to insure a prompt reply. Before starting the business seri- ously write to the Department of Ag- riculture, Washington, D. C., asking them for their literature on home can- ning for the market. They have full instructions as to preparing the fruit, how long to cook, the best sort of containers to use, etc. These they gladly forward to farm women and they will be of great help to you. The farm woman who wants to make outside money, can find no bet- ter way to do it than with her garden, fruit and poultry. We must eat, and the problem of how to get good food at a fair price is daily growing more serious in the cities. If you want.mon- ey, sell what people must have. DEBORAH. ||IllHI||l|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillHillillllllllllilllllllillillllIll||llllllilllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllllllIHIIHIHHIHIIHHHIHIHllllllllIlllll|llllllllHlllllllHlllllHlHlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Hygiene 1n the Kltchen—ByJENNIE N. WILLSON. N no part of woman’s work as housewife is there so great a call for wisdom and foresight as in the culinary department, as the health of the household depends, to a great ex- tent, on what is eaten. Fresh, ripe fruit is considered very healthful, and one of the best aids to digestion; but when preserved by antiseptics, as is being too commonly done, it is the source of much evil, and too much cannot be said against the custom. Having had a little ex- perience in this line, I will give it, hoping other housewives may be ben- efited by it. Last season just as we had com- menced canning our strawberries, there passed through the neighbor- hood a gentleman (‘2) selling a recipe for preserving fruit, meats, butter, cutfiowers, etc., said to be the same as was used in preserving the premi— um fruit of World’s Fair fame. A sample of various kinds of fruit and vegetables was exhibited, which was simply perfect. Accompanying this was shown a certificate to which was attached the names of several physi- cions who testified that they had ex- amined the preservative, and found it perfectly harmless for family use. This being a fruit section, it is needless to say he reaped a rich har- vest, as his exhibition of berries, string beans, green corn, etc., accom- panied by the physicians’ testimony as to harmlessness, went a long way toward making a sale. I purchased with the rest, and had a chance to test my recipe in canning strawberries. The recipe was simply different portions of salicylic acid for the different fruits or vegetables to I used it thrOugh the canning ofsmall fruits and was very proud of my display; but one day it came to my ears that a certain Aphy- sician being asked his opinion of the use of salicylic acid, emphatically con- demned its use. Now, it so happened that his name was one among those on the list of testimonials carried by the agent, who must have placed it there himself. This set me to think- ing, and I resolved to test'my fruit. It was perfect in appearance, but the acid had hardened it to such a degree that I felt certain it must affect its digestibility. Consequently I postpon- ed further use of the recipe until I could investigate more fully. Today my decision is, if we want anything to preserve fruit for exhibi- tion, salicylic acid is all right, but we do not want it in the fruit we use on our tables. , So, as we have the means of pre. serving our fruit successfully by heat, it is the part of wisdom to be on the safe side. A few years since, a recipe similar in its nature to the one of which I have spoken, was very generally ad- vertised, and quite extensively used. An examination of the compound showed that it was composed of sul- phur, charcoal, nitrate of soda, cane sugar and salt. The salt, it is said, might have been an impurity in the nitrate of soda used. The directions for the use of this recipe were that the compound should be burned in a closed space, and the fumes arising from the burning should be absorbed by water placed in suit- able vessels, and that the fruit in some cases should also be exposed to the fumes. Finally, the fruit was to be placed in the water which had ab- sorbed the fumes of the burning com- pound and the vessel closed. The burning of the compound resulted in the production of sulphur dioxide, also known as sulphurous acid, as one pro- duct, and it was this substance which exerted the preservative action in the process. The 'other materials Were simply used to aid in the burning of the sulphur. This sulphur dioxide is a very pois- onous gas, and its use as a food pre- servative is prohibited in European countries. There is no doubt that it will, like salicylic acid, preserve fruit perfectly, but there are grave objec- tions to its use in food. As the use of sulphur is frequentb' employed in bleaching dried apples, every housewife should thoroughly un- derstand its effect. Not only-should we understand the nature and effect of sulphur and salicylic acid, but ev- ery material that goes to make up the daily bill of fare, as, in a great meas- ure, the health of the household de- pends on the observance of hygienic laws in the kitchen. we. 1, 1914. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll: .1 Poultry and Bees. an lllllllllllllllll|llillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllliillllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllmIllllllllllHlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllillll THE MICHIGAN FARMER 2' llllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllilllllllllllfllllllliillllllllllllllllliilllll|llllflfllllflilllllllllllllllllllllhlfllllfllfllllllflllllllllllliflllllllillllllillHfiliililllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg fillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Colonizing the Chickens. The most ideal’ way of raising chicks, after they can do without heat, is. in movable colony ho‘uses, spread about 100 feet apart each way. We are raising this year 6,000 chicks all in movable 8x8 square col- ony houses, heated by gasoline. These houses are movable and scattered ov- er a timothy pasture along the edge of a corn lot. These houses are plac- ed in rows, on a ridge, running across the farm. ‘ All of the houses are blocked up about a foot from the ground, so the place underneath can be used for shade during the hot summer days. Grass Around House Kept Clipped. The grass around the house is kept clipped short, so the chicks do not get wet or lost. One barrel is placed near four of these houses. This barrel is A Convenient Colony House. filled up every morning by the large water tank making its morning trips. From the barrels the attendant takes the water to fill the drinking pans, which are low galvanized pans about 18 inches in diameter with sloping sides and six inches deep. These are placed either under the house or in back, so as to be in the shade. The barrels are kept covered. We have a large out door self-feed hopper, placed between two of these houses, which is filled with the regu- lar Cornell dry mash mixture, ‘grain mixture and grit and oyster shell. These out door hoppers are so con- structed, that neither the wind or the chicks can waste very much of it, and are large enough to hold enough of a supply to last two houses of 400 grow- ing chicks a week. Once a week the feed wagon makes its trip around to these hoppers, and they are filled up. As stated before, these hoppers are self-feeding. Dry Mash for Hoppers. The mixture fed in. these hoppers, when the chicks are on range, is as follows: Dry Mash Mixture—Three lbs. of wheat bran; 3 lbs. corn meal; 3 lbs. wheat middlings; 3 lbs. beef scraps, (best grade); 1 lb. bone meal. Grain mixture: Three lbs. wheat; 3 lbs. of cracked corn. A large water boiler is located in about the middle of the colony range, which is used to scald the drinking and feeding utensils once a week. Once a week all these utensils are loaded onto a wagon and carted to this boiler, where they are thoroughly cleansed. This heater is also used in burning up the dead chicks. Houses Cleaned Regularly. .Once a week all the houses, with the aid of a horse and wagon, are thoroughly cleansed out, and disin- fected and fresh litter put in. The idea is to keep the chicks un- der as clean and natural conditions as possible. .. Small yards are used to confine the chicks close to the house the first week so as to train them to find their 0 , K way back to their respective houses and to teach them to go in and out readily. ' New York. F. W. KAZMEIER. CARE OF THE YOUNG TURKEYS. Many people seem to think it nec- essary to.hasten the growth of the poults, as autumn approaches. They evidently believe that the developing process is not going forward fast enough, and, as a consequence, feed- ing is practiced. I believe this to be radically wrong. If the birds have plenty of range they will pick up prac- tically all the food they need. At this season they will range wider in search of grasshOppers and appetizing grasses, and, if feeding is done at all, a little may be given at evening to call the flock home. I never allow the birds to sit in trees away from the immediate vicinity of the farm buildings, but if they wish to use the apple trees near-by as a bedroom, I allow them to do so, when they have reached a suitable age. A little feed- ing, but never enough to fully ap- pease their desire, keeps the birds tame and domesticated. Keep the Birds Busy. Loitering about the poultry yards and eating with the chickens should be discouraged. Hens and chicks should be fed separately and where the poults cannot. get at the food. There is no surer way of having a flock of “runts” at Thanksgiving time than this indiscriminate feeding. Nev‘. er allow any grain to lie around for them to eat in the morning. When the birds come from the roosts they should understand the necessity of immediately hustling for their own breakfast. Not only will morning feeding lessen their exercise, which is so much needed, but it will at the same time increase the cost of their keep. Exercise and Variety of Food Essential. This treatment should be continued until the supply of insects and food is decreased by fall frosts, then more feeding can be taken up, to put the birds in condition for the table. The secret of success with turkeys is plenty of exercise and a variety of food, such as can be obtained only on an ample range, and freedom from vermin, which an open air life in- sures. When their bodies have taken on the rangy size needed, then the fat- tening process may well begin. Over. fat birds in the summer means small ones, or none at all, at Thanksgiving. N. H. mes. H. CIIESLEY. POULTRY IN SUMMER. Poultry during the summer months feel the depressing effects of heat just as humans do, and extra attention in this respect should be exercised in keeping them as comfortable as pos- sible. This Will enable you to main- tain a higher egg yield, as well as a profitable and steady growth of the young stock. It means for grow- ing stock, well ventilated quarters, kept clean and not overcrowded. Sep- arate the cockerels from the growing pullets as soon as possible. The cock« erels should be fattened and sold for market as soon as the broiler age is reached, and the pullets kept for win- ter layers. They should be kept stead- ily growing and developing for that purpose. Keeping too many in one flock means retarded maturity, and it. is here that many poultry keepers are disappointed when the pullets do not lay at the proper time for the breed kept Small But important Items. Each and every time that improper feeding and housing, or lice and over- crowding is allowed, chicks are check— ed and it will take that much longer for them to reach the laying period. Poultry of various ages to do their best, should be separated. In feeding, the older crowd the younger chicks and they do not get the food required. At night the younger ones are crowd- ed and do not receive proper rest. These are all small items—but I have found each and every one most essen- tial to follow out if best results are to be obtained. Mature fowls require different feeds than do growing stock. Fresh water plays an important part and is one of the essentials that is most neglected. I give fresh water three times daily in summer Weather. You may be able to save time by feed- ing grains and mashes in hoppers, but you will lose in the end by dishing out drinking water in the same style. This means extra labor, but save labor somewhere else, for water is one of the first essentials of hot weather to poultry of all kinds. Care of Late Hatched Chicks. Late hatched chicks will require but little heat in the brooder. Chicks mothered by the old hen must have roomy quarters, for if, during a hot night they do not obtain plenty of fresh air it will sap their vigor and, - while they may not die they will not grow as they should and when fall comes and you want eggs, you will not get them. Do not allow it to become foul about the waterng places. Sprinkle a little lime around every other day, to sweet- en up the ground and kill germs detri- mental to chicks. Double the battle on lice, for lice-covered chicks cannot develop. Lice will breed fast in hot weather. Provide Shade During Summer. Provide plenty of shade. If the grounds are not near fruit trees, tack some old sacks on some frames and provide artificial shade. Feed less corn and more oats and wheat for grains, and in the dry mash a good mixture of 200 pounds of bran, 100 pounds of middlings, 100 pounds of ground oats, 60 pounds of best grade Showing Hopper for Two Colonies. beef scrap. This is a good developing ration for the growing chicks. Don’t leave the doors open. Rats and skunks are out on larks warm nights, and may make a little call on your choice to-be egg machines. New York. EARL W. GAGE. THE QUEEN IS PROLIFIC. A good queen will sometimes lay from two to three thousand eggs a day, or nearly the weight of her own body and continue doing so for Weeks in suCcession. At the beginning of the season the queen lays eggs in the worker cells. She walks over the combs, puts her head into each open cell as she comes to it as though to discover whether it is occupied or is in fit condition to receive an egg. I have looked into an observatory hive for hours and watched how faithfully she goes about her work. The queen only stings other queens, and seeks only to kill her rivals. She may be handled to any extent without fear of being stung. She has also great tena- city of life as well as longevity. New Jersey. F. G. HERMAN. HINTS Tllat Helfi Housewives late and metal ar- 8 made bright and kept clean by boiling them in hot water to which Borax has been added in the proportion of one tablespoonful to a. quart of water. 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Wheat—The advance in the price of wheat which began nearly two weeks ago was even more prominent the past few days than a week earlier and on Tuesday there was a jump of six cents, carrying prices above what they were a year ago. While the black rust scare in the spring wheat dis- trict was the important factor in ad— vancing prices, the political situation in Europe was the great help to the bulls. At the opening this week, how- ever, there was a slight reaction in the feeling, due to a belief that the black rust damage had been overes- timated, and of a possibility that the powers in Europe might be able to avoid war, but Tuesday a report came that war had been declared between a E El Austria and Servia and additional evi— 1 dence of extensive damage to the spring wheat caused a sensation. In the meantime, farmers in the south— ern part of the winter wheat belt are getting their surplus wheat onto the market as quickly as possible, to take advantage of the rise in price, thus the visible supply for the country in- creased nearly five and a half million bushels. One year ago the price paid on the local market for No. 2 red wheat was 88c per bushel. Quotations for the past week are: No. 2 No. 1 Red. White. Sept. Wednesday . . .. .84 84 841,4, Thursday ........841/2 841/2 85%, Friday ........... 84 1/2 84 1/2 85%, Saturday ........ 6 86 87 Monday ......... 86 1,4. 861,4, . 87 Tuesday ......... 931/2 93 1/2 94% Chicago, (July 28).—-N0. 2 red 891/2c; July 921,410; Sept, 921.30 per bushel Corn—The past week proved favor- able to growers, prices having ad- vanced'over three cents on the local market. The important bullish news was the advance. in wheat, war talk in Europe, hot dry weather in certain sections of the corn belt and a liberal decrease in the amount of corn in stock. A year ago No. 3 corn was sold on the local market at 641/20 per bushel, which is over 100 below the present price. Quotations for the past week are: No. 3 No. 3 Mixed. Yellow. Wednesday . . ....... 73 75 Thursday 74 76 ’ Friday 731/2 741/6 Saturday ........... 741/5 751/2 Monday ............ 75 77 Tuesday ............ 7512 77% Chicago, (July 28).—~No. 2 yellow 75@760; July 741/2c; Sept, 71%0 per bushel. Oats.——In spite of the firmer feeling in the wheat and corn markets, oats have remained about steady with for- mer periods. Along the Ohio valley the new crop is now being threshed, and farmers are marketing it liberal- ly. The increased receipts from that section have discouraged price ad- vances. One year ago 43c was the quotation for standard oats. Quota- tions are as follows: No.3 Standard. White. 'Wednesday . . ....... 40 391/1, Thursday ........... 40 391/2 Friday .............. 40 391/2 Saturday ........... 40 391/2 Monday ............ 40 39 Tuesday ............ 40 39 Chicago, (July 28).—eStandard oats 38c; July 370: Sept, 3613/40 per bu. Rye.—An advance of 70 was made last week. The grain is in demand and farmers are holding for better No. 2 is quoted at 65c per bu. prices. Beans.~Demand small and market firm. Quotations: Immediate and prompt shipments $1.95 per bu; Get, $2. Chicago reports quiet trade. Pea beans, hand-picked, choice, are quot- ed at $2.10@2.15: common $1.95@2; red kidneys. choice $3.20@3.25. Cloverseed.——Alsike is the only ac- tive seed at present but the promise of a small harvest of other seed is causing an advance in the quotations for futures. Prime spot $9.10: Octo- ber and December $9.40; alsike sales range from $7.75@8.75. Alfalfa Seed—«Prime spot $8.35 per bushel. Timothy Seed—Prime spot $2.90 per bushel. _ FLOUR AND FEEDS. Flown—Jobbing lots in one-eighth paper-sacks are selling on the Detroit market per 196 lbs. as follows. Best patent $5; second $4.50; straight $4; spring patent $5; rye flour $4 per bbl. Feed.—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots are: Bran $23 ; standard middlings, . - .... .. Mhm....mwa....................—.....-n.,..w. ....... ............,. .. .. THE MICHIGAN FIIARMER $28; fine middlings $30; coarse corn- meal $31; cracked corn $32; corn and cat chop $28.50 per ton. Hay.-—-Prices steady. Carlots on track at Detroit are: vNo. 1 timothy $16.50@17; standard $15.50@16; No. 2, $13@14; alight mixed $15.50@16; No. 1 mixed, $13@13.50; No. 1 clover $12.50@13 per ton. New York.——-Market firm. No. 1 timothy $22@22.50; No. 3 to No. 2 $18@21. Chicago—Best grades firm, with prices higher. Choice timothy quoted at $19@20 per ton; No. 1, $17@18; No. 2, $14@15; new timothy $10@14. Straw.——Steady. Rye $8@8.50; oat straw $7@7.50; wheat straw $7@7.50 per ton. DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS. Butter.—Market steady, with prices unchanged. Extra creamery 27c per lb; firsts 26c; dairy 18c; packing stock 17c. Chicago—Market firm and prices higher; extras in light supply. Extra creamery 27%@28c; extra firsts 26@ 261/20 per lb; firsts 231/3@25c; sec- ogds 211/4@23c; packing stock 181/2@ 0 Elgin.——Market is firm at 28c per pound, which is 1/20 higher than last week; scarcity of fancy goods is the cause of higher prices. New York—The market is steady, with prices higher. Creamery extras 28@290;' firsts 25@271/2c; seconds 22%@24c; packing stock 18%@190. Eggs.—Market is active, with fresh stock selling at 20c per dozen. Chicago—The feeling is firm, es- pecially for fresh stock. Prices are unchanged. Fresh stock free from heated conditions is quickly sold. Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 15 @18‘34c per dozen: ordinary firsts 171/2 @18c; firsts 181/z@19c. New York.~Market steady. Prices on fresh stock are higher. Fresh gath— ered extras 25@26c; firsts 21@221/2c per dozen; extra firsts 23@24c. Poultry.-——Market quiet and steady. Prices slightly lower. Broilers are slightly lower. Live—Broilers 19@20c per lb; hens 14@150. Chicago—Market unsteady and it is doubtful if present prices will hold up. Quotations on live are: Fowls 141/20; spring chickens, according to quality 16@20c; ducks, good stock 13@14c; guinea hens per dozen $3.50; spring geese 12@13c. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Fruits.—Gooseberries $1@1.25 per case; cherries sour $1.25@1.50 a case; sweet $1.50 per case; blackberries $1.75 per case; raspberries, black $1.75 per case, red $4.50@5 per bu. Chicago—Cherries, sour. $1@1.30 per case; sweet 75c@$1.75 per case; currants 750@$1 per case; raspber- ries, red $1.50 1.40 per 24—pt case; black $1.25@1. 0 per '16—qt. case; blackberries $1.15@1.40; Michigan peaches, climax basket 250; Michigan wild goose plums, per 16-qt case 50@ 750; Sugar pears, Michigan, per 15 bu. basket 20c. Vegetables.——Home~grown cabbage, $1.25@1.50 per bbl; new beets 200 per dozen; radishes 10c per dozen; home- grown green corn $1.35 per sack; let- tuce 400 per 1b; green beans $1 per bu; wax beans $1@1.25 per bu. Apples—New apples in good de- mand. Transparent $1@1.25; Duchess $1.25 per crate, and $3@4 per bbl. Chicago.*New apples in good sup- ply. Choice stock sells well. Trans- parent $1 per bushel basket; Duchess 75c@$1; Duchess and Transparent $3 @350 per bbl. GRAND RAPIDS. Early home-grown potatoes opened the week at around 75c. The rasp~ berry market is practically over, the latest offerings of reds bringing an av- erage of $2.25, with blacks at $1.60. Best quality of blackberries bring $2 per case. Early harvest apples have a wide range in quality and price. The egg market is given a'range of 181/2617 200, the higher figure being loss off quotation. There has been no recent change in butter prices, No. 1 dairy standing at 20c. New hay receipts are liberal, with prices at $10@12. Wheat is worth 760; oats 400; corn 75c; rye 50c; beans $1.75. DETROIT EASTERN MARKET. Farmers are offering produce in lib- eral quantities, and buyers were plen- tiful Tuesday morning. Prices rule on an average with other years at this season. There is very little small fruit. Red raspberries are 200 per quart; blackcaps $3.50 per case; mul- berries $2.50; cabbage 30@35c per basket; radishes 50@750 for 30 doz; tomatoes $3@4 per bu., according to quality; cucumbers, large 75@80c per bu.; potatoes $1.25; butter beans 350; corn 650 per bag; beets 25,@30c per 12 bunches; eggs 26c per dozen; loose hay is bringing from $16@18 per ton. WOOL. Sales of wool at Boston were of larger volume last week, with trading active at firm prices. Every indica- tion points to the most active year for the wool manufacturers, of the past decade. At present fleece wools are overshadowed by territory offerings, however, a few good sales have been made at prices favorable to sellers. Foreign wools are not entering into transactions so liberally as in June, their scarcity being the reason. Mich- igan fleeces are quoted as follows: Unwashed delaine 27@280; fine 23@ 24c; 1,§-blood unwashed 27@28c; %- blood do 28@290; 14-blood do 26@27c. THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Buffalo. July 27, 1914. (Special Report of Dunning & Stev- ens, New York Central Stock Yards, Buffalo, N. Y.) Receipts of stock here today as fol- lows: Cattle 168 cars; hogs 75 d. d.; sheep and lambs 20 d. d.; calves 1200 head. There were about 170 loads of Cat- tle on the market here today and there was not a straight load of strict- ly prime cattle here. However, at the close of the market about everything was sold and the market closed fairly steady with the opening. The top was $9.50 per cwt. for two loads of quality cattle that were fat, but not extra good quality. The cattle, weigh- ing from 1200 up, sold generally from $8.75@9.35, with the two loads above mentioned at $9.50. With only 13,000 in Chicago, we think the glut is now over for the present and that all cat- tle showing fat and quality will sell strong from this on. Receipts of hogs today were again light and with good demand from all sources, trade averaged a strong dime higher than Saturday’s close. Good grades selling at $9.50@9.60; coarse and heavy ends quotable at $9@9.25; roughs $8@8.25; Stags $6.50@7.50. Trade fairly active throughout the day and selling mostly at $8.50@8.75. We look for lOWer prices balance of the Week. We quote: Spring lambs $8.50@ 8.75; cull to fair’$6.50@7.75; yearlings $6@7; bucks $2.75@3.25; handy ewes $4@5; heavy do $3.75@4.25; wethers $5.50@6.25; cull sheep $2@3.25; veals choice to extra $10.50@11; fair to ggad $8.50@10; heavy calves $5.50@ 7. . July 27, 1914. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Receipts today .13,000 30,000 18,000 Same day 1913..19,715 43,366 27,219 Last Week. ..... 38,026 104,385 85,685 Same wk 1913..45,335 126,794 91,330 Cattle receipts today'were extreme- ly meager for,Monday, the run includ- ing a train of 18 cars of Washington fat cattle, the first range offerings of the year. At a late hour they Were not sold. The cattle market did not show any marked change, buying starting in late. Hogs were active and 5@100 higher, with sales at $8.45 @915. Sheep and yearlings were about steady, while prime range lambs were purchased by shippers at $8.25, showing a good rise in values. Five double-decks of Washington lambs brought the above price. Cattle receipts continued light for still another. week, and choice lots sold at the recent advance, with com- paratively few offered, but buyers dis- criminated against others, the result being irregular declines. Lots that were “grassy” were bad sellers, and this applied to cows, as well as to steers. The bulk of the steers sold at $8.65@9.75, with the best cOrn-fed cattle carrying much weight going at $9.50@10, while the common to fair class of light steers brought $7.50@ 8.50. Medium grade steers brought $8.60@9.15 and' good beeves $9.20@ 9.45, with yearlings wanted at $8.25@ 9.80 and no good yearlings offered un- der $9.10. Butchering cows and heif- ers found buyers at an extreme range of $4.70@9.65, the better class going higher than ever, while the poorer lots sold badly. The best sale was that of a carload of 26 fancy Illinois Angus heifers averaging 707 lbs. at $9.65. Cutters brought $4.10@4.65, canners $3.20@4.05 and bulls $5@8.25. Stockers and feeders were in light supply and demand at $5.25@8 for in- ferior to prime lots, while stock steer calves were salable at $7.25@8 and stock and feeding cows and heifers at $4.80@7. Calves sold at $5@11.35 as an extreme range, with demand centering in good to choice light veal- ers. .Milkers and springers had alim- ited sale at $60@95 per head for me- dium to prime cows, with buyers call- ing for the better class as a rule. Judging from past experience, the fu- ture looks much better for fat cattle than for undesirable kinds, prices hav- ing widened out a good deal of late. Of course, conditions are well known, recent further advances in beef in re- tail meat markets having checked its AUG. 1, 1914. consumption while the great "Cattle shortage in feeding districts is re- spons1ble for the dearness of fat beeves. Killers have been finding that the partly fattened cattle dress out unsatisfactorily,‘ and they will pur- chase them only at bargain prices. Beef cattle that sold below $9 have declined from 15@400, cows included. Hogs have been making weekly high records for the year, with top last week $9.25 for prime light weights. Receipts Were inadequate, although the big packing firms brought in hogs from other markets in considerable numbers, while Canada furnished some consignments. Hogs arriving recently have shown steady gains in weight, the recent average being 246 lbs., while there has veen a very mark- ed deterioration in average quality. Pigs have arrived in decreasing num- bers and sold readily as a rule at strong prices. Speculators bought a good many lots of hogs just as they arrived, afterwards sorting and sell- ing them to killers, thereby aiding in placing prices on a higher level. De- spite the hot weather, consumption of fresh pork products is extremely large, their relative cheapness com- pared with other meats being largely the cause of their great popularity. Prospects are considered as good for the future, because of the great short- age of hogs in the country. A late reaction left prices at the week’s close at $8.35@9.05, light hogs selling highest, and pigs taken at $7.40@8.90. Sheep and lambs from farm and range arrived last week in such large numbers that prices experienced big declines, lambs leading off in the downward movement, as they com- prised the great bulk- of the offerings. The Monday receipts were much the largest, amountng to 30,389 head, but later in the week receipts became greatly lowered on account of the col- lapse in values. Lambs, yearlings, wethers and ewes were shipped from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada and Washington. Sellers expressed much dissatisfaction because lambs were so much lower than a short time ago, when the top price was $9.25, but both lambs and sheep sold much higher than a year ago. At the close lambs .sold at $6@8.05; yearlings at $525677 6.50, wethers at $5.15@6, ewes at $3@ 5.10, bucks at $3@4, breeding eyes at $4.50@6.25, feeding lambs at $6.50@ 7.25 and feeding yearlings at $5@5.40. Horses were in poor demand last week, but the receipts were so light that prices were generally no lower. Because of ordinary to medium quality of the greater part of the offerings, few horses sold high, a limited num- ber of chunks that weighed 1500 lbs. or more bringing $235@250 per head. Light and medium-chunks not of the better kind brought $125@160, and a car of medium work horses was got together at $140@180, while a load of very good mares cost around $200. Old nags sold at $65@85, and sales were reported of wagoners at $165@210, while expressers brought $190@220. CROP AND MARKET NOTES. (Continued from page 93). ' Corn 790; wheat 63c; new oats 28c; hay $6 per ton; eggs 14c; butter 180. Some grass cattle moving to market at good prices. Hogs are scarce. Nebraska. Scotts Bluff 00., July 17.———It is un- usually dry even for this country; dry land crops about all burned up; irrigation canals run to their full ca- pacity; all irrigated crops that were not damaged by the wind storm of June 26 are growing nicely. A worm, similar to the army worm, is working on the alfalfa and beets in large num- bers, making haying of second crop of alfalfa premature. Very little har- vesting is done. Hogs $8.90 in Ben ver, Col. _ Pierce 00., July 20.—All oats are be- ing harvested; some are done and some have not yet started. Corn is rolling up fast. We need rain for the corn, although small grain is a good crop; the weather is fine. Apples are a small crop; there will be quite a few grapes. Hogs $8; corn 57c; oats 320; butter 80; cream 200. Hitchcock 00., July 22.—-Harvest is over and grain stacked. Some thresh- ing is being done. Corn is tasseling and feed crops are doing nicely. Rains are frequent, and all growing crops are flourishing. Potatoes, how- ever, will be light. Indications are that wheat will go to the market at about 600. Plowing has begun and there is sufficient moisture to put it in ideal shape for fall seeding. But- ter-fat is quoted at 200; eggs 15c. > Montana sheepmen have obtained good prices this season for their clips ‘of wool, choice lots bringing from 20 @21c per pound, with one large clip selling at 22c. A rower grade has been selling at 180, and early sales were made as low as 16c. Offerings of wool in Miles City and other Mon- tana markets have been much smaller than last year. MV’ -,H ‘n' -v w. .r-v-v‘ l‘ . / d _._ ,_ ‘5' ‘-r wry-y —' 'v- r" K‘ s AUG. 1. 1914. 'THIS IS THE FIRST ED'ITIONp 'The first edition is sent to those who have not expressed a desire for the latest arkets. The late market ed1- tion w i be sent on request at any time. DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Thursday’s Market. 'July 23, 1914. Cattle. Receipts 1127. Market is slow at Wednesday’s prices; bulls 25c lower and canners 10@15c lower than last week. We quote: Best heavy steers $8.50; best handy weight butcher steers $7.50 @8; mixed steers and heifers $7@ 7.75; handy light butChers $6.75@7; light butchers $6.50@6.75; best cows $6@6.50; butcher cows $5.25@5.75; common cows $4.50@4.85; canners $3 @425; best heavy bulls $6.50@6.75; bologna bulls $6@6.25; stock bulls $5.25@5.75; feeders $6.75@7.50; stock- ers $6.25@7; milkers and springers $40@80. Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 3 butchers av 850 at $7.35; to Apples baum 1 cow wgh 820 at $5.25; to Ham- mond, S. & Co. 1 bull wgh 1200 at $6.65, 2 do av 1285 at $6.50; to Apple- baum 1 cow wgh 1680 at $4.80, 2 do av 820 at $5.60; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow wgh 1120 at $6, 1 steer wgh 930 at $7.50; to Lachalt 8 butchers av 720 at $6.85; to Rattkowsky 6 do av 600 at $5.50, 2 do av 655 at $5.60; to Had- drell 4 stockers av 775 at $7, 3 do av 483 at $6.50, 3 do av 700 at $7, 4 do ax 467 at $6.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 cows av 1000 at $6, 14 butchers av 740 at $6.60. Roe Com. Co. sold Dennis & S. 41 stockers av 553 at $6.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 5 cows av 854 at $4.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 26 steers av 1011 at $7.65, 8 cow's av 1117 at $5.75; to Ham- mond, S. & Co. 3 do av 1080 at $6.50; to Gobdwin 3 cows av 833 at $5, 3 do av 940 at $5.25. Bishop, B. & H. sold Mason B. Co. 3 bulls av 1023 at $6.50, 5 cows av 1125 at $5.75, 2 do av 940 at $4.50, 6 steers av 933 at $7.25; to Parker, W. & Co. 6 cows av 810 at $4, 17 steers av 980 at $8.50, 6 cows av 1148 at $6.50, 14 butchers av 700 at $7, 2 bulls av" 610 at $5, 1 cow wgh 1070 at $5, 3 bulls av 816 at $6, 1 cow wgh 950 at $6, 1 bull wgh 980 at $6.25, 4 butch- ers av 902 at $7.25, 18 do av 827 at $7.50; to Grant 14 do av 694 at $5.60; to Sullivan P. Co. 2 cows av 1190 at $6.50, 1 bull wgh 1310 at $6.50, 6 cows av 1038 at $5.85; to Kill] 18 steers av 1022 at $7.50; to Mason B. Co. 9 do av 1002 at $7.65, 1 cow wgh 1080 at $5.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 6 butchers av 838 at $6.10, 3 bulls av 983 at $6.25, 4 cows av 1030 at $4.25, 3 do av 733 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 4 cows av 1060 at $5.75; to Parker, W. & Co. 9 butchers av 642 at $6.50, 14 do av 700 at $6.75; to Applebaum 3 COWS av 970 at $5.45; to Rattkowsky 6 cows av 700 at $5.50, 2 do av 950 at $5.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 4 do av 825 at $4; to Hammond, S. & Co. 3 bulls av 1266 at $6.50; to Newton B. Co. 27 butchers av 950 at $7.50; to Heinrich 16 do av 1050 at $7.75; to Schurman 5 do av 815 at $7.25, 2 do av 675 at $7.25; to Parker, W. &, Co. 8 cows av 747 at $5.50, 5 heifers av 770 at $7. Veal Calves. Receipts 547. Market strong; few choice $11.50@11.75; bulk good $11; others $8@10. ' Spicer & R. sold Parker, W. & Co. 3 av 160 at $10.50, 1 wgh 170 at $11, 2 av 180 at $11; to Newton B. Co. 3 av 175 at $8, 12 an 180 at $11, 5 av 155 at $11.25; to Shapero 4 av 155 at $11, 1 wgh 120 at $10. Young‘s sold Sullivan P. Co. 8 av 190 at $11. Groff sold same 2 av 155 at $11. Haley & M. sold Thompson Bros. 6 av 190 at $10.50, 7 av 160 at $10, 3 av 170 at $10.50; to Newton B. Co. 3 av 170 at $9.50, 5 av' 150 at $10.50; to Goose 2 av 150 at $10, 5 av 165 at $9.25. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 2739. Market steady. Best lambs $8: fair do $7@7.50; light to common lambs $6@6.50; fair to good sheep $4@5; culls and common $2@3. Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co. 113 lambs av 65 at $8, 9 yearlings av 85 at $7, 16 lambs av 65 at $7.75, 12 do av 75 at $8.25: to Sullivan P. Co. 15 sheep av 90 at $4.50, 4 do av 70 at $3; to Shapero 12 do av 115 at $5.10; to Nagle P. Co. 79 do av 75 at $8, 46 do av 75 at $8, 15 sheep av 125 at $4.25, 30 do av 105 at $4.25, 5 do. av 117 at $4.50, 23 do av 90 at $4.25, 34 do av 105 at $4.50, 21 do av 70 at $4.50, 7 do av 100 at $4.50. 15 do. av 120 at $4.50; to Mich. B. Co. 6 do av 800 at $2; to Chapman 36 do av 85 at $2.25, 28 lambs av 42 at $6; to Young 75 do av 70 at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 21 do av 70 at $8: to Fitzpat- rick Bros. 19 lambs av 65 at $8, 9 do av 55 at $7, 11 sheep av 100 at $4.50, 61 lambs av 60 at $7; to Hamond, S. & Co. 9 do av 73 at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 15 do av 70st $8. 50 do av 75 at $8. .,. ‘advance even the THE MICHIGAN FARMER ' Spicer & R. sold -Mich.~ B. Co. 23 geep av 68 at $2.50, 72 do av 73 at , 21 do av 90 at $5; to Parker, W. & Co. 17 lambs av 57 at $8, 44 do av' 67 at $8.25; 2 do av 85 at $7, 5 do av 68 at $8; to Newton B. Co. 13 do av 70 at $8, 5 sheep av 125 at $4. Hogs. .Receipts 1933. Market 50 lower. Pigs and lights $9@9.10; heavies $9. Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. & Co. 750 av 190 at $9.10, 275 av 215 at $9.05. Spicer & R. sold Hammond, S. & $3§05125 av 180 at $9.10, 75 av 280 at Haley & M. sold same 150 av 235 at $9, 100 av 180 at. $9.10. Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. 225 av 190 at $9.10. Friday’s Market. July 24, 1914. Catt e. Receipts this week 1175; last week 2216; market dull. Best dry-fed steers ..8.50; best handy weight butche‘r steers $7.25@ 7.75; mixed steers and heifers $7@ 7.25; handy light butchers $6.75@7; light butchers $6.50@6.75; best cows $6@6.50; butcher cows $5.50@6; com- mon cows $4.50@5; canners $3@4.25; best heavy bulls $6.50@6.75; bologna bulls $6@6.25; stock bulls $5.25@5.75; feeders $6.75@7.25; stockers $6.25@ 7; milkers and springers $40@80. Veal Calves. Receipts this week 576; last week 1016; market steady. Best $11.50; others $8@11. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts this week 2901; last week 1859; market strong. Best lambs $8; fair do $7@7.50; light to common do $6@6.50; fair to good sheep $4.50@5; culls and common $2@3. Hogs. Receipts this week 2227; last week 4487; market 5c lower. Pigs and lights $9.10; others $9. LIVE STOCK NEWS. Since the recent boom in cattle in the Chicago market that carried prices for prime beeves to $10 per 100 lbs. stock feeders throughout the coun- try have been looking the situation over and wondering whether it is best to make early shipments of partly fin- ished stock or to wait until their cat— tle are in choice condition. They feel uncertain as to whether prices are to remain on their recent extraordinar- ily high basis, knowing that the re- cent further advance in the price of beef everywhere will have the result of checking its consumption, and nu- merous marketings of cattle not any too good in quality within a short time indicate that some stockmen think it well to sell at once. But un- der all the circumstances it seems a mistake to ship in thin, grassy cattle unless pasturage has given out be- cause of too much dry weather, for the supply of cattle in the corn belt is very much below normal, and wheth- er recent advances are maintained or not, fat cattle may be expected to sell much higher than in nearly all past years. Recent sales of beef steers in the Chicago market have been at an extreme range of $7.50@10, whereas five years ago sales were made at $4 @765. Two years ago steers sold at $6@9.55, and at that time prices were regarded as extraordinarily high. These comparisons show what a large commoner cattle have undergone, and stockers and feeders have advanced with beef cat- tle, causing many stockmen to ab- stain from making purchases. The importations of‘ beef from Argentina have exerted little influence on prices, so great is the deficiency in the home production of beef, and most of this imported beef has been consumed in New York. Some increase in the cat- tle marketings will take place after range cattle begin to move forward freely from Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and other states, although there is a rapid decrease in the pro- duction of range beef because of the settlement of the ranges by small farmers. Last year the Chicago mar- ket received 129,300 western range cattle, comparing with 185,000 the preceding year and 430,500 in 1895, when the receipts were the largest on record. The range cattle will be ship- ped in fat condition largely, grassbe- ing good. The recent advance in hogs in the Chicago market that landed the best 10tS‘at $9.25 per 100 lbs. was the re- sult of a large demand and inadequate offerings. All descriptions have ad- vanced materially, although the in- creasing proportion or grassy lots re- sults in a widening out of prices. Very few years are recalled when hogs sold anywhere near as high as they do now, and ten years ago they were selling at $4.90@5.771/2. Many Wisconsin farmers who have been large sellers of milk are quitting that line of industry and are convert- ing their cream into butter and sell- ing it to Milwaukee stores, thereby eliminating the wholesaler. ADDITIONAL VETERINARY. Tumor on Navel—Hernia.—Having been benefited by advice through the veterinary column of the Michigan Farmer before, I come to you again to find out what I had better do for a two-month-old Percheron filly with bunch on navel about the size of a hen egg. I do not think this is a rup- ture. J. T. W., Standish, Mich.—If the hunch is solid and does not yield to pressure, it is not hernia, but tu- mor growing on navel. If it is doing no harm, leave it alone until cool weather; but if it annoys her have her operated on, and she will get well. Capped Hock—I have a three-year- old filly that bruised hock while kicks ing side of stall. I applied iodine to soft bunch, now I am applying tur- pentine and as we have no Vet. near- er than 16 miles, I come to yOu for advice. W. H. A., Fennville, Mich.— Apply one part tincture iodine and three parts spirits of camphor to cap- ped hock twice a week. Rheumatism.—We have two cows that are stiff in all four legs and I would like to know what can be done for them. P. K., Harbor Beach, Mich. Give each of your cows a dessert~ spoonful of powdered nitrate of ot- ash, 1 dr. of colchicum seed and dr. of sodium salicylate at a dose in feed three times a day, or give it to them as a drench. Roarer.—I have a three-year—old colt that seems to choke down, but glands of throat are not much swol- len. He had a sick spell one year ago which affected his throat; since then his wind has been affected. J. Z., South Lyon, Mich.——-Apply one part turpentine, one part aqua ammonia and four parts olive oil to throat ev- ery ray or tWo. A surgical operation will perhaps be necessary before he is cured. Actinimycosis.—I have a yearling steer that has had lumpjaw for sev- eral months, which seems to be mak- ing him thin. The treatment I applied seems to have reduced bunch. What would you advise me to do for him or with him? P..B., Falmouth, Mich.— The bunch on jaw, and also bunch on coronet, should be painted with iodine three times a week and as your steer has never thrived you had bet- ter give him a half ounce of fluid ex- tract gentian, 30 drops fluid extract nux vomica and a teaspoonful of fluid extract cinchona at a dose three times a day. I am not sure but you would save money if you killed him. Lumpjaw.—T. E, Lake City, Mich. ~—You ask for information regarding lumpjaw. It usually appears about the head, but occasionally shows itself in other parts of the body. The infec- tion does not lie dormant in the sys- tem three or four years without show- ing itself. United States government and local meat inspectors frequently pass carcasses with slight lumpjaw contagion. It is not a good plan to keep cases of lumpjaw with other healthy cattle. Shortwinded.—-I have a mare that has been troubled all spring with her wind, but she is free from heaves. '1‘. A. W., Hart, Mich—Give her a tea spoonful of tincture lobelia and a des- sertspoonful of Fowler’s solution at a dose in feed three times a day. She should not be fed too much bulky food when worked. If the glands of throat are swollen, apply one part io- dine and nine parts lard two or three times a week. Rheumatism.——VVill you tell us what to do for our hens; they are first tak- en lame, usually showing soreness in one leg, and in a short time appear sick and in a few days die. Subscrib- er, Chilson, Mich—A shifting lame- ness indicates rheumatism. Give each of your chickens two or three grains of powdered nitrate of potash in their drinking' water two or three times a day. Paint the diseased joints with tincture. iodine if you can locate the soreness. I also suggest that you change their food, clean and disinfect their coop. FOR'SACE—Z A very high grade Registered Jersey Bull, 2 years old, under the name of Sunny Side Stanley No 106027. Color dark, black nose. tongue and switch This site comes from a strong family of butter and milk'produoers. is large and perfect points. kind and easily handled. Improve your herd with this sure. Price. $125. 1.0.1). Kalamazoo. C. W. THOMPSON‘S Herd, Route 11. Ravine Road. Kalamazoo, Mich. SEED wnEAI—VVhite Plymoth Rook. Hardy winter variety. very stiff straw. free from smut. $1.35 in 5 hu. lots or more, be free. sample. Guarantee this wheat to out yield any other kind under same conditions. or will refund 40 eta. a bu. to make present market price. E. 8. Christiansen. Coral.Mich. ““3 Let us handle your POULTRY, poultry, fruits, farm pro- nouns. ducts. 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Write us for information. It will pay you. American Butter & Cheese Co. 31-33 Griswold 8t" Detroit. Mich. Et Small Consignments from c. producers in Michigan bring ' E ggs, very attractive prices. Rclurns ; day of arrival. Refer to Dunn's. Brndslreet's. Zenith Butter J: Egg 00.. 355-59 Greenwich St" N. Y. ROUGH ' Bears. Foxes. Minks. Ducks. Guineas. and all kinds of birds and animals. William J. Mackensen. Box 334. Yardley. Penna. Mention the Michigan Farmer when writing to advertisers. THE MICHIGAN FARMER AUG. 1, 1914. 92—16 gilllimmllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllIlllIllll|llUlllllllllllll|llllll|lllllllllllllllllI|lllllll|lINNll|||Illlll||lllllllllllllIllllllllllllHHIlllllIllllllllIilllllllIlllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllll|lIlllllllllllflllllllflilllllfl F:arm Commerce: ElllllillillllllllllllllllillllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIllllJlllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIHIllllIllIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfli Practical (Io-Operation With Farmers. Many classes of people are trying to co-operate with farmers now, in the effort to lower prices of the nec- essaries of life to consumers, and cut out some of the middlemen, but their plans are often impractical. The ef- forts of Postmaster-General Burleson and the other parcel post officials to make this department more helpful to farmers by bringing farmer and con- sumer closer together, are worthy of all praise, but some of the plans are theoretical rather than practical. Supplying farmers with names and addresses of city consumers of butter, eggs, honey, vegetables, fruit, etc., di- rect from the farms, and furnishing consumers with the names of farmers who can send in such produce to them by parcel post are steps in the proc- ess of bringing producer and consum- er closer together, but it is feared that these plans will not be found generally practical, though in re- stricted localities they may be reduc- ed to a workable basis. Parcel Post Helpful in Direct Market- ing. The parcel post can help, and is helping farmers, to some extent, to find customers for certain products which can be forwarded in compact boxes, which will bear somewhat rough handling in mail sacks, as hon- ey, country butter and eggs packed in soft material and placed in small, sub- stantial boxes, but this is business which will have to be developed slow- ly. The parcel post officials are seek- ing opportunities to help farmers, and they are doing a good work in trying to bring producers and consumers closer together. Their efforts should be appreciated, and should bear fruit. in the course of time a practical sys- tem may be developed through the parcel post for a much larger volume of direct business between farmers and city consumers than now seems practicable. Some railroads and many manufac- turers are co-operating with farmers in practical ways. The establishment of creameries,‘ canneries, beet sugar factories, alfalfa mills, peanut butter factories, rural motor delivery routes, farmers’ cold storage warehouses and other industrial plants of like nature furnish an insistent market for many products of the farm, and these inan- ufacturers are as anxious to get the raw material to work up into finished products as the farmers are to sell their stuff. Canning Companies Co-operate. Many canning companies making catsup and canning vegetables, espe- cially tomatoes, are co-operating in practical ways with farmers in many localities, to encourage them to grow tomatoes by furnishing free seed and often tomato plants which the com- panies start to growing in hothouses and other protected places, and sell to their farmer customers at cost af- ter all danger of frost is over in the spring. Then these canning and pre- serving companies buy the farmers’ tomatoes and other products in the summer and autumn at fair prices. This is co-operation which really benefits farmers, not only directly but indirectly, for some of these indus- tries give rise to others using the by- products which result from working up raw material from the farm. The more generally such people co-operate with producers by furnishing a good market for such stuff the better it will be, not only for farmers but for these manufacturers, for their success de- pends on their securing plenty of raw material to keep their machinery go- ing. The greater the number of these industries scattered over the country, in every county and township where the kind of produce is grown which they need for the operation of their plants, the better it will be for farm- ers, and also for consumers, for as the processes of manufacture are cheapened and made more practical the price of the necessaries of life to consumers should be reduced, and would be reduced, were it not for human greed and our imperfect laws. While human greed cannot be entirely corrected, our laws may be made more just, alike to producers, manu- facturers and consumers. The process of manufacture can be cheapened, not by paying producers less for raw material, but by the farm- ers raising more of the stuff these manufacturers need and selling it to them at fair prices, allowing the plants to operate at full capacity dur- ing a greater portion of the year. As you lengthen out the period of their profitable operation you increase their earnings and cheapen the processes of manufacture. Therefore such con- cerns can sell their products at lower prices if they will, and yet make a good profit. The closer such factories and indus- trial plants are to the farms growmg the raw ‘material they work up, the better it should be for farmers, be- cause it cuts out a long railroad haul on the raw material, and a part of the saving in cost of manufacture here should be added to the price the farm- ers receive for their stuff. Missouri. I. H. MOTES. lllllIlllll”Willllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllil lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|l||||||l|lllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllliilllllll Holding Farm Crgpifor Advances. ANY of the farmers’ crops when gathered, represent} a whole year’s toil. His profits are not large when he obtains the highest market price. Farmers deserve, and should receive, all the money their products will bring, and when mar- kets are overstocked, and prices de- grain for a reasonable length of time. It is better for producers, handlers, and consumers, that the market be fed gradually as consumption requires and thereby kept in a more healthy condition. Actual grain dealers who handle real grain (not the grain gamb- lers who only bet on the future price) best varieties. from the , inferiorkinds. Every community has naturally work- ed out some sort of standard for ev- ery crop where any considerable mar- keting has been done. To learn these standards and grade in accordance with them will wonderfully improve the ease and satisfaction in selling. Next give the goods added ~selling strength by putting them into clean containers of full measure. It is bet- ter to pay a cent or so more for a new barrel well made than to take a cheap one. The new container con- sciously or unconsciously, suggests to the buyer that the goods have been grown with more care than those held by the old box, barrel, or sack. Some- times it requires just a little influ-v ence to swing an attractive deal, and the wise producer will see to it that he has not neglected to take advan- tage of all the influence that a good container can supply. It is a help to have something on the container that the buyer can read. Not only does it have a psychological effect but the reading may tell the grower’s name, address, the grade of the product, and possibly a guarantee from the grower that the product cor- responds to the grade written there- on, and if it should be found other- wise he, the grower, will refund or make good the loss suffered by the buyer. Something like this neatly printed on the side of the box, barrel, hamper or bag, will aid in mak- ing sales and will cost but little. And after one has decided what he shall do to make his goods talk to the pros- pective buyer, then the task is to arrange to do these things in the least costly manner consist- ent with doing them well. A packing shed, benches, crates, running water, knives, twine, doors and win- dows convenient- ly located, carts, Packing Asparagus and Bunch Onions. —Suitable Equipment and an Efficiently Organized labor force are Economically Necessary to make Truck Crops Ready for the Market. pressed, are not to be blamed for holding, in hopes of doing better. However, it is always uncertain whether they will get any more for holding for the rise which may not come. One of our neighbors who held his corn for four years expecting to get a higher price, after having lost by shrinkage in weight, depreda- tion of rats and mice, and having lost the interest on the money it would have brought if sold at once, and the cost of insurance against fire (had he taken that precaution), he was oblig- ed to sell at a less price than he could have taken as soon as his corn was dry enough to market. Controlling the Supply. Joseph, in Egypt, could safely hold corn for seven years because he had Pharoah’s treasury to draw upon, and knew by the dreams he had interpret- ed, that there would be seven “lean years” of under production. Manu- facturers fix the price of their goods by adding to the actual cost of pro- duction, the necessary compensation for their labor and capital employed. When the market for their goods is overstocked, they shut down their mills and wait for the glut to work off, before the wheels are again start- ed. They can control the supply. Farmers have. never been able to do this. Only a few are able to hold a long time. The majority are obliged to sell in the market where the law of supply and demand establishes the price. When prices are uncommonly low it is not objectionable for farmers who are able to do so, to hold their desire a steady market instead of fluctuations. When actual dealers in “spot grain” get loaded up, having most of their funds invested and sales slow, they-invariably, without com- bination, put down the price in order to stop the farmers from selling until the plethori in the market work off, and they can unload without loss. As the world is now so well provid- ed with railroads, for inland transpor- tation, and steamship lines connect- ing all nations, and as the crops never fail in all parts of the world at the same time, there is not the danger of great famines which in former times depopulated nations and caused exor- bitant prices for food. And these same factors tend to standardize quotations the world over. Our government and the nations of Europe, are collecting and publishing the most reliable information about the amount the crops raised for the purpose of regulating prices, and let- ting farmers know the grain situation and what to expect. Pennsylvania. J. W. INGHAM. REDUCING THE RESISTANCE MARKETING. IN There are a few things that can be done to make farm products sell bet- ter. The first we could mention is grading, the separation of the good from the poor, the large from ,the small, the well-formed from the ill- shaped, those of good quality and the wagons, etc., etc., may be needed, and again, they may not. Their installation may be economical or they may prove an uncalled-for ex~ pense. If the quantity of the product is sufficiently large to require them and they are not provided then the pro- ducer has cut down his own income; by such a failure he is adding to the cost of marketing. On the other hand, if one grows only a little of each product he would be unwise to go to any considerable expense for conveniences to perform the work of preparing each product for market. It is here that the large producer has a decided advantage ov- er the small one. He can introduce labor-saving devices and through such equipment cut down the cost of pre- paring each box, basket, bunch, hamp- er, barrel or bag of the product. But the man who produces but a little of each kind of produce should not be discouraged at this advantage of the big fellow. In the face of the eco- nomics of machine—made goods, hand- made wares continue to have a gen- uine demand from those who are fas- tidious about the things they buy, and it is so with the products of the farm. Fruit, butter, eggs, vegetables and other products grown or made under \ the direct labor of the land owner and carefully prepared by him will ever find a good market among those seek- ing quality. But these products must be of superior grade. If they are not they come in direct com-petition with the products grown on the large farm and the little fellow is then handicap‘ ped and is not likely to get much for his labor. AUG. 1, 1914. So it behooves the man with'a few acres to reduce the resist- ance in marketing by growing the best varieties under the most ideal condi- tions, harvest them at the right time, grade and pack them to suit the taste of his customers, and deliver in a manner that will arouse the admira- tion of the buyer. Wayne Co. A. H. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll|lH|lllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Crop and Market Notes. Michigan. Oceana Co., July 20.—Growing crops are in splendid condition. Many acres of peas are being grown for the can- ning factories, of which our county has three. 'Peaches promise a big yield. Early apples are not plentiful, but later varieties are a little better. Alfalfa is coming into favor, an in- creased acreage being grown. Wheat 800; oats 50c; corn 800; potatoes, old 65c; beans $1.75; butter 200; eggs 160; cattle $5; hogs $7; chickens,‘ live, 10c. ‘ Ottawa Co., July 20.—Though there has been no rain for three weeks, craps are not suffering for want of moisture, and farmers have had a chance to secure their hay and wheat in good condition. Threshing has commenced, and wheat is yielding much better than last year. Oats will be ready to cut in a few days. Corn is growing fast, but only a few fields show promise of a good crop. Many new silos are built this season, farm— ers realizing that dairying is as profit- able as any other branch of farming. Kalkaska Co., July 21.—.-The warm weather is favorable for the growing crops, though the rains have imped- ed cultivation to some extent. Alfal- fa and clover have been taken care of, and Wheat and rye are developing rapidly. Corn is late and potatoes are backward but growing splendidly. Oats are in good condition, with about the usual acreage. Pastures are good, and stock is doing well. Eggs 150; butter-fat 25c. Washtenaw Co., July 21.——Wheat is mostly secured in stack or barn, and yield and quality are of the best. Oats though somewhat uneven, are a satis- factory crop. Corn is in the best condition it has been for thetime of the season, in some years. Potatoes are showing up well, and with plenty of moisture in the ground bid fair to be more than an average crop. Beans are looking fine. Apples show up well, other fruits are half a crop. Eggs 18c; butter 28@30c; calves, live 10@11c. New York. Genesee Co., July 19.—Wheat is a fine crop; hay is good; oats, corn, po- tatoes, onions and beans are about normal, but badly in need of rain. Prospects for apples, pears and plums are good, but there are few peaches. Dairy butter 200; creamery 28c; hogs 80; eggs 210; spring chickens 20c; fowls 13c; oats 450; pea beans $1.75; red kidneys $2.75; hay, loose $11@13. Pennsylvania. Crawford Co., July 16.——Wheat and oats are fine, and corn and potatoes look well since the rains. The hay crop is not up to the average. Onions are good. Early apples are a good crop; peaches and pears are scarce; plums are falling off. Pastures were short before the last rain, but are much improved. Buckwheat is just through the ground. Butter 190; eggs 200 per dozen. Ohio Brown Co., July 20.———Wheat is all harvested, and some grain threshed is turning out better than expected. Oats are going to be short. Rye has threshed out well. There are few early potatoes. and not a very good stand of late ones. Hay was some- what lighter than usual. There are some early apples, but late ones will be scarce. Pear trees seem affected with a blight. There is a good crop of peaches, but not many plums. But- ter 18c; eggs 16c; chickens 5@18c; new potatoes $2@2.40 per bu; wheat 80c; corn 900; hay, old $18@20. Medina Co., July 20,—Wheat is the best crop it has been for several sea- sons. Recent rains have made corn and oats look very promising and po~ tatoes are much improved. 0n ac- count of drouth in May and June, hay is rather poor. There is a fairly good showing for apples, pears and grapes. Eggs 21c; butter 28c; wheat, new 740 per bu; beef $5@7.50; hogs $7.75. Hancock Co., .July 24.—-There has been no rain during July, and all crops are suffering. Corn is looking poorly. Wheat threshing 1n the field is about finished, the average yield being around 20 bushels per acre. Oats promise well, and are now being, har‘ vested. Early potatoes were a fail- ure; late ones are more promising, but are in need of rain. Hay crop is short. Spring seeding is badly hurt, by the drouth. and there will be no THE‘MICHIGAN‘ FARMER cloverseed harvested. Apples almost a failure, while pears, peaches and plums will be short crops. Pastures are poor. Eggs 180; butter 200; cream 27c; wheat 72c; corn 970 per cwt; oats 33c; rye 500; barley 40c; young chickens 20c per lb; hay $8 per ton. Indiana. ' Daviess Co., July 20.—-Dry weather prevails, though timely showers sav- ed wheat and hay. Wheat is better than usual, 30 to 40 bushels per acre being reported. Oats were a failure; potatoes are less than half a crop. Hay is about an average, though most of it is weedy. Onions are scarce; cowpeas, one of our main hay crops, was not planted on account of the dry weather. Corn promises a fair crop. Late apples, peaches, pears and plums will be a good crop. A heavy wind storm July 13 did much damage to fruit trees in some sections. Eggs 16c; butter 250; chickens 18c; onions $2.40 per bu; potatoes $2; corn 900; wheat 72c; hay $17; hogs $8; cattle $8; early apples $1 per bushel. Missouri. Vernon Co., July 21.—There has been a considerable amount of wheat stacked, though some is being thresh- ed from the shock. Wheat is averag- ing about 22 bushels per acre, and oat-s yielding from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Corn is caring fine, and the prospects were never better. The hay crop is good also. Potatoes are rais— ed only for home use, and these are good. The apple crop is looking fair- ly good, but some trees are being ef- fected by a fungous disease, which will necessitate another spray. Eggs 14c; butter 200; hens 13c; wheat 650; oats 250. Barton Co., July 18.——The recent rains have been of great benefit to corn and prairie hay. Wheat was mad- ly damaged in the shock by the rains; it is mostly threshed or stacked, and the yield is from 18 to 35 bushels per acre. There will be a large acreage of wheat sown this year. Butter—fat 210; eggs 150; potatoes $1; wheat 650; oats 300; hay $10. Nodaway Co., July 20.—Everything looks good except pastures. Small grains are turning out well, wheat be- ing the best ever known here. There is the best prospect for corn ever seen. Potatoes will be a complete failure if we do not get rain soon. Meadows are making a fine growth since cutting time and will make good fall pasture. Stock is doing fine. The apple crop is short, but all other fruits are good. Warren Co., July 18.—~A very good wheat crop was harvested and is sell- ing at 73c. Corn is good for the sea- son, the late rains having helped ma- terially. Potatoes are a short crop, and are worth $1.40. Late rains have helped the hay crop on the uplands, but on “bottom lands” there is none, on account of the army worm. Ap- ples arehalf a crop of well-cared for trees, but none on neglected trees, the same being true of other fruits. Eggs 16c; hens 4c; springs 250; but- ter 250; blackberires 200 per gallon; vegetables are high and in good de- mand. Kansas. Trego 00., July 20.—Wheat harvest finished by July 12 and threshing out of shocks started immediately. Wheat turning out from 20 to 30 bushels per acre and oats about the same. Corn is doing well and promises a good crop. The second crop of alfalfa in stack and third crop getting a good start. Hay and feed crops of all kinds are good. Potato crop only fair. \Vheat 62c; corn 800; butter 25c; eggs 13c; butter-fat 230. Lincoln Co., July 16.——Wheat is very good in this section, some goes as high as 38 bushels per acre; oats are good and corn looks splendid after this last rain. Pastures are good but cattle are scarce. Potatoes make a fair crop. The second crop of alfalfa was not very heavy. Grasshoppers are doing a little damage to the corn crop. Apples are good and healthy. Hardly any peaches in this section. Eggs 13c per dozen. Franklin Co., July 18.—Threshing is in progress in this county. Wheat is good, averaging about 22 bushels per acre. Oats average from 35 to 40 bushels. Some fields made 60 bushels and one field made 78 bushels, which is a record breaker for this' county. The drouth hurt the potato crop but they are fair. Corn looks fine if we get rain soon it is thought a bumper corn crop will be harvested. Hay has been very light on account of dry weather. The prospects for peaches and apples seem to be good; plums only fair; pears good. Eggs 150; butter-fat 210. Marion Co., July 17.—Wheat runs from 16 to 25 bushels per acre. Oats will average close to 50 bushels; with plenty of rain corn has become a promising crop, but we need rain again. Potatoes not a good crop. 0n- ions and beans not raised in commer- cial quantities. Will be a little of all kinds of fruit, but no real quantities. (Continued on page 90). 17—93 Let King Com put Dollars in your Pocket that will conserve and replenish your soil. The development of livestock is absolutely a neces- sary part of successful farming. Saginaw Silo the Leader The Saginaw has solved thereal silo problem. It is the last word in silo construction. No 8110 measures up to silo demands like the Saginaw. Every feature of its construction has been tried and proved successful. For lasting and profitab le silo service choose a Saginaw Silo. Redwood, permanent, non-shrink- ing, non-conducting, fire-resisting Redwood is the premier wood for silo building. It hasjustexactly thequalitiesyou should demand in the material used in your silo. Think ofasxlo that will not shrink or swell, immune from rot or decay-—a permanent, satisfactory $110. The Saginaw Silo is built with and around steel—the strongest building material known. Get Your Silo Orders in Now Now is youropportunity to make more money on your corn crop. The enormous crop going to market this fall will lower prices. The silo is your salvation. Sell your corn crop by feeding it to live stock. Saginaw Silos Selling Fast Order now it means that you will get your silo for filling time. Don’t lose. a minute. See the Saginaw Agent In our locality or write us direct. Send or Saginaw Silo Book No.117 THE MCCLURE COMPANY (Formerly Farmers Handy Wagon Co.) Saginaw. Mich. Cairo. Ill. Des Moines, in. St. Paul, Minn. Ft. Worth. Texas ' Make every acre of corn produce twice as much as it did last year. Make $2.00 grow where only $1.00 grew before. This year the harvest will be great. In the last few weeks nature has sup- plied the rains necessary to bring the corn to an excellent stand. Buy a Silo Now_ Never before has the outlook been so favor- able for making money on silage. Put up Silo, fill them with corn which will produce fine, sweet, clean, succulent silage—plenty of food for the stock. And this food will cost you consid- . erably less per ton than any other forage . ‘ you can raise. _ Then feed this silage to livestock. If necessary get afew more head when prices are right. We have letters from hundreds of farmers who have done this in the past and paid for their silos the first year Livestockmeans a pro. duction of the fertilizing elements Whirlwind Silo Filler Built to last and give service. Strong con- struction made ofspccial process steel. Frame undenrusced and strongly braced. 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Mixes from 35 to 50 yards 3 day—a perfect mix is always assured With the r‘ o e , ' Qimphcrt In CONCRETE 7— r: M l X E R Simple design-all Steel construction—chain drive. It has a low loading hopper and quick, handy discharge—no platform reqmlfled. Light and easy to handle yet strong and durable. Power furnished by ' our reliable, well known 2 H. P. “Simplicity" engine. PRICE -When you learn the price of this com— plete outfit you will be surprised. Write today for full particulars and prices—Just drop us a card. TURNER MANUFACTURING CO. 135 Lake Street . Port Washington, Wu. VA? AVA? - v. v Av \\2\ “$353 w ‘ \ .N ‘ m M116 (Otherwise known as Winter Vetch.) AN IMMENSELY PROFITABLE CROP. Seed sown now will yield rich pasturage this fall and again next Spring, later furnishing an unequalled Soiling or Hay crop. we are offering a very choice grade of genuine, pure, clean SAND VETCH SEED. Send for sample. Price per lb. 15c; (by mail 25c); 10 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $5.25; 100 lbs. $9.50. CURRIE BROS. .00., Dept. V., Milwaukee, Wis. . —The Michigan Farmer has an us ers a e 0 ice H... . few hustlers to solicit subscriptions. An easy selling proposition is given to the solicitor and extra large commission paid so that any hustler can make $25 to $35 per week. Write at. once for full particufars to THE MICHIGAN FARMER, Detroit, Michigan. THE MICHIGAN FARMER 94—18 EllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|lIIlllIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIII|lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE 3:: Grange. g EllilllIIIlllIIIlllllllIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII||lII|IIII||lllI|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE Our Motto—“The farmer is of more consequence than the farm, and should be first improved.” AUGUST MEETINGS. State Lecturer’s Suggestions for the First Meeting. Song. Roll call, about “Pickles.” Pithy paragraphs. Humorous recitation. Two good books and why they are worth reading. Character song. Is it profitable to hatch chickens in July and August? Description of a sunrise. Is it most profitable to buy: 1. through our home merchants? 2. Through catalog houses? 3. Through co-operation ? Surprise feature by young man and woman. THE BARAGA COUNTY POMONA. The Pomona Grange of Baraga county, held a very successful meet- ing with Skanee Grange on Saturday, June 27. The writer reached Baraga the ev- ening before and found a blazing fire in the stove in the office of the hotel, which added more than the reader can easily imagine, to the comfort of « that particular summer evening. The rain began falling in the night, and Saturday proved a very wet day. Skanee is 22 miles distant from Bar- aga. Autos had been secured to" take the people out and the first car start- ed at 7:00 a. m. The demand for cars was so great that we did not get started until after the dinner hour. In fact, some of the drivers made three trips during the day. The road is fairly good, and lies much of the way along the shore of Lake Superior. On a pleasant day the trip is an in- Spiring one, but the rain fell in tor- rents, the lightning flashed and the thunder was deafening, so we shut ourselves in from the world, and won‘ dered if the hall would prove large enough to shelter all the picnicers at the end of our journey. Arriving, we found the meeting in session, and a lively discussion in pro- gress. The subject was “The Road Question.” The people of the north believe in “Good Roads” almost to a man, but they want the money wisely spent. In other words, they want the roads where they will benefit the people who pay for them. They also want eco- nomical management. The question of a county fair came up for discussion, and it was voted to ask for a larger appropriation from the county to defray expenses. The county now pays $250 for this pur- pose. Several candidates were in- structed in the fifth degree. A very pleasant feature of this meeting was the singing by the choir of the Skannee Grange. Seldom have we heard better vocal music in our work among the patrons of any part of the state. The choir sang for the most part in the Swedish language, but the “Language of Song’iris com- mon to every tongue, and the efforts of these young people were very high- ly appreciated. Senator James, who is now candi. date for Congress in that district, was there and spoke of “What the farmers did to the Legislature in the session of 1913.” “The mission of the Grange” was the subject of the writ- er’s address, and the audience was most patient. A feature of this occa- sion which should not be overlooked was a banquet for the pioneers of that locality. Sister Chas. H. Ander- son, Flora of The Michigan State Grange, was toast mistress and did her part exceptionally well. Near the hall is a shed built to store the machinery used upon the highway. This building was decorat- ed, lighted with candles, and other- wise fitted for the banquet hall. At the places reserved for‘ the pioneers, wax candles were burning, and large bunches of pansies had been placed in token of kindly thoughts. Space forbids a lengthy account of this program. The story of the origin of Skannee, however, is too interest- ing to be omitted. The place was named from a province of Sweden. Forty—five years ago this spring five men walked 70 miles to Marquette through the woods to locate their fu- ture homes. Three of these men are still living, and we listened to the story of one of them. Early these people established the school and the church. At the table sat a lady of nearly 80 years, who superintended the first Sunday school. Brother Charles Anderson, then a boy, helped to run the line through the woods for two and a half miles from her home to the school- house. Over this woody path she walked each Sunday. Meeting the children of the neighborhood, together with their parents, singing with them the songs and hymns learned in far away Sweden, and creating a moral and spiritual atmosphere in which it is ever good to live. I would rather receive the tribute paid to that wom- an that night than to take the place of many a successful candidate in the coming campaign. As farmers these people have made good. Their soil is very fertile, the influence of the lake modifies the tem- perature, and fine apples are grown. Here are successful teachers, and sev- eral graduates from the University of Michigan have come from this com- munity. Listening to those who spoke around the banquet table, I could but feel that they had been as happy there, 17 miles back from the nearest point on the railroad, as they could have been in any other part of our great state. It was good to be there. It was in- spiring to note the courage with which they had met the hardships and privations of the past, keeping their faith bright all the time. And when the hour had passed, and the time had come to close, it seemed the most natural thing in the world to bow our heads reverently while the pastor offered a closing word of prayer. The choir had finished singing “God be with You ’Til we Meet Again.” Outsides the rain was falling softly on the grass,_not far away the waves of the old lake were breaking on the shore, and with these voices of na- ture, blended the words of “The man of God” as he prayed that we might follow in the steps of these men and women. And thus we forgot for the time our doubtings and our selfish ambitions and Heaven came closer to Earth. W. F. TAYLOR. AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES. Harmony Grange met on Saturday evening, July 18, with a good attend- ance. After the regular business was disposed of, the following program was presented: Roll call, each one gave an original poem, or if not poet- ically inclined, a current event; paper and discussion, “How can a child be taught to be cheerful when things do not go as they wish?” led by Mrs. W. C. Burdick. The subject of “Sweet Clover” was much discussed by the members and it was decided that it was worthy of a thorough trial at least. For the good of the order it was decided to hold a box social on Friday evening, July 24, at the Pleas- ant Valley schoolhouse. It was also decided to send our lecturer, Mrs. H L. Willson, to the Lecturers’ Confer- ence at Bay View, August 14.——L. D. Willson, Sec. 'COMING EVENT—S. A Grange rally in which four coun- ties will take part will be held at Island Park, Lowell, Mich, Aug. 19. Kent, Ionia, Montcalm and Ottawa are the counties to participate in this meeting. Mrs. O. M. Freeman, of Tip- pecanoe, Ohio, and State Master John C. Ketcham will be the main speak- ers.’ A parade consisting of floats and other attractions is also promised. IIIIII E Farmers’ Clubs EIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIII|IIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIII“IIIIllIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIQ OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSO- CIATION OF FARMERS' CLUBS. President—Jas. N. McBride, Burton. Vice-president—J. F. Rieman, Flint. Secretary-Treasurer -— Mrs. P Johnson, Metamora. Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. J. S. Brown, Howell. Directors—Wm. T. Hill, Carson City; Jerry Spaulding, Belding; R. J. Robb, Mason; Joseph Harmon, Battle Creek; C. B. Scully, Almont; C. T. Hamline, Alma. "III” “III“ Associational Motto: “The skillful hand with cultured mind is the farmer’s most valuable asset.” ' CLEAN LITERATURE IN THE HOME. > Paper read. before the North Shade Farmers’ Cl by Mrs. Geo. Emrick and!) publishe at the request of the u . Literature has influenced the na- tions, it was instrumental in changing the policy of our own nation. Some- one has said, “A nation is known by the books its people read, and the songs they sing.” I think this is equally true of individuals, if I were permitted to enter a strange home, and examine their books and music, I think I could form a very just esti- mate of the character of the inmates. Good literature is a necessity in the home, it broaden our visions, sharp- ens our wits and keeps us from stag- nation. Some parents think the family Bible, and the almanac, are all that is necessary in the way of literature. The almanac is a necessity, but as a literary effort it is a failure. The Bible contains the best laws, the ear- liest and most exact history, some beautiful poetry, and all we have of prophecy, but to say that our chil- dren should read the Bible only, would be too much like putting them on a meat diet. Our homes are respbnsible for the formation of our children’s charac- ters. Physiologists say that the me- morizing period of a child’s mind is between the ages of six and fifteen, and you will note that at that age they are almost entirely under home influence. How necessary then, that the books and papers, which are plac- ed in their hands should be carefully chosen. If every parent could feel the seriousness of feeding the child’s mind, they would as soon feed the stomach food containing poison, as to see their minds filled with trashy, un- clean literature, which does not edu- cate, but only creates an abnormal ap- petite for excitement that is only sat- isfied by stories of crime and de- bauchery. The first foundation of a worthy character is religious, and in choosing books we should choose those having a vein of reverence for God, and trust in Him, running through them. Chil- dren like stories true to nature. They also like characters they can imitate. Books not true to nature give the wrong impression of life. The test of true character is ac- tion. Give the boys and girls books containing characters of strong men and noble women who do things, such as, “The Calling of Dan Matthews.” What boy can read that without see- ing the real Christ life and wishing - he was like that strapping big preach- er. Or let him read, “That Printer of Udells,” and see if he does not hear the message, “What is that to thee, follow thou me.” Or can we older ones read those books without feeling that as Christians we have come short of our duty. If we read a book and afterward do not feel lifted to nobler ideals and a greater desire to help the human family, that book has not benefited us and we have Wasted our time. LEIIIII|IIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIfl - AUG. 1, 1914. Literature should educate\as well as amuse. We need books of history, ancient, medieval and modern, also sacred, that we may know what the world has been. A home must have its entertain- ment, instruction and happiness with- in itself. It must be self-sufficient for its inmates. When we make our home life sufficient for our children, ' we have solved the problem of keep- ing the boys and girls at home nights. Andhave taken a long step toward keeping the boy on the farm. The boys leave the farm because it is mo- notonous. Give 'them plenty of good literature and music, throw our homse open to their friends and they will not go far from such a home. The literary necessities in the home are first, the Bible, that should be keptvhandy, so we do not neglect to study it. Then our church paper, that we may keep in touch with the work of our own denomination, and thereby keep interested; also, The Advance, that keeps us‘ in line of the Sunday school work of Michigan and the whole sunday school question; agood clean daily paper; some good maga- zines, that give the latest inventions, and scientific researches; a review of the political situation, also a synopsis of the latest books. We also need a good farm paper, that we may profit by the thoughts and experience or others. There should also be a place in ev- ery home for works of fiction. Sir John Herschel has said: “Give the boy a taste for good books, and the opportunity to gratify it, and you can hardly fail to make him a happy and successful man.” If we would keep our children Am- erican, we must give them stories of American heroes. There was a boy, who grew to be a noble man by tak- ing Benjamin Franklin as his ideal. When in doubt he would ask, “Would Benjamin Franklin do this?” Good books train the mind, and ed- ucate the heart, and today we have such a large list to choose from, let us choose those which will be an up- lift to us, morally and spiritually. Some good people think that works of fiction are a waste of money. They judge everything by dollars and cents. You cannot estimate in dollars and cents the value of a book. It is heart and soul. Of the hundreds of boys that go to ruin each year, two-thirds fall because of unclean literature, and the rest be- cause of the moving picture show. (To be continued). CLUB DISCUSSIONS. Young People’s Day.—The July meeting of the Indianfields Farmers’ Club was held at the pleasant new home of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Smith, on West Sherman street. Although it was one of the warmest days of the season automobiles in many numbers were seen bringing members and guests from near and far to enjoy the usual hospitality of the Smith home and to share in the pleasures and duties of the occasion. The president, Wm. L. Eldridge, called the meeting to order. Meeting opened with a pi- ano solo by Miss Edith Andrews. Dur- ing the business hour it was decided to have a basket picnic in the near future and invitations extended to all Farmers’ Clubs in the county and also to any others who would wish to go. 0. W. Smith, Robert Park and R. W. Black were appointed as a committee to make all arrangements for the pic- nic. As this was young people’s day in the Club they took entire charge of the same. The first number was a Club song. Piano and vocal solos, recitations and papers followed. One paper gave a description of Brazil, an- other of Argentine. “Irrigation,” “Rubber, how made and used," and “Sugar Beets,” were the subjects of other papers. Another paper gave the history of early Detroit and Michigan. The president announced the adjourn- ment for Club luncheon which greet- ed all ears, and visions of the usual sociability and “fine things” were brought to mind. The large company were seated on the beautiful lawn where the young folks next entertain- ed ‘the members and invited guests.— Margaret Arnold, Cor. Sec. AUG. 1; 1914.- gullIlllllllllillllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllg E Veterinary. E filllllllIllllllllll|IlllIllIIIllIllIllll|lllllll|lllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllfi CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR, V. S. Advice through this department is free to our subscribers. Each com- munication should state history and symptoms of the case in full; name and address of writer. Initials only will be published. Many quer- ies are answered that apply to the same ailments. If this column is watched carefully you will probably find the desired information in a re- ply that has been made to someone else. When reply by mail is request- ed. it becomes private practice, and a fee of $1.00 must accompany letter. Mange—I bought a mare last win- ter that had little scabby blotches all over body and she was inclined to rub as if itchy. I washed her all over with sheep dip; this seemed to take the scabs off and stopped the itching some, but this treatment does not seem to have a very lasting effect. M. P. K., Shepherd, Mich—Give her a dessertspoonful of Fowler’s solution at a dose in feed three times a day and wet itchy parts of body with one part bichloride mercury and 500 parts water. She should be washed daily with tepid water. Acute Indigestion—Our two horses were taken suddenly sick, rolled and tumbled violently, one of them more so than the other. When one of them got up she galloped away quite a dis- tance, then came back, acted quite nervous and did not live long. The other one is some better, but very weak and drowsy. G. A., Rapid City, Mich.——I am somewhat inclined to be- lieve that your horses suffered from acute indigestion and the one that died suffered from enteritis. The one that is living will perhaps recover. Give" her a dessertspoonful of hype— sulphite soda and a teaspoonful of tincture nux vomica at a dose in feed or some water as a drench three times a day. It is possible that your horses suffered from forage poisoning or the result of heat; however, they did not show symptoms of heat prostration. Colt Has Diarrhea—We have a colt six weeks old which is troubled with diarrhea. We feed the mare four quarts of oats three times a day and the colt half a pint of ground oats daily, but he does not digest it prop- erly. The mare and colt run in the yard and we cut feed for them. J. F., Marion, Mich.-Give colt 5 grs. of salol at a dose three times a day and do not allow her to eat wilted sour grass. Give 2 ozs. of olive oil to colt occasionally to open bowels. Joint-ill.—-I have a colt four weeks old that was foaled with large knee joints and lately these bunches are growing larger, but they do not cause much stifiness and no lameness. G. B., Harbor Springs, Mich.—~Apply one part iodine and 20 parts lard to swollen joints one or twice a week. Another very good application is one part tincture iodine and seven parts spirits of camphor applied twice a week lightly to swollen joints. Cow Leaks Milk—We have an ex- tra good cow with only one fault, and that is leaking milk, but she never done so before this year. We are subscribers of the Michigan Farmer and like the paper very much. A. B., ElkhaftI Ind—Milk her three times a day is the best way to overcome this difficulty. After her milk yield re- duces she will not leak milk. Bursal Swelling—Collar Gall.——I have a two-year-old filly with puffy swelling on inside of book, but she is not lame. Also have a mare with a large bunch on shoulder which is raw caused by collar. L. G. V. L., Bel- laire, Mich—You had better leave bursal bunch alone and apply equal parts oxide of zinc, powdered alum, and boracic acid to collar galls twice or three times a day. Kindly under- stand, a portion of the collar pad should be removed in order to relieve sore parts of shoulder of undue pres‘ sure until it heals. Navel Infection—~Wrong Treatment. I have a colt ten days old which, when five days old, went lame in hind leg; the leg is much swollen and fev- erish, the navel is swollen and there is a bunch on inside of hind leg. Have been applying lime to navel; also a liniment composed of equal parts of hartshorn, aqua ammonia, alcohol and sweet oil, but this treatment does not appear to help him. I. C. G., Decatur, Mich—The remedies you applied are well calculated to do a case of this kind harm. When your colt came the cord should have been tied with a sterilized string of either silk or lin- en, and cord cut off about an inch from body, then paint end with tinc- ture iodine once. then apply one part iodoform and nine parts boracic acid, or one part carbolic acid and 20 parts water twice a day. Give colt 10 grs. THE MICHI GAN FARMER Mumford’s Sale of Durocs This is the opportunity you have been waiting for .50 Head High Gla Sell at BROOKWATER FARM. ANN ARBOR. MICH. ' to buy Durocs from this herd at your own prico_ ss Duroo Jerseys TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1914 35 Bred Sows and Gilis, 3 open Gilts, ' ' One t cho'ce So b on Ch' f d b Ori Ch’ef;22by Cherry sneclai AiiiacilflnSi Kingefl‘riathe first pivizeyjunigr yéiri‘iiigZitethye ltilgnfilntlernatlonal. 4 yearling Bears and 8 Spring Pigs. We doubtif more high class Durocsby one sire were ever offered in one sale. THE SPRING PIGS ARE FANCY. Come and see our stock whether you buy or August 4 at Brookwater Farm. HERBERT H. C. M. CASE, Manager. Teeding Molasses to our pigs is guaranteed to increase your profits 20 0 per cent. rices and full particulars, write lIichiield. Nubian. 0 Fe llamas a. comi . Box 13, WANTED C. E. WINTERS. Cressey. BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY. CATTLE. ABERDEEN ANGUS Bull calves and yearlings ready for service. Sired by Louis of Viewpont II. Closely related to.flve Grand Champions—Brother, Sister. Sire, Site's Brother and Grundsire. (International Grand Champ- ion for three years in succession. Prices 875 up. Will meet prospective purchasers either at Somerset. Addison or Addison Junctién. You are bound to get good calves from these bulls even with strongly dairy type grade cows. GEO. B. SMITH 6 CO.. ADDISON AND SOMERSET. MICHIGAN. ABERDEEN-ANGUS HERD FOUNDED IN 1900. Strains represented consist of Trojan Ericas, Black- birds and ’ridos, only. Black Quality Ito. a hull of rare individuality and merit. heads the herd. WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich. Ten registered Hol- stein heifers. under 2 years old. Address. Michigan. MILO D. CAMPBELL. CHAS. J. ANGEVINE. BEACH FARM GUERNSEYS We have for sale imported and home bred Bull Calves, ranging from 10 months down. They are fine and have had the best of care. Send for sale list, or what is better for both parties, come and see them. CAMPBELL &. MlGEVlNE, Doldwaler, Mlcll. —2 Reg. Guernsey bulls 2 and 4 years old 2 bul calves best breeding. Pedigree of! Berkshire swine either sex. R. R. 10. Holland Michigan. Fllfl ML 8 ring show. OHN EBELS. 6 ——Famous May Rose Strain. A select herd. Ilflrnscys Tub. Tested. Several A. R. O. Cows. J.K. Blatchford. Windermere Farm.Watervliet.Mich. ‘er have for sale a number of pure Guernsey cows, heifers and bulls. also Berkshire ogs. VILLAGE FARM. Grass Lake. Michigan. 2 six months old HEREFORD BULL 118montheoid. ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw, Michltm. FAIR LAWN FARM OFFERS A SPLENDID YOUNG Holstein Bull His dam a 21.27 lb. 3-year-old. His three nearest dams average 25.64 lbs. butter in 7 days. Write or come at once to REED & KNOWLES, HOWELL, MICHIGAN. A Chance To Get Just What You Want. )0 A. R. 0. cows. YOUR CHOICE of my entire herd. 4 service bulls. one to three years old. 5 very choice bull calves. If you are wanting Bolsteins. You had better take advantage of thIs oportunity. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio. 4 Registered Holstein Heifers. 3. 4. 6 and 9 Inc. old, all by some site. A beautiful lot. large, well formed. nicely marked, and in the pin of condition. $150 to 8200 each, or 3600 for the lot. A foundation herd that you don‘t find every day. First come first served. Hobart W. Fay. Mason. Mich. Holstem-Fneslan Breederfig: orbfifl‘e .5235 represented. D. D. AITKEN. Flint. Michigan. HOLSTEINS 8: BERKSHIRES'EE‘EEEa‘Zifi priced reasonable. B. B. REAVEY. Akron, Mich. Till-I TERI-Iii BEST li0LSTI-IIN CATTLE u not. Send for a catalogue and plan to spend W. MUMFORD, Proprietor; Ann Arbor. Mich. MICHIlilll HOME lllil Tlllllllllfl SCHOOL LAPEER. MICIIIGAN. Breeder of High Grade Holstein Cattle. Lists and prices upon application. IBIGELOW’S IIOLSTEIN FARMS Breedsville Michigan. Breeder ofhigh class Registered. Holsteins. “Top=Notch” Holsteins. Extra large fine young bull, 35 white. born Oct. 4. 1913. Dam has official record of 29.40 lbs. butter in 7 days. 117.50 lbs. in 30 days. Bire's dam is a 22.64 lb. 4 yr. -old daughter of a. 30.59 lb. cow. McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Michigan, 19—95 Four ion yearling. pure bred Ox- OXTONT Sheep ford ram: Also rams lambs and a few ewes. COLON O. LILLIE. Ooopersville. Mich. HOOS. ' ' —A few extra Sept. Boers and bunch nur0c3&vmlonas of Gilts for 1st of April farrow. M. T. STORY. Lowell, Mich., Citizens Phone 55. ' ~—Reg.'. Bred Guts—Orders taken for chUSlfl' Whit“ spring pigs and Collie ups. Holstein Bulls at Bargains. FAY B. PARHAM. ronson. Mich. _Th ‘ , . , . _ ”“8“" WHITE: A gidgnl‘itthxfe'spgiSIXfiSiggind MEADOW VIEW STOCK FARM. Holland, ichigan. I —G'lt b ed f . . . Large Type 3. I. C 3 Mini. .3... dings“; 55:53:. ship. WI 1 s ipc.o. . They ar extra ood ne . NEWMAN'S STOCK FARM. R. o.1.Marl%tte. Midi. March, A ril and May pigs: the bi . 0- I rowthy kind that always makes good- : s g LEMUEL NICHOLS. R.F.l). No. 2. Lawrence. Mich. 0 I C’s —I HAVE A NICE LOT 0F , o 0 LAST FALL GILTS 0N HAND. OTTO B. SCHULZE. One-half mile west of Depot. Nashville. Michigan. 0 l C —~Take orders fOI‘FYl'ingffigfi. OneSmo. fine - 0 - type Jersey Bu l. ’rioe reasonable. N. H. Weber. OakVIew Farm. Royal Oak. Michigan. 0 I c Choice pigs, two to four mos., the long v o r bodIed kind. One choice gilt bred for August. ALVIN V. HATT. Grass Lake. Michigan. 0 I c —B}ed sows and spring pigs. large and growthy. - - - Pairs and tries. not akin. 'rite your wants. GLENWOOD STOCK FARM. Zeeland. Mich. 0 I C —§ilts bred. for June and July (arrow. Also 0 ° 0 prlng glgs, Serviceable boars all sold. I pay express. . . ANDREWS. Dansville. Mich. I All sold. Would be leased to book 0. I. c 8 your order for 9 ring igs. C. J. THOMPSON. Rockfor . Mic Igan. —At reasonable prices Re istered Holstien 9 ——‘L- o h d. h' F08 SALE Friesian Young Sires o world’s record 00 I- C S :lll'ga "(speaksn‘lppggigagg r?::d: breeding. HATCH HER . Ypsilanti. Mlchlgsn. J. W IHOV8ELL. Elsie. Michigan. ESPANORE FARM, LANSING, MICH. Hegisier’d Holsteins Bull Calves $50 to $200. An absolute guarantee with each purchase. CHASE S. OSBOBN. 0 L. M. HATCH. ADAM E. FERGUSON. “"8- Supt. Purebred Registered HOLSTEIN CATTLE (, The Greatest Dairy Breed Sand for FREE Illustrated Booklets floistein-Frierian. Auo..ch 164, Brattleboro.Vt. The Jersey The sire is of vital importance. . Buy a thoroughbred Jerse bull and grade up. Wor towards the 400-pounds- of-butter cow. it costs no more to produce 400 lbs. of butter With a good cow than 200 lbs. with a poor one. Let us send you some Jersey facts. AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 324 w. 23d St. New York FOR SAL E—BLOODED JERSEY BULL 17 months old. EARLE M. ROUGH. PINE CREST FARM. Royal Oak. :-: Michigan. JERSEYS—Bull calves nearly ready for service. Sued by Jacobs's Fairy Emanon 107111. SMITH & PARKER. Howell. Michigan. ' MAPLE Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herd~Tu- berouhn tested by U. overnment. Bull calves from cows In R. of M. test. Heifer calves whose dams, grand-dams. and eat rand-dams are in the Register of Merit. IR IN UK. Allegan. Michigan. ngw iN SERVICEi‘ingS‘s’EaiLfptiiifioiiig..ii§‘3 REGORY & BOBDEN. Howell. Michigan. HILL CREST JERSEYS. I would sell two or three young cows. Come and see them. A herd of Z) to choose from. 8. B. WATTLES. Troy. Michigan. Lillie Farmstead Jerseys (Tnberoulin tested. Guaranteed free from Tuber- culosis.) Several good bulls and bull calves out of O I C’s—Spring pigs. pairs and tries. not a o akin, from state fair winners. AVONDALE STOCK FARM. Wayne. Michigan. ’ —Growthy spring boars. Sat's- 0. lo C S faction Guaranteed 1 0.. I. A. R. GRAHAM. FLINT. MICIIIGAN. --Have some extra ood Ce SPRING PIGS March and April fioar pIgs. H. W. DIANN. Dansville. Michigan. ' —Also Holstein Bull calf sired b ' 26-lb. U.l.c- sum, son of Ypsiland Sir lxorndykey DeKol. Clover Lest Stock Farm, it. No. 1. Monroe. Mich. ' —May I have the pleas- O. I. CC SWIne ure of receiving your order for a. pint or trio. not akin, of April and May farrow. They are bred ri ht. Satisfa-tion guaranteed. A. J. GURDEN. R. o. 2. Dorr, Mich. DUROO JERSEYS—Fall gilts boned type, bred for Au . spring pigs, not akin. F J I) of the large. heavy and Sept. furrow. Also rodt. R. . Monroe. Mich. DUROCs—A good growthy fall pig immuned and ‘bred for August fer-row will make you money. Owe the your order now for luayshIpment. Also full boars ready for service. ROPE EON FARM. KInderbook, Michigan. Fancy bred Dnroc Jerseys~Boars & Gilts of spring A: summer furrow. (ion d individuals at reasonable prices. John McNicoll. Station A. R 4. Bay City. Mich. now offer Duroc Jersey pi KUHN'EL Sill“ FAN” of either sex at reasonab 0 prices. E. ii. CORNELL. Howell. Michigan. DUROC JERSEYSEdfixiilio‘iifiiigf CAREY U. L'DMONDS, Hastings. Michigan. DUROC JERSEYSTJXJSEJL‘E“ 323.231” 8“ ‘° STAHLMAN,Cherry Lawn rarm.n.2.s epherd.MIich: POLAND CHINAS‘fiife‘i‘. fiftt‘lmwin‘lunm" Prices right. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Augusta, MIch. Poland China Boar; Sow: Bred, ill of ills Big Type. A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. Michigan. MY OH MY! What an Opportunity. Starting May lst. 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 echance to get hold of foundation stock t at will give you a nucleus for one of the finest and best erds in your community. We are going to show you as we have others. that you wi l have greater with our big type POLAND C H INAS than with any other breed. We “ant to place at least one pin. or a pair in every community. to adver- tise our herd. Vie will give agency, if not already taken. If interested. write for our plan and prices. HILLCREST FARM. KALAMAZOO. MICE. unaE me P. 0-"hi3‘?°%‘.i’.‘.’i‘§i...““ ‘iod’il'bff'i‘i good gfrysgctoyvts far sale. lggéemalee for sale at by than“; estobonr in the U. 8.. weight rose . no on‘ aran . men! so . ome and see. Expenses aid if t 001.01! (2. WE. Cooper-vole. Mich. represented. w. E. LIVINGSTON. 811113.111?ch E RS E Ys—gEARLINO BULL READY FOR lam... m... .. Jr's: fireman“... J E R S E YS ’33: 3.2.“: $2rit°°kn§i§ write A. P. EDISON. Sec. M. J. C. 0.. 328 W. ridge. Grand Rapids. Mich. If a breeder and a member of M. J. O. 0. send list of stock for sale to the above. J 8 BUTTER BRED Eir‘o'izstxlii‘m CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM. Silver Creek. Allegan County. Michigan. nillii IRE!) snonmonus—tress.chimera OLAND CHINA PIGS—From large Prolific stock. Shorthorn Bull Calves. 13% s :1 per 1.5 from choice Barred Rocks. ROBERT NF. ‘9. Pierson. Michigan. F0" s‘LE—A choice bunch of March and April boar mm. a few herd headers. Prices reasonable. R. “C Mills, Saline. Mich. UTLER'S Big Boned Prolific Poland Chinas. Grow big kee easy. mature early. ready for market at 6 mont s. by? Satisfaction guaranteed. Because we've bred thorn that way for more than 20 y: are. We have 2’) big boned sows for fall furrow. Buy one and make more money on our he 8. You can't get any better at any rice. .0. His ory Free. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. ich. 30 Poland China Fall Pigs—Good ones from immune sows $10 and 315 each. while they last. Bred sow sale Fob. 27th.send your name for catalog if you want to and 3125 93°h‘ J' 8' HUMMEL' Mason. Michigan. buy Big Types with Quality, Wm. Wattle.Coldwater.hish. 8500buys two cows three and four yrs.. d sows. bred lit (1 Shorlho'n' one yearling heifer and two calves six Mll'e F001 133... not relatedfiorsszflg. Shiftai: month. A. A. PATTULLO. Deckerviile.Michigan. horthorns-—-Buils and females. all ages. Tell just what you want. Also P. ( ogs. Oxford Sheep. 0. W. Cram, See. Cent. Illeh. Shorthorn Ain‘t. leBrideI. Mich. SHORTHORN CATTLE W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan. SHEEP. Poland China Hogs and S. 0. White Leghorns. FOREST SIDE STOCK FARM M. H. Chamberlain Jr. Prop.. Romeo. Mich. co I have on hand 100 high rode E0ls¥gin WS Heifers. age 6 mo. to 2% yrs: lots o no and in good condition. Also a fine selection of ull atured cows. Arthur Blrkholr, New Bnifdgllioh. OLSTEIN IRIESIAN CATTLE. Bulls for sale. the kind that will satisfy or money refunded. JONES & LUTZ. Oak Grove. Michigan. ' IT PAYS TO BUY PURE BRED SHEEP “ ‘ ptivo ‘ . price list. xfords. Brrlsrqtfi-v 5: .Di?" u e In 'Polled- ‘r‘ ' " ’ es. "o'shins—Il High Grade Holstein heifers fro iHeavy ’ ~ . slam the bunch oi‘oitkfiib. A?“"z.%°‘iiii.°§§$,”é’iii...§..°iifi.f PARSONS» Gm“! Luise- Mwhmn R l G RAD E H OLSTE I N CHOW mad‘niYer-ginfhandbrufnnl‘fibs Alamogam£fn Seven fresh on c c . - fig? ‘lefim‘o Michlluth‘ shire wine. 0&1th Stock Farm. Almont. Mich.r faction guarantor-d. G. (‘. KRKGLOVV. Ada, Ohio ORKSHIRE Swine—March & Apr. pigs ready tcship, Pairs not akin. College Princess an Cooks Bacon foundation stock. Geo. 8, McMullen.Grand L0dge.Mich. . We have a nice bunch of M ’ d'lll'kslllre 8M“. now ready to wean. Writeniispf‘gg escription and prices. Ostrander Bros. Morley.Mich. vouxsu I RES 0...... a... We ... weanlings. Nightly priced. GUY J. DOTY. R. 2. Monroe. Mlchien. ' —(‘iltsibred fro l S t.f ~ For 8".1 Yorksmn: rti'win . also busiest-flit an“ s3:- VIce. WATERMANQ WATF‘. MAN. Ann Arbor. Mich. YORKSHIRES The large. long-bodied, prolific kind. Gilts bred for July. August and September furrow. A choice lot of spring piss. pairs and trioe.not akin. Prices reasonable W. C. COOK. R. 42. Adl. Michigan. Lillie Farmstead Yorkshire: 0 n gilts and slits bred for September furrow. Spr n} igs either sex. pairs and [nos not akin. Satin ion guaranteed. Michigan. COLON C. LILLIB. Cooporovllle. l 96—20 of hypo-sulphite of soda at a dose three times a day and apply one part iodine and 2 parts vaseline to bunches every day or two. If you have blis- tered the leg, apply vaseline once or twice a day, and nothing else. Incipient Bone Spavin.——I have an eight-year—old mare, driven on rural mail route, that has a peculiar lame- ness; part of the time she goes fairly sound and other times shows lame- ness in left hind leg when starting only. Some trips she makes without showing any lameness. I always read the veterinary part of the Michigan Farmer and have derived much ben- efit from it; therefore, I thought per- haps you could help me in this case. D. H N., Laingsburg, Mich—Symp- toms she shows indicate soreness, not weakness; therefore, I am led to be- lieve that she either suffers from In- cipient bone spavin lameness, or she may strike her shin occasionally with opposite foot, or it is barely possible a rheumatic ailment. Apply to sore parts one part iodine and 20 parts of vaseline once a day; or rub leg with spirits of camphor. By close obser- vation and perhaps wetting both hind legs in cold water, noticing which part dried first, might aid you in lo- cating soreness. Irregular Strangles—Stiff Neck.— Ever since my 13-months-old filly had distemper her neck has remained stiff and in order to reach ground with nose she is obliged to spread fore legs considerable. The neck, about mid— way between head and shoulder, is some swollen and rigid; this, I be-- lieve, is where the trouble is. Our local Vet. tells me he has done all he can, and I forgot to say when this colt was three months old, its mother had a severe attack of distemper. W. S., LeRoy, Mich.——Give 1/2 oz. of hypo- sulphite of soda, 1/2 dr. ground nux vomica at a dose in two quarts of ground oats twice a day. Apply one part tincture iodine and five parts of camphorated oil to rigid muscles of neck daily. A recovery in this kind of a case is usually slow. In my prac- tice I have obtained satisfactory re- sults by giving anti-suppurine treat- ment: therefore, you might mention this fact to your Vet. who is doubtless familiar with serum treatment for these irregular cases of distemper. It is possible that a cold abscess may be forming in neck. Mare Quids Hay—I have a mare 16 years old that two years ago started quidding hay; two different Vets. worked on her teeth, but failed to ef- fect a cure. She is fed three quarts of boiled cats at a feed three times a day and is raising a colt. Shall I feed colt some cows’ milk? Mrs. B. C. M Lees, Mich—On close. examination either an abnormal tooth, a foreign body lodged between two grinder teeth or across back part of mouth, or a partial loss of power of tongue will be found causing this trouble. Giving drugs will not help you out. A competent Vet. should be able to as- certain cause and remove it. I am too far away to render you much sub- stantial aid in this case. In justice to your Vets. ask them to make acrit- ical examination once more. Fleshy Brood Mare—I have a brood mare due to foal September 8, which I am feeding clover hay and four quarts of oats, but she is altogether too fleshy. She does farm work every day. She will weigh 1600 lbs. or more. J. Blissfield, Mich—It is not always a good plan to cut down a brood mare’s food supply; however, I would suggest that you feed her part clover, part timothy and part corn fodder; but continue feeding her oats and if she is not working daily, let her run out in pasture day and night. It will do her no harm to work up to within ten days of foaling time. Suppurating Foot—Foot Rot.~I have two cows that are troubled with sore feet, both affected in a similar way, and I would like to know if it is dangerous to use their milk. C. A. R, Big Rock, Mich—I do not believe it unsafe to use. their milk. Saturate foot in one part carbolic acid and ten parts water, or apply equal parts of powdered alum and oxide of zinc, 01“ apply air-slaked lime once or twice a day. Acidity of Stomach—Please inform me as to cause of cows eating bones, wood, etc.; also give remedy. S. B. T., Elk'ton, Mich.~VVhen cattle are in: clined to chew bones, decomposed meat, rotten wood and other rubbish, it indicates that the system has not been supplied with a balanced ration. Feeding animals the same food for too long a time without change, there by causing indigestion and acidity of stomach is possibly responsible for this ailment. Give two tablespoonfuls of bicarbonate soda, two tablespoon- fuls of ground gentian and 1 dr. of ground nux vomica at a dose in feed two or three times a day. Change their feed and salt them well. Rub- bish should be picked up from pas- ture field and yard, thereby prevent ing cows from indulging too freely of such trash, because it often causes 1 their death. THE MICHIGAN _EA.RMER AUG.1,191.4. You Know what [a Pig’s Nose ’will Stand! Everybody knows how tough a pig 5 nose is. Ask a farmer who has worn Finck’s “Detroit Special” Overalls how they wear and the best answer he can think of 15, “They Wear Like a Pig’s Nose.” We spare no effort to make Finck’s “Detroit Special” Overalls the most durable and comfortable you can buy. They are cut extra big and roomy from heavy New England denim. There are 12 pockets, including rule, pencil and watch pocket, in every suit, of heavier than usual material. J flicks . “DETROITSPECIAL” OVERALLS as“Wear Like a Pigs Nose”: Union garment makers turn the dou- ble re-enforced seams, make button holes, and fasten on buttons with a finish not found in ordinary work- clothes. Hunt up the mer- chant who carries overalls with this ticket—the ‘ Pig’s Either bib ‘N ose” is in red or on the bluEticket. waist style Get the most in A LIK overalls for your \AVXFG'; _NO m o n e y. 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