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1 VOL. CXLIV. NO. 4

.. Whole Number 3819





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JAN. 23, 1915.





i 50 CENTS A YEAR.

182 FOR 5 YEARS.





Canning Factory Crops for the General Farmer





- CANNING factory crops must be





f grown within a few miles of the



‘ factory, the closer to the fac-

tory the better. Peas, beans, sweet

corn, etc., intended for canning must

be harvested at the proper time and,

in this green state, hauled to the fac-

tory as soon as possible. A delay of

a day or two is fatal. Peas, especial-

ly, mature for canning purposes in

June and July during hot weather and

only a few days can be allotted to

harvesting them, else they will not be

prime canning peas. All these crops

are harvested when green and vines,

peas and all, are hauled to the fac-

tory where they are threshed or vin-

ed, as it is called; that is the green

peas separated from the pods. In

this green condition the vines are

very heavy and it will not pay to haul

them very far—a few miles at best,

hence a canning factory must be lo-

cated quite near or the farmer cannot

be interested at all.



Sometimes factories have Vining stav-

tions or threshing stations, in outly-

ing neighborhoods, where the peas and

lima beans are vined and then the

shelled peas or beans are hauled at

once to the factory. This system is

practical and enables the factory to

draw from a much larger neighbor-

hood.



If the farmer is located near the

factory, or near one of the Vining sta-

tions, then I think it will pay him to

study this question of canning factory

crops carefully. The three crops want-

ed of the general farmer are green

peas, lima beans and green sweet

corn. Most canners pack pork and

beans also, but the beans for this pro-

duct are purchased on a different has-

is and it is- altogether a different

propbsition. These beans are bought

in competition with the open market

and the farmer can sell where he

chooses. Canners also pack tomatoes

and fruit, but very few general farm-

ers are interested in these products.

They do not have the time nor do they

understand the growing of them, and

besides the factory has learned that

for these products they must depend

on the specialist rather than the gen-

eral farmer. But peas, lima beans





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C. LILLIE.





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The Modern Pea Harvester at Work on Lillie Farmstead.





general farmer if he will, in the place

of other cash crops on his farm. The

question to consider is, will it pay

him to grow these crops in preference

to the other crops he has been accus-

tomed to grow?



Michigan soil and climate are adap-

ted to the growth of the pea plant.

Peas used to be grown largely for

stock food in an early day and people

considered them a profitable crop for

this purpose. The plant could be our-

ed for hay or the seed allowed to rip-

en and fed as a grain ration to all

kinds of stock, especially hogs and

dairy cows. There is no better grain





for milch cows than pea meal. At the

present time we are feeding: pea meal

in the place of gluten feed to dairy

cows and the herdsman reports that

the cows are doing even better than

they did on gluten. \Ve had about 30

bushels of sweet peas because they

got too ripe for

they ripened so unevenly that they

could not be used for canning and

we threshed them and ground them

and they are taking the place of oth-

er concentrated protein feed.



The only satisfactory reason I can

give for having other crops, like

wheat, oats and barley grOw largely





 





 





and sweet corn can be grown by the Crop of Com Grown for Ensilage after Crop of Alaska Peas were Harvested.





canning, or rather.





instead of peas as they were in the

early days, is that labor-saving ma-

chinery was first invented to handle

these crops. The binder, the mower

even, will not handle peas successful-

ly owing to the reclining habit of the

pea vines and until recently they had

to be harvested in the good old-fash-

ioned way by hand. 'This naturally led

the farmer to give their attention to

crops that could be harvested more

easily. At the present time, however,

a pea harvester has been perfected

that does the job quite successfully,

and this objection is overcome. We

can grow peas and we can harvest

them now. Is the factory price of

about $45 to $50 per ton for green

shelled peas attractive?



We know we can make a success

of growing corn in Michigan, even

though we, are not in the heart of the

corn belt. We have to make a little

special preparation for this crop to

get the best yields, but it can be suc-

cessful]; grown here. Many claim that

sweet corn is not as vigorous as field

corn and can not be grown as cheap-

ly. l have an idea that this is largely

in the seed. Sweet corn is hard to

cure. It must he artificially dried and

kept where it will not freeze if it pro-

duces a vigorous plant. Then is it

better to pick or snap the corn and

sell it—~green husks, shank, CO!) and

all, for $8.00 to $9.00 per ton, or put

the whole plant into the silo, or ripen

and husk it? The farmer must settle

this question for himself. It is a new

proposition to the average farmer and

some experience is necessary to form

a just conclusion.



Lima beans, the best of dwarf va-

riety, are entirely new to most farm-

ers. ’l‘hey are grown very successful—

ly in California, but that is a very

different climate from ours. They can

be grown here and can be relied up-

on to develop sufficiently for canning

purposes. My experience. is that they

are very susceptible to adverse weath-

er conditions, but many people in dif-

ferent parts of the state have grown

them successfully. I believe it would

be better for the factories and the

farmer if they could have home-

grown seed, rather than that grown

in a different climate. The price paid





 





 





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Scene in Western Michigan where Peas are being Harvested on a





 





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for beans is practically the same as

that paid for peas.



By-Productc of Canning Factory



Crops.



To the live stock farmer, and es-

pecially the dairyman, the residue or

by-products are of considerable value.

Pea vines make goOd hay or good sil-

age. Canning factories now have large

silos and the. vines are run directly

from the viners to these silos and the

growers can get their proportion of

silage if they wish when they choose

and haul it home for feeding. It is

good feed. Lima bean straw also

makes good silage. If one wishes he

can take his pea vines and bean

straw, spread it out and cure it as

hay. It makes good hay. Both of

those products are rich in protein and

make a valuable and a palatable feed

for all kinds of stock.



Sweet cornstalks can be put into





the silo or they can be dry-cured and .

The husks .





fed as other cow fodder.

and cobs are also returned to the

farmer if he wishes them and when

he is delivering sweet corn to the

factory and has no load home, the

cost of hauling them back to the farm

is almost nothing. If one has a large

acreage of sweet corn he must have

some silo or pit where stalks and cobs

can be stored until used, otherwise

they will spoil. This refuse is worth

more for cow feed than one would at

first suppose. Our cows seemed to do





as well on this refuse as they did on.





corn silage. We noticed no shrinkage

in milk while it was being fed and we

gave it a fair trial, for we had the

refuse from nearly 100 tons of sweet

corn.



What made me interested in can-

ning factory crops, particularly, was

that having a commercial herd of

cows I could utilize these byproducts

that some people allowed to waste. If

it is profitable for people without live

stock to grow canning factory crops,

then a dairyman could make more

because he had this food extra, and

with a silo all of it can be utilized

without waste.





Are Canning Factory Crops Profit-



able?



The farmer can not make very

lnuch profit unless he produces good

crops. This applies to all crops. It

is impossible to squeeze a profit out

of a poor crop of any kind. So if one

has poor canning factory crops of

peas, or lima beans, or sweet corn,

they will not pay, but if he has good

crops they will pay as well or better

than ordinary crops. This year on

one 11-acre field I produced 19 tons,

1,325 pounds of green shelled peas at

two and a quarter cents a pound, or

$45 per ton. That is practically $80

worth of peas per acre. On another

field I produced at the rate of one

and one-half tons per acre. But on

the sweet peas (late peas) the aphis

got in their work, just as the army

worm did in the late oats, and the

crop was nearly a failure. My lima

beans were also a poor crop, but just

why I am unable to tell. They simply

would not grow well, besides I had a

poor stand, possibly owing to poor

seed. Neither of these crops, how-

ever, were as complete a failure as

my late crop of oats and peas. My

sweet corn averaged three and a half

tons per acre. One field of six acres

produced 26 tons and one field was a

miserably poor crop. Had all these

crops been good I think they would

have paid me better than any crops I

ever raised.



A Possibility with Early Peas.



Canning factory crops are not al-

lowed to ripen. They are wanted

when green. Hence the time from

planting to harvesting the crop is ma-

terially shortened. There is no wor-

rying about early frost, etc., as with

corn or beans some years. The pea

crop must be planted early, the ear-

lier the better, and is harvested early.

The Alaska or early pea is usually

harvested the last of June, some years

by June 20, and late or sweet peas





 





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER“





are harvested early in July. The pea

crop leaves , the soil loose and meL

low, and can be prepared for winter

wheat without plowing, and this is a

good crop to follow. Wheat does well

after peas. This year in this vicinity

one could tell readily every field of

wheat that was sown after peas.

There is where we have the best

wheat in the county.



But the great possibility with early

peas is to grow another crop the same

season on the same field. Many times

silage corn is not planted till June.

I have several years planted silage

corn in June, and late in June, too.

One year I remember we had so much

rain I did not plant until July 12 and

had a splendid lot of silage corn. Sil-

age corn planted in May must be har-

vested in August or September. If

planted in June or early July it will

mature by October 1. Some years it

would be frosted before that time

but not late years. This year Iplant-

ed field dent corn. after early peas and

a very conservative. estimate would

be 10 tons of silage per acre, and it

was harvested” before frost and plenty

mature. Lots of the corn was ripe

enough to save for seed.



On a portion of the field I planted

Stowell’s Evergreen sweet corn and

this matured sufficiently so We picked

the corn and sold it to the factory.

Probably it would not mature every

year, but if it did not it could be put

in the silo. It would certainly make

a good growth'of fodder. On another

portion of the field I planted the early

Golden Bantam sweet com. This, of

course, matured long before frost, but

the yield of fodder with this did not

satisfy a dairyman. who wants to fill

his silos.



On three acres I sowed buckwheat.

The ground had got pretty dry by the

time we got to this and the buckwheat





came up very unevenly, in fact, some

did .not come for two weeks, when we

had a shower. This buckwheat, how-

ever, yielded 23 bushels peracre . It





'would always be safe to sow buck-





wheat the last of June or the first of

July.



Soy beans could also be planted af-

ter early peas, with confidence that

they would produce a good crop of

forage, either for hay or silage.



With this possibility of a second crop,

of good food for dairy cows, the early

pea crop looks promising to me.



Canning Factory Crop: and Soil



Fertility.



‘As none of these crops mature, but

all are harvested in a green state,

they do not take as much plant food

from the soil as they would if allowed

to ripen. Especially is this true of

phosphoric acid. Personally, I do not

care so much about this, for if I can

only get the crop I can supply the

plant food. _



A Fertile Soil Necessary.



To grow good crops of peas or

sweet corn one must have rich ground.

The plants want plenty to eat, and if

one grows the second crop he must

have especially rich ground to push

thecrops along. The land where these

crops were grown is in a good state

of fertility. It has had frequent ap-

plications of stable manure for the

last 20 years. Last year it had a

moderate dressing with stable manure

and then 250 pounds of commercial

fertilizer on the peas and 100 pounds

in the row on the corn: But one can

well aflord to fertilize under such cir-

cumstance. Estimating the pea vine

silage, the sweet cornstalks and the

husks and cobs, and adding this to

the value of the peas, I had a produo

tion of $125 or more per acre on this

11-acre field.





This is the twelfth of 52 special articles to be published in consecutive





issues.





The special article for next week will be the first installment of the





series on Michigan Laws Relating to the Property Rights of Women. —-Eds.

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The Appearance of the Farm.





 





N these days of the civic leagues

and city improvement associations

we hear so much about improving

the appearance of the city. just why

we ought to improve its appearance.

and just how to improve it, and all

the necessary directions for making

the city more beautiful. But how of-





ten do we hear anything about im-v





proving the appearance of the rural

districts? In the city all sorts of

leagues and societies are formed with

the express purpose of doing all in

their power to make their city more

beautiful. And in a large majority of

cases, these societies have been suc-

cessful and have fulfilled their mis-

sion. The old dumping grounds have

been done away with, the alleys and

streets have been cleaned up, parks

and playgrounds have been establish-

ed and everything that would make

the city more beautiful and sanitary

has been done. fl



How do farm conditions compare

with this? murmuregnuts have

been started Wis make. the rural dis-

tricts more‘ beautiful“? How many

farms show_any signs of ever having

anything done to them to make them

more inviting? Your answer to all

these questions must be in the nega-

tive. It is a sad but nevertheless true

fact that most farms look topsy-turvy

and all for lack of a little order and a

few hours work in the dull seasons.



The farmer is copying his city cous-

in in nearly all the modern improve-





‘ments, so why should he not copy him





In this good movement. The farmer

is installing water works, heating

plants, lighting systems, buying auto-

mobiles and getting many of the other

comforts ’of life which the city man

thinks that he could notdo ‘without.

But as yet the farmer has not started

to clean house with his district in? a

really earnest'manner.





There are semany places Where. the _





farmer can and should start to clean

up that it is hard to know just where

to start in. Perhaps the front yard

would be about the first thing to take

into consideration as that is the first

thing that greets the traveler’s eye.

The visitor gets his first opinion and

his first impression of you with his

first glance at your front yard, and

first impressions are hard to undo. Is

the front yard graded and seeded and

kept mown so that it is fresh and

green and pleasing to the eye?

The next place that meets the eye

of the stranger is the buildings. Per-

haps you did not build these so that

they are not placed and built accord-

ing to your idea, but you are respon-





sible for their appearance at the pres- ,





ent time. Oftentimes the buildings

are neglected and allowed to run

down. How much a little paint im-

proves ,the appearance of the build-

ings and the paint not only improves

the outward appearance but It pre-

serves the material so that it Is a

good investment.



The back yard is the place where

much of the waste material naturally

collects. Boards and old machinery

and all sorts of junk accumulates here

and makes an eye-sore to anybody

who sees it. And in the summer time

when you are using nearly all the

implements, how easy it is to haul

them up in the back yard and let

them set there for a long time. Inple—

ments of all kinds cost enough and

wear out soon enough, no matter how

good care you give them. When they

are allowed to stay out in the sun and

rains they soon deteriorate and are of

no further use but for old iron. I be-

lieve that you can truthfully say that

as much machinery and implements

are rendered useless by not being

properly taken care of, as are worn

out "by'actual usage. But aside from





the economic side of taking care of:





JAN. 23, 1915.

the tools, they look bad when they

are left outside. It doesn’t take much

time to keep the back yard clean if

you keep it clean all the time, but if

youletltgoforalongtime, itisa

hard job. and one of those jobs that

you are always putting 01 until some

other time.



The roadside is another place which

is badly neglected and it looks fierce.

to resort to slang and put it mildly.

The weeds along the roadside look

badly and are a source of contamina-

tion to the surrounding country, but

still many 0%» farmers will leave

them until someone complains on

them. If‘no one complains, the weeds

are left to go to seed and then the

farmers wonder where so many weeds

come from the next year. Then there

are the brush and bushes all of which

go to make a desolate looking place.



Fences are another item which need

constant attention in order to keep

them in good shape. It takes more

time to fix up a run-down fence than

it does to build a new one, and then

you haven’t anything after you have

spent some valuable time in repairing

or cuddling up an old fence. A little

time now and then‘will keep the fence

in good repair all the time.



And now we ought not to pass by

the subject of fences without saying

a few words about the fence corners.

This is the seed bed for most of the

weeds which spread over your farm.

This is the place where some of the

rubbish collects, where you put an oc-

casional stone to get it out of the way

or where you run an old wornout im-

plement when you are done with it.

All this detracts from the appearance

of the place and really is harmful to

your farm.



I think that the swamp holes or the

“cat holes,” as they are sometimes

called, detract about as much from the

appearance of a place as anything

could. Besides these detract from the

value of the farm as well. When you

come to sell your farm, don’t they al-

ways ask about the swamps and the

drainage? And these are the things

that can be remedied with a profit.



The-re are some who do not care for

the appearance of a place where they

live, they think that looks haven’t any

pecuniary value and money is all they

think about. But I wish to say to

these people that looks have a money





value and oftentimes you pay a. big-





price for appearances.





And then is it not worth something





to you to know that your farm is tidy

and clean? Is there not a whole lot

of personal satisfaction if you know

that people say of you that you are

progressive and not slovenly? You

can’t value personal satisfaction in

dollars and cents, but it makes life

more worth living to be able to take

pride in the appearance of your sur-

roundings. The environment that a

man lives in has a great influence

upon the rest of his life, and you want

to bring up your children in an en-

vironment that will have the best pos-

sible influence upon them.



It seems to me that the Grange and

the other farmers’ organizations have

overlooked a great opportunity in this

respect. They might start contests

among members, giving some prizes for

the best appearing front yard, the best

lookingroadside, the best fences, etc.

The prizes need not be so valuable

and costly, but they would create a

feeling of competition which always

brings the best results. Anything that

will present this neglected phase of

farming before the people who ought

to.be vitally interested in it. Let us

not let our city cousins get too far

ahead of us in this respect.



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are soluble and active, and not only

increase yield, but improve quality

and hasten maturity. Amt! wanted.

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GoOd ' Road, NEWS.





HE new year book of the Amer-

T ican Highway Association, which



Will soon be out, will show that

more than 34,000 miles of surfaced

road have been built in the past two

years, while during the ten-year pe-

riod from 1904, more than 96,000 miles

have been completed. These figures

are impressive when you consider that

in 1904 there were only 153,000 miles

of surfaced roads of all types in the

United States. The state aid move

ment started in 1892 and about 30,000

miles of highway have been built with

the aid of state funds, one-third of

this mileage having been completed

in the past two years, indicating that

the state aid plan is just getting un-

der way. Only six states out of the

48 are still without state highway de~

partments.



A local organization has been form-

ed at Grand Rapids, headed by Alvah

W. Brown, of the Kent County Road

Commission, to arrange for the an-

nual convention of the Michigan Good

Roads Association, to be held at the

Coliseum in Grand Rapids, probably

during the second week of March. An





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





The Grand Traverse county road

commission has closed an active year.

The Yuba hill mile in Acme" township

has been graveled and with the com-

pletion of another strip of road in

connection, which is planned for this

year, the drive from Elk Rapids to

Traverse City will be greatly improv-

ed. The Pierce hill mile in Blair town-

ship has been graded and improved

and in two more years it is expected

a reward road will extend from Trav-

erse City to Kingsley. The Fife Lake

road east of Kingsley is graded and

ready for gravel, with two miles fully

completed. Paradise township has

bonded for good roads and Fife Lake

will probably vote on a bond issue in

the spring. Road improvements are

under way in Green Lake, Long Lake

and Whitewater townships. Soon a

state reward road will extend from

Traverse City to Kalkaska village.



Some criticism of the county road

system has developed in Gladwin

county, indeed, petitions are being

circulated in most of the townships

asking the board of supervisors to

submit to voters the question of abol-

ishing the system. The county has

on hand nearly $70,000 voted to build

state reward roads, 24 miles on the





 





 





 





extensive exhibit of machinery and

road building material will be, made

in connection. The program will in-

clude speakers of national fame.



Of the original bond issue of $600,-

000 voted by Kent county for good

roads, about $500,000 has been ex-

pended, but equipment has been

bought, also gravel beds, and money

enough remains to continue the work

this season. Kent commissioners will

appeal to the Legislature for a. cor-

rection of plans for the trunk line

road out Fulton street, changing same

to West Leonard street, which will

obviate an expensive cut through

John Ball Park and purchase of right

of way. Road work will be continued

on South Division avenue and it is

hoped to have 11 miles of improved

highway there by fall. The Knapp

avenue road east is also another im-

portant job of work to be undertak-

en. Concrete is being used for cul-

verts and bridges. The adaptability

of concrete for road work in Kent

county is still an open question. A

continuous stretch of state road has

been opened from Grand Rapids to

Lowell and a Lowell man is arranging

with the merchants there to run an

auto truck between the two tOWns, be-

lieving that the service will be cheap-

er and quicker than that furnished by

the railroads.



Steam heat will be installed in one





' of the larger buildings at the Kalama-





zoo county road farm at Portage Cen-

ter so that the gang of men may con-

tinue the winter work of making tile,

painting and repairing machinery and

other odd jobs. .



Sault Ste. Marie business men favor

opening a trunk highway through

Chippewa and other eastern counties

of the upper peninsula, as an outlet

to the western counties and some leg-

islative action will be asked for. The

road as planned would lead out of the

Soo. probably through Brimley, thence

to Rudyard and Trout Lake.





 





Vining Peas at Lillie Farmstead and Running Vines into Silo.





meridian line and two lines of road

each 12 miles in length running from

the meridian to the Clare county line,

one through the city of Gladwin and

one through Beaverton. Townships

lying west of the meridian line have

benefited from the county road system

while townships east of the line have

reason to complain, because they have

not to date had the roads built which

the taxes paid entitle them to. How-

ever, they are about to get what is

their due, so the friends of the pres-

ent system are saying, so that to abol-

ish the system would be unwise.



Oceana county ranks fifty—first in

the state in population but holds third

place in mileage of state reward ma-

cadam roads, having built over 49

miles at an aggregate cost of $199,000.



Luce county voted $100,000 for good

roads and completed nearly five miles

of macadam road and graded an addi-

tional 10 miles, making it ready for

crushed stone during 1914. Next sea-

son ‘will see Luce and Schoolcraft

counties united by a system of good

highways.





Kent Co. ALMOND Gmrrnx.





WAR INCREASES GRAIN EX-

PORTS.





Exports of wheat, including flour,

from the United States and Canada

for the five days ending December 23,

were 7,900,000 bushels, against 3,818,-

000 bushels for the same period in

1913. Corn exports were 525,000 bush-

els against only 13,000 bushels in 1913.

Bradstreet’s reports that for the 25

weeks ending December 23, 1914, the

wheat exports were 169,000,000 bush-

els against 146,000,000 for the same

period in 1913. Corn exports for this

period were 5,800,000 bushels against

1,091,000 bushels in 1913.





 





Perseverance is more prevailing

than Violence; and many things which

cannot be overcome when the are to-

gether. yield themselves up w en tak-

en little by little.—-—Plutarch.





 

 

 





 





Concrete

Dipping Tank

on farm of

F. C. Kimber,

Pilot Knob, Mo





A Concrete Dipping Tank





pays for itself many times over on any farm where





stock is fed for market.





For the many parasites





which cut down the profit in sheep, cattle or hog

raising there is one remedy, dipping. The concrete

vat is permanent, will not rust or rot out, needs no





repairs, can be used year after year.

work you need good cement. Use





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The Live Stock Meeting.





of the Michigan Improved Live



Stock Breeders’ and Feeders’

Association was held at the Agricul-

tural College, East Lansing, Mich., on

January 13-14, 1915. As usual, the

first day was devoted to meetings of

the allied breed associations, reports

of which are. not available at this writ-





THE twenty-fourth annual meeting





. ing but will be briefly presented in a.





future issue. In addition to the meet-





'- ing of the associations already in ex-





istence, a State Sheep Breeders’ and

Feeders’ Association and State Hog

Breeders’ Association were formed,

the members of the various breed as-

sociations and patrons of all breeds

joining in the organization of these

two new associations.



In addition to these events a fat

barrow show was held on the first day

of the meeting and the carcasses of

same were shown on the following

day and competitive prizes were

awarded after the carcasses had been

used in a demonstration lecture.

0n the morning of the second day a

horse and colt show was held which

was a notable feature of the meeting.

These two features will be described

in greater detail in a future issue in

order that something of their educa-

tional value may be passed on to Mich-

igan Farmer readers who could not

be present at the meeting.



Following the several breed meet-

ings, the live stock men present gath-

ered for an informal reception and

joint meeting of all sections in the

main hall of the Agricultural Building,

at which time Hon. L. Whitney Wat-

kins gave an address on foot-and-

mouth disease from a farmer’s stand-

point. Mr. Watkins was the man se-

lected to act for the federal govern-

ment and state of Michigan in placing

a valuation on the animals slaughter-

ed in the extermination of the foot-

and-mouth disease.



Following this address the members





, of the association attended a banquet





tendered them by the State Board of

Agriculture and faculty of the College,

which was served in the main dining-

room of the women’s building. Al-

though this room had been enlarged

and the tables rearranged so as to

greatly increase its seating capacity,

it was filled to the limit by the in-

creased number of live stock breeders

and feeders in attendance at this ses-

sion, as compared with the meetings

After the excellent

meal had been served by the college

girls, resident Snyder, acting as

toastma ter, called on the distinguish-

ed visitors from other states who were

present, to attend the various breed

meetings, members of the Legislature,

the State Board of Agriculture and

others, for brief after-dinner talks. As

usual, the banquet was one of the ap-

preciated events of the meeting.



The general meeting was held on

Thursday in room 402 of the Agricul-

tural Building. President Stevenson

having been called away from the

meeting on important business, Mr.

H. H. Hines, veteran member of the

organization, was called upon for rem-

iniscences of its organization and de-

velopment, and responded in a. man-

ner greatly appreciated by all present.



The address of the morning was giv-

en by Mr. Wayne Dinsmore, Secretary

of the Percheron Society of America,

who spoke on the topic, “The Effect

of the European War on the Pure-

bred Horse Industry.” Mr. Dinsmore

pointed out in a. very clear manner

how the stoppage of all imports from

Europe and the practical annihilation

of the Belgian breed in its native coun-

try, together with the increased de-

mand on America’s horse supply for

exportation to the countries at war all

combined to make a bright future for

the pure-bred horse industry for sev‘

eral years to come. Figures were pre-

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that prices would, not only be higher and





for pure-bred stock but as well for

good market draft animals in the not

distant future.



Following the noon recessProf. A.

C. Anderson gave an illustrated lec-

ture on the variation of fat content in

milk, the illustrations used being





charts giving the result of one week





and two day tests for several thous-

and cows of different breeds, many of

them taken under herd conditions and

others during official and semi-official

tests. These charts proved conclu-

sively that the commonly accepted

idea that the fat content of the milk

of individual cows is normally con-

stant in amount is a fallacy. Only

about one-third of the cows tested con-





formed to the previously held idea.





that the fat content in the milk of an

individual cow will seldom if ever

vary more than one per cent, while in

occasional cases it was shown con-

clusively that the variation might be

more than six per cent. This was a

point of much interest to thedairy—

men present, and the program com-

mittee was requested to ask Prof. Ans

derson to continue this line of inves-

tigation and give further data at next

year’s meeting. '



Reports of committees followed the

completion of the program. Hon. W.

H. Schantz presented for the Legisla-

tive committee a draft of the proposed

changes in the stallion license law and

proposed new dog law which had pre

viously received the approval of horse

breeders’ and sheep breeders’ associa~

tions, and these were endorsed by the

members. Mr. Norton reported as

follows for the committee on resolu-

tions, the draft presented being adop—

ted without comment by the associa‘

tion: ' ,



The Michigan Improved Live Stock

Breeders’ and Feeders’ Association, in

its Twenty-fourth Annual Session,

hereby adopt the following final reso-

lutions: ‘



First, Resolved that the thanks and

appreciation of this association is due

the officers of this association, the

Michigan Agricultural College, and all

others that have so generously con-

tributed and worked for the success

of this meeting.



That this association hereby endors-

es the present and efficient work of

the State Live Stock Sanitary Com-

mission in co-operation with the fed

eral authorities in the eradication of

hoof-and-mouth disease from this

state during the past three months.



Further, it is the firm belief of this

association that no state, or no sec-

tion of any state, can afford to tem-

porize with this disease, We therefore

pledge the support of this association

to any future action which may be

necessary to properly protect the live

stock of the state of Michigan, and to

lend aid in the final and speedy eradi-

cation of the malady from the United

States.



Whereas, the necessity of a rigid

inspection of the commercial feeding

stuffs is of great importance to the

live stock interests of the state, and



cross, an intimate relationship

exists between the college and the

live stock interests of the state, and



Whereas, the Michigan Experiment

Station is equipped to conduct such

an inspection, both chemically and

microscopically and also to conduct

digestion experiments to determine

the feeding value, and



Whereas, the Michigan Experiment

Station has the privilege of free use

of the mails to distribute such infor-

mation to those interested in it;



Be it Resolved, that the Michigan

Improved Live Stock Breeders’ and

Feeders’ Association go on record as

favoring the transferal of the admin-

istration of the state law relating to

the inspection of commercial feeding

stuffs from the State Dairy and Food

Department to the Michigan Experi-

ment Station.



Whereas, for the past four years the

attempts of the State Board of Agri-

culture to secure increased appropria-

tions for the Agricultural College in

order to keep pace with the rapid de-

velgpment of its work, have failed,

an



Whereas, the mill tax rate-making

appropriation for that institution re-

mains where it began in 1901 with

only such increased revenue as has

come from the increased equalization

of the property of the state. and



,Wheress, at this time 'the institu-

tion, with a vast work before it, is, in

need of both buildings and re-





 





JAN. 23, 1915.





sources with which to do its work,.

therefore be it '



Resolved. by the Michigan Improved

Live Stock Breeders’ and Feeders’ As-

sociation that, in the judgment of this

body, it is time the Legislature gave

long needed assistance to an institu~

tlon that touches the welfare of every

person in the state, by making a very

substantial increase in its mill tax

rate to take care of its growing ex-

penses, and by giving it a special ap-

propriation for buildings which are so

needed that the work of the college

18 already sadly hampered for want

of them.



Following the report of the commit-

tee On nominations, the following ofii‘

cers were elected for the ensuing

yar: .

President, Hon. W. H. Schantz, Has-

tings; vice-president, Frank R. Cran-

dall, Howell; Secretary, George A.

Brown, East Lansing; assistant secre-

tary, W. E. Edwards, East Lansing;

treasurer, C. P. Reed, East Lansing;

executive committee, Geo. H. Brown«.

ell, Detroit; Colon C. Lillie, Coopers

ville; C. G. Parnell, Jackson; J. Fred

Smith, Byron; Hon. A. T. Roberts,

Marquette. ‘ ,





 





THE MULE FOOT HOG.





 





Will you give a history and descrip~

tion of the mule—foot hog? Is there

any ground for the claim that they

are immune from cholera? If such

immunity exists does it extend to

grades that possess solid hoofs? How

do they compare with Poland-China,

Chester White, .. and Duroc hogs for

farmers to keep?



Wayne Co. S. McP.





The Mule Foot breed of hogs derived

its name from the fact that the indid

viduals of this breed have solid hoofs

like those of the mule. The origin of

the breed is not certainly known and

not too well agreed upon by the pa-

trons of the breed. From whatever

source may have come the original

foundation stock, the improvement of

the Mule Foot hog and its recognition

as an improved breed occurred in the

south central and middle western

states of this country, in which sec-

tions are to be found the greatest

number of pure-bred herds. In color

the Mule Foot hog is black, and they

rank as one of the larger breeds. They

are smooth rather than coarse in con-

formation, but have the reputation of

being both prolific and hardy, as well

as docile in disposition.



With regard to their immunity from

cholera, the claim has been made

among patrons of this breed that they

are much less susceptible to the dis-

ease than are individuals of other

breeds. Some go so far as to state

that they have never known a pure«

bred hog of this breed to have chol-

era. Whether this alleged quality will

be apparent in comparison with other

breeds should they become as numer-

ous, is, of course, a matter of specuc

lation. In type and conformation they

resemble the Chester White or Poland

China more than other breeds. They

make very presentable show hogs, and

have the reputation of being econom-

ical meat producers. They are grads

uslly assuming a more important

place among the improved breeds of

hogs maintained on the farms of this

country, but owing to their more lim-

ited number, opportunities for individv

ual selection are not as great, hence

their distribution as a breed has not,

and for some time to come, probably

will not be as rapid as that of the

other improved breeds with which the

average farmer is more familiar.





The advance in prices for corn are

having a noticeable influence in forc-

ing immature cattle on the markets of

the country, corn having been marked

up about six to eight cents a bushel

for delivery in future months in the

Chicago market since the low time in

November, and selling about that

much higher than a year ago. Colder

weather has resulted in materially in‘,

creasing the consumption of corn and

other stock feeds on the farms of the

country, and late advices speak of

much larger purchases 6 of corn

by western and southwestern stock

feeders. Oats, too, are headed in an

upward direction, with recent sales on

the Chicago Board of Trade about .14

cents higherthan a mama-80., .. w.
JAN. 23, 1915. '





’COMP‘ENSAT‘IO‘N' FO'R TUBERCU-

Lous CATTLE. '





 





Does the state pay for cattle that

react upon the application of the tu-





berculin test?

Hillsdale Co. C. O. B.





The State Live Stock Sanitary Law

was revised by the Legislature during

the session of 1913; See. 24 of Act No.

199 of the Public Acts of 1913 covers

the above question, and reads as fol-

lows:



“In case of tuberculous cattle, When-

ever the commission shall direct the

killing of such cattle, it shall be the

duty of the commissioner to appraise

the animal or animals condemned, the

Owner or owners thereof to receive 50

per cent of value of animals as though

not diseased, but such sum in no case

shall exceed the sum of $50: provided,

that the owner' or owners of slaugh-

tered'animals shall receive no com-

pensation for the same unless the

commission shall be satisfied that the

premises have been kept in a sanitary

condition, nor shall they 1eceive com-

pensation until said sanitaiy commis-

Sion is satisfied that the infected

premises have been disinfected in

such a manner as to prevent the fur-

ther spread of the disease. When the

State Live Stock Sanitary Commis-

sion, or a member thereof, shall deem

it expedient to have cattle that have

reacted to the tuberculin test, slaugh-

tered under federal inspection, or un—

der the inspection of a competent vet-

erinarian authorized by the State Live

Stock Sanitary Commission, it shall

have the power to order such slaugh-

ter. If the carcass of any such ani-

mal shall pass the inspection without

being condemned, the owner of the

animal shall receive all proceeds se-

cured from the sale of such carcass

after payment for shipping, handling

and slaughtering charges have been

deducted, in addition to the above

mentioned 50 per cent appraisal val-

ue. If the carcass of any such animal

shall be condemned by the inspectors,

the owner of the animal shall receive

the proceeds of the sale of the hide,

tallow, offal or any other proceeds

from the sale of the carcass, after

deducting the cost of handling, ship-

ping and slaughtering, in addition to

the above mentioned 50 per cent ap-

praisal valuation: provided, that ‘any

animal, upon being slaughtered, and

showing tuberculin lesions, the owner

thereof shall be paid full value for

such animal, but such sum in no case

shall exceed the sum of $75. The

State Live Stock Sanitary Commission

shall have power to designate the

places where suspected animals shall

be slaughtered, and also to employ a

competent inspector to examine the

carcasses of slaughtered animals.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





There is a good deal of talk regard-

ing the meat shortage of cattle in

feeding sections of the country, and

the best authorities are agreed that

the country is fast approaching a beef

famine, fo1 while ou1 population is in-

creasing 1apidly all the time through

births and immigration from foreign

countries, the cattle supply is decreas-

ing all the time. Arthur G. Leonard,

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that in 1915 and during the following

six to ten years, at least, there will be

the greatest demand for meats, espe-

cially beef, and the greatest scarcity

of live stork, especially cattle, which

the country has eve1 known. Further-

mOIe, contiary to belief on the part

of many producers in the United

States, this shortage of meat foods

cannot be made up from the suiplus

of other countries, as Canada, Mexi-

co, South America and New Zealand

are also short of cattle. Evidently,

the time has rome when farmers

Should engage in breeding high- -class

beef breeds of cattle as extensively

as possible, and the sooner this is

done, the better it will be for both

producers and consumers of beef.

Kentucky cattle, en route to Chica—

go, were unloaded at Indianapolis re—

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sion to finish the joruney. Selling

them on the latter market was natur-

'ally attended with heavy loss to the

owner.





 

 

 





 

 

 





 





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It has been my privilege to visit at

the farm homes of very many of the

best farmers, not only in Michigan,

but throughout the middle west. By

a little observation it is readily seen

that the customs that prevailed fifty

years ago in curing meats at the farm

have been abandoned, and very often,

if we are to believe the statements

made by the farmers and farmers’.

the family, while

entertaining those who visit them both

regularly or incidentally, are brought

to an embarrassing condition. It is

safe to say that in most cases people

desire to live upon a mixed diet, and

especially to furnish excellent meals

made up of what is termed “meat vic-

tuals” when company comes. Most of

the older people at the present time

remember the good old days on the

farm when all members of the family

looked forward to the days when they

would be killing the meats for the

family during the ensuing year. It

was certainly with the young people

the day of rejoicing when two or

three neighbors would gather to assist

the members of the home family in

killing the hogs and preparing them

for use. The children looked forward

to the time when they could have

some of the dainties that they relished

very much. A meal of liver was per-

haps among the first; then came the

tenderloin and spare ribs, and other

dainty cuts that furnished a meal that

was enjoyed in such a manner that

the remembrance of it even at the

present time is a very pleasant one.





- Then there was the slaughtering of

the animal that was to furnish the

beef for the family during the winter

and spring. How we looked on in an-

ticipation as the different cuts were

laid by; some to be placed away in

brine, or sweet pickle, for corn beef;

some retained for fresh cuts, and oth-

ers for smoking and drying. The

process was not a difficult one, and

yet the different parts of the animal

were handled in such a manner as to

furnish a substantial repast at any

time of the year. .





Methods of Curing.



In considering the methods of cur-

ing the meats to keep for family use,

we will first mention that‘of the salt-

ed beef. It was not a difficult matter

to place a boiler upon the stove, con-

taining a sufficient amount of water

to cover the amount of meat that was

to be packed and salted. Sometimes

it was 100 pounds, and at other times

more. A sufficient amount of what we

call “pickle" was one of the first con-

For every 100 pounds of

meat we would put into the water in

the boiler eight pounds of salt, two

quarts of molasses, two ounces of sal-

eratus, two ounces of saltpeter. Stir

frequently, heat until they nearly

reached the boiling point, and then

skim carefully, put the barrel in

which the meat is to be salted in

place where it is to remain during the

winter, pack the chunks of beef close-

ly in the barrel and pour the pickle on

to the meat while hot, and weight

down to hold the meat under the

pickle.



If the chunks of beef are bloody

they should be soaked to rid them of

the blood before being packed in the

barrel, or otherwise'it may be neces-

sary to pour off the brine and make a

new pickle, if there are indications of

too much blood in the pickle.



The chunks of beef that were cut

lengthwise of the grain of the muscle

can be cured in the same kind of

liquid'that is used for the corn beef,

or in ordinary salted brine. We pre«

fer the sweet pickle. After the strips

have remained in the pickle for three

weeks they can be hung up near the





_ fire and dried, after which they can





be folded up in paper or wrapped in

cloth and put away for future use.

The cuts of the beef that are desir-





 





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weather‘can be kept fresh any length ‘

of time by-packing in snow or ice, and

will be as fresh and palatable as when

put away.





Curing of' Pork Meats.



The, hams and shoulders from the

hogs can be cured easily by cutting

and trimming as desired, and pickled

in the same liquid that we gave for

curing corned beef. This is not a dim-

cult process, as the different parts can

be. left three or four weeks in the,

pickle, or any léngth 'of time, and

When convenient taken out, drained

until dry and put in the smoke house

and smoked, as may be desired. After

the smoking process each ham and

shoulder should be inclused in a pa

per sack, wrapped and stored away In

a dry and cool place. Some have

found the oat bin an excellent place

to keep the hams until needed. Oth-

ers cut the hams in slices, fry and

peek in crooks and cover with lard to

exclude the air. In this manner they

can be kept any length of time and

when taken out will be fresh and pal-

atable.



If one desires to have bacon 0n the

farm from their own hogs, let them

cut the side strips running from the

forward shoulder to the flank, and

pickle, drain and smoke, and one has

palatable bacon that is both nutritious

and economical as meat. The fat

back, or the thick part of the pork,

can be packed in a barrel, laying first

a layer of coarse salt, then a layer,

standing at tier of the meat around

on edge in the barrel until the layer

is completed, fill all the crevices with

salt, then another tier, and so 011 un-

til all of the pork is placed in the

salt. Dissolve in a pailful of water as

much salt as can be dissolved and

pour onto the pork until it is covered,

weight down, and it will keep almost

any length of time if placed in a cool

place. The cellar is usually the place

where it is kept.





Matter of Convenience.



As a. matter of convenience the dif-

ferent kinds of meat that are cured

and retained on the farm for family

use are worth many times the trouble

required in order to retain them in a

condition for family use. When such

meats are at hand a variety can be

selected at any time, and instead of

depending upon the meat market in

the nearby village, where about the

only thing one selects is beefsteak,

rib roast and sirloin, for which one

pays about three times as much per

pound as the meats cured on the farm

will cost the farmer, the variety of

meats that are cured on the farm will

furnish as palatable meals as those

that can be secured at the market.

During these days of good living when

one realizes that they have only one

life to live and desire to have all the

good things they can enjoy as they go

along, it is well worth the while to not

only feed and secure the meats upon

the farm, but to retain them fresh and

cured in a manner that will make

them not only palatable, but healthy

and nutritious. Instead of having

meats only once or twice during the

week, by the same expenditure of

money the cured meats on the farm

can be enjoyed at least once or twice

per day, and the health and enjoy-

ment of the family maintained, es-

pecially during the Winter time, in a.

better manner than when the meats

furnished from the markets come in

irregularly and at different periods of

the week. It is worth the while to

study economy as well as actual en«

joyment, and the farmer and his fam~





ily is entitled to the fat of the land as





well as those who are engaged in oth-

er kinds of business, and when he can

secure for his own use ‘and benefit

meat at the low rate at which he is

compelled to sell it, there is no good

reason why the farmer’s family should

not be supplied during the larger por-7

tion of the year with meats that are

relished and help maintain a healthy.

strong and vigorous conditions of the

consumers; ‘ "N. .ALV'CLA'PP. "‘
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TPrcvent'iffiFg -‘ Hog Cholera. J





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OR several months the writer has

F received a great many inquiries



from swine breeders asking if

hog cholera cannot be prevented by

sanitation and disinfecting their prem-

ises, and if so to name reliable disin-

fectants to use in the barns and hog

houses. They also want to know if a

hand sprayer that throws a fine mist,

is as effective as a coarse sprayer that

will make the interior wet with the

disinfecting solution? They are also

desirous of knowing if there are any

other precautions which should be fol-

lowed out in order to obtain protec-

tion from cholera infection? Another

question which is frequently asked,

can cholera be prevented by giving

hogs drugs, and also another question,

does thehog with mule foot ever have

cholera?



First of all, .it must be understood

that without co-operation and enlist-

ing the services of all your neighbors,

little can be accomplished in prevent-

ing or controlling the spread of hog

cholera. Individual efforts must prove

unsuccessful. Furthermore, co-opera-

tion without sufficient education and

knowledge of how the infection is

spread will avail but little. It will

also be necessary to follow out certain

sanitary and quarantine regulations in

order to protect well hogs from be-

coming infected in your locality. Near-





ly every State Sanitary Board has a.





state veterinarian; besides, the state

veterinarian, local veterinarians assist

in carrying out his instructions; there-

fore, the local veterinarian should be

a good man to consult. Without a

hearty co-operation between farmers,

hog owners and the state officials, less

good work will be accomplished.



Every man who is dealing with this

disease and its control should be thor-

oughly educated along these lines. If

the state veterinarian, his assistants,

local veterinarians and farmers were

familiar with every detail of the work,

there would be less chance for con-

flict and difference of opinion.



I understand it is quite common

practice among hog raisers to pur-

chase stock for breeding purposes ev-

ery year and right here I might say

that this new stock should be bought

out of herds free from disease; be-

sides, they should be segregated some

distance from your own swine and

kept there for three or four weeks. It

is also equally important that you do

not go to infected premises, nor where

cholera exists, for fear of bringing it

home with you. It is equally import-

ant that your hogs are kept on your

own premises, besides, your neighbor

should do the same. As you perhaps

know, your neighbor may innocently

bring the infection to you; dogs have

been known to carry the infection.

Birds may also spread the disease;

also streams of water may carry in-

fection to your premises. It is also

very important to keep your hogs in a

vigorous healthy condition; therefore,

they should not be confined in small

pens or small lots, but have a large

run. It is also very important that

they have a supply of good water.

Hogs to do well must have plenty of

pure air; therefore, they should be

kept out of filthy places and badly

ventilated barns, and as you know, it

is almost impossible to disinfect cer-

tain kinds of buildings. However, by

keeping at it you can improve sani-

tary conditions by frequent spraying

with disinfectants and many of the

commercial disinfectants are quite re-

liable; but I would suggest that you

apply them one-third stronger than

advertised. Cleanliness is of great im-

portance, both in preventing and in

eradicating premises of hog cholera.

There must ,be a. great necessity for

co-opératidn between all the authori-I

ties having charge of these, matters,

or..hog cholera can never be controll-

ed. The Live Stock Sanitary Board,

agricultural colleges. veterianrians,





hog dealers and hog raisers must all I





do their part in order to have much

effect in hog cholera control. Preper

quarantine regulations and sanitation,

if strictly followed out, will doubtless

check the progress and spread of this

disease. It seems to me that uniform

shipping rules and a proper under-

standing between the Department of

Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Indus-

try, State Sanitary Boards, State Vet-

erinarians, Government and State In-

spector is required in order to prevent

the spread of this disease. No matter

how sanitary or how thoroughly you

disinfect your premises, it will not

prevent your hogs becoming infected;

however, vigorous stock will resist in-

fection much better than animals of

weak constitution and low vitality. I

know of no reason why the hog with

mule foot should be immune to hog

cholera, and it is a fact that they suf-

fer from hog cholera, but perhaps be-

ing of strong constitution, they may

resist the infection fairly well; be-

sides, may not die so readily as others

when diseased. Hog cholera infection

is not prevented by giving drugs;

however, giving swine tonics improves

the general tone and condition of the

system; therefore, if hogs are un-

thrifty and not growing, tonics are

proper remedies.



When hog houses and pens are

sprayed, a liberal quantity should be

applied, enough to thoroughly satur-

ate the interior of building. A very

thorough disinfectant for fences and

buildings is fresh slacked lime applied

hot. This can be put on with a spray

pump on inside of buildings and on

fences with a broom or whitewash

brush. You should also scrape and

clean the floors of your hog house

with a hoe, burn up rubbish and give

the floor a coat of fresh whitewash.

Of course, it can be poured on out of

a sprinkler; spreading lime about the

hog lot and leaving it there for two or

three weeks and mixing it with the

dirt is pretty apt to destroy infective

germs if there are any there. Spray-

ing with one part carbolic acid and

thirty parts water is quite effective,

or one part coal tar disinfectant and

fifteen or twenty of water is very

good. DR. W. C. FAIR.





 





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





Corn has advanced to such high

prices of late that many farmers are

losing no time in marketing their hogs

and this is especially true of stock

feeders who have no cattle left. A

great many stockmen have sold off

their cattle, alarmed because of the

wide-spread ravages of the dreaded

foot-and-mouth disease. Some recent

receipts of hogs in the Chicago mar-

ket were of extremely generous pro-

portions, nearly 60,000 hogs showing

up there on a Monday, and yet the de-

mand was so good that the break in

prices was only trifling. The ruling

sentiment in the hog markets of the

country is very much more optimistic

than it was a few months ago, and

hardly anybody looks for any consid-

erable break in prices. On the con-

trary, predictions have been made of

much higher prices later on. A hog

seller of prominence in the Chicago

market recently made the prediction

that there will be $8 hogs next month

and $9 hogs by April.



Notwithstanding the abnormal con-

ditions existing in the Chicago cattle

market, caused by the federal state

quarantines, fat beeves are still sell-

ing at much higher prices than in

most former years, the last two years

excepted. This is explained by the

small proportion of the best class of

cattle, there being hardly enough to

go around. Many cattle arriving on

the market have to go into quarantine

and these are selling at a serious dis-

advantage, being discriminated

agalnst by the packers and smaller

butchers, but even these sell as a gen-

eral rule at much higher prices than

in most past years.



Montana farmers are making mark-

ed progress in breeding and rearing a

superior class of' swine, and numerous





 





shipments are being made to Chicago, .

St. Paul and..othe'r western-markets, '





while some late shipments .to Chicago

topped the market, actually outselling

prime. droves of. hogs fattened in the

corn belt states.





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A STUDEBAKER





Do you remember the Studebaker

Wagon I bought from you in No-

vember. 1877 7



I haul ore and freight with it over

the mountains and use it for a hay

wagon sometimes.



The tires have never been reset

and it has never had any repairs to

mount to anything and it has never

been under shelter.



It is a good old wagon yet and

capable of being used for many

years to come.



Rey McLaughlin,

Heymen, Col.





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HINK what this sturdy wagon, bought in l877, has

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Even the tires have not had to be set.





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manship are bound to give satisfaction— a Studebaker. Sixty-three years 0? wagon

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the forward movement is press-

ing the dairy interest forward

at a pace never before known in this

country. Practically every breed of

stock is represented by an organiza-

tion which is doing its best in all

legitimate ways to further the breed-

ing, perfection and sale of animals be-

longing to that particular kind of cat-

tle. So we have the Holstein-Friesian

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sociation, the Jersey, the Ayrshire

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presenting the claims of these breeds

and pursuing the work of bringing all

the individuals belonging to them to

the very highest state of usefulness

and perfection.



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done, it remains for the everyday

man, the man out on the farms of

this country, to do most for the fur-

thering of the cause of each of these

breeds of stock. You and I, the men

in our shirtsleeves, are the ones that

have the actual work todo, if ever the

particular kind of cattle we are inter-

ested in reach anything like promi-

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Pure—Bred Stock Profitable.



What does it avail if we pay out a

lot of money for thoroughbred stock

and then let that stock deteriorate or

simply hold an inferior place in the

list of fine cattle? We are the ones

who must push out the poor, scrub

stock and we are the ones who must

put in their places choice, profitable

and really excellent stock. How shall

we best do this?



Seems to me, we must, in the first

place, have greater pride in our work.

It is the man who really loves the

stock he keeps and takes pride in his

business that makes it a success.

There are more farmers who are thus

proud and more in love with their pro-

fession than ever before.



When I bought my farm, now well-

nigh a quarter of a century ago, not

one man in all the thickly populated

part of the country in which I live

had a thoroughbred cow. Good grades

were very few and far between. Men

were satisfied to drift along and make

the little they could from their very

common stock. Here and there a man

was just getting a taste of the better

things he had heard some man speak

of or about which some farmer wrote

in the farm papers; but as a rule very

little fullbred stock was to be found

anywhere in that section.



Once Extravagance Now Common



Sense.



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tion that I recall the fact that it was

my privilege to bring the first thor-

oughbred bull into that neighborhood.





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I .was getting to be pretty ambitious,

and perhaps actually extravagant, to

pay the price I did for such a creature

when only a calf; and when I drove

away five or six miles and brought

home in my wagon a full-blooded calf

for which I paid what was then con-

sidered an outrageous price, there

were those who held up their hands in

horror. I must be going crazy to do

a thing like that. But I have lived to

see some of my stock in the pasture

of many a neighbor since then. Bet-

ter still, the very men who looked

askance on me then, now say it was

one of the best things I ever did.



I saw some of this stock only the

other day in the pasture of a neigh‘

bop—fine, profitable heifers—--and it did

me good. I never realized anything

much from the stock thus placed in

the herds of my friends; that was not

so much my purpose as to help where

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JAN. 23, 1915.





Progress Among Dairymen.





value of the dairy cattle of our part

of the country.





Give Good Cows Good Care.





And then, the care we give our

stock, makes a great difference in the

standing of that particular kind of

cattle. Just the one thing of groom-

ing cattle may be a means of recom-

mending them to those who see them

either in the field or in the stable.

Everybody likes'to see stock well

cared for, even if all do not at once

follow the thrifty man’s example who

thus treats his cows. The time is

pretty sure to come, if he faithfully

keeps on his way, when other farm-

ers will begin to groom their stock.

What a difference it does make,

whether a man permits his cows to

get loaded down in winter with dried

fertilizer clinging to side, flank and

lower limbs, or whether he carefully

combs and brushes away every par-

ticle of foreign matter every day. The

neighbor who sees a well-cared-for

herd has an object lesson which he

will not forget, and that he will in

time profit by.



Again, we may boost the kind of

stock we have by letting our neigh-

bors know what our cows are actually

doing from day to day and year .to

year. It at first gives a man a sink-

ing in the region of the stomach to

be told that John Jones has ten cows

that give on an average a third more

milk than his best ten cows give, and

that that milk tests three or four

points more than his does. I know

that, for I have felt that sense of

goneness myself; but sometimes it is

good for a man to undergo just such

a condition of things. It puts a flea in

our ears that is not a bit comfortable

and makes us squirm to get it out, so

that we may have a bit more peace of

mind.



Know what the Cows are Producing.



It is a good thing to get a Babcock

test and know what every cow is do«

ing, and let other folks know what

the result is. Still another way is to

ask a neighbor who does not take

much stock in breeding up his stock

to bring up some samples of his milk

and you have some of your own. Test

the milk of your neighbor’s cows, test

that, from your own cows, and com‘

pare the results. He may think you

have Juggled the returns. If he does,

submit the work of taking the sam-

ples and making the test to some man

who is absolutely disinterested and

see how that sets on his stomach.

Few of us like to own up beat. There

is something in human nature that

makes us say, “I’ll show that man a

thing or two!” Get a farmer’s dander

up that way, and it will not be long

before there will be a change down

at his place!



In many other ways we may help

along the work of improving the stock

of our locality, but I have time for

only one more. Take some of your

stock to the fairs. Your friends will

be there. They will see your display.

The ribbon on the horns of your stock

which has taken the premium gives

your neighbors a boost that perhaps

nothing else you could do might. They

go home saying, “Wonder if I couldn’t

do something like that? 'I believe I’ll

try it!” And the good work gets a

big jog in the right direction.



Be Modest in Your Pride.





One thing must be carefully avoided

in all this. Nothing kills like brag‘

ging. The man who brags is the most

hated and despised man in all the

community. Take pride in your work.

Back your pride up with care. Mod~

estly report what your stock is doing.

Keep your stock so that it will speak

for itself. Work all the time for bet-

ter things—never be satisfied to sit

down and think you are at the head

of the heap. Success is not gained .

that way, but by constantly pushing
JAN. 23. 1915. 1





on. But never be guilty of vain

boasting. .



And little by little we will have the

satisfaction of seeing that the world

is on the upward path. Better still,

we will have the consciousness that

we have helped a little to encourage

some to take that better road.



New York. E. L. VINCENT.





WHAT GRAIN TO FEED WITH RUT.

ABAGAS AND CLOVER HAY.





 





What grain should I feed my milch

cows? I have rutabagas and clover

hay. Is cottonseed meal good and how

much? How would ground corn and

bran be, and is it better to feed this

wet? Please advise a good ration.



Montmorency C0. S.





Rutabagas are a good food to fur-

nish succulency to a ration. Probably

not more than 30 pounds should be fed

daily, 15 pounds night and morning.

There is no better dry roughage than

clover hay. Feed all the ‘cows will eat

without waste twice daily.



Your suggestion of corn meal and

wheat bran is a very good one. Mix

in equal parts by weight. This will

hardly furnish sufficient protein for

well-bred dairy cows giving maximum

yields of milk, and I would recom-

mend that you feed two pounds of

cottonseed meal per day per cow and

then as much of the corn meal and

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No one can tell just how much this

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of the convention will occur at 10 a.

m. on Tuesday, February 16. During

this morning session the routine bus-

iness of the association will be tran-

sacted, following the addresses of ofli-

cials and the address of welcome.



At the afternoon session on Tues-

day the discussion of dairying sub-

jects will continue without interrup-

tion. A prominent dairyman of Gen-

esee county will discuss various prob-

lems connected with milk production.

His remarks will be followed by an

address by Charles P. Reed, of the

Farm Management Bureau, of East

Lansing. Following each of these ad-

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held. .



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a lecture will be delivered by Prof. A.

C. Anderson of the Michigan Agricul-

tural College. In this lecture Prof.

Anderson will use two dairy cows for

demonstration purposes, one of which

will be an animal of good type while

the other will be an animal of poor

type. Prof. Anderson will explain and

illustrate the desirable points to be

looked for in the good dairy cow.



On Wednesday morning the dairy-

men will again convene for a final

half— day session. The program for

this session will include an address by

Hon. L. Whitney Watkins, oflicial ap-

praiser of cattle that were victims of

the foot- and- mouth disease; also an

address by Dairy and Food Commis-

sioner James W. Helme. Following

Mr. Helme’ s address the audience will

adjourn to a neighboring moving- pic-

ture theater where scenes will be

shown of the sanitary dairy at Lake-

wood Farm, Battle Creek. Free tick-

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those present.



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of Michigan dairying met at Grand

Rapids and formed an organization

known as the Michigan Dairymen’s

Association. In the years that have

since elapsed the Michigan Dairy-

men’s Association has kept pace with

the development of the dairying in-

dustry of the state. Instead of being

an organization devoted entirely to

dairying, it now embraces several or-

ganizations devoted to the manufac-

ture of dairy products. The creamery

owners, buttermakers and ice cream

manufacturers have formed separate

organizations of their own, but they

still continue to meet under the

friendly auspices of the parent asso-

ciation at its annual convention.



This year the annual convention of

these allied dairy intelests will be

held in the Masonic Temple at Flint,

on the four days beginning February

16. This structure provides a large

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interest to every person engaged in

any branch of the dairy industry. The

sessions for dairymen are given first

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held continuously until the close of

the convention on Friday afternoon.



A feature that will prove of much

interest to hundreds of dairymen of

eastern Michigan is the market milk

contest that will be held in connection

with the convention. Officials of the

Dairy Division, U. S. Department of

Agriculture, will have charge of the

scormg of samples in this contest. The

Fllnt Board of Health has offered the

use of its laboratory and Edward J.

Friar, milk inspector for the health

board, is now making preparations to

hold the second annual contest for

Flint milk producers in connection

with the state-wide contest. Cash

prizes and silver cups will be awarded

to the dairymen securing the three

highest scores on market milk. There

will be no class for market cream. A

silk banner will be awarded to the

market milk dealer whose five or

more producers secure the highest av-

erage score. Another feature of an

original character will be introduced

in the form of a contest between the

health boards of the various Michigan

cities maintaining a milk inspection

department. Each health board will

be invited to enter a sample of milk

produced by a dairyman over whose

pert-l that health board has jurisdic-

1011



Entry blanks for the state- wide com-

petition for producers will be ready

about February 1 and may be had up-

on application to Edward J. Friar at

Flint or to the secretary of the Mich-

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A box of nearly any suitable dimen-

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T1... 1. the Big... Money Mam ' Milk as a Pou1try Food





put them into condition for the mar-

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occasional mash mixed with sour milk





is an excellent appetizer. It should

be wet just enough to be crumbly,

never soft and mushy for chicks or

laying hens. When the birds are in

the fattening crates, it is safe to feed

a softer mash.





Clean Milk Dishes Daily.





Best results are obtained from us-

ing the milk after it is sour. Fresh

from the separator it does not give

as good results, neither is it eaten as

freely. I feed milk to both chicks and

fowls from a drinking fountain. In

this way it is kept clean, and free

from filth. It is best not to feed too

much at a time. Milk spoils easily,

that is, it reaches a stage unfit for the

birds if left outside in the sun for a

few hours or even in the house when

the weather is warm. For this reason

it is a good plan to feed in the morn-

ing what the flock will clean up In a

couple of hours. Then the fountain

should be scalded out before any more

milk is fed. Where milk is plentiful

and is fed regularly, it is advisable to

have at least two fountains for each

flock, using one while the other is be-

ing aired and sweetened for the next

feed. Remember, milk sours the foun.

tain much quicker than water. When

the milk is just at the point of turn-

ing sour it is unsafe to feed to little

chicks as it is liable to cause diges-

tive troubles. It is all right to feed

after it curdles. Sweet milk for the

little birds is also good, but it should

be fresh from the separator.





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than that on the outside of the box

and in the house. The canopy should

slope down fromthe window to the

far side of the box so as to reflect the

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dust-bath can be easily and cheaply

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Whenever a man tells me that his

hens are simply eating their heads

off and that he is getting no eggs at a

season of the year when the hens

ought to be laying, I know—absolute-

ly know—that those hens are not get-

ting the proper food or attention. You

can’t get out of a hen what you do not

put into her. If you want eggs you

must feed foods that make eggs.





Several years ago 1 purchased a.

dozen hens from a farmer who said

they hadn’t laid an egg for four

months and that they had eaten

enough corn to fatten two hogs. The

hens were less than two years old.

They were purchased a day or two af-

ter Christmas.



I placed thehens in an open-front

house. The floor was covered with

straw. For two days those hens got

nothing to eat but a pint of equal

parts of cracked corn and wheat. The

third day, in addition to the grain, I

fed a mash composed of two parts

bran, one part each of cut clover, mid~

dlings and corn meal. A little beef

scrap was also added. Just enough of

this mash was fed the first day to

make the hens wish for more. Grad-





ually the quantity of food was int





creased, until after two weeks the

hens were on full feed. In about ten

days the hens started to lay and they

laid well all winter—in fact, much bet.

ter than the other hens on the place.



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for a time while gradually changing

the ration. Like the fat person, she

must be put on a diet and must be

compelled to exercise. The hen that

has. not laid for months is the one

that will make up for lost time when

she is finally gotten in laying order.

Indiana. T. Z. RICHEY.





 





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I have built a frame chicken coop

with tar paper between the boards

and the shiplaps. The sides and

ceiling are composed of a double

board wall with tar paper between.

The whole thing is plastered with

pulp. The floor is of cement and on

the south side there are windows for

light. The one ventilator is fix? in.

and extends three feet above the

roof. The coop is all frosty inside.

I would like to have your advice as

to how I could keep the frost out. Is

it frost that stops my chickens from

laying? I feed them oats. middlings,

barley and bran. and they have car-

rots and clean scratching on the floor





every day.

Menominee Co. L. W.





The lack of proper ventilation is the

main cause of frost gathering on the

walls of chicken coops. The breath

of the chickens contains considerable

moisture, which if it has no means of

getting out of the coop, congeals on

the walls in the form of frost.





The roof ventilators are of little

value in correcting this trouble, as the

moisture being heavy is not carried

out through the top. In fact, this

type of ventilator is of little value

from a practical standpoint. About all

it does is to carry off the heat gener-

ated by the bodies of the hens, which

should be conserved, and does not

carry off the moisture and foul air

which, being heavier, settles to the

floor. It would be advisable to close

this roof ventilator and take out one-

half of each window, if they are dou-

ble windows, or if single windows,

take out all of the glass and replace

with muslin curtains. In doing this,

however, one must be sure that three

sides of the coop are air tight, so

that the coop is draught proof. By

this method the air is continually un-

dergoing a gradual change and the

moisture and foul air have a. chance

to escape.



While the coop is cold when this

open front system of ventilation is

used, it is a dry cold which is not as

disagreeable as the damp cold. An

ill-ventilated frosty coop is often cold-

er on account of the frosty walls than

one which is ventilated by the open

front method. An indication of this is

that frosted combs are more prevalent

in such coops than in those with op-

en fronts. XVhile the frosty condition

of the coops does not entirely prevent

the hens from laying, it has consider—

able influence along that line, because

chickens consume all their excess en-

ergies in the endeavor to keep warm.



As an improvement to the ration

you feed, I would suggest that you a1-

so feed some corn with the grains

you are now giving, as that helps

greatly in maintaining the bodily heat

of the hens. It is quite important,

also, that in order to make the hens

lay, some form 0f meat should be fed.

the common commercial beef scraps

probably being the best, although

where one can get fresh bone fre-

quently and has a means of cutting it,

he can use that to great advantage in

place of meat. It is advisable to have

the bran in hoppers so that the hens

may help themselves as they desire.

It is helpful in giving the hens the

bulk they need, and also serves to

keep them in good condition.



In feeding hens in winter, .we should

try to imitate their summer rations

as closely as possible; with the use

of some form of meat or bone, some

green food, a variety of grains

and plenty of fresh water, there is no

reason why hens should not lay, pro-

vided they are «in a properly ventilat-

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





What man is not ben-

fited by occasionally

getting the viewpoint

of other men even on

the most common of life's problems.

Take our own business, for instance;

we have thought a good deal about it,

and we have studied it from many

angles, but it is entirely probable that

another man who has been attempting

to solve the same problems under sim-

ilar conditions has reached entirely

different conclusions. Perhaps he has

demonstrated that his conclusions are

right by the success with which he

has put them into actual practice;

anyhow, it will help us to get his

viewpoint on the problems which have

concerned us. More than likely he

has attached considerable importance

to factors which we have perhaps en-

tirely overlooked. In any event, it

cannot but benefit us to get his point

of view, even though it does not

change Our own opinion greatly.



If we can get the experience and

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our ability to solve them wisely will

be greatly increased. The man who

picks up ideas outside his own busi-

ness and adopts such of them as may

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iness success. This should be done

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him. We hopeto present more valu-

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Michigan Farmer, during the coming

year, than ever before. Just pass this

on to your neighbor.





For some months the

Some Pertinent lessened demand for

Dairy Facts. milk from the con-

denseries operating

in Michigan has indicated a falling off

in the demand for the finished product

of these manufacturing concerns. So

serious has this situation become that

in some instances these factories have

planned on making other disposition

of the milk secured from their pa-

trons, some having already diverted

the raw material to other markets and

still others contemplating the instal-

lation of separators and churns and

the purchase of the patrons‘ milk on

the butter-fat basis with the idea of

manufacturing it into butter.



At first thought the reason for the

facts above noted would, seem to be a

decrease in the demand 0? the trade for

condensed milk. An investigation of

the situation, however, shows this to

be far from the truth, the real cause

for the demoralization of'the condens‘

ed milk business being foreign compe-

tition developed since the passage of

the Underwood tariff law, which not

only opens our market to the con-

densed milk manufactured in foreign

countries, but actually places a handi-

cap on American manufacturers, as

will be shown. As to the extent to

which foreign-made condensed milk is

being imported into this country, the

figures for the year up to October 3,

1914, showed a total importation of

132,314 cases through the port of New

York alone. Even since the outbreak

of the European war very consider-

able shipments of condensed milk

have continued, the greater bulk of

shipments having been through ports

of Denmark and Holland. Incidental-

ly, one user of condensed milk in De-

troit recently unloaded two carloads

of this product distributed to him

from shipments from Switzerland.

This is but one instance of many

which might be cited to shoW that for-

eign condensed milk is competing

right in our own markets and getting

the business because the foreign pro-

duct can be laid down here at prices

which local manufacturers cannot

meet under present conditions.



The argument that the price is low-

ered to the consumer through this for-

eign competition does not hold in this

case, since it is sold mainly to large

users and the retail price is not affect-

ed at all, but the undoubted effect will

be to lower the price which milk pro-

ducers will receive for their raw ma-

terial unless some cognizance of the

situation is taken by the government.



While condensed milk comes into

the United States free of luty, being

the only canned food product on the

free list, American manufacturers are

handicapped by the fact that sugar

costs from one to one and a half cents

per pound more in our markets than

in competing foreign countries, while

tin plate from which the containers

are made is on the dutiable list. The

skilled labor employed in the manu-

facture of the goods is also more cost-

ly than in competing foreign coun-

tries, but this is not so important an

item because both machinery and help

employed are thought to be more elli-

cient. With the producer of the raw

material it is somewhat different since

the cost of labor is very much higher

on the farms of this country. than in

competing foreign countries where all

members of the family generally help

in the milking and other dairy work.



As compared with our present pol-

icy in admitting condensed milk free

of duty, practically every competing

country has a high duty on this pro-

duct, that maintained by Switzerland

being comparatively low, or $0.384 per

case of 48 cans, while that of Ger-

mny is highest, being $3.64 percase

and other countries ranging between

these 1'.“ m





In this connection administration

oflflcials would do well to‘oonsider the

Unfavorable showing made for the

dairy industry in the farm surveys

which have been conducted by the

Office of Farm Management of the

United States Department of Agricul-

ture. In practically every locality

where such a survey has been made

it has been found that dairying, unless

combined with other lines of produc-

tion, was comparatively unprofitable

at present prices for dairy products.

This undesirable and seemingly unfair

competition from foreign countries

will tend to further reduce the income

of the dairy farmer without any mate-

rial benefit to consumers, not only for

the reason above noted, but as well

because the profit from dairy farming

is not sufficient to permit a continua-

tion of present production at very

greatly reduced prices. Obviously

there should be a duty placed upon

condensed milk which would at least

compensate the manufacturers of this

product for the higher cost of mate-

rials including sugar and Cans, so

that the American manufacturer and

the farmer who produces his raw ma-

terial might have at least open com-

petition with the farmers of other

countries in their home market in-

stead of suffering from this additional

handicap. It should not be too much

to hope for the early amendment of

this schedule so as to correct an in-

justice which has developed under the

law as it now stands.





Few Michigan wheat

Buy it Now. growers Lave ever seen



wheat selling at pres-

ent prices on a legitimate market. The

extraordinary demand caused by the

great European war, which is so force-

fully reflected in the wheat market,

has also had a stimulating effect on

the market for othervfarm products,

and nearly all of the crops which

yielded bountifully on Michigan farms

last year are bringing satisfactory

prices.



It has come to be an axiom in the

business world that under normal con-

ditions, good crops and good prices

mean general business prosperity,

since good crops and good prices com-

bine to make a. maximum of new

wealth to be poured into the channels

of commerce. But present conditions

are not normal. The same underlying

causes which have operated to in«

crease the demand for staple food-

stuffs, have closed the market for

many other products of labor, as a.

consequence of which many workers

are temporarily out of employment.

There is a general feeling that this is

but temporary, and manufacturers

have been appealed to, and have re-

sponded nobly,

business by keeping their men at

work, or as many of them as possible.





This has helped conditions not a

little, and if the farmers of the coun-

try will exercise the same spirit by

anticipating their future needs by buy-

ing goods which they are certain to

need in a few weeks, it will help more.

Every Michigan farmer reader is

doubtless planning on making some

improvements in his buildings, or ad-

ditions to his equipment this spring.

Why not buy this needed material

now? If every Michigan Farmers fam-

ily would expend even as small a sum

as $10 or $15 in this way during the

next 30 days, it would mean, in, the

aggregate, the immediate moving of

more than a million dollars’ worth of

goods. This would in turn stimulate

the labor market and enable the lab-

oring men‘of our cities to be more

liberal buyers of farm products, which

in turn would further stimulate the

market for farm products.





So, even from the selfish standpoint

of our own' good, this idea should ap-

peal to its. for it will cost us nothing

and will benefit all, ourselves includ-

ied. Let us— then anticipate some. of

our own springtime needs and help

this booster! pron-slid! by passing





to anticipate future'





the “Buy it‘ blow; slogan along to our

neighbors. . I





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE .WEEK.





Foreign.





The European Wan—The Germans-

have been active in an offensive cam-

paign during the past week. In the

eastern fields they have made contin-

ued efforts to cross the Vistula river

and continue their advance on War-

saw. Thus far they have been repuls-

ed and their plans menaced by a Rus-

sian advance north of Vistula. in the

western theatre they have renewed

their efforts of offense near Soissons

and Perthes. Soissons is about 50

miles from Paris, and it is not known

whether this activity is the beginning

of another endeavor to reach Paris or

due to the presence of the Kaiser in

that vicmity. They have made slight

advances and captured some prison-

ers, admitted by the Allies as being

mostly wounded soldiers. The Allies

report advances in the region of ‘Nieu-

port and Lombaertzyde of about 200

meters, while the Russians have con-

tinued their successes against the

Turks, having practically annihilated

the Eleventh Turkish Army Corps at

Kara-Urgan in the Causasus. The Ger-

man waship, Karlshrue, has been re-

ported sunk oif the Columbia-Vene-

zuela boundary in the Carribean Sea.

She first sunk a British cruiser but

was. later sunk by another British

cruiser. The Karlsruhe is one of the

few remaining German warships at

large in ,all the seas. She destroyed

over 30 merchant vessels before she

disappeared, supposedly going into

hiding about November 1, after the

British squadron had defeated the Ger-

man squadron in the South Atlantic.



Italy experienced its second great

catastrophe when an earthquake on

Thursday, January 14, caused untold

damage and loss of life. The quake

which lasted for only about 30 seconds

was felt over half of Italy. The dead

are estimated at about 35,000 and the

injured about 50,000. Seventy-seven

villages or towns were partially or

totally destroyed. The shock ' was

most severe at Avezzano, which was

entirely destroyed, only 100 of the en-

tire population of 12,000 surviving.

The sufiering is intense, many of the

inhabitants being buried alive. The

cold and. rainy weather after the

shock has added to the suffering of

the survivors, who are living in the

open because they fear further

shocks and the crumbling of the walls

left standing. Relief work is carried

on rapidly by a large army of sol-

diers. The King and the Pope have

taken active interest in the work of

relief and have visited the stricken

districts.



Mexico has not gotten out of its

habit of naming a president every lit-

tle while. By the convention at which

he presided, held in" Mexico City, Sat-

urday, January 16, Colonel Roque Gon-

zales Garza. was named provisional

president. He is the eighth president

Mexico has had since 1911. Garza is

3. Villa man, being a member of the

Villa-Carranza peace commission,

which tried early in 1914, to arrange

a settlement between Carranzza and

his army chief; Garza is to be only

a temporary chief and will be without

a cabinet, as the convention will pro-

ceed to elect a new president. The

name of General Felipe Angeles, chief

of the artillery division of the conven-

tion army, has been placed before the

convention for this purpose. On ac-

count of the general turmoil which

followed the election, Garza declared

martial law in Mexico City. The pre-

ceding president, General Eulalio Gu-

tierrez and friends left the capitol im-

mediately.





 





National.





An effort is being made by the cot-

ton mills of the south to secure a

larger portion of South American

trade. Thus far mills of the United

States have supplied a very meagre

portion of the demand from the south-

ern continent, but now that Germany

and England are hampered by reason

of the _war, the opportunity appears

to be ripe for gaining a considerable

part of the trade.



A son was born to Mrs. Francis

Bowles Sayre, President Wilson’s sec-

ond daughter, at the White House, on

Saturday, January 16. This is the





. President’s first grandchild and is the





first baby born at the White House

since the administration of President

Cleveland, when Esther Cleveland

was born. The mother and son are

reported doing nicely.



The Detroit automobile show was a.

great success. Both in the beauty of

the decorations and the number of ex-

hibits lt surpassed all other attempts.

New models of the greyhound type,

low-priced sixes and the new eight

cars, attracted much attention.

interesting feature was the exhibition

of. some of the first models of man

of the. prominent makes of core.

well illustrated‘the great advancement-



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‘sessiOn of both sides of the



door; when one’s toil brings

no return save weariness; when the

shadow-wolf haunts the hearth, long-

jawed and hollow-flanked—then is the

test of a man’s courage.



The horror of these conditions came

one winter, to Nick Cormey, of Squid

Cove on the Labrador—and he failed

in the test. His failure was not due

to a lack of natural courage, but to

the activity of his imagination. The

eyes and fangs of the wolf were as

real to his anxious vision as flesh and

bone that can be touched with the

fingers.



The shore ice lay firm along the

aching coast, a full two miles in

width; so;there was no help to be

looked for from the sea.



“Maybe some deer be winterin’

back in the woods,” said Nick.



He stowed on the kammutik, his

sleeping-bag, his gun, and a little food

for himself and the three dogs, kissed

the woman and the child, and started

inland; but he felt no hope of suc-

cess, even at the commencement of

his journey. It was out of all reason

to expect to find any caribou in the

nearer woods; for, in winter, the herds

of that country move Westward, be-

yond the distant hills, in search of

food and shelter. And Nick Comey

knew that there was not food enough,

either for himself or for the two at

home, to bridge the time required for

the longer journey.



Nick Cormey followed the hopeless

quest for two .days; and despair was

always at his elbow, running on the

‘ snow like a shadow. He saw no sign

of game. The dogs, maddened by hun—

ger, were either sulking or fighting

continually. On the morning of the

third day, while he was eating his

scrap of breakfast, and wondering

bitterly if he should push farther in-

land or return to Squid Cove empty-

handed, he heard the sound of voices.

Then two men, walking on rackets,

and a loaded sledge drawn by six dogs

came into sight around a spur of

woods.



The men with the six-dog sledge

proved to be a stranger named Dr.

Scovil and a half-breed Micmac from

Wellington Harbor. The doctor told

Cormey that he had come to Labra-

dor as an officer of the British North«

ern Mission Society, to bring help to

the fishermen of that coast, and that

his newly established headquarters

were at \Vellington Harbor. He was

now on his 'way to Wreck Islands,

with provisions and medicines for the

people there; but he assured Cormey

that his assitant, Dr. Scott, who had

remained in Wellington Harbor, would

look after his case. He gave Cormey

a note for the other doctor, authoriz-

ing him to treat the fisherman from

Squid Cove with liberality.



Even as Nick Cormey turned his

dogs back toward the coast, a twinge

of his old Enemy, rheumatism, gnawed

in his loins. Within an hour from

that first warning, the pains were so

severe that he was forced to remove

his rackets from his feet and lie on

the sledge. In his crippled condition

he had not full command over the

dogs; but after three days and two

nights of agony, he crawled from the

sledge and beat on the door of the

cabin with his mittened hands. The

woman helped him in, very tenderly,

without a second glance at the empty

sledge. '



“What be the trouble with Davy?”

he asked, looking toward the bed in

the corner.



"He be taken bad,” whispered the

woman, brokenly—and then she hid

her face in her hands. ‘



“An’ look ’e here!" cried the man,



with a sob in his voice.

‘He gave her the piece of paper

that, but for his helplessness would

bring them food and healing. Then

he cried out against the blindness and

bitterness of life, and cursed his pain-

racked limbs for their uselessness.



The ‘sight of her husband’s despair





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By THEODORE ROBERTS.





lifted the woman's spirit above its

own» grief. She comforted him with

tenderness of hand and voice; and at

last he was calm enough to explain to

her the meaning of the written mes-

sage. When she understood it, she

cried out her gratitude to God and

called upon the saints to reward the

goodness of the unknown doctor. Nick

looked at her with wonder, and with

a light of reviving hope in his eyes.



“I be goin’ to Wellington Harbor

first thing in the mornin’,” she said.

“’Tis a fair path, an’ only Sixteen

mile.

medicine for ye an’ Davy, an’ bread

an’ molasses an’ tea. May the saints

crown him!”



“But the dogs, Kate!" replied Nick,

stifling a groan for the agony in his

legs. “They be worse nor I ever see

them, girl. Them two huskies be like





That good doctor will give me.





a livin’ on us all last summer, sure

ye’d never have to make the trip at

all,’ he cried. We give him the good‘

medicine for his chest, an’ be eat a

full quintal 0’ fish!" A



By this time Kate was ready to har-

ness the dogs and set out 'onthe .jour-

ney. She wore Nick’s coat and cap

and mittens, and held her rackets in

one hand and the great dog—whip in

the other. .



“’Twould not be Christian to.

grudge what we give to that poor un-

fortunate," she replied. “Keep yer

heart up, Nick, dear, an’ tend well to

Davy. I’ll master them huskies, nev-

er fear; an’ even if they do act bad,

sure I’ll be back afore midday tomor-

row. I’ll be to Wellington Harbor

long afore sundown, an’ the dog’ll get

a good feed there.”



“If ye’d lay me on the sledge, may-





 





 





At that Moment the Huskies Broke into Open Revolt.





devils. Sure, ’twere all I could do to

master ’em. Cap’n, he be the only

beast i’ the team ye can trust.”



“I’ll go out now, an’ fede ’em a full

half 0’ the caplin that be left—an’

t’other half afore we start in the

mornin’,” replied the woman fear—

lessly.



Nick could not sleep, so torn was he

with pain and black fear; and little

Davy, who was suffering from general

weakness brought on by cold and

lack of nourishment, whimpered

through half the night. So the woman

took no rest, but tended and comfort-

ed them until dawn. Then she car-

ried in a great store of fire-wood, and

cooked a mess of the last scraps of

fish and hard bread in the cabin.



She fed the last of the frozen caplin

to the three‘dogs. Nick tried to crawl

from the cabin, to harness the team

for her; but he got no farther than

the threshold, and was then near to

fainting with the pain.



“Nay, boy, ye must not fret,” said

the woman. “I’ll tend to the dogs,

never fear!” _



“But for that fool, Peter Sprawl





be I’d get to the harbor,” said Cor-

mey.



“’Twould be yer death, boy,” said

the woman. ,



She harnessed the three dogs at

last, but was forced to lash the two

huskies severely before she could win

control over them.



Nick crouched beside the bed Where-

on little Davy lay in troubled slum-

ber. His spirit raged stupidly within

him, like a caged animal. He tried to

quiet himself to sleep. He closed his

eyes, but no rest cameto either mind

or body. What were the dogs doing

now? Were they running quietly, or

threatening Kate with rebellion?



Why had God struck his great mus~

cles useless in the hour of bitterest

need? Why was Peter Sprawl, who

had neither wife nor child, spared to

go light-foot over the snow, at every

whim of his foolish wits? He forgot

how Peter had 'once been a mail-car-

rier—and at times believed himself

still to -be One-and had lost his *san- _

ity during a great storm of wind and

snow, in which he had wandered,’

alone and without food, fer days, fin-





JAN. 23, 1915. .





ally bringing in his mail-bags safely.

No, he could think of Peter only as

the worthless idiot who had eaten the

food that should have fed Kate and

the child.



For a few miles the dogs traveled

steadily. The sledge ran light over

the wind-packed snow, and the sky

was clear. Captain, who. was in the

lead, was a typical Newfoundland

sledge-dog—black, heavy of barrel and

leg, broad of forehead, and blunt of

muzzle. His hair was short, but re;

markably thick and stiff, andhe look-

ed as if he could stand a great deal of

hunger or physical punishment. His

small, honest eyes were brown, and

contained no cross-lights and uneasy

glintings.



The other two dogs were Labrador

“huskies”—big, long-limbed, long-jaw-

ed beasts, with long, tawny coats and

plumed brushes, and the untamed

blood and spirit of the wolf in their

hearts. They had a sinister way of

looking aslant at things, out of their

yellow eyes.



A third of the journey was covered

pleasantly enough, the runners whisp~

ering softly along the snow, the sun

overhead like a clear, colorless win-

dow in the pale blue of the sky, the

white levels of the barrens glistening

westward toward the tinted hills, and

eastward to the curving cliff-edge and

the empty sea, close at hand. The

sunlight had a glow in it-—and only

ten miles ahead waited medicines for

Nick and Davy and a sledge-load of

provisions. The woman sat dreaming

of her return, the whip quiet in her

hand.



Suddenly the sledge came to a

standstill. The woman looked up

quickly, in time to see the huskies

turn and face her. It was a daunting

vision of white fangs, eyes like fire,

jaws like blood, and bristling manes.

Well she knew the danger! They had

no fear of her,ufor it was Nick who

had always worked them and disci-

plined them-—and now, hunger-mad,

they did not care for the great whip.

In their woliish minds they remember-

ed how, when they were pups, one of

them had bitten Kate’s hand, and she

had cried out at the pain. In that

first second of the threatening danger

the fate of a young lad of Null’s Cove

flashed into her brain. Sheer, physi-

cal terror numbed her for a second;

then, like a prayer from the surround-





_ ing silence, the thought of Nick and





Davy came to her.



With a sharp cry of command, she

sprang from the sledge and raised the

whip. At that moment the huskies

broke into open revolt. One of them

leaped straight at her, in a tangle of

traces. Quick as thought she shifted

her hand on the whip and struck with

the short and heavy stock of it. The

blow fell on the shoulder of the mur-

derous rebel, and by a side—step she

escaped his snapping jaws.



“Cap’n!” she cried. “At ’em,

Cap’n!” -



But she need not have called to him

for the black dog understood and was

already in action, struggling with one

of the huskies in a tangle of leather

thongs. They were both on their feet,

the black dog with a sure hold on his

antagonist’s furry neck, the huskie

twisting and biting. They made no

noise beyond a dull sound of slobber-

ing and heavy breathing.



The beast which the ‘woman had

struck on the shoulder sprang toward

her again; but the trace held him to

the fighters, and he fell short. Turn-

ing, he dashed upon Captain; and un-

der the double attack the black dog

went down, still with his teeth in the

first husky’s neck. '



Then the woman forgot all fear of

the white fangs and flaming eyes, and,

running close, she struck again and

again with all her might, placing ev-

ery blow on some portion of one or

other of the huskies. If the fight had

been entirely in her own interest, it

is doubtful if the whip-stock would





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Getting Acquainted With Sharpnose.





LINKER the Weasel must have



been hunting around here last



night,” said Billy Be By Bo

Bum, pointing to a double row of neat

little footmarks in the snow. “See

Tinker, there is his trail winding in

and out between the trees along the

bank of the dried-up creek.” '



“No, siree, Slinker never made

those tracks,” replied Tinker Teedle

Tee, the merry little elf.



“But they are just exactly like the

tracks Slinker made when he sneaked

up on Mr. Rabbit,” protested Billy.



“They are and they aren’t,” Tinker

answered. “Slinker makes the same

kind of footmarks, only they are much

smaller than these. No, Billy Boy,

these tracks were made by Sharpnose,

the big brown Mink, who is a first

cousin to Slinker the Weasel.”



“A Mink! Why, my mother has a

muff made of mink skins,” said Billy.



“Well, she is lucky,” replied Tinker,

“for, next to the Beaver, the fur of the

Mink is one of the most valuable

found in this, country.”



“I never saw a Beaver,” said Billy.



“No, I guess you never did,” Tinker

answered, “for the Beavers were all

killed off in this part of the country

many, many years ago. When your

great grandfather was a boy, they

were very plentiful, and their dams

and mud houses dotted every stream

and pond. But the trappers caught so

many that now there are only a few

left and they live in the very wildest

parts of the country where men sel-

dom go. The government, to protect

the Beavers and give them a chance

to live in peace, has now passed laws

forbidding anyone to kill them.



“Sharpnose the Mink has nearly as

hard a time escaping from trappers as

did Mr. Beaver, but he is a sly old fel-

low and has learned to keep out of

trouble, so it takes a mighty slick

trapper to catch him.”



“Why do they call him Sharpnose?”

asked Billy.



“Because his sense of smell is so

keen,” Tinker replied. “His keen lit-

tle nose can detect odorsthat the rest

of the Little People would not notice

at all.,

Hound is‘ not in itwith Mr. Mink

when it comes to following a scent.”



“It’s funny I never saw his tracks

before,” said Billy. “Does he live in

the White Forest all the time?”



“He does and he doesn’t,” Tinker

anSWered. “Mr. Mink is a great rover

and does not stay long in one place.

He is on the go all the time and will

travel many, many miles in a single

night. Except when he is helping Mrs.

Mink raise a family of little Minks, he

has no real home but keeps moving

from place to place.”



“I hope he is not such a rascal as

his cousin, Slinker the Weasel,” said

Billy.



“He is a more blood-thirsty villain

than Slinker ever dreamed of being,”

replied Tinker. “Sharpnose is one of

the greatest enemies of the Little

People, especially those living in or

near the water. He is a better hunt-

er than even Slinker, and being sev-

eral times larger than his cousin, can

tackle animals Slinker is afraid of.

Sharpnose does most of his hunting

along the banks of streams, where he

catches frogs and all kinds of water

animals, and'often manages to creep

up on a wild duck too near the bank.

He is a great fisherman, too, and is

very fond of speckled trout.”



. “But I don’t" see‘how he can catch

a trout,”. .DI‘Otested Billy._

speckled beauties dart through the

water like astreak of light and you

can hardly: see them, they go so fast.





- a shadow.





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Surely, Sharpnose can’t swim as fast

as a fish, can he Tinker?”



“Mr. Mink is a mighty good swim-

mer, Billy Boy,” Tinker replied. “But

he relies on outwitting Mr. Trout

rather than outswimming him. When

he sees a nice fat trout, one that

would make a good meal for the hun-

griest mink, he slips into the water

without making any more noise than

But Mr. Trout always

keeps his weather eye open for trou-

ble and generally sees Mr. Mink. He

gives his tail a flirt and is off up

stream, like a streak of greased light-

ning, with Sharpnose after him.



“But for all his cunning, and there

is no use talking, Mr. Trout is a cau-

tious fellow, he loses his head when





Mr. Mink is chasing him. .If only he

would keep going straight ahead,

Sharpnose could never catch him. But

instead, he dedges under a rock or be-

hind a clump of weeds and thinks he

is .safely hidden. He doesn’t fool Mr.

Mink one little bit, however, and the

first thing Mr. Trout knows, he is

driven into a corner. Then he tries

to dodge past his enemy, but quick as

he is, Sharpnose is quicker, and as

the speckled beauty darts past, Mr.

Mink makes a lunge and fastens his

needle-like teeth in Mr. Trout’s side.

And that is the end of Mr. Trout, for





when Sharpnose once gets his teeth





into anything, he never lets go.”



“But there is no water in the dried-

up creek now,” said Billy, “so, of

course, there are not any trout or any

other kind of fish for him to catch.

So what is Sharpnose hunting?”



“I’m sure I don’t know,” Tinker re-

plied. “But one thing is sure, he is

up to some kind of mischief or other,

so we will follow his trail and find

out.”



And next week I’ll tell you more

about Sharpnose the Mink.





 





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CHAPTER XVIII.



Winston felt his pulses throb faster,

for the girl’s unabated confidence stir-

red him, but he looked at her gravely.

“I Wonder if you realize what you

have given me in return? Life as I

had seen it was very grim and bare—

and now I know what, with a little

help, it is possible to make of it.”



“With a little help?” said Maud Bar-

rington.



Winston nodded, and his face which

had grown almost wistful hardened.

“Those who strive in the pit are apt

to grow blind to the best—the sweet-

ness and order and all the little

graces that mean so much. Even if

their eyes are opened, it is usually too

late. You see, they lose touch with

all that lies beyond the struggle, and

without someone to lead them they

cannot get back to it. Still, if I talk.

in this fashion you will laugh at me,

but everyone has his weakness now

and then—and no doubt I shall make

up for it at Winnipeg tomorrow. One

can not afford to be fanciful When

wheat is two cents dowu.”



Maud Barrington was not astonish-

ed. Tireless in his activities and,

more curious still, almost ascetic in

his mode of life, the man had already

given her glimpses of his inner self

and the vague longings that came up-

on him. He never asked her pity, but

she found something pathetic in his





attitude, for she found that the stress

and the turmoil alone could be his.

Why this was so she did not know,

but with a confidence that could not

be shaken now, she felt that it was

through no fault of his. His last

words, however, showed her that the

mask was on again.



“I scarcely fancy you are Well

enough, but if you must go, I wonder

whether you would do a good turn to

Alfreton?” she said. “The lad has

been speculating—and he seems anx-

ious lately.”



“It is natural that they should bring

their troubles to you.”



Maud Barrington laughed.

ever, generally pass them on to you.”



A trace of color crept into the

man’s face, and his voice was a. trifle

hoarse as he said, "Do you know that

I \would ask nothing better than to

take every care you had, and bear it

for you?”



“Still,” said the giil, with a little

smile, “that is very ex 1dently out of

the question.”



Winston 1080, and she saw that one

hand was closed as he looked down

upon her. Then he turned and stared

out at the prairie, but there was some-

thingvery significant in the rigidity

of his attitude, and his face seemed to

have grown suddenly (-areworn when

he glanced back at her.





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edge of the ravine, which just there

sloped very much broader, * to the

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handed the twine to the hired man.



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get down,” he said. “If you strip your

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“It is,” he said dryly, “Only a little

idea of mine.” “



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FARM FENGE through the great building, while it

41 meals neon roe seemed to Alfreton there was a sug-

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”JAN. 28. 1915.





At last, however, a clerk signed to

them from a, doorway, and they found

Graham sitting before-a littered'table.

A man sat opposite him with the tele-

phone receiver in his hand. '



“Sorry to keep you, but I’ve“ both

hands full just now. Every man in

this city is thinking wheat,” he said.

“Has he word from Chicago, Thom-

son ?” , .



“Yes,” said the clerk. "‘Bears lost

hold this morning. General buying."





Just then the door swung open and

a breathless man came in. “Guess I

scared that clerk of yours who wanted

to turn me off,” he said. “Heard what

Chicago's doing? Well, you’ve got to

buy for me now. They're going to

send her right up into the sky, and

it’s about time I got out before the

bulls trample the life out of me.”



“Quite sure you can't wait until to-

morrow?” asked Graham.





The man shook his head. “No, sir.





When I’ve been selling all along the





line! Send ofl right away, and tell

your man on the market to cover ev-

ery blame sale for me.”





Graham signed to the clerk, and as

the telephone bell tinkled a lad

brought in a message. The broker op-

ened it. “New York lost advance and

recovered it twice in the first hour,"

he read. “At present a point or two

better. Steady buying in Liverpool.”



“That,” said the other man, “is

quite enough for me. Let me have

the contracts as soon as they are

ready.” '



He went out, and Graham turned to

Winston. “There’s half-a-dozen more

of them outside,” he said. “Do you

buy or sell?”



Winston laughed. “I want to know

what a wise man would do.”



“Well," said Graham, “I can’t tell

you. The bulls rushed wheat‘up as I

wired you, but the other folks got

their claws in and worried it down

again. Wheat’s anywhere and no-

where all the time, and I'm advising

nobody just now. No doubt you’ve

formed your own opinion."



‘Winston nodded. “It’s the last of

the grapple, and the bears aren’t quite

beaten yet, but any time the next

week or two the decisive turn will

come. Then, if they haven’t got out,

there’ll be very little left of them.”



"‘You seem tolerably sure of the

thing. Got plenty of confidence in the

bulls?” '



Winston smiled. “I fancy I know

how western wheat was sown this

year. better than any statistician of

the ring, and it’s not the bulls I’m

counting on, but those millions of

hungry folks in the old country. It’s

not New York or Chicago, but Liver-

pool the spark is coming from."





“Well,” said Graham, “that’s my

notion, too, but 'I’ve no time for any-

body who hasn’t grist for me just

now. Still, I’d be glad to come round

and take you home to supper if you

haven’t the prejudice, which is not

unknown at Silverdale, against eating

with a man who makes his dollars on

the market and didn’t get them given

to him.” '



Winston laughed, and held up alean

brown hand. “All I ever had until

less than a year ago, I. earned with

that. I’ll be ready for you.”



He went out with Alfreton, and no

ticed the lad ate little at lunch. When

the meal was over, he glanced at him

with a smile‘through the cigar smoke.



“I think it would do you good to

take me into your confidence,” he

said.



“Well,” said Alfreton, “it would be

a relief to talk and I feel I could trust

you. Still, it’s only fair to tell you I

didn't at the beginning. I was an

opinionated ass, you see.”



Winston laughed. “I don’t mind in

the least, and we have most of us felt

that way.”



“Well,” said the lad, “I was a little

short of funds, and proud of myself.

and when everybody seemed certain

that wheat was going down forever, I

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a little. Now I’ve more wheat than I

care to think of to deliver, the mar-

ket’s against me. ‘If it stiffens any

further, it will break me; and that’s

not all, you know. Things have gone

tolerably badly with the folks at

home, and I fancy it took a good deal

of what should have been the girls’

pertion to start me at Silverdale.”





“Then," said Winston, “it’s no use

trying to show you how foolish you’ve

been. That is the usual thing, and

it’s easy; but what the man in the

hole wants to know is the means of

getting out again.”



Alfreton smiled ruefully. “I’m tol-

erably far in. I could just cover at

today’s prices if I pledged my crop,

but it would leave me nothing to go

on with, and the next advance would

swamp the farm.”



“Well,” said Winston, “don’t buy to-

day. There’s going to be an advance

that will take folk’s breath away but

the time’s not quite ripe yet. You’ll

see prices knocked back a little the

next day or two, and then you will

cover. your sales to the last bushel."



“But are you sure?” asked the lad,

a trifle hoarse. “You see, if you’re

mistaken, it will mean ruin to me.”





Winston laid his hand on his

shoulder. “If I’m wrong, I’ll make

good your losses.”





Nothing more was said on that

subject, but Alfreton’s face grew anx-

ious once more as they went up and

down the city. Everybody was talking

wheat, which was not astonishing, for

that city, and the two great provinces

to the west of it, lived by the trade in

grain, and before the afternoon had

passed they learned that there had

been a persistent advance. The lad's

uneasiness showed itself, but when

they went back to the hotel about the

supper hour Winston smiled at him.





“You’re feeling sick?” he said.

“Still, I don’t fancy you need worry.”



Then Graham appeared and claimed

him, and it was next morning when

he saw Alfreton again. He was break-

fasting with Colonel Barrington and

Dane, and Winston noticed that the

older man did not appear to have.

much appetite. When .the meal was

finished he drew him aside.



“You have covered your sales, sir?"

he said.



“No, sir,” said Barrington, “I have

not.” ‘



“Then I wonder whether it would

be presumption if I were to ask you a

question?” .



Barrington looked at him steadily.

“To be frank, I fancy it would be bet-

ter if you did not. I have, of course,

only my own folly to blame for be

lieving I could equal your natural ap-

titude for this risky amusement which

I had, and still have, objections to. I

was, however, in need of money, and

seeing your success, yielded to the

temptation. I am not laying any of

the responsibility on you, but am not

inclined to listen to more of your sug-

gestions.”



Winston met his gaze without em-

barrassment. “I am sorry you have

been unfortunate, sir."



Just then Dane joined them. "I

set up late last night in the hope of

seeing you,” he said. “Now, I don’t

know what to make of the market,

but there were one or two fellows who

would have bought my estimated crop

from me at a figure which would have

about covered the working expenses.

Some of the others who did not know

you were coming in, put their affairs

in my hands, too.”



“Sell nothing,’ said Winston quietly.



It was an hour later when a mes-

senger from Graham found them in

the smoking-room, and Colonel Bar-

rington smiled dryly as he tore up the

envelope handed him.



“ ‘Market opened with sellers pre-

vailing. Chicago flat!”’ he read.



, Dane glanced at Winston somewhat

ruefully, but the latter’s eyes were

fixed on Colonel Barrington.



' (Continued next week).





THE MICHIGAN-FARMER





THE HUNGER TEST. .





(Continued from page 94).‘

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Suddenly, as if by magic, Peter

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and stared at the struggling dogs. His

eyes were dull and his lips weakly

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“Peter!” she cried breathlessly.

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Then rage and the desperation of

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“Ye great gawk!” she screamed.

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an’ tear, an’ never lift a hand? Will

ye see the black dog killed, an’ me

tore to pieces, an’ little Davy die for

want 0’ food?” She shook him fur-

iously. She forced the whip into his

hand. “Master the dogs!” she shriek-

ed. “Beat OK the huskies! Will ye

not stir a hand for the woman who

fed ye?"



“They do be fightin’ cruel,” he mur-

mured, looking stupidly at the whip in

his hand.



“0 God, give him a flicker 0’ human

feelin’!” cried the woman.



At that, as if Peter had heard her

voice for the first time, he suddenly

turned and looked at her with a sort

of pitying wonder.



“Sure, Kate, I’ll master the dogs for

ye,” he said. Then he slipped his

rackets from his feet and sprang into

the fight.



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his day he had been a great band with

dogs. Now uttering terrific yells all

the while, he kicked and slashed and

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old knowledge of things clear as day »





in his mind; and soon the great jaws

ceased their snapping and tearing, and

the wolf-fire died down in the hearts of

the huskies.



Peter, after clearing the tangles

from the traces,

woman with a light of honest satisfac-

tionin his face.



“Where he ye p’intin’ for?”



“For .Wellington Harbor. An’ ye’ll

come along, Peter, or maybe the hus-

kies ’ill turn on me again,” she re-

plied pitifully.



“Sure, I be bound for the harbor

meself, for the mail-bags. I’ll team

the dogs for ye, Kate,” he replied.



Already his eyes were dull as slate

again, and his shoulders stooped like

those of an old man. .



The dogs were sore and bleeding,

but not seriously injured. Captain

seemed as fresh and willing as at the

time of starting from Squid Cove,





though one of his eyes was closed and ,





his flanks were wet with blood. The

two conquered huskies, with drooping

brushes and lowered manes, showed

nothing of the spirit that had so re-

cently driven them to revolt; and

soon the sledge was moving steadily

forward over the wind—packed snow.





Thewestern sky was red when the

sledge came to a halt before the cabin

in which the new mission had estab-

lished its headquqarters. The dogs

immediately lay down and began lick-

ing their wounds. Peter Sprowl looked

at the woman with a kindly but va-

cant smile. '



“’Twas a great trip we made, alto-

gether! Now gimme a hand with the

mail-bags!” he said. His eyes were

expressionless and wandering.



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_ EW people have stopped to real-

ize that the war has dried up

thestream of toys which usual-



ly flows from Europe to the United



States to' fill the store windows. Nur-



emberg in Germnay is the capital of



Toyland, but no toys are coming from



Nuremberg now. Usually France



sends us thousands of dolls, but some-



thing more important than doll mak-

ing occupies the attention of the



French peasants today.



Yet the children of America have

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lack is the cheap mechanical toys

such as are commonly sold on the





TH E- Mien LGANFA a M-E a .





were placed in a row on the ground

they would stretch away for forty-four

miles. The total number exceeds

300,000.



Drums are of many kinds and sizes.

Calfskins or sheepskins are used to

head better grades and are imported

from Germany or Australia, coming

packed in barrels. A very stout qual-

ity of paper is used on cheaper drums.

It is not easily punctured and possess-

es plenty of noise quality, but costs

little. The latest thing in the line of

drums is all metal, even the heads be-

ing tin. Such a drum will last from

one Christmas to another and is so





 





 





Putting Toy Furniture Together in an American Toy Shop.





streets in the cities. These contriv-

ances come from Germany and Amer-

ican manufacturers can not turn them

out at German prices. There are just

as many mechanical toys of the bet-

ter grades, for they are made in large

numbers in the United States.



As a matter of fact, there is an Am-

erican Nuremberg which turns out

toys every year to the value of nearly

a million dollars. Winchendon, a lit-

tle country village in Massachusetts,

is a veritable Toy Town. Its whole

prosperity depends upon toy making

and it has three big factories devoted

wholly to toy production. There is no

other town like Winchendon in all

America and the traveler begins to

realize its peculiar character as soon

as he steps from the train, for he is

immediately confronted with a mam-

moth roCking horse, 17 feet high,

standing beside the railroad tracks

close to the railway station. 011 cc-

casions this huge horse is mounted

on automobile wheels and drawn

about the town. It symbolizes Win-

chendon. High on a hill looking off

toward Monadnock mountain stands

an inn which is called Toy Town Tav—

ern. Toy Towners enjoy the unique

distinction of living in the American

capital of Toyland.



These are boom days for W'inchen-

don. No sooner was it announced

that Germany had decided upon war

than the toy factories were speeded

up to their highest pace. 'More men

Were hired, new stock ordered and

selling plans reconstructed. For weeks

now the drum and rocking horse de-

partments have been working twenty

hours a day. Letters and telegrams

have been pouring in from all over

the United States imploring toys to

be shipped immediately.



New toys are constantly being put

on the market, but the chief demand

is for staples like drums, rocking

horses, dolls and doll houses, blocks,

tool chests and Noah’s arks. Win-

chendon produces two-thirds of all the

drums made in America. Ten-cent

drumsalone are turned out by one

factory at the rate of seven thousand

a‘ day. If all the drums made 'in-this

quaint town in the course of a year

were to bevplaced one on top of an—

other, they would reach thirty-two

miles straight into the air. If they





strong that a small boy cannot even

put his foot through it.





Up to this year only one-third of all’





the rocking-horses sold in this coun-

try were made in America. In point

of fact, though, the American horse is

better than those from across the sea,

more substantially made and more

sanitary. To begin with the Ameri-

can rocking horse is made of wood,

although it may be covered with some

other material. The German horse is

usually little more than a stuffed skin

and not able to endure for long the

treatment which it is certain to re-

ceive from an American child. The

home product is built to withstand

wear and tear.



The making of these horses is an

interesting process. A rough block of

wood is placed on one end of a ma-

chine which has a perfectly modeled

body at the other end. Knives are so

guided by mechanical hands which

pass over the model that the block of

wood is fashioned in just the same

way. Human hands are needed only

to put on the block and remove the

finished body. The legs are turned

out in the same manner, but a little

hand work is required for the head.

No machine has been invented which

will shape the nostril properly. A

skilled workman uses a sharp knife

to make the incision and completes

his job with a large, rounded file.



When the head and legs have. been

fixed to the body, the embryonic horse

is thoroughly polished on sand belts.

Then he is covered with a varnish

which is like liquid glass and finally

sprayed all over with lamp.black, a.

device resembling an atomizer and 0p

erated by compressed air being used.

It is in this manner that the dapple

gray rocking horse so dear to every

American child is evolved. '



Besides the painted horses, there

are more aristocratic animals covered

with real hair.

price and are considered very ‘supe-

rior, even though the coats they wear

once covered young calves. The calves’

hides used for these stylish equines

come largely from New Hampshire

and other parts of New England, be-

ing supplied 'by cattle dealers. After

being 1 properlyhprepared, they, are

stretched tightly over the wooden bod-

ies and tacked firmly in place. Then





They sell at a high.





the glass eyes” are fitted into the holes

made for" them and the manes and

tails, made from the tails of cows, are

attached. Saddle, bridle and other

trappings complete the horse in all





particulars but the rockers, which are,





added last of all. It is something of

an art to make rockers which will last

for they are bound to receive very

hard usage. The wood from which

they are fashioned is tough and care-

fully selected. After being properly

shaped, it is shoved into a steaming

oven, where the strips of wood are

made so pliable that they can be

moulded as desired. Many of the

horses do not have rockers of the old-

fashioned kind, but are suspended in

a swinging frame, their feet being free

and stretched out as though they were

galloping across country at a rapid

rate.



Rockers and frames are painted by

machinery, as are many of the toys,

much time and labor being saved by

that means. The machines are fitted

with large rollers, some of which re-

volve in paint or dyestuff, and the

strips of wood to be painted are sim-

ply passed between these rollers. They

are colored as nicely as though an ex-

pert had gone over them with a brush.



When the. rocking horses have fin-

ally been completed and are carefully

lined up in long rows they present an

imposing sight. One may well imagine

the rapture of a child turned loose

among them. Occasionally some new

feature is introduced. People who

cannot afford a horse covered with

real skin, but do not care to buy a

painted animal, are able to compro-

mise on one covered with a sort of

plush which looks like real hair. Dou-

ble horses with a seat between have

long been made for small children,

but now they are hinged in such a

way that they may be folded up and

stood behind the door out of the way.



Today American dolls are becoming

more popular. In the past, immense

numbers of French and German dolls

have been sold, but they are being

superseded this year by dolls of Am-





JAN. 23. .1915.





.'-‘g,..'.2; ' . -.: ~ garSh. , ' .

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' ety thisseason; though. : It; hasbeen





necesslar'yl‘to , economize-ion; ‘ designs and

to” concentrate on- the maximums in

order to keep abreast of the orders.

One conCErn in Winchendon putsjout

more than half of all the doll’s trunks

made in America and this season the

trunk department has been working

almost day and night in order that the

little girl's may not be disappointed.



Toy Town had an interesting be—

ginning. Some thirty-eightyears ago

Morton E. Converse was making wood-

enware in Winchendon, which then

had about 500 inhabitants. It Was

about the time paper collars came in-

to favor and Mr. Morton began manu-

facturing boxes to sell the collars in,

wooden boxes then being used for

such purposes. One day it occurred

to him to whittle out a little toy table

to set in the center of the box. Then

he made a set of dishes to go with the

table. Acting on an inspiration he

had the toys copied and sent them

out with his boxes. In a short time

orders began to pour in and soon Mr.

Converse was running a factory with

twenty—five men. Then he saw that it

was more profitable to make toys than

woodenware and launched a business

which has grown year by year until

the Converse factory is now the larg-

est in the United States. Several of

the men numbered among the first

twenty-five are still among Mr. Con~

verse’s employes. The town has grown

with the business and now has 6,000

people, a large percentage of whom

live on money made in the making of

toys.



The stock of toys on hand were

practically cleaned up before the close

of 1914 and next season will find the

market filled almost exclusivelywith

American-made toys. It is doubtful if

German factories will be able to make

shipments to any extent for two or

three years, even if the war is ended

in a few months, and by that time

American toy makers will have ob-

tained control of the market to such

an extent that it will be difficult to

compete with them, especially if the

German government imposes an ex-





 





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eriCan make. They are quite as good,

too, although they may not have faces

which are as pretty as those from

across the water. Our dolls have more

character in their faces than those

made in French factories and it is

probable that they. Wilt please the chil-

dren just as well. Building blocks are

in great demand and by supplying the

market with them, our American Toy

Town is taking from England a trade

which was once controlled “largely. by

her. ' .



Toy furniture of all- kinds, and es»

pecially toy trunks, are in great de—

mand and are made "by 'the thousands

in Winchendon. _A pilema‘defiof the

trunks turned out last. season would

tower twenty-four miles toward~ the

sky and the number manufactured





this year is likely to far exceed all p1





Ready for the Rockers.





port tax. It is doubtful if American

children will play much longer with

toys made in Europe.





Time is a sort of river of passing

events, and strong is its current; no

sooner is a thing brought to sight

than it is swept by and another takes

its place and this, too, will be swept

away—Marcus Aurelius.

~ Any-power which opens the infinite

life to any man must be the inter-

preter and transfigurei‘ of all the petty

special changefulness of life—Philips

Brooks.





_Let a man be‘of good cheer about

his soul. who, having cast away the

pleasures and ornaments of the body

as alien to him and working. harm

rather than good, has sought after

the pleasures of knowledge, and has

arrayed thesoul not-in some. foreign

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S Michigan proud of her babies?”



We asked the question six weeks

. ago, and are quite satisfied with

the reply. Proud parents to the num-

ber of 470 rose up to reply in a most

positive affirmative. Many added that

there could not be a more perfect

child than theirs, and gave as backing

for their belief the statement of the

doctor, the nurse, and all the rela-

tives. Others, not so boastful, but

fast as fond and proud, contented

themselves with saying that they did

not care What anyone else thought or

whether their baby got a prize or not,-

he was a prize anyway. And the pho-

tographs Which came in quite war-

ranted the last statement. In the pop-

ular phrase, they were “some babies.”



When it came to scoring them,

though, it soon became evident that

by the hard and fast standard laid

down by medical men the term per-

fect would have to be modified. Of

the number, not one measured up ex-

actly to the standard, though with the

exception of four, all ran well. Of the

470 entered, 240 scored 90 or over,

while of the remaining 230 only four

fell below 80 and not one so low as 75.

With the exception of four or five all

sinned on the side of over-develop-

ment. They were too heavy or too

long, or the arms and legs were too

long for the height, or the circumfer-

ence of the head, chest and abdomen

was too great. Some fell below the

standard in muscular development,

but not many, and some few were

marked down on teeth The number

who were too small f r the required

standard was remarkab 40w.





In judging the perfect baby it must

be remembered that over-weight is as

bad as under-weight, so that the too-

fat baby is as far from being perfect

as the delicate one. A year-old boy,

for instance, should Weigh 20.5

pounds, be- 29 inches long and have a

head, chest and abdomen circumfer-

ence of exactly 18 inches. A girl baby

One year old should weigh 19.8 pounds,

be 28.7 inches long,. and measure 17.4

inches-around the chest and abdomen

and 17.6 inches around the head. Hav-

ing these measurements most of the

parents can see wherein their baby

fell short.



0f the 470 babies entered, 26 were

thrown out because part of the meas-

urements were omitted, eight because

they were over age, and three because

the exact age was not given. It was

hard far the editor to throw out a slip

which gave the age‘as 12 months and

three days, but the line had to be

drawn somewhere, and the mother

whose baby was 12 months and two

weeks could argue that three days

was more than a year, as well as 14

days. Six pairs-of twins were enter-

ed, one brother and sister securing

honor mention. There were 162 babies

under six months and 308 six months

and over. While there were fewer





’ girls than boys entered, the girls rath-





er carried off the honors. You have

already noticed that the first three

prizes went to girls, and that of the

remaining seven, four are girls. Be-

sides theSe, 60.6 per cent of the girls

received honor mention, while only

44.4Vper cent of the boys are on the

honor roll.



From the standpoint of the editor

the contest has been a great success.

It has meant a great deal of hard

work, nervous work, for every mark

down has meant a little heart stab.

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companied many of the score cards

revealed so much of the home, so

much more than themothers meant

or knew, that the editor felt she was

hurting a personal friend when she

had to mark down babies who were

sweet and dear, but not just up to the

required standard. The' contest has

meant a great deal besides work, how-

ever. There has been a great deal of

valuable knowledge added to the edi-

tor’s store, a great deal learned about

babies, and a great deal more about

Michigan Farmer readers. So far,





BabyContest





however, the editor feels she has ben-

efited more than the parents, which

is hardly fair. Aside from aroused in-

terest in the baby’s development

there will be little gained by the par-

ents from the contest, if it stops here.

It is scarcely enough to know that the

baby was not perfect physically, you

must knOw where the fault lies if he

is to be helped. If you wish to have

your baby’s score, it will be sent you

with an explanation of wherein he

failed on receipt of a self-addressed





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First, Arletha Grace Hayes, Mecosta

00., age, 9 mos. 20 days, score 98.5.



Second, Florence Elaine Bingham,

Kalamazoo 00., age, 2 mos, 18 days,

score 98.35.



Third, Alice May Burson, Kalama-

339100., age, 7 mos. 10 days, score



Fourth, Walter George Drexler, Sag-

inaw 00., age. 5 mos., score 98.



Fifth, Merton Elihu Knisely, Bar-

aga 00., age 2 mos, score 98.



Sixth, Mary Elizabeth Underhill,





 





'Arletha Grace Hayca'Firat'Prize

Winner.





Washtenaw Co., ag’e 10 mos, 10 days,

score 97.8.

Seventh, Robert Elwood Miller,





Bra15ich 00., age 4 mos. 18 days, score

97.7 . .



Eighth, Naomie Cereda VVehr, Ea-

ton Co., age 5 mos, scOre 97.5. ‘



Ninth, Anna Margaret Sherman,

Ca15houn 00.. age, 8 mos. 22 days, score

97. .



Tenth, Garnet Arleen Reum, Mon-

roe Co., age 8 mos. 10 days, score

97.4, ,



Honor Mention, Including all Scoring



90 or Above—Over Six Months.





Name. Score.

Arletha Grace Hayes ........... 3 98.50

Alice Mae Burson .............. 98.10

Mary Elizabeth Underhill ........ 97.80

Robert Elwood Miller ............ 97.75

Anna Margaret Sherman ........ 97.50

Garnet Arleen Reum ............ 97.40

Chas Andrew Shaw ............. 97.25

Kathryn Emily Pennell .......... 97.10

Kenneth Leroy Carruthers ...... 97.00

Norma May Salisbury ........... 97.00

Donald Frederick Sturgis ....... 96.75

Alice Wenona Harker ........... 96.65

Theodore Raymond Slot ......... 9655

Bee Ivan Pattison ............... 9645‘

Charles Arthur Jackson ......... 96.30

Alice Mary Horger .............. 96.20

Marguerite Johnson ............ 96.00

Irene N. Walz .................. 95.90

Lillian Vaughan ........ . ....... 95.90

119. Ruth Congelton .............95-.75

Ruth Elaine Wright ......... 95.75

Velma Maud Irwin .............. 95.70





Paul W. . Smith ............. . . . . .9565





and stamped envelope.



John Ambrose Teuske ........... 95.50

Doris McCarbery ............... 95.50

Mildred Bacon ................. 95.50

Elizabeth Botchwick ........... 95.50

Wayne G. Phillips ............. 95.40

Floyd Clinton Jones ............ 95.25

Dolores Lucile Hiser ............ 95.10

Ora Lucile Thorson ............. 95.05

Carl Louis Frank ............... 95.00

Lillian Mary Weber ............. 95.00

Lilah Myrrh Clifford ............ 94.95

J. C. Rodlam Wells .............. 94.90

Gwendolyn Thompson .......... 94.85

John Walter Sass ............... 94.75

Earl Lewis Reum ......... ......94.75





Lila M. Keener..................94.75





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Alice Mac Burson, Third Prize.





Winner.

Frances Irene Tenney ........... 94.75

Hamid E. Homer ............... 94.70

Eileen M. Slicker ................ 94.55

J. Riley Liscom ................. 94.50

Charles Hoffman ............... 94.40

Gertrude Louise Kline .......... 94.40

Dale Ward ..................... 94.35

Leata Niva Vl'illiams ............ 94.30

Margaret Dean W'iersema ........ 94.30

Marian E. Fry .................. 94.25

Wilfred LeRoy \Varner .......... 94.15

Genevieve Louise \Vilkie ........ 94.05

Cecil James Hartenburg ......... 94.00

Hollis G. Ailing ................. 94.00

Nina P. Phillips ................. 94.00

Carl R. Laxton ................. 93.90

Cornelia Bradford .............. 93.85

Marian Jones .. ............... 93.80

Rolland James McMilly ......... 93.75

Charles Schneider .............. 93.75

James Alexander Milligan ....... 93.75

Grace Evelyn Beebe ............ 93.50

Alvin Stanley Lutz .............. 93.40

Louie Earl Webb ................ 93.30

Ralph Hilton Hall ............... 93.30

Russell Henry Johnson .......... 93.30

Adrian Archer ................. 93.25

Erne'st Lloyd Atkins ............. 93.25

Elaine Bellingham ............. 93.25

Thelma Grace Howe ............ 93.25

John L. Coble ................... 93.20

Roy Harris Tacoma ............. 93.15

Ruth E. Irish .................. 93.15

Mary Isabelle Clark ............. 93.05

Marie Angela Wolf .............. 93.00

Robert Foote .............. 93.00

Harry Wittum ........... 93.00

John Henry Gilbert ............. 93.00

Wilda Wilma Drascha ........... 93.00





Kathryn Marie Patterson. . . . . . ..93.00





 





GraCe Kathryn Thornton ........ 92.90

Nelson Luther Slone ............ 92.75

William Floyd Bennett .......... 92.75

Ray Smith ..................... 92.75

Margaret Louise Irish ........... 92.65

Orpha Nash Simmonds .......... 92.65

Oris Irene Adams ............... 92.55

Alice Rose Harrison ............. 92.50

Olin Jerome Allan ............... 92.40

Earl Glen Tellman .............. 92.40

Marjory-E. Hammond ........... 92.30

Stephen Charles Cosens ......... 92.30

Frances Eugene Nelson. . . . . .9225

Ruth Allene Coven .............. 92.15

Walter C. Bennett ............. 92.00

Donald Ford Martin ............. 92.00

Eleanor Maurine Sissozi ......... 92.00

Arleen Marie Thompson ......... 92.00

Mildred E. Covert ............... 91.95

Edwin Jay Kamphuis ............ 91.90

Clark James Brody ............. 91.75

Clifford L. West ................ 91.75

Victor H. Weller ................ 91.75

David Merrill Kurtz ............. 91.75

Carroll Luther Pollock .......... 91.75

Robert Thomas Duncan ......... 91.75

Marian Elaine Atkinson ......... 91.75

Seldon Roy Gorham ............. 91.70

George Allen Brown ............. 91.50

John Robert Bissett ............. 91.50

William Arnold Stream .......... 91.50

Ralph Stanford Booth ........... 91.50

Donald J. Bristol ................ 91.50

Erminie Bellingham ............ 91.50

Helen Althea Yerrick ............ 91.50

Helen Arlene Garvin ............ 91.50

Violet A. Swanson .............. 91.50

Ardis Leone Murdick ............ 91.50

Frances Irene Elmer ............ 91.50

Ila M. V‘Vagester ................. 91.40

Patience Leila McConnell. . . . . ...91.30

Clayton E. Cook ................ 91.25

Ronal W. Jacobs ................ 91.25

Russell Harry Brown ........... 91.25

Lawrence Franklin Speaker ...... 91.25

Mildred B. Keilon ............... 91.25

Eleanor Carrie Schulze .......... 91.25

Doris Leona Dyball .............. 91.25

Lawrence Slater ............... 91.20

Raymond William Link .......... 91.00

Joseph L. Engmark .............. 91.00

Harriett Smeltzer .............. 91.00

Dorothy Steele ................. 91.00

Ira Milton Anderson ............. 90.90

Charles W. Whittaker .......... 90.90

Ruth Marie Breitenwisher ....... 90.90

Mildred Elizabeth Kayser. . . . . . .9080

Maxine Hazel Shipley ........... 90.80

George Spenser, Jr .............. 90.80

Harold Lester Haneter .......... 90.75

Dale J. Tanner .................. 90.75

Albert LeRoy Cooper........ . ...90.75

Chrystal V. Wilcox .............. 90.75

Susie May Worden .............. 90.75

Ardith Laura Miller ............. 90.55

Frederick Zuhlke Schantz.‘ ...... 90.50

Wilson Wilbert Drascha ......... 90.50

Dan Allen Stetler ............... 90.50

Bruce Cortell Sassaman ......... 90.50

Carl Orville Closson ............. 90.50

Mary D. Hinchey ............... 90.45

William Grobel ................. 90.30

Carrie Evelyn Kingsbury ........ 90.25

Isabelle Norene Hartsuff ........ 90.25

Leona Estey .................... 90.25

Beurnice Ruth Wichert .......... 90.15

Russell C. Sickles ............... 90.15

Oliver Dean Ward .............. 90.00

Emory Leland Hall ............. 90.00

Clarence W. Markham .......... 90.00

Elizabeth Mary Blank ........... 90.00

Under Six Months.

Florence Elaine Bingham ........ 9835

Walter George Drexler .......... 98.00

Merton Elihu Knisely ........... 98.00

Naomie Cereda VVehr ........... 97.50

Eunice Louise Monroe ........... 96.90

Raina Lee Strong ............... 96.05

Gerald Erwin Tulford ............ 95.65

Winfield T. Ainsworth ........... 95.50

F. Scott Lawrence ............... 95.30

Howard Bruce Pulver ........... 95.25

Ralph Franklin VVythe .......... 95.25

Velma Smith .................... 95.25

Florence Rachy ................ 95.15

Robert Louis Klockzien .......... 95.05

Leo Elbert Hawkins ............. 95.00

Francis Hugh Wilson ............ 95.00

Seth Geoffrey Peck .............. 94.90

Robert EVerett Peterson ......... 94.75

Calvin Joseph Allwardt .......... 94.75

Carl Elmer Willard ............. 94.75

Vl'ayne Ralph Bailey. . . . . . . . ..94.75

Normalyn Ella Myers ........... 94.50

Laverne Cook .................. 94.25

Mildred Eleanor Laurie .......... 94.20

Ruth Angela Nickel ............. 94.15

Elwin Dale Harsh ............... 93.75

Elaie Ruby Graham ............ 93.75

Mildred Christine Richie ......... 93.70

Floyd H. Willoughby ............ 93.50

Elmer Ezra Wilt ................ 93.40

Willis Houston McCann ......... 93.40

Doris Beatta Whitcomb ......... 93.25





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slowheat, she knew, but she was so

tired of the sight of fruit, she was

going to chance the danger of burning

up the whole lot of it in order to get

it cooked quicker so that the fire

might get out. She stirred it carefully

for a few minutes, scraping the bot-

tom of the dish to be sure the jam

was not sticking, then dropped the

spoon tiredly and walked to the door.



She must have a breath of fresh air.

But not a breeze was stirring as ‘she

stepped out upon the porch, and the

sweltering July sun blazed wickedly

down upon the hammock llltO which

she longed to: drop. She sighed, and

sank down upon a. hard, straight-back~

ed chair, the only seat which happen-

ed to be shaded. The jam might burn





simply had to rest. Anyway, there

were 16 quarts of strawberry jam in

the cellar, besides countless jars of

berries and cherries canned and pre-

served. She didn’t care if John did

like raspberry jam best, he might get





 





 





   





 





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her a gasoline stove to make it over.





Grace Declares For Modern Conveniences.

" RACE LUDLOW bent anxiously





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put it carefully away. It. was too

precious to be further , endangered.

She decided to let the fire {:0 out,

even if the jam wasn’t cooked, and

went back to her place On‘ the‘porch.

Yes, John had everything handy out

doors, but what had she to make life

easier? Water indoors was out- of the

question this year, but she might have

a gasoline stove. Or a fireless cook-

er. A fireless cooker would settle that

jam in no time. But he was too busy

with his own affairs to help with even

a home-made one, and Grace was as

handy with a hammer as John was

with a needle and thimble. If she

hadn’t insisted on the screen for the

porches she would have had money

for the stove. But when she came in-

to her home in the spring she had

been so anxious to have the outside

appear attractive, that she had not

thought of hot weather conveniences.

The money she had spent for that ket-

tle that was too- good to use Would

have bought a simple cooker, one that

could help out a good deal. And

there was another $3.00 for shrubs;

$2.00 for a lace panel for the front

door; 50 cents worth of madras would

have looked as well; $4.50 for a bolt

of cheap cotton which an oily ped-

dler had told her was pure linen, not





to mention $5.00 for a pair of party.





pumps which she would probably nev-





 





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He wouldn’t roast himself to death

making jam for her. \Vhat man would?

There he was now, driving calmly

round the field with a huge umbrella

spread over his head while she stifled

in a hot kitchen. He had everything

he wanted to work with out doors, the

very latest improvements in all his

machinery, and she could get along

with a wood stove in July and August.

Well, if she had to she would no long-

er roast herself to death doing up

fruit in the slowest, hottest way. Let

the jam burn—



A whiff of burning fruit from the

kitchen brought her to her feet with

a jump, and she flew to the stove. Af-

ter all, she couldn’t afford to ruin

that good kettle. She had just ,paid

$3.00 for it that she had saved to-

wards a new parasol, and there was

no use throwing the good money

away. She snatched the dish off the

stove and plunged it into a pan of

cold water, then carefully lifted out

the fruit into a clean kettle and set

it on the back of the range, while she

inspected her scorched kettle. Fortu-

nately it was easily cleaned, and she





er use. She had spent all that money

this summer for things that weren’t

at. all essential. 'Why hadn’t she look-

ed far enough ahead to see that a

gasoline or oil stove was the one

thing needful in dog days?



Grace had to admit to herself that

she had not planned wisely. But ev-

en with that, John might buy her the

stove, and she should tell him so. If

he wanted anything he got it, and

why shouldn’t she? She arose and

bathed her flushed and perspiring face

then set about cleaning up the kitch-

en and preparing for supper.



A cheery whistle two hours later

announced John’s entry to the kitch-

en. Grace returned his boisterous

salutation with drooping mouth and

a pensive sigh.



“What on earth’s the matter?” be

queried. “Is your mother dead or

have you spilled ink on the best ta-

blecloth? Anybody’d think you hadn’t

a thing left to live for.”



"‘You’d probably feel the same. way

if you’d been Working in a hot kitch-

en all day' instead of driving around

outdoors in the breeze,” Gracereplied.





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“I’ve broiled all afternoon, making

raspberry jam over a wood stove,

and I can’t stand it any longer. I

want a gasoline stove." *



“How much does one cost?” asked

John, pausing on his way to the wash-

room. >_ .



"‘The one I want costs just $25.75,”

Grace said hopefully. “It- has glass

doors in the oven and a thermometer,

and there are four other burners and

you can use either kerosene or gaso-

line. Mother has just got one and it’s

a beauty.”



“M-m-m-m,” mumbled John from the

depths of‘the roller towel. He ‘emerg—

ed and began brushing his hair.

“Twenty-five dollars and seventy-five

Cents; That’s just $7.25 less than the

gasoline engine I want for the barn.

Have you got the $25? If you have I

can manage the 75 cents.” '



Grace’s heart fell. “I thought may-

be We could reverse that,” she man-

aged to say. “I have the 75 cents.”



“Well, I have $25,” John said, “but

if you get your gasoline stove I- don’t

get my gasoline engine.

it’s very hot in here.”



“Of course not now,” Grace replied.

“The sun’s got around and I’ve let

the fire go out. " Come up at three

o’clock and see what it’s like.”



“Your mother’s got the kind of .a

stove you want, has she?” reflected

John. “My mother never had any-

thing but a wood stove and she al-

ways said they cooked lots better

than the new-fangled kind.”



Grace’s face flushed angrily. She

had heard Mother Ludlow say she

wouldn’t trade her wood stove for

anything under the sun so often she’d

lost count of the times.



“My mother has cooked with gaso-

line in the summer for 25 years, and

everybody says she’s the best cook in

the county,” shee flashed back.



“Well, I guess you’ll have to get

along without your stove this sum-

mer,” said John stiflly. “The hired

man’s going to leave tomorrow night

and I’ll need that engine.”



Hot tears rose to Grace’s eyes. She

stepped into the pantry and dabbed

her eyes savagely with her handker-

chief. John had never seen her cry

and he never should. He’d got to

have that engine, had he? Well, she

had got to have that stove, and what

was more, she was going to have it

too! DEBORAH. ‘





 





WHEEL DOILY.





 





BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.



A novel use for crochet is. illustrat-

ed by the doily herewith, that of com?

bining it with wheels of some fabric.

In the present instance White tape

'Was utilized, while ordinary white

knitting cotton forms the crochet. For

doilies this is the customary choice,

but similar wheels may be used for a

variety of purposes and the materials

selected to correspond. The tape may

be replaced by net, footing, linen, pop-

lin, scrim, silk, satin or ribbon, and

any color or a combination of colors

chosen, owing to the article to be fash-

ioned. Large or small wheels may be

made, only two sizes appearing in the

doily shown, the central one three

inches in diameter, and the surround-

ing ones two. _



Allover effects are used for sofa pil-

lows and fancy bags, lining of some

harmonious shade being

Rows of the wheels, cone shaped

groups, etc, are desirable for scarf

ornamentation, and small wheels of

net make adorable pin cushion covers.



Inch wide strips of tape, each six

inches long, form the Wheels in the

doily shown. In utilizing wider fab-

rics cut with one selvedge edge if

possible, and turn under raw edges

just as narrow as possible. Gather

one edge, drawing up in circular form

until the outed edge lies flat. Join

neatly. Coil the crochet cotton around,

some object a trifle smaller than a-

lead pencil several times to form a'.

foundation for the rings, crocheting,

over \these in single crochet stitch 1111-:





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Near Saginaw and Bay City. in Gladwin and Midland



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FOR SALE—In whole or part. 320 acre

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i bui 0 cos mm a possessi.on

3??”15’0111111 swim D‘elwey Ave. Swissvale. Pa.





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FOR SALE-Ouch of the best farms in Southern

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choice sandy loam prairie land. with splendidlimprove-

meats. and all farm ma inery. also the following

livestock: 12horses. 20 head of cattle so hogs. an

Elotofpoultry 1mm. 1.01mi“ bleluahle

. 409011110! hay. 8-11. silo filled. aleowacres ofshredded

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Colonization and Industrialm Am Union



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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





til completely covered. Place one of

these rings over the gathered portion

of the material.



Finish the outer edge of each wheel





'with a simple scallop or some easy





pattern in crochet. The small wheels





‘shown have 20 loops each composed





of four chain stitches placed at regu-

lar intervals all around. Into alter-

nate loops eight double crochet stitch-

es are made, with one single crochet

in the loops between.



The central wheel has 14 groups of

three double crochet stitches each

surrounding it. these alternating with

chains of three stitches. In the next

row groups of five double crochets are

placed over the previous chain stitch-

es. Alternate wlth chains of four.



The scallops are then made by cro-

cheting a chain of five from one edge

of a double crochet group to the near-



est edge of the next, then a chain of



three to the opposite edge of same

group, and so on around the circle,

having 14 loops of each size. In the

largest loops double crochet ten times.

and single crochet into the smaller

loops between.



After the Wheels are joined by fast-

ening two adjoining scallops together

a little picot finish is made around

the daily. Begin where two wheels

join, chain six and catch back into the

third chain to form a pivot, chain

three more and double crochet into

space between scallops. Chain six,

form picot, and chain three more, and

single crochet into center of scallops.

This is repeated as often as is nec-

essary.





MAKING SAUSAGE.





 





BY OLIVE RICHEY.



In making sausage for home use, I

take ten pounds of lean pork, two

and one-half pounds of fat pork and

one pound of lean beef. These are

cut into pieces small enough to go

through the sausage grinder or meat

cutter and placed in a pan. For this

quantity of meat, five ounces of salt,

three-fourths ounce of pepper and one





85- ounce of sage are used. The season-





ing is sprinkled on the pieces of meat

in the pan. This is done because the

seasoning will be more evenly distrib-

uted when the meat is ground.



If more sausage is made than is

needed for immediate use, it can be

preserved indefinitely by placing in

a crock and covering with melted

lard. The crock should be kept in a

cool place. Or if preferred, a case

can be made of clean muslin. This

case should be three or four inches

in diameter. When the sausage meat

is tightly stuffed in the case, the case

should be dipped in melted lard and

hung up in a cool place to harden.





 





HOME QUERIES.





Household Editorz—Can you tell ‘me

what to do for my baby, to make him

rest better nights? He wakes up about

five or six times each night, for the

past month. I nurse him and he seems

to be well and strong. He is eight

months old. Can you tell me what to

do?—~J. J



It would be impossible to tell what

is the matter with the baby with so

little information. I would have to

know the exact condition of the bow-

els, whether the baby has colic or

gas in the stomach and bowels, if you

are feeding him anything else, how

often he cats and when, if he nurses

during the night. and several other





 





your full name and address, and after

you have filled in the chart return it

and I will advise you then.





SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPING.





 





To remove stains from clothing use

equal parts of table salt and gasoline.

Rub the soiled place well with a cloth

saturated with this, then brush. Chlor-

oform will also remove grease spots.

—Mrs. S. E. L.





 





The man whose creed excuses our

shortcomings is always a welcome

evangelist—Bryan.





 





things. Write for, our chart. sending





PRIZE AWARDS IN BABY CON.

TEST.





 





(Continued from page 99).





Gerald Edwin Brewer ........... 93.25

Opal Irene Blood. . .' ............. 93. 25

Wayne Henry Corey ............. 93. 00

Pauline Stairs .................. 93. 00

Carl A. Ellison .................. 93.00

Julius Fachler ................. 93.00

Eleanor Marie Moore ............ 93.00

Berenice Shuman ............... 92.90

Natalie M. Loar ................ 92.80

Celia May Winchell ............. 92.75

Lulu Laturno ................... 92.75

Vera Alta Walworth ............ 92.70

Cyril Elwin Smith .............. 92.50

Lawrence Newcomb McCurdy” 92. 50

Margaret Fry Lomason .......... 92.40

Helen M.A11es ................. 92.25

Wendell A. Gee ................ ..92 00

Betteen Mathews ............... 92.00

David Franklin Brigham ......... 91.95

Laura Alice Tabbercr ........... 91.75

Irene Bless ..................... 91.75

Burton M. Niles ................. 91.75

Edgar‘F. Auten ................. 91.75

Lila May Walker ................ 91.50

George H. Bishop ............... 91.50

Althea Katherine Dclamatter. 9.1.50

Clara May Peuy ................ 91. 50

Joseph Keith Barnes ........... ...91 50

Charles N. Cole ................. 91. 40

Phyllis Hart ................. ..91.25

Elwood Raymond Hawkins ....... 91.25

Dorothea Deyo .................. 91.25

Charles Milton .................. 91.15

Lois Marian Raymond ........... 91.00

Nina Mae Holcomb .............. 90.75

Arlene Cunningham ............. 90.75





Violet Rose .................... 90.75

Kenneth William Lewis .......... 90.65

Nora Louise Gorden ............. 90.65

Hazel M. Salmon ................ 90.40

Ellis Joseph Corkin ............. 90.30

Fern Agnes Hagadorn ............ 90.30

Charles Thomas Morley ......... 90.00

Emily May Buxton .............. 90.00

Merrie] Otto Walker ............. 90.00

Alice Jane Knight ................ 90.00

Elenora Madonna Dumond ....... 90.00





William Ivan Whitman .......... 90.00





 





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Selling Canned Goods at Fairs





UCH interest has been mani-



fested by the readers of the



Michigan Farmer in the possi-

bility of marketing home-canned fruits

and vegetables. The observations of

the writer, who had charge of a can-

ning demonstration at the West Mich~

igan Fair, may be of assistance to

some readers in establishing a desir-

able market for canned goods.



A splendid line of canned fruits and

vegetables and some beautiful sam-

ples of jelly as well, were placed upon

exhibit in the Horticultural Building.

The owners had evidently employed

the cold-pack process which has been

fully described in recent numbers of

The Farmer.



Many of the visitors were prosper-

ous Grand Rapids people and many in-

quiries were received as to where

these delicious canned “goodies” could

be obtained. Some city housekeepers

at least, were willing to purchase a

complete line for winter use. They

appeared to desire fruits and jellies

in considerable variety as well as veg-

etables.



There is a splendid opportunity for

an enterprising farm woman or for a

well-organized girls’ canning club, to

establish a most desirable market the

coming season. The lady could ar—

range to exhibit not only an attrac-

tive line of fruits and vegetables, but

to be on hand in order to meet in per-

son those desiring to order.



An excellent plan is to have print-

ed postcards giving a list of “goodies”

and the price of each variety. Al-

though these cards are not expensive,





judgment should be used in distribut-

ing them to those who are really in-

terested. At such a time many are

not prepared to order immediately.

These can be urged to fill out the

cards at home, and order by mail. The





shipments can then be made by mail,





express or freight.



While glasses of the spring-top style

are by far the most attractive for ex-

hibition purposes, tin cans are much

more economical. The danger of

breakage is also avoided. If it were

clearly indicated on the card there

could be no objection to using tin con-

tainers in the actual shipment, but

enamel-lined cans cost but little more,

and avoid danger of contaminating the

fruit with the 'tin. Especially is this

true of such acid vegetables as rhu-

barb.



A satisfied customer once obtained

becomes an asset. A card index should

be kept of the name, address, and

character of the goods ordered by

each person. This is then filed alpha-

betically. Such a card index need not

be at all expensive. A cigar box with

the sides cut down makes an excel-

lent holder. Cards of standard size

can be purchased of any dealer in

office supplies at 10 cents per package.



There is a deep desire among farm-

ers’ wives and daughters for economic

independence. The alert farm busi-

ness woman will find an excellent bus-

iness opening, not only at the state,

but also the local fairs. The contact

with city people is almost sure to re-

sult in some very pleasant acquaint-

ances. C. A. ROWLAND.





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Gov. Ferris Advises Market Commission





In his recent message to the Mich-

igan Legislature, Governor Ferris sug-

gests the need of a marketing com-

mission in the following words:



The state of Michigan, through its

Agricultural College, the Farmers’ In-

stitutes and various private organiza-

tions, is engaged in the great educa-

tional work of teaching the farmer

how to double his productions. A1-

ready the effects of this teaching are

manifested. Michigan ranks first in

the production of potatoes and our

producers are offered 20 cents a bush-

el for their potatoes, which is below

the cost of production. While pro-

ducers are receiving 20 cents a bushel

for potatoes, consumers of these pota-

toes in southern Michigan are paying

as high as 70 cents a bushel.



Michigan is the second state in the

Union in the production of apples. It

is reported that our production was so

great last fall that thousands of bush-

els of apples rotted on the ground un-

der the trees. Fancy apples, which

brought 25 cents a bushel in northern

Michigan sold for 25 cents a peck and

upwards in southern Michigan.





It is the business of the state to ed-

ucate the farmer to double his produc-

tion, it is also the business of the

state to see that increased production

is properly marketed and that it does

not become a disaster instead of a

blessing. There is no sense in raising

two blades of grass where one grew

before, if no one else gets the extra

blade. If the state is to continue en-

couraging an increasing production,

it should likewise, by means of a mar-

ket commission, take part in dispos-

ing of that increased production. Early

in 1914, New York established a “De-

. partment of Foods and Markets,”

which is worthy of your careful study.

Either a. separate commission might





be created or the scope of the Dairy



and Food Department might be en-



larged along these lines.



MICHIGAN CO-OPERATIVE ASSO-

CIATIONS ACTIVE.





 





Farmers and business men met at

Reed City recently and formed the

Osceola County Board of Commerce,

with the following ofl'icers: President,

M. M. Callaghan, Reed City; vice-pres-

ident, E. E. Birdsell, Evart; secretary,

M. W. Brown, Reed City; treasurer,

V. R. Davy, Evart. An executive

board will be chosen, with one mem-

ber from each township, and commit-

tees will be named on legislation, ad-

vertising and publicity, transporta-

tion and roads, entertainment, taxa-

tion, finance and auditing and mar-

kets. The aim is to advertise the re-

sources of Osceola county and to im—

prove crops, markets, roads and ship-





'but here the similarity ceases.





ping. Granger's and other farm organ-

izations are taking part in the move-

ment. The annual membership fee is

50 cents and it is expected to have at





least 2,000 members Within six months.





A big round-up. meeting and dinner

is being considered, also a. potato con-

test.



A co-operative shippers’ asSociation

is being formed by farmers and fruit

growers of the Fennville district and





it is planned to build a $6,000 packing ,.





house this year. Tentative plans are for

a building 60x80 feet, two stories and

basement, with storage room for

about 6,000 barrels of apples. Fenn-

vills is an important shipping point,

the record for the past year being 650

carloads. Of this amount there were

408 cars of apples and pears, 149 cars

ofpeaches, plums and grapes and 31

cars of cider. J. A. Barron will be

manager of the new stock company.



A co-operative stock buyers’ asso-

ciation has been formed at Goldwater,

in Branch county, on lines followed by

similar associations in Litchfield and

Quincy. Matt Garrison waschairman

and Carl Martin, secretary, of the

meeting, which was attended by near-

ly 400 farmers. The leading speakers

were William Sheldon and Andrew

Adams, of Litchfield, and Stanley

Boynton and Fred, Holmes. of Quincy.

When the stock is subscribed officers

will be chosen and the railroad will be

asked for shipping yards, scales and

other equipment. Business will not be

limited to stock buying but will in-

clude the handling of coal, feed and

other stuff and possibly a, co-opera-

tive store for members.



Progress is reported in perfecting

the co-operative marketing organiza—





tion of Grand Traverse and Leelanau '





county fruit growers. Headduarters

will be at Traverse City and'first mon-

ey towards the expenses of the asso-

ciation, a check for $50, has been sent

in by five growers of Empire. It is es-

timated that marketing the 1914 crop

cost the growers of Traverse City and

vicinity fully $40,000 and that through

organized effort and a manager, much

money can be saved this year.



At a recent meeting of the Wash-

tenaw County Horticultural Society

one of the speakers, C. C. Freeman, of

Ann Arbor, urged the need of a. cold

storage plant for the fruit growers.

He advised a small, inexpensive one,

run economically.



Bean growers of the state are get-

ting in line. First we have the Sagi-

naw County Bean Growers’ Associa—

tion, with officers and an executive

board made up of one representative

from each township. This association

sent delegates to attend a recent

meeting called at Saginaw by Repre-

sentative James McBride,

steps toward a state organization.

Michigan is the leading bean growing

state and local organizations in the

nine counties are said to raise

two—thirds of all the white beans con-

sumed in the United States. The

state association will employ a secre-

tary, who willgather data regarding

acreage and condition of crop and

markets and from these figures some

idea will be gained as to a fair price

for beans after harvest. Prof. Bald-

win, of M. A. C., attended the meet-

ing and the co-operation of the state

board of agriculture is promised. Shi-

awassee and other counties will or-

ganize soon. ALMOND GRIFFEN.





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Two Ways of Marketing Eggs.





 





HAT better methods of market-

T ing the eggs would, in many cas-



es, considerably increase the

profits of the poultryman is a fact

that cannot be disputed. To illustrate

the point I will cite the cases of two

men whom I know, both of them in

the business primarily for the purpose

of getting as many eggs as possible

from their flocks. Each one has work-

ed out a system of feeding and care

that makes the hens deliver the goods,

One

has a flock of R. I. Reds, bred to lay

eggs of uniform size and coloring, the

other has a nondescript mixture of

Rocks, Leghorns and Reds, intermixed

with numberless crosses. So far as

I can see, the man with the pure-bred

birds can claim very little advantage

in the number of eggs per bird, for

the other man knows how to make

them lay. The first, however, has a

decided advantage in selling.





For years the one has sent his eggs

to a. large city, formerly by express

and recently by parcel post, as they

are taken directly from the door by

the rural delivery driver. He has al-

ways received the highest price, as

no egg is sent that is under size, off

color or dirty. The other man sold





 





 





 





 





AIthough Com Values Rule High, many Farmers are Holding their SurpIus

for Further Advances. - « ‘





his until recently in local markets,‘





sometimes getting twenty cents per

dozen less than his neighbor. Last

summer he adopted the parcel post

plan but was greatly surprised when

his returns were considerably less

than those of the other man. The

answer was not hard to find, however,

and he soon learned to grade the eggs

with more care. Even then the pro-

duct of the mixed flock appeared in-

ferior to that of the Reds.



In shipping eggs to market, careful

grading should be practiced. Better

prices will be received if the brown

eggs are packed in one package and

the white in another. Also, do not in-





clude eggs that are considerably un— ?





der size. Dirty eggs will spoil the ap—

pearance of a crate. Even eggs that

have been washed do not look as well

as those that were never dirty. Clean

nests mean cash at the time of sell-

ing. Uniform appearance is the secret

of the top-notch price.

N. H. CHAS. H. CHESLEY.





BUTTER MARKET NOTES.





 





Reports on the amount of butter in

storage the 'first of January at the

large receiving centers, New York,

Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston,

would indicate the stocks Jan. 1, 1915,

to be 11 per cent less than those a

year earlier, but 7 per cent more than

on Jan. 1, 1913.



XVhile the statistical situation of the

butter trade makes it appear that

prices should not sag much below the

present basis, there are a few depress-

ing elements more or less peculiar to

the times. The first of these is the

conservative buying of consumers.

While the purchasing power of many

city families has been greatly reduc-

ed, others are buying cautiously, even

of the necessities, so that all around

the consumption of butter as well as

of other products has failed to meas-

ure up to normal years.





stitutes are displacing the lo‘wer





grades of butter to no small degree.

The increase in the sales' of oleo in,

the Chicago district points strongly to ,

this conclusion. The fact, too, that





Then sub- ,





to take -
JAN. 23. 1916.





 





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8.00 worth of crops (or each dollar in-

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21.75; for 1905, 24.64c; for 1906.

24.670; for 1907, 28.48c; for 1908,





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18c; for 1911, 27.960; for 1912, 31.600;

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Crop and Market Notes.





Michigan.

Arenac 00., Jan. 4.-—Condition of

wheat and rye is good, these crops





being well covered with snow. There





is quite a lot-of rough feed on hand

and a considerable amount of wheat,

beans and oats not yet marketed.

Eggs are scarce. Stock being fed are

sheep and dairy cattle as well as

young stuff. Beans $2.45; oats 430;

Wheat 900; eggs 30c; butter 22@28c.





Branch Co., Jan. 5.-——Vv’heat and rye

looking well, being covered with snow

and no ice. There is about eight

inches of snow. Not a very large

amount of grain in farmers’ hands

and not much grain going into mar-

ket. Not as much stock fed as usual.

Hens not laying much. There is con-

siderable stock being marketed since

the quarantine was lifted. Farmers’

Institutes and extension short courses

now in progress. Wheat $1.20; com

650; oats 40c; potatoes 25@30c; but-

ter 28c; eggs 32c; hay $10@12.

Hillsdale Co., Jan. 5.—VVheat, rye

and clover are well protected by the

snow. There is fine sleighing. Fewer

sheep and cattle than usual are being

fed, due to the quarantine which pre‘

vented shipment of western cattle and

lambs. More hogs than usual, farm—

ers being reluctant to sell at the low

prices prevailing. Hens are not lay-

ing much. Hay is scarce, but with

other feeds such as ensilage, straw,

cornstalks, etc, most farmers will get

through the winter without buying

any feed. Work about the barns and

with the stock seems to take much of

the farmers’ time. Severe winter

weather put an end to field work of

all kinds. Butter 25@29c; eggs 350;

wheat $1.28; oats 440; rye $1.05; clo-

verseed $8; potatoes 30c; hens

11c; geese and ducks 9@11c; turkeys

17@18c; hogs $4@6.50; cattle $5@6;

calves $7 .

Lapeer Co., Jan. 6.——Wheat and rye

looked splendid before snow came.

Of the surplus marketable grain, about

one-half remains in farmers’ hands.

There are about two-thirds the usual

number of cattle, one-half the number

and one-third the number of

hogs be ng fed. Egg production very

limited. Products marketed are rye

at $1.04; oats 460; hay $10.

Barry 00., Jan. 6.-Winter finds a

number of farmers with corn unhusk-

ed and beans unthreshed, Wheat gas

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farmers' institutes are being held and

are largely attended. A good many

hogs and sheep are going to market.

There is no market for potatoes, with

half the crop in farmers' hands. Hogs

$6.50; corn $1 per cwt; wheat $1.25;

oats 45c; hay $10@12; beans $2.40.

Shiawassee Co., Jan. 6.—W’heat in

splendid condition, well covered with

snow, and suffering little from stand-

ing water. Rye also coming along in





‘ fine condition. Plentyof feed in farm-





ers’ hands. A few farmers holding

grain for higher market, although a

good many farmers marketed What

surplus grain they had on hand. Lamb

feeders have not filled up their barns

as usual. A few cattle on feed. Home

are not laying well. Wheat $1.22;

beans $2.45; rye $1; barley $1.45 per

cwt; oats 45c; bay $10@11; eggs 26c;

butter 28c; potatoes 350; apples 400.

Farmers busy hauling manure and

getting up fuel supply. Sleighing is

good and lots of teaming being done.



Monroe 00., Jan. 11.—Wheat is pro-

tected with a good covering of snow,

and the condition of wheat and rye is

Farmers have an

abundance of feed for stock, with hay

about all marketed. While there is a

large amounté of cattle fed, the num-

ber is about 5 per cent less than last

winter. Fat hogs about all marketed,

a few bunches being held for higher

prices. The egg output is conspicu-

ous by its absence. ‘Some farmers

are busy putting up ice, which. is





. about 15 inches thick. The boys' corn -





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an township. Wheat $1.17; eats «c;





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hay $10@12; hogs, alive $6.50; veal

$7.50; dressed beef 10@llc; eggs 24c;

butter 26@30c; cream 32c; chickens





Muskegon Co., Jan. 14.—Wheat and

rye are in fine condition and went in-

to winter with a good cover of snow.

There is plenty of rough feed for the

stock, some grain, such as cottonseed

meal, being bought. Some wheat be

ing held for higher prices. Scarcely

any stock being fattened. Dairy busi-

ness is progressing rapidly in this sec-

tion since creameries at Ravenna, Hol-

ton and Montague have been operated

on the co-operative plan. Hens are

beginning to lay fairly well. Prices

at station: Wheat $1.20; rye 90c; p0-

tatoes 250; apples 40@70c; beans

$2.50; hay, baled $10; oats 50c; beef

10c; pork 8c; chickens 10c; eggs 340;

butter 33c; cows $50@75.



Sanilac Co., Jan. 7.—Wheat went in—

to winter in fine condition and was

well protected with snow for a few

weeks, but recent rains are leaving

fields almost Dare. Stock generally

seems to be healthy, no hog cholera

reported. Farmers have on hand a

good supply of feed for their own use.

The egg yield is light, due to the cold

weather. Market of hay, beans and

oats stronger, and wheat has also

reached a higher point.



New York.





Columbia Co., Jan. 12.—-Rye did not





make much growth, owing to the ex-

cessive drought. Straw and hay about

the only crops marketed. Rye straw

$12; timothy hay $16. Not much stock

sold, mostly dairy cattle kept. Pota-

toes 500 per bushel, and many are

holding for higher prices. Oats 52c;

corn $1 per cwt; butter 38@40c; eggs

40c per dozen.



' Pennsylvania. .



Lancaster Co., Jan. lL—There is

not much wheat and no rye in farm-

ers’ hands. Farmers have not enough

corn for their own use. There is less

stock being fed than last year. Farm-

ers are employing themselves tending

stock, sawing wood and stripping to-

bacco, the latter bringing 9@10c per

pound. Wheat $1.30; corn 87c; hogs

10@11c dressed; eggs 31c; apples $1

per bushel; potagohes 800; turnips 350.



ID.



Darke Co., Jan. 6.———Have had real

winter weather the past few weeks,

the thermometer going down to 14

below zero in some places. Farmers

are stripping their tobacco, which is

bringing 61,5@8c per pound. Corn is

630 per bushel; wheat $1.25; hogs

$6.80; eggs 400, and very scarce.



Fairfield Co., Jan. 4.——Wheat and

rye in good condition, though there

was not much rye sown. Plenty of

feed in farmers’ hands, about one-

third of wheat crop being held. Not

many cattle and about the usual num-

ber of hogs being fed; quite a number

of hogs have been sold during the

last ten days. Hogs generally heal-

thy. Cattle $5@7.50; hogs $7.25;

milch cows $45@70; eggs 350; chick-

ens 10c; turkeys 20c; butter 28@35c;





wheat $1.20; oats 50c; com 650; hey





$15; straw $6.



Shelby Co., Jan. 6.—Cold, dry win-

ter weather prevails, and wheat has

been well covered with snow for the

past month. Some corn, oats and

wheat marketed. No hay sold. Hogs

$6.70; cattle $5@6.50; wheat $1.2;

oats 47c; corn 85¢ per cwt; eggs 350

per dozen and scarce; butter-fat 31c.



Carroll Co., Jan. 7.—We have had

some cold weather lately. There is

not much snow but the roads are in

good condition. Some ice has been

put up. Wheat $1.20; oats 45c; rye

$1; corn 750; eggs 30c; poultry 9c.



Clermont Co., Jan. 11.———Wheat and

rye are in fair condition. Bad weath-

er in December, together with the

quarantine on live stock, has cut down

the amount of feed farmers had for

home use. Stock raisers are buying

corn now. There is a small amount of

grain for sale. Egg production is light,

but an improvement is expected on

account of milder weather. Eggs 360;

butter 300; corn 65@75c.



Columbiana Co., Jan. 11.—Have had

fine weather this month. Wheat looks

better than a couple of months ago,

but freezing weather with no snow on

the ground is hard on it. Our roads

have been in fine condition all winter.

Most of the hens around here are on

strike. Farmers are hauling manure

and burning brush. A good many have

been selling their wheat at $1.25; corn

80c; oats 500; hey $15; potatoes 500;

apples 500; chickens 120; butter 30c;

eggs 360.



Greene Co., Jan. 7.——December was

very cold, and roads icy, but ice is

gone now, and wheat and rye are

looking good. There seems to be

plenty of feed of all kinds in farmers’

hands for own use. Not much surplus

corn- on account of the quarantine,

which compelled farmers to feed it.

Some hogs and cattle still on feed.

Some wheat being marketed, bringing





$1.25; corn 65@80c; hogs $6.75; eggs





are scarce at 35¢; butter-fat 34c.

Holmes 00. Jan. 9.——Wheat and rye

are looking line, being well protected

with snow. Farmers have plenty of

feed. Hey is moving slowly,

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





 





January 19, 1915.



Wheat—Quotations averaged high-

er last Week than for any similar-pe-

riod for the past 40 years. The price,

however, of Tuesday was about 4c be-

low the high figures reached. Sev-

eral factors are working to keep the

market unsettled. The slight possibil-

ity of the allied fleets forcing the Dar-

danelles still remains a factor that

keeps traders watchful. The difficulty

with which boats are secured for

transportation to Europe is proving

another element in changing prices.

But the chief cause for fluctuations

during the past few days has been the

rumor of an attempt to place ah em-

bargo upon wheat leaving this coun-

try. Buying, however, continues on a

large scale and receipts are not suffi-

cient to keep up stocks. The visible

supply shows a decrease of nearly

four million bushels. One year ago

the price for No. 2 red wheat was 98c





per bushel. Quotations are as fol-

lows:



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May.

Wednesday . . . .1.38 1.35 1.42

Thursday ...... 1.42 1.39 1.45

Friday ..... . . . .1.44 1.41 1.47

Saturday . .. . . . .1.41 1.38 1.44

Monday ........ 1.41% 1.38 1/2 1.44 $5

Tuesday ....... 1.39% 1.36% 1.42%



Chicago, (Jan. 18).——No. 2 red





wheat $1.40%@1.43%;

July 1.25%.



Corn.—In spite of the decline in

wheat values since last Friday, corn

has been advancing. Export sales

have been large; on Monday it was

estimated that 1,800,000 bushels went

to foreigners. It appears that Euro-

pean countries will substitute corn for

wheat to a considerable degree and at

the present basis of prices for the two

grains, corn appears to furnish the

cheaper food. These advances have

taken place notwithstanding the do-

mestic visible supply was the largest

on record Monday. One year ago No.

3 corn was quoted at 63%cper bu.

Quotations are as follows:





May $1.421/s;





No. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow



Wednesday 70% 71%



Thursday 70% 71%



Friday 71175 72%

Saturday . . . . ....... 73 74

Monday . . . . ........ 73 74



Tuesday . ........... 73% 74%,»



Chicago, (Jan. 18).—No. 2 yellow





corn 72%@73%c;

79%c per bushel.



Oats.—Oat 'values rule higher than

a week ago. While a fractional de-

cline was noted Tuesday, the grain

does not appear t0'be influenced as

much by wheat as a. short time ago.

Export buying continues. On Monday

150,000 bushels were purchased in

Chicago on foreign account. The vis-

ible supply shows a slight decrease.

The local quotation for standard oats





May 787/3c; July





a year ago was 42c a bushel. Prices

for the past week are:

No. 3

Standard. White.

Wednesday .. ....... 54% 54

Thursday . .......... 54% 54

Friday ............. 55 54%

Saturday .. ......... 55% 55

Monday ............ 55% 55

Tuesday ............ 55 54%

Chicago, (Jan. 18).-Standard oats





533/8@531;§c; May 56c; July 533/40 per

bushel. '



Rye.—-A strong demand and meagre

supplies have resulted in further ad-

vances. No. 2 is now at $1.18 per bu.



Beans.—Market is firm at steady

quotations. At Greenville farmers are

selling on a $2.60 basis. Detroit quo-

tations are: Immediate and Decem-

ber shipment $2.85; February $2.95;

May $3.00. Chicago prices higher.

Stocks are small. Pea beans, hand-

picked, choice, quoted at $2.95@3.10;

common at $2.60@2.80; red kidneys

choice, at $3.25@3.50.



Clover Seed.—Transactions are on

a higher basis with the tone steady

and business moderate. Prime spot

$9.60 per bushel; March $9.75; prime

alsike sells at $9.30. .



Toledo—Both common and als1ke

are higher. Prime cash $9.60; March

$9.60; prime alsike $9.50.



Timothy Seed.——Five cents lower.

Prime spot $3.40 per bushel.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





Noun—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

' paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $7.30; second $7.10; straight

$6.50; spring patent $7.50; rye flour

$6.50 per bbl. _



Feed.—In 100-lb. sacks, Jobbing lots

are: Bran $26; standard middlings

$28; fine middlings $32; coarse corn





 





:n‘eal $30; corn and oat chop $27 per

on.

Hay.——Quotations are steady. Car~





lots on track at Detroit are: New,

No. 1 timothy $16@16.50; standard

$15@15.50; No. 2, $14@14.50; No.‘ 1





clover and mixed $13@13.50.



Chicago—Market steady; offerings

small. Choice timothy $18@18.50; No.

1, $16@17; No. 2, $14@15.



New York—Easier. Prime $22.50;

No. 1, $21.50; No. _2, $20@21.



Straw—Steady. Detroit prices are:

Rye straw $7.50@8; wheat and oat

straw $7@7.50 per ton.



Chicago—Rye straw $11@11.50; oat

straw $9@9.50; wheat straw $8.50@9.





DAIRY 'AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





Butter.——-lncreasing offerings caused

a further decline. Demand is good.

Extra creamery 300; firsts 27c; dairy

210; packing stock 20c per lb



Chicago—Prices are 10 lower and

the market was quiet even at that.

Extra creamery 30c; extra firsts 29c;

firsts 26%@28c; seconds 24@26c;

packing stock 20%0.



E1gin.-—Larger supplies caused ade-

cline of 20 in price, the quotation be-

ing 300.



Poultry.—Market is easy at slightly

lower prices on all kinds of poultry.

Springs 130; hens 8@120; "ducks 15c;

geese 11'@12%c; turkeys 16@17c.



Chicago—Market is fairly active

with few changes in prices. Turkeys

13@14c; fowls 13c; springs 13c; ducks

13@14c; geese 12@14c.



Eggs.—Market easy at the present

prices. Due to increased receipts low-

er prices are expected. Fresh stock

sells at 310 per dozen; current re-

ceipts 30%,0.



Chicago—Market is steady at prices

slightly lower than last week. The

quality of fresh eggs is improving and

the quantity increasing. Miscellane-

ous lots, cases included 25@34c; ordi-

nary firsts 31@320; firsts 34c. "



Pork.-—Market steady for dressed

hogs, light weights selling at $8.50

per cwt; heavy $7@7.50.



' Veal.~—Quoted steady at 13@13lyéc

for fancy and 9@10c for common, a

slight advance over last week.





 





* FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





Apples.——Market active and well

supplied, with no change in prices.

Baldwins $2.50@2.75 per bbl; Green-

ings $2.75@3; Spy $3@3.35; Steele





 





. Red $3.50; No. 2, 40@50c per bushel.





Chicago—Apples are moving fairly

well at former prices. The demand

should be much greater than it

it. The prices as quoted are for

refrigerator stock. Common storage





sells for 500@$1 less. Baldwins $2@

2.50; Kings $2.75@3.25; VVageners

$2.25@2.50; Jonathans $3.50@4;





Greenings $2.75@3.25; Northern Spy

$3@3.50. Western box apples are sell-

ing‘for $1.10@2.25 per box.



Potatoes.—Market quiet with prices

unchanged. Carlots 30@33c per bu;

in bulk 36@400 per bushel in sacks;

at Chicago the market is fairly brisk

at lower prices. Michigan white, in

bulk, are quoted at 35@43c per bu;

at Greenville, Mich., 25c in bulk.





WOOL.





A fair volume of trading was done

last week, with prices firm to higher.

Fleeces are among those grades that

bring better returns than a week ago.

Quarter-bloods now rule from 30@310;

washed delaines 32c; unwashed 27c.

The uncertainty regarding the require-

ments of the English embargo on col-

onial wools is detrimental to the bulls

in that manufacturers continue to

hope that importations may be secure-

ed to supply needs later on. There is

every reason to believe, however, that

wool prices will continue on a rela-

tively high level even though the em-

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The hay market is easier, with

prices at $10@12, with an occasional

load going at $13. Eggs are steady at

32@34c; dairy butter is a little lower,

selling at 24c. Egg dealers report that

Oklahoma and Kansas eggs are al-

most due and that the local market

will be lower on arrival of fresh stock

from that territory. No great change

is noted in the potato situation. Beans

continue firm and high, the price to

farmers generally being $2.60. Wheat

is around $1.30; oats 53c; rye $1; com

700. Poultry is in better demand,

with fowls at 10@12c.





 





 





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





In spite of the weather there was

a fair amount of business done on the

Eastern Market Tuesday morning. Ap-

ples were more freely offered than

any other commodity and sold slowly

from 35c@$1, Steele Red bringing the

top price; potatoes 45c; carrots 25c;

beets 250; cabbage 20@500; chickens

14c.per lb. . . . . -





THE LIVE srocx MARKETS.





Buffalo.





January 18, 1915.



(Special Report of Dunning & Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock

Yards, Buflalo, N. Y.)



Receipts here today as follows: Cat-

tle 140 cars; hogs 145 d. d.; sheep



and lambs 95 d. d.; calves 800 head.

With 140 cars of cattle on our mar-

ket here today and only 15,000 report-

ed in Chicago, a few early sales looks

ed 10@l5c per cwt. higher than last

Monday; in fact, everything consider-

ed all the' cattle sold about 10@15c

higher that showed quality and finish;

the slippery and low grade stuff sold

barely steady with last week. At the

close of the market there were a few





 





loads of weighty cattle, that got in too





late to show today, left over, but out-

side of the few late arrivals every-

thing was well cleaned up and the

market closed steady with prospects

fair. Should receipts come light in

Chicago the balance of the week, we

look for a little improvement in the

trade here next Monday.



We had a rather light supply of

hogs today and a sharp advance on all

grades, but trading very uneven,

prices ranging from 10@20c per cwt.

between the modified and the certified

divisions. The bulk of the hogs in

the quarantine division sold at $7.15

with the exception of a few choice

light loads that landed at $7.25@7.35;

in the free area all good weights sold

at $7.25, with yorkers, mixed and pigs

generally $7.35; roughs $6@6.35; stags

$5.50@5.75. Our late trade was rath-

er dull and we do not look for any

higher prices for the next few days.



The market was active today on

handy lambs and sheep, dull on heavy

and with prices a strong quarter low-

er than the close of last week; most

'of the choice handy lambs selling at

$8.15, and we look for steady to shade

higher prices; last of week.



Handy lambs $8.10@8.15; 85@90-1b.

lambs $7.75@8; 100@120-lb. lambs

$6.75@7; yearlings $6@7.15; bucks $4

@425; cull to fair lambs $5@8; handy

ewes $5.50@5.75; heavy ewes $5.25@

5.50; wethers $6@6.25; cull sheep

$3.50@ 4.50; veals, choice to extra

$11.50@12; fair to good $7.50@11;

heavy calves $6@8.





 





Chicago.

January 18, 1915.





, Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today..15,000 27,000 8,000

Same day 1914. .126,059 42,828 32,234





Last week ..... 55,782 196,143 131,344

Same wk 1914..56,990 170,454 119,338

The further reductions in cattle

prices last week was .an influence in

holding back supplies today, Monday,

but the chief cause of the small run

was the heavy snow storm in Iowa

and other western states. Trade was

slow in opening, with butcher stock

selling 10@15c higher, and it looked

as though desirable steers would sell

that much better, if not more. . Hogs

shot up 250 because of the light re-

ceipts, with active buying at $6.75@

7.25, but later prices were lower. Hogs

marketed last week averaged 225 lbs.

Sheep and lambs arrived meagerly,

but liberal

from last week, and the eastern re-

ceipts were so large as to check pur-

chasers here for’ eastern shipment.

Prices promised to rule a little higher

for'the best fresh receipts, but buy-

ers were in no hurry to take hold.

Cattle prices underwent further re-

ductions of about 250 last week as a

result of continued excessive receipts

at a time of hampered trade caused

by the quarantining of great numbers

of cattle and dear beef in the retail

meat markets. Many of the cattle,

hogs, sheep and lambs coming to this

market have to be placed in the quar-

antined division of the stock yards,

and_ these offerings are discriminated

against by killers to such an extent as

to_ render sales slow at best, while

prices average decidedly lower than

those paid for unquarantined stock.

The greater part of the steers market-

ed last week brought $7.25@8.75,,

which is the lowest range of values

seen in a long time, with choice to





fancy heavy steers selling at $8.75@v





9.40 and a greatly reduced percentage

of steers good enough to bring $9 and

over. The commoner class of steers

of light weight sold on a basis of

$5.-25@7.25, these comprising a great

many cattle that should have been

held much longer in order to be in

marketable condition. As it was im-

possible to ship out stockers and

feeders, cattle of such description had.

to go to local killers, and they natur-

ally went very‘ low in price. Fair

steers sold at $6.80@7.85, medium

steers at $7.90@8.25 and good steers

at $8.30 and over, with sales of good

to fancy yearling steers at $8.35@

9.25 and sales all the way down to

$7.25 for common ones. Butchering

cows and heifers had an outlet at

$4.70@8.10, few going above $7.65,

while the best cows sold at $7.25. Out-

ters went at $4.30@4.65, canners at

$3.25@4.25 and bulls at -$4.60@7.25.





numbers remained over h





Calves sold well or otherwise, depend~

ing upon their weight and quality,

buyers paying, from $4.50@10.65 for

rough heavy to prime light vealers.

Health conditions in the region de-

vastated by foot-ana-mouth disease

are improving, and the greater part of

Iowa is working under normal condi-

tions. Choice heavy cattle ‘show the

greatest decline for the week, demand

having been especially good for cheap

steers at around $7.50@8.



Hogs have 'been greatly depressed

in values in recent weeks by the

marked increase in receipts here and

elsewhere, and sales were made last

week at the lowest prices of the sea-

son. Quarantine conditions exert an

unfavorable influence all the time, and

it happens frequently that the demand

in this market for hogs to ship to east-

ern slaughtering points is much cur-

tailed in consequence of the good mar-

ketings east from states east of here.

Receipts have been averaging 221 lbs.

in weight, and average grading has

been mostly good, With no large show-

ing of pigs. Conditions are such that

stockmen must exercise more caution

in hurrying in their hogs if they ex-

pect to see higher prices. The bulk

of the hogs arriving sell within a

range of 150. Closing prices for the

week were $6.55@6.90, top being 5c

lower than a week earlier, while pigs

sold at $4@6.75. Medium butcher

hogs sold highest, prime light vealers

fetching about a dime less.



Sheep, yearlings and lambs have

Suffered some severe declines in pric-

es recently, following extremely high

values, the previous advance having

stimulated owners to ship in larger

supplies than were needed. Trade re-

quirements nearly all the time are-

very large, but caution is needed to

keep market oiferings within reason-

able limits. Looking ahead, prospects

could hardly be brighter for fat live

muttons, as the number of sheep and

lambs feeding is unusually small. One

cause of Weakness at the present time

is the enforced absence of the demand

for feeders of a year ago, when this

outlet was not hindered. Closing pric-

es were: Lambs $6@8.15; yearlings

$6.25@7; wethers $5.25@6; ewes $3.50

@550; bucks $4@4.25. During the

preceding week lambs sold up to $9,

and sheep and lambs closed 50@75c





lower than a week earlier.





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





(Continued from page 103).





wheat is being marketed sparingly.

Fat hogs and cattle are plentiful, and

farmers are holding them for better

prices. Eggs are scarce at 32c; wheat

$1.30; corn 75c; oats 45c; cloverseed

$8; cattle 7c; hogs 7c. Farmers are

doing repair work on-farms.





Indiana.



Jay Co., Jan. 11.——Wheat and rye

are believed to have weathered the

storms. so far, though some report

damage by the fly. Farmers are well

supplied with feed, late pastures in

the fall helping out considerably. Hay

and straw are being baled for sale.

Much grain is moving to market at

good prices. .Wheat $1.24; rye 93c;

corn 80c; cloverseed $8; eggs 360;

hay $7@12.50; straw $4; oats 500;

ogs 7c; cattle 5@7c; sheep 3C6? 5c;

much stock moving to market. Hogs

in all sizes and quantities are being

fed, sheep not much in evidence; cat-

tle above the average in number, with

quite a trend to dairying or selling

cream. Eggs are very scarce. There

was not much fall plowing done. The

farmers' institutes are being arranged

for. Some farms are changing hands.



Missouri.



Phelps Co., Jan. 9,—Wi'nter weather

prevails, and the ground being cover-

ed with ice, it is thought considerable

damage has been done to wheat and

rye. Some have to buy hay; many

who would have had a surplus of corn

and fodder have to buy on account of

the heavy rains last fall which Wash-

ed their crops away. Some are win-

tering a great many cattle, but there

are few hogs. Wheat $1.30; corn 850;

butter 180; chickens 8@100; turkeys

8@14c; ducks and geese 8@11c; eggs

32c, and scarce; hogs $6@6.50; calves.

$7 per cwt.



Wisconsin.



Clark Co., Jan. 8.—-Winter grain is

freezmg quite hard, but think it will

come out all right. This has been a

cold winter so far, without any snow.

Farmers have plenty of feed for their

own use, but have not much to sell

excepting hay and cloverseed. The

only stock kept over is breeding

stock, the rest having been sold in the

fall. Egg production is light yet on

account of the cold weather. Hay was

a good crop last year, and we have

quite a lot for market. Butter 33c;

1cheese 140; eggs 29c; hay $10.50per

on. ‘ '



_ Nebraska.



.Plerce Co., Jan. 4.——There is about

six inches of snow. Feed is plentiful,

and all stock looks fine. Thereis no

disease among stock. Lots f grain

going to market. Ho s $6.50; corn

53c; oats 42c; butter 40; eggs 30c;

cream'30c. 'Most'farmers ship cream.





 





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Thursday’s Market.

January 21, 1915.

Cattle.



Receipts 735. Market steady with

Wednesday and about steady with last

week; run was light and all last

aveek’s holdovers were cleaned up to-

ay.



Best heavy steers $7.50@8; best

handy weight butcher steers $7@7.50;

mixed steers and heifers $6.25@6.75;

handy light butchers $6@6.50; light

butchers $5.50@6; best cows $5.50@

6; butcher cows $4.75@5.25; common

cows $4@4.50; canners $3@4; best

heavy bulls $6.25@6.50; bologna bulls

$5.25@6; stock bulls $4.50@5.

Bishop, B. H. sold Sullivan P.

Co. 12 steers av 1240 at $7.50, 2 do av

900 at $7, 1 cow wgh 1160 at $4.25, 2

do av 1015 at $4.25, 1 steer wgh 940

at $6.50, 3 cows av 993 at $5.25, 15

butchers av 997 at $6.60; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 1 bull wgh 1360 at $6,

3 do av 983 at $5.50, 17 butchers av

900 at $6.25; to Mason B. Co. 1 bull

wgh 1620 at $6.50, 4 do av 800 at

$6.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 10 canners

av 868 at $4, 18 butchers av 980 at

$6.75, 11 do av 1104 at $6, 4 cows av

960 at $4; to Sullivan P. Co. 4 do av

1075 at $5.25, 3 butchers av 817 at

$6.25, 1 bull wgh 550 at $4.50, 3 steers

av 1303 at $8; to Remick 5 cows av

1040 at $5, 1 do wgh 900 at $5, 1 can-

ner wgh 860 at $4; to Breitenbeck 3

butchers av 793 at $6; to Sullivan P.

Co. 7 cows av 1157 at _$5; to Heinrich

7 steers av 937 at $7.15,, 2 cows av

1135 at $5.85; to Mason B.‘Co. 1 bull

wgh 1900 at $6.85; to Rattkowsky 4

cows av 942 at $4, 9 steers av 1163 at

$7.25; to Hirschleman 8 do av 1049





 





 





van P. Co. 4 cows“ av 1032 at $5, 7

steers av 837 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 1180





~ at $8, 3 cows av 907 at $4; to Breiten-





beck 2 bulls av 945 at $5.75.



Haley & M. sold Hoffend 4 heifers

av 582 at $5.25; to Hammond, S. &

Co. 6 butchers av 660 at $6.15, 3 bulls

av 957 at $6, 1 cow wgh 800 at $4; to

Remick 3 do av 920 at $4, 1 do wgh

1480 at $5, 2 do av 960 at_$5; to Fold-

man 5 cows av 990 at $4.75; to Kam-

man B. Co. 5 do av 1040 at $5.05, 21

butchers av 820 at $6.65; to Thomp-

son Bros. 8 steers av 956 at $6.90, 6

do av 716 at $6.25, 3 do av 800 at $6,

1 cow wgh 1240 at $4.50; to Sullivan

P. Co. 2 steers av-1150 at $7, 2 bulls

§g25900 at $5.50, 1 do wgh 1280 at





Sandal, S., B. & G. sold Golden 7

cows av 1043 at $4.60; to Mason B.

Co." 15 butchers av 840 at $6.75, 2

cows av 880 at $5.25, 1 heifer wgh

650 at $6; to Hofi'end 2 cows av 900

at $4.50; to Rattkowsky 1 do wgh

1280 at $6, 1 do wgh 1200 at $5.60; to

Breitenbeck 5 bulls av 748 at $5.25,

21 steers av 800 at $6.50; to Thomp-

son Bros. 6 do av 915 at $6.85, 1 do

wgh 560 at $6; to Kamman B. Co. 1

bull wgh 1200 at $6.20, 8 steers av

113019) at $7.10, 10 butchers av 752 at





,Veal Calves.



Receipts 318. Market steady. Best

$10.50; others $6.50@9.50.



Sandal, S., B. & G. sold Parker, W.

& Co. 2 av 150 at $9.50.



Reason & S. sold Loucker 6 av 155

at $10; to Garben 7 av 140 at $10, 3

av 145 at $9.



Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 3629; market steady on





lambs $8@8.25; fair do $7@7.50; light

to common do $6.50@7; heavy do

$6.75@7; fair to good sheep $4.50@

5.25; culls and common $3@4.



Sandal, S., B. & G. sold Parker, W.

& Co. 6 lambs av 75 at $7.75.



Roe Com. Co. sold Thompson Bros.

21 lambs av 48 at $6.50; to Nagle P.

Co. 73 do av 75 at $7.75, 56 do av 80

at $7.50, 18 sheep av 110 at $4, 13 do

av 100 at $4; to Barlage 13 lambs av

85 at $7.50, 10 do av 84 at $7.50, 6

sheep av 88 at $3.



Reason & S. sold Parker, W. & Co.

29 sheep av 125 at $5.15, 2 do av 110

at $5, 42 lambs av 83 at $7.90, 21 do

av 68 at $7.25, 3 do av 70 at $7.75; to

Sulhvan P. Co. 13 do av 50 at $6.60,

10 sheep av 72 at $3.75, 27 do av 85

at $4.65.



Bennett & S. sold Sullivan P. Co.

33 lambs av 85 at $7.75.





Hogs.

Receipts 8115; none sold up to

30%? sellers asking steady prices

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Mi ‘hlgan A Favored Apple State





HE wnole problem of Western and

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two of the market men, who answered

the questions contained in the survey

of commercial apple orcharding in

Michigan. “If Michigan will exercise

the same diligence and care as the far

west, and the good judgment and hon-

esty as the east, its fruit will be

greater than either.” And the other,

“Some will say: ‘You cannot compete

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vere handicaps which the western

growers must face, such as greater

distance to market, with consequent

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living, scarcity of labor, increased cost

of materials, the additional burden of

irrigation, the problems encountered

in a profitable utilization of the culls

and by-products, etc. ' The increased

color and size which the western

growers are able to obtain for their

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in price, is not sufficient to offset

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production, will not make a profitable

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counts.



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little more promising than our own.

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the state and who will get behind the

movement to put Michigan in her

proper place among the great fruit

producing states.



In the past three years the writer

has visited nearly every important ap-

ple producing section in the country

in search of the one perfect orchard

section in the United States. He is

frank to confess that he has not found

the section which meets every require-

ment, but his travels have convinced

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phase of the commercial orcharding

question into consideration; Michigan

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amount of capital, than any other dis-

trict in the United States. Do not

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is made after taking into considera-

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apple orcharding question.” Some dis-

tricts may surpass Michigan in one

point, some in another, but when ev-

ery phase is considered and the final

judgment given, Michigan will hold

her own with any state.



Western Optimism.



In his trips in the west the writer

encountered many amusing experi—

ences. The promoters of every dis-

trict always made the claim-that each

particular district was the one frost-

less belt in the west. While touring

one orchard section with a party of

these men, the purpose of a peculiar

looking shed located in one of the or-

chards was asked. One of the men in

the party enthusiastically answered,

“Now, there is just one example of

the progressiveness of the growers in

our district. That shed is filled with

orchard heaters. We don’t take any

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large investment in a. frostless or-

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large. According to him the orchard-

ist on the Pacific Coast never has to

pray for rain but simply goes out and

turns on the water. And to a large

extent this is true. Far be it from the

writer to underestimate the value of

irrigation—but, he does wish to bring

out the fact that even in this matter

complications may enter in which

place the western orchardist at a dis-

tinct disadvantage. In one western

district one of the ranchers was ex-

tolling the advantages of irrigation

over the “wait-and-pray” methods in

the east and middle west. “You see

we get all our water from the melting

snows in the mountains. The hotter

the weather, the more snow melts and

the water supply is increased. " This

was in the spring and the writer was

visibly impressed, because this ap-

peared on the surface to be as nearly

perfect an automatic water supply as

could be imagined. July came, and

with it intense heat, and the grower

explained that he had all his men out

in the orchard irrigating, as he did

not know how much longer the water

would last. The reason for this sud-

den doubt as to the future of the wa-

ter supply was not quite clear because

the warm weather was just commenc-

ing, and according to theory the wa-

ter supply should begin to be avail-

able. When the rancher was ques-

tioned on this point he grudgingly ex-

plained that the fall of snow had been

very light during the previous winter,

and so there was not a great deal to

melt. Irrigation is a great advantage

as long as a district is not dependent

for its moisture upon this one source

of supply.



All Districts Have Disadvantages.



This article is not intended as a

treatise against the Pacific'Coast, but

merely to dispel the illusion that or-

charding in the west consists solely

in living in a little bungalow and re-

ceiving large dividends from the co-

operative marketing organization at

the close of the season. Each district

has’its disadvantages as well as its

advantages, and the Michigan grower

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business and is rapidly concentrating

into the hands of large companies who





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keting problems. Profits must be se-

cured from reduced operating costs

and the

rather than from the fancy prices

which have prevailed in the past. The

average Michigan grower would be ab-

solutely lost among the intensive or-

chard practices which are necessary

to produce and market the fancy west-

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has made.money in spite cf the neg-

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This point is well brought

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the survey answers: “Michigan fruit

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This will each change and then Mich-

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The wonderful system ofgrowing and

marketing made possible thrbugh the

co-operatiVe associations in the west

has been accomplished. only through

dire necessity. The growers were

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der to find a market for-their fruit,

and it ever the same necessity ap-

pears in the east and middle west, the

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These districts have made money in

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. Anyone conversant with actual con-

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The quoted opinions of some of the.





largest market men of the country as

to the future of apple orcharding in

Michigan and the far west may be of

interest. “Michigan has the ideal cli-

mate and soil for producing some of

the best and most popular varieties of

apples demanded by the trade, and is

right at the door of some of the great-

est central states, than which a better

market does not exist.” “Given west-

ern care and attention and Michigan

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Michigan fruit is superior to anything

west.” “Michigan has a Wonderful

future :2: apples—the western box ap-

ple deal has seen its best days."

“Michigan apples are better than any

other and Will bring as much money

if they will give us the right kind of

fruit and put them up right. We re-

gard Michigan as the best apple state

in the Union.” “The middle west is

the growing country today, and good

fruit grown near a good market will

always be profitable." “'It is interest-

ing to note that one of the largest ap-

ple handlers of this country who clos-

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years ago, now owns a large orchard

in northern Michigan territory.”

Some Michigan Advantages.



When it is possible to purchase two

or three acres of bearing orchard in

Michigan for the price that it would

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season, one dollar a bushel, and the

only transportation charges were the

costs of hauling twenty miles by mo-

tor truck to the public markets in De-

troit. Western box apples have not

averaged much over this and have

had to deduct an average transporta-

tion cost of fifty cents a box.



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the location of an orchard.



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INTERESTING MEETING





OF OCE-

ANA POMONA. '





 





held the

Saturday,





Oceana Pomona Grange

first meeting of the year

January 2, at Hart.



When the writer looked out some-

where near the beginning of this par-

ticular day, he came near taking his

hand from the Grange plow and look-

ing back. The wind was blowing and

the snow was flying fast, and it seem-

ed very uncertain whether or not our

servants—the Pere Marquete Railroad

-—Would be able to get a single train

over the road for at least the greater

part of the day; but we remembered

the perseverance and courage of the

good patrons of Hart Grange, and so

made our way to the station. The

train was only an hour late, and when

we arrived at Hart we found the Po-

mona able to hold the usual morning

session. .



Reports from subordinate Granges,

and echoes from the State Grange

meeting occupied the morning session.

After dinner, which was no small

event, the public meeting opened by

an address of welcome by Rev. N. F.

Jenkins, of Hart Grange, 'and pastor

of the M. E. Church of that village.

Brother Jenkins always says some-

thing and this address was no excep-

tion to the rule. He expressed in ap-

propriate words the welcome that ev-

ery patron who comes to Hart Grange

is sure to feel. He spoke forcefully of

the high standards which the order in

the state has set for itself, and told

of his satisfaction in being able to

help some in so large and splendid a

work. He expressed his regret that

there are so many good farmers and

strong men outside the Order, and

made a strong plea for the Grange in

a general way.



This address was responded to by

the writer, who will mercifully leave

the 1eader to guess what he said.



Bro. C. Leak, of Elbridg e Grange,

gave one of the best talks we have

ever hea1d upon the t1 eatment of dis-

eases of live stock. The curable dis-

eases of cattle, horses, and hogs were

described, and the proper treatment

was in each case suggested.



Brother Leak is one of the success-

ful farmers who does belong to the

Grange, and his membership is not

without advantage to the Order. I

quote from the most interesting parts

of his address.



“For indigestion, take away part of

the ration, give from one to two

pounds of salts in two or three quarts

of warm water. If animal is no bet-

ter in six or eight hours, give more

salts. Do not give less than a pound

of salts at a time.



“For milk fever, use a milk fever

outfit. No farmer who keeps good

cows should be without one. It will

cost two dollars; what is that beside

the possible loss of a cow? Do not

milk your cow out clean for 48 hours

after calving. Do not milk the cow

out clean, that has had milk fever, for

'24 hours after treatment. If you do,

she may have a relapse. If she has a

second attack, treat her again as be-

fore and don’t be scared. It is some-

times necessary to send for a veter-

inary, but not often if the man does

all that the good practical farmer

should be able to do.



“Hogs have milk fever as well as

cows. ‘A hog is not usually disposed

to take'm‘edicine. Put a rubber hose

into her mouth, and pour the medicine

into the upper end of it, through a

funnel. Let me tell you how a woman

saved a. sow with milk fever. She

took an oil stove into the hog house,

heated, water, wrung out cloths 'and

laid them across the udder of the-sow





 





Must excellent reports of the late

meeting of the State Grange were giv-

en by Brother and Sister Evans.



Mr. H. D. Wendt, of the State Dairy

and Food Department, gave a very in-

structive talk on the subject of clean

cream. He used a series of lantern

slides to illustrate the first half of his

talk. Mr. Wendt is not out to throw

bouquets. He gave saints and. sin-

ners their meat in due season. He

said things all the time, and things

that need to be said. He told us that

not more than one-tenth of the butter

marketed from Michigan creameries

is first class. He said the great cen-

tralized plant, shipping cream for two

or three hundred miles, cream that is





none too good when it starts, is low-.





ering the price of butter.



He said we must at last wake up

and make better butter, for the butter

from Denmark is coming here, and

that is first class. If we compete with

Denmark we must unite in an effort

to raise the quality of our product.



The beginning of our trouble was

the hand separator. While the patron

took his product to a local creamery,

as he was compelled to do when he

delivered the whole milk, he had to

deliver it sweet. As good butter can

be made from gathered cream if pa-

trons can be induced to deliver it in

as good condition as they once deliv-

ered the milk. Our hope is in the 10-

cal creamery, the co-operative cream-

ery where it is possible for the people

to unite and do business for them-

selves.



The best of feeling prevailed all

through the meeting, and though the

day was veiy stormy at the beginning

everyone felt at its close that it had

been well spent. W. F. TAYLOR.





THE WIXOM WAY.





 





Grange workers generally might

have. gleaned some excellent pointers

on new features for a local program

had they been present at the VVixom

Community Fair in Oakland county

recently. This fair was noteworthy

from several vantage points; but it is

to the demonstration features that at-

tention is here called. ’



The prize list of the fair offered

awards for the usual line of fruit,

vegetables, baked goods, sewing and

school work. It included, also, an un-

usual line of babies who presented

themselves for measuring, testing,

weighing, and judgment of every in—

fant_sympton1——including temper But

still anothci feature of the fai1 was a

list of p1izes fo1 sh01t cuts, devices

for doing farm or home work, and

first aid to the injured.



It was on this last point that Grange

Lecturers could have gotten pointers.

The first contestant was a boy of 11

or 12 years of age, who illustrated

110w to suspend seed corn among in-

terlacing strings for purposes of dry-

ing it. A young man showed how to

splice a rope by dexterously doing it

before the crowd. Two young men

demonstrated first aid to a drowning

man; while two otheis showed how to

use bandages of different types and

on different parts of the body).



The only strictly woman’s work to

be demonstrated was the common-

place one of washing dishes; but this

was done by a young woman in such

an uncommonly deft manner and with

such terse, happy explanations as to

make it a unique performance.



As I say these practical, needful

tasks so ably illustrated by these

young people, and observed the close

attention of all spectators, I could but

ask, “Why do we not use such demon-

strations as these oftener as ‘surprise

features’ upon our programs?”



JENNIE BTl'ELL





Wayne Pomona Grange No.8 will

meet with Plymouth Grange, Saturf





day, January 30





 





OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSO-

CIATION 0F FARMERS’ CLUBS.





President—R. J. Robb, Mason.



Vice-president—C. J. Reed,

Arbor.



Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. J. S.

Brown, Howel ll.



Directors—Alfred Allen, Mason; Jos-

eph Harmon, Battle Creek; C. B. Scul-

ly, Almont; C. T. Hamline, Alma; W.

K. Crafts, Grass Lake; Edward Burke,

St. Johns.



Address all communications relative

to the organization of new Clubs to

Mrs. J. S. Brown, Howell, Mich.





 





 





WHAT THE LOCAL CLUBS ARE

DOING.





 





The Essex Farmers’ Club, of Clinton

county, was reported as having" 50

members and an average attendance

of 35. Nine meetings were held dur-

ing the year, and in August a union

meeting was held with the Greenbush

and Washington Center Farmers’

Clubs. The Club holds a fair and has

a temperance meeting as special fea-

tures. This Club was organized in

1887. '



The North Owosso Farmers’ Club

holds 11 meetings during the year and

a midsummer picnic which is largely

attended. One of the novel methods

used in this Club is the plan of enter-

tainment by which the hostess pro-

vides the program. The children are

largely interested in this feature of

the work.



The Rives and East Tompkins

Farmers’ Club holds 11 meetings dur-

ing the year, including a picnic and a

fair, the proceeds from which are de-

voted to charitable purposes. The

programs are provided by a program

committee. The question box is made

a permanent feature in the Club meet-

ings. The refreshments are provided

for by a special committee of three.



Mr. W. P. Johnson, delegate from

the Highland and Hartland Farmers’

Club called the attention of the con-

ference to the fact that the official

associational questions were no long-

er in use, and he strongly urged that

the executive committee select one

associational topic for each month

during the year for general discussion

by the Farmers’ Clubs of the state.

This Club holds 11 meetings during

the year, with an annual picnic, and

is in a prosperous condition.



The delegate from the Ellington and

Aylmer Farmers’ Clubs reported a.

membership of 60 in the organizatino.

Twelve meetings are held during the

year at the homes of the members,

the summer eetings eing afternoon

meetings, and all-day meetings being

held during the winter season. This

Club made an exhibit at the county

fair and was awarded a premium of

$25 on same. The members entertain

the Club in alphabetical order. Men-

tion was made of union meetings by

the Clubs of the county.



The delegate from the Cambridge

Club of Lenawee county reported that

in that organization the executive

committee arranges for the places of

meeting during the year, also prOvid-

ing questions for discussion. Ten

meetings are held during the year,

and a picnic is the feature in August.



The Columbus Farmers’ Club, of St.

Clair and Macomb counties holds 12

meetings during the year. Yearly

programs are used, a committee ap-

pointed for the .purpose makes out

the schedule for the year and arrang-

es for any vacancies. Membershipin-

cludes 45 families.



The Spring Arbor Club, of Jackson

county, was reported by its delegate

to be in good live condition, holding

10 meetings and an August picnic

during the year.



The Grass Lake Club, of Jackson

county,_ holds 10 meetings and a pic-

nic. The delegate from this Club

told .of. maggot! road which .the;Cluh





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CLU BS OF MICHIGAN.





Whereas, Reliable statistics show

that a very large percentage of the

poverty, suffering and crime which ex-

ists is the result, directly or indirect-

ly, of the use Of intoxicating liquors,

as a beverage, and



W hereas, We believe it to be one of

the highest and most imperative du-

ties devolving upon us, as good citi-

zens, to aid in all proper ways in de-

st8rolying the drink curse; therefore,





 





eRiesolved, By the Michigan State As-

so‘ciation of Farmers’ Clubs that we

do hereby ask most earnestly that a.

state-wide prohibition law be enacted

at the next session of our state Legis-

lature whereby to banish from our

beautiful state ythe baneful effects and

influences of the liquor traffic.





The above resolution needs neither'





apology nor explanation but it does

need the earnest aid and active sup-

port of everyone who feels a worthy

interest in the highest Welfare of his

fellowmen.





The outlook for state-wide prohibi-

tion is encouraging, the state senate

having a “dry” majority and t-;e houSe

being nearly one-half “dry. " The sen.

ate committee on “Liquor TraffiC” is

composed of strong temperance men,

the chairman being Senator Henry E.

Straight, who is a strong advocate of

state-wide prohibition, having intro-

duced a prohibition measure at two

previous sessions of the Legislature.





. The purpose of this communication

15 to urge that everyone write the sen«

ator and representative from his dis-

tr1ct urging in earnest words, their ac~

tive support of a state-wide prohibi-

tion law. Such requests will receive

thoughtful consideration from mem-

bers of our Legislature and now is the

time for the temperance forces to be

fully awake and forcefully active. If

you are intending to help, now is the

time to “take hold” and “lift.”—J. ,T.

Daniells, Chairman of Committee on

Temperance.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Hold Annual Meeting.—The East

Otisco Fa1n1e1s’ Club met at the home

of Mi. and Mrs. Clarence Chickering,

January 7, with an all-day Ming.

Theie weie about 35 present and a.

fine dinner was enjoyed by all. After

dinner the meeting was called to or-

der by President Clarence Chickering,

after which came the election of offi—

cers for the following year. They are

as_ follows: President, Ernest Chick-

er1ng; vice-president, Mrs. O. A. Num-





mer; recording secretary, Miss Ida.

Nummer; corresponding secretary,

Mrs. Ernest Anderson; treasurer, S.





D. Chickering; flower fund, Mrs. A. J.

Kohn. Miss Ida Nummei collected

the dues from those present and turn-

ed it over to the new treasurer. The

next meeting will meet at the home

of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Howe, February

4.——Mrs. Ernest Anderson, Cor. Sec.





Men’ 8 Day. —The VVells- Dayton Club

of Tuscola county, met at the home

of A. Hunte1, where they were royally

entertained. There were about 60

members and visitors present. It be-

1ng men’s day the ladies had a very

n1ce time visiting. S. G. Ross and his

able assistants served a fine dinner

to which all did justice. After dinner

the meeting was called to order by

President Adams. The first on the

program was a song, “I want to be

Back in Michigan,” by Mrs. C. E.

Riley, which was well received. Mrs.

Mary Da1ly gave a recitation, “The

troubles of Widow Magee,” Mrs. A.

L. Adams gave a recitation. “An open

talk,” which pleased the Club. She

gave another short recitation. S. G.

Ross read a paper, “Can our present

system of agricultural credit be im-‘

proved upon?” George Rumble read

a paper on the war. The question box

brought out a lively discussion on the

different questions. The visitors were

then called on and responded in. a

happy manner. Taking the day all

through, it was considered the best

meeting yet held. The next meeting

will be held at the home of George

Walls in Dayton, February 3, which

will be character day, and it is ex-

pected each one will represent some

character and dress according.~——Mrs.

SAG. BlgossréEHCor. Sec.



lg ristmas Meetln .—Clover

Leaf Club held a stiriing Ingeeting on

December 22, with a visit from Santa

Claus, a Christmas tree and Christmas

suggestions generally. in evidence.

About 75 were present, and officers

were elected for the ensuing year as

follows: President, John Miller; first

vice-president, Mrs. Curtis Bri ham:

second vice-president, Eugene Sgpring’e

er;._ recording secretary, Miss Ethel

Buzzard, corresponding secretfiry.

Mrs. Starr Fennem. treasurer

‘Ig'eFen r3:





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name and address of writer. Initials

only will be published. Many quer-

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same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably

find the desired information in a re-

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else. When reply by mail is request-

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fee of $1.00 must accompany letter.





Loss of Appetite—Hens Fail to Lay.

-——Have a couple of two-year-old heif-

ers,- freshened in July. Had good al-

falfa pasture all fall, since stabling

have had shredded corn fodder, clover

hay, alfalfa, ground oats and corn, but

have fallen OK on milk, only giving four

quarts at a mess. They seem to have

no appetite and are very thin, while

the other cows are in good condition;

they don’t seem to relish the ground

feed. What can be done that will

bring back their appetite? I also have

a flock of 65 hens, all in good condi-

tion, but they don’t lay. They have a

good warm house, scratch pen with

south window. Am feeding mash.

corn, cracked oats, vegetables and al-

falfa. O. M. R., Lapeer, Mich—Give

each of your heifers 1 dr. of ground

nux vomica, 1,5 on. ground gentian and

.2 drs. of salt at a dose in feed or as

a drench three times a day. Your

hens will soon commence to lay if

they are kept warm, for I believe you

are feeding them all right.



Congestion of Spinal Cord—Have

a heifer 20 months old that freshens

in February, about two weeks ago she

commenced to stagger and seemed

weak in hind parts and for the past

ten days she has been unable to get

up higher than necessary to move

from side to side. B. E. C., Johannas-

burg, Mich—Give heifer 1 dr. ground

nux vomica, 1 dr. ground mpslcum

and 17$ oz. ground ginger at a dose in

feed three times a day. Apply equal

parts turpentine, aqua ammonia and

olive oil from root of tail to center of

back once a day.



Punctured Sole—I have a horse

that has a small hole in sole of foot

near toe, which oozes pus. I have

been applying peroxide of hydrogen

to heal it, and have also used iodine

and alcohol as a dressing. A. J., Eaton

county, Mich—Apply one part iodo-

form,'one part powdered alum and six

parts boracic acid once a day, cover-

ing sole with oakum and a bandage.



Indigestion—I have a five-year-old

mare that has bowel trouble occa-

sianally, coat is rough, six weeks ago

she had a slight attack of colic and

I would like to know how to put her

in condition. R. P. T., Cedar Springs.

Mich—Her teeth may need floating.

change feed. notice that her water

supply is good, and give her a table-

spoonful of biharbonate soda, a table-

spoonful of ground ginger and a ta-

ble spoonful of ground gentian at a

dose in feed three times a day.



Cracked Heels—Stocking—I have a

five-year-old mare whose heels crack,

legs stock, skin itches, but she is in

fairly good condition. G. M., Clio.

Mich—Give her a dessertspoonful ot

Donovan's solution at. a dose in feed

.two or three times a day. Groom her

well twice daily, dissolve 1/1, lb. ace-

tate of lead. 3 028. of sulphate zinc, 2

ozs. of catholic acid in one gallon of

water, wet sore heels and itchy leg

three times a day. Her legs should

not be washed with soap and water,

and if she is out in snow or slush, ap-

ply cotton and a bandage to legs when

she returns and leave it for two

hours.



M. W.—Some of your chickens suf-

fer from roup and those you examined

after death died of tuberculosis. De-

stroy every sick bird, whitewash their

roost and keep them free from cold

drafts of air; also feed them easily di-

gested food. Burn every one you kill.



Bruised Fetlock.—Last September

a bunch came on hind shin and fet-

lock joint of my teneyear-old horse.

causing lameness; as a remedy I ap-

plied blister, but it only reduced the

bunch one-half. He is yet quite lame

and I wish you would give me a rem-

edy. Apply one part red iodide mer-

cury and six parts lard to bunch ev-

ery ten days.



Chronic Foot Soreness.—I have a

seven—yearold gelding that has a pc-

culiar lameness which my home Vet.

is unable to cure or help. Last spring

I turned the horse out in yardfor ex-

ercise; feeling good, he ran, jumped

and had a good time. but the next

morning was very stiff in front legs.

but appeared to get over it. Have

worked him some this summer; fav-

ors one foot for a time. then the oth-

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and linient from point of shoulder

down to hoof. I fail to detect any

soreness by hand pressure. M. J. R.,

Smyrna, Mich—Give 1 dr. of salicy-

late of soda at a dose in feed three

times a day, and apply lanolin to fore

feet once a day. This horse may per-

haps be incurable.





Bdg Spavin.——My three-year-old colt

has a soft bunch on fore part of each

hock joint, but these bunches do not

cause any lameness. C. A. B., Mar-

lette, Mich—Clip off hair and apply

one part powdered cantharides and

six parts fresh lard every ten days;

or, it you do not care to blister, apply

one part tincture iodine and two parts

spirits of camphor three or four times

a week. '



Semi—Heat—Ridgling— Knuckling.———

We have a Percheron mare in foal

that acts occasionally as if in heat,

but does not appear to be sick. I

also have a three-yearold gelding that

acts as if he had not been properly

castrated and this same colt knuckles

some, and has enlarged pasterns. J.

K. I... Brant, Mich.——Leave your mare

alone. The colt is a ridgling, having

had only one testicle removed, the

other remaining in body; however,

these kind of cases are easily castrat-

ed. but the work should be done by an

expert. Apply to ankle and pastern

one part turpentine, one part aqua

ammonia and two parts olive oil three

times a week.



Out of Condition—I have a mare

with fairly good appetite, has rough

coat, but is not thriving. S. P. L.,

Scofieid, Mich—Give her a dessert-

spoonful of Fowler’s solution, 1 dr. of

powdered sulphate iron at a dose in

feed three times a day.



Cow Fails to Come in Heat—I have

a cow that had a second calf July 27.

She came in heat soon, was not serv-

ed, but has not been in heat since. 8.

B., Sunfleld, Mich—Give her 1 dr. of

ground nux vomica and 35 oz. of gin-

ger at a dose in feed three times a





ay.



Catarrh.—My young pullets have

sore eyes, have poor appetite, act

dumpish for ten days, then die. H.

V. 13., Byron Center, Mich—Dissolve

40 grs. of borate soda and 40 grs. of

boracic acid in 1/1. pt. of water and

apply to eyes and nose twice a day;

also dissolve 1 dr. of citrate of iron

in one gallon of drinking water and

keep them supplied with this drink

until they get well.



G. P. W., Dowagiac, Mich—Your

chickens die of either liver disease or

tuberculosis.



Worms—I am pretty sure that my

horses are troubled with worms and

would like to know of 3. none too ex-

pensive remedy for them. E. E. Shel-

byville, Mich—Mix together one part

powdered sulphate iron, one part of

ground wormseed, one part fenugreek

and three parts ground gentian and

give a tablespoonful at a dose in feed

three times a day; also give him a

teaspoonful of salt in feed night and

morning.



Indigestion—Colt eight months old

has been dull and dumpish for the

past four weeks, sheath swells, gait is

somewhat stiff, but his appetite is

good. Am feeding some mixed hay,

oat straw and corn stover. He also

has two quarts of oats daily. W. V.,

Suttons Bay, Mich—Mix together one

part ground nux vomica. three parts

ground ginger, two parts bicarbonate

soda and four parts ground gentian,

give him a tablespoonful at a dose in

a quart of ground oats, pint of bran

at a dose three times a day. Feed

him .clover and roots. Also groom

him well.



Eczema—I have a black mare four

years old with itchy condition of the

skin which makes her miserable. Her

coat is rough, full of dandruff, but I

can find no lice. W. E. P., Traverse

City, Mich.———A case of this kind can

be treated much more satisfactory af-

ter they are clipped. Apply one part

bichloride mercury and 500 parts wa-

ter to itchy parts of skin once or

twice a day, and give her a dessert-

spoonful of Donovan's solution at a

dose in feed three times a day.





Suppurating Sores—Our 11-year-old

more has a few suppurating sores on

different parts of body which I would

like to know how to treat. A. B. C.,

Allegan, Mich—First apply hydrogen

peroxrde to sores, then apply equal

parts of powdered alum, oxide of zinc

and boracic acid twice a day. Give a

dessertspoonful of hypo-sulphite soda

at a dose three times a day.



Knuckling—Split Hoot—My thir-

teen-year-old mare knuckles in hind

fetlocks and I also have colt that has

spht hoof, cracks running the whole

length of hoof. C. S., Yale, Mich.—

Clip hair of fetlock and apply'one

part powdered cantharides and six

parts lard every ten days. Blister cor-

onet of colt with same ointment and

have horseshoer apply a plate with

screws or use nails to clamp edges of

split hoof together so that they will

not open, and either cut or burn

through hoof Oat corona-t at right an-

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BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.





(Continued from last week).

Fruit Jelly is Usually a Concentrated

Product.



When fruit juices, such as apple,

grape, or the like, are cooked and

concentrated, usually with the addi-

tion of sucrose or granulated sugar,

they after a time assume a consist-

ency by which we recognize jell. Some

fruit juices will jell without heating

and without the addition of sugar,

simply by standing for a considerable

time, but it is usually considered nec-

essary with mOst fruit juices that

they be heated and that sugar be ad-

ded as well.



Some types Of fruit juices have lit-

tle jell making properties and in such

cases it is customary to blend these

juices with the more pronounced jel-

lying types of juices. For instance,

the pear and the grape may be blend-

ed together. The pear juice has ap-

parently very little jelly-making con-

stituents. The grape has an abund-

ance of them, so a blend of grape and

pear becomes feasible.



Pectin Bodies Are the Jell Making



Substances.

Chemically speaking, the jelly-mak-





ing bodies of fruit juices are usually Bl





considered to be the so-called pectin

bodies. They belong in the same

class of compounds as do the vegeta-

ble gums and while of very great im-

portance their true nature and compo-

sition has not been wholly, satisfac-

torily established. Their relationship

to sugar and to starch is very close

and it may be simply that one simple

carbohydrate molecule is superposed

upon several others to form this pec-

tin molecule.

Why Cooking is Necessary.



In some fruits, such as the apple,

the jelly-making compound seems to

be united with the cellulose molecule

and it becomes necessary to boil the

product for 'a considerable period of

time in order to break up the com-

pound thus formed. The process of

cooking and boiling splits the mole‘

cule, putting the cellulose on one side

and the pectin on the other, and the

pectin thus liberated is in a position

to exercise its jelly-making function.

In the case of the grape this relation-

ship does not seem to exist. For the

grape juice itself will jell with great

facility when the conditions are right.

When fruit juices such as the grape,

apple, etc., are prepared in the proper

way with the addition of sugar and

the boiling of the juice to concen-

trate the product, the ,ielly thus form-

ed is a very nutritious and appetizing

product.



Fruit Jelly a Very Nutritious Food.



In its relationship to the human

diet the so~called artificial jelly pre-

pared from gelatine can in no sense

be compared in value or in excellence

of its flavors to the really true fruit

jelly. It may be supposed that be-

cause the imitation jellies made from

animal gelatine contain nitrogen that

they would On this account be more

valuable for food purposes. The nitro-

gen in gelatine, for instance, does not

have the same relationship to nutri-

tion as does the nitrogen in true pro-

teids such as egg white and lean

meat. Whether the gelatine be a stage

in the production of protein in the

animal body, or whether it be a stage

in the reduction of protein to the sim—

pler products is not certain, but while

it is entirely soluble in the digestive

fluids of the body it seems to be of

such a nature that very little nutri-

ment is credited to it in the diet.



Gelatine is a Sparer of Protein.



Gelatines furnish ideal nutrients for

bacteria. Being soluble and of so

simple a composition apparently that

the small germ bodies can assimilate





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Free Press. Detroit. ........... .

Journal Detrott ..................

Times. Detroit.

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Chicago Herald ........... . .................. .

Morning Tribune. Detroit. 1 year; Mich-

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Tri Weekly Newspaper.

World. N. Y.. City ..........................

Semi Weekly Newspapers

Journal. Detroit, Mioh...................

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Commoner. Lincoln. Nob ..................

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Cattle. Sheep. Swine. Poultry. etc.

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American Swineherd. Chicago. (in) .....

Breeders’ Gazette, Chico o. (w) ..........

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Green's Fruit Grower. Rochester, (m.)..

Honrd's Dairyman. Fort Atkinson. “'15.

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it, it has come‘to be an ideal culture

media for germs. In the intestinal

canal, particularly well down in the

great colon, the bacterial flora has a.

very important modifying influence on

digestion. In cases of sluggish diges-

tion sometimes almost the entire nu.

trient value of food consumed is at~

tacked and rendered of no avail to the

body through the activity of germs

present in the colon. The influence,

therefore, of bacteria is a very im-

portant one, and inasmuch as their

activity in the intestinal canal reduces

to a considerable degree the net value

of a fruit product to the body it may

be seen that gelatine bodies which are

ideal food for bacteria may thus ex-

ert an indirect value in the diet in

furnishing material for these bacteria.

to live upon, thus sparing the other

true foods which are consumed bythe

individual. ' '





Gelatinés froin animal products have

therefore been ,very aptly termed in

many instances, “sparers of proteid.”

As we have attempted ‘to explain





somewhat in detail in this paper, they

should not be confounded with the

jellies produced from fruit products

which are recognized to be the true

jellies.





EXPERIMENTS WITH WHEAT.





 





According to a report of rotation ex-

periments conducted by the Austral-

ian government, wheat grown contin-

uously on the same land for six years

produced an annual average yield of

16.8 bushels per acre, wheat alternat-

ed annually with bare fallow averag-

ed 24.8 bushels, and wheat alternated

annually with a fodder crop averaged

26.4 bushels. In testing the value of

burning the straw, plowing the straw

under, or removing the straw with the





binder, average yields, respectively, of ,





23.5, 22.6 and 22 bushels per acre were

obtained. ‘



In the continuous wheat section the

application Of manure was found to be

most beneficial, its relative value in-

creasing as the yield from the unma-





nured portion decreased. The best re-

turn was obtained from the complete

manure, followed closely by the com-

bination of phosphoric acid with pot-

ash, and of phosphoric acid with

nitrogen. In the “wheat after bare

fallow” section, the increases through-

out were slight, the best return being

given by phosphoric acid and potash,

followed, a long way after, by the

complete manure. In the “Wheat af-

ter fodder crop,’ the best returns were

given by phosphoric acid and potash,

followed closely by phosphoric acid

alone and the complete manure. Nitro-

gen, in combination with phosphoric

acid, was also of considerable benefit,

while the effects of the others was

negligible.





 





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FOR SALE—Barred Rock and Single Comb White

r Lil-13°33 °i°k"ii" frh'ivin‘iio’ii



hlrtee lee ans n e ow.

EUULTIIIIY FARM. R. F. D. o. 3. Lansing. Mich.





Mammoth White Roland Turkeys. Hens 85; Toms $6;

Trial ‘15. Columbian W andotte Chicken Eggs in

season. Alden Whitoomb. yron Center. Michigan.





b Chi 810 r 1%. S. C. White Le horns. Tom

“all?” Sxtraianarr-ed Rocks Bull yandottcs.

RIVER KAISER POULTRY FARM. Dundee. Mich.





' ' ~30 For and Coon hound

Inlnsrlllunmsg Fox lioonds m. pm... 5......

stamp. W. E. LECKY. Holmeevllle. Ohio.





rofit From Hogs. Our free book. “The Hog from Birth

to Sale." tells how to make big profits. Send for it today

THE L. B. SILVER 00... 196 Vickers Bldg.. Cleveland. Ohio.





BREWERS’ DIRECTORY.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





BER!) FOUND!!!) IN 1900.

Strains re reunited consist of Trojan Ericss. Black-

birde and ides. only. Black ality Ito. a bull of

rare individuality and merit. ends the herd.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionic. Moll.





our Pure Bred Angus Bulls. Extra od ones. One

show bull. Eight and nine mont a old. Priced

reasonable. Inquire F. J. WILBER. Clio. Mich.





‘msmaEs—One of the foremost dair breeds. The



_ mot economical milk r uoen. Calves

for sale. White Leghorn cookers s: Dnroo Jersey

owins. 111th School for the Deaf. Flint.Michigan.





MILO D. CAMPBELL. CHAS. J. ANGE‘VINI





BEACH FARM

GUERNS EYS





OUR HERD BULLS ARE:



let Rosett's Strsnford cf Ingleside No. 22533 with

six dams that average 706 lbs. fat.



2nd Violet 3rd. son oi Iowa No. 24107. with four

dams that average 697 lbs. fat and three sires

with over 90 A. R. Daughters. and his grand

dam is champion three-year-old cow of

all breeds.



8rd Horizon No. 23091 whose dam made 632 lbs. fat.





Bull calves from these Sires and A. R8: Dams

and also a few older Buns tor sale.





EVERY BULL GUARANTEED T0 PLEASE.





CAMPBELL 6 ANGEVINE.

comwnrea. MICHIGAN.





Buy Guernseys for Profit





Your investment in GUERNSEYS

will return a larger profit than that





from an other dai breed.

\erTs FOR u ERATURE.





Guernsey Guile Blue, Box 25, Pole rhoro,ll.ll.





   

   





 





-—F can May Rose 8hr in. A select herd.

Grimm 1-3:}. Tested. Seven?! A. n. o. Cows.

J.K. Blatchford. Windcrmere Farm.Watervliet.Mich.

FOR SALE—One registered Guernsey Bull 8



months old. The first check for .30

takes him. W. D. XAHLER. Corey. Michigan.

h f r sale a number of pure Guernsey cows.

W 39:33: oand bulls. also Berkshire hog.l

VILLAGE FARM. Grass Lake. Mic gan.

. l .

FOI' 8‘19, 3: Goes-use Bul s Berkshireho eow





llts bro for ring farmw. rite

JOHN semis. n. is. u . Michigan.





H EREFORD: 3553?.“ “mid ““

ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw: Weigh.





Hereford Bulls for Sale‘xm‘fg' 1:57;;





and some Polled bull calves about seven men old.

These are well bred. Igood animals and will be riccd

right. nuns La I mean 00.. “penguin.





ESPANORE FARM,





LANSING. MICHIGAN.

‘ orrnns roe BALE





Two Young Holstein Bull calves





The kind you want to head your herd.

A few choice ferrules for sale.





CHASE s. osnomz,

ADAM E. FERGUSON. i Owners.





Magnificent lelsiein Bull

{319:





From a.30-lb. bull and an 18-lb. thmyeu-old dam.

A line individual. _Write for particulars.





HILCREST FARM,





EKalamoZob, Michigan





 





 





The University of Missouri has a herd of

thirty-live purebred registered Holsteius all

descended from i our cows purchased ten years

ago for 0450. Animals have been sold from

this herd for breeding purp cess to the amount

of five times the cost price and the herd now

contains more than thirty cows worth at least

ten times the cost. of the foundation stock.



Here is an object lesson for any man ambi-





 





 





 





 





tions to go into dairying on a money-making

nsrs.



Sand for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklet.

The Holstein-Prisons Association oi America.





Box 164. Brnttleboro. Vt.





° “r“liz“ as: “"3 ”hide:

on w e .

Wh swine. Barfly Pedal. grunge. Mich.





Dolls read for servi extra ualisy sired

J by Jacoba‘s l'air yInlalson. ago. Willie} from hi h

producing dams. I ITEJ PARKER. lowell. Mic .





' —Jersey 0 ttle. Yorkshire Ho .

Lilli. FIIIIISIII‘ Oxford Shgep. Write for what yggu

want. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Michigan.





0R SALE. Fine Grade Jersey cows and heifers.

fresh and due soon to freshen. Also male calves

eligible to registration. Chas. 8. Cook Farm. 0wosso.Mlch.





NOW IN SERVICEEth‘s’iglL’pEZ‘irISOAingQ

GREGORY a 130an . Howell. Michigan.





MAPLE Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herd—Tu-

berculin tested by us. Government. For sale

Register of Merit cows. also bulls. bull calves and

hei er calves. having from 3 to 7 lieglstercf Merit dams

in their pedigrees. IRVIN FOX. Allegan. Michigan.





THE WILDWOOD JERSEY HERD





Reflstered Jersey Cattle. rich. Majesty's Wonder

No. 17 one of the best sons of Royal MnJesty is at

the head of herd. Bis sons show maps and class and

his dau*hters are producinga lar e ow of hightesting

milk. , rite your wants.iAlvin alden. Capac. Mich.





J 51:28 EYS 4'? "n. of was:

write A. P. EDISON. 89ft. M. J...C.. Cl: mwérldge.





Grand Rapids. Mich. a breeder and a member

of M. J. C. 0. send list of stock for sale to the above.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





FOR SALE.

Three Flne Young Bulls





Ready for Service

from 18. 20 and 20-lb. cows.

each one glvrng‘ over 10.000

lbsjmilk a year—prices. 8100.

.125 and 8150. The two old-

est nicely marked—the other

has black backand sides.with

some white. DcKol 2nd.

R. E. 3rd. and King of the

Pontiacs' blood.





BIGELOW’S HOLS THIN FARM

Breedsvllle. Mich.





FOR SALE





Ready for light service from a 30-“) site.





HOLSTElN BULLS





rich in the blood of Hengerveld De Kol, Friend

Hengerveld De Kol Butter Boy. and Pontiac Korn-

dyke. three his sons. King of the Poutiacs. and

Pontiac Aggie Korndyke. Pedigrees on application.

ED. 8. LEWIS. Marshall. Mlch.





HATCH HERD,





Ypsilanti, Michigan,

Registered Holstein Frelslsn Sires—Grandson

of the,World's Greatest Dairy Sire. They are out of

choice A. 11.0. dams. Their sire is:

Half brother to the World’s record cow 44.15

node in 7 days. Average record of 50 dam in

is pedigree 31.25 lbs. in 7 days. Average per

cent of fat three nearest dams 4.37. Sires in first

three generations already have over 500 A. R. 0.

daughters. Prices so reasonable you can have the

best. WM. B. HATCH. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





High Class HOLISTEINSh‘éia





is headed by Smlthdale Alcartra Pontiac. whose

is the famous Alcartra Polkadot. Have few young bulls



females for sale at reasonable prices. Will buy

a few heifers about 15 months. not bred. Farm 5 mile

from court house. SETH B. BUBEHT. Howell. Mich.





nooxwoon HERD—Herd 1...... by mm



Walker Pietertze Prince

2nd No. 107668. His Dam is the largest record daughter

of Hengervcld DeKol. Bull calf for sale. dam and

siresdam average 28.3611». butter in 7 days also calf

from untested dam. Tracy F. Crnndail. Howell. Mich.





 





 





FOR SALE—3 Registered Holstein Bullet from A.

R. 0. Dams. 12 to 18monthe old. Hire

Sir Caner Vale Johanna (No. 87375).

Johanna orndyke DcKol (No. 45577). Dam Bess

Canary Vale (No. . .. R. O. 25 lbs. Price 876‘:

I16 and own Lewis J. BenJamin & Son. Clio. Mich.





34 31 lb. 3%-yr.-old sister 22.921b. dam. A son of

e Johanna Komdyke DeKcl delivered when

2 mo. old on easy terms. Martin L. McLanlin. Redford. Iiich





8 210:, old Holstein Bull—Sire has 34.31 lb. sister-Dam has





1 lb. sister. DeKol 2d. Buitcr‘oy M breeding. Price

ELMER E. SMITH. Redford. Mich.





' —&J-lb. sire: mm. A. R. O. dam. r d-

"Okla" 8"" daughter of Pietertjc Hengegvglld'a

Count DeKol 100 A_ ll. 0. daughters 4 above 30~lbs.)

6 weeksyold. 5brrngs hlmto you with all pa are

safe arrival guaranteed. Hobart W. Fay. MasonJchh'





“Top-Notch” Holsteins.





Extra large fine young bull. X white. born Oct. 4. 1913.

Dam has oflcial record of 29.0 lbs. butter in 7 days.

117.50 lbs. in 30 da s. Site's dam isa 22.64 lb. 4 yr.—old

daughter of a 30.6 lb. 0 .



Me HERSON Inkling; CO. Howell. Michigan.





$50-Takes your choice of 8 fine bull calvgs





low. quality considered.





from 2 to 8 months old. fro d A. . .

Damn. WM. GRIFFIN. $0533“. Mich.





Holstein-Frisian Breeder?” ,bti‘. {22$





its 0

mproscnted. D. D. AITKEN. Plint. Michigan.





HOLSTEINS FOR SALE





5 Good Bulls, ready for service.

10 Very Choice Bull Calves.

2 Two-year-old Heifers, bred.

1 Six-year-old grand-daughter of King

Segre, due in December.





L. E. CONNELL, Fayette. Ohio.





I illoeat Registered Holstein

Only 375- burl calf from A. n. o. 25 lb.

cow. by 25 lb. bull. Best b ood lines. Excellent

individual. ROUGEMONT Idling. Detroit. Mich.





FOR SALE Registered Holstein an;

rrsgufimm-awnsnnms





elite!- M C‘: Ins... IL “din



well grown. nicely marked. His dam and lire'l dam have

A.B.0. records that aver-arc 7 days Butter 24.86 lbs. Milk 551.8

lbs.‘boih as 4-yr-0lds. W. B. READER. Howell. Michigan.





llcllllll HOME llll llllllllll Stlilllll

EB. HICKIG





LAP]! AN

Breeder of High Grade Holstein Cattle. Lists and





 





prices upon application.





 





BUTTER BRED ”$315556?"

CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

Silver Creek. Allegan County. DIlchigan.





ERS EYS—YEARLINO BULL READY FOR

SERVICE. Also bull calves.



rookwater Farm. 8.1". D. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.



fromh h- roducin d ms.with



hrs" Bil": IOI' s‘ifi testin l“Ago. records. also on



semi-official test. 0. B. We not. B. 6. Allsgan. Mich.





Sh "mm -—Dalry or beef bred. Breeding stock all

or 3 ages for sale'at farmers prices. C. W. Crum.

Secy. Cont. Mich. Shorihorn Breedsrs’ Assn.. McBride. Mich.





AIRY BRED SHORTHORNS—Youn Bull

9-mo. old for sale. Price $125 cash or g note.

J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.





liEll Slifllllllllllli Billl. Filll “Harmonia:

blond. W. E. MORRISH. Flushing. Michigan.

FOR SALE—Shorthorn Bulls. red and rcans. by



sons of Avondale and Victor Linwoodlboth Interna-

tional winners. John Schmidt. Ii. 2.11eed City. Mich.

shadhorn saw—For sale Marion's Pride 2nd No.142734





due to calve lst of Feb. Also two

Heifers. A. A. PATTULLO. Deckervllle. Michigan.





Sililllllllllill: 6 clilllllE Yillllll BULLS Filli SALE

W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





UAL PURPOSE SHORTHORN CATTLE—Young

bulls for sale. All in cows are hand milked.





 





 





 





 





 





M. A. EBAY. Okemos. ngham 00.. Michigan.

SHEEP.

RAMS—BHBOPSHIRES OXFORDS AND



HAMPSHIBES. strong well





wooled fellows ready for businea. ShipBed to you

without the mono . Isn.t that fair? so write

KOPE KON rims. Kindcrkook. Michigan.





 

 





 





n' Pars ro 3WD saw or

PARSONS rstrmmw



I sell-d everywhere and pay enra-



. . Ohm-t"... me ham? and-Eco list.



PARSONS.GrI-ndLedge.Mich. BL





OXFORD-DWI SHEEP, l0 STOCK FE Sill.





M. F. GANBSLEY. Lennon. Michigan.

[1005.





—T t -f .

osnrxmnrs moms:absenteeism:

B. B. REAVEY. Akron. Michigan.





Berkshire Hogs—Choice gilts bred to farrow in March

and April. Also a number of Barred Plymouth

Rock Cookerols. Chase's Stock Farm. LNcJ. NerlstteJiich.





BERKSHIRES‘QES‘sdie‘ifiWé

ohoxce. all guaranteed. G. H. RIDER. Almcnt. Mich.

BERKSHIRE Choice spring bears and gilts,

stock. ELMHUBS “89:30? Ffiihf'h‘i’finfiahnigs





llfllllllll lllEll IElillllilllES‘Eéih'fi'iifi'dzfi'iZ:





tercd stock with open. at farmsrs' rices.

D. F. VALENTINC’. Sup'tn Temperance? Michigan.





HAMPSHIRE Swine—Breed stock of all age

from most popular strains. rite for breeding.

Inspection invited. Floyd Myers. B. 9. Decatur. Ind





 





 





 





 





priced to sell.





 





 





Hamps‘o ire swine, some good Bears for Breeding and some

.l-‘all pigs both sexes at right prices. West Wind Farm,

Pontiac. Mich. E. P. Hammond. owner. N. A. Wiser. manager.





CflBSTBR. WH ITES. August and September pigs, from

sires as Chickasaw Bud. Modeler. Bronson King. A certificate

of registry With each pig. John Gintling. Bronson. Michigan.





—Service boars. also ilts

0e Is Ce SWIDe of Spring farr0w, place

your order with me before they are sold. Get my

price on pairs and tries of Aug. and Sept. furrow.





A. J. GORDEN. R. No. 2. Dorr. Michigan.

0 I 93—Spring pigs. pairs and tries. no.

0 0 skin from state fair winners.

AVONDALE s'rocx than. Wayne. Michigan.

0' L c. Fa" P. '.Choice grits bred to oniof the

. H0





 





best be rs in the Stat

PSON. Rockford. Michigan.





Three serviceable boars. ilts and ear-

0- l'c'. “11% bred for March andgApril fair-ow.

Also Sept. 9185. . W. MANN. Dansville. Michigan.



! —-STRICTLY BIG TYPE. For 12



OI 'I c s I have been breeding for size iii-d

length with quality. Lengthy Princeons of the largest

boars the breed ever produced. heads our herdassisted

by White Monarch and Fronts Choice. 2nd.prize under

six Months boar at Mo. Inter State Fair 1914. Stock





for sale at all times. prices re 1 .

NEWMAN'S STOCK FARM R. nt‘i‘tii’.$l.u‘.f‘i{&”£z





0. I. C’s—Nothing for sale at present.





Satlsf t’ teed

A. n. GRAHAM. Fair}? “mgh'i‘d‘i‘fi. '





0' I. c 1:; arsall sold. We have some





ha

I all 'pi read to .

JOHN 383m C SON. rand liedgcfhgiohigan.





o. L c'figubogr. slits bred for March and





. G . ad . .



I pay express. G. P. ANDREA“; I‘Jansvsilelgf lifiicili‘.

o I —Ihaveeomceoodlsptbos d'

D'Icstoshi.larm2 ilss. "w“

Ovid. J. W. HOWEL . B. No. 1'7? Ovisnl‘zmlll‘iglgrisgil





—eix o. . c.

FOR SALE 15”“ ' 3%18. "Mam





they are

Price sums if sold soon. 1’ igroce with

F. W. MACKINDER. Harrisvllle. M13333:





! —Good thrifty stock for s l t

O- 'l c 5 times. Choice sows bred fttrosgrlanl:

fart-ow. TED DRAPE . Munlth. Michigan.





0. I. manometer-ens"- 75

r W .

ewnwoon swoon rials. ’Zoersnd.yii'rrcii'iiiiiil





 





"80W WEIRD 932 L38.





r 23 MONTHS O D





I have started more breeders on the road to suc-

cess than any man living. I have thalargest and flu-

est herd in the U. S. Every one an early developer.

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



lace one inth ccmmunltytc

erd. Write for my plan.“Eow to Make Money from

Hoes." o. e. umauranmmr o Peru-as. noon.





 





 





o I. 0. Choice gilts bred for spring fsrrow. Sept. lgs.

-serviceablc boar weighing 330 lbs. price I30. The ong

bodied and big boned kind. Alvin V. Hutt. Crass Lake,Mich.





I —I have extra tine lot of last spring

0- l- c s boom and alot of this full pigs.





either sex not akin. it mile west of depot.

OTTO ll. SCHULZI. Nashville. Michigan.





DUROC JERSEYS





From Prize-Winning Stock. '

Write. or better still. come.





Broolrviler Farm, And Arbor,llloh.,li.F.ll. 7.





_ ' ' f

ounoc Jrnsrrs f.“.‘.‘.2‘t::;z’:.°';:: exams:

Turkeys. Bert Sweet. B. No. 1. Hudsonville. Mich.





 





nroc Jerseys: A few choice bears and bred gilts.

. C. W. Leghorns and Bull Rock Cocksrsls.

J. MoNIOOLL. Sta. A. B. No. 4. Bay City. Michigan.





Duroc J orseysoWin?'i'r...°"i"‘i‘iiI '33?





Ms. farrow. Fall 1 either-ex. S.C.STA L AN.

onhmw stNp gum. ishepherd, Michigan.





[11100 JERSEYS—Aug. and Sept Pigs with plenty

of size and gg'ea} guilty. Also gi ts bred to prize





winning stock. rodt. R. No. 1. Monroe. Mich.





Brod SW Sale of OM. and Chester Whites





N J A1! UARY 22.



included in this we have 40 choice lite and ten tried

sows and ten boars. these are good srd boars that we

have used ourselves and they were in our show herd

also all the sows from our great show herd. Write for

catalogues and pictures. come and spend one day with

the bi set and leading heard in the state. We also

have fa. l igs and serv oo males for sale. Shifiped C.

U. D. Them Before Pay For 'I‘ em





on n See .

Rd'LLIN‘h VIEW STOCK FARM,

Cass City, :-: :-: Michigan.





DUROC JERSEYS—3.?a'125d‘}°&“.£i‘§% ma





CAREY U. EDMON , Hastings. Michigan.





CHOICE DUROC GILTS





Bred to Highland King. Fancy Col. Again or Cherry

Prince for sale. This is one of the strongest trios of

herd boars in any one herd in the state. We also

have a few spring males for sale.





Send for catalog of our Bred Sow Sale

FEBRUARY 23, 1915

Remember we have 200 sows and gilts to select from.





KOHLI Cd MISHLER. New Paris. Indiana.





DURO ——A few good boars. wei ht 2001M. 8%.

Can ship anywhere in ich. About 30



huts will be bred for April. best blood lines. Also

olstein Calf. 11G. Keesler. B.No.5. Caaeooclis.Mich.





— d ll 1‘ - '

nunnc JEllS browns. .?'i..”.‘i.’§".i‘.’2:l 3.22::

W. C. TAYLOR. -:- II lan. M chigan.





Will” JENSElegi'én‘r‘iLfi?’ $323 “53????”

W. J. BAUMAN. urr Oak. Michigan.





—Au . pi elthersex. also one Holstein

DIIICCJus.” bu croft? from tuberlin tested dam at

reasonable prices. E. H. MORRIS. Monroe. Mich.





POLAND CHINAS‘E‘thflé‘... '3?§‘3€§3nb°m





A. (l. MEADE. Colby Ranch. Stanton. Michigan.





__ 1 .. . ..

POUND 0|"le Slffil’ilfizfi'itii’.’31:33.33.-

boars. L. W. BARNES & SON. Byron. Michigan.





L‘RBE I'PE P. cl—Efither sex. pairs and tries. not

bred gilts. w. J. nithsAflW°I3§u§ef°§r§if





' —A few spring boars left. one litter of

Lars. sII'IIl " c' May boars combining the blood of

Big esmoinee 194417 and Giant Defender 194419. and gilts

bred to Young Hadlev and Big Defender that wei h: 000 as

yearling. H. 0. SWARTZ. Schooicraft. ichlgan.





BlgiTypedPolantd Chin: Bolarks andIOHts ‘plenty of

s so gres. us 1 '. now can p case on.

Roamnfnnsnrld. s. it. D. No. 7. Hastings. ich.





Big Bone Poland China Brood Sow:‘.f..’?,‘.,'"§.‘x “i:

at great baggains. Write today for special rice ist.

MAPLEW D STOCK FARM. Allegsn. Michigan.





POLAND CHINA sows gigs mart-g... ...,..





rin

fsrrcw. R. J. LANE. R. 7. Clare. Mic igang.





largo filled Poland thin g2:::::i-.._8ngizz,.{t¥

Roe coo 'ls at bargains. Robert Neve. Pierson. Mich.





' of thsbi ty . March dA ril

POIIfld Gilli!!! farrow. 'he 9[find that :lneasegur

customers. A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. Mich.

Poland Chinas. either sex. alleges. Somethinggood





at a low rice. Ba sins in boars ready for ser-

vice. P. D. EONG. Ill}. D. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich.





' Bows and Glits bred for March

Paiand ohm. April furrow. Also fall pigs. satisfaotal'd:

guaranteed. 6. W. HOLTON. Kalamazoo. Mich.





THE FARMERS‘ HOG.—Butler’s Big Boned Pmliflo



Poland Chlnas grow big. kce easy. mature early.



ready for market at 6 months. Why? Pecan“ we've



bred them that way for more than 20 years. 60 big



bofined. lcgig bodied. dowel: also 100 fall pigs at farmers

:- ces. uy one an am c more money on our ho .

. C. History Free. J. C. BUTLER. Portla’hd. Ml





—Largeet in Michigan. Bred

Large Type R C- Gnu. sired b and bred to

the great boar. Big Desmoinea No. M7. wei ht 1%

lbs. at 31 months. and out of cows that wei up to

700 lbs. Gllts of March and A ril fan-ow wei from

250 to on; lbs. Come and see. Ekpsnses paid f as

represented. W. E. LIVINGSTON. Perms. mob.

ULE FOOTB. 45 head of all ages. 8 n boa

bred gilts. fall page. pairs not alriniwl (van shII'p

anywhere in Mich. . F. BACON. Ridgcway. Mich.





Yorkshire Swine—z“ "m 9"” “‘°‘ M" p‘ Wt“





:83. Write f d l

prices. OSTRANDER BROS.. filing? r itchll‘gzlllg





50 y0RKSHIREs—6n ages. Red Polled Cattle.

If D

Rocks. I. n. Daeks. n. s?“i1s1i’i1"jn§i3§' loci:





l

ATERHAN 1.6WKE‘IIEIIEMAN.

chigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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Meadowland Farm. :-2 Ann Arbor. MI





YORKSHIRES





Bredgilts.ser icebc 11.8 to b d0

Prices reasona‘hle. W. C. $303K? £112. 333%
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